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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-30
On llas Way TO Porto Rico,

At Sea. Nov. 20. 1895.
DEAR TED:
This In the third day out from
Panama. We have been steaming
steadily in tine teeth OF the trade
wind. II has blown pretty hard. and
the ship pitched a little. but not
enough 20 make either mother or me
uncomfortable.
Panama vas a great sight. In the
first place II "a strange and beau
tiful with It's mass OF luNariant tr0pic
jungle, with the treacherous tropic
rivers trailing here and there through
IL. and Il was lovely to see the or
chldu and brilliant butterflies and
the strange birds and snakes and liz
ards. and finally the strange old
Spanish towns and the queer fhatch
and bamboo huts Of the Ordinary
natives. In the mex place Il Is n
tremendous sight 20 see the WORK on
the canal going on. From the chief
engineer and the chief sanitary officer
down 10 he last arrived machinist or
tlmekeeper. tho 5000 Americans 90
work on the isihmus seemed TO me- an
exceptionally able. energetic lot. some
Of them grumbiing, OF course. but on
the whole. a mighty good lot n men.
The West indian egroe offer n
creator problem. but they are doing
pretty We; a-So. 7 was astonished
at the progress matte. We spent the
three days working frohi GAVIN until
long after darknoss-dear Or. Rixev
being, Of course, my faithful
ion, Mother would SEQ All she llkef
and then would 70 OF on a little
spree by horself. and she enjoyed It
70 the full,
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oleis. rE.h.
Ql9l9'. "a.

Looks lust like a slasy girls"
-WhHrk, whishi-"Wisht ia root II
out
Geei 3 boy with copper curisl
That's the limit, just about.
'-Therei that's better'-whack. whish,
whacki-
Pix this lastlc on my head.
Where's my hatf oh geei It's back
Like a corrugated she'd
I'm goin' oat right nowi
Let EN- nay one word 10 ne.
Anf thers'ti be the darndest row
Anybody evcr aeei
"pucker. darn you Lump Of rust
'Of woodpecker. where's your bill7'
Mia Mareei-wavei oh, ] Just
Gee. Abut 1 hope they VIII
kCcpyright, 1913. n. 4. Al
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hole up there in the tree for next winter and forgot Mrs. Robin lived
so near. All at once my bushy tail struck something and when {
looked around here I'd knocked one Of the babies out Of the nest. Is IL
hurtf Are any bones brokenf" And Chrk fairly shivered, he felt 81
sorry.
Nancy had picked up the birdie and held it tenderly in her hand.
81 think not" she said. But we'd better call its mamma or its
daddy"
Both away, I" said Chrk with a worried look.
oven have to get it up the tree some way, - said Nancy. but
howl"
Then the magical mushroom in her pocket called out. why CON
you ask your green shoesi'
The twins looked at each other and laughed ~delightedly.
"Whyo of course, - they cried, I'VE can climb now"
And sure enough They climbed right up the tree just as easily
as You can ride your bicycle, and they put the baby back in its nest
and when Mr. and Mrs. Robin returned with two nice, fat worms they
never suspected a thing had happened to their family.
But they said they hadn't seen Jocko.
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theodore
Letters to
rDiTEO ~
&sr.ra....%s se-.-

The president returned from his
southern tour full Of fight. He i'm
n~iediately began work on his famous
message In which an income tax was
demanded. What cries Of "Revoiu-
tionismi" there were from the con-
~servatives OF those days, The presi-
dent also asked for the enactment OF
national Legislation regulating mar
rage and divorce. a reform which 4,
stili being s0ught. The Pacific coast
was aflame with anti-JLpanese trouble
and the talk OF war between Japan
and the United States was freely in
duiged In. All Of Rooseyeits ener-
gies wers directed 20 the maintAinence
OF peace.-The Editor.
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Whnck. uhlsh, whaek, wniah, whEck,
whiah. Wkinhi
70 The brush sounds on his head.
As he oHoArn b. some poor hah!"
his criuklsd curls Of red.
f #whark whish. whack. whish.
M cks vhack!
'nas his hymn Of hate
A.; Il won't lay hack
- sser set It straight
wAaNINa
eoIttntt |-A*N ve used the vaseleen;
tried all sorts Of things.
fbsIs..I p kicks 40 a. mean"
drfr1|I&. t'|fP rhafk, whinh,--~as spiral
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7, FORECASTS carried in yesterdS ys Associated Press report that
William j. Bryan will again become a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for president, will not surprise anyone who
follows national politics. II has become chronic with Mr.. Bryan.
Even so Bryan today probably has greater individual strength and
a larger personal following than any other man in the democratic
party wfc has been mentioned in connection with the presidential
nomination The personal popularity the Nebraskan has retained
throughout years of defeat and chautanqua lecturing have kept him
q iorce to be rcckoned with in democratic national politics and will
make him . force possibly again holding the balance of rewer in
the next democratic national convention.
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ADV N
TWINS
~ Olive Robevkg Bsykon
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE OAK TREE.

