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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-04
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

kidneys themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
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1t corrects inability to hold urine and scald-
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
kArY.Rock ISLAND SPLIT.
TeIeeraphers' strike May Break South
MeAlester Agreement.

South heAIester, I. T., Aug % -
The strike of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas telegraphers looks now like the
wedge which will split the agreement
between the Katy and Rock Island at
this place, The two roads have for
several years maintained a union de-
pot and joint passenger and freight
relations. The contrao, has siA years
yet to run Il was made by the Choc
taw, Oklahoma c Gulf, when there was
no competition The Rock Island wants
to compete now and has striven to
break the agreement Inability to
agree on the plans and location for
new depot here has been traced to
that desire.
A week ago the Katy ordered It's
agent here to lock up the telegraph
room. The operators had needed the
strike call, but remained At their post
to handle Choctaw business. But they
were turned out, the office was lock
ed and no messages were sent or re
ceivcd for either road
Next msrning a protest came from
Superintendent Whittenton. of the
Choctaw. anu the offic ewas recpencd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
A LETTER FROM JESTER.
Not Dead, but Very spry in His Eighty.
Sixth Year.

Mexico, Mo-, Aug. 26.--.ihc state.
ment sent out from CarboLtale, IL.
this week that Alexander Jester had
died and confessed to the murder OF
Gilbert Gates is proved untrue by a
letter written by Jester from f,enfrow,
Okla, under date OF August %, to p
II. Cullen, OF this place, who was
TESTERS attorney in his famous trial
in July, 1900, at New London. AS will
be seen by the following letter writ
ten to Mr.. Cullen Jester, still goes
under the name of wv. A, HILL" The
letter SAYS:
Your letter received and was glad
to hear from you am happy to in
form you that the report is false. |
am well and hearty, ia better health
than have been for many years. The
people who don't know me guess my
age to be from 45 to G5 years. anl
now IN my eighty-sixth year aud aul
very supple and spry. | won't have
the means to go the St Louis fair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
AT vINlTA NEXT YEAR.
Indian Territory Confederate Veterans
Reflect General Bell.

cheeotah. !. T., Aug. 26.-At the re-
union Of the United Confederate Vet.
Grams of the Indian territory at Checo-
tab. John l.. Gall. Of Ardmore, was
elected to succeed himself as major
general of the indian territory divi-
sion. Virdta, Cherokee nation. was
selected as the next place of holding
tho annual reunion. S. II. Russell and
Henry VI. Furman, OF Ardmore, both
made interesting reunion speeches.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
E. H. KNAUSS
lO4 Harrison Avenue
Phone 362
Some Midsummer
Round Trips.

ST. Louis-Very low rates all season.
coioradc-Very low rates all summer.
Through sleeper service.
chieaso-very low rates all summer.
Great Lake Resorts-very low rates
all summer
Southeastern Resorts-Includbng At
lanuc Coast Points. One fare plus
So 90 for the round trip, on sale
Wednesdays and Saturdays. all sum
mer.
knoxvllie--One fare plus 50 90 for
the round trip June 2S to August
%.
West Baden and French Lick Springs
-One fare plus 50 90 round trip
July 25-29.
Loulsvllle--One fare plus 81 25 round
trip. August 1929.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
NEEDS MANY COTTON plckERs,
caddo County VIII Raise 10000 to 1oo,-
600 Bales Of Fleeey STAPLE.

Anadarko, Okla. Aug. 26.-Answers
10 special inquiries made Of farmers
in every township in Caddo county dis
closes a condition existing with refer
ence to the cotton crop that could not
well be improved. The bolls are op.
ening and picking has commenced. but
farmers are anxious about the supply
Of piekers The crop promises from
10000 to 100000 bales, which is about
three times the size Of last years c-op
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
HIS soN-lN-LAw ARRESTED.
Oklahoma Man Says He swore Falsely
TO Daughters Age.

