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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

This office is well supplied with material
for the execution Of any kind of Printing
that may be wanted in this part of the coun-
try, 4 good assortment Of Cards, Papers,
and Envelopes Of all kinds are kept in stock.
Competent and careful workmen are en-
ployed, aud every effort made to please our
Customers in promptness quality Of work,
aud prices
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

workshop. We grow raw waterfall and burn
il for fuel she buys il, adds 100 per cent.
to lis value, and sells il again
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

STATE OF VERMONT, In Probate Court, held at
CALEDOSIA District, S.. the Probate Office in St.
Johnsbury in said District the 10Th day OF January
A. ID. 1873.
David Trull, Administrator of the estate of Susan
Burt late Of Snt0n in said District deceased, presents
his administration account for examination and allow
and makes application for decree Of distribution
and partition Of the estate Of said deceased, Where
upon 1t Is ordered by said Court that said and
said application be referred to session thereof TO be
held at the Probate Office in said St. Johnsbury the
cision thereon And n i further ordered t6at notice
hereof be given all persons interested by publea-
tOn Of the same three weeks successfully in the VER-
MONT FARMER, a newspaper published at 81. Johns
bury previous 10 said time appointed for hearing that
they may appear at said time and place, and show
cause, ifany they may have why said account should
not be allowed, and such decree made
By the Court. Attest ASA L. FRENCH,
Judge Of Probate.
true copy Of Record. Attest
ASA L. FRENCH Judge of Probate
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31
THE FARMER"
STEAM
Job Printing Office,
NEWPORT UT
NEWPORT, VT.

AUCTION BILLS, ADDRESS CARDS, BALL
CARDS, BILL HEADS, BILLS OF FARE, BLANKS
BOOKS, BRIEFS, CARDS, CIRCULARS, CHECKS
DOCKETs, DRAFTS, ENGAGEMENTS, ENVEL
OPEs, FLYERS, LABELS, LETTER HEADS, NOTES
NOTE HEADS, PAMPHLET, POSTERS PRO
GRAMMEs, RECEIPTS, SHOP BILLS, TAGS TICK
ETS. 40. 40
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31
WOOL MARKET.
CaIEIe Markets,
At wOtertown and Brighton.


WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.
Prices Of Market Beef-A few choice 5000; extra
$40 "a 5000 first quality 81 a $3.50 second quality
Prices of store Cattle-Working Oxen v pair, 500,
$50, $500 "a $3.50.
Mich Cows and Calves from $50 N $50; extra sos "a
Ssj Farrow Cows $50 "a S3j.
Yearlings $40 a sI7; two years old ss 20 $40 three
years old S2S a sij.
Prices of Sheep and Lambs-1n lots, $685. $3.50 S.,
$3.50 a Sc each extra 1925 a $50 or from 81 40 &c v
Spring Lambs g. "a SC y ID.
Prices of Hides. Talow and STANDARDIZATION Hides
9 a elc y ID Country Hides 9lc y 10. Brighton Tai
low 81 a SIC z h Country Tallow 5 a ste V b.
Pelts So 20 s2.2 each. Calf skins Is a 2Oc v b.
CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP.
n B. Beef-Choice grade includes nothing but STALL
fed 100 to IloO h. Bullocks Extra and first quality
includes the best large, fat oxen Second and third
quality includes Oxen two and three year old steers
Sheep Extra includes Cosses aud when those Of in
ferior quality are thrown out
REMARKS.
Cattle-In consequence of the non-arriya Of Western
Cattle, due at Brighton early Tuesday, but detained
until tomorrow by the giving way Of bridge ON the
route, the sales of Northern stock were necessarily
quicker than they otherwise would be, although the
offerings not good a butchers would have liked
TO have seen The best noticed were pair sold by n
X. Campbell, mtted by Charles and Lnrned Watson of
Burke at lies very neshy, but weighing only 3i4O ibs
medium grades selling shade higher than last week
HOughtOn Wilcox sold II cows and heifers from N
SC " H. W. to dress from 500 to 100 rs each oxen to
5. S. Learnard at iOic, to dress 1000 ibs each NJ T.
Shackett sold lOtwo and three old heers TO dress
COO lbs each, at sc b. W. 10 cows and hetiers at Sc
40 shrink.
sheep-I B. Sargent sold 70 sheep average IS rs, at
6io NJ T. Shackett sold 9S sheep average 9j h. at &c
300 sheep, average - rs at bic J sheep average %
lbs at Sc E. Mott sold 90 sheep average lO2 ms at Sic
which Poultrymen are willing to pay even higher than
they buy good dressed frozen lots for in the city
Fresh live lots in demand. We quote Best Chickens
and Turkeys at lac H. fair lots at 6ic b ordi-
nary at Ice y h.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31
III o r S E-P WERS,
FOR ONE OR TWO HORSES AND
MACHINES FOR SAVING WOOD,
WITH CIRCULAR AND CRoss-CUT DRAG SAWS ALSO
Machines for Threshing and Cleaning Grain,
PATENTED, MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY
A. w. GRAY AND SONS.
MiddletOwn, Vermont.

