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COTTON on THE SPOT DULL AND EAsIER--YU-
TUREs BARELY sTEADy--PLoUR STEADY
WHEAT sTRcEG-coRN sTRoNG-oATs
sTEApY--wHfsKEY FIRMER--PoRK FlRMRR--
LARD FiRMKR-PErgoLEUM QUIET--sPIRITs
TugpENrISE QUIEr-EosIN QUIET OILS
STEADY EErGHTs sTEADy-coFrEE Arm
SUGAR FIRM
FRIDAY, May l2-6 r. NJ
The trade movement has slow, judged as o
whole during the past week. although there have been
come noteworthy exceptions TO tho rule There Is no
n,ssk.ng the fact that the bulk Of tho spring business
IS over IN most departments OF trade and sales show
considerable falling oil from week another. Dry
goods remain without material change the market hc-
my quiet. Hardware has been duh, the
sprlng trade which has been exceptionally
light bcsng about over In groceries, drugs
boots and shoes and some other class goods
n moderate business has been In progress bot the alb
senoc Of vim snap noticeable nearly all branches
Of the wholesale business Very little bnoyuncy obtains
and holders. general rule, manifest willingness
and Inducements purchase in
frequently Tho principal Of she week.
cay considered Is the accelerated outflow Of brsadstu
m response TO demand Continental Europe
This active has eusei any sudden radical
enhaucemens from day day holders for the
most part having been willing enough - ssr
though generally insisting up,n some advance
upon the quotations current ths preceding day.
The .ssa; the 1xs purchases during the week
mostly ss gsr ,y: :. .s ,qs s: ~
% n s s 'n per- Sa 4. ~Ss
s ,.as lie active inquiry which has ssssnsd
during nearly the whole week. Tho activity n
wheat directly affected Of freight.
which are higher. bat vessels FOR charter have
been Comparatively pleaty aud have been taken
as / favorable 10 tho chsrtsrsr than
thpss obtaining week sg. There has also fair
for bas. with Tree receipts and
heavy prospective arivas the market improved In
any ensdesabis degree Indeed the eommoner sorts have
sold lower than they I'D Oats have boon
irega,a- and the slo'e owsr Provisions have been
material fail or tho week. pretty large speculative
movement has bean IN progress however particularly
IL lard though decidedly lower prices 10
dAy Friday business generally soN. but
On Ihrnxs tho
cNpor for wext stl the leading aud
business dune AZ better prcrs and the market
cssed ~ marked nrro sMcnt on the opening
prices Corn sIov In demand ana higher. rlnsng
strong. Oats steady. aih sair demand VII skey
hraser nrmsr. quiet Lard decidedly better
fairy .ctisc freznts were steady cotton the spoi
dali aud easier futures barely steady Coffee
Arm Naval stores xsre xsnsraiy la,s oils were tsasy
Asnss N TAR JotDlng demand - s,<c- 5<c Tor
Los Fears quoted nominal nj &c
AHrIxoEy remained quiet - to><s ioxa
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tx w. r. Dudley sold On Is Virgins
oxen AZ stzc per m. weight .
SnFEP i.suss.--frade slaw aud small with prio0
Sill hrm W. Elliot sold ~ state yearnf lambs. weigh
2olo lbs ~ &c per lb ~ Michigan sheen. weight ~
lbs al 5irc n: 90 Michigan sheep weight lbs
Tie per H. aiu Michigan sheep weight 20 10 lhs
she per 10. Judd Rockingham sold Ohio sheep
weight "a lbs per heaa az 6ic per ID 81 Ohio sheep
weight ~ lbs per head At lsc perth hase Pidcocb
H. .oa Ohio sheep weight 70 lbs head. 80 y
cwl.: ~ Ohio sheep. weight ~ lbs per head ~
81 10 per 40 Ohio sheep. weight s9 lbs per hesd
81 80 1Di Tennessee sheep weight - pes
head at 7c ib 100 Tennessee sheep. weight 49, lbs
per head. at TIC. per 10.
