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ter order and shipping demand, and gener-
orally more satisfactory market for sellers
than Tor the past two days, Jet there was lit
tie or no change in prices. and values are yet
SOG25c lower than on Monday. The estimated
receipts OF hogs were 1900, the market &C
tive and strong sc higher. The best heavy
sold az 81 30
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Fob 1S.-Cotton weak;
middling, 7-l6c; low middling, I5-16c; net
receipts, S3,36e bales; gross, AGA bales: ex-
ports to the continent, l.75O bales; sales,
1000: stock, 36l, ass.
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Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. ls.-The Drovers' Journal
reports: Cattle-Receipts. 1000; shipments
1000: market steadier shade stronger; ship
ping steers, ESQ to 1,500 lbs, S3.50G5. IS;
stockers and feeders, g. 9014.40; COWS,
bulls and mixed, 81. 75Gi-OO; bulk. s3.OO93-10.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900: shipments, 1000;
market strong and &c higher; rough and
mixed. $3.s5G4.15; packing and shipping,
81 .2014 521S: light. S.. 7OG4.15; skips- 81. 30
G3. 60. Sheep-Receipts, 5000; shipments,
loo. market medium and a shade lower:
natives, ssG5.40; Texans. 81. 75G3-5o; lambs,
s4G5.
AT THE STOCK YARDS
Special TO the GLOBE
CHICAGO, H.. Feb. 1s.-The estimated
receipts OF cattle were 1900 There was q bet
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Petroleum..

OIL CITY, Pa. Feb. 1s.-National transit
certificates opened at slsz; highest, SIS;
lowest, 1875. and closed at sO1s; clearances,
1875, 900 bbls; sales 3,360,OOO bbls; charters
22.s57 bbls; shipments, s4,9s9 bbls. ,
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MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber OF Commerce

2S-S3O
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GEO. w. MARTIN g. CO.,

WHOLESALE PRODUCE AND FRUITS
Consignments solicited. Orders promptly filed.
REFEREScEs-Bank of Minnesota; Bradstreet's
Mercantile Company. st. Paul. Mimi
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SELL

Cider.
Apples,
n Cranberries.
n 353 ROBERT STREET. ST. PAUL.
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MESSER BROS

General Produce and Commission Merchants,
627 jackson Street,
Sell Baled Hay in car lots; also. Butter, Eggs,
Poultry and Game. as follows: Creamery. ESQ
26c: dairy, good. l4Gl5c: fair. lOGl2c; eggs,
lSgl9c; dressed chickens. 7G9c 10: dressed
turkeys. lOGl2c ID; dressed beef, 5G61zc 10;
dressed hogs, S4.25.
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TOLEDO, o., Feb. 1s.-wheat steady; cash,
92G93c; February, 92c; May, 931%c bid;
June, $3.50. Corn strong: cash. 40c; May,
414c. Oats quiet and firm; cash, 321Sc; May,
3jc asked. Dressed hogs, 81. so. Receipts
Wheat 1900 blu; corn, 1000 bu; Shipments
Wheat 8. 900 bu: corn. III 900 blu.
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SEED WHEAT.

j have choice lot of Scotch Fife wheat
raised by Donaldson, Ryan & Co. on their
farm in the Red River valley, Kittson county.
Minnesota For samples and prices apply to
L. II. STERRETT.
Elevator A St Paul. Mimi
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II. w. DAVIS g. CO.,
PROVISION AND STOCK
BROKERS

BROKERS.
COMMISSIONS ON GRAIN 1s.
One-Cent Margin Plan.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN BROKER
Isl Drake Block ST. PAUL, MINI
237 Hennepin Ave. Minneapolis.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, }
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
ST. PAUL, February, 1885.
/. A. II. McGill, Insurance Commissioned
of the State OF Minnesota, do hereby certify
that the Equitable Life Insurance company
above named has complied with the laws oil
this state relating to insurance, and is now
fully empowered through its authorized
agents TO transact its appropriate business
of life insurance in this state for the yeas
ending Jan. 81, 1887 A. r. MCGILL-
49-51 Insurance Commissioner.
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Elk. matured coupon.
c. T. YERKES g. CO.,

New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and st. Paul.
STOCK, GRAIN AND PROVISION BROKERS
Members New York, Philadelphia Stock Ex-
changes and Chicago Board of Trade.
Private wire. GILFILLAN BLOCK
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DR.. JOS. LICK -OCULIST !

