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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-22

CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-With n meRger
supply OF cattle on the market to-day
there was little for buyers to do. Trad
ing was confined to few odd and end
lots and the prices were uneven, but on
steady basis. Choice steers S. 4595 70;
medium 81 9015 Is; beef steers 81 ESQ
4 IS; StockerS and feeders So 5045 90;
bulls So 1904 %; cows and heifers 50 Goa
IS; calves 81 0O07 90; western rangers
50 25Q4 IS; fed western steers 81 40d
So; Texas steers 50 40a5 30.
The small run OF hogs disappointed
packers, and they bought freely In or
der to keep the killing benches running
at the packing houses. There was a good
shipping demand also, and in short
time the yards had been cleared OF all
kinds Of offerings at an advance of 5g
10c. Fair to choice So 9O14 %; packers
mixed So 6084 OH; light 50 5584 co.
pigs 50 S593 SIS.
The receipts OF sheep were too small
10 make a market, and prices remain
unchanged. Common to prime natives
50 OOdD4 a.: western rangers 50 6004 90;
common to choice lambs So 1906 20; fair
grades s. 5OG5 as.
Receipts = Cattle, 200; hogs, 1900
sheep, 1000.
EAST LIBERTY-cattle steady; ex-
ira s. 25G5 so; prime IS 1OG5 20; COM
mon 50 SNG74 10. Hogs higher; prime
mediums q 2OG4 %: best Workers. 81 $50
co. heavy 81 1Od4 Is; fair Workers.
81 O5R4 10: pigs 50 1904 90; roughs 81 80
az 80. Sheep steady: choice 81 65G4 70;
common SO 2513 IS: choice spring lambs
SO OOGG %: common TO good 81 O0G5 rs;
veal calves 81 OOd7 50.
CTSCINNATT--Hogs active at 81 zoo
4 90. Cattle steady at s. S5G54 90. Sheep
steady at 81 1904 .. Lambs easy at
81 OOI6 40,
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Flaxsssd-No. /, s6lE: new ssis@s9c.
Timothy seed-Prine g So
Mess Pork--Per barrel. IS 95G9 90.
Lard-Per f0oib.. s. 12,sI5 90
Short ribs-sides Qoose), IS 0OQS p,
Dry sailed boxed ils14%c
Short clear sidea-( bcxed). IS 55QS 40.
Sugars-Cut Leaf. IS o.
Sugars-cuaodf, SO o.; graduated.
s. s..
On the produce exchange to-day, the
butter market steady; cre1merles 1870
Ne; dairies l2gI5c.
Eggs-Flrm: fresh i2c.
Cheese--Steady; creamerles T(4S4c.
The leading futures ranged rs follows:
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the Pacific. 90, whatever else viii come
TO America from the la:e war. consider
able increase Of numbers and power VIII
come from 1t To the Catholic church
"As Catholic, an very much salts
fed With the way things have been 60
fng-ana as an American. ] an. Of
cnnrse. thoroughly sAtIsAed."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-22