THE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE THEM
much The Gearing the Horse
durable Ito
develop than others in the market.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

ANY person or firm want Of anything In our line Is
invited 10 cali or send for samples and prices Address
CUMMINGS
newport, or 81. Johnsbury,
Vermont.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31
HOUSE FOR SALE,

SlTuATkp In 81 Johnsbury Centre Village with am.
- plo room, aud conveniently adapted for two fami-
lies, ON the ground floor, each having access 10 the
water woodshed aud cellar without passing through
the others rooms. The title 10 the premises will COM
prise neyer-iaing spring Of water and the pipe con
veyng the same To the house. and an exec leu. garden
OF 10 square rods. Price, 81 2C1 aud seTms easy,
For further partiepllr5 inqaise Of
B. ~ 49, JOHN BACON
81 JOhnshuTy Centre. W.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31
Sprrial 1otifrs.
PREMIUMS FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS


We have made arrangements by which we are en-
ahled To offer the following Choice Articles Prem-
ums, 10 subscribers and others who obtain New sub
scrIbers for the FARMER.
AGRICULTURAL BOOKS.
To any present subscriber other person sending us
the names Of two new subscribers with four dol
lars, will send copy Of Prof Johnson's Hor crop,
Fssd, or his book entitled Hon Crops Gror. Price of
each $500.
Or, for four new subscribers and eight dollars,
we will send both Of the above books.
wEBsTER's DICTIONARIES.
To any farmer, farmers SON. or other person who
sends the names Of siN new subscribers with
twelve dollars, will send copy Of Wsbsisrs Ma
fonai Pictorial Dictionary containing 1910 pages oc-
tayo, with COO engraviTgs, Price $500,
And for the names Of twelve new subscribers
with twenty-iour dollars, will send a copy of Wsb-
sfsr's Illustrated UHdbrigdsd Dictionary, containing
1910 pages quarto, with 1900 engraving Price s2Oo
BLANCHARD CHURNs.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

