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adelphia, PA. j. Brown, general
manager. Dallas, Texas
hartford Lie aud Annuity Insurance
Company, Hartford, Coun. w. IA. Fat
tcLson. general ugeut Du,las. Texas.
Niassac au,elts boheni Association,
Bustpn, Ma~.f. a. beaumont, special
agent, Fort Worth, IeNus.
Mutual hcserve und l.lo Associa ton.
New York;. y. Chapman, special agent
Dallas, Texas.
National Life. Hartford. Gonna. j.
Miller, spccial agent, Fort Worth. Texas.
y, W Masonic Aid Association, Chi
cage, III. lr, l., H. Urunhll, special man
The nu! state Beneficiary Arsocin-
ton, Wcstileid Mass. "A. X. Cornelius.
SPECIAL agent, Emory, Texas.
SUPPLEMENT.
Fire CompanIes--
Merchants Insurance Company, Now
Orleans l.. M q. Meuard. general agent
Galveston, TeNas,
Geimnnin Insurance Company, New
Works, u. Scuddcr, general agent San
Antonio. Texas.
nion Marine Insurance Company, liy-
crpoui, England.
Madgobme fire Insurance Company,
MadgohurH. Germany Ketclson a Drgn
Ia, Ernctd agents, I'll l'usp, Texas
Glons laila Fire Insurance Company,
Clen's Fails, n. Y.~-M. A. Shumard,
Dallas, Texas,
Lifu Companies
American Union Life--C. =. Whitney.
secretary, New York. n. Y,
GunHnrors Liability and Indemnity
Compnn, W. i kuorr, secretary. thii-
Udelphia, Pa.
TcNas Life Insurance Company, Tyler,
Texas.
Fidelity and Casualty Comranies-
Fidelity mud Casualty company, New
York, y. Y.
Natoual Surety company, Kansas City
Mo
Fidelity and Deposit company, Bait.
more, Nd.
Assessment Companies
Merchants Life association, 81. Louis,
Mo.
Security Mutual Life Association, Ring
hamton. n. Y.-C. O. Mcclure. special
agent, san Antonio, Toxae
pcs M'Ancs life Associntion--I, c..
Lawson, secretary, Dcs Moincs. Iowa
MT onal Maturity Insurance company,
Washington, n. &.
Accident business
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CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Some Practical Suggestions for tho A
prunchinp Holiday Season.

Some Practical Suggestions for tho Ap-
proachinp Holiday Season.
The season for holiday presents is COM
Ing around rapidly, and everyone with the
least BIT OF Ingenuity Ia trying TO devs sc
some way OF making remembrance for a
loved one, which VIII be valued not for Its
worth IN money alone. The great difficulty
nowadays Is TO md something new some
thing that win be pretty aud interesting,
aud yet not common. a nice present Tor
boy to make Ior his aunlie. or his dear
sruuiinainma, wOuil be an iron-ciad NAH
of-war OWING TO the trcnty Of isii with
ureat Bhtdin. wan whicn, OF course. every
school boy Is iuuiiLar. nieh-oi-whr can not
De Duilt on the great i1hos rms VIA pir-
vent lne buat IRON De.ng paced ~ tho
Nater below tfcs4ue iAir. put IL "ii ne
none the lcha uciibntul phfiof Ofi.-
aui-ni. modern inaii-Oi-WA shoulu Oe
i1Iin go 10 80 i'el ivns, am eofsfed u.
.t,l.t auUye the water line wan nea'y ifVn
piates. II possible, tuesv hnVuiu pc Inaue
vi niekel steel care SHOULD he ,aken 70
ieavc huies hionR toe sides OF tne pod',
from wnIcn cannon can haOol, unless ne
monitor style VI NOnsrurtlon IN h5vd. an
mat case tuifcts containing thc B"As
should BE- butt On the ~echs' ~ Is prone %,
inat even IA brIBHt boy WA nnu in,uuii
In making ths guns ana tney ma Det,ef
he purcHaLseu. These can be had lfOn.
dea,ers IN such things at prices rangsns
from syU,UvD Up. AZ much OF The ints rsst
connected with "a man-oi-war comes fro..
ils beautiful motion through the whtti.
the builder can not exercise 100 ,nuch car
In making the engine. IL should dcytiop
many, many horse power. and shoui u.
