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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

Jort Granccs brGnbt. Sort 6ron-
ces, ct galnmelt conooiif Settlement
/ Ontario, peo &oinp 9fipers llolsb
&ainp Safe, brGn0te iioite llge. 81
oen antages at pere paaiot, % ocn
gioroe 5fa6e for 100000, neb tl,n
bolb assurance. 8pen far omtrent
1000 SnobDggere o9 bar eiort betp-
belige Gremffriot Sen ienere Sio
paa @rllno af at Canada 9fortberu
2inien ferte til 8pe1. Sen far allc-
rebe 80 9(ar peret Citation for 6ro=
Jon 8ap &ompagniet. 8peu bor al
brig bobt Slufuingsopporoter, met,
ii6lte l1ge bleb Ser al en 8orgerfoni-
te fisbt en- mooerne 0ampipreite,
Ser netop bar arriperet til Sernbone-
itattonen % pente6e at blipe l9siet ii
8ognen.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23
med Post % C<I<9raf.
Olleseone fva.)

Tpritelist 8rpllmp. &rins @,,ltaf
Moolpb, el6ite Gen al ben ipenife
&ronprinS % altiaa 5periges til
fommenoe &onge, bolot s. Is. Suni
8rpllup n1eo Eriniesie Mar9oret al
Gonnaugbt, Ell 9tiece al Song 60,
marc at G1glano. &ielien foregif i
&apellet paa &inolor eliot. 9rplllt=
pet, Ser feireoes meo n1eeen @on,p,
operpGreoes al gfepreientonter foc
mange 6prltebuie / europa % al
&beoipen al sG9pptcn.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

Serubamculyffe. 81 n1eo6elte iio=
ite llge, at ct SernbonetrGn paa 2aee
Sbore 2inie,1 bapbe ne6iat e5ernbanc=
&eforoen beo en- pilb &ieriel mellem
Seem Dorf og Gbico9o. Denne ra-
ienoe &isriel bar ollereoe iat iin
6rugt cit frpgteli9 Sernbaueulpffc
peo 0eeutor, bpor oct iaafolote
r1me,ltietb Gentl1rp 2inliteo" ls6 al
5finnerne, 1neoens set Snsoqg aftea
lpb 60 @ile Simen as SEEM Oorf
ill.,. Min6it 8 Menuelfer olnfon, %
slntallet al boorot Saarcoe iettes til
Is. Sernbanefompoeniet pil paa>
itao, at onoiin6e6e &erioner bor for<
onoret ct 5porififte, lnen oct ri,ne-
liglte er, at Sfinnerne life bor perst
lt9rfe NOT til sen l1moabelige 15art.
Ser opItoo Slo 8ognene, % to al
oisle brGnote til 9ljfe.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

Can't Gement til &e1ico. 6irmoe1
Oscar 6. 6eiterle,1 & So. / Merico
Gitp, bpis 9lfoeling for bonif ssn1por1
foreitaas al @r. SsSpor 9iort, bar al.
llnttet &ontroft me0 Oen ll1erifonife
&egjering ON en- Seperonee paa 20,=
600 S6r. oonif Northumberland
Ser ifal bel1pttes peo s(sfolteringen al
8pen Meriooos @ooer. Set fsrlte
Narti oflenbtes @egpnbelien al Moi
mes Cen peitinoilfe Dampifibslinjes
9amper uSt. Groir".
sc norife Stuaenteriausere, Scr III,
er paa @jemreiien efter Ell pocrlt bel=
Dig S1,rne gien,1en1. 2onoet, bopoe i
langere 5io for9iGpeS lsgt at opnoa
sluoiens bos Asraiioent &ooiepelt.
&eb &oncerteu Gbicago itolte Sns=
bag og op til slfreiie,1 bapbe Songer-
nes @bicago=Genner i11tet bert fra
&aibington, inbtil Senator 3. %.
0leion af Sort 9o6ee = io,n piitnof
er SEN Ma,,6 ber / 2anoet, ser Ienait
bil bebores / Stuoenter,1es @rinbring
- tilbso lin slsiiitance, ser meb @lr-
6e mootoges. 6oreneoe Stoters &C.
motor S. g. 9olliper af Soma er o9-
iaa fra Sort 9oo9e og bar / n1o',ae
Mar neret EN- i11tim &en al Mr. Ole
Jon, ian1t Ell al Areitbent &ooiebelts
n1eit ifottebe &oa69ipere. 9il bom
tele9rafere6e iao Der. Sleion og i1l=
ben 2 5imers 6orlsb bapbe ban Sna=
ret, at Ereiioenten biloe blipe roc=
lighted" neb at billie poa St,,6e,1ter=
ianeerne. Disie bonoe inioIerti6 for
laot gbieoeo, og Scr. Sleion loo Ser.
for Seleerafen ipille til 9tiogoro
Sails. bpor ct 0pboIo ifuloe eisres.
SSfslse Selesrammer fra @oibington
mooto9es Gnneerne Monoaes oi
&relioenten, ser f1loitenbig inbtos
6em peo i'm elifber6ige Optreoen.
Sit 5euotor Slelon fortiener ct Gon<
gcrhurra, flyer Jig ielp, % at ban
bar fo1et set. fan man bore femme
Zig iiffer poo.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

