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"Come. Quelton." cried Jack Darcy,
bursting Into my office one morning in
June last, "drop those everlasting pa
pers and tukp an hour's rest, I want
• on to go to the opera house with me.”
"And for what, pray,” I answered,
"should I go to the opera house In day
time.— the forenoon at that? Is It a re
hearsal?"
"Rehearsal? Certainly not; It's the
commencement exercises of the Girls'
High School, and there is one thing,
spet'ally, on the program that I am
anxious for you to hear. Get ready,
man; It’s time to go. It will do you j
good to see those pretty girls two
hundred and fifty of them, and listen
to what some of them have to say. It
will brush the cobwebs off that bard
worked old editorial brain of yours.”
Now I cannot tell you how it was, bat
Jack's proposition roused In me a sud
den but overweening desire to attend
those exercises. It would be so radical
a change from the amusements that I
usually Indulged In, something so
bright and Inspiring and beautiful, that
I became, all In a minute, as enthus
iastic about It as my bustling friend
was.
I tossed aside the "exchange” that I
bad been scanning, laid a weight on
my "copy" paper, seized my hat anil ac
tually hurried Jack out of the office and
Into the street on our way to the opera
house, I suppose we are all subject to
those Hidden Impulses, but mine aston
Inhf'fi in<> ;ill uiiinp' liiltT iri (lie fl.iv
I came lo the conclusion that some
beneficent spirit had moved me.
Ah we entered the house, where a
large audience had already gathered,
l the member* of the graduating class
were Just coming upon the stage. This
of itself was a pretty sight, and Jack
and I found a place where we could nee
It to good advantage. The girls, whose
ages ranged from sixteen to nineteen
years, were all dressed In whin*, with
Just, variation enough In material and
trimming to take away the appearance
of monotony.
Each girl carried a bunch of flowers
In her hand, and wore upon her left
breast the crimson and gold ribbon of
the class.
('hairs were arranged In tiers from
I he front of the large stage to the rear,
and the girls entered in two lines, one
from each side. Those that entered
from the right crossed the stage and
passed to the chairs on the left, and
those that entered from the left passed
to the right. This semi-military effect
was very pleasing, and made the scene
orderly without being stiff.
When all were seated the exercises
began, but It Is not my purpose to de
scribe them In detail. Jack soon let
me know why he had asked me to
come there, and that Is what I am go
ing to tell you about, II. pointed t<
the fifth number on the program, and
said:
"That Ih what I want you to hear
Mias Agnes Farrell's recitation. She Is
a remarkable girl. 1 want you to see
and bear her to-day, and then I am go
ing to tell you a story about her. She's
a heroine every Inch a heroine,' with
as gallant a spirit us ever animated the
heart of a soldier. And yet she Is one
of the gentlest and most lovable girls
you ever saw. But wait!"
1 looked at the program and saw this:
5. Kecltation—The Charge of the Light
Brigade.
Agnes Constance Farrell.
The first four numbers of the pro
gram had been given, and then the
principal of the school announced Miss
Farrell. A fair-haired young girl arose
from the frout row of seats and ad
vanced gracefully to the front of the
stage. Her manner was easy and self
contained, but absolutely free from
self-assertiveness; It was the manner
of one conscious of her power, but too
modest to make that consciousness ap
parent.
With a slight but graceful bow to
the audience, she began to speak:
BEARING IIAHOLI>‘* UNCONBCIUl’B
FORM
Half a Iragua, half a leagua.
Half a If.igu** wiwanll
All 111 (hr *allr> of lh*ath
limit, ihr alt hntiilml
FtiTw.tr 4 tin* l.lghl Ilriaa.la'
thargv ftir the guna' hr aaitl;
Into I hr tallr* uf Hralh
Ifitil* thv ait hiintlrrtlt
t'irarlt ami tlUsin.il) the tpfrUctl
««tr4« frit front Ihuaa fating lip. .>H«i
l* lhr Hit line tit ihr lUtu *w
r««th««l (hr) rung ihraugit thv Hmm
lih* I ha n«»aa of t'aullgau • httgiv aa
ha ut4r«r4 that (aurutta thatgr tala
lug alt ittlia lottawras *tl aril In thr »f. !
tin) wI hat |«att Ai«4 tllk lha tUitlu.ta
•tatrtt of thr linaa. «lt> twr in a height
t>< aftiwt tint,mi Mhltittr au4 oaf t :
h I 1 i ■ ! ' I
h«t tmnar
I have, ni •. i* h««i4 •ny thtng nr *r '
ihan h*t Mir MJt..t,vi nttwrau 1 .*1 u*- ,
Inunh tiiut •»< thv tiitmwrtal |n».
