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Evening journal., 1913-06-27
IRMIN-rRAMEnRn

AT the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
irwin. No. lilo Maryland Avenue on
Wednesday their daughter Miss Cora
r. irwin. became the bride of n.
Earle Crawford OF Elkton. Md. By
the Rev. r. f. Beauchamp
Miss Ruth Austin played the we'd
ding marches The bride was attend
ed by Miss Florence Townsend as
bridesmaid and George f. Irwin act
ed as best man.
Guests az the wedding we're: MIR.
and Mrs. Frank Irwin and family,
and family OF Elkton, Md. Mr.
Wayne Leighton. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Leighton and family, Mr. and Mrs.
w, ]. McCanuon and daughter Mir
lam, Mrs. E. j. McCannon all Of
Barneston, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Mauger and Miss Anna Dunlap all
of Elverson, Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. Jona-
than Mauger and son Wilbur, Mr. NJ
r. Mauger Mr and Mrs. Wesley
Richards all OF Warwick, Pa; Mr.
and Mrs. David Richards and family,
Miss Eta McCannon all OF Coates
vile. Pa: Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Evans of Geigertown. Pa, Mrs. Ada
Mast and daughter Elizabeth OF
Cochranville. Pa; Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Irwin of Philadelphia. Pa. /:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Sharpe OF New
York City; Miss Maggie Dean, Miss
Edna Lusby. Mr. and Mrs william
Foster and family. MIR. and Mrs. c. r.
! Crawford and family. Miss Gertrude
Smith all Of Elkton. Md; Mr. and
Mrs. j. f. Butler, Camden, n. j.; MIR.
and Mrs n. G. Crawford and family,
] AR and Mrs. Leon White and family.
Mr.. and Mrs W. r. Haugh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Greenman and family,
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin Faust, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Galloway, Mr. and Mrs.
David Griffith and family, Mr., and
Mrs. Frank Emmons ana daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs John McCloskey, Mrs.
Traynor, Mrs. Margaret Kirkpatrick.
Mr. and Mrs Leroy Kramer. Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Meredith. Mr. and
Mrs. George Pennington and family.
I Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Henderer and
! family, Mr. and Mrs. David Casper
son and daughter Helena, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. George Crowell Mr. and Mrs.
~ f. Goldberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
I Townsend, Mr. and Mrs Edward Nc
Culley, Mr. Walter Haugh and Friend
Miss Jennie Druary and friend, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. McDermott and family.
Misses Ruby and Pearl Sunderland.
/ Ruth and Lucy Austin, Helen and
, Lille Meredith. Grace and Amy
Goldberg, Helen NJ. Elliott. Florence
and Ruth Townsend. Laura Stewart.
Elise Spence, Annis Siler. Mary Dor
schel and Florence Ennis. Messrs.
Allen and Ralph Pierce, Joseph
Meredith, Wilbur Kirkpatrick. Earl
Smyth. and Charles Spence, Mrs T.
f. Beauchamp
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
BEGINNING
CITY CLEAN UP

The first concerted move made
towards the cleanup plan formulated
by Mayor Howell, the Street and
Sewer Department the Board Of
Health and Chief Of Police Black, was
made yesterday when executive ofi-
GERS Of the Board OF Health posted
signs about the vacant lots OF the
city warming residents about deposit
ing rubbish on them.
Mayor Howell and members OF the
board RS well as other officials, will
make an inspection OF the city within
a few days and II is expected to find
everything in spic and span shape
II not, there is sure TO be something
doing as IL is proposed to stop such
habits. In certain sections OF the
city there has been noticed general
cleaning up and especially IL this the
[ fact ovr Third street bridge.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27

