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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
FARM PRICES IN MITCHELL COUNTY.
IBeloIt Gazette, ISL

Some farms are selling, from which we
can get the price of land. Duane Freeman
sold I60 acres Of land four miles west o.
town with 40 acres in cultivation for
81 100 James Csrawsy sold a bottom
farm, 60 acres cultivated four miles eas; OF
Beloit for 81 900. Mr.. Longwor bought
lG0 three miles northeast OF town, 100 acre.
improved, good house, barn, orchard, etc
f,r 81 0n0
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20

The most industrious writer in England
Just now is the historian Edward A Free
nan He hss srticles in three prominent
msgazines for Februsry and one in the
Fri ct Rerieu for March. besides having
written during the month Elk or eight long
letters to the Aoademy the Daily Neus. the
Manchester EramiBer and other periodicals.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
The Most sers,ble Jhi~g she Demo
csat. Caa Ne.
New Yofk Herald. Is

The extra session is blunder. for which
the Democrats are more responsible than
their opponents, though it is fact that
several Republican Senators Of the "stal
wsrt" sort kindly helped their Democratic
friends into the mire. - they have fre
quepily been accustomed to do. The most
.ensible thing the Democrats can now do,
and that which would moet grievously dis
appoint the Republicans, would be, - soon
as The two houses are organis d, to pas lav
continuing last years appropriations for
ak or eight months of the next fiscal year,
and then without further words adjourn
and 90 home until December. But We do
not expect 81 much good sense of the Dem
ocrais for if they had it they would etand
q much better chance of Carrying the next
Presidential election than they now do.
They have yet another etring to their bow,
for they can pase the appropriation bills at
ouce; then put into separate resolutions the
repeal of the test oaihs, the prohibition Of
the military At the polls-tvo measures
which the Republicans will not oppose, BE-
canse they have openly committed them
selves to th.m-and, finally. into another
repeal Of the supervisor
las., which the President is likely to veto.
When that veto Gomez, and when the Re-
publicans have committed themeelves to
Ihese laws BY voting 10 sustAin the veto.
hen the Democrats have . chance to Cd
ionru st once and appeal to The people at
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20

'-17'7-7E7' = = 1TITF' -'Is9E'IF 10
The "Iudicar0Tr' rsp1sfs.
FLOCE-~isaGy aud uucuar-ed
"AE-T- k'---t.t- .TI -uTUmsnts Il 2ls
IN sIOTe, $50 255 market quist: No. z.
sz5zr; No 3. -. ~ 80. -ir.
"EN Rel 81, - HIrm-ut-, :, G.: In
store, q ~ ~ --. ug-, .-s ~. = mixed,
- % lid rs4 .sl, -. ".
'fAT, ~ . -lG
Rye UuIEua
BUrTEE CuaI.s stronger at y : ls,: II dunn
SLOW ~ Il
ESGs--J-aIy al lie.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20

FLOrE-7 'oa1y and gucI,asl yerf.
NHsAT- lrs,Lu s.r stl n ui..--.tt.d. bu. zen.
Al EiE. ~ 10 . Hp.lu. I'H- uIar. s4i4 u re-
sllt edge, H'rr ct- yI.s- Ap.Il- 81. JIJ.
u 80 ~" @-I-.as slc. Jrrr,G, IS e.
fuar-i.lIg arlfy- aIrt {, shade htah ?.
iI'-~' 'ti.r. i-u.ag, 3 - '.,,n; - a pm; So
.'s,.- Demand .,gnf; 2IE,; cash snd ApriI;
I,Y -Frmpr. o. o.
-AELEI -tr..r. a.. uucHpuRsd u T5a Soc
f"-A- cIt''r o 900 #r'I CHER, Si,t1c Sh:
siyt-s, rrtH: slrIr.r. uItf. NJ a.. 81 u In 4,
l.si.I. "a e.. ru-zuu 1tlI hIsh-r. 90 SIX
ctsI . y. on' apUi % 6l5s May;
der, 8 81 short rru. .E Ia 70.
" Iis=-4--t,s.uy. 81 o..
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
RICE COUNTY TOWN ENDANGERED FL
IRlce County Bulletin, l3.

