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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-28
LODGE DIRECTORY.

NaOS0N
Guthrie | odae No. 3, /. o. Q. F.
Meets every Monday night at 1880
o'clock at odd Fellows hall, corner
First and Harrison avenue.
J. E. Peterson, Noble Grand.
II. L. strough, Secretary.
Oklahoma Eneampment No. I, !. Q.
o. r. Meets every Wednesday night
at 1880 o'clock, at odd Fellows hall.
w. n. Kelso, P. G.
II. A. Herwig, Scribe.
CANTON GUTHRIE No. s, Patrl.
arch's Militant, |. o. o. F. Regular
assembly every second Thursday night
in each month in Odd Fellows hall
Visiting Cheyaliers welcome.
Walter Whitney, Com'dt
r. s. Bones, Clerk.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge No. 2, !. o.
o. =. Meets first third Thursday
nights of every month in Odd Fellows
hall.
Eva Merton, Noble Grand.
s.,Iie Mathis, Secretary.
Co. A, First Rest. Ok. N. G. Meets
every Wednesday night at 1880 in
Armory hall, 10 West Harrison avenue.
G. E. Dunnlea. Captain.
c. 8. curran, Orderly Sergeant.
Renfrow Division No. 3, Uniform
Rank, x. Of p. Meets second and
fourth Monday nights at Armory hall
@. E. Dunnlea, Captain
w. 7. Warren, Recorder.
Guthrie Lodge No. 2, X. Of p. Meets
every Friday night in Castle hall, cor
ner OF First and Harrison.
c. s. 6rengIe, c. c.
e. L. Hahn, X of R. & s.
Woodmen Of the World, Guthrie
Camp No. 8. Meets every Tuesday at
1870 D. m, in the woodmen hall over
Spencer hardware store. Visiting
Woodmen welcome.
VIM. Connolly, Con. Com.
Hartranltt Post No. 8, G. A. n
Meets on first and third Fridays n
each month at 1880 p. m. in hall ovet
spencer's hardware store. Visiting
comrades always welcome.
J. M. 5arnthouse, Post Com
. M. L. Mock, Adjutant
Guthrie Lodge No. 42e 3. p. o. e
Meets the second and fourth Tues
d day nights Of each month in Elk hall
c. e. 5llllnssleY E. r.
d J. Foueart- Secretary.
s Guthrie Chapter No. 2, Order Of tn
Eastern Star. Meets in the Masoni
Temple every second and fourth Fr
a day evenings in each month.
p. N. L. Ray, W. NJ
N. E. Harrington, Secretary.
Guthrie commandery No. knight
Templar. Meets every Wednesda
evening at 1880 at their Asylum
r.. the Masonic Temple Visiting y
Knights always welcome.
4. I. o. r. M. Meets every Tuesda
night in X of p. hall, Visiting chic
k. always welcome
- Frank 3. sagber, sachem.
X. c. Barney, Chief o. Records.
: Guthrie Lodge No. l. A. o, y.
or meets every Thursday night In q
In new Masonic hall. on East Oklahom
,o. Visiting brothers welcome
!. E. Il. Ruthven, NJ. W.
W. .. Leatherman, Record'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-28

H. A. Herwlg, Scribe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-28

r. 3. bonesr CLERK.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge No. 2, !. o.
o. r. Meets first third Thursday
nights of every month in Odd Fellows
hall
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-28

Eva Merton, Noble Grand.
s..lIe Mathis, Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
PROSPECTS
ARE BRIGHT.
With Advent Of Good Weather
Real Estate Sales Will
Greatly Increase. .55
u FERlNGs FOR . THE e 7. WEEK E:
They Arc Not Numerous, But.
Attractive to 1nvcstors-'rhc
Building to be Active.

