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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
MISSOURI FEELS QUAKE,
Earth Tremors in "Show Me" State
Brighten Observation-Disclosures
Town Shaken.

SEDALIA, Mo, Nov. 12.-Two slight
shocks. believed to have been earth ire
mors. were felt here this morning. Win
dows and doors were violently shaken.
but 10 damage was done.
SPA, Belgium. Nov. ia violent
earthquake of three seconds duration oc-
CURED here this morning The people of
Spa were thrown into a panic and
rushed wildly from their houses into the
street There were no casualties. The
quake was accompanied by loud roar
ing sound. The shock was felt also at
Esnoux. The people there were badly
frightened but no damage was done.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
RAIL WAYS KILL 1854,
United States During Year
Decrease Of 1896.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Nov. r.
There were 1854 persons killed and g.
$50 injured in railroad casualties in the
United States during the fiscal year end
ed June 80, last, according to an an
nouncement of the interstate commerce
commission today. This is a decrease of
1896 killed and 1927 injured, as com
pared with the previous year.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
HUGHES ELECTION BILL 1868.
New York Governor Figures Up Cost of
His Recent Campaign.

ALBANY, \. Y, Nov. 12.-Gov.
Hughes filed his certificate of election ex-
penses with the secretary of state yester-
day, giving his total expenditures as
S369.65. Of this sum he spent $3.50. 16
for travelling and incidental expenses,
S96.71 for hotel bills. including telephone
and messenger charges. and $12.7 for
kilograms
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
MURDER RAILWAY MAN,
Chicago Yardmaster Found in Wabash
Yards with a Bullet Wound
in His Head.

CHICAGO. H., Nov. 11-Yardmas-
ter Clarence Burton was found uncon-
scious in the Wabash railroad yards ear
" today. He was suffering from a bull
let wound in the head. He was taken to
the Mercy hospital where he died sew
eral hours later. 1t is believed Burton
was shot by freight train robbers.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
NINE KILLED IN WYOMING
Freight Trains Collide and Wreckage
Then Catches Fire.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov 11.-Ninc
men are known to have lost their lives
in the collision OF two Union Pacific
freight trains last night at Borie, Wyo.,
and the fire which broke out in the
wreckage. Three others were seriously
injured.
The dead:
SCHLEY, J. c., of Laramie, engineer.
MURPHY, JOHN, of Denver, conductor.
CHRISTENSEN, MONS, of Denver, fire
man.
DUNCAN, J. D., Laramie brakeman
STITT, brakeman, of Cheyenne.
RODGERS, brakeman, of Cheyenne.
: Three japanese laborers.
Only the bodies of Duncan and the
three japanese laborers have been re-
covered The wreckage was still burn
ing today and it is feared all of the
other bodies have been cremated
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
FOR DEEP WATERWAY.
Proposition to Issue $40, ooo, 600 Bonds in
Illinois Is Carried by Large
Majority.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Nov. 12.-With Off
cial figures from only three counties
missing the returns at the secretary of
states office at Springfield indicate that
the proposition to issue $2OOOO,OOO in
bonds for Tire construction of q deep
waterway won by a majority of approx
imately 105. 900 of the total vote cast.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
MILWAUKEE, Nov. IL
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS

WACKEE-BUTTER-F Blrin
prices price, OF extra creamery is 29c: local
price extra creamery Is Doc; prints. soc.
h mSJs: 25q26c; seconds, 22q24c; process -
@1Sc, DAIRY, fancy 25c; lines, slQ22c;
CHEESE-steady: American full cream.
new make, twins, 13G13Ihc; Young Amer,
iieas 1$qlS3zc; daisies, 1319ql4c; long,
E Horns' iSQlS1sci limburGer. new make, 13ei
iaLSy brick, l21kq13c; low grades. &c: i'm.
ported Swiss. 25c; new block, 129121sc;
round Swiss, 121SGI1Sc
EGGS-Firm. The produce boards Of
hcla' market for strictly fresh laid ms re.
celred, cases returned 26c; April storage.
&C; seconds and creeks, 12G15c. Receipts
W SL cases; Yesterday, 2u2 cases.
MI, NEW YORK, Nov. 2-Butter-Steady:
unchanged; receipts, soil. Cheese-Eirin'
u unclaimed; receipts, 1878, Eggs-Quiet;
nnShnngedi receipts, 7705.
CHICAGO, H., Nov. 12.-Butter-Steady:
ersameries5 22q29c; dairies, 191hG25c. Eggs
Chicago, N. Nov. 12.-Cheese-Steady:
unlsies, lS1S4 1875; twins, 12&Q13c: young
CUBA; \, Y, Nov. 11.-FHsccn hundred
boxes or on cheese sold Mt 13iaGI1 1850, the lat
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
MRS. HERON ASKS $4,000.
Woman Arrested as Mrs. Belle Guinness
Seeks DAMAGES

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Cora B. Her
ron, a young widow who was taken by
officers from a New York Central train
at Utica some months ago in the belief
that she was Mrs. Belle Guinness. the
murder farm" owner of La Porte. Ind.
has begun a suit for $4,000 damages
against the New York Central and Hud-
son River Railway company. Her moth
er, Lucinda Burton, who was with her
at the time also has brought a suit for
the same amount
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
MILWAUKEE, HAY MARKET

Choice timothy hay, 11.5O012OO; No. /
timothy hay, 10.50011.OO; No. timothy
hay, 950d10.00; clover and mixed, $500
900; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie,
11.0o011;50 No. | prairie, 1050@11.OO; No.
prairie, 9.jO010.Oo; Wisconsin marsh
feeding, 6.50@7OO; packing hay. 5.5O06.OO;
rye. straw. 7.5OM1.15: oats straw. 6.250l6 30.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
PRISON FOR PRIMARY FRAUDS.
Election Official in ST. Louis Convicted
of Making False Returns.

ST. LOUIS, No, Nov. 12.-Thomas
McGrath, an election official in the sec
ond precinct of the Third ward at the
August primaries, has been convicted
of making false returns and was SEN
fenced to four years in the penitentiary
w. S. Cowherd, candidate for the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination, was
given 1919 votes in the returns, while his
opponents were given nine Witnesses
testified that they had voted for others
than Cownerd.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
SOCIAL CLUBS RAIDED,
Pennsylvania Detectives and Constabu-
larry Nab Nineteen Persons and
Conhscate Liquor.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Nov. 11.-Acting
under special instruction from Judge ].
0. Nanswearingen, county detectives
and members of the Pennsylvania state
constabulary early today, raided nine
teen political and social clubs at Fay
cite City, near here, and arrested nine
teen persons on charge of selIin.
liquor illegally. All were held in 5000
bail for a hearing next Tuesday. A
great amount of liquor was confscased.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13

