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s1rface. Fine sport can sometimes be
obtained by having someone row you
around among the little swampy estuarios,
especially in the spring after the mallards
have paired but not yet departed. In
shallow reed beds or among the wild
celery you can often wade out In high
rubbers and have some good shots.
The wood duck, which, like the poor,l
is always with us, does not decoy well,
and its call is simply inimItable. In
sneaking along the banks of streams
watch we'll the bends or pools near
large log. The "water-gap' is favor
ite place. So far as my knowledge goea
this is the only duck that perches away
from its nest, so you can look well on
over-hanging branches or logs projecting
from the water. It nests in trees. Tbs,
black duck also breeds in the South ,and
the butterball also breeds in trees. The
CALDWELL breeds anywhere, but Alaska
and the Northwest are favorite resorts OF
most of the species. I have fright
ened the pintail from her nest on ths
praries of Dakota, whence in sad
plumage, barely able to fly, she betook!
herself to the lakelet that Is always near.
Hybrids of this bird and the mallard |
have been frequently taken, and it has
been proved that these breed among
themselves. On these Northwestern
lakes the young are found sbundantly In
the middle summer, where they thrive,
and grow adept at hiding among the
reeds.
The style of duck nests vary with tho
species, but with few exceptions thsyI
are all lined with feathers from tina
birds breast. The blsckhesd has only
few rude sticks, while the nest Of the
elder is at the other extreme Of comfort
At first this downy lining is exclusively
from the mothers plumes, but when the
rapacious down hunters exhaust that the
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WORDS OF WISDOA

Avarice is greedy egotism.
Morning is the rosebud of day.
Love is an unforgetable emotion.'
What's money without happinessa
Marriage is materialized moonshine.
Youth brigbtens as it takes its flight.
Stubborn audacity is the last refuge o.
guilt.
Women are weapons of offeuse and de.
fense.
No man ever loved woman while he
was busy.
The hardest headed man was born With
soft spot.
No man can be hero when his liver
is out of order.
Manners are the final and perfect flower
OF noble character.
It is not always the man who looks like
a fool who is one.
There is no time in life when books do
not influence man.
It is gentle manners which prove so ir.
resistible in women.
It is hard to find fault with people
who think just rs we do.
To endeavor to forget anyone is the
certain way to thlnS of nothing else.
Little minds are too much wounded by
little things; great minds sec all, and arc
not even hurt.
Blessed be mirthfulness! It Is one OF
the renovators of the world. Meli will
let you abuse them if only you will make
them laugh.
The moment a man finds a contra
idiction in himself between his amuse.
ments and his humanity. it is a signal
that he should give them up.
Every man who can be a frst-rate
something-as every man can be who IS
"a man at all-has no right to be a fifth
.rate something; for fifth-rate something
lis no better than 6rst.rate nothing.
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Some

calls that can now be purchased. some1
times hocks can be made tU swerve fur
ther in shore by placing some conspicuous
object far out, which they avoid, and tho
hunter in cornfield shooting. which is
very uncertain sport, can sometimes tic
his horse for similar effect. A few de-
coys we'll arranged are, of course, great
help, but on water never set their heads
down wind. A duck differs from .
horse in this respect as we'll as others.
If you know favorite resorts build, before
the birds come, blinds of brush of corn
fodder, or sink barrel flush with the
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RELIGIOUS READING,
HOLD THE TRAIN.


s'Nfadam, we miss the train at B"
But can't you make it, sir?" she gasped.
"Impossible 1t leaves at three,
And we are due at quarter past"
SIS there no way? Oh, tell me, then,
Are you a christian?" II am not"
"And are there none among the men
Who run the train" "No-I forgot
I think the fellow over here,
Olling the engine claims to be-"
She threw upon the engineer
A fair face, white with agony.
care you Christian" "Yes, am"
"Then, o sir, won't you pray with me,
All the long way that God will stay,
That God will hold the train at B."
