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WEATHER. REPORT
MARCH
M i imum temperature 50.
Minimum " 7.
Me m maximum " 41. 28
Mean minimum ” 13.71
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Pr t ipitation, inches, 4.9
Snow fall, 24.
Number of days, clear o, partly
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II 1 Snodgrass, Vol. Observer.
EVA LOWELL
Little Fva Lowe)!, who has been
ill with tuberculosis for some months
passed away quietly the night of
April 18 th.
At no time during her illness did she
seem to suffer much pain, but she
fadeil away in spite of all our efforts
to keep her with us. She will tie
missed by her sister, and two broth,
ers, who are with us, and her father
who is now somewhere in the inter
ior and probably will not hear of her
death for some months. Eva was
about six years old.
We have been unable to fill our
orders for Sea-Bug Scarf Pins because
of not being able to get the settings
ordered. We are in hopes the next
steamer will bring our supplies, and
then we will trail those already order
ed and be glad to fill other orders.
Every child catches cold. Every
child has a nose. Every nose must
be provided with a handerchief every
day. The lianderchiefs used are not
white ones always, neither are they
hem-stitched, or even hemmed It
answers if a piece of cotton six or
eight inches square is to be had, •
These seldom last long enough with
the boys to get into the wash, so fresh
ones must constantly he provided.
It would be of great service to us if
some cf our friends would send us
pieces to be used in this way. Old
sheets or pillow cases cut into pieces
of the proper size would answer nice
ly