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FROM NEW YORK.

New York, Feb. 19.-Arrived, steamships
Tybee, from St. Domingo, and Tarifa, from
Liverpool.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Cotton steady sales OF goo
bales middlng uplands at 243sc Flour dull and
shade lower; sales of GOOO barrels super1ne State
and Western at $4T5Css; extra at $516@5SO choice
at $4,000; and choice and fancy at $55O96S 80.
Wheat dull and declined 1c sales of 1900 bushels
winter red Western at 81 26@1'30. Corn scarce and
without decided change sales OF 1000 onshels
mixed Western at Se@9Oc. for new, ana 70@75c. for
unsound Oats heavy; sales Of $4,000 bushels state
at 59@62c., and Western at 54@55c. Beer quiet.
Pork quiet; new mess, s26 650@26'l5. Lard quiet at
1bA@ib%c for steam rendered. Whisky 1rm at 99c
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Dividend TAXEs.-During the past year the
City Solicitor received the following sums, being
the amount of tax on dividends declared by the
Philadelphia Railway Company, tax on dividend
for 1868, 1880; Second and Third Streets Com
pany, tax on dividend for 1868, $10l42s; Citi-
zens' Passenger Railway Company, tax on divi-
dend tor 1865, S369O Green and d. Coates Sire cts
College Railway Company, tax on dividend for
1867 and 1862 $2400-making total of S9564 %.
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SHooTING.-About one o'clock this morning
one John G. Cronin entered into n conversation
with stranger at Ninth and Walnut streets,
their subject being Fenianism. Words waxing
warm, they came to blows, aud finally the stran-
ger drew pistol and shot Cronin in the right
groin. He then hed leaving behind him his hat
and umbrella. The wounded man was taken to
the Hospital by Policemen Townsend and IIar-
ley. The surgeons in attendance probed for the
ball, but were unable to flud it. Cronin is now
lying in a dangerous but not critical condition.
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FROM THE WEST.
Fatal stabb,ur Affair.

WHEELING, Feb. 19.-This morning Richard
McCracken stabbed Frank Mountz to the heart
McCracken was arrested and confined in the
lookup, but escaped during the night, and has
not yet been rearrested. The affair grew out of
an alteration in regard to the use of a livery
belonging to Mountzs employer. NcCracken
was under the influence of liquor.
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RETURNS OF THE PASSENGER RAILWAY CON-
PANIEs.-The following are the returns of gross
receipts for the month of January, 1870, of the
passenger railway companies whose officers are
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VXTEDDIN INVIT A T ON 8
w ENGRAVED IN THE NEWEST AND BEST
mAN"An" LOUIS DRKKA.
Btationer and HnRraVeF,
.. No. 1893 OHESNUT Street
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Our PApEE This week wc present the
Register in new dress. In few weeks
We expect to mako still further improve
ments in the looks of tho paper; and if we
arc successful in securing thepress We are
now trying to trade for, ae will enlarge
the Register. To procure this dress VIC
have been at considerable expense. We.
therefore, earnestly eaA on thOss who
owe this efiso, to pay as. There is con
siderable duo US, and we would be soth
thankful and gratifad to receive it during
this aud next week, in order to meet the
demands against US.
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Bethany college.

TfIr ihiriielh Session Of This Instiinlion will
/ commence on MONDAY. S6FH sEFTEMnl.g,
1870. and terminate on the 18th Of June, 1871.
Il 4 roman Tea ituated n the midst Of the
beautiful and healthy bill country OF the
',Panhandlo' Of West y irginia, easily aeeessi'
bic BY railroad or river and surrounded BY ne
most favorable influences tor student HE. y
nsfati,V. II bIary. &C., Of over $3.50 600 and Is
thus ensbled Is sustain faculty and furnish
iaeIlities for 4 thorough edueasicn'of the very
frst order.
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LKLEsr Y1Re1NIA UNIVERSITY.

