Ik e
O b s e rv e r
T h e P r e se n t L a w F or
R a ilr o a d R a te
R e g u la tio n .
M OM O, OMBGON
FRIDAY
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At any
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th e p ap er w il l be d is c o n tin u e d . H u t w e
e x p e c t t h a t a ll a rr e a r « w i l l be p aW b e lo re
• u c h re q u e s t Is m a d e .
I t I . easy to a s k u .
M X a s ta te tr.e n t, w h k h w ill be c h e e r lu l l)
dark'rones below the lodge w ill uiako
a beautiful bank, on which we can a r
range tbs early white flower» which
are beginning to bloom on the hillsides
Theu there are the pussy willow» and
early ferns and lota of other things
that can be used w ith good effect. Yes.
Indeed, we can make a charming deco
ration w ith w hat the woods and fields
g y C. * . M E L L E N . F r e s l d e a t N . Y „ N . M . e n d N . M .» llru « d
FRANK H.
SWEET.
H A V E always conceded the need of E F F IC IE N T wgula-
tion of railroad corporations. It has always seemed to me
it would be preferable for tho corporations and the public
that such regulation bo by the general government rather
than by the states because of the neoessity for A RE ABON
ABLE DEGREE OF U N IFO R M ITY in the regulation for the pr
I
[O r tg tn a L ]
A fter Tom Haxeltiue »old Billy Nut
ting » do|»ed boree for »100 that re
turned to »kin aud boue a» »oou as he
failed to get hie ineab of arsenic Billy
was trying to “get it back” on Torn.'
You see. W» fellow» all understood one
m other, aud no oue of the guug spared
another. A fter a fellow bad been sold
ba laughed w ith the rest and blded
h is Uma to get even.
But Uaxeltlne
•tuck Nutting for a larger «mount
than we fellows liked to ’ aee. and we
were ready to help him recover it from
the man who took It out of him. Billy
waa very nice about I t lie Joined in
the laugh at hla expense, sent the home
to a fertilising factory «nd i»ocketed
h it lose—that Is, temporarily.
We used to meet at euch other*a
txx . ii » a after busiures hoypi
for •
for sale, i
,
". "
“Don’t want any parrots.” said Billy
lm|»atieutly. ’’Whose deal r”
“I have vera good parrot.” said the
Italian. "You Uka him vers much.”
“ Don’t want him.” said Billy. “Get
out!”
“Shut up!” shrieked the parrot.
••You Impudent little villain!
ex
claimed Billy.
Thia changed the Interest from the
game to the parrot. The Italian waa
called upon to get him out of his box
and make him perform.
“Ante up.” croaked the parrot.
“ Polly,” said Haxeltiue. “prehy poll!
W h a t y ’ got foe • »how dowu?”
“ Full o’ knaves,” croaked the par-
There was a laugh, and tome one
asked the parrot If he had anything
else, but the bird only had one answer
for a ll—“ Full o’ knaves.”
“You’re dead right,” remarked one
of the party. •'There’s more knavery
In thia gang than In a doxen Jailbirds.”
“Deal the cards,” the parrot sudden
|y blurted out, rubbing his beak w ith
his claw and following the Injunction
w i t h a lot of parrot cawlngs.
“By Jove,” exclaimed Haxeltiue, “he
la a rare bird to have on hand for a
poker party! H e ’d make no end o’ fun
W h a t you w ant for him?”
“T ell the gentleman yoor price. Poll,”
•aid the Italian.
•Tw^ cents,”
said the parrot.
note, therefore, the public is bound to stop discrimination, even if it
The Dalles, Portland aid
Istoria Navigation Co.
R e g u la to r L in e
Tcrtlud,Tlii D&lloa «dwiypàaü
Steamer» leave Portland aud T h e
Dalles d aily exorpt Hu inlay at 1 a. m ,
arrivin g at about 6 p in., ouunacltug at
L y le w ith the
humors or d is e a a r is in g from bad blood.
I f you have U tte r, nasty, foul taste In
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tlrod, feel depressed
and despondont, have frequent headaches,
dlixy attacks, gnawing or distress In stom
ach, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risings after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number of them, Indicate that you are
uffering from biliousness, torpid or laxy
Ivor with the usual accompanying Indl-
tion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
angementa.
we cross state lines.
