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Bill Fosdick's Great Failing.

was told here I'M Mississippi the other day
OF an old man who had killed many men; had
usually, indeed, killed every man who had
greatly displeased him. His favorite weapon
was the rifle, his inseparable companion. At
last man came back to that region, all the
way from Texas, with the avowed object of
killing this old man, and so avenging a rela-
tive who had been one of his many victims.
One day as the old man walked along a path
through the woods, his pursuer fired at him
from behind tree. The aim was true, and
the victim fell to the ground, shot through the
body. but he was not dead. After some time
the man who shot him put his head out from
behind the tree to learn what had been the
effect of his bullet. At that moment a rifle
ball crashed throuh his brain. A little later
aneighbor came along the path and found the
Texan quite dead; but the old man, though
plainly fatally wounded, was still alive and
conscious, but unable to do more than raise
himself on one elbow. After he had succeed
ed in attaining this position, he said: "Could
yer roll that burned kuss over hyur, SOS kin
hev look at him?" This was done, and he
gazed at the lifeless body with contem ptuous
kind of interest. "Bil Fosdick allus was
fool 1 knowed he coulden't keep his head
behind that tree. 1 knowed he'd look ont ar
ter awhile, and then knowed I'd fetch him.
He was allus burned fool.' Then the neigh
old fellows head and in few minutes more
two dead bodies lay side by side in the wood
land path.-Correspondence New York Trib-
une,
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NEW YORK.

Charged with Embezzling $40, 900.
BUFFALO May 17-Brigadler General Bull
is charged by James McCredie with the en-
bezzlement of $2O,Coo in a business transaction
Bull claims that it is a malicious prosecution.
He'll Gate Pilotage Bill Vetoed.
ALBANY, May 1.-THE Governor to-day
vetoed the bill concerning He'll Gate pilotage.
He says the bill will not only throw many
pilots out of employment but will afford no re-
lief to commerce.
The Western Union Suit.
New YORK, May lin the suit of William
S. Williams against the Western Union and
other telegraph companies to-day, the direct
examination of DR.. Norvin Green having been
finished yesterday, he was cross-examined and
testified that the American Union Telegraph
Company had valuable contracts with various
railroad companies in which the latter in some
instances agreed to make repairs on the line.
The American Union was fortunate in securing
contracts from railroal companies, as many of
their directors were largely interested in the
companies from which their contracts were OBJ.
tanned. In many instances the Western
Union Company was cut off in its wires and
was obliged to bring 20 expensive litigations
against various railroad companies to establish
its rights. Consolidation seemed to be the
simplest method of setting the difficulty, and
after various consultations the plan disputed
was adopted.
After recess the cross-examination of DR..
Green was ended. Mr.. Durkee, Director of
the Western Union Company and the Ameri-
can Union Company, testified that he favored
the consolidation in the interests of the two
companies he represented.
The Whitaker Case.
In the Whitaker court-mart;al to-day DIR.
W. S. Searle of Brooklyn was called as wit
ness. He said that the statement of Surgeon
Alexander that Whittaker's pulse was in
normal condition was proof positive that there
was no shamming; if this was we'll developed
plot of Whittaker's he must have known that
the eliminating point would come when he
was bound and wounded. The action of the
mind at such crisis would have had mark
ed effect upon his pulse, if the person had not
been unconscious. No one except a skilled
criminal could have no controlled his mind as
to keep up the nominal beat of his pulse. In
fact, there were no well-authenticated in
stances of such remarkable power. On cross
examination, witness said that he made up
his mind when he read the testimony of Sur
geon Alexander that Whitaker was not sham
ming. Further examination of witness failed
to shake his opinion that Whitaker was not
shamming.
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DISASTROUS FIRE.

Fifteen Buildings in Nashville, Tenn,
Burned.
CINCINNATI, May 1.-THE Times-Star's
special says fire in Nashville began at this
morning in Warrena Bros print and oil house.
In few moments the entire building was de-
stroyed and adjoining building, furniture
store burned; next Biumenthal's china store,
George A. Wickle's large liquor store, Noel
block "a new building valued at $1OO,OO0),
Cherry & O'Conner's warehouse, Ryan & Ri
lan's wholesale liquor shop and Peace, Hopkin
& CO. ditto. The Western Union office in
Noel block was badly damaged. A southwes-
terly wind carried the flames to adjoining
buildings. Fifteen buildings in all were burn
ed. The Maxwell House and Banner office es-
capped.
NASHVILLE, May 17-Losses by fire this
morning aggregated 100000. A large num-
Der of small buildings were burned, including
one-half of each of four squares
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California Izanins STOCKS.
ysa,eriowu Cattle Market.

