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The Meeker herald., 1913-07-26
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p ESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS
n In National Forest. Notice IL hereby
bracinp 8ia IL acres, within the white River
National Forest, Colorado. will be subject
to settlement and entry under the -provi.
siOns of the homestead laws of the United
States and the act Of June II, 1905 (88 Stat,
2ssi, at the United States land Office at Glen
wood woo Springs; Colorado. on sepIteinber y.
good fuith claiming ahy of said lands for
agricultural purposes prior TO January ],
ipDi, and hns not abandoned same, has
preference right to make homestead en-.
Try for the lands actually occupied. said
iands were listed upon ths appli,cation. OF
preference right subject to the prior right
Of any such settler, provided such settler or
entry and the preference right is exercized
prior to september q, lDl3 on which date the
lands Will be subject to settlement and en-
Try by any qualified person. The lands en-
brace a trnct of l5l.,N acres within Secs. y
and ~, T. > N, r. ~ W. 9Th p. NJ, described
at t corner ] No; No. /. a Volcanic boulder marked
sou!i'enst face, whence e9rner Nc; Of the
extending thence 4. 4io i. chains; thence
n ~ T., : chains; THENCE @ =; 6S' ~ F; 4s.4t
she,ns 'ssase % ehSas: snSs esna: h W. shssss n
chnins; thence N. AZ W. las chains: thence
Nj E. s2so chsins: thence .; ~ y. 1874
place Of beginning. said tract was listed
upon Y, the application Of Amy n. Morse, Of
faHoda, COLORADO; l.ist 2-IU. a tract Cl
$3.50 acres within Fees. n, IL, p. and -, T. 8
n. X: ~ W.. described by metes and bounds
as follows: Beginnipg at corner No.. .
sandstone marked Fl l, whence corner No.
3 OF II. +. =. No. 45 OF W. l.. Veatch's claim
bears n. lsa +. chains; e1tending thence
thence n. q. NJ W. 46.6s chains; thence 9.
N' ~ Z. 44.1 chains; thence N. ~ =. y
chains to the place OF beginning. RAld
tract wss Hated upon the application Of Mrs.
Mary Glynn. 4sH hfEhland Ave-, PhiIadel-
phis. Pa, List 3-HM A tract OF l6e.xo acrss
within Secs. and II, 7. , n, r.. 9I W., des-
scribed by metes and bounds ~ follows: De-
ginning at corner No. I. lava stone mark
ed H !, whence corner No. Of the Bert
Ellsworth claim No. 3dp bears W. lS3 links;
extending thence =. SO S. W. 4S8l chains;
thence =. l4' sd' +. 2i.7l chains; thence 8.
ii'e sS f. h5.24 chains; thence N. ~ II W. IT,
17chHins; thence s.. s1je w. 9.sS chains; thence
Nj W. 2.2S chains; chains to the place of
beginning. said tract was listed upon the
application OF Catherine O'Boyle, c o John
Davitt. OF Meeker, Colorado; List 2-i7l7.
Approved June ~, 1913, $. v. Proud At. As
sistant Commissioner OF the General Land
Office.
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R..sonabI. Objection.

Conan Doyle was once asked why he
didn't establish detective agency and
employ Sherlock Holmes tactics In
conducting the business. "For the very
good reason" he replied, that all the
knots Sherlock Holmes united were Of
my own tying. should fail II under.
took to unravel other peoples entangle-
ments. believe that on one occasion
! could have done 50, though. was In
tailor shop when rather unattrac.
tive man was selecting pair Of trou.
sers. He fiatly objected to striped
goods. and got the idea that he was
an ex-convict. To satisfy myself vis.
tied one or two prisons and. sure
enough. found the mans picture In the
rogues' gallery. He had had enough Of
striped clothes. Free Press.
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Bull CHASING In Lendsn,

