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Morning r.V.-:, , Synopsis of Proceeding Chapters, "CHAPTER I The Sitlan. having among hor paHBerigera Iran Doune, dauiihter of Ihe owoor of the uhip, mid Robert JenkB, who la working as u waiior, la wrecked. IX All are lout eavtt Mies Deant and JenkB, who are cast u-horo on an ibland in the Pucifin. III .lenks recover Btoret; and weapons from the wrecked veesul. Ho flnde the skeleton of a 'European on the ieluiu), IV A cave on the Island la fitted np at a habitation. A chart of the inland myaleriouely marked, Ib found on the Bkelnton. V. Jenka flnda u hollow filled with human BknlctonB, the re mabifl of a mlnini; party. He id niscu ed from as octopus by lri wliilo re covering rifleu from the wreck of the Sirdar. VI Jinks lei In lrin that blH real name in Aimtruther and thai, through (he mtiehlnatioiiB ol Lord Ventnor, he htiBnon unjustly HismlBs ed In disgrace IiOin the Kniillnh aiiny. Lord Ventnor Ins lieon mentioned on the Sirdar ad a Hi u need to Iria. CHAPTER VII. lEFORE night closed their third day on the Island Jenks man aged to construct a roomy tent house, with a framework of tardy trees selected on account of their location. To these be nailed or tied crossbeams of felled saplings, and the tarpaulins dragged from the beach applied roof and walls. It required the united strength of Iris and himself to haul Into position the heavy sheet that topped the structure, while he was compelled to desist from active building operations In order to fuHblon t rough ladder. Without some such contrirance bo 'could not get the top most supports adjusted at a sufficient height. Although the edifice required nt least two more days of hard work before It would be fit for habitation Iris wished to take up her quarters there J mined l Itely. Tula the sailor would not hear Df. "Ia tho cavo," he said, "you are ab solutely sheltered from all tho winds that blow or rain thnt falls. Our villa, however, Is painfully leaky and drnfty at present When asleep, the whole body Is relaxed, and you are then most open to the attackB of cold or fever, in which case, Miss Donne, I shall bo re luctantly obliged to doBe you with a concoction of that treo there.' lie pointed to n neighboring cincho na, and Iris naturally asked why he select (Ml that particular brand. "Itecause It Is quinine, not made up in nice little tabloids, but nu nature). It will not be n bad plan if we prepare a strong Infusion and tako a small quantity every morning on the excel lent principle that prevention is better thun cure." ' The girl laughed. Curiously enough, the lifting of tho veil upon the man's earlier history tnnde these two much better fiiendB. With more complete acquaintance there was far less tendency toward cer tain passages which under ordinary conditions could ho construed as noth ing else than downright flirtation. Thenceforth for ten days they labored unceasingly, starting work at daybreak and stopping only when the light failed, finding the long hours of sunshine all -too short for the manifold tasks de manded of them, yet thankful that the night brought rest. Tho sailor mado out a programme to which he rigidly adhered. In tho first place, he com . dieted tho house, which had two com- partments an inner room, in which Iris slept, and an outer, which served as a sheltor for their meals and provided a bedroom for tho man. .Then ho constructed a gigantic sky sign on Summit rock, tho small cluater of bowlders on top of tho cliff. His chief dltllculty was to hoist Into placo tho tall poles he needed, and for this purposo he had to again visit Pnlm Treo rock In order to secure the pulley. By exercising much Ingenuity In devis ing sheur-legM ho at last succeeded In lifting the nuats Into their allotted re rent!!"'" vhwu thev were tlrmlv se- Take BE' CARDUI at Home Are you a sufferer? 