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Show Has Ark for Flood. Missouri, Point, Mo. J. W. Apple-ton Apple-ton Is floating down tho Mississippi rlvor with his fnmlly, 12 pigs, throe cows, two horses nnd poultry on n largo raft which ho launched Just bo-foro bo-foro tho rlvor broko ovor Its banks nnd covored his farm with sovcral feot of water. Tho rnft, which Is an enormous nf-fair, nf-fair, was built by Appleton two weeks ago In preparation for tho flood. It la surrounded by a railing to keop tho cattlo from falling into tho rlvor. Food for mnn nnd beast to last scverul days was taken nlong. |