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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
Notice to Mortgage
Creditors.
TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE,

IUIISU OF OC. I6MnNOY, :
Covinaton. La, April 3, 1905.
In conformity with section GO, act S..
OF 1888. notice is hereby given to ali
parties holding mortgages upon real
estate loca'e a IN the parish Of st. Tam
many, La, On which the taxes for the
year 1904 have not been paid, that I will
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
Terms of Sale.

On said day Of sale will SEA
such portion Of said property us
each debtoc will point out, and in
case the debtor will not point out
sufficient property. l will at nee.
without further delay. sell the least
quantity of said property OF any
debtor which any bidder will buy
for the amount Of taxes, in terest
and costs due by said debtor. The
sale will be without app-aisement.
for cash, III legal tender money of
the United States. and tile property
sold shall be red eemab!e at any
time for the space Of one year, by
paying the price given, with 20
per Cent interest. cost and penal
ties added.
T. z. BREWSTER,
Sheriff and Ex-Offioio lax Collector.
CovingtoD, La, April 3. 1905.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

8 r ID e, asst 10 dolls, 4 As.
Porter Susie Mrs, 8 acres land ant
imp on W bank Bayou Vincent, asst 25
dolls, 6 40.
Paris Ferdinand, sqrs POI, 22O. 239
s 40.
Porter Mrs Mary Lawn, lot Is, tow
of Claiborne, asst 25 dolls. 2 As.
r
Rodgers Jack, 80 acres land, u acres
| In W quarter of quarter of v
quarter. sec %, and 80 acres of the cas-,
portion OF quarter, sec IA IN 5,
10 Q, asst 1870 dolls, 7.O5
Robert Mrs Roman, acre land on "
side of Bayou Vincent, bounded all
sides by John Morgan, and imp, asst
200 dolls, $50
Rauschkolb Charles L, sqr 5, town OF
Oak Ridge, from Carambat, est 500,
10 so.
Swinson John 60 acres land and imp,
in south part of e q of W quarter, sec
30, tip 8, Is e, asst 400, 10 IS.
Stein Mrs E. 100 acres land known
as the Mary Wheeler tract, bounded
north by Poitevent and Salmen, e by
Crannell and W by Cousin, asst eco dolls
COS
Thompson Lem, 80 acres land or
Of 8 W Or, and e or of or of n W or
sec 81, tp 8, s 10 e, asst 254 dolls, 5.45.
Unknown Owner, so acres of land
more or less s q OF e quarter, sec 30,
tip 6, $ r IA e, asst 100 dolls, 3 80
Unknown Owner, l91 aud g. 100 acres
7e of 219 and 4o-lOO in q of e or,
sec 33, So ana 40. 100 acres and s W ar
of sec 80, 161 acres all in tp 7,sr 10 Q,
Is sold for taxes 1903 to j. B. Maille,
asst 200 dolls, $50.
Unknown Owner, 20 acres of land. be-
ing half of 40 acres in W II OF NV ID
Sec II, tp s, IL e, 20 acres sold to j
for taxes 1908, asst 40 dolls, $345
w
Williams Calvin. 80 acres land and
imp in sec -, tip 8, s II 9, asst 3l9
do;s. $3.50
Walker Z. 100 and $4,000 acres land.
blocks 1 and 2, less lots 8, 9, Id. in
block Q, in Irvington. and imp; lots Is
ami II, block Sc; lots Is, l6 and ~.
bloc k 10, all in St Tamnlany, asst $50
dolls. $S.l5 .=0
williams G, 100 acres land and imp,
Sc u of L Of IL - II OF nw1, sec
IA, tp 5, sr IL Q. asst 400 dolls, Sill IS
Williams Frank N, AZ acres of land,
e of /, sec 26, tp 8, 8 IA e, asst
81 dolls, s., 50
Williams William, 40 acres land ad
joining OBerry tract. on West Pearl
River, asst 60 dolls. SIS 25
Waterman George, 1920 acres Of land,
sec Is, " quarter Of s 9 quarter, . =
of sec 10, e quarter OF wquarter tp7,
range IA; quarter of quarter.
sec 1S, s quarter Of n, qDarter sec 10,
quarter of S quarter sec 80, tp Z,
Is e, n quarter OF NV quarter OF
sec %, quarter Of quarter sec 81.
tp S, sr Is e, asst 1000 iol's. 20 rs
Unknown Owner, 40 acres of land.
more or less, in s 4 of s W or sec II, tip
5, IA e, 40 acressold to w tier Pierce
for taxes of 1903, asst so dolls, 1856
Unknown Owner, 25 acres of land.
bounded n by Patrick Crawford. by w.
G. Powe, W by Lawler and 8 by Bour-
geois in tp s, r IA g, IA acres out of 80
acres sold to f. Kuntz for taxes of 1908,
"s't 100 dolls, 4.65.
unknown Owner, Is and 75-100 acres
land, being 2-S of 1903 acres in W Or of
n or and q Of q or, sec %, tp S,
S ii e, 6-S of said land sold to E
kuntz for taxes of 1903, asst SO dolls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
SHERWOOD COTTAGE.
PRIVATE BOARDING..

