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 1902 MSS 3190 [Journal is written in ink. Notes added and page numbers inserted by transcriber are in brackets. Pre-printed text is in bold font.] [1] Counting-House Calendar for 1903 [Pre-printed monthly calendar for 1903 included.] UNITED STATES MONEY ORDERS. [Pre-printed list of prices of money orders included.] [2] LEGAL HOLIDAYS. [Pre-printed list of legal holidays included.] INTEREST LAWS OF ALL THE STATES, AND DAYS OF GRACE. [Pre-printed list of interest laws and days of grace of each state included.] [3] [4] THE STANDARD DIARY 1903 [1903 is encircled by images of zodiac signs.] FOR SALE BY ALL STATIONERS. [5] [6] PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES RATES OF POSTAGE. [Pre-printed list of Presidents of the United States, list of the states’ populations, and list of rates of postage are included.] [7] POPULATION OF PRINCIPAL CITIES. [List of populations of principal cities included.] ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR. [List of eclipses to occur in the year 1903 included.] [8] THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1903 The first day of the year finds me unexpectedly packing to run away from a cold to Florida. Leiper’s very sick, whether with serum poison or grippe and his mother, go too, also Dr. Hays. All was suddenly settled. Snow about 10 inches. All the children but Sashy ill with heavy colds, and Tom sick with cold, with worry about gas freezes and extreme anxiety about Leiper. At teatime in comes Evan with very bad news. The Board of Charities will not recommend any appropriation for our hospital unless we give up the new building and go back to the little old one. Reason assigned: that the new one is too large and costly to run for the needs of our commun -ity. We see in this Donovan and Goodwin, one pun- -ishing us for depriving him of his kingship in the Thomson House and the other for Midward’s attack on him in the Leader. FRIDAY 2 Leiper was too sick to start so Dr. H. and I left together with very heavy hearts. Elisha’s baby was more sick than his other children but all had chicken pox and grippe. We were two hours late in reaching Phil- -adelphia on a gray morning. After breakfast–a very fashionable one at 9.30! we went out to change my book at The Booklover’s; then to Wanamaker’s; then to Keith’s Vaudevilles and back to a restaurant dinner over Hans- comb’s grocery, reaching Broad Street Station just in time to escape the first drops of a heavy rain. Took the Seaboard Air Line at 3.30 P.M. [9] SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1903 Rained all night and all day. Reached Jackson- -ville three hours late at 10 P.M. Went to a good inn, Sperry’s Duval House. Had as a fellow passenger a nice little Baltimorean Mrs Javand whose sister married Martha Carey’s son George. Read two whole novels through on the journey: A Roman Mystery and A Son of the Czar. SUNDAY 4 Rainy or threatening all day, but went twice to 1st Presbyterian Church. Very good preaching, especially in the evening, the sermon being a very practical applica- tion of the text on Putting off the old man and putting on the new. He dwelt on what stealing, lying, and evil speak -ing of the truth Christians did. Mrs Javand left on the 2.40 train hoping to meet her husband at Lake City. She had been greatly distressed at missing him the night before. [10] MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1903 Cold and disagreeable but not actually raining till teatime. Train so late that we didn’t reach the Florida House till noon. It has all repapered and pa- -pered and two nice rooms were waiting for us: my old 88 and the corner room 90. Found letters and telegrams Leiper very much better. Hurried off to telegraph office: also wrote letters, and took Dr. H. to Fort Marion etc. Sitting there was rather sad with all the voices “from out the years,” but determined rather to think thankfully of how many I have to love and serve and of the money God has given me to make my- -self have this nice time and the power to help others. Read Anna Karenine all the evening: a detestable book TUESDAY 6 Stormed all night; very cold and windy. Read and talked to guests. Read Dander’s L’Evan- geliste: very well written: a very cruel attack on a rich would-be reformer. We wrote and sewed indoors till noon: then went out to buy buttons, shoethread &c. Afternoon walked as far as the Alicia Hospital. Wrote to Tom and Elisha. [11] WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1903 White frost over everything but they say it was not cold enough to hurt oranges. There was a frost before we came down that killed rose blossoms and the leaves of bananas. We have made an appointment to walk with an old lady who has a birthmark covering more than half her face, for it includes her nose. She is a widow. Her husband must have been an unusual person. Mother’s Irony [different handwriting, possibly added later. Written in pencil.] THURSDAY 8 Cold and windy. We walked to “the oldest house,” and to the sulphur baths in the Alcazar. Tom writes that they operated on both ears of Elisha’s baby, Doane piercing the drums and Evan cutting over the mastoid process down to the bone as he feared mastoid disease. That was on the evening of the 5th, and the baby had a good night afterwards. Saw in the paper the death from appendicitis of John Grenville Kane, a boy of 14, son of Henry Brevoort Kane. Actually, that would be John’s grandnephew–but why I should I be surprised! John, Handsome John would have been at least 75! [12] FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903 A long slow dusty journey brought us to Palm Beach. As I had received no answer from Mrs. Lockwood I thought best to go to the Palm Beach Hotel on the island for the night so as to test it should we fail to get quarters at Mrs. Lockwood’s. We had two single iron bedsteads in a cold damp cell, and a poor breakfast for which we paid $10! SATURDAY 10 As soon as breakfast was over, we took bicycle chains and went over to West Palm Beach. We got a lovely corner room with a big closet, and the use of the bath, parlors and piazzas at Mrs Maltby’s just across the road from Mrs Lockwood’s, where we board. We passed the day in settling ourselves and doing some trifling shopping. I took a nap in the afternoon Wrote to Virginia and to a Mrs Bashford, dis- -suading her from going to the Palm Beach Hotel. [13] SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1903 A warm gale from the South East, with gusts of rain, blew all night. I was violently sick: an unusual thing with me: certainly not caused by the amount I had eaten, for Mrs L’s table is very poor. I have some diarrhea too. Unpacked a few things; talked with some of the boarders and expect to go to church in a few minutes. There are low heavy masses of cloud driving before the wind but it isn’t raining just now. Went to church twice. We had John Wanamaker in the audience in the morning which, I think, somewhat confused [Written in pencil.] Dr. Payne’s sermon, as it was partly in a denunciation of God’s judgment upon national sins, one of which was our worship of wealth. As Dr. P. does not read his sermon I think he was running over in his mind whether there was anything in it calculated to wound Johnny Wanny MONDAY 12 We sat out in a lovely, warm moonlight last night to cool off from the oppressively hot church. Today is cloudy with a N.W. wind. I wrote home letters nearly all the morning, and sewed and read in the afternoon and evening taking two short walks only, as I’m not quite well yet. We had a cocoa-nut fire in the evening (one of them exploded with a terrific band) and the house is dry and comfortable. [14] TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1903 The papers and home letters tell of horribly cold weather North and we wore our furs here when we started on a constitu- -tional after breakfast, but soon had to discard them. The pretty bicycle path is being closed up. We have taken reserved seats for Gen. Gordon’s lecture this evening. The N.W. wind is to change to S.E. by night. In the afternoon walked all the way to the shore and back, and saw the very pretty blue and transparent balls called [-]ure Portuguese Men of War. WEDNESDAY 14 Gen. Gordon’s lecture was very interesting and I was able to keep awake although I had two long walks and he did not begin till after nine. Tonight, we went to the prayer meeting and walked home in the warm soft moonlight. I was very little out, sewing, reading and writing at home as I don’t feel a bit well. [15] THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1903 Rainy by spells and hot. In the afternoon we went to return the minister and his wife’s call and we accompanied them to the Junior Christian Endeavors where I learned some facts about abalone shells. They are only one sided, and stick to the rocks with such tenacity that they have to be prized off with an iron bar. Two cases were given in which a child and a fisherman were caught the one by putting his hand into an open one, and the child by pushing her little foot in. Both were drowned by the rising tide. It is a California shell. It rained hard during the night. Dear Tom sent me a cheque for $260, chiefly proceeds of the garden well, and the deed for the tank lot. FRIDAY 16 Started out early to acknowledge the deed designing to mail it at once, but the notary public has to send to Miami for a County Clerk’s Certificate so it can’t get off till Monday. Wrote to Tom and Lila: also telegraphed to Tom telling him to meet us at Goodall with Leiper on the 24th. Helen’s letters make me fearful that Julia’s mind will give way. God have mercy on her! Poor Cath- erine is having the roof of her mouth operated on, a number of abscesses having followed the injury done by being thrown from Lila’s carriage. We went through the jungle to the alligator farm after I disposed of the deed. This after- -noon has been warm and rainy. It’s pouring now just when I’m ready to go to tea. [16] SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1903 We went to call at the Palm Beach and on our way home had to turn in at the Poinciana to avoid a three hours thunderstorm. We had a magnificent lunch for which I paid $1.50 apiece! SUNDAY 18 Showery. A fine sermon in the morning on Eternal Life: rather a poor one in the evening to young people but it was better than the vapid gossip here [17] MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1903 Headache: gloomy morning. We walked two miles (down the bicycle path and back) and then I lay down till dinner, at which I took a little soup and some bread and jelly. Steady rain set in. Have just written to Lila enclosing 300 for S. T. I. Sashy F [---] [Added in later.] TUESDAY 20 Rained almost all day. Sent Catherine $50. to help with her doctor’s bill. Wrote to her, to Sashy, to Harrie, to Elisha and Tom. Got a new novel Through A Needle’s Eye and finished it. [18] WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1903 The sun is trying to come out and there’s a fine breeze. Wrote Tom & V. and Helen. Went to the shore in the morning and to prayer meeting in the evening. Cloudy warm greenhouse weather THURSDAY 22 Dawdled about most of the day waiting for news of Elisha’s decision, which didn’t come. He wants me to wait here till he comes, while I want to go to Goodall [19] FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1903 Wind gone round to the N.W. and I feel much fresher, but am in a quandary as to whether I’m to meet Elisha here or at Goodall. Tom has sent me cheques for $1334.91 which as he says will help me out in my poverty! Elisha and Zella arrived after we got to bed. SATURDAY 24 We all went across to the beach and through the Poinciana grounds. I had to go to sleep in the afternoon for this hear wears me out in spite of the breeze. [20] SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 1903 Alternate storm and sunshine: very hot. MONDAY 26 Just such weather as yesterday. Have seen Mrs Bashford off, and have just finished packing. We hope to go to Rockledge tomorrow and to Goodall on Wednesday. As soon as I put this away and lock my trunk I’m going to return my books to the library. Elisha Zella and Dr. H. went out rowing this afternoon while I finished Miss Eaton’s Romance [21] TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1903 We left Palm Beach after quite affectionate farewells from the Maltbys: had a hot journey to Rockledge, and a lovely walk before tea, which was a delicious meal. We all went to bed early WEDNESDAY 28 After our fine breakfast embarked on the launch Plaza for “Fairyland”. Had a charming sail and very much enjoyed wandering over the place with the owner Dr. Wiltfeld–formerly a German resident of Philadelphia, now a Robinson Crusoe with a wife. His man Friday and he ship oranges and vegetables however, and he has a post office “Georgiana”. As it was we spent so long with him that dinner was on the table when we got back. Our training about two hours late in reaching Goodall. Dozens of letters were awaiting me. [22] THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1903 One of my letters was from Evan saying I mustn’t come home. I spent a wholly sleepless night. We walked five miles today FRIDAY 30 This morning was perfectly lovely. We drove to Osmond by the beach and home by the road. I wrote a long letter to Lila, and another to Helen, enclosing a cheque for $100 to take her and Julia to Lakewood. We agreed to join a party to the Tomoka tomorrow, but as the afternoon went on clouds gathered and now, near teatime, a very cold “Norther” is blowing. People arrived this morning who had been all night on the cars owing to a freight wreck. Our letters had been delayed. Now one from Evan tells that Boyle has gone back on his promise and is violently opposing the hospital appropriation. Poor Evan! [23] SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1903 Pottered about and wrote letters in the morning. In the afternoon rode to Daytona and bought shells and such. I spent 25¢ in a stickpin for myself 25¢ in a conch for Elisha 50¢ in shells for Zella $2.50 in pins for Dr H. Lila and Virginia I was so chilled on the way back that I got out my fur cape and lay down in it and fell fast asleep which saved me from taking cold. Wrote to the two boys SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Wrote to Tom before church. A heavenly morning [24] MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1903 Rather too warm and threatening rain. The others went rowing. I took three short walks. Finished reading Sant’Ilario. TUESDAY 3 This being a perfect day for the purpose we took the Tomoka trip, fourteen persons from the Sea Side Inn form- -ing the party. We saw one eagle, but only four alliga- -tors (I saw only two). A much larger boat ahead of us ran aground, and after it got off delayed us by its difficulty in turning the windings of the stream. I was surprised to find how much my trip has already cost. I haven’t paid my bill here yet and $300. is gone with our return tickets to pay for [25] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1903 Land breeze though a strong one. I just lounged about like the other old women. Elisha went to Daytona on a wheel, and they all three bathed though the water was cold. In the afternoon they drove down the shore and gathered shells till dark THURSDAY 5 Expect to start today for St. Augustine. Am much concerned as to whether I should go to California or not. I don’t want to go and don’t approve of taking Zella so long from her husband and children. Also would like her pleasant memories to be bound up with him. On the other hand as she and he say there may never again be a time when she can leave her children in as good hands. [26] FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1903 Rather cold and blowy for the fort, so we went through the showrooms of the Ponce, and Alcazar and then watched the men in the swimming bath. In the afternoon the others went to the Oldest House but as I was very tired and had seen it, I stayed at home and lay down. Two telegrams from Evan announced that he and Lila were coming next week. Joy! So I won’t need to go to California. Poor Helen’s grippe continues. SATURDAY 7 A lovely day: we went all through the fort in the morning, and through the studios in the afternoon. I was foolish enough to read aloud a description of the fort while there, which started the sensitive place in my throat, so that I had to buy lozenges; also I couldn’t talk to a deaf man in the evening so went to my room and read Don Orsino, a sequel to Sant’Ilario, which is itself a sequel to Sarracinesca. [27] SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1903 Warm and showery. Presbyterian church in the morn- -ing: sermon the Omnipotence of God: in the afternoon the Guidance of the Holy Spirit. I had headache most of the day. So I should think, poor mother! [Last sentence added later in pencil.] MONDAY 9 Rather cold. Went through the Vedder Museum in the morning. In the afternoon Dr. Hays and Elisha went with Dr. Rainey to the Alicia Hospital, while Zella and I went to call on Mrs. Bashford at the St. George. Elisha and I also read for an hour in the library. In the evening came a telegram from Evan saying that he could not leave without Dr. H. coming so they began planning a hur- -ried return. [28] TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1903 Elisha Zella and Dr. Hays went off in consequence of a telegram, from D Evan showing that he would not leave till she came. WEDNESDAY 11 Hot morning: then a dust storm, then torrents of rain and a brooding calm. In the afternoon took a Spanish lesson and was glad to find I got on quite well in conversation. Too bad weather to ven ture to prayer-meeting. [29] THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1903 As I had nothing particular to do I took quite a long walk: out to the gate, then by Orange Street to the Sand Sebastian: along River Street to King, down King or a paral -lel street to get to the Alcazar and then on my way to Este’s shop I met Lila Evan Sashy and Willie. They were tired out with the rapid journey, but nevertheless after dinner took Willie out on a long bicycle trip. I have to shorten my stay here as they want to get restless Willie to the seashore as soon as possible. So I took a second Span- ish lesson, took my book to the library, with dear Sashy, then took him to the fort, the Alcazar and the Ponce, the beauty of the buildings impressed him. Now he is fast asleep and I have finished pack ing preparatory to taking the 9 A.M. train tomor- row. FRIDAY 13 Left St. Augustine and found the seashore enveloped in a raw fog. Evan was much disappointed to find that there was a bridge across the road at the Clarendon Inn which Willie at once proceeded to, and was