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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
Totals 81 10 q !, . Totals 90 )

Totals 81 10 q - Totais....cc ) q s /
'IttcI for i'almcro Ia third.
'!int"d !ur StroId IN eighth.
Boston ........-......-..o : o 0-5
Vow Sori; ....-.........n g. - u a.
S'imnlrv: Hurs-,'1i!luS. Naranvit'.. FItz-
patricii. Kou"tchy. Smith. Snudgrass. kaur
Nck"cnnir. lion" run-Frzpa'rich Th"cc-
hss" h.'-NaranviI!c. Two base h!t-Sn,!th
bps"s an bn.Ie-pff Raglan. ?: % IaIrncro
I. struck ort-hH Rnc"n. &: by Paimrro. !
by s'r"uc Sncrihc" hi,-Isurns. Stolen
h?7n- k"ur. :tuHbi" pIr'--Evcr. TO Eonetchv
Passed 'ail-'noin lins-on Palrn"-o. q in
: Innings. ~ 3tro"j, In innings. on
Schnu"t. " in aiming. Empires. Ricicr ard
. EnNnN !.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
PHILLlES SHUT OUT
fsn.ci,l.oTh. Timcs.r,;s,a,cb ,

BROOKLYN. May S.-Wheezer Dell
pitched his second shut-out In success
sion to-day. triunphing over the
mighty Alexander. " TO q. The Brook
lyn pitcher held tho phtllies 10 four
scattered hits. II was BrooxIyns third
victor! in row over the champions.
Brooklyn scored both their runs in
the second inning on Wheata single
n sacrifice. Cutshaws safe hunt. n wild
throw b. Burns and Dlsea'S double.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
Meeting In u,r,on u-,eht

Matters OF Importance to the COM
munity will be discussed tonight at
the meeting OF North Richmond CSti-
zens' Association. to be held In the
auditorium of the Barton Heights
School. Reports on tho membership
campaign now being conducted viii be
made. and large attendance Ia SIX
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09

by Mendelssohn, Come, Let Us Sing
and will be assisted by Joseph Whit
temorc. a local tenor, popular in the
community. The Wednesday, Club ia
an urselfsh organization. to which
Richmond is greatly indebted. and it
should We encouraged and upheld
A. r. G.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
Pitchers Records
Down the Alleys

The Palace duckpiN tourney VIII
open tomorrow night AT o'clock. Tne
teams TO 20 on will be: Bleasley and
Waldbaur S; Snead and Soanes. $40;
Miller and Anderson, $40.
Thursday night VIII he Petersburg
night.
Friday nights schedule: J.. Cosby
and &. IL Cosby. krouse and Coats.
Il idd aud Howard.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

the second. Ia the third inning Il base
On balls. latricks home run. a double
ny smith ana SnOdprass's single sent
Paimcro 10 the showers. The Giants
scored IN The second when KRun walk
cd. stole aud came in on two outs
Singles By NICK cchnic. DOOM and Stroud
gave the Giants 1t run IN the NTH.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09

SUMMARY tuns-,Nh"at Cutshaw. Ras"s
on bai,s-on pcl'. }. struck ou;--hy Alcsan-
icr :. - Dol! Double rirys-t'lsvn. cut
shaw and DTuhort. HcCarty and Olson.
Ncwrr!. Cu;-haw and Daubcrt: l.udrrus
bancroft ami i.udorur Thrce.b hit
Myers. THO. base hits-olson. Sacrifice hits
.-No"r"H. NJ CRrt". Wheat. stolen bases
.'ut'haw ''mnircs. 'luig'rr and Byron
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
GORDONSVlLLE WINS
Jefferson HOya' school, OF Chnrlottes-
Vile, Loses by 3-to-2
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch
tiORDONSNILLE, VA, May Sin
one Of The prctties, games played on
the local diamond this season the Cor
donsvillc High School baseball team
defeated Jefferson Boys School team, OF
charlottesville to-day by the score OF
3 TO @ Both teams Put up good game.
Score by innings: II. II. r.
Jefferson "A q o o o o. 2
Gordonsv'lc O 0 o ! 0-3 s 3
batteries: Observation-Disclosures and
sullivan: Jcffcrson--Cooke and Shapero.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
Excur.ions Every sunday.

