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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
BY RIVER AND RAIL
At the Port of Wilmington Yester-
day.

W. and W.-512 bales cotton, 1
barrel tar.
w. c. and A 80 bales cotton, 6
barrels rosin, 1S barrels crude turpen
tine.
A. and Yes bales cotton, cask
spirits tnrpentine, barrels rosin.
w. and N.-47 bales cotton, 8 bar
rels rOsin.
whitlock-4 casks spirits turpen-
tine, As barrels roSiu.
Lyon-245 bales cotton, cask spfr-
hts turpentine 3S barrels rosin.
Total, 10S bales cotton, casks
spirits turpentine. 95 barrels rosin, l
barrel tar. 10 barrels crude turpentine
Last year,, 275> bales cotton, 21
casks srfrits turpentine, 255 barrels
rosin, 3SS barrels tar, 81 barrels crude
turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
p LIVERPOOL MARKET

Liverpool, January 15-Cotton:
Spot dull, prices higher. American
middIlng fair 8 81: good middling
6.55: midiIing 6.2s; low D1iddHng
5 So; good ordinary 5.53: ordinary
SOB. The sales OF the day were s.
900 bales OF which 500 were for spec
ulatfon and export and included 4,S00
American. Receipts $4,000 bales. in
Guiding 1890 American. Futures
opened and closed quiet: American
middIing G .. c. January 5.S23;
January and February 5S23; Feb
ruary and March 5 83: March and
April S3a; April and May 5.S33;
May and June 5 S3A; June and July
S SCI: July and August 7S3; Au-
gust and September 5 SS3: September
and October 5.5Si; October and No
vember s 40: November and Decem-
Der 5 Al
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
UNUSUAL ACCIDENT.
A Package Explodes On Express Gar
and Car Burns Up

An unusual accident occurred OH
No. % Sunday night At Lawyers a.
when an express car purneo up a9
rasnl+ of an explosion of package
Tbe axnress messenger had narrow
.escar.e. other tranmer pulling n,,n
ont ri the car just in time to save
him from serious Injury What IN. unt
,aelyaee was that exploded is not
known. Everything in the car lncluu,
,np the way bills, was burned up alons
rj+h the car The way bills ;nto pso
destroyed, there was no - the
nsrkare that exploded.--Greensooro
Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
PORT MOVEMENTS Or COTTON

Galveston firm at 11gc. net receipts
10,577 bales.
New Orleans firm at II 1850; net
receipts 12,110 bales.
Mobile, net receipts, 1883 bales.
Savannah steady at 11ac; net re-
ceipts 1900 bales.
Charleston steady at II C; net re-
ceipts 10 bales.
Wilmington steady at 112c; net re-
ceipts 1.108 bales.
Norfolk nominal at 113c; net re-
ceipts 1889 bales.
Baltimore nominal a. 112c.
New York steady at 1880.
Boston steady at 1850; net receipts
90 bales.
Philadelphia steady at t2.1Oc; net
receipts AZ bales.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
INTERIOR MOVEMENTS

Houston firm at 119c; net receipts
1897 bales.
Augusta steady at 12c; net receipts
ELL bales.
Memphis steady at 12c: net receipts
2.211 bales.
ST Louis steady at 11ac: net receipts
1854 bales.
Cincinnati. net receipts Ell bales.
Louisville firm at 113c.
Little Rock steady at II 5-16c; net
receipts 1.511 bales.
Total today-Net receipts, Is, ,18o
bales; gross receipts, 17.177 bales;
shipments. 1920 bales; sales. 5,S22
bales: stock, 29e,473 bales
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
MONEY MARKET

New York, January Is 5.-Money on
call steady 3@41 per cent; ruling rate
4, closing bid p; offered at 8. Time
loans very soft, sixty days and ninety
days 81 per cent; six months So per
cent. Close: Prime mercantile pa
per to 7 per cent; sterling exchange
strong with actual business in bank
er's at 1855 a $3.50 for demand
and at 4.814504 $3.50 for sixty day
bills. Commercial bills 4S1@4. SIS;
Bar silver 55s: Mexican dollars
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

