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Bisbee daily review., 1913-12-25
By HAMILTON POPE CALF
eopyrLsht. l0ls by AmerIs.n Pr..s AssoeI.tl0n

was in it. and he was mad when he found there was nothing
 "I want that said the boy again, pointing to me He has taken a fancy to you, con tinued the pa.
 s''I can't see that have any advan. tage over the giraffe I said.
 ';Just then. the boss of the store came along. He was inst busting hinse'1 for the millionaire.
 My boy wants your santa Clans said the gentleman 10 the boss
 Aud the kid jumped Jli aaI rTan bed uae by the hand and Ie@an Fpl ing at me and lighting the maid of with the other hand Well. slid the boss. "taie hiDi aiong. Mr Van Vpegie II will be no loss whatever to us. assure you This recommend seemed to sort o; | encourage tine millionaire.
 '''I will pay you for your time hc said to me. As the little fellow was pulling m, arm of I got up apd went aloug He lowed me througlAhe aisle against a tide of open mOutFed people We get into big red automobile. and The mi lionaire said to the chauffeur TfomP as quick as possible. for =aalness sake"
 Away We went. my white whisk9rs flying in the wind.
 Pretty soon the millionaire said tc sT display us any more than necessary Kindly pick out some quiet streets .'The kid was sitting next to me holding my hand
 "rhe chauffeur started 10 slow down in front of a mansion when the mil lionairc gave a shout:
 Hold on" he said. Drive on quick, forgot Mrs. Van veesie has rompa ny. We'll go around the back way
 We were turning the corner to 20 around the other way when the mil lionaire shouted again suddenly. Turn around qUickr
 We were dodging somebody or oth CT that he knew.
 Finally we passed through a big gate, and the boy lowed me around through conservatory or two into a swell room.
 "The man swoTe. There were a lot of ladies there still They seemed to take great interest in the pageant
 Well. what on earthr sereeched the millionaife's wife.
 While the man was explaining to his wife the boy led me around all over the house by the hand. He would not let go
 He had to have me sit beside him while be ate his dinner, and l had a
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do. and finally a manager in a depart ment store said, Ali right; we'll make Q Santa Claus out of you
 .I told him I didn't feel much like a Santa Claus inside.
 "'Oh. we'll fix that all right he said and handed me a pillow.
 "So. with pillows and boots and gloves and a fur coat outside and nothing at all inside. l started in to be Santa Claus in the toy department. While I was thinking about my wife and the two kids at home needing money. and me with no steady job, and other things like that, heard one Of the fellows in the store say to the boss:
 Say, that St Nicholas of yours is about as jolly as a hymn book. He reminds me of Q funny song entitled "Silver Threads Among the Gold" Why don't you throw him out?
 "T will when I get time
 T tried to liven up a little after hearing this praise of my histrionic talent. but it wasn't much use.
 Pretty soon I saw q boy coming down the aisle like a wolf on the fold He was also seeking whom he might devour. He was followed by an anx- ious looking maid and a gentleman in q silk hat who was an indulgent mil HOnaire father.
 'eFhe kid sauntered along in an inde- pendent, bored way, swinging bis arms kind of reckless, as if he was in hopes Of breaking something and relieving the monot0ny.
 When be came up to where T waa sitting be stopped He had seen Plen- ty of toys. but I guess I was some thing new ir the way ef a B. Mich olas.
 ne called hi- daddy a1a poantsd to me.
 "T want that hs zaid.
 ".oh. no. dasfis.' said tho maid Here. look at this nica giraffe. Seei It does thisF
 '-Tha kid shcok ths z1Ess oG l-1ita- bly.
 E @Hs doe9't sssu @ Gskss neeh ia- tersgt iz s sEa9,' TEonaaskcd D ths fsthe-.
 "'Nc. nor anything else h- s1syer-s sa i1 a patient. weary tons. 'Ee has had all thsse toys eefcra, and he -nc-zs sIl ebols them. t1s.de ard oct as aa5 oss e these g,rzIas lsgt year and broke f open Co ind cut what
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fear, they said, and for me 10 turn in boots, beard. stomach and all with lit tie Van in his little bed seemed utter y impossible.
 I've compromised by ms sitting by his bed and holding his hand until he went to sleep Would you believe it? That boy was the lightest sleeper you ever saw, Every time l tried to take my hand away his eyes would open and he would take a tighter grip.
 .I sat up all night holding that kids hand. 1 had a man in attendance, who brought me everything l wanted. and ! had collected a ten from Papa Van. but ] didn't get much sleep.
 The boy had me with him all the next day. l had to be with him when he got his bath and his breakfast, and attended kindergarten with him.
 T was ft' at kindergarten. too, but along about f o'clock he lay down on a couch and went sound asleep.
 ''I stole from the room softly and un- observed. l had had enough of the job and was resolved to escape.
 Just as l was getting out of the front door a good sized boy came along and started to bab something about Hello. Santa Clausr and tried to grab hold of me
 "I paralyzed him by pulling out my stomach and hitting him over the head with it.
 T gained the street and flew for home. lodging this way and that to bafBe pursuit and shedding beard, boots. cotton and fur all along the way.
 T hid for three days and then emerg- ed and got Rce little job loading coal on q ship. l have always gone in for a sane Christmas ever since that iuie experience"
 We did not press Air. O'shaugnessy.
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PAINE-WE5BER LETTER.

