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tire steel 4e; spring steel &c; horse shoes, P keg,
S4oOi mule shoes " keg, $500 horse nails, " box
Sd $5 cut nails, 10d and larger, $2.6002.70 ~
keg; other sizes at the usual advance.
TIMERS SUPPLIEs-Best brand charcoal tin-IC,
10xl4, 14x2o, 12x12, $6.75i TX, 1Ox14, 14x2o,
and TX 12x12 $S. .75; IG 14x20 roofing tin, Sc. %
TO- 20x28, $I2.5O013; block tin, in pigs, 26c; in
bars, 27c Iron-27 iron 3lee 27 IRON, &c; gafvan
lied, 40 y cent. discount Sheet zinc, &c, Copper
bottoms, 23c. Planished copper, SIC. Solder 100
16e. Wire so p cent off list.
LEATHER, HIDES AND TALLOw.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 33Q4oc; hemloek sole, 269
Soc harness, 30036c skirtng, 37040c; black
bride, ~ doz, $6O065; fair bride, $6007S P doz
calfskns, S5c3$1. 25; French calfskins 81 15 a 90
HJIPTEs-Green, 6l2ei heavy steer 7l9e green salt
salted, 10011c Damaged, one-third off the above
prices.
SHEEPsK1Ns-
TALLow-Prime, 61207c.
GREAsE-Brown 4l935c white, 606l2c.
OIL CAKE.
Oil cake and oil meal, 1000 fbs $l5; 1000 fbs
$50 Bags and drayage extra.
PRODUCE
BUTTER-Creameryf fancy, 33035c; dairy, selected,
12c
Eees-shppers paying 14loc; selling from store at
FEATHERs-Prine geese, 45c - ID; mixed duel, 20
025c P 10.
HoNEY-2o0 022c in 1 and 2 tb cans
MAPLE SYRUP AND SUGAR-Syrup, 81 R gall
sugar, 11012c +P b.
PoULTRY-Hens 10e P fb; roosters Sc " b
ducks, $3 go p doz; geese, 5000 per doz; turkeys
live hens. 12c 4P bi toms, 10c p fbi full dressed
turkeys, lie.
WooI-Tub-washed and picked 3o035c; un
washed medium and common grades if in good
der, 2o023i unwashed fine, 1S022c; Cotsw, old Zoe
bury and unmerchantabe according to their value.
PROVISIONS.
WHOLESALE PRICEs-Prime lard, $3.50. Short
ribs, 93sc. Hams, 12l2c Shoulders 7e.
JoBBING PRICEs-Smoked meats Uneanvased)-
cured hams, 10 to IL lbs average 141ec Is to
l7l2 lbs average, 14l4c; 20 Bs and up, 14c cot.
tage hams lie; California hams, 934c; clear break
fast bacon 12lec spieed breakfast rolls 12lac English
shoulders, 914c; breasts, Sa4c; dried beef, I7l2c
bacon (eear sidesl, IL l9c; backs bellies, 119sc
Dry Salted and Picked meats-English cured clear
sides backs or bellies tunsnoked0, 103&c; bean or
clear pork (clearl, y brl 200 tbs, $50; clear pork
p brl 200 lbs, $17; family beef $1S. Pure
s Leaf Lard-Kettlo in tierces, 1oalc;. in
in ION pals 1214c. On-In tierces, S2lec y gall in
half brls, 85c Sausage-Bologna in cloth, 71sc; in
skin, Sc.
SEEDS.
Glover iobbing lots, So so; car lots, $55O 05 rs;
blue grass, extra clean, $ll0; orchard grass So 2
prime timothy, 81. 400150. Retail prices range Is
70 20 per cent above the wholesale quotations given
above.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Cotton steady; futures
quiet; April, 1850; May, II. SIC; June, 11.7Se:
July, 11.S9c; August, 1199ci September, II .62c;
October, 11.O9ci November 1O.95c; December, -
January 1l.20c
NEW ORLEANS, April 5.--Cotton quiet and un-
changed net receipts ], 800 bales; gross receipts
1900 bales; sales 1000 bales stock on hand 214,
900 bales.
GAlVESToN April 5i-cotton dull Ia ana unehanged;
eoastise, 3 800 bales; stock hand 2I 900 bales.
ST. LOUIS April 5.-Cotton quiet and steady;
mddling IL 14e sales 300 bales; receipts 400 bales;
Shipments 200 bales; stock hand. 1S 100 bales.
MEMPHIS, April 5.-Cotton firm at IL lie; sales
1850 bales; receipts, 635 bales; shipments, 78O
bales; stock on hand, 1885 bales.
CINCINNATI, April 5.-CottOn quiet and m
changed
LOUISVILLE, April 5.-Cotton unchanged
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Oils.

