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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
A D1T % YgzTEGlf.

1t Is surprising that people VIII
use a common ordinary pill when
thev can secure a valuable English
enc fer the same money. Dr.
Acker's English pills are 4 posi-
tive cure fer siek headache and al
liver troubles. They are sMasi-
sweet, easily taken, ard 90 not
grippe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

West Point. Miss. Feb. Is
The contract for the first tea-mIie
section Of the Memphis s. ATTAIN
tic railroad, from Abbott to West
Point, has been let to ] z Caroth-
era, to be esmplsted by June l.
Within the next thirty days the
contract for the grading, bridging
and trestling viii be let from Alb
hstt to Houston.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

We refund money in every iu-
stance When Plantation Chill Cure
(neariv tastelsss) fAiis-5ut il aerer
feas. J T. Chandler, Agent.
Also J 7 Avis, TIylovs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Webb Harris has re, urued home
after q sir months absence in Jack
soa Attending the commercial
school aud assisting the Legisla.
ture.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
LII Nar1;i1-ed.

10 per cent. 5. 7 or I0ve.rz. To B.
secured bT first uactsts. On plAatl
tons and s-rms, Apply TO
W. 4. ROASE, Atfo iey-at...x.
OF ri n
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Nv sales OF Plantation Chill and
Fever Cure (uesFly tastslsss) sx
coed IN amou ut all others together,
j. I. Chandler, Ageat.
Also J I Avs, TaYlofs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
Howell G. Wallace,
CABINET MAKER AND
OXFORD, Mss.

We always keep on haad an elegant
Metallic Cases. Roarvo.,.l g..
sad Walnut Casss.
,.essels. Cipta Covered C.lsss.s.
CAilsircas Gloss Whfc gnsss ara Go
kei- AMI ci-.arer iias - caans.
cooling hcasii aad stools ssr IN. dead
knhalming iuid AMI Robes.
Mr. William Wallace viii af,..u.l -
tn. Ius*s. All funerals att.ad...l
9TH prnnP.Eess and ear. TAsuss tx
p ast favers. we respectfully solirif the
patronage e sawa aad county,. W.,
g'iAFintee prices % equal any in Ia.
city.
Respectfully.
HOWELL 4 WALLACE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
Cur New Esarss Jus. Received.

We have Just received fin.
new Hearse. We viii give specia!
attention to the Underta king bus
iress aud digging graves. All
funerals promptly attended to on
shcrt notice.
HOWELL. WILKIss 4 WALLACE.
july I. 1889.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
M-cai


Ifyou want some II the incest
Beef. Pork aad Saus &c, ever OF
fered in the Oxfsrd market, cal
on Nathan Jones mex. door tn J
w Morrow on Depot Street. Or.
ders promptly i'led and yeur trade
rs selected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
IN 81 Nglg

Is the complaint q tbousa nds saf
tsr1ng from astb TIA. csasusnption.
coughs, iBdlenzl, ste. Did yeu
ever try Dr. AckeE's En-lssa rex
edy II l. the best PREPARATION
known fer nj lung trohgIss. SSH
On positive guarantee at aa5c ard
soc, BY J 7 Chandler.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

A few CT our citiza1s are eating
hsms raised vegetables Of esrly
varieties.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Mr.. John Fouss, OF Plrterton,
paid his respects To the EAGLE on
Wednesday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

j w Morrow wants $500 chick
ems, 1000 poun,l5 Of butter and
1900 dezen eggs,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Genuine Pelican Cotton Grow.
err fo- sale hs 5 Fl PLAT. Thirty
dollars per ION.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

DR. A II Westsn Was a delegas..
to the ALsoaic gathering at Green
vile, aud was favorably impressed
with her hospitahls citizens.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Plantation CsjlI all Fever Cure
(aelrIy ttstelsss) il toe Ouiy rene
dy prsIcrlb.ei by PHYSICIANS.
Agents J I Chandler, Ozferj !;
and J L AIvis, TaTlEA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
issessa ssIiii.
The Memorial