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Finally ne was ftbie to vwinK Into air, high above the tops of the neighboring trees, the loftiest of which he felled in order to clear the view on nil Bides, the name of the ship Sirdar, The name of the ship, fashioned In six foot letters nailed and spliced together in sections and made from the timbers of thnt 111 fated ves sel. Meanwhile he taught Iris how to weave n net out of the strands of un raveled cordage. With this, weighted by bullets, ho contrived a casting net and caught a lot of small fish In the lagoon. Among the fish caught they hit upon two species which most re sembled whiting and haddock, and theso turned out to be very palatable and wbolesAme. Jenks knew n good deal of botany and enough about birds to differentiate between carnivorous species and those fit for human food, while tho salt In their most fortunate supply of hams rendered their meals almost epicurean. j From the rusty rifles on the reef I Jeuks brought away tho bayonets and secured all tho screws, bolts and other small odds and endB which might be serviceable. Krom tho barrels ho built a handy grate to facilitate Iris' cook ing operations, and a careful search each morning amid the ashes of any burned wrockago accumulated a store of most useful nails. The pressing need for a safe yet ac cessible bathing place led him and the girl to dovote one afternoon to a com plete survey of the coast line. By this time they had given names to all the chief localities. The northerly promon tory was naturally christened North enpo; the western, Europa point; the portion of the reef between their hab itation and Pnlm Tree rock became Ftley Brig; the other section Northwest reef. The flat sandy passage across tho Island,' containing tho cave, house and well, was named Prospect park, and tho extensive stretch of sand on tho southeast, with Its guard .of broken reefs, was at once dubbed Turtle beach when Jenks discovered that an immense number of grceu turtles were paying thotr spring visit to the Island to bury their eggs In the sand. The two began their tour of Inspec tion by passing the aceno of tho first desperate struggle to escape from the clutch of the typhoon, Iris would not be content until the sailor showed her the rnck behiud which he placed her for shelter while he searched for water. For a moment tho recollection of their unfortunate companions on board ship brought a lump Into her throat and dimmed her eyes. "I remember them In my prayers every night," she confided to him. "It seems so unutterably sad that they should be lost while we aro alive and happy." The man distracted her attention by pointing out the embers of their first fire. It was the only way to choke back the tumultuous feelings that sud denly stormed ids heart, Happy! Yes, lie had never before known such hap piness. How long would It last? High up on the cliff swung the signal to anx ious searchers of the sea that here would be found the survivors of the Sirdar. And then when rescue came, when Miss Oenne became ouce more the daughter of a wealthy baronet and he a disgraced and nameless outcast! lie net his teeth and savagely struck at a full cup of the pitcher plant which had so providentially relieved their killing thirst. "Oh, why did you do that?" pouted Iris, "Poor thing; It was a true friend In need. I wish I could do something for It to make It the best and lea tl est plant of Its kind on tho Island." "Very well," he answered, "you can gratify your wish. A tinful of fresh wator from the well applied dally to Us roots will quickly achieve that end." The inurosencss of his tone and man ner surprised her. For once her quick Intuition failed to divine the sonrce of his Irritation. "You give your advice ungraciously," she aald, "but I will adopt It neverthe less." A harmless Incident, a kindly and Quite feminine resolve, yet big with fato for both of thorn. Jeuks' unwonted ill humor for the passage of days had drtveu from his faco all Its harshness and from his tonguo all Its assumed bitterness created a passing cloud until the phys ical exertion of scrambling over the rocks to reaud tu North cane tntomi their normal rotation. At last they reached the ko:iUi tflde, and here they tit once found them solved in a delightfully seiluded and tiny buy. suudy. treo Uued, lOeltered on three Hides by cilffH uud rocks. "Oh," cried Iris