ITS SOUL of Violin That '..- 4tiinfl Oollll li ir r.ki-d wnter soaked, warp. j tnlitHl nt'il broken up Into lxty ",,, llnr. nil' inn wnier nun souk rl .. i .,. I rein II i '.irrlli.'le" Hernial! Mllllrr. II loci .""". . ...... ..... . Li.tlM ri'li.l rrr, hiiu ini'n iiimi lorru klolla ni . nM llrlllf l'i ll ! i. nun I iin .rtfrfiilU J""1"''1 "", "" dnikoiti-tl '' "f'l Twki'l. cl.UiJ tliut I .1. Liraull woiiM mil ib d, imiv ni'"'1' ' ",",l',,l ItK1 xlxtjr rl,LI till" ' ""',' ni'iirl. TIhmi lie riftfull; li"l,l'-,l oul ,,f l'n'' "" nrrl1 .,.rh In1 n'lni'iiilivrwl lliut of tin. lllll mill l l",M I1111' "'"' fur "'"'' v"v Hi- Ml' t "MI l-iiiml l It iiiilll vrhml Kllnnl thf ireiT nliux' " I. 1. 1.. ... (lore inuii Ii' I"1' II" I'll" "t " N.ihff Hi''ii ror iii wi'i'uii iiiun. n. L.IDlIf tnniUlirtl ml I'ollnliril the Inorr itmi) '-'"" )',ir "lcl mlilU. until It UgD. Thru lliiirirn nif iiinif uriMv Uu Iww nrro" ''" vlbrathiK nlrliiK. IiikI ttir liillti vtii It link, wpi.t. IbnU'lnl "HI" HIV Mill M Tbr Aimtll rwuiiu in nuUl.-Bnn IrrtnrlMO Hintiilncr. JOHN AND HIS IDOLS. Tli CMntm.n I UtUrly Dtvold cl Rvrnt in HI lUlloion, ow lb, riilnsm.., rranl. 1.1. Mol , ti lolJ by Hi ltv JiiIiii MmlJ.mmi. tu Clilnrr U a iieiwin ulli-rly ilc- tM of rutronc', riiilinciil or d.'vu Ikio In til rrllKtuu, Willi lilln ll I n Bitter rltlirr or fnir or of hunlm-mi, tct malaly IIh Inllrr. A liou.i I (iIicumI "I'll 1 Lim-, nliUli I. pill J,.n not I" bud Ntilliitln or hIIiit ulunl i'.iix-i, but I" Hk ihii'Ihv of ill iplrll. 'I Id lend In ii i Lit In Hk' warn! Ifinplc lu ui'l llii' lilnl In ilrlri Ibrm mil A uiw Ini.liii' I Kutiu 14 I n.inilirui nl, bill U'fi.rr tluluit o It Ii drrinnl i'M.utlul In kcI Hi.. mii Ift nf III lilnl. ir one Idol il" It will Iini uiircil uliutbrr I nppnllM to fir II iiiiitii. Mini If It I fntoniblt II Ulttiiirr siirplnl n Hip nirtiit one -JSb'iuM tlir trill ll rr Ilini nut n Mil tr mi rrritcli t nny Llml I ullcrrd Iiimi tin cil Hhup iirrtlk'tliiu lia Uta faMl'.iHl. Thv iiiuii lute thv tlimr tim litinfir III i liirncler ln Mtbno purr, he .n), nr he wo Uirn tAjer in rvll itir, or be was naturally oalocky mid mi n Ikiuiii to fall lu Ujlhlnif Hist br iimlrrtiKik. "Mm nrrrr dif.nn of ihlnklnu nliui Ih'lr Mai n nt do a Unit liixl No tirtlnn L .linwn for thrill It I racit laming to Mnlcli thf Incf nf tlir ('lib Drt vhrii yuu auk Ih.'iu If tilt blnl i i.r. ,... i.. ...... ......... ,1... f.... i Lr.Mi1.li. Iiil.. iil.l. rlii i. ml .m . tarty huitlil-r I briinl lit tbl uiixt firrtloui and ld .lillltluii Jokt." ClkiKu Nm .. A RimarksbU Church. At Klhldi.ill. iirnr Cuti'iitr), i:ug 'sod. tbrre I. a Uliliillf phue of wur Up. lu islu Jubii tin I'll, ii sinui'iuii. 13 of a .iruugly religion turn of Elad. I.ill Ihr llr.l stone of the rlllhc ltZUtt ?,,urH l""r '"" ,"l,l,l,,,, "' vuuuii.1:. in an mill nine lie ujii . e fruiii iki oue. doing nil the ork tilth hi own lunula iiiilll the , .... .... .... tnorcb n reudy ror Its luierlor lit' tlnr. U'...ut... ..... ...... 1..1..1. i...ll.. laci ercctii by one or two men are .