On Sunday afternoon and evening the
city Of RAJ moud had narrow escape from
destruction by the burning of the prairie
grass around the limits of the city. The
fire in many pl4ces reached into the heart
Of the town. The lack OF any strong wind
at the time saved the buildings.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
CHRISTIAN CHURCH REVIVAL AT sALINA
tSalina Herald Isl

The meetings at the Christian Church
closed Thursday night. There have been
thirty nine added to The membership of ,hi.
church since the meetings began. Elder
Granfeld started for home the same nigh,
stopping over one day a, Hsllsville, Mis-
souri,. Total accessions since January I2.h,
sixty. four.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
clIn co u,ut brsnKrr.

tHiCsG1 MaFch l..
H0GS-Ra-e.E'-. T-a0, snipments, no
IN -ti-t .ctiYe, 5dI.r higher; mixed aeklng
s5 g. go
CATTLE - Rr"1Irrr 2,'t1. shipments, I so:
steady; sHIprug. e. Igt5Ij; butc ner,' st.ers'
- . - cows, :. 80 - stDcke. 5, e. 80 :
20.
sHEEP - Reccflts, so; shipments, so
strong, - - ) -.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

Five hundred acres OF school land were
sold Yesterday, in 40 acre lots, the average
price paid being s400 per acre. 160 scre-
still remain, which are sutje to private
sale at the appraised price.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
FARMERS SHOULD ASSOCIATE.

Hon. James Wilson, In ST. Louis Globe.l
| urge farmers to a. ociate that they
NAV have their inspiration kindled. Farm
life develops sesdiness of character; but
isolation not only dries up human symps-
thies, but the intellect becomes moldy, un-
less spirit OF inquiry is awakened at some
time of life.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
RAILROAD MATTERS IN BUTLER SpuSlY.
Augusta Gazette. 1871

Ihtsus-a UaLette, I3
Augusta il destinsd to Be a railroad GEN.
ire. With the ST Louis & San Francisco
rosd from the Est through to Wichita and
The Wet, trlnch S1uth into Cowley
county, and one Northwest into Mcpherson.
the Santa Fe company will be Compelled
10 extend the Eldorsdo branch to this civ,
Shich will give us four railroads. These
roads will accommodate the people in
every portion OF the county, and in addi-
tIon TO giving them competition in rates,
sili save them many thousands Of dollars
10 wagon transportation.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION.

The Anthony Town Company held an
important meeting last Monday afternoon,
and resolved to 90 into an all night session,
which took until o'clock Tuesday morn
pg to transact their business. THE mem
bers from Wichita were preseit.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20

Farmers in Georgis find it extremely
difficult to obtain colored help. This is
not because "the negroes will not work,
ss the Democrats hSve claimed, but be-
cause they are settling down on cheap
lands and going into farming on their own
account
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
FRACTION MOTIFS

There is serious talk of re issuing a sup.
ply Of the 10 cent fractional notes. Their
convenience, especially for transmission BY
mail, is causing many petitions to be sem
TO Washington praying for their reissue
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20

Kansas now stands first among the whea,
producing States. In 1875 che vas the
eleventh State, in 1870 the nineteenth, and
in 1850 the twenty fourth to the FIRST State
in twenty years
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Emporia News, Isl

Willie Cavsnsugh, aged II years, eldest
son Of Hon Thomas II. C4vsnsugh, late
Secretary of State. was killed while hunting
on the farm of his father, in Saline county.
LAST Wednesday, by the accidental discharse
of his gun.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
TO REMOVE RUST FROM LINIy
lCor. Chicago Inter Ocean I

Itor. chicago Inter Ocean.I
Noisten the portion Of linen stained in
clear sOft water, then lay ON q few crystals
of oxaiic acid, and occasionally add few
drops of water till the stain is gone; then
rinse thorough hly in cold soft water.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
RAPID INCREASE; BUTTS KANSAS

