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The Portland daily press., 1881-01-22

BOSTON, JAM q.
The following were to-days quotations of Butter,
Cheese, Eggs and Potatoes:
Butter-We quote choice Northern Western cream
cries at 28@34c for late made. and 2528c for fair
to good; New York and Vermont fall diaries at
25@28c straight dairy lots 2l@124c; and common
to fair dairy lots 16@2Oc and winter made at 5ae
22c; Western dairy packed at 22@25c for choice
and 14@21c for common and good; Western ladle
common and good; market steady and fine grades
continue scarce and firm.
Cheese-we quote 14013s4 for choice; 1s@
13c for fair to good; 8@1Oc for common; market is
firm and fine stock scarce.
Eggs are scarce and firm at 35@36c fb doz for
Western, Northern and Eastern.
Potatoes-frm and higher: sales of Aroostook
Rose at 7O@73c: Maine Central and New York Rose
at 6S@65c; Prolifcs at 60965c; Peerless and Jack
sons 53@55c Chenangoes at 45@5Oc.
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A Ninilist Plot Discovered and the Con.
spirators Arrested.

KIEFF, Russia, Jan. 21.-Two men and two
women nave been arrested on suspicion of be-
longing to a secret society. The police discoy-
cred at their house the programme of an ex-
IRENE terrorist faction of Nihilists, which rec.
ommend murder and incendiarism. Reyol-
vers, daggers, etc., and machinery for the
manufacture of forged passports, a portion of a
secret printing press, and large number of
revolutionary proclamations were also found.
Copies OF q proclamation relating to the in
tended murder of military official in Kieff
were also found, but the crime has been pre-
vented by the discovery of the facts above
mentioned,
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lots ABOUT &c higher.
At Chicago to-day Wheat was weak at 993sc for
March delivery. Corn was steady at 417s for May
delivery. Pork steady at 10 so for March delivery.
Receipts-OO, 900 bbls flour, $4,000 bush whear,
$4,000 bush corn, 81 900 lush oats. O6OO bush,
rye. 10000 bush barley.
shipments 90. 600 bbls -four, IL 600 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, 900 bush oats. OOOO bush
rye. 10000 bush barley.
At New York, Flour is dull and without important
change in price; sales $4,000 bbls. Wheat steady
at yesterdays prices sales 55S, bush. Corn
shade lower; ungraded quoted at 54956c: No at
521h@53c; steamer at 531a @53A C; No 2 at 55A.
Oats heavy and A@hc lower; No 8 at 421sc; do
White 441a @45c: No 2 at 434@431sc; do White
at 47s4 @4Sc; No 1 White at 4S1a@4ss4c c; Mixed
Western 42@44r. Sugar dull and nominal. Pc
troleum quiet and nominal. Pork dull and nominal
ly unchanged.
At London Wheat and Corn are strong for float
ing cargoes cargoes on the passage of both are in
moderate demand. At Mark Lane, Wheat and Corn
are firm; No Red Wheat for prompt shipment at
45s Sd. English and French country markets for
Wheat steady and firm AT Liverpool there is no
change in Wheat, but Corn is firm.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-22

NOTICE.-For the past thirty three years
CONGRESS" Yeast Powder has been extensively
sold. 1t has always been made pure and
healthy, and is to-day without rival.
T-Slade's English Mustard and Congress Yeast
Powder are standard and always reliable
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Books Received.

