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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
ArcH1soE GLOBE SIGHTS.

The hardest job on earth is apollo
giving.
The greatest tragedy in the life Of .
boy is rain on circus day.
Every man engaged in a lawsuit
claims he was forced into It,
Occasionally you find an old widower
who doesn't like the marrying joke.
A good way to fight the saloon is to
make the home more agreeable for
men.
The men have enough other foolish
notions without caring much for cut
glass dishes.
IA we become older. we are about
convinced that 1t is possible to catch
anyone in lie
The women say that unless you are
very careful, 1t Is easy to get an ugly
carpet on your floor.
There L. one thing an agreeable
mans enemies can always say abou'
him: "He is polite"
Now comes an original sort Of Re
former. and says that prices are higi
because Of trading stampsl
The stepmother never lived who wa
misrepresented and abused as mucl
as that word entertain"
What has become Of the old-fash
loned man who attended a weddin4
and insisted on kissing the bridef
The women say nothing makes Their
quite so tired as for a man to tel
them what Devil he has been
Would a bride rather have hal
dozen heavy silver spoons as q vet
ding present than dozen light silys
spoons?
An editor in a Kansas town sold oil
because he never received sympathy
: and encouragement" He never d
served either.
As soon as a mans hat Is taken fro
him at a reception. he whispers to b
wife: How soon can we get out
here7"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
WORTH KNOWING.

The flower trade In London exceeds
100000 2 year.
Electric irons are now used largely
TO give the high finish to fine leather.
There is only one sudden death
among women to every eight among
men.
1t Is estimated that 100000 persons
In Germany earn their living In con
nection with music.
Just under one-thir1 Of the total
population of England and Wales Is
under is years Of age.
The standard OF height in the Brit
ism army is greater than In any other
army in the world.
Tobacco seeds are so minute that a
thimbleful will furnish enough plants
for an acre Of ground
An elm tree arrives at perfection
after a growth OF $50 years, and a
healthy one will endure for 800 years.
1t has been calculated that 4 man
who shaves regularly until he Is 80
years old has cut on about thirty-hve
feet of hair from his face.
Horses can hear sounds that are I'M
perceptlble to human ears For days
previous to a great earthquake they
show every symptom Of abject fear.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

Much may be said on both sides
Fielding
The heart will break. yet broken live
on. Q. Adams.
Keeps a clean hearth and a clear nrs
for me.-Tennyson-
Integrity without knowledge II weak
and useless-Johnson-
God helps them that help themselves.
Benjamin FRANKLIN
Some rise by sin, and some by viz
tue fall.-Shakespears.
Invention Ia totally independent Of
the will.-B. R. Hayden.
How swift the shuttle flies that
weaves thy shroudi-Young.
No man knows so well where the
shoe pinches as he who wears it.-Lin-
coin.
Where there Is mother IN the
aor-e matters speed well.-A. Bronson
Alcott.
The bell never rings Of itself; unless
some one handles or moves It. II "a
durnb.-Plautus.
We begin to die as soon as we ar
born, and the end is linked to the be
ginniug.-Lucretius-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

In some parts OF England one OF the
best cures for a swollen neck is to
draw snake nine times across the
throat of the suffering one. after
which the snake is killed and its skin
sewed in a silken bag and tightly
sewed around the neck Another way.
almost as good. is to put the live
snake in a bottle. which is tightly
corked and buried near the roots OF
rosebush, and as the helpless snake
decays the swelling in the neck OF the
patient viii disappear
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
I. r. to Help Lodge Later.

Boston-The statement that Colonel
Roosevelt will return to Massachusetts
in the fall and take part in the Repub-
lican state convention is made by SEN
ator Henry Cabot Lodge. The senator
said: "There is no doubt that Colonel
Roosevelt will talk later and may have
something important to say expect
he will speak here in the campaign
He is interested in my success and in
the success of Governor Draper as we'll
Colonel Roosevelt is a wonderful vote
getter and his influence here is sure tc
be he pful in the campaign"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
HEAT KILLING MANY
Lake Michigan Becomes Too Hot
to Afford Relief.
Buildings Are Heated Through and
Through-Wheat Damaged 30
to go Per Cent,

