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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-03
MONEY AND TRADE.
YESTERDAYS MARKET SITUATION
The position of Cotton-A1eats Steady
Grain steady- GeDer Groceries
Steady = Iron Firmer = Butter
aud Eggs Out-PrOgress OF
Organizing Board OF
Trade, Etc, Etc.
DALLAS, Thursday Afternoon,
A.t,tapn mar o 1884

DALLAS, ThtUsuay AUeruuOHi I
September 9, 1881.
The city was again thronged and fall OF busi-
ness. The wholesale trade IL very heavy,
nnd.fully up TO the highest expectations of
most sangulne merchant In town. The season
opens most auspiciously, indeed with every
omen favorable for a splendid
business year. The cotton crop
will turn out good one after all. 1t is reported
this morAins that the worms are all gone and
cotton opening beautifully, and that the crop
has not been hurt so badly, as great many
not be better for IL. We have had no rain for
month"; the earth 10 dry, and the thermone-
ter ranging each day between "a and lO2 be-
tween 0 In the morning and O'Clock in the
afternoon, This IL what cotton needs al this
stage of its development. Every hand
that can DO iaked and seraped is
being pressed into service. The city Is
stripped bare Of every colored man, woman
make money In this way 1T IL q gooi thing
for them for each one can easily earn from
81. 80 10 SO per day, and are certain OF at least
three months employment.
Meats are steady with better supplies than
Yesterday. The western markets are strong
and the southern demand very heavy. That
from Texas Is greater ihan known In
many years since We made meme at all Of our
own.
Hams and lard presented no new features
te-day. They are in steady demand and firm
at previous quotations.
The demand for general grocerses improved
to day. We have now reached that perfect
system In buying and selling that no country
merchant can afford to make long journey 10
1t. Louis and New York for stocks.
-Four IL steady and unchanged Families
ranging from SO TO So 10 for celebrated brands.
The receipts of wheat are falling off, Farm
ears have little or no time to spare now from
cotton patches TO bring 1t 10 town. We have
no change TO make In the quotations yester-
day--a good article bringing 70 cents per
bushel and atip-tOp 30.
Corn Is slow at 20 cents per bushel, with no
shipping and only local demand.
Oats are In request at 80 cents per bushel for
prime No. !, and from that down TO 20 cents,
according to grade and condition.
Butter and eggs are about played ont We
hardly know what either are worth, for not
enough have been Offering for q week past to
establish market.
Peach u are scarce. Apples plentiful. Gar.
den veg tables are running low In quantity
and higher In prices.
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Following are the rates from all points In Kan
SIS south of Kansas City
To Dallas-Corn and oats per cwt, 81 lie; DO
Iatoes per cwt, soc.
70 Hutchlns-Corn and oats, 43c; -four, 55o.
To Ferrls-Corn and oats ,45c; flour, SIC.
To Palmer Flour, 5sc; corn and oats, 46c.
To Enni5--FlOur, Gle; corn and oats, 47c.
TO Rice-Flour, sic; corn and oats, i6c.
Corsicana, MeXla, Groesbeeck, Kosse, Waco,
Marlin, Bremond, Hearne and Bryan-Flour, $50
lorn and oats soc.
To Calvert--Flour, 6oc; corn and oats, SOC.
on GRAiN-To New Orleans, 40cts per cwt, To
Il Louis, 40cts per hun lred.
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Iron, Nails. Wire, Etc.

InoN = We quote merchant bar, &c rates
Norway and Swedes, LOG.
Pow sTERL-Sc
wmE-Smooth wire, No. ., 7hc. Mes. 10 and
II, Ike; No. II, Sc. per pound; barbed wire
galvanized extra cut barb, ike.
HoRsE sHoKs-Per keg,s6 50;mule shoes,S7 80.
HoRsE SHOE NAILs-Per box, 70 pounds, No
I, SO. 90; No. s, $5 rs; No. 6, $3.50.
NAILs-From l0d to God, ~ 80 rates.
TIMERS STOCK Block tin soc per pound
tin plate, liY2O ell per box; l. c. 1ix20 eli .bOr
do, 10xli sll 80; zinc, l2cper 10; solder lie pc;
ID sheet iron, n b &c per ID.
AxRs-Per box, one dozen, SO.
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MEDICAL.

