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The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-09
ACADEMY
OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,
OPELOUSAS, LA.

Under tho Direction Of the Sisters MarIa,it~
Of holy Cross.
Oilers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring a thorough christian cd.
ucation. Constant attention is paid to
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also have
charge of the boys school. The course
o. instruction is two-told-pzeparatory
and Commercial. French is taught in
the two courses. For particulars, ad.
dress SISTER SUPERIOR.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-09

3, A, LITTLELL,
Physician and Surgeon,
opeiousas, La.
Office at Landry's Drug Store.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-29

WANTlcD-TWO OR THREE, UN-
furnished rooms with bath. Must be
select locality, w. S. care Daily Press
sat- Su, tn.
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WANTS.

WANTED-TWO QUIET YOUNG
men to occupy nice bed room at No.
IFS 32d street. 7-2g-3t
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l-222-tds.
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TWO MORE MONSTERS.
Arrival of Eigh.-Inch Rifles from the aup
Factory.

Two more guns have arrived AT tbc
Fhipvard from the Washington Gun
foundry for the Grst-class battleshi1
kearsargc.
o, np.h OF It, the rifles are Of cight-inch
cahbre The fourth thilIccn-inch gun
1or the kcarsargc WAS expected to ar
rive from Washington this week. hut
u mas not put in an appearances This
rifle was shipped before the eight inch
guns and should nave reached here
hrs' II is probably sidetrackcd some
where on the railroad.
The thrteen-inch guns which arc
mere were shipped on steel cars
especially built for the Transportation,
81 armor and ordnance. two cars beio-
required Tor each gun. The eight inch
guns which reached here last evening
came On railroad gondoias. They were
sent INTO the yards as soon as they
reached here.
J., Ell SUD AT NEW YORK.
M. new Morgan Liner Ell Sud whic1,
leit mere Wednesday afternoon on he.
maiden voyage. reached New York
thursday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
m" officials Of the shipyard received
q telegram from Captain Robert r.
QUICK, the master. stating that the trir
up ihe coast was entirely successful
Y0rk was due to fog
When I'll Sud left here Wednesday
afternoon. il was the intention OF can.
tam Quick to spend some time outsjt,
me capes for the purpose OF adjusting
uhe snlps compasses. providing he
weather was favorable. The vcssc
struck bad weather the Same evening
however, and it is not believed thai m,
com91asses were adjusted then. Tn.
fog was very dense on the entire ri,
and as there was no occasion for MAJ,
ing a 'hasty passage. Captain QuicI
took his time. taking occasion TO MAX,
careful inspection of the WORKING
Of his new ship.
The result is shown in the telegram
ne sent here Thursday, stating tina
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-29
FOR RENT.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Candidates for teachers certificates
will be examined on spelling. reading,
arithmetic, grammar. geography, Unit
ed States history physiology and thco-
ry and practice Of teaching
White tcachcrs-- ucsday. August list,
and Wednesday, August I'd.
Colorcd cac4lcrs-Thursday August
"d. and Friday August 4th.
Beginning at . o'clock, the cxamina-
tons will be held in the new high
school building. Applicants will fur
nish their pens, ink and paper.
THOMAS TEMPLE POWELL.
7-19-11t Superintendent of Schools.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-29
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stockhola-
ers Of Newport News Building & Loan
association will be held in Directors.
Room of Citizens & Marine Bank.
Thursday. August 3, 1893, at s o'clock.
s'@tlon of officers for the next year.
y ne" series Of stock will be started
ut this meeting. This is the original
building & Loan Association Of New
port News and the only one TO mature
ana pay out its stock in the city.
w. 3. VEST,
-o-t'aus-" Secretary.
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the FL sud was success in every way

the FL Sud was 4 success in every way
and behaved splendidly.
REPAIRS TO THE PALMER.
The large schooner Frank A. Palmer,
which went aground OFT Atlantic City.
while en- route from Bangor. Maine, to
Newport News during Il heavy fog. is
in the dry dock at the shipyard. The
vessel reached here early in the week
and was locked Thursday. The schoon-
cr is leaking badly. it is said. Her bot
tom will be thoroughly Overhauled.
The coal steamer katahdin is also in
the dry dock, having repairs made 10
her bottom.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-29
THE FIRST BATCH.
or Ccnvicts Taken from Here to the state
Penitentjary.