All Alone. BY Andre Theuriet. Paper, 156 pp.,
20 cents New York. D. Appleton g. Co. Port
land Loring, Short g. Harmon.
Cloth, 467 pp., New York: D. Appleton s. Co.
Portland Hoyt, Fogg Donham.
An Auecdotal History of the British Par.
Lament, from the Earliest Periods to the
Present Time. Compiled from authentic
sources by George Henry Jennings. Cloth, $50
PIP. New York: d. Appleton s. Co. Portland
Hoyt, Fogg g. Donham.
The Heart and its Function. Health Prim
ers. Cloth. limp, So pp., 40 cents. New York:
ID. Appleton g. Co. Portland: Hoyt, Fogg &
g. Donham.
Scotch sermons. 1880. Cloth, 345 pp. New
York: d. Appleton Co. Portland: Hoyt,
Fogg & Donham.
Ilkn ON the Hilltop, and other Stories.
By H. H. Boyesen. Cloth, 24O PIP, 81. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Portland: Lor-
ing, Short s. Harmon.
Sir William Herschel. His Life and
Works. BY Edward S. Holden. Cloth, 23S DID,,
Sl.5o. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,
Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmon.
Little Pansy. Novel. By Mrs. Randolph
Paper, I'll pp 20 cents. New York. Harper g.
Brothers. Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmon.
The Deans Wife. A Novel, By Mrs C. j.
Eiloart. Paper, 80 pp., 20 cents. New York;
Harper s. Brothers. Portland: Loring, Short g.
Harmon.
Wordsworfh. By r. W. H. Myers English
Men of Letters. Cloth, 1872 pp., 70 cts New
York: Harper g. Brothers. Portland Loring
Short g. Harmon.
Island Life, or the Phenomena and Caus-
es of Insular Faunas and FIoras. By Al
fred Russell Wallace. Cloth: illustrated, 522 DID,
New York Harper g. Brothers. Portland: Lor-
ing, Short g. Harmon.
The Human Race and other Sermons. By
the late Rev. Frederick W. Robertson Cloth
236 PIP. New York: Harper g. Brothers Port
land: Loring, Short g. Harmon.
DR.. Worth's School. A Novel. BY Anthony
Trollope. Paper, SO pp., 10 cents. New York:
Harper Brothers. Portland: Loring. Short &
Harmon.
Love and Life. An Old Story in Eieh.
feenth Century Costume. By Charlotte NJ
Yonge. Paper. 81 pp., 10 cts. New York: Har-
per e. Brothers. Portland: Loring Short
Harmon.
The Rebel of the Family. A Novel, BYE,
Lynn Linton. Paper, 80pp., 20 cents. New
York. Harper s. Brothers. Portland: Loring
Short e. Harmon.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. Jan. 81.
Flour dull and unchanged. Grain is steady with
moderate demand. Pork and Lard are firmly held.
Poultry of all kinds is scarce and higher. Sugars
are steady and unchanged. Eggs strong and scarce
at 3O@32c Potatoes are tending upward
Thefollow1ng are lo-day's quotations of Flour,
Grain, Provisions &c.
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New York stock andDionev Market.

New York Stock andBaOnev Market.
By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Money loaned this after
noon at 596 on call. Sterling Exchange quiet at 80
for long and 1855 for short.
The storm had considerable effect upon stock
speculation to-day, but not so much as might have
been anticipated. Probably there has never been
more disagreeable day. and at no time have business
men suffered more through dilatory working of tel
egraph wires yet the sales at footed up Ill.,
500 shares.
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MEMORANDA.

Ship Forest Eagle. Woodwork. from Bremen Dec
18th for New Orleans, foundered at in lat ~ n
lon 9 W. Crew were saved and landed at Madras.
The Forest Eagle registered 56 tons. built
Rockland IN 1856 and hailed from New Orleans.
Brig Fannie H. Jennings, Neil. from Portland for
Matanzas which struch on Bahama Banks. as
sisted off by two schooners, at expense of S4O0
Sch Carrie W. Whalen. from New York for Calais
with coal, put into Green's Landing 4th in distress
having been thrown down and shifted cargo. when
Off Cape Cod, in gale; Also off Seguin sprung leak
of 1000 strokes per hour,
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Boston Stock Market.

