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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

small bells, and here and there all
over the cloak, sew large dress hooks,
on which hang the fragile glass orna-
ments and small presents. Pin on the
tinsel decorations and strings of pop
corn with safety pins and leave the
finishing touches until the angel has
entered her tree.
The tall hat, tipped by it's bright
star, may be completely trimmed and
put safely away until needed All
decorations and presents must be light
i'll weight.
On the eventful night let the Christ
mas tree angel slip into the tree, and,
after it is nicely adjusted hang around
her neck strings of colored glass balls,
and suspend from the hooks the glass
ornaments and presents. Put the peak
ed hat on her head, and the living
Christmas tree will be ready for her
first appearance.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

quite tall girl. From dark green,
undressed cambria cut a long, plain
cloak that will reach from neck to
feet. Make peaked hat, like a large
cornucopia, out of lightweight card
board. Cover the hat with some of
the green cambria, allowing a cape of
the material to fall from hat to Shout
ders at the back.
Get three quires of moss green it's
sue paper. Cut it into strips six inches
wide and cut each strip into rather
coarse fringe, leaving a beading at
the top two and a half inches wide.
Beginning at the bottom sew the
fringe around the cloak, allowing it to
reach just to the edge of the cloth.
Above the first row of fringe, and
overlapping it. sew the second row,
bringing its lower edge within two
inches of the bottom edge of the first
row.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

In this way put on row after row of
fringe, always overlapping it, until
the cloak is entirely covered, then
cover the hat and it's cape in the same
manner.
Take a light wooden hoop-one of
those that is rolled on the pavements
in hoop time" and, turning the
edge of the cloak up once, fit the hoop
in the fold and hem the edge over 1t.
This will hold the cloak out firmly at
the bottom and it should hang smooth
and straight from the shoulders with
a generous lap where it closes in front.
Sew the fronts together, leaving an
opening only large enough to slip over
the head.
Now suspend the cloak on a waist
hanger i'm such way that you can
reach it from all sides, and proceed
to decorate.
Around the bottom sew a row of
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

looked.
ITS "A boat" she said "a little boat.
and it's coming here"
Nearer and nearer came the little
boat. and presently Topsy shrioked.
IT'S Marso Santa Claus. and he's
comm straight 10 dis yer ISLAM
Didn't ! tole yer? Didn't / tole yer
he'd Gomez
The man IN the boat had long
white beard. he had on red sweater
ana wore furry cap pulled well
down over his ears. AZ be climbed
out of the boat they saw hat hc was
very round ana fat and had "a jolly rcd
face.
when he had pulled the boat up out
~ che water be- leaned over nnd pick
"a ~ great bag and slung d over
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
Just a Little birthstone to Sharpen
the Mind Stone.

There is compound word which is
much used, especially by poets, to
describe the present holiday season.
What it is? Perhaps you can find
by studying the following list of
words. Each of them is made out of
the word that we are hunting for.
There is no letter in any one of these
words that is not to be found in the
compound word. TRY it.
Here are the short words: Let. tied,
til, it, yet, lieu, We, duel. die, diet, edit
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
Solution of Last Sundays Black
board Puzzle.

This is how the children in Miss
Sweetlything's class solved the prob
lem of dividing As into four parts in
such a way that each part would make
the same number when they added 2
to the first part, subtracted from the
second part, multiplied the third part
by and divided the fourth part by 2.
They divided 45 into the following
parts: 8. u, and 20. Adding 2 to S
makes 10. Subtracting from -
leaves 10. Multiplying by 2 makes
10. Dividing 20 by makes 10.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

went against his grain. for he WAS
make from piece Of cedar which has
a very nno grain indeed.
80 when ciubclib and cllbclub
locked me prison door and stepped
back ~ take two long broafhs and
look very proud and Flad, Grandpa
lach luai took one long. long breath
himself 9n1 knitted hia spring steel
.0ps'les together ana fheu he went
Ana down fsii enc door of ihs con
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
Dillydoll and Japlittle
THEIR MISDEEDS.

and apart flew the walls of the cell
and with a whole great big smash
everything fell right on Dilydoll and
Japlttle.
They cried for help and wept and
screamed that all their bones were
broken. But nobody came to assist
them.
and only said:
Look at that. would you"
And Clibclub said nothing at all.
Grandpa Jack Springbang said:
1T serves them right"
Then he teleDhoned to the ark and
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

SO the two little girls stretched
themselves out and Jack covered them,
all but their heads.
Gee. you look funny" he said, as
he finished and surveyed the two
mounds, out OF one OF which stuck
Mans golden head and out Of the
other TopHy's klnky black wool.
Now goodbye" said Jack, I'm
going 10 look for food" And he
marched on like a man. with his hands
in his pockets
"TopFy" said Nan. after he had
gone, do you know n N me day be-
fore Christmas, and We Won't get a
single present Tomorrow"
Hui T0pFY was not drEpondfnf
whats che maftah wid MarHe santa
ciauaf" che demanded. Ain BE- com-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
VII.