excitedly,, fcwhat a lovely spot, a perfect Smugglers' cove!" "Charming enough to look at," was the answering comment, "but open to the sea. If you look ut the smooth ri band of water out there you will per ceive a passage through the reef. A great placo for sharks, Miss Deane, but no place for bathers." They passed on. While traversing the coral strewn south beach, with its patches of white soft sand baking in the direct rays of the sun, Jeuks per ceived traces of the turtle which swarmed In the neighboring sea. "Delicious eggs and turtle soup!" he announced when Iris asked him why, be was so intently studying certain marks on the sand, caused by the great sea tortoise during their nocturnal vis Its to the breeding ground. "If they are green turtle," he con tinued, "we are In. the lap of luxury. They lard the alderman and Inspire the poet. When a ship comes to our assistance I will persuade the captain to freight the vessel with them and make my fortune." "I suppose, under the circumstances, you were not a rich man, Mr. Jeuks," said Iris timidly. "I possess a wealthy bachelor uncle who made mo his heir and allowed me four hundred a year, so I was a sort of Croesus among staff corps officers. When the smash came be disowned me by cable. By selling my ponies and my other belongings I was able to walk out of my quarters pcnnilesB, but free from debt" "And all through a deceitful wo man!" "Yes." She ventured n further Btep. "Was she very bad to you, Mr. Jenks V" IIo stopped and laughedactually roared ut the suggestion. "Bad to mel" ho repeated. "I had nothing to do with her. She was hum bugging hor husband, not mo. Fool that I was, I could not mind my own business." So Mrs. Costobell was not flirting with the man who suffered on her ac count. It is a regrettable but true statement that Iris would willingly have hugged Mrs. Costobell ut that mo ment. Rounding Europa point, the sailor's eyes were fixed on their Immediate surroundings, but Irls gazed dreamily ahead. Hence It was that she was the first to cry In amazement: "A boat! See, there! On the rocks!" There was no mistake. A ship's boat was perched high and dry on the north side of the cape. Even as they scrambled toward It Jenks understood how it had come there. When the Sirdar parted amidships tho after section fell back Into the depths beyond the reef, and this boat must have broken loose from Its davits and been driven aBhore here by tin,1 force of the western current. Was It Intact? Could they escape? Was thlb ark stranded on the island for their benefit? If It were seaworthy, whither should they steer to those Is lands whose blue outlines were visible on the horizon? These and a hundred other questions coursed through his brain during the race over the rocks, but nil such wl Kpeeulntiouvi were promptly settled when tbvy reached the craft, for tho keel and the whole of the lower tim bers wore smashed Into match wood. But there were stores on board. Jenks remembered that Captain Boss' foresight had secured the provisioning of all the ship's boats soon after the first wild rush to steady the vessel afler the propeller was lost. Masts, sails, oars, seats all save two water ensks had gone, but Jenks, with eager hands, unfastened the lockers, and hero ho found o good supply of tinned meats and biscuits. They had barely recovered from the excitement of this find when the sailor noticed that be hind tho rocks on which tho craft was firmly lodged lay a small natural basin full of salt water, replenished and freshened by the spray of every gale and completely shut off from all sea Ward access. It was not more than four feet deep, beautifully carpeted with sand and se cluded by rocks on all sides. Not the tiniest crnb or fish was to bo seen. It provided an Ideal bath. . Iris was overjoyed. She pointed to ward their habitation. "Mr. Jenks,' she said. "I will he with you at teatlme." lie gathered all the tins he was able to carry and strode off, enjoining her to fire her revolver If for the slightest reason she wanted assistance, and giv ing a parting warning that If she de layed too long he would come and shout to her. "I