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Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-21
DR.. SMITHS NEW SONG.
The Author OF "Amerlcn" Dcdicntes a
Hymn to tho Endoavorcrs.

Hymn to tho Endoavorcrs.
A now song has been written by tho
Rev. :. f. Smith, author of America
He has dedicated it to the Christian En-.
deavUrcrs. 1t runs rs follows:
Arouse We, arouse yo, O servants OF God
His right arm your strength and your leader
his rod.
Oh, haste from the north, from the south to
his call.
His cause shall prevail. Ho shah reign over ALL
Farewell TO yoar dreaming, no longer delay.
Go tell the glad tidings GODS hand points tEa
way.
Go forward, go forward to conquer or die.
God Will make sure tho
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-21

But 1t (tho proclamatlon) Is likely to en-.
courage tho insurgents from the fact that
It was called out by the alarm and protest
Of Spain, and in this way may be taken as
an indirect admission Of the seriousness OF
the problem which confronts the Spanish
government in restoring tranquility IL The
Island indianapolis News
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-21

No one, DO matter how warmly sympn-
thi2ing with the cause Of the Cuban pa.
triots, can claim that the government has
done moro than its plain duty in taking
the proper steps to maintain an effective
neutrality New Orleans Picayune.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-21
THE CUBAN QUESTION.

The natural sympathy we have for the
Cuban rcvolutionists must not blind our
eyes to the rights that Spain has in the
premises The president has quoted the
law 1t is plain It will have 10 be obcyed
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-21

The United States Is supposed to act as
It would wish Spain to act If an insurreo-
tion were in progress in some portion OF
the United States, an instruction which
might be aided 10y the shipment of men
and arms from Cuba The rights and
wrongs Of the insurrcction itself do not
concern our government Kansas City
Star
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-21

Unqucstionably widespread sympathy
prevails in this country with the heroic
efforts Of the insurgents to wrcst Cuban
independence from Spain. With this sym
patlrN while it is restrained within deco
Tous limits, tho government has nothing to
do. But our people owe It to themselves
aud to "a friendly power to prevent any ex-
tension Of aid to the rebels Rochester
Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27
Miss Mary writes a Note to Little Billy.

swered them at Aunt Sally's dictation.
In this way she came to feel that sne
knew little Billy better than anyone
else except his mother. She was sur
prlsed to find that, although little Billy
had had few advantages in the way of
schooling, he could write beautiful
letter. She took the fact home to her
innocent bosom and wondered how 1t
could be that this country lad had the
knack of putting himself into mis- letters
along with so many other things that
We're interesting. She was touched too,
by the love for his mother that shone
through every line he wrote. Over and
over again. he called her his dear man.
my and tried to comfort her: and sOme-
times he spoke Of Miss Mary. and he
was so deft in expressing his gratitude
TO her that the young lady blushed and
trembled les. some one else was writ
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27
SYNOPSIS.

At the beginning Of the civil war there
resided in Hillsborough, Ga, poor
widow, known for miles around as Aunt
Sally. Her son. a lad of 20, whom every
body called Billy Cochran, was great
favorite, especially with Major Goolsby.
wealthy planter. whose dead wife had
been tenderly nursed by Aunt Sally. When.
therefore, the boy was taken as recruit
TO the confederate army, the major threat
ened and defied- the conscript officer; but
II was of no avail, and little Billy was
forced to go.
OF course. everybody sympathized
with Aunt Sally, and their sympathy
added to her grief. for she was tend
|er-hearted woman. Moreover. when
She found herself the object of so much
coincidence. she naturally concluded
: that her trouble was a great deal worse
than she had any idea of. and she sat in
her humble home and wept. and, like
Rachel, refused to be comforted.
But the situation was not nearly so
bad as Aunt Sally thought it was, or as
Major GOOlsby expected 1t would be.
The major himself sent her little ne
gro girl to keep her company and the
neighbors for miles around cOntended
with. one another in their efforts to
make her comfortable. Not day
passed except Sundays, that Miss Mary.
the majors daughter. did not drive out to
Aunt Sally's little. place and spend an
hour or two with her. Miss Mary was
eighteen. as pretty as peach, and as
full of fun as an egg Is of meat. She
was a brunette with blue eyes. and al
though they were laughing eyes. they
could look very sad and tender when
occasion called for it.
She made herself very useful to Aunt
Sally She read to her the letters that
little Billy sent back from the camp to
instruction at Loudersville, and an
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27
A BOLD DESlER1 TER.
BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
Copyright 1906 by Bachelor johnson and Bachellsrl

