Oln the
Road to
Concord
A Story,
Wuhlntfton
By
EDGAR. WELTON COOLET
'. lOopyright, 1S0I, by Edgar Welton Cooley.
Tim roiid Unit led to Concord
wai covered with a ttitn coat
ing of snow, through which a
woman walked slowly wttb
bowed bead. The woman waa young,
. not over eighteen,' but her features
, were drawn with' lines of sorrow. Be
low the fringe of her shawl showed a
basket woven of coarse hewn hickory
trips, from which came the savory
; (rag-rance of. tea cakes ..and brown
bread and wild grape butter.
, "He is to die!" sbe kept repeating to
bersejf. "Be Is to die to die as a
- cowafil! Ob, Paul, Paul, my dear one,
; my biloved!"
Prckently, In turning a bend of the
1 l It... maitlD onrl
roiid,: the girl paused suddenly and
drew back bait
startled, for a
man was sitting
upon a log by
the roadside. He
wore the uni
form of an offi
cer In the Con
tinental army.
He was not
awnre of ber
presence, for.be
did not turn his
head nor even
raise bis eyes,
but sat motion
less, wrapped In
modi tatlona,
bis greatcoat
thrown back
upon Us shoul
ders. , And upon his
forceful, . reo-
I u t e features
the girl saw
such deep lines
of sorrow, inch
Indelible marks
"HI IB TO die I"
of anguish and pity and compassion,
that she shivered.
As her shadow swept across his line
of vision the officer leaped to his feet
and placed his band upon his sword.
Then he beheld the slim young woman
standing beside him, her large dark
eyes, all staining wet with tears, search
ing his face anxiously, nnd he lifted his
. hut from his powdered wig and bowed
courteously.
"You uro 111, Blr?" she asked. "Yon
nre sulToring?" ,
"No, my child," ho replied, a deep
toiiilonicHB In his voice. "It Is not 1
who suiters; It 1b my country my poor,
poor country!"
"Our country," the woman corrected
him. "Our country. May God bless
our country!"
Kor several moments the man, with
both hands clasping his hat in front o'
hltu, the woman with her shawl thrown
back upon her shoulders and a wealth
of chestnut hair fnlling about her neck
stood silently with bowed heads.
"General Washington we all lov(
hlin," she said. "Wo who because of
our sex must remain at home and It
seeret cry our hearts out over our coun
try's woes we havo the faith In Goil
nnd the confidence In General Wash
ington to believe that our small but
brave army will drive the enemy from
our shores, sir. And at candlelight, uo
sldo our beds, we bcud our knecB and
ask the blessing of our Father upon
General Washington and the Continen
tal army."
The officer raised his face to that of
the woman. In his weary, melancholy
eyes a great and newborn peace seem
ed to shine.
"Oh, the women," be snld, "the moth
ers and daughters and sisters nnd
'Bweethearts the fleor, good women,
the grand, noble, bravo, loyal women!"
"Do you know General Washington,
Blr?" she asked enirerlv. bemlrue slight-
liver
TROUBLE!
"I find Thedford's Black-Draught
a good medicine for liver disease.
It oiird mv -on after he had spent
J tOO with doctor. It in all the med
icine 1 tiiko." MHR. CAHOLINE
v 31AKTIN, i'arkcrburg, w. Ta. -
If vmir livtr dna not net refl
ulnrlv no to vour Iruuffist ami
siturV pfu-knpe of Thedforii's
liliU'k-Dnuiijlit ami take a dose
toniylit. This great family
mediant frtvs the constipated
bowels, stirs up the. torpid liver
and anises a healthy secretion
of bile.
Thedford's Hlack - Pranpht
will cleanse the bowels of nu-
purities and strengthen the kid- '
nevi, A torpid liver invites
cotdd, biliousne??, chills and
ft.'vcr nnd all manner of sick
mM and contagion. Weak kid
neys result in Hright's disease
wliicli claims as many victims
as consumption. A 2o-cent r
jvickage of Thei) ford's Black
iraugbt should always be kept
in the house.
"1 ud Thedfortf'a Black
Draught for liter and kidney com
plaint and found nothing to excel
It."-wiLl.lAM COFFMAN, Mar- .
biehead, 111.
THEDFORD'5
DLACK-
LPnAUCSHTj
MJss M. Cartledge fives tone
helpful advice to young girls.
