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The Washington times., 1915-03-08
THAW JURY LIKELY
TO Be PICKED TO-DAY
Rapid Progress Made at Open.
ing, and Testimony May Be.
gin This Evening.
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will force the prosecution to prove for
all time that Thaw was and is sane.
or else he cannot be convicted Of 'con-
On the other hand. the State insists
1t has only to prove that Thaw was
sane enough to be responsible for his
part in the conspiracy
tfy that Thaw Is sane. II the court
permits Injection of that issue.
Another claim of the defense 10 that
conspiracy to aid escape Of a lunatic
is not statutory crime.
Mother In Court.
Thaw's gray-haired mother arrived
half an hour before court convened.
and. with Thaw's brother. took seats
In the front row reserved for the Thaw
family. She appeared anxious for the
trial to begin. Thaw's sister, Mrs.
George L. Carnegie, sat next to Mrs.
Very few Of mob of spectator. out.
mittancc: the jury venire occupying
practically all the seats.
Thaw was brought in by two bailiffs.
he looked vigorous. his color was al
most most rudy. and he showed little evil
take an active part in his defense was
evident. He sat with his counsel ex-
amined papers. and consulted IRE
auently regarding handling Of the case.
have been out on bail were present
when called Proceedings were tenn
porarily halted to look them up.
Sharply Reprimanded.
They struggled in separately. delay
ing the trial half an hour. They were
sharply reprimanded by Justice Page,
who threatened to forfeit their bail.
hold them In Jail during the TRIAL. and
also plaster on fine for further
1haw did not gxeet his fellow defend
ants. With his peculiar fixed stare. he
watched each move as talesmen were
examined.
Justice Page ruled that each de.
peremptory challenge. Te held that all
rive defendants were only entitled tc
i've peremptory challenges. and tina,
their attorneys must agree upon such
objections. This ruling was regarded
as insuring early completion Of a fury
Assistant District Attorney O'Malies
explained the case In a general state.
ment to talesmen.
Attack Outlined.
Tho prosecutions attack was OUTLINED
partially in questions asked talesmen
These indicated the tSate would ask
the court to instruct the jury that
notwithstanding rhaw's cllcged in.
ssnity :.ann!n,,he ne might have capacity te
Assistant District Attorney O'Malle,
examined talesmen for the state rhc
Attorney Stanchfield for Thaw The
men knew William Travcrs Jerome.
Stanchfield also slightly drey tn.
veil from the defense's plans. His Cues.
tions indicated they would cont. ll tina,
Ihaws escape was not CRIME or az
indicated that some Of the defendant,
would not testify in heir own dtfcrse
The very first talesman was excuse
because he said he would be prejudicec
| stand. ''>
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Wheat Pit on Rampage;
Prices in Chicago Soar

CHICAGO March s.-The wheat pit
went today on another rampage with
prices soaring.
Following the persistent news from
Europe that Greece. Italy and possibly
all the Balkans might be lined up on
the side of the allies by summer. wheat
opened at 81 44ls for May and $l.l7 for
July futures.
shortly after noon prices jumped tu
81 T"s and $11Sas for May and July. re-
spcctively. These prices represented ad-
vances Of SIS and 3ss. respectively, over
saturdays close.
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Murat's Gerat-GrandsOn
Will Fight for France

MONTREAL. March s.-Among a
batch Of French reservists leaving here
and now on their way to New York,
where they will take ship for France. is
Emil Murat, great-grandson Of Joachim
Murat, brother-in-law Of Napoleon
Bonaparte and King Of Naples. Mi.
Murat will be a private.
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DENIES HEBREWS IN
TURKEY ARE IN PERIL
German Embassy Issues State.
ment Saying It Is Possible to
Prevent Local Agitation.

