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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
THE THOMSON DECLINES AID
Disabled steamer spoken About
$50 Mfles Southwest Of San
Franefaro

Special Dispatch to tae po~t-In'elligcrcer.
SAN FRANCfSCO May s.-The steamer
Wy o. Peking. which arrived Se~iay from
the orient. spoke III. disabled Seattle
steamer EIihu Thomson as,ryu; $50 miles
southwest of San Francisco yesterday.
capt. whitney boa dest the pcksns and
rad a conference with Capt smith Of
TIE latter. Smith offered 20 tow rbe
Thomson 10 San Francisco bat Can't.
W Min~y said his vessel was making
about snrse knots an hour under SAIL and
De was cenfstsrt ne would reach port in
dis time Il ts stated along the from,
That while Capt Whitn.y thanked Cap,
Smith for his offer. he told him that he
eis not care 20 be- ;oued ny Southern
Pacite steamer
TIE Tsscryzs1n rs expected 20 reach San
Francisco IN about FIVE or six 3ays Trx:s
morning TIE Spreokeis Tugsseat Company
Sent ott boat to .eAk for the Tshur&on
and his Afternoon the tug Monarch. az
The ShipoxSers' and Merchants Tor f,cx.f
Company. was TO have departed or. ihe
same srrar9
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Rttt.RnAp NOTES.

AZ ssrFTae tH tA~ fTsEgsFrsTsz carload
weight fsr Wack2nx house rFosisrts fy0~a
- fsss - %sa pounds wtA go inta eject
@ra 81 r=sA&s Nav =
re- ssAtsrSS ~@xfns ever nuslf ta~ xxzS
s~uEFr Ssrstes has f1st arEan ssrxtce or,
tasss ttlgsiNEt0gt Wgts to- tsHsfsr shS an
siae go - suns Aas driving aha@sS
fest 81 s21sTeier aUS - e.Tectrst -,
hA@. a ss~s-ton tTasc a. The rate y "a rsfle
EssaUse T@s ~AteT sAaS - tsS engine
tss eAezscffs - &s.a s&fiaes
= A isenkln formerly ~ sA~ Fergus
Fafss 4sy4ssssrs has s~ssn ptsnt sssees 20 Sssr-
r%~a y J s5ss1 a. assistant ss15ss ritz end
sst - tres Cascade Glxxssaa - :hx Great
ScTsssru. wssa headquarters 81 Everett
Nj Has g7e-x - tse accounting zepar =
rsrn: m =. Past.
~ A sesA1A gAs.s csevx ~ re saezs
se.scs af fss EssarssDxseE. Is eaaTsn~4 y; Ass
aSssc cTs eeSser 10y Wiz . sA-pA1essea a.
s4cx 81 ~ ssSse.4 <eycs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
MARINE OBSERVATIONS.

NEAH BAY. May "a p. m.-Rarometer.
Passed in. barkentlne. 1880 p. m; last
night, tug Tacoma. Sis p. m. Passed out,
last night. s-rnast bark in tow OF the
Tyee. $50 p. M: str Wellington. $40 a. m. |:
tug Tyee In the bay: tug Hoiyoke In the
straits
CLAI.LAM. May Ga p. m.--Par, cloudy
west wind
TWIN. May e. p. m.-Clear. light west
wind
PORT CRESCENT, May "a D. M
Barometer. 3o.2S; clear. wind. west 8
miles.
PORT ANGELES May "a y. M
Clear: strong west wind. In the straits,
on nungeness. 3-nast vessel. bound out
Passed out. 3~mast bark in tow OF the
wanderer. lis y. m Passed up last
hay. shs William Mitchell paleonar tug
Katy with boom. Tug Coiman at the
dock.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
MOUNT VERNON WILL CELEBRATE.