,gi'lc bad weather Of tho past week and,
3 IN fact, of the entire winter, has had the
effect OF greatly inJuring the outdoor.
snles OF real estate. but tho enterprislng
agents Of Richmond have been bcstirring
themselves so cnergetlcn1ly that considcrn-3
bic b,isiness Is being done.
Ntcssrs. N. ~. Bowc and Son, report for
n tic past week the snlc Of five lots In the
West End which will be- built
upon Immediately This firm has
also secured tenants for some good resi-:
dcnccs, among which are No.&3l7 West
FRANKLIN Street and No. Gil West Frank
lin Street, ns we'll as considerable num-
be,. OF smaller dwellings. These gentlemen
expressed the opinion yesterday That the
advent OF good weather Will bring Il
greatly improved market.
Fcw public sales arc advertised for the
week. Mcssrs. j. Thompson Brown & 60.
announce the offering on Tuesday at 8 F.
M. 20. the two story detached brick dwell.
Ing No. 100 East j "a ckson Street, with a.
small store In the rear. 4l
Messrs. Pollard & Bagbya will offer to-
MORROW At o % CLOCK LIlS lWO Stoi ~ dlis'
dwelling No. 121l st. james Street. On
Thursday Messrs. ]. y. Carneal & Son
tyill sell No. 1914 West Leigh Street a
good detached seven room dwelling. Other
sales will be announced later In the week.
NJ AS soon as spring opens the sound 8of3
tic hammer will be heard in many parts
D OF the city. Mr.. a. IA Chesterman has
been awarded the contrac' for tho GREG
ton OF two dwellings on First Street near,
Franklin. for DR.. George Ross. Tho plans
were drawn by Mr.. William e. West. OF
this city,. S. s. IS Az Il II +. II
No. IL West Franklin. the residence on
the site on which the new house OF wor-
ship OF the Second Baptist Church Will be
erected. Contractor Wilson Will rush tho
work OF dcmolIsliing the old residence
and expects to break ground In the cree
ton OF the church by March; 18th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Property Transfers.

Richmond: Walter Christian, clerk Of
Hastings Court. to Tax Title Company
OF Richmond, IS feet on north side OF
J,aker Street In name OF Lucy Andcr-.
sons estate. for taxes
Same to same. 10 feet on east side OF
Third Street. i52 feet south OF Duval, In
name ct Elizabeth r. Robinson, for
lakes. NJ E III. t55 Il. s3ii, ii Oh III
Henrico: Bliss Black and vile TO Hud-
son 3. Lipscomb. lot at Fair Oaks Sta
ton. 81. .iI s Y. II 81 81 WI
George r. and w. r.. Kellum to W. r:
Koch. 10 acres on Craigton Road. $3.50,
(. =. C. Tinsley's trustees TO Fred Pleas
ants, lot S, 10 feet OF lot 4 and 20 feet
i of lot G, In square A. Rivenswood, $40
Henry Wood and wife to Annie y.
Broaddus, lot in block a. Bas ton
Heights. $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

atfi'3-
Gerry DIVISION Of the HIGH COURT, OF
JUSTICE. n,ndo in tho matter Of tho estate
THOMAS BILL dgssased Snd ~, II m &C.
$3.50. Henry Thomas Bull s the p son Of the ne
Kn!ghton, Z In the County OF Leicester. Gen
teman. who died or. tho 18th day OF June.
dead dead tho person or persons who is o. are
scntativea. is OF ars by his or their sollsitors
on or before the 3oth day&of March. 1905 to
come IN md preye bis Or shsiy Slains u e.
Justice swInfcn Eady at the Royal Courts
OF Justice. Strand. LONDON. Ems, or IN do
Guided from the benent o. tiis order.
i5 "WEDNESDAY. the 18th April, 1904. at 12
n o'clock ut noon at the said Chambers, & IL
Il appointed for hearing and sdjudlcating upon
Dated this lst day OF February. 1904.
y X, 4gsg'i SPEN GER WHITEHEAD. Master. q
Milling & Drew II Great Win hester
Street. London y. O.. England Plaintiffs
The sud HENRY THOMAS BULL. went
to1tho United States Of America in 1897 and
for some years was in the employ OF William
Daffron OF Richmond Va. He was last
heard Of at New York In January, 1859,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
AUCTION SALES, Future Days
BY j. D. Carneal g. Son,
Real rs tnteAuctioneers.
AUCTION SALE OF q
l GOOD DETACHED Sl1VEN-ROOAl
~ IF A ID Z Il .l

4. < &
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust,
dated Eabrary 70 1903, AND a recorded q d. n !.
office in d. b, 176 a, page 4O5. default hay.
Ing been made In a portion of the debt
seeuera thereby, and having been required
BY the beneficiary So t. p, AZ Will. on 81
49 NJ, the premises ,g tsa pgassaS
conveyed therein, viz; All that certain
lot piece or parcel Of land, With the
pEays ay s. RemonG y and 6ss ssE
gnatsa IS NO. III I'VE, West 4, lel s sgsst
mencing al a point on % north side q
Leigh Street distant FoRTY-oNE Al)
hardy Street and running thence east.
wardly along the said north line OF
Leigh Street and fronting thereon .TW EN-
TYsTWo l3sJ FEET SIN @ INCHES y,
parallel lines ONE HUNDRED AMI
;rNVEN'pY Q2ol II .'Ils, to an alley,
& TIIRAfS:S3 Whereas tho deed REQUIRES
ali cash. vet better terms can be had
and will be announced at sale.
feb 27-5t Trustee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
PROPOSALS.
Il m OF Q G 6
CONT FACTORS
AND
feed DEALERS.