immediately seen on the balustrade where a fall would have broken his neck. Evan had hoped to find so safe a place that the children might play in safety and release Lila and himself from perpetual minding. So when luncheon was over away they went on their wheels to Ormond leaving the children in my care, and by dark they returned having engaged rooms at Mrs. Lee’s. and (at my suggestion) a colored girl to take care of the children in the daytime. I’m so disappointed; I’d much rather stay here. [30] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1903 A lovely morning. Evan Lila and Willie left in a carriage, taking most of the bags. Sashy and I are to follow by train with the trunks this afternoon. Sashy is doing his lessons now, bless him! SUNDAY 15 Hot as can be here at Mrs Lee’s. “Unreasonable weather for Florida” the weather bulletin says also Frosts at Los Angeles, 26º bel. zero in N. W. states. Evan is baby tending, Lila sick with cholera morbus. [31] MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1903 Today was the first really happy one for the Evan family Lila and Evan took Willie to the shore and he waded and thought it splendid. Poor Sashy’s morning was less hap- -py as he waited for me and it turned out that my letter to Mrs Hunt and its clean copying kept me till 10.15. Then we started and halfway across the bridge his nice new hat blew off into the river. So we had to go back and hunt the little shops for another, and before it was completed by a rubber string it was 11.15 and as we would have a mile and a quarter each way to walk in the broiling sun and the dinner hour is 12.30, we gave up and settled down to lessons. After dinner we had a magnificent drive in the gale, through the woods first and then to the seashore. At night the storm changed to cold rain. TUESDAY 17 Very cold. We are to take the Tomoka trip, however, it seems. Wrote before breakfast to Tom and the ticket agent at St. A. as Evan wants berths for Sunday. So we were all ready, but the boatman sensibly took it for granted that we would not want to take the trip when it was so rough. Therefore we went in the afternoon to Rockledge where Evan and Lila enjoyed the lovely riverside walk as much as I could wish. [32] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1903 It was very cold: the tail end of the great storm that has swept the U.S. Evan and Lila wretched with cramps and diarrhea like many others, in the Plaza Hotel. Nevertheless Evan painted the whole morning. Sashy stuck to his lessons. In the afternoon visited Dana’s studio. He has some lovely things. THURSDAY 19 Cold slightly moderating: Lila only able to crawl. Evan took Willie out on the wheel. Sashy and I after lessons went to Cocoa and back a distance of 2 ½ miles with a detour of ¼. In the afternoon back to Mrs. Lee’s where I slept very ill. I’m glad to say that Evan and Lila appreciated Rockledge, and as the trip cost upwards of $40: it was money not thrown away. [33] FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1903 We got to St. A. today. Evan received two telegrams from Tom, one telling him that “Miss Richmond” was over her attack, and that he could stay away as long as he liked: the other that Miss Richmond was no better: come home at once to operate. The puzzle is that both bear the same date of reception at Ormond, but the one saying she is over her at- -tack is dated the 19th; the imperative summons being dated the 20th. The Kane operator may have confused the two. However, Evan and the boys went off together; the dear children crying pitifully at leaving Lila and me. It was hard for Evan to have his little holiday cut short. SATURDAY 21 Raining hard all night. Held up about eleven this morning and Lila and I went out to see about a Ger- man teacher and to buy an umbrella and go to the library. [34] SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1903 When we came out from breakfast Lila went out on the Treasury Street piazza while I went to get any letters there might be. There were two or three. One for me from Elisha contained this sentence, “I hear that Virginia is better.” “There,” I cried, “Miss Richmond is Virginia!” So then we opened a letter for- -warded from Ormond to Evan from Tom, and marked Private for Evan only. There we learned that Virginia was in need of operation. So we wasted no time but took the first train, at 12.10 for the North. We took a walk; ah how lovely it was in the Sunday sunshine. MONDAY 23 Travelling till half past two or three: the train being delayed by a wreck for an hour. After dinner on the cars we went in Phila at once to the station and received a telegram to the effect that V. had been operated on successfully and was doing well. Then we went to Wanamaker’s: then to a vaudeville, then to a 70¢ supper at a child’s restaurant, and then took the 8.50 train home. [35] TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1903 Found all well except V. of course and she was doing well. Weather quite mild. Busy unpacking WEDNESDAY 25 All these days that follow I was busy and happy with V. getting better [36] THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1903 [No entry.] FRIDAY 27 Virginia not feeling very bright part of the time. [37] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1903 Very stormy: rain and wind between them carrying off most of the snow. I was not out at all but spent a happy day between sitting with Virginia who is improving rapidly and working at accounts, letters, mend- ing old and making new things for the linen room. Mr Shelley came to beg for the church, Mrs. Parsons wrote a modest hint that I should pay Bessie House’s expenses to the 4. evening at Bradford, and the adjutant of the Salvation Army less modestly asked for $100. SUNDAY, MARCH 1 The stitches were taken out this morning, and Virginia was permitted to eat of our regular dinner. Evan says she can safely go with Tom and me to Florida on Thurs- -day evening. Isn’t it wonderful! The day is so cold and stormy that I am not allowed to go out. There is a little snow on the ground. [38] MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1903 [No entry.] TUESDAY 3 [No entry.] [39] WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1903 [No entry.] THURSDAY 5 The days have rushed by full of work, and we start tonight for Florida. My precious Sashy is in tears over my going, but my throat warns me to go. I am very anxious anxious about Julia Watts [40] FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1903 We were met at the station in Phila by Elisha who took us to the Bingham House where Zella was. She wasn’t dressed yet, but as there was no other vacant room she speedily smoothed her bed for V. to rest on. V. however went to breakfast and dinner and was ready to start at 3.16 P. M with us after lying down to pass the intervening time I went out and chose three rings for my daugh- -ters-in-law to be given to mark the anniversary of my marriage 50 years ago April 21. 1853. The rings are poor enough in looks though I paid $225. for them! SATURDAY 7 Reached St. A. about 3.50 and a rough road we found the Southern, but V. though tired is much stronger. As our rooms were not ready, she lay down in a temporary one and I went out, got my hair shampooed and caught rheumatism [41] SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1903 Went to church twice, Tom accompanying me the first time. Enjoyed everything: beautiful singing clean faced preach -er, and good sermons. The afternoon one was on the Chris- -tian form of Endurance, as Moses who endured to the end as seeing Him unto who is invisible. In the morning it was “When Thou saidst Seek ye my face, my heart said Thy face, Lord I will seek.” It seemed so easy for him to preach the finding of peace in the absorption of one’s soul in love for the Lord, but what should Helen do with Julia going down to despair before her eyes! When I got home there was a letter to tell me that Julia was going to Watkins Glen without having her mother with her. I am thankful. V. still improving: has had two short walks. MONDAY 9 I’m very still with rheumatism, but this evening my head is clearer though legs and back are miserable. We went on a steam launch about 5 miles up the Matanzas to a landing and then walked about a quarter of a mile to the shore and enjoyed the ocean for an hour, and then walked back to the boat. V. bore it well, and after a long rest in the afternoon, finding the studies closed when she walked there, Tom gave her as a placebo for her disappointment a ride “round the Horn”. In the evening they read aloud in my room till I went to bed and they went off for a moonlight stroll. I think V. is doing too much. Leiper 9 8 yrs old today. [42] TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1903 We expect to go to Runklee’s Fountain City House, Daytona today. I write before breakfast. Rested very well, but am in some pain still. I can hear my neck crickle when turn my head. Our journey brought us to Daytona with more than an hour of daylight and we are enchanted with the fresh air and the lovely scenery. I have a fine room here, but feel in much rheumatic pain. WEDNESDAY 11 I wrote and took a walk while V. and Tom were our together but the hot sun–or something–was too much for me. After dinner Tom went to Ormond to fetch his boat and V. to paint and I was to meet her but I had to turn back and go to bed. Such a head ache–ears and eyes, face and head, neck and back. V. and Tom read to me all the evening but I had so much bromide that I hardly knew what it was all about. [43] THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1903 Felt wretchedly whenever I woke in the night, and was sure I was in for an illness, but when the glorious morning came, I got up at six, and though Tom thought my head so hot that I must take bromide, and Virginia stopped me off from writing letters for the same reason, I kept on getting better and better and am well tonight. As for Tom and Virginia they are daft about the water. Before dinner they went out in their canoe and then in a sailboat and then in the canoe again. After dinner Tom started on a long duck shooting trip in a boat with our landlord and a Mr Wolcott, and then V. and an elderly Michigan woman and a girl from Newark decided to go with them as far as New Smyrna and come back by train tonight or tomorrow. I wrote to a man about Babylonish, wrote also to Lila, studied Spanish, finished some tatting, read fifty pages of Helps History and a novel in the evening. FRIDAY 13 Walked, studied, wrote letters and amused myself till V’s return in the late afternoon. Wrote to invite Florence to join us here. Elisha forwarded me $5000. half to apply on the reduction of his $7000 Patterson mortgage, half on interest due, still leaving $4483 to grow, when I only lent him $7000 on it. I have an idea buzzing in my head. I, however, only acknowledged the Quit Claim Deed and signed the receipt he forwarded. [44] SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1903 V. and I set off in a “barge” otherwise ‘bus or stage that calls round to take people to the beach at 20 m. to 9, and after wan- -dering all over Daytona to pick up passengers, found ourselves at last on the shore in front of the Seaside Inn. V. made a very pretty sketch, looking landward from the end of the pier, but the wind was too strong for me, so I went back to the shore. After dinner, wrote to Mrs Averette in Spanish and to Lila. Then we got into a sailboat SUNDAY 15 It seems to have rained all night, and though the clouds are somewhat broken, I think we shall have a rainy day. Wrote to Elisha with Tom’s approval that I threw off the interest and credited the $5000. on the principal leaving him only $2000 to pay. We had a fine sermon on “Touch.” The afternoon is dull and rainly but Tom and V. have gone to the peninsula to bathe. I spent all the afternoon writing to Elisha, Helen, and Lila. [45] MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1903 A stormy day with some intervals when it only sprinkled. I walked twice a little beyond South Bridge, studied Spanish wrote exercises, wrote to Lila, to the BookLovers, to Mrs Averette, to an old Mrs Brown and to Miss Donachy about W.C.T.U. matters. Tom read aloud to us in the evening. While at the library read some amusing pages in Mark Twain’s Following The Equator. I have The Vultures to read. TUESDAY 17 I walked all the way to the ocean and back, about 3 ½ miles. Tom and V. went off bicycling and to my great alarm did not come back till nearly dusk –after 5. They had gone to the Inlet on their bicycles, climbed the light-house, dined at Ponce Park and come back on the boat. V. said she supposed some of the people would have told me that she intended perhaps going, but as I couldn’t help saying it would have been easier for me to tell me! However it was all right in the end, for V. did not seem at all the worse for it. [46] WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1903 The loveliest day of all. We went to New Smyrna on a launch: dined hurriedly and drove to visit the strange beautiful ruins, known as Columbus’ Chapel: Then drove back to let some of our party go home on the boat while we drove to Hawke’s Park. This is bold–but oh, it was heavenly beautiful! We found very cheerful letters from home on our return as well as a cheque from Seep for Tiona Oil for $132.18. Today Sashy is nine years old. THURSDAY 19 I rode to the beach; wrote letters and studied but did not go far anywhere. Walked to the library in the afternoon and returned some childish trash of Sophie May’s The Asbury Twins. [47] FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1903 Rode to the South Beach; walked to the cottage where the others came to bathe, studied for over an hour, but had to walk back just as they dipped into the waves. I was in good time for the bus but no more. In the afternoon, stud- -ied, wrote letters and read my story. In the evening finished my tatted collar while Tom read aloud. There are some very nice people here, a mother Mrs Comly and her daughter Mrs Birney from Baltimore and Mrs Birney from Washington. Mrs M. is married to a first cousin of Wei[-] Mitchell, Mrs Comley was a Miss Stockton-Scott, and Mrs Birney is of the James G. set consequently allied to the Fitz- -hughs. A very intelligent boarding house keeper, Mrs Parker of Battle Creek left today. SATURDAY 21 T. & V. went on the Tomoka trip and enjoyed it thoroughly I started for the beach and intended to study there, but a threatening cloud drove me home. Then I took heart of grace and pity on a little old maid, a Miss Jaggart of Lynn, May. with whom “nobody wants to play.” She has been trying for a week past to get up a “Dutch ride” to Ormond, so I joined her in the expense and we jointly treated the co[-]netist, Miss May Warren. In the afternoon, I finished an interesting story “The Darlingtons” and took out a story of Skye, by Amelia E. Bass “Prisoners of Conscience.” I also, on my way from the library bought some souvenirs to carry to the children and servants, then I went home and studied till the party returned to tea. After tea Tom finished a fine book “The Terror” from the French of Felix Gras. [48] SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1903 Breezy morning: showers threatening. Next Sunday will, I expect, be our last in Florida. Helen’s letters are very disheartened about Julia. Wrote to Helen, Lila and Sabrina. Read and finished “The Prisoners of Conscience.” It is very well conceived. MONDAY 23 Hopelessly rainy: I’m stiff with rheumatism, and think I may as well pack everything I can today as it does not seem as if there would be any outing for me today. T&V. are out under umbrellas. [49] TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1903 Locked my trunk before breakfast. The day was hot and showery. Tom and I went to the cobbler’s and passing the Taxidermist’s lot halted to gather a Florida dandelion and see a blackbird chase a squirrel. Inci- -dentally the taxidermist told me so much that was interesting of old Mr. Goodall that I took V. and drove to pay my respects to him. He is a wonderful man. WEDNESDAY 25 Poured all night, and showery in the morning. Went to the library and got another volume of the Spanish Conquest of Florida–a volume of short stories (one of which, Monsieur Maurice, I read this evening. I went also to the ticket office. Coming jauntily backed I popped in on the funeral ceremony. Then I felt sad: thinking of the wasted life. Had a fine long Spanish lesson which lasted till dinner time; then wrote a long letter to Helen and shorter ones to Lila and V. then walked to the fort and sat awhile and then wrote a compo- sition in Spanish till supper time. I sit by the ancient bride and groom They come from Newcastle and their name is Borden. She is much older than he and rich. [50] THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1903 Made a translation from English into Spanish, and had another long lesson till noon. Wrote letters took a walk and went to the Baptist church in the afternoon. In the evening Mmes Mitchell and Birney called. I read some of the Spanish Conquest and put out my eyes over a wheel. Lila has sent me three proofs of pictures of Sashy taken on the completion of his ninth year. I see a good deal of likeness to myself as well as to Mr Rupert. –alas– [Added later in pencil.] FRIDAY 27 Woke feeling very stiff and headachy. Prepared for Mme Averette but she did not come till dinner time and then breathless and full of apologies for delay. So I took my lesson after dinner and then went to Mrs Rainey’s who gave me a whole hour of electricity, and completely cured my headache with the “breeze.” Read and studied till teatime, and after tea went to the Hotel Hernandez and conversed in Spanish with Mmes O’Brien and Averette. In spite of my busyness, owing to my solitude I have read about 100 pages of the third volume of the History of the Conquest of America by the Spaniards, a novel called The Castle Inn, and a Memoir by Le Notre of an episode in the Chouan revolts, called The House of the Combrays. The author’s attention was called to it by Victorien Sardou who had been reading a novel of Balzac’s called Mme de la Chanterie, which is founded upon this incident. [51] SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1903 Delightful atmosphere varied with showers. Had my lesson, studied for several hours, made farewell calls on Mmes Comly, Birney and Mitchell at No 66 Cedar Street, and on Mrs O’Brien and Mrs Averette: the latter of whom I engaged to make me six collars to help her out. T & V. got here about 7 P.M. in good spirits. Pouring in the evening. SUNDAY 29 Rained all night, but seems to intend to clear at 10 Am. --Such a pleasant service–yes, and another at 4 P.M. Such a happy day for our farewell to