Earnestly desiring improvement in corporate managemen
been in favor alao of the GREATEST PO SSIBLE P U B
being given to all the acts of corporations which have been hi
that duty could tw approached from such a way as to cause complaint.
When this subject was first agitated I thought I saw a
many direction» and that not all of
them were necessarily thorny and nar dawning in railroad management and an improved relationshij
r o w . A choir was formed and a sing
ing class started to stimulate aud en between the reasonable portion of the public and the carrier».
courage greater proficiency; then came
a Bible class. In which the leaeou» were
What was needed was regulation, NOT R ESTR IC TIO N ; proto
presented In a way to encourage Inter
est, and a Christian Endeavor society
n,
not peweeution; but when the law was available for examination
tluit brought out the youpg people. A t
was found to be revengeful and punitive, drawn either in ignorance
Christmas there was an entertainment
with much singing, and during the
prejudice, with less thought of fuirueaa to the railroada cr the wtor-
w inter there Were praise services and
of the public than to concentrate TREM ENDOUS POW ER in
social gatherings, aud In June a ser
nion especially for the children, and
a general government not necessary for the regulation or the elimi-
through the summer and fall picnics
tion of abuses complained of and whioh, if constitutional, gives
and outings that brought all the people
wer to derange established markets to an extent that, if exercised,
together and kept their Interest In the
church undlinlnlahed.
11
produce LITTLE SHORT OF REVOLUTION.
Among the other Innovations were
the Easter sermon and church decora
tion. The new minister made the an
nouncement one Thursday evening a ft
The necessity for such a law as enacted by congreM
er prayer meeting and added that he questionable, and that there has been no trouble is beci
hoped all would be present and that
the ladle» of the church would arrange nnthing has been done under IT. All that has been ac
for a tasteful and appropriate decora been under the provisions OF OTHER LAW S, an
tion.
ment has been mendaciously accredited to this unnecessarily drastic
A fter service the women stood about
Irresolutely, looking at each other w ith legislation, tinkered by every crank who temporarily came to the sur
blank, questioning eye«. Bpruce H ill
face, encouraged by all the powers of unrest, log rolled into enactment
wu» undeniably on the road toward
prosperity, but Its people had not yet by the most IRRECONCILABLE ELEM ENTS of both parties,
loosened their grasp on the labor that with accusations of treachery and mendacity so frequent and forceful
u «« t w irin g them there. Every w o
man aud girl o f the community, from an honest man was in doubt whether the membership of the Ananias
the eight year mite who washed dishes jociety itself were not in danger of secession and disintegration.
and “chored" to the w hite haired
The publitTcry has been against discrimination, and yet those who
grandmother knitting in the corner,
had duties for each hour o f the day. I t have to handle the business of tho railroads know that in private it ia
was the natural condition of the bard,
one strenuous effort on the part of the publio TO SECURE THAT
unsocial life which had taught them to
value the practical and substantial and V E R Y T H IN G .
J ,
remain Ignorant of much that was
H R R
beautiful and sw eet They had Tittle
I f a man ships a carload of freight every day in the year, he pays
time fo r flowers and, besides the lilac
bushes a n d -“popcorns” In their yards the same rate of freight as the man who ships a similar carload onoe a,
and * few such perennials as lilies aud
phlox and daffodils and perhaps a ge month, but IF A M A N R ID E S every day In the year he must have
ranium or calls In their kitchen wlu- a LESS R A TE than tho man who ridos only once a month. You will
Im p e ria l H otel
A n n e x , k n o w n as th e H b io b l s b im i Room.
r e n d e re d a t a n y t im e .
FULL O’ KNAVES
The Farmer’s W ife
I t very careful »boot her churn. She
scald» It thoroughly after using, and gives G u r tp t" " P I" " -
Portland. O n
It a sun bath to sweeten IL She know»
f a n . MatscaAw
.
that If her ohurn la aour It w ill taint the
Manager •__
-g jR K
butter that 1» made In Ik Thu atomaeli la
a churn. In the stomach and digestive
U J r tt"
and nutritive tract» are performud pro-
ceases which are almost exactly like the
••NtofaZai«
churning of butter. Is It not apparent
City
then that If thia stomach-churn la foul It
SUMÉ
makes foul all which is put Into It 7
* * * * * *•
The evil of a foul stomach |a not alone
y««
«a*
the bad taste la the mouth and the foul
yigat«.**
breath caused by It, but the corruption of
the pure current of blood and the dissem
ination of disease throughout the body.
