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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-09
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's
9 Commercial Metropolis.

Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's
g Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK, April S.-FlOur-Receipts, IT,
992 packages: exports, 6,s73 barrels, 100 sacks.
Market weak, and in instances 501Oc lower,
with a moderate home and exportdemand; sales,
1000 brls-
Wheat-Receipts. LOO bu; sales, 6,8OO,OOO bu
futures, 131. 900 bu spot. Spot market weak and
1014c lower, with a moderately active milling
demand: No. 2 red, S~5l9GS54c store, s740
S7lac ahoat, S640SSc f. o. b.; No. 3 red. 500
Sic; No. 1 red, 99c0$1; No. 1 white, 92092lac.
Options fairly active but heavy, and 1a01lsc
lower on free selling by foreign houses, April
closing at So &c; May, Sc 5-160s7 5-16c, closing
at S6ssc; June, S7l2aSSl2c, closing at S7loc;
July, S77s0SS4c, closing at S77sc; August, S70
s7Ssc. closing at s7lsc; September, s7l90s7ac,
closing at S7l9c; December, S93s990asc, closing
at 90c.
Barley steady; 1000 bu Canada sold on p.
t.;ungraded Canada, 65072Ac. Barley malt duh;
Canada, 9Oc0$1.10 for old and new.
Corn-Receipts, %, 500 bu; exports, 80, 734 bus
sales, SAC, 900 bu futures 136 900 bu spot. Spot
ma,ket moderately active and steady; No. 2,
1Ipse4 4siec: e'g Mo. 81. 8 q 44c: %nr aaSeGd mixed mix
41044lqc; steamer mixed. 433s044sc. Options
more active, but !40i2c lower, and heayy;
June, 427s0434c, closing at 427sc; July, 1880
44c, closing at 43lac; August, 444G44s4c, clos
ing at 444c; steamer mixed April, 434c; May,
Oats-Reeeipts,4 A, 900 bu: exports, SIG b~u;sales,
10000 bu futures, 81, 900 bu spot. Spot mar
Options weak and leo SEC lower; April, Sic; Nav,
30le0 3O6sc. closing at 30lo: June, 30ls0 30ssc,
closing at 3Olec. Spot No. 2 white, 33ie034c;
mixed Western, 30G33c; white Western, $40
39loc; No. 2 Chicago, 32l2c.
Hay quiet and steady.
Coffee Options sopened steady at 10025
points down, and closed steady at 5115 points
down; sales, 3O,75O bags, including April,
1880; May, 16.45016.55; June, 1850
1860; July, 1870 a 16.75c; August
October, 17.50e; November and December,
17.O5017.1Oc; January, 17~.10017.15c; March,
Sugar-Raw steadier; fair refining, 5Ss05 11-16c;
refined firm and quiet. Mo~lasses-Foreign
quiet; 80 test. 25c; New Orleans quiet. Rice
steady and quiet.
Tallow stronger; city, 46sa4 11-16c. Rosin
steady and quiet.
Eggs firm and demand moderate; Western, 10
0114e; receipts, 5,463 packages.
Pork steady; old mess, new mess,
$13.50613.75; extra prime, $3.50. Cut-meats
quiet; sales picked bellies, IL pounds, &c; II
pounds, 65sc; picked shoulders. 5asd 51oc;
picked hams, 9a01O4c; middles dull; short
clear, 6.s5c. Lard dull and lower; sales Western
May, ~7.2307.29c, closing at 7.23c asked; June,
7.2507.31c, closing at 1880 asked; July, 1870
1886, closing at 7.27c asked; August. 1890
asked; September, 3267.39c closing at7.31D
1885.
Butter frmer and active; Western dairy, la
19c; Western creamery, 17026c. Cheese easy
and quiet; Western, 901O4c.
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TRADING AT CHICAGO.
The Ups and Downs of the Market, with thu
Range in Prices of Leading Articles.

