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RELIEF OF VOLUNTEERS.
Two Important Committees Are An
nounced This Afternoon.

Two of the most important committees
connected with the homecoming of the
District volunteers were appointed and an
nounced by Major Sylvester this after
noon. They are composed of leading busi-
ness men. street railway presidents, minis
ters, steam railroad managers. express
company superintendents, contractors and
others.
The committees are:
Committee TO investigate cases for re-
lief among the soldiers b. II. Warner
chairman; Edwin j. Roche, vice chair
man: John B. Wight William NJ. Clay
ton. Prof. B. +. Jannoy, +. r. Camp
bell. Col. Edward \. Beekman, John A
Frank, sanitary officer. James I.
Petty. DR. William Tindall, secretary
Board of District of Columbia Commis-
sioners: Herbert W. Lewis, superinten-
dent of charities: Mitchell Dyrenforth.
A E. Shoemaker. Harrison Dingman.
Jesse f. Grant. r. d. Crupper.. Harry
C0ggins. {. K. Du Four. w. l. Boyden,
]. D. Terrell William H Young. A. a.
Fiegenbaum, George Howe. Arthur
Hendricks, ]. ]. Edison, c. X Du
Puy, y. H. Merrill. John Mid
'dleton, Lieut.. A. l.. Evans. DR.. J. w.
Bayne, Mrs T. w Birney, Mrs. r. D.
Mussey, Miss Lizzie W. Calvert, Mrs.
James Tanner, Mrs. W. S. Spencer, Mrs.
M. Platt, Miss ]. S. Hawley Mrs NJ.
NJ Hannah. Mrs. Mary S. Gist. Mrs.
Marguerite Dickins, Miss Cordelia Clay,
Mrs H B. +. Macfarland,- Miss Carrie
Kent.
This committee will have added to ii
two names from each OF those ladies'
associations not already represented
thereon, TO be named by such associations
and reported to- the general chairman.
Committee to find employment for
those soldiers who may need it-Simon
Wolf. chairman; ]. Nota McGill, vice
chairman; George NJ Dunlop, Robert
Weaver Nathaniel Wilson. o. T. Crosby.
W K Schoepf, Arthur E. Randall, Lee
Hutchins, H. S. Cummings, H, A Girls
| wold, John, Callahan, Joseph Craw-
ford, Of the Pennsylvania Railroad;
John B. Thomas of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, L. S. Brown of the South
ern Railroad, William S. Bronson of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Andrew
Gleeson. Joseph H. Crawford. NJ. F. Tally.
Samuel Bieber, Edwin SaXtOn, George w.
Moss of Adams Express, Samuel II. Bow
| man of the United States Express, VIII
liam s. Knox, Frederick Springmann,
John l.. Newbold. Thomas w. Smith.
Samuel H. Walker. Frank L. Handy,
Charles F. Schneider, Thomas Somerville,
Samuel E. Wheatley, William T. CALI
her, A. NJ. Lothrop, Isadore Saks, Gus
tave Lansburgh, Charles Baum, A. Lis
ner, Louis S. Kahn, Hon. John r. Me
Lean, William Hart. a. a. Thomas, w.
P. Young, James b. oyster, ].
| P. Mccormick, n. C. Thomp-
| son, N. c. Bunges, ]. y. Heisley,
| ]. H Shipley, J. E. Jones, Rev. DIR.
| D. J. Stafford, Rev. s. H Greene Rev.
S. NJ Newman, Rev. ]. II. Elliott. Rabbi
| Stern. Rev. S. Domer, Rev. Luther Viii
| son, Rev. w. S. Hammond, Rev. T. De
| Witt Tafmage Rev. Leslie Moore, Rev
Alexander Kent, also the pastor of the
| Unitarian Church.
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DISTRICT MEN MURDERED.
John and Edward v. Hoffman kilIes
in Surrey County, Va

