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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

was prrched ~ the top OF the pole
and refused 10 bulge. In min the scr
eercss cast her spell The 10Y fell
from her hands wreck disaster. dire
distress. beclouded her faca. Not a
shadow escaped Hiilhousc. In jiEy
he had seized his hat ard WIS knocking
at her door.
81 have observed from my window
am your neighbour he exclaimed. le-
eating his eerie den ncross the way
that you have met with an accident.
j am net without some mechanical
skin. and thought might be Of sery-
lee
''She opened the door wide for him
to enter, In the dignity Of her prra-
cnee the shabby geutility OF her hur-
rouHdings Vanished.
avon are Kind, sir she Gald. To-
morrow Is Christmas
"'Ah! 80 Il Is, said ililihouse. i had
forgotten
~ promised to take Christmas din
ner ycncrday after long years of heP-
arRiion, There ia little boy In the
family, ana thought Tue 10Y would
aneuEe him.
"And so II will laughed Hillhouse.
as Il has you and me-
"She colored like an old.faahioncd
garden pink. and her limpld gray eyes
dropped as he picked up the mutilated
monkey Ia less time than IL takes to
tell, this grotcEque representative Of
the missing link was restored 10 ita
pristine agility.
allow can I thank your
"'By telling me some day said HiIl,
house, that your young friends en-
joymcnt OF the toy has been greater
than ours
Some days elapsed before HillhouSo
had the courage TO knock second time
at his nelghbor's door. In the inter
val he had learned little Of her his
tory. II wns not without purpose that
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

sketch artist Of Good Form. "the tag
end Of fhis century wadIng through
Jane Austoni"
Notwithstanding this speed and
spirit of the umss,s said Return be-
tram. a sculptor who had ouilived his
contemporaries. consequently bis fame
material for Jane Austen stories Is not
wanting In our own day"
"No. not while you are with ms, De
tram" ehuekled the city editor, replen-
lshinR the pntrlarcaal chiseler's glasA.
The ox-like eyes OF the sturdy little
sculptor. dllating with the youth that
in art is never old. blinked knowingly.
"Bciram has n story he Is bursting to
tell, (" cried the city editor. Mrs. Weth-
erel has given him the cue. ! wager
choice public Is about to be supplied
with q revised, annotated, up'to-date
edition Of Jane Austen"
Imagine n Jane Austen OF the latin
quarter." smiled Mrs. Portland, with
an encouraging nod.
"For once the clever Mrs. PontlAnd Is
In error" said the sculptor, settling
In his chair with the Gaze Of raconteur
SURF OF one telling arrow IN bis culver.
Nothing could be more remote from
the Latin quarter than this story which
the drift Of the conversation makes so
timely. 10 be candid, my chief pur.
pose In accepting Mrs. Pentland's hos
pitality was 10 recount Hillhouae'E ro-
nance"
lie was my beat friend" continued
Dctram eneircling the table with a
second significant twinkle, ~ may say
lifelong friend. About a year ago
Hillhousc was called 10 Harrington TO
work on the equestrian statue OF which
you may have heard. lie tSok a'xtudio
In q back bay house that had outlivcd
not only prosperity but gcutility. The
studio confronted a formidable row Of
dwellings Ia vcry similar state. These
houses were occupied for the most part
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rhn la.t nammn,h M rnalann.

