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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
"GTBSON PICTURES" AT PTTTSFTELD.

Pttsfeld. Aug. % CSpcciaD.-A delightful enter
tainment was given at Central Hall Thursday
evening in aid OF the home work. when fourteen
Gibson pictures" presented by number OF
the young society people.
General and Mrs Schoheld have been at Maple
wood this week.
Mrs. Thompson. of Haven. wife OF Captain
j. NJ. Thompson. L. 5. A. Is the guest of Mrs H.
c. Baldwin Captain Thompson is at present at
tached TO the staff of Governor Coffin. OF Con-
necticut. as inspector of military forces.
Mrs. Arthur Cumnock has returned to her home
I'm New-YOrk after several weeks stay here AS the
guest OF her parents. Colonel and Mrs. Walter Cut
ting. Wendell-ave.
The Rev Herbert Johnson, OF the Baptist
Church, has returned from his European trip and
preached at his church last Sunday to large con-
gregation.
Alexander Kennedy and II. NELL Wilson have
gone on a short trip TO the Canadian fishing
grounds.
Miss Clara Whiting gave a 8 o'clock tea at No
l35 Easiest Thursday afternoon for Miss Mary
Whitehead OF Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
THE WEEK At LENOK.
DISTRESS AT THE DEATH OF MR.; JOHN T
TARSONS

DISTRESS AT THE DEATH OF MRS JOHN f
PARSONS
Lenox Mass Aug. % (SpecaD.-Mrs William d
Sloane gave dinner Monday night for Mr.. and
Mrs d. II. Morris. OF Westchester.
Mrs William D. Sloane gave a dinner Monday
night for Mr.. and Mrs. y. H. Morris. of West
chester
A large luncheon given Monday by Mrs
Richard c. Dixey for Baron Hoffman, of Berlin
who has been spending few days in Lenox.
Mrs. Belle Nelson has returned from Bar Har-
Dor and Is at the Servn cottage again. Miss Neil
son is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Geb-
hard at Narragansett
The Rev. Charles Wood Of Germantown, who
has been visiting President Cleveland at Gray
Gables. came to l.enox this week.
The funeral OF Mrs. William Curtis was largely
attended Tuesday at Otis Villa. She much
beloved by all the cottagers. who were present in
large numbers and sent profuson Of flowers from
their greenhouses. The burial took place In the
family lot In the cemetery
The dea tn OF Mrs John T.. Parsons cast a gloom
over Lenox this week, and many who had planned
entertainments recalled their invitations. The flu
neral largely attended Friday afternoon
Count Bertrand d'Aranon, OF Rome il the guest
OF Charles Astor Bristed at Lakeside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
GOOD BLUEFISHING At BLOCK ISLAND
MANY GUESTS AT THE NOTES.-THE HARBoR
OF REFUGE.

MANY GUESTS AT THE NOTES.-THE HARBoR
OF REFUGE.
BLOCK Island. r. l.. Aug % (speciaD.-Since An
gust tho hotels at this seagirt resort nave peeh
ro,da ON Sunday last there were more people
- tb., eyer before Fishing Is a favorte pas
,,a NJ the island and bluefsh are running Wen
a, present A party OF guests from tine ocean Vie"
, ar, the other day and captured thirty-eght
cha srnalcst weighing seven and the largest eleven
pounds. ,, o.
IN Great favor with guests. The beach has been
in prme condition for week and nearly every
bodv has taken dip in the surf
The death OF the late Nicholas Ban, the NlhB
NJ the Island" and owner OF the Ocean view ho'e''
viii make no difference In the management OF that
popular hosiery. which Will continue under charse
of Frank G. CranGall as heretofore
Tho steamer Block Island had light business to
,h,s resor, in July but this month it has carried
more passengers than In any corresponding time
.,rco the line was established on Monday last
oro nconle were carried than any former
Monday.
Judge ! \. Harris. of New-York is a guest at
the ocean View Congressman Elijah Morse, OF
Massachusetts gave lecture here the other even
ing
Garnet-hunting is popular diversion for the
young people and some pretty but not valuable
pebbles which the finders call garnets are found on
the beach
The work Of dredging the harbor OF refuge
continues ana the croakers are beginning 10 think
the venture will prove succcsstuI me BLOCK Isl
New-York. make their landing at the new do'K,
and two new clam dinner resorts nav" been erccte.
adjacent to the landing which are wen itrGiz ,
a large number Cf yachts ana vessels make the
harlOr their refuge AT night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
WATCH HILLS PROSPEROtS 81 h"h"'
LARGER HOTELS TO BE KEPT OPEN LATER THAN