Received by L. J. Oyeriock)
 BOSTON. Dec. 24.-In the face of the approaching holiday and the nee essary dullness. ensuing, the market acted exceptionally well today The break in Canadian Pacific and Mis- souri Pacific had a depressing efect but bearish attacks failed to make any impression on the rest of the list and we think stocks are in decidedly stronger hands than sthey have been fer weeks, we expect to see the whole list gradually cltnb three or five points further before there is any material reaction. Total sales New York 354,900 Money Sl4fc Metal 141-2.
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The Lord of Misrule.

The Lord uf MiSruIe" who some times rcjoiced in the whimsical title of the Abbot Of UnreaSon." was a very Important functionary of the Ehristmas ceremonies in the olden lime His office was that Of master of lie rereis. and in castle and hall, from
 'hristmaS eve down to Twelfth day, DC was absolute master of all. On talk ing up the duties of his office he gen rally mada some quaint speech. ex- lIainins to the company that he ab- ,olved them of all their reason and
 hat they were to he just v'ise enough 10 make fools of themselves Under is rule #ll were to be equal. No one gas to Sit apart in pride Cf self suffi- ieney 10 lauCh at others Moreover, leiEG possessed of the pt:,a,s- power to urn his auditory into rhi'C ren. it was lis intcEtiou while hiS >overeignty aStec that they should rorauct them.
 elves aS such
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''kHECRT RUPERT" WAS
 GERMAN SANTA CLAUS
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The Santa Claus iIea has grown out Jf variety of legends aud customs. rhe festival of St. Nicholas. who was -Ae especial friend of the children. was ,eicJra ed in Germauy about the 9th Ji December. It was easy enough to make this coincide with the later and more general festival The tangible santa Claus was called "Knccht Ru- pert, and usUaily hp WAS some mem. OCT Of the family dressed up to repre- sent a bcucdceut gift givpr. It was the custom 10 have a yrw bough placed in the Iaiglur uf fn. German nome. and @ ilis #a 3.r 4gcs con .aiuin. gifts were b.. -l Christ Eas morning lhp wH1 Y assem- ,Ie1 to claim ;hc -isf~. ,at . alayiug to .uess tue doaor ".Sae.EI Rupert" dis. ributed the gifts 10 Iin. younger chill !rcn. but Lc lecturrd them also on sbodieHce and guad behavior. and. if Ry one had been l,ad. iuStcsId or a gift ,e or she was given switch that they
 i-bt be punished Sn fup little Ger
 1E~ ,ry hard to be very good before
 ristmas.
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T NEARLY PITCHED oS TO NY E)wsPEfr.' said Soulethin' wh;:t couldn't catch. SD said. Aye. aye. sir. and before | knowed + be had nintro'uircd mc to tbe smarteSt Al clipper buiIi little eraft 1 ever turned my Starch.i@lits on. and somehow the next miHutr he. sweet little h=urche;id wr~ "ins,, to Eiine. and 1 made saSt aruuuG 1ifslIips and steamed into hactIf .