Rirst-class rooms and board. Ad-
dress, "Sherwood." Box 40.
U. S. Land Office, New Orleans, La. |
April 8, 1905. !
Notice is hereby givon that the follow
ipg.named settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk Of
the District Court, at Uovington. La /,
on Saturday, June 3, 1905. viz:
ALMO GRANTHAM,
Who made homestead entry No. Is. 1874
for the southwest quarter of the south
east quarter, section S, township 6,
south range Is east, St. Helena Me-
ridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous resiGen nee upon
and cultivation of said land. viz:
II. w. Watts, J. d. Carpenter, Oliver
Parker and N. w. Watts, all of Thomas
vile, P. o., La.
apl5-5t WALTER L. COHEN, Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

-, fOk SALE.-A pair of Large Money
Meignt Communicating Scales. Apply to
Covington Warehouse. W
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

The School Board met Wednes.
day We will publish their pro.
ceedings next week
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
one.half Of sqrs IS and 66, and lot 3. sqr
70, all vacant, asst l25 dolls. 81. go
Town of Slidell.

| ASSESSMENT l6 MILLS, POLL TAX
AND CosTs.
Clavepagne ] C l lot in Cousin Div.
asst SO dolls. 1886.
Faurie b F Estate of, 2 acres and imp
in sec A. tp 8, s IA g. asst les dolls.
$5.O5
Fiournoy Mrs A T, one vacant lot,
100 feet front on Front street, bounded
north by lots Of AIRS n E Everett, east
by William Tell street, south by Mrs r
Salmen, asst 10 dolls. 1896
LAWN i T, 2 acres and imp in sec A,
tp 8, 8 IA 9, asst $50 dolls, 85. SO
Parsonage NJ L, lot and imp next to
Church, on Breakfield street, asst 100
dolls, 8 80
higgins R Il. lot 2, sqr 3. aud imp, in
Roberts Addition, asst 200 dolls. $50
McMan aus Charles, lot TO- sqr and
imp, in Ditmar's Addition, as $50 dolls,
sos
Orr G D, S l,ts in sec A. tp 9, 8 40
G, adjoining Salnsn, asst 1875 dolls, 5.ll
Non RESIDENTS.
Ross William. lots l. 3 and 3. sqr II.
in SlideH Company's Addition, asst 60
dolls, 8 rs
BANK OF COVINGrON STOCK.
PARISH
TOWN OF CONVICTION
Aldlge j, 10 shares, ss's 500 dolls. 800,
Able G, 3 shares, as. $50 dolls, 395.
Bateman j E & Co. shares, asst $50
dollars. $50
Daggett L H, shares, asst 200 dollars.
4 80
Burris E A, share, asst so dollars,
2.75
Brown F II. STARE, asst so dollars,
275
Brown L, sha, e, asst so dollars,
2.75
Jones Geo V, share. asst SO dollars,
2.75
Jones I NJ, share, asst 50 dollars,
2.75.
Knight P, share, asst 50 dolla-s,
2.75
OFT E W, shares, asst ESQ eollals.
sos.
Richardson, s P, shares, as't $50
dolla 8, 5.65
Ricaardson L L, Jr. share, asst SO
dollars, as
Sheriaen D E. shares, asst 15o dol.
lars, 400
Spurlock l.. 2 shares, asst 100 dollars,
3.45
varna 10 H F, 3 shares. asst $50 dol
lars, 4.20
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy H. Smith
lett last Thursday for Allison's
Well, Mississippi
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

