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The Washington herald., 1919-07-21
SCORE OF NEGROES
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military detail escorted him To a
Pennsyivania avenue car that car
ried him away from the -troubious
scene
The mob became so coneested at
one time In Seventh street that street
car trafiic was blocked. and as col
ored men started to leave them and
walk they were attacked.
Extra Police Called out.
With extra details Of police rushed
70 the scene. the crowds started TO
dsperse further up Pennsylvania
avenue. They attacked a colored
man at Thirteenth street ana Penn
sylvania avenue and in a few
moments he was unconscious on the
street to be later removed by a
Casualty Hospital ambulance.
At midnight the greater part of
the mob had congregated at Fiji
teenth street and Pennsyivania with
the police making every effort 10
oisperse them. Many were taken 10
the station house to be later re-
leased after a warning TO keep the
peace.
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Order Smuggling Stopped.

Ludwigshafen, July 10.-The
French and Belgian guards on
the Rhine have received orders to
shoot to kill" every suspicious per-
son approaching the left bank of the
river. In the region of Dusseldorf
alone five persons caught smuggling
things across the Rhine have been
slot. q
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Police News
Kills Himself with Gas.

Joseph Becker. l315 Fairmont, street
for ten years an employe
of the Patent Office. was found dead
yesterday afternoon by his sister.
Mrs Camille Hendermarsh. from gas
poisoning.
Becker had put adhesive tape over
his nostrils and mouth, and inhaled
gas through a tube.
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Missing from Home.

Leaving his home Thursday. say
ing he was going to a hospital for
treatment, Louis Hartman. 1911 Sixth
street northwest. a baker employed
with the Old Dutch Market Company.
disappeared and has not been heard
from since.
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Gun Used In Row.

As the result of an alteration in
Coleman court southwest, between
William lawson. 31S Dixon court.
and Charles Fleet, 1928 Dixon court,
both colored. Coleman was shot in
the left foot with a .32 calfber re-
volver. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital and later went home. A
lookout has been posted for Fleet.
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Wife shot in Quarrel.

Police allow quite a little 1ati-
tude where family -duarrels are con-
cerned. put not to the extent of
using deadly weapons. Emma Jones.
colored. 55 Jackson court north
east. is convalescing in Casualty
Hospital from a slight bullet wound
in the left shoulder. inflicted by
her hasband. Sylvester. Sylvester
is being held by the police on a
charge of assault with a deadly
weapon.
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Robbers Open Trunk.

Going to a trunk in her room yes
terday, Mrs. Alma Hogen, 1872 l.
street northwest, discovered that a
SO bill and SIS in war savings stamps
had been stolen.
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OF the undeveloped water power OF
the United States about three-fourths
is found IN thirteen Western States,
leaving one-quarter of the total, or
some 100000 horsepower. for the
East.
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Field Marshal Haig
Is iii with Malaria

London. July 20.-Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Haig is suffering from
an attack of malaria. He is con-
fined to his bed at home. His ILL
ness is declared by his physicians
to be not serious enough to cause
alarm.
A cable dispatch late Saturday
night said Field Marshal Haig fen
sick toward the end of the great
peace parade and was taken home.
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ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Douiphsn.
- Ki,~ Gfr.~f


