Abbeville progress., January 15, 1916, Image 2

About Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944

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Unless education means a shortet
to exlpricnce, it means nothing.
A man is never sure whether a wom
an is sorry or glad when she cries.
A dressmlaker who says figures don't IN M(
lie can't be expected to have a big
trade.
GAMBLI,
ThoseP ,w ,lan's. are said to be A I
ver graceful by peol who have not DINANI
seen themrn TWI
The man In a skitding automobile
'doesn't know where hee' going. but REVENI
he's on his way."
Economy may ,be the road to wealth,
but sn Inig IRgar'tte ' ouporP is a slow New Ord
way to marke aU living Gamed
Ho
As a last resort, we could comman
deer the annual output of the Ameri
can hen and defy the world.
An eastern expert says this country A pere
needs 2,00) aeroplanes. Evidently he ilen I
wants to prepare us for flight. enlivenes
After a man has passed fifty, he without
would rather have a good stomach trouble
than the shoulders of a Gotch. a raloon
had not
Again, there are some people who te dayo
are fools because they can't help I last dav
and others because they enjoy it. was ere
was gra
Physical geography is about the only ad dot
safe and sane geography for the young reedr
Idea to study in these stormy days. re
be gran
Freedom of speech is one of the refusetil he h
most cherished of human liberties; tlrheh
and one of the most sadly overworked rensed
Edison says the next great war will veradt
be fought with machines. Let us hope It had
it will be with his talking machines.He thrl
It's a pretty safe assumption that tO go
the Missouri mule recently sold for Mr. At
6860 was not bought for war purposes. exhan;
the poi
The French army has adopted steel belligel
helmets. This makes one style of of the
Paris hat that will not be hastily cop Neithel
ted. jured.
ed ~ Befo
A good poker player misses a great er eve
deal of the enjoyment of life by not portan
being able to let on when he is really new
happy. the w1
passed
Not a song of patriotic consequence ant or
has been developed since "Tipperary." that t
It is a war of sciences, but not of sen- revent
timents. gambl
cludem
Things are in a pretty bad way when ers at
there is even a shortage of grave dig- games
gers. as is reported to be the case in An
Mexico City. poolrt
Tws
A new comet has been discovered. for bt
This can hardly presage a new war, more
since there is no world room for any
more at present.
gilism is limited, but she soon dis- Th
covers that the prize ring comes with pan
her engagement. ('alc
China is again exporting eggs to Davi
this country, thus indicating that the Gert
higher criticism of the drama has New
gone out of style in China. the
When science takes to making Ore- pr
clan noses out of soup bones, domestic plas
economy is being brought down to a
basis which is positively artistic.
_Oru
The beet sugar crop of the United oon
States for 1915 is about one-sixth the
larger than the crop last year, but bell
even so it is only 866,200 short tons the
tag
Somebody says that the sex stories but
for young people are a lot worse than be
the old fashioned nickel novels. Some- we
body evidently has read them both.
The slang definition of the word fe
"guy" is not given In the big diction- 14,
ary, 'whlch may therefore be guyed as Li
a complete guide to popular speech. fo
pu
From the fact that dust has been wi
discovered on the planets, it is not
uanreasonable to conclude that celes
tsal autoists are burning up the Milky ax
Way.
The germ experts declare now that f
the dish towel is unaniltary, but the w
way to get the most enjoyment out 5
of a piece of squash pie is to eat it
aog the hand.
