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ARRANGING FOR
THE CONVENTION
Committee in Charge of Medal of Honor
Legion Gathering Meets Today.
THE PURPOSE THAT is IN VIEW
An Effort will BE Made to Raise
Sufficient Money to Give the Valor-
Gus Defenders of the Union Proper
Entertainment When They Hold
Their Convention in This City on
June y, . and 10.

This afternoon at four o'clock the
committee appointed by Mayor Bailey,
to make preliminary arrangements for
the eighth annual convention of the
Medal of Honor Legion of the United
States, which viii be held in Scranton
on June s, 8 and 10 next, will hold a
meeting in the mayors office in the
City Hall
This committee is composed of about
fifty of the representative men of
Scranton. Colonel II. Nj. Boies is chair
man and Alderman Millar secretary of
the committee.
The Medal of Honor legion is one of
the most important military orders in
the United States and the fact that it's
next annual convention is to be held in
this city will rebound much credit to
the Electric City. The convention was
held last year in Boston, and that
Scranton may show the visitors a cred
liable time it will be necessary that
ways and means be literally provided
to take care of the soldiers.
Proba bly, at no other GATHERINGS held
in America, are assembled a class of
men who so typically represent the
most valorous fighting soldiers of the
Union army, as are present at the
gathering of the Medal of Honor
Legion. While there may not be over
three hundred in attendance, yet they
are all men who have won medals for
display ying very conspicuous bravery
during the engagements of the civil
war.
Alderman DeLacey, of the Seventh
ward, is the only man in this vicinity
who bears the coveted distinction of
| the Medal of Honor, and it was he who,
| at the convention held in Boston last
! year secured the honor of the next
| convention to Scranton. There We're
| many other important cities that com
| peted for the prize, among them being
| Washington, st. Louis, Brooklyn, Port
| land. Me, and Worcester, Mass.
| Among the important personages who
! will be present at the convention in this
| city are General Nelson A. Miles, presi-
! dent of the organization and chief of
the military forces of the United
| States; General Daniel E. Butterfeld
| of New York; General Coils, of the
| Bureau of Public Works, New York
and General E,ustis of Washington
| There will be many officers of the
Regular Army present at the conven-
| ton
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that crow and he did so with the wings
at the side of his plate and the head
mounted in front of him, with the
mouth full of stale meat. When he
had enough Mr.. Shooter invited Mr..
Mailloux to join him, but the latter re-
fused. Others tested the dish and pro-
nounced it first class. Among the in
terested spectators at a side entrance
were a number of ladies', and they re-
quested a bit of the meat. They pro-
nounced it very palatable. Mr.. Shooter
then called the attaches of the hotel to
his side and they gave their word that
it was real crow that Mr. Shooter had
eaten. The gentlemen then invited
those present to partake of the balance
of the lunch.
At the conclusion of the banquet a
Gazette and Bulletin man asked Mr..
Shooter how it tasted He said 1t was
like all wild meat and was not nau-
seating as one would suppose. He is an
Englshman by birth, though thor
oughly Americanized, and in his old
home they raise crows for food. He
used to pass a crow rooKery every day
and he knew of people who ate crow
regularly. This is the first time he has
ever partaken of the bird.
During the evening Mr.. Malloux
read the following letter from Sheriff
Grow, of Philadelphia. who had been
invited to attend the feast:
Sherff's Office, Alexander Crow, jr.
Sheriff. -
Philadelphia, Jan. II, 1897.
II. Jules Mailloux, esq, Williamsport Pa.
My Dear Sir:-I regret very much that
I n a 70 at 10
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MUSICAL GOSSIP.

