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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01
New YORK..

NEw YORK, March tl.-I'lOur-In mod
crate demand superflne western and State
81 4O,tl 10; common tO good ~ SjaJ lOi good
10 choice 81 l6N5 %; white wheat extra 50 N
aG GO; extra Ohio s. Oja6 %; ~. Louis Sa
$ W. l.ye FlOur--StGNdy ut ~ OOaj 10.
Corn Meal-Quiet md firm ut ~ OOa4 80,
Whcnt-Fa demand; No. | spring 81 2gl
1 81; No. 3 do 81 l2al II; No. . Chicago
81 l5I; ungradcd Iowa and Minnesota
spring Il l2al -; winter red western 81 %
al 81, Ryc-QuiOt ut VOCa$l 10. Barley
Quiet and unchanged. MAlt-tlnict mud
steady. Corn--Ileavy; mixed western SOU
SOC; yellow SGas6IIe, Oats-l'imcr and
more active; mixed western ut IOa1 ]Sci
white 7la7SISc. Hay Firm and unchNng
ed. COilce-Firm al l5HalSlc gold. Sh
gar--Qniet; fair 10 good refining 76nSn
prime SIC. MOlaSsos--Eim. lIice-Firln
WhiSky-Firn ut 81 llal l4H.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
wheeling wholesale Marked.
oBVIcR DAILY ISTRLLIGRNcER, |
"wednesday, March 81, I

Wednesday, March 81.
Trade in general merchandise 10 better
than II was, and improving slowly. Grain
and Flour are firmer with indications at this
writing Of IN early Appreciation the Hog
product is higher; Coffee Is weaker aud
lower, In general produce there Is . fair
degree Of activity, but no important change
in prices.
APPLRs-The market continues very dull
aud with liberal receipts, and supply con-
siderably in excess Of present wants, hold
eFs are anxious to sell, We still quote Of
81 95a9 50 for choice fruit
RuTTER-There Is considerable inquiry
for choice, which is scarce; the supply ia
unequal to the demand, and prices are firm,
Fair, 25c; choice, SOC.
BAKING PowDRR-35a3sc per pound.
BRooMs-Fancy, s. 95a4 75aS Is; plain,
50 5Oa9 10.
CuRgsE-In good demand and the mar.
ket is much firmer, Ohio Goshen, l6I<C; do
New York, l7kc.
CANNED GooDs-ThS market for this
kind Of goods continues quiet and
unchanged. I'VE quote: Peaches . II
cans, 50 90 per dozen; h cans, - So To-
maiOe-3 Ii cans 81 S5i . h cans, 81 10
C0n,-Winslow ut y 90; other Sweet Corn,
81 %; common Corn 81 rs. Mi1cellaBeOas-
Strawberries, 81 20; Pine Apples, - 90
Lima Beans, - 25i String Beans, 81 75i
Pens, 81 25a2 rs; DamsOn Plums, y co. l ID
Cove Oysters, 81 20; 2 h Cove Oysters,
81 20. @
CIDRR-Common, $7OOaS 90 per baFreli
Champaign, 5000 per barrel; Crab, $40 OOa
IA 90 per barrel.
DRIRR FBuIT-ApplCs quOtablO at7If'SG'
peaches 9ni0C. Layer lhiSlnS $3.50 per box,
Valencia RaIsins l9O pcr n. Currants SO
per ID. Messina Oranges, 81 per box Mes
Sina Lemons, 81 80 per box.
EGGs-The market Is active and steady
at 90a92c.
FIsH-QuotatIOns are for packages con-
tanning 100 pounds Of sound fish, light
weights and inferior quality at prices to
correspond. No. 2 haltbbls - 5Oi No. 5 do
All a. "a * ISko horrinv "a 76,
10" FI w m =, general tons Of tho market
is considerably lirmer under tho influence
If thc recent advance at tho source Of Snp.
NV Wa nrotr I'M
Fancv %SndS,,,,.,.. .....,.,,.. ,...,..m.s6 10
Fancy white S SSG.S X X
S 7beSS 90
spTn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ..,... q
ii,,: mammal :"
""E ~ ,%,',rs n"II iiv" vooss SOe
r'Sspwa's-$i M
Gm1fS% ,rbsro has been n fIrmOr feeling
in arnin c,rrISs during Inc past week, and
LII, SI ,.a S' conit"nas onicc tho general
,o " ~ t ,ho mnrrst n Gr,ner The quota.
, T"v " .a,a NJ, IvSss,@No rod A. l0 No.
" Mil" ~ ,o,,I5 O1s-t5a7Oc. Corn
n, S' ~ y A. sy M HSck,cbe,,i-.-OOcNSl 90.
~ Gnocy,n,rs "Eo,rIy active Quotations
CoSSs .GooI R;o isonoted ot99,;c, primo to
XXI III 90, is"lc. Invs nj s7c. best ronstcI
S S"o'v o,I s",I",v nio pone in The market
I T,.. W" ,an','',,, sso, mime 0Ia7Oc, Nav
, S, ,I' a y. az for "rimS S,n1r,
'r pH', |,O iIs,I, C.nShoJ powIoycl md
r 1,.,,'', ''% W., n. Toaao torIc. Com.
u '.n,., So, 80 ,o<o.. Ertra q 1OI.
~ '' YalIoy SSoIe. Now Orleans Sugar,
$40" po,,o I,lco nlly fair SIC,
liz iT,Y .p,iccs Inv. undergone no quot.
ohi. oI,n,,,,. Wa NH ouoto nj S92a95 90 por
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

