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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08
Judge Iohn Burnett.

In former years the Nestor OF the or-
agon bar. John Burnett, of Corvallis, was
never missed from term OF circuit
court in the old Lane county court
house. His speciality was as counsel Tor
the defense in criminal trials. with
well.worn clothes and flannel shirts he
would stand before the jury pleading
with no small degree Of earnestness Tor
his client, and in the case Of great neees-
.ity the tearn could be made 10 course
adown his rugged, iurrowed cheeks. The
prosecution often accused the Judge oil
Stimulating the tears, but we believe
that they came from the heart
of the Jealous advocate. The Cor
yalUs Union.G Gazette has this about the
veteran lawyer:
I'm the trial Of Captain saunders, Az Az
Albany. for the murder oil thalioS
Campbau. one Of the attorneys Tor the
state said t0 the jury In shref,hs
manner: i will be followed hy Juusv
Rnroett f0r the defense, he VIII apPestll
~ vour sympathies, he will cry and VIII
/ nrobahly make some Oi you eiy;
! which Judge Burnett reiorteu A. lul''Ms W.,
/ Tie volunteer council, VINO mas lun'
taken hi- seat, told you ~ a she1'lns i.
manner that / would cry Delore Eo'
thronsI,-well gentleman ! may ! nav
often shed tears over the Neaknesise'
ami follies Of human nature Dut IN uo'
Inc b. have done no more tha9 W. W.
| Master. who Wept over the sins Of .. lls
Torl1 the counsel will never cry 70 cry
a man must have heart IN him ne na
aone ls I'M ne place where his hear
n1gbt to b. there is a piece oi diril
I iea r
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ca,arrh canno, BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach The seat Ot the dis
ease. Catarrh II b uOu or cOnstitu-
tiOnal disease, and In ORDER a. cure II
you must take internal remedies
uall'sC Cutarfh CuFei Is taken INTERNALLY,
and acts directly uu the bluud and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is not y qulck tu"diciuc. II was
prescribed by one NJ the best physlc
ians In this country for years, aud Is
"A regular prescription II Is composed
uf the best blood purifiers, acting d.
rectly on the mucous surfaces. Inc
perfect combination ~ the two IN
gredlents Is what produces such won.
derful results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
f.. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Hall's Family Pills are the hest
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Was Well Received by the cubans of
All Glasses.

HAVANA, Dec. s.-President McKin-
ley's message to congress has been re-
ceived by Cubans OF all classes with
much satisfaction. Even the leaders Of
the extreme party admit this, and the
announcement that there will be no
civil government has cleared away the
clouds that have been hanging over the
Cuban political situation. la lucha
alone among the papers still iavors a
civil governorship. =--
General Collaso says. "The message
will paciiy the country. The presidents
statements are not very concrete, but il
congress guarantees the independence
OF Cuba, we need not ask for any speci.
tlcation as to the time for the removal
Of the American troops, although every
body would be glad to see the black
troops go, because OF the excuses they
commit Cubans fear the administra-
ton, but they do not fear congress. The
administration represents the trusts.
Although Cnbans are as good business
men as Americans, they could not COM
pete with the enormous power OF the
trusts, which by creating monopolies,
would eventually enslave the working
man. We wish to see each man owning
some property, at least enough to make
It worth his while to behave rs good
citizen should, instead of going to the
woods"
Gualberto Gomez says: 81 had ex-
pected the message to he encouraging,
but had not expected such clearness of
thought. Congress will go further, and
will justify the hope of the Cuban peo.
Pile"
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between Great Britain and the Meth
erland, by the terms Of which England
paid thirty million dollars for the ces
sion Of the Cape Colony and of the
Dutch colonies Of Demerara, Berbice,
and Essequibo, which now form the
colony of British Guiana.
1t was hoped that the Dutch and the
English in Cape Colony would live to-
gether in friendly intercourse, and that
eventually by intermarriage fusion of
the two races would be effected This
hope was doomed TO disappointment,
for an antagouism gradually developed
between the old and the new colonists
which led to the establishment Of two
republics beyond the border Of the Col
ony. The first step toward the forma-
tion of these republics was the emigra-
tion, during 1896 and 1887, of about
eight thousand Dutch farmers from the
Cape Colony, movement which is
generally referred to as the Great Trek.
These men went out Of the Colony and
established themselves in the vast
hinterland.
If ever men had reason to turn their
backs on any unjust and unfaithful
government, the Beers had, when, after
losing their property and after being
deprived OF the fruits of victory, they
inspanned their oxen and went out in
to the wilderness.
/ cannot refer here to the early adj
ventures Of the trekkers. Suffice it to
say that after much fighting with the
natives, and a great deal OF vacillation
on the part of the British government,
the independence Of the Transvaal Beers
was recognized by the Sand River Con-
vention in 1865, and the Orange Free
State was established as an independ'
eht republic in 1854.
The only element OF discord in 1877
after the annexation of the Transvaal,
says Alleyne ireland in the December
Atlantic, was q small band ofNltra con-
servatives, who, after precipitating the
annexation by fostering internal strife,
we're now ready, their tactics having
overthrown Burghers, to undertake an
ant. British agitation in the interest of
Kruger,s candidature for the presidency,
the success OF which meant the retroc-
ession of the country from the British
flag.
Nothing would have come OF this
movement had it not been for the in
credible folly OF the British government.
At time when it was above all things
necessary to keep faith with the Beers,
when firm adherence to the promises
contained in the proclamation OF Sir
Theophilus stepstone would have stren-
pthened pro.British feeling, and at the
same time have cut the ground from
under the feet of the agtators, apolicy
was pursued which, though free from
the depth of baseness which marked the
actions Of the Gladstone administration
in 1881, was so thoroughly i'll advised
that we can only wonder that when the
revolt broke out in 1880 there were still
TO be found in the country a consider
able number Of men who adhered to the
British
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The Great Trek