OIL CITY April 5-rne petroleum market opened
Saturday with United pipeline certificates at
9394c and closed at 92l4c; highest price 94c lowest
price, 92lse Sales Saturday a@qgregStsd @ 4.21o,o00
59,04S brls. Shipments not reported. Charters,
57,262 brs. Oil City Oil Exchange stock, $3.50 per
share bid; none offered.
BRADFORD. April 5.-The crude oil market was
steady Runs aud shipments not reported. Charters.
57,262 hrls. Clearances 1915 900 brIs United
pipeline certificates opened at 93e and closed at
93lac highest price, 94c; iowestprce 923sc.
PITTSBURG. April 5.-The petroleum market was
Irregular aRd fairly active: United pipeline certi6-
Gates opened at 1885, advanced to Ode declined and
closed at 93e.
ANTWERP, April 5.--Petroleum, 1901Sl4f
LONDON, April 5.-Petroleum, 53416Isd
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Produce Markets,

CHICAGO, April 5.-Flour dull, weak and lower;
Southern Illiaois and Missouri winter wheat, $3.50
choice Minnesota $3. 5004. Rye -four, $303.5O.
Wheat-Market unsettled and irregular, with fuctua
tions very rapid The market opened lower, rallied
7sG 1c. declined 42o, then suddenly declined lac
additional rallied slc sold off 7sc, and closed l4e
lower for May, 33sc lower for june and SIC lower
7ssc closed @ at 74c, ' Nay 8S 85ape ps closed
at 81 Ice; June 833sQS5 12c, closedat S51sc; July,
94le086ssc, closed at 81 l4c No. Chicago spring
nervous and feverish. The market opened Il a 1ec
lower rallied 1e0 SIC, fell off rapidly 12tc rallied
day; cash, 7s94ssle; April, 45aS4se, closed
at 45c; May, 501a952slc, closed at 5Ol2c; June,
51s8053 Sc, closed at s. 51l2c; July, 53l4955l4 lac,
closed at 5l14c; August, sl91c over July. Oats
active and lac under yesterday; April 27140271ec,
closed 27 l4c May, 310 7se, closed at 81 s031 4c
June 31l4032c, closed at 31as@31 lac; July, 31@
81 lc closed at 31c; all the year. 26l2Q271ec closed
at 261ac Rye active and lower at 52c. Barley quiet
and frn at 65 Q66c. Flaxseed quiet at 81 81. Pork
25c higher, receded 15020c and closed steady cash,
$16.37Ia016.4O; May, $16.2O01647la, closed at
$16.35016.3712 June, SIG. 800 1860 closed at
$16.45 .571e; July, $16.4712016.65 closed at
$16.52l2016,55; August, $16.77l2; all the year,
$I475015.15. Lard in fair demand and averaged
higher market opened 12l99 ~ 15e higher and
860c, closed at 9.47120S50c June, S.500S. .67l2c,
closed at S.571a0 0S 60c; July, S62lo0S.S0c closed
meats 6rmer shoulders, 7c; short ribs $500; short
26027c. Eggs easier 15015lec. Whisky steady at
Sly. Receipts-Flour 81 900 brls; wheat Ga, 900
bu; corn, 81 900 bui oats $4,000 bgj rye 300
bu; barley, II 600 bu: Shipments-lFlour $4,000
brls; wheat, 177000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats,
1710Oo bu; rye $500 bui barley, 1900 bu
NEW YORK. April 5.-Flour dull and unchangedi
receipts, 1000 brls; exports, 1900 brls. Wheat
Spot lots l2O1c lower; options opened strong and 70
a 5sc higher, declined 9c and closed barely steady,
recovering l403sc; receipts, 101, 800 bu; exports
81 600 bu; No. 2 Chicago 93095ci ungraded spring,
s30s5e; ungraded red, sOc@$L07i No red e3cj
No. red, 92la 1885, No. 2 red, 97l2@99ci uR-
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TRADE AND COMMERCE.
spring-Liixe Weather Improving Trade Some
what.

