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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-11
PRICES OF PRODUCE IN MlDDLEBURY.
BUTT n AND EGGs.
Best butter IA to IS cents per pound; eggs 2
tents per dozen.
HAY AND GRAIN.
/ Furnished by Thomas q Weeks
LIVE STOCK.
Furnished by NJ. S. Carr. !
OTHER COUNTY MARKETS.

BRISTOL, Nov. saturday, market day, dali
ry butter sold at II to IS cents a pound; sep
nratOr, 10 to 81 cents pOund; eggs, 20 to %
cents dozen; dressed poultry, II to - cents
pound potatoes, 30 cents a Dushel; onions,
80 cents a bushel.
was largely attended. Dairy butter brought
II to Is cents II pound; creamery goods, Is to
20 cents pound; eggs, 20 cents a dozen !;
dresse poultry, u to II cents pound; pota-
toes 10 cents n bushel apples, 81 30 to SO a
barrel; hay, So to 81 per ton at the depot
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-11

Strong, steady nerves
Are needed for success
Everywhere. Nerves
Depend simply, solely,
Upon the blood.
Pure, rich, nourishing
Blood feeds the nerves
And makes them strong.
The great nerve tonic is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Because it makes
The blood rich and
Pure, giving it power
To feed the nerves.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Cures nervousness,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism,
Catarrh, scrofula,
And all forms of
Impure blood.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-11

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-11

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING in every variety,
at the lowest prices consistent with good
work and quality of stock
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-11
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
The genuine has L. b. Q. on each tablet. 45w26
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-11

mon undulatory theories, is too much of
a man not to perceive their baselessness,
and hedging against the future says;
"Since these physical agents of CRAWL
tation, heat, light magnetism and cleo
tricity are disclosed to US only by their
effects, their intimate nature is complete
ly unknown. In the present state of
science, we cannot say whether they are
properties inherent in matter, or whether
they result from movements impressed
on the mass of subtitle and imponderable
forms of matter diffused through the
universe
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08

Washington, March 3.-The State d
partment has been informed that a small
revolution has broken out at Valencia.
about q miles from Caracas, capital OF
Np~nczuela. No details are given.
This is evidently directly against Pres
id~nt Andrade. who was only Il few days
ago inaugurated as the successor to
president CrespO.
The Navy Department was promptly
informed of the advices received by the
State Department, which came from
United States Minister LoomiS 1T Cara
cas-. However. there was no necessity
for action by the Navy Department III
the direction of ordering Il war shil
there, for perhaps in anticipation of some
trouble at the inauguration Of President
Andrade the department had arrange
tho movements of the cruisers and CUR
boats in the West Indies SO that the big
cruiser Brooklyn and the gun boat Anna
polls reported arrival at Laguayra. tho
seaport of Caracas. the Venezuelan cap
teal. aS the news of the outbreak came
In addition. the gun boats Wilmington
and Nicksburg are cruising within little
over Il days Steaming distance SHOULD
their presence be required.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
JUDGE MOWERS ORDER
THE HEARING WILL. .Nr-
PLACE MARCH 10TH.
DOES SOUTHERN HOLD IT ILLEGALLY
judgments Given Agar S, the ", NJ c, P.R
in Favor of Engin-e r James for SIS
900 and Of Fireman How
ard for $4,000.