The Norfolk and Western Railway
will begin the operation OF its enjoy
able low-rate Sunday excursions TO Nor
folk and the seashore on May II, 1916.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09

Charged with Jaing Automobile.
. Haywood Cabell. colored, was ar
rested yesterday hv Traffic SERGEANT
bradley and Policeman Samueis on a
charge of using the automobile OF r,
~ Saunders without the permission Of
the owner.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
John MnrshHii w. Benedicttnc. at
byrd Park.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-09
PREP Mines MEET TO-DAY
BENEDICTINE CADETS
AND HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
Championship tnmr Promises 10 BE
Lively Contcst From Start
to Finish.
Prep School League

STANDING OF CLUBS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08
A MlrreN.

/ vooed her In the wintcrtmc.
And won her sO ! thought forever;
She vowed that she wns fond of rhyme,
And dotted on my least rudcnvOr
Her cycs were of ccrulcRn hue;
She had merry way of mocking,
And though she loved TO dross In blue,
She was not "blustockng'l
Sometimes before the sea coal fire
close side by side our tocs we toasted;
Sometimes We bravcd the north winds
ire
And skntod glcofully or coastcd
And once when ragged the bitter storm,
And she by cruel cold wns smitt"n.
To keep her little fingers warm
/ gave the maid "a mltien
She treasured IL, or so I deemed.
Through days inyiolntr and vcmnl;
And stnl within her glance there glenmcd
A tender Hight that seemed eternal
And so loves tide flowed on and on
What time the year was ut its lunlng.
And ever In my slumbcrs shonc.
Fond dreams uf huucymoouiug
But ln' this morning In the mail
found wedding invitation.
Announcing tah the wocfu plrO
That she had caught rich relation.
And with the word Wlnck u.d1yp
There was "a brief note neatly written
The maiden had but this tu sny.
Il send you back your mttenw
Clinton Scollard. In Judge.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08
SUM MING 1T UP
BY RICHARD S. GRAVES

Looking lih to see who 81 here there will O.,
among others who are as busy bird dog Russell just
Hike Tint
Mayor OvcrhoHor his capacity os censor should never
despair Tor there was T. r. nnrnum who unable devise
Il plan ot Amusement that pleased ryhody
Giving tho oil district near Ncwlrk the name Of Rock Os
going to mofe It mighty suggestive tQ the bootrgrcrs ISN'T
Every resident of Oohr'o ought have ta750a which
lust about tho price Of am army mule hut somc OF u haven't
anything but tho mushncsg.
Fighting ON the Russian front may bee ho rIrni
way 10 gh ut 49, hui eventually s going io somebody
south
showed tendency o draw party lines rud Pos nr. there rrc
who suu ut
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08
Twenty Years Ago
From The Times FiIss)

The delegates 10 the statehood cone
vcutlun flied the hotels hast night uui
today. aud the Issue W clearly defined
as single statehood against double state
hood II has called out all the fighters
OF rh. territory md developed also many
side Issues I'm personal ambitions. town
fights and politics At the meeting pt ,
O'Clock both calf. the pIwn"" nul clark
call were roud nt the same TIME lud IN
the midst Of much noia. T T. ii'n .'r
uas made temporary chairman Frank
Hutto socrotnr, and Charles lhu.'-
assistant
Several contests appeared when th"
eve ,Irnti1l committc, was formed. unr lrl
by Frank McNastcrs conlosunR fur tho
oklahoma county delegation being m"
greatest surprise Col Johnson delivered
the address OF welcome. md responses
we're made Gy Frank Greer Hon Powell
clayton NJ Arkansas and GOV Sray
rhc double statehood people captured
the temporary organization by superior
manipulation of muscle. but the convcn-
ton is almost equally divided with tho
double statehood men inside the brcnst-
works.
Work On the two school huusos. tho
two douu'g for the Chocitv nnd ON 'h"
Ionca mill will put iu circulation iDO0nN
before the wheat harvest
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08
In the Forum of
Public Opinion


