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Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-17
Picking a Victim

Excuse me-" said Smith. buttonholing
a man in the crowd. but do you know
anything about literatureT'
No replied the man.
"Art?''
mot a bit"
Music"
Not a note"
Tell me-" asked Smith. breathlessly,
do you know anything about--pOlities??''
Never heard Of 'em in my, life" an
swered the other What are they? DO
you eat emf
Good man. exclaimed Smith. rubbing
his hands. Come across TO my rooms.
bring your pipe and lets have a chat
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

At the NJ. f. Church, Tuesday even
ing. January 10, pixies Peak or
Bust" Readings from Shakespeare,
Tuesday afternoon. Admission TO
school children, 10 cents. Get your
tickets early.
The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian
church will be entertained at the
home Of Mrs. Ed Williams Thursday,
January y. Mesdames Omodt, Fox
Glidden will assist. The annual re
port will be given.
f. b. Newton and wife arrived
from Cushing, Ia, Saturday with d
carload of household goods and farm
machinery and are living on the James
Hughson place south Of town, which
Mr.. Newton purchased last fall.
Monday was observed as a holiday
in the city, all OF the stores and Of
fees being closed during the day. 1t
was just as well, as business would
have been suspended anyway on ac-
count Of the storm that ragged all day.
A party of Northwestern officials
were in the city Saturday on an in
spection tour. They looked over the
local depot and yards carefully, but
found that, as usual, Agent Leighty
had everything running in fine shape.
The Western Christian Advocate
saws of Sylvester Long. who will lee
ture here Saturday night as an addl-
tional number of the lecture course:
He touched the hearts of the multi
tude. who listened intently to the
words of this brilliant, gifted and mag
netic speaker.
A letter from II. J.. McComb tells
us that he is now at Santa Ana, Cal,
and of course he wants the Register
to follow him. Nearly a dozen Regis
ters go weekly to Santa Ana and 1t
must seem a good deal like home
for a Brookings citizen to step into
that town and look around.
The board of county commissioners
which began its session at the court
house Tuesday, will probably have
enough to do to keep it busy until
the middle of next week. Yesterday
morning Commissioner Davis of Elk
ton, was quite sick, but recovered suf-
ticlently to attend the afternoon SEES
sion.
VIM. Cutler, who with Mrs. Cutler,
is spending the winter at Long Beach,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

Cal. writes that he witnessed the
aviation meet at that city on Zones
day of last week and saw Aviator
Hoxsey make a worlds record for al
titude. On Saturday Hoxsey fell from
his machine at Long Beach and was
killed.
The following marriage permits
have been issued by Clerk of Courts
Hanson the past week: David d..
Bairey and Blanche V. Mcdonald,
Eikton; Phillip S. Tronsrue of Inwood,
Ia. and Edna H. Smith of White;
Ben Hobson and Ruby E. Ellis OF
Sinai: w. K. Richards of Estelline,
and Mabel Kibbe Of Bruce.
Harold L. Davis and Miss Lillian
Austin were married at the home or
the brides parents at Clark last Thurs
day. They arrived here Monday and
are getting settled in their home IN
east Brookings. The many trends
including the Register, will join in eX-
tending to this popular young couple
best wishes for all the JOY and hap
piness that can possibly come to
them.
Mrs. Boyd and daughter. Mary, OF
Brookings, were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dempster over
Christmas, returning to their home
Tuesday evening. y = * Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. L. Blote and the children were
at Brookings over Christmas, guests
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Palmer. They returned
home Monday morning. y * y Misses
Shirley and Grace Arthur came up
from Brookings last Saturday morn
ing for a visit at the home of Grand
pa and Grandma Arthur and other
relatives during the holiday week.
Estelline Tribune.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05
Local and Personal

