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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
Ni0re!laneonS.

II OR SAIE-ContIol,ing interest in morning newspaper
Established about 80 years, in city Of 10000 nhabl
ANTS circulation IN respect hrsCclass
address PUBLICAN, T.. .. Box !, 529
rNfIE LENOX LIBRARY viii be closed from and after
i the first OF July unit, further public notice. BY
order OF the Trustees
GEORGE II. MOORE. Superintendent
TTPRIGHT PIANO WANTED.
u On instalmnts security.
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III UDSON RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.
III DAY LINE STEAMERS.

NETWORK AND ALBANY.
DAILY except Sundays)~ -
Leave Brooklyn, EultoI-st. (by Annex 700 a. m
NewYork, Vesiryst ltcr S:4V
New-York. West 22d.st Pier -, 300
for ALBANY, landing az West Point Newhurg. Pough-
Returning, leave Albany 30 D. M
A tina BAND attached to each boat
Connections:
WEST POINT, NEwBCIG aud PoCGHKEEPSIE.
RHINEBECK, BY ferry with Ulster and Del. r. r. for
CATsKILL, with special trains on the c.tskI VT + r.
HUDSON, with Boston aud Albany ~ IL for Chat
ALBANY with N. Y Central and IT.. r, r. r. for
Utica NIAGARA FALLS. Buffalo, and the West; with
with d. and u. Co.'s T. X. for Montreal and the North.
and with SPECIAL TRAINS TO AND FROM SARATOGA
The New-Yoik Transfer Co. will call for and check
baggage from hotels and residences
MARY POWELL FOR CRANSTONS. WEST
1VI Point Cornwall Ncwbure, New. Hamburg. Milton,
Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park ROndout and ingson Every
weekday at Vestrys- 10 ami West 2.d-st $3.50 H.
excepting Saturdays when she leaves one hour earlier
NJ OkWTCH LINE for Boston, Worcester.
1N Portland. New London. Norwich White Mountains. all
points North and East Ste leave Pier 40 fold NUM-
bc North River foot OF Watsst next pier ab9ye Des
Ferry, daily Sundays eNcepicl at 80 ~
This has uneQuaed facilities for handling and dstrib
uting freight throughout New-Encland One steamer
each daily except Sundays. exclusively iSs freight
Broadway. 10 ana IL Greenwch-st, 1853 Bowery In
brooklyn, Court.s. 1913 Washingonst and 331 Fulton
It, Al Pier 40 North River. and on steamers
g. w. BRADY. Agent.
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at l40l4pc.
PHILADELPHIA. July 3-Four-The market was dnili
Western and Psaas,yane saoerane " sU@sx ,G
do DO 10 Extra' s. .S~sS W. rs .SI Tsy
81 90 Peansylvaa, Roller Process 81 l0Sst 80; OhD
Clear 81 l00i 80 do Ito strusht 81 1905 60 indiana
southern nol, Cesr 81 iO9 s5 10 do strushs 81 4o0
1850 Winter Patent fair tn choice 81 90 04 30 Mnne,os
Clear So Is; do straight 81 Z5V 80 Minnesota Pat
cnts good choice ST. 1874 go do do fair "a 80 90 10
shade nrmer: No. Fed for July S5'sdsBhc; do Tor
August s6L o5e'c do for September "a 2@sIsc CoInI
hight; futures dull bus steady No. High Mixed ana
Yellow in 20th.st. eevatr and grain depot 5sc No.
for September jG $50 oatsMarket for spot lots lower
under liberal receipts Ungraded Mixed 80 hc do Choice
Ale No. . Mixed SOC UBgridd White Al sc Ne 3 White
No White July Al a. 'ac do for August "a SOC;
do for September 33sa3SIc; do for OctoOer 33993Jc
Potatoes were qnist aud easier White potaIoesrI
New Rose. Cnils bush so o75c; southern Chill Reds.
Beef Gity Family p,r bol, g 5l0 sooi 10 10 PACKETS
81 50 a o. isi Beef l20l3a Bee; Hans slj 900
do F F,v gr; 70 80 Hams %s E%s per- e'
Is &C. p cured IN tisrccs 10 boil nc; do 40 DO
in salt siao3c. side' Clear Ribbs! smoxed 9'aSi zoe
S S sa KEEL IN 7S7 ca' nSaaor noSis
7s,c. Do dn smoxeL s'a09c Bellies In pcsis 20
gac DO breakfast Bacon lo0lic Lard nrnII , Cy
81 2jWS 81. Butter hrn-Pcnasvvania Creamery Extg'
at l9c Western Creamelv Extr, ut zoe b {: and "
y Creamery Extra l7@l3 Western FACTORY 2c
Packing butter &C. Eggs steady Pennsyivann
nrsts II va isci Western hrsss at lie Cheese fra;
Flats Choice s'esc, do FAIR to Prime go sac sugar,
dali; Winter Iran tit ~ la9s5 80 p,r Ietrolenm
nrm 10 Abs 10 bblS lac Receipts-F;odr 400
Shipments = Wheat 5000 BASH Corn 5000 bush Oats
10000 busn.b
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Jre Cream.

