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    BEFORE HE TOOK VOGELEfi S
Da Could Not Touch 111* Wife's Din
ners, unit They Were "Fit
for a King."
So writes our esteemed friend Mr.
Frank Chambers of b Bennett street,
Chiswick: "For over two years I suf
fered agonies from indigestion and be
came reduced to a mere shadow of my
stalwart self. I would return home
from my business feeling so faint that
I could hardly drag one leg after the
other. My dear wife did all she pos
sibly could to tempt me with dainty
dishes, and as I entered the house I
sniffed and thought: ‘Oh, how good; I
know I can eat that!’ But alas’ no
sooner had I eaten a few mouthfuls,
when I felt sick; severe pains shot
through my chest and shoulder blades,
my eyes swam and everything seemed
black, I became alternately hot and
cold, and got up from such a dainty
dinner heartily sick of living, and feel
ing I was a sore trial to everybody. 1
may mention that I was also very much
troubled with scaly skin, and often
bolls. But one evening I noticed my
wife seemed more cheerful than usual. I
questioned her and found she had been
reading a pamphlet she had received
of men afflicted just as 1 was, and who
had been cured by Vogeler’s Com
pound. Raid she, ‘What giveB me
moro faith in it is that it is made from
the formula of an eminent physician
now in active practice in ine West Knd
of London, so I am sure it is no quack
thing.’ ‘All right, dear, let’s have a
bottle,’ said I. After taking the con
tents of the first bottle, I felt very
much better, and determined to give
this remedy a fair trial, and I can pos
itively assure you that a few bottles
made a new man of me. I can alc-p
well, eat anything, nnd thoroughly en
jjy life. I have told several of my
friends whom I knew were suffering
the same as myself, and thev all wish
me to say that they are like new men.
I sincerely bless the great physician
who gave you the formula of Vogeler’s
Curative Compound, and also your
selves for making its virtues known to
a suffering public."
The proprietors (The St. Jacob’s Oil.
Ltd., Baltimore) will send a sample
free to any one writing to them and
mentioning this paper.
Illinois school teachers average
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward forany
ease of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hull a
Catarrh Curo.
F. J. CHENEY A CO., Props., Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J
Cheney for the last IS vrars and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tions made by their 11 rm.
West A Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O.; Walding, Kinnan A Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Hail's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, act
ing direct, v upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
f5o per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Hall's Family Pills are the beau
The calendar maker has a good deal
to do with numbering our days.
We promise that should you use PUT
Jf AM FADELESS DYES and l>e dissat
isfied from any cause whatever, to re
fund 10c. for every package.
Monboe Diu/g Co., Unionville, Mo.
Only a fool g' Ose would tackle the
golden-egg business.
A New llofel.
During the coming winter the Har
vey system will open the finest railway
hotel In the Southwest—the new Hotel
Alvarado, at Albuquerque, N. M. Like
tht Castaneda, at Las Vegas, the Alva
rado will be a fine structure in Cali
fornia mission style, with every mod
ern convenience. This hotel will af
ford a luxurious stopping place on
the transcontinental journey.
A unique feature will be the $50,000
Indian curio exhibit, comprising speci
mens of pottery, baskets, blankets, sil
verware, etc., made by the Indians of
New Mexico, Arizona and California.
Many of these curios are very old aud
can not be duplicated.
The man who gives way to temper
only adds wrinkles to his face.
Polati for Women*
Defiance Starch.
Once used always used.
It is the best cold water starch ever
made.
Each and every package contains
sixteen ounces.
A single sixteen ounce package costs
only ten cents; other starches cost ten
cents for twelve ounce packages.
Every package contains a written
guarantee to refund money if satisfac
tion is not given.
It gives clothes that stiff, glossy
finish that Is a guarantee of comfort
to the wearer. No other starch has
this advantage.
It contains ingredients that enables
Its manufacturers to omit all chemi
cals, the presence of which in other
•tarches have proved Injurious to
linen.
There Is nothing in It that can even
In the slightest degree injure the
most delicately woven fabric.
It will not blister nor break the
goods.
It will not stick to the Iron.
It requires no premiums to promote
Its saie.
Tt speaks for Itself.