- ,i...t-m .uu i-.ru in I. ,u.m t uiuTjiuiiion, but this Is the only tructure la Kugland and probably lu 1st orld of which every stone wus lilil by one man. The building nrcoin twditra iulle n large rongregnllon. od Hie rliurrb derives a considerable immie rnun the contributions of I'clitns'rs who are drawn lo the olsce lonnnii curiosity. Tht Equinox Storm Fable. The Uulti'il Hfniu. ni.nilii.r lniri.su denied Hint the coming of the eijul. wi brings wltb It a storm. The be wf. It a)s, that the old fashioned peo 1 put lu lid. iticory Is all misplaced. A7 uig storm that happen to occur "Illllll a Wl-vll ur lUM nf III.. Illllr that 0 tun L cnnHliiK Hie Hue, suy the ttbir men. Is dlgiillled by the name " "f'l'ilmx.tlal storiu." when, as a "utter uf furl. Ilirrw l uanrrallv soine Imwiilierle dlslurlniuce every week or ". nun Hiuse that occur nlsMif llio toe of the niuliioi are Just inking ""Ir turn nud are not tin. r.ult of the ""lug or the sun. Handwriting, All mil, ,l,uir luiti.ltt rill,.,, la rtlliru Jfomiiii wuu porMons wbu do iut wrl'e wa ll lug timu wltn thine hIio ilu. laurs. for example, are ireiitlng ftnietbliig w hun iney write; their mind t COnrelllriilj.jl ... .t.lu ....(It... m.rll' !!!' "loullli "re generally nheud of p,r '"nd, sotDetliiHM-a Whole sen w, and they hurry to keep pm-e "b them. Thu resnlf la bml hniiil ng. bat.liandwntitisj will. Individ. wHy In It. If i. At .....Miliar Them Is hoory Hint plain writing I most MHy fiirged. ThU Ii not true. Ob JJJ "Ignntiircs nro most easily forRtxl .' ! -o called freak algnnturos, jwh nolKKly can rand, enalost of nil. nest Hlgnnture nnd the safest for tain who algntvchectM ta neither too JJJ nor ton Involved; Just plain. v- w. ecordlnfi, to hta tomiicriiment, ?CB ilgnaturo expreasos as much ?"ttr as nny handwriting can. but Lgy't tell ua n thing about the "Wsll, nuluopi not tfelnf. FOUND '" Wrecked In rire. ' " '' ' '' '"' "i bund of Hytupn .mrlhe Mm" "l'll" H"'Ht ntnl i "wnh, n. i'i','.. i', !,,,,,".",r ,H",,,f"nl ""' A' li "in ' 1-iiiMirt-t.. mrn ago h, in ... .' I".'"1"" fr'"" ,,,,' "", i. InMniiiH-nli. of1 , " ''"'"; ii Hie rniiiiHM Were 1,f,n '.in. ncn- "IummI. When .1 III ' ,'','"'; "f l,""" l"",",, "" "' "".". In. iiuiml out. Aihcii.1 i f """""" r,,r " rH...tlo,u ud , SVu hi till' ' lwlw. rtU ",';""".": '",, "' 'Wlow '""kl1.": ..., l and .rut out hi. fu. '" '" '". ""' ' f""tbll Kui a min III - - -- lllltli t-i.t II... ii... ..i.i ..Iiim mil I i.ii.rv .,. I o.t naitru iivnuisilon In JW 1 1, v,,y fniii. ItN i.vlghbo . I""''". ; HI- ln. III. rm,,t was li "' n''r l"'tH...-.,r wood nut """"' """.'"' l' 'P rimpleuoiM Llilfll.'" . . . ... ' .. iini mi it KiiiMtii ,.,... i.. . i i t, nil r urn ni'i'ii iiiiiiv, to n ., , " ,r"i purcn, i j KllHI "I ... ...i -..... ".H I'ri'llllHI-H II. ll..,.. ... I M-nnimM i.iim ...Bur.i it- .. - -... -i An Emended Sign, Mnm n Ii.iiimi.i.,,i.i I IFPt II... ...!... .. . ... ' ' I.J 1 contritci to tint... ..... ... n Imiim.K wliltx with ib uudwrmtttul Ink IIiiii lli Jotj iiiimt doti und dry by n i rtiiln ilny Afler tutiklriir n rush mm .... . '" "" "'" "ragged Ho would Millie one llnv mill kIkv ,... .... a. ., , .. ' "' -- ..., gu III' Ilium cut riilli'ulnn. I..I.I..I i,. .!.