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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-31
SEVENTH ROUND.

Jack kept up the attack. forcing Mac
Fadden 10 his corner, where Jack was
cautioned for mugging. Mac swung MS
right hard for head but was short. JacA
jabbed his left TO face and crossed MS
right to law and at end OF round ex
changed lefts on the body.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-31
EIGHTH ROUND.

Jack drove left TO wind. and they
exchanged. Mac swung his left to the
body and their heads came together with
a loud bang. Mac went I'm with nara
drive TO the body and had Jack pretty
well tangled UP toward the close OF the
round with hard lefts to the head. When
Jack returned to his corner he was EVIL
IDENTIFY dazed from their neads comns
together.
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The following bills were then read
ordered paid, to wit
Arthur Trahan, work and materials
furnished for Rice Cove school S q L.
F. G.. Cole, mdse furnished IndEtl
Bayou school = ~
Joel Moody, printing 1000 sciloo
warrants . "
l.. Fox, hauling and furnishing ma
terial for out house Lake Arthnt
school s Is 90
Abbevllle Hardware Co. Lmtd. mdse
from Oct. IL. 1893, to February I.
1906, 81 %
v. @. Broussard, @. Bourque, aSsg.
work and materials furnished hi
school = III w
Z. NJ. stebbins, lumber furnish d
sundry schools from Jan. 6. to Dec Is
1893 s 10Y Nj
n. c. Young. mdse from Sept II
to Jan. -, 1850 s l20s
Stautfer Bros. & Co. merchandise Il
Jan. %, 1899 $ 9s4
Broussard \ Leblanc, mdse fer tt
Abb Vile school. S l Gt
Nee befSudllj luHloSF luIHioHe't Stli-
dry schools So W
Hattie Jones, mdse furnished Daspit
school s T. 81
Levy Deroaen, work and materials
furnished Crosse Isle school 500.
L. j. Feray, telephone message for
Board 20
Alex Leblanc, repairing windows
4hbeville school $50
v. Fl. Wood, mdse Daspit seh'f$ 90
j, B. LedouS, mdse Garland Fore
man school $ G0
W.P Miller, 10 days com 30tt
A -. Bfoussard, mdse Maurice sch
colo!ed s .
Eli Wise, Treasurer. for 2 l-2com D
$6402 IA disbursement $ 1000
VII Williams, repairs on Maurice
school, colored 5 500
Gus Godchaux. lumber from Apri
1899 to Feb 5, 1909 S 10 90
VIM. Saver. bricks and materials
furnished and work on two school hon
in 9th ward S 10 o.
j. 4. Kitchell, 10 days com $50 60
r. FL Mills Drug co. Lmtd mdse
from April 10, 1890, to April %,
1889. S 70 70
The being no further business the
meeting adjourned sine die.
0 BOURQUE President.
j. K. KITcHELL, Secretary.
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ABBEvILLE, La, Nov. Z. 1893.
"a IL siding Of Sheriff OH rolls of 1899.
amt col poll par SPIT t99 ri '99 -Sll3.M
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Abheyilla, La, J~anuary II, 1900.
Report Of finance committee on leases Oh
school lands foF 1853.
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Eosice 40 gsespasser..

/ hereby forbid any one to trespass on
lands in Verm lion parish. Louisiana.
in any way. shape. form or what
soever. Any person or persons canghf
trespassing on said premises will lie pros
ecnted to the full extent of the law.
ALCiDE LEBI4AEC
Abberille. La, October IL, 1899. ly.
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Trcspsps~ NoaEce.

Notice is hereby given that / forbid any
one to cut. pass, hunt or in any way tres
pass on my wood land in The p.rlsn o.
Vermilion, aud hereby constitute Sos
theme Herpin ms agent as guardian OF
said land. EDMARD TkAfIAN.
January q. 1000.
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Abbeville, La. January 6. 1900.
Report of finance committee o. standing
of sheriff collections roll 1899.
amt bal Nov col '99 r 80 900 IS
amt col 100 Dec 90 nsh lido 9s6D ~
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FOR SALE.

