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evasion or abuse in uomo direction or other.
While nfools rush IN wlero angola fear 70
present ovile can DO mltlgated, II not entirely
ohviatod, particularly II railroad manhgora will
oo.oporato nt oil. To look at 3 fow Of tho prea-
ent evils endured BY tho public, Gan you Inform
mo on what sound business gystom your & NoIta. =.
Lao, for instance, at atoh price that froghtt
oan DO shipped from Chicago to qroon Day, o5
1allos further, and back, cheaper than It can 10
shipped direct from your city to that place chn
mud charge 1oss tfan nothing for doing it 1s 1t
right for tho Alton noad to ol,argo 80 much moro
from your city to Virdon, instance than 1t docs
to St. Louis, ~ milos fartlor. that goods can DO
tl,nn thoy can bo sent direct ? Can Tho carrying
freight 145 miles for nothing. ,Thon tho owner
docs not want 1t to bo 30 carried, bo explained 10
any satisfactory Tsya At , farmors' Il meet.
Ing nSa tSs S aeF depaah Lad %ss boom rs
cetved from Chicago reducing tho freight on on
corn cents a buehol or from "a oenta to II
conts. OF course the price Of corn VIVA inoroas-
cd that much, that day, and everybody as tao
because all the purotaeable corn had boon picked
up by those ii tho railroad ring. Aro those
filings right la 1t right for railroads to por-
suads tUwns On thotl limo to vote dobts
dollars to, build branch roads, sll Of whioh
is dead loss, in hopes OF becoming important
Junction noints, and thon ruin thom completely
by carrying freight past their doors twenty to
Beventy-flYo miles farther on those branches.
cheaper than thoy carry on the main nno Was
It right for ono OF your loading roads to vote itB
stockholders gratuity Of 26 per cont OF ita
capital III 7'>por cont bonds, last winter, for
Witch tho road recoived no consideration what
nyor2i Was 1t not, In this case, really levylng
forced loan OF moro than . thousand dollars
day on tho territory tributary to 1t, which muBt
Theso. snd many other like abuses, cannot 30
pooh-poohed away, Or be forgotten by reoplo
suffering ia those Of tho West nro, ground ddown
and robbed by "tarfrs", aud ringa, Of every
possible description, Town, county, State. rail-
road, manufacturing, and governmental. Some
Of them must bo amended, or . rovou-
tion, in good earnest, is imminent:
Tic % stato and Federal Courts will get
such trash os tho Dartmouth College decision
narrowed out of their wiga In a very unpleasant
manner indeed, II thoy porgiHt in It. lfailroad
freight agents ought to be men capable Of viow-
inc oyory side Of tho question, and aoting &C.
coTdingly. It is Of courso very agreeable indeed
Tor an agent to be tho recipient Of now suits Of
clothes, and baskets Of VINO for furnishing ono
pergon Or place with cars, whilo perhaps dozon
othora equally deserving get mono; but ts 1t
right: =, ... .;.,... -. o.,,,,,o =, -.
iafactory solution, II treated with common fair
ness and honesty. When railway.manegors find
that they have responsibilities and duties as vel
as rights and privileges. when both Bides Of tho
question are properly viewed tho battle will be
| rnoro than hnli-WOn. TANNER.
, 1873-06-23
RAIL WAY LEGISLATION.

