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Mrcmixmn mail tribune, misdford, omwox, ka'itrday, iwumbicr o, ion. page fitto Turn? 1 till FORTUNE HUNTER Novelised ly LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE From lite I'lay u( the Snmr Name by WINCIIKLL SMITH CoprrUM. I'JIO. by Wlnth.ll Sinllli nil l.nuli Jowpli Vane (Ctnliniit'i Iriiin lift Snliinlii.v ) 'J'lM'jr dlnappeared lie wandered to lli I'linlr nml threw liluicH llmpl) lulu H. "Tlini volcel" li miiIiI Mtuiiitt ly. "That clKpltil I've got to won nml win Ihtitl It serve inn rlizllt," lie eon eluded. 'lint most hopelcK nt humor n sailed lilni. nml lie jleMiil to It with uul n strtiKKle lilt nttlliuli' expre ed lild Mood with ri'li'iitli'xx vrtlly Olllll MlUUCII llH)tl III lirCMNt. ! fairly UInIIIIIiiu ulootn, Iru'x Mreicliu.l otft cnrlrly before him, lio nl mo tloiilima, aurTocfttliig nt I Iik tKittotii of a gulf of lihtcontcnt. Ill III moved. wuinntliiH-K iiiiWiilfnily, iifiilu In wills peril barely nuijllilo. "Venro of 1I1UI A matter of huiimn endurance- no, Miiperhiiiiiniil If ll wasn't fur dm Una-nln, I'll chuck It nil nml- Well, die only way to forgei your mlxery I to work. I suppose," lln iuiIIimI himself together nml rIihmI up. wondering where be IiiiiI left tiU broom, ii nil Nlmuttaneotisl) stIITcneit wltli aurprUc, nwnre thai I if wan not iilniiit. A Kliinct', however i.tnbllhcd tlioCouiiK'tlnii between die rent iliHir. Wilch Mood njnr. mul tli young woman who stood Mtnrlnc nt him In utteret iditpufNCtJon. lie wns iiilcU to Mini Hut Inlt'lllKi'm-c In Hetty (Inthaiii'a millluiius eye nml tho sweet lino of her mouth. too often hIirimmI In milieu mohl, nml no lorn milel: to recngnlro tlint she woulil enr ry hfpielf well, with Nplrlt nml dignity, unco mIii were relieved of household toll nml moll, once Riven the cliiini" to ilUtinl her liAMlfi4, bedraggled nml inmllHirw gnrment for iluwc dainty nml tieniitlful thltiK for which li.tr starved huiirt must ha ttlcU with longing. "Omul Um." ho thought, pitiful, "It's worse hero thnn 1 dreamed. Old Onitutm inui need n ltecper, nml this uhlhl hn been trying 10 Im thni with nothing to keep him on." "Who nrr your' tlio girl demanded sullenly In n voice a lltllo harsh nml tnucle. "What nru you doing hero? Where's my father?' "Mr. Ornliniii Iiiim stepiwd out on Imslnc." iMiuciiu replied. "You are hht daughter, I believer ' "Yob. I'm liW daughter, but" ".My name In Nathaniel Duncan. Mr (Jrnlmm him Until kind enough to tnke mo on in apprentice, mo to speak," Her stare eontlmied. liitcimo, reiteut Ml, umlpvlnllng. "You iiu'Hii you'ro roIiii; to work hitn-r Tluit'n my Intention. Mlns Ornham." He nodded cntvely. "Whnt forr 'To Imirn tho dniB hi)lnei." "Ohhl" Sho tltuiK honilf n pnee uwny Impiitluutly. "I'm not n child, nml I don't want to ho tnlki-d to llku one." "I didn't niojin to nuuoy you" "Well, you ilo. You've got no hmd ne.ii In n rundown plnco lllio thin, you with your Hue clot hi nml your lino ii In. You didn't comi) hero to lenm the dru lumlueNN. You know nn well nn I do you've koi hoiiio other motive." Therc wiih it truth In tlmt to mini; htm. Ilo munrted under It.i Insh, hut held IiIm temper In check becuiiHO he tvnii norry for tho Klrt. "l'erhitpii you'ro rlcht." ho conceiled "pcrhnps I huvo aoiuu nthur motlvo. Hut thnt'a neither here nor there. I'm hero, nml It tit my preHeiit Intention to' learn the