 This k puilci au ugrpip@." she said presently iu 90 ,,l,-c aS sweet ss the ho'S'n's whistle pi9iu' at g-og time. so l axed her parllE. and uavi- sated acco-din Well. we lozed the compass about twicp. when sarne Gne ran foul U my <tariuIHi hUw and threw We Dn my hpdu ends My rDu- sort WIS so construed md hu,p a huad so prp;;i'y Co haui up I'D thri q} !te for-9; f1 say whai Ua~ u-nit' Co J1 he Iubbrr Ntyt tune uas -u.a tb dnHre with her ucain hEl ~e. t1d me sle wHs engaged Iin ,si"' Stz IS aughty gS 90 hadrisa Tlen rrd- headed swat, fuak 6es id faS nnl ife band Sirikiu' ul, tlie "fSap '''.w .!I-re was he two of 'rts as.err.ril. tevay ius' i.lr aH Ai1r. our sp 7.-pr, when hr ilaS hld wHat .ip .. tlrap on pay iigh's
 SsIi, Gflry ! ~.p 4er s.-- T herself wt''e fine r,st t w1s 5-farryjti 6h sla ,,.sn wi ira rlr m pink. su iarI.i ise1rl- u.A u old her what ihFJg5 as ftt ~he waS sa2a@-d fr sri E ash iu h.~ htasll lf- yu i'd newer I.js atltii' rt1u tH ne d!iut espl f"t rsu piiy en.~i.ed ri tfr n And then fst iptf..i
 Wp'I la if rh.' .Igat ro1n ', ni"<. sta GtI5iN '-r |. e '" fu ,r'i s."' e. yt ful ri r IS aig fnUrr- iH ..s ,H iV @ .U-iI hiSehd frd ''a e'sit '-.s a--y hof oee" "~-fa su ~hi aa 10 bring rr-' h-a.'.i-' 'i-- t..a h- uv rr~lt, ~'-. % "a low, ad 9 f-,, % 'ii., ~t-t nr a Sks n'rt nH to pur' I'w'.'e -
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ure O. Your company at dance on Christmas eve. Bill. who is well up in these things. told ne them letters meant Reply sharp; Very Pressin'." So We wrote our replies sharp. hacceIt- in 'tha very presSiu hinvitation."
 Wei. Christmas eve came round. and Bill aud me rigged ourselves out in our best shore gOin toss and set sJil for the dance On reportln' ourselves we was mustered in big cabin like battlcshlp's gun room. all titivated up with holly and miStletoe. and with the deck polished instead of holy stoned. and so slippery that nearly pitched on to my huU-srrit as l went through the hatchwa. e
 ''Vast heayin'. I'lIl." I sez. comin' to an anchor; this k worse than crossin' inc bay in g;tle Q wind" but Bill he kept f0rgin' ahead. ns cool as middy in command of II dispatch boat. so slipped niy cable and went on fuE speed in his wake. sweatin like a marine recruit Goin' into hartion for the first time. We wis nearly the last aboard. for the cabin w;:s pretty fulL the men lookin' llEe restan-nn@ gniters and the ladies all ;iS sui,iYi .i-uiSer squadron in rainbow rig
 Presently fusSy little cl who [ took to be the commodore, nlt who Bill said was the Ai Sea man. though he didn't look as if be knowed much about the sea, came m and gave US both a pretty card with sailin' orders on. which Dill called a proSrami Then be passed the word to clear for hac- ton. and q band on the qtiirfe7dpck aft struck upand the dancin begun
 As l was leahin' against the bull warks the NJ Sea map rame mp aud
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concernino Christmas Presents.

