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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-03
CONTESTED SEATS.

The next thing after the House Is organized Il the
question contested seats. IL may come up on thu
Kansas delegates, when Mr. Fofney calls the roll but
they have vote shoui not suppose Il would DO
forced on the House. The Of Mr. Thomas J. d. Fa
lcr who Iepresens the sixth district OF Maine, Is
tested Mr.. Fuler Is naturalization democrat ami
cannot count upon much support from tho IN, irty "A
the House. Nothing could b. more insolea. thu the
conduct Of IL ajminstrati las, year; aud
they can find out aztec three Cong Of trium ,h
how pleasant Il Is 10 be bn led.
Mr. Mar,taI1 from the Nah iistr.t of irinoi aiso
democrat has Contestant. In the Eighth district OF
the state there Is vacancy caused by ,he elect
Of Lyman rrumbu TO the United State Senate oil. %
Of General Shields. Mr.. rrumbuli Gcs chose, in
this district by the people and then sent to the
by the Iegislaure Mr.. Trnmbali Is nov in Washing
without the Governor. ccridca,c but he has Evidence
Of his election to the Senate Ia tho shape n cerdoa'c
signed by the officers u both branches OF tn, IagiLs
ta,e and the Presden. Of the Joint ycu,n certified
with the State seal by the Secretary Of State.
Governor Matteson refused Mr. rfumbalis csrtic,e,
the strcpg'h OF sirgulay brilliant clause In the
State constitution Of Illinois providing that VII
held state Judgeship should eligible b. electci
any Office whatever, until stated period after n, tar
nina OF his Judicial teri, Of ot,s. In this case the
Governor T. said 70 have eusca certify Mc rru,n
bulls original election to the HUE OF Rso-ee1ta
Of his election to the Untcd ststo scn,,s ie-
wards Il l. said That ia addition 70 To- Fat.i, ma.
tortd Asc-c the cvsrn s,und b,r . giving ~ ~,
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THE TREASURY REPORT.

GUTHRIE'S REPORT ALL KEADY--MODlFICATIONs IN
THE TARlFF-wOOL TO CONE IN FnEE-DEFICIr IN
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF TRADE, ETC.
Mr. Guhries report the state Of finances is ali
ready for the members. He will emphatically.
mend wool, material to be admitted free, wi h
chemicals and dye stus No distnc nierfe zen % with
iron is propoted. The document contains olabora
argument supporting this policy, which is approved by
Eastern mar factuIers.
I'm the tariff Mr. Guthrie will enlarge with formda Bile
amplitude Of statistical detail HIS tables viii ven
the elaborate OF Mr. Walkers report of 1915 the
nonstrons estimates of which the benefcent protective
system Of 1912 was done 10 death.
Under the law Of Congress, The appropriated 81
the apnus collection Of the ia 81 $50 COO rhis
will be ed by 500 0o0 and the appropriations
win not then hold out Til the close of the Hsca year.
This viii Re dwet on in Secretary Guthrie's report.
Ee will also give the statistics Of foreign trade up t.
June 20, 1855, as fclows:-~
The foreign imports at all the ports Of The Uni -el
sta (ncluding OF California and Oregon) for
he s 81 Year ending Juae 90 1885, dl 49,, $50
sgsinsi ssC5 1868 for the pre- eding year showing
c.clire OF Si4 39s 203. The total exports from III
Uped States foreign ports for the fiscal year ending
spn- co. 1853 S2.5 1856 646 against 81 "a 04 for
tie preceding year I'll wing decline Of only s30S4 III
1t will be this, at chile for the year 1851
the imports cded the exports S27 $50 49, for H.
year The exports eded the Imports S13, 773 ST.
With these general comparisons, now procsed With
cur regular tables -
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THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
ABUSES IN THE DEPARTMENT--OCEAN MAIL SER
VICE ETC.


