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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-07

The Receiver OF the National Trust
Company has been authorized BY the
court to pay dividend Of 6ity per cent
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-07

For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley and
Lakes, colder northwest, backing &C
slghtIy warmer southwest winds, clear oil
partly cloudy weather, and rising FOL
lowed by stationary or falling barometer
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business In 1877 and 1876.

The clearings at the principal cities for
1877 were as follows, as compared with
1876:
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AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

LITTLE Rock, January 5.-A fire broke
out at o'clock this morning iu the gro
Gerry store OF Walter Hickey, on the south.
west corner Of Sixth and Main streets.
Tho stock, valued at So, 800, is total loss.
Damage to building, $500; no insurance.
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j. Is. Phillips q Co., 0t Brownsville
Tenn, who failed few days ago, have
arranged with their creditors at forty
cents.
The three failures owed the merchants
here perhaps S25,OO0.
PAYING CLAIMS.
DEs MONIES, Iowa., January 5-Tht
suspended Capital City Bank will have
paid its creditors by the 20th instant, anC
resume. Thomas private bank Is still
open and paying as fast as collections
are made. There is no loss to creditors.
"sHoRr."
Ex.Postmaster Morris, OF Abba, il
"shor" about $500, and bondsmen will
have 1t to pay.
ASSIGNMENT.
RICHMOND, INDr January 5Y-William
W. Foulke, an iron merchant Of this city
has made an assignment 10 W. l. Dulin
and ]. W. Newman for the benefit Of his
creditors.
GENEROUS PROPOSITION OF BuHS's CRED.
lroRs. -
SPRIHGFrELD, ILL, January 5.-Ths
city creditors Of Jake Bum met to-day
representing about one hundred thousand
dollars, passed vote OF unshaken conf
dence in him, and sent committee to ask
him il he would manage the assets for the
creditors. He was touched by this gen
erous tribute to his honesty, but refused
TO accept the trust, expressing confidence
in the assignee, Brown, who to-day filed
bond Of 81 100000, or twice the amount
Of the liabilities.
BANK FAILURE.
The banking firm of Peddicord & Bur.
rows, OF Decatur, closed this morning.
They are said to have been owing Bum
$1,000. Their assets and liabilities are
not yet known. The firm was well estab'
lished and held in high repute. Senator
Oglesby is one Of the creditors.
ASSIGNMENT.
LIBERTY, IND, January 5.-Crawford
White, a farmer and capitalist, made au
assignment to-day. Liabilities $4,000,
Assets estimated at $4,000. Cause Ol
failure, indorsing.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
Turkey Waiting ON England.

LONDON, January ga dispatch from
Constantinople c states that II Russia re-
jects mediation Turkey will await the
meeting OF the British Parliament before
making diree. oyertures to Russia.
SOFIA TAKEN BY THE RUSSIANS.
BUCHAREST, January 5.-The Russians
have taken Sofia. Details are wanting.
This is understood to mean serious OPP
erations against the Quadrilateral.
ICE BRIDGE OVER THE DANUBE.
VIENNA, January 5.-The Political Cor
re,pondenee says: "The ice in the Danube
at Gala,z will probably be strong enough
in two days 10 permit the crossing Of
troops. The Russians intend to occupy
Sulina,"
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RAILROAD BoSDs-Quiet.
EnLnu nnNnn EInnl..

