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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
To Bring Back Prosperity.

There are economic laws which
the mightiest interests infringe at
their peril. The copper syndicate
lifted the metal to twenty-six cents,
but consumption dwindled so fast
as to cut the ground from under
the feet of the monopolists. By
parity of reasoning, one may know
that labor cannot hope to be as well
paid as it was when there was
boom in railway earnings and in
the value of commodities. In times
like these the coat must be cut &C
cording to the cloth, With the
streets of our great cities, full of
artisans on the tramp, it is folly to
talk of coercing employers. With
construction at standstill, it is
madness to think of keeping steel
products where they stood when
the whole country was wild to
build. This is the same old world,
though it is the fashion to think
that the ancient problems have been
solved.
There is but one way in which
prosperity can be brought back to
the land. The burdens of sacrifice
must be divided equitably between
the weak backs and the strong.
Neither capital nor labor can ex-
pect to take the cream and leave
the skinned milk. k.-2Ae Mew
Orleans Times Dsmocyat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27

The opponents Of war will be glad
to learn that the Senate has ratified
the arbitration treaty with France
without dissenting vote. This
means, OF course, that the other
six treaties which are in process of
negotiation will also be approved as
soon as they are sent in to the Sen
ate. The treaty does not do much,
bu. it shows the proper disposition
on the part of this country and
proves to the world, in a measure
at least, that the United States is
sincere in its advocacy of arbitra
tion in preference to war in the set
tlement of international disputes.
Probably no foreign people have
doubted the sincerity of the present
administration, but they may. have
doubted the disposition of the peo-
pie as whole because of the Sen
ate's former refusal to ratify the
seven arbitration treaties without
SO mending them that the President
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
OUR LINEN SALE
PROVES A MOST SUBSTANTIAL SUCCESS

Crowds of Customers Come for These Splendid Savings
in Linens of Quality.
We have only two Linen Sales year-one in Februa.
ry, the other in August-and plan fully for them.
Here counters piled high with linens of all kinds
table linens napkins linen towelngs counterpanes sheet
and fancy art nensbought before the raise in prices
AS we bought early and below the presen; market
there extra saving besides the usual discount of to
per cent off regular prices that be obtained only by
coming to this sae Everyone agrees that there ex
ceponal linen vauesas will you when you inspect these
splendid offerings.
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BLEACHED TABLE
LINEN.

So III. bleached table linen
3oc value for 223c
81 in. bleached table linen
soc value for 4oc
90 in, bleached table linen
soc value for 45c
IL in. bleached table linen
S5c value for 72tc
IL in. bleached table linen
$I.oo value for Soc
u in. bleached double dam.
ask $I,75 value for SI.4o
u in. bleached double dam
ask S2.oo value for SI.65
u in. bleached double dam
ask SAYS value for 81 80
NAPKINS REDUCED
Napkins to match most
of the bleached table linen,
and they are all reduced.
Space forbids telling you
of all the prices, but you
get an idea from the fol-
lowing quotations:
SI.25 Napkins now SLIP
Us Napkins now LAO
2.75 Napkins now 2.25
800 Napkins now 2.65
3.75 Napkins now $40
5.so Napkins now 40
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Trespass Notices.

Card signs mo Trespassing" for
sale at this Office. They are print
ed in accordance with the late act
of 1903. Price 5 cents each. If
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LEAVES PRISON;
is AGAIN TAKEN
F. E. DAVIS WHO ESCAPED FROM
ANAMosA, DOES NOT ENJOY
FREEDOM LONG.

Ft. Madison, March deputy War
den H. p. Smith, Oh the Anamosa
penitentiary, came to the FIT. Madison
penitentiary yesterday over the
Santa Fe, with F. E. Davis, who will
finish serving sentence given him
thirteen years ago. Davis along with
two other prisoners, escaped from the
Anamosa penitentiary through the roof
of the cell house, on September 2,
1885. One of the men, O'Neill, was
brought to Fort Madison from Joliet,
Ill.,, last fall, where he had just fin
ished a sentence since leaving Ana
mosa. The third man is still unac-
counted for.
Davis was serving a sentence in the
Kansas penitentiary when his where
about was discovered, and Deputy
Smith met him at the door at the ex-
piration of his sentence there F. e.
Davis, alias Geo. Lee, Joe Bush, ]. B.
Doyle, was sent to the FIT. Madison
penitentiary from Ada1r county, on
November IL 1893, to serve three
years and six months for burglary He
was transferred to Anamosa Novem-
Der 10, 1894, with O. Neil and Burns,
with whom he escaped.
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WEST GROVE