VICE, ETC.
No Department il SO important as this, and none 80
badly apaged. The PRE- paying system which has w
in force eight months works WE'LL bu. there Should
uniform rate 81 postage. Letters to California Nv
Isy ten which is unjust to oil parties concerned
snd induces many frauds on III de artments revsnu"
All the expresses carry letters, and make money
at fix cents The only way government can stop 1t Is
by putting its price down TO three cfnts.
The want of postal accommodation in New York city
will also he pressed upon Congress. We have only one
Office for nearly milton Of people, wills AL the CONT
emf al cities hove average pos. station TO every
Ten thousand If population. We need also system Of
city delivery and buildings. The office In Nassau
quite inadequate to the business which done
In it.
The ocean mail service matter will be brought up
srain by application from Mr. Vanderbilt who pro-
poses carry the foreign mails to Europe for $4,000 per
iriI-,be sum which Il paid to the Cunard steamers.
lie law relative TO the registering Of valu able letters
ase needs looking at It nully at present because
sl,houeh government demands extra pay FIR registering
T. l. responsible for the delivery The letters Re-
mt at Philadelphia show that registered
letters free fr, disasters than those which
tsLe their ordinary course by all.
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- gned with the ficipsl of The rersia reserved
Prior 20 me lst rusry ext AZ err that date the In
efeet si be ao I'd IN % Giiiop the premium from
ut JANUARY 10 te cate II their receipt la both
spe days interest VII be allowed in addition for the
NOR y 10 reach The seller
Certificates hsDsnied IN this partmeut under the
y,etent NJ ,ice should be duly signed to ths United
stare with The current hrf YEARS. Interest IL sent prior
to the Is, January next ~ the party entitled receive
the purchase MOI y.
Payment for tteit stocks will be made by drafts an
the As, L. ian Tressn AT Boston, Mes York or Phila
deh,s the rar'ies eptil TO the IN ney NAV
db ect. JAMES GUTHRIE, Sec. o. t5e Treasury.
The Treasury report will give the following as our
amount Of leash on hapd":- r. m
TREAsURER's STATEMENT.
Showing The amount At his Ia the Treasury, with
Assistant essureis and de>gusted eposffaries and
cay, N,venb,r g. 1868; the for which drafts
have been itsued, but were then unpaid and the
smoupt then remaining subject to draft. Showing,
a,so the amount Of future transfers ard from 20
sares order ed by the Secretary of the Treasury
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MAKING A PRESIDENT.

We have thus briefly glanced nj the most important
questions which ought to before Congress daring
this sion Perhaps have left that Shich viii take
The tine TIL the last On the Tuesday af the first
Monday in November Dex the people Of these United
states will choose President in place thu present In
cumlcnt The signs Of the times at present indicate that
the struggle will be between tue American Know No
thing party and the cnsns Of the democrssy, held TO-
r,tber by the adhesive poser OF public plumber" All
,sties in this Congress win feel themselves bound to
the people much possible tie choice Of their
rulers All the questions have touched upon viii be
used twisted moulded and shaped TO the sivAntags OF
sne Jariy rather than for the good Ct the country
hing good Is done II will DO done ignoracy and
Intentionally We safely acqnit . majority OF tho
members Of the present Congress- ,ud any charge
them vi design do any disiateresed act for the
good Of their country.
Tb0 e.mocrscy, called, already In the AeId and
the following call has been issued
THE DEMOCRATS SArIosAL COMMITTEE.
Thc gentlemen composing THIS Committee questsd
TO meet the National Hotel IN Washington, on roes-
nsy he s'h day Il January mkt. ut ~ O'clock NJ The
Cor nircc, as constituted by the last Democratic Ma
iops Convention ists the following genttemen:
HASH Is Suf.kiand, Ne. 5. r. Adams, Mid.
Vacancy, ~. IA. A. G. Penn, Louisiana.
David A. SmslIcy, VT Alfred y. Edgert0u ONO.
=. y. Hallett, Mass. Fsancis p. Stone, Ky.
Welcome Is. Sayles X. !. George W. Jones, Tenn
James r. Pratt Conn. Alex r. M,rrison Indiana.
John Y. Pseknan. N. y. Isaac Cook, Illinois,
Jiosh G. Iotts, n. J. Ferdia and Kennett Mo.
D, mes Camr hell Penn. N. r. Barrow, Arkansas
te,lre H. Eiddls. Del. r.. I. Brodhsad Michigan.
fcb.it NJ McIanc Nd. Tnofoss Baltze,l, Florida.
Nm. n Clark Va James W. Scott Texas
Wauen win.low NC. Jsssph G. knapp, Iowa.
= II BAILEY G..rsia Beoj. L. Hepn,ng, Wis.
rau.rd G. E.tts AIasara. William N. Gwin, Cal.
Ibe abeve call has been made a, the reluess OF Hon.
ce,.ge Deed kd'les OF lelayare.
This committee appointed to "Sor horn" As John
ven rui.a .sys-,la' dz the Inc and pace Tor the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-03
xpoRrs FROM THE UNITED STATES TO Foreign Poars.

