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his teeth hard and took mp smaller
package. With this. which he could
Just carry. he fell into line.
There was now steady line Of men
going from the shore. where two boats
were unloading. over ridge some few
hundred feet on. up to which there
was a constant rise. They disappeared
over this ridge. and Rob wondered
where they took the contraband goods.
But he was soon to find out. As part
OF the endless procession, with dark.
shining bodies. before him. and others
coming after him. he walked up the
slope. and at the summit OF the ridge
found that there was a steep descent
ON the other side And down this there
was n swampy place. toward which the
men went. They did not go into the
swamp, however. Turning one side.
they continued till they reached spot
where the side of the hill was almost
straight. Here there was small open
ing almost hidden by growth OF trees
and bushes These were being held
aside by men while the burden car
riers went into the opening. To ac-
complish this they were compelled to
mt the burden they carried on the
ground roll or push 1t in, and then get
down on their knees and crawl In
themselves. Rob did just as he had
seen the others do. and when he again
stood upright he found himself in
great cave, almost totally dark, with
the men moving like spectrcs OF dark
moss here and there. After few min
utcs he managed to see little, ana
then found that the cave he was in was
only one of n series of vaulted caverns
leading back from the ridge toward,
and perhaps under. the water OF the
bay. There was constant slope down
ward and Rob Judged that the bot
tom of the cave was ut least fifty feet
hollow the river bed From one OF the
cayerns men now came with torches,
and Rob saw that this strange place
was n vast storchouso OF smuggled
goods Bales of tobacco lined one
rock room. Bales of silk and cloth
n,l,d another. Here there were casks
of brandy and in another place guam
tity bf liquor in bottles. There was
wcoIth represented there - stolen
,,,o,,h-fpr. even II the smugglers had
houpht the goods honestly. they were
stealing It into the country, when was
In ,,self dishonest. And If they would
do this no doubt they would steal It,
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mans face that he seemed to make the
others gentle by comparison.
Hurry up. therc." he shouted in
English. fourishing his whip. We are
being watched every day now. There
may be soldiers here any minute. Get
the stun ashore In hurry"
The men strained harder. and soon
the Nat nose OF the boat was showed up
on the sand. Tho men leaped out, each
one giving a quick look at the master.
as II expecting every moment u cut
with the heavy whip.
Hey. Torrevo. who is thIs?" he
shouted. poiniln. to Rob.
THAT fool OF a nephew OF mine -
shouted back the captain OF the Black
Cat" He is no good. but he would
make u trip with me. Whip him. II
he Is lazy
Rob remembered what Torrcvo had
said about his appearance as the
nephew OF the captain OF ''Ei Cato
Negro" and wondered II he. as Rob
CIcvcrdaie. had any more to fear than
he was getting as Torreyo's nephew. II
tsrultu 10 us tHt uulsNb VI ioiEsNo "
make him out rs stupid and worthless
as possible. and to give the English
man the Impression that h. hated his
nephew.
The men on the boat now began to
pick up their burdens. and poor Rob.
not onc-ii;h as siron. as one OF these
fellows. did the same. He unfortunate
ly picked up n package that vas too
heavy for him. and staggered with .,
right before the tall. Satanic !nd!y!d-
uai. whom all 80 palpabiy feared.
In an instant there was q swish. and
the EnslIEhman's whip came down on
Rob'S shoulders.
Get on with yuu,' he said. III you
can't do better than that. what good
arc you?''
Rob. no, knowing but m answer
would bring him another blow. Shu,
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Inventive CSnius~s.