The best salve In the world for cuts. sore
FUSES ulcers. salt rheurs, fever sores. tette
Mapped hand 5, ehlfbi2laz. CONS and all sk
ruptlans. and positively cures piles. or
~ reauired. II 10 gu aranteed to give psstc
4fisiaction or money refunded Price - C
box. For sale by 1T. Chandler
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Miss Nsutia Harris IS visis "a
her sister. Mrs. Riley, at Quincy
Mss.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Mr. q W Pool. Of Delay, Wa
in Oxford Yesterday aud paid "a a
plsasant visit.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Mr.. L Il Torrance, Of Abbeville
called 10 see Us Tuesdav.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

The sanstitutiensl convention il
the absorbing tcpic nov.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

A new fence il being erected
around she public school building.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Mrs. West, wife of Mr.. Holm an
West, di.d at ths family rssideace
four miles norte east OF town Wed
nesday from heart disease Mrs.
West has been an iavAlid foe yea rs
and was much appreciated by her
neighbors aud friends.-WateF
Valley Progress.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

We have several interesting con
muaicatious IA this issue. Esaa
them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

TIE protracted meeting IL in
progress at the Cumberian I
church this week and services are
held three times a day. The pas
toe is assisted by Rev. Mr.. Morris,
of West Point.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Tx Assessor HSGtzoni Is
IN the Mighty East finding ont
what the people are worth. He
gays there IL where the majority
of the white people live.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Judge X A Hill. has returned
from his rriPss Warrington.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
A Child KIIIet
Osweye.

Another child killed BY the use
sf opiates given in the form of
ssething syrup. Why mothers
give their children such deadly
poison is surprising when they can
relieve the child of its P euliar
troubles by using Dr.. AcksEa o1hy
soother. I. contains no opldsss or
morphine. Sold by J I Chandler
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Those who believe tElt Judge
Hill favors the appointment of J
K Chalmers as federal jud ~, don't
know the man. Judge Hill IL not
that style ee arehiteeturs.-JAck-
son Com mouwe alth.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Messrs E g Ell Ttnkersly, I w
Yates, G w BaffIloe and wife, OF
Oxford, we're participants in the
Fancy Dress Party Oh Friday
night.-GreEada New Efa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Mr.. VIM Toney u former citizen
OF LaFay cite county, died sudden
ly at bis home in Pine Bluff, Ark,
Last Friday. Tbs remains were
brought back aud inferred at hrs
old home, College Hi, on Sunday
last.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Misses Doana Cook, Addie Bdf
faloe and Dora Cook, \ trio OF
sprightIy and charming Young Ia
dies Of Oxford, returned home
Wednesday night, after pleasant
visit, hare, the guest Of Miss An
NcLeod.-Grenad. Sentinel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

There was a pleasant social
gathering of the Baptist Sunday
school teachers and scholars
at the resid nee of judge
B T KImsrouga on University
street, Friday nigit.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Mr.. G w Buffalse, an elegant
gentleman and a popular merchant
aad citizen OF Oxford, spent last
Saturday in our town. He IL a
hrother-In Law OF our efficient cash
Ter, Mr.. J w Mcleod, but he l.
much better Ioskiny II he has not
a. many chIldren.-Grsnada Sen
ti1el.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

When you BRING country pro
duce 70 town see j w Morrow be-
fore you sell.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Carry your chickens, eggs and
butter to j w Morrow.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

FOE SALE-Oua set bedroom
furniture new style vary httle
used ; cost $40, will sell it for SO
At the Reetcfy.
Mrs. S. A. Murray.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

] " &orrow pays more for
chickens, eggs aud butter than
any body in tovr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Why pay IS cents or 81 when
you can buy Plantation Chill Cure
(neariY tasteiess) Of J. T. Chandler
for so csats, who guarantees it to
cure you ?
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

We veuld not urge am 'icle
without merit. We urge AMI
gRaraatee PiLa.asicn Chill Cure.
Nearly t.sstslrss ]. Z. Chandler
Agent.
Also j 7 alyls, Taylors.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

cured by the use Of Df.
Pieroe's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. They
arc gently laxative, or strongly cathartic,
according to sire Of dose. Smallest, Cheapest,
Rasiest to take. Is cents . vial, by Druggists.
OsSsrisAA lseA by WoaLp'e DlsPHNsAnY MN.
'c1 y, 1HssGoitt s Ssi 5,ao5EisYtor''
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