Fi«ah*-4 alt I hair tglwta Far ?
Ft * alt t 4 a* ihr, in. tt«nl |m
Oh* using «n at nt 1 nhii
ht| hr #14 .■■■«* h rt I*
' I
Reeled from Ihe sain- stroke,
Shattered and sundepd.
Then they rode back; lit not -
Not thealx hundred.
The slight figure of the ir. trembled
with enthusiasm, her fareglowed like
that of one inspired and he marvelous
voice, sweet, dear and nonant, tut
the air like one of those "ashing sa
bers." At the dose of hei recitation
the audience, until then rap in silent
admiration, burat Into a pertet storm
of applause. I had never sen nor
heard a more brilliant perfornince.
"Come,” said Darcy, "we »n go
now. That is what I wanted you to
hear. What do you think of hr?”
“She Is a wonderful girl.” I an
swered, "simply wonderful. Wait do
you know about her?"
"I am going to tell you," sal< Jack,
"It is a very pretty little story o.hers
ism, but It came near being a trgeiy.
Agnes Farrell Is eighteen yean old.
I have known her for four years. She
is one of the brightest girls I ‘ver
saw. Her tastes are Intellertualand
yet she is as far from being a 1ue
otocklng' as she could well he. few
of you editorial ‘know-alls' are so ell
informed in general literature, |llo
sophy, natural history, science tut as
tronomy as she Is.
“And yet she has her sail boat i the
seashore, and few rnen can equal lr In
Its management. She swims l.e a
fish and Is as brave as bravery self.
In fact, she excels In all odoor
spoi ls that girls Indulge In, and titer
Into them with as much s|<lrlt * she
exhibited on the stage Just a nmeut
ago,
"Hut let. rnc tell you the tllor^hat I
I f • I • I I *11 IU. I 1 • • I I /I I IIt I UUP “ ^
at n rjnir-t little piano (loan in the
coast, a place separated Iron tl main
land hy a broad, generally llad Inlet,
where may lie had doligl/fupnlllng
and fishing. The family g(| s *'i e i v
ery summer, I
“I spent three weeks thireist sca
son, and It was during tlip* *>e that,
the Incident happened ofiwbih I am
going to tell you.
“A family hy the nan/ o<Jraham
has a cottage near the Fanil's, one
member of which is a hoi a ltd Agnes'
age. ills name is Ha/dd. He is a
great sailor, too, and/his mat, the
Ariel, Is almost as wey kn/n for its
achievements as Agnct/Hpr!- in fact,
there has always beet/a ad. of good
natured rivalry between hem, for
while Agnes and Ht/old »re warm
friends, they would ri ver free on the
relative speed and etherlualltlcs of
their two boats,
“No actual test hid eve been made,
for they did not ere to ave a regu
lar race; they ratl/r shrub from the
publicity that a nl wotd give them.
Hut one day in fly a opportunity
occurred that tiell'r f« disposed to
decline, and so try atlast matched
their little crafts leal ns each other.
“It happened nfre h,accident than
design. Harold lid g'S- out early in
the morning for I sail/round the in
let, taking with I 'm ely one of his
friends, Ham Collin, v.o hours later
Agnes took her oat tit. with her
younger sister, Brthafs her compan
ion, This was lothig unusual, for
Agnes Is so gooi a saor that no one
ever thought of/forbijllng her to go
even alone, if sl|' so (Sired.
“The girls hit no been out long
when they saw larold boat Just turn
ing the point o| a pi ty green, reed
grown island of thevestern side of
the inlet. There wt a brisk wind
from the south, and tl Ariel was feel
ing Its full force as te rounded the
island and turned herrow toward the
north, where the bromtnbroken body
of water stretched outrfore her.