driiK hunlneuM In your fntlior's ntoro." "I don't hi'llevo you, Mr. Duucnit, or whatever your nnmo In." "I'll) orry," ho mihl pnttcntty. Iletty'H HpM twitched contomptuouHly, "Well, Htiyliiu you do menu io work hole" "I do." "You'ro Ntiapped. making n mtstako," alio "Kulhor can't pay yon tiotli Iiik." "He'll pay mo all I'm worth," said Duncan meekly. Htm .'hired nt him an InMnnt Innffor, then, mute for lack of a Hullleleutly Hcornful retort, turned and ran back up lio stepH, Hlaiiiinlni; tho door be hind her. criArncu x. NAT had a Iiuhj- day or two after that, trying 19 "el thliifis o rlRhtH In tho utoro for the hi . ter reception and illHplay of the new Htock. Sperry dropped him a lino eayhiK that the toodti would ur rlvov.on the tilrd day, and (hero wan ' much to iio to make way for thotn. ' Met ween upnxiim of' work Duncan lind-hl hand full nttondluK lo the foda fountain. Soda water beltiR prac tically tho only tmlnblo thliiK In tho Htoro, It had le norvo nu an oxcuho for tho InqtilHltlvcnvHS of mnny of my fol low cltUona, t ny notlilna of I Bhould put ' it, but capeclolly-tholr 3'lvea mil ilaiiKhterM. Tho commmp. Hon of vnnllly nody In tltiwo twii dnyri ' brolfQ all known Itadvllle recordn and BJmldiJ a.HliijjUhlr ,irito to tho Spa tnu-foit'lludo of" Itiuivtllu womauliood, parlletlliirly llio yiliins Bllniilin Ihoreof. Fiom my window In tho Cltl.cn of llco l wan nblo to keep 11 loleriibly cIoho nccouut of lA'OntH nml ohlalii a cimihcii ana of public opinion. Ho far na the hitler born Upon Uiincnn, ll wiih di vided lulu two rather dhttluvt piii-llo, one, of coiit'Mc, favyrliiK him, ami thl'i wait fomliiluo almoHt exclualvely Tra ce)' Ttniier, to lo ure, confewied wldl lit my hcnrltiK to ini1lleetioii for tho Noo York dood, but wan Inclined to hi'dKO nml clliith the fence whim nu milled by Itohiud'M Ntrlcturcn. itoland, I Mmpi'i't, wait a woe lutto Jnnloiia, Ilo hud been pnyltiK attention to -I menu, KOliiK wllh .loale Lockwood for never ill inoiilhrt. Inatluctlvely he imiit have divined Ida daiiKer. and It'a not lit ren H011 to exact ndmlrnlhm of the uaunier from thn uaurped nvnii when tho act of tuurpatlon Iiiih not yet been dofl- KaaBprnBaajpT vYai rJKJBm V 'ytjiiiiiiiiHaHPIH HAM OIUIIAU WAR OimiKIl. nltely conaummntcd. Itolnnd went to tho leiiRth of InbellitR Duncan "nUiiy" nml profcaitcd to Ik-IIovo Hint Illram Nutt wna JuatlQed In cnllltiR hint n "ii'plclotm chnrneler." Itolnnd hinted darkly dint Duiicnn knew Now York uo'betlur thnn Will HIroIow. "And If ho did conm from there," he namtvorntcd. "I beteher he didn't lento for no Reed purpom." Illx teuiHr ItmplriHl mo with tho anplent reilectlou Hint It'a a terrible thltiR to ho in loro oven If only with nn old innu'a mllllona. "Thoro'B uoln to lio n real Noo York cr here hoforo Ioiir." Itolnnd boitated "He'a comln' to mm me on hoiiio apodal private burtniMoi of ount." "Huh," couimented 'rrncey, tho akep tlcnl, "whut kind of n Noo Yorker M coino nil the wny hero to aoo yotiT" -J'lmt'H nil rlRhu You'll aeo when ho Rcl here, lie's it pro-motor." "A whntr "A pro-motor, n flnniicjer." Itolnnd pronounced It "finnan ai-er," thus be tniyJiiR nymptointi of culture and be wlhlerlnR'I'rttcey beyond oxpromlon. "Whnl'a thntr ho demnudeil nc Rrexalvely. 