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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-03-03
Miss Ella Vial Graduates
At State Normal School.

AS we go to press we learn that
Miss Ella Vial, of Hahnville, La.
graduated at the State Normal
School on Thursday March, 1st.
instant.
Miss Vial is the youngest sister
OF our esteemed friend Sheriff
Leon c Vial, of st. Charles Pa
rish, and is popular, and esteem
ed not only in her native parish
but also in st. John parish where
she has many relatives, and
friends who join LIE Meschacebs
in extending sincere congratula-
tionsupon her recent graduation
at one of the grandest institu-
tions Of learing in this state.
We sincerely hope and in fact
feel assure that Miss Vial will
meet with the high success sheSo
nobly and richly deserves. and
will stand high as one of Louis
iana's most accomplished teach
ers.
Good luck and bast wishes to
our Cousin Ella"
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-03-03
Editor Found Guilty.

Hugh A. O'Donnell, editor of
the New Orleans American. was
found guilty of having libeled
Mayor Martin Behrman, and
the members of the Commission
Council in an editorial appearing
in his newspaper on January s..
The decision was given by Judge
Chretien, of the Criminal Dis
trict Court of New Orleans,
Tuesday morning.
AS soon as the decision was
read by Clerk Patrick, attorney
S. A. Montgomery, representing
the defense, asked for a new
trial.
Judge Chretien set Friday for
the filing of the motion and
argument.
The maximum penalty for
criminal libel is two years in-the
parish prison.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-03-03
Iridium For Holy Name
Society

On Sunday evening. March
18th will begin the first of a
series Of three sermons by the
Rev. Joseph Miller, rector of st.
Joseph's Church, French Settle
ment, given under the auspices
of the Holy Name Society, at st.
John the Baptist Church Edgard.
While this Iridium will be
given chiefly in preparation for
the general Communion of the
members of the Holy Name So
ciety, which is to take place on
Passion Sunday. the entire con-
gregation is invited to attend
these sermons. The exact hour
will be announced Sunday March
4th.
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Vest Bank Highway.
Project to Be Discussed al Meeting In
PlaQuemine, March 4.

Much interest is being
manifested in the meeting of
citizens of the west bank OF
the river to be held at
Plaquemine Sunday, March
A, and indications are that
the attendance will be large
and representative. Definite
action will be taken with re.
ference to the following mat
ters.
Completion of the entire
mileage of a 365-day hard
surfaced highway from Port
Allen to New Orleans on the
west bank of the river.
adoption OF a name for the
highway.
Incorporation of the
highway association.
Selection of appropriate
markings.
Formulation of plans to
advertise the highway.
Devising of a system OF
maintenance of the highway
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-03-03
DIED.

Roussel On Tuesday. Feb
ruary 27, 1917. at II o'clock P.
NJ. at Hotel Dieu, New Orleans,
La, JAMES ROUSSEL, aged 20
years, son of the late Charles
RousseI and Amelie Becnel.
Relatives, friends and acquain-
tances of the family attended the
funeral, which took place at the
st. Peters Catholic Church, Re-
ser-e, La, on Wednesday. March
1, 1917, at $50 o'clock a. M,
Intermentin the st. Peters ceme-
terry.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-03-03

without extra taxation, by
planting along the route nut
and citrus trees, or other re-
venue producing trees, plant
or shrubs.
In general, discussion OF
unity of effort in building
and maintaining all west
bank roads and highways.
Every citizen of the west
bank, and all others interest
ed, are earnestly invited to
attend the meeting. Re mem
Der the date, place and hour
Plaquemine, Sunday, March
4, at IL a. m.
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Lost

ONE PRoMIssoRY NOTE. drawn
by me TO my order and by me endorsed,
for ths sun Of FIFTEEN HUNDRED
DOLLARS, dated the 18th day Of Feb.
rnary, 1914, and Paraphsd "NE VAR
lETUR" by William j. Hart, Clerk Of
Court 4 Notary, for Identification
with an act OF Mortgage passed on the
same day
The Public Is cautioned not to 40.
DEPT Or NEGOTIATEsaid Note be-
Gauss ice .ane has been fully paid.
Isl gned) ozEME LABIcHE
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Allen Elected Chairman.
Ascension LeVee Commissioner Heads
Joint Executive Committee.

