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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-02

Bales.
| The receipts at ports after March
u, ISL were .............. $4,000
Tie receipts at ports al ter March
1877, Were.........s'..--........- o5S,OOO
And the average of both is. ..... $4,000
March q, were .......-...1,... 1886, 900
Suppose the Overland" Gotten
shall be-. 1876 900
And the Southern consumption I45 600 2SO,OsO
That would make this crop, est
mating the cot on to come in
no more than the average of
the last two years, amount to-. 3,Sl5,G0O
If in Ike manner we make comparison
Of receipts at the ports up to March q, the
last three years, those of 1901 being 100,
same as above, the result will be as follows:
1901 1S71-2 1928
Sept l to March 21.......... 100 IA 81
Sept. l to Nov. 8....-.,........ 100 50 *I15
Four weeks, Nov. Is to Dec. G.
-Four weeks, Dec. 10 to Jan. 3,
inc .--.. ...:........ ..:.-.... lVO % Te3
-Four weeks, Jan. 10, to Jan. 81
-Four weeks, Feb.7 to Feb. 2S,
lnc...-... ..................-. 100 5o 50
Three weeks, March to March
One week, ending March ID. 100 49 81
One week, ending March 21.... leo As 90
#Period of early and large movement of this
crop-exceptionally large receipts Period Of
Last year there was continual falling off
from the rate of the previous year, except
a slight rally in March, while this year there
is gain in the proportional rate, increasing
from its lowest Us to 92) in the last week.
BOMBAY SHIPMENTs.-AccoId ding to our
cable dispatch received to-day, there have
been 10000 bales shirre3 fiom Bombay to
Great Bri all TIC past we"E and 10000
to the continent, while the receipts at Bonn
bay, during the same time have been Al, 900
bales. Compared with last year there is a
decrease this year in the weeks ship
ments from Bombay to all Of Europe of 15,-
600 bales, and that the total movement
since Jan. shows decrease in shipments
of 133, 600 bales compared with the cores
ponding period of 1872.
Our dispatch tonight states that the re-
ports received at Bombay with regard to
the crop are less favorable.
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON MADE UP |
BY CABLE AND TELEGRAPH.-By cable |
we have tonight the stocks at all the Eu- |
ropean ports, and also the India cotton |
afoat for all of Europe, and the American |
afoat for each port as given below. From
figures thus received, we have prepared the |
following table, showing the quantity of |
cotton in sight at this date (March 2S) of |
aach of the two paSt seasons:
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Black Silkst Black Silks!-The very
best quality and cheapest Silks in the city.
We defy competition G. RICE & Co.
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CITY Notices.

s. Powers & Son Dave removed their
clothing house to No. 40 South Market st.,
one door below j. &. l.. WboTley's, where,
they viii be glad to see their old patrons
and the general public. And in order to,
clear out the stock preparatory to going in
to Their new premises on the Square, viii
sell their present stock st less than cost.
MAJ If
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Another Lot of ChintZes.-Another
case of those elegant English Chintzes,
newer and more beautiful styles than the
first received.
THOMPSON Bros. & KELLY,
mh29 5t Summer street.
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Dress Goods Of all description--the at
est styles at low prices. G. RICE & Co.
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Louisville Markets.
T,OrrTeyvFr Anil I EiO11r afaadv

LOUISVILLE, April Flour steady and
prices unchanged. Wheat firm at S1.706
Sl.80. Corn 42e. Rye and barley quiet.
Mess pork $500. Bacon; shoulders &c;
clear rib 9694c; clear sides 97e; plain hams
134e; sugar cured hams 13a614e. Bulk
meats; shoulders 65664c; clear rib Sa684;
clear sides So loose. Lard St69c. Whisky
SEC. Tobacco active and to higher for
lups and low leaf: sales 28S hhds.
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Ten to one that our 5G.cent Poplins are
the best in Nashville. Compare samples
with ours before purchasing.
mh30 eodtf G. RICE & Co.
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Nashville Tobacco Market.

Receipts moderate, and former prices
fully sustained. We quote as follows:
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CIncinnatI NTarkets.

