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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-02
Oil City.

Oil City. Oct, l.--Credit balances. l92:
certificates. no bid; shipments. 69.l24 bar
rels; average, SI262 barrels; runs, 1880
barrels; average, S3,042 barrels
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-02
GOOD LIVING

Quite often results in bad health, because
what is termed rgood living" is usually
the qualification of the palate without
reference to the nutrition of the body.
When the good liver is business man
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-02

Mary T.. Kennnrd ...................$ PIG 30
Hannah j. La Barre .................. PIG 81
Isaac E. 1.aBarre (paiD. D............. 200 co
Isaac T.. LaBarre (balance due)... 1G ~
Mary Moore Observation-Disclosures. 2lG 80
Hannah j. Westfall. .................. PIG 80
Aurelia j. Mitldaugh gh............... ZIG -
Daniel Everitt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2l6 -
Robert Evertt Observation-Disclosures. 2l6 80
&. E. Everitt and j. h. Everitt,
executors of NJ. c. Everitt...... PIG 80
John t. Everitt. executor of Mary
L. Truax Observation-Disclosures. 2l6 80
Patterson & Wilcox. for the fol-
lowing heirs--George T.. Barlow,
Mary j. Bolt, s. w. Everitt. Ra
chel Westfall. Isaac Evertt.
John L. Everitt, Edwin IIvcritt
ard NJ. l.. Everitt (already paid 1,50O co
George e. Barlow Cbalancc duc).. 2S 50
Mary j. Bolt (balance due).. 2S So
S. w. Everitt (balance due)...... IS So
Rachel Wcstfall (balance due).. IS So
Isaac Eiveritt (balancc ducD. 2S 50
john l.. lIvertt tbalancc due)...... 2S 50
Edwin E.veritt tbalance ducl....... IS SO
NJ. l.. Everitt (balance due)........ 2S So
81 500 az
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-02
ARLlNGTONS.
INDEPENDENTS.

High score--Haan. 2l1.
High average-Meister, 1874 1-10.
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TOUR or BRITISH UORkINGMEN.
The Party starts on Thursday for Bunalo
Delegation Arriving,

II was announced vest erday at the Offices
of the National Civic Federal on that the
programme had been completed for the
first week Of the tour Of the British work.
ingmen who are being brought to this
country by Alfred Moseley.
The object ofthet trip is 10 inspect Ameri-
can manufact uriug plants and accumulat o
information which may be useful to Brit ish
concerns The New York Central railroad
has offered free transpo rtation 10 the dele
gates and the offer has been accept ed
Mr.. Moseley has been In this country for
several days, and some Of the delegates
have already arrived. Two came vest erday
on the Umbria. They are W. Dyson Of
Stockport, representing the paper makers,
and W. II. Wilkinson Of Accrington, for he
weavers. Several others are expected here
will corle togcth her, but nearly half of them
newspaper men will also come.
Two members Of the delegation who
come TO New York will start for Buffalo on
Thursday morning next, but will stop
OF al Schenectady to inspect the American
Locomotive and the General Electric
Works. They will be at Niagara on Fri
day. where they will be joined by the party
from Montreal. They will inspect the
electrical plant at Niagara. and from Buff
falo they will 60 TO Cleveland.
The party will be In and about Cleveland
from Sunday morning until Monday even
ing, when they will start for Chicago
The delegates will be- in New York by the
time the annual meet ing Of the Industria
Depart ment Of the National Civic Fedora
ton is held. early in December
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TRAINED DOCS AVID CATS FREE
Rival Managers Finally Arrive at q Salts.
factory Compromise.

PATERSON. n j. Nov s-Coo,,,a,,s
trained oats and dos ,,hioh 3d., -
.,,,,,.,,,i.,t ,,N'' "',. n"'' p'"h
's',nuiiueu ,oi nearly week IN tho stable
OF william Mills on Bank street, were set
at liberty to-day The animals were the
Oh iects of a fierce fgh, between two ,b,a-
trical managers from Diet roi, Mich Jnsn,h
Goodman is the owner Of the trick dogs AID
cats. He values them AZ 400 ou and ha
saws that he earns between $500 avn ss,o
a week with them. some time AGO wiu;on,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
CtNPHELI-SITHERLAND.
Gifts TO the Bridal Party were Keys to
Couples New Home.

