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AMUSEMENTs
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themselves into knots. for the last six
weeks. Gertrude Long. comedIenne. is
petticoatcd monologist whose act Is
said to he distinct novelty. The
originality of her work has made her
Il farorite with vaudeville audiences.
Tho Skating Bear Is just what mis-
name implies. but he Is not just a
plain bear, He is a very fancy bear,
performing many funny and fantastic
stunts OH rollers.
Then there is Al Herman. who il
on the big time" circuit for the first
'ime In his career on the vaudeville
stage. IL has been said OF this black
face comedian. III NJ Herman had been
round before Frank Tinney was dis
covered there would he no Frank Tin
ney. Herman comes to Richmond with
assurance from the booking agents that
ne Is the funniest man IA blackface now
IN vaudeville
More Big acts crowd the bill
Tor the latter half Of the week. The
Two men. Will be seen in "a prettiiy
staged singing act. In which there ia
lavish display Of costumes. The per-
tormance given by the harmony -Four
is very much on the order Of The
cadets de GascoSuc," an act that has
won wide attention. Maxine Brothers
and Bobby, sensational acrobats, will
supply the thrills. The Marines are
two ground and lofty tumhlcrs. leapers
and contortion acrobats. Bobby is de-
scSibcd az the best-trained dog in the
world" fncidcntalIy. he is a clown
dog.
Kimberly and Moore are a musical
team. singers and nstrumentalists.
They work in their own special setting
The principal features of their offer
!nrs arc the songs OF kimhcrlry. their
vocal duets and the piano playin-; Of
Moore. These are but thr.. uf the
acts on the midweek bill. Thc two
shows viii measure up with the best
nf tho season with each of the VAN
devilie bills there will be the usual
motion picture annex. consisting OF q
new instalincnt of the Hearst Sclig
wa: pictures and two comedy films.
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CINE TRES BANDERAs.

Los acreditarios empresarios del Cine
Tres Banderas, sefores Portell y Gar
cfa, han preparado para esta noche un
magnffco programa. Primero una Gin
ia c6mica, en- segundo lugar La emocio-
nante pelfcula en- diez y ocho parties, IT,
tulada "Defendida a sangre fuego y
espada" Y otra cinta c6mica para ter
minar
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IN Zeppelin en- Santurce

"nosce te ipsum'', y estara en- camino
de hacer bastante bien.
Los mas grandes hombres de la his
toria, los que mas luminosa estela de-
jaron a su paso, fueron los que Sc die
ron a la Humanidad, sin odios y sin
rencores; los que tremolando, como Je-
s1s, como Tolstoy, como Hostos, la ban
dera de la confraternidad, impusieron
respeto al mundo y consagraron el
principle de la armonfa social.
Un pensador antique afrmaba que
en- las fuertes Quchas de La vida, ell
triunfo es de aquel que tiene mayor
predominio sobre sus propias pasiones.
Oar rienda suelta al enojo al menor
asomo de contrariedad, no acusa un
temperamento ecuanime. Calumniar,
torpemente, como 10 hace usted, con
intenci6n aviesa, no dana al calumnia-
do.
Es sensible que usted, que Sc cree au-
forbade a dar patentes de hidalgu1a a
todo el mundo, proceda en- ocasiones CO.
mo ell mas vulgar pechero.
Els sensible que usted no sepa que ell
pensamiento es una fuerza poderosa,
que produce vibraciones intensas, que
81 esas vibraciones son de paz, de justi-
cia, de confraternidad, hacen mas bien
al cerebro que las enlite, que las per-
sonas que las reciben. ST, por ell con-
trario, son de coraje, de ira, de rencor,
ell ser que las lama, como un proyectil
contra sus hermanos en- las angustias
de la vida, siente germinar en- ell propio
coraz6n la falta sorriente, y Sc amarga
a 81 propio La existencia.
La actitud de usted para conmigo me
inspira conmiseraci6n, porque yo Sc que
toda conciencia despierta, todo plazo Sc
cumple y toda deuda Sc paga.
Pero vuelvo a ponerme serio! Y las
cosas de don Vicente hay que tomarlas
en- broma
Porque. es 10 que yo mismo me
digo: don Vicente quiso bombardear a
los honlbres del partido unionista,
tuvo la mala fortuna de que la artille-
ria aerea disparada contra el, 10 fuera
con tanto acierto, que lie causara muy
serias averlas, vaciando algunos de sus
compartimientos Despues lie ocurri6 10
mismo con ell partido republican,,
Gel Aguila" y Gel TEMPO" lie vacia-
ron otros tantos compartimientos. La
emprendi6 contra ell gobierno, y por
POGO Sc queda sin motor. Arremetlo
contra la Directiva del Casino Espanol;
Y perdi6 casi toda la gasolina. En- la
febre de la discordia y en- ell afan de
reconquistar posiciones, Sc di6 con los
directories de la Casa de Espa1a ".
tras =. otros cuantos compartimien-
tos rotos
Y por mas COMPARTMENTS que ten
ga, no ha de estar infado toda la vida,
sosteniendose en- los aires, entire las nu'
bes del rencor, y alentado por ell f1uldo
del odio.
Comprfmase usted, mi querido don
Vicente
Nunoa tuve, nj la tengo ahora, mala
voluntad para usted.
No la tuve para nadle.
Es question de temperamento.
Pero conste que, ante la brutal e n
iustifcada aggression de usted, estoy dis
nuesto a escribir todo 10 que usted gus
te.
No me asustan los Eerpehnes.
R. NEGRON FLORES.
rvrNrT7 mpTc RANnERAG
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GENERAL
EsA EsTACION

