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ABOUT SHIP RAILWAYS.
One to Connect Nova Scotia and New
brunswick.

III h4lS 1Shs
1t has been said that no ship railway is
at present in operation, but it should be
added that very important one Will, it is
hoped, before long be corrying ships
weighing :, 900 tons seventeen miles over
land across the ISthmus of Chignecto,
between Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick.
Much interest has been manifested in
this work throughout the world, for the
reason that, at many other points, canals
are lnpractlcable on account OF their cost,
and some alternative mode of getting
ships across land is, therefore, urgently
needed.
The writer, as joint engineer of the
Chignecto Ship Railway with Sir John
Fowler and II. G.. ketchum, has had this
fact Of public interest in the future ofship
railways brought prominently to his
notice by the numerous applications tor
information.
So far as the question of novelty is con-
cerned, every one, of course, will take it
for granted that if a search were made
among the papyri at the British Museum,
evidence would be found that the Egyp-
tianS We're in the habit of Transporting
vessels overland across the Isthmus Of
Suez, and it is, indeed, more than prob
able that they did so.
Tradition records that twenty-three
centuries ago true ship railway with
polished granite blocks as rails, existed
and was worked across the Isthmus of
Corinth, where the construction of a ship
canal has Just now only been partly
effected and subsequently abandoned for
financial considerations
In 1917 the well-known Count Eman-
uel Swedenborg constructed a road and
machines for carrying laden vessels
from Stromstadt to Iddeiford, in Swe-
den, a distance Of fourteen miles across
q rough country, and the successful use
of this work by Charles XII. during the
siege of t'rederikshall LED TO SweGenborg
being regarded not only as u national
benetactor, but as mechanician of no
mean ability for at least a century after
his death.
The vessels transported in all the above
cases were no doubt small in size and
weight compared with modern vessels.
Necessarily, also, any vessel carried in
our own times on an ordinary railway
must be comparatively small. or it would
not be able to pass under the bridges and
through the tunnels. Within the latter
limits, however, no practical difficulty
whatever has been found in sending small
vessels by rail at the usual speed of goods
trains.
The Dutch have shifted torpedo boats
from one part of the coast to another on
railway trolieys, and Mr.. Donaldson, the
torpedo-bOat builder, some time since
forwarded his steam yacht from the
Thames to the west coast of Scotland by
rail, having, of course, removed masts.
tunnels and all deck hamper TO enable
her to squeeze through tunnels.-Niaae-
tee1tth Century.
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California Pioneers.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Washing
ton Association of California Pioneers
celebrated its fifth anniversary to-day at
Marshall Hall, on the Potomac. General
George C. Gorham was reelected Presi-
dent, H. c. Gibson Vice President, II.
Alett kilburn Secretary, and James Nc
kibben Treasurer. OF l25 members of
the association So We're present and about
thirty invited guests.
President Gorham spoke for an hour.
confining himself mostly to California
"reminiscences and early days on the
coast. He was followed by General
Hooker Of Mississippi, who represented
the invited guests.
Must Disclose the Consignee's Name.
WASHINGTON, May II. - Secretary
Foster has directed the customs officers
at New York to refuse the entry of goods
in the name of custom-house brokers or
others who are merely consignees. unless
they disclose upon entry the name OF the
ultimate consignee or purchaser, file a
certified copy of the invoice by which the
settlement for purchase of merchandise is
made, and disclose all facts and circum-
STAGES TO satisfy him that the transaction
IS free from taint or fraud. This is the
outcome Of the recent investigation.
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Engineering Project.

BERNE, May l4.-In an interview Colo
mel Diemur, manager Of the Jura-Sim-
plon Railway Company, stated that plans
had just been completed for carrying out
the long-mooted project of a tunnel con-
Meeting Switzerland and Italy through
the Simplon Mountains. Improved ap-
pliances have been devised by means of
which the bore could be completed in five
and one-half years. The cost would be
10,000,CO0f This sum is less than a
quarter of former estimates. The towns
in Northern Italy most directly interested
have promised to subsidize the company.
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American Homes.