EASY ORANGE, V. j.. Nov s.--A; the resi-
loncc Of Mr.. and Ne. Alexander Matheson
Sutherland, - Carnegie avcnu'. East
Orange, late this afternoon, their daughter.
Miss Florence Helena NJ Sutherland,
vas married 10 Charles Stewart +. Camp
bell Of Glen Ridge. Tho ceremony was
performed by The Rev. Oscar + Moore,
assistant rector OF Grace Epi- opal
Church, and tho bride was given away
Mr. Van Rvk. sister of tho bride, Inc
bridesmaids wcrc Mi,s Emily Alien and
Mi Bertha Kellogg of Elizabeth. Miss
ha'hcrinc Palmer OF Now York. and Miss
Mlry Bradley Of Orange
TIL" best man was Frederick Holden
sutton Of New York, and tho ushers were
Charles Blrlctt, James Taylor Greene
and Roger Dodd Of New York and Chaun-
ctr Savr" Of Orange
llc gift, from tn" hr do and bridegroom
to he nrladl party were gold key rings with
a la,ch-key 10 III home Of the young
couple.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
MISSING MAN'S BODY FOUND.
Young stuart y. Iowcry Of Utica shot
Himself In the Woods ON Oneida Lake.

Urea, Nov. s.-Thc body of Stuart J..
Lowcrv. the young society leader OF this
city, who had been missing for two weeks,
vas found in the woods skirting Oneida
Lake Last night bv a party Of scarchers.
The corpse was sitting against tree with
bullet hole through tho forehead.
Young Lowcry graduated from Cornell
last year. Two weeks ago lie announced
his intention OF going to Sylvan Beach on
Oneida Lake, twenty-five miles west Of
this city. TO shoot ducks At rho lake
L0w"ry hired a boat. and from that time
until the finding Of his body last night he
had not been seen, and il was believed that
hi boat had been overturned and the young
man drowned vigorous search Of tho
lah" and shore line has been in progress
III" past two weeks.
Last night while walking along the shore
on" of tn" SearCherS came upon an object
which he thought was a large mushroom,
but which proved TO bc hat. A short
distance away thc body Of young Lowery
Vas found. II would seem that he had
landed az this point chose a group of shrub
berry ob-currd from view. sat against tree
aud deliberately sent "A bullnt through his
brain. A pistol was found by his side
~" cauS" of tho deed is attributed to i'll
health and mclanCholia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
One taste conyinces
KORN-kRISp
The best thing out
GERMAN PRINCE STRANDED
stranger Con,inces Capt. Pabst OF VII.
waukce That lie Is OF Noble birth,

MINIATURE, Nov. s.--A few days ago n
man representing himself to be Karl Her
man Doss of Prussia applied TO a local
brewery for employment. He wore glasses,
high hat and seedy-looking Prince Albert
coat His hands showed no signs Of manual
labor, and he told the brewmaster that he
had never been used to hard work.
Tho latter's curiosity being aroused,
Capt. Fred Pabst was consulted, and he In
turn called upon Agent Gustav Frellson
OF the Associated Charities TO make an
investigation. Doss gave no clear in
formation at first concerning his history,
but was finally induced to produce some
private papers and kilograms which con :
WINGED Pabst and Frcllson that the poverty =
stricken Doss was Prince
His story was that he had been wander ing
about the country for several months and
thai he had become stranded and wanted
20 sarn money enough to reach n brother
IN Montreal. Capt, Pabst therefore fur
nishcd him with the necessary Transports
tioIi TO that city. gave him a new outfit Of
ciothihg, Including new hat. and filed
purs" with sum sufficient to keep away
munger and to satisfy the Appetite Of a
rrinre Tor cigarettes until he should reach
Montreal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
BxooAMSA. 8 oNA9'SA
DRUGGISTS COMBINE,
United Company to Handle the Patent
Medicine Output or Its Members.

