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Show BIG PAY DAY FOR THEjARMERS Hyde Park Folk Are Rejoicing Over the Result of the Seacon's Beet Crop Hyde Park, Nov. 15. Today, November No-vember 15 Is u busy ono for many of our farmers. For know this, it Is tho Amalgamated Sugar Company's pay day. A day when tho farmers receive payment for a portion at least of their hard labor. Today many can rejolco because of tho wherewith to pay off tlio mortgages, bank bills, storo debts, nnd to meet their many other obligations. Mother can jiow havo a new suit, sister a. now dress, tho boys new hats, boots, etc., and many wants bo supplied. Wo have no wny of approximating how much our beet rnlscrs will receive, but know it will run Into tho thousands. Tho boot crop has been an enormous one, and all can feel to thank tho Lord fdr htsi many blessings. True, all can not at this tlmo meet all of their obligations, but a part can bo, nnd part of tho worry and anxiety be relieved. At a later dato wo will ' try and stato tho exact number of tons of beets raised hero this year. Tho crop was all In from tho Hods nbout ten days ago. Several thousand thous-and tons nro piled at tho depot, and loadg them upon tho cars wifl soon begin. Hauling mnnuro nnd plowing Is now tho order of tho day. At present tho health of our peoplo peo-plo Is fairly good. Tho family of Jesse S. Hanccy who hnvo been uudcr quaranttno for scar-lot scar-lot fever nro now doing n'cely and will soon bo released. From present Indications thcro will bo no moro now cases. Mr Leo Thurston who has been suffering for somo tlmo from Brlght's dlseaso Is said to bo. Improving. It is fondly hoped by his many friends that ho will soon bo out of danger. Leo Is a good boy and slnco tho recent re-cent death of his fnther, Simpson B. Thurston hns been tho main stay of the family who havo passeu through a great deal of affliction lately. About 'two weeks ugo that llerco east wind blevj'v'over their barn, ohid so Injured n valuable horso that it had to bo killed. During tho present week, a goodly number of our kind hearted citizens (and wo havo many of them) Joined together and ro built tho barn. Mrs. Thurston and family, appreciate very much tho kindness of their friends, and wish to publicly thank them for their kindness and timely assistance. In reflecting upon this generous deed wo Avero reminded of tho scriptures wh'.ch snyeth, "TIs better to give than to receive," "Puro religion and undented unde-nted beforo God nnd tho father Is this: To visit tho fatherless and widows wid-ows In tholr affliction," and "Ho thnt glveth to tho poor lendoth to tho Lord." Aftor all, Is it not In tho seclnltles of life that our purest Joys and greatest Impplness comes? If nono wero sick, and moro woro sad what sorvlco could wo rendur? It Is by our drying tho tears, easing tho aching heart, encouraging and uplifting others and In our Donevol-ent Donevol-ent kTndly deeds nlnd words, that our own noble qualities nro brought out, nnd wo ourselves aro the hone-liters. hone-liters. Truly did our Savior say: Thou shalt lovo tho Lord thy God with nil thy heart, and try nolghbor as thyself. On these two commandments command-ments hnng nil tho law and tho 'aw and tho prophets." Mr. II. W. Hancoy, has been housed hous-ed up for ft week, suffering severely severe-ly from Btcmnch troublo. |