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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

Berlin has woman whose body Is
perfectly sound, but whose face looks
like that of . person who had been dead
several ycan. She Is affected with
lupus. Tho doctors are studying her
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

The race for fame doe. no, always no
10 the swim. The fastest man Ia his
class In Harvard twenty years ago is
now Ia Wisconsin poorhousc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

Agricola, the Roman general, was
born 80 A %. II was he who INT ciF-
cumnavlgatod Britain aud discovered
that Il was an Island. IL was he who
established the Roman dominion aud
extended II even beyond the Forth.
Some Of tho forts aud walls built by
him are sllll la existence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

Washington was appointed commAn-
der-in'chief u tho American forces
June Is, l7T5,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

In British India q, Ooo,OOO acrei are
cultivated by Irrigation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16
NEWS IN A SursHgLi-

Arkansas was admitted 10 the Unlsn
June 10, 1895.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

The "Stars and Stripes" adopted as
the national flag by act Of Congress,
June IL, l777.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

The great New York aud Brooklyn
bridge Is now tree for pedestrians.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

Franklin drew electricity from the
clouds June 10, 1859.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

An eleven-year-old Kansas boy was
granted teachers certificate last
Week
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

Watt Tyler, the msn who organized
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
RAxLwAYs.


3 NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
+ the HE TO takc 70 al points East and
eeuth Il e The nINine can ROUTE 4
day IN the year 10
ST. PAUL AND CHICAGO.
no change a. cars)
opeeed Of Dining Cars unsurpassed. Pullman
Drawing ES Ssn;s s'ssgsE1 o. latest
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS
M that can be constructed and In which %
nmodations are both rRkx and furnished for
Iders Of hrst OF second-ciass tickets, and
s ELEGANT DAY COACHES.
eding direct and uninterrupted service.
Pullman sleeper reservations can be eecured IN
1sance through any agent of the road.
THROUGH TICKETS
&mope can be purchased 81 any ticket once or this
unpanv.
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE A. FOLLOWS:
~ st. Paul and Chicago 6:l5 = m. and 200 D m
etland and the south, 6:i5 and $3.50 = M. and
J eleHai lis and Olympia express, 200 p. m.
A1acortes express. 3: 40 y. IA.
So ana aud sDi !es. l s:iB and $50 M 1928
~, o:25 and 8:2op. N.
s.. TRAINS ARRIVE
Nm st. Paul and Chicago. 1850 .. m. and
fsrtland and tho south. $40 =. m. AIS and
j ~ p IN.
fAehalis and Olympia IL :Se q. m.
s1oaeOrtes express, $40 p. m.
I Mn and north. 1929 p. m.
!seoma and local, $40, IL SO d M; 2:&6, AIS,
III and l1:AS D. m.
5 Tine shortened IL hours between Seattle and ST.
through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, elegant
coaches, finest palace dining cars between Sc
Il 3hcOrna and Portland direct. Daily service.
& ~ information concerning rstes. time Of trains.
- and other details furnished on applica-
~ 4. D. CHARLTON. Asst. Gen. PasA Agt.,
~ ~ rtr1t St. cor. Washington, Portland, or.
~ Sn1LkERG. city Passenger and Ticket Agent,
42tho1st corner fesler avenuc and Commercial
syeet olympic block. Seattle Wash.
'Ak 4. EADEAr. General A ecnt and Depot Ticket
s4eens. Seattle depot, foot OF Third street.
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Monday, March q