OF the quadrupie expansion, Improved ma
rinc type. - ,,,.
inclined, a pipe organ VIII bea siit lna,
she VIII appreciate very hiYhly ~ u
also an extremely simple Thing 10 con.
ntruct, II consists almost .cntlreiy OF
pipes much like willow whistles but lars-
err 'fhey are cut of In varying lengths,
which produce different tones. the vino
is furnished by means of a bellows. whigh
II paced beneath the pipes. Then the
kcys must he arranged no that wncn one
IL depressed a delicate mechanisin -
given an Impulse, whioh reciprocally asl-
tntea the apparatus which hermeticaiy
closes the aperture of the pipe, forcing y
open sufficiently TO allow the compre sSeu
atmospheric to rush through the pipe vent,
producing the beautifully modulatnd tone
that lB peSJiiar to tqe p,pc organ some
OF the keys are usually arranged go thht
they may he acted upon by the feet. while
the others are used as In piano playing.
But perhaps the easiest ming 70 make
and the gift which would be received
with most delight. would be q house for
papa Take d large vacant lot and dig
a hole In Il. Make II about as large, as
YOU think will be needed for cellar.
line II carefully with large Hat stones
;aying one Immediately above the. other.
When YOU have reached a hight o. =
little above the level OF the GROUND, TIM
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So ''""sAN N''' 'N'H WIS 80 $500,
- when VAC here Iast' ana couiu
.sI lay my hnnus On yer, Cut yH ,,,,, a., =
are loo s"'i Ter yer gu oheis Aiieh'
AID with hemty ha! hn! the Louisiana
i"luer lhshed MS narrative Auu "shou
a"out The hoIhe'iVihs' huu eApTeeeed II
utSiie To- get thete pretty Huive' "s hr
wanted Ia r,St Oit ana thih' oy sush
aGon' good Old times , an. >.
IN rev moments uncie ai'en'
answered "A t"ur' nave lew In'lsi
mac p"rchises 10 make ior VIE anu paps
ana then All aboard lor holhe' irene uhu
i tue BOY .,..
10y sum. wnnt tri1e or Two myself
Tor The mssie aud iiduie' ana IL Was u
hio~t uhu lhi"7N' uii'S iui a'thur 10
maAe the iroe-hearted OLD man close Ms
pdcst. even AFTER purchasing handsome
Z Gus i"r the loNtd ohee' 80.
( NAh arms wei ihuehcu WIN gllts tur
, mother ana thld Tue Two meh nv"tneu a
4 car ana at lhst alsht at sweet ht''e
( cottage, verlInhie bower oil rove ana
/ vohlehtncht, AZ us dovr they are
glett,d 10y the loved voice OF Irene
sweetheart, WHAT tlhs you ma
been Was so lonely and baby was
sleep.ng--' then as the Hood oil light
! stranger, she mes 10 ecu ahu sirppsd nack'
iunhcl again !ud rA'h iincu Ih'le A"eli,
dear tn~c Allen, ana between s"bs AMI
sblllcN Exclaimed, elcome. welcome 10
our vA9s nome.
| uuh Us snug enough, Sruhted Uncle
Allen; Il guess III be Killed with CON
fort
nepositins his hundlcs about the room
he laughed ana talked unui one could
see t,ht the manly o.d henrt was iul' 10
! uveiiipw.ng; and when be pccped ri the
bonny boy asleep in bis cOt his eyes
grew moist, and crossing over to the
Aoung IS lfe,, in whom he saw the luyus
/ little gil whose thCe and laugh were for
years TIE sunshine OF his old Louisiana
! home he said; We'll, little gal. yer
| happy, amt yerT' so happy, tuclc
! Allen. can hardly tel how happy,
/ answered she with the love-light shining
ia her bright brown eyes, as she looked
al her handsome husband, whose eyes
dropped Ms he felt how unworthy his ne
: tons of the night were of the husband of
such a noble woman.
Darling, said he. crossing to her
side, II have confession to make and
IN manly straightforward way he tells
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THE WATER TREE.
It secretes a Large Quantity Of Pure
Fluid.