A combination Of the leading manu-
facturers of proprietary medicines In the
country recently formed under the laws of
New jersey and know as the United Drug
Company. began operations yesterday ia
their temporary laboratory in Boston
The company pro poses TO handle the patent
medicine output Of It's signatory members.
placing on the market direct It's goods and
to do away with the middlemen All the
principal cut-rate druggists of the country,
from New York 10 California are members
OF the new corporation, and the proprietary
remedies now manufactured in the labora-
tories Of the individual drug company will
TO made UP IN one place. The new com
pai.y Is organized with capital of IS 600 eco.
with $500 600 in cash paid IN
One or the best-known laboratory men
in the country started the work 81 the
new concern to-day" said ". G. Bolton,
president Of the Bolton Drug Company
IN Brooklyn. and one Of the organizers
OF the corporation, vest erday We have
5000 people employed in the laborat DRY
and the forty members of the corpora'ion
leaclng druggists and dispensers Of patent
medicines. VIII get their supplies from the
Bos' on headquarters
Proprietary medicines will be manu-
featured by us at less cost than here, ofore
Inquest iOnabe merit will be Guaranteed
or the money refunded For instance,
we will put on the market a certain prepara-
tlon with merit guaranteed and the cost
OF production reduced. We shall be enabled
to handle the article at lower rate and
make our usual profit We mean to adver-
tise In the leading newspapers Of city
at the rate Of GOO inches a city. All the
cut rate druggists. members Of the corpora
ton, will be advert Used as handling the
specialtics Of the company and the con-
surner will be benefited by the reduot ion
Of the expense Of the dea Ter
I'VE have been working on this plan for
three years and | am glad to announce
that it is now perfected and in actual run
ming order"
The officers Of the company are: Ed.
Cahoon, president; T.. l.. Schotz first vice.
president; James l.. Domoviie, second
vice-president; James T. Wet herald. treas
urcr, and Louis X. Liggctt, secretary and
general manager The director are, he.
sides the officers: " G. Bolton. H. C. Hall,
George {. Lyon and stephen Hcxter
The company's temporary Offices are at
22l Columbus. avenue. Boston. Mass
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125th Street West, s s:S.s;S 1 1:as.
KILLED UNDER FAILING ROCk.
subway Accident Causes Row Bctwc ecn
n Coroner and an Ambulance Driver.

One man was killed and another seriously
injured at noon yesterday by the fitting Of
one of the buckets used in the subway
excavat ion at Franklin and Lin streets
Both men were Italian iaborers on the
subway. The dead man appears ON the
books of the contractors as j. Motifs. The
injured man is Joe Sabett. Of il5 Elizabeth
street. Sabctti was hurt about the back
and rios ana Was taken to Hudson street
hospital
How the accident occurred has not been
clearly shown one theory II that the
big bucket was overloaded and the other
il that the catches" gave way and dumped
the load into the excavation.
The BUCKET was supended from a port able
crane on the western ide Of the Old Iomt
building, and vas used TO convey pieces
of rock, from the subway to the street sur
face. just as it got above the street i,yel
with full load ii turned completely over
The big stones II contained tumbled into
the excavation and buried Motifs and Sahetti
who were working below.
Coroner Scholer. who was in his Office
in the Criminal Courts Building, was noti-
fed He got TO the excavation Just be-
fore the ambulance arrived
DR. Scholcr al once ord.ro d he ambulance
driver, James Kirby, TO bring the strctchcr,
a. he wished to move the body to the Crimi
nal Courts Building
You cant have it, you must ask the
doct or" replied Kirby
Il am the Coroner, said DIR. Scholer.
IL makes no difference who YOU are
You can't have that stretcher," said Kirby
compacently.
The Coroner pushed Kirby aside.
IN stand no red tape. Officer. arrest
that man il he nterferes with me-" shouted
the Coroner, yanking he stretchcr out of
the ambulance himself.
Then he had he body taken into the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
VIOLATED JIM.CROW CAR Law.
New Orleans Street.tar Omciais In Trouble
Because OF . New statute.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov Seventy
three afiidavits were filed to-day by Dis
trict Attorney Gurlcy in the Criminal Court
against President n. II Pearson, Vice Pres-
dent C. II. 1edlie, Second Vice President
Joseph Degrange and General Manager
John q. Woods Of the New Orleans Rail-
way Company. which operat es all the street.
car lines of the city, charging them with
violating the Jim-Crow Car law.
The law requires them to erect screens
in their cars, separating the negroes from
the whites The company has violated
the law, the penalty for which is fine of
500 and not more than six months i'm
prisonment The law has given rise to a
great deal OF confusion since its passage
The negroes have largely refused to use
the car. and the whites are quite FESTIVE
under lack Of room and have frequently
broken the law.
The case against the company's officials
will I've beard OF Nordav
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
ISABELLA HEIMATH MEETING.
SO4 Patients Treated During the Year
plans for Outdoor Relief.