S9eoe 9ititaterne. iSlere Menne-
tier oe6e / Ssnoags @enniplpanio
og Snbiana at @eoe. Sra @ittsburg6
n1eSocics ON 6 9er5falo. S 9feiu
9orf git Senperaturen op til 80
@r. 8aa Soppen al Geirbureauet,
og Soltispille, 8p., Dor ser 1O1 @r.
l1blenoinsc pcb &rissifulcn / Be1
Foint. Jor ferlte Gang / oe iSorene-
De Stoters @iltorie ct Ser iaar opta<
get 8inelere iom gleper peo Bcft
Eoint Militer<Mfobemi, bpor Sen fo-
lte @ers Sfficerer faar oeres llooan.
nelie. Ser bar 2 @aoetter al fineiiT
9tationalitet lont eli fra Gqua6or oa
en- fro 9on6llras. elsie &onoionter
fon fun opta9es efter ipeciel 8eI Il1t-
ming a. &on9resle,,.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

lnl 9ielD s)orf, er u0n9onf I'll Oanll
@eneralfoni,ll &ptteroom, @ollano
fra /. S,1li. 8o,,i,,l 2eerbecb bar
aiort Jig meget ofbolot blonot fine
2anosna1,o 9se,p Dorf, % Set CT
n1eo 9efla9elie Sc ler bam forlaoe
8pen. Gen eamle oanife 6orenino
~@fonoinapiif Screening al 1914"
bapoe orraneeret cit AfifeoSfelt for
&onirler / Ssnoags.
9pssfalo / ete,u Dort. Gn oani'
Mono, Sofl,: &rorup, Ser flere 9lar
bar 8eltprer al rSbe 0ispenlarp"
3. slpe.> ner i5lafbl,lb Mpe., ,Broof!9a,
osbe forri9e ltge, noele oe treoiue
Nor gomlnel. Sm Set eno efter os1i
llopifling, bans Spgoom bopoe III.
get, maa iiges at bore cit lpffelie
Dp6, fan set oog finn peffe Ge,noo,
at Ell &ano i bans slIoer bliper folct
bort ire @ultru % to i1,laa 8prn, %
for bans gamIe Sober bie1nme /
Donmort pil Gfterretnineen ON Ssn=
mems 800 iiffert pere ct boar6t 5lag,
1friber vNorol."
9anffe Sos anseles. Sfisnt set
life er almi,oelie befjenbt, fin6es ser
Sos NageleS - % for sen Sags
sfplo belle Set ipoIiee California =
ct ret betpocliot Mntol 9onife. Ser-
Zig Sc iioitc fem, lefs Nar 1ur Der
peret neget itor 5ilgan9 til Sen
bonife 8efolfnine eenne 9el al Sto-
ten, oe for Sioen iiges strsm,uen al
9onife, iom fommer oertil for at bo-
fatte Jig, at bore itsrre emo no9en-
fin6e fsr, ifriuer r8ien". Ser finoes
in9en Maaoe, bporpaa man nsiaetiet
fan on9ipe SEN 6anife 8efolfninas
Stsrrelle, men Soft, iom bor ,tnoer-
fsgt Sosen ioa nsje, lom oet looer fig
ejere, nlerer at h,nne liee, at Der /
Sos slneeles County finbes fra 1900
til 1000 9onlfe. Ser er bpert 6ato
NOT of oem til, at man tibt og mango
@an9e bar felt Sapnet of ct bonif
&oninlot oerne6e, ct Sapn, Ser ubes,
Soipl bill ejsre fig mere giGloe',oe,
ON 8efolfninsen pofier, % Seros<
lesbeo efter iom Can Asebro- tiltaaer.
/ Betpbnine iom &apneita6.
Set er oerfor life at nnores ober,
at gnifet om Oprettelien af ct 6onif
Gicefoniulat i Sos slneeles er op-
1tooet blon6t 9onlferne oerneoe, iier
ba man mener, at 8pem er ligeloo
fjernt fra set ner1neite @onil,lat o9
of lonet itsrre @etp6nin9 eno mango
onore Ste6er, bbor @icefoniuloter TO-
refinbes. 2nifet bar MI faaet l16ilag
i ct Mn6rage1tbe ON 8icefoniulot, %
Der er l1biiet TIL, at Sos Mneeles'
banffe 8efolfnine meo Si6en bill ioa
fit 9nffe opfpI6t.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

