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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
levels Of Atlantic and Pacific.

At certain stages or the tide the lev.
rls of the Atlantic and Pacific Wpans
nj the lsthmns oc pauana diner mate
rally. AT Colon the difference between
high aud low water Is not mnch more
than twenty.three inches, while at
Panama 1t is generally thirteen feet
and NJ times as much rs nineteen feet
the current that would be produced by
this condition OF things In sea level
canal would seriously interfere with
navigation. hut under the present ar
ransement OF n looted ranal The dilil.
Guilty is obviated The Suez canal pre-
seBted no such difficulty. the difference
In tide level at Port Said and Suez be-
Ing OF uiilng nature. New York
American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
Probably.

At dinner one evening n discussion
arose about the peculiar customs in
foreign countries One gentleman told
OF the Chinese customs. which are
nearly all the exact reverse OF our own.
They use white for mourning, black
for rejoicing and mourn at birth
while they rejoice at DEATH" he re-
marked. The needle of their com
pass points TO the south. and they
draw the saw toward them to cut
These customs may easily be account.
ed for, but there remains one which
cannot explain. why do they take
their soup at the end OF the meal in
stead OF at the beginnings"
Another man ventures, ITO oil up
the Chinks. probably. "-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
BENNING BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs Isaac Mathers IS visiting in
Toy.
Miss Irene cronin is assisting at the
Roster store
Mr. and AIRS. b. J. Eddington visit
cd in Troy Sunday
calvin Endress has returned from
Q visit IN Hartford. Conn
Mr.. and Mrs. John McKale nave re-
turned from visit in Manchester
William sausvilIe secured buck
in the vicinity Of Hunters rest Sun
day.
The aradatim Reading circle Will
meet this evening with Miss Hilda
Pratt
Newman Elwell, who has been Wis
iting in Saltwater, has returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Buck and daugh-
tie and Mr.. aud AIRS. Eugene Moul-
ton spent Sunday in Salisbury.
Fred Remington OF Springfield,
Mass, who has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Edmund Brown, returned
to his home Sunday night.
The Ladies' Missionary Reading
Circle of the Second Congregational
church viii meet with Mrs. F. w.
Goodall, Tuesday afternoon at o.
clock
News has been received here OF the
death in Brooklyn, on November %,
Of Mary French, wife OF William G 7.
Wright. The funeral was held at The
Greene avenue chapel Wednesday,
November %.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the friends OF the committee to be
p esent at a card social given in. y.
+. o. p hall, Tuesday. Dec, LIST, from
to 10. A social will follow. Adj
mission 15e. Adv.
Rev. G. S. Mills received word yes
tcrday of the death of his brother-in-
law. Prof VIM A. Hawthorne. OF Mid.
dleboro, Mass. MIR. Mills left this
morning for Boston. and will be gone
until the middle or last of the week.
Green Mountain Lodge No. /, A. o.
[. w. will hold a regular meeting
Tuesday evening. Dec LIST, business
OF importance to be transacted. All
members are requested to be pres
emit Refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
The Elks and tillsides will bowl
tonight on the Y NJ C. A. alleys and
Wednesday the Hillsides and Pirates
viii bowl to make up the postponed
game The Bowling committee will
meet at 7.3O tonight to plan for the
new schedule and to settle on some
POINTS relating to the seasons bowl
lnG. Every member is requested to
be present.
Damaged Goods" as 1t will be pre-
sented Tuesday evening at the i. VI.
c. A. by f. A. Mead VIII be enc of
the strongest dramatic recitais which
has boen in bennington Tor SOME
time The admission Of twenty-five
cents will allow every young man
who is over IA years of age to be
PRESENT. Mr.. Mead is che OF the live
wires on the stage as dramatlst
and the local association could hard.
~ afford to use him except that the
state committee Y NJ G. A. had ar
ranged to use him during the entlie
week thus giving a very reasonable
rate of expense. Men and older boys
only are admitted. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
when choIera Invaded New York.

There was cholera in New York In
1890 and again in 1882. The disease
reached the city in June OF the latter
year aud ragged until the last Of octo.
Der, causing 3,5l5 deaths. In 1919 the
cholera appeared again, beginning at
the Five Points" and spreading rap
idly. The public school buildings were
turned into hospitals. The total NOR
tality for the year was about 5000
New York American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
Little Wonder WORKERS

Coles Little Wonde- woraers. ihe
liver pill that contaiIs the new
.athartic Phenolphthalein and the old
cathariiH Aloir combined 20 make the
most effective little liver pill you
ever had. Prompt safe ans sure re-
lief in any case OF disordered stOm-
ach. constipation. biihousness. and
liver troubles. Forty little sugar
coated pellets for s5e. Sold only b.
Harold W Cole. Pharmacist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
A, Old Aeouaintanee.