A meeting of the executive
committee of the joint organiEas
ton of the Atchafalaya and La
fourche basin levee boards was
held last week at the domicile Of
the latter body in Donaldsonville
for the purpose of perfecting or
ganization. Commissioners
Joseph A. Humphries of Terre-
oonne and Andrew Gay of Ibsr-
vile represented the AtchafalGya
board, while the Lafourehe
board was represented by Com
missioners F. II. Allen of Assem-
sion, W.D, Beraud Of Lafourehs
and A. DeIamotte of Assumption
Messrs. Humphries and Allen
were placed in nomination for
the office of chairman of the
committee. 1t was contended by
the Atchafalaya board members
that each board was entitled 10
)ne vote, and that although one
of their representatives was abb
sent from the meeting. the unit
rule" gave the two members
present equal representation with
the three members of the La
tourche board in attendance.
Under this contention they claim
ed that a deadlock existed, and
that the matter should be refer
red to the governor for decision.
The Lafourche board represen-
tatives admitted that the respee-
tive boards were required to vote
as a unit on all matters coming
before thejoint organization Of
the two boards as a whole. but
denied that this rule applied to
questions arising within the exc
cutive committee.
After a spirited discussion Of
the question at issue, lasting for
tmore than an hour, the La.
Ifourche board members carried
their point and roll call was pro-
ceeded with. When Mr.. Gays
name was called he good-natured
! ly stated that as his nomination
of Mr.. Humphries had not been
seconded the Atchafalaya board
was apparently without q nomi-
nee, and he would therefore cast
his vote for Mr.. Allen. Mr..
Humphrias followed suit, and the
Lafourche commissioner was un-
lanimouslv elected chairman Of
ithe committee. E. T. Merrick,
lJr., of Pointe Coupee, a member
| Of the Atchafalaya board, was
chosen secretary without opposi-
| tion.
A resolution was adopted iR-
creasing the pay of the ordinary
Iaborers aboard the dredge Capt
IV. M. by 10 cents a day, owing
to the high cost Of living. Other
business Of a routine nature wa
| transacted.
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OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of the Police Jury
OF THE
Parish of St. JOha the Baptist.
Edgard, La, March l, 1917.


The Police Jury met this day
, In regular monthly session with
the Honorable Aug. Lasseigne in
the Chair, and the following
members present: Messrs. Barre
Songy, Reynaud, Cassagne, and
Babin.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
Mr.. Henry ]. Waguespack
turned in a check for $l3.65 in
settlement of return premium ct
Workers Compensation lnsur-
ance.
It was moved and seconded
that the jury send $500 to the
Charity Hospital.
Moved and seconded that the
Sec'y be instructed to notify
Messrs. T. ]. Nagel and r. G.
Champagne, present owners of
Ferry No. 8 that unless they
operate their ferry as per their
contract within 10 days, same
will be advertised for sale. Adopt
ed unanimously.
Moved and seconded that the
ferry landing shall be in front OF
the courthouse. Adopted unani-
mously.
The Finance COMMITTEES reported
fayOrably en- the following bills which
we're ordered paid:
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BORN.

To DR.. and Mrs George E.
Burch Oh Wednesday, Febru ary
18th. 1917, a bouncing boy.
Congratulations.
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LOCAL PERSONALS.

