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THE FORBIDDEN I PATH ' By IZOLA FORRESTER .: Coputl-Jlit. 11)04. by Izok Pomstei... "It' ii perfect fllmmo. Look at that Iiiwii! Cut rllit HtrnlBlit across from the Much to the Khlewalk, us If we kept a llltle t'UuIn kuuv of t-lepuiiutB trottlug over It. I won't have It, Nell! I'll turn the hose on those boyn!" "Jon't; Jubber over It, Kit You'll onljj not all rod. and warm and funny, uikImiuji' one uuiy Iwaryou." ,...,. ' Kit Biowled Uellanlly at the hroud buy window of the houoe next door. Ti.e: KlitiuVs were lowered and the blind half elOHOd. On one window Bill a iilunip tortolae hIipII eat'diaeU coiitfortuhly. Teace evidently reljjuml Within, and It w:in the hubltutlou of Ue eneiuy. '" - r "ijiloii't earn who hears mo. ever heara"r- .Kit raised ,her Wbo- V0h:0 ever no little, Just enoiiKh to carry over Hie tortoise sneii eat,, Injut know all about It anyway riiey How Would they like It If we tranipfed paths ull over their lawn day and night "TJit'i'e comes one of them." Nell piiure:! In her rnvwiln;,' on the little vine .covered porch and waited nii.xloua )y. j".S'ow. don't be huffy, Bis." ,- Kit snt Imiiioviilile, In the dandelion starred Kniss and watched the coming JinyVwlUi tflMipprovliiK, nioniicliiK eyes, lie -was rather a nice buy to look at. too KoKiewliere around llftepii, and he Whistled as he came ulurijr the sMe walk In front of the Norton cottage. Thef" was a break In the low box Lc....c. i..;...e l.y vandals, but this van dal .disdained It and added. Insult to Injury by Itmiplng.ovor the hedne and boiilly Blurting across the path..' "liow do, Miss' Norton?" he' called cheerily. "1'retty hot today, Isn't It?" "Kay, Ilck Mel-cuii, we don't want you-, three boys tramping over our lawn." Kit spoke with dignity and severity, "it makes a regular beaten path all the way to your lllucs, and think you could use your owu lawn If you want to make a checkerboard on the grass." flick halted midway on the forbid den way uud looked at Its undevIatlnE cukitc of barrenness with Interest "it joes look queer," be said. "I'm awfully sorry we did It ( When old Mrs. Tlsdalc lived here she didn't give n rap about It It waBU't a lawn then. Bhe Just bung up ber wash bere, and bo kept chickens too." ; "Well, wo don't," retorted Kit most ungraciously. "Ever sluce we moved here I've been trying to coax a real croquet lawn out of a wilderness of chick weed and plantain. We only bad the hedge put In as a gentle bint to out! neighbor" ' "You mean ua, don't you 7" Dick smiled down on ber good naturedly. "Ves, I do." granted Kit "because tt rer.lly was all the fault of you boys, and you don't care. You even Jump right over the hedge." Dick got over on bis own Bide hasti ' ly. "Well, I'm sorry I Jumped, Miss K.-'.ja," Le said contritely. "And I'll tell t!ie other boys ft keep off too, ' K.. a curly bead nodded an unwilling retT.nse as she bout over the pansy Iib4c3ii1u, !v"X;o tard every word." Nell sat OoV.u on the top step and laughed. "How do you know?" 'The cat went ludours, and she nevet does iinlcas he Is ut the desk." Tl.cvo was a pause, nnd the pansle. sr.Lcicd from too vigorous treatment "Well, I don't care If be did," said Kit Iluully, but her tone was lower. "If t'n-y don't stop It I'll put up barb It was not an ldlo threat, though It nc.'.od pr.-ivoeittton to carry It out. Two days later, Just nt noon, a happy, lolsuvolv procession passe.l over C.e io.v.1 ir.veu Dick, the traitor, was lead Tliw-ntion fltd Hvnr f. -...). n.u.nln D,ifrM Kl I '...1 ......