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VOL. LXXIV.
MEETING OF STATE GRANGE,
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The Urgan’zation Scores the Secrcinry of
Agriculture, !
The most important feature of the |
meeting of the State Grange at Johns.
town was the report of the legislative |
committee, The committee cousislied |
of W. F. Hill, Hampton W. Rice, |
Leonard Rhone, Louis Piolett, Wm, |
T. Creasy. The report favors the elec- |
tion of United States senators by a |
direct vate of the people, extending |
the powers of the inlerstate commerce |
commission, further exteusion of rural |
free mail delivery and such other |
matters as are herein outlined. |
The tendency of the ship subsidy |
measure if passed will be to lessen the |
price of our agricultural produets, yet |
we are called upon to help foster this |
industry while we are already being |
plundered by unjust tax laws, and]
robbed trusts and combinations |
which eonspire arbitrarily to control |
prices of what the farmer buys and |
sells,
The western
rause the expenditure of hundreds of |
by
irrigation scheme will
millions of dollars principally to en-|
rich the private land speculation ; will |
inercase competition and depreciation |
of eastern farms.
In oleo legislation, the committee |
says, they unfortunately were
fronted with the bitter opposition of |
who stood
con-
the secretary ofagricullure,
with the oleo combination, and not-
withstanding the t
dealer before a committee of the legis.
jature that he sold 4 600,000 pounds of
oleo, the was im-|
in his determination to pre |
vent the passage of the bill. So
notorious this opposition that |
mention was made of it in ridicule by!
estimony of an oleo
colored secretary
movable
was
many of the leading agricultural and |
daily papers. The pouring in of]
hundreds of petitions frem the
granges and farmers of the state over!
whelmed the opposition and caused |
the powers that be to acquiesce in the |
pussage of the law which is now upor
our statute books. But with unwill
ing and incompetent public cflicials |
The |
al
incom-
the best law ean not be enforced,
agricultural department needs
thorough The
petent and incapable as well as those |
who are not in sympathy with the!
great agricultural interest of the state |
|
overhauling.
should be dismissed from service.
The committee urges the passage of |
ten
speaker |
|
the Grout Lill taxiog colored oleo
cents per pound, and asks
Henderson of the House to subsitute for |
Me. Wardsworth, the oleo advocate of |
New York, aman favorable
dairy interests,
I'e commitiee placed itself unaltera- |
bly opposed to auy road legislation |
that would not tax all kinds of pro-
periy for road purposes also opposed
to the]
placing the roads under a centralized
state comuission or any scheme that
would fasten upon the farmers, county
aud townships bonds that would be a
burden upon the agricultural class, for
the next century,
In the contest over the Taggart
Grapge Tex bill in 1891 the Grange se.
cured an increase from Lhe state of
$1,500,000 for the publie schools, mnk-
ing a total annual appropriation of
$5,500,000. In the sume year they
secured & return from the state to the
ewinties of three-fourths of the per-
sonal property tax, which now
amounts to $2300 00. It also, the
BRIS year, secured from the stute to
the counties and townships the en.
tire retail liquor licen:es now amount.
jug to $3,500,000, thus making ap
annual saving to the loeal tax payers
of $11,300,000.
The committee urged the State
Grange to take a new departure in
forcing a more equitable method of
collecting loeal and state revenues,
We would urge the procedure by in.
janet jon, through the courts, instruet.
ing the county commissioners and
boards of revision of taxes of cities to
aasess the roadbeds of trausportation
companies as real estate, taking into
consideration the value that the rafls
and rolling stoek give to the land
occupled, taking the entire value of
the property as reported to the state
government for taxation and appor-
tion it per mile in each county and
township as a basis for local taxation,
then deducting the amount taxed lo.
cally before the Lhe statelevy is made.
The Grange would have a precedent
in this under the Acts of 1858 and
1850, under which the terminals of
transportation companies are taxed in
the cities of Philadelphia and Pitts.
burg. And a more recent precedent
in the case of the city of SBeranton,
levyiog a license tax of from 2 to 5 per
cent upon the gross earnings of street
rallways, telephone and telegraph
companies, steam, water and gas
companies as well aa transmission
companies, :
If cities have the power to levy
taxes on corporate and personal pro
rty, for loeal purposes, then wi
Cy propriety the county and local
authorities should insist on similar
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Work for 1901 Finished Up Friday After,
non Interesting Sessions,
Institute closed Friday
enchers
there with
proper motives. The instructors were
of the Lighest order, and if the teach-
ers who sat under their instruction
during the week were not vastly bene-
fitted, it is no fault of the instructors.
