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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

A new ard somewhat alarming
duty now devoives upon American
universities by reason Of the treaty
with spain cefing the Philippine la
landa to the United States. The
universities mus, add to their Greek.
Latin and Spanish curriculum. the
study OF Malay The millions Of pso-
pie OF Aslatic origin whom we have
absorbed In the Philippines speak
Malay exclusively. and their Ian
guage is entitled to recognition In our
educational institutions. They are
certainly Of az much Importance TO
Us as are those old Greeks ard Ro-
mana who have been dead for a
thousand years. more or less.
The professors IN the universities
may raise a very vigorous kick
against Malay. because u 10 Ian
guage absolutely without grammar
The founder % the tongue evidently
had a very poor opinion Of people
who talked by exact systems. He
may even have been the original
founder Of che house Of Darlington.
which has attained 80 much celebrity
In recent years through the literary
ventures Of Mrs. pssrtinston. But
whoever he was. OF whatever his
aims may have been. he succeeded
in establishing language for some
1000. eco OF people who never need
to look Into grammar IN order 10 cor
recfly express themselves. In a
Malay conversation. one simply turns
the words loose as they see ne to
come. and the result Is pleasing and
harmonious
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03
SUIT AGAINST
THE TRUST

cRAwFoRDsvfLLE, Ind. July
3-The Indiana Wire Fence company
Of this city has been absorbed by the
American Steel and Wire Company
and It's buildings now stand deserted.
The fence factory was Crawfords-
vllle'E chief industry. The story has
not hitherto been printed: but the
facts are coming out. for Il Is un-
dersiood that Attorney General Tay-
Tor iH preparing 10 bring suit
against the American Steel ana Wire
company. commonly called the steel
trust, because OF It's action In this
city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03
TRIP FOR the JURY.

The jury in the damage suit Of
Robert Ktnnear against the Seattle
n International railroad, Will be TAX
en- out to view the place Of the ac-
cident The case has been contin-
ued until next "Wednesday. when the
Jury viii have returned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03
AWARDED DAMAGES.

In the federal court Saturday. the
jury In the damage suit Of @. w.
Keeton. against the Pacific Coast
company for $4,000. brought in a YER
dict in favor Of the plaintiff for $3.50.
Keeton claimed that when approach
ing a railway crossing the cross bars
were suddenly dropped, striking him
in the face and injuring him serious
~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03
ALL SORTS"

Governor Roosevelt has a regular
time for receiving Newspaper repre-
sentatives. and will nos say word
for publication at any other time.
The Pope takes a keen interest IN
photography. and up 20 the time Of
his late Illness was himself an anna
teEr photographer OF no mean sbii-
iiy.
The Afro-American Review advo-
Gates an alliance Of all African
Methodists. They number $500. 900.
and represent four large bodies and
numerous smaller ones.
when Emperor William. of Ger
many travels. he requires a special
train OF IS cars 10 accommodate hls
suite. These cars are Of American
pattern.
The French cruiser sfax. which
carried Dreyfus from Devils island
to France. 10 named after a port at
Tunis. which was bombarisd and
captured by the French In 1881.
A Newfoundland dog. guarding a
warehouse In Buffalo. rad to be
dubbed into submission by the fire.
men before they could enter the
building to extingulzh the FIRE.
At the imperial court OF Austria
the chef OF Emperor Francis Joseph
estimates that of t250.000 expended
on the tables every year. the "un-
used" represents about 100000.
/ Or. John q. Patton's reports for
the last year. tell Of ii02 South sea
| ISLANDERS won from cannibailsm TO
christianity. one missionary alone re-
ceiving 200 adults into church mem
bership.
The industry Of vlticulture prom
Ises to attain large proportions in
New South Wales. the area OF grapes
for wines Of all types being practio-
ally unlimited.
The largest dairy In the world n
located IL miles from Newark. n. j..
the minimum number Of cows kept
being 1000 The proprietor runs n
ranch in Iowa for the special pur-
pose Of supplying his dairy with
cows.
Probably for the FIRST time In his
tory. II is said. has a street In a
German town been named after q
rabbi. This has occurred at Os-
trowo, whore II was decided to call
n street Freimann strasse. in mem
DRY OF the late rabbi DIR. Freimann.
To spread the fingers and cause
them to retain that position to M
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03
MUST Paw DUTIES.

