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ORANGE

ORANGE, May 20.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Tomorrow evening a number
lof the young folks will give an entertain
ment in the music hall for the benefit of
the Orange public library. The program
Is as follows:
Part I.-Vocal solo, Mr.. Ed Heard; !;
shadow pictures; song, in character, Kitty
of Coleraine. Miss Alice C. McCarty; song
OF the camp, illustrated; vocal solo, Miss
Prince Bibber; character sketch works,
Mr.. Clyde Bishop and Mr.. Carmack; vocal
solo, Queen Of the Night, Miss Helen Full
erton; What the Daisies Say. illustrated.
Part H.-Tableau. Farewell to Little
Eva; vocal solo, Mrs. Pitman: recitation,
Willie Baird, DR.. Ida b. Parker; song, in
character. They've Drafted Him into the
Army, Miss Alice c. McCarty; tableau,
The Vengeance of Cupid, in five scenes /:
guitar and lutte duet. Mr.. and Mrs. Heard !;
character tableau: vocal solo, Miss Ada
Pfeiffer; True Irish Hearts, Mr.. Clyde
Bishop and Mr.. Carmack.
Ezra Mccormack, who, with another
boy. was arrested on Monday for shooting
at a Santa Fe passenger train with 22-
caliber rifle. had his preliminary examina-
ton this morning before the justice of the
peace, and was bound over to the supe-
ricr court. He gave bail in the sum OF
$50. Chester Frederick, the other boy who
was arrested, has been discharged.
Mrs. Lane and little son of The Needles
are visiting Mrs. Lanes mother, Mrs. r.
Lyon of Villa Park.
Messrs. HUM and Shoemaker of villa
Park have returned from San Juan hot
springs. They report that number OF
campers are sojourning at that health
giving resort.
On Tuesday Mr.. ALI Snyder and family
left for Kansas City.
Charles Chandler and Moses Remick are
camping at Long Beach.
Mrs. F. H. Paine, who has been visiting
her son John at Seattle. WASH, returned
last evening.
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Here and There

Mrs. H. ]. Whitley entertained with a
luncheon Wednesday in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell Johnson of Gar
vanza.
The Native Daughters of the Golden
West gave a reception and ball at the
Native Sons hall on South Main street
Wednesday evening.
The fifteenth annual state convention
CT the Woman's Christian Temperance
union will be held in the Methodist
church at Ventura this year, from June
to II, inclusive.
Bishop and Mrs. johnson entertained
the members of the Episcopal conven-
zion and their friends with a reception
in st. Johns guild hall Wednesday even
ing. The decorations were palms, ferns
and roses; mandolin club furnished
the music and Christopher catered.
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SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, May 20.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Mrs. Ruth Cook. an old and
we'll known resident of this city, commit
ted suicide today at her home on East
Fourth street while alone, some time be-
tween the hours of 10 and IL o'clock. She
drank some corrosive sublimate that had
been in the house for some time. She was
GS years of age and a widow. For some
time her brother, Captain Edwin Sherman
has resided with her. This morning, in
company with neighbor, he took drive,
leaving her alone but feeling as well as
usual. She had been in poor health for
some time. however, and at times her
mind seemed to be failing, so that close
watch was kept on her. She was the
widow of w, l.. Cook. and leaves con-
siderable amount of property. Coroner
Clark was Immediately notified and cor
oner's inquest is now in progress.
Mrs. Naomi Parker, the unfortunate
young woman who tried to commit suicide
Wednesday by drinking an ounce of laud-
anum. is now out Of danger. She is stop
ping with friends. The brutality of her
husband, who resides in Los Alamitos. is
the cause of her distress. She has no rel
atives in this vicinity.
w. H. Mayne. a student of the medical
college in Los Angeles, visited relatives
and friends here today.
Ralph Wallbridge, the 6-year- son of
John Wallbridge OF this city, fell from q
tree Wednesday. breaking his collar bone
and sustaining other serious injuries.
Rev. w. B. Burrows is In Los Angeles
attending the second annual convention of
the diocese of Los Angeles.
Roy Bishop and Emerson Marks have
returned from Berkeley and will spend
their vacation here.
Charles Rowan, the Herald correspon-
dent, is in Los Angeles today.
Prof. G. Abram Smith has opened a
studio of music in the Henry block.
Nit Phillips took load of drugs to Los
Alamitos Thursday for their new store to
be opened up by Phillips. Smith & Mansur.
Mrs. l.. M. DeVoe has returned from a
visit to Los Angeles.
The little 2h-year-old son of Henry PEN
son of the San Joaquin ranch was poisoned
yesterday by drinking cough syrup The
prompt services of physician saved his
life.
The members of theMonday club were
pleasantly entertained on Wednesday
evening at the residence Of Mrs. J. D.
Thomas in Tustin.
Prof. G. Abram Smith, the well known
basso of this city, has been engaged by
the Unitarian church of Los Angeles to
sing in their Sunday services
Editor Kuchel of the Anaheim Gazette
was in town today.
Phil Young has returned from San Fran
cisco, where he went as a delegate from the
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TO EXTEND TRADE
A Los Angeleno in Mexico Sees an
Opportunity

