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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
SINKING FORK.
The Wheelers---Crop ltems---New
Postmaster, Etc.

The Wheelers---Crop Items---New
Postmaster, Etc.
SINKING Fork, April 17.-Pisgal
Wheel, No. 100, has Sc members IN
full faith of the cause. About l,00(
in the county and 5000 in the State
and still increasing in every direc'
ton. They will open store at thi,
point, 1 think, soon with ample CAPT.
tai. They mean business. The Ia
boring men will have a man az a
candidate for the next Legislature.
We will have a new postmaster
down this way soon-J. w. Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Weaver went
to Sebree City to-day TO see their
son, who is very low with pneumonia
and not likely 10 live.
Most farmers are done planting
corn and are now planting sorghum
by the acre. Tobacco plants are not
doing well. A short crop will be
planted. Some will not plant any.
Kirby & McCrae have opened a
fifst-class blacksmith and " God shop,
also furniture shop. They are both
good workmen.
VIM. Workman had horse feed
log near large sink when the bank
broke in and let the animal under
the ground about eight feet. 1t took
about ten men to raise him to the
surface.
Jas. II. Gresham is the happy father
of pound boy.
Miss Leila l.. Hiser Is having
very fine school at Pisgah School
House.
Mr.. Conner is making arrange
ments to take pictures here this sum-
Iner.
VIM. Beshears will move his saw
and grist mill to Mr.. Stoves farm,
near Pee Dee. this week.
Mr.. Il. d. johnson, of your city,
was here to-day trying to sell our
town monument. This town amt
dead yet, Tn. A. WHEELER.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
MANUFACTURE or BRASS.
AZ Art Known to tho Ancient Egyptians
and the Cnrinthlnna.

| AZ Art Known to tho Ancient Egyptians
aud the Corinthians.
Brass is formed by fusing together
copper and zinc. Different proportions
OF these metals produce brasses pos.
sessing very marked distinctive prop
critics. The portions of the different
ingredients are seldom precisely alike;
these depend upon the requirements OF
various uses for which the alloys are
intended. Peculiar qualities OF the
constituent metals also exercise y
siderable influence on the results.
Brass is tabled to have been first ac-
cldentally formed at the burning OF
Corinth, l46 b. c.; but articles OF brass
have been discovered in the Egyptian
tombs, which prove 1t to have had q
much q eater antiquity. Brass was
known to the ancients as more valu-
able kind OF copper. The yellow color
was considered a natural quality, and
was not supposed to indicate an alloy.
Certain mines were much valued, as
they yielded this gold-colored copper.
but after tinc it was found that by
melting copper with a certain earth
(oalamine), the copper was changed in
color. The nature OF the change was
still unsupported. /
Alloys OF copper and zinc retain
their malleability and ductility when
the zinc is not above thirty-three TO
forty per cent OF the alloy. When
the zinc is in excess Of this. crystal
line character begins to prevail. An
alloy of one copper to two zinc may be
crumbled In mortar when cold.
Yellow brass that files and turns
well may consist OF copper four. zinc
one TO two. A greater proportion OF
zinc makes 1t harder and less tractable;
with less zinc ii is more tenacious, and |
hangs TO the file like copper. Yellow
brass Copper two, zinc one) is hard
ened by the addition OF two 10 three
per cent. of tin, or made more mall |
leable by the same proportion of lead.
Copper, zinc, tin and lead in varying !
proportions form alloys. always in
definite quantity for n given alloy.
The ease with which some OF the metals
are burned away at comparatively low
temperatures renders IL very easy
matter TO make several different kinds
OF metals with tho same mix. This
very thing occurs. and the great diiH-
Guilty in getting bearing brasses uni
form In quality causes some engineers
to babbit all bearings as the best way
to insure uniformity. One let OF cast
ings may be soft and tough, another
hard. and so on.
Zipc is added the last thing as the
crucible comes out of the furnace, and
the mixing OF the mass is matter OF
II tho metal is too hot
for the zinc large percentage goes of
In the form OF greenish cloud OF
vspor, and the longer the stirring COOS
on the more escapes Tho two metals
which enter into the composition OF
brass have an affinity for each other,
but they must DO brought into intimate
contact before they will combine.
Some brass founders use precautions
10 prevent rehabilitation OF the more
fusible metals, introducing them under
4 cover OF powdered charcoal on top OF
The copper. -Glasgow Engineer. Ii
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
Frank Leslle's Popular Monthly For
MAY 1899.