CtNotNSAft, March Si.-Cotton- Dull
at iGc. Flour-Firm and unchanged. Wheat
-Steady at 81 l2aI IL COrn--Firm at 1Ol
Tic, Oats-Firm Of 6OaIIic. RyO-Quict a
81 i2Wl 10. Iarlcy-QuietRnd unchanged
OIls-Firn; linseed 76c; lard 81 l0ai ~
Eggs-Qulet ut 100. IIutter and Cheese
Steady and unchanged. Clover Seed
Firm ii ilalINc. p0rk-ACtivei held at
$3.50. IArd-Artive; stGam held at ldAc
kettle lIXc. Bulk Meats-Demand fall
and market firm; shoulders 7Nci sides IN
ii%o. lIacon-Steady with moderate de-
maud at SNal2at2sSc. Whisky Steady
anil IN moderate demand ut 81 y.
IIo0s-T'irm; common 81 25n7 90; fair Il
medium 81 25aS 20.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01
Wl,cniinr Ntoclt NInrset.

wnRRLtNa, March 81 .--!'rhe following
are the arrivals Of stock ut tic Chrlsthan
House yards during last week, and the rnl'
ing figures paid by purchasers:
CArrLE-Arrivals during the week, Al
head; sold at "a OOa6 90 per cwt
Itoas-Arrivals during the week, O.
head; sold at 81 OOas co per cwt
snRRr--Arrivals during the week, OF
head; sold at Gaze per H..
CALvBs-Arivals during The week, 81
head; sold al ~ OOa7 W per hcad
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

BALTtMoRE, March 3i.-FlOur-Stcady
and unchanged. Wheat-Firm aud IN good
demand; amber 81 30ai 2S; mixed ~
No. | red 81 ~. Corn-Quiet ANc. Oati
Firm; mixed 6GaG7c. Hye-Firm NJ 81 0;
al OS. IEay-E'irm ut Si7a22 w. Pork.
Steady ut S3ia9l 90. IiacOn--Actlve; Shout
tlers09EaOl Ic; clear rib i2Nc. GArd-Dnl
at 1iai4N. lIutter--Quiet; western tub
and rolls at iDa22c. EetrOleum-Dull q
7a7Xc. CoITec--StrOnger al lj9GaiShn
Whisky-QuiOL ut 81 10.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

TOLEDO, March Sl.-FlOur-Qulct and
unchanged, Wheat-Quiet; No. . white
Wabash al 20; No. l white Michigan 81 l0I9i
extra do, 81 90; amherst Is; No.2 red 81 70
ash i3s; No. 4 do. 81 %; No. ! amber lRi.
noiSSi 3ik. COrn-Quiet and Unchanged.
Odts-Duil; No. 2, G0Xc. Glover seetl--
glnntly nj Al A6N7 W,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01
New YORK iIry Goods.