The new Grand Jury will be
summoned for the next term of
court, which meets April "a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

Mr. and Mrs Lewis l. Morgan are
tne happy parents OF fine daugh.
ter, born Saturday, April 8
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

Mrs D. Demaree, wife of DR..
f. Demacee, Of New Orleans, is
spending week or so with the
family of Mr.. Louis Allen, near
Abita Springs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

FOR SALE-One Thorough
bred Berkshire Boar, and one halt
Thoroughbred Berkshire Sow. both
ID months old. Apply to
EV RICHARD, Fairview.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
y. Gatat.a,ly Sarnaer,
April Is, 1905.

); E. Doty repairs watches,
CLOCKS and jewelry. Coving,on,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

w. G. Coyle & Co.'S famous lake
steamer, New Camelia, which has
been laid up since last fall, will re-
sumo her trips in the Vaudeville,
Madisonville and Tchefuncta river
trade on Sunday, April Is. The
New Camelia has been thoroughly
overhauled and repaired during her
retirement and her numerous pa
irons will find her in the same
splendid condition that she is al
ways kept.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

LOsT-Two keys numbered 231'
and one key numbered Sa2, Que
door kew, one small key, lost be-
..raan the Courthouse and Gal
sorna Station Finder will return
. ,h;. Office and receive reward
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

Mr.. D. NJ. Mason. native of
Alabama, has located in Coyington.
10 assist Nh. Sanford in the Covipg.
ton Photo Studio.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

STRAYED One bay mare
pony, about years old, with white
snoi on forehead, shod on front
feet. $40 reward if returned to
Wheat & Holidays STILL, or Poole
Bros Livery Stable
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
Town of MadisonviIle.

ASSESSMENT Is MILLS, Poll TAX
AND COsTS.
BALKAN Mrs Odelia. l acre and imp,
situated in the neighborhood Of the in
tersection of Ponchatoula Road and
JoL St, asst us dolls. $40
Cloth Susan, Estate of, 2 lots on Pine
Street, asst l2O dolls. $4
Dupart Thomas G, 2 lots and imp cor
Main and st Paul Sts, asst $50 dolls.
$40
Oschner Julia O, lot and imp on
Main st. asst $50 dolls, 81 so
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
Town Of COyingtOn.

ASSESSMENT IA MILLS, POLL TAX
AND COsTs.
Dutsch G, sqr 2699 an1 imp. 10 New
Covington, asst 1900 dolls, sS8. 10
Dutsch G and W A, lots 4 and 5, sqr
o6Ol and imp, in New lovington. as t
500 dolls, St $50
Guyol Mrs 2 A. a portion of SIR 2 and
Improvements, 1872 feet on fheard Ave,
by the depth on Silver st. in TEeard
Annex, asst 925 dolls, $3.50
Gray Catherine, lot 4, sqr IS and imp.
Div of st JOHN, est $50 dols. $40
Loose: Mrs Widow Opheli., lots of
ground cor Madison st and 18th ave, in
sqr 240l and imp, in New Covington,
asst 800 dolls, So IS
Quinn Mrs Widow. lot IA. sqr %, and
imp, Div Of st John, asst 200 dolls, ST. 35
Sharp Mrs M.yra, lot IL, sqr 23v2, AMI
imp. in New Covingon. asst 400 dolls.
SS O5
Sharp Alonzo, Estate of, lot 16, sqr %,
and imp, Div Of st John, asst 7OO, ST.. O5
Spell Nancy, lots and 5. sqr 1905, in
New Covington, asst SO dolls, 1915
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
Notice To The Public.

