n.inw, ak;i sx i, 1012. H LOW Fit VALLF.V OF THE APl'LF(;ATL iiicie 10 dhuu vi our tountv lying almost at the very door of the count, t which Is very ltle known .o the average resist of, ,Ms commercial center, and that is ,he low Adegate valley. A little Strru-h of country four mile and a h.lf Inn and a vsrv.n, ttiu ... ..- miu muiii or.e-nair mue 10 a nine and a half, Ir can he approached either hv ' 1 c Wildervllle route and the font ,h (i- iiy me onuge wntcn crosses th r;,t r on the Crescent City line. The iiii.Miitant features of the country (niisist of rich frnit and agricultural lauds which have grown orchards of great value. ln Withycombe of the Agricultur al College visited therj? a year, or thereabout, ago, and after a careful examination said that there was more Ideal fruit land on the south side of lr river land that vvonkl produce J...':. Ihnn uniil.l 1... t 1 i i; Mil i ci n miiiu up luuiiu in tne whole llood River country. The doc- to:' hi course referred not only t the soil but to the climate of the little valley mentioned. 'I'iiw upclloti crintiiliw tin, 1..,1.;,..... " ' ""iiiBwii (.ri hards. soviral in number, the Penn-Oregon orchards, the Hill, the ,Tlielr new amalgamator man Cal Close, Jones, Morrison. Doener, ;lor,i IIilleWnh. who arrived 1 ,st Ku'ten-itter, Woeff'.e and the Mc-,ek from !t.,.,ldei-. Colo u ecur Kinstry. Some of these'orchards are ling m,d returns from the re mii qulte small Indeed, ling productive !ed. Mi'. Iliilehcrih h:,s 1 farn.s only, but otheis are large and in J . . . i. . . win prouuee a uenvy crop mis sea- g ii. The two brothers, U. M. Robin- son and J. II. Robinson, w ill ship about S.OuO boxes of apples this sea- it u, and they are of the very finest quality. The Robinsons It will be , li.cinl ered, are old-timers, and went into the fruit business years ago. J. II. Robinson the past week purchased an auto truck by which he intends to broaden the market for his f in it. He will i.'.i'ry p?alu's and apples to Crescent City and many other local ities, where good prices and an ac tive demand exists. in the very near future the Robin- ; sons, together with E. T. McKIa- st ry. will, go extensively into the; dairy business, putting In a cream- ery and a sufficient number of cows ! to make the business remunerative. The hind in that section produces the very finest of alfalfa as wel. as other forage irons. Within the next few months a aref number of dairy cat tle will be added to the farms men tioned, and by next year the creamery business will be in full b'ing in that part of the Applegate valley. The Courier Is glad to note the fact that thv lounty seat has within nine miles Whi'-h took place at 2: m o'clock thU of it a country that Is rich beyond j morning. The explosion warned the measure In general agriculture, fruit down town district. There was only growing and dairying. Irrigation Is :$7i in the safe, ns most of 'lie funi the very foundation of the prosper-had ben banked Saturday. it y of that section, and It has been j developed to an extent that justifies j prk.SIDFNT CO.MMl'iES the assertion that th?re is no conn- SLXTEXCK OF PF.ATII. try anywhere that gives better re- : turns for the money and labor in-. WASHINGTON'. Aug 1 Presi vested than does-the lower Applegate j ,ient Taft announced this afternoon valley. 'that he would conimunte to life im- ...... j prlsonnient the death spntene I:u- r':ie of the most common ailments posed on Marie I.on.av, a rvgre?s that hard working people are afflict- j ronvIrW of fhe m,mier hpre of her 'd with is lame back. Apply Cham-; berlain's Linlm.nt twhe a day and 1 li'isbanrj. She was the first woman massage the parts thoroughly at each ito be held in the District of Columbia application, and you will get quh relief. For sale by nil dealers. M ( HIXFU FOK TMi: STAXDAKD Rlini CTION ( O. S. Mendell, president of the Stan dard Reduction Co., left last night for Cleveland, Ohio, and other points on business. The company heads p time ago leased the old canning f.ntory building and they are now unloading a car of milling machinery ?l tally designed for the handling of gravel concentrates by thrir own process. This machinery will be in Pli'e and in