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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-22

raid generally, and in well-seasoned terms,
wondering, if the games did not recomnlence,
how he would ever get even with the
blasted bank. The pool-rooms are doing q
rushing business, and one can wager any
thing from dollar up-and generally lose.
The proprietors of these places get their 5
per cent. on all the money wagered Just the
same, and care not at all who loses or who
wins, provided he be a regular patron of
the house; for in the one case it is ques-
ton of '.gettirf even''-in the other one Of
increasing ones earnings" Among the
most inveterate betters are those who can
least afford it. 81 saw man buy six
dollar pool yesterday" said a well-known
race reporter, ''and he paid for it with q
ten dollar BILL. l know him well, and I
know he has family that hasn't had a
square meal in two weeks. Why, when he
handed UP that tenner to pay for the pool,
his hand trembled so that he scattered his
change all over the floor. Win? The horse
hasn't got in yet. He'll be around tonight,
though. and every night when he can bor-
row dolIar-he'll never earn one, and may
probably end up by hitting the box for a
stake, but he'll blow it all back before the
seasons over"
Crowded as the piazzas are with guests
as the sidewalks are with pedestrians-as
the pool rooms are with buyers, so are the
streets with vehicles Of all descriptions
There is one gentleman stopping at one of
the principal hotels who has his drag here,
with its full complement of horses and
grooms 1t is all very well and exrides
wealth from every shining spoke and nickel
plated point. but the taste of it all is sober
and elegant in the extreme. His is an ex-
tremely select coterie, and it is a gallant
sight to see the handsome turnout as it rolls
away to the lake. Woodlawn. the Geyser or
some other favorite drive. There is always
a merry party on the top.
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Fan CIaira.

V. W. Bayless of Minneapolis, formerly re-
ceive r of the Eau Claire United States land
office, who goes East with his family next
week, visited here this week . Misses Lulu
Brown and Nellie Sherman OF Minneapolis
visited friends here this week -. Rev. A. NJ.
Pitcher pastor of the Lake Street NJ. E. church
of this city, breaches st Madison tomorrow.
-. Mr.. Amos Boughton OF Minneapolis, and
Miss Ida NJ. Harrsan OF this city, were mar
ried here Tuesday by Rev. P B. Morrison,
and will reside at MINNEAPOLIS. Miss
Georgia Spencer is visiting relatives at Me-
nomonie. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Gilbert and
son Of Burlington, Ia, are the guests of
friends here -. Miss Louise Crissey of Buff
falo, n. Y, and Miss Lillian Parks of Pipe
stone Mich, are visiting the family Of Judge
Teal Mr.. and Mrs. john Caldwell have re-
turned from Geneva lake, where they at
tended the Y. NJ. c. A. institute. Assembly
man NJ. G. Hobert and wife of Columbia
county, are visiting here. George w.
Mason is convalescent after severe illness.
Miss Margaret Harvey has gone to Toronto,
Canada, to visit friends. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I.
Tinker, Mrs. W. P. Bartlett, Mrs. Florence
Hayden, Mrs. W. H. Smith and Mr., aud Mrs.
N II. Mosher are camping in Dunn county,
on Sand creek. :. The concert at Curtis hall
Wednesday evening by local talent including
Prof. f. A. Smith and Misses Whittier and
Fowler, was pleasing success. Edward
Russell has removed to Chicago to practice
law
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&ffIIWRfer.

Hornets camp at Comedian lake, chaper-
oned by Mrs. B. H. Pierce, disbanded on
"Wednesday. Those in the camp were Misses
Ada Merrill, Emma Maloy, Mollie Motfatt,
Stella May Moore, Nellie McComb, Nellie Long,
May and others. Among the visitors were
John Hallowell, Will Foran, Herb Whittlesey,
Hany Hayden, Walter B. Grosvenor, Dwight
De Graft, Will Mofatt, John Greeley, Mrs. A.
c. Merrill, Mrs. Horton, ]. c. Rhodes, Jr., w.
A. Maunseu. Miss Grace Merrill, Miss
Lizzie Jordan, Miss Louise Chambers
Mr.. Mccoy and Miss Mccoy,
Miss Agnes Green; an accomplished lady of
this city, and William C.. Foster of Watertown,
OAK, will be married in the Presbyterian
church here Tuesday evening, Aug. 81, at
1890. a very large number of invitations
have been issued. Mrs. Livingston and Burt
Sheldon leave on Tuesday for Owatonna, to
visit friends and relatives. H. Blumb of
Peoria, Ill.,, is the guest.of Mr.. and Mrs. a.
G. Tuebel.. Mrs. e. S. Davis and sons of st.
Louis, are.the guests of Mrs. DR.. Millard...
Mrs. Capt. Mills of Minneapolis is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs Fred Scott
" Mrs. l.. w. Eldred has been visiting her
daughter at Pine City. DR.. Cane has re-
turned from Comedian lake, where he has
been camping with his family and several
friends. :. George S. Rankin has returned
from pleasant visit down the river. :. Mrs.
w. w. Hall has returned from Ashland,
where she has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. G. H. Burt and Mrs. Bromley visited
friends at st. Paul last week. Misses Jessie
and Laura Smith have returned to Indianapo-
lis after two months visit with their cousin,
Miss Kittie BrOSiuS
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Fergus Falls.

