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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-05
General Trade.

A considerable Stacking off in gen
eral trade is noted, both in wholesale
and iobbing circles. Planters appear
to have secured the bulk Of supplies
Necessary to last until their crops are
in the ground, and a quiet movement
is anticipated for the next three OF
four weeks, after which an increase Of
business may be looked for. Values
are steadily sustained in leading lines
Provisions are quiet and firm. Bread.
stufs are also quiet, with -four firm
and meal easy. Feed-stuffs exhibit
slight decline, except for boy, while
sugar, molasses, coffee and rice arc
quiet, with no change. Poultry is moi
80 scarce, and prices are less firm
while eggs are steady.
FLOUR.Firm with "a moderate jobbing
demand; prices are for round lots: MA
81 IS: family, 50 TO S525; choice, SOU ian
CIV, SIS 70 to So; patents, 70 5O to 81 6U PEI
bbi. Small orders 25c higher.
CORNMEAL-Quiet at W ~ and " u
saer Dbl for draw load lots, and III to l6'
higber on small orders for best qualities
inferior 10 to Zoe per Dbl lower.
CORN-Easier at 56 from hrst hands
and 60c in a small way.
OATS-Fair demand III 40 for NIKE
and white western. Small orders, 5O
BRAN-Light sales and movement a
ST. so per ton, and 81 per cwti com
NOR dull ut S18; feed and cotton seeC
meal, $18 per cwt.
UAY-Sales Of western stock at $40 Z
S2I SO as per grade and Older, slightly
damp selling down TO $l7 6O per tom pc
cwt 81 to 81 Is; Ark prairie $lS per ton
Ill do, $11 so to ST..
POTATOES-Table stock are firm
.and sales from first hands Of extra p'b'
he been at 81 so per Dbl; also some a
% az. demand for seed varieties, excep
" a anal way, is over; jobbers Fill small
nrdors - 81 40 TO 50 60 per Dbl as 70
S,aIitv. su16ets are in active request an
Scarce AZ 81 80 70 s. Is per Dbl from stor
and 25 to COO per b5l less lR car or wagol
load lots.
FRUITS-Apples are in far Roga
ment at 81 Is to 3 per Dbl from store an
Soc less for lots Of soundi OF stock lower
oranges per box So to s. so as per sizei 70
SieiIy lemons, SO % to 81 per box banana
81 50G2 so per bunch rs per size and order
Dried apples Ha4Ac per lbi peaches. 6a1
and lac for peeled. Cranberries, 50 TO
half bbls, 50 for bbls.
BUTTER AND CHEESE-Crean
arv. 35 10 36c; western, % to &c; country
i0' 10 2Oc. according TO quality and fresh
ness; butterine, 10 to lSci poor grade
slow choice very scarce and IN aellye re
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-05

The LEDGER Office book bindery,
ID Madison street, is in the same
building as the newspaper and Job
printing establishment is owned by
the same proprietor, embraces all
machines and material used in a first
class book bindsry, and is conducted
by competent workmen capable Of
executing work in as good and sub
stantial o as can DO done any
where.
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I~nsOIvenf Notice.
STATE OF TENSEssES, SHELBY COUNTY, !
OFFICE COUNTY OnuRT CLERK.

OFFICE COUNTY G0URF CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, March a.. 1881. } ,
No. 4l27-To Thos II Bass. administrator Of
Maria Robinson, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
Ill estate of Maria Robinson, deceased, you
are hereby ordered to give notice, by advertise.
ment in some newspaper published within the
said State, and also at the Courthouse door
of Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and file
the same, with the Clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed bylaw
on or before the 18th day of September. 1881;
and any claim not filed on or before said day,
or before an appropriation Of the funds Of
said estate is made, shall be forever barred,
both in law and equity.
Witness ny hand, at office, this 14th day Of
March, 1881.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUGH 3. CULLEN, D. c.
Notice is hereby given as required under
above order. THUSH BASS, Admir-.
March IA. 1851.
Flippin & Flippin, and Humes & Postou,
Atty's. 1919 5 81
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COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE,
MEMPHIS. TENN, April 5, 1881,

mHMA Mss 6hN'H
The mercantile demand for money
is light, and the market is easy at 6
per cent on prime commercial paper or
when acceptable collaterals are ten
dered as security.
Eastern exchange offers in moderate
volume and rules steady at $l.25 per
thousand for eastern cotton bills II
carrying no grace, and $3.50 per thou
sand on points in New England, when
grace is asked. New York and other
northern drafts are sold by the bro
kers at lC prem. On New Orleans rates
are to off, buying, par selling.
Uncurrent securities in the local
market are generally firm at the fol-
lowing figures:
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InsoIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY Co..
OVprcp CouNTv Cor ~ CTVpU

