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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
r. R. No. 8.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
MY GARDEN.

Dear Editor:
I will write about my garden" 7
think this would be a nice garden.
F'irst-Plow nice and level then har-
row then SOW the seeds and then COW
er them up nice. The seeds that might
be in the garden are lettuce, radish
seed onion seed, peas. beans. cell
cry seed, self bleaching celery cabbage
seed. beet seed, turnips. carrot seed,
caulihower seed and there might be
some parsnip seed too The garden
might be planted in the last of April
and in May sometime. The vegetables
will get ripe according to the wealth
er.
l think a garden is nice to have but
it takes a good deal of work to keep
the weeds out and to plant and get
ready to plant. We generally have a
nice garden at home. We have toma-
toes and cabbage. They just came up
They are in small box in the kite
chen. They are for our early tomas
toes and cabbage. The just came up
few days ago. They are real nice ones,
l will close for this time
| ma Tri-Weekly Junior.
Leona Vest,
Ottumwa Ia,
r. No. 6, Box As.
Aged 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

"a pound. which IN the United States it
is worth 80 cents. The value OF the
rubber 2 wear in The United States is
$2GN,GA0,000. 1t IS made into vHbJc~s,
coa;s. lop robes and numerous 9th IL
articles.
Ears come mostly from the cold
northern countries. It Is made INTO
coats, cars, mittens, lap robes, hats,
NUTS tippets and many other
articles.
Hats We're first manufactured in
Paris by a Swiss in 1904.
Buttons ere made OF rubber, ivnr%,
boots and bones OF animals They
arc used for ?. great many things,
such IS trimming dresses.
Pins were FIRST made in England in
1915. CathoTire Howard. queen ct
heDTg VIII, vas said 10 be the first
TO use pins.
The making Of needles was first
taught IN england by Elias Grouse, It
German. hhcut the cighth year OF
QJocn Elizabeth. Needles ore used
in sewing many things and by many
nations.
Gloyes ore maae OF cotton, silk,
wool kid aRd leather
Your Junior friend
Cora Scholl age IL
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa.
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EIGHT RULES FOR TIE JUNIORS.

1. Use one side of tht paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or a sharp lead pencil.
, 3. Number your pages.
4. At the bottom Of the last page
write your name, age and address.
5. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
s. Always tell whether you are. a
Daily Junior or a Tri-Weekly junior.
I. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
8. Your stories must not contain
more than 800 words
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Pial5eskurg, Iowa.
SP RING FLOWERS.

{
There are many different kinds Of
.sDring flowers. There are Easter lilies,
May flowers, violets aid many others.
j like the violets best because they
are blue. thinI, the Easter lilies are
vel'v nice, too. I like to make flower
beds ard help plant flowers. We have
many kinds OF flowers in our yard.
We have a bed OF bluebells thai We
brought from the woods They arc
north of The house and are about the
first flowers that bloom in the yard.
Sore spring flowers will rot bear
tranaplanting.
think ii is fun Oil Arbor day for
the school to go flower gathering and
to bring some spring flowers and set
them ont at the school house.
| remain,
Mae Shaffer, age 10.
r
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EASTER SUNDAY.


After the Savior had been in the
tomb three days the three Marys went
to the tomb and found it empty. There
was large stone at the mouth of the
scpulchre and the three Marys Won
dered who would roll it away But
when they drew near they found that
it was rolled away. They went into the
scpulchre end saw an angel and they
were afraid. The angel told them to
not be afraid for Jesus was risen from
the dead. And this is the meaning OF
Easter. The reason why we have eggs
on Easter is because the egg is the
nearest thing they could get to re-
semble the tomb and resurrection We
like to color eggs on Easter and gath
or Easter lilies
Leila Shaffer, age IL
DoudS- Ieando, Iowa
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EASTER.

We keen Faster in memory of the
day that Christ arose from the dead.
The Jews had put him to death. A
few good men and women that loved
Jesus took his body and buried it in
cave. On the third day he came to
life again. God sent an angel from
heaven to roll away the stone from
the door of the cave and Jesus came
out of the grave as he told, the apos-
ties he would Very early in the morn
ing some women came to the cave.
They saw the great stone was rolled
away. Then then went into the cave
and, saw an angel. The women were
afraid when they saw him. But the
angel told them not to be afraid that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
MY NEW HOME.

