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LITERARY SOCIETIES.

The Ladies' OF the Leaf meet every
Monday from to o'clock with a
member OF the society. They are
studying American history and have
for their special work this year "Ths
Found Of the Library in the Public
Schools"
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Tho Ladies AID Society of the Firft
Baptist cuhrch Weets with The men
bers each week
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The Epworth Senior League Of the
Broadway ". Z. church meets ever
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock at the
city hall.
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The Benevolent Society meets every
Thursday from to with one OF the
members.
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Refrigerators. the best in the city
at J. b. spragins & Co.'S.
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Look out for the car Of National
Stoves. HALL a HILLS.
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The b. Y. r. U. OF the First Baptist
church meets every Sunday afternoon
at the church.
MISS DAISY NICHOLS, Pres.
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W. c. DITZLER. Pres.
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The Christian Endeavor OF the Chris
tlnn Church meets every Sunday az
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
ERRET DUNLAP. Pres.
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MRS. II. C. PoTTERF. Pres.
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TERMS OF V. 8. COURT.


Al saa-Bsgina September %. 1909
holds tEO weeks, and February IS.
1904, holds three weeks
A. TIshoningo-Begins October -,
1S01, and holds two weeks. and FEB
ruary %. 1904. and holds three Weeks
At chicksshs-Begins November 2
Is07. and March ~, 1904, each term
two weeks
At pysn-Bsgins Novsfnber 70.
1901. and April 4. 1905. one week each
term
A. psresli-Begins November p.
1909. AID April II. 1904. each term
one week.
A. Pauis vailey-Begins November
20, 1909. and April -. 1904 three
weeks a. each term.
A. Ardnore-BeRins December u.
1909. and May .. 1904. seven weeks
each term.
n you turn Ia hre alarm By teie'
phone. don't call for the nre depart
nent, but tell Central" where t
Gre IL. l.. g. BLAU0HTER. Chief.
Use the Long Distance Telephone
and call up Phone No. 8. II yOu wait
the ArdmOrelte.
Ardnore. Sunday, September 70, 1908
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Arksnsss ara chsetsS Railway.
NiTsd train a.. Ardnors. .1z.zs ?. n
Leave Arsnofs. ...........fss9 ,. n.
Al Unl,sd States mails close .
minutes Drior 70 train time.
Hereafter the mails VII be ciosed
a. . ?. q. instszd Of Q . n. a. form
erfy. D. REDFIgLD. P. ".
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A Gigantic Undertaking head
and shoulders above our so called
rivals.
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MRS. HEATH Prsa
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choets~, okishsrs ard Cuff Railway.
Arrive A. ArtnoTs. ........l:5s ?. n
Lave Arfn0fs ..........s+go ?. n
Local freight earring Dafsengsrs
also 10 trains on Bglcays.
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s bands of music, 3 circus rings,
Elevated Stages, 500 men and wo,
men employed, 300 horses and
ponies.
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osh, coissses ard sarts Fs Railway.
(so1,k bC-=tD
os1vesson q Csic&go ErD. $50 a q.
CIsbarns 4 X z. Ezb b.-....8.z5 ?. n
(gorthboant.J
ssIvestOn 4 Chicago KIP .iz,35 a 2.
Clstarns q K {. EI5. .ll;19 a n
Evening star., 1903-08-03