ERIFF'8SAI4E--JlRAnI l. FOOTE. PLAIN.
y tiff. Va. yamee b. Lewis Louisa J. Lewis.
Alfred BOurk, lsnac Bourk. Newman Campbell,
Nilda Campbell. b. Harris and B. Brown. de.
Under and by virtue Of an order Of sale and de-
cree Of forecloture and sale issuea out Of tho
district court Of the First judicial district Of the
and Clarke. on the 4th day Of October, A. D.,
1880, in the above entitled action wherein
Jirah l. Foote. the above named plaintiff
obtained judgement and decree Of foreclosure
Newman Csmpbsll. Nilds csmpbeli, Alfred
Brown. defendants. on the 2ad day Of
October. A. d. 1890, for the sum OF Sl.18SS7 be-
sides interest, costs and attorney fees which said
decree was on the sd day of October, A. D. $780,
recorded in Judgment book No., ofeaid court,
and being n the county OF Lewis and Clarke.
state Of Montana, and bounded and described
TSe south 100 lest Of lot number 20, in block
number y in the Northern, Pacific ad-
sna c e the COUNTY, cit, Ct stat. Helena Il
eeoordias 70 the offci.l plat Of the .aid .d.
dition filed In the Office of the county recorder,
july 18th. 1873.
Public notice is hereby given that ON Saturday,
tho 18th day OF November. A. d. 1890 at I2 O'Clock
n. Of thu. day, at the front door Of the court
tapA win. In obedience to said order cf sale
and decree OF foreclosure and SALE cell tbs above
Described property, r No much thereof, ~ n ~
BE- necessary to satisfy said judgment, with Ia.
terest md cHsts. to the highest AID best bidder
Given under my hand thi. 18th day OF Octohs
A. D. 1890 ChAS. Nj. yEFFERIS, Sheriff E
ISAAC HOLBROOE. Deputy Sheriff.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

Their friends would hardly have said any
time in the past five or six years that Mr..
BANCROFT would outliye Justice Miller.
Bancroft was q junior at Harvard when
Miller was born. Besides, Judge Miller
was remarkable old man in his great
physical activity and his masterful strength
as jurist. He was not only the senior
Justice on the supreme bench, but the DOM
inant mind among the nine. None of his
associates had q bigger brain or sharper
tongue than his. Twenty--oue years service
on the bench apparently diminished his
viRor but little. He was member Of the
court during the last two years of fancy a.
chief justice. and had since then seen ten
associate justices die or resign. He and
Justice Field were tho only associate JUS
tices in the history of the court who served
with three of the seven chief Justices. No
wonder the rest Of the court was
especially deferential to these two venerable
and learned men whose judgment found
expression in decisions more numerous Chan
all the decisions made BY the court prior 10
1850. Both have been men Of great arm.
neas and pertinacity, and il the veil could
tees Miller and Fisld would NO doubt often
have been ssen engaged in Aefy intellectual
contention.
Another old man who is remarkable in
hlb tenacity on public life u Justin Smith
Morrill,. Who has Just been elected for the
nth time TO the United States senate. Ben
tons Thirty Years has been outdone. Mr..
Morrill, ves 30 last April. For thirty-seven
ysaSs b has bee0 in congress, thirteen
yeass IN the house and nearly twenty -foal
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

in the senate. If he should serve out his
fifth senatorial term, a. he seems likely %
do, he will have been in congress just DALI
his four score and six years, save one. Ials
is longer record of continuous service
than any ono has yet made in our history.
There Is no reason why he should not live
to the end of his term and even longer. The
senator is in most excellent health, and
looks fully as young to-day as many men IN
the senate fifteen years younger than ne.
He appears to have better lease OF hfe
than his colleague who is nearly twenty
years younger than he. A stranger would
not think that there was much difference
between the ages of the Vermont senator's
MIR. Morrill, is man over six feet IN
height. He is slightly round -shouldered.
This detracts from what would otherwise
else in his manner and very neat in his
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