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis.
ease relieved In six hours by New Great
South American Kidney Cure" 1t Is d
great surprise on account OF Its exceed
Ing promptness in relieving pain In blad.
der, kidneys and back, In male or fe'
male. Relieves retention OF water al
most Immediately. II you want quick
relief and cure this Is the remedy Sold
Va. tics
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Commencing June IL, tho Mononga-
heln River Railroad Company Will sell
round trip summer excursion tickets to
webster Springs, ". Va, and return.
The location OF Webster Springs II six
teen miles from CowGn, W. Va.
Tickets are printed to read via Cow
on and Hack Line between Cowcn and
Webster sprlnEs, though II passengers
holding Webster Springs tickets desire
10 visit Camden-on -Gluley these tick
cts will be houorcd for passage from
CoweR 90 mdnn-on-Gauiey and re-
turn without extra charge,
The new hotel at Webster Springs Is
now open and affords ample. first class
accommodation for a large attendance.
Tlckets on sale June u TO September
10 Inclusive, and good return
ing until October 81, 1898 For
rates apple 10 Hugh G. Bowles. Gener-
al Superintendent, Monongah, w. va.
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NEW YORK. Aug. 2O.-Hops steady;
state common to choice, 1895 crop, 2B3c;
1895 crop 516c; 1897 crop 1l0iSc; Pa
clflc coast 1895 crop 243c; 1896 crop 59Gc;
1887 crop llg12c.
Cheese quiet; large white nc; small
white 7&c; large colored TIC; small
colored Sc
Rice steady; domestic fair TO extra
5kG6%c; japan 5I@6Isc. Molasses
steady; New Orleans open kettle, good
to choice. 2sG3Sc.
Coffee-OptionS opened steady at I'M
changed prices TO points advance,
ruled inactive and nominal without FUR
Their change OF consequence; the tn-
creased firmness was due to European
cables and increased warehouse deliv-
cries in this country; confidence checked
by increasing movement Of new coffee In
Brazil and procrastination OF spot buy
ers: closed dull, unchanged TO 5 points
higher.
BALTIMoRE-Flour duh and I'M
changed: receipts 1885 barrels; exports
456 barrels. Wheat easy: spot TIC;
month 73% 074c: September 70&071c;
steamer No. red 70%171c; receipts
50, 1856 bushels; southern wheat by sam
pie 7OD76c: do on grade f2076lsc. Corn
easy; spnt 35la935sSc; month 359S5kc;
September &a34%c; steamer mixed
3ils9S4Ac; receipts 1886 bushels.
CINCINNATI-Flour dull. Wheat
easy; No. 2 red csc. Corn dull; No 2
mixed 33c. Oats easy.and lower; No, 2
mixed 22c. Rye quiet; No. Michigan
soc. Lard firm at 81 95. Bulkmeats quiet
at IS 80. Bacon steady at 50 55. Whisky
firm at 81 rs. Butter easy. Sugar
steady. Eggs quiet and firm at 1O4c.
Chees steady.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-22

BE sure and use that old and weti-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup for children teething. 1t soothes
the child, Boftens the gums, nllnys all
pain, cures wind collie and Is tho best
remedy for dIarrhoeI. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle. m-w&S
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NIrInLn.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-Pig iron
steady; southern 50 758ll 90; northern
Sl0Gll.
southern 50 76IlI on: northern Sl0d1l
Copper steady; brokers. 1l3sc. Lead
quiet; brokers' 81 30.
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BUSINESS AFFAIRS.
The Irresistible Factors on New
York Stock Exchange.
THE CONCLUSION Of PEACE,

THE PROMISE OF BUSINESS PROS
pERlrY AND AN ABUNDANCE
OF CHEAP MoNEY-THE sENsA-
T1oNAL ADVANCES OF THE
PAST WEEK DUE TO MANlPULA-
T1oN-THE BRIGHTEsr OUT
LOOK FOR ALL INTERESTS THE
COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN:
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DEPART.

Trims Nos. I, :, 5 and z daily bcIWnen
Cleveland and 0hrlchavlllO. All other
trains dnlly, except Sundays,
Electric cars between Bridgeport ana
Wheeling and bridgeport and Martins
Ferry and nellalFe.
Consult agents for general Information
as TO best routes ard passenger rates 70
all points
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couNrRY nAs EVER SEES:

