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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-09-16

Road and state poll taxes are now due
and nayable to the assessor, and will be
delinquent in August Pay up and
avoid the penalty. IT,
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-09-16

Have YOU ever tried those self-dip-
ping we'll buckets for sale at Weller 5
Hardware Store?
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-09-16

Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't cure them. Doan S
ointment cures itching, bleeding on
protruding piles after years of suffer
ing. At any drug store.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-09-16

}. f. Wilson. Dentist. Hours Q a.
In. to p. m. Phone-Ottice, Main
IS: residence. black 1914: jackson.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
L. ]. Is. mead CYCLE COMPANY, C.SIst a

shoulder. Hcave it right up dar as
soon as you have pulled it from de vine
and got yo'Sclf ODER de fence, and
keep it dar till you git home You am
carryin watermllyon and you amt
afeareu to let all de world know it. OF
cOse if you see policeman ON de
coner you nachcralIy cross de road to
sabe him akin questions, and Of co'se
when you git home and de old wO-
man begins to ax questions you am too
tired to answer.
Find me IL Guild man who kin tell
a month bcfo' dey am ripe whar de
biggest watermilyons am gwine to be
on tap and | will size him up as an
obsarvin'. forehanded man who will
make his way in de world. Show me
de cul'd man who kin make his way
to de patch on a dark night and select
de biggest and de best by feelin' and l
will put him down as n man of good
Judgment. Show me de man who will
shoulder a millyon and git it home I'M
broken and den collect de family round
de table to devour it and | will show
you a lovin' husband and fond IA
Their. If he buries de riudS in de back
yard before scekin' his couch, den |
will add dat he am prudent man and
one dat don't glib hisself away. Let
us go home. Perhaps a watermillyon
awaits us derc"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
THE FIRST CHOICE.
II Was Right, Too, Because the 5ravest
Are the Tenderest.

Some years ago the excursion steam
diSlocatcd its propeller i'll a drcary
portion of the inner passage and came
to a forced stop. For two days the
vessels engineers and maChiniStS la
bored to repair the break, but with nut
success. Two of the boats were man
ned and dispatched for aid to Vic
tOria 300 miles away. In the mean
time it was discovered that the ships
stores were not abundant. Alarm bred
in the minds of peSSimiStic paSScn-
gers, and the Contagion spread. Star
walton might aSSaiI the vessel before
help arrived.
\ former California official took it
on himself to rcaSSure his timid com
panons, but his effort was not per
fcctly adapted to raise dropping Spir-
its. In fact his closing sentences but
added to the gloom. Let us be brave
he said. IF the worst comes and that
dread necessity which in such miSad'
ventures has met others must be faced
by us. let us remember that it is good
to die that our friends may live. The
one or more that may be sacrificed
will be consoled by that thought"
There was moments silence, awful
in its intensity, then a cheerful voice
was heard. You should he taken
first, Governor Booth You know the
bravcst are the tcnderest." And even
the terror stricken smiled once more
San Francisco ArgOnaut.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
CUMBERLAND and PENNSYLVANIA
nary RAILROAD ,n,,,vu
I)\ | IN'

.4g" Trains l26 and 127 will run only when
authorized on account of Theatre or other
Special Occasions. G. l.. BRETX,
Nov IL General Manager
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15

