The Kansas Star du lieu suivant : Olathe, Kansas • 5

In go 5 hen is settin' or sitting; what I care about is to know, when she cackles, whether she is layin' or lyin AN INTERESTING VISITOR The school received a pleasant call on the 11th from Mr. H. Wright Smith, of Le Loup, father of Harley Smith, one of our pupils. Mr. Smith is a retired railroad man, and his railroading experience can be said to date from the beginning of the business back in 1829, for he served his engineering apprenticeship under Horatio Allen, who built, in England, the "Stourbridge Lion," the first steam railroad engine used in America.

Horatio Allen afterwards became president of the Novelty Works in New York. Before the opening, in 1829, of the Carbondale railroad, extending from Honesdale, to Carbondale, a distance of about sixteen miles, Horatio Allen was a civil engineer on the line, and had the distinction of running the first locomotive ever used in this country. Mr. Smith has a letter written to him by Horatio Allen in 1865, showing that he had completed his apprenticeship under him. Mr.

Smith received a commission as engineer in the navy about 1865, and served therin for sometime, travelling all over the world. He passed through the Straits of Magellan, and visited the various countries of the globe. He was using, while here, a cane that was once a pipe stem, which he purchased in Germany. He later became a division superintendent on the Texas Pacific railroad. In 1882, the employees under him presented him with a handsome gold watch costing $250, as a token of their esteem.

Mr. Smith is a highly entertaining talker and a very pleasant gentleman to meet. We hope he will come to see us often. PUPILS' LOCALS Earsle Elwick is now prepared for the base-ball season. He received a base-ball glove from home the other day.

Harley Smith, aged nineteen, of Le Loup, who lost his hearing two years ago from spinal entered school on the 6th. George Harms is greatly interested in electricity, since he helped make an induction coil and electric motor for the class in physics. Edward Brunig, twelve years old, of Kansas City, pupil of the Missouri and Mount Airy schools, is a new pupil, coming on the 6th. Challenge: I am ready to meet any heavy- or middle-weight in the boxing business. Ready to take on all comers.

Gerald Ferguson (welter-weight). Teacher: "Mr. Campbell, what do we wish to find in this problem?" Campbell (who has been enjoying a day-dream): "Yes." Gerald Ferguson aspires to boxing honors in the squared circle. His brother is a knight of the ring, in the welter-weight class. Gerald has arms patterned after a gorilla's, and he is "some biffer." The monitors this year, Charles Desha z-er, George Harms, Frank Campbell, Willie Carrier, Leo Vohs and Wilson Brown, were invited to take supper at the Hotel Olathe by Supervisor Taylor the evening of January 1.

Frank Dohrmann is so tall that be has to bend down in writing on the wall slates. He wants to cut out a square of flooring below his slate and lower it a couple of feet, so he won't have to break his back every day. Tommy Jelinek says that his deafness was caused by his rolling down a hill, which resulted in a three-day illness and loss of hearing. Roll up the hill, Tommy. If you can perform that feat maybe your hearing will return.

Henry Stuckey received a visit from his brother-in-law, John Albrecht.of Murdock, last week. While here, Mr. Albrecht was taken ill at the home of a friend in Olathe and was confined to his bed several days. Before returning home, he purchased a set of work harness from our harness shop. Sylvan Riley received a regulation army bugle as a Christmas gift.

For several days, he did nothing but blow into it, even taking it to bed with him, and worrying Sam Turpen, who can hear some, almost to death. Finally, the supervisor had to confiscate the bugle, as contraband of war, in order to keep the peace and, let Sam get some sleep. SUNFLOWER SUCCESS CLUB; of the day were Mr. Hubbard, and Misses Murray and Collard. From plans furnished by State Architect Chandler and under the direction of Engineer Temple, a new cement water cleaning plant has been built just south of the engine house.

It consists of two circular cement tanks, sixteen feet in diameter and twelve feet high. The walls are re-enforced and seven inches thick. The plant was built during very cold weather, making it a difficult job, but was entirely successful. Mr. J.

J. Lehman, our assistant engineer, who was retiring as venerable counsel of the M. W. A. in Olathe on the 13th inst.

was presented with a handsome gold ring as a token of the high regard and appreciation in which he is held by the membership of that organization. He was showing it among his friends at the school with a feeling of pardonable pride for it had not been the custom of the lodge to make any kind of gift to the retiring presiding officer. Mr. and Mrs. Key spent New Year's day out in the country, visiting the lat-ter's sister.

While there, the Colonel and Mr. Boston, of Kansas City, went hunting, and succeeded in getting five cotton-tails between them. The Colonel claims the bag would have been larger, only they had but one good gun, the other being of the vintage of '61, and he had to lend the good one to Boston so he wouldn't feel jealous of his (the Colonel's) marvelous marksmanship. Mr. Rogers has received the sad intelligence that his deaf brother-in-law, Erasmus D.

Smoak, was murdered in his home about a mile from Cedar Spring, S. sometime during Christmas week. The deed was done with a shot-gun, robbery being the motive. It is thought a negro committed the crime. Mr.

Smoak lived alone, his children all being grown and working away from home. He was seventy-four years old, and was educated at the South Carolina school. George P. Novogradac, a young lad of nineteen, who brought Allen boys back to school on January 5, was married during the holidays to a sister of the Allen boys. The bride was only fifteen.

