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H. AND II. BEERS COTTON LETTER.
by Private Wire to c. G. AbercromblC
4 Co. N Commerce street.


& Co., ~ Commerce street.
New Orleans, Oct. developments
over Sunday were more in favor OF,
than against, the market. weather hav-
ing been unfavorable, further rains in
the eastern and central portions of the
belt, especially In the storm. stricken
districts of Mississippi and Alabama;
advance OF last Saturday in America
and press reports reiterated claims to
the effect that considerable damage
had been done to the cotton crop. and II
anything. the outlook was more sert-
Gus than at first reported.
Damage to crop in path of storm es-
timated from 20 to 80 per cent Ihesc
advices were contradicted by private
messages from reliable inland corre-
spondents who had made a personal In :
spection of the fields. the result Of OBJ
servations being that the report Of dan,-
age In circulation were grossly exas-
gerated.
The more conservative reports were
ignored. however. ami as Washington
had officially reported the formation
of another disturbance down IN the
making 1t dangerous for cane. which
has yet to materializze. was as effec-
tive upon market as would its actua:
appearance. Traders realized that they
were also in the shadow of Government
monthly crop condition and census gin
ners report both due tomorrow, the
condltlon report at noon, the census
ginners' report. at p. M. New Orleans
time. To add to the fright of shorts
there had occurred a sudden drop in tne
temperature in the western part of the
cotton belt, the mc-cury working a.;
low as "A degrees at two points N
North Texas. light frost having formed
at Abeline, Tex. Therefore. 1t will De
seen that there are a number of bull
ish features to contend with this move
ing a combination of developments
seldom experienced. and as itAvas to be
expected, longs had things their own
way and were supported by covering y
shorts and extensive buying by the in
terror. which. of course. made light
OFFERINGS. Since this day one week
ago, We have had an advance of about
100 points. or about IS per bale. which
on the basis OF 100000 bale crop,
Is the equivalent to about $50. 900 00t;
and. as the actual loss from the storm
will hardly be over 100000 bales. or 4
maximum value of ahout 100000. t
annears that the advance brought about
In futures and spots from a mon etary
point of view is altogether out of pro-
norton to the actual loss. and this fea-
tlre Of the situation makes II appear
all the more speculative than leeiti-
mate Tomorrow's bureau condition
report Is expected IN figure about 10,
probably bearish II -. bnllish IL 50.
Yours truly.
II. & p Beer.
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SULTAN NEARING DEATH.
Not Believed He VIII Live Six Montns
Longer

New York, Oct. Special cable dis
patches printed here today reiterate the
statements frequently made OF late that
Abdul Hamid. Sultan of Turkey. is near
ing his death.
The Berlin correspondent OF The
London Daily Mail wires that TURKISH
doctors do not expect the sultan VIII
live more than six months.
The Constantinople correspondent of
The Cologne Gazette Is quoted as stat
ing that in diplomatic circles the Sui
tan's condition is regarded with mis-.
giving. a cancerous growth having de-
veloped.
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AFTER DIAMOND sMUGGLERs.
Government Relieves 1t Is Being De
frauded of Millions Annually.

Government Believes 1t Is Being De-
frauded of Millions Annually.
New York, Oct Especial agents OF
the treasury department assigned 10
the work here have begun an earnest
effort to discover and explore the un-
foreground way" by which DIAMONDS
are struggled into this country.
The government Is assured IL 10 DC
ing defrauded Of millions of dollars
duty annually on diamonds which are
struggled in this port. The astounding
assertion was made recently by Lud-
wig Nissen, chairman of the customs
committee OF the Diamond Importers
and Cutters Protective Association tnas
into the United States as come openly
with duty paid.
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which was to have taken place October
2. after number Of postponements.
has again been postponed until October
in view of the fact that the Sultan's
always is succeeded by a religious re.
ception.
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jas. P. Ferran Cotton Go.
JAS. p FHRRALI. Prssidsnt
Cotton, Buyers and Merchants,
Montgomery, Ala.
LA~-Jso ~.
&nl0Nf0wN. 49, l. D..la1s Asent