"'Twill do no good; it's due at three,
And"-"Yes but God can hold the train,
My dying child is calling me,
And must see her face again;
Oh, won't you prayW Il wilP'-a nod
EmphaIlc, as he takes his place.
When Christians grasp the hand OF God
They grasp the power that rules the race
Out from the station swept the train
On time-swept on past wood and lea;
The engineer with cheeks ahame,
Prayed, 90 Lord. hold the train at B!
Then flung the throttles wide, and like
Some giant monster of the plain,
With painting sides ana mighty strides,
Past hill and valley swept the train.
A half-a minute-two-are gained.
Along those FURNISHED lines Of steel
His glances leap, each nerve is strained,
And still he prays with feryent zeal.
Heart, hand and brain, with one accord,
Work while his prayer ascends to heaven,
"Just hold the train eight minutes, Lord,
And I'll make up the other seven"
UJ;tJ, rrsb and roar throuph meadow lands
Past cottage home and green hillsides,
The painting thing obeys bis hands,,
Aud speeds along with giant strides.
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HELPING THE MINISTER.


Wallace is seven years old. Ever since he
wag three. he has been Sunday school boy.
He loves Sunday school; but, till lately, has
not liked going to church.
It was SO much pleasanter he thought to
stay at home, as he was sometimes allowed,
with mamma, who Is an invalid. and listen
to her stories from the Bible and "Our Little
Ones
One day Inst spring great change came
into Wallace's life; his papa, machinist,
was suddenly killed.
When the next Sabbath came, Wallace
asked "Mayn't come home after SUNDAY
school and stay with your"
But his lonely, heart-broken mamma had
the courage to say, ''No, my son. Remem-
Der papa will not be there today; and when
the minister looks from his pulpit, and sees
the empty seat, it may trouble him. think
he will like to see you IN papa's place"
So that morning, at the close OF SUNDAY
school, the little man went at once upstairs
and took the seat his father bad occupied
from week to week, with rare exceptions'
for years back. ,,,
After service he hurried home to tell his
mother: 81 guess l helped him lit e,
cause he came and spoke to me-"
Since then, every Sunday, Wallace ieeis
that he has o place to fill in the church.
When, sometimes. the ushers brings stran-
GERS to that pew, the little boy by the door,
Standing up makes bis slender figure very
small that they may pass in; but never gives
up "papa's seat" to any one.
Not only the pastor, but many OF US, Wn lie
our hearts ache with pity, feel confident that
such boy, with sGch 81 mother, will some
day take bis good fathers place in the church
and the world National Baptist.
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Ur1ClnS or FaDlea.

The superstition of the yellow
donkey OF India, the story Of the
swift ass Of Eastern Asia, the ass
of Dionysius and many other mar.
Yelous ass stories, -re all survivals OF
chat curious form Of religious wor.
;hip, the alteration of the ass head.
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drake .sbares his breast" in tho interest
of postsrity. The eggs Of all ducks are
unusually from six to ten--much like the
domestic birds in coloring-with only
one brood year in the high latitudes. !,
Perhaps those nesting in the South may
raise a second brood, but have seen no
record of it.-St. Louis Republic.
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NOTHING sharpens the arrow OF
sarcasm 80 keenly as the courtesy
that polishes it; no reproach is like
that we clothe with a smile and pre-
sent with bow.
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ClrCuu1stHnUeS

Jones-You didn't get out to the
meeting last night?
Brown-No. Circumstances over
which I had no control prevented me.
"That so? What were they?"
"TWins. ."--Exchange.
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SOUR APPLES.

