, 1876-02-02

\ aEETct OF va. 7r"r::t.a :f:i.
srt.1a. to,,r.ptn,'. u c yf The f3.ttd :, fflrW.
pEg llotyEa, Ia., Jan. :i.--No woman III ths
eehto has borno a htghor reputation for
wonsnly virtues and probtty Of character than
hAs Mrs. Tnrpor, {Ior reputation IN =, ~ids rs
tho Onion, sni everywhere sllo han been admired
for hcr cultntn, wonisn!y ways, eiiorH"l'c coi'-
dict os hueirlrus, anl lnothesiy csro of al1 nt-
tAr.imeul 10 lloy tllMeiI.
St1o was peiu 1t Providence, Il. t., In 1'22
and VA. tho daughter of Noah Smith, for fifteen
yeara Flrtt Assistant Becrotnry Of tho United
HlaleB s3rnato. Her mother Was slater OF
Ifcnry Wheaton, lhs vell.known enlhor Of
teatlae OH International f+n*. Mrs. Turnor waa
given all tho educational advantages which
wealth could plrcha'c, and, u an oarly aE', Mon
local d,Iinction hs masazno-cBsaYst. In 1913
slo married Allen tut per, Wealthy tunl-
bur.melchsn. At iloulton. SIC, too,.
alter. hls. l,cal.h failed and his hnat:
ths family came Wpst aud located In Washing.
ton County; W to sl'is t'no, 1ts' lmppor ~ 40
Necessity Shared them III tho face, Several
small children nu.t 10 cared for, "a we'll a" tn
invalid husbnnd. Sho engaged to teach school,
aud, tak!ug her baho with her on hofMpach,
daily she Won't to Eor school, aud attended 10
hor household ai1atra whon out of fclloot. bho
aoon brought tho rcl,oo! 10 her own house, aud
tllll6 HuIpOItEQ IlGF httsA APHAt nAcA Ftio
| turned hor attention 70 .,co,cu!suro. iu 1879
| abo removed 10 Dos MoincD. where atlo
has eince rcaldod lii the maantimo,
bar buslncEs has EXTENDED TO cvoty
State tu tho Uniou. Her 'abors havo been
| sufficient 10 abRorb most Of hor tjmo; yet ahc
| personally packed and attended to nil hor ship.
mcntB. beside editing, one or two boo-jour1al1,
| and writing for soyoral others, and frequently
going abroad to lecture. sl,o vns also ono oi
the regular lecturers 1t tho Agricultural College.
| Bhe has roare1 thrse dAuahterB 10 wotnanlloud,
ono Of whom Is the wife oi lawyer. aud ia tho
ablo md eloquent pastor Of u church tn Colorado
another is toaeher at MarallaiItown; . while ail-
poultry III this city, and Is well knowt
throughout tho State. She has ono son
about II years cid, aud q younger daughter
1lor huabaud Is now teaching school At state
Center. Uy her own bard labor aho hau kop
her family together ana educated her children
fitting tllcm for any postlon In society: Twt
years ngo Rhe broke down IN both body ailt
mind from oycrWork, and pasHcu through lonl
timo Of sickness and nervous ptostratton. \
wns aoon after this TINT thcae tEaudu!on
practices appear to have begun. 6hc was dnan
ciaily embarrassed aud It Ii thought by man,
that tho constant worry OF her affairs noaattla'
ber reasof, and cauael her to commit a,ts alnH
which her very nature would soeui to rcvolt
Iier plan appears to have been TO raise monoy b
forccries. and nhou discovered to replace 1t vii
Gums obtained In similar wns. Much Of III
forged phpoF slo Bcoms to havo taken up beIot
maturity, and how much Of it 10 still outetand
lug It is not now possible to tell. sho las no
been extrayagant In living or dress. llcr lious
il vory plainly furnished, whi[o she Is noted 70
. ler plaiuucss Of drcss. Her family physscin
: declareB sho ia decidedly u mononianlao Q
money afYeira, and not Of sonnd mind. It
certainly strange that QUO wdo haa borno u
. reputation pllo las should now, In the esenin
! Of lilo, mako wreck Of herself. and dt@gras
tho name md prospects, OF family she III
!. Bpont lifo Of arduous toll 10 place In al homo
! ntlo position.