Mich Cows Trade slow and light prices $50 SC
par head calves included also cows sold $50 $40 per
head
hand; bntternilk fed calves sold At +e 5c per No.
quality calves ut DC h.. 10 I'D
at the top rate: trade slow heavy
Hocs.-There were live hogs ~ sale
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Money plenty; TO ? per cent.
Tho f.tinwiu0 nra the claxfng prf



telegram from Pot,svlc Pa, states that the repre-
sentaves Of the various coal companies there last
evening Tor consultation Tho result given out was
the establishment Of entire harmony, the Lchgh in
terost agreeing to work with all the other upanics
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED
Some time ago Judge spcir granted an Injunction At
the instance Of Rufus Hatch restraining Sydney Dillon
Jay Gould from taking any steps toward dissolu-
ton OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company tho mp
pointment Of a receiver To-day tho Judge granted an
order dissolying tina. injunction.
TnE RAILWAY WAR.
The Information received to-day from trustworthy
sources is that WITHIN very days competition
between the antagonis,ic railroads will take
positive shape II Is known that private con:
have already been made at rates unusually favor
able shippers but probable that both tho freight
and passenger tariffs will be publicly reduced pom,
will leave doubt the intensity or light
that is now in progress
Tnx ATLANTIC Ann PACIFIC TELEcRxrn COMPANY.
Tho Stock Exchange to-day received the announce
that the above company have issued 900 shares
Of additional for purpose Of constructing add
tional nnes
RAILWAY KARNxeA
The following shows the comparative earnings Of tho
Chicago and Alton Railroad:-
First week In May, lsso............... 3s9,os3 60
Same week IN 1871 -...............-... 70, s9J "
Increase. .-........................ $500 IS
January TO Nay J, 1915. $50 5ss 20
Same time IN 1870 lsAs'22 ~
Decrease this year. .................. se,lss 10
The estimated earnings OF the OHIO and Mississippi
Railway Company Tor the lrst quarter IN May
lsI8..... $50 H6 "
6t6sy 81
increase. 6,S27 %
The following the carnina ~ Of the Michigan Cen
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-Nhra, good demand. mainly Tor export 70 Cont
mental Eurupc: the marSet excited and &c 3s and
cases ic higher; but ~ the c'oc No. was ~ MI
nal vi ~ 81 "a Chicago, aud ~ ~ I'll - Tor MAJ
weukce: the sales mostly in tho grades
prising about 25OJ bushels last EVENING" ~ ~ ~
~ ~ Tor inferior spring; 81 ID 81 ~ for No. Chicago;
81 10 81 ~ Tor No. Minnesota aud Mwausee 70 Tor
choice No =. 10 arrive Monday ~ ~ tor Nc shetoy
do and - 20 for ungraded spring Rye was easier but
Actise 2puOo bushels Western sold ~ TIE lo'fc
in and aoA Germ III air demand and decide
higher The sales about 5000 bushels NJ oc o7c
o7r. 6Sc tor nnnradrd 6c Tor southern soow, dock
t;sc FOR do. aiost barley and harley malt dull
with parties apart IN their views Oats steady
The sales we're ab.nt 4GDOO bushels At 4tic for No
v TX inspection. sfe 521c for the range white and 37c
45sac Tor the range OF mixed.
fHtTThc market Tor foreign dried quiet but prices
generally unchanged We quote New layer rsisins
ma.eassL 81 20 500 according toanslisy:
sesdle.s raisns. - ~ per frs vasacia rans ioc per
10. suItana do, 19c Tor Turkey psuncs. s$<c tor
serva and bosnia new rIcnc4 do. &C. lie, according
5s%c Brazil nuts size Preserved 81 90
Dvnsests was W fHir demand We quote Apples state
quarters ehc ~ do. sliced. sc. Zoe southsru
guater Issv size: do. sliced. SIC, lie do fancy
I4e ise.: unpseed do guartsrs i0Ise halves.
l3c backe,rnes vzc l04c Rasthsres. nc z!c Cher
ries. lie PIums southern. l~c Zoe d. state ale Pea
nuts rsmaaeh au'., We qnoss -rdnsry Virginia y
ordns1 Wilmington. 81 - 81 4o prime % fancy DO.