AUtmooble, a speaker remarkslr ~
athlret for something sensationl to
5y, are injurious to the human race. e
They certainly are, and often tatally, 1
If yo set in the way of oea
Whenla sit falls in love with a•
fellow who is holding down a pretty
gooe4 ob a a ben. she thinks small
boys are a great nutnsee when they
happen to be boathers on His calling
ight
Another danger remlittin from reck
lmees in naming irl babkes as soon
as .hey are born is that It is entirely
possible fwor one to star lit a I ag
mar" and ech tmaturity a tp l
**Mary Ann."
A Waltsto doct m ys b biebl
heolud not be kised, even by their
ows parents. Here's another man
with a fool ides he ll unver et
eSere with. W suppon he wond
mussle the baies
There an re nwpoo who low th
ote s wnel thit they wil neeot a
No If i pL he he o moai° a
Me a ed the n nt only
hW sa -MM loo i
-k .a- au as a m m
)Io ·eae age beaF R
COUNCILMEN CLASH "t'"r
fuil biddors
GAMBLING AND POOLROOM OR- I he ti.h-tld
t DINANCES PASSED~-CITY HAS , olain :
TWENTY-ONE SALOONS r.-turIs to
'e sithes II]
i:it. hide re
t REVENUE PRODUCER IS CLAIM ,, high
the scIa s of
h tIte. the
w New Ordinence Includes Operators of The hit
Games, Players and Owners of (),Ii 4't:np
HMouses Where Games Are atsd Ntnd
n- Being Played. Meyer an
ri- ihorn art
Monroe.-- The La
A perbonal encounter bL-tween 'oun- to grant
cilumen L. R. Powers and Joe Adams of reduci
enlivened the council mtu-ing atr ol(ieu to
he cause nar causing la :dUjourtmnent $
Swithout the usual formal ton. e petition
trouble came up ovr t granting further t
a saloon license to .1 ( Simpson. who furt
ho had not advertised his application fora re
ten days as the law requires. At the thre pro
last meeting of the council a license the prend
was granted to O D1 Set baugh, wno the tun
nly had not Cully complied wlth the law. the nt as
ng and Mr P'owers instittd that as a gees t ai
precedent had been set that a license ver, to
be granted to Simpson. The council the r
the refused to grant Slmpson'5 license un- for eal
es; til he had complied nmit the law and last ea
Led, rescinded its action on Seabaugh's It
cense. Mr. Powers charged that his Excite
will veracity had been questioned and that field ove
ope it had been done before by Mr. .\dams wells dr
nes. He threatened to make it a personal struck a
matter whereupon Mr. Adams told him of the
that to go ahead. Mr. Powers rushed at cludint
for Mr. Adams and several blows were Gulf Re
rsea. exchanged before other members and the Stat
the police inspector could separate the leasing
steel belligereats. In the execitement, one have pa
e of of the combatants threw a cuspidor. from 50
cop Neither of the councilmen were In- and gas
jured. of this
Before the controversy and encount- It is ru
preat er over the saloon licenses, two im- has bet
not portant ordinances were passed. A its hoh
ealy new gambling ordinance that covers fused.
the whole range of gambling was
passed to take the place of the pres- Borin
lnce ent ordinances that are defective, in the Lo
ary." that they were originally passed as is prop
sena revenue producers and not to prevent situate,
gambling. The new ordinance in- north -
cludes the operators of games, play- feet hi
when ers and the owners of houses where the tel
dig- games are played. strata
so in An ordinance was passed requiring operati
poolrooms to close at midnight. passed
Twenty-one saloons will be opened throug
rered. for business in Monroe this year, one .'blue
war, more than last year. 4;
r any
-L. | E RELAITED. cerns
0 . sectio
n die- once
s with The Independent Naval Stores Conm- ael
pany has mortgaged -its holdings in he l
('alcasleu. Allen, Beauregard and Jeff the P
ggs to Davis parishes to the Commercial- the ry.
tat the Germania Trust and Savings Hank. of lee
ta has New Orleans. for $400,000. To secure dirin
the mortgage it pledges 10,000 acres suit.
of land owned outright, the turpentine
g Ore privileges on 35.000 acres, and its Tit
imestic plant at Reeves and all equipment. t'omit
en toa iln t
tic. (onstruction -ork on the Coulee des inmat
Grues concrete bridge, which is being Ith
United oonstructeed under the supervision of the
ne-sixth the state highway commission and. swa
a, but being paid for by the commission and swal
tons the parish of Avoyclles. i's progress-, eli
ing The foundation pillars have been: pre
Sstories built and the orldge span proper is to 000te
re than be completed within the next three pt'
pan;
. Some- weeks.