A FACT.-HortOn Ice Cream IL made from
"A pure Horizons Patent super Frozen Bricks
Ice Cream for Restaurants Churches Festivals &C., will
leephari onehou Country orders promptly hllnd Depots-
?0s 4tavc 5J5 6th-vc llJ Park AL Last lzot-sI
New.Y0rk ami ij3 fdtonsL Brooklyn
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ncw.York Tuesday, July 3.-DEEvES-Ioceipcs q
o, $50 headlo at 6oths for Mr. Eastman and
jersey City for shipment alive by NJ Goldsmith
No trading at tho cattle yards Feeling stcady.
Dressed Beef in very fair demand at 1890 for De-
Ing low &c. Texas sides sold at 12d0 12c and
q few corn-fed as high as &c
Private cable advccs received to-day report recovery
decline noted last week. and refrigerated Beer
selling at 4 3-4d, or scant 1-2c per ID
Shipments from this port to-day, LOO quarters OF
Beef In tho Alaska. 49,
Shipments from Boston for the week ending June 30
oO3 Beeves and $3.50 quarters Of Beef against $50
Reeves and 1916 quarters the previous week. From
Montreal there were shipped past week. 1GS Bceves
ard AMI 1913 Sheep. against 500 Beeves the previous
week Shipments from Baltimore for the week ending
CALvES-Reccipts $40 head, and several lots
wero left over Yesterday change to note IN tor tone a
Western Calves at 31-4a4c, and Good Veas at La
7-sc.
ms Ca Sc for Country Dressed veas and 7as Lee for
City Dressed with Choice and Extra bringing 94o lie IN
the Slaughter houses.
salcs1D Harrington 81 Buttermilk Calves, 151 n av-
erace, 14c per 90 Western Veals and Fed Calves
Diiienbsck & Dewey: 80 Western Calves. 1913 n, at
Hsllsnbeck 6 Hollis 10 ButtcrmlIk Calves, ~ n. at
lee IS Mixed do. 1e9 ID. OF 12c; do, Isl 10 al
l-4c IA do. 100 ~ at DC; "a Veals, 124 10 at lie
1G5 do 143 n, at 3-4c.
Judd { buckingham: II Buttermlll Calves, l3o ID ~
at 3-4c per n 20 Veals 1874 n at use.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Rcceips were cars OF l,337
head. and about 10 carloads were held over yesterday
closed Poor to Good Sheep sold at 3aoc WIN
really Prime stock offered. Common TO Choice LAMBS
ranged IN price from TO 1-oc.
There Is the usually good demand for both Lamb and
Mutton which precedes every Fourth OF July Dressed
Mutton is selling the wide range OF to l0c for In
fcrior to Choice. but very few sales exceed 0a9 lie
Dressed Lambs ranged from 10 to BE, and to outside
for Choice quality lac is occasionally charged
Sales-!Iaenbeck & Hollis 90 Western Sheep, lO4
II average 5sc 20 State do, so n, az &c; - STATE
Lambs 50 N, at &c; ISL Kentucky do Us d. ut Lac
Lee.
NJ Collins: 10 State Sheep CO n, at Re "a do 30 H.
nj 1fc; 81 Ohio do, "a n, at Sc CT do 81 ID at &c
81 do 81 -, OF 5.Sc LOG do SO D at "a 40 per 100
n 10 State Lambs G1 y. ut 80 %
J. f. Sailer & Co. So Western sheep, ~ ID, az &c ;
1G5 Lambs co H. NJ &C..
Sherman g. Culver 2i0 Kentucky Lambs. 81 ID, at
SO 80.
2. s. Kasc Jersey Lambs, CO n. OF 1-2c per ~
HOGS-Rcccipts 81 cars Of 1870 head-20 cars at Jer
sey CITY and 4 cars 40th-st. Feeling steady.
Ohio Hogs sold at IS 90 and few light States
at 80. Heavy weights dull at 50 so to - 10
salcs-J. G. Smith: Is Ohio Hogs, ~ ~ at SIS 90
pcr 100 n; 3 State do, 120 ~ at Sc
A. w. Lamb: State Hogs. 2l0 n. at Sc; do. $50
n. IS so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
.,un Stock MARKETS nY TELEGRAPH