KinJfsher, Okla, Aug 26.-Alya
smitA, o. rolyin, was arrested tolas
on q warrant sworn out hy James
Nollie. f'n;,h's fatheriulaw The
yrung man is charge viii perjury
ia swearing falsely "a he p:ohctc
.ige 'cqa-ling mis- brld age. whcu
he secu'ci the marria &c ii-e SO Nol.
tie claims his daughter is but 10 years
old, while on the records her age is
given as is years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
VISIT THE oI-o HOMESTEAD,

Or Sent. 9Th, 18th, 20th. 27th and
Oct. II, round trip tickets will oe sold
at the very low rate Of
ONE FARE PLUS $500,
To nearly all Indiana and Ohio
poic also certain destinations in
Kentucky.
All tickets limited 10 thirty days
from date OF sale for return.
Further details will be cheerfully
furnished on application to nearest
Frisco System agent, OF address thc
undersigned.
c. W. Strain, d. P. A.
Wichita. Kas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

This shoni not be confused with The
exercises to he held ON s'cptemher 3,
by Oklaho ia City. Al. city that
wants to cah secure 4 s,.rcial day IN
which to advertise itself but there
is only one day Of official recog-
milton given the territory and that is
Tuesday September 6. Oklahoma day.
Bc there
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
KILLED THEIR comRADE.
TWO Farmers Thought He Was the
Thief They Were Waiting For

TeSanna, |. T., Aug. 2e.-Columbus
Wiley. a farmer living near here, was
shot and killed early this morning by
two companions. King Turpin and
William Lorrimer. The three men
had been in hiding all night in the
hope Of catching some thieves. Wiley
left the ambuscade to reconuoiter an l.
returning from another direction, was
mistaken for the thief and killed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
LODGE DIRECTORY.

Guthrie odse No. 3, I. o. o. r.
Meets every Monday night at 1880
o'clock at odd Fellows hall. corner
First and Harrison avenue
J. {. Peterson, Noble Grand.
Il, L. strough, Secretary,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Two non-union men were placed in
charge The o. r. T. men on the
Choctaw, including the dispatchers.
refused to work with strike breakers
Now superintendent Whttentou has
ordered The old operators. who hal
been employed by the Katy but who
SERVED both roads, u report tor duty
in another building.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

CANTON GUTHRIE No. S, Patrl
areh's Militant, I. o. o. 2. Regular
assembly every second Thursday night
in each month in Odd Fellows hall
Visiting Cheyaliers welcome.
Walter Whitney, Com'dt
2. s. Bones, Clerk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Tuesday. September G. II Oklahoma
day at the st. Louis Worl IS fair, and
the day upon which ,hs territory viii
Le given saeeial Official iecognticp.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Bodily pain lnses its terror il you've
a bottle Of DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil
in the house. Instant relief in cases
Of burns, cuts. sprains. accidents Of
any sort.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Guthrie Chapter No. 2, Order Of the
Eastern Star. Meets In the Masonic
Temple every second and fourth Fri
day evenings IN each month.
p. M. L. Ray, W. NJ.
M. E. Harrington, Secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26
cas- aasII

The hest for light The best for
fuel. Leave your orders for gas now.
Guthrie Gas Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Guthrie commandery No. knights
TempIar. Meets every Wednesday
evening at 1850 at their Asylum IN
the Masonic Temple. Visiting Sir
Knights always welcome.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

I. o. r. NJ. Meets every Tuesday
night In K. Of p hall. Visiting chiefs
always welcome.
Frank B. sarSer, sachem.
X. c. Barney Chief o. Records.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

A YOUNG GIRLS THOUGHTS
Oftentimes turn musicward. The que6
tlon is, What instrument shall learn
to playl Nothing better than one OF
our Pianos. which we are selling Al
low figures you can purchase on cas-;
monthly payments, Years OF exper
ence has enabled the makers to pr
duce a piano of unsurpassed woFt
manship and quality of tone. The -
fection of mechanism for mahaa
melody.
We will sell you on easy payn.s--ts
Write for full information if you -
swer this ad. We win send yoe >
copy Of the Nations Home songs cres
containing the following words ~
music.
CONTENTS.
America,
Star spaneled Banner,
Red, White and Blue,
Yankee Doodle,
Old Folks at Home,
Annie Laurie,
Aud Lang sayne,
Home, Sweet Home.
Lead, Kindly Light
Rock Of Ages,
In MY Old Kentucky t+one,
Write your name and address Dlains
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Guthrie Lodge No. 426 3. p. o. e
Meets the second and fourth Tuss
day nights Of each month IN Elk ha
r. w. Penteeost, e. r.
J. Foueart. Secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Guthrie Lodas no. 1. A. o. U. "
meets every Thursday night in tbs
new Masonic hall, on East Oklahoma
Visiting brothers welcome.
E. n. Ruthvsn, NJ. W.
". J. Lsatherman, Recorder
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