That Hebrews are in danger In Tur-
key, as a result Of war conditions. was
denied in a statement issued by the
German embassy today.
American Ambassador Morgenthau. In
Constantinople. was mentioned as CO.
operating with the German diplomatic
representative there with a viewto their
protection.
"Of late, " said the statement. "nu-
merous alarming reports concerning
the situation Of the Jewish population
OF Palestine have arrived here. Several
times ! have publ shed Official news
to which | can add today:
THE government in Constanttnople
has, since the outbreak of war. strictly
adhered to its traditional tolerant at
titude toward all religions. and there
has never been an ant!Jew1sh or anti'
Zionistic feeling in Constantinople.
Furnishing Hebreks' Prosecutors.
The political unrest which for some
time disturbed the Jewish population
Of Palestine had been caused by the
overzealous attitude Of local Turkish
authorities. Luckily they have in nt
place been followed by excesses which
could not be entirely repaired. The
from Palestine has also. without per
mission from Constantinople. been or
dered by local military authorities who
did not wish to allow Jews Of foreign
nationality to remain there. The Turk
.sh government has. however. nov
taken severe measures and has recalled
the official who Is chiefly to blame
for the unrest among the Jewish popu
latiOn.
THE German ambassador in Constan
tnople. closely cooperating with Am
ba ssador Morgenthau. has. during al
this time given much attention TO the
| Jewish question. and has urged German
consular officials In Turkey to repor
regularly on local events.
Can Prevent Agitation.
The Zionistic representatives IL
Palestine. as we'll as in Constantinpole
have also been givsn opportunity tt
make representations to the Turkish
government through the German an'bas
sador and Ambas ssador Morgenthau.
1T will. therefore. In future be pos
sible to prevent any local nnt-Jewisl
agitation"
The Washington times., 1915-03-08
Col. Hodges Promotion
Creates a Vacancy Here

The promotion OF Col. Harry F..
Hodges to the grade OF brigadier gen.
eral for his services in the Panama
Canal Zone. will make another change
soon in the office of the engineer In
charge Of the Washington river and
harhor district.
General Hodges was assigned to this
post upon his reElrn January ! from
Panama, succeeding Col. Henry G.
Newcomer. AS brigadier general
of thc line he will not be available
for service in this office. and new
appointment will be made. Secretary
Garrison now has the matter under
Consi siderat ton.
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Electric Light Co. Man
Is Sued for Divorce

Willard E. Wylie. bookkeeper for
the Potomac Electric Power Company.
was sued for an absolute divorce by
Mrs. Annette L. Wylie. in the District
Supreme Court today.
Misconduct with IAN unknown per-
son" Is charged.
The couple We're married April 25
1908. and lived together until May
1918. Mrs. Wylie asks permission 10
resume her maiden name. Annette /.
Creighton. Attorney }. C. Fain rep
resentS Mrs. Wylie.
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Six Are Admitted to
The Board of Trade

The executive committee of the Board
Of Trade today elected sin candidates
to membership. thus bringing the total
membership of til" board to III. The
new members are Charles T.. Moot, Ed
gar r. s. F.mhroy. Arthur L. ~. Middle
ton. David \ Erer, -.Nrrin Owings, and
John NJ. Hunter.
The n"Nt general meeting of tho
board VIII bc hold at the Willard on
March IS
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Contracts Are Awarded
For Two u. S. Light Ships

Secretary OF Commerce Redfield today
awarded contracts for the construction
OF light vessels Nos. 1ol and lo2. re-
Ger tly provided for by Congress. to the
Pusey and Jones Company Of Whining
ton. Del. for $1S7.3t
The company promises delivery Of
both boats in ten months. Each vessel
is to be lOl feet long. twenty-five feet
beam, and of $50 tons displacement.
The Washington times., 1915-03-08
Philadelphian Held on
Charge of Killing Host