De Rio Piedras nos envian, con la
s1plica de que la publiquemos, esta in
formation, con el fin de que Sc yea la
manera de correjir la defciencia que
la misma senala. Sc nos dice as1 "Se
nota algdn descuido y abandono y fall
ia de hmpieza en- la estacion de los
tranv1as electricos Rio Piedras ha
progresado bastante, y no estarla de-
mas que la empresa de los tranv1as con-
tribuyese tambien a ese progreso po-
niendo la estaci6n de los mismos en- las
mejores condolences posibles. Es una
cosa de Justicia, y es tambien necesa-
ria. Pero va que no haga este por aho-
ra la compan1a, siquiera que Sc ocupe
de que en- dicha estacion no Sc note ell
descuido y abandono que salta a la
primera vista en- algunas ocasiones.
MUSICA EN- LA PLAZA.
La Banda Municipal ejecutara en- el
concerto de esta noche en- la plaza Bal
dorioty, ell siguiente programa:
Sinfon1a opera "Marta'' Floton.
Selection opera "Luc1a de Lammer-
moor, Donizetti
Fantasia opera sFAida", Verdi
Concerto Saxof6n Alto. Solista, Jose
Dominguez, S. Areas
Paso doble, "Gloria Pura", Pena Te-
lies.
Characterised "Dinamita Rag, P.
Biese.
DANA, "Pepina'' R. Marquee.
UNA QUEJA.
Hemos recibido varias quejas de per-
sonas de Santurce lamentandose del es-
tado de abandono en- que sc encuen-
tran los asientos del "Cine Park, de
aquel importante barrio. Sc nos dice
que algunas senoritas que asistieron al
cine en- estos d1as salieron del mismo
con los trajes manchados por la gran
cantidad de polvo que hab1a en- los
asientos.
Sc nos pide, y as1 10 hacemos, que lla-
mamos la atenci0n de este al admins
trador del cine, en- la confanza de que
ha de atender la queja
CINE HABANA.
Esta noche Sc proyectara en- el Cine
Habana, parada 16, Santurce, la gran
pellcula titulada 'Rocambole.
Completan ell programa otras intere-
santes pel1culas.
El salon del Cine Habana es exec
lente, comodo y fresco
SUICIDE EN- Ell PARQUE.
Anoche, las diez POGO menos, ell
guardia Francisco Ramos halo acos-
tada en- uno de los bancos del Parque
Borinquen la joven Eulalia Ovillani,
natural de Fajardo, de veinte amos de
edad residente en- la parada 16 1 2.
Eulalia fue Nevada al Hospital Mu-
nicipal, donde la asistieron, compro-
brando que Sc hab1a intoxicado toman-
dose una gran d6sis de 6xido rojo de
mercurlo.
Ell estado de Eulalia es grav1simo.
TRIBUNAL MUNICIPAL.
Martin Osorio, fue condenado por
ell Juez Municipal a pagar una multa
de veinticinco dollars y las costas, por
ponerse a provocar al Jefe de la po-
ic1a de Santurce, Carlos Dfaz Velaz-
quez, en- los momentos que conduc1a
detenido Praxedes Marcano.
Ramon Fernandez fue senteciado
por Ell Juez Geigel sufrir dos dlas de
carcel por el delito de hurto menor
Jose B. Torres, fue condenado en-
la manana de aver por Ell Juaz MUM
cipal sefor Geigel a pagar una multa
de veinticinco dollars y las costas por
violaci6n a las leyes de Sandal. Ell
se6or Torres apelo de la sentencia para
la Corte de Distrito.
En- ell dla de aver contrajeron ma
tromonio ante el Juez Municipal senior
Geigel Angel Cordero y Mercedes Ru-
bio, siendo testigos Antonio Perez. y
Tiburcio Cordero.
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INVITACION ATENTA

