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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06
TANNING 4 SQUARE MEAN.

When Colonel Mckinley climbs
upon the Ohio stump to expound
to the Buckeyes the beneticence Of
the protective system, he will de-
light listening world if he will
give working diagram, with speci-
fications, showing just how an
American vct,r can seothesaa,iis inaes,
man without paying tax at the Nc
Kinley tollgates.
The 'sfree breakfast table" has
been widely exploited as the perfect
blossom of the Republican tariffs,
but to the unenlightened there is
suspicion of a string tied to the adj
jective ssfree." For what availeth
it man to get his tea and coffee
untaxed if he has to pay toll at the
rate of As per cent on his coffee
mill, As to 60 per cent on his teapot
and 55 to 60 per cent on the cups
from which said tea and coffee are
slipped, not to mention the half cent
pound that is exacted on the refined
sugar with which those useful bever-
ages need to be sweetened? Will
the Colonel recommend that tea and
coffee be taken straight to save the
tax on refined sugar, and scooped
up in the hollow of the hand to
save the tax on crockery? And if
the breakfast table be really free,
how shall man SAVIOR his eggs
and yet escape the tax on salt.
The high-tariff orators have not
spread themselves much on the
freedom of the dinner table. With
a custom-house tax of 20 per cent on
plum pudding, how could they?
Nor can any veracious orator claim
that pumpkin pie if free when the
essential ingredient of ripe pumpkins
is taxed full 25 per cent. In the
latter part of winter, when cellar
and storehouse are bare of vega
tables people living in the country
often find in prunes great promoter
of regular digestion of a Seurvey-
compelling diet, and yet the Nc
Kinley toll on prunes is cents a
pound.
Leaving luxuries and concentra
ing attention moment upon
victuals that belong in the domain
of necessaries, it is found that in
the Mckinley schedules bolona
sausage and sauerkraut are as free
as salvation or beer lunch, while
all other sausage must pay 25 pei
cent and cabbages cents head.
The great American jack rabbit
is all protected by the Mckinley
agis for no foreign-born rabbit car
pass our custom-house alive without
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06

Gov. Shortridge has gone to the
Worlds Fair and after a short
soiourn there will try the advan-
tages OF the Waukesha mineral
springs as an elixir OF life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06

Says the Chicago nter-Ocean
Given the Democratic party can
not run the United States Good.
Now if the same can be said Of the
Republicans we may be happy
VET.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06


The following changes i'll North
Dakota presidential postmasters'
salaries go into effect July 1st,
based on the business transacted
for the year ending March 31st,
last: Bismarck is increased 5000,
to $1,000; Devils Lake increased
$3.50, to $l,7OG; Grand Forks in
creased 500, to $4,000; Valley
City increased $1,000. Seyen
Offices are decreased Sl,00 each,
viz: Oakes to $1,000, Dickinson
to S1,L00, Ellendale to $1,000, and
Hillsboro, Minot, Casselton and
Mandan to ST, 400.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06

Anarchists all over the country
got gloriously drunk in honor (?)
Of the pardon Of their comrades by
the governor of Illinois. a fitting
Reorganization of a disreputable act.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06

Articles have been signed i,y Jim
Corbett and Charley Mitchell for a
fight to hnishiggto take place next
December i'll Chicago. It viii be
for a purse of *45, 900 and the cham
pionship Of the world.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06

Attorney Otto H. Boyesen, of
Grand Forks has been appointed
as consul Of the United States at
Ckristiania, the capital OF Nor
WSy, ...
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06

