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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Getting Rid of Witch Grass.

1t is an easy matter to exterminate
"auack" or switch" grass, and l have
never had failure In the practice OF the
following method:
First, the sod Is spring ploughed and
planted as soon as 1t can be thoroughly
narrowed to some cultivated crop, al
lowing the crop, IL possible, to get q
little start of the grass. Thorough cul.
tivation is given. It may be hoed or not,
according as the time and help may per
nit. After the crop 10 removed the
ground is ploughed over shallow a. late
in the fall as possible, 80 there will be
no chance for new root growth. Then
in the spring, after the exposed roots
have been weakened by the frost action,
the ground is narrowed over and plough
ed at least two iuches deeper than In the
fall and another cultivated crop grown.
This season very few spears OF grass will
show up, and the ground will be 30 loose
from the two ploug hings and the decayed
roots of the quack that the cultivation
will be . "joy ride" without the usual
fatal results. One might think that the
double ploughing was quite an extra item
of expense, but, on the contrary, 1t puts
the land in the best possible condition
for a crop, and at tho same time destroys
the quack, letting 1t decompose In the
ground to furnish material for more val
liable plant growth.
The above process has always appealed
to me as the most effective method of
eliminating quack. a. no loss 10 the use
OF land occurs. When this rule 10 intel
ligeutly followed success 10 tho reward.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
News Of the Farmers Union.

The Farmers' Union Of Maine haa
opened an Office at 43 Park Street, Ban
cor, which will be In charge Of the gen.
srai manager, C. Z. Embree. Mr.. Em.
bree has also moved his family to Ban
gor from Rverhead, Long Island.
The Brunswick Record says that Gen.
eral Manager Embree recently returned
from Q trip to New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Virginia, where he visited many oi
the farmers organizations In the interest
Of the seed business Of tho new associa.
tions Of Maine. He received consider
able encouragement, although the Maine
seed reputation has suffered much In the
dast few years because of the appear.
snce OF the blackleg and tho fact that
the potatoes have not been true to type
In fact, the treasurer of one big organi
xation said that its members had beer
getting purer seed from North Dakota
and tho yield was better than with Maine
seed. II the new Farmers' Union would
zee to sending ont the right kind ol
stock, doubtless the old time trade could
be secured again.
Mr.. Embree visited several fertilize,
factories in New Jersey and Maryland
and stated that the Farmers Unior
would be In position to furnish thai
article for the exchanges whom they vert
ready to place their orders.
The sailing agent Of the union. r. 4
Embree, SON Of the general manager, u
| located In theAuotion building on Frank
lin street, New York City, and will be IL
position to dispose Of the potato OF
apple shipments from Maine to the bes'
Of advantage. Mr.. Embree announcer
that last year the sale Of spples By aue
tion netted the shippers some 38 cent
Dor barrel moro than they would hat
they been placed on the market In th'
usual way. :.
No attempt has been made to handle
any Of the carly shipments OF Maine po
tstoes, the union feeling that It should
urge the farmers to hold OF their dig
lging and shipping until the potatoes ar'
thoroughly ripe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Ten Rules for Hog Raisers.

/. Be interested In your hogs and try
TO raise the best.
2. Keep your hogs in sanitary quar-
ters--not muddy and filthy lots.
8. Keep them free from lice and YER.
min ut all times. See that they arc free
from worma. Soft coal will help II they
have access to 1t at all times. Copperas,
turpentine and kerosene in their feed are
good things.
4. Select your breeding stock with
care. Get the best Individuals possible
to begin your herd. (Pure-bred hogs a.
ways.)
s. Don't breed at too early an age, and
don't inbreed because 1t Ia less trouble.
Q. Give oil hogs plenty Of water at all
times, and In winter give warm slop once
. day. The water iu the slop will pre-.
vent them from becoming constipated.
Z. See that hogs OF all ages have plen.
ty Of exercise, and do not conflne them
In close quarters.
s. Provide plenty OF pasturage for
them at all seasons OF the year. Rape,
soy beans, alfalfa and clover are all good,
with blue grass or rye for them in winter
o. Keep boar and sows In growing
condition at all times, but not over tat.
II this is done their pigs will be more
growthy and hardy.
10. Feed balanced ration from the
time the SOW is bred a. long a. you raise
hogs, and keep coal, salt, sulphur, cop.
peras and soda where they can have 40.
cess to them at all times.-John d.
Dunlap
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
A GIRL
| OF THE
|LIMBERLOST
By
GENE STRATr0N.P0RTHR
Copyright lsoa By Doubleday. Pass
d Co.

