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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16

Mrs. P. S. Perkins returned from
visit to her mother in New Orleans.
Mr.. Lorenzo Smith has returned
from visit to his parents, who reside
at Merryville.
$3.50
Mrs. M. R. McAlpin has as her guest
her daughter, Mrs. c H. Young. of
Bronson, Tex.
If you fail to get your copy of the
Democrat, please let us know aobut it.
Phone l79.
1855
Hon. c. E. Hardin, Clerk of the
Leesyille City Council. has returned
from an official trip to Many.
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Mr.. August Comiade, of the Kelly
Weber Company, has had the pleasure
of visit from his brother, Mr.. Xavier
Comiade, of Lake Charles.
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IF you have records that you are
tired of, why not join our Exchange
Club, and bring your records to our
shop and trade them for records that
you will enjoy9-Leesville Record Ex-
change.
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If you have any printing to be done,
let us figure on it. Our offices are
over Scobee's Store. We are there all
the time.
Mr.. ]. R. Ferguson, of Houston
Tex, has accepted position in the
law office of Counsellor W. w. Thorn.
pson.
1899
Mr.. ]. c. Wright has recovered from
his injuries received while at work
and he is now back on his job with the
Kansas City Southern Railway Com.
pany.
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| Why not join our Record Exchang,
Club-only $l.00 year. 1t will pa!
you to be member of this club. Brin,
some of your old records. and call a
our~shop to-day. Do it now, befor
you forget.-LeesviIle Record Elk
change.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16
Yours truly,
O. II. Conerlv. Hornbeck. |
ROsEPINE NOTES

Subscribe for the Democrat. 1t con-
tains more real reading than ever.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Tuck spent Saturday
and Sunday in Sweetville visiting with
friends.
Reverend Miller of Simpson, La,
held services at the Union Church Sat
urday and Sunday evenings.
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Mrs. Carpenter, who has been visit
ing her married daughter at Homer.
La, is at home again.
$3.50
Jewel Burgess, one of our basket ball
girls, is sick and not able to come to
school. This is a poor time to be sick,
Jewel, when all these basket ball games
are going on.
We have extended the $l.25-a-year
price for the Democrat for limited
time. Phone in your subscriptions
NOW.
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Mrs. Turner Murphy and children
have moved back on their home place
north of town. Mr.. Murphy will con-
tinue to work in Texas at a saw mill,
The Murphy's are old residents Of Rose
pine and we are glad to have them
back with us.
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Another big defeat for the Rosepine
boys basket ball team. DeRidder de
feated us 7 to AZ on their indoor cour
last Wednesday evening. However
we have not given up by a whole lot
DeRidder boys and girls are coming III
next Tuesday and we will make i
warm for them.
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| The Robert E. Lee literary society
gave their monthly programm Frida!
afternoon, and elected new officers
The program consisted of two recita
tons, musical recitation, burlesque
on the teachers and several song:
Two of the numbers more worthy Q
mention were a Latin song by five girl
and the burlesque on the teachers. Tn
song was gotten up by Miss Stone, VIII
teaches Latin and the girls rendered
spLendidly. We don't know whethe
the girls knew what they were singin
or not, but they acted as if they di
anyway. The burlesque on the teach
ers was extremely funny. All the eI
even teachers were represented in ia
Guilty meeting called for the purpos
of maintaining order. They got int
lively discussion and finally had t
sing Just Before the Battle Mother
and adjourn until some future recess
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Let the Democrat do your printing
anyway let us quote you prices.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16
Expert Plumbing

The Llano Cooperative Colony will
take care Of your plumbing and heat
ing work promptly. We have first
class men in our sanitary department
and will gladly take care Of any job
bing or new work, large or small.
When you plan that new bath room
and want the best sanitary job-get
our plans and estimate.-Call I79.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16

Princess Mary Of England is married
to her soldier husband who over night
become a multimillionairs thru ne
death of relative. The presents ran
in value to 100000 or more. Il
was a curious angle on the approaching
nupitials to observe little Indian child
rem in London dropping pennies Is
street boxes to serve as a dowry of Prin-
cess Mary. It's wonderful how we paw
for the privilege Of being ruled. Two
people who are nobody. Splendid op-
portunities ahead for the educator.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16