Tho Ups and Downs of the Market, with the
Range in Prices of Leading Articles.
CHICAGO, April S.-A larger business was
done in wheat, and interest centered principally
in the July future. Sellers were the most numer-
Gus, and a Lower range of prices was estab-
lished, In which all futures shared. Operators
now being of the opinion that the May deal is
over. are getting more confident, and selling.
Parties who would not sell for fear of manipula-
ton, heretofore, are now selling freely, and it is
rumored that two prominent floor traders had
entered on a "bear'' campaign for July delivery;
at least, they were reported as
being heavy sellers to-day. The
weakness and declining prices had
the effect of bringing out considerable 'long''
wheat. Outside influences were all favorable TO
'short sellers. May opened A114c lower, and
declined 34c more, closing about sc lower than
Saturday. June closed 4asc lower. July opened
weak and Lea s4s lower. ruled steady for a while,
then declined 1 CSC more and closed about 24c
favorable and are having more effect upon the
market. A fair business was transacted early in
corn, within a narrow range; after Which the
somewhat easier, and slightly lower prices were
established The market opened at about Satur-
sold of asc. reacted a tribe sad closed L0ssc
lOwerthan Saturday. Oats were active but M
settled and irregular, a large business being
decline on May was witnessed. Buying by a
large operator reversed the downward current,
and an advance of sd ioc was re-
corded. This brought I'm a large
number of sellers for all deliveries, and, although
the trade was good. prices gradually receded u
Nssc. Around inside prices "shorts" bought
about the lowest of tbs day. and lsG lac lower
than saturday. Pork was active, irregular and
somewhat unsettled. Opening sales we're made
at l5e decline. with rather free offerings, and n
further reduction of l5c was submitted TO. Later
the marke. was steadier and prices rallied ; %
7l2c. Toward the close the feeling was weaker
again, and prices feeeded 15G17l2c, and the
market closed quiet. Lard was more active. but
rather unsettled. Prices on the whole range de-
clined .07 &c. and the market closed rather tame.
An easier feeling prevailed in shortrtbs, and
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WRITE
F. c. Huntington & Co.,
Leading Seed Merchants,
For special quotations.
78&8oE. Market St., indianapolis.
Bread with Potatoes.
Table Talk.

Bread with Potatoes.
Table Talk.
Pare two medium-sized potatoes and boil
them until tender. Put one cup of -four in
the bread-pan, pour over it a cup of the
boiling potato water. beat quickly, then
mash the potatoes through a colander in
this batter, and beat again until smooth.
When luke-warm add a half cup of yeast
and a t%easpoonful Of salt: mix. cover and
stand aside over night. In the morning
scald a quart of milk, when luke-warm add
sufficient flour to make a batter, and a tea
spoonful of salt; beat until smooth, and
then turn in the potato sponge, cover and
stand in a warm place for about two hours,
or until very light, then add gradually suf.
ficient -four to make dough; take it out on
the board, knead it quickly, gently adding
as little flour as possible to prevent stick
ing. Knead and knead until the dough is
soft. smooth and elastic. Now cut the
dough into quarters, mold each quarter
into q loaf, place in creased pans. cover,
stand in a warm place to rise until double
its bulk, then bake in a moderately quick
oven for three-quarters of an hour.
In a family of two it would be we'll to
add shortening to one-quarter and make a
pan of biscuits. The remaining three loaves
will be quite enough to last until next bak.
ing day.
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Cash quotations were as oliows Flour