Jewell City Minitor- Diamond, 8.
Last Wednesday was a proud day for
three families on Msrsh creek On thai
day three pairs Of twins made their DE- but.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
KANSAS COAL.
Topeka Blade, 81

1t is high time that the coal interests
should receive larger share of attention
from capitalists than has yet been ,urued
in tn It direction. The coal production of
Kansas msy be, in jldicious hands, made
the source of iucslculable wealth; and in a
very few years, with the means of exporta-
tion already at hand, and 80 easily suscept-
bic of unlimited Improvements, this or e
item alone might be made very powerful
factor in the aggregation which is 20 rap
idly raising Kansas to that advancement
which will in time ASSURE her preeminence
in material wealth and general prosperity.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
9Heek1p Gims3
JUsrLIKETaE OLD ONE.

Montgomery Blair ssys e1 1Governor
Hendricks favors q Democratic ticket for
1850 that shall read precisely like the old
one, with himself at the tail.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
WILL BE A BONE MARK.r THIS
SEASON.
lAnthony ]

Put in your caru esr.y, and as much Of il
as you can take care Of, bat no more. There
will he = hone market for corn during The
coming season.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
HOU Sc ANO FARM.
POTATOES.

Potatoes cut ten days or two weeks be-
fore planting, and sprinkled with plaster,
wall sprout earlier aud grow better than
when cut ard planted on the same day.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.

Topeka Commonwealth, ls.l
F. P. Baker left yes erdsy for Washirg-
ton. He goes to make his fnal report to the
State Department a. Commissioner to the
Paris EXPOSITION.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
TO CLAN OLD COINs.

IIUrs NHIcdXO IutcrsOce3u.I
To clean old coins from rust and dirt,
make a strong lye Of wood ashes and let
them be in it a short time. then rub them
with q nail brush.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20

Monday | st, AL Linsills killed a large
American e'gle on SsId Creek. which
measured over seven feet between the tips
Of the wirg..
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
EA~7As ,ITY, Mo-. March T.

= 7--'-'7FI VI n lIsJ.. LNdFcN Is.
The "indl stor" reports
ATTLE Recsi pr- So. Sbfpme-f. IN
Mars. -teads and fsirIy acffNe. naive stt, :
',ing -i--r., sIlG4i s.; native butcher ste
Z lsl1f o.: fs.'ii SEES s. % 4Of. .fn,k.r.'
9 uta3 -, cYW-, y radon
H. - s-rsr'p4B-- ~. -r.iprneDts 3Of Mar
Ket nfmrr sr1 dljr n CHER; Fxtreme rang.
Of sles, 5 lJe3 g. with bIlk a. -32stz ~
SH-EP-i Re- - i'f- Iss SIipme - g. Mar
* ste d.; mari y : av, r,.gius - to On
pounds. 80 at - sttti d.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
A SCHOOL sUPERlSTENDENT'S IDEA.
Educational v eekly, lSI

In visiting country schools, seldom do |
find one ths; has the true ides Of spelling
Zoo many OF them have books for this sIud '
that are entirely hey ond the comprehension
Of the pupils. Many of them spell wher
they read (good enough in itself and spell
two or three times day, the text being
found in some spelling book. This work l.
done almost exclusively in the old method.
that is, orally. Children wrestle with ,
score or two of words. the meaning Of
Shich il entirely beyond their compr, hen
sion, and are considered perfect or imp r
feet as their success in memorizins their
lessons may warrant. Why will teachers ask
pupils to study that which
has no meaning TO the chil-
dren? Why do teachers cling to the
abominable nuisance of oral spelling wher
such work ia of Use rarely in on.'s lifetim, ?
All the good that NAV belong to rhi- meth
cd may be secured better in other wavs
Spelling can be learned practically a. W.
use it far more thoroughly than by >
method which is abandoned when the chili
leaves school. As rule, this work shou d
be done with pen or pencil when the chilli
can Use paper or slate Or-l spelling
should be confined to reading lessons ami
to special occasions.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
A SENSIBLE MAYOR

The Mayor issued proclamation on last
Nor day demanding that sll straw and gar
bsge in back yards ard alleys be cleaned up
i at ONCE
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
Such Things Have RSen Hut Not

IPnIIadeIpuiA IIfues, 10 ]
O'Leary lets the world know ths' his
heart is broken with the idea that The
champion pedestrian belt must leave the
country. Mems heart. may have broken
for less reason than this, but not often.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
AN INVALUABLE LIBRARY.
A CHURCH DONATION.
ISalina Herald II
A LARGE EAGLE KILLED.

