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ABNER I
DANIEL
By WILL N. HAK.BEN
Author of "(l(lir
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CONTINUED FHO.M LAST WKEK.
CHAPTER y.
THE following Saturday Alan
went to Darley, as be fre
quently did, to epead Bandar.
On such vlBlta be usually
tayed at the Johnston House, a great,
old fusbloned brick building tbat bad
eurvlved the civil war and remained
untouched by tbe shot and shell that
hurtled over It during that dismal pe
riod when most of the population had
"rcfugucd farther south." It bad four
stories uml was too big for tbe town,
which could boast of only 2.000 Inhab
itants, one-third of whom were black.
Ildwevef, Tiie smallues? of The town
,wuh In the hotel's favor, for In a place
vhc'rj no one would huvo pntronlztUji
"second class liotcT (Tpposlliou would
have died a natural dcutli. The genial
proprietor and his fumlly were of the
best bloody and the Johnston House
(Wan a sort of social clubhouse where
"iiic church people held their ufluirs
mid tho loss serious element gave
duuceB. To bo admitted to the hotel
Without having to pay for one's dinner
iwas tho lialhnark of social approval.
It was ucur the ancient looking brick
car shed, under which the trains of
two main lines run, and a long Freight
(warehouse of the Bame date and archi
tecture. Arouud the hotel were clus
tered the chief lliiiinelul enterprises of
the town Its stores, postottlce, banks
and a hall for theatrical purposes.' Dar
ley wbb the sent of its county, and an
other relic of the duys before the war
,was Its courthouse. The principal side
walks were paved with brick, which In
places were damp and green and some
times raised above tbclr common level
by tbe undcrgrowlng roots of the syc
amore trees that edged the streets.
In the office of the hotel, just after
registering his name, Alan met bis
friend Itayburn Miller, for whose busi
ness ability, It may bo remembered,
Abuer Daniel had such high regard,
lie waa a flno looking man of thirty
three, tall and of athletic build. He
had dark eyes and hair and a ruddy,
outdoor complexion.
"Hello!" he said cordially. "I thought
you might get in today, so I cuine
round to boo. Sony you've taken a
room. 1 wanted you to sleep with me
, tonight. Sister's gone, and no one Is
there but the cook. Hello, I must be
careful. I'm drumming for business
right under Simford's nose."
"I'll make you stay with mo to make
up for It," said Alan as the clerk be
hind the counter laughed good uutured
ly over tile allusion to himself.
"Warned If 1 don't think about It,"
said Miller. "Come round to the of
fice. 1 want to talk to you. 1 reckon
you've got every plow going such
weather as this."
"Tih1i my horse out of the field to
drive over," said Alan as they went
out and turned down to a side street
where there was a row of law olliees,
all two roomed buildings, single sto
ried, built of brick and bearing but
tered tin signs. One of these buildlngB
was Miller's, which, like all Its fellows,
had Its door wide open, thus Inviting
all the lawyers In the "row" and all
students of law to enter and borrow
books or use the ever open desk.
ltayhuru Miller was a man among
ten thousand In his class. Just after
being graduated at the slate university
he was admitted to the har and look
up the practice of law. Ho could un
doubtedly have made his way at this
atone, had not oilier and more absorb
ing talents developed within him. Hav
ing had a few thousand dollars left
lit ill at his father's death, he began to
utilize tills capita! In "note shaving"
BLACK -DRAUGHT
STOCK and
POULTRY
El
Stwk and poultry h;tv few
troulilt's wliirli an- not ln-wi nnd
liver invirulari ties. H 1 :ic k
l-nwight Stuck and Poultry Medi
cine is n bowel uud liver remedy
for stoo'i. U puts tho oiiraim of
die-ition ii a perleet condition.
Prominent Auiernan breeders and
farmers ':eeptheir herds anil fbvks
healthy by i;i viiiu them an oea
siunal do. it' Hlack-1 rauj;ht Stock
and Poultry Medicine in their
food. Any ntock raiser may Imya
'ivcont half-pound air-tight can
of this lncd.i'ine from his dealer
and keep his stock in vigorous
health for week, healers pener
ally keep P'l;t'.k-Irauuht Stock and
Poultry Medicine. It yours does
not, send '2t cents for a aamnle
can to the m:i: ifucturera, 'I ho
Ohattttiiooua Medicine Co., Chat
tanxitfa. Tenn.