FrIa valley. and there rest his invalid wife
until another day. thus breaking the hfty-
mile stage through the mountains To the
surprise OF everybody, the Days were
warned to be In readiness to start at five In
the morning, and to go through to Prescott
that day At five In the morning. therefore,
the Quartermaster's ambulance was at the
post traders house. where the recently be-
reaved ones had been harbored since poor
Daly's death, and there, with their generous
host, was the widows former patient,
come to say goodbye. Plume's own Con-
cord appeared almost at the instant In
front Of his quarters, and presently Mrs
Plume, yelled and obviously far from
strong, came forth leaning on her husband 8
arm. and closely followed by Elise.
Then. despite the early hour, and to the
dismay Of Plume, who had planned to start
without farewell demonstration Of any kind,
lights were blinking in almost every house
along the row, and a flock Of women, some
! tender and sympathetic some morbdly
curious had gathered to wish the majors
wife a pleasant journey and speedy re-
covery. They loved her not at all and liked
her none too we'll. but she was Ill and sor
rowing, so that was enough. Elise they could
not bear yet even Elise came in for a kind
iy word or two. Mrs. Graham was there,
suggestion. burdened also with basket Of
dainties Captain and Mrs. Cutler, Captain
and Mrs. WesterYe1t. the Trumans both.
Doty. the young adJutant. Janet Wren. OF
y
majors regiment, without exception. were
on hand to bid tha major and his wife good
bye. Angela Wren was not feeling we'll,
explained her aunt, and Mr.. Nell Blakely
was conspicuous by his absence.
1t had been observed that, during those
few days of hurried packing and prepara-
ton. Major Plume had not once gone to
Blakely's quarters. True. he had visited
only DR.. Grahame and had begged him to
explain that anxiety on account of Mrs.
Plume prevented his making the round of
farewell calls; but that he was Thoughtful
OF others to the last was shown in this:
Plume had asked Captain Cutler. COM
that wretch Downs. He has been pun
llshed quite sufficiently. I think" said
Plume, and as L was instrumental in his
arrest I ask his liberation" At tattoo,
therefore, the previous evening 1.-The
wretch had been returned to duty. and at
about the majors quarters. When invited
by the sergeant of the guard to explain. he
replied. quite civilly for him. that it was
to say goodbye to Elise. Me and her."
said he. has been good friends"
Presumably he had had his opportunity at
the kitchen door before the start, but still
he fingered feigning professional interest In
to haul the Concord over fifty miles of
rugged road. up hill and down dale, before
the setting of the sun. Then. while the
officers and ladies clustered thick on one
side Of the black vehicle, Downs sidled
to the other, and the big black eyes of the
E,Eenehwoman peered down at him a mo-
ment as she leaned toward him. and, with
folded packet into his waiting palm. Then,
as though impatient. Plume shouted "AH
right. Go onr' The Concord whirled away.
and something like sigh of relief went up
Evening star., 1903-08-03
KEEPING BEES IN LONDON.
Cost Of Maintaining a Hive in the
English Metropolis.
From the IOninn Mall.


The pleasures of life in London seem des-
tined to he augmented. Judging by the num-
ber of inquiries respecting the cost OF keep
Ing bees within the metropolitan area.
Timid householders, whose only knowledge
OF agriculture is that the bee stings are un-
pleasant will find little comfort in the
fact that bees do not come under the cate
CORY of legal ''nuisances.' and that their
Eeighbors may keep as many as they please
wherever they like.
Moreover, the cost Is encouragingly small.
For about 3os. one may start a business
like hive containing three pounds of bees.
there being 4 800 bees to the pound A
trihing sum invested with the British Bee
keepers Association fnsures the owner
against any personal OF material damage
that the bees may cause. few days ago
the association paid for foal which was
worried to death by members 8 bees.
Edwin Young, the secretary. relates how
a swarm Of bees. finding a defective bung
In a cask Of sugar weighing 30 pounds. ate
the whole contents. On another occasion
the light OF railway signal attracted a
swarm, which invaded the lamp In such
numbers that an approaching express train
Evening star., 1903-08-03
HANDSOME FEATURES
ARE INHERITED,

But true beauty, clear complexion,
may be acquired. 1t Is merely a
question of healthy digestion and
pure blood. Powder and Cosmetics
only initiate beauty, but Abbey's Salt
of Fruits gives the true beauty Of
health by removing poisonous mat
ter from the blood. 1t clears the
complexion and imparts a glow of
health to the checks. Pimples disap-
pear like frost before the sun.
Every bottle is sold with an abso-
lutte guarantee that there is nothing
else SO good for the stomach and
bowels as Abbey's Salt of Fruits-a
most pleasant tasting tonic laxative.
1t is indorscd by the leading ply
sicians, and sold by the druggists in
all parts of the civilized world-25c.,
soc. and $I.oo per bottle. Guaran-
teed free from opiatcs and drug
stimulants. Ii you are not using it
send for trial bottle free today. Adj
dress The Abbey Effervescent Salt
Company. Ltd, 9 Murray ST., New
York city; Ia Queen Victoria ST.,
London, Eng; 7I2 Craig ST., Mon
treal, Canada.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
ILL-TREATED TREES.
Ideas Held by New Yorkers on the
Subject Of Arboriculture.