An inventive engineer who has cur
ious Idea Of warfare has suggested n
plan for the nnnlhiiaiion Of the Beers
which. at least. has the advantage OF
novelty. lie says II was suggested Ia
him by nh accident that occurred In
the power house OF the Third Arcnu"
Gable railway In New York City n
couple OF years ago. The ny wheel
which regulated the energy applied Ia
the movement OF the street cars on That
railway. being improperly adjusted.
iicw into u thousand plccs, which were
thrown with great destruction IN cr'
cry direction. and his plan Is 10 ship
10, OF rs wheels to South Africa. al
jus; them improperly aud set them
whiriIng In the face of Dom faul ;
army. All the British have got 10 do
Il To walt until they explode ani 'hcn
bury the dead In u decent manner.
Another great genius has suggested
the collection OF large quantity ui
disease germs. and having elevated
them TO n proper height W ballon pow
cr. Jerk n string. open valve aud l"'
them drop like u shower Of rain oS"i
the Bocr camp.
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ITO be continucd.)
EscninS the ltouors Up.

II was at President Hadley's re-
ccption that the following bit OF con-
versation was overheard: DIR. Dwight,
turning to n prominent young alumnns
Of Yale. after greeting him with "Hel'
10. classmatc.' said something about
his own very recent return from the
country. adding afterward: by the
way, owe one OF the New Haven
newspapers n grudge. 1t printed an
item about me some time ago to this
effect: EX-President Theodore Dwight
has Just returned from his summer
home at Norfolk Now, my name Is
Timothy. and my summet home Is at
Litchficld." well, that is one OF the
things. at all events that can be very
easily rectified. doctor" said the alum
nus pleasantly. Yea" replied the
doctor. with n droll smile. they might
say. and I think II would be satisfac-
tory TO me. that prof. Alfred Hadley
has Just been elected president OF an
institution at Waterbury. New
Haven Register.
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A Ounker Wedding.

The Elk City (Kan) Enterprise de-
scribcs a Quaker wedding which took
place in that city the other day. The
bridal couple came into the meeting
house and took their seats all alone
on the rostrum. while 200 people sat
silently on the benches. After long
wait, during which not n sound was
uttered. the groom arose and taking
tho bride by the hand. said: Friends,
In the presence of God and before this
assembly take Mariette Stevens to be
nv wife. promising with divine assist
once to be unto her faithful husband
until death shall separate us Then
the bride IN like manner promised to
he to him loving and faithful wife
and the ceremony was over.
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man was tall. and had n heavy beard
He was dressed in a violating riding
suit. with high boots. There was
look Of mas,erful cruelty about him
that made Rob shivcr.
Rob noticed that the blacks. and the
crew OF the BLACK Cat" as well. shot
glances of fear toward the calm ana
powerful-looking man on horseback
Poor Rob did not know what TO 40
first. All around him were groanins
and chattcring blacks. and the cruel
sharp words OF Torrevo were ringing
In his ears.
Take II! Take it, said one OF the
laborers to him. holding out pack
age. Rob tried to take 1t from the
fellow and put It with Others, ms ne
saw the men around him doing. but II
was too heavy. He let 1t fall, ana
there was the sound of breaking glass
Immediately the captain of the BLACK
Cat" let out n shrill yell OF rage, and
leaped into the boat. He gave Rob a
cut across the shoulders and even on
his face with the ropes end he carried.
Rob cried out with pain. but Torrevo
cursed and struck him again.
"Cub' Good for nothing! ne
screamed. seemingly beside himself
with rage. "Will you break the cap
tain's bottles? Take that for your
Clumsiness.''
The schooner was near enough 10
shore for the man on horseback to near
and see what was going on. He turned
n calm. impasslve face toward the boat.
ITS that good for-nothing nephew
OF mine, Senior Captain" sang out Tor
revo. ale would 20 on n voyage with
me. and what good is he. except to
steal and lie and break things? I'll
break him! Come. take this and see
IL you can break itv'
Rob tremblingly took the package
from the dark hands that held IL out
to him. and succeeded in getting II III
place without a mishap.
In this way, with much roaring ana
cursing by Torrevo. the boat was ioau-
ed. and then started toward the shore
The tall man on the horse now got
down on the ground and stood with
heavy whip In his hand and ma
levolent expression on his face. This
man was evidently an Englishman or
an American. Rob had thought the
dark, evil faces on the BLACK cat
dreadful to look at. but there was
something SO utterly cruel In this
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A MODEL ROAD.