sigh nor yum He simply hawgs. He
has de whole thing dcvoured in ten
minutes and am wOnderin' whar he
kin steal a second. De gooder de man
de longer he will daily. | have seen
it take a man a long hour to git away
wild a millyon, and have found dat
man to be upright in all things.
Does de man you am watchin' de-
your half his millyon and dan start for
home wild de odder half in Il newspa-
per? Not if he am a good man. He has
a wife and six kids at home. and he
realizes dat none of EN- could git mo-
dan a taste and dat a taste might pro-
woke bloodshed. Raider dan have a
row in his family he will eat de odder
half He does eat it-dat Is, he eats all
de core and den thoughtfully packs up
all de rinds and takes EN- home. His
chillin can't 'Spect no great shakes
from de rinds, and so dar am no eX-
cuse for quarrelin'.
Some of you may be prepared to ak
me If a good man ever steals water
millyOn. | am prepared to answer dat
he does. He don't do it for de sake Of
stcalin', same as de bad man does. but
for de sake of de milyon. He feels dat
somehow he and de millyon belong to-
gcddcr; dat dey come on airth about de
same time; dat de mission of each was
to make de Odder happy. | know of pO-
liccmen and judges dat argy right de
Odder way and try to convince Guild
a "a
have not succeeded vet, and | doubt if
dey eber will De act of stealth wa
termillyon GIBBS you a line on a mans
character. De man who grabs one up
as If 1t was a stone and walks off wild
1t and knocks ii in the head rs he
turns de first corner has no mo- Senti-
ment dan an OK. De man who lifts up
dat miIlyon wild gentlencSs and respect.
who pats it as he walks away. who
takes off his hat to it and bcGS its
pardon before Cuttin' II in Il scientific
manner. dat man am good citizen
and has de best interests of humanity
at heart. You nebbcr hear of Si"h
man pizcnin' his wife or chopin up
his chillin.
may Dt uAtu IL IL IL IL lSll vi I'IN-
ness in a man who sotS down by his
self and devourS Il watermillyOn while
half dozen of his frens am lOokin
on. II am not. On de contrary, il am
Il moral object lesson for dose odders
to have ambishun No hustle. no mill
yon; de mo- hustle. de mo millyOn. 1t
acts de same way if Il man takes a
millyon home and SOtS down at the
kitchen table and eats ii and offers
none to his wife. She am spurrcd up
to find out whar millyons grow and
how dey can best be come at. She
does find out. and from dat time till de
last OF de millyon sczun de family am
literally supplied wild de choicest and
best at the lowest cost.
AS to His Character.
IF you am takin' stroll at night to
do some thinkin' and you meet up wild
q black man totin watermillyon, de
very way he totes it put you on to his
character as a man. If he has it I'M
der his arm he's deceptive man; If he
am luggin it on his stomach he's a
reckless man; if he has it in bag he's
secretive and cowardly. De only one
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15

Daily. tI.X sunday Tx. MONDAY. ,u"I', only,
EAsT3oUNp.
For WASHINGTON. BALTIMORE. IlIIi.Htl.G.
PilIA and NEW YORK. Depart '22U Hn.. =. -
am, 'S.Dl am So am. 'l245 Pm. - pm,
'lo,O pm, stopping at Hancock and Maltm~hurg.
'5l2 pm. 50! = m, - = pm.
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE and Way sta
tons Drplrt - - pm.
For WINCHESTEE. Depart +SOl am, tl2.45 y. m,
. Is m. Arrive t5o5 am. tl25 pm, t9.45 pm.
For EOMNt.T, Depart tS.0l am, too pm Arrive
tI.2D am. 4 - pm.
For El.ENfLfY IrIENGs. Depart ts 81 AM. -
AN, ti2.t5 r.ra., t'.l5 T.ln. Arrive '9.2u am.
It's p.u - l. I'm. 80 m.
For ilAIEL;~IONN, Depart tS.n am. Arrive lbs
For FEtDEIICK Depart 70 70 am - b am, sol
Hru tS2i am. l2t5 pm, t3l5 pm. Arrive Il D
pan, 'S.22 pm, t9.i5 pm.
WEST5oUNO GETTYSBURG DIVISION
For CHICAGO, Depart '5,l7p.m Arrive 'l2io pm,
For CLiT ELAND, Depart 'l.5o am. Arrive 30
For Fir l-II Ia and cONNrII vi T.. pcrnrt
10 a.uI., -. IT, u ;...l. ~ '''. .. 10 pm,
800 m. C,cl'I. 81 r.'3. .r'' - - att,
~ 17pruN O., So, H.. ppm, 500 pan, $50 pm
QoctD, '!'.2i l.'l.
W=5-3oyND (MAIN LINED
For CHICAGo, Depart 49, pm. Arrive '75l am
For r' G,IiNHC'iiiNNArI. IorIsvlMr&sT LOUIS, De
RR ,], a krr AVE.! 1 r, an 'i ol6rm 1r"e''
For EEY~EE, PIEDMONT and CI;AFluN. "part
- II I'm t1.to am. lie cal. u. = l:., 80 I'M
0praD, SIX pm. 90 - !. m, hrr " =. - ann
'7.51 am. SIS am. tl?.l5 nm. G"c.p, 600 pm
tG.n0 pm. QocaD. 'G.lnnw.
For WHEELING. Depart t7.Oon m. q "alD. y - pm
'952p.m Arrive - II am. '7.5t ill.,. 600 pm.
NJ. c. CLARKE, Ticket Agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15

