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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
VERY SPECTACULAR Of our new silks

such as printed satin Libertys-smail-
black and white and blue and white check
Louisene and taheta silks-and large
variety of very stylish and newest 81 ks
for Waists-for street and house wear.
over 70 pieces shown. Were 75c to sl.5t
yard Lo1
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Sample Line of Ladies Jersey
Vests, in lace effect patterns,
silk tape trimmed, complete line,
slightly soiled, Sale price
Retail value Csc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
I 0c

Spool of Brainerd and Armstrong sewing
silk in black and colors, sale price
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

lie and 1Sc quality Of Percalincs-
In black, white and colors. I7II
Sale price .............. ........... L y
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

NMN-WNT IININV SITiN - -.
This is the best HALF-DOLLAR SILK
in the New York market. Sold exclus-
lively by us--1n white, cream. black and
al Reduction %aa,fa s price. 10 ,n sc yd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
LADIES' NECKWEAR-

our showing in this department is
very large. We have arranged
SPECIALS!
for this sale. They won't last long at
these prices. You'd better be quick.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
DIED.

SPEAR-In this city July 5th 1903.
Moses spear aged 81 years and months.
WAlKER-In this city. July :, 1903.
Henry II. Walker aged a years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
l0C'

Columbia Nickel Safety Pins, assorted
sizes, one dozen on card, sale price
Sc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
39c

Ladies' Peau de Sole Belts. Oxidized
and dull finished buckles,
23c each
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

All linen, nice weight will launder
nicely. Retail for sl35 to $50.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
u Size Linen Napkins

Handsome patterns, II In. ~. .S8c. yd
And many others, too.
" Size Linen Napkins
Select patterns, nice linen. For sl.70
Retail price. s2.25.
Manufacturers sample Line of Nap
kins-Hs and "a size
Extra fine quality. no two alike.
FOR 49,. .,,,,'.,.., .tZ.BS dox
Retail for $500 to $3.50
Specials In Huck Towels!
Right direct from the makers.
Dc, lie, 13c, 23c. each
All Linen Dnmnsk Tray Cloths
IIemmed, choice patterns, medium
Size; also Damask Tray Cloths. hem
stitched. ...,,....,.Sp Special, zoe. each
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
All of our
BLACK MOHAIR BRIIIIANTINES

In plain and small all black designs and
polka dots, which are desirable and hard
NJ Made dec in nT England 40 KIM, N" SO va
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
DC

Quality o Hooks and Eyes, black and
silver,
124c gross or &c card
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
WOOL PRINCESS CREpC

The handsomest and most serviceable
medium weight dress goods to be had
Fine German make. in cream. Reseda
cardinal. cornflower blue, navy, mode
castor. etc. 43 in.
Regular price, 75c I'd. a.
Reduction price ........ CLC w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
Fall ~ Size Nnpkins--

Ut foc. cue
Retail price. 55c.
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Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests.

Lanes Jersey hiODed vests.
Open lace effect, with low neck
and no sleeves, or low neck and
short sleeve; neck, braid trimmed
Sale price, each
Retail value 10c each.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
ID Bleached Sheets

Wamsutta Blcached Cotton
SO in, regular sale price. SIZE. I'd.
Retails every day at 12h2c.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Sample Line of Ladies, Misses
and Children's Hose. in black
and colors, ribbed and plain,
About so dozen in all,
sale price
Retail value ~ to tic a pair.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
Manufacturers sample Line Of Hats.

Observation-Disclosures SnmpIc Line OF Hats
Ladies' plain and rough straw sailors,
with black silk bands-also
Misses Large Sailors
of plain and rough
straw Styles-rang-
ing in price from
75c. to 800 Sale
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Ice quality
Turkish Bath Towels. GOOD size,
For ............... lie. each.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
Ladies' Penn dc Sole SILK Skirts

Made in the latest fare
shape. corded nounce, Choice
and iaco W drop ''I skirt 1887
Retail Value $500.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Zoe quality Checked Crash
Blue and white. Sale price. &c. I'd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