illustrates Marriage Guiue, 2ou pages, cloIn
and gilt binding, so cents; same in paper
covers, 25 cts. Manhood, 10 cents; Woman.
hood, 10 cents; Pamphlet, 3 cents-securelv
sealed, by mail. Send money or postage
stamps. DIR. WHITTIER, the great specialist.
oT st. Charles Street, st. Louis, Mo,
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Wagon Weod.Work

SPoKRs-From 2 to tx inch, per set, xxx
selects$3; Xxx, ~ rs.
SAWED FELLoEs-lx to 81, 90 per set.
BUGGY wHEELs-Sarven's patent, A, b, G, d
shd r grades, IS to sl4 per set.
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Live stock.

CArrLR-Confed, none; grass do yearlings,
so0DSs, steers, from TO years old, slb6lS2O;
barn cows, Sl5@$lS
HoasHs-M Mustang ponies, SIS q $40, farm
stock, t40@s7b; buggy horses, seo@slO6; sad
ale, 600 to SIPS.
MULEs-From fifteen to sixteen hands high,
e75 to $40.
Hoss-On foot, 8, sxatc. for inferior TO- prime
Myrfos sHxzr-Thsy are quotable ats2 .5oass
peY heap.
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COHees and Teas.

CoFFRE-Rio, common, l5@lbhc; ordi-
nary, 10; fair, III; good, 1914,
prime, IN; choice, ls9lshi Laguayra,
.TEAs-lmperial, from 45@G5c. per pounds
Young Tyson, Ss@42i 0olong, 5O@60e; Japan,
dust 20&25c.
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Wines and LIQUORS.

ALCOHOLICS. 35 to 81. 40 per gallon.
WHHKY-Sweet mash, Sl.25@s4. 80; sour
mash, 81 .6O@s5, acoording@age.
Wryrs--C laret, In case, sS.l5@s4; Catawba,
per gallon, 81. 10@$2; Port, per gallon, 81. 20 "a
sSisherry, per gallon, VI .se@SS Madeira, per
OSLO
CMlMPAsNH-Cooks in baskets, SlstaS20
Heidsieck, in basket, S2S; Krug, In basket, S27,
Domestic champagne, Sl0@ls.
ALR-stock ale, per dozen, q .l5@s2 so, Por-
ter, per dozen, S2@Sa.@
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Building Material.

BRcK-At the kilns 81 50 to $40.
SToNr-At the Dallas quarries Sc per cubic
foot. Laid In wall lie.
LuMBIR-Native rough pine 20 per thousand 4.
Dressed on one side, s22 90; Flooring, tongue
SIS; Three-eishth tongued and grooved ceiling,
CIT 80. tA
SHINaLHs-- Cypress, q per thousand; N alive
pine, sap, Is; do heart, IS 20.
IArHs-Sa 10 per thousand
CRArnNT-Fort Scott. per barrel, ~ IS, Roe
endale, IS 30; Louisville, IS rs; Portland
| % 80.
PLASTER OF PARIs-Per barrel, a.
HAIR--Psr pound, 7kc.
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Sugars and Syrups.

sueAR-Crushed, l2cA; powdered, l2Hc; gran
aiated, l2A; A, lls4; clarified, lO1l to II
choice Louisiana, l0@l0ss;strictly prime,
}&@lOx; fair to prime, 0A@0h
The prices \ less in hogsheads.
MoLAssEs AND SYRUPs-Louisiana molasses,
Sto soc. Table syrup, 55@6G.
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Vegetables,

SQUAsHEs-2cc per dozen.
GREEN CoRN-l0c per dozen ears.
DONATIONS 85 per bushel.
GREEN PEpPER--75c per peck.
CARBAGKs-Sl % TO vi 40c per dozen.
SWEET PorAToEs None In market no demand
#. test In car loads - .4Oc. per case; 100 car
lots O. 45c 30 can lots, ~ 20; % do u .56;l0 do
~ ~; do, SECS. In barrels, CSC.
NKw IRISH PoTAToEs-Per bushel, Is to$l;
per barrel, 81 Is,
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Hides.

