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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-14
Grand Lodge Work.

The Grand Lodge opened at 80 clock
and The address OF Grand Master W. II. II.
Flick Was first presented. 1t was followed
bv reports of other good officers, all ot
xhich were referred to the regular COM
uiitees.
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...,b., BsiI~y ExpIesiss.

Slw OELEAxs, November i3.-Ihs boilers
in George Pondeley's sugar house, q
Bayou Bouef, exploded. killing the ehst
ens,n.er, assistant oversser and col''sd
fireman. The victims vsrs blown TO stsms
Ice PrzeLden, the chisf engineer, vas
well known here. where be married Mss
VsIl.t,s two weeks sgo. The loss Is hssTy
from delay in taking OF the crop.
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ALL weakness and i'll health owes II;
o,;a,n ~ 10 an impure stste Of the blood sui
y =. ysaAiness of the urinary and digestive
o,ssn. ) medicine that VII! strengthen
Ihsse organs. aud at the ssme time putty
,ba blood. will assist nature in cuTtnl
ra,,Iy .very disease thst human tie'h an
hrnG - her TO. Such remedy Is ~
Gnyso;Ts yellow D3"k AMI S'rSapiI' 3
s1j. although itposse5seS no catai'uG .
5irretic effect its use vii soon es'so,I.h
Tegulsr hAbit of body ss vel! as caro- si'
r.,s Of the kidneys, i0d'ca''a " H'aA'.
sediments, .sTrcCsDesi. e'p.
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Tho condition Of the Matt Trade.

PrrrsRURGH, Pa, November l3.-The
regular monthly meeting of the Western
Nail Association will be held tomorrow,
Nbep il is believed another stoppase oil
factories for four weeks will be ordered;
Trade is reported dull, prices low and
AZ cks small and i'll assorted
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.,,uportant Enterprise.

The Black Band Iron and Coal Company
Of Kanavhs county, made the frst IRON
ever made in the kanswhs Valley on the
4th instant, at their furnace, at the moutn
Of Davis Creek, five miles below Charles
tor, The company expect to make iron Al
: greatly reduced cost with this t1rRace.
cant w. NJ. Hovey, OF Bsrooursviile' Is
member of this company.
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s,.rs.-on, Repor,s Denounced.

QUEBEC, November l3.-The Irish Nation
al League branch here denounces the SIAN
derous reports recently published in Eng,
land and some papers here, of pretended
dynamite plot TO murder Lord landsdoTne
and other nonssn
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DIME NOVELS IN CLEVELAND.
The Terrible Society Organized by
Bad. Bad Boys.

CLEVELAND, November 13.-Bertie Gay
lord, aged fourteen, is missing from the
aristocratic home of his parents, this city.
He disappeared week ego, taking two re-
yolyers, the result Of reading dime novels
\ month ago Berthe organized secret so
cie'y called the "Siiver Skulls" composed
Of },,ys from, siaysD IN 6ftpap
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BARBED WIRE WORKS.
a Removal Throws Ono Thousand Men
Ont af work.

JOLIET. Ill, November l3.-Ihe au'
,opncement has been made here that all
the manufacturers OF barSed wire OF this
civ will shortly remove their factories 10
Mi.seuri ard other western poins "l.n,n
tho inTisdiction of Judge Treat, whose re-
oar, oa decision in ST. Louis declaring the
Ws.(Lrrn ratests invalid will protect al
r's,.nTscturers there from interference and
n.xo'ent OF the royalty. This will resnlt
im ibrow;ng ont between $40 and loO
VOL kmEn
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ALoaded Shell Found.

Iosnox. November ia loaded shell
was found this morning in the roadway al
Rslyedere wharf. Lambeth, near the resi-
5ence of an Irishman. Police are inVesu'
rstinr the matter.
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rhe Nav Hixe1.

prrsrsrURG, Va, November i5.-Ho"sii
Byrd, eolor.d, convicted at HsliiAI, n. e.
IN, The murder Of bis wife, hss been sen
tsncsd 20 be banged December 18th
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A LAKE VESSEL ASHORE
And the whole Grew Drow ned hey oad
u Doubl.

oswEeo, November l3.--The schooner
Abatross went ashore last night on ForTs
shoals, about i've miles west of this port.
When discovered this morning she was
sbOu. half u mile ou', with the sea making
q clean breach over her. It's showing so
hard that il IS impossible TO tell whether
the crew -four in number are on board.
The surf boat cspsiEed twice, and the en-.
tire crew narrowly .scsped drowning. 4
tug hes Just gone up with the metallic lie
boat A!Ua,ross, about 'DO tons
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AN OHIO RIVER OFFICIAL.
a Bo,,on Man Made General SuPerin-
fendent.