Inc May NUMBER OF FRANK Lesiie
ropuiar Moh'n'y, crowded as usuai
WIN a''rac'iVe pictures ana gooa
ieauinR' opons wan weiiius
''A'ea ar.,oie' oy ueorge " NUT
ou', gu Tue rsris EApos',ion anu
40 OBJ '"osnoo' "ion 10 VI 'p'''~'
."g '' A"u sno''nos'' o'v'oy p'o
S' 80 NUe1 ."0 or'e i
go /. en on' A
- 80 49,, -
IN, ,s, :, ,"' -,
:, Nil : p,ss,, 49,. NJ 49,.
q, v,..,sn ~ TT. -,
si,,n Of ,,io,,,., 3d., $500.
os,hi, s,,,,.,..,s.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

WARNER's Log Cabin Remedies
old-fashioned, simple compounds
used in the days of our hardy foreto-
theirs, are sold timers,' but ''old re-
liable" They comprise
Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla,
"Hops and Buchu Remedy" "Cough
and Consumption Remedy" "Hair
Tonic" Extract" for External aud
Internal Use "Plasters," "Rose
Cream" for Catarrh, and Liver
Pills" They are put up by II. II
Warner & Co, proprietors of War
ner's safe Remedies, and promise to
equal the standard value oil those
great preparations. All druggists
keep them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
Are You Going to Kansas
Missouri, Colorado. Cali
fornia or Amy Of The
Western States?

Ifyou should avail yourself OF the
advantages thai are now offered by
che Kansas City Route, the only di-
rect route from the South to the
West and Northwest. This line runs
its entire trains, with Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars and free Reclining
Chair Cars, from Memphis to Kan
sas City, saving many hours time
over any other route. If you are go
ing you will save money by purchase
ing your ticekts via Memphis aud the
Kansas City Route. Send for large
map Of this Snort Route mailed free
Address, -
J. e. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
II. ID. ELLIS, Ticket Agent, f
81 Madison Street Memphis, Tenn
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Company has arranged with Post
master General Wanamaker for u
postal-car route between Richmond,
Va, and Cincinnati, o Four az post
Office cars have been ordered. and
they are to be run on the new Vesti-
bule Limited Express which the
Chesapeake & Ohio viii put on early
in May.
This very important addition to
the mail facilities between the Ohio
-Vallev and the Southeastern States,
as well as at junction and distribu-
ting points in Virginia and West
Virginia. t
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

The Buffalo Lick Baptist Church,
near Cerulean Springs, will be dedi-
Gated on the first Sunday in May.
Rev. j. U. Spuriin will preach the
dedicatory sermon. A basket meet
ing will be held Saturday before the
LIST Sunday and dinner will also be
on the grounds Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

Mr.. Key (of Boston)-Ah, yes, Miss
Gotham; delighted to meet you, Of
course. Perhaps you may not know that
belong to the Key family OF Beacon
street?
Miss Gotham--lndeedl Isn't your first
name DOM Burlington Free Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
THE MARKETS.
Corrected Weekly by Charles Mckee & Co.,
The Grocers, Bopkinsville, BY.
PROVISIONS.

ine uIOCcrh, bOpklnbNllle, ny.
PROVISIONS.
Butter-2o to go.
Eggs-l0c.
Poultry-i2 20; chickens, 81 90 to Z as.
Bacon-sides, Ice.
Hams-Country, lSc; sugar cured, Il 10 i5c.
Shoulders-Sc.
Jowls-Tc.
Lard-Reaned, %; extra choice leaf, lilo,
Cheese-ll to 2Oc.
FIour-Patent, 90 rs; standard, 50 IS.
Meal-70c per bushel.
Dried Beef-By piece, isc; Clipped, 2oc.
GROCERIES.
sugars-Granulated, Ice; N. o., DC; dark
brown, DC.
Teas Black, 6Jc to 81 90; Green, SOC to s 90.
Conees-Greon Rio, rs to Soc; Golden Rio.
&c; o G. Java, 20 to s5c; roasted, rs to SOC;
ground, 20 to SOC. a t'
Baking Powders -25 to gO,.
Molasses--N. o., 6U to T5c; heavy, 20 to eec.
CANNED GOODS.
Tomatees-2b cars, 81 90 per doz; sb cans,
81 IS per doz.
Corn-2b cans. 81 ek to 2 90 per doz.
oysters-lib cans, 81 OO to 70; I'm cans, 81 os
to 90. tf
Peas-aD cana, 81 80 to 90; French, 80 60
per doz.
Beans-string, an cans. 81 per doc; string
less u 70 per doz; gold wax, stb cans, - 90 per
doz.
Blackberries-2rb cans, 81 Is per doc.
strawberries-2ib cans, 50 90 tn 90 per doz
Raspberries (B)-2rb cans, 81 rs per doz.
sardines-American, r5c per doz; French,
fllk IN No mar n "a anl ID 9Ee ,..rr
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
ALads in rexas Writes.

