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was sent to a charity school and pro-
cured my meals every day In a differ
ent family"
He asked some more questions
about the fire and my escape. Then he
resumed absent -mindedly: Where do
you expect to go from here?"
"Why, I'll go to q Jewish community
and resume my day eating and study
the Talmud;" and I added gloomily:
IT have no other place to go to-"
The little girl came up to her father
and slipped her arms around his neck;
her blonde curls fell softly about his
shoulders. I thought l detected tears
in her eyes.
After my last answer the Judge
with bowed head waiting for him to
speak again.
How would you like to stay In this
house, Israeli" he asked after a while.
You will have the same teacher who
gives instructions to my Katia- Isn't
Feodor Maximowitch a good teacher,
gclubtchick?" His daughter answered
by tightening her arms. You will be
clothed and taken care Of as my own
child until you grow old enough to
choose for yourself"
Could l remain in the house Of a goi,
even though he offered me all these
things and asked nothing in return?
hesitated Instantly the Talmud-Tora
appeared before my imagination. and 1
recalled the tattered clothes which L
had hitherto worn, the humiliating
system of day eating" the grim pow
erty of the people about me, In con-
trast there was the kind gentleman
who now spoke to me as If 1 were his
equal, the beautiful house and. the
richly furnished rooms, fine clothes and
the best of food. a teacher to instruct
me in Russian literature and perhaps
even French-which then imagined to
be the language of angels. Raising my
eyes I found Katia's gaze fixed at me
as if she were asking me to accept her
fathers offer. Could 1 do anything but
stay?
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CHAPTER VIII.
I AM HAPPY.