/ am not responsible for any debts
contracted by my wife. Mrs. Louise
Rogers, since she left me about five
years ago. W. b. ROGERS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
Town Of Abita Springs.
ASSESSMENT 16 MILLS, POLL TAX

.,.,., AND CosTs.
ALBERT Mrs 0. lots 4, S, and Z. sqr D,
and sgrs l, 2 and in s Z Div Of Abita
springs, asst 4425 dolls, $500
Abita Spring Hotel and Cottage Co,
sqr Ii and imp in s. E. Div OF Abita
Springs, asst 5000 dolls, S5l,70
Abita Springs Water Go, Ltd. tract
Of land known as Abita Springs. in sec
81, tip 6,sri p e, and imp. asst 5000 dois
Sl0l.40
bodeau Mrs. Ida NJ, lot 2. sqr 81, IN
8ossier City, asst 80 dolls, ESQ
Non RESIDENTS.
PONIES Jean, three-4uarters of lot 10,
sqr II, N E Div Ablta Springs. quarter
Of lot sold to } Patorno, asst 50 dolls,
1895
vendrell 3, lot II. sqr 50, in Bossier
City, asst IS dolls, $31O
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

DIED In Cov,ngton, La. Thurs
day, April l3, 1905, Col. Lycergus
Poole. q native of Hunts ville, Ala,
aged "a years and 8 months. His
remains were taken to ThomasvllIe,
Ala, for interment.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

The Covington Photo Studio are
showing a fine line of samples.
Photos of all sizes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

Lutheran services will be con.
Quoted in Vaudeville Sunday, at
II A. NJ, and at Abita Springs at
$3.50 P. NJ. and 1880 p. NJ. Also on
Monday at 1880 divine services at
Abita, and on Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings, at 1880, services
will be held in Vaudeville. The
public are welcome to these SER
vices.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

Mr. Henry Thibaut has thorough.
" repaired the postoffice boxes that
were out OF order, which is a great
convenience to patrons
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

Mr. and Mrs DR. W. Billie, and
Mr. and Mrs f. w. Faranta spent
last Saturday in Covlngton and
paid us pleasant visit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

Agelica Lodge, F. A. n, lot 5, in sqr
2802, town of New Covington, asst $50,
8 10
Abita Springs Water Co., Ltd, $50
acres land in sections 6, "a and rs, town
ship s, south range II east, asst $2400,
AZ O5,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-16

union wages. When the fighting was
over, and soldiers were sick, or dis
couraged, and respondent, an Irish
soldier would come along, maybe on
crutches or with bullet in his in
nards, and tell funny stories and
make the discouraged fellows laugh
in spite of themselves, and when an
other fight was on. you had to tie
the wounded Irish soldiers to their
cots in the hospital, or put them in
Jail, to keep them from forgetting
their wounds and going to the front
for one more fight. Dad says if there
was an Irish nation, with an army
and navy, the whole world would
have to combine to whip them. and
yet the nation that has the control
of the Irish people treats them worse
than San Francisco treats Cinnamon,
makes them live on potatoes, and al
lows landlords to take away the po-
tatoes if they are shy on the rent.
Gee, dad looked over my shoId-
er, and saw what [ had written, and
he cuffed me on the side of the head,
and said l was an incendiary, and
that / ought to have sense enough
not to write treason while a guest on
British soil.) Well, / don't care a
darn. 1t makes me hot under the
collar when | think of the brave Irish
fellows. and / wonder why they don't
come to America in a body and be
aldermen and policemen. When 1
get home l am going to join the
Fenians, and raise thunder just as
quick as l am old enough.
Well, sir, we have been through
the Suez canal. and for a great mod
ern piece of engineering it doesn't
size up with a sewer in Milwaukee, or
a bayou in Louisiana. 1t is just dig
ging a railroad cut through the desert,
and letting in the water, and there
you are. The only question in it's
construction was plenty of dredging
machines, and a place to pile the dirt
and water that just came in OF it's
own accord and stays there, and
smells like thunder, and you see the
natives look at it and keep away
from the banks for fear the banks
will cave in on them, and give them
a bath before their year is UP. cause
they don't battle but once a year and
when they skip a year nobody knows
sabout it.
Our boat went right along, and got
out of the canal because it was a
mail boat, but the most of the boats
we saw were tied up to the bank,
waiting for the millennium We saw
some Russian boats waiting for the
war to blow over, and as we passed
them every Russian on board looked
scared, as though we were Japs. that
were going to fire a torpedo under
them, or throw a bomb on deck, and
when our boat got by the Russian
boat the crew was called to prayers
to thank the Lord, or whoever it is
that the Russians thank because
they had escaped a dire peril. / guess
the Russians are all in, and that those
who have not gone to the front are
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-16