Mr.. Alfred Wooler, solo tenor at
Elm Park Methodist church, has re-
| ceived tlattering offers from one Of
the leading churches of Syracuse to
| become a member of the church choir.
OrganiSt George 3. Carter, who has
officiated at Rev. Thomas X. Beechers
| church at Elmira since leaving Scran-
| ton, has recently been giving series
| of piano recitals that have created a
most favorable impression among the
musical people of Elmira. Follow
| ing are three of the programs rem
| dered:
Hour with Chopin at Mrs. Gridley's, De-
| cember 80. 1896:
| ValZe. a fiat.
Nocturne, q major.
| PolonaiS. a fiat
| Polish song ........................Air Liszt
| Scherzo, b minor.
December 81, 1896, at Mrs. Smiths:
| Sonata fiat ....................Bee Beethoven
| PaVane .......................... Schalpe
AnemohIe ..........................S sherwood
| Song NO. ~ ....................Men MendelSSohn
zen foliel 800. '...'''''..'.'.'.''''''. '.T rutleil
| Rhapsodie No. .....,.................Lis LisZt
| Thursday January H. 1897, at Mrs.
| Henry Rosenbaum's:
| Mendelssohn.
| Andante Rondo.
| Songs Without Words.
| Variations Serienses.
The following clipping from the Phil
adelphia Press, in reference to Mr..
Thomas Cushing Jones, of this city, will
be of interest to many readers in music
al circles i'll Scranton: AT the New
4.
Pennsylvania on Saturday night at the
| Waldorf an interesting feature was the
singing by the University Glee club of
Zen Bolt in the presence of DR..
Thomas Dunn English, it's composer.
Thomas c. Jones, who rendered the
solo. was highly compimented by DR..
English at it's completion.
The announcement by Jean de Reszke
that he was born Jan. II, 1850, is a re-
freshing item of news to the many
young girls who shivered in dismay
when unkind writers declared that he
was 81, if a day. A tenor is as old as he
looks. it should be remembered.
Il n
Mascagni author of 'Cavalleria Rus
ticana, has been working on his opera
"Nestillia," for five years. He hopes to
finish it in time for next season.
Il Il II
AS a result of the success achieved
| by Nine. Clamentine de We're on occa-
sions when prompt and important ser
vice was required by the management
of the Metropolitan Opera House, Nine
DE We're has been engaged by Mr.. Mau-
rice Grau for the rest of the grand opera
season. both here and on tour Her first
appearance as a regular member of the
company will be as Suzanna in Mozart's
lie NoZze di Figaro" which is now il
rehearsal and will be presented at the
Metropolitan Opera house on Monday
evening, Feb. ].
II \ Il
j. Alfred Pennington will give hi
fifth organ recital in Elm Park churcl
next Thursday evening, when he will
be assisted by Miss Katharine Timber
man, contralto, and Miss Julia c
Allen, violinist.
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THE LEADER
124-126 Wyoming Ave-
BARGAINS,
BARGAINS,
BARGAINS.

In order to give our January sale an
additional stimulus during its last
week we shall offer some values that
have never been equalled by any dry
goods house in Scranton
All rcduc tions for the coming week
have been made regardless of cost, as
we must cut down our stock, and TO
do this quickly we are willing to lose
money. Don't pass these quotations
ii You value an opportunity to buy
cheap. What's our loss is your gain.
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TO BECOME INCORPORATED.
Florence Crittenton Mission Applies
to Court for u Charter

An application was made to court
Thursday through Attorney John c.
McAskie for a charter for the Florence
Crittenton mission. The subscribers
are:
Mary M. Hackett, Mary A. Brooks,
Alice Beaumont Sadler, Frances b.
Swan, Anna X, SandersOn, Annie II.
Christy, l.. Jennie Reynolds, Rebekah
c. Coursen, Ella Diehl, Carrie Mott Won
Storch, Blanche Dolph, Nellie b. Tay-
lor, Mary A. Dickson, Elizabeth d. Boies,
Ellen II. Willard, Katherine +. Simp-
son, Mary Hallstead, Sarah T.. johnson.
In the application it is set forth that
the mission is for the purpose of sup
porting and maintaining an institution
for the rescuing and encouraging of
fallen women of every creed. national
ity and color, and elevating them to a
pure Christian womanhood, and for
preventing unprotected women from
falling into the hands of designing and
unprincipled persons.
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Central Railroad Of New Jersey.

