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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
MINER LOSES HIS GREENBACKS.
Came Into Town With $500 and Gets
Away With His Old Clothes.

w. II. Snyder. a miner from tho
Grand Central mine at Mammoth. came
into town last week for recreation and
on purchasing trip. He arrived
clothed in the traditional garb OF the
miner and brought with HIM IA wallet
containing 500. one of his first acts
was to secure a room at the Lincoln
house and then to seek out a clothicr
TO gain new attire. When making pur-
chases about town. he pulled out his
wallet frequently and apparently excited
the cupldity of various onlookers. This
morning he returned to the place where
he had bought his new clothes and
asked that the store take back the suit
and give him enough money to get
back to the mine. He was given $40
and the clothes were returned. The
miner explained that he had been roll
ed. but he didn't know when nor how.
His best information was to the ef-
feet that he woke up penniless. and
that he wanted 10 get back 10 work.
A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglsr-proof vaults OF the
Salt Lake Security & Trust Co.. 32-34
Main street. So. 90 per year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
THREATEN TO FILE SUIT.
Stockholders OF DaIy West NAV At
tcmpt 10 Stop Drain Tunnel.

Several OF the heavy stockholders In
the Daly-West Mining company who
are stun bitter toward II Otto Hanke
and other members OF the Cincinnati
crowd In control OF the Daly-Ju1ge
Mining company, declare they will
start court proceedings against the
Daly-West mana cement to prevent the
extension Of the ontario drain tunnel
into the Daly-Judge ground
IL is declared that there Is clause
in the Daly-Wcst contract for the
drain tunnel. for which tho company
pays Si25O0 year. that IL cannot be
run closer than 100 feet to any of the
end lines, J. A. Bamberger declares
that II Is simply a clause to prevent
others than the mines allowed 10 use
the tunnel from receiving any benefit
OF g.
Some Of the stockholders declare they
are determined to test the matter H.
court. and that the clause Is directed
toward the Daly-Judge alone.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
LECTURE ON THE JEW.
Rev. Madison &. Peters to Deliver
Address at the Assembly Hall.

The Rev. Madison c. Peters. a Pres
byterian minister of New York who ar
rived in Salt Lake this morning from
San Francisco. will lecture Tuesday
night at s O'Clock In the assembly hall
on What Has the Jew Done for Civi.
ization?" Besides lecturing throughout
the country, DR.. Peters has written sew
eral books i'm relation to the history of
the Jews. Among his works the most
noted Is perhaps Justice 10 the Jews
Il am the first Christian minister
who has made n study OF the Jewish
people and endeavored to present the
facts TO the people" DR.. Peters said
Most writers have brought out stories
like the Wandering jew" which does
not present the true situation"
DR.. Peters's lecture has excited con-
siderable comment In Portland. Seat
tie and San Francisco. As result OF
his lecture in San Francisco. a national
association was organized 20 secure
money 10 erect a monument TO Hyman
Solomon. a Jewish banker who lived In
Philadelphia at the time OF the Revo-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

MARKET Is DULLER.
No Revival Noticed IN Securities on
LOCal Stock Exchange.

A general spirit Of dulness pervad-
ed the local stock exchange this morn
ing and stocks were slightly weaker
Although trading was general there
WAS little inclination to either buy or
dispose of stocks.
The sales for the day amounted 10
$3.50 shares while $5.426.25 was paid
out for the securities. Columbus Con-
soldated sold at 49is cents and 1000
shares OF Iron Blossom we're sold at 70
cents. Nevada Hills also went off again
and 200 shares were disposed of al
2,25. Sioux was not as -ctive although
the stock sold at q and 20ii cents
Men who have been employed in the
Opex contend that there has been no
strike there and that there was no ore
in sight. II Is declared that the com
pany still has considerable work yet
to do before reaching a known ore
body in the mine. conditions have
been favorable for ore but It has never
been reached.
on the curb market Opex was again
the feature OF trading. The sales were
i,i5l shares of OpeX at 81 cents. 50i
shares at 80 cents buyer 60 days.
ToDAYS QUOTATIONS..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
TO CONTEST Will.

