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The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08
a BEAUTIFUL GAME.
4 New SwindIe Which Has Been sac-
 ceSsfui.

4 New SwindIe Which Has Been sac-
 cessfuI.
 Swindling is as monotonous as ethics or mathematics, and the various ways and means resorted to in the last dec ade of the nineteenth century for ob- taining possession of other peoples money were matters of common knowl- edge in the Egypt of Rameses the Great. But the Parisian police now affirm that a new departure has been made on the banks of the Seine. And this is how it was worked:
 An office was hired in good business street by the inventor of the trick, who assumed the title of somebody and com- pany, chemical agents. Being convinc- ed advocates of wOmen's rights, they employed some members of the fair sex, who, dressed in the height of fash ion, used the most fashionable per fumes, and then visited singly the best apothecaries' shop. One of these fair, false emissaries would stop her cab at the chemists, come in, and, taking out her purse, ask for another bottle of Dr. Beaumont's elixir. ''Dr. BeaumOnt's what?" said the young man behind the counter. "The elixir; don't you know" "NO; I am afraid I never heard of 1t. "Oh, how tiresome; and my poor rheu- matic husband will be so disappointed. Are you sure it was not here that our servant bought it beforeY No, madam; it was not here. Where is 1t sold wholesale" Tt is sold wholesale, I think" And here the lady showed the ticket on the bottle. 'lt costs eight francs"
 That same day the chemist bought the elixir wholesale, laying in a fair stock of it, and meanwhile many of the confreres were doing likewise. But, as nobody called any more on the Oblig- ing chemists to buy the elixir, one of the curious confraternity analysed this specific which was supposed to relieve rheumatics. He found that it was at least perfectly harmless, consisting of water cOlored by coffee grounds. The police were then let loose upon the la dies and the chemical agents, but they had all moved on, leaving no address. They are said to have netted about 10,- 900 francs by the trick.-LOndon Tele- pranh
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08

It required 20 table of statistics from the Treasury Department to prove that the year 1898 was 'the farmers year" But the extent to which American farms have furnished food for the world can only be adequately appre- cIated by reference 10 the comprehens- i've tables compiled by the statistical experts of the Treasury. These tables disclose the fact that the farm products exported from the United States last year were valued at the enormous sum of SS50.000,0 900, which is a gain of $12O,000,000 over the exports of 1897, and surpassing by over $10O,OOO,OO0 that of the great export, years of 1891 and 1892. Of breadstuffs alone the ex- ports of the year were S65, 5,OOO, 900 greater than those of 1897, while the exports of cotton were also consider ably in excess of those of 1897 and 1895. That the Europeans are begin ming to appreciate the nutritiVe value of our corn is also indicated by the fact that for the first time in our history the exports passed the 200,000,000 bushel mark. Although we purchased nearly one-third less of Great Britain In 1898 than we did in 1897, our sales O. agri- cultural products to the United King dom during the last year aggregated $500, ,000,0G0, which was an increase of more than $5O,OOO,OOO over 1897. Fifty per cent Of our total exports of wheat and flour went to the United Kingdom. Next in importance as a foreign GUS toner is Germany, which, in'sp!te of al- ieged dlscriminationS against our prod ucts, doubled her purchases of wheat and flour as compared with 1897 and increased her purchases of corn 20 per cent. To show that she had no preju- dice against the American hog she also increased her purchases of our hams 100 per cent. and bought five times as much of our fresh pork as she did in 1897 or 1896.
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nfadam,s Grent Bargain.

