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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-29
THE LOT cry COMPANIES.
The Orders of the Postmaster
General Regarding Them
Fully Reviewed.
spscinl to the courIer.JonrnaI.

eNNN W - So
WASHINGTON, September 26.-The
attorneys OF the Louisiana Lottery
Company are trying to create the i'm.
preston that the Postmaster Gen>
erals order against that concern is in-
Vidious because it does not include
the Commonwealth Distribution Com
pany Of Kentucky, and is freely as.
serted by them that General Gresham
was influenced by local considerations,
the latter concern having its base Of
operations on the border Of his own.
State. The facts in regard to the
matter, as shown by the official records
OF the POstofice Department, are as
follows:
January 3, 1879, orders we're issued
by the Postmaster General agains, the
Louisiana and the Kentucky Lottery
Companies. November q, 1879, and
January %, 1880, supplementary
orders were issued against the KEN
lucky lottery Company, January
%, 1880, a like order was issued
against the Colorado State
Lottery February q. 1880,
the order was suspended so lar
as it related to the Louisiana Lottery
Company; and April 8, 1880, it was
suspended in favor Of the Kentucky
company. September Is, 1880, the
Commonwealth Distribution Company
and the Kentucky State Lottery Com
pany we're again placed under the
ban, and since that date have been
excluded from the privileges Of the
mails. Therefore, from February "a,
1880, until Postmaster emerald resham
issued his recent orders, theLouisiana
Lottery Company had the field entirely
to itself, so far as the use Of the mails
was concerned. The recent orders
placed IL on the ground that the Ken
lucky company has occupied during
the last three years. Within the last
fortnight the Postmaster General has
receiyedIs large number of personal
letters from merchants and other bus.
mess men, especially 10 the Southern
States, a~pplauding the stand he has
taken against the lottery companies
and urging him to hold his ground.
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A Chat WIN WIN Carleton.
0reuyer Trlbuns.

ieuNer Tribune.
Under what circumstances was
your poem, Over the Hills to the
P~oorhouse,, writtenY'l
While at school | was interested
IN visiting the almshouse and chat
ting with the paupers. Among the
acquaintances | made there we're two
very worthy people, whose children
had abandoned them in their old age.
The tather told me his story. The
details we're not, Of course, the same
as | related them 10 my poem, but in
them was the idea afterward elab-
Grated"
Did it not have a strong moral
efiect?'
at did. 1t was published in the
Harper's Weekly at the time, with
Illustrations. In two months q friend
wrote me that the verses had pro
duced on him such an effect that he
Immediately sent a check for 500 to
his parents, whom he thought had
been by him too much neglected. |
have heard Of cases where people have
been taken out OF the pOorhouse by
penitent children. In this connection
| might instance the Ease of an old
NAT who died a pauper at Cleveland
When his satchel was opened and its
meager contents examined, a copy OF
the poem was found carefully rolled
up. From these and numerous
other affecting incidents, | believe
that the poem has done some good.
Betsy aud | Are Out has come back
to me at numerous times. When
stopping at a hotel in a large city re.
Gently the proprietor came up to me
In a very demonstratiVe manner and
told me that those verses were the
means Of re uniting himself and his
wife"
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state, thinks that no display begins :,
touch Tennessee 50 far as her marble
is concerned, and that her splendid
iron isthe best in the world.
Registered from Memphis: ]. H
McDavitt, Miss Fannie McDavitt
Mrs. H. g. Hollenberg, Cbarles
krausioli, Thomas n. MeLemore, W.
Z Gates P. +, Long, L. Lawhorn, w.
z. Williams, Mrs. A. Buekhorn.
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Fort Smith-Z teet 3 1ncnes Del0W the
zero of the gauge, q decline Of 3 inches.
Little Rock-4 feet 9 inches, and sta
tionary. 500 2YuI T3H D lllL m
st. Francis river isyery low and White
river is falling, with 2 feet 8 inches be-
tween Jacksonport and Augusta. IN
MISCELLANEOUS aii ni
Weather uncertain.
River fell one inch,
Fair business good at the landing,
Josie Harry for White river, 5 pm.
