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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01
LIE doigt de Dieu.

Nous llsons dams la Se7n0ane de
Perpignan: Gun ami devoue de
la Semaine catalogue nous COM
munique le fait qu'on va lire ct
don't il nous garantit l'authenticit6.
D'ailleurs, pour gull soft facile
den constater lexactitude, don
mons le nom du lieu Oh il s'est pas
sc ct ceux de trois de ses huit NAL
heureux acteurs /:
"C'6tait a PA, gros village a 8
GU 10 Kilometres de Perpignan /;
hut jeunes gems de vingt a vingt-
quatre ans Sc rendirent ensemble
au cafe, situe sur la place. C'6-
talent de v%igoureux ct REQUISITES
paysans, de ceux qui ont pour sp6-
cialit6 de TRAVELLER les vignes.
Gle cafe regorgeait de monde.
"Vous Voyez, leur dit la ma1tresse
ode Reimbursement, il ny a pas une
"place libre; mails CONNIE vous 6tes
"de nos amis, montez dams ma
"chambre ct je vous y servirai.'
"Les huit amis s'attablerent de-
want un Dol de vim chaud lis de-
visaient DIES affai,es du jour, lors-
que Pun d'eux, nomme Estyrach,
apercut IN crucifx de grande di-
mension au chevet du lit.
I'll fault, dit-il avec un blasph6-
me, que nous 'slui faissions boire un
coup" Et, d6crochant l'image du
Sauveur, il en- plonge la tete dams
lie boil, au milieu DIES eclats de rire
de ses compagnons.
"Voyons ce quill a dams la poi
trine," dit q son tour le nomme
Marc; ct, brisant la poitrine du
crucifx, il parodia, avec ses amis,
une autopsie.
"Ce nest pas assez, ajoute Ay-
mard: il fault l'amputer, pour voir
sill a du sang dams les membres."
II conpa la cuisse droite de la
sainte image.
"Or, voici quelle a etc la suite de
CO sacrilege
"Estyrach qui await fait boire lie
cruci6x 6tant allie Sc baigner quel-
ques jours apres, SO noya.
"Marc, qui await bris6 la poitri-
ne, est mort dune phtisie-galo-
pante cling autres de ses compa-
gnons ont succomb6 successive
ment au meme NAL, sans recevoir
les derniers sacrements.
Gun seul DIES huit profanateurs
survit CONNIE pour perp6tuer le
souvenir de l'attentat ct de sa pu-
milton Aymard, celui qui await
coupe la cuisse droite du crucifx.
"Pris SUPPLEMENT- dun NAL af-
freux a la cuisse droite, l'amputa-
ton de &c membre fut JUICE imp6-
REUSE par les m6decins, ct celui
qui la pratiqua, M. lie docteur de
Lamer demeura terrific, en- voyant
que ce membre n'avait pas une.
goutte de sang.
"Depuis son amputation, Ay-
mard repentant ct terrific, fait pc
nitence ct s'efforce d'obtenir le
pardon du divin Crucif6.
"Allez a Pia, tout lie monde vous
confrmera la v6rit6 de ces 6v6ne-
ments; vous en- entendrez le r6cit
de la bouche d'Aymard, le dernier
survivant de Get horrible drame."
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01

La Gle colossus a lou6 derneire-
ment lie magnifque block neuf q
cling 6tages, portant les numeros
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01

encore SEES yeux tristes ct doux,
quand il l'avait embrass6e pour Ia
derniere fois
Puts, une nouvelle vie await COM
menc6 pour ellie.
Ellie n'ayait plus trouv6 auprAs
de Madame Pradi6 ces soins mater
nels auxquels ellie s'6tait habitu6e
3. La jolie yeuve etait encore trop
jeune pour renoncer au monde, ct
en- la voyant, souriante, ct par6e,
accueillir les hommages des hom-
mes qui l'entouraient, Laura await
souvent pens6 avec amertume que
sa mere await bien vite oubli6.
ca contsnuer.)
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01