At the outbreak Of war between France
and England in 1908, Cape Colony
belonged to the Netherlands, says AL
leyne Ireland in the December Atlantic.
In 1906 Louis Napoleon was King OF
the Netherlands, and in the same year
England attacked the Cape asst was
then French possession. The Colony
ca litulated on January 10, 1906. The
b itish occupation was made perman-
ent by Convention, signed in 1874
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

And each day ano night during lnis
week you can yet al any Druggist
Kemp's Balsam tor the Ihruat ahe
Lungs, acknowledged ~ BE- the most
.Bccessful remedy ever SOFA lni
coughs. Group, Bronchitis, Asthma
and Consumption. Get a b ttle 70
iay aud keep II always 10 tue mouse
N YOU can check your cold az once
Prize 25c and SOC. Sample bottle ifee'
eOd&N
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MARION COUNTY MATTERS
Business Being Transacted at the cour,
House.

DEEDS FILED.
The Baliour Guthrie Investment Co. to
II. +. Fischer, l0iS acres Of land, with
iour mill, in Silverton, W. 4. $4,000.
II, G.. Cotton and wife to J. X Lants
20 acres in t5 s, r2 W.. W. d. 81, 800.
Marshall Hicks to 5. o. Rue, a. acres
in ties, W. W. 81 100
W. 7. He'll to Vilinda Howell, 10 acres
in the Elias Cox d. lee. W. 4. slOO.
Fred King and wife to Louis Ames.
10 acres in t7s,rl vivid. 100.
r. A. Wilson to A. l.. Wilson, the
southeast quarter Of section IL, 70 s,rs
excepting 10 acres, W. d. 100.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

lIas nothing 10 DO With the cut rates
.s-t over ne Northern Pacific railroad
C,om, In and lei us give you tull inipfina-
tion rstes. ete. We have the leri
.',niur.,d train and beet serfice oi any
,.ii,i',d ~ All Miss1uri river points.
f1'ning ear aud upholstered tonrisii
siaetsrs on each trail. CoHse "a an'
..'' - NJ - " TnoMAs. WATT a 60.
cod
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Clcan blood means clean ssin. ,',. -
hesnty without Il. Cascsfets' Nan'y H.,
W. clean your blood and HreP y sisI ,n.
stirring up the lazy iiyef ate u,'',s sli5ay 40
t luii.is' 'nimnie.. boils, bl0tches, bleekbe,a,a.
III 80 silkiy bilious complexion ~ tahli.s
e,s,srets ~. s beauty ior ten cents AZ s 9l-s
- sst ti.faction guaisnteed, l0c, I'e' ~
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08
oRAio-TAYIoR.
Wedding at Maeleay Unltes Two We'll
Known Families.

WNANiNk ~ mdNlNA1 OnllNa AWo Wfll-
Known Families.
At the old Taylor homestead at Mac
leay on the evening OF Wednesday, Dec.
9Th, a very pretty wedding took place,
when Miss 10. Taylor was rnited in
marriage to Mr.. K. W. Craig.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. J. j. Evans OF the First Christian
church, Salem. Miss Alta Taylor acted
as maid Of honor, and Miss Edna Taylor,
Of Portland, "a bridesmaid, DIR. G. W
Barr, of Lebanon, carrying of the hon
ors falling 70 the share OF best man.
There we're about 75 guests present
and many beautiful gifts were rec,ived
by the happy couple.
The groom is merchant, postmaster
and 5. +. agent at Macleay, where the
newly welded pair will make theiI
home.
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n.r me EseaIslon Mao.