Mr.. J. Ellis Nillet, and family
of Edgard this parish have re-
Gently moved to Baton Rouge,
La, where Mr.. MiIIet has ac-
cepted a very good position with
the Standard Oil Co.,
We are pleased to learn that
our friends we'll pleased with
his new position and we sincere
ly hope that he will meet the sue
cess which he so richly deserves.
Good luck Ellis. -
Mr.. John D. Dry arrived from
New Orleans on Tuesday, and is
spending few days with rela-
tives in st. John.
o 2
Mr.. Angelo Champagne was a
New Orleans visitor on Monday.
Mr.. Edmond Alexander, of La
Place, La, visited the First
Ward last Wednesday on bust
ness.
a a
DR.. Stephen J. Songy, and Mr.
Etienne V. Cazenave, of Wallace
La, motored to Lucy Tuesday,
and paid US a short but much ap-
preciated visit.
Hon. George U. Gendron spent
a few days in New Orleans this
week.
Hon. Prudent G. Songy, our
esteemed police juror from the
Third Ward returned last Wednes
day morning from a business trip
tn Houston, Texas.
MIR. Lee B. Daron returned from
New Orleans Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. Daron left for Gramercy
La, Friday morning where he
has been called by the Colonial
Sugar Refining Company.
Mr.. Albert J.. Bossier left Thurs
day for Gramercy, La, where he
is employed.
Hon. Eugene Dumez, our geni-
al levee commissioner attended
a meeting of the Lafourche Basin
Levee Board at Donaldsonville,
La, on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude J. Mai
treme, of Gramercy, La, visited
relatives in st. John the latter
part of the week.
d a a
Our esteemed parish fathers.
Hons. Prudent G. Songy, OF
Wallace La, and Placide Barre
of Edgard, La, paid us a short
but most pleasant visit on Thurs
day.
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District Attorney L. Robert
Rivarde was a business visitor al
the st. John Courthouse Thurs
day.
n e q
Judge ]. L. Pancaire, of Lucy
accompanied by DR.. Stephen J.
Songy, of Wallace, La, motored
/ to New Orleans Thursday after.
noon.
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There being no further busi-
ness the Police Jury adjourned.
AUG. LASSEIGNE.
President
Wallace Lasseigne,
Secretary.
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mental attitude of the fighting forces of
every army. A down-spirited, morose SOL
dfer makes a bad fighting man. and he
has unlimited influence upon his fellow
soldiers. Recognizing this, it was decided
to put the work Of these canteens in the
hands of American women, who. In addi-
ton to the work entailed, could fill so i'm
portant role in cheering the soldiers.
The brimming cup Of coffee, held by a
smiling American woman: the meal OBJ
tained at the. end Of a day of hardship,
with its bit of encouragement and talk
of home-that is what is going to make
every man in the fighting forces abroad
ready and anxious to go out and do not
only his bit, but his best
The first call for such service was re-
ceived in this country by the Red Cross
from Maj Grayson NJ P. Murphy, head of
the Red Cross commission in France. Sew
eral weeks ago he cab1ed for fifty women
to take charge OF the twelve canteens to
be established in France under the Red
Cross 1t was upon this mea ger infor-
nation that the forces in this country re-
cruited their women. for Maj. Murphy
gave no details, save to emphasize the
necessity for women between thirty and
fifty. preferably with knowledge of the
French language, who were capable and
willing to undertake the hardest kind of
work under Army orders. and who would
be willing to go where sent.
Before seeking actual applicants for
this work the Red Cross here made out a
set of rules to govern the acceptance OF
the women These not only included the
points brought out in Maj Murphy's cable
gram, but included such additional quail
f1cations as in their opinion would make
for the most efficient service The work
Of recruiting the corps was under Miss
Florence NJ Marshall. director in charge
of the woman's bureau of the American
Red Cross.
Every woman who is a member of this
canteen corps is physically fit and able
TO do hard work. can speak French. is able
TO pay her own expenses, has neither a
husband serving in France nor one about
to go abroad, has no German connec-
tons whatever and has been vaccinated
for smallpox. typhoid and para-typhoid.
In addition, each woman signed a pledge
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months. to determine their adaptibility
for the service.
*
The Letterman General Hospital in
the Preside of San Francisco, is a very
large Army hospital. where the nurses
quarters are comfortable. and more
room is being added. F'orty-five nurses
serve there even in peace times, and
each has her own bedchamber. besides
enjoying the privilege OF pleasant liv-
ing rooms. parlors. etc. Members of
the corps. after q period spent there,
are sent to Fort Bayard. Col. There
twenty-five nurses are stationed for
service lasting year. 1t j. an Isolated
point. nine miles from silver City. the
nearest town. but there is a mountain
women into town every few days. Some
OF them have their own horses and
scorn the wagon. as there are always h
few nurses who seek permission to re-
main Indefinitely at Fort Bayard. and
these acquire their own mounts. A
thirty mile ride through the mountains
is nothing to these women. who become
expert horsewomen and great advo-
Gates of outdoor life for both inValids
and well people.
1t is said that much excitement pre-
walls at the hospital in San Francisco
when orders to the tropics are received.
A long sea voyage is usually new eN-
perience, and foreign land. where the
nag flies above u building filled with
United States troops, makes demands
on the imagination. 1t takes elSht
DAYS to make the trip to Honolulu. and
there also is a hospital where members
OF the corps are serving. This is the
department hospital. with eleven Amer
lean nurses.
Out of Manila. for the nurses station
ed there. are wonderful trips into the
l, .a,NI 70 =
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form one of the commonplaces Of their
normal life at home. Instead OF fashion
able gowns. in the uniform of the Amer
Jean Red Cross they will be found along
tho line of march of our troops in France.
taking charge of the work of the twelve
large canteens being built at important
trenches. Theirs will be more than the
mere task OF serving food and drfng. for
to them falls the duty of sending our boys
TO the fighting front with a word of cheer
and encouragement.
In a foreign land which. for all that
the trees may be as green and the sky
as blue. will yet be SO vastly different
from home: among women who. no
in tongue: in this land SO strange and
so far away from all they love, the SOL
diers will find American women wait
ing to send them to their posts with
words of announcement, a smile and
Good luck and God bless YOU"
1t is this phase of the work which is
perhaps the most important part, for
while French women could be found
who would assist in the canteenS. these
American women. who have braved the
will face not only danger there. but
untold hardships. will in reality be
carrying to the men abroad the mes
sage Of loyalty and belief of every
true American woman a home.
Headed by Mrs. Vanderbilt, who is in
charge of the canteen work in France.
the women who have already left for
work there are: Mrs. Larz Anderson.
Washington. d. G.: Miss Elizabeth An
derson. New Canaan. Conn: Miss
Frances Anderson, New Canaan. Conn:
Miss Mary Vail Address. New York
city: Miss Alice c. Archibald, North
field. Mimi: Miss Emily N. Bennett,
New York city; Miss Sophia Berger
New York city: Miss Lois Brundred.
Oil City, Pa: Miss Amy f. Brewer.
Chicago: Miss Ruth Carroll. sew York
city; Mrs. John Corbin. New York city:
Cal; Miss Serena Coggswell, New York
city; Mrs. A. Wander Kieft Church,
New York city: Miss Mildred Cowing.
Wyoming. Ohio: Mrs. Kathleen 2.
Davis. New York city; Mrs. Randolph
Dickins. Washington. d. C: Miss Hen
rietta Ely. Philadelphia: Miss Mary
Helen Fee. Oak Park. Ill; Mrs. Nathan
lei Francis. Chicago; Miss Irene NJ.
Given Wilson. New York city; Mrs.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

