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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-07
Chapter VI
IN THE POWER OF THE MEGA
 THERIuM

IN THE POWER or THE MEGA " YHILE Raymond and his sister
 M were discussing with delightful
 w anticipation the circus which was shortly to be given. another liam fly approached unanimously through the forest. Soon the wooIiy Rhinoce- ros. with his ancestors. entered the open space which the Mastodon had cleared Of trees and underbrush. He was a ter- ribie looi<iAS fellow. His massive limbs were covered Stth hair like that of the Mastodon. althoSgn the shaggy mane of the Mastodon wa& 'aciZing. Upon his nose were double hcrrS and he possess cd chsmbsred nostrfls.
 But m spite of his ' rrifyins appear ancs, the Wooliy RI nocere proved himself a very agreeaiSV con lon
 ''wculd you not like tY walk with me for while7' asked he of the twins. Tt will be some time. you know. before arrangements for the circus can be completed" i" he added.
 The Mastodon good-naturedly offered to lift them to their friends back. Soon they were moving rapidly through the forest the Rhinoceros beguiiing the time with pleasing conversation.
 Hardly had they emerged from the forest when the twins felt their blood cnrdle at the horrible snaris and shrieks that greeted them.
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they were pleased Co find what favor ites of the animals they had become. They assured the Mammoth that theg appreciated this kindness moro than words could express.
 "Pshaw. don't mention itI We can't help being fond of you" and the Mammoth beamed in the jolliest way imaginable. Without another word with his trunk and seated them upon his back. Marching through the f0r- est soon they came on a broad path, made. as the Mammoth explained, hy the progress of the Mammoths 10 their drinking places. Trees had been uprooted and scattered by the way side; The ground had been pounded Ali at once rumbilng sound came
 "Ah! here comes the herd now" said the Mammoth. He walked very slow veritable thunderstorm. and the rest of the herd, amid clouds of dust, came believing and trumpeting up te
 Ray and Raymond fairly tingled with excitement. They shouted and tested with the Mammoths as the herd continued GOT, tH. Its way o, toward the riysr tination before another adventure overlook them. The leader of the Mammoths trumpeted ! shriIl, warn- ing note. Instantly every Mammoth stood stock still for moment Then, with the Quickness of well-trained soldiers. the females. young Mann moths and the. aged were huddied to- gether, while the bull warriors form ed a circle about them. Raising their trunks, they presented their long, curved tusks and believed defiance to the enemy.
 The twins awaited the outcome In anxious suspense, not knowing what danger threatened
 CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.l
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LUCY'S GIFT TO THE BRIDES

placed herself beside Lucy and whisper ed responsibility into the tots ear:
 why didn't you bring something. Lucy, as you promised?''
 "I did bring something, said Lucy in a voice loud enough for all to hear. q wanted to bring something different from the rest, so thought would bring toothpicks for the birdies to use after their meal"
 It was all so very funny that no one could help but laugh. though they wouldn't for the world hurt the feelings of their tiny chum. Seeing how disap- pointed Lucy was. when 1t was. explained to her that the birdies would have no use for her gifts, the bigger girl gave the toothpicks to the birds, anyway. And Lucy was oyerjoyed to see some of the birds take the toothpicks in their bills and fly away with them to their nests.
 T really do think birdies use tooth- picks. after all,' said she; "only they're too polite to do it before us. s'pose that's why they're going to their nests."
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TT HEY were all such very nice
 birdies. Every afternoon Lucy and \ her chufns among the little girls would go out into the park nearby and feed their feathered friends. And the birds became so tame that they would flock eagerly around the little nissles, waiting for some tidbit.
 A little girl suggested one afternoon that next day they have a feast for the birdies. So each agreed to make con tribution to the banquet.
 Upon the following afternoon every little girl hastened to the park. until there We're as many as ten. They stood In big circle, and into this circle flew the tame birdies. Then every lass put her contribution into the ring. Never had birds such a dainty feastl How they chirped and twittered their enjoy ment and their thanks to their kind pro- vidersl
 While the little girls were enjoying this scene the largest among them
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CATCHING THEM