Special Dispatch 10 ire Pos'-{n.eiligencer-
MOUNT VERNON MAY "a rsJais.nx
ss-ae4 meeting Of citizens was held ~ the
council chamber last nisns to decide
definitely in regard - celebrating tho
Fourth q July in Mount Vernon
A committee % Eve. es an executive
board was selected consisting Gf G.. e
Harg.on y j. tseaissad. Frsa q Picker
ing = w Ferris an. I. ID. Miller
As a committee 30 solicit funds the chair
selected ionn l.. A.fa1ls. George Moran
ana w q Estsp.
After essa<ts~rahle discussion IL was de-
rts.~s "a rsr,S& a two Gay~' esaes7rA.srsl. and
that che soliciting committee rasse at
sess. 600 Tor re occasion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07

Il VIII Absolutely Control All the
Pacific Coast Business.

NEW YORK, May S-The companies 10
be included In the six Pacific coast bis
cult companies. recently incorporated in
New Jersey with capital Of a go 90 are
as follows: American Biscuir Company.
San Francisco. Portland Cracker Com
pany. Portland: South California Cracker
Cracker Company. Portland: Standard
biscuit, Company. San Francisco; Oregon
Cracker Company. Portland: Seattle
Cracker and Candy Company. Seattle.
These companies control the entire buss-
Of the Pacific coast In the manufacture
and supply OF biscuits and crackers and
the biscuit conipany's capital consists OF
81 SO 90 cumulative preferred and 500
60 common stock. There are also sia, 80, =
40 sinking fund gold bonds 20 run Or
twenty years At per cent. working
agreement with the National Biscuit Conn
pany. IL IS stated, has been arranged
Whereby the rev company agrees rot 10
orera.e east Of the Rocky mountains ana
the National company agrees not TO oRer-
ate west az the Rockies.
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an ambulance for the transportation Of
patients. should the necessity arise
During April there were seventy deaths.
fbirty-eight Of which were males and
ihirty-two females. This was an increase.
according 10 Health Officer MeKechnie' 3
figures. Of ten over the preceding month.
and eight over April. 1855.
Sixty-seveu births were reported, forty
one males and twenty-six females. OF
this number six we're stiii-born- This was
same number over April, isse.
April 30 there was only one house under
quarantine for dIphtheria and four for
scarsatina. Three cases Of dlphthefta
were reported during the month, with one
death Locations were widely separated.
Seventeen cases of measles were noticed.
one Of which. being complicated with
meningitis. proved fatal 6.x cases OF
scarlatina and three OF typhoid fever were
reported. with no deaths.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
MORE HOMEsEEkERs COME.


For the last two days the trains OF the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific COM
ing from the Twin Cities have been crowd
ed with homeseekers, who have been dis
tributed over various parts Of this state
and Oregon. They came on the first MAY
excursion. II II impossible To estimate the
number Of new arrivals, but they are
known to have been several hundred.
The 500 Pacific sent n special train Of
sixteen freight and passenger coaches TO
the Canadian Northwest with homeseek-
ers from the East many Of whom were
from Minnesota. who did not care to pay
the high prices asked for land there. Many
OF these have come to Washington.
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Mrs. W. c. Whfsa~y Dead.

NEW YORK, MAY Mrs ". e. whit.
ney. wife Of THE former secretary OF tne
rzyy. stsd this afternoon
The eaaaxs Tor the ~Srsa In Mrs. Whit,
reys condition came last THURSDAY Mrs
Whitney was ihrswn frans Der n0rs~ rniie
FOX hssa'snG IN S0asa Carolina on raeru-
&ry q. last rear she tried 10 ,sax~ under
= .Sw egidgs. bat atf se:& her bead on A
beam ssA fell IN the groan: Che was IN
co0ss0Sx shsn ase Was peke5 up Every
thing poeslese vas ScF.e sor her Sus sk~
remained atans zfeiy helpless from me time
AZ tAe Ae-.1enf unit xne tied she va
eouoiessay oaralyBe6 &sen sno neck dovn.
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House Of Representative

