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The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-04

LEXINGTON. Ev.. April i-Repcrts
 a ....uiu various portions of the state indicate that all of the large rivers I1 this section 0rc bc.w. Co"d- nd hy tho incez@aut rains which horc poured down fer t'e pat week. Tho Rod, CumherIa'd. N"nt""ky o0t tho Sandy rivers a", al n a .l1'fnj condition.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-04
OEMoCR ATS ELECT
 ALDERMEN IN CHICAGO.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)

CHICAGO, H., April 4-Twenty five democrats aud eleven republicans were elected to the Assembly here, in the municipal election held Tues day.
 Reports from various parts of the state indicate that the "wets" lead in almost every instance where local option has been before the electors for consideration.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-04
CHAIRMAN BARNS IS REELECTED
(By Alaska News Bureau.) )

NEW YORK, April 4-Wm. Barn9, Jr, was reelected chairman of the newly elected republican state con- mittee. Barns was Very highly con- plimented lately by President Taft for the great victory which he won in the Presidential primary.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-04

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 1.-The wa tc.,s of the Mississippi continue to r,se with d more memactng aspect every hour. The water has passed the thirty foot mark which is the highest which t has been tn many years.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-04
VETS CARRY ELECTION
 IN STATE OF NEBRASKA.
GY Alaska News Bureau.D

LINCOLN. Neb.. April f--Returns from throughout the state Indicate that the Ncal option issue was turn oi down in all sections.
 Nebraska while not entirely pro hibition state contains tweDty-s'x counties where the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors is prohibited.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-04

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

-, canoe, yet the canoe
hnoV2s s,t three black chairs
Gle embroidery thrown over
~ rsam " js suggested by the
9. ~ " ndpaper rubbed together
,on U Is only spoken OF Natu-
delicate and ueeestiNe
rc" that supplied bJ George
o. Miss Antoinette Walker
~, ~, IN such an effect.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

his presence, is never drawn from his
library or his club by the average
American madc play. Again one won
ders if it is not because of the over
fondpess Of so many Of the playwrights
for the dialect Of the barroom instead
Of tho dialogue of real people. At any
rate. any living American playwright,
young or DID, tried or uutried, who will
bring Charles Frohman a manuscript
minus curses, Will be greeted NJ a prodi.
gal son,
David Belasco may always he de
pended upon TO spring surprise and
not the least pleasure in watching one
of his productions is the observance Of
the artistic subtlety by which he does
it. OF this 'The Case of Becky in
which he IS presenting Miss Frances
Starr, offers brilliant example.
"The Case of Becky is the story or
young girl possessed with dual per
sonality, and the entire action Of the
play takes place in sanitarium for the
treatment of nervous diseases. The
first and second acts are laid in DIR. En-
erson S study. and the third in the lab
oratory at the top of the house, 1t is
in the latter that Mr.. Belasco shows his
genius for devisiug the startling and un
usual, and surely nothing quite so novel
or sensational has ever been offered to
theatergoers in this or any other coun-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
BEAUTIFUL HAIR WOMAlfS CHARM
NO NECESSITY FOR GRAY HAIR

You can bring back the natural color
Of your hair in few days and forever
rid yourself of any dandruff and loose
and beautiful by using Wyetb IS Sage
and Sulphur Hair Remedy. For gen.
eratiops common garden Sage mas been
used for restoring and preserving the
color of the hair and Sulphur is recog-
nized by Scalp Specialists as being ex
cellent for treatment of hair and scalp
troubles.
IF Won are troubled with dandru6 or
itching scalp, or if your hair is losing
its color or coming out, get ffty-cent
bottle of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
from your druggist, and notice the I'M
provement in the appearance of your
hair after few days treatment
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nn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

While a few months have elapsed
SINCE the terrible "TitsnicD disaster:
IN which many hundreds of human
souls were sent TO an untimelv death.
1t is still fresh in the minds of the peo-
pie. Mr.. Dorkine was passenger on
the Inflated liner and after the disast ter
was one of the leading witnesses before
the United States investigating com.
mittee, who had Mr.. Dorking brought
from London, England.
Mr.. Dorking is said 10 be one of
lhose men who are able to meet condi
tions as they are without culver. II
was tins which aided greatly in the
resculng Of women and children. in
winch he figured so prominently He
was the last TO leave the boat, and in
TACT he did not leave it until il was on
us downward course. After being
drawn down with the whirlpool caused
by the ships sinking, he came up and
swan around in the icy waters for
thlrty-hve minutes and was picked M
half unconscious aud more dead than
alive.
Mr.. Dorking has been secured to
make tour over the Sullivan & Con
Id1ne circuit and is billed TO appear at
the Empress. the Sullivan e. Considine
local theater, for one week beginning
Wednesday matinee, November 90. He
VIII give a graphic detail Of the terri
BILE anguish and heartbreaking scenes
which took place during The few last
moments. A great many Of tho facts
have never been given to the public, for
obvious reasons, says Mr.. DorlSing.
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DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT
Continued from Preceding Page.)