lie WANTS To FEEL DAT 1T AM ALL HIS. "
you have you probably concluded dat
she did it jest as she created de
pumpkin and de squash-jest to have
Il good thing lynn around loose. In
dat you am deceived. Natur' was a
long time maxim de first watermil-
lyon. She had things to think Of. |
reckon de pumpkin had been lynn
around for 800 years when de water
millyon first showed up. Adam found
Squashes in the garden of Eden, but
dcy was only squashes. Dere wasn't
any human natur' about 'em.
IF you come to know man by
name, if you come to work in de
same wood yard wild him, if you come
TO shoot craps together, don't make
up your mind dat he's either a good
or bad man till de watermillyon
SeZun comes along Den watch him.
You'll find him in front of a grocery
gain at heap of millyons and his
mouth workin' as if he was cheWin'
gum. Put dat down in his favor. A
Guild man who won't git excited at
de sight of watermillyon is cold
blooded and selfish.
Watch your man as he sizes up dem
millyons and instinctively picks out de
ripe ones from de green. Dat is whar
our race gets eben wild de whites. We
take de ripe millyons and leave dem
de green. When your man has picked
out sartain miIlyon, and you may be
suah dat its de juiciest in de lot he
inquiries de price. It's foty cents.
and OATS more'n he's got. His heart
turks and his breath comes rapidly
For jest a mint he am in despair. Den
he starts for home on de gallop. lays
hands on his Sunday coat. and it goes
to de pawnshop, and dat millyon am
his. No bad man will pawn his Sun
day coat or sell his dawg to buy a wa
termillyon. 1t am always a man in
sympathy wild natur and her wonder
full works
Does your man start off for home
wild his prize on his shoulder? Not at
all. Not if prudence am one of his
leadin' characteristics. On de con
trary, he seeks solitude He may go
up an alley or out to de suburbs. He
wants to be alone for awhile. He
wants to hug and squeeze and funk
dat fruit. He wants to wonder we'd
der it came from Alabamy or Gawgia
and If de Guild folks down dar was
sorry or glad to see it go. He wants
to feel dat it am all his-dat he am
sole proprietor and it hain't got legs
nor wings to git away from him.
A Selfish Man.
"A selfish man, an avaricious man,
a bad niger, would no sooner find his
self alone wild dat watermillyon dan
he would bust it open and begin to de-
YOUR it, lie would try and hog 1t all
down befO' anybody came along. What
does your man do? He spends half an
hour studyin' into how and whar dat
miilyon growed and gibn' thanks to
natur' dat it hain't an ole pumpkin,
and den he softly and quietly pulls
jackknife from his pocket and opens
de blade. He don't cut and thrust and
jab He gibs dat fruit a fair show.
1t am five minutes befo' de blade goes
AH' liz hOh Nul VIC IIIllg vi III uSiI
and lift one of de halves to his mouth
and eat like a starved hawg. No. sab!
He makes from TO to eight pieces. and
he eats slowly and remembers his dig
nifty.
Oar am times when de coolest Of
men must sigh wild c0ntentment and
let out a few 'yums' in devourin' y
watermllyon, but dat am not to he
laid up agin en-. De bad man don't
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15

Nor can community rise above the
level of its citizenship.
If the citizens are Iukewarm, limp
and lazy, the town will be wlshy-
washy, wabbly and weak,
If the citizens have VERTEBRA,
VIM AND VIGOR, the town will be
substantial solid and strong.
Let's all brace up and make this
town of ours a place of energy, ambi-
tian aud aptnrnrlsn
Precise.
"Will it hurt?" asked the precise
person as he sat down in the big
chair.
Don't you know that advertise
myself rs the painless drntiSt|
Yes. But what | want To know is
whether you can guarantee me as IL
painless patient. "-Iouston Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
Real Estate Sales.
About Selling Real Estate.