Dear Editor and Juniors
AS have not written to the Junior
for quite a while I will now write. My
papa has not taken the Courier this
winter and now he has just begun
taking it again.
I have q new home. 1t is one and a
quarter miles from Blakesburg. l have
always lived In town until now, but
would rather live on farm.
/ have two sisters younger than my
self Their names are Coda and lola.
I have no pets, but will soon have
some chickens. Our incubator will
soon hatch. The chickens will be little
Rhode Island Reds.
wish some of the Juniors would
come out here and make their home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
THE LILY.

Easter comes. children dear,
Brightest day in all the year,
Easter lilies sweet and white
From lilies sweet and white
From earth's darkness rise to light;
So from wrong let us rise, too,
Lifting toward the right and true.
Easter comes. children all,
And with lilies, white and tall.
Carols sweet, and Ginning bells,
To each heart this lesson tells:
That our lives must always grow,
Strong In hope and pure like snow
Easter comes, the glad, bright day!
What else do the lilies say?
Like our fragrance rich and sweet
Let your love each other greet.
What in love grows toward the sky
God will love, nor let it die
Charlotte REGISTER.
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Tbe Btrtboap Of
the Dear little
Bunny Wbite

Once there were some Dummies.
1here was the mother bunny, and
.aere &Sere two bunny boys and there
were two bunny girls. The bunny boys
and girls called their mother Mum
n.y. and the mother bunny called the
white bunDy-boy Bunny White and
the grey bunny-boy "Rabby Grey;
and one of the bunny girls was
"Pinky," and the other was "Winky"
Ptnky was just a fat jolly bunny
baby, and when she got tired Of trying
TO hop like Bunny White and Rabby
AreY. and of tumbling on her nose,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
LEATHER, FURs, HATS, ETC.

Leather is made of hides from
horses. cattle alligators and deer. 1t
is used in making a good many things
principally shoes. Harness, ladies
belts, hand bags, pocket books AMI
gloves are also made from leather.
shoe factory is building where
raw leather is made into shoes really
to be worn. The work which was for
mally done by men and boys is now
done by machinery.
The most valuable rubber comes
from the basin of the Amazon. The
tappers, produce daily from 10. to 1G
pounds and the sale averages ~ cents
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
LEoNA AN INTERESTING WRITER.

Dear Editor and Juniors
| take the task of writing to you all
a pleasant one. | am going to write
about something that | think will in
terest you all, and hope it will. / have
been reading the Junior page over
three years. | have also been a Tri-
Weekly Junior for over three years.
| wish 10 thank you for the pretty
post card album | received from the
Courier Junior Office. Every one who
sees it thinks it is very pretty l do
too. I went to the Office to get it. My
Aunt Lizzie went with me and my sis
ter Hazel.
/ have twc sisters. and one brother.
Their. names are Hazel and Ella and
Arnold. They are Tri-Weekly Juniors
also. also have brother dead. His
namc was Ray.
| will tell you all who nv Junior
correspondents are and their ad-
dresses and the number of post cards
they have sent ne | will tell you how
marv cards have sent them.
Lille Myers. Haynes. Ia, has sent
me one post card; Lena Davis. He'd
rick. hos sent me four post cards:
Isa' Miller. Broken Bow. Neb,. has
sent me one post card: Cora Pollock.
Do'lds-T eardo has sent me one post
cafH: Terne Edna EpDerlv. Otturlma,
r. r. No ?. has sent me three post
cards: Florence Skirvin. Ottumwa,
r. r: No. Z has sent me two cost
card~: Renta Fullerton. Alba, R. r.
No. Z. has sent me 'hroe post cards;
Retta PuHrk. Farmington. R. r No.
2, lbs sent re one post card.
think they are all nice post cards.
] thanz them very much for them.
world love TO hear from Isal Miller
will close my letter FOR this time
Leona Vest, age 10.
r r. No. 6. Rox As.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
STORlES-LETTERS
THE PRIZE WINNER

Cora Scholl of Williamsburg won
the prize, sweater, in the Marcn
contest, "How the, World is Clothed"
Cora observed every single rule Of
the Junior, writing regularly each
week, and getting her letters in on
time. Her work is a model of neat
ness. The other essays will appear
from time to time, and many of them
are excellent. Only a few of the
Juniors wrote each week
Cora's essays follow:
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DOES NOT TAKE PAPER, BUT
LIKES 1T.

