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TEACHERS IN CITY SYSTEM
ARE NAMED FOR 1887
Continued From Page H.

Pope Cobb, principal; Miss Lizzie Nc
Tendon, arithmetic; Miss Mary Mathis,
English; Miss Elizabeth Johnson, geo.
graphy; Miss Annie Crum, history:
Miss Olive Boyd, spelling; Miss Mamie
Sue Bell, Third grade; Miss Clebe
Merz Kemph, Third grade; Miss Claude
Mclaughlin, Third Grade; Miss Cor
della Thornton, Second grade; Miss
Genevieve Morgan, Second grade; Miss
Annie Ansley, First grade.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS SCHOOL
Miss Anna Keith.
SPECIAL TEACHERs--Miss Nina
Mexican, domestic science; Miss Lena
Hardy, music; Miss Martha Wheatley.
drawing.
MCCOY HILL SCHOOL (Colored-A
S. Staley, principal, and instructor in
Eighth grade; Ellen Brinson, Seventh
grade; Quincy Foreman, Sixth grade;
Emma Simmons, Fifth grade; Eliza
Bethune, Fourth grade; Eva Walker,
Fourth grade; Blanche Staley, Third
grade; Matte Woods, Third grade;
Victoria Addy, Second grade; Agnes
Smith, Second grade, Ozie Bell Hart,
Second grade; Pearl Lindsey, First
grade; Lucille Bouie, First grade.
For vacancies we recommend as fol-
lows:
HIGH SCHOOL-Edwin H. Agnew,
science and military instructor; Miss
Jean Cameron, assistant teacher, all
grades.
FURLOW SCHOOL-Miss Nina Cox,
teacher Of reading.
MCCOY HILL SCHOOL (Colored)-
Sue Westheimer Fourth grade.
The report is signed by T. F.
GATEWOOD, Chairman; c. P. DAVIS
and W. W. DYKES, Committee on
Teachers.
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SPECIAL MEETING OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Americus, Ca, May "a. 1916.

Americas, Ca, May "a, 1916.
The Board of Commissioners Of
Roads and Revenues met in special
session. Present, ]. L. Johnson, chair
man; A. Rylander and T. B. Hooks;
absent W. E. Mitchell and ]. F. Dan
iel. Having ascertained that there
was vacancy in the board Of equal
izers, the Board of Commissioners
proceeded to fill the vacancy. DR.. E.
I. Mathis was reelected to fill the
vacancy. The matter of tax returns
Of Mrs. Mary Clay in Sumter of a
small part of her lands located in Lee
county, together with the major por-
ton of her lands located in Sumter
county, referred to the county attor-
ney for adjustment.
J. A. PINKSTON, Secretary.
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NEGRO CHARGED WITH
TWO WARRANTS HERE

The Wednesday morning session of
the recorders court did not net so
much in cold cash for the city, but
much business was disposed of
SEeeders and street tax matters fea-
tured the sitting of the court.
Ben Livingston, negro, was fined
for disorderly conduct, and he now
faces two warrants, one for carrying
concealed weapons, and the other for
having pistol without license. The
incident took place early Tuesday
night.
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FARM LOANS - Can give good
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FOR SALE-Field peas, speckles,
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home in Americas last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Mercer and Mrs.
Il. NJ. Mercer were Sunday visitors at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. A. D. Autry,
Evening star., 1916-12-24

a pair of black silk stockings with card
attached: "From an Old Admirer.' And
Aunt Lydia hardly knew whether to burn
them in public or to say nothing and saw
wood
And as for Uncle Ben, Uncle Ben was
thinking of the court cases that the Christ
mas tidal wave would be sure to bring to
his judicial shores in the morning.
WELL" he said, rousing himself as the
clock struck eight, "Guess we'd better go
TO bed and save light. Busy day to-
morrow.
Aunt Lydia grimly nodded, still think
ing about those stockings, and anxious to
nave another good look at the package to
see if she could find clue there. She and
Uncle Ben both slept downstairs, an old
Connecticut custom that is hard to KILL
and when they finally picked up their
lamps and bade Martha an austere good
night. ! wish you could have seen Miss
Martha Meekness Mears dance upstairs
She locked the door, pulled down the
curtains, lighted the lamp, and then
FIRST she flew to the package which
she had secretly brought home from the
post-office that morning. "Snip!" went
the scissors, and "Oo-oo-oo-oh!" said
Martha.
The first item she took from the pack
age was pair of light blue silk stockings.
The second was pair of blue suede shoes
to match. Next came a box of scented
talcum powder, a little of which she
straightway busted on her nose and then
held her head back to sniff it in rapturous
approval.
These preliminaries over, Martha went
and listened at the door Then, tiptoeing
to the bureau, she unlocked the bottom
drawer and brought out four of the most
wonderful things.
The first was an opera cloak, lined with
embroidered blue silk.
The second was an embroidered bag to
match.
The third was a scarf of white silk net,
embroidered by hand to match.
And the fourth was a dress of blue silk.
embroidered in the same beautiful pale
colorS as the other things, covered with
white silk net and with low-cut bodice
"There!" thought Martha, silently clap
ping her hands. Everything just in time
for Chrstmas!"
Her hands flew to the back of her skirt
"And now"
Whereupon (as an old-fashioned novel
ist would say we will draw a veil for half
an hour. But at the end of that time |
wish to say that you would never have
found more stunning picture than
Martha Meekness Mears-no not if you
had searched the courts of Europe in their
palmiest nights.
"If it only didn't show such an awful
lot of neck!' bushed Martha. still.
that's what the scarf's for, guess, and it
ism as if anybody will ever see me in it,
And, drawing the scarf around her
shoulders, she walked backward and for
ward in front of the mirror, one of the
proudest, happiest little struts that the
State of Connecticut has ever seen, es-
pecialy when she donncd her opera cloak
and, with her head held high, stepped into
an imaginary limousine and drawled to
an imaginary chauffeur: "To Mrs. Van
dcrbilt t's-er-James!'
YES, it was heavenly evening for
Martha-a heavenly glimpse into the
promised land. And the beauty of it
WAS il looked ont uDOn n heavenly Sllc-
Evening star., 1916-12-24