IN surrey county Va
A tragedy, involving the death of two
Washington men, was enacted Monday
last in Surrey County Ia.
The murdered men were John Hoffman
and his son, Edward V. Hoffman. y
sheriffs posse pursued the murderer, and
in combat 1t is said that he was killed
Mr.. Hofman's home is at No. 2l7 Ninth
Street southeast. where Mrs. Hoffman re
sides with her married daughter. He is
the owner of large lumber interests in
Virginia and has sawmill near Scotland
a small town between Petersburg and
Wakefield. There the virgin timber is
sawed for the market and shipped to
Richmond, Washington and Baltimore.
The work requires considerable of Mr..
Hofmaus attention. and he and his son
have been at the lumber camp for sew
eral months. Mrs. Holman heard from
her husband early last week anu has
been expecting his return each day.
1t was early yesterday afternoon that
Mrs. Hoffman received letter from ]. w.
Kinlock foreman of her husbands mill.
at Scotland. The message was sent from
Surrey Court House. which is only a short
distance from the mill and announced
that Mr. Hoffman and his son had been
murdered.
The criminal escaped into the forest
but the sheriff of the county pursued him
The murderer's name was not given but
Mr., kinlock stated that armed with Il
shotgun he resisted the posse who killed
him in their efforts at capture.
Today 1t was learned that Mr. Kinlock
had made arrangements to have the bod
les prepared for burial and that they
rel N "a S1 rff,|l
Mr. John Hoffman was we'll known here
and was an elder in St. Marks Lutheran
Church.
1t was learned this afternoon that the
name of the murderer was John Schmidt,
and persons who had heard of the occur
renee and who came to Washington to-
day from Richmond say he was drunk
a the time, and had quarrel with the
Hofruans.
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ROBBED HIS EMPLOYER.
George Buce1 Is Held ON n Charge
of Grand LnreenN

George Fugel was held today in the po-
lice court for the action of the grand
jury on a charge of grand larceny.
Fugel was employed by Charles c. Ell
mer. an ice dealer. at 1860 Prospect Street.
Georgetown He had a room in the house
and was accorded many personal privi-
leges. Yesterday Fugei pleaded that he
was i'll, and remained in his room while
Mr.. Elmer went down town. When the
latter returned Fugel had disappeared
and desk in the dining-room showed
evidences of having been tampered with.
Examination showed that $50 and three
checks had been stolen. The robbery
was reported TO detective headquarters
and Detective Muller assigned to the case
Fugel was traced about several saloons,
and late last night he was arrested by
Detective Muller and Policemen Bur-
rows and Cornwell at the wharf just as
he alighted from excursion steamer.
AT the station s113.54 of the money was
recovered from Fugel and he admitted
the theft, saying he had spent the bal
ance in having good time
The evening times., 1898-09-06
Marriage Licenses Issucd

Marriage licenses were issued today to
John w. Jennings and Isabella Arth
Rodney Deyo Chiff and Alta E Burrough: +:
Benjamin f. Jackson and Jennie Arm
strong; Samuel Johnson and Manhall Cur
tbs: Robert F. Eubanks and Emma Ludg-
wig, Richmond, Va: John W. Bowles and
Berta Dingley, Richmond, Va; Joseph w.
Williams and .Ka tharine ]. Gimlin; Will
liam E. Brundage and Rosa L. Miller.
Richmond, Va: Charles A Wegner and
Nellie E. Morrison; William George Da-
Wis, Prince George County, Md, and Mary
A. Lenton; George w. Scott and Mamie
j. Cox; John W. Campbell and Annie
Green; Albert T. Ellis and Gertrude A.
Deane: George Nelson and Sadie Gross:
Walter Snowden and Cora Clinton; Ed
ward Howard and Harriet Haggard; Rob-
ert N. Lightfoot and Rose Brown.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
BROOKE AT SAN JUAN.
He VIII Call Upon Captain General
Macias This Afternoon.

San Juan, Sept. 6.--Major Gen. Brooke,
wi,n his staff and escort. arrived at Rio
Piedras. outside San Juan, at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He was met by Col.
Pine. Captain General Macias chief Of
staff, with an escort of fourteen men,
and conducted to Convallencia, Gen. Ma
cias' summer residence, where he took
luncheon.
Col. Pine then returned to the city and
arranged for Cen Brooke to visit Gen
Macias in the capital this afternoon. A
captain general ranking major general.
military etiquette requires that Gen.
Brooke shall cali upon Gen. Macia5
first.
headquarters. 1t is a beautiful place.
with magnificent park in the rear of
the house.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
Major Hopkins, Inspection Tour.

