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Addr©*»9 8 T K R I J N Q MHMMDY CO ., C h ic a g o o r N ew Y o rk . 437 V I N C E N T & C O ., Come to Florence mid see the fine fiirinx and beautiful forests in the Siuslaw valley. given I«» rolb 'c tio n * and D RUGGÌ STS, I db SavInga Bank. -I in e Z . S lg á l íic Á |3GlB«*£g| r 9 O rc g i -n . ie Hotel. W est Eugene. E u g e n e , O re g o n - Do You W a n t a Ranch? Do You W a n t Unimproved Land? Do You W a n t Town Lots? Dyspepsia Cure Do You W a n t Tim ber Lands? Digests what you eat. It artldclaily digest« the food and aids Natnr« io mrnigthenitig and rtxon* itrucHng the cihaunud digosttve or­ gan«. I l lathe Ut«»tdiscovereddIge«U ant and tonic. Mo other pie pa ration can approach It in efficiency. It in- »lantly relieve« and permanently cure« by«pep#ia, Indigention, Heartburn, Flaiuience, Hour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache, Gaitraigla Gramp.and all other result» ot imperfect rlige.tion. IE A N D : nce W E BUY AND SELL ALL KINDS OF REAL ESTATE ROUTE. ON COM M ISSION. JOHN C. BECK. W. H. WEATIIERSON. p er T O B A C C O S P IT and S M O K E Y o u r L if c a w a y t D o Y o u W a n t a H o m e in W e s t e r n O r e g o n ? L a w . Prop L a á . THE TEN AN TS CO NTINUE TO MAKE THING S LIVELY. How M r « . O * t V il llv a n F l o o r e d H e r feZuemici» b y G i v i n g u S u n u g e r W a ­ t e r m e lo n P a rty uu w e a l; In th e knees to stand up. Yes. 4n sw a g g e r guests, nnd some o f th e w om en had on s jilr t w a is ts w h ich cost a t le a s t .$2 apiece. I m y s e lf counted n in e d iffe re n t p a irs o f ta n shia-H In th a t g a th e rin g , nnd a ll h u t three o r fo u r o f th e gen tlem e n had c o l­ la rs on. A n a ccordion fu rn is h e d de­ lig h t f u l s tra in s , nnd a ll th e gas globes w ere covered w ith ria l pu|>er." " t 'n d I t v h s s some sucei-ss?” “ I t was, lu tw o w a ys. In th e flrs l place, th e g a th e rin g w as a ll th a t could he hoped fo r. and In th e n e x t not u per- »oii gave h ltu a c l. a w a y . You see, e ve ry i ne o f those m elons w a s as green ns grass, a nd th e c la re t soured th e m t i l l th e y w ere lik e p ickle s. M rs. O 'S u lli­ van w e n t w h ite r th a n c h e lk w hen tlie iir s t m elon wna c u t and w a s fo u n d to lie us h a rd ns n ro c k nnd ns tasteless na an o ld shoe, h u t th e guests came to her ri'z c tie In a w a y to m e lt y o u r h e a rt. S w a g g e r la na sw a g g e r «Iocs, M r. Was- s e rm a u .” “ B u t vhas some green w a te rm e lo n s sw a g g e r, M r. »Sprocket?” asked th e grocer. “ N ot e x a c tly , h u t w h a t d id those swagger j>o«ple d o w h e n th e y fo u n d them green? J u s t tn r in s l r lg h i In nnd devoured th e w h o le s ix Io save the fe e lin g s o f th e hostess. Yes. s ir. th e tin lo tis w e re c u t up a nd pnssed around, snd e v e ry lw s ly a te s o d sm acked his lip s a n d s o ld l.e ..„d n e ve r la s te d a n y . t ilin g so good. I t to o k th e m an h o u r to d o w n those Rictons. b u t th e y le f t n o th ­ in g h u t th e rin d s . I f th e y hud b e ta REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. T h e Florence Real E sta te Agency bus bargains to ofler in th e follow ing p ro p e rtv . 160 acres on upper N o rth F o rk , a lm ut 12 m iles fro m Florence. A b o u t 40 aerea b o tto m , 4 o r five acre« of it «¡¡eared, and a s m a ll b a tn on place. C onvenient to school. C o m ity road crosses the |,,nd. 236 acres o f la n d fro n tin g about l l j m ile on S iu sla w riv e r, about 6 „iliv a above Acm e. A good house and barn, a yo u n g o rch a rd , and 15 ncre 8 cleared’ C o n v e n ie n t to school. $IOG) w o rth of tim b e r on the la n d . A b o u t 20 bead ot c a ttle w ith th e place. Steamers to am i I from Florence pasa e v e ry d a y. Price in c lu d in g fa rm , Btock and m achinery^ $3t>00. 