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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12
Jackdaw.
.Cho oktd Hy Swallowing Elng
7 !, Had Stolen Daring
Visit.

WauhaS Mountain. y. y, Dec
7.--Ta'I. q iacadaw, Was u pat Tor
,7maEy 'Ha9s IN Tho family OF Wal
ku Edwards. II farmer Of Gnyvllle.
9altErl"p Of WanSaw Mountain n
sl. Al, Me children IN the ham.
la !" ca Tad, ard 1t visited ,hei:
!, teN ~ ,urn 70 be fed with nuts
sa,c gar. The jackdaw made Is
s3rouad { visits on Thanksgiving.
dav, 7n'l Q! course, Jared even bet
tcr la',n usual. Then the bird
disappeared.
GHrH.ugn x,ous about II ysster.
ds! 't,.e Tommy Edwards got u
laddet ard Climbed to The jack.
daN'- H. uie in its snail cupola
atop the Edwards barn. There
Tad lay dead.
Al ii llm we're sixieen pnirs 81
s'"''acles, 4: finger rings Of III.
'elea' kinds, j8 strings II beude.
II earrings, 10 esnes nails, 5 jncs-
kn!y,r 3 gold bracelets. Z napkin
rings, small butter knife, IL tea.
spoons, IA deed for a farm, several
small articles Of china md. . NEAR
gold umbrella handle. M
Nhen an autopsy was made ol
fod body q ring il had stolen Of
Tfanls sgivirg daywas found .stucl
;a'i'n its throat. T,hna doss iiatni.
administer retributivs jastics.
Springfield Daily Republican
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12
ATerriable
Explosion.

Z We have read from thc Spring
field Republican OF The Great FIX
plosian and Disasterin the Mines
OF West Vlrginia No. 9 and 8 lo
Gated AZ M6nongah on both sidrs
OF thc river: On-lhc 9Th df Dec
lis Wien the explosion occurred
supposed by black damp. Five
hundred men entom bed--Na
hopes ot th- life OF any, and pitt.
ful scenes follow.
Soon, about the mouths of The
two mines the crowds began ia
gather. II wa. q crowd that IL
rs given T. n man ont once IN a
lie time to see, and seeing, lie
Turns away IN horror and pity,
unable to hear the signs of m.
guish that are tearing at the
hearts OF those whose fathers.
brothers, husbands, sons aud
sweethcarts are perhaps dead or
dying. suffering from the, grind.
ing, crushing pressure Of The
tons # earth, chvked by the
poisonous gasses;and strpggling
in the suhtcrranean night, in tnat
last battle in which the human
heing becomes again the enimal
and thinks Of lie and nothing
more.
Aged mothers unable to re-.
strain their feelings. walked,
walked craselessly, moaning out
their sorrow, now and then
rbrcalting ont into an agonized
wall that wouldpenetrate u heart
|of stone. Unconsola5le, they
cried out and wrurg their hands
tthcir faces drawn with the tense
suffering TINT only p mother can
know when he, hi whom her life
is wrapped, lis lost forever in an
end horrible and grewsome as
providcncn ,,jsrlnifS ".
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12

The long expected has arrived
thal ~ " say, Nh nGunnnceneD'
from Prasident Roosevelt Oh ,hl
snhi ct of the third term III
says just what he said OH The
nishr Of his elscti.n, manly that
he considered hs had served two
terms .and that he did not want
the third nomination aud would
not take it. This Wac just about
what might have betn expected
when the President got ready 10
s,,y anything but the poIit,cians
o. the country have 6shed for tbs
announcement for long time,
some Of them hoping anG some
fearing something difler,nt
The announcement was made
at tho White House this meek In
conversation with Mr.. Samuel
Watts, a banker Of Lewiston Pa,
Mr.. Watts had been talking Of
the satisfaction the people Of
Pennsylvania felt with tho Presi.
dents administration and cx.
pressed the hope that bic would
iaccel'ttbe bena!ninaiion FOR nnntlfer
term 10 this the ssdeat
Ti'hat cannot be. 4
cunnot serve beyondiny present
term. lam grateful to The
American people for their kindly
feelingtaward me, but somebody;
else must carry on the work. \
The president has sbesn besieg,
edand bcscught to made some
|deSinits statement on the subject
'cf auosher lesyn Tor months part
|bpt l.s|arpa Sently sl,oueli that
Whist ~ had already aid ought
III W knlft1f fIE II Y fnfs6 value
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12
No Clrislnss in New YsII
Schools.

