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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE ;, 1873
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
, United State, Land Once.

la bfanje, Oregon, Dec. :, iSoJ.
Notice N hereby given that m compliance with the
provisions oi the act oi IungIcs ot Jun. I, isrS en-
ii-i An act tor the sale oi timber anis In the States
oi California. Oregon, Nevada, AMI Washington
Territory, AZ extended to all the Public Land States
b, act of August 4. tsy,,
JAMES ", CAT,
oi Sumr'c,, Count, ~ Bakrf. State oi Oregon. has
th, Jay tiled In this oihce his sworn statement No.
oIS, tot the purchase ot the wv nv y. Section "a
ne 4. ne -. Section ~. se t-4o' Section No.
~ In Township No o., Range No. " W ~. ani
viii otter rtoo Ia show that the lana sought Il more
valuable TOT It's ,mtrt stone than tot agtic cuufai
purposes AMI To establish his claim Ia >ai lani he
tore IN. Register and Receiver oi this office al la
Ltanie, Oregon. on Friday, the s,i iay oi iehru'
sN, iopo
NJ. names A. Witnesses James B StoJiari. Gen
u> tara'eto, Emmett N, Giayteal, Wilson II. Reed
all oi Numpl-i, Oregon,
ANY ana all persons claiming adversely the above
ic>citri LANDS are tr Iue>iei To hir their claims In
this ofhte on or before saj ,,d Ia, o' February. 1850
1. W. BARTLETT. Register
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
PETITIoNFoR LIQUOR LICENSE

To the Honorable County Court of Baker County,
State OF Oregon:
We. the undersigned. citizens and legal voters of
Parker precinct Baker County. State OF Oregon.
most respectfully petition your Honorable County
Court TO grant license TO John Bartlett to sell spir
tuous vnous and malt liquors in quantities less than
one gallon AT his place OF business at Geser. In
Baker County. Oregon for period Of one year from
the date Of granting the same and your petitioners
will ever pray, etc.
Dated at Geiser. Baker County. Oregon. February
=. 1900.
Robert Saunders. Joe Asher, John Orwell. EW
Herbert. Anton klauser. Win Jordan. J X Walker.
L Gramespacher. James Drummond. Samuel Lew,
x fanner. ID Choate. W Balon. Chas Bonner.
{ Grimes. john Langdsdon. J N G,ifhn. Angus.
J Kelly. n Laiehof. V ID Chumley. James Gahan.
Fred Holt. John n Cradebaugh. A L Starr. Charles
Parker, John Duqueit. W Parker, l. b PeitenglI & {
est Volt. Comstoek. John O'Donnell. Math
krenn. Nelson Outright, A } Surley. p J Metiinnel,
Aniro Gill, Chas Carrel. Thos Barrett. N A Simpson.
Ernest Ruoi. Roy Chi!tenden. { Griffin Ayel Stall
J Marshall. q DAVIDSON. x tawceu. q 5 Kelly
- G,rreiSon. I'd sullivan. Frances Cassery, d Nc
Cay. MeCay. Ei Billings. & / Garrett. ) Jackson
] Stevens. Cnas Arnold. John W Marshall. W 5
pinkle. { u Pinkie. X { Hephen. N / Joyce. WIN
Anderson. A n Nc Monlo, A ] Bonde, W c Ray, B
L,yio~. Jack lioare. u p White. J W Hrfing. PIX
MeCann. Mullet'. Clark. y Sanders. Oscar
Rariin. Jane, G,rrat. N X simmons. W L Sanders.
Bert Roberts. Frank Roberts. Andrew q tara. Geo
Cook. W y bufcntort, W u W Hamilton. Matt Wash.
hsh. w. Mclaughlin. John Mclaughlin. Fred
lead, J Houghann. Geo p Jones. Henry Hanrig,
u McCrimmon. u l. Vincent. Al Mit,heiI, W Z
Iuiligh,. J Nc Murdo. W Parker. Cnas Sehaeicr.
Y ksansiy' % @ Gerry lowery;Al % Garrison Gren'e,.
Mhi,ney. Chappellat, A iieisler, I Mccain,
W Cusmon. X Gnmm. & { Grimm.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To THOMAS RYAN: You are hereby notified tina,
Isaac Williamson. u. D. Nebergall and $. :. Horner
your co-owners IN the quartz claim known as the
"przc." situated on Fruit creek. near the Columbia
mine. In Baker county. Oregon. have performed the
assessment work thereon lured by law. ani YOU
hereby required within 90 days from date hereof
to pay your proportion Of the expenditure upon said
claim.
Signed ISAAC WILLIAMSON.
H. ID. NEBIRGALL.
=. =, HoRNIR.
Sump,er. Oregon. January ~. 1000.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department OF the Interior.
Land Once at La Granie. Oregon,
January 10, 1900.
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice OF his intention to make final
proof In supror, OF his caim and that said proof will
be made before county clerk OF Baker County. AT
Baker City. On March s, 1900. via: ". L. soio of
HENRY SPAuLDlNG.
Of Sumpter. Oregon. Tor the NJ sw "a and sw OF
sw "a and lot oi sec 10 tpo ~ l.. w. ".
Tie names the following Witnesses TO prove his con
tinuous residence upon ani cultivation OF said land.
viz
Peter ID. Estes. J. I. Shelton. &. ID. Goss. lsaa,
Williamson. all OF Sumpter, Oregon.
L. w. BARTLETT. Register.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE L 1873 NOTICE
FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land once.