Rochbu.b, 0. .'an. 30, 1WT
Mack-Draught Stock and Poultry
McHlK'ine l tho best ievcrtried. Our
took was lot 'kin ir tint) when ymi tent
me tho medicine and now they lire
Rotting no fine, They aro looking
par oont. hotter.
s. p. mtocKiNaroN.
ana other metnocia or turning fi
money for a tiandBome profit furnlrshed
by the unsettled con Uit long, tbe Uijk
ond locality. lie goon became an adept
In many linen of speculation, unU as lie
waa remarkubly shrewd and cautious
It la not to be wondered at tbat be ttoon
accumulated quite a fortune.
"Take a Beat" be Bald to Alan as
Jbey went Into the office, and be threw
himself Into the revolving cbalr at bis
littered dunk. "I want to talk to you.
I suppoBo you are In for' some fun.
Tbe boys are getting up a dance at the
hotel, and they want your dollar to
help pay tbe band Ifs a good one
this time. They've ordered it from
Chattanooga. . It will be down on the
7:81. Got a match?"
Alan had not, and Miller turned bla
bead to tbe open door. An old negro
happened to be paBBing, with an az on
bis shoulder.
"Heigh, there, Uncle Ned!" Miller
called out
The negro had passed, but be beard
his name called, and he came back
and looked In at tho door.
"Want nie, Marse Hayburn?"
"Yes, you old Ream p. Get me a
match of I'll bboot the top of your
bead ofrV
"All right, suh; all right, Marse Ray
burn I"
"You ought to know him," Bald Mil
ler, with a smile as the negro hurried
Into the adjultilng oil Ice. "His wife
cooks fur Colonel Jiarclny. He might
It'll you If .Miss Dolly's going tonight,
but I know she is. l'Vank Ilillliouse
cheeked her name off tho list, and I
heard him Fay she'd accepted. Ity the
way, that fellow will do to wutch. I
think he and the colonel are pretty
thlckV'
"Will you never let up on that?"
Alan asked, with a Mush,
"I don't know that I shall," laughed
Kayburn. "It seems so funny to see
you In love, or, rather, to see you think
you are."
"I have never said I was," said Alan
sharply.
"But you show It so blamed plain,"
said Miller.
"Here 'tis, Marse Ray burn. Morse
Trabue said you could have a whole
box ef you'd put up wid sulphur ones."
Miller took the matches from the out
stretched hand and tossed a cigar to
Alan. "Say, Uncle Ned' be asked,
"do you know that gentleman?" Indi
cating Alan with a nod of bis head.
A quizzical look dawned In the old
negro's eyes, nnd then he gave a re
sounding guffaw and shook all over.
"I reckon 1 know his boss, Marse
Itayburn," he tittered. s
"That's a good one on you, Alan,"
laughed Miller. "He knows your 'boss.'
I'll have to spring that on you when I
see you two together."
As the negro left the ofllce Mr. Tra
bue leaned In the doorway, holding his
battered silk hat in his baud and mop
ping his perspiring face.
He nodded to Alan and said to Mil
ler. "Do you want towrlte?"
"Not any more for you, thanks," said
M I Her. "I ha vc the backache now
from those depositions I made out for
you yesterday."
"Oh, I don't mean that," the old
lawyer nsstired him, "but I had to
borrow yore Ink Just now, an', sccln'
you at yore desk, I thought you might
need it."
"Oh, If 1 do," Jested Miller, "I can
buy another bottle at the bookstore.
They pny me a commission on the Ink
1 furnish tbe row. They let me have it
cheap by the ease. AVbot stumps me
Is that you looked in to Bee If I needed
it. You are breaking the rule, Mr.
Trabue. They generally make me hunt
for my otllee furniture when I need It.
