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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23

One OF the best of last falls books Is
The Usurper,' by William J. Locke
story of an American who bV 4
curious circumstance comes into pos
session of another mans name and
fortune. With his many millions the
hero-a conscientious great-hearted man
comes TO London and spends enormous
sums on charities and benevolent
schemes. Everything he touches turns
TO gold, which fact he regards With SUI
.perstition as sort Of accusing spirit
haunting him. and his wealth with its
uncanny secret, becomes a burden. Life
and romance are impaired to the tale
through the characters of Lady Alicia
Harden, the warm friehd of the usurper,
Tom Cuddy his secretary, Bonamy Tired
gold, the poet, with his ardent love for
a bewitching Neapolitan, and Burke,
The supposed rightful owner of the for
tune. whose sudden appearance makes
the life of the usurper an intolerable
struggle between duty and eXpedienCy.
Out of the tangle, however, all the
threads are drawn satisfactorily, and to
tue author belongs the credit of having
given US. solely from his careful de-
lineatiou of character without the aid
of historical BACKGROUND or romantic
setting q very readable piece of fiction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23
I'm THE. LITERARY WORLD.

Club of that city proposed recently TO
compile and publish book entitled
"The Authors of Boston" and imnedi
ately there was u tempest in tea
pot over the question of who We're 10 be
included in the volume. Several hun
dred writer's not on the rolls of the
club applied for membership and when
most of them were refused admission
To the select circle q howl went up that
was hear dbeYond Cape Cod. Now the
editors Of the proposed book are in a
quandary. Shall they go ahead and
include in the volume only the bog-
raphies of selected members of the
Club and run the risk of limiting the
sale TO those only who are included or
shall they attempt a volume which shall
include the many? When the club was
being organized not long ago, it was
suggested that membership be limited
to men and women who had written at
least one book Then it was found that
several thousand people of Boston had
fulfilled this requirement and other
restrictions had TO be placed on the
privilege. The contest is still being
waged and, meantime, even the mem
bers OF the organization are quarreling
among themselves. The book, ii may be
added, has not yet been published.
and the question as TO who are the real
authors of Boston is as yet unsettled.
A new period in American literature
is just beginning. In title, at least,
it seems to- be natural product of the
novel Of rural life and realism. 1t is
the garden patch period. Signs Of it's
coming may have been noted some
months ago when a leading magazine
published a series of articles on Next
to the Ground" and another firm
brought out a magazine. new to this
country, entitled Country Life in
America Even before these events,
we had had Cabbage Patch novels,
'sThe Garden In the Suburbs Hand
books of Practical Gardening" and
doubtless we shall have many Sum
mers in . garden before the close Of
the season. Nature books have been
increasing in popularity very rapidly
Of late. One of the best books of this
kind was brought out last year under
the title OF "Lovers of the Woods" by
w. Fl. Boardman. In sense MIR.
Boardman has done for the woods In
prose what John J5urroughs has done
in verse. The demand for this sort of
literature has been felt to be so strong
by one publishing firm that they en-
gagged Mr.. Burroughs to compile a vol
ume of nature poems. The book was
published few weeks ago, and already
there has been many calls for it. The
other day the publishers received let
ter from a woman in an obscure small
town in the West, asking for Il copy to
be reviewed in a local paper. The
writer added that she believed such
review would create a considerable sale
for the book In her neighhorhood, since
there was in the community flourishlng
wild flower" Sclub and consequently
much interest in nature books.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23
BY HERBERT BREWSTER.