-..' n..l.K. ..,n'Mlr 1 the lutiuft bud contagious tlisivi:cB I take held of the rvkIcui. it is safe lw wiy tluu it me liver were always fci'pt in proper working order, illmuui wiuilii tie nlnuiHt unknown. Tliedfoni's lllwk-Praugltt is so succcwful la cm-inn; such sickness becuuEO it is without a rival as a liver regulator. This great family dnutio drug, but a mild and LialUiful laxative Uiut cures con stipation and may be toksn by a mere child without possible harm. The healthful action on the liver cures biliouKiicsB. It has on in vigoratiug affect on the kidnoyi. 'IlecauMi the liver and kidneys do not work regularly, the poisonous aoidB along with the watte from the bowels sot back into the blood and virulent contagion raults. Timely trcatnwjit with Thcd ford's Black-Draught removes the dangers which lurk in eonitipatioa. liver and kidney troubles, and will ponitivolv foiwtaU the inroads of SB. ea Bright disease, tor which dis ease in advanced stages there ii no euro. Ask your uwiicr jor a package of Tbodford s Dlack-IJniught. ing anil wnistliug in sweet rorgeirui no3S, with a baseball bat over bis shoulder. Kit' said nothing. The point had arrived where mere wrutb was fu tile.' Early on Saturday morning she superintended the placing of ber out posts of defense, and by the time tliut the boys iippeuMd a neat arruy of barb wire strands were stretched uloug bcsldo tho bodge. "It's all right for the boys," sold Nell critically. "But what U Mr. McLean" . "If, bo can't tnuke bis little brothers behave, then we will. If s .bad enough living next door to a perfoct old crank, on ' jour ' summer' vacation abyway, without being on Intimate terms with blni: Even mother soys he's eccentric, and thut means crank." "Ho doesn't look like one.'' . "YU, he li all the same,, All writers arc crunkB, and the more successful they get the crankier they are, so Mr. Klrko Itoss" McLean must be a terror. And ho doesn't write books, cither; not ronl books. Ho only travels and writes; doesn't make up u thing out of his own head,." ,. , ' Nell, did not answer. She was look ing over at the cool, darkened boy win dow and thinking of the figure beyond the tortoise shell eat, a figure that, sitting at tho broad, flat top desk near the window, sometimes turned to gaze over the hedgo where the panslcs grew 'and the croquet balls clicked. MuBt you wait," Bald Kit following her gluncc. "Some day those boys will forgot and take a run over that path and tumble In the wire, and we'll sec a double twister turned." Sunday evening supper was a matter of Individual vagary and caprice so fat as tho Norton family was concerned. Molly went home after dinner, Mrs. Norton went upstairs for a cosy nup about twilight, and the girls usually took iced tea and salad sandwiches out on the porch, where they could lie In tbe' bammocks, a'book In one hand and sandwich In the otlier, safely screen ed from prying eyes -by the-wistaria vinos. ' The Bnnduy following the put ting up of the wire the hammocks wer6 occupied, when some one came along the Bldewalk with a quick, firm tread and deliberately walked through the broken place In the hedge and across the path. Kit guve a smothered exclamation and sat up, but before she could speak there was the sound of a full at the barb wire guard, and the girls rose with frightened, yet half laughing, faces. "Hello!" called Kit gently. "Are you hurt?" There was no response for a minute, then some one answered In a strange voice; "1 beg your pardon, but would you mind ringing our bell and culling the boys7 My foot Is twisted, and I can not stand up." An hour later Kit Btood guiltily ut the head of the steps as her mother uud Nell came slowly from the house next door. "Will he be sick long?',' . "About a month before he can Walk," said Mrs. Norton. "It Is too bad.