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and cranes, These cranes by the way are
one OF the notable features Of the establish
ment There are three ~ them, huge
metal arms or bridges that entirely span
the Interior building ana run from one end
OF It to the other on elevated tre.ties by
means OF trucks. so that they can be used
wherever needed. Thor capacities are.
Two OF them. Atty tons each. and the other
l21 t0Ls the latter being worked by cleo
tricity
TIE forests Of turning lathcs OF all de-
scriptons OF wheels aud gearing apparatus,
ana # machinery O; various kinds through
Aud under all Of which the gun must pass
before It nmarges at the further end OF the
building In a perfected state. arc something
altogether hewildering to any but the init
ated. TO fully understand them one should
carefully follow the gun through the DIFF
ferent processes that /. encounters; through
the smoothing and polishing and planning.
and rough boring" and shrinking in
structure fifty feet deep forty feet long
and twenty feet wide, and Nually the Jack
citing" and rejacketiug all OF which re-
qulres many weeks and months In fact.
the gun comes into the iactory-.the small
factory Is much like the larger one being
used only for field and siege guns-a single
steel tube. uniform IN size at each end,
and leaves 1t complicated piece ~ mechan-
ism that cun be taken apart and put to-
gother like small nTesrm or rife. only
mora thoroughly. 1t Is composed taking 4
ten-inch gun for an eyample-of more than
twenty distinct parts. weighs almost SO 600
pounds and costs more than $40 900. The
metal "war-dog' OF to-day Is very different
from that OF the oden time, and Its ef-
fectveness nay he Judged when It is stated
THAI It can throw 515 pounds OF solid metal
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UNCLE SANS BIG CANNON.
No Easy Matter to Turn Out These
Monster Guns
SOME BUSY DAYS ARE JUST AHEAD.
During This Year vasi Coast Defcns'
risns w II he Practically
FiEished.

m. year 1875 will prosaoiy, among mary
other things, see tbs Government Of the
unlt~d STATES In possession Of more than a
hundred Grst-ciass guns for the defense OF
our great seaports-a number which. While
far from adequate Tor cur needs and re-
qulremenis, is sun most encouraging Ird
comparatively respectable. It Will be re-
ul.mpered hat the trsi steps toward rnakils
s9me provision Tor the proper protectlon OF
cur extensive and seriously exposed coast
line we're ;skan eaiy i.,;l. more thar tea
years age. ~hsn Congress. on tie 30 II
March 1855. passed an act directing thai;
board q efacsrs representing iAe Ordnance
Department. saodld be Appointed 10 ,nvesti-
gaze and report As to the necessities oi the
country IN ia: direction. A sepor;. n sc-
coriaace VITA this AcI Nas submitted %
Coag7s. 1aTss rear. ls.... sssi after re-
viewing IN deiAu zee condition >. re fo-.Ia-
cations iAas were suPEoss. 70 guard our
Gas. eiues al4 -assor. Recommended that
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Size, --muE1c. Belgium 10 truly fnA
classic land OF bells. In Belgium night
and day are set to music. Every con-
siderable town has its carlton Of from
twenty to forty bells. ranging from
several tons to few pounds Antwerp
Client thirty-nine. Mechlin forty-four.
Every two minutes from the Mechiin
belfry comes stream OF melody. Al
the half-hour tune Is PLAYED once,
and at the hour two or three times.
II ever you should have the oppor-
tunlty OF visiting a great clock tower.
you should do so by all means, Tor
only by seeing for yourself can you
appreciate the amount OF thought
which every bell stroke represents,
The clock sets going a barrel studded
with spikes which lift tongues al
, ,; 70 long wires, which in turn
hoerate hammers acting on the row
OF bells az a!ost. At Nechln the bar
rel weighs IL tons and contains 1880
holes, and the present tunes for the
hour are produced by about 1880 nuts
or spikes. The tunes are altered and
lne nuts rearranged for new tunes
once year. In this way clock music
is produced. The real bell music -
made IN quite another way. The tai
or the Key pulls "A wire, as before. and
.he Wire is connected with the ben
hammer but the directing or llhera,-
me I9Fce IS not peg in q revolving
barrel but the hand OF a musician
He sits before a rough keyboard cSn-
s!stlng OF wooden pegs. and plays upon
the bells by striking these win his
gioved hands and BY pressing pedals
w'th bis feet. In the most Improved
carlton, the keyboard IS as dainty as
the keyboard of All srgsn. but In such
a one the hammers are only set In mo.
