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ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS. OREGON, NOVEMBER 27. 1908 SPRAY Samp son's and Sulphur Solution Scale lives and works all the year round. Don't forget this. As the old scale dies, the new is ready to carry on the destruction of our orchards. The scale is less vigorous in the fall, and more easily and surely destroyed than in any other season of the year. Therefore now is the best time to attact it and kill it. If you spray now, many a valuable tree will be saved that otherwise, because of the scale, would not retain life enough to start up in the spring. YOU HAVE MORE TIME NOW There is less wind to scatter and waste the spray, and make it hard to cover every part. Then, too, you cannot tell what may happen to prevent thorough spraying ia the fall. BUT ABOVE ALL, the results of FALL SPRAYING are absolutely certain, provided, of coursp, that you SPRAY with SAMPSON'S LIME AND SULPHUR SOLUTION. These We claim no wonderful chemical discovery in this 6pray, but we do claim most empuaticnlly that Sampson's Lime and Sulphur Solution always produces satisfactory results, and does no injury. There is no better spray manufactured than Sampson's Lime and Sulphur Solution. Sampson's Lime and Sulphur Solution is a clear, cherry-colorrd solution free from sodiment. It is guaranteed to test 30 degrees Baume. If youe dealers cannot supply you, write to us. BE SURE YOU USE SAMPSON'S SPRAY. Grants Pass Canning' Co. S. V. MOODY WOOD YARD Cor. H & 3d sts. Phone 434 1 Load Blocks $3.00 Stove Wool 1 Tier Manzanita $2.50 1 Tier Oak $2.75 1 Tier Fir $2.50 1 Tier Pine $2.25 Chunk Wood 1 Tier Oak $2 50 1 Tier Fir $2.25 lTier Pine $2.00 1 Load Sawdust $1.00 1 Load Kindling $1.00 GASOLINE ENGINE IRRIGATION, SPRAYING & PUMPING MACHINERY Fairbanks-Morse Gasolins Enftines for pumping, spraying, sawing, grinding. Outnu complete. Fairbanks Scales for weighing. Fairbanks-Morse Dynenioa and Mntars for lower and light Fairbanks Home WinUmilli and Towers. Fairhanks-Morse Urinders, Feed Chop pers, Well 1'umps. Al first quality troods at lowsat prices. l.ilral terms. Prompt replv'io inquiries and quick shipments. Wriie for catalogue ami prices. I GRANTS PASS HDW. C Agents Grants Tats. Oregon FAIRBANKS. MORSE & CO PORTLAND ' K Pionm Assaying and Ret Co. Capital I 100,000. Kt. 27 years. Gold base bullion: rvsni.tes, rich ore. etc. bought ; assaying 50c. lpot cash on u-aving value, l.tl 5th it. near L. 8. Mint, San Francisco, C'al. 77OALC0H0L I i WLH Jlnoiiiai TMticcn V S aw rm w sw war Hhltki frwltl) Cj4. Only MtlkoriMMi k Ia fatal la Oifov nlt iV iltwtrfttf dmttv. rtwfTTTvn. 71 Li i mi. KMft.lft,.M:Mi. Witts Witch HazcI Salre is es pecially good for piler Recom mended and sold Dy Model Drag Sore. t II IP I Your M iy Orchards For San Jose Scale and use Concentrated Lime are all "Spray Manufactured By Grants Pass Oregon Remarkable Fatherhood. They were talking about a certain famous statesman' remarkable father hood. At seventy be had children three, four and Ave years old. "I can tell you of fatherhood still more remarkable," said a physician. "There was the historic case of Sir Stephen Pox, to whom, at the age of ninety-nine, a daughter was born. Then there was Joel Vaughan of Cin cinnati, who had twenty-seven children, the last being born when he was sev-euty-ntne years old. The late Eurl of Leicester was seventy-one when his last son was born. The Earl of Essex was sixty-seven at the birth of his daughter, Lady Ileatrlce." Philadel phia Bulletin. Kodol will without any doubt belp anyone who has stomach disorders or ttomacb trouble. Tske Kodol today and continue it for the short time that is necessary to Rive you com plete relief. Kodol is sold by del Drug Store. I have just received my fine new line of Solid Gold and Gold Filled Jewelry. Call and See It I also have a fine line of Watches and Clocks W.H. HODKINSON Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler WITH JOE WHARTON 104 Mh St. Grants Pass 1,1. MclllTYRE SUCCESSOR TO C C DANIELS bicycle and machine; shop Sixth St., Between J k K Phone 513, with Centner Garage Tar Paper at Hair-Riddle's. Jewelry - w Facts" Governors Meet Again. Invitations to a second meeting in Washington of Governors or their representatives have been sent ont by the National Conservation of Re sources Commlislon. The date an nounced is Tuesday, December 8. At the same time letters are going out announcing for Tuesday, December 1, the first geLtral meeting of the Conservation Commission itself for organization. The Governors will disenss the work which the national Conserva tion Commlssou has been carrying on during the summer and fall. The outcome of this work will be the first through inventory of the Nation's natural recoorces the Federal govern ment has ever made. On this in ventory, the report which President Roosevelt has requested the commit sion to make to him not later than January 1, will be based. The governors of more tbas half the states have appointed oommisiioos and these oommissious are now at work along the same lines in their states that the National Commission is fol lowing for the whole country. The week beginning December 6 will be a conservation week. The Ooontry Life Commission will hold meeting