West Grove. P. White was Il
business caller in Moulton Saturday.
o. w. Wisdom Of Montana passed
through West Grove Saturday enroute
to Bloomfield
Frany Cory left Sunday for Wav
erly, Kos, being called there by the
illness of his mother who dangerously
sick.
M. c. Hassenpflug of Bloomfield fin
ished hauling corn to Dickson Bros,
Friday. He hauled 1000 bushels, get
ting 49c per bushels for it.
E. G. Dickson was a Bloomfield Wis
itor Saturday.
Jeff Johnson and Robert Henson of
Monterey passed through West Grove
for Bloomfield Monday morning.
c. S. Dickson and M. r, Harris
spent Monday in Bloomfield looking
after the Texas land which they pur.
chased last spring.
Mrs. O. c. Bullock left Saturday
morning for Illinois to spent three or
four weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Graham.
John Harris moved out on the Col.
liver farm Friday morning. Sherman
Stivers moved where John Harris
moved out.
J. L. Nun Of Des Moines was in
West Grove Friday comforting with
some of the people here.
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kEosAuouA.

Keosauqua.-The remains of Mrs.
Edward McGrath of Lebanon, who
died Saturday afternoon at Keokuk
was brought here Monday morning
and was taken to Lebanon for burial.
Mrs. John De Hart and children OF
Oklahoma arrived Monday evening TO
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Long.
Miss Bessie Porter of Kilbourne
spent Saturday here.
Mrs. Forrest Long and children left
Saturday for Milan, ILL.,
Miss Mariory Norris spent Sunday
at Mt. Pleasant
Dow Gloves of Keokuk spent Satur-
day afternoon with his sister, Miss
Anna Glover. He left that evening
for Brighton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore Of
Douds were over Sunday guests at
the j. P. Martin home
Mrs. William Long Of Bonaparte
visited over Sunday with relatives
here.
William Donahoe spent Sunday at
Fairfield
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clafin of Leb-
anon spent Monday in Keosauqua.
Miss Gertrude Brown spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Mrs Keller and Mrs. Nellie Davis
were Mt Pleasant visitors Thursday.
The funeral of the eight months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Saw
age was held from the residence west
Of town Monday. The remains were
inferred in the Salem cemetery.
| A sumptuous turkey supper was en-.
joyed by the family and relatives of
Mrs. Harriet Lester at her home Sat
urday.
Mrs. Joseph Hobson departed this
| life at her home in Abba Saturday.
The remains will be brought to Salem
Monday evening. Interment will be
made in the Friends cemetery.
The masquerade ball given by the
| Keosaudua fire department at tho
Hotel Manning, was largely attended
and enjoyed by every one present. The
Grand march was called at 10 o'clock
and led by Mrs. Oscar McCrary and
| Herbert Reese. There were seventy
| five in mask and two hundred specta-
| tors. Refreshments were served by
F. M Bateman.
Mrs. Anna Wycoff returned to her
| home Thursday at Tandum, N j..
after brief visit with relatives here.
Mrs. p. e. Walker is spending a few
days with her son. Floyd, at Ottumwa.
Mrs. Nan Dickson and Mrs. Mary
Crawford, left Thursday afternoon tp
visit a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
| Bruckner at Fairfield.
| Mrs. l.. E. Whitney made a business
| trip to Fairfield Thursday.
Chas Burns, of Ottumwa, visited
| friends here Wednesday and Thursday.
Jno. King and Miss Patti Percival of
| Bonaparte. were guests Of Miss
Dorothy Davidson Thursday evening
and attended the mask ball
Arthur Cochrell and family are Wis
| iting Mr.. Cochrell's parents in South
| Keosauqua.
Mrs ]. !. Israel of Bonaparte, spent
Thursday afternoon in Keosauqua.
Mrs G. w. tanning Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. r. J. Mol, at Keokuk.
Attorney Mccormick of Farming
ton, was business caller Friday.
/ Fred Taylor and family returned
! Friday to their home in Canada
Mrs Ellie Shininghouse was called
to Rock Island, ILL.,, Friday on account
of the death of her sister.
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SHOOTS SELF SERIOUSLY.