BURLINGTON, a., June 20, 1873.
10 The Editor qf The Chicago Tribune:
Bm; Tho very able, but eccentric, Board Of
Massachusetts Railroad Commissioners ASSERTED,
in their Report last winter, that all Legislation
On this question had failed IN England, though
1t had been attempted there for many years.
This declaration has been very generally copied
into papers in the interests OF the railroads, but
il altogether wide Of the truth. While 1t Ia true
that legislation concerning any interest which has
to obey and carry out law or laws which 1t con-
sidsrs hostile, la lko conducting government
or war led or managed by men who are de-
tormined that 1t shall full, 1t is altogether untrue
TINT railway legislation has been failure In
England. -
In this country NO have been so anxious to en-
courage thisindlspensable adjunct to civilization
as 10 voluntarily atrip ourselves Of nearly all
safeguards against the abuse Of the system and
tho plundor Of the public by 1t. It has not bean
60 In England. From tho very first, the inter
ests Of the people were looked after by parlta-
ment. Every charter which Was granted CO.
cordingly contained clause compelling the COM
psny to run train day ut o penny ca cents) .
milo. Those who know how intimately oven
now the idea Of the old stage-coach Is CONNECTED
with tho modern railroad In that conntry, whore
the engineer is still dubbed tho 'tdriVer," and
tic conductor ia yet called tho "guard," aud
who remember what it cost to travel by ooaoh
there, may imagine in what apirit such IN obli-
CATION was carried out by the railroads. Re-
garding III downright gift to tho public, and
consequent robbipg Of themselves, the cars were
depslved Of seats and shel.er overhead, the
speel waa kept down to nilas an hour and loss,
being ashunted' OF ut every side-srack
for oven "goods," or freight trains to PASS,
and being run at hours wheu nobody
could or would uao them. Parliament was r6-
peatedly compelled to Interfere, and by onter-
| Ing into tho smallest details, Obliged tho roads
to treat tho public with oommon humanity.
After = contest Of years, with varied aucoesa,
the final result may be readily nteoturea. Tho
Parliamentary train" is now tho most profta-
BID on every English railroad. The passengers
| In vaat numborn load and unload themselves at
| no expense whatever, and ton minuteH after q
train arriyos at ita destination, tho cara arc
| empty and ready for another trip. It has been
| 10 IL mauy other caAea have not space now to
! explain. The faots," suoh ~ they arc, that
aro mentioned In the Massachusetts roport Wero
| doubtlesa procured from English railway mau.
| akors themselves, They vera certainly cooked
up to strengthen tile views OF the Massachusetts
Botrd, whoso hobby 1t il to mako tho railways
political machines, to be run by the State Coy
| o.nmbnts. -
II il certainly true that 1t io extremely difficult,
perhapa Impossible, to control 40 vast = systen1
by legislation 10 that 1t cannot 10 llabla to
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tho tin1o they are years old, 'or less, and
freoucntly dc from Tho results in two or
tlroo yoara. In other chaea they grow to mnn.
hooi,i aud Dr.. Galt apoaks Of having himself
soon In tho oano OF q Meattge aodier who was dy~
ind from dyHentary, which, soonor or Inter nll-
pefvcnoe M @ on thia habit, tho poor orenturot half
an hour before Ills death, dotoctod with lump
OF olay stuffed In lia sunkon oheoks.
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An Incident took place In a Middetown, g.,
factory the other day, which may explain the
cause Of some mysterious fires. a handful OF
cotton waste, which had been uBed to clean ma
chimes, was left on work bench, and in ittlo
over an hour after 1t had boon used was in
Aamoa. This excited tho curiosity Of those who
saw 1t, and another pisoo was saturated with
boiled Inseed oil, and in loss than two hours
took fire from spontaneous combustion. An
other piece was tried, and In half IN hour was 80
hot that 1t could not ba held.
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II Nay Concern petition to establish and confirm t.
tic to Lots Or BLOCKS 81, and O. In Dalwns guhdlvi
e!on Of N. ". X Of 300. 80, 90, 10 f., containing 90
KILN AhrNh
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.
no wit pountv. I'll.