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat. l4c;
No. 3 spring wheat. S1as4c; No.. red, 500
854c; No. 2 corn. 347sc; No. 2 oats, 25c; No. z
rye, 43c; No. 2 barley, nominal; No. ! tiaxseed.
S1.54; prime timothy-seed, ~$1.32d1.33; mess
pork. per brl. $11 .9Oa12.OO; lard, 6.S2l206.s5c;
shoulders Cboxei), 5.5O05.75c; short clear sides
Cooxed), 6~.5O06.52l2c; whisky, d~istillers' fin
ished goods, per gal, $1.03; sugars, cut loaf, Sas
d94c; graduated, Sisc; standard A, rs.
On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the butter
market was active and unchanged; eggs firm at
1O0 1O1oc.
R~eceipts-Flour, $4,000 brls: wheat, 1900
bu; corn, Ia, 600 bu; oats. 81 900 BIZ; rye, 2 200
bu: barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 5000
brls; wheat, 1000 bu; corn, $4,000 Blu; oats,
$4,000 blu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu.
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city calf-skins, s5c0S1.1o; French calf-skins,
~$1.150l.S0. ,
HIDEs-No. / green, 4iac: No. 9 green. Sc; No.
rs hides; No. 1 green salt kip, &c; No. 2 green salt
kip. SC.
sHEEPsKrNsAPelts, each 25caS1 %.
L, dc; No. 2. 3lac.
G-REAsB-Brown. 2iac; yellow, 2s4c; white, 4iac.
OIL CAKE. b
Oil Cake-$23 p ton; oil meal. $23.
BEANs-Choice hand-picked navy, $2.1o02.25
p bu; medium hand-picked, $2.10a2.25.
-BEEswAx-Dark, 1sc; yellow. zoe.
creamery. 26o2sc: country, 100l2c; common.
Eeos-shippers paying Sc; selling from store
FEArHERs-Prime geese. 35c y n; mixed duck
zoe y ID.
turkeys. lOc; toms. &c; ROSTERS, 3a3iec; geese,
full,feathered. y doz, S6; plucked, $3.6o04.2O
WooLCTub-washed and picked, s3035c; un.
washed, medium and common grades, If in good
order, 22c; unwashed fine, 1702Sc: fleece
washed, If light and in good order. 2S03Oc
bury and un-merchantable. according to Their
value.
JoBBING ~PRICEs-Smoked meats-Sugarcured
hams. 10 to IL ms average, lie; 10 fbs average,
1o1ac; ~ los average, loc; Is TBS aver
age, Zoe. English-cured breakfast bacon.
light or medium. I1lec; shoulders, l0
light or medium, sc; cottage hams, light or me-
dunn 1Oloc: dried beef hams and knuckle pieces.
1Oloc; dried beef hams, thin pieces, Sligo. Bacon
Clear sides, 80 lbs average, Sl2c; clear backs,
medium average, Sl4c; clear bellies. medium
weight, sac; 40 " average sides anu % fb aver.
age backs. l2c less thar above quotations. Dry
Salt and Picked M~eats-Clear sides tunsmokedl.
&c; clear backs (unsmoked), &c, clear
bellies onsmoked). SC; bean pork. 2 brl
200 fbs. $3.50. Bologna-Skin. large or small.
&c; cloth. large or small. 6l9c. L~ard-Pure winter
leaf, kettle rendered, in tierces. Sl2c: in one.
half barrels. sac; in 50-fo cans in loon cases:
Lard-In tierces. Sc. Hoosier Packing Co. Lard
-Intierces 7l9c;in 5O-fb cansin 1OO-fb cases. 7ac
Fresh Meats-Pork backs, suitable for chops. fat
of, 9lsc; ground SAUSAGE. in Dom pals. Sc
&C; shoulder bones. &c; tenderloin, 13c; spare
ribs, &c. So
Wholesale Pr1ces-Carload ots-Prim steam
lard, &c; s.. hams, 90lOc, as to average; s. p.
shoulders, 6+07c; sh0rt-rib sides, 6406ssc.
SEEDS.
English, choice, $5.OO05.25; white, choice;
~$7.4O07.75; alsike, $500 900; alfalfa, choice,
$7.750S.O0. Timothy-Choice, Assn bu, $1.7O
G2.0O Mansury barley, $1.OO01.25. Millet-
SOC p bu. Bluegrass. fancy, Ii 10 bu, SOC
Isl. o Orchard Grass-Extra clean. Ia n
bu, $1.3001.5O. Red top-Choice, IA 10 blu, S5c0
LOO. Bird s~eed-Choice Sicily canary. $3.50 v u.
H~emps-Choice, 405c y n. M~illet-Choice i'm
y 10; choice mixed. 50ScP n. Peas-Landreth's
extra early (sealed), $4.2504.50 y bu; McLcan's
Little Gem. s.. 1850; American Wonder 1925
200: Bcans-Improved earliest red valentine,
S4.OO64.50* bu; long yellow six-weeks, $4,000
$50; golden wax, $4.75a5.5O; black wax, $3.50
$500. 6pinach-BloOmsdale savoyleaved. %
03Oc$ n. P~opcorn-Dry. 203c y n.
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A Fair Volume of Trade in Progress, with
Steady and Strong Prices Ruling.

