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creased to such an extent that the com. psny has expanded throughout the whole New England states. A complete line of furnishing goods is also to be found in the store. Look at the induce. ments offered you this week. The store will be open Monday, Friday and Sstur- day evenings every week.
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GRAIE-o! GRAIE-Oi

Remember that name when you want delicious, appetizing, nourishipg food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who have used it. Grain-o is made of pure grain, it aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not stimulant but hesl lth builder and the children as we'll as the adults can drink it with great benefit. Costs about 1.4 as much as coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Ask your grocer for Graiu.O,
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A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on 50 cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if 1t
 fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
 guarantee 25 cent bottle to prove satis.
 factory or money refunded.
 R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown. s. c. Bull 6 Co.,, Sandy Hook.
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with cer ain aY d good rPsults." Cures piles ar d skin diseases. Don't buy sD imitation. R. H. Beers & Co.,, New
 tos n s. c. Bull & Co.,, Sandy Hook A. b. Blakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley
 & O., Stepray; A. B. Fancher, Flaw levy He; W. N. Hurd, Long Hill.
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Fairfield County.
BLOOMFIELD.
LOCAL JUSTICE CASES.

LOCAL JUSTICE CASES.
 The case of Patch vs. Totams was tried, last Saturday, st the club house. A large number of people were present. Justice Eli H. Stevens heard the case in & very impartial manner and gave de- cision In favor of Patch for $3s and costs.
 The case of the State vs George Totams and Ralph Griswold were tried the same day by Justice Stevens. The case of Ralph Griswold was nolled on account of his making confession and turnip g States evidence. George Totams was found Iguilty of theft and fined $7 and costs; both cas- were appealed under a bond of $175.
 RURAL FREE DELIVERY OF MAIL CoNsID-
 FRED.
 The question of Rural Mail delivery is causing great deal of anxiety and un- easiness in town, as it IS feared both offices will be closed with Danbury as the nearest office, with the mail deliver ed once day, perhaps early in the day, perhaps late. Of course no one knows
The Newtown bee., 1900-04-27

Wilbur F. Lake of White Hills, who i very poorly, is at the residence of hi brother, E. c. Lake. in Newtown Stre, t
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Mrs Nolan returned, this week, to hel home on the Boulevard, after winter. sojourn in Bridgeport.
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The Wholesale Market.
BRIDGEPORT.-RE BY BUCK &
 DARLING.

Butter, choice creamery prints, 21c, choice creamery tubs 20a21, choice dairy 20a91, fair to good 16a1S, common, 12a14; factory cheese 12al4; dairy cheese 12a14; fresh nearby eggs, 14ci spring chickens, 1sa2O lb; fowls; sall; geese. 9aI0 calves. salO; pigs 6a6 1-2;; 55a6O, white 90al GO. yellow 6O75a cabbages new 3.0'a6 % crate; carrots 40c bu; turnips, 20a26 bu; celery per dog; dried peas I5O bu; beans, marrow 2.60, pea 2.50 bu honey 12a1tc lb; beeswax 25a30; apples, Bald, wins 00aA.O0 bbl, greenings 3.00a4 50. Maine seed potatoes tor sale.
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Otto Kork, Grand Chancellor, K. P., B0onville, Ind, says, ssDeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve soothes the most dellc ate skin and heals the most stubborn ulcer
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cans GAO quarts) of cream 8 day from 8 CT teamery at Conway, N. H.
 That farmers have received the bene fl of the business boom is shown by Cne farmer in this town whose net IT fits for the past year have been 5000. He is 8 ustler and has his reward.
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New supply of homespun and ladies' dress goods at the Sandy Book Woolen Co.,
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Something New

And what every farmer needs for his cattle and poultry-The International Stock and Poultry Food, gives them good appetite and keeps them healthy. The same company also put out Gall Cure, Heave Cure, and Worm Powder; also several other preparations, ,aand are all guaranteed to do the work for which they are recommended.
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J. l. Carson, Prothonotary, Washing ton, Pa, says, 1T have found Kodol Dys- pepsia Cure an excellent remedy in case of stomach trouble, and have derived great benefit from it's use.'' It digests what you eat and can not fail to cure. R. H. Beers 6 Co, Newtown s. c. Bull < Co.,, Sandy Hook; A. B. B1akeman, Boseford B. Hawley $ Co.,, Steunev !; A. B. Fancber, Hawleyville; ". N. Hurd, Long Hill. Y
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Other Items of Interest {:

Flower and Garden Seeds, all kinds ot Grass seeds in large and small quantities.
 Flows, HarrOws, Cultivetors, Lawn Mowers and all kinds ot Farming Tools.i
 A nice assortment Of colored Glassware at l0c per piece-a bargain.
 Full line of Groceries and Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes.
 Our prices are always low.
 Remember the place,
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People are speaking very much in fa- vor of G. N. Clark's Vegetable Liver pille. They COT slder them the safest and best remedy for regulating the stom- seh, liver and bowels. We would advise any one troubled with bilioueness, con- stipation, indigestion, headache, dizzi- ness, etc., to give them a trial as they certainly have 8 wonderful reputation for curing bilious and dyspeptic ailments. Sold by druggists.
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H. Clark, Chauncey, Ga., says DeWitt't Witch Hazel Salve cured him of plleI that had afflicted him for twenty years It is also speedy cure for skin diseases Beware of dangerous counterfeit s R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; 8. 0. Bull & Co.,, Sandy Hook; A. B. Biakeman, Botstord; B. Hawley, & Co.,, Stepney; A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville W, N, Hurd. Long HIlI.
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ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.,, 100 WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK.
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FOR OTHER EDITORIAL MATTER SEE PAGE
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RURAL FREE DELIVERY OF MAIL CoNsID-
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Housekeepers must exercise care in buying bak- ing powders, to avoid alum. Alum powders are sold cheap to catch the unwary, but alum is poi son, and its use in food seriously iniures health POWDER CO.,, 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
RullfroK or con.cience.

Are you one Of the officers Of the
treasury Department. asked the man
with the bloodshot eyes.
81 am assistant secretary Of the
treasury" was the reply. what can
I do for your
well, it's rather a confidential busi-
ness, and I don't want it to 90 any
further, but I've come to pay the gov
ernment some money that l guess I
owe 1t fairly. I came back from Eu-
rope some time ago with some dutiable
goods concealed about me and got past
the revenue officers with them. 1 fig
ure that beat the government out of
about SO, and I've come to square up
and get the matter off my mind"
"Well," responded the assistant sec
retary, I'VE have what we call con-
science fund, and as this seems to be
a case Of conscience
IT don't know that it's my conscience
that troubles me-" said the visitor, "but
I do know there's g big bullfrog that
stays in pond near where 1 live, and
he keeps me awake, night after night,
with his internal cough up, cough up!
and I've got tired Of it."-Chicago Tfb-
lJpo
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
Busy Choir soloi.ts.

Roman Catholic and Episcopal
churches have the credit of providing
the finest and most elaborate music,
but the finest music in New York is
heard in the Jewish synagogues. 1t
is chiefly sung, however, by the best
singers of the Christian churches, who
thriftily double up" and draw two
salaries, good arrangement for both
temples and churches, albeit the
churches pay double and sometimes
treble the salaries paid by the temples.
The salaries of soloists in the larger
American cities range from $500 to
$4,000, the latter sum being paid in a
single instance. All engagements date
from May 1, which is moving time for
church singers as well as house NOV
ers. Their church salaries form the
basis Of the soloists' incomes, but
many fees are earned as a result of
church work. Weddings and funerals
yield quite number, and private re-
citals at the home entertainments of
millionaire church members are
weighted with the golden fruit. There
are also whole orchards of concerts
and oratorios for those capable of
shaking the trees.-Success.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
A Ph,Ilip. Brooks Story.

The spirit Of love and kindliness to
all which pervaded every word and
deed of Phillips Brooks did not hinder
his keen appreciation of others fail
ings and shortcomings or his own.
why in the world doesn't Brown
write his autobiography and have it
published? said one Of the bishops
friends, referring to an incessant talker
and most egotisticsl man who had been
wasting an hour of the bishops most
precious time by a rehearsal of some
unimportant happenings.
why, he'd rather tell 1t, of course"
said the bishop, and then like a fash
came regret for the quickly spoken
truth, and he turned on his friend with
half humorous, half distressed face.
What do you mean by asking me
such a question as that when I'm off
my guardY' he demanded reproach-
fully,-Youth's COMPANION,
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
MASTERING CHINESE.
One OF the Most Difficult of Ian
guages to Learn.

