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ROLL OF HONOR.
Cash Department, New Northwest.
PERSONAL.

Thos. L. Napton, Esq, Ii IN town.
Mr.. John II. strauhal has taken charge OF
Kleinschmidt g. Co.'S books.
Mrs. Moritz Bien returned this week from
n pleasant winter visit 10 the States.
And now It's Charley Bielenberg who needs
the weights on him. "Its nice to be father"
Mr. Thomas McGovern, Of Butte, brought
n few DAYS since his niece, Miss Hannah Nc
Cavern, of Nevada, and Miss Ollie Wright
for visit In Deer Lodge.
Mr.. Con Kohrs is now in Altoona, Germany.
Mr. w. A. Clark is In Dresden, Germany.
Mr. Kohrs will leave his family there. MT.
Clark's family will return with him.
Mr. John Jetfries who recently resigned
a. finder sheriff of Lewis e. Clarke county,
has been. appointed and taken position as
guard in the United States Penitehtlary'
DIR. A. II. Mitchell and Il. ID. Holland were
Registered Mt the City Hotel New Orleans,
on Mafai Gras Day. DIR. M. is probably In
Louisville, Ky, to-day, en- route to Montana
Mrs. John Gerber returned on Sunday from
California, having been detained by the Y.
sS bloekaae. She has been ill since ana
threatened with pneumonia, but u now con-
valescent.
NJ and Mrs. G. w. Hardenbrook are NOV
ing this week from Butte TO their farm on
DEMPSEY creek Charlie says IF crops are
ooodn he will build In Deer Lodge next TALL
and remove TO this place. And now the pray
ers Of Deer Lodgers will be that he VIII nave
good crops.
Mr.. l.. Bellanger, formerly OF warm
Strings returned this week. de started LOT
Arizona two years ago an invaild ana no"
returns In perfect health direct from Alaska
where he spent the past year lie says ~
1881 they mined eight months with gooa sue
cess and that during the past winter the low
est register or the thermometer on the sea
coast was 129 below zero.
Thev didn't call formally, nor during office
hours. Ii was just for "auid iang syhe anu
goc,ability. But II. 7. D. had been over y
Butte on business, and Colonel w. r. .
f,hey nublished him n "Judge Saunders
dnwn Ia Utah had been east three months
ga dav and wanted n short quarterly set
. ,,o,nant wednesday evening In one OF ON
s,.,h.,ic sx-bit chairs. Frank was looking
- well A. usual which Ii saying good dea
liar him or anybody else), and the coione
. was looking better. He has put ~ fnli 1i,a'
since leaving Helena, and remembers ". ~
80 c,.ris,,nas dinner with his mother 70
W. a., ,ine ir thirty-one years, called Of
O.. yv,ld. with General Brisbin ut thci
~ yorl hotel. visited Winnipeg, AM
,.,a ,ha Northwest with vice-Presiden
o. ran, n Ieadville with Superinten
AZ. n,,h,a and was III Salt Lake whel
the Edmunds bill passed the seha,s ~ -
-. l. . better land than Colorado
III net will he n bette. camp than Lead
vile. The gentlemen lett TOT he'e''@
Thursday morning.
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Proposals for Flour.
OFFICE PURCHASING AND DEroT @, s

OFFICE PURCHASING AND DEroT O. 8,
nELENA, Montana, February %, 1882
SsEALED PROPOSALS, IN TRIPLICATE, SUR
- jcet to the usual conditions win be received VI
this Office tho office of the A. A. q. B. nj either of
the points named for the supply required at such
post, until ~ u'clock noon, on MONDAY, March 90
iSS2 at which time and places they will be opened In
the presence Of bidders for furnishing to the sub
sistence Department, U. ). Army, 1900 pounds OF
Fresh Ground XXX Flour, manufactured from No.
Spring Wheat grown In Montana, TO be In double
Sacks and delivered at the posts named below, on or
before April 30, 1889:
At Fort Shaw, 40,0 900 pounds.
At Fort Missoala, q, 900 pounds.
Blank proposals and printed circulars, giving de-
tailed information TO manner of bidding, eondi-
tons to be observed by the bidders etc, NAV be OBJ
tanned al this office or ut the c. D. at either poet
named
Envelopes containing proposals shond be marked
proposals for Flour at Fort Shaw, or Fort Missou
la and addressed TO the undersigned or to the A. A.
G. 3. at the post bid for
The United States reserves the right to REJECT any
or all proposals. JSo. J. CLAGuE.
eco 81 Captain and G. =.
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Card of Thanks.

