KOGUB RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. JANUARY 3, 18.
r YOUNG BEAUTIFIERS.
St Louis Boys and Girls Improv
ing Their Town.
UGLY SPOTS TRANSFORMED.
Tht Plan of Offering Prlx For th
Improvement of Homo Ground Prov
ing Highly 8uooeful WhoU Blooki
of RidnU lntr(Ud In tho Work.
The plait adopted In St Ixmii to In
duce the .children to taka np tbe work
of town Improvement might be follow
Id by an; community to adrantage.
The philosopher who pronounced tba
mall boy a natural Baraga would
modify bla opinion If be lived In that
town today, for during the laat few
yearn the Ht. Lou I a boy baa developed
Unto for the aenthetlc quite equal In
kind, If not In d'trree, to that abown by
bla elMer and bla rouaina and bla
auiitn. In addition to the multifarious
muaementa and einployrneuU, the 8t.
ioula boy hna anjulred a taate for
flower growing, and all over tbe town.
In yarda of both low and high degree,
tbe Bound of the boe la beard, together
with tbe voice of Ita operator, aa be
noUUy conaulta with bla fellow con
cerning the bent thing to plant and
bow th planting ouirbt to b done.
Thla audden activity on tbe part of
the hoy la not du to aeathetlc Inaplra
tlon ao much aa to tlx itlmulua fur
nUbcd by the offer of prize, aay tbe
St. Loul Ololie-Uemocrat. Tbe amall
boy la not a natural gunleii maker. If
be were to commit bla Individual pref
erence In tbe matter of back yarda,
Jlmaou weed would ault him aa well
aa a hibiscus; broken crockery, tin
can and halve of brick would an
swer bla purpoaa aa wall aa green
sward and bedding plant, but with a
live dollur prlw Ui view, together with
tbe dlatlnctlon arlalng from Ita attain
ment, the boy la willing to huatle, and
In many parte of the town tbe buatllng
baa been followed by eurprlalng r
ulta. Nearly ten yr ago D. M. HaaleU.
well known dtlaao of St. Louie, who
la other towna and cltlee bad been
Identified with movements) having civic
Improvement In view, took up the mat
ter of yard beautlflcatlon aa a apedal
theme and delivered. In one of tbe
cburcnee In the aoutbweatern district
lecture en tbe subject, dwelling espe
cially on what could be acrempllened
by boya and gtrla In making beautiful
tbe aurroundlng of tbe bouse. Much
Interest waa aroused. Tbe lecture waa
followed by other of a practical char
acter, with llmatratlona abowtng wbat
had been done slsewhere and wbat
might be dons bsrs. The boya began tr
. bestir tbsmeelvs. Competition was
-ssrouaed. Resident In a block In many
cases determined upon common plan
of Improvement ao aa to give th neigh
borhood the appearance of unity.
Small prises were offered for bark yard
Improvement by boys and girl. Ths
Idea spread, and soon neglected back
yarda began to bloeaom as (be rose.
Then the Suburban Railroad com
pany had a Hidden Inspiration. The
greater portion of Its line from Vande
venter avenue to the city limit la locat
ed on Ita own right of way, which run
through an alley fringed on both aides
by back yard foticea, ah heap and
the iiilncellaneoiui debris that always
collncta In an alley wheu, a In that
case, no particular ntJictUn I nindn to
Ita uo aa a dmnu The Huluirbnn peo
ple honrd crttUinii of their roadway.
Vlaltlng atraiiKcra touring the city woro
advldtul to ride on other Hiii, o the
Suburban ninniiavmiMit undertook to
Improve Ita MirmiiiiilliiirN by offering
prise for ttipliniulmmimt back yard.
The bora and Kill11 uloiig tho route
were nut alow to bear of thono prtnen.
Spading, hiring, planting and wittering
went on, with eurprlalng reault. Aith
beapa, tin rana, broken crockery and
bottouileM tnirrvln vauU'ied, and on
long atretrhea of the track tho former
tliihamlHoinn yiinln beciiine bowera of
floral beauty.