wonder," said the girl to herself, watching his retreating llguro, "what he Is afraid of. Surely by this time we have exhausted the unpleasant sur prises of the Island. Anyhow, now fior a splash!" She was hardly in the water before she began to be afraid on account of Jenks. Suppose anything happened to him while she was thoughtlessly enjoy ing herself here! So strongly did the thought possess her that she hurriedly dressed again and ran off to find him. He was engaged in fastening a num ber of bayonets transversely to a long piece of timber. "What are you doing that for?" she asked. "Why did you return so soon? Did anything alarm you?" "1 thought you might get Into mis chief," she confessed. "No. On tho other hand, I am trying to uiako trouble for any unwelcome visitors." he replied. "I Intend to set this up In front of our cave In case we are compelled to defend ourselves against an attack by savages. With this barring the way they cannot rush the position." On the nineteenth day of their real donee on the Island the sailor climbed, as was his Invariable habit, to tho Summit rock while Iris prepared break fast, At this early hour the hor lion was clearly cut as the rim of a sap phire. He examined the whole arc of the sea with his glasses, but not a sail was in sight. According to his calcu lations the growing anxiety as to tho fato of the Sirdar must long ore this have culminated In tho dispatch from Hongkong r SktgHpore of a suocloJ M-umi vessel, while British warships in the Chi mi sea would be warned to keep a close lookout for any truces of tho steamer, to visit nil Island on their route and to question fishermen whom they encountered. So help might come any day or It might be long deferred. He could not pierce the future, and tt was useless to vex bis soul with ques tionings as to what might happen next week. The great certainty of the hour was Iris the blue eyed, smiling divin ity who had come Into his life wait ing for him down there beyond tho trees, waiting to welcome him with a sweet voiced greeting, and he knew, with a fierce devouring Joy, that her cheek would not pale nor her Hp trem ble when bo announced that at least another sun mast set before the ex pected relief reached them. He replaced the glasses in their case and dived Into the wood, giving a pass ing thought to the fact that the wind, after blowing steadily from the south for nearly a week, had veered round to the north en Bt during the night Did the change portend a storm? Well, they were now prepared for all such eventualities, and be had not forgot ten that they possessed, among other treasures, a box of books for rainy days. And a rainy day with IrlB for company! What gale that ever blew could offer such compensation for en forced Idleness? Tho morning sped in uneventful work. Iris did not neglect her cherish ed pitcher plant. After luncheon It was her custom now to carry a dish ful of water to its apparently arid roots, and she rose to fulfill her self Im posed task. "Lot mo help you," said Jenks. "1 am not very busy this afternoon." "No, thank you. I Blmply won't al low you to touch that shrub. The dear thing looks quite glad to see me. It drinks up tho water as greedily as a thirsty animal." Iris had been. gone perhaps five min utes when he heard a distant shriek, twice repeated, and then there came faintly to his cars his own name, not "Jenks," but "Bobert," in the girl's voice. Something terrible had hap pened. It was a cry of supreme dis tress. Mortal agony or overwhelming terror alone could wring that name from her lips. Precisely In such mo ments this man acted with the deci sion, tho unerring judgment, the In stantaneous acceptance of great risk to accomplish great results, that marked him out as a born soldier. Ho rushed Into the bouse and snatched from tho rack one of the ri fles reposing there In apple pie order, ench with a filled magazine nttached and a cartridge already In position. Then he ran with long strides not through the trees, where he could see nothing, but toward the beach, whence In forty yards the place where Irts probably was would become visible. At