S. ". CAMPBELL, Of East Greensboro VI, states he
sawed In the shortest days last winter with one-hOrse
power and drag-saw, one hundred aud twenty -four
cords Of maple wood, in three and Oneourth days. and
also that he challenges all Caledonia county to furnish
a machine 10 do as well as he can with Gray's.
ANDY BRAYTON, of Hartford, N. ", states his
neighbOr W. H. StOddard, 10 his own knowledge
o'clock, m. two hundred and seventyfve bushels
Of oats and moved his machine thresbed and cleaned
two hundred bushes more before night
JOSEPH P. TUCKER, of Waitsield VT, states he
threshed and cleaned with two-horse machine sixty
bushels Of oats In forty minutes he also states he
with drag saw fifty cords Of stove wood In hours and
10 minutes.
r.. A. YOUNG, Of Bristol Vt, states he has sawed
with one-horse power and Circular Saw fifteen cords
hard wood twice In two in FIVE hours he also states he
sawed twenty-four cords Of stove wood eight hours,
with dragsaw he further states he cut thirty cords
stove wood In day, with One-horse dragsaw, thirty
cords with circular saw.
WARREN SHEPARD, of Crown Point, N. V, states
he made last threshing season. with the wOhorse
chine he purchased Of A. W. GRAY SONS, $500 FREQ
from all expense.
W. W. JOHNSON, of Andrewsville, N. Y, writes us
that he has used different horse powers for saving
wood, for 10 years, but they altogether a different
machine from yours. call your power the easiest and
best running machine saw. | can saw from Eve
TO ten cords of wood more every day with il than
could with other powers
any which have been forwarded to us volun-
our machines, and know as to their superior
5 OF these testimonials they are requested to
is given in each certificate
esired information will be sent oil application.
A. w. GRAY g. SONS, MiddIetoy,n,
RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31
- M L II Ell -
Improvement in Butter Making

Consists Of two large pans suspended in an open
sci Of wood metal through which water Is allowed to
How until the milk Is reduced 10 the right temperature
Eight pans required full feed using two the
morning and two at night In spring and fall one
in the morning AMI one at night.
These pans superior to all others In durability
cheapness aud convenience, increasing both the guam
tity and quality Of the saving time labor and
expense.
The subscribers propretors of the patent for New
Fngand, and will furnish and set up the arrangement
complete
For further information, address
II CORLlSS & CO.,
W
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

The FIRST report of the Vermont Board of
Agriculture, Manufactures aud Mining is
Just issued 1t will be forwarded at once to
the members Of the last legislature for dis
tribution among their constituents, at TIE
rate of one copy for every l25 inhabitants.
Parties desiring the volume should make APP
pication to their last representative, We
shall give fuller notice of this important
publication at an early date.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

Agents canvassing for " The Great Industries" in
the vicinity Of st. Johnsbury will hear of something
to their advantage by addressing the publishers of the
FARMER.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

No. 3, will work gallons cream No, 4, gallons
No. 5, gallons No. g. " gallons No, 7, - gallons.
FAIRBANKS STANDARD SCALES.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31
BUSINESS NOTICE.

NEWPORT, VI, JAN. 20, 1873.
On and after the above date will do all
kinds of watch and clock repairing for less
than oRe-haB my former prices. All work
will be done in II thorough and workmanlike
manner and wdrrdnted. A large stock of
Solid Gold and Silver Watches. Solid Gold
and Plated Jewelry, Solid Silver and Plated
Ware. Clocks and Fancy Goods. All the
above named goods will be sold at Wholesale
P,7ceS. b. L. SHAW.
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF
THE L. S.--When we say to our readers that
the Equitable in 1872 rolled up" the splendid
sum of S5l ,OOOOOO (Fify-one Milhons) of
new business, which is probably $4,000 900
more than the new business of any other
company in the world for 1872. il will, we
suppose, occasion no surprise, for the public
are getting over their surprise ut the wonder
ful progress of this truly splendid company.
This is the fourth year they have stood at
the head of the list, and policy holders ofthe
Equitable in this vicinity may well feel
proud Of the Company of their choice.
The General Agent, whom many of our
readers know personally, desires reliable
man in this vicinity rs representative OF
! tho Equitable.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

At meeting Of the Vermont Board of Education,
held at Mddlebury Tuesday, June H. 1872 all the
books given below selected and authorized for use
In the District Schools Of the State for five years from
November |, 1879.
Superintendent and Teachers until November l. 1879
the list becomes binding upon the Board Of Edu-
that date.
Authorized List Of Textbooks selected fer the Schools
ofPermont by the Psrm0Rt Board Of Education, June
Is, 1872.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31
Farm for Sale.