Her letter is but one of thou
sands which prove that nothing
is so helpful to young girls who
are Just arriving at the period of
womanhood as Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound.
"Deab Mrs. Pikkham: I cannot
E raise lydia, E. Pinkham's Vege
ible Compound too highly, for it
is tiie only medicine I ever tried which
cured me, I suffered much from my
first menstrual period, I ielt so weak
and dizzy at times 1 could not pursue
my studies with the usual interest.
My thoughts became sluggish, 1 had
headaches, backaches and - sinking
epells, also pains in the back and lower
limbs. , In fact, I was sick all over. .,
" Finally, after many other remedies
had been tried, we were advised to get
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and 1 am pleased to say
that after taking it only two weeks, a
wonderful change for the better took
place, and la a short time I. was in
perfect health.. I felt buoyant, full of
life, and found all work a pastime. I
am Indeed glad to tell' my experience
with Lydia E. Pinkbam's Vege
table Compound, for it made a dif
ferent girl of me. Tours Terr truly,
Hiss M. Cabtudos, 583 Whitehall St,
Atlanta, Ga." $booo ftrftH If nlilml tf
asaw htttf MW.f muMmms mmm frytSmtsi
ly forward and laying her hand lightly
upon his arm. The other hesitated.
"Yes, my child," he replied at length.
"I know him quite as well as any one.
I venture to say."
"Then then" She choked and bow
ed ber head, and the tears dropped si
lently.
The officer removed a glove and laid
a hand tenderly upon her hnir.
SUE BTK.PPED FORWARD QUICKLY.
"My child." lie said kindly, "wlin1
great sorrow has this war brouglr
you ?"
"Oh, sir," she sobbed pitifully, "he
is to die to die as n coward. But It is
a He, a nilchty falsehood. No man is'n
coward, sir, who loves his mother at
does he."
"He?" the officer replied. "Who, my
daughter?"
"l'auir snc cned. "1'nui Rogers! He
was a Boldler, sir. He fired his first
shot for his country along this very
rond here and nt Lexington. He help
ed to drive the British murderers back
to Bostou and has not laid down his
rifle since by day or night"
She paused a moment to control her
emotion, and then she continued:
"But he came home to sec his moth
er hlB mother who Is dying in the cot
tage wliSre you see the light down
tiiere In the valley. And the soldiers
came, Blr, and took him away, and he
is and he Is to die as n deserter."
"And you?" he asketL
"I was to have been his wife when
the war Is over," she answered meekly.
The officer's face grew grave, but he
did not reply. Drawing bis greatcoat
more closely about hltu, for the night
wind wos rising and the nir was grow-
lng chilly, be took the basket from the
girl's arm.
."Shall we not go down to the cot
tage?" he said. "I should like to see
this boy's mother."
The girl made no response, but again
placing the shawl over her head, she
walked beside him over the untrodden
snow. At 1be door she paused. .
"She does not know," she whispered,
The soldier nodded his head, and they
passed Into a room where an aged wo
man lay In the dim light of a tallow
dip.
When she saw the officer standing be
side the bed the sick one gave a Bud
den sob.
"Paul, Taul!" she cried.
"Nay, my good woninn," the soldier
replied, taking one of her thin, trein
bllng hands In both of Ills, "1 am not
Taul, but I am Paul s friend.
Tbo woman smiled proudly.
"Aye. Paul Is a hrove boy," she said,
"a brave boy ami o good and dutiful
son. It Is because there are so nmuy
bos s In the nriuv. sir. who are Eood ami
true ami imivc, like l'util that Uotl Wlh
bless us and General Washington wlli
be able to lead our forces to victory."
Courteously, yet tenderly, the officer
raised the aged woman's emaciated
hand to bis lips and kissed it.
"It Is, the brave boys in the field,"
he said "the brave boys whose patri
otism sustains them even though they
have not food or clothing to keep them
warm and the loyal, Christian, self
denying women at home who' will win
the victory that must Burely come. To
them more than to General Washing
ton Bhould be the honor and the glory."
., "Nay, nay," the woman made haste
to answer. , , "Upon General Washing
ton lies the entire crushing responsi
bility of the success of the conflict To
bun the country looks for guidance In
this hour of darkness. Hunger and
cold what are they, sir, compared to
the anguish that must nt times be
ill
HE FBE88BD THE BUFFEREB'S FINGERS TO
HlB LIPS.