It was in an auction store on Main street, just before the auctioneer mount ed the box Goods were being sold pri- vately to those who desired to buy. A we'll dressed woman was examining bit of jewelry.
 "What is the price of this3" she asked.
 ''That will cost you $4, madam. |" re- piled the salesman.
 Cant you shade that figure biti''
 "No; can't possibly take cent less But I'll tell you what I'll do--if you will wait few moments the auction sale will be started. and I'll place the article under the hammer You may then be able to buy it in for. almost nothing.
 The woman said she would wait.
 Ten minutes later on the auctioneer began the sale. There were some half dozen people in the store. The bit of jewelry in question was placed on the counter and bids invited. Some one of fered 50 cents, then $1 was bid, $2 followed and then s. This last bid was made by the woman who had sought to buy the bit q dYjewelry before the sale. A gentleman came in, looked at the ar ticle and calmly said: ''I like that. I'll give you $4." The woman quickly shouted ''Five dollarsp' Then the bid ding ceased and the bit of jewelry was turned over to the last and best bidder. She had refused to pay $4 a few min utes before. but she forgot that and went home to tell hubby dear what 8 bargain she got at the auction store for a $5 ill-Memphis Scimitar.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08
A VICTIM OF TELEPATHY.
His Absurd DelusiOns Finally Ban-
 ished blythe Hypnotic Route.


 ished by the Hypnotic Route. There came to me late one night a stranger in widest despair resolved to commit suicide that night if I could not help him, says Professor Munster berg in The Atlantic. He had been 8 physician. but had given up his prac tice because his brother, on the other side of the ocean, hated him and had him under his telepathic influence, troubling him from over the sea with | voices which mocked him and with i'm pulses to foolish actions He had not slept nor had he eaten anything for several days, and the only chance for life he saw was that new hypnotic in- fluence might overpower the mystical hypnotic forces.
 soon found the source of his trou- ble. In treating himself for wound he had misused cocaine in an absurd way, and the Authorizations of voices were the chief symptom of his cocainism These products of his poisoned brain had sometimes reference to his brother in Europe, and thus the telepathic sys- tenn grew in him and permeated his whole life. hypnotized him, and sug- gested to him with success to have sleep and food and a smaller dose of cocaine. Then hypnotized him daily for six weeks. After ten days he gave up cocaine entirely, after three weeks the voices disappeared, and after that the other symptoms faded away It twas not. however, until the end that the telepathic system was exploded.
 Even when the voices had gone he for awhile felt his movements controlled over the ocean, and after six weeks, when had him quite we'll again, he laughed over his telepathic absurdities, but assured me that if these sensations came again he should be unable, even in full health. to resist the mystical inter pretation, so vividly had he felt the distant influences
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08

It is considered a disgrace to be lazy. He who is too indolent to work for his own living becomes q byword or re- proach. But there is very common form of laziness which is not always noticed; it is that of the mind. We first become conscious of it in our young days when we "don't feel like study" We dawdle over the book with our thoughts half asleep, and as a re- suit give q fine exhibition of stupidity In the recitation-rOom. This sort of in dulgence in youth is very dangerous, and it becomes a habit, and the mind grows rusty and dull in the very prime of life. when it should be at its best. On the heels of this form of laziness comes another bad habit-that of in tellectual lOafing What loafing is in the common sense we all know; it is hanging about with no definite aim or purpose, idling away the time without profit. We'll, there is mental Ioafing as we'll and 1t is known iD the. dictionary
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WouIdn't Tell Q Story.

A boy once applied for q situation.
 We don't like lazy boys here," said the manager. Are you fond of work ?'' ''No, sir" responded the boy, looking the othec straight in the face.
 "Oh, you're not, aren't you? Well, we want a boy that is."
 There ain't any," said the boy dog gedly.
 "Oh, yes, there are. We have had over half dozen of that kind here this morning to take the place we have"
 "How do you know they are?" asked the boy.
 "They told me SO"
 "So could I. But I'm not liar" And the lad said 1t with such an air of con- vincing energy that he was engaged at once.-EXchange.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08
Story Told on Liszt

There is a story told of Liszt to the effect that he was one day very hard on a pupil whose playing he condemned rather severely. The pupil said she had studied the piece under Mme. Schu- mann. To. which Liszt replied: Mime. Schumann, Mime. Schumann! Yes, you have learned from her how one plays the piano when one has six children poor woman, six children! In such bourgeois life any great interpretation is impossible. You must play this piece differently when I am your mas ter. Thank God, have not six chil- drenr'
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08

There is only one way In which the danger of railroad collisions can be reduced to minimum. and that Is by adopting the block system on all lines. When that system is in use it is im- possible, unless there is a fragrant vio- lation of the rules of the road, for two trains to be on the same section of track at the same time. Some of the best railroads in the country are now operated under the positive block sys- tem, and passengers on those roads are almost absolutely protected against in- jury or death In collisions, and the dan ger of accidents of all kinds is reduced 10 nothing. Common business prudence ought to suggest to all railroad man. agers the advisability of affording the greatest possible degree of Safety to their patrons.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08
A Right of Burial.