The evening entertainments were
entirely satisfactory to the large audi-
ences that listened to them. Ex-Gov-
ernor Taylor's lecture was unique from
He is entirely origi-
The
The sessions wire enjoyed by t
and spoetutars wha went
nal, and borrows from no man.
music was superb,
The directors’ meeting in the Y. M.
C. A. room was largely attended, Pa-
pers were read by Hon. W, C. Heinle
and Col, D. F. Fortney. Discussion
was entered into by other directors,
D. F. Fortney, E=q, (apt. C. T.
Fryberger and A. C. Williams were
for the ensuing year and also choose
‘nthe next Slate con-
‘he following report:
President, Hou. Wau. K. Alexander:
vice presidents, Osmer Muthersbaugh
aud DB. F. Vonada; secretary and treas-
urer, H. C, Quigley; executive commit.
8S. Glenn, F. D
Hosterman, Coruoelius Stover and
Samuel Brugger; delegates to the State
Convention, D. F. Fortney, 8B. W,
Smith, W, C, Heinle, Wm. M. Alli
son aud C. L. Gramley.
A tp
LOCAL ITEMS,
George Rinestone, of Millbeim, died
in that place Monday.
Hereafter the U.
five delegnt~e
vention ana
T. and T.
The reservoir has been
cheek-full of water for the past week.
borough
The Farmers’ Mutua! Fiie Insurance
Company meets at Ruhkle's hotel to-
day, Thursday.
Mrs. George Bradford, of Old Fort,
guest of her brother, W. H.
in Penn towuship, over
was the
Bohn,
Sunday.
Piilip Mersinger, of Joilet, Ill,
[livois, murcury
below z°ro.
sleighing about Joliet,
dropping 4 to 12
There is good
L. W. Musser, of Walker township,
announces his candidacy for superin-
Mr, Musser is a graduate of
an Ohio State Normal and has had
ongiderable experience in school
work.
A A ——
Subscribe for the Reporter before
1901 expires.
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Ladies Long Jersey leggings 75.
Yeager & Davis.
Men's embroidered slippers, 49¢.
Yeager & Davis,
ceil sr—
The most complete line of rub ber
boots and shoes to be found in the city
isal Mager & Mauss's
HI ——
Good mixture candy—next grade to
the cheapest—7e. pound, at Bwartz's.
Continued from first column.
rights,
The committee regretied that the
present secretary of agriculture is
wholly incompetent and too prejudice
ed to give even the actual farmer a
respectiul hearing of his grievance
and burdened condition as shown in
his own language by a letter of trans-
mittal to the governor in the very
able bulletin prepared by ex-Auditor
General MeCamant on the tax laws of
Pennsylvania, in which the secre-
tary characterized as “ignorant dem-
agogues’”’ those who have been fore-
most in bringing to public notice the
facts as they exist,
As an organization the Grange in
the future will josist and demand
from the political powers that the de-
partments of government created for
the benefit of the agricultural jnterests
shall be filled by competent, practical
farmers who are in sympathy and
harmony with the Grangeand other
agricultural organizations of the state,
to the end that the best interests of
the agricultural class of cur common-
wealth may be served.
The report of Becretary Allman
showed that 1,755 persons have been
initiated into established granges dur-
ing the year, 567 persons reinstated,
and 504 charter members of new sub-
ordinate granges organized into 15
granges, while five dormant granges
reorganized —a total of 2,825 new mem-
bers. The pumber of subordinate
granges is about 500,
Dr. Watson, profess ir of agriculture
at State College, spoke of the equip-
and apparatus. J. A. Herr of Clinton
county also spoke on the subject, :
Past Master Leonard Rhone was in-
vested with (he jewel and badge of the
gravge by the cores tion
RE HALL, PA. THURSDAY,
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TELEPHONE PATRONS KICK, DEATH,
—
MARY GOODIIART,
‘elephone Renters are Displessed Because |
| the Lines nre Limited to Thelr Use Un-
lows Extra Toll 1s Paid,
oS “The line is busy.”
