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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-10
CHESWOLD.
Parlor Social of W. c. T. U. Novel
Method of Raising Missions.


Cheswold March 8.-Our w. C. T..
U. held very entertaining and en-
jOyable parlOr social at the parsonage
Friday evening of last week, Mrs.
H. R. Loose having charge. Mrs.
Loose is one who plans for such &C.
casions and always succeeds in having
her plans develop in every detail. The
literary part follows: Solo, Mrs.
Harry Ross; piano solo, Miss Mary
Anderson; recitation, Mr.. Lawrence
Cooper; piano duet, Misses Susan and
Mary Cooper; recitation, Mr.. Rynear
Slaughter; vocal solo, Harry Loose,
Jr. piano solo, Miss Irene Emerson;
recitation, Mrs. L. D. Learned vocal
solo, Mrs. Milton Mccain; piano solo,
Miss Mary Anderson and vocal solo,
Mr.. S. B. Cooper. Ice cream and
cake were served.
One of our homes in Cheswold which
is noted for entertaining has put in
practice the past year the most unique
plan for getting money for missions
under the sun perhaps. The plan is
when the coffee by accident is turned
over on the table linen, by their more
familiar guests, bank belonging to
the little girl in the home is at once
set before them and an assessment is
made for damage which goes in the
bank. The little girl opened the bank
last Sunday and it summed up a goodly
amount to her credit. Furthermore
every thing goes along smiling, table
etiquette is reaching a high standard
and even the washer woman having
less rubbing to do, is a convert to
the cause of missions.
Miss R. Ella Catterson, teacher at
No. Ill, Disches, near Leipsic will
hold a box social Friday evening of
this week at the home of Joseph
Vaughn.
Our W. c. T. U. will meet Thurs
day afternoon of this week with Miss
Mollie Hardcastle.
In the lecturers hour of Rural
Grange last Saturday Mrs. M. A.
Catterson gave an address on "The
Present Status of the Temperance
Question in Delaware. Mr.. Harry
Wright sang a solo entitled "No
Politicians on the Farm" The oues-
ton Should've Ten Hour system
be Applied to Farm Labor" proved
a very interesting subject for discus
sion. The graduated inherited tax
now coming to the front will likely
be discussed next Saturday. The
Grange also endorsed for passage the
Druggist License and Search and
Seizure Bills introduced by Seator..An-
derson our townsman in the Legisla-
ture.
Personls.-Miss Olive Downes of
Downs Chapel, is guest of Mrs. w.
S.Cantwell-Mrs. Hinsley of Camden
was a guest of Mrs. D. H Boyce last
week and Mrs. Arthur Jones of Will
mlngton, is her guest at the present
time.-Mrs. W. J. Phillips of Will
mlngton, was guest of her parents.
Ar. and Mrs. P. L. Barcus last week
-Ollle Loose, Jr., the two year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver n. Loose
received forty-twO post cards today in
nonor of his second anniversary
MISS May Bunker of Philadelphia,
paid visit to her parents over Sun
day.
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KENYON.
w. H.GreenweII Moves the Old Black
smith Shop Personals.

w. n .G'eenwell Moves the Old Black
smith Shop Personals.
Kenton, March civilian H.
Greenwich Kenton's former butcher.
has moved the old blacksmith shop to
his farm and will change it into a
COW stable. The shop was one of
the old landmarks of town.
R. L. Lloyd, formerly proprietor
of the Kenton Hotel, is being congra-
tulated by his friends in being an
pointed by the Kent County Levy
Court as collector for Kenton Hun
dred. Mr.. J. M. Good also of our
town has been made a constable.
Both will enter Office with the good
wishes of their friends.
William Remley has rented one of
the Lane stores for a paint and paper
hanging store.
Personals. Misses Ida and Edith
Downes are visiting their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Downes. Mrs.
Mary Walker has returned home from
visiting her daughter, Mrs. EThomas
Moore, of Wilmington. Mrs. Cordelia
Downes is visiting friends in and near
Kenton. - EG-representative George
Cook has moved from town to his
farm. Frazer Purse, wife and little
daughter, Elizabeth, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. T. Purse.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-10
Nearly Over