A Fair Volume of Trade in Progress, with
Steady and Strong Prices Ruling.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 8.
In most departments a fair volume of trade
was in progress to-day, aud as o rule prices were
steady ard firm. In the produce markets es-
pecially did ffrmer prices prevail. Live chickens
advanced to 9 cents per pound, and eggs to 8
cents a dozen. Good butter was also firmer.
Oranges and lemons are both in better demand,
and prices carry a firmer tone than last week.
Dry goods men were quite busy. a number Of
buyers being in, while mail orders were liberal.
In groceries strong prices are noted, coffees
opening firm East at the advance of last week,
while sugars carry a firm tone with a liberal
distribution in progress for this season of the
year. White fish and mackerel are in light sup
ply, and with a heavy demand prices rule high
and strong. Canned goods and dried fruits are
selling fairly well at the prices given. The flour
market has lost all the advantage it gained the
last week in March, and millers are somewhat
blue over the outlook; still they hope that be-
fore the month closes the market will take on a
more favorable tone. Hardware men are busy,
and the same is true of the druggists, who are
selling large quantities of paints and oils at firm
precedentedly heavy, and strong prices ruling
on all descriptions. Other markets present no
feature calling for special mention.
GRAIN.
1t was blue Monday with wheat, choice grades
being offered at 90c. Corn ruled steady, while
bran was frmer. In oats but little was doing.
Prices ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. 9Oc; other grades nominal.
COrn-No. 3 white Il color, 33c bid; grade,
81 oc; No. 8 yellow, Sic; No. 4 yellow, 29c; No. 2
mixed, 31l9032c No. 3 mixed. 31lac; No. 4
mixed, 267sc, sales; sound ear, SOC; May, 32c.
Oats--NO. 2 white. 2Sl2c bid; No. 3 white, 1854
027Ac; No. 2 mixed, 2540251ec; rejected, 220
23c.
Bran, $9.50610.
Hay-Choice timothy. $1201R.25: No. 1 tim
othy. $11.5O@12; No. 2 timothy. $9.500lO; No.
l prairie, $6.75Q7; No. 2 prairie, $4Q6.
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The Foreign Grain Trade.

