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The Jersey City news., 1906-08-03

ows, 2 days in July, 1906. at $3.50, claim
No. 311
sol to John Mcmahon, for services as
caulker, water pipes. Haekensack mead
ows, 20 days in June, 1906, at $3.50
claim No. SIS.
81 to John McMahon, for services as
caulker, water pipes, Hackensack mead
ows, days in July, 1906, claim No. SIG.
Charge Water Account, A. and E.
The foreging were each separately
adopted by the following vote, on a call
for the ayes and nays
Ayes-Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays-None.
The Committee on Public Buildings.
Docks and Parks presented the follow
ing
Resolved, That $12 be paid to Hudson
Coal Co., for ton stove coal, Morgan
Street Dock March, 1906, claim No. 77S.
$1,000 to Jersey City Supply Co.. Cd.
wire spike, Morgan Street Dock June,
1906 claim No. 1876.
Charge Morgan Street Dock
Resolved, That permission be and ia
hereby accorded to the Jersey City Wo-
mans Club to erect a stone fountain in
Mary Benson Park at or near. the june
tion Of Merseles street and Newark ave-
nue., subject to the supervision of this
Board,
Resolved. That $r031 be paid to Jer-
sey City Supply Co, for supplies aas and
repairs, Park Department, June, 1905.
claim No. 1887
Charge Public Grounds. and Buildings
Resolved. That S15 be paid TO Richard
Bambrick, for services as inspector on
improvement Of Zabriskie playground
days in June. 1906, claim No. 619
Charge Special Street Account, this
improvement.
Resolved, That $7S be paid to Geo. r.
Stanton, for services as inspector on Res
ervOir playground. 26 days in June, 1905,
at SO. claim No. 800
Charge Special Street Account, this
Improvement
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote, on a call
for the ayes and Nays
yes-Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck
Nays-None.
The Committee on Laws and OrdinA
anee presented the following
Resolved, That the ordinance hereto
lore pdsseu Dy tnlS BOARD on June 18th
ult., creating plumbers examining
board, ETC., etc, be and is hereby re-
scinded and referred back to the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers for revision.
1t was adopted by the following vote,
on a call for the ayes and Nays
Ayes Commissioner Berry. Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays-None.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS.
1, Resolved. That John Tully be and is
hereby appointed as inspector on the
improvement of Greenyille avenue sal
ary to be at the rate of So when en-
gagged.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call for the ayes and nays
Ayes-Commission Berry. Knox,
Nolan Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays-None.
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BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
(Of1cial Proceedings.J
tContinued.9

