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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03

August % to the journal des Debats" announcing
victory OF the Touaregs the French The
news agency's dspa a.ches state that French trail
!eur company was TO pieces by the Touaregs and
tat the position Of the remaining French forces
serious: NJ Decasse, Minister of Colonies. sent a
uispatch 10 NJ. Godet, Governor OF the Soudan in
curing into the truth of the report OF the Touaregs
victory. but has received answer II Is therefore
supposed that communication has been broken off.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03
IHE TREATY POWERS AND SAMOA.

~. n' Sept. 2-The "Vosslsche Zeitung' says that
e0,e ssoihets a, Washington. Berlin and LONDON are
s,''Hceo that 1t will be necessary 10 repea. Inc
tive act but each is reluctant to take the inita-
co,,.ns newspaper advises Germany TO summon
This iehce al Berlin 10 take action In the matter
zesI.n aods does not mean that II favors the New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03
A BIG PARTY TO VISIT BISMARCK.

s,s"on Sept. IA Berlin dispatch to "The
n. says that a party OF 1900 will go TO Var
o, VISIT Prince Bismarck on September is The
allow OF the Posen Army Corps Will not
march r,1 ,m1itary band 10 accompany them Bis
q fhs WI receive delegation Of West Prusslans
: 'ne end OF the month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03
'1roRr OF THE ToUAREGs VICTORY
CONFIRMED.

~. Sept IA newc agency has received ad-
-. om 81. Louis. capital of the French posses
as In seneganbia- connrrn,-~ =. dispatch Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03

NlGILANT TO RACE FOR THE CAPE NAY CtP
London. Sept. 2.-lt is announced that me
N,gilani will for the Cape May cup Sep
tember s. and that this account she Wi! take
part in the Plymouth regatta.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03

The Angio-American Telegraph Company an
nounces that communication between Saigon and
Bangkok Is interrupted ana that the wires between
Moulmen and Sam are open for business
The Eastern Telegraph Company reports delays as
follows: sydney TO New York. : hr 10 min: S!nga-
pore TO NewYork. hr. min: Toxic to Ncv-Y York
m, mr. - min shanghai TO New-lork. hr. % min
Yokohama 10 New-York. hr. 30 min: Toxic to
hr. ) mir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03

''h NOT REOPEN THE MAVERICK CASE.
d.s,"on. Sept. 3.-Home Secretary Asqulth has
co.s. 10 appoint a committee to inquire into the
laxafon" OF Mrs. Maybrick. There will be
o" OF the prison rules In her favor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03
HUNDREDS BURN TO DEATH |
HEMMED IN BY FOREST FIRES
CALAMITY IN THE NORTHWEST OF AP
FALLING PROPORTIONS.
ENTIRE TOWNS WIPED OUT BY FLAMES

PITIFuL STORIES FROM THE STRICKEN REGION
MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN PERISH MIS-
ERABLY WHILE SEEKING TO ESCAPE
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF A TRAIN
-CHARRED BODIES STRUNG
ALONG THE RAILROADS
THE NUMBER OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03
THE WAR PARTY DOMINANT IN CHINA
LARGE ARMY GATHERING At PEKING-HALF
OF 1T TO GO TO CoREA FOR
WINTER QUARTERS.

London. Sept. "a Berlin dispatch TO "The Stand
ara says The war party. of which Prince Tching
is the head. has the upper hand again in China
lhs means that the war will be prosecuted Wig
orously A large army is gathering at Peking
Haf or this army Will guard Peking while the
other half WI! so 10 Corea for winter quarters
When the Guf OF Pe-Chi-Li is frozen over the
japanese Navy viii be practically of use"
ST Petersburg. Sept. "A Russian squadron will
soon start for Corea 1t is stated that there is
intention on the part OF the Russian Government to
intervene In Corean affairs and that the fee, Is %
De sent 10 Corea merely 10 protect Russian mer
chantmen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03
PRICE THREE CENTS.
ERIE BOOMS ROBERTS.
THE STATE CONTROLLER HIS COUNTS
CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR.

THE NOMINATION NOT TO BE MADE By ANY oNy
MAN-MR. PLATTs REPORTED ovERTUREs
TO AsPIRANTs FOR SECOND PLACE
ON THE TICKET-MR FAssErTs
PLAIN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF VARIOUS CANDIDATES
FOR GOVERNOR.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29

Glen Notes.
Sec. S. S. S. A.

