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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
JEs' A-SNooPIN' ROUND.

A lazy shif'less no good tramp
Al come a-hangin round the camp
An galyvantin through the hills
An Of cob pipe stuck in his gills.
Nobody knOWed from whore lie come.
An when we'd question him. the bum
II say a loOkin' AT the ground.
"A he was jes' aSnOOpin round.
He'd mosey off at break o day
In sort o. lazy. keeress way.
\ Suckn' that 0l' pipe. an when
He'd wander back to camp again
He'd hole up in his dugOut, where
He'd set with an obstructive air
A'eyim' specimens he'd found
While he was ies' a-SnOOpin round.
one day us workin feliers met
An passed some resolutions that
we wouldn't have no idle scamp
Albumin round busy camp.
lie tuk skip an never thought
10 say goodbye, bUt struck trot
I'p that same gulcl toward the ground
Whore be had bin a-snoOpin round.
Well. pardner. guess you've heerd about
The jim Grove mine that's tuTnin out
y h"fV fortune every day
In such n Spul-pxritin way.
An metbe heprd its owner air
a two or three times millionaire.
An he's that same dam cusS. lie FOUND
That lead while jcS' a-snoopin round.
Wc cuseed him fur his sh,flcss ways
A-spendin' all his Twin days
wild goose chaSin ia the hills
While we WAS poGndin ut the dflliS.
Rut changed our ideas when we Earned
About his strike fur I'll he darncd
II every one o us want found
Mex day up there asnoOpin round.
Denver Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
GIVE HIM THE PLUGGED KEY.
How Hotels Hint Gently to Guests in
Arrears.

All the best hotels i'll the country are
provided with plug that effectually
stops the keyhole III the guest rooms.
The plugs are not often used and they
are not used for the purpose Uf o0>trucJ-
ing vision The use of the plug Is 10
| make it impossible for the guest who IS
in arrears 10 gain access To his room.
| Then he is obliged to approach the desk
ana ask To have the lock fixed.
That gives the office an opportunity to
ask him To pay up" said the room clerk
| ut Il leading cHravan>aTY OF course. il
is not often that such methods are resort
cd 10. There are only three plugs in l-H~
hotel. They are not used ofteu euUU-a
to keep them bright. But il sometiml~
occurs that man ignores his bill! when
| it is handed 10 him NJ the cm of a>
week Then another bin is given him ia
two days. If that De ignored and Ja-
baggage of the guest De light the plu- IA
the keyholc Is resOrJcd TO-
An accurate estimate of the baggage
of Il guest is made the second day a.
is in the hotel II he is well supplied
/ with trunks and grips he will be aiiowe!
longer time in which - pay his bill than
the man who is travelling tight
Ii l. interesting 10 know that the mln
with grip = entitled per Se to Two day
in the house without Il bin. The IMAM
with Il suit ease l. better 6Xeti and mas
worry along for Il week without lrinS
embarrassed with a bill. All guests poe
ccive bills mt the end Of tho werk--uot
necessarily as an invitation to pay, out
as u matter of business The guess
whose door key will not work after his
weeks bill mas bcen presented may know
by that sign that his credit i exhausted.
In the scale OF Judgment as measured bE
the baggage. Il trunk is considered ~.
*. That means the guest is good for
whole week from the time Of ar-iva.
without being bothered by bills
The plug Ia tn" ke,slole j. little me-
I tallie arrangement which j. inserted into
the lock with key. II can only H. r.
moved by the same key.-kanSas Gig
Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
Escaped the Curse.

Many a man has told me how nearly
he came To being millionaire. Just miss
ing the opportunity IF his life hy 4
hairhreadth. a. it were. One man held 4
lease on farm and held it until he he
came discouraged and let il lapse and of
course it was the next purchaser whom
the oil of that land made rich. lubricat,
ing his way into social and political posi-
tion Another. Worn ont with tilling the
stubborn glehe. sold out for few dollars
and went Ia the black lands of the
Wabash for his Sustenance. discovering
later that the oil beneath his old pennv-
royal patch was sufficient II have made
him Rockefeller among his old peoplr.
And 50 on and - on. The hills are full
Of such escapes from the curse of Mann
ylan.-St Mary'S Oracle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
The New Joint Commission.

