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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-19

easier. Spot Gales Of No. mixed, 50Lc.: No.
mixed: April, i9c.; May. s6tsc.; June, 45Ac;
July. 1870.
Oats-Options were dull and easy, closing
&ms4c. lower. Spot lots closed &c, lower:
Spot sales. No. white. $500 &c.,; No. =
mixed: 34's@35c.; No. mixed, April. 31sc.;
DO. May. 33hc.; do. Juno, 3313c.
FORK steady: new mess. ellmll.j0.
Lard closed easy. May. $3.50 Joiy, s6.5'
Sugar Raw steady. 30 test. 3s4c.: ~ tes.,
sc; refined quiet; cutloaf and crushed, o'a
5'.c.; powdered, 4ss@is4c.; grannia,.eelI,
4N@iKc cubes. isz@iAc.; mould A, 9-io"
ll-l6c. confectioners 4, A.. @41ac.
Coffee Spot lots dull: fair Rio ceisoes.
lGilc. futures closed steady. Rio Or santos
No. Z. April. S12. 30; May, si205; june sll''o;
July, SLIGO.
quoted at 3gc regular aud Sc ior ihachlhe
barrels. Rosin quiet and about steady
strained. 81 40. good do. sl.b
1900 barrels. May. opening. sac; highest,
80 c.: lowest. 59c.; closing. o54c'
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Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. April 1s.-Flour quiet; Western
superfne. e. 50e3 10; do. extra, S3.l5@3.s5;
do family. S4OO@4.5O winter wheat. patent
$4,000. S5 spring wheat patent, -. 7Oa 800;
spring wheat. straight. S4.40@i go. receipts
s,I5l barrels shipments, l,OOl barrels; sales
$50 barrels. Wheat easy; No. red, spot
9ll4 m9412c.; April. 94A @9i14c.; May,
g2lt "a 90 &C.; June, 91l4@ SIZE; steamer
No 2. red, $50. asked receipts. o.
4l6 bushels; stock, s29,O75 bushels;
sales. 10000 bushels; Southern wheat steady;
Futz, g0@97c; longberry, 93@ csc, Corn
easy: mixed spot 49, @4S]3c. April, 4sh "a
4si5c.: May. Asa 49, c.; June, 45c.; July. ACC.
asked, steamer, mixed. 4654 "a 1910; receipts,
39.lg7 bushels. shipments $4,000 bushels;
stock. COS. sos bushels: sales, 4l.0OO bushels;
Southern corn-white easy at 47e 4sc.; yellow
firm at 1870 SOC. Oats quiet and steady;
No. 2 white Western, 3s@3S59c.; No 2
mixed Western. $500 &c.. receipts pts
5000 bushels stock 120,727 bushels.
Rye quiet and steady No. 2, STA Ssc:: receipts,
$50 bushels stock. u, 529 bushels. Hay trniy
held: good 10 choice timothy, Sl4.5O@ 1850.
Grain freights very dull; steamer 70 Liver
pool. per bushel 3D.: Cork for orders. per
quarter, 2s 3D.; cotton. 26c. per 100 pounds
-four, lac. per 100 pounds. Cotton firm; mid
ding. TIC. Provisions steSiy and quiet.
Butter frmer. unchanged.
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R1cHNoyp. Va. April ls.-No offerings of
tobacco nj auction on Change to-day.
Private sales reported to the secretary Oh
tho Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day wrap
pers, 70 hogsheads; Leaf dark, hogsheadS'
total. "a hogsheads
sampling to-day
The United States internal revenue collec-
tons for the city of Richmond. Va. TO-DAY
are as follows: Tax paid on cigars ana clsa-
rettes. S42.l5 tax paid on plug tobaccos,
81 100, -. total, <l.1422s.
Mr. John d. Cooper. the Henderson rep
resentatiye OF the American Tobacco Com
pany. is in Richmond. lie has his headquarters
at the Office OF Messrs. Maurice T. Smith ~
Co.
Considering that yesterday was n cold.
rainy and altogether disagreeabe day. be-
sides being "A holiday. the market was fairly
active. and quite respectable amount of bus
mess was transacted.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
rDosING QUOTATIONS OF MONEY.
Offering, and Sales at tho Richmond Tobacco
Exchapge-Internal Revenue Coliec-
tions-Foreicn Advices.