Nj Joseph ReIehan has been on
visit to friends in DeRidder.
Dr.. D. o. Willis has returned from
a business trip to DeRidder.
Mr.. c. L. Adams and his family
have returned from visit to friends
in DeRidder.
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The Vernon Parish Democrat can be
purchased at the Cozy Fruit Parlor.
We have extended the $l.25-a-year
price for the Democrat for a limited
time; so send in your subscriptions
NOW. Phone .I79.
Mrs. jill. Tets boarding house near
depot. Clean and comfortable acco-
modations. Moderate rates 37tf.
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Assistant District Attorney P. L. Fer
guson, has returned from DeRidder,
where he had attended to his law bus
mess.
F. M. Woods is in New Orleans on
business this week.
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Mrs. Hoffpauir is in Shreveport,
with her youngest son, who has been
quite i'll.
Mrs. Gownlock and children spent
the week end in DeRidder, guests of
her mother.
Miss La Faun Allgood Of Shreve-
port has been the guest of Miss Thel-
ma McAIpin.
Dewitt Howard has been called to
Texas, on the account of the serious
illness of sister.
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Mrs. F. M. Wood spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin, at Anacoco.
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Mrs. Jessig Galberth, of Shreveport
spent Friday night at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. ]. W. Sandifer.
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| While skating on the side walk, Sat
urday, Wallace Spears had the miss.
fortune of breaking his leg.
Rev. E. Thompson, of Kansas City
Mo-, is spending a week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Thompson
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Sad news was received Monday b.
the family of Fern Woods. of the deatl
i of Mr.. Woods Oldest brother, at Mar
len Wells. Texas.
Little Miss Everon NcAIpin has re
turned to her grandmother AlIgood'
at Shreveport, after having very plea
SAINT visit with her grandmother Nc
Alpin.
1888
News was received Saturday of tn
death of Jodie Whites mother, at Pit
kin. Mr.. Jodie White will be remem
bered in Leesville as having marie,
one of LeesvilIe's girls, Miss Edn
! Hicks.
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We have extended the $l.25-a-yea
price for the Democrat for a Iimite
time. Phone in your subscription
NOW.
1899
: The phonograph gives exact han
mony, so be careful when selecting re
cords for children to pick a few Ole
time melody pieces. You can get ther
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16
PITKIN DOTS

The first teams of girls and boys
played the Dry Creek teams last FRI
day. The Pitkin girls won, but the
boys lost.
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The play entitled THE Old Maids
Convention is to be held in the school
auditorium Saturday night. Mich. Is.
The proceeds will be used for school
expenses.
1893
We were informed this week that we
have only ten weeks of school then
vacation. Some of the students have
already planned their vacations.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16

Pictures show Lenm extremely bald.
Trotsky has a wealth of raven hair.
If he were a true Bolshevik he'd
whack up with the premier.
You'll notice that Lenin and Trot-
sky are holding the reins in Russia. 1t
has been announced that the country
would be electrified, 1t probably will
be. 1t was announced in 1885 that this
country would be running trains by ell
ectriciey across the content in twenty
years. 1t may have to. The coal min
esr are again going on strike. Progress
truly does come from difficulties.
C,,b.orsL e. IL. na,oonvat T. 80.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16
Nernon Parish Democral.

The Vernon Parish Democrat.
Dear Sir:-l wish for you to put this
in the paper in next issue. correcting
statement of last issue relative to the
two ruffians beating up my mother.
The boys did not attempt to give my
mother beating, but only my elder
brother. The Koonce boy aged Is and
c. I. Conerly attempted to give Her
bert ConerIy a beating. My mother
was not implicated. Please correct
this statement.
Yours truly,
0. H. Conerly, Hornbeck, La.
We regret the error. and we are
glad to make the above correction.
The word mother and brother being
so similar was the cause Of the mistake.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16

Thinking. not growth. makes man.
hoOd-lsaae Taylor
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16

Subscribe for the Democrat 1t con
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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16

A new scholar. Truman BenthaII
arrived here last Monday evening on
the 4:30 train. think that after he
has been here while he will never 90
back to Paragould. Arkansas. He brot
with him violin and intends to JON
our orchestra. He started TO school
Tuesday and is now an old scholar.
Max Beavers.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-16