dered necessary by the placing of the
lights afore enumerated and designated
to constitute no right of the company to
maintain said poles after the time limit
of contract has expired, and the COM
pany in accepting Of the provisions Of
this resolution evidenced by the placing
of the lights herein authorized therein
agrees to remove such poles at any time
that this Board by resolution expresses
its desire therefor, unless the consents of
abutting property owners shall in each
ease have been heretofore obtained for
the maintenance of said poles. The
Lamp Inspector having certified that said
lights will not exceed the limit of appro-
priation for the present tiscal year.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call for the ayes and nays:-
commissioners Berry, Knox.
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays-None.
The Committee on New Water Works
presented the following
Resolved, That $S5 be paid to Albert
E. G. Minderman, for services rendered
in suit of Jersey City VS.. Jersey City
Water Supply Co. March 10 10 June 8,
1906, claim No 554.
Charge Water Account New Water
Works.
1t was adopted by the following vote,
on a call for the ayes and nays
Ayes-Commissioner Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hapck.
Nays-None.
The Committee on Pumping and Rec
eryoirs presented the following
Resolved, That $11 be paid to Jas. l..
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the receipt Of which license and consid-
GRAFTON is hereby acknowledged, /, the
Balu. .AefeDy as
sign, transfer and set over unto the
Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey City,
any and all claim that |. my heirs and
assigns, may have. against said the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City for
the recovery of the whole OF any part Of
the license fee paid by for the said Ii
amount Of license fee), by reason Of any
invalidity in the action of the Board of
Excise Commissioners Of Jersey City in
fixing the amount of said license fee, or
for any other reason.
In witness whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and seal this
day of June, 1906.
IL. 81
And be it
Further resolved. That the Clerk of
this Board be instructed not to deliver
any license hitherto or hereafter granted
for the license year beginning July l.,
1906, until the grantee mentioned in said
license shall execute an assignment in the
foregoing form.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-All the members of the Board
On motion of Commissioner O'Brien
the Board adjourned to meet on Thurs
day, July B. 1906, at o'clock P. NJ.
GEORGE NJ MCCARTHY,
City Clerk.
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dltlon OF Armstrong avenue.
From New York, Susquehanna &
Western r. r. Co..
Requesting permission to place a one
naf inch pipe under street at st. Paul's
avenue
From Mrs. L. Wetzler:-
Oallng attention to dangerous eOndit-
lon of the Mountain road between
franklin and Griffith streets.
one " petition for barber pole.
others sN-' '''-U
Petitioning for the construction OF
sewer in Whyte street, from point 16O
rect east OF Dupont street to and con-
nectlng with sewer at Fairmount avenue
and Whyte street.
From John Mulhearn, and others:-
Petitioning for the Improvement of
G Soiaen street, between Jersey avenue and
Varfck street.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers.
From Twelfth Ward Improvement AS
soeation, per Geo. Prigge, Secty. -
m Fetitloning FOR an electric are light at
Aonneie avenue and Lincoln street.
soefation, per A. A. Bleyle. Secty.:-
ReQuesting an electric are iirht he
paced on Newark avenue, Between Ger
mama avenue and Boulevard.
Received and referred to the Comn,it
tee on Municipal Lighting.
From T. McQuade & Som
Petiti0ning for the return OF x9g. 90 fnr
quRlicats tie payment of metered water for
Go b. Continued,
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Resolved, That the following GLAZING )
paid
/ $33.o8 to Public Service Corp. Of N.
T., for gas at Armory, April, 1906.
$147.48 to United Electric Light Co.
of n. j, light and power at Armory,
1 BY Committee on District Courts
| Resolved, That the following claims be
paid:
$40 to Fannie A. Braden, for services
as Assistant to Clerk of District Court,
May, 1906.
i $50 to James N. Braden, for indexing
records of First District Court, May,
| $27 to Joseph Locke, for services as
Constable, Second District Court, May,
! 1906.
$27 to John n. Masker, Constable,
First District Court 1906
$27 to Frank Meyer, for services as
Marshal, First District Court, May,
1906.
| $50 to B. Frances Marion. for services
| as Deputy Clerk to First District Court,
| May, 1906.
By Committee on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies
Resolved, That the sum of $11.O5 be
paid to s. Rowland, for insurance on
building and furniture, office Of Overseer-
of-the7Poor to May II, 1907
| BY Committee on Laws and Ordin-
ances:-
Resolved, That the sum of $4 be paid
| to Henry Ashe, for shoeing horse of In
spector of Buildings to April 25, 1906.
| The. resolutions were adopted by the
following vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-All the members present Tex
| cepting Alderman Neill, who voted in the
negative, and Alderman Rowland and
President Mccarthy, who refrained from
yoting), seventeen % in number.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following entitled ordinance was
| presented by Alderman Allardice, and
the same was read, received and laid
| upon the table,
An ordinance to provide for the bet
ter protection of life and property by the
| examination and licensing of engineers
| having charge of steam boilers steam en-
gines and appliances connected there
with"
Alderman Pforr moved, that the fol-
| lowing entitled ordinance be taken from
the table for consideration, viz.
An ordinance to prevent irresponsible
persons from driving horses in Jersey
| City"
On motion of Alderman Sheehy. the
ordinance was amended by providing
that all drivers Of business vehicles shall
! take out an annual license and pay
tACICtoA OuC uOlldI 1OE OTiSludI llCeuS6
and fifty cents for each renewal thereof.
The ordinance as amended was read,
considered and as amended was passed
| by the following vote, the yeas and nays
having been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-Aldermen Allardice, Allen. AL
paugh, Barr. Bilby,. Fletcher, Graef,
Horn, Kilmurray, Pforr, Roes, Sheehy,
| Sweeney, Weir and President Mccarthy.
Nays-Aldermen German, Grosklaus,
| Herbert, Neill and Rowland.
Resolutions were presented, received
and disposed Of as follows
| By President Mccarthy and adopted:
Whereas, The Board of Health of Jer-
sey City, at its meeting held July 8,
1905, adopted an ordinance relating to
| the transportation, sale and distribution
of ice in the city of Jersey City, which
ordinance was intended to protect the
people Of Jersey City against the sale of
| impure ice; and
| Whereas, Certain retail ice dealers in
Jersey City have been, and others are,
planning to charge extortionate prices to
the people of Jersey City for ice which,
particularly in the summer months, is a
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ten (1O) minutes. ''O Ao'
On reassemblinc al tho mo,,ho..
board were present. "i
On motion, the reading Of tba n,n,+o.
OF regular meeting. held on MOndav. Isl,
ON, 1906. was dispensed with and tbay
We're approved as engrossed.
FERMENTATION OF PETITIONS
AND COMMUNICATIONS
S,, from tfenna. r. r. Co., per r. Ia
Sheppard, Genl. Supt.;-
communicating desire 10 make INV
street improvements incident to the va
cation of Miles street. ~ 'N
From Tenth Ward Impt. Assn. nar
a. A. Bleyle. Secty.. - '''' pe'
Calling attention to slow nroorasa
made in finishing Reservoir PlayrrosnnJ ,nSs
also requesting the removal Of pines NOV, now
stored on ground ''o~
from l.. E. Goldberg -
Calnng attention to congested condition
VI main sewer Johnston avenue. near
FROM IN Jersey City Praying Band, per
eeo. i. Bennett. Secty.:- ~
requesting to hold "Open Air Service,
from otto kraemer and John b. Gil
Requesting permission to constrnct md
MAINTAIN s storm door at northeast corner
- 1aVohia avenue and Provost street,
| grom Louis Zwerg. and others.-
Petitloning for the repairing or renav-
| ing or that portion of Paterson avenue
located in Jersey City. N.'1e
IRON Seventh Ward Improvement AS
soela Iion' @ per u. 70. M0wry. Sec'tv.---'
oanilfs attention to the deplorable CON
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onn Nolan offered
op " TOT one hundred
op n Gr fuSSng delivering horses to used in the
to furnish H
hofsS ationsfo v -A'e
rofsal for furnishing or more carts 70 no ,s n ~
hhomas I'M offered to furnish ( OF more carts ac-
eordng for. - -e
Received and to Committee on srsets ana S.
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Resolved, That S. be paid to Hudson
Coal Co, for 1 ton Cumberland coal,
Pipe Yard, June, 1906, claim No.~777
$40 to a. p. Smith Mfg Co., for /
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Resolved. That in addition to such
aggregate sum heretofore reported by the
Water Assessor as due for metered
water the following sums be added
thereto as Of the week ending July O.,
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STREET AND WATER ooMMIss1oNmRa =.
QOmcia Proceednga)
Of
Monday July 49, 1906, a M.
Fresent-Conmssone
OPENING SEALED PROPOSALS.
Proposals for building Spruce
Spruce called a. number
The Jersey City news., 1906-08-03
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.

