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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31

lard and 1890. coo pounds short ribs. Conn
pared with January the stocks show an
increase in pork OF $50 barrels, a de-
crease for lard Of 100 tierces and an in
crease in ribs Of 400 pounds The de-
crease OF this month compared wiki an
increase for the same period last year
CT g coo tierces
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31

New york. Jan @-Cottoa futures
opened barely steady, January. Ne1-
FNebraary. So 80 March $3.50, April N
May Sz- June sea. 5uly SI7 August
SS.S-; September $50. Cotoor Ssll No
venhsr S $. December %A
New Orleans. Jan. Scot 2. easys
Ii1dIiuE ssc
Galveston. Jan. sa-Coston Qui=e s7-ls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31

The cattle market yesterday was slow
with mixed lot OF stock on sale There
were some very good steckers offered
sHd these wer promptly snapped Up by
eager buyers and there were also some
wy fair bulls. COWS. calves and hu+ober
stock One order took a good string Of
Stockers and feeders and others are
waiting 10 be filed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31

The ~scenie Line = the waria. ths
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Offers g
tourists - Colorado. Utah ana Sew Msz
ico the che etst resarts. and o. ths trans.
continental traveller the srsndsst scsnerf.
Two separate and distinct segfes thToaeh
the Rocky Mountains. aif through ecksis
available ga s.thar Tbs dlreef ans -
Cripple creek the greatest geld carp
On earth. Three trsirs eaeh 10y daily.
siih thseuea Pullman palaee ana Tourist
sIeeplng cars between Chlcaea rsseer
san Franeisee ard Los Aase'sa az
Denver snd Portland. The baf uus 80
utah. M1nfana. Oreson aa2 - asffastea
via tEe ~0Faen Gateway usaiaz rars
fservsce e "a csrfe} 60 al Through trains.
write s x HoopeT O ? = A..
Denver. Colorado. for Illustrates d.
se-futtva raruraf4 fz
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To California CeHlHioa RENTS for SIS
Prom hEhila
Via the AiSSoHri Pacific Railway.

Fsornsry L. y ana q March 8 e. q
and p. Apstl ?. 8. e. q and q. ne wln
sen second class coionist tickets far t5
10 san Francisco. Los Angeles. san DE-
Their particulars call az passenger srs-
ton. corner Douglas avenue and Wlea-
TIA street.
r BIECKLEv.
Passenger and Ticket Agent
Teiephone ia
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.. j. Wallace.
COMMISSION co.

ft-. Provisions. Stocks nousAt ard
Tor cash or on margins.
Ro11rs and s - N0rth Main street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31

Don't risk the little ones life; Group IS
a dangerous disease. Mrs. H. Gregg. Dun
dee, Kan. says: My little daughter had
been troubled with Group since she was
three months old: Beggs' Cherry Cough
Syrup cured her Children like it.
GUARANTEED. J. P. Alien. Dookun &
Higginson. Geo Van Werdea.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31

Commencing Watsesaar &eTenBer 9,
ara continuing every wegneasay lhs~e-
after. tbs Reck Island annoa1ces a. e.
dlIaus1 personally eeraaeze4 fs1rts tx
carslaa nith through pllrnaa fsgras
slespers from kaasas Grey ae8 on.s -
- san Fraaefs1a. les hegs es aa8 "a
csc cssrf pssnts via fae Denver ars
20 Grsnss seeale r8ste Taa g. 81 81
dlen - che rtzafsr personally esnaaet.
~ tourist aEcsrstea Eeas.nz Kansas CEfY
au4 cnaaa every Friaay - fas mms
1aints
THIS peraoaallT cen4aefet fsagars re-
re dsrs ~ hwesf rass f.ctats sas
proved - eegaiarsf1. The tefsrlst szsags
ara conductors whe aeeanpaey fseas sn-
cazlsaa faresa ars Beck Iasrf sa-
peyss ard have Travelled ever re rsa
saaay zines arf aeeem1 e. tasz
ears ~ lsses sraesss aleas aas 80
ges e1es g. 81 sels pafs ~ fasfr-
est Is Cciszss8 ass Unn T1rr pass
fhra4eh reese ireresttaw pisces s
Colaras3 sau RTa gefss. Taass-
go pam. caa - fas crsn1e o =s
ssrnza caes Re3 So 49, fsks csx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31
Sent e
TO Men

Free Trial Package Of This Nsw Discovery
laailsd to Every Naa sending NsEn< and
AddrSss---Qackly Restores strength
ana Fsser.
F'rse trial packages 81 4 most remark
abe remedy are beng matted TO al vE5
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31
CHAIN AND PRODUCE 2IAEKEr3.