1t is a curious fact that, in this coun-
try, there is no organization of authors
of more than local Importance Aside
from there not being an Academy oil
Letters which shall grant 1onors to the
profession of writing in the best sense
of the term. there is not even local
club or society which has made IFS
existence felt beyond a very limited cir
Gle. The Authors Club of New York
City may, indeed. lay claim to such a
distinction, but the proportion OF wen
known writer's III this Organization 10
those In the city who are not members
is very small Almost every large city
in the United States has some sort OF
q more or less recognized society Or
authors, but, In most cases. the sana
condition as prevails in New York holds
true. There Is something radically
wrong with our men and w0mdn OF let
tors when they congregato-Ghe love
of the chief offices, personal .eaiousies
or some other harmful influence Bos-
ton, the bonsted Hub of learning, is
just now passing through a literary
sensation OF this kind. The Authors
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23

A new preparation for the cure of ca
tarrh has attracted much attention In
the past few months and has met with
great favor from the medical profession
not only because it is remarkably sue
cessful in the cure of catarrh, but also
because it is not a secret patent medi-
cine, anyone using it knows just what
he is taking into his system.
It is composed of blood root which acts
on the blood and mucous membrane, ny
drastin fer same purpose to clear the
nucus from head and throat, and red
gum of eucalyptus tree to destroy ca
tarrhal germs in the blood.
All Of these antiBeplic remedies are
combined in the form OF a pleasant tGst-
ing tablet or lGzenge, and are sold by
druggists under name of Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets, and many recent tests in
chronic catalTh cases have established
it's merit beyond question.
Dr. Sebring states that he has discard
ed inhalcrs, sprays and washes and de-
ponds entirely upon Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets in treating nasal catarrh. He
says: II have had patients who had
lost the sense OF smell entirely, and
whose hearing was also impaired from
nasal Cdtarrh, recover completely AFTER
a few weeks use OF Stuert's Catarrh Tab
let's. | have been equally successful with
the remedy in catarrh of throat and Gu
tarrh of stomach. / cad only explain it
on the principle that catar'h Is q con-
stitutiOnal disease, and that the antisep-
tic properties in these tablets drives the
catarrhal poison completely out Of the
system"
Or. Odcll says, have cured many
cases Of catarrh Of stomach in past four
months by the use of Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets alone without the use of any
other remedy and without dieting. Ihe
tablets are especially useful in nasal ca
tarrh and catarrh of the throat, clearing
the membranes and overcoming the con-
tinual hawking, coughing and eXpectorat-
ing, so disgusting and annoying to ca
tarvh sufferers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23
K1PLINGs ENTIrLEMENrs.

They have discovered that the great
Kipling was baptized Joseph John Rud-
yard Kipling, but the name was too
long for literature, so kip" dropped
the half of it. One of his admirers
writes of ii as follows:
"Oh, it's Brother Joe, and Joseph, when
insignias are out,
And knives and forks are busy, and the
bottle goes about.
It's Brother Joe from india where'er
the MasonS throng.
But it's Rudyard I<ipling only, when
he writes a blooming song"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT


Physicians are slow to take up new and
untried remedies, until their value has
been established by actual experiment,
and they are naturally skeptical of the
many new preparations constantly ap-
pearing and for which extravagant claims
are made.
The most liberal and enlightened ply
sicians are always ready, however, to
make fair trial of any new specific and
get at It's true medical value.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23

crease itself in the English. Recently
another edition of RAMONA brought
its total number up to 1000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23

