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DROUGHT IN THE WHEAT BELT.
Minnesota and Dakota Suffering for
Wnnt of Rain.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, June 1s.-No rain is
as yet in prospect in the Minnesota and
North Dakota wheat belt There have
been good rains north of that section. in
Canada. and south Of it in South Dakota.
1t IS now several weeks since rain has
fallen in the spring wheat district
YANKTON, S. D.. June 1S--The longest
drought since 1891 has been completely
broken all over the State. and much of the
wheat crop is saved from total failure.
Reports came in last night from all parts
of the State that within the preceding
twenty-four hours from one to two inches
OF rain had fallen.
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Jersey Peach Prospects Bright.

LEXINGTON, N. j.. June 1s.-Peach
growers have already commenced to place
estimates on their probable yields this
year. All the growers report that the pros
poets are most gratifying. II is estimated
that 10000 baskets will be shipped from
Annandale. where Peter F. Hoffman pre-
diets that he alone will market 20, O0O bas-
kets of the fruit
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John Addison Porter Very Ill.

ATLANTIC CITY. June 1S.-John Addi-
son Porter is at Haddon Hall with Mrs
Porter, his mother The clerk at the ho-
.el says that the former Secretary to the
President is completely broken down in
health Although not confined to his room,
Mr.. Porter will remain here some time
Secretary Gage is also at Haddon Hall
Mr.. Gage will stay all this week and
probably longer
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some strange siKhfr.

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
''You do see the darndest things in this b,tsv
port, sid visitor from up the State the other
day, as he sat on Of the bridge benches and
watched the riyer traffic. ''I've seen whole rail
way trains esrted across the river on those bi,
bsrges. but this morning | saw the limit Pm
blessed II there wasn't house and lot came sail
ing up the river on barge-a big frame house
with a fence around the back yard; there WAS
pump in the yard, too"
Presently one Of the floating grain elevators
came putting down the river There IL IS com
ing back, said the visitor. NOW am a liafT'
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Pictures. Bring High Prices.

LONDON. June 1S.-At Christie's. Satur-
day, portrait of Charlotte, daughter of
Henry Peirce. painted by Romney. sold
for 1000 guineas. view of a water mill
by Hobbema and figures by vanderveIde
each sold for c, zoo guineas.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Hr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson expect to
remain in Paris about q month longer
when they will return and at once make
ready for six weeks camping sojourn IN
the Adirondacks
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A Flood in RIadensburg.

BLADENSBURG, Nd. June IS.-The con-
slant downpour of rain in this section
has caused a swelling of the streams. prac-
tieally surrounding BIadensburg with wa
ter. flooding the streets and inundating the
lower floors of the houses
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Freshct in the Potomac.

CUMBERLAND, Md. June IS-The Po-
tomac River is much swollen as the result
Of the incessant rainfall of the past few
days, and large quantity Of drift. inelud-
ing lumber and haystaeks. is being carried
down. Some loss is reported along tho
stream. The rise in the river wifi be over
ten feet
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The marriage OF Miss Marie Louise
Evans. daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. George
H. Evans. to Mr.. Harley Hiehborn Gro
gan, of Portsmouth. n. H. will be a late
summer event
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Canonchet. the home OF Rhode Islands
war Governor. al NarTagansett. and the
scene of much life in the early seventies.
VIII not be so exclusive this year as in
former seasons a day each week viii be
set apart for visitors to the music room
and grounds Mrs Wheaton. widow Of
Colonel Wheaton. Of this city. will pass
the summer with the Governor and Mrs.
Sprague.
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Chautauqua Beach.

The prcttiest summer resort CT the Chesapeake
Bay formerly Bay Ridge. now open for excur-
sions- Trains leave B. q O. station daily. excFpt
Sunday as follows: $3.50 a. n. 4:50 p H.; leave
beach. 7:i5 p II Liberal terms 70 sunday
schools, societies. etc Religious services every
Sunday. Hotel now open for guests. Apply TO
r. d. PARKER, Bay Ridge. CT Chaut1uqua Beach.
Nd ic9-rf
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Senator Cushman x. Davis was a recent
visitor 10 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison
at their country place. Happy Greek Farm.
at Devon. Pa
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Mr.. and Mrs John c. Gurnee are among
the recent arrivals at Newport where they
have spent the summer for several sea-
sons past.
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Miss Louie Lyons. who has been with
her sister. Mrs. Claude A Swanson, since
early winter, has returned to her home in
Richmond
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1t is confidently expected by the officers
Of the Champlain Assembly. sthe Catholic
summer school of America, at Cliff Haven,
on the shores OF Lake Champlain, that
President Mckinley and Governor ROOse
welt 'ill spend part Of their vacation this
year, as they did last. at that place Car
dinal Gibbons and Senator Carter will also
go there for their summer vacation
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Commander Miller. United States Navy,
has taken the Shipley cottage at Kenne-
bunk. Ne.
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Representative Sprague, of Massachu-
sets. expects to spend a portion of the
summer in Austria.
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The family Of the Mexican Ambassador
with the exception Of Sonora Azpiroz. are
registered al the Essex, Spring Lake, y. J.
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Marshall Hall and Indian Head Trips