Srs proof t u l l d l u f .
Dr. Pierce’s Oelden Medical Dlsoovery ■la-atery
Matas. »I ® a n d np.
makes the sour and fourt stomach sweet.
fcaUrsly rsnovated.
C a n tr a ll y lo o au d .
I t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the churn—absolutely
removes every tainting or corrupting ele
ew an d oosy L ad le»’ P a rlo r. D in in s Room
ment. In this way It cures blotches.
now on m ain floor. Pins Cals and Ix d lo s
Columbia River
& Northern RyCo
For GoUteiidnle sn«l K lic k ita t t alley
points. T ra m leave» Uoldeuiiale at
5 J 0 a . in d ally except Huuday, a rr iv
ing at Lyl<* at 7:30 a. in., connecting
w ith down river boat for Portland and
Interm ediate point«.
S
K
EAST via SOUTH
pabsomags
r
w ill furnish. But there!” breaking Into
a low, Joyous laugh which apparently
frightened her, for sho stopped sud
denly and looked about In a scared,
tremulous sort of way. “ I was only
about to say,” she went on deprecat-
lngly, “that I haven't seen the church
y e t I must go there and look around
so a» to get an Idea df w hat sort of
decoration w ill be most appropriate.”
“O f course; we w ill take you there
this afternoon,” volunteered the mini»
ter beamingly.
“An’ you can have my horse an’
wagon every afternoon If you like,” |
added Mrs. Perry w arm ly. “Then there
Is my son Tommy. Yon can have him
to drive you nn’ to do your gatherin'
an’ liftin ’. W h y, really, I almost feel
as though I would like to leave work
an’ Join In the fun myself.”
The old woiuaii'n face wan now ab
solutely radiant.
“ I t w ill be beautiful,” »he murmured,
“as the world seemed wheu I was
young.”
Hbe was not thinking of the decora
tion now, but of the beautiful thing of
not being forgotten that had come so
unexpectedly to her.
“Yes, It w ill be beautiful,” she re
peated’. t‘Ood Is good to have remem
T h a t thii> Is absolutely true
will be readily proven to your satlsfoetlon
If you w ill but mall a postal card request
to Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y „ for a
free copy of his booklet of extract» from
the standard medical authorities, giving
the names of all the Ingredient» entering
Into hl» world-famed medicine» and show
ing what the most eminent medical men
of tin) age Say of thorn.__________ ______
Practical Watchmaker
and Jeweler. —
THE DALLES, - - OREGON
Overlaud Express trains for Httlenu,
Roseburg, Ashland, Hm raiusnLo, Og-
deu, Han
Fraud»«», Hlocfcton Loa
Angeles, E l Paso, N ew Orleans aud the
Esst. Leaves Portland Union Depot,
8 45 p. in . Arrives 7 25 a iu., d ally.
M orning tra in connects at Woodburn
d ally except Huuday w ith train» for
For any further Inform ation w rite or
M L A ngel, H llv A to n
Brownsville,
H p rin tlle M , W e n d lln g aud N a tro n call on the nearest Agent, o r the General
Leaves Portland U n io n Depot8.30a.m . Office at Portland.
arrives 6.66 p. in.
Eugene passeuger connects at W ood
burn w ith M t. Angel and Hllvertoo
local. Leaves Portland U nion Depot
4.16 p, ro., returns 10.36 a .iu ., dally.
Corvallis passenger leave» Portland
U nion Depot 7.30a n i.,a rrlv e » 6 60 p.m.
303 Second Street, next door to the
qdcific Express Company.
Mail orders promptly attended to
All work warranted.
bered me so lovingly.”
T he minister gated nt her a moment
and then turned again to the wludow.
"There w ill be no falluy« In the
be remarked to
church decoration,
Mrs. Perry.
Nor was there, nor In the beautiful
thing that had come to the little old
woman.
During the decoration she
waa like a different creature, and her
face came to bo scarcely recognisable
as that which had looked so deprecat
lngly at them that afternoon In the
poorhouse. When It waa all over the
minister went to her Impulsively and
LcaV M L y le for Owldeudale on the
arrival of the up river »learner.
,
Forest Grove passenger leaves Port
land Union Depot 10.46 p .m ., arrives
l 60 p m . D a ily except Huuday.
OMEN
R o b e r tln e « Iv e s w h a t e v e ry w o m u n
m o s t deslea«—» p e r fe c t .c o m o J i-x io n .