Rev. ]. G. Dick, formerly pastor of
the United Presbyterian church, is
now at Oakland, Cal, where he has a
charge.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. w. Granger write
that they are pleasantly located at Ma
tional City, Cal, and are enjoying the
fine climate.
J.. G. Miles, who turned over the
sheriff's office 10 II. X. Halvorson Tues
day, tells US that he will continue to
make his home in this city.
Miss Edna Evans departed Monday
for Madison, Wis, where she is at
tending the state university, after
spending the holidays at home.
Miss Grace Frost returned Satur-
day morning to Boone, Ia, where she
is teaching, after a visit at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. w. II. Beals.
Miss Allie Mathews returned home
Saturday from Las Vegas, Nevada,
where she has been for several months
visiting with her brother and sister.
The young people OF the United
Presbyterian church surprised Rev.
and Mrs. C. F.. Hoffman on Friday
evening and a most enjoyable time
was had.
The Register received New Years
greetings from Mrs. Mary Mckee, who
is still at Watertown, y. Y. She is we'll
remembered by the older residents of
the county.
Mrs. Robert Carlisle of Lake Ben
ton, visited the Carlisle families here
the last Of the week on her way
home from a visit with a brother at
WATERFOWL.
A. J. Katz of the Columbia Clothing
company. was here from st. Paul
Tuesday looking after affairs at the
local store. He left yesterday morn
ing for Howard.
Miss Edna Jerde returned TO her
SOiiOOi uuiito AZ "hll Iud9
morning after spending the vacation
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Jerde.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society will
meet in the church Thursday, Janu-
cry -. Mrs. Carlisle ard Mrs. Tinker
entertaining. There will also be cleo
ton of officers and a good attendance
Is desired.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

The city OF Pierre has a municipal
skating pond. through the kindness of
the Northwestern road. which donated
the use Of a piece of land on the
r~ight-of-way. The pond is in charge
Of the city and is free to everyone.
Brookings city might follow this excel,
lent example, although We would have
TO charge an admission fee, as the pond
would have 10 keep abreast OF our
other municipal enterprises and show
q profit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

, The annual meeting of the stock
be held at the office of said bank on
Tuesday, January 10, 1911, for the pur-
pose of electing directors for the en-
suing year, adopting a new set Of by
laws and transacting such other bust
ness as may properly come before said
meeting. G.. F. Knappen,
Cashier and Secretary.
Dated Bookings, S. d., Dec. %, 1910.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Fraternity company will be
held in Fraternity hall Saturday even
ing, January "A, 1911, at 1880 o'clock.
The meeting is for the purpose OF Sc.
lecting a board of directors and trans
acting any business that may come be-
fore them.
1t is DESTROYS that all should be pres
ent. M. G. Carlisle,
S. H. G~oodfellow, President.
Secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

According 20 Col. S. n. Gray Of
Gary, who maintains that he knows
what he is talking about, the Mil
waukee road will construct a line the
coming summer from Flandreau TO
Ortonville, running straight north and
about ten miles from the Minnesota
boundary. Maybe the colonel is right,
and We hope he is, but the line will
be about twenty miles from Minnesota
when il passes through this section.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

The annual report Of the state in
surance department shows that the
people OF the state paid out nearly four
million dollars in insurance premiums
during 1909. This is exclusive of the
premiums paid fraternal and assess
large total. The report also shows
that the South Dakota companies are
beginning to make more of a showing
and will likely soon take much OF the
business that has heretofore gone out
OF the state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

Geo. W. Egan has been readmitted
10 the practice of law in this state by
the supreme court. This act depriyes
GesY. w. Of his one great political
weapon. the plea for sympathy on the
charge that his disbarment was
wrongfully brought about by political
and personal enemies. This same
weapon very nearly landed him in the
governors chair.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

The spectacle of a thousand men in
Ohio being indicted for selling their
vote Is enough to make one wonder
whether they need the refining in
luence OF woman's suffrage or a good
stiff term in the ~penitentiary. Per
sonally, We would be in favor of try
ing the latter method first.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

The greatest strike In the history OF
~railroading has been averted by the
compromise between the engineers
and the roads. Under the terms of
the agreement the men receive an ad-
vance OF ten and a half per cent in
wages
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

What's the use of paying salaries TO
legislators, inquiries the Watertown
Public Opinion, when there are so
many newspapers that know just what
ought to be done in the matter of
fixing laws? The papers are all on the
job and without price.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

The legislature will be in session
sixty days and while II will seem TO
be dreadfully busy the chances are
that more will be accomplished In the
last ten days than in the first fifty.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

r. o. Richards. according to a
Huron dispatch. has launched a whal-
ing company in which he is interested
with some OF his relatives. II would
seem as though the whaling his neigh
bors gave him last June would satisfy
Dick for sine time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05

Sectional Maps BrookIngs county,
7xSh, at the Register Office.
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t. Our Government has forgotten US
I. in il, efforts 10 study ::
TIE COD, THE COW AND THE CABBAGE. 4:

49, This means that while there are Government bureaus running
full blast for the benefit Of farmers and fishermen, the longdesircd
Federal Chndren's Bureau to make similar Investigations and reports
On questions pertaining to child life is not yet an accomplished
fset. A bill authorizing it has passed the Senate, but hangs fire in
the House.
Various State laws for the protection Of children have been
enacted recently in New York and elsewhere. Nevertheless, without
looking far away from home, there are hundreds of girls working
eighty or ninety hours a week in upstate canncrica, thousands Of
Juvenile ho%mcworkcrs in the clothing and artificial flower trades
tohing in city tenements for sconty earnings of SO to So a week,
and n dscouragingly large number of children working, in Obvious
"iolaiion of existing laws, at the more or lcas unrcgulated "street
trades OF bootblacking, pedding and newspaper selling. 1t is
scarcely a year since the fragrant evil of night mcsscnger-boy
service was abolished in New York and other cities bv the new
law prompted by the Investigations Of the National Child Labor
Committee.
Here is a free "moving-picturc show" that is worth scoinr. and
not to be easily forgotten.
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So that he who stalks forth as Tho
paragon OF propriety Is often the driver
OF the domestic reins. which no pulls
with any but angelic tendency
II Is small wonder she is not alwayS
rejecting that Old song. Though nv
heart break tomorrow. I'll be all smiles
tonight. my love-
For, letting an occasional unguarded'
moment creep in, she Is the target for
the "I-can't-see-why-he-e V q r-married'
her" which you and : hear every
day. Bat with reason times without
number 1t might be reversed to disclose
real conditions and tho question. why
did SHE?"
But SSH! We are awakening. No
longer does she need to hide HER ligVt
under a bushel and to shine only In tho
reflected rays of her better three-quar-
ters, as the aforesaid case may be.
This IL an age + individuality. Even
wives may speak out In meetln'. 1t Is
only the nagging woman that has held
the centre OF the stage and has BEEN
made tho EXCUSE OF n mans short"
comings.
Bu; to-day there is the square deal
system In the land, and there are u foT
women who DO NOT NAG and are
NOT responsible for too much In
the masculine gender-who have been
long suffering but need be no longer.
II SHE but cultivate a bit of the ego
herself and give forth a ray or two OF
her own accord-ah! then he OF the
second part might awaken 10 the truth
Of John In what Every Woman
Knows''-that his wife "Maggy" was In
reality the POWER BEHIND THE
THRONE on which HE wore tho
crown. And but for her It might nor
have been possible. But It takes some,
Of our lords OF creation q long time to-
zee II.
Man. get n telescope and see that:
MANY A WEE WOMAN WIFE HAS
BEEN THE REAL STAR IN THE
PERMANENT OF MEMS SUCCESS.
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Thanks for tho Bishop.

TIRE Archbishop Of Canterbury IL known
among his friends AZ especially partial 10
two things-children and Jokes and Is
rather fond Of telling the following story AGAINST
himself;
As Bishop ~ London he vns one day walking
In the suburb. Of tho B'itish capital, when he
CHANGED upon a little girl who was standing look.
ms mp somewhat v~isifully at a four no rcd gate.
"oh, please, sir" she asked. will you ofrn
this gate for met
Smiling upnn the demure maiden. the Bishop
lifted tho latch and pushed back IN. gate, but.
In spite OF Its sire, II swung 81 easily that he
said
You're such . big little GIRL that I should
think YOU could yourself have opened 80 nice a
cate a. thA."
oh, I could, dr." she replied. but then I
should have cot my hands all over fresh paint"
And then the Bbhor saw thst was Just what
hAa AAppsnsd y Mm --Ce.repoAaAA
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nave INcd with tnctn.
Reading between the lines. he fol-
lowing might be deduced as significant
concerning SOME popular men:
The man who came to call with MS
Company manner once or twice a
week during the counting stage Is NOE
the man that continues to call ENERf
day for 3o days In the year and pro-
ceeds 10 relegate those company man
ners to the rear, bringing them fortl
when real company comes.
You heal the woman of last n'Shts
party say:
Mr.. Jones IL such .. CHARMING
man. He has such polished manners,
and Is SO CONSIDERABLE. How
HAPPY his wife must be-"
In his community. as a general th'ng'
no IS certainly a shining light, and
usually this man sees himself as others
SEQ him.
But the ONE woman in the case-she
II is who must REALIZE. SHE sees
him, too, as others see him. But ye'
she recognizes the tarnlshed thse
when the others have departed ah0
she must needs listen to his tIred '''''
fancies and foiblos and aches AM
pains. :,
And this man. you and I know Il
no UNCOMMON figure, lie IL IN on'
midst continuously. In his once nc =
lust the incest man imaginable
Everybody agrees that his wife Is
fortunate woman indeed. lie seems to
r,diate GOOD CHEER and GENTLE
manners and all that goes with the"'
But that woman called WHO kno"'
-S!IE KNOWS.
Tbcro arc occasions when she IL no
forced TO feel that he Of the hrst par''
has conferred n FAVOR on her by CIV
,rr her hts namo and letting her ne on
of the primo figures In the bearing %
h,s bnrdens-but not VERY MANY DC
casions. 49,.
For he is OF the callhrc who brings hi
pIISINESs cares from downtown TO tn
dinner table: there to be n~ctcherize'
ard dlgested by her
If It were but known, she IT, time
without number, the SILENT partner !
the bread-wlnning business. Yet, sho
often the recipient OF the crumbs o
crust Of things rather than tho slice tina
shc Graves and needs, For no greate
t-utn than that LOVE Is THE loAl
OF LIFE AND EACH OF Us NEED
A SLICE,
Many mon-perhars unlntentlona'N
peraaps OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the slice I
the outside world, Thus ho IL IN
angel outside his own door, And In
recording angel of the hearth coul
c~hron!c!e Z different story II she would
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Letters From the People