A man may not be so badly off for presents if be only has presence of mind.
 The question Of the hour is. ''What on earth shall we buy for a Christ mas preseDt.'
 Never look gift horse in the teeth It is also wrong to iools q Christmas present in the price mark.
 What shall sire the hired girlE is Christmas eonuHdTgm thai pug zses some Give her lss. r pss and get. anofhef girl
 ine proprietor of bs2 botei may bye Bis patrons ehifiren. ai1t he nev- CT 7siyes tbe youngsters drums ds horns at Christmas N B.-or any other day.
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my hand and fought them off when ever they got too near.
 "When bedtime came they tried to tell little Van that Santy wanted to go home now and work on the toys for Christmas. but he held on tighter than ever and insisted that I would have to sleep with him
 This made it pretty bad If I was to pull of my boots aud my beard and my stomach and one thing and an other the boy would be paralyzed with
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sTmAS 'ES. pcpaisr s' Season .r1oed Back rs Iries. ?. l.,,.-f.,.-. b-il,.I-,.- ,s Divine


 ar.-suras lulhbtr~ ip Divine
 lid raay be trI-ri H. lu medieval ines In one of iay e. eat.y plays ,ccurS what k ulaiRiy rrIdle song to thc infant Jesus, UhirH has been preserved in music aS wch aS iB text Five hundred years r@o The mere picture d.d mol suffice tn, f;titHfal. The scene had e br ena"tpd The little play was ralrd ~Thg Crs.i,in= of the Child. Standing Dn H platform above the manager. beys rrprr>rutins angels prUcia.uued tae tirih of the Saviour Priests took tHr part of shepherds and gathered around tl.r manager. Here stood Joseph. Mary ard the servant of Joseph
 After tie rbnif had sung hymns, among them "t-irfi~.uS Natus uodie," Mary sang thp fiSj verse of the Ger man song. ''I,,Sel,h dear Joseph thine. help me to rUck H:y liabe. that God may reward me in he1yen-the Babe of the Virgin Mary Joseph answered with the srruad verse nf the song, Gladly. my dear nnrsc. will 1 help fhee rock fhy haiw that God may re- @ard me iu bcatetL rir The sery- ant sang: "Rcjirc t'hfi~tiau multi tude. The Sius nG heaveu. who vas bern of tho VirSi: l'ari has taken on mortality
 And SO the the churches .snt GU every rhfi~;tr,.'
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HistIefoe Doubt
sy V. D. HOLLAND

CWGET sestis ~as shsrs meath the
 mfslictoo.
 An Giiuring picture in pink and
 white. Her eyes were inviting. her checks a-loW, Her lips were pueksred and arranged iust right.
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NOTES INFLUENCING THE DAY.

The bank of England rate of dis count is unchanged
 The Erie railroad has paid off slS thousand employees in the shops, etc during the last thirty days.
 The president signed the currency bill at six D. n. last night; organiz2 ton of the new banking system will be started shortly.
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She knew, of course, when found her there That she was caught in the kissing trap. got the kiss-she played the game fair But i think she expected the ether chap.
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'No.' he said Nor S
 We had never seen Mir. CIshaugnes- sy so vehement before
 That is one thing l viii never do-- no. not if the ezar of Russia were to cpmmandit it"
 '.Why?" asked some one from safe distance lt4 pBeeause I played thelpart once. and l will never do it again I may as well tell you about lit, aRd then you'll I know that ft is Of uo tise 10 bother he about t any, npFe, t..,ii# Bt5 lH"0he Chi4staas was broke. was [ hungry. ind ply feet were on the ground. had asked a thousand peo- pie for something 10 do. anything to
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My First Cli
 Eve Dane
WRITTEN BY A JAl R

