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CHICAGO Produce Market,

Chicago, June 3O-Wheat, No. 2 red
76& OFT; No. 3 red 741s @761s; No. 2
hard 1906; No. hard 74@75; July
opened 1875 @74A; highest rs; lowest
1875; closed 745s @74&.
Corn, No. 2 TN @711a: No. 8 So;
No white and No. 2 yellow 71A@
711a; No. 8 yellow 64@65; June az;
July opened 70k@72; highest 725s;
lowest 701s; closed 7219.
Oats, No. 2 4s@4S1a; No. 8 471s;y
No. 2 white 531a @541s; No. 8 white
53@54 No. 4 white 52@53; June
46&; July opened ATS; highest 1885;
lowest AN; closed 1855.
Pork, June and July 1925; Septem.
Der 1880
Lard, June and July 1850; Septem-
Der 10.62@10.65.
Ribs, June and July 1857; Septem.
Der 1867.
Rye, July 571a.
Barley, cash 6T@71.
Flax, 1.54@1.79.
Glover, s.35.
Timothy, September 4.s0@500.
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Averys


Avery, July Mrs. Ellie and Mrs
Frank Crabill were Abba callers Fri
day.
Mrs. j. w. Richter and Mrs. John
Moore were Abba visitors Thursday.
Miss Ethelyn Crabill was over to
Lockman Saturday looking after her
music class.
Quite number of Avery people will
celebrate the Fourth at Blakesburg.
The Avery Cornet band has been en-
gagged to play at Blakesburg the
Fourth.
p. HI. Hynes transacted business in
Abba Friday.
Mrs. Henry Bilterman and son,
John, were Abba visitors Thursday.
Miss Anna Bilterman returned
home Saturday after two weeks Wis
lit at Ottumwa and Kirkville. l..
Faley Hynes returned from Des
Moines Saturday evening.
4 Will Evans returned home from
Creston Friday evening on No. 4.
j. w. Richter and wife will spend
the Fourth at La Harpe, ILL.,
The young people of Avery enjoyed
surprise party on Josie Willard at
her home Saturday evening.
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Leando, July 1.-This locality is
having: quite wet spell, but no severe
storms. Crops of all kinds are max
ing wonderful growth. Oats are so
rank that they have been falling
down. Wheat and rye are about all
in the shock sI
j. S. Bell returned home from OF
tumWa Saturday, where she has been
working.
w. H. Morrison was in ottumwa
last week.
Joseph Daily was visiting friends in
town last Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson of Ottum
wa visited last week with relatives in
Leando.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Boyer of Keo-
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ToDAY,s MARKETS.
Visible Supply of Grain

Chicago, June s0.-The visible sup
ply of wheat is 19,760OOO, bushels. a
decrease as compared with one year
ago of 100000 bushels; corn, 5,6S7 ;
900, decrease of 9,471 900 bushels;
oats, 1,565,OO0, decrease of 9,215 900
bushels.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, June SO-Cattle. 10000.
steady; good to prime 7.6O@S.4O; poor
to medium 475@7.50; stockers $500
5.25; cows 1.40@6.OO; Texans 1000
100.
Hogs, $4,000: 5@1Oc higher; mixed
butchers 7.25@775; good choice
heavy, 7,SO@795; rough heavy 1900
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DunWres.th.

y Ia =.
Dunwreath, July. 1--Mrs.Lota Carter
of Percy is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C.
P. Pointer this week.
Miss Eva L.. Wilson went to Rous
nea Friday evening.
Mrs. Fritz and daughter, formerly
residents of this place are visiting
with Mrs. George Dearth and Mrs. ].
G. Aplin. 3sj}u o.,
Mr.. and hrs. Elmas Swickson, who
has been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs
~. Q. Aplin, returned to their home
Friday isi1UBts,ts
/ Mrs. @. P. Pointer was aaCordoya
caller last Wednesday. u oaelq a
Y Will Meek and wife were at the
capital city Friday. II his
Will and Frank Gibbons, who have
been at Jefferson, are home to spend
the Fourth
Tennie flaming is recovering from
the measles.
West Shepard and Roach Hughes
were in Dunwreath last Wednesday
Mr. Ross of Colfax is here on bust
ness.
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MURRAY,