Treats successfully all kinds OF Sore Eyes
particularly granulation OF the eyelids-
Seventh ~ wabasha. over Drug store,
Raona 10 IL Paul. Mimi.
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LiYernoOI Grnin.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1s.-Wheat, quiet but
steady with poor demand; holders offer moder-
atey. Corn firm with fair demand.
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Whisky.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1s.-whisky steady at
$l.I0. Sales of finished goods on this basis,
1,l26 bbls.
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WILLIAM LINKER & CO.,
Brokers in Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provisions.
Is5. DRAKE BLOCK. 81. PAUL MINI.
Paris RenIes.

PARIS, Feb. 1s.-Three per cent. rentes
SET 271zc for the account. The weekly state
ment Of the bank Of France shows an increase
of 14,257,OO0 francs gold and 5.6l5,O00 francs
silver.
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ST. PAULTRUST COMPANY
San Francisco Mining.

Corner Jackson and Fourth streets.
Safe Deposit Vaults 500 sGae; of
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CARS REcEIvED-2Sl.
FINCK g. McCAULEY,

COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND LUMBERMzv
SUPPLIES.
liberal Advances Made on COnsignmentso OF Gr1ia
so sIBLEY STREET. ST. PAUL
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The Fluctuations i'm Detail.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 1S.-The following quota
lions giving the range of the Chicago markets
during the day, were received by NJ. Doran,
commission merchant:
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STEAM FERRY BOAT
Wanted at Pierre, Dakota.

The undersigned desires to receive propoa
ais TO furnish a steam Ferry Boat for his ferrt
at Pierre, Dakota. Boat must be either new
or a secondhand enc in good order and must
be delivered at Pierre as sOon as possible
after the river opens this year.
Address, stating size, capacity, ETC..
ID. HTLGER,
AZ Pierre, Dakota.
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Mch My NH Ny March. May.

Wheat. Corn. Pork
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SAN Francisco. Feb. 1s.-Mining shares
.losed here to-day as follows:
London Money amid Sfocks.

LONDON, Feb. is, p. m.-Consols 1917
for both money and the account
L. S. bonds, As .-l271z Illinois Central. 1929
do 41zs--.--.-. ll41s Mexican ordinary 26l{
a. &. g. w. lists. 1875 St-Paul common e6l[
Canadian Pacific 63ss New York Cent..10s5S
Erie. 2s5s Pennsylvania. .. 565s
do 2ds.......-. SIS Reading -.. II1S
Bar silver, 40 5-16d per ounce.
The amount of bullion withdrawn from the
Bank OF England on balance to-day is R3o, 600.
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CHICAGO. Feb. lS.-Four dull and I'M
changed. Wheat opened firm, advancing
3sc sold off &c, fuctuated, and closed at
yesterdays prices. Sales ranged: Feb
ruary, 794@795sc, closing at 191zc; March.
7915a797Sc, closing at 791&c; May. 81 SLIGO
S56c, closing at 81 1-16c; June, S6A0
S63zc, closing at S63sc. Corn firm early,
but closed easier and a shade lower; cash,
3Sc; February, 377a03S1Ec. closing at 371sc:
March, 3Sd3S15c, closing at 38c; May, 4116G
4124c, closing at Age. Oats quiet and
firm; cash, 301Sc; February, 3O@301sc;
closing TAT soc: March, 30@30$sc, clos
ing at 3O7s May, 327s@33isc, closing
at 33 15-I6c. Rye steady; No. 2, SIC.
Barley nominal. Flax seed quiet; No. !, 81 II.
Mess pork quiet but firm; prices advanced
561715c and closed steady; cash, Sllqll.05;
March, S11011 .05, closing at $ll.0212@11. 05;
May, $11.171a01l.2 closing at $1l.20@
IL 22%. Lard steady; cash, $6.0715; March,
$6.O71a; May, SIS. 100000. Boxed meats
steady; dry sailed shoulders, S3.9j@4; short
rib sides, $3.50; short clear sides,
$5.0005.S5. Whisky steady at 81. 16.
Sugars unchanged. Produce Exchange
Butter steady; creamery, 2S932c; dairy, leo
zoe; eggs, 2l1a022c. Receipts-Flour, 10 600
bbls; wheat $4,000 bu; corn, 10, 900 bu; oats,
100000 bu; rye, 1000 blu; barley, So 900 bu /;
Shipments-Flour, $4,000 bbls: wheat, I5 600
bu; corn, 17S.000 blu; oats, los, 900 blu: rye,
1000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu. Afternoon
Board-Wheat easier, closing at SAFE for
May. The other IN arkets showed no change.
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Berlin BANK Statement.

