It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this/these transcript(s) must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collection Coordinating Committee. Elizabeth Kane Journal 1904 MSS 3190 [Journal is written primarily in ink; exceptions will be noted. Pre-printed text is in bold font; notes made by transcriber are in brackets] [inner cover contains pre-printed information regarding the counting-house calendar for 1904 and money orders] [inner front leaf contains pre-printed information regarding legal holidays and interest rates] [other side of front leaf is blank] [1] THE STANDARD DIARY [The year 1904 is encircled by a picture of the Zodiac] FOR SALE BY ALL STATIONERS. [2: page is blank] [page 3 contains pre-printed information regarding Presidents and population of the United States, and rates of postage] [page 4 contains pre-printed information on populations of principal cities, eclipses, and interest] [5] FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1904 Jan. 1 A bad beginning of the New Year, for I’m writing this on the 2d instead of the 1st. I was busied in trying to get the summary of my expenses for 1901, 1902, 1903 delayed hitherto because Tom paid out for the expenses during my absences and I have only just obtained the items. Wrote a long letter to Walter, my brother. It is very cold and stormy. We have had sleighing for nearly six weeks already. I have been housed since Dec. 25th with grippe, shingles of the lips and a sore back. Bess has been very ill with grippe. She is convalescing now. All the others have had it too. SATURDAY 2 Tom and Elisha in gas troubles. Elisha can- -not furnish enough to go on building his brick works and Tom finds difficulty in supplying the various glass works. The glass works are all at logger- -heads about the price of labour. We are having an easterly storm. [6] Jan. SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1904 3 Thermometer 12° below zero, but with the sun shining. Evan and Lila had just crossed the RR. bridge when their sleigh struck a stone and overturned. The whiffle- trees broke and the horses ran away. Evan was senseless for a minute and cut his forehead right through his fur cap. Lila fell on him and was unhurt. MONDAY 4 The thermometer went up in the middle of today’s sunshine to 12° above zero, but retrograded. I didn’t get out but busied myself in putting my clothes to right, preparatory to packing, getting trunks down &c. Tom went to Ridgway and in the evening to see a Mr Loucks. [7] TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1904 Jan. 5 I thought today would be warmer, but it was 10° below zero in the night up here and Erickson says it was 20° below at his house in the hollow. Bernard and Sybil are both sick; one teething, the other with a fresh attack of grippe. [The following 3 lines were written in pencil] I heard that at Bradford it was 35° and at Colegrove 40. My finger has begun to hurt WEDNESDAY 6 [this entry written in pencil] Busy all day packing and talking to the family Elisha accompanied us as far as Johnsonburg, and Tom and V. to Phila [8] Jan. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1904 7 [entry written in pencil] Train four hours late. I lost much sleep with finger but it felt better all day. We had a slow but safe journey Helen joining us at 32d Street FRIDAY 8 Reached St. A. at 9.20 P.M. oh so tired! We supped at Jacksonville [9] SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1904 Jan. 9 [entry written in pencil] Slept very little with my finger throbbing and as soon as Dr. Wo[-]ley – a RR – surgeon came to his office he lanced it all round the base of the nail and down a cunning little pocket that I showed him. The lancing scarcely hurt but packing gauze between the nail and the quick did. He then put on Crédés salve whose base in nitrate of silver. It became quite comfortable till now at 5 when it is throbbing again. We went to the fort and I to see Mrs Averette and after dinner drove to the station to get our tickets for Monday and a sort of pottering drive about St. A. I lay down for an hour. Tickets to Palm Beach and seat[-] $45.50 Carriage $1.25. Bank charge 25. Supper at Jacksonville 2.25 Buses $1.50 SUNDAY 10 Dr Worley had to cut off a strip of skin all round the nail and probe freely, but I believe he has done the deed thoroughly now, and my finger is quite comfortable tonight. The hotel is in a state of wild excitement, as Miss Nellie Hayden being sick, was removed to the hospital and her room was deserted for an hour, It seems she had $500. and her diamonds left between her mattresses. When her mother returned, the money was gone. The chambermaid, waiter and fire-maker had access to the room and have been arrested. We went to church in the morning, but it rained all nigh the afternoon. Poor Mrs Rainey visited me for consolation. Sashy said his hymns nicely. [10] Jan. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1904 11 A rainy day for starting on our journey to Palm Beach, but we shall have no dust — and my finger is much better. The day passed quietly and we were abed at Mrs Maltby’s a little after ten. Sashy was very good over Swiss Family Robinson all day. Found a letter of welcome from Elisha, dear fellow. He says he has given me $1300 Mr Jewett Water Co. Stock in place of $1300 that I loaned. TUESDAY 12 An exquisite day at Palm Beach. Helen and I pottered all the morning but an elderly Mr Hull took Sashy to see the shark fishing. In the afternoon we joined a party to go in a steam launch to Munyon’s Island – but I’m too sleepy to write about it [11] WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1904 Jan. 13 Very warm. We pottered too long to go to the Peninsula, and glad we were for a violent thundergust came which has refreshed the air. I feel very sleepy. THURSDAY 14 Went across the lake, walked to Clark’s and across to the ocean: then back again. Quite tired out – but grate- -ful to the millionaires whose treat to the public these exquisitely kept grounds are. Here are Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Armours of Beef Essence, Hosletter of the Bitters, John Wan- amaker, John D. Rockefeller et al. No letters and I feel uneasy. [12] Jan. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1904 15 Very cold in the early morning so that we enjoyed Mrs Lockwood’s open fire before breakfast. Then we walked to the post office and got a batch of delayed letters with news of over $500 in Spring Water Co div. as well as 23 shares of stock at 50 par. Then we crossed the lake and went in bicycle chairs through the jungle to the Alligator Farm. By the time we crossed the lake the atmosphere was perfect — really it was impossible to improve it. My finger is healing, too. SATURDAY 16 This morning we walked over to the ocean: Helen and I sat on the shore while Sashy gathered and cracked the beautiful blue opalescent egg like things they call Portuguese Man of War’s eggs. The sea was just like them in colour. Finished The Virginian. Gabbled with old Mr Earl. Helen read aloud in the evening Crawford’s Heart of Rome: interesting and sensational: found Master Sashy at ten o’clock leaning over the edge of his bed in the adjoining recess from the hall to catch the story Got my pension, and from Seep over $100. [13] SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1904 Jan. 17 Another exquisite day. I had a big batch of letters, some of which must be answered in detail tomorrow Sashy and I went to the Congregational and Helen to the Episcopal Church. None of us were pleased. Wrote a G.E. and to Mrs Porter. MONDAY 18 Must write to V. what Helen thinks about French servants: to Mrs McCoy about H. Frances Jones; to Zella about Mrs Hays, and to Tom about bank credits: to pay Wanamaker: to remit cheques for deposit Remitted pension $90. to Fidelity, Tiona Oil 100.90c to E. D. K. P. 1st National through Lila, together with $1.25 repaid me by the Union. Wrote to Lila, to Wanamaker, to Mrs McCoy, to H. Frances Jones. [14] Jan. TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1904 19 Left Palm Beach in a windstorm and reached the Palmetto House Daytona at dusk. Our rooms are small and dark owing to piazzas but the fare very good. Helen read to me in the evening. WEDNESDAY 20 A very busy morning. After a poor night for sleeping we had a fine breakfast, and started out on our rounds. Went to the school and paid $1. for a month’s tuition: hired a bicycle for him for a week, tried to ease his foot by a pair of white shoes; acknowledged a deed, and wrote to the family [15] THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1904 Jan. 21 Lovely morning. My precious child set off for school with his heart in his mouth, and I’m anxiously awaiting his return. I hear that there is a private school kept by a Mrs Cross, also, so if this school doesn’t suit I have another string to my bow. Helen and I took a walk till ten. Sashy will have trouble in getting to school and back in time. FRIDAY 22 We followed Sashy to the school and asked about his trying for the 5th grade, but his teacher said it would be too hard for him. He seems to be having a very happy time, and came home in fine spirits. We went to “The Oaks” to see if they could accommodate us, but they are full. Sashy has to carry lunch to school instead of get- -ting any dinner and to start very early in order to get to school in the morning at 8.15. Boyle has come and gone, but I have no details. [16] Jan. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1904 23 Just a horrible, steady, sousing rain. Sashy doesn’t know what to be except a little meddlesome – matty – wilfully resolved not to do any of the things we suggest for his amusement. I have written to Tom and to Seep, and am glad to have my hood for Bess and my Spanish and my novel and the Life of Schuyler (Philip) for our serious reading SUNDAY 24 Very cold and we had a stupid sermon, Sashy and I. We wrote letters and walked about to keep warm and in the evening got an oil stove. [17] MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1904 Jan. 25 Heaps of letters, eleven in fact, ten of them from the family: weather clear and not quite so cold. Helen and I walked in the morning to the Central Bridge and back and in the after -noon to the library. “Elisha” joined us there on his way from school where he seems to be happy. TUESDAY 26 Helen and I went to see the colored kindergarten and enjoyed it. [18] Jan. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1904 27 This day, though of course I didn’t know it then Mrs Hays’ leg was taken off THURSDAY 28 Helen didn’t feel very well, so Sashy and I drove over to see some of the auto-mobile races and walked back, as a very black sky was forming. It began to rain before dinner and poured all afternoon and evening. The auto-mobiles flashed by in the races out of a sun- smitten fog and into it again and reminded one in their clumsy shapes of the chariot race in “Ben Hur.” [19] FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1904 Jan. 29 A rainy or threatening to rain day. Wrote to Tom who has a bad finger but I haven’t heard yet whether it is a felon or not, poor dear boy. I also wrote to Wanamaker for ribbons for Bessie’s gray hood, and now I’m going out to warm myself and to stop Sashy’s whining. I hear that poor Mrs Hays had to have her leg off between the ankle and knee. She was very brave about it, and asked to be permitted to walk from her room into Zella’s sitting room where the operation was to be, “to use her foot for the last time.” When she came out from the anesthetic she asked that some one should write to tell me. It rained nearly all day. SATURDAY 30 This morning was windy, cloudy and very cold. Helen didn’t feel well enough to go to the beach, so as Sashy was extremely anxious to see the races we walked over about 9 o’clock, and after sitting on the dunes for an hour we concluded that it would be both pleasanter and wiser to go home. We had seen the racing autos flying by in getting up speed. Then we added to our walk by going a few hundred feet farther north to buy some paper; so I felt I had done my duty by exercise, but Sashy was out either on his wheel or on foot nearly all day, including the trial of having to go to buy a strap for his books. I told “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” to Alice Sashy and Tracy in the evening. We were glad to have “Alma” temporarily away. [20] Jan. SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1904 31 Very cold, raining all night, but the sun is sometimes peeping out this morning. A letter from Zella of the 28th says that her mother is cheerful, but that they dread the worst. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 I wrote to Mrs Hays, but fear she may never read the letter. Wrote also to Tom. Helen and I took a walk out in the woods and back by the RR. track, Third Avenue and the Beach Street. In the afternoon we went to the library and I took out a book for evening reading – Mexico in Transition, and another subscription for trash. [21] TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1904 Feb. 2 Thermom: at 44º but when I rose there was white frost on the ground, but the day is splendid and we walked to the Central Bridge and back, 2 1/2 miles. Found a note from E. K K. telling me that congestion of the lungs had set in, so I suppose Mrs Hays’ case is hopeless. Wrote to Lila. WEDNESDAY 3 Head washed in the afternoon. In the morning walked to the S. Beach and back [22] Feb. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1904 4 Helen and I took a long walk inland and then I sat beside a hot stove to write my letters, so by dinner time I had a fine headache. However I always have one after getting my head washed. FRIDAY 5 They had a Mother’s Day at the school but Helen and I had walked to the South Beach and thence to Goodall and though we drove back I was too tired to go out at once without any desire too. We had a lovely stroll home from the library in the afternoon sunset. At teatime we were all saddened to hear that poor old Mr Hamilton had had an apoplectic stroke [23] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1904 Feb. 6 This being Elisha’s holiday and there being a request that children should be quiet on account of Mr Hamilton we drove in the morning to Port Orange and in the afternoon to the beach where I paid 10c to let Elisha see a sea-monster that came in on the flood and couldn’t get off the shore at the Mosquito Inlet at the ebb. It is 10 1/2 feet from tip to tip of fin and 7 1/2 long and weighs 1000 lbs. At first some called it a manatee. Now they call it an ocean sun-fish or as near it as maybe. The drive gave me a hay fever cold. Wrote to Tom, Virginia and Lila. SUNDAY 7 Here’s a hot Sunday: thermom. 81º in the cool shade of the eastern piazza. We, Sashy and I, walked to the M. E. Church and had a cheerful and unaffected discourse which I might not wish to offer to the critical ears of The Church but it and the simple, well sung hymns and responses to the Psalms with time to know what they were saying suited me better than the monotone and senseless gabble of last Sunday at St Mary’s. A letter from dear Tom scrawled in his own handwriting tells me that the Republican exaggerates his ailment. He The paper says it was poisoning from a patient infected with anthrax. Elisha writes that Tom is much better and feeling quite “chipper.” Wrote to Tom and Lila. Mrs Hays is better. [24] Feb. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1904 8 A heavy fog gave place to a scorching day. Helen and I did our usual walk, however, and then I finished and mailed two gray angora hoods with raspberry cream ribbons to Blanche and Bess. Wrote to Elisha and Tom. In the evening told Beauty and the Beast or part of it to Alice Alma and Elisha TUESDAY 9 Another heavy fog, but clearing off cool: so damp! Helen and I walked to the North Bridge and back. Wrote to Walter and Tom [25] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1904 Feb. 10 Very foggy all day, so Helen and I only took a short shopping walk in the morning and in the afternoon called on the Browns. Finished Beauty and the Beast to the children in the evening: wrote to Lila and Florence and for improvement made good headway in Social Evolution. Studied a very little Spanish, worked on two pieces of fancy work. THURSDAY 11 Mr Hamilton died in the night. It rained hard at night and this morning we have a horrible Norther. I let Elisha go to school with reefer on over his jacket. Many tears ensued as he wanted to try to use his bicycle: didn’t want his reefer: nor any breakfast. Wrote a General Epistle and a letter to Mary Field [26] Feb. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1904 12 [no entry] SATURDAY 13 The storm is over, though it is still cold and windy. As it was Elisha’s holiday I took him to get new shoes but as Eugene was with us I let him go home to play. Helen and I sewed and read and had a long visit from Gertrude Brown and Miss Wendell. We bought some expensive fancy [27] SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1904 Feb. 14 A perfectly lovely day. Elisha and I walked to the M. E. Church and heard a pretty good sermon on “It may be that thou art come to the kingdom for this,” and some well sung hymns – at least I thought them so! Elisha was a pretty good boy all day and had a delightful sail in a Mr Russell’s launch in the afternoon. On his return I heard him his hymns, Commandments and Creed and while doing so heard a rumpus next door, Alma’s mother abusing poor Mrs Jones in language fit for Billingsgate. She has insulted every one near her and called Mrs Jones a liar and her boy Eugene a white livered little sneak. Miss Carleton Mrs Jones’ sister was out with her betrothed, Mr Knapp and he at once on his return went down to complain to Mr Chamberlain the landlord. Mrs Jones says that she or Mrs Boyer must leave the house. Wrote Elisha, Mrs Hays & Tom MONDAY 15 [no entry] [28] Feb. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1904 16 [no entry] WEDNESDAY 17 Evan and Lila arrived about eleven, Lila very wretch- -ed, having taken cold. She spent the afternoon and evening in bed. [a page is torn out between 28 and 29] [29] MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1904 Feb. 22 Clearing and very hot. E. and L. went to New Smyrna by train and will melt. L’s cold much worse. H. and I went to the school to pay for Elisha’s next month and found all in an uproar over a holiday granted. As we don’t see E. we presume that he met his father and went to New Smyrna. We stopped to buy wire grass for Mrs Boyce. Wrote to Tom. TUESDAY 23 The Tomoka trip today: very cold until we turned into the Tomoka – after that delightful. [30] Feb. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1904 24 Evan and Lila went to Ormond: Helen and I to church and then on a wild-goose chase after a double bicycle. We found the article but could not rent it. My G. E. went to Elisha. THURSDAY 25 Evan and Lila went home. Helen and I walked to the South Beach and back, and then Elisha and I walked to the RR. station with E and L and back, so were well tired. Evan and Lila went to Ormond again and brought home another lovely sketch, making seven that he has done. [31] FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1904 Feb. 26 Heard that our sister Harriet was very weak. Helen wants to go North to her, but I do not want her to as she has taken cold, herself. SATURDAY 27 Just a pottering day. Helen very unsettled about her going or not going North. [32] Feb. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1904 28 Helen’s cold so bad that she did not go out as the day was very foggy part of the time. E. and I went to M. E. church and heard a good sermon on “Be ye transformed.” H. calls my attention strongly to my not making E. obedient, and as Evan is always telling me of it, God help me to do my duty by my precious boy. MONDAY 29 Wrote to Mrs Fritts about having Mrs Hunt for Fall Conven- -tion: to Wanamaker for Spring Catalogue. Helen’s cold pretty bad: day beautiful. News of H. M. W. of increasing weakness. EKK’s Report. Reading 90 100 Denotes Perfect Spelling 77 90 Excellent Writing 85 85 Very good Arithmetic 93 80 Good Geography 75 75 Fair Language Lesson 88 70 Poor Punctuality 100 Regularity 90 Deportment 84 [33] TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1904 Mar. 1 Beautiful day, but very hot. At eight in the morning a colored man came to give me a lesson in pedalling on the bicycle. I’m his 1653d pupil. I quite enjoyed it, though I feel trem- -bly now. Telegram in the evening from Carrie to say that Harriet is much better, out of bed and able to di- gest. This came just after I had mailed a reply to Dun- -can’s wife, who wrote to me to decide whether to tell Helen that H. might last a week or a month. E. had such a quarrel with Eugene that I had to punish him by depriving him of the pleasure of play- -ing with the boys. Helen tells me that the three were very rude and noisy in the parlour while I was writing to Nellie D. WEDNESDAY 2 [no entry] [34] Mar. THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1904 3 [no entry] FRIDAY 4 A dry storm of wind, but I had a good lesson on the bicycle at 8 a.m. and a good walk with Helen in the afternoon. Mended and sewed labels on clothes all the morning, before amusing myself with fancy work Tom returns the cheques I had sent to pay off the remaining mortgage on the hospital. My balance in “E. D. Kane P.” is therefore $2200+ [35] SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1904 Mar. 5 Pouring hard this morning so that there can be no bicycle lesson. Eugene Jones and Elisha are playing in my room so that consecutive thought is impossible. I have written to V. and to Elisha. Later. A note from Elisha saying that I had better execute and send off the Knight deed. So I started off after dinner between two torrents of rain and execute my deed and took it to the post office and registered it before another pour began. Saw a part of a pale rainbow over Goodall. Elisha writes that Mrs Hays’ heart seems to be giving out. She has had several “sinking spells.” Helen hears that Harriet is better. Dr. Lyon writes, telling her that she could be of no use to Harriet, who has no ailment but weakness. SUNDAY 6 Another stormy morning but blowing from the S. E. I hear of disastrous floods in the North Elisha can repeat Barbara Frietche, and nearly knows The Lost Leader, as well as his Ten Commandments several hymns and the 23rd Psalm. [36] Mar. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1904 7 Rode 5 miles on the bicycle – holding on with my right hand to instructor’s belt, however. Also walked two, taking Elisha to Dentos Boat to have a tooth out. Pretty well tired! Didn’t write at all. Harriet is weaker Hired a “duplex” sociable for Helen to ride with me. TUESDAY 8 Wrote to Tom, to Joseph Seep, to County Supt Myers, to Fidelity remitting $1530. for deposit and to FW Perry & Co. remitting $3000 for investment in Penna and Wabash and such other investment as they advise. Helen enjoyed a ride on the duplex immensely. I’m to ride at two. I have put up $10. for the donation party at the M. E. parsonage. Heard from C. M. E. B. of her father’s death from severe burns in a kerosene stove burning. He stumbled over it, slipping when stooping to pick up a paper. Wrote to her and sent $100. Had a nice ride 5 miles. [37] WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9. 1904 Mar. 9 Bright and lovely: rather cold. Nell and I have each had a wheeling lesson. Wrote to Elisha and to family. THURSDAY 10 Harriet died in the night or rather early morning 3.40. Sabina Watts telegraphed to me, and I got the despatch just as I came in from bicycling. I stopped a beach bus and made Helen go out with me to the shore and there by the ocean we all love told her that our sister was gone beyond the bounds of space and time. Poor Nell feels it a great deal. [38] Mar. FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1904 11 7th bicycle lesson: didn’t seem to do anything. SATURDAY 12 Had my 8th bicycle lesson and really feel as if I did worse than when I first began. I cannot make my arms flexible. Helen spent all the morning on the beach by herself, so I have arranged to take Elisha over there this afternoon to keep him from intruding on her during the time of Harriet’s funeral I took a walk with Mrs McCoubrey and sewed and read trash [39] SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1904 Mar. 13 Grand difficulty with Elisha over his collars. The day is beautiful and I want to be in tune with it and to think of Harriet’s first Sunday in heaven, but this matter interferes. I’m pretty sure that I ought to stick it out. E. gave in at last! Wrote to Elisha and G. E. MONDAY 14 9th bicycle lesson, did better; riding a little alone. Threaten- -ing weather, damp heat. Copied poor Harry’s sweet farewell letter to Helen, found with her will after her death. It is dated May 13th 1896. that is a year and eight months after Papa’s and before her getting her skull cracked in the runaway at Catskill[-] [40] Mar. TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1904 15 [no entry] WEDNESDAY 16 A charming day. I took my 11th lesson: then went to morning church with Helen, then down to the school and home shopping on the way, so that was two miles: then wrote Theresa a long letter about schools here. Worked at collars: sent off Harrie’s blue and pink one, studied a little Spanish, wrote to Elisha and to Virginia, read aloud to the children, Elisha and Eugene, in the evening. [41] THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1904 Mar. 17 Rode alone about 1/3 of my lesson, which partly consisted in turning completely round at every corner. This I cannot yet do without Collier’s hand on the bar, although on the straight road I require very little control. I have an eyestrain headache and felt very tired by my ride. Coarced Helen to go out with Miss Quinn. FRIDAY 18 Elisha’s birthday and, poor little chap, I think he is devel- -oping chicken pox! I went to the apothecary’s before break- -fast and got him some citrate of magnesia. We have a new waiter a negro who is a poor stick and besides says he can’t get served in the kitchen so it was a quarter past 8, before I got my breakfast, and half past before I got to my <13th> bicycle lesson so I only rode to Dr. Atwoods’ and back. He did not think it worth while to keep Elisha abed. Sent off a pansy collar to V. a tape and a tan & brown to Lila, and a Persian pattern of brown, yellow and black to Bess. I sent a pink and blue one to Harrie yesterday. [42] Mar. SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1904 19 Very hot in the morning but a nice breeze later. My bicycle lesson was a short one as I said to the teacher that I was sure something ailed the wheel for I had to work my left pedal so much harder than the right one, and it was just the same now when the instructor leaves me to ride alone part of the time. I suggested his trying it and he at once found that the wheel was set twisted in the frame, so he took it to the shop. Elisha feels well, but has too many spots on his face to appear in public. Helen, Gertrude Brown and I drove to the Sea Side Sun after letters, returning by the Penin- sular Bridge. Have written to F. Perry to buy two $1000 Atchison & Topeka Bonds, and buy stock with the balance in — I forget what stock! Finished grass cloth cushion cover SUNDAY 20 Cloudy showery morning promising great heat later. I went to church alone leaving Elisha to master one hymn. On my return found that he had not learned one verse perfectly! [43] MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1904 Mar. 21 Elisha had fever in the night and severe headache with a foul tongue, but citrates of magnesia soon set him up. Elisha of Kushequa writes that Mrs Hays has had a stroke and is unconscious. After my <15th> bicycle lesson, I rode with the Professor on the duplex to get Elisha’s school books and was out twice on foot. TUESDAY 22 I have actually had my 16th lesson and don’t ride well yet. Helen and I are debating whether to go to Washing ton for a week on our way home. It was very warm here when I took my lesson though the delicious trade wind soon cooled us. In the afternoon we set off for the beach but being unable to get a “bus” we just came back and sat on the piazza with our books and work. Elisha is rather run down. A large exodus from the hotel of people bound North – among others the little nuisance Andrew Hutton with his parents. Helen enjoyed a duplex ride with a Miss Wright of Portville. [44] Mar. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1904 23 17th lesson: oh dear, how stupid I am! And the weather was frightfully hot 82 in the shade. Later a delicious breeze sprang up, but poor Nell had a bilious headache. Made most of a pretty little collar, but the shades of primrose lilac and peagreen were too delicate and tried my eyes. Tom wrote enclosing $1585 from the K. G. L & H. Co. and suggesting my pa taking the K & K. mortgage as a 6 o/c investment. Unfortunately I have just put $3030 into 4 o/c Atchison & Topeka so I wrote and telegraphed him. THURSDAY 24 18th lesson, and I did much better. It was a mounting and dismounting one. Nice breeze: oh delicious! Elisha has gone to the beach with Miss Quinn. I wrote to Zella. Mrs Hays has regained consciousness though her mind wanders. [45] FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1904 Mar. 25 19th lesson: not much good. For some reason he spent most of the time riding through the whole town with his hand on my handle bars. This doesn’t teach me SATURDAY 26 20th lesson rode to the beach. It was so hot that I felt as if the plates in my skull would burst, yet there was such a gale that I had to dismount and walk part of the way across the bridge. Collier guided my wheel nearly all the time so I was discontented and discouraged. Have begun a pair of socks and an afghan for Vs new baby. Lots of people went away today. [46] Mar. SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1904 27 A terribly hot morning, with a sudden fierce thunder storm in the afternoon. Sashy was a very good boy at his Sunday lessons and in church and trotted meekly along through the heat. I let him accompany Mrs McKeown and Miss Quinn in an “auto” just before the storm but they got in as the first drops fell, Mrs Jones, Eugene and Miss Carleton left. Wrote to Elisha and the girls. MONDAY 28 Brilliant after a rainy early morning. Acknowledged deed, bought some gifts, heard Sashy for two hours, wrote to Pullman Agt – to S. S. Times, to Mrs Parsons and Mr Hubbard and to the Republican. Mrs Hays died at 4 P. M. two months and a day since her leg was taken off. 21st Bicycle lesson [47] TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1904 Mar. 29 22d WEDNESDAY 30 Have had my lesson, chiefly in mounting and dismounting Rode from one end of town to the other but “Joe Collier’s” hand was on the handle bars. I can ride alone “Staggery Bot” fashion. Elisha was headachy all day, and didn’t enjoy our morning on the beach. I made him rest all afternoon Mrs Hays’ funeral, although I did not know it 23rd lesson. [48] Mar. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1904 31 24th lesson, chiefly in mounting and dismounting yet I don’t do as well as a child who is taking his 4th Charming weather. Gertrude Brown spent the whole morning with us – spoiling my packing time. FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Left our dear Daytona in the afternoon. It was such a hot morning that I gave up taking my last bicycle lesson, although I paid for it. I really know how – only lacking confidence. As it was Good Friday I went to church with Helen, and had the comical prayer, or rather the archaic one, for Jews, Turks, infidels and heretics – which latter I suppose included me. Returned our books to the library, revelled in our breezy piazza — finished the last of the packing. Gertrude Brown came to see us off and sat the whole tedious 50 minutes waiting for the train. Mr Chamberlin brought us lovely roses, so did Miss Quinn and Mrs McKeown. We were over an hour and a half late in getting here, owing to the overcrowded train; here is the Florida House, St. Augustine. [49] SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1904 Apr. 2 Pretty miserable night with heat, mosquitoes and diarrhoea, and a very warm morning, We went out after breakfast and at the office in The Ponce found that we could safely stay till Monday morning here by taking a train that is made up here, to start at 7.50 if that from the South due to start at 7.30 is late, Studios closed when we got there. Bought a beautiful Palm tree spoon for a wedding gift to Gertrude Wood, paid 75c for the box and $7.50 for the spoon—regular black mail! Sashy is, as usual, drawing bicycles! I must get out of the trunks warm clothes and furs for the trip to Washington. SUNDAY 3 Easter Sunday at St Augustine. Two beautiful sermons at the Memorial Church as well as the good prayers and lovely singing. The morning sermon was on “If Christ be not risen from the dead then is your faith vain” In the evening “If the dead rise not, why are ye then baptized for the dead.” We went in the afternoon to the Children’s service at the Episcopal Church, where the children repeated in the Creed He descended into Hell, and the rector explained in babyish language what resurrection and creation meant and told the children that at death all our souls go to Hades to await the final resurrection of the body. Not as cheerful a view as that of the old hymn They stand, those halls of Sin &c [50] [entries on this page are in pencil] Apr. MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1904 4 Journeying from early morning TUESDAY 5 Train reached Washington just before noon