NorfoIk--Firm. . 15-1sc; net receipts a.
$40; gross receipts 2.510; sales ATT; stock
l1.522: shipments coastwise 2.44s.
Baltimore-Nominal. 9kc; gross receipts
S4S; stock 1.7S4.
New York-Qu'et 1925; gross receipts
49,: sales %5,705: stock s0,435.
Boston-Quiet. 10. rs: gross receipts 2.S6s.
Philadelphia-Firm. 1880; stock 1,450.
San Francisco-Net receipts 744; gross re-
ceipts 744: shipments to Japan 7A.
Jacksonville-Net receipts 80: gross re-
ceipts 30; shipments coastwise 80.
Add 1892 bales to Great Britain; 1893
to continent and AIS to France this week.
Wilmington-Deduct Its bales from net
receipts since Sept. LIST.
Brunswick-Add 1850 bales to net and
gross receipts and s.153 to Great Britain
for this week.
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Rain fell in all districts except Texas and
Oklahoma. Falls were heavy in Georgia.
+" ,rida, Alabama and Tennessee. Tempera-
lures were generally lower
ML.> fhOSE w. HAYES.
Local Forecaster.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
tPavt - HOurs.)

An atmospheric depression in the east
gulf Is causing east winds and CLOUDY.
rainy weather in the south Atlantic ana
east gulf states. and in the Tennessee VAL
ley This disturbance will move In gen-
orally northerly direction, and Will produce
bama tonight and probably on Tuesday.
Temperatures are slightly lower In all the
gulf states and considerably lower IN Tex
AS where fair weather prevails. Practi-
cafly continuous rains have now prevailed
in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi for six
Georgia and in Alabama 10 causing the riv-
ers to rise rapidly.
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scarce at all points with mines sold ahead
well into next year. London quoted fss
for both spot and futures. Locally lake
Is $50 900 s2o.2s; sleetrolytic $1s.s7k Q
Lead steady $5.75@$6 02h locally and
f1s 12d in London.
spelter closed at EAT los in London ana
$6.10@S6.15 locally.
Iron lower abroad. standard foundry 54s:
Cleveland warrants 54s Sd Locally un-
changed No. foundry northern SCI 90 q
$22. 90; No. 2 do. $40. so q $2l.5o; No.
foundry southern $2l 90 q sci. 50; No. do.
$40. so q $21.0o.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
New York. Oct. Coffee futures OPEN
ed steady at decline OF SOLO points in
easier offerings from Brazil and continued
large receipts. Trading was very quiet
with the close steady to net decline of
5915 points Sales were reported OF 1880
bags including:
DECEMBER 80. ..o.oO
MaFcn 80 oV
May .o.so
July go. ...s ~ w
september 80. .7.lO41.1S
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, Oct Flour receipts 2s.10Os
exports 400 sales $500 PACKAGE; market
Wheat. receipts 15s.Ooo; exports 27s. 700:
sales 25O0,000 bushels futures; spot firm;
No red 1890; elevator and s1*o feb.
Sc 7-isc: December ss7c
Corn; receipts 176.o00: exports $4,000:
sales 10000 futures; spot steady; No sec
low 55c: No white 5sc; options higher
January 49hc May 50lac. December So No.
Oats, receipts l07. 500: exports 142, 400:
ga go 4o &C., N
Hay steady.
Hides steady; Texas dry "a to 80 pounds
Ice.
Leather and wool steady.
Cotton seed oil strong. prime crude lob.
mills 2Slkc: spot Yellow Ale.
Petroleum steady
Rosin firm; strained common TO good
$41O4S4.15.
Turpentine firm.
Rice and molasses steady
Coffee. spot Rio quiet; No invoice sac;
mild steady; cordova sN G12kc.
Sugar raw steady; fair refining s-isc;
centrifugal se-test s-l6c; moiasses sugar
3-16c; refined steady, quiet.
ST LOUIS PRODUCE.
St. Louis. Oct. Flour steady red win
ter patents 81 40; extra fancy and straight
Corn meal steady $3.50.
Bran firm; sacked east track So9s2c:
Hay steady: timothy sl2.0 0Q$l6.O
prairie IS. OO@ s11. 90.
whiskey steady 81 SO.
Iron cotton ties 81 OF.
Hemp Irvine &C.
Bs~dng 9Ac
Pork steady; jobbing s1s. so:
Lard higher; prime steam vs. 90
Dry salt meats steady; boxed extra
shorts So so; clear ribs $9.e2h; short
Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts slo.25:
clear ribs SO 37h: short clear $40. so.
Receipts flour 1900: wheat $4,000: corn
81 900; oats 100000.
1900; oats $4,000.
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New York, Oct. 1.-The dry goods market
was quiet but very firm today. Heavy cot
tons are held at Nc a yard higher and
fruit Of the loom and Lonsdale cottons are
sold at value. The print cloth market
was active for the day. A better cali
was represented in cotton dress goods, for
fall. but the tobbing trade was generally
outlet.
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Memphis. Oct 1.-Cotton sncd oil: prime
crude csc: seed by river nominal: seed by
rail nominal; prime meal s?4 90: prime
cake S23. so. Lintera per pound nominal.
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COTTON REGION BULLETIN.