cucAGo Union stock Yards. July 3-The Drorers
journal reports: Cgmehecslpts $500 nsa shlpments
5000 native 10 zoe higher Choice Extra Be-ves
20 10; Common TO COOL 81 OOd5 10 sockers and
Fecer- 81 5o93 So Cows Bulls and Mixed 81 % 0s3 90
Texas Steers 81 306S3 7j a
yfogs-Receipt- 10000 head. shipments $500 market
actlve Mixed - 5Od5 rs Heavy 50 0OQ5 So; Light
So 10 40 20: Skips - 500 s. 40.
s1eep-l.eocipts $500 head shipments 300; market
steady Natives 81 500S5 20 Westerns IS 2OGS3 81;
Texans 81 2b13 20 Lambs firm az 81 591OO per 100 10.
At Louis Julv B. Cattle Recept' 300 head; shio-
n,cnt, none market Choices Heavy Native
Steers IS. Fair 10 Cool Native steers ~ 400
IS 10 Butchets STEERS. Medium 20 Chocs - 5O64 o..
Socker. Feeders Far to Good 81 40 O3 80 Rangers
corn.fed 20 SO "a SO CRASHED 81 2Od3 10.
Hogs Receipts !, eco heat shipments none Market
sfronr Cpoe Heavy ana Butchers selections IS 10
Packing Medium To Prime. 50 40~s5 10 Light grades
Ordinary Best. IS 30D5 30.
shec, > Recebts 700 head shipments none. Market
firm. Fair 10 Choice Is 40 gt 3D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
POULTRY AND GAME.

POULTRY AND GAME.
The market is literally supplied with live spring
chickens and prices lower and weak 24d2jc Is fl
quotation for choice large local fair cool lots inclulne
the Western sell at 20a nc anu small chickens
down 70 lsd19c. Fowls declined TO lie for prime
lots AMI close steady that Old ROSTERS and turkeys
are easier Ducks and geese run little scarce and
slightly 1ruer.
Western dressed fowls been In light supply. fair
demand and nrm stock cleaning up closely from day TO
day and prices making gradual Improvement closing firm
at l2d12 LIE for choice diypckcd and IL 1cc-rarcy
12cor best scaded Spring chickens been active.
but close quiet and shade lower with further decline
generally Effected Spring ducks sell well when large and
free fJo fish food but small thin ducks and all such
be guaranteed free from nsh dull Tur
keys close little nrmcr under lighter offerings SOUNDS
dull
No fresh arriving ice-house plover sell slowly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04