STATE OF TRNNEssEI, BHELBY COL
OFFICE COUNTY Cor At CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, Marca 18th, 1881.
No. 403S-To d W Ruiin, administrator OF
John b Hester, deceased.
HAVING suggested the Insolvency of the
II estate Of John B Bester, deceased,
you are hereby ordered 10 give notice,
by advertisement in some newspaper
published within the said State, and
also at the courthouse door Of Shelby
county, for all persons having claims
against said estate, 10 appear and file the
same, with the Clerk of the County Court au-
thentieated in the manner prescribed by law,
on or before the 18th lay Of September, 1881;
and any claim not filed on OF before said day,
or before an appropriation OF the funds ofsaid
estate is made, shall be forSTer barred, both
in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Olios, this 14th day Of
March, 1881.
OWENpWYER, Clerk.
BY HUQH B. CULLEN, D. G.
Notice is hereby given az ordered above,
this March l4!h, 1881.
131925a DWRUFFIN, Admir-.
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DR.. johnson is acknowledged by all parties
Interested as. by far the most successful
physician in the treatment of private or secret
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cures guaranteed in every case, male or female.
Recent cases Of Gonorrhea and Syphilis cured
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Secondary Syphilis, the last ~vestige, eradicated
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Particular attention paid to the diseases of
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Throat and Lung diseases cured by new
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Piles and. old sores cured without the use OF
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All consultations strictly confidential.
Medicines sent by express to all parts Of the
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Office hours from s am to 9 pm. Sundays
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BACK TAXES

DARTIBS indebted for Taxes to the City Of
i Memphis for 1915, and years prior thereto,
are notified to come forward and pay the same
and save themselves the costs Of a Chancery
suit. The law requires me to file a bin with
out delay aCainst all delinquents.
MINOR MRkIWETHER,
l5 40 Receiver and Back Tax Collector.
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Cleveland Gees Republican as
DsHal.

CLEVELAND, April "a very light
vote was polled in the city election
yesterday. Herrick, republican, is
elected mayor by some 1900, and the
whole republican tickets carried.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-05
Attachment Notice.

Before P NJ Winters, J. P. for Shelby county,
Tenn d Radigan vs.. Caesar Wright.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 3455 of the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the defendant and affidavit
debted TO the plaintiff in the sum Of 1881. I5)
eighty-one dollars and fifteen cents,
due by account, and that the claim II
just, and that the defendant is . non
resident Of the State of Tennessee F.;
it is therefore ordered that said de-
fendant make his personal appearance
before me Thursday, April 2lst, 1881 at my
Office, No. l66 Main ST.. Memphis, Tenn, and
defend. said attachment suit within the time
prescribed By law, or the same will DO pro-
ceedod with ex-parte and that a copy Of this
in the Public Ledger.
This the ltth day Of March, 1881.
l3BEI Pm WINTERS, ]. p.
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Notice.

No. 39S7-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Julia A Caulkins ct al VS.,
The Memphis Gaslight Company ct al.
1T appearing from affidavit in this cause.
/ that the defendants, A Q Wurzbach and
Robert Gardiner are nQn-residents ofthe State
Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that ties
make their appearance herein, at the court
house Of Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn,
on or before the first Monday in May, 1881,
and plead, answer or demur to complainant
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed
as to them and set for hearing ex-parte and
that a copy Of this order be published once .
week for four successive weeks IN the Public
Ledger.
This alst day of March, 1881.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and master
A oOpy-Attest:
By f. b. MCHEyRY, D. C. VI.
Finlay i Peters, sol. for comn't
81 % % AZ
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AMOUNTING TO S3G9,S5O,
Whole TIOkets. So; RaIYas, S4s Olr,s. 50.

Remittaneos may be made by Bank Check.
Express, Postal Money Order, or Registered
Nail.
Responsible agents wanted at all points.
For circulars giving full information and for
tickets, address w. q. ID. WHIPS,
Willard Hotel, Louisville, Ky,
Or ID. l.. GGLLESPIE,
ll& No. 9 West Court ST. Memphis, Tenn,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-05

Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them at
the LEDGER hiudery2
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TrusSSs's Sale.


