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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-03
a SMART MULE.
It Rescues One Of It's Fellows and Saves :,
Railroad Train.

At Rescues One OF Its Fellows and Saves =.
Railroad Train.
heard good story the other day
that was told by an old locomotive en-
gineer, or engine driver as they more
properly call him in England the
engineer is the man that SURVEYS and
lays out" the road-and am going to
give 1T to you exactly as he told it, saws
writer in the Humane World If YOU
don't want to believe it all l shall not
object, but 1 shall preface the YARN
with the remark that there are some
mighty smart" mules in the world.
Here IS the story: Railroad people have
horror of running over animals, not
only because they don't like to kill
them, for humane reasons, but because
collision with one often results in de-
railing the train. There is another
reason, too, as the old engineer said
they don't like to- ''muss up their en-
CINE by strewing pieces of animal all
over it. One day, on railroad out in
Illinois, this engineer scared up mule
on the track beside him They were
about two miles from bridge at the
time; knowing the fashion all animals
have of running straight ahead on the
track instead of putting their common
sense on the matter and shcering off to
one side, the engineer fairly made the
surrounding country ring with the
noise of his whistle, SO as TO get clear of
the mule before they got to the bridge.
Eut Mr.. Mule seemed to think that the
whistle was invented only to keep
him on the track and make him
rim faster, and he kept straight on
at rcdoubled speed OF course the en-
gine could easily have overtal1en him
and knocked him into smithereens, but
a3 that might have resulted in knock
iI:g the train into the same kind of frag-
n-ents, the engineer slackened speed a
little, and finally stopped and sent the
fireman out to drive the beast off the
track. That was done several times.
but each time the fireman had hardly
got into the cab again when the mule
was on the track the same as before,
and tearing ahead like mad. In fact
the thing was becoming very monoto-
nous, when, looking up, suddenly, the
engineer saw that he was very close to
the bridge. Then he began to get un-
easy for fear the idiot of IL mule-as he
thought the animal to be-was going to
try to cross the bridge, though how he
would manage to step on the ties sure
footed the puzzled railroadcr could not
understand. They were so near the
bridge by that time that the engineer
dared not 60 another rod, so he stopped
short-just us the old mule dashed of
a ross field, braying like good fcl-
low. SAnd then the cngirccr aad firrc-
man saw tie game the wise old animal
vas playing. Right in the middle of
tho bridge was another mule, stu K
fast with his legs between the tics.
i nc old r"ilroadcr insists upon it that
the mule had kept on the track 10 make
the train go slow, and thus prevent it
from coming into collision with the
mule on The bridge, not because it cared
50 much about the fate of it's compan-
| ion. but to save the train from wreck.
| decline 60 express an opinion; as for
you, you cnn take your choice as to the
mules motive.
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4 Ercnd.tnfr, AMI rtovr,Ion, l..

CHICAGO, ILL.,. March :8.--Thc loves. price vet
for the wheat crop wHs reached to-day. In The
pit. Mt the close, the nI figures were ut the bot.
iom for the session. The feeling was maniicstly
nervous. \ remarkable struggle for long time
made the outcome uncertain. In the beginning
the bears bad the upper hand, but after n hurl
struggle were orer.mas.erch, only Ia oncc more
regain control with u vengeance First the war
talk, on which wheat wnS run i.p ut tho close
yesterday, appeared TO have ilattcncd ont Tho
Intldcr weather, however, was the pr!ucipai
cause OF the weaker feeling There came ri.
vaie cable report OF II big advance in llerin. md
much strength resulted. The late cables, how
ever; were disappointing. TO buyers. Liverpool
Wns heavy and lower. Parls was steady, With
Berlin u shade higher. The buying cnnacItv Of
the local wheat trade appeared 70 be exhausted.
During the last hour there was general dunn.
OF local holdings. M -, - 4
Corn firm aud higher ECO
closed lower - - -
Provisions were fsmcr. 81
Flour lower.
WuEAr-Cash No. esprlng s03Sc; No. ssprIpg
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CHEAPER LIVING.
Retail Prices Still Tending Down.
ward.