From the time of King John till 1889
Nov. 13 was known a. bull running
day In Stamford. A seventeenth cen.
fury historian gives an interesting &C.
count Of the observance.
1.-The butchers provide the bull and
place him overnight In stable belong.
Ing to the alderman. The next morn.
ing proclamation L. made by the bell.
man that each one shut mp bis shop
door and gate and none under pain OF
Imprisonment do any violence to strah.
gers; none to have any iron upon tbeii
bull clubs or other slaves, which they
pursue the bull with. Which procla.
nation being made and the gates all
shut up. the bull Is turned ont Of the
alderman's house. and then hivie skivy,
tagrag. men. women and children Of all
sorts and sizes. with all the dogs in the
town running after him."
At the close of the chase the animal
was killed and its flesh sold at Q nomi.
nal rate to the burghers.-London Spec
fNtOr @
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Public Trustees Sale

Whereas, Emmert Van Cleaye, grantor,
by his certain trust deed dated April ~, 1917.
recorder Of Rio Blanco county, Colorado. In
trustee Of said county the following land In
'i1 Lots u TWO u. three Is, and four ~ in block
eighty-eight tss) In The town OF Meeker,
Colo, together with all improvement.
thereon, In trust. to secure Two principal
notes Of even date with said trust deed for
Sg7D. payable to the First National Bank OF
Meeker, or order, six months and one year
\ after date, with interest thereon from date
at the rate Of ten per cent per annum. pay
able annually.
the said grantOr In said trust deed in the
performance of the covenants ind cOndt.
lions imposed upon him by the terms q
grantor has failed to pay said principal
notes when due, and failed To nay the an
naai due on said principal notes on
And, whereas, the legal holder OF the In
debtedness represented by said notes has
flied with said public trustee notice and dc:
mnnd In writing declaring snid default and
| eiecttng to declare the whole debt repre-.
sented by said notes. and interest thereon
mand ing the Sale of said lahd under said
trust deed.
| that pursuant to said notice, election and
lhority vested in,me by said trust deed asl
said county, Will sell the sbove DESCRIBED
| land for cash, at public auction TO the high
est bidder. at the front door Of the count y
| court house in said county, on Monday, the
| 18th day Of August, 1918, at lO:3O o'clock In
the forenoon. for the purpose Of pay ing said
notes, interest and expenses Of this sale. and
Will give to the purchaser thereof n certift-
| cate of purchase therefor as provided by
law. To be sold subject to deed OF trust for
tsO.0O In favor of w. A. Fairfield, and also q
| deed of trust for $Bis.GO In favor of l.. Is.
Walbridge. executor of the estate of J. l..
Mediation. deceased.
Dated, July II, 1913.
j. l.. TAGERT, Public Trustee
of Rio BlancO County,
jylg-agl8 Colorado.
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COOKING A PILL"
That 10 What Opium Smokers Cal
"Hittins the Pipe"

That 10 What Opium Smokers Cali
"Hittins the Pipe"
The opium smoker In the act Of
smoking is said to be cooking pill"
Smokers Of tobacco in seeing opium
pipes have been misled into the belief
that the large bowl of the pipe Is Oiled
with opium when really the pill" u
simply pasted over tiny opening in
the cover Of the bowl. Heating Of the
bowl produces dense fumes. which are
drawn through the bowl and the stem
Of the pipe into the smokers mouth.
Neither does one pipe Of opium pro-
duce stupor. A pill" dazes only even
I'm inexperienced smoker rs a large
drink would effect person unused to
alcohol. The opium users who have
l,een pictured stretched on bunks Of
opium dens In utter stup0r have been
saturated with the drug.
Reclining on bed. the smoker places
the layout within easy reach and lights
the lamp. Peanut oil. burning slowly
and without evil odors or fumes, is used
exclusively. The smoker is then ready
to prepare bis pill"
The yen-hok. or dipper. long, nee
die shaped instrument, Is put into the
opium receptacle and turned slowly In
the blnck and sticky substance until a
small quantity Of opium adheres to the
point. 1t is then placed over the flame
of the lamp. and. turning the dipper.
the smoker rolls and cooks the ''pill''
until 1t ia ready for the pipe.
The tiny speck is then thrust into the
opening Of the bowl. which, held above
the lamp. slowly hegins to produce
opium fumes. which are drawn in by
the smoker through the stem OF his
pipe. The pill" lasts only from thirty
to forty seconds. and to enjoy another
smoke the same preparations have to
be repeated. New York Tribune.
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Blind DOGS and Rats.