Boston stock Market.
Sales of the Brokers Board Jan. 2ll
First Call.
10 Boston & Maine Railroad. ..............149
Second Call.
S2nOO Eastern r. R., 41a ........... $500. .1O4R
SlOOU ......-uo... ...lU4H2
Second Board-First Call.
l Eastern Railroad. ........ ......... 1874
....... .Qo........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50
Second Call.
$4,000 Eastern Railroad 41as............... 1O4h
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R II! BROS !: !!
CHICkERlNC
UPRIGHT PLANO.

The New Upright Pianos now manufactured by
this firm are instruments that really stand without
a rival. They are the result of totally novel i'm
provement, invented by the firm, whereby all the
tuest POINTS of the celebrated Grand Pianos re re-
produced. The worst enemy of the piano is damp
ness Numerous devices have been employed to
counteract its baneful effects with but little success
1t has been the good fortune of this firm, after
long experiment, to solve his enigma by substitu-
ting metal for wood in all parts of the action con-
tanning centres This IL one of the greatest
improvements in pianos made in this CEN
tnry. y he new pntesss U prix ht Action of the
pickering pianos is she only piaBo action
made in the world that IL iusens ibIe to at
me.pheric change. From its convenient shape
aud the beauty and permanence of its tone this
piano will undoubtedly soon become the most popu-
lar instrument in the United States.
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The following quotations of American stocks hay
been received from London to-day by cable:

Receipts Of Maine Cenral.
PORTLAND. JAN 81.
For Portland, % cars miscellaneous merchandise:
for connecting roads, 90 cars miscellaneous NOR
chandiss.
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Grain Market.

PORTLAND, Jan. 81.
The following quotations Of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. W. Jordan,
157 Commercial street.
Chicago --Wheat- -Corn- ---Oats-@
Time. Jan. Feb Jan. May. Jan. May.
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Daily Domestic Receipts.

By water conveyance-1oOO bush Cornnreal to q
W. True & Co.
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Gloucester Fish Market,

Note-Owing to a heavy slee5 storm Sonth, no
wires have been working since 1915. The above
quotations are up to that hour.
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EUROPE.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE BY sH1PwRECK

Further Accounts of the Storm.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.
RAILROAD COMMITTEE HEARING
IN RAILROAD COMMITTEE
Augusta, Jany 18th 1881
ORDERED:-That the clerk give notice by publ
cation in the Portland Daily Press and Portland
Daily Argus, that public hearing Will be given at
the Railroad Room. No. 6, state House, on TUES
DAY, the 25th January A. ID. 1881, at 21a o'clock
p NJ upon the petition for the incorporation OF the
Portland e. Rochester Railroad.
Per order Committee.
ian22sn1t CHARLES H. FISHER, Clerk.
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STATE OF MAINE.

IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
January 10, 1881.
ORDERED:-That all petitions orders for pri-
vate special legislation shall be presented on or
before Tuesday, February first A. ID. 1881, and
that this order be published in the Daily Kennebec
journal, Daily Portland Press, ly Eastern
Argus, Daily Portland Evening Advertiser, Daily
Lewiston Evening journal, Daily Bangor Wing
and Courier, Belfast journal, Aroostook Repub-
lican, Bangor Daily Commercial, Calais Advertiser,
Rock and Free Press, The Union and journal,
and Eastport Sentinel.
Read and passed, sent up for concurrence.
ORAMANDEL SMITH, Clerk.
In SENATE, January 10, 1881.
Read and passed In concurrence.
G. W. TILDEN, Secretary.
A true copy.
Attest: C. W. TILDEN, Secretary.
jan22 sntfe01
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SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 22.