White the imports for ihs last year have fallen below
their total for 1879 the exports nearly foty Ave
nols greater than for ths' ~ the total exyor's
II sre,ie for 'be last year. $50 pb7 AIS Of domestic
production and 81 2se 9.5 OF foreign The slipmsn. OF
d,mesc D exclusive Of specie S22 s08, 500
lees Than The preceding year, while there Il In
cresse Of ~ in the exports foreign produce, and
81. SAB. 10 the exports Of specie.
We anlex comparative taala, showing the value OF
ts,sos,sfs pfoysiona aud he quantity value OF
cotton exported with the average value OF the latter per
pocnd:-
'y,1r BytndsuGs Cotton.
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Majority ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
An immense cutlery made all tho country.
At Boston, Worcester and other Eastern Cities emgrant
ao companies formed to encourage abotonsts TO
,ete in Kansas. The ABOLITION presses made OF very
exciting angnage-aiked about csder, bail and guns,
If the editors rad Hectors preparing for the siege
II Troy. Large numbers Of emigrants sent out
fr, the East 10 teel the Territory acred 70 freedom
When thee accounts reached the South, the excite
mtDt less l. tense and the people Of States
Kansas resolved 20 check the New England aboiions
Large puUbe OF persons crossed from Missouri.
staked ont claims ard participated In the FIRST election
for legislature There wrong on both Sides The
Territory shou have been left to ITSELF but the trouble
commenced by the Garrison aboliticnists ia New
lnelsnd, bell ell By tho Sewardites in New York.
The President appointed Andrew b. Reeaer Of Penn
sylva1a Governor OF Kansas Mr.. Reeier, to say the
least, was very iLiudci,us, and cid great deal to
fmer the troubles IN the Territory There we're
,et ularities in the election OF delegates to the Lega
and after IL had met removed to another place,
against the Governors wishes. The majority In
Of The principles OF the Kansas act Strong pro-
slavery laws ssed OF The abolitioniss claim
ing to he delegates refused their seats and Mr. Reeder
message the legislature aging that he did not
gnise them in their ccal capacity. he did not,
Why cid he send them message?
disturbances we're daily taking place; blood shed
times but the general di not later
fere. Finally, however, Reeder removed for alleged
sp.culaoos IN indian lands, and Mr. Shannon Of OHIO,
appointed to succeed him.
The Legis ssnre had appointed election for dele
gate 10 Congress The Reeder refused 70 acknow-
ledge the authority of the Legislature aud stayed away
from the polls General J. w whitfield the p-o-savery
candidate elected. To free state men, called,
nominated Bctder and elected him without opposition,
III. pro- slavery men ,reaag the affair with contempt
Both q these men-Whitdeld and Reeder-wl appear
IL the House to-day and claim the seat delegate from
Kansas T. Is held that both elccu vers Illegal
wbtGelds because the Legislature disregarded the
thai appoint place where the Legislature shalt meet
AIRY that Rceder the shsdow o. all
W I, support bin.
tiou and will ake great deal Of unnecessary excite
ebt all the country. Both claimants may be sent
back
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THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