The proceeds of the donation last Mon
day night Al the N. E. Church. amounted
to Sl32 90
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
THE EE 7 FOREST TRIES.

ANeno NOE Ath>tt> Farmer
The bsst forest tree fo- this couaiy il the
box eId-r. IL il believe, he nly v ri-ty
that went through the grssshop, er TaidwiIh-
out II jury. | consider it hopper" proof.
Ih'y are easily prop gated - they can be
sro"n from Ihe sssd planted in early spring,
or good ore year old plants can be procur-
I'd from nurssryusn AT from two to three
dollars per thoussui. The only objection
have to them Is their tendency To head
low, ssIt.ug out brsuch-s rear the ground.
Bnt this fault ! egsi : reuedird by setting
,hs trees closely together, ssy not nor. than
thrSe teet apart each Wv. Cottonwood
tponarcy, pcpisr sad gray willow are Ihe
most rapid sroSIag trees, srd can he easily
grown by using gu tiu.s. Ire black walnut
DOES Wei! IN tHIs county, hut has he same
i4G'' - Tie H. X elder, sud the zane r, ne DIV
70 naks On uP'lgbi srosth. IL has q long
i~p root, sad n. ud be planted vi ere II is
e1pscied 10 remain II ckhsrry, soft maple,
cttaIga, and a-IauJhUs al have h ir sdyo-
ca'e'. Mos- Il hard 40 d tr,.s bsve
o~tn planted in such limited quantiiies that
have u't zen enabled Ju form an cpi,ion
regSrdlrg their growth ~ lisbililv tn do
seil IN this kctli'y hzve been ir R4Uo
un'y seven yssrs, sud know whereof |
speak.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
KANSAS NEWS.

S.erling, in Ri county, il to have q
bank.
The Thayer Headlight OF the 1ith boasts
OF fresh plump radishes.
AN INVALUABLE LIBRARY.
lsalina Herald, ISL
There are 0.000 books in the S..inE pub
lie library.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20

aud to this unscienti6c slaughter of healthy
branches muca of the decay Of the beautiful
| shade trees is attributed
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
Put In 70 Cover she Case 81 Tan
IN Y. Tribune, l5.l

When Mr.. Tilden's friends say they ind
in the Democratic ranks an "slmost univ~r-
sal" demand for his renomination, the al.
most is Put in to cover the Case OF Tam,
many. Everybody else is reconciled.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
sHELlER rnE nRcu.rns-

Ira J. hlsrsEril tr.ls the readers of the
.r.stF,s A..ts.g r5-r, if thev would set
he Ere,s q D. lU' Cis.arcs for orchard
plan IN, IL sHy rla'e O.: its Cri.,d Sgar.-.
nd then Il t'P tr-e- branch low. where
not suns Fryvali, 1 would advocate not
1'ghtr 'htn r- foot lrhjuk il i. he best
'"d onty shelter need. d To pFot,cr from
-nn or cold There i sUuther advantage
1 low tree j. r-rlg le'ri0c, and on tres
properly tra.1.d o.. irui; will b. ~ fiue
tnd hi tlIv"r-d So trees trained high.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
r>e,r Gnu. shot the wrong way.

ICOlored Citizen. %.
The enemies Of Ingalls are terribly mad
but too late. gentlemen, your pnn shot the
wrong wsy, and the best you can do is to
lust pick the shot out Of your teeth, and be
more careful next time.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20

We believe IL Is the style TO affect con
t'mFt Tor thI :. 81 . cd. Nol 80 how
rv'r- SI'h ir Bg'i'- Cuuga ; ruP. which
- ODD ra- u0iu r t,~t Of 81 ycsr~' u.e
and l. more thought Of tim e.tr tsfore.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
Loss BY FIRE IN BUTLER COUNTY.