160 acres, five m ile s south o f F lore n ce fro n tin g on C le a r Lake. 14 acres have lieen plowed and 15 acres m ore slashed and in grass. A co m fo rta b le bouse ol six room s, a barn and o th e r o u tb u ild ­ ings, a b e a rin g o rch a rd of 75 trees and a good wagon road to th e r iv e r. Price $1250. Stock w ill be sold w ith place 11 desired. 158 ueres ly in g on bo th sides o f L a ke C reek, in Section 2, to w n s h ip 17, range 8. A b o u t 100 acres b o tto m , w ith 30 acres cleared, a m * 40 acres fe n c e d ; M bouse nnd good b a rn . On c o u n ty road •ibont b. m ile from school nnd post office. Several m illio n feet of good f ir tim b e r on th e place. P rice $1600. T im e w ill be g ive n on p a rt i f desired. 80 acres o f tim b e r land a lio u t fo u r m iles fro m Acm e and m ile fro m Sine- j law riv e r. I I ; ; ; a large q u a n tity of Ur and cedar tim b e r w h ic h can be easily hauled to tlie riv e r. P rice $500. 126 acres of ti.te and bo ttom la n d fro n tin g on th e S ie sla w riv e r about n in e m iles above F lore n ce . A lurge, new fram e house, n good b a rn , and a b e aring o rch a rd of I I acres on th e place. A b o u 20 acres have been plowed. Steam er to Florence passes tlie place every d a y . Price $5000, in c lu d in g stock and ma- c tiin e ry , A good fra m e bouse and tw o lota in U n d e r No O b lig a tio n . “ I don’ t t h in k you o u g h t to be rode W est F lore n ce , near thu riv e r. A new to M r. G llin m e rs o u ,” s a id M r. B irin s sidew alk to tlie p ro p e rty . Priee $200. B a rk e r’s w i l e g e n tly . 40 acres of la n d on N o rth F o rk a b o nt “ M y dear, th e m an «- s im p ly a ■I1... m iles fio m Florence. Oue acre th e o ris t. H e baa no p ra c tic a l Ideas cleared. I ’ riee $200. w h a te v e r.” 41 acres on N o rth F o rk a lio u t fiv e “ I t Is tru e Is? Is so m e th in g o f a m iles from F lo re n ce . Several acres tid e dream er, h u t” — “ W e ll, I f he Is a dre a m e r, th a t's la n d , (lie rest b o tto m and bench la n d . enough. L e t h im dream . B u t th e re is A c o m fo rta b le house and a s m a ll b a rn no reason w h y I sh o u ld lis te n w h ile he on tlie place. P rice $700. talkM lu Ids sleep.” - W a s h in g to n S tar. KiO acres of u n im p ro v e d land ou N o rth Fork a lio u t ten m ile « from F lore n ce is f ns ym p a lli« -! Ic. offered fo r sated. N e a r to c o u n ty road. W ill m ake a good stock ra n c h . P ric e $450. th e h a lls . I ’ ve g o t to be consistent a b o ut th in g s , you k n o w . 1 « h a ll ta ke m y v a c a tio n lu cu u m ic lin lr in th e hnseuient. n a il I s h a ll ta k e due cure tlia t none o f th e te n a n ts fo rg e t w lia t a fra g ile p liy s lq u e I ’ ve got. Y ou k n o w w h a t p h ysiq u e la, d o n 't yo u , M r. IVna- se rnian?” “ H e vlin « so n ie t’ in g s to do m lt «hum p­ in g a ro u n d , m ayp e .” “ Yes, th a t’s It. a n il I d on’ t propose to Jump, in th e Ilr s t place, a ja n ito r should m ove w ith d ig n ity w hen he moves a t a ll, uud In th e n e x t i t ’s be- nenth his p o s itio n to w ra n g le a b o ut goats, dogs and c h ild re n In th e halls, i t also gives c lile to a Hat to liu v e a ja n ito r w h o doesn’ t sw e a t his c o lla r on a hot day. 1 th in k I k n o w m y g u lt, .Mr. W a s s e rm a n —I th in k I do.” " E n d ho w vhas n il dose bad peo- j pics?” asked tlie g ro ce r a fte r un ad­ m irin g glance. “ J u s t the same—no lie tte r, no worse. ! T hey are s t ill tr y in g to o u td o each o th ­ er, and th a t keeps tld u g s liv e ly