The Heavy Weight Business
is fast closing up. New Spring
goods are crowding in every
department and are ready for
you. Many men prefer buying
the heavy and medium weights
to get the big discounts and
reductions. Mems Special Sale
Suits at S., So, $3.50 and So
So to SIS values, IS per cent,
or a off all the others. $40 to
$50, now SIS to S22. so and
lot of SIS vnlues among the
SIS suits. Il off all the Heavy
Overcoats Were So to $40, now
81. so to $50. New Spring
Overcoats, IS to S25. Spring
Hats, Spring Shoes, Spring
Suits, and new FURNISHINGS in
and ready.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-10

Personals Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Attix,
of Wilmington, visited Clayton friends
Sunday. Virginia Baynard,
and Flora Allen, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with relatives here.-Mrs.
McConaughy, of Wilmington, is visit
ing friends here this week.-F. G..
Shahan, is visiting friends in Phila-
delphia, this week.
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HAY FOR SALE

Lot Of choice bailed hay and baied straw.
Also hay by the ton lots, timothy or timothy
and clover mixed. Can be purchased
either at stable IN rear of my residence or
can be delivered from any Of my farms.
Apply To-
JOSEPH r. JEFFERSON.
nyfna. Del
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-10

The large boiler, that was removed
from the pumping station here, to the
Wilmington shops few months ago,
for repairs, is now being replaced in
its old position.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-10

There will be services at Delaneys
Church Sunday morning, March IA.
Preaching by the Pastor, Rev. Geo. E.
Sterling. This will be his last sermon
as pastor of Delaney's Church.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-10

Miss Ola Bidwell, who gave a Vocal
and detrimental recital, in Ewells'
NJ. P. church a short time ago, will
give another Recital in the same church
on Thursday evening March 18th. 1t
is hoped that large attendance will
greet this talented lady.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-10

Operators wanted at Thornley's
Overall factory at Clayton. Steady
employment the year round. Apply at
Clayton Factory.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-10

Public Sale: Mrs. Chester A. Tharpe
will dispose of her entire household
goods at her residence in Clayton on
Thursday March IS at 80 p. M. Con-
sisting of parlor furniture, dining
room furniture, beds and bedding,
One old antique secretary, tables,
stands, dishes &c. Terms Cash.
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CLAYTON.

All orders for Subscriptions or Job Work
or any News Items left with NIL. Nudge
will receive prompt attention.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money on call opened at 2i5
per cent; highest "a per cent; lowest 2s per cent;
last loan. 215 per cent; closing @&G213 per cent;
ruling rate. 25 per cent. Time money opened the
week practically unchanged. except that there was
slightly easier tendency. offerings being sufficient
TO meet current requirements, which were mod
crate. Rates, 2z per cent for sixty days, 2si for
ninety days, 2Q5 for four months S9S1t for hve to
SIX months, 3s4q4 for twelve months.
Mercantile paper continued in good demand and
there was no difficulty in finding ready market
for the higher grades. Good ordinary paper went
more slowly. Rates. S1aq4 per cent for sixty TO
ninety days indorsed bills receivable. Sl294 for
cheice four to six months single names 4la45 fer
offers less well known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-The foreign exchange
market opened easier, with cables at 4S1l514, ,S720
demand sterling at 4Se0Q4 s695 and sixty-day bills
at 4S4%tQ4s4z. Snort francs 5.167s less lis
ard short reichsmarks 81 1915 less 1-32 For
eign discounts came lower, and the 1rmer ten
dency OF money here had depressing influence.
the market little steadier in the afternoon,
sterling rates showing an advance of 10 points
from the low level Cables were quoted at 4.S72OG
1880 demand sterling at 4S65Q 1885, and sixty-daY
bills at 44 4S5. Short francs were 5l67s less S32
and short reichsnarkS 81 15-l6 Francs moved
downward contrary to the rest OF the market on
account Of the advance in sterling at Paris.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09

