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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10
Fayorite Beat Brookdale N[ymplh13t
IA and Cotnrnedieiit1c III the Ii
Feature at Saratoga.
SIR LYNW00D 2E0 UALs RECORD.
He Stepped Seven F 80 lin in
I:a4 4--5 In First Frs: Race
Victoria B.EWins. s5S
"A.

=, az SATsAToGA, Ny, August s,--1 gun.
Ming Water. the 9 TO 20 favorlNte,
N VI ~ captured tho Alabama Stakes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10
SOUTH III ATLANTA c LEAGUE q; (, !

Augusta MI !; Charles ton, 9.
ru wta Asilt outt Gnarleston to day IL IN
embarrassing game. Z, = n
SSsSs;s ISIS s; SIS
a TSrsI rlma hsHssaf m
Columbia, 10; Jacksonville, 8.
COLUMBIA, g.. g, August !. e. a. .
game to day was O fumblink nnn;ir. f f,orS
Wns batted hard. and JacksonVllle h'lo L' =.
Cd him worse support & II i, 81 - g y,
gs|sf$sssi;e s. ];
ana sBousse. Time. 49, lmpllr'ess' s il
and Ryan. :, .4 453IIs az
Savannah, ST; Macon, Ia
/, nah ma and Macon broke over in u double,
HEADER s ai here day batting rally I. Won on
the ilrSt game for Savannah. nna a h ,tn,,
liost the -secoIh TO Macon BY a.Wl!a patun WI
in the nth inning, Both contests Wer r
chornoterizeh by fast intleld playih's 8.
S EIrss gums pt''' r., II. y.
sa vu 40 O o . 90 o$s-s 9 :
Macon : III. o o 90 ] 9 o g OIL =, y .
TBatteries-lane and Kahlkoff c1arkS'e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10
SALES. Future Day,


4 At the request os the Ter
soil at public auction ut his place,
iRoaeneath Road near Grove 11s:fs nssSsI
You'd Soldiers Home) at 10 80 A.
Il uEsDAY AT ia y ST s14 IF,
tho following property q
Si Handsome Prlyat e Carriage 8 nben a
tired, latest styl per feet CONDITIONS
three Horses; cllelit, we'll bred sh9Ess
Harrow. Hand and Power Feed 4 Cuttet5.;
sweep Horse cover: Corn Planters C .Is
stlvn tors and numerous ~ Thor artic
a5$Westh hampton car A llno thin w.
~ N' GEoRGn Wv. MAYO, Auot oneers ssS
\ George NV. Oliver, Salt sma I. sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10
RICHMOND LOS
4. FIRST ST GAME AMI:
Bad Playing By Lawmakers and 81
Their 1nabilit to Hit "
&. Caused Defeat. i85
,sHuMANN WAS THE / /. & MASTER A | { !
He Had Perfect Control nj and
Great Speed Still 1. I Was Not I'll 4
Supported Well Score.

i Results Of Y esterday's Games.
At Iictmohd- -Portsmo,ith, 81 Rich
mond, ]. n ssS55 !. - !, !,
s. Al Norfolk Lynch burg, 6; Norfolk. Q.
II At Dnnyille --R oanoke 8; Dnnvillc 4. u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10

Especial 10 Tie Times D'spatch.)
IL NEt .s II \ DIRK, August 9..---7Wflen Sir
Lynn wood won tho opening NJ race Zero ,t,
Tits afternoon llo spoiled ono Of the
biggest u contemplated "coups Of # the.
year. Charles w. Gates, John a. Drake
and several other Western plungers cons
4Didered Nevn Leo such a Ger tainty5 TO
VII, that thy bet u fortune on her, both
III the local ring ana IN the pool rooms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10

for three year-old I'LL
lies. milo and d & f'uliir-5
long, at Saratoga To-
day. Brookdale Nytnpll
was second and Comme-
.dienne third. The time,
was 1852 90. 8 Sir Lynn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10
AZ T / CONTESTS

fSoecIal n TO TIE Timea- Dlspatch) {j5t
q Air GROUNDS TASLEY, & az. l,55 A "
!. n gust %. II o-day was the banDersday
. 585 in tho history Of the Peninsula
!, rs Fair y. Association. The
ss ~, crowd was Ones Of 3 tho;
" . largest sthnt ever gathered
~ on the. Yirginin. lIastern
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10

A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10

again Interesting. Samuel Prince walked
away with hi race. D, Princess, Belle, who
came second. won the two year-old class
on Tuesday. 1. a3s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10
Richmond,
,,,,.,,I,,,. II
Portsin6 uth.

