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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-23
ALL KILLED.
Mine Disaster at Fernie, B. c.,
Kills 123 Victims.
News Hard to Get Because
There is but One Wire.

Fernie, B. c., May pa terrible ex-
plosion occurred at o'clock last even
ing in No mine, which is connected
with No. shaft and also with the high
line shaft. All three openings were
blocked One hundred and fifty men
were in the mine at work at the time of
the explosion. OF this number sixteen
escaped from No. 3 before the cave-in.
The remainder are prisoners, and small
hopes are entertained for their safety.
Good order prevails and everything
possible is being done to relieve the sit
uation. The fan was disabled but was
quickly restored. No 3 is expected to
be opened soon- A boy. one of those
who escaped, has since died.
So far only six bodies of the 123 vic
times of the Fernie mine disaster have
been recovered. The cause of the ex-
plosion is said to have been the pres
ence Of fire damp, ignited by match
with which a miner was lighting a pipe
in defiance of orders A tremendous ex-
plosion occurred In No. 2 mine, followed
in a few seconds by another explosion in
No. 3, connected by short tunnel. The
majority Of the men We're in No. g.
Every family in the little town is di-
rectly affected by the calamity and the
entire surviving population is in a state
of frenzy.
A private dispatch says every one il
the mine was killed.
Victoria, B. c., May 23.-This is the
first serious accident which has occurred
in these mines. which have only beer
opened for a couple Of years Par
ticulars are not Obtainab bic here. Fernit
being 100 miles from the regular tele-
graph Office.
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water or light plants or transportation
facilities, we commend to the voters of
our party the support Of such measures
as being in line with the principles OF
Democracy, and we viii welcome the
day when the entire interstate transpOr-
tatiou system of our country can be ac-
quired and operated by the people, thus
doing away with these gigantic mOnOp-
Giles in private hands which discrimi-
nate unjusty between trade centers and
constitute the real basis for the greatest
trusts ever organized.
In the interest of the people, we plead
for a state administration and for
legislature free from railroad domina-
ton. The proposed Republican tax law,
which win be adopted if the next leg
islature is Republican, leaves. by com
mand Of the railroads. the valuation Of
all railroad property in the hands Of
Eubservient state administration At
tentiOn is called to the fact, In this con-
nectiOn, that in Democratic Missouri the
Burlington road pays taxes on a valu-
alton of S15.225 per mile, while in Re-
publican Kansas 1t pays taxes on val
uatiOn Of $1,000 per miles the Missouri
Pacific $19,Ol1 in Missouri. 81 492 in Kan
sas; the Rock Island SIS. 724 in Missouri,
4f,064 in Kansas, and the Santa Fe ST.
o5f In Missouri and S6,749 in Kansas; and
that the general valuation of railroad
properly In Missouri for the purposes OF
Ga71atiOn IS 60 per cent. higher than the
came property IS valued In Kansas
Eil the evils Of the EailWay disorim-
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New ork Stock.

Wall Street. New York May 23-STOCKS
The stock market opened dull and irreg-
ular. but the majority of stocks showed
fractional gains. Amalgamated Copper
opened at an advance of rs points. but lost
nearly all of it in a few transactions Chi
cago and Alton preferred declined a point
The uniform gains shown by international
stocks in London was without much effect
in this market
The prices of stocks became heavy and
receded to last nights level or below. Del
aware and Hudson lost point. Chicago,
Indianapolis and Louisville fell - points
and Chicago Terminal preferred a point.
There We're advances of 2 points in West
inghouse Electric and a point or more in
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Kansas Citv Cash Market.

Kansas City. May 23.-Close-WHEAT-
May, PFC; July. 701sc- Cash: No. ? hard,
749741sc; No. 8 hard, 7307312c: No. red,
74c
CORN-Aday. &c: July, 601za60ze. Cash:
No. 2 mixed, 65Q651zc; No. white. SIC; No.
3 white. &c.
OATs-No. ? white. 441kq45c.
RYEANO. 2 soc.
HAY--Choice timothy. $3.50; choice prai-
RE, S10.00d10.50.
BUTTER zoe; dairy. fancy,
EGGS-Fresh, 1916
WHEAT-Receipts, "a cars.
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NATION TO CLEMENS.
Writes Sizzling Letter About
His Challenge.
From an Iron Cell. Topeka, May o.

