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FROM THE "AGONY"COLUMNS
INQUIRIB8 FOR MissiNC BBIRfl AND
I.i:.;.\Ti;KS IN THE ENGLISH PAPKR8.
year by year thi "Agony" columni of the
I . rontain an Increaaed number of Inquirlei
for mlaalng belrs, legateea and othera These
notlcea are aometlmea of a romantlc eharacter,
having for many peopl ? m ?:- than a tranaltory
value. a ahorl aummary "f the mon Importanl
ra.'.a for the year may tbenfon be Intenat
.ng.
William U. Band, last heard of in Bouth Aus
trallaln lvtl. ls Informed thai be has beoome .1
mlllionain through the death of a relatlve; ind
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QHKliAN A8TROIXXHCAI. CARD FROM PACK
IfADI IN lCJi
thc Ron of th.- lal- Colonel and Lady K. E. F.
Capel, of Queenaland In LST.".. ls Interested ln
property under the marrlage aeltlement of hls
parenta W. <'?? Clemont, wha w.-nt to CaUfornla
ln 1868, may ahara ir. the reaiduary eatate of
his father; aiid J i: Make, auppoaed to hava
been drown rd, wlth bi i liil Inn, ln a ahlpwreck
tn 1KI1, ls entitled t- funda, Charlea W. and
Rebccca J. Bannlater, wbo lefl Llncoln Mn for
South Africa in I8U1, are inqulnd for; and tbe
d( ndanta of William Roblnson, of Ozford,
wh.. marrled in 17-0, ar- again aoughl The
?ona <>f George 1. Harding deccased, of Llver
pool, ar- mlaalng; and Jamea Moffat, wh.. en?
tered the Unlted Stat-:. Navy in 1865, and not
alncc heard of, ls wanted t.> ahare In tb- estate
of his mother, 8amu. l Lee, of V.'. xford, haa left
legacica ;.. hi. neplu ? ?.- and niecea in Iraland
and Amerlca; funda awail Thomai Kilgour, a
leaman on a veaael aailing between Amerlca
Id Havana In W:7. and Btephen Davlea, or
jjS.vis, form- ti.. In the employ of a tramway
tompany, la Inttreated in freebold property ir
TIIK FiKil . I* -
I.:-. ?: rhe l . |. Wh
pri(ir i o 1 s7) i
.
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r !. i ?
; Wlilti Attor
i i ? , IT'.'-'
],si?i iri ? ught, and thi ncxl of i. n of v? I
Watson, of Llmerkk, wh .i-J ln lbOl, __ ln
tcrested ln a ium of 0,488. E C, J. Btubbe,
last heard of in M mchetrter ln 1868, Isrequest. d
to n-port hlmself withln two yean or his estate
will be disttibuted; and Thomai W-lr-t-r, who
went Into the Bush ln 1808. li entltli .1 to m wi yi
arising from two _ourc-S. Th- next or kin of
Elixa P. Whlte, who dled Intestate, and whi -
nlatlvei are belleved to have eettled In Indla,
Auitralla and New Eealand, an mlaslng; alao
the belra of John Bwanson, lupposed t,. resldi
ln l.ivei.'ool. Tbe chlldren of J. E Blbbert, of
Raaex, wbo eaught tbe yellow fever at Rlo dc
Janetro, or. Inqulred for; Frank Ifawdeali y. of
Llverpool, bust heard of In Weatern Auitralla,
is mlssfng; and W. E. Hlldt, whose addreaa can?
not b- sscertalned, ls entltled to alegacy. Other
mlsalng beneflclarles Includi George Monka. of
Leeds, who went to Ifelbourne in 1*-*T 1; Wllllam
Chew, who left Bngland In 1862. and Robert
Blmpaon and hla flve chlldren, wbo went to Mci
bourne ln 186G Unclalmed dlvldenda awalt eer?
taln holden >.f New Rentera" certlflcates of
Drurj Lane Theatn, Tbe descendanti of Cap?