stages with such an abundance of il
cense that they cannot even be re-
printed, by way of illustration, in this
column. The fallacy behind this coarse
and constantly increasing use Of saloon
dialogue is as old as 1T is interesting
1t is the old fallacy of mistaking that
which is forcible for that which is
forceful. tt is the confusion Of ex-
ternals for Intervals; noise for strength,
vulgarity for virility; boorishness for
picturesqueness. One wonders if that
is not the chief stumbling block in the
progress of the American made play,
not only abroad, but in its own land.
For the shortest lived of native pro-
ducts is the new American drama.
Staying power, enduring value, en-
hancement Of internal worth by fire.
quent external exhibition is what the
average American play lacks; and
hence the breyity OF it's day. 1t is an
axiom among managers that the occa-
sional playgoer. that remote, perfectly
willing, but thoroughly discriminating
citizen who does the theater good by
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Dr. Emerson laboratory is indeed
| a chamber of mysteries, for it is here
that the great exponent Of hypnosis
exercises the evil spirits of those unfor
tunate people afflicted with dual per
sonalities. Here. spread before the eyes
Of the audience, iy every device and ap-
pliance in use by the world S most erni-
nent hypnotic practitioners, and tur'
thermore the audience is privileged TO
witness an exact replica of an hypnotic
treatment as il would be administered
by such a phyhician in real life.
OF all the curious paraphernaliH. per
haps the most interesting is the little
instrument called The somnulator, which
translated into PLAIN English, means the
device for artitcially inducing sleep.
This produces automatically series oi
sweet, soothing sounds, each rhythm
ending in n gentle "sss-s-s- h hi
lust Ike mother used 10 breathe when
she sang pcdtime lullables. To watch
the operation Of the sompulator on the
villain. Professor Bal2amo. and to see
and hear that sinister figure ntter II
had lulled him into unconsciousness, de
liver UP the secrets of his ugly past.
constitutes a thrilling finale to this ao-
sorbing drama.
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A Simple Remedy Beauties
and DarkenS the Hair.
Cures Dandruf.

What pity it is to see so many peo-
pie with thin, wispy hair, faded or
streaked with gray, and realize that
most of these people might have soft.
glossy, abundant hair of beautiful color
and Iustcr il they would but use the
proper treatment. There is no necessity
for gray hair under 65 years of age,
and there is no excuse for anyone,
Young or old, having thin, struggling
hair, either full of dnndruff or heavy
and rank smelling with excessive OIL
(tdve-tf
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