TYRONE March 4.-AIvia Rankin, a
young man residing with his parents
on the Cashier farm a mile south of
this place met with an accident early
Friday morning WHEN might well
have resulted in more dire conse-
quences. The young man placed a
large revolver in his pocket when
starting for the barn, with the in
tention of shooting some prowling
animal which was causing commotion
in the barn yard. When attempting
to draw the weapon from his pocket
1t was discharged and the projectile
entered the calf of his leg, ranging for
distance of six inches.
The injured boy removed the bull
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MUNTERVJLLE.

Munterville-Mr and Mrs. Fred
Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Carl
son spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
w. T. Baldwell
Mr.. and Mrs Aft. Anderson and son
Lenartt spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. Pierson.
Mrs. Klint and sons. Ed and Harry
departed for their home in Davenport
Monday after having visited with rel
atives here.
August Huffman is quite sick with
pneumonia
Mrs. Anton Ekwall, of Puebla. Colo
arrived Sunday, being called here by
the illness Of her fstfer Mr. Huffman.
Miss Hannah Pierson returned Sat
urday from ottumwa after spending a
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let pushing it backward over the
course which it had entered. DR..
Hyatt was called Saturday and
dressed the wound, removing par
ticals of clothing which were carried
into the wound at the time OF the In
jury and which were causing trouble.
That the injury was NOT more serious,
owing to the size Of the bullet, is
nothing short of miraculous He will
be laid up for some weeks as re.
suit
A Good Record BY vetern.
Monday for the first week day
in eight years the smiling continuance
of Dan O'Neill is absent from the
Tyrone post-ofiice. Mr. O'Neil has
been the star route carrier on the
Tyrone and Georgetown route for a
number of years and has rendered
most excellent service. His absence
this morning is caused by the fact
that the Star route to Georgetown was
discontinued March l Mr.. O'Neill was
member of Co. K Seth. Iowa VOL,
Infantry and went through hard ser.
vice during the days that tried mems
souls. He was shot in the jaw while
doing service in Arkansas and was
taken prisoner at Marks Mill. Ark.
and incarcerated in southern prison
pen at Tylar, Texas, where he shared
the indescribable hardships of his com
rades.
G. G. Tutor has removed his family
to the DR.. Avery farm south of town
Mrs. Micheal Grady who resides a
short distance north Of Georgetown
is seriously III at the present time.
p T. and M. B. O'Brien held a sale
Of their farm stock and machinery or
the George Stone farm west of town
Monday. They will retire from CO
partnership and P. T. O'Brien will
farm on the home farm for this year
J. T. F. McGrath was looking after
business matters in Abba Monday
" E. Repp removed his family from
north of Melrose to his mothers farm
east of town where he will farm this
year.
w. e. Craig, south of town is on the
sick list at the present time.
Miss Maggie Murray was in town
last week in the interest of a Melrose
paper.
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PUBLIC SALE.

PUBLIC SALE WILL SELL THE
following property at my residence
on the VIM. Rudd farm, 2R miles
southwest of Ash Grove Tuesday,
March 10: 4 head of horses. one
black year old gelding, weight
about 1900, dark gray; year old
gelding, weight about 1900: bay
mare with foal; one black yearling
f1lley; "a head Of cattle; three cows
one 2-year old heifer: one yearling
Short Horn bull: 16 head Of yearling
steers; head of calves; 81 head Of
hogs; brood sows; 10 head OF
shoats; 1 Poland China pedigreed
male; IS tons hay; 600 bushels corn;
40 bushels oats; 25 bushels potatoes;
canned fruit; top buggy; corn
planter; riding pillow; riding cultiva-
tor, all bought last year and lot Of
other farm implements and all
household goods and kitchen furni-
ture and many other things too
numerous to mention. Usual sale
terms. G. A. Burkhart, proprietor.
B. 3. Burchett, auctioneer George
Phillips, clerk.
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago Live Stock Markets.

Chicago Live Stock Markets.
Chicago, March -Cattle-Receipts,
10000; market steady
Beeves-$S, 90M6.00.
Cows and heifers- s1.S0@4.90.
Suckers and feeders-S2.75m
Westerners-$400@
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; market
weak. b.
Light-s4.20@445
Mixed-S4.25D4.50.
Heavy-$4.25@4.5O
Rough-$4.25043O
Bulk sales-S4. 356445
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; market
steady to strong.
Matured sheep-S3,25@5.6
Lambs-s4.00@6.90
Yearlings-S5.00@6
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T0nAY'9 MARKETS Tezegraphic Reports
EUDn1 ~ EVansaNL 10 From Leading Centers
TP%4 s. 9.,'1sssss ss-s ts,as4'sp.Ep
h LOGAN MARkErC. D

