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 Q—And I will read over this, and then see whether you can remember. Heading is Mammals. Mammals compose a group of animals which are the most highly developed of all; the egg produced by the female is microscopic in size and fertilized within the body of the mother.

Q—Do you remember that? Anyway, you studied it, didn't you?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—And you are like the rest of us, you don't remember all you study, I suppose. Well, we are all that way.

(Reading.) And there grows into the young animal all the parts of an adult.

That is the grown being, adult, I suppose. I don't suppose I dare read this.

(Reading.) After birth the young are nourished for a time by milk secreted by the mammary glands of the mother.

Q—Do you remember this is in the book?

A—It is in the book, but I don't remember him saying anything about it.

Q—Well, you read this anyhow?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Examples of mammals are the elephant, lion, mink, cat, dog, horse, cow, monkey and man.

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Now, he said the earth was once a molten mass of liquid, didn't he?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—By molten, you understand melted?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Running molten mass of liquid, and that it slowly cooled until a crust was formed on it?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—After that, after it got cooled enough, and the soil came, that plants grew; is that right?

A—Yes, sir; yes, sir.

Q—And that the first life was in the sea.

Q—And that it developed into life on the land?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—And finally into the highest organism which is known as man?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Now, that is about what he taught you?

Q—It has not hurt you any, has it?

A—No, sir.

Mr. Darrow—That's all.

(Laughter in courtroom.)

Mr. Hays—Q—Is there anything in this book that says man is descended from a monkey, you have read the book?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—That man descended from monkey?

A—No, sir; not that I know of.

Gen. Stewart—It is not in the book about man coming from the same cell that the monkey came from, either, Col. Darrow.

A—I could not find it, Mr. Darrow.

Mr. Darrow—Well, it doesn't.

Mr. Malone—Not even by what he said it descended.

Gen. Stewart—Come down. (Witness excused.)

Harry Shelton, a witness in behalf of the prosecution, having been first duly sworn, testified as follows:

Direct examination—By Gen. Stewart.

Q—Your name is Harry Shelton?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Did you go to the high school up here?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Study under Prof. Scopes?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—When was school out, Harry?

A—May first.

Q—This year?

Q—What class were you in?

A—Biology.

Q—Among others, did you study this Civic Biology?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Prof. Scopes teach it to you?