AM HAPPY.
When I fully recovered, autumn,
Russian autumn, had fairly set in.
Zamok, as my benefactor's estate was
called, stood isolated from the rest Of
the world by vast stretches Of snow
covered plains, like a single ship on
the ocean. The nearest village was
three quarters of mile away, and the
nearest town, which had no more than
four hundred inhabitants; was dis
tance of about twenty miles. Had 1t
not been for the peasants and Jews
who came to attend trials or settle
their disputes before the sudya Cfor his
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hall to a girl who had occasionally
come into my room to ask after my
health. My appearance interrupted her
from fiinging 1t back, and family color
ing she remained standing with hand
upllfted.
Good morning. my good little fell
low" the sudya said. turning his ner-
vous soft gray eyes upon me. II hope
you are feeling better now" and he
smiled graciously.
I faltered some words Of thanks.
The girl. standing with the ball in her
hand, looked at me with curiosity. My
eyes met hers and my embarrassment
increased.
Come nearer" and the sudya
pointed at a chair by his side. What
is your namef"
Israel Abramowitch."
The Judges long, blonde-bearded face
grew slightly pale. and he turned 1T
from me Just a trifle. "Yes-so you
told me before"
"Who is your father?" he asked
after a short silence.
Il have no father"
Your mother?"
IT have none"
Where is your homer"
My home burned down"
Where do you come from?"
I mentioned my native place.
Again he was silent for so long a
time that 1 thought he was displeased
with me. But when he spoke his voice
reassured me.
II lived in your town for some time
perhaps you-do not remember me. 1
was sledevatel. 1 must have known all
your people. Who was your father?"
un "YudeI 'Abramowitch."
The sudya leaned back in his chair
and for a few seconds covered his eyes
and high forehead, which action
thought was by way of straining his
memory to recall my father; and clear
ing his throat he said: Yes, remem-
Der your father we'll. Er-he used to
come to my house quite often and 1
also called at his a number Of times"
Pride flied my heart. This illus
trious parsonage in my fathers house,!
The Judge again passed his hand over
his eyes and forehead, and throwing
one leg over the other and nibbling at
his long, pink f1nger-nails he added:
That's right. Your father died eight
or nine years ago. What has become
Of your mother?"
Again tears rushed to my eyes. My
mother died" I responded lugubrious-
ly; but just then my eyes fell upon the
girl, who was still regarding me with
absorbed interest, and with a throb-
bing heart I added: Yes. she died in
misery and poverty, and as 1 had no
relatives or friends to take care of me
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Give US cigarettes, you parasitical
Siidi" one Of the swineherds ordered,
and the rest Joined In the demand,
brandishing their whips in my face.
begged for mercy in the softest, most
supplicating tone could command. /
had no cigarettes, I told them, and
added that I was almost fainting from
starvation.
Then give us money for cigarettes,
you devil Of a Jew. Christ-killer. Judas,
parasitel" ell burst out at once, press
ing closer about me and punching me
with their whips.
I declared piteously that had only
few coppers, which I would willingly
give them for q piece Of bread.
cigarettes or money!" all exclaimed
Several struck me with the butts OF
their whips. and I heard their whole
vocabulary OF vituperation against my
race.
Let me goi" begged OF them. feel
ing so weak that coS1id scarcely walk
or cry.
The biggest OF them tore of my arba-
kanfas and kicked my shins, Telling me
TO the ground, and the others laid their
whips over my body and face. Give
Us money or cigarettesl" they shouted
I put my hand in my pocket TO pull
out my last few coppers. But they were
gone. I must have lost them in the
woods.
They thought 1 was trying 70 deceive
them and went through my pockets
themselves. On finding nothing the
biggest one struck me in the Jaw with
his fist and said: GIVE US cigarettes,
anyhow, you Christ-kiiler!"
I could make no answer. Ny sight
grew DINNER and DINNER and my
head whiried. The last 1 remember of
that incident are sharp cuts Of whips,
furious dogI jumping upon me, tearing
at my already torn clothes. and the
shrieking and whistling and laughing
OF the swineherds.
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gress.
I'VE want a clean flag" is the cry
to-day from thousands of patriotic
voices in the United States of Amer
lea. The imperative demand comes not
only from the National Association Of
the Sons and Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, the Grand Army of the
Republic, the Loyal Legion of the
United States and the American Flag
Association, whose fifty-six different or
ganizations coordinate all the patriotic
societies of the country, but from every
soldier who has followed the sacred
symbol in our battles for freedom, from
every schoolhouse where the act of sa-
luting the flag is taught and required
from our millions of children as deed
of reverence second only TO that of
honoring the name Of God, and from
every home in our mighty land whose
peace and protection are secure be-
cause of what that flag represents.
Our Star-Spangled Banner. our Old
Glory, is desecrated by the spirit of
commercialism of the present age, and
"as it catches the gleam of the morn
ings first beam" ii has ceased to re-
fleet the full glory" of the magnificent
sentiment by which it was conceived,
born, baptized and flung aloft. In
Honolulu and Manila-our new posses
sions-our flag is permanently nailed
up on the front Of liquor saloons and
brothels; two brewing companies in the
State of New Jersey print across its
folds the words, Stands for the best
beer" and a pharmacist in Milwaukee
sprinkles among its stars in great
white letters, Magic headache waters"
Recently a scavenger in Boston sew
ed a flag on the outside of a burlap
bag in which he gathered Goals from
ash barrels and went through the
streets carrying 1t upon his back. He
was arrested at the instance of one
CT the flag committees, taken before
a magistrate and fined twenty dollars.
He was a Russian who would not have
dared commit such an outrage in his
own country, but ours is "the land Of
the free" and freedom In it-especially
on the part Of some foreign-born citi-
zens-is sometimes construed into liz
cense.
Not only is the flag itself thus desc
Grated. but pictures of Tits represen-
tation-cause It to trail In the dust"
OF cheap traffic. It's imprint upon pa
per is used in stores to wrap up cheese,
ham, dried fish and tobacco. 1t ar
rests thought on business cards, letter
heads and newspaper columns. 1t her.
aids the superior merits of certain
transportation cars and railroad routes;
1t forecasts the quality of a certain
brand Of cigars; it calls attention to
the fact that John Johns sells roast
ed peanuts at the Old Stand; 1t en-
wraps the oranges and lemons Of Ital-
ian fruit vendors; 1t glorifies the prod
ucts Of a ginger ale manufacturing
company in Massachusetts, and empha-
sizes nearer home the superiority of a
certain brand Of betting and twine; it
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By Nellie Blessing Eyster