A ?Z7x<RTTsT-1u,STs AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR
~ received their Uptown once NO
1854 Broadway between 55th ST. and S7th ST. until 3
o'clock n m Advertisements received the following
branch Offices regular Office rates until o'clock p M
80 2ss sth ave. e 25d 15S 9Th ave. cor
l21h 1oz East 1zth ST. 20 West 40 St eetTeen
eth and Sth eS West 1zoth 81; lOco 60
17oS 1st SSth 81; l5E
Ees+ f2sth 81: 75s fremont ave; Sd and
American District Te9srraph Once
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Boston. par; Chicago,
S0c premium; San Francisco, sight 10c premium,
telegraph 12lac premium; New Orleans, commercial
par e~i &c discount, bank 81 premium: Charleston
buying par, selling Lice premium; St Louis, Sc
premium bid. sc premium asked.
BANK CLEARINGS.-New York, exchange
Sl66994.5S. balances S1l.617345 Chicago exchanges
S47 $50, balances g 66eeS7; Baltimore exchanges
sS.272l64, balances $423es9; Roston exchanges s7,-
90. .9s6 ba ances 81, ,442.316.
SILVER MARKET-Comnercia bar silver 59t.,
Mexican silver dollars. 44c. Rar silver in LONDON
clos d at a Lied, decline Of LIED
COLD PREMIUM-In Madrid. u.s5; Lisbon.
u
MEXICAN EXCHANGEt-Nexican exchange on
New York is quoted at 20laa.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS. receipts
reported from Washington. ss0SS9s internal reve-
receipts NlH,525; miscellaneous rece ipts, Sl3
?o5 Receipts for. the day, $211s.S29; expenditures
S2eloGo Receipts for the month 70 date Sl4022 72s
expenditures, S17,l50000: excess Of expenditures
s3i2726l Receipts the fiscal year 70 da t. 1854
26o2s: expenditures $751; S5735 excess expendi-
lures, Ss2. .s4l ,701.
SJB-TREASURY.-rhe Sub-Treaslry was debtor
70 the Clearing House 81 25S,0s7.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09

