Boys from the public schools are to march in line.

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During the last few days there have been most marvellous reports about an
air-ship that is declared to have been seen in the sky.

The stories come from the West.

People in Omaha, Nebraska, Kansas City, and finally in Chicago have all
stated positively that they have seen a strange light in the sky, which
was as great as that of twenty stars, which they said could be nothing
else but a searchlight on an air-ship.

Astronomers, after carefully looking at the light, declared it to be a
star, one of the Orion group.

People, however, persisted in thinking it a searchlight on an air-ship,
because three lights were seen--a red, a green, as well as this great
white light.

The astronomers said that the particular star referred to did seem to
shine, with red and green lights at times.

Still, people were not satisfied, and soon a report came that the object
had been seen more closely, and a cigar-shaped outline had been observed
behind the light.

From all over that section of the country people have declared that they