dangers, despite innumerable losses,
brought through the vigilantly guarded
channels munition OF war, the blankets
and clothing for the soldiers, the cotton
cards and medicines for the women at
home, and supplies of all kinds from the
beginning. long after all other ports IN
the South were closed.
Until within few months of Lees
surrender Wilmington kept her gates
open, and through them tbs very bones
the War-ridden South.
This Booklet contains much of his
torieal interest never before published.
and will be of inestimable value to the
whole South.
All special orders should be sent IL at
once, as the first edition has already
been exhausted the second partially dis
posed of, ana there will be no further
State papers please copy.
reprint.
The North Carolina Booklet,
f. 0. Box Nc. l25.
THE MODERN BOOK ADVERTISER
Harl, thousand voices crying. Come,
good folk, and be abuying.
Take book home to your baby or
your spouse
Just exactly what is in 1t, doesn't matter
for minute,
But books handy thing about a
house.
Buy this pink and purple cover, not an
up-to-date book lover
Is without 1t, for the authors ten
years old;
Seven weeks before twas written-and
he wrote it at slttin'-
Forty seven thousand copies had
been sold"
Look at this!'' cries out another. Buy
these Letters to My Mother;
The author is anonymous they say:
And criticisms recent say that chapter
twelve's indecent.
And the clergy are protesting every
day"
please buy this" voice is pleading.
If by chance you tire of reading,
The puzzle pictures sure will make
hit;
There are maids of divers ages on as
many different pages,
If you guess which one is Bridget you
are it."
BUY my tones, all clad in vellum; see
how readily I sell em.
Though art is long, and times are very
hard
It's limited edition, take 1t home upon
suspicion;
1t was done into book In my back
yard
Here" they cried in dreadful babel.
This would suit your parlcr table.
In calf 'twould cost YOU only few
groats.
See that hump, 1t keeps the leather very
closely held together,
s. II. M. is on the binding, and it
floats"
Though I'm glad to know the ages of a
few precocious sages
Whose novels voice strange views of
history,
And I'm really quite excited to know
books indited
BY man who takes no sugar in his
tea.
Though l read with vim surprising, all
this modern advertising
Which turns an authors fireside inside
out
admit an inclination. as / buy the last
sensation,
To learn just what the contents are
about.
The Critic.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23
THE FEBRUARY BOOKLET.

The February number of the North
Carolina oBoklet will contain The Tales
Of the Cape Fear Blockade" by Mr..
James Sprunt. OF Wilmington. This
Booklet is Written in Mr.. Sprunt'g best
style and presents a vivid, realistic pic
ture Of the Souths great period of
storm and stress
It will be remembered that Whining
ton was especially noted as the very
heart Of that vital intercourse between
the Confederate States and foreign
countries, an intercourse which depended
almost wholly upon the heroic i'pluck'
and dauntless courage of the Blockade
Runners" who in the face of greatest
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23

A woman is considered eccentric il she
does not talk when she has nothing to
say.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23

1901 is now far enough away for the
statistician TO get in his work on last
years output of books and to give us
some definite figures on the richest
and most active period in the annals
of the publishing business ever known
in this country" To be exact there
were published in this country last year
S,141 volumes in all branches of liteYa-
ture. In 1900 only $3.50 books were
published here, and that year was far
and away ahead OF any previous re-
cord. If the proportion of increase
keeps-but what's the use of figuring
it out? We shall continue to have more
books than we can read and very likely
the worst punishment that could be
inflicted on us would be to be com
PEELED to read 3 small part of them.
Just at present there are renewed signs
of activity among the publishers. The
period Of philosophical and religious
books extends generally UP TO March
first, but some of the enterprising pub
fishers take advantage of the scarcity
Of new novels at this time and bring
out books ahead of the regular sea
son. a love story by John Philip
Sousa. entitled "The Fifth String" is
one OF the first to appear. OF course.
number OF the best selling books of
last faI' are keeping up in popularity
and very few of those published late
in the year are beginning 10 attract
wider attention. OF this class, the
conspicuous example is THE House
With the Green shutters by George
Douglas Brown) a book which reached
a sale of ten thousand copies III Eng
land in an astonishingly short space
of time. The fact that the story is
the first long work of the author doubt
less brought it more into prominence
than would have otherwise happened
liz this country its sale is just begin
ming. The curious thine about tho book
is that there is no love element, no hero
no heroine. and yet it has power that
grips one, even Though he disagree with
the author view OF things as he has
written it. The next work Of Mr..
Brown will doubtless be worth while
waiting for.
Now and then we hear of an old novel
going into another edition Ben Hur"
continues TO be translated into various
unheard of tongues. as well as TO in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23
Mr.. PAGE on THE MISSION OF MAGA-
ZINES.
Fayetteville Observer.