CANNES born blind or Towsers that
become blind by accident are able to
smell and paw their way into the most
inaccessible and out Of the way places.
1t is practically impossible to starve
them. lose them or trap them. Further
more. blind dogs learn stunts Just az
quickly .as those that see. Loss Of
sight in no way interferes with their
ability to learn tricks. acquire habits
or find their bed.
Rats. as u matter of fact. II they use
their eyes at ala doubtful matter
can see little or nothing of the world.
The retina Of these creatures has no
point Of perfect vision such as is found
In the higher animals and man: hence
their noses. muscles. touch and hearing
give them information about the world
they live in.-New York Press.
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HumiJ;.ted Hubby.

A newly married couple had had
little disagreement about some cakes
which the wife hnd made. The hus-
band complained that those his mother
used to produce were far superior. On
the next day the girl set before him
plate of hot cnkes.
'Now you have achieved something"
be exclaimed enthusiastically. These
are exactly like what mother used to
make. How did you do .it?
II will give you the recipe" replied
the wife coldly. II used marga rine in
stead of butter. eggs a year old. put
alum in the -four and added plenty OF
water to the mllk."-Londou Tit. Bits.
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INSTEAD OF:
MADELINE
An Exchange Agreeable to
Both Parties (;
BY cLARIssA r1AcklE

Mrs. Grimm was sitting at the tele.
phone ordering long list Of groceries
and other things for dinner when she
heard the rattle of an auto outside,
and Jefrry Vincent appeared. Walking
In and straight to her. he asked II
Madeline was In. He wished to take
her to ride In his auto.
"rm 30 sorry. Jeffry. but Madeline
has disappeared. believe she has
gone to her dressmaker's, and II that
ID 30 she will not be home until after
luncheon because she was to meet Cleo
Deipin there and they were going-oh,
never mind, you say? But. Jeffry. don't
you want to take little Sylvia with
your She would dearly love the trip
down to Silversands and-very well;
that's q dear boy. I'll tell her to be
ready in fifteen minutes"
Sylvia" she called to the young girl
reading In the window, cant you put
ON your things and drive down to Sill
versands with Jeffry7 It's tifty mile
run down there. and know he is dig
appointed that Madeline has forgotten
all about the engagement and I've told
him you would 60" She looked ex-
pectantly at Sylvla's slowly flushing
face.
"Why, Of course, Aunt Bee. II 1t will
help out any" she said. rather reluc-
family. "only. Of course. feel as
though had been thrust upon him. ]
know he'd rather have Madeline"
'.Of course he would rather have
Madeliner' replied Madeline's mother
emphaticaily. "He is deeply in love
with her. and am positive that he
would have proposed on this motor
drive II she had not run away. What
does the child mean by throwing away
such a splendid chance7" Mrs. Griffin
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AN INsoLENT WRITER.
He Found He Couldn't Dictate to .
CYNICAL John Bull.