operation within six 'pt-ks. The members of this company have been In Grants Pass some Timnths looking up business matters connected with t!u enterprise and are well satisfied with their business prospects. It is their intention to Solicit only handle concentrates from their own properties, bu' to do cas tor.: work as well. XKW SHIIMMXfi llF.COltP. ' VANCOUVER. B. C, Aug. 12. , "Crater Lake National Park, Or Breaking all records for C. P. R. !ton: For the construction of a wag co,;st wise steamers and wresting the : on rotd and ne-e?sary bridges blue ribbon from the Ptlnss Vi-th:oigh Crater Lake Nat inn -il Park toria. which has worn It along h-r Ore mil tozetler wl'h a system of sides ever since 1903, the C. P. R anVs and water s'ipply 1H s to pro steamer Princess Charlotte, made the 'vide for sprinkling. In a-cordanre PWnonieral run of four hours and (with the re'-omnmlations contained teiity-four minutes between Vi-tor- In the report of the war department ' and Tacoma on Saturday, wb-n published ns house do-im-pnt 32?. was called Into s-rvice 'o carry 62nd coiuress. 2d session, to b ex- bis excursion to the TUer Ci"-. STa :pende,i und-r the dire 'ion of the b'at the FrlncePH VI -toria's time by minutes, despite the fact th"' na,l 1.47S paFsengers aboard. s le ;vis in MEDICAL I XIMIV ATI,, v. I T;j,n, ,i .... a r.f--s anvil. , ''n,a5ned Inre " la. Crar. Jrl" J ' 'son of Rev R,u,f , , t'all W .;,eJ,VhU 1, 17 " "rS" Mr c, 'fe' ' ..." .Uan "n hls r'""- from Co- mnioia I niversltv 8'opned at Port. land . JM"lc "'"-ai ex- "'"iuauon a onir with 1 1 t " lUl . 1,0 tuls v,uc announcement lias t,,t t:iadf th lt ,,f . I , - . ' ' i lilllllutr .ill Umi-m i. cnsed to " 1'i.i'tUe in.-.li' in.- in iir. g"!l. rh iw. ...... ... in ,-avs First t:, ;.!v.,r,l !. i,, ':ui. or ' iiiHllilii t Cniversity Vw York. ' 1 '- His lu-rfoni lain e is the mon- l. ri'orloi's w l.en l! j ' only years of ; c:i;-.s:,l. re,! h.- i-e. Mr. Mi . I. can scciirei! s or.t of a inwiiii, 'loo ' ' IN ; ; Uoilk l I i ui:r,o vn;o; ik. . ; Supeiintelidellt Tllh'is of , '" Strong Led-- MinitK . ( re- ' onipatiy, cit ' ve.- iin-ar .Murniiv. w:ls In 1 1. . . i . .. leniay, and speaks of speaks of very satisfm - tory work at the coinnain urm v ..iunr:i v. once iratov n tor M .. . . . years past, and i thoroughly com men now working 'otent. at the ! There ni'- 1 mine, j , A vasi amount of ill health is due 'to impaired digestion. When the U'oir.n: h fails to perform its functions properly the whol system becomes deranged. A few doses of Chamber j Iain's Tablets is all you need. They will strengthen your digestion, in jvigorate your liver, and regulate our , iiowels. entir;-ly doing awav with that miserable feeling due to fault v digestion. Try it. Many others have Jieen permanently cured why not '.viui? For sale by all dealers. sAl I'. I'.l.nu i:i;s PITART WHllolT Til I : (Asil. NKv WF.STM IN'STKU. Ii. C. Aug. U. After shattering the sate in th' Rojal theater with a charge of nitro-glyoeritie, the strength of which was evidently undentiniated, the safe blowers who did the trick were so frightened by the heavy ex plosion that they failed to take the money which lay in plain sight in the shattered safe, ''ire followed thp explosion under the death sentence since the ( as." of Mrs. Surrat, who was Involv ed in the conspiracy against Abraham Lincoln. ;"TOXSoRIAL ARTISTI1" NO I.OXGK.K A HAItltKK. i i CWCVGO iiz 1J "A parlor Ifor external refreshments wlvre mas- ging Is practiced," Is the lettering for the shop windows as adop'd her. the national -onven'i"n ,f I today !y barbers. The d-.