NV YORK. April IS-Money on call loaned
AMY atlis@2 per cent Tho highest rate was
y per cent. Exchange closed quiet posted
rates. 4s6isa actual rates. 4so&@is6 for
SIXTY days. and 1914 @ss7)l for demand. Gov
.rnments closed quiet currency Ga. 100
b.s as. coupons. ll5'I BID, extended 2's.
registered 100 bid
Trading during the morning hours on the
c+,rk Exchange today was fairly active The
,,r.scipAi trading was ia Reading, New Eng
irl Richmond and West Point. Lackawan-
"a louisville. Now Albany and Chicago.
4 Axe Enc and Western Union and Wheeling
ami Lake Eric In the first hour prices were
s-rong for the general list. and at II o'clock
y.Iues werO IS 10 10 per cent higher than
fhev closed Saturday. Lackawanna. New
lnfand and West Point were exceptions
The first named declined - to lG2
New England declined / per cent
sud recovered partly, while Richmond
and West Point declined - Western Union
Was 81 The feature of the second hours
trading. 10 was very active and advanced 20
g.. The rest OF the list advanced fraction
sv IN sympathy and at noon the best
fclrcs of the day were current. The sales
fOr the morning amounted 10 100 600 shares
airing the afternoon the market was even
irure active, and prices for most of the list
showed SAEul advances. but the market
was not without weak spots. notably Chi
caro and Alton. which closed 3 per
cont. lower Delaware and Hudson. which
vas per cent. lower Jersey Central,
which closed per cent lower. and Richmond
ead West Point which closed ! per cent.
lower. The weakness and selling of the latter
we're due to the discord in the reorganization
G mmlttee. The remainder of the stocks
closed Is 70 - per cent. higher than on
Saturday. Western | Mon was one of the
features of the afternoon. having been nc
lively bought by Gould brokers and Chicago
houses. The salos for the day amounted TO
... rnI cbo~aa
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND AND WEST POINT
TERMINAL
Railway and Warehouse Co.


The following SECURITIES OF che RICH
MOND AND WEST POINT TERMINAL RAIL
WAY AND WAREHOUSE COMPANY have
bsen deposited under the plan of reorganiza-
ton Of March l. 1892, lodged with the CENTRAL
TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK-viz:
Common Stock. as, 593, 800: Preferred
Stock. $4,000. 900; Six per cent Collateral
Trust Bonds. 81 800 600 Five per cent. Gold
Collateral Trust Bonds. 5000, oO0-total,
59,9lS,s00.
Sufficient stock of the EAST TENNESSEE.
VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA RAILWAY COM
PANY has been deposited TO make. with the
stock owned by the Richmond and West Point
Terminal Railway and Warehouse Company
majority.
UNDERLYING SECURITIES to large
amount have been deposited under the plan OF
reorganization.
For the purpose of allowing Bankers and
Brokers to deposit securities in transit the
committee have decided not 10 determine the
question Of an extension OF the time for depos-
ting until after O'Clock 7. NJ. on TUESDAY.
10Th instant. and until that time the Central
Trust Company of Now York - authorized to
receive deposits.
The Central Trust Company's Certificates
which are being issued in exchange for the
| Richmond and West Point Terminal Railway
and Warehouse Company and East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia Railway Company securi-
ties deposited under the plan of reorganization,
have been listed on the New York Stock Tx
| change.
THE RIGHT OF SUBSCRIPTION TO THE
| CASH FUND OFFERED UNDER THE PLAN
| TO THE DEPOSlTARIES OF STOCK AND
FIVE PER CENT BONDS WILL BE EX-
| TENDED TO SUCH DATE AS MAY BE AID.
VERTISED BY THE COMMITTEE AFTER
| APRIL 10. 1892.
The holders of the securities Of The Auxiliary
| Corporations are invited 70 cooperate and be-
| come parties to the plan to preserve the integ-
rty of this large system of Railroads, the dis1n-
| tegration Of which would prove disastrous TO
such securities. Copies Of the plan OF reorgAn-
| ization may be had at the Office of the Central
Trust Company OF New York.
NEW YORK, April u. lsa2.
FREDERIC P. OLCOTT,
OLIVER II. PAYNE.
FREDERICK u. IAPPEN,
WILLIAM II. PERKINS,
Henry BULGE
II {. FAHNESrOCK.
J. KENNEDY TOD,
spiS.tisin 81 Wall street, New York.
| WEsT-ESD LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY,
lu3 EAsT MAlS STREET. Z
RlcHMOsD, Va. April -, 1872. J
ATTHE MEETING OF THE sIOCkHOlD-
| n Frs Of this company held April = ls9'
| "the directors we're authorized 10 puichase
| from each stockholder Of record on the ISL DAY
| OF May. lsl2 five per cent. OF his respective
| holdings of the sock of this COMPANY at s}l
nor share payable in cash ~ accordance
| Herewith the transfer books will be closed on
| ATRIL 20 and reopened OH MAY 3 $50.
| See that your stock stands registered in your
| own name by April 30, 1892. .,..
70 ig.2w GEORGE J. ROGERS, Secretary.
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st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, No. April 1s.-Flour. dull
and weak. patents, S4.3O@L4O; extra fancy,
s4@4lO. fancy. sS.G5@5.75 choice 50. loo,
S.S5; family. S3@3lO. Wheat strong. and
higher: April. SIC. bid; May, SIC. June.
SIC; July. 795Sc. bid; August. 79c. Corn
dull. firm and higher; April, $3.50; nominal;
May. SIZE bid; July. 364c. asked. oats
26Ic. bid. Pork-Standard mess, $50 for
old and $1,000 for new Lard-Prime steam,
$3.50. Dry sailed meats-Shoulders, S4l.oE4'
longs. s6l215 clear ribs, S6.144 shorts,
$685.. Bacon-Boxed shoulders, longs and
clear ribs. $3.50; shorts. S645@6.5O.
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Chicago.