The new joint army and navy comm. 60
sion will he composed of three Officers ny
high rank from the general staff o.. the
army and three officers Of like rank from
the general board of the navy. Il WI"
meet at stated intervals in Washington
and map ont plans for joint attacks on %
enemy ia case of war. arrange for j-'
transportation of troops by the navy
plan defenSeS Of naval stations ana PRO-
vide generally for tde defense NJ i1r
coast o. the United States.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

tian hair and complexion of peaches ana
cream something more than strain OF
Celtic blood
Walking with the lady not long ago on
Twenty third Street-as he tells the story
they were aecoSted by an old Irish
woman. who huSkily implored aims. TIL
lady paused, opened her purse and placed
part of its contents in the beggar's ex-
tended palm.
For an instant the old woman wavered
apparently perpeXed by the unusual
type of beauty before her But only for
an instant. Then. salaaming to the priesy
as if for absolution. she exclaimed:
Sure. and the Mother of God must have
been just such a swate. beautiful Jewrss
as yourself. New York Mail and Ex-
press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22


in Engiand He believes antomobiling
next to horse racing, the greatest sport.
granite and marble mdusoleum to
cost approximately $4,000 will soon be
erected on the Russell Sage lot in beau
titul lakewood cemetery at Troy. Fash
toned after the style of the Greek Par
thenon it will furnish besides the granite
shaft that marks the grave of the finan-
cer's first wife. resting place of classic
style for Mr.. and Mrs. Sage Apropos
Mrs. Sage's views ON cremation are Of
interest. II approve" she said, ''as
prove of cremation. Cremation offers a
veil for crime. There is something dis
treSslns about the thought at the best
There is no law in the Bible whereby
such disposition of our bodies is rec
OgniZed. Nature knows how to attend To
such matters. and unless public health
is menaced do not believe in cremation
at all
Through the yagaries of a net nonSe
which had secreted itself beneotb the sem
of 4 large automobile. Miss Helen +. Fin
erty. the daughter of Joseph Finerty
who, with several friends was on an out-
enpd into Mysteries. As the machine was
going along the boulevard the mouse be-
gan to ascend Miss Finerty'S ankle.
Alarmed by her screaming, the chauffeur
of the machine ran it into a fence. and
came within a short margin of .ainr
smashed, ami Miss Finerty tainted. She
was taken home ana the plans for the
day : excursion were abandoned. Miss
fmelty, however. may be 500 richer
for the accident. for IL was learned later
IN the day that the mouse belonged to
John j. booity, i contractor who had
offered that sum rs u reward for his
loSt pet.
Lillian Rlauyelt. who since She last
sailed from the tnifpd States Inns d.
volnre,i from = cop.art sipvnr inta an
nprro SINGER ramr bn,nn an IA phiIndsl-
phia win brr bnsbauI " = pnnjlrfo,1
Nine. BIouvel, boI IL trnnts rontnininr
101 owns She Jaalorelthat tha ,l'.nss,,S
had heou m,Ir in ms ,nnnrrv an6
fhprnfor,, ,vn,, mar l,,t;all, M -
IONS mon ,.,,,ti,,,, NO.. n,,iion.', ~ ,l,is
thou tho simon. cni,lJ f,,rni. IN o,Tb,,,d 10.
ri,InJ IN bniI ~,
vas ini,.,,, 9"" II r m5' ,,i ~,
hnld;n', ~, ~ 80, '1c ,S,,',.iU ~
H. mI,,,, -, ~ IA y,
'.,,I. ';,,,. Va ~ Ipoo'tH. an" ne
Th "r ,,,u N Ntn, 'n pIn,,,,, ;,,..r
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
The Irish wOman's Compliment.