STOCEs-The market to-day was irreg.
ular. Coal shares opened at an advance Of
4 to u percent, but under the pressure to
sell they soon declined lalIG per cent A
recovery Of about per cent was followed
by a decline Of Il to per cent. The gen.
eral list declined x to 4 per cen, Mt the
opening, but later advanced 4 to per
cent. subsequently this improvement was
lost. At the close the market was firm and
higher, the advance from the lowest point
ranging from u to per cent the latter for
Delaware 4 Hudson, which rose to 4s.
LacEawanna sold up to 4S, Norris Il Essex
to IS, New Jersey Central to l5M, Lake
Shore to 62H, Michigan Central 10 CT =,
Western Union to 77sS, Panama to lis bid,
Northwestern to 3I5S, preferred to 621E,
Rock Island to 81, and Wabash to l6.
Transactions aggregated lSS,OO0 shares,
Of which 1900 were Erie, $4,000 Lake
Shore, 1900 Northwestern common, 2,40O
preferred. 1900 St Pauls. 81 900 LGckwau.
na, 5000 Delaware 4 Hudson, $500 Morris
L EsSsx, and 1900 Western Union.
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MAHMoup DAMAp RELIEVED.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, January 5.-Mah.
moud Damad, who has hitherto exercised
a paramount influence at the Palace, has
been relieved OF the functions Of Grand
Master Of Artillery.
Various small Servian and insurgent
reverses are announced.
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AT URDAEA.

URDANA, O., January 5.-This morn
ing at two o'clock an old frame building
corner OF Market and Locust streets, oc.
cupied by X. o. Atkins as a saloon and
residence, was discovered to be on fire,
and then so nearly consumed as to be be.
yond hope OF saving, The family were
all still sleeping, and but for prompt
work on the part Of the policemen must
have perished in a very few moments
The stock Of liquors was destroyed with
the building. Loss about $500.
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Weather Indications.

WAR DKPAkTMEHT,
OYUCH OF THR CmKR 5leNAL OVgiCER.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. III 1. Y.
FRoBABELITIRA
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PorrsvrLLE, Pa, January 5.-The fire
in No. 4 colliery, Summit Hill, was oi
incendinry origin. The whole Panther
Creek Valley is endangered. All availa'
BILE water has been turned into the mine
Later.-CollierY No. 4. near Summit
Hill, is still burning. As the coal
burns away the ground caves in, endan.
gerlug lite and property. One of the
engine houses at the head Of the slope
caycd in this afternoon, and six men were
overcome by the sulphur and smoke, and
we're carried home insensible.
AT DENVER.
DENVER, Col, January ga fre broke
out in the freight depot OF the Colorado
Central Railroad early this morning
The building and contents were consumed
Loss 5000; no insurance.
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FINANCIAL.
..ozbo,ooo ,


This Bank In organized and prepared 10 transact
tho business Of banking In all fts details.
ltbuCceeds the Firat National Bank Of Wheeling,
Is owned by the sime shareholders and ls under The
same management.
BY carefully regarding the interests Of its Cor
respondents and Deposilors, and by prompt and
faithful execution Of their Wishes Il hopes 70 merit
their esteem aud confidence.
Notes and Bills discounted.
COLLECTIONS made on all points throughout the
Unltel 5tAieA
l'ep sit Accounts subject TO check at Eght 10
cevcd from BankS Bankers, Films, Corporations
aud lndiVlduIls
Ceri!ncGtesoi Deposit Issued payable on demand
Or at aEed dates.
Interest allowed on Special Deposits.
DIRRCToRs:
John <. BOts'OTd, Wm. B, Simpson,
Jacob .. Rhodes, Wm. A. Turner,
VIM. A. lsett, John !. Hobbs,
A. N. Adams, y. c. Dewey.
Henry NJ, Harper, my2I-dAw
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HEAVY sHIPMENTs on COTTON.

A special from Norfolk, Va, gays four
vessels cleared to-day for Liverpool,
loaded with $4,000 bales Of cotton, valued
at 81 100000. This is the largest ship,
ment ever made in one day from any
Southern port, One ship takes out 1850
bales, which ia believed 10 be the largest
cargo ever shipped from any American
nnrt
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ASSIGNMENT

RICHMOND, IND, January 5.-William
W. Foulke, an iron merchant Of this city
has made an assignment 10 W. l. Dulin
and J. W. Newman for the benefit Of his
creditors.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LN7,ELLIGENCEh
GENERAL NEWS.
MORE FAILURES IN ILLINOIS.
Russia Still Going Forward,
Terrible Accident In Panama..
Forty Lives Lost.
A Steamer Wrecked and One Hun
dred Lives Lost.
A Hospital SoandaIat Cleveland, o.
Hammond, the ReyiyaIist, at Par.
kersburg.
A Hospital soaudaIat Cleveland, o.
NEW YORK.
AssocIA1Ep PREss REPORT.