CHICAGO. April 1s.-vheat was very dull
until tho last bour. when it declined on the
iarge increase IN the visible supply, and then
recovered sharply on news OF damaging cold
weather in France and England and closed
Inc corn market was firm on decreasing re-
ce;nts and there was a sharp bulge near the
close in sympathy with tae squirt in wheat
Closing prices were &c. higher. Receipts. 216
The oat market ruled easy because of raid
inc bv the bears, and closed &C. lower Re-
ceipts. 80 cars -,
weak ON heavy receipts Of hogs. Pork de-
clined " oi754c c., and ribs p &C. Lard closed
a shade higher.
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Spring wheat-sales by sample Z. o. b.;
No. 3. ga SIC; No. 4. csc. Winter wheat
Sales by sample f. o. b.: No. 3 red, STA Si5sc.;
No. red. 75c
Corn-No. 2 in store, 39l1c.; No. 2 yellow,
4OQ4Olc.: No. 3. 3go 49, c.; No. yellow, 4O'a
4Oac. Sales by sample f. o. b.: No. white,
4O@4Ol &C.: No. 3. 1Oc.; No 3, white 3959c.;
No. 4. 350 3gc.
Oats~No. gin store. 2sa2s3lc.; No. 3, 26ll@
m2sc.: No white. z55l@2914c. Sales by
white, SOl@3lc.; No. 8. 27@2sc.; No. white,
0qM3I
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live stock Market.

UN1oy SrocK YARDS. I'LL, April 1S.-Cattle-
Receipts. IL. 900 head: firm; conmon TO extra
steers s3@4. So: stockers and feeders, S2'a
SEQ: COWS and bulls tL25@ 3.25. Hogs
CENTS 3s. 900 head; weak and l0c. lower,
heavy q. 5O04. 10; mixed and medium. $3.50
m4,70; light. S4.45@47O Sheep-Receipts'
& 600 head: strong and lOc. higher; poor to
extra. S506. 80: lambs. S5.S5@7.
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DROPOsALS.

Scaled proposals viii be received in this office
mill MAY 10TH ut y o'clock D., 1902, Tor tho
LRFCTION OF the CHAMBER CT COMMERCE
BIiiIDING Of this city. ,..
pans ana specifications can be seen at TINS
Office and the bids will be made separate tor
he Stoue-work Brick work. Carpenter s-worA
and for other departments OF Work anu ho' a' =
"i The right is reserved 70 reject any and all
M NJ j. DIAiMOCk, Architect
ant2fy Office 1903 east Main street. city.
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RTcHN0ND. "a. AprlI ", ISl.
c,rArrD pR0pOSAIS WILL BE REIElNED
h AAT1THIS ! otJFFFlCE UNTIL MONDAY NEIXI.
Anrpl 18Th. at s p. NJ, for ELECl hlC MlnlNG.
and until MONDAY. April 9TH az I. N n,l ior
inas snecihcations and forms Of proposals can
he seen upon application. ,n-.,,,.,.r.
inc Committee on Grounds AMI bpiiaihsS rs
ssryes the right 70 reject any and all Dids-
'o ssnfS.td ". f.. CUTSHAW, City Engineer
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Live Stock Market.