Murray, July 1.-Miss Leila Duncan
entertained few of her young friends
Thursday evening in honor of Miss
Mable Adams, who returned to her
home in Garden Grove Saturday.
Eugene Compton and jay Andrews
departed for Wyoming last Tuesday.
o. e. Garrett, Jr., is home for few
days.
Creston and Murray mines will play
ion the Murray grounds Saturday af-
lternoon.
Mrs. Hedrick of Osceola and a
friend arrived at the home of Mrs.
Crawford Friday evening for a few
days visit.
/ Murray will celebrate the Fourth
this year. Everything will be done to
make this pleasant and profitable
day for all who attend.
Benson & Moffitt are treating their
store room to aacoating of paint.
Windon Scott of Osceola is visiting
in Murray.
No mid-week services at the M. E.
church this week. The building is be-
ing cleaned.
Mrs. Carver is expected this week to
visit with her sister, Mrs. John Alli-
SON.
Mrs. Frances Halter returned home
Friday from an. extended visit with rel
atives in, Topeka and Kennesaw, Kan.
Her daughter, Mrs. May Russell and
son Harry returned with her and will
visit for some time.
Rosco Soil left Saturday evening
for Sheridan, Mo-, Colorado Springs,
I and Denver Colo, where he hopes to
secure employment with the railroad
company. Rosco has been engaged
with the c., B. & @. company here for
some time.
The fourth quarterly meeting of the
M. E. church will convene Sunday and
Monday. Rev. Wright of Osceola will
act in the absence of Elder Thompson
Rev. j. w. Bott went to Osecola on
No. 4 Saturday to assist the pastor in
| the quarterly conference for the pre-
siding elder.
Hugh Lorimor moved his barn this
week.
DR.. Sells and wife of Osceola spent
Sunday at the Sells home. The for
mer was called here to perform an OPP
Grafton.
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sauqua visited last week with their
son, John, and family and returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. Andy Channel was an Eldon
caller last Thursday.
Mrs. j. A. Sloan returned from Keo.
sauqua Saturday where she had been
visiting relatives.
4 Frank Gardner buried an infant
babe Saturday in the Leando GENE
terry.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Written have a
ten-pound boy at their home since last
Saturday.
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For SALE-Eastern Kansas Land Bar
gains-15O acres mile from Toronto we'll
fenced, 10 acres in cultivation, balance in
grass. all good alfalfa land; soil black loan !;
painted; other buildings are in good repair;
bearing apple orchard; abundance of small
fruit; maple grove; wind mill at barn; posses
sion any time. Price $1,000 Also 272-acre
farm, partly bottom land; good soil; brick
house; large barp; watered by running stream;
one OF the best s'Sck aud grain farms in East
ern Kansas; price 81, 600 Both farms in Green
wood county. L. G. Boies, Birming I'm. Iowa.
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Pckay.


Pekay, July misses Emily and
Lillian Cameron, who have been
spending a few days at the home of
their uncle, Frank Robinson, returned
to their home in Hiteman Friday
morning. 8f$fg
Mr.. and Mrs. .. w. Hasselrooth re-
turned home from Dudley Friday ev-
ening fI5
Ernest. Hurd, who has been employ
ed with the Cleveland Supply Co. for
the past year, left Saturday morning
for Ottumwa. Mr. Hurd has accepted
a position with the Colorado; Supply
Co. and left fer Colorado, Sunday
night.
Miss Lulu WORKMAN left Saturday
night for Ottumwa to spend Sunday
with her parents. 81
Miss Stella Story, no has been
spending few days with her sister,
Mrs, Weese, returned to her home, in
Eddyville Saturday morning. ea5i..,.S,l
Master Lloyd and ,Cleye Kindall of
Ottumwa arrived Saturday to spend a
few DAYS with their cousin, Master
Glen Hasselrooth.
Mrs. E. F. Duffy of Ottumwa is Wis.
iting at the home of her son, w. B.
Reese.
Fred Johnson spent Sunday in OF
tumwa.
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Columbia.

