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given him by the
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first llfo when ho v:ih only 7 years old
1 1 Iff career n n professional Hwlinnior
several years ago was a brllll.uit one,
especially In long dlstanro trials. He
holds about all tin- honors Unit l,ie
Massachusetts Humane Society can bo
filOW. Ills most FctiFutlnnal rescue won lilni
n second service bar, which Ih attached
to the Hllvcr modal won In 1SS1. Mr.
McNnlly was on IiIh way to the North
Shoio beach on the- afternoon of Juno
1!9, lS'.lO. Mo was standing on tln plnt
form of oiip of tin' can and Haw the fall
of a boy who wnn knocked ovei board
from Wood Island bridge by tin- tral'i.
The train's Hiccd wn.t about HO miles
an hour. Mr. McNally Jumped and
struck tho water a considerable dis
tance from where the buy, whose name
wait Itobert Hogorson. fell, but ho
reached him In time to lirevent a
drowning. Itogersoii was so badly In
jured by the train iliat he died ahortly
after being taken from the water.
MeNally'H liardest bout with drown
Ins persons was in iJereinber, 1SSI,
.when he Jumped from the Warren
brld;p to save Ilatt!e IMohniont, an in
R.'ine woman, who attempted suicide.
Ho r.t nick a Ins la the leap and
smashed In his no.te. The blow
stunned him for a moment, but the
woman's clothing buoyed her up, and
when bis mind became clear be sighted
her tloiitlns out toward the harbor. It
was night. The woman was of power
ful frame, and she fought like n wild
cat when lu laid, hold of hor. She bit
his right thumb to the bone, and lio
was obliged to mo his list to subdue
her. He swam with her to the Navy
Yard wall and brought assistance to
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1M3THK S. MNAU.Y.
that quarter by shnutlns as he swam.
He was badly ramped when helped
from the water, and was not himself
asaln for two or thieo days.
There Is no iccord of all the lives
ho has Haved, but he has pulled at least
00 persons from Jeopardy.
In 18S1 he camo near loslns hl.t own
llfo In an attempt to save a party of
four wlioiio hunt had been upset by the
swash of a ferry btcamcr. The acci
dent to tho boat had happened Just
off tho Navy Yard, l'etcr was about
fifty yards away in another boat.
Jumplus In ho swam the distance,
rlshted tho capsized dory, and helped
the four Into it. He was m badly ex
hausted that tho four whom ho helped
wero lu turn obllscd to sle him assist
ance. Off Oak Island, Hevere Heaeh, In
1SSI, ho rescued a Wnldon woman
nnmed Lena Campbell, and worked on
her for about an hour before she
showed signs of life. There were no
physicians at hand, and the only help
lie sot was from somo of the pleasure
seekers, whom he directed in tho work
of reviving tho woman. He saved two
boys at Nnntasket tho same summer,
and Into in November of that year went
Into tho water mur Hiitherfonl avenue,
Charlestown, for !i- ear-old Wllllo
Stevens. Tho Hoy had sunk and Mc
Nally had to dive for him. Hu wived
seion lives lu 1SS.".
Ho once engaged In a novel match
with an Kuglish swimmer who one day
nt Crescent Ileach announced that the
Americans were no good nt the same.
Somo of McNally's friends who had
hoard tho boast ald (hoy had a man
they would match asalnst him for ?.'o
or a.s much more as ho would like to
strip for. A l!oton saloonkeeper,
who was known bonie tlmo hack for
hla liking for everything Knglluh,
furnished the money tor the man from
tho other side and a match was made
for ?100. Tho conditions weio tint the
men should swim straight out to sea,
no bouts to follow, and tho first to turn
back to be the loser. There was a tre
mendous crowd nt the beach, and those
who knew McNally's make-up placed
their money on him. McNally bet tho
pare, and a lively one It was. The men
wero very close together, and nothlns
was said until about thrro miles out,
when tho I? u si Id hum u, who wcu falling
'lclilud, said:
"01, Bay, l'eto."
"Well, what Is it?"
"Where th' bloody Ml yer sola'?"'
"Liverpool."
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PoUr loafed on the return, and trie
HiKll.th swimmer had only this excuse
"01 was up against a bloomin' pop
poise; Vd stay In the water a week."
A MARVELOUS CLOCK.
Tiny llnniiin Sktilrtiun ouiitl Mm In-
Ins IIiiu rn.