Aver tuvieron la cortesfa de hacernos
una vista los senores Fernando Calle-
10, Alfredo Jim6nez y Ramon Alton
SO Rivera, jefe de la Ofcina de correos
de Manatl Ell primero, de la Bayam6n
Ell segundo y de la Arecibo ell 1ltimo.
Dichos senores han venido a San
Juan, entire otras cosas, a cumpir una
resolucion de la Sociedad de admins
tradores de correos consistente en- que
ellos invitasen personalmente la Prem
sa de San Juan a la Asamblea que
ha de llevarse a cabo en- Arecibo los
dias 81, % y % del corriente mes, asi
como un mitin p1blico que h& de te-
ner efecto la noche del 81 en- ell teatro
de la mencionada ciudad.
Damos las gracias los se1ores Gale
jo, Jimenez y Rivera por la atencion
que han tenido con nosotros.
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CAMPEONATO EN- MAYAGUEZ

En- ell campeonato pedestre que Sc
efectuo en- el 'Campo Atletico" de Ma
yaguez Ell domingo pasado, Nicasio Oh
mo corri6 la distancia de 10 Kilometres
en- presencia de una vasta asamblea de
entusiasmados 'Sportsmen" en- el buen
tempo de SO minutes 10 segundos
considerable la condici6n de la pista
la cual estaba cubierta de yerba.
Grande fue ell entusiasmo la admi-
raci6n de todos los espectadores ALI
aglomerados cuando Lucero, con 300
pies de ventaja, parti6 al frente usan-
do un paso largo y fuerte, POGO po-
co y con cada vuelta alargaba la dis
tancia que les separaban Olmo Sc
gula un paso monotone casi mecanico
y no fu6 hasta la quinta vuelta que
hlzo su primer esfuerzo y redujo la
distancia que lie separaba de Lucero
dos yardas. A las ounce vueltas Olmo
Sc arrio de nuevo y siguiendo un largo
y fuerte paso consigui6 reducir la dis
tancla sententa yardas mas. Olmo sc
conform6 corriendo % yardas detras
de Lucero hasta la decima octava vuel-
ia cuando arri6 otra vez aparejandosele
a Lucero y sacandole un metro de ven
taJa. Ahora corriendo en- buen estilo
y forma, sc pone a la vigesima w1elta
que completaba la distancia de 10 XII
lometros y cuando solamente faltaban
LOU yardas, hlzo un esfuerzo supreme y
con una velocidad vertiginosa cruzo la
llnea 48 pulgadas al frente del intr6pi-
do campeon Lucero que en- esa carre-
ra demostr6 su destreza, agilidad re-
slstencia al quito pueblo Mayaguezano
y los enthusiasts de San Juan Y de
Ponce que Sc dirigieron al Campo Atle-
tico en- trenes especiales para presen-
clar la renida lucha. Olmo y Lucero
fueron delirantemente ovacionados Dor
los entusiasmados Experiment
Olmo recibi6 como premio una her
mosa Copa de Plata. donada por ell San
Juan Football Club, de San Juan.
PARA Ell REFUGIO.
Visit0 aver este asilo la Srta. Anita
Saldana, y -en nombre de su Sra. madre
dona Maria Crosas de Saldana obse-
quio a los huerfanitas con dulces, en-
paredados y exquisitos panecillos de
Vlena En- medic de su espl6ndida fes-
ia social, la Sra. y las Srtas. Saldana
no Sc olvidaron de los ninos desampa-
RADIOS
Una Sra. de San Juan, que reserva
su nombre, envio un dollar.
Dona Josefa Cabezudo de Quinones
envlo un donativo de cinco dollars.
Don Eugenio Lopez, de Vieques, en-
via diez y siete dollars y diez centavos
producto de las alcanc1as de aquella
isla a Beneficio del Refugio.
va la alcancla del Cafe ella Mallor-
quina" produjo aver tres dollars 21
centavos
Ell Refugio agradece mucho estos ge-
nerosos donativos.
INvITACIoN ATENTA.
Aver tuvieron la cortes1a de hacernos
una vista los senores Fernando Calle-
10, Alfredo Jimenez Y Ramon Alton
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Lard Made From Corn Oil.