D,. c. W. Barr, oi Lebanon vas 20
beeltv Yesterday, aud announces 'hA'
be viii conduct another lor rate An
F,,nei.eo excursion, TO leave sa'eD,
nec g7th. DR.. Barr Is a pushefi Anl
,;. ,or,,lar excursions are getting 20 D.
: ,estare on the Southern Paeine' zee
tf. "A ia another column.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup VIII Proye a
quick and sure cure for Group. Moth.
ers, when your children are attacked
with that dreadful disease, you can
depend on this marvellous remedy. IL
neyer tails 10 cure at once. Price 20c.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones are In.
proved more 10y the pleasant syrup Oi
Figs. when In need OF the Laxative
effect OF a gentle remedy, than by any
other. Children enjoy 10 aud IL 0ene-
ITS them. The true remedy. syrup
of Figs, is manufactured oy the Call
foruia fig Syrup Co.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

BICYCLE PATu--lf your ,icycIe
needs repairs UrlnR ~ ln, Ne nave
The skin and stock TO keep II Ia lrst
class condition. We carry a full
Hue ol sundries and make a special.
ity OF enamellng hnd see us.
We satisfy our patrons. Gardner n
White, 28S Liberty stleet. HOLMAN
block, next door u steam Laundry.
Phone 2s65. i-20-t
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and their affection for each other seems
to have grown with each succeeding
year. She is Mr.. Kruger's second wife
and was Miss Du Plessis, name OF
prominence in South Africa. Kruger's
first wife was an aunt of Miss Du Pies.
sis and bore him one son, who died
Sixteen children were the fruit of this
second marriage, and of those seven are
living. The girls are comfortably mar
ried to burghers in and about Pretoria,
and the boys take an active interest in
the army. One son-in-law, Capt. Eloff,
has made himself famous by building
the most expensive mansion in South
Africa. He has accrued a fortune in
real estate operations, and is supposed
to be worth $1,000 900. One of Kruger's
sons acts as his secretary, and another
is captain of an infantry company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kruger live in little
two-story cottage, painted white and
covered in front with morningglory
vines. Their ambition is to see their
nation independent of Great Britain aud
then spend their last days peacefully
and quietly in this little home.
Mr.. Kruger is now 20 years old, and
has been elected to the presidency toul
times. His salary is $4,000 a year,
with Al 800 for coffee. This he drinks
black, and so hot that the burghers sa,
| il will scald the hair off-a dog.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

81 as nearly dead With dJsptIsil,
4 u,ed x Dol Dyspepsia Cure. Ihat
md 49,. 4" IL digesis ehat you eat.
, 49, iodlgrsti1n aud al fofns OF
dr.een.la. stones Drug stores
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

FOR SALE OR RENT.--stock ranch
containing 200 acres; situated a Of q
mile from postoihce aud railway
depot. Will sell az bargain, and on
easy terms; or lease 20 responsible
party for few years for keeping IN
present condition. Splendid opp,r-
lunity Tor man engaged Ia stock rails
ing or dalying. For particulars,
address A. II. Boothby, Mill City
Oregon. ll-ls-3ws
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08
p,ovi.loDs for an Army

No4 ar the Cuban Army bot for the
army Of people At Salem and ihe hesl
cuaity can BE- bought from bfansnn q
Ragan,
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Clean Streets.

An residents Of salem are hereby noil-
asd not 10 psrmii any Old paper aw-
dust, broksn-slaas, Old bottles, crocksry,
nans Or other sabelanco 70 b. thrown
upon lils public streets % alleys. sse.
zion IS of City orimanoe No soi ln.'
poses one d from % 70 900 ios 'ps'
oIsne.. aad he same Win b .if'rl'l
.niored. J.P, Rulkstt.
n2i IA e,resi cona||s.oul'
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BICYCLE BARGAIN, brand new first
class ladies' wheel al bargain for
cash. Inquire Of NJ, At JoURNAL oiiice.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