The most marvelous clock ever bulli
Is the property of an Indian prince In
one of life Inland districts of tho em
pire. The dial of this clock was out
lined In gold upon a carved slab of
some peculiar marble, and beneath ll
was miHpemlud. between two uptight",
a silver gong. Then a broad, Hat sur
face of marble spread out before that,
littered from end to end with a min
iature bones and skulls, and here and
there tiny hammers, with little round
balls for heads. The bones seemed en
tirely disconnected, and looked only
like iio much rubbish remnants of tho
tiny dead.
Tho clock stood In the dining hall
where the ceremonious meal was being
served, and as 1 o'clock drew near the
prime called Hie visitor's attention to
a rustllns anions the dry bono.. With
a faint clutter they bosun to rise and
come together, a skull set In Itself upon
the shoulder structure, and from the
mass of dry bones one tiny skeleton
rose contplpte. with a hammer clutched
in Ills bony lingers. He stood beside
the shining sons until the minute hand
pointed precisely to the hour.
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A MAUVHl.ors t'l.OCK.
Then, with a quick swlns he drove
the hammer asalnst the shiniis sur
face, and a sliver note, line as threa 1,
burst forth anil echoed away In soft
cadence anions the distant pillars of
tho place. Jleforo Its whispers ceased
In tho stillness the little skeleton had
like tho sbnst of .loiiu James Christo
pher llcnjamln liluns, "sone down
asaln." and the scattered bones lay
motionless once more upon the marble
plain.
At 2 o'clock tho same ceremony wna
Bono through with, save that this time
two Usurps rose from out the heap of
bones, and each struck one sturdy
stroke.
Of its history, of Its wellnlsh mas
ical worklnss, Its proud owner would
say uothins.
THE GREAT MOA.
It Sloml Tiri'Ho nml Mtlccn Furl
IIIrIi.
The great moa, now extinct, was tho
largest bird that over exUted. This
particular bird stands from 1L' to 10
feet high, and the ostrich Is a pigmy
beside It. As late as 1S.S1! Professor
Owen expressed the opinion that tho
bird could be found In some of tho
remote districts of New Zealand. In
IS'.:! n party of miners crosned the hith
erto impuhsahlo mountain range which
runs the whole length of Middle Is
land. Ther they discovered traces of
an enormous bird, and while silling
around the camp one evening they naw
thccrcalurcou a knoll a short distance
nway. The bird seenid fascinated by
the glare of the cainpllre. and remained
motionless for u considerable time, but
nnnlly stalked away. It had a long,
Hat head, which It tarried luclluiil for
ward, and not erect like birds of the
ostrich kind. They Judged that Its
height was nine feet. The footprints
i.howod three claws about twelve liiihes
apart, with a pail and a t-pur about the
same distance In the roar. Walker
Manlell found a gigantic egg In tho
volcano sand In New Zealand, tho
diameter of which was as great as his
hat. Hones of the moa have been
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found lu Now Zealand In great qinntl
ties. Sriiu-lilii!; fur u llrlili'.
Oernian paper tell an interesting
ctory regarding the young kins ot Scr
vla's recent i.ilu tilp in search of a
bride. His majesty had taken t Int.i
his head that he would like to marry
Princess Maria, daughter of tho king of
Greece. Tho Hon Inn minister lu
Athonn proposed the marriago to the
Greek ruler!), and leeeiwd an evaslvo
nnswor. The minister wa. encouraged,
howovcr, and telegraphed the Mug to
proceed to Athens. The young Gram!
Duko Alexander Mlchailolti h, how
ever, had long been in love with the
Princess Maria, and when he learned
of tho projects of the Servian monarch
ho pressed his Milt so hard that when
tho young king m rived In Athens the
engagement with the Russian hid al
ready been anno'iiued Tho unhappy
dlplouint will Miff r for Ills blunder,
and Las alre.uly been recalled from hid
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SONGS TIIAJ1 WE LOVE.
REVIVED POPULARITY OF STE
PHEN FOSTER'S MELODIES.
tlinlrrrft l'riiiir to Itiitmr III (Iriivo
Willed I, In it Ni'uliTti'il I ii rt if it
I'lllfliiiri; rnni'irry by llrorlliiK u
.Mimiiiiii'iit H III, (iniliK.
(I'ittaburg Letter.)