get behind the squirrel. and 4, s,ar,s
10 reason that he would have TO get
oehind aim IN order to walk around
MIN, new. We are not going TO talk
10 H. H. o a circle inscribinr ,,s
own centre n all smaller circles hav-
ing 'he same centre. For that does not
seem 10 fulhli the requirements of his
dehnltion for passing around" Rut
we WISH to call his attention TO the
tnct that the man might stil cas,,y
accomplish his object by standing nor.
tecuy still and letting the SQUIRE,
dance his Sig on top OF tho pole until
ne had turned entirely about. when =,
would become a fact that the man had
been before. behind and on all side, of
him. and so unquesHonsbly had walked
around the squirrel. c. H. n
u Latter IL Correct.
To the Editor OF The Evening World,
Which Is correr: Who Is doinr ,h,.
YOU or meF' or Who Is dong this, YOU
or ~"
4 weight Problem.
To the Editor OF The Evening World,
Can readers solve this problem,
Tea is worth 40. 40. so and rs cents a
pound. The grades are combined In q
mixture worth 50 cents a pound. VIVA
are the proportional weights Of IN,
different kinds?
- sANyEL GoLpsTEIN,
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Jarr Family
5 O O 81: Jar Learns of kof 4, Whfe6
: o O His Osn Wtfe Is Chief Consphafoc.