Sixty arpents IF nice light farm land
ten arpents ffom Erath, All surrounded
with three barb wire fence; hog pas
ture, three bars ana wa wires One
good farm house, 20x2S, -one dining
room and kitchen, l6S22, all we'll fin
ished. Ten arBents Of seed cane.
Terms-Half cash. 81
For further particulars apply at this
office. January 20, 1900.
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yHANTED-Honest man or woman to
wv travel for large hose; salary SIS
monthly and expenses: position pel1na
nent: inclose self-aGtlessed stamped EN-
veloite. MANAGER, $50 Caxton bni.dine
Chicago, Ill.
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School Board Proceedings

ABBEyILLE, La, March 10, 1909.
The Board of School Directors in and
for the parish OF Vermilion met this
day in lieu of the meeting on the first
Saturday in January, 1900, the Board
having failed to meet on that day as
the law requires.
The members present were Messrs.
O. Bourque. A. Thcali, Geo. Hayes,
Dupre Meyers and Felix Broussard.-
Absent: d. Fl. Hunt and P. Dupre
Leblanc.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
The reports of the finance committee
were read and ordered published, as
follows
Finance Committee Reports:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-13
Mice That Sing Like Birds.

There was one more lesson, great sur
Prise. in store for me. 1t is well known
TO scientists that the common house mouse
has song not unlike that of some birds
Occasionally gifted individuals are found
that fill our closet or cellar with midnight
music that a canary might be proud Of
Yet further Investigations have shown that
the common deer mouse of the Eastern
woods is also gifted vocalist. Now, any
cowboy of the upland plains will tell you
that at night when sleeping out he has
often heard the most curious strains of
birdy music in his half-awakening hours
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AGIIEspl~.A(r [NlBlElR[HEZ
j. NERlG - Is: $50 '' ';';' 10

stopping now and then to look off in the
direction In which Lyman had been point
ing when they were up behind the barn
Suppose We go up there and see what Is
TO be seen OF that way suggested Mrs
Robbins
She and Mrs. Wyman and Madeline went
to the spot from where the boys had been
gazing. They stared long and earnestly
In every quarter, but nothing presented
itself except the landscape with which
they had been familiar for many years.
Il don't see anything new" remarked
Mrs Wyman at last, In a disappointed
tcne.
Some trees are taller than others up
there on the hillside laughed Mrs. Rob
bins
What could they have seen?" wondered
Mrs Nyman
The fact is" unused Mrs. Robbins.
those boys don't know what they ara
doing more than about half OF the time"
They retraced their steps. silently medl-
tating on tho mysterious happenings Of
the afternoon. but no solution occurred TO
them
That night, shortly after Il o'clock. when
the older members Of the family we're
sound asleep and the moon was high and
bright Two hoyish hgurts appeared from
below the stone wall and uttered several
low whistles These were answered from
The windows Of Butternut Lodge. and
presently ave boys came stealing guiltly
out from An upper window, made their
way along the ridge pole 10 the ELL part"
and dropped from the low caves to the
ground. In passing 1t may be noted that
Mr. Wellman never could understand why
there was bad break in the caves spout
at just that point Mr.. Arthur Robbins
might have Informed him II he had chosen.
but he did not choose.
Down the road crept the five boys until
they Joined the two others. who were
plainly Lyman Walker and Whitman Nc
Donald. Under the convoy Of these two
leaders the whole party hurried forward.
As the distance between them and But
ternut Lodge increased they talked more
and more freely but they did not use their
ordinary tones even when they had gone
on for several miles.
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dered very DIM his smile was not espe-
cally startling. but nobody was critical
now. The situation was too thrilling for
the consideration OF trihes.
81 d-dont understand h-h-ow the ghost
l-l-looked." stammered Percy.
Don't you tell him til he's asked you
decently," said Mark severely and even
under the spell of ghosthood poor Percy
could not have his curiosity appeased UNI
til he had repeated his remark without
hes.tating.
IT'S kinder hard to get at how the
thing does look" admitted Whit, with
some embarrassment. Il asked Seth
briggs right out and all he said was. on.
shuIks, You can't describe ghosts Didn't
you know thatT
You can, too. Lots have" mumblcd
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"a soft, sweet, twittering song. with trils
and deeper notes, and If he thought about
ii at all he set II down TO some small
bird singing in its Dreams or accepted
his comrades uneXp;anatory explanation
that IL was one of those prairie nightin-
gales But what that was he didn't
trouble himself to know. l have often
heard the strange night song, but not
being abe to trace 1t home, l set 1t down
to some little bird that was too happy to
express it all in daylight hours. Several
times at night overheard from my cap
tive long drawn note, before 1t dawned
on me that this was the same voice as
that that often sings TO the rising moon.
l did not hear him really sing, l am sorry
to say. i have no final proof. My cap
tive was not seeking to amuse me- In.
deed, his attitude toward me from first u
last was one of unbending scorn. | can
only say think land hope) that ii was
the same voice. But my allegiance IN
due to scant science. Oh! why didn't
take the other trail? for then / should
have been abe to announce here, as now
! do not dare to, that the sweet night
singer OF the plains and the plush clad
fairy that nightly danced about my door
are the same-Ernest Seton-Thompson in
Scribner's.
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THE BOY WHO BECAME KING