BosroN, November l3.-E. G. Allen, Sup
erintendent Of the Massachusetts, Central
Railroad hiss been appointed General sup
erintendent of the Ohio River Railroad
with headquarters at Parkersburg, West
Niruinia
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vIrs Of Oh Task.

ycrs,.ro~s. Pa, November - -s''n'
u.r B,otbsrs' oil works burned tbs 'v,n
ire With fifteen tanks, contsinipg SIX thos-
.,,d tSr,,is Of oil, and oil the n,schinsfy.
E/-.. SIS 80. The origin sf the IRE - M
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A Terrible oath.

bow before admittsnce 10 membership nau
to taEe the following oath: cursed Dc
f-.,,,5,LiD cursed be fathers, mothers.
s;,terS aud brothers: may the offspring OF
ourselves canker. blister and decay on its
Gying mothers breast; may the blood OF
each breed pestiierous piagues; may the
hglr of each fall from his head, the teeth
crrmhle in his Jaws, the brains rot in bis
skull. The eyes canker and fall from their
soclets and the fingers gov palSied, II we
ever betray the secrets Of the SSul,>: so
do swear. Death TO our enemies, life to
the Sknllr
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Ii is we'll to know the best remedy 10.
copobs and colds, soreness OF the throat
sna lungs, consumpsion and all pulm2aGai5,SS Gi,S
diseases, is DR.. Wistar's Bilsam ot Wtd
Cherry. It quickly sllsys indaans'Ion
and CHECKS decay,
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4 Schooner ssi,orr

Cur,oo, November l3--The schooner
Potomac, lumber laden. Is reported ashor.
near Frankfort Nirh., and is total loss.
crew saved.
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Ihrer Inhnrer, Cln,heti.

E'"RNCND, Va, November l3.-Daring
The ttmolirion of an old brick residence,
val fell, crushing three colorsd lshorers
ole, Vim. Tslferro, aged 80 yesrs. fatally.
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THE SHENANDOAH FIRE.
The FIRE SIN burning. but Under Cos.
trOi-COntributions tor shr 81 Homclcss.

-
Contributions Tor shc Homeless.
SmrNANDoAT, a., November l3.-The
disastrous fire is still burning, but Is en-
tirely under control. Relief is arriving
and the homeless are being taken into
other families. Tie loss will bc hal mil
lion dollars, with an insurance OF little
over one hundred thousand dollars. Tenn
IOrary buildings will he erected.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rsilrosd
Company contributed live thousand dollars
Latte II,.J a,"r,." cry M.i1IimnTSGIa, gsbtfi%isr
Wuh Twin Brothers.
rntrL,.p. Orr, November Ia re-
msrk,ble story comes from ~. Helen,
which l., well vOuched for. About six
months sgo twin brOthers-Alired snd
Henry Groye-arrivsd from Kansas nnd
settled near 81. Helen. There was very
strong resemblance between them aud IN
,ua,c friends could scarcely tell one from
sro,Ler Henry was married, but
IN. n a.. ~ ~ Iisiog in kaDsas.
u. soon made the acquaintance of the
| family of John Avery, living near, inclnd
| Inc their daughter, Lottie Avery, age
| ninet.,n. One night about five weeks ago IN
| ,est he ,,ked her 10 become his wife aud to
| his utter surpri,c she accepted, informing
| her n,othe Immediately. The mother IN
| A prgrl!cal Way broached the subject oi the
ds,. yf. marriage, etc, and before Grow"
could recover from his surprise the dssails
had been arranged.
lie immediately went TO bis brother
| ,ICreI told ia. story and asked Tor advice.
| hIrr.d ,o.unte, red 10 pers0nsts the brother
and ,,snd for him. The ceremony took
| uIsre O., tDber Il. the couple remaining 81
| The hon" Of the brides parents. Alfred
FELL In Love VIII she Girl
| spdapeek after the marriage told oi the
| dscert,op. In her Indignation she ordered
| hmm nom the house. 6he then inforUed
| r.r parents. sni the father stsrt"d nfter III.
| sol u law HiDh n shotgun and has iollove9
| fred % this city, where he II supposed
10 have He'd.
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,,o,.w.uEuoun PhysieIan-

NV Yo.k, November la-Dr. Maroa
S,u,a physician WI known IN thi, coun,
Iysud Europe, died this morning oi hss''
dis+eSe.
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The Gale Gsstfases.