I t b r in g s t h a t s o ft. sm o o th , frs ah .
c le a r t i n t to th e c h e c k t h a t iK n o tes
y o u th fu ln e w i.
I t w il l b r ln x b « * u t y
to thdae who la c k 1C I t w n t r e r a ’n
I t f o r thosA w h b a lr e a d y poKsew it:
It w ill e n a b le yob to e u c c c x s ftilly
c o m b a t t h e ra v a g e s o t W e u lh e r an.d
tim e . D o n ’ t d o u b t—d o n ’ t a rg u e . Ju » t
t r y R o b e r tln e .
Y o u r d r u g g is t w ill
« tv s y o u a fre e s a m p le .
A ll d r u g
gists k e e p R o b s r tlm .
POFIT L A N D OSW E G O HU B U R B A N
S E R V IC E A N D Y A M H I L L
D IV IS IO N .
De|M»t, Foot o f Jefferson Street.
I^eaves frr in Jefferson street <lep«»t for
Dallas »m l Interm ediate points dally,
4 16 p.ui. A rriv e Portland, 10 16 a m .
T h e Indejiendeuce M onm outh Motor
Line operates d ally to M onm outh and
A irlle , connecting w ith H. P. Co’e
trains at Dallaa aud Independence.
Flrat-claas fare from Portland to
Sacramento and Han Francisco, >2»>;
b e rth ,>6. Hecond-claae fair, >16;seooud
class berth, >2.60
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe,
also Js|»fcD, C h ina, H o nolulu and
,v JOUaWAL w
X mzsmal tar
and those in charge of their affairs I Are
enforoe the laws superior to the laws themsel
mitted to disregard them W ITH IMPU-
against corporate management have foundati
exaggeration.
IT 18 U N N E C E S S A R Y T H A T T H E Y BE
T H E Y M A Y N O T S H IN E , B U T M U C H THA
A G A IN S T T H E M IN T H E W A Y OF O FFEN
A N D IS O U T OF D A T E T O D A Y , AS M A N Y
HAVE TA U G H T
US T H E IR
LE83O N8
A
to leave, and I need some one to take
her place. W ill you come and look
after the parsonage—and me, too, for
that m a tter7" w ith one of hla frank
boyish amlles.
“M y mother always
said I wasn’t capable of looking nftet
my clothes and such things. I w ill try
not to~tkx you too severely.”
Ro the beautiful thing which hnd
come t o her was uot of a day, but wan
to last through all the remainder of
“ No, no!” Interposed the owner. “T ry
again. Yoor p ric e -y o u r price.”
“Seventy-five dollars.”
“Great Scott!" exclaimed Billy. “Sev
S C U R ITY,
enty five dollars for a parrot!”
The Italian shrugged his shoulders
trade. F a r a time he done well; then
“ Put him up at auctlo»,” “ Id Billy,
his business broke, an’ he died, an’ his
“ w ith >75 a minimum.”
w ife came back here an’ lived up what
The Italian agreed, the hjrd waa put
.........___ _____
her rears, __
little she had. A fte r th a t there waa
up. and Billy started the bidding by
place to th e *—
nothin*
bnt
the
poorhouse.
Now,
I
’ve
offering >25. Haxeltiue, who was think
“ I ’oorbouse,” said the old woman
always held a poorhouse was stronger
ing what a treasnre the bird would be
calmly.
than
a
grave
for
hidin’
folks.’’
at his own poker purtles, offered >30,
"W ell, ye«, poorhotwe,”
“W ell, we w ill find her,” eagerly.
land and Ocrinany there Is an Idea
■ml tbs bldillug Ite'ume spirited. In •
ly. “An’, besides, folk«
“
Perhaps
she
w
ill
be
able
to
give
us
that I f the bees swarm ujxm « rotten
few minute* the price was ruu up to
customs as they git on
•ome assistance or advice. W ill you
the limit, but none of the bidders
I
don’t call anywhere as much as I used tree there w ill he a death lu the fam llj
go w ith me, Mr«. Perry?”
•eetued Inclined to give way to the oth
I
to. > B ut never mind that,” hrtokly. owning or living on the property before
The woman hesitated a little, then
er* Eighty, elgbty-flve, ninety, were
I
“I ’m callin’ today, an’ I ’ve brnng the the expiration of twelve months.
threw back her head w ith sudden de-
bid successively. At the last figure all
I
minister. Do you know him?”
cblmk - ■ --
dropjw 'l out except Billy Nutting and
" I don’t think I ’ve had the pleasure
“W hy, yea, I don’t mind If I do.
