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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
Htnts TO PLANTERS.

At the beginning Of the new season,
just opening, we deem it proper to call
the attention of planters to the great i'm.
p~ortanee of care in gathering, packing
and shipping their cotton. If possible,
all dust should be excluded or taken out
Of cotton before ginning. No cotton lex
cept absolutely %rotten) is so difficult Of
sale as that which is dusty. Mixed cot
ton sells readily enough, but its value is
simply that of the lowest part of the
bale, and the owner always loses by the
mixture, the loss being sometimes three
to four cents per pound on the value OF
the better part. Much loss is also occa-
stoned by allowing cotton to be exposed
to the weather, rolled in the mud, etc., a
false idea seeming to be entertained by
many people, that because cotton is not
always damaged by getting wet and
muddy, it never will suffer from exposure
and bad treatment, whereas the aggre-
gate of loss from this cause has been
enormous.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
ADDITIONAL MARKETs.

The market this morning opened quiet
and steady, with prices nominally I'M
changed. Offerings were fair, with a
limited demand. Estimated sales for
the day, so bales; sales yesterday footed
mp 70 bales. New York spots opened
weak and at noon was steady, with
futures weak. Liverpool spots were dull
and easier, All future quotations Of
cotton shipmens and arrivals will be Of
the new crop. New Orleans was quiet
and steady.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03

FoR daily papers from all the leading
cities in the Union, illustrated weekly
and monthly magazines and novels, or
for fancy stationery and school books,
call at Thos. Hanson's, No. COZ Beal
street, list
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03

Parker, the weIl.knOwn p6r.
trait painter, has his studio nj
MoystOn's Star Gallery, over
the Red Store, opposite the
Odd Fellows Hall, 240 Main
street. 1897
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
Removal.

Mikes" Hair Dressing Saloon to
No. 80 Jefferson street, near Main, where
/ will be pleased to wait upon the public.
4 MIKE PRovENzALE,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
Penntn HnIdinr nIntau.

Mansiord has the greatest novelty Of
the age in his patent slate. No more
broken pencils. 1t is worth the time to
call and examine them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03

LIVERPOOL. September 3. Q p.m.-Cotton is
dull and easier. UplandB. Z 1-l6d; Orleans,
I'D. Sales, 10000 bales. Of which 1000 were
for export and speculation.
NEW ORLEANS. September 3. ll:30 a.m.-
Cotton is quiet and unchanged. Middling,
l415c; sales. 50 bales; receipts. 50 bales.
GALVESTON. September Section is steady /;
middling, 1910. Gross receipts. l02l; stock,
1860 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
A LEAVING D


Steamer st. GenevieYe, St. Louis.
City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
Rosa Miller, Arkansas river.
Fort Gibson, Arkansas river,
Quickstep, Friar's Point.
Geo. W. Cheek, Napoleon.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City of Chester, St. Louis.
st. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
BOATS IN PORT.
City Of Helena, Frank Forest, Rosa
Miller, Fort Gibson, Legal Tender, Geo.
w Check.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
M IL nj H HISs
Friday Evening, Sept 3, 1875.

The St. Bernard Coal Association has
a fine supply Of Pittsburg and st. Der
nard coal at low prices. Their office Is
No. IL Madison st., next to ours. l46-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
q .
FOR arkansas river.

For Arkansas River.
For Red Fork, South Bend, New Gascony
and all way landings through to Pine Bluff,
FORT GIBSON, r.
Ed Rowland .............. MASTER
Leaves SATURDAY, September 4, at s D IN,
JN0. N. HARDIN, Bup't,
Is Madison strest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
Something New.

Ye Centennial note paper, manufac-
tured ia ye olde style by ys eide paper
maker. For sale by
as.snas A. F. Don & Co.,
1t s4l Main street, below Union,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03

NEW YoRK, September 8. lao p.m.-Cotton
is steady. Futures quiet. with sales for Jan
nary at ID 7-l69l9h; February, 13M@13 1l-l6c;
March, j. lS,l6glS55c; April, Igl4 l-l6c;
May, S1l6gl4 bloc: June, l47S@l4hc: Au-
Is Is Ice; October, Is 7 l6G13Ic; November,
Il 5-l6Gl3]Sc: December, l33Sgl3 7-16c, Sales
for future delivery, 500 bales,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
For Cincinnati.

