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Tho convict continued to gazo oat
over tho ocean. Far away a dark
, fringe broke the sen lino a nuggcsUon
of foliage an island or a mirage?
Tantalizing, it lay like a suntlow. Ilia-
v 9 Isles." Tho man stnggcred to his feet
I Ills garments were torn. His hair
. Lung over his brow. Ho shook his
X arms at tho island this phantasy, this
$$ vain, empty vision. Ho regarded It
now as some savage creature might a
bone Just out of Its reach. From his
lips vllo words fell to bo suddenly
hushed. Between him and what ho
gazed at nlong the range of vision an
object on one of tho projecting timbers
caught his eye. It was very small, but
It gleamed like n spark sprung from
the embers of the dawn.
The dicky bird!; Ills dried lips
tried to laugh. "Ef It ain't tho dicky
bird I" The bird looked at him. "Ef
that doesn't beat" But ho could not
think what It "beat" The bird cock
ed its head. "Ain't you afeared o
me?" It gave a feeble chirp. "Well,
I'm dashed!" said the man and after
this mild expression of his feelings
forgot to curse again.
Toward noon tho man began to suf
fer more acutely from thirst and,
drawing out a sailor's oilskin pouch,
one of the few possessions he had
been allowed by the police to retain,
he took from it a piece of tobacco,
which he began to chew. At the same
time he eyed the rest of the contents
half a ship's biscuit some matches
and a mariner's thimble. The biscuit
be broke and threw a few crumbs
where the timbers were dry, near the
bird. For a long tlmo it looked at the
tiny white morsels, but, finally con
quering shyness, hopped from its perch
and tentatively approached the ban
quet Hours went by. Tho man
chewed and the bird pecked.
That night it rained in real, tropical
earnest, and he made a water vessel
f bis shoe, drank many times, ate a
few montbfuls of biscuit and then
placed the filled receptacle where he
had thrown tho crumbs. As he did
ao he found himself wondering if the
dawn would reveal his little feathered
ahlpmate or whether it had been swept
away by the violence of tho rain. The
early shafts of day showed him the
bird on its perch. It had apparently
found shelter from the heavy down
pour beneath some outjuttlng timber
and seemed no worso for the experi
ence. The man's second glance was
In the direction of the island. "What
be saw brought a sudden exclamation
to his lips. Tho land certainly seemed
much nearer. Some current was
weeping them toward it slowly but
Irresistibly. Tho Frisco Pet swore
Joyfully. His eyes shone. "I may do
blm yet!" he muttered. The bird chirp
ed. Ho looked at it "Breakfast eh?'
be said and tossed a few more crumbs
aear the shoe.
Tho second day ho brooded a great
eal. The sharper pangs of hunger
assailed him, and ho grew desperate
ly impatient tho distance to tho island
decreased so gradually.
Hardly knowing what be did, be
draw forth the last little bit of the
i biscuit, ground It between bis teeth
'and greedily swallowed it Tho act
'-eemed to sober him. Ho raised his
l'.lg hand to his brow and looked at
1 UavIa Tlitvittr-!i tlin (nnnafnn nf lila
foughts he felt ho had done some
splcablo thing.
That weren't fair play, were it
7?" ho said, looking at tbo bird.
it ain't like a pal," bo repeated.
bird rcmalued silent He fancied
jacli In its beadlike eyes. They
ed to bore Into- him. "And you
a small chap, too!" ho muttered.
ho turned his back on the Island
ltb head resting on his elbow
no further complaint.
jsccond day on tiio raft seemed
nger than tho first, tho sec-
t of infinitely greater duration
preceding one, but dawn re-
e Island very near so near,
e bird made up Its mind to
cu it It looked at tho man
ment and then flow away.
atched it, a llttlo dark spot,
0 could no longer see tho
breast. At length it was
t, swallowed up by tho
ringed creature gone, tho
t. '"Peared like 'twas
uch a pal," ho thought
'ho floating timbers be-
i intolerable. Ho kept
If 'he could swim to
jug his weakness from
"cut bed his Impatience.
tired .with staring at
oot, Ho suffered tho
flluu and finally could
yuger, bo, making his
Indie, ho tied them
ind slipped into tho
.tor found him prone
intlio yellow sands.
stately trees nouued
CHANCE
By Frederic S. Isham,
Anther of "The Strollers," "Under th
Rose," "The Lady of the
Mount," Etc.