Florida. [52] MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1903 My bunk was locked by 7. when we breakfasted: at 8.30 Mrs. Averette gave me my last Spanish lesson, then I walked with her as far as the library and returned my books, and we started at 11.10. It came on to rain and before nightfall we were passing through a flooded district. TUESDAY 31 Woke to find a lovely morning with the Blue Ridge Mountains in sight and had a very pleasant journey. Reached Phila two hours late, spent a while at Wanamaker’s and at the Free Library. Read a novel in the station till starting time. Tom & V. went to Keith’s Continuous entertainment. I didn’t care for it. [53] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1903 We reached home on a lovely morning, receiving a warm welcome from all but Evan who had gone to Buffalo to operate. I was very busy all day picking up dropped stitches. Evan is having his ears treated by a specialist who finds the drums thickened from catarrh and grip. THURSDAY 2 Evan is back from Davou Buffalo and he and Lila are going to Phila tonight to see Dr Woodbury and, if he thinks best, some specialist about his heart. They don’t tell me, but he seems depressed about it, and I suppose things will gradually leak out. Very busy unpacking, sorting and writing. [54] FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1903 Evan and Lila are away, and little Bernard has quite adopted me. It is a warm, showery day. I was busy all the morning writing and mending and had a long WCTU meeting in the afternoon. V. read me the Successors of Mary the First in the evening. SATURDAY 4 Evan came back much cheered. Dr. Woodbury did not think badly of his heart, and has kindly written to tell me that he found a slight mitral leak, possibly due more to increased ventricular action than to any valvular lesion deficiency. There is no other evidence of heart lesion. Evan operated on Crawford for appendicitis. The day turned very, very cold at night. In the afternoon he went to–I forget, Ridgway I think, to perform two operations for Dr Smith. [55] SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1903 A beautiful looking day, but they won’t let me go out because the snow is still unmelted. I have taught Sashy his Sun- day School lesson and part of the hymn “Art thou weary, art thou languid?” MONDAY 6 Sewed most of the day. [56] TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1903 Walked to Miss Sizer’s (H Dawson Street) and back and then to Kane Bank and back, without very great fatigue. WEDNESDAY 8 [No entry.] [57] THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1903 Tom was elected trustee at the church meeting, much to his disgust, as he would like to be an elder in place of McClus- -key. I walked to Janeway Street, and thence to Fraley; by Fraley to Greeves and so home. Good FRIDAY 10 Busy with letters, mending, hemming a reddish table- cover and such-like all the morning. In the afternoon took Sashy to the dentist’s, where he behaved beautifully, having two teeth pulled and two filled, one of which, the dentist said, would had hurt very much. A farewell from Catherine Bell, going off unexpectedly on the Steamer Oceanic, thanks to the generosity of James Cross and his wife. She (C) had heard that Harry had returned very ill. I walked Greeves St to Fraley, and up it to the Odd Fellows Hall, and then down to the greenhouse and home; a long walk for me. [58] SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1903 I wanted to go to the food sale but it has rained all day. V. has gone over. The New Natural History has come, six volumes for $29. I’ve been busy tidying and working at accounts, subscriptions, etc. all day. SUNDAY 12 Rainy in the morning: beautiful in the afternoon. Well; I declare I have gained a week! I had got it into my head that my Golden Wedding Day and our Convention and our lecture all came this week! [59] MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1903 Busy with accounts and tidying, sewing and mending TUESDAY 14 Cut out a wrapper for Sybil and two frocks for Bess, and two corset covers for myself in the afternoon, having gone up town and bought the patterns in the morning. Another horribly muggy day. Went to the dressmakers. [60] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1903 Another bad day. I made Sybil’s wrapper, did a couple of hours studying Spanish, wrote to Helen, and to Miss Frances Jones and had a pretty bad time with Evan over the hospital and what I had fancied was good news. THURSDAY 16 Cloudy, cold, drizzly, horrid–the family mourning that they brought me home. But I’m perfectly well. Evan talked for about an hour about the hospital and Elisha. Then I hurried to see Mrs Bedel and Mrs Parsons about W.C.T.U. things, spoke to three people about the lecture, secured Bessie Houser, and Mrs De Young to play and sing, went to the banks, brought some straw- -berries for dinner. After dinner wrote to four ministers about announcing the lecture, read the paper, sewed on my corset covers, and now it is six o’clock. [61] FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1903 Another sharp frost, but a beautiful, clear morning. Went over the grounds with dear Tom, then to the dressmaker’s then packed my bag to go to Kushequa. Found a bride and groom paying a surprise visit at Kq. the former a classmate of Dr Hays, but we didn’t have any idea who the bridegroom was SATURDAY 18 Cold but pleasant. Elisha gave up most of the day to talking with me chiefly about the hospital and the gift he has just made of $2000 under another name, much to Evan’s wrath. [62] SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 1903 Beautiful but rather cold, but I was able to sit on the piazza steps with Zella, wrapped in furs. Went to church twice and to Sunday School. Elisha and Zella very loving MONDAY 20 [No entry.] [63] TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1903 The fiftieth anniversary of my wedding day: not to be called our Golden Wedding since the husband of my youth is not here. Nearly twenty years ago he left me, and my Harry seven. Where are they, and when shall I join them! My living dear ones all gathered round me, Elisha and Zella, with their three, Harriet, O’Neill and (Elisha) [Parentheses, underline, and words: “the son of a bitch” added later in pencil.] 3rd; Evan and Lila with Elisha 2d Willie, Blanche and Bernard; Tom and Virginia with Leiper, who is my dear husband’s namesake, Bess, Archie and Sybil. We were all photographed together, and at dinner I gave each of the wives a commemorative ring, and then the dear sons gave me silver gifts gold lined. The day was less sad than I feared. Then Elisha and his family left, and this evening Tom is going away to West Virginia with Herschel James to look up some coal land in which we may make an investment. WEDNESDAY 22 Heavy frost again, and a gray sky now, before breakfast. As we are to have a lecture I do hope it won’t rain or snow. [64] THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1903 [No entry.] FRIDAY 24 [No entry.] [65] SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1903 Reached home from the Convention about eleven, and set to work at once on some of my accumulated work. Rain set in at night. SUNDAY 26 Weather too bad for me to go out [66] MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1903 [No entry.] TUESDAY 28 A special meeting in the afternoon to arrange for the reception of new members: offered my house. Also much talk about the getting out of remonstrances against Crowe and Welcker. None of the ladies of the union could or would carry them round and it was voted to pay some one to do it. Mr Wood of The Leader was active in hunting up Tom McCoy–Pres. of the Glass Works adjoining Crowe’s place and he undertook to circulate the remonstrance I prepared two copies, and then at his request six more of which Tom did these. [67] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1903 Engaged Mc.Ewen to attend License Court THURSDAY 30 Very hot and the atmosphere so murky that one really suffered. Changed to light underwear and put away Sashy’s and my own winter clothes. At tea time or rather just before, for Tom and V. had ridden down to see what success the men were having in keeping the fire from gaining a foothold in our North Kane woods –the wind shifted to the N. W. and in a quarter of an hour the thermometer fell twenty degrees. Then we had a little rain here and at Kq. [68] FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1903 Such a cold May Day! Had our regular meeting and could only announce 37 signatures against Crowe and one against Welcker! But all the West Side people have been fighting fire and yesterday after- -noon the Glass Works were in great danger. In the evening the rain fell enough to save the woods for a time. Thermometer 53º lower than yesterday: had to get out my fur and Sashy’s great coat The shadbushes that are unburned are frozen. SATURDAY 2 This afternoon the fires seem as bad as ever. Our old home woods have been burning, and our woods down the North Kane road, but our damage is nothing to the damage elsewhere. James Bros. lost $1000. worth of chemical cord wood, and in Potter Co. a great lumber firm has lost $1.000.000 while in the forest parts of Penna and the piney woods of New Jersey the loss is great. I have almost finished a pretty ar- -butus flowered divinity frock with a pink slip for Bess, and this week I also made Sybil another wrapper and myself two corset covers all but the buttonholes. [69] SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1903 Communion Sunday, but marred by the smoke clouds filling the atmosphere. Windows are rattling in the gale. Elishas baby is better but neither Zella nor he dare leave home to go to see it until we have rain. Elisha was away with his men all yesterday fighting fire on Cole Creek, and was out all night and this morning. Rain came here at dinner time and I hope he has it MONDAY 4 This day is set for the reception of members, and my home has to be turned upside down to receive them. Zella and I had put off our journey on account of it, but what with her sick baby and the forest fires I doubt our being able to go tomorrow either. Our social was very successful. There were 83 members of Ws and Ys present or counted as new members, and of we had 38 new Ws and 15 Ys [70] TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1903 Elisha and Tom were out all day examining the woods to see what price should be set on them in case Elisha con- -cludes to buy. We were busy clearing up after the reception of which I wrote a notice for the Republican and one for the WCTU Bulletin. Finished all but the button- -holes in Bessie’s two dresses. Lovely weather though the thermometer this morning was 40º lower than last evening. We had quite a frost WEDNESDAY 6 The boys expect to go to a boy’s supper at the Y.M.C.A. this evening, rather to Lila’s and my disgust as we don’t want little fellows running everywhere. [71] THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1903 [No entry.] FRIDAY 8 Beautiful weather though we had some frost in the night. I hope to start for Helen’s this evening. [72] SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1903 Reached Helen’s at noon and went with her to see Harriet who was very loving. Whiteplains beautiful in spring greenness and apple and lilac blossoms SUNDAY 10 Lovely weather. Chalmers and wife to church and dinner. After they went Helen and I walked up the riverside. Carrie and Fred to tea. [73] MONDAY, MAY 11, 1903 Went out early to telegraph to Tom and Elisha. E. doesn’t approve of Roberts Lot lease as being too poor interest on value. TUESDAY 12 My 67th birthday. Kindly remembrance letters from Elisha and Virginia (the latter written on the cars leaving Pittsburg on her way to W. Va. with Tom.) I had forgotten that it was my birthday till the family here congratulated me, and dear Nell gave me four bonnet pins. We dined at Carrie’s and she had a birthday cake with 16 candles for me, also a photo. case. Very pleasant dinner, Helen and I went to a missionary meeting in the afternoon [74] WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1903 All day at the 69th anniversary of Helen’s [---] Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless. Such a glorious new building, and such donations! $3000 more from Helen Gould today. THURSDAY 14 The unclouded weather continues. Helen and I are to go to Walter’s for several days. [75] FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903 Quietly spent at Walter’s. Heat and mosquitoes bad though the place is lovely. The pair were loving to us but very subdued and sad. Walter is growing very forgetful. He asked me if somebody hadn’t gone away recently. His darling Hattie with her husband and children, Sabina Martin and Walter Struthers all sailed yesterday–and he had forgotten it! SATURDAY 16 Left Walter’s on the 10 A.M. train, and spent the rest of the day darting from boat to car to train and back. We took the train to Hoboken the boat to Cristopher Street, one car to 4th Avenue, another to 42d Grand Central depot where we got rid of our valises, checking them to White Plains, then a car to Chalmer’s house where we had an ex- -quisitely served lunch, which we rushed from to catch a car that just enabled us to take a train for White Plains. For some reason it was ¾ of an hour late in reaching White Plains. We hired a carriage and visited Harriet for just a quarter of an hour. She was sweet and loving. Then we drove back to the station and took the train to 125th Street, and then a car brought us near Helen’s. We lugged our valises home, got our letters and did some provision for Sunday buying. Lila writes that the children have all been sick either from the heat or something they ate. Poor Elisha is still fighting fire and lost $5000 worth of logs on the 13th. [76] SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1903 Still the same warm dry weather. Went to church with Helen and this afternoon have written to Elisha, Lila and to Catherine. She wanted frankness about Harry’s coming to me this summer and I frankly told of the great drawback to a convalescent in the noise of the children right now with a ninth coming. I’m mortified that my dear Sashy’s pass card into the 4th grade gives him a general average of 86º with Leiper who is a year younger passing into the same grade with an average of 88. MONDAY 18 Today is frightfully hot. Expect to leave here for Phila tomorrow morning [77] TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1903 I set off from Helen’s quite early as I hoped to see Dr Fox, but the train was delayed, and when I got to his office he was gone: made appointment for tomorrow: shopped for some time. The heat so intense that I changed my cheap room com- -manding a view of a high wall four feet off, for one on a lower floor looking on Eleventh Street, where I sat by the window, or else in the parlour till bedtime WEDNESDAY 20 Dr. Fox found nothing wrong with my eyes but conjunc- tivitis on the lids and strongly urged a two-fold (literally) operation in the autumn, cutting the cartilages one day and the next taking out a slip of skin from the outside of the lids. I planned to go to Lila Cope’s and stay all night but a telegram from Zella announced her coming at 7.15 tomorrow morning, and then I thought of going in the afternoon but the heat was too great and I sat by my window; then a thundergust came up and I was glad I had not gone out as I saw the hurrying pedestrians seeking shelter. It only lasted a little while but it cooled the air a little. I went at noon to our College Commencement and in spite of the heat enjoyed a few minutes talk in the greenroom with some of Harry’s old friends: hope Z. will have shopping to do so that I can go tomorrow to the Alumnae meetings. [78] THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1903 Waited a long time for Zella’s train, and as soon as we had breakfast we went to Dr. Fox who expressed himself well satisfied with her eyes. I wish Elisha would go to him! He has certainly done wonders for Zella. I soon found that the latter had very little to do, and that my deserting her to go to the Alumnae meeting would be unkind. So we simply got our berths secured: went to J. R. Kane’s office about the taxes on League Island, did an errand or two and then dinner. Finding that Z. had never been to Fairmount Park and to Memorial Hall and its Pompeiian pictures we spent all the long hot afternoon in trolleying to the upper end of the Park by the Arch Street line and then circuiting it, divid- -ing the drive by our visit to Memorial Hall. The ride was lovely and we made our own breeze; returning very tired to the hotel in time to get our supper and start. FRIDAY 22 Returned at 7 A. M. Soon after breakfast Archie got his forefinger almost entirely cut through in two places. Evan sutured it together with a faint hope that it will stay and recover some life. [79] SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1903 [No entry.] SUNDAY 24 [No entry.] [80] MONDAY, MAY 25, 1903 [No entry.] TUESDAY 26 Sashy finished stamping and punching 200 cards for RR. men for Memorial Day, and in the evening Tom and I finished tying white bows to each. [81] WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1903 Thunderstorm at night: beautiful cool gusty weather today. Evan up at 4 to go to a charity confinement. Wrote to thank Lila Cope for an invitation and to decline its acceptance. Lila Kane and I drove on errands. THURSDAY 28 [No entry.] [82] FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1903 A number of us gathered at Mrs Thomas Strong’s to tie up bou- -quets for the RR. men. My cards were used. P.S. I heard later from Mrs Blew who always picks up dis- -agreeable things to repeat that Mrs Strong felt as if I should have sent the cards to her. Lila and I drove to the cemetery and found that the hyacinths and tulips being out of bloom the grass was making great progress; so I bought plants and had our man Hadfield come over, weed the graves and set out plants. SATURDAY 30 Memorial Day is naturally a sad one to me; but my dear sons and daughters were extra affectionate and showed that they would not let me be forgotten. [83] SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1903 [No entry.] MONDAY, JUNE 1 [No entry.] [84] TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1903 [No entry.] WEDNESDAY 3 [No entry.] [85] THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1903 [No entry.] FRIDAY 5 Dressmaker and errands in the morning. Cloudy, damp yet with clouds of dust flying and the air thick with the smoke of forest fires. We had our regular meeting: only Mrs Alice McCoy, Mrs Parsons, Mrs Blew and Mrs McDade present, and the latter only because I asked her. I had brought over “Joe’s Place” a strongly recommended book: found it a long doggerel story in dialect. [86] SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1903 This morning Maggie called me to look at Bessie’s body. The sunburn that V. and I had noticed on her neck yesterday was all over her: in short, she has Scarlet Fever. Fortunately I had had Carl’s old room cleaned this very week and neatly fitted up for Theresa and for the nurse who is to take care of Lila. I got Mrs Ragan and Ed. and in a very short time we had a nice sickroom with no un- -necessary furniture and Bess snugly couched. I stayed with her till half past one when Miss Repine came to take charge. This afternoon Leiper has a headache but it is probably from indigestion. Poor wee Sybil slept with Bess last night, but the others haven’t been much with Bess. Tom drove me and Leiper to the water- works, where he left me while they climbed the hill to a gas-well. Leiper complained of headache and nausea. We are now quarantined. All the servants trying to get off! SUNDAY 7 Rain, much needed, is falling. Bess is doing very well temperature little above normal and the rash fading. Sashy was sent to Mrs Rupert’s so that he might continue to go to school; I wanted him back because I think he will be entirely his own master, but Evan preferred leaving him there. He is going to bring Willie back however, thinking him in no fresh danger as Bess is isolated with a competent nurse. [87] MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1903 Bess continues to do well, dear pet. Miss Repine got leave to go to the Nurses’ Banquet, and not only went but paraded about in the street and got Tom into hot water with the Board of Health. All our people are quarantined and angry about it. It’s a gusty day, and dear Sashy called over the telephone to know how “Mother” was. Mother’s missing him, dear boy! I finished the last of four summer flannel wrappers for the babies, and spent an hour and a quarter over my Spanish and darned stockings. That filled my daylight. TUESDAY 9 Rainy day with a violent thunderstorm in the afternoon oh my little Sashy, I hope you are well looked after! I cut out two frocks for Blanche which her mother will make, but cannot cut out at present. Then I put long patches in two sheets and so filled my morning. Studied a little, worked on Bessie’s dress in the afternoon. A house was struck on Pine Avenue. [88] WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1903 A thunderstorm after breakfast. Wrote to Helen. In the afternoon Evan brought Sashy up to take a walk with me, as the quarantine should technically not affect me as a doctor. It was a perfect afternoon for walking, and the temperature was cool, the air full of ozone, and everything rejoicing after the storm. The little man and I were happy in each other and after scrambling about in our woods we followed the bicycle path to Flickerwood and then cut across by the East Kane Road to the Wilcox Road and so home, parting where the railroad forks. Sashy was in tears at parting, dear little fellow. THURSDAY 11 A fog this morning. I was up early to give Evan his breakfast as he was going to Eldred. [89] FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1903 [No entry.] SATURDAY 13 Well we are in doleful dumps this rainy day: such a rainy day! All the children have colds: Virginia is in bed fearing diphtheria, and Tom is wild, between anxiety for her, dressing Archie’s finger and taking meals to and visiting Bess. He also has to dress the RR. men’s burns, and attend to business. Poor Dr. Hays is laid up these two days with blood poisoning. On the other hand Bess is doing as well as can be expected, Archie’s finger [90] SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1903 Raining hard all night and this morning, but I hope it will clear enough for Sashy and me to go to church. Virginia feels much better; talks of getting up towards evening. Evan drove in through the mud and rain from Kushequa reaching here as we were half through breakfast. It seems that several children were on the roof of a shed at Ed. James’ house play- -ing that they were fishing in the rain-water tubs before. Har- -rie and two of the James flock fell off; Harrie striking the edge of a tub with her neck. She vomited a number of times, bringing up blood (not from her stomach), together with undi- -gested pineapple. She was asleep when Evan got there at 11.30, and he does not know how it may turn out ulti- mately, but hopes there is not much damage done. Anna is going to leave us cookless this af- -ternoon. Now, what am I to do! MONDAY 15 Clearing weather. Mrs Regan cooking for us today. V. much better is dressing to leave her room and bed. [91] TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1903 T. V. and Archie went to Cleveland to a meeting of the Balto and Ohio RR. surgeons where Tom is to read a paper of Evan’s on alcohol in surgery. Archie–this is written later–was greatly struck by the “great pond”, Lake Erie and when taken to play on the shore marvelled at the number of carts it must require to bring all that sand! He is used to hearing our laments that we cannot get a cartload for their play sand-heap. Again he refused to launch his toyship on the waves that were breaking on the beach “because the water was so fussy.” WEDNESDAY 17 [No entry.] [92] THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1903 Tom and Virginia returned. They are most welcome. Tom has a very bad cold. Evan was out at a confinement on Wednesday and is worn out. FRIDAY 19 Did errands in company with Lila and made her teach me a “backing turn”. The morning was soft and lovely, but changed to a showery afternoon. As we had a Mother’s Meeting at a Mrs Cutler’s I went there: the husband was brought home in a fit. Evan and Lila drove to Kq. to see Mrs George Hays, and had not been gone many minutes before G.H. telephoned that his wife was doing well and he need not come. T. and V. drove to see a well. Little Bess was out for a while in the evening. [93] SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1903 Rained all day and I did not go out. Wrote to Lila Cope and telegraphed to her about a cook’s child she wants to get into a Home here. Darned table cloths most of the day. Virginia hoped to send off Miss Repine and get a little Halliwell to take charge of Bessie, but was disappointed. SUNDAY 21 We are still in damp clouds. My unfortunate tongue seems to be indiscreet in my old age. I must remember that Silence is golden. Poor Lila is still about. [94] MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1903 Studied some Spanish, and mended table cloths. Rainy part of the day: lovely part of the day. In the evening V. was distressed to find that Archie’s temperature was 101 ½, and he had headache and sore throat. Now if he has scarlatina what shall we do! Wrote a Spanish letter to Mrs Averette. Small pox in three more houses. This morning the large portrait of Mrs Judge Kane by Hicks was found to have fallen on the gas bracket, and to be very badly torn. The weight of the frame had straightened the hook. Fortunately the lovely face escaped, and Evan hopes to be able to mend the picture. TUESDAY 23 The morning was lovely: a rainy afternoon: A stormy night, a sleety, rainy morning. Archie has some sore throat, but we hope that it isn’t scarlatinal. Lila feels far from well. Evan has gone to a very unpromising operation. I wrote a page of Spanish translation before breakfast. Tom took down the judge’s picture, as he feared its home was straightening, and I availed my- -self of the opportunity to hang Mother’s Sully picture in a better light. Cleared in the afternoon and I walked to town and bought stuff for a wrapper for Willie. Later, I kept wee Sybil for two hours while her mother and Maggie hulled strawberries. [95] WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1903 Today the last of the annual meetings of the Renna Reserves is to be held and then the organization will break up. The total number enlisted during the war was 23.876 and of these about 4000 are still living. I am invited to go and for my husband’s sake would go if it would do his memory honour, but I fancy it will be only a political show, with a great deal of drinking. Such men as Ryan and Landrigan and Phil. Quigley are enough to disgust any one with the Old Soldier. THURSDAY 25 Tom’s nose was giving him so much trouble that I offered to go with him to Buffalo to have Dr Renner treat it. So we went in the afternoon, dining at Kushequa on the way, and stopping at the Broezel. In the evening we went to a very stupid play, “Davy Crockett”. The weather was occasionally lowering but was cool and pleasant. Theresa Doymeyer returned from her Normal School, carrying her sheaves with her in the shape of a hard-won diploma. [96] FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1903 A beautiful day. Spent most of the morning at Dr. Renner’s. He removed some cartilage from both sides of Tom’s nose, and wants him to return in ten days to have another removed. Tom suffered a good deal. We reached home in the evening to find all well as far as Lila is concerned. SATURDAY 27 Sashy’s cough and cold have increased and he was wretched all day. So was Tom whose nose is very much inflamed. As the weather was pleas -ant, we were out of doors most of the day. [97] SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1903 Sashy’s cold was so bad that I kept him abed till dinner time. Shelley’s sermon as poor as usual. MONDAY 29 Sybil had a rose coloured flush this morning, and tonight Evan says she has scarletina and the house is to be quarantined tonight. Oh dear me! I shall offer to relieve Maggie so as to let V. keep Archie away, but I tremble for Lila. I spent most of the day in copying out and revising an article of Evan’s on Alcohol as a Food; and in the afternoon and evening sewed and darned nine stockings. This quarantine stops my going to Chautauqua on the 6th. Well: I don’t much care. [98] TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1903 One of our gloomy sultry mornings. I had planned getting at the Treasurers Report, but Evan claimed my attention to a revision of his article, and it is now eleven, and I think I’d better not begin the report as my nerves are all a-quiver. I offered to assist either family as a supernumary in the way of sitting with the invalids, when their nurse is otherwise necessarily absent or looking after one or other of L’s children when they were too much for Therese. At present, the mothers believe they can manage, but V. is running the mangle with a violent headache. Our little dish washer was sent off for fear of infection, Lila’s nurse Mary Joneson simply walked off. Fortunately Theresa is willing to do all and more than her strength allows. Young Stella Niltrow elects to be quarantined with Bess: the waitress remains and Mrs Regan concludes to be quarantined with us rather than give up the only means of supporting her children.–Evan has a very sore foot. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Great excitement with getting the quarantine off part of the house. The carpenters are building a wooden stair case outside the house up to B the sick room window, and that room is to be shut off from the rest. The Evan Kane children slept in the spare rooms and the four nurseries were fumigated with sulphur and formaldehyde and Maggie is shut up in the garret with Sybil. [99] THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1903 Now Willie has the fever and Miss Rooney is quaran -tined with him in their south nursery. She also has to use the ladder, and Tom has worked all the afternoon and V. a large of it in clearing out the south garret lumber room which plumbers are at work in, converting it into a toilet room for the hospital ward. Finished hemming and darning last of 15 towels that I have made out of a beautiful old table-cloth for Lila’s use. I previously mended several old table cloths that we could still use. FRIDAY 3 Took and errand drive with Lila in the morning, and in the afternoon walked down to our W.C.T.U. meeting. There had been a heavy thunderstorm just before, in which a house at the corner of Moffitt Avenue and Hacker Street was struck. There were only three or four at the meeting and it was so close that I got a sick headache and came away. I went to the hospital for some soda and spied Lila and Evan driving up, so hailed them and got Lila to drive me home. The rash is very fully out on Willie. [100] SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903 After all Tom’s hard work, Maggie is apparently to be the sole user of the sick room and toilet in the garret. For she has post nasal diphtheria! Sybil and she have been anti-toxined and Sybil has been brought down to the two nurseries that had been given up to Bess. Bess has been put to sleep by herself in the ex-Maggie room: Fortun -ately the day has been clear so she could be out all the time. Miss Grover has come: that is, she came about eleven at night–to nurse Sybil, so that V. need not shut herself up with her. Therm: on our porch 93 SUNDAY 5 This morning is so wet that Bessie can’t go out: and so hot that Willie will suffer terribly in his sickroom unless we carry out Tom’s idea and cut a hole through to the slop-hopper closet so giving access to hot and cold water and letting him have both nurseries while Blanche and Bernard come into the blue room After Breakfast Tom told Evan this morning at the table that he thought Bernard’s “heat rash” was scarletina. It proved to be so–very fully out. I noticed the redness of his hands on Friday but it was called mos- -quito bite and the other redness referred to teething rash: so now he too is quarantined. Poor Maggie is very ill indeed. The tonsils are quite clear but her nose head and ears are affected, and Evan says he greatly fears her getting diphtheritic paralysis. [101] MONDAY, JULY 6, 1903 Went to Chautauqua on the noon train. Tom saw me comfortably settled there, and then went to Mayfield on his way to Buffalo. Maggie is no better and Sybil has a lump in the sub-maxillary region. TUESDAY 7 Virginia brought me Sashy, and returned at 4.30 Maggie is rather worse [102] WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1903 Got Sashy into the Boys’ Club, having to spend till 10 A. M. in the preliminaries. He only stayed an hour, having escaped on some pretext, but he was there for two hours in the afternoon and had a swimming lesson. His admission for a week costs a dollar, and four swimming lessons three more. I had also to pay $1.15 for a sweater on which I sewed the club monogram I see a dawning pride in that. I enjoyed Dr Robin -son’s Devotional Hour, and a reading of Silas Marner. In the evening there was a rather amusing spelling match. Florence supped with us. Maggie slightly better, but her quinsey bad and very painful. THURSDAY 9 Such a hot morning! Walked with Sashy to the Indiana Cottage to leave F’s parasol, before dismissing him to his Boys’ Club. Now I’m going to the Devo- tional Hour [103] FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1903 [No entry.] SATURDAY 11 The weather has grown cold and a N.E to N.W. wind has begun with rain. Sashy wants to go home and as it will be hard to keep him occupied and pleasant I guess we will go. I am sorry too, for I am enjoying myself but Tom telephoned that they expect to leave on Wednesday and only Tuesday to get Sashy ready and take up the reins of government would be difficult. I do not like their going with Lila uncompelled and such responsibilities on Evan. [104] SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1903 Disagreeable day: muggy or rainy: children pent up and cross, I right sick with neuralgia from my tooth; but poor dear Maggie better. MONDAY 13 Miserable all night with rheumatic headache with which I went to bed at 8 P.M. [105] TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1903 Cold and stormy till the afternoon when it blew up clear and cold and then my rheumatic headache wore off. Virginia is busy in furnishing her preparations for the camping trip: Tom in surveying for the new glass works. Evan says that Maggie has diphtheritic paraly- -sis of the throat, which was worse rather than better today. I was talking with her as she leaned from her window and she could not understand why I didn’t comprehend her when she heard me perfectly and was talking as loud as she could. Evan has her on full doses of strychnine and she is to have cod liver oil and iron with beefsteak three times a day. WEDNESDAY 15 Thermometer at 41° during the night: stormy clouds chasing each other over the sky. Mrs Regan is ill: we do not yet know whether with Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria or Tonsilitis. We hope it is the latter, as her little girl was (and is) suffering from severe sore throat and swollen glands. Evan thinks she was sufficiently exposed to scarlet fever here, but not to Diphtheria. Tom, Virginia, Sashy and Leiper left for Canada. I am to have Archie in Sashy’s place. Lila and I secured Mrs Quigley for the w ironing for one day tomorrow [106] THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1903 Evan fully expected a confinement on the West Side, as well as Lila last night and left me full instructions how to fine him (that is, for Ed. to) and to get Mrs Hottel and Dr Hays. But night passed without a summons, although Lila was in wake- ful wretchedness. The sun shines today, and I have dressed Archie and got through the morning’s housekeeping. FRIDAY 17 Beautiful day: Lila still about. Tom writes cheerfully from Toronto. Lila took me over to our W.C.T.U. meeting in the afternoon. I think there were 18 besides myself. Mrs Booth had a Non-Alcoholic Medication meeting. [107] SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1903 Such a dull rainy day. Archie was cross and so was I. Wrote to Florence and a note to Tom: ditto to Dr Hays and Fred Perry about some Penna stock I am buying for her account. Now at 6 P.M. I’m glad the day is over. I feel so lonely, missing my congenial Harry so much. Poor Lila is still about and as she had to keep Blanche and I Archie we had to keep them and ourselves apart. SUNDAY 19 A showery day but I was free to go twice to church. Archie is a handful to mind! Wrote to Helen. [108] MONDAY, JULY 20, 1903 Another day of heavy showers. I was out on an errand drive, and mailed V. her spectacles. A letter from Francis. The convalescents still improving. TUESDAY 21 The storm seems to be over. Evan is wretched with grippe and Lila with sleepless discomfort. Ellen has taken to her bed with Ton- -silitis (?), and Evan has taken Maggie to her own home. Poor Sybil’s bowels are disordered with teething. [109] WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1903 Cloudy, rainy, thundery everything detestable and then bright and charming. Lila still about. Evan operated on