after baring completed the first part of its awing around the country. The Southern Commercial Congress, whose chief purpose is the awakening of the people of the 14 Southern states to the value of their natural resoures, will be in session on December 7 and 8, and will then merge with the National Rivers and Harbors Congress which will hold its annual meeting December to 11. Watch Papers. When thick watches with removable cases were carried It was the custom for watchmaker whenever they clean ed a watch to place In the bottom of the loose case an encraved label wltb their names ami addresses, on which they would write the date of the re pair. Frequently these latiels were elaborately enirraved. Sometimes they contained minims or versus around the outside. This ha hit Kve rise to the fashion of niacins In the cases verses and devices, tokens of friendship love, sometimes written on pa-r, hut more frequently p.iir.ti-d or worked ou satin. All t!icso were designated as watch las-rs lrn-pvllve of the uiate- mvil ri:tl of whl-h they were comix Kxchnnpe. -De! Witt's Little ,4y--7' nlt-BMUt littie"' pill, that . . . . take. Bold by Model Drug Diore. v.l2al FRVITDALE ORANGE. The Fruitdale Grange met last Saturday afternoon, at the school boost). Among the visitors prevent were Mr. and Mrs. Alverson, Mrs. Parham aud Miss Lawtou. from Dim ick Grange; Mrs. M. E. Sturtevant of Grants Pass and 3. A. Keits of Fruit dale. The meeting was opened by Worthy Master U. C. Batehaui aud put in chargeof the lecturer. The current events given in response to the roll call very were interesting. Mrs. E. H. Wise read a very instroc tive paper on "Raising poultry for profit. The methods advocated iu this paper were uot only practical, but necessary to successful poultry raising. Mrs G. A. Hamilton opened the dis cussion" Do hens lay as well wheo confined as when allowed free range?" Mrs. Hamilton handled this subject in a very able manner, after which It was freely discussed by a number of persons. Nearly all agreed that milk was a good food for all kluds of chick ens and especially beuefiioial for lay ing hens. Some advocated sweet and others sour milk but aa one of the experi ment station bulletins stated thit sweet milk waa more beneficial for poultry than sour, theFraitdale chick ens will drink sweet milk. The next number waa a duei by Mrs.M. E. Sturtevaut aad Mis. II. O. Bateham entitled" Sunny Home." This beautiful song was well rendered and enjoyed by all. Mrs. W. S. Coo taut then real some luteie-ting extraots from one of the experiment station bulletins on in cnbators, versus settiug hens. Accord ing to the experiments described, it was proved that hens hatch larger per rent of the eggs than Incubators do, nevertheless inonbators were thought more profitable, as mure chickens can be hatched at oue time. Early spring chiokeus always thrive much better than those Jhatclied in hot weather. The time saved in car ing for them is also qnite an Item. Pullets hatched the first of April will usually begin laying early in the fall when moat of the old hens are on a vacation and eggs are bringing a good price. Mrs. Parham gave very helpful and interesting talk from her exper ience in raising and caring for chick ens, ins majority thought mat ontut ens we profitable and we do not knw that anyone decided against the ' bid dies" even after H. C. Bateham bad read statistics showing that the "Ore gon ben," was not profitable. Borne of the ladies shook their heads and said they were sure their hens eggs were not counted in when the "cen sus was taken." The next was a reading by Mrs. Robert Huck entitled "The bsna kept a-layin right along." This poem very plainly showed that from the dawning of creation nntil the present time the bens bad kept a laying right along. " S. A. Beits then iaug"Goodoit(bt, Little Girl, Goodnight." Mr. Kelts is an exceptionally fine singer. In re sponse to the hearty encore he sang "Goodbye 8weet Day." Irrigation and other timely and in teresting subjects where then dis cussed. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Blan- chard's applications, for membership were voted on aud accepted. By this time the evening shadows were beginning to fail and all were in a hurry to get home, feed the chickens aud gather iu the eggs, "be cause the hens keep a-luying right along." Therefore the remainder of the business was postponed until the next meeting and we adonrned, feel ing that a very pleasant aud profitable afternoon bad been spent. GRANGE REPORTER, TEA Moneyback means that the tea is ood and well worth the money. Can't mean anything else. Yor troctr rsturat it mmi If rss seal HJu Scaillln i Bil t par Beware of Ointments for Catarrh the.! Contain Mercury aa mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange he whole system when entering it throuifh the! inncoua surfaces. 8ocb articles should never be oseTeieept oo prescriptions froiu reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can pos sibly derive from them. Hall's Ca tarrh ;Cnre, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., 'kToledo, O.. contains r no mercury and Is" taken internally. actiogdirectly upon the' blood and recce-US' surface; ofthe?systm. In byiogHairsXCaUrrhOure be.sure yulK''1 genuine.; u is taien in ternally and malein ioieao,.u., ny F. J. Cheney& Co. Testimonials i "8o'ldwbyDrtigalsts.rPrioe J 1 o. 71V; per bottle. Take 'Hall s Family Pills . -. 