EN ne aHt my s!Ia,li-te BitI ,o.lAcad. was skn a little
 liise ashore i,iSt
 ear we each got a pretty. sweet scented note with R. & Y. r. at the bottom. request in "the pleas
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big. fat butler showing ny chair around for ne and waiting on me I got soms birds ard one thing aud another ande7 ny pillow and nsy flrS, g21tt Twas av- .fui y7sEtas =.
 "It was tso zr.s Issgi Tor c5mfort wien t got around that there was real. live Santa Claus at the Van veegie house. All the children came from all over the neighborhood to maui ne.
 ~But ycurg Van kept tight grip OI
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Wheat

December .., ... ..... e. ..S7 5-S
 May .... ... ... ... ... 91 3-i
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wwTE had all agreed that Mir EA O'Shausnessy was the very E one to be santa Claus at our
 Ctbrfstrr,aS +--ca
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Corn

December ed. a n @ 88 May t.4 t4. so .. ts ... % i.1
 Cotton December sa. . ..s s i2ea
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02
Sheriff'S Sale,

By virtue of Execution No. Ie2,
directed to me, which issued from
the Clerks Office of the Montgomery
Circuit Court, in favor of R. L. Brown &
Co., against Silas johnson, 1, or one of
my deputies, will, on
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. M. and
q O'Clock p. m. at the Court House door,
in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery county,
Ky, expose to public sale, to the highes,
bidder, the following property, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to sat-
isfy Plaintiffs debt, interest and costs,
to-wit:
A certain track or parcel of land, lying
and being in Montgomery county, Ken
lucky, and bounded on the North by
Jeffersonville and Antioch dirt road, East
by main Slate Creek, South by lands of
Jake Hyler, West by lands of A. M. Bed.
ford, and containing 100 acres, more or
less, and being the same land conveyed
to j. 5. Blevins by d. F. Richardson, by
deed bearing date January 28th 1919,
and recorded in deed book 66, page ,A8.
OF Montgomery County Court Clerk's S
Office.
Plaintiffs debt, interest and cost in
cluding newspaper advertisement, is
$I52.63.
Levied on as the property of ]. S.
Blevins
TERMS-Sale will be made on a credit
OF three months; the purchaser to execute
bond. with approved security, to have
the force and effect of Replevin Bond
Witness my hand this 2Ist day of
May. 1913.
37-3t w. F. CROOKS,
Sheriff Montgomery county.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02
Monday, July 2lSt, 1913

between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. III. and
O'Clock p, M. at the Court House door,
in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery county,
Ky, expose to public sale, to the highest
bidder, the following property, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isfy Plaintiffs debt, interest and costs,
to-wit:
A certain house and lot in Mt. Sterling,
Montgomery county, KY, and bounded
on the East by Maysville street, ON the
South and West by the property of c. K.
Oldham and on the North by the proper
ty of Roger d. Barnes.
Plff's debt, interest cost and commiss-
ion including the advertisement $34e e6.
Levied on as the property of Bessie Ben
ton Kinsolving.
TERMS-Sale will be made on credit
of three months, the purchaser to execute
bond, with approved security, to have
the force and effect of Replevin Bond
Witness my hand this 2Ist day of
May, 1913.
5I-3t w. f. CROOKS,
Sheriff Montgomery County.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

We serve only Huyler's Choco
late at our fountain.
If Geiger's Pharmacy.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02
Monday, July 2ISt, 1913

between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m and
O'Clock p. M, at the Court House door,
in Mt. Sterling. Montgomery county,
Ky. expose to public sale, to the highest
bidder. the following property, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to sat-
isfy Plaintiffs debt, interest and costs,
to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land, lying
and being in Montgomery county, Ken
lucky, and containing 70 acres, more or
less, and bounded on the west by lands
of Clay & Kirkpatrick, on north by lands
OF G. Humphrey, d. T. Duncan and
Hinkston Creek, east by lands of Mrs.
Sallie Wilson, and south by lands of
Clay & Kirkpatrick.
Total amount of debt, interest and
cost, including newspaper advertisement,
is $46.37.
Levied on as the property of Silas
Johnson.
TERMS-Sale will be made on credit
OF three months; the purchaser to execute
bond, with approved security, to have
the force and effect of a Replevin Bond.
Witness my hand this 2Ist day of June,
1912.
5I-3t w. F. CROOKS,
Sheriff Montgomery County.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

