wmwwmWT' wfitrpwf nfy,1 ,"T 'f MEDFORD 1MA.IL TRIBUNE, ALEDFORD, OKMGON, THURSDAY, ,TUN19 10, 3910. b p a if-' Half A Chance quiry otlice," snt ot tnc morning fol lowing John Steele's rhlo In tho park n llttlo man with ferroMlke eyes nt n dusty desk near i dusty window, lie did not seem to bo very busy was en Raged nt tho moment lu drawlug meaningless cnlmllstlc signs ou a X IV FREDERICK S. ISHAM. I lAutkor of "Tho Strollors." "Un- f uder tbe lioso." "Tho Lndv of tho Mount." Etc. CoDYricht. 1909. bv tho Boobs- Merrill ComDanr. (Contlnuod.) aB might naTe sho returned, a KcM la her eyes, "but for a timely HiumL, My horse apparently does not a$tmciate Scotch airs." "Ugly brutcl" JLord Ronsdale, a dla eMtMled expression on his handsome goimtenance, approached. "A little of b whip" The words were arrest ee Tho nobleman stared at John te) or rather at the bare arm which I the torn ulcere rcTcalcd well abovo taa lfeow. Tk -white, uplifted arm suddenly rpped. Steele drew tho cloth quick ly aboat It, but not before his eyes Aad met those of Lord Ronsdalo and caught the amazement. Incredulity, eddea terror was it terror? in their Aeptha. The nobleman's face looked 4rawa and gray. With one hand he seemed almost clinging to his saddle. Joha Steele turned his back. lie was btsAtAg orer the girth of his saddle, Bd hia features could not be seen. feBt the hand, so firm and assured a sioawat before, seemed a little uncer ala as it made pretext to readjust a tasteaing or buckle. Way, man. oe look llir Captain Jrorsythe, tarn!rg to X4rA Gonsdale. eacdaiwed suddenly. Ut"a nothing much." With Tacant xpression the nobleman regarded the -speaker, then lifted his hand and jvecsed it an Instant to his breast. "Heart," he murmured mechanically 'Beastly bad heart, you know, and aeeaetimes a little thing slight shock Miss Wray's danger" Take some of this" 23o captain, wHa solicitude, pressed a flat on him. n nobleman drank deeply. "There. -4hfttll pick yon up." "JLn you ready, Mr. Steele?" Joceiyn "Affray -waited a moment as the others aArtea, looked down at that gentle 'lata. Her toIcc was gracious, its oft accents seemed to say: "You may zida wRa me. It is your reward." Ter one restored so quickly to favor, -with a felicitous prospect of gay words .& bright glances. John Steele seem vta BJBgnlsrty dull and apathetic. It -Bras Impossible she should not notice Us want of attention. She bit her Vps obc. Then she laughed. "Do yon know. Mr. Steele, if I were Tate I shoald feel hurt Sou haven't lte&nl what I fauTe been saying." "Havea't IT Again she looked, at blm merrily. "Of coarse 1 can't afford to be harsh CENTRAL POINT NEWSLETTER V. K. Dyriuu nml his ilmightor, pleco of pajwr when n step in tho hall-! Miss Hnzol Dynun, of. Tablo Hook, way and a low tnpplug at the door J woro in town on business Weilnos causcd hltn to throw down his pen Jny, and straighten expectantly. A client M!SSoa Huth mid Anttio Kusloy perhaps a woman no, n manl With momuntnry surprise he gazed on tho delicately chiseled features of his call er, n gentleman faultlessly dressed nud wearing n spring flower In his coat. omuo up from Medford Suturdny evening to spend Sunday with their parents, Mi nud Mrs. J. E. Ens'ioy, of this city. .Ross Cliuo and wife, who disposed "Mr. Glllctt?" Tho visitor's glance i of thoir property interests hero n veiled an expression of restlessness. I fow months ago, went to Medfoid Ills face, although mask-like, was tint ed with a faint tlush. Tho police ngent nt onco rose. "Tho same, sir. at your service. I but I beg your pardon. Unless I am mistaken haven't we" HVfl n mutlfmr nt rrtilN nm er !, Lord Nelson," said tho caller In a hard, I charming Sacramento girl, has been tone. "Wo were fellow visitmg'nt tho homo ot J. W. Mer lins week nml will hereafter make their homo in that city. Mrs. .Minnie Fruit of Medford spent Tuesday with her friend, Mrs. M. M. Cooksey, of Central Point. Miss Isabel Curtis, n pretty and matter of fact passengers on her until" "We became fellow occupants of ono of her small boats. An nglng experi ence! But won't you," with that def crenco for rank and position those ot his typo are pleased to assume, "hon or mo by being seated. Lord Rons- dale?" Tho visitor looked nt tho tnhlo. tho probably leavo for Sncrr.mcnto on window, anywhere save at tho pro- Thursday morning, much to tho dis prietor of the establishment, then