sr.c,ai Correspondence OF InteIllsencer.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-The return OF
,cacc the promise of business prosper
,,v and an abundance of cheap money
M9ve been irresistible factors on the
gtock exchange. OF course many of the
sensational advances OF the week can be
attributed to manipulation. but such
manipulation could not have been pos
sIble d!d not the favorable Conditions
exist AS a marter OF factshere was
much less manipulation tha1 usual In
a market OF the recent magnitude and
strength. Professional operators saw
the market taken right away from them
NV the rush Of outside buytftHf ana all
eiyorts TO check the advance WIRE fruit
less Tor n time, notwithstanding heavy
realizing and not n little inside selling.
In ordinary times Wedrasday's rise
would have marked the culn1inHtion OF a
bull movement; but this can hardly be
so now, although no surprise need be
expressed II the pace has been shown 100
rapid and a resting spell needed. AS we
have however, repeatedly ssated. these
are not ordinary times; the conditions
are very unusual and one-stqed, and II
is many years since we have had such
q complete absence Of disturbing condi-
tIons. The putting of Burlington &
Quincy upon a G per cent baAs was a
very practical illustration lpf the i'm
provement in theraIlroad situation. A
few roads have already increased their
dividends, and others are sure to follow.
on q 8 per cent basis an advance Of 1
per cent In the dividend rate ought to
raise the value OF an ordinary stock at
least 20 points. so that the prospect Of
increased dividends affords a basis for
che strongest and most active kind OF
speculation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-22

ETNHE MoNoNGAH ROCTh is THE
i Short Line between Fnirmont and
sure Connections. when travelling to or
from ClnTkshurg o. west Virginia & Pitts
burgh railroad points. see that your tick
cts read via the MunonFnheln River Rail-
road Close connections at FarmOnt with
II. 4 o. trains and ut Clnrksburg with Is.
q o. and w, V. T.. trains TlCketa via
this route on salN at all u, & o. and W.,
v. a. j. II. II. stations.
HUGH Q. BoMLEs. Gen.l. snpL
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.--Wool quiet
domestic fleece 17d33c; Texas lS9l5c.
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DE-. Mlloa'FlafM E1ilISarO guaranteed TO gtOP
060dUOhR ta:D G!sutes. "oae cont dosO'"
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RHRRLINH 4 RLN GROVE RAILROAD.
on and after Saturday, February 2, 1896,
trains will run ~ follows. city time;

tDntly, except Sunday,
Sunday church trains will leave Elm
Grove al B.ta q. IN. and Wheeling At l3:l7
D, m. II. y. WEIS0ERBER,
General Manager,
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PERSONAL.
r AIDES! CHIcHEsTER'S ENGLISH
PENNYROYAL PILLS Diamond
BRANDY, are the best. Safe, Reliable. Take
no other. Send &C., stamps, for pnrticu-
lars "RelIef for Ladies'" In letter by return
mall. Al Druggists. CHICHESTER
CHEMICAL CO., Philadelphia. Pa.
iy.tuW&s
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any old symptoms"
Dr.. Niles Remedies
are sold BY all drug
gists under q positive
guarantee, drst bottle
benefits or money no
funded. Book on dis
cases Of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DR. MILES MEDIoA
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II IL not surprising that the stock
mnrket for the past week should have
been under q movement that approaches
almost booming character, for the rea-
son that the week wnB memorable for
The best OF news all rouud--In connec-
Ton with the crops. in connection with
the foreign relations Of our government,
In connection with the money situation
ANA the prospect Of bringing gold this
way from Europe this winter In large
uctB. In connection with our exports as
compared with our imports. and, last.
nut not least. In connection with the ccB-
sation Of hostllitlcs with Spain md the
declaration OF peace by the President
The future OF this country In certainly
tull az promise, and all the favorable
conditions that exist stand for on nus
i've stock uGrkAE With q rising ton,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-22

From Pittsburgh, 1880 q. M, $50 p. m.
and 1850 .. m. daily. 1000 q. me- except
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18

IN Wash Adam. an de Beazely boys we'd
.4ah4 cut oaalu Ia a auoninI altah Twas.