Charles A. Ryan Of No. S21 Adams
street has returned home from St
Mary's College. at North East. Pa
Lewis w Miller, proprietor of the
Hotel Miller, and his family, have
gone TO Pennsgrove for the sumner.
Samuel H Baynard spent last Sun
day with his sister. Mrs. Mary Reg
lister, of Smyrna.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Grigg we're
recent auto visitors to Sadsburyville,
Md.
B. W. Haines and George K. Nc
Farland. Of West Chester. Pa, were
recent visitors in this city.
G. +. Seal of West Chester, has
been the guest of Wilmington friends
Mrs. Norris Longacre is visiting
friends at Downingtown.
Miss Lillian Boggs. Of clayton, IS
visiting friends in this city.
Miss Evelyn West is spending sew
eral days with friends at Clayton
Mr. and Mrs. George Zimmerman
have been spending a few days with
friends at Cheswold
Master Thomas Knowles went 10
Bethel, Sussex county, on Wednesday
W rHffA .liAi rUihAiFI WiAM HIS kldl0-
parents, Mr.. and Mrs W. 7. Moon.
Mrs. Foraker, of Cheswold is spend
ing a few days with Wilmington
friends.
Mrs. r. w. Blackway. Of Cecilton.
Nd, is visiting friends IN this city.
Mrs. G. l.. Hardesty, OF Cecilton,
has been spending a week with Mrs.
Eugene Hardesty.
Mrs. n. n. Hasson has been visit
ing friends at Port Deposit, Md
Miss Hazel Schlosser is visiting
friends at Elkton. Md
Mrs. Margaret Lynch has been
spnding a few days with friends At
Lansdowne, Pa.
Misses Rose Lindsay and Margaret
Hoffman have returned 10 Upland af-
ter a visit to friends in this city.
John Lawrence has been spending
a few days at Eddystone.
Miss Anna W. Jones, of Bridgeville,
is on a visit to friends in this city
and will spend some time at Atlantic
City, n. j.
Mrs. s. Z. Deshane. of Chesapeake
lCity, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Susan A. Taylor.
Mrs. Harry Daniels is visiting Mrs.
NJ. ]. Loller, of Earleville.
Mrs Wallace Owens and little
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
CARNIVAL COMES TO CLOSE.

With an attendance numbering
more than 1000 persons, the carnival,
which had been held at Fourth and
Grant avenue for the last three
nights. under the auspices of St.
Thomas Church, came to close last
night. 1t was a success.
owing to many of the tickets not
being turned in, the winner of the
handkerchief. donated by Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, will not be announced
until later. The fancy work booth
was well attended, and feature OF
last nights affair was the automo-
bile trips. The Rev. Father Lynch,
assistant pastor of the church, who
had charge of the carnival, worked
hard for its success. and during the
evening managed to be here, there and
everywhere nearly at the same time
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Wet tea leaves will drive away
reaches
Hot vinegar will remove paint
stains from glass.
Cold water will soothe the pain of
any sudden inflammation of the eye.
The canary fancier should know
that the birds love nasturtium bios
sons.
Old pieces of velveteen If put over
the broom are excellent for clean
ing the walls.
The tongs which come with candy
are very useful to pluck the stems
from strawberries.
Some ammonia in the water in
which fannels are washed will take
all the roughness off.
Rice may be substituted for maca-
roni with cheese. II is very good
served with tomato sauce
Kerosene. quickly applied is a good
remedy for burns. and will prevent
blisters from arising.
Dried orange peel if allowed 10
smolder on a piece of live coal will
Kill any bad odor in the house.
Mix a little common baking soda
with the securing brick and see how
easily the knives will clean.
When making custard always
add little salt This keeps the
custard from drying and adds flavor
Remove scale from palms by wash
inc them in water to which has been
added a few drops of cedar oil.
When using the gas oven place a
howl of water on the bottom shelf
This prevents things from burning:
To take machine grease out OF
nlothing add a little ammonia and
soap to cold water and apply this 10
the fabric.
chicken salad served in green pep
mar shells is very attractive, ana
IN pepper. gives the salad an excel
lent flavor.
The careful laundrss always keeps
q brush on hand with which she
brushes out the fringe on towels ana
doilies. ~
A lump of soda dissolved in a little
hot water and added to the blue Wa
tar will prevent the bluing from sell
ding in the clothes.
When baking potatoes it is a good
nlen to allow them to stand IN not
water for a few minutes. They re-
uuire much less baking.
II SCOT is accidentally dropped on
the CARPET cover it quickly with salt
and both may be easily swept up
without soiling the carpet.
Paint which has become scratch
cd with matches can be restored by
first rubbing with lemon and then
washing with soap and water.
After tins are washed and dried
hey should be placed near the hre
h,r few minutes before putting them
Arav This prevents rusting.
One ounce of oil of sassafras VIII
drive away red ants if it Is painted
around the openings of sugar bowls
cake plates refrigerators, etc.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

daughter. of Perryville, are guests Of
friends in this city.
Allen Jones is visiting his mother
at Perryviile
Mr. and Mrs. J. e. Fuller will go
to Norristown. Pa. tomorrow where
they will spend the weekend with
DR.. and Mrs. Howard Harry.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
MARRIED q YEARS

Mt and Mrs William w. Day cele-
brated the twenty-1fth anniversary
Of their marriage last Saturday even.
Ing at their home In Brandywine hun
dred. Plano and violin selections were
given, and during the evening refresh.
ments were served.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
BOYS JOINEp EXCURsIONIsTs.

