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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
GENERAL WOOD DESIRES
MEASUREMENTS OF HALL
Matters Progressing FavorabIy Tow
ard Securing a Militia Company
for This City.

The efforts being made by A.
Otto and other residents of Bemidji
to secure for Bemidji militia
company that will be member of
the Minnesota National Guards is
having good effect, and at present
there are very good prospects OF
the company being located in this
city.
Recently the matter of securing
a company was taken up with Fred
B. Wood, adjutant general of the
M. N. G. Mr.. Wood expresses him
self as being favorably inclined
toward this city, provided that GER
tain requirements are made by the
residents of this city.
/ General Wood stated very empha-
tically at that time that it would be
necessary for the city to furnish
suitable quarters at all times for the
use of the company and the stor-
ing of the accouterments.
At the recent meeting of the city
council the aldermen expressed
themselves as being highly in favor
of the proposition of placing a com
pany in this city and practically
agreed to furnish quarters. The
council had in mind the skating rink
or the city hall
General Wood was told of the
action of the council and in a letter
to Mr.. Otto says:
st. Paul, Jan. II.
Mr.. A. Otto, Bemidji, MINI.
=, Dear Sir:-Your favor of the 3rd,
notifying me as to the action of the
Bemidji city council, received.
Il have the honor to request
that you send to me as soon as pos
sible, complete description as to
the measurements, etc., of the build
ing which the city council propose
to lease for the National Guard
company, providing one is mustered
in at Bemidji.
Awaiting your reply, am
Every respectfully,
Fred B. Wood,
"Adjutant General"
1t is known that General Wood is
rather chary in placing companies
in the new cities without absolute
assurance that the company will
be at all times recruited to the
limit, and also that the recruits are
of the better class and will stay in
a community during the enlistment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
N. B. A. Installation.

The newly-elected officers of the
Bemidii M. B. A. lodge will be in
stalled at meeting to be held to-
morrow evening.
Mrs. Purdy of Duluth, deputy
state organizer of the M. B. A., will
be present and act as installing
officer.
Every member of the lodge is
earnestly requested to attend this
meeting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
Wreck ''Up North"

The NJ, & I. south-bound passen-
ger train (due to arrive in this city
at SIS this >morning) did not arrive
here until 11:20 this forenoon. The
delay was caused by the wrecking
of freight train near Bridgie, sew
eral freight cars being derailed SO
that the passenger train could not
get by this morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
TO MEET RAILROAD MEN.
President Makes appointment With
Operating Officials.

Washington, Jan. 15.-President
Roosevelt has made an appointment
for Jan. 27 to confer with a commit
tee of the operating vice presidents
of the leading railroads in the coun-
try, including the Northwestern and
Illinois Central The object of the
conference is to bring to the attention
of the president matters which are
regarded as materially affecting adj
yersely the railway operations of the
country. It is understood that the
Question of legalizing pooling agree
ments will be an important topic of
the conference. The president is ia
vorable to such agreements under
proper supervision oy the interstate
commerce commission.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
EIGHT HUNDRED IN line.
St. Louis Unemployed Call on Mayor
at City Hall.

st. Louis, JAM 15.-Hungry and out
of work 800 thinly clad men marched
through the snow and cold to the city
hall, seeking Mayor Wells in order to
make application for his assistance in
securing employment. James Eads
How, philanthropist and scion of a
prominent family, who proudly styles
himself "hobo," led the procession
and the Welfare association, of which
he is the founder and benefactor.
formed the nucleus of the army"
After the men called Mayor Wells
instructed Street Commissioner Ira
vella to prepare an ordinance calling
for an appropriation of $4,000 for
street work. He had told them this
was the best he could do.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
MRS. -0'GRADY GOES FREE
Woman Accused of Killing Husbano
Believed to Be Innocent.


Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 15.-Mrs.
Julia Ann O'Grady, who last fall was
arrested on the charge of having mur.
dered her aged husband, John
O'Grady, at the O'Grady home north
of Sioux Falls, will not be tried on
the charge of murder.
States Attorney Orr appeared be-
fore Judge Jones of the state circuit
court and moved that the charge
against Mrs. O'Grady be dismissed
It appears that diligent search has
failed to bring forth anything in the
shape Of evidence upon which con.
viction could be based and under
these circumstances the states attor-
ney asked that the case be dismissed
and Judge Jones so ordered. Mrs.
O'Grady was under a heavy bond for
her appearance in the state circuit
court and this now will be released.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
Officials Given Jail Sentence.

Columbus, o., Jan. 15.-The su-
preme court has sentenced former Su-
preme Court Clerk Lawson E. Emer-
son to ten days in jail and State Sen
ator Austin of Toledo to ten days in
Jail and 500 fine in connection with
the charge of securing the latter's
certificate to practice law in this state
without proper examination.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
Attention, EIks.

A regular meeting of Bemidji
Lodge, No. 1852, B. P. O. E.,will be
held at the hall Thursday evening,
January 10th.
Every member of the lodge is
earnestly requested to be present, as
there will be business of Importance;
also initiation work.
C.L. Decker, E. R.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
ADMIRAL EVANS IS ILL.
Commander Of American Fleet Suffer,
ina from rheumatism. -~

Rio Janeiro, Jan. 15.-The fact that
Rear Admiral Evans, the commander
of the American fleet, is i'll, is cause
for the deepest regret. The Brazilian
officials deplore this the more as they
wished especially to make this visit
the occasion for marked attentions to
the Americans, but Admiral Evans is
suffering from rheumatism and it is
feared he will not be able to be pres
ent at the fetes, and without his pres
ense these must lost something of
their character.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
Lewis Will Succeed Mitchell.

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 15.-A pri-
vate telegram received here from In
dianapolis. which is said to be au-
thoritative, says that T. L. Lewis Of
bridgeport, O., vice president Of the
United Mine Workers of America,
has been elected president over w.
3. Wilson by q majority Of 10000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
Jury TAMPERlNG CHARGED
Sensational Ending of Trial in Fed.
eral Court at st. Paul.

st. Paul, Jan. 15.-The case: Of the
government against the four Wood
brothers and others, alleged officers
of the Wisconsin Grain and Stock
company, came to an abrupt and un-.
expected close III the federal court
here when Judge Page Morris dis
missed the jury and the suit on mo-
tion of United States District Attor.
ney Haupt, who made sensational
charges, supported by afidavits, stat
ing that information had been gath.
cred which tended to show that some
Of the jurors had been tampered with
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
Special Notice.

All parties indebted to me are
requested to settle their accounts at
once and pay the same to c.. F.
Schmidt, City Meat Market.
- H. F. Schmidt.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15

FOR SALE: At Mcintosh; So
horsepower steam engine. Address
Anton Jensen, Mcintosh.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
Horses for Sale.

Ten head of fine logging horses
have been consigned to me for sale.
Call at barn and look them over.
J.P. Pogue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15

FOR SALE: One barber chair.
Price $780,. Apply to H. A.
Miles.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of a
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15

GIRL WANTED: 81 to S. week.
Mrs. A. A. Richardson, 5O8 MINI.
Ave. ~s
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
MISCELLANEOUS,

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
2:3O to s p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell,
librarian.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15

WANTED: Competent track man
to take charge of seventeen miles of
narrow guage logging railroad in
Yucatan Mexico. Liberal wages to
right man. Inquire or address
G. E. Crocker, Bemidji, MINI.
WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. 1907 Beltrami Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
w A n T S
ONE CENT A WO.R %.
HELP WANTED.

HELP WANTED,
WANTEDFOR u. S. ARMY: Able
bodied unmarried men, between
ages of 21 and IS; citizens of
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read, and write English
For information apply to Recruit,
ing Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji
MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15

FOR RENT-Six room cottage, o13
Bemidji Ave. H. A. Mile S.
Phone 8.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-A Groom fiat and a
5-room flat, steam heat and electric
light, in Brinkman Hotel Annex.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15
LOST and FOUND

LOST: Dark brown furs, six long
tails, two short tails. Finder will
please return to Mrs. w. M. Love,
900 Bemidji avenue, and receive
reward.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-15