an'Wash Adams an de Beazely boys we'd
staht ont early in de evenin' aftah pos
sum. Tain no use fow to 60 twel de
Simmons is ripe an dc fros' ripe de Sim
mons. Yessah, de fros' it ripes de sim
mons an den de 'possum he gwyne come
out in de moonlight. Dey wuz mons'ous
woods dab. Dey wuz red oak, black oak,
pos oak. gum tree, ellum, sycamo' an a
lot othuz.
"Well, sub, we'd have bout fohty dogs
mo- err less an one de Bcazely boys he'd
fotch long ole musket. Das all de gun
we got. De moon he light up de valley,
de old broom sage fiels dey layin' round,
an at de aidge de fel's wuz mos oftenest
de 'simmon trees. Now, de 'possum love
simmons. He eat berries. yassah, an
buds an roots, but, my Lawd, he fine Sim
mon tree de darkest night evan blowed.
"De boys dcy off in dc woods chasin'
'roun' de fels an tarin' up de groun' look
in for 'possum. Da JUS three kline o
dogs in 4. country. Da is de houn' dog,
de cur dog an de fee dog. De cur dog,
dey mostly call 'em mungrel heah, dey
bes' fob 'possum. We lissen to dem crazy
dogs hollah an bark. Den Eph Baker he
say, 'Das Tige, de trifin' scoun'rel.'
"Den we heah another bark an eff we
,heah dat dog hollah all de boys dey say,
sDas music. Das sholy 'possum.' I gwyne
tell you we rar owe de broom-sage an
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18
By Marion v Hollis IgE@a

found the master of the Hall at home,
tired, like his lady, by the intense warmth.
She, like her husband, reproached him
that he had walked through the park on
this warm June day; and to her also DR..
tdearne answered, with a courteous salu-
tation, that his business could not wait
the weather,
What is lit" asked my lady, with a
languid smile; and on the words that an
swcred her turned the current of her life.
Mrs. Browne, the schoolmistress of
Thornlcigh, has this morning received u
summons to go to her brother, who is dan
gerously i'll at Newcastle, and whether
he RECEIVERS or not she will not return to
her duties at Thornleigh."
Lord Vivian looked slightly interested
my lady slightly bored.
lis that the important business that
has brought DIR. Hcarnc out in the noon
tide heat?' she asked indiffcrently; and
he replied that it was so.
Not n of the three had the ~faintcst,
the most remote idea of all that was to
follow from this interview. The thought
uppermost in the mind of each was the
heat and the oppressive day.
II thought" continued DIR Hcarne, look
20 "s @>'NS oSatliCe, llIil YOU, lIuuy
Selwyn. ought to be the first informed
of Mrs. Brownies departure"
The fact being that Lady Selwyn, i'm
mediatcly after her marriage, had built
and endowed a school at Thornleigh. She
had spared neither trouble nor expense.
There were two large. cheerful, airy
rooms-lofty. we'll built, we'll furnished
and we'll ven%tilated-one for girls and the
other for boys; and ncar the girls school
stood n pretty, picturesque cottage, en-
lowered in roses and %woodbines, and
that was the residence Of the schoolmis-
tress.
Now that the schoolmistress, who had
been very happy at T%hornleigh, was leav-
ing. DIR. Hcarne thought the mistress of
Creighton Hall ought to be the first con-
suited.
II should certainly say ADVERTISE"
was the advice of Lady Beatrice: lad.
~vertise, and select from the applicants
yourself. If the weather were more pro-
pitious, I would examine any number of
candidates, but in the present state of
things, DIR. Hcarne, l shall he grateful
If you will do it yourself"
And those few words altered the des-
TIMES of many lives.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18
he always felt some difficulty in KNOWN,

