6
THE BABIE'S BEDTIME.
Bweet arc children In the morning. In the
afternoon or night.
In their dainty frocks of red and blue, or
gowns of simple -white;
In their play up In the playroom. In the
yard or on the lawn.
But they're sweetest when It's bedtime,
and they get their "nighties" on.
Little ghosts of white a-romplng o'er the
bed and through the room,
In the season of a lifetime they're the rosy
month of June;
Little ghosts of white a-marehlng to the
music of their laugh.
And the one who e'er would miss it sees
In life its minor half.
Little curls a-dangllng frowsy—to the
heads a fitting wreath,
Little gowns a-hanging loosely, and the
peeping feet beneath;
Merry monarths of the household and
their love is as the fawn,
And they're sweetest when It's bedtime
and they've got their "nighties" on.
Oh, the clear notes of their laughter, and
the patter of their feet.
As they romp and chase each other In the
game of hide and seek—
Gives a hint of faint suspicion of the world
that is to be,
For the Master taught us, saying: "Suffer
these to come lo Me."
6oon fatigue o'ercomes the players, and
the white brigade is still.
And the "Now 112 lay me" whispered with
a pleading and a will.
Oh, the wee tots are in slumber and their
dreams are In repose,
For the clearness of a conscience rivals
beauties of the rose.
And the white, upturned, sweet visage
adds to innocence the charm
Of the soul reposing trust upon the guard
ian angel's arm;
Oh, the sweetest-scented nectar flowing
from this life Is gone,
If you cannot see the babies when they
get their "nighties" on.
—lndianapolis Press.
My Strangest Case
BY GUY BOOTHBY.
Author of "Dr. Kikola," "The Beautiful
White Devil," "Pharos, The
Egyptian," Etc.
1 Copyrighted, 1001, Ljr Ward, Luck £ L'u.J
CHAPTER XI.—CONTINUED.
Leglosse had already en gaped a cab,
and when 1 joined him 1 discovered
that he had also brought a Sicilian po
lice official with him. This individual
gave the driver his instructions, and
away we went. As we had informed
the cabman, previous to setting out,
that there was no time to be lost, we
covered the distance in fine style, and
just as the sun was sinking behind
the mountains entered the little vil
lage on the outskirts of which the
villa was situated. It was a delightful
spot, a mere cluster of human habita
tions, clinpinp to the mountain-side.
The Anpelus was sounding from the
campanile of the white monastery,
further up the hill-side, as we drove
along the main street. Leaving the
village behind us we passed on until
we came to the pates of the park in
which the villa was situated. We had
already formed our plans, and it was
arranged that the island official
should send his name into Hayle, Le
glosseand 1 keeping in the baekpround
as much as possible. We descended
from the carriape and Leglosse rang
the bell which we discovered on the
wall; presently the door was opened,
and a wizened-up little man made bis
appearance before us. An animated
conversation ensued, from which it
transpired that the new occupant of
the villa was now in the pavilion at
the foot of the grounds.
"In that case conduct us to him,"
said the officer, "but remember this,
we desire to approach without being
seen. Lead on!"
The old man obeyed and led us by a
winding path throuph the orangery
for upwards of a quarter of a mile. At
the end of that walk we saw ahead of
us a handsome white edifice, built of
stucco, and of the summer-house or
der. It stood on a small plateau on
the first slope of the cliff and com
manded sin exquisite view of the bay,
the blue waters of which lay some 1200
feet or so below it.
"His excellency is in there," said the
old man, in his Sicilian patois.
"Very pood, in that case you can
leave us," said the officer, "we can find
our way to him ourselves."
The old man turned and left us,
without another word, very well
pleased, I fancy, to get out of the way
of that functionary. Goodness only
knows what memories of stolen vepe
tablcs and fruit had risen in his mind.
"Before we go in," I said, "would
It. not be as well to be prepared for
any emergencies? Remember be
not a man who would stick at much."
We accordingly arranged our plan
of attack in case it should be neces
sary, and then approached the build
inp. As we drew nearer the sound of
voices reached our ears. At first 1
was not able to recopnize them, but as
we ascended the steps to the pavilion,
1 was able to grasp the real facts of
the ease.
"Good heavens!" I muttered to my
self, "that's Kitwater's voice." Then,
turninp to Leglosse, 1 whispered:
"We're too late, they're here before
Us."
