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cine is a bowel and liver remedy
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In a n y m a n n e r.
A n y person so tre s p a s rin g w ill be
prosecuted tn th e fu lf e x t a n t o f the law
MRS. R A C H A E L AYEBP.
P ro m in e n t Am erican breeders sn«l
farmer» keep their herd3 snd flock*
healthy by
an « « a -
sionsl dow of Black t ta u g h t Stock
sud FauBrr Modieine .in their
fowl
Anv Stock raiser may buy s
•¿•,-eent half-pound s ir tig h t can
,d Ib is medicine frees his dealer
an d k « fp bi» Stock in vtgormu
health for weeks. Deniers <"»” ■;
sR v Keep B la c k -Ita n c h t Stock snd
Poultry M ’-dicine. If your» mg»
tanooga. l’ena.
th e «to­
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i t * s M e k s -T r itw t a tr ,. 1 he toPer oom . frsersnt with M e hreett ef the
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derful n w lt a l .1 «cover* or tt e age p en»
ant snd refresbihg to the laate, to t (n atty
and noeltlvrly on kidnCTS, llv rr snd bowels,
rta n e ln c tho rn iiro ev«t,wi. dterol <-ol«lv
euro howtaolw, fever, behttei il ronetirartoe
and blliousm-os. 1‘ iceeo buy nmt iry a hrs
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giinrsat— ■* to core hy a ll druggista.
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K n o w in g s ii a t it w as to s u f ­
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la s , P lie s a m t 8 k l n Pii-eusee. In s ta n t
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W . W' i u . iam « , G O M a n h a tu u * A v e n u e ,
N ew Y o r k . E nclose S tam p .
n. .t. sen I So cent’ f ” r “ »«ouple
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Do. ’
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Raot. the great ki/ney remedy fulfills every
sdah In curing rheumatism, pain In the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
ef the urinary p e w *f*- ■’ corrects Inattliiy
le hold water and scalding pain In passing
It, or bad effects following use of llqucr,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
aeceaslty cf being compelled to go often
during the day. snd to got up many times
during the night. The mild snd !he extrSr
ecdtnsry effect of S w a m p .R o o t is soon
rsslkou. It stands tha highest for Its won­
derful cures af the moat distressing cases.
If you ne«!d a medicine you should have the
beet. Sold by druggists Ir 3 0 c .a n d !I. sixes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
B andon
STOCK »"<>
POULTRY
MEDICINE
The PORT ORFORD TRIBUNE
B O T H O NE Y E A R
W h a t la
BLACK “
DRAUGHT
Stock sad poultry I ists few
trouhl'-s which a re n « * ho w ri and
r i v e r ir r e g r ia s t t t a .
X U o«-
D ra n g h t Stuck and P d k ltry M e d i­
a n d D o n 't K n o w i t .
■csv Yo F ia d O at.
PHI s to nle or common glass wUh your
«Vili be ta k e n in exchange l o r g o te li
N o tic e in berebv given th a t
V I O L E T R. W H I T E
o f P o rt Q r fo r d , O re g o n , who, on M a y
□ I v e i u e u t r i a l m i l l I w i l l <lo r a j
2«th, 1MW, msitn T im b e r A p p lin G i-i)
No. 10113 fo r
H E J, N W I o f tHBJ.
li e s t t o p ie n s e y o u .
NfcJ »1 HW i , H e.sloii 11, T o w n s h ip S3
R -u itli, Mange 1$ W est, W illa m e tte .Me­
r id ia n , has flic«! n* Geo o f in to iih o n . to
n ia k o F in a l Ppdtw; tw e s ta b lla h c la im
to th e la n d above deeeirliwd, before .h
I I . U p to n , U . 8 . C o m m issio n er. a t
L a n g lo is , O reg o n , on th e 2 3 o d -d a v o f
geatp m b w r, 1308-
M A .v rr.u -rt k i n
C la itu n n t names a « w itn e s s e s :
G o rg e W . C u r ry , o f P o rt O r fo id . O re.