Frank Milano and Frank Hickman,
boys of No. "a school, we're detained
by examinations on Tuesday from
going on an excursion to Augustine
Beach but after taking their exam
nations the boys went to Delaware
City by trolley and then walked and
rode to the Beach. They arrived in
time to enjoy the dinner and came
home on the Thomas CLYDE.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
sHILES.GRANnELL.

The marriage of Miss Kate " Shiles
and George w. Grandell took place at
the manse of the Central Presbyter-
ian Church on Wednesday evening,
with the Rev. Josiah II. Crawford,
pastor, officiating. The young people
were attended by William f. Phillips
and Miss Katherine ORourke.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
MIR. MyEIGH WINS PRIZE.

Howard Joseph Mcveigh was
awarded the prize for proficiency in
bookkeeping at the Wilmington High
School commencement on Wednesday
evening.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
COTTINGHAM.GRnPP.

Miss Catherine c. Cottingham and
Robert b. Gropp we're married at st.
Stephens Lutheran parsonage on
Wednesday afternoon by the Rev.
Frederic Doerr. The attendants we're
Clifford l.. Gropp and F. Nellie Long.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
RAIGER.WILHRLM.

Joseph r. Wilhelm and Miss virda
Raieer, formerly OF Lebanon. Pa.
were married on Tuesday evening. at
No 5oS Taylor street, by the Rev
Frederick Doerr After wedding
collation the bride and groom left on
a wedding trip.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27

allover satin
It has the finished with
buttons
while the undersleeves of lace
o
yards S7-in satin at 81 yard ...;... S2CO
yard 4O-n. all lace at 81 SlVO
buttons 30
s8sO
ent
by Market
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
$1954 FOR THE
NEW SETTLEMENT

Subscriptions to the Thomas Gar
rett Settlement fund as reported
yesterday by the treasurer. Frederick
Bringhurst were as follows
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-19

"Have ussd Ectmsn's Alternative IN sew.
ersi cases of tubsrcular glands Of the
neck. with excellent results every time.
In one case II cost me $50. for the sirl
was put on II only upui she could ar
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an operation was not needed. I suppose
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You know my faith In IT,"
tOrisinai OF this physician's letter on
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Eckman's Alternative Is effcctiv In other
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Il In perfect health. have been waiting
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been ever since she was four weeks old.
and am steadily gaining. l do not couxh
or raise anything at all. so l think ] am
ompietey cured OF Lung Trouble"
1NffldavtD MRS ". II. GARv1S.
Note-Mrs. Gsrvin has seven children,
tAbove abbreviated; more on request,
Eckman's Alternative has Deen proven by
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In cases OF severe Throat and Lung AZ
fections. Bronchitis. Bronchial Asthms
Stubborn Colds and in upbuildng tho sys-
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leading druggists. Write the Eckmsn
Laboratory. Philadelphia. Pa. for book
let telling OF rccoveries and additional eT-
dence.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-19
OVER $50 FACE COURT
IN CRUSADE TO KEEP
CENTRAL PARK CLEAN
Signs Six Feet High Keep Most
of the People From Casting
Rubbish on Grass.

Signs six feet high with six inch let.
tiers appealed to visitors to Central
Park yesterday not to scatter Rubbish,
disfiguring the great playground and
costing In cleaning up thousands OF
dollars which might he spent IN real
needs.
But despite the kindly warning. which
wo0 posted at all tho entrances and aug
nmted by handbiils Of the same tenor.
mere than one hundred and nifty persons
fSDored H. Many Of them, though, may
poS Tor their carelessness this morning.
- ~ we're summoned to appear In
oeort to-day. when they will perhaps b
dnod There was little excuse for their
hee0essness, a. the notices we're printed
In Dngiish. Yiddish and Italian.
The plan to make Central Park spot
leo Park was decided Saturday morn
lag at . conference between the Mayor,
PotSos Com missioner Waldo and Com.
missioner Slower. It was first decided
10 arrest oil offenders and arraisn them
Immediately before two Magistrates sit.
ling In the Arsenal and In the old police
suo-station at McGown's Pass Tavern.
but this idea was abandoned for the
summonses to appear In the Police
Court this morning.
The plan worked admirably. as far a.
those who were carrying 1t out were
concerned. but very bad for the Of
lenders.
Besides the park employees. who dis
tributed the hand bills. detectives were
stationed throughout the park. and 'hey
nabbed every one they spotted disooey.
ins the warning. They went so far "a
10 summon . man who threw peanut
shells At the swans.
= an elated with the success of the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-19
KILLED by Fail IN Elevator SHAFT.