Spring-Like Weather Improving Trade Some
what.
INDIANAPOLIS, April
The cheerful sun and spring like air are favora-
bly, affecting trade, and while it is hardly up to
that of the corresponding period 1888, it is so
much better than last month that merchants
are much encouraged. Travelling statesmen who
came in on Saturday speak of the situation gen
orally as improving The indianapolis Grocer
of Saturday last says: Gas soon as the weather
gets down to business we may look for good
old-fashioned stretch of activity. The reasons
are plainly low prices, decreased Indebtedness
light supplies, greater care in buying and selling
and the hope of good crops Either one of
these, except the latter, would make no great
difference in trade, but putting all together it
would show handsome balance in favor of
mercantile advancement Dry goods men are
having brisk trade. The advance of a cent
and half per pound in raw cotton within the
last two weeks has put backbone in all cotton
goods Heavy sheeting and carpet warps are
higher, in sympathy with the raw material.
Lawns, lace buntings, challie cloths, seer
suckers ginghams and new designs in prints
are now open in great variety" The hard
ware men, as well, are doinga big business Pur-
chases have for a long time been confined to
meeting actual wants, and no disposition has
been manifested to stock up in anticipation of
business. But the past few weeks of nice
weather have improved the trade very much,
and much more business is being transacted
than for some time past Jobbers are busy on
shipments of forks, shovels picks, axes and car
penters tools. In fact, all kinds of goods used
in outdoor work have taken a prominent place
in the weeks business Barbed wire continues
firm, and the demand considerably exceeds the
present supply The demand for nails has been
very much stronger than the week previous, and
prices are firm. Iron is very active although
prices are noticeably low The sugar and coffee
markets are in much the same condition as they
have been for several days past-shrouded in
uncertainty. With larger receipts of eggs prices
are weaker The eastern market is off, and
packers here do not care to assume too much
risk with so little encouragement for a turn Of
their purchase at a margin over cost
GRAIN.
A heavy cloud Of uncertainty still broods over
the grain markets generally the indianapolis
EssEkets being no exception. Dealers bid on
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FINANCIALAND COMMERCIAL
MONEY AND SECURITIES.

A Firm Market lOr Stocks, Followed by Great
Weakness.
New York, April 5.-Money is easy at l IL
az per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4a5 1-2 per cent.
Sterling exchange is firm; sixty day bankers
bills 4S7 12 and demand 489 1-2.
Government bonds were strong.
Railway bonds were weaker.
State securities were quiet
The stock market market opened firm this
morning. and during the first few sales prices
advanced 1912 per cent. Subsequently much
weakness was shown, which was ascribed toma-
nipulation by bears and room-traders In the af-
ternoon it was rumored that the differences be-
tween the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the
Union Pacific had been settled, and there was a
strong demand to cover. Chicago, Burlington 6
Quincy jumped 2 points, to 125 IL, Union Pacific
rallied Is, to H. Western Union "a to- SO 3S,
Northwestern "a, to lis IA, Milwaukee e St
Paul 5S, to sc Is, Missouri Pacific "a, to So rs,
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western34, to 12l IA,
Lake Shore 5-S to 9S Is Pacific Mail 5-8 to 80 IL
Pacific reacted to 20 IA and Missouri Pacific to
S5 IL. The market closed firm. As compared
with last night the closing prices are l 401 IA
per cent higher, except for Canada Southern,
Texas, and Western Union, which are 1912
per cent lower Union Pacific is IL lower, at
20 IA. Sales of stocks for the week l, 705, 155
shares, an increase of 209, OIL
Transactions aggregated 301, 900 shares, towit;
5000 Delaware, Lackawanna g Western;
1000 Erie; 10, 600 Lake Shore; 5000 Missouri
Pacific; 5000 Northwestern; 1900 Reading; 49,
600 Milwaukee q St PauE los, 900 Union Pa
cific; 10000 Western Unie-ss, and 5000 Oregon
and TranscontfnSSnraT
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wheat corn and oats with caution, as dullness is
the chief characteristic. The Board of Trade
Price Current says of wheat The local markets
about stationary with. prices slightly better.
Feeling continues dun and offerings very light.
No demand for futures. We quote
No. l Mediterranean track. 0314
No. = Mediterranean track. --...-...-.-----. 102
No. 3 Mediterranean, track. --.-.-..--...---- LOO
No. 2 Red track. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Corn-Al grades are dull, and buyers offering
IL to 1c less than yesterday. Offerings are light
and receipts the same. We quote:
No. white, track --.-.--.....-.....--..-..52
No . white, track .5O12
1eiloW track 90
High mixed track .................-..--.....5 80
Mixed, track .-....-.......-..-.---.-.49 40
No, 3 Red track Observation-Disclosures. 471e
Rejected, track
Unmerchantable, track. k.-....----.-......----.45
White sound ear track k.-----.-.---.-.-.------..5O
Oats-Feeling is dull and weak.
No, 2 white track, ......--...........-...--.37
mixed track ------.---.------------3 %
Rye-No. 2, 5Sc bid; no sellers.
Hay-Prime timothy, $11 bid; none offered
GRAIN IN STORE.
Apri 4 1884
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Foreign Money and Stock Market.
LONDON, April 5. 5.-Holiday.
PARIS, April 5.-Rentes, 76f 75e.
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NEW YORK, April 5.-oofee--spot lots fair Rio
dull; options opened 10@15 points higher but later
sales of 6750 bags Rio No. z. at 1885, $3.50 bags
June at S6oQs7Qc; 1890 pags July at $3.50
S75c;. 5000 bags August at S.70@8sOci $500
at S.75@s.0oe; April, s.5o08.65ci May, 8.55c.
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JeTersOnviIle, Madison & indianapolis.