Retail Prices Still Tending Down
ward.
The Bu'lciin.
Something over year ago IN inquiry
was instituted among local merchants
in Iowa and Ohio to discover the truth
rs to tho general tendency OF prices. 1t
began OH the basis that never before in
the history of the world would labor
ing mans wages or n farmers produce
buy so many OF the comforts OF life.
The facts then given supported the as
scrtion. Since then the Mckinley act
has been passed and gone into effect.
Its opponents claimed that its effect
would DO to greatly increase the cost OF
living. We have therefore made sup
Elemental review Of local trade, as fol-
lows, comparing the prices now with
tho prices quoted year and half AFRO,
in the summer OF 1890. 1t will be seen
that there has been general decline in
prices since the passage OF the Mckin-
lev bill;
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Both tho method and results when
Syrup of Figs IL taken; it is pleasant
aod refreshing to the tastc, and acts
gently yet promptly OH the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses tho sys-
TEN ctfsctually, Iispcls colds, head.
aches and ieycrs and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste md nc.
ceptablo to tho stomach, prompt in
its action aud truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it tho most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for salo in soc
md 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any QUO who
wishes to Try it. DO not accept any
Abgtitutc.
CALIFORNIA F2G SYRUP co.
san FRdHCtScO, CAL.
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Children Cry for Pitchers Castoriia.


Tho best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Halt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup.
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. tits guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents box. For sale by Logan
Drug Co, ~ 80
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Have takon Several

