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youngsters about the President he was not
sure that Mr.. Roosevelt could come and
he was not ready. to make the announce
ment to the public in general that he would
be there, but he knew that if the children
learned that Mr.. Roosevelt was anxious to
attend and had asked that box be re-
served for him in case he could get away
from business engagements Friday even
ing, they would enter into their work with
tenfold enthusiasm. Even the worst lag
gard would look up and become determined
to do his level best.
But, strictly speaking. there are no lag
CARDS IN this chorus. In selecting them
the teachers chose the best fitted for
the work from each of the white sixth
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corpses. When they came to bury him It
was discovered that life was not extinct,
ana ne was taken back to the hospital,
where after time he recovered.
he was mustered out of service at In
dianapons and went back to Blackford
county. In 1884. while living here, he had
another serious Illness Again he was
pronounced dead and arrangements were
made Tor his funeral. w. H Gable at
that time the only undertaken, but now a
retired citizen, was called to take charge
OF the body. After visiting the CasseII
home Mr.. Gable returned to his shop for
his paraphernalia, but before he got back
the supposed dead man came to life and
the funeral arrangements had to be post
poned. f
Twenty-Five years ago this apparently
immortal old man had another miraculous
escape from death. While cutting logs on
his farm north Of the city he was caught
under falling tree. The tree was a large
one. and In the very top. where three heavy
limbs formed fork. the trunk was dead
When the tree was cut 1t began to fall the
wrong way and there was a scatterment
among the workmen to escape being
crushed The dead fork broke OF and fell
In Just the opposite direction from the
tree. The prongs of the fork were several
feet In length, and Mr.. Cassell who Thought
ne was on the safe side, was caught UNI
der it
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VICE pronounced dead and each
time almost burielalive.
Seriously injured many times in
the course Of sixteen battles
Plnioned to the earth by falling tree ana
hurt several times in other ways at daily
labor
This is the remarkable record of Samuel
Cassell, resident of Hartford City, Ind,
and civil war veteran who, apparently,
bears charmed life, according to the
Chicago Tribune.
Perhaps no other Indiana man has faced
almost certain death as many times as has
Cassell. Certain 1t Is that but very few
other Hoosiers, il any, have spent two
days and two nights in a moryue awaiting
burial. to be rescued and restored to good
health.
Mr.. CasseI il native of Blackboard
county. He was born In Hartford City,
April %. 1913. and with the exception OF
FIVE years in Kansas he has always resided
in the county. When the civil war broke
out he enlisted as a member OF Company
C. seth Indiana Infantry. He was eighteen
years old when he enlisted, and at the
close Of the war he returned to Hartford
City. His discharge papers show that he
engaged In sixteen different battles,
On one march his company .'hoofed it,
TO miles, making an average of thirty-one
miles day, as shown by the colonel's
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I'm going to kill bear" answered the
youngest of the family in terribly impress
slVe tones please come and helm me-
he added. turning to the visitor.
with my assistance he soon had the
stuffed bear throttled and buried deeply
in mound of sofa cushions. while his
elder stood by deeply amused at my i'm
pressment into the mock-feast of bear
killing. Now the mind of Francis changed i:
Let's cook him an eat him. he cried.
Yes, let's" 1 replied.
Here's piece. No, Don't eat It that
way he demonstrated. you get the
hair in your mouth
And then an explosion of laughter told
US that when one is round in girth and
past his majority some time the eating
OF toy bears appears ludicrous.
Losing his playmate Francis Grover
Cleveland threw himself on the floor and
gave a correct impersonation of a tiger
in his native lair, much to his own edit
cation He is well-bullt, blue-eyed hand
some boy. greatly favoring his mother.
1 know where there is something for a
good boy said the father, addressing
him, but it is not for tigers
FRANCIS was all attention now. Then his
face lighted up.
N''o"' 'oo. ne shouted, running into
an adjoining room and coming out a mo-
ment later with stick of candy.
y our mother will have to hide things
better. remarked the defeated parent bit
terly.