CINCINNATI, April Flour dull.
Grain quiet and unchanged. Mess pork
S16.50. Lard--stsam Sc; sales city kettle
at SIC. Bulk meats streng with light offer
lngs for spot and heavy demand for futures
shoulders 6t66kc; clear lib SIC; clear
sides sc. Bacon frmer-shoulders &c;
clear rib 9694c; clear sides 9ac. Whisky
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FOulard Silks-Best quality from Is
cents to $1.O0 at G. Rice 81 Cos. ~.
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Irish Linens, Table Linens, Napkins
and Towels to suit everybody.
mh3O eodtf G.. RICE & Co.
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Globe Flower Cough Syrup-The
Peoples Great Remedy for Colds, Coughs,
and Consamption.-Its cures are numbered
by thousands; its failures are unknown.
Try it one time, and you viii use 10 other
remedy. For sale By all druggists.
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The best assortment of White Goods in
the city at G.. Rice g. Co.'S. mh3O eodtf
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The very best assortment of all kinds of
Dry Goods, and the lowest prices, at g.
Rice q Co.'S. misc eOdtf
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STATE OF TH 3 WEA,rATEF

sEegraphie Report from Signal Servics 0Tgs y.
y. A, Of O6seTrGtiOB, at $3.50 o'clock p. u
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Silks! Silks! Silks!-Fifty pieces
striped and checked Silks at SIPS, selling at
other houses from S1.50 to SITS.
mh30 eodtf g. RICE a. Co.
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The very latest styles in Silks at G. Rice
& Co.'S. mh30 eodtf
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STEAMBOATS,.

D>,n.OONDNoOS,n~Oo~oe00 <O~~N0O-~No<O
For Cairo, Memphis, st. Louis
and New Orlea ms.
TTJHE Fine Steamer
TYRONE, ls4-t@
Tom Harmon, Master, Alex. Hard, - 80
Clerk, will leave as above on WEDNESDAY,
April 2, at O'Clock P. n.
For freight or passage apply on bosrdor % y
II. ARTHUR s. co. or HARRISON q S0H'
Agents. ePA"
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sEse-Msrkst duh ana entirely nom-

UINsENG--MarKetuu H ana entlreIy nom
inal at 90c.
PoULTRY--We quote turkeys at soc q
$1.25 piece; ducks Zoe; chickens 20625c.
TALLow-We quote county at &c.
FURs AND PELTRIEs-The season is
nearly over, and market dull. We huote
as follows: Coon skins 20M25c, for good,
some being entirely worthless; fox 25630c;
mink SI00N2.50; beaver 50d60c 90 h.;
otter $2.5065.00; skunks 2565Oc for black;
muskrats No. /, 1O615c; 'possum 56lOc
wild cat 25030c.
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Fans, Fans-The hsndsomest and
cheapest Fans ever brought to Nashville.
mh30 eodtf G.. RICE 81 Co.
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Hosiery, HOsiery-The best assort-
ment In the city. Ladies' Hose from 10
cents upwards at G.. Rice & Cos.
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Ladies' Neckties, Bows, Frills, Rouches
of every description, the very latest styles,
cheap at G.. Rice & Cos. mh30 eodtf
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COrsets, Corsets-Try our S1.25 Cor
set, which is equal to any $500 in Nash
vile. G. RICE Il Co.
,ohOG o1ItG
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Ladies' Underwear and Furnishing
Goods, the haudsomest assortment ever ex-
hibited in this market, at G. Rice q Co.'S.
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So. louis MHrkees.

ST. LOUIS, April Flour only orde
demand Wheat dull but unchanged. No.
2 spring S1.21; No. 2 red winter $l.05;
other grain active and prices unchanged.
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chicago Markess.

CHICAGO, April Wheat, No. 2 spring
S1.17S. Corn 30sc. Oats 245c. Rye and
barley unchanged. Mess pork $15.70M
1918. Lard S6S1c. Bulk meats, hams
in pickle 103df2ac. Dry sailed meats
6rmer; long clear 8654c; short clear SIC,
loose. Bacon strong, shoulders lie; clear
rib &c; hams l3Nl5Jc.
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NeH OrIeaus NTarkets.

NEW ORLEANS, April Corn easier at
565N57c for all kinds. Oats 45c. Lard in
demand; tierces and packers SIC; refined
8s69c; kegs 9s69ac. Sugar dull; good
common Tic; fair to fully fair o40osc.
MoIasses-dull, common fermenting 4Oc;
cistern bottom Csc. Whisky 67695c. Cof-
fee 17619ac. Sterling 264; sight at par.
Gold 1854.
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DANIEL r. OARTER.
TIRANSAOTS A GENERAL EXUHAEGz
a Business and deals il United States Bonds
and Gold. EDGAR JONES, Cashier.
Wv BERRY, President.
JHO. KIRKMAN, Vice Presidents. scpl "
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-02