Washington's? I think we Bhould all
be glad that we have sons 'to give to
our country In this time of need."
"True," the other said, "but what
could Washington accomplish without
the assistance, the devotion, the sacri
fices, of the volunteer soldiers and the
prayers of the loyal, God fearing wom
en at home?"
Again he pressed the sufferer's lin
gers to hlB lips and then abruptly turn
ed and walked to the door. The youn
ger woman followed him beyond Uu
thresbold. '
"Do you think, sir," Bhe faltered
"If if I should see General Washini
ton that that"
"My child," he said, not unklndli
"General Washington is about to stai
upon a long journey. All night long I
will be on the march, and by dttybrei:
he will be many, many miles fro
here."
For u brief Instant he paused, ai,
then, with stutoly courtesy, he uncoi
ered his bead and. bowing low, klssi
the tips of the girl's lluyors, then r
leased her hand and strode away in tl.
darkuess.
Scarcely an hour had passed when
familiar step was heard upon the pal
leading to the door of the cottage, urn
Paul Rogers hurst Into the room.
With a glad cry the girl threw her
self Into his arms. He kissed her fond
ly and pressed a letter Into ber band
then knelt beside the bed and took lib
mother's head In his arms nnd petted
her checks while Bhe laughed feebly.
Nervously breaking the seal of the
letter, the girl read the following, writ
ten in a heavy scrawl:
My Dear Child One who In the hour ot
zreat sorrow lias been strenathened and
encouraged by the knowledge of your love
and your patriotism returns to you, by
virtue of his pardon, him who Is dear to
you as your affianced nnd dear to me as
a brave soldier, for the son of such a
mother could never be a coward.
Q. WASHINGTON.
For several moments tho girl stood
motionless in the dim light of the tal
low llip. Thoji a tear dropped upon the
paper, and her Hps moved.
"God bless General Washington!' ,
Bhe said reverently.
Stuart's Portraits .
Of Washington
!
The "Stuart head" of Washington In
the Boston Atheiueuiu is-regarded as
the standard portrait of the great pa
triot. From it nearly a hundred copies
were made by Gilbert Stuart himself,
while innumerable replicas of It, some
of which pass
now as Stuarts,
have been paint
ed by lesser art
ists. It Is also
the source of
the most popu
lar engravings
of Washington
nnd has been
officially Indors
ed by the Unit
ed Stales gov
ernment, which
uses it on the
two ceut stamp.
This portrait
was. Stuart's
third attempt
OII.RERT STtTART.
to reproduce the features of bis illus
trious patron. Tho first portrait was
painted in .1705. Stuart was so dis
satisfied with it that he ultimately de
stroyed It, though It was considered
by others so excellent a likeness that
Lord Lausdowne commissioned Stuart
to paint him a full length portrait of
Washington, which he took to England,
Shortly after this Washington himself
asked Stuart to paint his portrait as
well as that of Mrs. Washington
Stuart, driven by the press of visitors
from his home In Philadelphia to a
country retreat In Gemiontown, trans
formed Ills barn Into a palming room
and It was there that Washington sir
for the so called Atheiuvum portrait.
Stuart, wllh Washington's consent, iv-
tamed tue original or tnis picturo ana
the Martha Washington head, making
copies for Mount Veruon, the where
abouts of which are not now known.
It was In 1704 that Mr. Stuart first
met General Washington, and from
that time be devoted his brush almost
entirely to his illustrious patron. ; The
number of portraits of Washington
which he made Is not known. He left
a Ust of thirty-nine portraits which be
had been commissioned to paint for
admirers of the presTdent at home and
abroad, but he also painted five full
length Washlngtona and twenty others
of different sizes, the proceeds of the
ale of which be Invested In an estate
In Pennsylvania. i
The originals of Washington and
Mr. Washington were sold after the
artlsf a death to an association of gen
tlemen, who presented them to the Boa
ton Atheneeum in 1633. They paid
Stuart's widow 1,600 for them. '
Gilbert Charles Stuart, the most emi
nent of America's portrait painters and
the rival of the greatest English artists
of his day, was born in Narragansett,
R. I., In 17S0, and died In Boston in
1828. He received bis first Instruction
from a Scotch artist named Alexander,
who took him to Edinburgh when he
was about eighteen. He subsequently
studied under. Benjamin West, In whose
family he 'lived for some time. In 1871
he set up as a portrait painter In Lon
don and achieved immediate fame. He
returned to America in 1703.