BALTIMORE. Md. March S.-Charles
Mcneil, twrntyfour, of Philadelphia, is
und.I arrest here on the charge Of
shooting and killing William Bautum,
colored, early today. He pleads self
defense.
Mcneil came to this CITY looking for
work. He says that Bautum invited
him foane last night. Early today he
declares he found the colored man in
his room with a pistol They struggled
and Bautum was shot dead
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In Dream He Steps Out
Of Window; Breaks Leg

James McAuliffe. thirty nine. OF g.
street northwest. Is at Emergency Hos
pital suffering from fractured leg as
the result Of dream.
While asleep In his room on the Soc
ond floor of the street house yester-
day afternoon. McAuliffe stepped from
his bed and out Of the window near by.
He told the police that he was dream
ing.
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Justin Mccarthy Is Dead;
Was Nephew of Historian

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. March s.
Justin Mccarthy. Of Brooklyn. nephew
Of Justin Mccarthy. the Irish historian.
died at boardwalk hotel today. after
brief illness.
leaves a widow.
The Washington times., 1915-03-08
Filipino Club
Elects New Officers

The Filipino Club of aWshington ex-
poets a year of unusual activity under
the officers just elected to serve until
1916. DR.. Manuel Arguelles is the new
president The other officers include
Cesar Carbalio, vice president: Evaristo
Tolentino. secretary; A. Vitan. treasur-
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Germany's Minister to
The Hague Is Recalled

LONDON, March San Amsterdam
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company says that Baron Won Muller
the Gcr:nan minister to The Hague. has
been recalled to Berlin.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District of CO.
lumbia-F -Fair collier tonight; tcmpcra-
ture tonight about IS degrees.
Maryland-G"nerally fair: somew hat
colder tonight: Tuesday fair; moderate c
northwest TO north winds
Virsina-Fair tonight with freezing
temperature; Tuesday fair; moderate
northwest to north winds
The Washington times., 1915-03-08
France and Britain Are
Assembling Armies For
Campaign Against Turks

PARIS, March s.-The ministry Of
war announces that. on account Of the
situation in the Dardanelles and in or
der to meet every eventuality. the gov
eminent has decided to concentrate IN
North Africa an expeditionary force
which will be ready to put to sea at
the first sign that it is needed and be
directed to any point where its pres
ence Is required.
LONDON. March S.-England antici-
pates taking possession Of Constanti-
nople about March 20. The great scar
city Of ocean liners formerly in New
York service Is due to the use Of more
Of them as transports for the expedi-
tionary army.
1t Is probable that when CONSTANT
nople is occupied by the allied armies.
Smyrna. the chief city and seaport in
Asiatic Turkey, will also be taken by
the allied fleets and occupied by Eng
lish and French forces.
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ATTORNEY FULTON
PLACED ON TRIAL
Regular Panel Exhausted and
Special venire Is Ordered for
Tomorrow.