Total today. at all porIs-Net re-
ceipts. 31.519 bales; exports to Great
Britain. 31.252; continent, $3.50;
stock. a44,036.
Consolidated, at all portS-Net re-
ceipts, 15S,70S bales; exports to Great
Britain 127,43C; France, 10,S08; con-
tinent, 92.279.
Total since Sept 1st, at all ports
Net receipts 5,61S,9O3 bales; exports
to Great Britain, 1,900,c52; France,
521,496: continent. 1.8SG,121; Japan,
96.SS4; Mexico, 1928.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
NAVAL STORES MARKET

New York, January 15.-Turpen-
tine firm at SIC RosIn steady.
Savannah, January 15.-Turpen-
tine steady SAC: sales IS; receipts 439;
shipments Ill. ROsin firm: sales l.
s87; receipts, 2,O45; shipments SIS;
stock lis 5671. Quote: A. B. C. D.
e. F: 1926; G.. s3.2503.30 II.
2t@335; I. 1915; K. $4.85; NJ .
SIS 5Om56O; N. $3.50; W, G.. $6. TO-;
W. w. SIS. 80.
Charleston, January 15.-Turpen-
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DRY GOODS MARKET

New York, January 15.-The dry
goods market is moving fairly well
among jobbers. Road orders are not
up to expectations and it is clear that
the country is not yet in a buying
mood. Knit goods and hosiery are
moving slowly. Silks goods are quiet.
ribbons are being cut by sellers to IN
duce business
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

SdSH Iuotdtt3nS were as follows:
Flour steady; No. spring wheat,
Sl1O q lie; No. 3, $1.eO01.12; No.
2 red, 97s q s9c; No. corn, 5s@lc;
No. yeiiow,62 a &c; No oats soc;
No. white 49S y 52c; No. 6 white
sec; fair to choice rnalting9Sc a s1.o4I:
No. i northwestern Sis; prime tim
othy seed 81 40; clover contract
grades s17.00; short ribs, sides Qoose)
$6.623 q 700; mess pork per bill.
s12.S73 q Is 90: lard per lee lbs.
s7.75: short clear sddes (boxed)
$6.S73 % 7.123; whiskey kaEis OF high
wines 81. as!
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS

New York, January Is. Receipts
today at the ports S1,51s bales against
46,063 last week and 48,904 last year.
For the week 100000 bales against
293,081 last week and 343, ,081 last
week and 34STS1 last year. Today's
receipts at New Orleans 1910 bales
against 1000 last year and at Hous-
ton 1927 bales against 1889 last
year.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
CLOSING PRICES

New York. January 15.-Cott"n,
Spot closed steady 90 points higher:
middling uplands 11.S5; middling gulf
1910; sales AL bales
Futures opened steady and closed
very steady.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

tine and rosin, nothing doing; quo
tatioEs omitted.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Ehlcago, January 15.-Large primar,
'ecelpts and a decline in the prices of
wheat at Liverpool caused weakness in
the local market. the May delivery
closing at a net loss OF 1 IA. Corn
was down 3-S to L. Oats wera 1~4c
lower. Provisions were 10 to zoe low.
T.
... III. .3sss ssakk
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
LOCAL COTTON MARKET
Wednesday, January :

VVtI1Iestdy, JdHuGry 10.
COTrOE-Steady, 11.25c.
Receipts OF cotton today-1.108
bales.
Receipts same day last year--1,273
bales.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
NAVAL, STORES

NAVAL STORES
spirits OF TURPENTTEE -
Nothing doing.
ROSIN-Eothing doing.
TAR-Nothing doing.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Hard.
$2.25; dip, 1925; virgin, 1925.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
casks spirits turpent1ne.
30 barrels rosin.
barrel tar.
19 barrels crude turpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
21 casks spirits turpentine.
355 barrels rosin.
3S8 barrels tar.
n barrels crude turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

chicago, January 15.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Omen
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08