said, ! appointment of the many friends she "I saw by an advertisement In tho morning papers that you had severed day with Miss N'ellio Pnyne, return ing Into in tho afternoon. Misses Snru, Hurel and Mary Hohb of (his cit went to Ashland Wednesday morning to vioit thoir mint, Mrs. Jennie Mco. Tho business men's prayer meet ings hold uauh morning in thu tabor naelo at 10:30 nro being well at tended and will bo n regular feature of tho evangelistic work until the close of tho meetings. Dr. Lookridgo of Grants Pass was in town on Wednesday. A fish dealer from .Medford now makos regular twico-n-weok trips to Central Point, calling on tho house keopors ovory Wednesday and Sat urday, and the opportunity to get fresh halibut, salmon, cod, elntus nun oysters is ono that tho housekeeper guest of Miss Esther Morntt. He-iof this city aro not slow to nnpro cent letters received from Saern-'ciato. mento announce serious illness in the1 C. S. Hampton, II. A. Starr and family of Miss Curtis, which neces- j Frank Woodnrd of Portland regislor sitates her return home a little earlier led nt tho Central Point hotel on than sho had planned, and sho will ! Wednesday. Robert II. Murdock nnd wife, par ents of Mrs. Kiln Wisdom, n recent ritt for tho past two weeks, as tho your connection with tho force and "Quite so." The other looked mo mentarily embarrassed. "A little fric tionaccount of some case unreliable nrrivnl, came this (Wednesday) has mndo during her visit hero. .morning from Portland, whore they Mrs. Fred Yoetun, who gave birth , have been spending u week en route from Macon, Ga. They are sur prised and delighted with the signs in 11 littlo ilimt'lilnr in tliiu i-ilv in t had opened thls-a private consulta- Tucsdny mornillRf is critically ill with uuu uuiuuu. f .... . i n i . .. . . r -e !... i .... . wnni inreaicns 10 oe sepuc lever, ml pnispeniy siiown everywnere on Tho leeturo on "Booze," delivered the Pacific eont, and nro particu- at the tabernaelo Tuesday evening by ' lnrly plensed with the Itogue Ilivcr witness that got tangled up. They un- j Evangelist Johnson, was largely nt-! valloy. They leavo on Saturday to dertook to criticise mo after all my faithful service" He broko off. "Besides, tho time comes when a man realizes he can do better for himself by himself. I am now devoting my self to a small but strictly high class," with an accent, "clientele." Lord Ronsdale considered. When ho tended, tho tabernacle being, in tact,' visit another daughter living in Ah crowded with both men and women, 'land. although the posters scattered over r town rend, "men oniy," this being Attention. Elksl dono to insure a larco attendance of i All members of Medford Lodge. tho sterner sex. I- 1108. B. P. 0. E.. and visiting A party of four young pcoplo from spoke his volco was low, but it did not ! Grants Pass, including Mr. nnd Miss caress tho car. "You know John Drake, Mr. Bishop and Miss Pat- Steele, of course?" Elks residing m Medford. nro re aucsted to mnil their address (street and number) to tho secrctarv. KOBT. W. TELFEIt. M DROWN, TWO KILLED OUTRIGHT IilllUY, Mont., Juno 1(5.- 1'ropar atloiiR aro being mndo today for tho funorahi ot flvo vlctlina ot a ferry boat accident horo yontordny nftor noon lu which threo persons woro drownod and two killed when tho ca ble attached to tho forry brolto under tho strain nnd swept, a number ot persons Into tho Kootenai rlvor. Tho forry was lu midstream when It cupulzcd. Six persons were aboard and threo escaped. A largo number of persons gathered on tho bank, whoro thoy woro watch ing tho struggles ot tho victims, whon the forry cable snapped under tho strain. It curled ovor tho crowd and lashed them, hurling a score Into tho rlvor. John Mullluox and Theodore Wall were killed outright. Several wero badly hurt. SOMEONE SHOULD GIVE THIS BOY SEASON TICKET DETROIT, Juno 1(1. The police hauled Sam Niosmau, 1-1, from under tho bleachers in Bennett Park yes terday. Sain has been missing from his home tea daye. IIu explained that ho wanted to see tho Dotmit Aiuoricuns in ovory game, but had only tho price of ono ndmissiou ' ticket. Ho thought it would bo u -good Bchumo to hunk under the bleachers all the season. Ho lived on scraps of food picked up about ' tho nark. . ASHLAND vmmM s-'ir?