Right under their old friend the oak tree where they often played,
Nancy and Nick found a trace CT JScko, more sawdust out Of the hole
in his side.
They were just going TO ask the tree about him when something
fell ON the soft leaves at their feet.
The twins stopped quickly and what was their surprise TO find q
baby bird. At the same time something else came swiftly through
the branches and dropped to the ground beside them. 1t was Chirk,
the gray squirrel
What on earth have | donei' asked Chirk anxiously. my tail
is forever getting me into trouble. | was putting some acorns into a
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-30
OUCH
0 w.. lSLIFE

ATTORNEY KETCHAM % the
firm OF T. ketcham y u skin
mem, thinks u IL fine business
for him TO charge $500 foe a four.
hour trial. but he Is sare that "
IN outrageous to pay n plumber
$3.50 for fixing n frozen water
pipe whcr u only takes the
plumber an hour 10 do IL.
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list has any right In the street.
%


y WNN1N Vt |"TF'W'" T"''EFE0
Mrs. Ethel Turner OF Moline.I
III. submitted to an operatioH
wherein ono of her ears was roS
moved ami fraited on the head
~ H.. son. WIN had been fright
fuzzy burned ~ coming INTO con
tact with a live electric wile.
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STRIKE OUT "ALMOST-'
Has Your cook been with YOU
with u.s. She's been against us
almost from the stsrt."-Bostou
Transcript
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NhNNEH
How to handle Ttoys.
UNCLE hob BATES OF Rock
house Greek. Ky h. the father ~
80 children. an living The
youngest Is Z years old. He has
20 BOYS old enough to vote. Uncle
Bob. who b. only roo years young.
covers 10 miles Ia and from the
village store once "a week 10 get
an carfui % what's going on IN
the world.
The dad 81 20 bows was asked
90 hand In a solution Tor the
noted, and mush-talkcd about
hoy problem" lie said:
There's "a many boy prob
lens as there q boys. ! know
only ~ wny TO handle "a boy,
and that D. 20 remember when
you was q boy and then do 30 tho
boy as you think YOU should have
been done 10 when you was "a
boy.
"i never had any trouble with
my % bows mo- more trouble than
my father had with me
Uncle Buh's two youngest ar"
girls And believe NJ. be has his
hands FUN win them'
no ozar ever ruled with such
an iron hand as those two little
girls boss me around. their
proud cc|ntury-old daddy cNclaim-
ed.
90
INIiiYBODY MT TiIE
dealers and CONSUMERS have
Sound out tiht the cost 81 living
has gunc down.
90
1T rs HARD 20 make some
pedestrians have 81 rtLln to
street crossings And 10 Be- equal
~ difficult 10 persuade the jay
walking pedestrian that an auto
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EfANNFNANANlk W NNNAA NNtNNuNs
WHITE RIVER (Canada)
boasts Of 36-below-zero weather,
which reminds us OF Zeke VIII
vol OF Cross Roads. who Dragged
at the general store the other
day about his annual crop OF
hollis. which Zeke insists. nobody
else In all the world can equal.
90
DIR. pILtSAN POWDERS,
who Is always quick TO criticize
others, was watching the cook
smear n lot OF frostine on the
cake. too much. he thought.
"Elernf" he said. 'frostinE
covers up a good many mistakes
In the baking doesn't it3'
Yes. DOCTOR" tho cook replied.
land the spade overs up n good
many mistakes YOU make, doesn't
III"
THERE WILL BE little rye or
matted barley in Wild oats sOwn
In the future.
The Court % Industry may be
called In TO decide whether II ~
Willie's duty TO help sister wash
ana wipe the dishes after Christ
mas.
90
THE D%OUBTING THOMAsEs
who snlckorcd at Tie idea that the
world was approaching Utopia
should know that the organiza-
ton OF Kansas club women are
going to put an end to gossiping.
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Mnw tn HnnlLc nnNs.

tRttlinE, snubhiug and social
wranglinr.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-30

