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Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1899-05-24
Our noblest wishes as we 60
On Alma Mater we bestow,
And what may be our future lot
We pray to her; forget us not.

And what may be our future lot
We pray to her; forget us not.
Farewell, farewell to each and all,
TO College Hill with every hall;
To teachers, students, friends of old
To joys and pleasurers manifold.
Farewell to all that we're us dear,
Farewell to all that we're us near;
TO all with whom our memories dwell,
To each and all farewell, farewell.
Farewell, farewell, farewell, farewell!
Klasspoemet var pa svenska, forfat-
tadt af Karl Kraft.
KLAssPoEM:
vi sta vid slutet af vart skollifs dagar
Och wanda blicken mot den fiydda It'd;
I mang't ooh mycket denna syn beha-
gar
Och hjertat kannes varmt och gladt
dervid.
Hvad vore lifvet, ON ej minnet kunde
Behalla nagot fran de flydda dar;
ON stundens latta intryck tanken
bundle,
Och gl0mskan holjde ALT som fordom
var?
vi hafva kampat vid hvarandras sida,
vi hafva strafvat mot gemensamt mai;
Och striden f0rdes bade sent och tida,
Ty lardomsbanan AMMAN lag ej tai.
vi minnas annu hur vi ofta dr0mde
I ljuf f0rbidan uppa segerns Ion,
Och vid den tanken vi all m0da gl6mde,
Och stunden kandes of0rgatligt sk0n.
NJ stundar afsked, och de kara aren,
| vi har ha vistats, hafva matt slit slut.
Nog kannes saknad, men vi torka taren
SAINT t8ga lugna pa var bana ut.
Och mar vi bjuda hvarandra handen
Och afskedsstunden tranger hastigt pa,
I trofast vanskap vi d& knyta banden.
Och bli forenta, fast vi skilda ga.
Sc ljum Or vinden och sd mildt den le-
ker
Och bjuder hjertat uppa frid och 70;
Den klnden svalkar och den blomman
smoker
Och vacker trasten hans lugna DO;
Och larkan sjunger uti lund, som knop-
pas,
Och rosen doftar och orangen ler:
Hur latt och ifligt man da tror och
hoppas,
Mar hela verlden man vardragt ser.
Men likt de gamle, som sd ofta foro,
I forna dagar uppa krigarfard,
Mar striden lyktats och de glade voro
| Och segern vunnitS genom deras svard,
I festlig gamman de do suite neder
Och sj6ngo sanger till hvar kampes
pris.
Sen gjordes l0ften och sa svuros eder,
Och planer bygdes uppa hjeltevis.
Hvad battre l6ften kunna vi val lofva,
An troget CORA var beskarda del,
Och under lifvet med var ringa gafva
Utratta nagot for det sannas va}P .
Och den tjensten skall oss tiden Iona
Ty hvarje sanning bar slit eget pris.
Den delta winner skall framg&ng roma
SAINT fa af lyckan manget kart bevis.
Mar SEN omsider vara dar forrunnit
Och resan redes till var sista fard,
vi tacka da for hvarje frojd vi funnit
| Och styra kosan till en- AMMAN verld.
| Den sista 0nskan, som tanken rinner,
Den sista bon, som nu v&rt hjerta ber,
Ar den att enhvar af oSs vagen fnner
Till fridens hem: der blir ej afsked mer'
I dag (onsdag) dr. den stora dagen, da
commencement" firas pa f0rmiddagen
och den stora oratoriekonserten pa
qvallen. Icke mindre an 80 studeran-
de erhalla afgangsbetyg. Stu af SEMI
orerne halla tai, tire pa svenska (hvilka
tai aterfnnas dagens nummer), tire pa
engelska och en- pa tyska. Men till Or
dande ON denna days hogtidligheter
torde vi aterkomma nasta vecka.
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1899-05-24