J o h n n y F ro m m ; of
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S torer F Peirce, o f
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Georg«> F o r ty , o f
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B k sja m ik L . K ow r, R eg ister.
fi. B. SfiBlH
to e n te r upon o r trespass upon th e lan d s
o f th e tin d e rs ig u e d a t a n d n e a r F o rt
O r fo r d , an d wpi>a U nto n n .- C reek in
C uT r C o u n ty , O rego n, fo r an y p u r-
X . J. W a llm -e o l
As I w ill do m y own te a m in g ,
in y in te n tio n to nell «heeper th a n good»
U. S. Lua«i Office a t Koi-oburg, Oregon.
T re s p a s s N o tic e ,
G o a t . L e a v e o g o o d ,o f Roae o rg , O re .
G eo rg e T u r n e r , o f
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discount can be given .
» v re e v e r sohi ,>u F lo ra s C re ek.
A ll persons a re h e re b y notlfle«i no t
U A . la n d O f f l,» s t R o s sb u rg , O re g o n
J u ly 31 ft, HMM..
N o tice is herelyr given th a t
! D 1 T H L . R O B IN S O N
o f S eattle, W a s h in g to n , wh<>, on Fcb-
r u * r v 7, D M * m ud
T im b e r Applus»-
tlo n . N o. <1606, lo r HWJ o l N E I. E i o f
N W J , N K J o f 8 W 1 , Section 27. T o w n ­
s h ip 36 fio u th , R an g e U W e s t, U lliani
e tte M e rid ia n , has hle«l n o tice ol Irrten
tio n to m ake F in a l P r o o l, Io es tab lish
c la im to th e la u d «hove describe I . be-
fO ie th e H e g i s i e i snd R i’c s tw r , a t
H o s eb u ig . O regon, «Ml th»< « h d a y of
jfa b ru a ry , lu0 >
C la lm n p t nam es as w itnesses:
C . L . B yro n , o f A v ittle , W a s h in g to n
C A S H H A L E S a m o u n t ng to » 5 <u
m ore w ill ba allowed. 10 p e r c e n t die-
c u n t , e x c e p t pn F lo u r , on w h ich nr
N O T IC E F O lt P U B L IC A T IO N .
THE SMITH PREMIER; TYPEWRITER CO .
¿4,’ Stark
Portland, Oregon.
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In th e c o u n try .
T f .Y ^ P ^ 'S S r js r ^ R b -
¿ j S S e a a d we send an I M M E D I A T E
The fact that The Smith Premier Typewriter, is used
in every civilized country on the globe is not so impor­
tant as tfife further fact that the demand increases year af­
ter year.
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The reputation of Tlje Smith ..Premier is world-wide-
World-wide u»e has made it so.
pofies w h atso eve r w ith o u t th e ow ners
o tfis e n t
Bursons so d o in g f o r purposes o f
h u n tin g , n s h iiig , o r tra v e lin g through
o r te a rin g do w n fences, le a v in g gates
open, o r m o le s tin g p ro p e rty , w ill be
proeetuU ’d according to law .
L o u is K n a p p .
A n d K fa ct, e v e ry th in g u s u ally
PATENTS^
TRE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER
One o f th e strangest w ay « y e t o a
r e c u rd 'o f m akin g a liv in g ban beaa
follow ed fo r th e last few y e a n by a
m an l a eastern F e a n a 'lv a n fa .
Fo llow ing Is the lm e re a iln g story
o f some o f hla experiences ha told a
G o v e rn o r— G e o . E. C h a m b e rla in 8 a -
corrtvpoadent o f the Chicago Tritm ae
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th e o th er day:
S e c re ta ry o f States— F . I , D u n b a r, Sa­
“ I took op th e business Quite b y ac­
cident. T h e ow ner o f a large, to n e !/
lem .
place la the m ountains, a few a lie n
State T je n a a re r—-Ge« A . S tee l o f 8a-
fro m here, died and there was a law
su it about the w ill, which kept. It un­
H upt. P u b lle T u s tru c tlo o — J . H . Auk-
occupied.
I t stood fo r tw o o r three
e r m s a , M e m .