San Luis Park Has sst Good Example
S. I. Hallett. In the Mining and Sci
entidc Press, says:
while travelling In the San Luis
Park OF Colorado, observed peculiar
condition of roads that might be OF in-
tercst TO any one frelgh,lng In II desert
region, where the sand Is very deep
and thick. and particularly OF interest
to steam frclghters, where q good road
Is really part OF the machinery.
'San Luis valley has once been the
site OF an old lake. and the whole val
ley, with few exceptions, is very sandy.
u loaded wagon sinking from four 10
ten Inches In the coarse sand. The
farmers In that section have placed Oh
the roads II covering Of from six inches
to one foot OF wheat straw. This they
cover again with small amoun, OF
snnd. and this roadbcd makes the fin
est highway that have ever Travelled
over In the country-springy, and yet
not allowing n loaded wagon to sink
into It at ali: perfectly good after u
rain or In the drlcst weather, II enables
the farmers TO haul three times as
much with the same power as though
II were not there. The country being
very dry. II makes lasting road, ns
the WHEAT NtTuW, uittr huNiu pSrh
plowcd under for several years, when
brought to light. Is ns bright and fresh
as when !; was first covered UP. not
rottinE In the slightest degree.
The difference Is very marked the
minute that you leave these roads and
get into the heavy 3and. II Is as cheap
as anything lat could possibly be
placed Oh the road 10 better II. The
country Is large whcat.producinc
| one. and such straw rs they do not Use
Is burned. owing to the fact that II Will
mo-, dccomp1sc when plowcd under In
their whca; fields. The straw breaks
OF In small pieces. bcin: very brittle
/ and seems to mix with the sand, form
In. an almost perfect mncadnm road.
Possibly II might he OF benefit io
mines using steam wagons 10 try Ia
better their roads by this means. II
| they have the wheat straw. or. " not
with the best wild hay at their com
mnnd. The difference In the ease oi
travel AMI the very marked difference
| In the amount OF load that eau b,
hauled strikes one fnrcibiy."
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CHAPTER V.-(Continued.) }

CHAPTER V.-tContinued.)
As Rob. dressed In his picturesque
Spanish costume. stood on the deck.
no thought he had never seen 80 many
villainous- looking men. They would
propel the large nat boats to the
sehooncr's side. make them fast and
jump aboard. Then the black boat
men and the crew OF the Black Cat"
would be busy for time in trans
ferrins from the hoii Of tho Echooner
to the boats the packages and cases
and casks OF the contraband cargo.
Captain Torrevo was here. there and
everywhere. giving loud commands In
a language that Rob did not under
stand. and which would scarcely be un-
derstood by any one whose tongue
any one country.
Captain Torrevo passed Rob several
times without paying him any atten-
tion. What was Rob's great surprise.
then. when the captain of the Black
Cat" suddenly turned on him with n
frishtful oath and struck him with \
ropes end.
Will You do nothing roared Cap
tain Torrevo. In what appeared n most
friHhtful rage. "wiil you stand there.
and me trying to get unioadcd! Get TO
work there. or I'll kick you into the
waier!"
Rob was thunderstruck and terribly
frightened.
iii do anything" he cried. Don't
strike me. Tell me wha, you van, me
TO do
Get Into that boat. DO your share
OF the work! Help carry the stun TO
the cavc!"
As Rob. without trying to soften the
terrific wrath OF his seemingly cruel
master. turned TO obey. he saw. stand
Ing on the shore. large. black horse.
Upon this horse was seated a man Of
apparently ff,y-ayc years Of age. This
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wlutCr Iours.

