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The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

I went over to this young man and,
after throwing off my coat, took his
pick from him and told him / would
do his work. While we dug away the
boy sat off at distances and wept
most bitterly. When we had placed
his father in his last resting place and
had finished our work he took me by
the hand and, as the tears rolled down
from his checks, expressed his thank
fulness for the service had done him,
Never have / seen such gratitude.
That incident made an impression
upon me that | have never been able
to efface."
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The Water Lily,

In the Shiny bed of sluggish mere
Its root had humble birth,
And the slender stem thnt upward grew
Was coarse of fiber, dull OF h,ia.
With nnught Of gta.o Or worth,
Tho goldfish that hoatcd near
Saw alone the vulgar stem
The clumsy turtle padded by.
The water snake with lidloss eye
1t was only weed to them
but the butterfly and honey bee,
The sun and sky and air,
They marked Its heart OF virgin gold
In the sntin leaves o: spotless fold,
And its odor rich aud rare
So the fragrant soul in its purity,
To sordid life tied down,
May bloom TO heaven and no man know,
Seeing the coarse, vile item below,
How God hath seen the crown
james Jeffrey Roche
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Green Peas,

Shell the peas but do not wasf
them, rs washing destroys the deli
cate flavor. Shake the peas in col
ander to remove the fine PARTICLES.
Boil twenty minutes or till tender.
Drain the peas, turn them into hot
dish, season with salt Place pat OF
two of butter on top and set them into
the oven for three or four minutes.
Be sure and put the cover on the dish
before putting it in the oven.
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Enrl,.h rs. prunxard..

Tea drinking is rapidly becoming a vlcc
pmong English working women, aud II has
inst been shown by Miss Winifred Ellis that
pc miserable condition OF the workers in the
late Q1Arries at Mcrioncih Is very largely
no to the inordinate consumption OF tea by
2 men rs well Ms the women OF the district,
no teapot IA in use Nil day long and appears
every meal, and, although Miss Ellis has
fself held cookery classes In this mining
atrict, she found It impossible to wean the
OF from inccssant tea drinking or 10 per-
nde them to usc nutritious foods There
be no doubt that tho Indigestion nn6
Aemia from which workgirls and servants
ariably suffer 10 largely due to inordlnate
consumption. In most workrooms and
cnens tho teapot 10 In constant rcquisltion,
~ eneots, II less revolving than those OF
beer can, arc hardly less dire upon the
Nth.
nuot bA thrn nshad
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Peacll Pie.

Line pie plate with rich pastry
and fill with peaches pared and cut in
halves, and liberally sprinkled with
sugar in proportion to the sweetness
of the fruit. Chop three peach ker-
nels fine and add to the pie. Sift
over one tablespoonful of flour or less,
If the peaches are not juicy. Cover
with an upper crust and bake.
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Knew what II, wanted.

Drummer-I want Il pair OF con
gre5s CATERS.
Dealer-Thero has been SO little
demand for congress CATERS lately
that we haze ceased to keep them.
Drummer-Hum! Then give me .
pair OF button CATERS and Il FIRE
escape.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

An ancient elm, which stood in
City Hall park, New York, was cut
down recently, because it had be-
come dangerous. This elm shaded
the motley crowd that watched the
hanging of Nathan Hale. Little revo-
lutionary boys doubtless perched
upon it's limbs to watch the evacuation
of the British troops and to welcome
the arrival of Washington and the
the Bowery into the city.
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oranges in half pint of water for
half an hour, and add to it with eight
ounces of fine sugar; then pour over
them Il quart of boiling water, cover.
and let the liquid stand to cool; then
run it through Jelly bag and Ice it
70 yOu choose.
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The Dante Cult.

Maude-That man Grinner has no
manners whatever. Last night at
tho literary soiree, when Miss High
cult had been talking beautifully
about Dante's works for half an hour,
he interrupted her to ask what were
tho names Of Dauto's works.
Ellen WellP
Maude-And before that he had
hidden tho biographical dictionary
so that nonc of us could find out
Chicago Record.
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A Terrnpln Farm.