The average daily receipts OF milk and cr"am at the
different raroad Distributing stations In nnd near fbe city
for tho week have been as follows Erie, 1850 cans OF
milk cans Of condensed milk and 300 OF cream;
Susquehanna 1850 OF milk and'145 cans OF cream
New-Yor City and Northern. 1875 cans Of milk Harlem,
32iO Of milk. 95 cans OF condensed milk apd 23o
cans OF cream; New Iavon and Hartford $50 cans of
mill; Ontario and Western ITO cans Of milk and 253
cream West Shore, 1445 cans Of milk 1O2 cans
Central o75 OF milk and Il cans o, cream and by
short 1000 OF milk and -
Of cream The total daily supply has been l6os5 cans
Of milk, 240 OF condensed milk and LOCO cans OF
cream Notwithstanding tho heavy receipts the price
for the surplus has been COOL the average paid on the
natforms bong 81 30 q OF 40 Quarts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
DONDOUT, KINGSTON AND
CATSKILL MOUNTAINS,

landing at Cransons (west POINT. Cornwall. Eewburs
Marlb TO- Milton, Ponl nkcepsie and Esopus connecting
Ulser and Delaware stony Glove Catsk.ll Mountain
and Kaaterskill railroads. Steamers CITY OF KINGSTON
md JAMES w. BALDWIN :eave every day at
D. n pier Iiarrison-st. n. r. except Saturday,
when CITY OF KINGSTON leaves at D. NJ. landing
Only No Newburg and Pouchkeepse connecting with
special all Summer Resorts through the Catsk
Mountans Ro1dout SUNDAY nights IL O'clock
arrival Of special fast train from the mountains arriving
at " Monday, q a. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04

Receipts for week. 1.si0 bales Exports OF bales
Imports, AZ bales. Another duii Mceks
trale but without change Of Importance Ell. IN
the position 81 sron he,e and across the
water. IL some sections OF this State yermin have p
pcsrcd but no damage speak OF IL reported and the
outlook the whole IL good. Fly and honey,dew are
troubling tie vines Of England nlue but the latest
nd. 1rcsf rnn1 re encOurnglng.
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Gclr tOantc0.


4, IRI, WANTED for general housework in the country.
u one hour from ~ Y be willing and obllgng
wages 3D. Call Monday AZ 2lO Harrison ST. Brooh-
ivu
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professional.

& ALESMAN.-A thoroughly competent business man de-
- ses TO represent rst-,la's hohs- In New En-. AMI
goods and prices be adapted to wholesale and large
retail trade manufacture: ic! rcd commission or sal
airy: highest references; security desired Ailrsts
w. S. H.. Box 1854, Boston, Mass
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WOOL SALES.

LONDON July AT WOOL sslos TODAY the competition
was rather continental
chasing freely Prices unchanged. although the with
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Four in commission
BRISTOL. PROVIDENCE, and OLD COLONY.
Splendid orchestra attached ~ each vessel =.
Leave New-York from Pier %. N. H. (old Mob zoos
of Murrayst follows:
$50 m.-For Fall River direct CONNECTING for Eos-
tucket and local points Old Colony Railroad
6:15 p m.-For Newport and Fall River. due Newport
Fall River, Z connecting Win express
trains through cars for Boston. Cape Cod Lowell.
the White Mountains, &C. al,
SUNDAYS, Leave New;York at $50 p m. for an
points. Returning leave Boston p.
Connection by Annex daily from Brooklyn, p m
Jersey City, D. Tickets and saterooms can be oh.
tanned in Ncw-York 2O7, COL III, 944 957 and 1928
Broadway oC4 West l25h-st and 1874 East laoths i
Ofce, Pier 2s, N. r., and on steamers
Send cents in stamps to p o. Box 49, York, FOE
copy OF Fall River fine Tours" aud Old Colony or
Pilgrim Land" profusey illustrated summer book OF
nearly 100 or apply at any of above agencies Tor
GEO +. Common. G. p. A. BORDEN LOWELL. Agts.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Two steamers will be run In each direction on sunday
July g. Tine tables from Ncw-York to be same as on
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WHOLESALE PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE
For the week ending Tuesday, July 3, 1883.
BEANS AND PEAS.