"a ~ ~ 30 Domestic green firm auu IN
,s,r demand We qnotc ppics selected winter, per
Dbl ~ -; DO. mixed. Y: % ~ -; do CON mon ~
81 - ~ 70 aSs5O DO 5000 20 prime
BAr STRAW wese ou,st aud unchanged. We quets:-
Bais hay, shiDping - 5se retail Quass - ~ ~
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ADVANCE AND DEcLiSx
Tho following are the changes In closing prices COM
pared with those Of yesterday
ADvAScE.-Dclaware and Lackawanna, TX Michigan
Central, X Northwest preferred, i; Now Jersey Cen
trail, -; Pacific Mail, q Producers Petroleum. l;
81. Paul, j. do, preferred, y gold, y.
DkcLisE--Ohio and Mississippi. y Lake Shore, Il
MISUNDERSTANDING and Pacific preferred, Al
lanl.c and Pacific telegraph New YORK Central,
e.. G. aud c., G.. c., G. aha l., Ere, Hannibal and
st. Jos ph common and preferred. Harlem Illinois
70 ira, Missouri Pacific. Northwest common Panama,
pulck, yer, Rock Island, wabash, Union Pacific and
Western Union.
THE noSnr MARKET.
The extremes Of the day In this department we're 4
and 2x per cont The close made at on all loans
secured by the usual stock coIlaterais Prime paper
discounted At ~ and Dor cent Foreign exchange
Is quiet Prime sterling, asking rates. ssss and 40
scliing rates. ASS a4ss< and 4sgx AGO Reich marks
s5H 9sA and sok eos. Cables, % Primo Paris
6I3k ana 5llx
Tho following were The rates Of exchange on New
York Al the aforementioned cites to-day :-savannaL,
~ ppnism; Chszisssens n ~ premium; New Or
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Totals z2.5j ~ liza 4.SBS 3.yuS
this fofenoon Vt aroat 4c d. reduction quo.
Inc nerds TO hand ranged from fair
all psr sas ms e Sp q ss rs, *. sss. S
nnd were sold on by noon Fran IS lbs TO - lbs has
allowed net A. siss.sth yards O. Eastman sold
Illinois steers ~ vssc per ID weizht "a cwt 20 Illinois
steers At iu&c per b weight IA - iincis
os per H.. weight ew j.. w.lsis soa for Morr.
lo.e per 10. weight -, h lssei cold Vogue Is
.o,sc per 10. weight IA rwt; Illinois bail gross
weight 400 lbs At 5c per ~ ~ v Bnrc'ard SOLD 70.
.. w. Vat, sold for re.f n iins STEERS - "a pee
c~t gross weight ssa2u lbs u j. Pagan sold for self
81 illinois s,:s. r., . oe per o weigh. ~ rw, Moses
- Illinois steer. q ss4s per H. vt. y per hsaa
T. Williams x sol. steers. terms ' sos Obtained
ulery sod Tor ~ krchway 81 Illinois steers
per ~ with y onpsr head weight lev. - Limos steers
s1 s~ ss ~ @ i s ~ ss vi hss
S a s.a % hs ss nSsss ~:ts
~ q 5s e~n, iiho.s steers a. lie
peer 70 choice quality no. oxen AJenry cis, s.a
per b. weigh, 0 y Missouri steers :, ios per iU
IOA4c per 10, with c per toad weights az ewt
~ Missouri sseeys - Iosc per b. weight ~ cwt lU5
s''s' isss.' S Kahn sd ss: ~
IsS,sess bulb. sse.s weight per e. IS
e = n pr , ~ csney o asnsr,s. sed M s@s.