They've borrowed everything I have
except my iron safe. Their Ignorance
of tbe combination, its weight and
their coullrmed laziness nro all that
saved It."
When the old lawyer had gone, the
two friends sat and smoked in silence
for several minutes. Alan was study
ing Miller's face. Something told him
that the news of his father's disaster
had reached him and that Miller was
going to speak of it. He was not mis
taken, for the lawyer soon broached
the subject.
"I've been Intending to ride out to
see you nlinost every day this week."
he said, "but business has always pre
vented my leaving town."
"Then yon have heard"
"Yes. Alan, I'm sorry, but It's nil
over the country. A man's bad luck
spreads as fast as good war news. 1
heard it the next day after your fa
ther returned from Atlanta, and saw
the whole thing in a flush. The truth
Is. Perkins had the cheek to try his
scheme on me.' I'm the tirst taru-ot of
every scoundrel who has something 1o
sell, and I've leanivd many of their
tricks. I didn't listen to all he had to
say, but vox rid of him as soon as I
could. You must not Ida me the old
man. As I see it now. it was a most
plausible scheme, a:::! the shame of It
Is that no one can be handled for It.
Your father will have to -Tin and hem
It. He really didn't pay a fabulous
price for the 1u:m1, iit.d if he were in a
condition to hold on to it for, say.
twenty-tivo ,w..tv he m'rVt not lose
money. Hut who can do that sort ot
thing? 1 have acres and acres of
mountain land offered me at a much
lower figure, but what little money
I've made has been made by turning
my capital rapidly. Have you seen
Dolly since It happened?"
"No; not for two weeks," replied
Alan. "1 went to church with her
Sunday before last and hove not seen
her since. 1 was wondering If she had
heard about It."
"Oh, yes: she's heard it from the colo
nel. It may surprise you. but the
thing has rubbed him the wrong way."
"Why, 1 don't understand," exclaimed
Alan, "lias he"
"The old man has had about 2,000
acres of land over uear your father's
purchases, and It seems that he was
closely watchinir all your father's deals
ana, in spite or nis juagmenr to tne
contrary, Mr, IJlsbop's confidence in
thut Bort of real estate has made him
put o higher vuluutlon on his holdings
over there. So you see. now thut your
father's mistake Is common talk, he la
forced to realize a big slump, and he
wants to blame some one for It 1
don't know but that your father or
some one else made blm an offer for
his land, which he refused. Bo you see
Jt Is only uutural for blm to be dis
gruntled." "I nee," said Alan. "I reckon you
beard tbat from Mist Dolly?'
Miller smoked slowly.
"Yes" after a pause "I dropped In
there night before last, and she told
me about It Bbe'a not one of your
surface creatures. She talks sensibly
on all sorts of subjects. Of course
she's not going to show her heart to
me, but she couldn't hide the fact tbat
your trouble was worrying her a good
deal. I think she'd tike to see you at
the ball tonight Frank Hillhouse will
give you a dance or two. He's going
to be bard to beat. He's the most at
tenttve follow I ever ran neross. He'e
got a new buggya regular hug-ine-tight-and
q high stepping Kentucky
mare for the summer campaign. He'll
have some money at his father's death,
and all the old women say he's the
best catch in town because he doesn't
drink, has u Sunday school class and
will have money. We nre all going to
wenr evening suits tonight. There nre
some girls from Itome visiting Ilattle
Alexander, and we JpuJvtiyt them to
smell hay In our hair. You know how
the boys are. Unless all of us wear
splketails no one will; so we took a
vote on It, nnd we'll be on a big dike.
There'll be a devilish lot of misfits.
Those who haven't suits are borrowing
In all directions. Frank Buford will
rig out in Colonel Day's antebellum
toggery. Did you bring yours?"
"It happens to be at Parker's shop,
being pressed," sold Alan.
