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SUING Her FATHER INLAY
Brooklyn Doctor Spirited His Son
Away.
She Want $4,000 for Alienation of
Her Hu sband's sAffectiOns-AnL A Let
ters Remained UnnOticed.

Brooklyn, Oct. 12.-Suit has been brought
by Mrs. Bertha Preston against her father
in-law, DR.. Henry g. Preston, OF Adelphi
street and Green avenue, in the supreme
court, to recover 500 900 damages for the
alleged alienation OF her husbands ar
fections. The papers have been served on
DR.. Preston, and when this fact leaked
out 1t caused something like sensation in
the hill district " here DIR. Preston has long
been known as prominent physician.
1t had been known that since the mar
riage of Henry g. Preston, ir., to the plain
tiff, Who was Miss Langford. the couple
have hot lived together IN a n amicable way.
Mrs. Preston, the plaintiff, is attractive
in appearance, and has just arrived at the
legal age OF twenty-oDe. Mr. Preston, her
husband. met Miss Langford little more
than two years ago, and became Infatuated
" ith her Her father was then, as he Is
now, employed In the Clare endon Hotel, at
Washington and johnson streets.
The wedding was a very quiet one, and
the officiating minister was the Rev. j.
]. Post, of the NJ. E. Church. The ceremony
took place on August 23, 1894. After the
ceremony the young couple asked DIR. Pres
ton for his forgiveness but he Is said to
have refused. on the ground that the young
wo;nan's social standing was not what he
thought that OF his sons wife should be.
For two years. Mrs. Preston says, her
father-ip-law bas been using every means
In his power to separate her husband from
her. Some time ago her husband suddenly
disc ppeared, and she learned that lie had
been sent to Yokohama Japan, where, she
says, his father hopes to keep him until
she gives up all claims to his affections
Only for her father-in-law, the piaintiff
says, she and her husband would be living
happily together. She thinks S5o,ooo Is
little enough compensation for all that she
has suffered. Before her marriage, Mrs.
Preston lived in East Rockaway. Now she
resides with her twenty-one-m onths-old
daughter. Helen. at 1047 Lafayette avenue.
She says letters have teen written to her
fathcr-in-law. demanding the return Of her
husband. but he has paid no attention 70
them.
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eign pagan when there Is SUCH a wide field
and need Tor such expe nditures i'll our own
country, but the American Missionary So
ciety has never fallen under tins crlii-
cism. Its motto expressed IN its work has
been Our Country First-'
THIS organization grew out of the anti
slavery sentiment, and had for its chief
work the spreading OF education and re-
ligion among the lowly. At first it was
Il foreign rs well as a home mis- sionary So
cieUy, but with its expanded work after
the civil war, which threw upon its bounty
millions of recently liberated slaves, its
foreign work was transferred to the Ameri-
can board and its own confined for the IN ost
part to the education and elevation OF the
freedmen 1t was instrumental in building
Bcrca College, that unique institution on
the borders of the mountains and the blue
grass of Kentucky.
IL founded FiSke University, known the
world around for its jubilee singers, be-
ginning the work at the close OF the war in
the deserted barracks of the armies, and
thus in a very practical way beating swords
into plowStarcs Strait University at New
Orleans, Howard University in Washington.
Tugaloo College in Mississippi. Talladega
in Alabama and Atlanta University in
Georgia are the monuments of its work
in founding institutions OF high grade.
Besides these. scores OF academies and mis-
sion schools and churches that are numbered
by the hundred have Eeen organized aud
maintained by it.
All the departments of this great fourfold
work will he reviewed in the approaching
jubilee.
Prominent among the speakers are to be
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MARRIED In A STREET CAR
Two Young MiSSOurianS Made One
While in Transit.
Romance of Carnival week-Bride at
First Reluctant. But Friends
Urged Her On.