Fine weather, grass growing and
everybody gardening.
Mr.. Jessie Holbrook has gone 10
Tangent
Frank Mulvaney spent few days
on the creel: last week.
Ralph Daniels spent few days
in this week.
b. +. Wilhoit made a tip to
Blod9et t!lis week.
Road work has took an early
start this sprieg. Seveo men c m
meuced work OIL the road Wedne9-
day. They are opening it tlroush h
Mr.. John Watkins place.
Master Arthur Gordon was get
ting into boat TO cross the Bay,
last Saturday, when he stepped up
on some fruit trees that were in the
bow Of the boat, which rolled and
threw him into the Bay. He was
pulled out by Charlie Brown.
Last Tuesday, Lee Watkins, his
father and Fred Kifler were out Oil
the hills above Mr.. Glifhth's place,
about four miles from Mr.. Watkins
home, when lee let his gun drop,
striking he hammer on alos, caus-
ing the gun TO discharge, The bullet
striking him in The right thigh,
and coming ont on tie upper side.
Fortunately no bones were b.o'.eo,
and he is Sc ing along very nice
ly.
March "a, 1894.
ST OWCONTE.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
Enclosed with the same must be

Enclosed with the same must be a
seale1 envelope baarirg 'he fcti-
,ious name Oil Tie outside and the
writer's true name and address on
the inside. The essay must reach
this Office by May IS, 1894, and
the writer or his Oh ber family must
be an annual subscriber to the
LEADER and must reside in Lincoln
county. The meri.s Of The contri-
buttons will be decided by judges
who will be named later on. The
contributions are to be the proper
ty Of the LEADER, to be published
or nc. as we see fit.
Get on your thinking caps boys
and girls and gel five dollars.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
cemetery on Sunday.

The ninth annual convention OF
The Oregon State Sunday School
association will be held in the First
M. +. church III SALEM, opening
Wednesday, May 2, 1894, at 2 p.
m. and closing Friday, May 4, at
noon. &, cry person interested in
Sunday School work is cordially in
vited. Every school in the state is
urged to send as many delegates as
possible. The names of all persons
expecting to and desiring entertain
ment should be sent 10 w. w.
Brooks, Salem, not later than April
23rd. A rate of one and one-third
fare for round trip will be given
over the Southern Pacific and one
and one-half fare over The Oregon
Pacific. i. r. Cook,
Sec. S. s. s A j..
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
NEAL ESTATE IRANSFNRS.

The following are the real estate
transfers IN Lincoln county since
our last report:
w. A. Peek and wife to Jas.
II. Russell; so acres in
section 25, tp. II, rng II, $500
w. A. Wells and wife OF.
N. Hlandeberry, lots 8, 4,
blk, 3; lots S, 6, blk. 6;
lots /, 8, blk. 8; lots 3, 4,
blk. n, lots 5, 4, blk. IS.
lots 3, 1, blk 20, lot 4 blk
a5, in ,he town of Clyde,
anil an unliy'iied is in
terest il 10, 3, sec. II,
twp. II, range II, I,ooo
W, A. I.yil to A. R. Bur-
bank, lot S blk 9, South
Newport, 2oc
MAJ y p, KAN 10 Jas, New
lands, ne 4 of sw < and
Il Z o, NV 4 OF Sc 4 sec.
5, .wp. ., range II, "a
Wa Tailey to Alice Talley,
lots /, ?, 8, sec. 90, lot
aad NV i ofsw sec. p
town II, range 10, I
ID. N. Large to Aharila Metz
Sa : acres in section 50,
Town II, range II, go
y. w, Rayburn and wife to
a. NJ. Berlin, lots 5, 6,
blk. l, Rayburl's ad. to
leXaudria, 100
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
L. THOMAS.
Corvallis, Oregon.
Notlce to piseiples of CMist.

G. P. Rich, of The Chutch OF
Christ, will preach at the school
house in district No, g, Chitwoo
Ore, on Sunday, April sth a, -
O'Clock q. IN. and 7 p. M, and per
haps continue preaching evenings
through The week. All VINO are
interested are cordially invited the
attend,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
BORN.
HAWLEY-To Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L, Hawley, on Monday, March
20, 1894, a daughter.
DIED.