WATERrOwN, May 17.-Beef Cattle-receipts :
80 head highest prices of last week still firm; light
supply to-day enabling owners to sell at full rates;
sales of choice at 25l09 90; extra at 0O6S 90;
first quality O0@6 rs; second quality at GOA
5 U.s. third quality 00,64 rs.
Store Cattle-Work Oxen y pair at S1O0GSI65:
Milch Cows and Calves at S20aS45; Yearlngs S7a
Sl2; two years old $13dS25;three years S20G $4l;
Farrow Cows $169S30; Fancy Cows S509S65.
Hogs s.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 2015 head price i'm
proved about lAc " b; sales of Sheep in lots 90
l95 90 each; extra at 8 00@7 10; Spring Lambs al
7@7M. Veal Calves 394M.
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WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Garfield BETTER.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE following bull
letin was issued at 9 o'clock this morning:
There is some improvement in Mrs. Gar
fields condition. She passed quiet but rather
seepless night. Her symptoms this morning
are encouraging. The fever is less and the
mind clearer.
Judge Matthews Takes the Oath.
Hon. Stanley Matthews took the oath of Of
flee today. The Chief Justice has changed the
recent allotment of the Justices order to the
extent of relieving Mr.. Justice Bradley from
duty in the sixth circuit and assigning Judge
Matthews to that circuit
Funeral of L. 4. Gobright.
The funeral of L., A. Gobright for many
years Washington agent of the Associated
Press, took place at his late residence on Ninth
street this afternoon. The parlors we're throng-
ed with friends assembled to pay a last tribute
OF love and respect to the memory of the dead
journalist. Leading men OF every walk of life
were present.
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Important Notice to Holders of,
United States 5 Per ct. Bonds.

The Secretary of the Treasury
gives notice that the principal and
interest of the Five Per Cent.
Coupon Bonds OF sssl will be
paid Oh the l2til day Of August
next, and that tile interest OR saith
bOnds wiiE cease ora that date.
He also announces that $780,
100000 OF the Regssae red Five
Per Cent. Bonds, i'm addition 10 the
above mentioned Coupon Bonds,
will be continued at g 1-3 percent.
per anraunn, payable at the pleas
ure Of the government, ian lieu OF
their payment 0m the date spCcs-
fed.
Holders OF these bonds desiring
to have them continued should
forward them 20 Hs AS early as
practicable, so that we can pre-
sent them liza svasili,gtom before
the first day OF July next.
We offer oar services TO forward
tire bonds, and attend TO ;sil tsse GEe-
| tails connected t,ierewitE.
Our facilities enable ;ss TO make
prompt return of the continued
bonds, and we suggest TO holders
| OF the Five perc cents an carly ap-
pIication.
We continue 80 buy the 6s OF
1851 or receive them in exchange
for 5 n-2 per cents, ora favorable
| terms.
We purchase, sell and exchange
| ALI other Government securities.
| ASA z. POTTER,
| President.
| Boston, May as, 1854. may1Ssn2t
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Death of the Late Senator Chambers
Sister
MANCHESTER, May 17.-Mr Mary Jane
Lee, sister and last surviving member of Hon.
shire, died this morning at the residence of
Rev e. M. Kellogg of this city, in her SOth
year. Hon. Eugene Hale, his wife who is a
niece, and her mother, who is the widow of
ex-senator Chandler, were in attendance at
Ine dea.hbed. The remains will be taken to
Bedford, her native place, for interment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-18
MEMORANDA

Sch Charlie Morton, from Cardenas for Baltimore,
before reported wrecked off Hatteras was in charge
of Capt Pike, not Lathwaite. She had cargo of
ASS hhds and 90 ties molasses.
Sch Dresser, of Boothbay, with maekerel.
put iuto New Bedford 18th in distress, having
struck on Skf's Island Shoal, near Edgartown. She
came off leaking badly and had to keep both pumps
working.
Sch Ruth HodgdCn. of Rockland, from NYork
for New Bedford, went ashore off Brantford, Conn,
18th, and biised.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-18
The Size of Books.