pepart--Southern Express daily, s-..--..-. 4.I0 ana
Louisville and Madison Express -. 7:25 am
Louisville and Madison mail D. c. $50 pTn
Louisville Express, daily 6:45 pHr
and Madison Mail. 9:45 am
Indianapolis st. Louis and Chicago
Express, daily, lIiOO am
New York and Northern Fast Ex-
press. p c; e;;-....---..-......... 7:Oopn1
St Louis, Chicago and Detroit Fast
Line, daily, 1890 pu1
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LIVE STOCK.
Indianapolis Market.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 5.
CATTLE.-Receipts, $50; shipments $50 Fair
supply of local cattle. Market dull and lower on ship
pers. Nothing sold at over cents. Butcher grades
about the same We quote:
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Chicago. St. Louis & Pi,;shnrn-

chicago, St. Louis & Pi;;sburg.
Depart-New York, PHILADELPHIA Wash.
ington, Baltimore and Pittsburg
Express, daily, s---..--........ 4.25 am
Dayton and Columbus Express ex-
,eept Sunday -10.A5 an1
Richmond Accommodation. - loo o.rl
New York, Philadelphia Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg ES-
press, daily, s., h..---..-..--.-.. 4.55 prn
Dayton Express except Sunday. 4:55 pm
ArrlVe-Ftichnond Accommodation except
Sunday y--.....--..-.,......-..- $40 am
New York, Philadelphia Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg Esl-
press, daily -....-.--...-.....-..11 .11;37 s1n
Columbus and Dayton Express ex-
- eept Sunday ,-,.--...--.. 5:27 pm
New York Philadelphia Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburs Ex-
press, daily 1920 pm
Dayton Express, daily, except Sun
day 1920 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION VIA KoEoMo p. c. s. ST. L. r. b.
Depart-Louisville and Chicago Express,
-......--.--.......-.11;15 am
A.. ., press, daily, 11.OGpm
Arrive-Chcago and Louisville Fast Express,
daily, S. -. S:59 am
Chicago aud Louisville Express
p. c,-.--..--.-............+ 1886 pun
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NEW YORK, April 5.-There have been very fair
sales of cotton goods coored goods sharing in the i'm
proved request The chief trade reached through
orders from interior markets.
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Cincinnati, indianapolis, St. Louis &. Chicago.

CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart-Cncinnat and Florida Fast Line
daily, s. and c.. c.--.---.--..... C. LOO am
Rock Island and Cincinnati Accom-
modation- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 10:55 am
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail p. c. 3:45pn1
Chicago and Cincinnati Aeeonmo-
dation, daily 6:55 pn1
Acknowledgements Accommodation daily 1855 ann
Chicago and st, Louis Mail, p. G.. 11;30 am
Western Express. -,..--,.-..,--.- 4:43 pn
Chicago Peoria and st. Louis Fast
line daily, s. and c. c..--..--..- 10:45 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION.
Depart-Peoria, Chicago and Rock Island
Express --...-...--.-. .........- 6:55 ana
Chicago Fast Mail, p. c..,.-..---.I1:45 am
Western Express; ,--,..:-.-.-.-- 5.O0pm
. Chicago and Peoria Fast Line daily
80. s.,r. e:----.--:.--,: .11:20pm
Arrve-Cinennati and Florida Fast lime
daily, e. and 8. s.----.---.--.-. 1886 ana
Rock Isand and Cincinnati Accom-
modation.. n..--....-.-.-.-..-.....-1 1o;4o am
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail p. c. 3:30pm
Chicago and Cincinnati AeeoInmo-
dation- .-..--.-....---.-.- 6:40pm
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Metals.

NEW YoRK. April 5..-Leaa weals common, 4e.
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wabash. 81. Louis 8 Pacille.

and Chicago Mail ..
Toledo, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids
and Michigan Express
Detroit and Toledo Express, daily
G. G. ana s. -----------
Arrive Michigan and Toledo Express, daily
except Monday y-...--.
Toledo and Fort Wayne Express. .
Detroit and Chicago Mail
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Vandalia Line.
Depart-Mai1 Train n--------------.-....-.. Z15 am
Day Express, daily, p, h.---...... 1155 am
Terre Haute Accommodation. 400 pm
Pacific Express, daily, s-.--...-... 10;45 pm
Arrive New York Express daily $50 am
indianapolis Mail and Accoplm0da-
ion,-.-...-.....,......... 1000 am
Cincinnati and Louisville Fast
-.-................ 3:1Opm
New York ExDress dai1v h A.Af nm,
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Anthracite coal ST. 25 ~ ton; Pittsburg coal 81 81
y ton Raymond City coal $4. % per ton; block coal
$3.50 y tom Blossourg coal, Sc per ton; jackson
l2c % bush
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Ms INvARIABIY IN NADvANCE-PosTAGE PREPAID
BY TIE PUBLISHERS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-08-22
African Ants.

The bashikonai ants must be terri.
BILE plague. They travel night and day,
in armies miles long. The elephant
and gorilla fly before them; the black
man runs for his life so soon as the ants
are seen. 1t is related by n traveller
that as he was going up one of the
mouths of the Zambcsi, he saw whole
village suddenly deserted by the in.
habitants, who fled with all they could
carry of, n proceeding which, as there
was no foe in sight, rather puzzled
him, till he found they were fleeing
from the ants. When these ants enter
hut, they clear it of every living thing
in few minutes. Huge cockroaches,
almost as large as mice, centipedes,
mice, and rats are instantly devoured.
A strong rat is killed in less than o
minute, and in another minute its bones
are picked. A leopard, dog, or deer is
soon dispatched and devoured, for they
kill by their numbers. They are quite
half an inch long, and one variety is so
strong that it will bite pieces clean out
OF the flesh. They possess, however,
one meritorious quality they mortally
hate, and, whenever they can, put to
death the mischievous white ants which
make such destruction in houses. In
addition to these and the sand ants,
which bite like scorpions, leaving dis
tressing pain behind them, there are
several varieties of flies which sting
horribly, such as the igogonai-smal
gnats-whose bites go through the
tough hide of the negroes. causing o
terrible itch; the ibolai- flies or gnats-
which sting as though with needle,
and whistle as they dash at you; the
richouma, which fill themselves with
your blood before you know they are
there, and then leave an itching that
lasts for hours, varied at intervals by
certain sharp stabs of pain; the sloway,
or nest-building flies, not quite so big as
bee, which cling to a man even in
the water, and assail the natives with
such ferocity that if canoe, by chance,
touch one of their nests, the men in
stantly dive overheard. - Scientific
american,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-08-22
Applying Water to Growing Plants.

