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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-11
CONTINUES 70 ADVANCE

General Butler Crosses tho Mauchberg
Ten Miles East Of Iydenberg.
I CAPE Town, Sept. l0.-Sir Redvers
Butler continues his advance He
crossed the Mauchberg 10 miles east Of
Lydenberg and came into action with
the Beers. Il. :, 4. 5y:5 r. -.
The occupation of Lydenberg, which
took place last Thursday, is.regarded as
marking one.o of the last stages of the
war. The Beers now talk Of trekking
into German territory. $S@ r .sS }s5Ess
Lord Methuen is marching on Lch-
tenburg from Mafeking. It is said that
papers seized at Pretoria show that the
Netherlands Roilway company in
many ways actively assisted, the Beers.
tt converted its workshops into arsenals
and provided the Transvaal forces with
horseshoes. 4, ,,.s-s 5I,s ss2<:g ~
*t r Dewet and Theron Join Forces. y s4. X
& PRETORIA, Sept. 1O.It is stated that
General Dewet has joined Theron in
the neighborhood Of Johannesburg and
that the total Boer force there mum bers
1900. The enemy is holding q position
in the high hills south Of the town. A
considerable force is now in pursuit.
The Beers have no artillery. 555E;.
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DEUTSCHLAND WINS.

Passed Her Rival "Wednesday ut Noon.
Out of sight Mt Nightfal1.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 10. - Arrived:
Steamer Deutschland Germany, NV
York for Cherbourg and Hamburg and
proceeded.
LIZARD, Sept. 1O.-Passed: Steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, New York
for Cherbourg, Southampton and Bre.
men. ..%&
LONDON, Sept. l0.--The North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Koiser Wilhelm
der Crosse was sighted BY the Deuts,l,-
land at daybrenk Wednesday and was
passed at noon. She. was out Of sighJ
atsnighttnl. The 1 Ia ce. tnersfor yAs
|of brief durat tion, the Deutschlapd over.
hauling and outstripplng her rivsl
easily. = - =.
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j: BRITISH MOVEMENTS 7
kord Roberts Reports the Occupation
80 :, &sS Of Lydenburg. r%$%@# @$

=
K,ord Roberts Reports the Occupation
"2s:>$%, $, &.;s1 of Lydenburg. @&@# If. 8
- LONDON, Sept. TO- The following
dispatch has been received at the war
office from Lord Roberts: .@@s s55ssSs
"Belfast, Sept. Ian Hamilton sue.
oeeded in turning the Beers right
flank, clearing the way for Buller's ad.
Y vance. i. %@>' <, x Z 5%. = =. 81 IS
:".Dundonald and Brocklehurst occn.
pied Lydenburg Thursday. +. .,&<2 s y.
'.The Beers are split, up and going
northward and eastward. Most Of the
guns and stores have been sent to Krn.
gerspost. :, .s*$ .& y .s~ ~ a,
!. ,"Hart, who is operating southwest Of
Krusersdorp, reports that among the
dead Boerss left on the field it is be.
lieved that the body of Theron was
I found !" s55 I 4 sss # ..,s I. IA. z s s1 :.s
/. Z Co1nmandant Theron Of the Boer
army was known as a great scout. 81 1t
was he who commanded the Boer fly
ing patrol that derailed and burned,
early in August, near Honigspruit, the
train carrying United. States Consul
/, Stowe and flying the Stars and Stripes.
y. Krugerspost is asmall town about 20
miles north by east Of Lydenburg.
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WYOMING LAUNCHED.

Thousands "f People See III" New MoD-
ttnr Glide Into the sea. ,,,,t t..,
SAN Francisco, Sent. 10, Tho
United States monitor Wyoming wns
successfully launched az high tide from
the slipyard of tho Union iron works
in the presence IF thousands Of en-
thusiastic people lined along the shore
or crowded on excursion steamers. The
event had been feat ure CT the semi
centennial celebration OF Cahfornin's
admission into the Union. The launch
Ing was managed without hitch by
Superintendent Dickie Of t. Union
iron worlxs rrsi ~ ~,l d. L, ,'.''. .' %@i
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CARPENTERS QUIT WORK.

Moro Trouble Between Chicago Coz
tractors and Union Labor.
CHICAGO, Sept. lO.-Open hostilities
between the contractors and union
labor were resumed when at noon about
5000 united carpenters quit work. They
demand the usual Saturday half hoh-
day. This the contractors. were uN-
willing to grant except during the
summer. The carpenters had returned
to work under special permits from
their unions, although the big build
ing trades strike or lockout still con-
tinues, affecting 10000 men.
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NO FOREIGNERS EMA,N.