, ing little Billy's letters. as she was writ
ing his mothers
And then, somehow, she never knew
how, his face came back to her memory
and planted itself in her mind and re-
manned there. Little Billy was no
longer the green, awkward and ungain-
ly country boy, peddling the scanty
fruits of his poverty about the village,
but hero, who had no thought for any
body or anything except his dear old
nanny.
AS the cold weather came on, little
Billy wrote that he would feel great
deal more comfortable in the wind If he
knew where he could get a thick suit OF
clothes and u heavy pair of shoes. But
he begged his dear nanny, not to
worry about that, for he had no doubt
the clothes and shoes would be forth
coming when he needed them most.
Miss Mary skipped this part of the let
ter when she was reading 1t aloud to
Aunt Sally. but it wasn't long before
the clothes We're made, with the aid
and under the direction of little Billy's
mother; and the shoes We're bought.
costing Major Goolsby d pretty round
sum In confederate currency. More
over, Miss Mary baked fruit cake with
her own hands. and this ,ras to be put
in the box with the clothes and shoes.
The next thing was to find out If any
body from Hillsborough or from the
countryside was going to the camp of
instruction. where little Billy's head
quarters were. But right In the midst
of expectation and preparation Aunt
Sally fell i'll. She had never recon-
ciled herself to her separation from lit
tie Billy. Until the conscript law tore
him away from her side she had never
been parted from him a day since the
Lord sent him to her arms.
The strain was too much for the
motherly heart to bear Aunt Sally
gradually pined away. though she tried
hard to be cheerful, and, at last, just
before little Billy's Christmas box was
to be sent, she took to her bed and lay
there as helpless as a child. The doc
tor came and prescribed, but little Billy
was the only medicine that would do
Aunt Sally any good. So she kept to
her bed, growing weaker and weaker.
in spite of everything that the doctor
and the neighbors could do.
At last when an opportunity came
to forward the box Miss Mary wrote a
note and pinned it where it could be
seen the first thing. She began it with
Dear Little Billy" but this seemed too
familiar, and she began it with "Mr.
Cochran" She told him that his dear
nanny was very i'll, and If he wanted
to see her he would do well to come
home at once. 1t was a very pretty
letter, brief, simple and sympathetic.
This duty done. Miss Mary turned her
attention to nursing Aunt Sally, and.
except at night, was never absent from
her bedside more than an hour at a
time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27

nOcent and ignorance of little Billy
We're dear to him.
Now, whoever heard of the like of
that" he said, In u kindly tone. There
amt but one way for . conscript to
leave this camp, and thal is to desert. -
I'll do it," exclaimed little Billy.
You know what that means,
reckon" said Private Chadwick dryly.
1T means that I'll see my dear mann
my once more" replied little Billy.
And after that don't care what hap
pens"
Private Chadwick looked at little
Billy long and hard, smiling under his
mustache, and then went out. He
walked to the center of the encamp-
ment. where the flag-pole stood. This
inoffensive affair he struck hard with
his fist, exclaiming under his breath:
Lord, Lord! What makes some people
such big gizzards?"
The next day little Billy was missing.
Ito be concluded.)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27


Seeing that the lad was troubled about
something. he lowered his voice
whats the matter, old man? If it's
trouble, it'll do you more good to talk
about 1t to think about it,"
For answer little Billy held out the
letter. Private Chadwick took 1t and
began to read it. Then he held 1t close
to his eyes.
Now this Is right down funny" he
said, and it's just like a gal She's
gone and scratched out the best part"
Little Billy neither moved nor spoke,
but turned inquiring eyes on his patron
and friend. ''She began 1t: Dear Lit
tie Billy, Private Chadwick contin-
ued. "and then she went and scratched
1t out"
1t was very fortunate stroke indeed.
The color slowly came back into little
Billy's face and stayed there. After
Private Chadwick had read the letter
little Billy took it and gave it a care
full inspection. His face was so full of
color at what he saw that a stranger
would have said that he was blushing.
whats to be done about it?" Private
Chadwick asked.
Il must go home and see NANNY"
replied little Billy.
Private Chadwick shook his head and
continued to shake 1t. as If by that
means he would blot out the idea.
Can get Il furlough?" little Billy
asked. with tears in his voice.
If any, other cOnscript had asked him
this question. Private Chadwick would
have used violent language but the in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27
I I I

When little Billy arrived at the camp
of instruction, the first person on whom
his eye fell was Private Chadwick.
simultaneously the eye of Private
Chadwick fell on little Billy. Mr.. Chad
wick was something of humorist in
his way. and a rough one. as the raw
conscripts found out to their cost. A
heartless jest rose to his lips. but some
thing in little Billy's face-an express
sion of loneliness. perhaps-stayed it.
In another moment Private Chadwick's
hand fell on little Billy's shoulder, and
it was friendly hand.
where FROM" he asked.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27

too warm to be mentioned In polite
conversation. But he pulled himself
up when he saw little Billy sitting
on the camp-stool staring at vacancy.
"Hello!" he cried. "What kind Of
picnic Is this? II my nose amt gone
and forgot her manners, smell cake"
He paused and looked at little Billy,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29
In ID. Inlsr,.l I'D 10 CaanI.