One OF the Most Difficult of Lam
guages to Learn.
1t is well known that the Chinese
language is one of the most difficult to
master. and for us to attempt this task
after we have finished our school years
is excessively trying and difficult. Ger
tainly the mistakes one hears Of as be-
ing made by those who begin to talk
and, worse still, preach IN a language
they fondly imagine they have mas
tered are ludicrous in the extreme.
I heard Of clergyman who was
preaching to Chinese congregation in
the vernacular. Come to God. oh. my
friends; come to Godv' he cried (or
thought he did and was considerably
surprised to find some of the congrega-
ton with broad grins on their faces,
while others were frowning blackiy.
Great was the good mans consterna-
ton when he found he had been say
Ing, Call the pigs, oh, my friends; call
the pigsw His mistake, believe, was
due entirely to putting the accent on
the wrong syllable, which altered the
whole sense Of the words.
The Chinese seem to regard a for
eigner speaking Chinese like DR.. John
son regarded women preaching. 'Tt is
like a dog standing on his hind legs"
said the learned doctor. You are not
struck with admiration at how well he
does 1t, but you are surprised he can
do 1t at all."-Leslie's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
The Boys Got In,

The late Dan Rice, the famous circus
man, was fond of boys and always
wanted to see lot of them in his audi
ence. He never gave a performance,
says the Cleveland Leader, when the
hooks and corners were not filed with
youngsters who had come in free.
One story Of this sort was told by
Captain George J. Grammer. At the
time Of the occurrence Grammer, who
lived in GAINESVILLE, o., was standing
one afternoon with a crowd of other
boys looking longingly into the tent
but not having the price of admission.
1t was Mr.. Rice's custom to stand at
the door until the first grand entry Of
the circus people, when he would
leave. On this occasion he saw the
hungry look on the faces of the boys
and called them around him. "You
want to go in. don't you, boysP
bet your lifew shouted back the
youngsters.
"Tll tell you what. All the boys who
are back here in ten minutes with clean
faces and hands get in"
The words were hardly out of his
mouth before there was dash for
the Muskingum river, and in less than
seven minutes 200 clean faces and
hands came back to the tent The
boys went inside with q rush.
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- - -
FoREsHAooWfNaa

We may not look across the misty tide
Or hear or feel the breath Of passing w;ngA
Yet seen and unseen weave their frisges wide,
And nature teens With clear torsshadouinek
Not in wild storms Of crashing thunder runE
But in deep silsnces that brood about,
Without word from uspins lip or tongue
She cheers the faith that wrestles with doubt
From brown cocoons the winds have tossed and
whirled,
Broad wings Of gold beat up the vewlsss air,
And dry seed germs that wander round the world
Are quick with strange unioldings rich and
rare.
The shsrded beetle bred in marshy fen
Transhgured scars above his rivsn ehall
On flashing wings before the case Of msn,
royal birth, living truth as wall.
And still. Eweet voices speak the ages through;
No germ is lost, but lives torevermofe.
The seed unfolds to fairer LIE anew.
And frorn the dust strong riaions mount and
soar.
lions Herald
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Children of the Slums.

Perhaps what | have seen Of child
life in the slums has made upon my
heart the deepest scars" writes Mrs.
Ballington Booth In The Ladies' Home
Journal. Poor little scraps of hu-
manity, sick, puny and deformed. or.
what was even worse still, vile and
evil in word and disposition before the
baby accents had left their words.
The streets swarmed with them. play
ing. quarreling, fighting amid the jos
Ting crowd and traffic until late into
the night, and the houses were full of
little figures that slept on the floor or
crouched in the corners to get away
from the drunken and brutal. who de-
light in abusing the weak. In summer
deaths angel mows them down
through the hot season as the scythe
cuts the flowers amid the hay. and it
has often seemed to me that on such a
mission his black robes vanish. and he
is veritable angel of light"
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
Holding the Ladder.

A workman In Cooper institute. hav-
ing occasion to ascend a ladder to do
some repairing In one of the public
rooms, called to an old man whom he
happened to see standing by watching
him, Here, old fellow, hold the ladder
for me, won't your The "old fellow"
started forward and held the ladder
for the workman while he climbed up
and did his work.
THAT unpretentious and willing old
man." says The Independent, was Pc
ter Cooper" It was Just like him. Pc
ter Cooper's aim in life and In the be-
nef1cent institution founded by him
might we'll be characterized by the
words holding the ladder" Thou
sands Of rightly ambitious men and
women owe the possibility Of their ad-
vancement to Peter Cooper. He has
held, and still holds, the ladder, and
hundreds upon hundreds Of successful
and grateful climbers as they rise bless
his memory. We cannot all build such
piles as Cooper Union. but we can hold
the ladder somewhere. somehow, for
EOrn nnhOdv
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
A HOBO ON A TRAIN.