a ro u n d ! the house.” “ E n d does some one p u ll h a ir? ” “ No, th e re h a s n 't been a n y th in g o f th a t so rt fo r the la s t m o n th . W hen wom en q u a rre l, th e y tr y to Ilm l w ays io h u rt each o th e r’s fe e lin g s , you k n jjw . U p to th re e n ig h ts ago th e b a flie r ’a iv ,/ <(i w ife and the C'ouutess D lv lto had M rs. <» 'S ullivan crush e d to e a rth , b u t th e n she to o k a r a lly and Is n o w a t th e head o f the procession again, I gave her the h in t m y s e lf, and she o u g h t to be very g ra te fu l to me.” “ U in l ho w v lia s It? ” “ W h y , she g ave a w a te rm e lo n p a rty . T he h a rh e r's w ife gave w h a t th e y ca ll un Ice cream (lin g , nnd th e Countess D lv ito fo llo w e d w ith a banana fe s tiv a l. B oth w ere »uei-esses, and M rs. G 'S iillI- van tvns fe e lin g cast d o w n w hen I gave h e r a h in t. I.c t me te ll you, M r. W asserm an, th a t a w a te rm e lo n p a rty Is considered th e sw a g g cre st th in g on th e boards fo r th e sum m er. I t ’s the Iu id y (w h o liiiK JuHt w it h cy- real elite. Y ou’ ve g o t to get n t lenst s ix w a te rm e lo n s nnd p o u r n b o ttle o f ellMt) — G et d o w n , Jo h n , q u ic k ly nnd c la re t In to each and have th e f r u it f r o ­ h ik e lil« n a n io m id nddrews. I ’ m nun» zen. T he n you eat It w ith a s ilv e r In* I iah kn o cke d some p a in t o lf m y new spoon a nd w ip e o ff y o u r c h in w ith a c a rt. red bordered ta b le n a p k in . I gave K t p la in e d . M rs. O 'H u lltv a u a ll th e necessary p o in t­ A t th e h o a rd in g hc I ioo I. ers, n nd th e a ffa ir was a trem endous l ’Trwt G ir l—W h a t U th e m a tte r w ith success.” Ih c w p ickle s? ” Und she had s ix w a te rm e lo n s ? ” a b ­ Heeoud G ir l— D o n ’t th e y ta ste rig h t? se n tly q u e rie d th e grocer. r i r x t G ir l—N o; th e y 're h o rrid . “ Six b ig w a te rm e lo n s, M r. W a sse r­ m an, and each p rim e d w it h u p in t o f 1 T h ir d G ir l I ’ m w n ry , g irl« , b u t I c la re t and ke p t lu an lecbox fo r Ibrec , wna jiiR t o u t o f h n lrp iu rt, n m l so I took days. T h e re w e te 4l> lion to n people a t » a fo r k to g e t th e m o u t o f tlie b o ttle .~ th e fe a st, th e v e ry cream o f society. I L e s lle ’a W e e kly. M IL L I N E E , NOTA RIES. MARION courteous lA fe a n , Sec. Cal. M F lo r '. F. M ap le Ix s lg e N o .. 139, meets n a tc ria l, elfiny T h u rs d a y e v e n in g in M eye r A m plest, n i< » i'H a ll, M a p le to n . O regon. B ro th - nenls, old III»pjod s ta n d in g in v ite d to a tte n d , h u n d re d tliMS*3gI' O.VO 8 . I ’ llB I.es, N . G. i) . F .— S u iw e t R ebekah l o d g e \<>. 4, meet« in Odd F e llo w s ’ h a ll, » , th e eecor.d and fo u rth T h u rs - •ning« in each m o n th . Mss. J . A . A’ atek , N. G. 0 . r E ii., P r o p r ie to r . Stage leaves Eugene for Florence | daily except Sunday at G a . m . Arrives at Florence the day fol­ lowing at 10 a . m . R eturning stage leaves Florence I for Eugene daily except Sunday at i 2 P. M. Arrives in Eugene at G P. ’ m . the day following. i N o ta ry P u b lic , S u r v e y o r S le e p in g F . Ire n « E n e a in p A ie id , No. 42 , ; s in I . 0 . 0 . F . i . s i l n. I ... .... , , , , , smd #tw fo u rth I r i d . n " < .' I . i i I.I k ami h««” y te m lie rg o f th is degree arc am i let us pro" ¡y in v it e d to H tteed. 