Rene MaCready for ArkansaW City,
The Ida Darragh goes to Arkahsaw
river again next week.
The leveein front of the ~tarpaulin
shed is being repaird.
The John A. Scudder. from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yes.
terday. oa
The upper Ohio continues to rise,
and an improvement is noted in the
channel.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge is due up to-day bound
for st. Louis.
The Arkansas City passed up yes
terday for St. Louis, onlya few hours
behind time.
The Future City exchanged toWs
with the Grand lake and left this
morning for New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle comes Of, the
ways at Madison to-day aud the Andy
Baum is in the painters hands.
Captain Charlie Miller Of the New
Mary Houston, who has been very i'll
for some time, is reported improving.
The Anchor Line sends out this
evening from St. Louis to New Or
leans the big but light draft steamer
Montana.
The Henry Frank left New Orleans
last evening for this port, and will
continue in the cotton trade through
out the season.
The new ArkansaW river steamer
Webb City, destined from louisville
to Fort Smith, passed Evansville yes
terday afternoon.
The Carrier leaves St. Louis on
Tuesday next under the auspices Of
the Anchor Line in place of, the Ar
kansaw City, for Vicksburg.
The Anchor Line boats are being
retired as fast as they arrive at st.
Louis on account of low water and
lev water boats being substituted,
y Tho largest tow Of lumber ever
landed at St. Louis was taken there
yesterday by the towboat Dexter and
comprised RATS containing 3,5O0,O OO
feet.
Dispositions in Frank Liebke's $2O,-
600 damage suit against the Anchor
Line. for alleged injuries sustained BY
being blown up on the Gold Dust, are
being taken at Cairo. M
The steamer Fannie Lewis, under
the auspices Of the Anchor Line, will
pass here tomorrow forenoon on hei
way to ViCksburg, having been Sent
out in place Of the steamer City OIL
Cairo.
The Ida Lee is due to-day, and
leaves again on Tuesday next for Ma
rianna, the Cut of, and all way land.
ings, connecting at her destination
with the light draft steamer Advance
for Wittaburg.
B Colonel George Knspp, the seniOl
proprietor Of the Missouri Republic
can, and father Of Mr.. Sheppard
Knapp the river reporter, died on hi
way homo from Europe, where he haC
been for the benefit Of his Health.
little d. R. Powell, in Command Q
Captain r, J.Whitledgo, is SnnouncoI
to leave from the elevator at /
! O'Clock tomorrow morning Tor Vickl
. burg, New Orleans and tile bend
I. Captain AID Storm is agent.
The City Of Providence, from S.
{ Louis, passed to VickHburg his fore
noon, "a hours behind time, She dii
Z charged 1910 pkgs, including 266 bb
flour and 10 ~tierceS lard. She ali
\ added about 80 tons Of freight f
a points below.
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Hand bills of all sizes, from the
smallest to a three sheet poster. done
with neatness and dispatch, at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office.
Prices as low MS tho lowest.
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~~-NsAA MNaaA SD
Sales here yesterday were 300 balesT
to spinners $50 and to exporters so,
the market closing quiet. steady
and the same as the day before,
as follows; Ordinary, So; good ordi-
nary,sBc; low middling $50; middling,
loo; good middling, lOlc; middling
fair, loco. fsl a -,-a
Total sales here so far this season
reach T7O0iba Of which exporters
have taken 400 and spinners 1890
bsleE bus B~I9Da6H-fl9c
The New York cotton market closed
quiet. Middling, lOsc. Sales, 672
bales. Stock on hand, S6,27S bales.
Futures steady at 5 to Z points below
the closing figures Of the day before.
The New Orleans market closed firm
and unchanged Middling,f 1OIc.
Sales, $500 bales. Stock on hand,
bales. Futures steady at 3 to
2 points below the closing figures Of
the day before. The Liverpool mar
ket was unchanged and the Marches
ter yarn and fabric market tones
downward.