Tor Holmes co. U steers e io l ss5 6c ps s IT,
weight, e~t; for l. Isdsnss ~ Illinois ios
steers iUc lie per h. wslvt "a. az evil scr c"cn
,sns 90 u Illinois sssIs q ios per ~ weight
o H. ss s % "a lie s 20 u Is
sosh steers ~ los per H. With - % she les vsioh
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BE.svAx unchanged quoted STE for Southern and
Baoon Coax was duh and unsettled We quote Red,
Size BE- red tipped &C. &c. medium 1zc- &C.
choice green hurI and brush. Sc. lOc
CANDLES xseauy. We quote sperm. use spsrm.
patent hacys. 3c stearic, X Mitchell Cos u6 ox.
TIC. q 2Sc adamantine IA ~. 10 OIL. l2s4c. tic
parafune as. Us and l2sl. Zoe. 2Oc
COrrKE-rhe market for Brsxis firm. We note sale
Of 22D bags Rio. Contest private terms. and ut
baltimore last evening. 500 bags Rio. Yamoydcn.
IKE for fully fair. Mild coffee quiet. We
quote Ordinary cargoes l5sc fair do ike good do.
lSr.: prime do, lSac extreme for lots 5i2c. .
loc; Santos fair to good lie IKE gold ninety drya.
Java government bags 2Oc 22c do grass mats ale .
2ae. siI Do Isse aos. csyion, i7se; iee
MsrscAibo lUc lSc. Lnguayrs i7kc ls5sc Jamaica.
lie lSc: - Domingo. l5i4c. i5sc Porto Rico Ike
lie: Costa hca. lie. l9c Macassar. ls5sc iekc
Mexican lie lsc: Manila. lie isc: Angosura lie.
lsc. Savanilla Gc islsc. Curacao Ice u iItr
C0oPERAer STOCK unchanged. We quote :-Molssscs
Shocks 32nch, with heads III 80 81 23 shocks
With hs.d,. ss-nen. g % 81 IS; Do. DO. seinsh,
81 30 81 box shocks. I5c spc do. ~: ppc do.
sta ~ 5o empty hocsheads 81 So hoops IA feet ordI
per NJ
corrEn. sales Of 100000 lbs lake 2i,sc.
2ls<c. closing at those figures.
CoRpACE unchanged We quote :-Manila darge and
small size, per H. i4he l3,te do sordagc bolt rope
yarns tic lie. tarred Manila l4c Ssal rope iO>c y
HIS New Zealand iiie i2';e Russia hemp tarrsd,
i4c; AMERICAN do. lie: Russia bolt rope 7c
CorTox.The market FOR spot cotton dull and easier
IN tone but nor quotaby lower Futures closed barely
steady The closing prices to-day compare with Thurs
n tlI
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CLOTHS MARKET.

PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET
PRoviDENcE. r. l., May II. 1870.
Printing cloths held 3ssc 3t4c for standard
goods but sales hardly enough establish pricsA
EUROPEAN MARKET
Loxnox PRODUCE MARxKr-LoxDoE, May l2-Evsn-
ing.-sperm oi Foi per Lnseed cake 80 los, 80
l3A ton.
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GALvksro Nay II. 1s7O.
Cotton dull and nominal. middiing. IAnr.: Low mid
ding loc; good ordinary aSc. Net receipts. 215 bales
\ xports coastwise. All. sales. III stock. 49,
weeEyNet receipts. 3s2s gross. ASST Exports
wise. 1881 Sales. 2.ofo ..-
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leans, commercial. x q 51o; bank. x Chicago soc
premium; Cincinnati. 1rrn, eoc- 81 premium and S.
Louis, 81 IS premium.