Chicago-With the mercury up to 80
and no air stirring, Chicago became a
great bakeoven. Five persons were
killed by the heat Saturday and score
Frustrated. Dogs were driven mad in
the streets and bit number of per-
sons.
There is no prospect for cooler
weather for two days Fire escapes
and roofs are crowded with sufferers
seeking breath Of air. The parks,
bathing beaches and every open spot
contain sweltering humanity. Resi-
dences have now become 50 thorou ghly
heated through by the long siege that
no relief rs to be obtained inside the
houses.
A woman, while being taken to a
hospital suffering from sunstroke died
in an Illinois trainshed while awaiting
train. Her body was taken TO the
andertaker's instead of the hospital
A man was stricken by the sun
while working on a roof. He fell to
the ground and died shortly after
reaching hospital.
Another man was stricken by the
heat and fell down an elevator shaft
three stories.
OF the many Frustrated fully one
half will die after illness of more OF
less lingering degree
For the first time the water in tbs
lake was too warm for comfort to bath
ers. This is the surf water, extend
ing about 600 feet out. This striI
of hot water nullifies the faint breeze
off the lake.
The continued hot weather is parch
ing the grain crops of the Middle Yves
and the most conservative experts IL
the fields admit that all grain is dam
aged between 80 and so per cent
Every day without rain will increas
this ratio at a much faster rate
Wheat is being forced to ripen OF
stalks no more than foot high am
the grain is badly shriveled at that
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

A missionary who was making his
way through a backwoods region came
upon an old woman sitting outside a
cabin. He entered upon a religious
talk and finally asked her II she didn't
know there was a day Of judgment
coming
why. no." said the old lady; i
hadn't heerd O. that. Won't there be
more than one day."
mo. my friend; only one day." was
replied.
well, then" she unused. II don't
reckon 1 can get to go for we've only
got one mule, and John always has
to go everywhere rst."-New York
Sun
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

The last OF the Labrador ducks was
about to die.
1T Isn't the thing OF dying, in ITSELF
gasped the duck. that grinds mel IRIS
the fact that while my race hereby be-
comes extinct, the gaunt, ungalnly
worthless shitepoke will live on"
Uncheered even by the reflection that
the carrion crow survived the dodo. the
hapless bird breathed its last
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
cotton Minis curtail HeaviIx.

Boston-Many of the cotton mills
of the United States are shut down
until July IL for the purpose of cur
failing production. The corporations
which closed employ about 100, 200
operatives, and include the majority of
the four-score mills in Fall River, the
Is mills of the Amoskeag corporation
of Manchester, N. H., and numerous
factories in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia. The renewed
curtailment agreed upon recently BY
the cotton interests in this city viii
affect about $50, 900 operatives.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

millionaire PhfIanfhropfsf Who 90
Yesrs Ago Was = Baudft.

Years Ago Was Bandft.
Herr Charles May. OF Berlin, may be
termed the Jean Vatican OF Germany.
Millionaire whose time and money
were spent in doing good. author Of re
ligious books and altogether a splen-
did figure OF Christian manhood. May
was Just few days ago branded by a
jury as the perpetrator OF many VIC
lent crimes In southern Saxon noun
tains forty long years ago. where he
led a band OF desperate brigands May,
who is 10 years old. collapsed and was
put under guard to prevent his com
hitting suicide. The charges were
made by Wilhelm Lebius. trade
union leader May sued for libel The
jury decided that LebIus had proven
the allegations In court at Char
lottenburg, a suburb OF Berlin. Not
only was 1t proven that Herr May had
been notorious bandit. but there Is
no doubt but what he is the author OF
long series of cheap novels written
many years ago In which he describes
the deeds he had committed. Herr
May is splendid linguist. speaking
even Chinese and Choctaw.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
Blow at U. S. Planned.

Caracas, Venezuela = A cable dis
patch received from Senior Rojas, Ven
ezuelan minister TO the United States,
in which he reported that Venezuela's
delegates to the Pan-American confer
ence, which will begin at Buenos Ayres
July 9, had advocated in Chile Latin
American alliance against the United
States, has caused great excitement
here. Foreign Minister Matos has sent
a cable message to the delegates ad-
monishing them for their action
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
str;kers Become Violent.

Greensburg, Pa--The Westmoreland
coal district, which is in the throes Of
a miners strike, was the scene Of more
violence at Export, when the homes of
two foreign miners were dynamited-
Marching strikers fred into the bar
racks of deputy sheriffs guarding the
property of the Fort Palmer mines
No one was injured
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

The next thing in order" said the
master OF ceremonies. referring to tho
slip OF paper in his hand is. music"
NO. sir s1vasely whispered the
leader OF the band Not musici The
next thing is Hail Columbia"
Taking his station. he scowled. waved
his baton. and the noise Of the branses
burst forth--ChLcago Tribune
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
nntario Eorests sMept.