-r' vvac'lPffrfrr ' r Swccdcnbur Block, Ashland, Ore. OFFERS Commercial, Shorthand and En glish Training Courses. Up-to-date method of graded dic tation to secure accuracy and speed. Special facilities for teachers ami hlnlt school nratluatcs P. RITNER, A. M., Prosidont. 1 O. 1IANHKN TOM MOFFAT Wo mnko nuy kind and stylo of Windows. Wo carry Glass of any sizo on hand. MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO,, Medford, Oregon. The ferret eyes snapped, "That I do, your lordship. What of him?" quickly. "Ever think much about the Lord Nelson. Glllctt?" "Sho Isn't a boat one's apt to for get after what happened, your lord ship," was tho answer. "And, If I do tmv lf hnr nnssenpors were of tho kind to leave pleasant recollections." tho po-1 lice agent diplomatically added. u pauuSi. xuuiiw.uuu.ing twelve setae. In two groups of lips compressed. "Among them. If three ench on each side of tho meson. memory serves me. wero a number of , nil separated, and tho caudal ono of tello. came down on the motor Sun- j Secretary Medford LoiLmj. Xo. hS. day morning and meit most of the B. P. O. E. 73 THE LESSEE PEACH EOfiER By A. A. Glrault, Engaged In Deciduous Fruit Insect Investlga tlon for the Department of Agricul-ture. A. L. VROMAN PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTOR No job too small, nono tooj largo. Twenty-five yea re ' practical experience. Office 113 South Front Street. Phone 2751. I Cervical shield palo yellow, bear- convicts?" "A job lot of precious jailbirds that I was acting as escort of, your lord ship." "But who never reached Australian quickly. "Drowned ovory mother's son of them!" observed Mr. Glllctt, with a possible trace of complacency, Tho the head drowned If seeking casual information on some the first group separated by a suturo; laterad ot the shield, cephalad of spiracle, a group of threo from a cal loused tubercle, of which tho cephalic two aro much tho longer; directly dor, tho outer next In length, tho third one-third shorter thnn tho sec ond, nnd obtusely rounded, tho fourth , a distinct tooth, but abruptly shorter, ' approaching tho fifth, which Is a moro' serration; tho two mandibular sctno , aro larger. Tho latoral margins of tho clypeus nro straight, each ono chnnging angle nt Its basal third, laterad a group of two from a fleshy making the clypeus Bhnped llko front elongate tubercle, the caudal setn tho .elevations of a house. Instead of trl larger; between these setlgerous tu- nugulnr; tho basal corners of It nro bercles, caudad and opposite tho splr-(truncate. Tho parclypeal pieces nro ucie, i iiurro uuiihuukltuiih muqr- Koncrnlly straight, but curving basnlly Irlf" much narrower thnn tho Hnrnnd ,r. n.... i. ..,..-..! . i... i.... visitor's white hand held closer, setlcerous one fono next to tho foro thnv r ,,unJL ,, ...mm. i'1 , I. of his cane. "Were they all ee - .miracle oval, brewnish: "vll" t. ,.nin nn.i .. ivM.' . . by the way?" he observed as .and "vill" small, on tho venter (?) tlcallv nlirmontleHs. Tho Jiloli urn With my rescuer. Perhaps" In the subject that had partly passed from is minu. "No doubt of It They were not re leased until tho second boat got off, and then there was no time to get overbpard the llfo rafts." "True." Lord Ronsdale gazed ab sently out of tho window. "Recall tho flay on that memorable voyage you wero telling us about them who they were, nnd so on? "One, If I recall rightly," went on Lord Rousdate, "was known as let me see" the elastic stick described a sharper curve "tho Frisco Pet? Re member?" lie bent slightly nearer. (To Bo Continued.? Ashland Commercial College. This institution closes tho school year June 15. The term of 1001' and 1010 has been the most successful in its history, with enrollment larger than ever. Professor Ritner recently pur chased the equipment, together with Ins of th business school formerly connected with tho College Prepara tory, and with increased advantages in all respects, with a thorough ana complete courao.of training, and with unsurpassed facilities for assisting students to success, tho mnnagemnt gos forward into the new year with tho greatest confidence. Appreciating the liberal patronage of tho pnst, wo will use every en endeavor to merit a continuance. ASHLAND COJrMERCIAL COLLEGE. aara tone "yon really did 8a ve my Hfet Have you ever really saved any e any ono else, shall I say you. "who are so strong?" A Bpssm of pain passed over his :fae. His look, however, was not for Aer, and the girl's eyes, too, had now fcecome