A year ago, the Hebrew resi-.
dents of New York and bfwoklyn.
made an effort to induca shel
board vi education to direct tl,I.t,
no hymn or carol containing the
name Of Christ or mention Of.
Christmas should be sung in the
public schools OF the mctroplis
The plea was that our schools
we're non.sectarian, and that
sectari'ln religious teaching was
out Of place in the schools. Last.
years effart was only partially
successful, but this year, the
camgaign f.r the exclusion Of
the name Of Christ and all refer,
cnce to Christmas from the
schools, seems to have been. only
too successful.
When the announcement vas
made, a week ago, that the board
had decided to officially abolish
Christ from the schools, a. great
wave OF protest arose in all parts
OF the city Orders were given
BY Mr.. Frank II Rix, genera
musical director, to the teachers
that during the approaching
Christ'uastidc they must not
permit pupils to sing any sorg
that shuil c, ntain any word or
phrase which would accpntuat.
religious significance 1t was
further learned that all sectarian
references. which include the
name of Christ and mention of
Christmas, are being eliminated
from the song books in use in The
public schools, ana the books are
now undergoing revision.
This radical step by the board
of Education resulted from the
protest a year ago Of orthodox
Hebrews, WHO appeared before
the Board and complained That
the Christmas festival as cele.
brated in the schools was essen
tally sectarian. At that time no
action was taken. The Elemcn.
tary Schools, Of which Abraham
Stern is chairman, and that com,
ittee reported recently in favor
eliminating all sectarian refer.
ences from the song books. Tlle
report was adopted by the board
Of snperintcndcnts,
The teachers are not permit
ed 10 use their discretion." Mps-
ical Director Xix explained.
They are TO follow the rule to
the letter and teach no songs of
Christmas. The not result will
be a radical change in the man
ner Of Christmas celebration this
year n
Just how arthe present cru.
SADIE against the Christian reli-
eion in the public schools will he
permitted to gois a matter for,
conjecture, 1t may however,
go much further, and ia their
zeal the advocates of entire sec
suVarization may try IN bring g.
b0utthc revision Of all the,school
books now ii nsc, With a sitwS sof
eliminating the name Of Christ
! and all reference 70 Christianity.
Their programme includes Tor.
!biddiugs lie singing In public
schools 81 itynids, the ding a
-
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12
Acquitted CT Murder.

g Mr.. .Anna nibbard, wbo was
rharr"d with The murder of her
husband. vas acquitted last
week. a. Wos, Plains, and is once
more Il lsrt woman.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12
WORLD lREssET
Rrv. 4. 8. GARRETT, Ep
fuuLlsnEas.
G. Garrett and N. NJ llowers
s,r n!I-hED EVERY THURSDAY

\ .Ippred Hs sec0n d.cldas
Emaitcr September . 1901
saf hr Post-Ofice at
ETr0.' no. umdrr Mt Act
sof Congress of March 3rd
S1e19
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Very Low.

i Tie wifi of Secretary Taft was
shyir 9 y,ry low on the 7lh. OF this
smon,l We rave heard nothing
ilatr.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12

third nomination. but the physics
and mental strain of two terms y
In the White House is quite as
much as even the most rugged
|constitntion can stand. Thu.
President is no exception to that
rule, and glutton as he is for
work, the rest that will come
retirement fromthe White House
Cannot help but be grateful.
The announcement that he will
not accept another nomination
clears up any lingering doubts
that may have remained In the
minds Of the many other can,l,
dates for the Republican nomina
tion as to pressing their own
claims. The National Republican
Committee metin Washington
! this week, and The chance Of the
other aspirants. The conceIsus
of opiaion is that everything
depend on the outcome in Ohio.
There II is frank fight between
4 the Taft and Foraker PARTIES.
A victory for SECRETARY Taft ir.
state OF Ohio would make him
the almost certain nominee of
the party. 1t is possible even
without decisive victory over
Senator Foraker in his own
state that Secretary Taft would
! be able to marshal Nebraska,
Missouri,a Kansas and the
Dakotas under his banner IL
failure to beat Foraker decisively
would probably cost him the
Republican delegations from the
fer south. Whatever the Ohio
outcome, there will be fayorite
sonsdelegations from pennsylva-
1 mir, Indiana Iowa and Illinois
though the, votes Of these states
may easily switch after The first
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12

lbe new crusade against
christianity in the schools prom.
hes to hecomea great and bnrn,
Ing question In the ne. + fGture.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12
Donation On COLONY
MILL LESS; by lncsndry

