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THE OLD SPELLING CLASS.

I zee them yet. the boys and girls who
stood up In = row
And tried to spell each other down 20 many
years ago:
Their voices sweet come back to me from
out the shadows cool.
And love invests with cherished thoughts
that meier forgotten school.
! hear the litter, half suppressed. tina,
fitted up and down
The line when some one missed 4 word, de-
spite the masters frown.
Though stern was he, we wept the day W.
laid him meath the grass,
And sorrow spread her p~inions DER the
old spelling class.
We knew the book from baker to the
hardest word therein.
But sometimes we missed a letter and the
e to US wonld win.
Spelling hard in sun and shadow, how the
days went fitting by!
How oft we turned each other down be-
meath the winter sky!
One day would find me near the head as
happy as could be.
And the next I'd lose my laurels by the
absence of an 'e.'
Thu long ago we stoodsin line n spelled,
but now, alasf eg
How few are left OF all who formed the old
spelling class.
remember Sammy Bolton and his cousin,
Tommy Root:
The class did not look right unless we
found them at the foot.
And there was Jimmy Nicholson with eyes
80 bright and blue:
We could always count on Jimmy spelling
robin" with a ILL., E
And Davy Jones, who always got his "e"
before his "a" " &
And who. when reprimanded. had a silent
little cry;
For he was kind and tender and his heart
seemed made Of glass,
And often 1t was shattered In the old SPELL
Ing class. g
] see the merry faces of the girls who
spelled me down.
From little Mary Stapleton to sweet Me-
linda Brown,
From misunderstanding Dora May to Mar
Sgarita Blue,
The lass who loved her spelling book and
knew 1t through and through.
Whenever ! hesitated she would slyly set
me right,
And many a time she saved me from q very
awkward plight.
/ used to think-no matter what, it never
came to passi
Another won the beauty of the old spelling
class.
I wonder where they are to-day, the boys
and girls who stood
And spelled each other down within the
schoolhouse In the wood.
! know that some are sleeping where the
yiolets lift their heads
In early spring and beautify their narrow
little beds:
While others left the cherished scenes with
eagerness to try
Their fortunes in a stranger land beneath
a stranger sky:
But often In the twilight, when alone. there
seem to pass
Before me all the members Of the old SPELL
ing class.
Methinks l hear the voices now as when
we stood In line,
Just six and twenty boys and girls; It's q
memory half divine.
The past recrowns the present with a
wreath hat withers not,
And recollection wings her flight to one
dear, cherished spot.
Once more I climb the little hill. q boy
with heart elate,
Again I'm seated on the bench with spell
v Ing book and slate;
And in a voice I'll ne'er forget, whatever
comes to pass.
! hear the master calling for the old SPELL
ing class. =
IT. c. Harbaugh, in N. 7. Sun.
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pleasure and amusement. There had
been but three things for him-his
Bible. his sword and his daughter. He
had laid aside his sword, for he was
growing old; but the Book was always
by him. and he loved to interpret it
in his own harsh fashion. And then
his daughter-but she had gone.
She was young and beautiful, pant
ing for all that makes life sweet and
grateful-for love, for triumph, for the
applause Of thousands. She had re-
solved 10 he an actress and to have them
all. She was stified in that ugly,
square house in Scotland. The dull,
unending moors overwhelmed her. The
cold gray stones Of her home crushed
out all her life. She longed to spread
her wings and to fly to the glare and
glitter of some great city. So one day
she disappeared, and James Gordon was
left alone with his Bible.
He uttered no reproach, but his grim
mouth seemed to close more firmly,
while the lines grew deeper on his
rugged face. The neighbors were dis
appointed at his apathy. They men
toned his daughters name to him, in
the hope of arousing some emotion or
torrent Of abuse. But he merely half
rose from his chair and looked at them.
They were silent, and left him. So a
year passed away, and he began to grow
weary Of sky and moor. He sat all day
. W. 100 a n Lt 80
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Of her life-a day Of triumph and recon-

cilintion.
She left for Scotland that nipht. How
slowly the train crasyled ON through
the darkness! She could NOT sIeep and
she watched the lighted towns 20 nv
II BY one until the dawn. Then the
train dashed through the misty wilds OF
Cumberland, past streams and heather
and moors. and at last she was in her
own land. fiyinr through the Scots low
lands, laundering acrossthe great Forth
bridge. and its rival that Swans tho
broad waters of the ,Tay. She drew near
her home and the scerery became more
familiar: every spot xhe passcd WAS
bright with memories OF childhood. the
train slowed down and sto,n.,d Che
got out. left her luggage at the station.
md walked towards her home.
The stationnaster. inter staring nj
the handsome lady in the magnificent
furs, uttered an exclamation and took
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06
INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY.
The Charge Of Embexxlemsnt Against II. A.
(nssIn.