- And be Is a very delightful person to meet; not at all eccentric. He takes the blame entirely and says he Is worse than the boys and that we were per fectly right In putting up the wire." ' "That's what be said to you. moth eric, darling," Interposed Nell discon solately, "lie probsuly thinks that Kit and 1 are heathens." "Barbarous heathens," Kit smiled wickedly. "This Is far from being a Joke, Kath- erlnc," suld Mrs. Norton. "I am afraid vou must both do penance by being oh kind as possible. Of course he Is n a" "Crank V "A celebrity," corrected her mother. "We mny find him odd, but nfter this misfortune we must do our best to make him comfortable 1 told him you would take turns in bringing him flow era." . . "Well, I won't motherle," said Kit Hotly. "I'm sorry he hurt himself, but " i not a bit sorry I put up the fence. . :il 1 don't want to be forgiven." Ill tho days that followed they could sec the strong, patient figure sitting In the shady comer of tlio veranda next door. Nell carried tlui first propitiatory bunch of rosea over to the enemy a country. She brought back a good re port, nnd after a week of disinterested Indifference Kit suddenly announced her Intention of being flower benrer to hlii ninlest.v. She found him a totally disabled, rather sarcastic majesty. "So you're the young woman who set the trail, are you. Miss Kit? And you're not a bit sorry?" "I'm sorry 1 came over to see you." Kit stood erect, very haughty, very raoot and very young. "I oiil; bvaunllt the flowers." t "And you didn't expect to he scal ed?" She knew he was Inughlng a ! r. "Pleune sit down. Imn't ye know I've been hoping every day t have you visit me and beg my pa' don V" "1 won't do any biicIi thing." SL met his eyes defiantly. "You hud::' the least right to cross there, o:i!y- on'v 1 meant It for the boys, of course." Her glance fell to his swathed foot "I'm Borry you were hurt That will do very well." He ws laughing openly now. "It covers the personal side for me. yon see. You're not sorry you hurt me, but you're sorry I'm hurt Tleuse sit down and lull) to a fellow, won't you?" Kit hesitated, flushed warmly under bis teasing gate and took a seat on the hickory settee. I'our weeks Inter Mcl-ean took his llrst walk. It was a slow, tedious one from the veranda to the hedge. "1 came halfway for my roses to- dnv," ho said to tho figure In whito beside the rosebushes. "May I come over the luxlueV" Kit did not even turn her head. "Are you angry!" Ills voice was low nnd eager. "After last evening I wa afruiil von mlcht not couip Utah), Jilt' ohe turned una wu.-sea towuru nun slowly, the bunch of roses held close to her face. At the hedgo she looked up at him, 'and tho merriment bad died from her eyes. "I was Just coming," she said Boftly. . His hands closed over those Unit held the roses. "To say 'Yes,' Bweotheart?" i "Look out for the barbed wire, Mr. Mcljcan," called Nell from the sitting room window. "Kit still guards her forbidden path." "All wires down!" called McLean. "It's the puth of roees now. 1 claim the right of way." Tbe Ilansrnmn Stone. -. There is Q large bowlder lying In a field near Poremurk, England, which is known throughout Derbyshire as "hangman's stoue." The exposed por tion of the bowlder rises about six foot above the surface of the surround ing field and has a narrow ditch or In dentation running acroBS the top. The murk, so trudltlon says, wus made In tills way: A sheep thief In the dead of nlgbt, while leaning against the "Iwwlder to rest, placed his booty above on the flat surface of the stone. . The man hod tho sheep tied with a rope, nnd In its effort to escape tho creature slipped on the opposite side, and the rope, catching under the thief's chin. choked him to death. The Indentation In the rock was made by the friction of the rope while the dying man was engaged In .an effort to extricate hlm- elf. Whr It Is Peasant. "Old nunks Is one of the crankiest and most disagreeable men I ever met but they say lie has a delightful home." "Well, It's true. He spends throe- fourths of his time away from 1C- Exchange. HARD TO IMITATE. founds Beyond the Abllltr of Our Vocal Orvnna. 