BY a law Issued by the United
States treasury department. which
went into effect April 1. all British
yachts visiting American ports are
required to pay entrance and clear
anee duties similar 60 those impos-
ed on merchant vessels.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

BETHLEHEM. Pa. July z.--Etev-
en .year-oid Joseph Deeh. 81 this
place. IL dying Of lockjaw. Ten days
ago fhe solo of his Ieel foo, was cut
open by a shoe nail. II biisiercd and
fsstered and last Saturday his Jaws
became locked. Since then he has
had commissions every quarter hour.
aud his body IL bent bow-shapcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03
. pusKv RoOOCR.

Moliie Vaughan. a coiored woman.
has been arrested on charge Of rob-
bling G. craxweii of sia In tender
totu saloon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

+, Tcncher-And how ala Il happen
that Joseph had coat Of many coll
ors7
Little Petie-'coz he played golf.
ma'am.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03
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BRIDE OF \ POLICEMAN

of,icsr q. A. Trip ana Miss potiIs
Mcfarland were quietly married as
the residence Of the brides parents.
at Sixth avenue ard Pike streets.
Friday evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03
a COSTLY NAP.

william Cross. n HhlnEie weaver.
had t2s stolen from him while he was
asleep In q chair I'm the Blg Bon
ANA saloon Saturday evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

Rorn Drug Co.. Tifth and Pike.
Prescription Specialists Phono fike %
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

Concert. Wagner's band, tomorrow
Madison Park pavilion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

The Fourth Of July is scheduled TO
perform n remarkable feat this year.
Il viii raee halfway round the earth
with the sun. The course begins at
san Juan. Porto Rice, and runs via
Washington. y c.. to rittshurE.
Chicago. Omaha. Seattle. Honolulu
and Manila. The start will be made
II a m tsiiiiSffaVS. ssssa viii es ssF-
aided to the world by the discharge
OF cannon and the waving OF fiaEs.
As the Fourth and Old Sol SO sprint
lug across the face OF the globe. they
will receive a continuous ovation
from enthusiastic muitltadea aloag
the line. Cannon crackers will bark.
guns viii thunder. the red. white and
blue will shake It's folds proudly.
while the bird of freedom soaring
overhead. will emit edlfying shricks
Of jueilation- When the three quart
ers past at Honolulu Is reached. the
Kanakas are expected 10 execute a
triumphant war-dance and flourish
their spears nightly. But the close
Of the race will be exciting. yea.
verify. Agulnalde himself viii be
there TO witness the final burst 81
speed. and It will be terrifyiag. The
Filipino ehleftain thinks he Is some
what ~ a fast runner himself. but
what he VIII learn tomorrow viii be
enough TO humble him In tho dust
Of Luzon. As the Fourth sweeps
away with the sun into the ethereal
vault OF the heavens. and the smell
Of burnt powder saiutes his nestriis.
Agalnaldo will drop OF into troubled
dreams. wondering why u L. that the
Americans persist In fghting when
they could gain peace 80 easily BY
Offering him few hundred shous-
ands Of the long green.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

Probably for the FIRST time In his
tory. It II satd. has a street IN a
German town been named after a
rabbi This has occurred at Os-
trowo, whore II was decided to call
n street Frpimann strasse. in mem
DRY OF the late rabbi DIR. Freimann.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

To spread the fingers and cause
them to retain that position to Mt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

The largest dairy In the world ~
located II miles from Newark. n. J..
the minimum number Of cows kept
being 1000. The proprietor runs q
ranch in Iowa for the special pur-
pose Of supplying his dairy with
COWS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-03

DR.. John q. Patton's reports for
the last year. tell Of ii02 South sea
Islanders won from canniballsm 20
Christianity. one missionary alone re-
ceiving 200 adults into church mem
bershtp.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
SHE GOT IT.
but II Took the Byatander,
See the HumOr of the
situation.