„
years, stripped o f Its fu rn itu re ana
s u t e P rin ksr— W illis D u n i w a y , «aleni.
w ith o u t can? A fte r the a n ti wag set?
A tto rn ey (J en er a l— A . M . C ra w fo rd , tie d the nephew who t t h t r ile d It put
S alera.
In a caretaker.
H e o » ly clayed one
night, fo r a t 3 « clonk la th e m o ru ln a
C la rk Utah» I A n d B o a rd — O . U .B r o w n ,
he wag te rrifie d to h e a r a heavy chain
dragged
along the h a ll and
J o in t S enator fo r C m « an d C n r rv — j being
stairw ays. Others followed him . an«
. ’ V f, P. Chase.
one even stayed a w e e k , but a groan*
Jo in t H e p re e e n ta tiv e for Ciros su d
la g sound rig h t la hla bedroom sent
C u r r y — I . M . M u m v.
him Hying la o n ly h a lf hla dothao
Judges', fid J u d ic ia l D is tr ic t—J . W . to the nearest cottage he could flaiL
H a m ilto n , R o s s ta t..
I t was th en
th e advertisem ent ap­
peared th a t drew m y atten tion .
It
P rosecuting A tto rn e y . 2«1 J u « lk -ta iP is
tr io t— G eo rg e M . B ro w n , R oseburg. read:
“ T h e o w n er o f R u tlan d Orange on
V . 8 . C o m m is s io n a re --J. H . U p to n ,
th e R alston road w ill give a reward
l -a n g lais.
o f WOO to anyone who w ill reside to
coirnvv o r n e r us.
th a t house and solve th e m ystery e f
C o u n ty J u d g e — E . A . B a ile y , Q iîld
Its being -h a u n te d .'"
” 1 w en t to th e house and did not
B each.
C o u n ty Com m issioners -O t to Is tn e rt, fin d much trou ble In solving the rid ­
G o ld B each; Ed H yphen, L a n g lo is . I dle. T h e place had once be»n w ell
stocked w ith gam e, and now the de­
S h e riff— N o rm a n T y le r , G o ld B eac h .
serted grounds w ere ru n n in g o ver w ith
C o u n ty C le r k — G e o rg e
W.
8 u iith .
gam e o f aU kinds,
i t had eecapvd
G old Beach.
trespassers e v id e n tly , u n til la te ly , hut
C o u n ty T re a s u re r—Ja m e s C a u g h
In vestigation showed th a t num bers nC
W e d d e rb u rn .
fresh snares and traps had been set
Assessor— W in . T u im a n . H a r b o r .
‘P oachers' ev id en tly was the m can 'og
Hciraol H u p t.— W . 8 . G u e rin . L a ng lois. o f the m ystery- I got tw o m en sad
posted th em am ong the bushes. »
S urveyor—G e o . 8 . W ils o n , C h e to o .
“ A t 11 o'clock at night’ 1 w en t to the
C oro^ p r— D r . F . A . B c h lie m a n n , W ed-
room w here I was to sleep, ke p t the
d e rb u rn .
la m p a lig h t fo r h a lf sc hour, ex ttn -
M a X T IN U t O r THK CO C BV S.
g u ish ril It. and crept out o f th e hoses
A t h a lf past 12 o'clock I heard foot­
C ir c u it C o u rt m eets F t u rth M o n d a y in
steps. and a m an came along ca rry in g
A u g u s t o f each y e a r.
I 'n n n t t C c fiim le ln n o r « C o u r t meets w h a t looked lik e a long po jn
" H e got on a w a ll hoU tad th e ‘pole’
firs t W < \ln e ad a y In J a n a s ry , A p r il,
— rea lly a lo ng tin tuba— so th a t Its
J u ly and S eptem G r ol each ye ar.
m outh w en t in to tb s open w indow o f
P ro bate C o u rt m eets lirs t M o nd ay in
th e room w here he thought I wan
each m o n th .
->
asleep, and th en . began 1» groan
C «'K BV C IO IK TV PO ST o r V I C S S I N I ) P O 8T -
th ro ug h IL B u t I t was a loud yaU an
gave w hen I selaad h im firm ly by th e
M IS T IU . '
Chetoo.........