Fer the "a Hours Ending q. Am. 18TH No
ridlan Time. 49,
Montgomery, Ala, Oct. !. 190e.
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New Orleans, Oct. sugar steady; cen
trifugal yellow AGA 7-16c: seconds 2M q
SAC.
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THE METAL MARKETS.

New York, Oct. London TIN advanced
slightly accompanied by considerable spec
ulative excitement. Spot fisS; Locally
strong. higher; spot $42 604$ rs.
Copper also showed sensational strength
in both markets Supplies are said to be
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srATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The monthly state
ment Of the public debt shows that sos at ne ne
close Of business September 70, 1905. the
daht less cash in the treasury amounted
to $751;, 1884, which is a decrease Tor the
month OF SIS, 122.190. The debt Is recap't-
interest bearing debt 1925. 200; debt
on which interest has ceased since matt
rity s1.12s.37s; debt bearing no interest
1859 173,713 Total $1325. 459,2 ss.
The cash in the treasury is given as foi-
lows: -. ooo onn
Gold reserves ~ 1oo'ooo'Ooo
trust Iunus - ''''
In National Bank repositories ls4.sls.ssa
In Treasury Philippine Islands ,s'S4'1SA
Total " -. l,546, 3O1,374
Against which there are demand habit
ties outstanding amounting to $1.11b074,-
49, which leaves cash balance on mana
of $371,2l3,096
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Total movement.
Total today at al ports, net F,797: ship.
ments to Great Britain 31,156 to France
26.s25: to continent $3.50: to japan 7A
stock 350,750.
Consolidated at all ports, net 1856
shipments to Great Britain 52.1os: to
France 5S.431; to continent 52,134: to japan
744
$50; shipments to 0feae Britain 1852 to
France 77.los; to continent 24,ou; to ia
pan $500.
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CINCINNATI PRODUCE.

CINCINNATI PRODUCE.
Cincinnati Oct Flour steady.
Wheat firm ISM @76hc.
Corn firm 49hc.
Oats firm 30c.
Rye firm SIC.
Provisions steady: bulk meats -. 90: ba-
con $40. 2b; lard $S.65.
Whiskey firm 81. go
NAVAL STORES.
Wilmington, N. C., Oct. l.-Spirits tur-
pentine nothing doing: receipts % casks.
Rosin nothing doing: receipts 241
Tar firm, sell receipts 3d.
Crude turpentine firm; hard S. 90; dip
and virgin 81. 40; receipts 173.
New Orleans, Oct. l.-Rosin receipts 50
barrels. 40
Turpentine receipts 243 barrels.
Exports for Liverpool turpentine 1876 bar
rels
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Houston--steady, 9Mc: net receipt 49,
IA: gross receipts 16.741 shipments 1882 {;
sales $3.50; stock 1929
Augusta-Steady, 15-16c: net receipts
2.S0S; gross receipts 1904: shipments 2.2S3;
sales 2,452: stock 23.240
Memphis-Firm. 10 1-lsc: net receipts 1. :
oS4: gross receipts 2.o23; shipments 1905:
sales 900; stock 1,563
st. Louis-Steady. SIC; gross receipts
49,: shipments 474; stock 10000.
Cincinnati-Net receipts Ill; oss re-
ceipts III: shipments 1872; stock 9l7s.
Louisville-Firm. Toe.
Total today-Net receipts e0.7S4; gross
S72; stock 93.3S4.
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NEW Orleans, Oct. Spot cotton closed
11sm and 5-lsc higher; middling 11-l6c.
Gales were 1900 bales on the spot with
x.z60 to arrive.
Futures opened firm 1T a net advance
of 30 TO ~ points Reports Of second dis
tNsbance approaching the Gulf states was
the leading cause OF the advance. Heavy
sailing at the advance put pices down
temporarily, but after the selling ceased
they went higher than before, closing
.steady. So 10 50 points above Saturday.
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Tam. 81 AZ Cloudy--East
7p.m. IA 81 Carbohydrates
s-Indicates rise, Indicates fall
RIVER FORECAST.