Mrs Perry, removing both diseased ovaries. M THURSDAY 23 Clear cool and windy. Lila and I went on the errand drive: then she took her children and brought Blanche home. She hardly slept last night and Evan’s grippe is now bronchitis. He could hardly sit up at dinner time yet has three opera- -tions this afternoon, one so risky that it was only the certainty that the patient would not live three weeks unless it was done that induces him to perform it. It’s an operation on amputation at the hip joint, and it anchylosed on an old soldier. Took Maggie $30. for a trip to Asbury Park [110] FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1903 Clear and warm: gave up waiting for news of Lila and wrote to Mrs Averette, etc. Nurseries disinfected. Evan told me in the evening that he thought L’s affair would come off in the night. SATURDAY 25 I couldn’t sleep till twelve and woke at four; but Lila was down at breakfast just as usual, and took me on the errand drive. Elisha has sprained his ankle [111] SUNDAY, JULY 26, 1903 Rainy: but I got to church. Poor Lila still about MONDAY 27 Beautiful day. Finished Wo[-]man’s First Spanish Reader, having translated each lesson first into English and then written it out again in Spanish. I am pretty “blue” from loneliness–Which is absurd–but I do miss Harry so much. She alone was one in aims and interests with me: and if she had married it would have been an awful blow to my selfishness. Here I am well: and well off, loving my family and beloved by them–yet blue because they have their own interests and affairs outside of me. Poor Lila gets away to her own room in her misery and bottles it up. [112] TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1903 Cool and lovely: errand drive with Lila in the morn- -ing. Evan took her for an afternoon drive. I read a novel–Howell’s Ragged Lady, studied a little Span- -ish, wrote two letters, one to Tom, one to Mary Field and was exceedingly lonely. Poor poor Lila! I long yet dread for her trial to come and be over. WEDNESDAY 29 [No entry.] [113] THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1903 Went alone this afternoon to Mrs Staples’ funeral, as Evan was called FRIDAY 31 Evangelistic meeting conducted by Mr. Perry in place of his wife who had one of her bad headaches. Mr. Jones is always able to say something inspiring. After it was over I went with Mrs Magowan to see her beautifully orderly new house. In the morning I called on Jim Shields at the hospital where he is laid up with a sprained knee [114] SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1903 Lila and I drove about most of this beautiful day but I got a dizzy headache towards evening. SUNDAY 2 Sick all day in bed with headache and diarrhoea Elisha has a sprained ankle and his wife is away visiting. [115] MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1903 I’m quite sick with headache and diarrhoea: but poor Lila is up and about! Archie is without his finger stall today 5 PM Poor Lila is in labour now The baby–a boy weighing 10 lbs 11 oz. was born at 5.30 P.M. Instrumental delivery of course, and poor Lila’s uterus was torn back and front the worst laceration Dr Hays says that she ever saw. Wrote to tell Sashy, T & V, Lila Cope and Florence: telephoned Elisha and Mrs Magowan TUESDAY 4 Lila seems to feel in fine condition this horrid, rainy morning. [116] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1903 Housekeeping and writing letters in the morning and errand drive with children. Ladies’ Aid in the afternoon. THURSDAY 6 Worked on the report a good deal today and yesterday. [117] FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1903 Our annual W.C.T.U. meeting, but so few were there that we postponed the election till the first Friday of October. We had reports read. SATURDAY 8 Blanche’s birthday tomorrow so it and Bessie’s were celebrated by a birthday cake and various trimmings which I bought on the errand drive. I drove the children also round by East Kane and Flickerwood and gave a good deal of time to Lila. [118] SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1903 Mixed weather: I got to M. E. church with rain threat -ening and walked home in sunshine. It’s just going from one thing to another. Wrote long letter to Helen Lila and baby very well. MONDAY 10 Evan was called to the Swedish Mission Church last night to see Ellen our cook. She had felt faint and made her way to the door and then fell all the way down stairs: tight lacing combined with foul air I suppose. Any way, she’s at the hospital now. She seems all right this afternoon When Ed. went to fetch her I drove over with him, leaving Geo. Eliot’s Works at the Express Office for Zella on our way. Then I attended to errands and walked back. The rest of the day and evening–except letters that I wrote when she was sleeping– I devoted to Lila. I read the paper to her and finished a book, “In Charity’s Garden” that I began reading to her a few days ago. Time passes anyway. [119] TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1903 Well, here’s the 8th. day and Lila is doing very well. It has been raining in the night and is gloomy now, at breakfast time. Evan was called out at 2.30 and it was 6 before he got home. He was feeling exhausted yesterday and has three operations for this morning and one for the afternoon. WEDNESDAY 12 Stupid day: passed as usual: housekeeping, reading to Lila and errand driving [120] THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1903 Busy as a bee. I finished reading a second book to Lila. It is the Song of A Single Note: a story of New York at the time of the evacuation in 1779. It was rather too much for my throat. We had a wild excitement because the examining accountant disapproved of Dr Hays’ paying $600 of Nurse’s earnings towards paying off one of the notes. FRIDAY 14 They all came home last night, looking very well. V. went with me on the errand drive. Lila keeps well Florence won’t be here till eleven tomorrow. [121] SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1903 Florence came at 11. We all went to see James Shields. Evan carried Lila downstairs so as to give her a drive It made me sick with anger for it is so bad for his heart. SUNDAY 16 A cloudy morning changed to a beautiful afternoon. Evan has taken Lila another drive leaving word that he would be gone an hour and a half. Tom Virginia Sashy and I walked to Congre- gational church: singing lovely and all the Rev D. M. James could do of stupidity was done. [122] MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1903 Busy all day with the Hospital affairs. The managers held two sessions: adopted the reports and appointed a committee to see how to state expenses to show cost of paupers TUESDAY 18 Florence left on the 10 A. M. train, and I went with her, bought her a ticket to Boston as a gift, and then went to Kq. with her. She left after dinner but I stayed on [123] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1903 At Kushequa: came home in the evening. As Elisha was very busy, I spent the time principally with Mrs Hays. Lila’s baby was sick and we spent a miserable time fussing about the condition of the milk and the pans. THURSDAY 20 Up very early and out at the byre to see about the milk for the baby: found Tom already there. Went to the hospi- tal at 9 to go over Rules and Regulations with Dr Hays and Evan. At ten the committee, Mr John W. Campbell and Elisha and Mr Kemp met to consider how the expense account should be framed to show the cost of paupers. I was with them with my books till noon. After dinner V. drove me to town to get the Secretary’s book as I wanted to copy the By Laws. Then home with such a fagged head that I lay down for an hour and slept nearly half of it. Read to Lila two chapters of Middlemarch and entertained her to the best of my ability in the evening. She was out driving all the afternoon and so was V. [124] FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1903 Nearly all the family have gone to see a well shot. I am to busy myself getting the printer report of Rules and Regulations prepared for the printer. I got them all in Mr Wood’s hands by dinner time, and then, as I was very muzzy headed I took a nap. Then V. and I went to a Mothers’ Meeting at Mrs Shaw’s: quite an interesting one. Then on our way back I stopped and paid a long call on Mrs Gaffrey. Read Middlemarch to Lila in the evening. We had a wonderful sunset. After that “the boys” tell me there was an equally grand aurora borealis. SATURDAY 22 A fine feeling of leisure in getting reports off my mind! So I got out the schedule of the remaining lectures of Chautauqua for next week thinking I would at least get a little of the summer’s pleasant entertainment. But they are all tail-end-y: So I reluctantly con- clude to give them up. The day was fine and V. and I went on the errand drive. I read more than my throat would bear to Lila as Evan was away all day in Erie and she was dull. We had heavy rain in the af- ternoon before tea. Poor wee Sybil is quite sick: teething I think. [125] SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1903 Evan hardly had any sleep, as his train was three hours late so that he only came to supper near 8.30. At 1 A.M. he was summoned to operate in an appendicitis case and when he returned home was called out to some woman. The rain has stopped and we have the first really hot forenoon of the summer. MONDAY 24 [No entry.] [126] TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1903 This is the day to send off our receipts to the Penna RR. WEDNESDAY 26 Theresa left today expecting to visit Buffalo friends on her way to her school at Austin. I gave her $5. to make merry with and bought her a 10¢ magazine to read on the cars. Wrote to Helen, to Zella and to Mrs Delia K. Green: went on the errand drive, then darned stockings with my Spanish grammar on hand till dinner time, and now intend making two W.C.T.U. calls. [127] THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1903 Wrote eleven letters to keep off the blues this rainy day. FRIDAY 28 Cut out a linen frock for Bess: worked over Sashy while he cleaned out one shelf of his accumulation of rubbish, and inspected Mrs. Regan occasionally as she cleaned out Maggie’s sickroom. I’ve quite a cough. Tom brought James over to stay as he isn’t really sick, only incapable of walking. I put in the whole afternoon with him as it is again a rainy day. [128] SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1903 The last of the holidays and apparently another rainy day. There was a fire last night destroying Myer’s meat market. Evan has gone to see Dr Denner in Erie. I have a bad cough, but seized a temporary show of sunshine to go out on an errand drive with Lila. Am making Bess a gray linen frock for school wear, not much to her gratification although I am brightening it up with bands of blue. SUNDAY 30 Another raw rainy day. Evan orders me to be silent and not to go to church, and as Tom has gone to Y.M.C.A. Bible class, Virginia has to wend her way alone. It’s Mr. Shelley’s first Sunday after his vacation and I’m sorry not to be there to swell what will be a very small congregation. [129] MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1903 [Newspaper clipping inserted.] Evan operated on Lila this morning as the cervical tears had not united. I spent part of the day with her and part on Bessie’s dress Rainy day. Bess went to school for the first time. Willie hammered a pet kitten to death with Archie’s help, for which Evan talked to Willie and Tom punished Archie the less guilty one very severely: result a fight between E. and V. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Evan had to go to Bradford. I sat with Lila part of the morning and expect to finish Bessie’s dress. Walked (as the sun came out) to the Bank and post office changed my book, and on my return wrote Flory a letter enclosing my cheque for her money order. [130] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1903 My cough made me desirous of seeing Dr Renner so Tom and I went to Buffalo, and our train was over two hours late. Cough kept me from sleeping THURSDAY 3 Dr Renner said he would not like to remove any more tissue from my tongue, but that Tom could paint there once or twice a week with Lugol’s solution of iodine–and use occasionally nitrate of silver 10 gr to the ounce. If it proved too simulating he was to use an alkaline spray. He then painted my sore place with iodine and we went shopping: bought a pedestal for the bust and ordered it sent to R B Stone’s care. Returned on the 2.30 train [131] FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1903 Waked at 1 A.M. with a horrible choking: got as far as my door when Maggie heard me and alarmed the house. Evan gave me a hypodermic of morphine and one of strychnine while Tom held me up till the attack subsided. They made me breathe a vapor in of steam all night, and Evan and a nurse sat up But I didn’t choke again Morphine sickened me finely SATURDAY 5 The vapor was only given 15 minutes every hour. In the afternoon I coughed so much that Evan gave me Glyco Heroin every hour for 4 hours: much benefit and relief Had only three bad coughing spells in the night V. and Tom took the children on a delightful picnic so the house was very quiet. Nurses still sitting up with me. Jim walked to town and back [132] SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1903 A lovely day. E. says I may get up for awhile Wrote to Helen a full account of my sickness: tore it up and wrote mentioning it slightly I’ve been looking over my diary: shocked to notice how many books I’ve read without remembering anything of their contents I read a novel though on my way to Buffalo and don’t remember even the name: let me see–the author was the one who wrote Isabel Carnaby, Oh yes: now I’ve got it all–Fuel of Fire– then I read one “The Needle’s Eye” and was surprised to find it all new to me though I was sure the title was familiar–but MONDAY 7 Cloudy but not raining yet and Tom is trying to get his oats saved. His crop is worth $800. or nothing. Jim Shields goes back to Kq. today. I am much better. Took one dose of glyco-heroin and slept all night. It does not sicken me like morphine. [Newspaper clippings inserted, entitled: Ancient History. Happening in McKean County in Days of Old, Taken from the Files. The author is Thomas L. Kane.] [133] TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1903 [Newspaper clipping inserted, continued from the previous page.] Wrote yesterday to Helen, Mr. R. B. Stone Miss Schott of Hengerers, sent off a thrice copied list of 12 to the Union Signal, wrote to John Sellin for list of school teachers, to Mrs Green about Barakat and to Mrs Fritts that I could not deliver the address. Went to bed early: read there a little while: took a dose of heroin and slept till 1 when a paroxysm woke me, so I took another and slept till 6.30. Now at 11 A.M. I have taken another: must ask Evan if I should venture. Wrote a long letter to Sabrina, and copied part of an article Evan has written about Lanterbach’s Committee on School Books WEDNESDAY 9 Believe I’m better today. Copied the rest of Evan’s article Cut out Bessie’s red dress, wrote to Helen, studied a little Spanish, wrote various business letters; sat a little, while on the piazza. Lila took a drive and lay in the hammock. [134] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1903 A lovely morning–clouding over now at 9 A.M. I had a detestable night, from the time when the steamer foamed over me and my bed, but from ten till three I slept thanks to heroin. After that my cough kept me from lying down. Tom has gone to Bradford to see about malleable iron. Lila did too much and is abed. I translated Harper’s 1st Reader for half an hour and believe it will be useful, simple as it seems in making me use the Past Definite often enough to familiarize me with it. I got on well with Bessie’s new dress. Zella drove in just in time to avoid a furious thunderstorm. She expected Elisha but he did not come. FRIDAY 11 Took another choke last night soon over, but feel like staying in bed, though in no pain. Evan sent Miss Rooney to take charge of me at noon yesterday so she has read me a whole book–Castle Omeragh: a very well written story of the siege of an Irish castle by Cromwell’s soldiers. Weather very warm. [135] SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1903 All this was a miserable day. Evan had a letter on Friday no, Thursday afternoon telling him that a Committee of the Board of Public Charities would be here to investigate the charges against the hospital. Evan supposed it was the finances but found this morning it was a lot of charges trumped up by a spy of Boyle’s. She expected it to be investigated in secret, but all was made public and her witnesses either ran away, or when cross questioned by Elisha gave themselves away. Sweeney was to be her star doctor, but he ran away. Drs Armstrong and SUNDAY 13 I feel much better. The weather is lovely. Evan has taken Sashy and Willie to Hazelhurst. Leiper is sick, partly his mother thinks from eating a raw apple bake, and partly from undi- gested choler, having had a fight with Sashy before they went to Sunday School. Virginia believes Sashy to be all in the wrong, on Bessie’s a/c, but I cannot ask, myself. [136] MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1903 Wrote mem: for Elisha for Annual meeting: all assembled and found Evan had gone off, having totally forgotten all about it. Wrote to Zella, ordered 21 School Phys. journals, ordered Olive Oil, wrote to A. Louise Long, Oliver W. Stewart $5 and paid Bond’s Bill. Got a big oil check and put it in E.D.K P. which now has nearly the $2000 for paying the last of the notes on Hospital TUESDAY 15 Tom took me a little drive this afternoon and I was none the worse. [137] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1903 Another very hot day. Poor wee Sybil’s cough develops as whooping cough. I’m far from well but had a drive with Lila. Evan proposes to send me to the sea- shore, so I suppose the Convention must be given up. I have been worrying out accounts of the hos- -pital for 1901-02. This afternoon was the postponed meeting of the Managers, who adopted Elisha’s report of the proceeding at the inquiry. Rick Donovan says the doctors are behind it they say R. D. resenting the Leader’s allusion to his being drunk in Bradford. Elisha went this evening to Harrisburg to see the Auditor General. P.C. Boyle of the Board of Public Charities, friend of Dono- -van’s, is the worst enemy our hospital has. THURSDAY 17 Heavy rain. it is two weeks now that I have kept silence. Last night Evan gave me 30 gr. br. potass. which made me very sleepy. I woke with a very dry cough about 2 A. M. and took about ½ oz chloroform water, and one of the