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FROZEN our BIZ THE PENSION RING.
Resignation or CLERK Howard. Who MaAs
d. the Charges Against Gen. Raum.

ResiEnation or CLERK Howard. Who MaAs
. the Charges Against Gen. Raum.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 2a-An interesting
feature was added to the Pension Office scan
dal to-day by the resignation Of one OF the
three clerks who recently submitted to Secre-
tary Noble Mt his request the most serious
charges in tho form OF afidavits against the
conduct of Commissioner Raum and his son.
Green B. Raum. Jr. Mr.. Towards letter Of
resignation affords an effective illustration Of
the questionable methods that are being used
in tho Pension Bureau to protect Commits
sioner Raum and the members Of the ring
The ictter Ii as follows:
sm: have the homo. TO forward you my resignation
a. clerk u the Pension Bureau the following res
sons:
First-oyer ono month ago J. at your suggestion,
made certain statements under tho form Of a.daviss
In which made charges against the adEinistrs
tion of tho Pension Bureau and offered positive aud
GciI proof Of tho truth Of these charges have pa.
t,enty waited to DO called upon for thar proofhavs
Ssss sano 20 ,hSnssn Whatever =. 70 when sad
ss hU . e. aid have been
M : :ssss s's seS
seiused lh.. though granted 20 others and Gsn Raum
e ss T. as as a e. sG lad
ss IF ana as q Phs; en- rs1ss
m q aia;1 render
lave Dtcnms tired Of these conditions md these.
;HEi an
~ produce absolute proof the ohciH record OF the
spectfuliy. 4. howAsD.
Mr.. Howard is q New York Republican aud
he Inns gone homo TO assist in the, campaign:
out Of the Pension Oiicc. and Is entirely indie
pendent as far as tho necessity, OF his holding
against Gen. Raum ~ the dictation OF Score:
TRY Noble. and Gen. Rauin at once announced
that he had demanded Ss s rS%9y slo as
Two clerks. who Joined with Howard IN making
the ollsrges. No removals have taken place.
Secretary Noble's investigation OF the charges.
No action has yet been taken on Mr.. Howard's
out By tie Pension Bureau oiflcials Indicates
that the President who has been kept In,
q what olRs 9 9Rs means to protect
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MRS. BUCHAM4Ns TWO SUITS
One for Divorce, the Other Against Mr.
Foster for $4,000 Damages.

One for Divorce, the Other Against Arss
Foster for $4,000 Damages.
Mrs Margaret p Buchanan. wife OF DR.. Alex
ander Buchanan. physician. formerly having
large practice on the west side. has begun An
action in the Supreme Court to recover $4,000
damages from Mrs. Kate NJ. Foster. widow.
for the alleged alienation Of her husbands af-
fections. Mrs. Buchanan also has suit pend
ing In the same court for limited divorce
from the physician. on the grounds Of cruelty
and desertion. It is alleged that he abandoned
his wife for the widow.
DR.. and Mrs. Buchanan were married In
September. 1853. and have three children
Alexina. MaEcella. and Margaret Louise-the
youngest OF whom Is married to DR.. James F..
Buchanan. O nephew Of her father. who ID also
a physician in this city. DR.. Alexander Blu
chanan lived happily with his wife until 1885.
q year or 90 after his acquaintance with Mrs.
Foster began. Mrs Buchanan says he spent
but portion OF his time at their home. 1856
West Thirtieth street. thereafter until Aug.
"a. 1887. when he abandoned her and went to
live with Mrs. Foster and her daughter. whose
home is now at 135 West Seventy-flrst street
DR.. Buchanan's acquaintance with Mrs.
Foster. who. Mrs. Buchanan alleges. has
wheedled him out Of about 100000 in money
d. ss ae t4SrGqsh nw
an action pending against Mrs. Foster to
recover bill for medical services. 1t was
followed by n counter action on her part to
obtain damages for alleged malpractice. Mrs.
Foster summoned DR.. Buchanan to give ex-
pert testimony in her behalf.
On Christmas Day. 1885, Mrs Buchanan
says. she noticed in the published transfers Of
real estate that DIR. Buchanan had made two
deeds OF property to Mrs. Foster on the previ-
GUS day. conveying to her two houses on the
south side Of Thirty-second street. near Eighth
avenue. The purchase price was stated to be
$4,000. Mrs. Buchanan says that when she
asked her husband about these transactions
he gave no explanation. but lost his temper.
Mrs Foster then kept boarding house In
Thirty.second street near Eighth avenue ny sy but
Thirty;sixth street, which. it r. IL alleged. the
purchased in the name q Mrs ESsteF and
Buchanan drew ST. 900 on his bank account.
He went to live in this house in August, 1887.
to continue the practice OF his. profession.
which at that time. according to his wifBs
statement, yielded an income OF about S2O.OOO
y year.
In her complaint against her husband in the
suit for divorce Mrs. Buchanan says he fire.
Quently used abusive language TO her. and in
August 1897. took lance from his case OF In
struments and threatened to stab her.
DIR. Buchanan was arrested by an order OF
Judge O'Brier on sept. 4 last on an affidavit
that he was about to soil for Europe with Mrs.
Foster. He gave bail and was released.
On the allegation that seryice OF tho sum-
mons could not be had on Mrs. Foster. Judge
Barrett has ordered substituted service.
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Tenth Victim OF the Bomb Explosion.