The U. T. and T. Jpatrons hear the |daughter, Mrs. Harvey Mark, at Salo-
sweet words “the line Is busy” with |", Taesday night, of consumption,
* t i 34 $41 ¢ 1
greater disgust than ever since the Mrs, Goodhart had ailing
| Mas
{
| Mra,
been
sons not patrons of the U. T. and 7, [during the past six mooths, but was
company from using its phones, un-| Dot ¢cnsidered seriously il until the
less a stipulated sum is paid. That | last week, when she was seized with
Hall to Bellefonte, State College, Mill-| Mrs, Goodhart’s maiden
heim, ete.
The telephope renters are indignant, | er of Mrs, John
and they have a right to be. The tel. | place,
ephone renter does not rent a 'phore [ed from Hublersburg to this
because he simply wants to talk to|about teu years ago, where they resid-
others who are paying the annua)|ed until two years ago, when she re-
name was
of this
She, with her children, removy-
Dauberman,
place
himself in
with all persons at
by the U. T. and T. lines,
the conditions that made the Commer. | having died
cial telephone company popular, and | was a faithful,
it was under those conditions that | member of the Reformed chureh.
Penns, Brush, Nittany Valleys, and | terment was wade at Ha bl rsburg,
the whole of Centre county were wir- |
ed; it was because any body who had | MI
business with a U. T. and T. renter |
had the privilege to cdll him up and!
transact business that caused the hun. |
dreds of 'phones to be in the]
various parts of the county,
There are thirty ini
Centre Hall. Thirty persons can use { to be gradually inproving, when she
them to transact business with Belle.
fonte. There are several hundred "phone |
renters in Bellefonte. Do you suppose | |, ome at
those several hundred telephone rent- ba
ers have no business in Centre Hall ex-
cept with the thirty reuters here, or
the reverse? No. | ist church, of
The fact is that nine-tenths of the | a member, conducted
business transacted by telephone rent- | terient
ers is transacted with non-renters, and Line
if the order to collect toll from the The deceased was a daughier of Jo
non-renters is enforced the number of | guy
'phoves will be materially reduced. Iron, and is survived by ber husband,
The business man, in a business place, :
in a busipess way, maintains many Laura.
conveniences for his the | and the following brothers and sisters:
telephone is ove of these conveniences, | Wesley, of Hartle
and once the telephone ceases to be a
convenience for his customers, and bis |
customers are not permitted to
call him up ask him to deliver
goods, give the price of produce, grain
possible communication
points conpected ler Goodhart, of this place, and Mrs,
Those were | Harvey M ark, of Salons, her husband
many years ago. She
christian lady and a
HANNA KATHERMAN.
of Laurelton, died the
at
1 gr 5 .
placed nged forty-seven vears, She bad
e ' hone :
som phones a Week before ier death, and seemed
suddenly took a relapse and the end
caine. The remains were taken to hier
Laurelton, funeral
ing held «
Rev, Heckman,
i ¢
i Be
Wednesday morn
of Lock Haven, assist
which the
the
‘ Tey 2 i
was made in the
Ape.
cemetery
in C
Showalter, deceased
one son, Clarence, of near Leurelion,
and one daughter, at home,
customers;
(on; Samuel,
even and Mrs,
Milla,
veered
Py
casket
beautiful
Janes of
The
with
i ure, (ire Ve,
to Farmers was
ost ©
or poultry, arrange meetings for con-
sulting with reference to a law suit,
engage him to perform a marriage cer- IOUS M
emony, call him to the bed John M. Parker. =a
sick wife or child, order a loaf of bread, 4 a of
publish a legal advertisement, there
will be less need for telephones. The
fact of the case is unless the order
rescinded, there will be a lot of wires
stretched over portions of Centre coun-
ty that will be useless unless used for|,,g wag fifty years of age last October.
clothes lines, | He was the of A. T.
There is one class of telephone users L Je
that should be taxed, and they are the
non-renters who talk non-reaters,
Neither of these have privileges that
belong to them, and should be taxed.