tlon. instead OF lifted AS In the old
Belgian article. an. hence No express
SION car be introduced By the ulus.-
clan. On this account the old system
OF pegs has not ye; been elusiled. ard
II is TO such bells as tLuSe In Nechitn
bell music.
not long ago read Of man who
had the good fortune 10 hear NJ. DENIM.
the greatest living carillouer. play utgn
these bells in his most mastery man
ner. He describes the performance IN
ths removing words. 4 stood first AZ
remote corner Of the market place.
ana after short running prelude from
the top bells. weighing only a few
pounds, 70 the bottom ones. Of several
tons, NJ. Deayn settled h. his work in q
brisk Eaiop, admirably sustained AZ =
E2od. tearing pace. without hagc.Le
Tor single lar Such an effort. irVo.S-
ing the most violent muscular EYER
else could not last long. as quickly
perceINed when entered the belfry
and watched the player He was
aAiLed IN sweat. and every muscle <
MS body seemed at fun tension. as VITA
oojh ieet. he gIappird With the huge
PEDAL bells. ard manipulated wth
sioTed hands and Incredible repility
his two rows OK key pegs After =
slight breathing pause. ". DENIM
babe me mark the grand legat1 siyl-
most elective IN such arias as p-
tnaFen 'AdelAi3e and R@l..r,s
"Casta Diva" which he played - a.
curately. melody and el experiment.
as from plsuofarte score. Tr=r ae
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Eaxgasc s.s gl.ts srOsu zoe Pope VI Tor.
e5xa scs - z&-.a, az, for example, tue
fTe ta4s - Kings Chapel Cam
bss14F nEsea ssre esns II AS "
.P0te CS5g ~ Isl
From ssss sfcasaI aeao~bsst " 81. Pat
r.ckE Ne sciG tae STR srScnslly 10
crEasir1. ssStD ~ ia Hcz@r Kosokoi e.
King of Esiis. tns greet bell u SIS.
COW h fszepe1 ADL ~ hzTe tne l&rs
est bell Ia ts8s spfs9. y Nei1hs $40 O3c
pounds. IL ~ feet Z s8chss hsSn. ~ feet
inches ~ circumference. anc n two
Inches III. ~ r. Il saie % tiase been
IN the earth for 10 years. sad whs-p
1naliy raised ~ EnDen9F Nicholas 10
1885 was f0und 70 De CRACKED Thee.
fore II has nrver been AMIR 20 fuiiiii
its mission. and ipstesJ " hSrTsns 81
some hign beifry. rests upon tns
ground ara Is used for chapel
There are stiil other large tells Win
which we ought 10 be farg.i.ar. Aa-
other Moscow bell weighs 30 to:as; the
Eekin bell. IA feet high, wSlghs 02A
IONS, those at Kouen ana Vienna.
about IL tons; big Ben" in West.
minEter u tons: St. Faurs old oelI.
~ tons.
The old bells and the big bells are
~ very interesting. and rightly ex-
cafe our wonder. but the bells OF bells
ere the Belgian bells, for these ha ye
enmetninx better than anuquity or
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Boys Caps, 25c, soc and 75c.
Silk Hats, SIS and Sc.