It certainly was Kitwater's voice I
had heard, but so hoarse with fury
that at any other time I should scarce
ly have recognized it.
"Cover him, Codd," he was shouting,
"and if he dares to move shoot him
down like the dog lie is. You robbed
us of our treasure, did you? And you
sneaked away at nipht into the cover
of the jungle, and left us to die or to
lie mutilated by those brutes of Chi
nese. liut we've run you down at hist,
and now when I get hold of you, by
Got!, 111 tear your eyes nud your
tongue out, and you shall be like the
two men you robbed and betrayed.
Keep your barrel fixed on him, ( odd,
T tell you! Ileinembrr if he moves
you ill** to fire. ()h! Gideon Hayle,
I've prayed on my bended knee for
this moment, and uow it's come
Mud —"
At this moment we entered the
room to find llayle standing with his
back to tlie window that opened into
the balcony, which in its turn over
looked the somewhat steep slope
that led lo the cliff and the sea.
('odd was on the left of the center
table, a revolver in his hand, and a
look upon his face that I had never
seen before. On the other side of
the table was Kit water, with a long
knife in his hand, lie was leaning
forward in a crouching position, as
if he were preparing for a spring.
(Jn hearing our steps, however, he
turned his sightless face towards us.
It was llayle, however, who seemed
the most surprised. He stared at me
us if 1 were a niau returned from the
dead.
"Put up that revolver, Codd," I
cried. "And you, Kitwater, drop
that knife. Hayle, my man, it's all
up. The pame is over, so you may as
well give in."
Lcplosse was about to advance
upon him, warrant in one hand and
manacles in the other.
"What does this mean?" cried
llayle.
His voice located him, and before
we could either of us stop him, Kit
water had sprung forward and
clutched him in his arms. Of what
followed next I scarcely like to
think, even now. In cannoning with
llayle he had dropped his knife, and
now the two stood while a man
could have counted three, locked to
gether in deadly embrace. Then en
sued such a struggle as I hope 1 shall
never see again, while we others
stood looking on as if we were bound
hand and foot. The whole affair
could not have lasted more than a
few moments, and yet it seemed like
an eternity. Kitwater, with the
strength of a madman, had seized
Hayle round the waist with one arm,
while his right hand was clutching
at the other's throat. I saw that
the veins were standing out upon
llayle's forehead like black cords.
Do what he could, he could not shake
off the man he had so cruelly
wronged. They swayed to and fro,
and in one of tlieir lurches struck
the window, which flew open and
threw them into the balcony outside.
C'odd and the Sicilian police official
pave loud cries, but as for me I could
not have uttered a sound had my
life depended on it. Hayle must have
realized his terrible position, for
there was a look of abject, hopeless
terror upon his face. The blind man,
of course, could see nothing of his
danger. His one desire was to be re
venged upon his enemy. Closer and
closer they came to the frail rail
ing. Once they missed it, and stag
gered a foot away from it. Then
they came back to it again, and
j lurched against it. The woodwork
snapped, and the two men fell over
the edge onto the sloping bank be
low. Still locked together, they
rolled over and over, down the de
clivity towards the edge of tire cliff.
A great cry from Hayle reached oui
ears. A moment later they had dis
appeared into the abyss, while we
stood staring straight before us, too
terrified to speak or move.
Leglosse was the first to find his
voice.
"My God'." he said, "how terrible!
how terrible!"
Then little Codd sank down, and,
placing his head upon his hands on
the table, sobbed like a little child.
"What is to be done?" 1 asked, in a
horrified whisper.
"Go down to the rocks aiul search
for them," said the Sicilian officer,
THE WOODWORK SNAPPED AND
THE TWO MEN FELL OVER THE
EDGE ONTO THE SLOPING BANK
BELOW.
"but I doubt if we shall be able to
find them; the sea is very deep off this
point."
We went. Kitwater's body was dis
covered, terribly mutilated, upon the
rocks, remains were never
found. Whether he fell into the deep
water and was washed out to sea, or
whether his body was jammed between
the rocks under the water, no one
would ever be able to say. It was
pone, and with it all that were left
of the stones that had occasioned their
misery.
Codd did not accompany us in the
search, and when we returned to the
villa above he was not to be found.
Never since the moment when we left
him sobbing at the table have I set
eyes on him, and now, I suppose, in
all human probability 1 never shall.