The cEildrs9 q the deSesr weEs filed
With a~e wa srSs slse silence Q. the
prsmesa. solitude ras bruken b. the
rahng Of the ssesB eagiae- Down at
tie other erlsi If rEse Csr< 10 Cairo line
the simple .satah<se. hen first con
frunfess b. 3 gseo1o-ivs- were certain
that the ssrazee uachine IVES worked
by tie Iaf-0E u an Indefinite number of
oxen. which shey assumed were shut
Sp inside; hence. : hsa the engine stop
eed, they gathered IN curiors crowds,
waiting 10 ssye the door open and the
oxen come out. nor could they for many
days he persuaded that the power OF
the locomotive could come from other
than the strength Of the OF
The Arabs OF the Sudan, more mag
tn.tive than the Matabele, saw In the
Gre horses Of the railway one Of the
Djinns Of the Arabian Nights har-
messed By the magic OF the infdel to
the long train OF cars. The steam en-
CINE was to them a living, senient
being, Of which belief there Is curl
Gus evidence il the fact that on one
occasion a sheik made an impassioned
remonstrance againg the cruelty Of
making 80 small Dsengine draw so
huge train
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
FIsn. = Psxst cssers-

Wien Slr rasupa-y Davg vas toy
at-,ss sizrs-ss- 4 sIsrae CIR. q. use To hin
Il g@s rxcFre15efs.-
-HurnpAry- Do tel nne M these two
pseces d ca1e make tioT spark Of
Hight when Pub them together
HrnaDhvy vas 4 ssDiiocs bog. who
sser. hourz IN thinking cat scientific
problems Hs ssatted the child's curly
Rad sEsd sail:
Il d nos knox. deer Let US see II
sher rally 10 make light and then
re viii tYv 70 frs1 out why"
Huznphy sosa found tia, the little
gin vas right The pieces Of cane II
.ubke7i together quickly did give
tiny light Then be set 10 work TO find
out tie rss=on. and after some tine,
thank. 20 the observing powers u his
little friend and his Own kindness to
her IN aos inpatien;iy telling her not
70 -.ory." IS 50 many might have
dose, Huapsry Davy made the first
Of his Interesting discoveries Every
red. care and grass has an outer skin
81 finty stuff. which protects the In
skse from inserts and also helps the
fran looking lea Tes to stand upright
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
Composite Names.

Zone Of the differences between the
east and the northwest" said o Puget
souAder, is the names Of places, and
the Skikomishes, the Snohomishes. the
Snoqualmies, the Wahkiakums and the
lot Of them give a man funny feelings,
and when he runs across Bucoda. on
the Northern Pacific railroad in Pierce
county. Wash, he doesn't know wheth-
er It is Chinook or Siwash or what.
But It Is none OF them-like Kenoya. in
West Virginia. which is near the juno
ton Of Kentucky. Ohio and Virginia,
or Delmar, where Delaware and Mary
land come together. Bucoda Is COM
posite name, and its story is simple
enough. When the Northern Pacific
came in a town sprang up, and It
must have a name. There were Indian
names in plenty, but something more
novel was wanted, 80 Messrs. Buckley.
Coulter and Davis, all Northern Pacific
officials. put their heads together first
and their names later. and the name
Bu-co-da was evolved, with an ETY..
mology very apparent to any one who
10 at all informed in Technology. Blu
coda 1t has remained, and it is not half
bad as names go in the Puget sound
country"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
a cssl Ihief.

One summer afternoon an exception
ally well dressed stranger was seen to
enter the front gate Of house In a
wealthy neighborhood- He walked to
the door and tried to open 1t with 4
key As he eoi!d not do so he went
around to a window and, pushing 1t
open, climbed in through 1t. It was a
suspicious proceeding. but as the man
was dressed in the height Of fashion
the officer On the beat thought that il
was the owner OF the house. who, hay-
ing forgotten his key, had used the
window as his means Of entrance.
However. the officer thought it best to
watch the ls.ace for awhile to see II
anything out Of the way might occur.
\ short tine !a:er. emerging from the
front door. the stranger stopped as II
soEse one had spoken to him from
within. and saying Yes, Bess. have
my key this time" he lifted his hat
aad walked slowly away. Some hours
later. when the real owner Of the house
returned. the policeman learned that his
first snspici.ns had been correct, for
the well dressed stranger had walked
Of sai:h the jewelry and everything Of
v;ls:e that he could lay his kid gloved
hands upon. Chicago Tribune.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
oanten and the ORGAN er;o4...