The vew order to collect a toll was! oland.
brought about by a general demand | tile Postmaster and
by patrons for better service. At least | Just!
ce of the Peace at the same place.
one-third the calls are answered bY Yo was prominently identified with
‘‘the lines are busy,”
and it was, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
thought by taking this pl i
an of addi
tional taxation, the use of the lines
eould be lessened,
| roses and carvalions,
ide i
side of a prominent
well known Roland, Centre
that place
'* | minutes past ten of pueumonia,
an illness of only a few days.
Deceased was born in Jersey Shore
son
ed at Roland where he became quit
to | sucoessful as For a
a business man.
He was also in the
was
mercan-
business,
i
| are bis wife and the following
children : Mrs, W. Galer Morrison,
of Bellefonte ; Mrs. Rebecea Glenn, of
Howard ; Kate, Trude and Paul, at
home. His father and mother and
five sisters and one brother also
survive, namely: Mrs. H. M. Bid.
well, of Bellefonte: Mrs. Oliver
(Hosser, of Linden ; Mrs, Eva Snyder,
Kate, Martha and William, of Jersey
Shore,
The funeral took place Monday aft-
ernoon. Interment at Jersry Shore,
In other words the |
U.T. and T. company concluded that
rather than give its patrons sullicient
lines to properly handle the “talk-traf.
fie,” it would reduce the “traffic; a
bright idea on the part of the com. !
pany.
sss
”—— W. FP. Shoop Very 1011,
W. P. Bhoop, of Seranton, accord-
ing to message received by his brother
Samuel Bhoop, in thie place, is very
il with bright’s disease. Mr, Shoop
for many years was a resident of this
place, and was connected with the
Centre Hall foundry.
itp rnip
Boalsburg.
———
MRE, JOHN HOUSMAN,
One of the most age! ladies of Gregg
township died Saturday, sfter an {1
ness of some weeks superinduced by
old age. She had been ill more or less
for the past year, having reached the
advanced age of eighty-three yesrs.
Her maiden name was Willowman,
She was the mother of the following
children who survive her: Samuel
Housman, 15g, Tusseyville ; Charles
Housman, st home; John W. House
man, Miliheim ; Mrs, Jane Baney, of
Howard,
Deceased was a member of the
United Evangelical Association for up-
wards of sixty years, The funeral
which took place Tuesday was con.
ducted by the pastor of that
organization,
RICHARD THOMPSON,
Richart Thompson, a youtig man
Just beginning ao active career, was ac.
cidentally killed by falling off a beam
into cog-wheels, while working for
the Westinghouse elcotric company,
Pittsburg. The accident occurred Inst
week, aud Thursday his emit ne Thor
sett to his home at Jacksonvill
Sroniog Sth, | where interment took place the dey
Order
—
Mrs. T. Mothersbaugh spent several
days last week among friends in Le-
mont,
Charles Shirk and Sadie Meyer
spent last Thursday with friends in
Bellefoute.
Messrs. Elmer Ishler and Wm, Mey-
er spent Tuesday at the county seat,
Mrs, Win. Goheen spent last Wed-
nesday with friends in Pine Grove
Mills,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Meyer, of
Roopsburg, Sunday were the guests of
Mr. Meyer's invalid mother, who has
been confined to the house with rheu-
matism for the past twenty yea¥s,
Arthur Kimport, of Bellefonte, eir-
culated among his friends in this place
Friday.
Rev. D. E. Hepler, of Lemont, vis
ited at the home of 8. H. Bailey on
Monday. :
The Christmas entertaloment in the
Reformed church will be held Wed-
Jost stave f you was a sou of B. Frank Thompson, of
want a good | Following, Friday. The youvg man
NO. 49.