kansa City, No. oct. IA novel
incident OF carnival week was wedding
OF two Romantic young MisSoErians early
Wednesday evening on Il Metropolis; IN "a r
I'D the West Rottoms. The car was spin
ming along West Ninth street. loade,I 10
the guards with merry people, when the
ceremony was performed
The recorder of Henry COUNTY. Mo-.
had issued license which authorized the
marriage of George A. blanchard, a pros-
perous-loOking young man of Clinton, and
Miss MOllie Belle Golden, OF Browninston,
Mr. blanchard and Miss Golden came to
Kansas City with party OF friends. in-
tending that the ceremony should bc Ter
formed 10y the Rev. ". II. Com.r. III Kan
saS City, kas., friend ofthc grouiu
The ceremony will have TO br performed
i'll Missouri,' said the Rev. Mr. Conner to
the groom, a S the party sat waiting in the
parlor at his home about O'clock We'd
nesday afternoon. We can take cable
car and 20 over to the Blossom H:use," :"
the preacher suggested as ne eo;cd the
disappointment in the youn. mans sicc.
The party, including the Rev. AIR Conner,
filled one end OF the rear Cod I'll " IL Metro
politan train on the Fifth street cable
line. When the conductor called cut
state line," one of the men in the PARTY
cried out:
WHAT'S the matter with having we'd
ding on the carr
Put what Will my aunt say:" exclaimed
the bride.
Never mind your aunt; she'll not be
displeased; and mind you. this is carnival
week, and everything goes in Kansas City,"
replied a young woman Of the party in re-
assuring tones.
Thcn 1T occurred to some OF them that
the minister might object, hut Mr.. Conner
SAID he had performed wedding ceremonies
under many and varied circumstances and
while lie had never married a couple in a
street car. he would not refuse to grant such
4 favor
With this the entire party stood up. and
rs the preacher took the license in his hand
the conductor OF the car requested all of
tue gentlemen in the other end of the car
to remove their hats. The ceremony lasted
only three minutes, while the car was run
ming from State Line street to the Wyoming
street power house.
When 1t as ended the entire party show
cred congratulations and kisses IN the bride
and groom. The preacher sighed the II.
ceHse while the car stopped. and with q
hearty handshake all around, he jumped off
the car and boarded another train to Kansas
City, Kan.
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in the capital City. There were about 2,
600 at that convention.
During the convention such questions Of
impnrtance as arise curing the year are
taken up and discussed by the leaders OF
the church.
The president uf the Brotherhood is James
l.. Hougbtling, of Circa 70 ,and the secretary
is John W. Wood. OF .Sew York. One of the
leading addresses OF the convention win
be made bythc Right Rev. OH W Whitaker.
ID. d., bishop OF Pennsylvania. The lord
bishop of Edinburgh, the Right Rev. John
W. Dowden, will lie among the officiating
clergymen. Bishops from many States will
attend. 't
The sole object of the order is "the
spread of Christ's kingdom among young
TIen.' 1t has branches in England. Scot
land, Australia, and Canada. No part OF
the conventions business will he more i'm
portant than the report OF the committee
on arrangements on an International con
vention.
In this connection reports OF progress
in other countries will be Interesting
especially those from England. where.
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DIED.