Cincinnati and Memphis Packet Company
For Cairo, Evansville, Louisville and Gin
einnati-The fine steamer
eJ. D. Parker,
R. w. Wise,. &c. Master. L.. N. Kelsoe. clerk.
+ EAVES AS ABOVE ON SATURDAY,
IL September 4, at 5 p.m.
For freight or passage apply 10
X. W. LIGHTBURNE, Sup't. 296 Front st.
Grand Excursion Trip q Cincinnati
Exposition M Return.
The JAS. D. PARKER will carry Excur-
sionists TO Cincinnati and return, at lowest
rates. Music, Dancing, and the best OF fare
the order of the day. Free Tickets to the Ex-
position. ROBT. W. WISE, Master.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
FREsH oysters received daily by Victor
D. Fuchs, Al Jefferson street. %

JoHS WALsH, livery stable, No. 81
MON street. Horses, buggies aud a T
riages for hire. n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03
HOwes' ProcessiOn-Tha Circus.

2eS Second at, opposite Court squar,
1897
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03

$50 to $4,000 has been invested in
Stock Privileges and paid 900 per cent
profit. How to do it." A book on
Wall street, sent free.
TUMBRIDGE & Co., Bankers,
x~xi-l4-dGw Wall street. N. Y.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03

q HINsoN, DENTIST, ESQ MAIN ST,
-. Memphis, Tenn. Prizes for each plug
from one TO three dollars in general. Arti6-
eial set Of teeth from fifteen 70 fifty dollars.
Special attention 70 directing children's teeth.
Also Treats all Diseases OF she
Month.
Once hours from 9 a. m: to 5 pm: 2,xxi-M
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03


T 0ST-A HEAVY BAY HORSE WITH
IL mark on forehead. one white hind foot,
and collar marks, heavy name and tail. A
liberal reward will be paid for his return to
r .OST - DOG : A BLACK POINTER.
IL with long ears, star on breast and w9ite
tips on feet. A liberal reward will be given
for his return to this office. 1t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-03

EOR SALE BRICK = ORDERS LEFT
II with John A, Dennie, 298 Front street, or
Buchanan d Horton, A4 Front street, or at
yard on 0verton tract, on the bluff South
Memphis, will receive prompt attention.
SIT o. II. P. PIPER.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-23
HOtyJ0rad,
ENGRAvER AND PRINTER.
IS St. Charles Street.

Ball Invitations, Wedding and Visiting Cara..
neatly engraved and printed. Also, ali kinds d
general Engraving in the best style. Bali cons.
mittees are specially invited to call and see ii,
selection Of orders Of dancing And Germar
favors, IS he is satisfied that the most f.stidors
VIII be pleased. NH -
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PUBLISH ED MORNING AND EVENING
oont.t lining the Latest Intelligence.
BYITELEGRAPH AND MALI
| From ALL Parts Of the World
With the Mo BIT Complete, Accurate and Reliable
Local and Domestic Nesvs.
THE GENERAL READING MATTER is most
nor af,,Jlv n,,floH from Amarican and Euroroop
Journals, and great pains are taken that nothing
shall be published that can offend the most re-
fined and fastidious tastes.
THE COMM ERCIAL, FINANCIAL, RIVER
AND SHIPPING COLUMNS
are under the charge Of experienced men, who
spare no effort to make them reliable land salts
factory to the
MERCANTILE PUBLIC.
It is the chic aim Of the Proprietor to make
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PLANTER, AID the POLITICIAN OF CONsER-
vATIVE VIEWS, as well as to the FAMILY
Having large and constantly increasing cir
,ulation in this city and State and contiguous
country, it presents most desirable medium for
ADVERTISERS.
PAGE M. BAKER,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Every Description Of j.
JOB PRINTING!, !,
Including
COMMERCIAL i, RAILROAD AND STEAM
BOAT PRINTING.
AwYERs' RRIEF, BLANKS AND OTHER
LEGAL DOCUMENTS, ETC.,
xecuted on the shortest notice. in the best style,
nd at the most reasonable rates. !.
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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-23

-Directors-
L. j. Webstd I. Z. Small,
A. j. Gomila, j. Plaisent,
Abe Hirsch, Louis Schneider,
Jonn Leisy, Henry Abraham,
j. B. Camors, Pierre Lanaux,
z. F. Golsan, u. Mussoa.
Al
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-23