The receipts Of cotton at the ports
for the past Z days aggregate Us, O53
bales,and 11,176 less than last year for
the same time. Total since the first
instant, 3l9,OS2 bales; increase 23,l7O
and decrease Of 1870 as compared
with last year and the year before at
the same date. Total exports this
season, ll5,50S bales; last year same
time, l24,68S and year before, 139, O86
bales. Total stocks, 34O,S92 bales;
same date last year 1907, and year
before 382. 655 bales. 81 s85rih nia'
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SHEBoYGAN, WGs.-Dr S B Myers says:
Il recommend Browns Iron Bitters for
general debility, loss Of appetite and want
Of strength.n
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aIVER lNIEulIsENCl,
IN fOhI'
Josie Harry, Macready
STAGES or THE RIVER.

Memphis-2 feet 5 inches, a decline OF
l inch during the past "a hours, i1
Pittsburgh foot 4 inches, a rise of :
inches.
GinSinnati-5 feet Q inches, a rise Of
Z inches
Louisville-S feet Q inches, and station
AIRY. ~ Il0 Boob n3H
Evansyille--l foot 6 inches, stationary.
Cairo A feet 8 inches, a decline of |
inch. f~. .F,f.
ST Louis--7 feet, and stationary,
VVicksburg-3 feet inches, adecline of
inches -
Nashville-9 inches, a decline of
inch. -ui 1dl 70 d1lo llI
Uhattanoogs-2 feet ] inches, a rise of
inches fst .sF u. r4lataa
Shreveport foot 4. inches, a decline
Fort smit642 feet 8 inches below the
zero of the gauge, q decline Of 3 inches
Little Rock-4 feet 9 inches, and sta
tionary. 500 aYQI T3f : 81
ST. Francis river isyery low, and Whit
river is falling, with feet 8 inches be-
tween Jacksonport and Augusta. ,
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PUBLIC EEDGERs

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Published ever Tuesday ct a pss annum,
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duoem0nts, both % to rates Of charges and
manner Of displaying their advertisemena.
Notices in Ledger Lines inaortad for twenty
cents Per line for each insertion.
Deaths and marriages, charged as other
Notices In local column inserted for fifteen
cents per line one insertion; l2H cents per
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changeable at pleasure Of advertiser.
All bills for advertising are due when con,
trRcted end payable on demand.
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wise. should be addressed 10
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tan Publisher and PIoprietpr.
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81 FINLEY, Ticket Agent.
STEVENS, Pass. Agent.
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NAVE. ARR1vnt
Nall train, dAily... 40 p.m.I rs pm
PaSseTer ........ 800 AMI E.J6 am
YreiRht -.-.s ....-. y 20 A.mIotDp.m
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aashVtI1e, Chattanooga q -. LOniH
RafiWoY.
NeKHHEn ROUTE TO NABHvuLH 3 S%OuTHnlaF.
Pullman Sleeping Gers on all Might Trainb.
Louisville Depot, Head OF Main 81.
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IN IS p.m.l lsi0 al
1855 am. ~ p.n
.1Earlaaann-
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ThfouKh Express, daily Il.35 pm. II. 30 an
Nail j xp'ss,d'ly..... 7.S0 am. $40 pm
eomerVillo Aooom'da t'nl 4 5l
daily except sundayl.- A.bbp.m s.S0A.m
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Npf0ll daily s1sssssss,sss1sl,l
Mall, dAily................,,,..
Brownsville Aocomid,u
daily Except 6undaysl
TemDhiG ana
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-08
IAN FgANGISC0 MARKET REVIEW.
FOB ruB SACRAMENTO RsOORD-usrOs.l
General Merchandise.

SAN FRANCISCO December 6. 1888
BAGS AND BAGGINe We quote spot lots of
Calcutta Wheat Bags at 7sd7ic ard for stive deliv
cry next May. June and July, 7Sd7sc Wool Bags,
356i2c; Potato Gunnies, l4Gi4.c
BREAD-Ship Bread, SIC; Pilot Bread, 4G44c
Soda Crackers 6ad7sc Cakes, S@e2Sc.