Naximo @ome5 bpb. Sen beremte
cabanffe 6ribe6sbelt Marimo @ome5
er 2gr6ags afgaoet peo Dp6en en-
Ml6er al on1tr. 20 slar. @an par
fp6t paa Son Domingo og tilbbrte
en- ipanff Samilie, og ban bespnote
iin 2ebebane iom ipanif &aballertof<
ficer. S sen Ggenifab bor ban meo
til at befempe a6ffillige Oprer moo
set ipanFe &erre6gmme / Beittnoien.
Men 6a ban bleb ienbt til Cuba for
1n6er General 8illars at 69npe ell
0pitan6, blep ban iaa oprbrt ober
Sen 8eban6ling, bans @bef gab @n-
banerne, at fan mel6te fig no af ben
ipanife Scr efter ferit at babe prDg-
let @eneralen. Sra Ben Gi6 ilutteoc
ban Zig til Sssnillrgenterne og tt9reoe
oct bitreite SAB til Spanierne S 10
Mar fan1peoe ban / SsSniurgerternes
Meffer, fra 1868 til 1873, 0e iio-
LITE 5 Mor iom beres fo1nonoeren6e
General. S iomme Ggenifab oeltog
ian i ben ssSri1rreftion, Der begDnote
1895 90 er6te meo Gnbas fuloftan-
|bige JrigiereIfe / 1902. &on bar el,
lof Dor 9ios 6patigite @uerill Jsre.
|re, % Set eubanfte Solf forg,oeoe
liam.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

@elleln 6ranfrise oe Spinane
peobliper Ser at berite ct meget
ipRnot Gorbol6 ON &an6elsforbol6et
til Maroffo. &eiier @ilbelm pe6bli-
Der at ltille meget beltemte 6orla,1.
-gen6er ON at faa lan1me &ettigbe6er
/ Maroffo ion1 6ra1frige bar Der, CO
6orbol6et bor 11optflet Jig til, at en- ]
@rig mellem 6e to Mngter / en ifte
fiern Gremtib anies for meget iano,
iDnlig. @nglanb og Jranfrige bar
en- Sberensfomit angaaen6e 5orbol.
6et til Maroffo, / 5elge bpilfe,1
6ranfrtges Cberberre6smme Der ans
|erfien6es. 9pMano bar erflaret fig
sbtIlig til en- &onference meo Granf-
.rige paa tan 9etingelie, at Gnglanos
0berensfomlt meo 6ranfrige paa Bet
te 3unft la6es al6eles n6e al Be
tragtning. Srarfrige bil BOG neppe
'gan ino pea bette. 5fnlbe Der blipe
EN- tDff-franf Rrig ON oenne Sag
|og bette anies for meget ian6nnligt,
oa 8Dfflano allereoe bar begDnot ot
forbereoc fia paa ct iaa6ant Gilfnloe.
- Tan bet ,reppe nnbeaaes, at Gngs
4lno ftil!ei fig paa Jronfrises Sioe.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