About 400 tons Of stone, which will
pass through a one-inch ring, in
,cluding screenings
About 500 tons of stone. which will
pass through a one and onehalf
inch ring 90
The Jersey City news., 1906-08-03

The foreging were each separately
adopted by the following vote, on a call
for the ayes and Nays
Ayes-Commission Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays-None
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minutes 80 .e1"0 ATmstrong
The Jersey City news., 1906-08-03
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.

About 420 lineal feet of 18-inch vitri-
fed pipe sewer, at .....
About $50 cubic yards of rock excava-
uon, at ..........
About 3 cubic yards of concrete, at. F..
About 3 cubic yards of brick mason
ry tcradle), at ...............
About 5000 feet of B. M. sheathing,
''''
About 2 receiving basins. at
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Charles ONel offered all work and funisb all materials
ired (lOO cent of the standard, - ~
rropsas Tor repairing of macadam roadWays Jersey
and one ~ in number presented, as follows ~ "
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
FERTILE VALLEY
is THREATENED
ARTESIAN LANDS ARE ENDAN-
GERED IN SAN GABRIEL
River OverfIoWs Its Bed and Lays
Waste Large Tracts-Super-
Visors Will Act With
Promptness

Through the eccentric actions of the
lower San Gabriel river the entire Ar
tesian valley may be reclaimed by the
desert and in place of it's fertile
ranches and farms the old time sand
and cactus reign of terror may return.
Upon a desperate plea made by the
ranchers and property owners of the
valley the members of the county board
of supervisors spent the day in the
valley yesterday and late in the after
noon upon their return to the city
stated that immediate action would be
taken to save the beautiful little gar
den spot.
For some time the San Gabriel river
in that section has been giving us
trouble said Supervisor Alexander
yesterday. The river has become so
erratic that the farmers can no longer
depend upon it and now we are plan
ming to put in a heavy dixie on either
side and see if a permanent channel
cannot be established.
The river has caused great trouble
near Whittier and along in that section,
but the damage is slight compared
with the extensive amount done the
Artesian valley this season.
LAS we entered the valley one could
see at a glance that certain spots are
becoming dried and sterile as the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
PROFESSIONAL BEGGARS
EMPLOY LITTLE GIRLS
WOMAN is ARRESTED ON SERI.
Gus CHARGE
Mrs. p. C. Livingood Taken Into Gus
tody on Information Obtained by
Humane Officers-Chidren Travel
With Blind Cripple