Only about a doxen worda of genuine
Tom Haxeltiue, who coutluued to top
of meeting Mrs. Bray before,” said the
Cynthia Bray was as much of a lady
Bngllah origin end with the letter “a.”
each other >2 a h|d At ninety five Ha
minister, rising, “and yet I have call
n« anybody round, an* I don’t know as
two doxen with the letter “o” and neap
aeltlne showed signs qf weakening.
ed here several times.”
a poorbouae Is the worst thing In the
“ Don’t take water, Tom,” whispered
“No, we haven’t met,” acquiesced the ly B.OOO w ith “y.” “Ough” ha* eight
world. Still, w hile It wa’u’t her fault
one of the |»«rty. “The bird s worth
old woman. “I generally «toy In the sound*, as up, on o, off. uff and aut.
goln’ there. It’s hardly to be expected
8200. Thera are plenty of parrots, bnt
folks w ill keep on visitin’ Jn«t the kitchen.”
I never saw oue that could talk Ilk«
H e held her hand for a m oment
same as though she was In some other
'T must acknowledge this visit I h
tiia t.”
place.”
. I
“ Ninety-six!” cried llazeltlns.
mostly a buslne*« one, Mrs. Brdy,” he
The next afternoon the minister’s
“Raise It to ninety-«even,’’ from Nut
said, resuming hl« seat. “You «ee. I
H elp the H orse f
backboard paused In front of the poor
am planning to have the church deco
N o article 1» m o re u a efa l L
ting-
bouse, and he and Mrs Perry slighted.
•
b o a t th e stable th a n M ica |
“ Ninety eight!” from Haxeltlne.
rated for Easter, but the ladle« of my
A xle C rease. Put a lit t le o s
Reversl men and boys were slouching
“Ninety-nine!” from Nuttlug.
cnngpggflpon, Including Mrs. Perry
th e s p isd le s b efore y o u “ hook
about the yard, and», on a bench near
u p ” — it win help th e h o rse, and
“One hundred!" from Huxeltlne.
bare, assure me th a t such a thing I s
bring the load h om e q uick er.
the door were four or five old women.
"B o ld r cried the Italian. "You taka
utterly Impossible—Is abort, that they
Mrs. Perry looked them over critically.
cannot undertake the work and tlint
da bird, I taka da money.”
“ Not there,” she declared concisely.
There wan u roar o f laughter In
there are no flowers to undertake It
“Cynthia wouldn’t grow to look like
which every one present Joined except
w ith. 1 have come to you as a la»t re
them.
Wg*ll
g«
In.”
the sncceeaful buyer, who, taking I
sort. Can you help me?”
In answer to their knock a harsh
The old woman, who had not had «
fright at once, looked at the company •
weerv w rZ Z -b etter th a n a n y
featured woman came to the» door. A
e th e r gveaae. Coats th e axle
w ith wonder and Inquiry.
• I
caller Is five Years, looked from one
w ith a h a n l, sm ooth surface o f
ring of keys dangled from her w a is t
to tho other w ith a sudden yearning In
"Point up!” cried the parrot, i
1
povrdcrr.l m ic a w h ic h reduces
“M b ’ Bray?” ahe repeated In answer
M c U o n . A ak th e d ea ler fo r
This reassured the purchaser. H e
her tender old eyes. I t was as though
’ M ic a A x le Oreaae
to their question. “Oh, Aunt Cynthia
■he questioned the possibility of the
took a roll of bills from his pocket and <
wo call her. No, she ain’t here; she *
world
still
having
use
for
her.
Then
a
banded >100 to the Italian , who made
liuid e
You see, we have to get a*
■oft flush began to steal ovgr her face.
no delay In gettlug o u t
much work from the paupers a* wc
“I t Isn’t easy to decorate without
“I 'oiue. Poll,” said B illy , “show your
can. Most of tbem are laxy an’ no
anything to decorate with.” ahe said
owner what a bargain he’s made. Talk
•connt but now an’ then wc find a good
tremulously. " In the city we u»«l to
about the game of poker.”
j
worker. A u n t C znthla’« one. so we have palms and Banter lilies and no
Polly was at le n t
and of feres and delicate things to
"Tell ua u lx ju t those knave« you were
bank w ith.”
mentioning.”