By strong effort Of his will he deter
mined at last not to listen longer to the
voices urging him to stop. He threw
away his good things: he tore away the
vines which chung 10 him; he turned his
back on the dancers, but he had already
stayed so long that his bright curls were
now dark and he had grown to be tall
youth.
He worked harder than ever and went
higher and higher. 1t grew cold and there
were now no flowers or birds: nothing but
the remembrance in his brave heart of the
perfume and songs His hands were sore
and bleeding, his feet aching. 81 have
done we'll" he thought. MY poor hands,
my poor feet" He poured oil from his
lamp on them and bound them up
He rose slowly and said family: II am
weary, but l must go on" His strength
seemed gone. Why did 1t take him so
much longer to get BIT higher? He sat
down again and again to rest He looked
with plying eyes at his bleeding hands
and feet Then he unbound them.
A determined look came to his face, and
he Strengthened his tall fgure-for he had
grown to be a man now and had been
striving for years-and then the way
seemed easier. But he sometimes de-
SPARED of ever being a king.
Once only he faltered and wished he had
Never started 1t grew colder; the rain
fell; the wind moaned; the thunders roar
ed the sky was black and terrible; his
torch went out and he was alone in the
dreadful night. He could hardly cling TO
his place. Wind furies whispered: You
will never be a king"
. He listened to them but for a moment.
Then he closed his ears. turned his bavk
on them fearlessly, and said: II must go
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know there was any house so far up on
the mountain as you say" said Mark
who had been skeptical all along.
why, that's what | was trying TO show
you today. There is little shanty up
there. where | pointed. In the winter
when the trees are off you can see II
from Mr.. Wellman's sugar bush. but now
you can't see a thing there. This shanty
was built for a sugar house. Mr.. Ben
sons folks built It twenty years ago or
more, my father said. There's a big
grove of naples up there. and they
thought It would pay to go up there and
sugar on but they tried It two or three
years and It was so hard and the snow
was so deep that they finally gave It up.
The house has gone pretty much to pieces.
but there's some OF It left, and there's
where the ghost is."
Have we got most TO it2" asked Ar
thur. with sudden access Of chattering
Mercy. no! It's miles an miles fur
Their"
Before long. they forsook the road. and
struck of into the woods. For a mile
or two they followed "A species Of cow
path which Lyman knew we'll Then. In
order 10 reach the ghosts abode. Lyman
said that they must strike straight up
the mountain.
There isn't the sign or n path" he
confessed. But the ghost must have
gone up this way. or one Just ms bad. and
II ghosts can do Il, we can"
For awhile they went on wen enough.
They were accustomed 10 the FarleiKh
woods, and looked out for their footing.
but suddenly there was a sharp cry, and
in the glare OF the moonlight. which
happened 70 strike through the trees very
brightly just there. Percy threw up his
hands and disappeared entirely from
view
Good heavens" cried Mark. who had
been doubtful all along concerning the
propriety 81 the whole undertaking. ana
who was now frightened almost to death
where's he gomez Percy Percy Here,
fellows. find pole. long, strong ONE"
The boys scratched around among the
thickets and found several poles Lyman,
in his Wild efforts, approached near the
spot where Percy had gone down, and ne.
too. slUmped through the dead leaves and
brushWood with just such another yen as
Percy had given and sank also entirely
out Of sight.
BY this time the boys were in perfect
panic and we're almost afraid 10 approach
near enough TO the place where the two
boys had gone down to hunt for them.
But Mark. realizing that there was 10
time to lose and alarmed by the stiffness
Of Percy, who had not given a single sign
a pole cautiously into the hole. standing
tightly 10 Marks coattais. Whit held to
Arthur's, Victor held Whits and Roger
chung as If fag dear life to Victors. While
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they were peering down into the hole ana
adJuring Percy to catch hold Of the pole,
for the sake OF Lyman, II not for his own'
Lyman's head appeared from the abyS
into which he had fallen. He was unhufi.
ITS an old cellar hole, or some sucA
hollow" he exclaimed, IN tremulous
voice. i've seen 'em before. but never
such deep one It's full Of sort
sponge Of dead leaves and broken twiss
and | don't know as / should ever stfiks
bottom. Maybe Percys gone down FUR
ther'n ! did. Here, tie this rope TO me and
I'll go down and get him"
Lyman had fortunately brought stout
rope with him. II took but a moment 70
make a good "slip-nooHe," and then ths
boys, holding on TO each other as belofs
let Lyman down cautiously Into the pisfk
hole. He went down doubled up. ~ ihAs
he should not step on Percy.
Presently he called up: IAN rieaA
Here he is. He's tainted. guess. III ~
the rope onto him"
This was done. Percy had not fahG
more than twelve or fourteen feet. pas
the long tramp. the darkness, the lonsa-
ness and all had affected the poor feaios,
and he had tainted dead away. Lymaa
scrambled up by himself ms soon AZ fsfT
had been rescued They laid the fainiins
boy down on the leaves. making spis
that there was no hole beneath thsn
Fortunately. there was little bfoA
near by. and the boys brought water from
II In their hats and dashed " into fss'
cy's face. Presently he revived, and ~
man began 20 feed him with dopsnnR'A
Of which he appeared 20 have an inss.
hauAtible supply In his blouse. VIII, %