Winnipeg. Manitoba-Bush fires have
invaded the towns of Devlin and La
vallee, in the Rainy river district of
Ontario, although hundreds of settlers
and railway men tried to fight them
off.
At Devlin the Canadian Northern
railroad station. the Ontario hotel,
Cooks sswmill, stores and houses were
destroyed.
Unless rain comes, the timber in the
entire district will be burned
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

See the poor stray cat
why not toss him some meat?"
No; / believe in teaching others to
help themselves. l will throw out
some crumbs to attract the birds and
maybe the cat can catch one."-Louis-
lille Courier-Journal
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

A Buffalo youngster told the teacher
that his sister had the measles The
teacher sent him home and told him
TO stay there until his sister got we'll
After he bad slipped ioyfully away
another hoy held up his hand and
said: Teacher. Jimmy Dolan's sister
what's got the measles lives In
Omaha"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

what makes that parrot SO pro-
fanez7
well. num-" answered the sailor
man. Il s'pose it's my fault Every
time 1 hear him speak bad word IL
makes me so wild that he gets .
chance to learn loI of new ones
Exchange
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

TITS up to you to do something to
help our Neighborhood improvement
Association"
I'm for It. I'll make my daughter
sell her piano. Plain Deal
er.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

why don't you ladies thank q man
who gives up his seat in street
carr asked the eensorious person
las a rule. We can't" replied Miss
Cayenne. Were so surprised that 1t
takes our breath away."-WashingtoD
Cfar
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

Senator" said the interviewer. st
Is rumored that you intend to retire
from politics"
well. WE'LL" replied the senator.
ITS queer how rumors start. l sup
nose this one grew out of the fact that
attended church with my wife last
Sunday" - Catholic Standard and
r;r,aa
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07
Consultation

For over nine years suffered with chronic
constipation and during this time had to take
an injection Of warm water once every ~ hours
before / could have action on my bowels
Happily / tried czscarets. and today am a well
man During the nine years before used
cascsrets suffered untold misery with internal
piles Thanks to you. 1 am free from all that
this morning You can use this in behalf Of
suffering humanity r. Fisher. Roanoke. IL
Pleasant Palatable. Potent Taste Good
Do Good Never Sicken Weaken or Gripe-
Toe sc Soc Never sold in bulk. The gen
uine tablet stamped c Gusranteed 70
cure or your money back
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot,
sweating, callus, and swollen, aching feet Sold
BY all Druggists Price 25c. Don't accept any
substitute. Trial package FREE Address
Allen s. Olmsted. LIE Roy. n. Y.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

Red. Weak. Weary, wafery Eyes.
Relieved BY Murine Eye Remedy Try
Murine For Your Eye Troubles. You win
Like Murine II Soothes- SOC at Your
Druggists Write For Eye Books Free.
Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

A Fire Drin-
"what kept you SO late at the fac
tory2"
I'VE we're having a fire drill
Isn't that something new2
Nope; the boss was trying to drill
IL into the heads OF the men that 4
they didn't improve the class OF work
they were turning out they would be
nred."-Houston Post
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

Our sketch shows a somewhat extreme
but popular type of gown Just at present
Soft silks or sheer materials are best for
this style. The hat is one of the Often
tai iuTban affairs, the sole trimming BE-
ing b. ,terhy bow OF velvet at the side
back.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

The darabouka, or Turkish drum.
resembles a long vase. the bottom
covered with parchment
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

~Thats a fine umbrella you are car,
rying."
~Th-thank you"
"For what?"
For mot claiming it"-Cieve
land Plain Dealer.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

The lawyer for the defense found IT
necessary to weaken the testimony of
the principal witness for the prosecu-
ton
Mr.. Skybo." he said proceeding to
cross examine him. did you ever live
on the seacoast?"
Eyes. sir" responded the witness; Il
have lived half my life in a seacoast
town"
You are familiar, then. with salt
water fish,"
Eyes, sir"
well, just as a matter OF informa-
ton, will you please tell me how a
founder swlms-whether horizontally
or vertically?''
"Why-er"
THAT is all, Mr.. Skybo; you may
stand aside."-Chicago Tribune.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

Mothers WIN find Mrs. Windows Soothing
Syrup the best remedy 70 use for their chndren
Turing the teething period
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-07-07

Seeing her Home.
Hegan-I think Miss De Blank Is
very rude!
Jones-What causes you to think
that? l never thought her so.
Hegan-I met her out for a walk
this afternoon and asked If might see
her home She said yes. could see II
from the top OF the high school build
ing, and that it wasn't necessary to go
any farther.-United Presbyterian
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
Tho Structure Of Ferns.