It will not disappoint you.
It Is being placed on 6alo by all gro
cers. If your grocer "hasn’t heard of
It" insist that he order some for you
from his wholesaler. Made by Mag
netic Starch Co., Omaha, Neb.
Women are jealous of echoes be
cause they get the last word.
Try One Package.
If ’ Defiance Starch" does not please
you, return it to your dealer. If 11
does, you get one-third more for the
same money. It will give you satis
faction and will not stick to the iron
Many a philosopher would be side
tracked If asked to define philosophy
The average man's Intentions arc
several fups ahead of his actions.
EORGE SHINGTOrsr
Thought Always of
Country's Welfare
In a letter to Colonel Hamilton, a
delegate in Congress from the state of
1 New York, Washington said: "My
1 wish to see the union of these stales
1 established upon liberal and perma
nent principles, and inclination to
contribute my mite in pointing out the
defects of the present constitution, are
equally great. All my private letters
have teemed with these sentiments,
and. whenever this topic has been the
subject of conversation, I have endeav
ored to diffuse and enforce them; but
tiow fur any further essay by me might
he produetive of the wished-for end, or
appear to arrogate more than belongs
to me, depends so much upon popular
opinion and the temper and disposi
tions of the people that it is not easy
to decide. 1 shall be obliged to you,
however, for the thoughts which you
have promised me on this subject, and
as soon as you can make it convenient.
No man in the United States is or can
be more deeply impressed with the
necessity of a reform in our present
confederation than myself. No mats,
perhaps, has felt the bad effects of it
more sensibly; for to tlie defects there
of, and want of power in Congress,
may justly be ascribed the prolonga
tion of the war, and consequently the
expenses occasioned by it. More than
half the perplexities I have experi
enced in the course of my command,
and almost the whole of the difficulties
and distress of the army, have had
their origin here. But still, the preju
dices of some, the designs of others,
and the mere machinery of the ma
jority make address and management
necessary to give weight to opinions
which are to combat the doctrines of
those different classes of men in the
held of politics."
To Lafayette he wrote; "We are
now an independent people, and have
yet to learn political tactics. We are
placed among the nations of the earth
and have a character to establish; but
how we shall acquit ourselves time
must discover. The probability is (at
least 1 fear it) that local or state poli
ties will interfere too much with the
more liberal and extensive plan of
government which wisdom and fore
sight, freed from the mist of prejudice,
would dictate, and that we shall be
guilty of many blunders in treading
this boundless theatre before we shall
have arrived at. any perfection in this
art; in a word, that the experience
which is purchased at the price of dif
ficulties and distress will alone con
vince us that the honor, power and
true interest of this country must be
measured by a continental scale, and
that every departure therefrom weak
ens the Union, and may ultimately
break the band which holds us togoh
er. To avert these evils, to form a
new constitution that will give con
sistency, stability and dignity to the
Union and sufficient powers to the
great council of the nation for general
purposes is a duty incumbent upon
every man who wishes well to his
country, and will meet with my aid as
far as it can be rendered in the private
walks of life.”
Gratitude of
Congress Shown
When Washington returned to New
burg, at the close of the revolution,
he found a letter from the president of
Congress, asking his attendance on
that assembly, then in session at
Princeton. The object of this request
was to consult him on the arrange
ments for peace, and other public con
cerns. While he was making prepara
tions to leave camp Congress conferred
on him new honors. It was voted
unanimously that an equestrian statue
of General Washington should be
erected at the place where the resi
dence of Congress should be estab
lished, and that it should be executed
by the best artist in Europe, under the
uiperlntendence of the minister of the
United States at the Court of Ver
sailles.
Incident Typica.1
of Washington’s Life
A story illustrative of the firm and
determined character of Washington is
told in the following description of af
fairs during the frontier warfare:
“The labors and dangers of the field
were not the only troubles with which
Col. Washington at this time had to
contend. By an Ill-timed parsimony,
the pay of the officers was reduced so
low as to create murmurs and discon
:ent throughout the camp. Complaints
»rew loud and vehement, aoeompanied
with threats to resign and leave the
army to its fate. Under this pressure
the character of Washington shone
with the same purity and lustre that
aften distinguished it afterwards on
dmtlar trying occasions. In his letters
:o the governor he assumed a firm and
■nanly tone, demanded for himself and
iis associates an allowance equal to
hat received by the king's troops, and
ieprecated the idea of being placed
ipon a footing, which should imply an
nferiority in rank, or in the value of
heir services.