1909, by the uobbs-merriu.
CONFANV
regarded him wITli refleenvo IhFerosT,
hesitating between prudence and car
nivorous desire. Gluttonous Inclina
tion to saniplo the goods the gods had
provided prevailed over caution. It
moved quickly forward, when what It
had considered only an unexpected
and welcome piece de reslstanco ab
ruptly got up. The tables were turn
ed. That which came to dine was
dined upou. A crushing blow demon
strated tho law of tho survival of the
fittest The weaker adorned tho board.
The man tore It to bits ate it like tbe
famished animal he was.
For a week nothing of moment In
terrupted the even tenor of his ex
istence, ne led the life of a savage
and found It to his liking, pounced
upon turtles and cooked them, kept
his firo going because he had but few
matches. Ono day a box was washed
ashore, a message from the civilized
centers to the field of primitive mnat
On its cover were the words. "Via
Sailing Vessel Lord Nelson," followed
by the address. The convkt pried the
boards apart and gave a shout nuai.
and plenty of It bottle after bottle
In an overcoat qf straw, nestling lov
ingly one upon another! The man
licked his lips, knocked off a neck,
drank deep, and then, stopping many
times, carried his treasure to hl3 bow
er. Day nfter day turned Its page, merg
ed Into tbo past; sometimes, perforce,
he got up, and, not a pleasant thing
to look at staggered to tho beach
with bis club. There ho would slay
some crawling thing from the sea,
return with his prize to mingle eating
with drinking until, sated with both,
ho would fall back unconscious among
tho flowers. But the prolonged in
dulgence began to have a marked ef
fect on his store. Bottle nfter bottle
was tossed off, the empty shells flung
aside to the daisies. At length the
day came when only two bottles re
mained In the case, one full pair, sole
survivors of the lot The man took
them out set them up and regarded
them; a sense of Impending disaster,
of imminent tragedy, shivered through
his dulled consciousness. He reached
for tho bottles and fondled them,
started to knock the head from ono
and put it down. Resisting desire, he
told himself he would have a look at
the beach; tho ocean had generously
cast one box of well primed bottles at
bis feet; perhaps It would repeat its
hospitable action and make him once
more the recipient of its bounty. The
thought buoyed him to tho shore; the
sea lapped the sand with Lydian whis
pers, nnd there, beyond tho edge of
tl.3 soft singing ripples, ho saw some
thing that made him rub his dazed
eyes.
A box, a big box, a box as tall as ho
was! No paltry dozen or two this
time! Perhaps there was whisky, too,
and tbe bubbling stuff tbe long necked
lords had sometimes pressed upon him
in tho past when ho bad "ousted" his
man and put quids In their pockets or
somo of that fiery vln something ho
had onco indulged in with a Johnny
Frenchman before he took to tho tun
nel, when he had been free to swagger
through old Leicester square. Any
how, ho would soon find out, and,
(To Be Continued.)
Medford, Oregen: This certifies
that we have sold Hall's Texas Won
der for the euro of all kidney, blad
der and rheumatic troubles for ten
years, and have nover had a com
plaint. It gives quick and permanent
elief. Sixty days' treatment in each
bottlo. Mcdford Pharmacy. tf
SCHOOL CLERKS' CALL.
Notlco Is hereby given that there
aro funds on hand for tho redemption
of all school warrants protested prior
to January 1st, 1910, and that Inter
est on such varranta will nso on the
date of this notlco, Juno 3, 1910.
67 ORIS CRAWFORD,
Cleik District No. 4!.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that tho
undersigned will apply to the city
council of tho city of Medford, Ore
gon, at its next regular meeting, for
a liconso to sell spirituous, vinuoua
nnd malt liquors in quantities less
than n gallon at thoir placu of busi
ness on lots 15 and 16 in block
21 in said city, for a period of six
months. RYAN & BROWN.
NOTICE.
Rids will bo recolved by tho board
of directors of district No, 49, for
a cement floor to bo placed In tho
North school building. Bids to bo per
square foot. All bids to bo filed with
Oris Crawfovd, clerk, by 3 p. m. Juno
20, 1910, Board reserves tho right
to roject any and all bids,
ORIS CRAWFORD,
GROWERS ASKED
FOR RATING VIEWS
It Is Apparent That Ratlnos Were
Not Fair to Many Apples As Some
Varltlcs Have Improved In Past
Thirteen Years.
