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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1910-07-07
6amIs ariiteu SatbOImeu.

Wange oar oar gaaet ben iioen ben
tio oa aamle &riiten Safbolmeu bao.
De pRret unggut Garene baooe not
tat paa bam 9tu oar ban aammel og
grnabaarrt og pinene Iaa n9'ten
ifiult bog be buiteoe brpn.
giu boooe ban n!enp | ben pe5Ie
bptten lin uoe paa SatboImeu, % IN.
3en iaa til BON, unbta9en tanlfe en-
iiifer JON ait iIanb for at tOfe tafie
Nj og iii fom -gamle Griiteu roenoe
in6 til 89en; men naar ban iaa roo
oe biemoDer, Dor bans booe tunJt; for
ban par life al Dem iom tpooe zen
tnar poer teriten". Soo par oct en-
iolbIauf iommertoslo at ies robbie
u0ouer ii! SatbOImeu; ieg Ieastet
Ida efter at iiooe inbe it,seu bans Og
bore baul iorteiIe biitorier.
Snart ltstte baaoen MOB Itranoeu,
og eiter at ba fortsiet ben git ies
opoper moo nbptteu" bans.
Seq iad at ban par biemme; fer bet
brenote lps / itueu bans.
Seq banfet poo 90 sif nl6. "Hei,
er bet beniIaes iolf iom er noe og
5aar!" "a ban, iSet ban trgffet min
baanb. SEQ iatte mig ueo paa en-
trebenet fraf, % efter en- ltl,nhs for.
lob boo ie5 bm ON at fortelle en-
Abiltorie fra eamIe bage.
San tenote friotpiben fin os iaa
orsmmenoe ben for fig, % iaa be-
gDnote ban at -iQrtaIle. vi 90 til
itaniet ban Ianae. al % til bIeo ban
ltplig, eller en- taare blinfet sien.
FROZEN uaar bon ligeiom Ieuese ON
igien alt bet forganane.
Get bar mango aar iioeu ieg JON
hnoenitprmano ueuote biem ira en-
tlIr ueoe Snoien. 3n ieg tom biem
til bpen. tit ies bsre of min Nor Dor
Sso. GUN Dor alt begrapet for I9a-
&c fioeu.
Seq ba0oe insen oioere Init til at
goa tiIiiss igien. Seq pilbe beIjt oil
biernme en- ito.
@amIe igroogter Rilieu, ube paa
8refbolmen fpr, par netop 900, oa
leg anisfte ON pgiteu, iom ieg o3iaa
|'fif.
Sra ni at bIeo ies boenoe aIene
oerube vi 90 til fom nogen % be-
lsgte mia, elIer ies oar al os til inoe
I bpen; ellers Dor ieg aIene beruoe,
bare omgit af bet brnienoe bob. Dm
foeloen naar ies baobe tRabt Iautper-
ne, bIeo ieg gierne itaaeube beroppe
os ie langt uboOer iisen. Ianferne
git iaa Iangt, lanst bort. Seq tpnf.
te ueit paa mine ioralpre,. iom M,
oar bsoe; men. loo pRffebes ieg op
al mine brspmerisr nqar en-. itste
pqskstf tRzbi..i.Negsfas sAep ;kaAeIia
\ 0bast Sbake ls6eipFbi St9hDlspaSbss
Naf Tiue SajasReasas iar ehFb@Aa
l9HNlA4 HNpoo@ @ednHH Htspeii1est1
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4fSf1sg op &i13iqkAds fribeabenb,
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HsBmtAb behtb iRaS( ismdntisa tiks>ts
lnMlsaiyeop Hpm6pttgthHsIss. mems
~ EeliwiAse bAIasfEns&dsdeNAe dlit
lefstseigrHt iSf4Jh ienos dan.
laeAeeiiiere R6poe6sA 6sAettsAfNste heal
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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1910-07-07
3uberfmlOie.Smitteu.
Wsuusfst islp sr bets farlisite Emit'
tebRrer.