An English journal copiously illustrates
as IAN Ideal American Home" the
Bridgeport residence OF the late p. II.
Barnum. From Marina" as it is called,
the journal admits that the painful sense
of newness one instinctively associates
with everything American is absent. In
this connection a remark recently made
by a gentleman recently, a much-traveled
and very intelligent observer, Is siguiti-
cant. Returning from his usual trip to
Europe last summer, he went directly to
Newport, whose superb residences" he
saws, Il find duplicated nowhere in my
foreign iourneyings save in Kings and
Emperors' palaces"
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A Californian Appointed
RACES TOMORROW

a Good Afternoons Sport to be Had for
Nothing.
At Agricultural Park tomorrow after
noon there will be two excellent races,
one trotting and the other running.
The trotting race will be the best three
in-five, for SO ga corner" and viii start
at 2 o'clock, the winning horse to take
the whole purse. The starters viii be:
c. +. Taylor's Ida D.. James O'Brien's
Gladstone; Walter Masten's Blackrock;
w. O. Bowers Lizzie b.
The running race will be half-mile
dash between w. Gardner's AlbatrOss
and Walter Masten's Sir Reginal.
There will be no admission fee charged.
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FAIRCHILD ON SILVER.
The Secretary of the Treasury Should
Buy it Unlimited.


PROVIDENCE, May 13.-At dinner
given in his honor by the Young Mems
Democratic Club tonight, ex-Secretary
Of the Treasury Fairchild, speaking on
the currency question, said that the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury should be allowed
to buy silver bullion to an unlimited ex-
tent, then issue silver certificates against
it or coin certificates, but to have safety
valve which would stop the process when
the business of the country demonstrated
that the issue of silver has gone far
enough.
The maximum of silver beyond out
standing certificates might be held by
the treasury. When Sl0,000,0O0 had been
accumulated it would be warning that
the country was getting more silver than
it needed. Then let the purchase Of bull
ion cease until the surplus diminished TO
S5,000,000, when purchases might again
begin.
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EASTERN AND FOREIGN MARKETS

NEW YORK. May 18th.
WHEAT-S1 112! for May. 81 81 l5ls for
June. 81 ICH for July. 81 OG1l for August,
81 05% tor September, 81 O5E Tor October,
and 81 OG1% for december.
SUGAR-Cuba Centrifugal, $40.
CHICAGO. May 14th
WHEAT-S1 O3K for July, OSLO for Sep
tember and 9S5sc for December.
LIVERPOOL May 18th.
WHEAT-Improving California spot lots,
SIS 61ad; off coast, AS 3d. just shipped, As 3D.;
nearly due, As Sd; cargOes of coast and on
passage, firmer; French country markets,
quiet; passage, quiet; Mark Lane Wheat, very
quiet; weather III England, brilliant.
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A False Renort.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-It is said at the
State Department that there has been no
suggestion of arbitrating the difficulties
between Italy and the United States
growing out Of the New Orleans tragedy.
as reported in a dispatch from Rome.
Arbitration is a last resort after diplo-
macy has failed, and as Secretary Blaine
has promised to consider the claims for
indemnity, it cannot be held that the
diplomatic stage is passed.
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Hon. Josiah Quincy tells the wealthy
young men of America that if, instead of
''devoting themselves 10 the acquisition
of greater wealth, or the dilettanti dab
bling in intellectual or aesthetic things
for which they have no marked capacity,
they should devote themselves to public
affairs, they would not only find greater
and more absorbing interest and better
school for the training OF character, but
would render much more valuable serv-
ice TO the community.n
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EXPORTS for April.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE monthly
statement of the Treasury Department
shows the following exports for San
Francisco port for April, 1891, as COM
pared with April, 1890: Beef and hog
products, 1891, $47 ,Sl8; 1890, 81 ,799. Dairy
products, 1891, 81 .4S4; 1890. Sl6,1 ,1S5.
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Pension Awards.

WASHINGTON, May II. - California
pensions: Carl A. Beardsley, George Il.
Cation, Edward Schussler, Francis Nj.
Wyatt, Jas. Hayes, Ernest Gottschalk,
Edward Kramm, William Hatheriy,
Louis Miller, Nordon 5. Bennett, George
Opp, Charles Jobes, David NJ. Adams.
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Postnaster ApDointed.

ger has been appointed Postmaster at
Bay Center, Pacific County, Washington.
a Californian Appointed 70 Office.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Albert Gordon
Of San Francisco has been appointed a
clerk in the PenSOn Office.
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Special Assistant District Attorney.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Attorney-Gen-
eral Miller has appointed Henry Gage OF
California special Assistant United States
District Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict of California, to assist in the prose-
cution OF the owners, officers and crew OF
the schooner Robert and Minnie.
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sentation to the President of Brazil of
Captain Rodgers and Lieutenant Sawyer,
the two special Worlds Fair Commits
sioners. The President assured the Com
missioners that Brazil would be ade-
quately represented.
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Sentences Remitted.