Major George Hopkins, assistant adju-
tant general, who has returned from
New York, where he has been looking
into the hospital accommodations, states
that the hospitals in and about New
York city, together with the two Govern
nhent establishments, today have 900 beds
still available for sick soldiers. Two hun
dred of these has been engaged for Mon
tauk patients, leaving 700 for the use of
the sick troops which are due at New
York from Porto Rico within a day or
two. Gen. Gillespie, commanding the De-
partment of the East, has been instruct
ed to look after the Porto Rico sick.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
Hecht Accompany
SIS Seventh St.
STOCK MARKET IRREGULAR.
Early GEins in Prices Lost I'm the
Later Dealings.

New York. Sept. 6-Trading in the ear
Iy stock market was fairly animated, but
the tone was rather uncertain. First
prices showed slight gains, but as a rule
they were lost in the late trading.
Apprehensions of closer money market
conditions were again the dominant intlu-
ence in the trading, and the large de-
crease in the banks surplus reserves
shown in Saturdays Dank statement con-
tributed TO this failing.
Government bonds were unchanged.
Stocks at noon were weak. and prices
were generally lower. Trading was less
active.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
CARRY ARKANSAS.
Light Vote Cast by All Parties In
the Contest.

Little Rock. Sept. 6.-The Democrats of
Arkansas won in the elections yesterday,
electing their entire State ticket, headed
by Daniel w. Jones, for governor The
elections seem to have been a foregone
conclusion, and did not bring out the full
vote of the party.
The Republicans and Populists. though
both had full tickets in the field, were
rather apathetic and made comparative
ly very poor showing of strength
The evening times., 1898-09-06
Congressman Richardson Here.

Congressman James D. Richardson. of
Murfreesboro, Tenn, one of the most
prominent Democrats of the House, and
a candidate for the leadership, has re-
turned tc Washington. Col Richardson,
when asked whether the Democrats in
the South were making capital out OF the
after effects of the Hispano-American
war, he replied that they certainly were
not neglecting any valuable opportuni-
ties.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
Fire Mt Tnkomn Pnrk,

The residence of Mrs. Fallzen, on Holly
Street in Takoma Park, was badly dam
aged by fire shortly before noon today.
The blaze was caused by a lighted match
setting fire to a quantity of gasoline
which was being used to clean a bed
with. The house sustained a damage of
$500, fully covered by insurance. The
property is owned by E. NJ Heaton.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
MEDICAL SCHOOL.

IhE COLt-ABlAN L NiNERSITY.
The seventy-seventh course Of lectures begins
October 3. lsJs- The Introductory lecture Will ba
Delivered October 3, al O'Clock IN the evening
Daily lectures thereafter at $50 D. m TIE b4sr
facilities for laboratory and clinical work I-e AZ
fcrded- The University Hospital Is located a
i@S9 h 81 NV Fall and scholarship examina-
tons on September -, at 7.;0 D. m For hlrrhp-
particulars address the Dean 1925 81 nv
Hours, 10 a. m to 1 P m, and p. m 70 D.
m sa4-lno
The evening times., 1898-09-06
Suit for Dixnrne

Mary F. Holmead, through her attor-
neys, Birney and Woodward today filed
suit for absolute divorce from her hus-
band, Alfred Holmead. BY order of the
court the papers in the case were re-
turned to the safe.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
secretnry AIger,s Yncntion.

Secretary Alger will leave on Friday
for his home III Michigan, and will take
a rest of probably two or three weeks.
He says he has had no recreation for
seven months.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
DIED.

BOLAND-On Monday. September 3. at I2.gG
p. m, after a short Illness. MRS. BRIDGET p
BOLAND. beloved daughter Of Patrick and tre
late Ann Danaher. in the thirty-third year Of
her age.
Funeral will take place from Lees undertak
ing establishment, on Thursday morning Sep
tembeT :. $50 O'Clock Thence 10 St Domi-
nic's Church. where requiem mass Viii be sad
for the repase Of her soul Item
New York papers please eopy.I
WELL%Departed this life September >. Is4S
All members of the Olive Branch Immediate
Society. No. ,. hereby notified 70 attend
the funeral of deceased member MARIE
WELLS
Funeral viii take place from ST Augustine's
Church at O'Clock, September :. IssS By or
der Of the president, : II. DORSEY
Item VI. L. HAMILTON. Secretary.
MANYPENNY-At Vineyard Haven. Mass. on
THURSDAY, September I, 1898, MARY BJRNHAN
WOODS. widow of Col. George w M7ypenny.
Interment at Vineyard Haven. Friday. Sep
tember ,. =
BOLASD-On Monday. September ), at E.80
p. m. BRIDGET BoI.AND (nee Danah2r), in her
sd year.
Notice Of funeral hereafter II
The evening times., 1898-09-06
S298 for the skirt