- . " '" 'f''.,""111 ""'luii.iuuu-uiiiil rrml , ""' l'r"iiilw IMiiK I'.lul.d bj llliink llluiik, .S'kiv ii ml Tliu" A Calm Wltn.M. A ln7-r nan cro .ininlnln wl. nrni Willi n ilnr tu kvIiIiik bliu DiuJ-illi-'l In lilt tfullimin Tlir followlni ,l'i,il'ii ml numvcni ccurrd: "lu Tu" the plaintiff ftlot Mli.irf III... ....V "Vi', lr" IVupl.. turn pul wbtu tby fatal, Oon't thfyr' ".No. lri not always" "U'lmll l)u you umpid to tell ni Ibat a prrMui ton fslot unit out turn pale) Did )uu t'Tur hfur of aucb a casef "Yrs, ulr." "Did you ever eucb a caser "I did, ilrM "WbruV "Almut a yrar ago, sir." "Who was r "Twn a lirtrro, sir." . ' "'" '"" ".:- The Mesblle Ston. The in rallml llo.lillf stuue was ilia ctn.Tiit by tho llev I' Ulvlu lu I WW uuiuiiK Ibc ruin of I Milium tbcaiicleut lill'iu Tlir utotif wn of black ba all. rnuiidrd nl tile top nud bottom. two fiiM briiiiil tlir" frrt tell lurhr. IiIkIi nud fonrli-i-n IikIk-k lu ttilrkueii. j bill on. titirorliiii.li.y broli-n by tbvj Ami., bo. ruptdlly bml tu amu i hI by tin li.irrnt Hist wti taken lu It . by Hip ripluriT. Ilie fruKinriil. wi-re nfl.TH.ril (ollit'lrd und lalmrluuily lllliil tiiRclhrr. und I In- .tune now Iiimi lu Ihr bmvrp ul I'nrU. Tbc lii.'rlpl.iu of thlrty.rour llnrs Is In llFliri.w.rhofiilrlau rtinrni'lrm and a p.Mir to I h rriiird nf Mr.tis, kin: of Mo ill. miMitlnnrd In II Klne III. irfer Hun In bL urrrul rviolt aialu.t Hip king of Israel -New York Aiuerl ran A Mod.l Friend. What true friendship coustst lu de-' whil on Ihr truilwraiuml of tbo loan i who has a friend It Is related that at the fiiiirrnl of Mr. X- who died ei-tn-mrly Hnir, the usually cold blooded ri.iilre Tlghtflst wis inucb affected. You thought a great deal or uin, I ""I'l""4 ' some one inked bltn. riiuiigtit a great deal of blin? I should think I did. There wa. a true l friend! He never aaLrd me to lend him n reut. though I knew well enough ho Has stnrvltig to deutb!" Too Cpnly. two nine gins wuu Here mm t rr "(Ithellu" were much Impressed by the iliiilh pui'tiM I wiiudcr nbetber they kill a lady ,.1(.ry nlghtr unkwl one, ..,,.,.. ... . ua.mi., "HUT. ,. i,.m-i- iiuii mmn .bw v.m.. ...rl ....., ...i it ...nM s. . ".' .'.... 1 ... .' .....-, toil l'sm'lllr ii, rem. mm, n i.ur.. ...,,,.. illKU.I 8wt 6orrew. "I csti't plesse my friends,' sobbed the young bride "Wlint'H tlie uintter, pett" "They Inalxt that I can't be nappy with a fntbeud like you, but, ob, bus bind, I auir-Waiblugtou Herald. Domeille Amenlllei. Knlrker-I'ie waited an hour for you to gel jour hat uu straight. Mrs. Kntckcr-Well, I've waited lunger than i hut for juii to get your feet o trnlght.-New York Kuu. Derision uf rharitcter Is one brblkt iioideii nppii' which every young por ion nluiiiM slrlw In the begtoiOag to pluck fruiii the tree of llfu. Things Theatrieal. Marie Doro's next Amrlea tour ill beglu In lloston lu the full. Marie Tempest I said to be very successful lu London In "Mrs. Dot." The piny will l D la,'r on ,b'' side. Adelaide Kelm bna oeneil a stock engagement In New York In "Barbara I'rletchle," She waa outhualaatlcajlj recehed. Charlia Darwin. Chnrlca Darwlu waa so wk. U health that but for the wife nnaVrlltt ilren who la.ed blm from-troublflkud .,. dim the leisure of a lienMul home he would probably nuvw nT. nude bis ffreat dlscoverlM. The Caterpillar. A caterpillar