6Players "A, b. il, Az u.
Tlsmssn, Q g .
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-02-03

Octave Gagne, who few months
ago lost five members of his fami-
ly in the course Of a short time,
had removed to Liberty, Texas,
during the past year, died last
Friday, his remains were brought t
here and entered Saturday morn
ing. Gagne was a respected CO.
lored man. much esteemed among
his people. His funeral was con-
Quoted by the colored Masons and
the True Friends, being a member
Of both associations.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-02-03
A Certain Cure For Group.

When child shows symptoms of Group
there is no time to experiment. with new
remedies. no matter hcw highly they
may be recommended. There is one pre-
paration that can always De depended.
upon. 1t has been IL use for many years
and has nev.r be, n known 10 fail, viz:
Chamberlains Cough Remedy. Give it
aGd quick cure is sure to follow. Mr..
NJ. 2. Compton Of Market. Texas. says Of
it. II have used Chambe:lain's Cough
Remedy in severe cases Of Group with
my children. and can truthfuIly say it
always giscs prompt relief" Fof sale
BY I. /. tisbbei
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-02-03
An Emergency Medicine.

For sprains, bruises, burns, scaids and
similar injuries. there is Dothing 30
good as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t
sOOthps the wonnd and not only gives in
slant relief from pain, but causes the
parts to heat in about one third the time
required by the usual treatment. As it
is an antiseptic all danger from blood
poisoning is avoided. Sold by T. J. Lab
be the druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-02-03


The Massons will have here, on
February 2lst., the grandest cele-
bration If this kind ever seen in
St. Martinvile. The occasion viii!
be the Constituting, Cousecraling
and dediceting Of the Albert Rous
seau Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masous. On that day the Mason
Lodges of New Iberia, Lafayette
and St. Martinville will be present
to celebrate this grand OCCASION
There will bp public reception
aud public addresses will be made
upon Masonery by distinguished
Masons. In the evening the Ma
SONS will also march in a process
sion to the grave of the late Albert
Rousseau, where Mason ceremo-
ny will be performed and address
ses made. At night there will be
banquet for the visiting Masons.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-02-03
Frightfully Burned.

Chas. w. Moore, machinist, of
Ford City. Pa, had his hand
frightfully burner in an electrical
furnace. He applied Bucklen's
Arnica SaIve with the usual result:
"a quick and perfect cure" Great
est healer on earth for Wounds,
Burns, Sores. Eczema and Piles.
25c at T. j. Liable drugstore.
Mr.. Frank 7. Guilbeau received
his commission and qualified this
week, and he has already made an
inspection of the public roads on
the west side of the bayou, which
will be under his control. He has
already arranged to have the road
man on the Terrasse road to fill
the bad holes. He. will see that
all bad places are Immediately at
tended to before the roads are tho
roughly repaired, as they will be
in short time.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-02-03
ST. MART1Nv1LIE, La, FEBRUARY srd, 1906.
The Yellow Fever Germ

has recently been discovered. 1t
bears a close remem brance to the
malaria germ. To free The system
from disease germs, the most eff
fectlve remedy is DR.. Kings New
Eife Pills. Guaranteed to cure all
diseases due to malaria poison and
constipation. Csc, at T. j. Liable
drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20

Walter Case, of Ellston, was in the
city Thursday attending the fair. Wal
ter is quite character in his section of
the country, and is we'll know to many
people in this city. Mr.. Case is the
proud owner of pack of hounds
that are famous for their wolf and coon
hunting ability. 1t is said of Mr.. Case
that he once got on the trail of wolf
and followed the hounds into the Ozark
mountains of Missouri. Many years of
following the dogs through the wilder
ness and brush of Grand River has
served to wear most of the hair off of
the top of Mr.. Cases Uranium and the
many nights that he has spent in the
woods after the elusive coon have made
his eyes possess the characteristics of
the owl, and he is actually able to see
better in the dark than in daylight.
Walter enjoyed the races quite we'll
Thursday and confidentially informed
his friends that he had couple of dogs
this year that were the best ever, with
voices that can be heard for miles and
invited them down for chase through
the woods some cool November night,
when the moon is shining and the
tongueing of the hounds will be sweet
music to their ears. 1t is not improb-
able that the Coon Hunting Club will
take advantage of the invitation and
will some night visit that part of the
country, when Chief Sit on the Stump
and the dear Old Country Doctor are in
prime condition and able to keep up
their end of the game.-Creston Adver-
tiser- Gazette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20
Weather-C rop-BuIletln
For week ending Sept. II, 1906.
Das Mnines Iowa