NEW York, March Sl.-'rhe trade move
inOnt WINS slow with commission houses,
and jObbing branches only moderately nc,
live. Cotton goods steady. AnoskCag md
pOarl River denims advanced 10. Prints
fairly aCtivc, and plaid styles doing well,
Dress goods In good demand. Sllawls fair.
" active. Woolens quiet. Ribbons very
largely sold at auction today at better
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01
BY TBLEGRArM.


NRw YORK, March Sl.-NioSRY-After
luaning 1T ! per cent closed easy 1T 0a4
per cent; prime mercantile rnper 6'SOI
per cent.
srRRLtsa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
90 days,and S4.S6Na4 81 for sight. Customs
receipts sS5O,OOO.
GoLp-opcncd at lax, declined to li4%
failed to lax and closedat Hay. HATES
paid for borrowing were 2, land per cent
per annum; 1851 to a.6l per dlcm and ilat
The Assistant Treasurer disbursed $l2i,
900. Clearihgs Sl4bDO,0OO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01
FoR sALE.
A ssIGNEEs' SALE OF
Valuable Household Furniture.

Ths undersigned AlIlmoa IN Bankruptcy d
Thomas Sweeney, Bankrupt, viii under and by
virtue q an 6fdG q Tie plllIiet C1uFt Of the UNI.
I'D satalpi the District Of Wal Vlpdnih, proceed
@ lollat ppblie auction q. The T',ldaRca q AZ
Wheeling, On
THURSDAY, ne lat Day q April, lS7,
Commanding a 10 O'clock A. u, al the HoullhSld
Furniture IN aid residence, consisting u CaEPets,
Pafluf, Dinlng.num, aittlng-Fonui, Bed.Tppu1 HAll
and Kitchen Furniture Also Que Plane,
An opportunity q Offered the public BY the ale
Of this large all6FtHeAt Of Furniture, CAFplui de
don and viii ~ sold Without rnarIp,
TERNl bp SALt-Caah a. 70 al sums Of ~ and
under, and on 4 credit Of az months n 70 al sum!
over ESQ, tho purchaser giving nots With approved
security, bearing interest," e. e. = S HItiiRRRtRD
Assignee
J. c, HEEyRY, AetulonOer. mE20.o6d
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01
NoR SALE

Tho City Of PaFkslburg ofio1 for ale NRM
MACHINE SHOP, BOILER and BLACKSMITH
SHOP, with their SontpntI a they stand.
The Machine shop % two and hall story brick,
mOtal rOOf, IS BY ~ iOpt, on heavy stone i0pndA,
uon; walls n, II aud Is inches thick. Columns Ol
the iirst story stand on independent stone iounda'
Ths Boiler and Blacksmith shop Is ono story
brick, metal ToOi on stone foundation, " by g ieeL
Tho Machinery and Tools consist In part d Ont
Engine and Boiler complete; 100 feat Shaiung
Hangers and PullOyE i've LAthls, With tOOll sOni'
plete; one large RianOr; one Drill Press; Vices,
steam Hammer, Pipo Gutter, Roller and sheet tEOn
shear, Lathe ChuckI, MAndruls, Tools shean, &C,
nlACkSmllh's Fan and Tools complete,
The above buildings WVEe substantially built "
e1peFlencel mechanics about IouEuel month";
Slos, especially for Machine and Boiler Shops u
q Gust 0i 90 900, and arc tho best situated and ar,
ranged Of any similar buildingi In tho Stale, and
nov In operation. :,
Tho Lot d s. by 40 teOt, on KanaWha Blreet, y
40, Il. H. side truck, and the KanAgha TlIef u
front, % feet alloy on The side and two square
from tho Ht0ambOat landing on the Ohio river.
This property 10 70 laVomhly situated that u hai
unSuFpanel advantages for transportation by raj
az watar At al aaIonj and OhTs Fale ildueOplenii
N thOAo looking for an Investment Of this kind.
w. c, II. sHATTUCR,
mr0-OOd Mayor PaFkSrAbuFR West Va
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

THERE IL a proposition in Cleveland to
empty all The filth Of the city into TIE
lake, In New York they manage better
than that-they empty II all Into the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01
How t.rent TIrItain Ia Supported.

