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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-25
PLOUGHING BY STEAM.
Machines Kept Going Night and Day
Turning Up the Prairie Sod.

Climb the court house tower in
Faulkton, S. D., any spring night al
ter the long Dakota evening has set
tied into dusk and you will see a puz-
cling sight if you are stranger
AS far as you can see through the
| thin, clear atmosphere of the sun
shine state you will discover lights, all
| moving slowly but steadily in
| straight lines. This spectacle has 20
| do with the filling of the nations
| bread basket or the production of its
supply of linseed oil II tells the first
chapter of the story that ends with
| the grain elevator in the harvest
| days.
| For every one of the moving lights
| belongs to plough, or rather to Sc;
| of plOughs, and with each outfit is d
| steam traction engine. Eight, twelve,
SIXTEEN, even twenty ploughs trail the
powerful engine as it moves deliberate
ly across the prairie. Horses cannot
work twenty-four hours day, but iron
and steel need no rest. Men can take
rest by working in shifts.
Take out your watch and see how
long it takes the outfit to overturn all
acre of sod. 1t should not exceed ten
minutes. To plough the same amount
of ground the oldfashioned single
plough and the out of date team OF
horses must travel six or seven miles,
according to the width Of the plough.
A few days ago Thomas Mitchell, driv-
ing two rigs of twelve ploughs each,
broke a full quarter section in three
hours over two days.
If the owner of the land is in a par
ticular hurry to get in his crops lie
will hitch seeders behind the ploushs
and harrows behind the seeders, and
when the traction engine has made
the distance he need do no more
with his crop until he drives into it
with his binder
In Lyman county it is estimated thai
at least hundred steam and gasoline
ploughing outfits are at work and
there are not less than thirty in
Faulk county. In the state not less
than a thousand of these steam powec
rigs have been making their way back
and forth across the prairie land. This
is equivalent to saying that they ale
producing $4,000 acres of ploughed
land every day.
Today the man who buys virgin soil
in Faulk or similar county doesn't
move onto his land and bring meagre
outfit of horses and machinery with
which to till it. He stays on the
old farm further East or in his town
house and hires the owner of a steam
plough to break his land, seed it with
fax and harrow it.
Flax nets the seller an average OF
81 a bushel and it yields about fifteen
bushels to the acre as rule. That
means a gross revenue of SIS an acre.
The man who does the ploughirg
charges $3.50 an acre, making for HIM
self about 800 Gay as long as the
season lasts. Other expenses should
not exceed $3.50 an acre, so that the
owner is pretty sure to realize IS an
acre from his land, without moving CD
it or investing a dollar in buildings
or machinery or live stock Flax is
the usual first year crop.-New York
Sun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-25
unwritsble Sentence.

There is one sentence in the -.
lish language which cannot De w. w..
ten properly, though it is cu, .es
when spoken. Here is the senteh :.
though, Of course. there is no RUE - !.
writing it: There are three tW0s :
the English language" But the plu Is
lem is, how is one to know VIZ q.
two-or tor TOTO write? w
have the three twos-but' we ns
smell eacI. Of the .hree difference .a"
so the sentence cannot be Wf''s'
eorrectly.-Washirgt on Star
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-25
Open Season For Lawyers.

A graduate of an Eastern law
school wrote to a prominent lawyer
in Arkansas to find out what chance
there would be for him in that part
of the country.
Il am Republican in politics." he
wrote, land an honest young law
yer"
IF you are an honest lawyer"
came the reply, you will have no
competition. and if you are a Repub-
lican the game laws will protect
you."-Everybody's Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-25
How Bertha Became a Herein.