Salisbury. y. C., March 5.-iN#n
There is Il big sensation in store l.r.
public in the issuance OF au url..
Judge NcIver here late this aftyruu,m
1t will be remembered that i'm \oN
her. 1896. James. IN engineer. and II
ard. the fireman. were killed I'm 81 ..
sion near Round Knob. To-day .s.-
mcnts were rendered upon a Verde. .
favor Of Mrs. Howard for $5.0oO. ..
upon a certificate of the supreme .#
for james for $4,000. M"S>r~. Ayr.
Dvcrman and Long. attorneys, .e
creditors bill against rhe Nr-.s"
North Carolina Railroad ComuJus.
behalf of Mrs. James. other creditors
| and certain old stockholders. Lat. t..
afternoon Judge Mclvcr granted 81. #
der to show cause at Lexington ou W..
npslay. March the 10th. at thHu'e..
why Il receiver should not be aplu..t
for The Western North Carolina Il
| road Company. 1t is alleged amou- If
| er things that certain of tn" urg
stockholders refused 10 take the p''..
Of about 10 cents in the dollar, lruE".
for in he schedule. but comproml~,a
cording To the Act of March. 1881.
they claim that their stock is not -...
to any mortgage made since t#~ l.
yanization under that act. III -
| tiffS alleged that the Western \"
Carolina Railroad Company l. Iu~....
and has fraudulently II uuIa"."
turned all it's effects over To the N"'
crn Railway Company. The pIaI.""
further allege that the Southern H#
awy Company is insolvent and la-
sued one hundred and twenty mIId"
| bonds which are secured by mOrt-- -.
on roads which it claims to own: t".
! the Supreme court has already drtH".
tina its title to the Western North iar
lima Railroad Company is null and ~.
and that the Plaintiffs are advised Oh.
its title to the Western North CuruIu
! Railroad. ladkin Railroad. n. +. ai
@. Railroad. the Durham and NcySvjl.
o. and II. and other railroads also lJ
and void for thc same reason. The plI|
tifs insist that all Western rolling 4stu,
has btcn marked Southern ana earn
he identified for Salo. The pretend.
mortgages have cast Il cloud upon n
title of the road SO that it viii not brII
its value under execution; that ~
Southern is in unlawful possession Hl
is unable to account for rents Wu.
may be needed to pay claims of rI
plaintiffs. Judge Newer also refused +
remove suits brought by Mis-. Itsr~ a"
Mrs. Howard against the Southofn t.
way Company to Federal Com ou 81.
ground that the railroad comIaH. ..
waived right OF removal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
THE CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
uiII Hold Its Biennial Meeting Here
Beginning April 18th.

pala;oh * 10 be honored his year by
Tho meeting of the Southern CHRISTIAN
which Will hold ls session III
his CITY on the 29th Of Aprll.N rllin2 %
rho forthcoming meeting, yesterday ;
Christian Sun said:
If i now only TWO months unuI thc
Southern Christian Convention Will me-
according 10 adjournment -Al'rh =,
1SoS-in the city Of Raleigh, y. y. al"
II i very important tina every dei'S"t'
shorld be present. The convention meets
once in two years. ana the suoJ''"
claiminr its attention are always thoSr
of most vital interest TO the churc! anu
individual members. 1t is the highest
body in the church: and hence no dele
cate who feels an interest IN the WORK
of his church will fail TO attend ana
discharge the high and important duties
thor his conference has entrusted 10
him, unless providentially prevented
from doing so. The man who has resting
nDon his shoulders any work OF MS codH-
Try should feel deeply the responsibility,
and should prove himself a faithful ser
,ont Nnch more so, the man who has
been entrusted with the work of ms
church. an organization looking TO the
strengthening OF the kingdom OF Goa
here on earth and to the salvation OF I'M
mortal souls. Every delegate to the
convention accepts L solemn duty. ana
most faithfully and sacredly should ne
discharge it.
I'VE have not yet heard of any very
vital question that woill come before uS
in this convention, but no doubt there
will be something, as there always is:
and ii would be we'll for the brethren t.
begin discussing such questions now, II
order that they may receive II du'
! amount of thoughtful consideration II
there be those who have anything specla
in mind we would be glad TO accoro
them space in The Sun for its ~present;l
ton.
"Brethren. let us begin to get ready
now. and help to insure Il full attendance
ut the Raleigh convention
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08

DR.. McIver Stands in His Field Where
Vance Stood in craftsmanship.

ASheville. y. c.. March 5.-(Spccial.)-
Returning from the nnual meeting or
the SuperintcndcntS' department Of the
National Educational Assembly in Chat
tanouga. Tenn, DR.. Charles -. AIcIvcr
stopped at the Bingham School. and IA
vored the Cadet corps and the Teachers
With IN hour of genuine intellectual en-
jOynlent. He came with an ldca-the
ultimate salvation of the Southland
in Il discussion. eloquent for its earnest
ness and marked throughout by most
incisiyc analysis. insisted upon the inn
ncratiye necessity of pracicaliZing the
theory of public education. and apply
ing it. irrespective of race or sex. While
Introducing the speaker. Maj. Bingham
had said. among other happily directed
remarks. that DIR. McIver had been the
first man in North Carolina to demand
for weman an equal participation with
men, in the benefits Of an education ac-
cruing from II generally imposed system
of taxation. and the first to c~riticise and
combat the injustice Of appropriatine
for young men alone, the opportunities
afforded by UNCONVENTIONAL institution,
deriving their support and endowment
from a membership. two-thirds of which
were women.
As Vance stood in the department. OF
craftsmanship the highest product OF
North Carolina genius. so Mai. Bingham
declared. did Charles d. McIver occupy
in his own particular field Il position i'm.
possible for any other citizen and above
that OF any other citizcn-the position
of 4 man who. by the sole force of The
determination and enthusiastic devotion
mad, within a decade. revOlutionized pnb
lie sentiment. and achieved that. the aci
tatlon of which only a few years befor,
had been pronounced, by eminent men
to be Enthusiastically Indicative Of an
preaching lunacy.
DR.. Mclver then referred to his worI
Tor women, and without s~ontimcntalisn
or Super1uity. described the part thc,
nave to sustain in the Improvement an.
uplifting of the popular masses.
Astounding in wisdom. imaginative die
non. and choice Wit combined with thu
merrlest of S~allics, the address made ;
profound impression and concluded
amidst an unusually generous burst o
applause.
DR.. Mclyer'S great oratorical and othe
powers We're ~abundantlv evidenced II,
the deep interest manifested during hi
entire address by more than a hundred
cadets among the audience. In his spc
crafty. the securing for our young vo
men then just share Of tax money 10
nhcral education. and in the utilizing o
rne tax money III the wiSeSt way. Dr
MclVers position * above that Of an.
other North Carolinian Of the MAST q
| DrpG4Dt
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08