BRICK-Bath, 42l@45c 2 dozen; Fire, $50 50@3s f1r
for invoice on che way and Si2 5O45 for jObbing lots
California building descriptions, So 5o@i q thousand.
BR ,oMsThe prize list of local manufacturer is as
follows Common 81 IS, 81 and 81 rs for the three
numbers; Extra Patent g. 25 81 g. s275a, d IS for
the four styles Mill and Stable, 81, So 80 and 81 for
the three styles; Ship 81; Whsp and Toy Brooms.
81 50 and 81 rs q dozen.
CANDLEs-FollowiDg quotations for Eastern
brands in round lots: Grants Stearic id. II OF.
l2lc Gross Co Adamantine IA o. l24l3e; Hardness
Patent Wax lie; Mitchells Adamantine, l6GI63c for
and isc for 10 OF; Proctor Candles Steare Acid
Ii 15c; Ropes e3Gl3c for the two styles; Schaef
iers Stearic Acid l2c and y OF Star l0c; u s.
Candle Companys II OF, loo; Werks Stearc Acid III
Gl7sc for 16 OF, and 16sc for II or w. h. Woods &
Co.'S Shield 14dl4lc, and Solar Wax, l6dl6!c, both
full weight Woods Conihan's Il OF, lOGlO!c; Paraf-
fine Zoe; Sperm 25@2SG.
CASE GooDs "A leading local canning firm fur
nishes the following price list Table Fruit dozen
In 2A-tb tins, as foOSs: Apples, 81 Aprcots, Dam
son Plums and Muscatel Grapes, each 81 Is Cur
rants, Bartlett Pears, Plums. Nectarines, Yellow
Freestone Peaches Prunes, and assorted Fruits 81 80
Black berries, Black Cherries GOOseberres and White
Heath Clngstone Peaches, 81 IS; White Cher les
Yellow Clinsstoue Peaches Raspberres and Straw
berries, 50; Table Fruit in S-D tins, 81 50d9 Pie
Fruits in q Ii tins 81 5092 Is, and in sb tins 81 80
as; Jams and Jellies in 2b tins 90 50@3; Asparagus
in b tins, 81 25 other Vegetables in oh tins 81 SO
CEMENT-Eastern Rosendale and other brandsj
81 50@2 75 and foreign portland and other
brandsl SO 75(G4 So Golden Gate Plaster, 90 759
3; WOtherspool 2 aster, S3tG3 rs Santa Cruz Lime
81 60tl 70 q btu Land Plaster 30 so o ton Fire
Clay, 81 q Dbl f American and IS for English Brick
D9st, S4d5 q Dbl; Cattle Hair, &c; Goat Hair. &c
OH1ooRY-C California 5i@6lc; English and German.
6Sd63e q h
CoAL-Renton and Seattle are quoted at 81 5OdS :;
Coos Bay 81 50ld7 J. w Harrison's priyate circular
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FIRST ATTEMPT TO BURN ANTHRACITE
Coal IL LOCOMOTIVES The first syste-
matte attempt to burn anthracite coal in
American locomotives was made on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad about
the year 1886. The principal hauling
business of the company was anthracite
coal and it was considered an anomaly
that the locomotive doing the work should
be fired by wood. An English inventor
proposed a method of preparing anthracite
80 that it would be burned in the common
tire-boNes, and he was backed by the Nc.
Calmonts, who were large stockholders of
the road. His plan was to grind up the
anthracite coal and mix It with coal tar and
asphalt or bitumen, aud mold the mixture
into bricks, which had block of wood in
the middle. Machinery was made and
erected for grinding the coal, which was
the very best that could be selected. Great
quantities Of the brick were made, and the
trial to burn them was begun. When the
fire was started, the bituminous matter
and wooden blocks enveloped inside the
bricks would get mp an intensely hot fire
but gradually the anthracite dust would
settle down TO the CRATES and cover them
over with compact mass which would not
burn and prevented the air from getting
through to supply the upper part of the
fire with the oxygen needed for the COM
bustion. Then they would have to stop
and clean out the fire, and begin again.