NV - - i'is - 't9ii;ly Z f9i4
Hon. j n. HoFs, Pres,t Board Of Regents.
G o STuR6gs, Sec'y
iALrx MARTIN. D. D., PresidHrt, and Profess
Ii Of Mental and Moral Philosophy.
i s Lyon, A. NJ, Vice President Profess
br Of Eng. Literature, and Phhcip. Prep'y
Dept. 49,
my and Physics ~
Ii Il PrEacE. "A. NJ, (Capt U. s. All Pro-
Ifessor Of Mathematics Of Military Tactics.
~ J srEyENsoM A.. NJ, PHI. D. Professor Of
Chemistry and Natural History.
w WooD, Phi, D., Professor ofAncient and
Modern Languages.
@ " MILLgR, A. NJ, Assistant IN tlc Pre-
'paFatarY Department.
DB PuffSFos, Tutor.
Geo II. HAoANs. Esq, Superintendent OF the
Grounds and Buildings,
HueH W BRock;M. D. Lecturer on Physiclo.
nv and Hygiene
Ron JoaS a DtI1E, Lecturer on Civil and
Constitutional Law.
FlLt TEaw begins 1st Tuesday IN September.
~ ISTEn 1'RRM I" let Monday in December.
Spare TnRM +" Sd Tuesday In March.
CoaMESoEuEsT, Sd Wednesday in Juue.
Tur4rOs-Preparatory, $500 per Term Of y
University. $500 per FERN Of =
weeks.
BoARpISa-N Not to exceed 81 per week.
E3rSend stamp for Catalogue.
Morgantowu. W. Va.
Aug 10, 1869 -ly.
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Mason on Ooal and salt .compaay and 9. 3. |

Mason City COsi and Salt Company and L. n.
Sargent. In Assumpsit.
Tic object Of the above suit is 70 obtain a
Judgment against tho d. PENDANTS for the sum Of
an Sa6 III cts. with interest on Sc, 22S,1i cts,
part thereof. from June LIST, 1869. till paid, aud
interest on 50 sol 90 cents, another part there.
Of, frDm November llth, 1869, till paid, and
from November goth. 1869. till paid, with tho
cost OF protest and thecosts Of this suit. Aud
Il al peafing by affidavit filed with the papers
u this cause that L. Il. Sargent, one Of The de-
fcndapls, is not resident Of this State, Il Is
therefore ordered that he do appear here within
one month after the date Of the first publication
Of this order aud do what Is necessary 10. pro
tect his interest in tho premises
Tcstc: W. W HARPER, Clerk,
by r. ". Sisson, Deputy.
Couch & sOn,p.q. [iuly l4-4W.
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ToWysRrP REcrsTRARs.-Tho several
Township Registrars iOr Mason county,
aillopen their books Tor the registration q
rioters, next Monday. Cfrt Monday in
August, when every qualified voter ought
to see that their names are properly enter
cd; and those Who have removed from the
township where they last voted, must be
particular and see that their names are reg
jistered on the books in the township where
they dou reside. This is an important
matter and It should be attended to-
The Registrars for the several townships
ere as follows:
Lewis-GsO. Monroe; clcndenen-H.
Deem; Arbuckle-J. L. Newman; Han
many. d. Rowsey; cooper-B. J.
Rollins; cologue-John NJ. Brown; Bob
inson-J. A. Woods; Graham.-A. J..
Hill; Waggeuer-Lemuel HarpOid; Union
William Morehead.
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Prof N. NJ. Mclaughlin, of Neon
nelsville, Ohio. and formerly superiutend-
cat of the Public Schools at Middleport
has been employed to attend several Insti-
tutes in West Virginia during the month
Of August.
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AT TrOuton. Ohio, during tho storm Of
Thursday, the tiglaniug struck the house
of Mr. Lawson Drury, passing into all the
rooms, aud instantly killing Mr.. James II.
Orury, who was out on the porch at the
timo. He was ono of the eldest citizens Of
tho county.
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Stolen. -one night last week, Mr..
James capehprt had 10 sacks about %
bushels) of wheat stolen from bis landiug
on the Ohio river. Tho wheat had been
put down thoro for shipment. It is sup
posed Chat the wheat was taken across the
river.
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SuncR1DE for the Register, which is on
" 81 year for single yubscriber'' in
clr5s cts, 81 Is; clubs Of 10, $1.5o; in
clubs of %, $1,25; III clubs of so and
over, $1OO.
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.DisFAsEs az fRR Bf1pbEn. iltpNrys inAsi &,
aNb ptorsiraI ;swnrttSes.
fIELMBoLDls EXTRACT pUcnFT

