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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
List of Garden Enemies

Here is a list Of some Of the most
common garden enemies:
Squash bug, soercher beetle, dung
beetle, May beetle, potato bug, tri-
angular bug, cricket bug, grasshopper,
mourning clock, moths and butterflies.
Mr. Miller said yesterday that the
object Of mounting all these garden
pests was TO show gardeners what they
had to deal with. He requested The
Tribune to tell all gardeners 70 COM
pare their vegetable bugs with those
on the chart in Union Square, and il
they did not find a specimen Of the
same sort on the chart TO catch one
and bring il down for Identification.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22

sects and moths in existence on COM
mon pins and have arranged them on
charts, labelling each.
Edward J. Miller, the agricultural ex-
pert. has catalogued the garden pests,
not By their classical titles, but by
their garden names, and has mounted
them on charts. which are on display
in Union Square. II any amateur gar
dener finds a strange bug assailing his
vegetables he can visit Mr.. Miller, or
his assistant, John F. Mccarthy, in
Union Square, and learn how 10 get
rid Of IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22

THE WoopLAwN CEMETERY.
.asd 81. By Harlem train and BY Trsiis,.
Lots Of small size Tor sale.
Once 20 East I'D ST. N. Z.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22


dence. 4Z9 EAst l47,h st.
sTIEBEL-
NaphtaH Lodge. No 70. / o. T. s. Of 7.
Members are invited 10 attend the fu-
neral Of our late brother. Joseph Stiebel,
on Friday. June -, at 1890 a. m, from
Meyers & Co.'S funeral parlors, 22s Lenox
~. ALFRED TURNER, President
TIsIMONs- Suddenly. on June 10. 1917,
Thomas r. Tin.mons, beloved son OF Cath.
crime Timmons Coyle (nee NcCann). Fu-
neral from lis late residence. 2037 I'd ay..
on Friday, June %. at 9 80 a. m. thence
70 St. Ceei.iG's Church. East iosth ST. and
Lexington az. Interment Calvary.
TooLEy-June 90. 1917. Spencer F. Tooley.
aged ~ years. beloved father Of Mrs. S. /.
BuckinRhar. Services At his late real
denee. 2Z3 oeh ay., Friday evening. 5 80.
Won CLAIM June %. Charles T., in
his 10Th year. az bis residence. 1856 Lsfay-
cite av.. Brooklyn. beloved husband Of Liz
lis II. Won Claim (nee Crawl. Funeral
services Thursday. June q, at p. m. In
tegment Friday morning.
wARE-At Mount Kiseo. ". Y, June 20.
1917. Charles 5. Ware, IN the 18th year
Of his age. Funeral private. from his late
residence, Friday az ?. n. Interment
kensico Cemetery.
wAsHBURNE- June %. Olive B., widow
Of Wlll.an W. Washblrne and daughter
Of ire late Henry X. and Nary p. Banks.
Funeral services O. Ter ate residence. 2&07
Walton AZ, near Fordharn Road. on FRI
day az 4 p. N. Intsrrnent at Pleasantvills.
y. y. on Saturday az II 30 a. m.
WEIyELBAUM- W., on June 20. be-
loved mother OF Henry and Kari Weixsl-
baum. Funeral services at her late resi-
denee. 6fi West iisth 81. on Friday. June
q, az 10 q. m. =
YARD--June q. 1917, Emma Thornton. wife
OF BENJAMIN r. Yard. Services at 30
North Walnut 81. Fast Orange, ~. J..
Saturday evening. Juae %, az 80.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

% which we're nev!y organized ma
tional banks, which. under the la"
automatically became members. OF the
remainder. thirty.!ive were State banlts
which entered the SYSTEM through con
version 10 national banks, and two
were national banks which emerged
FROM receiverships. The number Of
state banGs, Il Is pointed out, which
joined tho system during the year was
less than in 1915. contrary to expecta-
tion. but there are Indications that
olLcr large institutions than member
banks named ~ the reporD ARE awak-
enns :" sense Of public duty, and
arc. besides, gradually reaching the
conclusion that their own best interests
require their a!tiliation with the Fed
erai reserve system"
The board closes its report with =
detailed discussion OF the amendments
"hich II advocates 70 The reserve act
most Of which have received the in
dorsenlent OF the House Committee on
Banking and Currency.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
HAVANA RESULTS