la bfani., Oregon, January ~, Iyyp
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions oi the act Of Congress o' June T. 1873,
.nui.i An ac, Tor the sale OF timber lands In the
States ~ California. Oregon. Nevada, ami Washing
ton Irffi'ofN, rs extended 'o all the Public Land
States by act o' August =. iBp,.
biDWii 4, Iiiwitk,
"i Nump'ci. county NJ Baker, state ~ Oregon. has
this iaN tiled In THIS office his ssO statement No
,I., iOf H.. purchase o' the M SCI. ami net, oi
.ectlon No ., In oNnship No. 10 - range No. ~ l..
w ", ana Will otter proof Ia show that the land
sought N nor. valuable iof i,S timber stone than
iof agricultural purposes ami Ia establish his claim
~ SAIL inni before The Register AMI Receiver nj This
onLr a Ia bfanis, Oregon, on Friday, N. gifi day
U' NafCh. iys.
Bak'f CIV, one, Tho nas / hammers, Oi Sumpirf.
one. Frank = Baltic, al Sump,cf, ore. Walter w.
Van Dawn, oi Sumpief. one
ANY AMI all persons claiming adversely M. above
i.Srrhri laniS are requested to tile their CaimS In
this oi,- On h-iofr >,ij ,uj jaN NJ Mach. iOco,
l. W. BNgiIiII Register.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
TIMBER LAND, A,I JUN Z. ,B7& NOTICE
IDR PUBLICATION.

ia bfanIc, Oregon, January -. TOO,
Notice " hsfchN given that IN compliance with III,
pa. .iSonN oi the act u Congress o Jane g. 1873 en-
utri An hC' Tor the sale oi timber iani> In the
states oi California, Oregon, Nevada. AMI Washing
ton IrttioN.' aS extended tn all the Public Land
States h, aCi ~ August =. IsD,,
GlIiiNgD T. INkMNN,
ni Baker CIV, county ~ b,lr, state ~ Oregon, has
,hiS Ia, hlci In this office hts statement No,
utS, lot the puiChssc oi the - sw section IS AMI
r'8 NV. oi section No, a.. In township No 10 =.
Iingc No. ~ !. W " and VII, offer proof to STOW
that the lani sought II valuable iut ii> imhr
ston. than tot agricultural purposes AMI H. establish
HI, claim Ia >aiJ Land tr,oi- the Register anJ Re
tci'r' ~ this o,s ~ Ia ,usnjc Oregon, On FRIDAY
the ,ui isN oi Match. ivo.
N. names ~ witnesses Thomas l. lamm.tS. oi
Sunpirf, Df,.. frank = Nili,. at Sumpirt. one.
Walter " Van puNn oi sampler, ore. George e.
'irlm,h, oi Sumpirt, DU
AnN ani all persons Claiming adversely the aho -.
ir>,itei aniS are requested ,u hlr their Claims In
tns oih,r IN ~ hrioie saii yfi iaN at March Iosh
J. W, B,RiiIrr. Register
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE :. 1873 7s-NOTlCE
FOR PUBLICATION.
, United States Land Once.
Gfanie, Oregon, Ianuaf,