May | take Rosabelle. ana 90 o,s,
to Gracie's. Aunt Kate? If Grapis,
mama says so. may We 20 wa]k,,
together with our dolls?' A very svas'
little face lifted itself to Miss Tra,,
so sweet that the aunt STOPPED AMI
kissed it.
Yes, dear. if you're sure your mo,s
er would be willing. Does she let you
two midgets go out by yourselvesr
Course she does. aunty,9 Bertha,
laugh rippled out in sheer anus
ment. why, l am nine,' the chilli
drew herself up, and Gracie's seven.
and we never go very far, and there,
no crossing
You may go then. 1t is 3 O'Clock
now-don't stay later than 5. Where's
my kiss?'
Here 'tis-two of them" Berthas
hug nearly crushed the dainty rueh
ing.
She's just little fairy" Miss Ira
cy thought. as the child disappeared.
Gracie's mother consented, with all
the cautions mothers give about dis
tances and time. Neither mother nor
aunt thought of lurking danger
perhaps they didn't know of it at all
The children skipped along merly.
each with her doll Gracie's doll wa
named Gabrielle, and she called ha
Gay" for short. AS we have seen, Ber
tha's doll was named Rosabelle, and
she called her Belle
They talked about their children
as little mothers and big mothers will
Gracies had feared Gay would get The
measles, but she hoped the time was
past now.
Pretty soon they came to what
looked like a cave with an open front
1t was place scooped in the side q
a hill, only a few steps from The
road.
What a nice place to keep house,
Bertha said. The earth is so dry and
warm. Even mamma wouldn't thns
we could get cold if we sat down %
it,"
Let's" Oracle repeated. She usual
ly agreed with Bertha. The chldrei
sat down. They hushed their babies
and laid them in little beds which
they followed out in this dry sitting
earth. They piled it in heaps over TIE
dolls, all but their faces, and pretend
ed it was blankets.
I'm going way in, and lean againS
the WALL" Oracle said. Bertha va
about to follow her when something
dreadful happened. The wall caSea
in, and there wasn't any Oracle tnere'
she was all out of sight, hidden ID
the sand heap.
What could Bertha do-not per
son near! Bertha was brave caiu
she set right to work, digging tas
sand away with her small manu-
Didn't she make it fly! In two minute.
she felt the top OF Gracie's head, any,
in two minutes more she had lles'
her face.
"Oh. OH" Oracle sputtered, WV.
her mouth full of sand. Bertha diuu'
stop until Gracie's whole head *S
out, then she painted
Il think-I-can dig-you
all you, but you-wont dleA'
sure to come along.
How long it seemed before CIV
riage did come! The man had ofss.
clear in short order. frightened w.
unhurt, and he drove them none,
You saved her life, you dlo' -
told Bertha. You're a real nefo'...
But two little mothers crleo WV. Nv.
they remembered that Belle anu ".
were buried in the sand pile. lnes =.
got them in their fright, which prove
they were not real mothers. only p..
A. Hawley in ouD'''
School Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-25
IETTLEMENsAaa
A&nS-G --zAsA4
lLITIEWOMEN
At Grandma's.

At Gramma s, when l go to tea,
They are SO nice to little me.
/ sit up at the table high.
An have some cake. an even pie!
They wait on me like other folks,
An always laugh at all my jokes,
My cruStS she never makes ME eat,
An give me truly tea, with sweet.
/ have lovely time, you see.
AT Gramma' when l 60 to tea!
e. S. T., in the Philadelphia Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-25
The Seed of the Violet.

The common wild violet affords one
of the most remarkable illustrations
of the care and apparent forethough-
OF nature in preserving species. AS
everybody knows, the violet grows in
the shade in pastures, woods and fields
where the grass is abundant and long
1t comes up early in the spring and
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-25
A Celestial Hishap,
He aWoke with a start

He awoke with a start.
Il thought l was talking to Mars"
he said.
His wife was angry
IF you talked that kind of rubbish
to Mars" she said, you'd be pretty
certain to be hit with a meteor that
would knock you clean through the
Milky Way and twice around the Dip
per!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-25
Held Up the Earth.