The simplicity Of English income and
oulgo, compared with our own, Is worthy
Of imitation. Tho following interesting
AEurestell the story of receipts and pay.
mcns out the Exchequer between April
/, 1874, and February 0, 1875:
RgvESug AND orlIRR RECEIPTS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

CLEVELAND, March St.-whcat-i'irmi
No. 1 rod 81 ia; No. 2, Al -. Corn and
Onts = Firm and unchanged. Petroleum
Quiet; standard white tiSlC, Ohio State test
i2sic: small lots iA2c higher.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

CoNsUNPrtvE patients do not find the
Florida flea the only lively jumper, The
thermometer can beat II BY jumping 40
degrees either way in an hour or Two.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

pIrrspuRuu, March 3l.--wlieat- Quiet
and unchanged. COrn-Ear mixed 74a7bci
yellow 77afsc; slCllGd white and mixed
1Sa75; yCllsw 10 free in elevator. PetrOle'
um-Dull; Crtidc 81 76at II At Parker's
rnflnril iIiEc PHILADELPHIA delivery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

Mn, GEoRdB r. TiS0tE, Of Wheeling,
was In town yesterday. lie looked az
happy a. II the Capital was already al
Wheeling, AariNSbNg independent
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-01

IT Is said that Fred. Grant contem.
plates teslgnihg his position IN The atmy,
and will enter the banking business,
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GhrGnteIIiasrrter
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION
DAILY.

BY mai, In airaao,, PO''a0' Pn'p''a' =. N
oDs .,,........,Ss OOlThree monlhs'''ss ~ ~
Nj n,onths,,.......,.. None ',,',,,.,i ~
Delivered by Carrier In City ibc psr NveH'
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WEEKLY.

By u,ail, Ia GiVdRes, Patidge P'fl'a'a'
year.,..,,,,,,,.,r.ss OOISlx mouth'.'''r''"'A
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23
That Dynamite Explosion.

IT is only in comparatively modern
times that we have learned to blow our
selves and other people to pieces. The
explosive in all its various forms of gun
powder, nitro glYcerine, dynamite or
giant powder, ETC., is something new,
We are unfortunately accustomed, how
ever, to wholesale murders committed in
mines by natural explosives, and in mag
azines and on shipboard by those of arti
fetal make. One of the most horrible of
all these accidents is that Of Saturday
morning, when caseof dynamite blew up
at Bremen and killed and wounded, ac-
cordlng to the official report, 100 persons,
OF whom sixty were slain outright. 1t
seems that some gigantic fool had care
fully packed package of dynamite in
his luggage, and then taken passage on
the steamship Mosel, from Bremen TO
New York. Dynamite looks like damp
Graham flour, and is composed of sill
cious ashes or pulverized earth saturated
with three times its weight of nitro
glycerine. 1t burns slowly in the open
air, but eXplodes with tremendous, in
comprehensive force when confined with
in small space. Under the latter circum-
stances, sudden thump sends it flying
into flame. No better material could have
been selected if the Bremen explosion had
been intended. The Mosel was living a
short distance from the wharf, and her
shoreward side was doubtless covered
with passengers. A tug lay by her. The
passengers baggage was being transferred
to the ship. Somebody may have
stumbled, somebody may have dropped
package-just how the explosion came we
shall probably never know. It did come.
The tug was blown to pieces The steam
ship was so damaged that she cannot sail.
-Four passengers were killed. The rest of
the sixty murdered ones were probably
sailors, porters and 'longshoremen on the
wharf. Another passenger has since
tried to commit suicide but has been pre-
vented. His deed excites the suspicion
that he owned and packed the dyr amite
and that his criminal carelessness is re-
sponsible for the horrible massacre. He
is to be examined. If the explosion had
to occur it is perhaps best that it took
place when and where it did Had the
Mosel been in mid-ocean she would have
sunk with every soul on board. -ChicaqO
Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23
BETWEEN THE LIGHTS.

