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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
OF INTEREST
TO WOMEN

worse than huge patch by way OF con-
Tossing premeditated poverty. Paper bags
likewise arc good things to have handy.
They even come in in my lady's dressing
room. She may have cabinets galore hat
trunks Of degree, but there will always be
need OF and room for the wide-spreadins
soft napor sack into which especially deli
cate creations can be slipped before they go
into their places.
Tissue paper for filing out hodices'
sleeve. bows, what not, every woman
already values. But there may he some
few who have not tried paperins their
shoes Use soft paper. crowd It into the
shoe deity. while tho shoe Is still warm
from tn" foot. and got in air for an hour
The shoe will not warp or shrink, Dut
dry shaped To the foot Also It VIII part
with tho odor Of pnrspiration in a very
large measure. all the more If the paper Is
lightly sprinkled with mixture Of corn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
MOTHER KILLS HER BABY
Insane After Husbands Death, She
Tries Also to Take Her Own Life.

Lynn. Mass. April S0.-Mrs. Catherine
Dunn Killed her sixteen months old daugh-
ter. Catherine. with a razor here late to-
day and then. inflicted probably fatal
wound upon herself.
The death of Patrick Dunn, the woman 8
husband. about a year ago. Is believed to
have caused Mrs. Dunn to become insane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
SAYS SHE WAS KIDNAPPED
Girl Found Bound and Gagged States
Men in Auto Carried Her Away.

Chicago, April 3O.-Authorities OF the Uni
versity Of Chicago and the Chicago police
were puzzled to-day over a supposed attack
on young woman student at the univcr-
sity high school, who was found bound
gagged and bruised yesterday on the col
lege campus and who has not yet given
lucid explanation.
The girl is Marion Dorecki, daughter of
Stephen Dorecki, and has attended the
high school since last fall. She expected to
enter the university next year. The incl
dent was not reported TO the police until
to-day.
To tho physician who finally brought her
10 consciousness the girl told story OF
having been seized by two men and carried
away in an automobile. Several rings
which the girl was accustomed ~ wear
were not found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
CO-EDUCATION WINS FIGHT

fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Los Angeles. April 30.-1'he fight in Occi-
dental College over the effort OF President
Baer to throw out co-education and make
it mems college ended to-day by tho
trustees resembling their former action and
going back TO the old plan.
The matter was brought to a head by the
students, both men and women. forming an
organization and carrying the contest TO
the Los Angeles Presbytery This body
lined UP in unanimous opposition to the
trustees and appointed a committee to con-
fer with them, asking that the action be
reversed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
GIVES A DIVORCE PARTY
Husband Released from Bondage
Whoops It Up.
BY Telegraph 70 The Tribune

Plainield. N. J.. April S0.-Rejocng be-
cause he had received decree OF divorce.
William Peel. OF West ID street. celebrated
the event at his home last night by giving
what he called freedom party" There
were about twenty-five guests. Cards de-
picting Lincoln striking the chains from a
manaced slave were distributed.
During the evening Peel sang n solo en-
titled "Goodby, Little Girl Goodby," while,
at his request, the company sang mo We'd
ding Bells for Me-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
10000 TUlIPc IN BLOOM.

The Colonial Garden in Van Cortlandt
Park is blaze of color. the April showers
OF the last few days causing To bloom the
sixty thousand tulip bulbs that are planted
there Park Commissioner Higgins said
yesterday that he considered IL one Of the
frest sights In the city and invited the
populace 10 take "a journey to his borough
TO view the display. The garden was laid
out by Samuel Parsons. former landscape
architect OF the Park Board,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
THE USEFULNESS Of PAPER.
All Sorts and Conditions of 1t Are
Worth Their Keeping.
BY Martha McCuIIoch Williams.