Now. Richard" said the teacher,
can you tell me who Atlas was?"
Yes, ma'am," answered Richard.
He was a notorious footpad.'
"A What?" queried the teacher
"A footpad,' repeated Richard. He
held up the earth, you know. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
BILL" STRATT0N
Is BETR0THED

Mr and Mrs Duncan shaw an.
nounce the engagement Of their
sister, Miss Helen Watson, to Mt.
William strAtton"
Such Is the announcement made
upon neat looking Invitation pass
ed around among the friends " Mr..
stfatton and Miss Watson The
announcement also states that the
wedding will take place June ?. at
Madison hall, 1lHt ay.
Nov stfattnn IL a deputy sheriff,
but the amusing part Of tho affair
Is that when Bob Hodge. sheriff pf
King county. received one Of the
''iavltes. labeled Mt William
stfatton. he turned 10 Taller John
Roberts and said. Who the dickens
il Mf William siraitonf Nobody
around the Jail or shsriffs office
ever calls that worthy deputy any
thing bat Just plain 'lill' STRAIT
ton. "filll has been detailed AZ
assistant TALLER Of late and 10 one
Of the mosi popular deputies In
connection with the ahcriffs office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
BABY GIRL FALLS THREE
STORIES AND STILL LIVES

frenuied with apprehension, Mfa.
Dewey flew down tho stairs, celllnE
for aid AZ she ran, and gathered her
child 70 her breast She At once
called up the Seattle General hoa=
piIal
wild Ride In Auto.
DR. J W. Thomas, who was at the
hospital when the call came CON
scented To 40 90 soon as he heard Of
tho trouble Dr. } Tate Mason was
golng at the same time but refrain
cd. aa nr. Thomas had an automobile
and was better able TO make time
Taking the lcHs Inhabited streets.
pr Thomas ordered hiu chauffeur 70
give her the limit and race for IRE
began. Rorking aud swasing.
throwing M a huge cloud Of dust.
the physician swept thofush the city
streets, arriving at tho Dewey home
IN time 10 aid In the examination Of
tho child. pr Glen C. srurEeun and
three other physicians were present
SO far an could be learned. the
child suffered only from shock
nr Dewey Ia at present cut Of
town, and was net expected hack for
some time. Word has been sent to
him. and Il IL likely he will return
To the city At once u there is any
turn for the worse
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
BILL BRADLEY CLIMBED FENCE TO
BREAK INTO MAJORS

Ever hear about the breaking In.
10 fast company Of Bill Bradley. the
greatest living third sacker. did
your" asked Deacon Mcclure OF q
bunch OF Detroit fans. Brad. who
was sitting nearby, grinned and re
lated the experiences.
4 was playing with Auburn In
the New York State league when
the Chicago Nationals bought me IN
1888" said the chief Of the boo
gang. = received transportation TO
Chicago and reached the big city
NEXT morning and went out TO the
park.
Il was ratified, all right. ] could
hear the players at practice, but
couldn't get into the park. shook
the gate, but no one answered. ]
walked around that park three
times. looking for the players gate,
and then ] found a place ] could
climb over and jumped In.
when ! introduced myself tho
players gave me the laugh, but ]
was game, and reported. Some
body threw a uniform at me, and
like all bnshers. had TO take my
bumps. That's the way ! broke In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
BEvERIDGE WANTS HIGHER
TARIFF ON TOBACCO

the prescn, bill would produce lie
said that Il would also correcs an
injustice TO the people lie assured
the cigar makers that The amend
ment would not affect them. In.
ercasing the tax only on cigars
selling for ten cents. three for a
quarter, or over
Tho amendment provides for an
Increase Of the present rate on
smoking. chewing and fine cut
tobacco from ak cents to nine cents
q pound.
Referring to this increase, the
senator charged that the trust con
trolls over 70 per cent Of this bust
ucau.
The rate on snuff IL Increased to
twelve cents a pound and the rates
on cigarettes arr raised Cigar
cites retailing al five cents for a
package Of ten will b. taxed 81 so
per thousand. and those retailing
at ton cents Will be taxed 81 a
thousand
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

