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LANCASTER.

Lancaster, July Thames R. Nc
Wicker, of Sigourney, was business
caller here Monday.
n Quite number of the people Of
this community attended the band con-
cert in Sigourney Wednesday night.
!. Frank Utterback, of Ottumwa, spent
tn Fourth at his home near here.
!. Mr.. Starr and wife from near Hayes
vile, attended church here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young and son, Will
lie, of South English, are visiting here.
Daisy Randall was guest at the
Frank Follman home yesterday.
Several of our citizens attended the
laying of the cornerstone in Sigourney
Tuesday.
The republicans of East Lancaster
held their caucus at the school house
Wednesday evening.
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cHILLIcoTHE.

Chfllicothe, June 12.-Bernice and
Marjorie Sharp, of Burlington, are Wis
iting at the home of their grand par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Jenkins.
Lucille Atkins of Burlington, arrived
Monday to visit relatives.
Miss Myrtle Jenkins returned Thurs.
day from Hiteman, where she spent
the Fourth, the guest of Mrs. John
McCarty.
Dr.. and Mrs. d. T. Rambo, Messrs.
and Mesdames. McSperrin and Frank
Clark spent the Fourth in Eldon.
Mrs. q. S. Warren and children
returned Friday from a visit with
Dudley relatives.
Mrs. ]. q. Waddington. of Des
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Moines, is here visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Iva Michaelson returned to
her home in Des Moines last Thursday
after visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. N. Butin.
The Ladies' Aid society will give
a social at the M. e. church Friday
evening, July 10. Everybody cordial
ly invited.
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on Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Aldrich No
Bile who has been ill for the past three
months of nervous trouble was also
adjudged insane on Tuesday and will
be taken to the Clarinda hospital to-
day.
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Mum and wife, of Bloomfield.
Miss Susan Spangler, OF Amador, isi
visiting here for week With her sis.
ter-in-law, Mrs. Jessie Spangler and
children.
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DUDLEY.

= Dudley, July 12.-Last Sunday ev-
ening as Mrs. Chas. E. Anderson was
driving home from Dudley, her team
became frightened at white COW
along the road. The team made a
very short turn, and was about ready
to make a down hill run, when one
of the occupants of the rig jumped
out; and caught them. In the turn
the double-tree was broken, and one
front wheel completely damaged. No
one was hurt.
~ G. F. Swenson has about complet-
ed the building Of a granary for e. L.
Peterson on his farm south of there.
Misses Albin Allen and Frans Pc
terson spent last Sunday with friends
in Ottumwa.
Miss Alice Peterson returned to OF
tumWa last Sunday evening on No. 4.
The picnic and social given by the
Columbia people on the Fourth net
ted; $3S for their church.
Mrs. V. T. Hasselrooth, VINO has
been sick for more than week, is
some better. 1919
* Prof. Sans, of Nebraska, came to
Dudley last week where he will spend
his summer vacation.
~ Charley Cameron, of Ottumwa; was
ont this way on business last Tues
days.
Quite an exciting runaway occurred
on the John Peterson farm, south of
here, last Monday forenoon. Chas.
Anderson was driving a span sof
mules which were hitched to a
rake. The forks of the rake caught
in the ground while crossing small
ditch causing the rake to turn owes.
In the turn MI. Anderson was thrown
Immediately in front of the rake, and
run over by the same; but as there
was considerable hay on the rake
when it turned, he escaped unhurt.
The mules started off on a lively run,
but were soon, caught by other work
men in the field.
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HIGHLAND.