INCREASE OF THE ARMY-TnE SCOTT CORRESPON-
DENCE ETC.
Congress will have to look in at the War Depar tment
Mr. Secretary Davis will probably recommend Increase
Of the army in vie of the Indian which already
b oxen out in Washington Territory ard will extend to
the south Congress will also call Tor all the Scott
respoDdence relative to his pay Lieutenant General
and relative to the affair Of Brgader General Hitchcock
and all the admnistI alton Vaccinations to kill II the
I'D hero will be exposed We hear that the Sec retary
will recommend addition to the cavalry arm, which
Is much needed.
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The above sho increase, during the last year, If
$40 102 s64 IN the imports If fee goods at falling oil
1851 253, sO7 in duiable merchandise ana 81 6 2so Ia
specie The Of the i'm trade the three
YEARS. worthy Of especial notice. The year enng
20 1852 shows increase the previous year
Ss5 03 los; and The year 1854 showed increase
1863 Of s31 rO6 making gain Of S92 S4 Oil ia
years. For the last year the desne already stated
is ,o93 which brings the imports beo~ the ota
for the years 1854 We annex also comparative tab
Of exp,fts-
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THE NAVY REPORT.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE sECRETARY-THE NAVAL
BOARD. ETC.

BOARD, ETC.
Mr.. Dobbn is laboriously engaged every evening In
preparing his report his Office hours being occupied with
the current routre If business The report will be
lengthy ,han usual OWING 10 the unusual number otin-
telestng topics to be enbraced-smo which will be
ound recommendation for the construction Of number
tffna vessels suited to the waters Of thousand
different ports.
Since the last Congress- met the state of the Navy has
prope ny brought before the people and earnestly
discussed. The OF the excitement the Act
the efficiency Of theaavy passed by the last
Congress Under this act examining board consisting
he following officers convened ut Washington
June last -:
CoTtcns-shubrck South Carolina; Perry, Rhode
isuL0 Mc(nuDty, ftpDtylvania Strtbhng South CARO-
ira EigsIow, sacbutetts
ttnn.dEdtrs-I en- e,grast ksnucsy Buchanan, Ma
i.labo; Dupont, lie aware; Barron Virginia. Page, Viz
gipia.
foira Foo,e, Connecticut Bddie, Pennsylvania Maui
y. Virginia
II IL duty Of this Board to pass In review nesry
sven hundred cers ascertain If they competent
perform al their duties sHost aud ashore, and report
he names to the department Of those incompetent A
c-,eul calculation shows that this Boasd gave ab ,ut
rttep minutes TO he case OF each officer The result
If their session was that hundred officers
dropped retired fnrougned. These officers very
ucignsn and they will make strong outside pressure
IN Congress. Although removed from active particips
non in politics. the officers the Navy great oea
If influence aud petitions rcmops raoces &c, without
ann e. will now in upon the House and Senate II l.
althin the Cn9tess to reiustate toe bat
II elieve Them from the cisgace under which they
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-03
TAKING THE OATH.