John Moran. n laborer. employed ON
the new building os the American Ex-
press Company. at No. 2iS East Forty
fourth street. put some short timbers
on temporary elevator running in the
biz shaft In the elevcn-story building
and started upward this morning. At
the fourth foo: one o. the iimhers, pro-
jecting over the side OF the lift. caught
beneath a flooring and was pulled on
the elevator. carrying Moran with II.
He fell to the bascrncn. and was killed.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-19
CREENHUT BUILDING
BARGAINS in Dime,

H.sS DECORATED PORCELAINSETS--i pieces ine,udin
soup tureen; neat gold spray design; at .
$s.sS DECORATED PORCELAIN SETS-iOO pieces; preu
floral design; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .'
$3.50 DECORATED PORCELAIN HALF sETs-so pece
Tor persons; neat gold design: at ........ 80.
$iS7S DECORATED AUSTRIAN CHINA SETS-iOO
$3.50 DECORATED LIMOGES cHlSA srTs-ioo
Fireproof Brown and WITT Cookiny Wa,
iO-PlECE SETSconsisting Of CovcreEasserolc Mixju
Bowl, Pudding Dish, Custsrd Cups: complete Tor ~
Hand paintcd Imported China
Tableware & Vases
A. less ,hanJs regular prices 80. 19c. 49c. 69c. CSC
tGREENHur Building. Main FioorJ
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-19
CHAPTER XIV.
An Odd Alliance

The sound of a step in the hall out
side brought Grace to the door. She
opened it stealthily, as though bent
on some mission of dire peril. And,
as stealthily, Wanda slipped into the
room, closing the door behind her.
The two women faced each other in
silence. 1t was Grace who spoke first.
Il sent for you, Miss Kelly" she
began uncertainty, "because-because
oh, I'm hemmed in everywhere! |
don't know which way to turn!"
81 see" said Wanda quietly. stand
ish is going to throw you over to save
himself? | was afraid So"
II said some cruel-abominable
things to you little while ago, Miss
Kelly" stammered Grace. Wont
you forgive me? You see, | was fight
ing for my very life. I'm sorry"
I'm sorry was cranky" said Wan
da impulsively, land guess | under
stand all about it. l thought first
that Fate had let me in on this so that
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-19
BRAVERY OF HIGHEST ORDER
John Muir Relates an Incident Which
Shows the Courage CT the Wild
Gray Goose.

John Muir tells in his STORY Of
My Boyhood and Youth" about many
of the birds OF Wisconsin, ana espe-
cially of the common gray geese,
whicE would arrive hungry and wing
weary, with nearly an inch Of snow
on their backs But they never lost
their wariness, and the hunter who
would secure trophy must hide him
self before the birds arrived for no
one could approach them afterward:
1T was the ambition of boys to be
able to shoot these wary birds. l
never got but two, both of them at
one so-called lucky shot. When l ran
to pick them up one Of them few
away, but as the poor fellow was
sOrely wounded he didn't fly far,
When l caught him after a short
chase he uttered a piercing cry of
terror and despair, which the leader
OF the flock heard at a distance OF
about a hundred rods.
They had flown OF In frightened
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-19
FRUITS IN THE HOT WEATHER
Natures Provision for the Preserva-
ton Of Health When the Mer-
curry Is Soaring.

1t is hardly necessary to tell the
summer girl to add fruits to her
beauty diet, There is a whole medi-
cine chest of tonics to be found among
the fruits, and these are natures
remedies which leaves no i'll effects,
Perhaps among the tonic fruits, APP
pies, prunes and pineapples are most
conspicuous. OF apples little need be
said other than that the axiom of our
childhood days, gold in the morning,
silver at noon and lead at night" has
been abandoned. For the normal per
son apples are golden whether eaten
at night OF noon. AS both food and
physic," prunes are pre-eminent.
There is no simpler, pleasanter Taxa
tive than a handful of prunes. Soak
them in a glass of water overnight
and take them the first thing in the
morning. drinking the fruit juice and
mastieating the prunes thoroughly be.
fore swallowing. II this simple regi
men is kept up fer a week or 80 II
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-19
IS Child CROSS,
FEVERISH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give California
Syrup Of FIGS"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad.
system full OF cold. has sore throat.
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother See II tongue is coated, then
give a teaspconfuf of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the sys-
TEN, and you have well child again.
Millions Of mothers give California
Syrug of Figs" because 1t Is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and 1t new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-19

certain of learning the name later, that
they will circulate the story on the
floor of the house tonight and in to-
morrow's newspapers, And then, when
they find out who the Woman really is,
it will be too late to suppress it. You
must stop that story. If it gets out
shall lose the nght And can not do
that, even to save you"
In other words" she retorted, ito
save yourself you will hide behind
me?"
IF you care to put it So"
But" she urged, Il can't speak to
father or Mark about it. I'm not sup
posed to know anything about it. Sup
pose-suppose l can't stop it?"
You must. It's the only chance.
They're delaying the house proceed
ings this minute just to get their
proofs in order to launch the story to-
night They intenN Ito use it to pre-
vent my certain victory. And they
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-19
Obedience to Law.