. L.H. ..INT .s..HL
ATLANTA, Ga, May 1.--Harry A.
Cassin, the d~cfaulting cashier VI tho
Georgia Loan, Savings and banking
Co.. was indicted by the grand jury
yesterday, embezzlement being the
charge. President George v. Gress
was examined by the grand jury and
questioned as to the conduct OF the
bank. Other officers and directors Of
the bank also were before the grand
jury. the session lasting more than
five hours.
Yesterday afternoon Cassin's bond
was fixed at sl0,o coo by Judge Lumpkin,
Of the superior court.
The bond was signed by Judge Henry
VI. Hillycar, Cassin's fath~er-in-law. Al.
ter Cassin was released upon the bond,
he was re-arrcsted ct the suggestion Of
Solicitor-Gcneral Hill. who took the
position that Judge Hillycar was not Q
good bohdsmen, ~ he wasan attorney
at-law and consequently ~ officer of
the court.
The bond was then signed BY r. m.
Coker, president Of . private bank Of
the city. Cassin refused to make any
statement. 5Fag8
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When amid the storms they sang,
And the stars heard, and the sea:
And the sounding aisles Of the dim wood
Rang TO the anthems Of the free.

w men aWlu tDe sIOrLlS LDty SuilR,
And the stars heard, and the sea:
And the sounding aisles Of the dim wood
Rang TO the anthems Of the free.
II took all our past national dis
tresses, and it takes all our present ma
tional sorrows to lift up our nation on
that high career where 1t will march
long after the foreign missionaries
that have Knocked and t~yrannies that
have jeered, shall be swept down under
the omnipotent wrath Of God, who
hates despotism, and who. by the
strength Of His own red right arm,
will make all men free. And 30 II is
individually, and in the family. and in
the church, and in the world, that
through darkness and storm and trou-
BILE men, women, churches, nations ore
developed.
Again. / see in my text the beauty
Of unfaltcring friendship. ! suppose
there were plenty Of friends for Naomi
while she vas in prosperity; but Of all
her acquaintances, how many were
willing TO trndge of with her toward
Judah when she had TO make that
lonely Journey. One-the heroine Of
my tex. One-absolutcly one. sup
pose when Esomi's husband was liv-
ing, and they had plenty Of money.
end III things went we'll they had :
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-
.,..s u.,. nsns.s.,.. rca., 80,
shipments begun Review of the Great
Industries Failures.
NEW YORK, Nav i.--R. q. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review OF trade TODAY
says:
In snitc Of the moderate imnrovc-
mcut ia mos, OF the great industries
business IL di~sannnintiny Exnoc,,.
tions of n speedy end OF the war in En-
ropc through Turkish v;etorv bav,,
helped To deprcss grain. demands Of
Austria and China have caused exn,rts
of 50, 900, 900 gold, merchandise imports
are greatly increased. and anal action
of congress on the revenue question
seems more remote.
Wheat rose last Saturday nearly 9
cents. but has fallen since that day
about ; cents. This is largely becau,.
European markets did not sustain tho
expectation Of o great foreign demand
after the outbreak OF war and because
events appear to forcshadow speedy
peace, but the tidings from wheat
growing states, the receipts from farms
and the enormous exports OF corn, all
had Influence. Corn exports have been
$3.50, 1917 bushels in four weeks,
against l,4ad,d19 last year, while At
lantic exports of wheat in the
same weeks, iour included, have
been only 4,23i,SiS bushels. against
4,5'p,2l5 last year, Nor IL this surpris-
Ing, for il In use two bushels of corn
equal only one bushcl OF wheat, two
bushels of corn would cost about 10
cents and the one bushcl OF wheat
nearly 50 cents, Western receipts
have been reduced, perhaps in part by
Hoods and interruption Of traffic.
The cotton market has advanced u
quarter OF II cent, owing mainly to u
speculative impulse from England.
The exports of pold would not have
much influence il there were not an
extraordinary increase In merchandise
imports and some decrease In exports,
At BOSTON imnor,s NJ wool bnv, he.u
extraordinary, and nj philaaclnhin
they have amounted for the month TO
laTs,ooo pounds, The tho.,gbt that
this abnormal increase NAV continue
os lone ns action on tho evruu, Nh IL
deferred tends 10 affect .xchang,. INIT
the main influence Mt present il the
cycep,lonal demand for the reconstrnc-
ton of the Austrian monetary system
and for Japan.
or til, vrcut Industries. the iro, md
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First to Enter Larissa A Revelation of
Luxury,