INSURANCE.
TwENTYSIXTH ANNUAL STATEMKN1
NEW ORLEANS, May q, 1875
The trustees, in conformity to the amended charter
subm1 the following statement of 1.-THE affairs of the
company on the 3oth of April, 1875:
| Fire premiums .-.............$ 201, 306 60
River premiums ......... 112, ia 80 1855 7e7 IS
Earned premiums, less reinsurance and
| return premiums .:.;-.-............ 276,ls7 "a
Losses paid and estimated
including all known and
On fire risks. 500. AT 66
On marine risks. is, AT 80
On river risks :. IS, $50 91-$140, 34S 80
Taxes, expenses, rebate In
in lieu of participation,
less interest discount ETC. 49, 705 80 214 054 %
Leaving latter paying 10 percent. inter-
est capital stock. $62, 1873 IL
The company have the following az assets:
Loans on bond and mortgage 55943 80 ss9617 "a
Loans pledge at call --..... 49,, 439 80
Cash in bank o3,oosS6- 200 529 q
Real estate. 49, 759 AZ
City bonds, bank and other stocks 153 551 50
Premiums in course Of collection, sus-
pense account etc............... 1854 II
Total assets ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s61o, 3o1 81
The above statement is . true and correct tran.
script from the books of the company.
THOMAS A. ADAMS, President.
HENRY v. OGDEN, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me- this 22d day Of
May 1875. VIM. H. HOLMES,
Second Justice of the Peace.
Parish of Orleans. La.
The Board Of Trustees Resolved That after paying
the Annual Interest of 10 per cent the Capital Stock
of the Company that dividend Of THIRTY PER
CENT be paid in CASH on and after the 18th day of
June next, to those parties insuring with the
pany entitled to receive the same.
TRUSTEES,
Thos. A. Adams Sam1 B. Newman,
Salnl 81. Kennedy, G. T. BHddecke,
John Phelps Adam Thompson,
Henry Abraham, P. N. Strong
Victor Meyer, Jos. Bowling
Edw. j. Gay, Jno. M SaIadidsa
Simon Hernsheim, Simon Forchemer,
JOS. B. Wolfe r. B. Post,
Edw. Pilsbury, John E. King,
Fred TX Cameron, j. L. Harris,
Andrew Stewart Jos. Stone,
George Martin, Alfred Moulton
L. C. Jurey. Edward Male,
Geo. w. Sentel, A Levi
my23
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-23

At . special meeting Of the Board Of Directors
held the 18th of January, 1875 it resolved to
pay, ON DEMAND, the following dividends:
l. An INTEREST DIVIDEND of TEN PER
CENT. for the year ending 31st December, 1874 on
the capital stock of $50 per share.
2. A CASH DIVIDEND of FIFTEEN PER
CENT. to stockholders. on the amount of their NET
earned participating premiums for the year ending
3ist December 1874 in addition to the rebate or an
cpated dividend of Is Per cent already received by
said stockholders their GROSS premiums;
And to carry to Contingent Fund the sum Of
o29 06 for investment in o. S. Government secur
ites according to articles III and v of the amended
charter
NJ. MUSSON President
G.. LANAUy, Secretary,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-23

Y'HE NEW ORLEANS INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW ORLEANS, LA
Corner of Camp and Canal Streets
ESTABLISHED IN 1905.
Income ior year loi4-.....- ...-...-..S504 038 70
Assets December 81, 1874. .S75s SEQ Ga
The Company insures Fire. Marine and River
Risks. Issues Marine Policies payable in London In
case OF Loss j. W. HINCKS Secretary.
AID. SCHREIBER, Vice President.
j. TUYES, President.
DIRECTORS:
w. b. Schmidt A. M Bckham,
Hlaclde forstau, Ad Schneider,
d. Gaily, Jules Tuyes
Gnarles Lahtte, W. A. Bell
w. Van Benthuysen, D. Fatio,
Emile Bouny, D. D. Rogers. fe3 1y
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-23

TNHE FIREMENS INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW ORLEANS,
ONCE, corner Camp and Gravier streets.
INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE ONLY
This Company is ready to take risks against loss
or damage by fire.
IN MARKS, PRUDHOMME,
President Vice President
ID BENNERS, JAS BOYCE,
Secretary Inspector
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Jacob Alexander Jno Fitzpatrick / N Marks
SpOrl l. Wilt Leon Bertoi
Taylor Gauche Wash Marks VIM Swan
L Cain Chas Hemard CPrudhomme
Otto Thoman Dudenhefer FL Isaacson
NJ Pond Geo Waters B Wormann
mb7 Pm
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14
Fashionable Furniture.
J. 81 = N. III HARMAN'
no 4l0 King Streer
WILMINGTON. DEL.