FOR RENT: Four-room house, on
Dewey avenue. A. Klein.
FOR RENT: Furnished rooms.
921 Minnesota avenue.
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19

Bast Of NV Cor. 0Wk 11x I.
thence N. u degrees - min. y.
I eh.. tAoace q. 70sdagrsss. -
min. z sS.3e o.. .. ~ Ae11oes
20 min. W. l.S3h eh.. N. 70 d.
20 min. W.. 1.sS .eA..N. l.71 eA.
". 3.63 -. TO bs9liaig tseA-
ject 10 Ieasal
Beginning at Q point l.17 -.
q. OF NV Cor. 6Wk 0DN .....
theacs =. 3.SS en-. 3. l.7i.eh..
n. n degrees. ". 01o o.. Q.
10 degrees. ". 3.Bf O.. n. -
degrees 20 min. ". 101 o..
N. II degrees - min. =. 81
"a ch.. N. 70 degrees - nh.
". 0.S3 ch., n. u degrees -
min. e. ST. ch.. 10 bogfnnaAG.
Permanent WAGON rod from
above tracts Southsriy to Pc
troleum ave-. city Of FSorOnee.
Beginning at intsrssotioa Of A.
r. 4 3. r. r r. Rt Wy eAA
Tanners place 1137 n. n. ~
degrees 30 min. 3. Of BE cor.
Mex SEX. ...... ........ -.
thence N. - degrees 20 min, =.
9S5 II. thence 81 degrees ".
S73 H.. 8. u degrees 20 min.
W. 97l IT., 8. 50 degrees East
666 IT. to beginning with oil
rights under r. r. RI Wy.
BEGINNING at 81 Cor. N0k 0E
thence N. 10 degrees 50 min. y.
s77 H., N. 50 degrees. W. $50 n.
8. - degrees 30 min. W. 1l1o
f.. r. 86s n. to beginning. :.
Permanent wagon road along
East line Joining Tanner tract
and westerly along C. c. 4 I
and Grossmeyer tract - Re-
troleum ave. city Of Florence.
Lots IL to 20 ................
Is II. OF west side lots I. 49,.
Ell ........ -. -. go.
Beginning at SE Cor. ........
thence Bly, on line With =. line
said block II. 200 n. WY in =
line with center Of 3rd st.. 400
It. My on line with q. side
Pixies Peak ave-. 20t' n. Ely on
line with 8. line said block 400
It. to beginning, subject to .
lease ......... ...... .........
Lots 20, 20. - .............
Beginning on East line Pixies
Peak ave. SO II. N. OF intersc'n.
with N. line End St. city OF Flor
ence which point Is opposite
and In line with 1B Cor. blk. :.
Jas. A. McCandless Add. thence
My on e. side Pixies Peak ave-.
$50 n. Ely in line with N. side
said block and 8. line 3rd st..
$50 It. Sly parallel with p. line
Pixies Peak ave-. $50 n. WY
$50 II. to beginning. Except RI
Wy for streets II any. .........
Lots 1 to 10 incl. II. 18. 10, 20
and rs to 81 incl.
I to - incl. ........
8. II to - incl. I...............,
1. .. 3. 4. s. VIZ 7 and 8 to 1e IN,
All Of block and all Of block 3
Reserved tract 1918 n. by 43.6
n. BY 1921 n. BY es.4 n. lying
west OF (2.1 acres) s).............
Commencing 116 n. W. from
NV Cor. lot o....
thence W. along .. side Tront
o. 80 H.. 3. 100 r., y 81 n.
n. % It. 10 beginning. ......
Beeinning go n. =. Of 0W Cor.
0Dx DWH ........ ...... -,
thence .. 14S T.. n. e degrees
W. 1SS n. o. II degrees % min.
W. - n. 70 beginning. Hxeopt
Rt w and tract 70 .Sohneoa.
Sssisains Il Nv Or. iei 80
tAsaee ~. - r.. 3. 1oS q, =
- r. =. 1eo.3 n. - bs91Dn10g.
Dagin11ag at 1eB Cos. n1oak. 80.
tAsnoe 4. - ee0ssss - l1n.s ".
- = z g eeq.sss = ~.
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19