USUAL
Watch Hill r. l.. Aug % (speciaD.-A large
number of people have visited this resort IN 'ne
last week than in any similar period Tor seNe'"'
vears on Sunday every hotel was crowneo W W
full capacity in fact many people were u,
away from the larger houses. The season mas o,'"
AS a whole unusually prosperous aI'nous" '"'"''
late - .ht,
The larger hotels will be kept open longer TINS
,.oar than usual a large number If families having
ogreed to keep their rooms un:i late In Septerho'r
u NcWheat ton the chef at the COLUMBIA nous
provided a fish dinner for sixteeA guests Vi ',''
Iarkln House the other evening AMONG .'o'' W.
took mart were Judge and Mrs. +. e. laihah al"
Mr. and Mrs Atterbury. of Brooklyn CORONER d.
\, pau T. 6 A and Mrs Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
y Iudd of New Britain Conn; Il. ID. Appleton ana
Mr. and Mrs John Howard White
CAPTAIN Daniel r. Larkn. owner OF the Lar MI,
House is I'm his eightieth year and IL maze an"
hearty He recently gave an Interesting a''
of the rescue by volunteer ere" u'o'' HIT ~
mand of more than thirty Of the passehk''S ''o'''
tho steamer Metis. which went down about h'e
,is oo this resort in the winter of 1873. Congress
voted gold medal to each of the gallant rescuerS'
Mrs Harry darlington gave german last night
Tuesday was Merchants Day at amherst Mas aaS
The steamer Block Island brought =" Oh '"' '
Ing citizens OF that place 10 the nm. - r.
At the recent pink coton the patronesses Yer Wrs
Josiah NJ Bacon, Mrs. Charles Bradley, Mrs IN "a
cius A. Barbour Mrs II. C. Clapp NIT mares S, IT,
Ira a' Nil" Miller Mrs T. j. Morris Mrs. J. \ Oakley
Mrs r. C. kobnso IT, Nh Cba ar - Wiillinws
The Rev Floyd " Tompkins pTes s,nGy an e Mp
f'nnnkins is the successor OF the Rev. Or. Greer.
now of ST Barthoomew's New-York. in MS former
pastorate at Grace Church, Providence 49,.
The Rev DR. Ewood Worcester. formerly CHAP
lain of Lehgh University. recently called 70 sue
coed the Rev. S. d. Mcconnell. at 81 otepnsn >
PHILADELPHIA has been visiting AT the Anchorage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
STOCKBRIDGE COR MATCHES.

Stockbrdge Mass. Aug p tSpecaD \ s''"' 49,.
three golf matches was arranged AT the ""n !,
first OF which played last Saturday, RESUME -
Miss Mabel Canning winning the ladies NAV"
a score OF n for the mine holes. Miss Nl"s
second with a score Of ~. There were ten - -
for the mems match. Joseph II. Choa's; Was
John Swan being scratch players Mt 80 pr.
the winner with n score OF lW FOR y h ~, md
McRurnev was second. with a score OF i.'
handicap OF IS The prizes were silver culs lure AZ
Professor Ralph Hoffman will give y on the
the Casino next Wednesday at oclo.n ht. lect-
subject Mushrooms" lie will illustras s,,ss ana
ure with a number OF the common SaEie"ss'
explain ways Of cooking tbepk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
GREAT DARLINGTON GoLF TEAM BEATEN