-'e-a'e. acr"-.l that tiif teir.i "barker s'.ii.i" is uirlijiii fied and not in keepinu with the high plane of intelliuem e and expert ser vice required of a "tonsoi ial artiste." The delegates will remain in ces sion tintil Friday. . loo, ooo FOK (TtATFIl LAKi: XATIOXAL PAItK. The following is a copy of the Cra'er Lake item inserted at the re quest of Senator Bourne as an amend ment to the ho'ise s'lndry (ivil "bill, after that bill passed tb house: set retary of war. $!, ""' Tbe 1 ill tinned ly the sena'e con tained this Item. WEEKLY ROGUE RIVER COURIER I'lUH.KKvslVK MFETIXO T ;kams ivs sati ishav. A call is being circulated and gen erously signed for a meeting of all vut,-rs who are in sympathy with the I'nr.ssive movement, to be held at the court house In Grant Pass, at 2 o'clock, on Saturday, August 17th. Tlie call comes in response to the I request of the stale organization of the nati. mat progressive party, and Its prime purpose is for the selection oi a county committeeman, and the ,ir.nn,..l.... -.. . . . " i mo n ouier misinoss as .... i l"r '-euim'. The committeeman selected will represent the county at Portland on the 27'h. when the state progressive otnmitt.v will l,p g.Mert.,,1 rtlrort 'the cam auu in the state. Kach : count v wttl . t. . .... ""i ii'iu- I'ur il'ir I'll Uie MHie 1 c(mniittee. I. II. i;iiim ii s i:i ( 1 1 vim nu t k. A new Reo auto truck Is now em ployed by J. H. Robinson, who has a fruit farm on the Applegate. nine miles from Crants Pass, In making i deliveries of his produce. The ma chine was purchased by him through the agency of M. Ounn. and was driv en down from Portland, reaching this citv Thursday everting, after a record run from the north. Messrs. Dunn and Carl Allen came through with tJie machine, leaving Portland Wednesday morning and ar riving at ('.rants Pass Thursday even ing;. time not often equalled on the run. The gentlemen add nnother testimonial to the excellence of the Josephine county roads. Jii.TKit fiiur, is si lt im:. SKDRO WOOI.KY. Wash., Aug. 13. Miss Bessie Vreeland. the daugh ter of a prominent rancher of this vi cinity, living mar Lyman, learned that her fiance, whom she was to wed Saturday, had left the country, went out to Lake Milkbu- last night i and drowned herself. I ! NO I.UAI I l!S WANTFD OX I'll IC.UiO Jl K V. CHICAGO, "Aug. 13. Angered be cause a constable submitted for Jur ors three men slu had found loafing in a livery stable and three from a poolroom, "Judge" Catherine Waugh McCuIoch, of Kvanston, the only wo man justice of the peace In the coun ty, yelled "I want highbrow jurors, not bums." Turning to the constable, she said: "C.'t Professors James A. James, 1. S. Grant. Walter Dill Scott and John A. Scott, of Northwestern I'niversity, land men of that calibre, and bring i them here at once." Constable Jones returned with the explanation that "all the noodle ex perts wer out of town, and that the j court would have to be satisfied with j"red necks." i iiv lar on nicii "ua iiiai kji ail expressman who wanted $9 for mov ing some household goods. I.AII. KMAKS t ll.i I K AT I COMMISSION' KIKil LATIOXS. SKATTLL. Aug. 1 3. Local rail roads are preparing to put up a vig orous fieh: against the rules pro posed by the state public service coiu- I mission, reiiuiring them to provide !cars and nive freight for shippers I j wit ii dUpat'h. The lvarln? will be j i 011 Setember 1 . The rules re- , i TjirP railroads to furnish cars with- I ,in ,en ,1a's after application, to ac-1 cept freuht Immediately and move same at least 50 miles per day, and notify rhe fonsimuv within 21 hours after arrival. Sl ILL TALK OF ( AMI'AKiN F.M'KXSFS WASHINCTON, Aug. 13. Testi fying before the senate campaign contribution committee here today. Congressman Lloyd of Missouri, for mer chairman nnd treasurer of thr democratic congressional committer, told of the fund raised for the con gressional election In Missouri in 190S. He declared that a fund of $27.r was raised, and that all this money was spent in the various imi ten's of 1911. I PORTLAND, Aug. 13.- "Only fools and muV' work" was the llfo i motto of C. p. Hem-h. according to' ttie tpxtltnonv in the divorce court of Mrs I? neb. She got the divorce. ! . . SN FRANCISCO, Aug 13.