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Non.Resident Notice

No. 484o-In the ChAncery Court OF Shelby county
Tenn.-Hornlhsl whitehead ct Al. Va 81 LGuter.
bach etai.
In this cause on motion, and Il appearing from
the return Of the Sheriff f1oorsed on the subpoena
heretofore Issued, that the defendant NJ LGuter-
bach, Is not 10 be found in Shelby county and
from AFFIDAVIT that the following defendanfs are
non-Tesident OF the State Of Tennessee viz: Helen
kosen eaum A. Laufer d Co. Ceuer Dunn a Co
Kuhn d SchloeE. II. Morris d Bro. l. A. Mich.
ais. D. A eahiin d Co, and 5chw ab Il Co; and IL
Appearing from the bill that defendant NJ 1Auter-
bach, Is indebted 10 coLnplainants, BY opeu ac-
count In sbout the sum OF elI92 Is, and attach
Inent having been issued and returned By the
debt: '' 49,
lt IL therefore ordered BY the Court That each of
aid defendants enter their appezrnnce herein on
OF before the brst Monday in Deem Ter next and
Ple3o, answer OF demur % the compiais snts' bill
or the same viii be taken for confessed and set for
hearing exparte as TO them; IL Is further ordered
tnst copy OF this order De published in the Mem
PMS Appeal once a week, for four eonsecuffyes
weeks This I'd day Of October 1882
RAe22Py--7 pa ~. 5LACk1 Clerk and Master.
Estes d kllett. Soils. Tor compl'nh tue
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MRS. sCOVILLEINsANE.
The Verdict OF the Jury In The Case
Her Mysterious Disappearance

CHICAGO, October 2S.--The sealed verdict
IN the Scoville insanity case, vhich was de-
!Ivered last nigh, was read by the CLERK At
l0:c5 o'clock this morning. The verdict de-
ciaTes Mrs. scoville insane. The courtroom
was crowded. Mr.. Scoville WAS not in the
courtroom, and cannot be found. Her
lawyer and son declare thew know nothing
OF her whereabouts. Mrs. ScoviIle has moi
yet b en- found. An afternoon paper here
states that her attorney said privately this
morning that Mrs. Scoville had friends who
would run her off to Canada and support her
there if she desired it. The verdict states
that sue has been insane about six months.
and that her insanity Is heredifarx
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Nou.Residenf Notice.

No. 5299, I'm the Chancery Court OF Shelby
county. Tenn.-The State OF Tennessee vs. w. Z.
Butler ct al.
1T appearing from amended bill which is sworn
TO in this cause, that the defendant, Michael Ma
loney is resident Of the State of Illinois ana a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee:
II is therefore ordered, That he make hls ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse of Shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the frst
Monday in December, 1882, and plead answer oEde-
muir 10 complzfnant's amended bill "a Ep dled
herein Nay II, 1882, or the same viii be taKen for
confessed as TO hin and set for hearing ex psrre;
and that a copy OF this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Memphis Ap-
peal This 23d day of October l682.
copy-attest: r J. BLACK. Clerk and Master
By j. N. Bradley, Deputy Clerk and Master
q. p. DIX, Sol. for eomplt tue
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NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Brownsville, Tenn.

special correspondence of the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE, October .28.-The Circui,
Court has been IN session here for two weeks
The criminal docket was large, and will no,
6e hnished before the last of next week.
Several parties were convicted of larceny
and sentenced 10 The State prison. JUDGE
Carthel has been after the pistol fellows with
a sharp stick.
number of marriages have taken place
here during the past week, promiuent among
them was that of Mr.. }. I. Davis 10 Miss
Minnie Sapgster, and Mr.. Joseph Patterson
to Miss Moilie Taylor. Others will follow
suit in a few days.
Mr.. Ihomss j. McLemore and bride, nee
Miss Mildred Thomas, have just returned
from Northern tour, and will remain here a
lew days then leave for their future home in
New Orleans. w.
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MAKING FORGERY EASY.