C'est la seule ligne Gus une seule adj
ministration entire st. Paul ct Chicago, ct
c'est lie chemin de fer lie mieux equipe de
tout lie Nord- Quest. C'est la seule ligne
ayant des chars-dortoirs de Pullman
ainsi que DIES chars palais CONNIE fumoisr,
ct Qui passe par la fameuse route du bord
du ieuve, route qui longe les rives du lac
Pepin ct du superbe Mississippi, sur une
grande distance avant d'atteindre Mil
waukee ct Chicago. SEES trains cores
pondent avec ceux des lignes du nord, d
la Grande Care Centrale, a st. Paul. Pas
de engagements de chars d'aucune classe,
entire st. Paul ct Chicago. cette compagnie
tient maintenant les plus beaux ehars-res-
taurants du monde, pour le service entire ST.
Paul ct Chicago. Pour blllets de passage
complet, pour horaires ct autres inform
lions, s'adresser d aucun agent de billets,
coupons du Nord-O Quest.
s s. MERRILL, A. V. II. CARPENTER,
Directeur Gen'l. Agt. Gen'l des Pass.
T. CLARK, GEo. 81. HEAFFoRD,
J.Surin't. Genl. Asst.Agt.Ge DIES Pass
Milwaukee, Wis.
W.. II. DIXON, Agent Gent des Pasa-
gers pour lie Nord- Quest. st. Paul
Minnesota.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01

Garantie pure ct degagee de tout ingre-
dent malfaisant.
En- boite dune 1 B-a $3.50 la doz.
(Chaque boite content n richie Gull
lere d the en- argent.)
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01
Pork
BOeuf
MOutOn.

Cotelettes, graisse, saucisses de
toutes sortes Epaulles jambons,
etc, etc.
C'est lie plus waste entrepot 3
viande de POuest.
Ne manquez pas de visiter Get
Establishment, vous aurez a souhait
ct a votre go1r. On coupe ct de-
coupe tous les morceaux que vous
voulez.
N'oubliez pas que les pr1x sont
bien audessous que dams tous les
autres marches q viande de la vile.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01
XVII

lalSSorOnS BrlCOlo, CamluaQ0 "
Filoche pour suivre la mission spe-
ciale qu'ils s'6taient donn6e, ct
nous reviendrons a Ih6tel Pradie,
Oh. les .ev6nements won't Sc pr6cipi-
ter, dramatiques ct poi gnants.
Apres avoir quite Raymonde,
Laura etait rentree dams la cham
bre qu'elle occupant a l'hotel, ct
ellie s'y etait enferm6e, bien r6so-
lue a ne ~laisser approcher person
ne.
Nj sa mere, 81 son annie.
Ellie 6tait dams un etat de malai-
sc indicible, don't elle-m6me ne
parvenait pas encore a d6meler le
v6ritable ~caractere.
Quoi qu'elle fit, ellie SO sentait
entouree de menaces, enveloppee
par quelque chose d'invisible ct de
terrible a la fois.
On ne lui await rien dit de pre-
els, dependant; mails latitude de
Raymonde, ses r6ticences, tout, la
persuadait qu'un ab1me allait tout
a coup s'ouvrir sous 9 pieds, ct
ellie en- 6prouvait une sorte de YER
tige pr6ventif.
Que faire, q qui s'adresser, par
quelles prieres conjurer CO danger
inconnu qu'elle ne comprenait pas,
mais, don't la seule pensee remuait
dun frisson mordant sa chair tout
entiere?
Et ellie sc trouvait 81 malheureu-
Sc, qu'elle cut voulu MOURN
Ellie Sc laissa tomber, accabl6e,
sur sa chaise Tongue, ct roula sa
tete dams ses mains.
GU allait-elle devenir ct quelle
resolution allait-elle prendre ?
SEES yeux etaient grands ouverts,
avec DIES lueurs intenses de folie ;
ses regards attaches a Pun des
coins ombreux de la chambre,
brouill6s ct fixes, semblaient ne
pouvoir plus sen arracher.
On cut dit qu'elle await subtle
ment perdu toute sensibilit6, ct
qu'elle n'appartenait plus au mon
de DIES realities terrestres. ). un
quart d'heure Sc passa alors, sans
qu'elle fit un movement, perdue
qu'elle 6tait dams sa profonde reve-
RE.
Et alors, quelque chose d'etran-
&c cut lieu.
Insensiblement, son bel cell Sc
fit plus doux !; une expression di-
neffable tendresse y resplendit, ct
So levre s'6claira dun SQUIRE d'ex-
tase.
La pauvre enfant, effaree DIES
sombres perspectives que lui pre-
sentait l'avenir s'6tait tout q coup
tourn6e vers le passee... ct son
enhance, sa jeunesse, toute So vie
81 courte encore, repassait devant
sa pens6e attendrie.
Quel po6me que ce pass6, ct que
n'ent-elle pas dome pour y reve-
mir
Et d'abord, ellie Sc revoyait, avec
ses long cheveux d'enfant, douce-
ment berc6e dams les bras de son
pere.
Son pere H.. CONNIE il payait
aimee !! CONNIE ellie l'aimait ellie
meme !! Son souvenir 6tait touJours
Ia, CONNIE sill s'6tait eteint, la veil
lie settlement, ct ellie croyait yoir
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01