BERLIN Feb. Is.-The statement of the I'm
perial Bank of Germany shows an increase in
specie Of e,49O, 600 marks.
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HUASIE
&
JBGGAR
LOCAL MARKETS.
81. Paul.

ST. PAUL. Feb. lS.-The board opened on a
dull market this morning, and during the
whole session very little business was trans
acted Wheat, under the latest advices from
Eastern points, was firm and strong at quota
tons. and buyers found some difficulty in
getting Just the grades they wanted Sam
plies were abundant and brokers for outside
millers bad but little trouble TO find what
they wanted. Corn was weak and declined
&c. Oats remained firm Barley and rye
were unchanged Ground feed was in con-
siderable demand and was very firm at ad-
vanced figures Shorts and bran were with
out change. Although there are no material
changes i'm prices, hay, both OF the cheaper
and better grades. is in better condition and
this morning was somewhat stronger. Dressed
hogs advanced slightly. Seeds unchanged.
Eggs advanced &c Weather stin mild. The
call:
wheat-No. ] hard. sec bid; February
sec bid; May, SEC bid; No. Northern. sac
bid: No. p Northern. 79c bid.
Corn-No. 2, 3O1<c bid, sc asked; February
301zc bid. sc asked: March. 32c bid, 33c asked;
May. 36c bid, CSC asked.
Oats-No. . mixed. 29c bId. S91<c asked:
February, 29c bid. 2q1zc asked; March, pc
bid; May, 321Sc bid. 331Sc asked; No. 2
white, 291<c bid. soc asked; No. white, 2s1zc
Barley-No2 9, 55c bid: February. 55c bid;
No. extra, 4sc bid. 49c asked; No. 3, 3sc bid.
Rye-No. ., 4Sc bid; February, 4sc bid.
Ground Feed-$l4 bid, $3.50 TO Sl4. rs
asked.
Shorts-s9. 80 bid, SO so asked
Bran-s9. so bid, SO. 50 asked
Baled Hays Od6 bid, s6G6. IS asked.
Timothy Hay-Sg bid. SO asked.
Live Hogs-S3.5 so bid.
Dressed HOgs-S4.20 bid
Flax Seed-9Sc bid
Timothy Seed-$l so bid.
Clover Seed-S5.4O bid
Eggs-Fresh. l6lSc bid. lie asked.
Sales cars feed, Sl4.50; 10 cars eggs,
l61Sc.
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MICHAEL DORIAN g. Co.

COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ST PAUL MINI
Grain and provisions bought and sold for cash
or future delivery.
Orders for the purchase and sale of Stocks on
any stock exchange in the country promptly exc
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the Pacific railroads was to terminate at the
end of thirty days and that official action to
this effect had been taken. Prominent oDer-
ators who have been conspicuous in bringing
about the advance manifested no disposition
to-day to resist the decline Pacific Mail
shows the greatest net decline for the day
with loss of 25z. Union Pacific is down IL.
Omaha preferred Ia. Delaware & Hudson
and Omaha common each IL, Lake Shore IL.
Northwestern and Northern Pacific preferred
each lost and the remainder Of the active
list less than per cent. The only notable
execution is an advance of a in Manitoba
The total sales of stocks to-day were 435 54s
shares, including:
Canada Southern 4. $50 Pacific Mail SO. 3Ss
Del, Lack &Wes. 65, $50 Reading IL $50
Del g. Hudson. s.ls4 ST Paul. ........36,04 0
Erie. ...... 81, 9l5 ST. Paul & Omaha 5,605
Kansas & Texas. 4.6O0Tex Pacific. $500
Lake Shore. SO. Us Union Pacific. 81, 554
Louisville & Ma. $500 Western Union. Il. les
Northwestern. 20, AS North Pac. pfd. 81. 216
n. j. Central. 81, 6f5 Oregon Trans. 1850
New York Gen.. 6,6Ol
QuotaIfOns Of Stocks and Bonds.
NEW YORK. Feb. I9.-FoIlowing are the
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THIRD NATIONAL BANK.

NOIutI THU hIIu INUUeIl slFeets.
CAPITAL $500 oOl.
WALTER MANN, RICHARD E. SLOWER
President Cashier
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Quotations OF Stocks and Bonds.
NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-Following are the
closing prices bid to-day and the three pre-
cedIng business days:
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THE CAPITAL BANK.