House Of REPRESENTATIVES,,
Washington, Feb. 9Th. 1899.
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co, Columbus. O.:
Gentlemen-1 have taken Po-ru-na now
for two weeks, and find am very much
relieved. feel that my cure will be par
manent. rive also taken II for Ia grippe.
and take pleasure in recommending Pc
ru-na as an excellent remedy to all fellow
sufferers. Very respectfully,
NJ. w. Howard.
Congressman Howard's homo address 10
Fort Payne, Ala.
Most people think that catarrh Is a dis
ease confined to the head and nose. Moth
ing Is farther from the truth. II may be
that the nose and throat is the oftenest
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07

TIE lighthouse tender AsHsanlfa Is coal
sng a. THE haussrs
TIE schooner VEGA Il loading Black na-
fgserA e@si at tA~ faesSc Coast sa4akerx
THE shle CaFFssssta tsft Friday fny san
Franetscs wtse s.sss ;efeS - esai
Sshconsr suni@ feft yesterday morning
sar Cap FSst1ery on a fishing Srusz@.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
JAPANESE MINISTER THREATENS
Says Japan Will Retaliate for Brit
ish Columbia Exclusion Act.

VANCOUVER. b. c.. May e.-Kato Ia
kaki, the Japanese ansbassAdor at the
court of ST. James arrived here today.
He Is taking a weli-earned holiday after
his arduous duties In London. and will
sail for Japan on Monday. He Will prob
ably retire i'm few months.
Tho japanese diplomat speaks With no
uncertain voice In opposition to the anti
Japanese legislation recently adopted by
the British Columbia government He
believes the Dominion government Will
not allow that legislation to remain on the
statute books. but will exercise its power
OF disaliewance. But the province has
said It will fight the Dominion. II neces-
sary.
Well. says Kaso. II the province wins
and the legislation Is allowed TO 20 into
effect. Japan may have 10 retaliase. Up
10 the present II has not been decided to
do So because IL feels that British Co
l,mhia legislation will not he allowed.
Jaran desires 10 keep on friendly terms
with Canada as with other nations.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
BUFFALO sTRIkE UNCHANGED.
A Pian az settlement Submitted q
the Dissasisaed Men.

Rf-FrATyG May e--TA~ situation on the
aoSxs i. unchanged There aas seen no
attempt at disorder. IRE work ~ attempt
tag Il, ernrrornlSs th- t-eGSse b@s ween The
grain contractors ard scoopess was resam-
e.! t1ss morning Afser hearing jain (ssle-
nan hs.s4nssx Axsas % the United Trades
6ccurssn. 20 Nj Cole ssan wso sta Dshen.s
Il - the members ef he sew Local 81. ~
q sc~csal rzssssax- /: 10 sAs3 fne document
enecedes eyeryta4cg 10 tie t<aGn .iAsssd men
sxeeDk th6sufrea3er sS de eensrAcs ~ Mr.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07

steamer Orizaba. which came up from
san Francisco several weeks ago 10 take
she Topeka ruas arrived from Alaska yes
to-day morning at O'Clock Sac nrIuxs
news tha, she Ice on the takes ard rivers
In cssirely broken up. and the trails al
most Inpasssbie Two wagons loadea
WIFE supplies were sweep under the ice
PEAR White EorSe rapids few days before
tfse OrsxAhA sailed
TIE orsxAha brought down the follow
ing passengers.
9. 0aiimaas ~ J. Csuxsen. II. Dutaes.
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oAh&t IVA VA
tArrh. but II this
Is 20 IL Ii 80
only because
these parts are
more exposed to
the vicissitudes
Of the climate
than the other
parts OF the
body.
Every organ.
every duct. ev-
cry cavity Of the
human body Is
liable TO catarrh.
A multitude OF
ailments depend
on catarrh. This
II true winter
and 9 Il m m e r.
Cafarrh eotyaaa
many cases OF
chronic disease,
where the VIC
tim has not the
slightest suspi-
cion that catarrh
has anything to
do with IL.
Spring catarrh
Is characterized
by symptoms re-
ferable TO the
q I o m a c h and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07