“While he took this high stand in
iefending the Just claims of the offi
cers, he endeavored to calm their feel
ings and reconcile them to their con
Jitlon by appeals to their honor and
he obligations of duty. ‘I have com
municated your sentiments to the oth
er officer*,’ said he to the governor,
‘and, as far as, I could put on the bypo
I crite, set forth the advantages that
may accrue, and advised them to ac
cept the terms, as a refusal might re
flect dishonor upon their character,
leaving it to the world to assign what
reason it pleases for their quitting the
service.' And again, ‘I considered the
pernicious consequences that would at
tend a disunion and was therefore too
much attached to my country’s inter
ests to suffer it to ripen.’ In this way
he concealed his uneasiness, and tran
quilized the minds of his officers, al
though he felt the wrongs they suf
fered. and approved the spirit that
would not tamely submit to them.
"As to himself, it was not so much
the smallness of the pay, that gave
him concern, as the indignity and in
justice of having hi3 services estimated
at a lower rate, than in the British
establishment, when in reality no ser
vice could he more severe and hazard
ous, or less promising of glory, than
the one in which he was engaged. ‘Now
if we could be fortunate enough.' said
he. ‘to drive the French from the Ohio,
as far as your honor would please to
have them sent, in any short time, our
pay will not he sufficient to discharge
our first expenses. I would not have
you imagine from this, that I have
said all these things to have our pay
increased, but to justify myself, and
to show you that our complaints are
not frivolous, but founded on strict
reason. For my own part, it is a mat
ter almost indifferent, whether I serve
for full pay, or as a generous volun
teer. Indeed, did my circumstances
correspond with my inclinations. I
should not hesitate a moment to pre
fer the latter; for the motives that
have led me here are pure and noble.
I had no view of acquisition, but that
of iionor, by serving my king and
country.’ In this declaration, uttered
in the sincerity of his heart, we per
ceive the principles, the eminent vir
tues, that, dictated every act of his
public life."
Washington Chosen
Commander-in-Chief
At the outbreak of the war of the
revolution, It should be said, to the
credit of the New England delegates,
that they were among the foremost to
propose, and the most zealous to pro
mote, the appointment of Col. Wash
ington to the chief command. As the
contest had begun in Massachusetts,
the inhabitants of which had been the
chief sufferers, and as the existing
army was mostly raised there, it could
not have been thought an extravagant
assumption had that colony aspired to
the honor of furnishing a communder
in-chlef. But, happily for America,
the patriots of that day rose far above
the sordid aims of selfishness and par
ty rivalships.
While the discussions were going on
in Congress respecting military prep
arations, Mr. John Adams, one of the
delegates from Massachusetts, moved
that the army, then besieging the Brit
ish troops in Boston, should he adopt
ed by Congress as a Continental army;
and. In the course! of his observations
enforcing this motion, he said it was
his intention to propose for the office
of commander-in-chief a gentleman
j fiom Virginia, who was at that time a
| member of their own body. His re
marks were so pointed that all present
' perceived them to apply to Col. Wash
! ington, who, upon hearing this refer
ence to himself, retired from his seat
and withdrew'. When the day for the
appointment arrived, the nomination
was made by Mr. Thomas Johnson of
Maryland. The choice was by ballot,
and. on inspecting the votes, It was
found that Col. Washington was unan
imously elected. As soon as the re
sult was ascertained, the House ad
journed. On the convening of Con
gress the next morning the president
communicated to him officially the no
tice of his appointment, and he rose
In his place and signified his accept
ance in a brief and appropriate reply.
Title of Monarch
Sternly P\it Aside
When the revolution ended and peace
was declared, the discontents of the
officers and soldiers, respecting the ar
rearages of their pay, increased, and,
there being now a prospect that the
army would ultimately be disbanded
without an adequate provision by Con
gress for meeting the claims of the
troops, these discontents manifested
themselves in audible murmurs and
complaints, which foreboded serious
consequences. But a spirit still more
to he dreaded was secretly at work.