WERNER-on Sunday, October IL, 1896,
Or. Philip p. Werner, father OF Edgar S
Werner and of Mrs. Raymond L. Ford, in
the scveuty-SiXth year of his age.
Friends invited to funeral on Tuesday,
october l3,2 p. m, from his late residence,
No. COS Massachusetts avenue northeast.
Interment private.
O'BRIEN-At Providence Hospital. Sun
day, october l, at $50 p. m, Daniel j.
o'Brien.
Nntice of funeral hereafter. Item
ENSwORTH- AT her home. ON Crescent
street, October IL, Mrs katherine Ems
worth.
Brief funeral services viii be held at
Lees crcmatory chapel, 332 Pennsylvania
avenue, Tuesday, the 18th, at 3:l5 p. m.
Friends invited.
WALKER-on Friday, October o, 1896,
suddenly, at 2:3o O'Clock p. m, Harry W.
Walker. aged twent y-onc years.
Funeral Tuesday, October 49, at D. M
from the chapel OF J. William Lee. under
taEer. No; S32 Pennsylvania avenue north
are requested to attend.
tMassachuSetts papers please copy. Lo-
cation of family desred) 1t
DRAYTON--Ella. the beloved daugh.
ter OF Mile Farris, departed this life
Saturday. october u. s96, at $40 O'Clock.
at hcr residence, No. llio New Hampshire
avenue northwest.
Funeral VIII take place from the YER
mont Avenue Baptist Church Monday. / eth
inst. at 3 O'Clock p. m. Friends and rel
ativcs are respectfully invited TO attend.
wAHL-On SUNDAY. October IL, 1896,
at 9:l5 a. m., John H., sou of the late
John and Bridget wahl, aged forty years.
Funeral from his late residence. No.
1881 Seventh street northwest. on Tres-
day, October 13, ut 3 O'Clock p. m. Rel
ptiyes and friends are respectfully invited
to attend.
HENKEL-sunday, October II. 1896. at
10:35 n. m, Lsette. beloved wife OF Philip
Hcnkcl, fifty-two years of age.
Funeral from residence. No. 124S Penn
sytyania avenue southeast, Tuesday, October
IS. at p. IN. Friends respectfully invited
Please omit flowers. 1t
MGRATH- October 10, at o'clock,
Thomas J. McGrath, twenty-four years.
Funeral from his late residence, 1908
Creamer st. ne, at O'Clock Monday. 1t
CLAXT0N-Died at 6: 20 p. m, October
10. 1896, Martha, " lie of Arthur b. Clax-
ton. in the forty-thrd year of her age.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. 1t
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WHIRLED TO HER DEATH.
Little Girl Long Tresses Caught II
a ElYWheel.

a Flywheel.
Bridgeton, n. j., Oct. 12.-Bessie Weiss
was only fourteen, but already she had
reason to be proud of her magnificent head
of hair. The tresses were tiiick and abnn-
dant and reached almost to her knees. She
used to wear it down her back. Sometimes
| it was in double braids, and sometimes
| she allowed the flossy tresses to fly as
| they would, with nothing to confinc them
but the ribbon at her neck.
Bessie worked in Miller's shirt factory,
| at Parneil. near here, which Is large cs-
| tablishment, full of swiftly running ma
| chinery. The girl Was an operator ou n
sewing machine, one OF the deftcst and
brightest in the place. Her father worked
not far away.
Time and again she had bee u " warned that
| factory full of moving machinery was q
| bad place in which to have hair unccn-
fined. But the girl laughed at the voice of
warning.
On Thursday q bobbin from Bessie's ma.
chine dropped to the floor and rolled over
near a fly-wheel. The girl stopped to pick
up the bobbin. The wind from a nearby
window tossed the loose strands Of hair
against the rly-whcel. which was revolv-
| ing rapidly. In a flash the wheel had taken
a fair hold on her hair.
Mercy" she screamed, but before the
word was out Of her mouth the gigantic
| wheel had caught her in its grasp and was
| whirling her round and round and pound
| ing her poor body on the floor.
She was whirled around many times be-
| fore her father seized the lever and stopped
the wheel. The scalp OF the girl had been
O ol,pocf form nff The body was n mass of
bruises. Bessie died thirty hours after =.
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though the clergy took up the work only
the last summer. the brotherhood has made
great progress in oxford and Cambridge
1t is also rumored that move will be
made to admit women, and thus rival
the Christian Entleavor Society. In these
days, when hundreds of thousands of dol
lars are being spent on foreign mission
aries, it is Interesting to note that the
brotherhood is inclined to set its face
against such expenditures.
It's attitude on this question may oe
judged from the proclamation OF Bishop
Whitehead, OF Pittsburg, on the benefit
TO that city of such convention. In 1t
he said: Crowds Of foreigners of an
alien faith, or OF none, have rushed in to
carry on the vast and manifold indus
tries which blacken the sky with their
SCOT and smoke, SO that we have COS
mopolitan city with as many non-Christians
resilient within it as dwell in scme foreign
cities to which We, laboriously send mis-
siouaires."
Quite apropos to these remarks of the
bishop will be the address OF Theodore
Roosevelt, president Of the New York
police beard, on citizenship"
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LEFT HIS WIFE PENNILESS.
French Baron Persuaded to Give Her
I'D for an E.s:xfe.