'That man can Imitate perfectly the jingle of money." Bald In a tone of eu logy a young woman. "Well, what of that?" objected ber companion.' "That ought not to be hard to do." "Try to do It" The objector, after Buminoulug Into lis mind the Bound of Jingling money, tried. "U-r-r-tnt-tat," lie weut "Br-br-bra-ru-ru, chk-chkk-cbk." Theu he smiled apologetically, for he had failed. Not by the furthest stretch of the im agination could It be said that he bad uttered a sound that resembled mon ey's Jingle In the least degree. I knew you couldu t do It suld tli- young woman. "It Is amar.lug nov many Bimplo sounds there are thut w. can't Imitate, try as we will. There Is. for instance, the Bound of a perso:; walking, the sound of a typewrit!'..: machine In operation, the sound of mi ning water, the sound of a breaking dish. You can't Imitate those com monplace noises, and I doubt if auy oi:e lu the. u'ji-lj ci.u.- Our vocal ;': puclty seems to us lare. but It Is re;., ly limited enough as limited as tli: t of many animals nnd much more lii. Ited than that of certain birds. That Is why I honor a man who has cxten:'.. ed bis vocal capacity sufficiently to Im itate the pleassnt, Bllvery sound o; money's Jingle." Baltimore Herald. the; albatross. Wondortul Pilabts of This Gresl Peatbered Wanderer. Of nil the strange creatures Been by travelers, not the least Interesting Is the wandering albatross. This great feathered wanderer, soinotluios meas uring seventeen feet from tip to tip of his wings, will follow a ship for days at a time. Some travelers and sailors declare that they have seen a particular bird fly for weeks at a time without resting. The albatross has always been a bird of mystery, and In nnrieut times the icople believed that these unwearying sen birds were the com panions of tho Greek warrior Dloniedes, who wore said to nave ocen cunugeu Into birds at the death of their chief. Though tlie superstition about the killing' of tin albatross bringing bad luck Ib only a foolish one. It lias served n useful purpose for many years In pre- rontlna the slaughter of these oeautimi and gallant birds the sailors' friends and the landsmen's wonder. Up In dreary Kamchatka, that outlying part of Siberia which cuts Into uie iionn rncltlc, the nutlves, never having heard of the superstition about the albatross, on ten him nnd eat him, hut his flesh makes such poor food that after all, the legend may be Bald to hold good, for he Is Indeed In bad luck who has to make a meal or it uiiawa Free I'ress SOLON OF ATHENS. IIU Drttntllon of the Sod IS le Form of Government, "What Is Uie most perfect form of government?" was once propounded at tho court of rerlander. king of Cor inth, one of Uie seven wlee men of Greece. Ills six fellows were present snd of Uiein IlhiB answered first glv tng as his opinion, "Where Ue laws hn'e ii i ' . r." Tholes of Miletus, U.e srr.it usirouonier. declared. "Where the people are neither too rich nor too noor. ' In his turn said Anachnrsls, the Scythian. "Where virtue Is honored and vice detested." Said Vlttacus of Mltvlene. "Where dignities are alwnys conferred upon the virtuous and never mwn the base." Said cieoouius. "Where tbe cltlxcus fear blame more than punishment" Said Chllo, the 8nartan. "Where the laws arc more re- ranled than the orators." The las' to reply was the youngest but wb-cs, ons. wl. ' to the i.'"' i of them all, Solon of Ath ml, "Where an Injury done