RICHMOND, VA. April 10, 1892
Receipts-Cattle. $50; sheep, 70; hogs, COO.
Salos-Cattle. $50; sheep. 75 hogs, 500
Prices-Cattle, best. S4;25 to s4.5O gross
medium TO good. $3.50 TO "a; common to fair,
80 30 to 1926; bulls, 81 so to s.; sheep, So to
&c. 90; hogs, $3.50 to e6 net.
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OFFICE BOARD or HEALTH, !
l06 NORTH Ninth STREET, Z
RICHMOND, Va. April 10, 1872. }

dds WILL BE Deceived AT THIS
ID Office until y ". APRIL 18TH for perform.
ing the SCAYENGER WORK OF TIE city OF
Richmond for two wears. heginnlng May j. ~ y
reject any or all bids. ,,o.,,,, or, tfr,rTu
ap ls-td DOAhD ON '4i-A|A"
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Cincinnati.

C1YcrxAr1, O., April Pork-Regular,
80. ST.: family. Sll.S71s. Lard -Kettle-dried,
Sc SO. Bacon-Short clear sides, So. 1896
Wbisky-Sales of 996 barrels of finished
goods on the basis Of sll3 per gallon Tor
hioh Wlnes.
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Wilmington.

WILMINGTON. N. c.. April Isl spirits
turpentine nothing is doing. Rosln steady.
turpentine steady hard, Sl.lO; yellow dio and
virgin. S2.25.
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PROPOSALS..
EASTERN LUSATIc ASYLUM.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, April lsth.J

WILLIAMSBURG, A., April loth.)
ITO ARCHITECTS: DESIGNS. WITH PIE
i LAlINARY drawings 20 be followed 10y ue-
tailed specifications. II plan IS acceppted' i2r a
NEW BUILDING AT TIE kASILAN INA
TIC ASYLUM, wILLIAAiSBnh U AAT ARE, are m m
of tbe soid Asylum. To be handed in 10 the SUI
perintendent at the Asylum. on or before ne
sD DAY OF MAY N.AE The building Is 70 DE
four stories in height constructed OF kovu
hand brick. with two fire. roof spiral starr
WAYS. one at each ends the entire irsI iloor 10 DC
appropriated TO a general dlnlng-roonl' WI" IN
nantry and other similar convenlences' an inc
other floors to be devoted 10 single and a'so-
ciate bedrooms for the inmates, opening upon
massage or hall running through the centre ana
along the entire length OF the bulidihg. mo
cost of the building. when compieted' no1 70
exceed $4,000 The architect whose plan Is
edonted will be paid for his plan and en-
ploysd to supervise the work at the rate OF cQnl-
pensatiOn usual I'm such cases for Iurlher
particulars apply 10 800. -, ,,,,,,r-p,,
anta-1t Williamsburg, Va.
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Charleston
TNBACCo EXCHANGE.

CaARLEsrox. s. c.. April 1s.-Turpsntine
firm At Sic. Rosin firm at Sl.2O
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LEGAL NOTICES.


TN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF YORK COUN,
ny VA, MARCH rs H ls2i II F, ih IN V iHiF
CONMONW EALIH.
Laura Smith
NJ g. smiths personal representative and ais
IN cHANcERy.
Tbisc came on again this day 10 be heard
mon The papers fol merlY read and was argued
Nv counsel On consideration WHEREOF anI on
~. motion of Laura Smith. widow OF SAID M.
X smith. deceased and one OF the distrlpulees
OF aid estate the Court doth adludse 9faer
and decree tina, the creditors OF the said u; -.
Smith. deceased. do show cause on we nrst uay
OF the September term next OF ms Ms COW,
ssainst the payment and delivery OF the estate
~ The said decedent NJ. l. smith, to bis cls-
trihntees without refunding bonds anu IL is
further ordered that a cory OF tins order be
puiIshed once week for four successive wees
I'm TIIe Tf,lyzs newspaper published IN the ei'y
~ Richmond. and posted at the door OF thc
Courthouse of York county on Two successive
,erm, of the County Court OF said county OF
York. ~ WAN CLARK
.ass.tpiw by ". c. Wade, Deputy.
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LICENSE TAXES.