Fra "a -aneisi" called a gfrlish voice and
Esther, tall athletic girl of thirteen
huch resembling her father, ran In to lead
MN out into new pastimes of playland.
There was rustic of skirts and Mrs
Cleveland descended the broad stairway
She was dressed in a plain skirt and a
Peter Pan waist, that set Off her matronly
hgure well. She was still the beautiful
woman that presided over the Executive
Mansion. Her form was a little more
rounded, the look that comes with mother
hood was In her face, but it simply added
to her magnetic presence. Her eyes.
strange mixture of blue and violet and
light gray, beamed out from under a great
crown Of black hair. simply arranged.
Her voice was low and musical, but firm
and that same gracious manner that had
impressed ambassadors, diplomats and
statesmen was still her own The years
had dealt kindly with her likewise, and
one would hardly think her day more
than thirty.
Following modestly behind her was
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fishing expeditions.
Only the week before the ex-President
returned from duck hunt on the Alex
ander preserves in South Carolina. He
spent his SEVENTEEN birthday as nimrod,
and friends who witnessed his performance
declare that he has lost none of his aim
or ability to fill his bag.
With the dogs following I encountered
Sam Young. gardener and caretaker.
Sam insisted at once on showing me the
stable and the three horses, two of them,
gray. being the carriage team. The Cleve-
lands have no automobile
There is no more devoted admrer of the
ex-President than this same Sam From
his lips gathered that Mr.. Cleveland was
not person easily seen and that when at
home he keeps close to his study writing
Ones wealth or prominence made no i'm
preston on ''the sage of Princeton" If he
was occupied. Sam interrupted him on one
occasion with the information that la
boring man wanted to see him.
What does he want?" asked Mr.. Cleve-
land.
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ing, no talking in whispers. They are nat
ural and very much at home and enjoy
life quite as much as any one at WEST
land
More callers making the presence of Mrs.
Cleveland necessary in the sitting room, I
wandered about the grounds in search of
Dick" or rather, Richard Folsom Cleye-
land, whom had not met yet. Vague re-
ports had 1t that he had escaped the house
on roller skates to search out kindred
spirits similarly equipped. firing of my
quest for him In the walks without walk
ed back of the house where the barns and
gardeners house stands some distance in
the rear. AS l turned by a great tree I
heard a wheezy but friendly bark at my
heel, and looking down beheld the faith
full Brownie companion of his master
on rabbit hunts for twelve years past, AS
l scratched his fat back, while he wriggled
In friendly regard, I was jostled BY
hickey the ex-Presidents black and
white hunter-it wanted it's share of caress-
es. One or the other of them is generally
carried by Mr.. Clevelari on his hunting or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
Miss Bentley Tells How Pupils
Are Taught Difficult Music.
How Badges Helped tc
Stimulate Interest.

The applause overreached all limits.
Nothing in the world could be so splendid as
a public school song festival. A half-hoiday
and when 1T was not expected in the least,
either! Since then those children to whose
lot 1t. has fallen to be in the big chorus
have been more than ever the envied ones
of the entire student body. There is only
one way that their schoolmates can APP
proach their good luck. By purchasing
tickets at low figure for the Thursday
afternoon performance they will be able
to get away from school early in order to
reach the theater by pm. Many a ticket
has been bought with this idea in view.
While the children are made to have a
most enjoyable time as members of the
chorus and while they enjoy especially the
singing of the various songs on the pro-
gram, they are, perhaps. denied the full
pleasure which comes from the knowledge
that task is well done.
! You are singing beautifully" says Miss
Bentley many. times at every rehearsal,
but how we'll they really are singing cam
not penetrate their heads, because Of their
lack of experience in such things to furnish
them with something for a compar son-
1t has remained for the older folks who
have attended the rehearsals, among them
being many persons with a wide and pro-
fessional knowledge of music, to under
stand the excellence of their work. Under
any circumstances chorus of 500 children
singing the soprano and alto parts is in
spring; but when that chorus sings not the
everyday school songs but some of the
most inspiring compositions ever executed
for the human voice and sings them with
the skill and certainty that approaches
perfection, the treat is almost incom-
parable.
