Show LEFT THEM ALL CRUSHED Power of Wealth Impressed on Gathering Gath-ering of Farmers At a sale of fancy farm stock In Massachusetts Thomas W Lawson was ono of the foreign buyers In attendance at-tendance Ho went In his private car with private secretary chef valet etc also he tqok up a private stockcar stock-car specially fitted up for transporting whatever choice animals Ho might buyMr Mr Lnwsons coming had been well advertised and farmers came from far and wldo to have a sight of him Tho fair grounds were so crowded that many men and boys were unable to gain admission and they roosted on trees surrounding the grounds so they could peer over the high board fence at Mr Lawson Tho financier was an active bidder After a tilde a local farmer put up for sale a 2 ycar old heifer Ho had originally paid 200 for tho animal but she had not turned out quite as he had anticipated so he did not expect to realize more than that amount for hpr If so much Homo ono started the bidding at 150 Mr Lawson promptly and loudly loud-ly bid 160 He was met with 165 which he raised to 17G This was again raised whereat Mr Lawson seemed much annoyed In an Impiea slvo manner he bid 180 and looked haughtily around as If to Indicate that no presuming yokel should again defy tho man of wrath However an unabashed un-abashed farmer ventured 200 and others followed until the figure stood at 225 Then a daring soul said 235 There was an awful pauso whllo all eyes turned expectantly toward Mr Lawson Rising majestically Mr Lawson roared out Six hundred dollars dol-lars and with an awful crash everyman man and boy perched on tho surrounding surround-ing trees fell to the ground stunned by tho power of wealth |