| ras ase sox ixovueo. (TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
i
| Avdrew Jordon Broke His Leg by 5 Fall |
i
| MisSon's Leg Crushed In Ship Yard, |) poe NINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
Christmas next Wednesday,
{| The Reporter's Colyer correspondent
[gives an account of the misfortunes of |
| Andrew Jordon, of near that place, |
and his son William, of ( ‘amden, both |
| of whom aie at present nursing seri
No one can afford to spell “ingrate’
Hn ; | with a capital,
{ou ly injured lower limbs, i
Wm. Jordon, the son of Andrew |
{ Jordon, was employed in a ship yard | cury well knows the way to zero,
Cold weather for December, Mer-
at Camden, New Jersey, and a short| That telephone order is being met
| tim: ago met with an accident which | PY bot opposition and may be hotter
litnb, | by the first of January,
crushed a portion of his lower
He was taken to the hospital and re |
Miss Blanche Heckman je up from
{Bunbury stopping with her brother-in-
for | law, Landlord J. RB. Reish, of Potters
rity
Mills,
| covered sufficiently that he could walk
iabout on His longing
| the old home and family circle induce
{ed him to return to Colyer at the
{llest opportunity,
crutches,
Cur |
he
Mrs, F. 0, Bairfoot, Misses
and Anna Lutz will
Christmas in
and Baturday
reached his destination.
Sune Andrew Jordon
While
barn
il sand broke the bone in |
near the thigh. The
| fracture was reduced by Dr. C. E. Em-
{ Florence Love
spend the
{ Philadelphia.
Fal.
»
otter
: BER=ON
lay morning
{et with a similar accident. .
3 Nearhood firm of
& Hoy and is in the shoe slore
quit . the
performing Lis chores at the Lie |
accidentally fe ‘ ;
’ {of Yeager & Davis,
| Nearbodod, that's whe
or 1(l ‘ ’ { him,
| Fick, and the patient is getting along
i { Mr. and )
3
ellef
one of his legs If you want to see
re you will find
ire. D. F.
onte Thursday.
were in
Although Mr,
use wae a school teacher his going to
| ns well as can he ex pected, Luse
i — -
i
| ~~ Reed Alexander,
The marriage of
Alexander and OG worge K.
Wo
B
ea 11.
Miss Grace! Las
Reed took |
Bamuel Guisewhite, of
at on | Bellefonte,
has been granted a pension of ¢8 00 per
Roland,
Baisor,
Sacramento,
Instant,
| place California,
1111
ii 8
young couple,
the time set
On
the bride-to-be encountered a
by the!’
{month ; Bimon
:
1 }athuret, o
reaching Denver
. G00 a mo hon
wicked |! A month and
inter. f Waddle's $5.00 per month,
previous! »{ The family of Dr. J. E. Ward, of
| Bellefonte, is afflicted the second time
\ riet fe The younger son
by a just recovered from the disease, and
and was wil- | now the elder brother,
Woods, home is
g, ‘has changed his loca-
t Warren Hospital to
, Where he will begin to
profession on his own
| snow storm that threalfened to
{ fere with the arrangements
| planned, but ber train was the first to
reach the Pacific coast, | with se ver,
was performed
Presoytens minister,
by Wm. Bu
both bride
slowing the
I'he ceremony
I'S
ni Arthar, is ill.
uessed ckbout, a class-! Dr. Samuel
groom. The |
ceremony, Mr. an
eded to
¥ furnished cottage await- |
whose
mate of and all
{i
ier
in Bos
By d from
sharon, Pa
da) tion fie
Mrs, Heed Procy Keswick,
i where a newl practice his
| hook.
Lae 8!
BR . 1 isf wy and Mre, James B
Copper | centre Hill.
ed them,
As
{employed by the
Company,
the
which five others are engaged.
1
Usiy
Mr.
Mountain
previo stated,
Sirohm, of
will celebrate the 25th an-
aud has under his supervi-| r of th : .
niversary of their marriage Thureday
in}... . .
evening, December 26th. A number
f invitations have been sent out for
i y
i Lhe oecasion,
sion assaying department
Ra
LOCALS,
FP. Deining: r lust week went to = Uyria Durst, of Boalsbtirg, and
Pittsburg, | Mra. James P. Grove, east of Centre
| Hall, attended of Mrs,
| Catherman, at week
Th.
i the funeral
Broken stick candy, 6-2,
at Swarte's |v Laurelton, last
| . { The decessed was the mother of the
| Spiosters’ Reunion in Grange Area: ||
{dia talurday night. Don't miss it
Mrs. Maggie
{ Liap, is the guest
Measles
®
dies mentioned.