Fayetteville Observer
One of the great dailies notes the drift
OF all periodical literature towards the
journalistic field. 1t says: Some sig
niilcant remarks on the magazine of to-
day were made the other night by w Ii.
Faige, editor of The Worlds Work at
the Wesleyan University alumni dinner.
He said that magazine editors had given
over the idea that they were making lit
crature. and that they were striving now
to throw the light of broader minds upon
current events. In other words, they are
issuing more and more a monthly news
paper. This is undoubtedly true of the
magazine that Mr.. Paige edits, but he
would hardly find that the editors OF the
Century and of 'Harper's' would agree
with him wholly. Both of these month
lies strive hard to be literary, though it
is true that in the past to or three years
they have noticeably striven harder to
be as much abreast of the news as such
publications can hope TO be-" All of
which Is very correct, except. by the
way. the spelling of the name OF the edi
tor of The Worlds Work" which use1
to be Page.
Who are the Authors of Boston ?-The
Garden Patch" Period in Literature
Records of 1901-Books of the Past
Season Stil Popular-Ray Stannard
Baker. the Author. Who Has No
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23
THE WORLDS GREATEST MEDICINE

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richness TO the blood. Il Is a promoter OF
good health and longevity, makes the OLD
young keeps the young strong.
1t will cure almost any case OF consnmp"
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23

nothing
to 10 lbooket
Yofere with
in nsaei bottles
1t
medicine All direct
DUFFY MALT WHSKEY co, Rochester, n
whist,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-04-03
La reunion del
C0mit6 Directive

El domingo de los eorrieDtas, tendrk iu-
\ = On San JuAn, = rsrn6n del Console d.
Hsctivo del pArttde fsdsfel.
n esta Bsst6n no aoO so axAminarsn mi.
husloSamsntH las fslAciones Actuaes del par
lido con el gobierno, siDo que toHlAr6n
aeusrdoa imTortAntss reSpOcto 10 paula que
debs seguiF Id colsctividAd on Ias pr67Im 40
slecelonss.
Dssde que el Dlreetorio actual ests fun
elonendo, no se ha vsHifcsdo Bguns reunion
mas .tFsseedsntsl Cue lk q1s ten1ra lugsr 81
domingo.
De shf que exctsm0s tsl pAtri 1sismo 10
b0ena VolundAd de todOs los dslsg Ados ds In
lsla para cue C0nsurran & dicho aeTo.
nj uno solo debG gAitaE.
Al 10 egPeEa el Direckurso asi 10 aaueTa.
mos RosotEu5.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-04-03
Ell partido, q la partidaI
DE La PORRA

Para que as vsa como haca las elsGeiones
ell paFsido dol Robiernns sea oil republcAuo.
tomamos de eLs CorrespondeDctsp oil sHgnien-
"a sualtecito, que Aunqus en- tono jocosu, tlene
un f0ndc may saEio muy vardaderO
9A6n faitAn algnnns masses para las asc
cEoneR,sy ya hs habla dc eos9a cue ponan los
pnios de pnfita y dice qus hAy sncsTgk1As
seiReisnsss dossnaa d8 gAFTohes de nAran1o con
sns eOFFaspandient0s Rudos. hassa 1un "a
Cd ensayAn ie adusIlAR cosas cue ahuyartan q
Ioe aleetOres dies mitlAs da les uFn@a z con
ina que quedan, ransanNdos, Sc pnfvA diIeir !:
GLa yolantAd dal Paabio do PaeFto Rles.p
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-04-03
A.PLA.zADo

Huestfu Director &c hs vIsto ohigsdo
Aplazar gu vIajs = la plays de N kuae0, con
mosivo de In reuni6n del Comit6 DIreeklv1 del
pArti 10 federal, que tsndrA lUgsr San Juan
81 domtDRo pr6ximn, ia qus tIena neesstdsd
as &sistir, v en- 10 que as tomaTAn I'm p1Ese o les
aeuerdos para lA mArehR poftieR de Ia coIsc
Alvid&d.
Slrvan astas Ifnsss d. aviso 4 los queFldos
amigos de HGmacao Y NAguabo, que 10 espe.
SabAu estA HsmanA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-04-03
PIGcemses