INFRYBODY MT TIM
deaicrS and rOftsumcrs have
Sound cut tiRt the cost of living
ha. gunc down.
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PLAN TO ERItT MIC
RAILROAD IN CHINA
IEKING.-Merchants and the gem
try Il China vii furnish The funds
for tho erection 81 a new railroad %
u from Tsangchow TO Shlhchia-
hunaE. Estimated cost Of erection Is
between six and ten million dollars.
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scArrER rs PURSUED

SCAipIR ~ PURSUED
AS TICKET ritOTTTEER.
NEW ipHk-Although one magis-
trato dismissed M case against lfcu-
ben Weller. ticket s~peculator. on the
grounds that no Lne would try To- sell
two tickets TO a football game at $40.
will be- tried again on a new warrant,
according to the district attorney.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

Among the eastern folk, who are
spending the winter in Salem is Mrs.
W. 8. Rempel Of fashburn, Sask., Can
ada, who arrived Monday TO be the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. A. NJ. Rotzein
of 3Ji North Cottage street. If con
ditions are favorable Mr.. Rempel, sbo
Is in the mercantile business at Lash
burn, may come later with the three
children to join Mrs. Rempel and To-
cats permanently in Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
Everton Schools To
Open Again On Monday
Capital Journal Special serviee)

| Capital Journal Special Serviee)
Mayor Adams called a SPECIAL meet
ling Of the city council Thursday and
the influenza ban was lifted. School:
will open Monday. On and after Sat
urday the people Of SilveFtOn viii be
free to hold public meetings with the
exception Of dxnees and basketball
games The theatre will open Saturday
and all churches will hold their regu
lar meetings sAriay.
Mrs. Eva Hobaugh, wife Of Ernest
Hobaugh of this city, was found dead
in her bed at Portland last Saturday
morning, where she had been visiting.
The body was shipped to silyerton for
buriaL Mrs. Hobaugh is daughter
of Mrs. James Loughmiller and had
spent most Of her life in Silverton. She
is survived by husband, three chill
dren, mother, brother and sister,
all residing in silverton.
Mrs. A. Wolf received a wireless
message from her son. DR.. Louis Wolf,
who is on board ship sailing for TINS
country. The message did not state
just when DR.. Wolf win arrive but in
all probabilities he win be in Silverton
soon. Lieutenant Wolf enlisted in the
navy some time ago.
H. A. Wick Of Canada visited at the
G. M. 0spund home few days this
week.
Miss Nina Hubbs and Miss Hazel
Fishvood, who have been visiting with
relatives in silverton during their
forced vacation. will return to Salem
TODAY and prepare to take up their
work in the Salem schools
C. d. Hartman of SCOTS Mills was in
the city on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flsyd Allen and Lloyd
Fry mOtored TO Salem on business
Tuesday.
Roy Royce Of Portland spent few
days at the home Of his aunt. Mrs
Grinde.
Thurston P. Riestagen made a bua-
ness trip to Portland Wednesday.
Fred Warnoek Of Camp Lewis mas re
ceived his discharge from service and
Is expected home soon.
Mrs. Minnie Hogsn Of Portland 10
visiting her sister Mrs. Walter Frye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hofstetter are the
proud parents of a baby girl, born
Wednesday.
Theodore Iverson n home from Cali
fOrnis haying been released from serv-
ice.
The little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence sharbeek was operated on a
few days ago at the Silverton sanitar-
ium.
NJ. Landon Of Woodburn was in the
city this week to buv the Femsinder OF
Franw Ways furniture stock.
Mrs. J. zies is quite III at the sani-
tarium.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
Spruce Corporations
Autos In Demand

Hundreds Of bids are reaching the Of.
flee Of the United States Spruce Pro-
duetion Corporation sales board offices
in the Yeon building at Portland, Ore
gon. and thus far the favorite item in
eluded therein relates to automobiles,
Of which there are many, but not nearly
enough to 70 around.
cit seems" commented member
Of the staff at headquarters, "that a
l.rge number Of people want one or
more Of the corporations 5 automobiles
Thus far the bids 50 indicate and
while we have quite strong supply,
there win not be eonugh to satisfy 81
Of the bidders, and il viii be ease Of
parceling them out 10 the highest bid
ders."
Ten million dollsFs worth Of machin-
crv and equipment owned by the cor
poration and part Of which was used
ia the spruce belt during the war, Is to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

be sold to the highest bidder. Bids are
receivable up to and inelading Feb
ruary IS.
IL is the thought Of the sales beard
staff that BY giving the widest possible
range Of publicity to the sale that
thousands Of bids will be received from
all over the country on individual units
and that this will help to restore the
property to commercial activities on a
peaee-time basis more readily and with
little concern to the trade.
Bidders are permitted to make pro-
posass On whole or individual units of
the property. Details in eatalog form
are available upon application to the
board.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