Highland Center, July 12.- Gordon
McFall, Of Oskaloosa, is visiting at
the home of his uncle G. w. Beck.
Mrs. ]. M. Elder entertained a. few
friends to dinner last Friday. Those
present We're Mesdames John Roop,
A. M. Roop, John Swearingen, A. P.
Hull, J. W. Roop and daughter, Marie,
of Hedrick, and Mrs. s. J. Brown, Of
Omaha
Willie Gushing, of Ottumwa, is
spending his school vacation at the
home of ]. H. Spilman, east of town.
Mrs. A. G. Butler is quite sick at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Marsh, north of town.
Mrs. Amy Buckner, of Gray, and
Charles Cobbler, of Oskaloonsa, were
called home last week by the sickness
and death of their brother, Louis Cob
bier
G. G. Grifiths, of Little Rock, Ark,
spent the Fourth with his family, who
are spending the summer at the
home of S. A. Buckner.
Mrs. Ollie Wise and children, of Os-
kaloosa, are visiting with her mother,
Mrs! May knight.
Jas Crume and family, Of Hedrick,
are visiting at the home Of M. v.
Meats.
Miss Kittie Mccormick has gone to
Ottumwa for the purpose of taking
medical treatment
Miss Dora Sechrist, of Hedrick,
spent Monday with her friend, Regina
Mccormick.
I. o. o. F. lodge No 27s installed
the following officers last Thursday
night: Noble grand, G. H. Allender;
vice grand, Roy Thompson; secreta-
ry, Arthur Huffman, treasurer, J. M.
Elder.
Louis Cobbler died July 2, at the
home of his father, David Cobbler, af-
ter two weeks Illness of typhoid
fever. Burial services were conduct.
ed July 4, by the Odd Fellow lodge,
of this place. Interment in the
Round Point cemetery.
The ladies' aid society will meet
Thursday, July 10, at the home OF
Mrs. Julia Spilman.
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IL
honor of her brother, Thomas Davis.
of fremont, ILL.,, who has been visit
ing here the past two weeks. Mr..
Davis returned home Thursday after
a pleasant visit.
Grace Miller returned home Sunday
evening, after spending a week with
her aunt, Mrs. Frank Connolly, at
Hedrick.
Fred Hultz, of Hedrick, spent last
week with friends here.
Tom Petty, of Packwood, is visit
ing with Clara and Queen Stocker
and other friends here this week.
VIM. Payne shipped some fine fat
steers to Chicago last week.
Harvest is in full blast this week
and hands are not as plentiful as last
year.
Dick Wilson, of Hedrick spent Sun
day with his uncle, J. S. McClung
here.
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School Supplies
and Stationery &c &c &c

We extend an invitation to you and
will consider it treat to have you
look at our line of plain and fancy
Stationery and School Supplies. Tab
let's of all kinds for ink or pencil.
Box Paper, etc.
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PAckWooD.