Paa Sor0nleonIng at nplig af0soe
Robert 6ocb bar bet feiierlige Siln0-
beosraao 2Ditlano laoet foretage
llnoerisgeIier oper oen Rolle, W9I.
fen ipiIler iom Spreber al luberfli.
loie blanot Wenneiter. Ter bleu inb-
lamIet Wateridle. til gelp5ning al
Spsrasmaalet /, 6 al SplfInnos ltsr.
ite Slater. neRllS Yreiisien, 9abern,
Saeben, Mairtenberg, 8aben oa Ses-
len. areosoprIeserue bisie Slater
tit BaaIP5 ON at aipe nsiagtige Sp.
Ipsninger ON De 9ilfRloe. bpor be.
|'bi5Iig WRIf ira aisr meo Duertuber-
hflloie oar bIeoen npSt al Wenneifer,
Log areoslegerae iii oereiter GnmOo-
hning ON at unoerisge, builfen Snh-
fIpoelie NpSelien af YaPlfen bapbe
bapt poa De paasiRIoenoe 8erioner
Rdar Sunobeo5rdaoet ienere fiji Rap.
porter, loo bette bpert enfeIt IiIfPIoe
lnoerlsge padnD.
S aarene 1905-19O9 iuogit Der
ReobeIelie til @aaoet ON 113 utpiI.
iomme 8ilfPlbe al guertuberfuloie
90 ON, at 62S Berioner baobe ngot
W'plt al bisie Risr. iom ofteit I9n.
gere 9io. s "A al De 113 5tIf9lbe
bar WtPlfen iOrtPret nraa" al ialt
$50 Berioner booraf 151 Born, 200
Borne, 8 moen @lersangioelie).
vi oisie $50 Yerioner bleo fun 2
utuillomt imitteoe meb Iuberfuloie
oeo RpoeIien al MRlten, besse 1d-
fRIoe 8srn benboIospis / os11a aur
gamle. - sos begae Bern oar bet
$aIsfirtIerne, Der Dor ansrebne, os
De Gatiller, Der IoIereoes fra bisie
Girtler bite iis at bsre til Rueatp.
pen (oen bopine IDpe). Dsrnene Ie.
per BOG enom og bar uopiaet Jig nor
malt.
S beg9e Iilf9loe Dor Opertuberfu.
loien meget ubbreot % gsrnsHe bap'
be faaet ben ipge W9lf belle oeres
2epetio, nun opip9bt meo Whalf fra
cen iuno 80. De suri3e S0milie.
meolemmer, booriblanot par Born
3-i2 Mars Moeren, bapoe osiaa
ipiit og oruffet al famine Slass M9lf
uoen at oen par fo9t eller opparHet,
Ren alle oisie iorblen iunbe.
Soruoen bisie to 1iIfRloe. bDor Oct
fan anlees bepiit, at Smitten oar
operfsrt oeo W6plfen, oar Der IL 9il-
ieloe, hoor Der filnoe pPre Mistanfe.
men ON oenne par besninoet. flInoe
life afsisres. S9iaa sisle IiIf9ioe
bar bet SdIsfirtlerne, Der 1pulmebe
op og eao Anleoning til Wistanfe.
Nen bos oem ollie fiinoe inaen llb-
oifling al Spgoommen fonitateres,
90 9R9en maotte oerior tpile ON
8iatiabeoen al ben fsrite Spsboms.
beItenlmelIe.
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tie .(a. @eberl ih.tter jia @eoesiersI.
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IiSer al XaA6Ftaee flallGt e4ereoer fin
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itaaEwAst tsata9 z a9sas e MHTtM
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itaar oeb ct rent %iIfpIoe, oo uRrfe
Iig moi er bet mango @onee be iibfte
iom life Blot bay ben Ianyte 2eoetiS
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1910-07-07