a hdlCd OBTAINING
OF REVENUE STAMPS IN BLANK.
WAsHINGToN, October 2S-Forged drafts
and bank checks are becoming very frequent
OF late, and it is discovered thai in nearly
every case the internal revenue stamp was
Imprinted first on blank sheet and the name
of the bank and other printing necessary to
deception put on siterward. The revenue
stamp is genuine, and it is this which
tends 10 mislead as much rs any other
thing connected with the transactions. H.
qulries as to how genuine stamp could be
obtained by torgers reveals the fact that the
company in New York which has the cou-
tract from the government for printing
these stamps is in the habit OF printing
them on either blank or printed sheets, &C
cordlng 10 the order OF those who pay for
the work. In this way forgers can obtain a
supply OF a stamped blanks upon which the
name OF any firm or bank can be afterward
printed. This practice is open 10 serious OBJ
lecilon, and 1t seems very strange it should
be allowed
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Dn.UKSON ARRESTED.
But Turned Loose Under a Bond OF
Five Thousand Do1Iars-The
Other Robbers.
ApDual Report Of the Superintendent OF
Foreign Mails-Interestirg Facts
and Figures.

WASHINGTON, O,iober % Foreman Dick.
son, of the Star-route jury, was arrested This
morning. He was arraisred ID the Police
Court and gave bond in $4,000 to appear.
Counsel Tor Dickson asked for an esrly trial.
and Judge Smell said he would axe the cases
IN order, beginning with thst against Payne,
on Tuesday next.
During colloquy between counsel, Smith,
Tor Dickson, commented in rather severe
terms upon Bowen's absence, to which Gov.
Wells replied that if his client wanted him
he had but TO swear out a warrant against
him in Philadelphia. The stotu,es provided
for such cases. Smith said he hsd applied
% the court officers here In vain 10 have
Bowen brought 20 WELLINGTON
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LITTLE ROCK,
Singular and Fatal. A ecidest-Ihe Polk
County Earthquake.

Special to the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, October 2S-S. F. Sneed,
living at the corner OF Spring ard Twenty
second streets, in this city, met with singu-
lar and fatal accident to day. While riding
horseback near the city his amin al stumbled
throwing him under the wheels of passing
wagon loaded with cotton, which rolled over,
killing him instantly.
Particulars received to-day report the re-
cent earthquake as remarkably severe in
Polk county, where chimneys iumbled down
and lumber piles were upset.
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An Excellent MEDICINE.

i certify THAI nv vile and myself were in
bad health for some fifteen years. l Glanced
to be looking over one OF Simmons's Liver
Regulator Almanacs and saw A. II. SiepheBs's
and b shop Pierce's names 10 TESTIMONIALS.
th-U o2isInsd SONS Of The Rsgu stor, and
can heartily rscommen4 sim moDs's LIVER
Regulator 10 my irizads as sa excellent
medicine
q. (. HARRISON, NJ D., GordonsvilIe Ffs.
B-srTe OF bogus and counterfeit Simmons
gotten up 10 sell on the popularity OF The
genuine, prepared only by J. II. Zeihn & Co.
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CHANCERY SALE.
CHANCERY SALE
OF
R Il A Il E y II A It Il.

No. 1915, R.-Chancery Court OF Shelby County,
s. E. Pa more, Executrix, VS., j. A. Norman.
by virtue of an introductory decree for sale,
ID entered in the above cause on the 18th day OF
July, 1852, Will sell at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, in front Of the Clerk and Masters
ONCE, courthouse OF Shelby county, Memphis,
Tenn, on
Saturday, November 4, Iss2.
within legal hours, the following described prop
erty, situated in Shelby county, Tenn, to-witE
one-half inter, st in lot seven (7l, BLOCK thir-
teen Q3l, as laid down on the plan Of Memphis.
Tenn. fronting Shelby street sixty 6Ol feet and
running back two hundred Goo feet. within par
allel lines, 10 Clinton street; same lot sold by Rob
ertson Topp to Sam Tate, Carnes ct al, by deed
corded in Registers Office in Book 81, page 626 to
which reference is made.
Terms of sale-Cash; equity OF redemption
barred. This October 9. 1882
&. J. BLACK. Clerk and Master.
By George Mallory. Deputy Clerk and Master.
i. B. Mcfarland. Wright x FOlkes Soils sat
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CHANCERY SALE
RE AL ESTATE,