'The FzyenadontsE' angriiy exclaimed the RhinocerJs.
 'Tm inclined to give the pesisy little brutes a lesson in minding their own business" continued he, land if you children won't mind standing to one side. I'll attend very shortly to the whole pack
 Ray and Raymond hastily scrambled from the huge animals back while he was in a kncellng position and ran quickly to the rocky wall behind them.
 Thereupon the Rhinoceros waded into the midst of the snapping Hyenadonts. catching tfem upon his horns and toss- ing them high in the air.
 Interesting. isn't it?'' observed some one at the side of the twins.
 They turned, in surprise. to see a creature with the head and body of . giant dog and the scaly tail of reptile. Antiers ike those of a deer spread from
 My name is Tony Megatheriunn, said the animal. ''and I beg your pardon for
 After the twins replied that they were only too glad to make his acquaintance, the three silently watched the Rhi- noceros giving his 'lesson" to the Hye-
 Presently Tony betrayed much un- easiness. He nurmured anxiously to the twins:
 too great a space between himself and You. Those little brutes are as savage as can be, and should they ob- serve you here, unprotected, they Rhinoceros could come to the rescue. Suppose you climb upon my back. We'll go to a place of safety, and when :S your mTrdsroTs friend is dis
 Acting upon this suggestion. the twins found themselves speeding through the forest. Several miles had ToHy srsyslsd snoS se69rs S ts ne in
 How do you. like this placer he
 Ray and Raymond could not see w fS SSS Gs the ffsrt 'F's With '0yiTSG h view on every side. But they admit ted it was very nice spot. indeed.
 "I'm glad you ike t. because I
 "Always!'' exclaimed the twins.
 "YeA" replied Tony, passionatelyi wont you give me little happinessf animals. Tnsy abuse me; tRey make life miserable for me. And I'm so lonelyl Won't you stay and play with
 Then he added, fercely. with e wicked gleam in his eyes:
 You can't escape. anyhow. have you in my power. So you'd better stay and make the best of it."
 At first Ray and Raymond felt very sorry for poor Tony, who was 50 sad in his loneliness. But when his mel ancholy mood changed to that of srsSv S they asrss sseS%s so rsmn %ts him no longer than they could help. For many hours the Megatherium watched the two closely. Then he overcome by his own misery, sank hls head upon the ground and sobbed, apparently unaware of the twins presence.
 Crasping his sisters arm, Raymond pulled her away. Together they tip toed further into the Forest. breaking into d run when they were out of the MsgAtheTiunss sighk
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MYSTERIOUS PELLETS

ing of these words. for he himself could not read. He went on his way renect- ing.
 If the pilIs of the doctor will bring back one's health. perhaps they will also restore to me the donkey which has strAyed from my feld,s thought he.
 So the peasant bought several of the the pills. Then he lay under tree in his pasture for a nap.
 when he aFoke. there stood the dcn-
 'iSfost wonderfui doctor!'' cried the de- lighted countrvman: your pills have brought back my donkeyP'
 The truth of the matter was, that the hefiaS and had started fo explora the country round about; but, growing tired of wandering. 1t had returned to its pas- ture.
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He told me that whatever colors were A magic palettel What an odd con- ceit!
 .sIn any event, hope the palette brings good luck to my painting" and the artist laughed whimsically.
 But all at once he paused in his laugh ter He sat for a moment looking thoughtfully before him. then, very ab- sent-mindedly, he picked up scallop shell that lay beside his camp stool. sull without seeming to observe what he was doing. he placed the shell upon his canvas, to which, strange to say, it firmly adhered. It's regular convolu- tions made the daintiest kind of a bon net With pencil, he lightly sketched the figure of a woman below it. Then he carefully painted the figure in grey, adding a touch of bright color for the bow on the bonnet
 Again he paused. reached for another
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A GEES ago there lived in Italy q A young physician named Gallo. A Among this doctors treasures was huge volume containing recipes for wonderful potions and medicines used by the Arabs.
 One day he conceived the idea of making a pill after one of the Arabian places this inscription:
 THE PILLS OF DOCTOR GALLO
 RESTORE HEALTH
 Now, at this time, such signs--or, indeed, advertising of any sort--was entirely unknown. Therefore. no sooner had the notice appeared than the physician was besieged with pa- tients. They came to him in 1iocks; fees poured in.
 A poor, ignorant countryman passing sign. asked bystander for the mean
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Synopsis of Previous Instalments.

