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Vol. 24.—No. 29

ON THE QUI VIVE.

Race week will be two weeks earlier next fall than it was last. The WesternSouthern Trotting Circuit had its schedule fixed up at the Auditorium in •Chicago Tuesday night, Our W. P. Ijams was its president and our "Bob" Watson was its secretary. Some of the "jim-crow" towns were thrown out of the list, because they wouldn't keep up with the procession. Sturgis, Mich., and Independence, Iowa

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Wiiliantn bas bis kite track). "re given the go-by and strong race towns like Grand Rapids, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Columbus (O.), and Cbiliicothe will complete the circuit with the btnner tracks of Washington Park and Lexing ton, together with our own unequaled Jeffers-onian world beater. Terre Ff ante's purse will be 130,000 Chicago's, #55,000 Lexington's, $70,000 the other tracks, less money.

The public is heartily sick of the dillydallying shown by lawyers and courts on public questions again. It seems that the board of health, while full of respect for Judge Taylor, have had an affidavit filed by teacher Connor stating that the court is fullof prejudice against them and demanding a change of venue. The case will be tried by Judge McGregor, of Brazil, who is not supposed to be acquainted with the board of health and consequently cannot hold towards them such feelings as Judge Taylor does.

But what the people want to khow, is, why

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ance to our city, be settled and settled quickly? Is a court room or a council chamber more conducive to clumsiness and uncertainty than a store or an office?

Speaking of a council chamber reminds me that the paved streets are still unswept, and that while the council promised to sweep them last November and aotually grew excited over it one njglit, the bids for its sweeping will not lie Opened until February 6th and the contract will not be undertaken until the springtime oomes.' For shame, gentlemen, for sham#, hasten the matter after that date. .Pedestrians slip^antl olog in the mud and all me, while on windy days,, the tmercliantB^ be^aii ruined goods" and dirty stores. This oouncil will long be remembered as the one that would not olean the filth and garbage from costly pavements until the people arose and cursed them for their neglect and then—and then, the council spent the last winter of their existence in not oioanlng the streets, but advertising for bids, and rejecting them because they were too many.

Another political campaign has commenced. Last week the Democrats chose their State Central Committee and the member from the Eighth district was not a "Vory Brookshire" man, either. Next Thursday the Republicans meet in convention to select a state central committeeman from this district. Nick Filbeck has held the office for the past two years and unless the political workers change their mind very unexpectedly, ho will continue to hold the office. The Republican Central Committee of'Vigo County meets this afternoon and the slate is l. W. Henry for chairman and Josh T. iHtulell for secretary. The Utter is the young man who mwde so good a race for the legislature two years ago.

The Democratic fight is au interesting one. Nobody, outside of a chosen few, knows exactly what John Lamb wants. Smart fellows are ou hand at every corner who will tell you with a know it-all air that Lamb is to be renominated for congress. There's nothing in that. Mr. Lamb could be nominated easily enough everyone concedes that: but as to his election, oh, those days of '84 and '801 What memories they recall! No, Mr. Lamb is not a candidate for congress. Well, what then?

In the first place, before doing anything or being anybody, Brookshire must be downed. The Voorhees and Lamb crowd have rolled up their sleeves and prepared to play the young namesake of the Tail Sycamore, alive. Lamb has now obtained control of the postoffice and its carriers, of the revenue office and its ^augers, the oounty committes and their officers, the state committee and its machine. When Brookshire comes borne from Washington, he wilt find every gun spiked and a grinning Lamb champion on every Democratic bulwark.

But do not deceive yourself and think that then Lamb will be nominated. No, be is too shrewd for that. He will have a

Lamb man nominated, though.

