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STEESE TO SUCCEED MEARS
 CHIEF OF ALASKARAlLR0AD
WAR AND INTERIOR DEPARTMENTS DEVISE A PLAN OF CONSOLIDATING RAILROAD AND ROAD AND TRAIL CONSTRUCTION MEARS LEAVES MONTH OF MAY.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 16 Following deliber- aton of several days between the Interior and War De partments it was announced late yesterday afternoon from official that plan had been devised where by the operation of the Alaska Railroad and the duties of the Alaska Road Commission had been combined into head with Major James G. Steese being directed to take the work.
 The present head of the Alaskan Engineering Com misson under which the railroad operated Cot Fred erck Mears has been assigned to duty with the engineers of the Ninth Army Area assuming such duties May 1923 His successor Major Seese at chief of the Alaska Road Commission.
 Albert Bacon Fall secretary of the interior in mak ing the stated here is nothing extraor- dnary to the change except ordinary routine business and desire to money administrative business
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SUPPORTERS
 DEMAND INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 16-Jen- 'nings c. Wise, who during the world war served as a lieutenant colonel, has demanded that a congressional in- yestigation be made of the enfOrcel retirement of Major General Cronk- llite.
 Wise, in presenting his demand, stat ed that fifty thousand of his former comrades in arms, who served under General Cronkhie. were determined to stand by their old commander in his hour of trouble.
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DEATH LOWERING CLOSE
 ID TROOPS IN M0sUL

WASHINGTON, D. C., February l6 -The State department has been ad- vised that the greatest fleet of battle ships ever assembled in the history of the world is in readiness at the Mosul oil fields to hurl down death upon the Turks in the event hostilities are de- clared.
 The probable scene of death and de- st-uction is in Mesopotamia. and near Nineveli of old testament fame.
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WRECKED VESSELS LOSS
 REPORTED BY sALvAGERs

SEATTLE, Feb. 16-The salvaging and underwriters crews which went to the scene of the wrecking of the Nika, Santa Rita, Coolsha, and Tuscan Prince, report this morning that all four freighters will be total loss. The lives of the crews were saved by Canadian and American life-saving services, which worked together in bringing the men ashore. None of the cargoes will be salvaged.
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TRAGEDY VISITS HOME
 OF SEATTLE POLICEMAN

SEATTLE, Feb. 16-A department roundsman, in making his calls this morning, visited the home of Ernest Faust, member of the force, and dis covered him dead in his bedroom. Fur ther search of the premises d3'closed the fact that his daughter, Laura, aged 16, was in dying condition from a dose of poison; self. administered. An autopsy will be performed to ascertain tho cause of Faust's death.
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MEMBER
 ASKS FOR. ECONOMY

LONDON Feb. 16-David Kirk wood labor member in the House, de- clared at. yesterday afternoons ses- sion that he believed in an economical program, from the top down. In the course of his remarks on economy he demanded that the allowance of 25 thousand pounds annually given to the Duke of York, be reduced after his marriage as the laboring class of Eng land is starving.
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NEW HEAD FOR RAILROAD MAY FIRST
ROAD FUNCTIONS NORTH BE COMBINED FOR ECONOMY
MIDDLE STATES DEATH
 TOLL FROM LATE STORM

CHICAGO, Feb. 16-The death 1ph due 10 .he storm which has been rag ing in the Rocky Mountain-Mississip- ii belt is an exceedingly heavy one, no less than fifty persons dying from pneumonia since the heavy weather commenced. This city alone reports "A deaths, with twenty-five given as the number from the remainder of the section. ..-- . .s.- .-
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FIGHT TO GET NEAR couE

CHICAGO, Feb. .16.-The sick, the lame, the halt and the blind fought desperately. to get near the stage where Emile Coues was featuring last night. Police were called to clear the steps and also quiet, the hordes in the street. Several alleged paralytics and cripples threw away their crutches and walked after receiving treatment
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SLIGHT IDENTIFICATION

Inquiry as to the Identification of the man. who met death on the rail- road between Montana and Casweii, has resulted in the information that in all probability his name was NICK Kastrioles, a Greek. Other than this there has been no further news re- ceived
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HIGH SPEED ATTAINED BY
 AVIATOR: WORLDS RECORD