Des MOines, Iowa.
High temperatures prevailed the first
three and the last two days of the
week, and the average was above the
normal for the middle of September.
At the central station the average
daily excess Of temperature was nearly
degrees. Light showers were re-
ported in all districts on the 18th and
18th, and very copious showers were
quite general throughout the state on
the 18th and 10th. The rains were
timely and beneficial to pastures, es-
pecially in the southern half of the
state. Reports indicate that corn cut
ting is in progress in all districts, and
that more than the usual percentage
of the valuable fodder will be saved
in shock or silo. AS to the stage of
ripeness, the conditions are quite vari-
able, but it is evident that over 80 per
cent of the crop is beyond danger of
material injury by frost, and the full
crop is likely to be practically safe be-
fore the close of September. Damage
by windstorms has been less than usual.
The soil is generally in excellent con-
dition for blowing. Some progress is
reported in seeding fall wheat and rye,
and the acreage of wheat is likely to be
increased in the western districts,
where the yield has been excellent this
year. AS whole, this has been an
exceptionally favorable crop season.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20
A Good Dairy District.

If you are looking for location to
engage in the dairying, stock raising
and mixed farming in a country where
land is cheap, where native grasses and
pure water are abundant, where there
is good market for everything that
can be produced and where the climate
is equable and healthful, ask me for a
Good Dairy District folder just issued.
Round trip tickets on sale at about
half rates the first and third Tuesdays
of each month. See for yourself how
good this district really is.
G. M. KETCHAM,
AFT. Agent, G. B. & Q. Ry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20

weeks through Montana, Utah and
other western states, looking after an
irrigating project in which he is in
terested.
Attorney V. R. McGinnis left Thurs
day afternoon for Jamestown, N. D.,
where he will appear as attorney fo1
J. M. Gill, of Grand River, in big law
suit involving about $4,000 worth OF
property.
Mrs. Frank Warrington, of near
home of her brother, Ralph Paris, in
this city, left Saturday to visit a few
days with relatives at Davis City and
Kellerton.
Mrs. G. Leethy, of Beaconsfield, and
Mrs. Fl. D. Schultz, of Churdan, Iowa
left for their homes Monday after a
pleasant visit at the home of theil
daughter and sister, Mrs. E. G. Billiard
in this city.
Harry P. Bell, of Shenandoah. came ir
last Wednesday for short visit at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Bell. He is now engaged in selling the
American Live Stock Remedies and re.
ports business good.
DF. ". "A. AyreS, ana VIE, OF Des
Moines, arrived in Leon last Friday and
are stopping at Hotel Leon. DR.. Ayres
has charge of DR.. Greenmans practice
while he is absent in the east taking q
postgraduate course.
Mrs. o. E. Bassett returned Thursday
to her home at ,Farnhamville, Iowa
after a pleasant visit at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E
Cannon, of Eden township and many
old friends in this county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20
Public Sale.

will sell at my farm, the old Cal
White places miles east and mile
north of Leon on Friday, Sept %,
1905, 6 head of horses consisting of one
span of spotted mares, one year old
mare, one 3 year old colt, two yearling
colts, Is head of cattle, consisting of
6 good cows, yearling heifers, 5 calves
l yearling short-horn bull, one brood
SOW which will farrow next month, 6
shoats, 25 acres corn in field, tons
wild hay, 5 tons timothy hay, one ]. l.
Case breaking plow, new harrow, 2
saddles, sets double and one set single
harness, wagon, buggy, 10 geese, SO
chickens, household furniture. Term 8
months. JOHN OFFIELD.
d. A. McMains, auctioneer,
Fred Teal, clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20

Work has been commenced on the
100000 depot to be erected here by the
Burlington at the crossing of the Keo-
kuk & Western. 1t will be constructed
of Omaha pressed brick of buff color,
with hard pine and oak woodwork and
maple floors. 1t will be 120 feet long
and 45 feet wide, with an overhanging
roof, lighted by electricity and heated
with hot water. 1t is expected that it
will be finished this fall. The Burling-
ton has just completed two under
ground crossings at cost Of 100000
and it is thought that these improve
ments are preparatory to making this
a division point.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20
Very Low Rates to the West.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell tickets to points in Alberta,
Arizona, British Columbia, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ore
gon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming,
at about one half the usual fare. Tick
cts on sale daily August 9th to Oct.
31st inclusive. Get full information
from any Great Western agent or J. P.
Elmer. G.. P. A., st. Paul, MINI. Oct. 27.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20
Verv Low Rates TUESDAYS