To The Editor Of the Ne,o North Vest
Please allow me through the columns of
your paper to express my grateful thanks to
DIR. John Ii. Owings, of Deer Lodge, for the
etiicacious and skillful manner in which he
treated me for cancer of the lip. | was af-
ficted for some months, and being told by
medical advisers that If NOT operated upon 1t
would prove fatal, placed myself under the
treatment of DIR. Owings, who cut out the
cancer. In one week from the time the OPP
Grafton was performed could have left his
care and attended to my duties, and in two
weeks there was scarcely avestige of the scar
remaining and no Disagreement resulting
from the operation. / not only consider this
card due TO DR. Owings, but to all of those
who may be suffering with the same disease,
and earnestly recommend all such to the
care of DIR. Owings, who found to be not
only a skillful surgeon but kind and affable
gentleman. BILLY HEANEY.
Bear Mouth, February %, 1889. $50 IT
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS f!

The genuine NEW HOME SEWING
MACHINE has imbeied in the stand
on each side and on the freddie IN gilt
letters the words NEW HOME"
We have lost at various times a num-
Der Of machines and In our endeavors
t, recover them we shall enforce our
rights. In order to avoid trouble, buy
from me or my authorized agents.
Machines purchased elsewhere are
not waranted by me.
asu JOHN o'NEILL.
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Financial Items.

The following items will be of interest to
business men:
Editor Thompson's Bank Note Reporter:
win you inform me if the interest for
three days grace can be collected whether
maker takes benefit of grace or not? In
other words, am obliged to accept payment
of note before the three days grace have
expired?
Reply-The holder of II note can claim in
terest for three days grace whether the max
er takes benefit of grace or not.
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Roll of Honor.

This is composed of pupils who have been
exemplary in their department; who have
been faithful in their studies; who have
neither been absent nor tardy, and who have
been a constant pleasure to their teachers
PRIMARY.
Wade Steele, France Anderson, Armidas
Richards. james NcAndrews, Maggie Car
yer, Mary Carver.
INTERMEDIATE.
Katie BIelenberg, Sadie Harris, George
Kelley. Eloise Knowles, Annie McAndrews,
BERTHE Robinson. Johnnie Batterton, Wine
Coleman. Henry Evans, Matthew Hartz,
Willie Wilson.
GRAMMAR.
Mollie wiles, Linnie Batterton, Warren
Kelley.
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First Comptroller Lawrence has received q
communication from j. II. Humphrey, cash
Ter of the FIRST National Bank of Colorado
Springs, inciosing 81 United States note
split through in most artistic manner with
out having disturbed the fiber of the bill or
affecting either the front or the back of the
bill. The matter will be brought TO the at
tention of Secretary Folger upon his return
to Washington. If the present manufacture
of United States notes allows their manipu.
lation In this manner, eouuterfeiting will be
greatly facilitated.
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CAUTION.

Every Neao Home Machine bought Of us or
our regular agents is fully warranted for five
wears and a guarantee to this effect is given
the purchaser. III desired.
When you are offered a Neac Home machine,
below our agents regular prices, demand
from the partv so Offering strictly Heso machine
min the plate number unaitered, and with all
attachments, such az our agents furnish.
Also demand from him clean BIZ or safe IN
our name and asoarrntee for fire years signed
BIZ us, nth Tie plate number Of The machine an
serted therein.
III he can not do all this willingly, drop
him A. there Ii !. crookedness somewhere
The above are only fair requests which any
of our agents are able TO comply with. s.,
We are sure that every sensible person VIII
admit that II il far better for the public 70
Luy direct from our authorized agents ana
know what they are getting than 20 purchase
outside for the sake Of saving Few dollars
and get machine not warranted BY ~, Da.
side running the risk Of future trouble ana
annoyance that may arise
NFw HONE SEWING MACHINE To-.
30 Union Square, New York
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Herald Fyhrie, Dunn & Co. have recently
parceled ont and sublet some fifteen miles o.
grade work between Bedford and Helena.
The sub-contractors are principally Jefferson
county farmers and number about q dozen
different persons. Other sub-contracts will
be let shortly, the intention being TO put at
least two hundred teams to work this spring
between Beaver creek and the capital.
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Editor Thompson,s Bank Note Reporter:

Editor Thompsons Bank Note Reporter:
Will you kindly inform me what, If any,
of the currency of the country is not subject
to State and municipal taxation, and what
amount of same il in circulation, If any?
Repiy-Greenbaeks like government bonds,
are exempt from taxation, either State or
municipal. The amount outstanding is be-
tween $40 000, 900 and $3.50 000, 900.
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Collection Notice.