There were filed for record Saturday s.
deeds, the considerations aggregatin9
$2S LIS, an average of $S53.73 Follow.
ing is the list as furnished by Osborne,
Tremper 4 Co., abstractors Of title. roome
8. 10, II and liz Colman block:
J. n. Brewer ct al. TO J. Amend. lot s, block &
Wnlla Walia add, $40.
W. T.. Gibson 10 J. Dieming, lot II, block -
Commercial street, $3.50
block 4, Kirkland. $1,000.
J. r. Townsend to J. Hochstrasses, lot u
block 6., Denny 4 Hoyts. $40.
J. 4. townsend to A. Keller, lot 16, block g.
Denny q Hoyt ;. $40.
X. w. MaIrugrcn TO A. r. Anderson, lot 1.
block d, Walia WaIla add, y AGO.
J.. u. Burns to +. Vickstrom, lot 5, block a,
Terrys LIST. 81.
r. ii. Paul to j. B. Paul, und,s lots aid &
block :, kobinscns add, 81.
X. r. Sherman 10 A. +. Guy, uud3< lot u
block as, Denny's Park. $3.50.
rortisr to H. $. Upper, n's OF nelz, rec ~ =
-. 7 5, 500.
Madison street add. $40.
3, sls0.
J. Dignan to s. Ramage, lot q, block 20, Ksg.
stone add to Kirkland, 30
G. u. Russell to Margaret Hewitt, lots Z - IL
block y, lots TO L, block 40. Kirkland syndt
]. X. Eltopatrick to c. g. Maud, lots Il. u
block I, Wsssom's add. $3.50. 81
J. Boutwell, TO johnson q Hutchinson, Lots II
T.. block T. lots III, II. block s, Bothwclls repla9
OF SIringhrunk, $5s,.
j. Bo.hwel 70 X A. Hutchinson, lots rs. u
block g. BothweIts repiat of springbook, @7h
a. Buxmann To Ada F. Dyer, lot &, block
Mills d Randalls Canal add, $st0.
Anne &. May to II. Iirich n II lot ~ and . =
lot Is, block 2, Lake View, <l:s.
G. A. Larson TO William Collins. lot 3, block n.
Crafts ca!snon Bay aud to Ballard, 500.
=. Knox to Z. kakeidy, x Of ne & sec - ~
8, S..Jn.
{. Rabcl TO Howard & Bryant. a 81 two traefo
In Elliott hay Bridge and Pile Co., 5000
!. 4. r. Irwin to j. Wallace, lots 10 II, block
/, Morris add 70 Ballard, ei55.
H. White 10 Lena Ihorbefgson, lot 50. block =
Eas; seattle, $su.
". Il White 20 r. Hostcttlcr, lots ana
blot .. Belt Line add 10 Kirkland, 9-Ua
Anna II. elise to u. G. Cover, oSxi0O feet II
block -. Mercer s. s.ooo.
n. pr4,t<e To Mary Horn, lot I. block ~, J" Var
dcftcck's list to Boise Greek, $50.
L. :. 10 " Ii. Clarke, Wa sw1< sec. 3, -
patent
y Eriksen to o. Anderson. = lot l6, block I,
lSstOaa. 81.
- u'Rara 10 l.. Ioigc. lots $ and 10 feet ~
:, blss.k I. 1erryss S-h. 5000
Ncw England Northwestern Improvement c.
to /. Kellogg. lot Is. block 1, Huber's. &1a
. ". Bowers 10 J. l. Gresweii, lot Il, block Is
White * Manning $, $-sn.
y. n. BsneGfaar 10 :. Cabanski, lots and q
b.,s-k IL, - smo.l Bay Psrk, $50
y. III. biae xmar In Emma bowies, lotD - &
block Il, Sasifion Bay Park. 500.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30

Notwithstanding the Indictment weather. Iocal
shipping was quite active on the harbor front
yesterday. Harbor steamers and tugs dotted ~
bay all Gay, aud the occasional arrival Of =
steamer from up or down sound ports made u
quite interesting at the various docks. II ~
forenoon, whcn the sun was out and the day
pleasant, many people could be seen slyo>Hne
about ON the docks taking In the sights, but u
the afternoon the rain drove every body indooea
The steamship vmatilla arrived 1t Ocean doek
yesterday from san Francisco. She had . f1l1
complement OF passengers aboard and Ion tooo
Of general merchandise.
The Seatsle-san Francisco steamship Haytln0
Republic is lying In the slip 1t Harringtna =
Smiths wharf taking cargo Of merchandise
The steamship walla wslla left for San ~
cisco last evening. carrying many pansuSsu
and full cargo Of freight
The stern heel steamer william =. Nuuroo =
lying at Harrington d smiths wharf undssgulng
repairs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30