joyed the friendship of Mr.. Hunt evidently
found great satisfaction in it; so it is perhaps,
sufficient to say that the reader of this memoir
will feel throughout its pages the charm of DIR.
Angeles refined and warmhearted quality;
and will admire the modest and charming
manner in which he delineates his rela-
tions with Mr.. Hunt.
Mr.. A. j. Symington's memoir of William
Cullen Bryant (New York: Harper & Bros
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony is an
agreeable and lifelike sketch of the great poet
and editor. Such life as Mr.. Bryant's, noble
in its large aims and complete in its least de-
tails, cannot be too often upheld as a guide
and model. His career was one of answering
goodness illuminated by genius at once i'm
aginatiye and practical; and the present me-
moir records with just enthusiasm, his spotless
aud effectual life.
Three volumes recently published, Self-Cul-
ture, by James Freeman Clarke Boston: J. r.
Osgood & Co.: Portland: Loring, Short & Har-
mon) Duty, by Samuel Smiles,( New York:
Harper; Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony
.
ger, Boston: Houghton Miffiin & Co. Port
land: Loring Short s. Harmony are especially
addressed to young men and contain much
useful advice, which, not precisely novel in
their teachings-and what well-proven wisdom
is OF startling semblance-will be of great ben
eft and value to readers. 1t is these every
day truths and principles which need frequent
sstting-forth and formulating in words, else
they are easily lost to sight IN the throng of
newer, if not so useful, IDEAS These three vol
umes may be unhestatingly commended to
the readers for whom they were particularly
intended, and older men will find much in
these pages for enjoyment and profit.
Poverina (Appleton's New Handy Volume
Series; Portland: Hoyt, Fogg & Donham) is a
very picturesque story of Italian life. 1t is
quite out Of the common run of romance, and
is artistic in plot and execution. The transla-
ton, from the French of Nine. la Princesse o.
Cantacuzene-Altieri, is graceful and spirited.
New novels in Messrs. Harper's favorite
Franklin Square Series, are The Rebel of the
Family, an entertaining society story, quite
without incident but extremely readable, by
Mrs. e. Lynn Linton; The Deans Wife, a
quiet and pleasant novel by Mrs. G. j. Eiloart,
and Love and Life, an improbable but pretty
revival of the "teacup times of hood and
hoop" by Miss Yonge. These novels are for
sale in Portland by Loring, Short & Harmon.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-05
yiLK OYER WHAT YOU READ.

Nearly forty years experience as
teacher has shown me how little truly
know of subject until l began to ex-
plain it or teach it. Let any young per-
son try the experiment Of giving in con-
vcrsation, briefly and connectedly, and
in the simplest language, the chief
points of any book or article he has
read, and he will at once see what L
mean. The gaps that are likely to ap-
pear il the knowledge that he felt was
his own will nc doubt be very surpris-
ing. l know Of no training superior to
this in utilizing ones reading, in
strengthening the memory, and in form
Ing habits of clear, connected statement.
1t will doubtless teach other things than
those / have mentioned, which the per-
yons who honestly make the experiment
will find out for themselves. Children
who read can be encouraged to give, in
family way, the interesting parts of the
looks they have read, with great advan-
tage to all concerned. More than one
youth | know has laid the foundation of
intellectual tastes in New England
family, where hearty encouragement
was given to children and adults in their
attempts to sketch the lectures they
have heard the evening previous. The
same thing was done with books
Christian Union.
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EiRm SCENES IN NEW ENGLAND.