HIpRs-Dry lint, lspounds and upwards, 10 to
lbc dry kips, free of grubs, llhc;grubb kips, l0c
I'll damaged, wet or dry, half price; deer
kins, zoe. sheep skins from &c @0c each.
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On esttsn, al rail, 70 New York n Il, 70 Boz
On, 81 Aei BY rail and water to New York, 81 So,
sossen y q, TO New 0rlesnI Per Central rail-
Pacific and Rea river steamb ats, u 80.
On produce nom 81. Louis (Dallas, $40 per
oHi Kansas City, Nv per car.
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Dallas Leather Market.

OAK soLv-LEATnRR--over 20 lbs, 4oc; do
under 20 lbs, SOC.
HEMLook SoLK-LEArHRR - Best Buffalo
slaughter. scot good do, zoe; best Matsmoras,
2lc.
OAK HARSEss LrArHnR-No, /, 4oc; do, No.
2, aS.
HEMLosK HARNESS LEArnRR-No. !, IS; do,
No. q 80.
UrPRR-French calf, 81 20 to %; do. kip,sl 10
@IS per pound; American calf, SOC. @Sl IS;
o., kips s6c.@el.
CoLiiHs-Duck, No. l.,,per dozen, $3.50.
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Green Fruit and Rerries,

GRAPES l2k to 10 cts. per pound.
PEAcHEs--Per bushel, 81.
APpLEs-We quote of stock 81 IS; sound,
81, 81 80 and ~ Is, and fancy, So per barrel.
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PRAoHEs--2 pounds, 81 $685.. 90; pounds
2,e5JS3 20.
ToMAroEs-2 pounds, sl.45@sl 60; 5 pounds,
.90SS2 90.
BLAcKBKRmKs--sl.5 6@sl.75.
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BAaane--standArt II 70 lax.
AnRow Tns-s0 40 TO y 40 per bundle.
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Flour barrels 25cj sugar barrels SEC half
bar.ls, do. 4oc; cypress molasses do. sl.SO
barrels, rs; molasses kegs zoe.
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PRAIaIx CuicxxNs--we queteat 2oc. Apiece.
RAnBITs-Pcr dozen, common, 60c.; mule-
cared, 81 20.
souiRnrLs--Per dozen, COO.
CHioxxNs-we quc.e $3.50 for spring; for
rown, o. 50.
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pysrnRs-2 dozen for a5c.
Enthusiastically and Sunday $50 pounda n
Asn " nom to 10 cents per pound,
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Eass--w Wholesale, l7c. per dozen.
Bur7nn--Country, choice 20; inferior l7a-
Western and Kansas, choice 10, inferior lie
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GERMAN siLLRr--We quote atsl Oper bushelj
white do, Toe.
Cotton-At the Oil Mill, loo. per bushel.
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TESTIMONY OF DRUGGISTS we havs
been selling Swift's syphiltic Specific for
years, and regard 1t superior 10 anything
known TO science, for the diseases for which
1t Is recommended. We have never known
of single failure.
8. j. Cassels, Townsville, Ca: L. #. Greer
q Co., Forsythe, Ga, Hunt, Rankin & Lamar,
Atlanta. Ga; Pemherton, Samuels q Rev.
holds, Atlanta, Ga Daniel Il Marsh, Atlanta,
Ca
ATLANTA, Ga, July 4, 1874,
We have used Swift's Syphilitic Specific in
the treatment of eonvicts for the last year.
and be ieve II is the only certain remedy tint
will effect permanent cure for diseases for
which you recommend IL.
GRANT, ALEXANDER a Co. .
81 900 reward will be paid to any chemist
who will find, on analysts of 1911 bottles of
8. S. s., on" particle of mercury, iodlde potas.
sum- or any mineral substance.
Prepared only by the Swift Specific com.
pany, Atlanta, Ga. Sold by George T Al.
kins. Connor& Walker and w. II. Patterso
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MeatA and Lard.