Steamer Charles dacalester-
Every Thursday, Friday. and Saturday &; Csc
?. n. summer schedule, daily. 20 = m ani 2-S0
,. N. Sundays. II a. n, 2-30 and $50 r n
Prof Schr0CdCr's Band Al aInUsemeats.
Fare Round TIIp. p.........-....-@ - GEMS.
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QUAKER City EXPLOSION
Two People Killed and Several
Seriously Injured.

Disastrous Results of Men Smoking
I'm - House where Fireworks Were
Wrecked by the Concussion-Af-
fair 20 BE Thoroughly Investigated
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The cottage leased by Mrs Washington
Mclean is said TO be one of the most
desirable at NaTragansett Pier IL is near
the Casino and on the famous Ocean Road.
The cottagers are congratulating each
other upon the prospect Of meeting the
Admiral of the Navy. as IT is likely that
Mrs McLean's son-in-law and Mrs. Dewey
will visit her during the season
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EXCURSIONS.
RIVER The FdVorite
VIEW. Excursion Resort
Enjoy the Cool Shade.
FTrTHCRAND ANNT-N FNCA

FIFTH GRAND ANNUAL ENCA2iPMENT or
COLI MBIA LODGE. sS3 BROTHERHOOD OF
r l. TRAINlfEN. PENN r K EMPLOYEES.
70 River View. Tuesday. june 70. 1sC9- Do rot
fail 90 Join Us ard enjoy day OF pleasure Boat
leaves $50 q. m. I-s5 and 6-s5 ?. N Returning.
irFS2r
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Senator McLaurin OF South Caro-
lima. with his wife and children. have
gone 20 Atlantic City for a visit OF sew
eral weeks
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Skelton and the
Rev and Mrs. Presson. of Stromsberg
Neb.. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
e. Gibbs, of this city
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Captain and Mrs. Rush and Miss Daisy
Rush are at Devon Inn, Pa.
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As Genuine a. Most of ,En,.
CFrom the Chicago RecOrd.)

Qrom the Chicago Record)
customer-Is that a genuine colonial candle
stick2
Dealer-weil. ifs q genuine reproduction Q.
real imitation OF = colonial -eandlestick
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
RoMANcE IN FRUIT CANS.
Letters Tbmi Find Their way From
the Jersey Packers.

SALEM, n. j., Aug. 25,-With the can
ming season on in full blast, the busy
young operatives. many of whom are
members of good families and work for
pin money, are having their annual gos-
sip over the romanees which hover over
the cans. Instances are many where a
young man has written a letter, sd-
dressed it to the first pretty girl who
comes across it," and a correspondence
established that has resulted in mar
rage
One young man addressed a letter To
the finder and placed it in a case
consigned to California. The letter was
found by young man, a correspondence
was started, and the Jersey boy says
he has learned more about the Golden
State through these letters than he would
otherwise have known
Occasionally gold ring slips from the
finger of a fair packer in her hurry, and
where the ring was afterward found by
the cannery and eventually to the owner.
One of the canning firms of this city
few days ago received a letter from
a woman in Massachusetts, enclosing q
small gold locket set with diamonds, and
on the inside of which were photos of a
young man and woman. This Iocket, the
writer states. was found while unpack-
ing a case of tomatoes packed by the
firm here. Diiigent enquiry has failed to
locate the owner. On one side of the
little ornament is inscribed &C c. to
c., but those initials do not fit any Of
last years employees.
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WHALE as a sUMMER HOUSE.
UnIaue Structure Made of the sea
Monsters Bones.