CHICAGO.
Chicago, Jan 31-The leading futures
ranged as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31
CITY IN 3 7fE..

Mrs. Ed. Brown has recovered from a
very severe attack Of Illness
C. z. Bascom OF the Rock Island, was
in Topeka, yesterday.
Judge Naftger VIII arrive In the city
today from St Louis
Miss Edna shinn OF I'll Dorado, was
visiting in the city yesterday.
G. NJ Dickson is IN Cherryvale look
ing after some Of his business interests
in that locality.
r. E. L. Cunning is in the city after
business trip south for the Goodyear
Rubber company
superintendent Prank r. Dyer Of the
public schools left yesterday over the
Santa Fe for Topeka
Rev. Copeland. after a severe illness
with rheuma tism and "a grippe, IS getting
better. eli IS thankful to his many
friends for kindness shown.
c. P Fulton left yesterday for New
York. to be absent several weeks visit
ing the eastern markets and buying the
latest productions IN his line.
Charles E. sissel, of Towanda, and Miss
Anna H Waer. OF Eldovado, were mar
RED in the probate court yesterday by
Judge Thomas Wilson. yesterday.
Louis J. Bronston. formerly with Earp's
shoe store, left today for St Louis to get
his SAMPLES. He travels IN Kansas for
the George ". Psrry Rubber company.
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80 QUOTATIONS.

NAoFE eILOLAL IO-No-
Cash quotations were as follows.
Fl0ur-Quist.
No spring wheat 7356c; No spring
6S1T4c; No. , red T51zqSc.
No. , corn, 371lo-
10. 2 oats, 943za2t2zo; NO. white, 24lz
No rye. sc.
Good feeding barley. gsG61c
No. 1 faXseed, s1.T5; No. l northwestern
$I76.
Prime timothy seed. sAs3
Mess pork. per barrel St3s7lA;
Lard. per 100 pounds $50
Short ribs sides QOose) s. sziA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31

On the Produce Exchange. today, the
market closed as follows
Butter-AclVe, creamery i4ISIc. Dairy
11tsT1sc.
Eggs-Quiet. fresh, 17e.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31
CoMpAeN1E MED1cALE Moro,
1924 rue Ste-C Catherine,
Montreal. Canada.

Cheers Docteurs,
Je vous demande d'insErer dams les
"journaux lie temoignage de ma gueri-
son ct puisse-t-I etre de que1que
I" secours aux hommes souffrant CONNIE
moi ct desirant Sc guerir. CONNIE
vous lie savez, j'etais malade depuis
"p1usieurs mois ct je% soufrais beaucoup
"de mon estomac. J'avais toujours la
"langue chargee ct la bouche mauvaise.
" e me 1evais lie matin aussi fatigue que
I" e metals couche la veil1e. e man
"geais peu ct apres mes repas, j'etais
" toujours ktourdi ct je sentais CONNIE
une boule au creux de 1estomac.
:J'avais NAL aux rognons ct mon urine
"etait charg@e.
"Les premieres boites de Pi1u1es que
je pris me soulagerent beaucoup de
lines maux ct aujourd'hui, apres en-
" avoir pris pendant ~que1ques semaines,
" je suis heureux de pouvoir certifer
I" qu'elles mont gueri ct ont fait de moi
un homme nouveau. Je suis fort ct
" robuste ; j'ai bon app@tit ct je mango
" &c que je veux, sans me fatiguer. Je
I" travai1le toute la journ@e sans eprou-
yer de 1assitude ct je suis aussi bien
Sc que je mai %jan1ais etc dams ma vie.
"Votre bien devoue,"
LOUIS 1MBEAU.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