'That'll a feller t can take nnthlttR nt nil ami Incorporate It nml mnko mouoy out of It," Itolnnd dellned with uoiixi henltnuey. "And tlint'a why he'a coiuIiir down hero to take n look at you?" Inquired Traeey, skipping nimbly round tho cor tier. Ourlotmly oiiourIi In my undoratnud Iur (for I own to no Rtent fttltlt lit Itolnnd'n Ntntementa, tnkliiR them by nnd InrRO) hli friend from New York put In on unheralded itppvurnnco in lludvlllo that miiiid ulRtit on tho even Iiir train. Tho HIroIow Ilonau receiv ed him to ltn llRuratlve boaom uiidor the muiio of W. II. lluruhnm. lio went for Itolnnd promptly and treated him to n dinner At the hotel, something which I have nlwayH regarded as a puulMhtneut Heveral nIzoh too In rue for tho crhnp. Later, having dUplnyed him on the Htreota In wltneiH to his good faith, Itoland upent tho oveuliiR- wiih Mr. Hiiraham, myHterloimly con fahulatlnR behind cIohoiI doom In the hotel. , Duncan wna nt tho Htatlon a few days later hUperlnteudhiR the trnnspor tatloii of the new Htock, which had come by the early local. Hetty wan busy with her honaework npatalrs, and only old .Sam kept the tdmp gam wasn't In tho bent of iftrl(B Ills eveiRreen optimism Holdout with ered, but' In nplte or all that had al ready Imioii rtccomitlNhed hi behalf of the Htoro, In uplte of the toiler iiNpeot of IiIh decllnliiR forttiuea and hh coil lldenee In nnd affection for Duncan, Sam was worried, lie hni) been over to the bank once even nt that early hour, but Hllnky Lock wood had driven out of town to bee about forecloHltiR one Of Ills mnneroim mortRiiKeH In the neighborhood, and his note, which .ell due at the bank that day, wiih Mt 111 a wolRht upon tf a ill's uilutb Itolnnd and jluruhnui found him wandering nervpusly round tho atoro. nltonlntely tnktng hU hat down troin tho pog. an If minded to mnko a aocond trip to tho bank nnd replacing It as he realized that piuiouco wjih IiIh part. , "Why. hollo, llolandl" ho crlcsl cher fully, IuiurIuk up IiIh hat for perhaps Hie twentieth time. And, "How Ub doo, Hlr?" ho greeted the 'stranger,, w "Good tnorilhiR, ulr," mild Huruhuiu pleasantly, ' m . "Hay, Sam," Itolnnd hluudored wlflt his tibual lUlroltiujfiH, "tlila ROihlp man" . Diirnliiuu'li luuul Toll honvily on hi forearm. "Whnt'a Hint, Itolnnd?" Hnin turnod curluiiMly to them. "Oh, nothln'i I wrtti-or-Jilat Roin to any that till gciitlcmnu'fl my frlond from' Noo York, Mr. Iliirnlmin, and wo Jilit hnppniied to look In." "The fiientl you wore going to wrlto to nljoiil my humor?" Imiulred Ham. It won hero that Itolnnd got a look from Mr. llurnham that withered him completely, "Why, no, Mr. Ornhnm," Hurnhnm InleriKwd doflly. "Mr. Ilarnelte muat havo beon talking of hoiiio 0110 elao ho knew In Now York. I" "Didn't know ho knew more'n ono there," Knm ohnerved mildly. Iliirulintit'a Rlrtnce Jumped wnrlly to Hnm'a face, but withdrew renaattred, hnvlng delected therein nothing but tho old min'H kindly and almplo nn lure. "At all eventa," ho continued, "I don't remember hearing anything about die matter (what did you mil It? A burner, eh? from Mr. Ilaniodo." "I h'poso Itoland forRot," Ham al lowed. "Ho'b ho buay rourtln' our pretty Rlrla, Mr. nurnliain"- "Yea. Hint wna It." Itolnnd put" In hnHtlly, aeelng Ida chance to mo modem. "I did Intend to wrllo . 