The Speaker having been elected, the Oldest member
administers the oath 10 support the constituion) to
him, and the Speaker 10 the members. They come up
by States and lake the o1th in plaoons. The soahern
aud Western MON Sers generally kiss the book those
the Eastern aud Northern states hold up the right hand
he old ruitens thought kissing the book Roman
Catholic abonina ion.
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uerts Dstes Of les. Michler and IIen,snos shan be
received, on certain portion Of the line Of which the
meter bad not been received by the Comu vep
they signed the report ard which Iotes nov on the
wsy Washington the line have been marked and a.
tsbhbed u ntenracJ aud pre- yded by the treaty I'm
der bis cppop, therefore il will be necessary 70 waltz
for the completion oftte maps and records OF the survey
70 proceeding execute that stipulation he tsvty
requiring the payment Of the deferred instsnent The
et this opinion IL win be seen, u.s. that 5000 as
certain lspers now on road from the Tey4s frontier
sia reach Washington the money will become payable,
but to whom the money shall be paid Is point yet
entirely Undecided No well informed person, however,
believes hat the drsfs obtained from Anna will
lie recognised by this that Of Mexico.
~ the latter indeed, they bave been already repudatef
ROT o rttcnintors Dcr I" personal ,ories Of the
tive In hexic at Any given time but government,
II plain hat tie vernmeus Of the Unied States wiD
compelled 70 recognize that repudiation. The ques-
ion viii rrobsby be referred 10 The Senate which body
VIII not be likely TO help along any Of santa Annals
chemes.
THE KANSAS QUESTION.
RESUME OF THE PoINTs--nOw IT coMDs BrFOBs
CrkGREss--REEDER AND wHITFELD-vOTE ON
THE BILL, ETC.. ETC.
We have alluded several times Ia the course OF this
srcle TO the Kan.as quetion which will come again
before Congress and order that may be understood
We will re.stste briefly the points at issue:
by the act of 1890 when Missouri admitted into
the Union slave S'a-i all the territory north or
SO Deg. so min. North latitude made free forever
At that lime Kansas and Nebraska wldernesses,
Dlabi ted Only by a few Indians This line continued
n iun effect untn 1863, when Mr.. Douglas iotro-
duoed bill in the Senate providing for terri
to al government for Kansas aud Nebraska Tho
act Was similar to those always established for
territorial governments with the exception that
The line above sp'ker II repealed leaving Kansas,
through which it passes. open to slavery not the
people might elect The pr cp'e invoked that Of
qra''er sovereignty" called and Congress declined
10 )seirate n the subject
The fist created great excitement all the coun
try and was in n.diaely seized upon by tho aboonists
material for poli'i al capital Nohog could be more
absurd may p,o-ssyery Soatbern mbers were op-
POSED Ia -, and The not proposed by the
SOUTH being pressed in both branches by Northern men,
who sprung ii upon the country rather too early. It
was adopted by the admnisrahon-then largely In the
M jority in both Houses-pnd passed We give an
analysis Of the vote, contrasting II with the vote the
fugitive Slave act Of 1866
+. NEBRAsKA-EANsAs BILL, 1863
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lie txYor Of COTTON TOT The sst year given ABOVE 10
noupds ". re soptsined IN sos st3 bs.es.
The t,,owirr notice In relation to the redemption Of
United states stock has been issued:-
TREASURY IErARTmEyT Dec. 1. 1855
Notice hereby given 10 h'ders Of t,e stocks Of the
rpi,.d stare. tust this berar m-nt wit purchase 70
"A amount Of 81 600 eco 81 said stocks ut any time vhen
he ssme may be offered r,or TO the lat day Of jane
,.x, sno Viii pay therefor The following prices, t.
to stock ~ tho of 1892 premium ~ 10 per cent,
Far s,eck II the of 1877 aud 1873 a Dremam Of III
Ter eeu, For stoct Issued IN e. the act Of 1855,
r,lngx "a Md Texan IN -mpty stock, premium of DOR
a, tor Il ok 81 ire m ~ 1916 rsieemable or
ths lctt November 1885, II received the Treasury
,,o, n the let cay II January next, prcmiam II "a,
80. ce,t IL received beiwees 1T ~ January and the Sis
~, IL rarch ,.yt prcn'ic m q per sol II
.iv.a ~ or Let March IND pnar ~ sail ist Juue
MOTT a =, MUIR 81 = rer cent.
~. siiU,.a - .as'i N saii sacss, a, the rates
,u,is,d n lie esii1.steA t-- he 1T Jul Iu. n
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THE COURT OF CLAIMS,