40 .hs poSbsskiea Of Capt. james ynA
Hook are The papers OF Samuel Morrison,
\ pioneer ce JefFernonville. MIR. Nor
risou settled at Utica in the beginning
Of the century. and died Of indianapolis
abtut 20 years ago. Among the papers
the following rrmarkabie story was
found: "In 1850 John McClintock and
eight companions brought a plrogue
loaded with -four from Redstone. As
they neared the mouth Of Fourteen
mile creek, just above Utica, they heard
tremendous noise In the wouda along
the FiyeS, and n few moments later
behclG an enormous animal plunge out
Of the woods into the stream. It threw
the water so high that they could not
exactly make cut It's shape or form,
but they believed It 60 have the like
ucs= OF Nn elephant. so great was the
disturbance Of the river that the men
were compelled to look to their vcs-
Sel 20 keep II from sinking. ImmeGi-
btely GTon the landing Of the animal
on the other side Indian yclls were
heard and the captain refused 10 allow
hls men 20 go on shore 70 investigate
the tracks Of the huge brute, which Mr..
McCliniock believes TO have bern the
last mammoth ever seen aliye."--Indi-
annapolis News.
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Mondes Ia often expressed at the abii-
lfy OF she engineers OF ancient Egs pt 10
construct The great pyramids a, Gizeh.
Ascending 10 one estimate, no iess than
100000 men must have been employed.
duF;ng period Of 20 years. 10 build the
largest " these pyramids. II has also
been assumed that the anrientR pos
sessed immense machines which could
hardly be matched In our day. Al re-
cent meeting OF the Philosophical so
cieiy In Washington Mr. J. +. Watkins
read an illustrated paper Oh this sub
ject, and showed that the great pyrh-
mids could have been erected without
the use Of complicated or gigantic ma
chimes. and without the employment Of
an enormous force Of wsrkmen. The
principle employed by the pyramid.
builders, according 20 Mr.. Watkins, was
that Of the inclined plane. ny bank
Ing up the structure with earth, the
builders were able 90 carry the great
stone blocks to the summit With the aid
only Of levers aud pry.bars. Mtcrward
the earth was removed and the ground
lcyeled.-Yuuth's Companion,
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In view Of the prevalence Of inilucnza,
the minister OF the imperial household
lately issued the following instructions:
Especial care should be taken 10 avoid
having audience with the emperor when
Under the influence Of cold or otherwise
ill Those officials who have TO APP
proach the emperor, or whose duties
take them 10 the inner part OF the court.
should be careful 70 avoid coming into
contact with the patients, and in other.
wise unavoidable circumstances they
arc to take a bath and change their
clothes before attending office. Those
who have TO approach the emperor or
so proceed 20 the inner part Of thu
court. shall refrain from attending the
Office In event Of their believing that
they have caught the epidemic cold. or
In ease Of their having actually been
suffering from the mplady they shall
at.ea;! the oa;rc only after bathing and
n change OF clothing three days after
complete recovery."--Iapan Times.
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TentInE EnRlnen.