Loa ha Yecihiio nuT ST. etanzoa Buessra
fsapekabie amigo don Francisco de p. Acnns,
con motive dc celehr4H 6ser su 6esta onomssti-
ca.
La casR del se6or Acu1s, en- 81 Juan, Sc
v6 muy Goneurrida por inGnldsd de smigos
Que fusrn fslieisArta, entire ellos los mian
bros del DlFectoFio, los del ComitS local los
empteAdna ds 10 cOmps hfs de fsrYocaFriies.
LA DEMOCRACIA snvfs tamhi6n IA carlHo-
s. fsicitacl6n Al j fs del psrtido.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-04-03

joven ipgeDiero don Rlcsrdo sksrre LAn-
dr6n con % dissiDguida sefiorita Maria Eaaeal
Santa Coloma
FijarSn 81 residences en- SantuFce (hotsI
Olimpc), hRsts que oil st Il r Sksrret vsva al
rigIr los trahs Jos de la carresera de San ge-
bRsti6D.
Muchas feliGIdadss dsssanos los distIn.
guides sspoHos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-04-03
sMOg gs',isasO sO8siO

Ga Ssn Juan contEAio aver matgimonlo
hRsssro eaE!mRao amigo Y coFreIlgionAric sl
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-04-03
sbApa| JUAN
NOJrAg lPGDEk CORREO
Ahril 9.

4 A4A~a. ,,Apna Afnan ana Afl0M Sten@N W@Rvfs
san T.. ,,ns mas han atrs,psliadc : los fedora
las mar los CO % por, y que debido esos ns<rlsos
! ssgkn pareee hlrkn ans rsuunciAs q causa
II da astos tfos y IS muT probable Cue aisnnoa
/ eansbEs = IN cFtdQuetG Ell po1EisE.
Ya crso que Fos sseensoa, 81 exeeptuamos
! ell de S TO, essAn 5ian hsehos
Yat e,tAn hacisndo los ptepsse.ivos pa
IN la Teunloa aaa ssnu ax n;Sss % !uonLoks
sels ds aesuai'oeA oonl'so D'isS''so ue' pAsdoo
fsdsral.
Sa sratAran asantoa GO saas ,m mpar1nsia
para ID co'ecsiVldaa' Ss inisi@1@n ios a'Aoa1oa
| sIectoraleS.
La fesresa que ssis nOSnS a@r@ ga 10 pia-
- prineipal la banda de 10 policiA insuias tie
ne anuntclado IN e& nv PR"st@M@.
| bsno GAEariA Hsrrarhs, ssguirA II sscaa de
| costumlore kasta lifger ID Habsna.
ii. ,sAbo de La iasaiAr oon Tsancisso Ca
aldo traslAda1o para al paasss de A.e.ibo.
CArrssas es &c ds 10. mia "a 3fos da ase
eusrpo qus sum pls Son M So probIdAd su cargo.
ctosse ha psdido sieu,pfs que no ss le raIsve.
-~
n, tani.n.a A. .4ar T.uaa..
os,tiosdn n~-. AinoDit,g h,v .aIa,a = toasr
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90 "a. - ~a a.. 49,. =. 80. ,n.r
~""i'OAAo Ni 'A''' d00 ~"'AO~ W FN'~ v
Las e.euelA' poree de Leon. Coon que
nanlAn s1'o esrfAoas Dor mohvos de n1glsne,
ssrAa ao's's - a47'*asat' ID a Ant, puas -
ss nan neeho iAs fepAFaeionss qos nsessisA
OAn'
H'y ha a'ssf, qusiarss Al Attorney Isl
jiDqusHszo a1a p e sroa aTsr, ei Sapefintsn
Ssgda parscs, ests sgisto sst4 ds "a ll&s,
puss ya son muehos los psreancss qus5e vi nen
Euesatasdo.
6, de auponar qua ests seHrr ss rssr,
pronso ds eas puesfo 30 osdlqos Ia sismora
de pAtAfaT.
Is go tsnefnoa enden1i1o, preseadio que
una dtstinguida professors dis'e aua clAsss en-
medic de IN corral.
so aeno esposa no"asro olsslngu'so am goY
1esaoasaio s9 uoh 'NAaoH NAus' 01hsa 700
MAJ A'SSiDo'
aa niss r9s,,n e. @nso soEfsngac;na. g;S1
AZ a,o go y. aeo a., . nn ssss"a do g.,rna S0o
Sc prep2ra una aa&mbias del pArtiio fsde-
raj on ell pueblo da ID 'yamon. para Ia forms
ci6n d si ComitS local. Iran vArios oradores ds
San J1an . sonar paFsa con los de- Bbyam6n.
--
Sa sssAn reorgsni1ando todos los comftss
proKlrnss sieccionss que 'eran sa ei mes do
MOVIE hofS'
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ssA 'fi'~ 0"k
v. +om.,ao rpor,n,eion al.sm.n.. !.
nrona9Aci6n ds la opidsmta vAriolosa an eats
S@plsni l~ Sa"
% uaeon ~ meuAs S@nisAn@s
4"' T.s fnn*as ics.iss 10 .a asnrsn Ia naa.
...sa a. osasssnnte nMa al ssr tm perAas4s
sAEAo us esss @sass9, 9Ss ss seh m pot"
osmos s< q4e ns@ oupI.io. us asn,
a. ,,vncs gnan In. aniaemfa.
sa pfop@k"en 'AS sPiosmi@4'
'~
hfejof enssfAdos podemos Assgurar qua 10
CoinFAnla &c opafn 90 hegafs n@ssa si pfo1l-
mo ala lie oei actaal'
I'LL iuacea q yiernas eakar6 aouf al vapor
eSsn JaanS procadents de los EstAdoa nidos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-04-03
Porto-Rico Market
139y 141 Pearl St : NEW YORK 80 y 90 Beaver St.