Public Opinion,

Public Opinion,
NJ. Ducharte recently made known TO
tho French Academy of Science the results
OF an experiment made by NJ. Maxine
Lecomte IN Congo upon tree OF the genus
Musenga. Upon making lncisions IN the
trunk of II and placing u pail ut the foot
OF the tree. more than ten quarts OF pure
water was collected In thirteen hours. Thu
Soriiias. II seems, are in the habit OF slack
ing their thirst al these hidden fountains.
md regulate the flow OF liquid ut vial by
puliins oil different sized branches. Aany
ears ago DIR. Nalilch ioun In the pro-
,Iiice OF Maftaban, AREA, plant belong
.ng 10 the same natural order, whose sort
anu porous wood discharged. when wound-
Cd, very large quantity OF pure aud
.asteless mud, which was quite wholesome
and was used as a b -verage by the ma Ives.
ms punt was named Dy Dr.. Wall.en shn
water vine. ana mas been place. IN tho
genus Phytocrene, which s!gnnes plant
lountain.' These plants form remark
able exception " the usual character Il
the order. which embraces species thai
produce a milky juice--such, for example.
as the celebrated COW tree. or Palo do
yaca. OF South America. which yields
copious supply of rich and wholesome
milk, as good as that OF the COW. and
used for the same purpose
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GUARANTY AND F1pELIrY.
American surety Company, Sew York
Corr Lucy. specin agent Austin, Texas.
LIFE AND HEALTH.

"Aetna Lac, Iurtturl. CVnu-~Neal
SnlAs, SPECIAL uRr"ia, bAiiua 4cAah.
-Empu!es l"aohN Assurance Cor
puratuu, Lvuduu, l"SianH-- tiuRhcs "
nuoWo, geueiu Hgruta, galveston, irAnS
Lqu.tauie iiie Assuiahta oourty, New
IuIh-t. H.. ! "rtS, general agent IA lar,
1eAHs, a. 4. Gte,n, IN, gencinl agent
Font Worth, l,AHs.
- idui4n ana tAsun,ty Company, New
York; i,r.nuardt ~ son, srh'tni agents,
Dallns, ieAAs.
t,erlnunn Lilo. New York-Charles H..
iiunu, SPECIAL agent, Nau AhtouIo, IeAus.
Iiome i.tc, New Iork-n, NJ. l,euhnfd
yeneiui AZ at, Daiias. 4eAaa.
sintctsiatc Casualty Company, New
Iork-G. A. ionhusOn, slrciDi agent,
l. ont Worth, TeXUs.
Kansas Mutual Life Association, To.
peAn, knn,--Sum y. Kerr, special agent,
galveston, 1eAas.
Paul, Minn.--W. q. White, secretary, 81.
Mnuhutlan Life, New York-Iames b.,
Day, pcntih. agent, SIM Antonio, Texas.
Massachusetts Mutual, Springfield,
Mass.--John A. Hail. secretary, Spring
neld, Mass.
Mutual, Louisville, KY. u. Gillespie,
spcchl nernt, Fort Worth Texas >,
Mutual Lie, New lOrk-tpbert J..
L., on, general agent, Dailus, Texas; $.
A. Newman, general agent NJ fasO,
ieXas. I'D Chamberlain, general 0grht
san Antonio lrxns.
Mutual benciit Life, Newark, n. j.
II. A. Cray croft, general ngenL Dallas.
New York Life, New lurk--Wi iham
l.. I'm. general agent, st. Louis. Mo.
Noi tnwestrIn Mutual L"ie-Byron
Wells, general agent, Dallas, Tcxas;
/ cacock Il smith, general ngents, Aus
TIN, Texas.
NederIand dimitctD Liability Life, Am
sterdau, Holland-lankuln Judd,
manager Dallas, JeAas.
Pacific Mutual Lite, san Francisco
san Antonio, Texas ~
Pennsy lyania Mutual, Philadelphia, Pa.
Henry q. Brown, secretary, Pbiladel-
ptoyident Savings Life Assurance So
ciety. New York-H. Is. Parrot, mun-
ager, Waco, Texas.
.Preferred Accident Insurance Com
pnny, New. York; lmbail " Atwood'
Va, r.,nry, New York, y. !.