"My case is of long standing; has
baflled many physicians; have tried
every remedy could hear of, but
Bradlields Female Regulator is all
that relieved me.
Sold by Buckner Leayell, Druggist
Hopkinsville, Ky. vr- ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

lie is idle that might be better en-
ploy ed. Dyspepsia is never idle, its
tortures never cease. Better employ
Warmers Log Cabin HOPS AND
BUCHu REMEDY
put the stomach in healthy action,
and b. fitted to continue your regu-
lar employm All druggists.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
New Departure

from ordinary business methods IA
made by the manufacturers of DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
in guaranteeing this world famed
remedy to cure all disease, arising
from arrangements of the liver o.
stomach, as indigestion, or dyspepsia,
biliousness or silver complaint" or
from impure blood, as bols, blotches
pimplcs, eruptions, scalp disease, salt
rhuem, scrofulas aud dwellings aud
kindred ailments. Money paid for
discovery" promptly returned II, Oh
fair trial, IL don't cure.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

OF three women living In one
house in Walker County, Ga, there are
two wives, two mothers-in-law, two
daughters-in-law, three mothers, two
grandmothors, and ono groat-grand-
mother
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
SodthkentuckyC
The next Session will begin
TUESDAY, SEPT, 4.


This school has an enviabie record for the
thorough methods Of teaching pursued.
Old fossilired ideas OF training and deoiplins
ind no place In its management.
The CramminE process in Education 10
studiously avoided, as well as the machine
methods of many, W called, grade schools.
To know from memory lie good. but TO be
able to kuow BY thought IL bettar. Pupils are
encouraged to the exercise OF all their batter
powers.
The faculty win remain. a. 10 has been for
ayear past except the place OF Prof. Dahney
viii be supplemented by PROF. FLEMING.
twill be seen. therefore, that tho faculty
consists OF tho same number Of professors and
tesehers anu that All the advantages usually
offered are still TO be obtained a. any former
session.
Young mon may board at any
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
A WORD OF WARNING.

There many white each represented be lust good Ivory
they ARE NOT but like all coueh lack peculiar qualities Of
the genuine Ask for Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting Il.
1856 byp
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
ADvERTIsINe RATES.

One inch one time, 81 co; on week, 81 50; six
months, 80 90; twelve months 1900.
One column one time, Sl2 90 ;ona week, SIS 90;
six months, $500; twelve months, $50 20.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

The Republicans will hold their
State Convention at Louisville, May
%, to nominate candidate for State
Treasurer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

He means to use by such a game,
Your reputation and good name
A faud or counterfeit TO sell
OF what is known and proven well.
This means his soap will never go
On its own merits fast or slow;
And you, like him. the truth must toss.
Clean overheard. or sell at loss. land
1t means still more, that throughout the
The IVORY SoAP's in great demand.
For none chase with limitations frail
An article that has no sale.
And who for counterfeit will pay
The price of genuine goods to-day2
Then whence can the advantage flow
Or how can you more profit know
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

Reply to all who do intend
To use you thus to gain their end:
when you for your own soap create,
Upon its worth demand as great
AS IVORY SOAP this day can claim,
Ill buy, should trade require the same /;
But have no time, ! tell you true.
To introduce your soap for you, 4
And customers perhaps offend
With goods fear to recommend"
Don't buy the soap that statesmen say
Is like the IVORY every way"
For grocers can this tale unfold
OF every hundred cakes they sold
On seventy-6ve loss they bore.
Or else it ne'er had left their store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

Don't hawk, hawk, blow, spit, and
digust everybody with your offensive
breath, but use Dr.. Ssge's Catarrb
Remedy and end it,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26

When with some soap salesman bold
Comes in your place to there unfold
His samples, and proceeds to say:
This equals, sir. in every way
The Ivory It's made in fact
BY the same formula exact;
lis Just as white. indeed the man -
Who makes this soap by perfect plan,
Has made the IVORY DER and DER
For Proctor & Gamble heretofore.
Besides, this soap brings to the till
More profit than the IVORY will"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
ajopkinspille 8rntafkiail.