LONDON, April s.-The Mark Lane Express, in
its review of the British grain trade, says: 1.-THE
deliveries of English wheat have been of inferior
quality and weight. Prices have declined on
the average Is I'd. The sales of English wheat
for the week were 50,417 quarters, at sos Id per
quarter. against Al .596 quarters, at 3Os I'd per
quarter for the corresponding week last year.
Flour Is cd lower. Russian and American wheats
are down cd. Corn, beans and peas have
fallen Sd.
At tO-day's market sales of wheats were Cd
lower. Flour dropped Sd Sd. There was some
inquiry for oats, and prices advanced Is. Corn
was cd dearer. The fresh arrivals from America
quality.
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Ldlhs
Vinilla sugar is very much the easier
made, and for my w use l like it better.
+h Procure fresh soft: oily beans, about 1T
graduated sugar. Put your sugar in a
mortar. split the beans, scrape out the seeds
carefully, and put them with the sugar.
Pound until the whole is reduced to a fine
powder. Keep in corked bottles. One tea
spoonful of this will take the place of two
of the extract.
Or-the beans may be split, cut into
small pieces. put into a jar.with six ounces
of alcohol. Shake every day for a week,
then filter. Keep closely corked.
The regular vanilla extract is rather
more Troublesome and few housekeepers
would make it we'll or economically, but
either of the above recipes will be found
valuable.
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CINCINNATI, INDIANAPOLIS ST. LOUIS g. CHICAGO
RAILWAY COMPANY.
A special meeting of the stockholders Of the Cincin-
natl. indianapolis, st. Louis d Chicago Railway
Company Will be held at the companys Office. in In
dianapolis. Ind, on wednesday, tho 18th day of May,
1859, at II o'clock. noon. for the purpose OF consider
ing and taking action on the agreemen for conseii-
dalton entered into by the board of directors of thit
company with the directors OF the Cleveland, Coluin-
bus. Cincinnati e. indianapolis Railway Company
and the Indianapolis d st, Louis Railway Company.
The transfer books will close on Saturday, April g.
1889. and reopen on Thursday. the 10th day Of May.
1889,
BY order of the Board of Directors.
April 4, 1889 J.. G. V Secretary.
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Michigan Farmer: Twenty years ago {

Michigan Farmer: Twenty years ago the
hog which filled the barrel quickest was
the best hog to raise, and gave the best re-
turns to the breeder. the feeder and the
packer. We had the big log" on the
the local press glorifiod As a higger hogthan
any. other big hog. that part of the hog
business has, to cse IN Americanism,
PLAYED out" The next elsage was to a
hog of lighter weight. light offal, ard a per-
with his illustrious predecessors, and in his
placemust come the 'commercialhog;'' good
for the feeder. because he can be put on the
market early, and good Tor the curer or
butcher, because lie will furnish the grade
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Figures Showing he Quantity i'm Sight in
the United States and Canada.

Figures Showing the Quantity i'm Sight in
the United States and Canada.
NEW YORK, April s.-The visible supply of
grain on Saturday, April 6, as compiled by the
New York Produce Exchange was as follows:
Wheat, %, 49, 1854 bu, a decrease of 659,977
blu; corn, 6,501, 1853 bu, a decrease of 330,072
bu; oats, 7,OOS,6 GA bu. a decrease of 179, 1924 bu;
rye. 1,545,9 1874 bu, a decrease of 1895 bu; bar
ley, 1,1Sl,377 Blu, a decrease of 1867 bu.
The visible supply of grain, in comparison with
that of one week ago, as reported by the Chicago
Board of Trade, is as follows:
Wheat. %. 799. 900 bu, a decrease of GAL 900
bu; corn, 16,502 900 bu, a decrease of 337, 900
bu: oats, 1909, 900 bu, a decrease of 49, 900 bu;
rye, 1,546,o 900 bu. a decrease of 1000 bu; bar
ley, 1,1S4,0O0 bu, a decrease of 164, 900 bu.
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and 15d25c higher. Six carloads of cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000: shipments. 1900. The
market was firm; medium Philadelphias. $50;
heavy hogs, So; pigs and Workers, $5.05 as 10.
Nineteen carloads of hogs shipped to New York
to-day.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; shipments, $1,000. The
market was firm and higher.
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OFFICE OF
THE CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI & IN
~DIASAPoLIs RAILWAY COMPANY,

