Dear bro. Lawrence:-
We all feel honored by your being elected as the one for investigating the grasshopper plague in Argentina. The leading papers in the U.S. have complimentary articles referring to your ability as the right man.

The N.Y. World of June 13 has your portrait surrounded with [?] and an article relating to your past investigations.
Uncle Tom says, when the people talk of you, that he look just like you.

The Youth Companion had an article referring to the new kind of arbitration in warfare referring to Prof. Bruner's warefare [sic] on the locusts etc. etc.

We are going to take our herd of cattle up to our claims in a few days. Will be very busy for a few years. Our evergreens on [?] are taller than I am.

We are having warm or hot weather now.

Hello Law — away off there in South America. I am principal of the Prescott. That is pretty near as big as going to S.A. I assume my duties tomorrow — Monday. I left Friday a common grade teacher, arose Saturday morning and saw by the Journal that I was something more. I am going to have a new dress on the strength of it.

Miss Bugam is going to be married in two weeks. She expects to teach most if not all the year.
Mrs Wright's sister and mother are here for the winter. Mr. Wright has to get a bigger Sunday dinner than ever, now.

Helen has jumped a half year in school and is in the 2d A — now. She will be out of the [?] next January, in the 3d B. Psyche was on the verge of St. Vilies dance when she came home this summer, but she seems as well as ever now.
The baby is a clipper. She can say anything that anyone can. The club has organized again. It won't interfere with your buttons this year. You can use the Thomas down there for needle & thread. Bring home a flag of Argentina — a small one. — S.D.

Mrs. Hawley's brother, Mr. Nason, near West Point died about two weeks ago. It was raining this morning so I was the only one who went out to church. I met Mrs. Rainwright and Mrs Hall. Mrs. Hall has moved in town some where near 14 & D I believe. I suppose Mrs. R. will live with her. 
You ought to see how Plymouth people have learned to give, — hilariously, as Mr. French says. They raised $100 one day in Sunday School and $70 one evening in prayer meeting on the debt and they seemed to get that much fun out of it. everyone thinks it is a great thing that we have raised that debt.
They are wondering if you will still want to foot the bill for the paint for the church, as you suggested before you left. They can get it for $25 as a special bargain and I am going to pay for half and maybe all of it myself. I have not told them so, yet, but am going to. They raised more than money enough and if they get it to the man before the 15th he will throw off $150 and that will more than make the first payment to the Church Building Society. They are going to fix the church up right away, and have. The jubilee the 3d to 7th of November before the 10th anniversary.

but I am trying to be saving. Of course One Thousand dollars seems a big sum to spend but I have paid it all but a few hundred out for notes and interest and such things, and groceries.
Will buy the hard coal in a few days now. The agent of the Clark & Leonard Investment Comp. informed me that the ins. on out household goods had expired. I thought you would want it kept up and paid it — $7.50. The 1st 3.00 yearly subscription on the Outlook is due. I will pay that next. I see that $34 is due Dr. Nord in Troy, N.Y. the 1st of Nov; will see to it.

Mr. Forster gave $10 to the church. Miss Tibbets is going to the Uni. this year. Anna Broady is teaching some where in Neb. Cal and his girl were secretly married last June. She went away on a visit and he went off to work on a farm and it was not known even by their parents until several weeks ago. They do not live together. Each lives at home. Brady's are awfully disgusted.
S.

$400
Plymouth Church $250
Psyche to P- Ch- $10
Groceries (Young Unt) $28.58
" Dalton 6.40
coal 6.49
cobs 1.25
milk 3.50
Insurance [?] 7.50
Seba 5.00
Ellen 12.00
Interest to Ella Walfall. 28.00
This makes nearly $360, and I had some left from the $600 you sent, and have a little left now. There are a great many small items too numerous to mention that come along with housekeeping (over)

The Chancellor says the department left vacant by Wolfe is stronger and more progressive than ever. They have one very strong man, who spent several years in Germany studying and was a successful instructor in some eastern college in psychology and several other new ones in the department. Fling has returned from Europe and Fling and Caldwell are getting out a new book — I think it is the Source Method in teaching history. It will be out soon