Save the papers Is household slogan
worth needing Especially II 1t leads 70
saving them the right way. All manner or
PAPERS. newspaper. wrapping paper OF
every degree, tissue paper and. most OF an
wax paper. are worth something more than
their keeping.
Each and several they are fun OF use
Newspapers are sovereign In the Kitchen
whom baking or frying goes forward. Lay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
TRIES TO DIE FOR MOTHER
Girl Takes Poison so Parent May Have
Her Share of Scanty Food.
(By Telegraph to the Trlbun,

san Francisco. April 9o.-That there might
be one mouth less To feed I'm their small,
soreIy stricken household. Sigri Swanson.
a girl OF twenty years. sought To sacrifice
herself to-day by swallowing poison. Her
lie was saved.
There WAS moi enough In 70 around D"
she molncd from ler cot I'm the hospital
land / wanted mother to have my share"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for So so year.
Seen in the Shops

arc much finer and come in two-toned ef-
fects, as we'll as In solid green. Besides
green the coors used are brown, ecru ard
wood color, all in shades that suggest tie
GOODNESS of summer woods When more
than one color Is used In mat no pattern
is attempted the secondary color simply
forms a border for the principal one. Those
are shown In two sizes-6 by and 10y -
the prices being $40 p and S3S -, rcSpec-
lively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01

The names OF shops where articles mentionea
on this page were seen can be obtained oy selu
inc a stamped and addressed envelope TO seen
in the Shops" New-York Tribune. To secure \
prompt reply the date OF publication should he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01

The summer home can hardly do without
Japanese and Chinese mattings. They come
either plain or figured in vineyard width
for from SIS 10 IS cents a yard. japanese
mating is made OF a finer straw than tire
Chinese and is more closely woveR Tut
does not wear so well. 1t is likely 10 ~
used for bedrooms, however, when an efN't
OF delicacy is wanted. and very charnihs
II may be- with little clusters OF flowers OF
other figures scattered over II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01

There is much that is interesting about
tho rise and progress of the rag r1s'
which is so much before the public at mo
moment because of its appropriations f'r
summer furnishing 1t may not be S"Acr-
ally known that the rag rug of commerce
Is, in some cases, really a rag rug. The
rags. OF course. are thoroughly cleaned be-
fore they are made up and they are CAREFUL
ly prepared so as to produce the best pos
sible effect, but this does not alter me
fact that they really are worn-oui Oh
clothes. \ real rag rug, feet inches OF
feet 6 inches. can be bought for %
while the mere limitations go up as hife
az s. In the same size. For s. one gets
rug made of twisted cretonne, with a iS'
ured border into which all sorts OF quaint
and picturesque figures may be INTRODUCED
The larger rag rugs, feet by feet ana
Q feet by IL feet range in price from - .
to SIS and from 50 20 to $27. respectively.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
Whole Country IsLaug,h-
ing at Unpleasant
Predicament.
CONTR 0 NERSY
OVER WELSH BILL,
He Denounces Church Measure
as Sacrilege, When He Is In
formed by Professor Pollard
That Cecil Wealth Came
Largely From Spo!ia-
ton Of Monasteries.