en- trosfrisk och hjertevarm predikan
0fver dagens h6gmessotext, med in
gangsord hemtade ur Apostlags 2: II
och "Jesu stora uppdrag till sina ldr-
jungar att Cd dstod och g0rG fratft" sasom
ANNE. Delta stora uppdrag innebar,
att Jesu larjungar skola utbreda och
stadfasta Guds rike tills Herren kom-
mer, och till den andan behofva de
framforallt att f0rblifva Jesu karlek.
Talaren malade lifiga farger hedna-
verldens nod och papekade det stora
behofvet af man och medel for att
bringa Kristi evangelium till dem, som
Annu icke hort det, SAINT framh0ll kraf-
tigt de kristnes pligt att Sc till att det-
ta arbete icke forsummas.
Skolans misunderstanding har existe-
rat sedan oktober 1891 ooh har under
denna It'd bidragit med 6fver 81, 900 till
yttre missioner. Den har under det
f1ydda skolaret 6kats med 26 medlem-
mar och 12 hedersmedlemmar och har
medlemsafgift insamlat $780, hvaraf
$50 anslagits till hednamissionen och
$50 till den h6gre kast-skolan Indien.
Pa s0ndagsqvallen hollis den sedvan-
liga s. k. baccalaureatspredikan dels pa
svenska och dels pa engelska spraket
af skolans president, dr. Wahlstrom.
Han valde till text en- del af Johannes
forsta brefs andra kapitels fjortonde
vers; "Jag har skrifvit till eder, 1 yng-
kngar, ty dren starke, och Guds ord for
blitver eder, och Ihafven 65veruunnit
den onde". Med ledning af dessa ord
framh6ll talaren n6dvandigheten af att
vara stark sanningen och det CODA
for att framgangsfullt kunna kampa
lifvets strid, SAINT hvar denna styrka
star att vinna, nemligen att hafva Guds
ord blifvande sig. Endast de som
ega denna styrka kunna besegra den
onde och blifva till nytta och valsig-
nelse lifvet.
Mandagen var handelsskolans dag ,da
de, som rustat sig for affarslifvet, fra
de sin sarskilda afslutningsfest. Pa
formiddagen holl alumniforeningen
slit arsm0te och pa Svallen Trades den
egentliga festen, da tai, sang och mu-
six omvexlade icke blott pa ett affairs
messigt utan derjemte uppbyggligt och
angenamt satt. Henning Ivarson for
djupade sig abiturienternes antece-
dentier i ett historiskt f0redrag, som
f0rklarade huru observation-disclosures
gang fogat det sd, att han och hans
kamratcr nu kunde framsta med an
sprak pa att kama till hvad en- god och
klok aHarsman kan och beh0fver veta.
Lilly .Haesecke profeterade ON hvad
som framtiden komme att handa
k,aisens medlemmar; Edwin Ladd holl
tai, j. w. Peterson deklamerade och
handelsskolans f0restandare, prof. O.
A. Allen h6ll ett intressant f6redrag
Diver klassens motto: "Detta lifvet ar
hvad vi CORA det", hvilket manga Wis
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-18
The BROWNING LETTERS.

IT is safe to say that everyone who
reads the charming letters Of this won
deriul man and woman must agree with
Miss Bar rett that letters are indeed the
most vital part Of biography. Certainly
these volumes give an insight into the
personality Of two great poets, never be.
fore vouchsaied to their admirers. 1t is
more than biography. 1t is the story
of most romantic love, told 10 tho po.
ets' own words. and has all the fascinat-
Jog elements Of q novel Of the old letter.
writing school. The fret thing t. be
noted about the letters is that they are
worthy Of their suthors. They are such
az one would expect from the author OF
"Sonnets from the Portuguese and
"Aurora Leigh from the author OF
"Pippa Passes aud TIE Ring and the
Book" Throughout two volumes OF
some twelve hundred pages, we find much
thoughtful comment on literature and
lite, but 1t 10 after all rather incidental
to the main subject. Above everything
else they are love letters, ana tneir VIII
ers show that their chief interest lies only
in their love for each other and each
others work.
Az a commentary on the immortal
work Robert Browning and Elizabeth
Barrett have given to the English lang.
uage, their letters will be indispensable
to every American who has learned to
know add love them. OF special litter.
est are the comments made from time to
time on American authors. Says Miss
Bar, cit, referring to James Russell Low
oil He has a refined fancy. and is
graceful for an American critic, but the
truth 10, othe, wise, that he knows moth
ing OF English poetry. or the next thing
to nothing, and has merely had dream
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-18
THE COURIER
CLUBS WITH ANY
MAGAZINE.
WRITE FOR TERMS.