First racc-siX nEs-Poughkeepsie. rs
Sane. lilo tTapiin,, TO !. even. TO =. sec
to /. even. ihird II Time. liz Roysi Age.
Sister Riley Golden Chance and GlaTasinty
second--nve furonss-ariss primi,y, lcG
tMinlir. " to to |. even. ven: Louis Sam,
10; iCarrolp. 20 ]: $ - ;. ! TO 5. second +:
Golden Ruiy. III tl<niGhtj. to >. . TO |.
even. th!rd. Time. ! .: 30. Mrs. Me, Mary
B!:,c.wcod, Shadrach and Toson dor also
Third five Observation-Disclosures. no 6Tayiin,.
: 10 !. TO .. 10 =. won: l:H-t Fey. 10
collins. 10 !; 10 !. even, second: eliza
beth Lc.;; lo' GRAY. tio l.,s TO :. 70 :.
cqst.ra. envy and. Mr.. SniEgs also r.mm.
ysld,. - rs to & TO . won: Edmond
ond: King Siaiwart. liz tTapIinj. % :
Drury Erobcck idier and Monty FoX also
rJn.
OW%cToTi. to i. > to /. eyen won; Thinker.
lc6 tNIo"gcr). 70 |. to =. 20 ), second
Worlds Wonder: liz IVA t:on). 10 :. 10 ):
: 10 :. third. Time. Ia: -. Argument. II
coming. charles T.. Granger. Frank fIud
san aud kH2an also ran.
Six;h-ouc milc--Rcgu!ar. lis Ct;argaut.
to |. TO :. to :. Won: supreme. lcs
t;r3v). L" I, 4 to J. 20 !. second: Luke
Van Iandt lC6 (SobeD, to !. > Ia = 20 Z.
thrd Timc. l:42 As After Night; Copper
town. WHlga, Zodiac and Fr"is Johnson
also ran.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
SENT ADVANCE FORECAST :
OF WILSON'S PEACE NOTE.
Two Washington Newspaper Men, i
Fred l'ss.ry ami W. W. Price,
Make admission.
TESTIFY IN LEAK" HEARING
Both Declare Such Information as
Messages Contained Was Gained
Fran Conversations With Other
Newspaper Men.


WASHiNGyrN. February 1.-Two
Washington newspaper men, i. Fred
ESsary head Of tho Baltimore sun
Bureau aud W W. Price. White House
correspondent, Of the Washington star.
admitted AT tho leak" INQUIRY today
piled advance forecasts Of President
Wilson's peace note Of pcccmhcr Il.
which eventually found thor way to
tho Office Of T. l. Hutton Il Co. Ncw
York brokers.
t'ssary sworo that it was solely
through friendship for r. y Connolly.
"a Washington broker aud partner Of
=; w Boiling. a brnthcr-iu-law of
President Wilson, and without financial
gain, that no prepared tho telegram
connolly previously testified he wrote
and sent 10 tho Hutton house over his
private wire. Such Information as the
message contained. l:ssary said. he
GAINED from conversations With othsr
ewspapcr men. and added that he was
not on" Of the group OF correspondents
roniidcntially advised BY Secretary
Lansing that tho note was coming. e.
Price testified that he sent two mes
saccs to Chicago brokers' Frederick \.
Aldrich and Finley, Barrel N Co. tell
ing them he understood Secretary
Lansing was about t. issue a state
mcnt" touching on peace. II" said no
was regularly employed 10 furnish SUCH
information. Less than an hour lataE
a message using much Of Prices lam
cuagc was received by tho Hutton Of
fees in New York. Price insisted thac
his messages were based on nforma-
ton he had received from other re-
portcrs which he did not consider con,
hdential, and his own interpreta tious.
OF the situation. -
George y. Ellis, Jr.. member OF the
Hutton firm. supplemented the tcsti-
mony Of both Essury and Price.
Edwin y. Roper. telegraph upcra tor
for Connolly. to whom Essary handed
tho forecast OF the note, told to-day
how Boiling had pleaded with him to
tell the truth and set him right be-.
fore the country. Boiling did not know
tho source Of the note he said. until
"A few days ago. 80
"For two weeks" said Roper BOIL
ling was in tears. He said the public
| looked at him as though his sister had
violated the confidence OF the President.
| I have been wanting To como here. but,
! | did not want to put EsSary in wronE."
! The hearing viii be resumed on.
/ Monday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
MASSACHUSEr'rES NAVAL
MILITIA NIpIBIIIII:u