Monty Brooks, pcnitcniia larry guard
arrived in the city yesterday and re
turned to Richmond with three con-
VictS George Monroe, sentenced to two
years for grand larceny: William Jack
son. sentenced to one year for larceny.
and J. c. Godsey, sentenced to four
years for burglary. Henry BrewinSton
VINO Will get four years, has not been
sentenced and was not taken up. Eddie
Goodwin, who was under {; sentence Of
one year. escaped from the old Jail, Just
before the new jail was occupied
I'his is the first batch Of prisoners
the pcnitcntiary has received from this
city since the smallpox scare. There
mas been no reason for months why
rhesc conVicts should not have gone.
lheir departure was witnessed with
genuine enthusiasm
1t is hoped hat there will be others
within the next few weeks
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-29
BY II. L. Page & Co, Auctiorccrs.
Bank Street.

500 LOTS IN VILLA HEIGHTS FOR
SALE AT AUCTION
E;y order of the Stockholders OF tn.
Villa Heights Company, alhI in order to
wind UP the affairs Of the company. W.
Will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder 1T the Norfolk Real Estate
IN Stock Exchange, No. 23G Main strcst,
Norfolk. Va, on
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8, 1899. Al,
- O'CLOCK NJ.
ALI. THOSE 500 VALUABLE LOTS
belonging to said company. fronting on
Church. TWcnty-fourth, Tw"nty-tifth,
Twcrty-siNth. Twenty seventh Twrn-
ty-cShth. Twcnty-ninth and Thirticth
STREETS. Villa and Druid Circle and Wa
verify and tutln Way.
We call special attention of investors
20 Ems sale. as the property is high and
dry ant situated in one Of the most
attractive and beautiful suburbs Of
Norfolk, being between the city proper
and the Park, and is bound to icrcnsc
IN value. The Company has pl.1vidr.I
for water and the pipes will he laid at
once.
TEltMS.-Onc- third cash; balance i'm
one and two years, With 6 per cent. in
tcrcst. secured by decd of trust on thu
property, deed of trust to be drawn and
recorded ut the expense of the purcha-
ser; or all cash. at tic opt,on OF tl,n
purchaser. For maps ana other infor-
nation call at the allctionccrs office.
who will take great pleasure in show
ing anyone the property.
II. l.. PAGE & co,
i-@--luS AuctiOnccrS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-29
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders Of
The Newport News Land and Develop
ment Company will be held at the office
OF Messrs. Marye & Boyenton. Rraxtnn
building. on Tuesday the 10Th day of
August. 1899 at o'clock p. M
lSiEned) Nj. Il. CROWELL
'--3-ino President.
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To Whom 1t May Concern.

Newport News, July 20, 1899.
TO my former customers friends and
the public generally l wish to say that
have consolidated my building Sup
ply business with the ID. S. Jones Luin-
Der and Manufacturing Company and
as Superintendent for the company
will be glad to see and serve you.
'-2l-f. w. II. X. HOLT.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-29

WA NTED-A PARTNER in METAL
roofing business: small capital re
uuired. Address. w. G. BOUDU-
RANT. 7-29-3t
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
Sunday School Work.

..sr-sday night at the Presbyterian
church, SIS the Sunday School de-
partment of the church," Mr.. d. NJ.
Mars will speak on the relation of
the Sunday school to the church.
Mrs. E. N. Ratcliff will tell how to
gather the children into the Sunday
school.
How to interest and retain the
scholars will be presented by DR.. A.
w. Foreman.
The Sunday school teachers source
of supply, Miss norena Crockett.
Music and its Importance, by Mrs.
Morning.
General discussions, VIM. L. King,
pastor.
The leading cigar is the "Sunburst. /"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
Probabilities.
Fair tonight and Friday warmer.