"I've hod three In the last six years,"
laughed Miller. "You know how much
larger Todd Selman Is than I am. He
burst one of mine from collar to waist
lost summer at the Springs. I can't
refuse 'em, God bless 'em! Jeff Rig
ging married In my best Prince Al
bert last week and spilled boiled cus
tard on It, but he's got a good wife
and a fair job on a railroad In Ten
nessee now. I'd bare given blm the
coat, but he'd never have accepted It
and been mad the rest of his life at
my offer. Parker said somebody had
tried to scrape the custard off with a
sharp knife and that he had a lot of
trouble cleaning It. 1 wore the coat
yesterday aud felt like I was going to
be married. Todd must have left soim
of bis shivers In it. I reckon that's n
near as I'll ever come to the hitching
post."
Just then a tall, thin man entered.
He wore a rather threadbare fro-l
coat, unevenly bound with braid, an:
had a sallow, sunken aud rather Ion,
face. It was Samuel f'tvitr. one of t!i
two private bunkers of the town. IU
was about sixty years of age and ha
a pronounced stoop.
"Hello:" be said pleasantly. "Yo
young bloods are a-goln' to play Bunts"
with the gals' hearts tonight, 1 reckon.
I say, go it while you are young. Hay
burn, 1 want to get one of them iron
r
"IhUor' he mid plctwanUii.
chid mortgage blanks. I've got a fel
ler that Is disposed to wiggle, an' 1
want to tie him up. The Inventor of
that form is a blessing to mankind."
"Help yourself," smiled Miller. "1
was Just telling Mr. Trabue that I was
running a stationery store, and If 1 was
out of anything In the line I'd order It
for him."
The banker laughed good humored ly
as he selected several of the blanks
from the drawer Itayburn had opened
in the desk.
"1 hope you won't complain as much
of hard times as Jake I'ituer does," he
chuckled. "I passed his store the other
day, where he was stnndin' over some
old magazines that he'd marked down.
"'How's trade?' I asked Mm. 'It's
gone clean to thedogs.'hesald.and I no
ticed he'd been drinking. 'I'll give you
a sample of my customers,' he went on.
'A feller from the mountains come in
Jest now an asked the price of these
magazines. 1 told him the regular
price was 2o cents apiece, but I'd
marked em down to live. He looked
nt 'em for about half an hour an' then
said he wasn't goln' out o' town till
sundown an' believed he'd take one If
I'd read it to blm.' "
Crnlg laughed heartily ns he finished
the story, and Alan and Miller joined
In.
"I want you to remember that yarn
when you get :o .overciuvkitf on me."
said Craiii jotiniily. "1 Was ,it:s; tv
ticln' this morula' that you have
drawn more cnan your uepunu. -
"Over-chucked?" said Miller. "You'll
think I have when all my checks get
In. I mailed a dozen today. They'll
slide In on you In about a week, and
you'll telegraph Bradstreet'B to know
how I stand. This Is a flue banker,"
Miller went on to Alan, "He twits me
about overchecklug occasionally. Let
me tell you Bometblug. Lust year 1
happened to have $10,000 on my bauds
waiting for a cotton factory to begin
operations down In Alabama, and, as
I bad no Idea when the money would
be called for, I placed It with his nibs
here 'on call.' Things got In a tangle
at tbe mill, and they kept waiting, and
our friend here concluded I bud given
It to blm."
"I thought you bad forgotten you
had It," said Craig, wltb another of
hiB loud, Infectious laughs.
"Anyway," went on Miller, "I got a
sudden order for the nmount and ran
In on him on my way from tbe post
office. I made out my check and Btuck
tt under his nose. Great Scott! You
ought to have seeu him wilt. I don't
believe he had half of it In the house,
but he had teu million excuses. He
kept me waiting two duys and hustled
around to beat the baud. He thought
I was going to close him up'
"Thutwttfl a close Bhnvet" admitted
CrnigT "Never mind ubout the over
checking, my buy. Keep It up. If it
Will help you. You are doing altogeth
er too much business with the other
bank to suit me nnyway."
CHAPTER VI.