instead of just before 8 A.M. We went to the New Willard – a magnificent hotel: every room full – recommended to the Ebbitt across the street – only accommodation procurable a parlor with two camp beds and a bedroom off it, price $12. a day, or one with a bathroom high up at $13. Lunched there, gorgeous dining room but not particularly good fare, then walked to our little Bancroft and found two rooms reserved for us on the 5th (top) floor, small but nice, Sashy and I at a corner with three windows, table excellent, and a free bathroom next door – for $45 a week, instead of $84 at the Ebbitt, and as tips will be in proposition I make, by saving $40, We went to the Senate and heard the appropriation bill discussed. The only thing in the least interesting was on the item for trying the telephone in rural districts to have the post- -master read Special delivery letters to farmers. [51] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1904 Apr. 6 Partly cloudy: slept well and had a good bath: found veins in my right foot much engorged. Spent the morn- -ing very pleasantly at the National Museum, letting Elisha see all the Naval Architecture and engines he wanted. Left him to amuse himself in drawing in the afternoon while we went again to the Senate Wrote to Elisha and began a letter to Evan. THURSDAY 7 Our mail today brought us each a cheque for $3600, poor Harriet’s money, and most of the money was spent in hunting, up a notary public and getting ourselves identified, in order to sign the release to the executors. This $3604.66 represents 1/8 of what my father left H. for life. Besides this she had $14.000 of a trust he had created for my mother. She spent a large part of this, but I think that a will she made bequeaths nearly all she could leave to Helen and her children. If this be true and the other heirs are willing to let the will stand then I will keep my $3600, but if Helen doesn’t get it, then I have told her that she and after her her unmarried daughters till their death or marriage should enjoy the interest. I spent the afternoon of the National Museum, Helen and Elisha enjoying a two hours Tourist Automobile trip round the city. Maggie writes to Elisha that Virginia is sick and Miss Ellethorp is in charge. Wrote to Evan, to Tom, to Sabina, to Mrs Boyce and a G.E. in the morning [52] Apr. FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1904 8 Washington Rainy morning: wrote to Seep before breakfast. Helen telegraphed for me to ask news of V. (She lost her baby on Easter Sunday: collapse of the lung.) Senate in the afternoon: National Museum in the morning – Ida Heiberger all evening SATURDAY 9 Washington still – Morning all taken up with sight seeing in the National, and Senate in the afternoon and I got drenched in coming out while Elisha, who had been taken to the Navy Yard by a navy doctor Arnold, got in before the storm, and Helen who remained in the Senate till 5, escaped after it. The squabbles over the Postoffice Appropriation interest her immensely. By the bye the hyacinths and crocuses and daffodils are out in the beds, the Forsythia in its golden rain and an exquisite tree that is new to me, the Japanese magnolia. It has a delicately sweet scent, and the white flowers which cover the whole tree are not heavy petalled like ours, but single slender ones like chrysanthemum. [53] SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1904 Apr. 10 Washington A rainy Sunday, fitfully so only. Helen went to St. John’s (Episcopal), and Elisha and I to a beautiful Presbyterian church, and the little man quite enjoyed it. This plan of having the congregation read the psalms responsively, say the Creed and the Lord’s prayer and join in the hymns (led by a precentor) and with perhaps a hidden choir, enables a child to endure the long service. He was very willing to go. In the afternoon Helen and I went there again, but left him to draw his autos. and learn his hymn. Then she and I took a walk. MONDAY 11 Began the day with a little shopping: then, determined to give Elisha just what he wanted, took him first to the Children’s Room in the Smithsonian and then to the Naval Architecture in the National Museum where he drew “warboats” on blank cards that he had brought with him. He really draws them very well. I found more than enough to interest me, returning now and then to look him up and when I was tired I read some of the bound vol- -umes of Smithsonian papers as on other days. Today it was on the evolution of stars! Helen wrote letters. In the afternoon she went again to the Senate, and I took Elisha to the top of the Wash- -ington Monument. It was frightfully cold and windy at the base, and I felt afraid of the elevator ascent. the monument being 555 feet. The elevator takes one over 500 but so easily that one doesn’t feel it, and the view well repays one. [54] Apr. TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1904 12 Philadelphia We left Washington on the 9 A. M. train, Mrs Boyce accompanying us. Evan met us: our train being an hour late. He had come to escort my precious Sashy home, and was very full of business so that I had little talk with him but he gave me a very bad account of dear Lila. Helen made an appointment with Dr. Fox for tomorrow morning and we removed ourselves from the Bingham to the Colonnade, Helen having heard that since it had passed into its present hands it was unfit for us. We thought the place where we had to eat our lunch was queer, with a painted window of a ballet girl, and men smoking at the tables. Helen saw Dr. F. in the afternoon WEDNESDAY 13 I sorely miss my cosset lamb! Helen went to the doctor’s and I stayed there till I was tired and went to Frank’s office on the 22d floor (!) of the Land Title Building to have him identify me as I acknowledged a release of Doll’s mortgage Poor Catherine was summoned yesterday by telegraph cable to go at once to England as Harry has appendicitis. If he dies I fear for her reason. She sails today. Dr. F. gave Helen two interviews: says her eyes are strong but she has an astonishing stigmatism. The axis of one eye is 50 and the other 180. I subscribed again for The Press, and for the Book lovers. The price was jumped to $15. We spent a long time in Wana- maker’s, but I went twice to see Dr Broomall, having a very uncomforting interview with her about Lila. [55] THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1904 Apr. 14 Trenton Had my h At Wanamaker’s, also had my hair sham- -pooed, bought a switch, and went with Helen through the new Mint, a wonderful improvement on the old. After lunch we went to Trenton and spent a very pleasant evening at Lena’s pretty home: a much larger and more picturesque house than I had expected, and her little girl was quite lovely and very well behaved. FRIDAY 15 S. Orange Left Trenton, parting with dear Nell at Newark. Sabina met me at the door looking ghastly. They were very sweet, but it’s very sad here. They told me that Mr Luther had dropped dead on the ferry boat last year. Rained hard in the night and thermometer fell to 24.º [56] Apr. SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1904 16 To a dentist early then to spend an hour, a deeply in- -teresting one, with my old friend Dr. Luther. She has a small sanitarium (about 8 patients) for nervous and in- -sane women. Edith is a tutor in English in the Normal College New York, Agnes of Nature Study in the Newark Normal Sabina looks much better. SUNDAY 17 Sabina in bed all day expecting Dr Pulsford to examine her but he never appeared, being detained at a confinement. I walked to church with Walter in the morning, heard a rather stupid sermon from an exchange wrote home, and read W. S. Rainsford’s Story of a Preacher’s Work when I wasn’t with Sabina. She had a painful discharge – of clear blood, she says, in the afternoon. [57] MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1904 Apr. 18 South Orange still: bright, clear and very cold. Dr. Pulsford has been making an examination of Sabina. He came to me at her request afterwards to tell me what he had found, but I warned him not to tell me anything that she could worm me out of me, which he understood. He says that he finds conditions better than at any time – a healthier appearance of the tissues that can be seen: that these discharges are probably from the breaking down of the unseen under the influence of the X ray. This for quotation, then he answered my question whether the X ray , acting on an unseen place might not injure healthy tissue, and develop bad deep burns, say six months hence. He said yes, that was so, but they had to work in the dark, as there was so much adipose tissue that they couldn’t see the interior at all. The finger in the rectum – (and this of course he didn’t mean the family to know) shows a large hardened mass in the uterus and which at first stretching out over TUESDAY 19 one Fallopian tube and broad ligament now involves the other. Dr Kelley a year ago curetted away nearly the whole of the cervix, cleaning out a deep ulcer. At the bottom of this there is now a small spot whence a few drops of discharge come. But the main discharge is from the uterus: the rectum is all right they only use it for feeding through. Asked if an operation to remove the whole mass is practicable he answers No. Dr Kelley a year ago when it was smaller said it was impossible; involving too much. The expert from Newark had been against their even doing what Dr Kelly did, as being useless. [58] Apr. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1904 20 Left South Orange and went to Helen’s. Shall I ever see dear Sabina again. God help her. Harriet’s will is very sensible. She leaves almost everything to Helen and her children. THURSDAY 21 New York I was married on another Thursday April 21 just 51 years ago a pleasant cool sunshiny day like this. Would that my love and blessings could yet reach Tom! Oh, where is he, my beloved! I helped Helen with her dressmaker a while in the after- -noon and did some fancy work. Wrote to V. and Dr. Hays. In the morning Helen and I went down town and I bought the supplement to the Co Standard Dictionary for Walter and Sabina and Howells’ Poems for Evan, both difficult to get [59] FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1904 Apr. 22 Out shopping part of the day SATURDAY 23 N.Y. Woke with a violent cold and sore throat, but went shopping after lunch. Great excitement in the house because Julia’s lover, Mr Krebs’ father has died in the asylum and he now proposes to come on and be openly engaged [60] Apr. SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1904 24 New York Such a cold in my head that I can’t go out. Helen has gone to church and Julia is entertaining Mr Franz Krebs who has been an unavowed lover for twelve years – off and on, and who now proposes, subject to an interview he is to have with Helen before dinner, to be her avowed lover. Julia always when under Dr. Woodbury’s care denied that she had a love affair on hand, which complicated her treatment especial -ly as she had told another patient, also boarding at Dr Web- -ster’s that she did occasionally correspond with a lover. I’ll be very glad for Helen’s sake if J. gets out of her care. MONDAY 25 I spent all day till evening nursing my cold in bed. Julia buying like mad. I have given her that is put in her mother’s hands $100. to buy furniture [61] TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1904 Apr. 26 I hope that I’m going home today. WEDNESDAY 27 [no entry] [62] Apr. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1904 28 [no entry] FRIDAY 29 Foggy and rainy alternately, but I went to the Evangelistic Meeting of our W. C. T. U. as I thought most of the women would neglect it now that Mrs Jones is gone. Sure enough Mrs Parsons was supported only by Mrs Weaver, Mrs Shaw and Mrs Oberlind. I had met Mrs McCoy who professed surprise and said she had made another engagement. We arranged to have our next meet- -ing on Tuesday, as I hope to be able to be at the Convention Elisha spent the night here. [63] SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1904 Apr. 30 Another foggy rainy day. Distributed the little presents that I brought. Am trying to catch up with my accounts. How could I have spent so much on my way home! SUNDAY, MAY 1 Went to church with Tom and E. K K. Jr, but did not stay to Sunday School [64] May MONDAY, MAY 2, 1904 2 A really lovely spring day all the morning of which I have spent in fussing about mending, tidying, finding and putting away things: when I say lovely I mean rela- -tively: it was soft and gray, and I walked to town and back. Poor Willie’s hand was in an awful state, and Evan opened it under anaesthesia and found the flesh lifted off the middle joints of two fingers and a great deal of pus. Evan performed a double ovariotamy and an appendectomy without either chloroform or ether. He gave the patient a morphine hypodermic, and when she was on the table, he instilled a little cocaine under the skin to dull the first cutting. The cone was put over her mouth and a drop or two of chloroform put on from time to time to make the patient think she was going under. She’s a very talkative woman and argued all the time that she wasn’t under anaesthesia till E. told her the operation was over. Then she thought she must have been uncon- scious. TUESDAY 3 Tom went to Clearfield County yesterday to look up some oil territory. Willie is very much better. The men are letting out the pretty but very dangerous pond, much to Tom’s regret, but the children are so venturesome and disobedient that some one would surely be drowned. [65] WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1904 May 4 Went to Zella’s to stay overnight: found Delia blossoming with German measles THURSDAY 5 Convention at Eldred: stayed at a Mrs Young’s [66] May FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1904 6 [no entry] SATURDAY 7 [no entry] [67] SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1904 May 8 [no entry] MONDAY 9 Ordered Ridpath’s History of the United States sent on approval: also remitted Harriet M. W’s $3600. to F. W. Perry & Co. for investment in New York, New Haven & Hartford RR. stock as advised by my brother Walter. [68] May TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1904 10 [no entry] WEDNESDAY 11 Sewing most of the day but went down town with V. in the afternoon to a W. C. T. U. meeting that did not take place! [69] THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1904 May 12 Sixty eight years old today. I have given each of my sons, or rather their wives a $1000 Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 4 o/c bond as a nucleus for a College Education Fund: also the $20 of the April Coupon to open a bank account. I worked all morning trying to rejuvenate an old black silk waist for travelling in, in case I go to the Alumnae meetings of our college next week. In the afternoon I went to a Sunday School meeting, as none of the family could go. It was a depressing one as our church had no eager representative like Mrs Blew and Mrs Bancroft to speak for the graded infant and primary classes. FRIDAY 13 Went to a W. meeting in the afternoon: mended and wrote most of the forenoon. [70] May SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1904 14 Rainy, so I worked on Bessie’s dress and wrote letters. SUNDAY 15 A rainy day, but Tom drove us to church and V. and I drove back. Shelley preached a good sermon on our duty to be merciful: so I suggested to Rogers the getting of the Franklin woman away to the Almshouse. [71] MONDAY, MAY 16, 1904 May 16 Woke up about 4 and at 5.30 permitted myself to read. A discussion at breakfast about securing a governess in the autumn. TUESDAY 17 Wrote to Helen: received cheq 19 shares N. Y. N. H. & H. RR. investment of H.M. W’s Estate [72] May WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1904 18 Commencement day of our old College at the Academy. It was sad enough to this last leaf of the tree. Went early – as soon as after our arrival as we could get breakfast, to Dr Fox’s with Delia. He ordered her to the Medico Chi. for Burow’s operation. As soon as I got through the Commencement I hurried to the Hanover, but found that Zella had just taken her dinner and gone out with Delia to show her the shops. I went to Wanamaker’s also got a luncheon at Dennett’s, then back to the hotel, waited till they came in and took them to present Delia’s letters at the hospital and arrange for her room: stopped also at the Y. W. C. A. to see what the price for a room there would be, should she be detained after her necessary stay is over. We were all tired and went to bed early, Elisha having come in wet and weary, and Delia being very unhappy, of course. THURSDAY 19 Such a busy day. Elisha was off at six, at which time I rose and breakfasted early with Zella: packed our suit cases and left them in the Hanover package room. We then took poor