A resourceful girl. having danced a
pink party frock to ribbons. took what
was left OF Il and made wonderful
lamp shade The next evening she was
entertaining a caller In the soft light
and she said to hin quite casually;
-How do you Ike my new lamp
shadeY-
William regarded u for a moment
critically. then he said: '"rhe last time
I saw that shade I danced with IT,
New York Post .f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30

overci With a thick
crust Of csndrtir which
would itch So much
That l would scratch
uatil ny ucalp became
III rel. Ny hair fell
out ~ handfuls so
FIST that l had but a
little left, and my head
itched and burned.
Il used everything
l could hear OF but
without effect. When
by chance | saw tho
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
Cliff Of DnNer.

The Dover cliffs are being steadily
eaten away every year. In 1900 thou
sands Of tons OF chalk fell from shake
speare cliff. and three years previously
there was a fall during which the
coastguard's watchhouse at the sum
NIT was hurled into the waves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30

The food 81 the chickadee is made
up of insects aud vegetable matter Ia
the proportion ~ seven OF the foruicr
90 three OF the latter. Moths and cat
erpillars are favoritcs ana form about
one-third % its food while beetles,
ants. waspS. bugs. grasshopners aud
spiders make up the rest The vege
table food consumed Is composed OF
seeds. largely those OF pine poison ivy
and Ve.-is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30

Robbie (who has been sent over for
the 9th time 10 lnd out how Mrs
Brown isl-All right. ma: she's dead
Baltimore American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30

A man does not represent a fraction.
but a whole number: he is complete in
himself.-Schopenhnuer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30

Mrs. Styles. - Don't you think my
bonnet is trimmed beautifully? Mr..
Siyles-Yes. aud | suppose / will be
when | get the bill.-Yonkers States
man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30

advertisements OF the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment In the paper I sent for samples
and used them. After finding them SO good
l bought some more and now my hair IS
growing steadily and nice and glossy The
dandrun is ali gone" Signed Miss L.
Nolan Ian oS Ta1t .yin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
sALUTED BY A SONG.
Jenny Lind's Graceful Tribute to Our
National Flau


National Flag.
There is Il pretty story told of the
honor Jenny Lind once paid to the
American flag 1t WAS when she was
in New York, more than sixty years
ago. The drigate st. Lawrence bad
Just returned from a cruise. and the
midshipmen went to hear the Swedish
nightingale sing at Castle Garden the
alter, and the next day they called OH
her in body. Their enthusiasm and
her sraciousness soon brought about
Il visit TO the ship and the acceptance
Of IL luncheon tendered her. When she
was about to leave the ship she looked
nl' ut the stars and stripes and said:
Il wish to salute youF hag.
So. standing on the gnngWay. she
sang The Star Spangled Banner" 81
leE,ly from all over the ship men gath
cred with uncovered heads until tho
ships family were all assembled on
deck. Nor We're they her only audi
ence. for borne upon the still air her
song had been heard by. many other
vessels near by. and when the won
drous voice ceased steamers blew their
whistles and exultant cheers rose from
all sides, filing the. harbor with their
tribute Of applause for the beloved
artist and of loyal reverence for the
tiag she had so beautifully saluted.-
Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
Samples Free by MaiI

cuticura Soap and Ointment have proved
most valuable for the treatment OF pimples.
blackheads rcdncss and roughness OF the
face and hands, dandruif, itching. irritatcd
scalps With dry, thin and falling hair. as
well as for irritations and chaHngs OF In
fancy and for all purposes OF the toilet, BATH
and nursery. Although Cuticura soap (25c)
and Cuticura Ointment (5Oc.) are sold
everywhere, a sample OF each with 32-p.
skin Book viii be sent FREQ upon request
Address "Cuticr-1, Dept. =, Boston. .sez..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30

These parasites attack
the stomach and bowels
and make their presence
ielt through derIased
stomach. swollen upper
lip. sour stomach, often
sive breath, hard and fall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
HEAD COVERED
WITH DANDRUFF
In Thick Crust, Hair Thin and Dry.
eII0ut ByHandfuIs. Head Itched
and Burned. Used Cuticura Soap
and0lntfent. DandruffAlI Gone.

49, NiiFront ST., .sesa Helfbps, sissr.--,
q always had scalp trouble unin now My
hair was thin and dry and my head all
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-30
Diseases of Children

| find that worms is one of the
most common OF child ems diseases
either pinworms or stomach worms.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21
Woman's Missionary Society.