His Synpsvthy
For George
iA ExprMtwd by . Bwdtr)
By JOeTiNCOLN
Copyright. 1904, by Jo Liivcola
IEORGE WASHINGTON rt FattMi
Vtf 1 George.
lv read (he alory dire
Of how you froze at Valley Forge
With little, warmth or fire.
My lodjlnge are not fine or grand
They're four flight up. yu see
Fm owlnf aomethinj for them, and
1 sympathise with thee.
I know fust how you felt.jreaf man)
There'll be no heat for me.
I'll freeze until I pay my bill
1 eympathixe with thee.
I'LL FREEZE UNTIL Z PAY MT BILL.
YOUR food, they say, was poor and
bad.
The quantity w&i small ;
The luxuries were few you had
In fact, you'd none nt all.
My tea is weak, my steak is touh.
The milk is ptvle and blue,
And, worst of tvll. there's not enough
s' sympathize with you.
I know how thin you were, Jreal
George i
My board is overdue :
On fowl they dine it's "neck for
mine
I sympathize with you.
YOUR congress plotted for you:
fall .
Whene'er you turned about.
The friends you trusted most of all
Were those that sold you out.
IT'S "NECK" TOR MINE.
Down where the parlor organ groans
They're leering now at met
And She She's holding hands with
Jones
I sympathize with thee.
Oh, hard is misplaced Imal, rfreat
sire I
I owe her met a "V,"
And so She smirks al cheap younj
. . clerks
I sympathise with thee.
5', .
Y'tS, Father Georje, Fm moping hero,
, With hut your "Life" to read, .
While down below they laugh and eneei
Nor give me little heed. -.k
MY GRIP IB PACKED. .
But let them laugh I my grip is packed.
Sometimes when thipgs looked blue,
You slyly bemi a night retreat
I sympathise with you
A Cure For Eczema.
My baby bad eczema bo bad that its
head was a solid mass of Bcabs, and itB
balr ail came out, 1 tried many reme
dies but none seemed to do any per
manent good until I U6ed EeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. The Eczema is
cured, the ' seabs are gone and the
little one'e scalp is perfectly clean and
neaitny, ana its nair ib growing oeauu
fully again. I cannot give two much
nruiBfi to Daw Ufa Witch Hazel Salve.
Frank Farmer. Bluff Oitv. Kv. In
bnying Witch Hazel Salve look out for
counternts. uevvnt's is me .original
and the. only one containing" pure
Witch Hazel. The name E. C. DeWitt
& Co. is on every box. Sold by Unas,
Strang, druggist.
It Couldn't Stay Awir.
. The Poet I've been sending this
poem around for ten years, and it al
ways comes back I
His Friend Don't worry, old man;
you've discovered perpetual motion.
San Francisco Examii?r.
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One Minute Cough Cure gives relief
in one minute, because it kills the
microbe which tickels the mucous
membrane, causing the cough, and at
the same time clears the phlegm, draws
out the inflammation and heals and
soothes theaffeoted parts. One Minute
(Jougn (Jure strengthens ine Jungs,
wards off pneumonia and is a harmless
and never failing cure in all curable
cases of Couch, Coldb and Croup. One
Minute Cough Cure ie pleasant to
take, harmless and good alike lor young
and old. Sold by Cuas. Strang, drug
gist. Cafes In the II an gar I an Capital.
The trees and the cafes in Pest are
Parisian, only there are more trees
and more cafes, nnd in Pest the cafes
do not have a crowded existence. There
Is never the impression of a few tables
and a few chairs forced into a narrow
space. It seems as if, when the city
was laid out and when the 'buildings
were ' erected, special providence bad
been made for tables and shrubbery in
front of them in the Bame way that
space is calculated for gardens and
fountains and lakes In laying out an
exposition ground. If old Paris was
all on a bill on one side of the Seine
and new Paris had been bnilt since
1SG0 and the Parisian had the free life
of the gypsy In his heart and the Rus
sian's fondness for room whether out
doors or in and art and architecture
had flourished In Hungary for cen
turies,. there might be some reason foi
that comparison which frequently oc
curs to the hurrying tourist. Freder
ick Pnlmpr In Srrlbnera.
Nearly Forfeits His Life.