French Baron Persuaded to Give Her
Up for an E.s;Hie.
San Antonio, Tex, Oct. ia petite
Young Englshwoman, who came To san
Antonio with stylish young Engiishman
about six weeks ago, the two styling them
selves Mt. and Mrs taDisiaTs de Halvyn,
is without a husba nd and without funds
The young man is said to m ii baron OF The
defnnct French pecraGe.
The woman says that Baron de Halvyn
married her secretly in Southampton four
months ago and lived with her In that
place until his famil learned OF his mar
rage when they came To America, set
tlin;. in this city to avoid family unpleas-
antncss incidental to Il baron's marriage
below his rank. The aristOcratic young
man deposited his entire cash assets. $500,
in n bank of which amount he drew SsoO
to buy partnership in the San Antonio De
tectiye and Protective Agency.
he was auxiously looking for remit
tance, but instead OF remittance there
came 4 brother with all sorts of oyertures
from the family headquarters, and at night
The Two men drove to the first station
out OF town and took the train for Boston.
The deserted wife was left with nothing
hut a little spare change, some very yalu-
liable Jewelry, a lot OF fine clothing
stamped with the family arms land u
number of letters from relatives addressed
to Baron Stanislaus de Haiyyn. The young
woman bypothecatcd enough of the jewelry
To take her back to her family in South
ampton.
Stanislaus de Halvyn is the son OF a
wealthy English woman who married into
the French aristocracy. He has sister
in London, a brother in Toronto, Canada,
and another in Boston, both of whom are
very wealthy. He is said to own an in
terest in large family estate in France.
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ST. ANDREW BROTHERHOOD
-%Sk
Coming Five Days Convention Held
at Pittsburg.
Expected to Be the Largest Ever
Held, Next to Thet In Washington.
When I2.OOO iWcre Present.

Pittsburg. Oct. 12.-The eleventh annual
convention OF the Brotherhood of St. An
drew of the Episcopal Church Will be held
here five days, beginning Wednesday next.
These conventions are important events in
the church and insure a gathering which
includes all the bishops, most eminent min
listers and prominent laymen from all parts
Of the United States and Canada Between
/ 900 and 900 delegates attend these CON
ventions, and they are a representative
body OF this influential denomination. The
total membership OF the organization, en-
bracing over 1 800 chapters In America, is
between $4,000 and $4,000, embracing
well-known men in business and profess
sionai life. There is no distinction as to
membership. the highest aad humblest walks
being equally represented and having equal
privileges.
The orgapizatiOnh had its origin in Chicago
In a Bible class taught by James E. Hought-
cling about twelve years ago. One of the
distinctive features is that women are not
eligible to membership.
The attendance at the Pittsburg conyrn-
tiou is expected to lie one of the largest
ever held. Washington holds the record
now. the last convention having been held
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MISSIONS GOLDEN JUBILEE.
A. NJ. A. VIII Celebrate It's Anniver
sary in Boston.

Boston, Oct. 12.-The most interesting
missionary anniversary OF recent years,
ir not the most interesting in the history
of American missionary activity, is the
great golden jubilee OF the American Mis-
sionarv Association. which Will be held in
this city three days. beginning October 20.
Many have questioned the wisdom OF
sending away money 10 convert the for
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DAUGHTER OF A POET.
Eugene Field = sralcnted Child to Make
Her Debut $ Reciter.