From an Iron Cell. Topeka, May q.
1902
Mr.. Clemens: I read your challenge
and it made me feel like David when he
said, Who is this that defies the armies
of the living God?' You bold bad an
archistt You. enemy to all righteous
nessi You, traitor to the protection of
our commonwealth You, conspirator.
gray with years and old in iniquity,
come to this jail and see the wrecks of
manhood that you and your compan-
ions are making. I would be willing
to serve one more week in this place
of durance vile for the pleasure it
would give me to heW you with the
prophets and slay you with the lord
of God You are a disgrace to the form
of man for the meanest man in Kansas
is a resubmissionist. They are would
be murderers. If you have no one who
will undertake the rather unpleasant
job of debating with you I viii do so
the next hour am released, in any
place you shall name and give the pro-
ceeds to buy cowhides and hatchets for
such anarchists
CARRIE NATION, a Defender
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Denvsr &c. va the Fieht-

Denver, Colo, May 23.-The bakers
strike in this city. which has been on
several weeks, has been settled. The
masters conceded the demands Of the
men for a midnight lunch and 10 cents
an hour for overtime
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CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago. IL, May 23-BUTTER-Mar
easier. Creameries. 1SG21c: diaries. 17019c
HEESE-Market easy. Twins. l134 M12c
daisies, 12A0121zc; young Americas, 12Szc
EGGS-Market steady. At mark, case:
included, 15c.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur
keys, 10Q12c; chickens, 11Q111zc-
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Washington, May pa bill was in
troduced by Senator Lodge today pro-
viding for the removal Of the battle
ship Maine from the harbOr Of Havana
and the recovery of the bodies of the
American sailors who sank with the
vessel The bill appropriates 81. OOO. 900.
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Kansas CITY Livestock.

Kansas City. May 28.-CATTLEs--Re-
ceipts. 1000 head, including 200 head of
Texans Market steady. Native steers.
s5006t7. 20; Texas and Indian steers, sS-l5d'
$50; Texas cows S3.00Q4-75, native cows
and heifers. 81 25I6. 70; stoclSers and feed
ers, s3.00Q5.15; bulls, 50. 25d5.40; calves, $500
go.
steady to sc lower Bulk of sales, s. coz
z-2712 heavy, 81 25G7. 4O: packers. g $50. 90;
medium S7.O5d7.25: light. s6.50Q7-10s york
ers, s7.00d7 10: pigs, S5.00Q6.65.
SEIEEP-Receipts, 1000 head. Market
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st. Louis Livestock Market.

St Louis. May 3-CATTLEAR Receipts.
600 head. including $50 head of Texans.
Market steady for natives. strong for Tex
ans. Beef steers. $4.006I7 80: stockers and
feeders, S3.00d45 so: cows and heifers. $2.25dp
600; Texas steers( fed, 81 45Q6-30; grassers,
s.. 50d4.45; cows, $2S0u4.35.
HOGS-Receipts, 1900 head. Market
steady; Pigs and lights. s660Q6,S5; pack
ers', Sc. 50d7 10: butchers, S6.95d7.35.
SHEEP Receipts, 700 head. Market
steady. Natives, s4.00Q5.50; lambs. 5000
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. wheat. 60 cars: corn. 81 cars; oats.

ago: Wheat, 60 cars; corn, 81 cars; oats.
2 cars.
Kansas City grain shipments: Wheat, %
cars; corn, IS cars; oats, Is cars. A year
ago; Wheat, 50 cars; corn, q cars; oats,
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis,
96 cars; Duluth, z cars. A year ago: Min
neapOlis, 191 cars; Duluth 8 cars.
Chicago: The advance in corn Is due to
the lack of voluntary offerings. Kansas
City is bidding in this market for corn
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat I'd
higher: corn I'D higher
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New York, May 23.-SUGAR-RaW firm.
Fair refining, 25sc; centrifugal, So test,
7-16c; molasses sugar. 2 11-16c. Refined
steady Crushed, S5-15; powdered, 81. Is;
graduated, $4-65.
COFFEE-A1 Market quiet. No. Rio 515c.
MOLASSES-Marlzet firm. New Orleans,
33Q41c.
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Toneka Hide Market

Topeka. May 90
Prices paid in Topeka this week based on
Boston quotations.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1........Sc
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2...........7c
NO 1 TALLOW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS exc
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Cotton Market.

Galveston, May @.-coTToN-Market
New York. May 2s.-CoTTON- Spot cot
ton closed quiet Middling uplands, 9a2c;
middling gulf, CSC. Sales, 2,105 bales.
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New York Money Market.