ANDREW j. MCCORMACK. Auctionse-I
REGULAR AUCTION SALE OF
STOCKS AND BONDS
By ADRIAN 4. MULLER & SON,
OFFICE NO IS WILLIAM ST.
Wednesday. Feb. 10th, 1909.
at 1870 O'clock. the
EXCHANGE sALEsRooM
Nos. AND Is VEsEY STREET
BY ORDER OF EXECUTOR
f11. 400 Old Point Comfort Improvements o. a ~
ss6oo m sh U66 6ha fSt Fsar Gf9.s eo lss n Is Ca
5000 BTooklyn Union Gas co list consld Nm. a
II shs. Quincy Mining Co.
- shs; Central & south An9eTiGsR ,s, Te,ss c.
's0' FR'Rn BP oRDER S OF + AbiIsfT Is ss e ToR Rls
4sss @ sss Brooklyn 1ly c5sy tyr r r -t'.. c.
2S shs sixth Avenue r R Co
q. shs Meohanics Natl. Bank
5000 oos 5ion tas1ze Fsry ere Co ms it IS s. 1870
q sSs Hoes,Ps vaIisy R:say g. Psd- Trust ssss.
1000 shs Broosyn city R. R. Co.
issS 1S sSs sSs F599sy1 g590Sy9 fIsy fssn + E:s
BY oRDER OF TRUSTEES N BANKzrprx
=? se& Sorth side Bank Of Bkiyn-
s shs Peoples 1gdsa,5 Surety ret 72S1c,, CO
$500 Hamilton Club Of Bklyn ID Ntsa s D q zss
$500 Chamber Of Commerce Rsgsta- sunainx IN.
$500 Riding 3 Driving Club Of R'ki7n "a s.. 1an
900 shs Mount Hope Cemetery Assn ana ssazss css .
3, 2s Sos shs [@WEs5s YoEts-s' E.7a g CO :. <.
$500 ADAMS E1p1sss & Re sr c e0n & l'T r Us tSa 2 s
100 shs. Mercantile National Bank
$4,000 N Y & Hoboken Ferry Co Gszi 5ftxs Ex faas
80 shs- UEion Typewriter Co q Prsrd
"a shs Bank Of America.
IS shs Corn Exchange Bank.
50 Bank Of New York
IS shs Seaboard Natl. Bank
so shs Lincoln Trust Co
so shs Alliance Realty Co
100 shs New York & Harlem r. p Co
10 shs- Messing Land Co
9s Chs AFechanfcs & Traders Bank
$40 900 Broadway & 7th Ave. h R S. 1914
81. 90 Cinn Hamilton & Dayton r p ReS q fzsx
$1,000 Iehigh & Hudson River r r GSal- 81 isa
5000 Waco & No Western P R. DIV. 1ss s. ioso
shs Brooklyn Academy of Music
10 sh& Lawyers Mortgags Co
$1,000 Northern Ohio Rwy. Guar Is. XEga Sac
% shs C5erTnsnia Fire ms Co
$500 Baltimore & Ohio r. F. Prior IA=a Mtyz a.
D. G Rezstd- Bds-, 1875
$4,000 United Lead Co. > g Dscsnturs Stk
$1,000 Northern Ohio Rwy. Guar. 1st HtES So.
IL ~ Fidelity Fire Insurance. Co
10 shs United states Guarantee Co
s1.o0o Penn. q Northwestern r r GEM = Sc.A
n 900 Tsxss Pacific r r endorsed Coupon Bed
1900 N 2 a Putnam R. r. p Bond. 1898.
5000 n 7, sUsQ. 4 West + r Gsni- ,. q Btk-
100 shs Ints-borough Rapid Transit Co
10 shs. Washington Trust CO
90 shs Mortgage Bond Co
x5a8 900 WelIsturx & Buffalo Valley CO. p Z. cer
Trust Atge Bds-- 1s2A Jan. 1905. COUP. sas
sT7e.4o scrip
90 shs- Century Bank
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
BoND MARKET SALES.

fe'uAS
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
GOVERNMENT BOMBS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
Cons for government bonds, compared with satur-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

While some irreguIarty was shown in the market
for outside securities, the general undertone was
steady with the net changes for the most part con-
fined to fractions In few of the mining issues
considerable frnness developed, attributable 70
manipulation rather than TO any outside demand
The easier tendency In the price of copper metal
had little effect values. Ray Consolidated
and Ohio Copper the more active issues, huct-
uatng within a range of Il OF point Cobalt Cen
tral, after early Improvement OF PC, eased Off
slightly. Silver Queen was down 4c- The special
ties were comparatively quiet Standard Oil was
a shade higher. Central Foundry common ruled
firm; preferred was OF "a Bonds were quiet with
out any particular change in prices
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
GUARANTEED STOCKS.

.s.Ils cents per share 4odd lots
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Covering OF short contracts On an extensve seals
took place on the Consolidated Exchanga ten
Ssncv Of the bears toward retreat was nottceabls
from the opening OF business. Union Pscinc Being
in especial demand at prices generally traction
above the Stock Exchange. Reading and Southsra
Pacific also ruled generally slightly above the Other
exchange but Smelling an exception, exhibit
ing relative softness Its high and low Of SOS am
s4s. respectively both y Of point under ths
high and low OF the Stock Exchange BrOoklyu
RAPID Transit was also relatively soft falling %
20 above CSs, against u5s on the other board IN
the Iatsr dealings special activity developed -
PeopIe's Gas Detailed operations follow:
STnHKS
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.
Londo, New York New York
,.Icea a0v1sx-1 lent rlnSe ~Aaure

London, Feb. 6, D m.-The market for Arler1-
r-u securities irregular ct unimportant final
changes. Last quotations follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
pHII ADEI PHIA STOCKS.