An Editor Charged with SIander.
Ing nu ActresS-EVcntS Oi Ilie
Week In Financial CircieS-
Two Nuptiai Knots Required 10
Satisfy The Aged Lord and " i'd
AKv lInTFG
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
The Democratic Spider 10 the Greenbaek

The Bangor Commercial OF last even
ing offers It's advice a. length 10 the
GIcrubAcSers who are TO hold convt n.
tirn N Lewiston next we,F. IL Assuros
then 81 its irankness, ca ndor, and frien =
litc-,. and tells them what they want and
what they ought to do. the pilh of it IL
that hey should nominate a s,raigh,-ou,
ID, ,n ,urat for Governor. in which case il
as ,es them jha, their ticket would be
pr my;ly ratified by the "well nigh uneni-
mou- nomination OF the same candidate
by TIE Democratic State Convention.
la other words il tells the Greenbscs-
ers that the Democratic party stands
ready 10 swallow them bodily, II they
will Only grease themselves appropTi ite-
ly for the operation.
This ought 10 be pretty strong hint
to any Republicans who are involved IN
the Greonback movement, ana also TO all
Democrats who profess to believe in hard
money doctrines. The BOurbons OF the
Democratic party have fostered the
Greenback delusion for tho purpose OF
weakening the republicans, and they in
tend TO beat down tho conservative men
in their own party, and repudiate all the
ancient financial creed OF the Democracy,
10 the hope of combining ignorance, de-
cep,iou, initiation and communism in the
support OF scheming Democratic politi-
ciaus. II is q very plain repetition oi the
old story OF the spider aud the fly
Wig.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
HINTS or Starchin0 Linen.

Much has 6een said and written about
poorly done Up" linen. One will tell Us
10 use boiled starch, another will say use
it cold, and another says she cannot ge'
the linen stiff enough TO suit her men
folks withou; first using the starch being
boiled, and then cold. think the fault
10 most eases Is not in the starching, but
in the ironing. Linen will not lock nice,
ironcd with rough, dirty iron,no matter
in what way II Is s;arched. 1t is the
sOied look caused by dirty irons, and rot
= lack of stiffness that most men COM
plain o. do pity the man whose linen
comes from the ironing board, looking on
" tit tor he wash. To prevent this
soilcd appearance it Is no, necessary to
have nickel plated or any other improved
f4,irons, the old fashioned irons will do
wali enough ii kept smooth and clean.
They should be kept in dry place, 10
prevent rust, and should never remain on
the stove unless in use | have noticed
those who keep them on the stove from
one ironing day TO another, always have
rough irons,and consequently soilcd linen
When they arc SEES TO cool always set on
the end, as they gather moisture II placed
on the face. In using cold starch do not
have the water very thick with starch,
We, the linen, then place it on the ironing
board and rub win 4 dry cloth. This
Wi. remove the particles OF starch that
would stick to the iron, and does not take
the starch from the linen as rinsing it
would. fud no trouble in doing up
starcAol Clothes in . uice manner since |
have tried this way.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
Scraps OF Curious InformatiOn

The bones Of birds are hollow and filled
with cir instead Of marrow.
The flea jumps 200 times its own length,
equal to quarter Of mile for man.
The Romans lie on their touches At
their diniDg-tables on their left arms, eat
ing with their right
The walls of Ninevah were one hundred
feet high, and thick enough for three
chariots abreast.
Babylon was sixty miles within the
walls, which were seventy-six feet thick
and three hundred feet high.
The atmospheric pressure on the sur
face of the earth, is near fifteen pounds
per square iuch The weight or pressure
Of water is about seven ounces per square
inch for every foot of its depth -S45 GU
bic feet of air are as heavy as one cubic
foot of water.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
vEGETihE
For CANCERS and
DANGEROUS HUMORS.
The Doctors Certificate.
Read n

