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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
Take a Trim 10 Texas.

The Santa Fe Route greatest railroad
in the world) has arranged a series of
monthly homeseekers excursions TO all
points in Texas. The rate is one fare for
the round trip-just a little more than
one cent a mile. Dates of sale have been
fixed for January Q, February IL, March
I3, April 10, and May 8, 1894. Final limit
of tickets, thirty days from date OF sale.
Stop-over privileges allowed In Oklahoma,
Indian Territory, New Mexico and Texas,
on going trip. For full particulars call
on or address: &. o. NORTON, Agent,
Lexington. Mo, l2-l6-tf.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
Niles Nerve and Liver Pills

Act on new principle regulating the
liver, stomach and bowels through the
nerves. A new discovery. DIR. Miles
Pills speedily cure billiousness, bad taste,
torpid liver, piles and constipation, Une-
aualled for men, women and children.
Smallest, mildest, surest. 90 doses %
cents. Samples free ut Leroy Farmers
drug store. libby
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

Hicks Tin the graveyard, reading u
tombstone Sacred to the memory
of Thomas Slendermined." Wicks-
Yes: isn't it ridiculous? Slendermind
was the most forgetful fellow that
ever lived. ."-Boston Transcript.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
Re Your Own doctor.

1t wont cost you one-half as much. DO
not delay. Send three two-cent stamps
for postage, and we will send you DIR.
Kaufmann's great work, fine colored
plates from life, on disease. its causes and
home cure. Address, A. p. Ordway & Co.,
Boston, Mass. 4-14-2t.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
Kindly Directions.

Footpad-Hold up y'r hands.
Lone Citizen-I haven't cent with
me. Just loaned all had to u friend.
Footpad lin disgust)--Go ahead.
you'll find the idiot asylum three
squares to tn left.-N. Y. Weekly.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

Mrs. watts-"l saw in the paper.
the other day. that it is impossible for
man to kick with full force when
there is nothing to kick at" Mrs. Potts
-"Ill let no married woman wrote
that. at."-Indianapolis Journal.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
A Physicians Gift to Humanity.

The Great Gold Cure for Neurasthemia,
cost sexual power and drains, free to suf-
ferers. Address with stamp, DIR. Wenxal
go Fourth street, San Francisco, Cali
tornia. sA.62.ly
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

PA, the thermometer has fallen"
"Very much"
About five feet-its broken
Halo. -
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
Now Crenshaw q Young.

Carthage Press: J. II. Mono, OF Nevada.
who had been totally deaf for fourteen
years, awakened the other morning with
his hearing as good as ever. He had been
taking no treatment recently.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

The orator at the intercollegiate contest
at Sedalia who was marked first on
Thought" and composition" gets no
prize because his throat was sore.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
RESOLUTIONS.


LEXINGTON, Mo-, April Sd, 1894.
To the Hon. c. b. Russell, Mayor of the
City OF Lexington, Mo.
sIR:-At . mass meeting held on the
above date by the miners of Lexington, it
was unanimously agreed to petition your
Honor on behalf OF the starving families
in the city which you have the honor to
represent. The mines are practically at .
standstill, several having closed down for
an indefinite period. For the past few
months the mines have worked very little,
giving scarcely q substance to those who
were employed. Many are now out of
employment and know not where to turn
for work to earn . livelihood for their
families. With these idle men In our city
who are willing and ready to work, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That . COMMITTEES Of Hvs be
appointed to present to the mayor OF the
city Of Lexington, the Hon. G. Ben Rus
sell, the deplorable condition of the
miners, due to the slackuess Of work for
the past few months and the many mines
that are now shut down for an indefinite
period, to adopt some plan to relieve the
dlstress Of the unemployed. The action
already taken by your Honor and the
Honorable Council 10 making appropria-
ton for the matchmaking Of the roads
has already brought relief to many In the
city. II, 10 the judgment of the Honora-
BILE Council, larger appropriation could
be made, many more men could secure
employment, and In this the Honorable
Council would have our sincere thanks in
keeping the wolf of starvation from our
door. II was further
Resolved, That the Hon. Z. b. Russell,
| mayor Of the city of Lexington, together
with the city council and the aid Of some
| Of the business men of our city, assisted
by the COMMITTEES, 60 before our county
court and present the deplorable condition
| OF the unemployed, and solicit their a.
sistance and ask that they do something
toward relieving the distress Of the unem-
ployed.
On behalf of the miners Of Lexington
and vicinity, assembled in mass meeting
on April Sd, for the purpose Of presenting
this petition, We subscribe cur names.
| THos. b. MCGREooR,
| LOUIS A. WEIsB,
| JAMES FANoLIo,
| JOHN THIRKLEs,
| CHAs. MAYER.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