VII sur la roue, CONNIE les martyrs
d'autrefois, il edt moins soufert
quill ne faisait, lentement torture
par cette atroce captivit6.
ii s'6tait 6tendu sur sa paille ct
quelques heures pass4rent encore.
Sa physionemieI 6tait amere ct du-
re, ses levres blanches, I'm phi SO
marquait sur son front, toutes SEES
pens6es convergeaient q la meme
sombre resolution.
L'une apres l'autre les heures
sonnaient. La journ6e s'avancait.
B1entot, sill await 6t6 au nombre
des hommes qui vivent a lair IL
bre, il aurait WI Ia splendeur dun
soleil couchant, mails jamals plush il
men ~reverrait sur la terre. Pas
une goutte d'am4re -ros6e ne lui
venait aux yeux, son d6sespoir IA
rouche 6tait sans armes.
"a c%ontinuer.)
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

lhavo used Ripans Tabules with 10 much salts
faction that I can cheerfully recommend them.
Have been troubled for about three years with
what I called billions attacks coming on regularly
snce q week. Was told by different physicians
shat It was caused by bad teeth. of which I had
aacks continued. I had seen Advertisements OF
Ripans Tabules in ell the papers but had no faith
In them, but about six weeks since a friend In.
luced me to try them. Have taken but two of the
no recurrence of the attacks. Have never given q
testimonial for anything before, bat tho great
amount Of good which I believe has been done me
b. Ripans Tabules induces me to add mine 20 the
many Testimonials You doubtlsss have ia vaur
Doasesxion now. \. T. DEWE7
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

have bsea . great sufferer from s~onsespaaso
for over five years. Nothing gave mo any rsliet
Ny feet and legs and abdomen were bloated -
Icould not wear shoes on my feet and only . looss
dress. saw Ripans T>bules advertised In oU
daily paper. bought some and took them q dreot
Cd. Have taken them about three weeks aud thar
Is such a change! am not constipatsd any mofs
and I owe 1t all to Ripans Tabulss. lam thirty
seven years old. have no occupation, only mJ
household duties and nursing my sick husband
He has had the dropsy and l am trying Ripana,
Tabules for him. He feels some better but IL VIZ
take some time, he has been sick so long. Yes
may use my letter and name as you like.
Mrs MARY oRMAuC CLAM
hav. besn suffering from headaches Eva.
since I was . little girl. could never ride IN 4
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31
LOUIS 1MBEAU.

Les Pilules Moro en- aiguisant
Iapp@tit ct aidant Ia digestion,
donnent la force aux hommes fai-
bles ct tiennent l'homme fort,
robuste.
Les mEdecins de la Compagnie
M@dica1e Moro, peuvent @tre vus
4 1eur bureau, au No. 1924 rue
Ste-C Catherine, tous les jours de la
semaine, excepte 1e dimanche, jus
qua HUT heures du soir. Aux
hommes qui demeurent a la cam
payne ct qui ne peuvent venir
faci1ement a Montreal, I'm blanc
de traitement 1eur sera envoye sur
demande. ainsi qu'un petit 1ivret
remp1i de conseils ct davis. Les
consultations par 1ettres sont aussi
g%ratuites ct abso1ument conf
dentielles.
Les Pilu1es Moro Sc vendent
soc. la 9bofte on six bottles pour
$3.50. 81 votre marchand ne les
tient pas, el1es vous seront expe-
diees sur reception du prix.
Adressez vos lettres CONNIE suit:
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

. 70 inform yea,
. words ct highest
praise. Of the benefit
I have derived from
klpans Tabules I am q
professional nurse and
In this profession a clear
head 10 always needed.
Tabules docs It.
After one Of my cases I
~ioundmyself completely
run down. Acting on the
advice Of Mr.. Geo. Bow.
Or, Phi. g., $50 Newark
Ave, Jersey City, I took
Ripans Tabules With
Nand results.
Miss BEsSn wuDMAE.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31
N. LOUIS |MBEAu.
Pointe au BouIeau, Co. Saguenay, 20.
dueri de Dyspepsia ct du Nal
de R0gnons par les
PILULES MORO