exports beans, S75 psgs peas g. s4s bush.
beans have continued TO decline under dul tslo
aud pressure cell and the market closes weak
smallish and exporters offered choice INES AZ
s. so T. o. b. Medium and pea have also declined and
domestic white kidney nearly OF stock and held With
increased nrmness Red kidney shade easier; the
competition the orders for the south Side senper
resulted in lowering the price OF choice lots to 81 81 G
practically unstable California Lima firm at 80 In.
ports thls week. 1850 tags beans Foreign hand:
IN unpicked stock at al ;oGsl 60 peas dull and
weak
i.cans, Marrow. choice, per bushel . 5od22 y
Beans. Medium choice. per bushel : 90
Beans White Kidicy, choice per bushcl o1oas 90
Beans, RED Kidncy. choice. per bushel ~ IL
Beans Red Kidney, fair 10 COOL per bushel !gdl 80
Beans Black Turtle Soup choice, bushel GOAL 80
Beans, Medium foreign hand'rckc1. per ,oo-,o
Peas Green. per bushei 05d2 90
rather slow weeks trade and while line table sorts
have ruled shade finer, because OF the relative ght
supply Of SUCH all other grades have favored the bIy
with shading Of prices faulty goods Re
ccIpts stll running very heavy aud an enormous
quantity OF stock is colng into cold storage IN holl
Tails relieves the market temporarily but Is now pc
too high tasls to make holding reasonably safe
1t is quite certain that there must be widen
ing OF values Possibly fancy butter may not change
materially, the absence OF large demand for far 10
prime grades Will compel receivers or later TO
prices which viii open outlet in direction
Just at present the business is broken somewhat ly
teray to-day. and IL will be late Thursday before trade
fairly opens again. The business, far as reported.
is a. quoted rates only eNccp.ona lots Of gilt edge
y,
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atons based on tho American standard Of c,assnc,.

So sCod Good oio Ordinary si6 Mddins S 5i51c
Trading in old deliveries was quite acye at r.
regular prices but far months received very little atfen
ton. market closed steady al an advance Of point
on this CROP and TO points new crop months from
Yesterdays closing prices Total sales 0SSoo bales as
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WHITE STAR LINE.
w EOp OIrrFNSTOWy AND IIVTRpOOI.
STEAMBOATS,


A LBANY BOATS. PEOPLES LINE.
"A Steamers DREW and DEAN RICHMOND leave
Pier IL North River, foot OF Canals, ut L. NJ daily
(Sundsys excepteD. Leave Broosyn Annex at p, NJ.
Making direct connections Albany for all points East
ami West; also with 100 A. VI. Special Express for
Saratoga Lake George, Lake Placid sarnac Lake Paul
Smiths and all points noith arriving same day.
Tickets baggage checked destination. freight
ceved until the hour OF departure
A TROY BOATS, lighted throughout by
IA electric lights with special expires. trains for
SARATOGA, LAKE GEORGE, PAUL SMITHS, LAKE
PLACID all Adirondack ann other points on DtLAW ARE
AND HUDSON FITCHBURG Railways. steamer
SARATOGA or CITY OF TROY leaye Pier A. N. r..
Christopber.st daily except Saturday D. Sunday
steamer touches at Albany.
CATsKILL, HUDSON AND rCQXSACKIE:
iom foot Jay-st. N T., every TUESDAY, THURSDAY
and sATU RDAY at y m. connecting with Boston and
Albany railroad.
CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. The Old Route.
~ QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST. ,s
CATSKILL EVENING LINE, steamers KAATERS-
KILL and CATSkILL leave every week day OF @ p m.
from Jays N R connecting with Catskll Noun.
tain and Cairo r. r. For list OF houses rates, &C. send
10 pier or address w. ]. HUGHES CatskiIl N. Y. o,
E'ALL RIVER LINE
L FOR BOSTON. NEWPORT. FALL RIVER. PROV
lDENCE and all Eastern points
DOUBLE SERVICE RESUMED
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Receipts for week, lsi pkgs Export dried apples
Tlo pklA Tho demand FOR eNnpofatei apples does not
impro,c pressure 10 sell values rule weak
Recent sales upward OF 500 boxes prime reported
az ice o. b. Choice lots freely offered In Hines
ri $40 and fancy extra fancy fruit sells at lease
mostly I'm a small way hun-dricd apples and peaches
"rtaablc only In small lots AMI Irregular. Small
traits unchanged IN demand or prices.
"A fan t.or z 10
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POTATOES AND VEGETABLES.