There are some slight changes in
the wholesale grain market and the
retail egg market otherwise there
are no changes in the local market
quotations today.
Gil a. M, March ~.
LIVE STOCK.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

The following market Is furnished
by Miner & Co., members Chicago
Board o. Trade and the New York ex-
change. Branch office. rooms and s.
Chiffon block, 10o North Market New
telephone 1884 l G. Furman. local
mn
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AGENCY

Agency.-Mrs. Clements, Mrs. Rifle,
Mrs Hendrickson, Mrs. Sirles who
have been very i'll, are improving.
Charles Newell arrived here Satur-
day from his home in Kansas, called
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LEGAL.
Original Notice.

Original Notice.
In the district court of the state Of
Iowa. In and for Wapello county,
Iowa, April term, A. D., 1908.
Isabel M. Curtley, plaintiff VS..
George. Curtley, defendant to George
Curtley:
You are hereby notified that the pc
tition of the plaintiff in the above
cause Is filed in the office of the clerk
of the district court of the state of
Iowa, in and for Wapello county,
claiming Of you a divorce on the
ground Of desertion, with equitable re-
lief and costs.
And that unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon of the second
day Of the next term, being the April
term of said court, which will COM
mence at Ottumwa on the 9Th day Of
April 1908, default Will be entered
against you, and judgment rendered
thereon.
W. w. Epps.
Attorney for plaintiff.
Dated, February, 25. 1908.
here on account of the serious illness
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d
Newell.
Fred Striblou and Miss Eta Cremer
have been on the sick list for few
days.
Rev o. c. circuit visited relatives
in New Sharon last week.
Ed Chambers and son, Win, OF
Ottumwa, transacted business in
Agency Monday.
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few days with her cousin, Mrs E. F.
Akerson.
Mr.. and Mrs O. w. Hasselrooth cali
ed on Mr. and Mrs V. 7. EInsselrooth
The Ladies Aid society met with
Mrs. c. H. Swanson Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Erland Allen and Miss
Veula and Master Arthur Allen, call
ed at the Jno Pierson home Monday.
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

This market is furnished by Cassidy
& Gray, members Chicago Board OF
Trade. Local office, Rooms IS and 19,
Leighton building Telephone 933. Z.
z. Noight resident manager
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DUDLEY.

Dudley-Mr. and Mrs John Bur
gesson spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley Peterson.
Andrew Lamas shipped a car load
Of hogs from here Monday.
Mrs. Frank Sellers, Of Ottumwa.
came Wednesday on No. 9 to visit with
relatives.
Thomas and Ezra Stevens attended
the funeral of George Myers last We'd
nesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Johnson spent
a few days last week visiting rela-
tives in Ottumwa
Edna Eyre is on the sick list.
Andrew Stodghill was in Dudley
Wednesday.
G. r. Peterson was passenger to
Ottumwa Saturday.
There will be a program and social
at the No. school house next Sat
urday night, March 7.
Mrs. John Swanson, south of here,
visited at the c. L. Swanson home
Wednesday
J. H. Olney has moved into the
Shields property at this place.
Andrew Lamas Of this place, pur-
chased a fine team of horses of An
drew Johnson recently.
Harry Stevens. who has purchased
the J. II. Olney farm, has been NOV
ing on it this week.
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New York Butter and Eas Market
New York, March 4.-Butter-Mar-
ket quiet; unchanged.
Receiptsc-6,519 packages.
Eggs-Market firmer
} Receipts-11,74S cases.
First-22c.
Seconds-21Rc.
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Peoria Grain Market.

Peoria, March 4.-Corn No. $50.
New York Poultry Market.
New York, March .-Poultry-Mar-
ket steady.
Youn roosters-12c
Fowls-14c.
Turkeys--14c.
Dressed poultry-Market steady.
Philadelphia spring chickens-25@26.
Undergraduates.
Fowls--135a @14c.
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Chicago Poultry Market.

