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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-01
A Sick Room sugkestion

To keep a sickroom clean where the
carpeted floor cannot be swept. a pro-
fessional nurse will go over the carpet
with a cloth wrung out of warm water,
In which has been put q little ammonia.
Upholstered furniture Is treated In the
same way If that Is a part of the furnish
ings. In many new houses a sickroom
Is included in the architects plan. This
may be used for another purpose while
the family Is unaffected, but In of
illness 1t Is found to be invaluable. It
has sunny exposure, an open fireplace,
and no plumbing directly in the room.
It opens into an entry In which Is a win
dow and from this into the main hall
Of the house. thus insuring protection
in cases Of contagious diseases. The
floor is of hard wood with only washA-
BILE rugs for purposes Of silence. The
walls are painted, SO are the ceilings;
there In indeed not an Incl of surface
that may not be washed, or that a hold
germs. No upholstered furniture
stands in It. cushions covered with linen
slip covers affording ease in the rattan
chairs and couches. One such built
In a country house had the pictures let
In the wall under glass. similar TO a
scheme often applied to a nursery. In
such a room;a smallpox patient might
be quarantined without risk to family
or neighbora.-N. Y. Post
The finest oysters In the market at 25c
per quart, at the reIIsbIs Cafe Hacker.
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CORpER.

OO0A6R
Miss Kate Dean is spending the week
at home.
Walter Oliver. Of Dover, was here
Monday.
VIM. Brown. OF Blackburn, visited here
Sunday.
Walter Carthrae is spending the holI-
days at home.
Miss Carrie Ford is the guest of Miss
Edna CaIthrae.
Miss Jodle Hackley visited in Higgins
willie Monday evening.
Mrs. Frambers visited friends In BLACK
burn the first of the week.
II. C. Spencer, of TaylorvIlle, H., visited
relatives here the first of the week.
MIR. Fletcher Groves. of the State
University, spent the holidays at home.
Mr.. Joe Edwards n Miss Jessie
Elmaker were married Wednesday even
Ing.
Mrs. J. F. Groves aud her daughter,
Miss Anna, spent last Friday in Kansas
City.
Miss Vic Jackson, of Blackburn, visited
her brother, MIR. d. G.. Jackson, this
week.
II. weIman and family, of Kansas City,
visited the family OF MIR. Fred Liese this
week.
The Misses irwin, OF Marshall, are the
guests of their cousin, Mrs. I. b. Corfu.
this week.
Mrs. Mary Lockhart left for Dover last
Monday, to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. M. Oliver.
Rev. W. b. Mcfarland, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
E. Hatton and Mrs. Bortsfield and son,
Leslie, of Gsllatin, spent the holidays
with friends In this city,
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LIFE IN SMALL CITIES.
Mere Comfort, Happiness and succe,
Than In the Big Centers.

More Comfort, Happiness and Q
Than In h Big Centers.
The higher salaries Of the larger
cities Is, perhaps, what attracts young
men more potently than any other
factor. But, unfortunately, as thou
sands of young men have found for
themselves, these salaries are not so
high as they were led to believe, nor
will the city income buy as much in the
metropolis as they bargained for. A
salary of $4,000 a year in the big city
will not bring a young man the COM
Portable living which $1,000 q year
means to him in the smaller communi-
ty. With q far more moderate salary
the rising young clerk, manager or
business man in the small city lives
like a king in comparison Il the man of
equal position in the large center. If
he earns a thousand or two a year he
has his W little home, by lease or pur-
chase. For $25 per month he can have
his own pretty cottage. with Gods
pure sunshine on four sides Of 1t. His
children have their own grass-plot for
their playground. His porch Is his
evening pleasure and his Sunday de-
light. Trees shade his street. cool his
rooms. and make living a comfort. His
friends live all around him. He knows
the man who lives next door. His
neighbors' children are his children'5
playmates. His social life has a mean
ing to it: 1t is a joy and an exhilara-
ton to him. When he goes out in the
evening 1t is into q home gathering
where every face is familiar, and where
he is known and welcomed. He has
time to read, something which the man
in the larger city, whom he envies. has
not. His church Is to him like q family
gathering every Sunday morning. The
man in the pulpit is his pastor, who,
perhaps, has baptized him. married
him, and will baptlze and marry his
children. Respected In his circle Of
friends, every step of progress IN his
business Is known to them, and Is the
cause for congratulation. He is with
in easy walking distance or trolley ride
of his place of business. To his wife
his home is her joy, and not her care.
She hastime for her children. her home,
her social duties. her reading and her
church. The blood of health rushes
through the veins of his children as
they sleep and play in ar unpolluted
atmosphere. Life means something to
such a man; 1t means happiness-the
true measure of all success.-Edward
". Box, In ladies' Home Journal.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
WELLINGTON.


