FRIDAY, APRIL 20, i9l0
ROGUE A-iVER COURIER
PBOFESSIONAL CARDS
M. C. FINDLEY, M. D.
Practice limited to
EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT
Glasses fitted and furnished
Office hours 9 to 12; 2 to 6; and
appointment. Phones 1S2 and
166-R.
Grants Pass, Oregon
S. LOUGimiDGE, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Res. Phone G9-J
City or country calls attended day
or night. Sixth and H, Tuffs Bids.
Office Phone 182
CraatJi Tomi Oregon
WHY TRY TO STOP
COMMERCIAL FISHING
i Will Cut Off a $20,000 Kevcnue from
the Fishermen of Thin
City.
NATION MOURNS DEATH
OF MARK TWAIN
Tlie Mict Successful Author of Any
Country or Age, and His Works
Are Everywhere.
B. F. DeVORE, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
City and country rails promptly
answered. Office baurs 9 to 12 a. na.
end 2 to 5 p. is.
Phones: Res. 196-R, Office 94-J.
Rooms 1, 2, 3, Shnllborn Bldg.
Grants Pan . Oregon
DR. H. 0. KIMCLEY
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
General, Acute and Chronic Practice
Office Honrs: 9 to J 2 a. m., 1 to 6
p. m. Other hours by appointment
Phones:
Office 17-R; Residence 282-J
Rooms 201-201 Conklln Bids.
GraaU Pans Oregon
W. 13. FIELD
Pianist and Theorist
Studio over HaH'B Art Store
Res. I'hono 1G8-R .
Pupils received
Grant I'hhn - Oregon
H. D. NORTON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Practice In all State and Federal
Courts. Office Opera House Bldg
(rant Pass, Oregon
OLIVER S. BROWN,
LAWYER
Office over BIJou Theater
Grants Pans ... Oregon
O. S. BLANCIIARI),
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Practice In all Stnte and Federal
Courts. Ranking fc Trust Co. Bldg.
Grants Punk, Oregon
D. L. JOHNSTON
ANSAYICIt
Rooms 6 and 7 Opera House Block
North Stairway
GRANTS PASS, OREGON
GRANTS PASS TRUCK CO.
HUNCH HUOS., Proprietors
(Successors to N. E. McGrew)
PRO.MIT AM Itl I IMU.i;
HKItVK'i:
PlanoM mid Organ
Carefully Itcinoml
Phoe inoi (ruiitM I'hhn, Ore.
j Grants Pass, Ore.. April 25, 1910.
Editor Courier: We see by the last
Issue of the Courier that there is a
bill being drafted to close the Rogue
river flBhlng except by angling. I
am authorized by the Rogue River
Fishermen's union to ask you to pub
lish the facts of the fishing Industry
here. .
I wish to state that the books of
the union show that from the loth
of April, 1909, till the first of Aug
ust, 1909, 1187 pounds of steelheads
and over 92 tons or 184,000 pounds
of Chlnooks were caught; and this
season so far about 100 pounds of
steelheads and 18,000 pounds or over
of Chinook salmon.
Now it Is a fact that over $20,000
are taken in by the fishermen here
in one season, and this money is
...l..nll .11 onnnt In tVilo plt Thin
il llUlltail J ail ni-uv ...
i shows a big financial benefit to the
community.
Now why close the river? We un
derstand that the steelhead Is a
sportsman's fish and the greatest
objertlon to the net fishing is that
we are destroying or rather catching
them. The figures previously men
tioned will show that there are prac
tically no steelheads caught except
very large oneB and It Is time these
large ones were caught as they are
great devourers of small fish. The
nets used in the summer fishing are
9-lnrh mesh for rhlnook snlmon and
even a little larger Is better when
very large fish fchlnookl are run
ning, which allows the steelheads to
pass through. We admit that most
of the Kteelheads are caught In the
winter, and we are willing that the
winter fishing be closed; as a rule
the river Is so high it Is impossible to
use a net. Thi winter fishing is
done with a fi-lnch mesh net. There
Is nlrendy a law making It unlaw
ful to operate any trap, weir, fish
dnm or fish wheel on Rogue river.
Now the rhlnook salmon does not
ns a rule tnke a halt; he comes up
the river to spawn and then returns
to the ocean. If they do not 'die
from some cause, such as battering
themselves against dams that have
fish ladders that need sign boards to
show the direction to find them.