Paris has more than as.. .a4.le
on organ grinders. Iherc is lara n
have their caeuies az. asa M
champions. Tile war, llswcvcr is
old one. and politicians had tine 10 }
tend to it even at tile helsA. of ;
revolution.
No less man than Danton then ia
the part OF the musicians
Citizens he cried from tAc tribun|
Il hear that an attcm!,. is bang nal
to prevent the organ grinders Of n
barry from playing their tunes as usu|
Do You think, then, that The streets
Paris are too gay: Have the people
Paris too many songs gu their I'M
One after another our liberties are \
Ing wrested from Us. Leave Us
least the liberty Of lIs,eniAs 10 the 4
gans OF Barbary, of hearing from The
our favorite songs aud refra.ns.n
Danton was guilloli,e,l for reaso,
with which this speech hal nothing
do. but the Grafton combining the
sentiments was the last that lie Ii,
the opportunity Of delivering as
member OF the conven ton, -Westmi
oter Gazette.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
The Artistic Poison.

Passing by other drugs, each o
which has its own way of making peo1
pie crazy, we come to what may
truly termed the artistic poison. lhl
Il, says DR.. William II. Thomson y
Every body's Magazine, the mesca but1
ton, which grows on low cactus u
the valley of the Rio Grande and iof1
tunately Is scarce and hard to gel
Chewing this button causes the mos9
gorgeously colored scenes 70 appear pe
fore the entranced vision, far surpass1
ing, according to descriptions the mos9
magnificent sunsets. 1t would seem u
be the drug for Landscape palntels'l
but unfortunately. whatever olne1|
things drugs do. they never increase
e@ciency. 1t was first dlscoveFeu|
among the Kiowa tribe Of Indians.
who used 1t in their religious rites ~!
missionaries induced the government.
to remove the Indians from where 1neH
could get 1t.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
ki,kina the Cow.


's!iiknicn have different ways Of
ni:si:a-ii:: s.scir cows. but generally
thcs ICED q :. COW and begin milking
as ss.ss,i us lie COW begins to eat"
says i eairy'ian- The mixer hurries
10 get ihro,s; J. too. because il the COW
hn.sl,s-. her breakfast before the milk
er Las doEe his work she EFFORTS more
feed b. ioidii:, back her milk, SO must
be led a2ai:. 10 keep her in good hui
nor soista lnilkmen do their milking
first and then feed Immediately, and
COWS that are accustomed to this treat
meat generally give down their milk
cheet!I'iy. for they know that milking
i; Il prelude to the feeding. 1t all de-
pel:ds IN haisii and the way the cows
are treated. ior "A COW Is much smarter
than she lsos.s and more grateful than
ll.os, person would believe. So long
as the CONS know they are not going
to be struck or beaten they will neither
XII / l.ur hook. An experienced milk
man Will i:cser allow any loud talking
or excitement about his barns. for the
Gnlcier the cows are kept the greater
the quantity of milk and the easier the
work. ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08

whoa, thar he says, pullin' up his
boss, and then he whines:
For the love o charity, kind gent,
would ye be SO good as to gimme q
crust o bread for meself and handful
o. oats for the old mare?"
The sailor smiled thoughtfully and
stirred his ice cream soda with long
spoon.
'sYes, Hail." he resumed, there's ac-
tual beggars on horseback in Roosia.
They travels from town to town. IN
caravans. They beg grub for them
selves and fodder for their nags, just
- been tellin' ye.
90 course. in the Argentine. where
Q boss don't cost a song, it's only nat
ural ye should see beggars on horse
back, and I amt sayin' nothin' about
that But in China they ride, too,
while there's a Maltese beggar down
Malta way what even drives a spring
wagon an takes his gal along. Inter-
rupts his canoodlin' to ask you for a
copper to stave OF starvation, then
starts right in again where he left or"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
A e;bulous Lord Maxor.