Fate Of Those vt Pao Tinx Fa Stiil
. -, Unknown.
WASHINGTON, Sept. .l0.-The state
department. has issued tho following:
The state department is in receipt Of
a telegram from Consul Fowler at Che
Foo stating that he had repeatedly
urged the government to send couriers
to Pao Ting Flu. The government now
replies that there is not one foreigner
in Pao Ting Flu. Unable to get proofs
of missionaries fate until rebels exter.
minated by Ii Hung Chang, whose ex.
pedition goes north shortly.
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- II1 NJ ,Tt.t
4. SHQWSs DE CREASE:

Lake superior frame For August Only
!" fs% S>if"E 3.7lA,774 Toms. 'E5'f>'y q
DULUTH, Sept. l0.-Last months
freight traffic Of Lake Superior amount
cd to =, 7l4,774 tons.which was falling
off Of about 2 per cent from the highese
total, that Of the preceding month.
This was dus to smaller business IN
both iron ore and grain. There have
passed into and out Of Lake Superior TO
date this year more than ID, 400. coo tons
Of freight, or more than in any entire
season Of navigation prior to 1895, and
there are still three months to hear
from.
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M,KINLEr's LETTER.

Presidents Acceptance Of the Nomination
n Il Given to the Public. ,,..r
y WASHINGTON, Sept. ~. ~ The letter Of
President Mckinley accepting the nom
ination Of the Republican convention
for the Office Of president Of the United
States has been made public. It deals
briefly with many questions but givds
at length an account Of his Philippine
Stewardship, claiming that there nevdr
was q time when the United States
could have withdrawn from, the isl
ands. It also insists that the financial
fight of four years ago is on aoain.
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NOT NEEDED AT Annoy.

Gunboat Castine, Again at Liberty, WIN
Return to Lhanghat.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-As result
of the withdrawal Of the foreign ma.
rines from Annoy, Acting Secretary
Hackert cabled to Rear Admiral Remey
announcing that the gunboat Castine is
again at his disposal. The Castine, it
will be recalled, was sent to Annoy q
week or more ago for the purpose of
Investigating the conditions at that
point. The Castine will probably re.
turn to Shanghai.
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Trio Of Fa,tphds at La Cross~ Kill Pu
= z NeiP& ~ lioemAn on DUTY. I'LL j. y. -

frio Of FA,tphds ut La Crosse Kill . Po.
:. SaaAAlf - lioeman on Duty. III f,r3 -
LA CROSSE, Wis, Sept. 10.--One of
the most dastardly crimes in the his
tory of La Crosse was committed about
S0a. M. when Patrolman Perry Gates
was shot dead by a trio Of thieves
whom he was about to arrest for hold
ing up man on the La Crescent
bridge, leading from this city, and rob-
bing him of So The men came to the
city and it,was the intention Of the
officers to arrest the thieves at the
wagon bridgG ... =, E&.;g5>$<,
On thor way to the bridge they met
the robbers and Gates ordered thein to
halt, whereupon all three lined up oll
the sidewalk and pulling their revol.
vers fired aatf the policeman. All tho
shots struck him, one on each arm and
the other in the abdomen. Gates fell
out Of the patrol wagon and dropped
dead on the ground. The shots fright.
ened the horses and his companion off,
Ger, Schubert, was unable, 20 control
them and they ran away; j.:, %"&t '%.$>t
e. Scores of men are securing the coun.
try, some armed with ,Winchestors.
and if the murderers are caught there
lis strong probability Of a lynchinx
bee.
The men are evidently the gang who
have been working in Minnesota and
Iowa and have some bad crimes charged
up to them or they would not resort to
such desperate means Of escape.
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Want n Ten.Huur. Day.

BOSTON, Sept. 1o.--The conference
committee Of the National Federation
Of Textile Workers has decided to sup.
port the movement Of the National
Textile Workers union for q l0-hour
work day in the Southern mills. It
was represented that the entire mem.
bership Of tho 100 local textile workers
unions in the South are desirous of re-.
ducing their hours of labor from ~, SO
aud GA a week TO 10 hours day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-11
American Civilians in Manila Assesses
Five Per Cent Of Their Income.