When thej shorus last year sang at Con-
vention Hail Secretary Shaw was present
He was so much impressed with the beauty
of the songs that he could not refrain from
calling the concert to the attention of the
President. who at once asked that he be
told OF the next concert In time to try to
arrange to be present Convention Hall
was completely filled last year.
This week. with the better acoustic
properties Of the theater, it is expected
that the singing will be even more effective.
With the aid of the Marine Band, under
the direction of Lieut.. Santelmann, the
song festival, it is believed. will be an
event to be long remembered.
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seventh and eighth grades. They are the
cream of the public school voices and many
of them sing like song birds.
Child-lke, when they are being taught to
sing new song. the moment they become
somewhat familiar with it they break forth
at the top of their voices, leaving no
chance for the delicate graduation of tone,
which Miss Bentley Is later to develop in
their singing.
Children" says Miss Bentley, lifting
her hand quickly and stilling the volume of
sound, children, you must let me ask
you question. Tell me, can you sing
any louder, when you are singing as loud
as you CAM"
Quick as flash are they. The point of
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eral Saturdays ago they were distributed
and practically every child was on hand
They were told to wear them all the time
where they would be seen, but this was an
unnecessary instruction. The badges have
been visible all right and have been
splendid advertisement for the song festi-
val.
But the final and not the least effective
touch was an announcement which came
close to the hearts of the school boy and
girl-which never fails with school boys
and girls.
''The superintendent has ordered that you
be given half-holiday on May 16. the day
when the dress rehearsal is to take place
at the theater, said the chairman of the
festival committee.
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Bentley to describe the attendance Of the
members Of the chorus at rehearsals and
the discipline maintained with scarcely a
word from the leader and her assistants
and never a sharp word. Handling 500
youngsters and securing good average
attendance at rehearsals twice a week for
five weeks was realized by the committee
to be no easy task. Then Mr.. West, who
is exceedingly popular with the children
and receives an ovation every time he
speaks to them from the platform. con-
ceived the idea of badges.
Badges! They will help turn the trick"
declared Mr.. West.
So badges it was-nice red. white and
blue ribbons, with red buttons for the So
pranos and blue buttons for the altos. Sew
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chanting voices. 1t grew nearer and l
| knew that five or six hundred voices were
singing college songs. and in a great
volume of sound two freshmen beating
drums turned up the driveway, followed
by all the undergraduates of Princeton
University. Children and servants were at
the upper windows now and the great
crowd OF boys stood in front of the house
cheering for that man whom Prince 4,
next to the nation, claims for its very
own.
The ex-President was the porch lis.en-
ing to the presentation speech, and when it
was finished he took the massive loving cup
in his hands. The eyes showed that he
was touched by this evidence of their
youthful regard and the under lip quivercd
as he started to voice his appreciation
As he went on he recovered his voice and
you marveled again at this man of seventy
past who could speak well out-of-doors
as when he first mounted the hastings
! When he had ended cheers We're given
for him and Mrs. Cleveland. and with hats
swinging aloft the students sang odd
Nassau" as he stood on the lower step
shaking, one after another, the hands of
more than 500 young admirers. 1t showed
That there was much-to engage ones
thought in that part of his address in
which he said that he had remained young
In large degree from the fact that he
was associated much with youth and
had so much evidence OF it about him.
The last sound of the departing students
dying away he lighted cigar. and seeing
me preparing to take my leave he APP
preached to bid goodbye.
Il will not shake hands with YOU" /
said. You must be tired out with that
by now
Mot at ALL" he answered smlingly. as
he grasped my hand. II shake hands freely
and naturally. so / never. tire"
His grip was as firm and steady as when
he first greeted me early in the day.