A week OF two ago, when Senator
Roach returned to Washington,
he stated that he was going to look
after the appointment Of some
North Dakota postmasters. The
appointment Of Mr.. P. w. McGiliic
to the Mandan Office, and that Of
Mr.. I. p. Hunt to Bismarck Office
Jamison Of Cooperstown showed
that Mr.. Roach was attending to
business.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06
THE PROCLAMAlIOc;.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 30, 1S93-l
Whereas, Distrust and apprehen-
sion conserving the financial
situation which pervade all business
circles have already caused a great
loss and damage to our people and
threaten to cripple our merchants
stop wheels of manufacturers, bring
distress and privation to our farmers
and withhold from our workingmen
the wages Of labor; and
Whereas, The present perilous
conditions is largely the result of
the financial policy which the ex-
ecutive branch of the government
finds embodied in unwise laws which
must be executed until repealed by
congress.
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleve-
land, president of the United States,
in performance of the constitutional
duty, do by this proclamation, de-
clare that extraordinary occasion
requires the convening of both
houses Of the congress of the United
States at the capitol, in this city OF
Washington, on the 7tb day Of
August next, at - o'clock noon, to
the end that the people may be re-
lieved by Legislation from the
present impending danger and
distress. All those entitled to act
as members of the Fifty-third con-
gress are required to take notice of
this proclamation and attend at the
time and place above stated. Given
under my hand and the seal of the
United Statss, at the city of Wash
ington, on the 3oth day of June, A..
D. 1898, and of the independence of
the United States, III.
[Signed. GROVER CLEVELAND.
The president had left directions
for the issuance Of the proclamation
before his departure for Gray
Gables.
THE CHANGE OF DATE.
The determination to call extra
session the first week in August in
stead Of the first week in September
it is understood, was only definitely
arrived at at this mornings cabinet
session after giving full weight to
numerous kilograms received from
all parts of the country urging this
course. And the consideration
which caused the president to change
his mind forshadowed in remark
made by one of his cabinet officers
two days ago that if the president
received reasonable assurances that
there was likelihood of the prompt
repeal of the so-called Sherman
purchase law hs might be disposed
to call congress together earle,
1 than he had announced. 1t is infer.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
Sum Sachen uno Oenfen.
Omit

Serr Gnnois, elm reid 9etuoroener
acknowledgements, nebit 98ein=, Sabatz
uno 6i9arren=96uoler, bat an Den
&eItaurateur Puni6mann cine 6oroe=
runQ DON 20 Wnrt, Die er aber troB
eiirigen Mabnsns ni6t beitreibcn taun.
S9lieBlih tomnlt er aui ben Geoan=
fen: WDaen's abiauien! Wtit elm paar
6reunOen gebt er 3I Poni6mann in
Die yiiiBe Seimatl" uuo lQBt Sett an=
fabren, cine 6lai6e na6 Der anoern.
Oils CT mertte, OaB Die 20 Wart pOll
lino, ruft er:
vSu, Yani6mann!"
vSaiuObl!"
yg8ie uiel bah i6?"
pStebSi9 gtart!l"
$50 bel bit gu mir ia iduloIg!"
oSawobl!"
.Sam linO mir alio quitt!"
ySowObl!"
Ser Sett man aber quit. -. Sag
mai, no balt 9u Den ber!"
Sen b0b' i'd BON Cir 'riiberboler
lallen!!"
rg9a'..? ani6reiben lahen?!"
rSawobl!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
= nterefia ;.

Auf cinem 8ute in Der No6borIhait
BON @~reifenbagen in Pommern puroe
elm Der 8utsherri6ait geb0riger Sa9o=
bunO pl0Bli6 bon Sollmut6 beialler.
Sas Sbier bib ni6t meniger ais Is
S6afe, Die idmmtli9 balo oarauf itur=
ben. 9et Suno mar Our6 on5 Offsne
8bor oes GutsbOfes cine g6ruliee ent=
lang gerannt. Sier be9e9rete ibn cir
einipdnniger 2anowagen zines bena6-
barten 8utes. Gr perIeBte Dem Yferoe
ebenfals einen tOotli9en giB uno per=
lu6te, aud ben 6iibrer oes @a9ens
81 errei6en. Eieier i6lus ben toaen
Suno jeoO6 nit Der YeitI6e ~porlduiig
in Die 6lu6t. llnterOeB mar BON Dem
8ute Der cine NnSabl Mdnner, inter
linen Der ettua pier3ebnjdbrige SObn
zines 6OrItbeamten, tbeils nit Slinten
beluannet, berbeigelaufen, bic ieOO6,
ais lie ben auftritt auf Der 9bauNee ee=
tuabrten, ollie, nit @usnabme oes 2eBt=
9enanten, iid i'm S~interQrunoe bielten.
Der 0uno bate li6 3unQhlt elmer na6en
@alOung 3u9euenoet; als er oes i'm
uerfol9enoen anaben anIi6tig luuroe,
ri6tete er ieinen Saul auf SieIen.
Grit raienoer S6nele tam BUS Sbier
auf ben &uaben losgeitiirSt; Oieier bate
leine 6linte anselegt uno lieB oas 5bier
bis auf stpa 3ebn S4ritts berantOm=
men; Damn tradte Der SduB uno oas
tOlle Sbier i~tiirste. iid mebrsrs Scale
Intercollegiate, tOot 81 gooen. Starr
Dor S6reden batten Die usbrisen benz
gor9ans 3useidaut; crit nad einigen
Wtinuten lDIte iib oas Sdweiseu, uno
Der beberste &nabe puroe BON allen
Soften lebbaft begliiduiini1t. Der
8utsberr madte ibm Elm aniebnli5es se=
ibent.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
CbpnhI Stalien Elm Dor NQem treir