A lot Of people were present at an aur,i,
sale Of japanese goods the other iay.
How much am | bid for this eyow.
vase asked the auCtloneer, holding
above his head
zone dollar, responded an elderly sA
sitting IN one OF the front seats
That's a shame cried the man with ID
hammer. This vase, as a work of an
worth four times the sum. Why, look a,
viii an intelligent audience allow sue.
sacrifice
"A dollar and a quarter" came in /,
same woman voice.
well, well, well! Can't you see thatp
IS treasure, and you stand here and ati
1t to be gwen away for such pa'try sum.
"A dollar and half Again It wash
same bidder speaking
"A dollar and a half! The very idasn
calculated the auctloBeer. II never sawr
like. Come, good people, what is the men,
ing OF this One OF the mikados sps
designs sighted in such a manner lW
reflection on your taste,
" A dollar seventy hye," said the s5'i,sr
bidder.
81 cannot let it go for that. was III
mans reply. 1T is too costly. too prsca,
and too rare in pattern, Wake up, or I.
put it back in the box"
Two dollars" the woman said
We'll, it doesn't seem as if can get am
more so here goes. Two dolar,-6r,s
twice, three times! Sold to a lady there 4.
that shameful figure"
The lady stepped up, paid for and received
her vase, and departed, apparently w,tca
noticing the smiles Of the audieuce.-CIt
einnat Enquirer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
IS GEN. OTIS ALARMED?
Sensational Rumor That lie Has Asked for
Immediate Reinforcemcnts An In
timatiOn OF Retreat.

New York, June pa dispatch from
Adams, Mass, to the World says: a
long cipher message from Gen. Otis,
sent to Washington and thence relayed
to Adams without the usual official
editing, has caused President McKin-
ley many uneasy moments in the last
As hours. All that Otis told the presi-
dent is not known positively, but Otis
plainly intimated his inability to con-
quer the Filipinos with the present
fighting strength at his command.
Furthermore, it is said he gave the i'm.
preston he would be forced to aban-
don the ground already taken unless
reinfOrcements We're quickIv sent. y
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
Personal AND IMPERsoNAL

D D g..
a I"u'"S''''' - ''''', r,,.ti,.,.
oead '' '""'' Ct, ~, ''. ~.
e.. !" watson ','s'F'''' w Wv, '|'' '',
inslsh l',u'>' nus ''''' '"''" 'e'
no" u""' Oh nus own IA,
LORD Lo"s""', mas ,"''"". 100 Nv. =,
OF 'oIl,'uUf N"'I's' ''" ''"'N - "''
p"'''s3'"" arc ""''" "'''
\ Canterbury eahu" """ ''S "''',
were thrown our OF lh,'' '"'''"Ft "'''
hurl Ir''Hl'l' '"''I ""' ''' ""'''"S
NheH rice ""' '''''' u "' 49,.
senator p'p'N u"N. %" ',, "'s ~ ~ '''S
New YORK private "'"''' f" "','' 1os' VI
Lincoln not quite t"'lp',,.', II we
| TIE lH'i WORK u""e ny W. W.. 7'"'H'
| Cornelius Vanderbilt the 'I''r lli'"'
| his ehleI pleasure 'A u'"'''' "'" wy
evening mas '''"'f " ".'''''' 81 '',
iamIN or some Pi"leas'"""' P'""'S'
play Tor hinh
The Chinese minister at Washington
has proved himself WHY ail'r-aln-
ner speaker Being told OF TINS senator
DepeW quoted lret liarle me we
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Davenport, Ia. June 26-In accord
ance with the provisions of his will.
the body of Ephraim Maxwell. who
committed suicide at Washington. la.
was cremated and the ashes thrown
from the bridge here into the Missis-
sippi river. Maxwell was 73 years of
age and an eN-confederate soldier. 1t
is believed that his motive for wishing
his ashe- to be thrown into the Mis-
sissippi arose from feeling that he
did not want to be buried in the north
or any other place in the United States.
He was still bitter against the govern
mput
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01


The carpenter had put down his tool.
and gone for his luncheon.
Life with me is perfect bore" said
the Anger.
I'm little board myself" said the
Small Plank.
There's no art in this country" OBJ.
served the Screw-Driver. "Eyerythinp's
screwed in my eyes"
You don't stick at ANYTHING lone
enough to know what you're driving
at INTERCEPTED the Glue.
That's just it," said the Screw. He
never goes beneath the surface. the way
the Jack-Plane and do
Tut" cried the Saw. Il go through
things just as much as you do. LIES
stuffed with sawdust."
Regular grind. said the Grindstope
u agree with YOU" observed the
Bench. 1T doesn't make any difference
how well do my work, I'm always sat
on"
Let's strike cried the huger. "You
hit the nail on the head that time"
'l'll hit it again" retorted the ham.
mer; and he kept his word. but he bit
the wrong nail That is why the car.
penter now wears his thumb in han.
dage. Harper's Bazaar.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
MANY MEN MADE IDLE,
Already $4,000 Commercial Travellers In
This Country Have Hcon Thrown out OF
Employment by Trust Concentrations