writer. "a most frightful extract from an
American magazine sent to me yesterday
on the subject OF mesmerism, and you
are to understand that the Mr.. Edgar
Poe who Glands committed IN it is my
dedicator go while l am sending. you
shall have bis poems with bis mesmeric
experience. and decide whether the out.
rsgeous.compliment to ElizabethsBarret
Brow ming or tho experiment on M Val
demar goes furthest to provo him mad.
Tn re 10 poetry 10 tho man. though now
and then seen through the great gaps OF
bathos. 'Politisn will make you laugh
% the Raven made me laugh. though
with something 10 1t which accounte for
the hold it took upon people such AZ N.
P. Willis and his peers. Some OF the
lyrics have power OF less questionable
sort. For the author, ! do not know him
at oil, and in my opinion there 10 more
faculty shown in the account OF that hor.
rible mesmeric experience than 10 his
poems"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-18

book on such slight substratum is Gu
rious proof Of the state OF literature In
America. Why. a lecturer on the EGG.
lish dramatists for young ladies'
academy here in England might take 1t
10 be necessary to have better informa.
ton than he could gather from an odd
volume O: an old review. Altogether
the fact Is an spigrsm on the surface lit
erature OF America. AZ you say, their
books do not suit u.s."
On Edgar Allan Poe Miss Barrett 10
not quite SO severe, u send you" che
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-18

of the early dramatists. The amount OF
lis reading in that direction is an article
in the Retrospective Review, which con-
tains extracts, and he re.extracts the ex'
tracts and re-quotes the quotations. How
q writer OF his talents and pretensions
could make up bis mind to make up
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-18
SCRIBNER'S MAGA--
ZINE FOR 1899.

Governor Roosevelt's 1.-THE ROUGH
RIDERS" illustrated serial, and all his
other war writings.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-18

Governor RooseveltS THE ROUGH
RIDERS" ILLUSTRATED serial, and all his
other war writings.
ROBERR LOUIS STEvENSON'S
LETTERS never before published, edited
by Sidney Colvin.
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS. s.oae.
and special articles.
RUDYARD KIPLING - HENRY
VAN DYKE = WILLIAM ALLEN
WHITE and many others Short stories.
GEOREE w. CABLES NEW SERIAL
story Of New Orleans, 1.-THE Entnmologist"
ILLUSTRATED BY Herter
SENATOR HOAR'S "reminiscences
illustrated.
MRS. JOHN DREW's Stage Remini.-
cences-lllustfated.
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS new COL
lection Of stories, "The Chronicles Of Aunt
Minervy Ann"
Qs SHORT SERIAL, "A Ship Of
Stars"
ROBERT GRANTS Search-Light Let
tes-C Common Sense Essays.
SIDNEY LANIER'S Mssieal Impres-
sions.
The foil, illustrated prospectus, including
descriptions Of the above, sent free to any
address.
The Magazine Is $500 a year, 25e. a
number. Charles Scribnes's Sons, I53-l57
Fifth avenue. New York,
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-18

Steamship tickets to Europe sold.
Steamship tickets from Europe sold.
II you are going to the old country or
intend bringing friends from there to
this country, please call on me for
figures. information, etc. Best lines re-
presented.
A. 8. FIELDING, q. T. A.,
Northwestern line.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-18