Should you desire information re-
garding California. Arizona. Texas or
Mexico. and the long limit. low rate,
round-trip tickets, sold to principal
points. the. various routes via which
the tickets can be purchased, or re-
garding one way fret and sccond-c class
rates, through Sleeping car lines,
firs,-class and tourist. call upon or ad-
dress W. G. Neimyer. Gcnl Western
Agent. Southern Pacific Co. 2SS
Clark St, Chicago: w. II. Connor.
Coml Agent. Chamber Commerce
Bldg, Cincinnati. Ohio. or W. J. Berg.
Trav, Pass. Agt.. go Ellicott So. But-
falo, n. Y.
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CHAPTER VI.


He felt thrill OF apprehension as
he saw the black shadows cast by the
blazing torches and heard the grumb-
ling tones OF the moving men In tha.
srewsome place. oh! What hiding
places there were among these piles
OF bales or In those black recesses O.
rock. where he could hear the con-
stant trickllng Of water from above!
Shiyering. he went the whole length
OF the place. deposited his burden. and
followed the line of spectres out again.
What glad sigh OF relief escaped him
rs he breathed once more the fresh
air outside. Hut there was no time to
stop TO enjoy It. The procession moved
on. and Rob. with trembling limbs and
perspiring brow. went back for another
load. The boats had brought some
casks from the schooner by this time
and these were to be taken into the
cave.
II vas hard work. and when Rob
saw Torreyo standing on shore by the
side OF the Engiishman. his heart gave
a bound OF fear. What was the mystery
of the hatred fci, by these men toward
himself? He could not understand II,
But II seemed certain that they were
bent on his des,ruct!on: or. perhaps.
he was to be hence!orth a slave. Per-
haps all these dark fellows were slaves
Rob did not know whether there were
any slaves In South America now. but
these men were slaves In reality. even
II they were not such In name. And
what would be his own fate!
Again he fell to work with the
others. but could not resist sending n
look of appeal into the eyes OF Tor
rcyo. The captain OF the BLACK Cat
saw this. and saw also that at the
same time the tall EnEllshman was
looking al the boy.
Course YOU" shouted Torrevo. Il
Will kill you YETI
lie struck him ferecly. and poor
Rob. feeling now certain that the
friendship TorTcyo had shown on
board the schooner was assumed. fell
to work with n hear; ,ha; was like n
lump OF lead In his bosom.
He helped roll heavy kcs TO the
opening, and Was almost run down by
IL ms Il sped downward from the top
OF the ridge. 4 great. usly fellow. hs.'
Indian and half negro. caught him In
n powerful grasp and swung him out
of the way to safety.
"oh. thank you.' saSpcd poo! Rob.
"uh. No ;'ank!'' said the black fol
low. with a hIdeous grin. Me no wan,
to see Kill. capl,ans Elvin him xii!
soon 'nun.'
Captain EivIn. Ia tina; the mans
namc7''
"Ho. YcS. Him capItang Elv!n,
Him great man. Him chief all dc
gangs. Him Kill you
why does he want TO Kill me-
asked Rob.
"um! Mc not know. Look out. da'
all"
Again Rob went into the dark cav
c-ns. doing his bcs; toward his share
of the work. But II was an as;onish-
ins fact that as soon as they were ou;
OF sight over the ridge. no ono cared
whether he did any work or not. In
fact, In the work of placing the casks.
barrels and kegs. he was decidedly In
the way of the experienced men. and
they showed him aside.
While doing nothing he looked
around the cavcrns. but was sure TO
follow the men OF his gang out when
they returned for another load.
Four or i've trips he made Into the
cavans in this way. winning nothing
hut blows and kicks and curses from
Torrcvo. no matter how hard he
worked.
ITO be continued.)
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wan,. Girl. With Long .-m,.

The Missouri a. Kansas Telephone Com.
pany, which has u monopoly at Kansas
city. IL short OF operators, and the rca-
son OF this is that most of tho girls who
month have not been tall enough. Here
after a girl who does not measure fvo
feet six Inches in height Will not be EN-
ployed. The company has learned that
short girls have short arms and girls with
short arms cannot do the work as well as
those with long arms. The present inten-
tion OF the company Is to get a sufficient
number of iong-armed girls and then en-
deayor to keep them.
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Not tho First Time.