8 . J . S bymovk , C . I ’. . Eli., S critw . STAGE LINE. E. B a n g s , A. R. BUTTOLPH, E vaxr , Recorder. e ? EUGENE-FLORENCE ORTHERN P a c i f i c , Ry. J. W . P e rp e tu a Lodge, N o. 131, its e v e ry 1st and 3d Tuesdays lo n t li. M em b e rs and v is itin g n in good s ta n d in g a re c o r d ia lly to a tte n d . W m . B kiishabdt , M . \V. K e c e ta Lodge No. I l l , meets v W ednesday e v e n in g in Lodge 'Toreiice, O regon. » B ro th e rs in 1 7 1 Vandina in v ite d to a tte n d . K IN I L L . EN axs . N .G . F lore n ce Will carry freight and passengers from Florence to San Francisco. ■ single faro - 5.00 -F o r n uumber ot m onth* I buffered with. Round trip - - * - - 9.00 W ill also bring up freight fem ale tr i u t- le ' w rite « Mis« A gnes M cG nw nc Tickets for sale at E. Bangs’ o f 1212 lin .ik S tre e t. W a sh in g to n , I). C. ” 1 trie d i«'iuc• i.iin to Ice' either way between Eugene and | b e lte r, u d . a.'. I c o n eek A. W. B EA D LE & CO. tin u e d , m y health, g rad u ally im p ro v e d , a n d is im p ro v in g ev< ry i„,Jof Peaee................ .C . I I . H o ld e n . , I IOX. liable ..................... G . C. C a m pion Stage Leaves S te a m bo a t L a n d in g on S T E A M E R L IL L IA N ei ,.,;c. i(W>O U N TY OFFICERS OUVEMIR CAT! i t • I thu latest Nptsi] lp ic a o a . I (ha H. H. B arrett, Prop’r, R e tu rn in g , ion nml oreafainahBHT ........ II. R. C IN E . S undays. From —------- T R IP S Exercise is as had as too little for the g ro w in g g ir l, f t is very easy for her to overdo, and. th is is csp'. c ia lfy dangerous at th a t c ritic a l period o f a young g ir l’s life w hen she crosses the lin e o f wom an­ hood. I t is not an uncom m on th in g to la y th e foundation fo r years o f after n iis e y by neglect of n e c e s s a ry precau­ tio n s at the first ’’ change o f life .” T he use of Dr. P ie r c e ’ s F a v o r ite P rescription n o tc n ly establishes regular­ ity , b u t i t g i v e s h e a lth to the e n tire w o m a n ly o rg a u in n . I t is the best m td i ci tie to r d is e a s e s p e c u lia r to -women because i t cures tin c a u s e s o f discase c o m p le te ly and p e r inane n tly . ” F avorite Prescrip­ t io n ” contains no a lc o h o l, n e i t h e r op iu m , cocaine nor any oth er narcotic. I t cannot disagree w ith the most deli cate co n stitutio n . th e U m p q u a fo r F lorence S a tu rda ys. oruL h Pun ( . . . . G . E . W o lv e ito ll Y jr p « 'ft M M S e c o m l D is t r ic t . J . W . H a m ilto n 1 ^ t i n g A t t o r n e y . . . Geo ----------- n ui 11 n Lit u res tuv® w tltulo Ik« ihott I by 11«. They a piuuoerorrtB # fl homo. With fa G A R D IN E R W ill m ake ------ REGULAR " g . however ijlry o* fc'a t« •«Hr, t be innrr » ....................................... F . S. M oore. <• T A I T UUOtT »ublie I n s t r u c t io n J . I I . A cke rm a n i. i i - n M A R G U E R IT E , NO. 32. M’MURPH Y’S FLATS. S ’ i,t*|,|oì»iiii|Jj5 ' ••'IA „ TR A V ELER S' GUIDE T R A V ELER S’ GUIDE. _ " ' J lrlal Uwlt».Ai S T A T E m 111 ' 'I r . h o u r*— ' 1 FLORENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER «, 11)01. x ii. ihrK, a S a B & H » ~ - A n d H e W n a n ’t «it I I I » B e a t. Tii© thin til*» mtereil the r©*tuur*nt, ' And Ida w u a hollow chenl; III« taco w«a haggard, Ida rheaha were sunk, lie 11a«J lb© air ot a fust In< monk And plant/ ut »Jack to hi* veat. Tha gortrand* pauaed In their midday meal 1 And ftljbed aiwl I'obhied und said: ■ “ What briitxa a«i I©«*. I w©eq. With a «loirn slices of bread l»etvrr©n, 11« put them out of the way. lie »marked hl* chop* and wiped hi* murtache A ih I epeared a radfolt or two. And then lie ordered a porter house »teak, lleuty enough for a *telt a peg And taeklofl an order of aersmtled erg And an lee ereatn caramel. 1 He'd a Roman punch and a cucumber And also a plekled beet. An olive, a salad, |Mdstoaa galore And catchup ar>d Mw ult* snd onion* a aecre; To watch Idas waa truly a treat. Wt*d a rw*t',rd, too. and a eup of tea And a ala.< of tttlltnn eheeae, A chunk of pi« »»‘d a creme