London. May f-Lord Hugh Cecil.
vho IS not unused TO the l:melight. is
III IT In an unpleasant way tMs week
ae denounced IN the House OF Com
mons the Welsh dises,a blishment bill
as Raorilese. Lloyd George rotort
I'd that tho charge came with A.!
grace from the scion of a family
*aioh had prohtQd ~ the spoliat!on
OF the church during the reign OF Hen
r! VIII. This srievcd Lord Ir2h &C.
TO him.
Suddenly up pops Professor Pollard
.n letter to the Times asking what
Lord Hugh Cecil means The profess
eof gives list of property. of ,uonas-
ter!ec oonhacated with their contents
BY King Henry VIII. and given to
Loru lsusshley, one OF Lord Hugh Ce-
OILS ancestors lie cites The Hatfield
estate as a notable instance. ana Lord
Hugh Cecil comes down from his
perch lie gays he only msdnt that
the receipt OF property taken from The
church three hundred years ago was
ne bar 20 protest against modern
spoliation. ana tho whole country
laughs
Frederick George Kellawoy. Liberal,
III. P. for Bedford. has given notice
mons, Does Lord Hugh Cecil intend
GO compensate the church In Wales
For It's Losses by the restitution OF
lands wrosted from tho church by his
ancestors?
Wood Norton Sold.
The snla OF Wood Norton. the castle
ownSI by tho Duke of Orleans. to
Judge Eady. has been the cause OF
great wonder. Tho supporters OF the
Duke OF Orleans arc specializing rs to
whether the duke sees the restoration
o! the French throne NJ hand. The
estate In Worcestershire was acquired
abou, 1850. The magnificent gates
wero brought from the Versailles Pal
nee. There were 1900 acres on the
farm and residential property on the
Avon. Notable events At the place
were the marriage OF Charles OF bour-
bon end Sicily TO the Princess Louise
nf Bourbon in 1907, and the use OF it
as an asylum for King Manuel OF Por-
tugel in lelo.
This Duke d'Aumalc ran the place
with delightful !ntormality. The Duke
OF Orleans ran an iron ring fence
around ii and returned to the eNclu-
sivcness OF the old reg me. which Dau-
det satirizsd in his Kings in Exile"
The sale OF the property IS a bless
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05

ing 10 the public, as II blocked the ap-
plicatjon Of the small rural holdings
act; The duke owned all thel and N
the parish and refused To sill 10 the
reasantry.
Cosl Mined In kcut
Goal for commercial uses has at last
bcen mined in Kent The first ship
men, OF ten tons was sent from Iha
Shakespeare mine. in Dover. to LONDON
on Thursday There are three head
inRs st depth OF 1913 feet in the
pioneer Kentish held, whore expert
Tnents have been goinS on FOR over
twelve years Hany troubles have
osen overcome. and there are great
hopes now OF reinforcing tina waning
British supply. Many vains have been
located. including one Of SIN knless
steam coal. in a plot ~ 6.120 acres OF
workable land. II ia known that
more is hopsd for. AZ The rate OF 500
tons . day. 1t Will take SO? years TO
exhaust tho new vein.
The Dutch dinner in honor OF the
third birthday OF Princess Juliana, OF
the Netherlands, on April 80 was pre-
sided over by Lord Reay. Scotch peer.
and Baron Mackey Dephsgmet. who has
sat In the Parliament OF both Nations
and whose father was a minister Of t3e
toasted George V in English and On zen
N!lho!niine in Dutc3. lie also toastad
the health. OF the Dutch baby princess
Helen Preeoe. daughter OF Ambros,
Freece, of Hollywood, London. sixteen
years OF age. has entered to ride in
tn. thirty four-mile equestrian race
the last Of the three steeplechases at
the Olympia, ramcs in Stockholm. She
comes q family OF riders Her
grandfather won the Two Thousand
Gu!neas Whole generations Will fol-
low her across the field In ,ha chase OF
stoghounds. Sho is keen also to win
tho Penthnlon 1--WE events-ihat Is.
acr.ss country for TWO and half
miles. 5000 metres smooth ride. 300
metres swim, the fcnclnF match and
tho revolver contest at the twenty
hVc-mctre range. she has no fear of
not winning out in the riding sections,
and II working hard TO get tho swim
ming contest. the fencing and the
swimming exhibition. The young wo-
man took three prizes at thu olympia
III London last year she also won n
prize IN the Isl!ngton pony show For
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05