two remedies enabled me to be down face downwards and get a long sleep. [138] FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1903 [No entry.] SATURDAY 19 In the afternoon Evan had to drive to Kq. as little Elisha was very ill with indigestion from teething Evan lanced the gums of two teeth. Elisha and Zella came back from the Auditor General and reported the account all night: were delighted with a trip to Gettysburg [139] SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1903 A beautiful day: the sun shining warmly in the afternoon I walked nearly to the end of the bicycle path with Tom and Sashy, but was very tired. Evan returned at 7 A.M. He reported the little St Mary’s girl of 13 on whom he operated last night as feeling better. Tom and V. covered over all de[---] plants last night as frost seemed certain. But I think the garden escaped. MONDAY 21 Got my reports and everything else finished for the Convention and gave V. $26 to pay for Barakat’s lecture. [140] TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1903 Many hurried preparations to get off to Atlantic City poor dear Sashy weeping over my going. WEDNESDAY 23 Bore the journey very well: though much tired when we reached the St Charles where we have gorgeous rooms. Tom went out and bought a lot of medicines recommended by Dr Woodbury who looked at my throat as we passed through Phila and promised a speedy cure in the Atlantic atmosphere. [141] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903 Continue much better: Tom pushed me in a wheeled chair, and I did some pottering walking. Helen Watts arrived to my great pleasure. FRIDAY 25 Letter from Helen Stockton, unknowing that I’m here, asks me to visit her on some of my trips. She has had “grippe” leaving her ill from February to July she says: has had a visit from Mrs Grenville Kane, who has a daughter Sybil and a daughter Rose O’Neill. Tom enjoyed a swim before leaving us: dear fellow. [142] SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1903 A beautiful day. I slept well without bromide and in the course of the day walked about 1 ½ miles. We amused our- -selves by dropping in at several of the auction sales. Changed our library book for The Misdemeanours of Nancy; the beginning of which was amusing but it soon grew too silly. However, as Dr Hays and Agnes Crawford appeared in the afternoon, reading it aloud served to while away the evening. I had a letter from Mrs Stev Cham- -bers replying to mine. Lila and V. and Mary Field also wrote Her Mary has been operated on for something but I have not received her first letter. Answered Helen Stockton’s letter. SUNDAY 27 I am practically well: slept almost straight through the night without bromide. The sea is very rough and the wind a gale. Poor Catherine! Her steamer is due today. Evan spent the day. He gives me a terrible account of a further persecution by Boyle, Un- -fortunately he, Elisha and Boyle all lost their tempers [143] MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1903 After a sharp thunderstorm in the evening we have a beautiful morning. We walked as far as the Marlborough, dropping in at various auction shops to rest: returned The Misdemeanours of Nancy and took out Castle Craney Crow. Answered a very kind letter from Dr Woodbury, wrote to the family and mailed my Aud. Gen. Report to 1st Sept. TUESDAY 29 Another fine day spent chiefly out of doors. We finished our amusing novel. Studied a little bit of Spanish, finished the tatting collar for Bessie’s dress, and did a lot of work on a poppy cushion [144] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1903 The sun rises on another bright day. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Still another lovely day. Evan should be in Chicago today. There is to be another investigation of our unlucky hospital in two weeks. [145] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1903 A bright morning Dear Helen is to go home this afternoon, and perhaps Dr. Woodbury is coming to lunch. I have a pain in my left side but I think it is rheumatic. We had a splendid thunderstorm after Helen left. I’m afraid she was caught in it as it began at 5 P.M here. Our evening was so dull in the great empty rooms with only a very dull book to read that I could hardly stay up till nine. I had a telegram from Mrs McCoy announcing my re-election as Pres. of our Kane Union. This is the evening of the Teachers Reception–another thing I miss. Helen’s bill $32.50 Mine $88.75 Vase 1.80 Neckshawl 1.00 Tips 2.00 SATURDAY 3 A glorious day, and we exchanged our dull book for a capital one The Lightning Conductor. Dr. Woodbury writes that he will be here tomorrow. I wrote several letters one to Mrs. McCoy among them. [146] SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1903 Before breakfast–a bright sun shining and the promise of a very warm day. Am writing to Florence who kindly offered to go with me if I have to go South. She is a delightful com- -panion, but if my boys can go I want them MONDAY 5 A beautiful day with a cloudy afternoon threatening rain tomorrow. And our novel will hardly last out today! Wrote to engage our berths and to V. and Z. and did a lot of embroidery while Miss Rooney read me The Castle of Doom. That is the third Castellated Novel within these few weeks, Castle Omeragh, Castle Craney-Crow and this [147] TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1903 “A misty moisty morning And cloudy was the weather,” We went out early and changed books at the Booklovers so as to have something to read, and now Miss Rooney is packing while I finish up this diary so that it can be packed. WEDNESDAY 7 We left Atlantic City early, as Elisha who came down on the evening train and had a great deal to do want- -ed us to go up with him. I finished reading the testimony in the hospital trial. I began it yester- -day evening and slept mighty little. Poor Elisha has given up a great deal of time to the hospital and I am very grateful to him. [148] THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1903 Reached home on time for once. Hospital worries engaging everyone. I let Miss Rooney go. FRIDAY 9 I have been worrying all day over back accounts of the hospital. It seems all books and papers are to be demanded. [149] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1903 Evan heard through Shafter that Boyle intends to claim that the hospital is unsanitary and that the manager had no right to accept the building from me without consultation with the Board of Public Chari- -ties. Dear Tom has been trying to tabulate my account of old days from my very mixed up ones, as Elisha wants to show on what grounds the stock was issued to Evan. I hardly slept at all from worry and Evan insists that I must go away again as I could not endure being racketed by Boyle. He has Miss Rooney back, and Tom took Sashy out of my room because his cough disturbed me–or the thought so. As a matter of fact I was wide awake anyhow! SUNDAY 11 A gray day with the woods around the house still beau- -tiful. We are to have a Y. M. C. A. lecturer to dine and sleep. I slept till 4. Evan had to go out early to Kq. on the train and Lila drove out to meet him They said that Willie was delirious part of the night and that his fever ran high. So he is lying on the couch while Miss Rooney reads to him. [150] MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1903 Willie was so much worse in the early morning that Evan operated upon him before noon for appendicitis. The appendix was very long, acutely inflamed, and peritonitis threatening The poor child had to be under the anaesthetic 55 minutes as after Evan had him all sewed up the tender tissues would not hold and had to be partly re-sewed. We left Miss Rooney to nurse him, determining that V. should accom- -pany me, and Archie accompanying her. So we left our sorrowful house with my precious Sashy weeping over my loss. TUESDAY 13 We had a safe journey and reached Washington at 4.10. having done a lot of shopping in Phila not buying much, but spending time hunting a brown dress with a loose front coat for V. We are at the Bancroft–a very small hotel at 18th St. N. W. and H. fronting on a parklet, and with a good peep of the obelisk from my window. It’s clean and evidently highly respectable–but so tiny compared to the St. Charles! [151] WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1903 This has been a beautiful day, and as we were sure of the weather we took the boat to Mount Vernon. Oh how I enjoyed it–going through the house and grounds so dear to Washington–seeing the small low-roofed room that was the sleeping room of so much greatness and where he died, and the little sloping garret where his widow spent the last three years of her life. We had good news from home–so far– Willie’s pulse had fallen from 130 to 98 ½ and his tem- -perature was down too, and he had a good deal of sleep Tom’s well that had a torpedo stuck in it had been successfully shot. And now–how have my dear ones passed today’s ordeal! I suppose it will go on tomor- row. THURSDAY 15 A day with too much haze to see far, and our afternoon trolley ride to the Cathedral Heights (take 32 [-] M. transfer from 17th & H. was a failure. We spent the morning at sad Arlington, where I didn’t feel inclined to give Lee’s descendants $150.000! Heard that Tillman of South Carolina was acquitted after murdering Gonzales–an editor. These dear Southern gentlemen! Tom telegraphed “Willie doing splendid, other family matters satisfactory. we welcome you home.” Thank God Read “The Tribulations of a Princess”–a salacious book I think [152] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1903 As we hope to return home tonight I must put this in the trunk. It threatens to be a rainy day, but V. wants to see the White House, so we won’t go till 12.30. We visited the Corcoran Gallery, and what is left to see of the White House, a new long cellar in which the ugly portraits of President’s wives have been cunningly disposed of by Mrs Roosevelt, and the East Room All the rest are now marked Private. Then we went to the large café in the top of the Congressional Library and had a good lunch, and were in time, by catch- -ing the 12.45 train to do a little shopping (buying toys for the children) and vainly trying to get India rubbers small enough for Sybil and Bernard. Then supper at Dennetts and a long evening in the depot where I caught cold as I read Donna Diana. SATURDAY 17 Reached home at 7 A. M: found Willie doing very well; but as I have caught a cold in my head Evan made me go to bed. The account part of Boyle’s devilishness still hangs over me. [153] SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1903 My cold is really cured but Evan wants me to stay abed this one day more, and as he lets me write and read I am willing enough. MONDAY 19 I pottered about, unpacked my clothes and so on but did not go out. Elisha spent the whole day in Kane on hospital matters. There was a meeting of the Executive in the morning, and of the Managers in the afternoon. They came over here as I could not go out. I tendered my resignation but they were in a hurry and did not take it up. [154] TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1903 A lovely day. I had a walk and two short drives. Wrote to Mrs Averette: cut out Sashy’s wrapper, and almost finished Bessie’s dress and Sashy’s slippers Willie’s stitch was taken out. He has had a drive, and has been lying on a couch in the open air. WEDNESDAY 21 Slept so well, for me. It’s a beautiful day and I walked to town with V. for some material for work and we visited Bessie’s school before coming home. Evan and Lila drove away for the morning. Evan wants to finish a sketch. I spent the afternoon at home working on Sashy’s wrapper and perparing for Mrs Rupert. Wittie had two drives. Wrote to Helen. [155] THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1903 Another beautiful day. I got at my Spanish for an hour: did a little mending, a little writing and so the morning passed. As soon as dinner was over I walked down to the funeral of Pearl Coleman feeling very pitiful to the poor parents. There was an old fashioned parlor organ in the hall and the sight of it suddenly recalled how in old times Mrs Coleman sang in our choir, and how desperately hurt I had been when Coleman fought against my dear husband being laid to rest in front of the Church. I had quite forgot- -ten that trouble: God help us to overlive all. After the funeral I sat for an hour in Miss Sampson’s schoolroom and heard the Physiology taught. 4th Grade Pathfinder No 1, books in the hands of the pupils. FRIDAY 23 [No entry.] [156] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1903 Gray sky: very cold, with a little drifting snow falling. Sashy has a very bad cold and cough, and did not sleep after 4.30. Nevertheless, he and Leiper have gone to spend Institute Week with Mrs Rupert at St. Petersburg. No cheque from the Auditor General. I am very blue. SUNDAY 25 Snow and sunshine fighting, sunshine getting the better in the afternoon. Walked to church and back with Lila. Shelley and his bride made their first appearance: he with a bad cold. Wrote a long letter to Helen and strolled with Tom a little in the afternoon looking up where the board walk should be. [157] MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1903 The storm of wind has the best of it, and there is a little snow on the ground and flying in the air. TUESDAY 27 Very cold all day but I went out and quite enjoyed my walk to town and back. [158] WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1903 Went out to Kq. with Virginia and Bess. We made a number of purchases at Elisha’s store. THURSDAY 29 Returned from Kq. on the evening train. Elisha had been so busy that I saw nothing of him but Z. and I passed the time very amiably. [159] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1903 This was the day of the church reception to Mr. Shelley. V. and I worked all the morning in preparing the house. We had the two centre tables taken out of the library and the chairs and sofas ranged close to the wall: the folding doors opened and so the hall, conservatory and library made one big reception room. Tom’s office had games in it and the people removed their wraps upstairs. Two of Mrs Helf’s little girls stayed up there and on the stairs to direct the guests, and several of the ladies helped in the kitchen We served 110 people with ice-cream, cake, and fruit-ade. Mr and Mrs Shelley had two ladies to act as a reception committee with them, and the whole thing went off very well. Char. Arthur Jones and his wife were there and very helpful. I had been over in the afternoon to her prayer- meeting. SATURDAY 31 Mrs McCoy and I went over the list of proposed superin- -tendents. V. and I restored the house to its normal condition. Last night dear Zella had a wonderful escape from being killed on her way here. A freight train just goes up the hill a little before the passenger. Two carloads of lumber were detached by the breaking of a link and came flying down the hill. Just within a few yards of Zella’s train they jumped the track and saved the car. What an awful thing it would have been if they had crashed into the car. We read of Mrs Booth-Tucker’s skull being crushed in an accident yesterday. The boys came home from Clarion County with Lila and Evan. [160] SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1903 A sort of Indian summer day that doesn’t know whether to rain or not. V. had to leave church and Lila and I have bad headaches MONDAY 2 Heavy fog in the morning but while we were out errand- -ing it cleared up beautifully and in the afternoon as the girls were off with Evan and Tom I went out and paid six calls. [161] TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1903 A heavenly day: did some kitchen towels (14) and a table cloth on the machine, took an errand drive and wrote to ask Helen Watts to accompany us to Cincinnati In the afternoon studied Spanish hemmed another table cloth and had a lovely drive with Tom down the Wetmore Road. In the evening we all that is the married pairs, Leiper, Sashy; myself and our two hired girls went to see some fine moving pictures. WEDNESDAY 4 Another exquisite day: going to visit Welsh St. schools with V. Did that in the morning and went in the afternoon to Ladies’ Aid where they spent two hours in discussing ten minutes worth of business [162] THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1903 Nasty rainy weather: devoted the morning to clearing up arrears of writing and my desk. Wrote to engage berths & tickets on train for National and rooms at Burnett House FRIDAY 6 Cold. and with a light snow falling now and then. Walked over to town twice, on business in the morning, and to a W. C. T. U. meeting that lasted an hour and a half in the afternoon. Returned with a very stiff neck. [163] SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1903 Bad night with my stiff neck but I sweated the worst off, and busied myself in doors all day. Had a Y M C. A. delegate to dinner and two came at night to stay over Sunday. Maggie went off to a funeral leaving all V’s children for her to look after SUNDAY 8 This was a beautiful day; walked to church twice as there was a Woman’s meeting in the afternoon: helped V. with the children [164] MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1903 Walked to town: no, Tom drove me over and I walked back. Started in good time after dinner: went to a dressmaker, and to call on Mrs Shelley who was out, so I slipped my card and Virginia’s under the door: then changed books at The Tabard Inn, and went to what was meant to be a half hour’s meeting but became a two hours one so that I didn’t get home till 5.45. Was so tired that I could hardly keep awake, but Tom was out and V. alone so I stayed up till nearly ten. Then went to bed and slept till five: fine! TUESDAY 10 Walked to town twice and was fitted by dressmaker –always a tiring thing–in the morning. Hemmed a dozen table napkins in the afternoon. It’s a beautiful day. Elisha and Zella came back from Phila and Z. went home without stopping here. Elisha says she will probably not feel well enough to go to Cincinnati with us. Our gas Co. K. G. L. H. Co. has decided to go back to the old rates, so as to discour- -age the coming in of a rival company fathered by the James Brothers, and McDade. This gas is that of the Peerless Company. [165] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1903 Beautiful in the morning but clouding up for snow. Errand drive with Lila: then writing. I find I shall have spent nearly $2000 in journeys [Newspaper clipping inserted, entitled No Change In Gas Rates, and dated Tuesday, November 10, 1903] Thursday 12th Ready to start for Cincinnati [166] FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1903 