RIVER FORECAST.
(For Next Two Days.)
The Coosa and Alabama will continue to
rise. Warnings that the following stages
may be expected on Tuesday have been tel
egraphed from Rome. Ga. to Selma, Ala.
Resaca, Ca, rs feet; Rome Ga. Is feet:
Gadsden. Ala, 20 feet: Lincoln. Ala. 70
feet; Wetumpka, Ala, IS feet; Montgom-
cry, 2s feet; Selma - feet.
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nee Again Postponed,

AudIenCe ABWHn FUbtBUHeu.
Constantinople, Oct. 1.-Ambassador
Leishman's audience of the Sultan
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NEW ORIEANs COTTON OIL
MEMPHIS COTTON OIL.

New Orleans. Oct. Cotton seed o
prime 35kc; crude 26c.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 1.-COttOn future1
clssed steady on the New Orleans Cotton
S1change today. Quotations ranged as
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TREASURY BALANCES.
xpash,ngton oct l.-Today's treasury
balances, exclusive OF the gold reserves
show: saot OF noe
Available cash balance ......'.*Z eaI Sss
Gold coin and bullion 1IS'o"A'osS
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F. F. tombstone & Co.
Cotton Buyers and Warehousemen
Pssp~ nsrsss
Cotton Bought Any Point in AlabamA
Storage and CONSIGNMENT. Solicited Lowest Insurance. best facilities


Daily LEGAL W<atlser keoess ard R1ves
BulDef1n.
United States Department OF Agricultur =.
Weather Bureau
LEGAL Observattrn (CentraI TIme.l
Montgomery, Ala. Oct. ], 1906.
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Total sales for the day l.276,3o0 shares.
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Kansas City. Oct. 1.-CattIe. recelpta
"a. 900. including 1900 Southerns. steady to
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ME- ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

New York, Oct. lotion future, closet
firm on the New York Cotton Exchang
today. Quotations ranged as follows:
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NAVAL STORES.
New Orleans. Oct. l.-Rosin receir
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

receipts 243 barrels
Exports for Liverpool turpentine 1876 bar
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
MRS. RUSSELL SAGE.
Her Taried Interests and Phiap-
thrOpics an This Citu.

Mrs Russell Sage, who is to-day one of the
wealthiest women in the world, has always
been actively interested in education, philan-
thropy and religion She has been the president
of the Emma Willard Association from its be-
ginning. in 1891. and in 1894 was chosen by the
board Of trustees to act with them In the
furtherance Of her aims for her alma mater she
was literally aided by her husband
In the Pascal Institute. at No 573 Lexington
avenue Of which Miss Margaret Pascal is presi-
dent, Mrs. Sage has long felt profound inter
est. She made custom OF attending the COM
mencement exercises and distributing the diplo-
mas.
Officially connected with the Woman's Board
OF Home Missions. the Women's Board Of For
eign Missions. the womans Hospital and the
Woman's Exchange. 10 mention only few of
the local organizations in which she is interest
ed. for years she has served the interests Of
these institutions with conspicuous fidelity. A
member OF the West Presbyterian Church. her
devotion to religion has diverted many OF her
gifts to missionary purposes. but she has shown
a Rennins interest IN the solution or the social
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

paisea the stewards are cheapening local transit
sllo eoneealins the fact that money car. be made
- :. Aaletayers out Of so important a branch Of
The public service.
Ane general effect OF the rnunicipalizstion Of
AAe tramways has been a mora s,,rnrnet~,cal
sf""th or the famous old city with its sounda-
Oohs OF coal and iron and its atmosphere of
s''uuse' with its enormous commerce blaclsening
every sea, and its complex industries for fusing
oes ana clays and producing as finished prod
uc0s the fastest railway flyers. the mightiest
battleships, the most formidable guns and the
most intricate electric engines. Communication
between the central wards and the suburbs has
been facilitated. building operations have been
promoted and the consolidation Of outlying dis
tricts has been hastened
These results might have followed well di-
rected private enterprise but under nunicipal
management the work of enIarging and hlung
up the town has been the natural effect OF the
development Of the present electric tramway
system. Cheap fares. frequent car service, rapid
extensions of lines and the Improvement of an
nexed territories have helped to change the 4aco
OF Newcastle during the last decade and mn
questionably local control of the tramways has
peen means Of orderly progress Possibly
there would have been even larger results if the
gas and electric services had also been under
municipal management. and the rates might
nave been materially reduced IL there had been
more zeal and activity in other directions
Stald cid Newcastle is too closely preoccupied
win Its manifold industries to make close ac-
counting Of these things. Pride in the town is
the greatest of local virtues. The canny Tyne-
slider is willing to admit that some things might
have been improved in Newcastle, but he re-
fuses to believe that there has been better mu-
nicipal administration elsewhere and his proof
lies in the rates IN,F
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
TO LABEL ART WORKS.
Sar Pardon Has Neyu Plan for
metropolitan Museum.