And in this manner only living ex-
President lives his simple life. With the
exception of his outing trips he rarely
goes anywhere. For a few months in
summer he lives on his New Hampshire
farm. He has not been to his Buzzards
bay place for two years
Surrounded by wife and children and
friends, young and old, he is passing his
life In content and peace until that day
when Grover Cleveland will pass into tho
memory Of his people and the history Of
his country.
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her remark is grasped and they laugh
gleefuliy at the humor of it as they call
back in chorus:
NO..
OF course not" says Miss Bentley.
Why, that's as plain as the nose on your
face
An IN another moment they are singing
some beautiful chorus, with an intelligence
and art that is astounding to those who
are uninitiated in the musical possibilities
IN children who have been trained to sing
since entering the first grade
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- low the INSTRUCTIONS lhaI are
given you because you may
have chance TO sing these songs for the
President"
Hundreds of little voices cried out In
sheer amazement and joy when they heard
this Sing for the President, And many
of them had never even seen real, live
President of the United States. And after
that didn't they just pay the closest at
tention to instructions and follow them,
too?
From the time this announcement was
made a couple of weeks ago to the 800
public school children from the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades, composing the
chorus for the third annual festival of
song to be given next Thursday afternoon
and Friday evening at the New National
Theater for the benefit of the school play
ground fund of the Washington Play
ground Association, the rehearsals have
given the greatest possible pleasure to the
children. They liked them before because
they liked music. having been selected for
that reason from the classes to which they
belong, but after that they liked them
many times better, for they had great
object in view.
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-
At first glance one would take him for
a well-to-do country squire. He was
CARRIED in a square-cut, frock suit of dark
wOrsted. relieved by red tie. AS he
crossed one foot over the other you noticed
that the shoes were of the broad, common
sense variety. Then raising your eyes to
the lion-lke head. with the strong face
and its massive features. the first i'm
PRECISION was lost and you knew that facing
you was man who had accomplished
great things in the whirl of life
There was, no sign of the mental deteri-
Grafton that usually comes with advancing
years, His conversation was easy and
natural, displaying quick mental grasp
of his subjects. His opinions, delivered
after careful thought. showed that he re-
tanned that same determination of will
which marked him as no mans man when
he presided over the destinies of the
nation.
There was no false dignity about him.
no unconscious posing. no reserve. Only
Il man. free of manner and democratic
To the backbone. satisfied with his work
in the past. striving to do more. and lead
ing life OF simple retirement that spreads
a shadow of quiet dignity and peace over
his declining years. And then you are
seized with wonder and marvel at the
mystery that has permitted him to retain
these youthful attributes that are part of
the years that have fed
Like fash the explanation came. I
was standing in the reception hall with
him after leaving the library. There was
patter of romping feet behind US, a
cry intended TO represent the noise Of
some ferocious wild beast smote our ear
drums, and then Francis Grover Cleve-
land. aged three-and- half seized his
I father about the knees and gave every
evidence of an eager desire to devour him.
The change had come. There was a
relaxation of the stern lines of the face,
and youthful light in his eyes as he
laughed heartily and asked: What il it.
my boy?'
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"I don't know" answered the gardener.
Then the master walked into the hall
and shaking hands with his embarrassed
/ caller. said:
We'll, sir, what do you want?"
"Mr. Cleveland, I voted for you for
President twice and haven't ever seen you
once"
VERY WE'LL here am. take good look, -
he replied with a chuckle.
On another occasion the ex-President
accompanied by his caretaker. visited an
old farmer to negotiate for some fence
posts. The old man, taking liking to his
visitor, was free in slapping him on the
back and telling him yarns gathered at
the village store years before. When the
deal was consummated he turned to his
new friend and asked: Where shall send
the posts?"
over to Cleveland's," was the answer.
Then a light dawned on the old fellow
and he gasped:
Grover Cleveland. Well, be darned I'd
never take you fer President"
This democracy on the part of the owner
of 'Westland leads to many amusing ad-
ventures Every one in Princeton halls
him as Grover as he goes about but
they have proper respect for his privacy
and his home is rarely invaded.