FOR SALE-50 Cotswold ewes can be
seen by calling at farm 81 John IA.
Plum, near Lincoln--Willlam Plum,
Salem. l9-H 0ts
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarots Candy Cathnrtic Toe OF ESQ.
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FARM FOR sALE.-io0acres, in Yam
hill county, s6 In cultivation, good
new buildings which cost about 1900.
Price $500, hall down, balance at q
per cent. Address +. 4. Y0der,
Whitoson, Oregon. 10 7 ems
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FOR RENT Desirable rooms fur.
nlshed or unlurnished Tor gentlemen.
Terms reasonable. Call on II. 0ou-
let, 100 Commercial street. i0-ii-ti
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a.. A. ssss q 60 !a.zssf. asi,as''' %. s s ~
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ouSE CLEANERS - Remember
that the best aud cheapest carp
paper II the heavy felt paper Nild
40 THE JOURNAL ONCE. 20-tf
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tGENTs OUTFIT FREE.--Frelght
paid, credit given for selling the finest
set oi Instructive, entertaining
CHRISTMAS BOOKS, graded for
children oi al ages, At the lowest
containing beautiful Illustrated poem
u Lords Prayer, only IS cents n
book 25 cents 1850 hook 50 cents
s. 90 book 76 cents. Liberal COM
mission 10 agents. PERCUSSION
PRINTING co. Room 40, Ferguson
inilding, Cincinnati. Ohio. Ills Int
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Ladies' Fnoe Harmless Monthly Reg
nlaior, cannot fail. Mrs. y. Rowan,
a. "a Milwaukee, Wis.
ll.2i-i-ms
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Eaaeats yooF Bo~sis VIZ .i..,','- sessgsf
"a ~, nc & tai, drlsgifia Fsi sA- 1-'''''
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WAN1ED.--About 80 butts Of young
white oak. second growth, from 8 te
Is inches la diameter and from B 10 "
feet long--will give in exchange waq-
one, bnggles, hacks, carte, repairs or
horse q shoeing--ior prices and further
particulars call at Salem Wagon Fac
tory S6i Commercial street, Werntr
fonuel. ll-2i-u.
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FUN RENT.-Ten acres, six acres bot-
tom pillow land, and three acres IN
beafing orchard. Good house and barn.
For Sale - a mare years old, weight
l,lo0i extra fine nilch COW 4 wears;
two yearllng heiiers; also organ and
household furniture. Apply 20 y.
Shfyock, on premises, bali mile
north on the Wallace road Salem
postotfice. 124u
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

pnesIdent Kruger's Wlfe.

Dr Hobbs sparagus Pills cure oil kidney IT'S sam
BE nee. ADD sterling Ilemody Co.. Chicago or n
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

FOR SALE CHEAP. Walnut marble.
top bedroom set. Apply at Gilbert
Bros. Bank. I2'o.tf-
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FOR RENT.-s0 acres good oak.Qrub
land. Terms 1913 caeh down or t3
after harvest, aud 35acrcs Of hop Yards
with hop-house at flO per acre. M. j..
Egan, Brooks Oregon. 120'tf
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-08

No. is5 Commercial street opposite
Willamette h0irl Ladi ana
gentlemen's clDihlns clean q, dIea
repaired aud pres q. tios blankets
cleaned ~ dyr aud eely M
lshed. Rld ginfes cle ned, lOc'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-14
Tobacco In England, 1915.

When 1 was lad, fully half the pop
ulation of both, sexes rich as well as
poor. the banker equally with the work
ingman, were snufftakers. Ny first
schoolmaster always carried his snuff
loose in his waistcoat pocket, and in
Vulnerable We're his dips into it with
two fingers and thumb in the course
of the day, while the big gauffered frill
which protruded from the bosom of his
shirt was always thickly sprinkled with
it, We used to notice that he never
seemed to relish one of his huge pinches
so much as Immediately after having
administered a sound castigation to
some recalcitrant pupil.
On the other hand, there was little or
no open air smoking, except in the case
of laboring men going to or from their
work In this respect lucifer matches
have something to answer for; but for
them the practice of outdoor smoking
would never have grown to its present
enormous proportions : Chambers
Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-14
Cheap Living.

Government experts say that man
can be well fed for 30 cents a day.
This. however. means feeding men in
mass. There is man in Philadelphia,
however, who laughs at this lavish ex-
penditure. inasmuch as his bill of fare
for the entire week only costs that
amount. Twenty years ago he made up
his mind that Americans ate too much.
His staple meal is in the middle of the
day, and it always consists of soup
good. rich soup-and baked potato.
Some days instead of the baked potato
he has what southerners call cowpeas,
which are extremely cheap and whole
some. They cost cents pound and
swell very much in cooking. He cooks
them with bit of salt pork. Rice is
also one of his staple foods and occa
sionally little milk. He buys two
loaves of stale bread week, which cost
215 cents a loaf. These are always
toasted.
Cabbage is another article of diet,
cheap and of great value. He has an
arrangement with his grocer by which
he buys the scraps of cheese left over
from the large cuttings at cents for u
days scraps. He is in sound health and
has not had indigestion for 90 years.
New York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-14
A PunctunI Man.