ROBERR LOUIS STEVENSON'S
LETTERS never before publishedh edited
BY Sidney Colvin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
KILLED In WRECKS.
SEVEN PERSONS Persisted IL
RAILWAY sMASHuPS.
HEAD COLLISION And BAD FROG
six Passengers Dead and Five In
jured ms the lecsuit OF an Excur-
sion Train and Freig lit Coming To-
sether-Hit by Rail end Killed.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. September g.
Tho Chicago and Alton limited express
was wrecked tonight at Elkhart,
eighteen miles from this city, by the rails
spreading. and two passengers were in
jured. one OF whom will probably die.
The injured:
w. p. LONG. real estate dealer, OF
Kansas City. on Lead; probably fatal
~ g. KING, Of Leroy, Ill, knee twist
ed.
The slow speed OF the train was all
that prevented a horrible catastrophe.
At a switch 100 feet north OF the station
the rails spread and the entire train was
derailed. The locomotive and cars
ploughed up the ground, and the locomo-
tive went dunging along over the ties
for a hundred feet.
No one was injured except two pas
sengers in the smoking-car-Long and
King-and they were hurt I'm a, singular
manner A broken rail passed through
the floor OF the car and struck Mr.. Long
in the forehead. in1ictihg terrible wounds.
The same rail struck Mr.. Kings leg and
twisted his knee.
The wreck was caused by a defective
frog. Nine 90-foot rails, which held to-
gether ran through the floor OF the car
and passed through the roof. Mr.. Long
was injured ~ rising from his seat at
the time the rail passedsthrough the car.
Several passengers who were on the
wrecked train declare the ties were rot
ten.
Mr.. Long died OF his injuries tonight at
the Springfield CITY Hospital.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
DunsPn

Dorchester Post-Express)
Bunsen. whose death at Heidelberg has
been announced, was one of tho abiest
and most famous scientific men that Ger
many has ever produced. lie was born
in Goettingen on March 10, ISL, and de-
voted himself during life Of unusual
length to the most laborious investiga-
lions In the field OF Chemistry and ply
sizes. AS illustrative OF his persistence as
well as his cheerful disposition under
very trying circumstances, the TACT may
be cited that he spent nine years upon
the study Of arsenic and arsenical COM
pounds Again and again was he .thwart-
ed by the failure Of experiments in the
accomplishment OF the task that he had
set before him, but he kept at it with
Mark Tapley hopefulness until he had &C
compished It. A full account OF his
achievements cannot be given, as II
would be too technical for the general
reader, but we may say he did not take
up any subject that he did not enrich
with new knowledge and turn to tho
benefit Of mankind. it was he that
invented the hot blast furnace ana
the Bunsen battery cell, and laid ne
foundations to spectrum analysis. Ne
spite his discoveries, which would have
Justified q high degree Of vanity, more
modest man never lived. He was always
so anxious to do justice to others work
ing in the same field with him that ne
has been known 10 attribute to them dis
coveries that he made himself. He was
an excellent teacher. He look the same
interest in the student just beginning his
studies that he did in the student making
original Investigations. To both he gave
his time without stint. IL was only after
he had finished his work as a teacher
that he conserfted to take up his work as
an original investigator. A curious trait
was re difficulty he experienced in think
ing IN words anG in responding - ques-
tions put 10 him. owing TO his habit OF
dealing with external objects themselves,
the words representing them did not al
ways suggest them. For example, in a
lecture on calcium, he would call 1t ba-
rum. when asked once about certain
substance he replied: Il don't know any
thing about IL. You will have to look it
up in the literature" The student did so,
and found that the only paper on 1t was
by Bunsen himself. But a chemical opera
ton itself always suggested to him all
the knowledge that he possessed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
HOW THE MORTGAGE GREW.
Compound Interest swelled Amount
from $1,000 to s2O,OO0,0OO.