It is believed that August Bodmer Of II
Boyden street, Newark. will be the tenth VIC
tim OF the bomb explosion at the Italian cele-
bration in Boyden street last month. Bodmer.
who is 81 years old. was hit below the knee by
a piece OF the copper bomb casing. The
wound was not serious. but the shock acted
severely upon tho man and he has been raving
ever since: At the same time his bodily health
has been declining. and now he Is at the point
OF death. He has not been out Of bed since the
accident, and. though a maniac. Is too weak to
be dangerous. Bodmer is widower with one
son. He is said to own the house in which he
lives and other real estate.
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csssss,assA BisAep o. lGnws~hss.

PmApuSMA. Oct 28-The Rev. DR.. Isaac
Lea Nicholson was oonsecrated Bishop OF the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF Milwaukee
this morning In st. Marks Church. OF which no
had been rector for twelve years. The Right
Rev DR.. McIaren. Bishop Of Chicago. was CON
Sscrator :, The Epistls was read Py MRs shopp
Dr. Bishop Charles Chapman Grafton delivered
the conservation sermon; Immediateiy after
ing the vestlng Mendelssohn's anthem HOW
Lovely are the Messengers" was sung oy tho
HPI sssaclsoa ys. born p Bs|g95s II i asst
@ seq & $3.50 81 e: 8 y
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neyed their attack Aletter was read from e r
!: sS's s$s.. S!s AZ
read began tile discussion. First there was a
ong debate whether The X sbGs
snd was mde
charges in that way. This brought Ir. Carson
and es PEELED from this Church fer statements
f m neG non" %Wy viii Witt defend myself but II am
s s t6as may sss viii USED Ssans
The motion to hold a conference WAS lost
4seesS shs ss t. "eRsSsP
sssE f ioa fssn nj" IL sa ana
am and hsys SeSn s Co 1nd INV, maze nHf
Changed Changed but the chuisS has changed until il
doesn't know where i snds Fam q pSk us 9
sa ydSr o s%S bS 1e"s q tho
eas that s S G'ysn a Rs
and one day tntf ioGS tns ss gsoq n;Yn my ny
, nqsesth asa s'G sa, FS sa
Thus saith the syn"a I bsitsye
sent. but I viii not 20 beyond the dictates Of
my conscience at the dictates OF synod"
At the close Of DR.. Milligan's speech there
was loud applause: ~ man IN the back part OF
the church, evidently an enemy OF the speaker:
jumped to his feet and. Stamping the palm Of
both man" h%nd E anas s tie Rev. TScmDsons
IVY" Yos have % right to mako that noise. no
as, vi, s ' 81 tn. Thompson calmly when
DR.. Carson followed with q spsech in which
he denied that he was editorlnlly responsible
for the articles In tho Nnos Letter as the prose-
eption had affirmed, He then explained the
"Ticse Idols are attacks on tho right Of
free speech and FREQ assembly, but these 4
shall Exercise Wherever GO. lot him who will
br. Thompson introduced 4 rssolytiSs End. de-
and resolving that no further action was nee
sssary. This was carried bya vote OF ~ 70
The Rev. I'M Foster OF the Thirty-ninth
Street CHURCH nled complaint against the
ters which will be presented at the next Synod
meeting The Presbytcry then adjourned.
Ora Miliixsn and Carson were warmly con.
graduated upon their acQutttsL - .
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Few persons can form an Idea OF what chess oranks
thinking about and how they continually harp
ing anybody who stands prominently before tho
chess public. DR.. Fred Mntz when being interviewed
by reporter Of THE Sun some chess matter said:
Here will give you item. within twelve hours
have received the following commune cations:
:" letter from crank asking mo to play him eight
games Of chess simultaneously by correspondence.
2" Another letter. in which member If chess
citation 200 miles away asks to Join tho
citation and to make propaganda in this city for said
ISOLATION.
"a Brooklyn chessmn suggests that should arrange
for exhibition Of W. St.iniiz.
Another tel that should have to got up sub
scrption tombstone for the late Capt Mackenzie.
why the chess p ayers In Europe Asis and Africa
did not sufficiently subscribe toward the Stect5 te:t!
monial. Bottom ank wants to know.
"A New York chessman who sent q check for the
stentz testimonial wants . complete list OF the sub
scribers said fund.
"Gunsberg writes four.page letter. in which good
many private inquiries are made.
Max Judd came settle triangular ohess match.
Add TO this" the Doctor continued 81 all the work
hand to manage club affairs and you will agree
with me that = Cheeseman's life 10 not happy one."
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Resorts for Consumptives.