HIS Of Britain.
The ills. political and so,ipl. Of Great
Britain hHv" nowhere their origin In
..nntu.. but lu governmental ABUSES
Int inequalities against which British
democracy Un. Hf No strongest and most
devoted u' 900 world forces. . munuly
sIruHEI.ug Nud lNn most disastrous OF
HN elements of evil M, war system. BIS
wholly uuI.mo.r0r. n hp. been brought
Hu. n.' l'.Iu.u I.muDu,.,a tfy Loosely
M.uE'd .If,.ra. and dIHurdrIlg." but
H1." compact n0h,rhDpds which
M... been welded into u nwi, nation
'u 'h" fostering ,nrr and the strict di..
..u|n' of uIt'mlisiID government "
hItr become poNliony so Incompetent
NHi they Hrr driven like sheep into ID
"Nr which they di not wnnt. which
could bring them nothing but ruin and
NhI.h ln Its Inception and contamination
constitutes itself the most hruoua crime
eve. pururirHlrd boo the history of Chris
lrnduW \ud AN this ut the dIrtuHun of
1 very few men whom even SGT the mn
uun Nn nIIrd iu IDENTITY when the
So uI. tory b. tYId the lesson ur. must
.'i ini the rmriy for ih. short.
''H 'H. OFF freedom wuIr freedom
.N'' Ir' "nNI initiative counts more.
even 100 uuuuuu enterprise. ruu l,p,
.nrm oI enforced efficiency that the
n'.l u. Zee, states Ia mot lrs. freedom
nui mur, Justice. for Justice ,rrs mon
tree. aud that 'hu wort possible trst of
% wNnna greatness b. found n IN, mis-.
DNlu. .un uuu do hnr uuirHburs ip nIipd
leading u' the blind to the fold Of bpt.
l' IhNi hpttlvIIrida atlI exist ia duo 10
lh, failure ul iustlp" and therefore Of
Individual freedom Chancellor bpyd
Slir Jordan Boo The Scientific Monthly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08
A CAREFUL WITNESS.

During o. recent trial II became neces.
mry to take the testimony of curIousy
reserved witness
what do YOU do'' asked the lawyer
having him under examination
u am very we'll" vus the prompt but
unexpected answer
- am not asking Aa 10 Your health
want to know wnS, ipu do"
~ work
where do YOU work."
In factory
What kind OF pctury7"
1T is "A rather large factory"
MAY / venture TO inquire what YOU
make In the factory7
You want to know what / make In tus
factory is that rightg"
'rrccscly Answer without further
circumlocution. Tell the court what YOU
make"
~ make two pounds week AM
swcrs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08

years afterward But this Swiss system
Is super imposed on universal school
training In the rudlments Of soldering
II seems open to question whether tho
proposed service period In the United
States is long enough, Work.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08

President Wilson told the Pan-Amcrcan Scientific
coHs'ess that The Monroe doctrine always had hccn and
always would be maintained by the United States ON hts
own authority, and there was enthusiastic applause
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08

BY assuring the house military committee that an the
army officers will appear before it as they are called Sec.
reta Garrison has placed the gag in the mouths Of those
whs said he had the army officers fixed that way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08

Carrying thrcc-inch guns a passenger ship may be
the Italian idea OF preparedness but it wouldn't avail
much If the vessel happened to get into the Mcltcr-
rancan
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08

Lots and coolies of serious minded rcn arc still
trying lo get used to the idea Of grown woman
wearing iurncl-down socks
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08