Gfter Saul Sones' Sig. Jor nogle
Tiger ii6en fonbtes / en @rapbpnlbin9
/ &aris 2iget af 9l1nerifas fsrite A6.
miral, Sobn SAUL SSones, ser 6soe
/ Haris, men bpis ioroiife 2epninger
man lite biotil bap6e peret / S1ano
til at efteripore. 2iget pil I'LL blibe
fert fer til s(n1erifa og begrapet be0
Mnnapolis. GIT Gfa6re, beitauen6e
af Slagifibet 8rooflpn og tire @rpo-
iere, unoer &omanoo of M6uniral
Sigsbee,afgit ! 5sn6a9s til BEN fran.
#ife Glaaoebabn Gberburg for at tage
2iget omboro og fsre set tit 9lmeri.
ia. De frantic 9lutboriteter bil afle-
pere set til Mmerifanerne un6er Sa-
Tut og an6re @eoersbepiSninger. Bao
0berreiien ifol @iiten itao i flagimDf-
fet @atafalf paa Jlagifibets Jor6ef.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-06-23

ltpejr @iseoniin. Sra forifielli-
ge 5teber / 8tsconiin melbes OIL,
frpgtelige Storme og pololomme
@egnifpl og Saglbpger Sbnoag af'
ten. @erit biemlset er Dane % So
ma GountDer, bbor Mfgreoerne for Ell
iterre Del er b6elagte 8ernepelb %
8lue Moun6s Soiunibips % Ell
Meng6e 8peninger ble1te o1nfulo.
6lere 6ormere bar li6t Sab paa op
til So, 900, pes at 6eres @uie er sbe<
laet og 8eietningerne CT 6rabt. Og.
iaa @gnen ON &rairie 6e @bien bot
libt meJet. men Dane County iDnes
6og at bore baaropit rant. S Maot'
ion itoo Ser 9 Tomn1er 8an6 Ga
oerne, % fra. oe omliggenoe 2anooi,
itrifter mel6es ON meget itore Sab.
Mfgrs6er al alle Mrter er fon1plet
soelagt,- oeiao &saplen, ibet Ober-
ip6nmeller bar fsrt DDnb op ober
@ngene.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27
The Polite burglars.

1t is said that even the most gentle
manly Of our burglars have much to
learn from Japan in the way of polite
ness, if one may juGge by a description
of the manners of robbers in that coun-
try. Three men broke into a dyer's
house while he was away, and one of
them gently asked the wife how much
money there was in the place She an
swercd that there was just little in
the house. The robber laughed and
said:
You are a good old woman, and we
believe you. If you We're poor we
would not rob you at all. Now, we only
want some money and this" placing
his hand on a fine silk dress.
The old woman replied: "All my hus-
bands money can give you, but l beg
you will not take that, for it does not
belong to my husband and was con-
fided to us only for dyeing. What is
ours can give, but cannot give what
belongs to another"
THAT is quite right" approved the
robber, and lie Immediately withdrew
with bis confederates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27
Locnrot:ve Fic1dcd Boll..

In tEe baseball annals OF Texas, Bal
timore county, is an incident which,
whether an actual occurrence or not,
has been repeated 50 often that it is
invested with the force Of fact
On Il hot Fourth Of July back in the
eighties, when the catcher held his posi-
ton behind the bat without a mask
and the pitcher knew Of no curve or toe
plate, there was q game of ball be-
tween the Texas Sluggers and the Ii
monium Little Potatoes. but Hard to
Peel. The Sluggegs had got in some
good stick work early in the game, and
the visitors were just feeling the big
Texas pitcher 1t was the fifth inning,
and the Little Potatoes had two men
on the bases, one on second and, the
other on first, when one of their home
run hitters, who had been asleep I'M
til this mOncn-, struck the ball 1t
cleared the entire field and would have
fallen on the railroad track, but just at
that moment a train came along, and
the ball disappeared in the smokestack
of the engine. The train was going at
a lively speed up grade, and the force
of the puffs elected the bail. The mo-
mentum of the train carried it until it
fell in the third baseman's hands, and
a double play was the result. After
much kicking from the Little Potatoes
as to whether the play was fair the side
was retired, as the double play made
three hands Ouf-BaItimOrp Sim
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27
By 7. SHERWOOD BOYD

