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What She Did at the House Wasn't Really Her Best

It was the day following the funeral of her husband, which had been held first at the house, and then a short service at the grave, and the widowed woman of color, heavily draped in black, with hanging veil, etc., her face the picture of the most complete dejection a4d despair, was standing on the street corner while an old darkey who had been a lifelong friend of the husband, was trying his best to express to her his sympathy and condolence.

She received every statement with the moaning groan

R. C. CALLAWAY A BAY DISTRICT VISITOR

R. C. Callaway, Fort Worth representative of the Edgecumbe-Newham Co., Ltd., of Vancouver, B. C., is a Bay District visitor. Mr. Callarvay expects to spend several weeks calling on the lumber trade of Northern California. The Edgecumbe-Nervham Co. are large shingle operators and are also manufacturers of the "Edham Kolored Natural Shingles."

that marks the sadness of the colored race, and she kept dabbing her handkerchief into her eyes to restrain the tears.

"An' Mrs. Jackson," said the old man, "Ah wants to say Ah was sutinly sorry fer you. Ah didn't have the hea't to go to the burying groun', but Ah wuz at the house fo' the su'vices, an' Ah wants to say Ah have nevah seen no one in Mah whole life who mou'ned lak youall mou'ned."

"What you mean, man? Me mou'n at the house? Mah Gawd, man, YOU SHOULD A'SEEN ME AT THE GRAVE.''

MAX E. COOK ON FIELD TRIP

Max E. Cook, farmstead engineer with the California Redwood Association, is on a two weeks' trip calling on the lumber trade in the various Northern Caliiornia districts. He also plang to visit Eureka, where he will call on the Redwood mills in Humboldt county. He will return to his desk about the middle of the month.