A runawav almost ending fatally.
started a horrible ulcer on the leg of J,
B. Orner, Franklin Gove, III. For four
years it defied all doctors and all re
medies. But Bucklen's Arnica Snlve
had do trouble to cure him. Equally
pood for Burns, Bruises. Skin Krup
tiocs and Piles. 26c at Chas. S.rang's
i Drug Store.
SOCIETIES OF MEDFORD
1. U. J I-. i.UUKU f"! uiwvm u J- v. '
hull t'verv Srttimlttv HI 8 I), m. Visiting broth
Or alvtiy wckvm'ti, J. E. lUY, N. Q.
J. w.iLawtun, Jtec. seo v
I O. n. R. Homiii Hirer Hnearanment. No.
80, mt'ets in I, O. 0. F. hull tlic Hucoiid and
lour Hi U imitftUuy oi each intuitu at t y.m
D.E.DAT.C. P.
H. B. Hakvev. Scribe.
Olive Rebekfth Lndiru No. 28. meets In I. O.
o. F. ball timt and tblrd Tuesdays of eacb
month, VUltlug slaters invited to attend.
FANNIE HASKINg, Kec. Beo. .
A. F. acin A. M. Meets flrBt Frldav on or be
foje full moon at 6 p.m., in Masonic hall.
n. jruKU.H, n. jn.
J. W. Lawton, Rec. Sec. '
K.'of F Talisman lodge No. 31. meets Mon
day evening at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers al
ways welcome. W. I. Vawtkk, 0. C.
MAHLOJt i-URDIH, K. 01 K. BOQ 0.
Knt&hts of the Maccabee-fr-TrlumDh Tent
No. 14, meets In regular review on the 1st and
3d Fridays of each month in A. O. U. W Hall at
7:30 p. m.'Viditing Sir Knights cordially In
vited to attend. A. B. Ellison, Commander.
w. t. york.;r. k.
A. O. U W.. Decree of Honor Esther laden
No. W, meets every 2d and 4th Wednesday
evening of each month, at A. 0. 0. W. ball.
Clarence Mcpherson, Rec
A. O. U. V. Lodee No. 98. meets evArv firui
and third Wendebdny lu the month at 8 p. m.
In tbelr boll in tbe Opera block. Visiting;
brothers Invited to attend. f
Vt . A. STEWART, M. W.
Abhael Hubbahd, Recorder.
F. U. of A. Med ford Lodtre No. 42. mpeta
every Tuesday evening In A. O. U. W. ban.
v. .inns rruierb luvuea to auenu.
Francis Jordan, P. M.
L. A. Jordan. Sec.
Woodmen of the World Camp No. 90. meets,
every Thursday evening In K. of F, hall.
Medford Oregon.
Frank Jordan c G.
W. n. Jackson, Clerk.
Chrysunthemum Circle No. 84, Women of
Woodcraft Meets second and fourth Tuesday
of each month at 7:30 p.m. in K. of F, half.
Visiting aisters invited.
Mrs. Ada Mhos, q. n.
Prue Angle, clerk.
W; R. C Chester A. Arthur corps No. 34.
meets first and third Wednesday of each,
month at 2 o'clock p.m., In Woodman's hall.
Visiting sisters invited.
Mrs. Ivan Humason, PreB.
Mrs. Hester Hartzell, Sec, . ,
0. A. R. Chester A. Arthur Post No. 47,
meets in Woodman's ball every first ami
third Wednesday night in each month at 7:30
Visiting Comrades cordially invited to attend.
D. R. ANDS.D8, Com.
F. M, Stewart, Adjutant.
W. C. T. V. Meets every other Thursday at
the Presbyterian church. -
. Mrs. Buck, President,
Mrs. J. Morgan, Secretary.
Fraternal Brotherhood Meets first and third
Friday evenlngsat 7:50 p, m., In tbelr hall in
K. of P. building, Mvdford. Oregon. Vsltlng
Sisters and Brothers cordially Invited.
E. E. Eads, Pres.
O. W. murphy, Secretary.
0. E. S. Reames Chapter, No. 66, meets sec
ond ar d fourth Wedncsuay's of each month at
Masonic Hall. Medford. Oregon. Visiting Sis
ters and Brothers always welcome.
Nellie Whitman, W, M,
Mrs. MATTiE Hutchison, Secretary.
A. O. F. Meets every Monday night at 7:30
p.m. InA.O. U W. hall. Vlnitlng Foresters
cordially welcomed. E. L. Guhnea, C R,
Jab. Stewart, Rec. Secy.