indications ef decline. Grcsn pas ars pasoe1-
ini ard = trifc cheaper. Tomatoes uh1eA
rcarh the market are very poor. being etshes
osrrFsrc 90 not pc enough They sell siowiy
There arc Salae flpe earumners In the mastUe
nov, they having teen received from the Santa
Glars valley. aud slightly advanced prices A.
ssked- Fruit shows no change. and The 60
has not picked up
rroprcr Excxrrrs am oroykrroxa
Produces reccspss-Fioar. la.oso quarter saehss
wheat. fio.0o censals. harley. 1.Nv eoosale:
tsans. Low sscks: potatoes, 400 sscks. bran
l,kU s4cks.
F.oar-famiiv extra. sssssass per hbi: ~
Kerr extra. "a 04&so. snrernnc. NNs9km
wheat--Na. 1 shiprins sasllty 81 ,N9L5iss psr
csris.: milling grslss. IS per GENITAL
ls-.s: common grades. u seei- S:ss; brew
ing. sLsssl.tss ior fair to good. ana eLSS
ost.- surprise. q. Sssi.sc: milling. a. 7s0lsc:
goc.i to choice feel. tL75Si77,a; fazf, tlaD
l7sss: gray, N-.-s GlsS PSF GENITAL
tofn-Large yellow, ti.x5tx9 1-S: small yel-
low. si.StsLsssas white, tl-S-s soLJsss PEI Ca
tai
Call board sales: wheat-buyog 1901. e1-SS3SD
iaSs, closing Ct 81 $50; buyer season. Q-5a0
i-52's q. closing ~ II ST.
a4fiey-Buyer isei, 3l.sy<: buyer season., Sls
0lSi, closing ut &lSS
FINANCIAL
Drasts-sight, fsss. teiegraphie. 20 Sterling
biiis-3auk. SASH. sight, 3kSsl<: commercial
&A silver bars. s79s> Mexican dollars
s-i,x-Sc.
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This Is III .9060l less than the aggregate ex-
changes for the previous week, but ssi,3ssl42 in
excess of those for the corresponding week last
year.
Nothing OF special interest was noted In hnan-
ciai circles the past week. IL Is claimed BY
money lenders that money for investment In
the construction OF buildings is easily secured
at low rates OF interest. The building season 10
rapidly opening up, and lumber dealers report
marked improvement in sales Of building ma
terial for the week. Business generally shows
signs OF improvement daily, and business men
are looking for an active trade very shortly.
There Is prevailing opinion that the scarcity
OF employment for the labor population the past
few months has had greater effect on business
than the financial stringency. From this the
people generally are led to the conclusion that
manufacturing industries must be established
in order to maintain even the commercial inter
ests Of the city, and with the strong sentiment
which is working In favor OF securing the essab-
Eshment OF industries, Seattle business men
viii probably never again have to pass through
Is severe test as the past few months have been.
Five failures in the state were reported IT
Br0dstrect's Local ONCE for the week, ~ follows
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Not one Of these failures was reported as being
the result OF trade depression alone but all wers
due to causes from which nothing can ever be
expected but business failure sooner or later.
The first was due to fraudulent disposition:
the second, to insufficient capital; the third. to
insufficient capital and dull trade; the fourth,
to insufficient capital; aud the fifth, to incom-
petence and inexperience.
GgNERAL sHIPxIxrs.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle In
the following amounts: By raii--Northern Pa
ciic, Us tons: Columbus & Puget sound, 50
tons; Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern, lis tons.
By water-Elisa Anderson. IS tons: Mabel, .
tons; City Of Seattle, 10 tons; Premier, 8 tons;
Michigan, 4 tons; Buckeye, tons; Grace, 4 tons;
lola, tons. Bailey Gatxert, tons; A. r. Robin
son, tous. Total shipments, $40 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE REcErPr4
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port Of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours a. follows: By rail-Northe.n Pacific,
40 tons; Columbia & Puget sound, % tons:
Seattle, Lake Shore x Eastern, sI3 tons. BY
watcr-State OF Washington, Is tons; Fairhaven,
% tons: City Of Seattle, tons: Eliza Anderson,
toLs: Bailey Gstzcrt, tons. Total receipts. 7y6
tons.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
DR. BOWMAN 6 CO.'S
NATIONAL
ENSARY,
SULLIVAN BLOCK, FRONT STREET.
SEATTLE. WASH


These welfkn and reliable arecailsts treat
el acute and chronic diseases OF the eye ana ear.
They are tao mos: eminent PHYSICIANS ON tbs
American continent AS surgeons they arc
equa:ed by none.
NERVOUS Disability, spermatorrh.a, Semi
nal Losses Night En,.ssioDa Loss OF Vital Powe-s,
Aversion % soeietr, Nearly Vscsuraxed. Lack .eL
Coincidence, Dull Lsstiess, Erlt Tor Study or Busi-
ness permanently and speedily cured
ALL SEXUAL DEFORMITIES and impsdl
ments TO marriage corrected
BLOOD ANo SKIN DISEASES. Syphilis COM
pletelT eradcased without the use Of mercury.
scrosnla, E'yspelas blo.ches Frupsions. Ecxeua.
Acne, Ulcers, Pinlr'os. Pains III the Head and
Bones, ETC.. permanently cured wheD Others hayc
failed.
URINARY kidney ana Elaadsr Troubles,
Weak Eack. EurstIg Urine, Frequency OF Uri.
uaiings Urine lisxa olored or with Milky Sedi
meat IN siard.ny. Goaorrhcca elect, systsas,
Na.ioceie. Hyarsccie. ETC., permanently cured.
Charges reasonable
STRUCTURE cured in from Hfteen to twenty.
CATAsRH. Threat. Nose ana Ling Diseases
successful lv and perm anensiy cured
PILES, tistal. tissrre. kecaai Ulcers perfectly
cuyei without En'lc agatGre or caustic No deten-
ton from bilsnsss. over 1850 cases cured. Ire +
ent scientific. safe and painless, and wonderful
It's results.
LADIEr--All Femne Weakness promptly
cured. Headache. Nervous Prostrstion, General
Debility, sleeplessness, Depression, Ovarian
Troubles. Inflammation. liberation, Falling Dis
placements Disu.enorrh9a, spinal Weakness,
Kidney complaints, Change Of Life, etc
ONCE Hours-9a M to p. M. sundays, =
y. R.-Persons unable TO vIsi. Us may be treated
At their homes ~ correspondence Consultation
free.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS..