Arrivals OF potatoes from Virginia very heavy
Monday. but with prospects OF lighter receipts until
after the Fourth buyers took hold freely AMI cleaned me
market up closely at finn prices Onions are rather
more plenty this week, and prices favor the buyer
Choice and fresh cucumbes and bring
fell prices while the bulk Of oHerngs being Of generally
poor quality. sell slowly and at Very Irregular prices
Large and line also ana higher, but
good many inferior lots arrive which sell very slowly
ana at low figures Norfolk string beans ana cabbag's
are not wanted longer az any profitable G5Fee; ,ne
land wax beans are also selling slowly and at lower
prices Long Island caulihowcr mostly OF ord nary
quality and selling slowly about 1888 per btl hnc
large would command more money II here. ao,oooo
potltoes. NOIfOk. ROsc. Prime per bbl... OOQ3 w
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cash au 1r,'on. were as f,liow,-Vo Spring whs,,
1914 nsJc 80. Spring Wheat nominal No. Rel sOac
M 2 Corn at Al &c. No. 1880. No Rye NJ
ga No : Barley at csc. No Flax seed g. i5S
%i3 IS per bb So % Sds 90 per loo 10 short RIBS
snies loose at ~ Drv sailed shoulders boxed So 20
dG 30 Snort Clear SIDES Doxed 81 sj07 30 Wmsxey.
nlslers hnshei goods 81 go per gal Suears-Cut Loaf
IA 40. Granuated U7sot standard AZ oac
zr,iet.. Shipments
E1nrr mi. - 10000 14DO0
49,, 80, 1900
49, Gnsh ''''' = -'-''-' 1lOJDD l5SUO0
oots bnsh . 5000 l45OOO
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKET

SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE.
eNhsEsloS: July 3.4-TurpeDiine nominal
G,,A2aNAH July 3.-Turpentine steady al 32sc
N''os' July S.-Turpentine stead at 32hc.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
SOMETHING or CITY LIFE.

The other afternoon, while hundred
or so newsboys of all colors were waiting
around THE CRiTIo Office for the extra,
blcyclist rode up, and, leaving his ma
chime against an awning support, wentin
side the office.
There are bad. newsboys as well rs bad
Congressman, and one of the former stole
the wheelman's "monkey-wrench" out
of the tool-bag attached TO his saddle.
He came out, and, discovering the theft,
offered q dime to any of the boys who
would tell him who had the wrench.
No one took the offer, and the bicyclist,
after telling them that if any one ran
away he would have him arrested began
to search every boy in the crowd.
In minute or two couple of the boys
slipped out of the crowd and ran up the
Avenue. The wheelman mounted his
machine and started after them. The
boys separated, going in opposite direc-
tons, and the pursuer, after hesitatipg
moment, followed the one that was run
ming the fastest and displaying the most
anxiety to get away, but the boy sue
ceeded in making his escape down an
alley.
Last summer one of the most enthusi.
astic of the men that pulled light, cedar
boats over the river above Georgetown
was Charlie Blank.
He was n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. man,
an ardent devotee of the sculler's art and
in his little "brushes" with passing boats
on the rver he nearly always got away
from his opponent.
He also made good showing in some
of the regattas.
Last winter he met with an accident
that necessitated the amputation of his
left leg near the knee. He went out this
week for the first time since the accident,
and the first place he went to was the
boat-house.
His friends gathered round him and
were all touched by the change from the
brawny oarsman as "brown as berry"
of last summer to the pale cripple of this.
Charlie watched the merry parties climb
into their boats and pull away with
wistful eyes, and finally he threw away
his crutches, hoped about on one foot,
while he took OIL his coat and asked the
men to bring out a single. His friends
were astonished, and told him il was
foolhardy to think of getting into n boat,
but Charlie insisted and IL was only after
considerable persuasion that he consented
| to go in double with one of his friends.
| The double was brought, the cripple
clambered painfully in and the boat was
showed away from the float. Charlie
settled himself into the sliding-seat, go {
| his foot under the strap, picked up the
| oars and took half dozen or so irregular
strokes, but soon found that he could not
make go it. The stump Of his right
him one-sided, and as the full force of
| bis irreparable loss broke on him, he
buried his face in his hands and cried
| like baby.
And his were not the only wet eyes
there were either.