They do not feed to any extent In
fresh water. Now If the fishing
should be closed and a large run of
chlnook snlmon should come up, the
river there would be an Immense
quantity (I am afraid to try to give
figures) that would kill themselves
on the dams along the river, the cur
rent would wash them. on the bars
and with the heat of the Bummer sun
would become a menace to the health
of the Inhabitants along the river.
At present they are caught and turn
ed Into revenue to assist the com
munity financially. Yours respect
fully, II. E. GETIIIXG. :
Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens),
the great American humorist, died on
Thursday of last week at the age
of 75 and the entire nation mourns
his loss. His writings have done
much to lift the public out of the
slough of despond and make people
see the bright side of life. Ills books
are in every library and in almost
every home. Unlike many noted
authors, Mark Twain made news
paper, magazine and book writing a
financial success. According to the
members of the firm of Harper &
Bros., Mark Twain's publishers, the
noted humorist died a very wealthy
man, worth probably $1,000,000, or
more, even after he had sacrificed
one great fortune to pay debts of a
bankrupt publishing firm In which
he was financially Interested.. "A
rough financial estimate, by no
means accurate, of the number of
Mr. Clemens' books that have been
published in America alone would
be between $5,000,000 and $5,500,
000," said a member of the Harper
firm. "It la no exaggeration to say
that even at this late day the works
of Mark Twain are selling more ra
pidly than those of any other author,
living or dead.
"While we do not care to say what
we paid Mr. Clemens for his num
erous Bhort stories, which we pub
lished In our magazines, or what
royalties we paid him when the
stories were later put Into book
form, It has been truly said that
Mark Twain rerelved more per word
for his stories and higher royalties
for them In book form than any liv
ing author."
PARCEL POST LAW
DECLARED ASSURED
Congressmen Fish Kinds Sentiment
Favorable to It Steadily Grow
ing Stronger.
M. T. UTLEY
CAItPIONTF.U
(iK.VbltAL COMItACTOIt
lUll.DKH
Jobbing Work a Kpecinlty
Phone 'J 1 1
'713 N. olh Street, (iimils Pass, Ore.
1-1 of a Pound n Week
at least, Is what a young baby ought!
to gain In weight, poos yours? If'
not there's something wrong with Its
digestion. Give It McGee's Hnby
Kllxlr and It will begin gaining at .
once. Cures stomach and bowel j
troubles, aid digestion, stops fretful-1
ni'ss, good fur teething babies. Price'
25c and 50c. Sold by National Prugl
Store. ,
MF.PM 'INK Ti:STi:i ON
okpiiws, is ciiAiu.r:
MEN AND WOMEN WANTED
The (iovenitnenl (ilves lUilway Mail I
( lei Km $NO( to fHI'JOO, and other
employes up to Hi'J.-.OO annually
Uncle Sam will hold examinations i
Muoughout the coun'ry for Postal i
llinployes, Custom House Clerks,;
Stenographers, Bookkeepers, Pepart
inontnl Clerks ami other Government
Positions. The wotk Is pleasant,
hour short and a position for life.
Thousands of appointments will !
made. Any man or woman over 18
In City or Country nut get tree In
formation and Instnu Uon, Ml Ham
lin Building, Rochester, N. Y.
In 0.1 Per Cent or Philadelphia F
pei'inieiilx Result It Said to
Have Been Fatal.
On Candy
The Seal of
Purity
'is a (imruuteo
'in uiility mid Flavor
fl PrttrDniiil'vlf.h.ri JWr"
II Stilts tc'Klwri, H' i , IVesl. 0rM
KI.HCTK1C motor, horsepower,
for m1. 0 cyclf. A. C. At ths
Courier office. 31 if
A press report from Philadelphia
dated April J says that the Hloxk
ley hospital for orphan children, con
ducted under the auspices of the
Sisters of St. Vincent tie Paul, it Is
charged that physicians have been
using babies and children as human
"material" for medical experiments
According to the sisters, 95 per cent
of the cases treated experimentally
result, d fatally. Over their own
signatures two physicians who made
experiments In Inoculating babies for
measles report a failure and sav the
experiments were un.ln-i ifiahte In
one case the child will lose the sinht
of an eve as the result of a te-t
As a result of hu Investigation In
to the treatment of the helpless and
destitute orphans the entire hoa,-d
of physicians at the hospital has re
signed. Best, Irs I.U ,hlMitn treat,., I
at St. Vincent's, 'V, hai,,.H f,,,,,, (,
Philadelphia hospital v., ,.p.'r.