| WEDNESDAY-The program to-day
was much the same as on other days.
Mildred SeeIye, Willie B. Green and
Laura Merrill worked at the Candy
Kitchen. Max Beavers and Bennett
Babb worked at the Cafeteria getting
it ready for use. Nellie Kemp played
at the kindergarten least there is
rumor of her playing. We hope that
she will soon graduate and be with her
superiors. Ruby Synoground. Nellie
and Vinita Thurman worked at the ho-
tel setting and waiting on tables. then
cleaning them off and drying the sill
verware. Genneth Thurman, Freddie
'Smock, ]. 7. Green, Charles Lee, Earl
Jones. Clifford Synoground and Elroy
Norgard chopped wood for the cafeter-
ia. We believe in preparedness. Hair
old Kemp worked at the dairy and ].
II. Green helped to feed stock and to
clean out COW stables
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THURSDAY-Max Beavers and
Bennett Babb worked in the Cafeteria
getting it ready for use. Ruby Syn
oground, Victor and MAXINE Gaddis,
Nellie Kemp. Vinita Thurman, worked
at the hotel, waiting tables. Nellie
Kemp worked at the kindergarten. Ru-
by Synoground and Emma Kapotsk
are working at the Candy Shop helping
Mrs Shut wrap and pull the candy.
Almost all Of the pupils Of Mrs. Mar
tins room were planting out bulbs.
First, the soil was taken out TO about
Evening journal., 1922-06-01
Kidney and Bladder
Troubles HAVE TO GO

Clouued up Kidney Deposits are DIS
solved and the Toxins (Polsonsl Com .
pletely Driven out. Druggists Tolo 10
Guarantee Il In Every Instance.
Your very life" says DR.. Carey, "de,,
nends upon the perfect functioning and
health OF your kidneys, so whatever you
do don't neglect them"
Or. Carey's famous prescription, NO
III. Oquid or tableD, IS not recon- .
mended for everything. but we cannot
roc strongly urge Its use II you suner
from annoying bladder troubles, fire.
quent passing OF water night and day,
with snarting or irritation, brick dust
sediment or highly colored urine, bloat-
inc. irritability. with loss OF flesh. back
ache. rheumatism or any other tendency
70 Bright's Disease, Diabetes or Gravel
for kidney disease in It's worst form
may be stealing upon you.
Don't wait until tomorrow 70 begin the
use Of this wonderful prescription II
YOU have any OF the above symptoms.
kidney and Bladder troubles don't wear
away They viii grow upon You slowly,
stealthily and with unfailing certainty.
Never mind the failures Of the past
~ you even suspect that you are subject
10 kidney disease. don't lose single day
for y. B. nanforth, j. NJ. Eckerd
and every good druggist has been au-
thorized 10 return the purchase money
on the first bottle 10 all who state they
have received no benefit.
Evening journal., 1922-06-01

administration did and, out Of th'
utter confusion that reigned there
had any of these highly important
war-fraud cases ready for trial be.
fore this time. But the country now
expects vigorous action, and / hav,
all confidence that the Department
OF Justice will respond readily and
fully to that demand"
In this connection IL should be
borne in mind that the invest cation
referred to in this dialogue was con-
Quoted by the Republican Congress
elected in 1918. but il was conduct
ed during the last two years Of the
Wilson administration when A
Mitchell Palmer was Attorney Gen
eraL Newton D. Baker. Secretary OF
War, and the Democratic admins
tration was in control Of all of the
administrative offices.
Representative Graham charged
that over one-half of the money ex-
pended in the war. raised by sale OF
Liberty bonds and taxes was un-
doubtedly squandered. He showed
mat MAAAAEA AAAb dNAAAAIAE AA "a NAUAA u the
War Department S116.194.974 was
spent on nitrate plants which pro-
duced no nitmtes; S20,OO0.0O0 on
by-product coke ovens that produced
nothing; S35.O0OOOO on picric acid
plants that produced nothing; un-
told millions on tanks and yet no
tanks were constructed; S116.0OO,-
900 for poison gas and no poison
gas was obtained; S2O0.OOO.0OO for
powder plants that produced no
powder; S127.O0O,000 for port
terminals that docked no ships: ST.
051.512,OO0 for aeroplanes and no
aeroplanes were produced; S1,200,-
600. 900 for the construction of army
cantonments in which Il is capab o
of demonstration that one-half was
graft and waste.
As if this vast expenditure Of
money which produced nothing in
the way Of war material. before the
war was over and the armistice
$ gned, was not a sufficient waste
and scandal. the Democratic admin
istration went TO the extreme Of
entering into contracts for war ma
terial after the armistice was sign
ed and expending hundreds OF mill
lions Of dollars for all sorts Of muni-
tions and war equipment after peace
had been declared.
This cannot be excused or ex-
planned away by the statement that
It was impossible 10 close all war
activities instantly upon the signing
Of the armjstice. Even after July 3.
1919. eight months after the sign
Ing Of the armistice. munition fac
tories under the orders OF the War
turned out tremendous
quantities of shells and ordnance.
One order Of 355 Howitzers. costing
approximately $4,000 each. was
accepted after July 3, 1919. orders
Of expensive shells running into the
hundreds Of thousands were accept
ed after that date.
Not only were American plants
kept busy manufacturing war NUM-
tons eight months after peace had
been declared hut factories In Eng
land and France were kept running
on contracts which our War De-
Evening journal., 1922-06-01