i t,
TONED TO the degree OF it, sometimes tell
story. 1t is parable most instructive, and
fully to the point, and therefore I cannot
help repeating il. It is story OF man IN
America who was fond Of growing the
choicest apples. He asked his neighbor to
come up TO his orchard and taste his apples
which be greatly praised as the best In the
world. He asked him again and again, ana
still the friend did not come. He therefore
hinted that there must be q reason tor ms
refusal. "Well,D said the other, ''the truth
Is. that one day as was driving by your
orchard, saw an apple or two that had
dropped into the road, and picked up one
and tas.ed it. and it was out Of sight the sour
est thing in all creation. 1 am very much
Obliged TO you, but have had enough Tor
"Oh." said the owner, edo you know 1
went forty miles to buy those sour apples,
and I planted them all along the hedge; Tor
| thought they would be good for the boys,
and keep them from picking and stealing
thew are fine sort for that particular pur,,
nose But if you come and see me, will
lead YOU inside the orchard, and you Will
find sweetness and flavor which will fill
yonr mouth with delight 81 see" said the
other. "I see." DO you also see my drift!
An around the outside of religion there are
sour fruits of prohibitions, rebukes, repent
ances, and self denials, to keep the nypo-
critics out. Have you never seen how long
th,v pull their faces, as If their religion diu
rot agree with them? and that Is because
tney lave eaten the sour appies on the out
skirts. But, oh! II you would come near 10
the faith and Joy which are in Christ Jesus,
II Won would give all your heart to heaven
ly pursuits, you would find it quite another
thing Then would your heart "reJolce
with joy unspeakable, and full Of glory
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How the trees came to grow on tfls
elevated and unproductive spot 's .
problem that has never been satiseactor-
ily solved. The tower, as stated, ls
135 feet high, and is composed OF solid
brick and stone masonry. The top Il
covered with heavy sandstone bedded in
cement. The prevailing theor. is that
seeds of the maple were carried either
by birds or the wind and deposited
in the crevices of the masonry. Here
they sprouted and, watered by the dew
and warmed by the SUN, grew and aour-ll
,shed like the proverbial peach. j
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say "fy like a duck" as we'll as
swim like q duck" for doubt if any
pigeon can pass blue-winged teal down
wind. Endurance2 From Labrador to
to Florida just for change of air and
back again within fortnight if the case
is pressing.
We have three groups of ducks, &C.
cording to the naturalists: 1. Hind toe
simple; these are the river ducks. all
vegetarians, and they never dive for food
to these beloug the mallard, pentail,
teal, etc.-sexes much unlike. 2. Hind
toe lobed; these are the sea ducks
eating fish frogs, crustaceans-diving for
them-but using also some grasses,
celery. etc.-canvas backs. elders,
scoters, etc. 8. Bill narrow and notched
to keep the fish from slipping the wrong
way; these are the fish ducks, known as
mergansers--beautifully plumaged ducks
not often shot with us. Of course this
paper cannot 60 into description Of
species. All ducks have strainer-like
teeth, soft bill, with horny nail at
the tip. Divers, with which they
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They say an accident delayed
The train q little while; but He
Who listened while His children prayed,
In answer, held the train at B
New Orleans Picayune
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WILD DUCKS.
POINTS ABOUT THESE BIRDS OF
AIR AND WATER.
Three Groups Of Ducks-Facts For
Duck Hunters-Fatal Curiosity
of nvas-Backs-Nests
of Ducks.

UCKS are cosmo-
politan. Few crea-
tures pervade so
many continents or
thrive in such ex-
tremes of climate.
The mallard is the
same bird in Eu-
rope, Asia and
A m e rica. Few
birds, too, are better
sadapted to two ele-
mpnta Wa ynioht
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SS4ASSAS
wings
Iscouted the idea and turned over on the
pillow tor another sleep, but number OF
excited voices called rle to the root, and
went up and saw clearly defined in the night
the fiery catafalque OF our second Taber.
pacle. When saw that Isaid to my familyi
"1 think that ends my work in Brooklyn.
Surely the Lord will not call minister to
build three churches in one city. The build
ing Of one church generally ends the useful
ness Of pastor. How can any one preside
before twenty-four hours had passed We
were compelled to cry out, with Peter Of
my text, "Let US build three tabernacles."