Packwood, July 1O.-Rev. Jackson
went to Oskaloosa Thursday and
brought his mother home with him.
her health being very poor.
lightning struck D. M. divers
house last week doing considerable
damage. 1t also struck a flower stand
in Samuel Anderson's yard, knock
ing it over.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Gardner visited
in Wayland last week.
Mrs. William Chichester and daugh-
ter are visiting relatives in Kansas
City
Frank Bryan, a young farmer near
here, and Miss Elba Reston, of Color
ado, We're married the Fourth at the
M. 3. parsonage, by Rev. jackson.
William Simmons, an old pioneer Of
this county, who lived on farm near
here until few years ago, died Thurs
day morning in Fairfield,
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, July 12.-Misses Anna
Shredder and Julia Cook, of Mt. Pleas
ant, having spent several days at the
Shelton hospital visiting their sister
and cousin, Mis- Julia Shredder re-
turned to their home Monday after
noon.
Herbert Palmer having recently
graduated in the law course at Yale
college, returned to his home in this
city, where he will remain while de-
termining upon a location.
Miss Nellie Wiseman having re-
signed her position as cashier and
boolkkeeper in Cook & RusselTs dry
goods store, leaves Thursday for Cen
terville, where she has accepted po-
sition as beekkeeper for the Lewis
Lumber Co.
Miss Edith Dunn left Monday for
Argyle, where she will visit at the
home of Prof. w. T. Howe, formerly
of this city, and will also visit friends
in Keokuk before returning home.
Mrs. Will Hill pleasantly entereain-
ed friends at six o'clock dinner at
her home in the east part of the city
on Tuesday in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Wray who arrived last week
from their home in California to visit
at the home of Mr.. Wray's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Wray
"a number of retired farmers under
the leadership of Nelson Rector drove
to Floris at 6 a. NJ. Wednesday and
spent pleasant day in the woods.
Mrs. Lee Stein returned Monday
from Oskaloosa where she visited her
mother, Mrs. l. Speisburger, and her
sister, Mrs. Fred Hirsch. Mrs. Stein
was accompanied on her return ny
her sister, Miss Nora Speisburger,
who will remain for months visit.
ELDoN.
Eldon, July 12.-Mrs. I. c. Tomlin.
son went to Ottumwa yesterday to
visit.
Misses Carrie Wilson and Myrtle
Myers returned to their home at Ed
dyville today. They were accompa,
MED by Misses Bonnie Miller and Ed
ma Myers.
Yesterday evening a crowd of FL
don young people held picnic at
the fair grounds Those present were
Misses Gardner, Grace Cresup, Floy
Murphy, Zula Friend, Laura Friend,
Edith West, Grace Griffith, Villa
Dreamer, Laura Charleton, and Car.
RE Myers; Messrs. Chas. Robinson
Will Friend, Harvey Fehr, Ed Trott,
Frank Jaques, Claude Kennedy and
Rob Brown.
Mrs. J.. Houghland entertained at a
$3.50 o'clock dinner party last week.
The decorations were sweet peas.
Those present were Messrs. and Mes
danes A. ]. Shelter, l. G. McCrary, S.
Stone, Jr., Mesdames McCrary and
Dowell and DR.. Kaye.
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MILToN.

Milton, July 12-Marie Jack spent
the Fourth in Mt. Sterling at the
home Of her uncle.
Noah Workman returned from Par
is the. Fourth. He had a pleasant
trip.
A. B. Hale attended the democratic
convention in Kansas City, Mo-, the
Fourth.
Rev. Sherman is away on business
this week.
Smith brothers are preparing to
thresh the first of the coming week.
They have their separator and their
engine will be shipped here this
week.
Mrs. Allie Jack is i'll with rheuma.
tism. She is not able to do anything.
Little George Piersoll is on the
sick list.
Mrs. G. e. Boag will visit in Bur-
lington the first of the week.
The man that run the saw for Say
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LEGAL.

ORIGINAL NOTICE.-To Charles Augustus
" Chenali: You are hereby notified that the
petition of Josephine Chenai1 is now filed in
the office of the clerk of the district court of
the State of Iowa, in and for Wapello county
claiming of you divorce on the ground of de.
sertion, and asking for the care, custody and
control of Esther Amelia Elizabeth Chenall,
For particulars see petition. And that unless
you appear thereto and defend before noon of
the second day of the next term, being the Au-
gust term of the said court, which will com.
mence at Ottumwa, Iowa. on the goth day of
August, 1900, default will be entered against
you and decree granted as prayed for.
Dated June %, 1900.
McNETT g. TIsDALE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
ORIGINAL NOTICE, TO Charles Peterson:
You are hereby notified that the petition of
Josephine Peterson Is now filed in the office of
the clerk of the district court of the State of
Iowa, IL and for Wapel1o county, claiming of
you divorce on the ground of desertion, and
asking for the care, custody and control of Carl
Peter Peterson. For particulars see petition.
And that unless You appear thereto and defend
before noon of the second day of the next term
being the August term of the said court, which
will commence at Ottumwa, Iowa, on the goth
day of August, 1900, default will be entered
against You and decree granted as prayed for,
Dated June q, 1900.
McNETr g. TIsDALE.
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FLoRIs.