STANDARD Life aud Accident, Detroit
Mich.-M, A. Shumard Il Co., general
agents Dailas, Texas ~
travellers Life, Hartford, Conn--W.
H. Brlden. special agent. San Antonio
linen Central Life, Cincinnati, Ohio.
johnson d Patterson eeherhi agents.
Union Mutual, Portland, Me.-A. l..
Bates, secretary, Portland, Ne.
In led States Life, Now york;. W.
Harris speciai agent Waco, Texas.
Union Casualty aud Security Com
pany. 81. Louis. Mo. Shelby 4 Brad
ioI. eenerni agents, New orleans, La.
Wash ngton Life, New York;, Rein
hart & Son, general agents, Dallas
ASSESSMENT LIFE INSURANCE.
Gov. Mutual Benefit ASSOCIATE ton, ia Ga
burg. ILL.,. o. Wynn, manager, Dallas.
Texas. 49,,
Fidelity Mutual Life Association. Phil
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"""i, 'o"' .,I'' % 100, con,,..|
49, - 49, t"n, g., rnrr nh
sVu W." nav ".o ir 81 t.". ~ 49, VIM
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nv, ~ ,v,' NO ,'',r bp,',,s r,,.
,,,i go, -, ,.'.s,,,,. sol ~ IN.
Wv sou uVN"'Nu ,i'',.,'..oI ,l..
t'.,r7 In 400. na ti'.nts how his
$500, ~ -, ,''a a,i - ,,r ,,,ot,,.ss..
u"'u va ~" f,iI., ,r,.,,
a"u No" soon A9u WIN nav i"'.vu ', ,o,ii
S~uii peusa'". ~. u'''",s rt,r
WI" "a iIv S','1 " r..',',,od Iosl;,
.,,,, "'' g., , an, ,,,,,, nn,v
10y .Iu no' rVi,''u Uni w.. , ,;t,',,.
u"e al uunie aHu .'Vn' W., W wa, ne, ~
n'c' hV'r's r" w assn 90" ~.
DO not mean 70 SlNe you lhe cut 'noueh
i" so'ns 49," .. u n"t r,'l.,., ~
4 i,h saT. ht,rr rriir'fions. IrsiI. ac-
nl,iar'i',,sto ,,os no nin.tinp and Wander.
mo whot his loycd wife viii think whom
he tolls her where he has been. Ne
fauri,.s he can SEQ the look of main in
urr bright eyes, ana the culver of her
i'ns v.bnn be TO- Ia hrr of his visit to the
,,snhl no DIN I,hi Cod what a main
sbonts t5rongb Ms hen,t ms he thinks Of
Mi his. he fee,s as though he must cry
"innJ and ,al bis romnnnion "a berone
and court destruction aud shame aloue:
Int M, 40 wbisners Go show him. Won
sra - hove niOutHtion and have con-
I,c.,a a., a. iw 1922 Win his
T rnnntai ainonit,on he entrrs the rnlnbIinc
house and str;des INTO tho room win
mot pN M, atp1 roso their 'e eras IN ssonish
mont as tbey behold the steady-going
i tII' cash er ant"r tbc onnrtment XII
h nV% s"S word Of - wciroms for him. and
t t', nrnnria,nr cardioDy risks him ro tax
a bannd In n cinar Steody voice he re-.
f,t ,""a srd "a saws tb"t his "iiec, is 10 Ieayn
h.s 5ri "'d &ir ~ II Cl9rie ,berr Who
v.;sbas =" iSd,,lcs in y rnn,o Clorke
,nin,, ,it;otnd bo,,i,'s rl,S Vim, and Is soon
IL, X ,iJst W. daonlv iHtnr,st,n,, yon,e
Xr,bur f"siie fcaIs bis rheaks giow Win
'r.,' hn roaii9os lis nos;t;nn in cam,
t,I;na, da,, ~
"''nE ''n'
me soNhu Oh Tue samo'ers V"ices srates
unon ms oaeS' an' IN yum 'ons u" Try
70 throw on the ieelns o. oppression
Iuat - lIst s,eai'ns upon u.nl' ne ta%rs
around tLe room ut tie inmates ana "
tue right ne sees II Young mah, tbe nam
suW'ult OF ms wd3wsH mqtheri PLAYING
tecN'essly hhI WIN an-Iuch' ne se. ,.Il'
70 rel, rea'i ...e, mat III lew moments MS '"S'
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HOW AND WHY IT RAINS.