once he saw her struggling In the grasp of two ferocious looking Dyaks, one by bis garments a person of conse quence, tho other a half naked savage, hideous and repulsive in appearance. Around them seven men armed with guns and parangs were dancing with excitement. Iris' captors were endeavoring to tie her arms, but she was a strong and ao tive lOngllshwoinan, with muscles well knit by the constant labor of recent busy days and a frame developed by years of horse riding and tennis play ing. The pair evidently found her a tough haudful, and tho inferior Dyak, either to slop her screams for she was shrieking, "Robert, come to me!" with all hor might or to stllle her luto sub mission, roughly placed his huge hand over her mouth. Theso things tho sailor noticed In stantly. Some men, brave to rashness, ready as he to give his life to save her. would have raced madly over the Inter vening ground, scarce a furlong, and attempted a heroic combat of one against nine. Not so Jenks. With the methodical exactness of the parade ground he settled down on one knee and leveled the rifle. None of the Dyaks saw him. All were Intent on the sensational prize In the grasp of two ferocious looklna Dyaks, they had secured, a young and beauti ful white woman so contentedly roam ing about the shores of this fetish is land. With the alow speed advised by the Roman philosopher the back sight and fore sight of the ride came luto tine with the breast of the coarse brute clutching the gtrl's face. Then something bit him above the heart and simultaneously tore half of his back Into fragments. He fell, with a queer sob. and the others turned to face this unexpected danger. Iris, knowing ouly that she was free from that hateful grasp, wrenched her self free from the chief's hold and ran with all her might along the beach to Jeuks and safety. Agatu and yet again the rifle gave lbs short, sharp snarl, and two more Dyaks collapsed on the sand. Six were left, their leader belug still uncon sciously preserved from death by the figure of the flying girl. A fourth Dyak dropped. The survivors, cruel saTanes. but not cowards, uusiung their guns. The sail or, white faced, grim, with an unpleas ant gleam In his deep set eyes and u luver Juw protruding, noticed their preparations. "To the left!" he shouted. "Run to ward the trees I" Iris beard him and strove to obey, but her strength was failing bar, and she stuggered blindly. After a few de spairing efforts she lurched feebly to her knees and tumbled face downward on the broken coral that bad tripped her faltering footsteps. Jenks was watching her, watching the remaining Dyaks, from whom a Bpl uttering volley came, picking out bis quarry with the murderous ease of a terrier In a rat pit Something like a bee In a violent hurry hummed past his ear, and a rock near bis right foot was struck a tremendous blow by an unseen agency. He liked this. It would be a battle, not a battue. Tne fifth Dyak crumpled Into the distortion of death, and then their leader took deliberate aim at the kneel ing marksman who threatened to wlpo him and his band out of existence. But his deliberation, though skillful, was too profound. The sailor fired first and was- professionally astonished to see the gaudily attired Individual tossed violently backward for many yards, finally pitching headlong to the earth. Had he been charged by a bull In full career he could not have been more utterly discomfited. The incident was sensational, but Inexplicable. Yet another member of the band was prostrated erectile two as yet unscath ed thought fit to beat a retreat. This they now did with celerity, but they dragged their chief with them. It was no part of Jenks' programme to allow them to escape. He aimed again at the man nearest tho trees. There was a sharp click and nothing more. The cartridge was a mistlre. Ho hastilv sought to eject It, and the rifle jammed. Springing to his feet, with a yell, he ran forward. The flying men caught a glimpse of him and accelerated their movements. Just as he reached Iris they vanished among the trees. Slinging the rifle over his shoulder. he picked up