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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
German Mlutarlsm.

At Dresden the ether day a lieuten-
ant of the 18th army corps was
charged with disturbing the public
peace and assaulting a police officer
but was discharged. 1t transpired that
the army officer was drunk and that
his conduct was outrageous in the ex-
treme. but that the police had not
dared to take him to the police station,
as that place is only for civilians.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

ma1 MeekisOn Of Onia.
Meekison is well known
Az own state, but through
ne was elected to the
49, by a very large
sla aoJistne acknowledged leader
u his section of the state.
pnss aaw married the otherwise
OF ".ses.g of this rising states
,srrh with its insidious APP
"a tenacious grasp, was his
,n,uared foe. For thirty years
" unsuccessful warfare against
s,nal enemy. At last Peruna
- rescue. He writes:
~. 0sed several bottles OF Pc
a alsJ ieeI greatly benefited there.
NV cstarrh of the head.
'.aersged TO believe that m use
Mr Tine EongerI will be fully abie
w. the disease of thirty years
~ David MeekisOn, Member
donot derive prompt and salts
yesnlts from the use of Peruna,
], onee to DIR. Hartman, giving q
s.ssment of your case and he viii
ned to give you his valuable ad'
sSsss Or. Hartman, President Of
gsytman Sanitarium, Columbus
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
BEGAN Preachlnn at q.

Charles Kingsle! began to preach
to a congregation of chairs when he
was 4, while Dickens wrote Pick
wick" at 81. Hume wrote his "Hu-
mar Nature" treatise while a young
man. ard Calico, Leibnitz and Euler
began their discoveries quite young.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
whlstllna Promotes heaIth.

Another prescription for promoting
the health Of the general public mas
been given out by German and Swe-
dish doctors. who declare that moth
ing tends more to a robust physical
frame than the practice OF whlstllng.
But they insist upon a systematic and
constant effort on the part Of inc henc-
fciary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
TO Suit the Masculine Taste.

l snail never permit myself to be-
come a household drudge" said the
young woman. IL shall endeavor to
Improve my mind"
mat is a good idea" answered
MISS Cayenne, but don't let your lit
erary pursuits monopolize you. Re-
member, there are times when curranr
Jelly appeals to a man a great deal
more than current fiction. "-Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
Pina.Pona l. Doomed.

England is going wild over the new
and fascinating game Of tab'e fcket,
which is said to possess all the bat
ting, bowling and fielding character
istics Of the British national game. 1t
bids fair to become 4 formidable rival
Of ~ping-pong. which the Britishers
have foisted upon us. and which. In
America, is now on its last legs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
Maintain Splitting In Halt.

Great Altels, a mountain near the
cammi in the Bernese oberland, is
threatening to split asunder and over
vhelm the neighboring valley. In Sep
tember, 1895, a great fall of ice from
the Altels covered hundreds OF acres
of meadow land in the neighborhood
Oh Spitalmatten.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
Not Up to Date.

HIS novel was a failure, / under
stand" H.
OF course it was"
why, of course?"
"Oh, he vas so terribly behind the
times"
I'm what way?"
Why, he called his heroine Eliza
betn' and everyone knows that is en-
urely out of date, We are now in the
Dorothy cycle of literature, and ! have
an idea that josephine is coming
next."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
spanlsb KIND 4 Good Horseman.

The young king of Spain is a first
class horseman and enjoys hugely this
form Of exercise. He has good taste
in horses, and when he rides--as he
does every day-it is his pleasure To
distance the guard which usually ac-
companies him.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
shark Fishing.

Acct Of 100 vessels is engaged
Isruary till August each year "a
~ canture OF sharks near Iceland
DIV the livers are sought, That OF
o fields Eve gallons of oil, which
medicinal virtues resembling
nos o. cod-liyer oil,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
To Use Loubet's GIFT.

When M. Loubet, the French presi-
dent. was in St Petersburg he left
$4,000 rubles for the poor of that city.
1t has since been decided not to dis
tribute this money, but to build with
It a house in which poor families can
live without paying rent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

Mother Gray'sswee rowders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse in the Children's Home In New
York. Cures F~everishness. Bad Stom.
Bch. Testhiog Disorders. move and reg
ulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms.
Over 80. 900 testimonials. At all drug
gists, CSC. Sample FREE. Address
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
PAGER collars COMING Raek.