Miss Ruth Moore is spending the
week end in Corvallis as the guest Of
her sister, Miss Helen Moore, who h.
attending the Oregon Agricultural col
lege.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

fSALnA society had the pleasure Of
according q eora5al welcome this
week 20 Asahe1 Bush, who arrived
last Saturday from View York, where
he and Mrs. Bush are passing the win
Ter WITH their two sons. Aaahel ard
Stewart, 70 spend few days IL SaEea
VITA bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. n.
Bash- He returned east Wednesday.
IL was with eongratsLasory interest
and pleasure that Mr.. Bash q Salem
fsiends learned Of his having been ap-
pointed to position connected with
the allied feed administration IN EE-
rope Though Mr. Bssh will report for
dssty at Barcelona. Spain, il Is natur-
ally indefinite yet a. ts where his
work wRlI center for the most part.
The headquarters Of the food admins
tration are located IA PaFis, and Mr.
Bash will Of course be in constant
touch with the offices there. He will
Fsmain abroad for the period Of his en-
hstment in the service, q year.
Mrs. Bssh aad the two boys win ae-
company him, leaving View York the
fifteenth 0f February. Mrs. Bush and
the children will be domieiIed in the
Eesidemrs Of q French fzxsiIy in the
suburbs Of Paris, thus having an IN
surpassed opportunity to acquire q
0gent use of the French language.
During the past year Mr.. Bush has
been engaged in intensive training both
IA the radso, aero and other branches Of
service. Since their arrival in New
Yrk in the early fan, Mrs. Bush and
sons have made their home in an at
fxsetive suburban hotel at White Plains
near New York city, while Mr.. Bush
psrmed his studies in the metrsr Ills.
Mr.. and Mrs Bush have been keenIy
mszsed in the seasons social zaities,
this winter and their departure over
seas, invoiving q continued absence, is
q mstter Of regret with a host Of sa.
lem friends.
MIRA J. d. Sutherland went to Port
land yesterday afternoon ia response
20 word received from her son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. N. v. Sutherland,
WHO are both III with influenza.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
RETURNED soLDIER

Mrs Badrett Of Seaside was here re.
Gently to visit her cousin Mrs. J. T,
Kerr, and her mother, Mrs. Ceyle OF
Hubbard. Mrs. Barrett's brother Jay
Coyle IL spending a few days at home.
on his way from San Francisco hos
pitai to Camp Lewis where he will be
discharged later. He was wounded and
gassed in July, in France, and has been
under treatment ever since. He gives
a very interesting account Of the en-
gagemeRt he was in and accounted for
his share Of the Hun foe, having dis
posed Of several that he knows about
and doubtless others that he does not.
Observer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
BREAKS A COLD
IN A FEW HOURS
First Dose Of ''Papes Cold
Compound Relieves All
Grippe Misery
Den Z stay staffed.upI

Quit blowing and snufflingi A dose
Of stFape's Cold Compound = taken ev-
cry two hours until three doses ars
taken win end grippe misery and break
up . severe cold either in the head,
chest, body or limbs..
II promptly opens clogged-up nos.
4rils and sir .pasesages; stops nasty
discharge or nose running; relieves
sick headache, dullness, feverishness.
sore throat, sBeezing, soreness AMI
efiffness.
"rnpe's Cold Compound" Is the
qniekesf, surest relief known and costs
only few eents at drug stores II acts
without assistance. tastes nice, and
causes no Inconvenience. Don't accept
> SUBSTITUTE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

The W. X. G. Red Cross auxiliary re-
quests its members 10 meet for work
next Thursday, January 3Oth at the
post office at l:30 p. m.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