From the New York Tribune.
Some otherwise intelligent people seem to
have queer notions about trees. We are
not sure whether they think trees require
for their welfare treatment Identical with
that of lamp posts and telegraph poles,
or that they regard q tree in a city street
as public enemy which should be de-
stroyed. They surely must hold one or the
other of these views, or else their actions
grossly belle their beliefs.
Here are some examples Of the treatment
given to trees in a choice residence street
in one OF the best parts Of the city: A few
OF the trees have each much as a couple
of square yards OF soil about them, grass
less. OF course. and packed as hard and
made as imperyious to water so much
well-puddled clay. In some cases the open
squares originally left about the trees have
been carefully filed in with bits OF tagging,
close up to the trees all around. In some
cases the squares have been carefully filed
with concrete or artificial stone, fitting
water tight. II not alright, around tho
trees. In some cases the large tree trunks
have carefully been trimmed square with a
broadax. SO that the straight edges OF flag
stones may fit closely against them. It
may be added that these are all fine speci-
mems OF elm. linden and other trees Be-
fore the sidewalks were thus adjusted to
their trunks they were thriving almost as
luxuriantly as though they were in their
native forests. Now they are beginning to
die and the people are removing some Of
them. saying that there's no use in trying
to grow trees in the city, anyway"
Perhaps they are right. Perhaps city
ought to be an unbroken expanse of ma
sonry and asphalt. with not tree nor a
shrub nor a blade of grass within its
bounds. The parks should be cleared on
and covered with asphalt for roller ska ting
rinks 1t would cost great deal less to
maintain them in that condition. Perhaps
the people, too might be varnished or coat
ed from head to foot with some waterproof
and airproof preparation. Then they would
not need air or water, but would die as
these trees are dying, and 1t would cost
q great deal less to keep them so.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
AN ODD COLLECTION.
Why a Book Lover Buys Old Bibles
and Hymn Books.

and Hymn Books.
From the Detroit Free Press.
"All book collectors have their weak
nesses," remarked man who is often seen
norins over the sidewalk counters Of sec
ond-hand book shops, "and mine. confess.
runs I'm the line OF old Bibles and hymn
books Not particularly because they are
Bibles and hymn books. but because simply
can't stand it to see such books tossed
about as dusty almost worthless second
hand goods. Except in the case of rare old
Bibles or quite ancient hymn books. such
books cost but trile. Religious books, as
a rule are almost unstable In second
hand shop, and I buy great many. only,
however such as contain family names and
inscriptions Of a pathetic character.
my first purchase OF the kind was an
Episcopal prayer book battered and torn.
with the name of an old friend of mine In
gilt on the cover. 1t gave me shock to
find 1t on a second hand counter. SO paid
the required dime and carried 1t home. The
man is dead and his children are living in
other cities well-to-do. l have no Idea
how his prayer book became public prop
erty People are queer. l offered 1t to a
remote relative of the former owner, but
she said she didn't care about 1t. Since
then l have bought in other old family
Bibles and hymn books which belonged to
people had known or which contained in
teresting written matter; 1t IS Pit1ful to
see a Bible inscribed To my dear son
Henry. from his devoted mother or Eliza
BETH from loving father. or Little VIII
liam's birthday gift to Uncle William
when these books come into my hands
I erase or tear out the inscriptions. and IL
my shelf of old Bibles and hymn books
ever gets started out again as religious
junk 1t will he anonymous and wanting in
that distressing quality which has made
me, perhaps absurdly sentimental over it.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
FISH CLIMB TO REACH WATER.
Old Angler Tells Story to Prove Pisca-
toril Reasoning Power.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Fishes have more sense than they are
credited with having" said an old angler,
and my experience has taught me not to
put much faith in the statement that they
only know things from tho vibration due
to concussion I think they reason in some
way or other. I don't know just how It is.
I am satisfied that nature has not been
particularly extravagant in the matter of
giving fish intelligence. Besides. I know
that their eyes are fiat and they can see
but very little. I suppose the eye of the
fish Is worse. II anything, than the eve of
the reptile. But taking all these things into
consideration. l am convinced from little
things have observed that the fish is a
pretty wise member and that he at least
knows what is good for him when he ia
confronted by the blunt Issue of surviving
or not surviving. Why is 1t that fish al
ways founders toward the water? That's
the point have in mind. and 1t is the one
fact above all others that has convinced
me that the fish has more sense than we
think. I have never seen a fish that would
not founder toward the water
Il know two answers will be made to this
suggestion. One Is that there Is lly
a slope toward the water. and that hence
the force of gravity determines the direc-
ton of the f1sh's movement And the other
Is primary reason-the matter Of instinct,
as DISTINGUISHED from reason. These ex-
plantations do not satisfy me. In the first
place 1 reject the theory which makes a
difference between instinct and reason. /
cannot tell the difference between the at
tributes. so much are they alike. In the
second place. want to tell you that have
seen fish f1oundering up hill. Why? Simply
because they were forced to founder up
hill in order to get back into the water.
Does fish know anything about direction
and distance? think so. I have seen then,
jump and founder up hill. inch after inch.
until they got back to the edge of the
stream out of which they had been Jerked
1t may be what some of the writer's call
instinct but to save my soul I can't call
instinct from what We are accustomed to
regard as reason in higher forms Of life.'
Evening star., 1903-08-03