CARD-At the home of her son in
Waterloo, Linn county, Oregon,
on Saturday, March "a, 1904,
Mrs. Phoebe Card, aged Sc years.
Grandma Card, as she has been
long called, was one ofthe pioneers
Of Oregon. She came to the state
from Minnesota i'll 1864 and in
company with her family moved to
Yaquina Bay in 1865, since which
time she has been well known and
greatly loved by almost every resi-
dent of Yaquina Bay. She had
apparently been in her usual good
health until a few days before her
death. The giving away of her
physical strength before the ravages
of old age was the cause of her
demise.
In the death Of Grandma Card
every family of old settlers OH the
Bay feel that they have lost true
personal friend, and in many house
holds will sadly miss her cheerful
visits. She was kind and always
ready to help i'll sickness, and her
many acts of Christian charity will
keep her memory green with many
Yaquina Bay families.
She was inferred in the Waterloo
cemetery on Sunday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
Five Dollars Given Away.

The LEADER " i'll give FIVE doliag
ii gold to the boy or girl unde,
sixteen years of a ge who cont hut $
us he best article upon the subjsc,
Of Decoration l ay."
coND TIoNS.
The writer mt be under si.> teen
yea.s of age and must compose oad
write the article or essay unaided
>, ary other p sou - a
dcuiar The e ay mus, contain
not less than 6Co words and not
more than 1000. 1t must be " il
ten on one side q the psper only,
srd siered by So ne 4 Sous name.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
A0ynlnistratrix Notice.

IN the County Court Of Lincoln County, state
OF Or gun.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UN.
~ derigned has been appointed by the coun-
" court OF Lincoln County Oregon, GCminis-
tratriN al the estate OF l.. ~ Harmon, deceased,
late OF Lincoln county, Ore on All persons
having claims against said cStrte are hereby
notified 70 pr,scht them duly verified
slough, near Tol. @, Oregon. within six months
from the date hereof ana all persons indebted
10 said estate ure notified ;a settle the same i'm.
T. eNiGt ~
pare7 70 Col,dn, Orgy, his 20 lay Of March
'eg.
NJ, c HARMON,
NGmiuistratriN oi Ge ESaie OF /. NJ. Harmon,
deceased
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
The republican county conven-

The republican county conven-
ton next "Wednesday promises to
be something more tnau The tame
affair the populist convention was.
There are going 10 be strong con-
tests over each OF The important
county Offices. The fight for counly
judge seems to be between S. V.
Eust aud J. o. Steacns, and the
prospects are that it will be fight
to the finish. Three CANDID ates are
now in line for sheriff, Bert Bald
win, of Lover Alsea, and Frank
Stanton, OF Toledo. This would
seem to give Stanton the lead I'M
less they pool their chances against
him. The clell,ship fight vii be a
bitter one unless John Buckley re-
fuses to go into the convention. If
Buckley and 3rasheld both go into
the convention it will probably be
tie hottest fight Of oll Of them.
For assessor here seems 10 be no
particular fight and it will prob
ably 80 10 Silas Howell, of Wald-
port, shoald he seek it. He was a
candidate once before FOR the aame
nomination but his party turned
him down. For the other Offices
there seems to be no struggle.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
Democratic County COacen.
fiOR.

The County Convention OF the Democratic
rarty Of Lincoln county egon, is hereby
calla ,oin nstt in delegate convention in the
Cou hou,e in Toledo, Or-gon, on Thursday,
April =, lSai, ct O'Clock p. m, to nominate
candidates or he various county Offices to be
voted for on June /, 1891, and TO elect delegates
TO the Stetg conv vntion, and for such other
business as may properly come before the con.
ventiOn.
The Convention shall be composed of Il dele
GGtes, appoJtioned as follows:
Beaver Crcek....... Newport. ........... 6
Big lsl6........,.,.... . Nashville ...... .
Drift Gre ak......... Tid2wnler......... .
Elk City ty............. 3 Ngrpss.......... .
Lobster. , luuuinn ~ I
little FL ............. 3 Tol,do,.,.~ ~ /
Lower AlseA, ,..,..... :
PrimNrie. vii be a n the various pre-
cincts ON uturuny, Ar.It7 :, tt9i at O'Clock p.
in.
h. F. JONES, Chairman.
], S. GATHER, Secretary.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
To Exch.nge

For land or lots Oh tidewa,el
Que hose and lot, and I ba i
4oXSo feet in size, ioca ed in
klamath Falls, Klamath co uty,
a good place for live yman.
Address,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29
Notice.