Dear Editor
thought l would write you letter
for the first time We do not take your
paper but | have read some of the
stories and think they are very nice.
go to school every day.
Ny teachers name is Alma Me-
chem. She is a good teacher. I like
her fine
I take eight studies. They are read
ing. arithmetic, grammar, physiology.
writing, geography, spelling and mu
sic. I like to go to school very we'll.
l have one little sister. Her name
is Mildred. She is seven months old.
Your friend,
Edith Eshelman, age 10.
r. f. D. No 8.
Batavia. Iowa.
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COTTON.

BY far the most important crop OF
the southern section of the United
States rs cotton. II produces three
fourths as much as the rest of the
world which is sent to all parts OF the
earth.
Long hot summers and short tenn
perate winters characterize this sec
ton.
Over nearly the whole surface rain
fall is abundant. The soil toward the
coast IS very fertile.
The stalks are. from four to FIVE
feet hig and the cotton is contained
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

As il is soon Easter ] thought |
would write about It. ! have great fun
on Faster Sunday. 0ae Easter we
won't up to Stevens ard We went and
nicled flowers and had a good time.
T. was g beautifnl day. The sun was
shining brirht and the birds were
singing And some timas / 90 NJ and
h1rT With nv schooImate, Marie Gun
narron. where ] 20 ard visit cutie
often. We: have lots of fnn
Will close wishing al the Juniors
brig:.t and happy Faster
May Swanson
r. r. no. !. Eos So
DCdley. Iowa
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vlRaILs SCHOOL.

Dear Editor:
AS 1 have never written before !
will try and write now. I live with
my grandpa and he takes the Trk
Weekly Courier.
My school was out Friday. My
teachers name was Lena Wilkinson.
like her very much.
My playmates' names are joe
Creech and Joe Stark. We had a pro
gram the last day Of school. My
studies are reading, writing and arith-
metic, geography and physiology and
spelling. Well I must close,
Virgil Lyon, age 10
Floris Iowa.
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BIRDS AND EASTER.

Doar Editor-
The robin and the bluoiay ard the
wren orc the first birds to be seen.
Tho robin is a very pretty bird.
The spring flowers are Johnny
irmN-urs and h,1leneils and daisies tn
lirs ard Easter lilies arc early flowers
! will plant il my garden lettuce.
radishes, beans, onions and peas. At
first the ground is spaded up deep
and then made into nice beds. The
ground is raked and smoothed off. The
beds are made into shallow rows. The
seed is soWn and ral.ed in.
Easter Sunday is the resurrection
Of our Savior. The churches give mon
ey to send away from here to tell
about Jesus.
Forest Cary, age 8.
OttumWa iowa
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SOUVENIR POSTALS.

We will send out postals to all the
Juniors the week following the day
on which their letters, stories Or re-
ceipts appear. We do not want the
Juniors to acknowledge them by sim
ply thanking us or writing a receipt,
but we do want them to write nice
little letter telling us Of their pets.
their home or else write on one of the
following subjects:
JEALOUSY.
AN EASTER PICNIC.
A DAY IN THE WOODS.
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vERA's FIRST Letter.

Dear Editor
am little girl ten years old. Y
have never written to the Junior be-
fore I like to read the letters. My
papa takes the Daily Courier.
I live twelve miles north of the
CITY,
For pets l have two dogs and three
kittens The dogs names are Sport
and Buster.
l have three sisters. Their names
are Gladys, Velma and Edna. I go to
Sunday school every Sunday. My papa
is Superintendent of the M. E. church
at Russell chapel.
Our school begins the 18th of this
month with Miss Sidney .Malin as
teacher. like to 60 to school, Well.
will close hoping to see my letter in
print.
Vera Beck, age 10.
r. R. No. 8.
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EREssIE OUT OF SCHOOL.