Rev. o. N. Winchester, formerly pastor
here, preached in the Presbyterian church
last Sabbath. Harry Brocklehurst's sister
and family have arrived from Louisiana and
may reside here permanently. :. Rev. Father
Watry has gone to Morris to resume his old
charge. and Rev. Father Scheles of Rush City
will succeed him here. Mr.. and Mrs. Knut-
son OF Chicago, who have been visiting here
have returned home, accompanied by their
niece, Emma Hanson who intends remaining
with her relatives q year. "A children S
party was given on Friday at Mrs. Free
Fairs IN honor of her daughter Mabel's 9th
birthday. Miss Cora Devendorf of Ludden,
Oak. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jewett
....P Prof. Reynolds will go to st. Paul this
week and attend the Minnesota high school
council. The ladies OF the Norwegian con-
ference held fair and sociable in the Boy
ingtou block "Wednesday evening, which was
largely attended. e. A. Jewett and wife
have returned from two weeks visit in Da-
kota William Dumble and son of Morris,
Mihn., are visiting the family of E. G. Dunn
ble &. Miss Lille Nichols has returned from
a four weeks visit in the southern part of
the state. Miss Alice Austin, who has been
studying in Boston, returned home this week
and will remain here the remainder OF the
summer. =. Mrs. B. NJ. Ensign has gone to
Whitewater, Wis, to spend month or two at
her parents -. Mrs. Christie Phillips is visit
ing her sister, Mrs Daniel Phillips, at Vern-
dale. Frank j. Evans of the Fergus National
bank is visiting at Dover City, his home.
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A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ Baldwin, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hack, Mr.. and Mrs. E. 5. Fuller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tams Bixby, the Misses Addie
Clark, Ellida Simmons and Fannie Herman
and A. III. Boxrud and f. Z. Kingman, men,
bers of the Big Stone slack water navigation
expedition, left Tuesday morning on a fish
ing and hunting expedition for Foster or Big
Stone lake.. The Zenith City excursion
party, consisting of DR.. and Mrs. G.. FL. Crazy,
Hon. +. w. Hoyt, wife and two daughters;
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Perkins, Dr. and Mrs. B.
Jaehnig, Mrs. Lura G. Blood, j. NJ. Belanger
and wife, S. A. Hart, A. j. Meacham, P. N.
McRoStie, @. n. AkerS and Capt. Ray, T.
Lewis and wife returned last Saturday from
weeks enjoyment spent in visiting Duluth,
AShfield, Bay6ed and other points. MesSrs.
n. A. Peterson, Albert Heising and Oscar
Greulich Of Milwaukee returned Thursday
from three weeks camp at FrOntenac, on
Lake Pepiu :. .Messrs. H. a. Willard. j. III.
Rich, g. Carl Davis and others are enjoying
themselves in camp in the wids of Northern
Minnesota. They intend to remain several
weeks. Rev. c. H. Plummer left Tuesday
morning, in company with W. J. and |. S.
Richardson and w. r. Murray of Lake City,
for two weeks camping out on the upper
St. Croix river. They will visit Bayfield,, Ash
land, Duluth and other points before re-
turning home. The following onpany Of
young ladies has gone out to Simmons
camp on the Cannon river, to spend couple
OF weeks: The Misses Lizzie Howe, Lydia
George, frankie Adams, Nina George, Nanon
EaStey, Anna NJ. Brown, Allie Brown, Miss
Cole of Winona and Miss Swan of Moline, Ill.