HIS Brief Interview With q Brake
man and the Conductor.
II spent several hours in q small
country town not far from here few
days ago." said a young professional
man Of this city, "and to kill time I
Joined the usual group In the corner
grocery store. One Of the crowd was
a freight brakeman, and he told
story about tramp who was stealing
q ride on the bumpers during his last
rum
THE conductor seen him first be
said, and when he came back to the
caboose he said, says he: "Bill, there's
a blamed ugly lookin hobo on the
trucks behind the first car. Suppose
you go up and fire him off," "Au
right, cap" says 1, and starts front.
When I gets to the first car. 1 looks
down, and, sure enough, there was
big, greasy hobo squattin on the
edge, holdin on to the brake iron. III,
there" says 1, what d'you mean by
tryin to beat the road? We're goin
slow now, and you hop right offp' The
hobo reached around into his pocket
and pulled out a gun about yard long.
When he pointed 1t at me, 1t looked
like piece of stovepipe. You freckle
nosed baboon," says he, III you don't
60 bout your business real sudden. I'll
cave your face inl Skipw says he. 1
skipped.
when l got back to the caboose.
the conductor says, well. Bill, did you
fire the hobo7" NO" says I, "I didn't.
In chattin with him." I says, IT found
out we was kin, and I didn't really
have the heart to bounce the poor fel-
ler!" We'll, I'll do it myself, them
says the conductor, settin hot, and
away he goes over the tops. Pretty
soon I could hear him comm back
hckety split, on dead run. He slid
down the brake iron like a streak Of
creased lightnin and dropped into
the caboose seat all out Of breath.
did you fire him?" says 1. NO" says
he, sort Of faint. why, how was
thatr' says 1, pretendin to be surpris-
ed. "Well, I'll tell you," says he, CON
fidential. "It's funny, but, d'you know,
when we got to talkin, found out he
was some kin to me too "'"-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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week for 100000 infants is over S1O,-
100000 per year Call the expense for
milk, paregoric and toast $1,000, 900.
and what profit do you have leftT't
But I have come here to collect a
bill"
"The 100000 profit on the infants
added to the profits on the chickens
gives US dividend Of S1.2o on the dol
lar, and can you ask for more. sir-can
you do it? Why, man, the wealth Of
Golconda is not in it, The De Beers
diamond bonds are waste paper in COM
parison! And you are to share In It..
You are no longer struggling printer
on the seventh floor back, but a mil
lionaire on the first floor front. | take
you in. I allot you 100000 worth of
stock at 80 cents on the dollar, and in
two weeks, II you care to sell out,
buy 1t at par. That's your reward for
your confidence in Major Crofoot; that's
what comes
But 1 have no confidence in youp'
shouted the creditor. PAY this bill,
and you can incubate and be hanged
and keep all the prof1ts!'
you have simply to rest easy con-
tinued the major as he began to walk
on the mans toes and drive him to-
ward the door. Just keep quiet for a
couple of weeks, until the stock is Is
sued. If anything was said at the
present time
What you pushing me for?'
"If anything was said at the present
time, some one might cut in on us. Just
go right back to your shop
81 want that money"
-"and keep mum, and the stock will
he sent to you in due time. That's it
good day-good day. Your confidence
in Major Crofoot has brought its re-
ward"
Look here, major"' shouted the
printer as he hammered on the out
side of the door, you are an old dead
beat! You-you"-
The bill was showed under the door
against his toes. He picked 1t up,
gave the door three hearty kicks and
slowly went down stairs. He realized
that he had been taken In on the
ground floor. NJ. QUAD.
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A FlsH-cATCHlNe FISH.
He Has a Mouth ore-third the Size
OF His Body.