Having purchased the interest OF Samuel Matnrin
In the late firm OF Bieenberg 4 Matnrin. notice u
hereby given to persons to whom the iate frm was
indebted 10 present the Dill for payment. All per-
sons owing the late firm are also notified TO settle
their accounts by cash note Within thirty days ~
the books thereafter will DO placed with an attorney
for collection with costs. -
DEER LoDas, November !, 1881. 641f
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NEW To-DAY x.


Notice Ii hereby giytnthat meeting OF the olilcefs
and stockholders IN the Consolidated Minnie Palmer
Mining Company will be held at Mes Chicago, Nom
tana, on the fst d ny OF april A. ID. 1852, IT O'Clock
D M, for the purpose OF exciting new Officers ana
any other business that may come before
the meeting. JOHN FEATnERMAN,
DrxcAx luhawArI President.
SECRETARY UGl II
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Excellent Book Binding

We acknowledge receipt this week of sew
eral volumes of Montana Statutes bound By
Mr. George r. Boos, of the Pioneer Bindery,
Helena. They are excellent and elegant in
every lrespect-green morocco with gnome
green sides. Parties having books, maya
ziaes or papers 60 bind can have the work
doae in first-class manner and at reasonable
rates BIZ addressing Mr.. Roos.
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Taken Up.

80. "a r,v ranch. known ~ the George Lee
. arch Warn Springs creek, about October last,
one bay horse, weight about 700 pounds, ABOUT
wears old, split ears. no brands visible, a'so 2
ss,I coli. star In forehead, two hind feet white,
sbout years old, no brands visible, Owner
can recover same BY proving psopsrsy anr PIX X
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BORN.

ZoZEL--On Cottonwood, Deer Lodge county, M. It. /,
February =, 1882, to Mr. and Mrs VIM, Zozel, a
daughter.
BIELENBERG-in Deer Lodge, NJ. n. Sunday. Feb
ruary 49, 1884, to Mr.. and Mrs G. p. II. Bieicnberg,
eon.
sTACKPOLE-In Deer Lodge, NJ. r., Thursday,
March 2, 1881, to Mr.. and Mrs. Il. s. Stackpole, a
daughter.
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MEETING or THE STOCKHOLDERS
or the Montana Collegiate Institute, satur-
day Evening, February IS, 1882.

At the adjourned meeting of the stock
holders Of the Montana Collegiate Institute,
Saturday evening, February %, 1882, at Fire
mans Hail, Deer Lodge, Mr.. Il. Fl. Irvine
was elected President and Addison Smith,
Secretary.
James III. Mills moved that the roll be
called to ascertain the amount of stock rep
resented, which motion prevailed and the
following stock was represented in person or
by proxy:
NAMES. SHARES.
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NorE.-Mr. L'Rosenkrantz, Of Butte City,
Il our only authorized General Agent for
Montana Territory, and Mr.. Joseph McDon-
nall. of Deer Dodge, ii the only authorized
apeu. for the sale Of the New Home III Deer
Lodge.
II you buy elsewhere yon must take your
c,,a,...~ 6s7-3m
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The Little Joker.

Thebest washing Machine ever invented. 1t has
no competitor. For evidence call and see for your
selves sold blythe undersigned at Deer Ledge City.
j. r. WILLIAMS,
Sole Agent for Deer Lodge County.
.rxy-can be seen at Holland q Estill's. 650
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Marriage, Birth and Death Notices are inert.
cd without charge. When local notices Of this
nature are not reported TO this office IL will be
deemed their publication Is not desired, and they
will be omitted accordingly.
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RAILROAD NOTES.
A. they are Picked Up Promiseuoasis'
There are seventy-two boarders at the Null
Ian hotel, and one hundred men In the camp.

Pen d'oreille lake, one of the most pictur
esque points on the Northern Pacific, is Zoo
feet above the sea level and 400 miles east o.
Portland
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WANTED.