ASHLEY, WASHINGTON Co., IT., Jan. "a, ISIS,
MR ii. r. STEVENS.-
Dear Sir.-This Is % certify That Rave been
suffering from q hose Cancer on ms usht breast.
which grew very rapidly, aul an my friends hGd
given me up % lie, when I heard OF vour med
cine. y egctinc, recommended for Cancer and Can
cerosis Hiuac~s. 4 commenced to take q. sud soon
found myself beginning 90 feel hCteg, my hcslth
and spirits both fclt ne benign influence which 10
exertel, and Ia a few months from the timC com
menced the use oi NCSctinc, the Cancer came out
almost bodily
CARRIE DEFORRE>T T..
1 certify that I am personally acquainted with
Mrs. DcForrcst. AMI consider her one cd our very
best women. DE- =. IA, FOWLEis>-
ALL DISEASES OF rHE ELuOp.-If EGFTINE
will relieve pain, cleanse, purify and cure such
diseases, restoring the patient to perfect health
AFTER trying 4lerel. physicians. many rtmeti cs-
suffering for YEAR. Isl 81 not conclusive proof II
you are a sufferer you can be- cured Why i- this
medicine performing ouch great cures 10 works
IN TIE blood, M the circu sting fu.d. 10 truly
Be- called che Great Blood PtrliCr The grcat
source OF disease originate in Che blood sni no
medicine that does nos sci, Girect, upon o. 10 pUr
iiy and rcncvajc, has any c-t claim upon puH,.c
attention
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18

He was an awkward looking fellow,
and as he sat in front of the stove he APP
peared about as intelligent as an Egyptian
mummy. lie said: | merely called, mis-
ter, TO see if | couldn't persuade you to
let me edit your paper. BY George" he
said with animation, "rd make her go,you
bet Then he became pensive, and his
words seemed to betray deep-rooted grief.
But suppose you are like the rest OF
'em. Editors, as class, are so eonceited
that they all seem to have the idea that
they know how 70 run newspaper better
than the public He would have said
more had not an overloaded wastebasket
met his eye, which caused him to
shrug his shoulders, wrap his great coat
about him and depart-Turner's Falls
Reporter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
Nonresident Taxes,
In the town of Roxbury County of OXFORD ana
state of Maine, for the year 1917.

In the town of Roxbury County OF Oxloru anu
State of Maine, for the year ls'1'
The following list Of taxes on real estate OF
roar Is5z in hills committed 20 5. VI. LOCKE,
Collector OF Taxes of sad town, on the yoth
day of June, 1871, has been returned oy MN
TO me as remaining unpaid ON the nIet Jay vi
ApriI ISIS by his certificate Of that date and now
remain unpaid and notice il hereby given that II
the said taxes interest anti charges are not pau
into the Treasury of said town within eignteg ii
months from the date Of the commitment OF SAID
bills so much Of the real estate taxed a. Will &c
snfacient to pay the amount due therefor inciuu-
ing interest and charges, will without lurtheI
notice be sold no public auction NJ inc ocn ~
Uouse In district number in said town, on the
twenty .fnh day OF January, ls5e, at ono CLOCK
In the afternoon,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
Z NIIrrclllnMs Cmre.