Engineers judge Of the condition OF
their machinery by the tone ., gives out
while running. Every engine, whether
stationary or locomotive, has q par.
iicular tone Of !ts own; the engineer be.
comes accustomed 60 that, and amy de.
parture from u ut once excites u sus,
Pieion thu, all = &c: =!Eh:. TsF enFi.
necr may not know what Is the matter.
he may have &c g=T s5T music, but ihr
change In the tame OF his machiae will
be at once rerceptible, will be instantly
recognized, and will start him on an i'm.
mediate investigatIon.-soulh Amcri
can.
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but didn't used 10 be-
where the paraoa and his family gu 10Y
Sunday meeting drt1l, -.
OF the presents hung upon u always nav
the most and bsstl -
where the little ragged urchln' WIN n'A
face clad In regret.
Can look with wldr-eYsd wonder al the
things he'll never gttl
There wsra no velvet cushions on our
nineteenth century chaira;
30 nbe and padded tapestry where We
knsit to say our prayers;
No costly paintings on the walls ihal some
how always stay,
In q sort OF hooking elegance vhen the
gutsts have gone away.
No Raailghl throwing diamonds IN your
eyes at every turn,
Nor trappc from the punch bowl. tea from
costly silver urn,
No pranclng Aieeda and batter, with iura
and furbclows.
To shield the rosr-ciad mnldenn from me
prying winter ELowal
but the Old leg house IN Herman, that vas
such a cosy home.
with It's ahinFle.covered arches That 20
"a was heavens dome;
Its Eastwood n0or OF punchcou, the pegs
beside the door.
Just enough to hang the wardrobe Of ihc
family and no more.
The rifle and the powder mask. with us
curious catch and spring,
The belt With sheath knife 10 u, bullet
molds and everything,
Hung upon the dry. cracked Taftcr out OF
reach OF careless hands,
but ready. opporiuuCiy, when a sudden call
demr ndh.
Along In mrs, December, when the woods
and heldH we're white,
and the owls were holding concerts OF the
hoatlUg Atnd at girit.
There were hints OF coming Christmas. and
q half unconscious awe
Settled or our youthful features IN way
you ntysr saw!
Six Of MS IN that household. well may call
Il seven,
Rut that ons. a little thres-yesr-old. hsd
nirBycd away 10 Heaven.
SIX make oven numbers. " We count Il two
by two.
But IN put the other In u for complete
ness wouldn't yuu3
We were told 70 hang our stockings and
then TO quickly leave
This was early IN the evening Of that "a.
moua Christmas eve
ADD we scrambled up the ladder 10 the
chamber overhead,
TO whisper spsculations on the things
that had been said.
outside The storm was dancing IN fnnias-
tie flights amain,
Sowing crystal aiarI In showers against
the window pane:
Yet sheltered tn that household we little
cared for this.
when no harm would dare 10 venture be-
tween "a and mothers kiss!
Very early In the morning. while the stars
were shining bright
Tor the clouds had Ned the scandal Of dis
rotiug IN the night
We sought our hanging stockings on the
backs OF every chair
The ones We wore the day before, Tor We
had no more to Hpars'
Compnrcd With what wc have to-day u
would be counted small.
hut the Eli,B were rich 10 kindness for
each one gave his all;
The apples were like spheres Of sold. and
all the little things
Were more TO W than diadtmB from
crowns Of ancient kings!
The hands that aBVd our stockings ou that
night 40 long ngo.
The hearts that beat fer those they loved.
are whitcr no- than snow
That scatterH on this Christmas eve iis
crystal fleece OF white,
Reminder OF that household where in
dreams we live at night.
Edward William Dvteher, In Banner Of
Gold.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

Two reporters, slightly acquainted
with each other, met one day a, lunch
counter.
you're not eating anything. Lar
kinE," remarked one OF :he two, after
they had exchanged a few common
places.
no." replied Iarkins. liam 30 worked
up over the scoop got this morning on
the Daily Cyclone fellow. about the
bankruptcy Of hat big firm on Silver
street, that | haven't any appetite. But
you are not eating anything. either,
llawkink."
"No," gloomlly rrsposded Hawk
ins. "f'm the fellow you seoored."-
Youths Companion.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

The readers Of this paper viii be plcarrs
ia learn that there ia at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able 10 cure II
ali is stages, and that u CatArrh. HAli's
CatArrh Cure IN the only positive cure
known 10 the medical fraternity. CatArrh
being 4 constitutional diacase, requires o
Constitutional treatment Halls latarrh
Cure - taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and muc7us surfaces Of the
ayatsIn, thereby destroy ing tho foundation
strength By building up the constitution and
assisting nature IN doing it's WORK. TIE
proprietcra have 30 much faith Ia its cIsra.
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that It fails Go cure
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address U. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o.
Sod hy Drugsista. Zoe.
Halls Family Pilla Arc the best,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22
FinRsr PfIuts In Piano Ts.ehinr.