Alexandria. Va. July 2o.-The old
Puritanical blue laws again Were
revived IN Alexandria today. and
the lid went down tight, it is re-
ported.
The police have summoned a num-
Der of dealers who are alleged to
have violated the Sunday closing
law, and their cases are scheduled
to be heard tomorrow morning be-
lore Justice Thompson in the Po-
lice Court
Every now and then some per-
son or persons in Alexandria en-
deavor to have a tight" town on
Sunday
There are thousands of newcom-
ers in Alexandria. and when the
blue laws were rigidly enforced be-
fore. strangers were compelled to
go to Washington for cigars, soda.
shoe shines and the like Many of
the newcomers left Alexandria as a
result.
At the request Of the Judge advo-
cate from Camp Humphreys, Va,
Police Justice Thompson will reopen
the case of Sergt Deshields. a mill
tary policeman. who was fined so
in the police court July u
The case will be heard at 7 O'Clock
Tuesday night in the police court
room. and a large number OF wit
nesses On both aides have been sum-
moned. The ff-e was imposed on a
charge of trespass. II was ALLEGED
that Deshields used abusive language
to the Rev. DR.. E. V. Register and
Henry Hunter, and also fourished a
pistol.
The alleged ofrense OF Deshields was
committed the morning of Saturday.
July Il. at an early hour. a short
time after six men lost their lives
as result of a big motor truck
plunging over the causeway at the
south end of Hunting Creek bridge.
The Elks' excursion committee
has planned an excursion to Mar
shall Hall. Wednesday. August 27.
Tho committee at a meeting TODAY
organized with the election of these
omcers' Raymond Blumenfeld.
chairman: Bernard Hamilton, Sec
retary; Julius Wolf, treasurer.
The committee has planned a
number of special attractions for
the occasion. including baseball.
games, cake walk. etc.
The funeral of Miss Lillian J..
Ward. who died Friday took place
this afternoon from the residence
OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hall. Lincolnia, Fairfax County.
The annual excursion of the
Council of Jewish Women will be
given Tuesday. to Marshall Hall.
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Wound Proves FATAL

Howard NJ. Davis, Is years old,
1907 South Capitol street. died late
yesterday afternoon at Casualty
Hospital from a cerebral hemor-
rhage caused from self-inficted
wound in the forehead. At the time
of the shooting the boy was alone
in the house with his father. Hear
ing a shot Davis rushed to his boy,
who stated. before losing conscious
ness. that he was fooling with a
revolver which accidentally went
off.
Precinct Detective Harney from
No. 4 is investigating the case.
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Two Robbed In Hotel.

Two more robberies were report
ed from a local hotel yesterday
leading the police to believe a gang
OF hotel thieves are again at work
in Washington.
Lieut.. Sylvester Lynch had ss5 in
bills stolen from his room and
Capt. John p. Lynch at the same
time reported the loss of SIS!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-02-27
Lake Developments.

Mr.. j. NJ Cornish and Mr. j. r.
MurraS,; the latter of Shreveport. are
somewhat pleased ut the purpose OF
the State of Arkansas to drain the
large area of lands lying to the north
east of Phelps Lake. Some thousands
OF acres of very rich soil will thereby
be made cultivable. and Il good many
of the people who! .$hall make their
homes there will certainly trade In
Plain Dealing.
Mr.. Cornish in particular will benefit
by the draining of the lands lin ques-
ton. for he has 1000 acres that will he
made more valuable thereby.
The two gentlemen mentioned have
leased some 5000 acres in the Phelps
Lake region and are pasturing there
about 200 head Of grade: Red Polied
Shorthorn and Hereford cattle. Also
they are opening new farm lands fol
cultivation that will make their total
| cultivated acreage perhaps 800 acres
The winter pasture is especially fine
and the cattle remain in good condition
throughout the winter.
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The Burglar Fled.

Last Saturday night, between $50
and eight o'clock. colored burglar got
into the store Of Adair lRrolttAsrsr The
store had been closed about twenty
minutes. perhaps, wlEen the burglar be-:
gan collecting his plumber. He WRs sy-
identity fast worker, for ,wlea Mr..
Charlie Parker discovered ihtnr by! the
light left burning In the store room
and reported the fact at the WalEef
Brothers drug store, it was hardly. a
two-minute interval before two praties
Of men were walking the few steps to
tile back and front doors Of the Adair
Brothers building yet that burglar
had gotten his paysls over the, back
transom and had dropped to: the ground
after them. l. ~, 81,
Messrs. Elmer Walker AND Morgan
Cornish weret close upon Him, though
and ordered hilni4o halt. The burglar
did not halt, apd-. Mr.. Cornish shook !:
bullet out of his pistol Tint seemed tt
greatly alarm the colered. man and III
left all the valuai4eA except x1.25 h
pennies, which he mad .NUund in tin
cash register and put minis pocket.
There WARS king James version o
the New Testah'ent ap.allg the loot lief
behind. ly: the burglar. 1t seems tina
he hadHfaided the belongings Of col
/ oreds preacher earlier in the evening
Some other religious literature wa
also found scattered about. All the dr.
| goods ard. groceries were recovered.
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Levi Lovelady Dead.