HE young people assembled
slowly at the dance that even
ing. Toward dark It bad be
gun ruining, and, according
to custom, two livery stable carriages,
called "hacks," were engaged to con
vey all the couples to and from the ho
tel. Everything In life Is relative, and to
young people who often went to even
lesB preteutlous entertainments this
affair waa rather Impressive In Its ele
gance. Lamps Bhone everywhere, and
bunches of candles bluzed and sput
tered In nooks bung about with ever
greens. The girls were becomingly at
tired in light evening gowns, and many
of them were good looking, refined and
graceful.' All were soft Bpoken and
easy In tbetr manners and either wore
or carried flowers. The evening suits
of the young men were well In evi
dence and more noticeable to the wear
ers themselves than they would have
been to a spectator used to convention
al style of dress. They could be seen
In nil stages of Inadaptability to fig
ures too large or too small, and even
after the dance began there were sev
eral swaps and a due amount of con
gratulation on the Improvement from
tbe appreciative fair sex. The young
lady accompanying each young man
hail pinned a small bouquet on his
lapel, so that It would have been Im
possible to tell whether n man had a
natural taste for flowers or was the
willing victim to n taste higher than
his own.
Itayburn Miller and Alan sat smok
ing and talking In the room of the
latter till half past 1) o'clock, and then
they went down. As a general rule,
young men were expected to escort
ladles to dunces when the young men
went ut all, but Alan was often ex
cused from bo doing on account of liv
ing In the country, and Miller bad
broken down every precedent in that
respect and never Invited n girl to go
with him. He atoned for this short
coming by contributing most liberally
to every entertainment given by the
young people, even when he was out
of town. He used to say he liked to
graze and nibble at such things and
feel free to go to bed or business at
will.
As tho two friends entered the big
parlor Alan espied the girl about whom
be had been thinking all day. She was
seated hi one of the deep, lace cur
tained windows behind tbe piano.
Frank Ilillhuuse was Just presenting
to her a faultlessly attired traveling
salesman. At this juncture one of the
floor mnnntrers with a white rosette on
bis lapel called Miller away to ask bis
advice about some details and Alan
turned out of the parlor into the wide
corridor which ran through the house.
He did this in obedience to another
unwritten law governing Hurley's so
cial Intercourse - that it would be hn
polite for a resident gentleman to In
trude himself upon a strait srer who
had just been introduced to a lady. St.
he went down to the ground floor and
strolled into the otiiee. li was full of
tobacco smoke and a tbrotm of men.
some of whom were from the country
and others from the town drawn to
the hotel by tbe festivities. From the
otMeo a door opened Into a bar ami
billiard room, whence came the click
ing of ivory balls aud the grounding
of cues. Another door led Into the
large dining room, which had been
cleared of its tables that It might be
used for dancing. There were a sawing
of Addles, tbe twanging of guitars, the
Jingle of tambourines and the groan
ing of a bass viol. The musicians,
black nnd yellow, occupied chairs on
one of the taldes, which had been
placed against the wall, nnd one of
the floor managers was engaged In
whittling parattln candles over tbe
floor nnd rubbing It In with his feet.
Seeing what be was doing, some of
the young men, desirous of trying their
new patent leather pumps, came in
and began to waltz singly and In cou
ples. When everything was In readiness,
the floor manager piloted the dancers
downstairs. From the ottice Alan saw
them filing Into the big room and tak
ing seats in the chairs arranged against
tbe walls on nil sides. He saw Frank
Hillhouse and Dolly ltarelay sit down
near the band: the sab'sman had dis
appeared. A hin threw his cigar away
nnd won srr;ti!.t v.t ht r.
"Mlt. !i-r you :n" laughed Frank
llilllieuve as' .!;t:i s!:oo!; huir.h with
her. "I told M:s Dollv coming uu
Another club woman, Mrs1
Haute, of Edgerton, Wis., tells
how she was cured of irregulari
ties and uterine trouble, terrible
pains and backache, by tbe use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
"Dear Mrs, Pinkham: A while
ago my health began to fail because of
female troubles. The doctor did not
help me. I remembered that my mother
had used Lyrtia E. IMnkhum's
Vegetable Compound on many oc
casions for irregularities and uterine
troubles, and I felt euro that it could
Dot harm me at any rate to give it a
trial.