waited uron by the custom-house Of
ficers to ASCERTAIN whether the United
States permitted the use Of her flag
upon merchandise. Austria did not and
assuming that enlightened America
was equally as respectful they forbade
the entrance of an invoice of merchan-
disc thus branded.
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is found in an advertisement upon the
backs of transfer tickets on trollAy
cars and lends a halo to porcelain
cuspidors and tin refuse barrels. The
flags of no other nation are thus dis
graced.
When General Fred Grant was Am
erican ambassador to Austria he was
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site her and gazed and Gazed into her
translucent eyes, frank in their chlicish
innocence. Then 1 was seized Win uiS
consciousness Of my own inslgnlncance'
and felt so hOpelessly untaIented th't
1 abruptly ran away to my room anu
locked the door.
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EXT Tuesday will be the one
hundred and twenty-seventh
anniversary of the adoption Of
the Stars and Stripes by Con-
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Continued Next Sunday.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-11-09
AsavILLE.
SPRAY.

Miss Ruby Bragdon, OF East Sullivan,
was the guest OF Miss Mande Small Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Bickford, of Winter Harbor,
Is keeping house for Mrs. John II. Tfscy,
while Mrs. Tracy is away.
Miss Ethel Martin, who has been the
guest OF Miss Maude Small, returned to
her home at Morancy Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Moore, of Ellsworth Falls,
was the guest of Mrs. Jessie Bragdon last
week. While in town she called on L. M.
Bunker.
W. II. Hall is III with a bad cold. His
son, F. b. Hall, Of Sorrento, accompanied
by his cousin, Miss Belle Hail, was w. H.
Halls guest Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Tracy left this morning for
Hancock, where she will visit relatives and
friends before going to Bangor to visit
her sister, Mrs. W. II. Moore.
Nov z. b.
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COUNTY NEWS.
SORRENTO.

Mrs. 2. L. Aiken is visiting relatives In
Ellsworth for few days.
Harlie Bunker and wife are rejoicing
over the birth Of bouncing boy.
Mrs. sara Slower is visiting friends and
relatives in Bucksport and Brooks.
Capt. John Andrews and Manuel Rog
ers are building smelt weir in the cove.
Euoch WEIGH and family have II owed at
the "Head of the Cove" in the c. H. PrebIe
cottage.
Mrs. Mary l.. WEIGH visited her sister,
Mrs. Lucretia Lyman, in Bar Harbor
last week.
l.. E. Wilbur is having an addition built
on his house. Fremons Hall, Of Ashville,
Is doing the work.
Miss Marie Dunbar, of Sullivan, was the
guest Sunday of the Misses Frances and
Josie Niokefson.
Wellington Pendleton and wife, OF Bar
Harbor, were here several days recently
visiting Charles Sargent and wife at Bay
View farm.
Mrs. w. F. Robinson pleasantly enter
tanned Mrs. Alden Seavy and Mrs. Frank
Trundy at her home, 'Spruce Lawn"
Wednesday.
ISIS Margaret Nickerson, who Is study
ing in Boston to be trained nurse, made
short visit last week TO her parents,
I. NJ. Nickerson and wife.
Mrs. Isaac Nash has returned from
Portsmouth, where she has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Edith Abbey, who has
been away from here sever a years.
After spending the summer here, Harvey
Hodgkins ana wife nave goue To their
home at Southse7r Harbor. Later they
Will go to New YorS and spend the win
ter with their daughter, Mrs. j. ..
Whitcomb.
N. P. Fosters family arrived here from
Machias recently, and are at the Robinson
hous, where ttsy VIII REMAIN until on or
| ABOUT Dc. 20 Then. with Mr.. Foster,
they will go to California, who're lhey will
maze their future home.
The many friends of Charley w. Sar-
gent, jr., who has been employed by E. r.
Corners the past three season, are pleased
to know that he has fine position with
N W York parties who were sumner Wis
itors here. On January he will sail with
the family for Cuba, returning in April,
and later coming TO Sorrento.
Now. BREEZE.
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INDIAN POINT.