Chinese military forces and stores are being moved
away from the ccntcrs subject TO attack and that's
Just what ails China
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08

Our Army Plan vs.. Foreign Armies
with two months training vrgr fnr
thrrc years the continental line could moi
rank iu efficiency with the French M
German troops They might. porhpps
equal the improvised British troops
though those troops have hnd more
Training than this aud had II continuous.
N ON the other hand lsO days training
is moro thnu the Swiss army has. II is
trained from sixty 10 ninety dnys with
an elcvcn-doy annual service for seven
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-08

According tO Associated Press dis
rluN'. from Rome. tine total Italian
lu.Hrs from six months ot war aggregate
100000 casualties The snmc report gives
the number OF men now engaged at
about 1000 900 and II Be- safe ESTIMATE
that Oh, average number ON the Austrian
front since Italy entered the war hng
hrrn about 900 Among n half mil
Hon won employed boy the American rail
ways iu positions involving risk 10 life
ininmon, sWitchmen ctc.-thc annual
casualties exceed 10000 II seems Ia
follow TINT wor.makIng conducted b.,
Italian methods Is little, II any. more
dangerous thnn transportation conducted
hy American methods War making ON
the eastern side Of the Adrlnur is "A
moro serious business Little Serbia hps
endured more casualties In single w,rt
than great Italy reports lor ak months
N,,h pll due allowance for probable un.
drrptntrmeut In the Italian reports tho
conclusion seems unavoidable that unly
is playing q remarkably cautious game
New Republic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-13

ul Trust ctfs
iur Cen lr
n0HIIrt AIS
IlH
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-13
THE COFFEE MARKET.
Undcrtonc slightly Easier u All
scncc Of Aggressive BnSIng.

The coffee market was duict YESTERDAY. with
total sales Of - 20 ba-s. and IN ahscuor Of
aggressive buying the undertonc Was a little
easier and final quotations we're net IN
changed TO 9 points lower. There was an an.
scn,r Of selling pressure. however. and the
trade AZ large was inclined to await develop
meuts IN connection with The freight s,tua
tor.
The reported urgent demand for steamers
to carry gram from the Argentine, u 80.
feared, would draw steamers from tn" BRA
lillian service, and some operators were DIS
pu.cd to anticipate n further advance IN
freish t rates on this a"couu Brazilian ship
perS we're also nervous over the situation and
IN many eases have insisted upon lslug gwen
a 80 day option on cost and frclIht orders on
account Of the uncertainty ~ regard 10 ton
maze
Cost and freight offers were not numerous
and the only business reported waa a sale Of
iMO bags of Santos IS and "a for January ship
ment at Q 80. London credits The local spot
market was inactive. but prices were we'll
maintained on the basis of N." for RIO -
The official cable from Brazil showed a de.
cline of - rcIs IN the Rio market, while
Santos remained unchanged Receipts at these
ports we're 5000 bags. against 5000 last year
prires fplloW
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-13
THE CURB MARKET.
Weakness shown in Forenoon.
with Recoveries Later.

Weakness characterized the forenoon trad.
Ing on the curb yesterday. but IN sympathy
WITH the general market a rally ensued IN
the later dealing which resulted IN recov.
eries OF from a fraction 10 I points through.
out the industrial list.
Mldvale steel was an early weak feature.
noNerln- around III. a decline OF = points
from Tuesdays close and a new low for the
current downvard movement However. IN
the late trading. when the market strength.
ened. this is-ue sold w TO "a. rracitus fra.
tioialiy At the close. Removed int,r--, was
manifested by traders in international Mcr.
cdntile Marine shares The preferred. which
has been neglected of late showed n good
turnover auu moved NJ y fun point on the
day ana the commou advanced - of a point
fpol" Engineering. under comparatively
Moderate dealings gained Z points Submarine
Boat !. Tobacco Products IS. white Motor
-. AJAX Rubber Tire $. and American In.
tern1tlonal Corporation 70 por cent pad
stock q, Trading m rtah SECURITIES vac
resumed after an idlrness OF two weeks The
stock opened at i, sold up TO 1911. but, easei
. at the close from the hish level of the
day
Al the outset oils were below their rre.
vlous closing prices. hut shared Ia the late
rally IN sympathy with the stock market
standard on Of California -liued points.
New Jersey 3 and Ohio on ! point
Copper. showed a heavy turnover. but
maintained a hrm tone throughout the SEE
son, Bonds ~er" steady bat inactive
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-13
SUB.TREASURY STATEMENT.