Qehigh and Susquehanna Division)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur-
ing cleanliness and comfort.
TINE TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. Is, 1895.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston.
Wilkes Barre, etc, at $50. 9.l5, II. 80 a. m.
l2.45, 200, 305 SEQ, 7l0 p. m Sundays 800,
a. m, 100 2.l5, TO p. m
For Atlantic City, $50 a. m.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
SO (eNpress) a. m, l245 express with Buff
fet parlor carr, 3.05 (eXpress) p. m. Sun
day, 2.l5 p. IN. Train leaving 12.45 p. IN.
arrives at Philadelphia. Reading Termn-
al, 522 p. IN. and New York 500 p. m.
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown Bethle-
hem Easton and Philadelphia. $50 a. m,
12.45, 3O5, 500 Except Phiadelphia) p. m.
Sunday, 2.l5 p. m.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc, at
$50 a. m and II 45 p. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg.
via Allentown, $50 a. M, 12.45, 500 p. m.
Sunday 2.15 p. m.
For Pottsville, $50 a. M, Il. As p. m.
Returning leave New York, foot of Lib
erty street, North River at go (express)
a. m, 1.10. l.30, Ais express with Buffet
parlor carr p. m. Sunday, 4.3O a. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal.
a. m.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in ad"
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
II. p. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass. Agt.
]. II. OLHAUSEN, Gen. Supt.
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Scranton. The result of the discussion
was that Mr.. Shooter, who was among
the Ashbrige supporters, stated that
he would be willing to eat crow if his
faVorite was defeated. Mr. MaillouX
took the Crow end of the bet. it being
the intention to have the loser pay the
bet soon after the election.
The result of the election was unfav-
orable to Mr.. Shooter and he was pre-
pared to pay the bet, but owing to bus
mess detentons Mr.. MaillouX was un-
able to get here until last week. Mr..
Shooter had almost forgotten the bet
and was congratulating himself that
he would not be called upon to pay it.
Mr.. MaillouX was determined to make
Mr., Shooter wilt or eat the scavenger.
Then the difficulty of procuring the
bird arose. Here Mr.. Shooter, who
knows that crow is about the hardest
of the winged creatures in this section
of the country to kill bet Mr.. Mail
louX 81 to IS that he could not procure
the bird. Mr.. Mailloux accepted. Chas.
p. Sones son of G. NJ. Sones, took the
contract and started out hunting on
Saturday. He went to "Nigger Hol-
low" and soon returned with a large
W
The time set for the feast was at
O'Clock last night and the place select.
ed was the billiard room of the hotel
1t had been well advertised Mr.. Mail.
louX having executed some very cred.
liable yellow kid' cartoons, which
We're distributed about the hotel. The
cloths We're spread upon a pool table
and wreaths of holly and ground pine
fAla
Brown acted in the capacity of chez
and Elmer O'Brien was waiter.
THE MENU.
Aside from the crow the menu con.
sisted of sweitzer cheese, head cheese
bologna, brown bread pretzels, pickle.
and mustard. The dishes were dressed
in celery leaves and the lunch sec
tion looked very inviting. 1t was 9.3
O'Clock when the bird was brough
in. 1t had dainty appearance, look
ing much like spring chicken, though
much darker.
AS Mr.. Shooter was about to take hi,
place at the head of the table the Sill
Yer String orchestra put in it's appear
ance. After selection by the orches
ira, Mr.. Shooter adjusted his napkin
''iit St'iu' MS ltdSl Is TO pay
wager made with Mr.. MaillouX in re
gard to the recent contest for sheriff il
Philadelphia l bet on Ashbridge an,
he on Crow. Whoever lost was to ca
crowd. l am here tonight to eat crow
l wish you to understand that If
swallow but one mouthful / have pait
my bet-it is not necessary for me t,
eat the whole of the bird Here goe
crow and he commenced to carve.
Mr.. Shooters remarks We're LOUDLY
applauded and then suggestions o
"carrion," dead horse" etc, wer
made, but the banqueter merel,
smiled He took a taste in hesitatins
manner, then looked around. smacke,
his lips, and said: Il forgot the gravy
Three or four mouthfuls disappeare
and then: Il am a little dry: fetc
more sherry" Just then William
Brown appeared and the orchestr
struck up an air, he singing in goo
voice, -Four Little Crows" The 9th
ers Joined in the chorus. The son
was replete with reference to Nj
Shooter and his crow and was yer
amusing.
MIR. MAILLOUX DECLINES.
Mr.. Shooter consumed fully half c
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PENNSYL RAILROAD,

Schedule in Effect November is. 1876
Trains Leave WiIkes-Barre as Follows
7.3O a. M, week days, for Sunbury
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington, and for Pitts.
burg and the West.
iO.l5 a. M, week days, for Hazleton,
Pottsville, Reading, Norrstown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts.
burg and the West.
3.l5 p. M, week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington and Pittsburg
and the West.
3.l5 D. M, Sundays only, for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, PHILADELPHIA a,
and Pttsburg and the West.
600 p. M, week days, for Hazletoa
and Pottsvile.
J. r. WOOD, Genr Pass. Agent
S. M. PROVOST, General Manager.
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THE CROW BANQUET
AT WILLIAMSPORT
Landlord Walter Shooter Pays His
Election Bet.
CONSUMES HALF OF THE DIRTY BIRD
About Scvcnty-fve People Witness
the Banquet, Which Took Place in
the Billiard Room at the CITY Hotel.
A Letter OF Regret from Sheriff
Crow, of Philadelphia.