will devour ftOOft-tls Its own weight In foodln tlw coursn of a month. The Vienna Derby. The) racing season ut Vienna coat' with the Derby week, rrotu the mUdW of the last wtvk In My to tni middle of the llrst week lu June. II iotuiil.k' seven ruee ilnys In tho Kreuileimn, tho gnwt flower iiinm. l,'''' "uow Bua tli oqulpuge cumpetltluu. ' '! Mil THE KLAMATH COUNTRY ITS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES Itlcb lu (vrtllu luuUu, ctvur-llvluc mruttUK tiud flint lukt'4, wallod wltb noble Mountain ranKtm covurud with Kfc-t pln.fotOt, ponuusaud or u til umtu (bat ten inuiitliu In ttio yeur In IdMl, tli Klamath Ua.ln, liuruluforu iMlaivd aad almout unknown, In bu IliK niado readily nccumlhlu. riil rich Imnlii In a iilntonii 4,000 rent abovn tlio nm lnvtl, illvliloil Into nilli.yH by tnouiiliiln Miiirn unci kIvcii carloty by nuvural fronli-walur lukcH. Of them.., tliu thruo Inrr.utt cover two hundrud thouiand iiorui. Lluvulopmoiil linn bvuii rctardvd by lack or liiimlKrulloii und link of iraiiupurtailou. Tliu annual rclillntluii or ulxticn Inclii). Ii chlotly lu tliu wlntur, lu tliu rorm or tnuuntulii snow. The Hum- mer ralnrull Is too light to ussiiro crops. Tho Hlsklyou und Cimcinlo Muuiitaln prueented u strong barrier iu ruurouu uuuuers. I nerelori;, Willi a trunk line of railway hardly fifty miles tu the weet, and tho largest j body or freih water available ror Ir- rlgutloii west of thu MUsL.lppI at Its vury door, this rich rcglun lias been little uioru than a puuturu ror rattle and sheep, Ita lakes and marshes homes for untold numbers or wild fowl, and Ita forests nud mountains I but thu hauuta of wild iitiliunls. AU. this Is to bo changed luarve- lously by two factors Uoveruineiit Irrigation and reclamutlou und mil- road construction. The work of tho Government is dlyldcd Into two projects, the upper und tho lower, mo luttor, ino mosi Important, haa for Us principal wa ter supply Upper Klamath I.nko, tho largest navigable body of fresh water in I ho West. Tho supply takon from It will lesson the alto of Link Itlver, Ita outlet, but will not affect the vol umo ol wator In tho lake Itself. Tho topography of tho land Is such that tbo water from the luko can bo dis tributed ovor a large area by gravity. Clear Lag. In California, I tho aorw of tbi upper project. It will bMMst a raVorfotr, nnd Ita outlet, Loit RtYtr, diverted Into tbo Klamath lUyo-ontf; atp-edd largely na a water earfer by am Irrigation canal. This oddoat of stroams, "meandering wltb n maty motion," aftor flowing nlmlOHfy.' a; hundred miles, arrives within air-mil. oilta source nnd finally sinks In Tule Luko. Tule Lake, a brMtd shoot; of wator, whose grout ost dopth lar.obautJJO foot, lma no other wator supply and no. outlot. Wltb tho diversion of Loat River, Its bed will bo partly reotalmod. The QoTornaMBt work, all told, will repaetont as espaadlturo.ot 14 VOOjOOQ, -WVtfcla lavaftaiaat la pUuJ arTJui'i.i i r . i . - .. i' -Wl Kiiii. '-la IsLKsMsaPswT sf kf fjiL atMafaaJMMMaBaB cd ul tliu dUpouul or thu lioniMcokora, tliu Unltud HtutuH u'iduiultii; nil rink and ronpoiilbillly for tliu luvuutuiuiit. Klamuth I'u I In, tliu county Beat of Kluinutli County, Orccuu, ami