Mrs. P. G. Livingood was arraigned
before Police Judge Austin yesterday
on the charge of using 11-year-old Min
ME West as a beggar. The womans S
bail was fixed at $100 and her trial set
for March 26 at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing.
Mrs. Livingood was arrested through
the action taken by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Beebe and the humane officers
Patrolmen Carroll and Moore arrested
the woman at her home yesterday
morning.
From what could be learned by the
police Mrs. Livingood and her son Wal
ter, 25 years old, travelled through the
state. Several children We're used by
them to beg for a living. Walter is
blind and cripple and the police say
that he made the game good.
The officers allege that the woman
secured the children by advertising
for them. In the advertisement the
woman stated that she wanted a child
whose parents We're not able to care
for it.
Through these advertisements Mrs.
Livingood is said by the police to have
been entrusted with the care of the
West girl Mrs. c. E. West, mother of
Minnie, lives at Graham station. The
woman is poor and forced to work for a
living. Eight-year-o Eva Davis of
Girard. Kas., was also entrusted to the
woman. The little children are said to
have earned a considerable sum of
money. According to the little West
girls story she was brought to this city
and the other child was sent to Denver
with the cripple and his wife.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
Good Words for ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy

People everywhere take pleasure in
testifying to the good qualities of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs.
Edward Phillips, Barclay, Md, writes:
Il wish to tell you that 1 can recon-
mend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
My little girl, Catherine, who is two
years old, has been taking this remedy
whenever she has had a cold since she
was two months old, About a month
ago 1 contracted dreadful cold my
self, but took Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and was soon as we'll as ever.
Recently when my husband was buying
a bottle of this remedy, a man stepped
up and said, Mr.. Phillips, is that a good
medicine?' and my husband replied III
can't be beat This remedy is for
sale by All Druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
PORCH CLIMBER FRIGHTENED
Thief Grows Alarmed and Falls
Through an Awning, but
Makes His Escape

An unsuccessful attempt was made
last night to rob the home of w. T.
Macarthur at 1893 West Twenty-eighth
street. Mrs. Macarthur heard the noise
of someone walking on the balcony
above. The family was at dinner.
Mrs. Macarthur left the table and went
upstairs.
The porch climber heard someone in
side and without a word leaped from
the balcony. He fell through the avn
ing. The house was instantly in an up
roar Mrs. Macarthur called to her hus-
band that someone was escaping. BY
the time Macarthur understood what
was occurring the robber had fled.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
BOY LOSES DAMAGE SUIT
Lad Who Fell Beneath Wheels of
Electric Car Defeated in
Court

Judge Conrey in department of the
superior court yesterday handed down
a verdict in favor of the defendants
in the suit for damages brought by
Albert Woodhouse against the Los An
geles Interurban Railway company.
Woodhouse, an S-year-old lad, fell
beneath a car and his right leg was
crushed off, more than a year ago.
The lad alleged that the motorman of
the car struck at him and that in
lodging he fell beneath the wheels.
He asked for $2O,5O0 damages, but the
court found for the railroad COM
pany.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
SEE TAMAM0TO
AND SMILE TOO
JAPANESE FACE LIGHTS UP
MASON STAGE
He and other Sunshine Men and
Women With Stunning Figures
Make "Helr to the Hoorah"
a Decided Hit