No. SeZ3, R-Chancery Court OF Shelby countv-
J. W. Cochran vs.. Z. J. HOLMAN ct Al
P1 virtue of an interlocutory decree for sale en-.
II tered in the above cause ON the 18th dav III
February, 1882, NJ. B. a. page ITO, will self. II
public auction, to the highest bidder in front oI
the Clerk and Masters Office 1courthouse Of Sbelbv
county, Memphis, Tenn. on
Saturday, November II, 1852,
within legal hours, the following described uron-
erty. situated in Shelby county, Tenn. to-wff.
On the north side of Onion avenue akout fonr
miles eat of Memphis: Beginning at point on
Union avenue at the southeast corner Of Lot No q
OF tue n N. TIezeyant subdivision. plat recorded
In Book CD, page 595, Registers once Of Shelby
county Tenn thence north II chains: thence
east chains and 50 links: thence south ii shafns
70 q stake in the center of Union ayeuue. thenee
west with same chains ana SO links TO The regfn-
ming, and being lot of sad subdiTfsiop-
Terms OF sale-On q credit of z months. mr.
chaser executing note with good security: lien re-
tanned; redemption barred This OctobeS IL Iser9
T. J. BLACK, Clerk and Mater
y Geo Mallory, Deputy Clerk and Master.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


Generous offer by the Prt,.. n,
BhoWmeu. VI
The following telegram suficientlv
plans itself The APPEAL Of TUESDAY will
no doubt be able to designate the orgsniza.
lion and the man to take CHARGE If 80.
benefit 70 generously offered by The n,i.a -
among shoWmeD, Mr.. w. W. Cole: '"'e
NEW ORLEANS. October. d 1852
To Louis E. Cooke. agent Coles Circus 49,.
fsnn.: --Sin PMS
Ifauy local society committee VIII ... a..
mztter in charge viii contribute fir 49, me
ofmatinee receipts, on Thursday Noverp - co e.-
% the fever sufferers at Pentaeoia 7 r-5s YIN
wise the admission TO be placed At sevent &C &C
cents for adults and TWENTY-FIVE 10y I'VE
children A. the Office Is short inm ed5sta - ior
must ne niaAs ". W GOLF On
Proprietor Coles CfTcns
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FALL RIVER, Mass, October 2S-The
Flint Mill was almost totally DESTROYED by
ire this evening. 1t was valued at $500 600.
Insured for 100000. The fire caught from
the belt in the picker room, and spread
rapidly through the lildiugs.
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brick ro1act" ,cttfe of c. w. Spicer burned
last night. Lose, $50 900; partially insured.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Preserving WORK. De.,,av.,


NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J B., October 2S.-The
home Valley Preserving Company's Works
ourheu. LoHs, 800 600; insured for half
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The third race was for the club purse OF
$3.50, $50 OF which 10 eeconj; for two-yesr
Odds bai have run and not won at this meet
ing; maidens allowed five pounds. This was
dash OF half mile, with only four entries,
Maud Pollnek, North Anna, Exeter and
Idle Pat. No pools could be cold on this
race, owing to the fact that North Anna was
such decided favorite. This rzce was
begun without much trouble. Exeter got off
first, followed by Idle Pat, with Maud Pollack
third, and North Anna last At the three
gu rter pole Exeter was leading By three or
four lenzths, with Nor Auna second, Idle
Pat third and POllack fourth In the stretch
Anna N ade big spur, and could have won
the race If che had been whipped. As 1t
was, she came nose behind he winner,
Exeter. Idle Pat was third and Maud Pol
lack fourth. The following is the
SUMMARY.
l. Martins b C. Exeter. by Lever dam Rzyti los
Morris & Patton's b C. North Anna, BY imp.
Strachino, dam Eciiptis. IO2 lbs.---...H0Tey -
} =: Oohneiiys e 8. Idle Pat by Pat hslloy. dam
VIM Fegsn's CT. Maud Pollack, by Buckden,
daln Carrie FISH, 81 lbs -. III - 4
Time-O:5l1z
Pans 8utuals paid SIC 90
Fourth Race.
The fourth race was club purse, selling
race, 400, $50 of which 10 second This
was dssh OF three-quarters of q mile with
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Y. M. II. A.