1 nbout It. Mr, Hurnhnm, but it kin' Mllpped my mind. We've bod n lo Important bnalueaa over to llio ba recently." "Ily the way. Itolnnd. did yon Just coino from the bank? la Mr. Lock wood back yet?" "Ne: 1 got off I Ida morning. I don't think ho la. Buinu Did you want to aoo him?" "Well, yea." Knm admitted. "I gueaa you know about that, Itolnnd." "Menu bualnest. aomellmea. asking fnvors of these bankers, eh. Mr. Orn hnm?" llurnham remarked. CJ rutin in nodded dolefully. "Yea. It la unpleasant." he admitted confiding ly. "YoU see. there's a note of initio come due today, olid I'm nut able to take care of It or my the Interest Just now. Hut I Ktio It'll le all right. Mr. IH-kwood's l-lml. very UihI." "I'm afraid you're n little loo mire. 8nm." Itolnnd contributed liictfully "When there' imtney due liekwissl ho v, nuts It. mid iimhI times he Rets It or Its eipilvnlent " "Hut," Huruham ehaiiKed the sub-jc-t iidroltly, "wlml was tlilsbunier, did )iii wiy-thm Mr Hiinifttf for got to tell me itlwiit?" "Oh. Just one of my Inventions, sir I've spent most of my life at It. air. hut HOiuehow tiotiilug has eicr turned out well-not ho far. 1 iiichu Hut 1 menu to hit It yet." That's tho way to tnlk," Hurnhnm cried henrllly. "Never give up. I any I Hut tell me nbout koiiiu 6t thefto In ventions, won't you?" "Wolt"-Sm knitted his nngera nnd pureed his lips reflectively "I pnteut- "what wab Tnra nnnsjinr Ml n new typo thrashing machine once, but I couldn't got anybody to tnke hold of It. You see, I haven't any money, Mr. Uuriihnm." "How would you Ilko to tnlk it over with mo hoiiio time? I'm Interested in such things ns n sort of sldo Issue." "Will you?" Sam's eagerness wna not to be dlsgulacd. "Ho glad to. Tell mo, how did you Ret your power?" "From gas, air, though coal will do moat na well. Yon see, I've got this burner patented that mnkea gna from crude oil no waste, no odor nor trou ble nnd llttlo cspenso. It'd bo chenp er thnn coal, I thought; that's why I Invented It. I could get steam up mlRhty quick with that gas arrange ment. I UH14 it for lighting hero in tho Btoro now," "Do you, indeed?" nurnhnm'n tono Indicated fulling Interest, but such diplomacy Wna lost on Snm. "If you've got time I could allow you. It'a right over hero." A glanco nt his watch accompanied Hurnhntu's consent to epnro a feif minutes. "Thero'a n telegram I must send presently.;' ho said. "Hut I'd llko to sco this burner, if It won't tnko long." (To bo Contlnuod.) TI1K DHPHKCIATION OV A 1IOUHK. A hoiiBo begins to doproclnto tho momont it is cnmplotod and contltt noil till cnmploto destruction. Land nlwnya Incronsoa In vnluo nnd con tinues to do so Indoflnltoly.' Houbcb nro nocosenry for Bholtor ovon if thuy mo not nn oconoinlcal Invost- lnont, Hoforo your houso dopro elatoH too niuclt yon had bettor trndo It off to Oliver 11. llrawn, 1427 E. Mnln st., for Domu of IiIh flno fruit Inud. Ilo uoedu ona to llvo In. Ho wants 11 modern bungalow on pnvod btl'OOt. nlciinO Olrnffl. Oencrl Wood of the Itngllslt nrmy wnn llio hero df many ndventiirtN. bnl (ho one he called Hie strmiiftMt Is the (lllio ho rode it RlrttTe In India. With a pnrty of friends he whs being en tei tallied by the ritjnti of .lowru. who exhlblled liln rare collection of wild niiliuala to his riichIs. (ieiientl (then L Major) Wowl was a dntlng horseman and oil 11 witger ofTered to ride the glnilTe with no bridle ma n rope Tho mjnh wnrned lilm of tin dauger. hut he would not listen. Ko the giraffe tviw brought to b bnleony, from which the miijor vaulted on Ha bark. In fltaiitly the great mi turn wmb off llkf tho wind, inlil. once