THE FUN Of Bachelors and Bene-
diets" consists principally OF a
froth Of colloquial wit and banter. A
half dozen woman hating bachelors
assemble for the farewell dinner OF
one of their number. Most OF The
first act is taken up with this party,
during witch the uncaught five
]ibes and swinging song. finally pre-
sentinG him with a stuffed baby. In
tho second act we see the same apart
ment Gan admirable. solid setting
as rearranged by the bride Of six
weeks. The bachelors have come TO
dinner. but the hostess is so frlgid
that they leave in something like
what the immortal bard called most
admirable disorder when Mr.. and
Mrs Macbeth'S dinner party broke up
so precIpitously, However. the char
actcrs of "Bachelo and Bcnedicts"
adhere TO a bewildering code of con-
duet Indeed, wc are not a all sur
priscd when a young widow and
girl drop In 10 call AT 10 p. m, wear
Ing hats and bearing muffs. and their
hostess orders tea.
However all this is The authors
uniuvcntiye way of enabling tho
young wife 10 steam open a letter To
her husband and discover his inter
est in an unknown girl OF course.
the relation is quite Innocent. but the
wife has too good n sense of climax
10 admit this until the last act Then.
having left her husband forever"
she roturns to him on Christmas
morning; two more OF the bachelors
simultaneously revealing themselves
as benedIcts. The authors. jackson
n. TIaag, a Pittsburg journalist. and
James Montgomery. whose Ready
Money ia one OF the big successes OF
the season. are greatly 10 be pitied
for the very bad cast While the
men. Of whom Ralph Herr ls the
star and Claude Gllllngwater the
best actor are not without good
points. the five women are 90 uucom-
Inonlv incompetent thar l cannot
bring myself 10 name them.
THE WANT AID CHANCES Aeg
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MEN who prefer hachclorhood
1'A seem 10 be causing the younger
dra ramatlsts considerable concern.
True. they have nothing newer 10 say
on the subject than was observed
some rlmc ago by Shakespeare; the
Introduction OF proGcsSed woman
hater in play leaves one in no sus
pense as to the marital Conclu
sion OF the whole AFFAIR. In "Our
Wives, which Introduces two new
authors in Helen Kraft and Frank
Mandcl. the point Is made that the IL
brcttist about whom the play re-
wolves, does not hate woman. but
merely disregards her. He has q
great deal 10 say about avoiding her
because she continually suggests sex
and takes an unfair advantage of
man through sex. lie surrounds him
self with bachelors. who Of course.
wives; and, oYerhearing an unknown
ncIghbor working out Just the sort
OF music he wants for his opera.
he arranges TO meet and cola borate
with the young composer. only TO dis
cover her woman, Those roles are
assigned to Henry kolkcr and Miss
Pamela Gaythornc, accomplished
comedians, both. The libretjlst and
composer agree 10 work together OH
scXlcss basis. but. OF course. in due
time love and confess their love.
that Intervene between their meeting
and this elimination when ! jour
ncyed TO Hartford last summer 20 see
the actual premiere or Our Wives,
| VIII not rehcarse them at this
crowded moment
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Nd finally midnight mstiuees.
knew II would come; felt IT
\ c.iiicsl bones. like rheuma-
II vas Inevitable IN this be-
Us and incessant flood OF
'fv. Finding six evenings
100 lew fog the on-comlng
Inc managers began inviting
ftpettions generate on Sun
Ftalhes. to seTi-polishcd dress
'nh, 10 first-nlght matinees;
remained for the Winter
Z % ask us to the first Amer
Mlormance OF 1.-THE First AZ
y thr novel hour Of ! a, m.
a me present generation OF
mrdly can hope to survive
g venerable and robust years
q rnonored predecessors as Will
hlnter and j. Rankin Towse.
sohsldering the frivolity. we
Pse our attention 10 the mosl
5s shakespearean revival
NUN the last two wears: 90
opere emanating from such
2snhed authors as Walter
~ and Wallace Irwin: aud TO
man seven new PLAYS. To
one OF them-"Thc Point OF
~ Jules Eckert Goodman
y acted about ten DAYS ago.
~ matinee; and as ] de-
y 10 you at some length
WI only mention the agree
=. loat II has been thought
toongh for the regular bin at
slh Miss Lucille Watson and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

1T WAS 10 be expected that the au-
thor OF The Travelling Sales
man. "rhe Chorus Lady" and "The
Commuters" would select another
typicaliy American character and
condition for his fourth play, This
time James Forbes has turned his
sprightly and clever observation on
the easy-going. eastern college son OF
"A wealthy. seif-made westerner The
situation In "A Rich Mans Son.
might be accepted as the experience
the Governors Lady" and her hus-
band would have suffered had the
baby they so longed for been born
and grown 10 manhood.
Mr.. torbcsS successful wcsterner
has become as ambitious as the Be
lasco- Bradley governor; the wife has
rcm9 lined rs homelr in her tastes. But
we meet this couple In a fashiona BILE
New York hotel the husband having
insisted on abandoning Omaha and
the wife having finally and reluctant
" given up her home there. Their
son returns from an adventurous trip
abroad, lie Is aS headstrong as his
father. though In a different way:
and his escapade and his refusal to
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
NOTHING could he timelier In
~ subject than THE Dove or

NJ oTHING could he timelier In
subject than THE Dove OF
Peace" which attempts TO satirize
universal peace or course, the first
question excited by Walter Dam
roschs debut in comic opera is.
Did he stoop down to frlvolity or
did he eudesvor 10 llft the poor,
harmless plaything TO the heights
OF Walhslla? Nor was our apprehen-
sion dispelled when. on entering
Lew Fields Broadway theater. We
observed an orchestra of grand opera
proportions Mr. Damrosch had said
OF comic opera music that II must
reflect the harmony OF words. lyrics
and situations. In fact. mirror and
intensity them through It's great
power TO excite the human emo
tons
In diyertine talents tried and found
valuable in other fields. Mr.. Dam
rosch and his librettist. the humor-
Gus poet. Wallace Irwin. had wisely
taken Sir Arthur Sullivan and Sir
". <. Gilbert as their models. Mr..
Irwin. whose work proved. as was 10
he expected more sprightiy and un-
usual in the words for singing than
In the spoken dialogue hit off quite
the Gilber,ian style; while Mr.. Dam
rosch applied his technical facility
10 the happy expression OF humor
through music.
For instance. the operetta begins
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