Great harrington Mass. Aug % ,SpecaD-The
I.ocustwood Golf club played match with the
Ienox club Friday at the Lenox links The
five who played were b. d. Tcknor. =. II. Whit
ing w J. Brown. Mr. Rackeman and Mr.. Barnard.
The Ienox players included r. Is. Cutting and 5.
Parkman Shaw They defeated the Great Bar
rington team. making "A score OF twenty -nNe up
for twice around the links. or eighteen holes
A large german held at the Inn on Saturday.
which was led by ID Ticknor. who danced with
MISS Dolly Smith. There were seven FAVOR ngWes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
IMPROVEMENTS At THE PIER.
THE PROPOSED ELECTRIC ROAD FROM wicTFoRD
TO WESTERLY WILL bE 4 GREAT
.TvANTAGE

x,-ra0ansett Pier T. l.. Aug p fSpeciaD-A
,,.,tsr Of great interest and importance 20 The
pier IS the beginning OF the PROPOSED 'e'tfic roaa
which will extend from wexford 10 westerly r'n-
ming along the coast the entire distance ana pass
inc through Narragansett Pier, Poin, Judith.
Natunnuck Charlcstown Beach Ononocon'aus
Beach and Noyes Beach. The new roAa VIII o.
thirty miles long and will he laid AZ th' standard
gauge so that steam railway trains may pass over
the tracks II necessary. II Is considered '''n''N
certain that the road will be- built. ana u j. sa'd
that eighteen miles Of n VIII b" compl"t'd 10y Vo-
,oh.r 1 The route proposed through the fi'r VIII
pass Jus, back Of the Canouchoi across the hlnss-
towne Road near silver Lake. This electric road.
the first one TO touch the Pier Will open Np
beautiful portion Of the southern Rhode l-iand
coast which has been heretofore practically Ma'-
cessiblc It Is understood that the capital is 90 70
furnished d, "A syndicate Of New-lork mon.
Irving Marks the Young man arrested on rumer-
o,s charges OF thcfis of jcwelry from hotel guests
al the Pier has made complete confession. ard
considerable OF the booty has h''r returned he
declares that he VAS also the man VITO robbed
man at the Traymor" House Atlantic cry. %
July -. Marks IS the son Of jewish rabbi a.
Ieaven worth. Ran.
Tho third annual amateur minstrel perform
ance for the benefit OF the s'l wall vas
given at the Casino on Monday evening, ia
was a great success IN every wv Tho dI-
dicnce was large. fashionable Hrd 'nihhs'-
asiic and the entertainment Furnished Nir '''N'l
and humorous The orchestra was under iHD ui-
,.cfion of Alger g. GlldersleeN". OF NV YORK fnr
Tho usual first part Marion Taylor We the in-
,rrlocufor. Alfred Comacho and Walter Riddles
the bones and Kenneth M'rchi~on. jr.. lri John
u Nicholas tho tamhouriu"s consid"ftII" sum
was realized for the Improvement ~ fh" sea NAL
The bicycle road race h. scheduled Tor Aus i-f -
Al 4 o'clock The entries close Tuesday. Avsssf .
The course VIII be over good macAdamiz"d roads
for distance 81 twenty miles
The widow and other members Of IN" HmiN 81
the late Brigadier-,.n"ral !. J.. ''sey nav" ar.
- ..t, aft.4N flF Nt r.
the season
christopher Mage OF Pennsylvania. has engaged
rooms az The Continental -
Thr fire insurance men OF New England have
been rearranging the rates of Washington '1uny.
and ~ a result the tarin Tor Narrae Ah-'-l -
has been Increased The district VIII he nit'I 70
make improvements IN Us FIRE department ~ -t'm
Louis sherry who owns the Casino boa N "a
yilion and considerable property on ~" ocean T9n.
recently placed a bridge over the high""N f"s."
10 the beach The District ~ Narrts'n-', ",rIs
for an Injunction but Judge Tilinghasi 81 tNs
SUPREME Court refused TO grant IN" linh'-
without receiving further light on the '-r s. .,
referred the matter 20 the full bench M'ii"'"'
the bridge STAYS I'm its place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
SMALL BOATS PARADE At THE GAP.