The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
members Of the Isabella Heimath was held
at the home. Amsterdam avenue and 18th
street yesterday. During the fiscal year
5O4 inmates and patients were treated at
the home, and 334 new admissions granted.
The cost of maintenance has been S23. 500
and the income from interest, donations
and dues from members has been $50. 10 .85.
The capital has received an increase
OF $4,000 from single donation for special
purposes, and Mrs. Anna Woerishoffer
presented a gift OF an Ant oinette Seilsrn
Memorial Hall, now being erected on the
grounds Of the home in memory Of her
daughter Antoinette. Countess Sailern.
Plans for an organized outdoor relief
are being discussed to extend ~ usaful.
: 49, VI tke instltuA or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
EnSiGn owen Wade His O,ertirafts Good.

Two Witnesses testified in favor Of En-
sign Allied Crosby Owen ut tho court
martial which was continued in the navy
yard IN Brooklyn yesterday. Arthur I.
bri.e Of the Rigg, National Bank Of Wash
r.g'on testified that Ensign Owen had had
ON account Ia that bank and had repeatedly
"rcrcrawu hi, accounts but had never
,ailnd TO make good the deficiency, John
H"ndricks testified that he had also had
financial traEsactionN with Ensign Owen
put that the latter had always paid his
rn'os when due except on the last occasion.
'Er court Will rCcUnyruo Tomorrow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
INVALID FATALLY BURNED.
Too Feeble to Put Out the Fire That Fol.
lowed When He Lit l1sar,

Peter Loughlin, an invalid, was 40 badly
burned at his home. 2s2 West Twenty.
fourth street, on Friday, that he died yss-
terday In the New York Hospital. Mr..
Loughlin was left alone for while on Fri
day evening and tried to light a cigar
himself. The match fell from his fingers
ana set fire to the covering Of the lounge.
The covering blazed up hercely. Loughlln
being too weak to put out the flames.
When the housekeeper who cared for him
csrie back. she found hir, unoeeeetevs on
" ( 2sH. Aad usdls bSGnk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
hr. Chivers 10 lie Field Secretary.

an" Rev DR.. +. E. Chivrrs has resigned
U' pastoratc OF the Siath Avenue Bap-
as Church in Brooklyn to become Hcld
.''I'ldiy % the American Baptist Home
.ihNiri' Society. He Is to superintcnd
Iv mission work OF tho northern States
"tW'cli the Atlantic and Pacific as the sue
t'ssor 81 the Rev. Henry l.. Morehousc, who
N'A Teen Appointed corresponding seq
@IsT OF tho s.s;ss NisA.ax Scc!oty,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
Gen. Jacob II. Smith Wants 10 Get Back.

CLEVELAND, Nov. SIT is said that the
machinery will soon be set in motion In
Washington looking to the reinstatement
in the army Of Gen. Jacob H. Smith. Every
possible influence will be brought to bear
on President Roosevelt to rescind his order
retiring the General. Gen Smith has been
in tho city tho last two days and has had
/Va,sSSS,sS yxkS>Aessx UAans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09

SPECIAL NOTlCE-On Monday q
display will be made Of Siberian Squirrel
in our 42d ST. windows and show rooms
OF all that is newest in this very fashionable
FUR. The exhibit embraces the most
exclusive styles, many Of which have not
yet been seen by the public. c. c. Shayne,
M5aiAc;uSaI els; s so SysASN S'ws%
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
Three Killed In q Heati.on Collision.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. S.-A Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton freight train and
construction train were in collision near
Irvington this morning, killing three rail-
road employees, The trains were running
about thirty miles an hour and met head
On. The ireis,t e ds .h S.,! s exploded
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17