. . .M lse I d a Cooley. an kles.
“ W e ll, I eat on nyr m an and M e w a
...F le tc h e r G ardn er.
H a r b o r ......
w h istle , when up ; ame'*tfi7 assistants,
G o ld B each
,-v -........ J . W . M iley.
w ith another
whom they hs<3 taken
. . . . . . ^ G eo . K e r r.
W e d d a r ta r u
w h ile he was In the act o f v is itin g
Ill l b e e ...........
. M r . E . H -R aseell. th e traps, calm ly sm oking a pipe- T h *
M a r i a l ...........
M rs. V io la Billings. p a ir kad Juat started In to m ake a goon
. . . . . . .A . M R ile s
A g u e s s ......
th in g o u t o f , Jbe place, and had laid
In a perfect store o f chains, w h ite
................R . Q< elleu.
C o r b in ...........
. . . . A m e s Jo hn sto n sheets, phosphorus and o ther things,
P o rt O rfo rd
a t the top o f the house, w ith which
.................J. 8 . Csppe.
D e n m a r k ,. ..
they had Ir e n frig h ten ed sw ay th a
E . R a c k le ff.
L a n g lo is . . . ,
successive caret lk e ite
. . . . - . . J . A . H a in e s
Bi’k l e y . . . . . .
‘T h a t Jpu brought me no t o n ly th e
1200. but a fresh commission
T h is
tim e a sum m er hotel th a t was le ft
w ith a sm all force d u rin g th e w fo ie r
N O T IC E .
m onths was haunted.
T h e servants
A ll persona are here b y w a rn e d n o t to w ere being te rrib ly frightened by mys
tres|otss u p o n th e la n d s nt th e un der- te rlo u a knocking# th 3 t were beard sow
ig n e s t,s itu a te d in S ix e s R iv e 'P r e c in c t, and then a t n lgbt. Going to th e hotel,
C u r ry c o u n ty , O n g O a . fo r th e purpose I w ent to bed on the ground Boor, ba»
o f h u n t in g w ith cuns o r doge, o r fis h ­
hkd to w a ll tw o o r three nights ha-
in g. A lso n o t to leave a n y g a te open
ou go::«g th ro n g h .o r o tlie i wise trespnsa fo re the m ysterious sounds w ere heard.
f f . 8 . Seu’ to— J o n a th a n B o u rn e J r ., of
P o rtla n d a n d C h a * F u lto n o f A sto ria.
3 o n < r e e a » a n , F i r s t D is » r ie t-* W illls
C . H a w le y , ol S alem .
fteMixsixn, o » ., fa n -
f **-
B la ck .D«»ugh» s v * k and P u n ir /
tr a d ir le * la »»" h<* 1 1 »»•* toed. On»
atewk wn» ookiag had «vb*n >oa « » •
» ? t b . m ‘d icta* and now they nro
g e rin g »•> Aue, Thny aro laoklag S»
p e r ro n t hdMW^ Bj ^ o K U ( a T O » .
222 South Peoria SL,
CntCAOO, 1 j . u , Oct. 7,1902.
E ig h t month# nno I was so iD
th at I was ccmpelied to he o r n t
down nearly all ’ be tim e. My
rtonne!« was SO weak and upset
that I could keep nothing t a it
snd I ' vomitod frequently.
I
couhlnot crina’ e without groat
pain ¡ l -.«I I «oonbed so much that
m r t a r c a t a m i lu n r i were raw
snd sore.
The durt<w# pro-
nounoed i t B right's disease snd
othcis raid i t was consumptios.
ft mattered little to me what
they called i t and I ta d no de­
sire to lir e . A sixter visited me
from St. Lnwis snd asked me if
1 ha>1 ever tried W ino o f Cardui
I told her 1 had not and she
bought a bottle. I believe that
it saved m y We. I beheveweay
w w i ’ii could save m uch suffer-
h ^ # t h e y b u t t £ t a o f its value.
In to the ghost who
C U R E C O N S T IP A T IO N .