E9@rty Commissioner CssSnr's TrlotSnr Is
very sA AZ Providence hcss4ss1 ysxt~--
GAY aseFTlns s1e Was stricken WITH pxr&ly-
as tG<S a. sire Was entering s'scgs~r n
is$Fys STATE MI t,cepsr called = ,snyxs-
cs2a- vAo aeon ssnisi Mrs. s.lsan IL the
hossAta4 Ancsssr PHYSICAL. was ssYs
there lssr~ 70 assist sa~ Syss Last nigh,
e wAs said thar Mrs ssssSor was suffer
lag fr0nn cnEncae.s PARALYSIS 0f ono stdo
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07

Judge Henson Yesterday denied new
sFss, "a ne defendant n sAs case Il MRS
1a1a A Hshssfrvrn IS r. y aY4serxag.
TIE sigst was ter damages hy sMe msEe9gs.s
0a1ssfGt svsett@a 90 lie MA nffw Ard eer
chslsgsn frNFw ths Bellevue hotei q w1ses
Aa6Hrssa = landlord Andsssnss alleged
tat the ssFSic' against him WAS reached
~ irregular methods - tie. 5ary ra2ra hat
tie eSssart coald Dst see tA&g any Injustice
had teer anEs
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nervousness. lassitude, general tired out''
feeling, in which sleep does not seem to
refresh or rest restore.
The function Of the stomach II deranged,
producing dyspepsia and indigestion which
so deranges the system that the food seems
to fail TO nourish the body. Pe-ru-na il an
unfailng specific for all these conditions.
II is the only real scientific spring med,-
cine. because II removes the source Of
spring difficulties. Spring catarrh Is the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
GOV. ROGERS WOULD FOT SAVE N0RDSTROMS NECK.
specia, Dspa.ch to the Pos.-1n.ell sencer

-
o.
he o
IL O consideration"
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regularly every day, and have taken o.
eighteen pounds Of flesh
Il have recommended Pe-ru-na to 3
great many. and they recommend II vegZ
they would take bottle OF Pe-ru-na, and
could then candidly ray that Il had nj
benefited them. would pay for tho medt
cine'' 80
Send for free catarrh book Address
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co. Columbus. @. Il
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Seeme0 70
" o TT ny q
considerations
and / made
up my fnin1
TO trya boob
OF Perum 1
Before the
b o I 10 va
half gonA Il
n OF cad q
change for
tn o hstt@. !
] am now o.
the nth bot
tie. and have
not an ache
or pain any.
where. NJ
hnmsAla M<RvA
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A. w Randa.in, L. r. Jones ". h
Spencer. wife and daughter. Hertha We
ton. T.: p. Kennedy. l.. L.. Richards Y
l., smith, a. caron. g. Dug~eIi. w. y
MacIatt, J. 81. Ttmseriake. C. A. Bfactp
cnsslsh. j. Nichols A. Nelson. and twees
ty-nine second class
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-05
PAY FEES OR SUFFER
TIPS THAT MUST BE GIVEN ON THE
BIG OCEAN LINERS.
Tho Passenger Who Seeks to Ev.do This
System of Mild Matchmaking Has His
Life Board Made Miserable BY the
Employees of the Steamship.