WAsmNUTOS, d. G., March 25.-
Mrssrs. Warner, Miller, smith, Weed,
Hitchcock and Bartlett, OF New York,
called on the pfusiIyui, Secretary
Gresham and -euIgrafy Lamont today
In connection with tho appointment OF
a committee o. examine the, Nicnrarua
canal route, a. provided iOr by o. ulauUr
300 the laut auniry evil appropriation
ulli. This CLAUSE uakuH an apptgprla.
ton 0f sgl,U"O OR tho purpose Of nHg6r-
tanning the feasibility Of peymluuncr
aud cost 70! construction and compile
lion Uf the canal on tue present route,
ana provides i1r llu appointment VI a
commission No Bee composed Of ono
army engineer, ono ngvallanginrcr And
one ciyilnn expert, TO Wilt anu Inspect
,hu canal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

thus mullatoi, and they lay about
the uamp thus Tor two NOUS ueiofo
they were killed"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

WAIussIuN, Match -s.- Hon.
Junu 20. Langslpn, who ipfsYmg ygsrs
haa boon the r.u.api Cor rr.CUuauI
John l.. waller, OF ksasua, was ai the
rl0iU department today Go ASCERTAIN 81
any rrwH UaH lUgu received officially
OF the reported nuuiuuCs ufhis client 90
twenty yulr' lmp.tormsut Ia MAZDA.
gasclr Up 10 noon u.ihing had come
% tho departments turtniu l3."-
m,uts auJ letters lr.u. hir Waller
uunTIuH Uu ihr concessions mpau 80
him uy lHH BDy,s government aud
which viii uuurHlUIy nsulu Ga tho
maUutili,is taken ur uy tur otliu dee
pyFimuut, hgyU been iIHl iu tlu uo'
rar,men. hy Ir lhns1.0u.
AsaIgsul.ui uit Wilt TO the slate
department. Mr. LEugs..n cEurus
400 CIuy.Uli1u that On. nligiglh Will
Uat promptly iu iuyg.iiE tiuH tuc mst-
isr, aud tult UUF viii u.s. rll muaus
tUiuf1 20 auuW. Go fso uspgaliJa 90
his ease hya .JHs.-uaf.lu. aud iutui
upon civil t5Ia,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

WAsuNUIUN, ID. g., March gs.-
senior aiuIuagui tut spanish minister,
has recently advised uu Htatr depart.
muut u several smpmgulB OF GTu-Hui
ammunition from tolls country o. tue
insurgents iu Cuba, Ihg.r tuipMuuts
arc SAID 10 have been made from
Paula 4elpnin, Perrin AmuOy, New
jersey anu Savannah. Instructions
were given % have Uu-ICglgI points
watched and Tor tuu Persecution Of
parties engaged Ia tho uuuilrss. The
suspects, however have managed to
uIuho detection, aud the ufutgoutiu-
officers have been unable thus lar 10
secure suiliGleut evidence to make
.rarlH.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

sT. AuguluN3 r..p March gs.--
The uuE4u ...uu !. So 800 Ji tlis D,y
wuH swept uy u.y uuf aiorUJuu, de-
urIg Ing luUy -uiau residences ulu
business hOu'us, u.HIl.F .uliIutttgHu.
tIfys, vutaIiiuE % lnss a. slUJ.uJD, Win
uttiu iusuIauuu. a l.u.a I0UUl %
luu residences weTa ONuul by unui
people uug many iuWlu.s uTa hone.
lees Tonight AUugulht. lIg iltubEylt
clean tuveu uInDEJ, lNiCHy covered
Nltu houses some ai tuum hue rtb.-
4.uuyG. IL seemed ut enc time us
JIuuEu q EToal par, u the town mut,
80, but by heroic cugrl t.- flames were
d InhL EuUlueu.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