,frueu: Ger bar 10 en- anoen Sol.
Dat hos dig i5aar, anna. 0u boloer
pel lite mere eno cen aiereite9"
foffepisen: so, jes bar to. Zen
enc rbsrer til 8eieroen", iom oe faI.
Der Oct"
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1910-07-07

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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1910-07-07

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len, ioet to pnsre MeuS. Sieuro
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meo at 70, mao De to Smfomne paa
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ag&iAssb agaissb afh affbaS Sa aSiu RkseS. inS I'll
MsanSen. iom befanot iie 8arsliet
peo Sioen af meo Barnet. o5 benSes
aIpoer bar oo halo Grano. Nan-
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16
DENVER COLORADO. SATURDAY AP IL Is. 1901

the hospitality Mrs. Baker we're the
Misses Lillian ,fferson. Ruth Robin.
son, Minnie Ca res. Eunics Ashford,
Virgil Gaskin. ! osa Alexander, Lucie
Smith and Ann; NJ. Pruden OF Pitts
burg, guest of lie club. Miss Lena
Hopkins, sister 4 the hostess, shares
in the honor of entertaining the club
on this occasit a, and artistic anu
executive ability were fully tested and
appreciated. t e decorations and
menu being wi nesses of her skill
Mrs. Baker an, Miss Hopkins were
ably assisted II providing entertain
ment for their quests by Mrs. Quinn
G. Gilmore.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16
JOHN BRO ~N MONUMENT
On the Campus 4 Western University
Quind Iro, Kansas.

On the Campus 4 Western University.
Quind lro, Kansas.
1t has beer fifty years since
John Brown wa executed; the scene,
IN Held a fur ong south of Charles
ton. eight miles from Harper's Ferry.
According 10 W n. E Connelley In his
history OF John Brown: "Posterity in
variabiy comes TO right verdict on
the actions OF men Every TACT that
VIII IN any wa, effect this verdict be.
comes tuiiy kr ,wn- In such an in
stance, IL is as impossible TO coneal a
wrong or suppr SIS virtue as to blot
out the sun. The strength of John
Browns life an the grandeur of his
character lie n, t in his having been
ai"a!s right. 10 man has ever been
so But they J in his having done
ms outy as he saw it. Perhaps he
lalied In Judgn ent, but never in in.
tention nor by evasion. When he
came 10 hansa he was an old man.
ana MS expert nee taught him that
we mad been ying compromise and
proclaiming pes ce for half a century
curing which s avery had made con
guest after co quest marched from
triumph TO triu nph until those forces
OF our country resting upon Justice
humanity. the eclarauon. the Consti
tuition and the Christian religion said
1t was useless continue longer the
deception. He saw the inconsistency
and injustice of government founded
upon liberty, er shaving millions of its
people. So mt ch in advance of his
age was John rown that 1t took the
Civil war to how us that he was
right"
After As year the state OF Kansas
has erected ilonument to the ever
lasting memory of John Brown. F. B
Sanborn, Esq. Of Concord, Mass, i:
the author Of Life and Letters O.
John Brown olonel Richard ]. Hin
ton of Brooklyn N. Y, has written hi.
great book, 6, ohm Brown and Hi.
Men," Mr. Eug ne F. Ware has giveI
us a splendid ,oem, John Brown;
and Mr.. VIM. :. Connelley has fur
nished TO the c, untry his work. "Johr
Brown" which We think every Ameri
can student sho lid read.
We have heai discussions and hav,
met agents. sci ators. representatives
judges. and hist ,rians who were inter
ested in perpet lating the memory o
the noble char cter under considers
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16
REGIS
Self -Disfranchisement il
Fatal to Our Rights as Citi-
zens.