sAs FRANCISCO. March 3 The produce mar.
ket is quiet but AS rule prizes OF leading eerx-
ais. such as wheat. barley, etc.. are higher.
Tne-c is a moderate demand for shipping vaeas
and prices are shade higher Feed barley Il
strong aud higher. There t. no change in the
other cereals or miii.su Tue potato market
CONTINUES slow, With signs OF weakness In all
grades, except, perhaps. the very choicest grades
OF salinas and Oregon BurDanks- Receipts for
the past few days have been rather light and the
ssocxs are none too heavy, especially OF the
choice grades. New potatoes con tinue slow in
arriving and small in size. Onions are firm and
In fair demand Receipis Of asparagus are well
kept up and dealers are carrying good stocks
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
IFS "a Queer World.


ats curious world, sighed . Georgia
politician, as he knocked the ashes from
his cigar and gazed thoughtfully out Of tho
hotel window.
I'm what way?" asked his companion.
well. politically" was the reply. -
know a dozen men in my county who have
LETT hcrne, wife. children. business--every.
thing Ito run after a miserable county
office which isn't worth $500 year. Ard
for snch an Office they are willing 70 pay
$Jyn
sly the way, colonel. y said his compass
ion, what Office are you running ~
now ?"
Coroner, sir" shouted the colonel, Win
great enthusiasm, land Ill have il u q
costs me 31tkD.
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G5SrS;sS =; -. kcihschild 4 Sons: Paris, NJ
- trsres; Frankfort A NJ, I. Won
-: ~: New York. agency Of Bank Of Cal.
- snsSe, Commercial National Bank;
! - fasS - y stonal Bank: san Francisco.
4 SS5 ~ SaanofuiA Portland, The iiEui
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30

@SW toRA SANbA 8AtnAS0&
NEW York, March 2S.-In the stock market
the duilness and stagnation Of the past few
weeks wss. II anything, intensified in today's
transactions. Dealings were entirely profession
al, and the close was dull and steady Ct about
the opening figures.
Government bonds, steady.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly bank statement shows the follow
ing changes: Reserve decrease, &61s, 600; specie
increase, 5000; circulation increase. $4,000
The banks now hold =, 10000 in excess OF the
required IS per cent rule.
Exports of specie from New York last week
amounted to $g29 600, Of which $sos.000 was In
gold.
MONEY AND ExcHAyaE.
Money on call, easy: closing offered at s
Prime mercantile paper, sol. Sterling ex-
change. quiet and easy: 6o-day bills, &AS5x;
demand, $Ass5<, Bar silver. S7,sc
BONDS.
c. 5. Is tcoupons). .12g< Pacific 6s.... lilo
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c. S. IS tcoupons). g<Pacific q
RAILROAD STOCKS
xsRcHAxprsR