ture ages will be discovering full
rugged ships down deep in the de-
sert. Dad says we better sell our
stock in the canal and buy airship
stock. And talk about business, there
is more tonnage goes through the 500
canal, between Michigan and Canada,
than goes through the Suez, and we
don't howl about it very much.
Well, sir, 1 have studied Gibraltar
in my geography, and read about it
in the papers, and seen its pictures
in advertisements, but never realized
what a big thing it was. Now, who
ever thought of putting that enorm-
Gus rock right there on that prairie,
but God. / suppose the English.
when they saw that rock, thought the
good Lord had put it there for the
English to drill holes in, for guns
and when the Lord was busy some
where else the English smouged the
rock away from Spain, by playing a
England got it, that country decided
to arm it like a train robber, and hold
up the other nations of the earth.
When a vessel passes that rock it
has to hold up its hands and salute
the British flag, or get mess of hard
ware fired into it's vital parts, but
that is all it amounts to, cause it
couldn't win any battle for England
and could only sink trading vessels.
The walls of the rock are perforated
from top to bottom, with holes big
enough for guns to squirt smoke and
shells, but If the enemy should stay
away from right in front of the
holes they might shoot till dooms-
day, and never hit anything but fish
ing smacks and peddlers of oranges.
Gibraltar is like a white elephant in
a geological garden. 1t just eats, and
keeps off flies with it's short tail, and
visitors feed it peanuts, and wonder
what it was made for, and how much
hay it eats. Gibraltar is like a $40
gold piece that man carries in his
watch pocket for an emergency, which
he never intends TO spend until he
gets in the tightest place in his life,
and 1T wears out one pocket after
another, and some day drops through
on the sidewalk, and a tramp finds
it and goes on bat and gets the
worth of his money and has a good
time, if he saves enough to buy a
bromo-seltzer the next morning after.
1t is like the Russian war chest. that
is never to be opened as long as they
can borrow money.
If Gibraltar could be put on castors
and rolled around from one country
to another, England could whip all
Europe and Asia. 1t would be a Tro-
jan horse on a larger scale. and be a
terror, but, say. if it got to America,
we wouldn't do a thing to it. We
would run standpipe up the side.
and connect it with an oil pipe line,
fill Gibraltars tunnels and avenues,
and magazines and barracks with
crude oil, and touch a match to it,
and not an Englishman would live to
tell about it. Gee. but | would be
sorry for the Irish soldiers, but /
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-16
THE NEWEST
SPRING EFFECTS

9Th Ave. Ties, naade in Black Patent
Colt Skin, Butcher Cut, Wide Ribbon
Laces, Turn Solos, Spanish Heels,
Dressy Shoe. Price, $500.
9Th Ave. Tics, made in Black Patent
Colt Skin, Blucner Cut, extension soles,
Cuban heels. A stylish walking shoe.
Price, $3.50.
9Th Ave. Tics, made in Black Patent
Colt Skin. Blucher Cut, with big eye
lets for wide ribbon faces, extension
sole. A very stylish walking shoe.
Price, $500.
9Th Ave. Tics, made in Black Vici
Hid, patent leather Ups, Butcher Cut,
big eycIcts, wide ribbon Iaces, extern
sion sole. Price, $3.50.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-16