Attorney Creed M. Fulton was placed
on trial before Chief Justice Co wing
ton In Criminal Court, No. 1. today on
an indictment charging the embezzie-
ment Of "a. alleged to belong to the
heirs Of Hiram Smith.
He was employed by Frederick NJ.
Smith. one OF tho heirs, according to a
bill Of interplcader submitted to Justice
Is made, to place the funds in the reg
istry OF the court for distribution as
the court may direct, after ascertaininX
Who are rightfully entitled to receive
the fund.
Fulton's Interpleader.
BY the bill Mr.. Fulton sets forth that
he was employed by one Frederick NJ.
Smith, claiming to represent all the
heirs In question to enter suit to recover
certain money chained to be due them
as next Of kin Of Hiram Smith: that
he filed the necessary proceedings
which resulted in q compromise being
effected. and about $500 was paid to
him.
claims to have made statement Of the
account to Mr.. r. NJ. Smith. but that
upon invest CATION. 1t became difficult
to decide who were entitled to different
portions OF the fund and thAt SeVeral
minors we're interested. for whom no
guardians had been appointed to re-
ceive their respective sares. which. he
claims. created a situation making II
dangerous for him to turn over the
money without having. to assume dou-
BILE liability.
Justice Mccoy took the case under
advisement as to what order he would
enter. The criminal trial affecting the
same funds Is set for hearing today
before Chief Justice Covington, In
Criminal Court No. 1.
Regular Panel Exhausted.
The regular panel was exhausted be-
fore a Jury was obtained today. and Q
specia! ven!re was summoned for to-
morrow. Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert
and Levi II. David represent Mr.. Full
ton and Assistant United States At
torneys Archer and Laws appear for
the Government
The demurrer Of the Government to
the plea In abatement against the in.
dictment was sustained by Chief JUS
tice Covington. who held that the desig.
nation Of Collector Of Taxes Prince a.
jury commissioner was legal. despite
the attack on the eligibility Of Com
missioner Newman, and that. therefore
the grand jury which indicted Mr.. Full.
ton was legally drawn.
The Washington times., 1915-03-08
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGS-Nearby. fresh. ls1la; per dozen
Southern, lSc per dozen.
CHEESEANew York. new. lsc per lb.: nat.
lSc per lb.
BUTTER-Elgin print. sac per lb.; tub, sec
per lb. process 9sQ27c per lb.
LIVE POULTRY-IIena, lsdl7c per H.
roosters, 10c per lb.: spring chickens, 20a &c
per ib,: live turkeys. 1sqeoc per ID.
LIVE STOCi-Neal calves. lest, unili-"
per lb; heavy. 9i2aiOc per lb. fat sheep,
eq5,?c per ID. spring lambs lbH1ec per lb.
Taylor Wadel-Potatoes. $3.50 per barrel
sl"j per hundred lbs: lettuce. so.Ood3. 10 Der
basket beets, 500 per 100 punches
DRESSED PORK-Small. 9q9iac per ID ;
medium. Saqsc per lb.; heavy. SGshc per
Receipts of eggs more plentiful: market
Receipts OF calves light; market more
active. KREY. PRICE & CO.
1925 Otis place northwest-George Eller1roor
ct uX. to Harry g. Chappelear. lot lC9
block ~. liolmead Manor, SO; stamps s. 80
Congress Heights Extension Simon 4 Grub
ct uX. to G. NJ Bailey, lot -, square So l.
81. stamps. 20 cents.
Saurs Addltion-Henry A. Bowie to Josepi
f. Loveless. lot T. square 292, $40
Petworth-William S. Ryon et NIX. to Susar
r. Fleming. lot AZ. square 4, $40; stamp 81
cents.
KeniIworth-Allen w. Mallery ct al. trus
tees. to Eugene w. Weaver. lots / land j.
Randle Hishlands-United States Realty
Company to Beulsh b. cottell. lot 81
square 55l2, SO; stamp. so cents
The Washington times., 1915-03-08

- the fleet was bombarding the
lrts at long range, outside the fire
0R tho forts
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TEMPERATURES
AFFLECK'S.

The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
and Aff1eck's:
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TIDE TABLE.

High tide-l2:5S n. IN. ard LIS p. IN.
Low tide-7:23 a. m and S;23 y. IN.
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SUN TABLE.
SAs rises. ..-......a:I Sun sets. Son
The broad ax., 1915-03-20
eirdino Up the Loins.

In Biblical times the strong man
'girded up his loins" when about to
undertake some feat Of physical en-
durance. And the custom Is By no
means obsolete among .certain orr
entails at the present time Thus In
preparing for a fatiguing journey the
oriental winds a piece Of cloth about
fifteen feet long and twelve to eighteen
inches wide tightly around the alb
domen and back. II II put on by haT-
ing a person hold one end while the
wearer winds himself up tightly In It
and the orientals believe that this
girdle relieves fatigue and guards
against intestinal troubles by prevent
ing chilling This explanation Of the
sustaining effect Of the girdle Is prob
ably incorrect although the good
effects themselves cannot be doubted
In all probability It Is the support
given the abdominal muscles, rather
than the protection to the skin. that
explains the beneficial results.-LOs
Angeles Times.
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Wisdom Of q Gar.