The Wiliamsport Gazette and Bull
letin give the following amusing ac-
count of the dinner of crow recently en-
joyed by II. Jules Mailloux, of this city,
and Walter Shooter, of the City hotel,
Williamsport:
Probably the most unique banquet
that ever took place in this city oc-
Cured at the City hotel last night, when
Walter Shooter proprietor of that hos
telry, devoured the largest portion of a
big crow in payment of an election bet.
Previous to the late political cam
paign a number of gentlemen gathered
at the City hotel one evening, and dis
cussed the situation, considerable inter-
est being taken in the fight between
Grow and Ashbrdge for sheriff in Phil
adelpha. AshDridge had the lead in
this gathering, about the only ardent
supporter of Crow being II. Jules Mail
louX, of the Telephone Index company,
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1.-THE Raby Is Cutting Teeth.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success 1t
soothes the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world
Be sure and call for Mrs. Winslows
Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-23
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Cases That Have Been On All Week
Are Drawing to Close.

Both the cases which have occupied
the attention OF court all week are
drawing to a close. In the Comegys-
Russell suit the evidence has been
closed and the arguments almost finish
ed. Mr. Hannah made the closing ad-
dress for the defense and Mr.. Comegys
for the plaintiffs. Judge Purdy will
charge the jury this morning,
The examination of witnesses still
continues in the Jones -Schimpff case,
1t will continue next week and will
possibly take all of Monday and part
of Tuesday.
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FROM THE LAND OF
POETRY AND SONG
News and Other Notes of Interest from
Wales.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF Mr.. w. D. JONE!
Prominent Among the Citizens of
North Nales--A Swansea Doctor
Bard Is sArisins--Legend OF Maen
Dewi-- Humor of Judge Williams.

Mr.. w. d. Jones (Seirlol Wynn, is one
of the best known men in North Wales,
and his name has been familiar to
the readers of the press for the
last thirty-five years. He was born
fifty five years ago, in the same year
as the Prince of Wales. He has been a
prominent odd Fellow for thirty-three
years, and has filled every office in this
noble order.
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Effective Jan. 4, 1897.
Trains will leave Scranton for New
York, Newburgh and intermediate points
on Erie also for Hawley and local points.
at 7.0j a. IN. and 2.2S p. m; and arrive from
above points at 1898 a. m. and 9.3S p. m.
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TOO Much For Him.

Daughter-George says he fears he cGa't
support me in the style I'm accustomed
to.
The Father-Marry him, anyhow.
can't keep it up much longer myself
Town Topics.
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CLOAKS, JACKETS, ETC.

Most phenomenal cat in ladies' and
misses cloaks. Above will be sold
for less than cost of material. Ne
shall place our entire stock of ladies'
and misses cloaks on sale beg Timing
Saturday morning, January as, and
have divided them into three lots:
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A rather curious coin has come into the
possession of Mr., A. j. Jones, Carmar-
then. The head" bears a bust of mill
tary-looking parsonage, and around it is
the inscription, "leStyn ap Gwrgan, Ty-
wysog Morganwg, 1891" The other side
bears the figure of a female in a recum-
bent position, with crosletted shield on
her left arm, and pointing with her right
hand to a one-masted vessel on the ocean.
Around the latter figure is the inscription,
"Y Brenhin ar Gyfraith." Mr.. Fred.
Legge of Brynamman, writes that he has
had for twenty-five years an exactly SINH
lar coin. He found it in a capital state
of preservation, eight feet in the earth.
1t bears the same date as the Carmar-
then coin, and Mr.. Legge says the only
one like it that he has seen is in the
Swansea Museum.
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RA|LROAD TIMETABLES
LEHlGH VALLEY RAILROAD SYS.
TEN.
Anthracite Coal Used Exclusively Insur-
Ing Cleanliness and Comfort.
IN EFFECT NOV. 10, 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON.