"It happened that ;nes’ boat was
headed In the same Motion, and as
they were now fairlybreast of each
other, though still somlistance apart,
the conditions for a tr of speed were
almost Irresistible. Iiact, they were
irresistible, for Haroloresen'.ly stood
up in the stern of the del and waved
his handkerchief In a illenging man
ner at the young sailof the Sprite.
“Agnes could not std that, and she
lost not a second’s tlnin waving defi
ance at the Ariel.
“ ‘Why. Agnes,’ sa her sister In
surprise, 'are you gtf to race with
Ps.ihoni? Ml. nt I'm <r I a*«I f I
know we’ll beat him!
" ’I am going to tryt any rate,’ an
swered Agnes, ’and sle, once for all,
which Is the faster boor which Is the
better Bailor, as you ease,’
•‘And so the long-erred race was
on at last. ClrcunrlicM seemed to
have brought It and'* that It was
here neither of the ewstauts cared to
avoid It; hoih were efdent of victory.
“It was u In loUfukhl. The dark
blue water was Me. kali over Its aur
faec with little foe an* that were
raised by the swieputh wind I’or
more than a tulle lord the mirth the
course etteuded wlttu obetrm -tlnn of
any kind not even fisherman's hunt
being in view Ottsli side of them
were little kdandwlih their reed
grown tainks tea* g clear down to
the waters edge, tl looking like big
emeralds that haden dropped upon
the sapidtire laisotlf the inlet And
over nil was the gl«t» light <1 a >
* londhuNt sun III i* touching every- j
thing With InaUly i beaming life.
trier »o* h a »r*e sped lh< two
pretty tautls. th'dtrows rutting ike [
water ami mulithw »pia> Msk
shurg 'h«lr gbststd keels,
“ I he l.awi1lt.c Has *t ppi oar ‘1* *1 ;
within twlhtus* dibve or esrk tath *t, : I
and vs*It kweng hr* was bantering
• be other, but all * wbtte intent ut. m j l
th» pr«*vi ** «f kU*> tbd as ib*-» I
t*tt»d itr* i iistr stsMwr amt stone
to ia< It stM* -it AssMv the ttho
tn« v«m 4 il» * • 1 u.us *iie*.' -
.it* ton • X* It - * Mtn 11
sue roulil regain it or could realize
what It all meant, the nose of the
Sprite had thrust itself with tremen
dous force into the Ariel and knocked
her over like an egg-shell.
"Harold and his friend were thrown
Into the water, which wan quite deep
at that place, and they disappeared be
neath the surface like stones. Young
Colston came up again almost Imme
| illntely and was clinging to the half
submerged sail of the Artel when Ag
nes had brought her boat about end
was preparing to give aid to her un
fortunate antagonists, Harold was no
where In sight.
"The brave girl did not hesitate a
second; she rightly supposed that the
» young fellow had become entangled in
the rigging of ills boat, and If ‘hat
were true, he would drown unless
someone went to tils rescue, (living a
few hurried directions to her sister,
she threw off her hat and plunged into
the water where Harold had gone
down.
"The accident had given young Col
ston so great a shock that no help
could be expected from him Agnes
must save Harold by her own exertions
or he must perish. .She was cool nnd
undaunted in spite of the trying altu
atlon In which she found herself, and
taking a quick mental note of the sur
roundings, Hhe dived underneath the
water.
“Presently she reappeared, hearing
Harold's unconscious form. Colston
was able by thin time to come to her
assistance, and together they got him
on the deck of the Sprite, and prompt
ly began their efforts to restore him to
life.
“They had n hard fight of It. but
they conquered at last, for Harold
miuii u|n niff f»yph anu »«i' *»*
to the face of Ihc gallant young girl
who had put his life In Jeopardy and
then saved It hy her heroic aelion.
"Now," added Darcy, "you know why
1 admire that, young gfrl so much.
Tills story has never been told before
to anyone but the friends of the two
families, and I tell It to you now, Quel
Ion, with the distinct understanding
that you do not tell It. with the true
names of the parties.”
To my readers I will say that. I
could not resist the temptation to re
late the Incident, but I have kept faith
with Darcy- I have noi given you the
real names.