- Deti - nls MrFadden. deputy sheriff, driver of the prison van, Is not exempt from the l;iw. Dennis was "pinched" i'h a .in load of prisoner" for vlo- 1 1' latins thp traffic orllnnnre and haul- j ed to Jail. EAsiFKX FA ll WANTS Fill ITS AM VFCJKTAItl.FS. The Southern Pacific company has requested the Commercial club to get together a few samples of the pro ducts of the Rogue river valley for exhibition at the fairs in Iowa and Minnesota. The samples would have to reach the company at Portland by next Tuesday, so the necessity for i Haste Is apparent. All namulM will I be transported by the railroad free of 'ch rge. Secretary Quinlan asks that samples of wheat, oats aud grasses h put up in four-inch sheaves. Put tard on fruits, vegetables, etc., show ing by whom they were grown, aud deliver to the. Commercial club rooms inot later than Monday noon. It Is not necessary to send large quan tities, and quality is the essential feature. Secretary Quinlan says that he is meeting with much success in gath ering a display of samples of Rogue River valley products to bend to the fair in Iowa and Minnesota. The j grains have largely been cut, but some good samples were obtainable from the stacks and barns. The ne cessity for haste Is Impressed upon th people, as all samples must be In the hands of the Commercial club by Monday noon. In selecting samples for this ex hibit, It Is well to bear in mind the request of the Oregon Development le.T. o for fruits, grains, etc., to con stitute part of tl: display nt the big land shows, the dry farming congress In Alberta and at various localities east of the mountains, and select du plicate samples at the same time. Railroad exhibit cars will be pro vided by the transportation company, and this fair on wheels will attract great attention wherever shown. 'or the arrangement of samples for the various shows. Secretary Chapman, of the Portland Commer cial club, gives the following direc tions: "Gather the eraln In sheaves, cut ting with a sickle before your gen eral harvest. Also grasses, clovers, alfalfa. Try and get perfect straw-, uniform lengths get good, perfect heads, uniform size. Sheaws should be four Inches through. We should have from five to ten sheaves of each variety from you. Kach sheaf will be used at a different place, and must lw? new for each place. Wrap each sheaf separately and do not tie tight i and mar the straw. There's no use taking trouble to get good samples, j just to spoil them by neglect of some ! little detail. "Put tag on each sheaf, showing I name of grower and locality in which grown. W'e want you, your locality! and the grower to get the prizes and awards. We will see that worthy j samples are entered In competition ' all over the country, and the cups, ribbons, medals, prizes and awards j that are won by your growers will j ail t exhibited here In Portland and ; sent to you. There are all manner , of prizes offered and we want you to j win some of them aud secure the benefit of the publicity. ; "Get individual samples of good stock grown from one sed. Also , vegetables. Get good specimens, i wash them clean, put them In a dark, cool place (not a cellar, though) a cool, airy place, where no light shines in to discolor and let them dry, Properly dried, tlu common veuet- ables will be in first class condition for all the big; shows. Show what your section can grow In a dlversi- fled way. Your people may not Know n your own town, nnd will be amaed to see what you gather." WILL SlItVLV COAL FIFLliS OF ALASKA. SEATTLE. Aug. 13. -Dr. Joseph j A. Holmos, director of the Federal Hureau of Mines, will leave here in a j ! few days to make a survey of the! Ilierlng river coal fields. He will be i at the head of an expedition of 40. jThe survey Is to b made under the j charge of the navy department and jthe general land office, to ascertain ! t he availability of the coal for thi 'I'tilted States war vessels, j 'I In expedition Is now nil ready , and aw aiting the $r,0,000 appropria tion for this purpose by congress. I)S ANGELES. Aug. 13.--C. K. ! If'-nnhlo. bookkeeper, told Judge j Monroe that be studied metaphysics and physiology for three months pre- I paring himself for the ordeal of a dl- vorce suit against his w ife. He al- ! b'tted criwlty, but th dcre was d"- I !rled. 1 ; When thoro's rent ne for ;o' i 3-1 1 'n't f'l ! o "n It' Clothes come out white vl, im you wso trad.-: M- - BEST SOAP Arid the lidji-marls from the vnrper; r.ro good (or valuaMc r'?miuT.j jeweliy, silverware, loilcl S'ticlcj, etc. Pure Lye or Potaih Nipiha Soip Wh'te Floating Soap Bjhb!t' Cleanser Sv ii..? trJ--rii;li from II BABBITTS PRODUCTS. ii'ttlt vl r itmun lion B T. IIAMITT. Ir, Do 1776. iV-,t Y iA Cuy. Josephine County Grange Fair Grants Pass. Sept. 18, 19, 20 $1000 IN PREMIUMS Saw your Mg Rrnln, jrro bin fruit niul imo for line ktock, then enter for preniiuin when I be time routes. First National SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT IIOXKS FOU ItKXT IV A UllttiLAU ..M lTIti:.pKOOF SAFK DFPOSIT VAULT. Ol It FI II'MFXT IXCLl lF,S COl. POX IUXHTIS, INSl ltl.