70, A 1Cs s RrIse e e lambs lambs 50 800
cUDAHY WIS., sS' No1 i 2m9s 81 s' $500
hogs Market steady. Mixed packing, SIS
@575; poor to good heavy packing. 5.5OS
PACK Paefn med and and HRp Butchers select
good light, 5.05Q5.65; pigs and rough. 5000
500 Representative sales 55 hogs, aver
age 212 at $50; 40 hogs, average OH at
average 213 at $50; 81 hogs, average 2S3 at
$50; 90 hogs, average 292 at 600; % hogs
at at $50; 81 hogs, average 175 at $50; 90
100 At 219; 81 hogs avePnse ~ at 40
about 1000; market steady to strong;
beeves, 3.40q765; Texans, 3.6O@4.7O; west
erners, 32594,6 60; stockers and feeders, go
market SC to Toe higher; light, $500 80;
mixed 54o46.15; rough, 5.4O@5,60; good
$40; bulk of sales, 5.75@6O6. Sheep-Re-
celpts about $4,000; market steady; native
2.50Q4.60; western, 2.50Q4.60; yearlings,
100000; lambs, 3.75@6.O0; western, 37OlU
Heavy hogs, 100000.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 12-Cattle - Re
ceipts, 1000; steady to Toe higher; beer
steers zee 27o@6;So; cows and helfers, I7560
higher pigs and lights, 4.25@5 %; packers,
5.29@5;95; butchers and best heavy. $500
6.15. Sheep-Receipts, 700; steady; natives,
3.O004.2 lambs, 3.OOd5SO.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov 12.-Cattie--
Receipts, 5000; native steers, 5U6D7 80;
native cows and heifers, 2.25@6.oO stockcrs
and feeders, 3.O0q475; bulls, 2506C4OO;
calves, 3.75@7O0; western steers, 3.5OlD
$50; western cows. 2.5064.5O. IIogs-Re-
ceipts, 1900: market DC to Zoe higher; buF
of sales, 5.4005.95 Sheep-RccciptS, 1000:
steady; muttons. 4.O0d4G0; lambs, 4.I9ID
600; range wcthers, 3.7J@50O; fed ewes,
2.50d4. %.
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb., Nov. 12.-CattIc-
Receipts, 5000; strong to Zoe higher; native
40; western steers. 325m5.6O; Texas
steers 3.oOd4.50; cows and hcifers =. 500
4.25: StOckers and feeders, 2.75UJ.OO: calves.
30Od5.I5. Hogs-Receipts. $500 10000
higher; bulk of sales, 5.750D5S5. Sheep
Receipts, $500; strong; lambs, 5.40UGo0;
sheep, 325GJJ.O0
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13

Consul Walter c. Hamm of Hull.
England. says: Among the $4,000 or
,aere ships that have entered the Hum
I IT river ports during the last seven
airs there has been only one ship of
American register"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13

CATTLE-Market strong; butchers steers.
good to choice. 40oq4.75; medium to
5000, 325Q375; heifers, medium to good.
good to choice, S,5oQ4.2 20; fair to good, oT5
Sg55:%.o; Gamers, 15oQ2 90; cutters, 225Q5
10; pulls, good to choice, 3.25q375; bo-
ers; 350G4.00; stockers. 2.75Q325. Mixers
ana SpringerS, choice heavy at 35OpIp45 90
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
MILWAUKEE SToCKYARDs REPORT

butchers, heavy, 30 to 500 lhs Il 1,4pf ' !n
packers; selected, 6O0061o; fair Ia good
2 d., . S;e mixed, good medium, 2l6IS3S6I
light, 100 to 100 lbs. 5000. so; wrigTt I95
to loo lbs, 5.5o05,55; weight, 100 to Tx his
T. ,2@5.l 10; pigs, 40oQ+t0; throwouts,. 4Ui
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13

Former United States Senator Edward
Carmack, who was shot and killed in
street of Nashville, Tenn, by Robin
Cooper, son Of Col. Duncan G. Cooper,
prominent Democratic politician. The
fatal clash was the elimination of a Sc
ries of editorials that have appeared in
Ahe Tennesseean, a daily paper that has
been published by Carmack since his re-
tirement from official life. The articles
contained caustic criticism of the policies
of Democratic leaders, and in some Of
fhem references were made to Col. Coo
per.
John d. Sharpe, ex-sheriff of Nash
vile was arrested here today charged
with murder and aiding and abetting in
the murder of Senator Il. w. Carmack
last Monday afternoon. It is alleged
that Sharpe was seen with the two Coo
pers shortly before the killing and was
also at the scene of the tragedy inn
mediately after Carmack fell to the
ground. Sharpe was at once taken to
iail
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
For Cleaning Mirrors,

Damp newspapers are excellent for
cleaning mirrors. Afterward rub the
gias off with a channels.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-13
Ave. Price. n

no. ave. Price No. Ave. Price.
4....... 50 81 on 10 10y 81 go
SHEEP-Steady; lambs, 4.12d5.5O; sheep
good to choice, 3.2504.OO; common to fair.
2.OO02.75; bucks. 2.O06300
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-30
Exploration of Unknown Lands.