Spring GOOds.-Ramage & Son are re-
ceiying stock superior in style and quality
to any offered in the market. The public
are invited to call and examine.
% Firstrelass Shoes at low prices for
cash. @ app st
Silks! Silks! Silks!-Fifty pieces
striped and checked Silks at SIPS, selling at
other houses from S1.50 to S1.75.
mh3O eodtf g. RICE & Co.
The very latest styles in Silks at G. Rice
& Co.'S. mh3O eodtf
Black Silkst Black Silks!-The very
best quality and cheapest Silks in the city.
We defy competition G. RICE & Co.
mh30 eodtf
Silk POplins-The handsomest and
newest styles from so cents upwards, at G..
Rice & Co.'S. mh30 eodtf
|, Ten to one that our 5G.cent Poplins are
the best in Nashville. Compare samples
with ours before purchasing.
mhSO eodtf G. RICE & Co.
FOulard Silks-Best quality from Is
cents to $1.00 at G.. Rice g. Co.'S. w.. r
mh30 eodtf
Hosiery, HOsiery-The best assort-
ment in the city. Ladies' Hose from 10
cents upwards at G. Rice & Cos.
mh30 eod.f
Ladies' Underwear and Furnishing
Goods, the haudsomest assortment ever ex-
hibited in this market, at G. Rice 81 Co.'S.
mh30 eodf
COrsets, Corsets-Try our S1.25 Cor
set, which is equal to any $500 in Nash
vile. G. RICE q, Co.
mh30 eodtf
Ladies' Neckties, Bows, Frills, Rouches
of every description, the very latest styles,
cheap at G.. Rice & Co.'S. misc eodtf
Irish Linens, Table Linens, NAPKINS
and Towels to suit everybody.
mh30 eodtf G.. RICE & Co.
The best assortment of White Goods in
the city at G.. Rice & Co.'S. mh30 eodtf
The very best assortment of all kinds of
Dry Goods, and the lowest prices, at G.
Rice & Co.'S. misc eodtf
Fans, Fans-The handsomest and |
cheapest Fans ever brought to Nashville.
mh30 eodtf G. RICE 81 Co.
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BANKING.

Third II atfOnal Bank,
NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE.
BOARD or DxRECTORs,
Wv BERRY, OHAs. E. HIILMAz,
JOHN KIRKl6AN, EDGAR JONES,
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RIVER NEWS.

Ssags Of RiSeys, ApriI 4, 1s73.-Hsi0At Of tcdtey
above loo lCdtsr mark at 500 p. N.
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Evansville Market.

EVANSVILLE, April 1.-The markets for
grain and -four were weak and unchanged
in price. Provisions were strong. Mess
pork S1650. Bulk meats g., e46S4c.
bacon, shoulders &c, clear 94e; hams $50
14c. Tobacco very active and firm, COM
mon Tugs s6.2066 80; medium Tugs $40
as so; good Tugs S6.S067.10; common leaf
S7.20G7.50; medium S8.1069.1O.
Memphis Markets.
MEMPHIS, April Flour unchanged.
Corn meal active at $40. Corn 60G62.
Oats 40642c. Bacon-shoulders q; clear
rib %; clear sides 81. Bulk mea's-shoul-
ders 81; clear ri 81; clear sides Sc. Lard
Sa6l0c. Mess pork SGD
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New York Dry Goods Market.

NEW Y ORK, April There was feer
movement in all descriptions of goods to-
day with agents and jobbers. Low grade
brown and bleached shirtings weak, but
all other makes firm aud active. Colored
cottons brisk. Rolled jaconets sell freely
at 93c. Cottonades doing better. Prints,
giDghams and lawns in more request.
W0oleps rule quiet. Foreign goods more
ia demand. Black mohairs and colored
Orleans active and firm in prices. Silks
quiet.
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GOLD AND SILVER.

this amount, while they buy at par. Sight
cotton and other produce bills are taken st
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BaltfmOre HIarkefF.

BALTIMORE, April Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat quiet and receipts
liaht. Corn-mixed Western Gle. Other
grain steady. Mess pork S17O0617.5O.
Bulk meats held at 769c. Bacon 7a693c;
hams 123615c. Lard 8a69c. Butter
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Blank E.. } indicates no report; cipher (0) sta
donary; minus (-) tendency 20 fan, plus (t) tsn-
dency to rise. ". 8. KAUBMAE, observer.
The river was stationary last evening,
with 10 feet on Harpeth Shoals. Weather
cloudy in the forenoon, with rain and hail
at an early hour, but clear at night.
The Frank P. Graeey arrived from the
Wabash, with 6,054 sacks corn.
The John S. Bransford, from the Upper
Cumberland, had 17S hhds. tobacco, to
ge.her with cora, bacon, barter, etc.
The Tyrone was expec.ed last night
She is the regular packet for Cairo to-day
ara NJ, Capt. Harmon commanding.
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Mess pork $1,000 to arrive, and up country
S16.25 spot. Dry salt fir1ner and higher.
clear rib and clear sides skWs5c. Bacon
stiff; clear rib 81 May; 90 June; 10 July;
clear sides 100 July. Bard-prirne steam
sc. Hogs 4aG54e. Cattle unchanged.
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New York General Market.