The Subscriber offers for sale part of his home farm
know the " Wheelock" place, situated on the Troy
road less than One-haif mile from Newport village,
comprising twenty-five acres of good upland, nearly
all In good state of cultivation. Comfortable and
convenient buildings, with good, pure water. A good
place for a market garden. or for any one wishing
locate thriving village Proc, $500 For fur
Their particulars apply to the publishers Of the FARM
ER, or address C0ROnEN CUMMINGS,
Newport, Vt.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

To any one send
ing us the names
Of eighteen new
subscribers with
thirty-six dollars we
will send a set of
u airb a n \ So
Family Scales,
weighing from ! OF.
brass scoop. Price
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

The Woodstock Post is nothing II not
critical"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

Any person who will send us
the names Of new subscribe
ers rs indicated In the fcllowin Z
table, will receive the CORES
ponding Hze Of the celebrated
blanchard Churn, manufac-
tured by Porter BLANCHARD I
Sons, Concord, n. H., unlyersa lily
acknowledged to no the bost
Churn made.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

was first TO introduce 10 the public the Hubbard
Squash, American Turhan Squash, Marblehead Mann
mouth Cabbage Mexican Sweet Corn, Phinney's Water
melon, aud many other
New and Valuable Vegetables.
This season have and exceedingly valuable
squash, varieties Of corn, three fine meOps and
Other choice new vegetables for my customers
My business Is TO supply, what every good farmer Is
anxious 10 get the very best of vegetable seed grow
hundred and fifty kinds on my four seed farms, right
under my own eye mgkigg Hep vegetables specially,
besides importing their choicest varieties from Euro
poan growers. fine selection Of flower seed, home
grown aud imported, will also be found in my Gaia
logue, which will be sent free 10 all applicants.
As stated In my Catalogue all my seed Is sold under
three warrants LIST That all money sent shall reach
3D. TAdf aH seeds ordered shall reach the purchaser.
3D. That my seeds shall be fresh and true 10 name.
JAMES j. II. GREGORY, Marblehead Mass,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

WANTED, Yankee house-keeper, one used "a
w Farm life kind, intelligent aud industrious
Will find good situation and Home by applying al
the Stone Hill Farm, Willlamstown, Mass,
The sun., 1873-09-27
The Wall street Panic.

What q week ago Threatened TO I've II
/ purely stock panic, depressing the nomi-
nal value OF railroad and other stocks. may
unfortunately percolate through every
commercial artery of the country. II un-
checked il must entail heavy intrinsic
losses on the wealth of the community.
The system Of relief adopted by the Gov
crnmcnt has tended TO increase rather
than diminish the stringency of the circu-
lation, and the determination to sus-
pcud further purchases of nvc-twcnty
bonds Is AN admission to that effect. II the
Secretary of the Treasury declines TO re-
lease any of the peoples gold for the pco-
pies benefit, either by anticipating the
payment of the bonds due III December
and January next, or by purchasing ex-
change required for government ne
abroad, the less he further tampcrs with
the crisis the better
The Governing Committee of the stock
Exchange, which, rs we understand, wiclds
unlimited power over its members, could,
however, materially facilitate the rcstorl-
tion Of confidence IN Wall street by the
adoption OF the working system OF the
London stock Exchange. Let the stock
Exchange br at ON, rcopcncd not FOR the
purchase or sale of stocks but for the
making up" OF n!i stocks tu bc received or
delivered 10y it, members. That is, thou-
saud shares Of stock - through twenty
firms before lodging in the hands Of The
real purchaser let the delivery of these
shares bc paired of 10y an the intervening
parties ~ the prices of the original bar
gains. At the close Of the day appointed
hV the Governing Committee of th' stock
Exchange for such making mp, let sad
committee determine the price OF every
stock on the list at which settlement shall
Toe made for balances only. said prices -
determined should closely approximate TO
the last prices ruling before The panic
rates. Then let the committee appoint a
dav-thc next following If po,siblc-on
which all hual settlements must he made
ON penalty OF the exclusion Of dofaultluc
members.
This plan would obyiatc the necessity ot
drawing checks for the values of the trans
fGred stocks by all intermediate parties
who have 10 receive and deliver them and
If the ultimate purchasers the parties IN
whose hands the stocks rest, are unable to
pay for thom NJ rates ruling before the
panic such firms were then and ,llould be
now declared nsolvent
The entire system OF dealing IN stocks on
the London stock Exchange. which pre-
vents such disgmceful corners ~ are
not unusual here, and which are virtually
damaging To- the real interests of onr stock
Exchange, should be adopted here as soon
~ possi bile.
The sun., 1873-09-27
WILKIE CoLLTNs,s MISSION.
stories To be Told before the FooiIiahts by
the Author of the " " oman in Whifc.'