Any one with love Of queer names
should study the names Of past lord
mayors OF London. Besides one or two
that are merely uncommon and did
not belong to men Of any distinction.
such as Sir Richard Spaa. MAYOR in
las. there are some that deserve no
tlee also for the sake of those who hora
mem There was Sir John Brugyes in
low. whose ancestor fought at Agin-
court. when. curlously enough. the
name had Ga" more modern form az
nrydses There was Alderman Mica.
jan Perry In 1879. who laid the f,r.t
stone OF the Mansion House. and Sir
hrnJnnn II not. who was fined q 600
IN 1915 for refusing to net as mayor-
los'1'Ve'y cheap way Of getting out
Vf II.
Ihr tn"st appropriately named lor,
mayor seems. however. to have lsecn
''lc cheerful Sir Robert viner. Who ON.
!cftntnrd Charles II. and drank the
e'hg's hcnltl. 80 often as to become mn.
u"'y merry. Tho king tactfully sought
70 ret'f~. but Vlncr plickcsl him lv
""e s'ee'" aud vowed he should stay
M" TAKE the other lWttler Charlcs
~ h'vr' ~ u loss. complied. murmur.
ing, Ute that " drunk 10 Al srrat :, ,
WING ST lntnrs' uAertte.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
T.bt. Manner. In old France.

Could we restore 10. half an hour the
dinner table u old France and obtain
half dozen instantaneous photo
graphs Ut rpyai banquet at any err
between tie reigas Of Francis and
Louis Qratorze such cataract Of
laughter" would he beard as might
disturb the serenity Of Louis in para
die. The duchess, her napkin tied re-
cuse!y round her neck. would be seen
numbling a bone. the noble marquis
suTeptitiously scratching himself. the
belle marqusse. Withdrawing her spoon
from her lips to help neighbor to
sauce with II, another fair creature
scouring her plate with her bread,
gallant courtIer using his doublet OF
the tableclo:h az towel for his nm.
gers and two footmen holding . yard
of daEnask under lady's chin while
she emptied her goblet at q draft. Dur
Ing feast u inordinate length It was
sofnetines necessary to substitute q
clean cloth for the one which the care.
lessness or bad manners Of the guests
had reduced to deplorable condition.
IAN Idlcr In Old France"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
on Fssh Didn't cs,v..

4 n1u f.as u zen wese telling Of r.
Es-k.sgs= catches ca Atlantic City, and
cas q them said that one day be
caught very snail cod, and, not car
;nx 10 take hone such q little fellow,
be rs.sk E,,eee Of copper wire, ran it
ssrprst the tai! Of the fsh, and On one
end 81 the wire be attached Z copper
tag zish his name scratched upon It.
''Tfse next year when I vas OF there, =
continued the man, Il got heavy pull
90 the iine. and aft0 ave minutes
fighting landed = twelve pound cod.
and there on its tail was my tag"
That reminds me Of . similar ex-
rer:sasze ID tbese.- said another man.
Il caustt oEse of these small cod, and
wanted TO hang some sort Of hentid-
easien on il, but couldn't ind any.
thing IN the copper tag line from one
end os the boat to the other. I did
ind however. a little tin whistle In
cnc % my pockets, and, running . wire
through the tail Of the 6sh, I hung on
the whistle and threw the cod back
into the water.
he following year got most Pc
culisr bite On my book. and after pull
lag In the line got the surprise Of my
life There was the same little cod.
He hadn't grown IN inch. but hang
Ing On his tail was Q long fo9 horn
Philadelphia Press.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
pss rhre.sh HE paees.

