The Jasper news., 1906-04-18

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the Flower Fete.--the parade of one
hundred decorated vehicles and the
eliminating mimic battle with flowers
and confetti as the weapons and
ammunition. The carnival will be on
Battle Of Flower Day. Previous to the
cattle OF flowers will be the parade led
by a battalion of infantry, battalion
of artillery and four troops of cavalry.
During carnival week here will be other
notable gathering and important con-
ventions, besides the home.seekers
which will bring at least ten thousand
people from the North, and the State
Saengerfest which is looked forward to
as the chief attraction. 1t seems this
months calender is well filled with
gayeties. The Easter market, which
was an important occasion for the
ladies was held on the 5lh, 9th, and 7th,
and school and church bazaars galere
ale arranged for the Easter time.
The much talked of John Alexander
Dowie spent last Saturday and Sunday
in this city where heneld meeting with
the local flock and discussed the Zion
situation. He had only been speaking
about twenty minutes when lady arose
and faced him. HE asked her what
she had to say" and she replied. "That
she ut one time was a servant in his
house for five years" While at the
hotel Dowie was fairly deluged by
visitors, mostly women, few were given
an audience, but all sent flowers, bell
boys were kept busy and his room fairly
groaned under it's burden Of roses. Two
male servants and nurse accompanied
him. Fully hundred newspapers had
their local representatives at DR. Dovie's
door all day trying to arrange an inter-
view, all were denied but James Carson
a representative Of the associated Press
from Chicago, sent here to follow
Dowie's movements.
We recently attended number Of
literary lectures in the auditorium of
the High School building by G Carter
Troop of Chicago. There are more
than eighty in the High School gradual
Ing class this year; this seems quite a
number considering the fact that there
are. over thirty private schools and
colleges IN the city. In place of the
class poem four tableaux will be given
by the pupils, the scenes will be taken
from classics studied by the class. Ono
scene will be taken from Tennyson's
"Idylls of the King" and one from the
Canterbury Tales" The casket scene
in the "Merch ant of Venice" is one
chosen, and a pupil is to read the
corresponding lines as the scene is
staged.
As l was going in at the Nunnery the
other day to see Spanish young lady 1
met such lot of Spanish children just
being released from SCHOOL. 1t is an in
teresting sight to see the young ladies
from tbs various female colleges dressed
in uniform, out for week, The boys
in uniform from the different military
schools form picturesque sight on the
street, too.
1t is a noisy but interesting sight to
see the artillery ont with cannon, men
in uniform and beautiful well-groomed
horses. The military Band and special
drill at Fort Sam Houston never fail to
draw large crowds.
Not infrequently attend the mothers
meetings held at the Austin school
which is large structure only one half
block from our place Of residence; there
are fifteen teachers in this building; the
principal young lady does no teaching
yet, receives compensation Of 81, 400
per year, nine months being spent in
the school-room; during the simmer
vacation she resolves salary Of 5000.