Her Debut II $ Rectter.
Chicago, oct. 12.-Mss Mary French
Field, the lovely and talented daughter
of the late poet, Eugene Field, will make
her debut as a reader OF her fathers
works in this city Wednesday. She is
tall, with fine stage presence, and has
Inherited much OF the talent and genius
of her father. Sine is very vivacious and
attractive, and has often given delight
full limitations of the readings of her gifted
father. Part of he reducation was re-
ceived in Germany.
Mr.. Field, her gifted father, left his
family in anything but comfortable circum-
stances. With the true improvidencc OF
genius, he spent his income as he pa ssed
through life, believing that his greatest
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stStu-IuOulfis tour III tHe NOrIH anu ESoioh
west While away she visited Detroit. Mich:
Alliance and Cleveland, Ohio. and Windsor,
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs Miliard G. Brown, of the
Tenleytown road, gave an enjoyable party
to their little daughter, Edith, On SATURDAY y
evening, in celebration Of her tenth BIRTH
day. which was largely attended by her
girl and boy friends.
The house was prettily decorated, the
doorways, picture frames and balustrades
being gaIlanded with laurel and ivy, and the
maDtels and tables arranged with cosmos,
da!lias and other autumn flowers in vases
and cut glass bowls.
TIE evening was spent merriiy in games.
and was closed with Il prize contest spelling
match, in which Miss Jessie Schneider came
Off The victorious owper or a silver bracelet,
having correctly spelled twelve words ont
OF fifteen.
Among the guests from the city were
Misses Nettie and Ada Smily aud Jt ;lIiie
Anen and Masters Frank Partridge and
Paul Beale.
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Mrs. W NJ. Paxton OF No. 931 Massachu-
setts avenue is visiting in New York and
Fhila deli phia.
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Mrs. George B. Phelps and daughter are
la the city for the winter and are occupying
apartine nts at the Graft ton.
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Miss A. Walker. Of No. $500 Sixteenth
street. has returned from her northern
trip. Including Il visittoNiagara and Canada,
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MARRIED.

BUDLONG-DYER-At ST. Louis, Mo-, on
ter OF the First Christian Church OF tina {
city, Miss Lottie A. Dyer to Herbert A.
Budlong, both Of Washington. d. c.
Item
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Miss Maggie MacElwce OF Brightwood
has returned from her visit to Philadelphia.
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Mrs F. Clinton, No. GIG Ninth street south
east, viii return shortly from her trip to
Philadelphia.
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Mrs. Charles Anderson OF No. 1914 Sixth
street is visiting relatives in Missouri.
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Miss Annie Conner OF Fourteenth street
northwest, who has been visiting in Maine
and Massachusetts for the past five months,
is at home.
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Mr.. and Mrs W. |. Warren, of the Cairo;
are spending few weeks in New York.
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Justice Brewer, of the United States SUI
preme Court; Senator Hoar, Gov. Roger
Wolcott, of Massachusetts: Mayor Quincy,
of Boston; the Rev. r. II. Storrs, the Rev.
DR.. Lyman Abbott, Bishops Whipple, Gallo
way and Tanner, President Merrill E. Gates,
LII. D., and many others prominent in edu-
cationaI. literary, aud religious life. Rev.
W. E. Burton, d. D., of this city. who is
chairman of the central committee, has had
much to do with the success of the Jubilee.
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Miss Aliue So+omons, well known in ar
circles, has gone 10 New York for month
visit.
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Miss Corinne Miller, of Baltimore, leaves
this evening for her home, after a month s
visit to her cousin, Miss Laura Miller, OF
GeorGeto wn.
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The marriage OF Miss Sybil Sherman,
daughter of Mr.. W. Watts Sherman OF New
port. r. l., to Mr.. John Ellis Hoffman, oc-
CURED this morning at 1l:30 O'Clock at
All Saints Chapel. Newport.
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Mrs. Sarah D. La Fetra and Mrs. Ira II
La Fctra Of Santiago, assisted 10y Miss Ruth
Sites Of Foochow, China, are at home in
formally this afternoon from $50 until
.. ut La Fetra's Hotel, Eleventh and G
streets orthwest
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Rev. W. G. Davenport. pastor Of Emmanuel
p. E Church, has returned to his home in
Anacosta. Mrs. Davenport is visiting her
son in New York, where she viii remain
for several weeks.
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DR.. George Eelcston and family have re
turned to their home on q street, after sum
merinE in Brookland.
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Mrs. Margaret Hanson, of L street, will
return thiseveninG. aftcra monthpieasantly
spent at Mauch Chunk, Pa.
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ITALY'S PRINCE WAS HERE
Louis of Savoy Spent Sunday in the
City,
Marriage of Loui S G.. Kane and Miss
MOrgan-Gossip of the Gay
World OF Society.