Cbpnbl Stalien Elm Dor @Qem pein=
geiegnetes 2ano 1T, ~itanoeu bod feline
geWobner bisber in Dem Ruf GROCER
Nii6ternbeit. getruntener auf Der
StraBe paren cine Ieltenen gri6einung=
SIN leBten Sabrsebnt bat inoeB Die
Sruntiudt aud uuter ben Stalienern
auBerproentlib su9enommen, 10 oaB
jebt alldbrli6 ourdidnittlid 9e9en l0=
600 truntene Yeriouen Don Der Yoli,ei
auf Der StraBe aufgsleien peroen.
Sieie anfallenoe MenDeruns in Der 2e=
bensweiie oes Bottles bat 81 ~ei9ebenoer
llnteriu6uns InlaB ssgebsn. 3und6lt
ldBt bic Statiltit lett 1873 cine itarte
3unabme Der 9erbrehen ertenuen:
1890 tpabr Die 3abl Der perbreder gr6=
Der, oils ie Supor. 6erner 1T Die 9lr=
mutb in Golse Der %,unebmenoen Srunt=
iutt INNER mebr an9epa6Ieu. SIM
nOroliben Stalien lit Die Sruntiuht
am Stdrtlten perbreitet, wabreno mebr
nab Dem Sioen 9rOBers WGBi9teit
berribt. Oils 9etrInt bent cine Dirt
9ranntwsin, Der in unpoltDmmener
5Orm iait in allen Yropinsen oeitilirt
miro. SIN GrtenntniB oiei.r i~pSialsn
8efabr beorObt oas neue italieniids
StraiseieBbud bic 'Sruntsnbeit als
iOl6e mit'Strafe; i'm leBten Sabre lino
9eSen 1900 Meni6en Ossbalb 81 yer-
antportung 9e3ogen moroen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
Sm 3ubtbauie gu GaIiel lit am 80


Sm 3ubtbauie Su &aiiel lit am 80.
SttOber gbenos cine Meuterei porge=
tommen. inoem bier Der i6lperiteu Ser=
BREEDER ben auiieber iiberiielen uuo elt=
flOhen. Die pier StrGIlin9e, welde
crit Dor einigen Wo6en in Die Straf=
anitalt iiberiiibrt lporpen iino, puroen
pOn Dem S~llfsaufieber Gsrituns bon
einem 6lligel Der Nultalt, in Del9em
Ii6 Die Arbeitsidle befinOen, Iiber cinen
3wii6enboi binpeg na6 Dem 9eaen=
ilberliegenoen 8sbGuoe 9eiibrt, in wel=
dem lib Die STRIDE beiinoet, I'm bort
bas abenoenen gu erbalten. Oils Der
Nnfieber Die Sbilr aufseitlOTen bate
uno ein paar S9ritte in ben Sang
binelntbat, wuroe er Don ben binter
ibm Itebenoen StrdHinseu i~iberfaller,
suriif9eltOBen uno an Salie 9epiirat.
Damn ipran9en lie aui ben SOi Surid,
I6lugen Die 4uBentbir 81 uno Oerrieg-
elten liz. 10 oaB Der auiieber in Ue-
bduoe fiir turSe 3eit einsei6lOiien mar
uno Den 9erbrebern ni6t ipi9en
%tonnte. Sieie itipanssn ii6 aui Die
iehsehn SUP bobe Wauer, Die oitt on
Die 6uloa itOBt, uno iprangen brett III
Die 6uloa. Die bier iebr tisf 1T. giner
Der 6lilhtlinge, welder nidt ihwim=
men tonnte, blieb suriif uno wuroe als-
balo Ieft9enOmmen, na6oem er flebent=
LID bat, bod ni6t aui i'm gu ibieBsn,
er TONNE idOn bon ielblt suriit. Die
brei Nnoeren i6mammsn biniiber uno
perbargen lih auf elmer ileinern Sniel.
Yer Wa6tpolten elite iOiort berbei unr
CAB bier Sbiiile auf bic Sbwimmen.
Den ab, bod tOnnte er bel Der berrih'
enoen Suntelbeit nibts iebeu. 3wei De,
Glilhtlinge muroeu bon benz alarmir.
ten aufilbtsperiOnal, oas nit &dbueu
nableBte, wieOer aus benz Waller &c.
fil6t, begin. aus benz Ssritef i'm Wei.
~oen9ebiiIb sebOlt. Yer iblimmite Dor
allen, III enttommen. Gr beiBt Bier
uno lit lpeaeu StraBenraubes &C. 81
10 Sabren 3u1tbaus perurtbeilt, no.
BON crit elm Sabr psrbiiBt bat.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
% 0 itfiubiufeit I.