'ui!i's suit, was $500. now 50. 001
4.tds Suit. was s. 90, nows g. so.
'Iiiu's Suit. was $500 now 81 50.
to.t', Oyerr03t. was Sc. now SO.
l.l.'s Orercoat. was s.. now 80 SO.
CHI II Ovar21at, was s., now 81. so
t'rytt Bargains, * you will not
Il "!4"o Clothing at such low
il",- are the talk Of the town.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
MORE FAR MERS
ARE NEEDED.
State Board OF Agriculture
Will Ask Aid From the
Legislature.

Dover. Dec l6 Tine State BDard
0! Agriculture held an important
meeting at the Stale House to-day,
Lieutenant Governor Philip L..
Cannon presiding. Besides number
OF prominent farmers OF the State,
two professors from Delaware Col
lege ard the super int ndeuis of the
public schools Of the Counties were
in Attendance.
! The object Of the meeIin, WAS 20
prepare data, which are to he pre-.
scnlcd to the next Ger rcral Assembly
relating to the conditions in Dcia.
ware farm lie Professor &. l..
Penny and Professor ". il. Bishop.
OF Delaware College, who were pied
with questions, were competed to ad-
nit that there are lowno stu,Irnts 1T
Delaware College pursuing III! asrI-
cultural course a one.
| Superintendent James +, Carroll
said:
'Ihe way parents are Influencing
their children against farming be-
cause they want them to he public
men and wear fine clothes is pitablc
in the face Of facts. Why. in School
District No. p Of my county, one
of our best farmin" communities,
where men are happy and prosper
Gus, Il teacher the other day or.
dered compositions sent up on:
What am to be- The result was
, astonishing. But one hoy wrote
I want to be farmer. And took
occasion. to take that boy and
talk to him Of his wisdom and man.
illness in selecting an vocation
whero he would not find himself
crowded cut nor facing the neres-
sity Of either starving or roSurting
to dishonest practices that would
land him in jail. pointed out to
him that the man who learned to
grow two grains of wheat where
one grows is as much public beue.
factor as is the professional man
who raises another from asick bed.
uperintcndcnt Leon 4. Davis, OF
the Sussex schools, urged that the
coming Legislature should be asked
topass law establishing a course of
study for the youths Of the State. l'hr
course 10 include nature study, home
{ geography, preparation Of soil for
crops, the Influence of the climate Of
;his State on the soil aud it, pro.
ducts.
Professor Carroll S suggestion that
an appropriation be asked the next |
General Assembly for the support Of
a summer school was adopted by tho
board.
An agricultural course will pro-
badly be provided for the teachers
" ho attend the school in order thai
hey may give ,heIr pupils Spccia al in
;trIlctIon
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
steel Plant working

The Old Ferry mills OF the Dla-
mond State Steel Plant lighted their
fires last II ght and operations were
resumed today. A supply OF coal has
been Secured and more is expected
fn-hav IT it. arrives ,ha entire nlant
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
saved at tGra>c's Brink,

Il know would long ngo have b"cu in my
grave" writes Mrs =. Il. NcwSon I" Dcca tur,
Ala, III 1t had not been fVr Electric Bilt ers.
For three years suffered untold agony from the
worst forms OF Indigestion, Waterbrash, stom
nrh and Bowel dyspepsia. But this excellent
medicine did me n world Of good. Since using
it can eat heartily and hay" gained 80 poundS
For Indigestion Loss Of Appetite, stomach, Liver
Z Y -.ls.. ,.-LIlse Ll.- rin VII :.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
GRANDMA DORKyNS'
lCKRISTMAS & s S&
By MARY II. WILLARD.

5 TOM comm home this
Christmas, Mis- Dorkins ."
Homer Fox asked, as he de.
livered the pint of milk he
brought daily to the little
house at the upper end of
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
STRANGER DIES SUDDENLY
Kidney Trouble Causes Death of NeI- John
son at CLAYTON House.