partment would not concel. France
made a delivery TO this country
after the armistice was signed. OF
944 guns and carriages OF an old
model Of 1897. which had absolute
ly no military value whatever. She
also delivered under contract an
other order Of 19S guns and car
riages. and still another order OF
700 guns and carriages. Eng
land delivered 200 60-pound guns,
100 6-inch guns and 355 S-inch
howitzer guns and carriages
When II is stated that the
cost Of one howitzer gun and car
riage is approximately $4,000. IL
can be appreciated what enormous
waste the War Department permit
ed after the armistice was signed
and there was every incentive for
economy.
The explanation given by the De
mocrauc administration at that
time for their permitting English
and French factories 20 continue
the manufacture OF war material
for this nation months after peace
was declared was that they desired
TO maintain friendly relations be
tween this country and England and
France and they thought that II
would best be done by permitting
those countries TO continue the
manufacture Of munitions for the
United States in order to keep their
a. Of the nHnaFfpF
Of these plants is Of any use what
ever 20 the United States.
There are thousands upon thou
sands OF cases of war graft that
never will be prosecuted because OF
the fact that although they were
outright steals they were made
legal by the acts Of the Democratic
Taking advantage OF
the tremendous and almost unlim-
tied autocratio war power granted
il. at its own request. by Congress.
the administration abrogated all
laws which we're on the books FOR
the protection OF the American
people. The statute requiring all
contracts TO be let by
bidding and to be made IN writing
was suspended by the Secretary Of
War six days after the declaration
of war.
Not content with this after the
armistice was signed. the Demo
cratic Congress enacted the motor
ious Dent law. This piece OF legis-
,ation was enacted under the pre-
tense that il was necessary in order
10 permit Secretary Of War Baker
Attorney General Palmer and others
10 make settlement OF war claims
and contracts, but after the passage
Of the act it was found that thou
sands OF claims existed for which |
there was not even so much as a |
scratch OF a pen as evidence.
over 10000 such claims were
Evening journal., 1922-06-01

filed before a board created by
Secretary OF War Baker and half
billion dollars was paid out on these
claims without justification at all
except IN the language Of the Dent
act itself The Republican Congress
elected In 1918 protested upon var
ious occasions against the action OF
the War Department in the settle
ment OF these claims but these pro-
tests had no effect upon the Demo-
cratic administration. After the
elections in 1920 various Democratic
administrative officials and en-
ployes proceeded 70 destroy or Sc
quester records and to so tangle up
the books and documents connected
with the administration OF the gov
ernment under the Wilson regime
that TO this day they have not been
replaced and Strengthened out
Evening journal., 1922-06-01
TwELTTH WARD G. o. p. ACTIvE

Twelfth Ward Republicans met In
headquarters last night and made
plans for the coming campaign. Jo-
seph r. Peeney was elected chair
man and James Peeney, secretary.
Evening journal., 1922-06-01

Lost articles will be returned TO
the owners in splendid shape. IL
they will advertise in the Want Ads.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-12-27
HANDICAP OF
NATURE NO
OBSTACLE

Washington, Dec. 27-Nature zhan-
d;caps are no obstacle to manyapeo-
pie and the most shining example
lis that Of B. A. Jones Of Burlington,
Mo-, who, bort without legs, has
driven a rural mail delivery route
out Of that town for twenty years
and never complained.
Jones' route was standard length,
25.5 miles out OF Burlington, and
since 1901, when he was appointed,
he has missed nly four days from
the job, and those because Of ILL
ness.
So interested were post office de-
partment officials, who only recent
ly had his case ca4lad to their at
tention, that Assistants. Postmaster
General Bellamy wrote him a letter
of congratulation for his efficient
service performed in spite Of
physical defect.that we'll might have
discouraged q person Of less forum.
ate temperament, and with less de-
termination to succeed in. life Be-
fore becoming q letter carrier, Jones.
was farmer.
ut seems to me-" Nj. Bellamy
wrote Mr.. Jones, "that your success
may be not only interesting to all
carriers, but. an inspiration to any
ene who may feel that he is labor
;ihs under unusual or insuperior diff
f:culties and an encouragement to
them to press on in the performance
cf duties which choice of cirtum-
stance may require Of him."
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-12-27
IRISH CONSUL
ISWARNEDT0
GIVE UP: POST
On Job After Warning Limit
But Says He Has
Resigned