LITTLE pause in life. while daylight fingers
Between the sunset and the pale moonrise,
When daily labor slips from weary fingers,
And soft gray shadows veil the aching eyes.
Old perfumes wander back from fields of clover,
Seen in the light of suns that long have set;
Beloved ones, whose earthly toll is over.
Draw near, as if they lived among rs yet.
Old voices call me; through the dusk returning
hear the echoes of departed feet;
And then ask, with vain and troubled yearning:
What is the charm that makes old things SO
sweet!
Must the old joys be evermore withholdens
Even their memory keeps me pure and true;
And yet, from out Jerusalem the Golden
God speaketh saying: :" make all things new"
Father cry, 1.-The old must still be nearer:
Stifle my love, or give me back the pastl
Give the fair, old earth, whose paths are dearer
Than all Thy shining streets and mansions vast"
Peace, peace; the Lord OF earth and heaven
knoweth
The human soul in ali Its heat and strife;
Out of His throne no stream OF Lethe aoweth,
But the clear river of eternal life.
BE giveth life, aye, life in sll its sweetness,
Old loves old sunny scenes will He restores
Only the curse Of sin and incompleteness
Shall talnt thine earth and vex thine heart no
more.
Serve Him in daily work and earnest living.
And faith shall lift thee TO His sunlit heights;
Then shall psalm OF gladness and thanksgiving
Fill the calm hour that comes between the lights
Sunday Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23

the history Of the Inflated steamer
Deutschland. Some time ago, while fir
ing salute at Staten Island, the cannon
exploded and blew the heads off four
steerage passengers; then they found a
skeleton behind the boilers; then last JAN
uary she broke her screw, and now she
hseaks in half and fulflls her unhappy
destiny.
THERE is large Newfoundland dog on
Bear Island, opposite the Maine coast,
belonging to the keeper of the lighthouse,
who always barks from the time he first
hears the paddle-wheels of the steamer
Lewiston until the engineer salutes him
with the whistle. Capt Deering says he
is invaluable, especially in foggy weather,
when the light cannot be seen. The dog
barks and listens for the salute, and when
the three whistles are given he walks off
| with an air of intense satisfaction.
THERE'S smart boy on the West Side
who Will become second Barnum if he
is not speedily checked IL his onward Ca
reer. For the last few days he has been
encouraging an interest in art among his
| school fellows by an exhibition of what he
announced as "a very fine collection OF
| chromos," charging therefor the very re-
markable price of nickel The spender
of that diminutive coin, on entering the
barn loft which served as the art gallery,
was shown large variety of different
sized SOS" done in mixture of water
and chrome yellow, which the exhibitor
| facetiOusly averred were chromos. The
desire of one patron of the exhibition to
see other boys sold has made the show
quite a success and so far preserved the
Snowman from a thrashing.-ChtcagC
| Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23
What the Lottery Wheel Did for Two
Men.

ABOUT two years ago two indianapolis
commercial tourists drew a portion of the
capital prize of the Louisville Library lot
terry, one acquiring $500 and the other
$4,000. The $1,000 man at once bought
an interest in the grocery-house by which
he was employed, at the same time keep
ing his former position, his experience
and capital realizing an increase of So, 900
or $4,000 per annum. This was not
enough, however, to satisfy his ambition,
and il two or three months he found ii
expedient to sell out to his partners, who
gladly paid him $500 for his interest.
In six months he reached his bottom
dollar and was in search of situation.
For time he was employed about a ticket
scalping office, and afterward travelled for
three wholesale houses, never retaining a
position longer than month Business
men eyed him with something bordering
on suspicion and he could no longer get
work. He found plenty of time for drinks
between meals, though, and at last, over
come by his misfortunes and drink, he de-
termlned TO end his mortal career, and a
night or two ago he was trying to buy
morphine or arsenic at several drug
stores. His efforts in this direction were
unsuccessful, for the drug clerks heart
lessly turned deaf ear to his pathetic ap-
peals for an agent to help HIM across the
river Styx. and his demise has not yet
been announced. 1t is presumed that he
has decided TO take the slower but equally
certain path to the other shore. He has
only TO shorten the intervals between
drinks to accelerate his speed and achieve
his destiny quicker.
The $1,000 man, who was also an en-
ploye of the same firm, took his windfall
and went to Kansas, where he engaged in
the lumber business. Now he, too, is
back in the city of concentric circles,
" busted'' and looking for job. And so
the world moves.-Indianapolss Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23
ards.

