The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-12
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empty handed9" the Boer nsled, snr-
castcally
-No. indeed quiexiy- Il didn't
come here fo< fun. I'm going to college
some ttrce. and that takes money: and
I've got half a dozen brothers ana sis
tiers who are planning tor different
things. It was easiest Tor me to leave.
80 eli of them put IN their savings to-
ward my expenses. OF course don't
expect 70 set rich FAMILY. ,;but I shan
work hard to take back enough %. get
rs an a god Start
The Beer Rrunted
why are you going back, then, with
out your outdtgy he demanded.
tiGot to have something to eat" tie
boy Answered. easily. 'T went II the
mines Arst. but the only opening rs to
work for somebody else or to buy q
claim Mt q fabulous price. 50 shoul-
cered my outfit and struck or pros
pecting. I kept lt M three weeks, and
now" his eyes dashinE eagerly into the
grim ones above him, II believe I've
found a spot that win turn me In lot
OF money. But I'm out OF provisions
and must so back after supply. I
don't suppose you have any you would
selIE'
no" shortly. "but where's your out
cob. Two concealed that IN the sand.
guess it'II be on right Anyway.
there was nothing else t. 90. But
uG2't stop you to tax about myself"
co!o=inE q little. ''I wanted to say that
yo=- cattle G-c aTecIl thirsty. At home
we would drop everything to furnish
suc-2 cattle With water quick
TIE Eoe-'S face relaxed so-evh2t.--
Even II there was no water between
fer days journey - he ;:sizeI con-
te=atuousiy. You uitls21ers. who
would DO all things. can make rivers as
yen reed tie-n. su3poscF
There l. tie vscse- co;:-sc o;,,y one
days iol-ccy behind you.'' s,.e boy re-
to:'ted. AND yoUT q tie show t,.cy' we're
not attended to there. No matter ta,o
hJ:-=-,y 4 Ian ray be in. it Is 4 crime to
neglect EeaSts IS You have yours
''Tsa water cou-se behi..d was dry.
as this Is. and as tile next one may be-
tie Boe- said. Ny teams have not
had wafer IN thee days. and GoI
knows what may happen II the next
river bed Is like this ono and the last"
The boys face paled suddenly.
1.-THE river dry he Gasped. why.
counted on getting water there. Two
only just enough with me to last one
day" Then he forgot himself In con-
Germ for the cattle.
you must turn back toward the
place I've found,' he cried authorIta-
lively; -9t's only i've or six miles away.
There's hole In the river bed that
has water, and it's thirty yards or
more across and several feet deep. It
will be enough to supply your herds
for some weeks. And beyond 1t are
three or four miles OF good grazing
where the soil has not yet became dry.
II you keep on this course the cattle
win alfpsrish.'
The Boer had -straightened up. pre-
paratory to riding on, but at this he
turned sharply.
Water" he cried, land plenty of It"
he raised his hand to his mouth and
called to the men In front. One OF
them rode back. To him he gave a
quick, peremptoTy order. Then he
turned back to the boy.
do you understand what you have
done2'' he demanded. This place you
have discovered will need water to
work it and IL we use that, as we
doubtless shall, you win lose all the
benefit of your discovery for this sea
son.
The boy threw back his head as
though to ward on the. inSinuation.
''The cattle need the water more than
the land,'' he returned ''If the water
Is gone when return with the pro
visions, can go and prospect some
where else, and perhaps come back
after the rains set in. The folks at
homo would not want me to put by
money ut the expense of suffering"
Tho Boer leaned down and held out
his hand.
cit is well" he said simply. you
will so back to the basin with us. We
do not sell provisions, but we have
plenty which we win give you. And 1t
may be-" with a friendly twinkle ban
ishing the last truce OF hardness from
his eyes, that we win be able to adj
vance the success OF your object here"
..chauaoI.1 skim.
Charles @. Druedling has written an
article IN the Journal OF Pharmacy on
channels skins. The commercial article
of that name, he says, Is really oil
tnuncd sheep or lamb skin lining The
supply OF skins from the channels anil
NAL IS very limited. Enough could not
be obtained in n year to supply the
United States for more than a single
day. He made special inquiry on n
visit to Switzerland about the annual
crop of the channels skins and nscer-
tanned thnt from 5000 to 6.oO0 skins
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