Office Of City Engineer:
Richmond, Va, Feb, 90. 1905.
SEALED sJoROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
ceIved at this office until p. NJ, MON
DAY, February 99th. 1904. for work to be
done during the remainder Of TIE year
1901 as follows ), I, y. !, !, 4
.RELAiING AMI REPAIRING BRIck
REEf.A.Hlsissa AND REPAIRING STONE
Fttr1RNlisHINC AND SETTING, SUCH
Miy GHAaNITE CURbi IA AIR RE EI a.; An i
pS SHHSS#ESAARSIi s, 11SH6si WoRN R5R
Ali informant for bidders can be OBJ
Niained at This office.
"A 'CIlRTIFIED5 CHECK FOR SEQ MUST
ACCOMPANY EACH BIZ,
TPHGs e M Sha a paes bds de-
OlyS sESsas as 81 ~ SIN ssfHa9fRs TIMOTHY
= Hay. PER- TON. ,,r,, ~
500 Mr Bq T5h sstEtsL LED sG3kkN ~
500 BuHIElIf1si, y. BEii 1 lSRpALlT4 ny
TONS BEST QUALIFY WHEAT
a8BA1Glis BEST QUALITY, SALT ~,
1'lACtGttoMPANY EACH III u FOR FEilll,
u,he Committee on Stleets and Shockoe
Creek reserves tho right 70 reject any
eco5,itract az q whole or In separate parts
feb ss,ss city Easlhesr, -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

TOR RENT,
DWELLINGS.
Furnished Flat. Fourth and Franklin:
Z rooms.
COS e. MANI u rooms.
16OT w Grace; 12 rooms.
House and acreage property Thirty
sixth and O Streets; rooms.
Rooms over No. 3 w, Broad Street.
G19 N. Fifth ST. (store and dwelling).
1929 Brook Ave; s rooms
$50 N. TWENTY fifth; 5 rooms.
{ 9O6 IN, Twenty-fourth ST.; Ggrooms.
314 IL, Cary ST.; 8&rooms.
s 123 S. Bevidere St.; rooms
STORES AND FACTORIES.
4 141S u. Main; three stories and cellar.
and s. Twelfth ST.; four stories and
cellar.
II Governor ST.: four stories and cellar.
IS n, Nineteenth St: 8four-story factory.
e if55,, OFFICES. t8i4 ail5 q n 2.
Iii Mayo Building. Main and Seventh
Streets; large and we'll lighted.
Thirteenth; NIL sizes. S.s4g t$ss
5g On third floor in lilo p. Main st.
Tn building No. 4 100 =. Cary. IS
Doctors Office SIG Park Ave
Doctors office 400 u. Franklin st.
f5 NJ W. BOWIE Is SON,
4 North Eleventh Street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
AUCTION SALES, Future Day a,
THE
.Ric'hfII|Il ! ! md j | !.
Bazi!ja: IA

Ss will have for next Wedne sday's sale:s
March ed TWO HUNDRED HoRsEs@
AND MULES. s5 III 5s$ s4l
The Horses consist OF Drivers, Sad dlersiTss
Heavy Draft, Farm Chunks and general s.
purpose Fl orses. III !. Ss
we have twenty-five Mules. run I'M
size from fourteen to fourteen and .SaS
half hands high, extra nice. and fiftys'
Mules fifteen to sixteen hands high
with good quality. iiii4ssa
we will also sell some speedy horses
and one standardized Stallion, that Is q
ready for service and the right kind; he
is a trotter and will sire speed and Qual-s
ity. 1, !, !. :, - II, VI Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
lila Main Street. s.a
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
.Two-story Detached
Brick Dwell ! / ] lI|l|!ilnlg,
No. 100 East jackson, Cor. First
Including Small. Store Ii Rear g; d