The cider mill challenged the boys
attention in the fall, when apples were
brought by the cart-load and dumped in
huge piles on the ground, then carried IN
large baskets to the hopper, to be con-
verted into pomace. The steady old
horse turned the crcaliing mill. When
tho pomaco was PIT into form and
pressed the sweet juice ran out into
tubs that invite sampling. Cups and
glasses were barbmism the only
proper instrument for tasting and test
ing was the long bright straw. No
cherry cobblor was ever so delicious as
that new cider. 1t was good sport to
hunt hens eggs, in obscure manger cor
ncrs, or high hay.mows, or in the tall,
standing grass to see the swarming bees
settle on limb of the near peach tree,
and watch the process Of hivng them ;
to ride on high loads of fragrant hay to
trap tho sly woodchuck, and see his grit
as prisoner; to follow the harvestcrs
afeld, and stack the clean oat-shcaves
in " shocks," and to see the same oats
fly from under the alternating fails.
About the best fun of all was i'll the
huskings Oh the great barn floor. Here
were at once activity and repose, indi
vidual excellence and social enjoyment.
Every man has his stories to tell. The
gray-haired grandfather recountcd his
early exploits, and told how his nimble
feet used to trip those of heavier and
stronger wrestlers "Stand up min
ute, he would say TO his best hired
man and, taking him by the collar and
elbow, he would illustrate his youthful
"science," and send his man lettering
across the floor. Hardly less was the
sport of shearing time, when the boys
were allowed to hold the big shears and
trim the sleeps heecy legs. The shear
ing was preceded by a general sheep
washing, at the bridge on the nearest
cross.road. 1t was "high jinks for the
boys to stand waist-deep i'll the water,
pass along the swimming sheep, and give
the larger lambs useless bath by them
lves.-Martin Kellogg, in September
Californian.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-05
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
81 JENNIE JONES.

All went well in our lodge that even
ing, untilit wasannounced, "We will now
take up the order of unfinished bust
ness" Then there was notable lack
of interest, and every one seemed busy
in whispering to his neighbor, and what
ever was the subject Of his conversation
it was very evident tnat it did not per-
tain to the unfinished business" before
the house. No one seemed to know
Just where the lodge had left off, or
where it designed to begin; the circum-
stances had changed, and that which
mad once given interest to the subject
was past, and in measure forgotten.
And am quite certain that great deal
of tho unfinished business will remain
unfinished still, to the end CT the chap
ter.
In every turn in life it is the same.
How much is begun but never finished !!
And it is not that which is begun but
that which is completed that constitutes
our success. No matter how brilliant
the beginning, only the thing in its
completeness will be accepted by the
world. Sometimes IN unfinished poem
or sketch, or partially completed
drawing, contains touches of genius not
found elsewhere, but they never live
and are loved like those which are
rounded and complete.
When we see person who is full of
brilliant beginnings but of little perse-
verance, we see one that will, in all
probability, pass through life disap-
pointed and unsuccessful man or wom-
M. Another, beginning in smaller
way and apparently with less prospects,
by steady perseverance, will eventually
accomplish that in which the other has
failed.
1t is not genius, hardly is it toll it is
not luck, but persistent "stick-to-a-
tiveness" that is the surest to win sue
cess in this life.
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the prince of fruits. "-"rhe Boy Travel
erS in the Far East"
Pdtty's Scare.

When Patty was very. very little
girl, she one day took it into her curly
head to run away.
Her mother was busy at work and did
not miss her until she had been gone
some minutes. Then she looked out and
saw Patty's pink dress, like little flow
er, moving along slowly away down the
dusty road.
There was no one to send for the run
away so the tired mother had to leave
the bread burning in the oven, and the
baby crying in the cradle, and start out
herself in the hot sun.
There was an old man coming along
the road toward Patty, an old man that
she knew very well, but was really afraid
of him.
She need not have been, for he was
kind and pleasant; but he was queer,
simple old man, and everybody called
him old Daddy Morse.
Patty was so afraid that she turned
out of the road and went along close by
the fence to get by him.
He saw the little girl was running
away, however, and, in the kindness of
his heart, he went and picked Patty up
to carry ner back, and save her mother
the long, warm walk.
How frightened and angry little Patty
was How she did kick and scream
The old man held on all the same,
and tried to soothe her by gentle words;
but he might as well have talked to
thunder-shower.
She screamed as loud as she could till
she met her mother and found herself
safe in her arms, and even then she
sobbed and cried for q long time.
Her mother talked to her about run
ming away, told her it was naughty, and
that Daddy Morse was very kind to
bring her back, but Patty still sobbed
and sighed, and could not get over her
fright.
She shut the outside door, and stood
by the window watching in fear that the
old man would come again.
Pretty soon her brother Allie came
whistIing across the yard. Patty opened
the door little crack. "M'in, Allie"
she said, in trembling voice. oman
bite 'eer
Then her little kitty came around the
corner. "Min, kitty" she called. "Man
bite 'ee!- Youths COmponi0a.
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THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE.