WASHINGTON, May I4.-In the case of
Napoleon II. Trombley, now at Angel
Island, Cal, the unexecuted part of the
sentence, by direction of the President,
is RENTED.
In the case of Daniel w. Adams. now
at Alcatraz Island, eighteen months of the
sentence Is, by direction OF the President,
remitted.
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Ordered to Marc Island.

WAsHINGToN, May l4.-Assistant En-
gineer T. c.. Hasson has been discharged
from duty at the Johns Hopkins Uni
veIsity, and on the lst Of October next is
ordered 10 duty at Mare Island.
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Land RulInp-S.

WASHINGTON, May l4.-In the case of
Frank J. Colburn against E. J. Rittman.
involving land in the Spokane Falls
Washington District, the decision Of the
Commissioner was sustained.
In the case of the United States against
J. b. Montgomery ct al, the motion of
defendants for a rehearing was denied. 1t
involves land in the Vancouver District.
In the case of the United States VS. JOS.
Hughes ct al, involving land in the Van
couver District, the decision of the Com
missioner is affirmed.
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Canadian Pacific Earninos

MONTREAL, May 13.-At the annual
meeting Of the Canadian Pacific Railway
to-day the following showing was made I:
Net profits for last year, 81. .299, 700, and
amount carried forward this year. S.
656, ,332. Two supplementary dividends
of l per cent. We're paid during the year.
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CHILEAN INSURGENTS.
Protest Against Their Operations
in This Country.
THE RUMORED SINKING OF THE
ITATA DENIED.

Brazil Accepts the Invitation to Take
Part in the Worlds Fair-No Truth
in the Report that a Suggestion Has
been Made to Arbitrate the Diff
cultieS Between the United States
and Italy-CaIifornfa Pioneers.
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pec,alto the REcoRp-US1oy.

NEW YORK, May IA Tribune Wash
ington special says: Information of the
presence of agents of the Chilean insur-
gents in this country came to the State
Department on Tuesday. A representa-
tive of the Balmaceda Government called
at the department with Senor Lascano,
Chilean Minister, and gave specific in
formation about certain agents Of the in
surgents who had come to the United
States to gain assistance for their cause.
One Of the agents then in Washington
was cousin of the departments in
formant. A formal protest was made
against the operations of insurgents in
this country, and their arrest was de-
manded.
The Chilean representatives have been
informed that this Government will do
all that is in its power to lawfully OBJ
serve and restrain such representatives
of the insurgents as have found their way
TO the United States, but the belligerents
who have appeared in a neutral country
have not, in every instance, been pro-
hibited from purchasing supplies, even
when those supplies were obviously mu-
nitionS of war.
The State Department has decided not
TO Interfere with the movement of the
Congress party's agents in the United
States, but any attempt to ship material
will be stopped.
The Navy Department. on its side, is
making every honest effort to take the
ltata, and the reticence of the officials on
the subject is due to a desire to capture
the vessel before the plans Of the depart
ment can be communicated to quarters
where plans to resist the seizure Of the
Itata might be made.
An interesting point raised to-day was
whether, in the event of defeat of the
Balmaceda party, the victorious rebels
could claim Indemnity from this Govern
ment should the It2ta be destroyed. This
has been decided negatively. A compli-
cation might arise in the remote con-
tingency OF the formation of the Congress
Government in Chile, while the Charles
ton was still chasing the Itata, and then
there would be a Government, perhaps,
which was in position to demand from
this country some satisfaction for the
destruction of its vessel in the open seas.
But such conditions are not seriously
considered.
RUMORED SINKING OF THE ITATA.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 1.-THE AngLo-
American prints special from San Bias
repeating the rumOr about the sinking of
the ltata. Whether she exploded her
magazine or was sunk by the Charleston
IS not stated. \ special from Acapulco
states that neither the Itata nor Charles
ton have been sighted. Great excitement
prevails in San Bias.
REPORT DENIED.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 1.-THE Gov
ernment denies that any Chilean ship
touched at Mexican port up to a late
hour tonight, or that any conflict took
place at San Bias, as rumored.
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Hnuz'@ Vegetable
UUY = SavsapariIla
General NptireH.