suddenly set afar. Was she thinking of another scene, some one 'Aer own words conjured to mind? Her -cod seemed to gain in seriousness. She also became very quiet, and so, mltsost in silence, they went on to the uUance, down the street to her borne Ab rerolr, and thank yon." Goodby at least for the present," 0a added. "I am leaving London," abruptly. "Leaving! To bo gone long?" Jt Is difficult to say. Perhaps." "But you must bavo decided sud enlyr "Yes." "While we have been riding home? 3m It Is It serious?" "A Httle." "Men make so much of business now aftays," she observed. "It It always Mfms serious, I suppose. Wo we are Hxrrlag luto tho country In a few weeks. Shall 1 shall wo see you bo :for then?" To my regret, I nm afraid not" "And after" in a volco matter of rfact "I think aunt has put you down :fer July. A bouse party. I don't re call the exact dates. You will como?" "Shall -we say circumstances permit ttaujr "Certainly," n little Btlflly, "circum stances permitting." She gavo him Jer band. "An revolr, or goodby if area prefer It" lie held tho litUe j(Wrd lingers, let them drop. "Good luck In your business," sho jfeuad herself saying, half gayly, half Jroaleally. .He answered hoarsely something waatT-rodo off. With color naming Alga, the girl looked after him until Xord Ronsdale's horse, clattering near, &Bsed her to turn quickly. CIIAPTI3R VIII. A OONTEBEKCB AND A. DISCOVEItT. THE bookworms' row, hardly a street, more a Bhort cut pas sage between two Important thoroughfares, had through the coarHe of many years exercised a ctubtle fascination for pedant, peda Sogpa r itinerant litterateur. Higher, abovo tuo llttlo shops, smnll rooms, Kwcfced by rickety stairways, offered alt comers for divers and sundry aonQaronn whoso occupations called far discreet and retired nooks. la ose of these places, described on taW steer as "a privute confidential In Subdivision Snap. About five acres, nonrly nil in bearing orchard, good soil, house and bam, fino building site with oak trees; will cut 25 first-class lots or has fruit enough to pay good interest on investment; chonp for cash if sold within next few days. See owner on place at 522 Peach street south. 74 - - - 4 A BARGAIN 3-R00M HOUSE, CHICK EN HOUSE AND YARD, WOODSHED, ETC.; LOT 50 XIOO. 6 FRUIT TREES, 6 BLOCKS FROM DEPOT, STREET TO BE PAVED; IF TAKEN AT ONCE, $750 CASH. CALL ON OR AD DRESS OWNER, 528 SOUTH FIR STREET. and base of fore leg. On sogmonts relatively larger, ns nro also tho ac II and m. i In the dorsal region con,- cessory warts and tho setae. Thoro sisting of two setae, the laterad lnr- (a a less number of crotchets in tho ger; 11 the same, slightly advanced, prologs, ranKlng from 8 to 10, nnd in dorso-lateral aspect; III single, ml- tho nnal proleg from 5 to 3. nute, caudad between II nml lv, near- Though theso technical dlfferopces er the latter; iv single, lnrge. In a 0Xst, they can not bo recognized In line laterad with ill. advanced sightly an points without consldornblo study, beyond 1. and in the stigmata! lino; ,nnd nn examination of a series of v small, Its setae larger than 111, sin- arvao, Tne moat conspicuous dlffor glo. much advanced, cephn o- aterad onco ,a tho Bro,aor sIz0 of tho ,nrvn of iv; vi some distance caudo-laterad of sannlnoldea exltlosn and Its dlf of v, about in a lino transversely with i for0at nspect i, single, equal to iv, nbovo baso of nurine tho course of its crowth tho leg; all in the second annulet. A calloused spot behind Hi, and a small er one abovo vl, some dlstanco cau dad of v. Segment IV, single, 1 ce phalad, small, in first annulet; II lar ger, caudo-laterad of I; 1 and II from dorsal aspect, forming a trapezoid; 111 some distance from l In a transverse line, equal to II, apparently In tho first annulet, Just abovo spiracle; lv and v combined Just below tho spir acle, the seta of v larger; vl caudad, nearer to vll than to iv nnd v; vll consisting of two setae In tho ventro lateral line, and vii of one sotne In tho ventral region, mlnuto; a mlnuto calloused dspot behind iv and v. Seg ment V, tho samo, vii consisting of threo setae, ono of which may bo ob solete. Segments VI, VII, VIII and IX, tho samo; vll, threo sotao on cophalo-latoral aspect at tho baso of proleg; vill, mlnuto and single, Inner sldo baBO of proleg; tho intormodlnto seta of vll longest. On segment X, il caudad of 1, vll consisting of two setae, tho