Boston Globe)
A mortgage Of coo on a tiny town
lot Is rarely recorded in rea. estate an
nails. The city OF San Jose, cal,
has within it's fowery limits a little
patch of ground which has actually
borne an incumbrance OF the above
named stupendous proportions.
This San Jose lot. only fair-sizeo
flower garden, according TO the Call
fornla notion as 90 gardens, measures
1876 square feet.
Away back in 1851 David C. Vance, It's
owner. borrowed from Jackson Lewis
the sum of $1,000 at the then curren'
rate Of interest OF & per cent. per month,
TO be compounded monthly, security be-
ing the real estate and its improvements
The note is yet unpaid. One day Mr..
Vance disappeared. He couldn't take
the lot with him, so that small section
OF the earth has gone on eating It's head
off as il were. ever since.
The note and mortgage, after the man.
ner OF such things, made their way
through the courts in proceedings md
foreclosures. and in the mex dozen years
tho 1890 grew Ike Jacks beInsia!h. a
return OF sale finally showed the total
amount due the man to whom me note
and mortgage had been assigned, Morris
NJ. Wise, in round numbers, that In
cluded interest, costs and sherin's tees
81. 10000
The clapboards on the old house were
shipped from the East around the Horn
The timbe.s we're hewn from mountain
redwood-.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
Drunk and DisorderIy Cats.

.lreenup (Ky) Democrat
4 rot exciting cat fight occurred re-
'.t.y a the back room at n. Bergmey-
ts loon. Thirteen cats met there, pre-
t.n,} no discuss plans by which they
'l- most ehectually disturb midnight
t-Ht.r- when. in the midst Of a dis
e and while a large tomcat was
a.h.is an impassioned address. dispute
s and The fun began. Fur flew, and
-.r Was made that aroused the town.
"as dangerous 10 attempt 10 quell the
il'. as tae cats seemed perfectly wild.
"i..r few minutes they ceased from
'.'.f tttaustOn, and three cats lay stone
- the others staggering on TO their
'atlls homes.
4i.y presented such an appearance Of
..hl .t.on that George Notes. the bar
made an investigation. and found
ine cats had been drinking beer
. bad been left IN a keg I'm the cor
.f ~ The room. He determined 20 watch
t's. and late that evening saw
"alk into the room and slyly creep
~ Heg where II drank until hilarious.
Story may appear incredible but II
ia'i nevertheless
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
MUCH FIRING AND FEW KILLED.
A story of Indian Magic.
NOngmanl


The following story Of Indian magic il
told me by the person to whom 1t was
told by the late Lord Lytton. give
il i'm my own words for the excellen.
though h1millating reason that / have
mislaid the Ms. When in India Lor
Lytton often sought out conjurers but
reyeg saw any but the usual feats. such
as the mango-tree trick and the basket
trick The method f. each case is known.
or, at all events, plausible explanations
have been given by Mr.. Maskelyne and
other experts. on one occasion Lord Lyt-
ton liked something in the looks Of the
conjurer who was performing in an open
space before his house. After the ordinary
exhibition his Lordship asked the magician
II ne could not do something more out Of
the common way. The man said he would
try. and asked for a ring, which Lord
Lytton gave him. He then requested az
officer to take IN either hand a handful
OF seeds; one sort was sesame; the narnc
OF the other sort, nv informant does not
know Holding these seeds, and having
the ring between his finger and thumb.
the officer was 10 so 10 a wei ia the
corner Of the compound. He was 10 dis
pose of the seeds in a certain way-J
think on the low wall round the well
INTO the oeDius o. Wllcn ne 'tS 70 throw
the ring. All this was done. and then
the mage asked Lord Lytton where he
would like the rims 20 reappear? He an
swered. "in his dispatch box" OF which
the key was attached to his watch-chain,
or. at all events. lie had II with him
on the spot. The dispatch-box was
brought out; Lord Lytton opened Il, and
there was the ring.
This trick would DC easy II the British
officer was a confederate OF the iuggler's s,
and If he possessed a duplicate key to the
dispatch-box. In that case he would rot
throw the ring into the well, but would
take il into the house, open the box. and
insert the ring. But this explanation in
wolves enormous inaprObabilltiss, While 1t
Is unlikely, again. that the conjurer had
managed TO insert a duplicate ring in.0
the dlspatch-box beforehand.
Lord Lytton then asked the jugg.er n
he could repeat the trick. He answered
I'm the affirmative. and a lQdy lent an
other ring. Another officer took IL, with
the seeds, as before and dropped the ring
into the well. The countenance % the
tuggler altered in the pause which fol-
lowed. Something he said, had gone
wrong. and he seemed asitated. Turning
10 the second officer. he said:
Did you arrange the seeds as l babe
you"
was all nonsense, and threw them
away" -
The iuggler seemed Mortified. do you
think | do this by myself" he said; AND,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
Ne,xnort News Notes