the girl in his arms. She was conscious, but breathless. "You are not hurt?" he gasped, his eyes blazing into her face with an in tensity that she afterward remembered as appalling. "No," she whispered. "Listen," he continued in labored jerks. "Try and obey me exactly. I will carry you to the cave. Stop there. Shoot any one you see till 1 come." She heard him wonderlngly. Was he going to leave her, now that he had her safely clasped to Ids breast? Im possible! Ah, she understood. Those men must have landed hi a boat. He intended to attack them again. He was going .to light them single handed. and she would not ft now what happen ed to him until It was all over. Grad ually her vitality returned. She almost smiled at tho fantastic conceit that she would desert him. Jeuks placed her on her feet at the entrance to the cave. "You understand," he cried, and with out waiting for an answer ran to the house for another ritle. This time, to her amazement, he darted back through Prospect park toward the south beach. The sailor knew that the Dyaks had landed at the sandy bay Irl3 had chris teued Smugglers cove. They were ac quainted with the passage through the reef and came from the distant islands. Now they would endeavor to escape by the same channel. They must be prevented at all costs. He was right. As they came out into the open he saw three men, not two, pushing off a large sampan. One of them was the chief. Then Jenks un derstood that bis bullet bad hit the lock of the Dyak's uplifted weapon, with the result already described. By a miracle ho had escaped. He coolly prepared to slay the three of them with the same calm purpose that distinguished the opening phase of lids singularly one sided conflict. The distance was much greater, per haps SOU yards from tho point where the boat came into view. He knelt and fired. He Judged that the missile struck the craft between the trio. t didn't allow for the sun on the side of the fore sight," he said, "or per haps I am a bit shaky after the run. In any event they can't go far." A hurrying step on the coral behind him caught his ear. Instantly he sprang up and faced about to see Iris. They are escaping." she said. No fear of that," 'he replied, turning away from her. Where are the others?" i Dead!" Do you mean that you killed nearly all those men?" "Six of them. There were nine In , all." He knelt again, lifting the rifle. Iris threw herself on her knees by his side. There was something awful to her in this chill and businesslike declaration of a fixed purpose. . Mr. Jenks," she said, clasping her hands in nu agony of entreaty, "do hot kill more men for my sake!" For my own sake, then." he growl ed, annoyed at the Interruption, as the sampan was afloat. "Then I ask yon for God 9 sake not to take another life. What you have al ready done was unavoidable, perhaps right. This is murder!" lie lowered his weapon and looked at her. "If those men get away they will bring back a host to avenge their com rades ami secure yon." he added. It may be the will of Providence for such a thing to happen. Yet 1 Implore you to spare them." Ho placed the rifle on the sand and raised her tenderly, for she bad yield ed to a paroxysm of tears. Not another word did either of them speak in that hour. The large triangular sail of the sainnnn was now bellvlnir out In the south wind. A figure stood up In the j stern of the boat and shook a menacing Ann at the couple on the beach. U was the Malay chief, cursing them : with the rude eloquence of his barba- i rous tongue. 