finger-prints obtained by applying
pigment to the flngcr-tips and press
Ing them on n smooth surface have
been tried as a means OF Identification.
IL Ia now proposed to use them TO test
piano playing. The impressions made
ON the KEYS by the fingers Of 9 per.
former will be indications OF his meth
ODDS, and will serve 20 show whether he
touches the keys In the same way as n
good performer whose hnger-prlnts
may he used Ms a standard. The prints
may be taken for different kinds of
work OF. the instrument. go rs TO help
explain the secret Of touch youths
C0mpuniou,
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icler of the Lone Star, the Pentlands
had met, loved. married and contin-
ued to work side by side until their
Joint earnings enabled them to build
this pretty Queen Anne Cottage; and
20 the house. warming had beea hidden
their Christmas eve friends tried and
true. Elizabeth Pentland'R ambition
was achieved; she possessed q home.
AS she surveyed the table snowy in
white linen, gllsteninR in silver and cut
glass, and caught through the holly
and mistletoe the approving COO of the
infant heir 10 Pen,lana affections and
goodwill" and the congra,ulaiory
smiles OF their guests, her happy face
lifted In gratitude.
Thank Godi" said Mrs. pentlnnd,
''this is one social event am not called
upon 10 chronicle"
amen" said the city editor.
''Iiow like story" said Mrs.. Wealth
ereil; zone Of those good. old fashioned.
wholesome lore stories ON no hungry
to read. BY the why, can anybody tell
us what has become OF the old.fash-
!sssa !S*s s.s-y?"
Like the day OF miracles, my dear.
II has passed" Elizabeth Pentiand's
cynicism was acquired before she met
the city editor.
"The telling, you mean; but love-
not bit Of IT. It's ~ young and as
full Of vitality Rs this King Of Love
Feasts-Christmas itself"
MRS. Weatherell was one of those rare
women at peace with self and the world,
despite the fact that the latter per
sisted In believing her wrrtchedly an-
happy. Az pretty woman as one
meets In long days walk wan Mrs.
wethereil; nature and art fitted her 10
Shine In brilliant society. hut Mrs.
weihereii's beauty WIS Of the spirit as
well NJ the aesh. Never was abe known
to complain. The husband whom the
world dubbed a miaerHbis failure wns
stlii TO her tho Prince Charming who
won her heart when she WIS toasted
the loveliest girl In her "set."
A 1--WE and furfy Mrx. WethereiI
judged all martial relations from her
ora vantage Freund--thc loss that II
eternal, IL wns this refrrshing. Ar
cadian strain In her nature that st
traetsd and held Tire affection OF Eliza
beth Pentinnd. whose knowledge Of |
''nen ans things had como from hard
knocks with the world.
Il am sick unto nSusea. : sighed Mrx.
wstherrll. @of the problems invoIveaia |
shs modern ioss story, How rsfu~hfnr |
u would seeni to inset once mcru u |
rim low ~ tbs Did ismiiisrerunndsi- I
~xsncs.- lanshsd Aias Dssha1sx. |
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

For the present winter season the Louis
vlliv & Nashgus EaAfoad Company has
Improved Iu already nearly perfect through
service OF Pullman Ncstibuled Sleeping
matt. Louisville, ~ LOUIS and Chicago, 10
Mobile. New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
lhomHNl'lr, Ca, Pensacola, Jacksonville,
Tampa. Palm Beach and other points in
Florida Perfect connection will be made
wIth steamer lines for Duta, Porto Rico,
Naw1u and West Indian ports Tourist
and Home Seeker cEcHrrpn tickets on sale
q Tow rates. Write &, z. Atmore, General
Pa, 1ser Agent, Louisville, Ky., for par.
tf-ul..-
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SAT PLAYING WITH THE TRIVIAL THING.