stored every receptacle about his psfsos
with early apples, while al that the ivy
ternm Lodge boys and Victor. who nsa
spent the night with them, had been ap's
70 accumulate. had been crackers Mhs
this collection 81 not especially hyGshD
refreshments. Percy managed 70 feshs
He stammered 5readfully as he tried
describe hla emotions when ne felt TIE.
self 20 be falling and choking Up with lhs
dead leaves and forest dcbris~But ngaVv
tried to correct him. They were az .0
deeply relieved 20 have him looking Ass
himself once more.
We'll, Old fellow. you won't 30 abe +"
go any further. will your asked MARX
Il don't know w-w-hy n-n-o-L saSsT
Percy. with good plBtk 4 want 70 -
that ghost. f-f-eei like a fend. atifI
that sixteenth apple. There's no Known.
when We shall have such bhs.
m-m-moon "a this again-and no" spas
we've got off 40 well. seems 10 me
had better p-put the t-t-thing through.
What do you think, fellows! inquire
Mark. somewhat doubtfully.
"Oh. come on. said Victor. Arthur an"
Roger were pretty scared and tootsorv-
but the other boys chimed In with Vicsos
and the ghost seekers moved on.
kTo be cont-nuedl
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SEQ what Is on foot There is no need OF
say ing anything 10 Madeline. She is busy
upstairs"
the kitchen in order 10 avoid the wet
grass. whom just they were about TO
emerge from the door at the extreme end
OF the woodshed they saw the whole party
~ boys scRmpcring up the wood-road be-
hind the harm They were evidently qatte
wrauped up In whatever scheme was
anaat They were talking fast and In low
voires. ana the younger ones were press
ing hard upon the leaders None % them
looked once behind him The two ladies'.
Therefore. watched the pro- edings entire
~ uuobseUsri rs the actors In this little
drama.
The road which they were pursuing was
q continuation of that which led Hp 20 the
hou-- from the highway From the harm
u ran forward winding around the lower
rart ~ q tavorite blackberry patch, and
then disappeared from sight among the
irres ~ a Hpc sugar bush
luet at thc cdge of these woods the boys
partially turned. and LYMAN " slker, one
of the plcasautest and best e. the town
boNs. pointed out sotug distant object 70
the others. Then there was a lively dis
cusSi1p. carried on Tor several minutes
but the boys failed % shout as theS usual
~ DID 40 such times, on the contrary.
they talked in a tlrtive and suppressed
NAY, which made Mrs Robbins and Mrs
Wymau distinctly uneasy.
There's some deep plot brewing"
laughed Mrs Robbins. Il wonder II they
VIII tc,l US about IT,"
TIE ladies decided 20 remove their hats
and return 90 the parlor- Presently the
boys came trooping back Mark stopped
In tor moment as they passed the door
to say that they Were going down TO the
village go get the natl
An right said his mother. only
don't attempt TO go in swimming today
The water must be perilously high. Then
hurry home. fer We all want our letters d"
The boys promised fairly, but there was
no haste apparent in their motions as they
disappeared down the road. They strolled
along in an irregular little fle. talking
fast, but cautiously all the while, and
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Once upon a time a priest named Jaku-
sho went to China, where the emperor
happened to hold mass in a temple
splendidly adorned, and entertained a
host of Buddhist monks The emperor
announced to his guest that on that oc-
casion every priest invited should be al
lowed no attendant. and he ought to re-
ceive food by flying his own bowl This
order was issued, in fact TO examine the
ability Of the Japanese priest, and accord
ingly all Chinese prelates in their respect
i've turns caused their bowls to fly and re-
ceived food. Now the turn came to ia
kusho to do his duty, and he, who was
sitting on the last seat in the meeting,
began to hold up his bowl and to walk
to the spot where food was being given.
He was, however, interrupted by all look
ers-on. who were unanimous in urging
him to fly his bowl. Jakusho replied thus:
ITO cause ones bowl to fly Is an art which
needs special training | never underwent.
Although Japan saw a few persons who
were acquainted with this art yet they
did not perform it in public. How, then.
can l cause my bowl to fy?" But, seeing
that the emperor would not cease to exact
from him the performance of such duty.
Jakusho turned his face toward his coun-
try and silently prayed with the utmost
devotion to the Buddhas and deities
guarding IL Tor tnelr neip TO protect IL
from ignominy through his failure in the
performance.
Then suddenly his bowl began to turn
like spun top, went through the air
swifter than all the other priests, and,
receiving his portion, returned to him.
This miracle, so unexpected by the Chi
nese. impelled the emperor and all who
were there to adore him as an unparal-
leled saint.-From japanese of Eleventh
Century"
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did you say that six people had really
seen it?'' inquired Mark of Whit. II Mark
had had a mirror at hand he would have
perceived that his face was Of the color
of the foam eorraled UP in little bay
of the rocky brook which they were just
then passing.
six Gee whiz, Why. there must have
been dozen OF EN-. Let me see. There
was Andy Brady and Seth briggs and
that old crazy Dan Hoppln. -"
"Oh, amt there any decent folks that
have seen it?" queried Arthur in disgust.
They're decent enough! What do you
want?' cried Lyman resentfully. The
minister and the selectmen and all the
church members amt around in the mid
die Of the night and that's the only time
the ghost shows up. Seth Diggs-hes a
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Marion Springer.