There la a K5irol Idea that a flower
gnrden la an cxpcuNlve luxury, attain
able only by the rich. That depends
altogether upon what U planted One
may apeud a hundred dollar and ae
cure no handxoiucr reanllN than by the
eieiiillture of kmidretl ivnti. ltniv
ahrutia and plant lire -.-in'ruHy e(-n
Stve, but rule plnnlt me in t inveaaary
to iiinke a yard allrai'the, and a a
geueriil tMnn (lie ruinmolt plants and
Vine, Nlntf lo'i'i'ii-i ef growth tin I
thorongbly iiivllniuted. make n Ictv
luiu'tiiir III the )iird than the t.-
The Secret of a
Beautiful Face
lie in kerning the ikin nro
IrrtrdMnrllttclnnml. Jiul
waihing li not enough that
only trori the delicate ruHtre
rnort cxi.cd to th irritation
el du and c,crnu to mcrci
Icn alUvki of eun and
weather. After whuiir. itt-
ly K.'l-ertltie nJ eineuc
it delightful refreshment.
You mu aJmlre th line-leu
oitnru it impart to tart,
neck and anna. It no only
timiiUm a radiant glow, but
f'tiHecu the ikin Irom bm ru
ng coane, Pitttiiu burn
ing, tan and freckle.
M mm t,ft m 4
rtr
foreigner brought from a tropical
clime.
One boy In St Louis last year beau
tified a large yard at an outlay for
aeeda of $1.45. At the close of the
boo Hon be gathered and atored away
three or four tlmea aa many iced as
be will need this year, ao will have
eed to aell or give away to bla
neighbor. lint be did not really need
to upend aa much aa be did In the flrat
place, for It la aurprlalng bow few
plant are needed to give a yard an
aspect of tropical luxuriance.
MAGIC IN MOROCCO.
Charma and 8pell That Are Used by
Moorish Women.
Mr. Manael-I'leydell writes of the
carious charms used by tbe women of
Morocco: "Moorish women resort much
to cburm to gain lover or to keep
their affection when gained. There 1
one charm which la seldom known to
full. It conslats of shredding a amall
piece of an undergarment which the
mun has worn and, after certain In
cantations have been said over It of
rolling the particles Into the shape
of a amall bull. Thla Is embedded in .
a large ball of clay and, after being!
slightly damped, It la kept In a pot
over the euibera of live charcoal.
"I have lieeu ensured that aa aoon i
a tbe beat penetrate the clay the
man, whoever he may be, will lay
aside whatever work he la doing at the
time and fly to tbe arroa of tbe woman I
who Invokes the charm. Aa long aa I
tbe ball la kept warm ao long will the:
beat of love burn In tbe heart of the j
lover for that woman.
"Another spell much reaorted to la
raat by rutting off the tlpa of a don
key' ear, cooking them and mixing
them In the mnn'a food. lie then be-
comes ns foollHh aa a donkey, with
love for tbe charmer who baa provld
ed bla unsavory repast." Chicago
News.
A WHALE'S MOUTH.
Ths Qrov of Twelve Foot Quills That
Fills ths Csvern.
The rules for eating accredited to
Gladstone and Fletcher, which requir
ed thirty-two, more or Irate, chewa to
earh mouthful, were never meant for
the true whale. It baa no teetb, and It
a wallowa It food whole, catching It In
the baleen, or strlpa of "whalebone,"
which depend from the sides of Its
mouth. If a whale aaw the whale
bone that womankind are accustomed
to using lu their waists be would never
recognise them aa part of bla ali
mentary system, tbey are ao amall. Id
the form In which they would be fa
miliar to hlra they would be ten or
twelve feet long and look like giant
brusuc, with a handle ten Incbe wide
at the end.
One might wonder bow any animal
could close Ita mouth with a grove of
twelve foot quill itlcklng out of the
roof. When th mouth cloaea the alaba
of baleen lie flat In grooves. When tbe
month opena the alaba spring forward,
completely Oiling tbe cavern. One
whale may have aa many aa 700 In Ita
mouth. Sometime) the weight of this
giant mouth fringe la a ton, and tbe
contents of the mouth of one whale
taken In listing aea on Oct. 20, 1883,
weighed 8,100 pounds, or a too and
half. New York Tribune.
