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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

hotsE AID LOT ON sk sSE sT RRTk+Ll RSi
TWEEN NJ AND NORTHWESr, AT Pus
LILO AUCTION.
= On FRIDAY. April 24th, in front Of the
premises, at o'colck D. IN, I sh all sell lot No
-5l, In subdivision Of square No. <O0, i'm pros ed
by comfortable story Brick Dwelling House
his Lot IL situated on 3sh street, bet seen and
n streets northwest; feet front, with q depth Of
about "a feet to is foot alley.
Terms: 81 500 cash bsIsnce at g. II and IS months,
with interest at per cent, secured by a deed OF
trust or the property. deposit of q 100 when the
property Is bid off, Conyeyaucing at the cost of The
pure haser,
ap2O-d THOMAS DOWNING, Auc,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-21

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
From jackson!
to The MercnrH.

spec'"' to inc Mercury %,
JACKSON, rep 9'-bolh llouS'~
of the LEGISLATURE Went into inc
election Of UDt"d states senators
for both terms at IL cock to'q"y'
ia the Senate the vote sCo.l as
follows: For long term, 3. Il. Bruce
received 20 votes; Tor short term,
H. H. iea8e' 20, Inc G@Ia3co Oh
dne yo'e was sca''erlnS-hoIlo"ay'
ny 'or anu D"sS'u4' D0~llJTl u.s.
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

Under the working Of the pres
ont School Law, the scheme Of com.
pulsory education, recommended By
Gen. Ames, would be simply ride
uIous. You might as well attempt
to compel a man to cultivate Il hun.
dred acres of land with a force and
outfit scarcely sufficient for the cul
tivation OF twenty. Under tie
post favorable circumstances com.
pulsory education has met with dis.
favor, and serious objections have
been urged against it. We do not
intend to reproduce these argu.
ments against the abstract question
but simply wish to enter a protest
against the policy Of such a measure
at the present time. If anything
could render the present system 0.
free schools more odious and inef
tectivo, it would be The plan SUI
gestcd by Gen. Ames. Should i
be seriously determined ON, W,
may give our objections in full, Al
it is, we simply wish to call atten
ton to the matter that our peopl,
may examine for themselves ii.
theory, and the probable results o.
its practical application.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
THE SCHOOL LAW.

The entirely unsatisfactory, not
to say, positively injurious, opera
ton of the present school law, call
loudly either for its abolition or re-
formation. 1t is a complex, bun
Cling piece of legislative machine
ny, constantly out Of repair and al
together inadequate to the work it
was intended to perform. In the
first place, it requires too many en-
ginccrs at considerable salaries, G.
ven to keep it in operation at bro
ken and irregular intervals, during
the year. A littIe money is accu
INFLATED outside the amount re
quired to pay the salaries and a
school is started. 1t may last a
month or two, possibly three, then
comes a collapse, until more mon
ey is drawn to start the rusty con
ccrn again, with like results, The
salaries of the engineers, or county
superintendent still accrue, and
the aggregate Of these in seventy
one counties amounts to $G4,GJ6.
Under the operations Of this law,
teachers and pupils become alike
discouraged, and it is no wonder
the former become AK and careless
in method and discipline, for often
a school is scarcely organized be-
fore it is discontinued for want Of
funds. The money used for the
building and equipment OF school
houses which are rapidly becoming
dilapidatod, has boon almost thrown
away, when we consider the barren
results of tAGia1Grl1teat-8r TaJh-
err spasmodic education our youth
are now undergoing. As Hamlet
says, let US rctotm il altogether"
let us have Il more simple, Il more
compact system, even if it caano;
be made SO general In It's .ptrtions
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
ACiLI.

TO enable us 10 renew our u.
ceuso und carry ON business next
year, it is necessary that all iudcbt.
ed to us should call Immediately
and settle their accounts withou.
delay-a word to tho wise is suIiI
MISSO &MISSO.
Dec. Pit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
A Street Fraras

between Cardozo, Superintendent
OF Education, and IL. c. Carter,
"the father of Civil Rights" and
aspirant for Gubcrnatorial and
Senatorial honors, has been a topic
OF much talk among leg %sIative
members this afternoon. Cardozo
was passing down State street
about noon when he was approached
by Carter who drew a cowhido and
proceeded to make ready to 90 for
the Superintendent. But Cardozo,
by a %dexterous slip, succeeded in
getting hold of the cowhido,
wrenched it from Carriers hands,
and walked off with it, SO that
fortunately for the "peace, prosper
lily and happiness" Of the State
nobody was hurt. QJlDNUNC.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
UCNW00D RETURNED