- -. III Il La.

Rain Is an accumulation OF tho tiny
particles Of the vapor OF the Atmosphsre
INTO drops. These drops, first ANAL of
stxe. attract others OF their kind and b.
.on,a Drops OF such magnitude that they
fall 10 the earth because OF their weight.
There Ii q limit to the quantity OF watce
retaining a. invisible vapcr. Warm an
il allie 10 hold moro than cold air. Heuce.
when the air which IL saturated with
whatever. It can no longer retain its moist
ure A portion must. under such condi-
ton, accumulate into drops, These fail
10 the earth In the shape Of rain.
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DIDN'T GET WHAT SIZE WANTED.
Two pretty young women entered a
, large uptown grocery ono evening last
week, says tho New York Sun. From
their conversation It was evident that
they belonged 10 some boarding school In
the heighborhood, and had etolon out for
n few moments TO buy daintlcs, which
thcy meant to emuggle to their rooms
'ihcre's one th!ns I don't like about
tho clerks In this store" said one OF tnair
WINE ti,ey waited Tor the salesman, and
tnats me way ihey Insist on teIangT you
tillt you don't want Nuat YOU do want,
ana ihdi you do want what YOU nvn'l
want. Every time / como IN here | n.l,o
we sans experience, ahd I'm Just lited
OF w. rho neAt utne 1t happens I'm GO
ing TO tell tho CLERK lust what / think OF
hini.
at than N, meat a clerk approached and
ASKED me youIs women wn..t Liey want.
co. Inc one VINO had 80 much 10 COM
pam ABOUT pointed al one of IA row Of
cratker iiua ana salt
~ want "a pound Ct those"
on, no, YOU don's,' said the clerk.
suaNeiy. you want some OF tncse or
these here, ihey to all very nice"
he young Woman threw a glance which
said W na dla tell youp at hcr COM
pa1ion, and tnrn!pg TO tho clcrk. said
NO. / don't, anything of the kind.
want these ana no otnesv''
bog Jour PARDON" no began, 'T
ANbhBlN~-
never mind what you thought" said
the Young Woman. II gLess know what
want. Now. lust lot me have u pound
of those rlcase.' nnd she turned 10 her
companion with a look Of triumph on her
face which plainly meant "Dldn't
squech hipih
Very wal. madsIn,'' said the clerk.
humbly. but may ask wbe ther they arep
for yoursct"'
Well. Of all the impertinent qucs-
lions" began the young woman, when
her companion Intercepted, and. turning
To Tho clerk said:
why do you usk7''
',oh because they're dog biscuit replied
the clork. indnercntiy. "Still, OF course,
IL you want them you Gun have them"
Never mind" faltered tho young wo-
man who had inriStod on having what
she wanted. Il guess | don't want any
thing Mt all" ard she struttod out OF
tho store looking very much ashamed and
followed by her companion. who was
sIrusgiing TO hide her laughter.
The clerk didn't say anything but there
was II satisfied smile on his face as he
banged The cover down on the can Of dog
biscuit and walked away to wait on an
other customer.
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ecrs Tor flooring must be laid across the
cellar. Ttmbers are pretty heavy, md two
boys will probably be needed TO carry
them Then continue to buEd up tls
walls uelng either brick or stone. A
pretty effect & ui.s-i,- by using stone for
ing stories, At each floor use tiniberrs
as below. These are 60 fastcn the clelling
on one side and tho floor on tho other
All potchcs ARE made OF wood When tho
building ~ as high aS you WISH ROOF
OF some kind mast be put on. This may
be either of shingles. slatcs or tin no that
the little builder can cNerciRo his lngenu-
~ IN It's construction and A,so show
much individuality In the manner OF piac-
ing, II on. il should Keep out the rain
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29
BELLE BOYD, TIE CONFEDERATE SPY.