Last Friday Mr.. Hugh Mathers, Who has
lately come to Butler county, from the eaet
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-04-08
Where False Hair Comes From,

False hair having come to be reeog-
niZed as necessity of the modern female
existence, it may be Of interest to learn
how this constantly increasing want is
supplied Live hair, bought !. on foot 7
Ito use the technical term Of the tIade),
constitutes but very small percentage
of the stock in market, as there are few
women who. are willing to part with
their locks for money, and those who
have superfluous locks to spare grow
fewer year after year. When second
hand tresses were needed merely to fur
nish wigs for few elderly ladies, agents
found no difficulty in securinga a suffici-
eney among the peasant maids of Au-
vergne and Brittany. The present de-
mand, however, greatly exceeds the sup
ply, and it Is asserted that Paris alone
uses more than all the available crop in
France, and that Marseilles (the great
center of traffic in hairy deals with Spain.
the Orient and the two Sicilies, for forty
tons a year of dark hair, of which she
makes upwards of $4,000 chignons an
nually. Under the name of " dead hair y
are classed the eombings,n which
thrifty servant girls save up and sell, the
clippings of barber shops, faded curls,
worn out switches, etc. The scavencers
of every city, both at home and abroad,
value nothing short Of a silver spoon
among the refuse so much as a snarl of
combings, however dirty, as it viii find
ready sale Such findings are after
ward washed with bran and potash,
carded, sifted classed and sorted, and
then made into the cheap front curls,
puffs, chignons that abound in market.
Much of this enters into the cheaper
grades of the 35O.0O0 '1piecesn annually
made in France of which enormous
trade England is said to be the best Gus
toner, and America almost as good
Late reports on the commerce of Swa-
tow, China. show that large export
trade in "dead hair gathered in the
stalls Of BARRIERS, sprang up in 1873, dur
ing which year 1880 pounds were ex-
ported to Europe. In 1875 the export Of
this refuse arose to 1874, 900 pounds, with
a commercial value Of over $4,000. 1t
is an undoubted fact, too, that pauper
corpses are often despoiled of their hair
to meet this same demand of an increas-
ing commerce. Those, then, who sport
other than their own natural locks, can
never be sure whether these are redolent
of the sepulchre, the gutter, or the SER
want girls Scientific american.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-04-08
Words Of Wisdom.


1t requires more power to control for
tune than to control kings.
Flattery is a sort of bad money to
which our vanity gives currency.
Hard words have never taught wis
dom, nor does truth require them
What is the best government? That
which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Some hearts, like evening primroses,
open most beautifully in the shadows OF
life.
It is extraordinary how long man
may look among the crowd without dis
covering The face of a friend.
There is no wise or good man that
would change persons or conditions en-
tirely with any man in the world.
He that hath really felt the bitterness
Of sin, will fear to commit it; and he
that hath felt the sweetness Of mercy
will fear to offend it.
1t is better not to expect or calculate
consequences. Let us try to do right
actions without thinking of the feelings
they are to call out in others.
A polite man. said the Due de
Morny, " is one who looks with interest
to things he knows all about when they
are told him by a person who know
othing about them,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-04-08
Restless NIGHTS.