n AT AND RAYMOND. twins. visit c - fossil collection. They are locked in. During the night mummy high priest of the Egyptians. angry at their intrusion. sends them back millions of years to live with the animals whose bones they have been examtning. They attend meeting of the toothed birds, but this gathering is dfs- psrsed by two great monsters- Fiesing to- ward the sea the twins encounter the tovfal his back They witness q battle Of sea monsters and make the acquaintance of the witty Cuttlefsh. Mrs. Hoppy Dromatherfum but she leaps with them over a high eliR. The twins awake to find themselves In the lies of animais fs 10 Dc held in the forest Raymond ie promised by the Mastodon that there shall be a circus es soon as the other <arufftaa arrive
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her brother. 'I am sure heard some thing following us." whispered she.
 Both stopped and listened intentIy. Yes. that soft. rustling tread was un- mistakable. Occasionally 1t would pause; then again they would hear 1t, coming directly toward them. When 1t would seem that their visitor must be almost upon them. the sound ceased altogether. Then the twins felt creepy sensation. as though some one were watching them.
 '.Tt's no use to hide; because I'm posi-
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N R. ARTIST had placed his easel M on the beach. where the reced- ~ ing tide had left smooth stretch of sand-smooth, save where seashells of all descriptions disturbed its evenness, or where pebbles dotted it's surface like raisins in a pudding.
 All afire with enthusiasm to create a wonderful marine painting had the art- ist come. This particular spot he had selected with the greatest of care. But now. somehow. he was loath to begin his task. Very slowly he squeezed the colore from tiny tubes and began mtx- ing them upon his palette. A sudden thought occurred to him.
 T am reminded,n said he to himself, ''that this is the first time I am to use my magic palette. It was a queer old fellow who told me its story when bought 1t the other day in c1r.io shop.
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upward; and. rapidly sketchins, soon he had a jolly old man in a bathing suit. A dab of color transformed the bathing suit Into beautiful dark red.
 The artist leaned back to admire his work, when, to his great astonish- ment, the little figures before him leaped from the canvas and scurrfed away over the sand. The colors from his magic palette had brought the drawings to life.
 Now that the canvas was perfectly clean, the artist might readily have begun his painting. But all desire for work had left him. He could think of nothing. but his magic palette and Mrs. Sea-Shell, as he had already cfirs- tened them.
 His train of thought was broken by q series of squeaks coming, apparent~ ly. from the ground. Looking down-
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Chapter VII

DISCOVERY OF THE MESSING LINK r oNG time the boy and girl jour neyed through the forest. start A< ing at every shadow that lay in their path. in fear lest the malignant Tony be disclosed lurking behind bush or tree.
 Ray afrishtediy clutched the arm of
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-05-14
PLANS FOR COMMENCEMENT

Plans for the Berea College Com
mencement have now been practi-
cally completed and everything shows
that the day will be one of the best
ever known here, and at the same
time that the preliminary exercises
will be better than ever.
The Commencement really begins
the Friday night before Commence
ment Day, with the celebration Of
the anniversary OF the literary soci-
etIes. Saturday is not only Memoir
ial Day. with patriotic memorial ex-
ercises and tributes to tie old sold
iers, but also the Academy Common
cement On Sunday morning the
baccalaureate sermon viii be preach
ed by Pres. Frost In the Chapel, and
In the evening an address to the re-
4. 'ops societies of the college win be
delivered by DR.. Howe OF Norwich,
Conn Monday night will be the con-
cert. which this year VIII consist OF
rendition OF the Oratorio of the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-05-14
College Items
HERE AND THERE

Mrs. y. II. Cartmell left with her
baby Saturday morning for Lima,
Chic. After a months visit there she
will go to Akron and later to Chau-
tadqua. !. Y for the summer.
]. o. STATION, who graduated from
Berea In 1904 was graduated from
the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical
College last Friday.
Thomas A. Houston, winner of the
Southern Interstate Oratorial Asso-
citation contest at Lexington last
week, at which Pres. Frost was one
of the Judges, came TO Berea Mon
day and delivered before the students
here his prize grafton. "The Rise of
the Southern Commons"
Mrs Kate +. Van DerVeer, sup
erintendent OF the Cleveland Orphan
Institution at Versailles. KY, and
Miss Drake OF Chicago, visited the
college Tuesday and Wednesday.
Pres. and Mrs. Frost are expecting
to go Friday to Robes Mt. where
Mr.. Frost can work without inter-
ruption on his baccalaureate sermon
and bis annual report
Prof. Rhotan of Georgetown, was
a visitor in town Monday.
Mss Robinson entertained the
members of her classes in Geometry.
Trlgouometry and Surveying. TUESDAY
evening on the lawn at Prof. Dodge's
home.
Mr.. J. A. Hieser of Norwood, Ohio,
Principal OF Guillord School in Gin
cinnati. is visiting his daughter
Mary. and sister-in-law, Miss Orr.
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NOTICE

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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-05-14
BUSINESS FOR SALE

As my poor health has made It
Necessary for NE to retire from act
i've work am offering for sale one
of the best businesses in Berea.
with a. fine line of goods and in d
most desirable location. / have re-
Gently increased the stock, thinking
would be able to continue work.
but my health is still bad and the
business Is bargain for somebody.
wish to sell it as a whole, and
will give good terms to the right
man. For any good enterprising
business man who wants to get
started in Berea this is fine open
ing. and you should apply at once. as
! am feeling like making a quick
deal.
Also / have for sale a storehouse
and lot In good business location in
Pamela, Madison County. The store
house is 20 by 80 feet.
Also. for sale or rent small farm
with dwelling house. good barn and
outbuild:ngs. water and orchard at
Brassfieid. Madison County. Possess
ion a. once.
Very truly yours.
w. d. Logsdon.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-05-14