Miss Jessie Leland, of Northeast Har-
Dor, spen' Sunday with her parents.
Eugene II. Higgins spent Sunday with
his parents, Alonzo Higgins and wife.
Carol Higgins, with young friends from
Bar Harbor, spent Saturday with hts
grandmother, Mrs. Abbie Higgins.
John Reed and wife, OF Manset, spent
Saturday aud Sunday with bis father,
William Reed, who is in falling health.
Mrs. Belle Herlihy and son Walker and
Miss Ida H. Brown spent Saturday night
ana Sunday at their homes here. They
work in the Record office, Bar Harbor.
Eivin Reed Is at home after serving
Three years on board U. s. battleship.
on Nov. he received In honor of his birth
Jay large party of his young friends.
flames were played and refreshments we're
served.
Nov. z. H
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NfgaI Notices.


Collectors Notice and Advertisement OF
sale of Lands of Non-Resident Owners.
Unpaid taxes on lands OF nonresident owners
situated in the town of Otis, in the county
of Hancock, for the year 1903.
eINHE following list ri taxes on rna1 estate
Il OF non re sident owners situate IL he
town Of OTIS aforesaid for the year 1903, COM
mitted to me for collection for said town on
t4le fourth day Of May 1903, remains unpaid;
and notice is hereby given that IL s,Ii pa4es
with interest and charges are not previously
paid, so much of the real estate taxed as is
sufficient and necessary to pay the amount
due therefor, including interest sna charges,
will be sold at public auction, at the school,
house in district No. Q, in said town, on the
first Monday of December, 1904, at / o'clock
p IN.
Name Of owners. Value. Tax.
A F Burnham, 1925 % 80
Warren Grant, 90 IS
G Morrison, 1872 760
Erastus Redman estate, rs 286
Grafton Salisbury. so 1 80
Hopkins, IL AZ
j. o. JORDAN, Collector of taxes
Of the town of Otis, Maine
Otis, October 10, 1904.
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COUNTY NEWS.
ss;,iouoi County Ne,Ds sec other pages
soIlrHwEs HARBoR

oo garman is having the ell OF his
,o ~ singled and e'apeoarded.
Mason who has been somewhat
~ y, health is now much improved.
r,onss Lawton has had bay window
~ 70 his cottage, with several other
improvements
% Z Mason has finished his govern
", work at Cutler, and is now doing
lu a,s stone work at Bear island.
u,s Bsron Carpenter, of Trenton, Is
nd,ng two or three weeks with her
.ants Capt. aud Mrs. Jacob Mayo.
s.s Fannie Crockett, who has been in
.ar,s Of Niles Nora Grindie's branch
,Sl,Insry store for more than year, is
suing out. She expects to close this
week.
Miss Grace Carroll has returned from
,sr visit to Schuyler Clark and wife in
postoo. and is now clerk at George Hur-
MANS music store. Her sister Katherine,
rbo filed the place in her absence, will
.oon 20 to the straw factory in Midway
where she has been employed winters
for several years.
The Southwest Harbor branch OF the
Congregational church held its annual
meeting Nov. Q with fairly good mum Der
NJ members present. Reports of the
Trustees, treasurer and branch societies
we're Of interest. 1t was unanimously
voted to extend q call, indefinite as to
time, to Rev. Deau A, Walker TO continue
AZ uastor. Mr.. Walker is In Massse husetts
recuperating from an attack of grip.
The friends of Mrs. Hannah Gltley will
sympa.hiZa with her in her recent misfor-
tune OF broken leg. Mrs. Gbiey, VINO
bss been nearly helpless with rheumatism
for more than two years, bad otcome so
much improved as 10 be doing Der own
bousework. when one DAY last week she
slipped and tel! with sucb force as to
break the ankle bone OF her crippled
limb. DR.. Phillips, assisted by his wife,
set the bone, and the patieuI Invalid il
bearing this new sffl.ctiou with remarka-
bic iortitude.
The friends of Fred s. Mayo, OF the
IS. S. Prairie, will be ready with con-
grstuiatious because OF the nappy event
which occurred In Pswtucket, X. l., on
Oct. 81, wherein he figured as one OF the
principals in wedding, being united in
marriage to Miss Laura 4 Perry, OF Prov
dence, K. l. Tue ceremony WAS per-
ormed by Rev. J. j, WooIey at the home
II Mrs. Cook. Miss Helen L Perry, SIS
err of the bride, was bridesmaid, and
Ralph Cook best man. The happy couple
rere accompanied to the station and left
or Providence amid shower of rice and
God wishes. Mr.. Mayo is at present at
he recruiting station in that city.
Nov. z. SPRAY.
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STATE OF MAINE.