MI,
H'o''N !" oe Iolu pciorc tue fooiliaht- bi
the Author of the " oman IN Nhitc.'
Wilkie CoIlins orri,od fro,,, I,cIord 80,
m '.''' "'ii''" i''l'i '+l-i"i'' wa
Thursdny IN the steamer Algeria, and took up
his quarters at the Mestninster Hotel Inst
'''"''E "o was 'iis'"Ii'u III roohl 81 the apart
ment which, not very many years ago, was as
signed to CbarIea btclo,s o,o ,,h, h,,i ,o,..
a',,, .,.. -. -, nv. ~ ~ w ""u "e'''
So" '"e t'c"V h'N''st Woulu pe at no loss TO
identify him with the portrait stamped upon
,a,i,a 49, ,,,.t.' .,' W, ''s - WI NJ, o"t' 'io
io"hs' IL hhlthihR' rhthcr younger tnan ne Is
there represented. lie IL Of medium height,
very stout and ,vc,ra m bc,vv bosrd ,,bisLo-s
~, " NV D."'' ""'sN' -
ana moustache. Hewas dressed In fautlessly
suect, the boau ideal of n fssb,ouabte Iondono,
~, ,' . 80 "
III curi"us c"hrast TO Nhe huthor OF the
woman in White" WIS the valet who stood in
the room. He was mora than six foe, fl, ho,,,h,
dressed in the seyprrst n,s,,,,r i'm n ,,,isi "
sut Of black and rns s lii, a.. ~, ,,,t ,i i'
nrobahiIi,v ~ bis having hon, so'stcL ali -
way frotn Jiyernool " ''
MIR Mike tnllins ia vcr, c,,,r,aou, uo
enoke of lie ninv,nc,, tio ~, . ' ~,
,iHy oId .piu ne si, ",, ..t, r ,nc n,Ecra II
thnt ~ vn,id bnvc NJ, rab 'u, o. - ,' ~, ~. @
neyer scosicii hr "',c,eu nf, nti1',, ~, M aih
ynrlf hut so,nc,h'ro Jnrai"ti " - w. ,c ~" ~,
htndor no fr,,,,, =, i.' ". M "
nf tbr rity vot ~ ,,s nav nav ~ ~ s~oVI ~ ~illuvl
IL I'M, /, sur,,,ss,s 80 80 ~, . - VI q "a. ,a' @ ",
,i,nva "A ,, i,,, ,,.,. ',,sV ,
M lis vrcnt len,,,h and III, I,,,,'a,'s 80 h. ~,
maenierent hriidtn,,s a., /, ~. S.,,i % - , p'
TOO is eunarb Me- "' ~; r ~ S"ot'' III, i narH'
sr.t c,unir, ,ni iht iroii h siW1H"u ~ m,lth
" INuNs an lsllgllSli-
The sun., 1873-09-27
Our Financial Agent, in Europe.