The Study Circle OF the w Nj.
:. met Monday Afternoon at thu
church, only seven members WEE"
present but verylnterest'ns and
instructive lesson from Kings
Business was led by Mrs. Sage.
y social meeting and program
from the Missionary Voice viii be
held IN the church Monday alter
noon, MAY 25th, with Mrs. K. l..
Voolfolk T., as leader.
Program for MAY 25th, at Meth
odist Church.
Subject, Conquest OF the Cross
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21
Mental Arithmetic,

Mental Arithmetic,
Charles Schnelz
Spelling, level Mcdaniel
Geography, Jewel Mcdaniel
9Th Grade
/. s. History, Curtis. Singleton
Arkansas History, Joe Dante
Sth Grade Honor Roll
Leonard Evans
Curtis Singleton
oe | ante
Harry StlnSon
High School
Ancient History, Howard Moss
NJ. and NJ. History, tthe Sawyers
GEOMETRY, Cora Bid
Beg. Latin, Bessie Morris
Nd. Rhet Hazel Morris
Am. Literature, Helen Rartmess
(aesaI, Helen Baker
PHYSICS, Mollie Dante
Agriculture, Hubert Rarr
Algebra Bee.), Bessie Morris
Algebra { Nd J., Helen Baker
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21

HONOR ROLL
Lamar Stlnson
Ernest Crenshaw
Ed ZONES
homas Ivy
Ellis Barnett
Virginia Holman
Grace Smith
lcora Swlnk
Bessie Courtney
Pearl Hart
Mabel Sawyers
Daphne Crook
4th Grade
Arithmetic, James Leeper, and
sara CLAIR Courtney.
Spelling, James Leeper and Fay
Hardin.
Reading, James Leeper, Sara
Clair Courtney, Corlne Caster,
Fay lIardln. Myra Goats aud
Mabel Porter.
HONOR ROLL
James Leeper
Cleola pueIson
Fay Hardin
Mabel Porter
Sara CLAIR Courtney
Msra Goats
Cotlnc Caster
5th Grade Honor Roll
John Hammock
Mabel Gregg
Ioslr Markstine
Leonard Bud
Mahln Bud
Louis Hardin
Horace Couraon
\lrele Lee Coats
Laura h Moods
Willie = Mstkstine
Fannie Ottutt
Wallace Busooe
Blanney Ward
Irene Swluk
erome Thompson
9th Gtade Honor Roll
Willie Perry
Mefvlup Perry
Ken Buckner
Vivian skipper
Russell Bartmess
Nav Bell Tyner
Lily May Walton
9TH Grade
L {. History, Marie McMurtry
Arithmetic, Charles Schnelz
English, Marie McMurtry
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIL
CONSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE


Notice 10 hereby given that the
following joint resolution, proposing
tuition. Was passed 10y tho General
Assembly ut its regular session OF
1913, and that the same viii bee
submitted to the electors OF the
to be held Monday September IAN.
lsi+. for adopuon or rejection.
Proposed Amendment No. Is.
That tho following is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the
Constitution OF the State OF Ar
kansas. and the same being submit
ted to the electors Of the State
FOR approval or rejection at the
next general election Tor Senators
aud Representatives.. II majority
" the electors voting at such cleo
ZION adopt such amendment the same
s.,.li become Part OF the Consti-
Nlon OF the State OF Arkansas.
That Section Fifteen d0 OF Article
Five to- OF the Constitution OF the State
OF Arkansas as amended by Amendment
No, Is, declared by the Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives. on February
10th. 1918. To have been adopted he
amended so as To read as follows
Section 10. The members OF the Cen
eral Assembly shall receive AS their
salary the sum OF Seven Hundred AMI
FIFTY $3.50 0o1 Dollars except the Pr.Si
dent OF the Senate and Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives. "a h of whom
shall receive as his salary Eight Hun
dred and Futy t$S50ool Dollars. for
the term OF two ca years. and in ad-
cstion To such salary the members OF tho
General Assembly shall receive five
cents per mile for each mile Travelled in
going TO and returning from the seat Of
government over the most direct and
practicable route Said salary shall be
payable In the following manner. to-wit
Five $500 Dollars per day for the first
hundred days of any regular session Of
the General Assembly. Provided tho
President OF the Senate Speaker of
the House OF Representatives may draw
hundred days OF any regular session
sThe remainder OF their salary shall be
paid To them quarterly on the FIRST dav
of January. April July and October OF
the year following any regular session
OF the General Assembly and the Audi.
tor of State shall draw hts warrants in
$avor OF the members OF the General
Assembly on said dates for the amount
OF salary due each AT that time. and
mail same to the members at thtar re
spectiSe postoffice addresses No mem
Der OF either House shall receive any
salary or emoluments for hts services
terms OF all members OF the General As
sembly shall begin on the day OF their
election
- The above resolution was filed in IN.
Sffice of the Secretary of State on March
1918.
Each eiector NAV vote for or against
the above amendment
Witness my official signature this 18th
Gay OF February. 1914
(esaD Secretary Of state
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21
DEPRESSED SPIRITS
Everyone Has Il Within His Power
To Be Happy