A series of expeditions constituting
n of the most comprehensive eXplora-
lions of unknown lands ever attempted
by any institution was recently an
nounced by the Field Museum of Nat
ural History at Chicago, says a Chica-
go dispatch. To blaze the trail for ex-
petitions that will make detailed in
vestigations George A. Dorsey, curator
Of the museums department Of anthro-
pology, will circle the globe, visiting
many practically. unknown regions and
mapping out the lines of inquiry to be
undertaken. Of equal importance is
the announcement that the museum
has set out to give to the world of
science the first comprehensive exposi-
ton of the characteristics and customs
Of the people of Tibet, the forbidden
land. For this work DR.. Berthold Lau-
fer, a distinguished Chinese scholar,
recently Of the faculty of Columbia
university, has been engaged. He will
soon sail for a stay of three years in
the country of the lamas.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-30

Then he whitened and staggered to the
nearest chair.
you poor boy" cried Betty tender
ly. you're plumb beat out"
, "Dh We get the 70 cents?" demanded
Jake eagerly.
Billy gasped and tried to collect his
thoughts. What did they want him
to say? 1t was about the wheat,
wasn't it? He had almost forgotten
that unimportant matter after the gold
ring took possession of his mind. He
remembered the wheat had been taken
to the storeroom of a big Touring mill
and that he had. told a clerk he would
be back later aid attend to it's sale.
Then he had hurried away in search
of a job hauling with the mules and
had carted sand two days for So and
had bought the gold ring. Yes, that
was it, and he had given Sam the 25
cents to pay his fare to a Cousins at
Baskerville to get him out of the way
for the two days. That was all-only
he had forgotten to go back and sell
the wheat.
"Did We get the 20 cents?" demand
ed Jake for the second time.
Billy felt that it was a crisis with
him, and he drew a long, hard breath.
Then his gaze steadied.
Eye see, it's this way" he said, signs
are for risin'. an I amt sold yet. Ye
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-30
PRAISE FOR HIS NERVE.
Congressman Congratulated Wallace
on His Record Speeches.

on His Record Speeches.
The staid old Congressional Record
has never been looked upon as a par
ticularly humorous publication, but the
issue which came out the other day
contains an excellent Illustration of
the jokes that sometimes creep in un-
der the leave to print" rule, says a
Washington special dispatch to the
New York Times.
Dec. 10 one minute of time was al
lotted to Representative Wallace of
Arkansas, and he managed to get three
long speeches in the Record which the
house never heard.
AT the end of the first speech. as it
appears in the Record, is the observa.
ton prolonged applause" at the end
of the second speech the note is Loud
applause" and at the end of the third
speech the modest announcement is
made that there was %"Sustained APP
p%lause."
AS a matter of fact, there was no APP
plause whatever when Mr.. Wallace
completed his one minute talk. 1t
cannot be denied. however, that the
Arkansan member has been warmly
congratulated on his nerve.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-30
CHARITY INDUCING sFOOK.
Ghost.y Appeal After a Rattle That
Produced Results.