fairly sttnliM, ll settled down Into a curious gallop that soon made tho rider m alrk and dizzy that bo fell off like n log, receiving n blow on tho head from the animal's kneo nnd then' In dm face from Ha foot. He wna unconaHotia for nn hour, and tho first use he innile of bin voire mm to rosolvo tlmt ho would never rldo n glrnrfu ngnln. Morrjan Mathematician. J. V, Morgan was almost bred n mnthcmaticlnn. Whllo at Gottlngen Morgan apeclallred in mathetnntlea. nml with tho professor of mathemnt lc ho would apejid long houra nt prob lems, Home years ago a number of Now 'Yorkers who had been at the Gottlngen university together held a dinner nnd Invited their old profeasor of tmtdiemndcs, who hapjened to be visiting this country, to he present. Tho German stood his ground ho gave them hl own Idea Looking nt Mr. Morgan, ho said tlmt he wna In deed very glad his old pupil had suc ceeded so well na a banker. "Hut I regret," ho went on, "dint you did no' remain nt tho university. Hnd yo'i Btnyed with mo you would have been my naslatnttt na long aa I lived, ami unquestionably nt my death you would hh'vd Ikjcii npjwlnled profossor ni matheujiidea In my phice." Metropol itttii Magazine. Dutt Whirli. Feawnnl flowing waters are not aloiiu responsible for tho dcuudatlou of aolla. Those who have watched dark dust storms approaching will be Interested to know that estimates of solid material BustM-micd In the nlr run from 1(10 to VIOXW tons jier cubli miles of nlr where noch storms are prevalent. Tho neollan geologist. Ud den, taking cousetrntlve values and using -fairly accurate data for the num ber, velocity nnd duration of tho dust storms in tho western states, con cluded that "on the avcrngo nbout S.V),00O,0dO tons of dust nrc carried 1.4 to miles each year, thus doing In this region alone nbout 1.22Ti.O0O.O00. 000 nrile tons of transport." The dust whirls run each nu avcrngo distance of 21S miles. Millepedes. Tho little creature which possesses the distinction of having more legs thnn any other Kuimal is that which belongs to the family of Ujsects known as millepedes or thousand footed. There an several different species of these. but they nil Mtssess tho common char acterlstlc of having segmented bod to each segment of which is provided nlth Its own pair of feet. Theso are set ho closely nlenj: the body as to re Minblo hairs, and when they move one after another with perfect regularity the effect Is preclsoly the same on a small scale ns that of a field of oat undulating under the Influence of the wind. Somo species of millepedes hnve rs many ns 350 soparato and distinct lojs. They nru all perfectly harmless Encouragement Enough, "nut why should you bo so dreadful ly surprised and disappointed when I iicllno your offer?" sho naked recent ly. "l nm certuln tlint I never gave you tho least encouragement to pro jtoso to mo." "You did!" ho cried bitterly. "You gave me tho greatest encouragement" "When?" YVIuut you told mo your income wns S.'S.OOO a year."-Clevelnnd IMaln Deal er. Saroattlo Villt. Ono eccentric Frouchmnn directed tlmt a new cooking reclxi should be ixisteil on his tomb every day. and tin oilier I-'renchman, who was n htwyer, left $."0,000 to a lunatic nsylum, de claring that It was simply an net ot restitution to the clients who were In unue euough to employ bis services. 