Prof. Jarvis was i'll Lexington on
cuisines last Wednesday.
Mrs. Chambcrlatn, of Greenton Valley
is suffering by reason of sickness.
Messrs. II. e. Aiaun and b. G. Drum
mond speuJ Tuesday in Lexington.
Sam Martin left for HigginsvIlle last
week to spend Christmas with his parents
Fie,2ae1 Jarvis, Of HfegiasviIle, spent a
fe;- se-= wish his parents in this city this
weeE.
Mrs. EAto Gale, Of Lexington, came up
Wednesday 10 spend a few days with
relatives.
Miss Alice Gray. OF Waterloo: was the
Euee; OF Niles May lockhaIt on Thursday
and Friday.
M7. John Ennis, of HigEinsviIle, spent
Saturday aud Sunday with the family Of
Prot. Jarvis.
Miss May Tooieg, OF ~HiggiGsville, vis-
tied With the family OF Prof. Jarvis a few
days this week.
Mir. and Mrs. Ferdinand Moeller. of
Napoleon, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives in this city.
Miss Nora Jarvis, returned TO Tsbo,
Sunday, where she will resume the teach
ing { the Chihauhau school.
Mr.. II. E. Duebbert returned Wednes-
day from Warren county, where be
attended the funeral of his father.
Mr.. Louis Hayes, who is clerkipg In a
drug store at st. Joseph, Is spending the
holidays with his parents near this city.
Miss Ida Van Dyke, who has been
visiting the family of Mr.. Geo. Cox,
returned to her home In Waverly last
week.
Esquire Ragland, OF HiggInsville. spent
Wednesday aud Thursday in our CITY in
the interest of his candidacy for the office
of circuit clerk.
The Misses Flouruoy, of near this city,
entertained a number of their Intimate
friends on Wednesday,. A sumptuous
was eff1cacious In adding TO the
mlrthfuluess OF the occasion.
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"fbhSONALS.
Mr.. Geo. M. Catron spent Tuesday il
Kansas City.
Mr.. Luther Crenshaw visited homefolk
the past week.
Messrs. Tao. aud Reid RyIand com
home to spend the holidays,
Mr.. Jos. b. Silver come home to spent
tho holidays with his family.
Mr.. E. F. King, of Atchison, Kansas,
visited friends here this wosk.
Mr.. viii HolIingsvorth spent the hoIi
days with relatives in this city.
Constable Geo. 2eysinq, OF Dover, wal
up on business Thursday night.
Prosecuting Attorney Clarence Vivior
spent yesterday in Higginsville.
Mr.. c. E. Brubaker, of Salt Lake City
Utah, is visiting his family here.
cir. W. q. Greer was In Kansas City
Tuesday attending the poultry show.
Mr.. W, B. Waddell was the guest OF
relatives in Kansas City Christmas day.
Mr.. c. CarIock n son, of Kirksville
are visiting Elder @. NJ Goode this week.
Miss Kate Rsoder came up from Hig-
giusville to spend Christmas with home
folks.
Miss May Canhan, of Kansas City,
spent the holidays with Mtss Lacy Mich
olson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee billiard and little con.
of Kansas City, are the guests of frients
In this city.
Mr.. L. b.. Atkieson, OF Conwar,
Arkansas, is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Andy Graham.
Mr.. Ernest Hoffman came down from
L~eavenworth to spend Christmas day
with his parents.
DR.. aud Mrs. r. L. Carter, of Higgins
Vile, were the guests OF the family OF DR..
J. w. Meng, Thursday.
Mrs. L. B. ChaPpelI, of Mt. Leonard,
has been the guest of Mrs. Mamie c.
Steele for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dahler, of Black
burn, were the guests of the family of Mr..
Henry Winkler this week.
Misses Sue and Maude Hamlet have
been the guests of their sister, Mrs. Wag
oner, at Odessa, the past week.
Mr.. Charles Kriegh, OF Kansas City,
s99nt Saturday aud Sunday here, the
guest Of Miss Blanch LlewelIyn.
DR.. N. B. Payne accompanied by his
little son, Temple, spent the past week
with relatives at ChIllicothe, Illinois.
Mrs. Frank Hassell and children, of
C.rrollton, have been the guests OF DR..
Hassell aud family for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Robinson, of Cof-
feyville, Kansas, spent the past week
with relatives and friends in this city.
Mr.. Marvin Chirwell, OF st. Louis, was
the guest OF MIR. B. II. Wilson and Mrs.
E. L. BeecIng several days this week.
Messrs. LennIe Mann and Bate Drum
were down from Wellington Tues.
day, and while here paid us a pleasant
call.
Mr.. Edward Wiedmau n vile, of
Kansas City, Kansas, were the guests of
the family OF Mr.. Smith Benedict this
eek.
Miss Decima VIvIon leaves this morning
for her home at Kansas City after a visit
her cousin, Miss Olive Carter. She
Will be accompanied home by Miss Edna
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stramcke, who will remain In Kansas City
about a week.
Miss Claudia Silver Ia visiting her
father in St. Louis. She will return In
time to resume her school duties at Gem
trail College.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Chamberlain and
son. of Kansas City, spent the holidays at
the home OF Mrs. Annie Chamberlain on
South street.
Miss Mary Henry left for a visit to
friends at New Orleans. She will spend
the remaining months of winter In the
sunny south.
Mr.. Douglas Meng spent the holidays at
home. He will return to Buckner to
assume charge OF the school there Mon.
day morning.
DR.. Geo. Smith, who is attending a
several days this week in Lexington visit
Ing home folks.
Miss Florence Neale spent the holidays
with her parents in this city. She will
return to her school duties at Westport
Sunday evening.
came down from Kansas City and spent
the holidays with her parents, Mfr. n
Mrs. W. Fl. Chiles.
Mrs. Albert WulfeukuhIer and son, OF
Fit. Leaven worth, Kansas, and Mrs. Jos
Baehr, of St. Louis, spent the past week
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
BAehr.
MIR. and Mrs. McRorey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Holmesley, Mr.. and Mrs. w. W.
Bolton, Mr.. and Mrs. Barley Crowley,
MI. and Mrs. Walker and daughter, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fielding, of Ssdalia,
attended the funeral of Mr.. Tbos. L.
Bolton here Monday.
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Two Sources OF Pension Frauds.