They want to see the play "ln Mizzou-
ri" in Bowling Green, Pike county, aud
Judge OF the naturalness of Campbell's
wheelwright shop as therein presented.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
The HlldsOneSt LADY in Lexington

Remarked to q friend the other day that she
knew kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs
was q superior remedy,a IL stopped her cough
instantly when other cough remedies had u,
eject whatever. So to prove this and con, inc,
you OF its merit any druggist will give Won !
sample hottie free. Large size SOC and 81
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

jury in FL Dorado, has decided that
attempting to hire an ASSASSIN 10 not q
criminal offence under the laws Of Mis-
souri,.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

The DeKalb Record insists that the
strawberry crop in Northeast Missouri
has not been damaged In the least.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

Women full of pains, aches
and weaknesses find comfort,
strength and renewed vitality In
Cuticura Plaster, the first and only
paln.killing, nerve.strengthening
plaster when all else fails.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
1--WE RID YOT CONE"

Ifyou are looking for place to ed
ucate your children, there is no place
in Missouri that has the inducements
Lexington can offer. Within her bor-
ders are three female colleges, Of
superior grade. These colleges are
annually graduating young ladies to
go out in the broad field of life, TO
fight It's baitl,s. Their courses of
study are far superior to those of other
institutions Of like nature. A deploma
from c. +. c., B. +. G. or T.. A. :. is
prima facia evidence of a fine educa-
ton.
For your boys we have the Oldest
and by far the best military academy
in the west. Its faculty is composed
of men of through education, of men
who have no superior i'm literary cir
cles.
Then there are our public schools
he best IN the state. Their work Is
more satisfactory than that of any
other city of like size. A deploma from
our high schools or W. NJ. A., is a
passport into any of the State Univer-
stiles. If you are looking for an edu-
cational center, We bid you come.
II you wish to engage in manufac-
turing, Lexington can offer you induce
msnts over any other point. We are
situated in the finest corn and wheat
belt in the country. Our soil is produc-
tive, and our farmers as rule well
supplied with this worlds goods. We
have inexhaustable mines, of the fines,
coal. A supply of sand, potters clay,
and lumber. The best of water works, 8
fine plant of water gas, in course o.
erection. Our population, with ad
joining suburbs nearly 1000. W.
have beautiful homes, fine streets
Our population is made up of the peo
pie whom 1t has been appropriated,
said, combine the southern hospitalIi,
with the northern energy. II you ar
looking for q location, we bid yo,
come TO Lexington, where you viii
have the finest advantages.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
A Family Trait.

She-lsn't Maude a striking grip
He-Yes, but have You ever met her
father?-N. Y. Ledger.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
Two LIVES Saved.

s. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, Of Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors that she
had consumption, and that there was no
hope for her, but two bottles OF DIR. Kings
New Discovery completely cured her, and
she ssys It saved her life. Mr.. Thomas
Eggers, 1S9 Florida street, San Francisco,
suffered from q dreadful cold, approach
ing consumption. He tried without re-
suit everything else, then bought one
bottle OF DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, and was cured in two
weeks. He il naturally thankful. II is
such results, of which these are samples,
that prove the wonderful efficacy OF this
medicine in coughs and colds. Free trial
bottles at Tevis' drug store. Regular
sizes, fifty cents and t1.00.
A family at Charleston, when nearly
dead from eating canned tomatoes, dis
covered that the "poison" in the can was
chew OF tobacco about the size Of hens
egg imbedded in the tomatoes.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
HENRY c. WALLACE. WIN. II. CHII.Es
WALLACE & CHILES.

Attorneys and COunsellors at Law. Iexing-
ton, Mo. Office, front room over the Licking
ton Savings Bank" opposite the court house
viii practice In the courts of Lafayette and
| surrounding counties, and also In the Supreme
court OF the state of Missouri, and the u s.
Circuit and District courts for the Western
District of Missouri.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14

For stoves, tinware, Whites round oak, :,
Riverside, Supo.ior airtight oak, all first
class oak stoves go to Schawe q Weis'
Main street. 1O-7-f
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
HOME MONEY TO LOAN.

rhe money now In hands belonging To the
estates OF minors Is for loan, part on prime
roaI estate and part good personal security
rArties desiring Ia borrow will do we'll 10 cal
al my Office, over T.. Winsor 4 Son.
tnuyl3tf 5. N. WILSON,
Public A administrator aud eX-otfciU Public
Curator
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
What Cures Pimples ?
Cuticura Soap.