la Gfande. Oregon. January !, 1000.
Notice is hereby given that In compliance with the
rrosisonS Of the act oi Congress Of June :. 1873.
entitled An act for the sale oi timber lands IN the
states oi California. Oregon. Nevada. and Washing
ton Territory, as extended TO all the Public Land
States by act Of August Z. 1907,
HOSI A. MOULTDS,
~ La bfande. county OF Union. State OF Oregon has
this isy filed In this office his sworn statement No
oIo for the purchase oi the lots T. and and Sw -
ne 80 ~ section No, 20 In township No south.
range No IS T. w. NJ. and will offer proof 10 show
that the lana sought Is more valuable Tor It's timber
stone than 'of agricultural purposes and 10 establish
his claim to said lanj before the Register ami Re.
Crivrr oi this oice at La Gfnni. Oregon on Friday
the roth isv Of March. 1900.
He names as vi'nessrs Joseph ~ Diimafs oi
Granite. ore, Grant Thornhutg, oi Granite, Ore.
William vs. Sargent. oi La Grande. ore. Charles l..
IoS, of la trsnic, ore,
ANY ana all persons claiming adversely the above
j-scfihei lands ~. requested 10 file their claims IN
this office on of before s,i roth day oi March. 1900.
J.. W BApiiurr Register.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
TIMBER LAND. ACT June /. rs,s NOTICE
FOR PUBLICATION,
united States Land once,
a t,tsnis, OIsyun. Ian. a., 40


la nrsnir, Oregon, Ian, a., loco.
Noucc 4, hetrh, given iha, IN compliance With the
provisions oi the s,i oi Congress oi Iune T. ,s,s.
entiilei An at tot the sale ot umtri lani> In the
states oi California. Oregon, Nevada, arJ Washing
ton lrtr,,oIy, a. extended ~ all the puhlie land
states Nv act oi August a. iso,
I>tt HUNTINGTON,
OF Rsk~' CiN. Count, o Bsksr State ~, Oregon, has
this Ia, hlrj In this oh,e his s~otn statement No
o,o fof the pufS have oi the nsA ncl. oi No AZ
~ ~ ne "a AMI r's sc ~, IN township No,
10 sou,h. range No, col " ami viii ohrf proof To
sho~ thu, the lana >ouvh, Il more valuable tor It's tim
hsr >,ons than tot agfc purposes, sni Ia
tsti,sh his ,sim o said Land tsioie the Register and
Receiver o this once a, Ia arsnie. Oregon, on IN.
isy. the ,th isy OF April, 1000
She names a. Witnesses Marshall X. Young. James
q, Young, Roy Chiu~nirn, Joseph Walker, all OF
Siinofd. Oregon.
An, AMI all persons claiming sjvrr>rl, the above.
isset,k~i Lands ATE requested to be their claims In
this once on tStor~ >sii i,ih isN Of April
1905 W bAefttfr, Register
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21

All Of the latest novels, such as David
Harum, Under the Three Flags in Cuba,
Richard Carvil, Via Crucis, Strong Arm,
When the Sleeper Wakes, Ny Lady and
Allen Darke, at Adler's Crystal Palace,
Sumpter, Oregon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
TIMBER LAND. A,I IuNI :. rs,S NOTICE
IDR puWiIAIlDN.
,lni,cJ States Land Dm,..
,la ,,tanir, Oregon, Jan. .S, .