Later on we returned to Palermo to
break the news to Miss Kitwater,
Shocked though she was, she received
I the tidinps with greater calmness
! than 1 had expected the would do,
' Perhaps, ttfli r ail, she felt that it was
j better that it should have ended so.
Three years have elapsed since we
! paid that terrible visit to Palermo.
I It may surprise you, or u uiuy u<«k,
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUOUST 14, 1902
when T say that I am now a married
man, Margaret Kitwater having con
sented to become my wife two years
ago next month. The only stipula
tion she made when she gave her de
cision was that upon my marriage 1
should retire from the profession in
which I had so long been engaged. As
1 had done sufficiently well at it to war
rant such a step, I consented to do so,
and now I lead the life of a country
gentleman. It may interest some peo
ple to know that a certain day-dream,
once thought improbable, has come
true, inasmuch as a considerable por
tion of my time is spent in the little
conservatory which, as 1 have said 2lse
where, leads out of the drawing-room.
1 usually wear a soft iclt hat upon
my head, and as often as not 1 have a
pipe in my mouth. Every now and
then Margaret, my wife, looks in upon
me, and occasionally she can be per
suaded to bring a young Fairfax with
her, who, some people say, resembles
his father. For my own part I prefer
that he should be like his mother—
whom, very naturally, I consider the
best and sweetest woman in the world.
THE END.
A SERVIAN BRIDE.
Pecul Inr 111 c * of rontviic and Ar
ticles Bestowed I pon Her
• 1 a Dowry,
At market we saw a bride in the na
tive dress, who had just come from the
church where the marriage ceremony
had been performed, and was receiv
ing the congratulations of her friends
and neighbors, while her proud hus
band stood at her side and was en
vied, says a Servian correspond
ent of the Chicago Record-Herald.
She was a buxom damself of the Swed
ish type, with blonde hair and a clear
blue eye. Her head was covered with
a peculiar turban, from which hung
clusters of silver coins. Long strings
of coins were suspended from a neck
lace and a girdle, and h'Jng over her
shoulders and hips and must have been
very heavy. These weri her dowry.
She had begun to save them during
her childhood, and, instead of putting
them in a savings bank, had strung
them together for ornaments, and had
worn some or all of them on festive
occasions to attract the attention of
the eligible youjig men of the neigh
borhood.
They were of different denomina
tions, all of silver, and were strung to
gether with a good deal of taste. The
custom of the country permits a bride
to control her dowry after marriage,
and many women are able to preserve
their wedding coins and transmit
them to their children. Sometimes
they are exchanged for a piece of land,
a cottage, or cattle, and sometimes
the coins are taken, one by one, from
the string to meet emergencies in do
mestic economy.
AN ENGLISH BATH STORY.
Novel Arrangement for Obtaining; i>
SHower-Ilath in nn Irish Sea
side Itesort.
A good story lias recently been
picked tip in the west of Ireland by Mr.
11. J. Mecredy, the well-known motor
ist. It concerns the rising little sea
sidetownof Lahineh.aplace which has
recently developed tremendously
through the tourist and golf booms,
says the London M. A. P. A few years
ago the public baths, like most other
institutions in the village, were very
primitive. They were situated in a lit
tle cottage, which was just above the
high-water mark. Shower baths were
a specialty, and they were to be had
in a room which had a bathtub placed
in the middle of the floor. On pulling
a string a perfect deluge of bracing
sea water came through the ceiling.
A lady visitor once stood ready in the
tub and gave the dread signal. But
instead of the usual avalanche of
green water there came from aloft the
gruff voice of the fisherman propri
etor of the baths: "If ye'll move a
taste more to the wesht, ma'am," said
the voice, "ye'll get the full benefit av
the shower." Looking up she, to her
horror, descried the old fisherman
standing by an aperture in the ceil
ing. and holding a barrel of sea water
ready for the douche! Whether the
lady moved to the west and received
the shower or not, the chronicler does
not relate. But Laliinch has made gi
ant strides onward since.
Nothing.
A traveler in the Bolivian Andes says
that at one time while his cart was
making its progress through passes
and over dizzy heights he had a chance
to learn how two taciturn persons may
show their satisfaction at meeting in
other than the conventional way.
It was midday, and under the glar
ing vertical sun drowsiness had in
vaded us. We slept until we were
awakened by the approach of the mail
cart coming in the opposite direction,
the first civilized vehicle we had en
countered. Both drivers stopped and
gazed at each other long in silence.