Mr.. Levi \. LOve'ady died Tuesday
night of last week ut 1890 o'clock. fol-
lowing a brief illness from Influenza.
and was laid to rest IN Plain Dealing
Cemetery the following day. Rev. L. j.
H0lladay conducting the funeral ser
vice at the grave. \ large number Of
friends and neighbors attended the last
rites. and the, community sincerely
mourlis the death of a good man and
useful citizen.
Mr.. Lovelady was,; aftY-one years of
age. a native of Boosters Parish. His
plantation is over the line In the State
of Arkansas. but lie has always cOnsid-
cred himself citizen of old BOssier,
and moved to this place lately in order
that he might educate his children In
Plain Dealing High School.
Deceased leaves widow and four
children. He was first married to Miss
Susie Ray. of Waldo. Ark, and Of this
marriage leaves one sOn-Mr. w. d
I.ovelady. Of Plain Dealing. During
1908 he was united in marriage to Mrs
Sallie Roberts. of Bolinger. The sur
viving children of this second marriaft
are Robert Lovclady, six years Of age
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Walker Brothers.

The wear 1911 seems u long time ago,
when one thinks of what has happened
in the world during the past four Of
the eight years since that date. And.
while the establishment of the drug
business of Mr.. J. +. Walker and MIR.
J. b. Walker in that year signified no
great event to the big world, vet 1t
meant at the time, has always meant
and still means a great deal for the
town of plain Dealing and the people
Of North BosSier, for these young men
have been leaders in progressive move
ments that have influenced the build
ing of very good town; and what
they have endeavored to do, and ac-
complished in great part, has had 10
little to do with the development Of, the
parish in which they live especially
North BoSSier = and Plain Dealing as
it's commercial capital.
The Walker brothers began business
in the wooden building next door to
their present location. but three years
-ago they built on the corner of Pal
netto Avenue and EaSt. Cotton Belt
Street the handsome brick store in
which they haze since been housed
the best looking place of business. per-
haps. in BosSier Parish, and certainly
as neatly kept as any anywhere.
\ good example is great thing. A
neat place of-businesk i'll "A growing
town has much to do with A-aeneral
tendency in that way. Plain Dealing
has put OH much polish within the past
three wears. and this neat drug store
has doubtless had something to do with
inspiring it. Anyway, most OF. the
places of business are eXceptlOnali!
handsome and well kept oh the inside
of late years.
Walker Brothers Drug Store is I
popular resort for the young people
who love cool drinks in summer AM
high-grade candies all the time. Their
is open hospitality there and it is Al
easy place i'll which to feel welcome
and good place to get what one wants
from automobile accessories to toile
vanitieS and safely compounded. pre-
ScriptiOnS. !. y.
The young men who conduct thi
Il business are natives of Bossier Paris
and are known to most all the peOpl
in their trade territory. SO they nee
10 introduction ut the hands of tn
Banner.
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towns that will be inconvenienced vii
also forward petitions.