way, and il it did, it could come and
take it. / guess they would have had
dad arrested for treason, only when
we got out into the town there was
the whole British Atlantic squadron
lined up, with men UP in the rigging
like monkeys, and every vessel was
firing salute, as yacht came steam
ing by.
Dad thought war had surely broke
out, or that some rich American own
ed the yacht, but it turned out to be
Queen Alexandra and party of
tourists, and when the band played
God Save the Queen" dad got UP
on his hind legs and sang so loud you
would think he would split hisself,
and fellow went up and threw his
arms around dad, and began to weep,
and the tears came into dads eyes,
ana another fellow pinched dads
watch, and the celebration closed with
everybody getting drunk and the
queen sailed away.
say, We are going to Spain on the
next boat, and you watch the papers.
We will probably be hung by taking
Cuba and the Philippines. Yours.
HENNERY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-16

guess they wouldn't be there, cause
they wouldn't fight America.
Well. if England ever has a big
war, and she gets chesty about Gil
braltar, and says it is impregnable,
and defies the world to- take it, | bet
you ten dollars it could be taken in
"a hours II | was q general or an
admiral, I would have about 40 tank
steamers, loaded with Kerosene, and
have them landed, innocent like, right
up beside Gibraltar ostensibly to sell
oil for perfumery to the natives, who
would all be improved by using kero-
sene on their persons Then | would
get on barrel, on deck of my flag
ship, and command the English gem
eral to surrender Internationally, and
if he refused, / would set a slow
match on every oil vessel, and have
the crews get in skiffs and pull for
the opposite shore, and when the oil
got on fire and rolled up all over
Gibraltar, and burned every living
thing, | would throw water from the
department boat ON the rock, and she
would split open and roll all over
the prairie, and then / would bury
the cremated dead on the desert, and
seek other worlds to conquer, like AL
exander the Great But don't be
afraid. | won't do it unless they
make me mad, but you watch my
smoke If they peck on your little Hen
merry too much, when he grows up.
But ! haven't any kick coming
about Gibraltar. cause they treated
dad and l all right, and the COM
mander detailed an ensign to show us
all through the fortress. Now don't
get an ensign mixed up with a unique,
such as showed us through the Turk
ish harem. An English ensign is just
as different from Turkish unique
as you can imagine. Every man to
his place. You couldn't teach
Turkish unique how to show visitors
around an English fortress and an
English ensign in a Turkish harem
would bring on worlds war, they
are so different. Well, we went
through tunnels in the rock, and up
as day from electric lights. and we
saw ammunition enough to sink all
the ships in the world. if it could be
exploded in the right place. and they
have provisions enough stored in the
holes In the rock to keep an army
for 40 years. if they didn't get pto-
maine poison from eating canned
stuff
1t was all revelation to dad, and
when we got all through. and got out
into the sunlight, we breathed free,
and when dad got his second wind
he broke up the English officers by
taking out a pencil and piece of pa
per- and asked them what they would
take for the rock and its contents,
and move out and let the American
flag float over it.
Well say, they were hot, and they
told dad to go plum to, but dad
wouldn't do it. He said America
didn't want the old stone quarry, any
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shaking hands with themselves, and
waiting for the dove of peace to
alight on their guns.
The Suez canal probably pays, and
no wonder. cause they charge what
they please to boats that go through,
ana if they don't pay, all they have to
do is to stay out, and go around a
few thousand miles. 1t is like fer
ry across q little stream out west.
where there is no other way to cross.
except to wade or go around, and the
old ferryman sizes up the wagon load
that wants to cross, and takes all
they have got loose, and then the
travellers are ahead of the game,
cause if they didn't cross the stream
they would have to camp on the bank
until the stream dried up. Some day
an earthquake will split that desert
wide open, and the water in the Suez
canal will soak into the sand and the
steamboats, will lay in the mud, and
be covered with sandstone, and flu