Lieutenant OF ireland toinc6 the party
on the course.
Lord Strathcona the Canadian High
Commissioner. is recover ng his health.
He has returned from 4 three weeks
stay at Debden. III Essex. and Is at 2S
GrosvGnor Square.
Secretary Phillips, OF the American
emu"as.. nda Gc,..ntu 20 n!s uv-n a.
ter ii vacation "Trip at nome, lie has
been acting as steersnIan to John Hays
Hammond. the chairman. and the men,
bers OF the Panama Pacific Exposition
Commission.
The Dowager Empress of Russia is
with her sister. Queen Alexandra, at
Sandrlngham Palace. Both came to
London to-day and VIII attend the
services at Windsor on Monday on the
second anniversary of the death OF
King Edward Vii 1t is expected that
after this Observance queen Alexandra
Will reduce her mourning. and it Is
Iumorsd that she win resume her at
/ it.t-a.!So a. tnu uivia. IL Is noped tnat
the royal sisters will ~ about much
this season.
The duchess Of Buckingham is ex-
hibitins picture of Christ Blessing
Children ut the D-.Se galleries All
Rociety Was at private view this
week. 4
The appointment of W. H ID. Ander-
son. OF Boston, Mass. as secretary of
the mission 10 Ispers to India. Is
Announced. He has cared for lepers
in the Cisirs Asylum, at Chanckuri.
for eight Years. tie is now twenty
seven years OF age. He gave up line
prospects 10 devote himself to this
work. There arc 500 patients for
whom physician. teacher and friend
can do valuable work to stop the
spread OF leprosv
/ A. l. Erianger the theatrical man
aEer. and Pat Casey. the vaudeville
agent. VINO is spoken OF here as tho
original OF Casey at the Bat" will
sail for home from Cherpourg on
SUNDAY, on the steamer George Wash
inston. Joseph Brooke Will also he
a passenger on the same ship. but viii
/ board her al southampton later on.
Mr. Brooks VIII return hero in four
"eeks TO organize the Milestone"
company. which !s to sail for New
York In September. and also to ar
range for an American company.
which is to appear here In "Rebecc;.
OF Sunnybrook Farm" Mr.. Erlsnger
Is eager TO take the pink Lady"
company back to New York at the end
/ OF July. though the show has benn
very successful nero. He has made
an offer to Mr. I'rohman to continue
the piece with an English company
| or TO give him the rights to Re
beccs OF sunnybrook Farm
! Mr.. ErlaNGer Is delighted with ths
! French farco. petit Cafe" which he
: VIII produce ss q musical Comedy in
New York in the autumn. The work
VIII be 10y Ivan Caryll and McLennon.
j viii he followed by Gay Delphine,'
Vh!eh Mr.. Frohman VIII produce
ne1t season
William Gillette is Arranging y
stock company for a season in New
YORK. Boston. philadelphia and
Chicago. He may play London this
summer.
Hahdon Chambers has been to Ham,
burg where In reoeived An ovation Of
the production of "Ths passer-By,'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05

Abbey be laid Mondny MRy
20, at 4:39 o'clock. with fitting cerc-
nonial. Tho rituaiistic ceremony at
'endinE the placing Of the srea,
granite block in It's permanent resting
place as the corner stone Of the Con
federacy's memorial cdifce viii h.
conducted by Richmond Lodge, 40. 40.
Ancient. Free and Accepted Masons.
w. p. shelton, Worshipful Master
The principal address VIII 10 de-
livered by General Robert White. or
West Virginia. as the program has
not been entirely completed, it IS i'm
possible to announce the other speak
ers. Lieutenant Governor Euyson "a
president OF the association is ir fun
charge OF the arrangements
After years OF continued labor on
the part OF the Confederate Memorial
Association, the veterans OF tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
WORK UNDER WAY
ON BATTLE ABBEY

Announcement was mado last night
by Lieutenant Governor j. Taylor
Elyson, president of the Confederate
Memorial Association. that the cor
ner-stone OF the Confederate Memorial
Institute-wrongly called the Battle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05

Famous New Work chef said,
II could Is easily do without nour.
in baking. as without Ssuer's Ex-
tracts"
uneqaaled for cakes. tees. custards.
pudd.nGs. sauces. etc.
SitEu'S VANILLA.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05

which has now been a success In DrE
land. the United States, Australia and
Germany. He will produce II in
France soon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
RECORD rs reviewer.

ne latter slLe WAS eonsra,u!ated Dy
Queen Alexandra.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
Decien unn Gnr Pnrtr.