iiest subject Is an Insult to the whole graph. ouiniuulty." Loudon Ten ma Glosaes. He was wearing bis first pair of lasses, and ut first they ufforded grout relief, but at the end of u mouth there was a retrogresiiun. Bomehow, polish the lens as he would, the vision ap peared to be weaker. So he wont back to his oculist and snld he thought the glasses "weren't strong ouough." The oculist stupiied aside lor a mm lto. then banded his customer what apparently wsb suother pair. Tvylng them drew forth the exclamation: Why. tliose are much better! I can see now as weu as wneu i una wvmj my glasses." ; Then he was initiated into one oi im little secrets of tbe trade. The oculist bad merely cloansed each lens with a little soap and water. New York Post. ' tio More Stomach Trouble ' All stomach trouble iB removed by the use.of Kodol DyBpepsia oure. It gives the etoraaoh perfect rest by digesting what you- eat without the stomach's aid. Tbe food builds up the body, the rest restores the Btomacn to neaitn. You don't have to diet your self when taking Kodol Dyspepsia enre. J. D. EiBkine, ol Allenville, Mich-, says, "1 Buffered Heartburn and Stomaoh trouble for some time. My sister-in-law has had the same trouble and was not able to eut foe Btx weeks. She lived entirely on warm water. After taking two bottles 01 koqoi uyspepsis curesne was entirely cured.' She now eas heartily and is In good health. I am' glad to 6uy Kodol gave me inBtant re- lie;." solo ny unns. strung. reveioie(l Geutun. Lady Do yon tbluk that your In ventive genius ' wiia' hereditary or do; veloned? Inventor I owe It all to iny; dear wife. When we were first married' I I used to stay lute at the clun. ana my wife cross 'questioned -me severely wbebever I came borne late. Tbe ne cessity of Inventing fresh excuses tax ed me to tbe utmost and this faculty became bo abnormally developed that as soon as I turned It to business ac count I made a fortune with ease. A Hrlm Tragedy is dally enacted, in thouBrnds of homes as death claims, in. each one, another victim of Consumption or Pneumonia, but when coughsand colds are properly treated, the tragedy is averted. F. G. Huntley, of Oaklandon, Ind., writes : "Mt wile had the . consumntlon. and three doctors gave her up. Finaly she took Dr. King's New Discovery lor Consumption, coughs and colds, which cured her, and to-day she is well and strong." U kills the germe of all die easea. One doBe relieves. Guaranteed at 50 cts and $1 by ChaB. Strang, drug gist. Trial bottle free. JMS Shciimird as n Text. Jack Sheppard had a great hold upoi the Imagination of the people of hi time. The fact that IMO.OOO people wit uessed his execuUou ut Tyburn or Nov. IS, 172-1. "upon tbe tree that bear, twelve times u yeure" 18 some witness to bis grim popularity. But one of the strangest tributes ever paid him was the senuuu preached upon him In f. London church. "Ob,' that ye were all like Jack Shep pard!" began the preacher, to the stu pefaction of his congregation. He wen; on to draw a purallel between Uitugi-' of Uie flesh and those of Uie soul an to point out thut the genius shown II housebreaking might have been be stowed upon "picking the locks of tbi heart with tbe nail of repentance." Ave and Work. Sir Walter Scott began to write h! celebrated novels at forty. Milton be gun 'Taradlse Lost" at fifty. Wheo "East Lynnc" appeared Its author. Mrs. Henry Wood, was forty-five. Cromwell was forty-one wheu he be ;nn his public career. The year of the iieglrn was the fifty-third of Moham med, and Marlborough reached his In dependent command ut the same age. In spiritual examples Abraham was seventy-five when culled of Charan, and Moses .was eighty when he stood before rhnraoh as the champion of Israel. The