Cctte compagnie attire specialement
l'attention des marchands detailleurs de
la vile ct de la campagne sur les produits
de leur etabl1ssement, qu'elle garantis
ct met sur lie marche aux prix les plus
a~vantageux.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01

M. Mcmillan informe le public
quill a CONSIGNMENT en- main un
assortment complet de Meubles
Tapis, Garnitures de Chassis, Etc.
Vente faite sur Placement q la Sc
maine ct au Mols. Venez visiter
notre Establishment, ct vous infor-
mer de nos prix avant d'aller ache
ter a~llleurs; vous y trouverez votre
b6n6fice.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-07-01

teint son paroxysme, ses yeux IAN
caient un feu sombre, sa poltrlne
ralait, ses joues 6taient livides.
Dun geste violent, il degagea
brusquement Sos mains, ct foallia
So poche pour Gu tirer son revol-
yer.
Caminade imlta aussitot son
exemple,
Soft a deux de jeu! dit-il
dun ton equalizer; 81 tn ne reml-
SEES pas ton aboyeur, je to tue COM
me un CHEN.
-Veux-tu me rendre la cassette!
interrompit rageusement Lambert.
-Puisque je te dis qu'elle est
entire les mains de L%agardere.
-C'est ton dernier mot Iu ne
veux pas |! eh bien tant pts pour
tot.
Et sous Influence dun indici-
BILE desordre, Lambert SIERRA la pol
gnee de son revolver ct lacha Ia
detente.
MATS le coup ne partit pas +! Car
a ce moment un coup de came
plombee vigoureusement applique
await frapp6 sa main droite, ct Far
me qu'elle tenait await roule a ter
re.
En- meme temps, le mise
rable 6tait apprehend6 au corps ct
mis- dams Iimpossibilit6 de bouger.
C'etaient Bricole, Filoohe ct lie
Grand-Sec qui avaient fait irrup-
ton dams le bureau ct venaient de
sauver Caminade.
ella! Ia ! dit Filoche, dun ton
reinforcement caressant, q Lambert
qui essayait vainement de SO de-
battre; ne nous tortillons pas ain
81, puisque ca ne sert a rien! Dali
leurs, ST tn es gentil, il ne to sera
fait aucun NAL.
"Que me voulez-vous ? grom-
mela Lambert.
"Voila la vraie question, r6pon-
dit Bricole; CONNIE Ia dit tres ju-
disbursement Filoche, nous ne
sommes pas DIES tigres, nous au-
tres, ct 81 tn es reasonable.
"Quelle est votre intention?
."Nos intentions sont pures.
"Enfn.. pourquoi cette violen-
ce?.. qu'attendez-vous de moi =.
Bricole SO prit q %sourire.
Zee Lambert! dit-il avec enjoue-
ment, il a toujours etc intelligent;
ct c'est dommage quill ait 81 NAL
tourn6!
Enfn, il fault etre indulgent ; ct
puisqu'il demande CO que nous at.
tendons de lui, nous allons le lui
faire conna1tre.
Prenez done, cher Monsieur, la
peine de vous asseoir, ct veuillez,
je vous prize, ecouter CO que nous
avons a reclamer de votre obligean-
CO.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07