Every Tuesday, balance of the year,
the Chicago Great Western railway will
sell home seekers tickets to Minnesota,
North Dakota and Canadian northwest
at about half rate; to other territory
first and third Tuesdays. Apply to any
Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer,
G.. P. A., st. Paul, MINI. State number
n party and when going. Dec. 81.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20
Cream! Cream!

l want your cream, chickens and
eggs. Will pay 21c for No. 1 cream and
19c for No. 2. Test and pay for it when
received. Pay highest market price
for chickens and eggs, at the old stand,
one door north of Biggs' store.
A, j. HIATT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20
Ruas! Ruasl RUGS!

am agent for the Iowa Rug Co., Of
Des Moines, Iowa. This company makes
superior rug at the old schedule of
prices. Roll up your carpets and bring
them to Thompson & Warmers store.
They clean them.
2-3t BELLE THOMPSON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20

Paul, the little three year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Finch, while playing
in the sand, with some other children
cut the second toe on the left foot al
most completely off last week. A piece
of broken glass was sticking up in the
sand and the little fellow fell on this
and cut the toe, bone and all so it was
hanging by only few shreds. DR..
Smith was called who stitched the men,
Der back on again and the little fellow
is doing fine.--Humeston Advocate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20

Something happens every day in
country town, that is funny.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinne Tablets
Druggists refund money If it fails to cure. E. w.
GROVES signature is on each box. Csc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-09-20

Children always have to sit at the
window when riding on the cars.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01
Soaked, B'oosh.

well, no. said the landlord of the
Prunytown tavern, says Puck, in re
ply to the inquiry of the patent churn-
man, there amt anything of impor-
lance going ON here of late but the
sock social given by the ladies of the
Methodist church one day last week. "
Sock social, Ell? l presume each
gentleman attending was presented
with a pair of socks. Was that the
idea?"
THAT was about the idea possessed
in advance by the gentlemen in ques-
tion when they were told that at the
sock social they would be greeted by
a complete surprise, which, by gosh,
they were, for the sock part of it was
that they were 'socked for enough
money to pay for reshingling the roof
of the parsonage"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01
ASSESSMENT
LEVIED.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24-The
Home Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany, of California, has levied an as
sessment of 200 on its stockholders.
This will at once put into the treas
ury of the company 100000. This
sum, together with the surplus of be-
tween 100000 and 100000 of the
company, the officers of the company
say, will be sufficient to meet it's San
Francisco liabilities and enable the
company to continue it's business with
unimpaired capital
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01
Told by Mark Twain.

One day when Artemus Ward wa!
travelling a man approached him il
the train, says Judge, sat down, and
said:
did you hear the last thing OF
Horace Greeley"
Greeley? Greeley?" said Artemus;
Horace Greeley? Who is he?"
The poor man was quiet about five
minutes. Pretty soon he said.
George Francis Train is kicking up
a good deal of a row over in England.
Do you think they will put him in a
bastile?"
Train? Train? George Francis
Train?" said Artemus solemnly. Il
never heard of him"
This ignorance kept the man quiet
fifteen minutes. Then he said
What do you think about Gen.
Grants chances for the presidency?
Do you think they will run him?"
Grant? Grant? Hang it, mani"
said Ward, you know more strangers
than any man ever saw"
The man was furious. He walked
off, but at last came back and said:
"You COMPOUNDED ignoramus, did you
ever hear of Adam?"
Artemus looked up and said:
Ia
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01
CARRIED over
UNTIL NEXT MAY
SUBJECT OF CLOSER PRESENTER
IAN RELATIONS BEFORE THE
SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY.