M. Louis 1mbeau est TN homme
qui travaille fort. En- hiver, il ira
vaille aux chantiers ct passe cette
saison rigoureuse de l'annee a bn-
cher fort ct a manger de la nourri-
ture pesante ct diffcile a dig@rer.
L'@te, il gagne sd vie par la peche
qui est un Outrage tres dur ct pour
1equel il faut avoir tine sante TO-
buste, TN bon app@tit ct surtout
une bonne digestion, car nous
savons tous, quill est dune impor-
lance premiere pour 1'homme qui
a a TRAVELLER fort pour gagner sa
vie au bout de ses bras, de bien
manger ct surtout de bien digerer
les wires quill prend, atm den
retirer tout lie profit possible, pour
soutenir ses forces. WI la vie quill
menait, M. Imbeau etait devenu
sans appetit ct dyspeptique ct il
souffrait aussi de ses rognons. II
mangeait apeine ct les wires quill
prenait, digGraient NAL. Son esto-
mac etait en- tres mauvais ordre ct
consequemment il etait devenu
fable ct sans ambition. Voyant
lui aussi les nombreuses guerisons
obtenues par les Pilules noro pour
les hommes, il reso1ut den prendre
ct a sa grande surprise, e1les lie
guerirent des maux don't il souf-
frait. II demande aujourd'hui que
son t@moignage soft public, atm de
faire connaftre aux hommes souf-
frant de leur estomac ct de leurs
rognons, lie moyen a prendre pour
Sc guerir.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

AAw dnn nka amnudneu TEN RrXn 1l1n packed In par eNn cMWt ganDh nmt Ter ~
a s drug noxy n n1c Es Tbk wprndM sort mAnddn for hep poor and tee economical ~
- Of thu necens cnruu QD uheO~ n % Tad by mail by sending fryaght cents 70 the RuAO
oununO ouANx M Newe Street. New Ywx-r hnas ornnTU rAsmDw Hh hmt hs Z"
IRA fAmnm may ak hnd Of seR rm1g nn1l sNeknpnhn "us Rn@ '1 ss"s' "@
mabrbm$o A The, nn pain. induce npa n p"nnam If Ono s~ -~S
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

Mother was troubled
With hoArtburn and
deeplessness. caused by
Indigestion. for . good
many years. One day
she saw Q testimonial
In the paper indorsing
ms Tabules. She
determined to give them
. trial, was greatly
relieved By their use
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31


place without getting q,
headache and sick at my
stomach. n.Ard about
R.pane TAbules from -
aunt Of rniEa who wok
taking them fox ostarrt
of che stomach. She hal;
found such relief from.
their use she advised me-
to take them too, AndI
have been doingso oincl
last October, and va
say thev have complete
~ cured my headaches
I am twenty-n1ne jean
old. You are welcome
to use his testimonial
Mrs J. BnooKKY~
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

Tebules regularly. shekseps few cartons Ripans
Tabules In the house and says she win notbe with.
cut Thorn. The heartburn ard sleeplsssness have
disappeared with the Indigestion which was
formerly 30 great burden for her. Our whole
family take the Tabules regularly, especially after
Q hearty meal Ny mother 10 nifty years OF age
and II enjoying the besto health and spirits also
Mss hearty meals, m fmpossibility before she
aook Ripans Tabulsa. ANToH H.. BLAux1u.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

Reading some of the testimonisls In favor q
Ripans Tabules. / tried them. Ripans Tabulss not
only relieved but actually cured Iay youn stss.
the headaches have disappeared, bowels a-s -
good condition and he never complains o. III
stomach. dc IL now . rod, chubby-fac boy. Thu
wonderful change I attribute to RipanS TAbules
am tisnsd that they will benefit any one {freD
the era to old sse) II taken according TO dirse
lions. I. " P1JS1
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31
Ny ~sevsn.year-olG ~

ny sovsn-yeaF-ol6 ~
suffered with pains ID
his head. constipation
and complained of bis
stomach. He could net
eat like children Of his
age do and b h
did eat did NOS agree
with him. he was thih
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