Bottles OF Bradiicld's Female Regulator
for falling OF the womb and other dis
eases combined, OF 6years standing, and
l really tclierc lam cured entirely, for which
please accept my thanks.
NIEs. w. i. SrEnBINs, Ridge, Ga.
Sold at wholesale and retail by Logan
Drug Co., and all druggists. 4
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SO; No. . rec see: March sOjsas?} .nSO,Gc; May
,llSasjI Easls 20: July s!tiaSl1Eas!lic. -
C0ES-Cash No, ., 20: March 81 Isn1; 10;
May eSl sG.OlsGS.! &c: June 3iHnSSkna7ic.
,oAtsSCash No; ,, g1Ac; March Eaa,Gag7hc;
ErE--No. ., B0c.
BARLEY-So.2. &c.
fLASsEED-yIIc.
TIMOTHY SEED-Sl 2!al 10. sE--
MLss PoRE cash slg U0al0 92,f: March 50 ocKa
10 iOag NJ. May SO QiaiQ 22L3ai0 Uu.
LAnbnctsh g lSi March 81 i0a6 2a1AG 10; May
.slloNr lt!ns-cash and March 50 ooao co; May
sIIloulpENs-s4 cOa5 %; short clear SC 10
WliSRY-sl II.
Others unchanged. IL
NEW ionK, Mnrch 23.-Flour receipts 1900
barrels; exports 5000 barrels; market quiet and
bushels: ccxporis 2ls,0W bushels; sales 7,i3o,O0O
bushels Of futures md 3S:,UOO bushels OF spot;
spN market lover: ungraded rcd wv al OF;
No. rcd gilgc; options weak aud lower; SO.2
5gS MstS S 5 APfi HGSGi sG gaE sa
August V;c. Corn. receipts 5000 bushels. tx.
ports lli,0Gl bushels: sales 1,sjj.0LO bushels OF
iuturcs mud $4,000 bushels Of spot: market fair.
y Sc'yS; nn .iHd mixed 4isnvllG March
4rSaij,IIiljc: July Sig. Oats rccoints iO,Oyl
bushels; sales 2G0,o0o bushels Of futures md
glOOO bushels Of spot: market llrmcr: March
olIJUi hpTIi ol'bc' May ,iEIMc' June JJhc, July
SfAc; mixed western 3ia35Isc. Coffee s,cndy aud
unchanged. sugars firm. MolG,Ses lIrm and
quiet licc steady raow quiet: city ll$c.
Rosn Stcady Tnrpentino quiet at &c Eggs
ln.eti western re. Pork steady Lnrd lower;
western steam 60 90; March 50 j0 May Sc 20; July
g o. llntter ilrm; western dairy lSa?2c; do
creamery 2Oa2gszc. Cheese firm,
BALTIMORE. Mn. March 2J.--wheat nriucr:
NO. red, spot and March 0714agSc; .tpril vic:
May 9EsaajeSc: June 40; receipts 5000 bush.
els; shipments ll?0jO bushels. Corn s,rong:
mixed spot mud March iGaiGIIc April Acc; May
i6i4c: June iiliGc: receipts $3.50 6ushuls ship.
mentS l2O.OOJ bushels. Oats quiet; No. 2whItc
western 2GIgc. Rye quiet and steady: No. Q. Ole.
Hay easier at 81 Olaij o. butter firm, Eggs
unsettled at lie. Coffee quiet ut l7.Sc.
CINCINNATI. o., March g3.-Fiour weak. Wheat
quiet; No. 2 rod 9a]Ec.. receipts 5000 bushels:
shipments i,O0O bushels Corn quiet Mt lUkc.
Oats quiet ut @nilc. Rye dull: No. ., SOC. Fork
dull'Ht $40 ~. Llrd quiet ut SC co. Bulk mcats
dull ut u %. icon steady at 81 Gais. Whisky
quiet ut 81 u, Butter, sugar aud cheese firm.
Eggs quiet ut l@IEc.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March o3.-Flour weak.
Wheat steRdy; No.. March aud April pSagSLc;
May gGa9G}%c: June Q3l3a93j3c. Corn firm: 30.
mixed truck Acc: No, . mixed March aud Apr!.
iEsaiGI5c: May 451laiGc; june +jRijLc. Oats
steady: No. . white March 3jEa3Gc: April :2;Jllla
3G4c: May and June &c. Eggs steady: enii.
sylyanin Jrsts l5c. III =.
ToLEDo, o., March 2a-Wheat lower and weak: ;
No. cash. March md May Syl5c; July SGIsc.
Corn steady ut %9I!c. Oats quiet ut Sc. Rye
dull ut lc. Corcrsccd dull; prime cash aud
March 81 70.
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Is often the forerunner OF serious i'll.
ness, which may be broken up if good
tonic like Hoods Sarsaparilla is taken
in season. This medicine invigorates
tho kidneys and liver to remove the
waste from the system, puriiies the
blood and builds up the strength.
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n thousands OF cases the cure Of a
cough is the preventive OF consump-
ton. The surest cough medicine in the
world is DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
Sold by all dealers on n guarantee OF
satisfaction Dkw
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1.-Two Stock.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. March 23-Cattle, receipts 49,.
600 head: shipments 5000 head: market steady
md sirnng best bceves G0ai co: good to choice
S3SOdi 90; Others g p0a3 -: sockers s. Oon3 10
Texans s! 50a3 Gj cows 81 tUa3 81 Hogs. receipts
5000 head; shipments ll.000 head: market i0c
l5c higher: rough and common 81 loaf 10: packers
aud shippers 81 5Nai s.: prime heavy 81 s5l5 %:
light 81 I5ai 90: pigs 81 2iai 10 Sheep, receipts
5000 head: shipments 5000 head: market lower:
ewes s. 7ia6 %: ycarlings So goaG 12l<; westerns
s. IjaG 10; lambs s. 7ja6@
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. March o3.-Cattle. receipts
Coz head: shipments 1877 head: market slow;
prime 81 Gont s.: fair to good 81 00ni 40: common
TO fair 9 DG 80: bulls. COWS md stngS So 5Oa3 90;
fresh cows SO Coat %. Hogs. receipts 1851
head: shipments 100 head; market fair all
grades 81 y0a1 IL. Sheep. receipts 1900 head:
Shipments ,20U head: market steady; prime TO
extra 81 C0aG 80: good mixed s. 3ia5 s.; common
10 fairs 0Jai 70: lambs 81 soar %.
CINCINNATI. o. March 23.-IIogs firm; com.
mon and light s. S0al Is: packing and butchers
s. Jeai 90: receipts i,COo head; shipments 2,OJO
head.
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Constipation is caused by loss OF
the peristalic action Of the bowels.
Hoods Pills restore this action and in.
vigoratc the liver; E,s,yl,, g.
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Metals,
Cation.

