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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON : SPOT 3-16C. LOWER FUTURES CLOSED
WHEAT DULL-CoRN EAsIER-OATs DULL
wHIsKEY STEADY PORK DULL-LARD DULL
PETROLEUM NoMINAL--sPIRITs TURPENTINE
DUIL-ROsIN DULL-O1Ls FIRM COFFEE
QuIET--sUGAR QUIEr--rREIoHTs QUIET.
MONDAY, Jan 29--6 p. NJ
The markets we're quiet almost without exception,
while In some instances thore further settling
of prices. ON 'Change brcadstuGs dull and In
buyers favor. Corn fair demand, but easier
lard dull. Ffcights wero tame. Cotton was ) l6c.
lower Futures closed STEADY ut tho decline. Coffee
and sugar we're quiet Oils remained firm Petroleum
nominal. Naval stores were dull
CoryER-Sales of Rio 4.3l4 bags Anna DO
fore ARRIVAL 5000 bags Nautilus and ..O8 bags
Commodore Dupont both in lots 1900 bags Mozart
and ,90S bags Hipparchns all private terms The
stock Rio here Tonight is 1855 bags We quote rdi
nary l7tsc IKE lair do, l9lsc. i054c good
do. poe 2o4c prime do, 2osc 2sic. extreme range
for lots. ~ 224c. Santos, fair to good 10c 9c,
gold days; Java. government bags. nc. 23c: do.
grass mats, 23c. 24c. Singapore. 10c. ole /;
Coyion, Toe 2ic; Maracabo. l0c. 2o1sc; Laguayra.
IKE. Porto Rico, 1Sl2c 2O1sc.; Costa kcn lSLc
ale; Mexican. lssc. zoe Manila. l0c ~ zoe Angos-
tura 2Oc alc; S"vsnH. lsc 2o'ac; Curacoa. islsc
CorroS tho spot quiet and 332c lower Liverpool
rivals market for futures opened weak at c
cline saturdays closing prices. Under the influence
of the unfavoape news from Liverpool heavy receipts
and large southern orders to sell prices declined
still further during the day. and the cosng ugucs show
decline for tho Of 33ac. -l6c tho market however.
closing steady ut the decline Tho closing to-day
uur wi
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per cent IN consols with United States bonds generally
lower. old ls55s having fallen of Il u .. pcr cent
Erie preferred dropped y per cent, but the common
was steady The Bank OF England lost f2i4. oco bull
lion balance to-day. Bar silver quoted at 57zd
per ounce. Rentes al Paris up to l07C S5c. The
following are late London quotations: -Consois for
money 81; DO tor account 90; old 65 bonds. 1851
lo5N; 81 do. 1904 1895: ten.forty do, lloh;
new lives do. 1913 Erie. 9sss a95x.
STATE BoSps
In State bonds Tennessee, old, rose to 43k and re-
acted 10 43 do, new, sold al AK and at
424 Missouri long SKIES brought l0lK a 1919. Dis
lrict OF Columbus brought 1874.
RAILROAD Boxps.
Railroad bonds were quiet and prices were lower.
The Lchish and wilkcsbarre bonds Tell Saturday
from 90 10 81. and closed 56 to-day So bid. and
no oilers Little done IN New Jersey Centrals.
the other changes folows:-An advance OF X
IN Milwaukee aud ST. Paul consolidated sinking funds,
and u In North Missouri Hrsts. There decline
Of per cent IN c., c. and !. c. frsis, per cont IN
trail Pacific gold bonds Morris and Essex sevens o.
1871 aud Great Western frsts OF 49, ~ IN Chicago
and Northwestern consolidated gold sevens The lie
high and Wikcsbarre bonds, which closed Saturday
at SO, to-day closed at 54A S. The New Jersey Cen
trail convertibcs closed Saturday at TAX I41si
sold the close at 49, the consolidated arsts closed
on Saturday IS IS. and to-day offered n, the
close ut ~ the drsts new, closed Saturday at los
BID and to-day at 1913 a 100.
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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS.
MONDAY. Jan. 20. 1877

BkEvEs On heavy OF horned cattle fresh to hand
the closing week quality tom poor to good.