Z. A. Smith, Of Lawrence recently sofa
his mare, "Sister Wilkes" to w. T.
France, of New York, for $l2iOOO. Inc
mare has record Of 2:27.
Junction City Tribune: Seven out Of
thirteen teachers in the Junction City
schools are graduates Of the Junction
City high schools.
The lola Register rejoices over the
noteworthy fact that the saloons have
gone" from the prosperous and growing
town.
Two drug merchants at Eureka were
fined 1925 each for selling liquor. and one
man for gambling was assessed $500 and
costs.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
building at Rossviile, Kansas, IS TO be
dedicated on Sunday, March 1st.
Gen. Hatch and his officers left Wichi-
ia for Arkansas City on the 23d prepara-
/ tory to entering Oklahoma.
Mrs. George AcDaniels. of lie Roy was
/ found hanging IN wOOdshed on the 18th
inst.
A sweeping revival is now in progress
at the Second M. 4. Church, Of Salina-
The new opera house at Dodge City Is
/ fast approaching completion.
Trains going West are loaded with ag-
riCulturel implements.
a heavy snow fall was general in Kan :
/ sas on the 23d inst.
Leonardville wants a private school
Winfield is troubled with fire bugs.
Neosho county has a new Jail
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Columbus Courier. During our 10 years
experience in the printing business, we
have never seen, in any one Of those years
as many tramp printers as we have dur
ing the past three months. Hardly a
day passes but what from one to three
comes into the Office in search Of work.
Wichita Beacon. The German boys at
st. Marks recently gave an entertainment
and played drama or tragedy In the
German language. A gentleman who
saw the performance says he doesn't
know what they called the play, but he
thinks it was William (dOn'U Tell.
Salina Herald: Mr.. Chas. Ahlquist,
living ten miles south of town, was killed
while in the act Of chOpping down tree
Monday. In falling the tree struck
another, causing a branch 70 strike him
on the head, killing him instantly.
Burlingame Democrat: Mr.. Noah Ar
mold, Of Dragon, informs Us that he lost
by the hard Winter, fourteen out Of thlr-
tY-one hives Of bees. They had plenty
Of honey stored to feed upon, but were
frozen by the severe cold.
Leavenworth coal miners, numbering
one hundred and fifty in all, quit work.
claiming that the company agreed to pay
them five cents per bushel for mining up
TO March LIST, and demand pay at the rate
stated in that agreement.
Prisoners confined in the HiaWatha
jail made an unsuccessful break for lib
erty on last Wednesday. Tools had
been furnished them by outside parties,
but they were discovered by the jailor
before being used.
Fort Scott amateurs visited Nevada,
Mo, and rendered the opera of Patience"
to q crowded house. The opera was
given for the benefit Of the Fort Scott
Drum Corps, which enjoys wide and
fattering reputation.
Augusta Gazette: A colony Of nine
families, embracing fOIty-fve persons
from Franklin county, Ohio, arrived IN
this city last Thursday. They are all To-
Gated in close proximity to town.
FL Dorado Republican: We lean that a
/ large number Of Friends will settle IN
Pleasant and Richmond townships this
county, this season, several having ale
ready arrived IN Wichita.
The twenty-frst anniversity Of the
Atchison Lodge Of Knights at Pythlas
was celebrated on the 10Th inst. The
lodge was addressed by Hon. ii. Clay
Park, of the Patriot.
Cirad Press. Little Roy Crawford, the
four year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
W, Crawford, fell against q Wheel-bar-
row on Wednesday, and bit his tongue
almost Of.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07
HoUsE-FKBRUARY 25.

All Committee Clerks but five were or
dered discharged by resolution.
The concurrent resolution instruCting
the Attorney General to enquire into the
liability of other partiesfor PUsey's steals
at the Denitentiary, was adopted.
The bill to constitute township officers
Boards of Highway Commissioners came
up for trial reading when an amend
ment was offered which would permit
township boards to levy taxes upon all
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07
sENATE-FEBRUARY q.

House bill No. 346 (the Temperance
bill) passed the Senate this forenoon,
yeas, Senators Allen, Barker, Blue, Bu-
chan, Case, COngdOn, Crane, DOnnell,
Granger, Green, HsTkness, Hick,
Humphrey, Jennings, NJ. G. Kelley, ii.
B. Kelly, John Kelly, Kimball,
Kahler, Marshall, Picker, Redden, Bit
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07
sENATE-FUBRUARY p.