On Sunday, while Mrs. Comstock was
In town with the sintons, Elnora, al
though repeatedly cautioned not to en-
ter the Lmberlost alone, went after
specimens and was soon carrying five
fine cocoons of different species as
her reward. She pushed back her
hair and gaIed around longingly. A
few rods inside she thought she saw
cocoons on q bush, 10 which she
went and found several Sense Of eau
ton was rapidly vanishing: she was
In q fair way to forget everything and
plunge into the swamp when she
thought she heard footsteps coming
down the trail. She went back and
came out almost facing Pete Corson.
That ended her difficulty. She had
known him since childhood. When she
sat on the front bench Of the Brush
wood schoolhouse Pete had been one OF
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
What have you done powr'

What hare you done powr
Il stoldr' gulped Billy. he sad 4
was ist Q mistake. but Il was worses
an that ! took something you told mo
I wasn't to have"
.6tolsr Margaret Vas tn despair.
What BillyT
'-Cookiesi" answered Bully IN equal
trouble And be told hss. 'So got 70
60 In the closet"
Margaret gazed at him helplessly.
"Wiu you hold me tight a little bit
flrst2 He did"
Margaret opened her arms and Billy
rushed In and chung to her . few SEC
onds with all the force Of bis being.
then he clipped to the door and
marched to the closet Margaret open
ed the door. Billy gave one glance at
the light, clinched his 6sts and. walk
ing inside, climbed on box. Margaret
shut her eyes and closed the door.
Then she sat and listened. Was the
air pure enoughi Possibly he might
smother. She had read something.
She could bear It no longer. She arose
hurrtedly and opened the door. Bully
was drawn up on the box in Q little
heap, aDd be lifted a disapproving face
70 her.
.Shus that 6oosS - saA Z stpv
been In here near long enough yetr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Cure Seed Corn Thoroughly.

Seed corn WAS very poor last spring
and much Of 1t failed 10 grow, but / got
. perfect stand because CURED my seed
right, We start to husE our corn about
October Is and when unloading pick
nv seed from each load, till I have
enough, and lay II evenly on the LOFT
floor over the cooking stove room. The
fioor 10 sipgle and the boards are moi
matched. The heat goes mp from the
stoye and the corn dries quickly. W.
keep the windows slightly open ct both
ends Of the loft for the circulation Of air
"A q. Hallberg, Knox Co., Neb.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Harvesting ana Marketing.

The harvesting and marketing Of the
seasons products are very largely the
measure Of the seasons success. 1t u
true that the product must DO we'll
grown to be marketed satisfactorily ;
But Il Is also true that the best producti
may be spoiled By careless harvesting
methods or BY poor marketing.
No product 10 moro sensitive to rough
and careless handling than fruit. How
easy II 10 TO bruise or damage the fruit
by careless dumping or dropping into
the basket or barrel! A little care msy
mean . considerable addition to the
price and hence to the profit.
So also the package, its adaptation TO Id
contents and 10 the needs Of the market
for which Il is destined are likely to be
the measure Of the price obtained. Size
and nestness OF appearance are the two
most important factors In attracting th'
consumers attention.-Tribune Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Value Of a Load Of Alanare.