towns that WILDE Inconvenience will
also forward petitions.
Mr.. John F. 4Adair paid his friends
in Benton a visit last saturday.
Mr. Arthur Hitler moved his family
into tile Bailey home one day last week :
Mr.. w. II. RundeIl, of Benton, Ark,
was inspecting crOssties here Tuesday.
Miss Evye Mhoon is lately employed
in the Plain Dealing POstOfiice as a
deputy.
Mr.. J. G. Kelly, of Hosston. was ii
visitor in Plain Dealing last Thursday
and Friday.
Mr.. Mulkey, of Lewisville, Ark. at
tended the dance given at DeXfer's
Hall last Friday night.
Rev. G. G. Woodbridge left last Fri
day for Keatchie and filled his regular
appointment there SUNDAY.
MIR. John Ctabtr&e. of Bradley, Ark.
was among the out:of-town guests who
attended the dance here last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Lula DeNIoss, of Wichita Falls,
Texas. came in last Saturday to visit
her parents. n r. and Mrs!E. A. Woody.
who have recently moved into the Plain
Dealing country from Mississippi
1t is expected in Plain Dealing that
bids for grading work on the Benton
Plain Dealing and Arkansas Highway
will be advertised for by the state after
the March meeting of the Police Jury
with construction work to begin sool
afterward.
Mr.. J. NJ. Cornish has begun setting
his fence back off the rightOfway OF
the Benton. Plain Dealing and Arkan
sas Highway IN anticipation Of al
carly beginning in the construction
work. All the rightofway deeds have
been prepared and. for the most part
signed.
The sad news was received at Pleas
ant Hill last Thursday of the death n
France Of Mr.. Allen Gleason, son o
Mr.. and Mrs.iJ. d. Gleason, of tina
community It came in the form OF I
telegram from the War Department
,, lie died of meningitis, after nearly fiv
months in hos ital Just as his divis
ion was ordered into battle ,1ariDs tn
! great offensive ,of last fall he w~s sen
to the hospital and Ills illness tin;fll
eliminated in ;meningitiss: His deaf
occurred on the 9Th. Mr.. Gleason Wen
!. to the Army SepteNlteA ). 1917. Til
Banner joins may other. friends i'll eA
tending coincidence, ITO his parents.
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Mrs. Caldwell Entertalns.

The Double Eight Rock Club met
Wednesday of last week with Mrs. Tom
Caldwell as hostess. Four tables We're
played. Refreshments. consisting OF
chicken salad, cheese pinentO sand
wiches. olives, crackers, transformations
cream pudding ana hot chocolate. were
served. There were present besides the
hostess Mesdames Collins, Kidd. I'nr-
cell. Walker, Martin, Fiuitt, Wyche
Gray. Lyon. Arnold. Stratton. Rogers
Bell. Miss Mary Pickett and Mrs
Berta Wyche. Mrs. Margaret Caldwell
assisted the hOstess in entertaining
and little Miss Frances Purcell assist
ed in serving the guests. The reception
room was decorated in spring flowers
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~.
A Review In France.