BOSTON. MASS, February a.-Thc
Massa ChuscttS naval militia, under
orders from Washington, mcbiiizcd to-
night at their various armorics. The
naval unit Will report 10 Cummandaut
Hush at the navyyard. i, was under
stood. to receive orders according
TO the opinion expressed i'm State
militia circles tho militia will he
pressed into actual service. The re-
port that the complement OF the navy
is not up to wartime standard in
dicated. 1t was said. that the militia =
men might sec actual battlcshin SER
vice directly in case Of real trouble.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS

Elr., r.cs-aia furiongs-Niley, los ,Kor.
Ril1;n 1koslnso TO .ysT ven; Slnsirei
Broomc9nrn. iol tcollils(; 3 70 8: To =
Minda' Carsie Bright aud Pcrtfrock also
sscond--six iuriongs--Mico Girl. Iot U.ou-
dsrl. to l. to 9. 10 s. won: Watt 10,
LCarroiO 70 70 40 ?. to /. second: Luke
M.s. u, tBuSton). TO !. even, TO .. third.
Time. III rs. Walter Duncan. Peachie.
Lady Mildred. May Star aud Margery also
Ta'5a0 10 g. to IS hGS s9 %Gsr5s
100 tKoppeimanb; 70 :. $40 : 10 'I Is. So
40 TO- third, Time. i:4S il. Miss Water
Disturhsr and Carlton Il also r.n.
,iourth-mile and one-six,centh-Iisu herk
H. ,MsDe r., TO- J! even. to 3; won;
.eeond; Grumpy. los dykes. 10 !" !;
10 :. third. Time / 20 80, Diamond b bs
and Lynch also ran.
Iifth-sis fur,ongs-Bob HeGsiey. ll2 iAiur-
rE%'' TO : 10 ). TO l. won: Mars cas-
o oiddi, iM t1b"rtl: 10 :, even, to see
;,, 20 TO- 20 third; Time. l;i5. ilendrcn,
Hn .!!":' candle and Bars and Stars also ran.
,Ru%tGni. IL to . TO .. to =. won: Matin.
ojIhrotD, J: 10 !, to ]. to To- sccon1
No 20, Ma" :Li,i IL dMcTaEgarD. y to ;, ,esyen
Hath ana Non"iony also ran.
Sev.n;l-on- niic-Mayme w 100 tMeri-
10 one pcrmuttI TO :: even / 10 :. second
Eri"n fi4rn liz ,Fucrsp, 10 to !. 10 l.
20 !. third Time l:i5 -. Nus;iins iirea".
Charles -. First Wind, Col. MoN.h. Bra.
Milton Campbell Cunco. Dchra Tooi 10 and
al
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
Net0 York Guard
Called to Service
VIII Protect Irscnals and Water
sheds, and Naual Militia
vii Guard Bridges.

NEW YORK, February 3.-Thc entire
National Guard OF New York state aud
tho naval militia were ordered out
Tonight by Governor whitman artor
II conference with Mujor-Gcncrul john
T. oI;yan
General pi;Aan was directed 60 have
every arseual. armury ana watershed
adequately guarded by lhc mii,tiaunon.
aud Commodore f"rshcw. of tho naval
militia. was ordered to protcc; al
bridges
the direct request Of MAYOR Mitchell, OF
this city.
\ strict military censorship vas
established AT National Guard hcad
nors order WAS issued. Under orders
from the War and Navy Departments
guards wcr" doubled around all The
forts aud coast dcfcnscs which p:u-
tc"; tho approaches to the port Of New
York. similar precautions Ncrc taken
at the navy gard aud al Grvcrnur's
island headquarters of tho Department,
of ;he East.
Major-Gcncral Wood commanding
the Department. Of the East denied
himself to all callers. and prohibitc,
his staff from making public any in
formation regarding tho movements Of
units under his command, which covers
twenty-five Eastern states and the
District OF Columbia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
GOVERNOR HATES NAME,
"GENrLEMiN FAR VI ERR