The only reliable preventive and cure. when
not due to q constitutional humor, is
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
Only the Scars Remain.

"Among the many testimonials which
see In regard to certain medicines perform
ing cures, cleansing the blood, etc." writes
HENRY HUDSON, Of the James Smith
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-14
TIME TABLES
missouri Pacif1c-lexlnaton Br.
Santa fe Route.

A. 8. LOOMS, Station Agent,
Missouri Pacific Depot
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10

Some ash trees have arrived and will
be ct out soon in the A. o. U. W. GEM
etery.
Why suffer from dyspepsia and head
ache when Simmons Liver Regulator
viii cure you?
Supreme court met today, to continue
IN session till next Monday. Judge
Sloan left for Phoenix last night.
The California cattle purchaser, Mr..
Whit, who recently bought some
feeders in tbs Arivaca county, shipping
them to Visalis, is expected soon for
further purchases and shipments.
Two bicycles that have attracted much
admiration and attention are '94
Colum bias, lately arrived for A. O..
Sheen and A. B. Cook. They are
beauties.
Mail services changes have been
ordered from Washington as follows:
Postoffics site changed, Redington,
Pima county, two-and-half miles south
east on route 6Sl04.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
Gold Mining in Payson District.
Silver Belt.

We are iud bted to q. Z. Curtis, Of
Payson, for the following interesting
mining news. and are pleased to Learn
that Paysol is coming 10 the front as
a gold producing district:
The Lackawana mine is running
with force Of twenty men; the cold
weather retarded mill work for about
month, on account of the freezing up
OF the creek which furnishes the water
supply. Since starting up last No
VEN Ter, they have sunk one hundred
feet. in good ore all the way.
Hill & Samuel, of Prescott, have
notified their foreman, VIM. Craig, to
hold hiUself in readiness to begin
work on the Yulu as soon as the snow
goes off the Mogollon mountains, when
they can get in with supplies
Shultz. Babbitt & Co. are down IS
feet on their claim, at which depth
they struck va er, ard while awaiting
the disappearance OF snow to bring in
machinery to handle it, have been
drifting and are now in about 40 feet
each side OF the shaft; they have a
strong vein and thus far have not bad
less tnan four feet OF ore averaging
twenty dollars free. 1t is expected
they will put IN mill this summer.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10

Tbs firm of J. II. Zeilin Il Co.. proprie-
tors of Summons LAYER Regulator,
which Is advertised in this paper,
recently made advance payment in
full for all their newspaper contracts.
This was 40 appreciat!ve act especially
that Il put a considerable sum OF
money into circulation, Simmons Liver
Regulator b Ing one Of the extensive
advertised medicines on the market.
This tirm must have taken some OF
their Own medicine TO wake up their
liver, or else they could not take such
hopeful view of the future business
prospects, and pay out thousands of
dollars on faith. We commend
Simmons Liver Regulator to the
thousaDda OF business people and others
whose vision OF the future of this
country is SO clouded that they see
nothing out ruin. It's good to wake up
the liver and get these respondent
symptoms cut of mind.-Recoid.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
EIaetrie Riftars.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular IS to need no
special mestioD. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same soEg of
praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all that
Is claimed. Electro BItters VIII cure
all diseases of the liver and kidneys,
will remove pimples, boils. salt Theum
and other affections caused by impure
blood.-Will drive mslarial fevers.-
For cure oil. Headache, constipation and
Indigestion try Electric Bitters-Entire
satisfaction guaranteed, or money
refunded.-PrIce 80 cts. aid S1.O0 per
bottle at Geo. Martin, drugstore.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
Free Seed for Distribution.

The Agricultural Department at
Washington proposes to send certain
seeds of farm crops and vegetables, to
farmers whose names are sent in by the
Agricultural Experiment Station.
A report of the result will be expected
after the crops are grown.
To persons wishing to avail them
selves of this seed distribution, a list
of the varieties offered, and other psrti-
culsrs will be furnished upon applica-
ton.
Address-Director, Experiment Sta
ton, Tucson Arizona.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
Gladstone HI.