In reflecting on the limited powers of
Congress, and on the backwardness of
the states to comply with the most
essential requisition, even in support
of their own interests, many of the
officers were led to look for the cause
in the form of government, and to
distrust the stability of republican in
stitutions. So far were they carried
by their fears and speculations that
they meditated the establishment of a
new and more energetic system. A
colonel in the army, of a highly re
spectable character and somewhat ad- ,
vanced in life, was made the organ
for communicating their sentiments to
the commander-in-chief. In a letter
elaborately and skilfully written, after
describing the gloomy state of affairs,
the financial difficulties, and the in
numerable embarrassments in which
the country had been involved during
the war, on account of its defective
political organization, the writer adds;
‘‘This must have shown to all, and
to military men in particular, the
weakness of republics, and the exer
tions the army have been aide to make
by being under a proper head. There
fore I little doubt that, when the ben
efits of a mixed government are point
ed out and duly considered such will
be readily adopted. In this case it
will, 1 believe, be uncontroverted, that
the same abilities, which have led us
through difficulties, apparently insur
mountable by human power, to victory
and glory, those qualities that have
merited and obtained the universal es
teem and veneration of an army, would
be most likely to conduct and direct
us in the smoother paths of peace.
Some people have so connected the
ideas of tyranny and monarchy as to
find it very difficult to separate them
It may therefore be requisite to give
the head of such a constitution as 1
propose some title apparently more
moderate; but. if all other things were
once adjusted, I believe strong argu
ments might be produced for admitting
the title of King, which I conceive
would he attended with some material
advantages.”
To tins communication, as unexpect
ed as it was extraordinary in its con
tents, Washington replied as follows:
"Newburg, 22 May, 1782.
"Sir—With a mixture of great sur
prise and astonishment I have read
with attention the sentiments you have
submitted to my perusal. He assured,
sir, no occurrence in the course of the
war has given me more painful sensa
tions than your information of there
being such ideas existing In the army,
as you have expressed, and I must view
with abhorrence and reprehend with
severity. For the present, the com
munication of them will rest in my
own bosom, unless some further agi
tation of the matter shall make a dis
closure necessary.
"1 am much at a loss to conceive
what part of my conduct could have
given encouragement to an address,
■which to me seems big with the great
est mischiefs that can befall my coun
try. If I am not deceived in the knowl
edge of myself, you could not have
found a person to whom your schemes
are more disagreeable. At the same
time, in justice to my own feelings, I
must add that no man possesses a
more sincere wish to see ample justice
done to the army than I do, and as
far as my powers and influence, in a
constitutional way extend, they shall
lie employed to the utmost of my abil
ities to effect it should there be any
occasion. Let me conjure you, then,
if you have any regard for your coun
try. concern for yourself or posterity,
or respect for me. to banish these
thoughts from your mind, and never
communicate, as from yourself or any
one else, a sentiment of the like na
ture. i am. sir. etc.
"George Washington.”
Such was the language of Washing
ton, when, at the head of his army and
at the height of his power and popu
larity, it was proposed to him to be
come a king. After this indignant re
ply and stern rebuke, it is not prob
able that any further advances were
made to him on the subject.
“I Die Hard, but
I Am Not Afraid”
After Washington’s retirement from
the Presidency, his health was remark
ably good; and, although age had not
come without its infirmities, yet he
was able to endure fatigue and make
exertions of the body and mind with
scarcely less ease and activity than he
had done in the prime of his strength.
On the 12th of December, 1799. he
spent several hours on horseback, rid
ing to his farms, and giving direc
tions to his managers. He returned
late in the afternoon, wet and chilled
with the rain and sleet, to which he
had been exposed while riding home.
The water had penetrated to his neck,
and snow was lodged in the locks of j
his hair. A heavy fall of snow the
next day prevented his going abroad,
except for a short time near his
house. A sore throat and hoarseness
convinced him that he had taken cold, j
but he seemed to apprehend no dan j
ger from it. He passed the evening '
with the family, read the newspapers. )
and conversed cheerfully till his usual |
hour for going to rest.