HartranItt Post No. 8, @. A. =.
Meets on first and third Fridays n
each month at 1880 p. m. in hall over
Spencers hardware store Visltins
comrades always welcome.
G. w. Billings, Post Com.
NJ. L. Mock, Adiutant.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Oklahoma Eneampment No. I, I. o.
o. r. Meets every Wednesday night
at 1880 o'clock, at Odd Fellows hall.
w. II. kelso, p. G.
II. A. Herwig, Scribe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Woodmen Of the World. Guthrie
Camp No. 3. Meets every Tuesday a,
7:3O p. m, in the Woodmen hall over
Spencer hardware store. Visiting
WoodmeR welcome.
VIM. conneiiy, Con. Com.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Naomi Rebekah Lodge No. 2, l. c.
%. =. Meets first third Thursday
nights of every month in Odd Fellows
hall.
Eva Merton, Noble Grand.
Sadie Mathis, Secretary. -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Co. 4, First Rest. ok. N. @. Meets
every Wednesday night at 1880 in
Armory hall. 10 West Harrison avenue.
G. &. Dunnloa, Captain.
c. S. curran, Orderly Sergeant.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Renfrow Division No. 3. Uniform
Rank. X. Of p. Meets second and
fourth Monday nights at Armory hall
G. E. Dunnlea, Captain
w. 7. Warren, Recorder
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

Guthrie Lodge No. 2, K. Of p. Meets
every Friday night in Castle hall. cor
ner of First and Harrison.
L. S. Page, L. o. Lytle,
X. Of r. & S. c. C,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-26

This shoai not be confused With The
exercises to be held on ycptemher 3,
by Oklaho ia City. Az city that
wants to car secure 4 s,ccial day IN
which to advertise itself but there
is only one day Of official recog-
milton given the territory and that is
Tuesday. September 6. Oklahoma day.
Be there
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Guthrie odge No. 3, I. o. o. F.
Meets every Monday night at 1880
O'Clock at odd Fellows hall. corner
First and HARRISON avenue
J. {. Peterson, Noble Grand.
Il, L. stroush, Secretary,
- .-....;..... ~
Oklahoma Eneampment No. I, I. o.
o. F. Meets every Wednesday night
at 1880 o'clock at Odd Fellows hall.
W. Il. Kelso, P. c.
II. A. Herwis, Scribe.
CANTON GUTHRIE No. 5, Patrl.
areh's Militant, I. o. o. z. Regular
assembly every second Thursday night
in each month in Odd Fellows hall
Visiting Cheyaliers welcome.
Walter Whitney, Com'dt.
F. s. Bones, Clerk.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge No. 2, I. 9.
o. r. Meets first third Thursday
nights Of every month in Odd Fellows
hall.
Eva Merton, Noble Grand
Sadie Mathis, Secretary. -
Co. 4, First Reet. ok. N. @. Meets
every Wednesday night at 1880 in
Armory hall. 10 West Harrison avenue
C. E. DunnIca. Captain.
c. S. curran, Orderly Sergeant.
Renfrow Division No. 3. Uniform
Rank. x. Of p. Meets second and
fourth Monday nights at Armory hall
C. E. Dunnlea, Captain
w. 7. Warren, Recorder
Guthrie Lodge No. 2, K. Of p. Meets
every Friday night in Castle hall. cor
ner Of First and Harrison
L. S. Page, L. o. Lytle,
K Of r. & S. c. C.
Woodmen Of the World. Guthrie
Camp No. 3. Meets every Tuesday al
7:SO D. m, in the woodmen hall over
Spencer hardware store. Visiting
WoodmeR welcome
Vim. conneiiy, Con. Com.
Hartranitt Post No. 8, @. A. =.
Meets on first and third Fridays n
each month at 1880 p m. in hall over
spencers hardware store Visiting
comrades always welcome.
6. W. Billings, Post Com
N. L. Mock, Adjutant.
Guthrie Lodge No. 42e 3. p. o. e
Meets the second and fourth Tues
day nights Of each month IN Elk ha
n. w. Pentecost, e. r.
!. Foueart. Secretary.
Guthrie Chapter No. 2, Order Of the
Eastern Star. Meets In the Masonic
Temple every second and fourth Fri
day evenings In each month.
p. M. L. Ray, W. M.
M. E. Harrington, Secretary.
Guthrie commandery No. knights
TempIar. Meets every Wednesday
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21
Tho Family Snoona.