Delia to the hospital where Zella undertook to stay with her. I rode up to our College, stayed at the Alumnae meeting till 11:45, rode down to the hospital, saw seven operations on eyes, Delia’s being one, went all over the 5 stories on foot, stopped in the ward for Zella. We lunched at the hospital , engaged her section for which I paid then she accompanied me to the College, and sat through the rest of that meeting. Rode down to or near the Hanover and as it was raining got a cab to take us to leave her suitcase in the station and mine at The Colonnade. Then we started out to see Delia or rather Zella saw her and I stayed below. Returned to the hotel in time to see Jack Kane with Elisha. When he left we got our supper and pretty soon Z & E. left on the train, I read till near ten: then to bed. [73] FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1904 May 20 All alone in Phila but too busily occupied to feel it. Rose early, put a tuck in my dress as I stumbled over it yesterday: wrote a long letter to Catherine, breakfasted, took my shoes to Wanamaker, hunt- -ed up a stamp collection shop, and Leary’s. Then to the College for all of one session and part of another, and then back to see Della at the Medico – Chi. Left her at her supper, straggled to the hotel, packed my suitcase and got it off paid my bill, supped at Dennett’s, walked back to the station and read a book till train time. Went to bed as soon as the porter would let me. SATURDAY 21 Reached home on time at 6.55 A. M. had a busy pleasant day although returning to home anxieties. Evan’s hospital worries, Willie’s hand, the question whether Virginia shall accompany Tom to Oklahoma, whether I shall hire Bruce Wright to act as tutor to the boys in the holidays, etc., etc., but the weather is beautiful Zella Elisha an O’Neill drove in and E kept Zella waiting till dark down by the mill while he tramp -ed over 400 acres of land. The wee O’Neill was asleep by the time they fairly turned homeward. Z. tells me that Harry is down with German measles. I hope O’Neill hasn’t brought it to these children. [74] May SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1904 22 A brilliantly beautiful day but I feel very sad this morning for poor Lila Evan and their dear Willie. They have just taken him over: a lamb to the slaughter in his unconsciousness, to have his hand operated on again. MONDAY 23 A beautiful day, and a very busy one for me getting Ed. to work shaking carpets and having Mrs Quigley clean. Evan made a lovely picture at Bliss’s. [75] TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1904 May 24 Dr. Hays says that Delia’s sister is dead. They expected D. this morning, but I’m sure she could not travel. Wrote to Helen, to Miss Stoddard, to Booklovers. Had a little drive with Virginia and had hay cold after it. WEDNESDAY 25 Delia came today in the evening, but by some mischance never knew that Zella had gone to the funeral. I paid Dr Fox’s bill $75. [76] May THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1904 26 [no entry] FRIDAY 27 Making a dress for Bess, and darning stockings It was a lovely day. [77] SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1904 May 28 Worked on a green gingham dress with many tucks, for little Bess. I had to rip out most of the waist after I had neatly finished it, because the pattern made me go wildly wrong — or wasn’t it my own carelessness SUNDAY 29 Dear me! Here’s a whole week gone without an entry! It’s a lovely day. Tom and I <& V> went to the Congregational Church and heard an interesting sermon from an English -man who has been 9 years in Canada, on What the Church of the Future must be. Now I’ll try what I can recall of last week. [78] May MONDAY, MAY 30, 1904 30 A miserably rainy Memorial Day, and Lila sick all night. Tom drove me to the church and cemetery to deposit my wreaths. Elisha borrowed another thousand dollars. I sewed most of the day and was able to finish the third of the nondescript blue flowers in a sofa-cushion that I hate, because it’s ridiculously unlike nature. TUESDAY 31 Woke up at 4 again: the birds tuning up, but for all that there’s an easterly rain, and I’ve to go to the dentist’s at 9 A. M. and my tooth is very sensitive. So! When I write next in this, it will be over. Wrote to Merritt at Indianapolis about skirts Hurrah! He scarcely hurt at all: filled three holes and cleaned lower teeth. Evan is in trouble over at the Hospital: the nurses led by a Miss Beebe, and secretly egged on, he thinks for some time past by Miss Donachy, Supt of the Training School, are rebelling against Ellen Sundell being admitted to come in as a one year pupil on account of her superior knowledge and training. [79] WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1904 June 1 Haven’t heard details yet but as Lila took Miss Rooney away to the hospital I presume that the nurses have all gone on strike. THURSDAY 2 [no entry] [80] June FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1904 3 Had our regular W. C. T. U. meeting: only Mrs Strong and Mrs Anderson, drawn by the question of flowers for RR. men Mrs Blew, Mrs McCoy and myself there. SATURDAY 4 Beautiful morning: preparing now for a thunderstorm at 2.30 P. M. Tom drove me over to see a newly broken up piece of land: then to the safes at the bank in a fruitless search for a certificate for 85 shares of mine of Spring Water Co. Stock: then back to the house and an errand drive with Lila: then began piecing together the old green and white cretonne with Louis Quinze wreaths of tiny roses that was so pretty a parlor furniture covering in the Old Home parlour. I design covering the couch and the big easy chair in my room with them, so I worked steadily the rest of the day at that. I wish it would take me back in my dreams to the old times. “Let the early summer be, “Once more round us, and the sea “Blue and on its mirror kind “Let the breeze of the May wind “Wandering o’er our drooping sails “Die on the green fields of Wales “Let a dream like this restore “What my eyes shall see no more.” [81] SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1904 June 5 Oh! No dreams at all, but a very “blue” feeling caused by the approaching departure of Tom and his wife and the dread of the care of their children MONDAY 6 Evan’s nurses are behaving like the old Nick. “Union” work. [82] June TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1904 7 Tom very busy preparing for his departure, dear fellow. I drove with him to look at the sites proposed for the new factories. In the evening had to go to the Nurses’ Com- -mencement and present the badges making a little speech. WEDNESDAY 8 Maggie didn’t return, which settled the question of V’s accom- panying Tom to Oklahoma, but she went with him as far as Erie leaving the children on my hands, and wasn’t I ungodly cross about it! Our new cook Thyra Sophia Olson came and threatens immediate departure on account of the work! V. read to me in the evening, and as baby Sybil took a long nap I really got in a good deal of sewing on Blanche’s pink frock. [83] THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1904 June 9 Mistress Maggie returned as we sat at breakfast. Went with V. to see the very creditable exhibit in drawing and water colours of the Kane Schools, and then visited No 5, Miss Anna Coon. The children were reading in a languid way, preparatory to their arithmetic test for passing into a higher grade, and the teacher seemed dull, too. Not to distract them as the test questions were brought in, we left and went to Bessie’s Class Primary Miss Fitzgerald. She was still sprightly and we stayed to hear the class read, some of them like Bess, doing it from memory of what they knew should be there Finished Bessie’s dress and elaborate fancy collar. FRIDAY 10 V. was talking to Maggie of her plan for hiring a furnished Cottage at The Point in August and leading a sort of picnic existence, when the latter calmly told her that she was plan- -ning to take a month’s holiday, as she had had no break for three years: forgetting an absence of two weeks in the spring and four in the summer of last year and that she had just been off for a week. I wish V. could get a reliable nurse and let her go altogether! I suggested her trying the elder Helf girl as a lady help for August and she found mother and daughter delighted with the idea, which, however, may not suit Mr Helf who is odd. I worked on a green frock for Blanche. [84] June SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1904 11 Finished Blanche’s green frock, made two bibs and hem- -med and marked four towels for the camping children. Bess has already spoiled her pink one. V. and I went to see the W. C. T. U. ice-cream festival: contributed $1. and paid 15c for cream and cake for V. It was lacking light and seemed forlorn. Errand drive in the morning with Lila. SUNDAY 12 Children’s Day at our church: very bright and sunny. [85] MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1904 June 13 Marked and put out to sun two dozen new sheets, made a doll’s frock, did errand drives, wrote letters, read Spanish and pasted cheques. TUESDAY 14 Two drives with Lila as Evan was away at Smethport Sashy has passed his exam. with an average of 84, Leiper 88! [86] June WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1904 15 This should be Julia Watts’ wedding day. Poor girl: she has tonsili- -tis, so her church wedding had to be given up, and she is to be mar- -ried in the house. I busied myself all morning in altering and mending sheets and finishing the making of wash covers for the cushions of my big armchair. Went in the afternoon to the meeting of the Ladies’ Aid Society and paid my Annual dues, $1.30. Came away soon as they were just sewing. I took over my Foreign Missionary papers, but Mrs Shelley said they hadn’t organized yet. Packed Sashy’s kit for tomorrow’s camp- ing. Read a pro-negro book, Handicapped among the Free, & Mended Sashy’s old red sweater. THURSDAY 16 A gray morning but the clouds may break away for the campers. Dear boys I hope it will do them no harm. If it’s clear V. Bess and I are going to Elisha’s. Our new cook gave Lila warning, and will leave on Wednesday at the same time that Gertie goes on a two weeks’ “vacation” – hers not signifying an empty time, but going to help her mother clean house. [87] FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1904 June 17 An exquisite day. I offered E. a gift of what I suppose will be the last large cheque I shall ever get from the K. [-]. L. & H. Co. but he refused, while at the same time admitting that his affairs are so pressing that he may be forced into involuntary bankruptcy unless large and immediate help came. So I suppose I had better not invest much of the large balance I now have . We came in on the noon train stopping to visit E’s fine brickworks: the larges oven of which has caved in! But it is a fine enter- prise, and is making splendid pavement brick on a hoped for order of a million. Evan and Lila saw our campers yesterday afternoon, rather moped, and eaten up by punkies. Here Frank has carried out my plan and Lila has set out a table under the awning for me to write at as I am doing before I start for the Mothers Meeting at Pine Avenue Strong’s. SATURDAY 18 This is a perfect day and I hope my dear wee campers are reconciled to the life. V. went out to the camp yesterday and at night brought back a doleful account of the boys’ wet clothes, drenched shoes, help -lessness and homesickness. I want them to be brought back but the parents laugh and say it will toughen them. In the late afternoon the two boys appeared, very weary with their five miles walk in the hot sun, and having run away from camp without telling any one. Virginia on her way out with fresh provisions met them and gave the first news to Clerihue who had not missed them! Evan and Lila were very angry with Sashy for coming home and I with them for tak- ing the little fellows back as soon as supper was over, of which Sashy ate nothing, being drowned in tears and headache. I daresay Evan was right although I was angry. He said that Sashy had proved himself disobe- dient and disloyal, etc., and that he would grow up worth- -less if he were not punished and taught. [88] June SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1904 19 Yesterday afternoon was spent in a fruitless drive hunting for a new servant to take the cook’s place, whence I returned with my eyes so sore that I had little use for them the rest of the day. V. has an attack of headache and tonsilitis and Lila was sick all night. MONDAY 20 I dreaded the hospital meeting this afternoon, but it passed off quietly. Lila is very wretched in body but endures bravely, hoping to be able to bear up until the twins are viable. [89] TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1904 June 21 I don’t know whether the sun will come out in the end or the rain prevail: it is a dismal day, and my poor wee campers must be very wretched. As to V. on her own head be it! She would go and take Bessie and Archie with her, yester- -day afternoon just before the heavy rain began. Elisha’s committee meeting last night must have been discouraging, poor dear fellow. WEDNESDAY 22 Heavy thunderstorm last night and the atmosphere is cold this morning. I cried myself to sleep over the condition of the poor boys, and again begged this morning that they may be sent for, which Evan sharply refused. He says Lila has begun to be in labour – and Virginia has Scarlet Fever. He has brought Agnes Crawford over to nurse her and will try not to have the house quarantined. Afternoon. Mr Clerihue sent the boys back as it was stormy. Sashy has a hoarse voice and a cold I went to preside at a temperance speaker’s lecture. Only 33 came. Her name is Carrie W. Sisson – a sort of Salvation Army kind of speaker. Mr Shoemaker the Baptist preacher lent his church. He and our Shelley were the only min- -isters present, and with Ed. (who drove me over) Mr Blew and one other man made up the male element. The poor discour- -aged woman spoke for a little while and then, after I asked for a collection for her she adjourned to the Salva- tion Army. [90] June THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1904 23 Sashy’s cold worse. This is a beautiful day and a new band of campers, older boys has gone out. Sashy is moping when not with outside boys, Reuben Helf and Lloyd Anderson. V. is of course shut up, and Lila very miserable. She and I are both rather cross. Evan went to St. Mary’s to operate in the early evening, and Lila took me and Sashy over to prayer meeting, calling for us at the Thomson House FRIDAY 24 Beautiful, breezy, very warm: too warm. I’m busy on accounts and on a lovely dress of cream colour that I’m making for Bess, with bands of Russian embroidery, deep Blue crimson and black. Sashy has a sore throat and influenza cold. Lila says he got it since he came home! [91] SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1904 June 25 Such a lovely day, but poor V. is of course a prisoner, and I’m lonesome missing her and Tom. Evan when at home has to take Lila out on drives. She actually went to Mount Jewett and back this afternoon, not telling me lest I should worry. I know they went out driving but I see so little of either of them that I hadn’t missed them when they returned. SUNDAY 26 V. had rheumatic pain in her neck yesterday. Today it is in her wrists. Evan says it is scarlatinal rheumatism, and that he will move her up into Thomas’ room, and have the ladder up again and that room quarantined and the Scarlet Fever placard put up, and see whether the Board of Health i.e. Wood, will be satisfied without quarantining the whole house. I’m afraid several of the servants will go — and I’m very miserable [92] June MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1904 27 Very bad news today. V. in great pain, rheumatism affecting her breathing, and 25 o/c of albumen in the urine. Dr. Hays is trying to get her to sweat, but had not succeeded a little while ago. She is to have an icebag on her head as it is aching with pain, and the overheated room. Oh dear! Evan has telegraphed fully to Tom, so I hope he will come right home and be here by Thursday. TUESDAY 28 Virginia felt much better this morning. Lila looks badly and hardly sleeps or lets Evan sleep. Both hope that she will bear living twins and speculate as to an incubator. Leiper is suffering from headache, caused by overeating; little Thomas still under the weather but better, Blanche headache and sore throat. It’s a rainy day and the children are mopy and mischievous One of the nurses has taken an afternoon out. and Theresa and Maggie can’t cope with them. I can keep Sashy as good as gold in my room. Poor Lila insisted on accompanying Evan through the mud and rain to Lantz and Mount Jewett. I have been writing letters, embroidering, trying to read and study but am too miserable with