A terrapin farm consists OF canals
with narrow ridges of land between.
The ends of the canals are SO secured
that it is impossible for the terrapin
to escape, and tho entire farm is sur
rounded by high fence
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

The "Gold Miner is the name OF new 10
page monthly paper recently started in Dem
yer. II aims TO give condensed report and
summary of all the principal mining events
OF the month, devoting especial attention to
the new gold strikes. The subscription price
is but so cents year. Sample copy furnished
for five cents in stamps. Address Gold Miner,
Dpnyrr.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Whether on pleasure bent or business, take
On every trip a bottle Of Syrup of Figs as It
acts most pleasantly and efIectually on the
kidneys, liver snd bowels, preventing feyers,
headaches and other forms of sickness. For
sale in SOC. and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gi-n, Manufactured BY the California Fig
Syrup Co. only,
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Horse-Radish Vinegar.

Six tablespoonfuls grated horse
radish, one tablespoonful white sugar,
one quart of vinegar. Scald the vine
gar; pour boiling hot over the horse
radish. Let it stand week, strain
md hottie
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No Telling.

"Do you consider him man OF
vcracity?n ''IIey?' al say do you
consider him u man of veraciiy:'
"W ell. there's no telliu' what he
might do if he was mad and had .
gun, ,"-Texas Siftings.
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Tho Empires. OF Austria.

The empress of Austria is an en-
thusiastic Greek scholar, although she
did not learn the language of
Homer till she was nearly fifty. Her
majesty spends much of her time at a
palace she built for herself in the
beautiful island of Corfu. In token
of her Hellenic enthusiasm it is called
.Achilleion," and the palace is filed
with statues and pictures of famous
Grccians, while on the seashore her
majesty has u splendid Pompeiian
bath-housc. 1t is in these classical
studies that she has found consolation
for having had to give up with ad-
vancing age, her favoritc recreation
riding.
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In the Form of u Dove.

The "Holy Ghost Plant" n product
Of Mexico. Central and South Amer
lea. is so called because of the shape
Of the flower. which has the appear
ance of a dove with expanded wings.
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Bavarian Cream.

Beat five eggs, add one-half pound
of sugar, beat and add one quart OF
boiling cream, add two-thirds of an
ounce of gelatine dissolved in boiling
water very cold.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

A man named Whitman, who was
found drowned in the hot bath at Ro-
torua, Australia, was in the habit of
experimenting how long he could
keep his head under water. He was
attempting this experiment and ven
tured too long, and got overpowered
with the fumes.
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Their Tactics.


81 remember very funny incident
that happened few years ago down
in New Mexico" said retired army
officer. IAN old scout and an expert
enced Indian fighter enlisted a com
pany of cowboys, and, marching them
to the army post at Santa Fc, reported
for duty to the colonel in charge of
the body of regular troops stationed
there.
1.-The colonel was dapper little
man, neat and nicely gloved, YOU
know, and he rather looked down
upon the rough company that was of
fered him. Turning to the captain of
the ragged crowd he said:
Ever seen service?'
"'Um,' replied the other,
"'NIen well drilled?
"sUm'
"'Well, just order them over there
to camp, so | can see how you would
go about it and how they'd obey, said
the colonel.
"'Hey, you fellers!' called out the
captain, git over there to that fence,
git off your hosses and turn in; be -
quick about it, and, Bill, you onery
cuss, If you don't have coffee ready in
an hour I'll split your ears.
THE next day the entire command
began n campaign against the Indians.
Before taking up the march the colo
mel gave the most minute and special
orders in long address to his regu-
lars, telling them what to do if at
tackled and what orders would then
be given. The captain, after the
colonel had finished, turned to his
men and cried out:
"'Hey, you fellers, - You, double
quick, and if them red sons of guns
git after you don't wait for no -
fool orders from me, but light onto
EN-
And if it hadn't been for this
crowd times would have gone hard
with the regulars that time when
they did meet the Indians"
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Hotel DE yicksburg.