In the Senate this forenoon, Senate
Joint Resolution No. 5, to amend conEti-
tuition in relation TO the judiciary, passed
a third reading-yeas "a, nays 3.
The House Temperance bill NO. 367)
occupied the whole forenoon without
result.
The whole afternoon session of the
Senate was taken up in discussion of the
House Temperance bill, pending the dis
cussiOn of which the Senate continued it
as the special order for eleven O'Clock to-
morrow, and then adjourned.
At the evening session House bill 24O,
to enable cities of the second class to
extend their corporate limits, was passed
to 8 third reading, and about twenty
local bills were advanced to a third read
ing.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-17
REMARKABLE EFFECTS.

The story that the head of Charlotte
Corday blushed when the the executioner
exhibited it to the crowd, after he had
cut it off with the guiliotine blade, is
generally treated as q romance OF the
French revolution; but that other story
of the same period, of the severed head
of a victim that turned its eyes and
moved its lips in indignation, is partially
sustained by French scientists recent
experiments with criminal, whose head
was injected with arterial blood an hour
and half after it had been cut off. The
mouth assumed an expression OF hfei
the eyelids lifted; the pupils of the eye
contracted with the light; and through q
hole in the skull the blood was seen to
temporarily circulate. DR. BrOwn-Se'
GUARD, of Paris, also tried the same
experiment on dog. The annimars
name was called, when it opened its
eyes and turned its head in the direction
of the voice. There is something very
suggestive in these remarkable effects.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-17
While We May.

The hands are such dear hands;
They are so full, they turn at our demands
So often; they reach cut.
With tri1es scarcely thought shout,
So many times f; they do
So very many things for me, for you
II their fond wills mistake,
We may well bend, not break.
They are such fond, frail lips
That speak TO us. Pray if love strips
Them Of deception many times,
Or If they speak too slow or quick, such crimes
We may pass by; for we may see
Days not far of when those small words may bC
Held not as slow, or quick, or out OF place. but
dear,
Because the lips are no more here.
They are such dear, familiar feet that go
Along the path with ours-feet fast or slow,
And trying to keep paee-if they mistake,
Or tread upon some flower that we would take
Upon our breast. or bruise some reed.
Cr crush poor Hope until it bleed.
We may be mute,
Not turning quickly to lmpute
Grave fault; for they and we
Have such a little way to gO-can be
Together such little while along the way,
We Will be patient while we may
So many little faults we find.
We see them; for not blind
Is love. We see them; but if You and
Perhaps remember them some by-and-by
| They will not be
Faults then-grave faults-tO you and me,
But just odd ways-mistalkes, or even less
Remembrances to bless.
Days change so many things--yes, hours.
We see so differently in suns and showers.
| Mistaken words tonight
May be so cherished by tO-morrOw's light.
We may be patient; for we know
There's such little way to 20.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-17

What have done" Walter sslid his
heart swelling with emotion, twas glad
Iy, lovingly done. do not need thanks,
Aunt Julia"
Il believe that, but 1 am not less
grateful, because you gave from full
heart. May God bless you and yours,
Walter. May what you have done for a
crippled, penniless woman come back to
you in your Old age laden with her bless
ing. Kiss me farewell Walter.
Reverently he bent over her, pressinga
loving kiss upon the withered lips, while
tears that were no shame to his manhood
stood in his eyes. A few broken words
to Elsie, a murmured prayer, and the
gentle spirit was released from the weary,
pain-racked frame. Tears of true love
fellupOn the wasted face, placidin deaths
sleep. Every kind word was cherished
when the lips that had spoken it were
mute. and Aunt Julia had two true
mourners at her funeral, while many of
the friends Ofyears gone by came to pay
the last tribute of respect to her men,
Dry.
1t did not surprise Elsie when she
learned that her Aunt Julia had left her
the fortnue that came too late to gladden.
her own life. But she told Walter, when
the will was read to her
Il am glad we never thought of the
land, Walter, in the eyears that AuntJulia
was with us. 1t would have made me
hesitate often to show her all the love i'll
my heart, if 1 had ever thought she
would have money to leave me-
"She knew, darling, it was all love,
yet am glad my Elsie has some reward
for the patient, tender care that allevi-
ated the suffering of the poor invaliC
who rests at last.
And Elsie, Nesting close in Walters
arms. said softly
"If 1 could love you more, Walter
than did when married you, SHOULD
do so when 1 think of your kindness an(
generosity to Aunt Julia"
1T was odd, Walter said, "that the
money that Aunt Julia invested il
Chicago should be actually doubled, 70
1 have seen her weep often when sh,
spoke of her unfortunate investment O
her friends legacy.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-17
THE MYSTERIOUS BED.