anticipations of evil. [93] WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1904 June 29 Tom returned at eleven, tired but looking well. He had rushed through on the 20th Century train, making the trip from Shawnee in 48 hours. Virginia is much better, but Evan keeps her abed. THURSDAY 30 Virginia still better, though kept abed. It’s a thunder- stormy day. Mrs Quigley is cleaning for me, and I’m writing downstairs as I shut my desk and can’t find the key. It’s a self-locking concern. I got a $500 dividend from Kane Plumbing Company. In the evening – that is, at supper, Agnes Crawford who has been nursing V. told me that she was to go and a Miss Plunkett to come in her stead. V. kicked up a great row, and actually jumped out of bed and locked Miss P. out. Tom and Evan were out at an operation, and when poor tired Tom got home there was a scene and V. got an attack on her heart, and to pacify her of course they yielded as usual and Tom had to sleep with her. Evan scolded her well, but she gained her end as she always does, and as, I presume, her father does before her. [94] July FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904 1 Cold and stormy. Hearing that Elisha was going to “enter and tear down” at Mount Jewett the boys went out in a great hurry for fear there was to be a row but returned saying that it was only a technical demonstration. W. C. T. U. meeting in the afternoon: only five present as it was thundery. SATURDAY 2 Cold and bright. Lila took me to town to get baby Sybil new shoes and Tom gave me a very pleasant drive to the brickworks. In the afternoon I walked to Beastrom’s and back to get a ribbon for Bessie’s hair. Wrote up accounts, settled bills, and worked on Bessie’s dress. [95] SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1904 July 3 A lovely “bridal of the earth and sky” day. Sashy and I walked to church morning and evening being the only ones of the family able to do so as Evan and Tom were in attendance on their sick wives. The church was dressed with flags and there was a patriotic services. MONDAY 4 Quite a nice Fourth. I had an expensive box of fireworks that Tom set off in the evening, and I arranged the meals so that the servants had a holiday too. It rained hard for a part of the afternoon but held up for fireworks. I took my pleasure in finishing Bessie’s dress with its two yards of embroidery. [96] July TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1904 5 A rainy day: took time to patch a sheet, darn Sashy’s stockings etc. Lila drove me to the Express office to despatch the Booklovers box, and after dinner I started to go with Tom to the bank but it came on to rain so hard that I had to spend an hour at the hospital and Tom did my errand. I read the story of the Magic Horse from the Arabian Nights and later told it to the boys. Evan again urges my going to Chan- -tauqua. Ought I or ought I not? Tom talks of taking the boys to Vowinkle where a well near or on his lease is coming in tomorrow if the weather be fair. I had Ed. take up the carpet in the marquetry room, in anticipation of Lila’s confinement and of its being used by Miss Ellithorp. WEDNESDAY 6 Uncertain weather I cut out a gray linen dress for Bess and worked on it nearly all day, except that I had to go to town twice; for Elisha once to acknowledge a paper and the other time on errands. I’m going to Chautauqua tomorrow. [97] THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1904 July 7 Got up at 5.30 and almost finished Bessie’s frock before I left. Zella accompanied me and we reached Chautau- -qua in time for a very poor reading by Miss Merington Elisha arrived while we were at an interesting even- -ing lecture on the Ojibways. We spent part of the evening watching the total destruction by fire of the one business block, containing the market, two fruit, one grocery, one shoe, one dry goods, one photographer’s stores and the post office FRIDAY 8 Met plenty of people I know. Much disappointed to find that I can’t get the Spanish lessons I came for. Registered for Advanced French. Lectures on Lowell and Tennyson. Elisha raised lots of objections but seemed to enjoy them We walked all over the place and spent the time of the 5 o’clock reading sitting on the shore watching the bathers. Elisha is anxiously debating whether to rent his terminals to the Pennsylvania, or to negotiate still with the Goodyears. He left on the 9 P.M. train. while we were at a concert. [98] July SATURDAY, JULY 9 9 Threatening till near dinner-time when a heavy rain with thunderstorm accompaniment set in. We only went to one thing – a conference of educators coming away from a lecture on Nervousness and Breathing that was inaudible Wrote a long letter home, while Zella slept. I hear that Tom’s trip to Clarion Co. with the boys was a disap- pointment. The well was a dry hole: it rained all the time there was a railroad wreck ahead of them and they had to walk four miles to reach home. A Miss Belknap has bought a cottage here and has invited eight shop girls from Louisville to spend their vacation in it. They arrived today in this downpour, and probably have no umbrellas. Their dining place is about half a mile from the cottage and the tent where the temporary market place is established is still farther off. Pretty dismal to start light housekeeping there, with Sunday ahead when nothing can be bought. Poor Miss Belknap SUNDAY 10 My precious Harry would have been fifty years old today — no, she wouldn’t – forty-nine! The weather is fitful but lovely on the whole. At 9 we had an interesting discourse on Paul’s first Missionary Journey; at eleven the regular sermon service. President Haunce of some Western College preached on “Which is the greater?” Smooth oratory and a good sermon of the placid order. There’s to be a convocation at three, a C. L. S. C. Vesper Service at 5, a Woman’s Meeting at 7, and a Song service at 8! [99] MONDAY, JULY 11, 1904 July 11 Saw Zella off, breakfasting at 6.45. was at the College twice, taking French lessons interviewed Mrs Averett saw sundry pleasant people and took such lectures as the College didn’t interfere with. In the evening I just wrote letters home, and to Helen, and read a novel “The Vagabond.” TUESDAY 12 Oh, a “nahsty” wet day! I reached the college before the rain began and had a lesson each in Spanish and in French; but walked home in the rain with a Mrs Wilson who meant to take private lessons in Spanish with me, but I think she will take to her bed instead, as she was wet through having not been out in a rain for 15 years! [100] July WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1904 13 [no entry] THURSDAY 14 Sashy arrived unexpectedly, accompanied by Theresa and Willie. Sashy is to stay with me, but the others return tomorrow. Have concluded to keep my single room as the bed is a 3/4 one, and the price of the double rooms fronting on the lake would be $45 per week for the two of us. I’m doing my best to give poor Thérèse a good time. [101] FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904 July 15 Gave up most of the day to Therese who enjoyed her stay as much as was possible when Willie was so exigeant. SATURDAY 16 [no entry] [102] July SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1904 17 [no entry] MONDAY 18 [no entry] [103] TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1904 July 19 [no entry] WEDNESDAY 20 [no entry] [104] July THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904 21 T & V. came, but Tom must go away tomorrow FRIDAY 22 “The Creation” was sung tonight. V. and I enjoyed it and wished for Tom [105] SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904 July 23 [no entry] SUNDAY 24 [no entry] [106] July MONDAY, JULY 25, 1904 25 [no entry] TUESDAY 26 [no entry] [107] WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1904 July 27 [no entry] THURSDAY 28 [first four lines of entry are crossed out] Dear Tom wrote that he and Virginia would come and spend the night as he had much business to talk over, and this was the last time I would see him before he should come back from Lake Michigan This entry should have been a week ago [108] July FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1904 29 Three hours of French, one of Spanish, some lectures, particularly one on the telling of Hans Andersen’s stories filled up my day except when I was writing letters. SATURDAY 30 No classes today to my regret. I read a story of Zola’s “Dr. Pascal.” Mrs Averette came at 2.30 to give me my last Spanish lesson. She was so anxious that I went out after- -wards with her and walked to the bazaar. We parted at the hotel door and I found Mrs Philomene K. Myer waiting to pay me a long visit. As I parted with her poor Mrs Averette rushed in all tears to bid me farewell. She had found a telegram summoning to her mother’s deathbed. I turned about and went to see her off, and as I felt rather sad and also anxious at not hearing from Lila these two days I stayed in my room reading instead of hearing Beard’s Comic lecture. I went to a lecture and a concert in the forenoon and wrote a very long letter to Helen. I gave $100 as a memorial to my dear Harry towards the Hall of the Christ building. [109] SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1904 July 31 Our last Sunday at Chautauqua. Very warm. Sashy and I took a turn before the 9 o’clock lecture, and passing Mrs Chadwick’s place she came out to know if I did not think it would be a good plan to buy it as a memorial of myself for my grandchildren, to keep them going to Chautauqua! She wants $5000. for it. I went to the lecture alone, Sashy preferring to loll on the bed. Moulton lectured on the text in Micah Remember Balaam He considered the Old Testament narrative as part a skeleton history, part poetry, part drama, part story, and that Balaam was a story in dramatic form. I read it to E. when I returned. Then we went to the 11 o’clock service. The sermon had a fine close on the duties and mission of Woman. MONDAY, AUGUST 1 Returned to Kane in the evening after a very happy stay in Chautauqua. [110] Aug. TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904 2 [no entry] WEDNESDAY 3 [no entry] [111] THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904 Aug. 4 [no entry] FRIDAY 5 [no entry] [112] Aug. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1904 6 [no entry] SUNDAY 7 [no entry] [113] MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904 Aug. 8 I let Sashy go out with Zella to spend a few days in Kushequa, and as Lila was out (driving 20 miles!) or else lying down in misery, the big house was so empty and lonesome that I scarcely knew what to do with myself. TUESDAY 9 Lila is better this morning. It is a cool and beautiful day and I feel cheerier. Had a letter from Tom en- -closing photographs and so plainly desirous of staying on that after consulting with Evan we telegraphed him word not to return on Friday as he offered to do, but oh, I do miss him. However I kept myself busy all day, going out to finish up my W. C. T. U. visits when Evan took Lila out, and writing a long letter to Tom: pasted in cheques, began preparing a new piece of work &c, and studied Spanish. [114] Aug. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1904 9 Evan was out at a confinement and had a severe headache. It has rained heavily nearly all day, and looks unpromising for Sashy’s S. S. picnic at Kq. tomorrow. Studied Spanish, cut out a toilet case (brush & comb case) wrote to Helen and to Tom, read on the “Reading Journey in Japan” and the newspaper to Lila, housekept and did accounts, and so the long day has worn away to six P. M. Evan told us a horrible thing of a young man coming to see him about the question of determining the age of an un- -born child, as he was “willing to do the right thing” by the mother if the child was his but not if it was someone else’s. It proved to be another person’s, and the mother was trying to pass it off on him, and, alas, she is only 15! Evan brought her into the world, and has saved her life once by an operation, and says she passes for eminently respectable. THURSDAY 11 Little Willie isn’t feeling well, so we didn’t go black- -berrying in the afternoon as we had intended. This day which began with rain turned out beautifully for dear Elisha’s Sunday School picnic. I felt rather dull and lonely although I studied my Spanish faithfully, and walked about and went to see Mrs Helff. [115] FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1904 Aug. 12 Calling over to Elisha to send my Sashy-boy home today. Lila told me that she is going to send him away to St. Petersburg for a week tomorrow. It’s quite a blow to me, for I miss the little man so much. The weather is clear and cool: wind of S. E. I went in the afternoon with Dr. Hays, her niece Jessie, Ellen Sundell, Lila and her two eldest and Evan in two wagons on a long drive out on the Highland Road and then down one turning towards Wilcox, to get blackberries. Lila lay down on some cushions while the others picked and I pottered about, now getting berries and now drinks of water for Lila and the children. Riding backwards in the new vehicle saves me from hay cold but made me feel a little sick. SATURDAY 13 Sashy left for St. Petersburg this morning. I miss him very much. In the afternoon Evan took Lila Blanche and myself a drive down the North Kane Road which was lovely and I enjoyed it. [116] Aug. SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1904 14 A charming day. Theresa and I walked to the Methodist church and heard another good sermon from Mr Higley. After dinner Lila drove me to a spot in the woods near a broken bridge, where Evan joined us. He painted and we read aloud. I’m so blue and sleep so badly. Miss Ellithorp deserted poor Lila: going off to misse a brother-in-law who is in the second week of typhoid fever. MONDAY 15 Elisha came in for the Annual Meeting. Gertrude is to leave today and the new waitress, Grace Peterson has never lived out. Tom writes as if, instead of reach- ing here on Wednesday he would not start till then. Miss Aljoe, Lila’s new nurse has come to town. I spent the most of the afternoon dawdling about the Hospital, waiting for the annual meeting. and walked home [117] TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1904 Aug. 16 Cloudy and very warm all day: that is, warm for this cool summer, and while Mrs Bedell is having her “due” party it is raining hard. Fear she won’t collect many dues. Was out for a while in the morning with Lila, and in the after- -noon paid a bridal call on Mrs Fred Marvin and for- -got the true purpose of my visit which was to ask her to join the union. WEDNESDAY 17 [no entry] [118] Aug. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1904 18 Dear Tom returned at eleven. My! Wasn’t I glad to see him! We had a short drive together in the afternoon, and Theresa has been giving me some lessons in basketry. Lila looked very badly this morning and she and Evan passed a wretched night. I certainly thought she would be confined but no! McDade is putting in gas connections at a rate that looks as if he would have 9/10 of the town. FRIDAY 19 Cold wind though the thermometer didn’t fall below 50º My whole afternoon was given to our Mother’s Meeting. It began to rain at 5 P. M. Tom was at Kq. all day, Lila felt rather better. Tom’s bicycle the expensive one of English make, was stolen from in front of the blacksmith’s shop where he had left it while he rode his horse home, telling Ed. to go after it. [119] SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1904 Aug. 20 It stormed all night and at least the poor Ys. won’t be deluded into setting out their ice cream tables this afternoon and evening. Tom has just telephoned that his bicycle has been recovered. He notified the bicycle- repair shop, and a boy brought it in with a punctured tire, and the man kept it. Evan and Lila had no sleep till four o’clock. He read aloud to her and has a bad eye-strain headache. I expect Sashy this afternoon. SUNDAY 21 A very warm day. Tom Sashy and I walked to the M. E. church and heard a long long sermon from a Dr. Lusher. In the afternoon I wrote a long letter to Helen and then read or lounged or strolled with Tom. In the evening he tried to read aloud but Lila was too restless to listen so he played hymn tunes on the violin, and was as sweet as man could be. [120] Aug. MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1904 22 Tom had to go out at midnight to see a well in order to ascertain where a leak came in, and he lost his way in coming back so was well tired. It is a rainy and thun- derstormy day, but before the rain fell Tom took me on the errand drive. I sat with poor uncomfortable Lila on the piazza till dinner time, studying and darning. TUESDAY 23 Several pleasant little drives. [121] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1904 Aug. 24 Tom took me a nice drive – all the way round by Greendale and the new (very bad) coun township road by 3131 to the North Kane road. I enjoyed the delicious air very much though I paid for the drive by nearly an hour of hay coryza. In the morning errands, sitting with Lila, embroidering, studying a little Spanish, writing to Helen. Tom had a mysterious note from Brooder, offer -ing for a thousand dollars to put him up to making $14.000. Before hearing what it was, Sharp came to tell Tom for $300. that there is a wedge of land contain- -ing about five acres in an angle between lands of McDade and the American Glass Co. containing a good well site which he, Sharp, thinks still belongs to the assignees of the McK & E. THURSDAY 25 Breakfasted at 6.45 to let Evan go to Mt Jewett and Tom to Smethport where he wants to look up the title to that piece of land. I thought he could resell it for about $2000. over expenses, but he says $200. would be the most. It’s a lovely morning, and I’m to go and deposit $1000. of the Hubert Run money to Elisha’s a/c as against some timber he bought from another party. In the afternoon we had a heavy thunderstorm and it rained all the evening. [122] Aug. FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1904 26 Cool with a brisk N. W. wind blowing. I walked to the dressmaker’s and then to Maggie’s and back. Dr. Shields died suddenly at Newport, no pain: heart disease SATURDAY 27 Elisha is going to Princeton with James Shields for Dr. S’s funeral. There will be bitter squabbling among his children. Tom took me a long lovely drive after dinner round by Nearings clearing. [123] SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1904 Aug. 28 Tom, Sashy and I walked to the M. E. church and heard a good sermon, and in the evening he and I drove over and heard an interesting one on Mormonism. Evan drove Lila a little way in the woods where she lay and looked on while he painted and Tom and I took a walk. MONDAY 29 Sashy had to go back to school today, and Tom went to Buffalo to meet V. and the children. I sat with Lila all day except just when I was doing some errands up town. Lila was in restless misery, going from one sofa to another, but unwilling to give up and go to bed before nine o’clock. She couldn’t drive. Dr Shields’ funeral took place today [124] Aug. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1904 30 Poor dear Lila’s twin boys were born last night about half past twelve and half past one. She was much less torn than we anticipated. I wrote to Mrs Rupert, Helen, Dr. Broomall, Mrs Myer, Mrs Averette, Mrs Wright and Catherine Bell and Sabina Wood — eight letters. Tom, Virginia and their children reached here yesterday afternoon, but as they immediately went out to a well and only returned in time for supper I was not any the better of their society. Am rather confused with housekeeping for so large an addition to the household. WEDNESDAY 31 Lila’s new nurse for the last – no for the middle set, arrived this morning, so Theresa can indoctrinate her before she leaves. Lila is doing very well. Tom and Virginia went off right after breakfast to see a well shot – the one he and I drove out to see the other day, so I took Bessie over to her new school teacher. Since then have been busied marking collars, writing business letters etc. Darned and embroidered and read a novel in the afternoon, and in the evening embroidered, while Tom read aloud. [125] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1904 Sept. 1 Paid all the bills: house-kept and sewed, sitting by Lila. Nothing special occurred: have been getting cucumber catsup and plum preserves made FRIDAY 2 A heavy thunderstorm came up just before our W. C T U meeting but I started early enough to avoid it, to call on the Higleys and to get Bess excused from school so that she reached home dry. Had a very busy meeting lasting till the storm was over. On my way home I called on old Mrs Gaffney. [126] Sept. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1904 3 Tom left for Oklahoma early this morning hoping to be back in a fortnight. We will miss him very much. It was a very warm morning V. and I are only going for the errand drive and returning at once. Evan is so worried about the apepsia of the twins that we went out and got Miss Ellithorp, and let Miss Aljoe go to a diphtheria case that wanted her. I put most of my time in with Lila, reading a little but chiefly sitting and occasionally chatting while I marked Sashy’s stockings and made half a collar. It blew up a heavy thunderstorm again in the afternoon. Theresa left to take possession of her school. Wrote a long letter about the programme to Mrs Green. SUNDAY 4 Cloudy and foggy. Lila still doing well: the babies still bowel-complaining; V. the children — that is Elisha Bess and Archie, for Leiper’s eye is still too bad — walked to our own church where Shelley prosed as usual. After dinner read to Lila. [127] MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1904 Sept. 5 [no entry] TUESDAY 6 Lila seems so wonderfully well. This evening I was saying to Evan that after our long anxiety it seemed im- -possible to realize that it was over and that a few days would see her out in the open air. Archie has gone to school. [128] Sept. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1904 7 All our joy is dashed by dear Lila’s being taken with a rise of temperature to 104 ½ with two heavy chills. Evan thought it was puerperal sepsis but douching and curetting the uterus revealed sweetness and purity. Later there is harsh breathing and probably pneumonia. Evan’s anxious work has brought the temperature down to 101+ this evening. Zella stayed in at Evan’s request and her being here is a comfort to me. V. had to go out to a sewing party. THURSDAY 8 Lila’s trouble is clearly pneumonia. She is less terribly ill than yesterday, but with a severe headache, and short cough. Zella has gone home [129] FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1904 Sept. 9 Thunderstorm in the afternoon, interfering with V’s taking her children out to Kq. Lila much better though pros- -trated by weakness. I walked to town and back. Virginia took her three elder children to Kq. not reaching there till long after dark. I protested in vain, more especial -ly as Leiper has developed another sore on his leg and Evan said he had blood poisoning: ought to be in bed with his leg at rest, and that it was almost ready to lance! SATURDAY 10 Babies cried incessantly when awake and I much fear that tiny Philip will die of exhaustion. Lila was reported better but is extremely weak so much so that Evan said last night that the least trifle might kill her. [130] Sept. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1904 11 Lila is slowly improving: babies pretty well. Theresa Sashy and I walked to church together and returned separately Theresa and I staying to Sunday School, and as Elisha had studied the lesson at home with me I did not keep him. Virginia and her children returned by teatime. MONDAY 12 Poor Leiper suffering from the severe headache of indiges- tion from over eating. Archie sent home from school on account of being under-age, as so many new six year olds have come in. I spent most of my day with either Lee or Lila. She sat up several times for a few minutes: looks blue as to the lips and yellow waxy in the face: not at all satis- factory looking for a convalescent. Am making socks for the tiniest baby and a raffia basket. [131] TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1904 Sept. 13 [no entry] WEDNESDAY 14 Face much swollen. Walked to town and back hoping to feel better. In the afternoon Evan lanced away up to the root of my tooth where he found a boggy place – that hurt very much afterwards. He sent me to bed with a hot water bag which poor little Ellen had to change every hour all through the night. He himself had to drive all the way to Smethport though a thunderstorm and return in the middle of the night. [132] Sept. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1904 15 Miserable part of the day: hot water bag till evening when swelling having largely gone down Evan let me rise and dress. Poor Helen Watts is laid up with sciatica Lila drove out for an hour. Frost threatening I knitted a whole sock for Robert. FRIDAY 16 Slept well, gum or jaw nearly well: very busy preparing for meeting and convention. Wrote to Helen In the afternoon we had a meet- -ing, partly Mothers’ Meeting, but chiefly preparing for Convention and lasting 2 ½ hours. Virginia drove me both ways but I was so exhausted that I lay down flat on my back half the evening. V. is reading me John Mitchell’s book on Organized Labour. Did an hour’s Ollendorff’s exercises. [133] SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1904 Sept. 17 Beautiful weather. V. and I went on an errand drive dawdling about till 11. as she hoped Tom might be coming. He didn’t. I made arrangements with The Republican and The Leader for advertisements of the Convention and asked for places for delegates from Mrs Eckles, Mrs Wood and Mrs Reese. Tom returned from Oklahoma on the night train, Virginia going up to meet him. As V. was out painting and Lila driving I missed them in the afternoon. I’m pretty hard to please for I’m lonely without company and often bored with. However I darn- -ed the stockings for Sashy and self, wrote Spanish exercises for half an hour, read the Life of Sophie Dorothea of Zell, and Shailer’s French Revolution and worked on my basket. SUNDAY 18 V. Tom, Sashy and I went to church. I sent $5 for the Foreign Missions Collection. In the afternoon Mr Howells came to see Tom, instructing him to start in the evening for Elmira about the Milk Bottle Co. [134] Sept. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1904 19 I’ve been in an ill temper all day: put out with the spoilt unruly children and distressed about Elisha’s affairs. The poor twins have lost about a pound apiece in weight since their birth TUESDAY 20 Tom returned early. Wrote to Helen. When I came downstairs to dinner found Baldwin of the proposed Glass Works there. [135] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904 Sept. 21 Still preparing for Convention. Ten places for delegates have to be filled as hostesses have backed out. Some had a good excuse others none but that they wanted to go to an excursion elsewhere. THURSDAY 22 Woke to find an unprecedented frost. Everything down to the Virginia Creepers frozen to pulp and there will be no glorious autumnal colouring this year for the trees are all frosted. Busy all day at the convention and things are going on well. I ate what I could at the hospital sending V. home with my delegates as there were 44 to entertain and only places for 30 at the restaurant! I felt wretchedly as my cold has run to diarrhoea. Elisha had invited Tom Shields to visit Kq. in a careless way never thinking he would come and now poor Zella is terrified by a letter say- -ing he will be there on Saturday as “Elisha is his only friend.” Rough on James, that! [136] Sept. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1904 23 Sent Dr. Hays a cheque for $112.50 to pay one of the insurances on the hospital. Was at the Convention from 8.30 till 5 P.M. walking there and back once and driving once. I had the inter- -lude of dinner at home but was so tired that I did not go out in the evening: am told that the lecture was very good. I prom- -ised Mrs Parsons $20 towards her going to Phila at the time of the National as she was bitterly disappointed at only receiving 5 votes after canvassing in her own interest. Mrs Burnett was elected delegate with Mrs Fritts as alternate but her election was by so narrow a shave that she was rather huffy about it. Mrs Blew worked very hard. Elisha came to dinner having come in to meet Tom Shields who arrived a little after dinner. My! but we were crowded! Ellen the nurse always comes to our table and doesn’t she punish the cream! In the evening Theresa arrived so she was there at the table too. SATURDAY 24 Tom went to Smethport early this morning and this af- -ternoon telephoned for Ed. to V. to go for him to Mt Jewett with Jack – a horse who is terribly afraid of trains. Tom has often said that she mustn’t drive it. Well! Evan met her on the road and insisted on her taking his team – on the ground that a team with one steady horse and one frightful one is safer than one horse alone who is easily scared. A heavy rain has come up and while it may give her rheumatism I hope it will so dash the spirits of the horses that they won’t bolt if they meet the auto- mobile, of which one is terribly scared. Our Convention is safely over and our guests gone. I was so tired that I went to bed this afternoon and slept for an hour and a half. It’s true however that I had previously walked to town and back. Evan asked me to give Ellen Sandell’s brother $60, to enable him to keep on at High School as he is threatened with white swelling of the knee if he keeps on working at present to maintain himself. [137] SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1904 Sept. 25 Tom and V. Sashy and I at church: the day warm cloudy and gusty. Wrote to Helen and Flory: In the afternoon T & V. Bess, Leiper and Archie walked out on the bicycle path so altogether I walked over four miles. The twins gained one nearly a pound, the other nearly three quarters. G. P. Weeks died this morning. MONDAY 26 Rainy and thundering before breakfast, so that the children were driven to school, provided with rubbers and umbrellas, but the afternoon was lovely. I walked to Mc Cornell’s after a pattern, but was tired when I returned. Ordered a $5. wreath for Weeks’ funeral. Poor Evan went to Pittsburg for to try to serve Scientific Temperance Physiolo- -gies in the State Medical Association. He looks wretchedly so thin and worn out. [138] Sept. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1904 27 I plan to go to Kq. today. WEDNESDAY 28 Out at Kq. Tom Shields is a truly pitiable crea- -ture, quite tall, narrow chest, stoop-shouldered, shaggy hair and heavy moustache, face just shaved in my honour, and showing a tumour about the size of half a peach that comes half way up his ear on his cheek. He is generally absolutely silent, but has streaks of talking in a low rapid voice: shows great contempt for poor well-meaning James: eats fast and heartily and takes nearly all Zella’s little jug of cream on his own plate. His nails – clean enough – are full ¼ of an inch. I don’t know whether he doesn’t know how to cut them or whether it’s a fancy. [139] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1904 Sept. 29 At Kushequa till 5 P.M. Finished – all but a few dots a pretty little centre piece of clover and leaves on green and white linen and worked on a badly made basket. Elisha had his book-keeper making out his indebtedness to me in notes and in open a/c. as he calls it, and he was grievously chagrined to find how much it is. I had agreed to take stock in exchange for part of the open a/c – brick works stock I mean, and I shall have to take $26.000. of it on Friday and later when he pays off a mortgage I have on the property about $8000 more. In notes he has borrowed besides, over $30.000. Rained furiously part of the day FRIDAY 30 Weather charming early in the day, changing to cold clear and windy later. Had a number of errands for Zella, Dr. Hays, Theresa and Sashy, also the dressmaker and the bank Wrote to Helen and to Mary Field. I have depleted my bank account finely, loaning poor Elisha who is in a hole as usual $1080.30 and $739.77 to pay off pressing debts: then today I cleared off the mortgage on the Kane Kemp block by the payment of $2000. and paid a big Oil Well Supply Co’s bill of 2200. Bought myself a black serge dress material for $6.25. Evan has a letter from Helen asking him to examine Tom and report on his case. [140] Oct. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1904 1 Very windy and so cold that the library was untenable. Evan Lila, Sashy and Ellen Sundell left on the 11 o’clock for St Louis going with many misgivings as to the safety of the children left behind. I share them. Yesterday evening they had bulrushes dipped in kerosene and carried their flaming torches everywhere winding up with Archie dropping one in the vestibule, which is, fortunately, paved with tiles. Evan saved little Ruth and Bessie from setting themselves on fire by a mere chance as they wore thin cotton frocks and were running against the wind. SUNDAY 2 Rainy Sunday so I didn’t go to church, but wrote a letter — two copies in fact — to Mrs Fritts to coax her out of her anger at hot being elected delegate but alternate to the National Convention [141] MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1904 Oct. 3 Elisha was in town all day trying to straighten matters at the hospital. Five of the nurses have been misbehaving and instead of Dr Hays attending to it herself, she summoned the Executive Committee. Willie went off with Theresa but she brought him back in the evening. He got tired of school and as he and Theresa’s landlady dislike each other she thought it best to bring him home. I gave my afternoon to a condolence visit to Mrs Weeks. Have begun making three flannel petticoats. TUESDAY 4 Up town with V. Bought a bureau and little glass for Theresa’s room: price $7.25. In the afternoon walked to town and back and reorganized the Home and Foreign Missionary Society for Mrs Shelley: was so tired that I went to bed at 8.30 and slept till six. Carried some of the few flowers that the frost has spared to poor little Mrs Marvin. Virginia went to her first calisthenics this evening at the Gym. much against my will [142] Oct. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1904 5 Eveline was sick this afternoon so I sent her to bed in Theresa’s room. THURSDAY 6 Oh so cold! Chiefly busy as nurse girl, as we had to send Eveline to the hospital as her throat is suspicious looking. [143] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1904 Oct. 7 A very busy day. I helped Mary with the children before breakfast then took the twins while Miss Ellithorp ate hers and took a walk, then the little ones again while Mary ate hers: then out with V. in the surrey on errands: then home to sew and straighten up my bank account. And then to lay the window half-blinds up in the servants’ room and tack up the curtains to the clothes shelf in Theresa’s room. I never saw any one more delighted than she was when she saw her “surprise.” Poor Tom Shields was expected to tea on his way to Phila but he never turned up here having come in by an earlier train and gone to a hotel. Z. telephoned that he had started, but V. and I were at the W. C. T. U. meeting and did not get in till 5. We then sup- -posed that Tom Kane had found him and taken him out, but when Tom came to supper he had merely gone to the train to meet Tom Shields at the hour we expected him and finding him not come he came to tea. After tea he and V. sent out to hunt him up: found he had supped at the Griffin and then gone for a walk. Tom K. could not find him. Evan, Lila and Sashy returned on the 8.30. worn out. SATURDAY 8 How the days pass! I design to write daily in this journal. but here for instance I have not written since Tuesday, and must go back and write it up. This morning is so cold and gray that one would say we were in for a snowstorm T & V. have planned for a picnic day to take the children chestnutting, but I hope they won’t go. [144] Oct. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1904 9 Evan and Lila at church for the first time here in nearly nine months. I didn’t stay to Sunday School, being rather hoarse. MONDAY 10 A perfectly delicious day. I went out on the errand drive im- mediately after breakfast so as to have a little air before Elisha came on the early train and well it was for we were busy all the time till he left at 4 P. M. I released my mortgage on the land on which the brickworks stands, taking stock for it. I also took, stock in it for $13.450 to be credited on his debt to me. With the stock that paid off the mortgage this gives me a majority in the Brickworks Company. [145] TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1904 Oct. 11 Cloudy, threatening rain. We ought to have a W. C. T. U. adjourned meet- -ing this afternoon, but I have just heard that there’s a missionary meet- -ing at which most of our M. E. members will be. So I suppose there won’t be a quorum this time either. James Shields breakfasted here on his way to Kq. Poor Evan summoned to Crown in the middle of the night. He drove ninety miles, and returned worn out WEDNESDAY 12 Heavy rain all day. Wrote to Helen: copied accounts into the books and began sewing lace on cushion before dinner. Finished cushion: read my Chautauqua magazine, worked on accounts and my basket, but seem to have little to show although I worked all day. [146] Oct. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1904 13 Errand drive and dressmaker’s from which I walked home and was busy writing lists of <3> teachers for whom I subscribed to the temperance magazine, and of eight persons for whom I have taken the Union Signal. After dinner worked a little on the sewing ma- -chine, then went to the meeting to discuss the Teachers’ Reception and called on Mrs Magowan and Mrs Davids. It was after five when I got home and I was just lying down to rest a little when the twins yelled so that I went to help Miss Ellithop with them That took till near tea time. After tea helped Sashy with arithmetic worked on my basket and read or was read to when V. came back from prayer-meeting. FRIDAY 14 I’ve forgotten what I did besides sewing the lace on a cushion and fastening it. Oh yes, Tom and I spent a long time on Elisha’s accounts. [147] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904 Oct. 15 Tom, V. & Bess are at Kq. Tom and Bess went out on the early train, V. driving out to meet them in the afternoon. Tom had so much work with Miss Cody that he concluded to stay all night. Lila says that Evan finds poor Delia to be in a consumption. I’m so sorry! Sorry for her but for Zella too, as I cannot imagine how Zella could manage without her. I went on the errand drive and was busy about sewing mending writing and helping to mind the twins until late afternoon when I went on foot to the post office. I directed 48 envelopes to the teachers and school directors. Helen sent me all the Waverley novels that my dear father and mother brought in their young married life; which were the treat of my Saturday holidays to read, and which, after my father’s death I bought for Harriet. At her death they came to Helen by will. Have a letter at last from Catherine. She will not visit America this year. SUNDAY 16 An exquisite autumn day: am pretty hoarse. [148] Oct. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1904 17 Another beautiful day. Errand drive in the morning, then working on my petticoat mending gloves and Sashy’s trousers, back to my flannel petticoat till half past two, then till six at a hospital meeting; poor Elisha giving up all his time and going at night to Harrisburg to see the Auditor General. TUESDAY 18 Beautiful weather still. [149] WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1904 Oct. 19 I wrote to Hattie Hoskier offering to go to her mother if a visit would do her good rather than harm: wrote to Helen. Elisha, Zella, Miss Buckley and Dr. Hays started for St. Louis. I hope it won’t do Elisha’s business much harm. Beautiful weather. V. and Tom, taking Archie with them went to Warren driving down the North Kinzua Road, and coming back by train. Evan took his wife and children out in the afternoon. They invited me to go but I declined and spent a tranquil not to say lonesome afternoon. THURSDAY 20 The beautiful weather still lasts, though this is the last day of it, as the mare’s tails are thicker and grayer, and the south wind blowing more and more strongly. Evan is greatly worried, by the bad behaviour of the nurses. One Timms is causing the death of a baby from neglect, leaving it exposed to a draught and uncovered when it had ether pneumonia, and making, he suspects, false entries in the chart to disguise her neglect in the night. Finally when Evan had ordered it steam vapor, they actually burned the baby’s flesh in one spot the size of a dollar. Miss Rooney is in charge in Dr Hays’ absence, and was asleep in bed at nine A. M. Lila and I visited Miss Fitzgerald’s and Miss MacEwen’s class rooms. Sashy had a violin lesson much to his disgust. The “old home” woods took fire and Evan was there for two hours vainly trying to extinguish. In the late evening came heavy rain. T. & V. went by train in the morning to Warren and returned, driving in the late afternoon. [150] Oct. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1904 21 Rained all night heavily, and the morning rises gloomily. — It cleared, bright cold and windy, from the north. Bad news about dear Sabina, whose stomach has given way: she is on a milk diet for the present and only sees her daughters for a few minutes daily. We have a Mothers Meeting at 3 P. M. and a Teachers’ Reception tonight. V. seems “played out.” SATURDAY 22 I had a carriage for the reception and took Theresa and Mrs Halliwell over. There were comparatively few there, owing probably to the rain but I thought it enjoyable. We had three new members at the Mothers’ Meeting. It’s a raw rainy day. Evan took a leg off at Hazelhurst yesterday afternoon. This morning he has gone to operate at Kq. Mrs Rupert left. [151] SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1904 Oct. 23 Gloomy day ending in a snow storm that did not last long but left a half inch or so unmelted. MONDAY 24 Lila is wretchedly thin and weak. She fainted while dres- -sing yesterday and this morning. I offered to take her to Atlantic City but she says she can’t go. A week or so did her so much good a few years ago. Its very cold and raw this afternoon though it was pleasant enough in the morning. Tom’s three North Kane wells are down—wells in which Evan, Tom and I each own a third. They are to cost us $9000. and are only 2, 2 ½ or 3 barrel wells, but if they hold out as long as some of our wells have done we should see the money back in five or six years and then get some income I don’t know what: not much. I’ve been sewing most of the day when not puttering with the hospital report. [152] Oct. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1904 25 After the errand drive I spent a couple of hours in Anna Coon’s room Grade 5 where Sashy is. The little man is slow, very slow in Arithmetical computation compared to his mates and relies on his fingers to count with: also he was inattentive although he knew I was watching him. Washed my hair and studied while drying it. Finished my raffia basket. Rewrote Training School Report. Put binding on black underskirt. WEDNESDAY 26 Evan intended to go to Kq. but Lila had to take him off the train to operate on a young Gaylord for appendicitis. A detestable rainy, sleety day, L. drove me to town on errands, and I worked on Sashy’s clothes most of the rest of the day. [153] THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1904 Oct. 27 Found that Dr. Hays’ had made such a miscount of cases that she was nearly a hundred short. Spent the morning in rectifying the count and finishing the report as far as I can do anything. Felt dull and blue in the afternoon as I was all alone, so I set out and “visited the widow” – namely Mrs Weeks. In the evening “the boys” went to prayer-meeting and then, joined by their wives, to see the performance of “Hoity- Toity.” I felt very lonely, although, as I reflected, I was urged to go with them. FRIDAY 28 Visited Miss Marsh’s 2d grade & 3rd, and Miss De Frehn’s 8th grade for two hours, and spoke against the use of tobacco. Walk- -ed up hill too fast on my return and got a dizzy headache. Evan made me go to lie down in the afternoon. Elisha and his wife are back from St. Louis. He urged my going with T. & V. but if I can, I would like to take Sashy somewhere for Teachers’ Institute week which ends school this afternoon a week hence [154] Oct. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1904 29 Evan has decided to take Elisha out of school: send him to the gymnasium daily, and make him practice on the violin for an hour daily, while Lila tries to teach him at home. He began gym. today. I paid $2.50 for lessons and $1. for locker and $2. for four music lessons. I spent all the afternoon with Elisha and Dr Hays on that weary Report SUNDAY 30 Exquisite day. Went to church in the morning and to a meeting of the church members in the Y. M. C. A. preparatory to the coming of a revivalist. Did not “enthuse.” Poor Elisha telephoned that he feared pneumonia for Zella so Evan went out: says it is a severe bronchitis. [155] MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1904 Oct. 31 Evan went out again: reports Zella better. Willie complains of severe pain in right leg. Wrote for school books for Sashy. Evan is very unhappy about Willie who had a chill at dinner time and cried with pain in his leg. Miss Rooney came to take care of him. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Another bright day. Willie is much better and so is Zella. I had to give the whole afternoon to the Missionary society and to calling with Mrs Shelley on a new comer, a Mrs Holcomb. Still, I got an hour in the morning with the Spanish Mendorff, and have started a second raffia basket, a pair of wristlets and have al- -most finished my third flannel petticoat. They are set on yokes, and as the hem of the embroidery was not turned in I have done twelve yards of fine cat-stitching on the three, also. [156] Nov. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1904 2 Tom very busy all day with a well that turns out a poor gas-er. I took a lone lorn stroll in the afternoon and was blue Wrote to Helen and Catherine Bell, studied and sewed. THURSDAY 8 A brilliant day, Tom gone hunting. Wrote Mrs Stone and paid bills. [157] FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1904 Nov. 4 Little Sybil was very sick in the night – apparently with a sudden increase of her cold. Leiper is croupy from his own carelessness, Bess has a very bad cough and cold. Another glorious morning. W. C. T. U. all afternoon SATURDAY 5 Drizzly foggy horrid day. In the morning I drove over to town with Lila, and in the afternoon visited Mrs Repine, Dr. Hays and Mrs Weeks – about business in each case – W. C. T. U. hospital and missionary society. Wrote to Miss Lillian Phelps – a lecturer, to Mme Barakat and to Mrs Strong, to accompany a pair of cooked chickens and a ham to save her from that much work while her child is sick: also wrote to Mrs De Young about Miss Phelps. Sewed and knitted, and worked on my accounts. and a little Spanish. Tom read aloud in the evening while V. and I worked. Finished wristlets for one child and am starting another pair and a hood. [158] Nov. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1904 6 Woke up to find a light snow, and thermometer 23°. Very cold in church but the snow is gone. Stayed to Sunday School: taught Sashy’s lesson at home. MONDAY 7 Clear cold and detestable. Poor Evan has gone to operate at a place seven miles this side of Marienville. It will be dark when he gets there. Very busy finishing up matters preparatory to our start for St. Louis. [159] TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1904 Nov. 8 Election Day, and we leave for the St. Louis Expo- -sition. WEDNESDAY 9 Reached Pittsburg in good time for supper, and to see Sard[-]’s play “Gioconda” in the evening: magnificently gotten up and might have been decent all through but was wilfully made nasty towards the close. [160] Nov. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1904 10 Spent a pleasant hour in the Carnegie Museum: lunched and left for St. Louis at 1 P.M. FRIDAY 11 Journey uneventful and country happy, rich prosperous and rather uninteresting. Reached St Louis after breakfast and went to the Y. M. C. A. where we were directed to 6036 <[-]> Subur- ban Avenue, where we got two clean little rooms in a new flat. Then set out at once for the Exposition and went first to Educa- -tion to see Clement McCluskey according to a promise of Tom’s. The day was atrociously cold and McCluskey and Mrs Reese’s sister had rigged up a little cloth tent round a tiny electric stove where they invited us to warm ourselves. [161] SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1904 Nov. 12 St. Louis: very cold, but enjoying ourselves SUNDAY 13 [no entry] [162] Nov. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1904 14 Cold but not so cold: spent in hurrying to see all we could before leaving, and missed going back to the Education Building because we went to see an aerodrome which made a failure in ascending or rather in directing itself. Left St Louis at 11 P.M TUESDAY 15 Travelling all day, reached Pittsburg three hours late at 10 P.M. [163] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1904 Nov. 16 Reached home at a little before 5 P.M. after a lovely journey up the P. & W. found all well, thank God! My trip cost me $60. THURSDAY 17 Busily unpacking and writing till afternoon when I went to the Womens Meeting. [164] Nov. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1904 18 Have almost finished Blanche’s hood, but it is really too big for her, and it would be better turned over to Bess – (altered it to fit) – Very busy at my desk most of the day except the Mother’s Meeting which lasted two hours. SATURDAY 19 This is a lovely morning mild and sunny. Wrote before breakfast to Frances Jones, and to Elisha, enclosing him a Thanksgiving gift. [165] SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1904 Nov. 20 [no entry] MONDAY 21 [no entry] [166] Nov. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1904 22 Leiper has mumps and was ordered to stay in bed. His mother spent much of her day amusing him, but in the afternoon accompanied me to prayermeeting leaving him to manipulate her wood burning set. On our return found that he had upset the benzine over the bed, ruining it but fortunately escaping himself The damage done will cost me about $30, but I’m too thankful that he wasn’t burnt. WEDNESDAY 23 Finished bordering and trimming Bessie’s Angora hood, wrote a good deal, knitted on wristlets, went to prayer meeting all afternoon. In the afternoon returning with Virginia found that Leiper was pretty wretched. [167] THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1904 Nov. Thanksgiving 24 Woke up at 4 .M. so as to go to the 7 A.M. meeting. Sashy had it on his mind and woke at 6, so he and Tom and I had a glass of milk and a cracker and went over. The Y. W. C. A. Auditorium, holding 500 was packed, and 30 chairs were in the aisles, but I was truly “cold and dead before breakfast” and the appeals for “testimonies” did not appeal to me. It was a rainy day. Elisha Zella and Jim Shields came in from Kq and we also had Mr and Mrs Shelley to dinner. He’s a gorger. Poor Leiper is very sick with double mumps and V’s cold and cough are very bad. Wrote to Mrs Burnett Sat up late to finish the 4th pair of knitted wristlets – plain red for Archie, red with two gray borders Sashy, red with one gray border, Willie, and red with first a border of red then gray then wide red then narrow gray then red for Blanche FRIDAY 25 2 inches snow. My cold is rather worse so I tele- -graphed to Helen giving up my visit — somewhat of a disappointment. Wrote to Helen, to Mr (Missionary) Henderson, to Mr Wood of the Leader and to Mrs Richmond and to Wanamaker ordering Mabell Long’s wedding present Lee’s temperature 103 ½. Tom surprised me with two Mountain Gas Co’s cheques, one for $150, a year’s rent of a well on the McDade farm, the other for $4950 which I (he for me) had lent to the Company. [168] Nov. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1904 26 Clear and cold. My cold is better. Shelley and the Evangelist Rees called. Leiper’s mumps are going down and he feels much better. Tom is having a little open stove put up for me in my room and I plan boiling my collars, and also keeping a saucepan with hot water, and teaching myself to iron my collars so as to suit myself. SUNDAY 27 Winter seems to have come in good earnest with a N.W. snowstorm. Tom and Sashy have gone to a grand Sunday School Union meeting, as this is World’s Temperance Day, Lee feels well, but Evan is sick enough to have had to stay abed with a severe attack of cramps attended by pain and fever. [169] MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1904 Nov. 28 Evan got up and went to the hospital because he didn’t want people to know how sick he is, but he is rather better. The day was bright and Lila took me to buy rubber boots for Sashy. TUESDAY 29 Thaw threatening. Lila drove me to Magowan’s to get some pads for Sashy’s work. Evan is thinking of going on a trip to get over his nervous insomnia, and I wish he would determine to do it at once. This will prevent my going, as I would not like to leave Sashy without anyone to look after him: he is developing a teasing habit that sets everyone against him. Mrs Bedell was here wanting to borrow $300. She has a $200. note to meet at bank. I refused but feel badly about it. but Tom says I’d be beset perpetually if I am to be known as a lender. It rained hard in the evening, and Evan in spite of his sickness had to go over to Ludlow to meet two patients who were to be operated on. The train was an hour and a half late so he had to go back again. Lila and Willie slept in the marquetry room to give him a chance to sleep in the morning if he could get to sleep on his return. [170] Nov. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1904 30 Fine sunshine this morning. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 [no entry] [Entries for Dec. 2-Dec. 13 are blank] [177] WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1904 Dec. 14 Reached home about an hour late. There was no more snow here than in New York, and it is so warm in the house. Elisha and Zella were here and THURSDAY 15 Spent all day in my room mostly occupied in packing and labelling my Christmas gifts. That is nearly all done now. [178] Dec. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1904 16 Busy all the morning on Helen’s centre-piece. Spent the afternoon at the W. C. T. U. meeting where Mme Barakat gave a Bible Reading and spoke of the Spirit filling our hearts and from within us flowing out like rivers of water if we would study the Word, do his will, walking in His ways and not fearing to approach our neighbour. I saw dear V. listening with her heart in her eyes. SATURDAY 17 Busily occupied indoors all day, as the thermometer was only 5° above zero at breakfast time. I finished the poinsettia centre-piece for Helen and it was much ad- -mired by the family, and am well on in the first of Lila’s slippers but they are slow work. T. & V. went to Kq. with a load of Christmas presents, but I sent mine by Express as their sleigh was quite full with their own and Evan’s gifts. Sashy was very trying in the “I do-on-t care” humour, and all the children seemed on edge. [179] SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1904 Nov. 18 Snow frost on the trees as I rode to church in T & V’s sleigh. Walked home with Archie. Text Take my yoke upon you. Sh. quoted the text “Cast thy burden upon the Lord.” I thought that individually, I have none, unless I count my dear Sashy’s re- fractoriness, and I pray the Lord to help me to cure that. My dear Helen’s burden lies heavy on my heart. [Entries for Dec. 19-Dec. 23 are blank] [182] Dec. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1904 24 We kept our Christmas festival today. Dr Hays, James Shields and Theresa to dinner, Elisha and Zella not coming in on account of their children, but the day was peaceful. The children had their gifts at breakfast time and then Lee and Sashy went to the gymnasium and took the edge off their vitality. I finished a green crochet slipper for Lila as this pair will fill the gap till I get wool for the others. This is makes four pairs I have done for Christmas. SUNDAY 25 A detestable day, high S. E. wind with snow, rain and sleet. snow nearly gone but enough icy pavement to make buggies unsafe. Lila fell down the hospital steps. Poor dear Sashy has started on the mumps now, land I’m spending the day with him. No Christmas feeling today. I’ve been dipping into a very interesting book that I bought for Shelley “Babylonian & Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters” by C. H. W. Johns, an Englishman, copyrighted by Ch. Scribners Sons [183] MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1904 Dec. 26 A white world this morning. Sashy has the mumps on both sides and we both had a pretty bad night. Maggie tells me that Archie is also down with them. Zella and Elisha here to dinner and went home in the late afternoon in time to be caught in a furious rainstorm. Evan was summoned out in it to be at a confinement at “Rocky’s” in Kushequa. TUESDAY 27 Oppressively warm rain S.E. wind. All day given to Sashy although I wrote, sewed and knitted besides He has much pain and fever. Evan got home at 4 A.M. and was all morning at a lawsuit, and then very busy. [184] Dec. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1904 28 The wind has gone round to the West, and it is growing very cold. The papers predict 30º bel. zero. Helen positively refuses to go South. Sashy feels so much better that he has gone to visit Archie. At 10.20 the sun is peeping out. Lila has let Miss Ellithorp go for the day and is baby tending. THURSDAY 29 [no entry] [185] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1904 Dec. 30 Lovely spring like day: washed lace collars, and discover- -ing moth-eggs in Harry’s fan, emptied the bureau drawer and destroyed the poor broken moth eaten fan, not without a pang. After the morning’s errand drive I walked to town in the afternoon, calling on Mrs Weeks as I returned. SATURDAY 31 A lovely day with a southwest wind. Lila took me on the errand drive. Sashy and Archie ending up their mumps. [186] MEMORANDA 1904 Jan. 11. Elisha replaces a loan of 1300 by Mt Jewett Water Co. Stock—an investment therefore of 1300* 12th Y. L. K writes that he has received for me a xJune 29. says he didn’t cheque from Spring Water Co: Div. 6 o/c on stock stand- -ing in my name $63.00 414.00, also on stock in E. K. K’s name $63. He has also received a stock dividend on stock standing in his name, of wh. part belongs to me and part to Lila: will figure out respective shares. He has purchased 34 more shares in his name, (for me, a part and for himself ten<10>/98/100th and 3/98 Lila’s, or in other words out of a purchase made last winter and now, seven shares would be his, or almost seven, and Lila a trifle over two.) I must write to tell him that. he must deduct from my proportion whatever is the equivalent of the E. D. K. trustee for E K K Jr. Take T. L. K’s seven shares and Lila’s two out, there would be left 25 for me, out of which should I think come 2 shares for Sashy. Besides I get out of the stock dividend of $132. in T. L. K’s name spoken of above I get $88.50 – so in all, plus the shares I get $414.00+63.00+88.50=$565.50 minus Sashy’s share. P.S. A letter from Tom says he has dep. 103.93 as my share. I think he has made a mistake. March 1 Div. on Book Lovers’ (Daytona Bk) 11 96 Feb 6 J. Seep K Bk & Trust 49 56 13 “ “ 155 60 One of my dividends N.Y. C. & HRR “ 70 March 30 C. G. Dom Agt. (EKK rem) Gas or oil [-] 494.32 E.K. Kane “ 376.32 870 64 dep. in Kane Bank. April 7 H. M. W. Estate rem. to Fidel. 360[-]66 May 2 Pension “ “ 90 “ Coupons due Apr 1 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 60 dep. in Fidel. [187] MEMORANDA April 14. T. L. K. dep. Tiona Oil Cheque to 12th K. Bk. 51 64 Rem. to Fidel. recd from T.L. K Principal & int. remaining on a Dall note 124.93 Int. on two notes K. D. & K. 358.28 Principal of one of above and 3301.62 3784 83 larger half of the other $2625+676.62 leaving due $600 Apr. 16 D. L & Hudson? ( K Bk 42 [The following line is circled] “ 20th K. G. L & H. Co. for March (K. Bk) 1567 39 EKK. paid Tom a/c of Hubert Run Tract {700 “ 246.56 {300 Apr 29. 124.60 bbls Tiona @ 1.77 220 54 cheque dated Apr. 30 favor T.LK, drawn on Kane Bank) May 2 Loaned EKK. the money he paid on the Hubert Run tract $1000 and $1000 more 2000 May 9 Remitted to F. W. Perry & Co. for investment in N.Y.N.H & H. RR. Stock HMW’s estate 3600x [number is circled] “ 11 T.L.K. gave me K.G.L. & H. Co. cheque dated April 18th for March Gas (Kane Bk) 1567 39 which had not been deposited May 13. Perry returned cheque or $23.25. having bought 19 shares New Haven RR at 118 1/8 com. 1/8 2.38 3576 75 “ 12 Gave each of my sons an A.T. & S. Fe $1000 bond, and the $20 April coupon to start a College Fund for one of their children 15 – 36.05 Bbls Tiona Oil @ 1.77 (K. Bk) 63 81 Holgate Bros paid over to Special a/c 396.41 to be credited EKK on Hubert Run Tract 16 K.[-]. L & H. Co. for April (K. Bk) 1496 24 21* Last note of K. D & K. paid off (Fidel) 603 61 18 C. B & Q coupon $20 Spg Water Co 9@15-135 (KBk)155 24 C G Dorn Agt EKK rem. (Fidel) 255 81<58> [188] MEMORANDA May 30. P.RR div. on 179 shares (Phila) 268 50 Loaned EKK for a month (Repaid) 1000 “ [-]49 Oil (Phila) 202 96 June 2 EKK sent me on Hubert Run a/c 1018.47 and borrowed 1000 (KBk) “ 13 EKK sent Brush Block cheques for v 1158 20 “ “ to (EOK. Special KBk) v 947 29 13 Seep Tiona Oil 47.50 bbls at 1.74 (KBk 82 65 16 E.KK a/c Hubert Run KBk EDK Special 1085 06 1032.70 1030 70 K. G. L & H Co KBk 1083 06 Baldwin Travis Co 20/c of subs. Investment 1000 29 Discount on Renewal of K.G. L & H. Note (KBk 30 Note at 4 mos. $1500 30 Dividend on K. Plumbing Co. (K.Bk) 500 July 1 Delaware & Hudson Albany & Susquehanna 54 McDade Davin & Kane (Turned by T. into 500 Citizens Gas Co. 288 Kane Bank Div 100 July 1 N.Y.C N. Haven on $1900 only 2 o/c 38 9 P. & E. div on 2 shares KBk 2 00 12 {Raine Mangle Co “ 1 {FWPerry Change “ 1 25 {K.G. L & H Co for June “ 950 15 15 Pension 90 “ 113.91 bble Tiona Oil @ 1.65 (Fidel) 187 95 Remitted to Tom to loan 19th McCluksey & Co a/c Hubert Run Elisha 500 21 Holgate Bros Co “ “ “ “ 607 66 “ McDade 173.01 Standard W Glass 6.72 “ “ 179 73 29 Nellis Amos & Swift a/c Hubert Run Wages $22 57 Stg, profits supts $329.33 – 1st item will go to reduction by EKK 351 90 $1000 error in calculation (KBk EDK special 11th Pension Fidel 90 Aug 2 N.Y. Central & H. RR “ 70 6. Holgate Bros 8o/c dividend (KBk) 208 [189] MEMORANDA Brought forward August 8/ Kistler Leish & Co. a/c Hubert Run of which Wages $16.18 Stumpage 26.84 (E.D.K. Special) 42 02 10 McCluskey Lumber Co. Wages $240. Stumpage 360. EDK Special .600 13 Jas Seep 25/28 bbls Tiona Oil @ 1.65 (KBk) 41 71 15 Kistler Lesh & Co. for Bank on Hubert Run Wages $86.46. Stumpage 54.66 (E.D.K special) 142 12 17 K. G L & H. Co. 35 o/c for July (K G L & H Co) 320 09 24 Hubert Run Beyer Knox & Co. 117.58 Holgate Bros 30.26 $207.94 of which Wages & Mill $138.71 Stumpage 69.23 dep. a/c E D Kane Special Kane Bank 25 McCluskey Lumber Co Hubert Run of which Wages & Mill 556.85 1413 55 Stumpage 856.70 E K K also sends receipt for 130 000 fr Hemlock mfd out of timber purchased from J. Bemis & Son at Hubert Run Mill amounting to $910.—as against $1000 drawn by me on EDK. Special a/c 27 226/75 bbls Tidewater at $1.50 $339.13 Storage 99c 339 113 Fidel Sept 7 James Whelan Liliashene Lot Mt Jewett 133 75 K Bk “ 12 236. 13/100 bbls Tiona @ 1.68 less storage.16 441 90 K. Bk 16 K G L & H Co. for Aug (K. Bk 337 66 K. Bk 16 Kistler Lesh & Co. Hubert Run Wager269.38 Stumpage <168.36> 437[-]4 KBk Special Remitted EKK cheque on E.D.K Special for above 269 38 269 38 30 Kistler Lesh & Co (Special) 224 71 29 Kanesholm Oil Section [-]49 K Bk {335 72 29 Kanesholm 457.86 {122 13 Cheque for bonus on Kq. lease on new wells 136 14 EDK P. 30 Paid off big bill of Oil Well Supply Co 2206 06 “ “ Mortgage on Kane Kemp Block 2000 Loaned EKK to take up pressing debts *Turn over page 1180 30 “ “ “ * 739 79 Oct 1. 2 o/c on $1900 N. Y. N. H. Payable quarterly ? KBk 38 3 Kistler Lesh & Co/E.DK Special 11906 [190] MEMORANDA Brought forward Oct 4. 9 Coupons Spring Water Co $15 135 5 E. K K remitted T. L. K. on a/c of loan on 325 preceding page, which T.L.K. dep. to my credit ink Bk Special 6 E. K K remitted cheque for $917 also on a/c of preceding. K Bk 917 7 “ “ of Mudgett “ “ 350 10 My share of rent on §49 timber, to be paid annually for 5 years. 57 96 “ Kistler Lesh & Co (Hubert Run) of wh. Wages Stump. 45 23 E. K. Kane paid off Mortgage on Brickworks land, by G. C. Burch Treas. – Par $50. Copy of settlement put in my a/c book – P. 30 10 McCluskey Lumber Co. per EKK (E.D.K Special) 1004 80 a/c Hubert Run 14 Peter Gamon’s ck. to apply on contract for land bought by Jos. Bird from me through E. K Kane 150 “ Tiona Oil 65.73 bbls @ 1.71 112 40 15 Pension Fidel. {90 Warren RR. 3 ½ on $1200 “ {42 17 KGL & H Co for Sept (dep. $200 keep $40 240 09 17 Kistler Lesh & Co Stump. 58.59. Wages 93.74 152 33 21 { Hubert Run Wages 843.75 Stumpage 417.21 (E.D. Sp.) 1260 96 { as follows White Rock Land Co. 5.15 Schriever 2.55 { Byham $28.11+5.77+4.99. R J Trimble 5.50. Willman 5.50 { Nollis, Amos & Swift Utica $1205.39 25 Kistler Lesh & Co. Wages 44.08 Stump. 27.55 EDK Sp. 22 50 25 – K. G. L. & H. Co. note renewed for 3 mos. 1500. Discount (K. Bk) 71 63 Letter from E.K.K. corrects this as follows. Small Cheques Wages 20.57 Stumpage 31.56 Nollis Amos & Swift “ 76.68 “ 1128.71 Nov 4 Elisha borrowed from E. D. K. Special 1000 16 “ remitted T.LK cheque Hubert Run Wages 1.22. Stge 1.86-3.08 16 Tiona Oil @ 1.75 195 20 18 Tidewater 96.65 bbls @ 1.56 150 77 18 K.G.L & H Co 314 71 [191] MEMORANDA Nov 18 dated 2d Kistler Lesh & Co Hubert Run. Wages 106.85 Stumpage 66.78 173 63 “ 22 K.L & Co a/c Hubert Run Wages 131.28 Stumpage 82.04 213 32 25 Rent of McDade Well Mountain Gas Co 150 25 Payment of Mountain Gas Co’s Note 4950 30 3 o/c on 179 shares Penna RR (Fidelity) 268 50 Dec 1 4 P.RR Coupons on Bonds (KBk 70 I.C. B & Q 20 16 Tiona Oil 173. bbls @ 1.75 302 80 19 E.KK. Hubert Run – McCluskey Lumber Co 1152 28 Wages & Mill 453.92 Stumpage 698.36 (remitted to E.D. Kane Special.) 19th dated Nov 8. and forgotten by EKK – probably 133 52 for §49. oil, he thinks 16th K.G.L.H. Co. for Novr 463 44 23rd Div on Spring Water Co 348 81 28th Rent of Land Transit Co. at E. Kane 16 24 Renewal Note 3 mos E.KK $1000 Cheque for discount 30 30 P. & E. div $1. per share 2 31 N.Y.N.H. & Hartford 38 [pages 192-194 are blank except for the pre-printed heading “Memoranda”] [outer back leaf] Mrs F. W. Perry 225 W.79th [inner back leaf is blank] [inside back cover contains a pre-printed “Counting-House Calendar for 1905.” as well as information on notes]