In the night, he had an ague, and be
fore dawn of the day the next morn
ing. which was Saturday, the 14th, the
soreness in Ills throat had become so
seveie that he breathed and spoke with
difficulty. At his request he was bled
by one of his overseers, and in the
meantime a messenger went for Dr.
Craik. who lived nine miles off, at
Alexandria. As no relief was obtained
by bleeding and the symptoms were
such as to alarm the family, another
messenger was dispatched for Dr.
Brown, who resided nearer Mount Ver
non. These physicians arrived in the
morning, and Dr. Dick in the course
of the day. All the remedies which
their united counsel could devise were
used without effect.
His suffering was acute and unabat
ed during the day. but lie bore it
with perfect composure and resigna
tion Towards evening he said to Dr.
Craik: "I die hard, but I am not afraid
to die. 1 believed from my first at
tack that i should not survive it. My
breath cannot last long." From that
time he said little, except to thank
the physicians for their kindness, and
request that they give themselves no
more trouble, but let him die quietly.
Niothing further was done, and he sank
gradually till between ten and eleven
a'clock at night, when he expired, in
the sixty-eighth year of his age ,and
in the full possession of his mental
faculties: exhibiting in this short and
painful illness, and in his death, the
same sample of patience, fortitude and
submission to the Divine will, which
lie had shown in all the acts of his
ife. On Wednesday, the 18th of De
’ember. his remains were deposited in
:iie family tomb at Mount Vernon.
Congress was at this time in session
it Philadelphia; and. when the news
af the melancholy event arrived at the
’eat of government, both houses im
mediately adjourned for the remainder
af the day. The next morning, as soon
is the House of Representatives had
convened. Mr. Marshall, afterwards
hief justice, rose in his place and ad
dressed the speaker in an eloquent and
pathetic speech, briefly recounting the
public acts of Washington. “Let us,
llien." said he at the conclusion, "pay
'he last tribute of respect and affection
Lo our departed friend. Let the Grand
Council of the nation dis-play those
sentiments which the nation feels."
He then offered three resolutions, pre
viously prepared by General Henry
Lee, which were accepted. By these
it was proposed, that the House should
In a body wait on the President to ex
press their condolence; that the speak
er’s chair should be shrouded In black,
and the members and officers of the
House be dressed in black, during the
session; and that a committee, in con
junction with a committee from the
Senate, should be appointed “to con
sider on the most suitable manner of
paying honor to the memory of the
man, first in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his fellow citi
zens.”
The Senate testified their respect
and sorrow by similar proceedings. A
joint committee of the two houses was
appointed, who reported resolutions
recommending that a marble monu
ment should be erected to commemo
rate the great events in the military
and political life of Washington; that
an oration, suited to the occasion,
should be pronounced in the presence
Df both houses of Congress; that the
people of the United States should wear
'WA^JUKGTQti at ^5. j
(r*ar< PoanfAiT sr Hunt) |
crape on the left arm thirty days as
a badge of mourning; and that the
President, in the name of Congress,
should be requested to write a letter
of condolence to Mrs. Washington.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Book Once Owned
by Washington
Secretary Hay has a copy of Oliver
Goldsmith's “Life of Shakespeare," ail
early and rare edition, but it has a
greater value than its literary rarity,
in having come from the library of
George Washington. Washington’s
personal oookplate, the familiar arms
of his family, on which the American
flag was modeled, adorns the inside of
the cover, and the signature of the first
President appears on the title page, as
clearly as if it had been written yes
terday, instead of more than a hun
dred years ago.
I.ale rad* In Umbrella Handles.
Fashion has paid much attontioirto
umbrella handles for the («wn, and
many exquisite importatlcms are to be
noen In metropolitan shops Gun meta!
in great variety of design* is on view,
while ivory, beautifully carved, and
benvily plated dull Egyptian gold ex
amples are also exhibited Dogs’, cats
and even parrots’ heada executed in
ivory liavu become very popu'ar this
season.
Hn* an KiiglUH Vote, Too.
While George L. Rives, the man
whom Seth Ixjw has selected for cor
poration counsel, is an American citi
zen, he is one of the few men in the
country who have a right to vote at
English parliamentary elections. Hi
ontained this right as an M. A. of
the English university at Cambridge,
where he took his degree after grad
uating from Columbian college.