LONDON, March 7.-G!Gdstape is re-
reported TO be seriously i'll, as tls re-
suit of q chill He walked ont through
St. Jane park in the rGw night I'll
last night, after dinner ut the Brooks
Clue, with MS late secretary. when be
reached home be was ihroughly chilled.
He WAS .mmidistely put TO bed and
his physian SUNNI ned. This morning
another phys clan was also called in.
There was c1aeiderabl- excitemert this
morning y hen bulletin was issued
and announced thA= the Illness was
serious. In the absence of high fever
no great danger is expected.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
INtJIIIIAIIUN.
Total for the month o. inches Whit
BuckIen's Arnica SaIve

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ION or money refunded. For sale by
60. Martin.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10

A severe rheumatic pain in the left
shoulder had troubled Mr.. j. II. Lopez,
a we'll known druggist of Des Moines,
Iowa, for over SIX months. At times
the pain was so severe that he could
not lift anything. With all be could do
he could not get rid OF 1t until he APP
piled Chamberlain s Pain Balm. 81
only made three applications of it," he
says, ard have since been free from
all pain" He now recommends 1t TO
persons similarly afflicted. II is for
sale by
T. FLEIsHMAN, Druggist
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
Vest bound.

Chamberlaip's Cough Remedy gives
the best satisfaction OF any cough
medicine L handle. and as a seller leads
all other preparations in this market
L recomeDd it because it is the best
medicine | ever handled for coughs.
cold and Group, A. W. Baldridge,
Millersville, Ill. For sols by
+. FLEIsRMAN, Druggist.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
a NEW TIME TABLE.
The Trains to Reach Tucson an Hour
Later.

Tomorrow morning at l o'clock a
new time table goes into effect on the
Southern Pacific. The changes are
radical at some points, through in Tue
son they are simply little later 1t
is to be regretted that the trains could
not reach Tucson in daylight. The time
at important points follows:
Eo-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10

1t never failed to cure dyspepsia and
liver complaint Take Simmons LIVER
Regulator. =
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
WEATHER BUREAU.
Monthly Meteorological SUM-
mary.

Tucson, A. T., February, 1894.
BAROMETER.
Mean BOIL; highest 30,43; lowest 90, 10
range %.
TEMP ERATURE.
Mean a Il. m. Sc 40; at p. ~. 46 90:
mean for the on 47.30; highest I5 oD
the 18th, lowest 20 on the 18th. Greatest
daily Range 40 on the 2Sth; least daily
range II 90 on the I'd and 9th.
Mean relative humidity: at 8 a. m.
64 so: at p. 70. 2S 90. Average vapor
pressure at s a. ~. .138 of an inch; at s
p. N. ia.
PRECIPITATION.
Total for the month OF inches which
fell on four days.
Wind, prevailing direction, north
west; average hourly velocity for the
month 9 miles-maXimum velocity 60
miles an hour from southwest on the
10Th; this is the highest wind ever
experienced at this station so far as
records show.
WEATHER.
There were 10 clear days; partly
cloudy and 3 cloudy days.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10
HEALTH is WEALTH

Dis. z. @. WEsr's NERVE AID BsAIn TRzAz
L-cST- gu7-a1t esd specific fc- Hysteria, Disab
ccss, Commissions Fits, 3o-yo1s Ne1ralgis,
Headache. Nervous Prost-E caused By the
s.ss o. sicChoi or tobacco, Gakefalness Aents
Depression, SofteniEG % . Brain resulting IN
seenity snd leading 70 misery, decay and death.
Premature Old Age. S;---ernsSs, Loss OF Power
81 other sez, lnVolanf airy Loses and Spermat
errhoea c3nsed by oyer-exertloR of the brain
saif-a5use or oyer-induigence. Each boz con,
tGsos cus T1onta's trsetmsnt. sIc0 q box. o Z
80 boxes for $500. sent By mail postpaid %
rscSipt Of price. -
We Guarantees S&x Boxes
Iocure sny case. With each order received
- .Or SIX boxes, accompanied With s5.o9 -
Sill send the purchaser our written gaarsntee to
refund tbs money IL tas treatment does not esfsc4
5 oure. 6uars1tsss Issued Only by 6EORaR
MARTIN. Ssls Esont .s14 Congrsssstrset Tucson
Ar z0nn
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10