Chicago, March 4.-Poutry-Mar-
ket firm.
Turkeys--13c.
Chickens-12c.
Spring chickens-12kc.
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LOST.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
WANTED,

wANTED-AT ONCE AN EXPERT
enced man to work on farm. Mar
ried man preferred. S. S. Miller, r
+. d. No g.
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- WE WANT EVERY
farmer and stockman to realize what
a big market he has in the want
columns Of the Courier Everything
can be sold, bought and traded
through these ads. If you have seed
corn or oats, or horses, hogs, cattle
or sheep to sell, by putting want
ad in the Courier you can present
your proposition to $4,000 families.
Do you know any other way you can
reach that many buyers for so little
money? If YOU come to town to sell
them, you onlv see two or three
buyers, but you can put a want ad
in the Courier for less money than
it will cost you to come to town. and
you then tell is to thousands of buy
ers. A wan I'D costs only few
cents, but it is read by thousands.
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SOAP CREEK

Soap Creek-William Bradberry was
In Belknap Saturday morning.
Mrs. George HARDY visited Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Bradberry.
Miss Elsie Nelson spent a few hours
with her cousins, Misses Cora and
Minerva Sample.
Fred Songer is helping Henry Ran
kin haul lumber this week.
Alex. Hawkins and son, Warden
were Belknap callers Saturday.
Thomas Sample hauled coal props
for ]. M. Eberline last week.
Jess Crist was in Belknap Thursday
George Emmanuel visited the latter
part of last week with his mother
Mrs. B. w. Rankin.
Mrs Fred Songer IS on the sick list
Mrs Mamie Nelsln and children
were the guests last sunday of Mrs
Minerva Bradberry.
Mrs. Alex Hawkins and children who
have been Ill with measles, are i'm
proving fast
Ray Shepherd took a load of Goa
props to Belknap Thursday
Ross Sutteors of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday with r. T. Sample.
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FOR SALE-FOX TERRIER PUPS.
Both sex, G. H. Guthrie Kirkville,
Iowa.
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MT. ZION
Mt. Z1on-MeSsrs. Lfnford and Clay
ton Sherod will go to Pulaski Tuesday
to attend the funeral Of their cousin
Thomas Bean, who was murdered at
Goldfeld, Nevada, where he had en-
ployment in the mines.
The funeral Of Miss Sydonia Houke
held at the Presbyterian church, was
we'll attended considering the condi-
tons Of the roads
Frank Ramey visited over Sunday
at the workman home.
Vermill HOFFMAN Is moving into the
house vacated by Will Warrington.
George Taylor is moving from a
house on Oscar Shorts farm to H. B.
Sherods farm, lately vacated by Jacob
Gulick
Ed Corwin, steward at the Van
Buren, county farm, for several years
past, is now moving to q farm near
Bentonsport, which he purchased last
year. Mr.. George Morris, a brother
in-law Of the former steward, will now
take charge of the farm
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Patrick, who
have been employed at the county
farm moved last week to their home
in Mt. Zion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Todd HOFFMAN who
have spent the winter at Mllet. Tex.
returned home last week accompanied
by Mrs. Todd's mother, Mrs E. D.
Nelson, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Minnie Murphy in
Oklahoma. Mr. HOFFMAN has pur-
chased farm in Texas and expects to
make that state their future home
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w. W. Epps.
Attorney for plaintiff.
Dated, February. rs, 1908.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-22
THATCHlNG.
The Ancient Art In the Low Countries
and In England.

The Ancient Art In tho Low Countries
and In England.
Once upon time two amateur bot
anists were hunting bog NOSES on
Exmoor, on the confines Of the land Of
Lorna Doone. About the hour Of
luncheon they found that their enthu.
slasm had led them far aheld, good
hour and half from the farmhouse
which they had made their temporary
headquarters. The only place which
yielded promise Of food WAS shep-
herds shack half mile distant. so
thither they went. That the shack,
or rather, its owner. small wiry,
dark man with curly hair. could offer
nothing better than brown bread,
which was woefully "cit' or heavy,
and raw onions is neither here nor
there, The point was that the roof
Of the shack was artlstically matched
with layers of plated reeds.
"Feyther taught tn way TO do un,"
explained the shepherd, with an up
ward Jerk of his thumb toward the
roof AN his feyther taught i'm
avore that, an his feyther avore that,
an back an back twill nobody can
think"
"A hereditary art evidently" said
one OF the moss hunters to his com
panion. "But never saw thatchcs like
these outside of the Low Countries
Safe bet that this fellow is Of Dutch
descent" Then lie said to the man of
Devon, "And what is your name, may
| asky'
Well" replied the shepherd. most
volk call Van. but ma right name be
Henry Van Torp. They do say that
ma gurt-grandfeyther were a-vitin
against England an were took prison.
err an married a Devon girl an set.
tied 'ereabout" indicated the south
ward sweep of the moor-"but these
be lot of voolsh tales to ma think
in'."-Craftsman.