When JOY tunes his fiddle even
a lame world feels like dancing,
for the very winds sing in music
and the green leases tremble with
delight.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

Take it from me, Brethren: An
excuse makes a mighty poor ap-
pearance to everyone except the
person who offers it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

Farmer Goodine says if you
want to be a successful gardener
be sure and not plant your seed
upside down.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02
'Sheriffs Sale.

BY virtue OF an Execution No. ro3, di-
rected to me, which issued from the
Clerks office Of the Montgomery Circuit
Court, in favor of Watts, Ritter & Co,
against J. S. Blevins, I, or one of my
deputies, will, on
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02
Sheriff'S Sale.

By virtue OF Execution No. 62s4 di-
rected to me, which issued from tn.
Clerks office of the Fayette Circuit
Court in favor of J. L. Watson against II.
B. Kinsolving and Bessie Benton Kin
solving, I, or one of my deputies, will,
on
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

Wisdom doesn't remain in some
settlements long enough for the
people to make its acquaintance.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

Those unacquainted with the
world take pleasure in intimacy
with great men; those who are
wiser fear the consequences.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

The silence of innocence is more
persuasive and influential than the
greatest eloquence of guilt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1913-07-02

Any fool in the country may look
wise, but he won't set the river on
fire with his wisdom.
The Lake County times., 1913-04-05
COURT STENOGRAPHER
USES DICTAPHONE
Remarkable Machine Is Put
in Operation in Superior
Court House.

John Spurgeon. of the firm of Harri-
son Spurgeon & Folk. superior court
stenographer is singing into a phono-
graph these days. Not that the music
is to be paine dom on the public as
grand opera stuff but just for his own
amusement.
John has had the pleasure of hearing
his own voice. This is made possible
by the use OF the dfctaphone. The die
taphone Is used in the most up todate
stenographers offices for taking dicta-
tion and permitting the stenographer
to typewrite 1t at his own convenience.
A remarkable thing about the instru-
ment, which is operated by electricity.
is the fact that the speed of the deliv-
cry may be regulated by lever. Thus
a man may talk into the machine with
great rapidity and yet the stenographer
may take 1T of on the typewriter at a
very low rate of speed
| The machine is really remarkable IN
that Ii is possible. for one to talk into
1T and then hear his own voice two min
taken on a wax roller and the roller
can be pared each time so that scores
of Impressions can be made on the
same roller. The machine is in use
at the plant of the w. b. Conkey com
pany and in other places in Hammond
The Lake County times., 1913-04-05
Assemblies

meeting of the members of Golden
Rod Camp No. 1867 Royal Neighbors
took place last evening in Longs Hall
in East State street. There was a large
attendance at the meeting and the
members completed all arrangements
for the School of instruction to be held
in Hammond, Friday, May End. Many
out of town members Will be entertain
ed at this meeting. The school will
open at one o'clock. After the business
meeting last evening the members en-
joyed a short social session. The next
regular melting will occur in two weeks.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Dorcas Lodge of Rebeckahs Will take
place this evening in the /. o. o. F.
Hall in East State street. The usual
program will be followed.
A very pleasant meeting of the mem
bers of Hammond Hive No. 2 l.. O. T
NJ. was held last evening in the K. of p.
Hall in South Holman street. There
was large attendance of the members
and visitors were present from Whiting
and also from Silver Light Hive OF
Hammond. Following the regular
lodge session a pleasant time was spen,
socially. A short program wis giver