Part of the anthracite dust would burn
while it was in contact with the glowing
wood and bitumen, but there was too lin
tied CRATE area to admit of the dust set
ting and remaining incandescent. a Wig
orous effort was maintained to make that
system of anthracite burning succeed, but
it would not work, and had to be aban-
doned. American Machinist
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hard heart that did not melt when he
like intimate conversation with God. He
had a method of infinitely describing
events or characters or conditions of things
like no other person to whose prayers |
have listened. How many times have l
exerted all my strength to restrain myself
from crying aloud, while he bore us, on his
wondrous intercessions, to the very throne
in the heavens In the midst OF pro-
tracted drought when the heavens above
were brass, and the earth beneath our feet
was psrched and powdered, the man OF
God entered the pulpit Of Sabbath morn.
ing and prayed for rain. On, how he did
plead and reason and beg and argue with
God And ere the service closed the bottles
of heaven were opened to the delight
and Joy of thousands. He stopped il the
midst of the descending torrent, and said
g Let US praise God for this rain" Many
could not sing for weeping. His audience
betimes were moved like the shaking of
the cedsrs of Lebanon. His descriptive
powers excelled any persons to whom l
ever listened. | was once sitting by lady
with babe in her arms. While Mr.. Fin
ney was describing the scene in which Sol
ONION showed his wisdom, by commanding
the living child to be divided with the
sword, so graphic was bis por:
trayal that the lady with a terrified
look clasped her babe to her bosom.
Never did theological instructor lay
such stress on the duty of his pupils be-
ing filed with the Holy Ghost. you
had better enter the pulpit naked, he
would say, than to be bereft of the
Spirit. How NIGHTLY he prayed for the
Indictment of the Spirit on his students,
before they went forth on their mission,
none but those who heard him can know.
l travelled that part of New York where
were his early revivals, and everywhere he
was spoken of with the profoupdest rever-
ence. All over the country are places
blessed by his labors that are not men,
toned in his memoir. II may be said of
him as of the Savior "If all were writ
ten the world itself could not contain the
books"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-08

SYRUr--ince January oath the quotations for local
made have been as follows Bills, 55c; half-bb 5,
SIZE: 5galon kegs 62lc; gallon tins, 723c = gallon
TEA-Japan-Common i5G25c good, 25GSJc SUI
perial-C Common 3Oc superior, 37ln5Oc extra fine
65a7lc; CJngon and Sou.hong Common, zoe supe-
rior 81 G45c; extra fine 5OG7oc Pouchong-CanJon,
lib papers l5a25c; FoochOw-Ooonz 35d45c in
p .pers Comet do 55c; Formosa, 25035c; fine do
lnew season. 4C655c finest do, 65d70c y H.
WoODENWARE-A leading firm quotes as fol
lows Tubs painted per dozen, 5000; nest
of three, 50; nest of eight 81; vanished, per
per dozen SI26l6; rest of three 50 80 ear igavan-
lied hoopl per dozen, Sl49l5 nest of three, 81 :;
Keeler's vanished per dozen S2Gi; nest Of I'VE
81 % Pals painted g 70 per dozen vanished
S303 50 white 3 5lGi 80; lard GOV red, 3 5G93
Washbolrds, Cali orna ENC, 81 80 per dozen East
ern combination. "a; Eastern double zinc "a 5J !;
Eastern Wilson 50 30 per dozen.
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GHrooRr-C California, 5sasso; English and German.
CoAL-Renton and Seattle are quoted at 81 SOFAS
Coos Bay, 81 50G7 j. w. Hanisons private circular

CoFFEE-The advance of 5c in Central American
grades, made about the 18th is maintained The
uOations are as follows Good Costa Rica, lac; fair
to good. Guatemala l23al5Bc; midd ing do, u@l2c
good green unwashed Salvador, l3c
DRY GOoDs-Brown Shrting is jobbing at 66f!c
Sheeting, 7S@9ic; Brown Drilling, SsG9sc; Prints,
6lJd7c 4 yard
FIsH-Pacifc Goldfish is quotable at Sc in Sob bds,
&c for selected in ;0 -b ses aud &c for homeless
Eastern Goldfish 7td9c q ID; Eastern Mackere, 81 60
az for No. l in l5tb kits. and 1908 % for Mess in
Is h kits
count to the trade.