From the Kansas City Times.
Pension frauds are not restricted tn
imposition upon the government by
persons pretending to be disabled vet
Grams The government is continually
discovering where pensioners
have died and others are drawing the
money. Only last week Il case of this
sort was exposed in New York. How
many tombstones are now on the pay
rolls can only be conJectured from the
fact that corrupt ~paymasters have little
trouble in keeping the announcements
of a death out of their reports and ap-
propriatIng the pension, which would,
of course, be impossible if the lists
were made public.
Another abuse to which Pension
Commissioner Evans has called atten-
ton is the enormous army Of pension
attorneys, who are actually paid by the
government a fee of S25 for every ad-
missible claim they can get. This fee,
increased moreover by lobbying, Is n
bounty upon fraud. There Is probably
nowhere a more fragrant example of
putting a premium upon crime.
The result of the misguided system
Is thus described by the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat: alt would be inter-
esting to know just how many persons
on the pension list ever served a day at
the front or heard the whistle of a
bullet. The real veteran is but a frac-
tionaI element of the pension roll as II
now exists and swells daily. Pension
agents get a large slice OF the pensions
appropriation. Fifty thousand pension
attorneys ranged around the United
States treasury form a tremendous bat
terry, and the breach they have made
s~tartles the country. They, and not
the veterans, are raidlng the revenue
and piliug up the deficit"
Commissioner Evans also denounces
the ourrsge: 1.-The government has
continued to pay pension attorneys for
soliciting business for thirty years.
Enough of this has been done. A law
should be passed that in The future no
tee should be paid to any attorney or
claim agent for any claim filed for pen
sions." With these reforms boldly
it begins to look as if the
of the pension Office were going
to be seriously attacked. All that
could be desired now is the co-opera-
ton of the really deserving veterans in
The work of exposing and frustrating
the impudent pretenders.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-01
LAVENDER BAGS.
Revival OF the Old-FashiOned Linen
Perfume.