,lniicj States Land pm,,,
'ia utsnj., Oregon, Ian, sS. ,vuo.
Notice n h.IctN given that IN compliance With the
provisions oi the a,t ~ Congress oi lunr T. isrS.
entitled An act Tot the sale at timber lani> IN the
states oi California. Oregon, Nevada, ami Washing
ton Territory, ~ extended Ia all the publ, land
states tN act oi August. ,sys,
NiRiD ~ HUNTINGTON,
oi Rakrf CIV, County oi BAKER, State oi Oregon.
has this js> hl,j IN this of,- his sworn statement
No os, iof N. rur,hs>. o' the va net. ami ~ /,
sci. oi >r, No ~, In township No TO south. range
No. e ", AMI viii otter proof Ia show that the
lsni >uugh, II mote valuable Tor ii> timber ~ stone
than ioi agt, cultural purposes, ana o establish his
,lam ~ >aii lani h,ioi. the Register sni Receiver
~ this office AZ Ia brsnjr, Oregon, on IiiiaN. the
iuh isN ~ ApIl, Ivs1.
". names A. Witnesses. Marshall \ Young, James
4. Young, Roy ,hi.nj.n, Joseph Walker, all OF
Clifford, Oregon.
ANY ana all persons claiming adversely N, ahoNe'
irN,th.i Lands are requested o hlc th-i claim> In
this ofi,r on ~ t.iois >sil 18th jsN oi Arrl
,ysn l. " BNRitiii, Register
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that !, John Bartlett. will
apply ~ the Honorable County Court OF Baker
County. Oregon. III. soih day OF March. 1900. tor
license To sell spifiiuous matt and ynuous liquors
In less quantities than one gallon AT Geser, Oregon.
JOHN BARILuTT
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-21
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
{ Forest Lieu Selection No
United States Land Once.

La Granie. Oregon. Feb. "a. 1000
Notice Is hereby given that &. W. Clarke. whose
POS, office address Is San Francisco. Cal, has made
applcat To select under the act OF June T. 1907.
10 States, yo) the following described tract sci.
sci. sec apos.r,s'a T.. W. N. Within the nexi
thirty days from date hereof protests or contests
against the selection on the ground tina, the land
described OF any portion thereof. Is more valuable
tor its minerals than tor agricultural purposes will he
received and noted tor repor, to the Commissioner OF
the General Land Once.
T. w. BARTLETT. Register
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-27

would cry, realizing what pain he was In.
His pitiful wailing was heart-rending.
had about given up hope OF saving him
when L was urged to give him Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, all other treatment having failed.
l washed the sores with Hoods Medicated
Soap, applied Hoods Olive Ointment and
gave him Hoods Sarsaparilla. The child
seemed to get better every day, and very
soon the change was quite noticeable. The
discharge grew less, inflammation went
down, the skin took on healthy color, and
the raw flesh began to scale over and thin
skin formed as the scales dropped of.
Less than two bottles of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, aided by Hoods Medcated Soap and
Hoods Olive Ointment. accomplished this
wonderful cure. L cannot praise these
medicines half enough" Mrs. GUERNor,
81 Myrtle St., Rochester, y. Y.
The above testimonial is very much con-
densed from Mrs. Guerinot's letter. AS
many mothers will be interested in reading
the full letter, we will send it to anyone
who sends request OF us on postal card.
Mention this paper.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-27

giles that she conceived the plan OF
sending story to the magazines. Her
sisters sold grapes for the postage
which carried her first effort to the
publisher. From that time forward
Mrs. Burnett's ascent to fame and
wealth was easy as the proverbial des-
cent to Avernus.
Her first story was published in 1867.
and the products of her pen have been
in big demand since that time. The
creator of Fauntleroy was celebrated
as clever story writer and romancer
at twenty-four, and it was at that age,
in 1873, that she married DR.. Burnett.
Almost since that time Mrs. Burnett
has lived in Washington. That Lass
O. Lowrie's, one Of her most widely
read stories, was written and publish
ed in 1877. From this success dated
her career as a book writer.
Mrs. Burnett first met Townsend in
a professional capacity. Since then
they have been almost inseparable. He
was the cause of her divorce from her
husband-an act that alienated many
OF her friends.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-27