An almost miraculous cure Is reported
from Sheldon street, me patient 0elng the
w.,e OF we.-t0-do citizen she had
been q1,,c ajacg, or thinking she va,
a:a1-. and recently ;ock 70 her d,cn.bed
and sep, -r husband unhappy - sment-
In: On "a. was going to die He-Je,day
her D.. ,.nI venf ora, rui got blxuul
yplG- ,ld'F, s'v lr mr. pa. s.. a. lb-
Go--""" CO. err, :. -! co. We ;Ae
house The dying woman heard hun OPP
cning ioor- 7nl explaining things, al
lay racsed with Indignation aud curiosity
Presently the huxun young widow de-
parted and the husband returned 70 the
sick-room. No sooner had ne entered
than she accOStcd him:
Peter Whitehead HoiIingsworth. what
have you been doing f'
Nothing, my love, nothing Don't
excite yourself, Be calm. Only as you
were complaining that you could not &c;
~ TO see after things, and that the house
was going TO rack and ruin, 1 thought
would ask Mrs. Dasher in 70 let Inc
know what could be done TO save you
trouble and relieve your mind Of anxiety. -
''Oh, you did ?" she murmured with d
deep inspiration
Yes, and | showed her all over the
house
And the beds not made, and every
thing ike pig sty."
Never mind, my love | told her that
she must excuse It, as you were sick, be-
cause you were very good hOusekeeper
Aud she said you must be"
Oh, she did, =
Yes; aud she SAID that If she had her
way, she'd have new set of parlor furni-
ture in, and less vulgar wall paper. but
that some people had no taste anyway,
aud-and by the way, Maria, you aud
Mrs. DasheT arc pretty near Of a size,
amt you ?' Then he fell into a trance
that lasted for some minutes, then mutter-
inc "Well, perhaps they'll fit; if not,
they can be made over" he departed.
When that husband went home that
night, he vas surprised to see his dying
wife up and dressed, aud boSsing things
with metallic ring in her voice, and a
glitter IN her eye, such as he hadn't seen
tor years, and when he innocently re-
marked, why, Maria, hardly expected
10 see you up again. she said: Il know
it, you bald-headed old reprobate, but I'll
live to bury you yet, and if that painted
Je1ebel comes into this house again I'll
tear her into cotton waste and jute strings.
tx.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS, Alonzo II. Chadbourne OF oxford,
w in the county OF Oxford and State OF Maine,
by his deed OF mortgage, dated the tenth day OF
January, A. ID. 1876 and recorded IN oxford Re.
istry Of Deeds, Book l73 Page ia did convey %
me- the subscriber. the following described real
estate viz A certain tract or parcel OF land -il
uated In said oxford, containing ninety-siN acre.
more or less, being the homestead farm oil the
said AlonEo H. Claiborne, and precisely the
same premises decided 10 said ChadbOuTne, bl
Chandler Record, by his deed Of warranty, dated
Nov. "a lS65, and recorded in oxford Records
Book l59 Page 259. 10 secure the payment OF ui-
teen hundred dollars; and whereas the conditions
OF said mortgage deed having been broken, there
fore, hereby, claim foreclosure OF the same IN
accordance with the provisions Of the Statutes ln
such case made and provided and give this notice
for that purpose.
4. Z. HOLMES.
Oxford, June 7, 1875 jell-3w
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
The lfan WnAt the Branded Hand.
From the Detroit Post