LenUtnic Ilund. In old days there were angels who came and took men by the hand and led them away from the city of de struction. We see no white winged angels now. but yet men arc led away from threatening destruction; a band IB Dut Into theirs which leads them forth gently toward a calm and bright laud, bo that they look no more backward. nnd the hand may be a little child's. George Eliot Men's Wars. '1 assure you I'm always willing to acknowledge my faults when I see them." That's all right, but I'll bet you never acknowledge them when your neighbor sees Um-.." fhllsdeiphls Press. Ayers Pills Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich black ? Use W. LORR J, Q. TAv7np"The Harness Haker Fine Line of Hand Made Harness, Blankets, Robes and Whips. Repairing Neatly Done. W. 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What is popularly termed "weak" stom ach is the common cause of various forms of physical weakness, such as "weak" heart, "weak" lungs, "weak or slug gish liver, " weak " nerves, etc. The entire body and its several organs are dependent for strength upon the food prepared in the stomach. The "weak" stomach cannot provide the food strength for the various organs, which in their tujn become " weak " and unable to accomplish the work for which they were designed. -"Golden Medical Dis covery" cures through the stomach dis eases which have their- cause in a dis eused condition of the stomach and the allied organs of digestion and nutrition. It enables the perfect digestion and assimulation oi food by which the body is built up into a condition of sound health. It purifies the blood, driving out the poisons which breed and feed disease. yJ1 Preferred to Die. "Have taken Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery and it did roe more good than anvthiug I could get,' writes Mr. Julia A. Wilcox, of Cyguct, Wood Co., Ohio, Box 15. "I doctored with three different doctor for weak heart, but they did me no good.. I was so tired and discouraged if 1 had had tny choice to live or die I would have prefcred to die. My husband heard of ' Golden Medical Discovery' and he bought me a bottle. 1 took that and the firat half seemed to help me 1 took six bottles before I stopped. I am per fectly wctl and am cooking for boarder (I have six. 'and am lakin in waihin bebidetL 1 will truly say 1 tbluk your medicine will do all it if recommended to do, and more. It has been a God-aend to me. 1 will be willing to atmwer any letters of inquiry that any one wishes me to. If you think this will be the means of helping any poor suffering woman to obtain relief you mny print it and make any honest use of it you ffun io." Warn BadfaaU n I had been sick for more than a year wit? kidney trouble," writes Mrs. lucy Hayter, i Turknhnro. lack Co.. Texas. "Several difTerein doctors treated me, but none did me any good. One doctor mid I never could be cured, that i had Bright' Disease. 1 suffered nearly death at times; nai spent me doctor cancu Hpasnih Was bedfara most of the lime for six months. Mv mother begged me to try Dr. I'itrcc's Goldev Medical Discovery. With but little hupel wrou to Dr. Pierce ana he raid he could cure me. 1 begun to take hia 'Golden Medical Discovery and although I had given up to die, I began tt improve from the mart, and by the time I hi tnkeii iwcntv-two bottles I wan entirely cun 1 thunlc God "for the 'Golden Medical Discovery I weigh mote than ever before in my life, an believe I am entirely well.'' Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medici; Adviser, containing iooS piiges, and oy.-; 7od illustrations, is sent free on recei. of stamps to defray expense of mailiiu only Send ai one-cent stamps for tl: book in Diiner cover, or cents for thi book in cloth binding. Addresa Di. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. A Trninu'M Problem. A trnmn having found a hen's feath er in his travels about tho city kept It until" night, when he carefully piacea It on the pavement In n back nlley nnd slept upon It Awaking next morning nnd looking yornfully upon the bit of down, he exclaimed: "Gee whtoi! If one fenther la ob hurt! to sleep on ns that, what raiwt a whole betlful Der What' In Nntne. "Maybe 1 have an ugly color, as you Any," said the carrot to the beet, "but when I nm gone I hope -some one may say a good word for me. It seems to me n dend carrot has n better chance for respect than a dead beet." And tbe beet turned even redder in tbe face and had nothing more to any. A man 1b never happy until he dm censed to enre whether be Is or not Chicago Tribune. . Keep them in the house. Take one when you feel bil ious or dizzy. They ict di- I.. .(- t:-. J.r.AyarOe.. BUCKINGHAM'S DYE n-i . r. a . . ORR Oregon Jo .,5-vr Societies of Medford. 1. 0. o. p. Lo tine No. 63. meeu In I. 0. o. F halluiurv StituiUHV si 8 u. m . Vltlllim rotb en atwHyH welcvuie. J. B. Pav.N' G. j. m . ijawtok, nuu. Bug, I 0.0. F. Rogue R'vor Encampment, No 3. lneutR In I. O. O F. hull the second and fun rib udtiesduy ol mob mould at is p.m II. U. Bahvey, Bcribe. Olive Rulickah Lndue No. 2 dilois iu 1. O. CP. hall tlrBt and tolrd Tuenaab c! each laotith. Vlsltiug albterfi lnv'ea to attend GSHTHUUB 1LS(V, U. FANNIE Uaskins, Kec. Sec. A. P. atin A. M. Meeta flrKt Friday oil or id fojc (ull moon at 8 p. m.,in Masonic hah. alt trviLVii, n . m J. W. Lawton, Kec. See K. of P Talis man lodne No. St. meets Mon day ovenitiR ate p, in. Visiting tiro tti urn al. wh) w ttii'iiiuu. n . i. vAn iLiiii bi UAH1.UN f ukdin, K. of H. and b. KnletitB of the Maucabees. TrlumnhTent No. 14. meets in reuular review on the 1st and M Fridays of each mouth in A. O. U. W Hall a 7:30 p. in. Vi-ltlii Sir Knights cordially In rueu io mieiiii. a. s. LLibOfi, tommuuuor. W.T. YORK, R. K.- '; A. 6 0-W. i-omro Ni. ill. met'i every llrst ant third Wfmlt-tiiiv if .ne jp 'r ai b p. in. in tht.r Luh in li.u Opera bloclt. Vitting hroilierplnvited titntti-nu, W. i. STLWAltT.il. W. ASUAEJ IlUIiUAKD, Ht'COrUef. . F L". oI.A. iloiiiiiid LuJue Xo. -iJ. ipet overy Tuesday evening fn a. O U. W. ball. vi. mug miers mvitea to uiienu. r HA Pit, IS dUJDAN, r. n. - L. A. Jokdan. Sec. wr.otimcn ol the world Cumo I1 eveiy Thursdny evening in K. of - P. hall. Mouioru Oregon. r HA nK tJUK-AN li. . W. B. Jackson, Clerk. ChrvnUnUiemum Circle No. 84. Women of Wpodcraft Meets secoud and .fourth Tuesday of Chch month al7:ft0 p, m. in K. of r, ba; ViBJtin.BlHttirsluvlted. ; AIII8. A 11 A MllAS, U. H. Phue.ange, Clerk. W. K, C. Chester A. Arthur corna No. 34. meets first and third Wednesday of each, montb at 2 o'clock p.m., la Woodman's baU. v miuutj BiBierB luvuuu. ; MM. IVAN HDmAbON . rlfSB. Hits. Hesteb Hahtzell, See. 0. A. R. Cheater A. Arthur Pt Na. 47. meets In Woodman's ball every first and in.ru neunesaay.niftni in eacn monia at 7:3Q Visiting Comrades cordially Invited to attend. v. n. Auux.ua, jom, F. M. Stewart, Adjutant. W. C. T. IT. Mrets evert nthar Thnredor l the Presbyterian church. , airs, buca, rresiaesL . Mrs. J. Morgan, Secretary. - Fraternal Brotherhnoil Mcnti- ftrnt mil ihfrH Friday eveniegsat 7:50 p. m,, fn their ball in K. of P. building, Mtdford, Oregon Vitlg Sisters and Brothers cordially Invited. . E. Eadb, Pres. ' . O. W. Udbphy, Secretary. . .. 0. E. 8. Rearoes Chanter. No. fifi. meeiR spc. o(l and fourth Wednesauy's of each month at wammiD Hull. Medford, Oregon. Visiting Sla ters and Brothers always welcome. 