American Civilians in Manila Assessed
Five Per Cent Of Their Income.
t4 MANILA, Sept. lO.-The Philippine
commission at its first public session to
be held next week will discuss the ap.
preparation Of one third Of the treas
'ury's $4,000, 900 for the construction
and repair Of roads and bridges
throughout the archipelago. The people
profess to be most gratified at the pros
pect Of this work Of development.
The revenue authorities of Manila
collected under the Spanish system 6
per cent upon the salaries Of American
civilians earning $500 per annum and
upwards The tax is unpopular and
provokes protests among them.
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Will NOT Be STOPPED.

Chinese at Hong Kong Insist on Holding
&&@< ]; the Dragon Procession. ~ @,.%
\ HoKa KONG, Sept. TO- -- Owing to an.
;ticipatious of disturbanc at the cele.
bratioal Of the feast Of lanterns, elab.
oratoI preparations have been made to
cope with eventualities. The troops
have ;befl served with 40 rounds Of bail
5car,ridge& and have been confined to
theirhhart4.&As. Six Maxims are also III
readiiiesss- :. :. y.% .1-gE,.,.nei4s3a =ts /
/ The rolpy nave been ordered to sup.
press sthG uIa4on procession, but the
sChinese% 1eciaro they must hold it:in
spite of tho authorities. 5.s .s;'t IT i, =!
( Indtan sseciDles,ts to Winter III China.
Z WEI Hal WEI, Sept lO.Four bun-
dred; Punjapis landed here during the
day for the garrison. Tt is expected
that two Iudian regiments will remain
atthis station during the winter. Or.
ders shavo been received to proceed
with the fortiication works as fast as
possible. .;..,-.. y 4 4
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AGREES TO A COMPROMISE

Said That Russia viii Leave IA Portion Of
4 H.r Troops; IN PakiOg.
( LONDON, Sept, l0.-It is asserted by
the Austrian foreign Office, according
to the Vienna correspondent Of The
Daily Mail, that Russia has agreed tc Il
compromise, leaving a portion Of the
troops in Peking and sending the main
1bodyto TEN Tsin, which will be tAe
military headquarters. ,r, s., e.. =. ..t
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CANTON, Ills, Sept. 10.-W. J. AcS-
ley, who founded Ackley, 1a., and
made a fortune Of 800, 900 Off the town
site, died in the poorhouse here. Mr..
Ackley lost his money in mine specuIa-
tion and had been a wanderer for sew
eral years. He was rs years of age.
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from Pekln dated Sept. 1 say that EN-
psror Kwang Su was then at Hsuen
Awa Flu, in the province Of Chi IA. lao
miles north OF Picking. Il is also Re.
ported that General Yung In and his
entire family committed suicide. itH,'S
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Colon bian Rebels Seize q Town.

Colombian Rebels Seize q Town.
KlNasAoN, Jamaica, Sept. 10.-Mail
advices received from Colon, Colombia,
say that the rebels seized the town of
Turbaco, near Carthagena, as we'll as
the railway, last Monday. The follow
ing day. the Colombian warship Cor
doba arrived with 400 troops and heavy
fighting ensued.
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and was in awful distress at such times. have
been treated by the best doctors in this city hhk
got no help whatever Some said had cancer
Of the stomach, others dyspepsia. have bought
and tried everything saw advertised for dys-
pepsia and stomach trouble, but continued to
ago was In such a condition that my friends
had some fear about my recovery. It was then
/ wrote to you for advice. You told me that by
my symptoms you thought had liver complaint
and advised the use Of your :. Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Pellets ) In connection.
These medicines have taken as directed, aud
am very happy to state that commenced to get
better from the start and have not lost a day
this summer on account OF my stomach. feel
tip-top, and better than have for ten years."
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the liver. ~,
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When we. buy dress.
/ goods we do this

& We make "a note Of every mill in
.s Europe and America that is noted for
the goodness, beauty and ingenuity of
sf s=sz WeaveSof its fabric We see the sample
lines OF such mills; then we pick those
things suited to the taste Of Little Falls
. ladies' The result of our late efforts
. await you this morning s# Il: ,..@ ,.$t :
AT 15c yard. very nice dress goods in
y plaids and stripes, suitable for the
younger young ladies' ~s~ - -. :. :, -
At zoe a yard a very fine worsted dress
goods in five patterns. All the latest
colors. - <..sc: 3:.>.@2: ~ #s, :
AT Csc: yard very beautiful weave of
dress stuffs in six different colors and
black. >..s r. z, s IT.. = *s:%:. @ D.:
At CSC a yard a very beautiful weave of
dress stuffs in black and colors. 49,. /
At SOC yard a very, pretty dress stuff in
8 y.your choice Of four colors and solid black.
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DlecOVery. Ihe
suppositioi1 is that
you want a prompt
cure and a lasting
cure. Y That is why
the Discovery" IS
recommended as
the one thing for
your condition. It
cures promptly,
perfectly and per-
i11anenuy, diseases
Of the stomach and
organs Of digestion
and nutrition. It's
sure to help. It's
almost sure to cure.
1t has completely
cured ninety-eight
per cent. Of all
those who have
given it a fair and
faithful trial. ~ =.
:@ wAbout ten years ago
I began to have trouble
with m y stomach, {"
writes Mr.. VIM. Con-
molly, of S3Ss Walnut
: ST., Lorain, Ohio. ,wIt
B., got so bad that I had
" to lay off quite often
two and three days in
q week, my stomach
would bloat, and I
49, N-V~N.
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Sl.1~'SI'11sIs>s 7-'
TOMEL / Y BA AZAR STORE.
BUYERS WHO COME HERE WILL SAVE