CASE AFTER. CASE,
Plenty mora like this in Grants
!'. Hoorai of tirants Psaa people j
can tell you aliout Doan'a Kidney
1'illi. Mauy a happy citizen uiakui j
public BtaUiucut of bla eiperirno. j
Here ia a raae of it What better
proof of merit can be had than ancb
endorsement?
J. M. Jones, N. Fifth St., Grants
!', Ore., says: "1 have taken
Ihiau' Kidney I'lll and am glad to
atnta that they have helped me
greatly, r'nr mind Una 1 hate bcru
suffering from Mviuptoma of kidney
trouble, such aa itu Irregular action of
the kidney accretions and ,'paiua
through tbe mnill of my back. Tim
iiutuy reiuidiea 1 tried failed to givti
me the least relief until I procured'
Ihian'a Kidnev Till at Clemens' drug
tore. The paina and ache left mo, 1
the kidney ai ticn waa made norma1 '
and my health greatly benefitted. Ij
gladly recommend a remedy iMntain- '
ing auch gtHid ipialitiea aa lVan'a
Kidney 1M Hit " I
For le by all deulera. 1'rica (M)
cent. Kcst. r Miltmrii Co., ItufMo,
New York. Sole Ageuta for the I'ul
tel Stiitej.
KfiiiciubcY the ntinr lXisn'a and
take no other. 1 ,t .'(
n .net nig Wr.tere. '
The r. l,-, ':,.n ,,f ,i numii.Tlit often
left a pang, but the acceptable inanu ,
acrlpt. f.i'ct:ii:y from mi unknown
hand, broucht a g. ef Joy which
rl. luy eoiupeuviled me for all I Mif
ferel from the oihers To f.vt the
touch iieer roit U tore. t. lv the flrsl
to tlud the pi. met utitiuagltied In the
r.llmlta''!e hcaxcu (,f nrt, ( t,. In at
the dawn of n tu talent, with the
light that ais-uia to uiantle the written
page, who would not lv an editor for
such a privilege' 1 do not know h.iw
It Is with other editors ho are also
authors, but I cm tru'y khv for my
!f that iioilnng ,,f my own which' I
thought fre-h and true ever gae me
more pleasure th in that 1 got fro:i the
like i)Ualltles In the Work of Koine
young writer revealing his power
W. IV How, "- hi At'.aii'. c
The ol4 reliable The WeeSlr Urvconlan.
Rogue River
!fflnlli Iimiii R e.rding the Industry Gathered From
ti (i iiititi in This Favored Section of Oregon.
Secretary E. R. Lake, in writir g j
the Courbr r?gr ing the proposed
"All Oregon Froit Show," ha this to
ay: "Portland, January 14 16, IS08
will be the scene of the greatest bor
t ic' It" r 1 one' ing yet bed in the
State. Not oBly will an interesting
and imtructiveprogram be presented,
including talk by ihe mot locceasfnl
growera and shippers in the State" of
Oregon, California, Washington and
Idaho, but there will be the finest
display of winter froita ever wit
nessed ia tbe Northwest A apleudid
set of cops and award will be given
for the best froit shown, and the
Judging will be done by a government
officer of national retnte. Tbe com
plete premium list will be anni unred
shortly. The regular reduced rates
will be accorded by tba transportation
companies provided fifty are present,
and the occasion will te one of wide
interest to the froit growera of this
entire Northwest and particularly of
Oregon. At this time we want to call
the attention of every producer of
choice winter frnlt to the subject of
exhibiting and tbe importance of fil
ing bis retioest for space at an early
date. The exhibit already exceeda. in
promises, that made last year, so thst
it is Important that exhibitors file
their request for ipsce at an early
date with J. H. Re d, Milwankle.
It la not every year tbit we hate an
opportunity of having oor products
paased upon by a natlcnal expert.
The occaion ought to be on of great
value to our growera. Bring or send
your unknown, or new varietiea ss
well, so that tbey may be named."