A commercial drummer for a paper
collar and cun firm said the other
day: You may be surprised to hear
1t, but the paper cuff and collar Is
again coming into favor among that
class Of people who originally affected
1t. For > time the business Jagged a
bit. but now orders are brisk once
more"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
FRAUD,

Sioux City BOY Given SIX m0"'"S
the Pen. -,
Sioux City, Iowa, NOV. 10, sen.
Lake of this city has Just Dee on;ten.
tenced to six months in the pe S.otas
t,arv at Anamosa by the United seas "a
court at Fort Dodge. he P' nsiug
suilty. Lake was charged win us''s
tha mails for fraudulent purposes
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
Tn. ..shut.,nn Society.

II is twenty-five years since Mrs.
,.nri, prlnkwater Conklin gave the
rome of "shutins" to the suffering
n,atorbood and out of a sympathetic
desire to cheer the afflicted ones bound
- The fellowship of suffering has
Gown the "Shut-in" Society.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
ninh Railroad Ratns.

Cattle can be sent at less cost from
Chicago to Liverpool tabout 1000
miles) than from Northumberland to
Liverpool. II costs more TO send one
ton of goods from London to the west
OF Ireland than from London TO Japan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
Hop crop IS poor.

Hop-picking In the state of Wash
ington is now practically over. Hop
growers are disappointed over the
yield, which is one-ifth below what
was expected. Dry weather prevented
the hops from maturing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
Who're oxsters CANNED ,lxe.

Oysters cannot live in the Baltic
sea, The reason is that it is not
salt enough. They can only live Ia
water that contains at least thirty
seven parts of salt in every 1000
parts Of water.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
aa.ne 80 Honsst Citizen.

Berne has the reputation OF being
the most honest town in Switzerland.
1t is said that not a single article has
been lost within the city without be-
ing recovered.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
FISHING for Menhaden.

In the New England menhaden fish
cry the record seine Eaul produced
i $780, 900 fish. A single seine of the
largest size costs more than $1,000,
and more than 1000 men have been
employed in the SEEMING business Of
Albemarle Sound alone during M
season.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

ne pest way to cure Indigestion ~ 20
,enioVe It's cause. This is hest done
py the prompt use of DR.. August Koe-
Hamburg Drops, which regulate
lne stomach in an ~effectual manner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

4 s.l has been made by $50
\ %Ssyciists for permission to
I. r wheels into the United
Sn canada free of duty. why
4, numerous individuals with
|,er "e admitted to this country
lg without charge.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

Virtue will be a kind of health and
beauty and good habit for the soul;
and yive will be a disease and deform-
.ty and sickness of it.-Plato.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
ZOE Lice

Thousands bear the scars from burns or
scaids received in childhood, which could
easily have been avoided by using Coles
Carbolisalve. II Instantly stops the pain
and heals withOut scars. Alwaysget Coles.
In 70 and 80 cent boxes, by all druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

81 owe my whole life Co Burdock Blood
Bitters. Scrofulous sores covered my body,
i seemed beyond cure. b. b, b. has made
n perfectly well woman."-Mrs, Chas.
Hutton, Beryille. Mich.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
80. I, spearino swordfIsh.

spearing swordfsh on the Atlantic
roast Is one of the most exciting and
daring occupations of the ocean farm
or. These fish bring good prices.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
rnrtnnate RaIIoonLsts.

Charles Green, the balloonist. made
500 balloon ascents, and Eugene God
ara more thar 1900. Both escaped
fatal accidents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
senator yes,,s sioht lmprovino.

