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word of this in explanation of
the apparent increase in our
wealth is plain. Is it a tariff
that makes land worth $40 an acre
in 1850 out hero in the Western States
now sell for $50 and $50? Why, no!
yet Blaine, who asks Won to
vote, for him as President, says
SOL won't say willingly, and will
bc charitable enough not to say
through lgnorancc-to make Il Q
people Of this country be
leYc they are indebted to
tariff for the immense increase in
wealth. That wealth goes into whose
pockets--the laboring man Of this
would like MIR, Rlain, to swsr
Why is it every paper we pic. up, If The
iGDorinS man got his share, contains
( an account OF a strike? Applause Do
the laborng men throw down their tools
a strike and hear the ' cries
Of their children for bread?
Applause. Does he share in this i'm
mense increase in the wealth of the
country? Judging from the condition
OF the laboring man, must say he has
surely not got his share. Applause.
There are a good many things more ]
would like to say, but have
already spoken longer than
intended. Cries OF Ego ont" ego onv'
cannot do so this time. Some of these
! times when there are no other speakers
/ you can come and hear me, and will
just spread myself. applause.
THE CANDIDATES.
Judge Thurman had taken his seat
when some one reminded him he had
said nothing for the candidates
lie then came TO the front of the plat.
form and said: | am not personally
| acquainted with Cleveland yet / know
great many reliable men
who are acquainted with him, and
they are men in whose word | car
place entire confidence, and v
rem, am told, Gov. Cleveland is a
Democrat "dyed in tho WOOL" that ",
an and wlIl elect him President
OF the United States. have been
acquainted with Mr.. Hen.
bricks for more than thirty wears
he is man OF distinguished
ability, whose public services and pub.
nc acts are rs pure as those Of any other
man in this country.
a feature OF the meeting was radical
lreo-trade speech by l.. a. Russell, who
spoke after \. j. Warner and
lnst before q. l.. Converse, who opposed
the Morrison bi4l. Russell denounced
all such Congressman. The audience
applaudcd his stand.
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THE HERALD was III error In stating
that COLONEL i. d. BESrLY, Of Colorado
city, was q candidate on the Greenback.
Republican ticket for Senator in Austin.
Mr.. III. l.. BENTLy was the agent OF the
Investment company in Europe. The
Information was obtained from one OF
the most prominent gentlemen in this
city who coniounded the names of ,hc
MESsRs. BENTLY.
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THE POT POLITICAL.
Continued from First Page.