UWANIOIO It I H
IJI2K," and "My
Old K e n t it c k y
Home," which were
sung with such ef
fect by tho negro
delegates tit the ip
cent tepubllcan
convention, demon
strato tlio revival
in popularity which
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thoM' sotig.t are
Miming into, Hand In hand with till.,
ltinoimcenient comes that of an effort
being made lu this city, the home of
their coinpoer, ft stait a national fund
for the election of a monument to thl
Konlus. Forty years ago the name or
.Stephen Collins Foster was familiar
to all. Ah the composer of many can -palgn
songs, nongs that have since bo
come famous, he was as well known,
md perhaps better, than many people
of that day 'whose names have slme
pasted Into history. What man or wo
man or child today but what can "carr
the tune" of "Old Folks at Home," per
haps better recognized as '"Way Down
Cpon the Suwance Itibher," or ha'-,
heard tho plaintive note, of "Old (thick
Joe," or was thrilled with the tender
ness and pathos of "My Old Kentucky
Home," or laughter at the humor in
"0, Susanna, Don't You Cry for Me?"
And yet today, all that remains of the
man who save to the world these songs
lies In a neglected grave In a little
corner of the Allegheny Cenioter.
Pittsburg, P.i.--a grave so neglected
and forgotten that the sexton had
great dllllulty lu locating it.
Foster, In his line, was as great a
genius as Heethoveii, Mozart, or any of
the well-known composers. He was as
truly musical, although his talent was
directed into a different channel, and.
like somo great musicians, ho will some
day ho appreciated, after fifty years
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schnr at lawhi:nci:villi:.
or so of slumber under the sod. Pattl,
Nllson, and other great singers of the
day hnve achieved signal triumph in
their rendition of Foster's composi
tions. "Suwaneo Hlhher" has been
translated Into twelve different lan
guages, and it plaintive tuuo Is known
nearly all over Kurope. It was fe
ently played at Jolianuesberg, South
Africa, at a concert given there, This
allows tho popularity of some of his
-ongs.
Foster was a Pltlsburger, born and
nod, having ilrst seen tho light of day
a July t, lS'JU, In tho old Foster niaii
jlon at Lawreticevllle, now a suburb of
Pittsburg, once owned by his illustil
iiis grandfather, William Barclay
Foster. Tho latter was one of the
founders of Pittsburg, the son of a sol
llpr In the revolution, un olllcor in the
(The birth place of Foster to tho left.)
.Mexican war, and prominent In the
lefeiiBe of New Orleans under Gen
ndrew ,'noksnn. He gavo his estates
for the defense of the Crescent City
and the Northwest against the Hrltlsli,
and was never fully repaid the dob:
by the i'nlted States.
Foster was sent to school at To
wanda. Pa., at the ago of thirteen, and
soon afterward to Athens, Ohio. At
both places he gained tho reputation
of being one of the quietest and most
modest boys In tho school. His friend.-.
In Pittsburg today renionibor him
"as gentle as a woman." n, UnlFlicd
ills education at .leu'iTson College.
Ciiiiiionsburg, Pa., which college .lame
G. Mlaliie attended. Young Foster ills
played an aptitude for mercantile life,
and went to Cincinnati, where ho se
emed a position as a clerk. This bent
was short lived, however, for soon after
tho success of hla drat song, he re
turned to Pittsburg, and lived there
until lKfiO. devoilng the principal por
tion of hi i tin" to the composition of
M;nr.s. In IMiu he went to ,v,v York,
Mid there redi'od until K.i t'.e .th, Jan
uary 13. ISO I.
Foster displayed his musical talent
early In life. When scarcely able to
walk ho ovlucod a fondness for all
kinds of music, and as ho grew ohlei
was quick at catching airs. His fust
musical composition was written whll
nt Townnda, and was entitled "Tlog.1
Wnltz." It was published before th
youthful composer had reached hi
fourteenth birthday, and as compens.i
Hon he received tho iiiagiilllcent pre
cli of twnty-llvo copies of the piece to
distribution nmotig his friends, lu
I while clerking, In IS 12. It was entitle 4
"Open Thy Lattice, Love," and w(u
published in Ilalllniore. A few months
afterward "Old Fplks at Home," hla
greatest success, made In appearance.