inner tho largor, vl nearer to vll. Segment XI, I and it closer, tho latter also closor togcthor trans versely, III cophalo-mesad of tho spir acle; v small, against, and cephalad of lv in a transverso lino, HI and Iv combined; v mlnuto, between lv nnd vl, slightly cephalo-laterad of lv; vl largo, cephalad; vll and vill single. Anal shield Bubobsoloto, pale, boarlng four largo sotao on each side, mlnuto ly maculate. Segmont XIII, four mi nute cubercles across tho vontor (vll and vill ?), in front of each proleg, and Just below tho shield, n lino of flvo on each sldo of tho sogmont, of unequal size, Splraclo oval, Inconspicuous, brown; that of segmont VI largor; somewhat obliqued, and farthor dor sad. Tho crotchets of tho logs aro varlablo In number, often unsymmot rlcaU , .. For the first four prologs, tho crotchets vary from 11 to 18 in num ber; for tho anal prolog thoy vary from 8 to 9. Thoro nro generally more present thnn In Sannlnoldea ox Itlosa, As compared technically with tho full-grown larva of tho peach borer, tho latter Is 34 mm. long, 0 mm. In greatest width, with tho width of tho head at least 3 mm. Tho head of S. oxltlosa la slightly darlcpr In color, with a distinct, though variable, sub triangular pale area on each epicra nial lobo, whoro thoy Join bolow tho vertical triangle; tho mnndlblo Is rel atively moro robust, durkor at tho teeth, four of tho lattor distinct, tho second tooth longost and moro slon- larva molts several times, ench cast ing of tho skin marking tho end of a , separate period of larval development, called nn Instar. Thero Is no dlrert, evidence by rearing to show how many of these instnrs thero aro, but It has boon shown that the heads of lopldopterous larvao aro of cortaln limited sizes In ench Instnr, and , theroforo by mensuromonls of a large series of tho heads ot theso larvae, tho conclusion is reached I that thoro aro six, as shown In tnblo' I. Tho larva molts flvo.tlmes. Tho longth of tho soparnto Instnrs has , not been determined, but Mr. Qualii-, tanco records n llttlo over soven months as tho longth of tho larval ' stago for an Individual reared on peach out of doors, from Soptombor to tho following April, In tho latl tudo of Washington, D, C. After hatching tho young Inrva en tors tho treo by tho way of a crovlco and soon begins to feed on tho soft living tissues. It grows rather rap idly and makos an irregular burrow between tho living bark a'nd wood of tho tree. This chnnnol, .In tlmo, be comes filled with seml-llquld, gummy exudations and tho reddish frnss of tho larva. Whoro tho larva enters thoro Is loft a small pllo of flno rod dish wood dust. It Is partial to' wounds or diseased areas on tho trunk, but, ns formerly otnted, innyi occur nnywlioro on tho tteo, from tho crown of tho root to tho largor branches, and thus may bo found feeding sldo by sldo with tho pencil borer. In confinement tho lnrvno will feed readily and grow on fresh pieces of peach bark; Mr. Qunlntanco has fed ono for sovoral days on peach leaves. Whon young, thoy aro ablo to suspend thomsolves with silk, and Bailey (1879) has observed them "drinking" molsturo. After tho larva attains full growth and Ih ready to pupnto, if some dls tanco from tho edge of a wound or crack, It cuts a nolo through, or. nearly through, tho outer bark, and I constricts a cocoon undor this In a sultnblo cavity, so that Its anterior end Is against tho opening. If It Is nonr tho edgo of ruptured bark, which Is moro commonly tho case, tho cocoon i mndo Just within tho boundary of tho wounded area, ho that tho pupa easily pushes out whon ready to Ikhiio us an acinic, in old peach ticos with cracked bark tho cocoonu aro usually found in this position, (To Bo Continued.) Sewing Machines Ladies' we want you to enow that wc carry a complete line of Sewing Machines, White and New Tronic and other makes; also second hand machines of all makes. "Wc repair and rent ma chines and keep the parts for all machines made. Old machines traded in on new ones. Cash or EASY PAY rENTS. LAWTON BUILDING, No. 32 Bartlett St. C. S .LUPTON, Mgr. Phone Main 1711. All Work Guaranteed. PIANOS Wo will dolivcr to your homo on 30 days' free trial ono of our celebrated pianos. Uho it, try it and tlion buy it, if it's to your satisfaction. Wo aro go inif to givo away frco ono $150 piano in Soptombor. 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