" I was certainly glad to find that
within a week I felt much better, the
terrible pains in the back and side
were beginning to cease, and at the
time of menstruation I did not have
nearly as serious a time as heretofore,
so I continued Its use for two months,
and at the end of that time I was like
a new woman. I really have never
felt better in my life, have not had a
sick headache since, and weigh 20
pounds more than I ever did, so I un
hesitatingly recommend your medi
cine." Mrs, Mat Hauls, Edgerton,
Wis. .Pres. Household Economics Club.
$5000 fotftll If original of abtH Mtm roMla$
futtn$t uimot produt4.
that the west wlhd wouia mow you
this wayv and when I bow Hay Miller
JuBt how 1 knew you'd struck the
town."
"It wasn't exactly the wind,' replied
Alan. "I'm afraid you will forget ffi'e
If I stay on the farm all the time."
"Wo certainly are glad to have you."
smiled Miss ltarelay.
"I knew she'd say that I knew It.
I knew It," said Hillhouse. "A girl
can always think of nicer things to
say to n feller than bis rival can. Old
Squire Trabue was teasing me the oth
er day about how hard you was to
beat, Bishop, but I told hlin the bigger
the war tbe more victory for some
body, and, as the feller said, I tote fair
and am abovoboard."
Alan greeted this with on all but vis
ible shudder. There was much in his
dignified bearing and good appearance
to commend him to the preference of
any thinking woman, especially when
contrasted to Hillhouse, who was only
a little taller than Dolly and was show
lug himself even at a greater disad
vantage In his unrefined allusions to
his uud Alan's attentions to her. In
deed Alan was sorry for the spi-etacle
the fellow was ui..l:.ng of himself and
tried to pass it over.
"I usually come In on Saturdays," he
explained.
"That's true," said Dolly, with one
of her rare smiles.
"Yes" Hillhouse took another head
er Into forbidden waters "he's about
Joined your church, they tell me."
Alan treated this with nn Indulgent
smile. He did not dislike Hillhouse.
but he did not admire him. and he had
never quite liked bis constant atten
tions to Miss ltarelay. Hut it was an
aekiiowledged fact among the society
girls of Hurley that if a girl refused to
go out with any young man in gwul
standing it was not long before she
was left at home oftener than was
Vh'.-isnnt. P"11y was easily the best
looking girl in the room not perhaps
the most daintily pretty, but she pos
sessed a beauty whieh strength of
diameter and intelleet alone could give
to a face already well featured. Fven
her physical beauty alone was of that
texture which gives the beholder an
agreeable sense of solidity. She was
I well formed, above medium height.
had a beautiful neck and shoulders,
dark gray eyes and abundant golden
brown hair.
".May I see your card?" asked Alan.
"I came early to secure at least one."
At this Frank Hillhouse burst out
laughing, aud she smiled up at Alan.
"He's been teasing me all evening
about the predicament I'm In." she ex
plained. "The truth Is, I'm not going
to dance at all. The presiding elder
happened In town today on his way
through aud is at our house. You
know how bitter he is against church
members dancing. At first mamma
said I shouldn't come n step, but Mr.
Hillhouse and I succeeded In getting
up a compromise. I can only look on.
But my friends are having pity on me
and filling my card for what they call
stationary dances."
Alan laughed as he took the card,
whieh was already almost filled, and
wrote his name In one of the blank
spaces. Some one called Hillhouse
away, and then nn awkward silence
fell upon them. For the first time
Alan noticed a worried expression on
her face.
"You have no buttonhole bouquet."
she said, noticing his bare lapel.
"That's what you get for not bringing
a girl. Let me make you one."
"I wish you would." he said thought
fully, for as she began to search among
her flowers for some rosebuds and
leaves he noted again tbe expression
of countenance that bad already puz
zled him.
CONTIM'KH ON PA0E THREE.
u
SOCIETIES OF MEDFOBD
I. O. O. P. Lodge No. S3, meetB in I. O. O. P.
ball every Saturday at 8 . ui. VUiilng broth
er always welL'uiue. J. E. 1AY, N. U.
J. W. Lawton, Hvc. Sec.
I O. O. P. Rogue R ver Encampment, No.