Dear Editor:
My school was out last Friday. The
name of our school is Sandridge No.
2. My teacher give me nice book
the last day. The name Of 1t Is a
"a Handful of Violets." ! like to go
to school. My studies are arithmetic,
reading. spelling, geography and lang
uage. l have mamma and papa and
twenty aunts and nineteen uncles and
one grandmother and two grandfath-
ers, but have no brothers nor sisters.
l hope to receive nice post card.
Eressie Mitts, age II
Given Iowa
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Dear Editor and Juniors:
AS I hove never written to the Coz
rier Junior before I thought would
write.
] am = little girl 8 years old. l 60
to school and am in the second read
or. NJ teachers name Is Miss Van,
derveer and l like her very much.
Nv schoolmates are Eva Waugh. Maud
Weisel ard Harriet Myers.
I have three sisters. Their names
are Faith, Gail and Pauline
AS my letter Is getting long I will
close. Your Junior friend,
Mabel Keller. age s.
109 South Mclean ST., Ottumwa.
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MY GARDEN.

This coming week am goins to by
my seeds. | have spot down under
the cherry trees and l can plant any
thing l want to in it.
am going to have radishes and let
tuce for one thing. l am going to
have sweet peas. The name OF the
peas is the everlasting sweet peas and
some other kind Of a flower. Mamma
always has flowers, roses and seed
flowers of all sorts. But am going
to have this. | will write and tell you
when | get my flowers and when | get
the first meal off my radish and let
tuce beds.
Laura Names, age TO-
1928 n. Wapello ST., Ottumwa, Ia.
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On comes spring, bringing beauty
and scattering it everywhere. Dame
Spring is very kind. She has brought
a green carpet and spread it over the
earth. Soon she will awaken the fow-
ers and let them look up at the sun
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
CONTEST CLOSES APRIL 10.

We will reprint the subject for the
contest announced last week, "The
Most Interesting Thing Junior
Knows or Has Ever Seen" This sub
ject will allow all Of the Juniors 10
use all the individuality they possess.
This contest will close Tuesday,
April IL.
The prize will be roller skates, u
little rain coat with a hood. OR book.
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aGain. She will soon look at the trees
with a smile that means put out your
blossoms and fill the air with fra
GRANGE" Children love Dame Spring
because she is Sc kind to them. She
also Brings the sunbeams with ner.
THO sun soon tells the spring birds.
Tie birds sing songs of gladness to
the children.
Leila saGm, age II,
tot01-nSkirrc. Iawn
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Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
This is m. first letter. an liz
tic no" ten years cd. | 20 to scho II
every faw. haze orl-- missed five
dos hi" term. NV teacher's name is
Chico Crawiev like nv teacher.
We so tn the bridgeport school. We
have 2 h27S . mile 10 60 10 school.
have 6 little brother and We have
for nets a lamb doc aud cat As
nv letter IS getting long I will close
for this time
Your little friend.
GTrnI M9i0y
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WILLIAM WRITES ABOUT MAR.
ELEG.

Dear Junior:
This is the first time l ever wrote to
the Juniors | am going to tell you
about playing marbles, and what fun
have with my hoop.
l was going down to the store. My
hoop went SO fast I couldn't keep up
with it. The car came along and my
hoop ran into one side and 1t bounced
back.
Fred Hirst's hoop was rolling along
and piece dropped out.
We like to play marbles too. When
my cousin was here she gave me a
Easter goose. She gave my sister a
Easter rabbit, and my baby brother a
basket with two Eastsr rabbits on it.
A new Junior
William Names, age Z,
1923 N. Wapello ST., Ottumwa, la.
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Jesus was alive again. The women
were glad and went and told the apos-
ties.
We use eggs on Easter because
they are something that can be
brought to life. A new Junior,
Ruth Maring, age IL.
R. F. D. No. 4.
Mexico, Mo.
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know they would like 1t out here
Your Junior friend,
Leila Saum, age II.
r. R. No. 1.
Blakesb burg, Iowa.
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MABEL is NEW JUNIOR.

Eddyyille, Ia, r. R. No. !.
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EASTER SUNDAY.

Douds-L eando. iowa.
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oRRAL's FIRST LETTER.

r. z. No. s. RoX
Ottunwa, Iowa.
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r. r. no. !. Eos 50.
Dudley, iowa.
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OttunlWa, Iowa.
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LOST AND FOUND BY THE BROOK.

Given, Iowa.
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DAME SPRING.

ouds-I.eando, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
A London Problem.