he always felt some difficulty In knowing
when to stop.
"Dr. Hearne," she asked, "are there
any children at the Hall?"
NO." he replied; and for one moment
the pallor of death overspread her face.
There are no children" he continued;
"but there is a boy; the finest little
fellow in England"
A light, like Inc golden CLEAN of q June
sunset, came into her eyes.
"Lord Vivian's heir, I presume?" she
said.
eyes, Lord vivian's heir; and a nobler
child I have never seen. He is as good
something"
His own mother" she faltered, then
stopped.
His own mother is dead" said the
rector. rupert is like her. knew the
late Lady Selwyn, but not intimately. She
was very lovely, and the boy has his moth
er's bair and eyes"
II should imagine the young heir Of
Selwyn to be terribly spoiled" she said;
and in her clear voice there was an In
Election Of proud, sad tenderness that
might have struck him.
Lord Selwyn worships him." was the
reply; "but," he continued, laughing,
Lady Selwyn seems sometimes half jeal-
Gus of him."
A bright color came into the pale face.
"That must be nonsense" she said;
"who could be jealous Of a child2 l love
children SO much, DIR. Hearne. I should
like to see this young heir Of the Sell
wyns."
you will see plenty of him, If he leases
YOU as much as lie did poor Mrs. Browne"
laughed the rector again. He used to
ride down to the cottage several times in
the week, and completely destroy her
flowers by making furious efforts to in
crease their growth"
Again the tender light shone in the
Swallowed eyes, and the good rector, think
ing he had stayed long enough with the
schoolmistress, went away with Mrs. Tat
ton.
On the morrow Mrs. Rivers opened the
school, and the children's hearts warmed
to the sad, gentle face. The sweet voice
| ers.
Il shall he happy in my duty, at least"
said the lady, when school hours were
over, and She sat among the flowers with
her book.
Then down the high road came n foot
MAJ in livery. He opened the little gate,
and stood before her.
my lady's compliments, and she had
sent Mrs. Rivers u basket of fruit. She
| would call with some friends to see the
school on the morrow"
CTo be c%ontinued.)
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18

we git ovah de fence an dab by er big
'simmon tree dah's music. Bose, Venus
an er lot de othah dogs. Tige, he ain
dab. Ole mist 'possum he up in tip o de
'simmon tree, and I climb de tree an soon
I ketch i'm, he give up an play he daid.
Yassah, he doan show no sign dat he liv-
in. Den we sets de dogs goin' again, an
mebbe we hear off in de aidge o. de woods
boo-woof, boo-woof, 90, 90, 90, an If dey
is ernudder dog go wah-ah arp-arp-arp
kline o high, den das music an das pos
sum-. Den we clar de fences an run throo
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18
AMERICAN INoiANs' CHILDREN.
They Have Good Time. Until They

are 10 1ear0 OlUs
From the time he is born until his
fifteenth year the Indian baby lives
the perfect life. He knows no care
and has not Il want. He fares as we'll
as the best in the tribe; his days are
spent in play aud the enjoyment, like
the little animal that lie is, of eating
and sleeping; his thoughts are not for
books or work; he knows that he has q
place to sleep, and that If any family
has anything to eat he can share it.
His clothing is sufficient for his needs,
which are brought within the limits of
the supply. His toys are homemade
and his games are traditional.
What then could afford n better tar
get for the Gamers than this perfect hui
man animal? He has an individuality,
1t is true, and Il name, but his animal
instincts are predominant from the be-
ginning. His mother gives him his
name at hirth-a name that is never
told. but is kept as secret as the sacred
name of the Almighty. The boy gets
his name from the skies and the girl
from the earth, rather paradoXical, to
be sure. but l have tried in vain to con-
vince the Indian mothers that it should
be the other way. When it is known
that the boy is the delight of the
father. and the girl looked upon only
as q. chattel which will bring value
later in life, it is not so paradoxical
after all.
1t is not an easy matter to photo
graph an Indian baby. They are
hedged about with superstition in most
cases. and avarice in others. The
mothers, until they learn the ways Of
the whites. are much afraid that some
harm will come to their little ones IL
they are shot with q camera, and after
they find out that 1t does no harm, they
place an extraordinary value on the
privilege. The little ones themselves
learn this money idea early, and it is
not an thing to see q whole
squad OF them fleeing at the top of
their speed just because they were not
paid as much as they thought they
were worth for the few minutes of
posing.
There is n kind Of game which l
have never been able to photograph
among the Indian children, and that is
the kind where kissing comes in as part
of the pleasure. The Indians do not
kiss. Story telling is a favoritc mus
ilent among the Indian children, and
If you see Il group Of them gathered
about some old crone and listening
with rapt attention, you may be sure
that they are hearing a ghost story or
that she is telling them Of the 'Kitchi
Manitou," or bad spirit, who carries
off and eats bad Indian boys, just as
the mythical dad man. that our
nurses used to terrorize us with was
supposed to put bad little white boys
in his sack and carry them of. The
difference between the two races is,
however, that while the white boys
soon learn to disbelieve the stories. the
Indian believes in the "Ilitchi Man.
itou" until his dying day.-san Fran-
cisco Call.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18