8taglng a Play. "I can glvo you tho part of n but lee" "I couldn't tnko a smnll part like that." "You nro evidontiy not used to ho clety drn inn. Tho butler has his share of- tho epigrams." IMttsbure l'ost. Hit Intention. Mrs, Rasher Una Mr. Goldcoln. with whbm you hnve been dancing all the evening, nt last declared his Inten tions, Mabel? Mnbel Yes, mint. Mrs. Itusher I nm so glad! Ami whit dd he say? Mabel lie declnhnl ho would uuver murry. Vogue, Trlntdnd'a Pitch Lake. All efforts to ascertain tho depth of tho famous pitch lake of Trinidad h(i been unsuccessful. At the sides of tho lnko tho pitch Is hard and cold, but at tho center it is almost con stantly boiling. Happiness. Ilnpplness is rather a negntlvo thnn n postlve term In this world nnd con elsta moro In tho nhsenco of some things than In the prcscuca of others -8am Slick. Flno mannerfl need the, support ot lino' inunnora in others. LCworaon. No, Indeed, Just bocnuso n man wants but llttlo horo bolow Is no sign that ho tins any thing coming to htm on hlgh.-Ualves-tou Now ,, , I All. rin.Mj tnr n Tfwlitlnt Tlr Ttollnr tho bond mnater, snld ho would not allow thu school to go unless the pieces were first ubmltled to him. One was Ollbeit'M "I'llhico of Truth." Hi It la a HiftMMgo In which (ho liaro says lo die lierolno, "Meet me at 0 o'clock tonight outside the garden ynto." Dr. Hutler vetoed Ibis and Hiilwtliiitcd. "Meet me nt 'A o'clock this afternoon." This seemed to him more decorous. Home years after Gilbert was Invited lo die Ilnrrow speeches. In reply to die tonal of his health he snld, "1 am vary much Interested In visiting Ilnrrow, for ns far na I know It la tho only place In tho world where n line of mine has ever been condemned ns impros-r. Grent consternation prevailed all the greater beeutiso no ono except dip speaker and one other peraon, who was Just leaving Harrow In 1S72, knew what he meant. It was not Gilbert's way to forget these thlrtirs. 8omewhat Abtentmlnded. Some amusing gllmpson of tho dis covcrer of chloroform aro given In die "ItecoliccGona of Lndy Priestly.' wife of Simpson's assistant at tho time of tho discovery. "The professor." she writes, "used to make hl.i experiments with chloroform on ns girls, and with rdmo of tho liquid Just poured on n handkerchief would have Imlf a dozen or us lying about In various Htnges of sleep. Our mother feared nothing and was only too delighted to sacrifice. If unavoidable, a daughter or two lo scleneol Ho mis extremely obscntmlnded. I remember once lunching nt Ida house when he had Just arrived from some antiquarian ex pedition. Tho butler, who hnd been unpacking his things, came In nnd snld confidentially. 'Doctor, you have left all your llnnncl vests behind! Ah! OhT replied Simpson, feeling himself nil over. 'I've got them nil on,' "Pall Mall Gazette. Ooplng the Baby. "At tho tlrst sign of an attempt to standardize and sterilize the babies." .ays Rills Parker Hutler In Success MBgazlne. "I orgnnlzod the Fond Fa there' Oop-de-baby Aswoclntlou of America. For thotismids of years fn there have !een permitted to oopde baby unrestrained, aud this right wuc one of the llrst rights attacked by di advocates of the automatic hatiy. 