The bill of fare for July, 1868:
Soup-Mule tail.
Boiled-Mule bacon, with poke
greens. Mule ham canvassed.
Roasc--Mule sirloin. Mule rump
stuffed with rice. Saddle of mule la
arrnie.
Segctables-Boiled rice. rice hard
boiled, hard rice any way.
Entrees Mule head, stuffed la
Reb' Mule beef, jerlsed la Yankee.
Mule ears fricaseed a la getch. Mule
side. stewed, new style hair on.
Mule liver, hashed, la explosion.
Side Dishes-Mule salad, mule hoof
soused. Mule brains, la omelette
Mule Kidneys brains on ramrod.
Mule tripe on half tparrop shell.
Mule tongue cold II la bray.
Jellies-Alule foot q to yatdl Mule
bone. Ia trench.
Pastry-f.ice prddine. Poke berry
sauce. Cottonwood berry lie, a la
,-cnclad. China berry tart
Dessert-White OAK ucorns. Beech
nuts. Blackberry leaf tea, Genuine
Confederate coffee
Liquors-Mississippi water Vintage
iG92l, very superior, 50. Limestone
water, late importation; very fine;
S5.75, spring water, Vicksburg, BOT
tied up, 81 extra.
Meals at few hours. Gentlemen to
wait upon themselves. hry ipatten-
tion in service should be promptly re-
ported at the office. jeff Davis 6 Co,
Props.
Card-The proprietors of the justly
/ celebrated Hotel de Vicksburg, hav-
ing enlarged and refittcd tn. same,
| are row prepared to accommodate all
who may favor them with a call.
Parties arriving by the river or by
Grants inland route, will find Grape,
Canister & Co, S carriages at the
landing, or any depot on the line OF
entrenchments. Back Ball & Co. take
charge of all baggage.
No effort will be spared to make the
visit of all as interesting as possible,
Note--Amid all the horrible vicissi-
tudes of grim war, strange humors
within tho leaguered wall of scanned,
starving, desperate Vicksburei would
crop out and rebel humor rose above
nature. When Vicllsburg fell, a
curious proof of this was found. A
manuscript bill of fare, surrnounted
by rough sketch of mules head,
crossed by human hand holding a
bowie knife.
That memorable menu reads as
above and was captured b. the Yanks
on July 4, lsG3.-American Tribune.
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The man who kicks his daughters lover
down three flights Of stars, sends her to bed
with scolding, and then turns of the gas,
should be sent To prison for contempt of
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NATIONS AND MAIDS.
SOME THINGS THEY LIKE TO
KNOW ABOUT.

Tho Water Liiy-A Japanese Girl in an
American ColieEe-ways of Testing
SILK as to QuaIlty-Frames for Photo
graphs-Good Things to Eat.
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Information Wanted.

Tho City Girl, summerius in the
country-Oh, dear; what Il cunning
little animal9
The Farmer-Yessum. It's year
ling
The City Girl, with interest-In-
deed2 Aud-er-how Old is it?-
Chicago Record
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''SFy toes arc asleep sol Then they are
probably constoser II you can the point
wen put period 10 This
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

When lovers prc separated they use the
mailS When they arc together they express
thelr atIeCL.nns dlrgctly % each other.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Send two 2-cent stamps TO The Road Pub
lishing Co, Denver, Colo, and get sample
copy OF The Road and one OF their great Eng
liab Dcfonus mans free
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Some people are forever keeping down
others. a man with fever and ague ought to
have IA fair shake.
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when Travelling

1t Is not strange that very few men know
themselves intimately. Most people like 10
get rid of dlsagreeuble acquaiutancesS
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Among ladies pr, now the favorite music
instrument Is violin. There woman's 5 ma
ture prompts them TO enjoy so many strings
10 ones bow.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Hanson. Magic Corn snlve."
Warranted to cure, or money rofundoi. Ask
your druggist igr It. Price 10 cents
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

rbaroahs daughter had good financial
head Then she sRHed Moses from the rushes
on the banks
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

HaiV- IItarrh euro
ts a constitutional cure Price, 55c.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

TlRE free upon receipt OF % wrappers
GEYsEEITE soar Co., Denver.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

A New YORK woman had a surgeon
trim pair Of unshspely cars. s
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Rarl'S Glover Root Tea.
Tho great Riul rlhtr fires hines and cearness
TO the Complexion and cIr's Constipation 25c,ocsL
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A Japanese Girl student.


annex, has among its undergraduate
this year the first Japanese girl who
has come to this country for an educa-
tion. She is Miss Shid- Mori, and she
is described as charming com bina-
ton of Japanese features, English
dress, American coiffure, and Jap.
anese-Anglo language. She had been
at Radcliffe since the beginning of
the midwinter term, but she had been
keeping shyly out of sight until one
night, when there was an entertain
ment given by DR. Sargent's school.
Then the shy little Japanese maid
came forth and gave juggling ex-
hibition with as much ease rs if she
were on New York variety stage in
stead of pursuing classical educa-
tion in Cam bridge. Since that time
she has been very much the fashion.
Miss Morris home is in Yanagawa,
Kiushu, Japan, where her father is
wealthy banker. He was converted
to Christianity long ago, and his four
sons and two daughters were educated
in the Christian faith. Miss Shid is
now qualifying herself to return to
Japan us II missionary of the highest
order. After she has studied here n
year or two she will go to London and
Paris, after which she thinks she will
be prepared to return to her home and
convert her people. She is considered
very bright and extremely we'll fitted
for college work by the professors at
Radcliffe, but she herself thinks she
is painfully backward for her age.
She is nearly 90 years old and was
much surprised to hear that that is
considered youthful age ut Cam
bridge,
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OrNureaalN