10 AND 20 NINTH STREET,
HOPKINSvILLE, KENTUCKY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-26
TABLE FOR TRAINS.

Id N. Railroad. ,
DEPART sourI-l.l0 ami 100 4, ~; 6;loP. Y.
DtfAkT N0hrH-e;bs and M; lt'OI y. y.
ARRIVE fSuM souTn-a.sa A. NJ; sah, lo.asr.h.
ARAivE PROM NoRrH-t:tsA-h.;---,b ;iof.h.
w. w.Alexander, Agent. Hopl Ky,
posi- ofFICE- East Ninth Street, bet. Main
and Virginia Street.
Orcn for letters, strinr 81 An toof.h.
money orders--o A. N. tobr n.
delivery, sundays-b ioBr.N.
SOUTHERN EXPRESS oFfICk.
Seventh It. near Main. ...f
open SAN tobr.M.
TELEGRAPH OfFICKs. Nt
i WESTERN UsIos-Up stairs corner Main ana
Mira. RAndle aud Miss Park, opera
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-12
OficialIy Informed of His Death

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Secretary Proc
tor on Saturday received the following
telegram from Mayor Shakespeare, noti-
flying him of the death of Jefferson Davis:
New ORLEANS, Dec. Z, 1889.
To the Honorable Secretary of War, Washing
ton, d. c.:
have to officially inform you that the Hon.
jefferson Davis. at one time secretary of war
of the United States, died in this city yester-
day. His funeral will take place on Dec. IL, at
IL O'Clock noon. JAMES A. SHA IEsPEARE.
Mayor of New Orleans.
To this dispatch the secretary sent the
following response, which he made pub
lie Sunday:
WAR DEPT, WASHINGTON, Dec. T. 1889.
Hon. James A. Shakespeare, Mayor, New Or
leans, La:
Your telegram, informing me of the death of
Mr.. Davis, is received. In refraining from any
official action thereon, would not and hope
do not add to the great sorrow of his family
and many friends. 1t seems to me the right
course and the best one for all. You will, am
sure, understand that its adoption is prompted
also by sincere wish and purpose to act In
that spirit of peace and good will which
should fill the hearts of all our people.
[Signed.1 REDFIELD PROCTOR,
Secretary of War.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-12
A Gopd story Spoiled.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA rumor went
the rounds yesterday, and was sent out
by correspondents pretty generally, that
John Ancona, of Reading, Pa, station
cry clerk of the house of representatives.
was short in his accounts. The rumor
arose from the fact that some of the
members who have not exhausted the
S125 allowed them for stationery at
tempted to draw the remainder in cash,
as they may do under the law, and
found it impossible to get any money.
1t appears, however, that the accounts
of Mr.. Ancona are all right, and that
the difficulty arose merely from the con-
fusion attending a change of govern
ment in the house, and the red-tape per-
formance necessary before money can
be paid in lieu of balance of undrawn
Stationery" under which term is in
eluded little of everything under the
sun. Mr.. Ancona is a son of ex-Con-
gresham Ancona.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-12
PUBLIC FUNERAL.
The Body to be Taken in Charge by the
Veteran Association of the Wash
ington Artillery.

ATtilicFys
New ORLEANS, Dec. THE express
sions of sorrow among the people over
the death of Jefferson Davis is as sin
cere as it is general. 1t has been sug-
gested that Governor Nichols issue a
proclamation, setting apart a day of
mourning, and that the people of the
city drape their houses with Grape out of
respect to the distinguished dead. A
number of residences have already been
draped. The supreme court of the state
decided to adjourn on Wednesday next,
the day of the funeral. In the civil dis
trict court the tribute of respect to the
memory of the illustriour dead was spon-
taneous and heartfelt. The judges met
in the chamber and decided that each
division should adjourn at once.
At the public meeting in the mayors
Office leading citizens spoke and COM
mittee was appointed to arrange a pub
lie funeral. The body will be taken in
charge by the Western association of the
Washington artillery and the guard of
honor will be in uniform. When the
remains reaches city hall Col. Richard
son, of the Washington artillery, will
take command of the guard of honor
and the body will be placed in the may
or's parlor where it will lie in state. 1t
was also decided to invite the entire
clergy of the city, including all denomi-
nations.
Word has been received from a great
number of military organizations to the
effect that they will attend the funeral
and it promises to be the grandest and
most impressive affair that has occurred
in the history of the south.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-12