We must have home somewhere. The old
site had ceased to be- the center Of our con-
gregation, and the center of the congrega-
ton, as near as we could hnd it, is where we
now stand.
Having selected the spot should we build
on it barn or tabernacle, beautiful and
commodious? Our common sense as we'll as
our religion, commanded the latter. But
what push, what industry. what skill. what
sacrifice, what faith in God were necessary!
1nlpediments and hindrances without num-
Der were thrown in the way, and had it not
been for the perseverance OF our church OIL
cials, and the practical help of many people,
and Une prayers Of millions Of gooi souls IN
all parts Of the earth. and the blessing OF
Almighty God, the work would not have
been done. But it is done, and all good
people who behold the structure feel in their
hearts, if they do not utter it with their lips,
"How amiable are Thy tabernacles, o Lord
OF Hostsr On tie third Sabbath Of last
April this church was dedicated, DR.. Hamlin,
of Washington, preaching an insoiring SER
mon, DR.. Wendell Prime, Of New York.
offering the dedicatory prayer, and some
fifteen clergymen during the day taking
part in the services. Hosaunah!
How suggestive to many Of US are the
words spelled out in flowers above the pull
pit-"1S69' and "1S92"-for those dates
bound what raptures what griefa, what
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wOutQ not De III tue way VI Iuo VI Giuseooo ouA-
ing the work went to Europe, and when
got back the church was well nigh done.
But there came in staggering hindrance.
We expected to pay for the new church by
the sale OF the old building. The old ono
had been sold, but just at the time We must
have the money the purchasers backed out
and We had TWO churches and no money.
By the help OF God and the indomitable
and unparalleled energy OF our trustees
(here and there one Of them present to-day.
but the most in better worldI, we got the
building ready for conservation and on
September 25, 1870, morning and evening
dedicatory services were held. and IN the
afternoon the children. with sweet and multi
.tudinous voices. consecrated the place to
God. Twenty thousand dollars were raised
that day to pay floating debt. In the
morning old DR.. Stephen 81. Tying, the
glory Of the Episcopal Church and the
'Ehrysostom Of the American pulpit preached
q sermon which fingered In its gracious
effects as long as the building stood. he
read enough out Of the Episcopal prayer
book to keep himself from being reprI-
mauded by his bishop for preaching alta non
Episcopal service; and we. although oslons-
ing to another denomination, responded with
heartiness, as though we were csed to the
liturgy, "Good Lord, deliver usm
During the short time we occupied that
building we had a constant downpour OF
religious awakening. Hosannah! Ten mil.
lion years in heaven will have no power to
dim my memory of the glorious times we
had in the first Tabernacle, which, because
of its invasion of ths usual style Of church
architecture was called by some "Ialmage's
Hippodrome, by others, Church Of the
Holy Circus" and by other mirthful nomen-
clature. But it was a building perfect for
acoustics and stood long enough to have its
imitation in all the large cities Of America
and to completely revoutionize church arch
lecture. People saw that it was the COM
mon sense way OF seating an audience.
Instead Of putting them 10 an angular
church, where each one chiefly saw the back
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GENERAL MARKETS.

New OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 21,A7 pack
ages; exports, 4,645 barrels, l6, ,0A sacks; quiei
and steady; sales, 1850 barrels; low extras
Is; lair to fancy. So 1894 40: patents, IS s5g
IS: Minnesota clear. IS l0@3 IS; straights
So 50@4 40; patents, So S5@4 10; rye mixtures
g lo@s Is; superfine, 81 1892 IS: fine. 81 65@
2 10. Corn meal steady and quiet; yellow
western, 50 1898 TO-
nA1N-wheat-Receipts, l64,s5o bushels
exports, 4s3l4 bushels; sales, 400, 900 bushels
weaker: No. 2 red, s614c; store and elevator,
s754c afloat; s6s4@ssc ]: Q. b.: No. red, s414c;
ungraded red, 7s11@90s4c: No. l Northern,
s6ss@s5zsc; No. hard, sO54@9Ie; No. North:
Milwaukee, sa@s2Lc; No. 8 spring, 79Lc.