Originally the terms quarto, octavo and so
on, denoting the number of foldings of the
printed sheets, also designated the size of the
book. But owing to the varying sizes of pa
per now used in bookmaking the size of book
can no longer be inferred from the number of
foldings. Librarians are, therefore, adopting
systems of arbitrary measurement for book
sizes, retaining, however, the familiar denom-
nations. The associated librarians of Great
Britain recently fixed upon the following
scale of measurements, the inferior limit of
each size being the superior limit of the size
below it,
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Struck by a Train and Killed.

SUNBURY, Pa, May 17-This morning Da-
vid Bredhender, Chas. Krouse, Frank Bred
bender and B. Eciouls, repairmen on the Sun
bury, Hazelton & Wlkesbarre railroad were
crossing the trestlo work at Meanwhile on a
truck car when they were overtaken by a
freight train and hurled fifty feet. Krouse aud
one of the Bredhender's was instantly killed
and the others are not expected to live.
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METEOROLOGICAL
fsnICATIoNs FOB THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.

HOURS
WAR DEP'r, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
May IS, A. NJ.
For New England,
Light rain, followed by partly cloudy weather.
northeast to southeast winds, slight rise in
temperature and rising followed by falling
barometer.
Cautionary signals continue at Woods Hole,
Boston, Section 8, Portland, Section 7, East
port, Shoreham and Point Judith
SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN
Rain prevailed during the day in New Eng
land, Middle States and lower lake region with
colder northeastery winds and severe gales on
the coast. Clear weather continues in the
Southern States, Ohio valley, upper lake re-
gion and upper Mississippi valley with no
change in temperature. The temperature has
fallen 10 to 20 degrees at stations on the east
ern slope of the Rocky Mountains, and high
northerly winds, threatening weather and rain
reported from Northern Texas, Kansas, Colo
RADIO, Nebraska and Dakota
Indications are slightly warmer weather and
light rsins'will prevail in districts on Atlantic
coast during Thursday.
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Mexican Railroad Schemes.

CRY OF MExIco May 17.-An amendment
to the Mexican Central contract passed the
Senate. It requires surveyors to pay damages
before cutting trees. The amendment is salts
factory but will cause delay which may pre-
vent Gen. Grants leaving on the Esd. The
amended bill comes before the Senate Wednes-
day.
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MARRIAGES..

In Bethel. May Z, Henry NJ. Bryant of Lowell
Mass. and Miss Mary E. Farwell of Bethel.
In Bethel, May 8, Lawson w. Pingree of Bethel
and Mrs. Delora r. Weber of Waterford.
In Paris. April 1G, Hannibal l.. Wheeler of Paris
and Miss Flora f. Swift of Oxford.
In Augusta, May z, Chas H. Ellis and Miss Keziah
c. Jordan both of Hallowell
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MASSACHUSETTS.

Production Of The Gdipus Tyrannus.
Boston, May T.-Edipus Tyrannus was
performed at Harvard College tonight before a
distinguished literary audience. This is the
first Greek play performed in America. The
iasm ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-18

NOTICE. Ladies using cream tartar and
soda in baking will have better results by using
Congress Yeast Powder. Try it in biscuits, cake
doughnuts, pie crust, etc.
SHADES ENGLISH MUSTARD is sold by all gro
GERS,
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DEATHS

In Paris, April 80, Zelotes S. Harris formerly of
New Gloucester. aged 80 years 10 mouths.
In Boothbay, May 10, Alpheus Abbott, aged 20
years.
In Norway, May 0, George Towns. aged % years.
In Mechanic Falls, May 8. Emma w. Lynch, aged
80 years.
In Ellsworth, May 8, Mrs. Laura H. Newman.
aged 46 years months.
In Sedgwick May 3, Mrs. Harriet, wife of Daniel
P. Morgan, aged 81 years months.
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tBy Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. May 17-Evening market
easy at 3g t on:cail and closed at 3@31a; Iprime
at 4S5Ia for long and 4.S71s for short Govern
ments steady for IS, rs and "A higher for 5s, and
1s@A lower for 41as and As State bonds in light
request. Railroad bonds fairly active but irregular.
The stock market closed firm.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ei 450, 307 shares.
1ue IolIowlng are toaay's closing quotations of
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THE DOMINION.