PARIS, Feb. 16-Sadie LeConte, mo- ted aviator, yesterday in speed test attained the unbelievable record of 23l miles an hour, eclipsing the rec ord established by William Mitchell, assistant chief of the American Air Forces
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FRANCO BRITISH MEET
 ENDED VERY ABRUPTLY

LONDON, Feb. 16-The conference between the delegation from france and the British cabinet came to an abrupt termination this morning when the cabinet members emphatically re- fused to grant France the privilege of running troop manned trains through the Cologne areas, which at the pre- sent time are under British control.
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VET ARRESTED ON CHARGE
 OF HANDLING MORPHINE

SEATTLE, Feb. 16-David John Taylor, an overseas veteran, was ar rested this morning by federal mar cotic agents on the charge of having violated the narcotic laws. His home, when searched, yielded the officers l2 ounces of morphine.
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FOREIGN DIPLOMATS
 IMMUNE FfdM CHARGE

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 16-For- eign diplomats in Washington have full immunity from prosecution as re- gards possession of intoxicating liq- uor. This status was made public by Secretary of State Hughes this morn ing, following the dispatching of & letter to the House judiciary commit tee
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Feb. 16-Ad- miral Sims in making an after dinner address here advocated the construcz tion of more submarines and airplanes for the American forces
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DIRECTOR VETS BUREAU
 HANDS IN RESIGNATION

WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 16-C. R. Forbes director of the United States Veterans Bureau, this morning placed his resignation in the hands of
 president Harding, effective March l. Tn giving consideration to Forbes sue cessor, the president has in view one of three former overseas service men.
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ALLEGES FALSE CHARGES

WICHITA, Feb. 16-Sea Harris, na- tional organizer of the Ku Klux Klan in speaking here. stated that false charges were made ill placing the re- sponsibility on the Klan for the More house Parish outrages
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PEACEFUL IRELAND

BELFAST, Feb. 16-Messages from Belterberry, County of Cavan, state that fifty raiders bombed the bank and other prominent buildings yester- day. Two persons were killed and an- other wounded They secured no loot.
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BERLIN, Feb. 16-When a little German girl was accidentally killed by the bullet from French cOrporaPs rifle, the French commander at Dus- seldorf, offered the parents a hundred thousand marks, which is the equiva- lent to one dollar and ninety cents
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ALi.EGGS HAT WOMAN
 IS CAUSE OF IT ALI.

LONDON. Feb 16-According co the Daily FApless large part of the feei- ing of Ci:2 satisfaction which is prevail e.,t in ,ne Mesopotamia regions has been caused by the influence of that wCI1erfuI woman huntress, poeteSS, travelled and explorer, Miss Gertrude Icwihian Bell.
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BODY SENT TO ANCHORAGE

It is reported today that the remains of Ralph Oldham, who expired at Mile 29, this week, has been sent to Ali c,lorage, where they will be held pend- ing advices with the states, it being stated that authorities have located relatives
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HEAVY LOSS IN FIRE

WICHITA, Feb. 16-Fire at an early hour this morning destroyed an apart ment building in this 'city with a known loss of three lives and twenty three persons unaccounted for.
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WOMEN BEATEN, CLAIM

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 16-A charge that women employees of the teleyraph offices at Dusseldorf in Ruhr have been driven with blows of rid ing whips from their offices, was made in a German foreign office state ment received here today at the Ger man embassy here.
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GOLF, AS IT IS PLAYED

SAN DIEGO Feb. 16-Sarazen and. Hutchinson defeated Jim and Bob Sim son, Californians, in an exhibition game here by three up; two up; and three to go in thirty-siX holes.
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FRENCH ADVANCING

LONDON Feb. 16.-AA dispatch to the Times announces further success of the French forces in Tripolt the yillage.of Ta=huna having been occu- pied by Col. Grauzina.
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NO CONFIDENCE IN KATo

TOKYO, Feb. 16--The House of Com mons yesterday in general session. killed a resolution introduced to ex- Dress vote of confidence to Baron Kato's ministry
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GERMANY MEETS OBLIGATIONS
 WITH BELGIUM WHEN ASKED