DO witt County, Ill.
At meeting OF tho Do Witt County In.)
Tarmcrs' Aasoctation, hold 1t Clinton, Juno 10,
1t WAS dooidod to tako Btepa toward nominatinga
,Farmors' ticket for county officers. Tho follow
ing platform waa adopted. u,
wn1na4s, believing ~ wo do th.s tho peop,so have
SS a ~ II &
tbs legislation Of the country thera II noa fearful
s nd r5oga r. sronsss hs Ha sa
can hopo for certain rocf from elthor political
rstty; I'd xhqfea. party tes party prsjudiSss md
misguided our Swn judgment IN the past, that polil
subvort and turn nsdo from the object aud csgns
y the xsrmers' Protective Assocls.lon Of Dc Wit
County, IN convention nssenblodj On tho following
declaration Of our principles:
. Here follows tho declaration Of principles
adopted by tho Farmore'' Association OF Living
stone County, Ill, May 81l. .!.., So.
And ID pursuance OF tho foregoing your COMMITTEES
would oor the following resolutions NJ baas for fu-
a selection Of delegates vo will oat an1
aes n tho aprit 1f t1,o eonolison That tn tho g.
State, tho spirit shall aotate al and impol
to soec tho man most trno and In truo sympathy with
fslsi s91sssSs & e oay y Ss ;s IT.
sseo,dT6at % W vii no iongof toiarate The prletce
seea Or oon7snsn 81 FARMERS partiaana dtho.
wise ;; and be- who antagonizes this sentiment will
soonor later fcol tho fl1 force Of tho public dis
I7frd-we hereby declare our unaltetAblo conviction
TN. sny md ~ rersons Joining s s.aos,stion of
presence at tho club meetings. theft votes at tho BAL
1ot-box. and their ncts must bo In uniaon with the
des!gna sd alma to produce reforms In tho interest Of
hbor.s ~ - 9 o''. :: 80
Fourth--That NO deem 1t both prudent and ndvsa-
ble for tho purp66oo HARMONIOUS acon TINT In tho
oyent Of selection Of canntes to o voted for ut tho
November election that the basis Of representation
ehaf be four delegates from each iu the
county and We hereby. pledge to each and ~ can
of delegatos on tic call 'of tho Executive 0omntee
cur undivided support and invite tho cordial Cooper
aon OF ali c1Assoo In carrying out and eccting men 10
oos that shall bo in keeplng with tho foregoing reao-
iutouB.
lsesotued, That the Executive Committee aro hcroby
Instructed to asuo tho call at such time In their
Judgment shall bo advisable, but In no csso to be
omitted. r.. =
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Tho firm Of O. II. WARNROKE h 90. IL dlasolvod
from this dsy 3. Klugo Withdrawing. O. II. Warnscko
IL aous authorized to oolloot all outstanding debts And
will settle all liabilities. >,,a,u
Il. KLUuE.
Tho business will ho continued at tho old sand 1 Ill.,
and 1to Weat Erla4t. ..
CONRAD II. WANNECKE.
f]hfcaeo, luna 10. 1879,
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Tnz surEn,on coUnr.--4s, Big o-Hstuo y, Nelson ~.
Thompson divorce on ground Of deseEtion and in
dsolss Hoffman "a 5oin Il Hammer ct f. ps
tion % confirm title to Lots 46 md ~ sshoo Trua-
:ess' anhais.sion sseon ~ y; T a 4sal7Rs
confirm title to Lot H. School Trustees' sabdiVtaou
assGn Bn.d%s T. T 81 n nss IA + rhstess II
s%'iS ss:s Ss;
Tyler st ii. :. Day b Gilman aamo. 4, ,a2-Albert
Hs %sn; ns Ell 81 Se paassa
fasrson and william H. dFtswoid b % fo5aeioso
tca ttst assa eentssssa o sSaea 10
King, Assignee In bankruptcy Of James Fernsworsh
sna ssae a'nss .samps ngsxn &c. Hs
asss4-ioha !. Jssesen r. :. Il. =: s,~ H.Irs !;
ground Of dosertion. 43'sssI.s I.sutpsesssd for
ysts syss oa s2oaaS 4 + d.Sssp oS sth T.
a3a4l-Everett D:v. Ean,cs A.: lawrence; divorce on
daga, N. X, Y. Eraas oha1abern, aaau1nlsis, $500
Of = wagon: 4s,B4+-A,idrew 8: Worth !. Smith,
TME ossovrr oouMr@1, ,sds--joshua ". Jones y. r..
+. Williams; rep|evin Of household eifec.s. T. 4o9-
ian Hsoo; 11s. 5a t. os9ad s e: GSs9s.
sisSa 4 pss pfEop psss
4, Y so se .rsslst ssrss ss,u sss
1 81 i 'aadRps e1sdsss % ?s'; ( aSs
tae ses9
sa L a'e1is sa,ai sss@ sssT ss1j. Ssaastt
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The firm ot q. q. OAsiP1sELLt Nsals Founders. II
hereby dissolved by mutual CONSENT All debts owing TO
and By 4aid ns,n will DO settled h. campne WHO ul
oontinus tue business At tho OLD stand lis aud s South
Despikines.st,
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DISSOLUTION.