A system OF labelling that shall not only FUR
nish The name OF the painter or sculptor OF a
picture or piece OF statuary correctly but the sub
9ect also is one of the plans OF SiF CasDar
FeTdon Clarke. the director of the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art who arrived here ON Thursday
from Europe.
AZ the present time. Sir Pardon told a Tribune
reporter yesterday humber visitors 70 the
Museum who might wish TO know the subject or
a picture. group or what not had no alternative
Dut 70 pay Is cents more for a catalogue. no
mean item 20 a poor man. However. he added.
where such descriptions did exist they wO-
fully Inaccurate
AprOpOs Of the tariff on art. the director de-
cared that the West-hitherto reported Indifferent
20 art and regarded the principal obstacle to
any abolition TeductiOn-was itself beCOul-
ing collector. and seemed not averse to lowering
the bars against imported pictures. etc. Further.
far as he had been able to learn and contrary
TO general opinion. American painters not
opposed TO a change Sir PurdoR failed to see.
moreover. how the importation OF pictures painted
hundreds OF years ago csuld injure the profession
or market OF American painters.
The director expected that several important
museum announcements would be made next
month
Charles H. Read, curator OF MEDIEVAL art objects
in the British Museum. who fellOW. pas
senger. was one OF SIR PUrdon's visitors az the
Museum Yesterday Mr. Read said he believed in
the feasibility OF making the gFeat museums q
source Of popular mental pront. ne ha6 ire
quently been surprised to notice In the British
Museum the interest and appreciation OF working
and their families In the COLLECTIONS DartlC-
Mr. Read viii remain here for some time as tbs
guest Of William Laf1an.
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THE NEo-cHRIsTIAN MOVEMENT.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: II is evident that the social troubles which
overwhelming the civilized world are due TO the
uncontrolled passions OF men.
The demand for purer conditions in social and
commercial life is making itself felt. This demand
has not originated with the Church, but with the
country ITSELF conscious that it is beginning to fail
In the great destiny which God has placed before il.
Shall we supinely allow the six hundred thousand
divorces in our country to grow into a million or
shall ask the churches to proclaim with one
voice: Let decadent Europeans live like animals
If they choose; let Anglo -Saxons live like men!
Shall we allow commercial corruption to stain the
fair fame Of America or shall we insist that there
exist high ideal in the heart OF every American
and demand in ringing tones that he realize itP
Millions Of people are sinking into lives Of in
nocuous desuetude if not Of great wrongdoing. be-
cause there few pulpits to-day strong enough to
demand of these people that they justify their ex
istence by noble living
The higher critics have made clear to us the
causes that made for the disintegration of Jerusa
lem and Rome; let them make clear now the causes
which are making for the disintegration of Amer
Let the churches then take the place of leader
ship in the movement for the reconstruction OF our
national life; let them gather the people together
upon the second Sunday Of September, saying
God calls upon US all to repent of our sins. It
His voice we heard in the earthquake since, II
He speaks at ALL He speaks through every phase
of nature Repent, therefore, repent, for the uncOn
trolled passions Of men bringing ruin upon the
Let the people who stand in the pulpits pour out
bringing TO their appeals the support Of science;
then will the great heart Of America awaken, then
once more. patriot will speak to patriot and hero
Paris. France. July II. 1908.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

and economic problems Of the day, such as the
domestic problem and the problem OF poverty.
The industrial training OF the poor IS said 70 be
the agency she relies on for the settlement or
the latter.
1t is told of her that last New Years Day she
caused So apiece 20 be given to the zoo lahorers
at work along the East and West drives OF Cen
tral Park She was interested in the park ana
gratified at the good condition in which the
men kept IL, and she expressed her feelings IN
this way.
The home life of Mr.. and Mrs. Sage is said
by friends of the family to have been ideal.
Mrs. Sage was born in Syracuse n. Y, saw
enty-six years ago. She is the daughter OF Jo-
seph and Margaret Pierson (Jermatn) Slocunl.
and was named Margaret after her mother and
Olivia after her great-grandmOther. olivia STAN
dish, Mr.. Slocum having been the sixth hneal
descendant of Miles Standish.
In 1916 she entered the Emma Willard Semi
nary at Troy (now Troy Seminary being grad
uated a year later. Owing 10 financial reverses
suffered by her father. she became a teacher.
her first place being at the Chestnut street
Seminary. in Philadelphia, since the ogontz
School,
AS Miss Slocum she was close friend Of the
first Mrs. Sage. and in 1869 at the age Of forty.
she became Mr.. Sage's second wife.