Because most everything sold cheaper than anywhere else
policy frank and fair though sale is missed
tring, forcing the unwilling to buy No
who buys repnts unayang and few buy but what
are friends afterwards This why the store
though you would think could not bigger
i less 1t moved out Of this block. #. @s@#
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says He Was Whipded on tho Square.

i NEW. YORK, Sept. 1o.-"Kid"J Nc
Coy, tho pugilist, is out in signed
statement in which he denies an asser-
tion of Mrs James J. Corbett that Nc
Coy and Corbett had made an agree
4ruent tos:ss:2ake" the last fight between
the two men. Mccoy says he was dc.
Seated fairly and souarelv.
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Rich Strikes in tho TanaanH Country.
Z. VICTORIA, B. O.. Sept lO.-.Arrivals
from tho North report rich strikes in
the Tanaana country. One miner re-.
ports that the ground in places is pay.
ing 500 a day. ~. q. S.l.s.,, "a (s;
~ g..3f MAY BE LYNCHED. .8~5
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Gcr,nany's Demonstration,

ii BERLIN, Sept. 10. From the present
, instructions Of the ennval department.,
Germany will make the strongest naval
demonstration ever made at Shanghai,
namely, 10 warships, with 5000 men
isnnd 1866 guns. OF these vessels, four
will be large cruisers, four others will
be smaller, and two will be gunboats.
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Don't HeSltale''.

There is Just one thing to use Is yoErr
stomach is wout Of order and that uotle$
thing Is DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
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:. Emperor Is at Hsuen Hwa Flu. T.
TOXIC. Friday. Sent. 7.-Adyic@
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Good sauce dishes each &C. .s. -. }&&y#asS#
Good goblets each SC. .:..: ~ q,
Nice big berry dishes each 10c. ...,..s ..F.
Glass table se,s contain butter dish, sugar
s,n q bowl, milk pitcher and spoon holder at
25c.s s35c, 40c, 45c and soc. @.'. s~s*. .:s3s 5t2s
In The Crockery Store.
!. It pays you TO look through this pretty
crockery and china whether you buy or not.
There are dinner sets and odd pieces. There
are fine pieces of china suitable for birthday
or wedding presents =" = 5>z,+'>: y |ssssa @
At nc very nice set of 6 decorated cups
and saucers. .: -,.'S .sSrs> "a ,~+*.e.s
At 72c very nice set Of 6 decorated dinner
T. plates. t:* = ,f@2>1; ~ Aas s:.- y 4;s 5s
At 48c a very nice set Of decorated pie
!: plates. .% ! ...' ~, ~, %.$ss s.s5
Dinner sets Of 100 pieces at $105O u.
Dinner sets 100 peces> at $3.50 to-
5000 any price between. q ssssStss. ss4 4:
Useful Little Things You Must Have.
Take your pencil and note these down. #
hat Pima "a
* a bunch Of good hairpins &C.. t<s$ =
Children's handkerchiefs each 1c ~
Ladies handkerchiefs each Sc, &c and &C.
Children's stockings pair DC IT,
j.. Tape measures Sc >A&. <%#(. -
Hooks and eyes a dozen 1c ~ y:
~~> Dexter's knitting cotton, ball SC.
A box of invisible hairpins 4c i.
- A good hair curler SC 49, ~ n f. =.
4Oc pair scissors Csc ~
A ladies' lace pin SC ..~ : - Z. 4
- Childrens thimbles each 1c
= Good toilet soap, a cake SC 8, |. -
Shaving soap, worth 1Oc for SC
6 envelopes for 1c &c.,. -. -
6 sheets of writing paper for 1c j
6 sheets of sticky fly paper>5c =
.~ A bottle of shoe dressing 1Oc -,
A box of shoe polish SC
slate pencils 1c :. ~:
A big bottle of ink SC <~. ~'@h:
-.y A big bottle of mucilage SC -. .-'>.' B..
A bottle Of glue for mending everything
10c i ;.,,, t.. e.. a.uG :, 80. Is =.
A pencil box with lock SC 49,. ..,.>..,
AZAlR STORE.
LIS, MINN.. ".= (
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~ In The Glassware Store. #