4 JNI1B HITMAN, n. H. Mrs. mattis Pickel Secretary. . O. F. Meet 8 every Mondav night at 7:80 p.m. In A. O. u w.hall. Visiting ForeEten cordially welcomed. E. L. Gtjunea, C. K. JAb. OTBWART, BeCJ. uuiiuiuinauft) n, i i , racci llllDB CBII OI tbe oaptatb In K. ol P. hall. a. a. Howard, uapiam. . L. Blwood, Recorder. 0HUBCHE6 OF UEDFOKB. Methodist Episcopal Cburch R. C'Bltkwel pastor. Preaching every BabbatU at 11 a.m. and 7:80 p. m. Sunday ecboo) at 10 a.m., D. T Laton, supt. Clase meeting follows ireacntne service sunaay morninf. Julius eeker, leader. Epwortn easue at Otflu p. m., Stella DucIoh nresldent. liar prayer meet- lngs every xnurEday eveniDR ai 7:30 p. Ladies Aid Sariety every Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 Mrs. B. J. Pratt, president. W. F.M.B. met ts first Friday in each month. Mrs. Mary Flelaer, president - Presbyterian Church Rev. W, F, Shields ArWT Preach! nc everv Sabbath al 11a. m and 7:80 p.m. Bur day school atlOt,. m., Jas. Martin, Jiupt. Christlnn Endeavor, 6:80 p. m. Jun'or Christian End. avor, 3 p. m. Every Thursday prayer meeting, 8 p. m. First Tues day evening of every month chunh social. tt'toDa luetaay every miniij,i::.w j. . m,, Mis sion society. Flint snd third TueFrfflTS every month, 2:30 p. m., Aid society. Ker. W. F. Shields, Pastor; Miss Ueulah Warner, Supt. S. S. ; Miss Edith Van Dyhc Superintendent C. E.; David M. Day, Pres. 8. C. E. ; Mrs.J G.Van Dyke, Pres. Aid society; Mrs. J W.Cox. Pres. Mission Socle t v. Christian church Corner of Birth an 1 streets. Services on the Mist nnd thir.1 Sun cays of each monih. Sunday school acd Christian Rndeavorat iisnnl hours every Sun day Pruyer meeting "very Thutfday evening; The people welcome. Rev Jones, Paster. Methodist Episcopal Cburoh South Rev. M L. Darby, pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. and evening; SundayschooiatlOft.nl.; PraycrmeetlngTbursday ovening 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 services Christian Science services are held every Uunday mornlnn at eleven o'clock at the res dcnceofQ. H. Dunham, of Talent, All are welcome. N OTICE FOR PUBLICATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INI ERIOR, Land Olllce at Rom-burg, Oregon, December fi, 1904. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make Final com mutation Proof in su port of his claim and that said proof will be me.ie De fore A. 8. Hilton. U. S. Commlsstonpr. at his ofllce in Medford, Oregon, on February 21, 190A. viz: HIRAM DOUBLEDAV, on H. E, No. 110G3, for tho SB V, Section 2, In Township 34 jouiK Rftnue 8 Enst. He names tbe following w'tnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation . of sa'd land, viz: Joseph T. Currie, Robert B. Powell, and William Wutson Parker, of Big Butte, Oregon; -Henry K. Boyden.ol Medford, orgon. J. T. Obicges, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Land office at Roseburg, OreKOt). Docember 9. 1904. , Notice la hereby given that tbe following. named settler baa Bled notice of bl. Intention to make final proof in support of bis claim, and that said proof will be made before A. P. BUton. U. 8. commissioner, at hts offloa In Medford, Oregon, on February 21 1905, Tli: QEORCH B. COLE, by Hairy G. Cole heir to estate of said George B Cole, deceased homestead entryman, H.E. i No, 10107 for Ihe 8W H, Section , Township 34 South, Range 2 East. He names the following witnesses to proye his continuous residence upon aod cultivation JSJ I of said land, tli: C3! JthnF. Olson. F. Allen Olson, William P. Hefleer and Gcorgo F. Wilson, all of Derby. Oregon. J.T. Btno Beglstar TO . Newtown Trees lor Sale. ?$ I hare a goodly number of New v3 town apple tes Ior p,,le' These aro nil irnod. linrdv trees, and of Rood J size. The? are at my home just north of Medford. L. E. KOOVER.