Options were generally dull all day and mad
only local manipulation. The opening was
eDe OF and of H@o DS
dull at No up to &c down: No. red, July,
s41ac: August, s41@s4ssc, closing at sac;
September, s4ss@slAc. closing at s435c;
ing at s7c May, isss si@ssXe. Sesi Closing 'E At
92c. Rye dali: Western, 74@75c. Barley malt
quiet; Canada, 95c@$l o. Corn-Receipts,
S4,s75 bushels; exports, lS;5Ol bushels; sales.
spots dull and weaker; No. 2. SIC elevator;
55c afloat: ungraded mixed, 52@6lc; options
declined N@asc. and closed weak and dull
August, 5ssz@Ac, closing at 5s74c septen,-
ber. 531l@5Sa4c, closing. $3.50; October. $40
5313c, closing at 53l1 December, 53c; May,
54c. Oats-Receipts, 6s. coo bushels, exports,
ll5 bushels; sales, futures. none; $1,000 bush.
els spot; spots dull and weaker; options dull
and nominally lower; July, 36c; August.
35sSc: September, 34zac; No. 2. spot. white.
ss14@3sLc: mixed Western, ss11@s71zc; white
do, 361S@44c; No. 2 Chicago, 37@37Zc. Hops
dull ana steady; State, common to choice, Is
@25c; Pacific coast lS@4c.
IEs-Coffee-Options dull and un-
changed-to up: no sales; spot Rio quiet and
firm; No. Z, l3c Sugar-Raw dull and firm: fair
refining. 234c; centrifugals 96 test 8 l-l6c;
refined quiet and steady. Molasses dull;
foreign test, 50c: New Orleans quiet and
steady: common to fancy, 25@35c. Rice
Fair demand; firm domestic fair to extra,
4ss@674c; Japan, 5H@514c. Petroieum-Quiet
and stendy; crude in barrels. Parkers, IS 40;
do in bulk, s. 30; refined New York, $6 90;
Philadelphia and Baltimore, IS 95; do in
bulk, s. 45G3 50; United. no sales.
CorroNsEED OIL-Quiet; crude, c9c; yellow,
a21ac. Tallow dull and steady; city ts2 for
pkas), 4Lc. Rosin quiet and nrm strained
common to choice. 81 22]a@1 25. Turpentine
quiet and firm at 29s<@30IIc.
Eaas-Quiet; w Western prime, 161l@l6kc; do
poor, per case, s. 5003 81.
HOG PRoDUCrs-Pork easier, dull; old Mess,
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! $ll 75@l2 rs: extra prime, SIC 80. Cut meats
! inactive; picked bellies. 9@91lc; do shoul.
ders, nc: DO hams, 12@l2Ho; middles dull
dull: Western steam closed at 81 45; sales,
200 tierces; options, sales 1000 tisrces; Au-
s"ss & 9 aS ssp,smbsr 81 4S@7 49, closing
DAIRY PRoDUCrs- Butter firm, fair demand:
Western dairy, H@l6c; do creamery, 16@
2l32c; DO factory, l3@ l6c: Elgins, ,2lHc. Cheese.
| $40. $3.50
REPRESENTATIONS quiet. Wheat quiet
pot. elc; old ungraded in grain depot, sec;
N9 s.ntsmSer nsS july s@soo oo1uger Augas ss5e se
CornNoptions ai' Steady but quiet; local car
lots quiet but finn: No. mixed July: PA
@s5c 4nSgusSt 0s@sshc sePtemDer 02G@
easier: No. white, SIC; No. white. SOC: do
choice. S9Hc; No. white July. SS1a@S9c;
tober, s7@S1c. Butter firm and in fairly
active demand; Pennsylvania creamery
extra. 2lc. Eggs firm and in fair demand;
Flour asoo barrels: 's 400 % saefs wheat, =, 500
bushels; corn, $1,000 bushels: oats. Il, 400
bushels hipments-wheat, $500 bushels;
corn, $500 bushels: oats, II 200 bushels.