It was not much of a success at llrst,
until one Thomas McNally, foreseeing
its popularity, paid Foster ?.V)0 to llrst
produce It on the minstrel stage. 1
then spread like wlldtlre through the
south, and was soon on the lips of
eery slave, to whom it especially ap
pealed. A complete record of Foster's songs
has never bcpn kept, but It Is es
timated that li'o of his writings bocanio
popular. The majority of these wero
campaign Mings, written tit tlm out
break of Hie war. The more familiar
compositions Included "Old Dog Tray."
"Old Kentucky Home," "O. I.PintH,"
"Open Thy Lattice. "Love," "Way
Down South." "Way Down Fpon the
Suwanee Rlhber," "O, Susanna. Don't
You Cry For Me." "Hard Times Come
Again No More," "Massa's lu Cold.
Cold. Oroiind." etc. With the exception
of perhaps ten over the above list, tho
remainder have sunk Into oblivion,
like their author.
Writing songs was to Fo-ttir as easy
an swinging the ax to the back woodt
mati. (liven a lllmsy theme, he would
produce a composition lu an Incredi
bly short time. Ills sonss possessed
decided originality and much musical
merit. They wero written In most
cases at random, if n il Just as the niotnl
came upon hlin. He would dash oil an
air, then wedge In the words to fit,
often spending more time in finding a
single needed word, than on the en
tire pier p.
Morrison Foster, a brother of the
composer, now a Pittsburg buslnost
man, tells of a day when his brother
entered his olll'-n,
"He came to me one day In perplex
ity. Said he 'I want the name of a
river In the t'nited States contnlnin;;
two syllables.' I suggested Peedrre
Ynxoo. and eevcral other outlandish
names, but none of them would do.
Flnnllv, I got down tin old map of the
Fulled States, nnd as my lingers wan
dered over tho state of Florida, they
stopped on the line which marks tlm
course of the Suwanee. 'That will do.'
said Stephen, as he left my olllce. I
thought nothing more of the matter
until several weeks later, when I dis
covered that my brother had written
a song about the name nnd given It
to the world. 'Old Folks nt Homo. "
In the summer of IS.'!), Foster went
to Heardstown, Ky., in search of reft
and retirement, and there remained
hoveral months as the guest of Judge
John Rowan. He was so pleased wLh
this place, which lie termed "li'.s re
treat," tli.it he wrote a song nhotit the
homestead, and named It "My Old Ken
tucky Home." Tho Fosters were orig
inally southern people, anil this may
have had something to do with the
composer's love for southern topics nnd
subjects.
Foster died In New York, compara
tively wealthy. Like nearly every
member of his family, his death oc
curred away from home. His remains
were hi ought to Pittsburg at his own
request, and hurled lu the family lot,
which was located lu the then fashion
able portion of Allegheny cemetery.
Although his grave today Is obscure
and sadly neglected, tho Grand Army
veterans at least keep his memory
green. Ills songs beguiled many a
weary hour on the march and lu camp,
and in grateful remembrance, his grave
Is visited on each Memorial day, and a
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sti:phi:n collins kostiju.
G. A. It. (lag iilaccd roverontly beneath
the head.none, together with a hugo
bunch of roses and forget-me-nots.
The move to start a nntlonnl fund
for the erection of a monument over his
grave was started lu Pittsburg, ami la
cstendlng through Pennsylvania. The
Intention is to have the fund completed
mid the monument placed In one of tha
public parks. It will bo uuvellei'. on
July I, 1S07, which will bo doubly cel
ebrated as Foster's birthday and the
anniversary of tho signing of thu
Declaration of Indcpondonco,
PF.RCIVAL PHILLIPS.
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3ALLIE DOW THE FAIREST GIRL
IN NEW MEXICO.
I tin Attempt IViii ltpiiilPil liy u I'tnll.