Chicago, june 20, The Tr.bmcgives
several columns to a symposium of the
views of travelling statesmen and mer-
chants ON the trusts and combines
Men who should, by reason of their
positions, Dee cmmrntIy fitted 90 Judge,
ARE quoted u~ saying that of the 100000
travelling statesmen loo the United
States engaged IN tine distribution
of tine products Of the ruwry's in-
dusuir- and iu the expanding of inter
stutr trade l5t088. according tn their
estimates. win be- forced out of their
position. 10y the trusts unless the pres
rut epidemic pt TRADE combinations is
checked Already, under the aN of
trust concentration. $1,000 commercial
travellers have been dispensed with,
while $4,000 others have been COM
pelled 10 accept sweeping salary rcduc-
tions with designations tine only alter
native presented.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
HE MAY NOT RESIGN.
Secretary NIgcr say, Ills Alliance with Gov.
Fngrrc for senator Is Not Antng
nnistic tn President Mckinley,

Washington, June &C. -Secretary
AIgcr returned to this city last night
after an absence of three weeks. 70
callers the secretary talked freely re-
gurding ms announced candidacy for
senatorial honors and of the printed
statements of the probability of his
leaving the cabinet because of his all
lance with Gov Pingrec, who, it has
been stated, is opposed to the admins
tration of President Mckinley, He
made it plain that he did not propose
to resign ON this account as he does
not consider his candidacy for the SEN
ate any reason why he should not con
tinue to hold his position as a member
of the cabinet, Gov. Pingree, the
secretary added is for President Nc
kiulcv first. last and all the time
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
ROUGH RIDERS REUNION.


Las Vegas, \. NJ. June 25,--Gov.
Roosevelt, of New York, arrived here
Saturday afternoon and was greeted as
he stepped ofrthe car with tremendous
cheering from 5000 people massed
around the depot. The noted New
Yorker was clad in his rough rider uni
form and he was almost lifted bodily
from his feet by the press of persons
anxious to grasp his hand. At the re
union grounds he made speech eX-
tolling the record of the regiment in
Cuba and denomcing those who oppose
President Mckinley's Philippine pol
icy. Before his departure for New
York the rough riders presented Roose-
welt with a gold medal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
THE LADY OR THE TIGER.
This One Had Number of Very
Good Reasons far Not
Marrying.

One would scarcely 90 TO the noun.
taus OF West Virginia to find even So
much as scmblance to the story OF
The Lady or the Tiger, but ! came very
nearly doing it on one occasion |
had been invited largely as recogui-
ton of my position as the representa-
tive of the biggest timber firm in the
section. to attend a mountain dance.
and was there having as good a time
as a man can have who doesn't dance
even the old-fashioned quadrlles and
that kind. At the moment ! was sit
ting out a dance" with the prettiest
mountain girl in the whole neighbor-
hood, and was mildly iollying her
about not being married. She was "a.
/ which is old-maidhood in the noun
tains, except in the case of very pretty
girls, of whom there are very few
among the mountaineers.
81 could marry eff | wanted to. |
reckon" she said, with shake of her
head
Yes. there's Jim Mullins. He wants
you. Why don't you marry him?"
asked with little more directness
than might have characterized my ut
terances in Il more conventional atmos-
phere.
HUH" she shifted "Jim's red-head-
ed, and freclilier'n turkey aig."
John Morgan isn't, What's the mat
ter with John? I'm sure he would have
you quick enough if he could get you.
You're foolin', colonel" she said.
bushing little. Anyhow, | don't
want John. He walks bias like ez eff he
was cross-eyed in the feet
well, there's Sam Hodgkin. Sans
good fellow, and would make good
husband"
'P'raps he wouId-fer some other
lady, but not fer me. Sans ugly
enough to make a mule bray. I've seed |
him do it by iist loollin' over the fence"
"lloW's the school teacher? He isn't |
so bad looking, is he?"
What, that long, gangln'. whopper-
iaWcd thing? Why, | wouldn't marry |
him if he was the last man on earth.
Finding it rather difficult to satisfy |
this fastidious mountain maid from the !
selections | was making, ! became 2
tritle more personal
Well | said, with some effusion.
since none of these will suit YOU, how
do you think ! would answer"
Goodness sakes, colonel" she ex-
claimed with all the naiyette of nature.
'et | married as nice a lookin' man ez
You air, Ieayin' all them others Twin
around here handy, Id be wilder
aiore three months, shore"
1t was a compliment that | could not
TO otherwise than recognize, and at
he same time il was very embarrassing,
md don't know what would have hap
paned if it had not been for the oppor.
une arrival of her partner for the next
iance.-Washington Star.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Havana, June 20 Gen. Randall has
paid, up to date, in the provinces Of
Havana and Pinar del Rio and the
western halfof Matanzas province 3, 96O
Cuban troops. This raises the full
number. exclusive of the provinces Of
Puerto Principe and Santiago to about
$500. If the same ratio is maintained
in the two latter provinces, as the orig
inal lists stand. the figures viii reach
intnl of y MNn
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Washington, June 36.-The war de-
partment has become impressed with
the necessity Of increasing the eff
cheney of the artillery force on duty in
the Philippines There are already a
large number of batteries in the archi-
pelago doing duty, but there is move
ment on foot to furnish them guns
adapted to use in that country and the
department is now engaged in a series
OF experiments to determine the most
effective form of light gun for use
against the insurgents
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Omaha, Neb., June 20 Early sun
day morning a cyclone struck Bradley.
totally demolishing the Nash brick
block and post office. The loss is over
sl2 600. No one was killed At five
O'Clock yesterday evening Ravenna was
visited by waterspout, five inches of
rain falling in two hours BARLEY and
adjacent territory was visited by the
most destructive hail and ranstorm in
its history at four o'clock Sunday after
noon. For miles to the northeast not
a stalk of corn or spear of wheat is left
standing The whole country is flooded
and thousands of dollars worth Of prop
ertN is destroved.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
Recruits at the Rate OF 900 a Week.