nrangeade is o substitute for lemon
ado. A rich orange drink Is made as
follows: Squeeze the juice OF sig
China oranges and three Seville
orspyes, boil tAs pssl q ths ssvtils
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Only stupid people complain of hard work
Smart people never overwork themselves.
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Tests of Good six.

The woman who buys silk dress
only once in q decade can lily afford
to find that she has chosen poor
piece-one that cuts or tears or trays
or wears shiny or greasy looking.
Costiiness is no guarantee of worth,
1t will be worth the small outlay,
says Harper's Bazar, to buy an eight
of yard and test it in the leisure of
your home. The first thing to do is
to try and tear it, both lcngthwise
and crosswise. If it gives way readily
in either direction, be sure either that
the dye has destroyed the strength,
or that the thread il composed in part
of what is technically known as silk
waste. Pure silk, properly dyed, is the
strongest known fiber. Nearly all the
cheaper dyes, particularly the dark
and black ones, have basis of me
tallic salts that eat into and weaken
what they color Next test the firm
ness of weave by scraping diagonally
across the fabric with the thumb nail.
If it is durable and worth buying the
threads will not slip for any amount
of manipulation. Otherwise the
thumb nail will soon make space of
loose threads as big as itself. After
that ravel out Il bit of the silk, and
look carefully at the quality of both
warp and woof Sometimes n pure
silk warp has heavily loaded wool.
so much of the wool as comes on the
surface is of pure silk, with inferior
backing. The pure silk unloaded, is
of lively lustre and very soft to the
touch, If the lustre has been arti-
ticially produced the fiber feels harsh
and brittle. If it is silk, but loaded
with metallic die, the fiber looks like
cotton but is mewhat softer.
Another test of quality is to pull out
threads both ways and try their
strength between your fingers. That
is, catch them with both hands about
an inch apart, give Il quick, outward
jerk, and note the force necessary to
break them. Then try to tear the
silk along the lines that the threads
came out of. If it parts so difficulty
that there are Fuckers along the tear
it is proof that it will wear decently
we'll. The supreme test of all, though,
for either weighing or adulteration of
fiber, is to burn a fragment of the
stuff, and also some ravelings OF it. If
it is pure and properly dyed it will
take fire with difficulty, even when
held directly in flame. 1t will go out
almost as soon as the flame is with
drawn, leaving ashes that are nearly
jet black. On the other hand,
weighted silk is almost dangerously
intlammable. 1t takes fire readily,
and once burning will smolder
through the piece, leaving ashes that
keep the shape Of the cloth and are of
light yellowish-red color. If there is
cotton mixed with the fiber the smell
of the smoke will betray it.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Can electricians explain why decided
negative la always n positivel
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18

Q order 70 get tho Wild oats out Of boy
must be thrashed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Real EStnte Trnnkfers.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: :
Clarence G.. Allen ct uX. to Lester A. Barr
and Franklin I. Sanner, lot o. So S.H:
s., 600 Lester A. Barr ct ux. ct al. to Theo.
F. Shuey, lot 80. blk. 80, Columbia Heights;
$40. Same to Clarence G. Allen, lot %,
blk 33, Columbia Heights; $1,000. JAS s.
Davidson to II. Bradley Davidson. part lot
H. so. 1888; $40. Andrew J. Miller and Thos.
T. Luckett, trustees, to Johan G. Kondrup,
lot 40. So. 10. Georgetown; $4,000. Robert
E. Morris to Mira H. Brown. lot % and
part lot "a, in Morris addition; SO. Richard
o. Prather ct Tx. to jeremiah Murphy,
1I93 acres of Bealrs Discovery; xi75U
Thos. w. Smith and John Ridout, trustees,
to Chas. d. Beach, lots 1O1, 102 and 1O4.
So. 207; 81, 1S3.43. David ID. Stone and
Richard NJ Johnson. trustees to Marion
S. Tinney, lot 5, blk. 6; $500. Thos. Z. Wag-
gaman ct ux. to Nathaniel Hershlcr, lots
81 and %, blk. 6, Cleveland Park; SO. J.
Wilmer Fisher to Annie B. Hoffman, part
lot -, blk. %. Brightwood Park; $3.50.
Mary T.. S. *. Gray to Ann L., Andrew j..
and Frank Kimmell, three-fourths interest
in lot q So. 39l; s.. Columbia Heights
Land Company to Lisle S. Lipscomb. lot $,
blk. "a, Columbia Heights; $40. Thos. h.
Davis ct ux. eft al. to Elias Keiser, lot 20
81. $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05