JACKSONVILLE. t.ni. aiurrh 25,-ll
is reported ugIs t.Hisut tLlt a geyIu.
auJ umtugE direct FROM Juua-uuvulc
auI r,Iaauaiun np Wmg OF 10000 Co.
upus and urGrov6 u seIuyulu tue lH.
urrcctlun u Cuna, lnu movement o.
reported 10 uu managed ~ tur Cutau
ruyuuJuuisia. I"e Egunuu reported 90
DO token uy The managers Is tuug 90
sac Spanish officials puHlB'un,ly deny
lhat $50 iraur5rcuuu eNlslH in Cuba,snp
cannot make valid .mpIoiut 900 WaU4-
IngtOn against the tilipusIouBg txped.-
ton.
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Alleged violation OF n Contract Win
H-aUufHntUFtrH.
rNuhCu.., n, Y. Mach .s.-Juhu
-. Juhu.ua, fau liyraIiHl, wua arrested
toduy on NHrDui sworn DOT uyH urm
% bicycle manufacturer, who have 90
contract Will JUHlsDu guI hr msLu-
gUr Tor 'Ao UIm.us season. johnson
un. Iuit lucilul 90 iuru professional DO
HT4er iY race with tUIuu lu France
iu alleged violation q. the v&UilusUuu-
tTags Bsil has Dcau nzyI %. sIruIN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

Cou.ratufHtiuHs gFun tInmhurg's wu.
uluiuN Governments.

Cong FntufntinHH rom ilnmhWTE's Wus
ulUiuu Government.
HfrUuHI, March -,,-rhu following
iurguu waH saut yesterday 90 Prince
Blsuarya; "lu puruaucr tua rusDlu.
uUu which WAS Unanimously adopted
to-day, l4u house Of burgesus, inspired
uy fcUling0 OF gratitude aud vuurfutiUn
convey TO yaug serene LIEhursf, tho
creator at toe German empire, our
great honorary uigs.u, our respectful
au4 uuary congratulations On his
sU.H lalaI.gn
Preside { .4lafCHBuu Of the house
OF tu,Errr. Has received tine following
rgDy Irn tue prince: "l m highly
GOu0ryl "a! tIo friendly uud ur.gub0rly
greetings cent tao uy tine bursosfes. 1
uss you, -gut,cmun ana fellow citizen,
t. sgurpt my waTMrsl tEuuEs."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

THO Country 900 Iuart Juti ,ongrrs,
Meets H.aHu

Meets Hantn.
NEW lgas, Msgch gs.-AnHruw
Carnegie Arrived 1u the steamer Pare
i3IHy, GuJ talked freely about thy
business prospects o. il.B country. 40
eaiI tho county cluIi DO daCriupI s-
cluvaIy cling. While % was not much
stronger than 30 was yuarHg fult
thuTc has been % change lJr the hettpL
ANA hu believed there would Dee grad
uL Improvement until tJuUTg. met
ugNt December, Nobody could Iiy-
die. what would happen after that. H,
thought 70 unlikely, however, that
C0uefrts would Doc able 90 pass any im-
Uufiaut mun'ufcF, anu 30 llis should be-
the case, uo would regard 90 us forum.
ate. What tHe country needed above
all things was 70 period VI absolute Flat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

NEW YORK, MarGn 2s.-rha tug
Mary A. Faunrr, oitae Lvhigh Valley
Rulr0gu company WIS sunk iu the
bay al lO:aO inns igfunoOn on Hrd
Hook. the Lrhigh Valley company
received a Telegram from Capltiu b. Il.
Gross, stating that nll tho crew were
saved eXcvpt James Kelly, q deckmaD,
who WIS .,swuol, Tue Ieut were
picked up by pasaing tug anu lanuel
Ut H0b0ken,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

a million amt % Hail Addsa TO she
Expenditures,

Expenditures.
wAsmNarls, b. G.. March U.s.
All uuguary steps Tor putting into
effect the recent legislation rnising nll
lsusi1us below go 10 that rating, uovu
been taken by tho pngsiDu bureau.
Low ratu yunfl1nrra whose u0mus nfg
borne ON tho rolls ui tAU Buffalo,
ChlcugH, Concord, Doe MUIurs, NII-
wauRvl aud 'IltsHufg agencies viii TO-
caivo tho So rating ou Auri. ilu, and
gll like puusi1u1 900 other Juf.slictipns
Will uu advanced @ tho ur4g payment
Boo ,hrfr district the change VIII add
about 40 100000 30 th" pension .Agsnil-
turss. mud tbu CaJOs a. about 10000
pensioners will be- affected,
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s-naIn. Iraon. lo lInln.n.c.r.