They are dealing with a psychologi.
cal problem in London that is not on
the cards. The problem" is nothing
less than little baby boy in the
Wickham workhouse, scrap of a
child only two years and four months
old, who no sooner has to make
any serious remark than he rolls forth
such string of unmitigated billings
gate that he petrifies all who hear
him. He is described as a beautiful
child with dark, soulful eyes, soft fair
hair, chubby limbs and the face of an
angel. At ordinary times his is the
best of boys, but does anything upset
his equanimity he brings into play
such volume of foul language that
he quite communicates the infant ward
Where the baby learned to curse and
swear is the question. 1t has been go
far mystery, as his antecedents are
unknown, and his age so tender his
comprehension Of the forms of Ian.
guage might well be of the slightest
but such does not appear to be the
case. This little workhouse baby evil
IDENTIFY knows what he is talking about
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
THE BIRTHDAY
OF THEOROPIST
Mrs. Bcsant is Celebrating Today at
Boston, Surrounded by Host of
Fellow Theosophists.

Mrs. Annie Besant, of Indiana, head
of the International Theosopist Socie-
ty, is today celebrating her sixty.
eighth birthday in Boston, Mass, sur
rounded by host of fellow Theoso-
phists and friends. Mrs. Besant is
making tour of the United States
Iecturing on Theosophy and attempt
ing to win converts. Without doubt
she is one of the most unique figures
in public life today. Since her TWEEN
ties she has been fighting first to get
a separation from her husband. Rev.
Frank Besant, brother of Walter Be-
SAINT, the author; then for atheism by
the side of Charles Bardlaugh: in con-
nection with the PRONUNCIATION OF a
pamphlet advocating the deliberate
imitation of poor families, then to
hold her daughter. sought by her hus-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
Words to Freeze the Soul.

your son has Consumption. His
case is hopeless" These appalling
words were spoken to Geo. E. Blevens,
a leading merchant of Springfield, N.
C. by two expert doctors-one lung
specialist. Then was shown the Won
derful power of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. After three weeks use"
writes Mr.. Blevens, che was as well as
ever. would not take all the money
in the world for what it did for my boy"
Infallible for Coughs and Colds, its
the safest, surest cure of desperate
Lung diseases on earth. SOC and s1.OO.
Wilkinson & Co., and j. F. kiedaisch
& Co. Guarantee satisfaction Trial
bottle free.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01

It is in time of sudden mishap or
accident that Chamberlain's Eminent
can be relied upon to take the place of
the family doctor, who cannot always
be found at the moment. Then it is
that Chamberlain Liniment is never
found wanting. In cases of sprains,
cuts, wounds and bruises Chamber
lain's Liniment takes out the soreness
and drives away the pain Sold by
Wilkinson & Co., and J. F. Kiedaisch
& Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

This evening Henrietta Crosman
will appear at the Grand in her new
play OF New York society life, SHAM
The engagements Of Miss Crosman
in this city have always been source
of pure delight. and in her new play
her success Is doubly assured.
Sham though the work of two COM
paratively unknown playWrights,
proved to be one of the real comedy
hits of recent years. Miss Crosman
presented it at Wallack's theatre for
four months last season, and New
York was unanimous in itsoapproval
of the star, the play and the company.
Sham" is neat bit of fiction ex-
tracted from real life. 1t shows Miss
Crosman in the role of katherine
Van Ripper, clever society girl, be-
longing to an old Knickerbocker fam
lily, who finds herself reduced to pow
erty after a youth spent in extrava-
CANT luxury Unwilling to sacrifice
her social position she proceeds, by
deceit and subterfuge, to lead the life
of rich woman on almost nothing a
year, while her two aristocratic aunts
hope to arrange rich marriage in
order to retrieve her fortune. They
have succeeded in ensnaring an I'M
couth young western millionaire who
| is considered a good catch, but the
girl rebels. She has fallen in love
with another man, one with little
money but an abundance of vim and
| independence, and with an outspoken
contempt for social shams and i'm
| posters. Katherine refuses to accept
his offer of marriage before she has
paid her many debts, and to this END
she tries to sell her only possession
] a pearl necklace given to her great
grandmother by General Lafayette
But the pearls are found to be only
paste, her father having sold the rea
gems in an hour of financial urgency
But Katherine finds way out of hel
/ difficulties, and the play ends happily
Sham gives Miss Crosman the
greatest opportunity for the exercise
of her wonderful art, and enables he
to prove in a thousand ways that sh'
is the foremost coincidence on thu
American stage. The play is cleverl,
4 brilliant and contains a number o
splendid parts which will be portrayed
by the original New York company.