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% ready ana We iheldentsiiy possess tne ,arE.
est and INES, RUN factory In the world
for such foreign establishments as the
krupns and others are not devoted ex-
elus.vely 10 the manufacture OF guns.
visit to the post Of Natervliet Is ven
worth the trip. and Il one that should not
be neglected by any tours, who finds him
self within the confines OF Albany County
The delightful calm that pervadea the
place. the easy. peaceful ways OF the vii
isss folk. the sluggish current Of tho old
Erie Canal that oisecis tho Government
reservation. the picturesque effects OF the
landscape-ai are In such striking and
pleasing contrast 10 the work OF putting
together or assembling" the great. noisy
engines Of destruction that is always soing
on In the long brick building and It's
neishbore n the bin. There Ia little about
tae locality. in .ect, that would suggest to
the casual observer the ac,uallty OF gov
srnmentAi propretorsnip and military occu-
patton II seems more Ike ono OF the
pretty aud sleepy It;ls rural spots with
which the beautiful ~n-y OF th. Hudson
abo1nds--only unusu aleepy. And, the
other aide OF the ST all and the iron
fence with which the .4uoral IL separated
from the State domain. the effect Is OF q
~ell-kept piles sure park land. The only
6!siiiusons - be met with are the solitary
sentinels forever pacing up and down be-
fore the Susrshouss. the tall. white Gag
STAT With ia nut,erins stars and stripes,
ana an occasional piece Of aneien; artillery
s,regn ahou; the common, like tombstones
OF departed glory.
Entering the factory building or build
ings-tcr there are two main structures.
he old one and the new one, completed In
lSsN-;he sight ,ha, greets the eye lie a won
dertui ods. Down LONG vista OF i.eoa
teet. IN the lst,er-guns, guns. guns. Big
ones and bigger ones. all stretched out
side by side. N all .tAses OF construction,
or SUSPENDED from The roof by giant chains
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Ladies' Rich Embroidered Sill
HandkerChiefs, SOC and 75c.
Gents and Boys Silk Handler
chiefs, 25c, SOC, Use, 81, $15O
$1.75 and 50.
Best Silk Initial Handkerchief
in Houston, soc.
Silk and Cotton Mufflers, 5Oc,
75c, ST., $1.5O, Sl.75, So, $250|
and SO.
Linen HandkerChiefs, 1Oc, 15s
zoe, Csc, CSC, soc, 75C and 81.
Gents Bows, 25c, SOC, 75c and !
ST..
Gents Scarfs at Csc, SOC, Mls
81, $1.5O, S1.75, So, So. so andNl
Gents Four-in-Hands, Csc, 5Oc|
75C, ST., $3.50, $1.75 and So.
Gents Puff Scarfs, SOC, 75c, VI
$3.50, $1.z5 and So.
Gents Neckwear iii handsome
embroidered boxes.
Link Cuff Buttons, SOC, 75c,A,
$3.50, $l.7S and So.
Collar Buttons, csc, 35c, QUO
Csc and 81.
Scarf Pins, SOC, 75c, 81, Sl.oV'
So and $3.50.
Diamond Glass Studs, oOc, los'
81, $50, So and $3.50.
E. 6 w. Collars and Cuffs nal'
the leading styles.
Hosiery iii all the new shaos''
csc, 35C, SOC. z5C and 81.
Elegant Night Shirts, 75c, ~
$3.50, So, $3.50, So and S3.ou'
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through wall OF stool sixteen inches thick,
at distance Of $500 yards, And this is
not medium-slsed guni
The oricer upon whom devolves the full
charge OF this splendid plant OF Uncle Sans
from which We will soon have enough mon
ster cannon and mortars TO make our har-
b0rs fairly bristle. Is Major Isaac Arnold
Jr,. an energetic and capable man, and a
graduate Of West Polnt OF the claes OF '62
James Rockwell, Jr.. Captain + f. Hobbs.
and Lieutenant Willism Pierce, all of whom
are West Point men. Mr.. Anthony V.ctorin,
the mechanical engineer. has charge OF the
designing and setting up Of machinery, etc,
and Mr. Alfred Christlanson Is tho master
mechanic. These gentlemen. with their
families reside in most attractive houses
that have been erected by the Government
at various times. and pUassnter and more
sociabis circle than theirs would he sard to
fEA. s. N. II. OAKLAND.
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SLEEP.

Breathe lightly on those eyelids, Sleep
and lose
My spirit TO the world soon grown I'm
kind.
In all the earth, thee only would l choose
Can shadows round the fever of my
mind,
Like the dim archangels robed in dark
ness deep,
Not terrible. bright.sworded, but benigr
sons OF eternity. yet all divine,
silent around tho Swallowed throne Of
sleep,
No cloud Of self no unreuuItted love.
only soraph company that move
To the slow measure Of "a wordlass psalm
only restful silence brctthing wide
silence and night IN union deihed.