CHARLESTON. 5. G., Aug. 25--Capt.
John H. DeYereaux has refused fattering
offer for the iawbone of a whale which
was killed in the harbor here about four
teen years ago.
The jaws measure twelve feet each, and
just now they are used as a grand entrance
TO a summer house ON SulIivan's Island
made entirely of the bones from the whale
The house IS prettily arranged and the
vines which cover il give it a most hand
some appearance. Tea was served in this
little house the other afternoon and the
fact vas brought out then that Captain
Devereaux had just refused the offer for
the bones The whale was considered the
largest of It's kind that ever dTifted to
Southern waters.
Captain Devereaux is the supervising ar
chiteet for the Government At Charleston,
and it was his idea 10 buii1 the arboF with
the most artistic effect. Back Of the main
entrance the ribs have been put up as
covering and a support Tor the vines, and
the large bone OF the whales tail is used
nov as the throne seat in the arbor.
The bones are thoroughly bleached and
superstitiOus negroes VINO have to pass
that portion of the island on moonlight
nights so by Ct double speed. There Is
something about the gauHt object which
imparts fear and terror to tnem- There
Is a seating capacity for twenty-five per-
sons in the whaie-house and the verte-
bTae form one OF the main seats.
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Justice OF the Peace Evans. who doIes
out legal opinions in the little court at
Rehoboth. Del, has just decided that the
laws of the United States henceforth are
not binding in the Peachtree State. F. C.
Huebner. still somewhat dazed from the
experience, is Just back from an encount-
er with the jurist Of Rehoboth.
Mr.. Huebner, who is in the Law Offices
of the Postofice Department, left last
week for the Delaware resort to spend q
few days by the seashore. He put up al
one of the Rel.oboth boarding houses that
are punched along the beach, and prepared
to reveI In the surf. His reveI;Hgs. how
ever. were shortlived for the food offered
him. he says. was decidedly rank. Two
days of suffering were enough.
He called on his landlady to settle his
bill, and paid her tor the time at the rate
of Sc a day, as she demanded. Then he
told her what he thought Of the place. and
trouble began. The Rshoboth hostess Fer-
mits of no complaints, and it was only the
work of a few minutes for her to procure
warrant for his arreE on the mysterious
charge connected with bringing stuffed
trunk into her place Mr. Huebner. thus
snatched into court. wanted 10 plead his
own case, as he had been admitted 10 the
bar, but the justice sagely replied that IN
his court no enc except citizens OF De-a-
ware were permitted that privilege A
resident of Washington was supposed TO
keep his mouth shut and accept the conse-
Quences- Attorney General White. CT Del
aware who happened to be at the bsa, h.
was called TO the courtroom, and on his
advice Mr. Huebner was allowed his say,
and his case was dismissed.
But the persistent laudlady was not to be
outGone. 4 civil suit was tegun for board a
week in advance and the Attorney Gene
raj was retained by the plaintiff. The evil
deRce was soon offered, and the questions
Of fact disposed OF by the justice The
Washington man, pleading his own Case,
argued that q judgment against lin
would be unjust, as the plaintiff had not
performed her part of the contract, and he
cited United States Supreme Court case to
support his contention. He was advised by
the justice, however, that United States
law did not apply in Delaware: that JEdg-
ment must be rendered for the week S
board and thai he might return to the
clearinghouse and enjoy its hospitality
for the time for which he thus paid in
advance
BY way of handing out exact and equal
justice the Delaware jurist promised 10
see that the landlady supplied frst-class
beard 1t looked like contempt OF cou. t
should the guest decline to stay the week
out, and accordingly Mr.. HuebneT return
ed to his boarding house. He is just back
in Washington after the hilarious vacation
at Rehoboth
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A. MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Roy Killed and Mother Fatally In
jured With an Az.

PARKERsBURG. W. Va, Aug, pa
mysterious double murder near Peewee,
Writ county, has aroused the people there
TO a high pitch of excitement
Tuesday evening Samuel Shepard left his
wife and little stepson at home alone and
went to the home of his brother several
miles away He returned home Wednes-
day evening and found the little boy dead
in a pool of blood, and Mrs. Shepard with
her skull crushed and her body bruised,
lying unconscious on the floor, just alive.
Physicians were summoned and three Of
them have been working with her ever
since in the endeavor to resuscitate her,
but so far they have not succeeded, nor do
they give any hope that they viii be able
to do so.
The boys skull was crushed in two
places, having evidently been beaten with
an ak, which was on the floor beside the
bodies. There was no known cause for the
commission OF the crime, and it seems
more like the work of a mailman than of
anyone else.
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Death of Bernard tzegan.