Columbia, July Preaching at Co
lumbia next Sunday evening.
Peter Roberts, of Corning, brother
of John A. Roberts, of this place, was
buried at Columbia cemetery last Sat
urday. A short funeral service was
held at the home of his brother, John
A. Roberts.
Dr. and Mrs. Thompson and Miss
Roberts, daughter of the deceased.
Peter Roberts, accompanied the re-
mains from Corning.
VIM. Roberts, of Ottumwa, attt%d-
ed the burial of his uncle, Peter hoh
erts.
Grandma Wolf, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Ottumwa
returned home Friday, accompanied
by her daughter. Mrs. S. P. Wolf, OF
South Ottumwa
Several from this vicinity We're in
.Ottumwa SHOW day"
j. R. Stodghill, c. II. Stuber and II.
e. Carman were appointed solicitors
from Columbia for funds for the new
M. d. parsonage to be built at Chilli.
Gothic. the old parsonage having been
sold to Mrs. Dunlavy.
The lecture, 1.-THE Uncommon Clay
by Rev Tenant, OF Fremont, which
was to have been given at the church
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St. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis. June sO.-wheat, cash
721a; July 721a@725s.
Corn, cash 65A; July 657s.
Oats, cash 40; July 80.
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CHICAGO Butter and EDO Market

Chicago, June 3O.-Butter, steady
creameries 1S@211a; dairies 1s@191s.
Eggs, steady; II.
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chicaao Poultry Market.

Chicago, June >S0-Poultry. iced.
steady; chickens 10@1s; turkeys 11@
1872.
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Douds.

Douds, July Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gardner on Thursday, a son.
The little one passed away the same
day.
Also born to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Camblin On Saturday, twin girls, but
only one of the babes survived.
A party arrived here form the west
last week, claiming to be a relative of
business man of this place-an I'M
Gle almost forgotten-the alleged un-
Gle was treated in a royal manner. as
his relationship and wealth Che claim
ed to own an immense fortune in the
wesD demanded. The uncle was 10th
to leave but must go on east. but be-
fore leaving had occasion to borrow a
sum of money of his nephew. Inquiry
at the place where the genuine uncle
lives reveals the fact that he had not
left his home at all, and that the party
here was fraud.
On account of the continuous rain
yesterday the Sunday school conven.
ton that was to have been held at this
place was postponed to July 10.
E. o. Hedrick. cashier elect of the
bank here, with his wife were in town
last week looking up residence.
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FOR SALE-6s head of Shropshire sheep,
ewes and lamb all good ones Geo, Nj
I,entner, Jr.. Ottumwa. Iowa, Route No. /.
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For SALE-I have large list of farms,
fruit, poultry and pasture lands, iii the
miles south of Kansas City. Send stamp for
circular. Henry Morgan, Osceola, Mo.
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White Elm.

White Elm, July 1.---Rev. Beam fill
ed his regular appointment at Mt. Gil
lad Sunday.
May, Hughes of Eldon is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. T. w. Rogers.
Eula Swain left Tuesday for Noun
tain View, No.. where she expects to
make her future home.
Miss Hattie Nicklin of Leando spent
Saturday and Sunday with Blanch Car
roll
Miss Effle vorhis of Bloomfield clos
ed a very successful term of school
here Friday.
John Hughes spent Sunday in Selma
Charley Dyer and wife attended the
last day of school here Friday.
Mrs. Mary Black is on the sick list.
In the ball game here Friday be
tween White Elm second nine and Che
quest second nine was withdrawn on
account of rain. The score stood five
to five.
Clarence Morse spent Sunday will
Charley Eddy.
Frank Sharp visited over Sunday al
home.
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RARGAINSiu North Missouri land. han
y die nothing but bargains in real estate.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Large farms spec
ialty. Write ME. H. C. Butts. Chilllcothe. Mo.
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/ WILL sell at pnblic auction one large sized
upright piano in good condition to the high
est bidder for cash, at my Office next Saturday,
July S, at o'clock. T. o. Johnson.
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Here's Some Good Things