After an absence Of u few weeks,
Mr.. Hcuwood returns to Macon
and to his old stand at the south.
west corner of the Court uou5,
square. lie has been very Literally
patronizod BY our people, M 2nS
descryodly so, as he is a t s,i, I Il.
photographer and never ia''' IL
rive satisfaction.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
Letter from Philadelphia,

MEssRs. Eos Il simply sit down
to I'LL up a small space in time and
write you u few rambling lines, dis
connected and perhaps unintcrest
ing,
The Air Line Route from South
to North, that is to say from our
home to Meridian, thence to Mont
gomcry, Atlanta, Charlotte, Rich
mond, Washington, Philadelphia,
&c, is one OF the quickest and best
connecting the North and South,
and especially in winter. From At
lanta to Charlotte, N. c., the scene
ny is most beautiful in passing thro'
the mountains of Eastern Georgia,
ard Western North Carolina. You
then strike down from Greensboro,
n, c., to the old and venerable
town Of Banvillc, Va, and down
the valleys Of the Dan and Staun-
ton Rivers, which form the Roa-
noke. The lands on these rivers
were owned by the Bruces and the
Clarks and many other wealthy,
heightened and intelligent mon in
Virginia and were kept most beau.
tifulIy cultivated. All was happi.
ness and open hospitality there
then but, alas they are now like
ann Iarls in Mis.igsinni -r,,ny ID,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
TIMELY NOTICE.

Having rented out the Commer'
cial House to Mr.. d.. &, Ncthcred.
of Meridian, it becomes necessary
that | should close up my business
and | earnestly call on EVERY ONT
with whom | have Hotel or Livery
accounts to call Immediately ano
balance them at the Hotel Office
Do not delay, as these accounts
must be settled. | recommend tt
the public the new management
Mr.. Wethered having had twenty
years experience in "knowlng how
to keep Il Hotel"
b. +. HOWELL,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07

w. F.. Eiland has introduced
some fine coffee parched by q
new process, which preserves it
aroma and makes a delicious
beverage the grains are all full
and perfectly uniform. We
have tried it, and can recon-
mend it to all who do not wish
to have the trouble Of roasting
their coffee, especially as they
cannot do it 50 evenly and well.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
NJ 0 E.

Having concluded to engage in farming
l have sold my interest IN the Goods, Notes
Accounts and Books in the house of Perry.
lobe Il Go. to +. L. Carpenter. The firm
assumes the payment of all debts and oi-
Their of them are authorized to receipt for
all claims due and contracted in 1879
Thanking my friends for their liberal pe.
tronage, | ask a continuance of the same to
the House, the style of which remains the
SINE. All indebted to them will please
call and pay up without delay.
Very resp'ly, your ob't serv't,
j. f.. CARPENTER.
DrooAsVlile' Jah' l, 1874 ian24
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
EXECUTRIx NOTICE.

Whereas, letters testamentarv of tho tos,
VIII and testament of James K, Stewort
deceased, were granted to the understood
6y the Chancery Court of Noxuhea cnMn
y, Mississippi, on the Goth day Of Deem,
Der 1873 IN vacation: Nov. MI nersnm-
having claims against the estate Of 5oid 9o.
ceoent are hereby required to exhibit G'o
same ana nave them registered, in the monl
het ana within the time prescribed bv lom
or they will be forever barred " l"W'
jana 1874 SAhI
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07

Every persons who has ever met
a commercial tourist, with his little
satchel, will appreciate the follow
ing: @rhe drummers came down
like wolves on the fold, their toes
were all frosted, their noses all
cold. Their wcather-peoled bugles
soon shone through inc towo, they
gobbled the money and sailed t
down, then took a few orders and
III out of here, with their heads full
OF business aud skins full Of beor."
Glen. MARI.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
FAIR NOTICE,

Parties whose accounts arc not settled,
or satisfactorily arranged, by the 18th of
February, will be placed in the hands of
an Attorney for collection.
Our terms are positively CASH.
FORD IS COLEMAN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
4 TTACliMENT AND GARNl~H-
"A MENT NOTICE,