REGULAR MEETING this afternoon At 2.so-
II O'Clock sharp, at the new rooms Of the Asso-
cation. No ZS3 Sec md street Business of impor-
lance. and every member requested to be present
SAMUEL H NOOK. Secretary.
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The Winner.

ne following Is a summary of the winners
ana their performances here during the
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PESsACoIA October 28.-Thir,
cases and one death to-day.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
New Clarendon Hotel

Corner Madison and Second streets
,RAt ESD and 81 so per day Electric bells
electric lights; passenger elevator runs day and
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Pans ButuaIs paid SO 90.
Fourth Race

ne fourth race was club purse, selling
race, $3.50, $50 of which 10 second. TINS
was dash OF three-quarters of mile with
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extensive
npany,a at
A large
esiroyed
&c. The
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Darden & Kirkman's c-g. Mediator by Buckden,
"a ds c.r, M9e41ness lqs lbs stoyaIl.....
dam Mary Howard 1O7 lbs ......s..'.... Gross - .
c. Askey's br-c. Joe Murray, by Rebel, dam
Mary anderson, 10 Ibs-.......--....-...A A skey.
Time-1:575<.
Paris Mutuals paid sI2 SO.
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xhs suscs.lai Mania.

The suicidal lnania seems 10 bc growing
into more shocking proportions every day,
aud the morning papers Of to-day supple
ment yesterdays ssskenlng list Of nine with
tivs more, and remote localities, may
considerably swell the number. Our own
city has one Deliberate attempt, witch may
prove fatal. The number Of people who
yearly take their own llves 10 really
alarming, and the New York Evening Tsss-
gram has compiled some figures on the point
OF suicides, as well ~ other events Of q sim
llar character, which are interesting and at
the same time tell a story which is sad and
sorrowful enough.
During the year just passed, the Telegram,
whose figures are no doubt correct, says three
hundred and eighty three persons in various
parts of the country, having grown tired Of
life, ushered themselves TITO eternity ty
means of the pistol, Run, knife, razor, fire,
the rope and various other ways. In New
York 1913 persons committed suicide, and In
Brooklyn there were 90 cases. OF all
| the States and territories New York
ranks fret, with iS4 cases; Jersey
3s; Pennsylvania, ~; Ohio, ~
Maryland, is; Missouri, 10; Illinois, o.
California, q; Arkansas and Delaware,
each; Connecticut, Massachusetts, NORTH
Carolina, 8 each; Alabama, Indiana, Georgia
Maine, Rhode Island and virginia, 4 each
District Of Columbia, Louisiana, Mississippi
and New Hampshire, each; Kentucky
Michigan, Vermont and Wisconsin, . each
This is pretty bad st towing for our owl
State, but IL Is difficult to conceive remed,
that will be effective and practicable.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-29
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Five colored persons were drowned yes
terday at Fort Darlington, Georgia, by the
upsetting of ferryboat.
Lot NJ. Morrill, Ia reported by telegram
from Augusta TO be gradually falling All
hope of his recovery was given up several
weeks ago.
William Lang and Richard Fitzpatrick quar-
relied near Lloyds, Florida, ON Wednesday.