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. September %
(Speclal 1T the next session OF Coi-
eress an extra $4,000 viii, 1t IS sald,
he appropriated for the Newport News
Federal building. The parties who nave
engineered the matter have great lnilu-
once i'm both houses of Congress, ana
they say that the appropriation VIII sure
II is stated on what seems to be good
authority that the Chesapeake and ONO
rgilroad is planning TO have bullt a new
scro,y steamer to take the place ~ the
Touise on the line between Newport News
are Norfolk None Of the details can
be learned at present. g.. Nror,,,,or,
me grain shipments from newport
News this week broke all records Tor
tbis bort. The total shipments amounted
g. a0e 634 bushels. lacking only $3.50 bushels
~ a million. They were divided as fol-
lows: Corn, 1924; oats, 5nco; wheat
The first Of the winter seasons Satur-
dav night dances at the Chamberiin
Hotel Old Point came of tonight.
There was a large attendance OF society
folk from this city, Hampton, ana NOT
folk The Post band at Fort Monroe was
present. and the occasion was notaDie
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
Lexington PersOnals.

LEXINGTON, VA, September 8.-(Spe-
cial)-Mrs. Armistead and her daughter
Miss Leila Armistead, Of Baltimore, are
at Miss Maggie Freeland's.
Miss Page. daughter OF DR.. randolph
Page. of Baltimore, is the guest OF MISS
Evelyn Nelson.
Mrs. A. s. Hall. of Dallas, Tex, is visit
ing the Misses Davidson
Rev. Robert j. McBryde, ID. D., has re-
turned from Europe, after an absence or
several months.
Miss Mamie Jordan, Of montgomery.
Ala "a the guest u Mrs. +. H. barclay.
Miss Margaret Witt, daughter Of Mr.. X.
r Witt. has returned to the Roanoke fe-
male Seminary, at Danville.
AR and Mrs. A. II. Throckmorton, Of
Snickersville. Loudoun county, are at
Mrs J. ID. H. Ross. Mr.. Throckmorton
IS taking a course of law at Washington
and Lee University.
Miss Gerda Hamilton, Of Coliierstown.
is attending the Lynchburg Business Col
lege.
Mrs. Mary Ruff Hogan. OF Junction
City. Ore, is tho guest of relatives IN
Rockbrdge county.
Miss MARY Wilson is al Virginia Beach.
Mr.. S. j. Pritchard. Of Staunton, Is the
guest OF Mr.. w. c. Mcdowell.
Charlostown, W. Va.
Mr. Robert Barton, OF Pulaski. Va. is
the guest of Mr.. Il. A. Moore. Mr.. Bar
ton was a member Of Captain Jordan'S
cavalry company during the civil war
The corps of cadets OF the Virginia
Military Institute have elected Cadets a.
r.. Miller, of stanton, and q. {. Mar
shall of Pennsylvania, president and
vice-president, respectively, Of the mai
military ball
cadet c. II. Minge. of New Orleans,
has been elected by the first class the
president Of the final german.
The first mop given this season oy the
cadets Of the Virginia Military Institute
was a great success. Among those pres
emf were: Misses Lilly UrGuhart, DAISY
Chamberlain. Lone Crutchheld, OF Rich
mond: Miss Leila Armistead, OF Balu-
more: Misses Hunter, OF Louisviiie;
Misses Pike. Of Washington city; MISS
Glenn. Of Norfolk; Miss Lewis, OF Florioa;
Misses Bette Wilson, Bruce Houston
Louise Brockenbrough. Lizzie Graham
and Nav Haskins. of Lexington. The
cbaperones were Mrs. n. Beverly tucker
and Mrs. NJ. J.. Turner
Miss Lilly Urquhart of Richmond mas
returned home.