Typical John Bull.
Tint sprouting Scotch peer. the Earl
cf yIevon. who rebuked ship news re
porter who approached him by declar-
ivsg that mo gentleman ever speaks tO
another without an introduction: II
simply Isn't DONE" IL nn old friend OF
James Francis Dwyer. the Australian
novelist is. Dwyer doesn't actu-
ally know the Earl Of Levon. but be
knows his sweetly British sort.
~ ought to-" said Dwyer. II was
broke In london and learned tO
know the true Briton. Once I an
swered an advertisement for literary
secretary. To make certain that my
letter would be read wired the nd
vertiser as follows:
".Do not engage a literary secretary
until you have read my letter VI ap.
plicati0n.'
.'rhnt letter was gem. thought !
would land the place with It sure.
wns certain Of II when large. square
letter directed me to appear at nam
ed address at given hour. 1t was u
four penny bus ride. but didn't care.
My fortune was opening out before me.
] squandered the fourpence without
miserly thought. A pompous bntler
ushered me into black oak library,
where the original stuffed model OF
Iobn Bull sat at table. sat down
meekly and waited to. be spoken to.
.'Blam: He hit the desk with bis
clinched hand.
"'You cannot dictate to an English
man. said this old image.
''NO. SIR I said.
~ tell you he shouted. 'you cannot
dictate to nn Englishman!
".Certainly not I said.
"'But you tried to- be said. You
sent me this impertinent telegram. Nc
EnglIsllnan would have done that. u
was nm American trick
II tried to soothe him. for wanted
that job. But he got hotter and hotter
Finally be told me outright that be had
hired young man who once had work
ed for lord.
".l have sent for yon.' said be. 'and
you should be grateful to me in order
to teach you a proper respect for the
traditions of England and for the Brit
ish hng'
lyon old FOSSIL said !. If I had a
British dag here Id tear 1t In two and
choke you to death with it'"-Chicagc
News.
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AGAIN JKrFRy Lo0KED DOWN At H1K
asked this question Of nobody in par.
ticulsr. for abe was staring out of the
window.
Sylvia felt very uncomfortable. well,
u Mr. Vincent IL willing to take ma
along instead OF Madeline ! better get
ready she said and left the room.
"If Sylvia WAS little older and bet
ter poised would be afraid to send
her OF with Jefrry." mused Mrs. Grit.
IN az she looked after the slim. young
figure Of her niece. 'She certainly will
become a beauty-that pale gold hair
and those wide gray eyes. Well, after
Madeline is married viii do the best
can for Sylvia!''
Sylvia was a charming figure in one
Of Madeline's motor coats and with a
most becoming little bonnet framing
her fnce. In spite of the embarrass-
ment she felt In accompanying Jeffry
Vincent In place of Madeline. whom he
undoubtedly admired. she could not
help delightful sense of anticipa-
tion at the unexpected pleasure before
her. As the powerful car sped up the
avenue toward the post road she shot
a brief upward glance at Jetfry VIM
cents sternly set face.
At the same moment he looked down
at her. and their glances met and in
voluntarily the gravity of bis face re-
laxed before the perfect joy in hers.
"Great. isn't itY'' he asked, referring
to the fresh spring air and sunshine
and intoxication of swift motion
Perfectly lovely" sighed Sylvia.
"You can't beat these roads out in
Wisconsin," he teased her.
"You can't beat our prairies for rid
ing" she retorted. "fd rather spend
one day out there on horseback than
q week here in motor-oh. dear. what
have I said" she breathed in a panic
Of dismay.
Jerry laughed. you've merely Civ.
en- me your version Of the lines
.'Retter nifty years of Europe
Than q cycle Of Cathay.
"I've done some riding in Wyoming
myself" he added tactfully. land
there's nothing like 1t under the SUM-"
"Not even motoringY' asked Sylvia
eagerly. She was Jealous for that
western home Of hers. In the east they
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hia Aerial Eliaht..

Henry" said Mrs. Hornbeak anx-
iously. ~ amt one Of those people
who worries very much. but don't
like the idea of our son Arthur bec0m-
ing one Of those bird men,"
"who said he was going to be an
aviator?" asked Mr. Hornbeak.
"Well. here's Cousin Bill writing
that we'd better put curb on Arthur;
snys he's flying awful high for 4 young
fellow."-London Express.
The Meeker herald., 1913-07-26
Gave Himself Away,

A little girl was weeping bitterly In
the street. and benevolent old gen.
tleman. patting her on the shoulder.
inquired what was the matter. I've
lost penny. sir the child sobbed.
The old gentleman promptly handed
her a penny. She looked at him
askance for few seconds and then
said in al tone more Of sorrow than of
anger: "Oh. you wicked old man! So
'ou had 1t all the time!'-London Tatler.
The Meeker herald., 1913-07-26
Unsophiatieatad.