TIL" Administration seems - have been
most uufortuuHt" m the selection Of its
agents To pay the rurreu. expenditures, of
the United state in foreign countries For
long year the old and accredited house II
B,RiSG Brother. 4 90. performed this scr-
vice Ia ia" entire sat staction of cVcI,b body.
without m" loss or "a cent aud with AL
vantage to tho Government. Amid all the
convulsions thrt nave affected both Europ,
and the United States they never wavtrcl,
aud each new trial only proved THEN great
strength aud resources. They had intimate
and family ties with this country. and
throughout the rebellion were Mtulu
friends of tho Union.
But the politicians. advoufurcrs. aud Job
bcrs who control the Administration, who
subscribed largely To- the various fund. and
purchases for the President. who coniii-
hut,d 10 elections and were active at meet
ing, to endorse every thing done AT Wash
iugton, were nor satisfied with safety iu
other hands Thry raised mean aud falls
olumnr against the BNRrNGs for no othD.
object than to -upplaut them, aud 10 secs
the credit of connection which th'y huc
doserycdly enjoyed.
II diduot trcquiro much cXtcua, ir.-..iC
10 accom- hsh tins unworthy object The
President si-nincl hi wlsAy.. and JAW
COOKE X co, be.umc the agents IN London
for the Disbursements OF the navy u
Europe, Asia and South America whilc
lIENRY CLEWs s Go. were appointed the
agents of the Department of state for the
payment of the diplomatic and consular
service all over the world. SEcoR RoHEsuN
was the active spirit in tho first. ami HAM
HroN FIsI in the latter. as the heads Of
the respective departments t. which the
agencies are attached.
When these change. were made many
observing ana cautious mon predicted pre-
cscly what has now come t. pass. 1uov
saw clearly enough, what required no
great forecast to discover thut bankers or
brokers who would resort 10 such method,
as were invoked to supers,dc the BARINoS.
and who dahhlcd ~ much ~ politics a-
they did in huuncc, needed backing tn,iu-
selves, ana sought the position for tht
purpose. More than that, the businc,s
rcutious OF their successors were wei
understood, and the more thar Was >uowu
Of thcm the more il wos fen that in every
element thnt shouid inspire confluence
they could not hcar comparison with the
BARINus.
Both these apout- have suddenly com,
to giof, one leading the list of ,Apl,ici
bankers, aul tho other following m th.
footsteps Of this illustriou- predecessors
And II is uot singular mat like cau,,~
should have produccd like oncc.s. JAS
COOKE Go. were the head and front of thr
Norlhern Pacific Railroad and other spccu-
lat'Ve schemes that never had the least
substance nor were entitled tu any credit
HENRY CLEws 4 Co. were not only the
most active promoters of GRANTS re-
| election among our financial politicians
but had maintained II connection with
BULLOCK, the fugitive carpet-baR Gov
ernor OF Georgia, which had not av,lilcd
! I" Sav" RuLLoCK tIou public jus tiue. but
The sun., 1873-09-27

forming Yeomanss acquaintance OF the death
oi DICK, and asking them to come to the funeral
The morning trains brought down Major Wheeler
and bishops Erb and Farr from Ogden, and the
Hon. standish Rood, the Iarkness Brothers,
Col. Parlin and Others from Alta.
Bvb O'Clock some thirty persons were seated
about the crape-drapcd reading room slipping
irec drinks. The dead badger lay in the wine
box as natural a. life. Charles was sobbingly
relating incidents of his career, when a scraping
noise and low .ruwl was heard at tho door In
second Dick luued over the threshold. ard
walked up to Charley ia his old familiar stvie,
showing up his peaked nose Tor his little morn
ing egg.
II an earthquake had occurred, Ycomanss
surprise could not have been greater. He
kissed the badger over dozen tiucs. and glad
ly 1lled the tumhcr with yellow yolks. Dick
was OF course delighted, anu pitched in Ike u
white man.
IT turned out that there had been another pct
badger IN the city, and that this was the amin al
which the much-ahuscd Mormon had shot in
stead OF ieomanss. Dick had been cavorting
about more than usual on the previous day.
Ihe sun was very hot, and he crawled into his
hole under the house perfectly exhausted. Ifc
had slept right through. making his rrappcar-
ahco w Tine for his usual morning meal. The
best OF the joke l. that the dead badger was OF
the feminine pcrsuasiou. and none Of the grief
stricken mOurncrs discovered ii until Dicks
return,