New ToEK. March 23.-pis iron quiet; Amcri.
Lead dull at s, %. Tin strong, straits SO u.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
Tho Features OF tho Money aud ST.
Nh RI ~ "

The Features OF tho Money aud Stock
Markets.
new York. March a3-Moncy on call easy
at l4a2 per cent; last loan . per cent closing
offered at . per cent. Prime mercantile paper
ia6pcr cent. Sterling exchange quiet At 81 sGa
1871. Sales were 2IS,i2j shares.
The trading in the stock market to-day lost
none OF lis professional character, and the mar.
kct continu cd Gs narrow us llsunl OF late the mo.
lncntnry prominence OF the Grnngcrs and some
others completely subsiding. The industriuls
became once more the leading feature OF the
dealings. and the usual result Of restriction OF
trading in the railway list followed Realng,
Lake Shore and New England were the only ones
which held their own against the leaders, hut
their relative Importance In the market dimiu.
ishcd as the day wore along, Tho strength OF
the industrinls Ind some effect to rally the gen.
erll list toward noon but the persistent rcali.l.
tons In Reading Lake Shore, and later in North.
ern fGcilc preferred. which bccalnc the weak
feature for time, Induced further putting ont
OF short contracts By the traders, and the inter.
noon was wound up by rigorous attack BY the
bears, which brought prices down The market
closed active and ;scak ut the lowest prices OF
the day. - =
Railroad bonds were quiet to dull througnou.
the session. Sales S! OST,00J. ?.
Government and state bonds dull and easier:
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CIHcIYSATI, O., March 23.-cotton quiet; mid.
ding SIC.
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The numbers received this week are nearly
1,joJ heal less than las: week. Trade is reported
Us being fairly active only, with values III.
changed from those ruling last week. Thcy
range now, as they did then. NJ GLta7c net. Near.
by hogs are quoted ut 61aaG14c fair to best west.
ern G3la7c, most OF the latter G5sa7c.
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-DhiLl. lbhAhA i'''St.'A SNE'ohis
FEoMiNiIEEIlSG TO LEAVE AREIvR
WellSburs aud Steubcnyillc.. tb:20 am f5:2j pm
Mcdonald aud Pittsburgh. td:20 amr iS:2D pm
indianapolis. and St. Louis =. "7:3O am t6:2j pm
Columbus and Clnciniiit 80. "i:D am ej:ei pm
Wellshnr- and S.cubcnvlllc. "7:$O am s5:2j pm
Mcdonald and Pittsburgh. t6:G0 am "5:225 pm
Philadelphia and New York il2::99 pun t2:Hj pm
Senbenvilla and pittSburghtl2:0 pm t2:aj pm
Columbus and Chicago .....-. 1880 pm t.:3i pm
Philadelphia and New York "3:2D pm 1850 nm
baltimore and Washington $3.50 PM h9:%0 an
StcubcnvllIc and Pittsburgh 1890 pm $3.50 I'm (
stcubcnrille and Dcnnison.- 1920 PIN $3.50 nm
indianapolis and S. Louis. t9:0i pun 1850 am
Dayton and Cincinnati. 1906 PIN t5:j0 AN
Stenbenvllc and Columbus. 1905 pm f5:50 AIN
Northwest System-Clevc. & Pitts. Division.
Trims run daily, except Sunday. AZ follows:
From DRlpGEpoEr TO LEAVE. ARRIVE
IT. Wayne and Chicago........... 40 am Gas pm
Canton and o................. 4:i9 am G:4i pm
Alliance and Cleveland. .......... i:i9 nm Cas- pm
StcubcnvIllc and Pittsburgh. 4:i9 AM. S:li pm
S;eubcn"ille Gnd WcliEiie.... S:i3 am 2:0j pm
Stcubenvllc aud Pittsburgh .... 1912 nm 10 80 nm
~. Wayne & Chlcago......!....... l:U0 pm G:ij pm
Canton and Toledo. loo i'm 6:ij pm
Alliance md Cleveland. ...,..,... 100 i'm o:05 Dm
Stcubenyilc and Wcllsvilc... 100 pm Gals i'm
PHILADELPHIA and New York. 9 AZ i'm 49, i'm
baltimore and Wnshinst0n...- a:il pm 1872 pm
Steubenvlilc and Pittsburgh. 2:Ai PIN 1852 PIN
Stenbenrillc K EnS; Liverpool. Gil pm 500 Gin
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IS, E52s 2cnnsylvania Stations,
|Vg!HRnnGgIVanIa LINES.
l Trims Run y. Central Time.