New YORK, April Flour quiet and
unchanged. Whisky 9O169lc. Wheat
held shade higher, with limited export
steady. Corn-new mixed western 65a@
66c; old, in store, 64c. Oats new mixed
western 49650c; white western 50655c.
Eggs dull. Coffee-Rio 16s019c. Sugar
good to fair refining S6Ssc. Molasses
and rice unchanged. Mess pork $l6.756
1854. Beef unchanged. Cut meats
quiet and prices firm. Lard-Western
steam sc; May &c; June 97c. Butter
Western 18631c. Cheese steady and I'M
changed
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hildli o. loJBopO
And the Southern consumption. l45, 600 2S0, GOO
That would make this crop, est
mating the cotton to come in
no more than the average of
the last two years, amount to-. 3,s150OO
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TUESDAY, April /, 1873.
HaalavflIe Cotton Market.
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And the average Of both is... $4,000
The receipts at ports this year to
March q, were................ 1886, 900
Suppose the "oyerland" Gotten
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-06
PerniciOus Literature.

Two LADS, hailing from Manchester,
England, bearing the highly romantic
pseudonyms of Dick Turpin and Claude
Duval, have just been committed from a
police court in that city on charge of
entering church and stealing from
thence brass rod and prayer book. On
being unprecedented, Master Duval told a
singular story. He confessed to having,
IN association with several juvenile &C
completes, committed various robberies,
apparently with no particular purpose
Churches were made the especial object
of such adventures; and the sacrilegious
and youthful burglars appear to have
been satisfied with the fact of getting
into the building and getting something
out of it, without much regard to the
value of the booty. We entirely agree
with the London Daily Mems when, in al
fusion to the foregoing it says, the source
from which these young scoundrels de-
rived their inspiration is obvious 1.-The
pernicious literature which makes hero
OF every ruff1an who figures in
the Newgate Calendar furnishes
its annual quota of Juvenile delin-
quents, with results reaching further
than the merely humorous incidents
of such a trial as that mentioned. When
young robbers find they cannot stop car
riage and compel the lady inside to come
out and dance minuet on the adjoining
heath, they begin to pilfer tills, and pro-
coed to the burglarious entering of build
ings. Forthwith they discover that a
watch can be pawned for ten shillings;
and their subsequent experiences may be
imagined" The story is all old one, and
not very gratifying. It is sincerely to be
hoped that some of these days this aw-
full trash coming under the term "per-
nicious literature" will attract the atten-
ton Of our own authorities. Freedom
Of the press does not mean absolute free
dom to sell adulterated literature any
more than a license to sell marketable
commodities bestows upon the vendor
the privilege of adulterating his goods.
We punish the adulterator of food when
he is caught; why not see if the adulter
ators of literature can't be caught and
nunished a1so9
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Mr.. Biifkins' First Baby.