You are disguised with the
dispropOrtionate returns from what
effort you have made in politics. The
loss of even the little bit we have had
makes you wonder what is the use of
trying. We know well that leaders
are a delusion and followers are a
dream. The trouble is We want to
reap harvest as soon as good seed
are sown. Now let's use common
sense and the same pluck that is slow
ly winning for us commercially. Let's
make pull all the time, and just as
our best judgment dictates for the
betterment Of the race politically.
Let's vote every election. all Of us. 1t
Is not 80 much unity as bruins that
the Negro race needs. GET IN LINE
TO GIVE THE RACE YOUR BIT OF
ASSISTANCE TOWARD BETTER
THINGS POLITICALLY BY REGIS
TERING IN YOUR PRECINCT. Read
the notice left at your house. giving
the location of the registrars and go
before them next Monday and be
prepared TO do you duty.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16

The Search Light Club has many
friends and we'll wishes. but We are
safe In asserting that there is no one
whose name the club roll is not lor-
ored with has shown since IN. nrsi
instance OF the club, the interest In it
welfare has as Mrs. Sir.on Smith,
Mrs. Smith does not show her appre'
citation alone by handsome donations
Of money and other needfuls. but her
appreciation is demonstrated by her
charming hospitality A week ago the
club was invited TO Mrs. Smiths
home. where the regular meeting OF
the club was held, the president, Mrs
John A. Baker. presiding. After an
interesting business session the guests
were ushered into the spacious dining
room, where n scene OF beauty greet
ed the eye The table was beautifui
decorated. carnations In tall, hand
some vase and sweet peas profusely
strewn at its base forming the Gen.
tral decoration. The versatility
the charming hostess was delightful
proven In the serving of the daintily
prepared menu set before her guests,
her culinary efforts being highly ap-
proved In the form of chicken
salad unequaled. Delicious ice creal
and cake were served also, al
throughout the meal was one Of pleas
ure. Among those enjoying the hos
pitality OF Mrs. Smith were Mrs. John
A. Baker. Mrs. De Marge De Weese,
L Nrs Inrnps u Smith Mrs Jpsse
Thrower, Mrs. William Redd, Miss B
Lena Hopkins, club members. Til
guests were Mrs. Captain Young
Mrs. Hammond OF Fort Russell, Miss
Pruden of Pittsburg. Pa. and Mrs
Charles Bowler of Cheyenne. Mrs
Smith was assisted in entertaining b.
her charming daughter, Miss Lucie
Mrs. John Baker has endeared her
self TO the younger social set by he
hospitality and generosity TO them
Her beautiful home on Twentiet
street was recently thrown oper
receive the member of the Youn,
Ladies' Art and Literary Club. TIL,
spacious rooms were artistically dec
GRATED In the clubs colors, pink ant
white; the effect was magical. Tn,
table decorations were also in pinl
and white and the color scheme wa.
carried throughout the luncheon
dainty sandwiches tied in pink ice.
and cakes appearing in the same
dainty colors. Among those enjoying
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16


Washington Is again able 20 take an
active part In church activities. She
has been quite Ill.
Rev Edwards OF Columbia. Mo-.
spent several days In on' city. While
here he conducted series OF meet
ings which were much enjoyed by
those who attended. Rev. Edwards Is
n powerful and convincing speaker.
The sermon delivered by him at the A.
NJ. T. Church on Easter Sunday morn
ing was exceptionally good and pro-
nounced by many to be the best Eas-
ter sermon ever heard by them.
The Scarchllght Club is preparing
to give an unique entertainment en-
titled THE Carnival OF the Seasons"
Elaborate plans are being laid which,
when carried out In detail. will with
out a doubt prove the Originality ."i
ideas. and competency OF the club TO
fulfill to the letter the meaning OF
their financial motto Success"
The Missionary Society. In connec-
ton with the Young Ladies' Art
and Literary Club. are making prepa-
rations to conduct two days fair the
early part OF May. Many artistic
pieces OF needle work are being made
and the affair promises TO be very In
teresting and profitable.
An acquisition to Cheyenne's young
er social set is the arrival of Miss
Anna Maud Pruden of Pittsburg, Pa
Miss Prudcn Is the house guest OF heI
relatives. Sergeant and Mrs. Jessie
Thrower Miss Pruden is charming
young woman, possessing sweet AM
refined manners. and has already wor
a host of admirers and friends. Mrs
James Il. Smith. whose beautiful
home Is always open to welcome the
stranger within Its gates" enter
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16
CHEYENNE, Wyo.