Bantmore-wheat steady: No. 2 red, spot,
saI@s2Hc: September, s4E@Ssc; october,
s4Qs4Ac Corn dull: mixed spot and the
month. mo 6sc; August. 5sc asked; September.
ss%@4Oc; mixed Western, ss@s7c. Rye dull:
No. 2, 7sc. Provisions strong. Lard. re-
lined, sHc; crude, &c. Butter firm; creamery
dull, Rio lair at 1910.
inpeapoIis-The cash wheat market was
slow from the start. except for the best
grades, which sold freelv TO local millers.
No 17av hasd was held at 7s@7sc; No M North se@
&c. Receipts here s42 cars, shipments 1s5
cars. Following are the closing quotations:
No: hard on track, 7s1ac: No. Northern
1870. on track. No. i Northern, 77Xc; No. q
Northern on track, 69@72c.
Milwaukee-Flour quiet. Wheat dull; Sep
tember, 1870; No. Q spring, 74c: No. north.
se H6ss osn ss aus salaT No. d 9rss qaiss sas
PIE on track, 100000; Rye dull; No: l. 6sc.
pToyisi1ns auie'; pork 81 80; lard y 20 Re- Re-
1900 ''''
Cincinnati-Flourw weaker. Wheat dull and
lower to sell; No. red, 751a@76c. Corn dull;
No. mixed, 49c. Oats easy; No. mized,
steady at sl2 25 Lard steady at 81 90. Bulk
meats quiet at $S 90. Bacon firm at SO OO9
~. Whisky quiet: sales, se4 bbls on basis
heavy at 1lM@l2c.
Du'uth-Wheat ruled dull and lifeless to-
day, opening unchanged with the demand
principally for cash. Shipments this week
smaller, receipts averaging well: receipts,
10000 bu. Close: No hard cash July, track,
Sl1ac; Sentember, size: No northern cash
July, 7S15c; September, 7513c; December,
!91ac; track, 79c: No. northern, 7O1ac; No. 8,
Gle; rejected 5lc
Kansas Citv-wheat easier: No. hard. old
and new. 61@65c; No. 2 red, 6S@7lc. Corn firm;
No. mixed, 43Q4311c; No. white, 6l@53ac.
Oats steady; No. 2 mixed. 2sc: No. white,
5000: oats, none. Shipments-Wheat, $4,000
bushels; corn. 1000; OATS none.
Buffalc-Wheat, No. l hard, no offerings;
No. Northern, s41&c; No. 2 red s515c; No. 2
corn, 521ac. Receipts-Wheat 10000 bush
els; corn, 10000. Shipments-Wheat, 100 900
bushels; corn, u, 600.
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Cotton.

GALVESTON. July 16.-Cotton easy: mid
ding, &c; low middling, SIC; good ordinary
&c; net and gross receipts, Is bales; sales, Q
stock, ls.0Ss.
NEW ORLEANS. July 16.-Cotton steady; mid
ding, &c; low miGdllng, 6hc; good ordinary,
&c; net receipts, 6s2 bales; gross, 70l: exnorts,
coast, 1862 bales; sales, loo; stock, l02, 3SA
NEW YORK, July l6.-Hubbard. Price & Co.'S
daily letter says: early cables from Liv-
erpool this morning reported decline of
2-64d, which, however, was fully recovered be-
fore the close, final prices being very steady
and shade over yesterday evening" 8
figures. In New York a feeble response was
made at the opening to the steadier charac-
ter of the foreign advices, and during the
day the net gain in values had expanded
into an advance of from three to four points
over yesterdays prices; this improvement
was not well held and the market closed at
a gain OF only one to two points for the
day"
LIVERPOOL. July 16.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding, s 15-I6d; sales, 5000 bales, of which 800
we're TOR speculation and export. and in
cluded 4, 400 American; futures closed firm.