We have heard of the Heir to
the Hoorah" and heard of 1t until we
almost became suspicious. The klrk
La ShelIe company may be forgiven
the barrels of press notices scattered
over the country, for it's promises were
made good last evening at the Mason
Paul Armstrong; delightful comedy
was given for the first time in Los
Angeles and to greet it there was
large and enthusiastic audience. Quite
like old times it seemed, for If the
truth must be told, the Mason audi
ences have not been very encourag-
ing this season.
The play is interesting from begin
ming to end and gives wide scope for
clever character work.
The Hoorah is a mine least of the
divide" and the heir is the infant SON
of one of the owners who plays silent
but by no means unimportant part.
Post Et Al
The leading role, that of Joe. Lacy,
father to the infant, is played by Guy
Bates Post. Young Lacy is married 10
a girl who has been forced to the al
lance by an ambitious mother. She
does not love him and she asks him TO
leave her. His money has failed to win
her and he leaves the country. The re-
union comes through the baby heir
and in the meantime the partners and
friends of Joe, miners all and rough
outside, have things their own way.
Much of the charm of the play is
given by the characters of the mining
camp and each one is drawn with
clever vivid strokes.
Ernest Lamson has the role of the
brother to Joe and is long individual
with a wide heart. Bud Young, an
other of the miners, is the role allotted
to Wilfred Lucas and his attempt at
making love to a beautiful girl from
Vassar furnishes just cause for amuse-
ment. Frank Munroe, Brinsley Shaw.
C. c. Quinby and Charles NJ. Seay are
the others who are seen in the role
of Joe's friends. Frank Munroe, who
is Kelly, the foreman of the mine, in
love with a young and rich widow,
gives a pleasing Interpretation of the
etanch true man.
Stunning Figures
Jane Peyton is charming as the
widow.
To the feminine part of the house an
interesting feature of the play is the
princess gowns worn by the women.
Miss Peyton has a stunning figure, as
in fact have all the women of the COM
pany, and she is also the possessor of
a beautiful face.
Nora O'Brien has the part of Mrs.
Lacy and Louise Rutter is the girl
from Vassar.
Mr.. Post in the leading role gives a
sympathetic Interpretation and is ad
mirably suited to the part.
Not the least important member of
the cast is T. Tamamoto, the Japanese
as Hush. a Japanese valet. Tomamoto
as Hush is just Tamamoto and without
him THE Heir to the Hoorah" could
not be quite what it is. He smiles all
the time-at least all the time but
when he is doing an act His smile is
irresistible and he seems to be so abb
solutely in love with the world that
the audience has a desire to enjoy
it with him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
water recedes. leaving only high

water recedes, leaving only a high
sand bar.
I'm two places where the county has
gone to great expense to put up fine
new bridges we found that the great
steel structures spanned only sandy
stretches while the river, driven from
it's channel, overfowed the country 100
feet away and made the roads I'M
passable.
1--WE have tried every other way pos
sible to keep the river within it's
banks and now we will build dikes of
piling and rock and see if we cannot
get the better of the stream"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
MYSTIC HUMBUG
AMUSES A FEW
WOMEN LISTEN TO ESOTERlC
TWADDLE
Man Advertises to Make Animals Out
of Chemicals and Curious Per-
sons Gather to See
Fizzle
1t is to be humbugged.

1t is to be humbugged.
The Arabian Nights promise of a
catchy advertisement in the Sunday
papers drew a score of persons out to
1864 South Figueroa street last night
to see animals manufactured chemi-
cally." They were mostly women that
crowded expectantly into the parlor of
mysteries. About the walls were
strange symbols set with cabalistic let
tering. High on one side in poster type
was the word:
OF "Aum" a good deal was heard
during the evening in the mystical
monologue delivered by the gentleman
responsible for the advertisement.
The animal creating part of the pro-
gram did not develop. That part of
the particular brand of mystic SYM
bolism there taught can only be
learned by those who get into the in
ner circle" as the speaker said.
This same speaker was a middle
aged man of rugged build. His large,
heavy features were framed in long
black hair. His forehead was high
and sloping and his eyes were dark
and keen. From his lips there issued
strange jargon in which chemistry,
alchemy, biology and tags of mysticism
were peculiarly mixed, interjected with
bits of homely 4anke wit.
Creation Plan Peters Out
The demonstrations of his plan to
create animals petered out to a simple
chemical experiment in which he mixed
salt, water, ammonia and alcohol in a
glass bowl, placed under a glass bell,
with the sole result that the air in the
close room was somewhat freshened
by the escaping vapors-and that was
all.
His failure to make animals" as ad-
Vertised, was glibly explained by tell
ing the assemblage they were not far
enough advanced in the study of the
mystic,
Here are fragments of his esoteric
wisdom:
I'VE are but cells in the body of the
infinite-part of the eternal Aum HIM
self.
Oxygen is the eternal masculine;
hydrogen the eternal feminine, and the
union of these two produce the nit, or
nitrogen. There is nothing in the uni
verse that cannot be resolved back into
oxygen or hydrogen.
Does Not Make an Elephant
1.-THE pentacle"-whatever that may
be-"is the eternal interlaced; the seal
of Solomon. Humanity is based upon
the tentragramaton."
Who would have believed it?
In the presence of oxygen and
hydrogen l take off my hat more readi-
lily than in the presence of kings. You
should bow, sir and madame, before
the bottle of hydrogen and oxygen, for
you are in the presence of your divine
progenitor.
1 am not to make an elephant ap-
pear before you tonight, nor will you
see rabbit jump off the table. 1 do
not deal in that kind of hocus-pocus or
legerdemain. 1 simply show you the
elements that go into the making of
the pond lily. In time you will be able
to make pond lily yourself, rose of
Sharon or Christs anthem-the
chrysanthemum."
The classes in mystic humbug will
be continued throughout the week and
all the weeks hereafter-as long as
there are candidates for instruction.