Mrs. Gillian-Now, Mrs. Wyckoff, we
really must say goodby. Dear. while
Won put your overcoat on, l want to
tell Mrs. wyckoff n secret. Mr.. Gillian
All right. I'll just go and get my hair
out and meet you at the corner.
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STATE or ONO. CITY or TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY NJ

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he f. the
senior partner OF the trm of r. J. Cheney q Co. !,
doing business In the City Of Toledo. County
and State aforesaid and that said hrm will pay
each and every cas-. OF Catnrrh that cannot be
cured By the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presenee. this 9Th day Of December. 4. y. issd
lSEALl d" W. MAJ Pnh,,c
Halls Catarrh euro Is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and murors surfaces
Of the systein. Send for testimonials. free.
=. J. CHENEY & CO. Tolecs o.
Sold by Druggists, .6c-
Halls Family PILLS are the best
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D~ep Water Forts

TIL. growing interest In deep water
seaport. and cheap transportation by
water. gives added Importance TO the
building up OF the city Of La Porte
Texas. The high. dry ground OF La
Porte Is In direct contrast with the
greater portion Of the Mexican Gulf
Coast, Marshes. malaria and fcvcrs are
unknown. La Porte Is to be formally y
"opcucd" and introduced to the public
February u to IL. when 1t Is expected
n great crowd of Northern and Texas
people will be on hand 10 inspcc, the
much talked Of new seaport Of the Gull.
so great is the interest shown that the
American Land Co. iss Madison ST.
Chicago. acting as Northern Manager.
is dclugcd with letters Of inquiry.
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Sold by Druggists, SIC
Halls Family PILLS are the best

SUNDAY ought to be day OF rest"
"Yes; on weekdays. however. ! catch
trains for myself. while on Sundays
catch them for myself. wife and three
childrcn.'
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III kFeeds
|he Hair

Ks ,os esr though, Why
rl.: s filling out? 1t IS
x ,m Is ',i7'ns your
His s,,v,,ion continues
rs, I'll eoa,inu: 10 fall.
kl oss good hair food.
,.,=, H.r Visor. 1t goes
b Il: roots Of the hair
rs ,ssa iun ,hs food
H. =s4 The hair stops
ksoas hsil'hy. and
: hi sd loag.
!-i Hi, VIgot Will do
4 &-s. ,l'o: II always
rs a'o: TO i,isd or gray
HR,sHt An srsuia,.
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Dropsy treated free by DIR. II. II: Green's
Sons, OF Atlanta, Ga The greatest drofsy
specialists In the world Read their adver-
tl.cmcnt In another column Of this paper.
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''is you arc working for success don't
d~sir. life to b- bed OF roses. u
don't: neither do want It to br fold
Ing bed
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Jimmy-''wo, made dat tiami", GIT d
hiIir5 - badF' J8ry-''w'S. 'rh-ty went
and go; dTownici cause hc he'd on her
fainS day skirt.
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ri.o's cure for Consumption I. our only
Belts, tS9 s;h A,y.' Denver Col, Nov. : "a.
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'.wha, makes Stubs poetry popu.
real estate transfefs.
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Edgar has a tfiEhtful cold How
did he get itT' ''H- l. 20 reckless. he
put ON golf hose Of larger plaid than
those he had bcvu wearing.
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man who can make other people p.'e
him for making them do as he tells
them
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and Rob did not doubt that the crew
OF the Black Cat" were pirates a. well
as smugglers.
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THE GRIT CURE THAT DOES CURE.