About a hundred years ago the En-
peror Alexander /. OF Russia returned
10 st. Petersburg after an absence OF
many months. during which time he
had taken an active part In the war
against Napoleon. Alexander was one
one Of the wisest and most magnani-
nous rulers OF his time. II was to
great extent his frmness and wisdom
that led TO the overthrow Of Napoleon.
and after that event his magnanimfty
preserved the city Of Paris from the
fury Of the Russian soldiers, liberated
10000 French prisoners OF war con-
fined I'm Russia and sought to obtain
for his fallen foe the most liberal terms
compatible with what he deemed the
safety Of Europe. One Of the first acts
Of the emperor after his return to Rus
STA was TO grant an absolute pardon to
all his subjects who had taken part
against him in the late war.-Pitts-
burgh Press.
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David Garrick.

Feb. 20. ZIG, was born David Gar
lick. the greatest actor who ever ap-
3carcd on the English stage, for he
was equally great in comedy and trag-
edy. Every one who saw him came I'M
der his spell. The actress, Mrs Give,
who averred she hated him, stood In
the wings one night watching GarTick
and alternately crying and scolding.
At last. disguised with her exhibition
Of emotion. she stalked away, exclaim-
ing, Hang him, he could act a grid
IRON But an even greater compliment
was paid by Rousseau, in whose honor
Garrick gave a special performance.
The first part Of the bill was a tragedy,
the second part a comedy, both In Eng
Iish. At the end Of the evening Rous-
seau said to GarTick, Il have cried all
through your tragedy and laughed all
through your comedy, without know
Ing a single word Of your language
London Chronicle
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Odd Sheets of Note Paper.

A good way TO use up odd sheets OF
note paper for which you have no en-
velopes is TO make them, with the aid
Of your sewing machine, into a pack
are Of correspondence sheets that need
no cover. Cut the note paper into
halves along the folded edge and fold
each half again Remove the thread
from your sewing machine needle and
carefully run the paper under the guide
Of the machine, leaving an accurate
quarter Of an inch margin on three
sides The fold Of the paper should re-
main untouched That makes a double
sheet, three Of the four edges Of which
are perforated. When you are ready
TO send a letter write on the inside Of
the folded sheet, then moisten the
edges with glue, seal them and write
the address on the outside Of the fold
ed sheet The person TO whom the let
ter is addressed can open 1t by tear
ing OF the margins that seal it
Youths Companion
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Curious srain Organ

Depending from the base Of the brain
Ike e berry on its stalk Is a capsule
about the size OF a cherry. Tiny and
obscure as this organ Is, its derange-
ments may have the most amazing ef-
fects upon the mind and body. Should
II become superactive the body may
suddenly shoot up to the stature oc
giant. Should its functions become
feeble In childhood the victim In Old
age VIII retain the stature and men
tality Of a six-year-old child, along
with all the organic and decrepitudsS
Of senility. This gland is called Ule
pituitary body. This suggests the fan
ciful possibility that ancient legends
asserting the existence Of giants may
have had a scientific basis In pathol-
oeU. Goliath was perhaps the victim
Of q deranged pituitary body, and In
the ravages Of the malady may lie an
explanation Of his falling 30 easy .
prey 20 a rock siung by a shepherd
bog. The Greek Titans may have been
q tribe In which there was an eptdem-
e Of Notwithstanding
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seeino In the Dark.