TIMBER aud by virtue Of a deed in trust
~ made March s, 1877, to me as trustee by
John German and Katie German, and record
Cd Ia decd book No. ll6, page 40, in the Reg
ister's office Of Shelby county, which said deed
was made TO secure an indebtedness fully do
seribed therein, and default having been
made in the terms and conditions thereof, /
will, as trustee, at the request Of the beneh-
eiary in said decd, at ten o'clock, am, on
Tuesday, April 26, 1851,
at the southwest corner Of Madison ana Main
str OF, in Memphis, the Taxing District Of
Shelby county, Tennessee, sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash, those GER
tain lots Of land in said district known and
described as lots number twenty.one OH and
twenty-five (22l in Lanes subdivision, said
lots fronting 70 feet each on the west side Of
MOusarrat street or avenue, andrunning back
i4SR ioot between parallel lines, with inn
prOyemonts thereon.
All right Of redemption waived. Title be-
lievod TO no good, but l sell and convey as
trustee onls.
AMOS WOODRUFF, Trustee.
wv Hampton, Attorney, %
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Room Sleeping Cars
The Shortest and Quickest ROute
-IB The
& PENNSYLVANIA Line.

The management confidently invite at
tention TO its Superior Equipment,
Through Car service, and quick time.
The Scenery en- route is justly celebrated
for its variety and surprising beauty.
Dining Stations at Cincinnati, Indianapo-
lis, Columbus, Pittsburg, Altoona and
Harrisburg are in charge of we'll known
caterers, VINO have contributed in no
small degree to the popularity of the
PAM and Pennsylvania Line, with
the travelling public.
Purchase tickets by the GS-Pan-HaD
die and Pennsylvania Line, S6& on sale at
all Railroad Ticket Offices in Mempbis.
Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, and
throughout the South,
SIDNEY o. Jones, Gen'l SOuthw. P. Ag't,
Northeast Corner 4th and Vine streets,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
D. w. CALDWELL w. L. OBRIEN
Gen'l Mgr, Genl p. ST. Ag't,
Columbus, o. Columbus, o.
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FMonday, Wednesday and Friday.
tDaily.
monday, Thursday and Saturday.
iSunday, Tuesday and Friday.
Tuesday and Friday.
"Wednesday and Saturday.
0Tuesday, Th1Tsdsy and SsturdsT.
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LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Mail train. daiIy,.. 500 pm. l0.S pm
Tre;ght $50 am. 6.5 pm
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vi ARRivAs
City time) - -
Nail and Express, daily l1l.89 pm. ia am
Fast Mail y Exp'ss,d'ly TOO am. o.o2 pm
Somerville Accom'dat'n
daily Except Sundsy)...l 40 PM S.W Am
Mississippi and Tennessee.
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POSTOFFICE, MEMPHIS, TENN.

Arrivals and Departures Of Mails.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-07-16

SsD An admiring father: ihcre was
joy on the farm when Ben, the oldest
boy came back from college in his
sophomore year, and the village was
proud of him. "Cheese it, Gully" he
said when he met an old friend, the son
of neighbor who joined farms with his
father; "checse it, Gully shove us your
flipper clench daddles, pardy. How's
his nibs, and what's the new racket ?"
And his proud old father said alt was
jest worth more't twice't the money to
hear Ben rattle Off Greek just like a
livin' language. ."--.Shyer1tof (La.)
Times.
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MONEY EARNING WIVES.