Bathing in Caracas, Venezuela is
generally done in the open air-that is,
the bath room in the house is almost
an unknown luxury. In the first place,
the bath room indoors would be too
close for comfort, and in the second
place the plumbers art is not p.ac-
ticed to any extent. In every court
and almost all the houses in Venezuela
are provided with them there is the
inevitable fountain, whence is derived
the water supply Of the house. At
tached to the fountain is a large. deep
bowl, generally abou; four feet deep
and as many broad. Into this the
water runs continuously, and. by stop
ping up the escape in the bottom. you
can quickly provide full bowl of
clean, sparkling, but not cold water.
Into this you plunge, with no other
covering than the sky. and enjoy your
self to the full, caring nothing fer the
world or the neighbor who is watch
ing you from the roof of the adjoining
house, where he is smoking away the
mosquitoes and other insects of the
tropics.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-27
The Spread OF Contagious DIsea ses.

The responsibility of those persons
who supply the public with food and
drink is not sufficiently realized by the
community at large. Not long since
a number OF cases of diphtheria broke
out in neighborhood. The disease
was OF very severe type, and, in sew
eral instances, proved fatal after two
or three days illness. 1t seemed i'm
possible, at first, to trace the conta-
gion to it's source, but after a thor
ough canvass OF the vicinity it was
discovered that a dealer In milk had
in his family a couple OF cases of diph-
iberia. He professed ignorance OF the
cause OF the children's sickness, and
even when assured of its nature,
claimed that he had no idea that it
could be conveyed in milk. The fact
that parents do not know how chill
dren could have contracted this dis
ease often acts as a check upon any
efforts to combat it, insisting that as
the little ones have not been exposed
to this malady it certainly must be
something else that ails them. When
illness of this sort breaks out in a
family the only proper course Is to
have it investigated at once. Delays
are quite sure to be disastrous If not
fatal. and in the present condition Of
medical knowledge on this subject.
there Is reasonable hope OF relief IL
attention Is given when the first
smyDtoms OF illness manifest them
selves.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-27
A COMICAL CLEANING.
How the Angry squaw Got the M
OF Her PapooSe.

There is camp Of vag Indians out
near some one of the abattoirs south Of
town and during the past few days sew
eral of the gaudily attired bucks lave
visited the city and disposed of curious
looking bric-a-brac made Of horns, vel
vet and willows. mounted into chairs.
hatracks and other mprovisations.
Occasionally a squaw with a papoose
strapped to her back ventures up town
via the alley route She usually rides
a cayuse. The other day one of these
species of humanity entered the city
on the fidgepole Of a disconsolate dun
colored nag. The papoose was tied to
the saddle. and it was asleep. The old
woman was foraging through the al
leyS and back yards in the southern
part of town. She had collected many
tin cans and discarded articles OF
wearing apparel. All this junk was
strapped to the saddle and swung care
lessly from the same thong that had
held the sleeping infant close to the
prominent ribs of the sorry cayuse.
The sQuaw saw something up an alley
that attracted her attention She sud-
denly "geed' the cayuse and pointed
his head in the direction of the object
which attracted her. The sudden
movement Of the animal jerked the
cans, rags and baby from their moor
ings, and down they all went into the
-;x Io
tered an oath in Cree that frightened
the cayuse. She dismounted and
grabbing the bundles, with an angry
gesture, flung them over the saddle,
the papoose hanging on one side, head
down, and the junk on the other. The
papoose walled just like any other
child would do if it came out of such
a plight alive. This annoyed the old
eyes, mouth and ears There was fire
in the squaw's eyes. The cayuse seemed
to enjoy it all. Instead of wiping the
infants face with a handkerchief and
trying to soothe its ruffled temper the
mother took it in her arms. buried its
face in the horses name and rubbed It
back and forth several times until the
child's face was as bright as silver af-
ter a vigorous polishing with chamois
skin. The baby continued to cry, but
the old woman left it to his own
amusement while she continued Up the
alley to bag a huge soup bone that had
done service in the family whose back
yard was separated from the alley by
a high board fence.-Anaconda (Mon.)
Standard
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-27
Master of the Stea m.