Po,1Cs. November l3.- The gate con
,i,u,s,e Highlands Light, and hs. bssn
h'ouing q toGr; 81 The rs.eo. - miles ~
loUf
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Hendricks and mcDOnaia Being hue'

NV informant continued. when McDon-
aid sees such statements, or hears them, he
merely langhs, and says: There's nothing
in it,. II there is any Ill feeling hetTeen
them no one knows 1t but themselves.
The Senator never refers TO llendrlcSs az
ton at the time of the Cincinnati c)aNeH'
ton, when he refused TO withdraw III iaV"r
of Mcdonald He evidently believes thai
If Hendricks wanted to remain /, was his
prerugative TO do So
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EsA q . nsslss Css~.

SAss,nLr, November B.-Tbs jury %
the Brisiy murder case wer. uas5i. 70
agree and were discharged. Tbs tas
csse Of the recent murder In cfSos Dew
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How leaked Oui.

Jason Caskey, a boy who in some way in
Cured the wrath o. the Silver Skulls
short time ago, received warning written
IN rcd ink signifying blood. 4 glaring
stulI and crosshones decorated the paper,
snd below was bloody hand with the
word death" written on it. The docu-
ment read: Jason Caskey, one month
rom tonight, if you don't join US, you
wilI receive your death warrant, and two
davs from then your death. By order OF
tba ,SkuliS -
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1,,,, Aea.en. Sy ess 1reaeh.

PAkp, sovsmber E.-lt u st.ssi VIZ.
the French reinfoscemsnts bsVe i.nds'
Hsipbopr. Admiral Courbsfs hM
,scfs VII be made On soa.Ay snd haDs
Hon
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Tho FIRST Case OF importance

successfully defended by Mr.. Mcdonald
was that of Sidney Ovens, chsrged With
nurIel ~ pos u. fas prosecution VA
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STATE NEWS OF The WEEK.

,,-,,eufnSS OF Divers Character
thrnu= hout - Great Common
wealth ~ Reelected in
the Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
How to Teach a Colt to Back.

The meaning of language may be
taught a horse in admitted way, but only
in connection with the bit. 1t is COM
paratively easy to teach the colt to adj
vance upon the loose rein and to stop at
the sound of :'whoa," that the sound be-
ing simultaneously accompanied with a
sharp pull upon the bit; but backing is
another process, less natural to the ami
NAL, and requires patience and gentle
ness on the part of the trainer. The
first lesson in backing should be given
without any load behind the colt. Stand
directly in front of him, take hold of
each rein, and gently press the bit against
his mouth, using the simple word back"
in a clear voice, not too loud. He will
naturally step backward. Show him
your appreciation of this by patting and
"gentling" him. Repeat the lesson,
but do not tire him. Do this on several
occasions, until he associates the sound
Of the word with the motion; then try
him with the wagon behind him, and,
finally, from your seat in the wagon
A0rtcnHuTiSt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
The Care Of Poultry.

Few people realize the value of a good
flock of chickens, simply because they
have never given the chickens y chance
to show what they can do. Many a good
farmer who keeps his horses. cattle and
hogs in a good warm bed, well fed, al
lows the poultry to shirk for themselves.
This may do during the summer
months, but even then it would pay
much better to feed and water regularly
twice each day. Last winter we kept
half a dozen Plymouth Rocks in a good
warm place, and were surprised when
our good wife told us the amount of
eggs we had gotten from that half
dozen eggs, and this, too, when eggs
were worth from 25 to so cents per
dozen.
We are confident, from our expert
ence last winter, that a few dozen chick
ems we'll cared for will support a good
sized family, and that it will pay every
farmer to build a hen house, with a Stat
partition in it, so arranged as to keep a
small hard-coal stove burning day and
night during cold weather. We did not
use a stove last winter, but did the next
best thing, which was to cut a hole
through from the hen house into the
hay NOW in the barn; then place the
sticks against the side of the barn,
slanting them out two or three feet from
the bottom, and then place hay OF the
top, thus giving the chickens a place in
the hay NOW, and at the same time pre-
venting their injuring the hay. During
the coolest days the hens would gather
into this cove under the hay, where they
seemed to be as comfortable as if by q
good fire. This was not a very expen-
sive plan, but it brought eggs by the
dozen.-Nebrask0 Farmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
A Field Naturalist.