Opportunity
Secretary Virgins of the Chamber of
Commerce is in receipt of letter from
G. H. Ward, who will be remembered as
having been in the employ of the South
ern Pacific Company in this city. Mr..
Ward is now in Mexico and intends to
settle at Mazatlan. and is anxious to
enter into business rela tions with mer-
chants of this city, with view to extend
ing trade from here to that and neighbor-
ing points. Mr.. Ward writes that at
present all Of the custom house and
forwarding agents are representatives
of San Francisco firms, and that 1t is use
less to try to introduce business from a
new locality unless personal represen-
tative is on the ground. He says that he
will be glad to form connections with
merchants Of this city on commission
bapis, and thinks that good trade
could soon be developed. In case an ar
rangement of the kind was made. he
would agree to represent houses of this
city exclusively He calls attention to
the fact that recently one cargo was sent
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EAGLE ROCK

EAGLE ROCK, May 20.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The meeting at the school
house Sunday night for the purpose OF
inviting the farmers to take action in
presenting petition to the council for
the repeal of ordinance No. 4207 was large
ly attended and the interest very great. a
committee was appointed. consisting OF
p. w. Parker, p. C. Backus, d. A. Talbot
and Il. d. Goode, to confer with commit
tees of other communities, and the sew.
eral committees will formulate and pre-
sent a petition to the council as early as
possible.
0Mr Agurre suggested that as the pres.
ent market at Ninth street would not ac-
commodate all the producers, that the
farmers north and east of the city should
unite in an effort to have another marke.
established at the old hospital site on Ala.
media street, near Kerckhof & Cuzner's
lumber yard. The suggestion was unani
mously indorsed.
Mr.. Aguirre and James Hickson were ap
pointed a committee to interview Post
office Inspector Flint concerning es
tablishing a postoffice here. Eagle Rock
is very widely known, and there are many
letters addressed to this place. Some &c
to Verdugo, some to Garvanza, and some
return to the sender.
Notwithstanding the fact that the boule
ward committee will not further consider
our route at present, we are not dismayed
realizing that we possess the most scenic
route and the one that is, and will be, most
attractive to tourists. We intend to have
1t anyhow. We of the valley, as has been
stated before. will build it through the
valley, and committee was appointed
to confer with Mr.. Glassell and Mr.. John
son, and endeavor to induce them to grade
1t through their properties. This woul1
take it from Griffith park to the city linn
it's of Pasadena. And from these two
points we naturally expect the cities to
continue them.
Just before the adjournment of the meet.
ing a resolution was unanimously passel
in favor of continuing the agitation fol
many necessary improvements, and thai
our organization be known as the Eagle
Rock Improvement Association p. w
Parker was chosen president and =. D
| QoOde secretary.
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Land and Town company. has been stay
ing at the hotel, accompanied by her
daughters, Mrs. Lucy A. Plumer and Miss
Elizabeth 8. Cheney.
Fred w. Pearson, the real estate broker.
is here from Los Angeles, accompanied by
Mrs. Pearson.
A large delegation of railway conductors
visited Coronado on Tuesday.
N. T. Elliot was down from the Van
Nuys this week.
del Coronado pharmacy.
The hotel tennis court is in great demand
these May days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman of Los Angeles
spent Sunday at the hotel
General w. e. Webb of Coronado left
yesterday for a six weeks eastern trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray F. Stocking of Coro-
nado leave today for an extended European
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BOWLING PARTY.