RUSSELS, Feb. 16-German notes which were issued in connection with Ge:manys agreement to pay the Bel gian separations, were met yesterday when they fell due.
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LONDON. Feb. 1e.-It is reported
 from Constantinople that the Turks have warned the allies to keep war. ships out of the Ismel entrance,
 which is mined like Smyrna.
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JAP PRINCE DIES

TOKYO, Feb. 16-Prince Sadanaru. lord keeper of the privy seal, and un- cle to the Emperor, died here yester- day of apoplexy.
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piNosAuR FOUND

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The Ameri- can Museum of Natural History an- that it's expedition has dis covered the skull and skeleton of a dinosaur, an animal which 'roamea the plains of Asia five million years ago. z
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NO CONTEST ALLOWED

NEW YORK, Feb. 16-Chairman Muldoon of the State Boxing Commits sion. announces that heavyweight championship bout will not be permit ted in the state of New York.
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ROAST BEEF EXPENSIVE

OMAHA, Feb. 16-Nine of the lars- est buildings of the Armours packing plant were burned by fire yesterday. The loss is estimated at about two mil lions.
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FRENCH MINERS OUT

PARIS, Feb. 16-Miners through out France walked out today on a gen eral strike. It is believed that the Com munist Faction precipAated the move ment.
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ARTIST ON LAST SCENE

NEW YORK, Feb. 16-Samuel Par son, the noted landscape artist, died at his apartments last night from a lingering illness.
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HIS LAST FURROW

SEATTLE, Feb. 16-Perry Poison, pioneer implement man of the Puget Sound country, died here last night.
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1opAYs FISH PRICES

SEATTLE, Feb. 16.-Today prices at noon, IS cents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
A Bear Story.

We boys decided to go bear
hunting. 1t was the first of May
and the weather was fine. We
thought it was just the time of
the year when we would find the
bears roaming about.
We packed our food, guns and
tent in an old tin Lizzy" and
started for our hunting shack
which was about four miles north
of Eagle River on the Wisconsin
River. We could not have had a
better place for our shack. 1t was
right in the old bear country.
The next morning after we were
settled, we took up our guns and
left. We saw rabbits, partridges,
deer and all other small game, but
the bears kept out of our range.
We found not even a sign, but
since this was the first day, we
were not discouraged and decided
we had had enough of bear hunt
ing. We made plans to leave for
home the next morning.
While some of us were pack
ing, the others went swimming.
All at once we heard enough veil
ing to wake the dead. The bows
came tearing to the shack as fast
as they could.
"A bear."
and started pell-mell. We were
half way to the bear when we re-
membered that we had unloaded
our guns. What a furious mob we
were when aroused to actionl We
turned, got our bullets and start
ed back once more. We discerned
a dark object in the underbrush.
All guns went off like one. The
thing fell and we rushed toward
it. Did we shoot bear? 1t was
a nice big porcupine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
Spring Fever.

Alive done got Spring fever,
Jes' CANT work a-tall,
Mind a-driftin' way yonder
Past the old brick wall.
Birds a-chirpin' love songs,
Wind so soft and low,
Amt no use O tryin',
Fingers jes' won't go!
Lawsey, Honey, but Abs lazy,
Jes a-dreamin' dreams,
Hear the grass a-growin' greene1
Long them little streams.
Aid like to take fish-pole
An wander far away
Wouldn't even do no fishin'.
Got Spring fever bad today!
Zanna Faith.
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Iy, and therefore uneventful in a
new lumber town.
The second term, the following
year, was an entirely different
proposition. During the spring
and summer of 1884 the village
settled rapidly; if the people who
came, stayed awhile, then moved
on again could be called settlers.
A man teacher was thought neces-
sary and George w. Bliss from
Amigo, was hired. He got away
for the Christmas vacation and de-
cided that mo job" was preferable
to coming back. Then followed a
succession of almost anybody out
Of a job who sought excitement
and was willing to try the Eagle
River school for a round or two.
There seems to be no record Of
these transitory teachers, but the
farce of a school was finally clos
cd in June by an old gentleman
named Twilight.
The first school house is worthy
Of description. The log shanty
was about twenty-four feet square,
very low and had a scoop roof
made Of haIvcd and hoIloWed-out
logs laid from two logs at the
ridge to the caves. The intricaces
between the logs of walls and
roof were stuffed with sphagnum
moss from a nearby marsh. There
were but three small windows and
the room was very dark except on
sunny days. A fourth window
was added the second year when
the school got so large that near
ly all of the lumbermans hunks,
which filled the west end of the
room, had to be taken out to make
room for the thirty-odd pupils
who crowded in daily.
The school furniture was made
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from pine boards by a local car
penter and was patterned after the
forms" in English schools at that
time. The desks were about six
teen feet long and three wide,
with tops sloping to each side so
that the children sitting on the
long benches faced each other at
about the right distance to kick
shlns under the desks. With four
or five such desks and twice as
many benches crowded into the
small space about a large box
stove, it is little wonder that no
one got much in the way of edu-
cation that fond parents desired.
Some of the pleasures of that
school were often ludicrous. The
whole school would run to the
railroad bridge, the part now fill
ed in on the north side, and form
ing in long, hand-in-hand line.
Jump into a deep snowbank. There
were a few older boys and girls
who could always be depended on
to propose something new to suit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