They were evidently pleased to
meet, but had nothing whatever to
say. At last one inquired:
"What news?"
"Nothing," replied the other.
"What did he say?" asked the first,
doubtless continuing a conversation u
fortnight old.
"Nothing."
"Good!" and they drove on.—Youth's
Companion.
Easily i'rnerd,
Mrs. Winks Why in the world didn't
ynii write to me while you were away?
Mrs. Minks I did write.
Mrs. Winks Then I presume you
gave the letter to your husband Vs
mail, and he is still carrying it around
in his pocket.
Mrs. Minks No. posted the letter
inyself.
Mi .Winks \h, then it i» In my lius-
UiiUu • N. V. Wcfikijr.
A CORNER CUPBOARD. '
llow Any Ilriglit Housekeeper Can
Improvise One Costly und
Very Economically.
A corner cupboard has the advan
tage of being useful and effective
and at the same time exceedingly
economical in the matter of space
it occupies. Such a corner cupboard
as sketched would be useful in a
email fiat and it can be easily and
economically contrived. If one can
utilize the walls for the two sides of
the cupboard one saves a lot of trou
ble. If the room is a low one then
the cupboard could extend from
floor to ceiling, but if the room is
high then the cupboard might he
from five feet six inches to six feet
from floor to top. The front should
be from 30 to 36 inches wide. Two
flat pieces of wood, some three inch
es wide and about three-quarters of
nn inch thick, should be got out the
length of the height of the cupboard.
These pieces could be chamfered at
the edges, or a couple of grooves
taken out with a plane to add to the
appearance, or they can left just
flat.
Now get out, two further strips
about same width, but half an inch
thiclt, togo at right angles to the
uprights (see ground plan; the up
rights are A and the side pieces B);
we leave the main structural details
of our cupboard. The use of the
eide pieces B is to fill out the narrow
angles made by the front pieces A
and the wall. I? should be glued to
A and screws might be put through
A at top and bottom to add to the
strength. The cornice at top and
plinth at bottom are builders' wide
molding and should be cut just to
occupy the angle. The ends, where
they come against the wall, will
have to be leveled or cut like the
miter of a frame so that they fit.
close to the wall, which they would
not do if the molding were cut off
square. The cornice and plinth will
keep the uprights in position when
nailed to the wall. The shelves
should now be got out of lialf-incli
deal. They will be triangles, with
the two ends which come against
the uprights cut off, and all the
(shelves will be the same shape.
They will be held up or rest upon
three blocks (D in plan). The blocks
against the uprights could be glued
PLAN OP CORNER CUPBOARD.
to them and screwed as well, and
the sides of the blocks coming
against the wall could be nailed to
the wall, thus forming not only sup
ports to the shelves, but keeping the
uprights in position. Settle how far
the shelves are to be apart and then
carefully measure the spaces off on
both uprights, so that when the
shelves are putin they will be hor
izontal. The blocks in the angle of
the walls can be nailed on, having
carefully marked the width of the
spaces, so that these blocks corre
spond with those against the up
rights. In nailing tij. a wall, it is
better to make a hole with a fine
bradawl before driving home the
nails. The sketch shows seven
shelves, as the one behind the cor
nice forms the top of the cupboard.
There need not be one at the bot
tom, the floor doing duty.
Having now the two uprights, with
the cornice, plinth and shelves ready,
proceed to put the cupboard togeth
er, which should not be a difficult
task if the measurements are cor
rect. The cornice and plinth should
be carefully nailed to the walls.
The projecting shelf from which
the curtain is hung is contrived by
getting out a piece of wood to fit in
front of the shelf and round the two
uprights. The corners must be cut
to the angles of the wall to which
It might be nailed. A small rod
should be fastened underneath this
projecting shelf to carry the curtain,
which takes the place of a door.
It can lie weighted at the bottom
and if it runs at the back of the
plinth the dust will be kept out.
The woodwork should be painted
or stained and varnished. Those
who have not the conveniences for
getting out the wood should ask a
carpenter to do this. Fixing into
position would not be an arduous
t%sk.- Chicago Daily News.
SltiHilil 110 4•00 il < li il<l r«• 11.
Mr. anil Mrs. Cal'igan, of l'i»cata
qnois county, Maine, have seven chil
dren, four boys and three girls. The
boys nre called, Matthew. Mark, Luke
end John, and the girls, are named
Faith llope and Charity .