Nh nee there was Il wonderful ladder
(W9 NJ that reached from earth to heav-
w en-. Wise men said that any one
who climbed TO the top would be
a king They said that Il took a lifetime
10 get 10 the top but only those were
truly happy who would climb
Many were eager to begin. They thought
II would be easy and We're sure of gain
ing the top quickly.
l cannot tell you about all that tried,
but about one only. He was a child when
he began to climb. He had beautiful
home and was often told that he was very
lively, but he did not care for riches and
never thought of his beauty.
He had heard OF this ladder. and meant
10 climb II. and one morning he started.
carrying nothing with him but lamp
md food He had been told that his life
would be hard, and that there were more
pleasures at home but he only replied
II must go"
At first IT was very easy, and he went
up quickly This is not hard" he
thought The air was balmy and sweet
with the perfume OF many blossoms; the
river made soft music, the birds sang
sweetly and everything invited him TO
linser and listen while pipers piped and
dancers danced He did stop for time
20 enjoy the music and dancing, and
while he rested he ate the purple grapes
from the green vines that chung to the
ladder. c
AT last the sweet sounds luiled him to
sleep. and when he awoke he cared less
about going on He felt something strong
" urging him upward. but found himself
unable to climb. He waited a long time,
wondering why he could make no pfos-s
ress
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A great many girls and boys have seen
the name of II. l.. Stevens attached to
illustrations in Mother Goose" Cock
Robin" THE Frog Who Would a-Wootng
Co. and other nursery classics. Mr.. Ste
phens was always happiest when engaged
in such work.
In 1875 he proposed to illustrate a comic
history of the settlement of this country,
but he did not live to complete It. The
picture printed above was one OF the pro
posed series and is now published for the
first time.