Drake Block. St Paul Mimi
CAPITAL 100000. SURPLUS $50, 900
L. L. REED, President: W. ID. KIRK. Cashier.
w. WATT. Assistant Cashier
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OFFICIAL.

WILMINGTON, N. c., Feb. Is-Turpentine
firm at Ale.
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LIVE STOCK.
81. Paul.

There was fair business done at the stock
wards to-day, better class OF cattle being in
demand which realized fair prices There was
only one carload arrived. Sales were
as follows:
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Proceedings Of the Board Of Education,
Special Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. ID, 1856.
Board met pursuant 10 call to receive the
report of the Committee ON Finance.
President FOgg in the chair.
Present: Inspectors Norman, Minor, Sim
mon, Williams, Athey, Berlandi, Haas and
Mr.. Presidents.
Absent: Inspectors Wampler, Giesen,
Ellis, Gilbert. Schiffmann. Curtis and Dob
ner-7.
President Fogg being the only member of
the Finance Committee present. having
first called Vice President Berlandi to the
chair, reported on the financial condition of
the Board by commenting on the statement,
which. in the absence of the precise figures
from the Comptroller, had been prepared as
nearly correct as possible from the records
of the Board. He explained that the item
of $40, 600 for new buildings, asked for in
the estimate for the present fiscal year, had
been cut down to $50, 900 by the Common
Councils; that this amount had already been
expended (as shown by the repOrt) for the
Madison" and the new boiler house, thus
leaving the fund for new buildings ex-
hausted. Under these circumstances the ut
most care and caution was necessary to
avoid, by all means, violation of the laws
under which the Board acted. etc. lie then
submitted and read the following
STATEMENT,
showing the financial condition of the Board
of Education for the fiscal year commene-
ing the first day of June. 1885, and ending
with May 81. 1886:
RECEIPTS.
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New York Mining.
GERMANIA BANK.

Corne Fifth and Wabasha streets, opposite Post
Office.
CAPITAL S300. 900.
r. ALBRIGHT, Prest- ALEX RAMSEY. Vice Pr
Wan. BIcKE L Cashier. p NJ KERSr. Asst. Cash
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Boston RaiIroad and Whining share,

BOSTON, Mass. Feb. ls.-Folowing we're
the closing prices al tue stock exchange to-
day:
A. g. t. LIST 7s....I27 IN. Y. &N.E. 36s<
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WILLIAM l. BANNING, ISeaI1
A. DE GIRAFFE, Seal
ROBERT A. SMITH, Seal
WILLIAM DAWSON, Jr seal
FREDERICK ID. BANNING. tSeal.1
In presence Of
j. NJ HAWKS,
ALBERT SCHEFFER.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY or RAMSEY. (
On this 2ith day of January. A. ID. 1885, before
me personally appeared William L. Banning
Andrew DE Graf, Robert A. Smith and William
Dawson. Jr., and Frederick ID. Banning to me wei
known to be the persons described i'm and who
signed and executed the foregoing instrument
duly acknowledged that they executed the same NJ
their free act and deed.
JOSEPH. NJ. HAWKS,
Notaral Notary Public.
Seal. Ramsey County, Minnesota
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (
hereby certify that the within instrument was
filed for record ia this Office on the 18th day o.
February, A. ID. 1856, at $3.50 O'Clock a. m and wal
duly recorded in book VI of interpretations on pagI
COB. etc. FIRED Won BAUMBACH,
1925 Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, L..
COUNTY or RAMSEY.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS
This Is TO certify that the within instrument wat
filed for record in this Office, at 81. Paul on the
10Th day OF February, A. D. 1885, at 9;45 O'Clock u
M, and that the same was duly recorded in bool
OF Interpretations page 200.
II. G. WILEY, Register of Deeds
BY j. p. LETTNER Deputy.
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MARRETT g. POWERS,
Toledo Produce.

Grain, Provisions and Stocks Bought and Sold.
The only direct private wire north of Chicago.
307 JACKSON STREET. ST. PAUL
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New York's Gambling Fraternity.