BACON Long clear sides lla; short clear
lllb; breakfast bacon l2ttc.
DRY SAtr-LOng clear sides, l01 4; short clear
l0xc.
HAMs-Plain sugar cured, l3c; canvass
ed do, l8k@A
LAap-Tierce, l0S; half barrel, 16k pals,
Bto 10 pounds, ll@llh; 8pounds, l2h.
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Free Of barn, Ans 70, medium, Ao1 bury
to 20 per pound.
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INeTE.-7Ae quotations tollo,ci,ig, nnless
,tisr,uiss stated, are for wholesale spot cash
,ots. Wien time is asked Or small amounts
purchased, higher rates are demaaded.l
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Coal ana wood.

son delivered, or free on board; coke, S5e. per
bAIyA Of one hundred pounds.
wooD,Oak, per cord, sa.7bas3, pine, e2.N
&Alhlvred.
CnARssAIr-sixy cent? per barrel.
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CURE YOURSELF!

Dr. Bohaanans Vegetable curs1sH n easfansed 10 per.
manenty cure all forms Of Spermattopshea or Seminal
Lost Power and brings back the Youthful Vgor' O
Nose who have destroyed II by sexual evil prac
ces in from two 10 seven weeks time This remedy Which
ss been used by Dr. Bohaan in his private practice for
oyer thirty years. was never known fail In curing even
the WORST CAsEs. II gives vitality and n,pars energy
with wonderful effect to those mdde-ared men who feeif
weakess beyond their years It's mygcratns p.spef,ieJ
are iet az once Young men suffering from De conseo
quences Of that dreadiuy destructive hab, cF Self
sa Yse th medicine with the assurance OF speedy and
rhHaANENr cure. The FnteAt gains ength and elias.
ssy OF spirits At once as 4 act. directly The parts affect
hxed seminal vesicles and hrtated ducts partinr power
and tone AVID restoring them to their natural state the sains
as II The baneul habit had been INDUCED IA Jhe
mgfedients are simple proaEe4as Hsats 9gyy sys,
herbs ETC. ana are specific 1ss ". s4sSs ssssse.e
uG irce, tlve Dollars, sent id directions een \,
sny address For sale only at DR.. A. HSh..ss, ofcc
40 w North Efs stree, :wrr Washington Aysoue arJ
teen street st Louio, NJ. EtcsSsssed M is5I '
fDr hs"frrat,se os epecia pscsax,' ValeS rive.
csa ueheaon o tas nature sauses sy,nptonss means i
fhAE to any Address upon receipt ofone stamp
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Cotton.

There Is good, inquiry, with increased re
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A POSITIVE CURE

Without medicines. ALLAN'S SOLUBLE MED.
lCATEDBOUGIES. Patented Oct IL, 1876. One box
No. will cure any case in four days, or less.
No. = will cure the most obstinate case no matter
OF how long standing.
No nauseous doses Of cubebs, copaiba, or oil OF
sandalwood, that are certain TO produce dyspepsia
by destroying the coatings OF the stomach.
Price, Sl5. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS, or
mailed on receipt of price
For further particulars send for circular
p. Q; box 1883 j. Q. ALLAN l. Co, IS John st.,
New York.
Keoer $500 reward FOR any case they will not cure
Quick. safe, and sure cure
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MI 81 ~ 70 nrncrous ensrsv iSp; Tes
uuBNhEk4ufM0shL La v.o,s .ecress which lbp
&ENDE ~ p,at.L linA'risss should MEOW Hnor
mgAusr NSred OF Recipes. Sent ,eeursS,
Sa'eu op9veentsl money or postage Ta-1ps adlreG
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Religinns Rsading.