NOTICE IsHERE3Y GIVEN, that the partner
~ io '.i tin. uctwcen Gus II. Reschke and
10, ifvcy va dis DIV 4 on Fer ayy II, 1894
7 yey c11 MI indebtedness o. Jhe firm IS pay
cJie y Hill.
Gus II, REsCHKf
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-29

A gentleman by the name of
Snow from Carlton, Yamhill coun-
ty, is in Toledo looking up the
prospect for location for a gener-
al merchandise store. We did not
learn what he has concluded to do.
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
for Infants and Children.

sCastoria isso well adapted to children that tSecommend it as superior to any prescription known to me" H. A ARCHER, M. D.,
 Ill So Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
TAlMAGE'S ULTlMATUM.

He Has Had Enough of Working for a
 Church Buried in Debt. and Will Have
 No More of It.
 NEW YORK. May IA. It is reported that at a meeting of the trustees of Dr. Talmage's tabernacle Sunday night the pastor gave the officers of the church his ultimatum. It was that he would not resume charge of the church until s2S0, ,OO0 in cash had been raised for a new building and site. He declared that he would never undertake to raise another church debt or preach in a church that was not clear of all incum brances.
 Dr. Talmage said that he feared his days of pastoral work were over, it is reported, and insisted that he had no plans beyond completing his lecture tour around the world and then mak- ing Brooklyn his home.
 It was found that the insurance money and the sale of the land where the church stood would clear the or ganization of debt but leave it without resources with which to erect another structure. Dr. Talmage declared he would take no part or interest in any plan unless the sum of s2sO,000 was in bank before any work was done.
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
LIFE IS SHORT,
And Senator Jones Has No Time to No
 tice Newspaper Charges.

And Senator Jones Has No Time to No-
 tice Newspaper Charges.
 WASHINGTON, May 15.-The story printed in New York paper yester- day morning purporting to relate how the senate and the members of the finance committee capitulated to the Sugar trust in the arrangement of the sugar schedule of the tariff bill. at tracted some attention among sen ators, but few of those whose names are prominently mentioned were pres ent. Senator Smith. of New Jersey, is absent on account of sickness, and Mr. German is out of the city.
 Mir. Brice said he had glanced through the article sufficient to know that there was no truth in it so far as he had any knowledge in the matter. Mir. Jones, chairman of the subcom- mittee that fixed up the bill. said life was too short to bother with the reading of all the stories printed in the daily papers concerning the working of the finance committee and state ments purporting to give the reasons for the attitude assumed by various senators.
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
sleeu,ue on Empty stomachs.

FoRr WAYNE, Ind, May IA spe- cial to the Journal from Butler, Ind, says: Sullivan's army, numbering ffty-four men, arrived here yesterday morning on a Lake Shore fast freight, having boarded the train at Goshen. Twenty-Five of the men got left at Goshen. When the train reached the coal docks here the men were made to unload and are now sleeping on the grass near the tracks. No effort has been made to feed them. Your core spondent interviewed one of the lead CTS. as Sullivan was asleep. and he did not know when or how they would leave town. Some of the men are pretty tough-looking characters.
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
We'll Defined.

A servant girl who was employed in family in which there were several children became very much alarmed when one of them fell i'll with scarlet fever. She was for leaving at once.
 You need not be afraid Hetty." said her mistress. We have isolated the little boy. and you need not go near him. Moreover, adults rarely take the disease"
 An hour or two later Hetty was over heard saying to fellow servant:
 Julia, what does isolated mean?"
 'I don't exactly know" replied the brilliant Julia, but I guess it means that they have put him on ice"
 That must be it And what is an 'adult?'"
 II don't exactly know that, either; but guess it means girl who works out. ."-Youth's Companion.
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
smith Gets a Pointer.

''Mr. Smith, did you hear any of our chickens just now down by the front gate?'
 No, George, it is too late for chick ems to be out"
 Down to the garden gate did you hear any?"
 "Why, George, mo-"
 Down to the back gate did you hear any?"
 Why, no, my little man, but why do you ask?"
 "'Cause jes' now, when sister came out into mas room ma asked her how she was getting along, and sister said she guessed she had that rooster on the fence. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
Trusted Too Much in the Youngster.

In some parts of Texas the people live to be very old An old man of ninety, living quite distance from the nearest town. requiring some groceries, sent his son, a man of seventy years of age. When the son failed to show up with the provisions on time his father reproached himself by saying:
 "That's what comes from sending kid. ."-Texas Siftings
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
The Real Novelty.

A well-known Detroiter recently re turned from a trip to New York, and the same evening an acquaintance was talking to him at the club.
 Have a nice time in New York?" he asked.
 Fine"
 What did you do?"
 Well, for one thing, was at din ner where Chauncey Depew spoke"
 "Pshaw," exclaimed the friend, that is nothing; it would be great deal more to tell if you had attended din- ner where he kept still "-Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
THE AURORA MINE ON FIRE.
The Lives of Five Hundred Miners In
 Danger at IronwOOd, Mich.