.% I.Humify Sellout.
' This Is the way we wash our
elothes." Is a familiar phrase In the
playground and the nursery; It has now
it new and very practical meaning for
I he little girls attending Isiard schools
in London. Laundry classes, at which
they may acquire at least one useful
accomplishment, have been established
in various parts of the metropolis, and
according lo the annual report of the
school management committee, have
proved thoroughly satisfactory. Dur
ing the year they were attended hy
12.202 aspirants to proficiency In tie j
art of cleansing anil beautifying arti
cles of every day wear. There are now
seventy-one permanent laundry con- ;
ters, anil two others are building. Kacb :
school consists of one class-room, with I
accommodations for fourteen children,
and Is fitted with desks and seats. ]
thirteen wash tubs and Ironing tables,
a copper and a sink. The whole work
is under the superintendence of Miss
laird and Miss Jones. At present there
is a deficiency in the supply of instruc
tresses and a number are being trained
under the former's supervision. The
salary of the superintendents com
mence at $750 per year, and rises to
$1,000, with a small addition for travel
ing expenses. Instructresses 'salaries
rise to $350.
Too Nmiicrimn to Mention,
“Did you ever notice that almost all
these misers reported in the papers are
single men?" asked Mr. Watts.
“ Ves." answered Mrs. Watts, "mar
ried misers are too numerous to b«
worth mentioning."
When tic hooked hi IIm* Hill.
'i» 1 ’vleh I bad bee t Noah.
Ulu Why?
He- I'll bet no seal wo'p'l have been
allowed to board the ark. Cleveland I
L*‘au«*r.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Generally speaking, »o say that the
curvature of the earth amount* to
ibout seven Inches to the statute mile;
It Is exactly H.99 Inches, «ir 7.9«2 Inches
for a geographical mile.
I.ighinliig Is xlgsag hecuusc, as ll
until nee* the air In the Immediate ad
vance of Its palh ll file* from stile to
tide In order lo pas* where there Is the
east resist sin e to Its progress.
Scientists «ay that no uegro has ever
anted *u elephant or any wild animal,
hough negroes frequently perform
kith wild annuals after they have heeu
owed into submission by white men
Snow appears white because It Is an |
•••legation ul an infinite number of
ulaui* crystals, each infecting all the
t.lois of the ralabow; those < olors,
lulling before they reach the eye. cause
• to appear while to every normal eye.
A sun dial mad*- for Uointoa Would be
i»*Its* for either Paris or Kdtnbnigh
l‘he altitude of the pole star v.tlrs ,
i Ith the latitude, an I h - *u * l» greater ;
it Ediuburgh. and •*•** at Patla ihsa at '
mi inn and os the stylus must always
mint to the polar star, the angle it ,
oak>* with the dial plate must vary '
i Ith the latitude
Ur ii’irteo Wsr«i * cording to |k* j
d it* ll tse. de-tares that liters 1*
no t« fallible «y my teal I tolls at lag
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v-l trVf* |N> Wl^*n lily Aifl *1 j
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RECOVERY OF A BICYCLE.
II If Ad llci'ii Sunk In llie llArhnr for
Hi-11'ligp.
Among the residents of Bermuda .ire
I wo brothers, one of whom, besides be
ing an enthusiastic yachtsman. Is also
a swift and skillful rider of the bicy
cle. Some time ago, shortly before
the date set for a bicycle race, In
which he was to he one of the oontest
I ants his wheel mysteriously disap
peared and all efforts to find a trace
of It proved fruitless, says the Boston
Transcript. One day, about fourteen
months after the bicycle had been pre
sumably stolen, a fisherman who was
angling out In the middle of St.
Oeorge's harbor for floating tlsh,
hooked a large one. which instantly
idling* d Into the depths of the harbor
in d vain endeavor to escage. The
angler played with him for awhile, ami
then, feeling the line lightening in his
hand and the strain become steady, be
gan to liaul up. lie soon realized that
he bad at the end of his line one of
tlie heaviest catches which he had ever
made, and (what he could not under-*
si an*l about it > that It was almost ap
parently a dead weight, lie hauled
away, however, until there appeared
ubove the water not only the iisli that
he hud hooked, hut a bicycle, around
the bandies of which the fish, In Its
efforts lo escape, had wound the line
a number of limes. When the aston
ished fisherman had sufficiently recov
ered from Ills amazement ut ills cur
ious catch he took the bicycle ashore.