NERcHASpIsR
Hops-Sseady; Pacific coast, 2193Dc
Coftce-Opti0n1 closed dull and UNCHANGED to
10 points up. sales were I.3sj0 bags, iuciud-
ing March at $3.50: April, $l7.35; July, 1866:
August. si8s5; spot Rio, steady; fair cargoes,
aDc: No. G. Ice.
sugar--Raw. firm; fair refining. ~; centrifu-
gals, 20 test, ) i3i6c: refined, dull
BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE
BosroS, March 2S.--Closiny stocxs:
Atchison. ....s..... ~ Mexican Cen. Com. 1917
burlington. 7ss san Diego. .....-... %
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, March .S.--Cattle- Receipts, l00D:
slow and steady: natives, fsDs95; stnekers, 81 80
a 50: cows, bulls aud heifers. &iJU,1s a.
Hogs-Recsipts, 1900: higher; packers and
shippers, 81 i0NJi.sj: prime heavy and butcher
weights. si-50Sa.I5: skips aud assorted light.
$2.5s6t75.
saeep-Re.eipts, 1000; steady: natives. san
SIS. Westerns. $40: lambs. 81.
CHICAGO BOARD or IEApE.
CHICAGO. March 2s.-wheat is strong and
&c higher than Thursdays closing eased cd a
trifie. au6 then with some fluctuations advanced
lsstxIstc above inside figures reached then
eased IF tribe and closed about is6c higner
than Thursday. Receipts, 50, ,Juo bushels;
shipments. Is 100 bushes.
Mhca;-Firn: cash, sLois<; May si.oi4:
co.n-ssesdy: cash. egsc; May. s7,<ge7s.c:
oats firm: cash, 5rsse: May. 5s1sc.
Bars.y-Quiet az .Sf.
Pcrs-F.rn, cash. $3.50: Mar, sf2ss1s.
Lard-Firm. ease, - s21z; May. $dssIz
Kye--ftaset gt Sc
Whisky-sl.i6
shouliers-s4 slf9I70: short clear. s61ogs IS;
shors rios. s6a55. H.
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On 4 G. W8f'e NERvB AND BEAM TREAT.
xESr, guaranteed specific for Hyste.iA Insxs.
ness. Conv Fits. Nervous NcnralaiA Head
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iradsng 10 misery. decay and DEATH Premstufs Oid
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On receipt OF price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case With each order race:y vel hy us
for six 5ottlcs. accompanied With S. we Will send
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money u the treatment Goes nor e;iec: = cure
Guarantees issued only by kERKow BRos Drug
gasts and sole Agents. Occidental BLOCK, entrance
On fesler avenue AID JAMES street. Seattle Wash.
Open All night
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Sight exchange ard feiegraphic transfers on New
York, Chicago, ST. Paul. san Francisco. Por.-
land, and various points in Wash
tngton. Oressun and British
Columbia
Sight bills Of exchange ON London available else.
where In Europe.
Collections niae AZ all poiuts on favorable terms
BONDS. STOCKS and other vaiuabieS received on de-
poxit for safe keeping.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
LrvkRrooI- March 2s.-No markets today =
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transactions for the Year Feet %
os,1o3.550.B5.
Real estate sales from January I,
1891, to date are 81, 1913. 55o.5.. The numhef
of deeds recorded during the past week was
20. and the amount aggregated Sis, gDi. IS.
Following is the record of the week by days:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-25

tablecloth. There was not mvlch stay
ing power about the damasS, and IL
went down with herewith all les load.
Mrs. Blake was just expressing polite
regrets about the absent husbands
when sudden and awful crash
drowned her voice and drew them all
to the kitchen. What sight was there.
my countrymen! The table, which had
been such thing of beauty few min
utes before, now stood bare and desc
late; the cloth draped the cellar stairs,
currants had rolled to the farthest cor
ners and bits of cake were still hop
ping from stair to stair, and in the CEN
ter of the cellar floor was Miss Betty
Perkins, with her parasol still spread
over her head, standing erect in a tub
of soft soap, unhurt, but considerably
crestfallen, and a prey to such varied
emotions that her face was void of eX
preston as blank wall
The amazed spectators looked at this
scene and at each other and then broke
into laugh in which even Mrs. Blake
joined, although her supper and her
cherished china lay in a common ruin,
and the air was full of the aroma of
burning biscuits and boiling tea. Miss
Betty looked up and smiled feebly.
"How-how do you do?' she STAN
mered. 81 came to borrow cupful of
comp'ny. I'd no idee you had any yeast
or I'd have come to-morrer."
At this added touch of absurdity the
laughter was so prolonged that Miss
Betty looked up at last, in some indig-
nation. But whom did she see
among the laughers The minister him
self, who, having knocked unheeded,
had admitted himself and joined the
group in the kitchen, and was now
laughing with the rest. This was the
proverbial last straw, and Miss Per-
lSins sank under it. One wild struggle
to free herself from the clinging soap,
a consequent loss of equilibrium, and
she sat down in the tub and was COM
pletely extinguished by her green UNI
| brella.
Now, Mrs. Randall,r said Mrs.
Kennedy, as soon as speech was pos.
sibla, you and Mr.. Randall and Mrs.
Swain just go into the parlor for a
little while, and Anna and I will help
clear up here; but, Melissa" she add
ed, do ask the town next time, and
not leave anybody to come borrowing
company. Annie l. Handy, in Dem
orest'S Magazine.