Mrs. L. S. Robinson is still very
sick.
For the best coffee in town go to
Gray's.
The best cigar in Vinita is the
"Sunburst" Ajan
G. H. Robbins returned to Tulsa
this morning.
Mrs. ]. A. Paul returned this morn
ing from Springfield.
When you have an item of news
telephone "A.
Ribbon cane syrup in five gallon
kegs at Gray's.
"Sunburst" cigar is sold by the
Peoples drug store. a
Try the "Sunburst' cigar. at the
Peoples drug store. "a
John McCracken and family went
home to Watoya this morning.
The Jumbo sale began today and
so far has been a grand success.
DR.. Strother, of Nowata, friend of
VIM. Veherman, is in Vinita today,
Platinum cabinets 81 per dozen
gloss cabinets 81, at Vlnita Photo car.
Marina Daniels is rebuilding his
store at Needmore, recently burned
down..
Miss Maud Miller will entertain {
number of her friends at whist thi:
evening.
A letter received from TahleQual
states that Bob French, who has beer
very i'll, is improving
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Kornegay vii
entertain their friends tomorrow
evening at whist.
Robert Carselowey and Will Tyga
went to George Mitchell's place OF
Cabin creek, yesterday
Tom Ballard and +. L. Sharp wer
among the Alton people who came il
on the Frisco this morning.
The wife Of James d. Lynch ar
rived from Mississippi yesterday ant
is stopping with Mr.. Lynch, at tn
Western.
DR.. Clinkscales will leave next wee
for Hot Springs, Ark. for the bened
OF his health, and will probably re
main several weeks.
NJ. NJ. Edmiston is getting ready t
60 to Washington, d. c., in the intel
est of some clients among the CherC
kee claimants to citizenship.
II. f. Fellows, accompanied by hi
four bird dogs, returned to his hom
in Springfield, Mo. Mr.. Fellows ha
spent several days hunting while here
w. 0. Strother, his wife and he
mother, Mrs. Brown, came in frol
: Alton this morning and the two ladie
went to Kansas, Mrs. Strother to yisi
her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weaver ente
: tained their friends last evening wit
e an oyster supper. About sixtee
couples were present, who report
very pleasant evening.
Sid Apple white, of this office, re
: ceived an urgent telegram from h
t brother at Lonoke, Ark, and left tn
] morning for that place. The reaso
for the hasty summons was nj
= stated
Mrs. ]. P. Carter, nee Miss Eft
Eiffert, of Tahlequah, is the guest
Mrs. w. P. Phillips, having come L
to attend the wedding Of her frient
J Miss Bobe Beatty, that was. The lac
lived in Vinita when a little girl an
= was posi- bly, born here.
He Is Here,
lie And his Offices, room 0, Cobb hote
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
He Is Here.

And his Offices, room 0, Cobb hotel,
are crowded; remember if suffering
from any chronic disease, call and
consult DR.. j. w. May. His stay is
limited. st
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
A New Hotel.

L. Fish, recently of Miami, has
opened hotel in the Hunt building,
south of the court house. The build
ing has been oyerhauled and repainted
and freshly papered. Brand new fur
niture has been put 10 and first class
accommodations are assured patrons
Of the place. 95
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
KEEP POSTED

On the daily fuctuatIons In live
stock and grain, At Kansas City,
the Daily Droyers Telegram published at
Kansas City, the best market report of its
kind In the world. Sample copies sent on
application.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19

The leadlng cigar is the "sunburst. 2
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1899-05-29
Director. and Ome.r..

S. L. Angle went to Marietta
Saturday night to attend meeting
of the stockholders in the new Ger.
man National Bank of that city.
The following directors were
chosen: VIM. Ebinger, J. S. H.
Former, S. L. Angle, A. L. Gracey,
M. L. Travis, VIM. Wendell, Jas.
A. Mccormick, VIM. T. Speer,
VIM. E. Detler and Frank Bizantz.
With the exception of VIM. Win
dell, of Lowell, Ohio, the directors
reside in Marietta.
At subsequent meeting of the
directors VIM. Ebinger was elected
president, ]. S. H. Former vice
president and S L. Angle cashier.
The bauk will be ready for business
August first.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1899-05-29
VIII Leave This Afternoon.

R. L. Gregory, Esq, will leave
this afternoon for Wick, where to-
morrow he will deliver the princi
pal address at the Memorial Day
exercises of Tyler county veterans.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1899-05-29
DONE Risk Your Life.

Piue Tar Cough Honey gives In
slant relief for coughs and colds.
Don't risk your life by the neglect
of a Sigh cold, which may lead to
pneumonia and consumption. AT
d. A. Hendershot's drug store.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1899-05-29
JUNE MAGAZINES


Just Received at McCOy's Hook
Store.
The Cosmopolitan.
Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Scribner's Magazine.
Lippincotts.
Ainslee's Magazine.
Dramatic Magazine.
Puck.
Ladies' Home Journal.
Golfers Weekly.
Scientific American.
All the other magazines and pa
pers will be on sale as soon as pub
lished. 26 at
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1899-05-29
Deafness

Prevented and cured by using Bun
sens Cream Catarrhal, a sure and
positive cure for catarrh of head,
nose and ears. Will give instant
relief. Samples free at D. A. Hen,
dershot's drug store.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1899-05-29
Beware Of Otntmenss for C~sarrh IND
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will suriey destroy the sense Of smell
and completely derange the whole system whe !
entering IL through the mucous surfaces. SucA
articles should never be used except on prescript
ions from reputable physicians. as the damage
they do is ten fold to the good YOU can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, Manu-
featured by f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., con-
tains no mercury, and Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. It Is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by r. ], Cheney & Co
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, zsc
Halls Family Pills are the best
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1899-05-29
coming secinI Event.