y celebrated Freneh physician
has SAID that a man Iver Is the
barometer OF his disposition.
Every man and every woman
knows that the cheerful smile IS
big factor IN ones success.
Everyone should know that the
disotdered liver Is the cause OF
ninety per cent OF humauills. Law
overwoIk,d hvers are the prime
causes oil headaches, indigo stIon,
constipation and dozens OF other
ills.
Bat the inactive liver always
warns by coated tongue, sour
stomach, dull eye and evenlaHncss.
Heed your warning and YOU insure
happiness to Yourself and reflect It
upon your associates. Calomcl
used to do. Modem day science
has found a better way IN Cars
wells Livet-Aid which is pure
vegetable remedy on sale under
guarantee or money refund At %
cents for large bottle. Ask Han
chey 5 Drug Store about it.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21
N. ID TROTTER

Chairman Board Of Commissioners
Dermott, Ark, May IL, 1914,
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21
School Notes.

The Altrurian Club is fitting up
the library for their use and for
the use OF the pupils OF the school
They have already purchased a
full set Of Arkansas Pupils Read
ing Circle books, and have plans
prepared Tor the construction OF
book case on one side OF the room.
the polishing of the floor and the
putting IN OF electric fixtures. \
nice library table and an art square
have already been purchased.
The books provided for the pupils
are being eagerly read, and many
expect TO complete the State
Pupils Reading Circle course and
get diploma from the State De
partment OF Education before long.
The teachers and pupils thorough
" appreciate the work being done
by this good club and are ready at
all times to cooperate with them IN
everything that tends to the ad-
vancement oil our school. The
non settee, purchased by the club,
has proven to be quite an addition
to the school campus, and is in al
most continual use during inter
missions and Sunday afternoons.
Interest is being manifested In
the prize to be awarded by the
Altrurlan Club to the room making
the highest average IN attendance
and punctuallty. Two or three OF
the rooms are within a lew hun
dIedths percent OF each other IN
their averages. The record of the
current month Will decide the
winning room. Who will VIM
Due 10 the small number Offering
ter the regular contests in March
Il was thought best not to hold
those contests this year until the
closing OF school. Th, contests at
that time Will be among pupils,
both boys and eIrls, OF the primary
department, and among those OF
the grammar school departments
These contests viii occur during
the closing exercises in connection
with some OF the regular exercises.
sid Grade Leaders.
Reading, Elils Barnett, Lamar
Sunson, Ernest Crenshaw, Ia
ZONES.
Arithmetic, Ernest Crenshaw,
Ellis Barnett, Lamar Stinson aud
Grace Smith.
Language, Lamar Stinson, En-
cst Crenshaw, Ellis Barnett and
Virginia Hoffman.
spelling, Ellis Barnett, Ernest
Grenshaw, Ed Jones aud Grace
Smith.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21
DRAINAGE
Notice to Contractors

Bids will be received by the Commits
s,oners of Dermott Drainage District Of
Arkansas al the Exchange Bank < Trust
Company, of Dermott until P NJ. Fri
day. June 5th 1914, for the construction
of - mics OF open bitches. Estimated
cub.e yards OF excavation /, 500 600.
All bids will be considered by the Com
missioners, and award OF contract made
on or before June Izth, 1914 Bonds will
be sold and work paid for IN cash
Maps. proGes, plans and specifications
are on HE at the Court House, Lake
Village, Arkansas; at the Exchange Bank
s. Trust Company, Dermott, Arkansas
at the Office of Willis L Ayers, Engineer,
Randolph Building. Memphis, Tennessee.
Right 10 reject any OF all bids IS hereby
reserved.
w. D. TROTTER.
Chairman Board OF Commissioners
DArmott Ark May IL, IqI4.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21

The assessment OF local I'M
provement Light and Power Dis
trict No. and Water District No.
was filed in my office on the 2Gst
dav OF MAY 1914, and the same is
now subject 10 inspection.
Jas. +, Delaney,
Clerk OF the City of Dermott.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21

Get rid oil the crouch. LIv-vfR-
LAX makes the sun shine brighter.
Henry Bordeaux will tell you about
LIv VER-EAX.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-05-21
T. NJ. {. Club.