Employee. of the Steamship.
The fee system is more rigidly en-
forced on big passenger steamship
than anywhere else 1t is one of the
places where servants demand their fees
and tell you the amount that they think
you ought to give them While the
walters at restaurants and hotels expect
fees for their services and will hint and
may perhaps make it embarrassing for
you If they are not paid they have
not gone so far as to tell you that they
want a fee and prescribe the amount
Even porters do not do that. They come
around, brush your coat and hat and
run the whisk over your trousers, but
it is seldom that they ask you for any
money, let alone a specified amount
On the passenger steamers the stew
ards regard their fees as matter of
right as much as the steamship com
pany regards your passage money. 1t is
possible to avoid paying the fees, as
they are not collectable by law, but the
passenger who does not pay them will
have trouble in getting his luggage of
the steamer, and it would be well for
him to keep off steamers afterward
where any of the servants of that boat
are employed.
The stewards seem to have some sort
Of fee guidebook or black list of passen-
gers who do not give fees, so that they
can make them suffer ON future trips
Certain fees are regularly fixed and ex-
pected. irrespective of the cost of the
stateroom or the style in which man
travels. while certain other fees depend
ON the style. For an ordinary passenger
there are fees to be given to the state-
room steward, the saloon steward, the
deck steward, the smoking room steward
and the barber and bath man.
The fee to the steward who looks
after your stateroom is about 10 shil
lings The steward who waits ON "
at the table should receive the same fee
The deck steward, for bringing you an
occasional drink and looking after your
steamer chair and rugs, expects shil
lings, but he Will take half u crown.
The smoking room steward expects
shillings and if you are in the smoking
room great part Of the trip he feels
that he is entitled to as much as the
stateroom steward or your waiter A
bath every day on the passage can ba
had for shilling fee.
These rates are fixed by long custom
The stewards can tell whether or not a
man understands the rates and if he will
pay at the end of the trip. If they do
not think that he will, they give him
hints from time to time until they get
some assurance on his part that he
recognizes the obligation of the fee sys-
tenn. If they think he will not pay, he
will have hard time of it. He ~'ii
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-05
what bothered Him.

when l was young man" says q
well known civil engineer. II was sur
veying the route of proposed railway.
An old farmer with whom stopped for
time admitted one day, when he saw
ms figuring in the field. that mathemat-
les always seemed wonderful thing TO
him. Being young and enthusiastic. |
began to enlarge its wonders, telling
him how we could measure the dis
tances TO different planets. and even
weigh them; how we could ascertain
the height of mountains without scaling
them and many other things which l
meant should astonish him.
"You can imagine how he set me
back when he replied to this brilliant
array of facts by saying: Yes, yes, them
things does seem kinder Gurus. but
what allus bothered me was to under
stand why you have TO carry one fur
ev'ry ten, but if you don't the durned
thing won't come out right. New
York Tribune
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-05
.BIIIinrton's Sea-"

There is tangible evidence that the
pious passengers of the Mayfiower were
not entirely without sense of humor.
Back of Plymouth over the hill upon
which they planted their cannon is a
large fresh water pond, perhaps mile
in diameter. which, it appears from the
records, was discovered by John Bill
hngton while he was prowling around
one night, probably on scouting expe-
dition looking for Indians. In the morn
ing he reported that he hfd found the
sea in that direction and there was
lively dispute between him and the 9th
er pilgrims as TO the accuracy OF his in
formation. He stuck to his theory with
the same tenacity that he adhered TO his
religion, and to this day that pond is
called "Billington's sea - Chicago
Record
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-05
A Filipino Complication

The capture by the Filipinos of
Iloilo capital of the island of
Panay, and next to Manila in com
mercial Importance, adds to the
EN- barrassments the United States
has to face in the Philippines.
General Otis sent an officer to
take over Iloilo from the Spanish,
but the officer arrived 80 hours
after their surrender. The prac-
tical problem now is to get posses
sion of the port by tractful manage
ment of the Filipnos or by force.
If force is used, then hostiliiies
between our forces and the forces
of the Filipino republic become
probable, Ii is very necessary TO
find out whether the republic"
will continue to assert itself or
will succumb to American sover-
eighty. Another cause of embar-
rassment Isl the refusal of the
Filipino government to hand over
its Spanish prisoners to the Ameri-
cans. Under the treaty of peace
the United States must give these
prisoners their liberty. The diff
Guilty is that the FiIipnos do not
recognize that we have any author
ity in the matter. We have ac-
quired the rights of Spain, but
Spain, they say, had no rights, or
if she had. lost them before the
Americans arrived. The question,
in short, is whether the Filipnos
mean to fight us, as they fought
their Spanish oppressors. If they
do, they may give us much trouble.
They are more numerous than
the Cubans and better soldiers
Baltimore Sun.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-05