When towering plants usually
make seed, that is generally the last
effort for plant life. The seed IS
the beginning Of the life Of the new
pant. Ferns, however, only pro-
duce spores for reproductive pur-
poses. These spores germinate and
90 through the same process subse-
quenslv that flowers 90 through IN
the production OF seeds. The
spores expand when the gcrlninat-
ing time comes and form a fat,
green membrane. What are then
really the flowers appear on this
membrane. As general rule after
these fern flowers have natured the
membrane dries up and disappears.
In one family Of ferns, however, ma
lives Of New Holland, named platy-
Hceriufn, this green blade Is perna-
nent and continues to enlarge, be-
coming really portion Of the
plant Every year new blade is
formed which spreads over the Old
ones The large plant y 81 a to
tally different character, llasing tie
fronds Of ordinary ferns.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
Antiquity Of Gold Leaf.

The origin 81 the gold leaf, Ike
the first use Of gold itself, is lost in
the lnists d antiquity. 1t IS found,
for example, IN connection with the
most ancient known niummies. hay
ing been used for covering teeth,
tongue, skin, etc. Sometimes IT Is
also found on the collins Gold leaf
was also used On the toulbs and
monuments Of ancient Egypt The
process Of making gold leaf has
thus been known since the eighth
century b. G. In the eleventh
century ii seems 10 have attained
as high degree Of perfection as
,odas The gold leaf on some an
cent Greclan pottery indeed is as
thin a. that now used. ~ Magazine
OF Commerce.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
=. y 80 .seln s.a.l.na.

: 81 join snclsiE
Asa the nightingale
L >a-- h bought in Lon
- -g zgars.gales eggs az
y. a shilling each,
w=- we.l packed in wool and
So LID Trustworthy men
-5 10 take care Of all
-.= u places where the
--s could be Matched in
sas -:.ese arrived from Lon
Sa --ils eggs were removed
- 81 those q tic night
wgIe ~ due course
- , s4.eAcd ana reared BY
t1e- .sa- aelie.s The young
@tien fully aedged
se4se1 s-!ee1.y Il home. and in
September. .ae usual period Of mi
-a-91, tsey departed. but they
-3es.s- -a+ -reG
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
Abou. Egypt.

The total area Of Egypt proper IS
about 100000 square miles, Of
which, however, only some $4,000
square miles are arabic. The poPu-
lation exceeds 10000, 900, the den
sity Of the settled part thus surpass-
ing that Of any other land on earth,
Belgium not excepted. The superb
ority Of Egypt as an agricultural
country Is owing to the equable Gil
mate, the possibility Of carrying on
farming all the year round, a con-
slant supply Of water and as con-
sequence Of the Nile overflow a
natural and perpetual richness Of
the sol. which does away with the
great cost Of fertilization. e. New
York American.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
she SHUT HER EYES.
r-..a -e- Pr7s,sies. srs Determined
NJ: 70 See.