a fashionable summer hotel in New
hampshire. II is forenoon; and sew
eral old ladies arc rocking on the
verandah. and gossiping. Presently
The accompaniment becomes iden-
tical With the cackling and cha tier
ing OF lot of hens in the farm
yard.
Again, in the last scene of the
play, when the suffrasettes storm the
senate chamber at Washington. the
splendid swing of ''Thc March Of
the Militant SuffraSettes" does not
quite drown out the paintive and
suggestive note of a neglected baby
crying. In the meantime, however,
There has been bountlful supply OF
serious and romantic melody, charm
Ing opportunities arising In the
scenes on the Island OF Guam. which
includes the waterfront. a tropical
Jungle. the ramparts OF the fort
ress and the Palace OF Universal
Peace. at which Mr.. Irwin pokes
much genial satire gut tho "suf-
fraEetlea' como in for an equal
share the Irwin DamrosCh cXposI-
tion of the sign OF tho times recall
ing the Gilbert Sullivan shafts al
the aesthetic craze. in the far-off
eighties.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

THE WANT AID CHANCES ARE
Cheap, forcefnl reliable Thousand
read them every day.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

>sneoo moe, ,pairo
Err but three V,sck ci'al ltS
~, of embroidery thrown over
~ ,rsam " Is suggested by the
" 'a ndpaper rubbed together
" o. .. is only spoken Of. Natu-
delicate and suggestive
Ncn ,bst supplied bJ George
" Miss Antoinette Walker
sisI TO such an effect.
eyrrov the words, "Hsw-
of the L. s A." is both
.,s des-lightful" 1t is a
,,ojsl, Yankee gust o: breezy
~ being go. it is odd to note
,s made in England. James
y.ran. author of the dram ma
TBeila Donna" wrote 1t
rwsrs ago: 1t was then pro-
nnd0n. and II failed TO at
"A why should Its fate be
srsrsc mere? Two reasons.
n Cohan and Douglas Fair
F.san is In this country and
Ia unfair TO assume he has
hand in revising his play;
f,,shly~twisted slang is very
.ars and the slap dash and
NJ nerformance shows unmis-
stens ~ that live wire among
- And Mr.. Cohan could not
m on happier actor ior the
"a than Dug Fairbanks.
sljsss f. H. Sothern's art is
St Fairbanks own more
.rss, II is as impossible not
SsIIrhted with him as With a
rgppy: he Is past master OF
yT rather call II the "stunt'D
snin1linE irresponsible eayety
-,rJe sincerity: he throws one
,IaisIy into an agreeable glow
SIM and manliness and the
s;borne OF the l.. &. A." never
xhether IL is a romantic mslo-
! Al The rankest farce: SO IL de-
Itself most happily as 3. re
( iarr.' Hawthorne is an up
-erow New Yorker who turns
mythical Balkan kingdom
|tir spirits brimmlng over and
.'-istp equally bulging with gold
IN al Monte Carlo. OF course,
iaunful garden Of romance.
/ |hs wall OF which credihility and
a sense have been chucked as
lilly as such fosies should be,
ID the beautiful princess. And
! Barr McCutchcon could moi
rade her Iovelier than Miss
. .rsaSick does.
"a hardly say that she is he
Ia 10 the villainoUs ruler OF a
.Itfinr state. AND massIvely ter
u he is-Martin l.. AIsop, no
-s wiry Fla Wthorne downs him
/ |lrd TO- -hend tussel that brings
~ act TO a livelier climax than
+.iIr ever got from Coquelin and
H Irving, at the time o: their
:, though dissimilar, differ
n The wicked prince has be-
10 impatient to wait for the
\ 70 depcend TO him by MARTA
Etnce. so has come 10 claim II
" OF sword. But. inducing the
|ur 10 Gee, Hawthorne meets
rSoutionists, jollics them with
|ITsy banter, pays them with his
y Carlo winnings, and brings
'ih dove OF peace by oeTsuad-
Den how much less profitable
\ ihan easy wealth through rail-
iolbls. advertising and similar
su vehicles Of progress. The
|WsssDtlv expands with pros
b The wicked prince Is Confound-
y Old king declares his mon
ihhll become a republic: and
Iapi Gibson princess becomes
Mthony Hamilton Hawthorne
~. s. A.
J AL the most refreshing fool
~ only makes one regret that
one NJ. Cohan method and the
~ Hope novel did not meet and
kfore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

marry the girl his father chooses for
him lead TO repeated trouble between
them. which the mother ultimately
SmOothes away.
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Continued from Preceding Page.)