"D<rling." said the fond youth. pro
ducing ring. which Is the right tin-
ger:"
For goodness sake, Algy.' respond
ed the maiden. Don't you know !.
Nineteen years old and never been en-.
gnGed to giri before"-Chicago Trib-
unc
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He Didn't Know, Art.

"where did you get that marble
statuette. my dear:"
"Why. mt Mhrtino's. Isn't 1t lovely?
And snch II hargnin: 1t was marked
half on Didn't you see the tagT'
Yes. but thought the tag referred
to the clothing" = Cleveland Plain
DksNIer
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Liked the FAMILY.

"Dick proposed to me last night"
what did you tell himT'
II said he had better ask mamma.
And what do you think the wretch
said?"
Goodness knows"
He said he had asked her already
and she wouldn't have him.
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Executive Ability.

Little James-Father. what is execu.
tive ability? His father-The faculty
OF earning your bread by the sweat Of
other peoples brows. my son.
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N ponuIar Raeraation.

"where are you going. Sandy?' said
one Scotchman to another. doom to
the club" said Sandy. "And wha'
foor?" 'Just to contradeect wee bit"
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Miahty Texas

Texas is SO big that If 1t swung
around In circle over the United
States 1t would touch the great lakes
to the northward. to the east would
reach the Atlantic. westward the Pa
cif1c and southwark the Caribbean sea.
Casters Magazine,
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Kept on Not Looking

Kept on Not Locking.
"When she wasn't looking I kissed
her."
What did she doT'
Refused to look at me for the rest Of
the evening."-Wasp
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Work

II you intend to go to work, there Il
no place better than where you are. II
you do not intend to go to work. you
cannot get along anywhere.-Abraham
Lincoln.
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His Opinion Of War.

what is your opinion Of warp
WAR" replied the old fellow. "is a
bad Investment.
'The poor man goes out to fight and
then. II he doesn't get killed. he has
to come home and help pay the debts"
Detroit Free Press.
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Preferred the Cash.

ibid you attain the high ideals you
set for yourself when you were youngr'
asked the friend of his boyhood
mo" replied the millionaire, 'and
I'm glad didn't. see now that there
was no money in them."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1913-07-26

The wise man should be. prepared foe
everything that does not lie within ht1
control.-PythagoraA
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Easy.

LNcy-HoH can bring the count 10
his knees at my feet! NeiIy-Drop a
di,ne on the iiOor. = New Orleans
Times Democrat.
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Philosophy Is good horse In the
stable. but an arrant jade on a Jour
ney.-Goldsmith.
The Meeker herald., 1913-07-26

Galvanized chimneys, any size,
made to order, by A. e. Lytle.
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she could frame a question be had left
his end Of the wire.
The two watchers In the library wait
ed his coming eagerly.
When ILLS firm step sounded In the
hall sylvia's heart dew up Into her
throat and then sank heavily. for she
suddenly recotiected that Jeffry was
Madsline's lover and she must slide
her own growing interest In elm.
He looked grave when he came 10
and took Mrs. GrlfHn's hands iD bis
Dear Mrs. Griffin. be prepared for
surprise" he said quietly. Madeline
is safe and well. but she was married
to Teddy Blancton this afternoon. end
they are on their honeymoon trip now
In Blancton's MOTOR
"Marriedr' shrieked Mrs. Grimm 10
horror. Then. suddenly recollecting
that Teddy Blancton was as good a
match as Jeffry vincent, although the
poor boy was dreadfully homely Of
face aud not at all "Madeiine's style"
she found room In her heart to pity
Jeffry.
"My poor. poor boy. what shall you
do?" she cried.
Jeffry did not appear to hear her.
although his lips were smiling. He was
looking down over her shoulder at Syl-
WINS lovely. nuahed face. Brown eyes
met gray once more. and In this glance
each read the biissful fate In store for
them.
OF course Jeffry would have to marry
Sylvia now instead Of Madeline.
The citizen., 1913-09-12
MAN IS PUBLIC BENEFACTOR
John Wares Act Should Sr'ne hel'e'
TO a Few Distressed
Souls.