3 ss 'S' s % s. has
ss me % ',s s. wy ;s'i. ssS;
70 at @ per b. weight weight s%
s. limos steers steers ae pcr b. Weight sw Ia oS
e~ Wheeler ' s o psf @ vsfa S
i's a 'of Tor 3 III ~sse q q
liHs lss per r. l. Illinois steers :, iac per d.:
sss Weight % o s's'ts g saa .s s Ss.
Al s's S's Str ':s"
per Pc s s rs1 s Eshas
nGis sss, wss sous sss al o
per d. weight ews seant Held on sale ~ Missouri steers
steers sold for Rankin Thompson ). Illinois steers a,
T r. Selves s " s~ tes,, sw s ps
weight cwt 81 Missouri steers at o,4c per lb weight
p pss %s'sh, i in steers fs ss
wsisSi " sw, ~ Illinois steers =, los Win u OF pc;
at % %ic IT, weight e ss 81
a. iosc per ~ weight "a ss. 10 Illinois ;sess q. ix
lucky steer. a. oac io,se per ~ weight * ey' 10
sS ' ss Ss S tor a Ohio
- Sysr j. Shs =. Il (; , Psr
sss per- lS weight sS" S%
steers At one IOae. h., weight "a cwt Tor p
Hone 10 Ohio ut Ice per h., weight cw Tor
chancellor seymour q ohio steers q. ose io,is per
Ib. weight cwt for H. Newton 90 ohio steers a. ioac.
illsc per ID. weight cwt; for r., Brown
~ Ohio cows ut SIS per cwI; Tor o. nu
II thio ut i2c. per To-. with ~ ON per
head weight cws y. samues sod tor Morris 81 lli-
nos o1,c per H. with III OF per head on 50 head
weight ~, IS Illinois steers Ut vac per 10 weight
ia cwt II Illinois steers ~ loc per 10, weight o,s c~L
NJ illinois luisc b., weight Va cwt. with VI
OF per head ILLINOIS steers ~ ic pc. b. weighs "a
nois steers AZ Ice per H.. with 5Vc on per
head on -, heo W 1ss IN ws.,cb, ~ cu,
81 cwt 10 Illinois bulls. live weight 472 lbs her head
at $3 pcr ~ Illinois bulls, live weight $40 lbs.
per ic H. tor 4. sclomburg 80 Ohio steers at
Ike per h., with u on head weisnt * cwt Tor
Myers Regcastcn ~ Illinois steers ut gt5c. IUiac
H., weights on cwL "a ewI H. vogsl sold tor Myors
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CLOSING pRicRs-3 r. M
ADVANCE AND DECLINE.

ADVANCE AND DECLINE
The following are the changes in closing prices com
pared with those OF Saturday,
Observation-Disclosures Coal, X; Delaware and
Lackawanna ~ Delaware and hudson, n; Lake
Shore, y Rock Island u; Wabash, % Union Paci-
hc, l.
DEcLrSE.-C. G. and L. c., u; c., c., c. and l., az
Erie, q; Illinois Central ,. Michigan Central, Il
Morris and Essex. u New Jersey Central, 20; North
western common, "a; OHIO aud Mississippi, "a PACE ic
Mail, - ST. Paul common, u: do preferred, ~ ;
Western Union, Il; Adams Express, q; American
u; United States, u gold, u.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money was easy throughout the day aud closed at 8
4 per cent call. ghe rates OF exchange on New
York at the aforementioned cities to-day were -
Savannah buying u oil, selling q premium Charleston,
scarce, nominay u discount par Cincinnati, steady,
buying par, selling lilo premium; ST. Louis 10 pre-
mum; New Orleans, commercial par o l.16 discount
bank par; Chicago, 90 premium
Foreign exchange closed irm:-
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e. ii.s2e.,. 800 st Is s,ise.; 200 ns - s.sss..
80 10 5-l6c.. 100 vt Is SIC. l%O az Is N52c.
500 AZ ia,te. 100 10 ss2e.; 100 at islse. 800 a.
- e'se. 700 AZ i2Ae April: ~. a. ,e; ~ ~
600 at s i7sss 800 At is,se 100 a, - i7s.c i,o ..