accompanies de coups sonores sur
les gongs, arrivaient aux oreilles
du prisonnier, q jamais ENGAGE.
I'm feu sombre s'alluma dams les
yeux de Jean; un phi ironique cris-
pa sa l6vre.
Ills rendaient grace a une idole,
ces heureux d6livr6s! le bonheur
leur donnait con6ance en- Get ina
ge vaine ct creuse, Erevetue dor.
Luz, 6tait trop malheureux; il ne
savait plus prier; pas meme le vrai
Dieu DIES chr6tiens, le Dieu de son
enhance, le Dieu de son p6re ct
Ed'1sabelle,l lie Sauveur mort en- croix
pour les p6ch6s des hommes.
lie captif tenait convulsivement
jointes ses pauvres mains, qui SO
d6charnaient, mails ce n'etait pas
la pri6re qui venait q ses l6vres. III
n'aurait pu dire l'inexprimable de-
goht de la vie qui s'emparait de
lui, l'intol6rable Impotence den.
,trer dams le supreme repos, pour
ne plus soufffrir. IL n'avait qu'une
id6e: 6chapper q cette cage. BIT
puisqu'il ne pouvait en- rompre les
barreaux, en- sortir par la mort.
Laisserait-il s'6couler le cours
de tongues ann6es, pour devenir
tout . fat stt,upide?P erdrait-il tou-
te intelligence 3 viyre 6ternelle-
mont s6par6 des antres hommes?
All! Pourquuoii d '66tait-l pas tomb6
dams le combat? Pourqno; n'aYait-
il pas 4t6 condamn6 d Ia mortf SEES
bourreaux l'auraient rompu. tout
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-05-31

que la gloire dun lever de soleil.
Sill await pu la voir tous les jours,
un instant, il aurait v6cu presque
heareux dams So cage. II nett pas
maudit SO captivit6, e1t-elle endu-
re des annees, ct, par impossible,
DIES si6cles.
Sc r6jouir!
Voyant quill n'approchait meme
pas la tasse deth6 de ses l6vres de-
color6es, K6-lcu SO d6cida q rem
porter le.th6 parfum6 ct les ga
teaux sales; ce serait un profit pour
Ia geole. Ii replaea Je tout sur le
plateau, ct quitta la sombre sale,
laissant encore, pour vingt-quatre
heures, ie prisonnier solitaire.
Jean 6talt retomb6 sur sa litiere.
II ne dormant pas, mails il await
form6 les yeux, ct, peu q peu, sa,
pens6e lemportait dams un reve!
Rever! c'6tait le seul bonheur quill
put connaftre dams So cage! La seu-
le sensation un1quement douce. On
lui await dit de SO r6jouir; il ma
wait que CO moyen; faire du mira
ge une r6alit6. SEES yeux ferm6s, il
ne voyait plus ce qui Ientourait;
Ia sale sombre aux murs rong6s
de p%oussi6res, de salpetre, ct de
v6tust6, nj les barreaux de la cage.
&c lieu de supplice, on il agoni-
salt de disappearance, go changeait.
en- une chambre riante ct claire: le
petit salon du chalet, Oh glissait
une gracieuse silhouette de femme.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17


terror of the other cows. This aiwa,s 8
happened before the first COW WAS half
MIXED and Jones was too mad and the
COWS too nervous to do their duty af-
terwards. The result was cutting
down of the supply of milk. In the
winter time it was little better for there
was the trouble to see who would do
the milking. Jones would not and the
boys were left to fight 1t out among
them. Thus the mixers were invariab-
ly cross and i'll natured.
Summer or winter there was never
any regularity about feeding or milk
Ing. usually took the boys couple
OF hours to settle who should milk.
Sometimes 1t was settled good natured-
~, oftener not. Sometimes it came
very near q scrap in which the
weaker would have the job forced up.
on him. Any time after breakfast in
the morning and between five and eight
O'Clock at night was milking time on
the Jones' farm. On cold or
stormy days the milking was somtimes
missed entirely. No COW thus treated
would do herself half justice.
They were not protected from storms
OF cold wind, they were forced to drink
through ice,were never curried or clean
ed and were left to rough it with other
stock. Jones' dairy did not pay. In
fact If he had kept strict account, he
would have found that it would have
paid much better to have limited his
cattle business to raising calves, and
let the COWS do this.-Farmers Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17