The conditions laid upon Joshua
we're: % Confidence due to this prom
Use of the presence Of Jehovah ". 81.
The personal pronoun "T' Is used
seven times in these nine verses as
though God would make confidence
doubly assured But confidence alone
was not enough, hence the necessity
Of courage" ". g.. Strength is due
to confidence and quietness, lisa. 30:
10, but courage is the active principle
which is the evidence OF our strength
and courage. Conquest was not alone
conditioned upon courage ". g., but
also upon the sure foundation Of the
word and oath of Jehovah. But
strength and courage are maintained
by obedience to law whether it be
physical, civil or spiritual, hence the
words Of verse 7, the possession of
this land depended upon absolute UNI
fiinching, invariable adherence and OBJ
serVance Of the law, which Moses my
servant commanded" There is in
these last words the suggestion that
Moses had best served and led Is
rael because he was the close per.
sonal servant Of Jehovah This thought
must undoubtedly have remained a
vivid and potent factor governing the
life OF Joshua in the conduct OF his
newly appointed Office
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-19
SYNOPSIS.

Congressman standlsh and the Woman.
believing themselves iu love, spend a
trlal week as man ana wife IN "A hotel
IA northern New YORK under assumed
names, The Woman nwakens 10 the fact
that she does not love standlsh and calls
their engagement m Standish protests
undying devouong Wanda Kelly. tele-
phone giri az the Hotel keswick. Wash
4ohucal boss OF the house He proposes
narrlago and iH refused. She gives as
me OF her reasons her determination 90
Vet uvonge on Jim Blake for running her
latlff. Congressman Frank h. Kelly.
Congressman Standiah, turned lnsurRent.
nghting the Mullins bill, measure In
'the ,ntoTests OF the railroads. The ma
.,hinh ls seeking means TO discredit stand
Through. Robertson. son-in-iaw OF Jim
Blake. and tine latter's candidate for
speaker OF the house, tries to win stand
ish over and falling, threatens to dig
INTO his past Jim Blake hnda out about
the episode Of Ave years back at the
northern New York hotel lie secures all
ire facts except the name OF the Woman
and proposes TO use the story as a club
10 force StandisE 20 allow the Mullins bill
70 pass. Tom Blake and his father have a
family row over the fathers political the
cries Jim Blake lays a trap TO secure
tie name OF the Woman. lie tells Miss
Kelly that he II going 20 have talk with
standlah. and that ll It's conclusion the lat
ter Will call up number on the telephone
10 warn the Woman. lie offers Miss Kelly
SioQ for that number Al the conclusion
Of the interview with Blake, standish
gets New York wire and calls Plaza
1901. A few minutes later Robertson tells
Miss Kelly 10 call Plaza 1901 and get his
wife or one OF the servants on the phone
Miss Kelly refuses 10 give Jim Blake the
ndmber called by Standlsh. Blake has a
story Of the Standish episode prepared
ready TO send out as soon as the Wom-
ans name Is learned. Tom Blake tells
his father OF his love for Wanda Kelly,
and family row ensues. Blake's daugh-
ter Grace arrives with her husband, Gov
ernOr Robertson. Miss Kelly calls on
Grace to warn her that her good name Is
threatened by impending exposure Of
Standish and Is insulted for her pains.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-11-19

disorder, Of course, but had got into
the regular harrow shape order when
the leader heard the cry, and shall
never forget how bravely he left his
place at the head of the flock and
hurried back screaming and struck at
me in trying to save his companion.
lodged down and held my hands
over my head, and thus escaped a
blow of his elbows. Fortunately
had left my gun at the fence, and the
life of this noble bird was spared,
after he had risked it in trying to save
his wounded friend or neighbor or
family relation.
For so shy a bird boldly to attack
a hunter showed wonderful sympathy
and courage This is one of my
strangest hunting experiences. Never
before had | regarded wild geese as
dangerous or capable OF such noble
self-sacrihcing devotion"