~ virtue OF a decree Of the Richmond
Chnncery Court, In the sui Of Wayne VS.
Wayne entered February 90, l9A y g, al,-
pointing tho Undersigned Special, Gommalsss
public auction on the premises wv
1S rs THE + fIG HEST BIDDER s " \
the property described In said dec zee IaSs
follows: All that lot OF land. with Inns
provements; thereon, fronting 80 feet.s
loss the north ,ine n q
and running buck between the east lln2s
Of III First Street and a line parallel theress
With sOls feet The dwelling conta.in 8. 3
q cnnsilered one OF the most 2 EtOMlsS
NENTD co RNERS in thai sec tion, Il.
Trims fourth cash. BALANCE slaII y Z. ds
titie retained by the court IL al! spur--5
chase money lsipaid or by deed .of & trust Z
upon usual terms. us may be PREFERRED "
sale made subject to coniirma Ion pya the8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
NOTICE.
The City of Richmond Va,
Mayors Office, City Hall.
Richard M. Taylor, Mayor.
February "a, 1904.
500 e e~ ARD

- - ~ - - - - 49, 49,
D6LLAhS lsi50J Will DO paid ior tho ar
rest and conviction Of the particular per-
son or persons who did malieiously cause
Tebruary 5, 1901, at 9:s4 A. NJ. a Two
Story Building near ,rWenty-eighth and
Dock sts, and on the same date at lll2 T,
TWenty,eighth Street on Dock Street,
On February ~, 1904, at1l:l6 p, NJ. One
Story Frame House on south side OF Los
On February 70. 1901, at 2:o5 A. M, the
Freight House at the cornerJof Elm and
All of the above We're purely ineen-
diary fires. md the Board OF Fire Com
missioners especially request every citizen
pretend this guilty person or persons.
who has been. acting with such persts-
tcncy in this limo of crime. III u {itg
ss''s' Y RICIIARD M. n YL0H 1, Z e
Mayor. Of the City OF Richmond,
feb &2s&mch 1-St M Y! ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
r11t MINES VA
REAL ESTATE.
REAL ESTATE-For Sale.

IN ORDER TO MAKE a. q t11Ck SALE
5iice N most attractive dwelling OF three
stories. Grace near shhter. Street. SEQ
lis at once. ]. y, ELAN, & go,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
TONIC RRo ,3 Mto !, yy5,,l Ar OR
nles positive. TERMS:8 Cash. II
rs THE sTVAIJNTIN Il EAU CTIONS Co.
BY Pollard g. Bagny,s!
Real Estate Auctioneerg.S

COURT SALE BY AUC T1oN OF 5TWoss
" M STORY 3t'tANTI1 DIV Ell LIN g O.s##S
lel1 ON EAST SIDE OF ST. AA1EiSssS
lBETWEEN COUT1tS AND HILL SITS #s Sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
49, WALLACE F.. BROWN
95 Special Commissions

Brown s. Co, Auctioneers,
3 The bond required by the above decresj
feb 35-tds &C. o. fSAVlLLE4 Clerk.lts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

& "a u IL b
In execution OF deed f,trlist I, dated 4,
August lst, 1891, 10 EdmuBd y Wadd,!!
1852, to Allan d Collins, Trps zee, and ~, Tx
Of Menrico county in suit OF Edmund
Waddli ". Trustee Us. W Y; ~ ,a 1Sob liSs
Undersigned will sell by auction ~ front
OF Henrlco County G2urhhlg1nase:.TSh RI ,aai 81
at 2Ro'clock u. NJ: 9, 8 A n s. Il. ~
1y Thas t5a ZEE sSlana y eoh shalS
asres formerly owned W,ltaM| q na l,S
county, adjoining tho same, eoa lli4t
3, That tract OF land. adjoining
above in Henrco county, can ling
acres. formerly owned by John ~
Aiisos the aboye traets q e la q, {, Q
TERMS: 81-S cash, balance At ono and
two years in equal Pc ymen ~. pusc sagsES
to give negotiable note M tpESaR WI
'fS'f' ~ SDMUET WAppIL Nv. 4 H.. IES II
W ALLEN q. cp Lid " ,;, MA
d feb as-tds iSss d. rFustsse S1S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