BALTIMOREy-Aug 25.-Bernard Kegan
died Thursday at his home. 200 South Pat
terson Park Avenue, aged sixty-two years.
Mr. Kegan leaves a widow, Mrs. Elizabeth
Kegan, and he WIS the father of nineteen
children, OF whom eleven are now living.
OF these one son, Richard, is married. The
other children are Misses Mamie, Kate,
Nancy. Gertrude, Lula and HiIda, and
BERNARD, Edward, Alfred, and Milton, the
last-name4 being seven years old. Mr.
Kegan was canning professor and was
known to the oyster and fruit trade Of
Maryland New York, and Pennsylvania,
where he started number of factories.
He was born in County Louth, Ireland
and came to America when he was twelve
years old His death resulted from a fall
last March while at his work at the house
of ]. T. Farren & Co He struck his head
and was never in good health afterward
but his serious Illness did not set in until
a. day and a half before his death.
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ROMANCE OF a CUBAN TEACHER
She Meets Her Soldier Sweetheart in
the Quaker City.

Size Meets Her Soldier Sweetheart in
the Quaker City.
CAMDEN. n. j.. Aug. 25.-Among the
pretty Cuban school teachers who have
been visiting Philadelphia for the past few
days. Theodore Dilks. Of this city, yester-
day discovered the nurse who cared fer
him while he lay wound, / in Cuba during
the recent war and whom a stern parent,
parted him from at the close of the war,
after they had become betrothed
The young woman who rushed into the
arms of Dilks in the Old State House on
Thursday was Senorita Vilera MouChez, and
yesterday she visited his home in this city.
Young Dilks enlisted with the volunteers
at the very outbreak of the war. and was
wounded at MatanZas. While out with a
scouting party he was carried into the
dwelling on the ruined plantation of Sc
nor Mouchez and the nurse who watched
over him was the PRETTY senorita who
yesterday sat on his porch and listened to
his pleading for her to remain here
BY the time Dilks recovered from his
wounds the patient and nurse were in love
with each other, but the old senior vonld
not listen TO marriage, ana hurried DiIks
back to his company. The two parted IN
tears, and the young soldier promised 10
come back after -he war. He dfd.ret1Irn
too. but found the plantation vacant and
no trace of MS Cuban sweetheart Yesfer
day was the first he has seen of her s.nse
they parted
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
A CRUSADE AGAINST NOISE.
Kansas City Police Judge Propose 9:
s.vee ping OrGinmnce.


Sweeping Ordinance.
KANSAS CITY, Aug 25-Police Judge
McAuley is prosecuting his campaign
against noises Alderman O'NeiI has
promised the judge to introduce an ordi-
nance at the next meeting of the city coun-
ell regulating noises and prescribing Ger
tain hours when bands may play and coal
drivers can load and unload coal, and pro-
hibitiug the keeping Of animals that might
disturb the public peace
The ordinance which Judge McAuley pro-
poses TO have introduced is q copy Of the
ordinance now pending before the city
council OF Chicago Judge MeAuley VIII
not change the Chicago enactment in the
slightest particular, except to add clause
prohibiting the shooting of frecrackers be-
fore a. N. and after p. Ia. on the Fourth
of July.
The proposed ordinance contains nine
sections and provides that no person shall
make needless noise of any kind to dis
turb the public comfort or quiet anywhere
within the limits of Kansas City; prohib
itiGg the advertisement of wares or mer-
ehandIse, including newspapers, by the use
of any noise before the hours of a II. on
Sunday. The third section provides that
no person shall make any noise on any
musical instrument or device for producing
sound before 7 a. II. and after o'clock Of
any day upon any sidewalk, street alley
or public place.
The driving of any vehicle. from cart
to an automobile. is prohibited unless the
hubs Of its wheels revolve nGiseIessly as is
practicable. The loading or unloading Of
coal in any residence portion of Kansas
City before O'Clock a N. and after p.
M is prohibited The penalty prescribed
for violation Of any of the provisions Of the
ordinance ranges from 81 to S1GO.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
WOMAN GETS A SPECIAL TRAIN
Railway Company Compelled to
Yield ia Her Demand.