Tie firm Of Emerson Goddia Il thls day dissolved b{
mutual oonsot william H. Emerson 10 alone norizod
to colloot tho duo to sal firm AUD to aXn tho hrn
raid hY spd EmpFxon, WM. II. EMEH30N,
j, a. q. GEDDlS.
Chicago, ILL.,, Juno 10. 1878.
, 1873-06-23
~Lce County, Ia.
The Leo County ln) Grange Council ha

The Leo County lh.) Grange Oonncu mas
adopted tho following resolutions i,
tho unted ates Sssf from rom e pre- rates
Of transit-boh PASSENGER and fretghts-on railways
relief from oppressive monopoes tn staple mannfac-
Of capitalists, which degrade abo.ern and rob them Of
ths natural fruits Of their hard work. and In other
industiia and agricultural portion Of the country
iss sselss That It'd council Of Patrons Of nusbandry
Of Loo County, Iowa, declare that, while We love our
peopls war, bloodless, though bitter and
III kinds of bribery md corruption IN public
vanta who places Of honor and truat, high and low,
Rssoivsd, That tho present syston Of railway nan-
agoment having failo4 to meet tho Just expectations
and demands Of long suffering people, 4 must be
of tho isv, 6o stato and National and railway cor
porations eo1peled to perform their proper functions
Resotred, That, Wills wo act =. aransers re st re-
tan our position 20 citizens, and expect to do cur po
h
and for tho lnlas.sial Interests Of tho country:
nrs III: snd 5 Ii tas @e bstweea now ana Se
ing election, and that tho hghcs. responsibility Of the
County, Town, nominate county ticket 10 10 support
all oppesod t. monopoly md corruption e every kind
thas We will recognize 1t candidates for oleo only
men In whom Wo have the fullest confidence, who viii
represent eauBc, mater what other professions
they may mike. 80. ::
csolued That desiring to act in accordance with our
brother Grangers throughout tho State, We favor tho
nomination Of s2to Grange ticket.
WHEREAS, The Des Molnes Valley tRai1rond bcug
advertised for sale by tho managers Of aaid road and
county has claim Of $l5o 600 upon tho same
| therefore,, =
liesotstd, That we deem 1t tho duty Of the Board Of
County Euporrisoss To look after tho interegts Of the
county in regard to satd railroad, and shall hold said
Board rcsponsibe for any neglect Of duty IN this mat
, 1873-06-23

4k1Co OOAAtJ9 AAuHs ... ...
a Grangor's picnic WAS held at Northhold,
MIMI, June1e. Sixteen Oranges participated,
aud about 5000 persons wero present: "A speech
was made by lguatius DonnollY, and the follow
Ing resolutions were adopted:
WaEaEAs, The farmers Of the Nest pay largo pro-
portion Of tho taxes caat large majority Of tho votes,
and 1and-owners and cittzena have as deep and
abiding interests In the Government any other class
Of cttzana; and
WHEnrAs In days past, VIC have acted with the DIFF
foront political pkrties and hayo found to our cost
that, Immediately after election, onr clatms have
boen ignored and other tntereaR fostered and poted
who faEmors footed tho hills. Now, therefore, =,
Iiesolrsd, Tint the timo has come for III to nssert
TINT hereafter will act a. unit in defense Of our
inalienahlo rights and WA ignore pat patty afiis-
gresa and the Legislature demand those rights. :,
IesoIutd, That In making this battle we demand only
fnr ray and room according to strength, and that
we pledge to the world and to each other that NO will
nevor abandon tho field until ta1es eanazed and
the working and tho capitalist are placed on An
euun{ footing before the law.
, 1873-06-23
EDUCATIONAL