Sn M~ottenburs lief zines Sages BEL
Der Bot cine GOrreipOnoen3tarte elm nit
Der Ioreile: yIn ben Sprannen bon
WtOttenbur9."
rSprannen 9ibt's bier ni6t," i6rieb
Der SOuraut oarauf - raIiO unbeltel=
bari"
Ser Serr SnipettOr aber itreidt oie=
len 9erncrt meg uno iAreibt oarun=
ter:
o8eriudsweiIe Dem Serrn Burger
meiiter SusuiteQen!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
2mei iunae Cffi,iere oss in Wt

3wei iunse Chisiere oss in 49t-
prta i'm Commencement Charlton sarni=
iOnirenoen SragDnerregiments enoeten
i'm porisen Wonat our9 SelbftmOro.
SIN Shi3iertaIinp mar an eInem Der
glbeno oas @eipra6 auf Selbitmoro De-
tOmmen. sd 9ebente MIDI 81 eri6ie=
BEN, iasts balb iderSenoen Zones Der
lebeuslultige 9Ornet !. ,S0s wtrit
On ni6t tbun", ent9egnete ein Same
RAD. sd tbue es bod. srtldrte &.
fet, ergriff Den gelaoenen Geuoluer zines
GameraDen, ieBte Die Wahe an bic
Sblaie uno feuerte ab. Ser llngliit=
li6e CAB in iuenigeu Minuteu in ben
9lrmeu isiner &ameraosn ben 8eiit
auf. Der SOrfal mabte auf ben
StanOarten=Sunter 6. einen QuBerit
erI6iitternoen Ginoruf. gini9e Sage
pertebrte er mod nit ieinem &amera=
ben, mar aber iebr porttdrg uno bradte
luenn es iprad, oas 8eipra4 oann nur
auf ben un9ludliden @orRet 8. Sann
eri6oB all1 er lid.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
g piel ~perlauat.

y@iNen Sic ni6t, oaB Sic mid ST.
griiBen baben?"
y@erseiben Sic, Serr 9ebrer, ib bin
turSiihti9!"
,Sann bdtten sic einfa6 ndber
tpmmsn lplen!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
u BE b II II a.

Supplitant: y8ndoiger Serr,
mir 9ebt's 10 eleno uno lammeruOl.
oaB i6 gang perSweiielt bin. Mteine
arme Srau lit lett Siuei Sabreu trant.
mein SDbn wuroe BON WOlisn smerrii=
len, meine unsliidli6e SO1ter lit er=
blinoet, meine -"
BANTER: vgtu, mas ersGblen Sic
N / r all oas!! Bin SD etipa e Sra-
atiter2"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
Ger Saustnranr1.

vg1as mar benin eben fir Elm fiir6=
terli6er Stauoal auf Der Sreppe?"
AID. Sausberr. mein tleiner Sobn
lit Die Sreppe 'runter9eiallen!"
SO! Damn ia9en Sic Sbrem
Sobu 9sfGai9it, ipenn er nitt rubiQ
Die Sreppe 'runterfalen tam, Danui pl
er's i~iberbuupt bleibeu lalen.."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
T ID I'll q.

pripatisr (bei Der @brsiie ms 9ab.
81 ieinen orei SOhtern): .Yauline.
Su tbuit mir ieoen Gag Den @oael fit.
tern. Su, &oia. erinnerii Die Pauline
baran, uno Sermine iiebt na1, oh Der
8Osei seiiittert it,"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05

9llte Goquette: w.... Nun. 9err
Sottor, lit bin ia nod jung - i6 lam
mid nod entialten!"
Nrst: sd CLAUDE toum, gndoisss
SrGulein, oaB mir bic Galten mebr
pestriegen!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
u Bile M II q.