Value Of q Load Of Manure.
W. n. B., Moreland, N. Y: What ID
the value Of two-horse wagon load oi
well rotted stable manure which has been
exposed to the action Of the weather for
three OF four years?
Your question 10 q very difficult one
to answer correctly, because both the
composition and size Of the wagon load
Of manure are exceedingly variable. In
order to determine values We must take
some definite figures. Supposing your
wagon load Of msnure ID 8 BY Q BY IL
feet, 1t would contain approximately one
half Of cord Of manure, which would
normally weigh about ono and one-half
tons. Well preserved stable manure
contains on an average about 1-2 OF !
per cent each OF nitrogen and potash and
about Is Of per cent OF phosphoric
acid. One ton Of such manure would
therefore contain about ten ponnds Of
each Of actual nitrogen and potash and
about six and two-thirds pounds OF phos-
phoric acid. If your wagon load con.
tained one-half cord, weighing one and
Ouo-uAlk IOuo, VI W0h Pk0o0SVO0 WSuuAo
it would have about fifteen pounds each
Of nitrogen and potash and about ten
pounds Of phosphoric acid. Now, the
current prices for these materials in their
most available forms are 18 1-2 cents q
pound for nitrogen, 1-2 cents for pot
ash and 4 1-2 cents a pound for phos-
phoric acid. Computing the value of
the above load of manure at these prices,
We find that one ton should be worth
S2.3S and one-half . cord, or one and
one half tons, $357. In addition to this
there would be some humus value to the
load of manure; but manure exposed to
the weather will lose from 40 to 90 per
cent of its fertilizing value in six months
time. In all probability your manure,
exposed for three or four years, has
shrunk from two-thirds to three quarters
in value. Figuring on this basis. the
kind of manure of which You speak
should be worth from 81 to $1.25 = ton
and one-half load. Understand, OF
course, that this is, at best, only an Cd.
innate. Roughly speaking, We should
not care to pay more than 81 load for
such material. and perhaps not that
much.-Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
CHAPTER XII.
Wherein EInora Discovers Q Violin and
Billy piseiplinss Margaret

Billy Diseiplinss Margaret
@LNORA missed the little figure
L at the bridge the next morning
III She slowly walked up the
~ street and turned In at the
wide entrance to the school grounds
She scarcely could comprehend that
only q week ago she had gone there
friendless, alone. and 80 sick at hear
that she was physically ILL., Today she
had decent clothing, books, friends and
her mind was at ease to work on her
studies.
Az she approached home that night
the girl paused in amazement Her
mother had company. and she was
laughing. Elnora entered the kitchen
softly and peeped into the sitting room
Mrs. Comstock sat in her chair hold
ing o book and every few seconds a
soft shuckle broke into real laugh.
Mark Twain was doing his work. while
Mrs. Comst0ck' was not lacking In q
sense of humor. Elnora entered the
room before her mother saw her. Mrs.
Comstoek looked up with flushed face.
where did you get thlsT she de-
mAnded.
"I bought It." said Elnora.
"Bought It! With all the taxes due!'
II paid for 1t out Of my Indian mon
ey. mother" said Elnora. II couldn't
bear to spend 30 much on myself and
nothing at all on you. I was afraid to
buy, the dress I should have liked to,
and thought the book would be COM
pany while I was gone. I haven't
read It, but do hope It's good"
"Goodl It's the biggest piece OF
foolishness have read Id all my life.
I've laughed all day ever since I found
It I had a notion to 60 out and read
some Of 1t to the COWS and see II they
wouldn't laugh"
III It made you laugh. it's a wise
book" said Elnora.
wiser cried Mrs. Comstock. "You
can stake your life It's a wise book. II
takes the smartest man there is to do
this kind Of fooling" And she began
laughing again.
Elnora, highly satisfied with her pur'
chase, went to her room and put on
her working clothes. Thereafter she
made a point Of getting book that
she thought would interest her mother
from the library every week and lsav'
ing It on the sitting room table. Every
night she carried home at least two
schoolbooks and studied until she had
mastered the points Of each lesson
She did her share Of the work faith
fully, and every available minute she
was In the fields searching for cocoons
for the moths promised to become bel
best source Of income.
She gathered large baaksts q nests
aQDana moeaeG' lnseoh a0A eo0l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
The manufacturers put out machines