TIcyET OFFICES AT PENNSYLVANIA STATION on
Wh-En ST., FooT or ELEVENTH ST, WHEELING.
1T McLvRE HOUSE. WHEELING, AND 1T TIE
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Three times as many hcrrlngs are con-
sumed as any other kind OF fish.
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NEW foRK. March o3.-Petroleum opened
steady and advanced l%c In the early tr,iding,
then became weak and declined nc liquida.
ton duc'to expected increased production, the
market closing weak. Pennsylvania oil, open.
ing ut 5jc: highest SIC; lowest and closing SIC:
lowest 5?ss4c closing at 52;sc; sales $4,000 bar.
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boots AND SHOES.

We made the average reduction on
boots and shoes from 1850 to 1870 33A
per cent. Since then there has been
ccaseless agitation i'll the factory towns
for higher wages and shorter hours and
the workmcn have made considerable
gains. Notwithstanding this TACT the
goods are now retailed rs low as ever.
WATCHES, CLOCKS, AND JEwELRY.
In this limo OF trade the American
manufacturer has accomplished Won
ders in the past, and wrought great ben
Gifts for consumers tho world over.
Watch movements are % per cent.
cheaper now than they were when VIC
made our last comparison, and they
were then lower than ever known before.
Clocks are as low rs they ever were.
LUMBER.
The duty on lumber has been one OF
tho bugbears OF the tariff in the prairie
states OF tho west. The Mckinley bill
yielded to this sentiment and reduced
tho duty on lumber 90 per cent. The
reduction had no effect whatever on the
price OF lumber in Iowa, showing con-
cluaivcly that tho tariff never cut any
figure in the retail price hero and that
MI the past talk about how the west has
been taxed upon its lumber was based
upon error. Our former figures showed
reductionin the retail prices IRON 1880
TO 1890 OF from % to SO per cent. Dur
ing this timo the tariff was unchanged.
The Mckinley bill cut the. tariff one
hall, but the only change prices have
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baltimore live Stock Market.
CALvERToS STOCK YARDS. ,
MONDAY. March 81, lSgl.
Tie SWINE Make.
REMARKS.

Arrivals this week 9.lJs
Arrivals last week Isl
Arrivals one year 9Sl
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OIL Cry. Pa. March o3.-Opcned ut CSC;
highest bj &C., lowest SIC: closed 53c sales 1877 goo
barrels: clcarances $4,000 barrels; shipmcuts
97,006 barrels: runs 9l,si7 barrels.
BRADronp., Pa. March 23.--opened ut SIZE;
closed ut 523sc highest j5lAc; lowest 52lSc clear.
arces sos, 0O0 barrels.
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ToLEDo, o., March 2a-Wheat lower and weak;
No. . cash. March aud May sJIc; July sGIsc
Corn steady at SDI2c. Oats quiet ut &c Rye
March 81 20 III
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CINCINNATI O., March g3.-Flour weak. Wheat
quiet No. ? rod 9111Ec; receipts 5000 bushels:
Oats quiet ut AhLllc. Rye dull: No. ., Soc Fork
dull'Rt $40 ~ Llrd quiet ut SC co. Bulk lncats
dull ut u 81 ICON steady at 81 6aiS Whisky
quiet ut 81 II. Butter, sugar aud cheese firm.
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q .N"'tTiWr'T HTgSlhf-- ~ HANDLE ltCIf
oDAIiY, tDNLY EXCEPT SUNDAY,
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4 OHIO.