Desires of Christians for One Another.
wish above all things that thou
mavest prosper, and be in health, even
as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 2.
This also we. wish, even your perfec-
ton. 2 Cor. 1879. sGilts
Always labOring fervently for you in
prayers, that you may stand perfect
and complete in the will of God. Col.
4: IL.
That your love may abound yet more
and more; :. that you may be sincere
and without offence till the day of
Christ; Being filled with the fruits OF
Righteousness, which are by Jesus
Christ, unto the glory and praise OF
God. Phil. I:9-l1.
pray God your whole spirit and soul
and body be preserved blameless unto
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
| Thes. 5: %.
long to see you that l may impart
unto you some spiritual gift, to the end
We may be established; That is, that l
may be comfolted together with you by
the mutual faith both of you and me.
Rom. L: III, II.
That We might be filled with the
knowledge of his will, i'll all spiritual
understanding; that We might walk
worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing ;
being fruitful in every good work, and
increasing in the knowledge of God /;
Strengthened with all might, according
to his glorious power. Col. l:9-ll.
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to extend the time within which mar
rage may be solemnized to a much
later hour. The London World says:
Marriages before noon were adopted
by our fOrefathers for the simple reason
that there existed strong presumption
that, after noon, bride and bridegroom
might both be unable to walk straight
to the nuptial altar. In those print
tive times the more hilarious spirits
were in the habit of drinking themselves
as nearly as possible blind drunk before
one o'clock on any holiday, by way of
doing it suitable reverence. The ear
lier the marriage the less likelihood of
an ecclesiastical scandal and the arrival
of a wedding party whose members
could not articulate plainly, and could
barely stagger up the central aisle.
The canonical hours, from eight to
noon, were fixed centuries ago, and Mr..
Blennerhassett's bill will be the first at
tempt to introduce reform into our
socio-religious life, against which there
is no sensible argument to be urged"
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| for some one to dress him, but nobody
could he find.
81 know what I'll do" he said to
himself. ''Tll go over to Mrs. Packers.
She's good woman and she'll dress
me.n
He had never been over there more
than two or three times, for his family
had lately moved there, and the house
was quite out of sight over the hill
''across lots" but he remembered the
way, and trudged along. 1t was q
frosty morning, and the weeds and
bushes he had to go through were as
high as his head and so wet that when
he got there his little shirt and the
clothes he carried were as wet as If they
had been dipped in the brook.
Mrs. Packer was busy working over
butter, when she heard very gentle
tap at the door.
"Come inn she said, both hands
being in the butter.
In came Sammy dripping like a
drowned rat, and his legs SO covered
with the blossoms of the golden-rod
through which he had come, that they
were as yellow as Brahma chickens.
"Why, Sam Brownln exclaimed Mrs.
Packer.
sour folks was all gone, but I knew
you would dress me-" said Sammy, sit
ting calmly down by the stove.
Lucky for Sammy, Mrs. Packer had
house full of boys, so she could send
him home in some dry clothes. And
one of her big boys carried him home
on his back through all the high weeds
and grass, and put him over the fence
into his fathers yard.
elbow late Sammy does sleep this
morning!" his mother was just thinking
when the front door opened, and he
came in.
.'Pm dressed, mOtherw said Sammy.
''But these are Bill Packers clothes, for
mine was awful wet. And oh! my legs
was just as yellow as they could be
when / got over there. It's a pretty
cold, damp morning."
"Sammy Brown !" his mother began.
But she had to stop and laugh.
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How to Give.

As a rule, the more money one has
the less he gives. The man or woman
who lives ''from hand to mouth" is
much more ready to give from his or
her hand to the mouth of the poor, than
the man or woman with larger income
than is needed for personal support.
Evena Christian who has learned to
give literally out of scanty means is in
danger of diminishing his charities as
he comes to wealth. There is nothing
more likely to reduce church charities
than the growing riches of the mem
bers of the church. 1t needs watchful-
ness and faith to keep from growing
stingy as ones income increases. And
it must be remembered that it is not
enough for rich man to give as large
share OF his income as a poor man !;
he ought to give until he feels it as
much. "The Lord doesn't so much
look at what you've given, as what
you've got left" was minister's pun
gent putting of the case, in an appeal
for church giving. "If riches increase, -
says Sir Thomas Browne, "let thy mind
hold peace with them, and think it is
not enough to be liberal, but munifi-
cent. Though cup of cold water from
some hand may not be without its re-
ward, yet stick not thou for wine and
oil for the wounds of the distressed !;
and treat the poor as our Savior did the
multitude, to the relics of some bas-
kets."-[Sunday School Times.
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Definiteness in Prayer.