The recent announcement of the death
of Captain Jonathan Walker, at Black
Lake. 10 this State, recalls wildly one OF
the most startling incidents Of the anti
slavery agitation Of thirty and thirty-hve
years ago,-for Captain Walker was the
MAN with the Branded Hand, celebrated
by Whittier in one OF his stirring poems
against slavery. He was born near har-
wich, Cape Cod, March %, 1919, and at an
early age became a seaman. In 1888, ne
went TO Mexico to assist Benjamin Lundy,
one Of the earliest anti-slavery workers, IN
colonizing fugitives from slavery. The
scheme failed, "a all colonization schemes
tor slaves have failed, and Walker returned
to his avoeation as sea captain. In 1914
he was solicited by several fugitive slaves
at Pensacola. Fla, to carry them IN his
vessel to the British West Indies. Although
well aware Of the hazard Of the enterprise,
he attempted to comply with their request.
He was seized BY an American vessel and
taken to Florida, where he was loaded with
irons and kept IN solitary confinement ioi
one year When he was finally brought to
trial, he was convicted Of assisting slaves
to obtain their freedom, aud sentenced to
the pilory, TO be branded with the letters
SIS. "(slave-stealer) with a hot iron on the
right hand, and to pay a fine Of 5000 and
costs. Ii will seem almost Incredible 70
our younger readers Of to-day that such a
sentence should be imposed and executed
in the LAND Of the Free" during the pres
ent generation, but it is true. After his
libers'iou nc became a very effective anti
slavery ecturer from 1915 to 1919. In
1868 he came to Michigan and settled at
Black Lake, Muskegon county he has
intc'r h,an in reduced circum- ,nc,s, in
frm a. Old, 1n1 the Pcsv md n.BuNE
rlF4;-'r~1 srrlr months ago IN -..-"r' in
rh..t.r ,N-Iicutenaut Cove ~ Holt,
o. N1skcson which was gener is. To-
-r-ci , % The anti-s avery pllnc'- and
veteran AK now plSsed away. AMI the
b-rri WI ,cb the shareholders meant for
his lasting shame has proycn his greatest
hono-. ---
Vi Wmttier's pOsm On this event hal
o.. ma o. genuine iaspirstioa.aud W.. %
v.-, 'h-l la,t1inS els 20 mas TN nym5
81, j. r,. immortal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18

The streets Of Paris are kept so clean
and tidy that the people who are run over
and killed do not look so mussed up as a
New Yorker who slips oman orange peel.
Detroit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18

The spring style Of mosquitoes is
about the same as last year, only this
years crop will carry jig saws with
which to cut bias. BrookviIle Democrat
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
VEGETINE
Is RECOMME ENDED BY ALL
PHYSICIANS

VALLEY STREAM. QUEENS Co. Lose IsLANDN.Y.
Mr. m. STEVENS
Dear ST. Il taSe the pleasure OF writing you
small cert HCafC concerning NeEesiue prepared by
YOU / have been -l dc~el WIN che psspepsta tor
over forty years, and nave hSi The Chronic SaGr
rhug TOR over ~ mOnth- nnd have tried most ey-
r. thing was given ~ io die. an did nos expect
Go live from day Co dav. sni no physician could
touch my ease saw your Ncgetiue recommend
Ell % cure Dyspepsia. I commenced using 70, aud
continued doing so.and 1rn now well woman and
restored o. perfect health. AL who are afflicted
with this terrible d'sease, would kindly recon.
mend % try 70 for TIE benefit of their health and
it Is excellent as a blood purifier.
By D.. +, r. FORBES, n u. for
MRS. WI. II. FORBES.
NEGETINE.-When the blood becomes lfctys b
and stagnABt, either from chanEc or weather OF OF
any other cause, she NEGErINE vii renew the
blood, carry OF the putrid humors, cleanse the
stomach. regulate the bowels and impart tone
OF vigor TO the whole bOiy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-18
ROBIN HOODS Target again.
THE DISTANCE he COULD HIT THE BULLS
EYE

SIR; Some weeks since correspondent
of THE TRIBUNE very pleasantly criticised
what he terms significant statement in
an article on "Bow-Shooting,' published
in late number Of an American maya
zine. The statement" in question is as
follows: I'VE should not be slow to for
give those who doubt the difficult feats in
the story of Robin Hood. lie never did
hit willow wand, three hundred or two
hundred yards, three shots in succession. "
Commenting on this the correspondent
quotes Walter SCOTS description of Lock
Stays shooting in "Ivanhoe," and takes it
for granted that Mr.. Thompson must have
had this somewhat distorted in his mind
whilc pcnning the statement. Might
not Mr.. Thompson successfully defend his
position by citing your correspondent to
page eleven of Honsard's Book of Arch
cry" where the author, speaking of Rob-
in Hood says;
with a manly dextority, which few
would rival in that day Of stalwart arch
cry, he launches the grey goose wing,
To cleaye the willow wand,