funny! feel like Christmas tree that's
all trimmed up!"
But joys so acute can never last LONG
81 wonder how the stockings look, she
thought. "Im glad | sent Aunt lydia
that black pair. wonder how she looks
in hers.
She lifted her dress and tried to get the
effect but found she was too near the
mirror to obtain the proper angle.
"I know!" she thought. "I'll get up on
the bed and look from there" =
So up on the bed popped Martha, and
was just moving to where she could get
good look in the mirror when one of the
Stats of the bed fell out with noise like
a broadside of siXteen-inch guns. She =,
quickly moved her feet, and another slat
fell out with greater noise than the first
And, before Martha's heart had quite
stopped quaking, she heard Aunt lydia
at the door of her bedroom, and Uncle
Benny numbering behind her up the
stairs.
whats the natter" demanded Aunt
Lydia "Open this door,"
"lts all right, Aunty! Don't bother!
1t was only slat!"
SOUNDED like the house falling down."
said Uncle Ben
"Open this door, say!" repeated Aunt
Lydia in an ominous voice. She ratified
the latch and pushed at the same time.
1t was an old-fashioned house and the
doors didn't fit as well as they might, so
when Aunt Lydia's efforts reached a GER
tain point, the door flew open, and-oh,
what picture it made! On one side was
Aunt Lydia in her night-gown. her hair in
crimps, an old petticoat flung over her
shoulders.
Uncle Benny was also in his robe de
nuit, supplemented by pair of trousers
which he held with one hand while he
grasped Il lamp in the other. And on
the other side of the picture was poor
Martha, dressed like the lilies, and scar r
let with embarrassment, trying to mufffe
her shoulders with her scarf
what have you got on?" almost
squealed Aunt Lydia.
Il made it myself, said poor Mar :.
tina, swallowing hard. "It's-it's only to
wear nights when | come to bed"
"lou-you hussy!"
THAT was how it started sha mt go
into details, because hate Il scene as
much as anybody. But toward the end
of the coloquy, when Uncle Ben began to
chime in, Martha'S embarrassment sud-
denly turned into indignation
"Iou go out of my room!" she cried
"you wicked mani"
"What?" cried Ben Tilley, towering as
impressively as any man can tower who is
holding up his trousers with one hand.
"Nle wicked? DO hear the devil cor
recting sin? You good-for-nothing mad
am! You call me wicked again and I'll
slap your face!"
AT that Il flash of her mother suddenly
showed itself in Martha.
"Iou are Il wicked mani" she cried.
stepping forward. And you're mean
old thief, and you've stolen my money.
And you dare to slap my facet" ~
Every man is a fool when he loses his
temper some worse than others; and
Uncle Ben slapped Martha's face with "A
smack that might have been heard all over
the house.
"There!" said he "You asked for it
and you got it, and now | hope you're
satisfied"
Martha made no answer Jnsfpad She
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a few things to her Uncle Benny-and
much good it would have done her. But
Martha was young and (as the saying
goes baShful, and, knowing her Uncle
Ben as well as she did, she had never in
dulged herself in any false hopes concern
ing him. So back to the sewing-room she
went and began stitching away AT linen
dress that they We're making for Amy
Dorrance, who had been in Martha 5
graduation class.
THAT day Aunt Lydia had gone to Nor
wich to buy some Innings, and while she
was still away Amy came to have her
dress fitted. When this solemn rite
was over, Amy began to chatter,
Nov you wont forget to have it ready
on Thursday, will you, Martha?" she
said, "because George Dawley is going to
take me to the Windham County Fair,
Have you ever been?"
NO" said Martha, biting off a piece
of thread and trying to look nonchaant.
whats it like"
"Oh, it's lovely! There's bands. and
races and cattle, and turkeys and pump
kins, and needlework-"
"Needleworl?" asked Martha pricking
up her ears. what do they have needle
work for?"
"Why, they give prizes, of course! Say,
Martha, why don't you do a piece of en-
brodery and send it in for prize"
a red spot came jumping out on each
of Martha cheek-bones
"Do they really give prizes" she said.
"For embroidery? What sort?"
"Oh, all kinds! Ccnter-pieces-an
doilies-and bcdspreads-"
"Bedspreads?" muttered Martha. her
work slipping to the floor; and then, in a
cry from the heart:
"Oh, Amy! Come and look at mine!"
They ran upstairs together. and a min
ute later they We're both staring at Won
derful, poetical bedspread which Martha
had made in her last year at high school.
She had worked it in Nalencienne> lace.
When you first glanced at it, ii appeared
to be conventional design: but when
YOU looked IA little longer, you saw a ship
on the waves sailing away from a light
house that guarded a rock-bound shore.
And-a thing which is true of all real
works of art-the more you studied it
the more you saw There were sea-gulls,
for instance, and palm trees, and cres-
cent moon, and dolphins And under
meath the lace and net was a foundation
of Sea-green silk.
do you-do you like it?" asked
Martha in a faltering voice.
"Oh. Martial" cried Amy. Il never
saw anything like it! Never! I'm sure
ii would take prize!"
Listen" whispered Martha, IF Aunt
Lydia knew. she wouldn't let me. But
if you want to help"
At that they both began whispering
together, and when Amy went away she
carried the bedspread with her, carefully
folded in tissue paper, and Martha put
another coverlet on her bed, and nobody
any the wiser
The next week but one, when Martha
went to Young Peoples prayer meeting,
she found Amy sitting in her pew. No
thing happened till they knelt down, and
then Amy passed over an envelop.
Martha interrupted her prayers long
enough to take a solemn peep at the con-
tents. There We're two cards in the en-
velop. One was inscribed, "To NJ. Mears.
for Best Bedspread, and the other: ITO
Nj. Mears. for Best \eedlework of ANY
Evening star., 1916-12-24