Who? Why, Cyrus F. MoNutt, of course. He wants It, wanted it two years ago, but Lamb couldn't get th« machinery oiled in time to nominate him and now the judge's term I« op he is thoroughly disgusted with the small business of the slighted Superior Court, (lawyers tell us there is no ueed of a Superior Court here anyhow), and all in all, McNutt can be nominated over Vory" Brookshire* hands down. SHow will that help Lamb, do you ask? Very much indeed. It will stretch Mr. Brookshire's hide on the fence, where it will tan and shrivel forever. Then with that ambitious upstart (as the Lamb crowd calls him) out of the way, the

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governorship or senatorship of Indiana are the alternatives before the "blueeyed boy." Neither one of these exalted places is too rich for his blood. While Lamb would be beaten ingloriously in the Eighth district for congress, yel in running for governor he might sweep the state. A state that has put in Blue Jeans Williams and Isaac Pusey Gray needn't smirk at John E. Lamb. But the possibilities of a seat in the senate are greater than all. Turpie will be bounced, sore, next year and the confidence of the Voorbecs-Lamb combinationis equal to the asking for John's election as junior senator, altho'he does hail from the same town that owns Voorhees. Or, even if Lamb had to wait for Voorhees' shoes, what better credentials could he bring before a Democratic legislature three or five years from now than that he carried the old Eighth district in his vest pocket, and that "Vory" Brookshire's pelt was still tanning on that Montgomery county fence.

Qui VIVE.

AMUSEMENTS.

"FANTASMA."

The great spectacular play of Fantasma," which drew such large audiences before will again be produced at Naylor's on next Friday and Saturday evening, January 19th and 20th. Since last here the play has, however, been completely changed and remodeled, so that it is now called the New Fantasma." The old spectacle will be the grandest ever produced here, and it is now even more gorgeous, and, from what is said by the press of the metropolitan cities, it is probable that the

New Fantasma," as it stands, is one of the cleverest and greatest productions that America has ever seen. It is useless to detail the story, which, of course, is only a thread oh which to hang a lav ish display of ingenuity and art. There are three transformation scenes, and each transcends the other until the last is fairly entitled to be considered a bower of scenic beauty. Fantasma," with all its abundance of figures, including bears, genii, gnomes, skeletons, fairies, and so on, has one additional excellent trait, and th'at'isj"there is no delay, the action being cgntifilUou^und the changes so rapid as to Almoit'bewiidering. The spectacle will be extra brilliant in the performances here, as all the scenery has been newly repainted during the summer. Notwithstanding the extra expense incurred in presenting Fantasma" Man ager Hayman has decided to make a strong bid for patronage by placing the price of admission within the reach of all, viz: 25,50 and 75 cents. Seats on sale Tuesday morning.

ALABAMA COMING.

The great sucoess, Alabama," will be preseuted at Naylor's Opera House on Monday evening, January 22, by a capable company headed by that sterling actor, Frank Bangs. The seat sale for this engagement opeus on Friday evening, January 19.

A TRIP TO CHINATOWN."

Hoy t'e successful play,~" A Trip Chinatowu," will come to Naylor's on Tuesday evening, January 23. The company this season is under Mr.. Hoyt's personal management and is considered the best he has ever had.

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Joe Jefferson has announced that be will play Rip Van Winkle no more. John L. Sullivan, the ex-champion pugilist, has asked ''Charlie" Hoyt, the "dramatist," to write him a play. When a man gets started on the down grade it is hard to tell where he will land.

It is a curious but acknowledgod fact that two-thirds of the costumes used in spectacular and burlesque productions are Imported from England. Charles Alias, of London, is the most noted of stage costume builders in England, and the stage habiliments wbicb he designs and constructs are said to be unique and original.

The recent death of Charles Thomas has revealed the fact that there is a deal more money made in farce comedy than people are aware of. It is- reputed that the earnings of the various Hoyt and Thomas shows last season aggregated the sum of $150,000. For this season Mr. Hoyt announces a number of revivals of his former comedy successes.

It Is among the modest ambitions of Julia Marlowe to havp, tefore she dies, the most complete Shakespearian* in the world. She already has several of the plays in rare quarto editions, and a fac-simile of the celebrated folio of 1623. She has a model of the house where Shakespeare was born, an exact reproduction of his water-jug, a piece of the famous mulberry tree, souvenir spoons, pen and ink sketches, photographs and pictures of all kinds.