Despite the growing difficulty of find ing space for the interment of public men within the walls of Westminster Abbey, at least one noble family still enjoys a prescriptive right of burial there. These are the Dukes of North umberland, who have the exclusive use of a spacious vault in the Chapel of St. Nicholas. This vault, which was the last reSting-place of the SeymOurs, was opened as recently as 1883 to receive the remains of Lady Louisa Percy, the elder sister of the present Duke.
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He-The one she assumed immediate ly after her husband married her. Syracuse Herald.
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A peculiar condition of affairs is dis closed by the annual report of the New York State Board of Charities, where in it is stated that the inmates and other beneficiaries of the institutions -----~a -es5s0CTdtf0nS of the State AuIaaber more than 2,50O,OOO in the aggregate, and that the expense of thelr mainte- -s;slaeeee H;2slaee-d dfn0unts to nearly $22,000,000 a year. Two and half millions of peo- pie, in a population of a little over 1000, ,000, receiving charity is a circum- stance that may well create surprise ill the foremost State in the Union.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08

The kaiser, while making his pious and picturesque pilgrimage to the holy land, found time and inclination to act as agent for the Krupp Gun Works, and his persuasive powers were suffi- cient to secure a good big order for cannon from the sultan. This stroke of business, while admirable from some points of view, seems open to criticism from others, or, at any rate, it suggests dubious questionings as to the stand ards of conduct which consecrated per sons are obliged to maintain.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08
A TALKING GLOVE.

Novel Device of a Girl Who Is Blind,
 Deaf and Dumb.
 Blind Hattie, an inmate of the New ark, N. J., almshOuse, is not only blind, but she is also deaf and dumb and can neither smell nor taste. This is Mat ties talking glove" It Is a common white cotton glove, with the alphabet put on it, each letter on the inside of the fingers. Hattie is so quick at learn ing with touch that in a single day she had memorized the position of every
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EncOuragement.

He-I wonder what people will say of my poems a hundred years from now? I suppose the smart critics will have to dissect them, as they do Byron's and WOrdsworth's now.
 She-Oh, don't borrow trouble on that score. The critics a hundred years from now will have nothing unkind to say about you. They'll not know that you ever were.
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as "revcTie." Ii Is 8 dreamy srate or the mind. when the thoughts go wool gathering. This hahit SD common to young people $ fatal n mental growth; many a promising youth Is ruined by overiniuigencc in it. IL wastes time and enfeehles tue mental powers. II IS really q form Of laziness, and IL should be ste-u!y corrected on the outset. The action O. the mind should be kept under control. When the thoughts begin to wander it Is time 70 whip them into ozder. A -esolute will will do i+
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08

An English poet-more or less minor celebrated some time ago the indu- bitable fact that though We can live without conscience and live without heart, we cannot live without cooks. The doctors that have shown US the way to live without stomachs, however, seem to have come very near to render ing owen Meredith's couplets more than archaic.
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His Suggestion.

Young Author-Well, how do you like my play? Have you any suggestions to make?
 Manager-There is one suggestion l would like to make. Instead of having your hero lynched by a mob in the last act, think it would be we'll to have the mob hang all the characters early in the opening scene.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-08

Was there ever a naval officer who did not insist that his ship required docking and repairs just before start ing on any important mission? The first thought of every naval officer is to have his ship in condition to fight with every knot of speed and every gun.
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How He Won Her.

"Ah," sighed the rich widow; "how do 1 know that you do not wish to marry me simply for my money?"
 "Darlingw cried the man, who was young enough to be her son; 'have not written poetry for the magazines? :? And did you ever hear of a poet who allowed money matters to enter into his calculati0nS?'
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Author and Critic.