THE young people of the Presbyterian
church gave lawn sociable at the residence
of Mrs O. N. Guptiu, on Seventh street, Fri
day evening. -. Miss frankie Lyons has gone
on visit to her sisters in St. Paul and Elk
river. The Misses Emily and Clara Drummer
returned to their home at st. Paul Monday,
after an extended visit with friends and re-
lations in this city.
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Travis residence. james E. Child of
Waseca. the Prohibition candidate for gov
cruor, will speak at the opera house next
Thursday evening. Mr.. George Hadley of
Chicago, is the guest of his brother G. w.
Hadley. The second Of the series of enter
tainments will be given by the Camilla Urso
Concert company next Friday evening, 9th
inst, at the opera house. No one should fail
to hear this famous volinist. Tickets and
seats now on sale at Luers s. Lusrs' drug
store. -. Rev. j. j. Price, wife and child, mis-
sionaries from Burmah, were entertained by
Mrs. A. K. Rankin the first of the week.
Mrs. Price was formerly a class-mate of Mrs.
Rankin in college. Miss Jessie Tyler has re-
turned from Minnetonka. :, There was a
large attendance at the Methodist picnic
Thursday at the Mineral Springs park.
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tied friends in Minneapolis the first of the
week.
Mrs. J. B. West, Jr, entertained dinner
party on Thursday, composed exclusively of
ladies'.
Miss Lille Harmon has gone to st. Louis,
where she is the guest of Miss Birdie Trout
man.
Mrs. e. n. Smith and daughter of Milwau-
kee have been the guests of Mrs. Wesley
Neil.
Charles W. Murtfeldt Of St. Louis has been
visiting r. J. Mendenhall, 1900 Stevens ave-
nue..
Mrs. S. Sayne gave a pleasant party at her
home on Eighth avenue south Tuesday even
ing.
r. N. Johnson Of the Indianapolis News
visited friends in Minneapolis the past week
Ii. G.. Tyler and Lizzie Adams are guests of
H. W. Stetson, 1925 Fourth street southeast
Mrs. ]. r. Kinney has as guests her pa
rents, Judge Poor and wife of Dubuque, La.
j. NJ. Quinn of Bismarck, Oak, was in the
city Tuesday, accompanied by II. L. Wilson.
P.S. Mackay of the motor company has
been spending some days at Hope, Oak.
Mrs. T. A. Wetmore, 10 Seventeenth street,
entertained friends Wednesday evening.
Fred Book of the Pence opera house has
been in Chicago for some days past.
Mrs. =. Bernstein, sos Chicago avenue, gave
tea party Wednesday evening.
o. K. Earle of st. Louis park is the happy
father OF an eleveh-pound boy.
]. P. Stockdale and son have been out Of
the city on hunting trip.
DR.. and Mrs. H. w. Brazie have returne d
from their California trip.
Miss Elizabeth Stephenson has return ed
from her visit in the East.
Judge LELAND has returned from an ex-
tended visit to Dakota.
Mr.. Otto Lochmund of Lyons, Ia, is in the
city visiting friends.
Supt. Goodrich, Of the street car company,
is in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. D. Jones and hid are WIS.,
ting in Buffalo.
Mrs. J. X. keenan, has gone to visit at
Elmira, N. Y.
Miss Elizabeth Stephenson has returned
from the East.
Fred 1. Segelbaum has returned from trip
to New York.
Miss May Lee is visiting friends in Butler
county, Ind.
Mrs. ]. H. keenan, and son are at Elmira,
n. Y.
6 6 SIN ic in tba
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Brafnerd.