A jolly party Of young people, chap
eroned by Mrs. A. F. M. Strong, spent the
evening at Hawkins billiard hall and
bowling alley Wednesday night. While
some of the party manipulated the cues
others made deadly aim at the ten pins,
and those that were doing neither con-
gregated at the free lunch" counter,
where sandwiches and fruitade were
dispensed with prodigal liberality. AL
together it was very festive evening,
and the more enjoyed in that it was a
trifle unconventional. Those present
beside Mrs. Strong were: Misses Julia
Mercereau, Julia Winston, Gertrude
McRae, Dorothy Croft. Bessie Bonsall
Kate Landt, Susie Gay, Gertrude Dever-
eux, Bertha Crouch, Prentiss, Neu-
stadt, Farrell; Messrs. Haskins, Gay
Lewis, Irwin Heron Will Innes, Lou
Pratt, Ned Field, Karl Klokke, Bert
Williams, Warren Brazelton, Martin
Chase, Alexander Bush and Tom Car
hart.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Odd Fellows lodge in this city to the grand

Odd Fellows lodge in this city to the grand
lodge in San Francisco.
C. A. Hunt and wife have returned from
visit to the Elsinore Hot Springs.
Will Snow and family of Eureka, Cal,
have moved to Tustin to reside on the old
Snow homestead.
The Knights of the Maccabees have made
arrangements for a basket picnic to be
held at Newport on June 18th.
Felipe Zarate has returned from busi-
ness trip to San Francisco.
Miss Katherine Edwards of Flagstaff,
Ariz.. is the guest of Mr.. andMrs. A. J..
Padgham. Miss Edwards formerly re-
sided here.
l.. o. Breedon is erecting commodious
residence on the corner of Eighth and
Rush streets.
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DELAYED by Washouts

The west-bound Santa Fe overland
train was billed as twenty-four hours
late yesterday, on account of washouts
on the Atlantic and Pacific railway. The
exact location and extent Of the disaster
is not known in this city, but the road
must be badly damaged, as the Southern
California company was telegraphed to
for a large number of piles to be used
in making emergency repairs.
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tour. Mr.. and Mrs. Stocking expect to be
in London for the queens jubilee.
T. c. O'Reilly of Warrenton, Va. is So
journing at the hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Stimson, accompan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Blinn, were
down from Los Angeles the past week and
spent several days at the hotel.
Edward T. Ryder, who represented Ray
mond & Whitcomb several seasons at Ho-
tel del Coronado, will associate with the
management of the Lincoln house, Swamp
scott. Mass, this season.
Mrs. w. B. Noble, wife of the Rev. DIR.
Noble of San Rafael, is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. d. S. Lacey, at her home on the
beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Stephens of Denver
who have been living on the beach for sew.
eral months, have purchased handsome
building site here.
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LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, May 2O.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) A whale between sixty and
seventy-five feet in length was seen about
mile east Of the city, floating in the surf.
at 5:15 this evening, evidently sick and
lacking strength to keep itself from being
washed ashore. Two young men, Frank
Bowers and Billy Settles waded
irto the surf and succeeded in
gettin a rope around it's tail
securing it to a strong stake driven
in the sand close to the bluff. There is a
81 eat fiutter among people here, nearly
every body In town being on the beach
viewing it.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY

c. P. Macy will ship a carload of hogs
to Los Angeles in few days.
S. A. Stewart has gone to Hanford as
a delegate to the grand lodge of the K.
of p.
The hay and grain crop in the immediate
lake region is very heavy. as it nearly al
ways is. The fruit yield is generally good,
both as to quantity and quality.
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Held to Answer

Will Henderson, Will Scanlan and
Ben White, the three boys arrested by
Constable Mugnemi while in the act of
away lot of lead pipe which
they had taken from vacant house on
East Second street, had their examina-
ton before Justice Morrison yesterday
and were held to answer in the superior
court to charge of burglary. Bail wac
fixed at $500 each.-
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The Divorce Mill

Mrs. Nenitia Meyer was yesterday
granted a decree of divorce from H.
Meyer, a saloonkeeper at San Francis
co, on the ground of cruelty. After only
a few months of married life Meyer
made improper overtures to his wife 5
daughter by a previous marriage. Dur
ing the trouble that resulted from this
state of affairs Meyer knocked his wife
down and cruelty beat her.
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To Be Called Tomorrow
DEpARTMENT oNE-I,dra sr,,,,