The wealthy Briton i confesselily
the most fasttdious man living q to
the quality Of his personal domestic
service. The concentrated energy with
which an Englishman WIN rebuke his
servant for an o6enss 20 slight that
the avefage American fails to observe
It bears out The shove statement.
Those who propose changing servants
are not content with references and
pesfunctory interview with the man
or maid under consideration, but IN.
stst upon full dress rehearsal Of both
manners and appearance. The serv-
ant in livery i put through al his
PAGES. must display the size Of his
calves. the haughtiness Of bis pose a
wen ~ breeding In handling q card,
announcing guest or serving at the
table. Nothing l. taken for gfanted.
The master and The mistress ut By
and discuss the points Of groom or but
Ter a. they would thoss Of Z high
priced horse or valuable dor. Domes-
tics are taken with great eefiousness
By the upper class Ensiishmen, and
for that reason nothing = LETT 70 luck
in peopling the servants' hall
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
The Midoet Snakes,

Il zee by your paper" says a CORE.
spondent, that sou want to find man
who can tell a gnake story with the
sound 81 originality to It. Here 1t ID:
Nearly fort ieara agoin the woods Of
Indiana captured three snakes, each
legs than three and one-fourtt inches
In length, n combined length Of less
than ten inches. little longer and a
little larger In the middle than an old
fashioned wool darning needle. Al
though these snakes were 80 small they
would crawl around with their heads
up and dart out their tongues like
larger snakes. put these reptiles in
an eight ounce bottle, and they had
plenty Of room to crawl around on the
bottom Of 1t without crowding. These
were not the kind Of snakes generally
seen In bottles, but genuine snakes.
Among those who saw them was q
minister Of the gospel, and he had not
been taking anything to make him see
snakes eithcr."- Emporia Gazette.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
Hotel Accommodations la India.

All over the world Indian hoteo
have bad name 10 any ore Who hi
been used to moderate degree Of cou
fort and good feeding They are i'd
the most part disgrace. Why peopl
should have to pay from 10 rupees {
. rupees a day in the cold season an
from rupees TO II rupees day int
hot season without receiving comfol
and good feeding seems al first diticul
to answer. AS 4 rule, the feeding |
most inferior. badly served up. tabl(
cloths and napkins frequently dirty
not to speak of the knives fork1
spoons and tumblers. Bedrooms al
badly looked after, and unless one hal
q very smart bearer it is difficult to r.
ceive proper attention. All this shoul,
not be for .ch prices as people PAY
In many third rate boarding houses 4
England one could get presumably q
good as what is got In some of tn
20 called first class hotels In Calcutts
India Public Health
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
The Crater nanaee

There was never more conscien-
tipus Young man than Eben Soule.
and when he found how much ab.
sorted he had become with the mere
idea Of pin. ing in tie town band he
consulted hi. minister. do you reckon
I coul,! give rp all that time to music
without falling: from graceY' he asked
anxiously.
The good old Methodist had q saving
sense of hulnor. He saw that his %.
rishioner WAS much distressed between
his wishes and his conscience, but the
minister smiled on him nevertheless.
Its the horn you're asked to play. I
bear" he said Ever had much ex-
ieeriencc with 1t. Eben?
Never tr;,.d 1t but once, but l like
the sound OF 1t first rate" said the
young man.
mimi" said the minister. "Well. I
think you needn't be afraid Of falling
from grace al, account Of It, but do
hope you'll manage things SO your fam
lily and neighbors won't have to pass
through the fiery temptation Of hear.
ing you practice too often, Eben."-Ex-
change
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
l;ahtn;no and Thunder.

By counting the number OF SECOND,
In the interval between lightning anu
thunder 1t is possible to figure approx,
mately how far from the observer = =
the scene Of the storm. Sound tlnSe'.
LOO feet second. so multiply 'u W
number Of seconds by LOO, when WI WI.
give the distance in feet from the po'us
where the lightning flashed. tos ~
ample. II ten seconds have elapsed ms
distance away will be 11,0oo feet. ., ., .
little over two miles. 1t might be auu,
ed that. as light aud lightning 'fass'
% much faster than sound, if one sur,
wives after hearing the crashing pea
no can be sure he is safe. Reihe'u
brance OF this will dissipato.terrof'