-,,,,.-s Wa respectfully inform the eiti-
~ zens ot Wilmington ana cao,nno cnS sur
,.ss4sAss ~ ,aaanfacture and keep on hand at
our are and long established warsrooms.
Fnrn;tnre of every variety and style; son. ..
slstug of Mahogany Eosey r,or oea a;n;n~-room AMI
Furniture suitable for arior'oih'aA
" nar N sssortment Of Furnitureis larger ana
moro Varied than can be found IN Delaware.
en1 ali articles sold a our establishment are
Veo;t;., Blinds Of the most fashionap,e
ds.igns g,ade to order and kept constantly
no h,n We also manufacture and constant
" keep a iargeasortment OF Spnos
M,ssaaa HnsK Mattresss.
IN. .nARMAN.
40 King Street
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14

Even out West, with fertile and cheap
lands, and generally good markets, they
are discus sing tle question, Does farm
ing pay P' Ii it does not over six mil
lion people in these United States are
badly off-for that is the number en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits. Now, no
Turner gets suddenly rich. That is q
fact conceded. Moreover, of those who
DO make money, the majority, especially
in the West, make it more by the steady
increase in the value OF land through the
lnaux Of population, than by the sale OF
agricultural products. There is one
thing certain, land will not run away; il
rightly used, will give a kindly return;
will support family in comparative
comfort, and to do this must be owned
outright. no mortgages or.borrowed cap
ital; must be small and manageable.
kept in good heart, and the owner must
work, and know what he is working at:
make no bills; buy and sell for cash; do
without what he does not want; allow no
time to be idle, but at all seasons make
things move, for when farm stagnates,
winter or summer, it deteriorates. And
with all this, six farmers out OF ten will
make living, nothing else.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14

The general safety of life in ocean voy.
ages is remarkable. The disaster to the
Schiller only brings this out in more pre-
wrecks which occur nearly all are due to
the carelessness of those in charge Of
the ship cast away; If Captain Thomas.
of the Schiller, had used the precaution
of casting his lead during the time OF the
fog he would have found himself in grad
ually shoaling water for four hours. He
died bravely at: his post. and his death
ment can be made. But the fact re-
mains that not only the Schiller but the
Amerique and every one of the ocean
steamers OF late years wrecked have
been lost, not by the ordinary perils OF
the sea, but by the incapacitylor reck-
lessness Of their officers. 1t is note
worthy thing in this connection that the
oldest limo (the Cunard), which IS aiso
one of the best oficered of those sailing
from New York, has never met with
loss.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14
old Cortina, and fix it so we can sleep
nights without tying our cattle to our
wagon wheels"
That's what this old Texan said.
ELI PERKINS.
At Admirable Invessti0n i.

From the Boston Globe. ..
One of the pioneers of cheap trans
portation by rail in the shape of a
"patelt freight car" was recently ex-
hibited at the freight depot of the Bos-
ton & Lowell Railroad. tits plain and
simple in appearance, but is construct
ed ON the most approved scientific
principles, and of the very best mate
rials for strength and durability. 1t
rests upon six wheels, and the inventor
and builder claims that it is stronger
than the ordinary freight car now Ia
use of double its weight. Upon its sides
are painted the following: "Cneap
Transportation Car-Eaton's Pat 1t.
1S74-This car carries two tons of
freight to one ton of dead weight"
1t weighs 10000 pounds and carries
100 barrels of flour, or 81 900 pounds.
1t was built by the Ranlet Car Com
pany, of Laconia, N. H., and has been
running between Laconia and Boston
for two months. 1t has been thor
oughly examined by the best railroad
experts and pronounced complete
success. The difference between the
freight cars now in use and this pat
ent freight car" may be summed up rs
follows: The ordinary freight car
weighs ten tons and carries zen tons of
freight; the e''patent freight car"weighs
five tons and carries ten tons OF freight.
A locomotive can haul ON medium
grade roads four hundred tons, i. G.,
twenty cars of ten tons each, and two
hundred tons of freight. The same
locomotive can haul, with the "patent
freight car, 270 tons of freight. Tho
average railroad rates for grain on
trunk lines are abont one cent per ton
per mile. This wo I'D be equal to So 30
per ton from Montreal to Boston, or
say ten cents per bushel for wheat.
Now a locomotive will haul 6,666
bushels of wheat in the ordinary car;
at ten cents per bushel freight will
amount to $66G. BY using the patent
freight car" it will haul 5000 bushels,
and at the same rate of freight earn
5000 for the trip. Difference In favor
of the "patent freight car" S234, or
over 35 per cent. The railroad would
make as much at seven AID half cents
per bushel by using the patent freight
car" as at ten cents per bushel in the
ordinary freight car. The cereals alone
transported from the Westto New Eng
land amount to about to two million
tons annually, and the freight paid
thereon amounts to at least, twenty
million dollars. Ifthis ''patent freight
car" is used in their transportation, tho
consumers will save five million dollais
per annum, and the railroads receive
20 per cent more than they do now.
This car costs no more to construct
than the ordinary freight car now in
use, and according to the facts adduced
it will pay for itself in less than year.
1t is now contemplated to run line
of these cars between Boston ald Mon
treal, this summer, and thus secure. 10
Boston portion of the immense trade
of the West and Canada.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14
DURE GROUND RAW BONE