Tract in bed Of Coal Creek, BE-
ginning on N. line Of Railroad
Street Getty Of Florsuce) pro-
duced Ely 50 It. from SE Cor.
Block C. C. 4 I. Co. Addt.
thence My at right angles 17S.S
It. Ely along N. line said block
produced Ely to Center Of Coal
Creek. Sly along center Of Coal
Creek 301.4 II. to n. line Of
Railroad Street prudqoed Eay
WY - #. to beginnfng. Goa
tanning 17.100 50. ft...:........
Assessment:
Chapman. r. e. .....N6NEh NW1
Durkse, c. C.. .:ln-WM 00k. bssin-
ming 50 rodz, w. OF 0ECor. VIZ
8wA thence N. 120 rods, ". 16
rods 8. 120 rods, e. 16 rods to
beginning. Reservation for road
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19


to w. e. Johnson. trustee. ...
Truelove, Frank ................. 10
Truelove, J. A ......9 & e. 20 It. Of 8
Twinam, W. D.. Lot "a Grand View
Sub .................. .........
Tyner, motifs Ii
6h g..
Van Horn. J. A ........19, 20. II. -
VezZetti, Joseph ................ ...3
veszetti. Peter 4 Chas. ........ II
Ward, George. .Impts. NEA NEx
Warner, Seth A. l.. .Und. 1-3 0outA
Side Lode No. 313. 9ar. 1881.
Und. Ia Red Jacket Lode No.
311, Sur. 1898. 3..................
Und. IL AGoatesana Lode No.
32S, Sur. 874e ...................
webb. Lee. W 3 lot 10. ". e lot II
y. = lots ls. 10. II. 10. ". =
- ................s.
WontwOrth, y. A.. q A.. .Und. = -.
We1t, Mannje ? ....... ......1. 3
Issssa. nsgs.s .::...;:..............S
-, iiss1 J. = ~: D.........6 .
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19

Cor. NEK swA .......... :.
thence 8. 36.03 rods. q. 0e de-
grees 30 minutes. Z. $3.50 rods
N. II degrees, 30 miautss. VI.
1914 rods, N. 66 degrees, VI.
1878 rods. N. 81 degrees ".
376.8 It. to beginniag ........s.
sA sAu sMH; VI HEH SGHx ~ ~ 4 MA .s,se
to =. L. Dooley. ..........A...
MWh 81 NEH. NwA Ma
0WA N1A ........ ..s...ss
C0mmeueing 1884 u. y. q nv
Cor. 0ec. -, theoOe = Q q.
3. - degrees. ". 3 -. y. n
degreeo - Hline ". - tDfhe.
Qn0GG ........ sssssss Sstsss'
ConnsesaAg q NJ o..
0eaeo . ~ So1A ~ ~ Go
~. ~ 49, - na1s
Gees = - soe1y y
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19
41.s6 e67g 3slM

nss..ss ,iy -sasa
ls -
n...~ n-m ~a !.
-nsss.ss 10 -
16 70 -
a- aAaa~n. 49,
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19

l. z, 3, 4. D. y. y, 1O. SR IL, 13,
IA. IS, 16, IT, IS. 10, 20. 81, %.
70 ........-
6, 16, II. IS. 10. 20. 21. %, 90, 28. .
IL ........
6. Z. II. IL. 13 ...............
l, 10, II, IL ................
l, 2, S. 6, Is. 16. 20. O...........
Triangular tract fronting 1884
#. on N. side Main st. Florence,
by 24.3 #. deep on West End. by
20S.5 #. on back, less lot 36 #.
front by 24.3 #. deep off Of West
End opposite block ...........
& W2k IT. Of 5...........
In SEA SWA beginning at Sc
Cor of.SWASWA sec. Is, thence
E. 22 rods. N. 13 degrees. e. to
d. & r. G. Rt. of Wy. thence
following Rt Wy. NWly direc-
tion to point N. of point Of be-
ginning, thence 8. to beginning,
excent tract Of O'32S acrea aOld
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19

ySoe. JAARnnnnnAnns llSO scNll)
. ySo9. O. O. AL-OO - ~
II Bor. J.A1fUGn1nuo - -1RND
IL For. J.AlG0000l1@
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19
Ds.crsp,ioa Of Property
Name Of Owner
Part q section or Lot