,.
norrupt schemes that ever disgraced the
Stnt', WI any country. me vote of that
nt IN was gwen against Hancock,
Hno Moulu nave received IL if
ne eiGct'oh hGd been lair and honest,
}ilu nc Wouiu nave been elected
h ,ii~i,, vi tnH United States. The
i Hici "Sci'S WIS afterwards gwen grand
1 'r,,i,o, ~ ;NpW UIH' now, my friends,
niocn had ,,i'''t "U o. INV never taken
p,rIq .'nu ~ nov Dueil Tor their long
mint. ~, III power Ihey came to the
'' thn,. i chIrS "onlu WIN! no matter
NY NIoIn'Gu 'no constitution and
,, ,I PicH "l,''r I"ol inc liberties
. 'nI i,SH ,,9o,n % inc people; snail We
,nrstion of tin I dtG;TIVth, w. LIS, ~, Is on'H
VntU,' ~ t'',v i,''l tlle people ot TINS
'',, ~, WI .V"cn .nein different les
,,'' a ,iI'" t,'", lVpl'.'"se' mat lhere
Edo. u,as,, ,f p.,, vi gu, country be-
landers. ' thot h,rc drn .E ilsiitS ana
o ,uG''''' ,,.t MY, ..s .r5"'e PImdorors
" ANY,, fI,o' missy rings 9hd credit
l,i"D''o ,ipp''use ana laughter
I,n,6l, i.,, ,"'''G '" are gong To
,.onr tIi,,i. ,, ''r'' i" 'nr'N thlS
risLt S,s '''N @. thousands
rr,dont p,,,,iJ;,,," anu llde
omI ]" l'"nl''au' VINO Will clasp
iT HAT" Tho Gnycrn "I ~ S'uel theSe men
i, "Ivs not neiong to
~ t -" t"u!!N' lU' 10 the people
Wv '"',l r'H.,H' me ronlln-
.',,. S.;o.,1a pN' IN power,
S ~ ,,'' .v,,i'e9 "ySl ''It' was
,,i'f1 IT,. ui", Vs. .t,",", ~, o'NcF "d[, ~
. ",t'W.t, , ~, 4" 2s'oFa WIN The
.,,.;,.i, ~ I'll ~ ~" "a" lIiA,lllAn VINO was
win icll.y" ne Salu; Judge, how
J.
" uv V1nt,huVi IN power
! ,oIiy years lhnn II we lived
illu11I n'onar'hE! Applause. |
Nou'u ~ SUM n'No llVed under
;,.,.,.'. -. i've 'N 'a'H,.J
WV, ,',,S " P"i u"'uS power my years,
All'"HS"' No person can deny that
~ IT, "ut tuu people
m,,,,o ,mt ~, hit1d States are
','''p "'o, SV'' MI"t democrat IN tho
,n,i,.,', wv, ~ "oii educated, ever 80
uprlsne ".'u moral IN CON
,e ~, a. , Ii,u uh tne walks
o W. ''av, ,, iina ''I ,tast possible chance
s',.iiii lcueIa, Queer There
nro n,li,3ns VINO thus far
o oo,P,'SE ulslranchlsed who
Sa v , .g!m'PioVeiS ostraolseI as any per-
In ou " uo ~ supJpu.eu 10 foreign power
r'sto "a ot u''hs irov-nuth citizens of the
'mtleu StuieS'
Ine people are protesting against this
N'lu ., tnlhs' lheN DO not intend that
sha,i go on forever.
III NJ hlmheS ietlcr OF acceptance
s'le Oily CiSI service reform measure
he yoh,leuuN II 10 increase the length
9ilu t,'ns " NepuoilrHn Of
nee ho'Iers' Laughter. They
nave nau the Offices OF The National
1 ,no,' nno tWentSithr's years; yet
they are not satisfied and their
canuluate lor ihc Presidency
uuNocates one uFn service reform
measure mnu that 70 lengthen their
torii, U, 9ilire, Is II NOT tlme TO ask the
people whether they icslro this govern
nent III "nich many are made
muWeIs VI M9ou ana drawers OF
Water WINE u Few ride
! upoh nun uacAN' II ! had ume i
woulu s9y something more
anout "inlneS ietter of accept
anco, at. hln,ne devotos
umrsS Poason VI tno leuer' doubtless
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WEARE REQ UESrED 10 ANNOUNCE
w HENRY SCHULZ as n candidate for JUS
tlce of the Peace for Precinct MOL.
w EAREAUTHORIIEDT TO ANNOUNCE
w {. F. CLINT ms u candidate for re-ciec-
ZION TO the Office of County Attorney Mt the
ensuing election.
WE ARE REQU ESrED 10 AM. oTNCE
w Z. +. TERRELL as u candidate for the
the Legislature, Dallas county, Texas. Elcc-
ton, Novembe" 4. 1884.
yVEAkE AUTHORITARIAN ANNOIIN Ct,
w ). n. BRAswEII as candidate for Jus-
lice OF the Peace for Precinct No. |, at the
ensuing election.
WE ARE AUTHORIZED 10 AN
" nounce Mr.. G. Il. GILLESPIE rs n can
didate for reelection TO the Office of County
Collector.
I'VE ARE AUTHORIZED 10 An
~ nounce Mr.. i. ID. LANGLEY as a can
dtdate for County Treasurer of Dallas county.
Election In November.
WE ARE REQU ESrED To ANNOUNCE
" j, G. MCCART as Il candidate for Con-
stable In Precinct No. /.
WE AXE hhlU hsl M 10 ANNUuNCE
" JOHN OVERLAND as n candidate for Com
stale in Precinct MOL.
WE. ARE Requested 10 ANNOUNCE
~ W. NJ. g. HILL as candidate for re-
election to the oi)ce Of County Clerk.
AVE ARE REQ UESTED TO ANNOUNCE
" HENRY JONES as candidate fer re-
SlS'thh W the oiilCt Oh illSlTlcI OlcrK.
WE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
w ed TO announce the name of w. IL. w.
SMITH as Il candidate for Sheriff of Dallas
county, at the ensuing November election.
ME- ARE AUTHORIZEDTO ANNOUNCE
w Judge q. N. ALDRiDGE as Il candidate
Tor reelection to the office of Judge of the
Eleventh Judicial District.
WEARE AUTHORIIEDTO ANNOUNCE
w Colonel j. G. STEVENS ms a candidate
Tor Justice ofthe Peace of Precinct No. /.
WE ARE AUTHORIZATION ANNOUNCE
w join =. GILLESPIE rs II candidate for
justice OF the Peace. Precinct No. |, Dallas
county, Texas, at the ensuing November
election.
WE ARE AUrHORtZEDTOAN ANNOUNCE
w Judge II. Il. BURKE as Il candidate for
the Judgeship of this judicial District at the
ensuing November election
FARE AUTHOR ANNOUNCE,
w Colonel ED. c. BOWER as n candidate
for the Office of County Judge at the ensuing
election in November.
WE ARE REQ UEsTED TO ANNOUNCE
w w. II. THAcKER for County Clerk.
M Il ARE KEQu ri 10 ANNOU Noe
w GEORGE X. FEARN for Justice of the
teace for Precinct No. /.
ME- ARE AUTHOR TO ANNOUNCE
w MIR. X. ). KnHROUGH as candidate
Tor The Legislature in Dallas county, subject
70 the action of the Democracy.
NNE ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO
w announce Colonel w. NJ. EDWARDS rs
acandldate for County Judge at the ensuing
November election.
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WHEN opposition to Governor comes
from the capital, as does the opposition
TO IRELAND, the people are suspicious,
for 1t is the capital that always wants to
swallow up the rest Of the State. It is
here that jobs are put up and all sorts of
d 3signs formed to raid the treasury and
control the Government.
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The Moline Regatta.