VII.
Yes. Dillydoll and Japlittle saw
poor Grandpa Jack Springbang
showed and showed into the cell. and
they did not feel sorry a little bit.
No. They laughed. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
But even as they laughed, ret-rl-bu-
ton was on the way. 1t always finds
out about things and gets on the
wicked peoples trail. You may de-
pend on this.
Grandpa Jack Springbang simply
could not bear to be imprisoned. 1t
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
AFTER THE DEssEnT.

After the table has been cleared, pick
out two walnuts and lay them side by
side in the middle of the table. Then
balance third one on top. Now the
children take turns at tossing a
smaller nut tan almond is best) at the
walnuts. The one who hits the ton
walnut and knocks it over without
disturbing the two lower ones wins
the three nuts.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
BROTHER, WHO KNOCKsf

Two players are blindfolded and sit
down back to back. Another PLAYER
creeps to them and taps one OF them
gently on the head. The child that Is
so touched asks the other bllndfolded
one:
Brother. who knocks?"
II II guesses who n was, the knock
or" must take his place.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

noah sent the ambulance hltched 10
the giraffe. Or. Monkey sat Inside,
and he took Dlllydoll ana Japllttle
straight 10 the animal hospital aud
sawed fhcm apart and put new glue
on them piping hot. ana 10 never
cared biz how They yelled. bui Just
carved and drilled and Hcfnped and
Epuged AMI Rlucd away saying
~ serves you fiEht"
Then you may b. sure they did nor
ray liahnhahnhahai
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
A NUICk GnOMrR.

Careful measurements OF a captive
giraffe have shown that this animal
grows six inches IA hight every year
till Il II fully grown. A. that rate. n
boy would be about eight foot high
by the time be was a.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
THE GOOD TNCIIe.

There was once an uncle whose dis
Position was something like this.
He'd buy toys in dozens
Fof nopheWa ana cousins
And all Of bis nicces he'd klss.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
THE MOCKING nIRD WOMAN.

THE MOCKING bird WOMAN.
An old woman who owned a small
hooking
Bird, said Goodness me, this is shock
ingl
Here 1t Is Christmas Eve,
And l really believe
The poor creature has not got a stock
ing"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

rejoicing when the man OF the house
Cheaven help the poor child, there was
none to take her place. presented her
mother with the treasure that had
been lost and found again
They were all happy together-all
but one. Cousin Benedict, after a brief
/ but pointed conversation with Mis-
tress Betty. had gone away never to
return.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18
THE BADLY BUILT SNAIL.

THE BADLY BUILT SNAIL.
Said the snail: 1T has just struck
me dimly
That although it may be but a within,
wa
Should really receive
Some gifts Christmas Eve;
But alas None OF as has a chimney"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-18

SOLUTIONS or LASH
SUNDAYS PUZZLES.
Behcadments.
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ORDINANCE NO. u