often been described rs resembling Charles
sumner to great degree. There is a re-
semblance which the lines OF time have
strengthened. He has the Sumner nose.
His gray side whiskers are cut in exactly
the same fashion as were Summers. The
general carriage OF his head and the sweep
The lower part of his face is thinner. The
resemblance is 80 marked, however, in it's
main peculiarities that bust of the sena-
tor in the parlor of his house is often taken
by strangers for that of Sumner.
Every birthday for number of years the
senator has given a birthday party. He
has large, comfortable house on Thomas
circle, whore he is in the habit of gathering
this day at least all of the people of note in
Washington. At his last birthday party there
was an unusual number OF distinguished
men.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29
BY REASON OF STRENGTH.
Bancroft, Senator Morrill, and Jus
tice Miller Exceeded Mans
Earthly Days.
The First IL Over Ninety and the
Second Has Rounded
Four Score.
Mr.. Miller Was Seventy-Four at the Tim.
Of Death-Throe Men Remarks
bic in History.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-[Special.l- Wher
Bob Ingersoll lived here and kept ope1
house In his beautiful home on X street b.
had the honor often Of call from Bancroft
the historian. These two remarkable men
struck up quite friendship and used te
discuss theology and philosophy as earnest.
ly as two school boys. In one of their talks
the noted atheist said:
''Mr. Bancroft, You have done one thing
want above all others to do"
"What is thatY' said Mr.. Bancroft.
''You have lived long-and we'll. need
not expect to live we'll, but do want "a
live long. for expect to be long time
dead"
This week, as usual with him every Octo-
ber, Mr.. Bancroft has returned to Wssh-
ington from his summer home at Newport,
and but for cold caught on the journey he
looks and seems to feel as we'll and hearty
as at any time in the past ton years. In his
home on H street, big square brown
stone house with an ample flower garden
in the rear. he lives still the life of
n student, wrapped up in his books and
manuscript. His social duties are few, for
the reverence in which he is held hedges
him about more exclusively than presiden-
tial etiquette withdraws the president from
the common herd. His faithful attendant
Herman looks to every want and il his CON-
panion at his desk. himself a scholar and
co-laboIer in the old historians researches.
The two converse usually in German, which
Mr.. Bancroft mustered seventy years ago dur
ing his university course in Gottingen.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

o..onG1: BANCROFT. venerable histor-
ian i, an old man and marks OF
age are present in his face and
and figure. His patriarchal face ls win
as if as the ears add their concentric cir
cles to the trunk of the tree, every passing
tweivemonth has put a wrinkle in the old
mans face. His kindly blue eyes are faded
and sunken. The once tall, alert form is
bent and wasted. But the intellectual stat
ure and vigor are as great as ever ,appar,,
entity. II Is wonderful to look at the aged
man, who was 80 years old the third of this
month, and realize what works ard honors
have been his. He will be known forever
for his great history. the maRnum opus of
his life, but his was the hand that gave us
California, for when he was Folks secre-
tary Of the navy he ordered our squadron
in the Pacific long before hostilities with
Mexico began to seize California as soon
as the first gun was fred. He it was who.
while temporarily acting as secretary of
war, ordered the advance into Texas which
led to the Mexican war. As minister to
England, Russia and Germany he accom-
plished diplomatic triumphs that will long
be remembered, chief of them being the
settlement of the northwestern boundary
question and the establishment Of the right
of the foreign born citizen on coming to
America to abjure allegiance to his former
sovereign.
PROBABLY Cno next Work IIOEl MI. DAN
croft's pen will be volume of Shake
spearean essays. He has gathered much
material that he will never be able to use.
Two years ago. in his 6Sth year, he jour
neyed to Tennessee to collect papers relat-
ing to the Polk administration. Mr.. Ban
croft has ALWAYS been careful and prudent
manager OF his business affairs. Conse-
quently he has always been possessed Of a
modest but sufficient fortune. So careful
ia be, indeed, regarding his money matters
that he has never failed to renew, in his
own name, the copyright of his books six
months before they expired by limitation.
Az he has lately renewed these copyriohts
for twenty -eiRht years they will pass with
his estate into the hands Of his children, to
be . source OF income still to them as they
are at present to him. This fact will be
particularly interesting to those publishers
order to republish the numerous works
which he has written.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

Change of Time, Great Northern Railway
Line.
On and after Monday, October 9th. the
Pacific express (No. 81 via the Montana
Central will arrive at Helena at 2:3O p. m
and depart for Butte at 2:45 p. M, making
the Union Pacific connection at the latter
place. B. III. LANGLEY,
General Ticket Agent, Montana Central
Hallway
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29
Ho! For Spokane Falls.