Prof. Wilson leaves in day or two for St:
Paul to attend the Minnesota high school
council to be held in the Capitol Messrs
w. A. Smith and W. e. Campbell have re-
turned from O trip East. :. Sau Hill, the
agile Minneapolis politician, has been Braun
erd visitor for several days past. John Ross,
the great Canadian railroad contractor, is
spending few days in Brainerd. E. a. o.
Narrow was awarded the silver cup contested
for by members of the Brainefd Rifle club, he
having won it three times. >. DIR. Averill is
rusticating at Ashland, Wis, for few weeks.
....A. T. Nicely and Rupert Rosser leave ON
Saturday upon three weeks visit to friends
in the East Mrs. DR.. Howes left Friday
morning for Duluth to join q party Of friends
from Cleveland, who are enjoying yachting
trip on Lake Superior Mr.. Peter Abear and
Miss Camilla Sivireno were married Thurs
day.. The Guild will meet with NJ. j. Sey-
mour on Thursday evening next,
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GWafolni,,n,,,a.

Mrs L. Cruikshanks formerly teacher in
the public schools of this city, who for several
months past has been visiting in the East. ar
rived here last Friday. Judge A. G. Kick
man and wife, who have been spending few
weeks ut Maplewood park, Waseca, returned
shutdown. Ia, and Mr. Wells Miller of
Wichita, kan, nave been guests at the j. n.
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the electric lights blaze out de-
fiance to harness. For Broadway
is now quite metropolitan in its manner of
being lighted, and the street lamps only
serve the purpose of hitchng posts or of
resting places for weary WayfarerS. And
still more metropoltanized is Broadway by
the presence of squad of bue-coated,
-buttoned, black-helmeted policemen,
who swing their clubs with the grace of
member of the Finest" and eye the
pretty, French, be-capped nurse girls as
indulgent as any idol of the Marys and
Maggies OF Fifth avenue.
There are tremendous thrOngs of people
in Saratoga just now, and while tine hotels are
crowded the boarding houses are overflow
ing. And then to increase the numbers OF
summer visitors come crowds of excursion
lists, who arrive in hordes, that are packed
away in the jammed railroad coaches like
matches in box. 1t is a mystery what
pleasure there can be in taking hot.
dusty ride of fifty or hundred miles for
the sake Of lingering for an hour or two
in Saratoga. Yet they come, do these
excursienists baskets in hand, and they
wander about the streets in desultory
sort of fashion, gaping and open-eyed,
bustling and jostling and being hustled and
iostled, yet generally coming off first best,
for tie average eXcursionist is remark
ably sharp elbowed as well as homely
and hungry. When they have
surfeited their amazement they proceed,
generally, to the park and there surfeit
themselves with 'chicken fXin's." And
the result is that for the following few
days many a delectable bone is enjoyed by
Fashionable dog visitors, which, much to
the disgust of their high bred mistress, dis
play pebean taste for bones. not at all
in keeping, it would seem, with their gen
tie birth, nurture and training.
The dog element prevails to large ex-
tent in fashionable Saratoga circles. Other
modes have their cycles but dogs go on
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tress until she too is entangled. The
ffteen-year visitor is here in force this
season; vigorous as ever and decidedly
more numerous. Let no caviling critic
claim that with each year the number of
regular-comers for many seasons, increases,
for although this may be the case it is a
startling fact that the number of years that
each one claims is invariably Is. Last
year l. may have been 5. but the moment
they branch out as "Uld Timers they
claim that their summerings have extended
through decade and half. And how
they do dilate on past glorie5 of Sa ratoga
and OF its present decadence, which exists
only in their bilious imaginatiohs! The
spectacles through which they view the
world are jaundiced and non-focussed, SO
that everything seems distorted and out of
harmony.
why, SIR" one Of these old-timers will
hI1rc ant liz, q
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forever. One often
sees, led by their
mistress. sew eral
young and careless
puppies, that stray
about i'll the most
reckless IN ann e r,
Juggling and pulling
on their collar or
harness, getting I'M
der the feet of pass
ers-by and winding
themselves up in
their leading strings
and often circling
about their mis-
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Confirmation Of Assessment for Grad
ing Clinton Avenue.
OFFICE OF TIE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, /,
City OF ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. - 1885 (

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CRY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 10, 1885.
The assessment of benefits, costs and ex-
penses arising from the grading of Clinton
Avenue, from Concord street to Colorado
street, in the City of st. Paul, Minnesota.
having been completed by the Board of Public
Works In and for said city, said Board will
on the 31st day Of August, A. D. 1885, ia
hear objections Gf any to said assessment,
at which time and place unless sufficient
cause is shown to the contrary, said assess
ment will be confirmed by said Board.
The following is list of the supposed own
ers' names, q description of the property
benefited and the amounts assessed against
the same, to-wit:
West St. Paul Proper.
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Confirmation Of Assessment for Grading
Ashland Avenue (F0rmerly Hen
lepin ATenue.)
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, 7
CRY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 19, 1888. !

The assessment Of benefits, costs and ex
penses arising from the grading Of Ashland
Avenue formerly Hennepin Avenue), from
Victoria street to Lexington Avenue, in the
City Of st. Paul, Minnesota, having been com
pleted by the Board of Public Works in and
for said city, said Board will meet at their of
fee in said city at 1880 p. m. on the 31st day
of August, A. D. 1885. to hear objections III
any to said assessment, at which time and
place, unless sufficient cause Is shown to the
contrary, said assessment will be confirmed
by said Board.
owners names, a description of the property
benefited and the amounts assessed against
the same, to-wit:
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AMERICAS NOTED SPA.
Pen Pictures Of Life in Summer at Gay
and Brilliant Saratoga
Springs.
Daily Scenes Of the Famous Watering
Place The Dog Craze, Gambling
and Gamblers.
Some Handsome Cottages, Residences
of Prominent Men--Architec-
turaI Beauties.