Floris, July 12.--C. H. Johnson and
Bill Bintz went to Bloomfield Mon
day on business.
Miss Josie Miller, of Eldon, came
i'm on tNo.a15 Monday to apply for the
Monroe school north of here two
miles. }2t fS4ss
oMessrs. Ed. Wilkinson and Dr. ParI
kert attended International democratic
convention in Kansas City.
Merrill Morgan, Of Kansas came in
on No: 16 Friday to see his brother
in.law, Joseph Peden.
Mrs Jane Hale and daughter, Min.
ME, came to visit relatives Tuesday
and Newt Hale came to spend the
Fourth with his wife. a57 q
Miss. Lille Davies came home the
Fourth to visit for some time.
Miss Iva Baird of South Ottumwa,
visited friends here last week. @
Miss Sawyer spent the Fourth in
Ottumwa.
Fred Crook, of Muscatine, visited
this week with his parents. j
Will Younken, of Kansas, stopped
here Saturday on his way from New
York TO see his father-in-law, Joe Pc
den. q ielt
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs visited We'd
nesday in Bloomfield at the. Fl. w.
Carlow house.
While Thomas Breeding was now
ing some weeds in the road one of his
colts ran in the mower sickle cutting
one leg nearly off. 1t had to be kill
ed.
Mrs. Mary Brennan has gone to live
with her daughter, Mrs. Simp. Har-
ward, as she is very feeble since her
recent illness. go
Mrs. SADIE Strickland went to FL
don Friday to visit her sister.
|, Ed. ROUGH, came very nearly losing
his eye from a firecracker flying
from bunch and striking him in the
eye.
While Wesley Peden was going
home from his fathers, his horse got
scared, throwing him off, dislocating
his shoulder and bruising him con-
siderably
Mrs. Lib Nelson, of Salina, visited
here Tuesday with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Of. Crist spent Sun.
day in Bell1nap at their grandparents,
T.tG. Davis.
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lbs is F a.Issi

A bigger tablet for the same money,
or the same tablet for less is our rule.
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broken, is getting along as well as
could be expected.
Word has been received that a
grandson of l.. e. Jones has been
drowned at Manila. He went as a
United States volunteer from Penn
sylvania.
The Epworth League will hold a
social in the Mason's building Friday
evening, July 10. All are invited.
Will and Russell Nye spent the
Fourth with relatives at Dudley.
Mrs. j. F. Newell and her mother,
Mrs. Chamberlain, spent the Fourth
at Ft. Madison.
John Fullen and Eli Fair attended
the democratic convention at Kansas
City last week.
DR.. A. B. Fair and wife, of Danville,
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli Fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alt Clements, of Red
Oak. visited relatives here last week.
Miss Dora Spry has returned home
from Good Hope, Ill. She was ac-
companied by Mr.. Mccartney and her
son Roy.
Mrs. G. A.. Bryan, who has been
quite sick, is improving.
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kEOSAUQUA.

b Kepsauqua, July 10.-Van Buren,
county mourns again the loss Of an
efficient treasurer, David Moore, who
has been sick several months with a
complication of stomach troubles. He
died at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. David Brown, New London, last
Saturday morning. Besides Mrs.
Brown the wife and another daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie, mourn the loss of
one of the best of husbands and faith
ers. Our last county treasurer, Rev.
Chas. Shepherd, died while in Office.
The funeral of Mr.. Moore was held
at IL o'clock today in Birmingham.
Deputy Treasurer McGrew has been
present at his bedside since last We'd
nesday. Those attending the funer-
al were Rev. and Mrs. Patterson.
Miss Villa Stidger, Mr.. Haney, coun-
ty auditor, Mrs. Harry McGrew, Mr..
and Mrs. T. I. Muir, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
G. Calhoun and others from the
county offices.
Miss Jennie Culbertson, principal
of one Of the public schools of Boone
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Nc
Grew, a few days.
Miss Pearl Harris returned Satur-
day from a five weeks visit in Gales
burg, ILL.,, and other points.
Robt. McBeth and wife have NOV
ed to his fathers home and j. W.Pot-
ter and family have gone to their
home in Milton.
Mrs. T. H. Johnson, Miss Johnson
and Harry Johnson, of Ft. Madison,
spent the Fourth here with home
friends.
Miss Jessie Wilson is home for her
summer vacation.
Miss Ella Merideth attended the
Kansas City convention last week
and is now visiting in Denver and
other Colorado points.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. l.. Rehkopf and
daughters, Misses Laura and Katie,
of Des Moines, their son, Ned, from
West Point military academy, and
friend, Dick Carpenter, of Des
Moines, visited with the families OF
w. G. and J. w. Cheney since Tues.
day, going home this morning.
Rev. j. w. Cheney and wife spent
Sunday in Milton where Mr.. Cheney
held quarterly meeting for Presiding
Elder Cooper.
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ELDoN.