CHICAGO. DOT. 28.-The first public meeting
of the American Health Resort Association.
held last night at the Grand Pacific Hotel. was
largely attended.
DR.. A. Petin OF Paris. the accredited repre-
sentative OF the French Government to find q
suitable climate for ,consumptyes. reported
New Mexico. DIS. J. +: Danter Of Toronto. ",
r. Roberts OF Boston. W Egget Of Santa FS.
Seward OF New York. and Hartley 81 California
ern Texas, southeastern Colorado, and south
western Kansas had health-giving climate
earth, and OF especial value for persons with
weak lungs.
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Mrs.. Dixon Protests Against Being Disll
herited ON Account OF Her Husband.

Mrs. Dixon Protests Against Being Disln-
herited on Account of Her Husband.
Mrs. Francis Dixon has begun suit in the
Supreme Court To eject Adelaide Buckingham
Stlllwell, Hannah NJ Stillwell, and others from
the property which was wlued to them by Mrs.
BENJAMIN NJ. stillwell The object Of the suit
is to break Mrs. stillwelPs will Mrs. Dixon
was Mrs. Stillwell's only daughter. She was
not mentioned In hor mothers will. BENJAMIN
M. stillwell. her father. died three months be-
fore her mother He left his entire, estate.
about S3OuOOO to his wife. Mrs. Dixon had
Incurred his anger by marrying son OF ex-
Mr. Ely OF Agar. Ely & Fulton. Mrs Dixon's
sad yfsterdsy that Mrs DSon yns
StiiIweii did not like her husband. He left his
NJ Ey saif to his %te on ssondtioa
no share OF it Mrs. Dixon will claim undue
she su sSS y; Mr. 1 swg w shs
come into possession OF all the estate. The
case will come up In about two months.
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TIE HOBOKEy QUARTET CLUB.
Gov. Albeit Assists at the Laying OF . Cor
ner Stone OF Its Now House.


ner Stone OF Its Now House.
The corner stone OF now and handsome
club house for the Hoboken Quartet Club was
laid yesterday afternoon in Washington. near
Tenth street, in that city. The invited guests
assembled In Odd Follows Hall. and marched
from there to the site of the new building. pre-
ceded By brass band. In tho procession were
the Orange Mhnnerchor OF Grunge. tho Teu-
tonia and Arlon Singing Societies Of Jersey
City, the H0boken Lyra. council Of the Royal
Arcanum. Hudson Lodge f. and A. NJ; OF Ito-
TsmriaT 81 Jersey oty; PIgri% Ce Iat qs1h
introd id Grand Master Mason Thomas ".
Tilden Of tho Grand Lodge Of New Jersey. who
Albeit delivered I'm address in English and
pr: Hans Kudlich one ia German; i, DISTRICT
tho speakers. The quartet club sang Tag
dos Herrn :" and other selections. After the
Follows Hall and had D commers.
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rh,,.de,ph,..s Commencing to c.s.ls.

PnILApzLPnlA. Oct. 2s.-Ths Philadelphia Poultry
Club have engaged Horticultural Hall for the week
opening Jan. Z. for their poultry and pigeon exhibi
ton They have concluded arrangements with I. Far
rer of East Orange manager OF tho New York
city exhibitions Of late years a. with
the Judging It is said will be- by comparison with the
pubshsd list OF awards ready for distribution the
have been epSassd Those nAwed Daniel Ppcn
Long Jr OF New York city: sharp Buttereldo OF Wind.
sor Ont; j. H. Dreyenstedt and John Dsl Of Beverly.
Armenia N. y; q. q Brown, BALTIMORE and u. 8: Bah
cock Providence The entry Will 10 OF single birds
cept in the minor classes.
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ArsAb,sho, Corr,sa. Visit. Mgr. Preston.