De Sote, Red River and ('addo otil T
he word Bields produced in 1315 approximately pas
Sd iction- 14,581.013 barrels of crude oil. accord- par
guyed as lg to figures based on pipe lines run la
speech. for eleven months, the December out- moe
put being estimated. This oompares ce,
has been with 12,210,b98 barrels in 1914. ind
it is not lnd
t cele- Shreveport bank clearings for 1315 boi
tee ilky are e&lmatd at $5t,000,000 by L. P. on
Hosmer. euamlner of the local clear- bu
lag house association. The clearings
now that for the month of December of 1915ha
t. but the were p,5870.143.43, an increase eof $1.- o
went ont u53,.36 over 1314. In
to eat it
George Oeger, member of the 811- h
deli health board has announced ais Ti
mk candldacy for the office of town mayor t
ational to at the Apri election. There will be no H
Lman manepal primary as the time perilod I
n fatally, as pasd without actin n.
aMrge quantities of onlons received
re with a in New Orlesas in sacks after being L
a a pretty stored, are being repacked in crate
Sag1 and aIre exported, malnly to South i
when they America. The process of cleanitng (a
His alang sad packin is quite interesting.
- W. 8. Holmes, of the Louisiana 1
rm awc.- Conservation Commission, pased
la as sooe through Baton Rouge on his way to
s entily Moataua to get ten blls  d 20 cow l
it t a "D elk to pleae on a 33,00aere tract at
a typial Ustam L Sall parish.
sba- Pilot Philip Wueort, of Baton Rotle.
_ lbly g w was sspe nded last Jne as a
ebl th' oe i the stranming of the Parl
lrt ~a YVhs waes t his chaprs, sad
aI hot d its oolUs with the Heredla and the
Theodere Weems. was reinstatei by
Goverl o Ir
agaugh 4asee Wishldu
gm- the m amaS o31 eceeds that at
- .: "_ .h ., the e~p-o, .-- h . a
-_t  '.' a. h~ .
Governor Hall rejected six bids for *READ Wtini
A nilicini
ii and gas rights in -tate laiids run- nica l.inimei
ing three to six miles north of liniments t
hreveport and ordered new adver- bruises. rht
isements for bids inserted in the ofti- Three sizes,
tal journal. Goa ernor blall itat'd -
:at h- desired the state to ge't a .on- Brief
iderable' cash blonlus. inste.ad of 'he Slirt ' w
*I IOn offered by oine I ho unisuc-"ss" 1)0 Yo lihel
ul bidders. oill f lti
I he ti,,ld in question is Iting - irc!t Miss luitn
. ibtrain gia The hidl.r- b -1* , u
Srns t the state nail on tl IF HAIR
the tey" 'ht ind.
'!i. poý bhile result of set(c, titlance' if
ihe ide refused. it is s..id. mIIlht 'i\ Don't Look
i-ri high returns to tile le on Recipe I
the sale of gas. and low returnts ttoe' Gray.
-tteY, the lessor. on the salt of ril
ltie hlidli.rs were lthe C'ott in Qil. n Grandmol
(IIl ':ipany. S. I.'. Wiles. Wilkin.on fully darke
aid i.ondall. l)udley ('rai ford. ' It with a brev
Meyer and W. A. Wilkinson, all of Whenever I
a horn are of Shreveport. that dull.