Father Thomas Hendrick. Roman
Catholic biShop-elect of Cebu, Philippine
islands. il man Of many accomplish
inentS He enjoys nothing more than the
study OF social types, especially a he
goes about the streets: and ne holds that
Irish wit and diSeernment are rarely AZ
fault When he visits New York he is
sometimes entertained by 4 friend whose
wife. though 4 JeweSS, shows in her t.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

ance of William Langelle, in existing prac-
tieally without food or drink for nearly
five days, prevented tragedy in the
hold of the liner Cedric, which has just
arrived from Liverpool. Langelle slowed
away ut Liverpool on the night of July
30 without being discovered and secret
ing himself until there was no fear of
his being put ashore. With Il knife
Langelle pried open hatch in the mid
ship hole and it was not until the Cedric
was seven days out that the watch re-
ported to Commander Haddock having
heard a mutfied tapping on one of the
matches. The commander Immediately
ordered an investigation. with the result
that the unconscious and almost famished
man was discovered imprisoned between
several large boxes of merchandise Aft
er working over Langelle for nearly TWEEN
ty-four hours the ships surgeon succeed
ed in restoring him. \ few biscuits. Il
flask of rum and four onions. which he
had taken constituted his sole fare until
he was discovered.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
The Cheerful Susan.

al wish. Susan" said fond PAila-
deiphia mother To her new nurSemaid.
.'that you would use a Thermometer to
ascertain if the water is the right
temperature, whea you give baby his
bath
oh" replied Susan, cheerfully, don't
YOU worry about that. | don't need uu
thermometer for baby. II the little TN
turns red the water is too hot; if he
turns blue. its too cold. AMI there you
,rs Philadelphia Ledger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
IN GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life In the Paris OF America. -


Herbert w Bowen, United States min
istel TO Venezuela, and Mrs. Bowen
sailed for Europe on the steamship kron
i'r!uz Wilhelm
Former Polio, Captain Anthony j. Al
ia!rc IS dead. lie was retired Il year
agu. after dearlN iogty-thrcc years serv-
lee "a The New York police force.
The Red Star Steamship Finland
brought the body Of George r. L''coln,
nited States consul general ut Antwerp,
Who died in Brussels late in July
Fire in the Century building. in Union
square. destroyed $5O,U0U worth OF Orr
entail rugs in the establishment of H. :.
Tavahauiian and caused minor damage
10 other occupants OF the building.
Reginald e. Vanderbilt who has just
returned from Il European trip with his
bride paid $4,000 IN duty to the collector
"f the port Of Boston. This is the larg
c..J collection ever made from returned
tourist at that port
Sheridan Block, recently with Richard
Alanshcld'S company, has been engaged
for the part of Sir Malcolm Vernon in
dorothy Vernon of MADDEN Hail. i'll
whjch Miss Bertha Gulland begins her
starring tour in Philadelphia
In behalf of 1000 mobiles and some mon
archs. Prince BariatnSly of Russia has
offered to Richard Garfield, the manage
mrut of the famous gambling house, Mai
son la Fitte, in Paris. MIR. Garfield has
the offer under consideration.
The latest Fay Templeton imitation is
that of Partisan cafe chantant "artiste"
rs she sings American popular songs.
la THE Runaways." Miss TeInpletou, in
Kaleidoscope costume, presents the
Partisan idea of the songs of the Yankee
multitude.
The board Of classification OF the Unit
ed States general appraisers has AM
nounced decision which will be of m-
'erest to the PERSONS who import mum
mics The collector of customs at Phila-
1clphia recently assessed a duty of 20
per cent ad yal0rcm on II mummy The
protest filed by the importers is sus-
tanned.
Uncle" Russell Sage gave his annual
outing to the boys and girls of pough-
keepsic lie owns the Poughkcepsie X
Eastern railroad and donated a special
train to take the children To Upton Lake
park, which he also owns At the
T'"ul'us th9Fe were plenty OF Eood thlhgS
t'. S3l' ana ne Glll'iren All joined IN Il
''"''S 'neer Iof h'ie h"'Sel.
,,.c -
dealer of this city has purchased Grand
we" fatk' an lS'and III the ~. Law
tt i river twenty tires ID extent Whlci'
vi, ot iurneu mo No 1Fee Sahlla .I iof
"nd;,., I'm, .,,;c;t - r.'hrtS NJ o' ~
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