1 considered It n double blow at the baby and at the father and resented ll as such. If a father may not oop Die own baby, what Is the world coining to? Ooplng a baby is a father's great est pleasure. It la tba act of grasping the baby under the arms, tossing the baby Into the air and catching It on Its down trip, while the words "Oop-de baby!" are repeated at each toss. Tlilf li repeated until the baby Is hysterical or drops on the floor by accident ll hi thcu ha tided to IU mother." Denes Stronger Than Oak. Tho wonderful sjwer ot bonu struc ture has been tested scleutltlcally to show now that hollow Doue bean strain. A very small oone. only one Bquarc millimeter (.0155 square lucre In diameter.- will hold thlrty-thre' pounds In suspension without break lug. whllo a piece of the best oak ol the same thickness will hold up onl twentv-two nouiids. The bone l therefore hair ngnln us strong as the solid oak. thus showing that nature l economical In the weight given to bones, making them hollow aud at the same time makes them stronger than If they wen solid and much heavier This principle has been recognHed In mechanics, engineers u-lne: IioUim steel tubes instead of solid to iuh Croat strain. New York World. Tobacco In Vienna. "They have a way of asking stranger when he comes to Vienna." says n letter from that city. "'Who'N tho largest the most reliable, the smallest, the best nnd the worst dealer in cigars and cigarettes In Vienna? Of course the stranger does not know the answer, and the native tells blin triumphantly. The government.' The government lias the uiouokj1,v. r.nd every tersou employed lu 11 tobac shop-they call them 'tnttlk'-ls a gov eminent employe." Presence of Mind, lie Our love Is opposed and we are destined to bo unhappy all our lives. Let's commit suicide nud dlo together She-All right darling. I couldn't llvo without you. He-How shhlt we do It? She Don't you think Ice cream ptomaines would bo about tho quick est wuy?-Hurlliigion News. The Thing to Gel At Chief Counol-The tlrst thing to do Is to get at the root of this trouble. Associate Couusol-The root of the troublo Is the late Mr Rlgwad'a for tune. Chief Counsel-Bxaetly. and we must get at It-Now York Tribune, Woman's Method. "Mr. Floorwalker, I wish you would give me a clerk who can show me what I wantl" "And what do you want, madam V "How do I know until I havo look ed?" Houstou Post A Sure Way. Ethol-Thelr parents mado tin match, I believe, Arthur I thought thev oppoed It? ICtjiel-Yes; thutV how they mado It-Phllndelphlu Hul letlu. Forgotten. Tho nusslscue Konvspondeiii under the hcadlltto "Forgotten." tells of the discharge from the tuiperlnl service of thrJ'e olllversi of tho' prison at Mluu slunk bocnuso of a lapse of memory on their part. It appears that last winter n political prisoner of the name of SaclmtRchow was placed by them In nu undented dungeon and was then "forgotten" for a lout time. When tho poor fellow wits finally thought of again ho wits found terribly frozen, no died shortly after his frtzou fec Lad beou amputated. Monument to Caplntn Cook, Captain Cook wna rwtlly the flrst nnvljrntor of tho Paelfle wean. Oth ers had dlsenvHrvd It criiturlan before, but ho waa the flrst to put Hum dis coveries to praetlnil ua. nml bin ex ploratktrm served as ti hab for (he first accurate map of thai grant ocean He found that there wna ho runt con dnant stretching from near the shores of Asia to the anlarctle pole, na Ku rope hud fllwnysrtbought. tie wna the flrst to sail a roil ml New Zealand, nnd ho gave New Hmh Wal It name He la nt last to hnve n fitting momorlnl of his wrrrlcm to fttitrkiiMl and tho