Over wide scope of territory covering four
or FIVE counties; here ere some of the best bar
half of it fiat, fine prairie land. half rolling
but good crop showing. One of the finest
springs in the state, Improvements only fair
~ miles of railroad town, $40; 800 acre farm 4
miles of county seat, 200 acres of it fine, rich
level land. thoroughly tiled out Improvements
good. Has 1870 acres of the best corn L have
seen this year. Some of ii waist high Price
81 1000 Now If this farm isn't a bargain, will
simply say haven't sufficient Judgment to be
in the land business There are several other
good Investments would like to, tell you of
But You will have to write or come in and see
me; 1t costst too much to tell you oft here.
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
Baker Building.
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Missouri FAIeNIS-Lands for sale in
~ Bates and adjoining counties at $1,000 to
SIS 90 per acre, fine grass and grain country,
fruits of all kinds do we'll. Only 6s miles due
south of Kansas City. on the Kansas City and
Southern railway. Call on or address C. Hut
chns, A,noret, Missouri. Bates county. Please
mention this paper.
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FOR SALE ChEAP-Mcc ormick binder.
G.. M. McGlothlen, 3 miles west of OF :
tumwa.
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the formers sister, Mrs. Ona Ornduff,
drove to Ottumwa to see the show.
Milt Baldridge left Friday for Water
loo and other northern points to visit
over the Fourth.
VIII Henderson is home to visit till
after the Fourth, with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Grippa Henderson.
Mrs. H. P. Durr and daughter, Edith
and Helen, left Wednesday for their
home in Burlington after weeks Wis
it at the home of Mrs. Durr's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ogden.
Victor Johnson of Des Moines will
preach for the Christian people next
Sunday, July 6. with a view to preach
ing for them the coming year.
On account of the rain Saturday ev-
ening the Royal Neighbors postponed
their play until the coming week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Railsback are
down sick with measles.
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1865; light 7.25@755; bulk sales 7.4o
OTIS.
Sheep, 10000; slow; 3.zo@4.oo;
lambs, steady, 400@650.
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EO.f SALE-26o acres-A farm in section IS,
township 40, range 10. Come and see it.
Splendid land for SIS per acre. Call on +. S.
Poston, Fulton, Mo.
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For sALE-Fifteen acres good land under
laid by coal, a bargain, Y miles from city
limits. Jacob Meier, Union Supply Grocery,
604 East Main street.
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FOR SALE-Have good productive farm
lands in Monroe county, Mo-, att less than
one half that same kind of land sells for 10
Iowa and Illinois. in tracts of so to 1000 acres.
Some of these will exchange for city property.
For full particulars address Edw. Rmermau,
Paris, Mo.
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OK WILL HIRING You good results.

c0E WILL BR ING you good results. In
p@S vest SIS with us and become part owner
ola fine improved farm with growing crops,
located in the famous Red River Valley. of
North Dakota. A dividend will be paid as soon
as crops are harvested and sold. Lands con
stantly increasing in value in this state. A
safe and very profitable investment. Write at
cnce for full particulars. Grandin g. Edwards,
Mayvi1le, North Dakota.
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FOR SALE-A we'll improved 120-acre farm
one mile from Janison; $40 peracre If sold
at once. Address J. Koch, Jamison, Clark Co.,
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For SALE-A seven horse power boiler;
also 700 feet gas pipe. Ill North Davis
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MISCELLANEOUS.

WRITE A. Brink Land Co., Pierre. S.
D.. for profit lands. So .OU cash per acre,
balance per cent. Select future great city
property. Right prices.
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FOR SALE-Iowa farms, Davis equity
have over 100 farms ranging i'll price from
S25 90 to s62.50 per acre Lean sell you farms
that will increase in value in less than six
months IS. 90 to S2o.0G per acre. do the largest
land business done by any agent In southeast
Iowa. Write for prices and lists of land. Ad-
dress S. L. Berry, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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MISSOURI FARMS FOR sALE-o Usage
AVA River Valley, 100 miles south of Kansas
City. Send stamp for circular. Henry Nor
gan, Osceola Missouri.
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MunterviIie.