the best made serge skirt you ever
saw-full III width-lined with best
Hnings-velvet bound-with all the
points which the new skirts will have,
and which will sell for $3.50.
We are charging all purchases when
II is desired.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
CONZAGA COLLEGE,
I Street n. W.

For day scholars only. Classical Scientific am
Business Courses. Military Drill Glasses will be
resumed on Monday. September T. Is5s
Three scholarships awarded each year TO suc-
eesst'Il competitors Are open for the year lsgs-
80. Examinations will take place al the col
lege. September g. and 10 au2g-I4t-exsu
The evening times., 1898-09-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.
EDUCATIONAL

NINE A. B. HOFFELDT, and dIughte- MISS C.
ERCR, resume their Instructions IN music
singing, languages Sept. Is, al g37 P 81 NV
se6-3t
The evening times., 1898-09-06

Gas lights are lighted at 7:S0 p. m. ex-
begun at 4:43 q. m. The
lighting is begun one hour before the
hour named Arc lamps are lighted at
l:15 p- m.; extinguished at 4:5S a. m
The evening times., 1898-09-06
x ynrI steel w,-rs,
Omen IIiuh LOW 2nm

Corrected daily by w. r. Hibbs & Co,
members of the New York Exchange,
1f2I street
The evening times., 1898-09-06

lOldi .9-''h" ~
Received by The Times today for the
reception fund:
Robert D. Weaver president Met
ropolitan r. r. Co.................. % 90
Grand total. 81 %
The evening times., 1898-09-06
RITHGUNS AND GARLANDS
A ROYAL Welcome Awaits the
Volunteers.
ARRANGING THE PROGRAM

III Is Thought That Only Six Hun
dred Men of the District Regiment
VIII Be in Line on Reception Bay.
Many of the Men Are Missing by
Reason of Disease.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
SAINT CECILIA'S ACADEMY.
6Of Fast CaoitoI Straa

This popular institution for the thorough Chris
tl2n education OF ladies VIII resume studies Nom
day, September l2 The course Is emineutIy
practical and comprehensive. extensfing from
the primary through the classical and scientific
Special attention paid 10 drawing. painting and
20 muslc vocal and instrumental. including
yiGlin. banjo, mandolin guitar. Ctc sa4-7t
PROFESSIONAL RETOJCHER will give uri-
vate lessons IN retoUching. BON Is This Of
fee. se3-St-ern
ANDREW SMALL ACADEMY. Da-nsstovvn. MI
Adapted 20 needs Of office holders wishing
their children at accessible county school; Tor
catalogue address WI NELSON se2-2wk-ern
COLLEGE for girls al Takoma Park. Washington
D. c.; tu1 curriculun, music art and eI6-
cution Address REV JAS WILLIS Falls
Church, Va. se9-5t
The evening times., 1898-09-06

Drink and Drug Inebriates re-
stored by the Keeiey Cure. Au.
thorized Institutes. COS E st. nw.,
C.. and Greensboro. n. c. Write
je7-tf
The evening times., 1898-09-06
THOS. Q. JONES.

Undertaken and EmbaIrner. Sic Street north
east; every thing strictly fst-class and at reas n
able terms; we have as an assistant the only lady
eHlbalmer in Washington; graduate of Chamricn
College If Embalming- auI2-lno
The evening times., 1898-09-06

Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs &Co.
members of the New York Exchange
1877 Street
The evening times., 1898-09-06
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED
Phe Case of o. H. Butler Again,
Daniel IA. Ferry

Daniel H. Ferry.
In the case of o. H Butler against Dan
iel II. Ferry. Justice Cox this morning
dismissed the temporary Injunction
granted last week and also denied the
request for the appointment of a receiver
for the business of the defendant
Butler in his affidavit in the original
proceedings claimed an interest in the
brokerage business carried on at No. go
F Street.
Mr. E. B. Hay, attorney for Butler stat
ed that the suit against Ferry would still
be proceeded with.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
1Assza.s Assz.a.sSHORTHAND

And Business College. L and T. Bldg 9th and F
Day ana night sessions. Open all summer Cata-
lOgus. au29-lrlo-rr1
" WANTED-Singing and piano pupils: hall price
until 18th; elOcution. violin. mandolin gi1i-
tar; reasonable. lI2. 10th nv. s-I-6t-em
The evening times., 1898-09-06
Tide Table.