Ghc. 700 at i3 7Ioe 2ooI at - Ia's.s May. ,u1 ~
- ii'ies 900 =, IS y -ac soo a, rs iii6e 900 a,
Is 2o.s2c.; July. 400 NJ i4e 100 a Is sl:i!e 200
At lac August, 80, - sc, go, al rs ~ ,52c
September 5o0 Al i3ssc: ocouer. 800 ut ~ o.'2c.
100 at Is 5.ioc. Total. 2a6oo bales. Grand
total. .o)u bales The receipts the ports
follow. uaives,on. 24oo bales New Orleans is2+a No.
bile 1881: savannah. 273o; Charleston. lD.l. vii
mington 5O2: Norfolk. 800: New York 2.9is: Bos-
ton. 527 Philadelphia, Total 3I.s5 bales Iris day
last week. % OlO bales. This day 2757I bales
Total September l. 3.3.35e7 bales to Saturday
night. Cotton irsigts closed follows To by
steam Ne compressed TO Hamburg by steam 5e. a lc.
compressed. by sail e Ne. 10 Bremen by steam sc,
compressed by sail &c &c to iverrooi 1864 oIod.
By steam: by sail, Y32c. compressed. Market quiet.
FLOUR ASD GGAiS.kecciptt. na., O56S bulls. wheat.
2.s0J bushels meal $50 bbs and 65 sacks: earn,
10 go bushels oats 81 40 do. 1870 barley
400 do barley malt liooo do. The -four market
dull but prices without decided change fhe sales
were about 2p bbs Including state Western aud South
the quotations. Rye honr quiet sales
100 bbis Corn quiet. with sales OF about
loo bDls and sacks IS 80 Tor Brandy wine and 81
4 f.rW Inr.e Wa
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON Jan. %, 1877
ordinary. li,te Ne. receipts 40 bales: gros. s47a
l3,3; coastwse, TIC Sales. l.,a5. Stock. io5.os7.
Nnw ORLEANS, Jan. 20, 1877.
1924 SaS s'aEGss To-
500. Stock. 2s3.69a.
Cotton weak aud irregular: middling. i2Ac low mid
9 9s.iso. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 0o S'e' 'o s'o'''
Cotton dull; mddlng. i2,ac: low n,'ddling. i2,sc. !;
fSod s" si s'2 S1 sas 100
stock. 7d,7sa.
Cotton dull and depressed; mddng i2sc; low middIing.
s good SsIn"ry ne Net , reeeps 9ai 4 bales
Flour quiet wn.s. dull No. "nIss Ms aa M
81 '?s. fS red i's Winter IL Gt February 81 ss
a mss % ssS .sa Il SSa s sfn
spot, 44fs fsSru.ry .i'i MsisI; ase May sSs
ssoa and dressed ~ ~
Hi' Sss So%r 500 bushels Wheat 600 Do
Rcccipts-Fiour 500 bbls wheat, - bushels: rorn
49, a" ss.s s 49, sS wheat
s"rn $lao 49, oats 40 ao barley 40 do rye ,
bushels. & s.rlsS aasii
car no. Chicago white Il 81 81:
:. ssse, a ssc .aSsc; J. % old No . =. Sac Oats
=
s5c SIC SecdxSales of 500 bushels timothy 81
ax2 10: $3 80 clover: medium at So 80; large $40 25
Malt light trade inquiry prices other arti-
ces quiet and unchanged Railroad eights unchanged
CHICAGO Jan. ~, 1877.
Flour light demand but holders firm Minnesota
So 81 75 do patent 81 IS So 5O winter xtras,
gG w. Wheat unsettled and SAC. lower: No. Chicago
spnng 81 % cash: 81 237 February; sales at 81 25ia
81 2sl March closed ut 81 25s March No 3 do. ~ "a
n$1 ~: rejected 0Jc 9Sc. Corn dull and lower: Me-
cash 4l1Gc. bid February; 42se bid March, !ese bid.