The {100 prise offered by the Terre Haute Water Works Co. to the fire com* pany first reaching the largest number of fires during the past year was awarded to the No. 5*3 at headquarters, this week. The company made foriy-aeven runs during the year, twenty-three more than any other company. The presentation was made by a committee consisting of Br. B. F. Swaflford, John O. Heinl and Geo. K. Farrington, appointed by Mayor R°"°'

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MB ON MINISTERS.

SHE PAYS HER RESPECT TO THE MODERN GENTLEMEN OF THE CLOTH.

Babbl Greatheart, Father Kindliness, and Reverend Doctors Athletic, Velvet and Bine Cloth—Parson Howler—Are there

More Christians out of than In the Folplt. [Copyright, 1894.] NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—We had been:

keeping quiet for some time—Hilary and I. Hilary is my cousin and my friend the combination you seldoifl find in a woman. I was sipping my tea and trying to guess out the shape of the tea leayes Hilary was taking a gulp of! hers every two or three minutes, in a sort of savage way, and between times looking at the newspaper. At last ghe threw the paper aside, put down her cup, stood up, looked at me with great firmness, and said'very emphatically, "By their works ye shall know them."

It was only natural for me to ask, "Who?" J'i fi And she answered, "The predchers

VARIOUS GRADES OF CLERGYMEN. some day, Rabbi Greatheart, Father Kindliness, and the Reverend Mr. Athletic, all big-hearted men, agree to unite to feed tbe-poor and olothe those w£o are cold they send out invitations to the different preachers, asking them to unite with them, and the Reverend Mr. Blue Law regrets, but he cannot work, even in charity, with people who do not accept that beautiful rule which damns you, whether you are good or whether you are bad. Then the Reverend Mr. Howler is sorry, but he feels that he oan, not work in unison with people who do not believe that the kingdom of heavei^ is gained by yelling and acreeohing and leading silly women to become hysterical and over-wrought. And the Reverend Dr. Swimmer must refuse to meet people who were merely sprinkled and not given an entire bath, and so it goes on and yet, they all claim to be Christians.

What doesitmean? What are we to believe? You and I start out in iifefac* cepting the lovely' story of the Savior, who came into the world that sinners might be forgiveu we say our prayers, believing they will be answered we go to that church we like the best, and are happy. Some day a preacher gets np, and, instead of glorifying love and kind^v ness, and charity, he talks doctrine, and we come out wondering what it all means. And next Sunday we get more of it, and then more and more and more. And the newspapers speak of the preacher as a great student, and in time we are one of two things—Wb have, either wearied out our brains on the doctrinal questions, until we don't believe anything, or else we are so tiretti out that we stay away from church an.d try to live as good lives as we can.

PULPIT siMPMorrt WANTED. What the preachers want to learn is simplicity. What prayer do you remember best? That one which yon learned when you were a little ohild, or that great long one which was elocuted last Sunday, and in which the preacher seemed to be very condescending indeed to God Almighty? The preacher of today is getting to be very like the astor he has, at least, all the actor's conceit and a great deal of his ignorance, and the greatest evidence of this is that he doesn't understand hnman nature. He aims to make his church rich and fash-, ionable, and doctors and lawyers and shopkeepers join it with view of making money from it It becomes a good speculation to go where a millionaire worships and to meet him Snnday after Sunday, for then you can sell him your prescriptions, your 16gai lore, or your carpetsil Of conrse, don't mean there are no good preachers, but they are the ones you don't hear. 1 pick up the papers, and I read that the Rev. Mr. Velvet preached a most eloquent sermon, to which Mrs. Billion, dressed in purple satin, listened with great interest, and put a bill, so closely folded that no one oould see its denomi­

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to day."- Then she began to talk. Said she: "I don't wonder men lose all belief when they realize what manner of man attempts to teach faith. I am not surprised that they doubt the existence of the Gentle Man of Galilee when those who are supposed to tell of Him to mankind lack gentleness. It is not a.won-' der to me that men have no faith, no God, and are contemptuous of many things, and I can quite understand how they can laugh and say with truth, 'How these Christians fight.'-, The Reverend Mr. Prejudice gets up in the pulpit, and instead of preaching Christ crucified, he delivers a personal sermon attacking the Reverend Mr. Pmitan, and explaining wherein he is right and his brother in the Lord is wrong. Then Father Candlemas, instead of telling his congregation how to love one another: and do their titles as commanded 'by the household, the state and the church, discusses the single-tax theory, and-just to pass the time villifies the men oft.his own faith who are working quietly.and well. After this, the Sev. Mrs. Timothy, who has'i forgotten that it is especially said that women should keep silence'in the church, arises in her might and-us^is the pulpit'to promulgate suffrage^