he scanned the bookcase until his cyes
lighted on a strangely familiar volume.
"'I see Miss FoNg!oyc is an admirci
Of Lucille, remarked llillhousc.
1T belongs TO the past
Then II has not been opened for
rome timeg'
Miss Foxgloye's gray eyes turned
within.
"a quarter Of a century, she said.
"ile took the volume from the shelf.
and with strange misgiying turned tho
leaves until arrested by n much under.
scored cauio, from which fell faded
foNglovc
with a ,mils whose dIvincly deep sweet.
acss discloseJ
Some depths In her nature he never had
The eyes Of Layinia Foxgloye met
his
THE volume has never been opened
she said sudden pallor In her queenly
presenee--'sincc an old. old friend Dor.
rowed 1t. returned it--and then
then
"What bappened?'
ale went away
"'And them
1.-THE world changed
"She took the volume HillhouSe hand.
ed her to read in the lines the roxgloye
had stained the confession abe had
waited la vain TO hear from the lipS Of
the borrower so long ago"
"You don't mean TO tell us" cried
Miss Dashaway, that there llves In
this age a man stupid enough to ex.
pect a woman 10 look In book for
proposal?"
"But that happened n quarter OF a
century ago" laughed Mrs. Pcntland.
True" said Betram, "snd the poor
iout supposed that the girl had eagerly
devoured every word UNDERSIGNED,
while she naturally laid the volume
away and never looked al IL again until
Hillhouse opened il and babe her read
the lines which embodied his proposal.
Not having heard from her, he went
away Ia n moment of pique and never
returned. From time to lime he heard
of her canQuests, but II seems they were
but ilirtations which he strove In vain
TO forget. Youth passed away. as did
her family ties, until abe was left alcne
In the world, with mere pittance that
cut her OH from the gay circle In which
abe was once SO brilliant un ornament"
swell. she must be moss-grown
foxglove," laughed Miss Dashaway. "a
thought the species extinct, Fancy a
modern woman plnlng over a delln.
qnent lover, hurying herself in hall.
room with an Angoru cat and window
Earden'"
''How docs il come, Dctram," saId
Pentland. that your quasi-Austen hefo-
Inc escaped clubdom?"
mo rejection on club women" re-
proved the hostess. 10 forget history
there is nothing like helping TO make
g."
"Brayo." cried the telegraph editor
II can understand Miss Foxglove,"
said Mrs. Wcthereil. giving the story |
teller sympathetic smile. ''She was
born too early 10 grasp the spirit OF
the new movement and adjust herself |
to- Its exartions. Being an offspring |
of the old order Of things, shc chung |
iustInctivcly to belief that her hearts |
desire would some day be fulfilled.
IA she waited. opportunity slipped by"
III recoliect rightly" said Froth.
ingham, everything had plenty of time
10 slip by in & Jane Austen story"
"nut Isn't II time for the clerlcs" |
smiled Mira. wethereli. "Jane Austen
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

And did you see Edgah In camp;
And what Was he doiug2"
Frying bacon"
what! Edgah? And didn't you zee
him doing anything elsc?"
ayes; saw him holding an officers
horse"
Nothing elsc?"
u believe saw him keepi1s the flles
on sick mule"
Dear, dcarl Isn't war just horrid ?"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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VERY Low Rates VIA the MiEwonFi,
Kansas a Texas Hallway.

Semimonlhly excurIIoHR 10 The fouth,
west. The greatest opportunity 10 visit
Texas, the Empire statc OF the Union, IN.
pafalleled as 10 resources and products and
with an Area exceeding all the Eastern ard
Middle States. The statistical reports o.
products. as compiled by the commissioners
Of Texas. indicate thu section as having the
greatest possible advantages IN its mild and
eguahlc climate and Ia the variety and pro.
duetiyenesa Of is sol. For further inior.
nation. descriptive pamphlets aud dates oi
excursions. apply 20 II. y. Bowsher. Dist. T..
a., Cincinnati. o.
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Clearly q was advisable a. 60 10 war.
but how ab1u, rgycuucs' ycutured IN,
courily s,r Godfrey.
Revenue. repeated the queen, lightly.
Il have but 10 stamp ms foot and abundant
revenue will D. i1r.hcnminr,"
Il will be observed that in those dava
There was no stamping Of bank checks. vac.
.,na,ti'n certificates OF chewing -um, 10 say
tF1ft J1u-r41
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

japan Il now building S-ca. steel
plant. The works will cost siO,CO0.0oo
aud will l'e Put inie operation within
three years. The product Of the plant
for the first year win be almoEt cxclu-
slyely steel rails. and probnly some
steel plates for shipa. Boiler plates, bar
steel and structural iron will follow I'm
order This steel plant. which will be
situated nj Nnwaiamura, . town Of
about 10000 inhabitants, Is On the cx.
IRENE northern end of the island OF
Kushin. This ialAnd, according TO re-
ports, Is rich In coal.--Chirago Tribune.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