TUESDAY.
Paid hy sub. Treasury to hanks, 1886. 900
Paid 10y banks To Suh-Troasury. LOG 900
Gain 80 banks on days trans
actions ,..........,..... 1850 900
SINCE FRIDAY LAST.
Paid by sub. Treasury 20 banks $40, 42o. 900
Paid by banks to sub Treasury, I,<g9. 600
Gain to hanks. ,",.,.,.,,, SiS2i 900
vious week ..,,",,,.".'',, ss,i.sse
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-13

where q c' follows
q quotation II inh
Gates a bid or offer
for 10 shares
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-13
CURB STOCKS CLOSING,
Customs Receipts Yesterday.

The total receipts for duties at the
Custom House Yesterday We're $50
l46,sO, of which Sl2i,361,"2 Wa fo,
merchandise Withdrawn from bonded
warehouses and S+%S.7Sl5s for recent
importatlons.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-06-14
COPYRIGHT, 1918,
BY HARPER & BROTHERS.

Continued
He noticed that the corn was throw
Ing out circle Of short blunt points,
or stems, each about as large around
as slate pencil from the two joints
just above the surface of the ground.
Joe did not understand what they were.
He looked through his book about
agriculture, his government reports,
the state bulletins. Nowhere did he
find word about corn throwing out a
radiating circle Of blunt spikes from
the lower joints. He was afraid to let
the subject drop for fear the corn was
not doing properly. He never remem-
bered seeing anything of the sort be-
fore, but then he reflected that he had
never noticed corn very closely before
He walked down the path leading to
a distant field where his father was
working to ask him If he knew any
thing about it. There were a few corn
stalks standing in the edge of last
years corntield. He parted the rank
tangle of weeds about them in the hope
of finding something there that would
enlighten him.
The old cornstalks had the same
things on them, only much longer, a
double ring of them. but each spike
had curved downward and entered the
soil. Carefully Joe dug some of the
dirt away with his knife blade-and IA.
had the secret,
Those rings of spikes were additional ,
main roots, which when they made
connection with the ground sent out a |
network of smaller feeders to gather
what the plant needed At the end OF |
each of those spikes was Il tibrous !
mass of smaller roots, each spike being |
the main artery, or pipe, by which was
conveyed all the SuStenance the small |
er roots at the end gathered from the
soil in the form of sap to the main
stem of the cornstalk and thence dis
tributed to leaves and other parts of
the plant. Joe sat fiat upon the ground,
his mind busy with problem.
why should the corn be sending out
those additional roots? ?" he asked him
self.
at must be hungry his mind an
swered.
Eyes, that's true. But why is it
hungry now? Why didn't it do that
way before?"
ut is almost through making stalk"
reason answered. "By the time those
extra roots touch the ground the stalks
will begin to put on the rudimentary
ears, and nature is preparing for the
extra drain upon the strength Of the
plant. 1t must have more food to ma
ture the ears of corn
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-06-14