TERRE HAUTE, IND, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13,1894- Twenty-fourth Year

nation, on the collection plate. And I pick up the New Testament, and in the records of the Christian Church I see no account of anybody who would correspond to the Rev. Clarence Velvet, and I see no women mentioned except those who were workers in the Church."

I stopped her just here and said: "But we know, you and I, men who are working, almost starving, for what they believe to be right. We know men who have given up social position, fortunes, everything that makes life beautiful, to go and work among those who are suffering. Not to go among the savages in Africa,, but to find the savages in this great city, and to teach them something of the

BEAUT? AND THE DUTY OF LIFE Some of these men have no doctrine, except to love their neighbors some of these men belong to the oldest ohurch in the world, the Jewish some of these men belong to that church whioh claims to be its successor, the Catholic, and many of them belong to—I don't know the names, but we will lump them, and call.it God's Church, for that is always God's Church which teaches people to be better, moi*e patient and more forgiving," "Yes," said Hilary, "that'B true but like all good things, these are the ones .the world does not hear of, whereas Rev. Mr. Predestination, that be may iatisfy his own vanity by exposing the corrupt state of politics, turns out ihto the cold, hundreds of those unhappy creatures who are marked with the scarlet letter. Does he take them to his own house? Does he find resting places for them Or does he go among his congregation asking every man who- has committed the sin of impurity to give him enough money to help support one Woman for her lifetime? Oh, no, he doesn't do that. He says, quite incidentally, that he has gotten situations and homes for a few of them, and in these homes each one is branded to the mispress. Another thing, my dear girl, the lives these women have led have unfitted them lor work that is, work of the sort that is offered them. But what does Mr. Predestination care? He has became notorious he is cartooned, made a by:word of, burlesqued on the stage, an& hiB.^pMftre.in.^vulgar! papersja almost. no^Pfciifi^^ithe, most brutal prize-fighter or the lowest thief. He has forgotten that verse in the New Testament which says, 'Giving ho offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed.' Oh, I know where I got it from I'm not quoting at random. It is the third verse in the sixth chapter of Second Corinthians."

Compare St. Paul and Mr. Predestination! 'V' g! 7 Hyperion to a satyr.

We are especially told that what has been given to us is "the^ministry of reconciliation." How often do we hear that preached? How often are we taught from the pulpit to live better lives? Bow often does the preaoher, by his own life, make young men long to be like him? And how is it all going to ernd? Christmas Day I went to a little church 'way down near South Fifth avenue, where I beard a preacher talk about

THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE OF CHRIST and the desirability of every human being trying to live so well that he come near to Him. And the little girl who was with me—she was only 12 years old —said, when we came out, "I could understtihd every word of that sermon," but then that preacher is not notorious be is simply good and earnest.

For fifty years the chimes have been ringing every New Year's Eve in the ohurch which saw you made a bride, and this year, because the preacher didto't choose they should ring, they were stopped. And why? Not because it Would disturb him, for he lives uptown, and not because it would disturb anyjpody else in particular, for down near old Trinity there are, few dwelling houses. No his sense of the artistic objected to a few boys enjoying themselves by blowing trumpets, and so an old custom that delighted many people was put down at the command of one preacher. And we call this an inde-'' pendent country! In London, at St. Paul's, the chimes rang in the New Year, and to hear them there was an enormous crowd, a crowd much more inclined to fighting and rowdiness than is an American crowd and yet, it was said the police only made two arrests, because they knew it was holiday time, and everybody was inclined to be jolly. But the preacher here in New York gave nobody the privilege of enjoyment but himself. Well, I suppose that is h!s method of expressing Christianity and loving his neighbor. And he elects that bis neighbor shall be one who doesn't blow a trumpet and who does not