The Dewey Club are arranging
for grand ball in the city hall on
Tuesday evening, May goth, to
which all are respectfully invited.
20 IT
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1899-05-29
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

All the healing, balsamic virtues
of the NORWAY pine are concen-
trated in DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup, natures own remedy for
coughs and colds.
The record-union., 1899-12-03
NATURAL FOOD.
For Highly Organized People.

How to select food that will make
sick body we'll, is a problem. There
are food experts that make that ques-
ton the study of their lives; to know
what the human body is built of, and
Just where to look for the nerve ele-
ments in the grains. fruits and other
forms Of food furnished by Mother
Nature.
The food Grape Nuts was originated
for reason, and with the above facts
in view. It is perhaps the most popu-
lar food on the American table to-day,
for while it has been in use but little
over a year, many of the best people
have discovered it's unquesstioned value
1t is re-digested and ready for I'M
mediate assimilation. 1t rs also thor
oughly cooked at the frctory, and
therefore ready for instant service
Grape-Nuts can be digestedG by a child
in arms, and is appreciated by the
athlete because of it's 6avor and
strength. Sold by all first-cl ass grocers.
and made by Postum CeTezl Co, Ltd,
at their factoEies in Battle Greek
The record-union., 1899-12-03
TOILET
ARTICLES

New and desirable pat
terms in which may be had
complete sets of mirrors,
brushes, combs, puff and
salve boxes, ETC., each
piece matching precisely
with the others.
We ask your special at
tention to our display OF
cut glass toilet bottles, vim
aigrettes, salves and puff
boxes with solid sterling
silver tops.
The record-union., 1899-12-03

AUCTION SALE
OF THE GKONDoNl RANCH, ON TIE
ramento, TUESDAY, December 5th, at II
a. m. This is a GREAT RANCH Also
at same time, sall the STOCK AND PER
SONAL PROPERTY on SAID RANCH.
Sale is made by order and to close the
estate.
Hinkson & Elliott, Attorneys for Es-
The record-union., 1899-12-03
Auction Sale of Real Estate.

SATURDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1899, AT 10
a. m on the premises by order of Mr..
r. 1. Bentley, we will sell the two-story
and basement frame dwelling situate on
the northeast corner of Twenty-fifth and
II streets, with lot S0x160 and large barn.
Open for inspection Thursday, Friday
and on day of SALE
We viii loan the purchaser $500 on this
property.
Wright & Kimbrough, 6O7 j, real estate
agents and general auctioneers.
The record-union., 1899-12-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
GRAND BAZAR.

THE LADIES AID SOCIETY OF THE
M- =. Church South will hold bazar "a at
tween Ninth and Tenth, on MONDAY,
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY next. day
and night. Everybody attend. d1-4t
The record-union., 1899-12-03
"lNFE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Lecture and stereopticon Views by
Under the patronage of Y. NJ. L., for the
Sisters Hospital,
At the Old. Pavilion, SUNDAY, Decem-
Der Sd.
Doors open at Z p. m -
TICKETS. :: ....So Genus
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AUCTIONS.
AUCTION SALE OF REAL ESTATE,

Saturday, Dec. g, 1899, at 10 a. m.
ON THE PREMISES, BY ORDER OF
Mr.. Shirland, we will sell the two-story
fiat at No. Cos Fourteenth street, between
F and G. This building rents for s24 a
month. Open for inspection Thursday,
Friday and on day of sale. For further
particulars, apply at office.
WRIGHT & .KIMBROUGH,
AuctiOneerS GOT T.
The record-union., 1899-12-03