Delaware Water Gap. Aug y ISpecab.-The
most delightful affair OF the week was parade OF
small boats on the Delaware River. IT took place
Wednesday evening. There were tw"nty-s"N"n
boats in line and the route was down 10 the Gap
Music and singing were features.
Since the weather became cool there has been
revival Of coaching and bicycling More than a
dozen parties have stopped here since Sunday. ana
the whe-lmcn On long trips are dropping IN almost
every hour. All the hotels are well filed ana al
the Kitiatinny and Water Gap houses dance is
held every night Straw rides are popular. Most
OF them go 5troudsburg number OF them
are arranged for next week, when the moon VIII
be full
Bass lshing was never better. a brooklyn party
caught fourteen Tuesday above the railroad bridge
Of which weighed five and "a half pounds. An
other party from New-York caught nw~ ~ ~
three lickereL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
SUCCESS or THE LONG BRANCH SEASON

Long Branch. Aug p Special Not 80 many
wears has Long Branch experienced sNch ~
cessful August the one which terminate via VIZ,
the next ten days Believing that the season W..
extend well into September the more pronnln."'
ho,els have already announced that they VIII IT,
main omen until October l. The present OUTLOOK
bright for a number OF new hotels between ~"
and the season OF 1890. The old lio"land n""'o
which was one OF the first built along the 'o",''
mentioned among those that viii be Tepi'''" ~
new and modern buildings Lire.
The receipts of the Monmouth County nor.
Show this season are 10 per cent greater ''n" ''..
year. which goes TO prove that mat 'N'''
going 10 be permanen, attr"'N''. 81.
General Plume, who Is passing we S'''
Seabright celebrated his birthday 'o-'' az
ure Bay by giving dinner 20 MS i"'''' "''
mediate friends TO the number o' '"'n'' -
The sail yacht +. Dobbin~ brought ''' '~
from Seahright. ,...
Three porpo,ses. caught In a pound. Furnished
rare sport for the young people 90 MoNiu' ','
Beach. The porpoises were shot oy 'ap'"'" ''''''
gan and exhibited under tent
Mrs Kate Tryon. OF Boston. Mass. lecturer o.
Mushrooms" the Monmouth be"'" 'o''"'
r. 6 Kerens OF s.. Louis, has taken Tr the n0ii. /.
man cottage at Monmouth be. a., a.. ~ mountains
The children's carnival AZ the We, ri. The car.
niyal which was held Wednesday evening I'M,
scented the seven ages of man-nrsi; ,n n .nbooi.
second the babes IN tNe NooHH,
boys. fourth. the counting scene. ifil, i"V ~.
riage ceremony. sixth. the banking house NV
enth grandpas golden wedding. ,.s TO-
domino ball was given at the Ocean iio"'
night ,,,s AZ tho
Mrs 7 Is Kent gave series OF dinh',s md
Monmouth Beach Country club this we'k anu
luncheon to Miss George Cayyan .., ,,day
for orion. Mich . -, Reach
IN. teuni. tourna nent for the Monmouth n.sta
Country club cup will bee begun next week sF.iI
Mcolntock OF the seth Regiment New o'N WV
be- In charge OF the tournament ,,,rsd
Mrs { H. Lederer and family nave. ~
from Plymouth Mass after "a six weeks ~ ,,,,r,
Secretary Daniel Lamont has retuinco a. y
the Catskills With ex-Iirutennnt- cover " Ian
Sheehan he enjoyed dinner at tho hhn-0" ~
Sunday evening An, hls
George j. Gould IL expected 10 return "o" 49,
yachting trip early next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23