^ o a 't yon want frrotloro from
pain f Take W iw e of Oardui
and make «me supreme effort to
be well. You Ao ho t need to be
a weak, helpless sufferer. Toe
can have a w om an'khcalth and
do a w oroin'4 work iff life . W hy
net secnr«’ a bottle e f W iwa iff
day?
{ w h ite cloak m yself snd tried h-ranting
I the ghost.
T h is ruse s a te e -li-d In
j frig h te n in g th e ap p aritio n , as, when
w e m et face to fa re one night i t as s
th e o ther ghost th a t fled. W h o th e
fe llo w was 1 should have never heard.
- proosbly, as he was to fleet 'Mat I
could not overtake him . only th a t In
his flight soma w here he fe ll sad hu rt
his leg, and w hen he consulted the
doctor th e whole story came o u t H e
was a neighboring fa n n e r who w -n red
j to get hold o f the ad join ing rwoi-erty.
and hoped by g iv in g it th e reputation
o f being hauated to depreciate tha
value enough to buy It a t a low g rlje .
“On an oth er occasion in the g sr'-ia
of a big farm house 'to re n t' I rusae«
mt PntatwMt. P»»tr*iT TM»» «riM to
■rrroe A'-tan Waat»»
to. She. to
Cardui from your drugput to­
6Z>o S U N N Y S O U T H , A l l a n t a , G a
n a t a s C a .t e ín lt « .IS aro! «hay a r» l » , _«■«»«
M tedkifM w * i.A ic e r * .
»« tfee h o n « LtM
w i« » : a j
fnufitw t? ih h e M l» rM fo t
tw o -U ti». »tu tr.est « v to ro f yin»» u t . L T & e
dirti ii.<F reLkfi-.f** ib * ru ta in »*rr ben« »«■»<*«
.t r .
W # N U * r * r v a r<<n»iC iaotaret*
'
. O h ««. írrFi»í!#<»MM
PltUS>nr< S a M Jt
" ( o . l iO B Lurf, l'a
“ One n ight, a fte r we had b e ra hav­
in g heavy rain s a ll day. th e knock ag
began rig h t
u n o e rn e s th . m y room
"W fU lM g u n til daybreak, w ith help
I to o k u p the Souring and found th a t a
sm all bay. long fo rg otten, bnt^ onro
used lo r storing boats, ran bacs ugdsr
i th e house.
In th is was SostJag a a
em pty m in eral
w ater crate.
T h ere
wae a lock In tha riv e r below th e ho­
te l. and every n ig h t when th e lock
gales w ere shut thh riv e r rose. T n e
previous evening there sleo had been
much w ind end ra in , so th a t th e w ater
got high enough fo r the c ra te to b rm p
ap alas t the floor, thus producing tha
n o lse a*
• “ T h is account, lik e the first,' go t In to
♦ he psp«ws end aoon I h id m ore w o rk .
I w o n 't, ta ke a ll my ease* o f 'ghost
laying .' b u t w ill pick out o u o r two.
T h e re was a country place th a t fo r a
long tim e was avoided because i t got
(he repu tation a t h avin g a spectre.
W ith in a week I saw It tw ice, gliding
about the grounds, but It was too ulm -
I hie fo r me to cateh. Th en I p u t oa a
a O -T ö
BAC
».
had
been t*-««.
■aas I Joet sight o f him and ha fall
over som ething and I shouted:
K«-ep
s till; you've upset a beehive.
Keep
your head oovered o r jou'U fia stuag
n ..,a >
to death.'
"H e ws# sim ply a p r s r f * | J o k e r,
snd In moel o f th e cases which I have
anekrtbed w here It la not somebody
who had somstblng to g ain by playing
ghost I t waa usually aomebody wfip
was enjoying h im self by p la y in g att
th e fears and cred u lity «of othere. . 1
bail one trag ic case o f spectre st.i.nlu g
which was the result o f a m an’s habit
i f p rae tlcla g Joking
H e had tan«
playing spun th e Im agicsilo w o f M a
brother and th e n ig h t th a t I had a r­
rived he had leaped out on h im froas
ambush, and the brother bad dropped
lea d fro m f r i g h t . * '
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