Eldon, July 1O.-Mr. and Mrs. w.
H. Holloway and son, Harry, of AL
buuuerque, New Mexico, are visiting
Mrs. E. Finney.
Miss Clara Gregg returned to her
home at Ottumwa Saturday morning.
Miss Nell Israel and Mrs. Fred
Spielman, of Fairfield, passed thru
Saturday enroute to Floris to spend
Sunday.
Miss Bertha Hollen left Saturday
for Oskaloosa.
Fred Garretson, who has been Wis
iting I. C. Tomlinson, returned to
Keoknk Saturday.
Miss Cora Jackson spent Sunday
at Drakeville.
Misses Nell and Myrtle Ansel, who
have been visiting Mrs. Lou Court
ney, returned to their home at Tren-
ton, Mo-, Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Redd went to Des
Moines to visit relatives Saturday.
Miss Mary Riland, who has been a
guest of Miss Floy Murphy, returned
to her home at Bonaparte Saturday.
Mrs. Jane Hinkley and son Leon
left for Denver, Col, Saturday night.
Miss Ella Linning, who has been
visiting Mrs. Chas. Finney, returned
to Leando Saturday.
C. B. Dodge has returned from
Chicago and Oelwein, where he has
been visiting.
Mrs. w. Hills and daughters, Julia
and Fern, are visiting relatives at
Keosauqua.
Yesterday afternoon at Money
church occurred the funeral of one
of Iowa's old settlers, Antonio Marie,
father of Mrs. P. Huffstutter, of this
place. Mr.. Marie was past 80 years
of age. and lived three and half
miles southwest of town. He came
to this country from France in 1858.
|. M. Hilles returned from Keosau-
qua this morning.
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n. He. tried to make . monkey Of m. IN

in He's tried to make q monkey Of me IN
sending me out here to see you, / can see
that I'm Just on the paper. and never
heard of your place before. and when he
saw that / was sort o. new in town he
gave me this assignment
BLACK Jacks mood changed again
oh. that's his lay. is it?' he said. 'AH
right. son. Make yourself at home. Here
have a bottle of wine with me. Tried to
make monkey out of you. hey? All right
Just you spend a day and a night here
with me on this little old squeegee craft o.
mine. YOU can size the whole game up
I'll hav my stiffs kill couple o. dubs to-
night, If you say the word When you have
seen enough, you'll be able to write book,
II you want to. All right Take 1t to some
other paper than the Outer Sea, see? Then
you'll get job on the other paper and you
won't have been made no monkey Of
either. Are you nextg'
The gawky youth was next with both
pedals He sent the boatman back to the
beach for camera, and when the camera
was brought off he took pictures OF Black
Jack and his crowd OF bad men. pictures or
the barge from stem to stern. pictures OF
every old thing about one of the most ex-
uonal government. Black Jas< treated him
white on board the bumbcat until the next
morning. when the gawky youth went
ashore. When he got ashore he had his
plates developed. made some prints. bought
him COB OF copy paper. sat down in his
little old hall ROOM and wrote two pages of
as fine, characteristic stuff about b aCk
Jack s place as ever was diShed up in the
LEGAL columns of a newspaper Then he
took his pictures and his copy down to the
Outer Seas chief rival paper, got the story
Just eaten up at a gulp by the city editor
thereof. was given a job on the city staff
out of hand, and year later was one OF
the star reporters of Chicago.
Wherefore I once again venture to re-
mark that the skate with the glossy coat
isn't always the one that best nesotiates
he
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Remarkable Apache Marksman.