A NY piece of REAL ESTATE can be
~ sold at some price.
Every owner would like to sell for more
than he can get.
Of course, property is worth the most it
can be sold for.
Generally, property is sold for the most
to the person to whom it is the most useful.
The finding of that person is the import
ant dcSidcrot,n, and the owner who wants
to sell cannot afford to make mistake at
that critical juncture of his enterprise.
The best "FINDER'' of PURCHASERS
of REAL ESTATE known here is the
MINING JOURNAL.
It's part of il business to do inst such work
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
He Was TrIIstv.

Mrs. Handout-I would like to know
whether you are trustworthy char
acter Dusty Stryper-Why, lady, at
the last place | worked they called me
a trusty.-St. Louis Republic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
Cumberland and Wesiernport

TNIM BLE-in effect

TNIME-TABLE-in effect
L MONDAY, JANUARY |, 1906.
First Car leaves Frostburg for Cumberland
m, next I a. m, and thus each hour
until IL p. m, inclusive.
FIRST Car leaves Cumberland for Frostburg
"A. m, next s IA. m, and thus each hour
until II p. m, inclusive.
First Car leaves FroStburg for Homecoming
a. m, next a. m, and thus each hour
until II p m, inclusive.
First Car leaves Homecoming for Frostburg
5:52 a. m, next 6:52 a. m, and thus each
hour until ll:52 p. m, inclusive.
First Car leaves FrOStburg for WesternpOrt
a. m, next "A. m, and thus each hour
until 10 p. m, inclusive
First Car leaves Westernport for Frostburg
$50 a m, next $50 a. m, and thus each
hour until 1870 p. m, inclusive.
.Ss"All ears connect and passenger trans
fers made at Frostburg Ample time for
transfers TOct Is
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
GARDNER VIEWS MAN
Some Basic Rules as Laid Down
by LimekiIn Clubs President.
WHITE FOLKS NOT INCLUDED.

A Colored Man Who Won't Get Elk
cited at the Sight of Watermelon
Is Cold BIooded and Selfish, Says the
Good Brother.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
BY M. QUAD.


copyright. 1903, by Associated Literary
Press
"A MY frens," said Brother Gard
|" ncr Of the LImekiln club
~ after the routine ,l business mess
of the meeting had been
disposed Of 81 ar constantly hearin'
people say dat dey have been disap-
pintcd in dis or dat man-dat dis or
dat pusscn hadn't turned out tall as
dey looked fur | ar ready to admit
dat human natur' am a mighty onSar-
tain quantity, but | believe dar am
sartain basic rules fur siZln' up man
purity correctly. l don't mean de
white man, fur you nebber kin tell
whar he am at but l refer to our
own race.
did any of you eber wonder why
natur' created de watermillyon? II
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15
Railroad Schedules.
Baltimore & Ohio r. ? 2,
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE MAY %, -,
CUMBERLAND

Daily. lex. SUNDAY. tx. MonIly s,r"Ia, onl
eAST3oUND.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-15

copyright, 1909. by Associated Literary
Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
GIRLS DREAMS OF DRESS
Cost and Quality of Clothing
Regulated by Available
FundA.