“ But there are the woods.” eugm stefl
The parrot manifested no Interest In
the minister desperately. “I notice lots
the subject, sitting stupidly on her
of pretty things on my walks.”
perch
Mscb one of the party tried In
“ Yes, the woods are beautiful arotnfi
turn to make her talk, but failed. Ha-
here In the spring. I notice them from
u e it ln e , who had not yet got on to th f
the kitchen windows, and sometime«,
•all. remarked that parrots were like cun t w are up white pretre enougn
children - they often wouldn’t talk to for » buttooholo bouquet,’’ declared a
before anybody la op. I take nhort
“Ao for
walk«.” H e r hands were «till tr s r e -
«trangers without thelc, fathers or third woman aggressively.
mothers egging them on. ‘ As soon as ■aster lllb *. I ain’t never seen on«.
bling, but Into her fare waa coming an
»»8 *srcte«ti« I ain’t even ho««d of-
P e l l got used to her uow master slie’d
•xpraaalon Which Mrs. Perry remear
Every kind of rig to order,
•how up fine. So be took the bird The Idea o’ decoratin’ 8 whole church
bered to have belonged to her old daytk and all ordere prompt and satis
home, and after he had geo« we laugh
this time o’ year!”
before the long «tilling experience of factory at reasonable prioee.
ed till we all had aide ache.
“ r r e beard Mis’ B ray apeak
nar-
poorbouae «ervltude.
Farmer« team« fed as well mb
Weeks passed before Haseltlne would rlM ua,” sal<l a woman reflectively,
“Do you mean fo r me to take chsaf«
admit that hla parrot waa dumb as « “sbe that was th f florist’s w ife, yon
e f the decorating,” «he asked, “to do they are fed at home, if not better.
lamp post H e had meanwhile spent a know. An’, come to think, «he’s likely
Telephone at o«r expense.
It In my own way 7”
s let of money on a i<srrot teacher, who a master hand at this deeomtl«’ busl-
“Ye«,
but
of
course
w
ith
plenty
of
failed signally to get the bird to utter
nre». Hbe has spoke o' serin’ big city
help. I don’t know much about a r
a «Ingle word. Finally Haaelttne sold
churches filled w ith flowers ”
ranging flowers myaelf.”
the Wrd for afdollar and. having mads
“ Mis' B ray--ain 't she dead 7“ quee
H e turned hastily and g ln n c e d
vp his mind that a trick bad been tiooed another.. ”1 ain’t heard her
through the window. Something la tho
Bteyad on him. asked bow It bad been
name afore la years
Bnt there! I
w istful, even rapturous expression on
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done, whereupon he waa Informed know she ain’t I ’d
seen the notice
the old Woman’s face made him loot
. a f a m il y u » rarv
that Billy had bought tho bird for a
In the articulator."
command
o
f
hlmeeir
for
a
moment
•sng and had hired a ventriloquist to
“Who is Mrs. Bray, and where Is she
“W e ll, I shall need help In gatlm rlM
It to his rooms and make It
to l»e fo u n d r Raked the minister quick
the decorations.’' she was saying as he
1.7 C o m p l s t « NovcLa V f A R L V
talk J«st like a human bring. Billy
ly. “ Perhape sbe can help me out
turned back. “Thera w ill be things (n
had recovered the hundred dollars
f? A L Y S H O R T S T O R IE S A N D
with thia
Curious I hav» not beard
cut and bring borne and boxe« and
Tom bad taken out of him minus >10
; X P G R G O N T IM E L Y T O P IC S
her before.”
boards to build up for the banklgs,
k« had paid the ventriloquist for bis of “Oh,
CJ.G O evR v s a r ; I S <»▼•• * oorv
1 don’t knew," dryly; “folks sort
' Yes, I think w« can do It very nhwlyv
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o’ die aw ay from the world a fte r they
'
i
There
are
noma
buahe«
along
the
creek
T md ««Joyed the Joke hugely, aa«
cVARV HuaiaxR co«set-«Ta »Rirea»-»
tarter a poorhonae. Mis’ Bray’s b««-
!
th
a
t
1
ceu
fix
up
to
look
very
mack
ow he ta watching aa opportunity to
bsud was for gettln’ on, ao be went
«I at back <a> BlUy.
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