has cured every case Of Diabetesin whieiiaa
has been given. Initatteny Of the Neck OF its
Bladder, and Instrumentation tha Kidneys al9
Iilndder, Retention Of Urine, Diseases ~ liz
Prostate Gland, Stone 10 the Bladder,. Calts
lus Gravel, Brick Dust Deposit, aud Mucusse
Milky Discharges, and for epfecbled and tlSi
cate constitutions, II both sexes. attended sist
tho following synpt0msy Indispositien 70 ~.
cflion. Loss Of Power Loss % Memory Jli
culty Of Iifeaiiiing, Weak Nerves, Treinbliis.
Horror oisDisoase, WakcfuiEess, Dimness 4
Vision. Pain in Tue Back, Hot Hands. Ellish.
Ing Of the Body, prynNss Of the Skin, EraptieB
ON The Face, Pallid Countenanee, Uniyctsst
Lassitade Of the Muscular sysleiu1 &c.
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FARMERs should remember that Che Ed
terpriso Wooden Mills at Point Pleasant
is now in full operation, aud that they Dc
as good work as can DO done any where.-;;
The company pay tho highest market price
Tor WOOL, Paropizc homS eutcrnEse
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Tnp storm which visited tlris part Of
The country, last Thursday afternoon, was
very severe. Tho farmers along the
Clarksburs road and along the Kaaawhs,
sustained considerable damage iu the de-
atruction Of their crops.
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WEST VIRGINIA IS: 80 Y
IT rules lieid n the Clerk y. Office Of Ma,
N son county Circuit Court, in the month Of
July, 1870.
r. O NJ. Lowell
Jakn Birdoes
The object o. the above suit isto subject Lot
number 81 on 9TH street in the town Of Mason,
Mason county West Virginia to the payment
Of the residue Of the purchase money; and il
appearing by affidavit fled with the papers Of
this cause AAat The defendant is not arestIdent
Of The Stste Of West Virginia, II is ordered
that he does appear here within one month at.
Ter the date Of the frst publication Of this or
der and do@hft Is necessary to protect hisin.
terest in the premises.
Teste: ". ". HARPER. Clerk,
BY F.W. Sisson, deputy.
English, col. July H-4w.
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AT Newcastle Furnace. West Virginia,
on last Thursday week, child by the
name Of Hudson, about six years Of ago,
fell into pool ofcondonsed aud bitter wa
ter up to its waist, from the effect of which
at died on Sunday afternoon. II was
early in the morning and tho water was al
most in boiling state. a
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sODA-WArEE.-If you ever indulge 10
the luxury of glass of cool, sparkling
Saltwater, you can haveit BY calling at
3. L. Miles Drug store.
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TE0nNOloQ1sr. THIS splendid scientific
paper for August, is on our table. It is
beyond all doubt the cheapest aud best
work Of tile kind published in the United
States. Price So a year. Address In
dustrial Publishing Company, No, 17e
Broadway, New York;
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nE1NpoLp,s ExrRAor puncgl

At4A4'4SSASSlS H--Aes 49, - - Z - u
is used by persons from the ages o. 10 TO- s
and from, So 70 55, or Ia the decline Of csaags
Of life after Confinement or Labor eelass BE
Voting In children. q. "a,
IN aRections peeiliar 10 femaies, tue E1tsaat
m Chlorosis, or Retention, Irregularlty, eaist
fulness or Suppression of Customary Evaelg6
lions, liberated OF schlTous State Of tlae gte
as, Leueotfhoa, Or Whites.
4ab. psorsiuAE swetllSess
This medicine increased The pgHot 81 81,
gostion, aud exoftes Tic Absorbent nc lieHl,
ihy actien, by which tho Walery q galesti,s
Gus depositions, and all unnatural eniatlee
nenta ate reduced, as@cllag Pain md Id :.
NATION
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PRorEarlgs
nIEDIoAl PROPERTIES AND USES.

Duchu leaves arc gently stimalant, with q
peculiar tendency TO the Urinary Organs
They are given In complaints Il the UrinGFy
Organs, such as Gravel Chronic oatarrl &
thc Bladder. Morbid Irritation Of the Bladdes
and Urethm, Disease Of the Prostate Nlaild,
and Retention Of Gneontinenee ef ufine, ito0
d loss II tone In tho parts con cefned IN its ey
aonation. The remedy has also been recems
tnonded IN Dyspepsin, Chronic RheutnalisE.
Cutahoons Affections, Chronic Rbcuretiaie
and Dropsy
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arc provided Tor beth public and private, boar
ding. and nnfurnished rooms VIII De let 70
students who wish . bcA,d themselves.
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/. Regular Literary Course. including the
Ancient Languages. for the Degree Of Bachel'
ar Of Arts. 3. Literary and Scientific Course
for The Degree Of Bachelor q Sciences, 3, The
Course fos Master 81 Arts. 4 The Course for
Master ~ Sciences 5. Special Courses in
Practical Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Sc...,H,
Detailed Information as 70 these Courses Will
be found in our catalogue.
APPARATUS AND NusEuM.
Tho Institution has complete Get Of Phile-
sophical Apparatus, aud students who wish L
are trained In the use Of Field instruments. -
aIssa lKotoughly fitted up Laboratory, taF
practical Instruction and work IN CheEiicm
Analysis, and an ample Museum for the study
Of Natural History.
VERfs:
Tuition $50 per session. Boarding Sc 70 s.
per week. Untunished rooms S. per session
10 each student, preparing for the Ministry g
FREQ tuition 10 sons Of Ministers Of the Gospel
Of all denominations.
For further particulars apply forcatalogue 70
Prof. o. L, Loos, Secretary or 10
W K.-PENDLET0N, President, =
june 2l-3m Bethany, WestVa.
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WEST VIRGINIA, SIS:

WEST VIRGINIA, IS:
A II Rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
n Mason county Circuit Court, in thepOnth
ofJuly, 1870.
B. O. n. Lowell,
John Lewis.
The Object Of this suit is 10 subieet lot nun.
her 81 on 9Th street in the town oil Mason, Ma
son county, West Virginia, TO the payment OF
the residue Of the purchase money! aud 1t ap;
pearing by affidavit fled with the papers Of
This cause, that he defendant is not q resident
efthis State. itis. therefore ordered chat he do
appear here within one month after date ofthe
first publication ofthi order and do Whist is
necessary 10 protecth his interest in lI's Promt'
". W. EKrtER, Clerk,
I'VE, n. sisson, deputy.
English sol. Ijuly l4-dw.
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We keep constantly on haad supply Of 1t.
allan yioiius, French and German Accordeous,
Flrtines; and strictly good Italian stringsll
We will ship TO auy address an Instrument
G. o. D., and IL the instrument don't suit II
can be returned at your expense.
We are also Agents for Che celebrated "frin.
ces Melsdeons." which We Will sell at RE-
DUCED RATESt9 CALL AND SEE
US! j. NJ. ELLIS d co.
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arpnnlIcAN SAVE TIcKET.


ron qoyEENoE,
WILLIAM 3. STEVENSON,
OF Wood County.
sroRErARg o. rae STATE,
JAMES N. PIPES.
ofMarshall County.
AUDITOR,
THOMAS BoGeEss.
ofRoane County.
fREAsuRER.
JAMES A. MAoAULET,
ofohio County.
ATTORNEY eESEEAL.
A. BOLTON CALDWELL.
OF Ohio County.
FUDGE SUPREME coUnFNy APPEALS.
JAMEsH. BROWN,
ofKanawha County.
For Congress Sd District.
GEN. JOHN s. WIToHER.
OF Cabell County.
For State Senator, 9Th Dist.
f. ". sIss0p,
OF Mason County.
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SoSTOFFICE FIoURs.-The ofiee !,
S SPs sundays 'front.' o'clock a. m. to 9 q m.
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Farmers who afeip need Of
harness, brides, collars, or saddles NoasS
90 we'll to remember that Messrs. S. j..
shindle & Co., Of this place, have now
on hand full stock of such articles, Of
their own manufacture. andwhich theyare
Offering at prices 10 per cent, below any
other establishment on the OHIO or Kama
wha rivers. If yoa want to sasc money
give them a 'esl.
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n,rprnL1cAN COUNTY TlcKET.

For House of Delegates,
GEO. W. T1PPETT.
For Circuit Clerk,
WIN. FRENoH.
Fer Recorder,
ALLEN G. MASON.
For Sheriff.
W. @. GREENLEE,
For Prosecuting Attorney.
F.A. GUTHRIE.
For Surveyor.
For AssessorDis't. No l.
E. 4. PoLsLEY.
For Assessor Dist No.a.
JOHN W. MILLER.
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Aiso, we cali the attention d country Mer'
chants TO the following price list, which We
positively warrant, and II they dent suit, we
wish them returned ct our expense:
Ess. oinaron Lemsn, Peppermint IN
2oE Panels per gross, s. 3u
N' nsr gross ars ~ Wv S - q so
Pareroric 81 Psneis, per gross so
gniriis Turpentine o. Panels, pr gross 90
GODFREY and Batemants, regular size so
Tincture Arnica, 9 o. Panels, pr gross is 90
Glyccrinc, 9 o. Panels, per gross 90
Laudanum, OF bottles per gross so
Seidlitz Powders in boxes containing
/ dozen Powders, per dozen boxes Is
BY taking two gross at once Of all, assorted,
they can be had at above rates. Any Other
Drugs VIC will ship to any address. q. o. D.,
and warrant satisfactteu.
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Thnrsday Morning.
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DtBD.ATn this place, on The I q q
July, 1870, Of cholera infaptaai Robert
s., infant coz of Frank n. aud Carrie J
Rawson, aged s months, 8 weeks and 1
day.
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ARREsTep. A man whose name we did
not hear was committed to jailon the l0tl
charged with stealing a gold watch fren
Charles T. Beale, Esq, of clendenon
township.
Sheriff Shrewsbury, accompanied By his
Deputy, E, A. Polsley, started Monday
evening for the Asylum at Wossaa, with
Mrs. saliie Troeger.
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FIRES LAST NIGHT.
TWENTY sEvENTH- sT.-LOss $4,000 FIREMEN
INJIKED.