Lang was killed and Fitzpatrick danger
ously wounded
Peter Desargan shot his wife and then
put bullet into his own head, In Rockford,
Washington Territory, on Wednesday.
Jealousy was the cause.
William Walton, a coal miner at
West Belleville, Illinois, yesterday, shot and
killed Jane Milbourne because she refused
70 marry him. He then committed suicide.
HenryWiggins,a a hotel keeper on the Coney
Island road, Long Island, shot himself on
Tuesday night and died soon after. He was
about So years of age, and leaves wife and
| children.
Sarah Willis, colored, was murdered by
her brother-in-law, James Coleman, at
| Columbia, South Carolina. yesterday morn
Ing. No cause for the deed 10 known. The
murderer escaped.
Rumors have been circulated in Lebanon,
| EouusylfSila, duplicating Saculct HeltC III
| the recent robbery of $50 900 from the Dime
| Savings Bank, the President and directors
have published a card fully exonerating
| him.
| Jacob Garner, aged 80, farmer Of Rein
holds, near Lebanon, Pa, hanged himself
yesterday morning in his barn. He had
been despondent for some time, and It was
his third attempt. He leaves widow but
| no children.
| George T. Heney, q merchant, and Frede-
rick Cocheu and David w. Smith, custom
| house appraisers, were arrested yesterday In
| New York on a charge of conspiracy to de-
| fraud the customs. They were held in s., ,00o
| each for examination.
The bodies of the Rusk brothers, who
| were charged with the stabbing OF Police
man Jarvis on Christmas night in Philadel-
phia, and who committed suicide on We'd
nesday in the canal at Trenton, arrived ia
that city yesterday. The condition Of tbs
wounded officer was somewhat improved
last night
There is talk OF a vigilance committee IL
Chicago to put down the highwaymen wht
are becoming numerous and bold In th'
streets Of that city. Scarcely night paseei
without at least one attack, and the sand
bag Is the weapon most frequently used b,
the robbers. One of the victims Of thes.
outrages Is not expected to survive
The daily gazette., 1882-12-29
MORNING SUMMARY.

The steamer Loudon Castle sailed from
Norfolk Virginia, yesterday for Liverpool,
with $3.50 bales of cotton.
The United States Equitable Gas Company
was Incorporated yesterday in New York
with a capital of $4,000, 900. James r.
Keene is one the Directors.
The double turretted monitor Miantono-
NAH reached Washington yesterday morn
ing A full report Of her trip FROM the
time she left Roaeh's shipyard until she
arrived at the Washington navy yard will
be submitted 10 the Secretary of the Navy.
A party of Buffalo capitalists have bought
150, acres of land in Southern Missouri,
nominally for actual settlers. The land Is
in Laclede and Butler counties, about i75
miles southwest of st. Louis, and consists
Of the alternate sections of the st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad land grant.
State Treasurer Park, of Tennessee, said
| yesterday that he had determined not to pay
the January interest on the funded bonds
| of that State. Ills reason Is that, at the last
election, ian overwhelming sentiment was
expressed" by the voters OF the State "that
| first another tender shall be made to its
creditors" and the Treasurer therefore,
''feels 1t his duty to take no step In the
! premises that may embarrass further this
already complicated question
The daily gazette., 1882-12-29