At the summer meeting of the Michi-
gan State horticultural Society the SUBJ
iect of water in horticulture was in
troduced by Il. S. Woodward, N. r.,
who stated that the only proper way TO
apply water is "to remove two or three
inches of the surface soil, leaving lit
tie hollow just above the stem; into this
pour the water with as little force rs
possible, and be sure to apply enough.
After the water has soaked in well re-
place the surface soil, no matter how
dry it may be-" Professor Tracy said:
"Never water plants just after setting
out. Water before taking them up.
The worst time to set out is just after a
shower; the best time just before a
shower. Do not water lawns by turn
ing spray on in daytime and off at
night; much better plan is to let it
run out of the hose, without nozzle, oc-
casionally at night so as to thoroughly
soak the soil"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-08-22
Origin ofthc ConscIcnce Fund.

Every now and then you sec an nn-
nouncement in the papers TO the effect
hat some anonymous person has for
warded to the Treasurer Of tho United
States at Washington contribution TO
the Conscience Fund. You suppose
from this that there issomowhere In the
Treasury fund made up of such con-
tributions, which, by this time, must be
of very considerable size. Now, the
fact Is that there is 10 such thing as n
separate fund for the contributions Of
the conscience. stricken. Such contri-
buttons have always been covered into
the Treasury under the head of misoel-
laneous receipts. The term "Conscience
Fund" was the invention OF old Treas
urer Spinner, the man with an auto
graph which was autographed. Twenty
years ago, during the war, a letter
was one da' received at the Treasury
Department from man who, enclosing
check for 81, 800, said that that rep
resented little misappropriation of
Government funds of which he had
been guilty when acting as Quarter
master in the Army of the United States.
Then came the happy idea into Spin
ner's handsome head. "We'll call that
q contribution to the Conscience Fund, "
he said, "and have it announced in tho
newspapers, and, perhaps Wen got
some more" The contribution to the
Conscience Fund was duly announced
all over the country. The Treasury
Department promptly got "some
more" From that time on for ten. years
the contributions were very numerous.
During the past ten years they have
been constantly growing more infre-
quent. 1t is a problem whether the
conscience of the country is growing
more callous or more tender. The con-
tributions to the Conscience Fund have
never been very large in amount. The
largest ever made was 81 900, forward
ed by former intcrnal-rev enue gauger
in Chicago us the amount of the bribe
he took from distillers who desired to
defraud the Government. 1t will be
seen that none of the big thieves who
have fattened on public plumber have
ever availed themselves of this easy way
of making partial reparation.-W Wash-
mqton Cor, Philadelphia Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-08-22
The Moral of Ii.

While the directors of one of our
great railroad corporations were in
session the other day, word was brought
in to them that a stranger was without
who earnestly desired an audience.
They admitted him to their presence
and their chairman inquired his bush
ness.
Whcreupon the stranger remarked
that he came to apply for the Presidcn.
cy of the railroad which they superv.s.
ed. He understood that the position WAS
soon to be vacant and he was very anxi-
Gus to fill It,
care you pratical railroad manp"
the chai man asked. "Have you fitted
yourself for the place by special train
ingP How much experience have you
had in managing railroads."
The stranger blushed, hung his head,
bit his nails, shifted measily in bis
chair, and then replied: well, gentle
men, haven't had any railroad ex-
perience to speak of. ] served year
or two at Buffalo as brakeman, on q
small branch road. For the last year
and II half | have been superintendent
of another branch road with headquar-
ters at Albany"
"And is that the nature and extent
of your training and experience in rail
roading?" queried the chairman. while
n derisive smile played across his feat
ures.
"Yes," returned the stranger, in
crestfallen tones.
"And So" the chairman went on,
"although you have never been con-
nected with any of the great trunk lines
in any capacity, you are applying for
the Presidency of this great road!
Surely, then, you must be great rail
road theorist. Refer me, please, to
your writings on the perplexing phases
of the transportation problem.
The strangers face looked still more
dismal as he replied; 81 have produced
no such writings. have never given
any time to the study of railroads. !.
have had no taste for such study"
Good morning." said the chairman.
"Good morning" said the stranger,
as he crawsed through the keyhole and
retired.
MORAL:
This fable teaches that, as likely as
not, the name of the stranger was
Grover Cleyeland.-M Y. Paper.