We supped at Corry before five o’clock, and owing to our train being late, and our room at the hotel not ready we got no breakfast till ten o’clock Eastern Time and by that time I had such a sick headache that I had to go to bed instead of to the Convention, and so missed Mrs Stevens, the National President’s address. SATURDAY 14 Felt well though rather weak but was able to attend all three s–no I didn’t–I attended two sessions and walked back and forth. A great deal of confusion and a great deal of time wasted in introducing guests to the Convention. [167] SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1903 This was a day of great interest. We heard Anna Shaw preach a fine sermon on Be Strong and of good courage. This was in a Reformed Presbyterian church where they had no musical instrument but the congregation sang the metrical version of the Psalms, led by a precentor. I liked that very well as I have old childish associations with these Scotch psalms. In the afternoon Mrs Stevenson of Maine preached the Con- -vention sermon–on Thou shalt remember. Her manner was sickeningly sweetly melodious, and her matter dis- -appointing after Anna Shaw’s strong sense. What we were to remember of course was all the way the Lord had led the W. C. T. U. and how his chosen people had succeeded when they served Him and obeyed His laws and failed when they disobeyed, In the evening we had a noble address from Mary H. Hunt. MONDAY 16 Rainy day: the Convention went to Hillsborough in the morn- -ing but we went to the zoo and Eden Park and to the Pottery. In the afternoon I went to the Convention and the girls went also part of the time. In the evening we had the Benefit Night, extremely interesting addresses from the Presidents of the States who had gained more than 500 in membership. [168] TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1903 Election Day in the morning and Mrs Stevens would have been unanimously nominated but for a small minority of 36 who voted for Brehm of Illinois. Miss Brehm subse- -quently made herself very disagreeable by opposing the motion that the recording secretary should cast the vote of the Convention for Mrs. Hoffman as recording secretary. WEDNESDAY 18 We returned home on the 8.30 P. M. train having attended two sessions of the Convention yesterday. Owing to missing connection at Corry we didn’t reach here till five o’clock: found all well. [169] THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1903 Very cold: thermometer 8°. above zero. Evan thought I’d better not go out. Unpacked and read and answered letters. FRIDAY 20 Spoke at the Mothers’ Meeting on Echoes of the Convention [170] SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1903 Very cold again thermometer in the night down to 5°. Only walked as far as the dressmakers in the afternoon and in the morning wrote on my report SUNDAY 22 A little snow. Walked to church and back with Lila. V. wasn’t feeling well but got to Sunday School. Tom brought the pastor of the North Warren church home to tea. [171] MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1903 Cold, snowy, stormy, so I did not go out. Worked on my report, studied Spanish, and contrived with some piecing to cut out a child’s coat from the shapings left from my zibeline skirt, and searching among my scraps revealed enough of a peacock blue summer silk to line it. I think it will be very pretty. It is to go in the box we are making up for Mrs–Psha! I forget her name–in Virginia. TUESDAY 24 Worked on the little coat, studied Spanish, wrote on my report, saw Mr. Wood about printing it in The Leader, wrote to Mrs Elma Preston, Mrs Frazine and Dr. Hays: it being Donation Day at the Hospital. Evan was busy over desperate cases all day. He thinks Mrs Swanson must die. her case having been left too long before operation. Magowan is so much better that he was allowed to eat something. Lucile Strong doing badly, etc. etc. By the bye our waitress, Gertie went off yesterday as her father is ill, so I made my bed and Sashy’s, and feeling rather lonesome in the after- noon began to restore the furniture and make the bed in the marqueterie room which has for so many weeks been turned into a baby’s nursery. A hunt for the ex- -pensive wool quilt that I bought for the spare Blue Room resulted in finding that Lila had ap- -propriated it to Willie’s bed last winter, so she took a blanket instead. It snowed and drifted all day so I was kept indoors. [172] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1903 Lila drove me to town on errands for Thanksgiving Dinner, and I bought turkeys for Mrs Regan and dear old Quig. Wrote to Helen, studied Spanish and worked on the little coat, wrote to Mrs Stee[-] about alcoholized candy. THURSDAY 26 Thanksgiving Day We had the Baptist minister to preach the sermon in our church; the Baptist, Mission Swedes, Methodists, Congregationalists and Presbyterians all uniting. He preached a good sermon. Our sleighs were used as the sleighing is fine. Poor Hubbard whose wife is insane and in the asylum, Mr and Mrs Shel- -ley, and Theresa Doormeyer were our guests. Out at Kq. poor Elisha had an enormous tribe of Hays, and Zella was suffer- -ing with pain (from gallstones). After the guests left Evan drove out Nansen to pay a charity call on the sister of Mary and Ellen Jonesons, who is following her father’s steps and dying of consumption. He took Lila, and Sashy. This was the first time since we moved to this house that V. has been at home on Thanksgiving Day, so she wanted a sleigh ride and Tom and she went off. I left rather lonesome, but concluded that it was much pleasanter to be busy, so I put away the extra silver that had been used, and worked at my sewing machine, and then Theresa and the children came in and chatted. So I had the pleasantest afternoon of all as the sleighers were almost frozen [173] FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1903 Finished the little coat and trimmed it with rows of pea- -cock greenish blue stretching, gun-metal clasp and back belt. It is just lovely and so warm and soft! It’s a 3 ½ year old size. I only drove to the bank and back as it is very cold. The sleighing is fine but Evan Lila and Tom were frozen, and as to Sashy whom they took as far as about 7 miles on the Highland Road yesterday, he was so cold in twenty minutes that Evan had to take off his own warm things to wrap him in. As Leiper went out to spend the night and all tomorrow at Kq. I let Sashy sit up till I went to bed and he was very happily occupied in drawing and coloring a Japanese temple. SATURDAY 28 Virginia took cold and coughed all night. It’s another cold grey day threatening more snow so I decided to stay indoors and wash my hair, and write on my report. Wrote to Mr Wood for 15 copies of each issue to send out, and to Mrs Frittz to ask who is Co. Supt. of Narcotics. [174] SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1903 Another cold grey day. Virginia unable to go to church. Archie’s cold worse and earache with it. Leiper with a cough, so Tom and I and Lila were the only ones at morning church, Sashy and Bess coming to Sunday School. In the evening Lila and Evan went to church and brought word of a notice from the pulpit that the schools were to be closed for two weeks by order of the Board of Health on account of diphtheria. Evan has three virulent cases and he has a very small proportion of the medical practice of the town. MONDAY 30 Another gray day snowing a little betimes. I worked on my report in the morning, as well as going to town to buy Sashy shoes: then Elisha called over that if I meant to visit Kq., I’d better go this afternoon as he is going to stop all trains on the B B & R. tomorrow! So off we go. [175] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1903 Out at Kushequa, wrote on my report all morning and spent most of the afternoon at the store buying Christmas gifts. bad headache and as usual slept ill: the whistles waking me at 4.30. WEDNESDAY 2 Took Sashy to make his Christmas purchases: finished a pair of slippers for Willie and Zella, made a very pretty baby jacket out of some dark blue cloth shapings that Lila gave me. She lined it with red sateen and ran rows of dark red stitching on the blue. It is for my mission box. Baby Elisha seemed croupy. [176] THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1903 Determined to take advantage of the early train to come in. Zella had been up six times and Delia all night with the baby who had croup and did not seem better. On reach- -ing home found that Evan has grippe but was operating for appendicitis on Nurse Jones. As the day was mild Lila took me out sleighing to town. I had a long call from poor Hubbard, full of woes. Otherwise I was busy in paying bills, etc. In the evening Zella and Delia came in with poor Baby Elisha. We had two rooms warmed and lighted, but Zella kindly took him to the hosp FRIDAY 4 Last night when Evan came home he said that Elisha 3rd. was very ill indeed with membranous croup, which I sup- -pose means laryngeal diphtheria. Evan himself had an agony of neuralgic pain in the jaw from grippe but has to go out to Kq. on a consultation about Mrs Lamb. Word this morning that the baby rested quite comfortably owing, Evan says, to his anti-toxin. Beeson Kemp was sent to the hospi- -tal from Butler–one of the typhoid fever cases. Baby Elisha has this evening got his lungs affected: symptoms of capillary bronchitis: oh dear. Poor Elisha and Zella! Ed’s baby died of pneumonia. [177] SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1903 Little Elisha baby was about the same as last night this morning. Weather grey: snowfall threatening. It was too slippery for me to walk to the dressmaker’s and instead Lila drove me on sundry errands, one of which was to buy flowers for Ed’s baby’s coffin. SUNDAY 6 To church with T. & V., no Sunday School on account of diphtheria. Lila too miserable with grippe for anything. Evan sent for early in the morning by the Stokes’ who had been trying to get him all night. He found Mrs. S. very ill with appendicitis and he brought her back in his sleigh and operated about an hour afterwards at her earnest desire. She had had previous attacks and the appendix was bound down by adhesions. She also had a cystic ovary. Evan took away the part containing the cyst. Elisha’s baby beginning to improve. [178] MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1903 In the morning Tom drove me with Sashy to the post office where we mailed a lot of reports and did some errands and went to the dressmaker’s. Stopping at the hospital to sign some cheques I saw Enola James looking very pale and miserable and learned that she feared appendicitis, poor child. On my return home I unpacked and sorted Christmas gifts till dinner time. After dinner learned accidentally from Lila that her little nurse- -maid Mary was ill in bed with appendicitis, so I put in the afternoon between stroking Mary’s head and helping to mend Lila’s children, as Lila is so suffering with grippe that she ought to be in bed and her children are all so young that they require two nurses. Evan went out to Kushequa at 5.30 this morning to see Mrs Stokes Burch, who is still living and suffering. Mary was taken to the hospital and operated on yesterday evening two concretions were found in the large and inflamed appendix Elisha’s child much better. TUESDAY 8 I was up early and wrote to Miss Ellithorp asking her to come for a couple of weeks and got Tom to send a liveryman out for her. I hope she can come. Evan went off to operate on Enola at 8 A. M. designing to go on to Kq at 10. to see Mrs Burch Virginia has gone to get Gertrude back if she can. If Gertrude comes and Miss Ellithorp doesn’t, Lila wants her to take care of the children for two days and let Evan and herself go to Phila. This strange gray weather continues. [179] WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1903 Evan and Lila went to Philadelphia Sashy and I walked to the end of the bicycle path. Kane-Kemp Block took fire and was seriously dam- -aged. THURSDAY 10 As this was a pleasant day for sleighing V. T. and Lee drove out to Kq. and spent the day. I was so busy that I hardly missed them before they were back, as I was availing myself of V’s absence to work her initials on a cushion. Also Sashy and I walked to town and back, and as Sashy ran on ahead I was toiling slowly along when a man hailed me and asked me to ride home. I accepted the kind- -ness and after a few minutes was just going to ask him to set me down at our corner when he said something that revealed to me that I was riding in my own sleigh driven by my own hired man, behind my own horses! [180] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1903 Quite mild. No: very cold and I never went out but sewed knitted wrote all day. SATURDAY 12 I walked to the dressmaker’s and back, but the snow was so slippery from children’s skating that walking was unpleasant. Lila and Evan returned, with their grippe the worse of the trip. I occupied myself with packing up the missionary box and some of the Christmas gifts and finishing a pretty hood for the missionary box [181] SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1903 Icy cold and windy so I didn’t go to church. Evan and Lila miserable. Made Sashy study “Hail to the Lord’s Anointed.” MONDAY 14 [No entry.] [182] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1903 [No entry.] WEDNESDAY 16 [No entry.] [183] THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1903 Covering cushions for Christmas and putting up parcels nearly all day FRIDAY 18 Soft lovely winter’s day. Lila drove me out on errands in the morning and Tom drove me and V. to Mothers’ Meeting and called for us in the afternoon. Worked on Christmas things: am making a white angora hood for Bernard and have finished wristters for Lee and slippers for Willie. [184] SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1903 Virginia was very sick all night with a mishap possible, so she consented to stay abed. I sat with her nearly all day and nearly finished a pretty pale- -green collar case for Lila. It was very cold and raw, and my only excuse was to take a message for V. to Mrs Regan. SUNDAY 20 Snowing hard at dawn: raining hard till 4 P. M. and now snowing again. V. not well enough to go to tow church, so Tom drove me and the reluctant boys. [185] MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1903 Cold enough: sleighing fine: was out with Lila in the morning, sewing on Christmas things, and writing letters the rest of the day. Elisha came in and will stay all night. Evan and Lila gone to Kq. on account of Mrs. Lamb. They came back, finding the crust on the unbroken road too bad for the horses. In the evening there was a concert for the benefit of the fever-stricken town of Butler. The little boys accompanied their parents. Elisha returned from a business appointment just before bed-time, but I had really not been dull, as I was busily occupied in fin- -ishing Bernard’s hood and Lila’s collar case. It was snowing furiously when I went to bed. TUESDAY 22 Up early to breakfast with Evan and Elisha, but they soon came back as the brain stuck in the drifts. It’s a detestable day. Evan Lila are sending the boys out, much against my will, as the grippe is so prevalent, but they think it will make them too soft if they stay in and as I always uphold their authority I have just turned the reluctant Sashy out. Willie was wild to go, and Leiper went out of his own accord, but I think he is in again. Bess has had a relapse of her grippe. [186] WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1903 [No entry.] THURSDAY 24 Got Ed. to drive me around in the sleigh to distribute Christmas gifts. It was by no means so cold as another Christmas Eve when I caught a severe illness by doing the same trick but I felt some odd chills, and instead of arranging the Xmas gifts in the evening excused myself and went to bed early on the true plea of being very tired. I think Bess very ill. [187] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1903 A very successful Christmas Day although dear Bessie was only able to be lifted out of bed for a little to view things and I had to go to bed twice with cold chills. I have spent $302. in gifts. SATURDAY 26 Thermometer 1º above. I have the grippe: no mistake but not badly, and was able to put by my gifts and write sundry letters of thanks. [188] SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1903 A very cold snowstorm: none of the children out, but Tom and V. went to church in the morning and Evan Lila and Tom in the evening: both T & E. going also to Y. M. C. A. On Evan’s return from evening church he found an imperative call to Sergeant (appendicitis) and started in his sleigh. A quarter of an hour afterwards word was brought that an engine was waiting to take him down. Mt throat is ever so much better, but my mouth is a sight to behold with “shingles” and I feel ill. Ther. 3 above MONDAY 28 Slept little. Bess is a wee trifle better. Ed. took the boys to school as the snow is knee deep–the new snow. Ther. 5°. above [189] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1903 [No entry.] WEDNESDAY 30 Today the sun shone for a little in the afternoon but it is very cold and I feel wretchedly. I sewed and worked on accounts all morning and lay down in the afternoon: also wrote a little. [190] THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1903 The last day of the old year finds me in bed with grippe–no trouble now with throat or lungs, but I still have the sores of shingles round my mouth and in my nose, and a very sore back where I tore it with a towel while vigorously drying with a towel and the sores developed erysipelatous inflammation. Precious little Bess is decidedly better: Evan and Lila working away though weak from grippe. I have said nothing to Sashy of my plan of taking him with Helen and me to Florida Jan 7. and perhaps I may not feel well enough. All I have done this morning is to make over the buttonholes in Sashy’s nightdrawers –in one pair. But the cloth will fly before that sewing gives way! Snowing a little: thermometer near zero: Tom trying hard to keep factories supplied with gas [191] MEMORANDA Dr Cr Jan 5. Reed. Alb & Susq. dividend 4 ½ %! 54 6. Oil on Kanesholm Farms 136 85 “ §49 40 91 8. EKK forgot to enclosed Citizen’s div. 35% on 24 shares 420 8. Paid John Wanamaker’s Bill ($3. Evan’s watch) 6 4 6 40 14. 