The manufacturers put out machines
which, II sheltered and used with judg-
mont, will give good service for long
time; bot they never yet made one that
would resist the weather, and 90 We pay
our profits to them because they take
care of their machines and We fail to
take care of ours. What makes 20 many
farmers feel poor and discouraged :
Their vision 10 haunted By rusty, warp
Cd machinery; teams made poor BY drag.
eing bad running machines, and hired
help Who do not care how the work ID
done because their day 10 filled With vex-
ing delays caused BY breakdown. Near
" al Of this could be prevented BY car
inR for the machines whom not In use.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08

he does. There's no sense m IN
world In you not having bio violin
rye . great notion
"Has she got itr'
~No. I've never heard her mention
Il It was not at home when b.
when hs died"
"Do you know where Il isr
"Yes. I'm the only person on earth
who does, except the one who has It"
"Who is thatr
n can't tell you, but ! win zee Il
they have It yet and get It Il can.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08

This d the way George Henry hswe1
once characterized Thackeray ano
Dickens In the way Of service % Q
friend: Dickens, hs said, would MOI
dive you q farthing Of monsy. bot b
would take no end Of trouble foe Jon
He would spend q whole day, for ID
stance, In looking fof the most suitable
lodgings for you and would spers HIM
self neither dime nor fadguA Thaeks
ray would take two hourS srumbins
indsciaon and hesitation IN whiting Q
two line testimonial but b would pue
his hand into bis pocket and give Jon .
handful Of gold and bank notes q 700
wanted them
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Don't 30 Too Expert

Having graduated from . business
college with honors, the young man
thought himself competent to tackle
any problem in banking that could be
learned without actual experience. but
the old clerk knew better.
'Can you make an erasure 10 neatly
that It would take an expert to tell
where It had been done1" be asked
ayes. sir" said the young man. with
conscious pride
"Well. for heavens sake don't tell
your prospective employer 30 Or you
win be looking for Job this time next
year." the old clerk said.
employers are afraid Of too much
skill in that direction. Il gives such
enormous opportunities for fraud that
they will fight shy Of hiring you
II found that out In my young days
I also was an expert With the Ink
eraser and proudly proclaimed my &C
complishment Finally when I found
myself toeiny the starvation mark !
ceased to boast and have held q good
position ever sinca"-New York Timeh
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08

Bonus" ought 10 b "bouum." dneo
II Is evidently Intended b mean =
good thing" and therefore should -
nsuter, NOT masculinA Ths word .
q found - early - 177A but 10 az
knows who was the isnorant q VII
fui sinner against Latin that inrodueed
II, though conjecture aaagns = b ~
London Stock Exchange
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Ne Answer Handy.

This b only worth the telling. writes
Q correspondent. because II contains .
rptort which. though Q triumph OF In
consequence. seems to me quite unan-
swerable. I happened TO BE- reading
soms obvious newspaper proofs In Q
train when the good natured man next
TO me, with the intention no doubt Of
making himself agreeable. asked. sAh,
are you connected with the prsssr
lntimated briefly and perhaps not over
courteously that it was none Of hn
business He persisted that it was .
quite civfl inquiry. which ] met with
the remark that ! had not asked him
whether he was Q clerk o. Q shop -
sistant A. hs was obviously neathef.
this nettled him. III I knew" be sale
.what Newspaper Jon belong to
would never buy Il again."-Loodon
Chronicle
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08

Toy.
"Is spoonsy's wifs Q eood house
keepesr
.Wsii, I should ~ % Why. -
has to kesp . privats dstscuve b
watch his clothes % b can tail whsce
to and them. She's - udy.'-0ver
pool Mercury.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08