-sz,,s,n o- registered
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
dividend

; FoRFYGN MONEY MARKET-Can money in
london HI per cent: open market discount rate
Scr short bills 27-ls per cent? long bills, 25-leQZA
eP cent: Berlin discount rate, 2s per cent; Paris
discount rate 5-ls per cent Paris exchange on
London, 25 francs 1917 centines. Berlin exchange
on London. . marks 61sz pfenngs Bar gold, as Cd
FOREIGN SECCRITIES--British consols for
money, sSs per cent; for the account sss French
rertss- 81 francs 3 centimes-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09

Ts.OO5 Total sales
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
STATEMENT OF NoN-MEMBER BANKS

The weekly statement OF averages Of the banks
of Nev York City, Brooklyn. Jersey City. Hoboken
r.d Staten Island which not members OF the
New York Clearing House Association, but which
dear through some OF the members. is follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following were the last actual sales and the
closing quotations for stocks in which there were
no transa ctons yesterday the New York Stock
Exchange:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
THE TRUST COMPANY OF AkERiG

S7-As WsI1 St. New York
roroNyAr, BRANCH: LONDON OFFICE
722 Broadway. eS Gresham st. Iozdon. z c.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
DfUidend Notices.

OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN COAL COMPANY.
zIIsEGArsY COUNTY.
I Broadway.
York, February Sth. 1eOes
Tn. Fazrd Of Directors American Coal Company
f sTexav County Jersey have this day declared
D serai-snuuza dividend Of FIVE PER CENT upon the
capital stock Corpszy payable az this ONCE on
Monday 1909.
Books viii On Thursday, Feb
-uary 18th. O'clock P Il. snd Teop=ned on the
i0l11ANe ~ @ GEO n BowLBy. Treasurer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-30

1t has been proved over and over
again that the doctors of this coun-
try freely prescribe proprietary med
icines in Latin for their patients UNI
III they are advertised to the public,
after which time they consider it a
duty to Immediately condemn the
very same medicine, not because the
preparation is any less valuable, but
because it is not ethical" 10 prescribe
an advertised medicine. There are,
however, many physicians of recog-
nized standing, broad-minded and
successful enough to continue to pre-
scribe such standard remedies as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which they know to be good.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-30

good stead without warning, the
liberal allowance ceased when she
gained her majority, and to this day,
intimate friends assert, she has no
clew of the source OF the money. But
she became engaged to Pless in pc
culairly romantic manner, and they
were married after a courtship of
few days, neither knowing of the
others history.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-30
HISTORY Of
CURT PLESS
CONTINUED from Page One)