Imln of Unite! mill I.im of l.lfti A
.stirring ItiimitiK-n nf tho f ml In ti llor
iter ROM Now Mexico
conies a tale of love
ami blond that viv
idly lecalls the
days of old when
physical m 1 g li t
made tight, and
w h e n passionate
lovers carried off
(vl J fair maidens by
lie Dow, the hand
some KJ-years-old daughter of Mer
hant Dow Tyique, some 40 miles east
of Albuquerque, has had a wide ex
perience of suitors of all complexions
and every shade of ferocity. She Is
pretty enough to drive a Metropolitan
exquisite to the commission of extrav
agances, and It will bo easily compre
hended Hint her charm for tho lonely
ranchman or the wild sheepherder Is
next to Irresistible. Miss Dow. how
ever, never found any dilllculty In get
ting rid of her lovers until she met
Don Juan Mlguol do la Corda. a llorce
and even haughty Urazlllan.who claims
a lineage as long as the everlasting
bills. Don Juan Is dark, not Ill-looking
nnd full of dctermltiatloii. He met
Miss Dow one glorious afternoon when
she was riding a favorite horse, mid
from that hour he could think of noth
ing but her superb figure, her "bronze
brown eyes," her lustrous hair. The
Don's courting was swift and to the
point. There was no dilllculty about
securing an Introduction, and before
he had known her for a quarter of tin
hour the Impetuous Hrazlllnn asked
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SALLIK DOW.
Sallle to become his wife. She laughed
at him, nnd ho began to curse. Then
Miss Sallle became alarmed, and, al
tering her tone, begged for time. She
said she must consult her father.
"To-night," said tho Brazilian, "I
will call for my answer."
Sallle rotlo wildly for her father's
house, and in a few words told her
story. She was sure, she said, tho man
was mad, and as tor marrying him. she
declined (tho would as soon think of
mating with tho Old Hoy himself.
Father Dow received Don Juan cour
teously when tho latter called that
evening, and listened to him with a
flno show of patience. The Brazilian
wasted no words.
"Senor," ho said, "your daughter
pleases me, and 1 will take her for my
wife. 1 return to my ranch In the
morning. 1 will now go and get a
priest and we will bo married Imme
diately." Sallie's father was naturally some
what nonplussed by such winged
words. Ho told the Don that ho did
not know him well enough to consider
him In that light mid advised that the
discussion end light there. Don Juan
Hew Into a terrible passion and de
clared that he would take the girl with
out her father's consent. Hut Sallie's
father gripped the Don by the collar
and threw him out of the front door
with so much energy nnd gool will that
It was some moments beforo tho teetli
of the noblo Hrazllian ceased to rattle
Do went nway, however, vowing tha
ho would have Sallle If ho had to bur-,
the house about tho stern parent's eai.
to get her.
Now. instead of keeping his hltte
(Migcr locked in ills breast Do la Conl.i
went about the country publishing hi
Intention of taking the girl by force.
Mr. Dow, however, was not to In
caught napping and promptly fortified
his roof tree nml armed Ills servants
with Winchesters and his daughter
with a couple of revolvers. t
"Keep one of those for tho crazy
Brazilian, my dear," said ho to Sallle,
and tho girl marked Dow's name on
Ihe gun and put It away in a safe place.
Meanwhile love and mortified vnnlty
wero waging a fearful wnrfaro In tho
Brazilian's breast. He f mi nil little dif
ficulty In enlisting a band of reckless
thcep herders under his banner and ad
vanced upon Mr. Dow's Iioufo under
over of tho night. Tho sheep borders
r.-ere promised all the booty they could
capture. Thoy surrounded tho Uouso
and called upon Dow to produce, tho
girl, threatening him with tlenth and
his liouso with tho brand If ho refused
to reply. But Merchant Dow had so-
cured tho co-operation of a few of his
nearest neighbors, nnd these, with a
half dozen servants who were devoted
ly attached to him mid his daughter,
lonstltutod tho party of defense. Dow'a
irders weio to await tho woi'd of com
mand and then burn powfler 'without
Hint.
Do la Corda rodo Into battlo on a
auistnng, Although ho still treasured n
reunllcejlou of his desired father-In-'aw's
strong right nrni, ho never for an
instant doubted that ho would scaro
the Dow household luto submlsclon,
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"Bring out the girl!" ho shouted, "or
I'll kill you all and burn tho house."
Then one of the stoutly barricaded
windows of the Dow mansion spoke in
n Hash of fire juul mustang rolled over
In the dust with the Hrazlllnn tnnglJd
In the wreck of hoofs nnd trappings.