Yuma Correspondence Chicago Record.
Every one who goes to the Arizona peni-
tertiary Is interested in the Calling guns
which are placed on the guard stands ar
ranged at intervals along the top Of the
walls. The largest and principal gun is in
charge OF young Mexican who boasts of
his Apache blood. He is rated as the best
marksman with Calling gun in the United
States. Gen. McCook of the United States
army says that his manipulation of the
complicated weapon and his accuracy of
aim are Simply marvellous. The young Mex
lean has an excellent field for target prac-
tice over the ella mud fats just above the
prison. A tin can six inches in diameter
placed a a distance OF 100 yards he will
hit four times out of Ave with the eating
gun. When 1t Is remembered that he can
fire 800 shots minute the possibility Of
convicts escape is too small to calculate A
recent test Of the craftsmanship of this
young Apache gunner was made. From be-
hind a stone wall 100 tin cans OF the size
of common fruit cans were thrown one at
time haphazard in the air. just as clay
pigeons are automatically thrown at shoot
ing ma tches. The Apache had his gun ready
and had to aim as quick flash at each
can at a distance of $50 yards He pierced
81 out of the 100 before they fell behind the
stone inclOSure
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A CHRISTMAS INCIDENT.
This Small Boy Was Looking Out +
His Mother.

This Small Boy Was Looking Ont for
His Mother.
The small boy was slipping along by the
shop windows early Christmas morning
VIXEN the cop spotted him. There was
something In the boys movements that
excited the guardians suspicion, and he
hailed the boy.
What are you doing there?" he inquired.
"'Tendin' to my business. witch the same
you amt" responded the boy
Don't give me any of your back talk"
warned the policeman.
DO you want to buy it?' asked the bow.
naegingly.
mo. but I want you to skip"
You can't make me-" said the boy,
tanding his ground bravely.
Can't I?' and the policeman started
toward him.
mo. you can't. I'm out buyin' ma
Christmas gif and there amt not'in' in
the law ag'inst that. Is there?"
The policeman stopped
This Is no time to be buying Christmas
presents. unless you are looking for bar
gains," he said. You haven't got any
money. have your
'Ain't II" and the boy took a whole
hardful Of pennies and nickels out of his
pocket, and held them up to view.
"Why didn't you buy your Christmas
presents yesterday"
That's what comes of leavin' things to
olnei people. Hssered on SANITY Claus
lookin out fer ma"
Didn't he?"
Course not. Would be here II he did?
Not muchee. This mornin' when / asks
ma what she got fer Christmas she said
she didn't git nothin', but she wasn't COM
ptainin' cause I had got my stockin' full
Of candy and pa had got his tank full of
booze. and she guessed If two-thirds Of the
family hadn't been skipped. the other third
ought to stand it. That's what my ma
says. and I says to her: Well Sanity Claus
don't know a good thing when he sees It,
and she laughs. and I goes and breaks
open my safety bank and takes the whole
deposit to spend on ma. I amt counted
how much there Is. but what there is goes,
and three-thirds Of our family is comm in
fer somethin' at Christmas. and don't you
fergft it."
why don't you make your pa help you
cut?'
''Oh, pa be derned." snapped the boy
''he amt no better than Sanity Claus" and
away he went around the corner. leaving
the policeman smiling as II he had heard
something that made him feel good.