If there is some favor which we great
ly wish to obtain from a friend, we
never have any difficulty in finding the
right words in which to express our
selves. We know exactly what we
want; and this very definiteness of de-
sire suggests to us the language which
we should use. Indeed, in thinking of
an object, we have already clothed our
thoughts in words. Obscurity of Ian
guage then is always the result of OBJ
security of thought. If we have an OBJ
ject clearly and distinctly before our
mind, we can always express ourselves
clearly.
If we have confession to make to
any one for some wrong which we have
done to him, we have no difficulty, if
we are sincere, in finding the right
words. In the very determination to
ask his pardon, we have already, and
all unconsciously to ourselves, embod-
led the request in very nearly the Ian
guage which we should use when we
come to speak.
And if we desire to express our graf
itude to any one for a kindness which
we have received, we have no trouble
as to what we shall say. When we de-
termine to thank him, we employ the
very words which are necessary to con-
vey our feelings. We can form a con-
ception only in language.
And when we make the request which
we desire of any one, we then cease our
asking. We do not keep on urging
them to give us still other favors. We
stop right there.
Now let us approach God in the same
manner. Let us think beforehand just
what we want to obtain from him. And
then this definiteness of desire will sup
ply us with proper language. Prayer
is the offering up of our desires to God.
The best preparation for prayer, then,
is q little honest thought beforehand,
as to just what we want. When we
ask for things which we really do not
desire, merely because it is generally
thought to be the proper thing, we are
not praying at all. Let us always re-
member that sit is not the arithmetic
of our prayers, how many they are; nor
the rhetoric of our prayers, how elo-
quent they may be; nor the geometry
of our prayers, how long they may be;
nor the music of our prayers, how sweet
our voice may be; nor the logic of our
prayers, how argumentative they may
be; nor the method of our prayers, how
orderly they may be; nor even the di-
vinity of our prayers, how good the
doctrine may be,-which God cares
for" If, then, we will but think, before
we begin to pray, just what we really
wish to obtain, we shall have no diff
Guilty in finding the right words. This
would render our prayers briefer; but
it would increase their fervency.-[Sun-
day School Times.
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flor the Children.
Hunting to Get Dressed.
IFrom the Morning start

One cool morning in the fall, when
Sammy was about four years old, he
slept very late, and when he awoke he
seemed to be alone in the house. To
tell the truth, it was SO late that all the
other children had gone to school, and
bis mother was out behind the shed
hanging out clothes. Sammy found his
little jacket and trowsers, and taking
them on his arm went all over the house
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-14

BLACKING STovEs.-The fine polish
given stoves by those skilled in the art
is produced as follows: Have a thin
mixture of black varnish and turpen-
tine; apply this with paint or var
nlsh brush to a portion of the stove,
then with cloth dust this over with
pulverized British lustre or stove pol
ish; then rub with a dry brush. The
stove must be perfectly cold. The stove
dealers buy the pulverized stove pol
lsh, which is carburet of iron, in 25 10.
packages. The process conducted in
this manner is quite brief, but gives
beautiful results.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-14

In Sunday school lesson which in
volved an explanation of the term hyp-
ocrite, teacher labored very earnestly
to give her class correct idea of the
word. One little girl said she always
thought it was big animal, and she
guessed she had seen one at show.
"Oh," the teacher said, ga hypocrite is
man who makes believe to be good
when he isn't. Sometimes a man will
give lot of money to church, just to
make people think that he is better
than anybody else" "Well, my papa
amt hypocrite," spoke up a little girl
in the corner of the seat, ''for he only
gives penny every Sunday"