DO you know" remarked Gerald
GooGsell, u think l shall take to writ
ing poetry"
Nettie Ainsworth gave a little laugh
as she settled herself more comfortably
in the big chair. who ever heard of
a poet with waist line larger than his
chest measurement" she teasel.
4 say" he cried, I'm not to blame
because Tm-er-plump-am Il"
You're not to blame. Gerry" she
laughed, but you cannot have in1igcs-
ton ana the fires Of genius within you
at the same time"
But have splendid digestion" ne
persisted. -Four meals a day never
feaze me-"
Poets" counseled Nettie, never
have regular meals. When they lead
regular lives they cease to become gen
fuses"
But that's all tommyrot," he de-
clared loftily. Il can be a genius and
have the comforts of life, can't II"
IF you are very great genius, Ger.
ry, you may be able to live those handi-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27

face crimsOning. You see. if l could
get up the nerve 10 tell you her name
l wouldn't have 20 write this stuff"
why don't You write her a proposal
in rhyme:"
Didn't l try?~ he groaned. Il put
in three weeks before st. Valentines
trying to find a rhyme for her name
Nov" announced Miss Ainsworth
triu1phantly, = know where one of
my valentines came from"
Rotten. wasn't it?" lie asked de-
spairi2gly.
We'll" she admitted. you might
have found a better rhyme for my
name than let he"
4 worked four hours to get that"
he asserted. You try it and see how
hard it is
she went 70 the table and scrubbed
on the fly leaf Of a book. Then she
brought it TO him
Your name might be Eva or Grace
Or Agnes or Annie or Lefty.
But it's not, and I'll make brave race
. For the love Of the fair lady Nettie.
''See how easy it isl" she demanded
as he looked up.
Il can do it myself now" he an
nOunced as he in turn moved toward
the table. Presently he returned to
the fireplace. Read this, please" he
said as he handed her the sheet. On
the other side of the paper she read:
Her hair may be blond black or red,
Her name may be Hettie or Betty,
But the girl l am anxious to wed
Is a brunette, and her name is Nettie.
That's what I've been trying to say
to you for most two years" he went on
earnestly. 1T may be bad verse, but I
think I'll make better husband than
l will a poet Say Yes DEAR he
urged.
And Nottie said, Yes, dear" so softly
that he had to k2eel beside her, with
his arms about her. to catch the whis-
pered words.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27

q am certain Mars is Inhabited said
Camille Flammarion, "and probably by
people much more advanced than we
are. The year in Mars is twice as
long as ours-that is to say, it really
consists Of 100 days. The public at
large does not really know the preci-
sion of some Of our astronomical OBJ
servations. Thus we know the length
of the day in Mars by diurnal rotation
to the one-thOusandth part of a second.
and from observations, which have
now extended over 100 years, we find
the length of the day on the planet is
"a hours Al minutes 90 seconds. The
climate of the Martians is very mild:
there are no gales, while the atmos-
phere is very light, with scarcely any
clouds. The Inhabitants enjoy fine
weather, the climate being dry and
clear. We know the globe of Mars per-
fectly; in fact, far better than the
earth"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27
The Word "Inyention"

The old, general meaning Of the word
'invention' seems strange to modern
eyes and ears. Invention" signifies
simply finding" though the meaning
ST discovery has been specialized away
from it in modern speech. Thus Hook
er wrote of that judicial method
which seemeth best for the invention
Of truth When Burton wrote of 1.-THE
invention of geomctrical problem" he
meant its solution. In the seventeenth
century the circulation of the blood
was described as "the best and most
Useful invention of this latter age" and
n the eighteenth century DR. Willis
was referred 10 as the first inventor
Of the nervou3 system"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
I offer for sale