Ms S IL ad been
..41.sN. IL ea-s IS sAe lear that
s a.y s..e nigh. be called upon
saws i witness n eou-t. Her
---a.s5-..o.i.e- was 4 witness once,
A1s wien Ms. Storey was a little
y. sae lSsd . asa- al about Il.
l-4-ss-.a. i appears, rad oeea -
s-,a-el s.e ooaldr. t.. t.le Judge
her own mama.
And" SAID Mrs. Storey 70 her
husband. =. there 5 anything
more d.sg-aeesrl than % be IN
able 10 .e.l Your own name Id Ike
10 know what il
In order 10 reduce the possibil.-
II 81 such q CALAMITY 10 a minimum
Mrs. Storey would walk on with
dea.ened ears and averied head
whenever she happened 10 be near
a t-e, a light OF the scene OF an &C
ciaens. Only tie other day she had
occasion 10 shut her eyes and ears
% the seething crowd around her.
She was waiting in the Grand Cen
tral station for NJ. Storey. who
had gone around 10 the baggage
loon 10 check d truna.
Presently she became aware that
something exciting was happening
close beside her. Hastily she shut
her ewes and stuck her fingers into
her cars, bu. before those protec-
tive measures could be accomplish
ed sic learned that a female thief
had saarched hand bag which sne
had found LYING on the floor and
vas being pursued b an excited
crowd. Not being entirely devoid
OF the curiosity Of her sex, Mrs
I Store, would have liked to know
4 more. int tie old fear Of being de-
tanned as 4 witness held her inert
4 until her husbands return. Their
she ventured to ask if they had
/ caught the thief
sYes,, said Mr.. Storey, but
/ they couldn't DO anything with her
Every one was confident the bag
didn't belong TO her, but as 10
body appeared to claim it they haC
TO let her go"
AT that Mrs. Storey opened he
eyes.
q am SO glad she said, chat j
Is all over. | am ready to go now
But, oh, dear me! Where are m,
purse and hand bag: l had then
here moment ago. They mus
have dropped-oh, l WONDER
| mo use to wonder now" sal
Mr.. Storey heartlessly. COT cours
the stolen bag was yours Me-
York Herald.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
A South Arabian Food Plant.

Jowail, i Tel, slender plant re-
sclnblng corn and ieadee. Niia a
grai:l something Ike nlllet, i tie
Abdali i chief crop. He feeds tic
stalks - M camcl4 and Gals the
gram himself Three crops q year
arc produced. ,Jo@arl requires lt-
TIE cultivation except sccdlil4.,
which ne .Abdali docs bs hand. and
81 non ripe he cuts il OF clnse to TIE
ground with his hunting knife.
NV shoots spring up from ,lIr
roots % become the next crop. For
camel load Of about 10 pounds
ne reaeiye9 At Alden an average 81
fl.es, OF Ssiss. y far yearly
y!"ifi { twenty camel loads an acre.
Consular and Trade Reports
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20


southwest quarter Of northwest
quarter and northeast quarter Of
southwest quarter of Section 20,
Township l3.S north, Range IS west
of the Fifth Principal Meridian. has
filed notice Of intention TO make
final fiye-year proof. TO establish
claim 10 the land above described.
before Charles b. Carlev. Judge and
Ex-Otficio Clerk of the County Court,
at Linton. North Dakota, on the
3lst day Of October, 1910
Claimant names as witnesses:
Jacob Burkhardt. Of Linton, n. =.
John j. Rensselaer,. Of Linton, y. D.
Heinrich Ohlhauser. of Linton, n. d.
David Jobb. of Linton. n. d.
Nj II Jewell, Register.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
a viearious Remedy.

\ man went INTO druggist ; and
asked for something 70 cure bead
ache The druggist held 2 bottle
81 hartshorn To his nose, and NE was
nearly oyerpowercd by is pungene,y
As soon as lie recovered he beaa,ln
to rail II The druggist and threat
encd 70 punch his head
But didn't it case your head
aciles" asked the apothccary.
ssl.ase nly hcadachcs' gasped tae
man. II haven't got any headache
IT. my wife that's got the head
aelton
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20

Inc condition of things political
over the state is certainly very salts
factory 70 the republicans, to which
ever faction they may belong. The
republican papers many of which
We're lukewarm in the campaigns of
two and four years ago are almost
unanimous in their opposition to a
third term for Governor Burke. The
fact of the matter is that the Ameri-
can people do not take kindly to
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
a s.ork's Nest.

An old stork's nest built on The
roof Of tie Cathedral Of Colmar,
ii northern France, became dis
lodged and threatened to fall INTO
the street. II measured i've iect
across, and ii was four feet high
1t weighed 1900 pounds and was
such a compact mass that 70 de-
stroy it picks had 10 be used In
thc nest were found seventeen
stockings, five fur caps, the sleeve
Of silk blouse, 4 large piece OF
leather and four metal buttons.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
The Main Point.

''The Successful farmer loves his
work" said the secretary Of agri-
culture. Every detail Of it inter
csts him. Thus Squire Plowlands
proved himself poor theologlan.
but a grand farmer, when he met
one Sunday morning his tenant
Hodge
Where have YOU been, Hodge z
said the squire.
sl've been % church, SIR
Hodge replied.
s'What vas the sermon about,
Hodge,
1t vas something about Joseph
going down to Egypt to buy corn,
squire
ssThe squire frightened.
.Did the parson say what corn
is worth down there" he asked"