ATHENS, April S0.~'Scfulah Boy and
Gen, GNrumbkoif led the first Turkish
squadron to Larissa. The cavalry adj
vanccd at II gallop and n, the bridge at
the entrance of the town Scfulah Bey
spurred forward at full speed. Some
of the Mussulman inhabitants shouted.
The bridge is mined But the two
officers did not pause and were the first
To enter the town and put up at the
Olympus, the principal hotel, which
was oon guarded by Turkish troops.
"Thc Crown Princess Konak was lux
urious and had q splendid table scrv"
ice, bedding, furniture, etc. The
Turkish soldiers, who are mostly sim
pie, good-natured r~ustics, were aston
ished at sights in the city,
Two Circassian ca%valrymcn finding
n store of Greek uniforms, donned two
of them and parnded the streets, only
keeping their Turkish arms. The tclo-
graph lines was found intact"
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a Pitched Hattie with Liberated Pris-
puprn,

ATHENS. May 1.-The story of the en-
trance OF the Turkish troops into La
rissa is dramatic. When the cavalry
and artillery approached the town the
artillery opened fire upon the place in
order to ascertain II the Greek garri-
son remained there. There being no
reply to the Turkish fire, two squad
rons of Turkish cavalry advanced, and
n third remained, ~dismountcd, firing
on the criminals who had been released
from prison when Larissa became
panic-stricken. These criminals had
succeeded in arming themselves, and
replied to the lire OF the Turks.
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LONDON, May 1.-The Evening
News publishes a dispatch from Con-
stantinople saying that the Turkish
cavaly occupied Volo Thursday even
ing. The dispatch adds that n ten
days delay has been granted TO the
Greeks who are DESTROYS OF leaving
Constantinople.
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THE TABLES TURNED. =

The Turks Defeated at vel~atino with
Enormous t4osses by smoiepski's brigade
-Graphic Accounts Of the Entrance Ia
l.artssa by the Turkish Troops both
Powers Resolved to Continue tho War
indefinitely.
ATHENS, April 80, Midnight.-A tele-
gram just received here says n great
battle has been fought at Velestino be-
tween a Turkish force Of 5000 and
Gen. Smolcnski's brigade. The dis
patch states that the Turks were re-
pulsed with enormous losses.
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Resolved tn Continue thu War.

LONDON, April 80. lit Is semi-ohieially
that European Intervention between
Turkey and Greece In the present po-
sition of affairs is regarded us wholly
impracticahle, both Greece aud Turkey
having resolved 10 continue the war,
The powers are thus obliged 10 stand
aside until one of the combatnnts is
NnallN hofrnteh.
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ATHENS, May 1.-Noon--Thc action
between the Turks and Greeks, which
began Thursday ut Velestino, about
ten miles west OF Volo, continues. Gen.
~Smolenski's brigade is fighting bravely.
and has rcpulsed repeated charges of
the Turkish artillery.
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ATHENS. May 1.-The headquarters
staff Of the Greek army ut Pharsalos
has been completely changed.
Gen. Macris and Colonies Saponulsc-
kis, Mastropas and Antoniades have
resigned and started for Athens.
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TO STAMP OUT HOG CHOLERA.
The Iowa Legislature Passes . Law
Asked For By sccgetary Wilson.

DIES MONIES, Ia. May l.--Botb houses
Of the Legislature have passed a law
asked for by James Wilson. secretary
Of agriculture. authorizing the govern
meDt to accept the rules Of the depart
ment Of agriculture to stamp out hog
cholera. 1t is proposed 10 select one or
o counties where the disease is
worst, inspect all hogs, kill those af-
fected and keep diseased hogs out.
The federal government pays all ex-
penses. The.law takes effect at once.
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osman Pasba On His Way Ia Janina.

CossTANTISorLE, May 1.-The re-
port that Osman Pasha Is on his way to
Janina, Epirus, with 10000 additional
Turkish troops, Is confirmed.
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-A Gesmansststistisian @ys that o.
every 10000 chimneys three are struck
" lightning, while Of the same number
~ towers and windmills, oepand o. re-
spsctively, are struck. :
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)U shall not go---I
would rather see
you dead at my
feet"
Il shall go, ia
ther---solne day.
And so she went
ont Of his life.
He was an old
Puritan---grim, as
cetic, dead to all
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Naunnble spolls Of War.