while working through mining
district recently | saw an advertise-
ment in country paper that ought TO
bring relief to few distressed
souls." said the travelling salesman
ut headed the personal column
and said:
BE it hereby known to all my cor
respondents that have this day de-
stroyed all letters that they would
wish to be destroyed. JOHN WAKE
"That notice was so extraordinary
that 1 stopped over for late train
and called on John Ware. He was
q genial old man and willing to talk.
He said he was person to whom
neople voluntarily impaired secrets
that many persons in bursts of CONN.,
dence had written letters that no
doubt afterward regretted having writ
tan Sometimes they said, Destroy
this.' sometimes they didn't. Anyhow,
1ohn Ware had kept most of these in
terminating letters. But now ina.
he was getting old he had seen what
harm might result from those letters
falling Into strange hands. and ne
The citizen., 1913-09-12

IN mind the Sergeant swung out OF
the saddle, dropping the rein to the
ground, confident that the tired cow
pony would remain quiet His belt
was buckled outside the army over
coat. and he drew his revolver, tested
1t. and slipped 1t back loosely into the
holster. Then he pulled out the rifle
from under the flap of the saddle.
grimly handling it in his gloved fin
gers. Hughes. his head sunk into his
fur collar, his hot breath steaming In
the cold atmosphere. watched him
curiously.
"Lookin fer right smart fight,
reckon" he said. trifle uneasily. BE.
lieve me. yer amt goin' ter find thet
fellar no spring chicken. He's some
on ther gun play"
81 hope he knows enough to quit
when he's cornered," returned the
other pleasantly, sweeping his eyes to
the opening in the hills. for I'm aim
ing to to take him back to Kansas
alive"
The hell ye areI"
That's the plan pardner, and I've
got reason for it. knew lie Fevre
once, years ago, during the war, and
I've been some anxious to get my
hands on him ever since. He's worth
far more to me alive than dead, just
now. Hughes" his voice hardening,
you'll bear that fact in mind when
the fracas begins. From now on this
The citizen., 1913-09-12

is my affair, not yours. You under
stand? You get busy with the two
bucks. and leave the white man to me
Come on now-dismount."
Hughes came to the ground with
evident reluctance, swearing savageIy
What do yer think I'm yere for.
he demanded roughly, 'if it want to
shoot that cuss2"
Hamlin strode swiftly over, and
dropped a hand on tho shaggy shoul-
der.
You are here because | ordered
you to come with me; because If you
hadn't would have killed you back
there In the shack, you red-handed
murderer. Now listen. Hughes. |
know what you area cattle thief
You and lie Fevre belong to the same
outfit. only he was the smarter of the
two. have spared your life for a
purpose, and il you fail me now I'll
shoot you down as | would a dog.
Don't try to threaten me, you cur. for
I am not that kind. | am not trusting
YOU: | haven't from the first. but you
are going into this fight on my side,
and under my orders"
The two men glared into each 9th
er's eyes. silent. breathing hard, but
there was grim determination about
the Sergeants set jaw that left
Hughes speeches. He grinned weak
". stamping down the snow under
foot. Hamlin's continued silence
brought a protest to his lips.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The citizen., 1913-09-12
GETTING Up Speed

Well, George" said Georgia man
not long ago to an old darky in his
employ. Il understand that YOU intend
to give your son an education"
Oats my intention. sub" respond
ed George 81 knows myself what It's
10 struggle along widout learnin' an
l has determined my son amt going
to have no sich trouble as Is had"
Is your son learning ,rapidly?"
He shore is, sab. Las week he
done wrote lettah to his aunt what
lives more'n 90 miles from yere, an
after-while he's going to write to his
aunt dat lives bout so miles from
yere."
why doesn't he write to that aunt
now?" smilingly asked the employer.
"He KANT write SO fur yit. sab. He
kin write 20 miles fuet rate, but |
tole him not to try so miles till he
gifts strongah wifi his pen. Chicago
Record Herald.