taln Henry Kenny, who la lupposed to have
been drowned In the Bay of Blscay ln 18-17. are
wanted; also the belra of William Dykes, of
Hobart Town The children of Ann Baddock,
who Hved near Ifanchestar between thirty an.l
forty y.-ar.-: ago; and Uic next of kln of Peter
Hanlon, who died ln ontario, are aought; while
the helra of Janet Johnstone, who waa a sistcr
[ of J.'hn Veltcb, of l-cith, who dled ln 1_H7, are
mlsslng. William I_ock_tt, of Manohester, and
Henry l/ockctt, sailor, may al-arc ln the estato
| of a relatlve; and lilizabeth and ilargart-t Baa,
Among numcroui peraona wanted for Miome
thlng to th-ir advantagc" ar- Joaeph Pi P.
lasi heard ofln Winconiln; Jamei 1' Roblnaon,
wh,. lefl for ? : ? i in 1871; Danlel W <? r?
ton, wbo emlgrated many yeara ar": Joaeph
Bdwarda, wh lefl for New Bouth Walea in
l^-T-, John Jackson, butcher, of ' i | ;!'i> ln
1877; Cbarlea R Mackenzle, of Melbourne in :
1S<;_.'; J. I,. Dlckinson, rometime cab-drlver ln
London; Pran I Btai le, last heard of :U l* ? di
ln 1880; S. W. Weatherill, of Durham, who left .
for Quebec In 1*7S; r,. w. Cooke, >.r New Zea
land; Il R. Pawcett, engaged wlth a clraua
ahow; and A. B| ickman, la.l heard of as hav
Lng bei ti dlw ban-,. d from a hoapltal; *\ hile Mary
Jane Thomaa, born at Brlstol In 18B1. and the
childnn of Henry Davla, brother of Richard
Davla, of Bralles, are wanted for aomethlngl
"grtatiy" to thelr beneflL
In additlon to th.- f.-r? Ing, npreaentatl*.
of ihanholden ln ihe West New .1- rscy Boclety,
on whoae itock no dlvldenda hav- been pa i
aince 1692, an again aought; thc Treaaurj Bollc
ltor haa advertlsed for next of kin ln aeveral
ca.s*-s in which Intestate-. estatei bave fallen to
the t.rown ln the abs-nce of heirs: aeveral lists
of Colonlal intestate;. who have lefl fundl for
their unknown beirs are Issued; claimantl to
unciaimed Chancery depositi ln Jamalca ar
wanted; notlces are Issued nspectlng unciaimed
dlvidends on Government st(K_ks, many aoldiera
have left unciaimed effecus for their n?xt of
kin; ani larye rewards are offered for missing
wIlLs. birth, marriage and death ceniHcatca.
BLIZABETH OF YUKK.
Thc original of th- queen ln modern pl.iyir.__- car.In.
of Henry Rae, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, ard
ard of Californla, or their h> Irs, ar- iti
: for Th childn n of M ijoi J. hn Rui* 11,
a ? d In 1848, ar- wanted; the nexl of kin of
l:'ib Atkinaon, wbo went to Auatralla lu ls"7.
? ti .1 In the willa of three t- atatora;
? ughl of i' ]?;. Ba) les, who
d for A./- i li a ln 187.
ar ? Inqulred f..r by tbe Courta
Th ?? Im lude th- nexl of kin of
i' , Iheflh 1 I. wl;.. dled in 1830
?i i'i and Jatm Kiddle, aupposed to havi
: Ai erli , Im-i ... . en 18"V_.-'<53; 1 > J. M<
nt t;> Australla mai n ago, and
? . ? ? i . .1 ? ph i'i ui t, lasl heai d of
in |*?'i!; the Itelr-i t law of Davld H.irri.-, of Car
.!:,. di. .1 ir: 183,. Ri wli nd ll I!. who I fl
1881 Ih nexl : kin ol J
!' i ? ?. .I. ?.. ? .1 ln 1833; the re| ? ntatlvea of
I luhlin, n ho died li I
' n uf Ann i ' >'< tonnor, d< ceu d I
ta- in l?.irl ln 18111 \v <; R
i l*7l?; I hi n -xi of kin of Ik
di. d ln Ni. in 1881; Marj Jan
i ? and U. A. M.
mg.
? .. ? ? _
n Ha .1837;
lec ased In Is-".,".,
? IV.,".. .1 L
who married Ann i> i. u In 1728;
oi M< ?? dil i. w ho dled at Am
?I a. lS2fl; . ;? or ?- Dougall, of Yoi k
,| In 1867; Ann i Bc tt, w ho marrli l
Dyci ln 1829; Kllen V, I
ford. m Jc. ;i. Hai i j, of Ci i nw oll;
lohn Wllliami who between l870-'85 waa
baw kli . luth V. alca,
THR CAV CAME BACK.