Prince Louis Of Savoy, the Italian noble
man, who is visiting the countries of the
world ON the warshnp Cristoforo Colombo,
now lying at baltimore, was in this city
yesterday.
The CrIstOGoro Colombo Will remain at
Baltimore until text Sunday, when she Will
probably proceed to Annapolis spend Mon
day at the Naval Academy and then proceed
10 Philadelphia or New York
Prince Louisof Savoy holds the commission
of a first lieutenan. in the Italian navy and,
despite his ro yaI blood and immense wealth.
| for he is one of the wealthiest men inItaly-
performs all of the duties OF his position.
He wears tile same uniform, eats in the
officers mess and performs the necessary
routine drudgery of his rank. He is most
affable although he conyercses in English
impcrfectly. He says he is highly pleased
with the United States and particularly
with Washington.
| Heis about twent y-four years or age, and
| has the unniStakable evidences of superior
| birth. He is tall, over six feet, and while
| slight in build, is well made. The uniform
| of his rank becomes him exceedingly. Ills
! face is smooth and his hair cropI.d short
| in the Italian style. His manner is simple
| and natural, and he does not seem to look
| for any particular veneration from those
he comes in contact with aboard the ship
There il no difference in his uniform and
| appea rance, except that his uniform is new
| er and natter, and the Ii ght blue body scarf
| that is a feature Of the Italian naval attire.
The prince is the only member of the Ital-
| ian royal family whO is in the naval serv-
| ice. He has been III the navy for about
seven years and was graduated from the
| Italian naval school at Leghurn. He has
risen from the rank of ensign to his present
rank, and Il Is believed he Will remain
| in the navy and become eventually one Of
! the adlnirals. He is a son of liking ANA
deo of Spain, and was for a brief period.
v hile has father was the ruler Of the Span
| iaris, known as the Prince OF Asturias.
After the resignation of King Amadeo of
Spain lie was given the title of Duke Of
.AruZZi.
| The prince has light olive complexion,
| and would be deemed handsome by the ma
| iority OF people. He takes his turn on duty
with the other iieutenanJs on the ship. and
accordingly is subject to the usual disci-
pline of the vessel
| Miss Louise Spencer, of NJ street south
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Did you ever realize what makes the diG.
ference in price OF one piano over another?
A call at tne warerooms OF the Baltimore
Mandatory Stieff Piano will convince
you that no Instrument can be made better.
STlEFF GRAND AND UPRIGHT PIANOS,
the choice of the best informed and most
critical of the musical public generally.
Terms TO suit; manufacturers prices, fully
guaranteed.
Tuning aud repairing will receive prompt
attention. CHAS. M STIEFF.
521 Eleventh ST. NV. near St
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UNDERT Rs

j. WILLIAM LEE.
UNDERTAKER.
332 Pa. Ave. n. w.
EirSt-clasS service. Phone 1884
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Mrs. J. W. Fosdick, OF New York, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. A. p Montague,
No. 21OO Thirteenth street northwest
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happiness would come from making others.
especially children, happy. Friends and lit
erary associateshave done much to improve
the condition of affairs at the Field home,
but it will be largely upon the success OF
the daughters debut that the folks at
home williean for pecuniary independence.