Glenbrook whisky is pure, unadulter-
ated and copper distilled. Blauth, 4Ol
K street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-20

five players on each side The ball is
thrown into the center of the ring, and
two players ride up to it, dismount, and
the one who gets the ball first Immediate
ly becomes the target for all the rest. They
tackle him with vigor, try to get the ball
away from him, are interfered with by
the holders own team, and finally some
one succeeds in getting the ball away, and
the same thing is repeated. A goal is not
kicked, but touched, and each touch
down counts one point
John Pringlc does not believe that the
Amateur Athletic union will derive much
good from its attempts to foster amateur
boxing. "Of late years, !" says he, lama
tour boxing has been entirely maintained
by young men who have become profess
SIGNALS just as soon as there has been the
least prospect of dollars to box for. The
real aim, the original aim, of amateur box
ing is to learn the art as an exercise and
as IL means of defense Bona fidc amateurs
practice boxing for one or for both of these
things and for nothing else. as 4 rule. for
there may be some persons who indulge in
it for the mere fun of it. But one can
hardly conceive such a person"
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What He Didn't Know.

"'They say that ex-Mayor Latrobe
went to some sort of celebration given
by the Ebenezer colored church down on
Montgomery street. said man about
town. HE was asked to speak and OF
course complied in his usual style. You
have named this church after a great
man, he said, and ! hope you will try
to emulate his example He was man
who couldn' be led astray by any one
and believed his first duty was to God
and then to his fellow man. He was
"a Well, | don t know what all he
didn t say about that fellow Ebenezer.
but ANYHOW he noticed for some reason
or other his address wasn't as tunultu-
ously received as usual. and as he drove
away after the meeting behind Old Liz
he was humming the old hymn Here l
Raise My Ebenezer' and trying to fig
ure the matter out. When he got home.
he asked good Christian lady. who
happened to be there on a visit. who
EbeneZer was.
why, you goose, said she. 'Eben-
eZer WASH t a man. EbeneZer means a
stone Didn you know that?'
Now when General Latrobe ad
dresses a church audience he carries
pocket Bible dictionary with him. -
Baltimore News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-20
Dangers OF Filters.

Filters for purifying water are Of
many kinds in their mechanical struc-
ture, but. according to the report Of the
Maryland state board of health. it
would appear that such filters may
steadily lose efficiency until they be-
come first class culture beds for bacteria.
In evidence Of this position an example
cited is that of man in Baltimore who
sends the whole water supply Of his
house through large filter and subse-
quently puts his drinking water through
one of the small domestic filters COM
mon in the market.
A test of this arrangement showed
that on day when the city taps were
running $40 bacteria to the cubic CEN
timeter the large filter was delivering
some 8, 900 bacteria in the same water.
When the large filter was repacked.
only bacteria per centimeter got
through it, though this same water
when passed through the small filter
came out with II bacteria per cent?
meter
This aspect of the matter is still fur
ther strengthened by another example.
a case where filter supposed to be the
best in the market was in use. The
effectiveness of this filter was so short
lived that the precaution was observed
of boiling the water after it was filtered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-20
"Kid" McCOy's Heart.

81 Before leaving New York." says a
well known sporting man, " Kid Mccoy
IN conversation had with him talked
of his fight with Tom Sharkey and told
me OF one Of the chief causes which led to
his defeat. According to McCoy's story,
he was examined by some doctor who, on
Looking him over, remarked with owllike
solemnity: Look out for your heart
Don't let Sharkey hit you over the heart
1or that is your weak point This was
said before several bystanders, and in or
der to make the scare more emphatic the
doctor took the Kid one side and gave a
double dose of warning. Now. the Kid is
susceptible to warning of that kind, and
when the man was through with him he
thoroughly believed that if Sharkey hit
MN, n;, over the neart he would in all proba-
oiiity drop dead. In my opinion. the
dread OF such blow made Mccoy timid
throughout the fight, and the warning
worried him to the extent that he was mn.
style GAM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-20
Eun For the Shah.

During the winter months the little
colony of so or 20 English people at Te-
heran organize concerts for one anoth-
er's amusement. There is a dance now
and then at the legation. and when the
weather is cold of course there is skat-
ing. Skating is the greatest marvel Of
all to the Persians Some years ago the
late shah, Nasr-i-Din, saw 20 skaters
twirling and curling and spinning
gracefully on the ice. He was amused.
He thought it wonderful The next day
he sent to the legation and borrowed Il
dozen pairs of the skates. These he
made his ministers put on and attempt
to skate on the lake in the palace
grounds. The poor ministers were ter
ribly discounted, but it was twice as
much as their heads were worth to re-
fuse His majesty was more amused
than ever, and he nearly had an apo
plectic fit from laughing.