MOLINE, ILL.,, July la.--Tho closing
day ofthc regatta Of Mississippi Valley
Amateur Rowing association; weather
cNccllont; attendance good; races salts
factory.
The senior iour-oared shells, ono mile
and turn, was between tho minnesota
and Galveston crews. Minnesota W. n
In l2iSl, beating Gnyes,on ~ seconds.
In the senior double souls, one sn.lc
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THE little ring around Austin don't
like IRELAND for the same reason that
Tammany didn't like CLEVELAND.
Members of the Legislature ami others
know that IRELAND didn't consider
Austin and its politicians all Texas.
Austin didn't like many things and
more especially the building Of an asy.
ium in North Texas.
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The Mnlne Greenhnckcr..

PoRlLANp, Me-, July l0.--Thc Green.
back state convention met yesterday
and voted to make a vigorous and az.
gressiyc campaign, provided Butler il a
candidate. The feeling expressed at the
meeting was that in all Greenhack dis.
tricts Grcenbackers as between Blaine
and Cleveland were in favor of Blaine,
partly from state pride and partly from
The feeling that Cleveland has no specie
sympathy with the misses while l}laiI q
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-20

lP the Texas Siitings has sold ont
body, soul and breeches to the BLAINE
party, as is reported, for 81, 900, il will
soon be numbered among the things of
the past. 1t received almost its whole
support from Texas Democrats and they
have long since tired of il.
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IRELAND declared himself in favor of
aliberal system Of schools, and the poo
pie, under his administration, have got.
ten what they have long sighed for lie
is aprime favorite with the Democratic
masses, and the Houston convention
will show it. 1t is the people who Ore
for IRELAND, and not the rings.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-20

PRoF. ALEX. HcG0, Superintendent of
Public Schools at Fort Worth, is can
didate for the chair of mathematics,
State University, at Austin. The HER
AID would be ono of the first to con-
graduate PRoF. HoJG if he secures the
place.
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SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1884.