E. W. Bmalley,'. an ex-newnpaper
man who came to this city from Min
nesota, recently, is so well satisfied
that froit growing in tbe Rogue
River Valley is going te be developed
to wonderful extent that be has
concluded to settle down right her
and to this end has been negotiating
fer a deiirable piece of nrcbard land.
He see great things ia store for this
entire valley and want to "get in on
the ground floor," as tbe saying goes.
'
Tbe Central Point Herald notes
that F. H. Hopkins is preparing to
set about COOO yeong treea on bis
Pnowy Botte orchard property during
the present Winter. Tbe ground la
now belsg prepared, leveled and put
in first class shape for tbe new stock.
Tbe Snowy Butte property, under the
progressive ' policy of Mr. Hopkins,
aided by'biafflcint to per intended,
Mr. I'aukey, ia rapidly teciming one
of the most valuable orchards in the
valley.
A indication that ; tbe grower
hereabout! are alive to their own best
interests, U., might beitated "hat al
ready tbey are casting about for tbe
uiost.auitableperton to recommend to
tbe CommitsloueT of Josephine for
the important place of County Froit
Inspector. They realize, only too well
that this olficer can do a vast amount
of good for tbe iuduatry and to wbea
tbe new appointment is made in Janu
ary, they are more than likely to send
in a reipient of this kind, aa the law
provides.
. In an orchard near Myrtls Toiut
there i one apple tree of tbe straw
berry variety, that has borne two
fully matured rro s nf appbs this
season. There sre other trees in the
aa me orchard that are iu blossom now.
having already borne oue crop there
i i:a
The cost ot ihhI tea is
so very little : only a third
of a cent a cup! a ccnt-aiul-a-lu
i or two cents
for the tanuly breakfast!
Voin t(vr tftutot tour money if you 6al
tUt S.ti.!ling Lcbi, htm,
savingHwaxims."
Lavish youth means a grubbing old
age.
Trwaperlty is ptialted by put away
nniea.
Lvery penny saved Is on less pang
of foreboding
Improvidence In trifle has never
welled a Imuk account.
The fear of being called mean has
many u time paved the path to the
pvHrhoue.
Kach time the spending tnlc-roN la
aucwssfully fought "salt down-' the
.iil alent.
Arithmetic for the fortune founder
Give the ratio of tho squandered dime
to the saved dollur.
t'.eneroaltj . like charity, should have j
a home start. It la neither generous
i. r thrifty to spend lavh-bly on others!
at the cvwt nf prvlwble dcv,idenoe o-.'
others In later years -New York ltvss I
Fruit Notes 1
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i
4--e
bare been only a ftw light frosts, and
In this) town tomatoes are yet green
and new potatoes, volunteers, are six
in. h. hub.
When th-y stop to reflect that the
freight to Ssn Francieco, in small lot
i 1.21 per hundred rounds and only
83 cent io car load lots, the fruit
grower of Jor-epbine coonty are be
ginning to realize that it behooves
them to rai'e more fruit and ship In
er lots. This is one of tbe ambitions
of the average grower in this neck of
tbe wood and in and of itself it por
tend much for the fntnre growth of
this industry throughout this entire
valley.
John Patchek has ccmp'eted tbe
setting out of a 10 acre tract belong
ing to Ea Williams, of this city, to
apple treea Ihe orchard is located
on Pleasant Ridge and is planted in
Spitzentrgs and Newtowns. Mr.
Paschek ia an exponent cf tbe triangu
lar system of setting out trees and be
lieves that tbe trees produce a bet
ter grade of fruit when ao planted.
It ia reported that Ben Gifford cf
this city, will also let out a 40 acre
orchard on Mill creek and that tbe
Johnson brothers at Dufor, will also
go extensively into the fruit growing
buiinets. Chrouicle.
Commenting upon the movement
among the Josephine coonty froit
growers, to name their respective
farms, the Oregon Ian baa this perti
nent remark to make: "Tbe fruit
farms of Josephine County are to be
named and the fruit shipped from
each is to bear upon its boxes and up
on letterheads used in the shipping
business tbe name of the farm. This
idea strikes tbe very keynote of ex
cellence .in production. It is safe to
say that tbe attainder of wormy or
scaly frait will not be fastened to any
elf-resi acting grower's name and
that the farm that be advertise at bis
own will be credit to bim through
ita product.