Beede's y " Aug. % (SpeciaD-St. Hubert
INN is having a prosperous season. with us Sw
guests a great many Of whom Will stay on INTO
Scptenbor Gof seems to be the popular out-oi-
door sport here this summer. and the INKS are
traversed every day by many enthusiastic players
4 match tournament was held here on Wednesday
between the Cobbe I'LL Golf cub OF ENzaDeth-
town and the ST Hubcrt's Golf Club. the latter
winning II by forty-onc holes. The representatives
y, st Hubert's were W. X. Jewett J. X. Chad
wick A. NJ. White. ir., and H. B. Thompson.
handicap golf tournament, open to guests OF INC
hotel and 10 cottagers will be held Oh the grounds
Of the St Hubert's club on Monday morning, and
on The afternoon OF the same day there VIII be a
handicap tournament for mixed f0ursomes.
Within the last week Mrs 4. Alexander ana Mrs.
W X Jewett. Of New-York. have each given a
largely attended and exceedingly enjoyable o'clock
,ea AZ lower Ausable Lake. and nearly every af-
,.rnoon some one OF the guests invites her friends
IN - similar function AT the Inn. The other even
inc Mrs Francis H. Williams and Miss Josephine
Dailev Of Philadelphia. gave a potato race In the
Casino. Miss Metzgar. Of New-York. and Miss
\,uharos OF Philadelphia. were the captains, ana
he urizcs went TO Miss {. A Bond. OF fhladc-
mia and Miss f. G. Schcitlcr, or New oTk On
Inc following evening progressive, cucnrr par
was given I'm the hotel parlors ~ MfS, no a. -
IN vlor and Mrs W. X. Jewett. or New torh rpui :
teen prizes were awarded. The hIst thEee pII-es
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23


1akA Placid. ~ y Aug. 2 GpeciaD.-The
Ruisseaunont is filed II has been for weeks ana
among It's guests unusually large NUMBER u
Young people-not unusually large TOT the f'uiSsc'
mont but relatively speaking. in comparison win
most Of the other hotels. This contingent, too Is
composed OF more young men than girls con-
di,ion which has held good al the Ruisseaumont
for the last three seasons. With all these young
people here 1t may readily be supposed mat the
DAYS and the evenings full OF fun and incident
The tennis tournament for guests Of the Ruisseau-
mont only which was begun last week. was not
finished until the first Of the present week The
chief feature OF out-of-door amusement ms Week
however has been the regatta on Lake Placid
given under MI Krumbholzs management, and
omen 10 all corners Of both sexes. the single CON
Gition being that they should be sojourners OF ;he
shores Of f Seg Pae On MrTGl sa nded
day comprised contests In singles. doubles ana
~ /. Iarned the famous tennis player, Will come
here after The Newport tournament Is U'1l h ~nG
on the courts OF the Ruisseaumont MI Larned >
family are occupying one Of the hotel cottages FOR
IN" The fair recently held in cottage by Mrs
TMb;o nisfs F Frssiq Air Fund
5 H. Brewer; OF Boston captain OF nG harvard
Percy H. " Williams Of New , NIX, uoss s1 and
Miss Moss OF philadelphia are at the Cope cottage
Miss Dominck Of New-York IS staying at the
Henri S Robbins. conspicuous among The sound
money Democrats Of Chicago Is al the ho'e' VIII"
his VIE. a-.s,oI. ,bo Ruisseau-
mont are Miss rwitchen Miss Harmony lwiichell'
Hartford Conn. Andrew v stout, r H. heiI p,
ir Dixon Boardman. Mr.. and Mrs. George T. BuTt,
New-York City; Mrs. f. II. Depew, flalnieiu, n De-
and William G. Dodd Orange, n j.
STEVENS HOUSE
The Stevens House is doing an exceedingly large
business which Is likely to show little falling off
for a month yet The feature Of special Interest
az this big hotel this week has been The tennis
tournament which began on Tuesday. There were
many entries from the neighboring hotels. as well
the Stevens House, both sexes being well repre-
scented among the players. The winners were: In
mems singles. Mr.. Estey, first; Mr.. Mcmahon. Sec
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News,
WASHINGTON NOTES.