While rummaging through the
drawers of bookcase in her daugh-
tere room in search of some writ
ing paper the other day Mrs. VIM
berling came upon bundle of let
ters tied with pink string.
She united the bundle and glanced
through several of the letters.
Then she picked them up, went
downstairs and confronted her
daughter.
"Eunice," she said, in high state
of indignation, ''who is the idiot
that you're corresponding with, I'd
like to know? OF all the lovesick
balderdash I ever saw this is abso-
lutely the worst. I shall consider
IL my duty to report the matter to
your father. Who wrote these let
ters?"
IL am not going to lie to you about
them, mamma" said Miss Eunice
bravely. eff you will put on your
glasses and look at them again you
will find that they're a lot of old
letters papa wrote to you when you
were g girl." ."-Chicago Tribune.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21
Warming TO Poor Penmen.

There should be no excuse for il.
legible handwriting, yet there 10
much of it. A certain Columbus
club woman, having a friendwho was
an Indifferent scribe, attempted to
break her Of the habit in very nov
el manner.
Receiving a note from her friend
one daywhich was exceptionally hard
to decipher, she conceived the idea OF
pretending it was an invitation to
dine, and accordingly wrote this re.
ply: 81 shall take great pleasure in
accepting your invitation to dinner
tomorrow evening"" A short time
after this note had been delivered
the telephone rang, and on answer.
ing it she recognized the voice of her
friend at the other end Of the wire.
sHelloi" it said. seYou were mistak.
en- in my note. I asked you if you
would subscribe to the thome' fund"
"Oh, was that it2" answered the
woman. 81 couldn't make out your
note, and I wanted to answer some.
thing. columbus Dispatch.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21
SAW A CHANCE AT LAST.
Sat jed Blundered and Discovered His
Mistake Too Late.

Sat Jed Blundered and Discovered His
Mistake Too Late.
It had long been almost proyerb
in the village that Jedediah Perkins
didn't know a chance when he saw
one" The public discussion Of this
failing had often come to Uncle
Jed's ears and had sounded loudly in
them. Worst Of all. he had to ad-
NIT that he was, in the language of
his neighbors. easy" He paid the
most for what he bought and got
the least for what he sold of anv
man within dozen miles.
But Uncle Jed saw q chance at
last. a railway runs close to his
house, and in the middle Of winter
during a tremendous snowstorm q
passenger train was stalled in the
cut through his south pasture and
was unable to 60 forward or back.
After it had been there about half
a day Uncle Jed saw his chance.
There were hundred or two hun
CRY passengers eager to buy food.
He had q large store of ham and
bacon. He would have Aunt Sarah
make it up into sandwiches, and
they would clear small fortune.
$50 that's what we done," said
Uncle Jed, telling of it afterward.
I'VE made up every bit of ham in
the house into sandwiches, and I
took 'em down there and offered 'em
for sale for quarter apiece.
"Now I cal'lated man g hungry
g them folks would be willing to
pay q quarter for a good, big home
made sandwich, but they held back.
They was plenty would pay dime.
could "a sold out twicet over at
dime each, but I only sold five at a
quarter.
"Tll wait till they git hungrier,'
SIS l. l went outside and set on
snow pile and watched them fellers
shoveling out that train. Seemed
to me they want like to git the
train out before next summer, 80 I
didn't hurry about going aboard
again with them sandwiches. Jes'
as l made up my mind it was time,
though, along in front come one Of
them rotating whirligig Flows they
sent up from the other way, and be-
fore you could say Jack Robinson
away went the train behind it
through the cut it made.
"Well, sir, as I sat there watching
that train hadn't gone more'n 200
yards before l see / had made q
great mistake not to sell them sand
wiches fer 10 cents. I see it plain
as could be. And Pm seeing it yet,
for Aunt Sarah and me has been.
living on ham sandwiches fer three
weeks, and they ain't half used up"
Youths Companion.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21
Almost Called Him a Hoo.