THE Waco Day, published at the home
of GEN. SUI Ross, says that gentleman
positively declines TO be a candidate for
Governor. Next.
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GEN. GRANT.

lie WIN Not Attend the Grand Encamr.
ment,
l.osd BaNNvH, July lD.-Gcn. Grant,
residing hero, is still lame and unable
to attend the National encampment OF
the Grand Army at Minneapolis noxt
week.
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UNCLE DANIEL wants to go "nest
hunting He says ostrich eggs are
worth $1,000 each, and he has use for a
dozen. lie don't regard them as bad
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Indications.
weather Report.

For the West Gulf Stntes-Falr we4lther
variable winds; generally nom south IL
southern portion; stationary temperature.
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New York, July lp.--At the head
quarters Of The Republican National
committee to-day, Rlainc's letter Of nc
rcptanco was regarded as Il very able
document. Secretary Teller, samuel Il.
Deck, Of Meadviile, Pennsylvania, Cen.
JAS. X. Wilson, W. T.. Sims, ufNirginia,
ana W. d. Helm, OF Washington, were
among the callers.
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uAbvRsruS, July l9.-Following 1. the
weather report for the cotton holt, furnished
by the United Siates signal Service, acting In
conjunction with the rnllwaYai
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MARINE.
rnrt Of N.u nrlsnna

Nav ORLEANS, July l9.-Arrlycd:
Steamships Hudson, New York; City OF
Dallas, Belize.
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The candidates on the local ticket
| itely nominated lv The Lewis county.
Democrats, at Toledo, Ohio, are all red.
hpatp1
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

M FARE AUTHORlIED1O ANNOUNCE.
w W. +. GRAHAM as q candidate for Con-
stable of Precinct No. at the ensuing cleo
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WE ARE AUTHUklHEDTU ANNOUNU
w ;. N. BRASWEI as u candidate for Jus.
lice of the Peace for Precinct No. |, at tho
ensuing election.
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WEARE REQ O ESrED 10 ANNOUNCE
w HENRY SCHULZ as II candidate for JUS
tice of the Peace for Precinct No. |.
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WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN
w nounce Mr.. G. b. GILLESPIE as n can
didate for reelection to the Office of County
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w EAREAUTHORILED ANNOUNCE
w c. L. CLINT as u candidate for re-c!e
lion to the Office of County Attorney Mt he
anSuipr a1octinp
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GALVESTON, July 70. The Galveston
base ball club 20 to Houston tomorrow
morning to play return game with tn,
Nationals of the latter city.
Yesterdays PROFESSIONAL GAMES. 20
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WE ARE REQu EsrED 40 ANNOUNCE
the Legislature, Dallas county, Texas. Elcc.
tim NnNnIll hnn 1871
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I'VE ARE AUTHORIZED 10 An
~ nounce Mr.. T.. ID. LANGLEY as a can
didate for County Treasurer of Dallas county.
Election I'm November
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INFANTS and CHILDREI'S SLIPPER
rRnM 20. TO 81 pER rAlR-

Infants icoorel shoes, i5c. rcrpar.
'hir'nS iuiTcoorei fonSt
ChNenS Sandal Boots
not intention
"Su the purse OF everybody Sizes
You may and the We have mad ~
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
At the Opera.