Onions Prevent Malaria,
Onlt tu ars a prcventiw anil oftcu
u cure f< t u.uiuijui lever.
POPULAR IN ENGLAND.
The New Marchlonenn of Duffer In,
Wild Wan Mi** I'Jorii Duvla,
of Xew York.
This picture is the latest that has
been taken of the new marchioness
of Dufferin, the most recent addition
to the ranks of the American girls who
are peeresses of the realm.
The marchioness was formerly Miss
Florence Davis, of New York, and she
was married in 1893 to the present
marquis, who was Viscount Clande
boye. He is just 36 and has been in the
English diplomatic service for the past
nine years, having served at Constan
tinople, Paris and Stockholm. He be
came a peer the other day, upon the
death of his father, the gallant old
marquis, who was one of the greatest
diplomats, as well as one of the finest
MARCHIONESS OP DUFFERIN.
gentlemen, in England. There is prob
ably ltttle doubt that the old noble
man died of broken heart over the fail
ure of Wliitaker Wright's'company,
the London & (ilobe, of which Lord
Dufferin had consented to be chair
man without knowing much about the
company's operations. He gave up
most of his fortune to make good the
other shareholders' losses. The new
marchioness is a beautiful woman, a
mistress of tact and of the art of en
tertaining, and will be abundantly
able to sustain her high estate in the
society of Europe. The young carl
was the second son of his celebrated
father, and came in the line of suc
cession on the death of his elder broth
er in Africa two years ago. He is fol
lowing in the footsteps of his father
in the diplomatic service, and is now
on assignment in the London foreign
ollice.
THE NECK BEAUTIFUL.
Hon Every Woman May Present an
Appearance PlensiiiK to Herself
and Her Admirers,
Nothing is more aggravating to the
average woman than the black, gray
or brown streak that shows around
the neck after the wearing of high
dress collars. The mark is often the
result of bad dye in the facing of the
collar, and half an hour devoted to
facing all of one's collars- with white
silk or even white cotton will be well
spent. Sometimes the rubbing of the
stiff band scars the neck, and scrub
bing with hard soap only makes th®
skin seein more sensitive, and so still
more darkly bruised.
Loosen the collars a little and have
them finished at the top with a soft
roll of the material. Such a finish is
always becoming, and often removes
the trouble in a little while.
If the mark must be taken off at
short notice, perlwips because a dress
cut a little low in the neck is to be
worn, then anoint the fiesh thorough
ly with warm vaseline. Use a soft
linen cloth dipped in vaseline, apply
ing it as if it, were soap, and turning
the cloth whenever tne applied sur
face gets soiled. This is very impor
tant, or you will only scrub the stain
in deeper.
Let the neck "rest" a little while,
and then with warm soapsuds and a
very soft sponge wash off the grease
thoroughly. l!i|nse with hot water
several times and then bathe with
cold water till the skin is chilled. This
should close the pores and leave the
skin dry and smooth. Unless this is
accomplished the open pores and
greasy surface will only promptly at
tract the stain again.
When the skin is entirely dry, dust
well with dry oatmeal. Rub off light
ly, and when the natural color of the
skin is regained, after all the manipu
lation, the neck will, in nine cases out
of ten, be pretty and white.
When you are not in quite so much
hurry use warm soapsuds and sponge
rubbing, rinse thoroughly and chill
with cold water. In stubborn eases
a paste of bread dough bound about
the throat over night by a linen scarf
will leave the skin smooth and pure
when washed off' with warm water in
the morning.
Don't employ rough methods, don't
use ammonia, and never scrub the neck
if you desire to make the skin beauti
ful and white. Whatever bruises or
enlarges the pores of the skin only
prolongs the difficulty of removing
■tains. —Chicago American.
Wasiiiiiis Carpets with Soap.
If carpets be very dirty they will
look better anil brighter for being
washed with soap. Heat the carpet
to free it of ilust, then nail it down
on the floor :t 11 < 1 wash it with a lather
made with yellow soap dissolved in
hot tvtiter, with the addition of a lit
tle soda. Kiib the mixture into tha
carpet with a house flannel, and then
rinse with clean water and rub with
a dry cloth. Only attack a little
piece of the carpet at a time and fin
ish before going onto 11 ti>>llter part.