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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-07

the ordinary, I handed him a SIS bill
with the request to take the pay out
Of it ard send the message at once.
Before half the words were counted
by the autocrat of a moment ago, he
was an humble servant of the present
Apologies and explanations by the
score vert forthcoming, intermingled
with pleading, that to send it would
involve ruin for his career
1T was my turn to assume the role
of dictator; and if ever a fire was
kindled in a hurry, then was the time.
With all the dignity due to a prince
and his suite the freezing family and
I were treated.
Passing through a year after,
asked the bus man how the agent was
getting along. The story had evident
ly leaked out in McLeansboro, for he
said: He got dressing down last
winter from an official of the road who
happened along in disguise, and it
has made a man of him I was that
official, plain travelling man, but
the bus man was none the wiser
indianapolis News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-07
TO CATCH SQUIRRELS
Given by Farmer Puzzles New Man His
Vacation

Although there are few men of his
age More active fnan William Curtis
Gibson Of East Houston street, the
Oldest survivor of the Volunteer Fire
Department, he gives strong proof OF
his Scotch ancestry occasionally by
his inability to appreciate joke.
MI. Gibson was born in New York
and he has always lived here. His
friends say that only once in his life
has he travelled more than ten miles
away from this city. That was last
summer, when he went up to the Cats
kills
1t was on this trip that he met
farmer who disgusted him with every
thing rural. Mr.. Gibson says he never
met a more stupid man. and when he
tells his squirrel story to prove it all
his friends laugh. The experience
speaks for itself.
MI. Gibson was interested in the
farm at first because it was novelty
At the end of the first week he said
to the farmer:
Say, this is great. I am glad
came. l wish that l might take some
Of your squirrels back to New York
with NE as souvenirs Of this trip