CLEVELAND. o., March 80, 1889. ]
Meetings OF the stockholders Of the Cleveland. Co.
mmbus, Cincinnati Il Indianapolis Railway Com.
pany, to vote upon the question OF consolidation with
the indianapolis & ST. Louis Railway Company and
the Cincinnati. Indianapolis, st. Louis d Chicago
Wednesday morning. the 18th day of May. 1889 at 8
o'clock. and at Indianapolis, Indiana. at 3 o'clock p.
IN. the same day.
The transfer books will close on Saturday, April 9,
1899, and reopen on Thursday, the 18Th day Of May,
1859. j. i. LAYING, President
j. 7. WANx. Secretary.
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can, $15017.5O. Copper nominal; lake, April,
14.5Oc. Lead easier: domestic, 3.65c. Tin quiet
and steady; Straits, 2O.95c.
ST. LOUIS, April s.-Lead unchanged; re-
fined, 3.42loc.
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& ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY,
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 80. 1889.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting Of the stock
holders OF the indianapolis d st. Louis Railway Conf
pany will be held at the Office of the company. at I-
dianapolis. in the State of Indiana. on Wednesday,
the 18th day of May, 1889. at IL o'clock noon. such
meeting is called for the purpose II taking into con-
sideration an agreement for consolidation of tie
Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati d indianapolis Rail-
way Company, the indianapolis g. ST. Louis Railway
Company, and the Cincinnati, indianapolis, 81. LOUIS
& Chicago Railway Company. adopted by the board OF
directors of the Indianapolis a. St Louis Railway
Company, at a meeting held on the 9th day OF March,
1889. j. u. LAYING, President.
i n. WAyy. Secretary.
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ST. LOUIS, April s.-WoOl quiet and un-
changed: bright medium, -17d24lec; coarse
15021c; fine heavy. 11017c; tub-washed, choice,
SEC, inferior. 30034c.
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Cotton has long since ceased to be the
exclusive product of the negro. When the
war ceased nine-tenths of it was raised by
the colored race; to-day three-ffths comes
from white farms.
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LIVE STOCK.

Very Light Supplies of Stock of ALI Kinds,
with No Change in Prices.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 8.
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NEW YORK, April S.-Bar silver. 92l9c.
LONDON, April s.-Bar silver, 40 Sled per
ounce.
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Options. lOpenfg Highest L0scest Closing

trading was quite active. Prices ruled irregular
and declined .12isa .15c. The leading futures
ranged as follows:
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CATTLE-Receipts, 25; shipments, -. But
few on sale. Market strong on all decent grades.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, April S.-A good Monday trade
was realized by jobbers with nearby retailers in
dry goods. sBusIness was of an even character,
without speculation, and prices were generally
steady. Demand az first hands continued mod
crate, but with charging sales of unbleached
goods to the manufacturing trade, the cotton
goods market remains steady, with fine goods
well sold uD.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19
Saved.

A man, convicted and sentenced to death. was
lying in our state prison. On Monday all unex-
pectedly, was summoned to ttke him his life.
had obtained reprieve for that mana paper
signed by gracious Governor. giving him back
his forfeited life!
My first thought was, where is the train that
can bear me swift enough to the cell? How can
tell him? The man will die if tell him. so great
will be the revusion. He has died. to speak.
He is dead in law. And he is already in the Bit
terness of death. So. with life in my hand. L
stand before the victim in his CELL His face
is wen. His vacant eyes have no tears, but are
red and look as if they had burned down into
their sockets. His wife had Just been carried
out from the last separation seemingly a
corpse. unconscious of the last kiss which
he had impressed on her lips. The orphans,
after their wretched farewell, we're crying over
the motonless form of their mother.
My man, can you read?'
Yes
would you like your life?'
Sir" he replied do not trife with me.''
"But life is sweet-is it not?''
"Sir, 1 would rather you would not speak to
me-"
But would you not like to procure your
l. fer
ut is of no use. SIR; Justly condemned.
I'm dead man.
But the Governor could give you your lfe.''
He looks inquiringly at me, but is silent.
Can you read this?'
And now h s eyes directed to the paper AS
he intently read, putting my arm around his
shoulders, said:
''There, my poor fe low. there is your life.''
No sooner had l uttered the words than he
dropped down at my feet 1t more than he
could bear.
What! when a man to whom reprieve is an
nounced granting him few more years Of nat
ural life. falls down dead may not sinner
who finds he is not to be lost. but that on beev-
ing he is saved he has Christ, and Heaven. and
everlasting life i say, may not he weep? YEA
cry cry for joy!-Sabbath Reading.