If, aft 'r it i.-, dry, the color- do not
look briirlit, apply to the carpet ■
wtuk solution of alum ill nuur,
ANCHORING END POSTS.
If Till* In Well Dour n Ffiice Will
Lust uinl Stand I' inn (or it Very
I.OIIK Time,
In the setting of end posts one can
not be too particular, for the life and
usefulness of a fence depends prin
cipally on them. If the end posts
do not stand firm one cannot expect
to have a good, substantial fence,
even if other conditions are most fa
vorable. First get a large post, not
less than 10 or 12 inches square
(cedar or locust, if you don't want
to replace them In a few years);
if you cannot obtain them, gel a good
I BRACE FOR END FENCE POSTS.
! oak post, cut a notch three or four
inches deep, six or eight inches from
the bottom of the post. For an
anchor take a piece of oak five by
eight inches by four feet in length,
and place it as shown in illustration;
this need not be nailed to the post,
and can be placed in any position
after the post is set in the ground;
pack gravel firmly around the post.
It should be set not less than five
feet in the ground; cut a notch one
inch deep 12 inches from the top odt
the post, for the brace, for which use
a four by six, ten feet long, placing
one end on a flat rock inclined toward
the post, as shown in the illustra
tion, as it furnishes more resistance
to the pressure of the brace, which is
downward and forward, a one-half
inch iron rod may be used from the
lower end of the brace back to the
post, or four or five strands of >»'o.
9 wire, if wire is used, be
sure to draw the wire as tightly as
possible before twisting them. A
large post, if set properly in this
manner, will hold any farm fence.
The anchor must be placed on the
front side of the post, as the tend
ency- of a post brace in this manner isto
be pulled forward, and not being forced
backward, as many claim.—T. (J. Shir
ley, in Epitomist.
DIPPING FOR PARASITES.
There I* No Other Successful W'my of
ItemoviiiK Troublesome I'ests
from Sheep.
Parasites of all kinds are not only
injurious to the wool of sheep, but to
the health of the animals as well, and
dipping to destroy them should be re
sorted to wherever and whenever they
are present at shearing time. Thera
Is no other way to remove the trou
blesome pests except by repeating dip
ping, and sometimes it requires a good
many to accomplish the desired end.
Ticks will worry the thin, weak sheep
more than the strong ones, and they
seem to congregate on thein in such
numbers as to cause their death.
Sometimes the ticks appear on the
sheep shortly after dipping, and the
impression is made that the dipping
did not free them from the parasites;
but this is a mistake. The trouble was
that the ticks were in the sheds or
stables where the sheep were kept,
and by putting the animals back in
their infested quarters the ticks soon
covered them again. The living quar
ter's of the sheep must also be treated
with the solution by spraying and
washing and in this way we protect
the animals from a future invasion.
A second dipping should follow the
first about ten days later, and the liv
ing quarters should also receive a sec
ond spraying. Sometimes where the
parasites are very numerous a third
dipping and spraying may pay.—Bos
ton Budget.
IlrnlniiKe I'niler the lliirn.
Drainage is a thing that is frequent
ly neglected in the construction of a
stable. The plot of ground under the
barn is permitted to accumulate mois
ture and to lose none of it except
through overflow. This wet ground
under the stable is a fruitful tourc®
of development for certain germs.
The ground should be so well drained
that, the ground under the stable will
be always dry. Moreover the barn
yard should be thoroughly - drained,
not only by digging a ditch to carry
off the surface water, but also by tile
drains laid three feet under the
ground and quite close. The result
of such drains is to render the ground
porous and enable the liquids to pass
quickly into the earth.—Farmers' lie
view.
A (aetlllillt* Oltl (iitONf,
It is said that William ltrigluim, of
Chadron, t).. is the owner of a gan
der more than 100 years old, and that
he is as lively to-day as the large
flock of youngsters which hi 1 si»
proudly leads about Mr. Hrighnm'a
farmyard. The bird was brought by
\r. Itrigham's father nearly a cen
tury ago from the east, and has been
lit the family's possession ever since.
There are many accounts «»f the <d«t
fellow's sagacity in eluding f<>\cs ttntl
i Iher enemies, and hi* vx:is the play
fellow i>t many <>f the old o.en of
the township when they were hov*,
j ears ttgo. The goose was exhibit
ed at the recent centennial eelcbrn
tinii at 11 it i-t • an, where he ut true ted %
gi"al deal ot nilouliou.