Revival OF the 0Id-Fashioned Linen
Perfume.
The old fashion of pertaining linen
with lavender has been generally re-
vived. In reply to a correspondent who
asks In regard to these sachets we give
several styles. The simplest lavender
bags" are made Of butchers" linen.
This is the coarse quality Of linen used
for making butchers aprons, and much
affected by art embroiderers for various
pieces of ncedlework. 1t costs about
one dollar a yard. Fringe to the depth
Of one inch each Of a piece of linen
twelve inches long by ten wide. Sew
1t up to make an open sack 4A by IL
inches. Make a tight cushion Of strong
muslin about AZ inches square. STUFF
1t full Of lavender flowers. Embroider
the cast of linen with long sprays Of
English lavender, done In several deli
cate tints of lavender, and slip the cush-
ion Of lavender flowers into the case
and tie up the ends about an inch and
a half from the frings with narrow Law
ender ribbons. The cushion should be
filled with fresh lavender flowers each
season. These flowers are grown in
some OF our gardens, but 1t Is a plant
difficult to raise in this country because
Of the danger Of its being winter killed.
The new stock of lavender flowers is
sen to this country from England In
the beginning of fall and costs about
so cents q pound at trustworthy drug
gfsts'. The cheap lavender flowers re-
tailed at such low price on the side
walks is generally from the old stock,
which druggists throw out or dispose of
otherwise when the new flowers come
to market.
Lavender bags are quite frequent
ly made of two shades of silk, one deep
royal purple and the other pale Iaven-
der. The sachet may be In ordinary
bag form, sewed up at q side and
tied with two shades of purple and Law
ender at the other end. which is left
hanging loose and fringed out-N. Y.
Tribune.
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Just as before. The army had advanced q
hundred miles from where he was.
The entertainment given at the chapel
on Thursday evening by the sunday
school children was highly creditable and
showed ability and thorough training.
Some of the girls, especially, acquitted
themselves highly. The inspiration, how
ever, was Comraue r. H. Williams, OF
Shelby's old brigade, who has taken 80
much pride in training the children, and
who did n great deal OF work. In making
all the arrangements. He IL a son of the
once famous Baptist preacher, DR.. A. p.
Williams, so we'll known all over Mis-
souri, as a great reviVaIist.
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ART or EASE
Consists In Appearing Perfectly Eat.
ural.

Consists In Appearing Perfectly nat
ural.
Although neturalneks, with repose, Is
supposed 10 be the keynote of elegant
living, one notices with interest the uni
versatility Of the only half-concealed pose
attitude Of each aspirant after origin
atty.
This pose Is often so thinly disguised
that It seems almost daring In its innO-
cent affectatiop. For instance, an ar
tistic home-maker. in arranging q bowl
Of roses on q low table, IL impressed by
the beauty Of its coloring reflected upon
the dull green of the rooms carpet, and
she Immediately drops a blossom OF
two there, as If they had accidentally
fallen from the vase.
In another house the drawing-rooD
seems to hypercritical femininity to
have q formal. uninhabited appearance.
Presto! A magazine IL thrown care
lessly down on the divan or its arm, or
an open book Is laid upon its table. be-
side which an easy chair il drawn. CIV
Ing . realistic impression Of q recent
lyIwithdrawn presence to anyone en-
tering.
A bunch Of violets with their leaves
that have dried nicely without decay
Ing. or . pink rosebud or two In the
same condition, In a low, clear glass
vase, without water. In a young wom-
ana bedroom, among bits Of old silver
or old ivory trapptngs. such as oval
miniature frames, o~dd-shaped CANDLE
stickA. mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinets
and 90 on. give a touch of subdued color
and strike a vague chord of sentiment
that is as gratifying as II is studied.
One feels that one Is In the freshly
vacated boudoir of some old-time
French favorite. The face of Recamier
seems to be reelected in the antique
gilded mirror or the laugh Of de Broglie
to be echoing among the %draperies,
These are acting, too, In their counter.
felt antiquity, but they. and 1t all. are
quite real and satisfying to q ss-
thetio senses.-Leisure Hours.
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Stockholders, Mreflno

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the Lex
ington Swings bank, Tor the purpose of
electing nine directors OF said bank for
the ensulng year. will be held in the
directors room in the bank building oil
said bank, in the city OF Lexington, Mo,
on Wednesday. January IL, 1895, between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 2 o'c. eek
p. m , of that day.
JNO Z RYLAND. Secretary.
Lexington, Mo Dec. Is, 1897.
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For the democrats TO wish to see
Mark Hanna out of the politics of the
country shows better principles on
their part than policy, SO long as he is
DO ~ and soul of the republican party.
The longer he Is a potent factor in
national legislation the stronger you
will see the democratic I art7 grow.
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Not,ckt Noticet

The Lexington Building and Loar
Association Will on the morning Of Feb.
rsary 12th, 1898, offer a new series o.
stock-the twelfth serles-and any one
desiring to become a member may do so
~ that time by payIug the entrance fee oil
% cents, aud the first months dues, one
dollar. Only 200 shares will be offered to
the pubic. Bee
I.t-H cHAs. w. LOOMS, sec'y.
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Boil ore cupful OF red rasPberries
and one pint of water ten minutes. Add
a scant cupful of sugar, and when il is
dissolved stir in three tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch noistened with a little cold
water. When it thickeus, pour into
cups to mold and set in q cold place
Serve with sugar and crcam.-Ladiss'
World.
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For Sale.