Danger at IronwOOd, Mich.
 IRoNwooD, Mich, May 14.-The great Aurora mine is on fire. Just how much damage has been done cannot be told as yet The lives of 800 men are in danger, and the whole community is in great excitement The Aurora mine is one Of the best known mines on the Gogebic range. It is controlled by a syndicate in which the Colbys are interested, but is not one of the group known as the Gogebic consoli- dated mines, for which receiver was recently appointed. It has beeen in operation right along and is one of the very few mines that did not shut down on account of hard times
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
Well Meant.

Fairy Godmother (genially)-Which do you choose for your infant daughter beauty or wealth?
 Young Mother (pleadingly)-May she not have both?
 Fairy Godmother (authoritatively)- They never go together. Good News
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
A Judgment Reversed.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-The Tennes- see law, which the officials of that state contend authorizes them to tax the property of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. for 1885 to 1889 inclusive. was declared by the supreme court of the United States yesterday, in an opin- ion by Justice Jackson, to be invalid as far as that company is concerned. The judgment of the supreme court of Tennessee was therefore reversed.
 Chief Justice Fuller dissented. The dissent of the chief justice was based upon the theory that the S-per cent. provision was rule of taxation which was special and exclusive and in viola tion of the constitution of the state. Justices Gray, Brewer and Shiras joined the chief justice in his dissent
The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18
IMPORTANT DECISIONS

Handed Down by the United States Su-
 preme Court-The Validity of the Ohio
 Law Requiring Insurance Companies to
 Make Reports of Their Business, Etc.
 Afirmed-A Tennessee Judgment Re-
 versed.
 WASHINGTON, May l5-The supreme court of the United States yesterday affirmed the judgment of the supreme court of Ohio. thereby sustaining the validity of the law requiring insur- ance companies to make reports of their business, assets, etc. The opin- ion was announced by Justice White, in the case of the Eagle Insurance Co, of Cincinnati, which appealed from the judgment of the Ohio court in favor of the auditor of the state.
 The same justice also announced the judgment of the supreme court of the United States in the case involving the validity of the law of Ohio assessing a tax of one etenth of 1 per cent upon the capital stock of companies seeking consolidation under it's laws. The new Wabash Railroad Co. offered s700 as the fee in payment for filing the articles of incorporation and consol- idation, being one-tenth of 1 per cent. of the capital stocks of the original Ohio corporation. Secretary of State Ryan demanded S52, 900. one-tenth of the capital stock of the consolidated corporation. The supreme court of Ohio sustained the validity of the charge, and that judg- ment was affirmed by the supreme court of the United States, on the ground that the corporation having elected to take advantage of the bene- fits conveyed by the laws of Ohio, can not complain of the fees exacted by the state, which are within it's power to fix and assess.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-09-03
RE OURcE

hE OOnAE
First Mortgage Loans, sIo9am ~
Loans with Mortgages as collateral
security, 7,2a5.oO
Loans on other Collateral Security, 5s20.6s
Personal Notes, 6s,676.5s
Loans 10 Towns, Villages and School
Districts, 0a4.7s
School Bonds at par, 10000
Municipal Bonds at par, 100000
National Bank Of Newport stock, no
par, 1000 90
N. G. Loan Co. stock at par, 100000
Overdraft, S,ss
Furniture and Fixtures, 10000
Cash on hand and on deposit in
National Banks, a .O0i, 80
Interest due and unpaid I,68a2 20
Accrued Interest, not yet due, l.sOla9
Total. ssiB97s,iO
LIABILITIE
Capital stock, paid in, 900 10000
Due 1914 Depositors, 257 8s0s7
Due State of Vermont Taxes, 75Os3
Unearned Discounts, 1887
Treasurer's Checks outstanding, 5sf.45
Bills Payable, $3.50
Undivided Profits, 6,5s5'6s
Total, ssl5,07OIO
@. A. PROUTY, PRESIDENT.
p. j. FARRELL, TREASURER.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-09-03

Gentlemen, = For =
years i suffered every
thing but death from
dyspepsia. l was con-
stipated, my food dis
tressed me, my bowels
were bloated, and my
feet and ankles were
swollen. The distress
in my stomach after
eating was something
terrible. Two doctors
gave me up to die. This
was my condition when
/ commenced to take