,oUNTY OF HANCOCK SIS: - November 1. a. d.
1904.
TAKEN on execution, wherein S. W. New
i man, of fremont, county os Hancock,
and State OF Maine. is plaintiff. and Peter
Benson, of said fremont, is defendant. and
will be sold at public auction, on the 18th da,
Of December, a. d, 1904, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon at the office of Geo. r. Fuller, at
Southwest Harbor, in said town of fremont,
all the right in equity which Peter Benson of
fremont, in said county, had on the 18th day
of July, a. d. 1904 when the same was attached
on the original writ to redeem the following
described mortgaged real estate situated in
said fremont, and bounded and described as
follows, to wit: Beginning at Thomas s.
Stanley's Tor the heirs of said Stanley north
line on the west side of the town road; thence
running north twelve Q2) rods on the west
side OF said road; thence south eighty two
degrees west fourteen (11 rods; thence south
twelve (12) rods to said Stanley's line; thence
easterly by sai& Stanley's line to the first
mentioned bound, containing one acre more
or less, with the buildings thereon and being
the same premises decided to Peter It. Benson
by Samuel q. Sanford and Herbert A Rice.
and recorded in Hancock registry of deeds.
booA 346, page 1866. Said real estate is subject
to mortgage given by the said Peter Benson
to fremont Savings Bank recorded in said
registry Of deeds, book 376, page 364, ON which
is said TO be due $3.50 100.
Dated at fremont, Me-, the LIST day of No
vepiber, q. d. 1904. EDWIN l.. HIGGINS,
Deputy Sheriff.
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PROSPECT HARBoR.
Now.

Mis- Josephine Hawkins, Of Sullivan,
was in town Saturday.
Miss Dresser ives guast OF Mrs. {. @.
Larrabee the first OF the week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton has been quite
III the past week, but is improving.
Mrs. e. G. Abbott, OF Portland, arrived
Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. Ernest
Rice.
Marcus Clesves and wife, OF Smithville,
were guests at Frank Waketield's over
sunday.
Miss d. NJ. Alien came over from the
Sands the first OF the week, and visited
friends at the south end.
The v. l. society resumed its weekly
meetings on Wednesday at its rooms con-
nected with Colum bus hall.
A. II. JOY, l.. s. Ray and Arthur Handy
have gone on two-weeks' bunting trip
to Wytopitlock and vicinity.
Schoodic lodge, K. of p, worked the
evening. The Pythian sisterhood fur
Dished lunch.
In spite OF unfavorable weather, nine
teen Pythian sisters accepted an invita-
tion OF Puritan assem- bly,, West Sullivan,
Nov. 8. The warmth of the welcome
more than made up for the discomforts
Of the long drive, and the splendid
banquet, together with the other enter
tainment, filled the evening, and one
might say night tor tue party did
not return homo until morning) with
enjoyment. The party was made up
OF tue following sisters: Mrs. X.
ID. Guptill, Miss Elizabeth Phsrson,
OF Gouidsboro, Mrs. Frank Huckins
and Mrs. A'mira Higgins, OF Birch Har-
Dor, Mrs. Charles Blance, Mrs. John
Stinson, Mfs. j. B. Cole, Mrs. r. Il
Robinson, Mrs. l., p. Cole, Miss Julia
GuptilI, Mrs WEIGH Moore, Mrs. w. Ii.
Moore, Mrs. William Temple, Mrs George
Colwell, MIS- Alphon-o Mayo, Mrs.
Herbert Sesvy, Mrs. J. W. Noonap, Mrs.
George Written aud Mrs. Asa Stevens,
all OF this village.
Nov. Z. G.
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SW ANS ISLAND.