Lord Decies had very gay party
at the Punchcstown races. They motor
ed TO the course from the castle at
Luttrellstown. The guests included
Lord and Lady fernhan. Lady Eileen
Broune, Lord Shattesbury Lord Bellew
and the Knight OF Glln. The Lord
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05

ing 10 tho public. as II blocked the ap-
plication Of the small rural holdings
act The duke owned all thel and N
the parish and refused to sell 10 the
reaSantgy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

the conn.,, ae eases from rge) and from ' ifornia. etwo oned; may be the decisions 1on the con tudying the dying irci-
 ight which ~~
 en)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-12
STRAIGHT SHOOTING 4.
IN FAIR CONTEST
CONTINUED from Page ID


Best home made sausages, s2.Cl
y. r. Compton; 2. A. ". Tandy.
Best home made soap. . bars D.
more, s2.00; y. n. Compton.
Negctables-CIass a.
For the best
Peck Irish potatoes Moline pota
to digger. value s17.5O. given \,
Walker Brothers-Hancock Coz
W.. Rusteberg.
Peck sweet potatoes. handsome
rocking chair. given By A. CARA
new and second hand furniture deal
er. ! a. y. Tandy; ?, r. W. Ruste.
berg.
Turnips. 6 or more, l Armour star
brand ham. given by +. Champion
a. y. Tandy: ?. G. ". Starck.
Display OF tomatoes. pair $500
trousers. given by ]. G. Musel. 1, L.
A. Tandy; 2. G. W. Starck.
Bermuda onions. $500 Stetsor
hat. given by Aaron Turk. 4. A. NJ
Tandy; ?. G. w. Starck.
Display Of cabbage. Q or more
$500 cash prize given by S. O.
Tucker. 1. A. N. Tandy; 2. r. w
Rustebcrg.
Display OF lettuce. g or more
$500 horniess Columbia graphic.
phone. given by A. Dittman, agent
i. G. w. Starck: 2. r. w. Rusteberg
Caulilower. s or more. $500 cast
prize. given by o. G. Sauder. A. "
Tandy.
Display or peppers $500 worth 81
seed. given BY r. r. r. Howard. {
w Starck.
Display OF egg plants. s or more
game set. given BY the City Hard
ware store. {. w. Starck.
Display or table beets. 6 or more
Swift and Co. A. \. Tandy.
I Swift's premium ham. given bH
Watermelon single specimen
$500 cash prize. G. w. Starck.
Collection Endive. green and
whlte. one years subscription TO the
Daily Sentinel. G. w. Starck; 2. A.
n. Tandy.
Rutabaga. 6 or more. I Armour's
star brand bacon given by n. Cham
pion. J.. r. Compton. Nopalita.
Spinach, / years subscription ia
the Daily Sentineu. 4. #. w. Rustic
berg: ?. G.. w. Starck.
Pumpkin. $500 worth or feed.
given NY the Mason Grain co. 4, r
w Rusteberg: 2. G. w. Starck.
Beans. handforged steel spurs. Il
ven bv the Brownsville Iron Works
~. w. Starck.
Peas. I years subscription 10 the
Weekly Herald. A y. Tandy.
Kohlrabi. 6 or more. one years sub
scription to the Daily Sentinel. A. y
Tandy.
Collection or radishes. two or more
varieties I years subscription 20
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-12