Brazil Sells Tive of Them and Chilli one
to the Madrid Government.


London. March 5.-Further inoujrias
made on the subject confirm the TO
port cabled yesterday OF the sale of tho
two cruisers which the Armstrono
have been building for Brazil to Sp,in
The inquiries further show that , rnrre-
sentative Of the CHILEAN government has
been negotiating with a representative
of the Spanish government for the s,Ia
Of the battle ship OIIiggins. built nv the
Armstrong; for Chilli. and it is believed
that 4 deal is practically completed
whereby this splendid war ship passes
into SPANS possession.
It IS known that the CHILEAN represents.
tive made = definite offer to Spain re-
Gently. but the price was considered toc
high and Spain made a counter offer I,
Is now understood that they have come
TO terms.
The ships which Spain secured il
France are two heavily armored coas,
defense vessels which Brazil ordered
and which have been building al the =
Seyne Works at Hayre.
he statement made in Wasbipoto,
that the AmaZOnaS. one of the vessel
Spain has purchased from Brazil ~
already left this country for RraziI :;
incorrect. She IS still at the Armstrnn,
Works.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
NINE PERSONS
SCHOONER STRUCK BY SQUALL OFF
MARCO AND GOES DOWN.
Family Of Seven and Captains Two Sons
Perish--Captain Collier and Three
Others Were Saved.

Key West, Fla, March 3.-Thc schoo-
ner SpcedwelI. Captain Collier. from
Marco, Fla. for Key West, was struck
by Il squat to-day while off Mario. IS
miles from here, and capsized.
Nine persons were drowned, out Of
thirteen. all told. on board.
Among the victims We're GeOge, Tom
and Wilbur Collier, aged respectively four
SIN and eight years. and the entire Mich
OILS family, Bradley Nichols and his wife.
their son and the |lattcr'S wife and two
grandchildren. The family was from
Bridgeport, Conn.
Those saved are:
CAPTAIN COLLIER.
SAMUEL Gates.
JESSE GREEN, deck hand.
K. w. BATES, of Myers, Fla. a pas
senger.
The Nichols family is said to have
been wcll-to-do. Al had been staying for
a month or two at Il small. hotel kept by
Captain Collier at Marco. and they were
on their way home.
The survivors say the SpeedweN
which is a small vessel OF about twenty
five tons. was making slow Roadway
this morning against Il head wind. About
seven O'Clock Captain Collier was at the
wheel and the Nichols family and the
Collier children We're III the cabin asleep
Suddenly Il squat came up and the boa
was turned over.
Collier. the deck hands and Mr.. Bates
were swept into the sea but caught
the rigging III time to save themselves.
The men dashed themselves to the RIG
glng. After being there for two hon.
the sea subsidized. Then they got TIL
dingy loose, baled her out with IL hat
broke Il thwart III two pieces and Will
these for oars. rowed toward Marque-aS
After going three miles they were pickle
mp exhausted by 4 fishing sloop anC
brolgnt here this evening.
Samuel Gates. one Of the survivors
who WAS seen at his home here to-nigh
said:
Captain Collier has been sailing 70
Twenty-Five years in these waters. II
IS not to blame. Before we knew !
we were lifted off our feet and into tb
water. As for these Door people dow
below they We're penned in like rat~
The wife Of the younger Nichols. ros
to the skylight. l was clinging to tn
rigging. She wave ner hand ut me an,
that's the last | saw Of her. When W
got off two hours later they were al
dead.
I'VE did not see n thing of the childrc
or hear 4 cry. We had to bale with til
hat all the time we were in the ding
and often came near being ~sWamDed.'
Soon after being brought into por
! Captain Collier and Jesse Green went on
; on the yacht Ruccaneer. accOmDanio+
lby a diver, to try to recover the bodies
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
ENCAMpED IN THE WOODS.
(Smithiicld Hcrald.)