Rochester Post. EXPRESS.
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THE STORY OF The BELLS,
OFT Of q Govern Of Clay Their Life
Begins.
i NEW WOMAN" AS CARlLLONER.
Opdsr Hsr Magic Touch. ih- Rolls Poaied
forth ''NeArer, My God
to Thee"

If all the bells were
to cease their ring
ing. a stiffness would
settle upon the earth
like the breathless
quiet Of a great ship
In mid-ocean. whose
machinery has sud
denly stopped. Think
a moment and see II
this is not true. The
,ho,,s.n,ls of bells all
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Look at our Stiff and Alpine
Hats for 81, 1928, $3.50,
Sl.75, 81, $3.50, So, So. so,
81, and IS.
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Macintosh Cape Coats, SIS, SO,
$3.50 and So.
Smoking Jackets in all co1ors;
choice of any, $3.50.
Sweaters in white, blue, black, red
and brown, soc, 75C, 81, $3.50 and So.
Ladies' Carriers, rich design, SOC,
75c, 81, $3.50, So, $3.50, So and
$3.50.
Boston and Gotham Silk Carriers,
all ColOrs, 25C, CSC und soc.
Arm Bands in Silk, lOc, 15C, zoe,
25C, 35c and SOC.
Silk, Cashmere and Cotton Wrist
lets, 25C, soc, 75C and ST..
Lovely Umbrellas, 81, $1.25, S1.5O,
$1.75, 50, $3.50, SO, $3.50, 81, SIS,
$3.50 and SiO.
Nobby Walking Canes, csc, SOC,
75c, ST.. $i.5O, So, $3.50, SO and
$3.50.
Embroidered Suspenders, 75c, 81,
$3.50, So, $3.50, So, $3.50 and 81.
Silk Snspenders, soc, z5C, ST,
$3.50, $l.75, So and $3.50.
Cotton Suspenders, 15C, Csc, Csc,
soc, 75c and 81.
Boys Wool Gloves, CSC, SOC, 75c,
81 and $1.25.
Mems and Boys Work Gloves, SOC,
75C, 81, $3.50, $1.75 and So.
Buck Gauntlet Gloves, 81, $3.50,
$1.75 and So.
Dents Kid Gloves, 81, SIPS and
$3.50.
Fisk, Clark & Flagg Gloves, $3.50,
$1.75 aud 81.
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Kyle Star-NindicGtor; Car rsCt was
the leading star ut the election OF SPEAKER
Ut Washington this week. He may be the
leading politlcri corpse at the republican
convention ~ 1876.
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Application for a Patent.
U. s. Land Office. HALEY, Idaho, |
Afor.1, g 1S0l

U. 5. Land Office. HALEY, Idaho,
March s. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that Nicholas c.
Sullivan and Erik Anderson, whose post.
Office address is ke;chlm, Alturas county,
Idaho, have this day nled their application
for patent for ISIS linear feet vi the
ssTRAPPER
mine or vein, bearing lead and silver ore
With surface ground six hundred feet ip
width, situated IL Warm Springs Greek
mining district, County of Alturas, and
State Of Idaho, and designated by the field
notes and official plat on file in this Office
as Lot No. 81, said Lot No. s. being de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at discovery point, thence y
500 45' w 2377 feet to fir post marked Nv.
central end Trapper lede;;' thence n 20
80 w 257.5 feet to corner No. /, Identical
with corner No. 2 Of ''Ophir" lode, lot No.
So; thence S go SO, L $50 feet TO corner
No. 2. whence IT, s. N. n. No, bears soy
| l5' 6O6.7 feet distant; thence II COO Is f yU
| feet to N w corner Of "Sulliyan" lode, IN.
surveyed, and corner No. Of Tip Top
lode. survey 927, I'LL feet to corner No. 3;
| thence MO so W 6O0feet to corner No: 4.
| thence $50 27s w 1lS7 g feet to corner No.
l, the place Of beginning survey of exteriea
boundary of this claim, embracing an area
OF 14.667 acres applied for. No conflicts.