On account of the Northwest Industrial
exposition at spokane Falls, the Northern
Pacific railroad will make rate of one and
ono fifth fare from Helena to Spokane and
return, with fifty cents added for admission
fee. Tickets on sale commencing Monday,
Sept. 18th. and continuing ON Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays of each week up
to October 31st inclusive. Tickets limited
to seven days from date of sale.
CHAs. 3. FEE,
g. p, 7. A. st. Paul.
A. D. EDGAR. Gen.Agt' Helena.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

The Reward of Endeavor is Ours.

the
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29
JENKs, DREAM.

jerks had q queer dream tho other night.
He thought no saw . prize-nghters' ring, and
tn the middle of 1t stood q doughty little
champion who met and deliberately Knocked
over. ono by one. . score or more of big,
hurly Cooking fellows. - they advanced to
valiant pigmy proved more than . match for
them. II was all 20 funny that jerks woke
up laughing. He ACCOUNTS for the dream By
the fact that he had just como to the conclu-
sion, after trying nearly every biz, drastic
pill on the M rket, that Pierce's Pleasant
rureativs PeIlet. or tiny Sugar. coated
tho big pills hollow They are the original
and only genuine Little Liver Pills.
Beware OF limitations. which contain Poi
Pellets, which are Little Sugar-coated Piile.
OF Anti-bilious 0ranules. One q Dose.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29

The two spacious
front rooms in this
big mansion are
devoted to t b 9
library and the
eigh t W all 9 are
dense with books
from floor to CELL
ing, and books are
piled in masses in
the middle of the
floor, upon chairs
and tables, in the
corners and wher-
ever an available
spot for them can
b 9 found. Til Q
HsA
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

thus tin or arsenic will render the product
white and Opaque, gold will give q ruby
red. copper in the form Of black oxide
er~ald-green product; cobalt oxide a blue,
manganese u purple, oxide of uranium a
yellow, and SO on.
desired the greatest care has to be taken
to insure the use of sand in which the
metallic oxides referred to are distin-
guished by their absence.
The furnace takes up quite a large part
of the room III q glass factory, and is cir
cular in form, to allow the operators to
approach the pots from all sides. The
accompanying cut will give an idea of
the arrangement of the melting-pots on
the siegeo or true floor Of the furnace. AS
these melting-pots are of lnrge size (some
are fifty-fve inches in diameter) and have
to withstand continuously a heat which
will easily melt iron or steel, it follows
that they have to be made of we'll knead-
ed, tempered and annealed tire-clay.
There is a glorious uncertainty about the
life of n melting 1t may give way
and break up in eight hours, or it may
last for months. In any case the sides
YEA through and get thin in the lapse of
time from the absorption Of the clay
into the vitriiiel molten mass within.
Just SO long as a good pot can be patched
up and fortified it is kept in use, but when
q pot has to be removed, no matter un-
der what circumstances, it means
n hot, hard days work for all hands. The
first thing is to dislodge the broken frag-
ments of tho pot, or the whole affair
bodily if not broken, by ba%ttering-ram
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
s.The Tail Of Roberto.v

Speaking of that stereotyped answer
of the bookseller, I'VE haven't the
book in now, but will send and get it,
the Listener recalls a story. In a GER
tain family every member wrote out q
list of the Christmas presents that he
or she would like to get, and hung itul,
OH the chimney-piece, for the guidance
of those who were going to make gifts.
1t was rather convenient and nice all
around. But q young man of the fam
lily conceived the idea OF throwing a lit
tic humor into the list of things that he
wanted, and among the other articles.
that he put down as desirable Christ
mas present for himself he included
1.-The tail of Roberto" Now Roberto
was the name of a cat that lived in the
house, and the young maj could not
possibly have the cats tail for a pres
ent, because it was bob-tailed. II was
a fairly good joke, but it happened that
a member Of the family. who wasn't
very good at photography, took this
entry for the name Of a book, and, hav-
ing q Partially for the young man,
started off OIL q tour through the book
stores in search of it.
Have You The Tale of Roberto 2
she asked at q very large and entirely
tirst-class store.
The bookseller scratched his head q
moment and made answer:
mo, We haven't it in stock just now,
but We "a send and get it for you"