The morning came and Aunt Patty took
the opossum which Unc' Ras' had caught
and placed him in a broad pan and put
him in the oven. After the opossum had
baked for n while she opened the oven
and put in the pan a lot of sweet potatoes
which had previously been boiled and split
and let them brown in the 'possum fat.
When the animal was done brown the
family and their friends gathered around
the festal board and the middle-sized girls
and the big girls, the old folks and the
young folks pitched into the dish and made
merry over the arrival from the South.
After the dinner they had some music,
and wound up with a dance. When the
dance wa ended the visitors, to the num-
Der of seven or eight, left with a chorus
of good-bys and jokes and the family were
left by themselves.
Put on some coal on dat fab, you Bona
paint" said Unc' Rastus. "AIy law, dat
'possum remine me of ole Ahkansaw, yas-
sab. it sholy do"
"Tell lis bout it, pa" said Ca'linc, and
the other children clamorcd for the story.
"Wcll," said Unc' Rnstus, "down dab in
de Boston mountains wlall 1'ze bawn we
dun liv' in one desc heah cabins, log cab
ms. Dey chink up twix dc logs with mud,
an bull a chimley on de outside. We all
had nine dogs an fo-teen in de family. Da
wuz er smoke-housc an chicken coop an
err a%sh-hoppah by de cabin an 'er Gavin
crib. We WIZ i'll de valley an a mile down
de road live Eph Baker an his family.
Long bout dis time dc yeah Eph an me
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18
lie broom-sage an when we find ole music

de broom-sage an when we find ole music
dey's 'possum dab.
"Well, sub, when we git all dc 'possum
we want We go home. an den 1 take big
ole 'possum an dress him an stretch him
out on de roof of de smokehouse. In de
morl,in' day takes i'm an day pa'bile i'm
to kit out da vile taste, an den day puts
i'm in old oven. De fat jes' bile out, an
when de 'possum gettin' bake awhile 20
ole nanny take desc yer long yams dat
been bile already an put in de oven with
mist 'pOssum.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18

reach it you must bow down an make
your acknowledgment, no matter what
your real feelin's is. l can't see that
we've got much ter be thankful fur this
year, Liddy."
20, yes, re have. We"
"Hor on, now, hol' on, Liddy. That's
a way you have of rushin' me with argy..
ments an downin' me afore I gets rightly
started. Jest wait till I git through. Our
crops was mostly a failcr, OWN to too
much rain. What we did harvest didn't
really pay fur tn raisin'. That two-year.
old colt was killed by lightnin'', most of
u standin' timber was destroyed by fire
an a good many rods of fence went tn
same way. Now you can't honestly shy,
Liddy, that we're rs fur along as we was
this time a year ago."
Il didn't know you were so worldly,
Josh. You talk as though we ought to
rebel against Providence whenever the
credit side of our bank book doesn't have
n steady growth. We're both in tn prime
Of life with good health. We've been
given more time to pay off the mortgage,
None of the great disasters we read about
has touched us. There is plenty in the
cellar and the granary to live on IL WI
were without a dollar. That state of at.
fairs would be a godsend to tens Of thou.
sands this winter, Josh. And you know
that Jimmie pulled through after the doc
tor gave him up and is as hardy as 8
knot"
$50 he did, the blessed little imp of mis-.
chief. But I won't dispute with you,
Liddy. You don't give a Teller no fall
chance. ] was goin' to sell that 2O-pound
gobbler, but we'll jest keep him fur ,
center piece Thanksgivin'."