Mrs. Eleanor Weber Weis. wife of Da-
vld W els, manager of the Columbia thea
ter Brooklyn fulfilled her part Of a bet
when She swan from Canarsic 10 Ber-
gen beach, fully half mile distant. Mrs
Neis Is rs years old. She first gained
some notoriety a year and half ago
wien She ran Oft and was married to
Mr.. WciS against the opposition of her
parcnts. who said She was too young
Her parents are wealthy people aud live
IN q hHudSom" colonial house in Flat
bush. II expect in tine near future to
swim he NarrowS.' said Mrs. Weis
ard am positive that | can swim for
a very long distance.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

Louisa Bellamy Culver died in Denver
Of heart failure. She was Il well known
artist aud exhibitor at the National acade-
my for many years. She was great
grandniece Of Roger Sherman, who
wrote the Declaration of Independence
with Thomas Jefferson. She was also It
great granddaughter of Rev. Ezra Stiles.
who WAS president of Yale college during
the Revolution. and also a greatgrand-
daughter of Rev, Joseph Bellamy. at
whose divinity school in Richteld. Conn.
Henry Ward Becchers father and Aaron
Burr were educated for the ministry.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

-Belgians are the greatest NmoSrf>'
Sc pounds being used for e1cn in -o
woman aud child. Aside from TINS ~.
400 pounds If cigarettes are imported a'
pually.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

In memory of her little 4-year-old
daughter, who lost her life in the fire
which destroyed her home near Green
witch. Conn, month ago. Mrs. Alfred
peats. wife of the insane wallpaper man
ufacturer. has opened Il free kindergarten
in the log cabin which adjoinS the ruins
OF the mansion and named it The Ali
We've kindergarten, after the dead
child. Miss Babcock of the Pratt insti-
tute cf Brooklyn and Miss Josephine
Emerson of New York went Ia Green
wien early in the season To occupy the hog
cabin and to teach the child. whose
mother found all her time occupied at
tending to her husband. She now tells
the father that the daughter has gone
travelling with friends. fearing that the
news of the child's death would make
his condition worse. lie Is not violently
insane. but has spells when his mind
wanderS. Every day at noon Il bus
leaves the Lenox inn corner filled with
children whose ages vary from > to Is.
There are twenty-siX in the school and
they are in session for two and Il half
hours.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

\ popular saloon passenger on the
Etruria was Master Jack Reyes of Liver
pool. who came across alone. and who is
going To Trinidad. Colo, 10 join his par
entS, whom he has not seen for several
years. Master l[eyes is ) years of age.
and came over under the personal care
of Capt Pritchard and Purser McCubbin.
AS soon as the liner was locked Master
Reyes was introduced to a Pennsylvania
railroad representative, who put him in a
cab and ferrled him over to Jersey City
in time 20 catch the fast mail for Colo
raaO.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

How Nellie McHenry, an actress well
known professionally from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. and social fayorite in the
summer colony at Atlantic Highlands.
happened to find the $4,000 said to have
been left by her husband the late John
Webster, does not appear. but the theat-
real folks who summer at the New .Ier-
sey resort y0uch for the statement that
the actress has within week found the
long missing amount in two safety de-
post vaults. In one vault she found
$4,000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