ance, this -
The Lafayette City Council refuisid with wondi
to grant the petition of the salkn', any drug si
Imen for a referendum on the, qul-..lic l Sulphur Its
of reducing the liquor license fi,in large bottl
$2.(itM to 51.000 on the grolund that tlie ready to ut
petition asks for an Initiative .nri simple mix
referendum at the same time. and to restore
further that the license ordinance 'I to the hal
a revenue measulre and not subhject o druff, dry,
the provisions of the law relative t A well-k
rcferrendums. It is deemed liL~ly tiat body uses
the petitioners will seek io inandaniru because it
the council to comply with their r'- evenly tha
uiitest as they have employed two law- applied-it
vers to prosecute their case. fiow- simply dal
ever, six licenses have been issued and draw
for the new high rate as against nine one strawi
last year at the old rate of $1.000. the gray
other api
lExcitement is manifested at Win~ - stored to
field over a report that one of the glossy, so
wells drilled by the Pardee Oil i"v
I struck oil in large quantities Ageni Maggie
of the various oil corporations, n- of a Go
ct luding the Producers Oil Co.. the of Got
P Gulf Refining Co.. Pardee Oil ('o.. and twoelling the
J the Standard Oil (o., have been here tellinto notl
e leasing land for the past few days. and if her mit
P have paid prices ranging all the wty ."I am
r" from 50 cents to $".50 per acre tor oil returning
' and gas leases. More than sixty leases lrown w
of this kind have been recorded here. till dinne
t It is rumored that a local oil concern "That
° has been offered a good price for all of the w
A its holdings, and the offer was re- for the d
. fused. I have to
Is - to-"
Boring for oil in Well No. 1. of "Never
in the Louisiana Oil and Gas ('ompany. ter ected
s is progressing rapidly. "This well Is posed sa
situated at Grames Bluff. ten miles names a
nnorth of Marksville. A depth of 280
feet has already been reached and H
re the ten-inch casing has been set. A "Do 3
strata of quicksand which delayed your sur
ng operations for five days has been Wiggleti
passed and boring is now being made Well
ed through a strain of soil said He
ne 'blue gumbo." "Eigh
"Great I
y, a meeting at Shreveport of opeI age that
ratoer and stockholders of o "on Oh,
cerns exploiting in the Gushe Bend that st
section of Red River parish, the issu- aplece,'
nm- ance of an order by Governor L. E. our hre
inm ilall was read whereby five-eighths of
Jef the production in Gusher Bend terrt
tory. involved in the state's suit over Passe
of- the qulistion of ownership of the river mornln
re bed was released on hemlp operations Cond
res during the trial and disposition of the
lne; suit. Don'l
its apolog
t. The T. B. Williams Cypress Lumber
Company's pull boat and skldders. dur
desing the past year. have logged approx
singimately 60,000.000 feet of timber to
in o the mill at Patterson. La.. 20,000,000
and of it having come from the company
and swamps in this locality. The company
ress- delivered to the Waddel Williams Cy
been press Company, of Rhoda. La.. 11.
is o 000.0001 feet of tupelo gum, to supply
three the box factory of the Texas Oil Com
pany.
There has been a decided revirv alta
tely i.ake Charles realty market in the
tord- past ten days, while in the parish at
run large realty has been moving for three
a out- months. Total transfers during Ie
uares cember were in excess of $60.000, with
values firm and a slight upward trend
Indicated. Leases In the city also are
15 bringing good figures. There aure now
Lp Ionly three vacant storerooms in the
lear business district.
n I The Junca Mineral Company, whieh
S1. has been operating a few miles south
of Jeanerette, where oil, and sulphur,
indications are strong, has obtained a
S811- heavier engine to continue operations.
e l The boring has been very harbud, osad
may but lItt' headway has been mad.
m o Hower- with new and heavirer ma
period chinerl'. ,le company expects to
make better time.
'ecired The Union Sulphur Company of
Sbe ing Lake Charles bas distributed a sma
r ates approitmately $50.000 to its employe
Southas bonuses. Ebch of the 600o eamploye
een ig of a year's standing received a check
ag. representing one-tenth of a year's
salalry. The cheeks ranged in amosit
aislana from $50 to $15,00.
w The Slidell high school opened with
I 20 cow a increased number of pupils, the to
rct at tal enrollment now being four bun
dred and fifty-two.
i Rouge, The Keystone 011 Company of Lake
O SCharls. catpitalised at $20 00W, Ih
the P- beeun organitsed and will drill for oil
rg, ad on leases obtained north of the puro
Sand the ttrrltory at he Vilaton odW. M.
tae e by T. Wooley is president A. F. Lyons
sad H. Hortob, vice prsedIta. nd
W. L. Robertaen seeretary nd
tt t rtreaur..
Sthat rt e winter rsert ees I sleu
bae es taes at LsesIiess Sate U ut
. Tmln, wres begi Meam , I lw t, a
ry. end VmdV . Vbn Y S uI :
BREAD WITHOUT SALT IS TASTELESS
A medicine chest without Magic Ar
nica L.iniment is useless. Best of all
liniments for sprains, swellings.
bruises. rheumatism and neuralgia.
Three sizes, 25c, 50c and $1.00.-Adv.
Brief, but to the Point.
