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Show Ladder to Pick Pole Beans. A podlor of ladders, rocking chairs and lawn seats drove his wagon up to the homo of "QUo" Rogors, In Uyllold, ono morning In tho fall of tho year, says a writer In tho Uostnn Herald. He had noticed tho heavy crop of apples ap-ples on Mr. Rogers' farm nnd was looking look-ing forward to a good salo of laddors. Mr. Rogors Inquired tho prlco, and was told that ho could purchnso a good laddor for 12 centa a fooL "Well," ho said, "glvo mo a couple of feot." Tho podler, who was In no mood to bo Jollied, procurod a saw from the barn, sawed a couplo of .oet from ono of his longust ladders, and with n Joyful Joy-ful look, passed It to Mr. Rogers, who dovo Into his wallet and passed n quarter to tho pcdlor, stutlng as ho did no that he had needed something of tho sort for a long tlmo to help hlui In picking his polo beans. |