\ j. i
The following win show the
libcrality Of our friends in our
loss. We are thankful to our
friends. And the enemy who
did the burning will surely
realize that they did II wrong
thing, but we can only say God
forgive them they no not what
they do. 4
Mr.. A. B. Stevens, 5000
=" J. II. Burton, 1000
80 NJ NJ. Bower. 10.oo
John Tucker, 500
!" G. Inman. 1000
+" N. u. Wilkinson, 100
y NJ. Thompson, 80
" A. FavoIite, %
- j. Il. Chowving, .oa
Strange, .25
j. j. Liucsoy, IL
p" r. NJ. Anderson, "a
IMfe SIMPSON. %
?" John ". Durncll, 80
T" B. NJ. Radiin, .2s
Wm. Mnllen, 50
+" N. Y. Smith, .a5
G., A. Davis, %
" II f. Richardson, %
+" o. Il. Vickers, %
:" II. l.. Baleyack, ~
+" Jesse Rowe, %
" W. Cliffs, ~
E" W. Fallen, 30
" j. p, Phipps, :.5
y G. p, Brunson. %
y Il. Bnaycw, .:.a
I" \. M. Martin. ~
" Bush Holden, 20
" Il. y. Raymond, 10
l)r. WEIGH. ~
- q. L. Garyctle, %
F" j. II. Colfmau. ~,
- j NJ. Ingram, 80
T. S. Christy, -
+" W. +. Millay, 30
Z" s J.. Cutler, 80
" W. Ii. Lcws, l.2U
. !. NJ. Ellen. %
" W. II. l!owlin, %
" &. Y. LOvan. %
" g. s. Xomand, %
" James Clagctt, 20
l.C. Solicit, ~
y w A. McClcljon, Loo
4" C., GranAtrh, -
2" J. W. Sweye. %
!" NJ. Z. Ogden, %
Z" W. Allen, 20
4" w. 7. Shapnan, %
I" JAS. a. Ferguson, Loo
Index, 20
&" c. w. Thompson, %
/" i. o. Schener, .2a
. W. HIP. Republican. %
i" G. W. Censly, 100
/" Us. Wilten. 80
] w. s. Milis, Lao
:" Sam Egland, "a
Mrs Holloay, .to
ING. W. Moury, ~
!" M. Hansen, "a
!" /. ]. Woods West Plains. y
1 Crosbys Grocery, .a
!" B..Cambell, q
~ Xeak Collins, n
4 = ,Jqlis J0nes. ~ llsN ~
;lMr. j. 4. Gilm6re. G.0
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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12

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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12
WASHINGTON
LETTER

From our Regular C',rreeponden,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12

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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-12-12

clsIoh g ths majority 81, tlss
party.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

Mrs. Frank Bradburn Of Reck. in
this county, is another Of the many
people in this section Of the country
who believes in diversified farming
and has grown several ponderosa lem
ons In the open air. The sample of
the lemon sent to the city is as fine
"a specimen as has been shown I'm this
section for many months. The lemon
is of an unusual size ana can furnish
enough juice to make lemonade for
good sized family.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

hy Mrs. Kaufman Rumors OF ficnd-
brutalitics practiced on the maid by
the brewers wife caused the body TO
be- oxhumed II was found TO be a
mass Of bruises, scalds and cuts and
there was every appearance that tho
girl had met death by violence. At
the preliminary hearing other ser
wants Of the Kaufman houshold tes-
titled that Mrs. Kaufman, animated
apparently by an insane hatred to-
ward the girl. had often beaten and
Otherwise abused her and upon one
occasion had forced her to take a
hath In scalding water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03
WIFE or MILLIONAIRE BREWER .
CHARGE DWlTH MURDER.
INSANITY MAY Be PLEADED
Fiendish and lnhuman Crime 10 Ger
tainIy the Acts Of an Insane Per
son-Many Believe the Case
viii Never Come 10 Trill.