Senator Vests SIsnt Improving
The sight OF Senator Vest Of Mis-
souri,, which has been seriously Inn
paired for a rear past, seems to be
improving, and there are strong hopes
that it will be completely restored.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

,Eele folk love DR.. Woods Norway
Sggup. Peasant to take, perfectly
Positive cure for coughs, colds,
Bits esthma
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

A household necessity. DR.. Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil. He4ls burns, cuts, wounds of
any sort; cures sore throat, Group, catarrh,
asthma; never fails.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

Y Galway of Ohio has discover
. n way to get a new stove. she
: brick in gasolene instead of
y applied the match. After that
,sssOand couldn't question the ne
NJ partly refurnishing the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs q 4 ,~oIds.-JoHS .
ROVER. Trinity Springs. Int Feb. 5. 1904
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

There is only one road to heaven,
but it is traversed by many different
kinds of vehicles.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
-, speech.

.sger-The best after-dinner
4 ever heard was once when |
with Cooley. =.
|ass-And who made the speech?
nater-G5odley. He said: Let
M the check, please, aaiter,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

M hunger has eaten into ones
4 begins on ones moral sense.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

Only a dog can lick the band that
smites, and perhaps the trait is only
creditable in a dog.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

Little minds are tanned AID subdued
by misfortune; but great minds rise
above it.-Washington irving.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

M trouble brews the product is
. bier.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
y, CuRE CATARRH

Use Coles Carboiisalye.
N il in each nostril at night. n
relieves end viii cure this disease,
a money refunded. Be sure to get
gsn 81 sngts. by all druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

To Cure a Cold in One Gay.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tab cts. All
druggists refund money IL it fails TO cure. PC.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20
An Abnormal Condition.

"You say your son is in bad
shape?'"
yep. Got the mumps."-New York
Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

You can do your dyeing in half an
hour with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

.hmond VII
such fun |
Billy Did
he train ID
va
S Dad am
Tind9wh
On the rsn
/ Billy Die
6#'
all sboa
his fshs
mother q
'ather. "Sal
/ to deatl
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

called hH|
! beguw|
led. toow'
the othaI
the W@|
!. one lady
,otherhks|
couldn't
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

yitl
such fun |
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

Halls Family Pills are the best
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

lnotber~l
ed the clal
heensurl
ownBiul
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-20

rIOn
!, and as y
idrt shaE1
and
apparenM
introduced
, 1902-09-26
The HEART.

Thou art not rich, thou art not poorj
Thy fortune keeps the middle waH
No Ills thy strength cannot endure
Apportioned TO the passing day.
Thou art not young, thou art mo- old,
Yet calm thou seest thy years depart
And joys are thine a. thousand fold
Because thou hast the thankful hear.
A thankful heart for life alone
For beauty in the earth and skies
land for such share as thou dost own
BY happy gift of seeing eyes,;
For human loves endearing bond,
Where stanchly thou dost bear thy
part;
For solace here and hope beyond
For all thou hast the thankful heart.
So to this day of browning cheer
By easy course thy steps did tend,
Since with each day of all the year
Some grateful leaven thou didst blend.
No chance thy prize from thee can wrest;
While life shall last thou shall not part
With that good gift (of all the best)-
The treasure of a thankful heart.
-Harper's Bazaar.
, 1902-09-26

Paris, proposes to complete this cosmo-
p~olitanism by going around the world
In mn automobile.
The doctor says the Journey on which
he set out from Paris is undertaken
partly from love Of motoring, partly
I because be wants material for O. book,
partly because of d keen financial In
terest In the prospects of Increased
trade between Russia. and England fol-
lowing the completion of the Trans
Siberian railway. From Paris the route
route proposed is as follows: Brus-
sells, Cologne, Berlin, Warsaw, st. Pc
tersburg, Moscow, Mini Novgorod, Ka-
SAN Omsk Tomsk, .Irkutsk, Kianschta,
and then either across the desert of
Glib to Pekin and Tien-Tsin, or by
Nirchinsk, Ghabarov to ~Vladivostock,
according to the political situation In
China. From the Pacific coast the ex-
pedition will cross by steamer to Japan,
and from there via Honolulu to San
Francisco.
"The car must be a. good hill climber
to surmeunt the RockiesT" was sug-
| gested.
II don't intend to put 1t to the test"
said the doctor. 1--WE shall proceed
south cro Mexico to New Orleans,
and from there to st. Louis, Chicago,
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and after an ex-
cursion Into Canada we shall finish our
transcontinental journey at New York.
From New York the car will swing on
the crane for the last time, and the last
lap will be a quick run from Liverpool
to London.
"The time it will take? Oh, we calcu-
late on being away about eight months.
This Is not to be a race, but a tour
of inspection"
The automobile is a Panhard Levas-
sor of thirty horse power, with a car
rage beautifully fitted up to DR.. Leh-
wess' specifications. It is of the Pull
man type and has sleeping accommoda-
tons for four. 1t Is painted a brilliant
yellow, with dark red relief.
, 1902-09-26
Hammock Swinging an Art.