The Governor General Not to Resign.
MONTREAL, May lit is officially denied
that the Governor General of Canada intends
to resign.
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MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.

TUESDAY. May II.
Arrived.
Steamer City of Portland, Pike, St John, NIB, via
PASSPORT for Boston.
Sch belmont Locke, Warren New York for Ban
gOr.
Sch Polly, Arey, B0ston-whiting to NJ Bailey.
Sch Helen, Gordon Franklin for Boston.
Sch Thames, Robbins, Calais for Lynn.
BELOW-Over 100 coasters, mostly from the east
bound west.
At Richmond island, barque supposed the W
Griffith, from Matanzas.
Sch Searsvle. Hart, Harpswell, to load for Balti-
more-Ryan & Kelsey.
Sch Brunette, Babbidge, Belfast II Blake.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
WISCASSET, May 12-Ar, sch Carrie Bailey
Fletcher. Bath.
May l4-sld. ship Crescent City, Kelley, for New
Orleans.
Ar sch Gar, Terhune. Portland.
May 15-Ar, schs Emma Hotchkiss, Phillips, and
Ii Miller, Paterson, Boston.
Sch V Minot, of Westport, 46 tons, has been
purchased by Capt Hathaway and others of Machas
and is to BE employed in the packet business be-
tween Portland and Machas.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
AR at Liverpool 18th inst steamer Quebec, Dale
Portland.
Ar at Havre 10th, ship Thomas Lord, Hall, from
New Orleans.
Sid I'm Pauilac 18th inst barque Rosetta Mcneil,
Brown, United States.
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To designate unusual sizes the additional
terms square ESQ narrow (na.) and obong (ob)
are to be used. 1t would be a great convent
ence to book-buyers if reviewers and advertls-
ers of books could agree upon some such sys-
tenn.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

s'ors.mnss esa.., Wholesale ssnesze..
PORTLAND. May II.
The following arc Lo-day's Quotations OF Flour,
Grain Prnzisinns &c
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London Syndicate Seeking Control Of
the Reading Railroad.

PHILADELPHIA, May IA London special
powerful syndicate with el5,OO0,0 900 sterling
is being formed in this city to cooperate with
Franklin b. Gowan to secure control OF the
Reading railroad and that one member of the
syndicate is a prominent member of the Brit
Cabinet.
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PORTLAND, May II.
The following quotation. of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by,A. W. Jordan,
157 Commercial street:
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European Markets.
N m

Rv Telegraph.l
LONDON, May 17.-Americsn securties-United
States bonds, As, 1914; 5s at I06.
LIVERPOOL, May 17--l2.3O P.M.-Cotton marx ct
firm; Mdiling uplands at SIS Orleans at 15-16d;
sales 100 Obales; speculation and export 1000;
futures quiet.
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The following quotations of stocks received
yesterday by Woodbury. & Moulton (members of the
Boston Stock Exchange), corner of Middle and Elk
change streets:
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lots Goout sc higher.
FREIGHTS-In the chartering line the move
ment is very light. In Coastwise lumber rates are
a little off to New York, rs being offered. Char
tiers have recently been made on coal from New
York to Portland at 20, Baltimore to Portland at
so, and from Philadelphia at 40. In Foreign
the market is dull. The following charters were
made for the week ending May 18th:
Brig Addie Todd, Boston to Surinam and back,
lump sum $4,000 and port charges.
Brig Electric Light Portland to st. Pierre, (priyi-
lege of a second port) lumber $500 PM.
Schr E. S. Newman, Rockport to Morgan City,
ce $3.50 p ton, and back from Pensacola to Port
land, lumber $500 y M.
Schr Samuel Gilman, Wiscasset to Charleston hay
81 y ton, and back from Ashley River to Boothbay,
phosphate rock 1928 p ton.
Brig HELEN o. Phinney, Portland to Cardenas or
Matanzas, shocks and heads 2cc.
Schr Congress. yiualhaven to New York, stone at
S1.25
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| Receipts of Maine Central.
PORTLAND. May 16.
| FOR Portland. % cars miscellaneous merchandise
| for connecting roads "a ears miscellaneous mer-
| chandse
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FOREIGN.

Another Mine Discovered in ST.
Petersburg.
RAvAGES OF THE PLAGUE IN MESO
POTAMIA.
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DRY Goods Wholesale Market.
The following quotations are wholesale prices and
corrected daily by Storer Bros. g. Co., Dry Goods
Woolens and Fancy Goods, "a & sc Middle street:
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End of the Chicago Strikes.