Magnetic variation lsC 80 L.
The location of this mine is recorded IN
the Recorders Office of said Alturas county.
in Book "E" OF Quartz Claims. page =
! The nearest known locations are the ZIP
Top, Sullivan" and ,Ophir' lode claims.
| Any and all persons claiming Adversely
any portion of said = Trapper" name 9
surface ground are required to Tile tie'l
adverse claims with the Register Of tiie
| United States Land Office at Haley, III 1lie
Rod Of publication her, OF. or they vii be
barred by virtue Of tile provisions OF sHo
| statute. w. T. RILEY, REGISTER
| 1t is hereby ordered that the ioregoI'hk
| notice Of application for patent DC Puu.
lished for tie period Of sixty days ten con-
j weekly newspaper published at ketchun
Alturas county, Idaho. 80.
w. T. RILEY. Register
First publication March !, ls9i.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-08
Application for a Patent.
u. g. LAND OFFICE. Ha,1py Jp,u

U. s. LAND OFFICE, HALEY IDAnoi
July "a 1850
Notice is hereby given that John d. GRAY.
by his attorney intact. Isaac l. Lewis, and
Isaac /. Lewis, whose postoffice address ID
Ketchun, Alturas County, State of Idaho.
have th!sday flied their application for q
patentfor fifteen hundred linear feet OF Tia
"INDEPEN DENCE"
Lode mining clam or vein. bearing silver
and other minerals, with surface ground
six hundred feet in width, situated il, Min
eral Hill mining district, county Of Aturas
and State of Idaho. and designated by lie
field notes and official plat on file in tbis
office as lot number s6, said lot No. s be-
ing described as follows to-wit:
Commencing at the discovery point and
running thence with magnetic variation
at $50 So E n $50 CO. W IT'S feet to the W
end line of claim; thence s 80 IS " SIS
feet to corner No. {; thence N 25o Is, E6b
feet to corner No. 2; thence 5 $50 TO- n
500 feet to corner No. s; thence s oOo SO w
600 feet to corner No. 4; thence \ go 7U
w 550c feet to corner No I, the place Of
beginning survey OF exterior boundaries Of
claim
The location OF this mine is recorded in
the Recorder S Office OF Mineral Hill min.
ing district and Alturas county, State Of
Idaho
The claim is situate on the Mt. ridge on
). side of b. fork OF Wood river about four
miles from Its confluence with main Wood
river. No known claims in the i,nIlc.iia,e
vicinity
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion OF said Independence lote
vein, mile or surface ground. are required
to file their adverse claims with the Regis.
ter Of the United States Land Office, at
Haley, in the county'of Alturas State d
Idaho, during the sixty days period If
puiilcat!on hereof, or they will BE barred
by the virtue Of the provisions OF the stat
ute.
II is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice OF application for patent be pub.
hsneo Tor the period OF sixty days ten con.
secntive weeks lin the KErcHuM KEYsroSk,
weekly newspaper published at Ketchum,
Alturas county Idaho.
". T. RILEY, REGISTER.
VIM. HfNDMAN, Atty for Applicants
Ketch0m. Idaho.
First publication, July rs, 1880.
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A Silver Tree.

Those who are fond of novelties will
enjoy watching the growth of "silver
tree" which is very curious and beautiful.
Fill clear glass jar with clean water, in
which is dissolved enough sugar of lead
to make strong solution. Tie one end
Of short piece Of strong Irvine to piece
Of zinc about as large as hens egg. and
the other to stick long enough to lay
across the mouth of the jar (.hus suspend.
ing the zinc just within about an inch
below the surface of the water) and place
it where it will not be disturbed. In
two or three days delicate feathery
branches will atart out all over the zinc
They grow very rapidly and in : few
days more the jar will be full Of the
beautiful, sparkling silver mass. If moi
shaken it will last long time. Ex
change,
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LEGAL.
AppHcadon for Patent
Notice No. 4o6.
United States Land Office

V4MeU olAteS Land Off3ro
Haley, Idaho, Sept. Ii. 1894
Noace is hereby given that Jane. !.