PANS, March - --PfeaiIuut Fauro,
ACCOMPANIED 10y tho olligcra OF hia
military ihuusoholi and both ministers
Of war aud marine, arrived lat saint
Anthony this mgrning AMI presented
70 stand VI colors 10 tho Twonty.cightn
regiment prior to It's departure for
Madagascar
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-29

Safety Ic.as.t boxes in our burEular
proof vault Tor rent at very low rate
Open nr deposits Saturday night
until o'clock.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
THAT Psychological MYSTERY (?)

A Philadelphia grocery paper heads
an article like the above, and says:
Fruit raisers and dealers after years
of speculation, are as much at sea as
ever in regard to the causes which pro
duce blood oranges Some contend
that they are distinct variety; others
maintain thatthey are produced by in
sects, while others insist that they re-
suit from stunted growth in swampy
ground.
A Pittsburg dealer was asked for his
opinion the other day. He said:
II do not think they are distinct
variety as the same tree which produces
red oranges one year will produce the
ordinary kind the next. If they we're a
distinct variety all the fruit on the same
tree would be red, but such is not the
case. The insect theory is hard to be-
lieYe from the fact that the quantity of
red oranges is small. If insects had any
thing to do with the matter, | think
nearly all the oranges would be red, in
sectS are so numerous.
'"The fact it, it is one of the mysteries
Of nature that cannot at present be &C
counted for. Go through an apple or
peach orchard and you will see red and
yellow fruit on the same tree. Peaches
with red pulps are so common as not to
excite attention. The coloring material
comes from natures laboratory, which
is little understood b. man. The same
principal that colors the flowers tints
the fruit.
''Pittsburg dealers handle large guam
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09

tity of blood oranges. Many people pre-
fer them to the ordinary kinds. They
command good prlce-a little higher
than the best Indian river variety"
1t seems odd that fruit dealer-a
man who handles oranges and should
make it his business to post himself on
varieties and their qualities, should give
voice to such rot. This is almost as bad
as the Chicago commission man who
swOre that the red in the blood orange
was made by injecting rats blood with
syringe under the peel.
1t is discouraging to the orange grow
ers to have a man who is intrusted with
the business of selling their fruit cry
from the house top that the beautiful
red streaks they prize so highly, and
which is the trade marx of the finest
orange grown was made, forsooth, by
measly bug,or still worse by rats blood.
For the information of the pseudo
Philadelphia expert we would state that
the genealogical mystery yclept the
blood orange, is no mystery at all. The
only mysterious thing is that man
whose business it is to sell oranges
should call it a mystery.
The blood orange is a distinct variety
as much so as the navel. They are
carefully propogated by budding and
esteemed one of the best of citrus fruits.
The blood shaddock, with red pulp, is
well-known variety of the pomelo or
grape fruit, and it is possible that the
blood orange may have originated by
crossing with the shaddock. The pollen
from the blossoms of the blood orange
frequently fertilize the blossoms of other
varieties of oranges in the same grove,
and the only part the ubiquitous insect
cut in the matter would be to carry the
pollen from the blood tree to blooms of
other varietie
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
LOTTERY TICKETS REDUCED.

The transportation companies have
given notice that from the date of the
4th, and for limited time the price for
carrying oranges WILDE reduced fifty per
cent. So far as we have been able to
learn this'applles only to shipments east,
via railroads and steam boats. This re-
ducti0n will make the cost of getting
fruit from jacksonville to the Eastern
markets about seventeen cents per box
A condition precedent, however, to
this reduction is that all charges must
be prepaid
This reduction at this time may and
may not be good thing for the orange
growers. Undoubtedly it will be of i'm
mense value to those who may have
fruit unfrozen, but it probably will
tempt many whose fruit is totally unfit
for the market to rush it forward and
the possibl result will be that they will
get nothing for it and be out the expense
of picking, packing and freight.
The transportation companies, how
ever, probably mean we'll and if their
object is t. help the orange growers who
met with such great misfortune we will
give them credit for their good inten-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09

of tying sponge under the chin to catch the
drippings, bu We would simply remark, that we
have new sweet potatoes, new Irish pOtatoes,new
snap beans, new lettuce, new radishes, new tur-
nips, new peas. new rutabagas, new parsley, new
callard, for greens. new egg plants, new onions
whenever are inclined to go out to the garden
and gather them in and if you don't believe it,
just come down and see for yourself, and try our
fine vegetables. Yes, and occasionally there is q
new baby" We have not heard from him since
the 18th but hope the baby crop is s;>fe anyhow.