TO RENT OR TAKE ON SHARES.
desire 10 rent or take shares with teams, FARM
ing implements, etc good ranch, with or without
other stock
With description of premises and terms offered,
address r. r. PARkMAN,
B5S 81 Phipsburg. M. T.
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E.L.bOlDGP &C0.
GROCERIES,,

Of Superior Quality at as Low Prices
as can be sold. Full weights and the
best in Market is the rule Of Z. Z.
BONNER & CO., the best grocers in
Montana, as conceded by hundreds Of
our people. 90 to their store and buy
the best for THE LEAST MONEY.
To dealers we advise that you
call on E. L. BONNER & CO.,
as you can buy from them at
lower prices than to make your
purchases in the eastern mark
cts. They BUY FOR CASH dl-
rect from the largest rnanufac-
turers, in carload lots, and are
selling at wholesale at LOWER
PRICES than Eastern Jobbing
Houses can with freight adj
ded to Montana.
You will save money by buy
ing from
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LOST, sTRAYED Or TAKEN vi

!.
Advertisements under this head will be charged
6ffrrn cents per line for the FIRST insertion, and
ten cents per line for each subsequentinsertion-
neasuredin nonpareii type.
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Live Oak stations For Sale.

have two Live Oak stations, ont OF good mares,
three years old next spring which win sell ut
able figures. These large, we-hred, and prom's-
Ing stations. Their breeding and any information
desired win be given on application to
TH0S. STUART.
6l0tf Deer Lodge, NJ 7,
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Notice Of Desertion.

NV wife, Minnie, having left my bed and board
without lust canse provocation, hereby caution all
perzons not to trust or barber her my account, ne
win moi be responsible for any debts contracted by
her from this date. THOMAS McTAGUE. .
Deer Lodge. M. T., February -, 1882. GOD At
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Horses for Sale.

~ | have for sale NJ my ranch on
---.>Nfs Dempsey Creek one hundred and
RIt .a " fifty head of half-brcd horses. The
W<S S&4sJ entire band will be sold at reason
Nll able figure. Call ON address
NENNzH N. BlELENBERG.
~A G5G Deer Lodge M. r..
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EPISCoPAL-The Rev. III. c. Hutehings will
officiate in St James Church. Deer Lodge, or
the first and third Sundays: in PhiIipsburg on
the second, and New Chicago the fourth Sun.
DAYS of each month.
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NEw TO-DAY.
Ranch for Rent.

offer for rent what Il known as the Heath ranch,
four miles below Deer Lodge For terms address
G. G. CURTIS. p. o. Box 232,
g5stf Butte, M T.
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A complete equipment of hosting machin-
cry will be hauled shortly to the west end OF
Mullan tunnel and planted about six hundred
feet east of the entrance, at the point marked
for the connecting shaft The additional
boiler Of seventy-five horsepower for the
east end of the tunnel VIII soon be in place,
when the full complement of drills viii be set
In motion and the electric current turned on
for Illuminating purposes.-Heratd.
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cArHoLIc-Servieese every Sunday. Sunday
School at o'clock each Sunday under direction
ofSisters of Charity.
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Che aeu Aorth-aFfst.
RELIGIOUS.

Observation-Disclosures by Elder Mountioy ii
the Court House on the second and fourth Sun
days Of each month Is III o'clock a. m. and
every Sunday Mt the same place At Q p. m.
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The competition of the Northern Pacific
for the freight traffic of Montana Is now
about beginning. The tirstshipment of goods
direct by this route into the heart of the Ter
ritory is announced in q dispatch received
here Yesterday, a carload of powder and ma
chinery for the Bozeman tunnel having been
shipped direct by st. Paul and the Northern
Pacific, and transp ,rtation from the end OF
the track to the tunnel having been contract
ed for at three and a half cents.-Hadependeat.
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In accordance with previously published
notice, the stockholders of the Montana Rail-
way Company met at the office of Hon. Sam
uel Word in this city, at eleven o'clock yes
terday morning, and perfected the organiza-
ton of said company by choosing the follow
ing-named Directors: Samuel Word, Robert
BIickensderfer, L. 7. Hulaniski, George w.
Irwin, q. ID. O'Bannon, Henry Filing, and
w. w. Morris. At a subsequent meeting
held in the afternoon, the Directors elected
the following named gentlemen rs officers OF
! the corporation: Samuel Word, president
George w. Irwin, secretary; j. w. Gannett,
auditor and treasurer, The stock was fully
represented. and the proposed operations OF
the company fully canvassed. We look for
| active work from this company during the
| coming season.-Ntner, 22d.
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On February 81, 1881, between Butte and Deer
Lodge, buffalo overcoat- The person who finds
Inc Western Brewery. Deer Lodge, Montana.
GG0 III y. Il. VAN GUNDY.
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Observation-Disclosures School every sun.
a.. a. q ariark
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NO. l7S
SPECIAL NOTICES.
OtIce.