New York May 2s-Noon-AIONEY-
Money on call steady at 31z per cent; prime
mercantile paper. 45zd5 per cent; sterling
exchange steady. with actual business in
bankers bills at S4.S7d4S71s for demand
and at S4S42sd4. S45s for 60 days. posted
rates. s4S5k and s4.sS; commercial bills,
s.. S3S4 a .S4s4.
SILvER-Bar silver. 511sc; Mexican dol
ID BI5olNb5ss- Government bonds steady. To-
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Ranea of Pricas.

FURNISHED by the Kemper Grain COM
pany 104 Board of Trade building Kan
sas City, No, through their Topeka Of
fee. at 10 West Sixth street. Tele-
phone 1851
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Wool Market.

St. Louis. May 8.-WOOL-Market
steady Territory and western mediums,
14Q16c: fine. 11a15c; coarse. 1lQ14c.
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strong. AIuttons, s425Q6.05: lambs. IS. 100
los; western wethers, $4.S0q5.s0; ewes, "a. 20
0600.
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.CRADDOCK NAMED.
ICOntinued from First Page.l

alton of all public service functions by.
and in the interest of, the people. Wher-
ever municipal corporations inaugurate
efforts to own and operate their own
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819
Kansas
Ave.


Too hot to shop much, too hot to write ads We
are in position relieve you of the former and spare
ourselves much possible IN the latter W hat we
giving. Merchandise bought by buyer at recent
forced sales greatly under regular cost lou Will IND
these unapprOachable.
One case 60 Dozen boys and girls hose, Xxi rib
fine yarn, perfectly stainless, pair 8Bc regu-
lar price 1870.
so dozen boys and girls finest and best quality
spring weight Hose Isle finish, pair &c
One case of superb quality Ladies Black Hose
seamless and stainless regular shape per pair 1Oc;
real value 15c.
Is dozen ladies' superb quality Lace Hose of very
fine Maco Yarn and Of latest patterns pair 19c
Is doz Ladies' Drop Stitch Hose Of good Maco yarn
fine guage, regular shape A...............-.l 1880
100 doz assorted qualities Ladies' and Children's
Lace Hose, in all the leading shades, and in the most
popular patterns ranging in cost from 1 sc to sc
At 10 Cents Yard.
LOOK IN SOUTH WINDOW.
The big card reads-ChOice 1Oc-The card stops
at that but the goods speak of much greater values
you do not the pattern color DESIRE
likely to find same inside.
Special Sale ChiIdren's Dresses.
Little Girls Dresses made of good quality percale
lace trimmed, thoroughly made, value $780, 25c
Little Girls Dresses, made of real good quality
bingham, nicely braided, handsome garment worth all
q O'' We show others Of equally good value " 7c
The balance of bingham Aprons, full size-wele 1885,
Special 12c
Wrapper Specials.
10 dozen Percale and Lawn Wrappers, dark and
light assortment made of excellent material and most
approved fashion, tomorrow choice ........... zee
26-inch Sun Umbrellas = have strong steel frames
assorted fancy handles, 58c. g Sc
100 assorted Sun Umbrellas have extra strong
paragon frames with steel rods well secured-vaues up
to $125-choice tomorrow. ............7 zee
India Linens tomorrow
&c sc 7Ac Toe 1870 15c and up
India Linen Remnants, worth 15c per yard
tomorrow. IOc
Black Saline Remnants. very excellent quality
worth 15c Observation-Disclosures. ....... I DC
good Bath Towels worth fully 9Oc for Use
Tomorrow the best quality Shifting Calico I'd 10
You SIC for the quality elsewhere.
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Range of Prices on stoek.

FURNISHED by Thayer Commission com
pany members Kansas City Board OF
Trade. through their Topeka office at
Sol Kansas avenue
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Topeka Market.