Schoolgirls Of New York's wealthy fam
Lies who are Of the social-elect spend an
average OF $500 year for dress and would
Ike 10 spend $500, girls OF families per
haps equally wealthy, but without equal
social distinction, spend an average Of S3OC
and would like to spend S1,1OO. These sta
uEucs are the result Of studies by Miss Inez
Weed former dean Of the woman's college
Of the University Of Washington at Seattle,
based upon investigation at a private school
in New York City. silk stockings at s. q
pair; street suits al $50 each: hand embroid-
cred lingerie and similar articles 60 10 make
up the $500 total spent Hats al SIS each
shoes at s.. street suits at S95 and evening
gowns at 500 are what the socially elect
girls desire she said, while the girls Of
minor social position get along with cheaper
quality, although both the elect and out
siders drive 10 school daily in automobiles
In contrast Miss Weed cites figures show
ing that working girls manage 10 dress on
an average Of S7S25 q year. The feminine
instince is just as strong among them, how
ever, as these girls would like TO spend t4OO
a year for clothing.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
BELFRY LEVEL, BUT WEARY
Heroic Effort to EqualiEe the strain
of the Trip I'm the stage
conch.

In the early days Of travelling by stage
coach across the Rocky mountains the trip
was likely 70 be relieved Of monotony by
incidents Of no ordinary occurrence. But
the fatigue Of the journey was apt 10 wear
upon the nerves of the weak and the timid.
Sometimes the passengers became so worn
out as 10 lead to a suspicion Of their Sanity.
The Rt Rev. d. 5 Tuttle, in his 'Remi-
nisconces Of a Missionary Bishop" de-
scrihes an instance in point
one forenoon the coach rolled into
Denver and the six horses came prsnCing
Up TO the office Of Wells Fargo & CO. A
large crowd was assembled. as the incom-
ing and the outgoing Of the daily coaches
were the great events for the town.
At the stop the only passenger quickly
threw open the coach door. leRped to the
ground, ran hurriedly across the street
and. turning handspring. stood on his
head with his heels up against a support
ing wall.
Several men followed him. quite sure that
here was another passenger crazed by ths
long. sleepless ride. One said to him il
a tone Of sympathy, Why, cap'n, what's
the NATTER"
Slowly coming to a right-side-up posture
the man answered. We'll my friend, II
tell you what it is. This standing on my
head is the only position which haven
been in during the last twenty-four hour
in yonder coach, and ! wanted TO make fhi
thing harmonious and complete all around.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
Numerous Grimes
Stir Up Spain
Bodies Of Unearthed Which Point to
Bad Work in Some
Quarters.

MADRID, April sO-tSpecial Dispatch TO
The Bee 49, The mystery OF q ser.es Of
murders Is causing considerable sensation
throughout spain. Two years age q ser ant
named Gee. IN the employ Of Count Alivs
de GsytEn. o near relative Of the Carlist
leader. the Marquis Cerralbo. and belong
ing 10 one OF the oldest families Of the
spanish nobility. mystsriously disappe AIRED.
Recently Ces's body was found buried in a
wood on the estate.
Several Of the servants were arrested on
suspicion but the count was 50 emphatic
In declaring his belief in their innocence
that the judge was LED 10 believe that he
knew something Of the crime and ordered
his arrest However. nothing could be
proved and the count Vas liberated.
Now one Of the accused servants has
made a confession. He states that
q few days before Cea disappeared be as
sisted at the secret burial in the garden Of
the castle OF an infant, belonging 10 one
Of the serving maids, Of whom the count S
son was said 10 be the father.
Following up this confession. the judge
ordered the childs body TO he eKhumed.
In doing this the corpse Of q young man
was unearthed. pointing to another crime
having been committed
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
ANCIENT BELL STILL
SOUNDS ITS MERRY CHIMES
sounded the TOcsin when Joan Of
Are Was a Mere Girl in
Frence.

PARIS. Aprn 30-lSpecisl Dispatch 10
The Bee-D-Few persons suspect that in
the cathedral church Of Notre Dame is a
bell Contemporaueous with Joan Of Arc
the Blessed bell which sounded the tocsin
when the maid OF Lorraine appeared "a
August. 1873 and Paris was beseiEed by the
English. This historic bell referred 10 by
Victor Hugo in his "Notre Dame De Paris, ''
was given to the cathedral in l400 by jean
De Montaigne. 1t was refounded in 1856
and then rebsptised under the name OF
Emmanuel Louise Therese, in honor Of
Louis XIV. and Marie Therese Of Austria
So II this bell is not the same bell which
the heroine Of Domr 5my heard, neverthe-
less the same meta vibrstes today at the
great religious ceremonies OF the metropol-
itan church. In view Of later events Il
seems rather more than coincidence that
when all the other bells Of Notre Dame
were destroyed by the revolutionists
Josn's bell should have been spared
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
BoERS HONOR THEIR KING
Led by General De Wett, South Afri-
can Subjects sting EAEland'G
National Hymn.