The first consignment of steel--27, 400
pounds-for the superstructuro of tho
East River bridge has been received,
and rapid deliveries are expected from
this time on, the Edgemoor Iron Com
pmy having put its full force upon this
contract. The guys of the superstruct-
ure, manufactured by the Rooblings, at
Trenton, of Bessemor steel, have also az
rived. The Cambria Steel Company,
which furnishes the steel, has about
1000 tons ahead of the Edgemoor Com
pany. Col. Paine reports that the steel
has all been tested and is of superior
quality, the strength of the steel trusscs
being six times greater than is likely to
be required.
The last structure to be razed to make
room for the New York approach will
soon be cleared away. Thus far the,
bridge has cost $l4 900, O00-of which sum
$1,000, 900 went under water and $4,-
600, 900 went for real estate, to be COW
cred by mile of costly masonry. In
the profile drawing Of the completed
structure the lofty towers sink to COM
parative insignifcance. The projection
carries in the observers mind a sense OF
length rather than of height. The SUI
perb arches at Vandewatcr and Rose and
William and North William streets, the
massive anchorages at Franklin square
in New York and Main street in Brook
Ign, and tho airy bridge over Pearl
street become, says critical observer,
moro conspicuous in the picture than
are the towers, which are 50 imposing rs
seen at midstream on the East river.
1t is calculated that with the greatest
possible weight on the bridge and in the
hottest of August days, with the tide Mt
its highest, there will be 1875 feet &
inches in the clear between the lowest
point in the bridge, midstream, and the
surface of the East riyer.-ScicntiEo
AmCriGan.
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OUR JUVENILES.
Tho LuildUy.

A"u L"ttuUUs
Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep!"
mother Is singing her baby TO sleep,
but the tiny fingers tipped with pearl
Round one another yexatlously twirl,
And feet so cunning, 30 rosy and quick
Are tossing the crib-quilt with punch and kick,
And wlde-awake eyes just as blue as Che sky
Are saying to mamma, an sleep by-and-byl
And you can't hurt me one wee Bit
Though, trying your sweetest, you patiently sit
And sing by the hour beside mel"
Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheepl"
Hurry up, darling! Do 60 to seepl
Maybe you'l find in the Land of Dreams
Little Bo-Peep by the shady streams
Waiting for you, with her to go
After her lambies as white as snow,
Hunting through meadow and glen and dell
To find the dear creatures all safe and well
Out where the lovely harcbOlls grow,
Beating and feeding to and fro,
A-swingn' their tails behind em"
Lower and lower the shadow dips
Over the forehead, the cheek, the lips;
Lovelit eyes are closed at last;
Lullaby, hush-a-by song is past
Baby has gone to tho land of dreams,
Hunting Bo-Pecp by the shady streams.
Mother, unweariod, her vigil keeps,
Dreaming awake while her baby sleeps
Dreams which the future, pcrchance, may bring
To her winsome darling and leave no sting
No waking grief behind them.
Silently, tenderly enter there;
God has answered mothers prayer;
Baby, our baby, to-day has gone
into country to us unknown,
There to find, by the shady streams
Which border the city where no one dreams,
Gifts as costly, as rich aud rare,
As ever were dreamed in a mothers prayerl
Oh Jesus, who sung her last, sweet lullaby;
Jesus, the little ones friend, be nigh
10 comfort us. left behind her
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~ DvrrpECTED COMPETITOR.

Several men swan the Mississippi
river above New Orleans, on n wager.
A reporter of the race says "None OF
them seemed to be putting forth much
effort till it was discovered that an ALI
GATOR had struck out from shore as o
competitor, and then-well, every man
did his best to keep the alligator from
,orryino of the stakes.