Only few days before my visit an old
peddler struck the place and was leaving
with pack on back by the rear way when
he encountered Mr. Cleveland, who seeing
him about to drop his bundle in order to
lower the gate, said
Hold on, my friend will open it for
you.'' --------
The peddler waited and then walking out
remarked dryly:
Now put 1t up again so the cows will
stay in
Francis now Joined me in a toy auto
mobile and leaving the gardener walked
to the front of the house. While the ex-
President is hard to see. Mrs Cleveland
is not. and she was busy welcoming callers
and bidding good-byes. A light-haired boy
came speeding up the walk on a bicycle
at this instant and from his features 1
recognized him as the runaway Dick.
Don't leave for WHILE" he shouted.
THE college boys are going to present
father with birthday loving cup. 1t will
be great fun"
Then / sat down on the porch to wait
the coming event. From afar I heard the
booming Of bass drums and the sound Of
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at outdoor life. He was much lighter
than when | saw him last. now weighing
but 2e0 pounds. His hair was marked
with gray. and the light blue eyes did not
lack in luster and twinkled with an
amused glance as he observed the close
scrutiny of his visitor. Decidedly, this
man was seventy years young.
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Members Of the Juvenile Chorus
Enthusiastic Over Possibility
of Having the President
for an Auditor.
for an Auditor.

~ on must be real quiet while
80 being told how to sing and
" YOU must work hard to fol-
II low the instructions that are
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is the word used by Miss
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II. n. BAILEY,
Colonel Commanding,

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SUICIDE
AT THE SUMMIT CITY HOgTL
THIS CITY.

G.. w. Pickett. Of Pilot Noun
tain. y. c. committed suicide at
the Summit City Hotel today in his
room He has been I'm this city
con iderable and Is well known, II
g. said that he died from the effects
of an overdose Of laudanum which
he purchased from the drug store
below me- hotel He was deead when
found just after dinner
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The activity shown I'm cities OF
the country for the erection OF fine
Young Mems Christian association
buildings is remarkable Pottsvllle.
Pa, for example IL TO break ground
In tho spring for structure to
cost $4,000. G. s. Ward or New
York who I'm the last "a months
has been associated with business
men in score cities I'm promoting
the raising OF funds for new build
ings. has begun operations I'm Indian
apolis. The newspapers OF many
western cities report that the cam
paigns for building funds are near
realization.
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CONFEDERATE
VETERANS
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RE
PORT AT BLUEFIELD.

On next Monday. the 18th OF Feb
ruary. all Confederate Veterans are
requested to meet in the city OF
Bluefield at the City Hall TO transact
important businss. Arrangements
for new uniforms will be made at
this meeting and It us especially
desired that all the old soldiers be
present. BE sure and como out all
OF you as you will hear something
TO your interest.
r. n. BAILEY,
Colonel Commanding
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NOTICE

j. T. Bohannan Il Co, have sold
their interest I'm the Feed and Gro
Gerry business on Pulaski street to
DR.. n. l.. Colner. who will conduct
the business hereafter Mr. J. NJ.
Mclaughlin will be at the old stand
to collect all accounts due the old
firm.
j. Il. BOHANNAN & co.
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ELKS OPERA HOUSE, MONDAY FERI II
THE CLANSMANS' REMARKABLE uIsrop,
''CYcLONIC SUCCESS SOUTH AND NoRIHr

THE cLANSMANS" REMARKABLE HISTORY
a million and a half people seen the nl,~
"A million and a half people turned AVA
BOX office records shattered n mart of d.
Five distinct and successful enRaQemen. in NJ.
An all Summer in Chicago. 49, '0'N'
breaking Visits to every principal in the Ir.d
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on next Monday, the New
Cont Family Theater will open H.
IlHen.ld on Bluefeld avenue in tn,
P.r.ae Block. IL will be somethiu
new iu the moving picture line an
the pictures will be changed twica
a week d viii be something cheaI
Instructive. and entertaining and
such a price there ought to b
crowds TO see this show