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threshold, on the right hand of the 

 passage, we found ourselves ushered 

 into what in other countries would be 

 called the antechamber, the ground 

 floor, however, was muddy and filthy, 

 a large fire was burning, and a small 

 table, covered with paper and writing 

 materials, was in the center; camp 

 beds, trunks, and different materials 

 were strewed around te room. 



"We first caugt sight of President 

 Houston as he walked from one of the 

 grog shops, where he had been to stop 

 the sale of ardent spirits. We reached 

 his abode before him, but he soon 

 came, and we were presented to his 

 Excellency. He was dressed in a fancy 

 velvet coat and trousers trimmed with 

 broad gold lace, and around his neck 

 was tied a cravat somewhat in the 

 style of '76. He received us kindly, 

 and was desirous of retaining us for a 

 while, and offered us every facility in 

 his power. He at once removed us 

 from -the anteroom to his private 

 chamber. Our talk was short, but the 

 impression which was made on our 

 mind at the time by himself, his 

 officers, and the place of his abode can 

 never be forgotten." — The Classmate. 

 — W. A. Strong, San Jose, Cal. 



Bird Species Observed Near Lexing- 

 ton, Missouri, Since January 1, 1918. 



1. Ring-billed Gull. 



2. Least Tern. 



3. Black Tern. 



4. American White Pelican. 



5. American Merganser. 



6. Blue-winged Teal. 



7. Brant. 



8. American Bittern. 



9. Great Blue Heron. 



10. Green Heron. 



11. Either Little Brown or Sandhill 

 Crane, uncertain as to which. 



12. Coot. 



16. Wilson's Snipe. 

 14. Pectoral Sandpiper. 



15. Least Sandpiper. 



16. Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



17. Yellow-legs. 



18. Solitary Sandpiper. 



19. Spotted Sandpiper. 



20. Semipalmated Plover. 



21. Bob-white. 



22. Mourning Dove. 



23. Turkey Vulture. 



24. Marsh Hawk. 



25. Cooper's Hawk. 



26. Red-tailed Hawk. 



27. Sparrow Hawk. 



28. Long-eared Owl. 



29. Barred Owl. 



30. Screech Owl. 



31. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



32. Black-billed Cuckoo. 



33. Belted Kingfisher. 



34. Hairy Woodpecker. 



35. Downy Woodpecker. 



36. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 



37. Red-headed Woodpecker. 



38. Red-bellied Woodpecker. 



39. Northern Flicker. 



40. Whip-poor-will. 



41. Nighthawk. 



42. Chimney Swift. 



43. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 



44. Kingbird. 



45. Crested Flycatcher. 



46. Phoebe. 



47. Wood Pewee. 



48. Acadian Flycatcher. 



49. Least Flycatcher. 



50. Prairie Horned Lark. 



51. Blue Jay. 



52. American Crow. 



53. Cowbird. 



54. Red-winged Blackbird. 



55. Meadowlark. 



56. Orchard Oriole. 



57. Baltimore Oriole. 



58. Brewer's Blackbird. 



59. Bronzed Grackle. 



60. Purple Finch. 



61. Goldfinch. 



62. Chestnut-collared Longspur. (?) 



63. Vesper Sparrow. 