D. Earl Fleming, of this place, who
taudenbush, Pleasant
i
of Mrs. Lizzie Jacobs
18 lesching a public school ut Wingate,
tpend Christmiss week with his
the | brother Malcolm in Balti-
| more, where the latter is engaged in
the tailoring business,
Rev. Isaac Book. of Warble, Juniata
county, while feeding was
attacked by the animal, thrown down
and trampled upon. His left leg was
broken near the knee joint, the skin
toro ofl from the kuee the ankle
and the other leg badly bruised.
twill
i
are interfering with Fleming,
Aaronsburg and Rebeis-
John Bpicher, of this place, killed a
| hog that dresses 422 pounds, Pretty
| good for a “town”
Mra, Ramsey, of Pleasant
| Gap, is seriously ill with rheumatism. |
his horse
hog.
Charles
| Mrs. Ramsey, nee Kemp, was formerly to
{of Centre Hill.
Cards of invitation ure cut announe-
ing the marriage of Miss Anna Estella
Smith, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, W.
E. Bmith, of Millwont, and tev: Dor-
sey Newton Miller, of Mill Hall, at
the home of the bride's parents, Wed-
nesdasy, December ut twelve
u'elock noon. “=
Walter M. Kerlin Saturday of last
week went to Philadelphia where he
hopes to secure permanent employ-
ment. Mr. Kerlin is a young man
who can be trusted by any one who
has a position to fill requiring his qual-
ifications, which by the!way, are above
0. T. Corman, of Spring Mills, $ b! sie Grdinary Seung man,
one of the uew advertisers this week, A Bunbury preacher's wife, who is
and the Reporter readers will do well | *Uiug for divorce, paralyzed the gen-
by carefully looking over his adv, and teman of the cloth When, through her
following the suggestions made in it. atlorveys, she presented a snap-shot
in picture showing her husband at a
camp meeting in company with three
soung ladies who were “stroking his
whiskers.” What a bair-rowing tale !
The funeral of W. L. Baker, of Miff-
linburg, an account of whose death
was given last week, was attended by
a delegation of the Bpring Mills Cas
tle, K. G. E, Supervisor Stoughton
aud the track joremen from Lewmout,
Linden Hall, Centre Hall, Rising
Springs, Coburn, Paddy Mountain.
A man and wife in Derry township,
Mifllin county, circulated & report
that a tramp who had small pox had
been entertaived by them, The Lew
istown Democrat and Sentinel, upon
investigation, found that the personal
property of the party had been levied
on, and that the scare was circulated
With a view of keeping away buyers,
A conspicuous figure at the county
institute was Superintendent Luse, of
Williamsport, formerly of Philipsburg.
Superintendent Luse bas the most ade
vanced ideas of school work, und fae
vors enforcement of the compulsory
¢ the pubs
Meyer & Musser come before the Re-
porter readers with an
inviting customers to examine
Clrisimas goods before baying.
advertisement
their
James 8. Bwabb, the youngest son
{of Mrs. James Swabb, of Aaroosbu re.
has enlisted in the navy. He is
on the traioiog ship, Franklio,
Norfolk, Va.
25th,
now
at
Nora Thomas, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. George P, Thomas, of near
this place, is suffering from a second
attack of appendicitis, and is receiving
attention from Dr. Park.
Jacob Ripka, who is one of the old.
est residents of Centre Hall, came
around last week to pay his subserip-
tion in advances, Mr, Ripka saw the
greater part of Centre Hall spring into
existence during his residence here,
Livman L. Smith, who had been il}
with poeumonia for the past week, js
greatly improved, and will soon be
able to edll on you in the interest of
one of the best purseries in the U, 8,
Keep back your orders until he gets
well,
The following, a mystery to some
and plain to others, appeared in the
Mifflinburg Tires : Mr. Clyde Boyer
was up to Linden Hall Wednesday
night. It Is somewhat early for
Christmas gifts, Lut operators can't
get a day just when they want it, so
Maude will pot have to walt until
Jhristmas to tell the time of day,
Prof. C. E. Zeigler, of Penn Hall,
sold a fine Century Grand piano to
Perry Breon, west of Centre Hall, for
the use of his daughter, Bessie. The
“music box” was a complete surprise
to Bessie, who was at school when the
instrument was brought to her home.
Good old Saots was a little sarly
bestowing his gift, but that freq