Today-Low tide at 6:17 a. m. and GO
p. m; high tide, 12:Os a. m. and -.
City Lights,
The evening times., 1898-09-06
Money to Loan on

MONEY TO LOAN ON APPROVED coLLAT-
ERAI-No delay YERKES BARER
Rooms 10 to "A. Metzsrott Bldg. lilo st.
iel2-u
The evening times., 1898-09-06
New York Cotton Market.
Waxhington Stock Exchunc

Sales-Mergenthaler Linotype, 16d1SS.
After Call-Capital Traction, 2Gd7i
american Graphophone, 150d13.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
The evening times., 1898-09-06
S5.98 for the suit

which every store viii sell for S1i.50
later. Jackets are colored silk-lined-
skirts are full width and finished as
all fine tailor made suits are finished
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-01

started IN 10 raise "a row and must
carry 1t out. He felt tina: she was
smiling ~ she worked ut the but
ton behind his back. and so he said /:
Aud ] suppose this coal bill
came in to.day %
Eyes il came to-day"
"And IL Is for "A ton more than
last mouth Mrs. Bowser, where
do you suppose this reck less waste
aud ex'ravag ,nce will end ? The
mere earn the more You throw
into the streets. You have no
more idea OF the value OF money
than y child 3 years OLD. Do yon
give coal away 10 spite me ?"
The coal is half ton less than
LAST mouth ~ she replied.
"You-you -
"And the grocery and butcher
bills are considerable less for the
week, ana VIC are making a saving
on gas"
but, woman-vou-yon -
He couldn't think IL anything
further 10 Gnd fault with. though
he tried his hardest and while she
went down stairs to tell the girl to
put dinner on the table he put on
his hat and went out for walk
and a free lunch at saloon. He
let himself into the house again at
l l O'Clock, with Mrs. Bowser peace
fully sleeping and as he got into
bed he chuckled to himself:
"That's the way to serve 'em !!
I'll bet she don't sass me back an
other time right away -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-01
GREAT MEN WILL DIFFER

81 am goingto beat John McGraw
by 3. 900 votes in my district thi,
fall"
Aston G.. Dayton, Congressman
from the Second district, made tn,
above positive statement recent ly
and, as he made it look of conf
dence and determination settled on
bis face.
81 beat Junior Brown by 2,2OC
votes in 1885," continued Con
gresham Dayton, and expect to
add several hundred TO that MAORI
ty this fall.-A. G.. Dayton in
Parkersburg Journal.
al believe that our district car
be carried but it will take united
work. ~. s. G.. Pitzer in Par
kersburg journal.
Quite difference in these calou-
latious.
Editor Clifford (of the Pioneer
Press, colored peoples organ, at
Mariinsburg), who aspires to Con
gresslonal honors ~ the Kevser
(Repu blican) Convention says of
the nomination
Col. John II. McGraw WIS
nominated for Congress at Elkins
on the 10th inst. 1t is evident
that Mr.. McGraw is hustler. and
1t is equally as evident that Mr..
Dayton will have no walkover.
Whoever thought he would but
ID yton?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-01
OUR NEXT CONGRESSMAN.
Short Sketch or the Democratic
Candidate.