After determining that corn oil is
an economic substitute for olive oil,
Dean l.. f. Sayre of the Kansas Uni,
versity School of Pharmacy is expert,
menting to determine whether it is a
satisfactory substitute for lard. Some
of the liquid oil, which is heavy and
brown, has been hydrogenated. In
this condition it appears white and has
about the consistency OF cocoa butter,
and melts at the temperature of bees
q Dean Sayre has been expert
menting with corn oil for more than a
year. He found that it makes a good
substitute for olive oil in salad dress
ings, and believes that the hydrogen.
ated oil can be used in place of lard.
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"LookI There He Isl" She Cried.

swered by a slip of a girl beside him
whose feet kept time on the curb. He
turned away from the last carriage in
sharp disappointment. Ripton's fail
ure dragged him down a little, and
all that gaping crowd; eve the young
thing beside him whose skirts the
skirtling wind blew back from slen-
der ankles. 1t shook out over their
heads, the passing flag.
Look! There he isl" she cried.
An iron-gray man in quiet suit and
plain tie, the feet within his dusty
shoes marking time despite their
weary lag; his face drawn in a suf-
fering beyond WEAKNESS or weight Of
lag-pole; but about his mouth the
look of the grandfather who fought
under Perry, and of the ancestor who
fell on Lexington Common one April
morning; his eyes full Of the spirit
Of '6f.
Shelby bcamed or the girl, her
own pride glowing his heart.
Mother knew him." she explained
shyly, glanc!ng at her black frock,
and f~ather-that was he who waved
father and / found him on the train.
He wanted to go back three days
ago. But We asked him to carry the
tagg"
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energy. There was always a fear and
dread in my mind, / had cold, nervous,
weak spells, hot flashes over my body.
l had a place in my right side that was
SO sore that | could hardly bear the
weight of my clothes. / tried medicines
and doctors, but they did me little good,
and | never expected to get out again.
| got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purifier, and l GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum if your medicines had not saved
me. But now l can work all day, sleep
well at night, eat anything | want, have
no hot flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads are
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as | am almost
entirely free of the bad symptoms l had
before taking your remedies, and all is
pleasure and happiness in my home."-
Mrs. JOSIE HAM, r. F. D. !, Box %.
Shamrock, Missouri.
Ifycu want advice write
Lydia f.. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
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on his 200 pounds. what you got
there, Bill?"
Warm for April" agreed Ripton,
hastily showing into his pocket a
square white envelope. His dropping,
shy defenselessness suggested failure,
and glasses stood on the table.
Takes the g~inger-out of a man
to climb a Midsummer weather.
winter clothes"
Billy" he finally continued, teeter-
ing back his chair, how about that
letter you chucked when you saw me
coming? Looks aristocratic, some
how. Society editor short O. ma
terial?"
The older man flushed and smiled
sheepishly under the raillery.
They're not inviting me now" In
the rebound of the admission he drew
himself up into a semblance of mill
tary dignity. Young man." he said
sternly. time was when / danced with
the belle Of them ALL"
Shelby nodded briefly.
"And a more slender waist, or a
trimmer foot" he stopped under the
others curious gaze. Shelby, we're
none of Observation-Disclosures we set
out to be-or because w want to be-"
The weak, loose mouth, the hand
shaking in it's effort to steady a neyB-
paper turned Shelby away in pity.
Striking out at random, in kindly abb
sence of his former chaff, he coaxed:
What is the letter, Billy? Can't /
help?"
mo. ~Its-nothing. Just q little
fun the boys are planning.
"Well?'
Il mean-the boys-my boys. Com
pany b."
"You-in commando"
"Yes." Years concentrated their
bitterness in that word. He handed
over the letter.
Now, do you know, they never told
me that"
"And you never guessed? Oh, I
know I've pretty well concealed 1t.
Even my walks mellowed now" The
crunch of tho paper in his hand &C.
cented his cracking mirthlessness.
!. It reused Shelby to sudden deter.
mination. See here. you're going"
"Going! Going-where?"
why, to this here Memorial week
reunion they've asked you for"
lin" HIS eyes wandered over
his fimsy, faded clothes. I'm not
fit"
You bet you're going" slapped
down Shelby. Don't you wan to
go?"
He had selected and rejected half
a dozen suits before he got Ripton's
reply. They would be-my own kind
once more"
His glance wandered to the glasses
and bottles. They don't know. Each
time I've pleaded illness OF business.
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Russians Hurl Back Teutons.