A New York correspondent writes.
A turbulent row is going on among the
richer gamblers of New York, in which
several men widely known on the turf
as boOkmakers are involved. On the
return under arrest of Frederick Fishel,
who had robbed his employers Of $780,
600 by means of counterfeit checks and
fled to Canada, he cleaned his breast by
full confession, showing that nearly
all the money had been lost at faro
tables kept by Dave johnson. Bill Kir-
by, and Charley Davis These locally
famous gamesters were arrested on the
charge that they knew, when accepting
the checks and banking them. that they
were forged. Bail was fixed at $4,000
to $4,000 apiece, and the size of the
sums made ii necessary to rustic around
lively among their friends to get the
bondsmen. The men finally secured
for this purpose were Jim Kelly. the
king of the bOokmakers; Jake Shipsey,
Fred Abel, and Tony Pastor, the variety
actor. Care was taken that the bonds
men should he owners of property
worth, free of incumbrance, twice the
amount of the whole bond. and as this
required the possession of ut least $780,
600 in real estate by each, the arrange
ment was made by the prisoners with
the bOndsmen that the case would be
settled outside of criminal proceedings,
even though a return of the won money
had to be made: but it looks now as
though prosecution would be insisted
upon by the district attorney. More
over, the ruin of Fishcl transpires to
have been done by deep conspiracy.
involving the use of handsome adj
ventures, Nellie Fisher, as stool
pigeon to lure him into gambling, in
which he was sacked and pillaged by
means little short of highway robbery.
All this puts the case i'm worse aspect
than at first, and the bondsmen are
afraid of losing their fortunes so fool
ishly risked. The aggregate of their
losses, in the event of the forfeiture of
the bonds. would be s160,0O0; and II
any one of the bOndsmen gets clear in
any way. by bubble OF fight, his saliva
ton would leave the burden on the
other signers of the same bond. They
seem to donbt the reality Of that honor
which is proverbially said to exist
among all sorts of men, and are follow
ing one another with detectives to guard,
IL possible, against disloyalty.
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HOW TO FAIL IN FARMING.

At a farmers institute in Wisconsin
Mr.. A, Broughton read paper on 1.-The
Successful farmer" Near the cOnclu
sion of it he gave the following direc.
tons on the subject of how to fail in
farming: Be as ignorant as possible
put of till tomorrow what should be
done to-day worship the god of lazi.
ness: trust all to luck: leave farm-tools
out in the weeds to rot. then run in debt
for new machinery: kick the COW that
gives the milk; let the stock perish fol
want of care; earn ten dollars and try
to pay fifteen with it; lie when the truth
would answer better: buy whisky to
please the saloon-keepers; go to auction
sales and buy old trumpery; indorse
notes for dead-bcats: go to law for the
benefit of the poor lawyer: give your
latest Plymouth Rocks TO the preacher;
neglect your wife and tell her how fast
she grows old, and brag to her how
handsome Widow Bedotte is; get drunk
at.the fair and bet on neglect
the hogs, and when they die call it the
hog cholera; do as the lightning-rod
man tells you; get cheated twice by the
same fellow; go it blind when you have
good eyes: vote for your party, even
against your own interest; keep chang
ing your mode of farming; sell low and
buy high; pay out cash for what you
don't need, and get trusted for what
you must have; marry for love only, and
make fool of yourself. live i'm fools
paradise. and call it felicity: when you
fail, call it bad luck, when it is bad
management
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A Great Improvement.

Young Archibald Albert, an orderly boy,
once had. Ia his very great pleasure ana JOY
An autograph-alhnm presented Ia him.
It's pages were neat and lis covers were trim
Within its gray bindings of Superinc leather
lie promptly endcnVorcd Ia gather together
The name of his every relation AMI friend, o
Till the book should bc nll"d from beginning
To end.
But soon he perceived, with surprise and dis
may
And Misrepresentation. the very strange way
In which people wrote in his elegant book
lie found il distressing L. give il II look.
Some autograph 'ruNcd such Il tanglc ana
Scislwl
You scarce .. ,'rmine their letters nj
all:
While Others w.. cn.oEcd, and some seemed
10 stray
To the edge of ia, page, as If running away.
Some looked as IL caught in II terrible galc;-
His giandia,hcr's trcmblcd: grandmother's
was pale;
His fathers was blotty and struggled awry:
His mother wrote niccly,-hc begged her IL
try.
lie pondercd the mattcr,then purchased
Fine album, as bright and complete as the
other,
And carefully copied the names. every one.
A. neatly and fairly aS il could bc done.
With every angle and every line
Drawn ont like copy, correctly and fine.
With every and with every
Neatly dotted ami crossed as they needed to
His letters were regular, even. ana nice,
His capitals stately, exact. ana precise.
Then Archibald Albert, in viewing the whole.
Brcathed II sigh of relief from his orderly
soul,
And exclaimed to himself: ut is better by
half,
Than letting each one write his own auto
graph
Sydney Dayre, in St. Nicholas for February.