tliu cuiuiucrclul center of tliu Kluumth rucloii, Is u lively town of L'.fiOO f plu, with k'jo'I ftrii'lu'l und IiIkIi utlioolii, u Hun water n'U'iii, electric llllllt Ulnl power ilblits, tnlupli'inu Hyhtuui, uiiil other illy utllltluH. II 'i thu diversion point of tliu chief en niilii of thu Irrigation projict, find Ih heuiI'iunrlurH for thu United Htntcb Iteiliiiiiutlon Keivlc.) nud tho Kliiiuiith Wnler Usurs Aaaoilnllon. Thu hotel ruclllties lire giiod. Merrill, near Tulu Lake, 1 1 thu tenter .of a Inrrju fertllo scttluu Houtli of Kluinutli Fulls und pnrt ur lis surrnuiidliii; lands uru already walerei) by thu Uoveriitnoiit irrlgutlun Htmein. Iloiumzn. on I,o4t Itlver Is tliu prlnclpnl irndlng point or tl.u npier irujix.t It Is ul thu Junction or tl.u lurgut mllcy. Thu uplnnd soil Is chiefly u rich, sandy loam or great uniformity und lusting fertility. It Is u mixture or disintegrated und eroilid lavn with volcanic ash und dlutoiuuccoiis earth, Tho lake mid tulu (marAh) lands are made or llnely disintegrated vulcanic material und orgunlc mutter, tho lat- ter tho decomposed vegclnblu ncctim- ulatlnii or ages. Nowhere, perhaps, can bo found u tnoru fertllu country. The uplunds nro very similar to tho soils ol thu unions Ynklum Valley In Wellington, while thu lowlands KLAMATH t AJ A PAOJCCT .-- TwiVlTiV r.VK'yi, ! . " i IK''i 4nvrrfrxv ! SjImJlv r.'o ? V iM"",n ill i v ' i -. "-?. 'tfiw 4 iil'i-ltei' llMPllSrPTOP s(s(s(s(s(s(s(s(s(s(s(s sslsBV'vi-- aBi FstY;r ' wt ,5, ;& !''.. xliP j K- iwMiuii aro lu n class by themselves In rich- ncjj. Tho soils nro free from itumiio nud ndobo characteristics, very easy to work, without stones, nud do not bake easily. In a few localities patch es or alkali may bo found, but theso aro qullo Infrequent and can bo cared for by proper dinimigo. Thu soil is of uniformly gloat depth, und very rarely Is theio liiinl-p.ui near the surfnec. The cllmnto or tho Klamath llasln Is delightful lu lato spring, sumiiior and autumn and until midwinter. With Its scenic nnd hunting and fish ing attractions, tho region Is becom ing a groat summor resort. Tho weather la modorntoly warm In sum mor nnd not sovoroly cold In wlntor. 'i hern Is llttlo zero weathor. Dostruc tlvo storms aro unknown. Somo win tors aro open without snow, but oc casionally thoro Is enough snow for slolKlilng. Spring plowing begins In tho luttor part of Pohrunry or oniiy In March. March and April nro rain lea t months, nnd Jnnunry la tho cou ost. Very llttlo rnln falls In tho sum mer, and crops may be harvested without foar of a storm. Tea average number of clear dayalpluma, every )ear Is ubout thrca hundred, und oven lu itortny weather a day rurely paaaeu with tbo iuu'i faco hid den tho untlro time. Thu clear at monphcro und the elevation make bilchl tlio sunny days aud glvo tbo nky thu deeiieat bluo, whllo at night thu Ktarry flrmanent Is brilliant huyonil iloiicrliitlon and beyond the conception of fog.bclt InliubltnntB. Wheru the water supply Is limited, saitubrunh mantles thu vallcjs with Kmy. lu the innrahlundu are many ispcclcH of rushes, sedges and tules. Tliu flora of tho basin Is far abovo tho nverago In variety, ror hero meet noitlieru