GOOD stewards of the manifold grace of
God! Every one to whom this grace
comes is to consider himself as its stew
ard, and TO act accordingly. The apostles
language Is: . As eUe1y man hath received
the gift, even so minister the same, one
TO another II any man teach, let him
teach as the Oracles of God; if any man
minister "a term which may apply to any
kind of Christian service), let him do it as
Oft the ability which God giveth." A stew
ard is one who acts for another; who is
bound to dispose of what has been in
trusted to him for the advantage of his
master, and in accordance with his mas
ters wishes. 1t is a striking thought that
even in regard to Gods gifts of grace we
are considered but as stewards. He still
retains the itle-deeds Of the estate in His
own hands, and says to us as His tenants:
+" Occupy till come" While salvation
is all of grace it imposes the most solemn
obligations on the saved. While God has
His work, we have ours and as we cannot
DO Gods work, God will not do ours.
Now this grace is as manifold in its re-
sponsibilities as in its revelation. opera
tions and results. We are stewards in re-
lation to the Gospel itself, which is the
revelation of His grace. 1t has been
committed to the church, not as a monop-
oily, but as a trust; and God holds her re-
| sponsible not only for its preservation,
but also for its propagation through the
world
We are stewards also in relation to the
various gifts and graces with which, as
Christ's disciples, we may have been en-
dowed. Every gracious disposition, every
mental and bodily power, every calling in
life, every relationship in society, every
Office in the church, our time, our SUBJ
stance, our influence, these are all con-
ferred on us as trusts, to be managed by
US, not for our own advantage and enjoy
ment merely, but for the welfare of socie
ty and that God, in all things, may be
glorifed. No man liveth unto himself
He who tries to do so is chargeable with
mismanagement, and even with embez-
element of the estate committed to him.
He is robbing God and robbing his fell
lOw-men, without enriching himself.
Everyone has something which no other
has, and can do something Wilhelm other
can. Every bullet says the proverb, has
its billet, and, in like manner, every
Christian has his special mission. He is
what he is and where he is for some wise
and gracious end. He has his specially,
which it is his to cultivate for Christ. To
each and all, therefore, would l say, stir
up the gift that is in you. Be up and
doing; do something; do your best; do it
at once, and do it heartily as unto the
Lord. Don't be a mere cipher in the
church. Don't be mere on-looker, still
less Pathfinder. Don't be mere critic
in the Christian warfare, but an armed
and active combatant Every citizen
must be a soldier to do battle with sin and
hasten the triumphs of the Grossly. 7.
Observer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23

"DEPEND upon it," says an eloquent
preacher, 81 it is not the want of greater
miracles but of the soul to perceive such
as are allowed us still, that makes us push
all the sanctities into the far spaces we
cannot reach" The devout feel that wher-
ever Gods hand is, there is miracle, and
it is simply an undevoutness which
imagines that only where miracle is can
there be the real hand of God. The Gus
toms of heaven ought surely to be more
sacred in our eyes than its anomalies; the
dear old ways of which the Almighty is
never tired, than the strange things He
does not love well enough to repeat He
who will but discern beneath the sun, as
he rises every morning, the supporting
finger of the Almighty, may recover the
sweet and reyerent surprise with which
Adam gazed on the first dawn in Para
disc; and if we cannot find him there-if
we cannot find Him on the margin of the
sea, or in the flowers by the wayside-I
do not believe we should have discovered
Him any more on the grass Of Gethsemane
or Olivet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23
BENNY'S RADISHES.
A STORY FOR CHRIsTMAs-TME.

sToRY FOR CHRISTMAs-TIME.
II was late in summer when Benny
Towers found large paper of radish- seed
that had been left over from the spring
gardening. He had some wooden tools.
lie had made himself rake, hoe and
SPADE, rather rough-looking affairs, but
'hey answered his purpose very well, and
afforded amusement many an hour.
There vas corner in the garden where