An Ordinance granting to the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Co.. its agents,
representatives. transferees, successors or
assigns, the right to erect. construct, main
lain and operate along, through, over and
under the streets, alleys,highwaysa and pub
lie places OF Macon. Noxubee county, Miss
issippi, a telephone or telegraph line. or
lines, for the purpose of conveyi W and
transmitting intelligence and messages by
electricity, and carrying on its business by
such means within, to and from Macon,
NoSubee County, Miss.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Mayor and
BOARD of Aldermen of the city Of Macon,
Noxubee county. Miss, as follows:
Sec. |, That the Cumberland Telephone n
Telegraph Company, its agents, transterees.
representatives., successors or assigns. 10
and are hereby granted the right to erect
construct, maintain and operate along,
through. over and under the streets, alley,
highways and public places OF Macon, Nox-
ubee county, Miss. a telephone or telegraph
lines or lines for the purpose of conveying
and transmitting Intelligence and messages
! by electricity aud otherwise, and of carry
Ing Un It's business of operating a local and
long distance telephone system within, Ia
and from Macon, Noxunee county, Miss,
/ Sec, 2. That all construction WORK shall
be done under the laws n the police reglt-
lations of the city of Macon, Miss, and the
said work shall be done, and all poles placed
so as not to obstruct legitimate traiic- on
the stree's or sidewalks of said Gity, or in
I t%erfere with the Improvement of the street
sidewalks and alleys therein.
Sec B, That the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Co, Its successors and as
signs, shall replace and leave in as'good con.
dillon as they were found any streets, ALLEYS
or sidewalks which may be disturbed in tn,
construction of its plant, and shall hold tn,
city harmless rom any and all loss, lItlga
tion or damage arising from the cOnstruc
tion Gifts system.
Sec. 4, That the Cumberland T|elephon,
and Telegraph Company, its successors o
assigns, in consideration OF the privilege
granted herein, shall give to the city Of Ma
con, Miss, as many ms three telephones
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said telephones to be located at such places
as the Board of Ma, or and Aldermen may
from time to time direct, and shall allow the
said city to place fixtures upon its poles for
the operation of the city fire alarm system,
provided the said fixtures are so placed and
arranged as not to Interfere with the wires
or service of the said Cumberland Tele"
phone and Telegraph Co,
Sec. 5. That all work done hereunder
shall be done in a neat. workmanlike man
ncr, and that all poles within the city limits
of Macon, Miss, shall be painted, provided
all other wire-carrying companies doing bus
mess in the said city are required to paint the
poles used by them within the corporate linn
its of said city,
Sec. 6. That only Standard Bell Long
Distance Telephones on full metallic circuits
shall be installed in Macon, Miss and that
there shall be n free inter-communication be
tween the Macon, Miss, and other subscrih-
ers in Noxubee county, Miss of the Cumber-
land Telephone and Telegraph Co.
See. Z. That the rates charged by the
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co.
f r services in Macon, Miss. shall not at any
time, exceed the rates charged by it for int
lar service in other cities of like size and pop
ulation in the State OF Mississippi,
See 3. That the work OF constructing n
telephone system in Macon. Miss. shall he
begun within twelve months from the pas.
SIG and acceptance Of this ordinance, and
completed within six months from the time
srch work Is com menccd,
Sec. 0 That for good aud su hcicnt 81 use,
t1is ordinance take effect and be in force
from at after the written &c cptancf of the
t rms herein contained by the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Company
This %certities that the above AVID foregoins
ordinance was adopted hy the Mayor AND
BOARD of Aldrrinen Of the city Of Macon
M'ss Oh the 18TH daT of Aug.A a, y. lHNt
ana spread upon the minutes OF "ai' = rd
hook ~" page 10. II, L.. j. RARNIN
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Mr.. Yates Lucas after spending
a very pleasant visit to his cousin
William Lucas returned to his home
in Starkville, Miss.
Mr.. u. 7. Dorroh's house will
soon be completed, and it will add
very much to the looks of that part
of the city.
Macon will seem very dull after
Monday as many of the young ladies
and gentlemen viii take their de
parture for the various colleges.
Miss Helen Clements entertained
a few OF her many friends FRIDAY
afternoon, Sept, I'd; it celebrated
her sixth birthday. Refreshments
we're delicious,
Miss Mary Dinsmore was delight
fully surprised on Tuesday evening
by the usual storm party.
The Storm moved to Miss Lucy
Ferris on Wednesday evening and
back again to Miss Mary Dinsmore's
on Thursday. Visitors present
Miss Ada Zepernick and Miss
Margretta Chester and Messrs. Dar
Carr, Willie King, Yates Lucas
Carlisle Woodward, Moss Harlin
Mr.. Wyatt NJ. Jones is having
his home reprinted which will maxi
it more beautiful than ever.
Miss Frankine Kincannon, afte
having spent a very pleasant visi
to her cousins, Misses Daisy an
Elma Pruit returned to her home i
in Columbus, Miss,
An event beautiful in accord wit
the season was the entertainer
given by Miss Daisy Pruit on las
Friday evening to Miss Franklin
Kincannon of Columbus Miss
Roses and ferns in the hall an
parlor made a lovely decoration
, Delicious ices were served.
PINK.
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ORDINANCE NO. Is.