Messiah, by the college chorus and
solc.sts of wide reputation from Gin
sinnati A description Of this beau
tiful work is found In another col
umn, and this will be one Of the fin
est features of the commencement.
On Tuesday night will come the ad-
dress before the Literary Societies
by DR.. ]. l.. Hoyt Of Hudson, o. On
Commencement Day itself will be all
the usual features, the exercises of
the students and the Homespun Fair
in the morning and the address In
the afternoon. The College is hap
by to announce that this year the
address will be given by the Hon.
w. w. Stetson, ex-State Superintend-
ent of Schools of Maine, one OF the
best speakers in the country and the
highest living authority on country
schools. All will want to hear him.
The Model Schools will give their
spring term entertainment in the Col
lege Chapel next Monday the program
beginning at seven thirty O'CLOCK.
The entertainment this year will be
in the nature of promotion exercise
s..ssn by the eighth grade students
who are to be promoted to the AGA
DENY and Normal next year.
Program:
Grand March.
The Lords Prayer, Chanted.
Song. The Fireman, Primary School.
An Exercise, Seventh and Eighth
Juniors.
Song, | Live for Those Who Love
Me, Sixth Grade Sr.
Symposium, Some advantages offer
ed by the Model Schools.
Drawing. John Cornett.
Rhetoricals, Jennie Gooch.
Song, The Flowers, Scene l. Voice
Of Nature, Third and Fourth Grade.
Jr.
Do-;nitory Life, Ray Brady.
Public Occasions, Frank McClary.
Song, The Birds, Scene II, Voices
of Nature, Fifth Grade Jr.
Music, Gertrude Pullins.
Our Library, Lewis Rupard.
Song, The Bees, Scene III, Voices
of Nature, Seventh and Eighth Gra-
des Jr
Cooking ana Sewing. Girls of sr.
Eighth Grades.
Athletics, Evan Buchanan.
Exercise on Horizontal. Sylvester
Smithson.
Glass Song. words by Frank McClar,
and John Cornett.
The Woodwork Department, Town.
sci Adams.
Agriculture. Paul Piersall.
Song, Happy Farmer, sr. Seventh
Grade.
Student Labor, Frank Keenon.
The Religious Work. Whitley Mays.
Presentation Of Certificates by
Superintendent of the Model Schools
Farewell Song. Words and Music
] by Grover George.
Benediction.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-05-14
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE

The Board of Trustees of the town
of Berea, Madison County, Kentucky,
do ordain as follows:
/. That there shall be a concrete
walk built on both sides of Chestnut
street, beginning at the corner OF
Main and Chestnut streets extending
west to the corner of Chestnut and
Railroad streets (or Welch's corner.)
Except across the fill to be made
at the foot of the bridge which shall
be done inside of specified time, with
cinder path across fill sufficient for
the approval of the Street Committee,
said fill must have ample time to set
tie before concrete is applied.)
2. Also on both sides of Prospect
street beginning at Main street and
extending eastward to include S. G.
Mason's property on south side on
brow of hill and Dr. Cowley's pro-
perry on north side of said street.
3. Beginning at Golden place on
southeast side OF Richmond street,
extending northward including Baptist
church property.
oaId WALKS snail be built accord
ing 70 the Iolowing specifications:
Walk must be built TO grade line
which shall be established by the
Board OF Trustees of the town OF
Berea. There shall be a space CT
eighteen (1S) inches between the pro-
perty line and the inner edge OF SAID
walk. Walk TO be five (5) feet in
width, except in the event that the
walk is in front OF any business
house, then the owner of said pro-
perry has the privilege of building
the walk binding on the property
line and ten Q0) feet in width The
ground shall be prepared SO that it
shall be seven ca inches below the
grade line and then a bed shall be
made by filling with two 90 inches
of cinders, coarse gravel, crushed
stone or brick bats, none of which
shall be too large to pass thru a two
| ca inch ring. The foundation
shall be made as follows: One %
part cement two (2) parts good sharp
sand and three 60 parts good, clean
gravel or lime stone screenings, all
to be well mixed before wetting and
same shall be placed on the bed 10
depth OF four (4) inches after being
well tamped. The top coat shall be
one IN inch deep and shall be placed
on foundation before same shall be-
come dry. The top coat shall consist
of one "a part cement and two (2)
parts good sharp sand and shall be
we'll mixed before wetting and when
placed on foundation shall he well
trowled until smooth.
otAoit eht UP NbdN 10 VI ~ shall "
cut into squares five (5) by five 90
feet always being cut thru the
foundation and all joints dry and
sanded and all edges shall be rounded.
Some shall be well watered two days
after its completion.
All The cements used In the cons
truction of these walks shall be Port
land OF the Atlas brand or some
equally good brand.
This walk shall be completed by
the first day of November 1908.
After the time specified for the
completion of the said walks the town
Trustees will Immediately proceed 10
construct all walks named herein not
completed. According to Sec. 81 Of
town ordinances.