world. Till memorial will hike tho form of n statue to b designed by Sir Thomas' nrock. tho sculptor who did the Victoria memorial, and will have a plco In London ner the Admiralty arch in the Mall. Good manners are mado jp of potty sacri flcea. B morsno. THE MILO DUO MWlty Mrtftfonl Act on tonight nt the ris. N And invito you to call nnd Inspect the very latest styles and dquipmont in the tipllofU Line. " What batter, more useful or more thoughtful gift for Mother or Father than n now pair of scientifically fit ted 1-Jyo Glasses? This is the place. Dr. Rickert Eyesight Specialist Over Kentner's, Modfonl Aawy Goes Catarrh Itrcitlie. .Soothing, Healing Ilyontei ltollof lit Flvo Minutes Wheru thoro's cntnrrli thoro's thou- snuds of ontnrrh gowj. You enn't got rid of ontnrrh unions you kill thoso gorms. You ontt't kill thog.0 gorma with stomnoh modloino or spraya or douch es bucnuso you-onn't got whore they nro, You ofln kill thosfl gormn with IIY- Q.MKI n penQtratlng anllsoivtlo nlr thnt you broatho i fow times i day directly ovor tho raw, soro, gorm in- fostod mombrntiQ. For catarrh, asthma, croup, coughs, colds nnd catarrhal rtoafiuws Jlyo mol is sold on mono bnok plan by Chat). Strang. Comploto outfit 1. Hxtra bottlos ot UYOM131 If nftor wurda noodod only pQ coiits. n.oniQm hor UYOMUJI doos nut oontaln mqr phlno cocno br any drug tlmt cotilil possibly db harm, Hafw RfwJI35i V?jbI?3KV WBSy JbMDB13? JSoS3aJ mmmW':iA n fmu's'Tf!M"',',. .'3MMB3fPtflBMB t TREES Just a word to remind you Hint tlio Is stilt doing business at tU snmo old atnnd and tinilor tho annto bniiiior. QUALITY FIRST Look up the history ot tlila Nlirsory, also the man behind It. Yoit ar gimranf"d stock thnt will plaiMMi you and tho prlcu wilt ho rlitht. It will aoon bo tree planting time Mall mo a Hat of stock wanted and t will coma through with tho goods. N. S. BENNETT Phono Connections. Ilor 82:1 Mcdfonl, Ore. i Notice Dollar Bargains! I AT THE Beauty Shop Vrm OATIMIIIAV. TIIM' O X $l.ob ruffs for .91.00 J $1 00 Idenl Hruah and 50o Kub- I er Comb, 1otlt for 91.005 THINOS FOIt TIIH IIAN'DH' J .. . .'. lmt-si Cocoa Caatlia Smtn. 1 box ' - ' t Lusterlte, 1 box or Nsll EnantL bottle of Chnplnels all for $1.00 1 DNcmint on All Switches. Sanitation is our motto. Sc t,a,7cnso at foot of stairs. Z All work nuarnneod. J . 2 MlOOM 2.1, JACKSO.V COUNTV I HAN'IC UUILDINU 2 f -------- - -- ORDER YOUR SWEET CREAM Coffee or Whipped BUTTER MILK BUTTERMILK I Medford Cream and Butter Co. Two Free Dollvories Dally NATATOR1UM BUILDING Phenes: 161-L Main 881 J 7 Is equivalent to jBayln? No P'0" Ultra. Therb Is nothll loft to be desired In our worlr. ' "80 tno greatest of euro In handling lin ens left In our chnrgo and wo havo tho flnost machines nud the beet work women for tho hand work. Tharo Is nothing more be yond tho snow whlto finish wo glvo tho plocos wo launder. If you Uko perfect work, phono lor our wagon. The StarSteam Laundry MKDl'Oltl) l'aciflo 1201. Home (l!i. Draperies We carry a very complete Hub of draperies, lace curtains, future, eta, mid t'o all olaHses of iinhalstarlnK. A letclal man to look after this work txoludlvoly and will Klva as Hood Bervloe as la possible to get la uvea the lart'es olilea. WeeRs & McGowan Co Rock Spring ?, Coal ex Kur aijc tjcb) vno. Office and Coiil Yard, Twelfth ha4 Front StreoU. IMjouq 7101. Bufbidge XXX 09A UAX. Edeii Nursery ! ' I 'VI r '