MIR. /. c. DuNSTER, PROFESSOR OF
1fI music, organist Congregational Church,
culture), harmony; ciaSses tor young ladies in
sight singing. For terms apply to MR.. DUN
STER, at church parlors, from TO IL a. NJ.
and to . r. NJ. my13-tf
ID EWARD $50 REWARD PAID FOR
III conviction or information that will lead
to conviction of parties stealing this paper
from doors of subscribers. myg-tf
TLA1RVOYANT AND TEST MEDIUM.
" 1910 Third street.-MADAME BELL has
arrived from San Jose and desires to inform
her numerous friends that she will devote her
entire time to giving satisfaction to all who
are in doubt, difficulty or distress; Madame
has derived her phase of mediumship through
the spirit OF the great Indra who is the great
est OF all the Hin6oo deitieS, who is reverenced
and acknowledged by all the races that in
scrit; fee, 81; ladies, soc; poor, 25c. my5-1m
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The Leading PapeSOf California

They are the pioneer journals,
which, from early years in the
history Of the coast, have main
tanned the FRONT RANK OF
JOURNALISM, having every
news facility with the San
francisco leading dailies, and
sustaining the fullest public
confidence.
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--THE--
WEEKLY UNION
rwelve Pages.

Containing all the news OF the
Record Union and Sunday
Union, has the largest circula-
ton Of any paper on the Pacific
Slope, its readers being found
IN every town and hamlet,
with a constantly increasing
list in the Eastern States and
Europe. Special attention paid
to the publication Of truthful
statements Of the resources Of
California and the entire coast,
best methods Of agriculture,
fruit and vine growing.
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Rnunl Enkit,n a!fnauner.

mess, bbls, 81 5O@S; do extra mess. SIS SOC
8; do family, S11@11 so p bbl; do smoked,
11%@12c 2 10; Eastern Lard tierces, S149S1%c;
do l0-lb tins, 1O4c do 5-tb tins, l015c;
do 3-b tins, 1o@c; California Lard, tierces,
l01lc; do 5-b tins, 1O1Ic; do lob pals, 1OAc;
do 5-tb pals, l1c do 3-b pals, Ike 2 10.
W()OI.-Np C,,l. oIi i'm.
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Brazil VIII be Represented.
WASHINGTON, May l4.-Mail adviees
from Rio Janeiro bring news of the pre-
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Fort Nnllnrvstnnn-

WASHINGTON, May 4-By direction
of the President, the military post at
Mammoth Hot Springs, in the Yellow
stone National Park, Wyo., heretofore
styled Camp Sheridan, will hereafter be
known and designated as Fort Yellow
stone.
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914@91Ic; do kegs, Zoe; do 1o-fb tins, 100
1Otlc: do 5-fb tins, 101Zc; do 10-b pals, 1915;
DO 3-o pals, lie; do 3-lb pals, Ike 2 10.
WOOL-We quote spring clip:
Tcotulll, g lo........... Sol
Southerl, OmonthS...-............ 4Nr1S
southern, 2 14@16%
Nevada. 1920
HIDES AND sKINS-Quotable as follows:
Heavy Steers, 81 lbs up, q b. 75%a-c 6 &c
Medium Steers, 4G to SO fbs~-6 a. 40
Light. 10 to / Tbs5 a. 4 "a
Medium Cows, over rs fbs....5 a 4 @4%
Light Cows, under 46 ibs.5 O. o.
Hips, l : to 80 ios.,.....,....,.......4 O. 3 q
Veal Skins ] o to / z lbs ......5 a "a
lfSkins, 3 to o ibs ...........6 G61% q
Dry Hides. usual selections 91%c; Dry Kips.
do, Sc Z 10; Calf Skins. do. Sc; Gull Hides,
Kip and Calf. 6@61Ic; Sound Dry Salt Hides
&c; Gull Dry Salt Hides. 4c; Pelts, shearlings
10G2Oa each; do, short 3O@5Oc each: 10,
medium 65@9Oc each; do, long wool, 90c@
81 40 each; Deer Skins, summer, 37Iac; do
good medium, 30@32hc; do, thin, 2O@25c
p ID; Goat Skins, 1O@50c apiece for prime
and perfect, 25@35c medium, 10@20c each
for small
MEAT M-ARKET-Following are the rates
Tor whole carcasses from SlaughtererS to
dealers: Becf-First quality, 696Lac; second
quality, 5@51ac: third quality, 413G95c q h.
Neal-QUoCable at 5@6c for large and 5@Sc q
10 for small. Mutton-QuOtable at 715GDSc 2 h.
Lamb - Spring, S@9c r 10. Pork = Live
Hogs, on foot, grain feed. heavy, 494I&c; light,
5@0lc; dressed Hogs, 712GSc . u.
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~ The only papers on the coast,
outside of San Francisco, which receive
the FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DIS.
PATCHES and SPECIALS.
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REPORT DENIED.