OF all the great men I have known
Lincoln is the one who has left upon
me the impression of a sterling son of
God. straightforward, unflinching, not
loving the work he had to do, but fac.
Ing 1T with bold and true heart; mild
whenever he had a chance, stern as
Iron when the public veal required it,
following bee line to the goal which
duty set before him. l can still feel
the grip of his massive hand and the
searching look of his kindly eye. I re.
member taat when Lord Lyons, who
was bachelor, went to communicate
the news of the marriage of the Prince
of Wales to him officially he took the
queens letter in his hand and said,
well, Lord Lyons. all can say is,
Go and do thou likewise .'"-Sir Ed.
ward Malet's Shifting Scenes"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17
= BOTTOMS LAST YEAR.
The Way He spent 1t Preparing Fo,
His nenth

The Way He Spent 1t Preparing For
His Death.
BILLY Bolton, the Lansingburg brew
er, was very rich man and one with q
host of friends" said an up state man
to the New York Sun. His brewery
in Lansingburg was profitable con-
Germ, and he practically owned about
NIL the saloons in that town.
"One day after consultation his ply
sicians told him that he had Bright's
disease and that he surely would not
live more than year. Billy took their
word for it and made up his mind to
make the fur fly while life was left.
He had never travelled much, and so he
decided to go around the world
He took with him congenial friend
and plenty of money, and away they
went. They left trail of fire and ash
es through all the capitals of Europe
and the queer and strange places of
Asia and Africa. After nine months
they came back, and Bolton brought
with him the most marvellous collection
of souvenirs and presents that any
man not professional collector ever
brought into this country. The duties
amounted to $4,000.
ARRIVED In Lansingburg, Billy hired
the town hall, sent his packing boxes
filled with these oriental and European
treasures up to the hall and had them
all taken out and put on exhibition as
though for church fair. Upon each
article he marked the name of some
friend whom he wished to remember
with gift. There were hundreds in
this category, but Billy had presents
for them ALL.
"On the day appointed for the pres
entation he Invited his army of friends
TO the town hall. To each he turned
over the present selected for him, and
amid the cheers of his grateful and ad-
miring fellow townsmen the hall was
stripped Of its beautiful things.
when the last present had been
placed in the hands of Its recipient,
Billy went back to his home and lay
down to die. Within the year his ply
slcians' prophecy came true, and the
town gave him the finest funeral that
any man ever had.'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17
THE sHoTE WAS THERE.
Why One Old Farmer Thinks He
Would Make a Good Detective.

Why One Old Farmer Thinks He
would Make a Good Detective.
Guess wouldn't have much trou-
BILE gittin; on the 'tectiye staff in De-
trcit ef wanted ter psale spporcis.
ton, and the old farmer Kicked a log
In the open fireplace so that he could
see his neighbors better. They were
assembled to hear him tell all about it.
when I missed that shote outen the
pen, next 5mornin it jest came ter me
sudden as lightnin that it had been
stole by that ther George Washington
Pepperyille what had been workin fur
me. He knowed the dog. so it wouldn't
bother him none, and he was the pow
erfulest man fur fresh pork ever
see. So goes inter town and tells the
head man of the 'tectives, and he puts
couple of fellers on the job, and they
reports that they was no shote about
Pepperville's shanty. and they was no
case agMn him. l lowed might be
follerin the wrong track, but kim
home here and sot my own stakes, and
I was to Pepperyille's afore sunup.
WASH l says, why didn't you
keep that hog when you had him?
Wasn't he fnt 'nough yit ter suit your
"Who you talkfn tor he muttered.
I'll hab de law on you eff you make
me any mo- trouble bout dat hawg.'
Now. WASH says l, don't git your
dander up. That there shote kim
home in the night and went ter squeal-
In ter git inter the pen. put ole Ras-
tus on the scent, and he landed me
right here
"'Dog gone dat Rastus.' he shouted,
I'll fay dat dog alibeg
"And he sprung ter the middle of the
room and ripped up the fioorin, and
there was the shote. Wash would
have jumped on me, but jest kivered
him with that ole muzzle loadin pistol
of mine and tole him ter so gentlelike.
"Well, sir, he begged and whined SO
let him off, him agreein ter tote the
pig home in bag and ter chop wood
fur me three days fur my trouble."-
Detroit Free Press.