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wlidiii the iciiiark \v;is made, "the two iJills and 'Teddy' have lots of 

 people pulling for lliciu, but this eow has jio 'pulls' exeei)t by the boys 

 in the dairy department ; they give her four pulls a day in four places each 

 time, and the result is enough milk to supply a dozen families." Many 

 people, not alone children, but grown-ups, too, made sure to reach out 

 and touch Josephine as they passed her box stall decorated with ribbons 

 and flags, gifts of children along the line. At St. Joseph some little folks 

 wanted a taste of Josephine's milk, and they got it. It was at another 

 station where a little ragged negro boy, looking longingly toward the 

 train, was heard to say, half to himself, "Gosh, I do waiit to see that 

 cow." He was helped to climb into the car. At Quitman a blind man 

 was taken through the car to "see" Josephine, and it was with keenest 

 deliglit that he ran his hands over her. The next day as the train was 

 standing on the siding at Weston, with the audience in the lecture cars, 

 a man, partially paralyzed in lower limbs, made his way to the depot by 

 pushing a sort of frame in front of him. He looked at the train, but 

 seemed to think it too far for him to try to go along the track. The rail- 



At Many Places the Lecture Cars Failed to Afford .Sutticient Room for tlie Crowds. 



road "boys" in charge of the tiain saw, and their hearts were touched. 

 Soon they signaled on to the main tracks, and on the block which wovild 

 have halted any train passing either way, took the poor fellow through 

 the cars, and at least once in his life he was unable to express his feelings. 

 He was helped down and the train pulled out. 



When one of the trains, all of which had hoou extensively advertised, 

 reached a station where a stop (from forly minutes to an hour was spent 

 at a place) was to be made, no time was lost. Everything moved like 