CITY OF MEXICO, May 1.-THE Gov
ernment denies that any Chilean ship
hour tonight, or that any conflict took
place at San Bias, as rumored.
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Inat-EuuuH.

E7OUND-A GOLD Y. NJ. l. BADGE WITH
4 diamond set. Owner can have the same
by calling at 7O4 X ST. ana pa wing char ~
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4 furnished, to let for four or five months to
family without small children; very pleasant
location. Address $. X. this Office nNl2.2t*
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-07-02

affairs, the officers of the Church Of Jesus
Christi gather up all their sins and put
them on Christ's shoulders, and l say,
''CanSt thou bear any more?" He SAYS,
YEA, more" Then I gather up all the
sins of hundred people in this house,
and I put them on the shoulders of
Christ, and | say, ''Canst thou bear
more?" He'says, "Yea, more" And l
gather up all the sins of this assembly,
and | put them on the shoulders of the
Son of God and / say, ''Canst thou bear
them?" yea" He says, ''more!''
But He is departing. Clear the way
for Him, the Son of God. Open the door
aud let Him pass out. He is carrying
our sins and bearing them away. We
shall never see them again. He throws
them down into the abysm and you hear
the long reverberating echo of their fall.
son Him the Lord hath laid the in
EQUITY of us ALL" Will you let Him take
away your sins to-day? Or do you say,
81 will take charge of them myself: L
will fight my own battles; L will risk
ctcrnitS on my own account" cler-
gyman said in his pulpit one Sabbath,
''Before next Saturday night one of this
audience will have passed out of life. >
A gentleman said to another seated next
to him: 81 don't believe it. | mean to
watch, and if it doesn't come true by
next Saturday night I shall tell that
clergyman his falsehood. The man
seated next to him said, perhaps it will
be yourself" 'Oh, no." the other re-
piled; 81 shall live to be an old man."
That night he breathed his last.
To-day the Saviour calls. All may
come. God never pushes the man off.
cd onuhn1v Tho mo n
Jumps off, 1t is suicde-soul suicide-if
the man perishes, for the invitation is,
''Whosoeyer will, let him come" Who
soever whosoever whatsoever! In this
day of merciful visitation, while many
are coming into the kingdom of God, join
the procession heavenWard.
Seated among us during q service was
a man who came in and said, Il don't
know that there is any God" That was
on Friday night. / said. eve will
knecl down and find out whether there
is any God" And in the second seat
from the pulpit we llnelt. He said: 81
have found Him. There is God, par
doning God. / feel Him here" He
knet in the darkness of sin. He arose
two minutes afterward in the liberty of
the Gospel; while another sitting under
inc SdllcfY Erludy nlSHt Sdlu, MY op-
portunty is gone; last week might have
been saved, not now; the door is shut" y
And another from the very midst of the
meeting, during the week, rushed out of
the front door of the Tabernacle, saying,
II ain lost man. "Behold! the Lamb
of God Who takcth away the sin of the
world" ''Now is the accepted time.
Now is the day of salvation.' 1T is ap-
pointed unto all men once to die, and
after that-the Judgments
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Around tho arm.

A SHARP hoe hung in the barn will not
kill weeds.
If feeding pays at any time it is dur
ing the first year of colts existence.
PUT the plows, planter and check
rover under shelter as soon as the corn
is in.
KEEP the harrow going in the corn
till it is large enough to stand the culti-
vator.
TRANSPLANT the tomato plants before
they are spindling-likcwise the cabbage
plants.
DON'T give young horse a chance to
run away; for if he runs away once he
is apt to run again at the slightest
cause.
SOME good flock masters claim a fire.
qucnt change of Lasture, say every week
or ten days is conductive to thrift, and
should be regularly attended to.
ACQUISITION horse to all kinds of
noises and accidents by gently but firmly
restraining him when frightened, and he
will in time become almost incapable of
fright.
C. L. ALLEN, before the Massachusetts
horticultural Society: "The gardner
who has charge of q place where flowers
are grown only as eXtcnal evidences of
wealth, is to be pitied."
GIVE your boy chance to do some
business for you. Let him understand
the particulars and then send him off to
conduct the bargain and see what sort
of trade he can make. When made
carry out the terms of his bargains with
out fault-fnding or snccring-no matter
if you could have done better yourself
Get him started on the road to business
he must walk before he can run. You
can't make up in manhood for the mis-
takes of early training.