W. H. Nororois shipped car of
Ben Davis apples to Sacramento Fri
day, for which be received 11.85 a box
f. o. b. at this place. Tbia is consid
ered good price for that das of ap
ple at the present time. Central
Point Herald.
Mayor Brltt, of Jacksonvil'e,
can beast of more diversified
agricoltnre and horticulture than
any other individual in Souther Ore
go. He baa growing aide by side,
on hi borne place, lemon nod fig, En
glish walnut, palm, pear, peaob and
apple trees, mingled with the per
fume from a thonsand flowers, not to
mention rare specimens of the Japa
nese persimmon
The Oregon apple has captnmd tbe
Orient and Russia. Yadgjoglou
Brother of YTadivoslock, after mating
a display iu one of tbe principal show
windows of the city, removed the dis
play and after it was crowned and
surrounded with American and Rus
sian flags it was photographed, and is
to tie reproduced in colors for inter
national advertising. Thus the glory
cf the Oregon apple goes around the
world. Die display was unusual be
cause most of the boxrs were shown
readv for ocean shipment, each en-cnH-d
iu burlap. Varieties of apples
included the Winter Banana, Ortley,
Hyde's King, and Arkansas Ulatk
SPORTING NOTES.
Bwiirthmore has voted to play la
crosse neit spring Instead of baseball.
Kftle IV went, 2:0Sl4. by Andersor.
Wilkes, has foaled n bay colt by Dan
Patch. 1:.V
Walter Steffcn has been elected cap
tain of the t nlverslty of Chicago foot
ball team for next year.
tJeorge Stockton, 2:W. Is the latest
addltlou to tbe 2 10 list. lie Is a Texas '
bred pacer that was unmarked until i
recently.
,llni Coffroth. the California boxing!
promoter, has closed his tight club near
Pan Francisco for the winter and open
ed up one In San Mateo county.
Kid Herman says be is going to give
up tlio lighting: game for good and set
tie dow u to business in Chicago. Her
man has savts.1 Slo.IHa) since he has
been In the ring, his largest share of
any tight Is-ing $s,ui. when he met
Joe Cum In Nevada.
Hank Matliewsou, younger brother
of Christy, has been convinced there
Is no place In b;tsetill for him nnd has
gone lu the automobile iudustry In
Sctauton. I'a. Hauk failed lu only
three leagues last season the National.
TrUtate and Atlantic.
Hint to Housekeepers.
A pet.r.y spent on a receipt file will
often save : oun.'.s In litii-atlon.--Judge
Kmdeti In lie; . tio'ds" Newspaper.
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BANK
YOUR MONEY IN SOILS OF
EVANS CREEK VALLEY
One grower soM $110 strawberries from )i acre rows 3 ft. apart.
Another grew 16 tons pumpkins on less than 2 acres.
Sold beniesto local store JW, besides giving quantities of fruit
for picking from 40 bills raspberries and 38 Logan berries.
One grew 380 boxes Yellow Newtojr Apples on 2 acres young
trees, worth $2 45 f. o. b. Medford.
23 boxes Gravensteins from 1 tree sold $2S f. o. b. Woodville.
225 Salway Peach Trees in four successive years sold:
1904 1300 boxes
io,,5 2300 "
1000 ----- 1300 "
1907 - . - - 1000 '
One Royal Ann Cherry, 16 years, picked 500 pounds 1907.
One D'Anjou Pear 7 years picked 6 boxes.
4 acres Ben Davis picked ?500 boxes.
You can get such results as these and better; come to me
and I wil tell you why.
You can buy a cosy 7 room house and bath with 1 acre lot
for $800, or a fine timbered 20 acres 2 miles from town for $300,
or irrigated lots, irrigated acres, or irrtgated farms close to station,
school and church.
Ben A. Lowell
WOODVILLE, ORE.
Happy
New Year
Is our greeting to our many patrons. May
you all have a prosperous and enjoyable
time all through 1008 and we will endeav
or to do our part to keep you in good heal
th, if you happen to be in need of any
thing in our line,
The Model
Front Street.
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