''The late Paul Joseph Blanc, the
French artist, studied in Come in
his youth" said an American. paint
er, "and he was noted in those days
for his turbulence.
"Blanc dined at students cafe
one evening in Rome, and a young
German who sat near him said:
cit is easy enough to see, sir,
that you are a Frenchman.'
"'How sos' said Blanc. frowning.
Because you eat so much bread
"Blanc did not like this. He re:
torted:
1T is easy to see that you are q
German
"'Why?' asked the other.
Because said Blanc, you eat
80 much of everything"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21
M nj @ RE RFP.H.I[,N.E e
OPIUM. vgHlsKEy, AMI Al!
CRUG HABITS
Cured without Pain ct Your Home.
the BEST OF sAMATORlual FAClLi.
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II yoa are addicted 70 these habits you think
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health and vigor without pain or the loss Of On
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LEAXIE9 OFF THE OPfATE5 AFTER THE
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M. T. N. Brown. Of DeQueen. Ark, says:
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ye.y best Of health since."
Mr.. w. N. Tunstall, of LovIngston, Va, says:
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Habit, ss have never even 90 much as wanted .
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writes
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For particulars addres. DR.. B.. N. wootLEY.
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21
Tho Renoun$s.

"When you talk about enterprise;
] never saw anything to beat the In.
dams Of the old northwest" said a
regular army soldier who was in the
campaign against the Sioux after
the Custer massacre in 1876. He
explained Indian enterprise thia
way:
We had q lot Of Crows employed
es scouts, and they were quite useful.
They had their own ponies, but
sometimes they would wake up in
the morning with nary a po- ; to
their credit. They would start out
afoot, and they always came back
at night with plenty Of ponies. No.
body ever asked where they got the
ponies. !" Seattle Post -Inteligencer
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21
AN EXCITED ANGLER.
he Lost His Head For Awhile, but fi-
nally Landed His Fish.

nalIy Landed His Fish.
II there is any place requiring a
cool head it is when one is in a
light boat or canoe angling for heavy
fish in deep or swift water. Undue
excitement has cost many G life un-
Ger such circumstances.
A curious example of the outcome
of undue excitement has just been
related to me by q fricnd-in fact,
the individual himself.
Unfortunately for my friend, al
though man OF thirty-five years,
yet only once previous to this oc-
casion had he experienced the joys
of angling.
Business took him UP near the
pine woods, and between trains, aft
er his business had been transacted,
he was invited by two of his GUS
toners TO try the maskinonge. And
OFF they started, lie throwing out his
lure and within few moments get
ting @ vicious tug at his line which
bent his rod and set his reel screech-
ing. The tug on the line, the bend
ing Of the rod and the screeching,
whirring reel were too much for him,
and, giving spasmodic leap, he
cleared the boat and landed feet first
on the bottom of the lake, that was
covered with five feet of water,
holding fast meanwhile to the rod.
The cool water Gained his nerves at
once, and, being six footer, he sim
ply elevated his chin and arms and
in his own fashion began tosmanip-
ulate the rod and reel. Thefish be-
gan to leap and run. When he turn
ed his head toward the boat to esk
for advice as to the proper way to
handle the fish, no ono was to be
seen in the boat. Both his friends
had just simply rolled off their seats
and were guffawing with laughter ;
the only thing to be seen by him
were two corncob pipes that his
friends had removed from their
mouths and held aloft while they
roared with amusement.
He landed the fish. I asked him
what it weighed. ut was naski-
nonge," he replied, "and weighed
two and one-half pounds" "Much
ado about nothing" I exclaimed,
and ! made up the third man who
heartily enjoyed the episode.-Cor.
Forest and Stream.