Proposing to Put All Under One NAM
agcment in baltimore.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December "a
strong movement Is about to be started to
consolidate all the street railway lines OF
Baltimore under one management, with
Governor Frank Brown, now president of
the Traction Company, as president of the
consolidation.
The death of Ex-Governor Oden Bowie
president of the City Passenger Railroad
Company has revived the scheme of con-
solidation, which was really under consid-
GRAFTON some months ago, and the general
belief is that ii will be an accomplished
fact in the near future.
The Star correspondent today asked Pres
ident Brown of the Traction Company
about the proposed consolidation, and he
said that he was decidedly in favor of 1t
at The earliest possible date. There are
about three hundred miles of street rail-
ways now operated by cable and electricity
In this city, and the consolidation of the
WhGle under one management is sought by
the stockholders in order to reduce the eX-
penses of operation and to provide free
transfers to all parts of the town. Since
Governor Brown became president of the
Traction Company he has succeeded in re-
ducing the operating expenses of that sys-
TEN more than one-third. and recent re-
ports show that it is operated at less ex-
pense per mile than any similar line in
the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
A Pastor Ordained.

Rev. Samuel w. Taylor was ordained at
Zion Baptist Church Monday, in the
presence Of large council called to pass
upon the qualifications of the candidate
for ministerial ordination Rev Mr.. Tay-
lor has been called to the pastorate of the
First Baptist Church Of Mount Pleasant
Plains. The council was presided over by
Rev. George w. Lee with j. c. Clark as
clerk. A hymn was led by Rev. j. j. Lew
ing. Scripture was read by Rev. j. c. Dent
and prayer offered by Rev. E. r. Jackson.
Another hymn, led by Rev. II. c. Robin
son, followed. The sermon of ordination
was preached by Rev. Geo. w. Lee, pastor
of Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, and
the prayer of ordination by Rev. j. Fl.
Pryor. The presentation of the Bible TO
the new minister was made by Rev JOS
Matthews and the charge was delivered by
Rev. A. H. Catlett. The hand of fellow
ship was extended by Rev. s. Miller of
Brightwood. Rev. Mr.. Taylor the success
full candidate, delivered the benediction. A
committee of the ladies of the church, I'M
der the leadership of Mrs. Julia Taylor,
prepared a repast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
nemclit of the Poor.

Lips Hall, on H street northeast, was
crowded to the doors Monday night by
select and appreciative audience. the attrac-
ton being a musical entertainment given by
the pupils of Miss NJ. Clements for the BEN
eft of the poor. The following interesting
program was rendered: Piano duet, Miss
NJ. Clements and Miss Amelia Bohn; vocal
selection, Mrs. Thompson and Miss Burn;
comic recitation, Mr.. A. j. Kimmel; piano
selection, 1.-The Storm in imitation OF
nature, Miss Beulah Figg; vocal selection.
THE Cruel Hiss" Mr.. Byron Bond; reci-
tation, by the Misses Sayers, Bohn ana
Barrett; piano and violin duet, by the Miss
es Bergmann; comic song, Mr.. Charles
Murphy: piano trio, by the Misses Sayers;
song and recitation. Wishing You a Mer-
ry Christmas" by the Misses BONN, Sayers,
Council, Figg and Barrett; comic recita-
ton. Mr.. Spence; piano solo, Miss Fay Hell
en- Griffith; vocal selection, Mr.. Fred. Bau-
mann; piano and violin duet. Miss Amelia
Bohn and Mr.. Winter; comic song, Mr..
James Coyle; piano solo, Miss Butler; COM
ic song Mr.. Fitzgerald; fancy dance, Miss
Della May; piano duet by the Misses Bonn
and Connell; vocal selection, entitled "A
Widows Plea For Her Boy" by Mr.. Byron
Bond, accompanied by Miss NJ Clements.
and song entitled ''The Six Poor Babies"
by the Misses Rothengass, Bohn, Barrett,
Figg and Bartholme.