Mics Emily stevens retained for
tnelr really notable performa noes or
me leading roles. but with Miss
Georgia ORamey Ernest Glendin-
nlne and Francis Carlyle as substi-
iutes ior Madge kennedr Howard
Estabrook and William Morris. who
are employed in established sue
ccSseS.
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FIrst presbuterlan church..

Rev. French ", Thompson, pastor -Stnttay services will be held in the new Central theater. At 9:45 q. m., Bible school; graded lessons. classes for everyone. il a. m. public wor- ship: subject of sermon, "The Found. CT of New Religion. Special ma. sis: Offertory, cornet solo. "Cay, airy" Forest Rees of Colorado Springs, Co. Solo, "Face 10 Face. Mrs Aldrich 6;15 D. m Young Peo ples service; Christian Endeayor 7.30 D. ma Public worship; subjc of sermon, Grhe Man Who Resisted Temptation The fonrth of special sermons on great characters of his tory Special music Orfertory, cor net solo, The Plains of Peace" vo cal solo. Mrs F N Aldrich. TO all of these ser,ises strangers and yis- itors are cordially invited.
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THE Y. M. c. A. FOR
 coLOREC YOUNG MEN.


 The colored young men ot uot Springs are waking m in the ' M. C. \ work So much SO that a club has been operating for some weeks looking forward to a permanent branch of the anAohlaLiou iu Hot Springs
 Rooms have been rented and fur- nished mp on Cottage street. serving as a temporary rendezvous for the prospective association Here the men will meet three times each week hold literary business and religions meetlnes
 The reading room carries he latest news of the world he best literary productions Of the human race A plann is needed and books for the Ii. brary
 Sunday afternoons are spent in list. enlng to lectures and addresses by prominent miaisters aud nymen in. terested in the m6gemeuL Lectures have been delivered bs Nr Fox. sec retary Of the Y N. C. A. work n Arkansas Professor. Stone of Little Rock, Rev. s E j. Watson of Hot Springs. and others.
 The principaI of the angston high school has charge of the night school which holds Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, from to 9;30 p m This school will be limited n pum. bers 10 e5 pupils and opened only 10 such as can already read and wTitE. special classes in physiology for bath house attendants will he or eanized
 The lcnre today n. { b. ii will ac delivered bY nr Nontgomefy of tue Visitors chapel
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Central Christian Church.

At both services Sunday the minis ter. Percy George Cross, will preach At Il o'clock the subject will hc "Business in Religion" discourse for businesi men. At 7;45 D. mr The Oracles Of pentec st" being the first in series of Bible le-tares The choir win render sre iai music a' these services The Bible school will convene at 9:A5. Harrison Taylor superintendent An 1vltation is here extended 10 al who desire 10 be pres ent at these meetings, only once . alranger.
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lincoln Memorial Services.

The Linco'n memorial services vii be held at the high school audito rum next Monday evening Februari 12, at 8 D. m. Services will be con dncted by the c. A. R. Eloquent speakers have been engaged for tho occasion. Lincoln camp No. 1, Sons and Grandsons, of U. s. X. Veterans are expected to attend. Robert II Lower, commaader.
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LECTURE
Mrs. Lena Bristol Thompson to Deliv
 CT Address on Popular Topic.

The Conclusion of the Whole Mat ter" will be inc subject of very important address which will be de
 liyered by Mrs Lena Bristol Thomp- son, for the benefit of the First Ban. tist church. Tuesday evening, Febra
 ary 20. The address will be made at the high school auditorium and will no doubt attract a large audience
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Christian sclenee Society.

Services Sunday morning at Il o'clock al 127 Central avenue Sub jeet spirit" Testimonial meetings Wednesday evening at o'clock, A free read'ng room is maintained at the same address, and is open from 2 to D. m. on Tuesdays and Frida4a, < cordial welcome is extended 10 the public.
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snIrItuaI AIlIance socLety.

Holds meeting every Sunday at 5 and 7:i5 n m. in Photo-Play theater 720 Central ayenue Lectures by Professor Reno; also messages. assist ed by Miss Ada zazelle and the well known mediqm, Mrs May Elmo There win be tests and messages by each one Come early All welcome, He4tts free.
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orange Street Presbyterian.

Sunday school at 10 a. m Preach ing by inc pastor at q a. m. anu 1880 D. m. Subject for the morning Willing Workers" Evening sub iect The Greater Solomon" Music by choir and orchestra. Strangers welcomed The public invited. r sl Wylle, pastor