Middletown (Ohlo) eorreapondenco of The Cin
clnnatl Commi rclal-Trlbune.
Two montha ;i.n th? offlce eat at the M. and
c. Raiiroad aiii. .? disappeared, and it wa
erally belleved thal she had been kili-'d. ;
surprise of those around the raiiroad offlce, the
cal ime back this mornlng from a long
ney. The unimal had ?t?>t Into a car ;
chandise billi d to St. Lou'.s, and h id :.
up 'ti lt. When the car was open. 1 at the latter
the cal lumped out. Tl w aa
pla. i d In the ifnce thi re. bul the St. Loul -
r,,.id men soon tlred of her and de. Ided to I
tne cal ba. k t" thls clty. Bhe was placi ,i In a
through car wlth a note telllng th.
stances. Sh.- reoched her,- earlj thi
Th ? cal aei med glad ti be al home agaln. Bhe I
ha.l travelled over five hundred m_J _ aJi...
Keiier and was nearl. atarved.
LAYIXO RAIl KOADB USDER DIFFICULTIES.
Wushir -r? ,11 corrcspondence of The Ch
rd
Th>- pn Judice of tt-. t raili
- n 01. rconie Tl ? lat. il i
brtng a curioua it the ex|
ii nbo .tr laying oul the 11
twi en Pekli - and ll inkow. The roul
: track ai""
upon thc plalns, an I
I : : ,., iftei .nd man) diili
cultl. 1 ' of ti
v. b< n, aft. r an Intei ir moi
a
.... t \ one of the stakoa
ih . had dri*. en had l ? ?? n cai'efully ren
and ever. other landmark they bad left I
dicate tl." route 1. id I en obllterati d N<
two tblrda of the work had to be done
agaln, bui it waa not ittempted until an
v.., . ,. ; by thi Goi'i rnor of the pro*, Im
blbiting lhe dlsturbame of .any of th* Burvey
or_ marlu undci penti , ot _._:!_
PLAYING CARDS.
AN INTBRCSTINQ COLLECTION HOWIBQ
BOME BARLT I'i
r::''' : ' m.
rcOUENT N.-.ri. n:- CLAIll , lN
ORI-UNATINO tiii.m -?? j, | .... v
ma m thih poiihtiiy
Mrs john Klng Van It i ry -^
playing-cards, entltlcd "Tb- D .. r,. tur*
Booka," wblch is in Itaelf an nl ? .-.ji-.
atructlve volume, ls belng made _y t
promlncnt collector of bock dj^
has gathered a lar;.;- niiml? r of | nl ,- _ cij
FIGURE OF JUSTICE AN i:.\i.;.v ATOUi
TAROT,
playtng card--, wlth wl '^i
"speclally" Dluati
Without dlacui ; thi rfgln of . I.ivlnij
cards, the aul I
th- honie-r. tui ra from tb Cruaadgi
with thc bnpon i Orleat
and says that th'.. I u .'ane
ously In Italy. Bpaln, Pl - ' and
Knj-land. Th- ; ? ardi
was evolved from tb- ti_M
card pack. tn wblch there wei s of
numeral cards and twent) t.. atical
plctund cards, or Atoua. The Al U ? ecamt
"trumps" later on. and continue t.. l n \ti ai
pu h. Instead of cluba, hearta, dlan la ?i
spades, the dlatinguishlng marka of the Tarot
PuitH were usually atlcka, iwords, ney and
cups, and each suit had fourteen cai ten of
which were "plps," and four klng, |U knavt
and knight "coat-cards."
Tbe flRTir.- cards gave the mak. i ? of carrJa
ampte opportunlttea to dlaplay thi - I ilenta,-*!
SutherHTndt L RollY L
Dufos
Po//c
: , -Vi.'-* **V ?''
Colvil- }i< I MaMorJdZ
Colvil_Macki /_______,
ACK OF H :M- : ! ?? M ?A'"L"C
I A
:-. na wbl h w? i '? ??*
D**tm
Fortune, a p '?' 2
**__.
il Tai ' *m
to be f h^
Card playini ' ivr.\l
come popular an I lucratlve ln V Ju<1**
from the fact that ln 1441 Ui JJT
maken of that ? . had ibe : tjr"