HstAblshel Ia New York in lBA.
EnKllah aud French for Young fAdas and Mt949s.
boarding snd dsy pupils ba7 and t2s spFuoest Phila
dalpha, Pa FIenoh IL te language Of tho family, aud
Is CONSTANTLY sppten 10 thu Institute.
MADAM DIiEHVILLY. Principal.
, 1873-06-23

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, 4 ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
Gnion Dt,of. Mndson Canal ill., ticket D5!ts
81 South Car6t. opposite Sherman Hos md a Depot.
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APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
s1oo ooo ase Ya5 oo@ $9 co. g., ,ss ~ oeo u,
1910 N9 2a. aoo 354.a. !5s.3 o 1oo
l23!. 40 29l 2a+!. 100
,19578 .6O1 997aa. go 254 4. 2o9s25
I2377 100 197ld. .80 ri .2ol 7s46 .90
l927a too 2a1a7 gg25s
l128u, 800 297l0, 25abO. .20Q 1880.
Beware Of pnie1 representing themselves a. agents Of
Ths tottory has Guen fn c1itonee 70 years, and tho
Drawing neYBr y8t postponed. T.;
Prizes oashod and Information furulahGd.
TAYLOR 1 CO., Baneo.s,
Removed to No. IL Wall.st NeW York;
r. u. Box +ll8.
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rpatly ,n Meln Lino, md daily e1cepE Saturday II My
Except Monday Via jacksonville Disistop."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15

GopYREr GORDoS GUsrAvus GoRE-
No doubt you have heard the name before
Was boy who never would shut the door
The wind might whistle, the wind might roar,
And teeth be aching and throats be sore,
But still he never would shut the door,
His father would beg, his mothor implorc,
Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore,
We really do wish you would shut the door ~
Their hands they .wrung, their hair they tore,
But Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore,
Was deaf as the buoy out at the More.
When he walked forth the folks would roar,
Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore,
Why don't you think to shut the door,"
They rugged out a shutter with sail and oar
And threatened to pack off Gustavus Gore
On voyage of pcnancc to Singapore.
But he begged for mercy, and said, mo more!
Pray do not send me to Singapore
On shutter, and then will shut the door ~
"You will - said his parents; ''thcn keep on
shore!
But mind you do! For the plague is sore
Ola fellow that will never shut the door,
Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore!'
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15

SPEAKING Of lucky ventures,
Robert Bonner was extremely
lucky in getting hold OF the Led
ger, lie was working at the case
for SIS or $40 a week, am told,
when the owner OF the paper, who
called 1t the Nerchant's Ledger,
determined to give it M, that he
might devote his entire time aud
attention to a press he had inven-
ed, and which he supposed would
supplant Hoes. Bonner, as the
story goes, was unwilling to lose
his weekly salary,and consequent
ly, made an offor to he publisher
for the property. The offor was
accepted, ,and the Merchants Led.
ger, having a circulation of bot
5000 passed into Bonncr's hands,
and the adjective ofthe name was
dropped. The commercial sheet
r. r. resolved to convert iuto q
journal of miscellaneous reading,
and to this end secured the scr
vices of Fanny Fern" (Mrs, Par
tony then a new literary light
she agreeing to write for nobody
else. The experiment was success
iul beyond expectation led to other
engagements of similar sort, and
the foundation of Bonner's fortune.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15
Behind the Scenes.