There was no change in Mgr. Preston's con-
ditlon yesterday. He passed better night
Tuesday than any since he returned to St.
AIMS rectory week ago. His physician. Dr.
Timothy +. Allen. called yesterday afternoon.
Mgr Preston WAS sitting up at the time Al
though there has been NO ,unfayorahle change
In the Monsignors condition. the priests 81 f.
time, have little hope 81 his recovery. Among
the lsrge ngmbsr Of callers ysstsrday wss
Esss sslS q. q. ,sf sse0' wa
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KITE TRIALS AND RACES
wllkie Russell Lowers His RecorA-Allsr.
ton Held In Reserve.

INDEPENDENCE. Oct 2a-There was close
contest in the 2:35 trot The 2:25 pace was the
only event finished to-day. and the time trials
were again numerous. Wilkie Russell. we'll
bred PAGER by Mambrino Russell. dam by
George Wilkes. reduced his record to 2:16. the
only mile below 2:20.
Speaking OF Palo Altos mile in 2:1o yester-
day at Stockton. G. ". Williams remarked to
The Sun correspondent that 1t was a surprise
to him. as he had heard the stallion was lame
when he tTottsd in 2:l1H last week.
:, Allerton is in fine shape. and should the etal-
lion championship DO won by the son Of Elec-
tioneer the Wilkes Representative will be sent
for faster record. Summarizes:
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Here's tso little BARBER fseH Butte AS.s.-
Richard A GoebIer. the little barber from
Butte. Montana. who turned detective and ran
down and arrested two green goods men who
swindled him out OF $1,000 about two years
ago. called at the Mayors Office yesterday and
asked to see the Mayor He didn't see him.
Goebler wanted to tell how he had been swim
died by three men In Mott street near Hester:
where q Chambers Street Hospital surgeon
dressed wound on his scalp. from which
blood WAS streaming,
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Rev. J. d. Williams OF
Sullivan county rose
up aud eaid: II don't
think It right that We
should single these two
men out for punish.
ment when there are
plenty OF us whose
opinions are Mt variance
with our stated law :,
Don't you talk"
shouted Elder Gill
christ OF Delhi. you're
as bad as any OF them.
You stood in your pull
pit during slavery days
our voice against that
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a Fatal Bsaare.

Seven year-old Teresa Marsco OF 24l Pleasant
avenue built a bonfire at Pleasant avenue and
18th street yesterday afternoon. and had lust
ignited Il when q gust OF wind blew the fam
ing paper against her skirts. Hor screanns
clothes and smefh sred t4s names. es quickly
n "a III ~ q: siEs asir'a
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Ta.s Looks as ir the Trains wsrs NseAsA.

There was . rousing meeting at Fulds Hail.
East New York. last night to consider means
Of convincing the directors Of the Brooklyn
Union Elevated Railroad Of the demand for
night trains on that rcad,. A petition to the
prepared and will DO presented next week. and
n no attention Is paid to that u committee will
70 TO Albany to SEQ what virtue may be In leg
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Cassius Morey. who shot himself and Annie
Ward at 202 West Twenty-iourth street on OCT.
81. was taken from Bellevue Hospital to tho
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday.
Moreys nephew made an affidavit declaring
that the prisoner was not in his right mind.
and Morey was com United to the insane payil-
II. at the end Of five days. he should be adj
Judged sane. he should be returned to tho
court
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Piimner Won tho Fight

Bill PlimpSsr. the 1lopound champion Of England
who IL to DO matched against Spider Kelly the Harlem
champion. was tried Tuesday. his opponent being
Jim watson OF Paterson.
The aair was brought on before tho Castle Athletic
Club Of Patterson The ed but four rounds but
could do.
stopped by RICH hsnders the Jaw and staight left
band stomach punches A. the conclusion OF the fourth
Referee jim Gibbons stopped the bout and tho hgh
to Plimmer Four-ounce gloves were uSed. The winner
received 500.
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..."Hk A., Islander. bret
Mr.. Williams. 10
. minister worked harder
for tho uproOting Of
that system than J. b.
williams Of Sullivan
No. sir. you didn't"
retorted Elder Gill
The hubbub contln-
ued for several min
utes. A motion was
made that the first part
ofthe report be adopted
and the second tabled.
This was carried: But
the prosecution did not,
intend to give up. Led
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THEY DEFIED THE SYNOD.
TRIAL OF TWO REF0RMKD PRHsBYzE-
RAN MINLS7E7yS FOR HERESX.