John Il. McGraw, the nominee,
is native of West Virginia. race of
the soil, about 40 yeais Of age and
was born at Grafton, where he re
sides. A graduate of Yale College,
lawyer iu full practice and con
nected with the railroad, coal and
lum Der development of West Vir-
ginia. 1t is said he owns more
land in West Virginia than any
other single individual in the
State. Under Cleveland's admin
lstration he was the Collector of
Internal Revenue for the district of
West Virginia, comprising the
whole State, and during the same
administration was the United
States Disbursing Agent for the
State Of West Virginia, and as such
distributed the public moneys ap
propriated for the Government
buildings in the State.
He was delegate at large for
the State of West Virginia to the
Democratic National Convention,
which met at Chicago, and vigorous
ly supported Bryan for President.
and had charge of the latter's trip
in Maryland and West Virginia. l..
the member of the Democratic
National Committee for the State
Of West Virginia, having succeeded
Captain John Sheridan. lie was
the warm personal and political
friend of ex. Postmaster General
wilson, and had the honor of pre-
sentlng that gentleman name to
the first convention and the last at
which he was nominated. lie sun
ported and followed him through.
out his public career until Wilson's
failure to support Bryan in the last
election. AS Cornwell, the Chair
man OF the Congressional Commit
tee, said in presenting his name to
the convention Gle never vio-
lated trust, forgot friend or for
gave an enemey." lie is unmarried
and the only weak place his enc
mics may be able to end in his
armor is that he has so long re
NAMED Il bachelor, but there are
others. Perhaps Dave Hill can
explain how it feels for a bachelor
to be in congress. Cum berland
Times.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-01

Herman G.. Johnson returned 10
Nashville, Tenn, last Monday to
resume bis work on the American
IT is understood that he will re
turn TO West Virginia soon and
take charge Of the Elkins Inter
Mountain. Mr.. johnson IS born
newspaper man and will make a
livoly paper for our neigbboring
town We wish him success. 49,
Barbour Democrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-01
THE BOWSER TROUBLES.
Having Been Good for Couple OF
Weeks, Mr.. Bowser Breaks
Ont Again.

MIR. Bowser had been ne placid
'-as milk and as good natured as n
pie for u couple of weeks. lie had
paid the gas bill without word.
made no comments on the grocery
and butcher bills. and when Mrs
Bowser delIcately limited that she
could use 81 on shopping excur-
sion, he had tossed her i've dollar
bill. But this state of affairs was
not to last, and Mrs. Bowser knew
and prepared herself for a sudden
outbreak. 1t came at the end of
the fortnight. AS Mr.. Bowser left
the Office 20 take an open car there
was q fatman on the end seat.
Mr.. Bowswer waited for him to
hitch along, but he never budged.
Then something was said abont
hogs and idots, and Mr.. Bowser
made up his mind that somebody
should suffer. The fat man got
of after riding four blocks, and as
he had escaped Mrs. Bowser Nd ust
be held responsible.
When Mr. Bowser opened the
gate he limped. When he assembled
the steps he hobbled. When he
entered the sitting room he dragged
his right leg behind him as if
stick OF wood had been tied to it.
"Mr. Bowser. what on earth has
happened - exclaimed Mrs. Bow
ser, as she advanced to meet him.
"ParalYzed in that leg for the
rest OF my life ~ he replied in tones
OF reproach.
Can it be possible I'll send
for the doctor at once Y"
doctor be hanged - he growl.
ed, as he limpcd IN to the family
room and fell heavily into a rocker
and kicked off his shoe. "Mrs.
Bowser, is this q house, and run as
q house, OF 10 it circus or a
pIR pen 20
"Why, what do you mean 20
81 mean that l have suffered tor.
Gnents all day long. and that have
come home helpless cripple. /
never expect TO be able to walk out
doors again. Look at that foot
Mrs. Bowser 70
He pulled of his sock and held
up his foot. Mrs. Bowser examin-
81 it and found a soft corn.
"Is that all ?" she asked with
smile Of relief.
lis that all :" he echoed. as he
jerked his foot away. odd you
expect to find IL bowie knives
sticking into my foot, or all the
Toes gone? That's all, but that's
enough. You have crippled your
husband for life, and hope you
are satisfied"
"You have soft corn there.
What had / to do with bringing
IL on 20
lie held out hrs sock and ORA.
nratically pointed to hole in the
heeI-pojnted to the hole and
glared ~ her.
fYes there is a hole" she said.
"but they were al right when you
put them on day or two ago. Be
sides the hole 10 in the heel, as You
sec, and had nothing TO do with
bringing on that corn. Where's
your shoe? Alb Here's the trou bic.
You've run the heel over and
brought pressure on your toes. "
Mr.. Bowsor bad no case. lie
realized it A. once bus he had
set out TO make things unpleasant,
and he did not propose to give IN.
"Aud as II that we're not enough.
Jook hsge - 10 shouted, 90 10
-