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith,
(2S3O j. w. Hart; appeal
(23SO Henry Lenert and Phil Henley; an.
peal.
DEPARTMENT TWO-Judge Clark. :
Nothing set
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van DYKE
Pomona Land and Water company VS.
Loney ct al: continued hearing.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
Nothing set.
SIx-Judge Allen.
Nothing set.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
Altman VS.. Yonken; trial, Q.
Excellier vs. Deltz. Grenet & Co.; trial
1:30.
People VS.. Quinn, felony; examination
1890.
Hedges VS.. Escondido M. Co.; trial s45.
McNiel VS.. Jessaurd; trial, 2:3O.
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British Registration

Vice Consul Mortimer has been au-
thorized to register births and deaths
British subjects. The registration of
the birth of the child of British sub
jects makes the child so registered a
subject of Her Majesty Queen Victoria,
and registration of death is necessary
when decede mt leaves an estate in Eng
land or English colonies. Heretofore
these registrations had to be made at
the office CT the British consul general
in San Francisco.
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George Washington pleaded guilty to
burglary in department one yesterday
before Judge Smith. This colored youth,
with the classic patronymic, entered the
room Of F. Yarbutt and was caught In
the act. Being only 16 years old he was
ordered committed for four years to the
Preston School of Industry at lone.
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ELSINoRE

ELSINORE, May 20-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The new wharf of the Temes-
cal Water company on Lake Elsiniore Is
progressing rapidly toward completion.
The driving of piles was finished several
days ago.
Rev. Fred johnson and family are off on
an extended visit to Chicago.
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Informal Cards

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira O. Smith
of 636 West Adams street. en-
tertained very informally Wednes-
day evening with cards. There were
present Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Stimson, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. J. Fay, Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Blinn, Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Van Nuys,
Mr.. and Mrs. Waters, Mr.. and Mrs
Blaisdell, Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. c. Hubbell, Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
dette Chandler, Mines. L. c. Goodwin
and Hayden McLellan; Major Bone
brake and Judge Gardner.
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Orpheum Party

Count and Mrs. Won Schmidt Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Jones, Mrs. Victoria Har-
rell, Misses Alice and Mae Owen, Messrs.
Vetter and Henderson and DR.. Bryant
enjoyed an evening Of vaudeville from
boxes at the Orpheum Tuesday evening.
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Orr Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Orr entertained
with dinner Tuseday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hines as the guests of
honor. The other guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. r. L. Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Schumacher and Miss Christine Kurtz.
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CORONADO

CORONADO. May 2O.-(Regular Core.
spondence.) Mrs. Ware and Miss Ada Ware
Morgan have returned to Coronado to
summer at their bungalow on the beach.
A. A. Gooden of Sunnyside has leased the
Powell residence for the season.
; Charles w. Sargent OF Boston will oc-
Ecupy Casa Abra, the handsome residence
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY

of the late X. H.. Wade. June 1st with his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.. Warburton and
child. New York city. are guests at the
hotel.
A New York city party. including Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Lewis, Herbert d. Lewis
and Miss Eta Hassell, are staying here.
Mrs. Cheney of Boston. mother OF B. p.
Cheney. jr., president Of the San Diego
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Fourth Of Julv

The citizens interested in having a
proper celebration of the coming Fourth
of July are requested to meet Friday even
ing May 2lst, at s o'clock at Judge Nor
rison.s court room, to make arrangements
for the same. BY order of
H. ]. SHOULDERS,
Chairman Last Years Committee !.
4 GEORGE BABEEBE, Secretary.
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MUNY0N
Systematic Treatment
by Mail.
Thousands Restored to Health
Through Professor Mum
yon's Free Medical
Advice.

Munyon's Medical Institution, fso, Arch St.,
Philadelphia, is the best one of its kind in the
world. 1t employs large staff of skilled
specialists TO diagnose the cases not only of
people applying personally for treatment, but
those in all parts of the country who seEd IN
personal letters, asking the best methods of
after being carefully considered by Prof.
Munyon, a staff of from ten to fifteen doctors
is employed to dictate replies through the
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to Mexican and Central American points
from Tacoma, to the value of $25,00O and
that all of the goods could have been sent
from Southern California cities.
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This is 10 certify that have had I3
teeth extracted by DR.. Schiffman's method
and did not experience any pain. tits un-
questionably the best work | ever had
done. c. w. BLANCHARD,
With L. A. Ice and Storage Co.
December l, 1896.
On account of some unfortuna's expe-
riences had in the extraction Of lay teeth
! became great coward in this respect.
Today DR.. Schiffman extracted one Of my
very refractory teeth without causing me
one particle of pain. D. K. TRASK,
Attorney, Fulton Block.
| can testify that the extraction Of
tooth by DR.. Schiffman 's.method need NOT
be dreaded by any one. He surely does it
without pain. REV. S. L. WHITE,
Pastor Boyle Heights Holiness Church.
December 10, 1896.
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COURT CALENDAR
To Be Called in the Several Depart.
ments Today