BY The Valentine Auction Co, sS
8l2 East Broad Street. ijS sii $ss N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

q ED room. D1NING OAEI T'ARIORs
- AND HALL II URN l1RE1. Seq w
CASES. CANDY jars OIL TANIAsAfS11.f
MEASURES, Il All AUCTION ~ bfSa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

Tho city Of, Richmond may well con
rratulate itself upon having within Its
limits such an enterprising firm as The
Gable Company, which makes the city
OF Richmond tho distributing point tf
Virginia and the Carollnas, and such a
practical and stable business man as It's
general manager, Mr.. G. corley. under
whose control tho business of The Gable
|. Company must prosper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

BY +, Thompson Brown s Co
lib Main Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

BY Pollard and Bagby,
Real Estate AuctioneerS, 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

n execution OF d decree OF the Changs.!
Iccry5 Court OF the city Of Richmond VI rl#
suit OFF, Stewart M. Wells ct II d W III
February is, 1904 We vii sell BY Sauctiorss
s-S' MGNbAY, F'btBR uARY eoT Il, 1904. y u
at e o. clock P. NJ. the above men TONED
5fOur-room, 2-story dwelling. Lot Is feet
front by depth of 120 feet to- Hey In rearss
II lsE RMS: 8One-third cash, residue In two
equal sinstallments at 8 and 4 II mont hSs
evidenced BY notes with interest addeda
and title retained. M sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
~ RusTEEs' AUCTION SALE y ~
! THREE TRACTS OF LAND III
Near Elko Station, on 4.
The G. & O. Ry.,

iTWf, or SAID TRACTS IN IIE,NRIGes
COUNTY, AND ONE IN S y Nli5iss''
CITY COUNTY,, & n l9sS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

ON RICHMOND CITY. REAL. ESTATE
in AMOUNTS TO SUIT. APPLY TO
II. NJ WORKMAN & CO..
Real Estate Agents and Loan Brokers,
Is North Ninth Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
]. THOMPSON BLOWN Z co.
TOR sALE OR RENT.

33S r. 3. 4 CEf AIr1VtN s. CO., $1nc.
81 n is 58s3 + No. I North Tenth Erect
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-07-15
GouId's Watered Stock.

Jay Gould was a resident of Rut.
land, VT, for year or two in the
early fifties, when he was engaged in
the construction of the old Rutland
and Washington Railroad, now part
Of the Delaware and Hudson system,
and the following anecdote concern
ing him is told by an old citizen OF
that place who was employed by Mr..
Gold at the time.
In the building of the roadbed 1t
was necessary to use a dozen or more
teams of oxen for hauling purposes.
One hot day in midsummer the oxen
were suffering greatly from the in
tense heat, and one animal had sue
cumbed, when Gould, noticing their
condition, ordered the drivers to take
the cattle to the Castleton River and
cool them with water to avoid further
deaths among them.
"This," says the old resident, twas
the first instance l ever heard Of when
Jay Gould watered his stock"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-07-15
Newspapers Came HIGH.

When Cy Warman, 1.-The poet Of the
rail-" was travelling through Bonanza
Valley, near Dawson City, short time
after the discovery of gold in the
Klondike, he passed young man with
a heavy pack of papers on his back.
Some men were working their claims
near by, up on the. slopes of the hills.
"Now and then" said Cy Warman,
"the young fellow stopped, put his
hand to the side of his mouth, and
shouted up to the men 'N'Yor-r-k n
S'attle papers! in orthodox newsboy
style.
81 asked him how he sold them.
Fifty cents for Seattle an dollar for
New York. he replied. He had two
hundred papers, and expected to clear
a hundred dollars on the trip, which
would take him three days."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-07-15
KITE-FLYING IN THE EAST.
In Oriental Countries the Sport Is q
National Pastime.

In Oriental Countries the Sport Is q
National Pastime.
Homemade kites satisfy the Ameri
can boy and afford him lots of fun, but
It is strange that he does not invent
an artistic and national kite, such as
they have in Japan, China and Korea
where all the flyers have meaning
A figure of an eagle or Of Uncle Sam
with his arms outstretched would be
quite imposing.
In all these oriental countries kite
flying is a national pastime and thou
sands of people on holidays gather up
on the hills and watch the sport.
In China the sport ends on the ninth
month in festival called ascending
on high" In Japan and Korea the
boys only fly their kites for fifteen
days out of the entire year.
But kite-fying in these countries is
quite secondary to kite-fighting. The
fighting machines are made on rec
tangular bamboo frames covered with
paper and have hole in the middle
They have no tails and the strings are
of silk dipped in fish glue and pow.
dered with porcelain. The moment
two kites strings are crossed, no mat.
ter If one belongs to royalty itself,
the player must let out his line. The
string that is drawn tight is sure to
be cut through. The instant kite is
cut down it Is seized by the small
boys in the streets.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-07-15