There it was soon Identified as the one
which had so Inexplicably disappeared.
Slrange lo say the machine. In spite
tom of the harbor for fourteen months,
was hot little damaged and was easily
put In running order again. For some
time no clue aa to how it found its way
to its watery hiding place could be
discovered. Eventually, however, sev
eral circumstances came to light that
pointed to a man with whom the bicy
cle rider had once had trouble. At one
time whenever he rode past this man's
place the dogs which were kept there
would run out and bark and snap at
Hie rider, causing him considerable an
noyance and trouble. At first he con
tented himself with simply driving off
the brutes as beat he could, but when
he found that they were set upon him
by their master lie took prompt meas
mcH to have the man arrested, brought
Into court and fined. From various cir
cumstances that were found out regard
ing the disappearance of the bicycle
there seemed to be no doubt thut the
owner of the ugly dogs was responsi
ble for it and that he atole the machine
and sunk It in the harbor In order to bv
row nged on Its owner,
SAVED THREE LIVES.
(jiilflloMloniitii Who lilieu th«
Ih«n/£«*rn of tin* ritilertow.
Here is a story which I- too much to
the credit of two ladies and a gentle
man to be wholly suppressed. They
are all strong swimmers, and can bat
tle with the waves in valiant fashion,
says the Hoc ton Transcript. They
chanced to he in the sea at one time
lately, and on a shore where the.
undertow is irresistible a short dis
tance out. The man suddenly felt him
self in that strong, terrible outward
pull of the wal<rs of the mighty deep.
He understood immediately that be
and his companions would shortly be
no more unices by tremendous Instant,
individual exertion they pulled for the
shore. In that treacherous current not
one could help another. How to get
‘ those girls” ashore without terrify
ing them and putting them In still
greater danger through their fears was
ihe problem of that terrible moment.
The man solved it like a hero. He
made a sign, a sound of personal dis
tress, and began swimming In shore.
His companions in the w-aves heard
and saw his white face. Both believed,
as he meant them to, that he was
threatened with i ramps, and swam in
shore too, calling out cheerful, encour
aging words to him as they pulled for
the shore, assuring him that he would
non In- all right; that they coiilil get
him in safely if lit- really should give
nut, and other words to that effect. It
was not lung before this man of moral
i outage stood upon the beach in safety,
and those he iiad thus rescued from
death stood on either side of him and
heard what it would have meant for
ihem to have spent another moment In
that out-rushing tide.
It'wns a nou-eomhutant in the strife
for life who remarked "That fellow
was a great philosopher He knew
how to appeal to the new woman when
swimming her strongest against the
old ordu of things lie only offered
hi* plea (o the 'eternal womanly' to
woman's mate-nal need of taking rare
of the *|| k or Ihe h< IpIcJU lho»e girls
will probably always think It was their
own physical aireugth and powers that
lesrord them from death by drowalug
but it was really li e 'eternal womanly
belli upon helping one they bellvystt
in danger and need “
Mw yiuOrtisi Maw
A stutter•«* man told a friend of hit
it-sterday that very fi*i|u>ntly gs gad.
to walk from the tup tu the groundj
ituur of the lalteat ulll.buildings It}
lb*- lime h* w 44 able tu say ‘ I low o'
the eletatur was usually fwui o, gy<
iteurw brlow him v«* York f-.ui- !
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I'hat man •*- *•«!* Is the toast |e>. k i
- *»ty tiu«>44» t Ht to a | know. -
It H*l kss a dr-tui T I '
li.iii gn i.tt,- is (i ,,jii 1
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• <*A4 %4*mM 1«t* » $%I
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:<4*«***ikM ** Vhkj t4« 'fttfeiliMBu
lit* drip on Fmiir.
The Chap Hook tells a story of a well
Known huntress in London who in tier 1
• wii drawing room introduced John
Drew to a gentleman named Monte- 1
riore. She eulogized Mr. Drew’s abili
ties and tin- genius of his acting, the .