The blackiace Girl MINISTRIES have made
such Il hit AT Crystal Gardens. New York.
that Kaw x Erlanger have arranged to
send them on one of the most extensive
tours ever planned
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

Opera. drama and musical comedy were
well represented on the American line
steamer Philadelphia. which arrived from
Southampton. One of the first bits OF
news the transatlantic travellers heard
was that arrangements had been made by
Lee Shuhert to star Lillian Blauvelt neXt
year in comic opera ut the Casino. Both
Nine. Blauvelt and MIR Shubert we:e
passengers. Mr. Shubert has signed
leases of two London theaterS. the Ave-
nue. and the Prince of Wales. and is sure
that the time Is ripe for an American in
vaSiuu.
An English production of The Run
Always will he seen next spring in the
Prince Of Wales theater, and at the Ave
ME Miss Mabel Gilman will trip through
the tuneful comic opera Dolly Warden"
Thirty American chorus girls will be sent
over from New York. and the chorus men
will be obtained in London. Then Dol.
~ Warden will have an opportunity Ia
please Paris nj the new Moulin Rouge.
NJ. Berton is writing a Napoleouic play
in which Aubrey Boueicault will star.
under the Shubert management.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

Returning from Europe on the Cedric
of the White Star line were many persons
ol note in the theatrical aud musical pro-
fCSslOnS. Among the former were Miss
Eleanor Robson. Miss Mary AIannerine.
James *. Hackett and s. +. Nixon. while
John Philip S0uSa and his band Miss
Nina Russell, n concert soprano: 4. Blad.
win Sloan, Il composer and Al Macken-
zir a librettist. were among the repre-
scntatiyeS of the latter.
Miss Robson brought with her the man
uscript of new play. Merely Mary
Ann" by Israel Iangwill. She expressed
herself as being much pleased with the
play and her role in it.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

The fine Van Rensselaer, mansion at
Irving place and Fifteenth street is fo:
sale or 10 let. This means that another
old American family has given up the
ghost in the lower part of New York.
yielding 10 the invasion of boarding
Eouses. Great breaches are daily being
knocked through the walls OF Gramercy
park. and over on the west side the same
movement is gaining ground around
Washington square. People who insist
on living below Forty-second street now
adays are h0pelessly out of it.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

place. but only four were placed under
arrest. The place was heavily fortified
with iron bars at all the doors and win
dows but squad of detectives Sueceed-
ed in catching the '.lo0kouts" off their
guard and dashed through the front door
when it was left tribe open.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22


\ runaway locomotive ON the Erie has
CAUSED no end of excitement near Cald-
| well, y j., un n branch line, The en-
! CINE was a big >iN-wheeler. Its driver
and fireman had djNmountrd tu assist Il
| ba&,mon. Suddenly it started away.
The road ahead was down grade and the
| Y. Passing t1tsweA it was running
NlAjN mites an hour, mother incline
aH"rd To }hr speed amt after passing
e"l"r';H,n l,' 'nS'hr was GONG seventy
| IN n'n'S an nooF. On ShafP curve the
runs save way ana the locomotive tore
",a"IS u h'iu. 'h"NFh AouS" WAS
| ,i' v"',f any many domestic animals
| LOU" .', ,ue ''HHe We're hHIed' tlettN OF
any,, ,;g -, ''a ".i'',,'4> ''iu we farm
| - -, -, " ~ d" "'t ~aId'u' mar
IVY '>''P'" U'''H'
| p,,,,,,,., a.. ~, ..
! \I,S Trar1. ,l i1"@tS. "',sS' Sn2Nn as
s,,n,,s n ,h,, Er,,. W ~ ""' VI 'nT P'N,
/ sYI,,',,.,,,,, 81 t''''h ,'"t NttH'hSn'P IL
,;, ,,,''' n "S'i h Tur ooS nten anrn3d some
! sn "a. ar" ""S otgi' feSilng quietly sih'e
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