SPRINGF1 ED, ILL. February 3
If you want to get Governor Frank
Q. Lowden. OF Illinois, roaring mad. call
him a gentleman farmer"
The gentleman part is what he OBJ
tccts TO. Not that he wants to give
the impression that he isn't gentle
man, but he asserts the dream OF many
city people Of riding IA b,oodcd horse
around an estate is what has ruined
many people with desire to return
TO the soil, and is entirely Impractical
il one wants TO make success as al
agricul,urist.
Gentleman farmer gives the i'm
preston that I didn't work on my
farm. ! did the same kind OF work
that all the old fashioned landowners
OF Illinois do" tho Governor says. And
j ran farm. not an estate"
The Illinois executive owns farm
of several thousand acres on the Mis-
siss!pp River which he calls "Sinnis-
sippi Farm" Flo spccializcs in live
stock and dairying
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

johns: April 81. Johns Hopkins April
rs. Princeton; May ,. University Of
Nirginin: May II. Georgetown. and
May IL. Eordham.
Captain Adrian Arson takes little
stock in the suggestions which have
been made To increase batting. lie saws
hat ii they give a batsman his base
on three balls. some of the soutnnaws
VIII never DE able TO get the side out
About the only change would sug-
sest,' says Arson, ito make The game
faster would be TO require all the
heidcrs. except possibly the first base.
man, to do without gloves. Those huge
pillows they wear cut down man a
drive that would have been a hit in the
ola days. ] played first base Tor Jwcn-
~ years and never wore a glove and
don't see why they are necessary
now, except for the catchers'
II nothing else. the recent trim or The
iennsylvania football team TO Pasa-
dena, Cal, promises to obtain for the
Red and Blue one Of the Pacific Coast
FOOTBALL stars. George W. Conn. said
10 be one of the best half ha cks in
me Fnr West, During the past seu-
cultural College. He made one Of the
longest runs on record, l0I yards, after
recovering tumble behind his own
goal line. Conn's home is in Pasadena
and during the time that the PennyyI-
vahians were there he fraternized with
Coach Folwell. He assured Folwcll
that after his course at Oregon was
inished next June he would 20 To
Pennsylvania.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
News of Interest
In and Out of Town
Notes about Things and rco-
pie and What They Arc
Talking About.

Every sufragist in Richmond is OK
pectcd 10 attend tho regular meeting
OF tic Equal Suffrage League on
THURSDAY afternoon at 1870 o'clock at
suffrage headquarters. Al o'clock
Mrs. Henry Aylett Sampson will con-
duct the ninth lesson OF the suffrage
school textbook. Tho Nationa! Suf
frage School, held a, suffrage head
quarters last week, closed on FRIDAY
afternoon With d practical demonstra
lion OF suffrage work
\ meeting Of the Workmen's Circle
tag DAY committee Was held i'm tn,
founS Mems Hebrew Association OIL
Friday, 10 make arrangements for The
,ss day, February % officers were
named as follows: Mrs A. j. Wasscr
stein. chairman: Mrs. NJ Lezner, sec
re;ury j. II. Jonessoh. treasurer: ].
WGsserstein. J Ka,z and s. Radman,
trustees.
The Richmond School OF Social Econ
omy has called meeting OF it's board
Of directors for Wednesday afternoon
a, $3.50 o'clock in the Office Of the Bu-
rcau OF Vacations. 6 North Sixth street
The school is having the foundations
for opening III tire fall
Mrs Gus T.. 10th announces the en-
caSemcnt OF her daughter. Louise
Pauline, to Raymond Cownll Pierce. OF
boswell The wedding will take place
the middle OF this month
Miss Louise Weidenfeld. who was
operated OH at ST Elizabeth Hospital
January -, is improving.
u
hcr home. zoos Paramount Avenue.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
NEAT colorcd hoy willing 10 work as tor
ter Fosters Studio. IL. North ninth.
WANTED. girl ia assist in general house
work. North Bclvidcr.
WANTED. workin. hnusckeepcr for country
In tamtly: Good home. 81. care
Times- piapa tch.
WANTED, furnished roomns- house filled
with permanent roomcrs. Madison 12i-J.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
Federal UESERVE SYSTEM
No LONGER EXPERIMENT