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on the east side, among the other people." Two or three people had dropped in, and Hilary hadn't noticed them. She was too much interested in her subject. She next said, "Preachers! I know a poor chap who couldn't resist a glass of something to drink he tried, oh, so hard, and onoe he went to a well-known preacher, And he told him how hard he was trying, and asked him to say a prayer for him and the preacher knelt

down fend made one of those beautiful addresses to. th&Almighty, which are called prayers, mit which are really very clever rhetorical specimens, and the poor sinner went away feeling that he had taken one step in the right direction, although .he hadn't got the encouragement that he expected. That aTternoon the preaoher

PUT ON HIS FINEST FROCK-COAT and his best gloves^ and bis m«st immaculate hat, and paid visits. And every p'aee he vmn, he told the story of this poor soul, tmd told his name as au evidence of the truth, and in course of time this became known to the family of the sinner, and with one accord they agreed tbat as long as such men voiced Christianity they would turn Pagans. Well, the sinner died, and am quite certain that He would forgive much because of his weakness, put out a kinder band, and gave a greater love to hitn than did his representative on earth. I know that to be true, and it has made me think ever since that certainly a man must be a gentleman before he can be a Christian, and it has convinced me that there are more Christians out of than in the pulpit." "Now, Hilary," said I, "let us think of tbe men who are good, who do good, and who understand human nature so well that they can make it comprehend divinity."

LOVING TEACHERS, THEY

So it was agreed that we would each write down the name of the man th.«t we believe to be great and good. The Colonel put the name of an unknown Methodist preacher who lived way down South, who bad to ride eighteen miles to church, whose Balary was three hundred and fifty dollars a year, and who had four children, but who found life good, and who seemed to have taken for his motto: "Watch thou in all things, endure afflictious, do the work of an evangejist, make full proof of thy ministry."

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The other man wrote tb.? name of a shoemaker who worked all the wtscJi at his trade, and on^unday expounded to his little congregation what he thought to be the living truths of the Bible,'taking for this neither money nor gifts, but serving God in all honor and honesty.

man who belongs tduuBgjseo|)alCrotherhood, who had rencuincSff®P^|^TOi^ pleasures, and who had given his fortune to the poor and worked day and night among them, feeding first the body and then the soul.

Hilary wrote the name of a poor Jewish Rabbi, who, while he lived up to the law, never forgot the charity that covereth a multitude of sins, and which makes a man a brother to whatever man may be suffering.

On the other paper was written the name of a man of whom nothing has eVer been said that was not good whose life is an example to every human beingv and y6t who is so sweet and tender that tbe smallest boy in tbe street gets a smile from him as he passes, and he doesn't think it beneath his dignity to toss the ball back if it has come over his side of the.street.

THE GOOD CARDINAL.'

And this name was tbat of James, Cardinal Gibbons.v-' And Hilarysaid: "I know who wrote tbat it is tho only Quaker among us. She remembers when, as she went to meeting with her grandfather, Father Gibbons, who lived next door, used to pat her on tbe head and give her a posy from his garden. She remembers, when in Richmond in sorrow and tribulation, knowing not to whom she should turn for advice, she, of Quaker birth, went and got it from Bishop Gibbons, and she joys in the thought that Christmas Day, a few years ago she knelt and had the blessing cf Cardinal Gibbons." "Yes," I answered "you, kndw who has written it her name is BAB.

DEATH LIST.

Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, widow of the late Wm. J. Wilson, died at her residence, Fifteenth and Locust streets, last Sunday, aged forty-seven years.

Edward McGee, the well-known carpenter, died last Sunday, aged seventy years. His funeral was held Tuesday from tbe resdence of his father-in-law, James Fitzpatrick, on north Second street-f^g

Raymond Curtis, the bright little son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Curtis, .died last Sunday morning with diphtheria. He had been improving steadily, but a sudden turn for tbe worse came, and resulted in bis death.

Mrs. Armilda Annls died at thlei residence of her son-in-law, Geo. H. Snider, on south Fourth street, Monday, aged sixty-eeven years. The rdnaai/ were taken to Shelbura for burial.