Laxative Bromo ouinlns Tablets removes
the cause that produces la Grppc. y W.
Groves signature 1, On each box. 21c.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-02-01

GLOW did Sinclair Shnbbs win thnt
rich Enston Eirl?" "iic told ner to think
Of ali the luNuriCs shc would be able to
give him if she married him.
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what makes the average woman tell
fnlachouds about her nEcT' because
she can't blame u on the scales.
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Any failures this morning7'' Yes:
seven niarm clock factories have Enn"
under How remarkable Not at
ali; men these days can't waste timc ly-
ing In bed waiting for alarm clocks 10
90 of -
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Mss. winsiow's Soothing syrup.
For ehirra ,seIhHs. .1!Ieas the sutas, friases ~
sHtns,;Sa a!lays "a a. esrys - lad collie &C bot;s
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AN the pcssimlstg are opposed to terri terri
toriaI expansion. ThCn thSE are ustn, ugin,
they'd have "A lot more country to Erum
bic about
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Rakcr'- Chocolate and Cocoa.
Look for the picture Of La Belle ChOcoiaucso.
II Is on evcry genuine package
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[aNfEvre and cotDin,hc
~ '',s'ui aaI CURED by
Ii'aHsing au'iscp,ic-
F. 49, fficC = and - eta.
a. - - 'a IIa,sc.. i,fus Co,
Evening journal., 1900-02-24
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

"A forty-foOt yacht. with gas en-
gines, is to be built by William Dep
uty Of Milford. for his own use next
Summer
The Pioneer Association will give a
ball on Easter Monday night.
"A card, pool and checker tourna-
ment will be held by the Benevolent
Pioneer Literary Association on Febru-
larry q and March /.
w. J. Bolen has accepted a position
in New York, and will enter upon his
duties on Monday.
Frank A. Mitchell is a candidate
for the nomination as a member OF the
Levy Court OF New Castle county from
the First district.
Ensign and Mrs. David Main, Of
the Salvation Army. will conduct thei
farewell services tomorrow.
The finance committee OF the su
preme Lodge. L. r. c., will meet in
this city tonight.
-Glenolden (Pa.) Council, L. r. c.,
entertained John B. Triebler, OF Wash
ington, and Captain Peter B. Ayars, OF
this city, last night
rev. FenIg DdktIs ~. u, Will
speak on Washington and One Hun
dred Years" in. Grace Church tomor-
row night
Wilmington Auxiliary. Women's
Foreign Missionary Society, will meet
in Asbury Church on Thursday next
"A dinner will be given by the
Polish Library Society in its rooms
Front and West streets, this evening.
The Order of Columbus has organ.
lied branch in this city.
The annual subscription masquer
ade Of the Delaware Saengerbund So
ciety will be given at German Hall OF
Monday evening.
Fred Fisher. who attempted suicid,
on Sunday night last. is rapidly recov
ering under treatment at the Delawar,
/ Hospital.
] Alterations to the knights of Co
lumbus building. Tenth and Kinl
streets. will shortly be made at a cos
OF $4,000.
Evening journal., 1900-02-24
MISS BROWNS PARTY

A pleasant party was given to Miss
Pearla Brown on Thursday evening by
her parents at their residence, No. l106
Poplar street The time was spent in
games and music. A feature of the
evening was a cakewalk by the Misses
Vandersloot The guests were invited
20 the diningroom. where refreshments
we're served. Among those present
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Brown.
Mr. and Mrs William Mason, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Gilbert. Mrs. Asher Lo-
gan, Misses jeanette Bromwell Reba
Brown, Pearla Brown, Ethel Gilbert,
Jennie Sullivan, Elsie Shultz, Bertha
Wingate, Bessie Stuart, Mabel Brown,
Lizzie McSinnon, Minnie Light Annie
Croxson. Reba and Olga VanderslooL
Mary Byrd and Maggie Brown; David
Mason, Warren and Henry Hickman,
Earl Logan. Paul Heinzwrath, Henry
Draine, Albert Croxson, Raymond and
James Montgomery, David and Eric
Brown, George Brown, George Byrd,
Arthur Handy and Leroy Collins.