Growors in tbo United States and
Canada who exhibited their orchnrd
products in competitions at tho sec
ond untiounl npplo show last fall,
will bo roquestcd by tho bonrd of
trustees to pivo thoir viows upon
questions RovorninR variety ratings,
cuterinp; nnd judging of exhibits nt
tho third exhibition in Spokane, No
vember 14 to 1, when $25,000 will bo
distrubtcd in prizes nnd trophies in
tho various contests, which arc free
and open to tho world.
Tho chiof question is rogurdini;
scoring values. Ken II. llice, secre
tary of tho Nntional Applo Show, in
corporated, snys in n letter to pros
pective exhibitors and growers that
tho rules of tho American Pomolog-
icnl Society were adopted last yonr
nt the request of many ontryinen;
"but," ho ndds, "it was apparent thnt
tho ratings were not fnir to tunny
apples that hnvo bceu brought to a
higher standard sinco tho society
made up its list 13 years ago."
Tho present ratings nre: Arkan
sas, 7-S; Arkansas Black, 5-0; Bald
win, 5-6; Ben Davis, -1-5; Cox Orange
Pippin, S-9; Delicious, 0-10; Graven
stein, 8-9; Grimes' Golden, 9-10; Jon
athan, 8-9; Mcintosh Red, 5-G;
Northern Spy, 8-9; Rhode Island
Greening, 7-S; Rome Beauty, 0-7;
Spitzenburg, 10; Stayman Winesap,
8-9; King of Tompkins County, 8-9;
Wageuer, 7-8; Wnlthy, C-7; White
Permain, S-9; Winter Banana, 8-9;
Winesap, 7-8 Wolf River, o-G, Yellow
Bellflower, 8-9; Yellow Newtown,
9-10; York Imeprinl, 0-7.
Tho only changes proposed nre:
Arknnsns, Arkansas Black and Bald
win, 6-7 each; Mcintosh Red nnd
Wcnlthy, 7-8 each; Delicious and
Winesap, 8-9 each.
$2.50 Corsets, 98c.
A broken lot of Royal Worcester
corsets of batiste or coutil material,
short or long models, medium or high
bust. Our regular values up to $2.50.
Also Nemo corsets. Very special, to
close them out, nt 98c.
7 KENTNER'SG
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will apply to tho city
council of tho city of Mcdford, Ore
gon, at its noxt regular meeting for
a license to sell splritous, vinous and
malt liquors In quantluea less than
a gallon at hi- place of business on
lot 17, block 20, in said city, for a
period of six months.
O. M. SELSBY.
Dated May 25, 1910.
REGISTRATION OF LAND TITLE.
In the circuit court of tho state of
Oregon for tho county of Jackson.
In tbo mr.tter of tho application of
Scott V. Davit, to register titlo to
tho following described real estate,
situated In Jackson county, stato of
Oregon, to-wlt:
Lots ono (1) and two (2) in
block number twenty-three (23) of
tho original city (formerly town)
of Mo'ford aB the same Is marked
and delineated o tho recorded plat
thereof.
vs.
Charles M. Meeker, Mlnorva A.
Meeker, E. P. Purcoll, Luclnda Pur
coll and P. E. Bontjon and r.ll whom
it may concern, defendants.
Take notlco, that on tho ICth day
of April, A. D. 1910, an application
was filed by Scott V. Davis In tho
circuit court for Jackson county, Oro
gon, for Initial registration of tho
titlo of tho land abovo described.
Now unless you appear on or bo
foro tho 18th day of Juno, 1910, nnd
show causo why such application
shall not bo granted, tho same will
be taken as confessed and a decree
will be entored according to tho
prayor of tho application and you
will be fereve: barred from disput
ing tho santo.
Witness my hand nnd tho seal jf
tho court hereto affixed this tho 2d
day of May, 1910.
W. R. COLEMAN,
County Clerk of Jackson Cpunty and
ox-Offlcio Clerk of tho Circuit
Court for said County and Ctato.
(Seal) By M. B. TOWNE,
tu Deputy.
B. F. MULKEY,
Attornoy for Applicant.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND
BUILDERS.