on April IL, 1910. two weeks before
his death. James McTernay. the
wealthy saloon man, made a will leav-
ing most OF his property TO charitable
and educational Institutions several
months before that time he made
viii leaving his entire fortune to his
heirs at law. Atty. Henry Shields Of
Park city, assisted by attorneys - this
city. representing the donees under the
first will. have commenced a battle
TO break the last will, which however,
was probated May 2. After dlligent re-
search the heirs have been found. some
In Europe and some in America; and it
is thought that the last will will b. at
tackled on the ground Of undue iniu-
enCe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
PRODUCE.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Aug with the harvest
| making rapid progress in the northwest
| and with returns as a rule exceeding eN-
pectations, wheat today showed down
| ward tendency, Foreign dispatches. how
| ever, did not indicate a bullish situation.
and there was soon evident In the mar
| ket rallying power that had 10 be
| reckoned with. Cash demand was slow,
| but mills were said to be ready to take
| hold more freely.
on the other hand. receipts were heav-
| Ter than had been expected The open
Ink was u lower 10 A0is higher. Sep
tember started at l.o3h TO y, unchanged
to = up. 4 decline followed to l.03h and
then an advance to imS a%.
Cooler weather and bearish crop re-
port from Oklahoma weakened corn. but
on the ensuing dip In quotations good
buying set In and rccoveries took place
in consequence. The market opened a
to 1c. down, with september at cas- TO
were witnessed between t3A TO 6iI5.
oats were dull and the range narrow
september started shade to iAGL high
to SIS. ~ ''"'u ''' anu rose
General liquidation by commission
houses lowered provisions First sales
was a continuation Of the recession. The
opening for the September option was
H50 for pork. II .27A for lard, and II Is
10 II .21lz for ribs.
Wheat--Local receivers were sellers
The effect was bearish in Connection with
the large arrivals throughout the west
over sunday world : shipments were
very heavy, especially rom Russia. The
close was easy with September at / O2iL
n = to -. n net decline of y to :. n AZ
Corn-Steadiness later at about Satur-
days final figures was attributed TO cron
damage reports. The close wns at 6s7s
for september; a net loss Of isdL
Cash corn: No. 2. 64x n s.; No white.
s5lz a 81 No ? yellow, oots 6s6: No Q. 6sa.
ass; No, white, 6fl de5: No. yellow
6iir n Is; No. 4. e3d = No. white, ssGfst
q Rye-cash' Tls@7s; Sept, 70; Dec. 70
Barley-Cash. gd@
Timothy-sept SIS; Oct. 5.@aSso;
clover-Nothing doing
o W,hsst-sePt, ios,FpNs to " Dec,
G,orn-sept.' es7s Dec. 81 to x al: May.
,oats-s,ept. AKA *; Dec. as%: May.
a. Mess n. ,, PORK per bbl.-sept. AS; oct.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-sept. lio; Oct.
ll.Mh Nov, ll.12h Jan. i0.i6 '
Short Ribs, per 100 dissent. If ~, |
Oct TO- Sls Jan, s.12iz
SUGAR AND COFFEE
New York, Aus. Raw sugar steady.
SO test ss6: centrifugai q
5ss1, so moiasses sugar. 50 test. s.sl. |
crushed. SIS; eranuiat-
ed, 5. Is; powdered. 5E
:, Coree--spot steady; No. Rio So nv.
No. Santos eha& "a
BUTTER AND EGGS.
2sa27; dairies' "a % steady
Eggs-Steady. at mark cases Incl,,do1
Uait' ireceinpts. ss2s; hrsts IS; prime
Cheese-steady Daisies, 1sh n u, Twins
l M ~ H. young Americas, ls.as;
1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
MARKET AGAIN
SHOWS DULNESS

New York. Aug i--Opening prices Of
stocks showed declines with the excep-
ton OF few OF the southeastern rail-
way stocks. The whole market turned
downwards afterward. Wabash preferred
lost ~. Reading. Pennsylvania. Chesa-
peake a. Ohio. st. Paul. Amalgamated
copper, Consolidated Gas. and Anaconda
], and Southern Pacific. Union Pacific
Northern Pacihc, American Smelling and
Brooklyn Transit large fractions. Sloss-
sheffield Steel advanced ~. and Toledo,
St Louis a Western n,
Supporting orders and a demand from
ne shorts caused quick rally which
lifted some of the standard stocks to
above Saturdays closing, The copper
stocks weer sluggish Denver 4 Rio
trande preferred. and National Lead rose
l. American Can preferred fell ila. Min
ueapolis a St Louis ana Frisco second
preferred 2ia.
Onerings OF stocks were scanty during
proved sufficient to sustain prices. THE
government report Of cotton condition
was awaited by the speculative element,
Inc London stock market holiday was
az element in the dulness. Westinghouse
Electric dropped -, and rallied IA
Union Pacific. Atchison. Chicago q Al
Ton and Laclede Gas rose 1. and Sloss-
shefneld Steel ~.
Bonds were irregular
ASIDE from an advance In Reading to
OBS. which was not held, speculation
was dun and uninteresting Great North
crn ore Certificates lost l.
chesapeake a. Onto turned weak de-
ciining III American Agricultural Chemi-
cal advanced ~, Kansas city Southern
Nlglded IA and American Telephone l.
Prices were sagging again at o'clock
lar
the weakness OF Chesapeake & Ohio I'M
trinlntd IN, general market. That stock |
broke 39s to $50, last weeks low prics'
kansas a Texas fell iss. Northern Pa
nc, New York Central and American |
smelling ~. southern Railway preferred, |
KANSAS City southern preferred and Re- |
lubile steel preferred ~. The general |
ISL sagged back TO the early low prices |
" mellow Stop-loss orders were encoun-
c'eu on the decline and yielded a gain.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