Hammock Swinging an Art.
The art of swinging gracefully in a
hammock is acquired. 1t does not come
naturally. 1t Is on a par with learning
to ride a bicycle or rowing q. boat. 1t
takes considerable practice, much pres
ence of mind and skill to become pro-
ficient. Awkward positions are easily
taken while reclining or sitting in ham
mocks, and the most graceful may fall
far short while in one Of these most
treacherous, though comfortable, ad-
juncts to a summer outing.
To make a pretty picture a young
woman should perch lightly. on the
edge of the swing and poise herself
easily. The only true way to recline
Is to cross the feet gracefully and al
low her skirt to hang freely over the
edge. The most trying ordeal for the
hammock girl Is that OF alighting from
the swing. This is always an embar-
RAISING moment, but quickness and a
little dexterity will extricate the young
woman from the trying position. =
, 1902-09-26
LONG TOUR IN AUroMcAILE.

DIR. Lehwess Has Set Out for Harris to
Circle the Globe.
DR.. Lehwess, a naturalized Anglish-
man of German birth, who lives In
, 1902-09-26
-
COUSIN JOSHUA'S WILL.

"Cousin Joshua is dead" said moth.
sr, unbuttoning her jacket.
cousin Joshua dead" repeated
Chloe, incredulously.
HE lived to a good old age" re-
marked Celia, cheerfully. ~
Eat last. breathed Persis.
HE left $l50.OOO," went IN mother,
taking off her bonnet.
s"Dear Cousin joshua" said Chloe,
still more cheerfully. 80
'.And he was a bachelor; and fathers
first cousin" said Chloe, %oracularly.
'Italyi" sighed Persis, blissfully.
HE left 100000 to- various churches,
Libraries and charitable organizations"
said mother, sinking into her chair.
"well; that leaves 10000" said Celia,
little less cheerfully.
1.-THE rest goes to the son of a dear
friend Of his youth, Charles Frederick
Greysen,y, went on mother.
But what about his first cousins
childrenT" gasped Chloe.
ITO the children of his first cousin,
your father" went on mother, as II
she were reading from the will of the
late Joshua, "he left the half-acre lot
with the six-room cottage thereon, sit
aated at Tyler's Crossing" =. il, :.
1.-THE wretch!" cried Chloe.
ut Is all because you married papa,
and he wanted you himself" snapped
Celia.
Perhaps the six-room cottage or the
half-aere lot contains n Of those
desks with q secret drawer concealing
a fortune" said Persis, in whose breast
hope springs eternal"
Pm sorry for you, girls" said moth
z, but you know Aunt Hannah always
lAsSnf &c. a-e4A
Cousin Joshua we could put In our eye
and see clear"
wen go to that six-room cottage, in
summer said Persis.
A few months later mother and the
three girls took the barge at Tyler's
Cor the cottage. - =.
After riding a mile or two without
passing any house, the driver stopped at
the first of two weather-beaten cot
tages. -.
4AlD CIV thC OAo Oooh olOCuIu
place and t'other's the Wilder Bas-
sett's. She and. her son's stayin' there
now, so you'll have neighbors. There
amt any others for two miles away"
LET. US hope Wilder Bassett's son
Is young and charming" said Persis,
as they went into the cottage.
The next morning as Persis was weed
Ing what she termed their Garden of
Eden, more let it be confessed in the
hopes of seeing the "widder's son. than
from love of g%ardening(, a snake glided
across her path. The shrill, unearthly
cry which came from her throat
brought a young man over the dividing
fence with as much celebrity as even
Persis could wish.
"What is it? Can 1 be of service?"i
-ried the young man, hastily lifting his
cap.
, 1902-09-26