May; rejected, 36i.c Size. Oats easier; 3sc, cash
:sIsc. May Rye steady and unchanged Barley
steady and unchanged. Pork In good demand and
April. Lard good demand mud shade higher $40 70,
hulk steady and unchanged Dressed hogs unsettled
and lower: light 81 81 % heavy 81 30 mixed ~ 10
81 121 Whskcy active hut not ably higher ut 81 o.
ReceipsFlour. 1000 bbls. wheat 10000 ba,hels
1900 do oats. 2iO0O do rye 300 do harley $500
shipments-Flour. 1900 bb.s wheat. 1900 bushels:
corn. OO do: oats, 10000 d. barley sUD do At
afternoon call OF the board :Wheat frmcr; 81 24x
" AZ, February 81 2e,s; March Corn and cats nm
March. Lard firm and higher: $II OF. March.
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MEMORANDA.

A Washington despatch says that interest on Dis
tric OF Columbia Cos Will DO paid at the Treasury in
Washington and the sub-Treasury at New York on
February /.
A despatch from Philadelphia states that Mr. Il. W.
Clark, president OF the Lehigh Coal ana Navigation
Company, has been chosen chairman of the Board of
Directors OF the Lehigh and Wikesbarrc Coal Com
pany. and has accepted tho posi- Mr. Parrish rc
mains president Of the company.
Tho revenue receipts to-day wore $500, OOO customs
receipts, $500 OO0 bank notes received for redemp-
ton, 81, 600, 000
The estimated earnings OF st. Louis City and North
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Pork-Eastern hrmer at Sos Western dull 6s Bacon
Cumberland cut dull at Ais short rib dull nj ass long
Long cut dull ut ASS Shoulders sIs India
duh dull at 1915 prime ull at SOS
ard-primc Western steady ~ 52s city duh
dull Is sd. fine dull at los. Cd. Characterization
choice steady ut It's Lard oiiNone the market four
los ID No spring dull 1T los 3D.; winter southern dull
at lis Id winter Western dull at los Nd Corn Mixed
soft dull at 26s I'D Tor Old aud steady a. 2s od Tor new
Receipts Of wheat for the week from Atlantic ports $40
quarters receipt wheat for the from Pacific
100 receipt of wheat from other sources, sos
qus rtcrs; receipts Of corn. 81, Oc0 quarters
LONDON, Jan. 20, 1877
The Mark Express It's weekly review OF the British
weather to resume agricultural operations but the long
Of rain has delayed hold work. and probably
dton Of the wheat plant favorable. Out IL Is feared
floods have damaged the plant In the low districts
.ae rceSsSe ba Win prolonged rain the results
would be disastrous Late sown wheat has suffered most
from Hoods. which IN some ceases swept the plant and
that II Will be necessary TO ,cdrili or plant with
barley Reports from ss oa",n and isiand
!. stu, so,iessnls in Marx lane and country markets..
IT sales have been more difficult than during the
previous week. The present value OF English wheat is
IS 10 IS per quarter higher than at this time last year
This increase due first to the disappointing results Of
yeld second the effect OF politics trade and
third, the unusual weather; but now possibly We may
wheat the diminished imports Of the past i've
months resulting ~ r,,,r dm,nmton oil stocks
that The present state range prices sound
capable of being maintained Inactivity has charac
tccd business In wheat during the past week bur ths
Ing operations temporarily to scrutnize previous ransac
tious. Fine rod wheat Is held firmly Upon this variety
proved sxpcnce TO shilling per quarter the week
Trade for sprns has shared The general duinrs and
been held hrmy but witt, inactive demand values have
slightly declined.
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A r REASONABLE RATEs-MONEY ~ Lire AND,
~ Endowment Insurance Policies aud Moftgngcs sumo
bought of all kinds effected with best
J. J. HAkBICu CO.. liz broadway.
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FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL.
a STOCK sPKCuLAToKs AND BUYERS or
Puts, Calls, Spreads or strsddes should read

DAILY MARKET REPORT. containing the money article
OF Herald Times Tribune and World reprinted same day
published In those journals also report OF sales OF stock
quotations for privileges at the New York steck Exchange
THIS four PACED sheet will be mailed ~ address daily
receipt OF postage GO cents a month";.
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.

PRovipEScK. Jan. 30 1877.