ssSo, 600 to Dut rms the war he furnish,
tcnance of ne ne colonies for the p n,al
loan from F Slv army, Negotiating a ~.
government "'e United states
monisn refers Is also Interested a., .,,
tn s While travelling r. IN Nor
nros Sleattle' he met Melvin u" Helena
president of the Nortbwos,J Ballard.
sa isslon; In regard to his i ntor,,5s states
in nv c,l learned a great manv y't ,S he
as,"nis MAY MAJ with Mr.. Ballard 10 So'n n
had heard Al, round out that ny
vas not true. Will remain religion
rev r days and intend 10 study ' re Tor a
MN IN rvIlgion from the inside " we Nor
retets viii lecture I'm r.,.
springs and Boulder. colo oos9Iorado
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

National Real Estate Inv. 60. to
Ralph Gabardi. lot IL, block 2
Fairmont Sub. ...... .............s l25
Fairmont Springs Realty co, to
W. j. liuddy and wife. part OF
block g. i0-acrc A ....,.. 10
Fritsch Investment Co To ~ H.
Granting. lots s. g. IL. Is. 36 and
81, block 8, Thorndyke sub ..... .3n
NJ. A. West at al. 10 Marie l.. Lei
part OF lot a. Grand View sub. 500
David &. Dart and wife TO Halloran-
Judge Co, part OF lot /. block ~.
plat F ..........s..:....;.........., 1850
Lionel r. Flowers and wife to w.
Il. Metcalf and wife. part OF lot
II. block 90 l0-acre A.......... 1 M
The Telluride Realty Co Ia James
lngebretsen, lots 3 and T. block s.
Federal Heights .................s 400
T. NJ Herbert and wife TO Frank
Herbert, section q. township 4
south, range ! west.................. Am
w. II Jones TO Elizabeth Fairless
ct al, lot O. block 60. plat c..
Nenclia a. Strickney to John c.
SHARP. lots %, 81. block 4. Pioneer
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
LATE LOCALS

street Lights Scarce-->-..,,
Morrls petitioned the CITY cot,r,i, l..
nnorhihg to place a street l,n',." this
way between Main ana Wo.,P md rlld'
PIC on FIRST South street re I'm I'm.
OUT also that there are no ' points
lsnts on Grape street which ZEE ,,'sl
northwest from the point wbera' runs
asks the council to place ljrbt ne
Beets Picking Up-George ,,..,-
AGRICULTURAL superintendent ~ 'uS. .h'
ntah Idaho Sugar companv w.. !ae
Gtah helds, say the beet cron sne
SHOWN decided improvement sinoo n nss
scen, storms In the mountains s,as s
.hough the beet fields themselves bsv Nan
,n 49, a'wdys been reached by the MOE
are ne says the best stands so fsr
are IN SEWER county where the bsa,s
are tully on par with anv nr.,'''ls
years. my previous
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
BOSTON COPPERs.

(by Badger Bro. Private Wire.)
Boston, Aug 1.-The market opened
up as continuation of Saturdays
listlcssness both In volume as well as
prices, but by noon a sharp rally in
Lake and North Butte without ex-
PLANTATION other than the buying was
by the larger houses caused some
activity in the minor copper issues and
stffening of prices. We read all
manner of encouraging interviews of
importance, copper men showing moth
ing but a strong feeling for better
ment in copperdom from now on
HOVcy, Kenny Il Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
SMITH WINS ACouITTAL

Harry smith, colored, and acting as
his own attorney In the examination
OF his witnesses. won his case this
morning and was discharged from the
accusation OF having stolen a watch
from Greek nomed Tom Nlcolodentos
Through two witnesses. one a watch
NAKED. smith proved that he had had
the watch In question in his possesssio,,,
several weeks before the alleged rob
berry and theft.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
ToDAY's MONEY MARKET