The Rev. Dr. Miiiigsn Declared thss usAer
Jesus He Acknowledge ne Master, asa
the frosbytery Appiauaea nin-lHe s.A
the Rev. Dr. Carson Acquitted.
The New York Presbytery Of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church continued ito sen,i-an.
nual meeting yesterday in tho Fourth Re-
formed Presbyterian Church. on West Forty
eighth street. Tho Rev. DR.. J. D. Bayles was
Moderator and g. q. Shaw was clerk. The
special business yesterday was to decide
whether the Rev. J. OK. Milligan. formerly
pastor OF tho First Reformed Presbyterian
Church Of this city. and the Rev. J. +. carson.
formerly pastor Of tho willouehby Avenue Re-
formed Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn.
should DO tried for heresy.
1t is charged that DR.. Milligan wrote articles
In favor OF covenantprs' exercising the right OF
suffrage and that DR.. Carson allowed these to
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THE TRIANGULAR CHESS MATCH.
L,p.chut.. Judd. and showalter win Pl.

Negotiations between Max Judd Of St. Louis and 8.
pschutz Of this city for tho proposed triangular
match between these players and J. showalter Of
Georgetown. KY have just been concluded. Max Judd
arrived In this city two days and prevailed
upon to yield to Lpschptzs demands e aow him $500
games up. Play will begin the hrst week OF December
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arose. The Rev. DR..
Somerville jumped to
his feet and said:
II would be coward
ice to adopt that re-
port, leaving the mat
ter unsettled. when
this Presbytery pro-
claimed to tho Synod
that it could manage
Its own affairs. II We
adopt this report it
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posed OF William Graham. James Kennedy.
and David Torrcns. which was appointed BY
the Prcsbytery after the meeting Of the Synod
Inst June a. Pttsbprgh to ip9%re int mtg the
son. read the following report:
Two papers were put into tho comnittes's hands.
Miiigan and tue second copy q resoutons referring
carson III s.nnsstOn. with tho socailsd " East End
The irst paper charges tho Rev q. r. Milli6an with
teachin.s contrary 10 his public profession and his
Tue :sachngs alleged contain evidence to sustain
Ct Synod isso and articles in the S.s' Las, Of April
The OF dissent were received BY the Supreme
Coa.t and ankwercd by II, md both reasons and
s eeoS.
ground or cause of action in any Interior court.
Qao.stons from the Nero Later Of April 2, 1891 and
SnaSonistic to tho constitntioha AM, statutory law q
the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Tho reporter
amply Asserts a. h Spnion that tho AZ ~ n to-,
tuition Of voting for oincers under IT. and that
unit; It contains an explicit term condsmning these
Sers or oTieers OF the Church Tor voting,
eannation 81 the Church in this lard there has been
Therefore, while M: endorsing tho writer's Views
are persuaded that In the aforesaid quotations he did
not transcend the proper limits of the freedom OF tho
We recommend that the Prcsbytery take no further
action IN the matter.
that owing TO circumstances over which We had no
ss'
committees report. had made o speech in
favor OF its AdOptiOn. n heated discussion
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DO published In his
newspaper. the Ne,cs
Letter. These two men
were also instrumental
In forming in August.
1850. In Pittsburgh. the
East End Platform"
the principles OF which
were said to be opposed
to Reformed Presby-
tcriarism. A Dfsoi.
lila. 49,
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throws the burden bnck on the Synod.
Il don't think the Synod had a right to throw
on the PEesbytery for decision matter II did
not vare 10 discuss" said DIR. Thompson OF
Newburgh.
DR.. Somerytlle thought this disrespectful
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uxpxa JESUS ! OWE no HAs
thren. O SANDER" said

TER. plC curing slavery
and wouldn't raise your voice against
accursed traffic."
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WILL BREAK HER .MozHKn's VIII.

The defendant denies the allegation Of SLAM
derinR the plaintiff. The trial was not finished.
Evening journal., 1891-03-12

The choicest of rickety abodes was de-
scribed by girl whose only home it had
been for fourteen years: Il reclxin hit II
set up thar a right smart while yit, but
hits powerful cold en- leakyn Even where
better quarters are obtainable the cracker
prefers some great Stacking structure inn
possible to heat or to humanize, because.
forsooth, as one occupant alleged. shere
we has dinin' hall" Wont to flock to
the suburbs Of city, just beyond tax
limit, they herd dirty and disorderly, in
filth and semi-idleness in leaky novels
without other furniture than the barest
necessaries. If there is ground enough to
grow few vegetables, the responsibility
Of cultivating it becomes a pretext that
often deprives household Of the earnings
Of its head. Men habitually abandon
work on pretense Of maxim er gardin. "
A little girl who with her sisters help
supported family Of six, when asked why
her father did not assist, excused him on
the plea, Dad does our gard min 1.-THE
garden being plat ten by twelve.-Cent-
ury