Forty years ago, or more, a small.
brightly spotted turtle was described as
living near Philadelphia, and two miser-
able specimens were semitic Prof. Agassiz.
1t was called Muhlenberg's turtle, and
since then not one has been seen until
last summer, My friend was always on
the lookout never failing to pick up or
turn over every small turtle he met on
the meadows or along the creek. and
examine whether the marks on it's under
shell were those of the lost species.
Finally, n of the bitches in the
meadows was drained off to be repaired,
and there, within a short distance, were
picked up six Muhlenburg turtles! If
you go to Cambridge, Mass, YOU can
see four of them alive and healthy to-
day. They could easily have gone out
of that ditch into other bitches, and so
into the creek; but; if they ever did,
they have succeeded for twenty years in
escaping some pretty sharp eyes.
This little incident has a moral for us
in two ways. One is, that often the
apparent rarity of an animal comes
from the fact that we don't know where
to look for it; and the other, that it
takes a practiced eye to know it when
we have found it, and to take care that
it doesn't get lost sight of again.
Practice your methods of observation,
then, without ceasing. You a not
make discoveries in any other way.
And the cultivation of the habit will be
of inestimable advantage to you.
This is the merest hint of how, with
out going away from home, by always
keeping his eyes open, a man, or a boy
or a girl a study, to the great advan-
tage and enjoyment not only of himself
Cor herself), but to the help of all the
rest of us. I should like to tell you
how patiently this naturalist watches
the ways of the wary birds and small
game he loves; how those sunfish and
shy darters forget that he is looking
quietly down through the still water,
and go on with their daily life as he
wants to witness it; how he drifts silent
ly at midnight, hid in his boat, close to
the timid heron, and sees him strike at his
prey; or how, concealed in the topnost
branches of a leafy tree, he overlooks
the water-birds drilling their little ones,
and smiles at the play of a pair of rare
offers, whose noses would not be in
sight an instant did they suppose any
n was looking at them. But 1 can
not recount all his vigils and ingenious
experiments, or the entertaining facts
they bring to u knowledge, since my
object o is only to give you a sugges-
ton of how much one man may do and
learn on a single farm in the most
thickly settled part of the United States.
Ernest Ingersoll, IN st Nicholas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
Too Many Doctors.

Witness the large number of doctors
in every city struggling for mere exist
ence and see how few out of the whole
number really do the work. See how
in almost every country village a full
practice for IL or two good men is
piecemealed by sharp and often acri-
monious competition, to the detriment
of all. ~.
1t would seem that j a calling SO high,
SO noble, SO sacred, men fit for such
ministry should be sought fori but the
great question of the young graduate is
not: ''Who wants.me?n but: "Who will
employ me?" not: "Who needs me?"
but: ''Where a 1 get a living?" In
the ase of four physicians, dying, each
in a country village, during the last
year, I am credibly informed that in
one instance two, in another three, in
the third five, and in the fourth case
seven new men came to look the field
over within ten days after the Doctors
death, sometimes before the burial. In
one case ten attended the funeral, and
in another the widow had three letters
from aspirants for the vacant place
while the dead body of her husband still
lay in the house.
It is a hackneyed saying, with which
too many ears are tickled, that 1'there
is always room for good men" Ap-
piled to the present condition of u
profession, it is false. Were only good
men and the best men admitted, it
would undoubtedly be true. But all
over the land, in city and country, are
well-educated, cultured gentlemen,
honest and loyal, striving in vain to
secure COMPROMISING, a bare living,
even-and too often is disappointment
mingled with shame and modification
at the success of ignoran, and unprinci-
pied rivals. I have said that the evil re-
suits of this excess in numbers are mani
fold. 1t leads to over-practice and to bad
practice. The man who is hard pushed,
who has few patients, and needs more,
is tempted to make much of little; to
magnify the Importance of his cases,
both in his own mind and to his patrons;
to make uncalled-for visits, and to give
too much medicine; and unnecessary
medication soon ceases to be rational.
Patients are injured in mind and body.
The community is injured by teaching
the people to attach undue Importance
to trivial diseases, and to overestimate
the value of treatment therein. Legiti-
mate, honest practice suffers in reputa-
ton; money is obtained under false
pretences.-M Y. Medical Record.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
A Horses Fear.