DR.. Wharton was tclephoned Monday
to go over to Selma t. vacclnatc two
persons who had een exposed 10 small
nOx, and to advise in regard = the situ-
alton. The suspects were vacclnatrd aud
placed in quarantine. Hring 1nabl" 10
secure a house in wnicn to shelter them.
they We're placed una " guard III the
Onpn-air. The parties are HOW cIicamped
in the woods near Raias' still ana are
doubtless suffering from the exposure
to the weather. pr. Whlrtun. the com
ty physician. has the matter III charge
and will probably succeed in securing
a shelter for the unfortunate.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
THE NEGRO POSTMASTER.

At Scotland Neck VIII Close Ills H--
Hoom.-\arrow Escape From Fire
Accidents.
Scotland Neck. y. c., March 5.-l~w
cial.)-Mr. f.. :. Carr, at 1Illery, |.
his house a few nights ago. A~h'9 I'
been put in Il box and left near '
house. About five o'clock in the mos,
ing the family were all aroused Icy 81
fire, which had spread from the hoN .
ashes which contained fire. All his I.
perty was lost and the family just d
save themselves with their clothing.
Collin anthony. the colorcd man W.
has been appointed postmaster here, j..
sold ont his liquor business. and it
thought that he Will soon take char.
Of the pOst-oftice.
y colorcd man at IiIIery had his j.
broken by a pile OF lumber falling on
two days ago. Another colored ~.
there attempted 10 jump p o a j.
train while iii motion. lie fell and Il
cars ran I'VE his foot and broke =
bones 80 badly the leg had to be- ann
tated. He died from the wound and .
Grafton Il day or two ago.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
llfQIART FIGHTS \ DIET

Col. Henry Called Him a Liar in ~
I"la Trial, and He Wounded Him.
larlS. March Col. picauart wbo
was disciplined for giving Testimony fa.
Voraol" 10 the case Of NJ. Zola. AT tbo 70.
cent trIal of the author, fought = duo
IN swords to-day With Col. Henry.
~ III me course Of his TESTIMONY
a7Ianst ". Cola denounced Picquart as
4 mar. Col. Henry was wounded in IN.
wrist and arm. III 'he
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT

New York. March 5.-The We.
bank statement shows the follow
changes:
surplus reserve. decreased $ 2.131.~.
oans, decreased, S13,622. 900; specia.
creased $500. 400; legal tenders. dec..
ed. SS.S31.IOO; deposits, decreased. e.
l33.3D: circulation, increased. S47.-
Inc banks now hold $40, So. 300
excess OF the requirements OF 1un
per cent rule.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
WlNSLOW CLEARS THE CAT

Norfolk, Va, March 5.-Thc to..
boat lNnslow left the Navy Var.
lao a. IN. to-day and went ut ou.
old Point. She left Old Point mt /
ana steamed out to the capes. The
server at Cape Henry has not relr.
her as having passed out. but it is y
probable that she slipped by ruuur.
NJ MlnSlow is apparently bound
Key West.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
HARRISON NOT GUILTY.

Tie Jury reached Il verdict of not
guilty at seven ten. Fifteen minutes
later the Judge. clerk of court, sheriff
and several others walked into the
court room. when the verdict was rem
d cred. On first ballot the jury stoou
eleven for acQuittal. Inc tWel1tll man
said his mind was not exactly clear on
one poin, in evidence. After discuss
inc this for a few minutes. he went over
to the eleven.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
TIE PAUL STOCKTON CASE
THE Jury WAS OUT ONE HOUR
AND TEN MINUTES.
FIRST BALLOI.ELEvEN FOR AcQUITTAL
There Were Three Speeches on Either Side,
and the Judges Charge Occupied Two
Hours.-The Last Juryman Soon
Brought Over.
Brought Over

Winston. y. c.. March 4.-CSpeciaD-
The case Of !. w. Harrison, charged
with killing Paul Stockton last Decem-
her. was given to the jury at six o'clock
this evening. Judge Coolies charge oc-
cunied two hours. Three speeches Were
made for the State and three for the de
PENDANT. They were the strongest, per-
hars ever heard in any case tried IN TINS
county.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08

hlcnmond. Va, March d snac;ol
ne Dispatch from Norfolk says az
MtrFi'sS. owners of the tug Tnderuritan
,liink the tug safe. though noth;na -,
oeeh heard Of her since sha Iaft IH
folk Thursday. "l' Nor
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
DEATH IN A DRY KILN.
1t Tumbled in Injuring Nine Men and
Two Fatally.