TURN TO THE RIGHT BY Rennet
Musson. From the play by winchelI
smith and John E. Hazard. New
York: Dufiield G. Co.
THE BEETLE. BY Richard Marsh.
New York: G. +. Putnam's Sons
THIS IS THE END. BY Stella Benson.
author of Il Pose" New York: The
Macmillan Company.
-sPEAKING OF PRUssIANs-, BY
irwin S. Cobb. author of Back
Home" etc. New York: George II.
Doran Company.
THE MAN IN EVENING CLOTHES.
BY John Reed Scott, author OF The
Colonel of the Red Huzzars," etc.
New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons
THE SAPPHIRE STORY BOOK, storse.
of the Sen. Collected. retold and
written by Penrhyn w. Coussens.
author of The Ruby Story Book
etc Frontispiece by Maxfield Par
rish. New York: Duffield & Co.
THE SPORT OF KINGS. By Arthur
etc. Illustrated by Arthur l. Keller.
Indianapolis: Bobbs- Merrill Com
pany.
STARR. OF THE DESERT. BY 3. NJ
Bower With frontispiece by Monte
Crews. Boston: Little, Brown 6
THE ROAD OF AMBITION. By Elaine
Sterne. Illustrated by Ray N. Jack
son. New York: Britton PUBLISH
ing Company.
TREASURE AND TROUBLE THERE
WITH; A Tale Of California. By
Geraldine Bonner. author Of The
Immigrant Trail" etc. illustrated
by Stockton Mulford. New Yorks
D. Appleton & Co.
HOW TO FLY. By A. Frederick Cola
Inns. author of Keeping Up With
Your Motor Car" etc. Fully IL I
Illustrated. New York: D. Appleton
& Co.
WARTIME SPEECHES. A Compilation
of Public. CtteFances in Great Britt
ain. By Lieut. Gen. the Rt. Hon. ].
Z. SHUTS. p. c.. K. c.. N. L. A. New
York: George H. Doran Company.
THE MAN WHO TRIED TO BE IT. BY
Cameron Mackenzie. Frontispiece
by Alfonso KimbalL New YoEaEoS-
George DorAn. Company
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cry that, one night, hearing the fire call.
they all thought il call to arms and
started in to act accordingly. Like SOL
diers trained for any emergency. they fled
to their appointed tasks and started get
order which the commanding officer had
outlined. They expected fighting to be-
gin at once in the streets. There was
shouting here and there silence and then
another shout or two, while clatter oS
horses hoofs sounded and then a grim
faced young person in khaki flashed into
the hospital to announce that there was a
bad fire. but no fight. There was not u
chance to fight. for the man who had
tried TO set the town on fire had got
away in an automobile and was on Mexi-
can ground before the guards saw the
flame or realized that a bold attempt to
destroy the camp had been attempted.
one emergency case which this same
nurse dwelt on, when asked to relate
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Gertrude L. Heatwole. Northfield.
Mimi: Miss Florence r. Herrick,
Roselle. \. j.; Miss Harriet p. Herrick,
RoSelle. \. J.: Mrs. Jean Hull. Chi
cago: Miss Cornelia B. Knox, New York
city: Miss Emma S. Lansing, Water
town, \. Y. Miss Katherine Lansing.
Watertown. n. Y: Mrs. Mary Stickney
Lawrence, Rutland. Vt; Miss Frances
Mitchell. New York city; Miss Mary
Scott Montgomery, Philadelphia: Miss
Margery Mott. Chicago; Miss Ella u.
Osborne. New York city; Miss Catherine
r. Porter. Washington, ID. c.. Mrs.
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~ Canteens Conducted by American Wome1