Miss Bessie Collins Raymondville
First prize. 81: second prize, rib
bon.
Best figure oil; first. Bessie Col
Inns. Raymondville; second, Mrs. w
N. Sims.
Best still life. oil: first and sec.
end Bessie Collins. Raymondville.
Best landscape. oil: first. Mrs
Sims: second. Incarnate Word Acad.
envy Brownsville.
Best flowers. oil: first Incarnats
Word Academy; second. Bessie Col.
Inns.
Best bust. wafer color; first. AIRS,
Stevenson. Lyford. second. Incarnate
Word Academy.
Best flowers. water color; first
Rose T%hornham; second Miss Molet-
e..
Best Landscape. water color; first
Rose Thornham: second. Mrs. Ste.
venson
Best collection pen and ink; first
Bessie Collins.
Best Crayons. first Bessie Collins,
second. M. :. Evans.
Painting on China. cake plate
first Incarnate Word Academy; see
ond. Esperanza Salinas.
Painting on China, cup and saucer.
first. I~ncarnase Word krademy: sec
ond. Incarnate Word Academy.
Painting on China. vase; first Mrs.
J. Griffith Raymondville.
Painting on china, six plates: first
Mrs w. II. Sims; :. Mrs. G. ".
Starck. Brownsville.
Painting on China best display:
Mrs. Grifi1h.
Burnt Wood plain specimen: first
and second. Mrs. 4. G.. Murphy. San
Benito..
Burnt Wood. tinted specimen: first
Mrs. IJc. Murphy: second. AIRS. Il.
&. Murphy.
Grad sweepstake. Bessie Collins,
Ray Nondville.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
TRAIN ROBBER KILLED
Two Companions Escape After
Looting a Mail Car.

Redding, Cal, Nov. S.--The north
bound Shasta limited train on the
Southern Pacific road was held up and
robbed tonight, and one bandit was
killed at Delta, thirty miles north of
here.
Two companions Of the dead bandit
escaped with the registered mail None
Of the passengers was injured.
A plucky brakeman nearly frustrated
the robbers and accounted for the one
killed. The train stopped at Delta Tor
water and the bandits went on board.
One climbed over the tender and COW
cred the fireman and engineer with a
revolver. The other entered the mail
car and held up the mail clerks.
\ brakeman who had dropped of the
train on the side away from the sta
ton saw the extra man on the tender
and guessed the situation. He ran u
the nearest store, caught up rife.
and return shot the robber. The other
bandit leaped at the sound Of the shot
and ran for the nearby hills, carrying
the registered mail sack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
HUNTS HUCKLEBERRY TREE
When He Finds 1t Bay State
Man Will Hang Himself.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. !

Webster, Mass. Nov. S.-William
Winter, proprietor Of the German
American House in Dudley, is going 10
nav his election bet to Sam" Wilson,
the local blacksmith, by hanging him
self lust as soon as he can find a suit
able tree.
Winter is a Taftite. Wilson is a
Progressive Wilson agreed To shoe
Winters horses free for six months II
the third term. vote failed to beat the
Taft poll. Winter said that II Roose-
vel outran Taft he would hang 'imself.
After the returns were in Wilson
marched TO Winters hotel presented
him with the rope in a neat speech and
invited him to go ahead and hang him
self
Winter responded with much feeling
He said he would hang himself and
nav the bet as soon as he found d
huckleberry tree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
REFUSED TO WED MAN 62
Wealthy Manufacturer spurned
at Altar by Girl of 20.
BY Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Sunbury Penn, Nov. S-William
Wilcox. a wealthy retired Utica man
ufacturer, was Tilted at the altar to-
day. His prospective bride refused to
marry him when she found ne was six
ty-two years old.
For the last six months Wilcox has
been corresponding with Miss Bella
Miller of this town. He made her
acquaintance through an advertisement
which he had placed in the papers I'm
search Of a wife. Wilcox sent the girl,
who is twenty years old. 500 10 pur-
chase her trousseau, and she had made
all preparations for the marriage to-
day.
Wilcox arrived here according 10
arrangement, and after they met for
the first time. they went TO the office
OF the marriage license clerk, and then
TO the minister.
When they reached the clergyman's
home the girl asked Wilcox his age.
He confessed TO threescore. and she
refused to marry him. She tearfully
made her way back home alone. She
thought she had better stop before it
was too late, she said.
The Utica man took the next train
home