Tract.>in block
lying '1O6 n, Ely from -Pikss Peak
Ave, beginning On 4th st.
thence at right ANGLES N 140 T.
e. parallel with 4th g. 47.4 e.
8. at right angles 10 Il. to 4th
st., WY. 47.4 It to beginning.
Also q tract adjoining above
tract ON east and extending to
Coal Creek .................
Cañon City record., 1908-11-19
Description Of Property

Part Of Section or Lot
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-12-18

brand-new dump-cart and about $500
as a peace offering.
The boy says that when he left
home it was with determination to
convince his father that he could do
better if allowed to have his own way
in the matter Of trading than by spend
all of his time filling the SOIL His first
few days were of strenuous nature.
Being without funds, he felt the pangs
of hunger many times, but after trav-
cling several days he met Fred Fos-
ter, lumberman and cattle dealer of
Warner, N. H., who gave him a job
driving cattle from place to place and
allowed him to trade on his own &C.
count For his first weeks wages he
took yearling heifer, and before he
reached the next town he had traded
1t for carriage. The carriage was
hitched behind the team that followed
the cattle, and was sold before he had
gone five miles further for about four
times what the heifer cost him. This
was the beginning of his trading after
he left home, and he continued to
trade until he thought he had enough
to convince his father that he knew
his business Mr. Ovens says he is
convinced The trip took nearly a
week, and the boy says they averaged
26 miles a day.
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Ready with the Answer.

Miss Baxter, feeling the effects Of q
torrid afternoon in June, was attempt
Ing to arouse the interest of her Ian
guild class by giving. as she supposed,
an interesting talk on the obelisk.
After speaking for half an hour she
found that her efforts were wasted.
Feeling utterly provoked, she cried:
Every word that have said you have
let In at one ear and out Of the other.
You'-pointing to girl whom she no.
ticed had been particularly inattentive
throughout the entire lesson-"tell me,
what is an obelisk?"
The pupil, grasping the teachers
last words, rose and promptly an
sWered:
IAN obelisk is something that goes
in one ear and out the other."-Suc-
cess Magazine.
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HIS PREFERENCE DULY STATED.
All Things Considered, 1t Was Up to
the Committee.

Many years ago Mr. Hill, one of the
pioneer shoe manufacturers, had q
shop in Stoneham, where he employed
as boss in his stitching room one Dan
Lowe, who. being genial, convivial
man and a master of his trade, was
liked and respected by all
One fall the stitchers conspired to
make Dan a birthday present. but,
being unable to agree as to the nature
OF the gift, they called on Mr.. Hill to
advise them. Mr.. Hill, after solemn
thought, located Dan on the top floor,
and thus addressed him:
mr. Lowe, the ladies of the stitch
ing room, being DESTROYS of making
you birthday gift as a small token Of
their esteem, have subscribed $40 or
more, and are unable to decide be-
tween an easy chair, a chain and seal
and several other articles. They ap-
pealed to me for advice, and 1 thought
the wisest plan to ask you to express
your preference and thus satisfy ALL
Mr.. HILL" said Mr.. Lowe, after due
reflection, Il have good chain and
paddock, strong enough to hold ten
gallon key. A ten-gallon key Of good
whisky could be bought for $40, and
ii had ten-gallon key of good whis-
ky we'll chained down in my cellar any
old chair would seem easy"
Mr.. Hill retired for further del;bera,
ton.
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Thoughts Upon the COLLEGE Yell.

Thoughts Upon the College Yell.
The college yell's a senseless thing
of crazy words tied on string, mix
ture of excited sounds in some cere-
bral junk shop found; blend of WOW
and siss boom ali with zip and VOW
and rah rah rah; and fathers who send
sons to school to master all the rote
and rule, to delve in logarithmic maze
and spread all knowledge to their
gaze, ask why their sons learn all this
fuss, while differential calculus and
the binomal theorem remain an utter
blank to them-but you can bet the
fathers seem delighted when the foot
ball team to which their sons belong
makes good; oh, then the fathers (as
they should) arise and let their whisk-
ers float upon the wind that fans each
throat, and whoop and shout and roar
and yell the selfsame savage cry we
tell. The fathers, bland and full of
guile, have known that class yell all
the while!-Chicago Post.
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4 OBSERVED PROMOTION.