ing is being taught in practically
all schools. By touch system" we
mean, writing without looking
at the keys Of the typewriter.
Speed tests are given frequently
and the results Of the net speed
per minute for each student, de-
Quoting ten words for each error
made, are posted. Progress of the
students is also shown by means
of chart or graph. This keeps
the students interested and every
one tries to get to the top. How
ever, the greatest incentive is the
awarding Of the Certificate Of Pro-
ficiency if a net speed of thirty
words minute is attained and
the awarding of the Underwood
Medal IT a net speed of forty
words IS reached These particu-
lar tests are put out by the
Underwood Type writing Company
once a month and the certificate
and medal are d awarded by them.
So far certificI ates have been
granted to the following people
of this years graduating class:
Marian Setback, Ruth Radcliffe.
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the abilities involved, such as Ian
guage, tests Of memory, associa-
ton, vocabulary, speed of coordin-
alton and reading and writing
ability.
The commercial subjects taught
in the Eagle River high school
are: Palmer Method Penmanship,
Spelling, Book epin G, Junior
Shorthand, Junior Typwriting,
Senior Shorthand and Senior Type
writing. The first year Of Short
hand is devoted merely to the
learning of the theory and Drin-
ciples of Shorthand and applying
these in the writing of words and
sentences. At the end of the Sen
ior year students are capable of
taking dictation at the rate of
from 80 to 100 words a minute.
The touch system Of typewrit-
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the particular tests for which the
medal is awarded.
To sum up the technical qualifi-
cations acquired in the commercial
course:
1. A thorough knowledge of how
to write a business letter in
good businessike English.
2. A knowledge of words which
will enable them to substitute the
right word for a wrong one.
3 A working knowledge Of spell
ing, punctuation, paragraphing,
and a good style in arrangement.
4. Ability to take shorthand die
tation at the rate of from 80 to
100 words a minute and a good
speed on the typewriter.
5. The fundamental principles
Of bookkeeping.
6. A good business handwriting.
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end year of school was an excep-
ton as neither the teacher nor
anyone else would sponsor any
thing for the gang Of roughnecks
that would have attended such a
jollifcation.
The following summer, a two
room school house, now the M.
Frankel home, was built. Mrs.
Hughes from Amigo taught the
upper grades and Miss Tillie
O'Connor the primary. This school
made progress. Mrs. Hughes was
a woman of many years exper-
fence and reigned by tact and di-
plomacy. The school rooms soon
became crowded however, and a
six-room building was built about
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