New York. Aug. Mooney ON c,ii 80.
= ~ 2 per cent; ruling rate, IL per cent
per cent. AZ "a
per cent. for N DAYS a4Ga ner ~" -, -
SIX months ~ as per cent w. i''
F.lme mercantile paper. So TO per
sterling exchange steady with ,,,,,a,
business In bankers bills AZ sSs a,s5,a en- M
for 90 day bills and az as 4 FOR dsyns,s
kar silver. 5sL.
Mexican dollars. a.
Government bonds steadv. xou..
bonds, Irregular. 'a"i0ao
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
MINING, BUSINESS and STOCKS.
GREATEST QUARTER
SHOWING YET MADE
Report Of Utah Copper Increases out
put More Than 20 Per Cent
For Three Months.

According to reports from the east,
the quarterly report Of the Utah Cop
per company will show greater earn
Ing and out5'ut than at any time In it,
history. \ story published in the Bos-
ton News EIireau says the company at
the present rate is earning 81 share
or 100000 a. year The following rel
ative TO the dividend IT. published In
the Boston Niews Bureau.
The report of the Utah Copper COM
pany for the quarter ended June 90
which IS In preparation to be sent to
stockholders, shows earnings not In
Guiding iucOrfo from Nevada ConsOl-
dated. Of 81, 9255l, which compares
with SSIl,951 on the March 81 quarter.
and Sjs6,3l1 f0r the Dec 81 quarter
Cost Of production was 1853 cents per
pound, which compares with 048 cents
per pound in the March 81 quarter and
sis cents per pound in the Dee 81
quarter.
In detail. production for the last three
quarters compares as follows 0n
poundsD
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
WIFE REQUESTS SENTENCE.

T. G. Allen. of dipsomaniacal ten
dency. will spend five days in the city
Jail at the request of his wife, to over
come his recent spree Allen was will
Ing enough TO plead guilty this morn
ing "a the charge of drunkenness, but
hardly expected "A sentence. After Asst
city Atty, Dalton explained 10 Judge
Whitaker the wishes of the family, the
court denied Aliens entreaties for len.
iency and imposed a sentence of five
days In the city jail.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
MARRIED IN 1881

Eliza Fisher Wright has filed suit
against Luman Wright. seeking divorce
on the ground of failure TO provide
They were married Sept. ., 1851, in
st. George. She asks s25 per month
almony and the custody Of their minor
children.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
COURT NEWS
RHODES HELD FOR FELONY.

Edgar Rhodes. charged with a stat
utory crime, was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Axel Steele Sunday afternoon
and taken to the county jail. Blanche
Doe was detained as witness in the
case
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

Cedar Talisnan, 1000 At SiA.
Columbus. 100 at so: 400 at 81. 500 at
o.; icO at SO; zoo at 81 100 at So
DAILY Judge, 100 at 800.
Indian Queen, 500 az n.
Iron Blossom. 500 at 49,
May Day. 500 AT g.
Nevada Hils 800 at 220.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
FINAL DECREE IN COOPER CASE.

Final decree OF divorce was entered
Saturday by Judge Morse In the case
OF Sadie Il. Cooper against William
Cooper. Mrs. Cooper was allowed SIS
a month alimony and the custody If
the five children.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
NEW INTERPRETATIONS.

Articles OF incorporation Of the Kamas
Brook Trout company. with principal
place Of business. Ogden, Utah, were
filed with the secretary of state this
morning. The capital Is 5000 In shares
of 81 each, $1,000 Of which is paid by the
incorporators, The directors are. George
A. Whipple. George shorten. Arta ID.
Young, Ralph W. Ashworth OF Ogden
and Edison J. Adair or kamas The OBJ
Jet Of the company Is TO raise trout at
kamas, near COalVille.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

The two stamp mill OF the Wasatch-
Utah II now running smoothly and by
the end OF the week IL is expected
that the first gold brick will be taken
out The company is now handling
seven tons of ore averaging 500 n
ton AS soon as the first brick Is
made and the management under
stands the treatment Of the rock the
force In the mine viii be doubled so
as to get out 12O tons of ore a month
and the mill will be increased to care
for 90 tons of rock a day.
one OF the richest strikes ever made
at the Union Chief property near
Santaquin is reported in a drift from
a winze from the upper tunnel level
The drift Is so feet from the winze
which Is down 100 feet and according
TO General Manager @ L. Bemis is
In fun face OF ore carrying galena
and carbonate An assay Of the car
Donate ore showed ounces in silver
and 1873 per cent lead. The galena ore
was better showing 20.2 ounces in
silver and so per cent lead From the
level on which the strike was made
to the lower tunnel a chute Is in
through which the ore can be easily
mined The property has ore I'm at
least dozen places and has over
mile OF underground openings. The
lower tunnel is now in 1, 400 feet and
II Is believed that the recent strike
can be caught about 500 feet ahead
of the face of the tunnel.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
WOOL.