F: r. Pechin, for the past several
years Supt. of the Wisconsin Division
Of the c. & N. w. R'y, has been ten
dered and has accepted the position Of
General Superintendent OF the C., st.
F., N. & DRY, with headquarters It
st. Paul. Mr.: Pechin was born in Penn
sylvania and began his railway career
with the North Western as Brakeman
at Chicago in 1880. By sheer force of
ability, coupled with hard work, he
rose rapidly, occupying BY successive
stages the positions OF Conductor, In
spector OF, Passenger Service, Train
master, Asst Division Sup't, Division
sup't, and now General sup't of the
Omaha Road. Mr.. Pechin is a splendid
type of the self-made& man-strong,
quiet, yet genial-still in: the~prime1 Of
life, he will 60 far, and deservedly so.
He has a peculiar faculty for handling
men, and always manages to get the
best out of them. He has made hosts
OF friends who will watch his future
career. with the liveliest interest.
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resigned. Mr.. Higgins is a Democrat
He was born May IA, 1888, in Kansas
City, Kan, where he now is living. He
spent two years in the University of
Kansas and then took the course in
the Kansas City School of Law.
The young judge has some strict
ideas as to the dignity Of court OF
record. Il shall allow no smoking in
my courtroom, either by the court or
by the members of the bar, while a
case is on trial. he said, on taking
the oath of Office. Another thing
shall not tolerate is the practice of
attorneys who sit with feet propped
up on the tables in the courtroom
while the court is in session."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-12-18

You ungrateful little DEVIL" burst
out Mr.. Legge, at length; "after the
kind way the skipper treated you, too"
did he treat him kindly?" inquired
the captains wife, in conversational
tones.
Like a fa-like uncle, num-" said
the thoughtless Mr.. Legge. Gave i'm
passage on the ship and fairly spoilt
i'm. We was all surprised at the fuss
e made of i'm; wasn't we, Harry?"
Look here, Polly" he began.
Don't talk to me-" was the reply.
Il wonder you can look me in the
face"
Il thought there was something Sc
cret going a." said Mrs. Hunt 1--WE
often looked at you when you've been
sitting in that chair, with a worried
look on your face, and wondered what
it was. But never thought it was so
bad as this. I'll do you the credit to
say that I never thought of such a
thing as this.-What did you say
What?"
Il said 'damn!'" said the skipper,
explosively.
Even as he spoke the handle turned,
and the door opening a few inches
disclosed the anxious face of Master
Jones.
"Mother!" he said, softly.
Mrs. Hunt stiffened in her chair and
her arms fell by her side as she gazed
in speeches. amazement.
Mother, can I come in?" said the
boy.
"Oh, Polly" sighed the skipper.
Mrs. Hunt strove to regain the utter
ance of which establishment had de-
prfved her.
| 1-what-Joe-don't be fool"
Eyes, I've no doubt" said the skip
per, theatrically. "Oh, Polly! Polly!
Polly!'
! What do you mean by calling me
'mother?" she demanded. I'm moi
| your mother"
| Yes, you are" said Master Jones.
| Mrs. Hunt eyed him in bewilder
ment, and then, reused to a sense Of
her position by a renewed gurgline
from the shippers chair, set to work
to try and thump that misguided mar
into more serious frame of mind
Failing in this, she sat down, and
after futile struggle, began to laugh
herself, and that so heartily thai
Master Jones, smiling alphabetically
closed the door, and came boldly init
the room
The statement, generally believed
that Capt. Hunt and his wife adopted
him, is incorrect, the skipper &C
counting for his continued presence IL
the house by the simple explanation
that he had adopted them. An ex
PLANTATION which Mr.. Samuel Brown
for one, finds quite easy of acceptance