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Show Key to Pronunciation. Senator Stono tf Missouri tells a storv Illustrating tho differences of pronunciation pronuncia-tion In different parts of tho country. "It Is related." says tho Senator, "that when the first lido of New England settlers began be-gan to drift to Kansas. Mlssourlans tlod a cow at each crossing of tho Missouri river. If tho emigrant said 'cow' Jo was permitted per-mitted to cross, but If ho pronounced It 'keow' he was told to return to tho East, because tho natives were satisfied that ho wac ;in evil-minded abolItlonloL The Kansas Kan-sas people evened up by tying a bear on their slue of the river, and If tho emigrant said "bear' he was given the right hand of fellowship, but If ho pronounced it 'bar he was given an hour to got back to M1r-sourl, M1r-sourl, becauso ho was an advocate of slavery," |