Burglars are numerous in Smyrna.
There "a now no small pox in Easton.
One house in St. Michacls, Md, has eight
cases Of small pox in It.
The steamer Geo. Law OF the Chester
River Line will be withdrawn after Satur-
day, the Both instant.
Mr.. Silas Kirby, an old citizen of Queen
Anne's county, died az his residence in Miles
River Neck on Sunday.
.s,HVr3,a TINES The increase of travel on
the Delaware railroad is very marked, in
fact nearly doubled, it is said, 10 the past
year. II it keeps on increasing another
train will be needed in a year or 80.
Through the agency Of Charles Z. shana-
han, attorney, j. Thomas Wilkins of Kent
county, Md, has purchased the farm in
Chapel district, near Cordova, recently
owned and yet occupied by William
slaughter, 100 acres, for $3.50.
The Centreyille Bank directors last week
| declared semi-annual dividend of AZ pei
cent, payable TO the stockholders on and
after the 10th of January. This dividend i,
free and clear of all taxes, and makes sil
per cent. for the year.
On Friday last, while Andrew sisco o.
Smyrna, was fixing the tin on d trap door o.
a house on Delaware street, he slipped K
the edge Of the roof, falling from thence Il
| the ground, q distance of some 20 feet, anC
was picked up in an unconscious condition
| In which he remained an hour or two.
Under the new Maryland registration law
| the comptroller of the State treasury paiS
the registers only for the days Of actual sit
ting, which were 3D. at 81 day. lie re
fused to pay them for Office rent, 70
making out the books and lists, or for an,
other Incidental matter, hence they had Il
fle bills for these items with the count
commissioners. These bills have bee
| DsiJ
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A CORRESPONDENT of yesterdays Ersrg
EVeaing, writing on the market question,
arrives at the cranky conclusion that the
location OF the GAZETTE office on King
street is the reason Of our opposition to the
project to move the market to French street.
We can inform this brilliant discoyerer that
the market on King street is more apt to
prove detriment than benefit to the bust
ness of the GAzETTE, and that we oppose
the change because such course is in
accordance with the desire of niDe-tenths of
onr people, Private interests should always
be made subseryient to the public good
The daily gazette., 1882-12-29

\ FEW DAYS ago the GAZETTE charged
two Of the sergeants on our 'smodel" police
force with gross intoxication while on duty,
and stated that If the Mayor so desired he
would be furnished with the names of the
deiinquents. Thus far His Honor has failed
TO make the inquiry, evidently preferring to
keep in the city's employ two officers who
have on more than one occasion plainly evil
donced their utter unftness for the positions
they daily Disgrace. No wonder people are
beginning to ask for a police commission
and non partisan force.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-29

THE PRESIDENT of a New York Passen-
ger Railway Company, speaking of the OK
change system between different lines, said
it was impracticable in that city but would
do for small town ike Philadelphia. ;,
Tbis is rough on the latter place, whose
people have long considered 1t the greatest
city in the world. 1t might be added, how
ever, that thus far the exchange system has
been eonsidered "impracticable'' even in
Tia littls eity of Wilmington.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-29

The story is out that Governor-elect Patti
son is desirous Of appointing Lewis c.
Cassidy, ESQ, Of Philadelphis, Attorney
General The New York Herald Of to-day
dishes up three columns of gossip on this
point, and in the same letter has an inter
view with Mr.. Pattison in which he
is made to say with emphasis
mo man who Is counsel for any corpora
''tion whatever can for an instant be ut the
''same time Attorney-General Of this
Commonwealth during my adminit.
',tratlon. ! would remove him III
''quicaly as | would the humblest official.
1t is claimed that Cassidy has been counse
for corporations and politicians all his life
aud whether the GoYernor-elect will appoint
his confidential friend with whom III
studied law, or some Que else, is an absorb
ing question.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-29
JOHN sgxSAsGAkRps.
To-Day
Friday, December %.
John Wanamaker's.

Do you know why we say
nothing about ''stock-taking"
as bearing ON prices9 Because
we like to be believed; and
.'stock-taking" has served SO
long as a peg to hang lies on,
that it has come to be an un-
commonly bad peg to hang
truth on.
We sstake stock" on New
Year's;that is count everything
and value everything. There
are things that we don't like
to count; things that ought to
have gone last week, or when
cold weather begun; things
that are likely to be in the
way and make care for months
to come, and get damaged,a and
be old when their season
begins again. 1t is wise to
let such things go easily, have
their room, and begin anew
next year.
The influence of this half.
yearly review Of our standing
is now upon us; and will be
for a week or two. You will
see signs Of it in every days
news; now here, now there
before and after.