Ghos..y Appeal After a Rattle That
Produced Results.
When John Hickey left Il rattle st Il
house in West Caldwell. n. j., on
Christmas morning and started for his
home in Little Falls he carried slung
owe his shoulder three turkeys and
four geese which had fallen to his
fortune, says a West Caldwell special
dispatch to the New York Times. The
others at the rattle had asked him to
leave at least two of the fowls to be
they had done, but Hickey grinned and
said his wife had a good appetite.
Just before he departed the others
lapsed into ghost stories. So as he
walked down the overshadowed road
near the carpet mill his nerves were
not so very steady. AS he reached the
old mill dam and heard the drop, drop,
of h water Hickey felt he was not
alone. He turned about quickly. AS
he did so he felt a touch on his arm.
A white object stood close to him.
Give to the poor!!' said a hollow
voice.
The object vanished. Hickey began
to run, but the white thing kept close
behind him-So close that it was able
to touch him several times.
"Give to the poor!' repeated the
voice.
Hickey faced about and swung his
bundle Of fowls at the shape. 1t van
ished. Then he began to run again.
Still the thing followed. Whenever
Hickey stopped the ghost would touch
him and then vanish, although Hickey
could not have seen even a white OBJ
ject very far off, the road lying be-
meath trees that meet overhead. After
numberless efforts to shake off his pur-
suer Hickey stood.
"Give to the poor" said the ghost,
cor I'll drive you to your grave"
Hickey threw all of the turkeys and
geese in the ghosts direction.
Here, take the things" he said and
ran back to West Caldwell, where his
adventures excited mirth among those
still at the rattle.
When it was daylight Hickey went
home without discovering any solu-
ton. After he had been in his home
for some hours Mrs. Hickey found two
turkeys and three geese lying on the
rear veranda. Hickey explained to his
wife, who hadn't heard of the ghost.
81 won those birds at the rattle.
There was one more of each, but l left
them to be given to the poor"
"John has had a change of heart"
Mrs. Hickey told her neighbor.
"He was scarf to death,' said the
neighbor.
And then Hickey's wife heard about
the ghost.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-30
"pAps KNOCKED DOWN By a TREE"

"PAP's KNOCKED DowN BY A TREE"
mother might her child. he welcomed
with cordial gratitude an offer to re-
main and look after things until he
could get out. Betty was strong and
willing. but her hands would be full in
looking after him. and there were the
mules to care for and the dozens of
pigs and a COW to drive up from the
valley and milk, and besides 1t was
high time the four acres were again
seeded in order that there should be
a succession to the sacks of golden
grain which were now stored in the
shed loft waiting for the higher quota
tons which rumor promised. Yes, a
strong man was needed Oh the place.
for Postum Flat. even in its splendor.
was isolated. The nearest neighbor
was too far away to be reached by
even the report of his rifle.
Billy entered upon his new work
with unwonted energy. A great heap
Of wood was cut and piled near the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-30
Billy and
Betty.
nv LILLE IXNM
: e was hardly conscious of her
intrusion at first. she fitted so
J we'll into it all with her soft
By ALLEN LY MN.
Copyright. 1907, by c. N. Lurie.

~ well into it all with her soft
gray calico and chestnut hair.
They were on the brow of a slope that
dropped rapidly down into the valley,
and she paused and threw her hand
above her eyes with a quick motion,
which he recognized as expressing
anxiety and hope. He could see her
face plainly from where he lay. and
he could read in the glances which
flashed from point to point something
of the terror of their owner at not
finding what she sought.
What is it. Miss Betty" he drawled
as with a slow, muscular movement of
his body he threw himself upon his
feet and moved forward to her side.
Can l be any help"
ooh! It's you. Billy? Thank God!
Hurry! Hurry. Pap's knocked down
by a tree an being crushed. l couldn't
lift it,"
"Where??" asked Billy tersely.
ITO Postum Flat. He was chopin
a bee tree, an it fell fore he thought.
Please, please do hurry!"
Billy nodded reassuringly. Postum
Flat was three miles away by a cir
cuitous path around craggy points and
up and down declivities or one mile by
going straight over the ridge and meet
ing a precipice by crawling out on a
branch for twenty feet and sliding
down the tree trunk for thirty feet
more. Billy wondered if Betty had
come by this route. But as he sprang
up the slope he swung his hand to-
ward the circuitous path. knowing full
we'll as he did SO, however, that the
girl would do exactly as she pleased,
for that was her way.
Postum Flat was the wonder and
chagrin of all the mountain side, for
was it not the climax of brazen indus
try? They all had their truck patches,
but beside Postum Flat their patches
were as barren fields to a land Of milk
and honey. Jake, the father Of Betty
as he was called in contradistinction
to another Jake of the same name,
who was father of Meg-grew pota-
toes that stood him from October dig
ging to the May planting. Els onions
and cabbages were always above fam
lily needs and flowed over into envied
sales for ready money. and, to cap it
all. behind his cabin was a four acre
field that every fall showed green with
sprouting shoots and every spring
grew heavy with swaying, golden
headed wheat. No wonder he had
two mules and a blackboard "kerridge,"
a ~''peazzer' in front of his cabin and a
kitchen with real window glass win
dows behind! And no wonder he car
ried his head high as the mighty man
Of the 'hillers" and looked askance at
the valorous pore trash" youth that
dared to raise eyes to his daughter.
But of unambitious. care free Billy
he had not even thought as an object
Of suspicion.
So now. after that stalwart youth
had removed the heavy tree trunk from
his body and had lifted and borne him
to his bed in the cabin as gently as a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-30