Notlco Is boroby given that tho
board of directors of school district
No. -49, Jackson county, Orogon, will
rocoivo bids for tho erection of an
annex to tho Washington school, in
cluding n heating plant to bo Install
ed In tho wholo building, as por plans
office;
Also will rocoivo bids for tho oroc-
don of an lvut Sldo waul school
building as por plans and specifi
cations now on fllo in my offlco; all
bids to bo given soparntoly, on mason
work, wood work, oloctrlc work,
Land for Sale
I hnvo a fow rhoico tracts of good orchard land for
sale Tracts from twenty (20) to ono hundred mid
Bixty (160) norcs. Tho laud is situated in tho fatuous
applo bolt, near tho worid-famod Tronson & Quthrlo
orchnrd, near Englo Point, Or. Somo of tho land 13
improved nnd somo unimproved.
I also have proporty in tho town of Englo Point for
sale. Thoso intending to purchase ploaso givo mo n call
in porson or call Englo Point oontrnl by phono.
A. B. Zimmerman
Medford Iron WorKs
E. E. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST
All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
Boilers and Machinery. Agents in Southern Ore
gon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
J. E. ENYAItT, President
JOHN S. ORTII. Cashier.
The Medford
Capital, $50,000
Surplus, $10,000
SAFETY BOXES FOR RENT. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
TRANSACTED. WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE.
PLUMBING
STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING
All Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable
COFFEEN & PRICE
11 North D St.. Medford,
Buy Where You Get
Your Moneys Worth
When wanting high-grade Ice Cream or Sherbets in
any quantity we are at your service. QUALITY is
our watchword.
You remember the QUALITY long after the price
is forgotten.
We have our own delivery and can supply you with
milk, cream and buttermilk.
Ask your grocer for our Creamery Butter.
Rogue River Creamery
PHONE NO 2681
134
GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Office: 209 West Wain St., Medford, Ore.
Operating Quarry at
DEALERS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED. GRANITE
I plumbing and Venting. All bldn to
bo nrcumpnnlod with ccrtlUml ohoolt
.tor 5 por cuut of amount of btd.
Hoard reserves tho right to rojoct any
nnd all hi In.
ORIS CRAWFORD,
07 Glork.
J. A. PERRY, Vico-President.
W. B. JACKSON, Ass't Cashier.
National Bank
Ore.
Phone 303
N. RIVERSIDE AVENUE
Gold Ray, Oregon
l C. HANSEN TOM MOKFAT
We niako any kind and stylo of Windows.
Wo carry Glass of any size on hand.
MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO., Medford, Oregon,
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For
Land that will cut six crops of alfalfa a year. U.
S. Govornmont irrigation. If you aro interested,
address
S. F, EHORN & SON
ORLAND, CALIF.
Roanoke
One of the Most Beauti
ful Resident Sections
of Medford
Roanoke Addition is just far enough out to elim
inate all noise and bustle of tho business section and
yet it is just right for the man who is in business.
Only ten minutes' walk from the railroad. This is
becoming one of tho most finished residence districts
of Medford. Tho lots all face on Main street and
Rose avenue. Cement sidewalk all in. Sewor and
water mains laid Tho lots aro high and sightly,
which gives them a great advantage. Building re
strictions $2000. There aro already sevoral fine new
cottages on tho property. These lots aro quite largo,
being 50x137, which gives
and garage and other necessary buildings.
Come and make your selections early. Prices $735
to $750 for east and west front lots.
J. W. DRESSLER AGENCY
Selling Agents
Roanoke
r
Special
for
Portland Rose Festival
JUNE 6TH TO 11TH
on tho
Southern Pacific Comp'y
(Lines in Oregon)
of
ONE and ONE-THIRD FARE
FROM ALL POINTS IN OREGON
Sale Dates From Roseburg and all stations north
thereof, including all branches, Juno Cth, 8th and
10th. From all stations south of Roseburg, June
5th, Cth and 8th. Final return limit Juno 15th.
For further particulars as to rates, etc., apply to
any S. P. Agont or to
WM. McMURRAY,
General Passenger Agont. ' Portland, Orogon.
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Sale
RESOLVED
Tho bout resolution for you
to mako !m to uotnn to tin for
your noxt Hiiit, if you want
HotuothiiiK out of tho ordinary.
Wo do tho host work nnd olmrgf
Iho lovreHt pricon.
W. W. EIFERT
TlIS rROORUHSIVS TAILOM
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Roanoke
plenty of room for garden
Roanoke
Rates
the
tumid a great crab
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Clerk. aQd specifications now on fllo in my
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