GREENVILLE, S. c., May 25.-The
General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church today disposed
of the committee reports on closer
relations, decided upon Birmingham,
Ala, for the meeting place of the As
sembly next year and made final
declaration on the Caldwell heresy
case.
When the order was called today a
few minor reports were received and
disposed of before the matter of closer
relations was taken up. Several adj
dresses were made favoring the adop-
tion of the majority report of the com
mittee and the minority report also
was supported, when DR.. T. A. Whar-
ton offered a resolution that the mat
ter be referred, with all reports to
the different Presbyteries for consid-
GRAFTON before the General Assembly
shall take final action. After a spirit
ed discussion the resolution was adopt
ed by a vote of SO to "a, thus dispos-
ing of the subject until May, 1907.
In the choice of meeting place for
the next Assembly, Birmingham was
presented by DR.. ]. W. Stages, of that
city, and DR.. Eugene Daniels, of Lew
isburg, w. Va, urged the claims of
that city. Birmingham was the over
choice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01
MARATHON WINNER
Gets Thousands of Dollars, a House
and Government Job.

William j., otherwise, Billy Sher
ring, winner of the Marathon road
race at Athens, arrived here today
and is now luxurating in the rewards
of victory. Glory and wealth are his
for his enthusiastic countrymen, not
content with mere physical apprecia
ton of his splendid achievement, have
gone into their pockets and produced
money for him. The matter-of-fact
theory is that one can't eat glory, and
an athlete must eat, and from indica-
tions today the wolf will not soon in
wade Sherman's hearthstone. This is
how the former Grand Trunk Railway
brakeman, at 80 a month, is reaping
the good things
First off he was notified that the
City Council of Hamilton had voted
$500 to him. Then came the news
that the Ontario Government had set
aside another $500 for him. Next, the
citizens of Hamilton, through a dele
cation of admirers, presented him with
a purse of $4,000, while another dele
cation, representing the citizens of
Toronto, handed to him a purse of
$3.50 The Toronto Baseball Club, in
of such a true exemplar
of sport, presented a purse Of $500.
In order that BILLY" might have
rooftree of his own, some personal
friends and admirers bought fine
house and lot in Hamilton, the deed
Of which they presented to him. To
top it all, the Dominion Government,
benignant in the reflected glory of her
plucky son, has appointed the racer to
an inspectorship-a sinecure in which
certain Government property is in
vestigated and which will require only
4 part of his time-at a salary of
about $3.50 a year, which means a
great deal in a country where dollar
goes twice as far as it does in the
United States.-Toronto (Canada))
Cor. New York World.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01

@
this and renders possible the lifting
of an animal much heavier than {
mouse or a snake. This may require
little explanation.
Let us suppose that a child can lif
a six pound weight foot high anC
do this twenty times a minute. Fur
nish him with $50 rubber bands, each
capable of pulling six pounds through
one foot when stretched Let these
bands be attached to a wooden plat
form on which stands a pair of horses
weighing 2,100 pounds, or rather
more than a ton. If now, the child
will go to work and stretch these rub
Der bands, singly, hooking each one up
as it is stretched, in less than twenty
minutes he will have raised the pair
of horses one foot.
We thus see that the elasticity of
the rubber band enables the child to
divide the weight of the horses into
$50 pieces of six pounds each and at
the rate of a little less than one every
three seconds he lifts all these sep
arate pieces one foot, so that the child
easily lifts this enormous weight.
Engineering Feat Explained.
Each spiders thread acts like one
of the elastic rubber bands. Let
us suppose that the mouse or snake
weighed half an ounce and tht each
thread is capable of supporting grain
and half. The spider would have to
connect the mouse with the point from
which it was suspended with $50
threads, and if the little quadruped
was once swung off his feet he would
be powerless. By pulling successfully
on each thread and shortening it a
little the mouse or snake might be
raised to any height within the ca
pacity of the building or structure in
which the work was DONE So that to
those who have ridiculed the story we
may justly say: There are more
things in heaven and earth than are
dreamed of in your philosophy"
What object the spider could have
had in his work, l am unable to see.
1t may have been a dread of the harm
which the mouse or snake might work |
Or it may have been the hope that the |
decaying carcass would attract flies, |
which would furnish food for the en-
gineer. l can vouch for the truth OF
he snake story, however, and the OBJ
iect of this article is to explain and
render credible a very extraordinary
'eat of engineering.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01
No Patriarchs.

The Rev. Edward T. Horton, of Bos
ton, told this story at recent banquet
of the Ancient and Honorable Artil
lery company:
"A woman went marketing in Fame
uil hail." said the minister. "She
stopped before a stall where were dis
played fowl so aged as to seem almost
unstable.
What do you sell these for? in
quired the woman, wondering if the
proprietor would dare call them chick
ems.
We usually sell them for profits
marm,' was the curt response.
"'Oh,' said the woman; I thought
they were patriarchs.'