AlUWNt'lIc Gp''lul.
Sioux Falls. $. -. June 3-Cddrged
with q crime which for ficndish and
inhuman cruelty. can scarcely be- sur
passed In the criminal annals Of South
Dakota Mrs Moses Kaufman, wife
of millionaire brewer of this city.
will be- placed ON trial for her life
at Flaundrcau. In Moody county, this
week. The case will be called tomor-
row. when attorneys for the accused
woman will probably attempt to Sc
cure another delay The case wa sset
for trial here on May n, last, but
Judge Smith brought the proceedings
10 asudden end by declaring a fair
trial impossible in this county. and
granting change Of venue to Moody
coun,s which adjoins this county on
the ro'th
The crime for which this woman o.
wealth and fashion Is facing the gal
low g. the murder OF Agnes Polrcis.
aged lG. bohemian girl who died
under terrible and suspicious circum-
stances at a Sioux Falls hospital early
last year Prior To her death tho vie.
tim had been employed as a domestic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03
GLENN.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Glenn, |. T., June 1.-The contin-
ued cold and wet weather is very
unfavorable for the young cotton,
a great many farmers will have to
plant their cotton over. and seed
will be very scarce.
quite a unmber attended the edu-
catlonal rally at Glenn last Satu--
day: those who addressed the people
on that occasion were Mrs. Niblack,
Messrs. II. II. Jefreys, W. II. Cliff
ton and - Booth Their ad-
dresses were we'll received, after
which the people of the community
proceeded to elect three trustees TO
look after the interests of the Glenn
school. ID. a. Putnam, DIR. II. A.
Higgins and W. 5. Gardner were elect
ed trustees.
c. ID. Carter spoke at this place
Saturday at 3 p. m.
Fishing ard baseball playing is the
order of the day during the rainy
weather.
J. \. Williams of Woodford is visit.
ing at Glenn this week.
Preparations are being made for
Chldren's day exercises at this place
on June 9th. The children are receiv.
ing efficient training from Mrs. II.
Wilkes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

a failure in their production.
1T Is necessary to give the berries
constant care and attention" said
Dr. Hardy yesterday In speaking oI
his farm. but this oes not cost a
great deal and insures freedom from
bugs. | have carefully followed tie
instructions of the agricultural de.
partmont in the care OF the farm. and
spray the vines three times during
the year to destroy the bugs. BY do
ing so. can guarantee the berries
free from insects OF any kind.
In connection with the farm is a
small cannery with Il capacity OF
500 cans per day. Peaches and berries
are canned just at the time when
they have the best flavor. During the
fruit season the cannory is operated
daily and only the fruit that has the
rightflavor is canned.
while the farm and cannery in
question are on "a small scale, it is
an evidence OF what can be accom-
pllshcd in this country where almost
all kinds of fruits and vegetables
grow equally well. II is also an evi-
dcnce that when Ardmore let the can
ming factory go away from here, she
made mistake, for truck growers
are soon to recognize the produc-
tiyeness of this soil ana will move
here to engage in truck farming.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03
PAYS IN THE SECTION OF couN.
TRY AROUND ARDMoRE.
DOCTOR RARDY'S SUCCESS
In the Venture is an object Lesson
for Farmers and Property Owners.
Plant . her Crops Than
.otton.

That Indian Tertiary soil and es-
pcclally that around Ardmore Is ad-
apted for the cultivation of fruits
and berries Of all kinds is evidenced
by the remarkable production of a
berry and fruit farm, belonging to
DR.. Walter Hardy, Of tLis city situ-
ated not a half mile northwest OF
the city limits of hrdmore.
At present 100 berry pickcrs are
employed ON the berry farm and
during dry weather larger force
is employed. DR. Hardy has eleven
acres in berries foln' in dewberries
and seven planted in blackberries.
An average yield Of from fifty to
seyenty-five crates OF berries Is re-
ccived fromeach acre of land. when
it is shown that the dewberries bring
on an average of $3.50 per crate and
from twenty-five to thirty crates are
gathered daily from the farm some
estimate of the magnitude of the bus
mess is seen. The blackberries do
not bring quite as good a price as
the dewberries from the fact that
they are later fruit,
Tho vines from which the berries
are taken are seven years of age. and
DR.. Hardy said that not once since
they have begun to bear has he had
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03
STUDENTS ON STRIKE
Because a Fellow classnan Had Been
Expelled. Efty.two Boys Leave a
Missouri Military school-cook
and Matron Also Leave.