Petrograd, May 24.-By fierce coun.
ter-attacKs the Russians have forced
General Mackensen's left wing to give
ground on the east bank of the San,
80 miles north of Przemysl. An Aus
tro-GermaD force that gained the
south bank of the Lubaczovka has
been driven back acros the river. Inc
engagement occurred near Radava.
Russian artillery moved down the re-
treating forces of the enemy, whose
loses were extremely heavy. The
fighting has been intense.
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TIE SECRET

Of good coffee is to get pure, sound coffee,
If you ask your dealer he will tell you
that all cotfees are pure, as the law pro,
hibits the sale of substitutes as coffee.
Not all apples are pure although they
are apples. Some of them are often rotten
Some coffees are windfalls, and whilst
the law allows them to be called coffee
they arc impure and have a harsh taste,
Denison's Coffees are picked coffees, the
berries picked by hand from the trees,
consequently they are always pure and
sound in every sense of the word, reliable
and delicious.
Dcnis1n's Coffecs are always packed in
cartons, bags or cans with the name on
every package. III others are limitations,
If your grocer does not stock Denison's
Coifees. write the Denison Coffee Co, Chi
cago, H.. who will tell you where they
can be obtained in your vicinity.-Adv.
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World's Biuuest Statue.

The largest statue in tbs world is
now being carved in Japan. 1t is a re-
cumbent efigy of Nichrien, a japanese
patron saint, cut from a natural gran,
tie rock on 4 hillside on the island Of
Ushikagubi, or the cows head" in
the inland sea of Seto, Japan. The
stone image will be 30 feet long from
head to foot, GO feet longer than the
Sleeping Buddha statue at Segu, Bur.
nah, and considerably larger than the
Sphinx in Egypt.
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A Sensible Doctor
HOW SHE ENDED TEN
YEARS OF SkiN-T0RTURE

Oct. 20, 1914:-"1 had eczema on
my face for ten years. Little red PIN.
pies formed in a small spot on my
chin and then spread all over my face,
They itched and burned me awfully,
l tried almost every remedy and treat.
ment that could be used for this trou.
BILE, but nothing did ME any good.
used resinol ointment and resinol
soap, and was relieved in a day or
two. In one month / was cured. This
was six months ago and the trouble
has never ietuined."-tSisneij Mrs.
c. C. Roberts, Weatherford, Okla.
Every druggist sells resinol ointment
and resinol soap and doctors have
prescribed the resinol treatment for
more than twenty years.-Ady.
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Outlaws Rule Mexico c

Washington, May 24.-Outlaws in
Mexico City, who assaulted the Ger
man charge ~d'affaires. now are threat
ening the lives OF ether foreigners,
according to diplomatic dispatches re
ceived here. One message states that
"indescribably Ioathsome" conditions
prevail and that the government is
powerless against bandits. Popular
demonstrations because of the food
shortage have occurred in the Mexican
capital within the last few days. Re.
ports to the state department said the
situation was serious.
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Woman is Asphyxiated.