1once had a horse at home, born and
bred on the place, 50 docile that when l
required him I could go to him whore
the horses were at pasture, and though
they all galloped off at my approach, he
would calmly wait to be caught. Spring
ing on his back, l would 60 after the
other horses or sgallop home with only
my hand on his back to guide him. l
did not often ride him, as he was slow
and lazy. but with timid women and
children he was a favorite; lie was also
frequently used for farm work, in or out
Of harness, and I could shoot from his
back In the peach season he would
roam aout the plantation getting the
fruit. ofyhich he was very fond, by
juggling \ the lower branches of the
Heas and Raking it down in showers.
Vne :ntensey dark night l was riding
home on t~hishorse. 1 came through a
IA with awe fence On each side, two
miles in length, and when Igot nearly
to the end of thisroad my horAe sudden
~ stopped short, Nuttering a Succession
of loud, terrified snorts. 1 c\uld see
nothing but the intpse blackn&&s of the
night before me, an&tried to en- ourage
him to go on. Touching himbn TIE
neck, l found his hair wet With the
sudden profuse sweat of extrem fear.
The whip made no impression d him
He continued to back away, his eys ap-
parently fixed on some object of hrror
just before him, while he tremblA in
such degree that I was shaken ihthe
saddle. He attempted several timesto
wheel around and run away, but 1 vas
determined not to yield to him, and cm.
tinued the contest. Suddenly, whe4[
was beginning to despair of gettig
home by that road, he sprang forwar,
and regularly charged the Ito me) j.
visible object before him, and anotbr
moment, when he had apparently
passed it taking the bit betweentis
teeth, he almost flew over the groud,
never pausing till he brought me to ~
own door. When I dismonnted, his r.
TOR seemed'gone, but he hung his heain
a detected manner, like a horse that as
been under the saddle all day. hive
never witnessed another such inciGnt
of almost maddening fear. His terror
and apprehension were like what we an
imagine a man experiencing at sighof
a ghost in some dark, solitary ploe.
Yet, he did not forcibly carry me away
from it, as he might so easily hive
done; but, finding himself maintaied
by a "nature superior to his own, he
preferred to face it. I have never let
in the dog a more striking exampltot
this noblest kind of brute courage. he
incident did not impress me very mrh
at the moment, but when I came toe.
fleet that nv sight was mere blindnss
compared with that of my horse, nd
that it was likely his imagination cloted
any familiar natural object with fants.
tic t%errors, it certainly did impress az
very DISQUALIFICATION Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
Freaks Of Forsetfulness.

Wall the ills to which flesh is heir,
WITNESS Is the n that furnishes
srreatest number of laughable cpl
the and while many of them are yerv
soaes, the mirthful feature that il
snap' almost invariable companion af-
t en,,ds n certain degree of compensation.
fol Wsar one of u Atlantic seaports
resides an old whaling Captain
sns,u ,only known as Uncle Gurdon. To
co oon from getting rusty he made his
KEEP on the river bank, where he could
ho noun a boat and fish or paddle about as
IL liked. The place was about five
I NJ from the city, and, as occasion re-
nnl,;rod. Uncle Gurdon and his wife
guild Journey downward for the pur-
Woo o"e of shopping. Reaching the city,
lpse horse and wagon would be left at
u .he waoon trough ON the Parade, and
the .eh Would 90 in different directions.
CARRYING their bundles to this common
receptaccle, the first through waiting for
.Lo other. On one of these shopping
e eT Uncle Gurdon made several
ems to the wagon, finding each time
that additions had been made to the
s snM of bundles-a sign that his wife
.ros husy. Having completed his pur-
cbases, he unhitched his horse, and the
tarrv-boat having arrived, climbed into
tho wagon and drove on board. While
Tossing the river one of his ~acquaint-
onces Stepped up and asked how he was
getting on.
..Well, I'm getting on nicely, but I'm
bothered just now:
"Why, is anything going wrongp"
ono, nothing special; but I came
down to do some shopping, and I've for
gotten 3 parcel that l was to get" and
he old gentleman scratched his head in
a perplexed manner.
tHWell, | wouldn't Worry. You will
think of it next time" said the neigh
bor; and the boat having reached the
landing, Uncle Gordon drove ashore and
went on toward home.
When nearly half way there he was
met by another friend, who stopped to
have q chat
allow do you do to-day, Uncle Cur
don?" he asked
ooh, nicely, nicely; though Tn a bit
worried Just now"
Worried? what about?"
"Well, you see, I've been to town
shopping, and there's a parcel of some
kind that I've forgotten. l can't think
what it is, and it bothers me-"
ooh, never mind it! You will recol-
lect what it is before you go again. By
the-way, Uncle Gurdon, how is your
wife?"
"Jerusalem!'' cried Uncle Gurdon,
slapping his knee with great energy.
"It's my wife that I've forgotten. She
went to town with me to do some shop
ping, and 1 was to wait for her."
And Uncle Gurdon turned around and
went back to the ferry for the parcel
that he had left behind Mag
mime