She Tells of Some War Incidents
of Thirty Years Ago

Marietta, Ca. July 27.-(Special)-Belle
Boyd. of "Stonewall' Jackson and Shenan-
doah valley fame, and better known as The
rebel spy" is making tour of the south
the first since 1s6i-and recounting her eX-
periences during those stormy days. When
the war began Belle Boyd was just sweet
sixteen" ana now, though q mature Wo-
man of fifty-one, she scarcely shows her
age She is dramatic i'll her style, with
eyes expressing a daring disposition, emu
with an abundance of light auburn halr
that hangs plentifully over her brow.
She is a very interesting woman. Today
l had the pleasure of talking with her Tor
a short while, and she told me her story.
Belle Boyd was born in Martinsburg, va,
in May. 1871 and is descended from revolu-
tionary ancestors Being on the frontler
that divided the two opposing armies anu
sentiments, the latent fires of her nature
were awakened by the fierce storm that
ragged around her. she was educated at
Mt. Washington Female college, near Bal
timore While at home on vacation In the
fail of 1859 the John Brown raid at Harper
Ferry took place and on account of the eX-
element caused by this, the country around
her home was filled with soldiers during
the entire winter. Shortly after this she
spent her first winter in Washington So
ciety and spent hour after hour listening
10 the debates in the capitol AS a result OF
these she lett washington Iul-heuScu
secessionist After this quickly followed the
massing of troops at Charleston, the seces-
sion of the states, the bombardment of Fort
Sumter and then Virginia went out or the
union. Lincoln's call for troops followed
and then came the concentration OF troops
in the valley of Virginia and the appear
ance on the scene of Jackson and Johnson
How She Became Spy.
Patterson's and Cadwalader's armies from
the north invaded Virginia and swarmed
around her home in Martinsburg. one OF
the union soldiers, a drunken fellow, insult
ed in the grossest language her MOTHER who
tainted Belle was present and drew her
pistol and shot him. She was arrested ana
carried to General Patterson's headquar-
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LAKE CLARA MERE'S REPLY.
CTo Smith Clayton's Satire.)

CTo Smith Clayton's Satire)
o singer of satiric song
Whose ripping rhyme unceaslng ho"s
AS Tennysons immortal Brook
Forever on and onward goes;
TITS true my lips were parched and dry,
When on my shore you did rehearse,
With feveRed breath and husky voice,
Your painting, hydrophobic verse.
But since the hour when first you sang
OF Chattahoochee's liquid mud,
Between my thirsty lips has poured,
Increasingly, a crystal flood;
Until at last L am as full
OF sparkling water, bright and clear,
As when you sang your nightmare song
You must have been of beer de beer.
And now between my verdant banks,
In mirrored beauty l repose,
My bosom all unrufIled by
The rawlings of your verse or prose-
And soon from boats that gayly glide
Across my waters you may hear,
Mingling with happy lovers songs,
The carol of the gondolier. 1
And If on some hot, sultry day,
Your Pegasus shall need a drink,
And you shall ride the limping beast
Down to my honeysucl&led brink;
When you behold with deep remorse,
The perfect glory of my charms;
You'll madly leap to my embrace,
And drown yourself within my arms.
-LUCIUS PERRY HILLS.
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lover Lieutenant HardinSe, and they were
married at ST. James, in Pdccadilly- me
prince of Wales, she says, attended their
wedding. They were afterwards presented
at five different foreign courts by MN
she had one child, Grace Hardtnge.
On the Stage.
She was left a widow and went upon the
dramatic stage in Europe and made her
debut at the Theater Royal, in Manchester.
When the general amnesty was proclaimed
she came back to America and played d
few engagements in this country and then
married Colonel John 5. Hamilton, an
English ex-army officer, in March, 1863.
She then went to California, where she was
seriously ill and on recovering returned
east and settled down in her home. The
children living by this marriage are Misses
Bird and Belle Hamilton and John Ed
mund.
In the years 1879 to 1888 she was informed
at different times and places that different
parties Were trying TO personate her.
Among these We're Belle Starr, Kate Ray
mond Howe and a woman calling herself
Mrs Murphy. The first is dead.
In 1885 in Texas she was married to her
present husband, Nat II. Hign, formerly
of Toledo, O. In Toledo on FEBRUARY -
1886 she gave her first recital ana mas
been doing so ever since. w. >.