(i lOMPI.Ffi; ritlVACV. HOXHKNT. A 1,8 $2.00 TO 910.00 PI 111 YEA It. IdltKST Flit MS WF.LL coxti:oi,li:i this siiasox. PORTLAND. Aug. 13 July passed practically without forest fire loss, August begun with unusually favorable conditions, and better equipment than ever before by all protective agencies except the fed eral forest service, which is hampered by congressional delay In acting upon its appropriation, Is the summary of a statement Issued today by the Western Forestry & Conservation as sociation upon advices received from all protective headquarters in the Pa cific Northwest. Due partly to the weather, but also to the perfection of preventive measures which, like the block signal system on railroads, safeguard without being spectacular, the situation is novel In that the middle of the usual four mouths' fire season has arrived and there Is not a single fire of Importance to report. Although small tires are becoming numerous, green timber Is not dry enough, to carry them unless strong wind urevails and the patrol forces are handling them promptly. The season has been favorable for dispos Ing of dangerous slashings and never before has there been such system and success in extinguishing smoul dering logs and snag left after burning to become a inenai' later. On the other hand, the growth of grass and underbrush has been so heavy as to threaten peculiar danger from now on. Marked improvement In t are with fire is reported, although thz-re Is considerable complaint against cureli-hS leaving of debris by county road builders aud against the Itching Shin QuicWy Cooled Hot weutber means skin trouble for many people, but now you inn stop that Id h Instantly. Just n few drops of tbo cooling and healing D D. D. Prescription ami the lull Is gone -not in half an hour not in ten minutes hut In five sec onds. We know this lotion will do the work. If the first regular bottle falls to prove It to your satisfaction VXC.U THREE y.i nr-"t s -i 5 '- S p Bank Of Southern Oregon operations of small and irresponsible loggers. Washington reports no July fires of consequence, but the laws are be ing enforced rigidly to prevent dan ger later. Several attempts to burn without permit or operate unguard ed engines have been followed by prompt arrest and conviction. The Washington Forest !''l!V association has 90 patrolmen out and Is devoting special attention to finding and cx- I tlnguishlng any fire left after spr'ng slash burning. The state forester has I 27 regular wardens on duty and U j Increasing this force gradually, be sides having a special force of 3." se cured by government nld under the ( Weeks' law. Oregon had but one fire worthy of mention in July and this was speedily extinguished, without loss, by the Columbia county patrol association. About 3.'0 wardens are on duty In tin- state outside the national forests, 'employed by state, counties and prl- I vale owners. Although the usual fire season la naif over, congress has made no ap propriation for the federal forest service. The national forests are lw Ing guarded on a deficiency fund, which It Is said would be wholly In adequate lu an ordinary season, but so far there has been little loss. It Is emphasized by all authorities that, while tlu Immunity enjoyed so far shortens the dangerous season and has permitted careful prepara tion, a few hot drying days may bring the maximum hazard at any time now. All pel sons are urged not to ( attempt slash burning and to exercise ; great cm-., with sparks, tnatchM and camp fires. (It will not cost you u cent. This great specific for skin dlseusv's D. D. D. Presi rlptlon, usually sells for .00 a bo'tle, but now-, by special ar rangement you can get a trial sl.e bottle for 2.". cenls. This will be enough to show you why we always recommend I). I). D. for all skin troubles. I). I). I), gives Instant re ll"f. Clemens, sells drugs.