tnented Upon Mai: ol tin in ,.,e
had their cncsu-.M ,i ,s' ,,
cording to the tepett h's tnhet
culln was In. tilled Into t:, ,
rubbed on he fv ,,( (),,, , , j ; , )m
the form of el; iceH. I. !,,-, , Slll,.
cntennonsh. and h, tv fointt, test
both bovine ,v, Sim.m fihercnlin
; were used. The tee ,,t i ,1 1 ales the
sisters
Congressman Hamilton Fish, of
New York, an ardent advocate of the
parcels post, Is highly elated over the
fact that both the republican and
democratic candidates to succeed the
late James B, Perkins, of Rochester,
have Indorsed this postal reform and
pledged themselves to work for It.
"Mr. Havens, the democrat, first
pledged his support for the parcels
post," said Mr. Fish. "The follow
ing night Mr. Aldrldge, the republi
can, publicly announced that he, too,
would work for the enactment of a
parcels post law In the event of his
election to congress. This Is only
one of many signs. The parcels post
law Is coming. While I am expecting
action at this session of congress, if
It does not come now It must come
In the near future."
, Fish Is earnestly In favor of the
passage of the Inheritance bill, af
fecting the district of Columbia,
which was Introduced by Congress
man Miller, of Minnesota, and favor
ably reported by the district commit
tee to the house. "New York state
has an Inheritance law," said Fish,
"from which It receives on the aver
age nhout $11,000,0(10. The small
man gets much the worst of It In the
way of taxation In this city. About
eight years ago a personal tax law
was passed. Hut some shrewd law
yer saw t It that the measure pro- j
vlded only for the taxing of tangible;
personal property. This means, of!
course, Hint the government employe
who receives only a moderate salary j
and owns his own little home Is tax-1
ed on everything In sight In the I
shape of personal property, while'
the wealthy Individual who lives In j
a palace and can well afford to pay
his share of faxes gets off very easy. I
Pnder the law hiru-e holdings of!
stocks and bonds are exempt, al-l
though they constitute real personal'
propfrty." j
Coining a It does from n rich man I
this statement of Congressman Fish
marks him n an earnest ndv-rvve
of a mi mice deal to nil the people
In fact, that was ,u platform in his
campaign for congress.
BOH
AMD-GIRLS
2
Do you want a- :
BICYCLE FKEE
rTO any boy or girl under 18 years of
age this store will give a bicycle
free, and this is the way it willl be done :
Every $1.00 purchase will be good for
10 votes, and any friend or relative buy
ing goods at this store can vote for you,
they receiving 10 votes for every dollar's
worth they buy. The bicycle will be
given away on June 1, 1910, to the one
having the greatest number of votes.
Next week the standing of the contestants
will be published in this paper.
Buy your shoes at this store and get your
friends to buy and vote for you and get the
bicycle.
Remember that this store has one of the best
lines of Shoes this year ever brought to Southern
Oregon, and we know we can please you.
fin it m nn fin
WE FIT THE FEET AND FINANCE
DA
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Everyday Pointers.
What is character? It is the busi
ness end of the vertebra of good
horse sense.
What is sympathy? Psually it con
sists of the big bank roll, with bills
of large denomination on the outside,
as a "filler" for "home use only,"
with a dirty one dollar bill for a
wrapper for emergencies.
What is talent? It is a good qual
ity of gray matter very much alive,
In great demand, at good pay with
choice of hours and environment.
What is honesty? It Is the es
sence of purity, long suffering, self
sacrif'ce, forgiveness, love, in em
bodiment, true as the needle points
to the pole, unalte'-a'ily fixed upon
the ten plo of the soul.
What Is conscience? ft s the torn
cat. of truth scratching up the
shingles upon the roof of the porch
of your Port of Entry of final reck-
(nlng.
What fs an "old maid"? One stl'l
living in the dormitory of hope, well
"fortified" A Juicy lemon, never
allowed to hr plucked or pinched.