Furnished by car in lots of five tons and
upwards. or smaller quantities from store.
Parties ordering early will get all the benefits
of the lowest prices.
Also. materials for manufacturing Phos-
pilates. always IN hand. Prices IS low as
the lowest quality MS good as the best Or
ders and inquiries by mail promptly @ attended
to. j. A. CRANSToN,
fahlSwtoie1 NewpoTt.. d Del
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14

Milk punch is now recommended asa
cure for diptheria. 1t has always been
considered good for the throat.
How sweet is perfect understanding
between man and wife! He was to
smoke cigars when he wanted them, l,an
but he was to give her ten cents every
time he indulged in one. He kept h s
word, and every time she got fifty cents
ahead the loving husband would bor-
row it and buy cigars. And SO they
We're happy.
People who have striven in vain to
decipher tho signature OF the refining
Treasurer of the United States on
their greenbacks will not talnk tnat SO ne nhta has
at last been stricken with remorse.
It is now asserted that he has resolved
to devote the whole of his declining
wears to the improvement of his hand
writing. ..
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14
Y EFFERSON HOUSE,
NEW C1STLE, DELAIYdRE.
I,tjX w GRAY. pnopRJEroR

JoLN w. GRAY. PROPRIETOR.
This large and beautifully situated house
has been put in the very best repair for the
reception OF visitors, who will find at it all the
Accommodations OF q FIRST-CLASS HOTEI .
1t commands n fine Wow of the Delaware Bay,
and is one of the most pleasant and delightful
places in the State for excursions or pic-nics.
The louse is kept In the best style, the bai
flled with the choicest wines, liquors and
malt drinks, and table supplied with the sub
stantlals and luxuries of the market. Excm-
sionists can arrive by boat or rail. Parties
who wish TO go fishing or boat riding on the
noble Delaware, can be accommodated with
suitable boats The patronage of the public
is respectfully solicited.
jy22-tf J. w. GRAY.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14
HOTELS.
HorEL
N. W. COR FOURTH AND ORANGE SIS,
c. J. KYLE. PROPRIETOR.

Tbe above House has been put IN complete
repair for the reception of guests, where
they will receive all the accommodations of
q FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
Bar filed with choicest wines, liquors, cigars,
&c., and the table supplied withth best the
market affords. Transient and permanen
boarders accommodated at moderate rates.
Good stablipg and attentive hostlers. A lib
eral share OF public patronage is respectfully
solicited.
aug2-dtf
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14

DEMovAL.-P. II. FLINN has removed
New Third hn"s, and kDs 10 suppy piIse's lis '
~ ana o. wner'r 'rHhvanSful III for past favorss hs
hone, hone to be the recipient of many more more from
ageneropa nuolc..
The daily gazette., 1875-05-14
EPILEPSY or FITS.

A SURE CURE for this distressing com
plaint is now made known in a Treatise tof
Is octave pages) on Foreign and Native Her.
bal Preparations, published by Dr. o. PHELPS
BROWN. The prescription was discovered by
him in such providential manner that he
cannot conscentiously refuse to make it
known, as it has cured everybody who has
used it for Fits, never having failed in sim
from any druggist. A copy sent free to all
app{icants by mail. Address, DIR. o. PHELPS
BRowN, 81 Grand s.raet. Jersey City, New
Jersey. apr2w4t
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-03-13
WHICH LOVED BEST.

" love you, mother" said little John,
Then, forgetting his work, his cap went on,
And he was off to the garden swing,
And left her the water and wood to bring.
II love you, mother" said rosy Nell,
II love you better than tongue can tell"
When she teased and pouted full half the
day.
Till her mother rejoiced when she went to
play.
Il love you, mother said little Fan,
"To-day I'll help you all / can,
How glad am school doesn't keepw
SO she rocked the baby till it fell asleep.
Then stepping softly she fetched the broom
And swept the floor and tidied the room;
Busy and happy all day was she,
Helpful and happy as child could be.
at love you, mother" again they said
Three little children going to bed.
How do you think that mother guessed
Which ofthem really loved her best?