An ordinance to repeal ordinance No.
68 adopted May 18th, 1904, and ordi
nance No. so adopted June 21st, 1904
amending the same, authorizing the is
sue Of thirty Thousand dollars of twenty
year bonds for, the purpose Of erecting
water works system for the city Of Ma
con. Miss. aud also to repeal ordinance
No. II adopted July 10th. 1904 authoriz-
ing the issuance of twelve thousand dol
lars of twenty year bonds for the pur
pose oflinstalling an electric light plant
for the city of Macon,
SECTION 1. Be 1t Ordained BY the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city Of Macon, that ordinances No. Gt
and SO and II be and the ssme are here
by repealed in toto;
SEC. 2, Be it further ordained that
the occasion being urgent, that this or
dinance take effect and he in force from
and after its passage;
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained that
the clerk have this ordinance published
without delay.
This ordinance duly adopted August
Goth, 1904. and appearing on minutes
in minute book 3D. page IS.
H. l.. j. BARNES, Clerk.
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Mr.. w. P. Minor lie assessing the tax.
payers Of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Jackson wer'
shopping in town last Monday.
Mr.. Lamberson still has a high fever
and IL cared for by a trained nurss.
Mr.. X. C. Smith and son. Emmett
and r. Brewer, Jr., returned Frida,
from the Fair.
The newly appointed election com
missionerts are w. o. Barnes. L E Ell
land and W. ] Phelps.
Mr.. Peter Minors family and a few
friend. spent the day picnicing at How
aI1's Lake last Monday.
Little Panl Stevenson, who has been
sorely afflicted with boils for some time,
has entirely recovered.
Mr.. Will Boyle and mother and Mrs
A. NJ. Stoner and Misses Mabel and
Clvtie Boyle have returned from the
Worlds Fair.
After a visit of two weeks to her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Fleming
Mrs. Curtis returned to her home In
McCool last Monday.
Mr.. j. W. Holbrook is building a
new Methodist church in Shuqualah
and will also build a handsome resi-
dence for Mrs. Oscar Hamilton.
w. P. Minor. local commercial brok
or, represents New Orleans. Mobile,
st. Louis. Caiio. Louisville and other
towns. Phone in circuit clerks office.
Miss Madge Goodloe and Miss Mary
| Alice Edwards were guests Of Mr.. Peter
| Minors family this week. Miss Good
toe returned Wednesday to her home ir
Gainesville. Ala.
Gone to the Fair-Mr. Joe J. Stevens.
wife and child. Mr.. Will Cavett, wifi
| and child, DR.. Robert, wife and chill
dren. Mr.. Peter Wier. wife and chill
dren, Mr.. p. II. Hunter, wife and son,
Misses Glenn and Lizzie Eiland,
Mis-. Wilde Hibbler will be a studen'
at the Alabama University next session
She left Tuesday for Tuscaloosa. Sh'
and her sister. Miss Lottie, were at tn,
FAR last week.
Miss Lottie Hibbler left Tuesday foi
Knoxville. Tenn. to attend the nuptfal
If her brother. Robert Hibbler ant
Miss Alice Redmond. After the cere
mony Miss Hibbler will take her posi-
ton in the school at Montgomery. Ala.
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A mystery occurred in Macon Thu, g

A mystery occurred in Macon Thus
day night and there is a great differ ence
Of opinion as to who is responsible for
the outrage. Yesterday morning Miss
Sydney McLeod's tresses were found
lying on the bed beside her by her Sis
ter, Miss Lille, the two occupying the
came rom. 1t is the general opinion
it was the act Of some graceless scamp,
but we learn that one reverend gentle
man thinks Miss Sydney did it in her
sleep. That is possible. but hardly pro.
bable. Still! we have known people to
do some very funny things in their sleep.
A member of the writer's family got
out of bed, went to the stable and fed
the cows and On returning, instead of
getting into bed, crawled into the lower
part Of a safe, when he was discovered
and awakened.
This person who did this bold thing,
II it was premeditated, was certainly
hunting tronhle, and if discovered, /.
in danger Of losing his W scalp,
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ABSCESs.

w. H. Harrison, Cleveland. Miss. =,
writes, Aug. 10. 1902 II want to say
a word of praise for Ballard Snow Lin
iment. | stepped on a nail which caused
the cords in my leg to contract and an
abscess to rise in my knee. and the doc.
tor told me that | would have a stiff leg,
so one day | went to J. =. Lords drug
store, who is now in Denver, Col, He
recommended a bottle of Snow Lini i.
ment; | got a SOC size and it cured my
leg, 1t is the best liniment in the world.
Assesses, with few exceptions,
are Indicative of constipation or debility.
They may, however. result from blows
or from foreign bodies, introduced into
the skin or flesh, such az splinters, thorns
etc. j. F. Jones drug store, csc, SOC
and 81.
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Neglected Colds.