FRUIT AND VEG ETABLES.
ORANGES-Budded fruit $3.O0d3- 25; Med
iterranean sweets, 50 00Q3.25.
LEMONS-Fancy California. So. ;chOlce,
$500: fancy Messina SO. 7504. 90.
BANANAS-Mosr ali sales made at 40
per pound, being i. 25@3.o0 per large bunch;
81 .e0Q1. rs small bunch.
STRAWBERRIES Receipts of home
grown coming quite freely and win evil
IDENTIFY break the market. Selling from
SEED POTATOEsrRed River Early
Ohio. 75c bu.; Kaw Valley Early Ohio.
TABLE POTATOES-Col 500;
northern, 9OcQ 90; new potatoes, $1.25.
VEG ETA BLES-Home grown radishes
per dozen punches, 10d1215c; home grown
lettuce, per dozen punches. 15d20c; Ar
kansas green peas, per Ia bu. box 75c;
home grown spinach, per bu., 25c: Florida
tomatoes, 6-basket crate, 50 25dI3.75 Texas
wax beans, $50 5c per 1-3 bu box: home
grown asparagus, Csc per doz punches:
spring onions. l5c per dozen punches.
PLANTS-Cabbage early varieties H75
sweet potatoes scarce, first pulling about
gone; tomatoes, all good varieties. 35c per
100, or S2.25 per 1.O00.
BUTTER EGGS. POULTRY
EGGS (fresh) Observation-Disclosures. .11Isc
BUTTER country OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1sc
POULTRY-Hens. 71zc ID: roosters. i5c
each; ducks and geese, &c h; turkeys. 50
sc ID.
HAY
PRAIRIE HAY-By car .......s 7OO6 900
PRAIRIE HAY-By ton 800. 90O@1000
ALFALFA-By car -..--....-..... 10 00d12 90
ALFALFA-By ton -.......--.-... 300
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat. I'D
higher: corn, I'D higher
Second Liverpool cables. Wheat I'D
lower: corn unchanged.
Kansas City grain receipts. Wheat, p
cars; corn, IS cars; oats, 3 cars. A year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-23

No man can cure consumption. You
can prevent 1t though DR.. Woods Nor
way Pine Syrup cures coughs, colds,
bronchitis, asthma Never fails.
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Kansas CITY Grain.

FURNISHED by Thayer Commission COM
pany members Kansas City Board of
Trade through their Topeka office at
COL Kansas ayenuS.l
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by Thayer Commission com
pany. members Kansas City Board o
Trade, through their Topeka office a
COL Kansas avenue.
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open High Low Close Yes
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
DOG AND coon ARE FRIENDS.

George Mechterscheimer has a rae
coon which is about the most intelli-
gent animal in this vicinity. He caught
1t while out hunting one day last
spring, and he brought 1t home to eX-
hibit it to his friends. The raccoon
was little fellow just barely able
to walk and was put in a cage and
placed at the back o! the saloon. The
little fellow would stand no fooling,
however. and at the least attempt to
approach him would snap and bite
like wildcat. He was well fed and
everything done to make the animal
comfortable. In time he became more
tame and at last ne was allowed the
liberty of the saloon. He became a
favorite with everybody who came in
contact with him and soon learned
how to do number of tricks. He
eats dozen bananas a day and will
go through the pockets of anyone
whom he knows, usually finding some
thing. He and Rap, Georges spaniel,
are great chums, and it is comical to
watch the two together, the dog let
N'hb NAO NOCh bCN Oll bdNh dllh
drive him around the .-lace. Last
night two dogs entered the IN and
the minute they set eyes on r d. the
coon, they went for him. Pete backed
into a corner and standing on his
hind feet, used his forepaws like a
prize fighter, and got in so many cross
swings, upper cuts and straight blows
that he had both the dogs licked in no
time. They turned tail and ran out
of the place for all they were worth,
with Pete after them. He landed on
the back of the largest dog and nearly
drove that animal crazy by scratching
and biting him 1t was a victory for
Pete. and he seemed to realize it, for
he walked up TO where the bananas
were kept and would not go away un-
til he had one.-New Haven Palladium.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

cbjore chaaEe 'NIth every movemcut OF
tho vearor and Of the bcholdor'a eye.
The makers OF the dress received
1000 for g. aud complained that tho
price pail was barely remunerative.
The gown contains millions Of ex-
tremcly fine and delicate strands OF
pure spun glass. made and woven INTO
glass cloth by hand in Dresden Ger
many. The cloth was brought tC
Paris by a prominent French dress
maker and made into the dress, which
required five months and two days tn
complete. The dress was cut in the
latest Partisan fashion. II took over
fourteen yards of extra wide glass
cloth. 30 yards OF spun glass braid
and % yards of glass fringe, making
in all "A yards, to make up this gar
ment. Many would suppose that this
great quantity of cloth. braid and
fringe would make 1t rather heavy,
but IL does not weigh any more, II as
much. as an ordinary evening gown.
Its minute strands are so artistically
woven and interviewer that II is per-
fectly flexible. as a silk dress would
be- and can he worn like any other
garment with perfect comfort and
freedom
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