Mr. Novogradac is a bright young man, earning fourteen dollars per week at Swift's packing house. His parents are Austrians from the Croatian province. His mother was married at the age of fifteen and now, at the age of thirty seven, is the mother of twelve hearty children. The two oldest children are married.

The youngest, a baby of nine months, weighed fourteen pounds at birth. Who says race suicide in Kansas? At chapel the morning of the 10th, Dr. E. S. Stucker, evangelist and Chautauqua lecturer, of Ottawa, was the speaker.

He gave a most interesting talk, among other things impressing upon his audience the fact that culture is not character, and that we must not forget, in the pursuit of learning, that the spiritual side of our natures must also be cultivated. He told several amusing stories, one of which concerned a young man home from college and full of "culture" as imparted at the particular seat of learning he had attended. The young man tried to correct some of his father's errors in grammar, by saying: "Father, you must not say settin' hen' but sitting His father replied: "Son, it makes no difference to me whether the SCHOOL NO Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Ramsay visited Mr.

Taylor's parents in Baldwin during the holdays, and prolonged their stay until the 9th. Rev. H. 0. Harvey, pastor of the Baptist Church, and Mr.

Miller, of Olathe, were also present in chapel the morning of the 9th, when Dr. Stucker addressed the pupils. Mr. and Mrs. White entertained the former's sister, Mrs.

M. 0. Roland, of Harlan, Ia.f' during the holidays. Mrs. Roland teaches the fifth grade in the Harlan schools.

State Architect Chandler spent December 31th at the school, inspecting the construction of the water cleaner near the south wall of the engine house. The third of the faculty lecture series was given in chapel by Mr. Mcllvain the evening of January 11th. He tcok for his subject Shakespeare's "King Lear." Mrs. A.

L. Hunt, nee Barnes, visited the School building the afternoon of January 9th, and distributed oranges to the pupils of her former class. They were delighted to see her again. Hon. Chas.

D. Shukers, member of our board, paid the school the regular official visit on the 31st of December, He made a short but helpful and inspiring address to the pupils in chapel that morning. Rev. N. F.

Jensen, of Kansas City, Lutheran Missionary to the deaf, conducted our Sunday afternoon chapel services on the 12th. His sermon was on "The Youth of Christ and the Lessons We may Learn from It" Our new hospital building is practically completed, save for some interior fittings, and the necessary hospital equipment. It will be finished in due time, however, but it is doubtful whether it will be used until the opening of the fall The advanced classes were invited to attend the revival services at the Baptist church, conducted by Dr. E. S.

Stucker, the evangelist, the evening of the 11th. Supt. White interpreted the sermon, and the classes joined in singing "Nearer My God to Thee," and in repeating the Lord's Prayer. Mr. Jesse W.

Jackson, instructor in manual traning at the Nebraska School for the Deaf, was a pleasant caller here on the 3rd. He had been enjoying a two-weeks' vacation, and was on his way back jo Omaha to resume his duties. He is a graduate of the State Manual Training Normal School at Pittsburg. Mrs. W.

H. Creitz, of Beloit, sent a bo-quet of white carnations to the school January 4th in memory of her little daughter Thelma, who died of pneumonia here on that date two years ago. The flowers were placed in a vase in the classroom of Thelma's former classmates, now taught by Miss Meldrum, and at the Sunday afternoon chapel services January 5 the vase occupied a conspicuous place on the chapel platform. New Year's was, as usual, a holiday at the school. In the morning, the boys and girls enjoyed games of basket-and dodge-ball.

The smaller children were given a party in the early afternoon, followed by a free motion picture show at the Gem theatre, at which all pupils were present. In the evening the older pupils had their party. Those in charge Coasting was good for a day, last week. Leslie Allison is now a pop-corn merchant. On the 8th, Edith Mickelson's aunt and cousin made her a visit.

Helen Martin's mother will go to California this month for a visit. Since he has so much money, George Harms uses his shoe as a bank. Earl Peter says that beets have six legs. George Harms believes it. Edna Inman dined with the Mclntyres at the Avenue hotel on the 12th.

Frank Dohrmann has been chosen captain of the 1913 foot-ball team. Tommy Jelinek is an expert at making bubbles without soap. Watch him. The boys have taken up boxing. Classes according to weight will shortly be formed.

Moth balls and candy look alike to Edna Amis. She tried to eat one of the former. Thelma Decker received a box of nuts from her grandparents in Clinton, on the 10th. Choosing between a tooth pick and a knife, after meals, Frank Campbell always takes the knife. Edna Amis wants to know if electricity will make one beautiful.

No, Edna, it makes one jump. Mabel Segelbaum had the misfortune to burn three of her fingers in the laundry mangle last week. JANUARY 4 Story: Wilford Cunningham. News: Archie Grier. DEBATE Resolved: "That children should remain in school all the year." Affirmative: Maud Hodges and George Harms, '13.

Negative: Edna Amis and William Carrier, '13. Melvin Clements, Eva Laws and Richard Rawlings, the judges, decided in favor of the affirmative side. Humorist: Frank Dohrmann, '14. Dialogue: Caroline Jesperson, Julia Welch, Irene Neal and Mary Zeller. Critic: Frank Campbell, '13..