"Stubbs, your new novel Is splendid. It is written in crisp style and is in- terlarded with flashes of wit"
 Great Scott! That sounds as if you had been brought up in bakery and were describing piecrust. Chicago Record.
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Her Distinction.

Manager-So you want to go upon the Stage? Have you ever been robbed os bny diamonds?
 Fair Applicant-No, but I have lived in Chicago six months without being stopped by highwayman.
 Manager-Whoop-la! I'll put you on as a star immediately. You're one in a million.
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A Heartle.s Wretch.

Wife-Here's an article in this paper on How Men Propose" Do you re- member how you proposed to me?
 Husband-Not exactly; but it must have been in the dark by mistake.
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A Cbaldean Wine Cellar

The wine cellar of the old Chaldean king, ArgasteS IT,, has been discovered near Lake Van, in Asia Minor. It WAS filled with colossal earthenware vee- sels, some of which have been sent te the Berlin museum.
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Minister Treanlaphyllocos of Greece is going to prohibit the wearing of bon nets in the theaters Of Athens. Al though he is not so very popular, the women will all take off their hats for him
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Spain is willing to sell the Carolines at good price. Now that it's had to put its pride in its pocket it would like to have something more substantial there to keep it company.
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National Greatness.

Bennet-Do you think we will have space enough at the Paris exposition?
 Nearpass-Yes; think so. Of course, we can't expect to look as big as we feel-Puck.
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He Knew,

Teacher-What is a fossil?
 Little Willie raising his hand)-I know, please.
 Teacher-Well? You may tell us what a fossil is.
 Little Willie-That's what mamma said you were the day you sent me home for better excuse when I stayed out because we heard Johnny Tripps sister had the measles.
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Lost Time.

''The first act, you know, Is supposed to cover period of twenty years"
 What a long time between drinks."- Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Miss Passe-They say marriages are made in heaven.
 Miss Pert-Ah, then you have one more chance Herald.
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BIotted Out.

"What was your first impression of ChicagOY
 'I don't know. A chunk of mud splashed into my best eye just as my first impression and l were about to meetn
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Of Course.

The Optimist-Now, as to woman, generally speaking-
 The Disagreeable Man-Yes, she's generally speaking.
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Convincing Evidence.

Friend-That song of yours has be- come very popular, hasn't it?
 The Song Writer-Yes; I've heard a number of people swearing at it.-Puck.
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Seeking Knowledge.

Little Harry-Papa, Is 1t true that Delilah knocked Samson out by cuttin' off his hair?
 Papa-Yes, believe so.
 Little Harry-What was SamsOn-a foot ball player or a fiddler?
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Where Reason Totters.

Husband-What! Another hundred dollar gown. Didn't tell you that you must keep within your allowance?
 Wife (triumphantly)-YOu said unless in case of absolute necessityLPuck.
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MaYbe.

Mansard-I may be awfully ignorant, but what are Jobs comforters?"
 Hallroonl-What the landlady puts on your bed these cold nights.
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HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
 OF THE PRESS.

Odd, Curious and Laushab1e Phases of Human Nature Graphically Por' trayed by Eminent Word Artists of Our Own Day-A Budget of Fun.
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The Turks are pressing the disar1na- ment proposition. They have recently killed 4,000 insurgents. and their arns will be stored away for the present.
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But Still a Bird.

q wouldn't call the doctor a quack." !" ''Why wouldn't yOu?"
 ''It suggests a duck, and there are lots of birds with bigger bitls than that. t."-CleVeland Leader.
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Her Opinion.

People ought not to take children to the theater," said the bachelor.
 Not if they can possibly avoid 1t" answered the young mother. "The noise on the stage does keep the poor little things awake so."-WashingtOn Star.
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Not a Public Benefit.

''I see that a Southern author recent ly inherited S25,OOO."
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It takes most of an admirars spare time now to write the appropriate let ters of thanks on receipt of the da;ly shipments of memorial swords.
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The last of the derviShes has surren- Gered. So falls ;he curtain on anotier set of the Anglo-SaxoE drama.
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A Hard T0h.