Notice to Contractor and Itnlldeis. j
S.-aled bids w be received t.y th"
nisttht School Hoard for the con-!
strnction of n new school building at!
Cold lli'l. according to the pht,s nttd ,
speclfhatlotw on f"e at the office of j
The Podge Company, Gold Hill.!
l! ilMln: to he a two-sfnrv brick .!
feet bv M feet, with concrete founda
tions and flat roof pids will be re
cehed until 1ii a. pri n, tl,
office of .1. r llammersly. Gold 11111
hank The board reserves the right
I.' re loot any nm! all bids
Py order of the Plstrlct School
PHid. II. tV Ue.nl, Clerk. 4-29-3t
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS.
Not r.mLingcr Idle When a Omit
Pii"s Citizen Shows You the
Cure.
Why wilt people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint,
backache, urinary disorders, lame
ness, headaches, languor; why allow
themselves to become chrotilc in
valids when u certain cure Is offered
them?
Poan's Kidney Pills ts the remedy
to use, because It gives to the kid
neys the help they need to perform
their work.
If you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, cure
yourself now, before diabetes, dropsy
or Prlghfs dlseaso sets in. Head this
Grants Pass testimony-
Mrs. .t. a. nish, si'j Eighth 8tr(M,t)
Grants Pass. tire., says: "We keep
Moan's Kidney puis In'the house and
when they are used, th,.v never fall
to bring prompt relief from back
ache and other symptoms of kidney
trouble. I have entoyed good health
since last using them "
Eor sale by all dealers. prre SO
cents Foster-Mllburn Co., Huffnio,
New York, sole agents for the Cnlted
States.
Ketnetuber the
nd take no other.
EASY TO CURE.
Coughs, Colds, Sore Tlinmt Hiid
Catarrh.
Breathe Hyomel. It will cure ca
tarrh or any nose or throat trouble
if yoy follow directions. Don't lay
it aside when the snuffling, hawking
and spitting have ceased. Stick to it
daily until you are sure that the ca
tarrh germ Is dead, and that your air
passages are free from their poison
ous Influence. Hyomel (pronounced
High-o-me) Is the only treatment for
nose, throat and lnug troubles that
has ever been sold with the under
standing that If it did not cure, it
was to cost absolutely nothing.
Hyomel can be obtained nt drug
gists everywhere and at C. II. Dem
aray's, who guarantees ft to cure
catarrh, croup, sore throat, coughs
and cold. A complete outfit $1.00,
which is mighty cheap for a remedy
that has cured more cases of catarrh
than all the catarrh specialists on
earth.
An outfit consists of an Inhaler, a
bottle of Hyomel, a supply of anti
septic gauze, a medicine dropper, and
full Instructions for use. The in
haler Is made pocket size, of hard
rubber, and will last a lifetime, And
bear In mind that extrn bottles of
Hyomel, If needed, cost only 50 cents.
.i JTl'T? (,,om'loh h,1,ry. ww Btora-,
ach, belching, and cures all stomach dig-1
raw oMnoney back. Largo bos of tab- j
leta 60 cents. Druggists iu all towj 1
Fruit and Alfalfa
Ranch for Sale
Last Large Tract in the Valley
ISO acre, all under Irrigation,
Willi plenty of water, 10O ncrv cl-ar-ed
mid iu crops, a fine orchard In
bearing, :J."iO licud of stock, farm
implement and equipments, fine
furni buildings, iNviutlfully located.
This ruiich wuf never placed on
tlie market lioforc, but owtug to the
advanced age of the owner lie hat
decided to ncll out and retire. U Is
suitable for suImIU idlng uud will
make one of the ln-st tracts for a
coimnci-ciul orchard lu the llogue
Klver valley. Price and term r'ght.
John A. Dale
Sole Agent.
(irants 1'nss. Ore.
Good
Eating'
! Interests about 999 out of 1000
' humans, and this ad Is Intended to
j catch the eye of the majority. We
don't need to tell our customers what
delectable dish Is Spring lamb
; rooked from meat bought here, but
you may not know. Why don't you
lo us up? Slang pardoned, please.
Courier Want Ads ilet Mlewmen.
CITY MEAT MARKET
J. H. AHLF, Propr.