METALs-Pig Iron is selling here to-day at 81 @
ton less than present cost in tie primary markets
freight and insurance j. W Harrison's private
circular quotes Pig Iron as follows
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Clipper Gap california; Pig Iron is quOted at S32 509
80 for Nos / to T. We quote follows for other
kinds Coke Tin. IS 6G5 80 Roofing do g 81 Char
coal do Sc 50d6 rs q bx Yellow Metal, 24G25c Eng
lsh Cast Steel l4t6l5c Sheet Zinc Sds3c; Pig
Lead 4I@5c; Bar Lead, 5lCd6c; Lead Pipe, 7aSc
Sheet Lead. 8GS4c; Bar Copper, l5c; Pig ill., &c
NAILS Quotable at 50 IS for 100 keg lots assorted
OTL-China Nut, 67Ic: California Castor. 81 IS for
No and 81 20 for No. 2; Refined Cocoanut, 4Od45c
California Linseed in single barre lots sic forraw and
Csc q gallon for boiled /; Petroleum ITO degrees in
cans l6a2Cc; do in bulk lac do, $50 degrees 2927c
pure winter strained Lard CSC in bbls and 81 in tins
Posse Olive S5G5 25; PagniOl Olive, 50 59d6 90 ;
Duret do, s. 50@6 Is; extra fine kinds, SSg5 dozen
quarts
PAISrs-The various brands Of White Lead are
quoted at sale. The demand is active,
PAPER-CalifOrnia Straw Wrapping, Soc, VIC, 81 and
:, 10 p ream for the four styles.
PowDER-Prices of Blasting descriptions continue
more or less irregular -
QUIcKsILvEa-3KG3ilc q H. or S265o q flask; price
R1o o "a 5O@4 50; China 5 1O84 i2s for
mixed 81 1904 81 for No. 2, and 50 5g5 ~ per two
mats for No Hawaiian, 44d5c.
SALT-Idverpool ine is quoted at Sl5dZ2 50; Car
men Island Sl3dl5 for coarse and S2)ld22 for fine
California Sl0dl2 for coarse and Sl4di6 for the.
SOAP-Castie is firIn at 9dlOc; White CASTLE l1l9
lie: local makes of Pale and Chemical Olive 43(d6c
fancy kinos 7dSc q b; Washing Powders, Sl23l5 per
gross. 800
6G062!c; Mace, SOC Pepper, lZsGl4c; Pimento' SO
Subdivisions brands of Eastern quoted at
6(dI0c p Il.
SUGGR~since October 3Cth prices have been as fol
lows in barrels
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SUNDAY EAsY-cHAIR.
Stepping Heavenward.

Stepping heavenward, Lord, am l.
AS the days 20 fleeing by?
Daisied fields OF youth are round me,
Cloudless is the blue Ger head,
But | ponder, as | wander,
Whittier goes the path | tread
1t must lead me, lead me ever,
Toward some goal, though distant far,
Onward, meath the sun OF morning,
Onward, meath the evening star.
Wisely let me choose my way,
Stepping heavenWard, day by day.
Stepping heavenward Lord, am I,
As the noon Of life draws nigh
Here tue rocky steep Of trial
Bid me choose a smoother way
There the thorns Of selt-denial,
Press the feet that fain would stray:
Worn and foot-sore would falter,
But the steps are one by one;
Lead Inc, heavenly hopes that beckon,
Til the toilsome march is done;
Smoothing all the rugged way,
Stepping heavehward day by day.
Stepping heavenward, Lord, am I,
AS the DAYS move silently?
LO twas but a little journey,
Though no resting place it gave;
Aged feet are these that liuger
At the portals Of the grave.
L3wly in the darkeuing distance
Lies the path long have trod,
Glorious pilgrimage, whose ending
Is the city Of my God
God the journey, blest the way
Stepping heavenward, day by day
-tAnna R. Henderson, in Lesle's Sunday Maya