Supplitant: ,@nGoi9er Serr, mir
gebt's 10 sleno uno jammeruOll, oaB
ib gan, per;peiielt bin. Msine arme
Srau 1T lett ,psi Sabrsn traut, msin
Sobn wuroe BON @Otien srrrinen,
meine un9liidlids Srdter 1T erblinoet,
meine ......"
Banter: yRu, mas erSdblen sic
mir all oas2! Bin ib etwa e Ord
matiter2"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
Gin braper Suraer.

rSbo." meint Der pegen ieiner @i=
oeripenli9teit betannte WeBger Sel-
der, .oa iOa Giuer iagen, baB SD tein
10 aferer Staatsbitrger bin:
3abp leOes Sabr meme Steuer uuO
nod il nbunoert Mart 8elo=
It q en- Oa5u!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
Is hter &lQtih.

GrIte 8epatterin: y8laubeu Sic Die
idrsdlihe 8sidihte. Die man ii6 bon
6rdulcin Shwarj er5ablt?"
3peite 8epatteriu: .@aus euti6ie=
oen!.... @as er5lblt man osnH bon
ibr?!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05

&ajjerfnr II. Scilanitalt,
usbsu B. ct SOIepbs alOttsr. sae2a u. S~rssHfisIS aloe
Grtiso, Eis., II. Gsbrgar 1893.

NiIw a @ts.
2teie ueue. bon ben 5raH5tstauer. S6peltern &c.
grlHoete AnitaIt itebt utter Der Seituns zines tl5tI
gen. praitIibeu arStes aus 9eutialauo, eInes Sbl.
lers BON Batter Ruetpp.
GolgeHoe &rantbeiteu tperbsH furirt: RbeunatiSI
mus. 0eroauungss. IuterleibS., Yeroeus. 2opis un0
ifrausulsioeu. iOipis sieUralgle. Wii9raus. troHiideu
aatarrb uuo ale NeberbleIbiel Der Grippe IL T. ~.
2ts aHitdlt 1T oaS game Sabr gsofuet. 9te Der
~pleguHQ Der araufeu aeihIebt ourh BE Jrau5Ista.
HersS tipeftern pom 81. SUiephs &Iolter.
Ausfabrlihs austIutt erthtilt bic Cberiu
SISTER NJ. ALEXIA.
Su arStIitsu aueelegenbeIteu peuoe man tb an
DR.. J. H., corn I'D = Greenfield Ave-.
Milwaukee, Wis
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
9elp + q.

so, mein SarlGen, penn Oh gan;
ortig bit, oarfit Su wieoer on Den Wtu=
iilpapilOn herangeben uno Den &apell=
meiiter nit 'ner 9tQoel in Die Seine
lte9en!!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
I'll E bier.

Nus einem SprfromaH: y.... Ger
IaIirerlebrling brubte es SGuitt fir
S9nitt pDrrpdrts."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
Il uermartete tpo

Srpiehor: n@arum bari man iih
ben &rebs ni9t gum Sorbilo nebmeu?"
STUDENT u@eil er tncipt, Serr
YrDiehor!!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05

Wnnunce.) NO6 cine Yartie &aud-
flsiid bilis abSu9ebsn. iOwsit Der YOr-
rotb riebt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1893-12-05
WcbuufrulDB.

PrpiehOr: yIuf @isosrisbsn. msin
Serr, ials id Sic nibt msbr isbsn
ipQts!"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-17
BY. FRANK STOCKTON.
COPYRIGHT 1898.

Early IN my married life l bought a
small country estate which my wife and
looked upon as paradise. After enjoy
ing its delights for little more than a
year our souls were saddened by the dis
covery that our Eden contained a serpent.
This was an Insufficient water supply.
tt had been rainy season when we
first went there and for long time our
cisterns gave US full aqueous satisfaction.
but early this year drouth had set in
and we were obliged to be very careful of
our water supply.
1t was quite natural that the scarcity
of water for domestic purposes should af-
feet my wife much more than it did me,
and perceiving the discomfort which was
growing in her mind, the serpent came
and whispered in her ear. Very soon af-
forward she offered me an apple; and |
took it and ate thereof, and my eyes being
thereby opened determined to dig we'll
As this well was to be made entirely for
the sake of my wife, it should be called
her we'll it should really belong to her.
Happy thought! / would make her
Christmas present of it! 1t was true thai
it was then early in the autumn, and tn g
gift would be ready to present some time
before the holiday season, but l knew my
wife would not object to that 1t would
be such a rare giftl / did not believe
that anybody ever before gave his wife
Christmas present of well.
The very next day after l had eaten of
the apple | began to look for well dig
ger. Such an individual was not easy to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-17