The Federal reserve system is no
longer looked upon rs an experiment.
II is established upou = firm ana on
during fouuda ton. and ii has demon
stratc1 repeatedly that ii is not heinS
conducted for tho bcncli; Of any sec
ton. group or interest, but that the
policies governing its operation are
and will continue to he. broad enough
To serve, without discrimination or Ia
vor the banks and those who deal
with banks throughout the entire
country. While regulatory and con-
scrva tive. ii is none tho less con-
structirc force, and as conditions
throughout tho world become more
normal, the Federal reserve system Will
he recognized not only as a dominant
ractor in our financial affairs. hut as
most important influence in the COM
merce of tho world
p'lring 1916, the report continues, 1870
banks entered the system, eighty-sevcn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
"Y' Athletics

Tn" hcginning Of this week will see
me winding up OF several leagues in
NC y VI. &; \. gym. but UP until March
th.r" Viii he plenty doing In other
'ines OF gym activities 10 make IN.
classes interesting.
several basketball games viii he
booked Tor this month, and from pres
en' indications Randolph Macon and
me quintet Will meet Friday night
81 TINS week IN double II cader, The
oth"r game being one between John
Marshall High and Maury High. These
sWo games will be worth going 10 sec.
IN" team IS improving every time
pE;. and the John Marshall High is
coming strong. The eNIhe week will
ne taken up with the usual games and
M.ln o,her added features:
the standing OF the "Y'' leagues are
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04
Random Musings of Sports
RI "MOSTf."

The Spiders gave real evidences Of
their vauntcd strength in tho game
with tho Tigers last night. Captain
Wood certainly bore the brunt Of the
offensive.
Incidentally the John Marshall High
School quint gave good account OF
itself against Mnury High. And agai,.
il was captain who did the stellar
work.
. Billy Smith is showing activity Of
late. and announced yesterday the
signing of a couple OF younsst ers.
Both arc well recommended and are
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

expected TO show class once they begin
romp'ng about the local lot Work
on the park IL progressing. and every
effort is being made to get il into
condition for tho practice season.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

Miss Louise Weidenfeld. who wa:
operated on at ST. Elizabeth Hpspta
January -, is improving.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

The wintrJ- blasts that swep; across
the Byrd Park and Clarke's Springs
Yields yesterday afternoon did not pre-
Ncni man: spectators enjoying two
excellent soccer games. The plaJ was
nr1kE IN each Of the contests ana some
andy plays resulted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

Norman Ross. the latest swimming
star TO lie developed by the Olympic
Club of San Frarcicco. is expected TO
tour the East after his return from
the contests 10 he staged by the Hon
o!ulU Association next month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

Hecrttary sutton again has called
attention OF amateur baseball PLAYERS
ana managers to the fact that time
n" signing contracts and for fling au-
plications has arrived 4 meeting Will
De held thIs week to further the plans
Oh the amateur commission. and il
probably viii be well attended
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

" Mcfarland. who won the bowl
Ing championship OF Richmond and
petersburg from Whit Whitman. ana
VINO lately has been manager Of Main
street poolroom, has been made as
s!staht manager Of the ST Elmo par
ioTS, where numerous exhibition games
WIZ be staged during the SPRING
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

Mrs j. n. Reed continues quite i'll Al
i.cr home. zoos Paramount Avenue
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-04

Mrs. Gus +. 10th announces the en-
caSement OF her daughter. Louise
Pauline. to Raymond Cownll Pierce. of
boswell The wedding will take place
the middle OF this month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-11