A traveller, while vending his way
through the eastern portion of the State
of New York, stopped over night at the
village of S. with some friends, who
were great wags. In one of the bed
rooms of the house there was a bedstead
fastened by pulleys to the ceiling.
Night came, and the traveller was shown
to his room. A girl led the way, candle
in hand, and after pointing out the bed,
departed with the light, saying that she
needed it for the other dodgers. The
traveller groped his way to the bed, or
to the spot where he had seen it. but it
had disappeared. From corner to corner
he groped, but the search was useless
Somewhat frightened, lie commenced
shouting, exclaiming that the house was
bewitched. The landlord and two or
three of his guests bearing lights, an
swered his empathic summons, and Just
as he was about to tell the story of the
missing bed, he looked and 10! there il
stood as it was before. He tried to in
form them of his inability to find the
/ bedstend, but they only laughed at him,
/ telling him he must be crazy. Bidding
him goodnight, and telling him to &c
to bed and sleep off his delirium, they
left him. As soon as they had shut the
door, he made dive for the bed anC
landed on the floor He then began K
yell louder than ever, and darted for the
door In attempting to descend thu
stairs, he fell headlong to the bottom
making such terrible noise that all the
inmates rushed to learn the cause Of tn
disaster. Again he told his story, but /
was received with ridicule. To satisf,
him thnt he had been mistaken, one o
the guests proposed to enter the room
with him and remain there until h
should fall asleep. The proposition wa
gladly accepted and in about twent
minutes the traveller was sound asleel
The wags then gently hOisted the bed
stead almost to the ceiling, and con
menced shouting "fire!" murder
Thoroughly alarmed, he sprang out {
bed, but the distance being fully 81
times what he expected, he imagined Il
had fallen over fifty feet. Fear SCENE
to strengthen his lungs, and he shOute
that the house was haunted and the i'm
of darkness had attempted to fly ava
with him. Nor could they convince hi
otherwise.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-17
For
JUNE.

The gentle slopes of the prairies are
clothed i'll green sprinkled with the
prairie rose, which is of medium size
and pale red in color, not attractive to
look at, but has a splendid perfume,
also a variety of other wild flowers
whose blossoms are generally purple.
Here and there are large squares of
brown, upon which may be seen long,
thread-like rows of green, being
the young corn just getting its first
cultivation. The sky is fair and the
weather warm in the day and cool at
night, gradually growing warmer until
the mercury in the thermometer
reaches 1902 in the shade.
There comes from the South steady
scorching wind, which continues for
three days and nights with little Varia-
ton either in the wind or the tempera-
ture, except being somewhat cooler at
night. During this time things are
dried and parched to a remarkable de
gree. The door of our dwelling lets il
a large streak of light where the wood
has shrunk, the young trees have theiI
leaves scorched and Drowned as if by
! fire, the ground shrinks leaving long
! long cracks in it, and the grass in some
places turns yellow. Then we heal
above the whistle of the wind the rum
bling of distant thunder and gradual!
the sky is clouded over while the viviC
flash of lightning is almost constant
The wind shifts to the North, but w
only get a sprinkle of rain. We retire
to rest feeling thankful that the heated
spell is broken. In the morning tn,
thermometer registers 60', the win,
still blowing "A stiff breeze from tn
North, with the day cloudy and an oC
casional rumbling of thunder. We ca
imagine we are in some far-oif land q
the North, or that March had suddenl
paid us visit. Such is one phase {
the usually lovely weather of Kansa
in June. w. {. L.
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