VANCOUVER n O.. May IA
From Vancouver TO Dawson there
runs the Dominion government
telegraph line.
Through forests which have
rarely been tfaveued even by
hunters. and over mountains that
arc often nhmoleas. the thin cop
per strand connects Dawson and
tho Yukon with the outside world
II Ia difficult TO keep the line In
repair. and In the worst places
there are iinemen stationed ever
30 miles Now that the thAw has
commenced these men are busy,
but, according 10 the story that
has Just reached Vancouver. II IL
Dan Cupid who II the worst enemy
Of the wire. not swollen streams
aud fallen timber
Daniel O'nrlcn. uin feet tail on
the solos Of his Irish feet, and red.
headed Into the bargain. II the line
man IN q cabin near the lteh-ka
mountains on tho plateau 90
miles To tho south 10 small In.
dian settlement and In Il q durky
maiden. The line runs past the
settlement on = trail which 10 kept
fairly clear Of timber. but day after
dAy the ticker In the Vancouver
offier has been silent because Of a
break At the itchka. Each day
Dan would take his dos team over
tho fastmcliing trail. mend the
wire and report that trco had
fallen and broken H. The operator
wircd the cabin 10 tho south 10 at
tend 10 the neft break. Tho break
cane and the other ilneman arrived
At vhoro a thfrefoot pine lay
across tho wire. Examining the
trunk, be found II had been chop
red away until only a gentle
zephyr could blow II over the cop
per strand. Calling the chief be
accused tho Indians The chief
looked al tho chopped trunk,
-equaw chop 'um.H he said. and
he ven, for tho maiden no uun'
pectrd
Then Daniel arrived. saw the pre-.
dicanrnt aud tho maiden con
feascd. slEhiug for her rcd.hsadei
lover. she would 20 out Al night
and chop away the tree trunk The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
BOY KILLED
BY FALL

The funeral services over little
6yearnld Allen lirellc. who Hua'
tained fractured skull In a fall
nj the Manhattan flats this week.
we're held AZ the parlofa " the SO
attic Undertaking company THIS
afternoon at 2 o'clock
The accident happened last
Wednesday, when tho little fellow
fell down a nlght of atepa to the
basement In the Manhattan flats,
ffarturinE his skull he died n few
houra later The father Of the lad
ia Albert nrelle. The body was In
TERED at tho Mount PleaAant
cemetery,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

amid the briars and the eternal
crcapsfs Then tho hlnud-feud
lasred fof a while. and Elsie and
Sammy. when the older guardians
we're not looking. held sweet COM
manion AZ recess exchanging sim
sarbread and parchsd corn. while
the Needless othsra baiihied and
rapcrcd abeu, the playground.
Hut one Of the house Of Grant, rid-
ing home In the dusk. and hilarious
from too much Of the white hot
moenshine from Mnccaaln Bend.
yelled defiance as he passed the cab
IN home u the fathams, and feeled
IN HE saddle when the fevenEinF
bullet came. This started The thing
Afresh, and IN nis years dozen men
had gone 10 their account Then
they sent Elsie away 10 the Mission
boarding school NJ the edkc Of the
hill country, and Sammy wrote her
long. impassioncd letters. and. hav-
Ing become Of maturer YEAR,. Joined
In tho great clsshinN Of clans But
Elsie at tho Mission school learned
that these things should not be. and
wrote home TO that effect. The
f.Athams laughed at the letters and
fought all the hsrder-thc Grant
gang could not lick them.
And Elsie learned Latin. Greek. a
little French and stnAtterinK Of
music. and returned In time to the
beautiful hills. beautiful. budding
woman, with strange ideas Of peace
and nmity In her head.
when tho train pulled In AZ the
station In the Moccasln valley. what
was left Of the Latham faction was
there 10 greet Elsie, also the REM
nnnta u the Grants were on hand
because the Lathams were present,
and II was good time fer trouble
Sammy. In the background aaw tho
radiant glory Of Elsie. and realized
his own miserable lack Of charm.
The Lhthams came forward guns
In hand. TO greet Elsie; end the
Grants, taking shelter behind barrels
| anu uNhFNt ltN iHNhr NHiltN ~ ANU
less defiance sammy Grant wished
that no was dead.
But Elsie trlpp.d straight up ts
SAMMY and, before the astouiahed
clanamen could interfere. they were
treated to the spectacle Of a Latham
girl huasing and kissing a youth Of
the Grants. -sio did his best at re.
turning the favora.
SAMMY, oh, sammyi" cried Eiai'
Latham, Tets get married and Hdttl'
this terrible feud. ! know you are
dying 10. but would never dare I,
ask me now. and ! can't walt on I
proposal while the old cemetery FIN
up
IAN right nssented Sammy
Grant, with startled eagerueas. W.
started il--lers end II"
And the hill men, creeping eau
tioualy forward. finally mingled II
nervous. awkward reunion. So tina
the f.atham-Grant feud went out al
II began, with the girls impaaaionos
weeping
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
SUICIDES BY
HANGING