Thank Heaven! Within my room again,
And now my beauties all may go
From out her shell, now joyous creeps
The belle of but an hour ago.
Triumphant art may now retire,
Exhausted nature to appease,
For o, it is so heavenly sweet,
To look as hideous as | please.
Shake off this load offoreign hair
That crowds al sense from out my brain,
And let each little SLOPPY curl
Retreat into its box again.
And ye, o instruments Of woe,
Detested hair-pins, forth I fiirgl----
The soul of man conceiveth not
The goading miseries ye bring.
Remove this vile enameled mask,
That may smile without the fear
Of cracks upon my cheek. o, sad
The crosses we poor women bear!
There 60 the faultless symmetry,
And graceful curves that win the eye;
One good, long breath All, me! What bliss
To throw the mould Of Juno by.
And We relentless "Number Twos,"
Begone from Off each aching foot!
For thee calmly yielded up
Two pedis dignid minute.
wonder what that dear old Tom,7
Or Frank, or Charley, now would do,
Could he behold the ashes frsil
Of his adorable Lulu.
Her loving ringlets in box,
Complexion on the toilette stand,
Contour all strcwn about the ROOM
And what is left in fairy land!
" This world is all neeting show"
And showiest of all are VIC,
Poor silly worms, that only strive
As butterflies to shine and be.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15
Autumn Leaves.
DY AMY RANDOLPH.

"Antumn leaves |" Mrs. Hay
thorne cried ont ccstatically.
For tho table was covered with
drifts If red leaves and yellow
leaves, and leaves veined with
blood, and Mrs. Estcourt was
bending intently over a halffin-
ished wreath she was taste ming
upon Bristol board.
"Ycs, autumn leaves" she an
swered, looking mp with a smile
as she shook back the thick brown
tresscs from her palo forehead.
ADO you think any one will buy
rheni2"
Mrs. Haythorne shook her head
obviously.
"They are beautiful, Helen" "
she said, "but suppose they may
be classed with the merely orna-
mental articles for which there is
comparatively no market.
Helen Es'court sighed. She
was a pale, lovely woman, with
dewy red lips and eyes full Of
deep liquid lights like forest pools
and Mrs. Haythorne's kindly
heart achcd for her as she gazed.
"But l will take q pair for ny
parlor walls, Helen" she added
cheerily. "And perhaps some
one else will zee them, and leave
an order with me-"
"Oh, | hope they may" Mrs.
Escourt answered, with an eager
flush on her cheek. "For L need
money So very much" And she
sighed sadly as she bent over the
radiant leaves.
A belt of autumn woods, glo-
rious with tinted foliage and the
scarlet berries of'the bitter-sweet;
slope of green grass where the
sunshine slept in golden bright
ness; and little scarlct-hooded
damseI, with a basket on hor arm
like Red Riding-hood of yore.
Crack sounded the sharp re-
port of q rife, and little Lillian
Escourt dropped her basket, ASIA
tall, br, nze-faced man crushed bis
way through the woods and faced
her, rife 10 hand, and the game
bogswupg lightly over his shoul-
der.
"Hsllo !" quoth Mr.. Brian Bev.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15

HERE is a refreshing bit Of per-
sonal description from the Even
ing Graphic: Vanderbilt has no
weakness except horses, aud has
that freshness of feeling which
attaches him to a dollar, as it it
were the first be had encountered.
He is said to be o man Of large
charity; but lis charity is private
every private. He seldom re-
fers to his generosity, aud he does
no, wish bis friends to. What he
gives is nothing to nobody"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15

A "cnARM doctor" died lately
in Buffalo, and horseshoe, a stuff.
cd frog, a tilbert nut and an Eng
lish shilling, all folded together in
cotton cloth, were found suspend
ed about Ills neck. lie was hon
est enouyl, to believe in his own
medicines, at any rate.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15

ANY man who will allow his
cows to rur at large and feed on
leeks, and then sci! the milk to us
poor ives, ought to be hung for
three days and three nights, and
then shot and banished for life.
lie amt fit to be a scaveDger. -
Mt. Pleasant Enterprise
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-15

The Derb,(Ct) Transcript says
Mrs Sherman, the poisoner, tells
tho Matron of the State Prison
every night, before going to her
cell, "Go"d night madam; trust
in God shall not see you in the
morning"