CHICAGO, May 17.-Srike of the railroad
switchmen has ended, three-quarters of the
strikers reporting for work. A wholesale
movement of the miles of accumulated freight
was begun today. The men return on the
companys terms.
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Daily Domestic Rece
stock Market.

SAny DcNfeAteC sSeCelpt6.
By water conveyance-lOn0 bush Cornmeal to G
W. True Co.
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EssyEEREgSsN.

Ar a: New Bedford 18th, sch X Dresser. Tav-
neen. with 5000 fresh mackerel, see Mem.)
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
MAVERICK NATIONAL BANK,
Government Depository,

Corner Water and Congress SITS.
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Base Ball.

At Chicago orcesters 7, Chi Cages L.
AT DISQUALIFICATION 3, Clevel ands g.
AT Detroit-Detroits 4, Troys0.
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NGEEEGN PORTS.


April 10, lat IA n, Ion 25 W, ship supposed the
Palestine, Emmons, from Cardiff for San Francisco.
April 10, oft Ascension, ship Sumner Il Mead
Parks, from Java for Cork.
March 81. lat 10 s. Ion 80 W, barque n Gibson,
from New York for Aniier.
May 10, lat 80 06. lon 7S Al, brig c Robinson
Forbes. from Sagua for Delaware Breakwater.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-19
A Lesson for Parents.

We recently read inone of our ex-
changes short story recounting how
a father took half dozen sound,
rosy checked apples, without a sDeck
or sign of decay about them, and
after showing them to his children,
placed them on a plate with another
apple, which was partially rotten at
the core. After leaving thus for
some time, he again exhibited them
to his children, when all the apples
those that had been sound as well
rs The unsound one-were found to
be rotten.
Here is practical lesson. 1t comes
home to parents who exercise no care
or restraint ove.' their children, as
regards the friendships they form and
the companions with whom they
associate. Their children may be
dutiful, obedient, Innocent and pure,
and deyoul; but if they are allowed
to come in contact with the vicious
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-19

One talent, well cultivated, deepen
ed and enlarged, is worth a hdndred
shallow faculties. The first law of
success at this day, when so many
matters clamoring for attention, is
concentration, to bend all the energies
to one point. looking neither to the
right nor to the left. IL has been
justly said that great deal of wisdom
Of a man in this cen tury is shown in
leaving things unknown and great
deal of his practical sense in leaving
things undone. The day of univer-
sal scholars is past. Life is short,
art is long" The range of human
knowledge has increased so enOr-
mously that no brain can grapple
with it; and the man who would
khow one thing well must have the
courage to be ignorant of a thousand
things, however attractive or lnvi
ting. AS with knowledge, SO with
work. The man who would get along
must single out his speciality, and in
to that must pour the whole stream
of activty-all the energies of his
hand, his eye, his tongue, heart and
brain. Broad culture and many-side-
ness are beautiful things to contem-
plate, but it is narrowedged men
the men of single and intense pur-
pose, who steel their souls against all
things ese--who accomplish the hard
work of the world, and who are
everywhere in demand when hard
work is to be done.
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LOOK UP. NOT DOWN.

Life to some is full of sorrow
Halfis real, half they borrow;
Full of rocks and full of lodges,
Corners harp and cutting edges.
Though the joy-bells may be ringing,
Not song you'll hear them singing;
Seeing never makes them wise,
Looking out from downcast eyes.
All in vain the sun is shining,
Waters sparkling, blossoms twining;
They but see through those same sorrows
Sad to days and worse to-morrows;
See the clouds that must pass over;
See the weeds among the clover
Everything and anything
But the gold the sumbeams bring.
Draining from the bitter fountain,
Lo! your mole hill seems a mountoin,
Drops of dew and drops ofrain
swell into the mightynain,
hii IN Niti N fiIe iessi1l gs sli0wef,
And the mercics fall with power,
Gathering chaff, ye tread the wheat,
Rich and royal meath your feet.
Let 1t not be so, my neighbor;
Look up, as you love and labor,
Not for one alone woes vials,
Every one has cares and trials,
JOY and pain are linked together,
Like the fair and cloudy weather,
May we have, Oh, let us pray,
Faith and patience for to-day.