00 0HEREvER American troops arc
NAX found abroad. wherever the
NH Stars and Stripes wave IN the
~ " winds as the columns OF
khakf-clad soldiers march from transport
landing to concentration camps. and on to
the front, there. too will one find stanch-
der aid and cheer
Since the days when the meaning OF the
little scarlet cross implied nothing moro
than medical succor to the wounded
great change has taken place: today the
Red Cross 10 a symbol Of help in all the
far-reaching significance Of the term.
So it has come to pass that corps OF
women have recently been sent to France
to do "canteen" work there--a corps
which, when It is recruited to full strength.
will number fifty. These women, who,
from behind long white counters. viii dis.
pense drinks and food to soldiers. are not
mattresses in the proper sense OF the WORD.
They are. on the contrary, women one
would flnd in the large bathrooms OF Amer
ica's exclusive hones-women Of means
and Accomplishments, women whose poise
and intellect fit them for social distinction.
In charge is Mrs William X Wander
bilt The corps numbers among its per-
sonnel Miss Emma S. Lansing and Miss
Katherine Lansing. sister Of the Secretary
Of State Mrs. Larz Anderson. who was
In charge OF the refreshment unit in
Washington. D. c.; Miss Blanchard Scott,
daughter Of Maj Gen Hugh L. Scott. for
mer chief of staff. and Mrs Barbour
Walker. formerly principal OF the National
Cathedral School for Girls in Washing
faY Iat of Manila
under Bishop Brent
When not on duty these women will
live In tiny bomb-proof huts away from
the comforts and conveniences which
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Eleanor c. Prime, Garden City. L. l.:
Miss Harriette Rogers. Garrison-on-
Hudson, n. Y: Miss Agnes E. Sheehan
New York city; Miss Blanchard Scott.
Washington. D. c.; Miss Emily Sim
monds. New York city: Miss Ruth T..
Smith, Yonkers, n. Y: Mrs. Emma
Swords, New York city: Miss Sophie
Stanton. Washington. u. c.; Mrs. Eliza
beth II. Taylor. New York city; Miss
Wilhelmina Tenney. Honolulu. Hawaii;
Mrs. Carlotta C. Thrasher. New York
city: Mrs. Belmont Tiffany, New York
city; Mrs. Barbour Walker, New York
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A Desirable Change.
LECTURER said in a temperan