1t is frequently subject for thought,
and conversation rs to why professional
women-actresses, millncrs, dressmak.
ers and principals of young ladies' acad
emies, ctc.-havc so much trouble with
their husbands aud it is also frequent.
ly observed that the husbands OF money
earning ladies are idle or lazy, or both,
or are dissipated, or else shrink into
quiet nonentities who are apparently
endured because OF the feminine belief
tha; it is good to have man about the
house anyhow. II is certainly true that
the husbands Of moncy-carning women
are generally the quietest and most un.
assuming OF their scx-in their domcs.
tic life. To some this condition may
appear cause for mcrrimcnt and ridi-
cule, but in reality it involves the serious
question rs to whether il is good for
man to marry woman who desires or
will be forced to earn her share of their
income in actual hard cash and not by
staying At home, minding the house and
economizing in groceries, dry goods,
gas and fuel. a man who marrics with
this contingency staring him in the face
risks a good deal concerning his domcs-
tic happiness. A woman who can con-
tribute share Of money earned by her
own labor TO the common household
fund is naturally prouder of il than 4
man would be, and, womanlikc, she
wants to crow over il bit, and it fre.
quently happens that this Growing be-
comes irksomc and embarrassing TO the
man. His responsibilities as man, n
husband and father are lesscncd, and
with the burden that is lifted from his
back goes something of his sclf-esteem,
something Of his self-respect and sturdy
independence. His pride in himself
and his self-assurance receive blow
We know there are many worthless
shirks whose unmanly selfishness and
lack Of pluck have thrown the heavy
burden Of providing for the home upon
the slender shoulders Of their brave and
patient wives. We know, too, how
nobly woman assumes such duties
when they arise before her, and we know
Of her marvellous sclf.sacriices ana en-
durancc, but these are not the money
earning wives we refer to. These gen.
orally marry with all the pretty dreams
and hopes Of wifehood that are natural
to young wives, and then, when il is
too late, they discover that it is the wo-
man who must be strong and the wife
who must provide.
Our original proposition is tina, a
rightly proud man will do any sort OF
labor rather than have his wife work for
him. Another and very strong moral
reason why women whose husbands can
and do support them should not seek
"paid work." is that they may be tax
ing work away from some woman who
really needs it.--CHfcGso 2,T6Hne.
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THE GRAVES OF TWO DISTINGUISH
ED MEN.

A correspondent of the Phila. Press
writes from Lancaster In this old house
and from his bedroom he CThaddeus
Stcvens) first heard the news OF the as
sassination of Lincoln. The old mail
carrier, who had for years trudged be-
tween the railroad and the Postoffice,
came up in the gray Of the morning on
the 18th Of April, 1865, after his early
trip to the station. He Knocked upon
the Office window and Mr.. Stevens rails
cd the one above it, pushed his head
out and heard from the mail carriers
trembling lips the fact that Mr.. Lincoln
had been murdered His only response
was in his vigorous English. "Betray-
ed again-by God - The window went
down with thud, and Mr.. Stevens was
soon dressed and on his way to Wash
ington. In the great political events
which followed this appalling crime,
MIR. Stevens became the prominent figure
in American history which he deserved
to be.
Three years later when his remains
were brought from Washington, where
he had actually "died in harness." and
deposited in the little churchyard almost
in the heart OF this city, he was known
wherever American history was read
In this little common churchyard. 4 sort
of Goods acre." where there are no
race distinctions, and few buried who
have marked their names with promi-
ncncc even upon the local history OF the
place, his remains rest. Thaddcus
Stevens, Jr., is buried by his side. He
was favoritc nephew, by whom Mr..
Stevens set great store. He died be-
fore his time from too much jolly com
panionship. and now there is no one
above ground TO perpciuatc the name OF
the great Commoncr, and all his accu-
mulated wealth, something like hun
drcd thousand dollars, will cndow an
orphan asylum not far from the spot
where he is buried. \ monumental
sarcophaguS, hewn from Green Noun
tain granite. quarricd from the hills Of
his native State, marks the spot. On
either side of the great pile, which rises
several feet above ground, marble slabs
are set into the stone and funeral drapery
carved over each, as il the dark curtain
which Death had hung over the sad story
each slab contained had been raised and
looped by loving hands.
On the opposite side Of the city, in
the Woodland Cemetery, the principal
burial place in all this section, James
Buchanan is buried. Just two months
and eleven days after he had breathcd
his last and been laid in conspicuous
place in this beautiful burying ground,
rhaddcus Stevans died and was buried
in the place have indicated. Over
MIR. buchanan S remains is plain. mon
umental sarcophagus cut from white
marble.
He, like Stevens, wrote his own
epitaph. In this place Buchanan's re-
mains rest alone, and none other will
ever disturb the sod inside the plain
little iron fence held by four granite
posts which guard the resting place of
the bachelor President. He, like Ste.
vens, marked his name upon the pages
Of history, but left none of his blood
behind to perpetuatc his memory.
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A VERY BAD CHAP.