nud southern plunts, oddly rni iilngling. The land Is rich In wild In it)., choke-cherries, huckle berries, wild gooseberries, wild cur runts, und other economic plants. There uru many species or nutritive nittlvu grasses; Indeed, tho basin has long been n stockman's summer par adltju. Many of tho smaller valleys aro simply largo meadows. Tho lower hills surrounding the basin nro covered with rango grasies, and scattered parks or Juniper, moun tain iiinhogany and other arid land shrubs. Tho higher lands aro cov ered with regal forests of red Or, sugar und jellow pine, and cedar. In nbundanco may bo grown the cereals (except corn), alfalfa, var Ions nutritious grasses, root crops, potntocs, tupnragus, celery, all hard fruits, vegetables and berries. Alfalfa, which has created more wealthy farmers In the Irrigated West than any other farm product, may bo grown to perfection. Two (and In favored sections "ireo) crops me cut cuch year, and after the last harvcbt M'o vigorous growths permit of pnsturago for stock. Tho Klamath section will rival eastern Washington and Oregon In wheat production, both In quality and quantity, Lund woll cultivated and with plenty of water lelds fifty bush els of wheat to the acre, while dry farming secures from twelve to twen ty bushels, Tbo average, under fav. orablo water conditions, should be thlrty-flvo bushels to the acre. Oats yield per acre, with dry farm Ing, from twonty-flvo to thirty bush ols; on Irrigated land, sixty bushels; nnd with exceptionally favorable con ditions, almost a hundred. Barley yields, on dry land, twonty-flvo bush els per ncro. which Is always doubled nnd often treblod on properly Irri gated land. Ryo also grown woll, and pocullnrly onough la often dry farmed mi a hay or roughage crop tor stock. Applo raising will prove a profit rule occupation In the uplands, Peara, pronea aad eberrlaa to -Mil, I whllo In favored locations most ex cellent pcucl.es may bo raised; but cuiu must lie taken b planting lute blooming, hardy vnrlcllcj of ull thusu fruits, bccniiHo of lato frosts. Tho evidence of what small fruits will do Is found in the wealth of wild berries. All the berries may ho grown tv great advantage as soon ai a market becomes available. Tbo richness of tho soil and .the oase with which It is worked make tlio Klamath section a vast potontlal gardon. liore, with Irrigation, Inten sive cultivation will bo widely prac ticed. The careful cultivation that makes land In sections of Southorn California, tho San Joaquin, Sacra mento, Santa Clara, Pajaro, Arroyo Orando and other California valleys worth hundreds of dollars per aero will produco tho same result here. Tho Klamath llasln Is already a groat nntlvo pasture-land, and when arc added alfalfa, clover, etc., It will bo an unexcelled dairy country. At present cattlo and sheep occupy tho fields. TI ere aro many Hereford and somo Snorthorr.s, Devon at.d Gallowas. Hut with tl.e coming of easy transportation will come tl.e da of tho more profitable milch cow tke day of the Holitcln and Jersey. Tho Klamath Dasln Is full of fine horses. Woll adapted to hog railing, ll pig has been almost totally neglected In the Klamath region, yet with dls