Ardmoreite Special.
Macon. Mo- june 3.-Owlng to the
strike Of fifty-two boys. who left the
Bleese Military academy because the
faculty expelled a fellow classman.
only thirty students are left to par.
ticipate in the commencement eNer.
cises which begin tomorrow. Most of
those who remained did so by order
Of their parents and as result the
graduation ceremonies will be marked
by deepest gloom and total lack OF
enthusiasm. All of the strikers have
gone home. never to return. Before
leaving they agreed to explain their
troubles to committee of Macon cit
izcns and abide by their decision. The
faculty "sOod pat" however. declar.
ing they had nothing to arbitrate. and
issued an order eXpelling seventeen
seniors. Th~ others were permitted to
return upon proper apologies. but
this offer the strikers Indignantly re-
fused. As result uf the strike the
head cook and matron Of the academy
have resigned in sympathy with the
students.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

Kansas pape rtells this joke on
citizen who came to Kansas City.
He stayed out late. He asked a man
what car he should take and the an
swer was The owl car The farmer
remained On the street corner two
hours waiting for an owl street car.
The car never arrived; there is no
owl car In Kansas City"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

II early to bed and early to rise
doesn't make man healthy wealthy
and wise, his wife thinks It is because
he Is too honest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

When you see a girl sit down to
dinner and tackle juicy steak smoth-
cred in onions it's a sign she isn't wor-
rying over bve affairs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

Almost every man has job lot OF
experience on hand that he would
gladly dispose of at 80 per cent below
cost
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

New cherries, cantaloupos and wat.
nr melons at the Grand Leader Court
House corner
2-3 BARALL & GABRIEL, Props
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

Fresh line uf cheese-Limburger
Swiss and Imperial-just received at
the Grand Leader
2-3 BARALL & GABRIEL, Props.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

Why is It that married woman
seldom has an yuse for a pretty fe-
male servant?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

\ man thinks he's good natured mot
{ hlame his cigar bills on the cost of
supporting the family
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

About the best way not to he on
forget that 1t is your welding day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

Fresh vegetables received daily al
the Grand Leader Court House cor
ner. BARALL Il GABRIEL.
% Proprietors.
The daily sentinel., 1907-08-02
RICHEST GOLD NINE
STILL UNDISCOVERED
Northern Indians Guard Secret of Its
Whereabouts and Treasure May
be Lost Forever to the White
Man.
speelal Correspondence:

Special Correspondence;
Seattle. Aug. 2.-The management
of the Alaska-Y Yukon-Pacific eXposi-
tion which will be held at Seattle in
1909, proposes to reproduce at the
exposition several of the famous
mines of the north, that made dozens
of millionaires during 1898 and 1900.
But the richest mine that the north
has will not be reproduced for the
simple reason that no white man has
ever seen it. and lived to tell the tale.
in the early days of the camp a
certain tribe of Indians from the
north arrived in Dawson for the first
time. To the astonishment of the
few that first saw the tribe every
member had several ornaments cary-
ed from great nuggets of virgin gold.
Their tribe had never met the white
men before and to breathless inqui-
ries the tribesmen told how near
where they lived was a stream in
which the yellow metal could be pick
ed up in chunks as big as ones fist.
Near by, they said. there was a cliff
in which the metal stood out like
moss on a mountain side.
The Indians soon learned the value
of their ornaments and shrewdly re-
fused TO tell where they got it. New
ertheless several prospectors tried to
follow the tribe on the return to the
northern village, but the willy red
men easily succeeded in losing the
less agile paleface. Since then there
have been several more or less secret
and always unsuccessful expeditions
to find the lost gold of the Indians.
The daily sentinel., 1907-08-02
CAT BROUGHT a
SMALL FORTUNE
First Cat Brought TO Dawson During
Winter of 1S9s-0S Sold for More
Than $1,000.

Special Correspondence;
Seattle, Aug. 2.-Dick williams, Il
prominent operator in the Tonopah
district, who claims to be the first
man to bring cat into Yukon, Is
telling for the benefit of those inter
ested in the prospective Alaska-Y u
kon- Pacific exposition which opens at
Seattle, June l. 1909, many styles of
the early days. AS the exposition
hopes to reproduce many famous
scenes and cabins of the stirring days
of 1S97-9S Williams stories are of
interest and assistance.
The cat that made me famous
said Williams, like many famous
men, had humble pedigree.
picked her up in an alley in Seattle
between First and Second avenue one
night in August, 1897. Next day
went north. / brought the cat along
for company as it was my first trip.
and l had no thought then of making
profit of It. Dawson was a mighty
homeless place the winter of 1897
9S. / arrived on one of the last boats
that fall and to my establishment hun
dreds came to see the cat and offer
after offer to purchase It poured in.
The camp was lively enough, but It's
lonesomeness consisted in the alb
sence of home touches, an absence
which my cat seemed to supply.
finally had TO sell pussy as my
money ran out. and l got somewhat
over a thousand dollars for her.
do not believe that a homeless cat
ever sold for so much before in all
history. Next summer they brought
in boat load of cats that the miners
eagerly bought, and from that time
on the price of cats decreased and
their numbers grew"