Little Rock. AJAX. March "a special
% the Gazette from TeNarkana, Ark.
says:
\ large steam dry kiln at the Central
Coal and Cook Saw Mill tumbled in this
Nine men, all of them injured and two
fatally, have been removed from the
wreck.
I'll $ thought several bodies are still
under the debris and search is bein.
made for them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
\ BRIDGE

Havana, March 5.-The great iron
ralirnad bridge near Holguin. known ~
ne iahao bridge, has been partially do
s,rosed by the insurgents, who us.J two
dynamite bombs. Two
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
BEST IN IT'S HISTORY
Newborn Fair Was An In
dcntcd Success This Year.

NeWbern, \. c.. March 3.-(Spe.
ne ar closed Yesterday in a III:
CORY. The exhibits have been
ana more attractive than ever hefor
'~.'eiiuailce has come from n wider
VI country and been fuller: the rae.
o.hef sports have given kecnpr w.
.Ae management has been as ura
feet as is possible.
visitors who are leaving tN
themselves as delighted with thr
and charmed with the soci4l
afes that marked the week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
M Ike MANAGER STARRED

hlehm"nd. Va. March 5.-Frid,v
nt5l' a. nfaunton, J. r. Considine. nan
~ ., Hoyfs a Trip to China
r :" was stabbed in the back nv
fo1a who was trying 10
raa MS way into the opera house
loet tl1e was not seriously hurt. and
'it ior Philadelphia to-day.
EARTHQUAKE AT hMhc,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08

Kingston. Jamaica. March 5-seroro
ear'h-quake shocks were felt yesterdav
Wont nalgna' st. Kits. ~Guadeloupe and
Mun.serfat' on the leeward stands
''magc was done at Antigua
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY.

New Orleans. la. March 1.-Spcreta
~ Testers statement of the worlds viSi
bic supply Of cotton made up Of specla
cable and telegraphic advices compares
che figures of this week with last week
asst year ard 1898. the latter the 9,901,
300 crop year. 1t shows 4 decrease dur
ing the week just closed Of 35.313 bales
against a decrease last year Of GI,O6.
md a decrease Of $3.50 in 1S0o.
The total visible is 4,331.901 against
t.3G!,214 last week, 3.736.2o3 last year
md 4.414,9 O9 in 1890. OF this total nf
american cotton is 4,O71 .9O1 against +,
1924 last week. 3,3i0,933 last yea
and 4.413.7O9 in 1895 and of all othe
kinds including Egypt. Brazil, India. etc.
100000 against 24S.O0O last week, 40.
zoo last year and 341.2OO in 1895.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
on shows 4 decrease compared Will
asst week of 35.313 bales, compared witt
asst year Of 575,649 and a decrease com
AIRED with 1895 Of $1,000 bales.
GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS
Galveston. T-<as, March 4.-Receipts
of cotton for the week: Foreign 4I.O63
coastWiSc 1861; local consumption 162
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08

New York. March 1.-The total bank
clcarings III the United States for the
week We're $1.541. $50. POS; per cent in
crease 80. Exclusive of New York,
t,ZOS,533; per cent increase G5.1.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Much better.

1t is n popular but evidently an in.
correct notion that Indians have little
tenderness Of fooling toward "tho brute
oreation." An Indian agents story,
printed in tho New York Tribune,
shows that one Indian at loast might
toach his white brother :, lesson.
Out i'll tho country where tho Indian
agent has beon staying rabbits aro hunt
cd for sport, and ovory precaution il
takcn to preserve this gamo, that tho
sport may not be interfored with. Tho
oaglo is tho rabbits greatest onomy,
and hearing that one of thoso noble
birds had n most in tho ne. ,hborhood
tho ngont undertook to destroy It. John,
an Indian who often accompanied him
on his hunting expeditions. was asked to
60 along.
They found tho most without difficult
ty and caught the young eaglots in the
act of doVouring rabbit. 1t was an in
tcrcstina sight, and the two mon watch
cd it for somo minutes In tho moan
time tho mothor eagle had returned, and
oirclcd about the nest high above thom.
What shall wo do, John?" the
agont asked at length. "Shall throw
tho nest down Oh tho rocks or shall wa
pick thom off with our guns?'
"Lot's 90 home" said John, aftor
some doliberation, land let tho helpless
little things grow up in peace"