Drew family’s talent, and after she had
mid all that was possible about him
ihe thought it was necessary to say
tomething nice about Mr. Montetiore.
Site hesitated a moment, and then,
turning to Mr. Drew, remarked. "You
nay remember that his favorite uncle
ivas frightfully mangled on the under
ground last, year."
Two bottles of I’iso’s Cure for Consump
tion cured me of a had lung trouble.— Mrs
I. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, March 2tt, 1805.
General Horace Porter, in his “Cam
paiging with Grant" in the Christmas
t’enturv( denis with General Grant's
demeanor during the battle of the
wilderness. General Porter says that
even during the most critical moments.
General Grant manifested no percep
tible anxiety, but tliut lie was visibly
affected by the sight of blood. During
the second hay of ttie battle Grant
smoked about twenty strong cigars, his
highest record in the use of tobacco.
When bilious or costive,eat a rascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c,
L’.’.C.
Ilmt to I Mt Fur.
If any one happens to have on hand
some short, broad pieces of fur which
arc not heavy in appearance, she may
utilize them, especially if they should
be ermine, for the bolero fronts of
an evening waist One of the lovllest
frocks I have seen tills winter was
trimmed in that way.
Bb
IERE 18 |
>NLY ONE!
URE WAYl
nr,wn to medical I
icn for prompt I
f checkiugl
on Ides of the!
wiicii men.. kidneys and re-1
. storing these great
and women .. organs to health
become weak- >nd .strength, and
, . that is by the use of1
ened by .. --■
the wcath-j
er, and rim _
down gener-1 It has stood thf
~ii,, TD/-I test of time; it has
. /. * 11 I saved thousands of
first parts that I lives; it has restor
the weatherP m|ihons of suf
rC . .1 ferers to health;
affects are the jt j)as done what
kidneys. The was never done.
urea is not before; it has made
thrown off, men stronger and
■ . • r_ i healthier; it has
but is forced made .. women
back upon the brighter and hap
I iv pier; .. it stands
lungs, and dis- ^ in al, thcsc
ease results qualities. Do you
t,.. not think it would
-caused b} be wise for y~u to
weakness of use it a.id' thus
,1 | • i_ avoid the dangers
(lie kidneys, of the season jt In
i . 'i»<n«.«» '»i<\ sist upon having it.
(Illgiitnr fawhlon.
“I like the looks of the high standing
•ollar." said ( holly. ‘'The only objec
,ion l‘vc against it is that when you
•hew gum you have to hold your jaw
itill and move the whole top of your
read, you know."—Chicago Tribune.
4 or*• 4 mmli IlnUam
0 thr oMcnt and Iw*t It will »*n-ak up a *o'd <|Mlrk*r
linn nnytliln^fUf. It taalwaya reliable. Try It.
To give and grudg* la no letter than not
n giw> af all- _____
Mra. W Itulow'N Nnnthlng kjr«p
for children te*»t hlnpr.soften* the tfmn« rrdim Inflam
mation, allayh pain, run** wind colic, f&centflu bottle.
There are lfBuu women j ostnl derk* ha
England.
! “It will go
away alter awhile.”
! That's what people say when
advised to take something to ,
cure that cough. j
Have you ever noticed that
! the cough that goes away after
awhile takes the cougher along?
And ht doesn't come back/
Ayer’s
■ Cherry Pectoral
Cures Coughs.
Comfort to
California.
Fv cry Thursday morning,*
tourist *lecnlng cur tor l>cn
vi r *nIt Fnke< Ity.hiin Fnin
cl«co.nnd I.«»m Angelo* leave*
Omaha and Lincoln v lit tho
Kuriington Houle.
111* carpeted, upholster* c|
fn raitnn. hut spring seat*
and hack* and i* provided
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elw.snap.etc. Am xpericoced
excursion conductor and a
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accompany It through to (lie
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two, Is only $>.
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particular* write to
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The best fruit aectlon In the West. No
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good pure water.
For Map* and Circular* giving full de«crip»
tlori of the ittch Mineral, Fruit and Agricultu
ral hands In South West Missouri, write to
JOHN M rritltY. Manager of tiie Missouri
hand and hive Stock Company, Neosho, New*
ton Co., Missouri.
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