TTAtItME[V AND CARNI-H-
n NENT NorIrF
The State Of Nississiroi
NoEubee County.
IN the Circuit Court Of said County. To
Aprl FERN thereof, lsIl,
,Jacob V,Ibrrr 4 Co ~AtlooL,,ont
IL IG3i w. N"''o"T''"'
lib. Stewart, dorondnnt. Gar1i.nmo,i
~ '''0''
,''Js;' vi ,ng ,-III 3ly OF september
tto;r I t '1,, n,s '" ,,n1 n ',, y Co'' by
',g Jo. Ho,",I sUoo o,I lgOln ooioIr Jhe
yn ',i't ~, C'e,N 81 lro (lr'u'C Jou't 81
EARN GI bn,o, a. i', Il 2t.atH'hght "nd
Stewart r,,1'' rDr IN" "s .",a " c'' T,! n,'n m %, H. d.
0n war" on5 OK 05.i Jl9 i naT,, W. t"o llui'urtu ana
n"t,T'a'na n, ' ,g-o 'u''ri'o'H 10 In'
said, and ,be s,me b,Cinc o"I bn DU'r ro " 'rnoI
into tho UIcrEis oMna ,e ,aid Ga, "r'
lyocpted hy ,hn sboriT y, % S',0 Nou'l'
And it appearing to the satjsfoction GC of r.
ident of this State and r ro.iJo, ! hoy "o,'t ,ho
init tho ~, ,' l ",'u Io'Iu9s beyond 'he
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07

shall execute and return snoh
cution as in other cases and
cry execution shall be anna
copy Of The bill of costs. sncc;
the particular items therrrg
teIIiglble words and fpures
such executions issuing witbo9
copy OF the bill of costs. A.
said, shall be deemed i,IegaI !
Sheriff or other officer snail
or execute the same: Pro-
When final Judgment is rem
against defendant IN any canl
any Court in this State, and
ton returned nulla bona, fl, "a
then issue against the plajnt
such suit tor all the cost in
case.
SECTION SO. BE it further en-.
That on all executions in wbi'.
costs are included, a detailed
ment Of snch fees og co,r sb.
entered in plain and iptelI
words and figures, and the N
or other officer receiving tbo
shall add thereto in like MANN
fees and costs, and shall max
Il iar copy of the same and ID
it, on demand, to the person
whom he receives the money 4
OF whose property he madJ
same.
SECTION 81. Be it further END
That the cost accruing upon sd
any of the Courts Of this stated
not be due until the final detd
nation Of said suit, and Shall
be adjudgcd to the successful |
and collected by execution; h
TO order and adiudrc co.,. \
give DEGREES and judgments n
on III the progress Of suits, AZ
toforc practiced in said courts.
SECTION 50, Be If GIrlhrr ~, |
Tbnt All acls and nor,s a. G a"'
Iowin~ any foes. rommiss" y
noronisites to the AuJitar of
He &~rronnts S]anrctorv ~ S "
Treasurer ,rn hrrnL,, ronanl,I
hereafter i shnIl moi hn .mr,
said officers TO cbaroc any to : '
mission or noromsilo for on,.
ItNIltlIAt iIlIlttN. tNiFlIt "a D.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
STA MESE TWINS.

While on the route / observed Il
quiet gentleman getting on the cars
at Charlotte, n. G.. Soon after
wards we converscd and | found
him to be Dir. Hollingsworth, OF Mt.
Airy, n. c., which is the home Of
the Siameso twins and he their fam
lily physician. llo was on his way
to Philadelphia to consult DR.. PAN
coast and others relative to u post
mortem examination, and related to
me many incidents concerning them
and, as he was for years their Dir.
and friend, much that has not APP.
peared in print, Chang had been
for several years Slightly paralyscd
from the knees down in one leg and
it was quite Il burden for Eng to
help him along. Besides this Chang
was dissipated and quarrelsomc and
Eng the contrary, They consulted
this DR.. as to a separation, which
he advised not to be done, as some
distinguished Surgeons had pro
uounced against it, but more recent,
Iy they have been friendly. They
lived on separate plantations, as
their wives, who were sisters, could
not agree. Those plantations YER
divided by Il beautiful, largo run
ming creek, over which they had
prepared a foot bridge. Every
three days Chang would 90 with
Eng to visit his wife and children
and then Eng would return with
Chang. Neither weather nor any
circumstance would prevent this
interchange. Indeed, one fclt he
was non est in the others time. In
that three days Chang could carry
Eng wherever he wanted him and
not a word to tho,contrary was said,
and Uice 0erSa.
Their property is said to be worth
some S 10000 between them, but
before the war they we're rich, hay
ing lost some sixty slaves.
They have some five children
each. They were born in 1911, and
in their walks of life with their
neighbors were never known to de-
ceivo any one, but their bond was
their word, yet their trades were
separate and distinct from each
other.
Chang died, it is supposed ofsud-
den paralysis before any DR.. could
be called in. When Eng discovered
it Happening in the night) he be,
came utterly demoralized and died
soon after. This leaves them still
Il mystery to the world, viz: wheth-
"r Eng's death was the result of the
death Of Chang, or, as DR.. uollings.
worth believes, from fright. The
Dr., reached there only a few min
utes before the second death oc-
Cured.
The bodies were Immediately
placed in a tin coffin, packed around
with charcoal and placed in q cool
cellar, and the DR., IS now here to
consult with scientific men as to
what course shall be pursued 1t
is more than probable, as he informs
inc, they viii be at once sent here
and sold to the medical faculty for
purposes of future knowledge con,
corning them, Their wives were at
first anxious to bury them and de-
cline any investigation, but the
neighbors assured them it would
not do, and that science demanded
this sacrifice. But after consenting
they expect pay and will get it.
| trust soon to be again in the
sunny south.
Yours &c, G. B.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
TO CONTRACTORS