BLOEMFONTEIN. April 30 pecial Dis
patch to The Bee. General De Welt, the
famous Boer guerrilla chief, who Is now
minister Of agriculture Of the Orange Free
state tas il is 10 be rechristened under the
South African Union), recently addressed
a meeting OF farmers in his district, and
at the end his hearers Justify sang The
voIkshed" Cthe national anthem OF the old
South African republic). The general
Joined in as hearty as anybody. Tnen he
said, That is quite right-it is our old
hymn. But now, as we are British sub
jects and loyal men. we must also sing
Cod Save the King" This. the meeting
proceeded 10 do, the general leading in the
singing which one who was present says,
was not & whit less lusty than that Of the
''Volkslied
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
CHICAGO VASsAR GIRL WINS
Daughter of Graham Taylor Benefit
ciary Of william Borden
Fund Prise.

Miss Katharine Taylor. daughter OF
Cranan Taylor OF Chicago Commons, Is
the first Chicago girl 20 win the William
Borden fund scholarship offered 70 seniors
AZ Vasszr
The fund, which devotes $3.50 annually
20 sending some student abroad for 4
by a Chicago woman. Miss Mary Borden,
nov Mrs. George Douglas Turner, in honor
0f her father.
The awarding Of the prize indicates pop
ularity with the class, ss well as scholarly
attainmentE, for the names OF Two or three
applicants are selected by committee Of
the faculty as most eligible. and then
voted upon By the senior class.
It is intended 20 enable the student 10
spend a year abroad IN travel and study,
vitf0E view 10 some active WOrk through
which she intends 10 support herself and
De socially useful
When. some seventeen years ago, Graham
Taylor founded Toe social settlement al
Grand avenue and Morgan street and took
his family there 10 live, mis- procedure IN
:. .nSinE al Of his children 20 the public
school IN that neighborhood. the Monte
fore. was looked upon by many with con-
siderable misEiVinE. Nevertheless All ms
children took their grammar school work
here.
Miss Taylor has been editor of the VassHr
Miscellany. the Official organ OF the col
Ifre curing her senior year. il Is her IN
teution 20 gaila year before leaving for
europe. she Is 9 years Old.-Chicaso Trib-
unA
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
AMERICAN TOURISTS ROBBED
Arab BOEtmen Beat Up Irish Priest
and Americans and Rifle
Their Pockets.

CAIRO. April oO-cspecial 10 The Bee.)-
The authorities are searching vigorously for
the Arab bostmen who recently beat and
robbed an Irish priest and a party Of
American tourists.
Father Mullen. and four American stu
dents were being conveyed by shorehoats
10 their steamer. when they were brutRlly
attacked BY The men rowing them. Mr..
Mullen, who lie a sturdy IrishmGn. hit out
vigorously, and eventually overcams the
boatmen. The cries Of the Arabs attracted
two more native boats, and another
struggle commenced. This time the priest
and students were beEten down and their
pockets rifled. Satisfied with their spoil
the Arabs rowed the wounded tourists to
the steamer and disappeared.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
AUSTRALIAN FARMER HAS
THIRTY-TW0 CHILDREN
He Reared Two Large Families, One
After the Orher, with
Two wives.

SYDNEY. N S W. April So)-specisl to
The Bee.-An amusing incident occurred at
the Coombungee Agricultural show, near
Brisbane where a prize was offered for the
largest family in the district. The Queens
land minister Of agriculture was present
and remarked that the district could hardly
equal his own constituency, where there
lived q man with twenty-four children.
farmer promptly rose and interrupted
the minister by remarking that he had
thirty-two children, and that all were Hv-
ing Inquiries showed this was the fact,
the farmer having been married twice and
having reared two quite considerable fam
nies. one after the other.