except Sunday.
Grafton accommodation. 2:10 PEN. daily.
Mounlsville Accommodation SID u H.. OK.
cept Sunday, and 2:I0 y. IN. dnllr.
!. Catncron Accommodation, cop H.. except
Sunday --- - .------ -
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WHEELING ( PITTSBURGH DIVISION.
For Pittsburgh. G:lO and 7:aJ u. m daily; In
D. M. ,!aily, except Sunday.
For Pittsburgh unI the East. 6:lO y. M. daily
Washington accommodation. 5:vop. III, daily
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- ARRIVE.
From Pittsburgh 1910 IL NJ. daily and 1850
p. H.. daily. except Sunday; 6:5j and i0:26 p. H.,
daily.
Washington accommodation, 1850 g. n. daily
cScnpt sunday ..2.a-| a..H.. -r-ar =.
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Fom New York. Philaiielphiaand Baltimore.
$40 Il. m and 1850 D. NJ and II 20 p. m. daily.
Cumberland accommodation 4.55 D. IN. cS.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Our Minnesota Letter.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 25th, 1892.
To the Editor Of the Bdnner.-DEAR
SlR.-The letter in the last BANNER, OF
Gloucester and its cathedral, by Edgar
L. w. Wakeman was particularly inter
esting to us from its associations with
mothers childhood home, which was
just across the Severn river from there
and she was familiar, in her girlhood
days, with the popularity of street, etc.,
of which Mr.. Wakeman speaks.
Reading the article brings to my mind
a train of thoughts and fancies founded
on what mother has told me and
thought perhaps some one would be in
terested in the same things, so l give
you few lines. Mother used to enjoy
the pictures on the cathedral walls and
other works of art to be found there.
Among the most striking "reminiscences
which she retains of the stories told of
the old times there, is one about Crom-
well (by the way he lacks considerable
of being her ideal of a hero), but the
story is that during some of the time
that he was running things in his high
handed way, having little regard to the
sacred fitness of the cathedral as a place
for worship, he found it convenient to
use some portions of the cathedral for
horse stables and barracks for his troops.
Mother remembers seeing a Bible
chained to pillar for safe keeping in
the middle aisle of the old church at
Stonehouse, the home of her maternal
grandparents, in Gloucester, few miles
south of the city, That looks strange to
us in this time of such a plentiful sup
ply of books. In Chambers Cyclopaedia
is a picture of Bible thus chained, and
in explanation of the ancient value of
the few copies that were obtainable,
there is an account of how Alvin, an
English monk, one of the most ingenious
of his time, spent period of % years,
succeeding 77S, A. d. in making copy
of the Bible for the Emperor Charl-
magne. That Bible was purchased by
the British museum for ESQ.
Then, too, the itinerating propensity
in our times and country, leads us to
look with wonder at the long terms of
the English clergymen. Rev. John FL
lott, one of mothers maternal uncles,
who died last year in his Tooth year, had
been rector of the Church of Randwick,
Stroud, ever since 1919, always over the
same people, and only two or three
miles from his childhood home.
Another old church which is interest
ing to me because of its association
WIFI Idmlly nlSGoIy Is Gne CnuICn Vi d.
Mary's, Radcliffe, in Bristol, which was
1000 years old when grandmother used
to attend there.
But enough of antiquities for now.
will only take time to say that the
weather is balmy and things are growing,
but we had little snow one night last
week. The Convention draweth nigh
but am afraid 1 cannot spare $50 to
pay for a seat or even $25 for the privi-
Iege of standing up before the distin-
guished. orator. Yours truly,
G. E. BRECKENRIDGE.