The building known as the Lexington
Gun Club house; two sets of blue rock
traps and two sets Of live bird traps, desks
etc. Inquire or address,
WIN. Il STEVENSON,
6-29 II Lexington, Mo.
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II you would be cured of constipation
and all Its evil effects, take "ForkeI's
Electricity Pills." No nausea, gripping or
weakening effects. All druggists sell
them, 4-3-tf
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Any person caught hunting OF trcsJass-
ing on our farm IN Ray county will be
prosecuted. Take warning.
], NJ, N L, q. VAUGHAN.
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New Life Nerve and Brain Food
Cures nervous debility. Insomnia The
after effects OF La Grippe General ner-
vousness. 1t is a good blood maker and
vitali2er. For sale b all druggists.
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Served Him Right.

This Is positively shocking!" ex-
claimed the nan who was reading a pa
per.
ITO what do you referP" inquired Col.
Stillwell.
This item. A man out west broke
his arm In an effort to lift a barrel"
at serves him right" was the re-
joinder. "If there's anything I do dis
like It's seeing a man trying TO make a
pig of Observation-Disclosures Star.
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1223n

Are rivaUug JhO-e u IH- -|0uIhC0sf
SIND two cents postage for handsomely
illustrated pamphlet -. J. RICE,
G. P. a. & 6. s. e a.
12-2-3n PBIcaIIue, Texas.
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They are MT doing IL thing to Marcus
Aurelius owe in Ohio. Oh, no. Only
soaring him nearly TO death.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized tn announce
JOHN " WHITE,
Of Washington township, as II candidate ioI
associate Judge OF the Lafayette County Court
from the Western District, subject 10 the
acton Of the democratic party
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"A girl is never too little to knowhow
to handle 4 fan Observation-Disclosures
ton Democrat.
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That Fuzzy Feeling

on your 'ongu is caused by q disor-
derod stomach.
Or. AGKLEY'S ACTIVE A"PPETlSERS
regulate digestion and keep the
stomach In good condition. Sold by
LEROY FARMER.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-30

vestigating the matter of the peyote, Professor Mooney talked with many of the tribesmen, and gained information from them on many ethnological sub- jects.
 Professor Mooney brought back with him a number of specimens of the pey- ote. The latter is most curious plant, botanically considered. Although it has been analysed by few eminent chemists, knowledge concerning it's properties is regarded as yet as being limited. One of it's properties is that it produces stimulation, collaboration, or something which is akin to either of these, but Is entirely without the de- pressing effects which follow other chemical substances that produce sim liar effects. When the Indians use it they become wrought up to a sense of enthusiasm, during which their relig- ious rites are performed.
 Professor Mooney declines to make any statement concerning the proper ties of the plant, though he is well ac- quainted with it, as he says he wishes facts concening it to be fully developed. He thinks, however the peyote could be made into a valuable medicine ayl anaesthetic, or for some other purposes. Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-30
N. E. o. P.
Two Notable Anniversary Celebrations
 Tomorrow Eyening

Two Notable Anniversary Celebrations
 Tomorrow Evening.
 Elm Tree lodge, No. 35, of the New England Order of Protection, will cele- brate the tenth anniversary of it's insti- tuition in the hall, 139 Orange street, to- morrow (Tuesday) evening, May 31. The celebration will take the form of a musical and literary entertainment, in terspersed with able addresses by prominent members of the order. The speakers will be as follows: Supreme Warden Lucius F. Deming, Past War den William H. Ely, Deputy of Elm Tree lodge; Grand Warden Jonathan w. Chapin, and Grand Treasurer F. M. Drew of Ansonia National bank. Af- ter the entertainment smoker will be enjoyed by the members.
 On the same evening Gladstone lodge, No. 217, will celebrate it's fifth anniver- sary in it's commodious rooms in New Music hall on Court street. The cele- bration will consist of a musical and literary entertainment from 8 to o'clock, with dancing from 9 to 12 o'clock. Refreshments will be served during the evening. Able committees have arranged the details of both of these entertainments and very large attendance at each is promised.