HOUSE AND LOTS in Loeb Lynn House of rooms
with cellar and attic and we'll of water under roof;
Lots 3oXI25-containng good Blacksmith Shop
Stable and all other necessary outbuildngs. This
property can be bought very cheap.
HOUSE AND LOT on Oak Street. Oakland for sale or
rent. House of 6 rooms Lot 5ox15o feet, with
Stable and all necessary Outbuldings.
FOUR VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS situated
Liberty Street, in Oakland. Also ; DWELLING
HOUSES Liberty Street, with good water and all
necessary outbuildngs.
HOUSE AND LOT Wilson Street House of 10 rooms;
good water. Lot $50 feet front Best Outbudings
in Oakland.
ONE VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LOT on Pen
nngton Street.
VERY GOOD FARM mile from Oakland-all under
fence; containing 50 acres about IS under cultiva-
ton; fine Orchards, and about 2H in small
Fruit Houses, very good Well and never failing
Spring. very desirable place for Truck and Poultry
Farming. Can be bought at low price just now.
have for sale of the very best Building Lots in the
town which will sell for cash-or S. down and S.
per month.
$50 ACRES OF VALUABLE COAL LAND situated less
than two miles of Oakland which can be bought at a
great bargain The surface would make fine farming
land. This land is well watered with stream and
several good springs.
- A NEW HOUSE Oak Street for sale cheap.
- MORE CHOICE BUILDING LOTS at S down and
S. per month
If you want cash for your Estate or Real Estate
for your cash, let me hear from you.
Rz5 For further particulars call on address
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27
BOWSeT Has
4 L)a9 Off
He Fails to "Perff7r-n, - and Mrs.
B., Who Knows Him Of
Old, Is Worried.
IN EXCELLENT HUMOR.
But the Strain Is Too Much, and
Next Morning He Is Back
at His Old Tricks
Again.

Copyright 1865, by r. 3. McClure.J
Z YHEN breakfast had been con-
IA cluded the other morning Mr..
wv Bowser lighted a cigar and
sauntered out into the back
yard to see how many clothespins were
getting ready to blossom with the Gro
cuses, and at the end of half an hour
Mrs. BOwser called from one of the
back windows:
Wont You be late ut the Office this
mOrninGf"
Il am going to take a day off, was
his quiet reply.
Mrs BoWser's knees began to shake.
His day of meant that lie would want
to overhaul the house from top to bot
tom, ana he would be almost certain
to NEEDLE with the water pipes and
gas meter and bring about some sort
Of calamity. She went about with pal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-27

D4-AO4A4-NtF 4L--- al ~ a AAIHEALA " A y.
plating heart for the next thirty min
utes, but when she looked out again
she was somewhat relieved to find
him seated on an old wash bench and
strOking the cat in Il fatherly way.
Now and then lie glanced upatthe chin
neys and the roof as if making men
tai calculation, but at 10 o'clock he
shifted around On to the front steps
and settled down as if he meant to
stay there. She presently made an ex-
cuse to get out there ana inquire:
"Have you got a headache this morn
ing?"
Not the slightest
'Does your rheumatism bother you?'
Not a bit"
II have put my house cleaning off
to next month. The weather is so very
uncertain, you know"
Il guess you are wise"
She could think of nothing more and
she left him, but as she went about
doing the upstairs work she kept gen
eral eye on him from an open window
1t was not long before a man came
along and halted at the gate to say:
'Why, Bowser, you home? l was
thinking of going over to the Office tc
see you. | know where you can get an
auto for half price"
Don't want it, thank YOU"
"But it's a clipper, and the price has
been cut in two"
Don't want it,
aren't you feeling yourself today?"
"Neyer felt BETTER.
The man made some remark about
the weather and passed on. On the cor
ner he met the coal man and said:
you know Bowser, of course? What
in thunder ails him?'
"How-why?'
Il was just talking to him. He seems
to be loafng around home today 1
offered him an auto at half price and
he turned me down.
He did, Ell? Well, | haven't seen
him for four or five days, but if he
refused to grab for that auto then you
can bet he's getting wrong II &c head.
I've always said that he'd have soften
ing of the brain some time"
Meanwhile, down at the house, a po-
tatO peddler had come along. He knew
that Mr.. Bowser had thrown three of
the profession over the fence within q
year and told the cook he'd discharge
her if she even bought Il turnip of
them, but the sight of his enemy sitting
on the top step so calmly and COM
placently and looking so harmless in
the eyes Of all embroidered him to stop
his rig at the curb and to say ever the
gate
Judge, can 1 sell you a few 'taters
today? I've got load Of boss ones
here"
The words tloated up to Mrs. Bowser
and gave her chill. She was getting
ready to run downstairs to prevent
a tragedy when she heard Mr.. Bowser
reply:
Il hardly think we need any pota-
toes today. Thank you for calling my
attention to them. They do look nice"
1--WE got some fine cabbages here"
"Yes, they are fine, but l guess l
don't want any"
How about beets?"
mo beets, thank you. Call again
as you come along tomorrow"
Mr.. Bowser's attitude not only made