Notice is hereby given, that under
by virtue of an order of the Board u
pervisors Of the county of NoAuo'0
State of Mississippi, will be let out ,
lie cutlery, at the courthouse door III
town of Macon, in said county, on
Monday, the 9th day of February, 1875
to the loves. bidder, the contract for III
the tSo. upper rooms of the jail I o.
county, in accordance with the ie'I0S v
specifications, viz; The inner vans ',
said two upper rooms to be lined VIII, ~ 4
err ron tbtee-sixteenths of an Ihcl W.
and tho corners well secured WIN Il" u
irons. the bottoms well secured to 'no ="
with spikes and bolts. The top "
well secured to the ceiling with sPlGr rod
bolts. The contractor will be ,iont
execute a bond with good ana sSI,, Snp
curity in such sum as the Boaru u e
yisors may at the time Of letting s,'u I
tract Ak and order, conditioned aCpI Sy
to law. Said work to be completed y
10Th day of April, 1874. by o'uO'
B GARD of Supervisors ,-pv
b. a. Clerk
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
A LABAMA CENTRAL
FEEAALE COLLEGE,
TUSCALOOSA, ALA,
JN0. T. LANNEAU, A. NJ, President.

Literary Department.
Mrs. Rachel Woodruff, Presiding Teacher.
Mrs. Kate Richardson, English and French
Mrs. Juo. f. Lanncau, ........... Literature
Mrs. j. Is. Grass.".","..n.........Ge German
Rev. VIM. IL. Williamson, Moral Philoso-
ply and Latin.
Prer. Jno. +. Lanneau, Mathematics and
Natural Science.
Art Department.
Prof. J. B.. Grass. Music
Miss II. n. Harrison ..,...."........ Painting
Miss Lucie B.. Foster. Fancy Work
Home Department.
Mrs. Jno. F. Lanneau, .Directress
Mrs. Sarah L. Caldwell........ H~ousekeeper
Mrs. Martha }, Riggs.......,.........Ma tron
Mrs Rachel Woodruff. ....,, ,,,,, Governess
TIE LOCATION
of this Colleges one ofremarkablo HEATH
FuLNEss. Ourmain building, formerly the
State Capitol, is an imposing, commodious
UC~ll-ventilated structure. We strive to
combine wholesome HOME INFLUENCE aud
thorough SCHOOL DISCIPLINE.
BEST TIME TO ENTER PUPILS:
Jan'y lst., Feb'y l4th and October LIST.
RI" Amount of ADVANCE payment RE.
DUCED to suit the financial pressure.
jana
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07

lAIlH ann lei nm nnlkA h1G mark #
which wo, Iono His u,n,r thon
told the inrv Nm, bn lad M tnrthcr
use for them durinr the ,erm. tha,
the law REQUIRED that i]ntclIircnt
and honest men should be iury
meu-lhcv were ncither-tbcrrfore
not fit to be iurvmen, and dis
charged them. The JUDGE ordered
the defendant into custody. ana
learn the grand Jury has found Il
true bill against for perjury, from
which he will hardly escape, and
will, most likely, learn a trade in
the penitontiarv after all. Judge
Carpenter preSidcs. and seems to
be an intelligent and indepondont
Judge though a Republican,.
| learn the cotton crop in this
State was good. but Of vastly infe-
rior quality, some of it selling in
Charleston as low as eight cents
per pound. A Kentucky mule
trader, MIR. Daniel, whom | have
seen often in Mississippi, said to
me this evening he believed the
South was growing poorer every
year. replied, 1t Is true, and will
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07

Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover,
the most popular preparation of the age.
Sold by all druggists.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
Y HERIFF's SALE.