(. Inc late storm ID Tucson was oi
greater extent to the northward. Around
Oracle, says Charles Bayless, in from
there, the snow storm last Saturday fol-
three hours was the heaviest be ever
saw. 1t was almost blindIng-it could
only seen be through for few yards. For
hours it melted as it fell, finally
getting Judgment and covering the
ground. All night il came down and
Sunday morning opened the Oracle
region new world, white and rounded
everywhere. The snow lay foot deep.
Roads were obscured and a party from
Oracle who started for Tucson was
compelled to return, being unable to
keep the road. The Bayless party also
missed the road, but persisted and struck
1t five miles in this direction. A feature
or the snow was the protection and
actual warmth it gave the ground
Under the snow the 8lfilaree could be
found, taking on growth from the
moisture afforded. 1t was springinp
up green and bright under its strange
d antle,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10

JEFFERsONvITLE, Ind, March g.
There was a Wholesale chloroforming oil
residents by burglars in thus city last
night. The entire family of Frank
Briggs was put under the influence
and the house ransacked. A large
amount Of Money was taken, and il
was several hours before the family
could be revived. The home of Will
lam Quick was then visited and the
family ch!oroformed. Next the burg
lars visited Frank Bevers' home and
chloroformed the entire family. 1t i:
believed the burglars are the same whc
assassinated Stephe" Gerr. A lynch
ing is among the sibilties If the
burglars are caught.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10

w WASHINGTON.
moved that the Bland seiGnOrage bill
be referred to the finance committee.
This precipitated vigorous discussion
liz which Sherman advocated his melton.
The house bill app'opriating $4,000
for the recovery of the armament and
wreck of the Kearsarge was passed.
Morgan presented a reaOlutlon calling
o. the president to inform the senate
whether Great Britain occupied the
Bluefield or any other part in Mica
ragua, and size Of the force, landed,
and the claim or authority under
which the landing was made. Morgan
said he wanted to know whether the
Clay ton-Ruiwer treaty OF 1880 was be-
ing violated, ard added that he IN
derstood tire Kearssrge was on her
way to Blufields when she was wreck
ed. The resolution was agreed te.
AsHFoRK, ARR, March Tim Casey,
a saloon keeper, was shot and killed
this morning at seven o'clock, by VIM.
Martin, a gambler, IN tine room or
notorious woman named Bertha Reed.
Casey went to wGman's room Were he
found Martin and ordered him to leave,
when latter shot him twice, once
through the heart, once IN an eye, caus-
ing instant death. Martin and the
Reed woman are both under arrest.
They claim that Casey pulled gun and
fired at Martin first.
RIO DE JANEIRo, March 6.-Extensive
with search lights tonight
indicate many ships lying outside the
harbor. 1t is thought the new gov
=
that it will enter the harbor tomorrow
morning early. In that event a battle
between the opposing fleets is looked
for.
New YORK, March 6.-1he Worlds
special cable from Rio de Janeiro says:
George Nj. Rollins, who volunteered to
act as intermediary between Admiral
Da Cana and American morchantmen
in the incident which eliminated In
the United States cruiser Detroit firing
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-10

CHICAGO. March 6.-The notice of
withdrawal from mem bership in the
Western Passenger Association was
filed today by the Santa Fe road. 1t
will becoms operative IN ten days, but
10 the mean.ime the Santa Fe will act
as if it had air ady become operative.
1t will not attend any association meet
ipgs nor act in anyway in conjunction
| with the other roads.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-10
A Joke on Mark Twain.

Mark Twain tells thus the story
of his first great London banquet,
at which, by the way, there were
eight or nine hundred guests. He
admits that not having been used
to that kind of dinner, he felt
somewhat lonesome. The Lord
Mayor, or somebody, read out a
list of the chief guests before he be-
gan to eat. When he came to
prominent names the other guests
would applaud. 81 found the man
next to me rather good talker.
Just as we got up an interesting
subject there was a tremendous
clapping. l hardly ever heard
such applause before. l straight
ened up and set to clapping with
the rest, and noticed good many
people round about me fixed their
attention on me, and some Of them
laughed in an encouraging way. l
moved about in my chair and
clapped louder than ever. who is
it?' l asked the gentleman on my
right. Samuel Clemens, better
known in England as Mark Twain,
he replied. l stopped clapping.
The life seemed to go out of me. l
never was in such a fix in all my
days"