EX-PREsIDENT HARRISON on the Sd
handed a letter to John K. Gowdy,
chairman of the republican state CEN
trail committee at Indianapolis, Ind,
for publication which explicitly stated
that he would not consent to have his
name presented to the St. Louis con-
vention for president and he hoped
that this expression of his opinion on
the subject would be taken as sincere
and final
In the United States supreme court
a decree was entered on the Sd to relo-
cate the boundary line between the
states of Iowa and Missouri
THE senate committee has decided to
recommend the confirmation of Pat
rick Nagle for the United States mar
shalship of Oklahoma.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND wrote a letter
to congress on the Sd transmitting the
Italian correspondence IN regard to
the lawless killing of Italians in Colo
RADIO and advising that some money be
appropriated for the families of the
victims.
The elections committee of the house
Col Van Horn for the Fifth Missouri
district and to GUST Mr.. Tarsney.
The monthly statement of the secre-
tary of the treasury showed the public
debt on January 81, less cash in the
treasury, to have been 1858, GAG, 237.
THE monthly report of the director
of the mint showed the total coinage
during January to have been S13,033,-
$50, classified as follows: Gold, S12,-
914,60O; silver. S35. coo: minor coin, $50,
600
SENATOR JOHN p. JONES, at Washing
ton, has received a message from John
Hammond, who is in jail at Pretoria,
South Africa. charged with high trea-
son, in which Hammond urges this
government to warn the Transvaal
government of the consequences of
maltreatment of Americans, and asks
as a last resort the invoking of aid
from Great Britain.
THE national board of trade, in ses-
sion at Washington, passed resolutions
advocating one-cent postage, also in
favor of deepening the channels of the
great lakes, for opening deep draft
connections between the lakes, the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the
Atlantic, in continuing the improve
ment of the great rivers of the central
basin, and for the construction of an
interior coastwise canal for domestic
commerce and national defense.
THE national board of trade, at its
annual meeting in Washington passed
a resolution demanding the retirement
OF greenbacks. The Torrey bank
ruptcy bill was also Endorsed and con-
gress urged to pass it
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
GENERAL NEWS.

A STRIKE of printers took place in
Davenport, la. ,on the 3D.. Three after
noon and two morning papers were
affected.
WHILE two brothers, Calvin and An
drew Reed, were playing together at
Guthrie. Ok, Calvin picked up a re-
volver and, supposing it was unloaded,
snapped it at the other, and Andrew
fell, fatally wounded.
LIZZIE HICKMAN. a notorious woman
who recently died at Knoxville, Tenn,
has left confession that Lee Sellers,
who was lynched at Knoxville IL years
ago for the robbery and murder of a
drummer, was innocent, and that she
lured the drummer to an isolated spot
and Ike Wright, an outlaw, committed
the deed.
LORD LEIGHTON, the distinguished
British artist, was buried in 1t. Paul's
cathedral, London, on the Sd, a nota-
bic company being present
A FREIGHT train on the Norfolk &
Western railroad ran into a big land
slide on the Sd near Radford siding,
W. Va, and was badly wrecked. The
engineer was fatally hurt and the fire.
man dangerously injured.
A PATENT has been granted to
Thomas H. Royce. of Brooklyn, for in
venting boomers and hereafter the
new woman" viii have to pay roy
atty on such garments.
THE papiacket of a blastfurnace was
blown out at the Arkansas Valley
shelter at Leadville, Col. on the 5Oth,
allowing the red hot metal and Stag to
escape. Several men were severely in
jured. It was believed that the man
who had charge of the furnace al
lowed the jacket to get hot and then
turned in water
A FIRE at Dayton. O.. destroyed the
Makley building, a four-story brick
structure. Loss $50, 900. covered by
insurance
CHICAGO spectators have lost up
wards Of 100000 on cold storage eggs
as the result of war with the Amer
lean Egglayers' union.
A PETITION was sent out by the Ma
tional w. c. T. L. to each legislator at
Washington protesting against mill
tarv instruction in schools and asking
them to vote against any measure in
troduced to promote it The signers
believed the principles of peace rather
than the science Of war should be
taught.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07
The I.ax nfn EacheInr.

A bachelor old and cranky was sit
ting alone in his room. His toes with
the govt were aching and his face was
o'erspread with gloom. No little ones
shouts to disturb him-from noises the
house was free. In fact, from cellar
to attic twas as still as still could be-
No medical aid was lacking His serv-
ants answered his ring, respectfully
heard his orders and supplied him with
everything. But still there was some
thing wanting which he could not COM
mand-the kindly words of compassion,
the touch of a gentle hand. And he
said, as his brow grew darker and he
rang for the hireling nurse, well,
marriage may be failure, but this is
Jolly sight worse. London Standard.