Immediate building of this road
Mr. I. j. Dalzell, chief of con-
struction, is on the ground super
intending the first work. Mr.. II.
r. Carpenter, a surveyor and en-
gineer of Victor, has been given
charge of the surveying of this
road and will begin his work on
Friday. We expect to complete
the road within four or fvemonths.
1t will be "A standard gauge road.
In addition to this road we shall
erect a reduction works in the vi
cinity of Canon City for the treat
ment of ore which We expect to
carry And if the profits of the
road and the reduction works war
rant the tunnel through Pixies
Peak will be made another feature
of the enterprise"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-05

find that his stateroom IS nos wall made
up: that he does not get care when he
is seasick; that he is served last at the
table and does not get the things that
he ordered; that the wrong drinks and
cigars come to him in the smoking
room, and that '9iis steamer chair is con-
stantly lost. The servants are as effeo-
tive as seasickness in making a man =
trip miserable.
These fees are not TO be paid until
the last day of the trip. The servants
very speedily find out at which place a
passenger is to get off IL making his
first trip they are pretty sure to know
it. Ii is advisable for him in that case
to tell his stateroom steward and his
waiter that he viii give them the regu-
lar fee at the end of the trip if they
serve him properly and that if they do
not they will not get penny. If he
tells them this i'll the proper way, he
will get as good service as the man who
is we'll known.
The las: morning of the trip the state
room steward comes round for his fee.
II the passenger does not offer it, the
steward suggests that it is customary
to give him fee and that the regular
fee is half sovereign. If anything less
is offered him and he thinks he can get
q half sovereign by refusing to accept
less, he will at once hand the proffered
sum back and say in an insolent way
that he never takes less than the regu-
lar fee
With many passengers, particularly
women. this remark and the tone ex-
tract the 10 shllings. The saloon stew
ard does the same thing The stewards
work in with each other. and if u man
succeeds in avoiding the stateroom stew
ard the saloon steward viii ask him for
both himself and the statei DOM steward.
As man cannot get off the ship until
it stops. there is no way of escaping
these demands, which will be repeated
during the last day of the trip until the
passenger sucoumbs. New York Home
Journal
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-05
A vICIiM OE EATE.
The Pathetic story of Mrs. Tartar.
Who Didn't Marry n Count.

Poor Mrs. Tartar had always been pc
culiarly unfortunate. From her birth
a train of i'll luck had pursued her, al
though, not being on the Long Island
railroad, it never passed over her head.
At the time of her marriage her hus-
band was a French count, employed in
making himself otherwise generally
useful at a summer hotel. Seven years
later, when she began to think of saw
ing up for the celebration of their tin
wedding, he confessed one day that he
was in reality native of Hoboken.
A terrible scene ensued, in the course
of which several pieces OF the wretched
man were distributed about the apart
nent by means of pair of scissors.
The noble woman, however. promptly
forgave him, even going 50 far in her
nlagnnnimity as 10 assist him in the
subsequent search for the missing por-
tions of his anatomy
Nevertheless, the painful disclosure
made an indellible impression upon her
sensitive mind, and although she care
fully concealed the state of her feel
ings, never mentioning the matter more
than once or twice at meal times, there
can be little doubt that this secret sor-
row was largely responsible for her
premature decline at the age of IS.
She had been married barely 40 years
when fate struck her once more in the
solar plexus. At her urgent request her
husband had insured his life Two
hours afterward. while he was asleep,
she happened TO drop large eight-day
clock upon his head, whereupon he
died
Fo. Is minutes the widow was heart
broken. Then on hurrying around to
the life insurance company she found
that it had escaped to Canada.
She certainly was a most unfortun-
ate woman.-N. Y. Journal.