Short ' hi o is h1, tiv'e till I
1)0 you heolil' , that brn-vity is the JUS
soul of wit
Miss Long \\ 111. noti iln your 'at
Li
IF HAIR IS TURNING fin
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA plea
bitit
Don't Look Old! Try Grandmother's ous
Recipe to Darken and Beautify sick
Gray, Faded, Lifeless Hair. C
whi
Grandmother kept her hair beauti- Cal,
fully darkened, glossy and abundant dyn
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur. whi
Whenever her hair fell out or took on cra
that dull, faded or streaked appear- I
ance, this simple mixture was applied the
with wonderful effect. By asking at cle
' any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and tal
ri Sulphur lHair Itomedy," you will get a Lii
n large bottle of this old-time recipe, sel
ready to use, for about 60 cents. This it
It simple mixture can be depended upon
d to restore natural color and beauty I
s to the hair and is splendid for dan- of
0 druff, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair.
o A well-known druggist says every- 1
it body uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur. on
I- because it darkens so naturally and age
evenly that nobody can tell it has been
applied-it's so easy to use, too. You thi
s simply dampen a comb or soft brush
-d and draw it through your hair, taking
te one strand at a time. By morning
the gray hair disappears; after an- C1
other application or two, it is re- in
. stored to its natural color and looks
he glossy, soft and abundant.-Adv. Si
Her Bad Break.
Maggie was a maid in the employ
he of a Gotham family. One afternoon
two woman visitors rang the bell, and,
telling them to be seated, Maggie went
re into another part of the house to see P1
i if her mistress were in.
ly "I am very sorry." said the maid, o0
all returning a minute later. "but Mrs.
'e Brown went out and won't be back
re. till dinner time." ti
ern "That is too bad." exclaimed one II
of the women, as the callers started
re for the door. "And to think, too. that
I have forgotten my cards. I will have Q
to-"
of "Never mind the cards, ma'am," in- .
nY. terjected Maggie, with a kindly dis- i
I posed smile. "I told the mistress your i
iles names when I went upstairs."
280
and His Summer Experience.
A "Do you have mP~ "al vants at
yed your summer) . .je, Hawkins?" asked
een Wigglethpe.
Well, last year we had eighteen,'
a said Hawkins.
"Eighteen!" echoed Wigglethorpe.
"Great Scott. man: how can you man
0OV5 age that number on your income?"
ion "Oh, seventeen of 'em are cooks
Bend that stayed on an average of five days
issu- apiece," said Hawkins. "The rest was
L. E. our hired man."
he of
terrl' Economy of Language.
over Passenger ,entering car)-Fine
river morning, conductor.
tlons Conductor-Fare.
t the _ _ _
Don't think because a man offers an
, pology that he really means it.
Swamped
When a mansr efcincy is on the decline-when after a long day of efort the
.ass of work still stares him in the face-it's time to find out whats wrong.
Frequently a lack of certain necessary nutritive element, e dietns
mental and physical activity. A prime factor inefficiecisrigf .
No food supplies, in such splendid prportion all the rich nourishment of the
field ins, for keeping the mental and physical faorces upbuilt and in trim.as
Grape-Nuts
vaita minera salts. often lacking in the ordinary daily diet. but imperative in build
* il . st- mental phy!  uad' u s enema
Then, too there a ndrfl return of po r fo the small efort required in
S\ the digestion of Grape-Nut, which, with cream or good mill. supplies complet
i.There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts
Sa=d b. Groer se.yw  ee.
-~ .**.-;** -. -:...c i
IUGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK! I'
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY K
Just Once! Try "Dodson's Liver Tone" When Bilious, Consti
pated, Headachy-Don't Lose a Day's Work.
Liven up your slucgish liver' Fool bat
noe and cheerful; make your work a 'Sill
pleasure; be vigorous and full of am- thai
bition. Put take no nasty, danger- it %
Dus calomel, because it makes you I'
sick and you may lose a day's work. met
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver, ing
which causes necrosis of the bones. ing
Calomel crashes into itsour bile like yop
dynamite, breaking it up. That's yot
when you feel that awful nausea and boi
Listen to me! If you want to enjoy vel
the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cat
cleansing you ever experienced just drc
take a spoonful of harmless Dodson'a I)
Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer ge
sells you a 50 cent bottle of Dodson's wt
Liver Tone under my personal money- is
Hlappinii.e is l5s alt to he a case
of luck than iluck ca
Dr. Pire' Plvra.-,t l'ltcvt aire the
original little lhver pi put' ui 4' years Us
ago. They regulate hver antd ! o ,ls.-Adv. wi
-re
The things that usually hall.en ar nat
those' that seem impossible.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle oi pi
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of e
In Use For Over 30 Years. C
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castorie
In Memoriam.