Notice.
Ii You have fine or complicated watch or
CLOCK, music box, an automaton singing bird
OF any other delicate and intricate piece
mechanism needing repairs go to
EDW. WILHELM,
Chronometer, watch and clockmaker
Jewelry neatly repaired.
All work warranted to give perfect satisfac,
ton or positively charge. o2
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Boarding -HOlSo For Sale,

THE UNDERSIGNED BEING IN POOR
1 health IL desirous OF disposins of her
business on Ruby HILL The house 10 doing
good business. and has seventy regular board
Nina. oAvANAUaH.
Ruby Hill. July IA, Isa9. jyl6tf
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NTEETs EVERY FIRST AND THIRD aAT.
4Nl urday OF each month, at their hall,
corner CLARK and Edwards streets, at 7:S0
O'Clock. PATRICK STANTON, President.
PArRIox HANNoN, Secretary.
Eureka, July ls, 1890 jy20-t
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NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS.

DARTIEs DESIRING PASSAGE TO RAIL
L WAY Stations will please procure ticket
at the jackson House. or at the Fashion Stables
and leave ORDERS to be called.
". h. SWEENEY b co.. Bus ProprietorA.
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BASE RANGE COUNCIL No. =, 1.
.. q. r.,
NyErTs AT ODD FELLOWS aALL THE
1SI first and third Tuesdays Of each month,
at 1880 P. M, Members In good standing are
invited 10 attend. e. ]. BUTLER, G. o.
O. a. HUBBARD. Secretary. jy30n
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1EATxFIC LbSsssE, NO. Z, h. or ss.,
M EETs EACH FRIDAY OF EVERY
WI month, at 80 O'Clock p. NJ, at its Castle
Hall, IN the Richard Foley tNilding.
All Brother knights, IN good standing, are
raternAlly invited to attend suoh meetings.
VI. Il. DAVENPORT, O. o.
o. Ii, CADr, Il. Of R. and 8.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-16
The Egyptian Question.

"Well, what do you hear about the Khe-
dive.' said Last Chance man yesterday in
front of the postotfice.
"He's' having quite picnic as near as can
get at it. Gum Arabic and the kerdive have
had set-to, it seems, at Alexandria," said a
man from the Oregon Short Line.
"Well, now that Arab Bey has soured on
the Khedive, s'pose we may look for perdi-
ton to be poppin' purity plenty" said the fat
man from Council bluffs.
Speaking about the kerdeeva," said a
young man with tight pants and a wealth of
peeled nose. "what is his position relative to
the Egyptian government"
"Why, the Khedv is the High Tycoon, the
Big enjun, the High Mucky-Muck of the
Ranch. He's the governor, and Arab Bey
has throwed off on him." said the train-dis-
patcher of the North Park branch.
"Well, what did he want to throw off on the
Kerdeeve fur ?" Intercepted the COW gentle
man Just in from the trial.
lust then. however, the man was called
away, so that he never got at the true inward
ness of the Egyption trouble, and is little
mixed also in the pronunciation OF the Khe-
dives name.
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An Old story Newly Rendered.

An Old Story Newly Rendered.
Joe Blade had lived single for thirty-one years,
But now he decided to take him wife,
Which he did with all promptness, untroubled
by fears
OF possible end to the peace Of his life.
But soon he discovered that many loose ways,
Which in days OF freedom had careessly
taken form,
Were displeasing to her who should brighten
his days,
And must now be abandoned-elSe live in a
lie called on an old boon companion one
Tom Waynor:his name--and he told him his
THAT is nothing" said Tom, "for all wives
And the most of them freely express their
belief.
"Ifyou are in doubt that my statement is true,
Well start out at once, and will give it a test.
We will call at each house and find out by
some clue
If the wife have an influence over the rest.
With every man we can find on the way
Whose wife has no influence, a COW l will
leave,
If you will permit all those under her sway
The small gift of an egg from your hand 10
receive"
All day they labor, and many man
Accepted his egg with a courteous bow;
But not one, when brought under the test OF
their plan,
Could be found who is worthy of taking a
COW.
The final attempt was just made before night
Approaching a house, an old man they
espied,
~ presume you are the owner" said Tom.
"Am right"
eyes, stranger, I'm boss of this RANCH" he
replied.
"You're boss? So you're single take t?"
"No, indeed. I've been married for twen-
ty-fve years,
But, betwixt you and me, would have you
to know,
No woman can ever lead me by the ears"
Said Joe, "You're the man we've been seek
ing since morn.
See, here are two cows; come take which
you please"
On examining them both, he preferred the
short-horn,
But continued: "Just wait till speak to
Louise"
"My wife doesn't like the old short horn at
ALL"
He said on returning; "yor pardon beg
But I'll now take the brindle, although she is
small"
"No you won't" says Tom Waynor. zoe
give him his egg.'