30, meets In I, O. O F. liu'l tbe Fecoud aud
fourth Weilnetday of tacL n.ii'iti at 8 p.m
D. . DAT, C. P.
11, H. Hahvey, Scribe.
Olive Re belt an Lodge No. m.ets tu I. O.
o. F. ball first and mini Tuesdays ot ach
month. VlHitiug Bltueca tuv'eu o attend
GEKTKUOB 'VlLtfON. K 0. .
Fannie II ask ins, Kec. Beo.
A. F. adn A. H. MeetB first Friday uu or te
foje full ui ooii at 8 p. m in Masonic tiali.
M.PUKDIti, W. M
J, W. Lawton, Bee. Sec.
K.of F Talliman lodge No. 31. meots Mon
day evening at 8 p. ra. Vliltlng brotuere al
ways welcome. W. I. Vawteb, C. C.
JdAHLON I'URDIN, K. Ol R. atld S.
KnlvhtB of the Maccabeei. Triumph Tent
No. 14, meets in reRular review on the UI and
3d FridayH ot each month In A. O. U. W Hall at
7:30 p. ra. Vlalltng Sir Knights cordially in
vited to attend. A. B. Ellison, Commander.
W.T. YoKK, K. K.
A.O. U. W., Degree ol Honor Esther lodge
No, M, meets every 1st and 3d WedneHilajy
evening ol each month, Ht A. O. U. W hall.
Mats. Doha Woous, U. ol H.
CLARENCE McPllEHSON, Rec.
A. 0. D. W. Lodge No. 8, meets every first
and third Wondesday In the month at b p. m.
In their hull In the Opera block.. Visiting
brothers Invited to attend.
W. A. STEWAItT, M. W.
A sua el HUUiiard, Recorder.
F. U. of A. Med ford Lodge No. 42. mneta
every Tuesday evening In A. O. U. W. hall.
Vi.'ftiug Fritters luvited to attend.
FltANCJB JoltDAN, P. M',.
L. A. JOHUAN. See.
Woodmen of the World Camp No; 90. meets
every Thursday evening in K. of P, hall.
Medford Oregon.
Fuank Jordan C. C
V. B. Jackson, Clerk.
Chrysunthemum Circle No. 84, Women ot
Woodcraft Meets second and fourth Tuesday
or each month at 7:30 p.m. In K. ol P. bulL
Visiting sisters Invited.
Mrs. Ada Mima G.
Prue ANOLBi Clerk.
W. R. C Chester A. Arthur corps No. 84.
meetB first and third Wednesday of eaeb,
month at 2 o'clock p.m., In Woodman's halL
Visiting sisters invited.
Mks. ivan Homabon, Pres.
Mrs. Hester Hartzell, Seo.
G. A. R. Chester A. Arthur Post No. 47,
meets in Woodman's ball every first SDd
third Wednesday night in each month at 7:30
Visiting Comrades cordially Invited to attend.
D. R, ANDRUS, Com.
F, M. Stewart, Adjutant.
W. C. T. U. MeetB every other Thursday at
the PreBbyterian church.
Mhf. Buck, President.
Mhs. J. Moboas, Secretary.
Fraternal Brotherhood Meets firBt aud third
Friday evenings at 7:50 p. in., in their hall in
K.of P. building, Mtdford. Oregon. V'sitlng
Sisters and Brothers cordially invited.
b. E. Eads, Pres.
O. W. Muiti'ttv, Secretary.
O. K. S. Retimes Chapter, No. 60, meets sec
ond und fourth Wcdnusauy'N ol each month utr.
MnKontcHall. Medford. Oregon. Visiting Sis
ters and Brothers always welcome.
Nellie Whitman, W. M.
Mrs. Mattie Pickel Secretary.
A. O. F. Meets every Monday night at
p. m. in A. O. U W. hall. Visiting Forestero
cordlally welcomed. K. L. Ouilnka, C R,
. as. Stewaht, Kec. Secy.
Uniform Rank, K. of P. Meet at the call of
tbe captain In K. of P. ball.