pes SymPhazy, ths aaEazl deficit i
net og s1oseriptiazs ranging fr0m 81
to s25e8 per year The sears for the
1oGng PeoFls > SymPbaay at Carnegie
AaIl are sluays sold cur fer the ssassz-
The remaining dsfieit = net BY pub
he spirited musie levers
At TIE Aasr mesting Of the Musicians
el1b n PaFtlaRd, i wzs decided 20
award = prize Of swo 81 the best seats
for the first concert Of the Portland
Sgmpheuy orchestra, 20 the high sshseL
studsat, either pablie or private, Who
sAal write the best essay Sf not mere
rhaA 900 words on the sIb5set . Why
POrtlana Needs . Symphony O-ehes-
ira"
In acne Of these eonman5ties = the
symphaay sxpectsd 70 be self sustain
ing The situation Is net in Portland
and Salem BY the generosity Of thsse
who love their community too wei 20
Impovsrizh is life By withh0lding the
support nesessary 70 the encouragement
ot nazs- This generosity meets its
return, not in dollars and cents, bat
in the increased happiness and the sH-
riehed interest Of the communities ex-
iStenee-
The Salem orchestra row has 45
members and is planning to give
concert March at the Opera House,
with others TO follow frequently 1t
Later dates
'Amerieanizati0n is to be the
theme Of one Of the meet interesting
phases Of reconstruction work occupy
ing the attention Of the Oregon women
this spring. For some tine the Daugh
ters Of the American Revolution have
been working along this line with the
view TO making adopted Americans Of
the thousands of foreign born women
over the United States. Since the wal,
the big work has been brought to the at
tention Of club women Of the country,
and the work will be augmented by
thousands Of women workers. Women
Interpreters who have been stationed
at the I. W. c. A. hostess houses to
work among foreign born soldiers will
when demObiIization takes place, be
sent into the communities from which
these men have come 70 continue their
work Of Americanization among the
families.
In Oregon, the work IS being for
Earded by the d. A. r, the State Fed
grafton Of Womens > clubs, under Mrs.
Charles H Castner, and the Oregon
Congress of Mothers, under Mrs Fred
The two latter club organi-
sations are Of state wide scope and /
embrace practically an Of the club
women Of the state.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

Mr. and Mrs. W. Fl. Perkins went
10 Portland yesterday for the week
end. Mr.. Perkins, who is covering the
senate for the Oregonian, will return
to Salem Monday, but Mrs. Perkins
will remain in Portland, coming down
10 join her husband again later in the
session.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

The Priscilla club will meet next
Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Frank Myers, 593 South CONNER
eial street. This viii be the first meet
ing held by the Priscilla club this year,
as their meeting scheduled for New
Years week was postponed owing TO
the influenza ban.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

Miss Gertrude Fast, popular o. A.
G. student, Is spending the week
end IN Salem with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. =. East.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

Arthur Laflar returned to Portland
today after a ten day stay in Salem
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. W.
Iaflnr. His w1fe, who accompanied
him to Salem, viii remain a while long
er. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Laflar were III
at the tine Of their arrival, but are
well on the way to recovery now.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

Mrs. r. N. La Fore, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. 2. A. Delaney, left the
latter part Of the week for Los Ange-
les. Mira La Fore will return after a
three weeks soiourn, while her mother
will remain south throughout the win
teP
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1919-11-20

NJ, G. T. Jordan, one OF Iuka's
and Tishomingo County's best
known citizens, died at his home in
Iu Sunday evening November
16, 1919, after few days illness
His death was caused from a bone
which had lodeei in bis throat.
An opasati n had been pes.ornsl
anil the bone removed and il Nas
thought he was getting along all
ght His death was a severe
shock to his family and friends.
Mr. jordan was go years of age,
II wing been born in 1857, and fer
81 years had been a member of the
Christian Church lie was aried
on the 29th Of May. 1890, to Miss
Martha Ellen Barnett. lie is SUR
vived by his. wife, and other rela-
YES as follows Sisters. Mrs. j. r.
Broughton and Mrs. Roxy Good
man, of Lamesa, Texas, Mrs Cora
c M y pAis, Tenn. Children,
Mrs, Geo. l.. McMasters Nora,
Carol, Pearl, Cola and Oscar Jcr-
dan, of Iuka, Mr.. Clinton c. Jor-
dan, Kendrick, Miss, Wilmer G.
Jordan, Me nphis, Tenn.
The interment was in Oak Grove
cemetery Tuesday, November 18th,
at $3.50 o'clock after services con.
Quoted by the Rev Mr. Farrar, of
Florcnce, Ala
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1919-11-20

We carry full supply of needles
i'll, shuttles and belts. Singer Sew
ng Machine Co.. Corinth. Miss.
If you give us a chance at your
produce you make money for we
pay more than anybody.
JNo. B. SToRMENT.
Farmers should let us supply
their Fall Needs by Parcel Post.
II. L. Moser Drug Co.
We feel sure no Lyceum number
of this season has been more thor.
oughly enjoyed than the one of Mon
day evening, when Mr.. V. S. Wat
kins, Interpreter, gave as a reading
The Fortune Hunter" the story
is a very pleasing one and his ntar-
probation of it was fine. We have
heard only words of praise of the
entertainment. Before the readin
Miss Koonce, who is one of our ia ]
ented young ladies, possessing a
voice Of unusual sweetness, sang
several beautiful solos, which were
greatly appreciated.