Uniform Rank, It. of P. Meet at the call of
tbe captain In X. of P. hall.
H. H. Howard, Captain.
B. L. Ei-woon, Recorder.
CHURCHES OF MEDFORD.
MethodiBt Episcopal Church W. B. Moore,
pastor. Preaobing every Sabbath at 11 a.m.
and 8:00 p.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m., D. T.
Lawton, supt. Class meeting follows
preaching service Sunday morning. Jullu
Meeker, leader. Epworth League at 7 :00 p. m..
George Foj, president. Regular prayer meev
lngs every Thursday evening at 8:00 p. m.
Ladies Aid Society every TueEday afternoon
Mrs. C. W. Con kiln, president. Junior Ep
worth League every Sunday at 3:00 p. m., Mrs.
Owen, superintendent. Missionary Society
meets first Friday In each month, Mrs. Char
lotte Hubbard. president.
Presbyterian Church Rev. w. F. Shields
pat tor. Preaching every Sabbath at 11 a. m
and 7 :30 p.m. Sunday school at 10 a. m., Jas,
Martin, Supt. Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.
Junior Christian Endeavor, 3 p. m. Every
Thursday prayer meeting, 8 p. m. First Tues
day evening of every month church social.
Second Tuesday every month, 2:30p. m., Mis
sion society. Fust and third Tuesdavs everv
month, 2:30 p. m.. Aid societv. Rev. W. F
puifi'i;.. riiMiir; .'iiss neuinu arner, tmpt.
S. S.; Miss Edith Van Dylie Superintendent
. C. E.; Kavid M. Day, Pres. S. C. E. i
Mrs. J G. Van Dyke, Pres. Aid society ; Mrs. J
W. Cox, Pres. Mission Soclery. -v
Christian church Corner of Sixth and 1
streets. Preaching every Lord's Day at II a.
m. and 3 p. m Sunday school at 10 n. m.
Prayet meeting every Thursday evening.
The peoplo welcome. E. A. Childs,. pastor.
Resides at tbe church.
Methodist Episcopal Church South Rev. M
L. Darby, pastor. Preaching every Sunday at
11 a. m. and evening; Sunday school at 10 a.m.;
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock ;
Woman's Home Mission Society meets first
Wednesday In each month at 3:80 p. m. Every,
one is cordially invited to all our service
Christian Science services are held every
Sunday mornine at eleven o'clock at the res--deuce
of . H. Dunham, of Talent. All are
welcome .
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
In the County Court, for tbe County of Jackson,
State of Oregon.
In the matter of the estate of W. F. Doran, de
ceased. hits been duly appointed and qualified as. ad
ministrator of the estate of W. F. Poran, de
ceased. All persons having claims against
said estate will present the same to me at my
residence near Central Point, Oregon, or at
the law office of W. I. Vawter, Medford, Ore
gon, with proper proof as by law nrovided,
whln .It mnnllit (rnm lha ifat nt h. Arc!-.
publication of thbj notice, the first publication
being Friday, December, 25tb, 1903.
h. E. Van Vliet,
Administrator of the estate of W. F. Doran,,.
deceased.
W. I. VAWTSR,attorney
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior TT. S. Land Office
ROSBRURO, URFOOlf,
, , February 6. 1904, f
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed In tbls office by O. O, Lucd, contestant,
acalnst homestead entrvNo. 191M. made Oct.
21, 19i2, for lot No. 7 in seotioh 6 and lots 1, 8, 3.
section 7. township 82 south, range 2 east, by
Ererett Ewlngs. contestee, in which U Is al
leged tbat srld Everett Ewtogs has not estab
lished his residence on the land, that he
has made no effort to cultivate or imnmvn
the same, and tbat he has abandoned the
Raid land.havlngbeenabsentwitbout obtain
ing leave for a period of more than six months
last past' said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m., on March 2o,
IMM before A. S. Bliton, U. S. Commissioner, at
Medford, Oregon, (and that final hearing will
be held at 10 o'clock a m., on April 1, 1904,
before) the Register and Receiver at the Called
States land office in Roseburg, Oregon.
The said contestant having, in a proper affl
davit, filed Februarv 1. 1904. set forth farts
I wincnunowinai aner aue aingence personal
! service of this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
, be given by due and proper publication'
1 J, H. Boom, Receiver.