Washington, June 25.-lt is said by
officials at the war department inter
ested in the recruiting movement that
this work is progressing with pleasing
rapidity. Recruits have been received
at the rate of 1000 week for the past
three weeks, and there are now at the
preside at San Francisco about 5000
men waiting transportation to the
Philippines
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
Work OF The rl.h CommIssIoners.

Washington. June 26.-According to
the officials of the fish commission,
when the reports are sent in July l
they will show that it has been the
most successful year in the history of
the commission, The great bulk of
the work has been in the collection and
distribution of the eggs and fry and
commercial food fish, and this year
more cod whitefsh, pike. perch, bass,
fatfsh and lobster have been planted
than ever before.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Cleveland June 20 Saturday night
the great street car strike in Cleveland
was settled. 1t was ended at a time
when nearly everyone had decided that
"A peaceful solution was improbable.
The terms of adjustment are similar to
those which the men unanimously re-
iected at their meeting Thursday The
company has clearly won the strike,
but at tremendous cost.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Victoria, b. c., June %. In an inter
view in a late issue of the KIondike
Miner Commissioner Ogilvie states
that he never advised the imposition
of royalties on the gold output. lie
believes that sensational reports sent
out regarding the vast wealth being
shipped out of the country were the
direct cause of Canada imposing the
royalty tax. The commissioner has
not lost faith in the richness of the
country and predicts that the whole
district in the vicinity of Dawson will
probably yield at least SlOO, OOO. 600 in
gold.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Chicago, June 20. A special to the
Chronicle from Tacoma, Wash. says:
Miss frankie Flormen. of the Black
hills, South Dakota, has discovered
what Atlin mining men believe will be-
come the greatest quartz mines in
Alaska and British Columbia 1t con-
sists of an ore vein from 200 to 600 feet
in width and nearly a mile long.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
The Teller wouldn't Tell.

Mrs. Brown-Our language is full Of mi,
nomers. For instance, | met a man one
who was a perfect bear, and they called bin
civil engineer"
Mrs. Smith-Yes, but that's not so rid,
uous as the man they call teller" in a bank
He won't tell you anything. Iaskcd one tt
other day how much money my husband hl.
on deposit, and he just laughed at me-Cata
Ole Standard and Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
% Mrs. RmAAam
Lynn, Wass.
LETTER TO MRS rINKHAn NO. 4r.ao7I


DEAR FRIEND-A year ago | was
great sufferer from female weakness
My head ached all the time and would
get so dizzy and have that all gone
feeling in the stomach and was So
nervous and restless that l did nov
know what to do with myself.
My food did me no good and hads
bad case of whites. Iwrote to you ano
after taking Lydia f. Pinkham's Nege'
table Compound as directed, / eau
truly say that feel like a new woma'
and cannot tell you how grateful ap
to you.
have recommended it TO all p'
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly. May you live many year
to help our suffering sisters. Mrs. y
CARPENTER, 253 GRAND ST., BBooKLlN
NY.