s In The Glassware Store.
Always new and pretty glassware here and and
b at the lowest price: ..>. : @,ss=geSssEs
Good tumblers per dozen zoe. 'f "a ID. 5S55 :.SS:
Good sauce dishes each &C.. sG25st$g
Good goblets each SC. ., ~:
Nice big berry dishes each 10c. ,.,.,s .%55,tE.
Glass table se,s contain butter dish, sugar
~. 4 bowl, milk pitcher and spoon holder at
T. 25c, 35c, 40c, 45c and SOC. @'. -2.*.% #:+$ |#
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Catches most imag NATIVE terms as quite
natural, considering them cheap rather
than otherwise. Possibly. though there
might be trouble IL n spirited American
were to catch the parting wink which tho
Jehu frequently throws in his customers
direction after pocketlnE the fare.
inside the great show the American per-
vades everything. You find him in every
side show, spending his money freely but
expressing his opinion freely. too, when. as
sometimes happens, he thinks he hasn't
got his moneys worth. He is the terror Of
much respect in France. His independent
spirit has led to good many laugha bio
scenes in the exposition grounds. the men
clothed in a little brief authority holding
out for the observance of petty rules in
vented apparently out Of sheer spirit IF
contradictorineSs. the American in the
widest French imaginable trying to get a
substantial reason for the regulation. Tho
French people themselves never dream Of
disputing the fiat of policeman or even
of a responsible looking man with a hood:
but their laughing applause frequently en-
courages rebelliouS strangers in their ef-
forts to storm a forbidden gate or take
tempting. barred-off short cut. 1t Is the
same spirit, by the way, displayed much
more freely in Paris than In America. that
makes 1t impossible to make the average
transatlantic visitor understand that he is
not at liberty to board a street car just
whenever he feels like it. He does not see
the sense OF standing at the corner of the
block with his number in his hand and
waiting sometimes half an hour for his
turn. He just jumps on when the car
comes up. In vain the agitated conductor
explains that he must wait his turn or
that all the seats are occupied. All right.
he'd just soon stand. The conductors.
horribly shocked. try to make the cool in
truder understand that 1t was never known
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WOULD NOT BUILD A CHURCH.
The Consequence Was That He Had to
Skip the Country.

twenty-five years ago" said a mining
man, II was in Colorado town, and one
day a sheep herder came in with a report
of a gold find and collected eleven Of us to
go with him to it to organize it into a dis
trict and stake off our claims. We got
through with 1t too late in the day to start
home again, so we camped in our blankets.
We were stretched around the fire when
some one proposed that we devote the time
before going to sleep to telling who we
were and what brought US to that remote
country. Scarcely a man in the party was
known by his name. Judge and Doc and
'Parson' and Shorty and "Cock-eye' and
such characteristic soubriquets designating
each of US. Most of the men were simply
heaters and drifters, and they were there
because 1t happened so and there was a
chance TO get rich quick and easy. When
it came to .Shorty'S' turn to respond he
startled us by the story of a tragedy in
which he had killed two men in Vermont
and escaped because the sympathy of the
community was with him, although not
sufficiently 80 to permit him to remain at
home. The wild west was his best open
ing. and he had come there to end his days
in whatever way might be. The story cast
q gloom over the aSsemblage. SO to speak,
which was lightened somewhat by the
spokesman calling on the 'Parson'.
We'll. Parson.' he said, what brought
you out here?'
lou We caiied me right iausnea mat
member for ! was a parson. l had a
place in a small town In Pennsylvania, a
wife and five children and $500 a year with
mighty dern few donation parties. l strug-
sled along the very best | could trying to
be Christian under the circumstances and
willing to lessen my chances to enter the
kingdom of heaven by % per cent for a
% per cent increase OF pay, when the end
came by my refusing to build church.
1.-The idea of preacher in that fix build
ing church seemed to be funny that
everybody laughed. and How was that,
Parson,' came from half dozen questio
ers.
"'Oh.' he replied. hesitatingly. the con-
gregation raised s7.314.60 to build church
and I skipped out with it,