Alma Zimplemann, Clara Ernst,
Esther Cronquist, Eunice Ewald,
Ethel Ziebell, Vera Dyer, Edith
Holms, Oscar Eliason Hubert
Mattson, Mabel Hanson, Margaret
McGregor, Mary Wash and L. D.
Hall. The Underwood Medal has
been awarded to Ruth Radcliffe,
Ethel Zieball and Marian Setback.
A number of others have reached
the required net speed but not on
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turf in a secret heart of thewood.
land.
Bordering the stream that lean.
ed, danced and spanked over the
smooth worn pebbles and rocks Of
different sizes and coIors, were
dropping alders and willows 'gajnst
a wall of red elm and pine that
raised their arms as if in reveren.
tial regard and honor toward the
mansion Of their Maker. Among
their branches fitted various col
ored birds-the cardinal, the gold
finch and the blue-bird-shiftmg
their melodious song from branch
to branch and bush to bush. The
sand-piper and the lark darted
carefree in and out and among the
marsh weeds and cat-tails. The
blue and the white iris reflected
their dewy petals on the waters
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
Lengthy Session For LeglSla'lO"'

The Wisconsin Legislature IL
session three and one-halt moI'n,.
gives promise Of dragging aor a
as Unfortunately as former SeS''''
have.
July 1 and July Is are the Is a.
orite guesses for the date Oh AZ
iournment of this regular S9Ss ,;ro
among the experienced Iegl'I""
employees.
Each house has disposed Of more 9s+
than one-half Of the bills T Lmt
have been introduced there Nv. wi
most of them were unlr1Poi'J; 10
or freak measures, and the ,; 81.
issues Of taxation, education h. .a.
ways, unemployment lllsu Lotion
and the important approP I'T ME
bills haven't been toucheo, All
wet and dry fight ism 0'
yet, either.
The assembly has killed - bins.
it's own bills and II senate nat
The senate has kiI'ed 81 - p j.
bills and 81 assembly bills, ,n,fe-
Withdrawn, in the senate Hun
"a, in the assembly "a.
Final disposition thus 4as adj
given to 353 measures II bofors
ton the assembly now has Innate.
it $50 bills passed by the Id By
and the senate has 1877 pa AZ biII..
the assembly. This leaves toO taken
about ~ per cent, yet to be '"'
up for the first time.
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The First Real School House Built at Eagle River in the Sos

on the only floor space and, after
few swats with a ruler told to
stand there and catch someone
else whispering while teacher
heard the recitations. One sweet
ly pert little miss was caught and
stood crying near the writer S
desk. He whispered that he was
sorry for her. Well, she told, and
moreover told what he said, so he
got the ruler and the laugh Of the
school and, as he tried to live up
to the school code, remained
standing on the floor over half a
day. The pert little lass later mar
ried a German count and had to
live in Berlin but the writer has
no regrets.
Another favorite punishment
was to put the pupils in the
hunks with their feet hanging out.
One of Eagle Rivers fairest
daughters was thus punished and,
being but little above the kinder
garten age, crawled back in the
corner and went to sleep. There
was a high time when her big
brother got ready to go home and
no little sister could be found.
The teacher had forgotten where
he put her. This teacher used to
stand the boys in an empty but
ter tub for any breaking of his
rules. An overgrown, lanky lad
finally got his feet fast and the
teacher had to wreck the tub to
get him out. This ended the but
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
History of Early School Days
By Grant Cook former Pupil Teacher and County Superintendent

The first school in Eagle River
was held in a lumber shanty which
stood at a spot, now in the street,
just, north of the Finn LAWYER
home. The first winter there were
but few pupils and the teacher
was Miss Ella O'Connor who was
succeeded in the spring by her
sister, Miss Anna. A few people
still reside in the village who went
to that first school, which was
rather remarkable in being order
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

any condition that might arise,
like crossing the river west of
the school on thin ice and the
last ones breaking the ice to pre-
vent the teacher following. That
day no one stopped yelling, as
they coasted down a steep little
hill, long enough to hear the
teacher calling from the north
bank. Finally all had to go around
to an old log bridge and got
back to school about two o'clock.
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COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.

1t is evident that for a great
number of persons shorthand and
typewriting are the means of
earning a livelihood, but CONNER
cial subjects are also of cultural
value. For instance, anyone who
would analyze the mental func-
lions involved in shorthand would
be surprised to find how wide are
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The favorite pranks were to put
a tin can down in the stove pipe,
from the roof, get a half-witted
chap to put Cayenne pepper in the
stove or drive a skunk under the
shanty. All Of these secured tenn
porary vacations.
The teaching, and especially the
punishments Of that old school,
were amusing. One teacher had a
plan to catch some one whisper
ing. The pupil was yanked out