He Has Mouth one-third tho Size
OF His Body.
Most remarkable Of strange fishes Is
the angler fish, whose very name seems
paradox. The fishing fish is never
theless reality and stern one to all
that approach those awful jaws of his.
With body the color Of mud he gen
orally lies in the shadow Of some rock
on the bottom Of the sea, waiting mo-
tionless for the approach of his prey.
He Is provided with an odd kind of fn
Just over the mouth, and this is held
out in front Of him to give warning of
the coming of something to be swal-
lowed. One taken alive was expert
mented on, and it was found that If
this projecting fn was touched with a
stick, even though the stick did not
come near the mouth, the jaws closed
convulsively. This shows that the fin,
by some provision of nature, closes the
jaws as soon as 1t Is touched.
The mouth Is tremendous, growing
to the width Of foot when the whole
fish is only three feet long. One of
these anglers was caught not long
since, and, though 1t was only % inches
long, fish is inches long was found
sticking In Its throat. The angler Is
provided with peculiar teeth set In
double or treble rows along the jaws
and at the entrance of the throat.
Some of these teeth are a foot long.
He Is not pretty fish to look at, but
he attends strictly to business and will
swallow anything that touches his
warning fin, whether it is meant for
food or not.
All kinds of things have been found
in the stomachs Of anglers, from bits
of lead and stone to fish almost as large
as the angler itself. This is without
doubt one of the most peculiar and in
teresting fish In the whole ocean.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
ELASTIC APPOINTMENTS.
Original Way In Which an NJ. O
Pleeses His Constttuents.


Pleases His Commitments.
A noted NJ. c.. familiarly known as
Joe. is one Of the thriftiest men in con-
gress, and the patronage at his disposal
is made to do effective work In his
lone district. Not long ago he re-
quested OF certain chief in the inte-
rior department an appointment as Ia
borer for one of his constituents. The
request was promptly complied with,
but, much to the surprise Of the chief,
as promptly declined. The member was
sent for.
What does this meanT demanded
the official. "The man you were so
urgent to have named as q laborer de-
clines the position"
Yes, I know" replied the NJ. G. 81
advised him to-"
"Yeu advised him to- echoed the
chief. What was the matter? l gave
you exactly what you asked for,
didn't IY'
YES" responded Joe. 81 have no
fault to 6nd with the appointment.
The case is like this: My constituents
follow me down to Washington hoping
to get soft berths in the government
service. There are a dozen here
now and not places enough to go
around. secure the appointment for
one, he asks my advice, and tell him
to decline; his job at home is better,
SO he goes back satisfied. 1 appoint'
another he declines at my advice,
but he has been paid. he is fattered
and content and so on through the
list You see, a man learns thing or
two after 20 years in Washington, and
l have learned to make one appoint
ment do for dozen supporters. Sat
urday Evening Post.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
"settinE the River on Fire"


In old English times, when each fam
lily was obliged to sift its own -four, 1t
sometimes happened that an energetic
man would turn his sieve so rapidly as
to cause it to catch fire. The style Of
sieve used in those days was called a
tense" and 1t became a customary
saying that q lazy man would never set
the tense on FIRE. Now, it happens
that the name Of the river Thames Is
pronounced like the name of this old
-four sieve, and after many years, when
the old fashioned tense was forgotten.
it was thought that setting the tense
on fire meant setting the river on fre,
and that is why today we say that q
stupid person will never set the river
on fre.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
i. All Candidate, Wore white.

The word candidate is from the
Latin "candidatus." Literally it means
white robed. and 1t was thus called be-
cause in Rome those who sought Office
wore a alittering white toga. Fancy,
II you can. all our modern Americans
dressed in accordance with their polit-
ical ambitions. In some sections there
would be no such thing as dark suit
Of clothes. Washington would simply
be one shining center of universal
whitenees.-Saturdsy Evening Post
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why He Wa. Arrested.

There is such a thing as being alto
gether too clever"
"You think so7"
II know 1t. I was walking along the
street yesterday when l noticed a f5
note lying on the pavement. stopped
to pick it up, but 1t looked like a coun-
terfeit. SO passed on"
"And the note turned out to be a
good one, Of courseT
mo, 1t did not, but 1 was arrested
before 1 had gone ten steps farther"
Arrested? What for?"
For passing counterfeit money
London AaSHers,
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
Cont Tn Ham.

Gout has been produced in hens by
Breslau doctor who fed them with
meat. He gave the hens nothing but
horsedesh without fat and as much
water >as they liked, with deplorable
results to the unfortunate fowls. Hav-
ing instilled the disease, he then un-
dertook to drive out the uric acid by
administering eggshell. which relieved
the hens to a certain degree.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-03
Heir Trieser Len1u.r..

$50 You finally proposed?" said his
chum.
well. to tell the truth" returned the
thoughtful youth, II really didn't know
that proposed, but she accepted me,
so guess that settles 1t. I tell you
this language Of ours Ia not to be used
9xhtiy."-chicago Post.
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nxcslIed All the othe- sov,,

Is there anything In which you e1-
celled when you went to schoolY' ask
ed Miss Cayenne.
eyes," answered Willie Washington.
II made more hlunders than any other
boy In the Observation-Disclosures Star.