Bcrtha-0h, you shouldn't say you
hate Mr.. Brown, lie said an awfuily
sweet thing about you the other even
ing.
Edith--And that's why hate him.
A man never compliments a woman or
her personal appearance unless she IL
positively homely OF he thinks she isn't
half baked.--Iioston Transcript
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

fhr burlington Route has Weekly Tour.
iH sleeper EzeurH1us, personally con.
Quoted by Burlington Route AGENT every
" ,iU. toy tom 81 Louis, aud Thursday
from hAnsIs City aud 81. Joseph to Los
Ah=,I-s aud San Furcisco. The route is VIA
Denver, Scenic Colorado. salt Lake CITY,
with % Per cent sunshine throughout the
year, ASk Ticket Ascu. or write for de.
,criri,yc folder 60 L. W. Wakcley, General
PASSENGER Agent, ~. Louis. No.
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Milkman Ito young man who has np.
piled for a jo5}-UnderStan the busl.
uess, do you? Can you milk the cows
and water the milk?
Jack Sharp can do better than that.
] can water the cows and milk the wa
ter.--Up TO Date.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

II sce you've gus your Iishtning rod np
Tor office again, ss.d the friend 81 the esa.
fidase.
''Ths lightning rod" replied the candi.
date, rhp wEs a matser.of-facs pert ~ man.
lis one Of che exploded humhuEs 81 ihr
past What Tn trying TO do Is 10 get my
Tribune
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

Ask yOuT grocer to-day 10 show you
package OF GRAiE-O, the new food drink
that taSrs The place OF coffee The children
may drink Il without injury a. well ~ che
adult An who try u like H. GRAlN.O
has that rica seal brown o. Mocha or Java.
but Il is made from pure Rrains. and the
most delicate gtosaachs receive u without
distress. Ia The price Of coffee. Is cts. and
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

First spaniard--Anothcr battle haA
been fought. The Americans lost over
500 men.
Second Spaniard--Lost over 500 meni
How did II happen?
Why, they Lost that many OF our
menl Some of our heroic troops made
q glorious escape."--Puck.
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Real In,munes.

what we need for the invasion Of
Cuba are real immuncs."
What do you mean by real i'm
muncs?'
why, men who have been Killed
once and consequently cannot 10
harmed by rifle bullets"
II is not known even yet what they
would have done 10 him II they hnd
caught him. 10 was too swift for them
Chicago Post.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

After q man Las proved that he knows
romgthins II docsu't matter how be comb,
hs hair
\ woman who never wecps H. 81 no more
aeCuunt th-n @ pump without a handle.
" - batter 10 have a consistent enemy
tHEu friend who douhts YOU
iig who hesitate ~ lost II De- has written
any ictirrs committing himself
Great expectations have made an idlrr
at many a RAN with good stuff in him.
Men who bald H1 their own fortune often
forget 20 ut thcmanlye Tor the positions
INTO which their money lifts .hem.-Clcve.
land LealEr.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

Judgs-~Pat, &c save time ] suppose
you will admit that Jon were drunk?
Pat--Dhrunk sor? oil wor 80 sober,
sor. that me nsybors tort Oh wor dead
end wor bout 10 hould a wake ever me.
scrip 10 Date.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-22

Negus Menelik, Of Abyssinla, the
Lion Of Judah. is preparing 10 visit
Jerusalem In 1900. lie wishes TO visit
the scene where the mother Of HIS race.
the queen Of Sheba, was entertained by
King Solomon. According TO his own
genealogical tree. Mcnclil; In the nine
ty-Eeventh successor Of the queen.-N
u. Sun.