What is that man doing on the stage
with his mouth wide open?
He is singing, darling
But | cant hear him.
That is because the girl at the piano
is playIng so loud, dearest.
But why does she play so loud?
She wants the audience TO know, my
precious that she is n bigger man than
the singer.
But is she playing the tune?
Ono; only the accompaniment, dar-
ling.
Then she ought not to play so loud
that we can't hear the singer: had she:
O YES, nv sweetness; she must make
all the noise she can.
Then it's no use for him to sing while
she's playing.
Not much my love.
Why don't they make her play softer.
She would not do it. my treasure: she
wants the people to know sic's there.
Does the singer like it9
Not much, he wishes some one would
tie her hands behind her.
Do the audience like it?
Not much: they wish somebody would
throw the piano and the player into the
river and give them chance to hear
the music.
If it were to be done, would the brave
men who threw them in the river be
pun:s shed?
Not at all, my angel: it would be
work of charity and mercy.-W City
Derrick,
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
Beware OF the Barbcrry.

let pass a true all that has been
claimed for the barberry as hedge
plant. But. a biologists have long
shown, this mi>chicvous shrub has one
Disadvantage which would cniIntcrbal-
anc, its alleged merits though they were
increased a hundredtold. BY The time
its leaves are we'll formed there begin
to appear upon them swellings and
whitish blotches about the sire OF a PIN
head. which soon develop into minute
cups full of Il bright yellow powder.
This stage OF the pest is known as the
cluster cup or ;rcidium stage, and this
yellow powder consists of an almost in
finite number of minute cells, the spores.
These spores, light as dust, are waited
by the wind to the wheat. oats and
'>,---~ti.>.-' ~ti.or ssrnS=aS- Lodging upon
which they terminate and soon produce
the elongated lines of reddish orange
spores ton familiar to farmers as the
''r"d rust p"ccjnia Graa MS.
Though but n few spores from the
barberrv reach the whc field, the 'rcd
rust developed from them spreads with
enormous rapidity by means of the d s.
pcr>ion and growth of the Oran-c-col-
ored spores, multiplying so rapidly Il at
the wheat plants always have their vi
talitv greatly impaired, and are fire.
quently destroyed before reaching ma
turity. In the late summer, the stubble
of Il field which has lccn alta ked by
rust will be found to have many
elongated lines of black spores upon it,
These two-cellcd spores remain on the
stub3lr unharmcd by The winters snow
and ice, germ;nate early in spring.
sending ont from each cell branchcd
iilamcnt, each branch of which ends i'm
a minute enlargement (called sporC-
iun). These Sporid;a, excessively
small and light. are easily broken OF
and transported by the wind in any
direction. When they lodge upon the
proper plant. which in this case l. the
barberry. they pr, dncc again the stage
With which the cyc.e started, the cluster
cup.
Tie moral is obvious. The man who
ornaments his yard with barberry
bushes, or hedges his fields with them.
is providing one of the two needful
plants for the propagation of .'rust,
and he need not be aStOniShed if, during
suitable summer, His promising field
of wheat or oats i almost ruined. But
lie is not only laying NJ rust ior himself
against the dav of harvest, but he forces
the same destruction upon his helpless
ne rhborS for miles around. We can
not control The wind nor can we prevent
the bari erry spores from terminating
on lie WHc'', put we can cease tor not
hcginl furnishing an appropriate host
for the rust fungus. To he sure, wheat
ru>t is propagated from year to year by
spores which may adhere to the grains,
but there is an easy preventive for such
dissemination by soaking the grain in a
solution OF blue vitriol. 1t is certainly
to be hoped that no one will be So fool
iSh for himself and so inconsiderate of
his n"iThhors rs to plant barberrv
hedgcs.-C. Il. Bdrnes, Pu1tiue ticci:-
Sjfy
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
Daughter Slavery.