iaso unknown and crops and climate naturally adapted to his needs, he vlll later become one of the mint lm lortant of Its commercial fa'tne 'oultry raising awaits but I nun, 'in atlon to make It of larg Ions, trough now a tl . Ivl k hi vlth a local demand fur In re " the supply. Contest Notice. Dcpurtmcnt or tt.o Intcilo t Land Olllcc, La.invl3, w . uary 12, l'J0!i. A Julliclenl uliludu.i. . ..... died In tl U olhce b m m unU'Stb..!, u. No. 27". lb...... Sept. .6, IjOJ, lm i. -S, T. 3 S., it. lu h b. U..U.I.I. .. ogdon, conlcstee, in w Ich ll i m icgcd that Ogdcn new, jell, o nin Aid land wlti.ln six luuuiir .i. .uaking said ento us rcqulivd w. law; that said Eleanor Ogdeu uuvur improved said land by erecting a dwelling bouse nor made any Im provements whatsoever; that the said Ogden has wholly abandoned Mid tract and for more than six months since making said entry; thai Mid entry Is not cultivated as re quired by law or at all, and mild Ug Jen Is not at this time nor I as I e jeen living on suld land d iluu ' .- ast jcar; tl at nulil listen .. y failed to rcslih i.a, i iinpiovo suld cut 1, t. ut t. e ..!.- i absence of kald Ugden Is not due in uls cmplo) incut In tl.o Army. N.ivj or Marino Corps of the United Sluley as an ofllccr, soldlei or mail in- In an tar In which tl.e United Sini- mi .a engaged, said panic u.i - -i. notified to appear, respond, un.l nifvi evidence touching said allegation ol 10 o'clock a. m. on March 3, 1'JOD, before II, M. IUcLardson, 11 S. Coin iulsslcner, at Klamath Falls, O.egnu, und that final hearing will be bold at 10 o'clock a. m. on Maieh 10, 1909, before the Register and Re ceiver at the United States Land Of fice In Lakevlew, Oregon. The said contestant having, In a proper affidavit, filed January 7, 1909 set forth facta which ahow that after due diligence personal service of Ihls notice can not bo made, II I heii'li ordered and directed that sue h notice lie given by due and propei publica tion. J. N. WATSON. 1-16 IteglKter. NOTICE FOR I'lUlLICAIION. Lakevlew List No. M. United States Land Office. Lake view, Oregon, January 12, I Una. Notice Is hereby given -that the Northern Pacific Railway Com puny, whose post office address Is St I'niil, Mlnnnosota, has on this 28th lu ol December, 1908, filed In this olllcc Its application (Sorlal No. UiHoi, lu select under the provisions of the Act ot Congress, approved July 1, 1S98 (30 Stat. 597, 620), Lot 1 or section 3 In township 33 south ot range 7 M and Lot 8 ot section 7 In township 33 south of rango7, all east of Wll lamotto Principal Meridian, contain ing 61.83 acres. Any and all persons claiming ad versely the lands described, or de slrlagi ta object because of Ike min eral character of , the land, cu for any ithor reason, to' the disposal to ap plicant, abould,, Wo their aflldavlta of protect. In' this office, on or before the 13th day of March, 1909. J. N. WATSON, 1-1 8 Register. '.i '."". 'aj.'t'jL'.ja'ji. Z r STRAYED iDUy8TOLSN A. brown nnd spotted cow, fat and' dry, brand-,-k) 8T-an, left, hip; oar mark crjip; split la left ear and under bit In right ear, Was driven or atolqn, from tba Downing ranoh the latter part ot De cember, 1908. Reward for Infoia-