Nels Johnson Of Centralia Wis, q
travelling salesman died at the Clay
ton House last night from convul-
sions due to kidney trouble. Mr..
johnson came here last night from
Baltimore AoOut midnight lie rang
for the night clerk Of the hctel and
lnfor med him that he was very sick.
DR.. Willard Springer was summon
ed and prescribed medicine Tor john
son bat be was seized with convul.
sions a short time later and died be-
fore the medicine arrived Under
laker Robinson took charge OF the
remains.
A telegram was sent TO the Chief
Of Police Of Centra'ia to Inform } ohm
sons rela lives OF his death.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
IIOnl.

ms Ia, got a piece Il 4 neat m ma,
away anywhere them cnkee"l make
him OWE t" it,
"IIc writes to her sometimes an
sends he money!" Peter Crump said.
Is he brought an assortment Of boxes.
'iluh' What's money to her when
She wants him," lomcr said, with
>"orn, selecting Il box aud trying the
cahr'. I" zee If tic! WorId Gl "Lcm-
n" EaNe pen an ink AN q >hcrt q pa
PEI"
Iir Wasn't n.urIr Of scribe and he
sucked he top ur the pen frequently
IL ht Wrr. ttcd with hi prrDI,m. Fjuul-
Iy it wa, toA" and he hcId it of at
arms length, surveying it With pride.
Ihi> j. what l." had written:
"Tum D"rkin> for min" Years your
mother has baked these cakes for
your Christmas homecoming. brrause
you liked lhrm "hcu Nuu was Il boy.
iia> .hr ""t t" send thcm to the Wcl-
Yin@,"u olpEaeas yIWm This year. >anc
- "INn!~. On account uf your not
thinking 'urH@H II Ter to come?
"HOMEK FOX"
IF that cont bring Tom Dorhn.
n"hin% w''l.' T. >Ajc,. conviction in HI,
voice.
II, '91-l', was spread over the
r"l".. tie |" I''d ON >crWrrIl,
stamped "ld uGt.rr.scd Nhi,r Peter
'rump "iun'd al 80 ro2tarL >i"ia.
lion "f p"sta! laws unGer his very
uusr
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17

Some spits of snow were falling as
Christmas eve drew to close. auG
the wind sighed di>maIly around the
cornerS Of the house
Hrandma Dorkns piled an extra log
on the brass andirons, and the ruoGy y
glow lit up the room with IA festive
air.
II wish the wind didn't howl :,
about the place" she said. restlr, >Iy.
at seems thai mournful exactly a.
. If it knew Id been hopin against hope
an } ON "d'1 comm TINS year.
either"
She smoothed her black six apron
with nervous trembling fingers a. the
up-train's whistle sounded.
"l'II soon know now" she whispered.
feeling suddenly weak and old If Tom
shouldn't come don't believe I'd ever
gcl over it. That's what's been keep
in IN" up all through tn" fall. an 10 he
disappointed again " She sat with
wide. eager eyes on the door. "lIe'N
come right in. for he knows I'm en-
peclin' him"
Yes, he knew ahc was cXprriir ing him.
A. he came up the board walk hcrOuld
see the freight nirkcring on the wall.
the wreath Of Christmas green hang
ing against the window. His hand fun
blcd Ut the latch "A minute then he
opcnr" the door gently and went in.
"rom got home last night afrerall!"
old MR.. Dorkin> cricd dcIighlcdIy. as
She reached Homer Fox the blue milk
pitcher from the kitchen window on
Christmas morning,
"Grr Whut., Nou Cont >ay.' Ho-
mcr exclaimed. stamping the snow
from bis rawhidc boots. 81 guess
You're happy ar birds in the spring
time, Gran ma Dnrkin>!"
Tom. hearing sOires came ont from
the Sittipg-room. and Ihdiug Homer. /
went half wa, in the hnow to meet +
him.
"Pr"sp"riiy amt pufTed Tom up
bit" hiA mother Thought. fondIy. "TTe .
acted real glad to see Homer, What .
II LONG handshnke he gave him. - Farm
and Err,iGr.