GOVERNMENT BOMBS
Government bonds closed steady at the following
quotations: United States currency sixez 1877 l27h
do SKIES 1851, registered l2l y lziss do do, 1884,
coupon 12as l224; do. do, 1865, registered llass
all4H: do. do. 40, coupon, ll4t1 l14A; do do,
DO, new, registered, llss< lls; do do. do coupon,
lisx q llb; do. do, 1867, registered, laox 49,
do. do do, coupon, 1904 l2l: do, 1865, regis
tered 1874 1873 do. do, do coupon, l22 ai2s do
teniorties, registered, HIS. il77s do coupon
lls,s lsA do. lives, 1881, registered, III . ll7%;
do. do, do, coupon, III ll7s.
rnK rxirxp Stairs TREASURY.
The United States Assistant Treasurer 10 day paid
out $500, 600 gold for hve-twenties redeemed. and
$2l2, 900 for interest. Tho silver payments to-day
$3.50 under 500 limit si9.365 under $500
limit, and $37 sos silver drafts from Washington
Total to-day, $69 sSa Total April 90 $l474,697
strong and combined effort being made by specu-
iaors TO make scarcity IN both silver and fractional
currency Tor the purpose OF securing premium
From private sources, which Trustworthy wc learn
the Secretary OF the Treasury is confident Of his
ability than supply any want this direction
Two three months. however, may be required.
Revenue receipts to-d day 5000, 600
Customs ssceps - 49, gs o so
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds were generally higher, with the
largest business In Chicago and Northwest and St
Paul Tue changes were az follows:-An adj
vance OF u per cent In kre second mortgage, per
cent in Milwaukee and ST. Paul consolidated sinking
fund. Chicago and Northwest coupon gold bonds, Erie
third mortgage, Hannibal and ST. Joseph Fights con-
ycrtibe and Union Pacific Railroad first mortgage
n per cent in Plttsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Arsts; decline Of u per cent in Chicago Burlington
and Quincy eights. aud y per cent IN Chicago and
Northwestern lrsts Northwest consolidated gold cou
pons were arm. aud advanced to esq., St Paul con-
solidated sinking funds to ssA. Michigan Gen.
trail sevcns sold at loo. Fort Wayne hrsts brought
TO- Harlem coupon nrsts, 1884 do registered, ll6;
Central Pacilcs 1o6X Union Pacific drsts, lo4A Rock
Island sevens ITO; Ere second lo2; do. third 1922,
and Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Fights, III.
THE GOLD MARKEr.
Gold opened and closed nj ll2H, with sales In the
interim at 1l2A The carrying rates and per
cent, loans having been also made "hat"
The specie engagements Tor Europe amount
to $soo.ooo.
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
currency balances .................. >, u.Vat
Gold balances. 4IO,oS1
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

ding ios4e good ordinary. sse Net receipts as bales
weeEly-Nei receipts ssas; gross assn Exports sSsss.
w Nsw osrs.ss. May Y, 1879
si s1s sdss M +. %d ss.
i it Iss.. S;'ssi ss. .,: -.
sros m isss eS aa 70 france
ssst; 70 tho Continent 42e7 coastwise, $50 Sales,
have been ssid instead Of sss4
Cotton weak; m'ddling; IKE Ike low middiIng,
Weekly Net receipts, Loss, Exports eoasswiss ss7.
Sales. $500.
10 's. ion aas.; ,a %ids1g = ssc low m.dSn.
sales so q, stock l.a7 wsssly-sss receipts, s.oai
s'''' AA''''' c.salrsre nSs Nav - is7s
,o Cotton quiet %dsSins llss idd'ipE ike
Great r. Britain ;s sso sale. & s,es. s7.s W.;iy
Fra ssiss @ 7s ss. sis.; n''n $500
s oats SOD s'fs Ss.a
sS q, d.
sss'. Wheat ss % Dr.
d. kaiirasd shpmen,s--rloar 200 esis wheat aoon
,s ssg:s
little disposition 10 realize ss%aaa s .ss q
5000 bushels 10 hard Miwasies VI 81; it. d
=. 81 90 Corn da, and easier; sales q 5000 tu.Lsi.