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With his fore paws he seizes by the head the first dog that approaches blm, and, as he fs more solidly balanced than his assailants, he holds the dog's nose un der water as long as he can. Unless a second dog speedily comes to the res cue the first one is sure to be drowned. If a companion arrives and by his at tacks on the kangaroo manages to set the captive free the half drowned brute Is glad to regain the shore as quickly as possible. In this way a strong and courageous male kangaroo wib hold bis own against twentv or thirty dogs, drowning some and fright ening others, and the hunter is obliged o intervene with a bullet. Just Whut Every One Should Bo. Mr. J. T. Barber of Irwinville. On.. always keeps a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Kcuttdv nt hand ready for iuptant use. Attacks o" colic, cholera morbus nnd diarrhoea ironic e on so suddenly that there Is no time to hunt a doctor or c j to the store for medicine. Mr. Barber says: "I have tried Chamberlain's Colic.Choleru and Diarrhoea Remedy which if one of the best medicines I over saw. I keep a bottle of It iu mv ioom as I have had several attacks of colic and it has prov ed to be the best medieine I ever used" i-o'n ny I'hariee Mrnne, . i t As jitOt Vteftor (potntlnff to kargs oU portrait Whoa picture hi that? lit tle Hostess She was my msmms's great-aunt, I never heard much about her, but guess the was a schoolteacher. Uttle Visitor-Why? Little Hostess See bow her eyes follow as about. VEGETABLE SICILIAN Hair Renewer Mtcieliei ol rtculord, I. o. O. r. Lodge 'o S3, memt lu I. O. O- F. ball every Putarony ut p. ra. Vlsitiug broth cub uiruy welcome. Hark Harks, m, G J. L, Dim eh, Hoc, Btte. n n. P. Hosdu Hirer En citru union t. Kin .10. uiPt i in i O F- hall dm tccoud autl onrili Mj..h--m;jboi voa inuiuu ai u. p. in. J. L DSHHKlt, O. P. II II Hahvkv. Scribe, Ite'lmrh M d urd Wcatnnka No. 30, meet . cvtiv Tttuot.it in UtJ men's Hull, Angle bile. I.i.t. J t uii.4. Chief u( UecoriJi, C. C. KAtihl-ALC, IM'Mf'.i.. Modern Wtm luini Meet Hr I au-i tnltd FriilB.VHof tiveiy month, U mutt Comuiluue idhi), Duncan Secretory. Meets ut Kednim s hii 11. Olive Ktbekali i-otlue No. nKett hi 1. ft. o. P. hall lirsV and mlrd Tuesdays ol tauh , mo utli. Vlsitiug BiBlem inv'f!d n attend KAKNIB HASKlNri, N G. BiHDlE hall Hec.Boe. A. F. a tin A. M. MoetH first Friday on or u ' foje full moun at 8 p. oi.,iu Masonic hah. M.i'UlUUN, W.M J. W. Lawton, Rco. Sea. K. of F Tftllsiimn lodge No. l. mectH Mau--day evcniriK ulti p. m. Visiting nrotliom al. whj'h welcome. Fit ED L.UV, C, C. UlIlLON I'UKDIN. K.of R. and 8. Knichts ol the Maccabees. TrlumnhTont No. 1-1, mectri in regular review on thu lat aud. :id FrlOayaof each month In A. O. U. W Hall e -7:3o p. in, Viaitiug Kir Knight cordially in. viied to attend. A B. ELLlbON, Commander. W.T. York, K. K. A.O u. W.i-once iSo. io, meou every first an I third WeudtMlnv lr ino mo-'t at Up. m. in their bull tn the Oprra block. Vlmtlng brothersiuvtted lo attend. i.okbn Damon, M. W. AsiiAEL Hdiiuakd Hecordur. i' of A. Medfotd Lodge No. iiwetl' tho Eecind anil fourth Tuetiday evenlngH in . each mojiih iu the Hedmuun hull. Vi.lt'ng', Fruterb iuvlteu to attend . FlUNCia Jo.tlMN, FM. L. A. Johdan, Bee. Woodmen of the World Cump No. 80, meets eve-y Thursday evening in K. of F. hall. Meoiord Oiegou. II G. Shkaher u. C. W. H. Jackson, Clerk. Chryt-untheinum Circle No. K4, Women ol ' Wooderait Meets Kecoud and fourth Tu unci ay of each month at 7:30 p. m. in K. of I'. ha;l. Visiting siaters Invited. MltS. Ada MlM, 0. N. Pkue Anqi-e, Clerk. W. R. C Chester A. Arthur corps No. 84.. meets tinu and third Wednesday of each, month in 2 o'clock p.m., In Woodman's na'U Visltiug&istera invited. MKH IVAN IIUMASON.PrOH. MltS. HESTKH IlAltlKELL, SfiC. G. A. R. Chenter A. Arthur Pout No. 47, meets in Woodman'H hall every ilrst nnd third Wednesday nl'lit iu each month ut 1:'6C, -Visiting Comrades cordially Invited to attend. Ceo. Wk'dkniiammeu, com. F. M. Stewart, At) utunt. W. C. T. U. Weetfl every otherTUuretlay at' the Presbyterian church. Mas. Hue, President. Mits. J. Morgan, Secretary. Fraternal Brotherhood Meoli' first and Ibirdv Friday evenings ut 7 :riO p. in., hi their hall in -K. of P. building, Mtdford, Oregon V'sitln Sisters and Brothers cordially invited. 0. W. MLKi'iiv Pres. W. J. Hockenvos Secretary. 