Mrs. Johana Fahey died at the dence of her son, Michael Deasee, Monday night, aged seventy years. She bad been a resident of Terre Haute for forty years.

Charles W. Conn, cashier of the Vigo County National Bank, will talk before the Y. M. C. A. next Friday night on "Banking." This will be tbe first of a, series of practical talks to be given by| several business men for tbe benefit of the members of the association.

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PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The sultan of Turkey has five hundred carriages. It's a wise prophet who, forgets his own predictions.

In au autograph book "Be consistent. Never accept advice. Not even this." New Year's day the first families of Kansas served lemonade and pumpkin pies.

There are Beveuteen effc»tnatoi'ies for the burning of human bodies in the United States.

A man could often pay a small debt with the price of the sheeleather he wears out dodging it.

There isaboy in Bath, Me., nine years old, who has cut and hauled enough cord wood to buy a suit of olotbes.

New York has a company which insures landlords their rents against loss either by bad tenants or empty houses.

Freddie Gebhard, who assisted Lily Langtry to gain an unsavory reputation in this country, will wed Miss Louise Morris, of Baltimore.

The first day of January, there were 68,086 post offices in operation in the United States. In thepresFdential class there are 3,424 postoffices.

Tbe New Year's mince pie of the New York Daily Press, which was 22 feet in circumference and four inches thick, furnished food for 1,000 children. Each cut contained half a dollar.

A Western publisher on being asked by a prospective advertiser wher6 his paper circulated, replied: "My paper goes to North and South America, Canada and the British Isles, and it is all I' can do to keep it from going to h—1."

According to tbe Chicago Tribune the stealings of men in 1893 connected with financial institutions amounted to $19,929,692. In 1891, the amount was $19,720,294, while for the years 1890 and 1892 the amount was a few thousand in exCbt3£ of $8,000,000.

General Jubal A. Early, it is said, hak severed his conhoction with the Louisiana Lottery Compady, after allowing it to use his name and supervi^i ings!.'t for sixteen years. Hi nearly eighty years olefi LyucAfettrtf.#a«.

FeraiWStfa^&fd is won£ing as a compositor in a small printing office West 24th street, near Seventh avenue, New York. He has been working at the trade since his release from Sing Sing, where he learned it. Hisemployer says he is a good workman.

Sir George Lewis, the famous London lawyer, it has been said, knows enough to hang half a dozen of tbe biggest men in the city. He said the other day: "I have not kept a diary for over twenty years. When I found tbat my business was beoomiDg so confidential I determined that I would never chronicle another thing so when I die 'the confidenceof London society dies with me.'

The Patti company is an enormously expensive organization. The prima donna herself is said to receive $4,600 for each concert, and all tbe expenses for herself, Signor Nicolini, her private secretary, a traveling companion, two maids and a valet. She has a private car, as have also the other artists, for which the management pays $90 a day to the Pullman, company. There are forty-eight people in the company, and the railroad* "jumps" are long and of course expensive, as special trains are required.

Monsingor Satoili, tbe Pope's ambassador to this country, has taken one of the historic houses, of Washington— the former home of Associate Justice Bradley, of the Supreme Court, in a trio of houses tbat have sheltered the families of Stephen A. Douglas, General Grant, and General Sherman. The papal ablegate was much feted socially by tbe faithful last season, and the keen Italian face will be a distinguished one in capital drawing-rooms for many seasons now. All presented to him courtesy and kiss tbe ring, as to a cardinal, and at dinners be is given precedence over all secular dignitaries.

All of the "three great New York editors" of the past generation—Bennett, of tbe Herald Greeley, of the Tribune, and Raymond, of the Times—left childr«i who are yet alive. Mr. Bennett the elder left a son and a daughter and^CBe son, as all tbe world knows, is tfi^proprietor of the journal which was'i^nnd" ed by his father. Mr. Gregj^j -lef#'|wo daughters, one of whom diedi bftenatte had become the wife of NicbolSM'&itfltfi tbe other daughter

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in the New York house occupied by his family at the time of his death, in 1809.