DO Ont. assss rye in
active 2. none here sprsy ia .ass 2, so1 bushels Can
changed
OswsGo May II. 1875
Flour unchanged; ssles 400 bbls Wheat steady sales
OF 100 bushels No White Michigan 81 10: 1000 do.
choice white Canada At 81 81 Corn dun 6Dc old.
Sic Farley quiet. No Canads held D,c. earn Al,
$2J SIT for bpod s25 S28 for unbalfed per Mill
esdShorts. SO; shipstun ST. middlings. $40 $40
ten Canal ircghts lower grain wheat SIC peas, de-
and rye DC. New York lumber ~ 10 Hudson:
e. ID to New York Lake reccpts-Isunbcr. 8tUO feet
Canal sh2nens-Corn. boo bushels rye $500 do lum
bcr $4,000 eet Amount of grain canal from Buffalo
aud uswego Tor tidcwater yesterday Wheat, 36iW
bushels; barley 1890 do rye 500 do peas 1900 do
CHICAGO Nay IL, 1876.
Flour quiet but 6rm Wheat excited and higher. cIeses
with continued upward tendency; No. 2 Chicago spring,
" ~ spot " osy 81 o. June 81 o,I JAY: No Chr
tye firm and higher: No y ic'sc 47e. .pos ssas
oats fairy active and shade higher Mo- e sosc spot
s e. csc spot $50 June Pork active ,irm md hiEhsr;
Lard moderately active and higher 81 3l spot si2 ~
active ard shade higher shoulder; clear rio sass
nominal Whisky 81 o. Ksseip,s-Fi Flour ioaoo bbls
rye. LOO Do barley 1000 do shiprnsn.s Flour 7ooo
l4i 900 do re 200 do barley AGO d. A. the after
" Msi July Corn and oats unchanged Pork string an4
higher; Sl2 40 bid. June; $40 o.. July.
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The London advccs report the withdrawal OF f2ss 900
sterling from the Bank OF England for shipment TO
Portugal Consols were firm and United States bonds
steady about yesterdays prices. Erie advanced TO
144 al4ts. Quotations ut four o'clock p. II. are as
iollows-Consos y6s both money aud the account;
Erie, l4; do, preferred -; New York Central, 9S.
In Paris--Fve per cent rcnes, l05f 22tsc. for tho
account In Frankfort-United States bonds, new
Gvcs, are I02k. The Times financial article to-day
says:-"Rumors regarding the Erie Railway arc spread
ng The position Of Canadian securities Is favorable"
GOODS IxroRrs
Tho imports Of dry goods at this port tor the week
ending to-day were $685. 049 and the marketed
ST. The imports Of dry goods at the port
since January sss BAG 22s and the total amount
marketed $3S. :s4, 36i
The sales OF city bank shares ollows:-10
Central National at l01 40 Metropolitan ut I23 1925,
10 Merchants at 49, and Fourth National at 90
STATE
New Tennessees advanced TO AK. Missouri long
skies sold at l064, old Tennessees At 43H
INVESTMENT sHAREs
Investment shares were generally ilrm:-New Jersey
Central moved up to e54, after sales at 93s Land and
Petroleum from ll1k to 1928; Consolidated Coal, ALI
~; Delaware and HUDSON, nos Harlem, 1888 Ameri-
can Express, GAY; United States 20; Wells Fargo,
s7a4; New Jersey Railroad, 1885 Rock Island,
105A; Morris and Essex. 1O3iz; Delaware and Lacka-
wanna 1914 los 1881 1857 100 1854 Pitts
burg. Y3 a s3h.
PHILADELPHIA
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POLICE DISCIPLINE.
[coNTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. J

roundsmen and patrolmen whom he met and the tme
and place where he met them.