Frank I). Gildersleeve'. assistant f
passenger agent of the BIaltimore & s
Ohio. is trying to "get by" with this c
one: t
Pat, a newly created section hoss.,
! was taking his old friend Mike over i
the route. They passed a mile post.
It read:
"Baltimore 42 miles."
"Phwat does that mean?" Mike in- I
| quired.
"Now." says Gildereleeve. "Pat did
. not know. but he would not betray his
. ignorance. With true Irish aplomb he
r rose to the situation.
"Yer ignorance is horrible." he told
Mike "Take off your hat to the dead.
Sure, his name was Miles, he was 42
. years old, he lived in Baltimore. and
d they buried him where be was kilt."
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
S Rather Discouraging.
S "Well. Twobble. how are you get
e ting along in politics?"
"Can't say that I'm making much
a progress."
S"No?"
as "I've climbed into half a dozen po
s ltical bandwagons and every one of
them broke down before I'd traveled
far enough to reach an office."
ne Queer Cattle.
"Begorry! thim shtory writers are
the quarest cratures in the world."
"An' phwy so?"
an "Shure, an' lon't their tales come
n,,t av their heads?"
auk .uaraint1". that eclh t1 poonful
ill (clanl nour slugglsh liver better
han a do-se of ;nat) caliintil and that
t non t I:make you fl i t k
I'h,d ni' Lit .r T ne i i- real lver
nedicine. Youull know it ;:xt morn
ng, because yUu will na;-L up fe,,l
ng fine. your liver will b,, working.
our headacho and diz:i.~s gone,
our stomach will be es, "t and your
:oa els regular.
Ildson's Liver Toun is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and
cannot salivate. Give it to t'our chill
dren. Millions of people are using
Doda.n's Liver Tone instE.ad of dan
gerous calomnel now. Your druggist
will tell you that the sale ,o calomel
is almost stopped entirely here
Onn i a v'ry Iunuýuai ly l ,:;tigr l a n"an
ican eat n i l and enjoy it
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS
use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ is beyond
repair. "Renovine" is the heart and
nerve tonic. Price 50c and $l.u ).-Adv.
Many a fellow Ilhio say !,,i wouldn't
stand for a certain thing I prnimltly
proceed..d to fall for it.
Not Oray Hratre but TIred Eyes
make 'us tl. k ,lilOr than we are. Keep
your Eyes young ~al you u will I,iik yol.
After thl Movies Mirlne Your Ey,'s. l)~n't
tell your "*, Murine Eye Itemredy Co..
Chicago. St-n~ls Eye iBook on r-quest.
Sorry He Spoke.
A senior of one of our large muanU
facturing concerns came through the
store and noticed a boy sitting on a
counter swinging his legs and whi
tling merrily. The senior eyed him
severely, as he confronted him, and
inqui'ed: "Is that all you have to do?"
"Yes, sir."
S"Very well; report to the cashier
and tell him to pay you off. We don't
need boys like you around here."
"But, sir." said the astonished boy,
'"I don't work for you. I have just
bought some goods and am waiting
for the bill."-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Too Deep for Him.
2 "Young Mrs. Dubwaite is a roman
d tic person. She has an idea that her
soul and Dubwaite's soul were seek
Ing each other for centuries befor
they met."
"When she starts to talking that
way how does Dubwaite act?"
"He appears so ill at ease that I'm
h sure if the poor tellow really thought
he had a soul he would apologise pro
fusely."
of When Reality Prevailed.
S "Crimson Gulch doesn't look any
thing like it did ten years ago," said
the traveling man.
Ire "No." replied Broncho Bob;; "tea
years ago, before so many saloons
started up. if a man saw a rattlesnake
me comin' up the road, he knew it was
a sure-enough rattlesnake."
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