OF Eiderdown batting, covered with
slkolne. Very desirable for camping
out and summer cottages. Sale price
Csc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Sample Line OF Rough Straw Hats
The tailor made style. in latest
shapes; black, white and navy: some
are velvet trimmed, others silk null
s sale ' price, SIX trimmed $50 each
Regular price 600 to $2.25.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
ChiIdren's Muslin Bon

nets-Em broidery and
lace trimmed with full
ruche or French shape
four specials
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
Zoe quality BIeached Cotton

Mill remnants 10 to 20 yd. lengths
Extra fine finish. Sale price TIE. I'd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

S110 quality Crochet Bed Spreads
Nice patterns, large size, hemmed
ready for use. Sale price. Csc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
s1.ao quality Comfortnbles-

Sponge, medium size, sale price
DC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
9.98 s s"',. !
For Ladies' Shirt Waists

formerly sold for s14.S7-
They are all shown in navy, with
small white dots, skirt is strap stitch
ed seams, fancy button trimmed,
waist made with yoke of fagotting
trimming. Lace trimming around the
bottom Of skirt, pouch sleeves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

81 i NO sample Iinc-Taffeta
and peau de Sole, plain
and fancy, tucked and hemstitched (:
complete limo of sizes. Also in this
line Crepe dc Chine Waists in white.
grey, pink and blue. Retail value,
$500 md $500.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
$500 and 5000 Ladies' Pattern Hats

$500 and 5000 Ladies' Pattern Hats
Black and colors-some of chiffon
and others straw effect.
About 20 in this line. o. 40
sale price .'.'. YNs'
Untrimmcd Shapes
In black and colors-all this sea-
sons latest shapes. The
balance of the stock to 90
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Csc Quality Misses Lace Lisle
Hose, fine finish, 50 to 81, sub
Jet to slight imperfections
Sale price
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Real Scotch-Irish and German make.
Handsome patterns, 70 in..... soc. I'd.
And many others, too.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Ladies' md Misses
ErOun z Wnists-In fancy stripe
no. and dot effect: white
OoC ca linen and muslins. Large
range of styles-all of our $3.50 to
$500 stock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
4 no For Ladies' Tailor
u SN made Suits-rctail price
from 5000 10 S1S,OO-

There are about 80 in ALL too numer-
Gus to mention. The Jackets are fine
ly tailored. skirts perfect fitting,
colors-grcy, castor, blue. brown and
black.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

80c quality Bed Quilts
! Medium size, hemmed, ready for use
sale price NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. soc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Csc Quality Ladies Lace Lisle
Hose, spliced heel and toe, sub Ice
ject to slight imperfections, pal
Sale price
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Ladies Ribbed Union Suits,
long or short sleeves, braid and
ribbon trimmed, Sale price
Retail value, 69c.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Our Entire stock Of La
CrOun 2 dies and Misses Shirt
IN Waists. that retailed for
fOC ca S9c-all white linen and
handsome fancy styles, in pleasing
colorinEs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

60c s: .:e's'' r'' %''s T ssa';
flounce, rufIle yoke, braid
trimmed. Retail value, S1.OO.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
lie a paper

Pair Adamantine Pins, large or small
size, for
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
Children's and Misses Box Conts-
-98 cents.

Made in Plain and Fancy Mixed
Cloths, some are plain, others braid
trimmcd.-AEe to IL years.
Retail price s2.15 to 1915.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Sc quality Russian Crash
10 in. wide (cotton) ..,.,.,., &c. I'd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

60c qUality--6S inch
Bleached and Unbleached Table
Linen Tor ...,.,..,... ''.'''''. 9Ucs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
Ladies' Walking Skirts

Made of Invisible stripes
ChOjCo and plain Melton cloths,
40 no shades of blue. brown,
U%' 90 grey and black.
Very Special
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
Is In. Pillow Slips

or good muslin. For. DC. each.
| Retail for 12Rc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Ladies' Corset COvers-Of fine
ca mbric-with two rows of inser-
ton. neck and arms edged
with lace to match. Sale O&~
price ................ wv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Tho same good words as TO Church
dcht-raisinG. DR. Iiichcc's lodo-ONygen
Heart * Nerve cure Co., is doing it,
Mort hampton. Ms.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Ladies' Umbrella Draw -
crs-Of good cambria with NrpH
hemstitched cambria ruf-S~SS~
ne. For plain everyday
service these are very special.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
August Sacrifice Prices at the Very Threshold Of Summer