There is one thing for which an en-
gineer is noted. This is the absolute
obedience of orders. He is brought up
on that from the time he starts to fir
ing till he becomes a graduate and
takes charge of an engine. Then he
becomes the instructor Of others, and,
Of course, never loses the main point
There is story told illustrative OF
this. Two men were applicants for
positions on one OF the railroads in
Boston not ,ong ago. They both want
ed to be engineers, and there was but
one place vacant. The superintendent
before whom they appeared asked one
a question. which ran after this fash
ion: Suppose you were on a siding
with orders for a train to pass. A
message would 60 over the wire that
the oncoming train for which you were
waiting was two hours late. What
would you Go?" The first one was
asked the question, and he pulled his
hat down over his face and said: II
dunno. That is the conductors job,
not mine" The superintendent said
he might leave his address, and if they
needed him they would drop him
line. The second man was standing at
respectful distance, with his cap in
his hand. and was asked the same
question. Il tell you, sir" he said.
IF the orders looked all right, and
thought the signature was good and
all that, | would stand on that siding
forever" Il guess you had better re-
port to the roundhouse for duty" said
the Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-27
WANTED A COOL MILLION.
But Finally Compromised on Taking SIS
for His Claim.


These fabulous stories you hear
everywhere nowadays" says a western
man, "Of the wonderful discoveries
made and prices received for claims in
the mining regions bring back to my
mind a story that used to be told IN
the earlier days of Colorado A young
chap had there located a claim, in
which he had every confidence that ore
existed, but try as he would he was
unable to locate the precious metal,
and little by little he became sicker
and sicker at heart until at length
there came day whose closing was
marked by clean disbursement on
his part. His last piece of bacon was
eaten, his last stick of gunpowder fired
and his credit utterly used up. Still,
he believed the ore to be there, but he
recognized the utter futility on his
part Of trying further to get at 1t.
Lonely and out of spirits. just at sun
set he stood at the door of his cabin
looking for the last time over the
scene OF his useless efforts, when
down the winding trail came a strang-
er astride of a broncho. Taking in
the situation at a glance, the man rein
ed in his cayuse and called out to the
lonely figure in the cabin doorway:
Say, pardner, what will you take for
that played out claims of yours?' Hope
sprang up and cleaned from the min
er's eyes as he firmly replied, Played
out nothing. It'll take 100000 cold
to buy me out The stranger slowly
gathered up the reins. I'll give you
sS,' he said, tentatively All in CASH.
queried the late prospective millionaire
eagerly. Yep was the response The
claims yours on the part of the mine
owner closed the transaction"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-27
MRS. f. II. BURNETT
WHOSE RECENT MARRIAGE IS
A SURPRISE.
It Also Proved q Source of Regret to
Several Admirers - Story of Her
Struggle FOR q Position Among Great
Authors.

The recent marriage Of Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett to Stephen Town
send, the English physicianactor, has
created much interest. and not little
surprise in this country. When she
left Washington a few years ago she
positively declared that she did not
have the slightest intention of marry
ing again, and yet she married almost
Immediately after reaching Genoa,
Italy, where Mr.. Townsend was stay
ing.
Mrs. Burnett's life has not been all
roses. Her literary successes, great
as they were in every respect, did not
bring her jov. She is said ia have
spent few happy days since she played
with her sisters under the blue skies
and in the sweet-smelling woods Of
sunny Tennessee. Mrs. Burnett is
now fifty-one years old, and she has
been a bread-winner ever since she
was fifteen. She was born in Man.
chester, England, and came to Ameri-
ca with her mother and sisters in 1865.
The family was so poor that the little
which she could earn as country
school teacher was most welcome.
The change from the tall factory
chimney scenes of Manchester to the
open, new country of Tennessee. filled
the heart of little Frances with de-
light. 1t was during these early strug-