found SO much to interest him In a pur-
suit that neither interested nor included
them. A man with brain and a bank ac-
count had no right to live alone, said Mrs
Sanders. she having daughter Of mar
riageable age. If only moderately preposs-
essing. ALI this had the women to complain
OF in him before the cataclysm that. for the
time at least. had played havoc with his
good looks. All this he knew and bore with
philosophic and whimsical stoicism. But
phenomenon Of averted eyes and constrain-
ed, If not freezing. manner when, in the
dusk OF the late autumn evening. issuing
suddenly from his quarters, he came face
to face with a party OF four young women
under escort Of the post adjutant-Mrs
Bridger and Mrs. Truman foremost of the
four and first to receive his courteous, yet
half embarrassed, greeting. They had to
stop for half q second. as they later said
because really he confronted them. all un-
suspected But the other two, Kate San
ders and Nina Westervelt, with bowed
heads and without a word, scurried by him
and passed on down the line. Doty ex-
plained hurriedly that they had been over
to the post hospital to inquire for Mullins
and were due at the Sanders now for music.
whereupon Blakely begged pardon for even
the brief detention. and, raising his cap,
went on out to the sentry post OF No. to
study the dark and distant upheavals in the
Red Rock country. where almost every
night Of late, the signal fires of the Apa-
ches were reported. Not until he was again
alone did he realize that he had been al
most frigidly greeted by those who spoke
at all. 1t set him to thinking.
Mrs. Plume was still confined to her
room. The major had returned from Pres
colt and. despite the fact that the regiment
was afield and a clash with the hostiIes
imminent. was packing UP preparatory to
move. Books. papers and pictures were
being stored in chests. big and little that
he had had made for such emergencies.
It was evident that he was expecting or
ders for change Of station or extended
leave. and they who went so far as to aues-
tion the grave-faced soldier. who seemed
to have grown ten years older In the la st
ten days. had to be content with the brief.
guarded reply that Mira Plume had never
been we'll since she set foot In Arizona, and
even though he returned, she would not.
He was taking her. he said, to San Fran
cisco OF this unhappy woman's nocturnal
expedition the others seldom spoke now and
only with bated breath. leep-walking
OF course!" said everybody, no matter what
everybody might think. But. now that
Major Plume knew that in her sleep his
wife had wandered I'D the row to the very
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Up-to-Date Smugglers.
From the London Graphic.

The latest use to which the high speed
automobile has been put in France Is
smuggling. A few days ago a motor car
with a large quantity of tobacco on board
rushed past the custom house station at
Hazelruck at sixty miles an hour. and had
disappeared before the astonished custom
house officers had realized what had hap
pened. The smugglers had covered the au-
tomobile with a sacking. so that 1t was
impossible to telegraph Its number or de-
scription to the authorities farther on.
AS the custom house offices were con-
vinced that the smugglers would repeat
their exploit they prepared to arrest their
progress by holding a length Of wire rome
in readiness to bar the route. Their ex-
pectations were realized. On Monday last
the same automobile was seen coming down
the road like a whlrwind. The custom
house officers brought out their wire rope,
but showed 1t too soon. The smuggler-
chauffeurs noticed 1t, wheeled to the right,
ran alongside the railway, then shot across
the line at lever crossing. and disap-
peared on French territory in a cloud OF
dust
Evening star., 1903-08-03
CHAPTER XII.
A Stop by Wire.