lflNiNs
st Louis. Aug Wool, steady. Ter.
ritory and western mediums, lSd 25iz fine
mediums, l7d20; fine 13Gl7.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

Prince. 200 at 60
Sioux CON 200 al 81 600 at 20is
OPEN BOARD
Columbus. 800 at ieih
South Iron Blossom. 5000 at T.
Titan Con, 500 at 2is, buyer GO: 81
10 "a.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

FORENOON SALES.
cedar Talisman. I 900 at 5.
Columbus, 100 az 4siL
crown Point 200 AT So. 1000 Al "a.
iron Blossom 1000 at Il ~
king William 900 al
Lower Mammoth. 800 at Is
Mountain Lake. 900 at 5iA
Nevada Hills. 200 at
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

Articles Of incorporation Of the
Springdale Consolidated Irrigation com
pany were hlcd with the secreary of
state this morning, the company being
a consolidation Of the Sprln gdale Upper
Ditch company and the Springdale Irri-
CATION company. The capital IL si2,75O in
shares Of s25 each, and ;ne officers are:
Thornton Hepworth president; Isaac II
Langston, vice president; and John
RuesCh secretary.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

men and has no partners. He further
says that he Will build mill before
the summer is over and that the tun-
mel Is in pay ore now.
Park city. July St-The following
were the shipments in pounds out Of
the Park city district for the week
ending Friday night:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

Net earnings for the June 30 quarter,
including income from Nevada Console
dated. were at the rate Of over $4,000. 900
per annum, or 81 per share on the out
standing stock, as will be seen from
the following figures:
Earnings from own operation 81, 1892 j5l
Dividend on Nevada CONSOLE
dated holdings ............. $3.50. 42s
Net for quarter ............... 1851
Dividends on l.532.S2 shares. i,14g,6l6
Surplus after dividend for
quarter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500, 1853
The profits OF the June 30 quarter are
figured on the basis OF copper sales az
i2h cents per pound, although a little
better price was actually received.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
Pioneer Roohnps.

Sold. laid and guaranteed by
LAMBERT PAPER CO.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01

The Rochester German Insurance
company of Rochester, n Y. filed a
copy Of It's articles Of Incorporation
with the secretary of state on Satur-
day.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13
HUMOR OF THE DAY
DIVIDING With Bill.

A good old preacher who lives in
small town down in Indiana received
an invitation few days ago to travel
several miles into the country for the
purpose of performing marriage
service. Being too feeble to go on
foot and having no funds with which
to hire conveyance. the reverend
gentleman was somewhat perplexed
until he happened to think Of Bill
Haines. the proprietor of the local
livery stable. He called on Bill and
mentioned the fact that young man
and fair maiden were waiting far
from the madding throng to be Joined
in the holy bonds Of wedlock. and Bill.
being a man of keen PERCEPTION. re-
piled:
II allow you'd like to get horse and
buggy to take you out there"
Il had an idea that 1T would be
fine thing il you could help me in that
way I'll tell you what I'll do. Will
liam. II you will let me have one Of
your rigs. I'll divide what l get with
you when l return"
GAIL right" said Bill. that's co.
The parson was accordingly provided
with a horse and buggy. and he drove
away. When he got back. covered
with dust and considerably fatigued,
he climbed out of the buggy and.
handing the reins to Bill Haines. said:
civilian. thank you five hundred
times"
II thought you was goin' to divide
with me-" Bill answered
II am doing so. When had pro-
nounced them man and wife the groom
offered me a thousand thanks. "-Chi-
cago Record Herald
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13
A Stroke of Luck,

A rich old farmer who had moved
into Michigan village had a ne'er do
we'll son who would not work. but in
sisted on loafing around the village
and living on his father. meantime
waiting for the happy moment when
the father might die.
One morning the news came from
the rich old farmers house that he
had had stroke Of apoplexy and was
dying. The good women Of the vii
lage rushed over to see if they could
do anything. They found the son sit
ting on the porch in chair.
rocking slowly and rubbing his hands.
John" one lady said. lis this ter
rible news true? How is your ia
ther?"
WELL" replied John. continuing the
rocking. "all l can say is that l ex-
pect to be a rich man in few min
es."-Saturday Evening Post.