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inent men during her long years of nursing, but never 

 had she taken care of one who, even in delirium, 

 which endured for five days would speak of men with 

 such kindliness and reveal ideals so high. 



Gentle in all his ways, with a heart so great, nature * 

 so sweet, and a spirit so lofty, he lies now at rest! 

 May his soul know the peace that in life he always 

 strove for so eagerly! 



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All the circumstances relative to my husband's ac- 

 tive life were apparent to the world at large. Every- 

 one who came into contact with him recognized his 

 admirable qualities. I have often seen the practical 

 idealism that made his success possible illustrated in 

 his relations with our children. 



Two of our girls Nellie and Vera, once ran breath- 

 less into the house, eyes filled with tears, and voices 

 quivering with sympathy. "Father," they exclaimed, 

 "we have just seen a pitiful sight; there is a poor crip- 

 pled man walking along the railway track; he looks 

 starved, he is ragged and is begging for some money 

 to enable him to pay his fare to Philadelphia. We 

 ought to help him." "Of course," said my husband, 

 "you should. You have your little banks, why not 

 give the poor man the money?" Both girls quickly 

 emptied their long-time savings and were off. 



From the babyhood of Marie on the estate at Yiesk, 

 in Russia, she was a companion of her father. It was 