ATHENS, May A correspondent
who was at Larissn with the Turks on
Wednesday says that on the arrival of
the Turkish troops there they found
all the guns Of the fortress intact, and
obtained possession OF immense quanti-
ties OF ammunition Of all kinds.
The abandonment Of such Il strong
position is incomprehensible.
The news of the occupation OF volo
by the Turkish forces in momentarily
expected.
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Col. yassos to be Considered m u BEL
ligcrcnf.

PARIS, May LA Patr,e publishes
n dispatch from Rome saying that Ad-
miral cancvaro, the Italian commander
in Cretan waters, has been ordered 10
consider Col. Vassos, who commands
the Greek army OF occupation in Crete,
as n b%elligerent, and To no longer OPP
pose Greek attacks on the Turkish
troops there.
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=. lieu.
lntensi-
Close Cropping.

Sir Henry Hawkins, n Of thy for II
tees of the English bench, we've by Il
hair very short-the prize fightremaipir
and is clean shaven. On TIVE "a . ori
sions this habit ha4 led to herm-.o,s.
Judge being mistaken for me !.
the class to be Stunned. Strife eNOn '
once Whiting to take his tickes 80 deel
EPSON Railway station, at whifect OF &C
were a number of roughs returning
from the races. One of them was rude
to the judge, who demonstrated with
him, ~whereupon the mar invited him
to 20 outside and have what for" Sir
Henry then took off his hat, thinking
that, as the men were prohAbly of the
criminal classes, they would recognize
him, and quietly remarked: HPeghaps
YOU do not lno& ysAo 4 On" '6'elp
me, Bob.~ hh asSniAnx Md elgiag off,
"a blooinin' prize fighter. Not me-"
and the Judge wa not further molested.
On another occasion Sir Henry, out on =
ramble between assizes with a COM
panion, stopped at s~Fway1i1e inn and
theyewere Boon hard SSat shittles with
two rustics. Things Vent "a pleasant
Nv until, in an %unguarded f6oment. the
Judge removed his mcleskinmp. There
upon one Of the rustics. eyiag him sus-
piciously, said; II don't mind being
neighborly, but ri be haneSd II I'm 80
In 70 play skittles w!tha tiealet-of-leave
man."--Youth's Companion
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oUN's COMMERCIAL REVIEW

Business IL Disappointing In spite of Mods
erat. Improvcnent-Th Probable speedy
End of the Wa and Other Foreign lDfu-
~nces Have n Depressing Encet-Gold
shipments negun Review of the Great
Industries Failures,
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THE CROSS OF LILIES.

~ VIZ grou shall not ro--I
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to be done, In spiritual work how vast
the field. How many dying all arou7d
about us without word Of comfort!
We want more Abigails, more Han
nahs, more Rebeccas, more Marys, more
Deborahs consccrated--body, mind,
soul. to the Lord who bought them.
Once more | learn from my subject
the value Of cleaning.
Ruth going into that harvest frld
might have said: ''Thcrc is a straw,
and there is q straw, but what Is a
straw? can't get any barley for my.
self or my mother-in-law out of these
separate straws." Not so, said the
beautiful Ruth. She gathered two
straws, and she put them together, and
more straws, until she got enough to
make a sheaf. Putting that down, she
went and gathered more straws, until
she had another sheaf, and another,
and another, and another. then che
brought them altogether, and she
threshed them out, and she had an
ephah Of barley, nigh q bushel! o, that
WI might all be cleaners.
There are . few moments left worth
the cleaning. Now, Ruth to the field!
May each n have q measure full and
running over! Oh, you cleaners, to the
field! And II there be In your house
hold an aged n or q sick relative that
Is not strong enough TO come
forth and toll In the field, then
let Ruth take home 10 feeble Naomi
this sheaf Of cleaning: HE that goeth
forth and weepeth, bearing precio u
seed. shall doubtless come agnin with
rejoicing, bringing his shcaves with
him. May the Lord God Of Ruth and
Nsomi be MI portion ~forcvsrl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-08
BICYCLING KILLED HIM.
Prominent Lynn Man Takes Too Much of
Good Thing.