By [2z1I1T A2z7[SLvI Il
{copyrlght, 1so1, by Daily Story publIshIng Coz

Sam knight, colored, free born and
honest, does odd jobs about the court
house square. He does errands for
clerks, saddles horses and feeds them
for travellers. takes notes for young
men to young ladies' homes, sweeps
out offices for doctors and lawyers
and builds fires for bachelors. l was
one of his clients; and, as he had a
prediction for "craps" and other vul
gar games, he had been one of my
clients. l defended him once and he
got ninety days. He had been married
also, and | advised him to quit his
wife.
One morning Sam came to my room
about daylight to build the fire.
had not slept we'll during the night
and was vexed because of such early
intrusion. rubbed my weary eyes
a moment or so, and while he was
ipiling on the hickory logs, asked
what in the name of Boneyards he
was doing there so soon; and before
he had time to answer l proceeded to
give him instructions, along with a
piece Of an irritated mind, which
were intended to arrest disturbances
at such an hour in the future.
"Yassah, Mars Willie, l know'd you
was gwinter raise de dickens, but I
ses to myself, l does, Mars Willie
most likely des fume n raise Cain,
but l ruther have him beat me dan
have de cats stan dare at my do in
de darknis' n cuss me up an down
wusser'n er jay bird ever cuss er
yaller hammer NJ OATS what deyse
been err dom ever since TO- bed time
i-er sittin' in front er my do spittin'
lout sulfous fab frum dey eyes an hol-
Ilerin' monstus words from dey moufs
what de OIL Scratch teaches 'em to
say. OATS de reason Use heah."
"Cats!" said l. "You afraid of cats?
Mercy, what coward! Why didn't
you chuck em off or catch one and
kill it? The others would have left
you alone If you had murdered one of
them. Afraid of cats! That is the
reason of my being disturbed, eh?"
kill er cat? Lordy, Mars Willie,
ldoan' you never do dat; nose'r des
Aeav' 'em alone by deyselves, go on
way frum 'em If dey posters you, but
doan' never kill air one-dat's de gos-
pei!
miss Nancy (my mothers first
iname), she done rails you chillun' up
,des like or Miss rails her-Miss Nan
cy tried fer ter do dat, bring 'em up
in de right way. NJ menny's been de
time when your ma say to me, Sam,
when you see Mahs Willie dom
wrong, des tell him fer ter member
his gran'pa what stood up n shot de
British wild Presidenner Jackson
down yonder at N'Orleans,' n dat's
de reason I'm err tellin' you to let de
cats erlone."
"What nave cats ever done to you
that you should come here and de-
liver me a lecture about what
mustn't do? Do you think I'm afraid
of cats? You speak of them as if
they were possessed of the evil spirit.
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dun TAX up wild er passed. er trash
'fluenced by dat 'zorter from Knox
Vile, n you toll me to quit her."
AS was dressing Sam stood In 81
lent and oppressive meditation. Final
ly he asked:
MARS Willie, eff you had err wife
n she TUX up wild wufflus trash
what'd you do?"
"Take gun and kill somebody
probably" l replied.
Den "A kill er preacher, what de
Judge gwinter do wild me?"
"Order you hanged, most likely"
He almost dropped the stick Of
wood he was about to place on the
dog-irons. Turning abruptly, he Sc
verely asked:
Look here, Mars Willie, what sort
er 'torney is you, anyhow" and as he
got no response, mumbled between
his teeth, Oats de cats doin's. Civ
in dat sort vice; OATS de cats do
ms; dat's de cats doin's," and he
kept on with the words as he opened
the door and walked away.
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A Better Job,

"Do you take me for natural born
fool?" exclaimed the testy and fussy
passenger, who had quarreled with
every one in reach, to the mild pas
senger in the seat ahead.
4 did; yes" replied the mild pas
senger.
"Well. I'll bet you know l ANTI!
cried the fussy passenger.
"Then l congratulate you" said the
mild passenger, "for If you did the job
yourself you've got nature beat to a
standstill! "-Browning's Magazine.