Perhaps the most complete form of
slav nv to be seen in New York is
slavery to ones daughters. All litera-
ture has paid homage to woman, but in
our age practical Ii does it.
The New York wealthy man has a
daughter or two. He pays but little at
tentiou to them while they are children.
but it Suddenly occurs to him that they
are growing beautiful. His wife is sure
of this fact, and she begins to dress the
girls while they are still children in all
the elegance of Hrincesses. They are
sent to dancing-school, to riding-s, hcol,
to the finest seminary, and put in the
opera box, allowed to know what is 60
ing on at all the theaters, ard carried
to the watering-placcs, aud before they
know anything of their own country
they are sent to Europe, where, as my
friend, the Consul, who has just arrived,
says, he has seen girls not seventeen
years of age provided with wartrobcs of
fifteen to thirty silk dresses. with hose
of variegated silk, diamonds in their
ears. and everything that life ought to
yield toward is termination they are
satisfied with upon the very threshold.
With fine food and wine. their complex
ions become elegant They are seldom
away from the dentists a week having
their teeth fixed. The most cosmopoi-
tan society is Introduced to them, and
they leok down with Indifference upon
the boys Of their own age; or, if they
marry by an act of nature, soon upbraid
their u>bands for not keeping up the
luxury their parents spoiled them with.
a friend who has spent many years
in Eurone tells me that the freedom al
lowed daughters by American parents is
the aston shment and horror of that
continent american trirlS are known
wherever they appear by their sumptu-
Gus attire on the streets. their delicate
shoes. the ador.,tion paid them by their
parents, and they are brought up Eeau-
tlful enough and worthless enough to be
at once the temptation and the ruin Of
any young man who may take them to
his arms.-N. J. Letter.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
Benny and tie Watermelon.

Many years ago, in the Old Colony
town of L -. Il GOOD old la3y known
far and near aS Mother Simpson lay
SEX of fever. he was very i'll. In
those days the doctors did not dare tc
give water to fever patterns, hut let
them parch and burn under the con
Suminr disease. Cooling drinks were
thought to be fatal.
But ! c that aS it may. Mother Simp-
S'n WAS Il very SEX woman there was
no doubt about II what,var
Suddenly She stopped IN the midst Ol
her fcrbl rawlings for drink. and said,
cncrcct c woman arpi liked to have hrI
wav-. Gimme n piece of Watermelon.
.Whv. bio $ my stars exclaimed
Aunt Sa~ah, who was nursing her
..nuss:ng" they u-ci ocall it-'.l never
hncrd Of such thing. It's now nigh
.'nnSt III. middle of w:ntcr-it is
mont : an mo:ithS ago sense anvboIys
seen a watermelon -
81 don't care said the sick woman
sharply: Il want some wa:crmelon.'
Where on earth am l gon' to get
YOU any, Id like t. know?' said tn,
nurse.
why. up in the back lot, next to the
woods. replied the invalid.
In short. the good lady was 50 pcrSis;
rnt i'll her request that they determined
that little Benny. 4 chubby chap of 3,
dozen years old. should make the hunt
""Taint no use at all said til,
voun@Ster: there ain t none left. and il
there was. 'twouldn't lie good for moth
ing
However, Benny took the shovel and
hoe ana trudgcd ~ through the fields oi
snow toward the back lot. Ii was nrar
dusk OF Il llcah winters day. He took
his Iuplcmcnt> and prodded here and
scrapcd there, his fingers getting colder
every minute, but found nothing.
ii mi-.ht have knowcd 'twould be
So lie said to Himself. IN a tonr of I'M
disguised disgust. Then picking up his
tools he WAS about to return home.
when he remembered that he hadn't
looked along by the fence near the edge
of the wood "TlI 90 the whole tiggcr.
now I'm about it," he said. The snow
at this spot was little more drifted.
He explored ut one place. another, and
presently came upon Il hard substance
under the drift. Removing first u LAYER
of snow and then a layer of leaves.
wha, was his astonishmrnt to find :.
plump, ripe watermelon. Had he DIS
covered an actual pot of gold h
couldn't have been more surprised. IL
/ ore the trophy in triumph lack t. the
old farm house to the a>toniShment OF
everybody except Mother Simpson.
The melon when cut was found to be
one of the ripest and sweetest and red
dcst and juc:eSt that ever grew. 1t
acted Ike Il cordial on the sick lady;
tac crisis in the fever turned at once.
and she grew well with amazing
rapidity, and lived many years after
thanks to the watermelon. .-BOston
iiOkC.