WITH a band running across the front
Of her dress and on the band was
printed neatly IN Dig letters. Red
Cross. ON her cunning little white
cap. which perched 50 JauntiIy on
her dark head was big red cross.
IN her hand she carried a basket Of
lovely red roses.
Peter liked the little girl next door.
She always gave him half her candy
on Saturdays when she got her week
IS dime. She didn't cry either II she
happened to fall down. and she could
play marbles like a boy
"HeIIo." nodded Peter. as they
stopped under The folds or flag
I'm Alice, the Red cross girl. q"
smiled Alice by way o. greeting.
what you doing with those p"
asked Peter. pointing 20 the roses.
I'm selling hem for the Red Cross
Peter. This is my second basketful."
explained Alice, happily. Every one
buys rose. Some buy two or three
Old Mrs. Slack, the one who has That
awfuIy cross dog. bought six
Peter was sorry he had said any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-11

my hair or brush my teeth or laugh
or whistle? Oh. hoo-hoo."
He went up 10 his room and sat
down at his desk by the window and
tried and tried to remember what he
had done with his head. He Won
dered If he hadn't better advertise in
The paper, or maybe get the poIre TO
help in the search.
he heard his father talking down
stairs 10 somebody was glad he
had his ears and one eve. at least
"Ch, where's my head.' he cried.
Fright where 1T usually is, said his
fathers voice
Jimmy looked up and found that
the room was almost dark and his
father was standing beside him.
20 Ceet" exclaimed Jimmy TIN
glad i've got my head and my ears
and nay eyes and everything"
Been dreaming, eh2" said his
father. Mama rang the supper bell
three times. then thought Ia better
come up and see what had happened
10 you come on down."
jimmy followed his father down
stairs with a rather solemn look on
his face. He told his dream at the
supper table, and they an laughed
over j..
.Td rather have q lesson like that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-11
When Napoleon Bonaparte Was a Boy

IY ALL HAVE READ and
81 81 81 studied muca about Napo-
"a 81 leon. and his wonderful ca
raer as soldier. general.
statesman and Emperor. but Of his
aoEhood and school days. HtlIe is said
and taught
Wednesday. August 18th. marks the
14Sth anniversary Of this great man s
birth. In the small town of AJaccio.
in Corsica, the baby Napoleon was
born on the 18th of August, 1859. His
parents. who at that time spelt their
name Bournaparte. were honora BILE
people. bat had little wealth. At the
very early age Of eight years the boy
entered the Royal Military Academy
of Briznne. where ne remained until
he was IS years Of age. While at
school ne was not overly popular with
either the students or the teachers
excepting with the mathematics pro-
fessor with whom he was a favorite
on account Of his excellent work in
that branch. He was known as
quiet boy. oEtcnGmes retiring and IN
amiable-
At the age of IS he was passed on
ta the Military College Of Paris, on
the following eudatson:
inspection of Military Schools
1854
Report for his Majesty by IF de
EeraIlo.
M. de Bonaparte tNaPoleon). born
18th August, 1853. height feet 10
inches. 10 lines is in the fourth class.
has a good constitution, excellent
health. character obedIent. upright.
grateful conduct very regular. has
oeen distinguished for his apprecla-
ton of mathematics. He knows his
tory and geography very passably He
is not well up in ornamental studies
or IN Latin. In which he IS only fourth
class He VIII be an excellent sailor.
and deserves TO be passed on TO the
Military Academy Of Paris"
As Napoleon was an active observer
OF things that passed around him. and
expressed his opinions openly and de-
cidedIy about the conduct Of this new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-11

z with it. eh - asked Peters faith
CT, with q twinkle IN his eye.
Peter didn't hesitate for a second.
put il IN my bank. sir"
How much have you IN your bank
now?"
Three dollars and seventy-f four
cents answered Peter proudly.
"A ltttie-5ust a little penurIouss
dear wife" Peters father laughed as
he turned away
Peter didn't know what "penurious"
meant. bus somehow he didn't like the
sound Of Il. However. he scampered
away 10 put the shiny new coin IA
his bank
Half an hour later Peters mother
came upstairs and found him care
fully counting his money. She stopped
TO watch him and looked ON in p way
that made him feel rather uncomfort-
able.
peter" she began quickly you
and are going 10 an oId-fazhloned