Child's Sailor Suits of Blue Serge,
$500
Jacket with sailor collar, lined,
braid trimmed; also blouse effect, in
blue, cardinal and brown. Age to
IA.
Retailvalue$3.9S
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

For the month Of July the Free Press
association are Offering a good white
ruled paper for cents per pound.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Horato LOOMS Of New
Jersey arrived in this city Thursday to
remain during the summer They will
occupy their house on Williams street.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26

Mani" shifted the Youngest Prin-
cess. There amt any such thing"
us that SOP" repeated Nebuchad-
nezzar Extensively What do you
suppose l am, if there amt any such
thing as a MANI"
"Wen," said the Youngest Princess,
looking at him thoughtfully. you
certainly seem almost as funny as the
fairy stories say Man looks. l sup
pose that you are a new kind of
baboon, amt you? No fooling, now
mo, I amt" replied Nebuchadnez-
Ear savagely.
you must be- said the Youngest
Princess decisively. You are a
baboon that got hurried in the Jaguar
Saw Mills down by the river, and had
his tail cut off,
Nebuchadnezzer had an impulse to
slap the Youngest Princess, but he
refrained for 1882 reasons. One rea-
son was that she was much larger
don't count.
THE idea." continued the Youngest
Princess with dignity, "of telling me
fairy stories. Why, little baboon, I'm
most three months old and I'm in the
Second Rhymery Class"
Where 1 come from, they wouldn't
even let you into the kindergarten"
said Nebuchadnezzer patronizingly.
What do you learn?'
1--WE learn loads of things" said the
Youngest Princess. I'VE learn Feed
ing and Fighting, Suspicion and Sub
lection, and once a week we have les
sons in Prancing and Staying. 1 can
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26

years of Miss Pinch's life-and final
ly the sale of the old home and bit
of farm Anu about it. Yet she never
grumbled. Even the removal to the
great city, where she had been as
sured a ready market awaited all the
work her skillful fingers could turn
out, did not discourage or embitter
her. Her object was being accom-
plished and she never doubted that
her h'sr' tend O anu ' D'D '~'
But somehow, the two-edged sword
of knowledge, which it had cost Miss
Pinch such a struggle to place in her
nephew's hands. did not enable him to
cut his way with great celebrity. 1t was
now two years since he graduated and
he was still drawing heavily upon her
slender resources. For" wrote he,
though / have a pretty good job at
tutoring, / don't get enough out of it
to keep me as a man in my position has
need to keep himself In the meantime
I am making myself solid with a lot of
wealthy, influential fellows"
Thus matters stood on the Saturday
afternoon when Miss Pinch and the
parrot first heard the photograph. 1t
was early in March and wonderfully
warm for the season. The little woman
had thrown open her window, so that
any breath of fresh air that crept
down between the tall houses might
find an entrance to her room. Miss
Pinch was embroidering violets on
white satin, while the green parrot
pecked languidly at a bit of water cress
held gingerly in his claw. Suddenly
the strains of a popular air executed
by someone or something in one of the
apartment houses opposite, rent the air.
At first the indiscriminating Miss Pinch
inclined to the idea that it was a hui
man voice. But at length she dis
carded this theory in favor of the be-
lief that it was a photograph. And
very pretty, too" she unused, leaning
back contentedly in her chair to listen.
AS for the parrot, he dropped the water
cress and chuckled with delight. cock
ing his head on one side and lettering
back and forth from one short leg to
the other. When it was almost dark,
Miss Pinch, with a pang of self-re-
proach for her idleness, jumped up
hastily, saying with something like a
sigh:
tits a beautiful world, Polly, dear;
but I am wasting time, so we'll light
the lamp and go to work"
IT'S a beautiful world" shrieked the
parrot in, response and rolling himself
up into bali, put his head under his
wing and went to sleep.
Often after this Miss Pinch heard
the photograph. Indeed, she grew 10
expect il at a certain hour each day
and was disappointed IL, by chance,
ii remained silent She thought the
sound proceeded from the apartment
nearly opposite, where lived the tall
man, whom she had sometimes seen
looking over at the green parrot.
Early one bright morning Miss
Pinch having hung the parrots cage
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26