might jest as we'll have rs or 80 cents
as for anybody else. But I'll go down"
he was about to say ito oncet," but
restrained himself, for that might be-
tray him; he added instead-'in a few
days IN see how the risin's comm on
Under ordinary circumstances the in
valid would not have controlled his as
tonishment and wrath, but this was an
extraordinary opportunity, and Jake,
the father of Betty, was nothing if not
diplomatic. So he forced himself into
a semblance of composure.
"Well, it's your lookout, Billy" he
said significantly. 81 ordered We to
sell, an of curse III hold We response
BILE for all fallin's from the 20 cents.
Mind that"
1t was a very miserable Billy who
went out to attend to the evening
chores. He had half a mind to rush
back to Staunton and remedy the evil
before it grew worse. He imagined all
sorts of fallings-to 60 cents, so, per-
haps 40; to a life Of toll spent in atom
ing for the c%arelessness; to the proba-
BILE loss of Betty. But he stuck it out
until the third morning. Then he left
the cabin with steady, confident
strides, which. however. changed to
frantic haste as soon as he was be-
yond view of Betty in the doorway.
But the mills of the gods sometimes
turn out u~naccountable grist. Every
moment since Billy had been told from
the hill that wheat was 'goin' up" the
mills of the Chicago pit had been
grinding out good flour for his chaff.
The west had been secured. the mar
kets of the world invoked and the
many tongued lines of telegraph
brought into the game. And all had
redounded to the honor and glory of
Billy of Coon Hill. When he returned
to Postum Flat at the end of one short
t%wenty-four hours his face was again
expressive of beatifc joy.
Going straight to Jake. the father Of
Betty. he handed him a roll of bills.
"The risin' vas ven better than l
lowed on" he said nonchalantly. II
sold for 81 a bushel. Ye see, there
was signs O. breakin'. an / flowed I'd
better not hold on any longer"
There are varying signs Of wonder.
chagrin. incredulity and satisfaction.
but the mingling of them all which
gathered on Jake's face was of the
kind that cannot be put into words.
He gazed at the money, at the strong.
handsome figure before him; at Betty.
smiling a few feet away. and bowed
his head in surrender.
II reckon l might "a been mistook,
Betty" he said submissively. BILLY III
be able to keep We. sure 'nough."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-30
A Burbanker

A B~urbanker.
A farmer who was up to date
In tones of glee once said:
Il shall not bank my celery.
I'll Burbank it instead"
You should have seen the crop he raised.
Most celery just stalks.
But his could run and leap and Jump
About the garden walks
Nor with it could a person find
The slightest bit of fault.
Among it's We'll blanched leaves there grew
Salt cellars full Of salt.
The farmer who was up to date
In tones of glee then said:
II shall not bank my money now.
I'll Burbank 1t instead"
You should have seen what happened then.
With interest it grew.
You have to draw most money, but
His painted. sketched and drew.
He never had to raise 1t, for
1t raised itself, you see.
1t sprouted one fine pension. and
A large annuity.
And 30 the farmer up to date
In tones OF glee then said,
when you desire to bank a thing,
Just Burbank it instead"
Blanche Elizabeth Wade In Harpers
Aagaxine Fol january.