Mrs. Herbert Rogers, one OF the
most popular members OF the club,
charmineIy entertained us on En-
day evening, MAY 18th. After a
business session, progressive Rock
was enjoyed, -Four games wee
PLAYED, Mrs. Rogers assisted by
Mrs. Blair Leas and Miss Patient
served delicious REFRESHMENTS
Club members present, Mrs.
ZONES, Misses Leona Rayborn,
Letha Clarke, Lily Mum, LOIS
Foster, NJ Kennedy and NAV
Byrd. Guests, Miss Patient,
Me. danes & Daniels, Blair
Leas; Messrs. Rogers and Melton.
The club adjourned to hold next
meeting with MISS Mande kenne-
DIV. Reporter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
THE BIG SHOW ISREADY
Everything In Shape for Opening of
National Stock Show January19

Entries for the coming big Stock Show
at Denver have closed. and Secretary
johnson reports that If everything comes
that is entered every available inch Of
space in the show and stock yards will be
occupied. Every department of the show
is filed to overfiowing and it will be the
most wonderful. interesting and educa-
tional exposition Of the kind ever held in
the west. The railroads are reporting
indications of very large attendance.
While the big Snow" at Denver was a
handicap in the work Of preparation a
small army Of men and teams have been
busy hauling snow away and the warm
winds lately have put things in good con-
dition. Weather Clerk Brandenburg at
Denver reports special consignment Of
regular Stock Show weather en- route for
Denver. Denver is expecting to entertain
in the neighborhood Of forty thousand
outside people during Stock Show week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
TO RESTORE PEAR ORCHARDS
Application Of Come Kind Of Fertilizer
Necessary to Renew Vitality
Manure 10 Best.

After a pear orchard has borne two
or three good crops Of fruit. the trees
should have an application of some
sort of fertilizer to restore vitality.
Good manure especially from the
sheep pens Is the cheapest and is bet
ter for the soil than commercial ferti-
lizers. Many growers overlook the
matter of fertilizing their bear
ing trees until they actually
starve to death for the want
Of necessary food to preserve life and
vigor to enable them to bear market
able fruit. That a tree is straving Ia
easily determined by the size of the
leaves and the fruit. In this respect.
the dwarf pear is much more exacting
than the standard. The dwarf re-
Quires high manuring. Fertilizers
must be applied closer to the base and
roots, as the ounce roots do not
spread out like those OF the standard
pear. OF course, the standard will
respond to good fertilization as the root
system is widespread and deep how
ever. the trees do not feel the neces-
sity OF plant food as the dwarfs do.
The fear of pear blight has caused a
few growers to abandon fertilization
and hence their orchards have been
in half starved condition. There is
not nearly the danger from fertiliza-
tion that there is from plowing and
digging around the trees or from over
irrigation which forces wood growth
and 1t is these tender shoots that
catch the germs of disease every
time.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
POUITPYNOTES
NW6A 81 3aeza

Let the chicks fast for As hours after
leaving the shell.
A dead chick is valueless. but sick
one is worse than that.
Many poultry houses are merely
poor roosting rooms.
The young turkey. to do well. must
have plenty Of exercise.
To thrive best. fowls need plenty OF
bulky food as well as grain.
Corn makes fat and heat Oats
wheat, bran and middlings make eggs
The reason for Improbable hens is
often not SO far away as the her
house.
BaIed oats make hne straw fol
scratch pens. Feed all grain in q
deep litter.
It's a wise poultryman that can tell
from the cackle Of q hen whether she
has laid or lied.
No man would try to run corn
shelter with as little attention as some
people give their incubator.
Cold storage men claim that brown
eggs, being heavier and thicker. pre-
serve better than white shelled ones
Fresh air and clean drinking waite,
are easy to supply and there is plenty
of both in the well regulated poultry
plant.
You cannot make money raising
little chickens unless you are willing
to give them careful and painstakins
attention.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-09
A Lost Diamond,

Olive Schreiner. the author Of IAN
African Farm" who was brought up In
Africa. said that she and her brothers
and sisters had as one of their play
things a bright stone that they called
the candle stone. 1t was about the size
Of walnut and would fash In a bright
and singular way when held up to the
light. Not until the children had grown
up and the candle stone had been lost
for years did any of them remember
that it must really have been a huge
diamond.