Mrs. Jarr. NO, we weren't. ] wene
over with Clara to Jack Silvers apart.
ments to see IL she'd like them wen
! enough to live In them after they
| were married"
why, good g%raciousr' He only prA.
posed to her last night" cried Mr.. Jarrs
We'll, the thing mustn't slacken down.
rye advised Clara about that-not thai
she needs any advising. She's q vsT9
/ smart GIRL" said Mrs. Jarr.
But isn't 1t rather hasty. DESCENDING
on a mans place that way7" asked Mr.
Jarr.
You've GOT to be hasty," was tho
reply. "a man who's been a bachelor
as long as Jack silver gets in the haoVs
! of p~rocrastinating. First thing you
| know there would be a Ions drawn ous
e~ngagement. IND next thing you know
he'd get plumb out OF It. You cant
trust EN-: you can't allow them any
| DELAY. Fortunately Clara can hu(ry
matters on the plea mat she has 70
save him"
save him. echoed Mr.. Jarr.
yves. he confessed to her he was
addicted TO strong drink. but I don't
believe IL. It's only after they are
married that men seem to want 10
take TO drink"
Mr.. Jarr was about to say they
OFTEN hao gOoo SaiSe' '"
afraid to.
"s,lii. I think It was rushing things
% 90 over 70 siloer's apartments"
, fal'ercd Mr.. Jarr
Nonsense, Wasn't ] along as q
chapcron. although an ENGAGED CIR.
doesn't really need one. But, on 1
tell YOU. that Jack Silver Is q euh-
ning fellow"
what makes you think SOP" asked
Mr.. Jarr. $3.50.
"yIe covers his tracks so Well" re-
n,,ai Mrs. Jarr. 1--WE couldn't ind n
hing on him. Nc letters. no photo
rrarhs OF any other girl. except some
family pictures. Clara won't have !
thing TO hold against him. I'm AFRAID
cxccp,, o, course. that she only mar.
rled him 10 reform him"
put, YOU didn't 60 through his
,ntnrsP'' asked the surprised Mr.. Jar.
won't they he HER thin@s'' re-
rlied Airs. Jarr. "Shc's going all through
them in n couple Of weeks. when sho
marr!es him, nyhow What's the dii-
ference" -,
pom, seem rifht. His valet WIN
tell"
we sen, him out for headache pow
ders." said Mrs. rarr. and when he
came back We said they weren't the
right kind and sent him again. You
should have seen his black looks' NeiI.
his days are numbered
so arc poor Jack's' MT.
Jarr.
Jarr.
Hu. Mr.. Jarr said he was only cleAr-
ing his throat.
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'uiufNt IliH' AGAIN.
To the Editor Of The Evening WorIa.
As far as the Oldest national nag in
the world 10 concerned. there is none
which In aSe comes near tho old Dane
brog OF Denmark. II Is red, divided by
a white cross. or tina flag, the sara
says that IT was sent from heaven dur
ing a battle where the Danes were
under great stress. Next in age is. I
believe. the dragon nag Of China. An
honor to Old Glory! Long may It wavel
But as 10 It's age. Il cannot be- any
older ihan the nation. and that Is, as
we all know. one OF the youngest.
WILLIAM T. SCHORS.
Blue for foY, PHnIs for Girl.
To the Editor OF Tho Evening World:
Whici color Is for q baby. boy or
Eirs blue or PINK; X. 4. c.
The squirrel Problem.
To tie Editor OF The Evening World,
1t seems hat the great thinkers are
not all dead. m that the squirrel and
tree problem stlll troubles the minds
OF men. as NJ. @. recently brought II
forward and r. Il, OF Mount Vernon
replied to II. NJ. c.. instead OF using
the tree. however, placed his SQUIRE
on the end OF a pole and had his man
walk around the pole. the squirrel al.
ways turning so as TO face the man,
j. D. Ter.ies; Not once does the man
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a fight II he wanted Il. lie didn't var
II. Mrs. Jars Eyes were agleam with
militant interest.
There was something in hand with her
that so pleasingly obsessed her that
Mr.. Jarr saw h could run a couple or
fights on the side and not be at all wor-
ried-in fact. they might only add zest
to life for her.
ITS too hot 10 be downtown shopping.
d~earie." said Mr.. Jarr weakly. and es-
pecially when you haven't had anything
TO eat since this morning. I'll have
Gertrude get you a cup OF tea"
I'm In no hurry: I had luncheon with
Clara Mudrldge. II was a good one. too.
But why shouldn't. I. hc?" said Mrs.
Jarr, as though to herself. I'm sure
that girl Ia beholden to mo all her days.
She'd have never gotten { . Jack Silver
bu, for met Ard did you notice how
Mrs. Hangle tried to spoil every
thing for Clara? She wanted to stick
around, when anybody with half an eve
could see that now was the time for
Clara Mudridge to &c, Jack Silver TO
say the word I could tell It BY his eye.
an! 50 could Cara"
And so could Mrs. Rangle. according
TO what you say veatured Mr.. Jarr.
YES. what made her so mad" replied
Mrs. Jarr. was that she has an ol
maid half-sister In Willimantic, Conn
she was going to send for-only she
didn't think OF II In time"
what good would that have done "
Silver was in love with Miss Mud
RIDGE" asked Mr.. JarT.
NONSENSE" snapped Mrs. Jarr. ~
man doesn't GROW his own mind hall
the time. When a mans ready 10 marry,
any smart sirl that's around can get
him"
Mr.. Jarr whistled Mt this. II was al
beyond him. the way of a maid with 4
man.
Shopping" he asked to change the
subject.
Shopping this hot weather." replied
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ONE DAYS MUSIC IN THE PARKS.

DAYS MUSIC in the parks of
Greater New York covers a wide
rnngc-all the way from Liszt.
Berlioa, and Wagner's "Rhein-
gold and "Walkucrc," discourscd
by the Knltcnborn Orchestra at
Central Park, to the italian rag
time and "Iet Me BE Your
Mamma' twostep torn of by
Bardmastcr Rosati in the Piazza
Mulbcrria, otherwise known as
Mulberry Bend. Up at Bryant
Park, Prof. Fanciulli's new "Suf-
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frascttes ia'rof' is tried out. Legendary Abingdon Square, nesting
in The heart of old Greenwich Village, is characteristcany faithful
10 such antiques as "Poct and Peasant" III Trovatore" and the
sfXi't from Lucia di Inmmcrmoor" Finally, when we got away
down to the ~lumping-oh place, TottenviNc-the hourishing Staten
Island b~rg which they once dreamed of calling Bentley Manor
liad%ins's bass band plays dreams, Just Dreams" as the star mum.
her on the programme.
AIS well that ends well, and there is patriotic HARMONY in tbo
TACT 'ot caeh ana every one of these park concerts winds up with
either America or "Star-Spanglcd Banner"