HE shadows cast in
.Iear-cut silhousttes
by MONDAY sun, or by
electric light, says a
correspond
mt, are as va
led as the charac
tiers one meets while
along Broad
way at Saratoga,
Longing on the pi-
aZzas of the hotels or
making part of the
hurrying. push in g
throng at the race
track. And like these
shadows, too, some
are seen only IN
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SOMETHING NEwnN AUTOMArA.

Chicago Herald.
A Monroe street palace of wet goods, ia
nous for its ckel-catching automatic, has
recently added to its collection q most
unique and comic figure. AS the figure
drinks nothing but Lake Michigan water
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-22
burst out explosively, Fifteen years ago

when L made my first
visit to S arato g a
Springs-and l have
not missed a season
since, sir-do you
suppose there were
any such new tangled
notions as that?"-
pointing at the electric
light. NO, sir, we
did not. try to turn
night into day and
day into night, and
since II things have
been getting worse
and worse, and l sup
pose when | come
back next season there
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All objections to said assessment must bS
made in writing and filed with the Clerk Of
said Board at least one day prior to said
meeting. WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
R. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Of Public Works
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colored up to look like the Juice of the corn
CROP and as there is quite craze among
the boys to ''see it work. the enterprsing
firm of nickel chasers is not only reaping a
harvest. but the figure is likely to last many
day and perform its functions without
suffering the usual troubles of steady drink
ers, such as cauterization of the throat and
picking of the inverness. State and county
rights are now for sale on liberal TERMS
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VISITOR. Will be electric lights
in every room in the house,
The sporting clement is strong In Sara
toga, and despite the late efforts of Anthony
Comstock. is as numerous and busy as
ever. The late raid seems to have
been caused by spasm of virtue, and
when the trumpets had blown their blasts.
when the banners had been waved and
the storming of the castle completed, the
moral sense of the community was satisfied
and the captured garrison released. only to
return to its stronghold and entrench itself
more strongly than ever. Gamblers and
officers and civilians gather in entire friend
Illness about the green gaA
cloth, and copper, cop -
perez and coppered win Y NA
each others money in the
most amicable manner.
For day or two the dust ~ ~
was allowed to gather on NsS,
the tables, and the still ~
ness that relgned in the
rooms where the rattle of
the ivory bail or the click = n Vii
OF checks formerly WereL<W nm
heard, was absolute. Dur-W<M NSEM
ing those hours the play-%W ~ "
ers and playeeS had moth 4 GAMBLER.
ing to do but stand about in groups and talk
about it. And sometimes there was group
of one, v it hat tilted over the nose and
cigar pointing skywards, who cursed the
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Red Wing.

S. S. Small is in the East.
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All objections to said assessment must be
made in writing and filed with the Clerk OF
said Board at least one day prior to said
meeting.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Ofticial:
R. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
2S,-35
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But while thinking and talking of the to-
come, society is steadily enjoying the what
is, and the lake season is not suffered to
wane. 1t is waiting the first cold blast
when it will end like flowers struck by a
premature blast of wintry frost.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
.Don't kill old Scratch!'' chuekled

"Don't kill old Scratch!' chuekled
her husband.
But even as he laughed. there came
the click of the pistol, and Jim's pre-
cious hen fell dead on the ground.
ssWhat hev I done?'' cried Aunt
Melinda. '.Why didn't you tell me
she was in the way?"
"She wasn't nowhere near you,
insisted Uncle Jonathan; land
thought you was goin' to shoot at the
mark.
Poor Jim was crying as though his
heart was quite broken.
Never mind" said his aunt, pat
ting his head. "I'll buy you another
hen. and we'll eat old Scratch for din.
ner. Firm pistols is always danger.
ous."
Uncle Jonathan picked up old
Scratch and carried her off to prepare
her for cooking. He was gone long
while.
When he came back Aunt Melinda
had returned to her ironing. and Jim
was sitting disconsolately on the door.
step.
Look here what l found" he said
slowly.
There were some shining particles
in his hand.
''Why, it looks like gold" said Aunt
Melinda. Where did you git it?''
''In old Scratch's craw," said Uncle
Jonathan. I'm goin' to take it to the
assaycr's. Whatever it is, it come
out of our garden"
The assayer discovered that what
Uncle Jonathan brought him was six
dollars worth of pure gold, and in a
few weeks the garden was leased to
men who began sinking shaft.
BY the next Fourth of July Aunt
Melinda, as the wife of wealthy man,
had grown better-tempered, and Jim
went to school and was as independent
and manly as though he had never
worn Bingham apron.
Il tell you, Melindy," Uncle Jona-
than used to say, 81 wasn't such fool
as you thought when 1 set round and
smoked my little black pipe an let old
Scratch do my prospectin' fur me. -
Golden DdyS.