81 never heard it spelled that way
before" said Nebuchadnezzer.
well, 1 didn't smell it before.
smell it now
oh" said ACKNOWLEDGMENT, to
whom this answer appealed as a good
one to remember when he got back
to Every Day street in Man Land.
Yes" continued the Youngest Prin-
cess. And l can smell longer things
than that. Why, can smell birds with
two and three silly bills just as easy
as can smell them with one silly bill.
Last week we had a smelling patch
and I beat all the other children, even
the fox, and he's the best smeller in
the class. Soon I'll be incommoned
into the Hammer Grade and then I'll
learn Mystery Exclamation, Painting
in Water Crullers, and Elestical Ex-
ercises."
Are you going into high school,
too?" inquired Nebuchadnezzar Hia-
watha Columbus Jones, who had never
heard children in Man Land so en-
thusiastic about study.
High schools High SCHOOL," re-
peated the Youngest Princess, wrink-
ling her eyebrows. "Oh!" you mean
Fly School. No, of course I'm not
going there. Fly School is only for
the little hawk and crow children and
the other feathered families. My pa
doesn't think much of the Fly School.
He says the teachers can't fly them
selves. Why, you saw the Ostrich
family, didn't you? Well, Professor
Emu gave them their emucation and
they can't fly stroke. And they can
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26

thing else when you crossed that
street" he continued as ne seated him
self beside her on an empty bench.
Pm a little tired maybe" and her
heavy eyes sought the ground.
Have you seen Richard to-day?"
abruptly.
She felt the blood rush to the roots
of her hair.
"Yes"-she faltered-"just now. But
he was with lady and gentleman,
and-and-they were in a great hurry
there wasn't time to-to-stop."
There was an awkward pause, which
Tom broke at last.
"How's the parrot-he hasn't bitten
you again?" he asked with an effort
at jocoSenesS.
"Oh, no. and she shook her head,
relieved by the change of subject.
Polly would never do anything inten-
tionally to hurt me-"
You're a staunch little body" he
remarked with apparent irrelevance
and a look that conveyed volumes
volumes that Miss Pinch might have
read in an instant, if her eyes had not
been fixed on the ground. How do
you think he likes the photograph
HE likes it very much indeed" with
a perceptible Frightening. Sometimes
he sits for an hour with his head on
one side, listening while it plays"
Tom smiled broadly and sat silent
Miss Pinch, also silent, let her mind
wander after the delinquent Richard.
DO you think that the parrot would
be jealous of a photograph in the same
house with him."
N but Miss Pinch glanced up
before she had quite pronounced the
little word and saw Toms eye glow
ing with an honest love and admiration,
looking down at her.
Then, pehaps, he wouldn't mind
coming over to my place to live" he
went on hastily. THE fact is, little
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26
THE PARROT AND
THE PHONOGRAPH
By FRANCES A. SCHNEIDER.
Copyright 1903, by Frances A. Schneider.