Mrs. Sergeant Banks. who has beer
indisposed for the past week. Is bet
ter.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16

ton, but, to this day there is not
shaft or monument anywhere erect.
ed by our people to his memory.
June I. 1909, the bishop and presid-
ing elders of the Fifth Episcopal Dis
trict of the A. NJ E. church resolved
TO erect upon the campus of Western
university monument to the memory
of John Brown. Wednesday, June 3.
1909, the trustee board of Western
university passed resolutions indorsing
the plan and resolved to cooperate
with the bishop and presiding elders
in raising the funds for the purpose
indicated. The Puget Sound, Califor-
mia, Colorado. Kansas. North Missouri
and Missouri Conferences have all in
dorsed the monument plan.
1t is agreed that each person in the
United States who is disposed to do
so should have the privilege of assist
ing in this worthy cause, therefore,
We have opened books for popular do
nation. We think it is sufficient for
the country to know that such a move
ment is in progress and those who
have fair knowledge OF the mans
life, whose memory We desire TO cher
ish and perpetuate. will send dona-
tions without further solicitation.
Postofiice money orders. drafts.
checks. or cash may be sent to Bishop
A. Grant, $50 Washington Blvd. Kan
sas City. Kansas. The name of each
contributor and the amount donated
will be preserved and read at the un-
yelling of the monument
The Imperial Council of Scottish
Rate Masons have already sent in the
first contribution to this fund.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16

Rev. washington has been confined
ohis home for several days suffering
from = severe ankle spraln. Al pres
ent writing he IS much improved.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16

Mrs. James Smith was unable to at.
tend church services Sunday on ac.
count OF illness.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16

Mrs. Dewese is able to he out again
and her appearance among her friends
Is source Of pleasure.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16
NEWS FROM
WYOMING'S
CAPITAL

tained recently for Miss Pruden at 4
luncheon OF handsome appointments.
Sergeant and Mrs. Plum Banks we're
among other guests invited TO NEE.
the guest of honor.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-04-16

We are glad TO report that Mrs
Washington is again able 70 take an
active part In church activities. She
has been quite ILL.,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04
EPIDEMIC OF ITCH IN WELSH
VILLAGE

In Dowlais. South Wales, about If
teen years ago. families were strick-
en- wholesale by a disease known as
the itch. Believe me. it is the most
terrible disease OF its kind that
know Of. as 1t itches all through your
body and makes your life an inferno.
Sleep is out Of the question and you
feel as II million mosquitoes were
attacking you at the same time.
knew a dozen families that were so
affected.
'The doctors did their best, but
their remedies were of no avail what
ever. Then the families tried drug
gist who was noted far and wide for
his remarkable cures. People came
to him from all parts OF the country
for treatment. but his medicine made
matters still worse. as a last resort
they were advised by friend to use
the Caticura Remedies. am glad to
tell you that after a few days treat
ment with Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Resolvent. the effect was wonder
full and the result was perfect cure
In all cases
Il may add that my three brothers.
three sisters. myself and all our fam
lilies have been users OF the Cuticura
Remedies for fifteen years. Thomas
Hugh. 1850 West Huron St, Chicago,
Ill. June %. 1909"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04