When MlsjSalllo sawher suitor's down
fall she quickly grasped the revolver
marked with his name and tried a shot
at him. Don Juan still lives, but tho
mustang will never limp again. Mat
ters now began to take on a serious
look. Irritated at the shot which had
momentarily disabled Dp la Corda, the
sheep herders beuun a rapid lire on the
house. One of the Dow servants fell,
mortally wounded, behind tho window
ho was guarding. Several of tho
neighbors lost their heads and forgot
to return tho lire of the enemy. But
Mr. Dow forgot nothing. Ills gun spoke
lapldly mid with terrible effect. One
man on tho Don's side was killed out
right from a bullet from tho enraged
father's rllle. and several others fell In
the field badly butt.
The Brazilian, nlded by a dozen of
the more desperate spirits of his com
mand, now made a dash for the front
door of the house and began battering
at the heavy wood work with the butts
of their rlllos. The lire of the defend
ers could not reach them there, and
every moment the door quaked to Its
fall under the rain of the heavy blowit
showered upon it. There was no tlmo
to be lost, and Dow quickly musfro'l
his forces on the stair landing which
commanded the main entrance to tho
house, nml did not leave the rear tni
trance entirely unprotected. Wtten lie
door went down the inuraudprjj found
themselves facing the belching .volcino
oi are mm shot. No wonder they fa I
tered for a moment, but when Don Jiton1
clubbed his musket, lushed up tho
stairs with dare devil courage, other of
His party rushed on after him. Again
Mr. Dow showed his coinage. He met
the Brazlllin more than half way.
knocked the miieket out of his hand,
and seizing him by the throat hurled
him hack upon his followers, just as
Miss Sallle, who was peeping around a
corner of the stairway at the tide of
battle shot a sheep herder In the shoul
der with one of her revolvers. It If
conceded by Dow that his daughter
Sallle, saved the day. She nnd her re
volvers took part just In tho very nick
of time, mid shook the courage of tho
followers of Don Juan. The latter
withdrew hid forces and no more was
hoard or him that night. Mr. Dow de
elates that lie will shoot the Brazilian
on sight, and everybody hopes he'll see
him very soon. Sallle Dow is still car
rying around with her that cunning lit
tle revolver, marked with the Don's
name, and sho doesn't pretend that it
Isn't loaded.
BURKE-CAVENDISH MURDERS.
Ilr.-itli of .11m. Curloy i:nk .Mr rln
of l.irk Il.iy In Iroliiiiil,
Reminiscences and painful memories
of dark pages In Ireland's history wero
brought to light and alied upon tho
deatlt of a woman In Chicago recently.
That woman was Mrs. Mary Jane Cur
ley, wife of Daniel Cuiiey, who was
hanged on May 11, ISSn, accused of
being one of tho Irish National Invinci
bles guilty of tho murder of l-Mwiii
Burke and Lord Cavendish. Mrs. Cur
ley's relatives were people of gentle
birth nnd breeding and owned much
property in Dublin. All this was seized
at once by the English crown, ami soon
after the execution of Daniel Curloy,
the widow, with her father, mother,
brother, two sisters, mid two sons, left
the land towards whose government
they felt such n bitter hatred and camo
to America. The father, mother, and
one sister mndo a humble home for
themselves in New York, while the rest
of the party went on west to Chicago.
By taking ih hoarders Mrs. Curloy sup
ported herself and two boys, and for six
years lived so quietly, not even thoso
who camo to know her beat dreamed
of tho tragic history of her llfp. Few
of the family possessions were allowed
to leave Ireland's shores, but under a
fnlso bottom in Mrs. Curley's trunk
wero concealed a life-slzo portrait of
her husband, the revolver he had car
lied the Illsllt of the murder, nml Mm
; most Interesting relic of nll-tho big
SS
MRS. MARY JANI-: CTRI.EV.
key which was prepared to release tho
Imprisoned Invlnclhlcs and the cake of
soap in which it was concealed. The3o
she kept secretly, to bo shown only tc
a few of her country i.'cn.
m, 1 1 I,,,r1"1 "f ' Mult.
Tho biggest nun ln all Rhode Island,
Mr. Eben J. Hemenwny. a colored lim
ber, was burled nt Providence last Sun
day. About rm people, both white and
black, assembled to pay tlioir last ro
gpects to tho well-known character.
Hemenwny weighed about COO pounds
beforo death. His colllu was an lm
liieiiRo affair, ami thu window frames
and a portion ot the house had to 1 '
moved. Fourteen bearers woro i
quired to lift tho reuinlns through tf
window Into the hearso. Tho oxj,',
slvo giao lequlred two men two da.
to excavate.
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