Minneapolis, May 24.-Asphyxiated by
a that would not explode, the body
of Mrs. A. ID. Moore, 81 years old,
was found by ~neighbors. Gas was
escaping from an open burner in the
Kitchen stove. Another burner in the
same stove was ignited, according to
Deputy Coroner Carl NJ. Roam, who
was unable to explain why the gas
did not explode.
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a Baseball. Schedule.

1T must take a deal of care, !
should imagine, to arrange a baseball
SCHEDULED"
Yes; so many attractions conflict.
Now, in Boston we have a lot Of trou.
BILE avoiding dates on which there are
symphony concerts."-PuCk.
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REMARKABLE
CASE Of MrS.HAM
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
| and Sanity.
Shamrock, MOI feel it my duty
to tell the public the condition of nv

health before using
your medicine. / had
falling, infiamma-
ton and congestion,
female weakness,
pains in both sides,
b~ackaches and bear
ing down pains, was
short of memory,
nervous, impatient,
passed leepless
nigh g nd b lad
neither nor
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important to NJ others
Force of Habit,

That fellow wants to talk all the
time"
He naturally thinks he has a right
to the floor. He lays carpets"
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Had Practice.

He-I believe hat debutante you
introduced me to is engaged.
She-Why, what makes to think
SO?
He-She talked to me with such
blase abandon!-Judge.
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Narrow and Gabbv

Marrow and Gabby.
rs Tawkins liberal in his opin.
ions?"
NO, but he's lavish Of them"
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However, the engineer or a train Of
thought should stop to think occasion.
ally.
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ALIENS FOOT-EASE for the TROOPS
Over 100000 packages of Aliens Foot-Ease, the
autiseptic powder to shake into your shoes, are
being used by the German and Allied troops at
the Front because IL rests the feet, gives in
slant relief to Corns and Bunions, hot, swollen
aching. tender feet, and makes walking easy.
Sold ever csc. Try It TODAY. Don't
accept any substitute. Adv.
Newark post., 1915-07-28

perhaps fifteen minutes. Perhaps
it was mental discipline, but GER
tainly it was a spiritual torture.
l am not sure that ever saw any
boy actually whipped at No. Al,
but there was a school tradition
that whipping awaited some flag
rant infractions of law. The fav-
orite punishment, | mean favorite
with the teachers, was to stand a
boy near the stove and make him
hold out at arms length the long,
heavy poker. When there were two
culprits the second one was re-
quired to hold out a huge hammer.
| don't recall how long these pun
ishments endured, but long enough
to make an unrepentant sinner
sick of his punishment if not sorry
for his sin. For some reason no
body ever secreted the instru-
ments of punishment, possibly
from a belief that the teacher
would invent some more terrible
form of torture. Those long hours
of the double session were cruelty
wearing to young bodies and
minds, and almost anything was
welcomed as a diversion. The fell
low who had fits every few days
was a godsend, and we were all
grateful to Alonzo Kennedy for
one performance of his. Alonzo
must have been six feet four, and
no human being ever approached
nearer the definition of mathe-
matical line. One day, standing in
class, and breathing at his height
far hotter stratum of that poi
sonous atmosphere than anybody
else, he suddenly collapsed, fell as
fell the Campenile of Venice, and
lay at all his length upon the floor
All study was suspended, and
amid the breathless interest Of the
school, Alonzo was dragged by the
shoulders to the open air; re
member to this day how his boot
heels danced and ratified on the
ridged floor. The wonder is tha'
many of us did not succumb t.
that killing atmosphere.
Continued next week.