SIR ]. J. Thomson is authority for
ths statement that when a body IL
heated above the temperature Of boil
ing water It ordinarily begins to be
fatntly visible, especially by averted
vision, but no definite color Is dis
eerned until the temperature has risen
considerably higher. This suggests that
ths first effects are felt by the rods"
and not by the CONES" which together
form the retina. The cones are speci-
any concerned with the perception Of
color. From this one would infer that
animals which sec In the dark must
have retinas particularly rich in rods,
and physiology shows that this Is nota-
bly true of the owl, whose retina Is
remarkable for the extremely great
proportion Of rods to cones. In faint
light, states Professor Thomson, the
owl sees no color, but he sees some
thing, which is good enough for his
purposes where we would see nothing
at all.-Philadelphia Record.
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E5..d Of RsIl~sy Trains

kmonG the fast records of faifv9y
tTasus for short distances are The 10
IOwang: New York Genital and HID
son river. one mile In thirty-two 80
ondS; Pennsylvania, i've and q haff
miles IN three minutes; burlington
rOuta two and one-fourth miles In ons
minute and twenty seconds; Plant syS-
tam. nve miles In two and one-hAlf
minutes; Philadelphia and ReadinG
four and eight-tenths miles IN two and
q half minutes.
TIE fastest time on record FOR a.
lance OF over 40 miles was made b
ths Lake Shore and Michigan South
srn from Bufalo 10 Chicago. ln Juna.
1900, when the distance OF 80 miles
vas covered In seven hours and fifty
minutes. The fastest long distance run
les than 40 miles was on the New
York Central, on Sept IL, 1895. from
New York to Buffalo, 1854 miles, In
4O7 minutes. The average speed was
Gixty-four and one-third miles an hour,
with two stops and tweny-eight slow
ups, and on Jan. I, 1908, from Albany
to Buffalo, 3O2 miles, In 295 minutes.-
Philadelphia Press.
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Rrinaina About an Agreement.

Il have something for you here, my
love-" said Mr.. barley, as he proceeded
to open a large round box.
what Is 1t, preciousG"
wait and see"
barley carefully unvrapped the a.
ticie and disclosed q lady's hat.
'ISa't 1t a beautyr' he asked. Il
bought It myself as a surprise TO you.
Don't you think II Is perfect dreamr
Ms barley gazed at the hat and
burst into tears.
Il can't wear #" she blubbered- 1T
Doesn't suit me at all. You meant to
please me, know, but 1t ISN'T my
style at all"
Don't cry. dear. The mininer said
you could exchange II, and II you'll
agree not TO buy any ties for me here
after III let you select your own hats
and bonnets."
An agreement was concluded on that
baEis--New York World
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unausstionina obsdisnes.

Much trouble as well as much amuse-
ment was caused during the early
stages OF the Panama canal work BY
the inability Of the Jamaican negroes
10 take any except a strictly literal
view Of orders. In unloading a vessel
at Colon a rope In a pulley at the head
Of the mast got damned. and Jamai-
can was ordered to climb UP and re-
lease IT. He did as ordered Some
minutes later the boss Of the gang
missed him and asked with some i'm
patience where he was. He was point
ID out sitting calmly at the masthead
what are you doing up therer'
reared the boss.
You told me to come up here, sab. .
the man answered. but you haven't
told me TO come dovnF'-Joseph B.
Bishop, Secretary Of Isthmian Canal
Commission. in Youths Companion
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Burns, Cottaae.

The Burns cottage at Ayr Is under
the charge Of trustees, who purchased
Il IN 1881 from the Ayr Shoemakers'
incorporation for the sum Of $4,000.
The birthplace OF the poet had I'D TIL
that time been In use as q public house.
The trustees abandoned the license and
after a time removed the hall and other
extraneOus buildings which had been
added 10 the premises and restored the
cottage buildings as nearly as possible
to the state they may have been In in
Burns time. A new museum was built
at the northeast corner OF the grounds.
Most OF the relics were removed 70 the
museum, which now contains a price
less coIlect1on-a hrSt or Kilmarnock
edition Of the poets works, for which
1900 was paid, and Burns family
Bible. acquired at q cost Of H,70o-
London Answer