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THE STORY OF BREAD 



green winter rye. The binder acted very much 

 like the trained goose that belonged to the once 

 famous Dan Rice. It did about everything except 

 the thing it was supposed to do. 



Three disappointed machine men sought the 

 little hotel for the night. Afte* supper they 

 trudged up to the one spare room, with two beds. 



"Well, boys," said Mr. Deering, "if we cannot do 

 better tomorrow, it means a million to me." 



Then bidding care and vexation good-night, he 

 went to bed and slept the sleep of those who fight 

 and win, whilst the superintendent and mechanic 

 put in most of the night talking and worrying over 

 what was likely to happen on the morrow. The 

 next day, after various changes had been made, the 

 machine did the thing it was supposed to do, and 

 once more the sun shone high in the sky. 



The first binders bound the bundles with wire. 

 But pieces of wire found their way into the throats 

 of cattle, and farmers tabooed the binder. Mr. 

 Deering's capital and energy are largely responsible 

 for the perfection of a good, serviceable binder 

 twine. This final big Aep in the evolution of the 

 reaper, made cheap bread doubly sure for all time. 



Other men who contributed to the harvesting of 

 greater wheat crops, and who have won the right to 

 live in the story of bread, are D. M. Osborne, Walter 

 A. Wood, C. W. Marsh, of Marsh Harvester fame, 

 and William N. Whitely, once the " Reaper King." 