Mares are less likely to contract dis
eases. They Withstand hardship better
Without becoming unsound, require less
grain and are much longer lived than
horses.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08

Hurrying through the milking saves
time, but it does not help the milk flow.
But keep steadily ut it.-Farmers' Mall
and Breeze. -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Advertising Brought Up 10 pss&

Advertising Brought Up 70 Oss&
The president Of Pittsburgh saw
ings bank called In bis advertising
man one morning and said:
What this institution wants b some
striking advertising material. soms-
thing that has thought In u. some
thing that win catch the eye and com
mand the mind. III me up IN sd- that
will make q hit when it b published la
the morning paperl"
Two hours later the sdvertising man
laid this on the bank presidents desk:
III Elijah we're living today there
would be no ravens to feed him That
brsnd Of rsven has gone TO roose fur
ever.
The only bird that viii feed you
now n the eagle on the American Dol.
lar Catch the eagles. Save the doi-
lara n you DO you and Jour family
viii never starve You viii have Eii
jah backed o6 ths boarda'-Popoisf
NagaxipA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08

II II easy to make aequaintancss. ~
dificuit b shake them o6-Washin9'
ton
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Wanted.

Live poultry wanted. Pullets and
young hens for sale.
GEORGE NJ. ELDER,
$3.50 South Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08

cuf SpcI the ouly ladies' shoe dressing 5nai
positively contains on Blacks ana folsaes ao,ss s
md ehildrens boots and shoes, sAlnes Wiansu' run
-. a5c. TRENCH GLOSS" icc. .. m
sian combini Jon for claiming and u psssnne ~
sIIY EIITI combustion for EentIsnssn sa.,c1so VINO
take pride in having their shoes ook n;,.h .;.h
Ssush or cloth, 10 cents. -ElnE- size, rs cents
r, alsr doesn't keep the kind you want send " ~
. % ySes t st.mps for full size package charges pad
WHTTTEMoaE BRos. q Co.
4o-ze Albany Street, Camonces
T1< Oldest and largest Mana(dets'os~
.SIos PoiisAes IN the WoTH.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"SPEID TIE PL0w."

Correspondence on practical Agricultural topics
u solicited. Address al communications In
tended fur this department. 70 HnY D..
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocxas. Paxfs. Ne.
, 1912-11-02

kish officials and about 3 1000 Austro. Hungari-
an soldiers. The local trade is mainly agri-
cultural. The Saniak is of great strategic
importance, for it is the N W. part of the Turk
ish empire, on the direct route between BoS'
MIA and Salonica, aud forms q wedge OF IuF-
kish territory between Servla and Montcne-
gro. The union Of these Powers, combined
with the annexation of NovibaZar, would have
impeded the extension of Austrian Influence
tow rds Snlnnicn. Bnt by the treaty OF
Berlin 087S) Aus4ria-H Hungary was empow-
cred to garrison the towns of Byelopolye,
Priyepolye, Plevlye and other strategic
points within the Saniak, although the entire
civil administration remained in Turkish
hands. This decision was enforced III 1879,
The chief approaches from Servin and Mon
tenegrO have also been strongly fortified by
the Turks.
Novibazar the Capital Of the Sanjak, is u
town of about II 1000 inhabitants, on the
site of the ancient Seivian City of Rassia.
Near it there are Roman baths, and the old
Church of st. Peter and st. Paul, the Metro
polilan Church of the bishopric OF Russia, III
which Stephen Nemanya, King Of Servla,
passed from the Roman to the Greek Church
in l143. = Encyclopaedia Britannica
1t is interesting to note that the Sanjak of
Novibazar has q rather larger area than the
adjoining kingdom of Montenegro.
ED. AVIS.
< An administrative district of a Turkish
ViIayet.
+ Province.
, 1912-11-02
NOVIBAZAR.