Munterville, July Mr. and Mrs
Linden from Henry Co. are visiting
their son Rev. Linden of Munteryille
last week ms icYl
]. NJ. Oval and son Robert and
daughter Stella attended the Wallace
show in Ottumwa Thursday.
Mrs. l.. S. Larson of 100 Pleasant
street and her sister, Miss Esther An,
derson, of 1920 East Main street, are
visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity.
E. G.. Allen and VIM. Gibson will
start for North Dakota about July 1C
on land seeking expedition.
The meetings in Munterville have
been largely attended and several min
listers from the east and west were in
attendance and preached some very
good sermons and have all returned tc
their homes.
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For SALE-Clean stock of general mer-
chandise invoicing about $3,O00, located
IN small town in good farm, stock ana coal
close up an estate. Address Box So, pouds, Ia
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For SALE CHEAP "A good sewing ma
chine and go-cart Inquire of Mrs. Van
McCrary, Eldon. Iowa.
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Batavia.
Batavia, July Lee Walker
preached over Sunday at Fairfield.
]. T. and Warren Copeland left last
week for Indiana to visit their father,
who is in poor health.
Mrs. Mary Mullenix of Fairfield Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. Hannah Alfred
and other relatives in town, returning
home, Saturday.
Misses Allie Walker and Jessie
Campbell closed their school Friday.
They had planned to have a picnic,
but on account of the rain had to take
their dinner indoors.
Misses Emma and Nellie Mozart of
Brighton are visiting their grandmoth
Ell, Mrs. John Ellenberger.
Fernando Bradshaw and family, and
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For SALE-Short horn bulls-A few good
yearliugs, right; registered, r. Jones.
Packwood Iowa. s5.s y;
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KNOXVILLE.


Unionvill,e, July ii. G. Cross and
family visited over Sunday with rela.
tives near Moulton.
VIM. Morrison and James Selix were
transacting business in Centerville
last Wednesday.
Jesse Collins has his new store
building almost completed and it will
be ready for occupancy in a fewSdays
w. ] Huffman has been visiting
with relatives near Moulton the last
week.
John Robbins was plastering fol
Simpson Bailey the first of the week
Mrs. Robert Bradshaw and children
of Green Valley have been visiting
with her father, ]. H. Simmons, for
some time.
Several of the people of this vicinity
attended the Masonic picnic at Mo.
ravia last Tuesday.
Samuel Morrison and family de.
parted for Kirksville, Mo-, last Satur.
day, where they will visit for couple
of weeks.
Luther Weatherly was transacting
business in this vicinity the first OF
last week.
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Maple Grove, July Mrs. George
Patrick is seriously i'll at present.
Sadie Palmer visited at the G. M
Duvall home one day last week.
Ida Tadlock was in Ottumwa shop
ping last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Hobarts arc
entertaining the latters sister for q
few days.
Maude Lowell called on friends
Thursday evening.
New Hope school closed Friday with
Miss Mabel Scott as teacher
/. N. Sharp was in Moravia on bust
ness few days last week.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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A City Destroyed by silence.

Amycla, if the old legend of it's fate
is to be relied upon, actually persisted
through silence. The legend concern
ing the unique end of this ancient city
is as follows: Amycla was town Of
Laconia, founded by the Lacedemonian
king AmyclR. 1t was an Independent
city for many years, but was finally
conquered by the Spartans. The city
had been so often alarmed by false
rumors Of a projected Spartan invasion
that at last, weary Of living in state
Of absolute terror, it was decreed that
it should be made a public offense to
report the approach of an enemy. So
when the Spartans at last actually ap-
peared before the city no one dared
to warn the officials of their approach,
and thus they were able to take the
town with scarcely an effort.
There is, it must be admitted, anoth-
er "silence" myth concerning Amycla.
Servius says that the city was founded
by Pythagoreans, forbidden by laws of
their order to speak of or to harm SER
penis. The result was that the snakes
from the hills sought the precincts Of
the city, and, no one daring to speak Of
it to his neighbor or to harm the Shiny
creatures, one by one the inhabitants
left until finally the city was complete
~ turned into snake den.
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Rough ShOd.


Sir Walter Scott, in his History Of
Scotland tells a tale Of highland
chief, one Of the Macdonalds of Ross,
which is worth repeating. This worthy
had robbed of the little she possessed a
poor widow, who, in her despair, ex-
claimed that she would demand justice
from her sovereign if she Jared all the
way to Edinburgh on foot. 'It is a
long Journey" cried the robber, land,
that you may make it more comfort
ably, will have you shod." And he
sent for a smith, whom he compelled
to nail pair Of shoes to the wretched
woman's feet, just as horseshoes are
fastened.
But the widow was keen witted. AS
soon as her wounds permitted her to
set forth she betook herself to Edin-
burgh and, obtaining admission to the
presence of James l, Informed him of
the cruel treatment she had undergone.
The king, justly angry, ordered the ar
rest Of Macdonald and of ~ Of his
principal adherents and caused iron
soles to be nailed to their feet Thus
equipped, they were exposed to the pub
lie for three days and then executed.