find, for in the region in which lived
wells had become questionable, but 1
determined to persevere in my search.
and in about week ] found a well-digger
tie was a man of somewhat rough
exterior, but of an ingratiating turn of
mind. 1t was easy to see that it was his
earnest desire to serve me.
And now then, " said he, when we had
had a little conversation about terms.
1.-The first thing to do is to find out where
there is water. Have you peach tree
on the place." We walked to such a tree
and he cut therefrom forked twig.
Il thought said I, that divining rods
were always of hazel wood"
A peach twig will do quite as well, "
said he, and ] have since found that he
was right. Divining rods Of peach will
turn and find water quite as well as those
of hazel or any other wood.
He took an end Of the twig in each
hand and with the point projecting in
front of him, he slowly walked along over
the grass in my little orchard. Presently
the point of the twig seemed to bend it
self downward toward the ground.
There, said he, stopping, you will
ind water here"
4 do not want well here" said l :;
this IS at the bottom of hill and my
n1arnyard is at the top; besides, it is too
far from the house.
Very good" said he, "we will try
somewhere else"
His rod turned at several other places,
hut had objections to all of them. A
sanitary engineer had once visited me
and he had given me a great deal of ad-
wee about drainage, and | knew what to
avoid
We crossed the ridge of the hill into
the low ground on its other side Here
we're no buildings, nothing which would
interfere with the purity of we'll My
well-digger walked slowly over the
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She told neighbor that she believed

the digging of my well had dried up her
spring. and that that was the way of this
world, where the widow and the orphan
were sure to come out at the little end
OF course did not submit TO defeat
at least. without struggle ] had a well
and If anything could be done 10 make
that we'll supply me with water l was
going to doit consulted specialists, and
after careful consideration of the matter
they agreed that it would be unadvisabl
for me TO attempt to deepen my present
we'll as there was reason to suppose there
was very little water in the place where
best thing could do would be
to try driven well As ! had already
excavated about thirty feet. that was so
much gam TO me, and if | should have
finch pipe put into my present well and
then driven down and down. until il come
TO place where there was plenty Of
water, / would have all l wanted How
far down the pipe would have to be
driven, of course they did not know, but
they all agreed thar if drove down deep
enough / would get all the, water
wanted. This was the only kind Of
well, they said. which one could sink as
deep as he pleased without being inter
fered with by the water at the bottom
My wife and then cons 'dered the mat
ter and ultimately decided tSat it would
be a waste of the money which we had
already spent upon the engine, the pipes
and the little house, and as there was
nothing else 10 be done but 20 drive
well we would have a well driven.
OF course we were both very sorry that
the work must be begun again, but was
especially dissatisfied, for now it would
be impossible for me to make the well
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ground with his divining rod, Very soon
he exclaimed:
Here is water" and picking up a
suck, ne sharpened one end of it and
drove it into the ground. Then he took
d string from his pocket and making a
loop in one end he put it over the stick.
What are YOU going to dol'' asked.
am going to make circle four feet in
diameter he said. ''We have to dig the
well as wide as that you know"
But don't want well there" said
Tits too close to the wall ] could
nov build a house over 1t. 1t would not do
He stood up and looked at me, swell,
SIR, said he, will you tell me where you
would like to have wella'
Yes said l. ] would like to have it
over there in the corner of the hedge. IL
would be near enough 10 the house. IL
would have warm exposure, which will
De desirable in winter, and the little
mouse which l intend to build over il
would look better there than anywhere
elSe.1
He took his divininy rod and went o
The spot had indicated
Is this the place." he asked, wishing
70 DC sure he understood me.
Yes, / replied, and he put his twig in
position, and in a few seconds IL turned in
ne direction Of the ground. Then he
rove down stick. marked out circle
''uq the next day he came with two men
ana derrick and began to dig my well.
Nhen they had gone down twenty-five
eeJ they had found water, and when
hey had progressed a few feet deeper
,hey began TO be afraid OF drowning. /
"ought they ought to go deeper, but the