Mrs. ]. I. Many, of 1'lain Dealing.
is Just in receipt Of letter from her
son, Sergt Will r. Manipulated. La
vardin. France, January 3Oth-notify--
ing her that he has just left Orleans,
where he-had been for about two
months. He is now attached to e Com
pany. 337th Infantry. and expected the
next week to reach lie Mans where
they were to he QUILTED for their re-
turn journey with the S3th Divisions;
which is made up Of men from Camp
Custer. near Battle Creek, Mich, going
over as a combat division. but was used
as a replacement divisiOn-tO fill up Il
gap that occurred during the fighting.
So. of course. enfNaa few officers and
noncOlnnissioneA officers and men were
left in the division. which has been
filled mp with casuaIs Of the Army Of
Occupation or. IN other woifls .liiefi
who are being discharged fronYthe, Kos
pitfalls and belong to the 1st, I'D. Sd.
| 18th. sd, I'D, S9th and yOth divisions,
and their outfits are In: Germany
The young man can perhaps be par
doned for what he has to say about
the review:
| Yesterday we were reviewed by our
| comnlander-in-Chief, Gen. Pershing
You should have seen US 1--WE, who With
his aid, chased the Huns hack to Hun
land) throw out our chests. with great
pride as he passed along ii1pfrUnt of :us
with about fifty officers of All rank al
his staff. ...s,.,
The young. man does not know ~
vet whether he will be mustered, out nj
service at Battle Creek or not. but. il
any event. he hopes to reach the Tnitet
States soon. 1t Is to he seen that h'
Is proud of his old division, the 4th
known as the fighting Fourth
| -; !.
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Mr.. +. NJ. DeAIoss- is recovering
s,n severe spell Of illness.
~ Mss Ruby Martin visited Shreve-
s. Tuesday afternoon and yesterday.
Attorney T.. f. Friedell, Of Texar
r.na Ark. Wis transacting legal bust
up.s here Monday.
: Mrs ". ID. Mhooh lhas. returned from
.,...report, where she las been ill at
q. home of her sister. Mrs, Fitch.
i ju
,nss Lillian Parker. of Ivan. is Wis
,t,ns. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Parker. who
NE recently moved to plain Dealing
from that place.
rg,ere were great many people in
! pain Dealing last Saturday and the
.,rclants report the largest days
snde for several weeks past.
u Mr. JoanneS Smith, of Benton, was
'e1s' s'visitor In Plain Dealing early in the
sroek attending to legal business in the
,.stter of the John Heifner estate.
Mrs. d, q. Steel. daughter of Mr.. and
urs +. NJ. Graham. who has lately
boon III at Shreveport ,sanitarium.
VAS well enough by Monday to, leave
the sanitarium.
Mr. A. Kelly returned Tuesday from
tho pine Island oil field. He reported
M Ketun well as flowing as strongly
& y 4. Syer and three other derricks up on
mr. Keoun's land, drilling already un-
der way ut one.
Mr., Il. W. EgSleSton. Principal of
I,ain Dealing High School, was suffer
~ from an attack of influenza this
~ Mrs. e. G. Woodbridge. first
ssistant teacher in the school. is act
IN a. principal for the time being.
Nix ]. s. Gray received last Satur
III the following announcement from
HMSton: Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Percy
sn.ounce the birth of William Edgar
lsrey, jr., on February 1S. 1919. at 10:
o'clock. Weight, S.A pounds Tn
yonng man is Il grandson of Mrs. JOIN
Dexter. who went last week to wei
come him into the world.
Mr., w. A. Bounds. whose home is on
near Rocky Mount, was in Plain deal
/ ing last Saturday attending to business
and meeting his friends in a socia
/ way: He remarked to the Banner re
porter that he first saw the light i
4 the same year and on the same da
that the Banner was born-and tina
was during 1S.a Also. it might b
mentioned here that he Has: been reilt
). .
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The Wyche and Bell Well.