Lynn, Mass, June III. Harvey
Young, 81 years of age, prominent in
social and political circles, died sudden
ly this morning as the result of bicycle
ride. Mr.. Young was well ON Sunday to
all appearances and in the afternoon
rode to Salem. He was an enthusiastic
wheelman and accustomed to long runs
He returned late in the evening and
went to bed. This morning his brother
found him unconscious in his room
Three physicians were summoned but he
died soon afterwards. He had suffered
from rheumatism, and it had reached his
heart this being due, in the opinion of
the medical men, to the exertion of his
Sunday ride on the wheel. Mr.. Young
has been resident of Lynn since 1872
and one of the firm of Young & Sampson,
moulded counters, since 1878.
He was a prominent Democrat and
member of several secret orders.
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DEATHS.

In this city, June g. John Donahus. aged 81
years.
burial private.J
years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In Deering. June z. MIR. Samuel M. Dol!eys
aged IA years
Funeral services Wednesday afternoon at 8
O'Clock at North Windham.
In Gorham. June z. Florence c., daughter Of
Herbert and Nellie M. Files. aged 20 years.
Funeral Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'clock
from the School street Methodist church.
[Frieuds invited
AT the residence Of VIM. Law, ESQ.,, Lilybank,
Bo'ness. Scotland May 81, Augustus L. Den
nison OF Freeport, Me-, aged ~ years.
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Organ Company Assigns

Meriden, Conn, June 1.-THE Wilcox
and White Organ company, one of the
largest manufacturers of organs in the
United States today made an assignment
naming ex-Mayor L. J. Doolittle of this
city as trustee.
j. III. White, of the company, was I'm
able to give statement of the assets and
liabilities today. The direct liabilities
he said, outside of the contingent liabili-
ties would not exceed S75, 600. More than
80 per cent of the liabilities was caused
by the failure of branch houses since
1890. During the past five years the com
pany has done an annual business of
from S215, 900 to $500, 000
The factory was closed this morning.
There were about one hundred and
twenty hands employed.
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silver Republicans at Chicago. GgN

Chicago, June 1.-THE national provis-
ional committee of the Silver Republi-
cans will be called to order at the Leland
hotel tomorrow morning. 1t is expected
that at least thirty-two states will be re-
presented. The committee will decide
upon q plan for a permanent national
organization calling a national conven-
ton for that purpose. 1t is given out as
the intention to organize thoroughly
from the voting precincts up with the
view of electing Congressman where pos
sible in 1898 and also of taking an active
part in the next Presidential campaign.
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RINEs BROTHERS co.
Strong Man Chadwick,

New Haven, Conn, June 7.-Under
the supervision of DR.. Jay W. Seaver,
physical director of the Yale gym, pub
lie strength test was taken at the gym
this afternoon to enable Chas. G. Chad
wick, of the senior class, to try to break
the record held by G. S. Venile of the
class of 1900, Venile having broken the in
tercollegiate record held by Chadwick.
The test was highly successful. Chadwick
made total of 2, 1876 Kilograms, or about
4, 703 pounds. The record of Young Venile
was only 1910 Kilograms or 1857 pounds.
lift, which was 954 kilograms or about
1860 pounds. Chadwick S figures for
lifts in every position excel1ed those of
Venile.
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Two Lives Saved.

Mrs Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, Ill.,, was told by her doctors she had
consumption and that there was no hope
1 I her, but two bottles DR.. Kings New
discovery completely cured her and she
says aS -, 1t saved her life. Mr.. Thos Eggers.
f fs Florida St, San Francisco, suffered
IRON l dreadful cold, approaching Con
sumption, tried without result every
TRa;l nge, else Sc then bought one bottle of Dr..
M wal s New Discovery and in two weeks
1t is such results, of Which these are
sampies, that prove the wonderful effi--
caGy Oh this medicine in Coughs and
Solas; Free trial bottles at Il. z. 5.
u , 9 drug store, 577 Congress street :
s unue Eo congress Square HoBel. Regular
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Havoc wroug ht BY Cloud Burst.

Paris, June THE latest details from
Grenoble, in the department. of Isere,
show that the DISSOLUTION wrought by the
cloudburst which caused the river Norge
to overflow it's banks, is far more ex-
tended than was at first supposed. The
deluge of water caused enormous land
slides of trees and sand from the noun
tains into the valley, overwhelming
houses, burying cattle and destroying
other property. In many villages the
fleeing inhabitants left everything behind
them.
Almost all the riverside factories were
destroyed and no fewer than 500 work
shops were destroyed The town of Vorion
presents a lamentable appearance. All
the bridges are gone and the streets are
nlled with masses of debris washed out
from the factories and shops, bale cloth,
rolls of silk and similar manufactured
products.