the building of dreams dreams OF thegreat
world outside-that magical place which
Youth and Beauty have always regarded
as the promised land. But, whether
she dreamed of Newport lin marble
palace or New York Gn "a mansion on
Fifth Avenue) or even of villa on the
Riviera with q balcony upstairs and
red-tiled roof, there was always Prince
looming largely in the background, and
not very far back in the background
either-a Prince who worshiped the very
ground she stepped upon, and who al
ways pined away and died if she gave him
the slightest frown.
Such were her evenings; but in the day
time, when under the supervision Of Aunt
Lydia, there was precious little romance
in Martha's life Take the one subject of
Martha's clothes, for an example. Such
ugly shades Aunt Lydia always selected,
such graceless, puritanical styles, and such
mean little hats And yet it was in
revolt at these ugly costumes that one
day, when Martha was looking through
a French fashion book that Aunt Becky
had sent her. she conceived such awonder-
full idea that the moment she thought
about it great flush came surging up in
her cheeks, and she looked around in
guilty quickncss to make sure that Aunt
lydia wasn't watching.
ALL that week, as she worked, Martha's
eyes were inward turned, a number
of times she started to speak to Aunt
Lydia, and at last she began: "Oh, Aunt
Lydia"
"Mph?"
"Iwonder how could get somemoney!"
Silence like a blow from Aunt Lydia,
and sharp glance at Martha.
"Wasn't-wasn't there any money left
for me when-when they went away"
desperately continued Martha, driven on
by her inspiration.
"Ate up long ago."
"But isn't this house.
"Ate up tool" snapped Aunt Lydia,
And then, her patience at an end. she
suddenly boiled over into the most acid
ulous indignation.
"The ideal" she cried. "Cross-ques-
tionng me like this! Why don't you ask
your Uncle Ben? Such dirty wayS."
Martha didn't say anything, knowing
how much good it would do to ask Uncle
Ben anything; but Aunt Lydia must have
said something to him about it. because
the next day he called Martha into his
Office.
Uncle Ben was sitting at the desk that
had once belonged to Nlartha's father,
and above the desk a tinted enlargement
of the Rev. Mr.. AIcars seemed to be
watching the proceedings with a benevo-
lent eye, as if entirely satisfied with the
two legacies that he had left his daughter,
MARTHA" began Uncle Ben, looking
very shrewd, "I've been making up our ac-
count, and | thought you'd like to see it.
Whereupon he handed her what was
probably his lifes masterpiece:
Benz Tiley
In acct. with NJ. NJ Nears
Paid ont for yOU
$50 weeks board ............... $4,000
$50 weeks clothes ...,.,........,.. $50
S46SO
Reed. from Estate
Savings bank .......... $500
House and land .......... 2O0O
FURNITURE .................. 1OO S44OO
All above by order of court.
Balance due me e.............. $3.50
Please remit
Evening star., 1916-12-24
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81 don't intend to press you for that
balance just now, said Uncle Ben. with
his shrewd look. though it'll be a nice
little sum by the time you're twenty-one
But if you work hard at your sewing. and
do all you can to please Aunt Liddy,
arrangement for the balance due Same
time said he, suddenly speaking in a
stern, judicial tone, "that amt what
started to show ye. You can see from this
statement that if anybody in this house
has money coming to EN-, tain't youi
It's met"
Now. if Martha had been as old or as
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