The Red Star Steamship Finland
brought the boly Of George r. Li-coIn,
United States consul general Mt Antwerp,
Whu died in Brussels late in July.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

only the remarkable physical enlur-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

Reginald e. Vanderbilt who has just
returned from a European trip with his
bride. paid $4,000 ia duty to the collector
of the port of Boston. This is the larg-
,.J collection ever made from returned
tourist at that port.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

The poolroom conducted by The" Allen
IN Sixth avenue was raided for the
elghty-eighth time. according 10 the count
kept by the police, Four hundred men
whites and negroes, were caught in thp
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

Fire in the Century building, in Union
square. destroyed $50,O0U worth OF ORR
entail rugs in the establishment of II. :.
Tavahauiian and caused minor damage
to other occupants OF the building
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

Sheridan Block recently with Richard
Alanshcld'S company, has been engaged
for the part of Sir Malcolm Vernon in
dorothy Vernon of MADDEN Hail. i'll
which Miss Bertha Gullaul begins her
starring tour in Philadelphia.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

Herbert w Bowen, United States min
istel TO Venezuela. and Mrs. Bowen
sailed for Europe on the steamship krOn
I'riuz Wilhelm.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22

The board Of classification OF the Unit
ed States general appraisers has an
nounced decision which will be of in
'erest TO the PERSONS who import mum
mics. The collector of customs at Phila-
dclphia recently assessed a duty of 20
per cent. ad yal0rem- on mummy The
protest filed by the importers is sus-
tainad.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-25
flaris Wsinwright and Dr.. hedIey At
....s the Grand.

Saturday evening Marie Wainwright
appeared as "viola" in Shakespeare
Twelfth Night" The conventional thing
To do would bs 70 give the perform
snee unstintsd praise because famed
actress took the leading character and
the play was Shaksspearean. But we
can't do so. Twas disappointing. Those
who were familiar with the text doubtless
kept track Of the plot but for many others
the performance was largely pantomime
because Of the smothered. affected. stage
enuneiation Of most Of the actors. Tho
special scenery was fine but lady critic
noted that there were no changes Of COS
tunes during the evening to fit the varied
conditions surrounding some Of the char
aeters. As a Shakespearean production
Miss Wainwrights speciality did not ap-
proaeh Hanford's Tanning Of the Shrew"
given at Tho Grand a few months since.
The brilliant opening Of the Epworth
League lecture course by the Temple Male
Quartet was not putting the big straw
berries on the top OF the basket. Much
was promised in the second entertainment
Of the course and the ''great expectations"
Of our citizens were not disappointed.
Monday evening at The Grand, after a
fine solo by Leroy B. Elser. DR.. Hedey
was introduced in highly complimentary
address by W. q. lBrandenburg. And for
an hour and tnree-quarters Or. Hedley
held the intense interest Of well filled
opera house. There were no oratorical
flourishes but the closest attention Of all
was held by the choice language Of the
speaker which conveyed many lessons Of
purity. happiness and usefulness. inter-
mingled with choice humor. And there
was no unimportant talk just to fill in and
occupy time. but every sentence was
freighted with instruction, brightness.
helpfulness or humor. Throughout tile
lecture was studded with gems Of thought
framed in choicest language. To hear
Dr.. Hedley once is to be delighted and to
be anxious to again sit under the magic
influence Of his voice and his wealth Of
uplifting sentiment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-25
Defeat Turned Into Victory.

Last spring A. n. Hamiin put in crop
Of beets which continued rains prevented
him from keeping FREQ from weeds. The
field got so bad that he abandoned the
crop. plowed Up tho field and sowed sorcc.
This crop he has harvested and sold for
$3.50 per ton. making him s22 por acre.
This illustrates tho versatility. so to
speak. Of tho Arkansas valley as farm
ing section. II ono crop fails thero 10 al
ways something else which tho resource
ful farmer can grow and reeoup his pros
psctivo losses.