GLASSBORO, N. j., Aug. 25.-Miss Rode
Heritage is probably the only woman in
South Jersey who has ever succeeded in
debating to big railway corporation. and,
perhaps, the only woman who has ever
had the distinction of riding on spec al
train all her own.
Miss Heritage lives in Gloucester City,
A day or two ago she came down 10
visit Mrs William Sayer. at Clayton
She took an evening train on the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad for her
home. The train had been delayed by a
slight accident. and was over an hour late.
After getting aboard. the conductor in
form cd her that she s,souId have 10 change
ears at Glassboro. as his train did rot
stop at Gloucester. and she could take the
next train from there.
Miss Heritage protested. but finally
yielded. and after waiting till nearly
10 O'clock she enQquired OF the Operator
at the station here when the next train
would arrive. Sc was told that the train
had left before sne stopped. owing to the
lateness of her train. She insisted that
her. but this was refused, the Officials
saying she could go TO q hotel at the COM
pany's expense, and leave for home in
the morning.
Miss Heritage's mother was i'll at
home, and she was anxious to go, so she
refused this offer, saying the company was
responsible for her being put off, and they
would have to take her 10 Gloucester.
After some further controversy, Miss
Heritage was told to wait a few minutes
and in 8 short time an engine and car
pulled up. She got aboard, and in thir
teen minutes she was landed at Glouces er,
and in a few minutes was at her mothers
bedside
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
PECULIAR sEAsHoRE mIsHAP.
a Rather Gets Sand in His Ear at
Atlantic City.

Atlantic City
BALTIMORE, Aug. 25.-William Pink
ney Craig. Of Govanstown, is i'll at the
home Of I. Freeman Rasin from an IN
usual injury received at Atlantic City
While bathing in the ocean d quantity
of sand lodged in one Of Mr. Craig's ears
He complained of intense pain in his head
and ear for three or four days, and Mon
day evening came home with Mr. Rasin
and his family His suffering became so
acute that he consulted Dir. Charles L.
Rumsey.' an car specialist and upon his
advice he remained at Mr.. Rasin's home
to be convenient for treatment Dr. Rum
sey operated and removed a quantity Of
sand from the ear The drum is nearly
destroyed. but the doctor hopes that g
new one may grow in its place. DR..
George Hooking OF Govanstown. MI.
Craig's physician, is also attending him,
aud a trained nurse is in charge
Mr.. Rasin thinks that the sand was
washed into Mr. Craig's ear by the break
ers, He said that he has known Of SINH
lar cases. though not so severe. MT. Craig
is about twenty-eight years old, and re
sides with his mother at Govanstown.
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< GRIm RACE WITH DEATH.
Fatally Injured Miner wanted to Bid
His Wife Good-by.

MOUNT VERNON. Pa. Aug. 25,-John
Yetzie was fatally injured at Natalie Col
IIery Wednesday evening and knew he
was going to die After being lifted in an
ambulance he told the men that he would
try to keep alive if they would whip up
the mules so that he could reach home in
time TO kiss his young wife good-by. He
lived here, distance Of three miles from
the mines.
The mules were urged 10 their best
speed, and DESPITE the rocking Of the am
buIanee down the mountain road. the dy-
ing miner kept crying 10 his comrades to
hurry up. When the Lehigh Valley Rail
road. on the suburbs of this place. was
reached q long freight train blocked the
tracks When Yetzke learned of the de-
lay he fell back senseIess
Shortly afterWard the track was clear,
and when the home of the miner was
reached his wife rushed out and, placing
her arms about the bIood-staiHed neck of
her husband kissed him a number of
times. The miners eyes opened and with
a faint smile of recognition, he gave a few
gasps and died.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
CEFENCE OF a BURGLAR
Stole to Get Money to Cure the Nor
phine Habit.

CHICAGO. Aug. 25.-CharIes Scanlon is
under arrest at Hyde Park police station,
accused of committing six burglaries He
has confessed his guilt. He gives as the
reason for the crimes his desire to obtain
means to save himself from the morphine
habit.
4 an college graduate, said scanlon,
land my home is in Boston. It is need
less to say that ScanIon is not my right
name My trouble began when I was IN
my senior year at college took some
morphine to relieve pain. liked it. l
formed a habit / could not break. For
the first few years everything weat well.
FiGally I reached the point where the re-
action came. My family and friends all
went baek on me.
when I came to Chicago a few weeks
ago I realized l was in a hopeless condi-
ton I heard of an asylum where men
with morphine habit are cured, and
I started on my life Of crime to obtain
means to go there"