tinkered at him a little. but he soon
saw that he could not fasten the stone
uncle together we'll enough TO revolve
evenly. so he called on Billy Farms
dod TO do the splicing He said that.
OF course, he did not have many jobs
OF that sort. but IL was all in the way
OF business. and he did the best he
could, but after a couple Of days Orone
came back and said the splice had
loosened and wanted his money back.
Billy told him TO produce the stone
uncle. and that IL the splice was really
loose he would re-splice Uncle Hiram.
but Orone would not do IT, He de-
manded his money That made Billy
angry. and he told the whole thing to
Uncle Ashdod Clootz. and that was
the same thing as printing il in the pa
per. A committee Of everybody in
Betzville called on Orone and dug up
the stone uncle. and il just showed
what a liar Orone was, for the splice
was all right. and Uncle Hiram was
revolving perfectly.
The committee took action az once,
and threw Orone out Of the automo-
bile. and ungeared Uncle Hiram. and
laid him on the grass temporarily.
but while they were discussing how
to fix IL so that Orone couldn't make
Uncle Hiram revolve any more. Orone
suddenly jumped into the automobile,
and the stone uncle Immediately be-
gan revolving at the rate of about
four thousand revolutions a minute.
lie revolved out OF the yard in less
than a second and minute later he
saw him disappear over the hill. and
by the time we could yank Orone out
of the automobile Uncle Hiram was
beyond recovery.
copyright. 1853. by W. @. chapman.)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04
BETZVIILE TALES
OrOne M'DoobLe and He Sta.e IL..L,
EStBty Ellis Darker BuHerm
S = A.dhor of Pigs is Pigs Etc So
ILLUSTRATED By PETER NFyNFJ

One OF the most cruel cases OF heart.
lessness ever known in Betzville has
Just come 70 light. and several Of our
most distinguished citizens have
joined 70 write Black Hand letter TO
Cousin Orone Nc Dooble. advising him
to move into the next county or take
The consequences. We think he will
hove
About eight years ago Hiram Nc
Doodle died, and he was continuous.
ly mad from the time the automobile
passed across him until he breathed
his last. He always had hated auto.
mobiles, but when one ran over him
1t acted as the last straw that breaks
the camels back. and he called his
nephew Orone TO him, and told him
that II ever Orone dared get into one
OF the ALFRED things he would turn
over in his grave. Then he died as
comfortably as possible. and Orone
buried him in the Old Grove cemetery.
and took charge OF the old mans prop
erty, as any sole survivor should.
But this spring the Betzyille alder
men decided TO extend Main street
right on through the Old Grove Gene
terry, and they notified Orone that
Uncle Hiram was blocking the street.
They told Orone 10 come and get him.
So Orone went out. and when he got
there he was very much surprised,
for Uncle Hiram had turned to stone.
Probably something in the soil did il.
although Uncle Hiram had always
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had a stony heart. and that might
have served as sort OF nest egg or
course he wasn't granite, exactly, but
he was pretty stony-about like soap
stone. | should say.
The minute Orone saw his late uncle
his eyes glittered with an ayaricious
light. and we made up our minds
Orone was going TO be mean enough
TO tote his uncle around the country
and show him of as a petrifed man.
but he didn't. Instead of that he took
him home and planted him again, I'M
der an apple tree near the barn, and
that did surprise us. for II there was
ever a grasping man Orone was that
man, and IL did not seem like him 10
allow a stone uncle to go TO waste
that way. But II just shows that com
mon people can't even guess how
mean man can be. We hadn't the
least idea what Orone was up TO. al
though we should have guessed II. for
II was the most natural thing for a
mean man TO do with a stone uncle
like Uncle Hiram.
The first thing Orone did was TO buy
an old, busted automobile. and he paid
for il with some OF the money Uncle
Hiram had left We thought that was
odd in Orone. because he never spent
a cent unless he had 10. but the next
thing we heard Of was stranger still.
II seemed that Orone had installed
motor on his place. and was using II
20 run all the working implements
on his place. He used IL to run the
grindstone and the churn and the corn
shelter and the cider mill and the
pump. and then he ran a transmission
belt across 10 the -four mill and rented
power to the miller He got a dollar
and sixty cents day from the miller
for n. And Orone would just sit back
in his busted automobile and smile
and do nothing He never moved the
automobile an inch. Just sat in II as
n IL were a throne.
We would never have guessed his
vickedness II Billy Farnsdod. the
blacksmith. hadn't happened to men