155.12 bbls Tiona @ 169 260 84 19 Pension 90 Sale of Tank Lot (Fidelity) 7500 23 35% on K. G. L & H Co KBk { 859 91 Spring Water Co. 3% on 6900 3% on 1050 $63+414 { 477 T. L. K. has subscribed for 30 more shares for me Feb 2 Semi-ann. int. on Reg. Lake Shore Collateral Bonds of N. Y. C. & H. RR. Co. @ 3 ½ % I hold $4000 { 70 “ Div. on Kane Bank Stock 10% { 200 “10 Kanesholm Oil { 182 97 §49 { 104 05 “19 35% K. G. L & H. Co. for Jan {1317 50 KBk { M. D Oil (Kane) { 88 32 23 K. G. L & H. Co. renew note for $3000 at 4 mos and pay $60 discount 60 March 2 §49 Oil KBk { 65 11 Kanesholm” KBk { 101 07 12 From E. K. K. on Patterson Mortgage Phila 5000 56 18 Tiona Oil 80 11/100 bbls @ 165 KBk 132 18 April 3 §49 - $99.48 Kanesholm 167.41 KBk 266 89 March 16 35% on K. G. L. & H Co during February KBk 1572 36 April 11 “ “ March 1366 05 April 13 Int. on renewal of EKK note due Apr 8 for 6335.85 380 15 “ 15 Warren RR. (D. L & W.) (Fidel.) 42 15 84 86/100 Tiona Oil @ 1.65 1st. Nat 140 02 “ Pension (Fidel.) 90 May 22 Tiona Oil (Kane Bank) 82 61 K. G. L & H. Co for April ( “ ) 1026 98 June 1 P. RR div 3% on 79 shares “ 118 50 May 19 Coupons B. L & K 80 [192] MEMORANDA Invested in BL & K Bonds 2080 June 13 Invested in 48 shares P. RR Stock <[---]> 2880 [193] MEMORANDA Brought forward June 13 Discount on $4000 Note E. KK 10 67 “ Tiona Oil 122 23 15 3% K. G. L & H. Co. May (Fidelity) 970 25 15 Plumbing Co. Div. 600 20 Kanesholm Oil (Fidel) 368 97 “ §49 “ 188 97 24 Discount Renewal $4000 3 mos R. G L & H Co 3000 60 July 1 Citizens Gas Co Dividend 768 “ 2 Delaware & Hudson “ 54 “ Kane Bank “ 5% (took to Chautauqua) 100 13 Phila & Erie Dividend Kane Bk 2 Discount on Renewal Note K. D. & K. due March 17 KBk 53 48 “ “ July 17. 53 48 14 Pension (Fidelity) 90 14 Oil Tiona KBk 64 92 15 K. G. L & H Co KBk 654 93 16 Loaned EKK for 30 or 60 days 4000 31 Hudson River RR 3 ½ % KBk 70 August 10th Brush Block 8% on 26 shares=$2600 “ 208 13 Tiona 30.68 bbls @ 171 “ 52 46 15 B L & K “ 24 80 17 K. G. L. & H. Co. “ 447 09 26 Coupon (shd have been May) C. B& Q (Cashed) 20 27 BookLover’s div. on 9 shares 5%. semi ann. 11 25 Sept 10 E. K. K. returned 1200 on a/c of $4000 and will remit after wh. he is to have an extension of 3 months before paying 2000. Endorsed it to T. L. K for taxes 1200 “ 14 Oil from Seep–Tiona EDK (P.) 153 49 Oct 8 K. G L & H Co for aug (K.Bk) 390 25 17 Tiona Oil at 180 Fidelity 86 85 Warren RR (KBk) 42 Pension “ 90 K. G. L & H Co “ 389 10 [194] MEMORANDA Brought forward Oct 19 Kanesholm Farms §49 E D Kane P 330 Kanesholm Farms (Fidelity) 609 50 23 K. G. L & H Co’s Note for $3000 renewed for 4 mos. “ discount on renewal KBk 60 30 E. K. K. Bonus on lease of §212 (K. Bk 2500 Nov 2 Gave T. L. K for taxes, oil wells &c 2000 19 K G L & H Co 490 06 Tiona Oil 48 98 26 Bought 52 Shares Penna @ “1144 1/8” $2967.25 Broker $3.00 2970 25 Dec 4 “ 10 shared BookLovers 120 11 Gave Tom either to pay Roach or pay for our paving 2000 14 Tiona Oil 70 73 26 Lease of Tank Lot. Houses 16 [195] MEMORANDA Brought forward Nov 13 Oil from M. D. Tiona 48 98 7 35% K. G. L & H. for Oct 490 06 [Next four pages are blank aside from the pre-printed word MEMORANDA at the top of each.] [200] Mrs A. R. Mitchell Hereford Baltimore Co. Md. Mrs Birney 1576 22d st Washington DC [201] March 13. 1903 Received March 10 of Elisha K. Kane Five thousand dollars and 56/100 viz. checks for $2931.55 and $2069.01 respectively, to apply on his mortgage to me, dated April 12, 1897 on land in Wrs 3087 and 3092 Wetmore Tp. McKean County leaving the balance unpaid on said mortgage at this date $4483.28. $2516.72 paid by Day to purchase for me the tax titles then vested in H. Hamlin. 414.83 Interest Interest on the main mortgage to date $2483.84, toward which E. KK. encloses cheque for 2069.01 Balance of the mortgage, therefore, $4483 28 Remitted money to Fidelity March 13. from Daytona [Next four lines are crossed out.] March 15. Wrote to Elisha to apply the whole sum on the reduction of the mortgage excusing the interest–Answered that he didn’t want that. Then told him to reduce the interest [202] To Seep I’m Elizabeth D. Kane To Tidewater Mrs E. D. Kane COUNTING-HOUSE CALENDAR for 1904. [Pre-printed 1904 calendar included] Mrs W. H. Averette Hotel Hernandez Charlotte Sr St. t [Insert #1 is a receipt.] THE ST. CHARLES Atlantic City,__9/30____190 3 Dr Kane________________________ To NEWLIN HAINES, Dr. Board One week Dr Kane Miss Rooney 70 00 2 ¼ Days Dr T. L. Kane 9 00 One Day Dr Hays & Miss Crawford 8 00 Lunch Mr Ew Kane 1 25 Service to Room 50 Mineral Waters Baggage to and from Station Coach to and from Station Baths Laundry Cash $88.75 Received Payment NEWLIN HAINES, Per JM Rooney_ [Insert #2 is a program] In the name of our God we will set up our banners.–Ps. 20:5 FORTY-FIRST SEMI-ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE McKEAN COUNTY Woman’s Christian Temperance Union TO BE HELD IN THE UNION COUNCIL, KUSHEQUA, PA. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24-25. 1903 [Illustration of a bee included] MRS. E. D. KANE, M. D., Honorary President. MRS. E. M. FRITTS, President. MRS. B. W. HEINEMAN, Vice-President. MRS. ZELIA K. GREEN, Cor. Secretary. MRS. C. E. BURNETT, Rec. Secretary. MRS. M. E. FIELD, Treasurer. MRS. ORREL MOODY, Organizer. [page 2] Those checked are absent “O woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee even as thou wilt”.-Matt. 15:28 Thursday Morning. 9:30 Devotional Service led by Mrs. Bryner. 10:00 Convention Called to Order. Reading of Minutes. Appointment of Committees. Seating of Delegates. 10:30 Reports of Superintendents. Narcotics..........................................Mrs. Minnie Andress Sabbath Observance...........................Mrs. Addie Burton Work Among Colored People...............Mrs. A. H. Smith Young Woman’s Branch..........Mrs. Gertrude Greewood Non-Alcoholic Medication........................Mrs. H. E. Neill Unfermented Wine.............................Mrs. M. F. Ingalsby Literature..................................................Mrs. Mattie Ash Evangelistic....................................Mrs. Louise T. Parsons 11:30 Bible Reading..............................................Mrs. E. M. Fritts 12:00 Noontide Prayer led by Mrs. E. D. Kane. Adjournment. ****** Thursday Afternoon. 1:45 Devotional Service led by Mrs. Zelia K. Green 2:00 Convention Called to Order. Minutes and Roll Call. 2:10 Report of County Organizer. Report of Corresponding Secretary. Report of Treasurer. Temperance Light Bearers.......................Mrs. E. E. Olin Flower Mission......................................Mrs. J. C. Looker 3:00 President’s Address.............Mrs. E. D. Kane, Hon. Pres. Music. Address of Welcome..............................Mrs. D. T. Parish Response.............................................Mrs. Zelia K. Green Work Among Railway Employes.........Mrs. M. E. Knoor Department of Mercy............................Mrs. E. A. Holden [page 3] For we are laborers together with God.–1 Cor. 3-9. 4:00 Report of Kane Summit Hospital.............Dr. E. D. Kane mr T.L. Music. Soldiers and Sailors....................................Mrs. Ella Duke Social Work............................................Mrs. Marie Dennis Legislative Work........................................Mrs. Mary Rice Prison, Jail and Almshouse.............Mrs. M. E. Richmond Parliamentary Drill..........................Mrs. B. W. Heineman 5:00 Introduction of Visitors. Adjournment. ****** Thursday Evening. 7:45 Music............................................................................Choir Devotional Exercises led by Mrs. Louise Parsons. Music......................................................................Quartette Medal Contest–Recitation No. 1 Vocal Solo.................................Miss Elizabeth McFarland Recitation No. 2 Recitation No. 3 Violin Solo..................................................Miss Mary Lear Recitation No. 4 Recitation No. 5 Vocal Solo...................................................Mr. G. C. Burch Paper: Young Women in Temperance Work.............. ................................................Mrs. Gertrude Greenwood Report of Judges Awarding of Medal Collection Address.......................................Mr. E. K. Kane Temperance Doxology. Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise Him who saves from deepest woe Praise Him who leads the temperance host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. ****** Friday Morning. 9:30 Consecration Meeting led by Mrs. M. E. Davis. 10:00 Convention Called to Order. Reading of Minutes. Report of Committees. This is the Victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.–1 John 5:4 Report of Grouping of Unions: Loyal Temperance Legion..........Mrs. Florence Shippey Sunday School.....................................Mrs. E. A. Holden Medal Contests.....................................Mrs. M. Pomeroy Work Among Foreigners.................Mrs. E. J. MacLean Memorial Service.........................Mrs. Evelyn A. Holden 11:00 Election of Officers. 12:00 Noontide Prayer led by Mrs. B. W. Heineman. ****** Friday Afternoon. 1:45 Devotional Service led by Miss Mary Cotton. 2:00 Convention Called to Order. Reading of Minutes. History and Presentation of County Banner.......... .........................................................Mrs. Florence Currie Election of Delegates to State Convention. Nomination of Delegate to National Convention. 2:30 Franchise...............................................Mrs. Adelaide Rose Open Air Meetings.....................................Mrs. Adda Lyon Scientific Temperance Instruction.............................. .......................................................Mrs. E. D. Kane, M. D. Mrs. E. K. Kane 3:00 Mother’s Work..........................................Mrs. M. E. Davis Press Work.........................................Mrs. B. W. Heineman 3:30 Questions of the Higher Life.......................................... ...............................Answered by Madam Layah Barakat 4:00 Two Minute Addresses by Local Presidents. Introduction of Visitors. Miscellaneous. Singing “God Be With You Till We Meet Again”. Adjournment. ****** Friday Evening. 7:30 Music by the Choir. Devotional Exercises led by Rev. Bruce Wright. Duett.....................Mrs. Donald Ross and Mrs. D. F. Parish Bible Promises by White Ribboners. Quartette........................................................................ Messrs. Lamb and Burch, Mesdames Lamb and Ross Lecture by Madam Layah Barakat, of Syria. Collection Address...............................Rev. Bruce S. Wright Vocal Solo...................................................Mrs. Donald Ross Benediction. [Insert #3 is a letter.] [Pre-printed pictures included with the following captions: OLD CITY GATE ST. AUGUSTINE, BERMUDA LILY, HOTEL PONCE DE LEON ST. AUGUSTINE, MEMORIAL CHURCH ST, AUGUSTINE, and INTERIOR OF FORT MARION ST. AUGUSTINE.] Dear Mother I hope you have a nice time. I miss you dreadfully. I am sending you the page with the frt on. I have been good so far. Ill try to bee good always. I do not wipe the dirt from my hands on the towel. Or stick my fingers in my plate father does not know how long you are going to stay I hope you will come home soon. Your loving Sashy [Insert #4 is a printing of calculations from an arithmometer.] 41.14 10.00 25.00 5.00 21.73 15.00 13.00 16.28 47.69 100.00 100.00 3.75 2.80 6.75 2.00 28.73 90.00 100.00 50.00 26.00 10.00 35.28 14.00 8.00 3.85 15.13 15.13 46.06 41.50 20.65 2.82 12.50 13.00 20.00 2.50 7.56 50.00 20.00 1,042.85 38 1309 33 2352.18 [Continued on the back of the paper. Pre-printed text is printed vertically.] AMERICAN ARITHMOMETER CO ST. LOUIS MO. {202 Broadway, New York City. {906-7 Providence Bldg. Philadelphia Offices: {902 Ft. Dearborn Bldg., Chicago. {1006 Park Bldg., Pittsburg. {1206 Am. Trust Bldg., Cleveland. {303 California St., San Francisco. Out 2810 10 2801 8 1309.33 18 1291 33 1309 33 1237 52 72.81 1260.66 41.14 1219.52 18 1237.52 [Insert #5 is a newspaper clipping. Some text from surrounding articles is visible.] FOREST FIRES. Much Damage Done to John H. Markham’s Lease–Other Notes. The sending in of an alarm of fire yes- terday afternoon from the Kane Win- dow Glass Co., took many firemen and citizens to that vicinity, where they found that the fierce forest fires which had been raging in that vicinity were threatening the destruction of the plant. A line of hose was soon laid and by dint of hard work the fire in the immediate vicinity was extin- guished. But it raged with impatient fury on all sides of the town. On the Markham lease one rig just outside the borough limits on the West Kane road was burned, and for a time it looked as though it would take several other rigs, but by hard work on the part of the fire fighters they were saved. The fire spread over a wide territory and has done many thousands of dollars worth of damage. James Bros. had many hundreds of cords of chemical wood burned up, while other parties lost valuable tracts of timber land. At Kushequa and all up and down the Kinzua Valley great loss was sus- tained. Much property in the town of Kushequa being destroyed. The town of Mt. Jewett was also threatened with destruction on several occasions and the citizens were thor- oughly alarmed over the seriousness of the situation. It is reported that the town of Nansen had suffered con- siderably and that one or two families living in the woods had perished in the flames, but at this writing these reports cannot be confirmed. The smoke from the fires in this sec- tion was so dense that it nearly hid the sun, which at times shown through and was a deep red color. The rain in the early part of the evening helped to subdue the fires, and this morning they are practically all out. But if the high winds prevail there is no tell- ing how soon they may start up. The following is taken from the Brad- ford Era’s report of the fire. At noon the destruction of Simpson was imminent, and Supt. O. F. Thomp- son of the Associated Producers Com- pany, telegraphed to Supt. Campbell of the B. B. & K. railway, for a special train to transport the residents to a place of safety. Conductor Brenneman, with three coaches, was immediately sent to the stricken village and 125 persons were placed aboard the cars and brought to Bradford and interme- diate places. The scenes attending the leaving of the homes were pitiful. In the excitement and bustle some of the women and children left their domiciles poorly clad and many pa- thetic scenes were enacted, under the supposition that they were departing from their homes for the last time. The town was nearly hemmed in by fire and the smoke had become so dense that it was almost suffocating. In the distance huge flames, reaching to the tree tops, could be seen darting fiery tongues skyward, through the clouds of smoke, the blaze slowly and threateningly working its way toward the little village. Conductor Bogart’s train, enroute from Bradford to Mt. Jewett, was stopped at Ormsby, as reports had been recieved that it would be impos- sible to reach the mountain borough, in consequence of the forest fires. The train was subsequently returned to Simpson, and three trips were made between the latter place and Aiken, for the benefit of the residents, carry- ing them away to places of safety. At times the smoke was so dense that it was impossible to see five feet ahead and at various periods the im- pression was rife that the train was enmeshed in the blaze, owing to the nearness of the flames to either side of the tracks and the intense heat re- sulting. A number refused to leave their homes, vowing to perish in them rather than be beggared, and others remained in the belief that the destruc- tion of the town could be averted. Fortunately their efforts were success- ful, and aided by the rain which set it about 7 o’clock, the entire village was saved with the exception of one barn. [Continued on the back of the clipping. Text from surrounding articles is visible.] Eagles in the Tennessee Mountains. There are many eagles in the Ten- nessee mountains, and consequently there are many mountaineers who are expert catchers of the young eagles. These reap rich rewards in return for their perilous risks and adventures, and some of them receive as much as $2,000 for a single year’s catch. The keen eyed hunters watch the nests un- til the young are hatched, and then, patiently waiting for the mother bird to leave in search for food, make quick work of the capture, while the mother bird is invariably shot to death upon her return to the nest and in her fren- zied search for her young. Bolder hunters than these make their attack at night, while the less experienced use snares and nets, a method, however, in a majority of cases unsuccessful.—Inde- pendent. —————————— Wise people use Hamlins Wizard Oil for Rheumatism and all pain; the foolish ones try experiments. 50c at all drug- gists. ———————— Two million Americans suffer the tor- turing pangs of dyspepsia. No need to Burlock Blood Bitters cures. At any drug store. ———————— In Bed Four Weeks With La Grippe. We have received the following let- ter from Mr. Roy Kemp, of Angola, Ind. “I was in bed four weeks with a grippe and I tried many remedies and spent considerable for treatment with physicians, but I received no relief un- til I tried Foley’s Honey and Tar. Two small bottles of this medicine cured me and now I use it exclusively in my family.” Take no substitutes. Sold by Durham & Hood. ————————— A Weak Stomach. Causes a weak body and invites dis- ease. Kodol Dyspepsla Cure cures and strengthens the stomach, and wards off and overcomes disease. J. B. Taylor, a prominent merchant of Chriesman, Tex., says: “I could not eat because of a weak stomach, I lost all strength and run down in weight. All that money could do was done, but all hope of recovery vanished. Hearing of some wonderful cures effected by use of Kodol I concluded to try it. The first bottle benefitted me, and after taking four bottles I am fully restored to my usual strenght, weight and health.” Kane Drug Co. ——————————— Grip Remedies in Great Demand. When colds and grip are prevalent the quickest and surest remedies are in great demand. Mr. Joseph D. Williams, of McDuff, Va., says that he was cured of a very deep and lasting attack of la grippe by using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy after trying several other preparations with no effect, For sale by J. D. Magowan and Durham and Hood. —————————— AFTER LA GRIPPE—WHAT? Usually a hacking cough and a gen- eral feeling of weakness, often leading to fatal results after the patient is sup- posed to have passed the danger point. Foley’s Honey and Tar is guaranteed to cure the “grippe cough” and make you strong and well. It never fails to stop a cough if taken in time. Take no sub stitutes. ____________ Terrible plagues, those itching, pes- tering diseases of the skin. Put an end to misery. Doan’s Ointment cures. At any drug store. ———————— PNEUMONIA AND LA GRIPPE Coughs cured quickly by Foley’s Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes. Sold by Durham & Hood. ———————— Foley’s Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right. THU