Nhblbhs
Bv virtue of the above stated writ to me
directed from the Office of the clerk of the
circuit court OF Noxubeo county, l will on
Monday, I'd. day Of March, 1874,
in front of the courthouse in the town OF
Macon, within legal hours, expose to sslC
ut public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, all the right, title and interest the de-
fendant, d. Ii. Thomas, has in and to the
following described lands, to-wit; the swl
of nwl and mel of swt, sec. 80, township
IA, range 10. Also one bay horse and one
bay mare.
The above described property having
been levied upon as the property of defen'
dant, will be sold to satisfy the above sta
ted case and all costs.
W. N. COMMON,
ian24-ts Sheriff.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
UTION..

/ Inc co-portnc1ship heretofore existing
"eGh W. d. Deupree, j. A. Roden and
., - D'upree is this day dissolved i, mn-
w. iudl consent }. a. Rodcn assume MI tbe
late firm. "i ueo1s oue INC
W, D. DEUPREE,
ia. RODEN,
Novrho. j, l.. DEUPREE.
December 22d., 1878, iana.4 A
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
ALE!A LE!
received,

McEwcn's Imported Ale, just
received by JONES q FAINT.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
EXTRA OFFER!
S ECO Nd
AN " UAL
DISTRIB UTIO ~.

THE CHROMO "CUTE," ELF
GANTLY FRAMED, AND A SHARE
IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF $3.50
PREMIUMS, AMOUNTING TO ST.
nm
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
FRENCH & BAKER.

"a. AT the a6 old Jesse Blythe Brick Yard, can
no" NIL orders for Brick at reasonable
rates. First come, first served.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
& A d.
-

From Mr.. T NJ. s%argeht's place.
$780, YOUNG HORSE COLT,
,oaleu ,ast Spring, color bay. The colt
went OIL with a bay mare mule, which mad
will be satisfactorily rewarded.
Dec 13.2ts i0NNA'
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A ENACTMENT AND GARNISI-
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GIVEN AWAY TO
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M the TWENTIETH DAY Of AUGUST,
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Valentines! Valentines )!

Will be received at W. +. Forris's
in "a few days.
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Jan 1O-8s
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Jan 17-2ts
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-10
THE WIDOWS RENT FUND.

"A Remittance OF $500 to Start It-A
Practical Charity without 'Shrinka sc
from Salary Expense.
STUR1EvANT HOUSE, New York, March 9, 1874
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Reading the article in your paper headed 'Food
and shelter for the Poor" and knowing how much
good is being done in supplying food for the poor,
/ think too little attention has been paid as to
anOrding them shelter. Many deserving families,
especially lone women, are daily undergoing untold
agony as to how the means are to be obtained to
pay the rent necessary to keep a roof over their
heads. i am told that the average price OF room
is IS per month. propose you open subscrip-
ton Tor a fund to be called "The WIDOWS Rent
Fund" under the charge Of the st. Johns Guild I;
and. to start that subscription, you will please ind
$500 enclosed, which will pay at least 100 months
rent. should have sent this direct to the Treas
urer Of the Guild, but prefer to SEND 10 YOU IN
hopes that by your friendly notice many may be
induced to pay at least one months rent Tor some
poor widow, and thus the fund be increased many
1old AS the Guild Is under no expense for agen-
cies each subscriber viii know exactly how much
he Is doing for the poor. Truly, yours
FRANCIS p. FURNALD.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-10
PICTURES OF POVERTY.

The Crowd IN the Court OF st. Johns
Chapel Yesterday One Thousand
Hungry People waiting with Empty
Misunderstanding Paste to Sick
Baby-So Home and Nursing Child
in the streets-A Generous Gift from
the Department of Public Works.
Do the thousands who live In fine houses, who
dress elegantly, who ride In carriages to balls,
theatres and the opera, who give sumptuous din
ners and who are happy, really remember the
poor' Do they picture to themselveS not only
those who lack all OF these things, but those who
are dying in the neither depths' How many
ladies', when they sit in their own cosey
and richly furnished apartments where the
carpets are thick and soft, where the light Is mel
low, the air perfumed and the fire In the crate Is
glowing with a rudy and generous warmth, think
OF those cast into the outer darkness. where there