A certain Mr.. Scott of Exeter whose
business required him to travel con-
stantly was one of the most famous
characters for punctuality in the king
dom. BY his methodical habits, COM
bined with unwearied industry, he ac-
cumulated large fortune. For a great
many years the landlord of every inn
in Cornwall or Devon that he visited
knew the exact day and hour he would
arrive. A short time before he died, at
the advanced age of so, gentleman
who was making a journey through
Cornwall put up at small inn at Port
Isaac for his dinner. He looked over
the bill of fare and found nothing to
his liking He had, however, seen fine
duck roasting on the fire. "I'n have
that, said he.
''You cannot, sir, " replied the land
lord. 1T is for Mr.. Scott of Exeter. -
Il know Mr.. Scott very WE'LL" re-
piled the traveller. He is not in your
house.
Very sorry" said the landlord,
''but six months ago, when he was last
here, he ordered the duck to be ready
for him this day exactly at o'clock 3"
And to the amazement of the travel
er, who CHANGED to look from the win
dow, the old gentleman was at that
moment entering the inn yard about
FIVE minutes before the appointed time.
-Harper's Round Table.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-14
Linked Eyebrows.

1t is popularity believed that if ones
eyebrows meet it indicates deceit.
Charles Kingsley indorses this belief,
but Tennyson has other ideas and poet
ically speaks of married brows"
In Turkey meeting eyebrows are
greatly admired, and the women use
artificial means to bring the brows to
this condition, and if art cannot induce
thin eyebrows to grow they make up
by drawing black line with paste.
1t would appear that the Greeks ad-
mired brows which almost met. and
the fashionable inhabitants of Rome
not only approved CT them, but resorted
to pigments to make up the lack which
sometimes existed
Some proverbs state that the person
whose eyebrows meet will always have
good luck. while others state exactly
the reverse. The Chinese say that
people whose eyebrows meet can never
hope to attain to the dignity of a min
lister of state" and in Greece of today
the man whose brows meet is said to be
a vampire, while in Denmark and Ger
many it is said he is werewolf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-14
A Rad Dream.

1t is not likely that any English
speaking people understand SO keen and
punctilious devotion to the niceties of
language as that which characterizes the
French grammarians. We may help
ourselves to understand it perhaps by
reading story told of NJ. Lamany.
One night lately he awol1e and sprang
out of bed with wild cry. His wife
came running. He was in alarm and
despair.
why, what is the matter?' she
gasped.
81 Dreamed said the professor
''Oh, / had horrible, "a heartrending
dream"
what was it %
81 dreamed / was talking, and I dis
tinctly heard myself utter a sentence
which had grammatical error in it &"
Youths Companion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-14
SCOTCH SIMPLICITY.
The Mason, the Budding Architect
md n Conscience Stricken Lad.

The Mason. the budding Architect
md n Conscience stricken Lad.
The Scotch are fond of telling stories
which illustrate the peculiar simplicity
of mind of their country people. This
simplicity at least saves them from
wicked guile.
One of these stories relates that an
honest mason once had a contract to
build small house of stone. He came
early and began from the inside to lay
the stone, working very fast. At noon
his young son brought him his dinner,
peeping over the wall as he handed the
basket to his father. With honest pride
in his eye, the mason looked over to the
boy.
gettin on?" he asked.
''Ye're getting on famous, feyther, "
answered Jock, looking at the solid
wall, in which there was no break.
But hoo dye get DOT 20
The mason looked around. It was
true. He had provided the house with
no door at all, and he was on the inside.
He looked kindly and very admiringly
at the boy
Mon, Jock. we've a grand held on
yeI' he exclaimed. Yen be an archi-
tect yet, as sure as yer feyther's ma
sonl''
Another story shows how unsuccess-
full as a thief the rustic Scot may be-
Two young plowmen went into a gar
den at night to steal gooseberries. The
bushes surrounded plot of potatoes,
and as one of the lads CROPPED about he
got a handful of potato plums, which
he quickly put into his mouth. Then he
gasped to his comrade:
''Oh. Jock, I'm poisonedl For ony
sake. shove me through the hedge again,
for 1 waudna like to. dee i the aud
man s garden Youth Companion.