"Timlins is a man who had to face great odds in this world.''
 'I don't know how you make that out. His father was rich and famous, wasn't hep
 "Yes; and yet Timlins has made peo- pie recognize the fact that he has sue ceeded on his own merits"
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An ExDlauation.

Little Willy-Papa, what is an old fashioned patriot?
 Papa-He is voter who believes that a man who is popularly called Honest John" or Bill" and so on, is really honeSt.-Puck.
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Concerning this claim that the grave of ROmulus has been found In Rome, cautious people will take no stock in the hole thing.
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The World as n Debtor.

Blibberton-Oh, well, the world owes me a living.
 The Rev. MT. Goodman-That may be so, but the world, like a good many in- dividuals, doesn't go hunting around after creditors in order to pay it's debts.
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His Exnerience.

Miles-Marriage is failure.
 Giles-How do you know? You were never married.
 Miles-That's how I know. You see, the girl refused me.
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A History of Spain's Failures" has just been published. The remarkable thing about the book is that ::tt is Of or dInary size.
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I,ittI. of Ev.-xtb;n~.

''Do you have much variety at ycHe boarding houses'
 '"Plenty. Thaye's no end of hash"
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Keeping It Up to the Last.

Dix-I understand Windig, the attor- ney, is seriously i'll.
 Hix-Yes; I met his physician this morning and he says he is lying at deaths door.
 Dix-That's just like lawyer.
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At a wedding the men all pity the bride and the women all pity the groom.
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An Angel.

Smith, hear Robinson has lost S6O,- GOO on bad notes.
 Jones-Indorsing for a friend? Smith-No; backing a prima donna.- Judge.
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One of Them.

"There goes one of the hardest worked men in this town"
 "How can that be possible? He's rich, isn't hep
 'Yes, but he has three married daugh- ters who work him for the support of their husbands right along"
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Beyond HelD,

"1 can't imagine why they call bad actors ham,"
 "Nor I. They can't be cured"
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A RIisafuI Proanect.

Languid Lannigan-Gee, Weary, don't yer wish dey'd git up CT six-day eatin' and sleepin' contest?-Denver News.
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He Confesses,

"And what would you be TOW if 1t weren't for my money"
 "A bachelor."-Puck.
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When there is company at a house, the children feel like holding up their hands before speaking, as they do at school
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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

Brcyity may be the soul of wit, but tsere's % r0,, !n being short
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The Professor Singing hurriedly, ca

ger to return to work)-The sto-O-orm is raging wi-tildly through the fo-o-or- eSt-New York Journal.
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Very Likely.

Jones-WOnder what made Columbus first think that the world wasn't S0uaro0
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" IHHOIIItU P-O,OOOs
 "Well, that was fine piece of luck" 'No, it wasn't. He's still writing"
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Hnrrihla

He-Yes; she is living under an as Snmnd name
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Her Chance,

JOhnSOD-ReckOn somebody put up q job Ol him.
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letter, so that now the people about her can talk to her by spelling out the word on the letters of the glove.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-06-15
chiIdren's Day Exercises.


Children's day at the First Presby-
terrain church last Sunday morning.
was observed by the kindergarten
Sabbath school, Mrs. H E. Smith,
superintendent, at the time Of the
regular morning service. The church
was filed to overlooking. many not
being able to gain admittance. The
decorations of flowers and flags were
very pleasing. The program, The
Shepherds CALI was beautifully Civ
en-, the songs, responsive exercises,
recitations, ETC., being perfectly COM
mitted. A new feature of the exer-
cises was the Military Drill, given by
40 little boys, organized into com
panies with five captains The bright
banners, spirited marching song and
recitation of the Little Cadets de-
lighted the audience. Jack Mcmillan,
as the youngest captain, received
merited commendatioE. The gradu-
ating class of thirteen members rem
dered their part of the program ex-
ceecingiy well, and after short
address by the pastor, received their
diplomas. The class consisted of the
following members: Cassie McKin-
ne. Ella Bailey, Nellie Chapman,
Bertha Smith, Cora chamberlain,
Emma Mouce, Vema Davis, Bruce
Houston, Aiva Wood, George Whip
pie. John Burgess, Joseph Copper,
Leslie Clearinghouse.