There is man in town who is re.
markable mimic, sinner, and mischief
maker- land we purpose telling our read
ers in confidential way, Of wicked
and outrageous trouble he caused at a
camp-mccting last summer.
As everybody has not been to camp
meeting, it may be well to state just what
a camp-mceting is. A camp-meeting is a
place where folks gather together to
wrestle with long-tailed, split. .hoofed,
horned old gentleman, who, Jack Mil
ton says, carries a lance as big as a mast.
This mimic At camp last summer
looked about with much wonder he
saw delicate women, who were comfort
ably situated At home and never stirred
out of doors during falling weather, pad.
ding around in the rain and mud and
quite delighted. He saw folks who had
means and knew what good living was,
satisfied with half-cookcd corn, stale
eggs, watercd milk, strong bacon, and
straw beds. He saw happy and healthy
children forced to sleep in damp tents
and thus booked for the pneumonia
He heard more gossip in one short week
and saw more bad feeling engendered
thereby than he could hear and see in 4
month at the springs or on an ocean
steamer.
But while he saw and heard, the Evil
One was working in him.
There was good woman in camp,
who had a large tent and many callers
nightly, and no husband-she was a
widow-Mrs. Swillin.
Itwas raining and several middle aged
widows, maidens, and married women
were listening to n tea-kettle singing
over spirit lamp in Mrs. Swillin's tent,
about 10 O'Clock one night, and Mrs.
Bows said to Mrs. Spillin "Do you
know, ma'am, what makes il always
rain at camp-meeting time ?"
"Spite."
"Spite? How can that be p
"why, it's Venner's doings, the orful
sinner"
"Why does he do it, ma'am1"
because he's Piscopalian. He'd
do w,iss than that If he could-he'd d
MANY " tdtti tuC diu biittiStuUC-Dut uC
don't dare. Did you hear DIR. Crumbs
to-days"
beautiful And when he held his
hand in front Of him this way, and rails
cd his eyes so, he looked heavenly
Poor man. He's too good for this
world they say he has hemrages, said
Mrs. Bows.
al know it," said Mrs. Swillin, ''but
] wouldn't blame him for dying. IL
was as ready as him I'd like to 60 and
then his wife amt no sort Of help to
him. Did you see her sitting down
and just looking at him in the deadesi
kind Of way when we was all crying
over his sermon? tell you that she
amt got no sympathy. Poor man He
looks SO much like Mr.. Swillin. II she
had the hemrages, he might get a wife
worthy Of himself some day.
Mrs. Brooks here broke in, "Mrs.
Swillin, have you heard DIR. Team 2"
eyes, ma'am, but his wife's sister
married Catholic, and the first thing
we'll have the Pope Of Rome for Presi,
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To Mrs. Mc';ill when she goes to walx
She'll learn the status Of Jennic Lee.
And will not iorget high praise of inc.
"I.ci the fact be knn sn 10 Squire McGili
That his sou loves Jennie ai the mill.
warrant he'll make him turn to the.
Then Gomez iny triumph DER Jennie lee
Mrs. ciyiil- called at blackberry Hi!
And had n long talk with Mrs. McGiil.
She said il was wrong for proud Me,;iii
To wed poor girl who lives at mill.
The schcinc wa. successful. as you shall see
For the cue was taken quite readily,
And Charlie had orders TO shun the mill
Aud visit rich Jane ON Rosemary Hill.
But Charlie resol, ed to cross the sea.
Without an adieu to Jennie Lee.
"It is well. quite we'll, the father said,
my sou shall ne'er with poor girl wed.
''Bcsides, he will not stay long. know,
Soon tired OF foreign lands he'll grow,
Aud then We shall have him back, ween.
All the wiser for what he has seen
But the years came and the years they went,
Aud the Squire was getting old and bent.
lie mourncd for the boy 80 bright aud gay.
That gears ago he had sent away.
"Thc house seems gloomy now said he,
IL think will send for Jennie Lee,
And ask her to pardon the poor old man
Who has wronged her so, if she only can
So he sent for her, and then for his son,
And when they were all with greetings done.
lie cast aside all his foolish pride.
And joining their hands, blessed them and died.
Jennie no longer lives at the mill.
But rules the house on Blackberry Iiiii.
And Charlie is often at the mill.
But never ascends Rosemary IIiii.
MORAL.
Nov girls, be pleasant and attend TO your duty.
Andimprovc your minds. Il will add to your beaut,
And though Wealth looks ON you with scot nful eye
Bea"iy and Brains will win the prize.
ARLINGTON, BALTIMORE corSrr, MI.
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bsS-A preacher not far from Boston
found himself at one time in sad di-
lemma. He stopped in his sermon and
said, "If ! speak softly those Of you who
are in the rear cannot hear me il l
speak loud shall certainly wake up those
who are close to me-"