New York, Dec. 27.-Daniel J. Nc
Grath, acting consul here for the
Irish Free State, who was threatened
by an ANONYMOUS letter written with
death unless he gave up his post by
December 26, was at his desk today
but announced that he expected to
be relieved Of further duties within
"a hours. He declined to say who
the new consul would be.
The letter, dated December IL and
signed competent military author
ity," charged Mr.. McGrath with re-
sponsibility for the execution of
Rory O'Connor and other Irish Re-
publican leaders. Instead of quit
ting his post, Mr. McGrath merely
issued statement setting forth that
he had resigned the vice consulship
as a protest against the executions.
and was continuing only until a SUE
cessor had been named. s2y
The consulate was closed yester-
day, giving rise te'.reports that Mr.
McGrath had .obeyed the warning
contained in the threatening letter.
He explained today y>that the closing
was in honor Of the feast Of St.
Stephen, prommartyr' Of the Roman
Catholic church.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-12-27

I j . H.
4 Great strides have been made in
the development Of water power in
Montana, Mr.. Yegen said. The
Anaconda Copper company has
developed 100000 horsepower, of
which it sells 100000 horse power,
he said.
Mr.. Yegen, who himself has been
prominent in, Montana politics and
development, said that among the
scores of problems Of legislation
now being talked of in Montana,
most prominent is the question of
taxation. There is demand, he
said. for the change, in method of
taxation of mineral lands. Under
the state constitution the >mineral
lands are taxed at the price paid
the government, and only improve
ments are taxed at full. value
There also is some demand for a
Guaranty Bank Deposits law be-
cause Of the failure of numerous
banks, he. said.
While here Mr.. Yegen met. a
number of old acquaintances.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-12-27

!. SAID CAUSED !.
BY. I COAL, I !, LACK A! {
One North Dakota and One
:. Minnesota Pont Report
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Suffering

St. Paul, Dec. 27.-First reports
Of actual suffering as result Of
the coal shortage were received to-
day by C.. P. White, northwest fed
eral fuel distributor, in letters from
Streeter, N. D., and Marbla MINI.
Mr.. Whit ta Immediately directed his
efforts toward relieving the situa-
tion in those comunities.
William Krekow, county commits
sioner Of .Stutsman county, writing
from his home at Streeter, asks
that some relief be given that com-
munity mmediately to prevent fur
ther suffering. ~ ~
II have never before seen the suf-
fering of the people for want Of
hard coal, to keep the children
themselves from freezing he said
in his letter.
streeter> Mas received only two
carloads of hard coal during the
entire season., he said,
G. H. Dockeray of Marble also
asks that mediate relief be forth
coming for that community where he
declares there will be much suffer
ing unless coal can be obtained
within the next few days.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-12-27
AT THE MOVIES
CAPITOL.

Little Ben Alexander, the talented
boy actor who cried his way to fame
as "the little brother" in D. w. Grif-
fiths' l"Heart's Of the World" has
another, appealing role in I'm the
Name Of the Law" an Emory john
son production released by F.B.O.
and scheduled for presentation 1at
the Capitol" theater on Monday.
Little Ben was born in Goldfield,
Nevada, and, although only nine,
has more honors and adventures
crowded into the short span of his
life than usually fall to the lot of
ordinary -mortals in half century.
It is due to his mothers under
standing and innate dramatic instinct
that the youngster is today charm
ing thousands via the silver sheet
and the stage. His sympathetic re-
action to fairy tales at the tender
age >of two years convinced Mrs.
Alexander that little Ben was des-
tined to become an actor and SO,
when he was just four, she took
him to a motion picture studio in
Hollywood. 4 W
It was not difficult to attract the
attention, Of directors to the bright
little Achap and before long ., Ben
found himself playing cupid part
with Fanny Ward in Each Pearl a
Tear" Other good parts followed.
One of them was his remarkable
portrayal of the tragic little boy in
,Hearts Of the World,' which es-
tablished him as a prodigy.