a'Twas a snake, An enormous
snake!' gasped Persis. There it is
nowp and a second cry rent the air.
A well-directed blow soon killed the
invader of this second garden of Eden
ia small, harmless, green reptile
Are youssure that is theDne? l GER
tainly thought 1t must be a boa con
s~trictor at least said the young man,
eying Persis and the snake rather du-
biously.
you wouldn't stop to think whether
1t was one foot or one hundred If 1t
was running under your skirts" said
Persis, then stopped rather suddenly.
NO" said the young man, soberly,
that would certainly alter the case"
The two families became good
friends, finding each other most con-
genial.
You would hardly suppose this small
cottage represented $4,000 and a trip
to Europe, would your" asked Persis
one afternoon, as she lay swinging In
q hammock.
Ahc OSoI lnlns yOu Sdh do, Sdiu
Mrs. Bassett, after hearing the expla-
nation, "is to find Charles Frederick
Greyson and marry him.
II wouldn't marry him If he had a
million" retorted, Persis. 'The idea of
robbing a ~defenseless widow with three
charming daughters"
Really, though" said Frederick Bias,
sett, Il don't see how young Greyson
Is to blame"
"Well. he ls," snapped Persis, with an
air of inaIlty.@ Il despise him. I shall
marry some young struggling doctor or
lawyer or and she stopped, blushing
furiously, for 1t occurred to her that
Frederick Bassett was, a lawyer, al
though he did not appear to be stfug
Cling for fame just at present.
The summer wore away, and as a q
ural sequence its close brought the en-
gagement of Persis and the "widder'a
son." ~ >.
"Persis," said Frederick one night,
"do you think you could have conf
dence In one who had deceived your
"Do you lei to say that you have
deceived me?" said Persis, sitting up
very straight.
"Well-er-that is, Persis-"
"Are you married." gasped Persis,
with such a tragic air that the heart
less young lawyer laughed.
"No--not, yet, Persis, but my mother
was married twice, and 1 am the son of
her first marriage. My name is
Don't say it is Smith,. interrupted
Persis; anything but that"
my name" he went IN, rather hur-
riedIy, "fsT Charles Frederick Greyson."
why, Fred Bassett!" cried Persis;
then you are Cousin Joshua's heir;
and 1 always said" .
"Never mind what you said. You
didn't know what a nice fellow he was,
did your"
But why didn't you tell me before?'
asked Persis.
why, bless your heart, Persis, you
always said you wouldn't mari
Charles Frederick Greyson, and l have
found you a person who knows her own
&, lind quite thoroughly; but you were
SO adorably lovely | couldn't resist try
ing to win you as Frederick Bassett."
well" said Persis, 81 suppose l can
forgive you, but"
'Of course you can" said Charles
Frederick Observation-Disclosures Sun.
, 1902-09-26
ONLY OnCef

A beadle at a parish church not fan
from Dumfries was busy one day dig,
ging a grave when a stranger walking
through the churehyard' thought he
would go ver and have a crack with
him. He found it no easy matter to
draw old John into conversation. First
he tried remarks ON the weather, then
expressed his admiration of the fine
country side, but GAY" and mo" were
all the stranger could get out of him
till he asked the question::
do people die often here?"
John Strengthened his back for the
first time, and leaning on his spade,
looked up in the strangers face and
solemnly replied:
"Weel. generally, just aimee"
, 1902-09-26
EQUAL &c. .Tash~a

A certain lady h5 Bne daH been
rudely treated by a minor railyfky off.
cial. She was very indignant, and
quite at a loss for words; but she had
a saving sense of .humor, and turned
to a stranger at her elbow.
"Sir," said she, will you tell this
man what l think Of him?"
The stranger, without betraying the
least excitement, said, In a melancholy
drawl:
"Sir, this lady thinks you an under
strapper, clothed with a little brief au
thority, whose only qualification fol
the position you occupy is your extra
ordinary impudence."
, 1902-09-26

What has become of the old.fashion
ed woman who inquired of hdr suIk
ing boy: Has the cat gotl your
tongue?"