7T. I fur constipation. 'Baking Powder Absolutely Insures delicious, health ful food for every home, every day. The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar made from grapes. Safeguards your food against alum and phosphateof lime harsh mineral acids which are used in cheaply made powders. GOOD WAY TO GET RID OF BIG FIR STUMP A farmer who has had much exper ience In getting rid of tlr stumps, tells In a re ent issue of tho Pacific Home stead of the way he accomplished the best results. Many Courier recder are now clearing preparatory to plaut ing vineyards and orchards so will un doubtedly be interested In what the writer has to say, which ia aa follows: 'To begin with I will aav that any good strong man can get rid ol an old fir stump, slxorelg-ht feet in diameter, with an outlay of not more than two hours' woik and there will not be a root ol It left tuat a plow will touch In plowing the ground whore it stood. Now, you must do the ork in the months ol July, August or September, or, If the stumps are not more than two leet through, the first half of October ill do. These statetnsnlt apply to all stumps that have beau cut two years or lonnsr (not greo stumps). ''F'lllow these directions: .First put a lot ol valueless wood around the stump. If the stump la very large one-half a wagon box full of wood will not be too much. Next lay on the wood a little old straw or green fern or weeds and next cover the who with several inch es of diit including the stump, if the stump in not too high, in which cane merely cover the straw or weeds leav ing the top of tbe stump uncovered. In ooverin ' with dirt leave a little bit of space uncovered at or near the ground into which insert some kindling wood and then having covered all but the little space, set it on Are. When It lias gotten well to burning cover I lie little space you left for kindling. It will soon become intensely hot under the dirt snd, if the fire breaka through put on mors dirt Keep the fire confined ; do not let the boat escape snd the burn ing will quickly generate a gas which will penetrate tbe entire stump far in to its roots. It will burn from a few davs to two months or even a lit! I longer owing to the size of tbe stump. A heavy rain will not interfere with thejburning as the dirt being hut caus es the rsin to evaporate as fait as it falls keeping the stamp d.y. "By keeping the heat confined aa above described the generated gas will barn the roots several feet in the ground. "I burtiod a groat lot of Ar stumps In this way thiee years ago. Two years ago I burned aeveuty-five. Latt yoar I burned atwut thirty. This year I have burned tenty five I have plowed right llirounh thu ground where. all these stumps bad stood and In not more than on case out of teo did I strike a root, hevsrsl of my neighbor s are also burning out stumps this way. All That Was Neeeesary. Two men were standing in a picture gallery commenting on the different artlata whose work waa exhibited. "What do you think of Cluymore'a Tortmlt of Mum Lawrence? " asked one. "It'a a good deal nattered," said the other. "Ah. theu you've seen herl Who Is shef "I haven't tbe least Idea," was the crisp response. "Never saw bcr In my life, but I know hlin." Xouta'a Com panion. Courier sample any address. copy sent free to 4 "If" run! "hut" me tiny words, but they can cliHiigt' the color of the aky Mini iiiutoo the world seem wilder ness. "ltastiiH." said the candidate, "did you eer sell your vote?" "No, slrire." was the emphatic an swer, "but when a man cornea aroun' and he'ps me out u little wlf de rent, and also wlf de grocery bill, I owes him a little pure friendship, doesn't IT Washington Star. A Common Cold, We claim that if catching cold could be avoided some of the imsit dangeroua and fatal diseases would never be heard of, A I cold often forms a culture bed for germs of I infectious disesses. i'onstiniiition, pneu monia, diphtheris'snd scarlet fever, four of the moat dangerous and fatal d I leasee, are of this data. The culture bed formed by the cold favors the development of the germs ol these diMaaeS, that would not otherwise una lodkjnt. Tbsre la little danger, however, of any of Iheae diaeaasa being contracted when a good-tiiwctorant eouich mediciiia like ChauilMrlalu a Cough lleniedy is ued. ' It cleans out these rulture beds that lavnr tilt development of the germs of these lic enses. That it why this remedy baa prov. ' to universally successful in preventing monls. It uot onlyure your cold un " but niinlmitet the risk of eontraetiiiK tl Jsngernui diseases. For sals by M. ( Irmrn- NEIL&GUIFF1N Grocers New Stock of (Jroccrlos, Everything Clean and Fresh Canned Goods Tea and Coffee Staples Flour Fruits 310 SOUTH Cth ST. nrtTTh TP TP.CM1 Fruit, Shade Ornamental Hedge jilants, Cypress and Privet Berry Plauts ToKay Grapes as well as other kinds of first class grape roots. Apple, I'ear, I'each, Cherry and other trees at reasonable nrices. It will nav vou to ace roe ! before buyiug. iet tne nave your oruers ueiore the assortment is broken. Some kind? are scarce already. I. T. Taylor Office iu brick near Court House