IN EFFECT NOV. l5 1896
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON.
ror Philadelphia and New York via ID.
II. X, X. at Gas, 745 n. m, 1905 1.20, 3. 80
'siack Diamond Express) and 1l.3O y. m.
for Pittston and Wilkes-Barre via. ID.
! u; W. r.. r., 600, sos, 11.2O a. m, 80
For White Haven Hazleton, Pottsville,
anu principal points in the coal regions
wa ID. II. r. r., 645 a. m, 1906 and AL
ror Bethlehem Easton, Reading, Har-
tispurg and principal intermediate sta
uons VIA ID. Il II. r. r., 6.45. 7.45 a. m,
iz;Vo l.2o S.3S tBlack Diamond Express),
AL and 80 D. m,
FOR Tunkhannock, Towanda. Emira.
Ithaca, Geneva and principal interme late
stations via d.. l.. u w. r. r., 600, sos,
'Ie' a, M, l220 and $40 p. m.
for Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
rails, chicago and all points west via ID.
n. Il; X, 745 a; m, -. %, 1888 (Back Dia-
mond EXpressl, $50 and II 80 p. m
fuliman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
valley chair cars ON all trains between
Wilkes-Barre and New York. Philadel-
phia, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt
cHAS. s. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt., Phila.,
A; w. NONNEMACHER Asst. Gen
., Pass. Agt., South Bethlehem, Pa.
Scranton Office, 309 Lackawanna avenue.
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WELSH NOTES.

Haverfordwest has lady cornet player
in Miss Lewis, the daughter of Sergeant
j. Lewis, the popular master of the
headquarters band of the First V. b,
Welsh regiment. Recently, the young
lady made her first appearance in a pub
lie entertainment. where she played a
duet with her father ana met with hearty
reception
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on Dourog Common, near St. David's,
Maen Devil. This stone is said to have
been granted to the church by Rhys alb
Tewdwr Prince of South Wales, for the
use of pilgrims to the shrine of st. Da-
vid's and it Is conjectured that the great
Maen Hir may have done duty as a land
mark of some part of this ground de-
voted to holy uses,
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The old organ at St Davids cathedral
was built in 1904 by Bernard Schmit, and
improved by Lincoln in 1S43. In 1864 it was
presented by the dean and chapter to the
church of ST. Martin, Haverfordwest and
its place has been filled in the cathedral
by powerful instrument built by Willis
4, Sons i'm 1889
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When Judge Gwilym Williams gets into
his fatherly mood he is irresistible. He
had a batch of young colliers before him
recently arraigned for petty theft. This
is what he had to say after the jury had
their say: You have all been found
guilty of theft Now, / don't for mo-
ment believe that you did Intentionally
thieve, but that you had all been drinking
and took these things while in your riot
Gus mood For this reason l am inclined
to give you another chance. one of you
we have heard of before, but we need not
refer to that now. Be good boys, and
take care in the future. You are SEN
fenced to one month with hard labor for
each offence" During the first part Of
his address three of the prisoners were
preparing to leave the dock for home, but
when the last sentence was reached they
turned back and went below, gasping
This may be considered smart in some
countries, but the judge who would in
dulge in such cruelty here would be igno-
miniously scorned.
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Lot 1-S5 Ladies' and Misses Jac
comprising Boucle, kersey and
sss to i ioj ne% P9 s %sr s;s% s"" 81
Lot 2-75 finer quality Boucle, d. p
Kersey and Irish fr.eze, worth ~
from so to $l2. Reduced Price. w
Lot three, finest quality boucle
from FS;s. s1s"S to s. si5.d' Reduced $6
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\ correspondent, Mr.. r. j. Hawker, of
Abertillery, writes: In recent issue of
the Western Mail a paragraph appeared
about the kings of Ancient Britain.
noticed one of the name of Brutus, and if
any of your readers can inform me
whether there We're any British coins in
circulation during his reign bearing his
superscription l should be much obliged.
/ have in my possession an old copper
coin nearly as big as the present penny.
On one side is a figure resembling Britain
mia, and on the other the legend Brutus,'
with wreath of oak leaves, and no
date"
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ed his Psalms in Welsh" Yes" was the
rejoinder, land perhaps that was the rea-
son why Saul threw his javelin at him.!
one of the best stories yet told of the
late DR.. Herber Evans is one that refers
to his observation-disclosures Two years
ago he was. on a Saturday afternoon
found walking about Chester station. He
was to preach the anniversary sermon at
some chapel within driving distance: but
upon reaching Chester the recollection of
the place he was bound for had entirely
eVaporated. He searched his pockets for
his diary, only to discover that he had left
it at home y wire was dispatched, ask
ing his wife to refer to the diary and
telegraph Immediately where he was due
in the morrow. The reply was: Your
diary is locked up in your writing desk,
and you have got the keys" What Dr..
Herber Evans spent in kilograms that
afternoon in endeavoring to find opt
where his destination was is a matter he
never disclosed to his most intimate ac-
quantances. But he reached there after
all