= nno1es ~ ms attorney in fact w
Ketchum. Alturas County IJa hless y
made application for United Str ato. has
ent for the "'es Pat
= Morning STAR ands.r..
consolidated lode mining claims 80 no"
IN warm springs Greek mining d i;stuate
length of vein and width Of srrfaa, With
described in the field notes ana ne ground
official survey. designated survev NJ VI NE
on hle IN this office, with mapnet;o ~. IVSS
ton at IL degrees so minutes east W vsf f
lows: s'sI' as fol.
The Morning Star-commonc;n
initial or discovery point. which sd q! The
teal, and running thence e5o 10 M M Zen.
feet to corner No l; thence n ESQ INV y SW
feet to corner No. 2; thence S 90 na = = ~, uV
feet to corner No. 3; thence ESQ 10, y Wi 10y
ieet to corner No. 4; thence n. pc ~ ~ oW
ioCO leet 10 corner No l, the place Of w
ginning survey OF exterior boundaries -
ficts mo con.
From corner No section corro
mon to sections 23, "a, 25 and De- 'i ~ con-
R. 1s E., bears n 900 10y E l4O0 feet d i;
Eclipse lode-Commencing st tho ;,';. !;
or discovery point. which are id "a. nnlsiai
and running thence S SIC w 2NO f aa.
| corner No. S; thence n $40 E eOo f iev' 20
| corner No. s; thence S go o., + ,i .So. 70
to corner No. Z; thence S $40 w COO fsst ' e.
corner No. s; thence n 30 ca " Is 1ee 80, 70
to corner s. the place of beginning snr ,ee.
Of exterior boundaries of claim Su.ney
| ing 20.4lO acles No conflicts. '''a'u'
From corner No. 6, section corner oo.
| mon to sections %, q, IS and 26 - r sVN'
K. IL b., bears n 900 10y f l4CO feet dist.M..'
| Area Morning Star lode 20 eaa aa...
Area Eclipse lode. ........ 20 s1o acres
Total area survey No. 1908. Al .054 so,..
|, The said mining claims being of raoo,I
IN the office of the Recorder of said my
ing district and county at Hailev IN ai i.,,'
ras county, Idaho The nearest kr n"u,
locations being the North Starr lode i = =
lot No 81, the Baby Ethel;' and "Din,.r i
consolidated lodes. survey No. 75s rs sra
the Venus lode. ~A'
l direct that this notice be published in
the kETcHUM KEYSTONE, the newsrsns,
published nearest the said mining claim
| Tor the period OF sixty days.
w. I. RILEY, Register
VIM. HYNDMAN. Atty for Arplicn M.
First publication. Sept. Is, 1884.
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A Brave Mans One Fear.

s'It's astonishin'," remarked an old
Ysnkee forty miner as he nodded over his
glass to q friend, "what coward man
is at home-a regular crawlin sneak, by
jove! I've travelled a good bit and held
up my head in most o. the camps on the
Coast since 40. I've got three bullets
inside o. me. I've shot and been shot at,
and never heard nobody say hadn't as
good grit as most fellers that's goin'.
But at home I'm kyote. Afore I'd let
the old woman. know that her hot biscuit
wasn't Al when it's like stiff amalgam I'd
fill myself as full as retort. I've done
it lots o. times. Most o. my teeth is
gone from tuggin' on beefsteaks that the
old woman fried. Dye think l roar out
when 60 over chair in the dark.
"No, sir. While I'm rubin my shins
an keepin' back the tears I'm likewise
sweatin' fur fear the old woman has been
woke by the upset. It didn't used to be
So" sighed the poor fellow, thoughtfully
rubbing his scalp. "When we first bitched
I thought I was superintendent, but after
. year or two of argyin' the point, l set
tied down to shown the car at low wages.
kin lick any man o. my age an size,'
cried the old gentleman, banging the sa-
loon table with bis wrinkled fist. ssI'll
shoot, stand up or rough and tumble for
coin, but when hang my hat on the pee
in the hall an take off my muddy boots,
an hear the old woman ask if that's me-
tell you the starch comes right out o
me."-Chicago Ledger.