PITTsBURG, Dec. 9.-Rt. Rev. John
Tuigg. bishop of Pittsburg, died at AL
toona, Pa, on Saturday. He had been
sick for a long time, having been pros
trated by an attack of heart disease in
1929, when his life was despaired Of
Bishop Tuigg was born in County Cork,
Ireland, Feb. 10, 1890 His divinity
studies began at the missionary college
at All Hallows, Drumeondra, and were
completed at st. Michaers seminary,
Pittsburg. He was ordained May IA,
1850, and while assistant at the cathedral
founded the parish of st. Bridget and
began to erect the church, but N 1858 he
was assigned to the important mission Cf
Altoona, of which he was the first resi-
dent pastor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-12
Old Jones Philnsnnhy.

Modesty is a good rudder. but a bad
engine.
Lickin' may teach boy TO dance, but
not to do sums
You may get learnin' at school, but
sense comes nat'ral or not at ALL
You just bring couple of little quar-
rels into your family an they'll breed
like sparrows.
Don't go back on your friends when
you're in luck, nor give away your UNI
berel Just because the sun shines.
You can't always judge man by the
blood he's got. Corn bread an whisky
come from the same family.
A runaway horse is worse'n a rum
away wife, because it sometimes takes
you with it.
Sometimes wen man seems to be
havin' the worst luck he's only getting
ready to come out, like a log from a
saw mill, worth double price
Don't send a fox to tend geese or a cat
to skim milk unless they have a good
reputation for honesty. Remember this
wen you put your money in the bank
Detroit Free Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-12
SECRETARY PRoCToR'S REPLY.
Southerners Well Pleased With His Wise
and

southerners Well Pleased With His Wise
and Conservative Course.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10.-The number
of people pressing into the city hall to
view the body of jefferson Davis was
not diminished by the rainy weather.
Many strangers are arriving in the city
to join the ranks of the mourners. The
city officials say that, under the peculiar
circumstances of the case, Secretary
Proctor's reply to Mayor Shakespeare's
announcement of Mr.. Davis death was
very graceful, and gave evidence of a
kindly spirit.
The Picayune says: We are strongly
led to the conclusion that the secretary
of war, so far from intending wrong,
has adopted what he believed, and what
we believe, was wise and conservative
course in the premises"
Among those who came were the
foreign councils, the pupils of the high
schools and many Catholic priests and
other clergymen. The floral offerings
were many, and beautiful A handsome
floral anchor was sent anonymously by a
British sailor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-12
DEAp.ON THE WIRES.
Horrible and Sickening Death of a Line
man in New York CITY.

man in New York City.
New YORK, Dec. l0.-Another death
by contact with electric light wires oc-
CURED Yesterday. Peter Clausen, a
young Dane employed as a lneman by
the Northern New York Electric Light
ing company, climbed a pole at Third
avenue and One Hundred and Fifty
sixth street about o'clock in the after
noon TO do some repairing. A few mo-
ments later little girl playing on the
sidewalk heard kissing noise above her
and looking up she saw Clausen lying
across two wires with blush light from
his right hand and his head. Her cries
quickly brought crowd to the scene
and several policemen soon arrived and
set about the task of eXtricating Clau-
sens body from the wires. The pole Is
within reach of station of the elevated
railroad and the rescuing party operated
from the platform of the station. \ rope
was thrown around Clausens body, but
SO strong was the grip which held him
to the wires that he could not be loos
ened. While pulling on the rope
Thomas Smith, driver, who had volun-
teered to aid the officers, touched the
body and received a shock which
knocked him senseless. He was taken
to drug store and by the use of stimu-
lants revived.
Finally an officer cut one of the wires
with an axe and the body was then cas-
ily removed. A sickening smell of burn
ing flesh pervaded the air. A physician
examined the body and pronounced life
extinct The right hand and arm up to
the elbow was mass of charred flesh.
and there was a deep burn under the
chin. The body had rested across two
electric light wires in the bottom cross
arm of the pole. There was cross arm
above the number of telegraph wires.
Mrs. Clausen is about to become a
mother and though an officer was sent
in advance to break the news gently to
her she tainted when told of her be-
reavement and on regaining conscious
ness relapsed into convulsions.