A LECTURER said in temperance ad-
~ dress in kankakee:
IF l were Providence Id introduce
change that would. | am convinced con-
vert the whole world to our cause.
This simple but far-reachinS cnanSe
would consist in transferring the SICK
headache from the day after to the day
before
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city: Mrs Meredith Waterbury, New
York city. and Miss Elizabeth D.
Young, New York city.
Modern war is conducted along scien-
tific lines, and 1t is due in part to this
fact that these women are undertaking
the work planned for than in France.
Perhaps the discovery is not new, but it
is at least safe to say that for the first
time cognzance is being taken of the
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readers. Crown folks too find in IL
the stirring appeal of daring action
and genuine portraiture.
THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR, Ry
Lawrence Byrne. New York:
Charles Scribners Sons
Mr.. Byrne's romance is based upon
the experiences Of an American ambas-
sador to mot unimportant European
country" The only definite point that
one gathers about this country is that
il is one with king to it. Beside the
ambassador himself. there is his wife,
the handsome and shallow woman that
is required for the particular cast of
intrigue that this experience takes on.
The daughter furnishes the wholesome
and sane element that u needed ,o
supplement the substantial qualities
OF the father. \ private secretary
helps out in the final romance An ad-
venturer and an adventures, natives
OF the mot unimportant country" both
OF the necessary degree of polished ras-
caHty, supply the spark of trickery
which Is calculated to lead to .interna-
tonal disaster. Everything. at the
end. turns out as IT should. The cod
Americans escape the doom that at one
moment is hanging over them and The
wrongdoers find themselves balked In
their nefarious designs The impress
sion of the whole Is that of a farce OF
fair quality. The ambassador IL a
carfcature of the American senator
turned diplomat in a night The dipio-
matte and ambassadorial functions are
good horseplay OF the real Office The
ceremonials Of diplomatic life appear
to have been SKINNED of the top of
some publication of the town topics
variety Certainly it Is a farce-and
a very good farce. too. we'll as a
fair love story besides
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A Little Learning.

mRESIDENT GEORGE KlSTER OF
Campion College said the other day
in Prairie du Chen:
Learning, profound learning. is the
light Of the world, but we continually
get new proof Of, the harm l''''e
learning does.
~ lady employed school arr "l
twelve to scrub her front steps ne
school girl worked Wei but suddenly
she stopped coming. The lady met her
on the street and said:
Whats the matter. Minnie! my
have you stopped working for me-
The urchin tossed her head
I'm takin' Latin now,' she snlffed,
and l don't scrub steps no more.