UNION CITY, Tenn, Mar a.
Mansfield HARRISON, a membaf Of the
grand Jury which recently indicted
100 mon accused 0f helnK Might RID
cru, committed suicide laat nieht By
hanging himself 10 n fafier In his
barn HARRISON has been living In
fear that NiEhi Riders would at
tack his house. and II Ia believed
that hts hroodlng over threatening
letters NJ received recently unhal-
anoed his mind.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
ANOTHER MYSTERY
BEING CLEARED UP

unenrthed at the Mccoy ranch has
been Identified a. that Of Wilson.
and the long standing mystery has
been explained. the question Of
what became Of his money has
aroused much interest
II George Mccoy killed Wilson
for his money. George Mccoy never
used the money. and II still lies
hidden somewhere about the mys
FERROUS abode.
Try a. they may. the authofi.
ties are unable TO solve the secrets
Of tho three other skeletons which
have boon unearthed II is sus
pecied that one IL that OF a Chinese
cook who was employed BY Wilson.
but no definite suggestions as to
the others have been offered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
The FEUD
OF TEARS

when the patient. long suffering
teacher announced Recess. the noun.
tain children acamperet out upon the
playground and fell 10 At their noisy
games There were tops and leap
frog and marbles but the greatest
interest hunE about the tNifiinE
tops. Elsie Latham. the slim. DARK
solemn clf-child, had the brightest
TOP and lost a. SAMMY Grant. Who
wss fair, blue eyed and curly head
"a. found the raudy top and restored
Il 10 Elsie Willis the sifl vas stu
weeping Tor The bauhla Eisis'a bis
brother Tom thinking Sammy had
caused the tears. struck the lad
Then a aiili larger Grant struck back
and tho Latham Grant feud Has
on, a thins grim and fearful And
that night Elsie Latham Nho vas
given uYermueh 10 tear efisd her
little heart out. for she feared that
harm would come to young sammy
In month the feud had aceaunis
ID Tor two-Flsis's long. isnhy
brother, simon. and sammys salisn
father. Jonas Grant. And siF. sam
my wrote this note 10 Elsie latham
90 tina, thcrr might be no more mis-
understanding on his account
Deer Elsie. Ne and Yan alat 10
emmy fudc are We Elsie ] love you
Ike Eiaty your true hart
SAMMY
Elsie splolehsd the pencil sefawi
terribly with her hitisF=sussi tears
AZ the end Of month two more
green mounds showed In the taaHie-
grown Sew Harmony esmstrfr, at
the end II = year twu mafe we're auK
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