Some persons " toss and tumblen half
the night and get up in the morning
weary, unrefreshed and dispirited, who'll
/ ly unfit, either in body or mind, for the
duties of the day; they are not only in
| capacitated for business, but are often
rendered so ungraeious in their manners,
so irritable and fretful, as to spread a
gloom and cloud over the whole house
hold. To be able to go to bed and be in
a sound, delicious sleep, an unconscious
delciousness, in five minutes, but enjoyed
in its remembrance, is a great happiness,
an incalculable blessing, and one for
which the most sincere and affectionate
thanks should habitually go up to that
beneficent Providence which vouchsafes
the same through the instrumentalities
Of wise and self-denying attention to
the laws of our being.
Restless nights as to persons in ap-
parent good health, arise chiefly from,
first, an overloaded stomach; second,
from worldly care third, from want OF
muscular activities proportioned to the
needs of the system. Few will have
restless nights who take dinner at mid
day, and nothing after that except a piece
Of cold bread and butter and cup or
two Of some hot drink; any thing beyond
that, as cake, pie, Clipped beef dough-
nuts and the like, only tempt nature to
eat when there is really no call for it,
thus engendering dyspepsia and all its
train of evils. l
Worldly care For those who cannot
sleep from the unsatisfactory condition of
their affairs; or that they are about to
encounter great losses, whether from their
own remissness, the perfidy of friends, or
unavoidable circumstances, we have a
deep and sincere sympathy. To such we
say, live hopefully for better days ahead,
and meanwhile strive diligently, per-
sistently, and with brave heart to that
end
But the more common cause of restless
nights is, tIfat exercise has not been
taken to make the body tired enough to
demand sleep. Few viii fail to sleep
soundly if the whole of daylight. or as
much thereof as viii produce moderate
fatigue. is spent in steady work in the
open air, or on horseback, or on foot.
Many spoil all their sleep by attempting
to force more on nature than she requires.
Few persons viii fail to sleep soundly,
while they do sleep, if they avoid sleep
ing in the daytime, will go to bed at a
regular hour, and heroically resolve to
get up the moment they wake, whether
it is at two, four, or six O'clock in the
morning. In less than week each one
will find how much sleep his system re-
quires; thereafter give it that, and no
ore.-HalFs Journal of Health.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-04-08
Moving Day.

moving day, with all its attendant
horrors, is at hand" said James, yester-
day evening, 4 and ! don't see how | am
ever to get through with it. 1t brings
nothing but work, work. work"
why, yes" replied Grandfather
Lickshingle, 4. it is A terrible day for us
poor men folks, and no mistake. Seem
as how this dre'ful day has rolled around
an battered me over the bald an beet
ling pate upward of a hundred times,
ought to know little somethin' about
it. Work. Well, | should say so. Git
up in the mornin' before breakfast, sit
around till it's ready, then eat an off
down town after a wagon. And right
here | want to say that the standin' pre-
MUM of a million dollars in gold offered
by the United States government to the
man that finds wagon when he wants
it has never been claimed. No mortal
man ever finds a wagon without hoofn'
round a whole square, an jest this kind
of work is knocking years and years OF
usefulness out of some of our best young
men Well, after the doggoned wagon
is found, you must give the driver your
old as well as your new address, as the
papers say, and that's enough to break
any ordinary mans back. BY this time
YOU'RE pretty well tagged out, an you
send the wagon to the house, while you
20 off down town about your business,
an your wife finishes up whatever little
odds an ends there may be to do about
the movin' Oh, its dre'ful, dre'fuli an
it raises the blisters on my hands to think
of it, And grandfather bowed his aged
head on his cane and groaned ,--Carac'n-
matt E51quirer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-04-08

Dick, who is still standing with his
arm about Nell's waist, bursts into a
hearty laugh. II am the author" he
says g 1t was little April hoax, and it
worked admirably better than ex
pected.n
+, "You awful boyl'' exclaim Nell and
Janet in chorus.
"The boy is dead,n persists Dick.
'sRpt what a frightful story you toldr'
says. Nell; land how terribly I was
worried!n
g 1t is all true,n says Dick. There is
not an untruth in the whole letter: the
boy is no more; the boy did breathe his
last. am man now. Thursday was
my twenty-first birthday"
but you forged my name says
Janet.
II put my initial below, if you
notice. replies Dick. And sure enough,
there it was And our wedding will
be just as soon as you can get ready he
adds, turning to Nell 1.-The interest of
fifty thousand, which you must know
the puzzling Uncle Arthur Just left me,
plus my salary, is all-sufficient, isn't it?
and l say, Jean, how do you like the
prospect of a sister-in-law? 1t was
rather pleasant April-fools after all,
wasn't il? t?f-Harper's Bazar.