Every part of the mucous membrane,
the nose, throat, ears, head and lungs.
are subjected to disease and blight from
neglected colds, Billiards. H~orehound
Syrup is a pleasant and effective remedy
25c SOC and 81 at j. f, Jones' drug store.
". Akendrick. Valley Mills, Texas,
writes: II have used Billiards. Hore.
hound Syrup for coughs and throat trou-
bles; 1t Ia a pleasant and most effective
remedy j. f. Jones' drug store.
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The store ut Mr.. James e.. IRONS
house ia in charge OF Mas MAY Irion.
1t WAS Miss Mary divers turn to
give a party to her friends Thursday
evening,
Mrs Eula Candy of St. Louis is the
name Of the expert trimmer who viii
assi.t Mrs. Dantzler In the trimming
department.
After a visit Of FIVE or six weeks to
relatives in Noxubee. Miss Annie May
Harlan will return next week 10 her
home in Mt. Pleasant. Tenn.
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A REAL

Last Wednesday twenty-five or thirty
Of the friends OF Messrs. Hardin Brooks,
Jr.. and Iva Dorroh accepted their
invitation to dine with them at an in
formal dinner given at Stewards res
taurant. 1t was well prepared by the
cooks. well arranged by the walters and
sountiful--every dish was full wher
dinner was announced and was contin.
ually replenished daring the meal. WI
imagine it was Oh such an occasion
when Burns uttered his famous bless
ing, which shows what a keen percep
ton he had Of worldly conditions;
Some have meat who cannot cat,
And some have none that want 1t,
But we have meat and we can cat,
And may the Lord be thankit.
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Tire Setting Machine

am now prepared to set ties
cold or hot-with the latestimproved
Cold Tire-Setter. Can set your
ties while you wait. No more warp.
ing of wheels. Call and examine
my work by the latest process.
Prices the same.
| have also the latest Rubbe
firing Machine. All kinds OF
wheels rubbered on short notice.
$50 W. J. MALLARD
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NOTICE TO

1t Is the purpose OF tho mayor and boar
of aldermen OF the City of Macon, Miss. on
Monday, the Goth day Of Sept, 1904, vt S
o'clock p, M, to provide for the issuance of
Thirty Thousand Dollars OF five per cen.
tum. twenty year serial bonds, interest
payable serni.annually, Five Hundred Dol.
lars Of the principal to mature Annually
and. the remainder twenty years from the
date of issue, for the purpose Of. installing
water works for said City of Macon. Miss.
II. l.. ]. BARNES,
sspt5'3t city Clerk.
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SCHOOL OPENING.

Macon Graded and High School No I
will open its next session Monday. Sent.
10. at $3.50 a. m. Pupils are requested
not to be on the grounds before 8 O'Clock
and patrons and friends of education are
cordially invited to be present at open
ing exercises. s. p. WALKER,
Principal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-10

Judge Robert Cochran of the Meri.
lian circuit court district, has written
he warden of the penitentiary that he
has three desperate candidates for the
nen, viz: Miles and Jack Hopkins and
George Williams. sentenced for life at
the last term of the Noxubee county
court. He advises the warden to be
very careful with two of the men, the
Hopkins brothers, as they are bad ones,
and liable to give that official trouble.
Jackson co-. N. D States.
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NOTICE.

To the Farmers and Merchants of Noxubee
County
II you think the present prices Of
cotton are not satisfactory and you
do not care to sell just now, bring
us your warehouse receipts and we
will make you loans against same at
reasonable rates OF interest.
MERCHANTS & FARMERS BANK.
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TILE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

Mrs Laura p. Gllkey) In the Chancery
waiter NJ. Gilkey County,
TO Walter NJ, Gilkey; whose post Office
address is Montgomery. Ala.
We command you to be and appear be-
fore the Chancellor of said Chancery Court
at u term thercofto be holden at the Court
House. in the town OF Macon in said county,
on the fourth Monday in October, A. d.
1904, then and there TO plead, answer or de-
muir to,the original bill Ia said cause where
In you are defendant.
Witness my signature and the seal Of
A. D.. 1904, u, T. DORROH. Clerk,
By |. ID. DORROIl, ID. G
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HIS Sold a pile of Chambcrlain's
Cough Remedy.

have sold Chamberlain's Cough
r medy fer more Than twenty years and
it ms aivan p tita satisfaction. ] have
,ol1 , pile Of it and can recommend 1T
hir',ly jus. Mckinney, Linton, ! IVA.
Won will in1 This ,emdy a good friend
when troubled with a cough or CO Id. 1t
,lwuvs affords qnick relief and is meas
ant 10 mke. For sale by Ed, NJ. MUIR
phcy, Macon.
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PENSION BOARD.

The board met last Monday and con-
sidered the applications Of all who had
applied for pensions. As many as six
tv,four were favorably considered and
the amounts they will receive will be
determined by the State Board at Jack
on. when all the applications are sem