Three days later the infantry guard OF
the garrison were in sole charge. Wren
and Sanders with nearly fifty troopers
apiece had taken the field in compliance
with telegraphic orders from Prescott lhe
general had established field headquarters
temporarily at Camp Mcdowell. down the
Verde valley. and under his somewhat dis
tant supervision four or five little columns
OF horse In single file. were boring into the
fastnejses OF the Mogollon and the Ion'o
basin The runners had been unsuccessful
The reneyades would not return. Half
dozen little nomad bands. forever out from
the reservation. had eagerly welcomed
these malcontents and the news they bore
that two of their young braves had been
murdered while striving to defend Natzie
and Lola. II furnished all that was needed
as excuse for instant descent upon the set
tiers In the deep valleys north OF th5 Is o
Salado. and. all unSuSpecting. all unpre-
pared several OF these had met their doom.
Relentless war was already begun. and the
general lost no time IN starting his horse
men after the hostiles. Meantime the In
fantry companies at the scattered posts
and camps were left to hold the fort 10
protect the women children and property,
and Nell Blakey. sore-hearted man be
cause forbidden by the surgeon to attempt
to go. was chatting, fuming and retarding
his recovery at his lonely quarters. The
men whom he most Liked were gone and
been his friends seemed now to stand afar
of. Something. he knew not what. had
turned garrison sentiment against him.
For a day or two, so absorbed was he in
his chagrtn over Graham's verdict and the
generals telegraphc orders In the case.
Mr. Blakely never knew or noticed that
anything else was amiss. Then. too. there
had been no opportunity OF meeting garri-
son folk excep, the few officers who drop
ped IN to inquire civilly how he was pro-
crossing. The bandages were of. but the
plaster still disigured one side OF his face
and neck. He could not go forth and seek
society There WAS really only one girl at
the post whose society he cared to seek. He
had his books and his bugs. and that. said
mrs bridser. was "all he demanded and
more than he deserved" To think that the
very room 80 recently sacred to the son
ana heir should be transformed into what
that 1rate little woman called beetle
ehop! 1t was one Of Mr.. Is1akely's unpar-
donable sins in the eyes Of the sex that he
Evening star., 1903-08-03
CHAPTER XII.

'tIt was not so much his wounds as his
weakness" DR.. Graham was saying, later
still that autumn night. that led to my
declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.
He would have gone now in spite Of me.
but for the generals order. He has gone
now in spite Of me, and no one knows
where"
1t was then nearly II o'clock. and ''the
bugolog1st'' was still abroad. Dinner, as
usual since his mishap. had been sent over
to him from the officers mess soon after
sunset. His horse. or rather the troop
horse designated for his use had been fed
and groomed In the late afternoon. and
then saddled at o'clock and brought over
to the rear Of the quarters by a stable or
derby. There had been some demur at
longer sending Blakelys meals from mess.
now reduced to an actual membership OF
two: Sandy was mueh-married post
in the latter half Of the 7O's. the bachelors
Of the commissioned list being only three,
all told-Blakely and Duane Of the horse.
and Doty OF the foot. With these was
Heartburn, the contract doctor. and now
Duane and the doctor were out in the
mountains and Blakely on sick report. yet
able to be about. Doty thought him able
to come to mess. Blakely. thinking he
looked much worse than he felt. thanks to
his plastered 1owl. stood on his rights in
the matter and would not go. There had
been some demur on part of the stable ser
the horse. Few officers brought eastern
bred horses to Arizona in those days.
The bronco was best suited to the work
An officer on duty could take out the troop
horse assigned to his use any hour before
taps and no questions asked: but the ser
Reant told Mr. Blakely's messenger that
tho lieutenant wasn't for duty. and It
might make trouble. It did. Captain Cut
ler sent for old Murray, the veteran ser
gesnt, and asked him did he not know
his ordera He had allowed horse to be
sent to a sick man-an ohdcer not on duty
and ono the Doctor had warned against ex-
ercise for quite a time, at least. And now
the officer was gone, 50 was tho horse. and
Cutler. being sorely torn up by the rev.
Citations of the evening and dread OF i'll be-
falling Blakely. was 20 intldicious as to
hint to a soldier who had worn chevrons
much longer than he. Cutler. had worn
shoulder straps. shat the usxt thing to go
would probably be his serEeants bars,