Capt. Emory Gott was here last week on
cunning trip.
The V. l. society met with Mrs. Will
liam Herrick last Thursday.
Mrs. Seth w. Greenlaw, OF Desr Isle, is
spending week with her parents, o. L..
Milan and wife.
Schooner Melissa Wiley is loading
stone at the M Baird Contracting 20. IS
wharf for New York.
Capt. and Mrs. Daniel Mckay have been
here the psst week with Mrs. McKay's
mother, Mrs. M. A. Colt.
Mrs. Edward Smith was in Boothbay
last week to attend the launching of Capt.
Smiths vessel, the Hockamock.
Edgar Holbrook has been here the past
two weeks with his cousin, w. A. Stanley
after an absence OF two years in Van
couver. He has been engaged in the hal
but business.
Nov.7. DAVID.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

HANCOCK ss.-October 81, a. d. 1904.
WYE, the undersigned having been duly
w appointed by the Honorable o. p. Cum
ningham, Judge of probate within and for
said county, commissioners to receive and
decide upon the claims of the creditors of
Sewall ]. MITCHELL late of Sullivan, in said
county, deceased whose estate has peen rep
resented insolvent, hereby give public notice
agreeably, to the order of the said Judge OF
probate. that six months from and after octo-
Der fourth, 1904, have been allowed to said
creditors to present and prove their claims.
and that we viii attend to the duty assigned
at the store of Crabtree & Havey at North
Sullivan, Hancock county, Maine, on Tues
day, November 49, 1904. and on Tuesday,
March ID, 1905 at ten of the clock in the fore
noon OF each of said days.
BARNEY B. HAvEY,
ALFRED b. CRABTREE,
Commissioners.
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BROOKLYN.
Nov. Z.
Perley Kane is very i'll.

Perley Kane is very i'll.
Bert Marks, who has been yachting, is
at home.
Mrs. a. E. Farnsworth return ed from
Boston Satui day.
Mrt. Nellie Hagerthy and Fred Phillips
visited lends in Surry last week.
Miss Nettie Gott leaves for Winchester,
Mass, to day to spend the winter.
Darius Herrick and wife have gone to
Camden, where they will spend the winter
with their son Charles.
Miss Fannie Freethey, of this place, and
George Randall, OF SWANS Islaud, were
married Saturday evening, Now
Capt. E. R. Powers, of Plymouth, Mass
was in town tbis week, called here by the
death OF his f4ther, Newell Powers.
Newell Powers died at the home of h 5
daughter, Mrs.. A. II. Mayo, Saturday
evening, Nov. s. Funeral services this
afternoon at the Baptist church.
Brooklin library associat ion held its an
nual nesting in the library room We'd
nesdsy evening, Nov. 2. The follow ing
officers were elected: President, DIR. F.
8. Herrick; vice president, Miss Msude
Nutter; treasurer, Miss Edith Mayo; sec
retary, Miss Musa Dollard; executive
committee,O L. Flye, Miss Lizzie Her
rick and Miss Rose Alien.
Nov. z. UNE FEMME.