TWENTY SEVENTH sT.-LOsS SJ00OO- FIREMEN
INJURED.
At 0 o'clock last evening a fire broke out at
Nos. lG2 and Twenty-seventhst near seyenthaye,
occupied as a laundry and a fancy woodwork factory.
Ia spite Of the efforts OF the police and remen the re
continued spread, the building being filed with wood
cIotbipr and other eombusble material The adjoining
buildings char factory. Nos l58 and 100, then became
developed by the flames, and for while u seemed rs
tbougli the whole block would be destroyed 4 second
alarm was sounded minutes past and brought out
more engines With this reinforcement the IRE was
placed under control AT the carrageactOry of Joseph
was finally checked, and subsequently eXtlngulshed'
having burned about two hours.
The building Nos iG2 and &c., where the fire originated
occupied the first floor by +. Rosenhaun a. the
His loss on stock viii amount $1,000 which there is
insurance reaching $1,000 The second floor was the
Il Baker, whose stock which Is to'al
loss. valued at 5000 The insurance u, nee
building unoccupied. ,,
Nos i5s and 100 the chair factory OF T. C. Robinson
Co. destroyed, and the amount OF damage to
stock will equal about $1,000; insured They are the
owners OF the buildings, upon which the loss VIII be
The carrae factory OF Joseph Pomeroy at No. ljG
slightly damaged. No insurance. -. ,,,,
tenement house on the eastern side OF the building
in which the fire originated was slightly damaged.
The Police OF the Sixteenth. Eighteenth Twentieth, and
Twentynnth Precincts were on hand IN force ana uue
command OF Capt Burden Of the Twenty-nnth Precinct
Two tremen slightly injured one by the iali on
ladder, and the other by burning beam falhG upon ui
BARCLAY-ST.-LOSs, $4,000.
While the alarm was being sounded for the
fire in Twcutys information was telegraphed
TO Headquarters that sucear Of the store of Joshua
NJ Beach CO.. No - Barcayst., was on fire This build
ing extends through Park place The cellar was stored
with crockeryware in crates and unpacked, and the
flames are supposed 10 have had their origin IN the loose
str,r win which the apartment was filed. The fire
eytugi,hed before II extended beyond the suDceaf 50
that the goods the floor above were only shghuy IN
iur.d NV the water, The loss in stock amounted 10
5000 and OF the propretors stated that he ala not
know by Companies the goods were insured OF LOT
damage, as near cOuld be estimated
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back 20 tho days ~ the founders ~ o commercial great
az this metropolis Mr. Trurnriou better known
the managing partner OF the late firm CuHnngdlu
Frost ThruckmoriOu, aud The senior mrmhrr ~ the
present nrni of 1hioCkWortUu, birgs Co. hts cuuuet
ton with these two business houses extending over
space Of nearly 90 years. Few were more widely
known IN his department at trade and more bon
orcd more respected lie genial in temper gentle
in manner pure In character, s;uctly honest truthful
aud fair IN an his dealings.
Mr.. David Bates, a writer, some of whose
poems known widely than the name Of their
author. died in Philadelphia Tuesday. The only col
lectnns OF his poems published the "Eolan."
in lS9 Since that time he has written OF his best
poems, but has always shruuk from personal publicity
Speak Gently" has been copied far and WIDE, sung In
churches, and reprinted IN school, readers and c0lcc
tons Of pOetIcal quotations A poem "ChIldhoOd"
has been nearly AZ popular. There have been numeI-
Gus other claimants believe. to the authorship OF
Speak Gently" and 10 attributed To John G..
Whittier, but Mr.. Bates's claim established. He
was engaged In active business broker. and had
but little time for literary pursuits Most Of his poems
written after the labUrs of the day, and he
tribued them to various periodicals.. He asOut GO
years old. and leaves wife and family.