No Oulu In II Ik.
A correspondent who objects to owls
writes to a Georgia weekly: ‘ Please
do not put any more pictures of ow ls
in the paper. I do not like owls star
ing at me. I am down on the owl
A squirrel, or horseshoe, would bo
much a more pleasing thing to look
at. from my point of view. But the
owl is a bird of ill omen. So no tnoro
ow-ls, please!"
A Strong Statement.
Star. Wis., Feb. 10th.—Mr. Samuel
S. Hook, one of the most highly re
spected residents of this neighborhood,
has given a very hearty recommenda
tion to Dodd’s Kidney Pills, a remedy
recently Introduced here. He says:
"I have been h sufferer from Kidney. ^
Disease for some time and found noth
ing to help me till I began to use
Dodd’s Kidney Pills. They gave me
almost immediate relief, and 1 am now
well. I have recommended them to
many friends and in every case with
splendid results.
“They are the very best pills for all
kinds of ailments, but especially for
Kidney Complaints."
This is a very strong statement, and
coming from a gentleman of Mr.
Hook’s standing and reputation, it
has had a tremendous Influence ia
Vernon county.
A bachelor says the only certain
thing about women is tneir uncer
tainty.
ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
Use Bed Cross Bull Blue. It makes clothes
clean and a-veot as when new. All grocers.
Perhaps the longevity of the an
cients was due to the fact that they
hail no cookbooks.
I am sure Plso’s Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago- Mrs. Thos. Robbins.
Maple Street. Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 11)00.
Kissing is said to be responsible for
a good deal of heart trouble.
Florida Excursions
▼ia Virginia and Carolina Winter Itosorta
and Charleston Exposition, Hot Springs,
Uld Point Comfort, Southern Pines. I or
information address W. E. Conklyn, N. W.
Y. Agt Chesapeake and Ohio Ily., i lark
St., Chicago.
Poker keeps more men awake nights
than insomnia.
In Winter C*o Allen’* Foot Faee,
a powder. Your feet feel uncomfortable,
nervous, and often cold and damp. If *
you have Chilblains, sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted. L<e Roy, N. Y.
A woman likes to be considered
competent to give a man advice.
Try me just once and I am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
Cranberries are grown in bogs that
cost from $300 to $500 an acre.
Hundreds of dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality of Defi
ance Starch is fast taking place of
all other brands. Others say they
cannot sell any other starch.
Nothing is so regular as the happen
ing of the unexpected.
THE KANSAS PEOPLE ARE IN LOVE
WITH WESTERN CANADA.
They Say th* l and There I* the Finest
on Earth.
A great number of delegates have
been influenced through the agency of
Mr. J. S. Crawford, the Canadian gov
ernment representative at Kansas
City, to visit western Canada, and
whether from Missouri or Kansas the
story Is always the same—they are
pleased with the new country being
opened up. Isaac H. Levagood writes
from Didsbury, Alberta, as follows:
“I met three delegates from Kansas *
yesterday at Didsbury, and took them '
home with me and took them out in
the afternoon and showed them some
of the finest land that lays >n top of
God’s green earth. They are more
than pleased with this country. They
stayed with me last night; this morn
ing 1 took them to Didsbury, and
they went on north. When they come
back they are coming to my place and
I am going to help them to run some
lines and they are going to locate in
sight of my house. There have been
over 1,200 acres of land changed hands
here In our neighborhood this spring.
When I located here last fall I was
the furthest back of any of the set
tlers; to-day I am in the center of the
settlement. We have thirty-six chil
dren that are of school age in our dis
trict, and we will have our school dis
trict organised next month, when we
will proceed to build our schoolhouse.
The longer we stay here the better we
like the country; that is the way with
everybody here, they all seem to be
satisfied and doing well. I have
talked with a great many men here
and they told me that they had less
than $50 when they got here, and to
day they have got 160 acres of good
land and five or six hundred dollars'
worth of stock. Crops are looking
fine here. I think this will be a good ^
winter wheat country. One of my ^
neighbors has * email piece aud 11
looks fine.”