clares his faithful wife, gazing with
tears into the eyes of the infant
daughter, born a week after Pless'
disappearance, If Pless still lives,
what are his thoughts of the young
wife whom he apparently fairly wor-
shipped, yet left penniless and alone
to face misfortune with her then un-
born babe? This is the one thing
friends OF the man cannot under
stand, provided he still is a live.
Ever since Pless' disappearance
stories Of his characteristics have
been coming to light which proved
time and again that he was a man
of no ordinary ability. He first be-
came known TO business men in Bel
lingham when he joined the Has
kIns Pless company grain dealers.
This firm was organized in 1906.
Pess was brought into the company
through his acquaintance with Geo.
f. Hasklns who met him in Seattle
and Immediately recognized his abil-
ity His aptitude in handling the de-
how quickly n foreigner could be-
come versed in such affairs was a
nine days wonder; but the story Of
his life in Berlin, revealed following
his flight. again gives the clew here
In any event, Pless' advent into
Rellingham was under the most fa-
vorable circumstances. Though
speaking the English language very
brokenly, he was close student aud
was becoming versed in its intrlcacies
with rapdity.
Advances In Business.
His operations in business soon
caused him to become an object ot
envy to other men engaged In SINH
lar business in his section of wash
iuctJn He was tha. strange nrj
form'Js BILE combination--a man "f
imagination and action, too He
reached out for business vita de-
termination to become II monopoiist.
70 lie Lad bought himself a home at
SiNteenth and Garden streets, over
looking Belllngham bay ana the city
for miller around. II is one of the
most beautiful scenic spJts on the
Pacific coast Here he lived IN 'av-
ish STYLE spending money freely and
entertaining his friends. He APP
pen-ed the soul of devotion to his
wife. The love of the couple often
was noted by their friends. But be-
hind II all there lay some secret
which the most inquisitive could not
fathom OF their life in the Father
land the couple never spoke. Pless
always avoided the subject.
Then, in the latter part OF January
Pless left his wife one day, declar-
ing that he was compelled to take
n trip to Wenatchee. He kissed her
goodbye fondly, as the couple were
anticipating the most important event
in young wfe's life. Leaving his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-30

The canal now building from south
east of Echo will add several thou
sand acres of irrigated lands hereto
fore at best only serviceable for dry
grain and sheep pasture.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-30

Grand Forks, n. D., capitalists have
purchased a section of land, $40
acres, near Echo, which they will
subdivide into small tracts and plant
to fruit trees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-30

/ who had been pleading and arguing
/ with him not TO disgrace himself by
| dueling with a civilian. finally de-
! cided 10 lay the story before the en-
/ peror. According to this report. these
men were of that clique which later
/ gained unenviable n5toriety in the
German newspapers as knights of
1 the Round Table" who at that time
! possessed great influence with the
emperor. The infamous condition of
affairs then existing at the court had
not yet been exposed and these men.
it is said. dreaded that the officers
duel with Pless might bring about
revelations that would involve the
entire court in scandal
Forced To Leave Germany.
Kaiser Wilhelm flew into a tre-
mendous rage when he learned OF the
circumstances and ordered the army
officer to forego the duel under PEN
atty of disgrace. Cherishing the bit
torness of gall in his heart, the army
man was compelled to obey, but an
attempt was made to mollify him by
getting Pless out of the country. No
one ever has discovered and only the
secret police know what representa-
tions were made to Pless. But the
arm of the kaiser is all-powerful and
an order, the meaning of which could
not be mistaken, was conveyed to the
disgraced German.
AT the time he was about to be
married to the woman who now
awaits his return in Bellingham. she
was a young and innocent girl, and
according to Banninghasen's story,
knew nothing of the secret The
marriage was carried out and the
couple departed at once on what the
bride supposed was to be a honey
moon touur of America. Ut proved a
journey that had no end until the
couple reached western America. 1t
is doubtful if Mrs. Pless to this day
is acquainted with the true facts of
the matter, according to Banning
hasen's story.
Still clinging to her home, the
young mother is bravely attempting
to support herself by teaching lam
guages. She tearfuly declares that
she still believes in her missing hus-
band.
Always Carried Loaded Gun.
Il always feared that something
might happen" Mrs. Pless once de-
clared, because he always carried
loaded gun"
She declares, however, that she
did not know any reason why he
should have had occasion to do so,
or that he entertained fear of any
one. The remark, however, coupled
with Banninghasens story has caus-
ed considerable speculation among
those acquainted with the facts.
Romantic and mysterious also are
the stories told of Mrs. Pless' early
life. Her first recollection, it is said,
is of finding herself in convent,
provided from some indivulged
source with all the funds that could
possibly be spent upon her educa-
tion. She was taken to the various
capitals of Europe for the finishing
touches of culture, and was given
knowledge of European languages
that is truly remarkable, and this
knowledge is now standing her in