Printing cloths quiet but strong SC. Size for
best 6ix6 standard and extra with few goods Offering
| der tho higher quotation.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 20, 1877
Cotton--Fntures fats uplands. low middling clause.
March aud April delivery 2932d do do April and May
delivery, I'd.
OILS.
LIVERPOOL Jan 20. 1877.
Linsesd. oil 27a Sd. per cwt
PRODUCE.
LONDON, Jan. 20 1877.
Refined petroleum. I'D per gallon
ANTWERP. Jan. 10. 1877.
Petroleum, 81 ~ for fine pale American.
New York Produce Exchange Report
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HAVANA MARKET.

HAVANA. Jan. 20. 1871
Spanish gold, l22 Exchange the United States 90
days. currency, ~ discount; short sight d. So
Discount. On London. TX u l21l.
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lO:l5 AND ll.3D A. NJ

lU:Ij AND !l:30 A. NJ.
Os1s $4,000 Us $40. c, '67.. Ils1s
os q 10000 U . 5-.u, c. OK. li6,a
lOM 3UOb' rs. Iu-uI. e. be ia
lUsa 10 % US IS. lO--W c., li4sa
3ss. 1COWu do. he HE
1871 1000 us 5's, c, 81. liz
i35a 10000 do. -. IiiL
IRSr B0ARp--lO:J0 A. NJ.
T3i6 100 shs G Il NV RR.... 3fss
Olts 400 & n y W ltk pr. Uc oB,.
1OA lUl do yBA.
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1. W. HAMILTON 4 CO.. Stock Bro.ers.
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d - Ann RETIRING. WILL SELL MY OLD
- l.VUV.cstabsbsd business, paying An average Of
each Any mot having ~ 600 cash need
MOI address y. HILL, l3S 9Th ~.
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GALNEsTON. Jan. ~ 1917.
Cotton quiet mddng 127sc. low middlng. il7sc. good
ordinary. ixc Net receipts, 2.4d bales gross, 2I73
Exports Great Brain. l.Op baes TO the Continent
1854; coastwise, ZIG. sales. l ,5J5 Stock. iO5.JS7
.tuno
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xlW U Tenn O's. old
1000 Tenn US, new
80 JUJ Tenn 6's, n series
700 Mo SIS | b. $40.
5000 do. -. :. bic
10000 CAN " &c 4 b. be
1000 \ J Cen LIST, con
I, 20 M&Sp LIST. q II NJ
5000 Chi. Is ~ y rs.
100 North Mo LIST.
600 u x ; j S's. c.b3
IL 20 q 7 lst.C X y Or
25MAJ Pac of Mo lst...
1000 g., q " | & lst..
1900 West L G. 1900
1000 - Il Ir. 'Sl -.
5000 d x ii r. III. b3
10 shs Amer TX Bk
8 Metropol'n Bk.. DO
30 Del X II Can. be. b3
80 West | II 'rei.Dc.b3
2Dt 40 .,...t
.dH) 40. .DJ
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ts1n Ann-WANTED SECRETARY AND
plU.UUU Treasurer with capital Of $1,000 for AZ
Australian Joint stock Hardware company must DO duly
quaincd willing 10 proceed to Molboune, Australia. and
reside there manrntly Address ''HARDWARE."
OF Ten Eyek Axe Manufacturing Company, lob Chambers
st.. Now YORK
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-19
Practical Evolution.

1t has been reserved for a German
lady. Fraulein Marie Won Chauvin, to
accomplish one of the most remarkable
feats in evolution on recOrd-the chang
ing of an amphibious gilled double
breathing animal into one that is lung
breathing and land-inhabiting The
subject was the Mexican gilled salaman-
der or axolOti. Fraulein Won Chauvin
owes her repeated success to gradually
accustoming the the animal to life on
land and exercising constant care as
to its health and diet. Five strong AK
olotis were selected and were first kept
in shallow water. Here they did not
thrive. and the bOlder measure of put
ting them directly ON land was resort
ed to. Tepid baths twice day kept up
cutaneous respiration, and during the
intervals between the baths wet moss
was packed against the bodies. II is
stated that the gills and tail fin seem to
shrivel by actual drying, through the
action of the air, and that they were
not absorbed by the vital processes Of
the animal itself This is considered by
Professor Huxley to be a most interest
ing point, as it shows how the first air
breathing amphibia may have been
evolved from double breathers by sue
cession of dry seasons, that is, by pure
ly mechanical causss.-ScieRtidc Ameri-
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Home, and Museums

Lovers of bric-a- brae-and the phrase
designates large number of very in
teresting people-are ap: to make an
important mistake. They transform
their homes into museums. They bring
together and pile up a collection. Now,
the interest with which a visitor regards
a home is very different one from that
with which he regards a collection.