To Be Called in the Several Depart
ments Today
DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT TWO-Judge Clark.
N. P. Q61D Etate of Conception Alaniz
probate of will.
+ N. p. GS) Estate of J. s. Neel; citation to
give additional bond.
N. P. Q624) Estate of John Oscar Youngs;
final account and distribution.
N. P. Q630 Estate of A. N. c. Wilson;
petition to set apart the whole estate.
N. p. (S0O Estate of Hattie M. Knight,
incompetent; trial account of guardian
ship.
N. p. Q6S4) Estate of John C. Bell; final
account of special administrator.
N. P. Q69D Estate of William Iveno
Kearse; petition to sell personal prop
erty.
N. p u61D Estate of J. c. w. Razelle;
certificate of sale of real estate
N. p. (2034) Estate of Lola Rivera; let
ters of administration.
DEPARTMENT. THREE-Judge York.
(21,91D Vineland Irrigation District VS..
Azusa Irrigation company; trial, con-
tinued hearing.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke.
(24,20D Pomona Land and Water COM
pany VS.. Loney ct al. continued hear
ing.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
26.062 Duzenbury VS.. Jordan.
(274SD Foster VS.. Haven
(27,270) Harris VS.. Los Angeles Iron and
Steel company.
(2S.O2S) State Loan and Trust Co. VS..
Pierce: trial.
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
N,11D Pamucina VS.. Haniman ct al. s:
trial; continued to June 7th.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
People VS.. Leonis; $780,
Dicker vs.. Szako: trial. 1:3O
People VS.. Coberly, rape; examination.
2:30.
People VS.. Walsh. rape; examination,
2:SO.
Lane VS.. Mcintyre: trial. 1880.
White VS.. Collins; demurrer, 1:3O.
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SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, May 90 - Irregular
Correspondence At noon today occurred
the marriage of Roy Bundy, cashier of the
Santa Monica bank, to Miss Halle Loomis.
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All prices Of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom. 2s4 South Spring street.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-01
STNDAY-SCHOOI BOOKS.
TITLES AND TEACHINGS OF VOLUMES
FOUND IN SUNDAY-SCHOOL
LIBRARIES

Edward w. Box in the February Ladies' Home
Journal" writes Of the "wishy washy," perniciou3
literature which is placed in the hands Of the young
through tie Sunday-schooi libraries. He makes a
plea for a reform of this evil. and has some words
Of regret that standard novels not generally in
cluded in the libraries of Sunday He also
gives the titles and teachings OF few OF the books
procured from Sunday-school libraries
1.-THE first" he says was called The Assault;
or Bobbys Lesson Bobby struck boy. who died
from the effects of the blow, Imagine. Then
Bobby became sorrowfu, morose, finally went IN
sane. was sent 10 nadhOuse ana died there at tho
the fact that Bobby went 10 hell. Another book
IT was called Margaret; or the story Of Little
Idiot Girl In il a little girl was born idiot
and eight little girls daily sent TO her house
80 that they might hear her idiouc sayings and
feel thankful for their blessings! Oscars Sunday
Flowers told the story Of a boy VINO picked flowers
on Sunday. and that finally made him an unsIIc-
cessful man for lite. Jm's Confession: or, A Boy
Who Lied. was the story of a lie. Poor little Jim
told lie 10 his mother one day. and that settled
him. His tortures pictured through 14s pages.
until he at last repents. But men and women shun
him, and he is always known as Jim the Liar
The Two Schoolboys' pOrtrays two boys:
one good the other bad. Both die goes to
hca ven and the other TO hell, Little Ella is a
dresSy girl she puts on bright red frock TO
to Sunday school day against her mothers
wishes. and her downfall "a woman is the
sui