Which has now got fairly work. will relieve Congress
rem much trouble. Formerly disputed accounts with
govern msnt brought before Congress and reerre
mittccs, when the lobby men made tremendous
outside pressure the committees and grea, deal Of
time WAS wasted and money thrown away. Now these
matters taken into the Court Of Claims and
cusd ond settled But there will be enough for Congress
70 do Tor private individuals In matters connected with
Tie stent oe rbe extension Of Colts patent and that
a W@dvoI this planirg machine both Tonopohes worth
nilions of tosrs will come before Congress again an
,eyibirg that money and lobbying do TO get them
'brCtgh vii te done.
TIE MEXICAN THREE MILLION INDEMNITY.
The Unet States owes Mexico three million. Of dollar.
IN aeco, mt Of the lends in the Mesa Valley
.ut, before Santa Anna away from Mexico he drew
crafts 20 this am the United States and tncse
,rffs are now held by Messrs AspiDwall, Hargous
ohr citizens Of the United States who demani that
hey than be Tsd, II has been hsld that govern
urt was latie inasmuch santa Anna the govern
a mt OF Mexico OF the time the drafts were drawn but
his bulG BY the condition In the treaty Of cession,
y which Il sgreed that TIE money should not be
,d until the boundary line and the report OF
lc committee accepted. Comfortable excitement was
e.a,ed the o'hcr day by the announcement that the
Attorney General had given opinion In favor Of paying
hee dra tho An ercan holders, bat appears that
tuch s rot The fact
NV these There we're referred to the Attorney General
wo questions bearing upon the indemnity by the State
and one by the secretary Of the Treasury
ecire the draft. That officer has not touched thu
int. re,red 10 him by the Treasury Department bu,
"a has sven an opinion upon others, to the eec tina,
"a a,ar the Mexican Commissioner connuad ia OIL y
,r the fail OF santa A. ma and therefore Rad authority
~ i'm MIR Fmerys report uron toe bOun larry ine
witch he has dcte aid ieceicly la when ~ suppe
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The above ca has been made AZ the reluess OF Hon.
ee,.ge iced hdse, OF delaware
This conn itee Is spron ed t. Slor horn, as John
ven ruien ssystla'i 70 hz the Inc and pace Tor the
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-06-06

TELEaRApHIc.-When It was first re-
ported that Professor Morse had succeeded
in conveying intelligence between Balti-
more and Washington, through the wires
of the Magnetic Telegraph, one old savant.
who had beeh a school master and mem-
Der Of the Legislature, gave it as bis opin-
ion that the report was a 'humbug;; In
fact, from his knowledge Of astronomy
he said the thing could not be done Short.
y after, 0'Reilly's men were seen setting
the poles directly by the old mans dwell.
ing. One day he Joined the crowd who
were Witnessing the operation of stretching
the wire. Upon being asked what he
thought of the matter then, he hssitated q
moment, assuming an air Of Importance,
and then replied: We'll, gentlemen, while
in the Legislature, | gave the subject con-
siderable attention, and after some investi-
cation and reflection, ! have come TO tho
conclusion that it may answer very we'll
for small packages, but will never do for
large bundles--Auevetp ods ,sartT sds Ia
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-06-06

rietta and / had not spared him on that
memorable evening, for, with the same tact
and address with which he had paid me
SO many compliments when II suited his
purpose, he now contrived, in the most
courteous manner, to make a number Of
caustic aid bitter remarks. Every SEN
tence he uttered to me had sting in it,
the hardest part Of which to bear was,
that to notice it would be the most effec-;
tual way of giving the speaker pleasure.
Mamie listened to his words with evident
delight, and looked triumphantly at me,
as if to say-"Are you still SO blind as to
think that he could have preferred Henri
eta to me ?"-- she still believed him.
After living few years in a style Of
reckless extrayagance, wasting all that she
brought to him, in riot and dissipation,
Mr.. Powell sank at last to his true level,
that Of worthless gambler. Even then,
In poverty, neglect and unkihdness, Mann.
ie still Clung with blind devotion to her
wretched husband, and her love, that could
only be called foolish instinct in its first
madness, became elevated by its patient
strength and endurance into kind Of he
roic affection. .....-
After Henrietta married and went to
reside in New Orleans, she discovered by
some accident, the position and circum4
stances of her old friend, and many lits
tie act of kindness and attention, for which
Mamie could not account, came from Mrs.
Bertram's compassionate heart In look
ing over her Fast life, Henrietta often says
'that the greatest good fortune Of her life
came from the use of the only cosmetic
she ever tried. 1t proved indeed bless
ing in disguise"