in the open window, put on her hat
and went out to deliver a piece of en-
broidery.
"Good-bye, Polly dear" she said as
she left the room. All the way down.
stairs she could hear the bird calling,
Goodbye! Good-bye!"
1t was an hour before she returned
and as she opened the door of her
room, a strange, unusual quiet seemed
to steal out like a cold breath and chill
her. She stood still upon the thresn-
old, possessed by a sudden fear.
Polly" she said softly, Polly
There was no croak OF welcome from
the hoarse voice that had never. for
many years, failed to answer her.
Polly" she called and, with an ef-
fort dragged her unwilling feet across
to the cage. The door was open just
as she must carelessly have left il.
The bird was gone.
Miss Pinch stood for minute star
ing fixedly at the empty cage, then
began a hurried search in every pos
srble and impossible corner of the
room. Craning her head out of the
window she called. Polly Polly" till
the neighbors came out to see what
was the matter. Never had the quiet,'
reserved Miss Pinch attracted so much
attention. To her oft repeated inqui-
ry, Have you seen my parrot any
where? ?" the response was always,
"Ain't seen no parrot at all Finally
she FASTENED out into the street to
search. she knew not where, for the
bird, returning to her room after
time, lonely and miserable For the
first time in many years Miss Pinch
wept.
1T may be wrong 20 take on so" she
sobbed. but he was the best friend 1
had in all this big city and knew every
word / said to him
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26

Continued From Page Twenty-Five.
seated below in the dining hall, killing
and wounding several, killed the cap
tain and wounded the first officer, and
made the second officer prisoner.
The surviving Chinese passengers
were too terrified to make any resist
ance, and the surviving Europeans
were locked up in a tiny cabin while
the pirates took entire charge of the
ship and steered her for Pinghai on
the China coast. Off Pinghai they met
their own pirate fleet, and, transferring
all the loot which they had found in
the Namoa to these vessels, they aban-
doned the steamer and sailed away aft
err damaging every bit of machinery
which they could conveniently get at.
When the pirates had gone the Eu-
ropeans broke out of the cabin where
they had been confined repaired the
machinery and navigated the steamer
to Hong Kong.
The British government raised such
row about this affair that the Chi
nese government, which is not, as d
rule, very energetic in hunting down
pirates. decided to do something about
it, and thirty-four of the fifty who had
seized the Namoa were captured and
had their heads chopped off. At least
the execution said that the thirty-four
We're of members of the pirate COM
pany, but there was considerable doubt
about it at the time.
1t was whispered that the Chinese
government, not being willing or able
to capture the real pirates, and at the
same time wanting to please the Eng
lish, had trotted out thirty-four GRIM
inals who had been condemned to death
any way and cut their heads off as pi-
rates while the real criminals went
free and are, perhaps, lurking to-day
about the Eastern seas looking for 9TH
er ships to plumber and laughing in
their capacious sleeves.
One of the little mistakes of the
blood-thr5tV yellow rovers or the China
seas was when they attacked a British
training ship, thinking she was a mer-
chairman. The training ship and crew
of boys learning to be sailors. She was
a sailing vessel, and as she forged
along upon the sparkling waters of the
shining seas with her ports closed, she
looked very much like a harmless mer-
chant craft, big and prosperous and fit
for looting.
Suddenly a whole fleet of pirate junks
bore down upon her and the navy cap
tain, with his guns shotted and his crew
concealed behind the high bulwarks,
calmly awaited their coming. The Chin
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26

TITS a beautiful world! It's a beau
tiful world" croaked the green par
rot, and his mistress, without looking
up from her work responded with
CHEEKY good humor
Yes, indeed. Polly, it's a beautiful
world"
Though exactly what there was in
the outlook from Miss Pinch's win
dow, to justify this statement, it would
be difficult to say. A row of dingy.
second-rate apartment houses bound
ed her vision. To be sure. she may
not at the moment have been wholly
conscious of her surroundings, her at
tention being rivited upon some
daisies she was embroidering upon
delicate pieces of fabric, and which
reminded her of the green pastures
and still waters of the New England
home she had left six years before.
Or perhaps her mind had wandered
off to her nephew, Richard, whom
she pictured to herself as sedulously
toiling i'll the far away city of Boston
and upon whose future achievements
she built great hopes.
When her only sister had died fif-
teen years before. she bequeathed to
Miss Pinch her 8-year-old son, Rich
ard. Education being a hobby of Miss
Pinch's-though, be it said, her own
had been much neglected--she decid-
ed that her nephew should have the
best that she could obtain for him.
He should go forth into the world arm
ed with no less a weapon that a col
lege degree. And with this great end
in view the little woman strove and
labored.
1t had been a hard struggle. involv-
ing years of unceasing toil-the best