H. H. Howard, Captain,
E. L. Elwood, Recorder.
OHUBOHES OF MEDFOBD.
Methodist Episcopal Churcn W. B. Moore,
pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at 11 a.m.
and 8:t0 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.. D. T.
Lawton. fupt. Class meeting follows
preaching scrvlre Sunday morning. Juliu
Meeker, leadtr. Epworth League at 7:00 p. m.,
George Fox. president. Regular prayer meet
tugs every TlmisihiV -veiling at 8:00 p. m.
LadteB Aid Society every Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. C. W. Conkiln. president. Junior Ep
worth Leak-iie rvery Sunday nt 3:00 p. m.. Mrs.
( i wen, cupi'iiniecdent. Missionary Society
mew first Friday in each month, Mrs. Char
lotte Hubbard, president.
Presbyterian Churcn Rev. W. F. Shields
pah tor. Preuching every Sabbath at 11a. in
and 7 :30 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m., J (is.
Martin, Supt. Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.
Junior Christian Kndravor, 3 p. in. Ever?
Thursday prayer meeting, S p. m. First Tnes
day evening of every month church social.
Second TucmIuv every month, 2::50 p. in., Mis
si on soeietv. Hist and third Tuesdays every
month, p. m.. Aid socfetv. Rev. W, F.
Shields. 1'nstnr: Miss Uculiih Warner, Supt.
S. S. ; Miss Edith Van Hvke Superintendent
'. C. Puvid M. liiv. Pres. S. V. E. j
Mrs. J G. Vmi 1'vkc. Pres. Aldsocietv; Mrs. J
W. Cox, Pres. MUshm .Society.
Christum church Comer ot Sixth and 1
streets.. Preaching every Lord's Day at 11 a.
m. and S p. m Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Prayei meeting every Thursday evening.
The people welcome. E. A. Cbikls, pastor.
Resides at the church.
Methodist Episcopal Church South Rev. M
L. Darby, pastor. Preaching every Sunday at
11a. m. and evening: Sunday Retool at 10 n. m.;
PravermeellngThnrsday evening ntS o'clock;
Woman's Home Mission Society meets first
Wednesday In each monlh at 3:80 p. m. Every
one is cordially Invited to all our services
Christian Science service- are held every
Sunday mornlne -it eleven o'clock at the res
denceofE. H. Dunham, of Talent. All are
welcome.
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior 1. S. Land Oflioo.
RosCbnrp. Oregon, April ti, liHU.
A siifficent contest nllldavii having been
filed In this ofllce by Allied M. Chri.-tie, con
teslant, against homestead entry No. 1'JVI,
made June JO, 1W3, for e -j, s e n w )4. s e
n e s w -4'. section 2.1, township 32 s, ranse 3
east, tiv Theodore G. Langguth, conies tee", in
which it is alleged that Theodore G. Langguth
fcns abandoned said homestead for a period of
more than six months last past ; that the snld
enli yman has made no improvements whntso
ever upon said hemestend: that he has not
been upon the land since a time prior to mak
ing his filing thereon. Said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m., on
Mav 35, 1904, before A. 8. BIHon, U. 3. Commiss
ioner, at bis ofllce in Medford, Oregon, and
that final henrlrg will be held at 10 o'clock a.
m., on June fi, 1904. before) the Reelstcr and
Receiver at the United Slates Land Ofllce Id
Roseburg, Oregon.
The said contestant bavin, in a proper affi
davit, filed March 7, 1901, set forth fads wbh
show tbat alter due diligence 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.
J. U. Booth, Receiver.
Robbed trie Grave.
A Btartltnp incident Is uurrateJ by
Jolio Oliver, of Philadelphia, as fol
lows: "I wa io an awful condition.
Mv skin was almost vellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in back
and side, no appetite, growinn weaker
dv by day. Three physicians had
given me up. Then I was advised to
use Electric Bitters: to my ureal joy,
the first bottle made a decided improve
ment. I continued their use for three
weeks and am now a well man. I know
they robbed the crave of another vic
tim." No one should fail to try them.
Only 5o cent, puaranteed, at Chas.
Stra-ng'-f drug store.