| life giving element does not fall upon
the silk of the ears there will be no
corn except imperfect, dwarfed grains
of no vitality. After the beautiful silk
has performed it's life work it turns
brown and blackens and finally dries
up completely.
One more application of nitrate three
weeks later in order to give the plant
abundant strength to mature the grain
and Joe's work with the corn was end
ed. Time and nature alone could do
the rest
Full of the idea of breeding a better
variety, Joe provided himself with
some strips of white cotton Cloth about
foot long and an inch or two wide.
Then row by row he Systematically ex-
amined the cornstalks, hill by hill. In
the first row he found ten stalks with
three ears on the stalks, the third be-
ing unusually imperfect. About the
two largest and best stalks with the
largest and best third ear in that row
he tied the white string to mark for
seed.
In next to the last row, to his great
joy, he found an enormous sturdy stalk
with three perfect ears on it, and be-
low the third ear a faint. rudimentary
fourth ear, just a suspicion of an ear.
It was the only stalk of its kind in the
Shole acre.
This stalk, he decided, was to be the
parent Of variety that the next year
would show three good ears and
more clearly defined fourth one. He
would plant the seed in a patch by it.
self, so the pollen from inferior varie-
sies could not fall upon the silk and
check the upward tendency of the new
variety. BY doing this year after year
hS four cared variety was certain.
Remember Davy Crockett" said his
father one day. BE sure you're right,
then go ahead"
Hey, joe" called a countryman one
day, refining up his team, Il want to
get some of that corn for seed. Will
you sell it?"
Yes. sir. after it has been measured
by the committee. Can't touch it until
then"
''All right; | want some. What do
you ask for it?"
1.-TWO dollars and a half bushel for
selected seed
"Sufferin' Moses, that's mighty steep,
Joe!'
"Yes, and it's mighty good corn too.
1t win make three times as much as
you have been getting, with the right
treatment"
well, l reckon it's with it. Put me
down for two bushels, and I'll norate
the news around that you'll sell for
that price,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-06-14

bushels of nubbins. No, I've got hun
dred and eleven bushels of corn yet"
well, I'll take bushel for seed"
I'm not willing to let it go for seed.
1t Is not the best; that is gone. Corn
Just common, ordinary corn-is worth
20 cents. I'll sell it all to you at that"
"Ain't it good for seed?' queried the
man in astonishment. "Ain't it outen
that same patchT
Eyes, but that don't make it good
seed corn, or corn that will guaran-
tee to make what mine did with the
same treatment The fifty bushels of
selected seed l did guarantee"
"Oh, shucks The commonest stalk
in that patch of yourn is so much bet
ter than the rest of the corn raised
around here that a Teller is bound to
do better with it. Gimme four bushels
at 70 cents"
"All right-with the understanding
that I'm not putting it out as seed 1
can vouch for"
The news was bruited around that
Joe Weston was selling his fine corn
at common corn prices, and in two
weeks he had not a bushel left. To
each buyer he explained the difference
between field selected seed and that
which he could not guarantee. Every
buyer reasoned as the first one did and
bought
Nov. Joe went to town, taking the
$77.70 for the corn. Added to the S125
he had got for seed, it made total of
$202.70 for the prize acre.
He was bit worried as to whether
he had acted fairly by Mr.. Somerville
in refusing $3.50 bushel for the corn.
The old merchant heard him through.
then, placing his hands on Joe's Shout
ders and looking him straight in the
eyes, he smiled.
"Son, don't you suppose I've heard of
this long ago? And don't you suppose
was proud of you for acting with
such scrupulous honesty and good faith
with your customers? I've got plenty
Of money, Joe, in moderation, and I'd
rather have had you do just exactly as
you have done than to have some one
give me a check for $1,000
"Tm-I'm much obliged, sir. 1t just
seemed right, and 1 was going to pay
you the difference out of my part if it
was wrong"
"Well, l wouldn't have taken It.
Whenever anything seems right to
you, my boy, you go ahead and do it.
Your ideas are straight"
Mr.. Somerville had figured up ac-
counts with Joe's father. Mr.. Weston
had also realized well from his cotton
and corn; but not taking the care Joe
had, his yields were not half as large
per acre. Still they were treble what
he was accustomed to make.
Go be Continued.)