The Scovell Company began work
Monday on the Wych and Bell well,
across the road from the old discovery
well. on the Scovell and Gaines prof.,
erty, with the view Of making fur.
tller test. and have been at work sew
eral days. If oil can be produced they
will put in All air compressor and blow
the well, 50 they haze announced.
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ing the Banner ever since he learned
~ 'e"" =
Miss Nettie Honeycutt made visit
to Shreveport last Friday.
Mr.. J. II. Wheeler was quite i'll dur
ing several days of last week.
Mr.. John H. Allen was suffering last
week from Il light attack Of influenza.
Miss Matte Kelly and Miss Ila Bee
Barnett spent last Saturday in Shreve-
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. James. formerly
of Benton. have occupied the Baird
residence.
Miss Minnie Dooley. of bradley, Ark.
was guest of Miss jamie Bailey last
week and this week.
\ box supper for the benefit of the
Methodist Church was given at Dex-
ter's Hall Tuesday night.
MesSrs. Il. l.. and Clarence johnson,
of Red Land. We're attending to bust
ness in Shreveport Monday.
Mr. and Mrs +. :. Fluitt are expect
ing Mrs. Nj. l.. Fluitt. mother of Mr.
Fluitt, who will make her home with
them.
Misses Bert GautreauX and Mary
Wimlish. of Shreveport, were in Plail
Dealing last Friday evening to atten(
Rths' dance.
i,M Mr.. r. l.. Harris and Mr.. J. ID. Glea
son. both Of the Pleasant Hill conniu
. nifty. were attending to business il
Plain Dealing last Saturday.
Mr. Schumpert BiXler. of Mt. Yer
non. Texis.-son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H
Bixler, came in Sunday morning AM
spent several days with his people.
Mr.. and Mrs. John g. .Agnew. f:ol
Woodlawn, Ills. were looking at farm
!. ing lands around this place last, weel
, They left Sunday but may return All
q make North Bossier their home, !.
: The Bolinger people sold one day la.
week forty acres Of cut-oyer liant
located two miles northwest of ROlil
: ger. to Mr.. Henry Hays, who will in
! prove it. The tract is part Of the LIZ
< old place: -.
u Married. last Thursday afternoon. +;
$50 O'Clock. at the residence of Re
r. ]. Holiday. Mr.. Frank Arledge al
!, Miss Lena Dennis. Mr.. Holiday pc
- forming the ceremony. Both the brio
= and the groom are Of the Rocky MouI
community.
+ :, Tax Assessor L. q. Smith, of Bento
! came in Monday and spent couple
! days in. getting the assessment VOL
: started off in Ward Three. MIR. J.
+ Mullry is to again have charge of Il
: work in the ward and has already e
i tered upon the details. =
< MI. j. M. ldIue VI sSuItN cpoit, q
! rived in Plain Dealing last Saturd;
Z and will farm this year on the PURGE
i place. His son, Mr.. J. NJ. Payne. j
!: who has lately been discharged fro
!. the training camp at Fort Crocke
( Texas, will join his father i'll makil
: a crop.
~ \ petition, addressed to the Secol
: Assistant Postmaster General, ask
! that the mail clerk whO,.now has t
: run between Lewisville. Ark. l
\ Shreveport be not laid off, was cirt
: lated here Tuesday. 1t seems IL
/ Postmaster General Rurleson is tryi
= to put the Postoffice Department on
! PAYING basis and his second assistil
: means to aid in the undertaking
+ LAYING off mail clerks wherever
: hopes the people can stand the inc'
j. venience. The petition will he Offer
through Congressman J. I. Watki
- 1t is hoped that Benton and OIL
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urs +. NJ. DeNIosS- is recovering
,.s.n severe spell Of illness.
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NJ. PRICE
Telephone, No. 81
Plain Dealing

Ella Lovelady. ten years Of age. and
Allie. two years old. Mr.. William Love
lady, lately Of Plain Dealing, but now
of Shreveport. is a brother Of the de-
ceased, and Mr.. Bud Lovelady. Of Brad
lev. Ark. is another brother. Mrs. Mol
lie Ward. Of Plain Dealing. is an only
sister
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CONSERVING Food.

Did de lady offer you a job choppin
wood!"
No." answered Flooding Pete. She
said she'd rather gimme light lunch
dan satisfy de appetite I'd develop by
de exercise. "-Wdshingfon Star.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-18

grow the parental belief that is get
ting enough all his younger days.
None of them get enought. Your aim
is what counts.
Educated men dominate the
earth. They are at the head of gov
eminent. They shape the destinies of
all our institutions The thinker is
the man OF power A mule and cot
ton patch is no proper legacy for
your boy in the face of modern ad-
yancement That sort Of bestowal on
him for his future spells limitations
for him and his children and your
posterity for ages!
Your boy is not getting from you
what he ought to have. It is your
business to help improve his school
advantages. 1t is your duty to create
a surrounding that will make him
want to be in school. Are you think
ing Of that?