To find scattered about home. just i'll
the right nooks and places, objects OF
art and beauty, is an exceedingly de-
lightful thing. To examine collection
for the collections sake-leaving its
consideratiOn-may be interesting to
some people who are " up"-as we say
in those things, but it is not at e"
interesting to those who do not see tn.
use of it. That is-anybody can see
that beautiful object in barren place
serves purpose, while great many
beautiful things, shut up in cabinet,
serve no purpose except by their num-
bers to cheaper one another.
An object of art in a home is entirely
and always out of place wheI ever 1t
shows that the interest of its owner is
in the object rather than the home.
collection usually betrays passion or
taste which subOrdinates the love of
home. a person possessing this passion
and enthusiastic in his pursuit of its
object, >poils his home by transforming
it into shOw-place for euriosities-
The true policy is, never to buy an
object OF art, of any sort, without know
ing just where it will fit into the house
Just what uninteresting spot it will
illuminate-just what vacant shelf or
barren surface It will adorn. Cabinets
may be very interesting pieces of furni-
ture, but they are Ofteu used In such a
way as to degrade or destroy the home
idea.-Seribner's Monthly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-19
A French Executioner.

Edward King writes from Paris to
tthe Boston .JourRdi:-Among the many
stories told of Theodore Barrier, the no
ted writer of comedies, since his death,
none is more exciting than that which
recites surreptitious visit once made
by him TO the executiOner. Barrier had
been tormented by a desire to see this
remarkable parsonage, who, in coun-
try where capital punishment is so rig
orously enforced as in France, is nat
urally surrounded with a certain repul-
sive atmosphere for ordinary human
beings. l remember that at the execu-
ton of Traupman | saw this manager
of the guillotine for the first time, and
was very much impressed by him as
striking and awe-producing figure.
Barriere went to see the predecessor of
the present incumbent. His name was
Heindreich, and he was an Alsatian of
herculean proportions. His neck was
almost as thick as that of a young bull,
and his hands were enormous, and well
fitted to crush almost any criminal.
Nature seemed to have nodded the man
expressly for the curious and CHASTITY
profession which he had adopted. Bar
riere was introduced to him by an actor
who was very fond of the executioner's
society and who dined with him as Of
ten as twice week. They found the
strange man in his house, charming
little cottage in the midst ofa pretty gar
den. The executioner did not object
to talking of his trade, and said that he
was firm believer in capital punish
ment. There were men in the world
for whom it was useless and foolish to
have any pity; they should be sharply
suppressed. But he admitted that an
order from the "upper authorities" to
execute criminal always caused him a
certain disagreeable thrill of excite
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The merit or the value of an sction de-
pends greatly on The manner Of its per-
formance. DIR. Johnson illustrated
this by supposing the case of fiinging
half-crown at beggar's head so as to
injure him. The gift might be a bene-
fit to the poor recipient, but il would
be wrong action on the part of the
giver. Thus, best actions may suffer
from the way they are performed, just
as important addresses are effective or
offensive, according to the cadence, EN-
phasis or action of the public speaker.
Politeness has been defined to be '.be-
nevolence in little things" and if with
loving hearts we deny ourselves and in
terest ourselves to promote the ease,
convenience, comfort and enjoyment
of those around US, we may not only
please but win their affection. Or, as
the painting, the gliding, or other
adorning of objects around add to their
beauty, interest and value, so the good
address ofindividuals (sariOr-fdire) who
have their wits about them), and who
can act with propriety and becoming
etiquette. will often ornament and beau
tify even the most ordinary actions or
events of life.