WASHINGTON. May u show
ms the duties imposed on hundreds
Of articles To be higher in the Aidrlch
bin than in the ninslsy tariff. tab
ulatea statement Of comparisons be-.
tween the schedules in the two bills
was filed In the senate Today BY
Senator Culhefaon Of Texas Partic-
ulaf attention Is paid In the state
ment TO tbs increase Of the pingiey
tariff In Il paragraphs Of the metal
schedule
The increase includes various ar
ticlea the star leap Of the entire bin
being one Of ,,soe pet cent on ferro
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
ORIENTAL LIMITED
IN The CITY TODAY

The Great Northern Railway com
pany's rolling palace, known 10 the
world Of advertisement IN tho ORR
entail Limited, arrived In Seattle this
morning, and has been receiving
ever since It's arrival
Yesterday IN Tacoma the oriental
Limited. which is the first Of the
companys passenger trains To pull
into that place. was viewed by over
1000 people
From Seattle the oriental Limited
will make It's first f2-hour run a.
rect to Chicago. leaving Sunday
evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

tunsten. THIS enormous Increase
was accomplished by changing the
duty from 81 a ton TO 70 per cent
ad yalorcn,
Other Increases noted in the metal
schedule are fsrro chrome. iste rsf
cent. fast castings cast iron vessels
tailor irons, 2gb Per cent
Increases In the rates on oats. rye.
wheat. hops and huehwheat flour
vary from 70 to 100 per cent In
efcascs In The wine and spirits
schedule vary from Is TO II PET
cent.
Tho statement Includes relation
Of the Incidents leading to the va
rious raises In tho schedules
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

One peck OF ripe tomatoes. I red
peppers, 4 large onions, ~ cups Of
vinegar 4 large spoons Of salt. 10
large spoons Of sugar, teaspoons of
ground cloves, teaspoons Of ground
allaplcei 9 teaspoons Of ground gin
ger Chop tho onions and peppers
together scald the tomatoes, then
pare and mash them. Boil all to-
gothor III quite thick. Then add the
vinegar and spice last
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

MARirosA. Cal. May it.-Hid.
den treasure Is the chief object Of
the searchers at the Mccoy muir
der ranch today. as Il Is believed
that the late George Mccoy. strange
owner Of the place. was a miser.
When John Wilson. handsome
young caitleman, rode GU, Of Mari.
posa on an evening In May. 30 years
ago, he carried a large sim Of
money with him. Those who saw
him depart on his last ride re-.
member that his shepherd dos FOL
lowed his horse. Neither Wilson,
his horse nor his dog was ever
seen from that time.
Now that one OF the skeletons
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14

beeh transferable before iiealita
opinion was accepted by fhe au
thnrltlea. they had acquired a value
Of about 10000 each.
Tho city attorney held that these
licenses are not transferable, that
II a saloon ID sold tho now owner
must apply Tor new license, wbleh
may or may not be- granted At the
discretion Of che police commits
sion. Tho commission agreed with
him.
Most Of the licenses now n Ct.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
JAPANESE TRAINING
SHIPS AT VICTORIA

VICTORIA, u. O., May 1.-THE
japanese cruisers Aao and soya
reached port this morning shortly
before 10 O'Clock They we're INST
In the Royal Roads by a plnnace
from the British warshipa In tho
harbor aud escorted to their an
ehorage.
Official calls were made before
noon, and this afternoon the OF
flcera are being entertained Al
luncheon at the Workpolnl bar
racks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-14
GIRL MAY co Blind
FOLLOWING ACCIDENT

SAN FRANCISCO. May a.
EIghtyear old Annie Brown today
lies In a hospital suffering from
injuries that may result 10 The loss
Of her sight. IA a result Of an In
dian hunt near her home early 10
day. Annie was the Indian and was
pursued BY johnnie Metcalf, ? years
q. axe. who carried an air gun The
hunter. in his enthusiasm, cafclers
~ fired his gun. the lcadcn pellet
striking the little girl between the
eyes At the hospital Il was stated
that the optic nerves were severely
injured.