THAT first baby was great institution.
AS soon as he came into this "breathing
world" as the late W. Shakespeare has it,
he took command in our house. Every
thing was subservient to him. He regu-
lated the temperature, he regulated the
food he regulated the servants, he regu
lated me.
For the first six months Of that precious
existence he had me up, on an average,
six times a night.
'Nr. Blifkins," said my wife, "bring
light here, do; the baby looks strangely;
I'm afraid it will have a fit
Of course the lamp was brought, and of
course the baby lay sucking his fist, like
a little white bear as he was.
"Mr. Blifkins," says my wife, II think
| feel a draft of air; wish you would
get up and see if the window is not open
little, because baby might get sick"
Nothing was the matter with the win
dow, as | knew very well.
"Blifkins," said my wife, Just as I was
going to sleep again, ''that lamp, as you
have placed it, shines directly in baby's
eyes-strange that you have no more con
sideration"
arranged the light, and went to bed
again. Just as | was dropping to sleep
again
"Mr. Blifkins," said my wife, "did you
think to buy that broma, to-day, for the
baby?"
"My dear" said I, "will you do me the
injustice to believe that l could overlook
a matter SO essential to the comfort of
that inestimable child?"
She apologized very handsomely, but
made her anxiety the scapegoat. for
gave her, and, without saying word
more to her, addressed myself to sleep
"Mr Blifkins," said my wife, shaking
me, ''you must not snore so-you will
wake the baby"
"Jest so-iest So" said I, half asleep,
thinking | was Scion Single.
"Mr. Blifkins," said my wife, twill
you get up and hand me that warm cruel
from the nurse lamp for baby?-the dear
know what he would do. How can you
sleep so, Mr.. Blifkins?"
~ suspect, my DEAR" said I, "that it
was because / am tired"
ooh, it's very we'll for you men to talk
about being tired" said my wife; 81
don't know what you would say if you
had to toll and drudge like poor woman
with a baby"
tried to soothe her by telling her she
had no patience at all, and got up for the
posset. Having aided in answering to
the baby's requirements, 1 stepped into
bed again, with the hope of sleeping.
ooh, dearr said that estimable woman,
in great apparent anguish, chow can q
man who has arrived at the honor of a
live baby of his own sleep when he don't
know that the dear creature will live till
morning."
remained silent, and after awhile,
deeming that Mrs. Blifkips had gone to
sleep, stretched my limbs for repose.
How long l slept don't know, but was
awakened by furious jab IN the fore
head from some sharp instrument l
started up, and Mrs. Blifkins was sitting
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-06
TIE STOLEN KISS.

WITH. blue eyoe closed and head thrown back,
Within the easy chair eat Kitty.
Thought i 1n now pair of gloves
may not Nin, twill be pityr'
But ~ softly reached her side,
The red lipe parted with a murmur:
And oh, what 5oyl my name she breathed
Within my heart grew hope still frlner
"Dost love me-. KJttys'' whispered I;
And soft ~ sleep came back her answer:
II love thee nett / stood aghast,
Till love urged. kiss her while you can, sr!''
But ahl the blue eyes swift Enclosed,
And glanced d me with mirth o'erhowing.
Thought I, .sTIl let her think a while
That I've heard something worth the knowing
Then. drawing near, slyly said,
Fair maid, your dreams have we'll betrayed
yOn.
ssFor shamef' cried she, ''to steal my thoughts,
And get my sleeping tongue to aid your
All penitent, ILnmbly said,
But all the secret in my keeping
Has made me eadr' She answered low.
One never tells the truth while sleeping.''
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PHUNNYGRAMS.
Loose NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


How to turn peoples heads-come
into concert late in thick boots.
-"Spicer," in the Boston Commercial
Bulletin, thinks that King Richard III.
was prohibitionist because he stopped
King Henry's bier.
An Oregon paper says: Everything
promises splendidly for brisk spring
trade. Nine new saloons are going up,
and two stage loads of beautiful frizzle-
haired bar-tenders are expected next
week from Frisco, which will set things
moving in town."
Mark Twain, in speaking of cauni-
balism, grows serious for once, and SOL
emily declares that, for his own part, he
would rather go hungry for two days
than eat an old personal friend"
"A minister having remarked "there
would be a nave in the new edifice the
society was erecting" an old lady said
''she knew the person to whom he refer
red"
An old farmer said to his sons: Boys,
don't you ever spekerlate Or wait for
something to turn up. You might just as
well 60 an sit down on stone in the
middle of a medder, withsa pail 'twixt
your legs, an wait for a cow to back to
you to be MIXED"
Mamma" said a wee pet, "they
sung 4 want to be an angel in Sunday
School this morning, and l sung with
them "Why, Nelly exclaimed NAM
ma, could you keep time with the rest?'
"a guess could" proudly answered little
Nelly; Il kept ahead of them most all the
way through"
81 am not used to begging" said a
little girl to lady of whom she had ask
ed aims, ''because only two weeks ago
my father was a merchant s'Why,
child, how could he be reduced to poverty
SO soon?'' my father took a bad two
dollar bill at his peanut stand, and it
ruined him." sobbed the child
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-06

up in bed, adjusting some portions of the
baby's dress. She had, in a state of semi
somnolence, mistaken my head for the
pillow, which she customarily used for a
nocturnal pincushion. protested against
srch treatment in somewhat round terms,
pointing to several perforations in my
forehead. She told me / should willingly
bear such trifiing Ills for the sake of the
baby. insisted upon it that I didn't
think my duty as parent to the immor
tai required the surrender of my forehead
as a pincushion.
This was one of the many nights pass
ed in this way. The truth was that baby
was what every mans first baby is-an
antocrat, absolute and unlimited
Such was the story of Blifkins, as he
related it to us the other day. 1t is a
little exaggerated picture of almost every
mans experience Gledson's Monthly.