feeding it and caring Tor IL in every
way. and it became very fond OF her,
and would follow her everywhere she
went, II allowed One day the farmer
who was out in the field at work.
heard the horn sound at the house. and
ias It was not an hour Tor a meal 10
be served. he knew that something
was wrong. So he went hurriedly to
the house. where his wife told him
that Mamie. the little girl, had .disap-
peared in some way. and could not be
found anywhere. lie at once asked
about the pig, and found, to his sur
prise, that II was there Mamie, there
fore, had wandered of alone And
very glad he was that the pig was at
the house, for he knew at once that 1t
could help him find the little girl SO
the pig soon stopped and began eating
something that 1t had found under a
big tree. The farmer looked and saw
that it was some bread crumbs that
Mamie had dropped there. The pig
ate them in hurry, and then darted
the direction OF the woods the farmer
close after it. Suddenly II turned to
the left. and ran down slope. The
farmers heart gave a great jump. for
the pig was evidently following Ma
mics trail, and the trail was leading
them towards a dangerous swamp that
! lay at the foot of the slope. Present
ly the pig disappeared and when the
farmer came to the edge Of the swamp.
he found the pig, with its feet firmly
planted on the ground, dragging little
Mamie out OF the green water. 1t haa
its teeth fixed in her dress, and was
/ pulling just as dog would have done.
! The farmer thought his little girl had
been drowned, but he soon succeeded
in bringing her back to consciousness
and by night she was little the worse
for her accident. The pig is now the
hero of the place.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

Myriads of British and Amer can
tourists arc At this moNcrt d2iigt ing
themselves with the grandeurs of Al
pine travel. Nothing in the worlds
history Is more impressive than tho
story of the Alps. Ten or twleve mil
lion years ago, possibly far more, a
long unseen line of weakness, "A crack
or hssure In the earth's crust
stretched away from France eastward
hundreds of miles. On this line tfol-
lowed huge volcanic outbursts Next
ensued a vast slow subsidence, which
went on through geologic epochs, un-
til where Mont Blanc now rears its
summit 1880 feet was a sea frinEing
an old continent. Large rivers emptied
into it. Deposits of mud, sand, gravel
were laid one on another as the sink
ing went on, until the layers became
$4,000 feet. nearly ten miles. thick.
Then at last commenced a great up
lifting; the struggling subterranoan
forces raised "A huge load For ages
this went on until the rocks, crumbled,
crushed, contorted, rose above tho
waters, and continued to rise, forming
lines of mountain chains and making
Switzerland a tableland. Every hour
since then rain and snow, river, gla-
cier and avalanche have been sculp-
turing into peaks and carving into
lakes and valleys that vast platform
with its recent sedimentary covering
and primeval granite core. The re-
suit is land OF unequal grandeur.
Find you this in the guide book? Not
word of It, Yet Professor Judd in
his charming Volcanoes" (Kegan
PauD told the tale years ago in half
dozen pages. Would not the travel
er look on the Matterhorn, the jung
frau, the stupendous Splugen, the mas
sive Gothard, the Mer der Glace, the
deep Lake OF Geneva, with quickened
interest had he this story before him
| And 1t can be told so easily; but It's
not there.-London Telegraph.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17
Admiral Evans Nickname.

Most persons have an idea that Rear
Admiral Robley ID. Evans acquired his
nickname of Fighting Bob" from
some gallant service in the navy. A
naval officer who was a cadet at Ann
apolis when Evans became a cadet tells
this story of how he was christened.
Along in 1859 and 1860 there was a sa-
loonkeeper named Robert d. Evans,
who continually got drunk. Every
time this happened and it was sew
eral times a week, five or six police
men had to be called to carry the
drunken chap to Jail and he was dub
bed Fighting Bob" So the minute a
cadet appeared bearing the name OF
r. d. Evans the nickname was applied
to him also. Brother officers of the
now rear admiral say that he got the
luckiest nickname on record.-Utica
Globe.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-17

This angular and ribby steed
Is famed for neither grace nor speed
And yet its worth is recognized
When once week tis exercised,
For maidens then upon II place
The trappings OF the human race.
The FIrc-Dogs.
Upon the hearth these faithful Dogs
Guard zealously the blazing logs.
They boast a lengthy pedigree
or ancient English ancestry
Their breed is growing very rare;
| am in luck to own pair
The Monkey wrench.
Thou art, to womankind at least,
A willy and unfriendly beast,
Elusive, slippery and wild,
Although with man thou'rt tame and
mild
Since thou to him art such friend,
Perhaps from monkeys men descend,
The Sewing Bee.
This is, in truth a busy Beet
1t huns about the family tree.
To string II oftentimes contrivCg,
And on a dish of gossip thrives.
Whene'er its baleful buzz l hear
lf possible | disappear.
JEANNE Belts Hartswick.