NovIBAzAR, Now Bazaar, or NovIpAzAR IAN
Cient Russia, Rascia, or Rashka, Turkish
Yenipazar, 4 {. "New Market, aSanjak x of
European Turkey, in the viIayet x Of Kossovo.
Pop. (1905) about 10000. Novibazar is a
mountainous region, watered by the Linn,
which flows north into Bosnia, and by several
small tributaries of the Servian Ihat. About
:hree-fourths OF the inhabitants are Chris.
tian Serbs, and the remainder are chiefly
Moslem Albanians, with o few Gipsies, Iur.
, 1912-11-02
Translation.
Public alton

! T is hereby made known that Government
B has authorized Reverend Father JOSEPH
HENRY COURTADE to act as assistant
priest to Reverend Father AUGUSTINE
JOSEPH DUKE, parish priest of the Ro-
man Catholic Congregation at Christiansted,
ST. Croix, and in that capacity, on the res
possibility of the said parish priest to repre-
sent him when absent from the Cohgrega-
ton or otherwise prevented from officiating
personally IN the performance of religious
ceI emonies with full civil validity.
Government Secreta1y's Office. ST. Croix,
the oath October, 1912.
BAUMANN.
, 1912-11-02
Bek endtg orelse.

~ EFT bekendtgores herved, at Guverne-
~ mentet har nutoriseret Pastor JOSEPH
HENRY COURTADE til ut fungere som
H%j@'pepr@st for Sogneprest we'd den ro-
mersk katolske Menighed i Christiapsted,
Pastor AUGUSTINE JOSEPH DUKE,
soaledes at han / So9nepr@stens Forfald
elIer midlertidige Fraycrolac fra Menighoden
skal we're bef6jet til paa SognepI estens An
og Tilsvnr at tI@de j DENIES Sted Hen
seende til Udf0relse af kirkelige Hamburger
med borgerlig Gyldighed.
Guvernements Seretariatet, ST. Croix, den
24de October, 1912.
BAUMANN,
, 1912-11-02
u Oklarna.

"A LIE og Enhver, som MATTE have no.
- get at fordre i Boet efter ugift
HENRIETTA GUMBS af st. Thomas, dod
paa Porto Rico October 1911, hvilket 30
behandles we'd undertegnede Skifteret, ind
kaldes herved med 3 Maaneders Varsel til
at anmelde pg bevislig96re deres Krav.
St. Thomas og st. Jams Skifteret, den
lode October, 1912.
WELLEJUS
, 1912-11-02
Translation.
Publication.

TT Is hereby made known, that Govern
- ment has authorized Reverend Father
AUGUSTINE JOSEPH DUKE to act as
Parish Priest for the Roman Catholic Con-
gregation in Christiansted, St. Croix.
Government Secretary's Office, st. Croix,
the oath October, 1912.
BAUMANN.
, 1912-11-02
Beke

r Ell bekjendtgj0res herved, at Raa-
Il diets ordinHre Mode, som a
berammet til den 4de November d. A.
efter Gouvelnementets BestemmelSe
er udsat til MANDAG DEN lSDE
NOVEMBER III. | Eftm.
Kolonialraadet, st. Croix, den 29Ie Oc-
tober, 1912.
A. E. STAKEMANN,
FDrUt0td.
, 1912-11-02
Bekendtgore else.

NET bekendtg6res herved, at Guverne-
49, mentet har autoriseret Pastor Angus
TINE JOSEPH DUKE til at fungere som
Sognepl @st we'd den romersk katolske Men
ighed i Christiansted, St. Croix.
Observation-Disclosures st. Croix, den
24de October 1912.
BAUMANN.
, 1912-11-02

remodelled for barracks for detained passen-
gers.-A TEMPO, u. s. Public Health
Reports.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-10

ST. MARY'S SODALITY, OF ST.
Patrick's Cathedral, gave a card party
last night In st. Patrick's School Hail,
on Contra avenue.