0. E. S. KeamcD Chapter, No. 6, meets sec ond ard fourth Wcdne.suav'a of each month at -Masonic Hall. Meiifoni. Oregon. Visitli g Sis. tert- and Brother always wulcotrc. MAlTIKllUTUIUSON, W. M. Hattie.Wiutb Secretary. Uniform Rank, K. of p. Meet at the call ol the captain In K. of P. hall. II. II. Howard, Captain. E. L. J'lwood, Recorder. A.O. F. Court Medlord, No. 8fl8T(, meets every Monday night at 7:80 p. m. In A. 0. U. W Hall, Angle bltea, Medford, Oregon. Visiting Foresters cordially welcomed. . L. K. HoovElt, C. K. Frank H, Hum., Rec. Sec. CHUBCHES OF MEDFOKD. Methodist Episcopal Churcn R.C- 111-ckwel pastor. Preaching every Sabbath al 11 a.m. aud r.ZOp. m. Sunday school ut 10 a. m.. 13. T Lawton, supt. Cinss meeting follows preaching service Sunday morning, Julius Meeker, leader. Kpworth League ut 8:30 p. m., Stella Duclos president. Regular prayer meet ings every Thursday evening at 7:!!0 p. ui. Ladies Aid Society every Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 Mrs. E. J. Pratt, president. W. P.M. S.. meets lirst Friday in each mouth. Mrs. Mary Fielder, president. Presbyterian Church Rev. W. F. Shields paMor. Preaching every Subbath at lis. m and :30 p.m. Sunday school at 10 u. m., J as Jlartfu, Supt. Christian Kndeavor, C:30 p. m. Jim or Christian Kmlruvor, 3 p. m. Every Thursday prayer meeting, 6 n. m. First Tues day evening of every month churt h social- . Second Tuesday every month, 2:S0 p. m., Mis sion society. Fiistand third Tuesdays every month, 2:30 p. m.. Aid soeietv. Kef. W. F. Shields, Pnntor: Miss Henlah 'Warner, Bunt, s. S ; Miss Ldith Van Dyite Superintendent. ; c-k-; Bavld M. Uuy, Pres. 8. C. E. : . Mrs. J G.Van Dyke, Pres. Aid society; Mrs. J V . Cox. Pres. Mission Society. uiiabiuu tuurtu corner or airtn ann ' streets. Services on the first and third Sun . i:m;U uiuinn. punaay school ar,a . Christian Kndeavor at usual hours every Sun day. Prayer meeting vory Thumlny evening Hie people welcome. Rev Jones, Pustcr Methodist Eplscoput Cburctt South Rev. M L,. Darby, pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m.and evening; Sunday school at 10a. m.; Prayer meeting Thursday ovemng ut 8 o'clock u Woman's Home Mission Society meets tlrst Wednesday In each month at 2:S0 p. m Every one Is cordially Invited to all our services Christian Science servicei are hold every? Sunday mornlDK at eleven o'clock at the res deuce of E. H. Dunham, ot Talent. All are welcome. ADMINISRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has ieen duly rpiiolntcd administrator ol the estate of Joseph w. Mtirphv, deceased, by the County Court ol Jackson County, Slate of iregon. All persons having claims aeainst said estate are hereby hotitled to present the same, with proper vouchers attached, to me at the oflloe ot W. S Cnowcll. in Medford, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated at Medford, Oregon, this 13th day of June, 1805. W. G, MrapHV, Administrator of the estate of Joseph W Murphy, deceased. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. The undersigned has been duly appointed ann qua) Hied as Administrator with the will annexed to ihe Estate of James Harvey, late of Jackson county, Oregon, deceased: All persons having claim against said estate ' are nottiled to present the same, duly verified, to the undersigned at his otllce at the First National Bank, in Medford, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated this First day of Juue. A. D. 18ik . , , , M. F. Al.FORD, Administrator of the Eatnto of James Harvev. deceased. fo the Unfortunate. Dr. Gibbon This oW PMIuhlc nntl the most aiieet'sxiiil bpcelnt 11 ut Sun t'riniclsco.Mtll rontlntivs to cure Ml Mxnnl nnd &rmlnal IHfcvu-, eucii a Uoimrrliu'A, ttiecl Mirletnrv, Hrplilll In all its forms, Nkln nioeahr, rrvon blll(r, Itutmirn. t'.r srrjilnal IVrnh netaaod Louofnnu boot!, tho conscqutMir ftf ...If nT.ii.a an.l producing the foHowlnjr symptoms; sallow conn, tt-natice, dark spots under the eyes. Pln in Xhp li'itd, rincitig In the ears, low of coiiflil. nce.rt'm-d- noe In wpurnaching Mrangt-rfl, pa.pllutli-n of the ln-art. tvfnlint'ss of tfie linil-s nml back, loss of mi'm ory,iimpis on the fcice, co"?li, ruiiHiiiuptlon, etc Hr. Ulhbon hiis pmrtirvd nt 8;ni KranrLvo 4b r.Mrsarnl tho inrntilp-l si. mild mt fall to mnsi.H him and recive the benefit of Ins Kront skill nuC experlencp. Thedoctncllrvll!lM!,r?fil!,. 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