Roundsfnen. nj the end of their tour. VIII make .
similar report OF all patroimcn whom they met and
each patroan viii make individual report stating
~ what time and place he met the roundsmen and
sergeant All these reports Will be put tho station
house botter The rules were adopted aud ordered pro
nulgatsd 10 the force
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-01-07
one Of Horace GrecIcy's old Letters
NEW YoRK. July "a, 1857,

NEW YORK, July "a, 1891.
My Dear Sir; Seeing in the Tribune
the death of your sweet child, whom ]
so well remember, impels me to write
you a word | offer no consolation, and
| need not assure you of my sympathy.
But you and your wife are still young
and hopeful, other children will doubt
less be lent to you; and though you will
never forget this firstling Of the flock,
nor fail to remember her with pensive
and chastened sadness, yet you will live
to realize, even in this state of being,
how wisely prescieut and merciful is the
chastisement which ''smites but to heal. !"
Let me give you in this connection a
leaf from my experience.
/ have had seven children, of whom
five are gone. Of three sons none sur
vive, and two of them were respectively
five and half and six years of age
when they were reclaimed. ] need not
say how beautiful and good they we're
the early called are always thus. When
the first of them died my youth ended
| thought could never be sorely strick.
en- thenceforth. Yet in due time there
came another, not so delicate, so besuti.
ful, SO poetic; yet SO loving, SO tender,
so devoted to me, that l thought / had
never been understood before. / cannot
remember that during his six years
abode with us he even wished to contra
vene my will.
left January IA, for that hard west
ern tour in brave spirits and good gener
al health. At Galesburg, after leaving
you, ] had letter dictated by him
leaving him in excellent health. | heard
no more till ! reached Scranton, Pa, OIL
my way home, when telegram reached
me during my lecture stating that he
was dangerously i'll of Group. hastened
home, next evening at s only to find hin
dead an hour before, after enduring {
severe operation and extreme suffering
With him buried my last earthly as
piration. have two little daughter
one eight years old, the other but foul
months, having been born since his death
but they are very different from him ant
do not replace him.
Did you not mean to see me, this sea
son ? Kind regards to Mrs. Yours
HORACE GREELEY.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-01-07
5fiseellamu.
A Remarkable Providence.

A woman who had been washing for
us said " Seems as if the Lord took
very direct ways to reach peoples feel
ings sometimes. Now | was astonished
once in my life. lived away out west,
on the prairie, me and my four children
and | couldn't getmuch work to do, and
our little stock of provisions kept get
ting lower and lower. One night we sat
lowering over our fire, and | was gloomy
enough There was about a pint of
meal in the house, and that was all. /
said Well, children may be the Lord
will provide something. =" | do hope it
will be a good mess of potatoes" said
CHEEKY little Nell. =" Seems to me /
never was SO hungry for 'taters before
After they were all asleep, | lay there
tossing over my hard bed, and wonder
ing what / would do next. All at once
the sweetest peace and rest came over
me, and sank into such good sleep
Next morning | was planning that l
would make the tinfull of meal into
mush and fry it in a greasy frying pan
in which our last meat had been fried.
As / opened the door to 60 down to the
brook to wash, saw something new.
There on the bench beside the door stood
two wooden pals and sack. One pail
was full of meat, and the other full of
potatoes, and the sack filled with -four.
/ just brought my hands together in my
joy, and just hurrahed for the children
to come. Little dears They didn't
think of trousers and frocks then, but
came out all of hutter, like flock OF
quails They knew the Lord had sent
his angels with the sack and pals. Oh,
it was such precious gift / washed
the empty pals and put the empty sack
in one of them and at night Istood them
on the bench where | had found them
and the next morning they were gone.
tried and tried to find out who had be-
friended us, but | never could. The
Lord never seemed so far off after that
time" said the poor woman, looking
down with fearful eyes.-Arthuw's Mag.
azine.