~~--0-0-~-~r-r-~-0~~-~~ ,-~~-~~~0~~~~~0~~~@
OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR or CTTy TAXES,
CITY HALL,
RICHMOND. Va, April 1, 1892.
r LICENSE TAX-CITY LICENSES FOR THE
l. Year 1892 have been placed IN my hands ior
collection and are now due, as follows;
AGENTs;- lty scayenger,
PaQgage and express, Commission merchants
TertiliIers Dentists,
Insurance. Detectives,
abor Electricians.
Tand Express companies
Manufacturing arti- Fish and oysters,
rles Fruit stands, &c,
Renting houses, Hotels, Ill.
Railroad tickets lmpoundlns io,,
Stearoshins lines Intelligence Office.
T,,na-writers: Junk Dealers
Architects LIQUOR DEALERS:-
Attorneys at-laN, nhoicoAio
ArcrIOSFgRs:- Retail,
Generai Wholesale malt,
Real Estate, bottiins
Tobacco, Livery stables,
Common crier Loan onces,
Par-room Lumber measurers,
rS,liard tables Mercantile agencies,
Boarding houses Ihotographers'
RpDxrRs.- PHYSICIANS.
Tattie Private bankers.
Conr'ercial Private entertainment,
Insurance Public rooms,
N.rchandlse Restaurants.
Pawn Snacks.
Railroad ticket, Storage,
shin Telegraph and tels-
stock phone companies.
Tobacco; Veterinary surgeons.
Chemists. &C, &c.
Parties falling 10 pay this tax on or before
April. 20. 1892. will be subject TO the penalty
f. ". CUNNINGHAM,
lin Collector of City Taxes
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{ )IIl IAAES'
OFFIcE OF COLLECTOR or DELINQUENT TAxEs.l
+. RICHMOND. VA, April !. 1892.
By an ordinance Of the city, IL is required that
notice shall 10 given in all the daily newspa-
uers. under tho direction Of the Committee on
finance. that the LIST or DELiSQtESf
TAXES ON REAL ESTATE for the preceding
wear will be published III one or more OF the
daily papers and also tho time and place or
sale Of said delinquent real estate.
In accordance with the above. notice IS hereby
GIVEN that aid list will be published In IHz
ITnFs on SUNDAY, the 18th day OF April; and
SUNDAY the list OF May, 1892 The sale viii take
place in from, OF the City Hall on Broad street,
bonrs OF ~ O'Clock VI. and 4 o'clock +. NJ on
MONDAY tho 2d day Of May. 1892.
All parties who do not want their properly
advertised must pay before the l?th iytanJ
JOHN A. MEANLEI.
api-tmy1 Collector Of Delinquent Taxes
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-28
Locusts on Their Travels.

The British consul in Mogador
mentions in his last report that while
on an excursion inland, about days
journey from Mogador, he met flights
Of locusts. He says it was an aston
ishing and interesting, though pain
full, sight, the air being in some parts
so thick with them that they formed
a dense, living brown fog, through
which he could hardly find his way,
while they so completely covered the
ground that the utmost caution was
necessary in walking as we could not
tell whether he was treading on soft
sand, hard, slippery rock, or what.
Many birds feasted on the insects,
including large flights Of gulls from
the sea; and beasts evidently enjoyed
their share, for in the middle of the
densest swarm he saw fine red fox
dancing up and swapping dozens Of
the locusts in the air, until seeing the
stranger, he suddenly dropped on all
tours and quickly vanished in the
live fog. Not only did the barbel
get their share of the novel food (the
consul used the locusts successfully
as bait for them), but some of the
fish of the Atlantic were found
gorged with locusts which had been
blown off the land by easterly winds.
AS usual, they were extensively eaten
by the native population, both Mo-
hammedan and Jewish.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-28
Homes or PrIaons.

The public reformatories of France
are said to be peculiarly successful in
developing honesty, self-respect and
manhood In the criminal.
A visitor to one OF these institu-
tions observed that after the convicts
had passed through the first two
grades of improvement" they were
permitted. to work In the field In
couples, and that each man selected
his comrade.
as not this a dangerous license?"
he asked.
"They are under general super
VISION" was the reply. Conspiracy
is hardly possible. But we have
found from long experience not only
that a man accomplishes more work
in congenial companionship, but that
his nature is generally strengthened
by it.
"Convicts are only men, after all,
each with his peculiarities of DISPOSE
ton, tastes and habits. Approach
him through this natural bent, and
you reach him under healthy condi-
tions. But il you ignore it, If you
force him, for instance, to live con-
stantiy with man antagonistic 10
him, his development is checked, like
that of plant deprived Of its nat
ural soil and air."
Here is truth useful to parents as
we'll as to the wardens Of prisons.
There are in many homes men and
women who possess fixed opinions
and iron wills, and who subdue the
other members of the family to sort
OF servitude.
The daily habits, the topics of fire.
Quent discussion, are of their choos-
ing; while their companions, Of weak
er wills but perhaps finer natures,
are forced to succumb. SThey try,
like transplanted trees. to grow In
alien soil, but only wither, fruitless.
The home thus becomes prison in
stead OF nursery.
Unselflsh women are apt foolishly
to try to change their whole natures
into feeble copy of those whom they
love.
Each man." says a German writer,
"must live his own life If he would
help his neighbor."
do not fence up your brothers
path" says another wise German,
land keep your own highway open.
A useful rule in all families is that
each member shall, If possible, have
his room and a portion of time to
himself each day, with leave to carry
out favorite pursuit without inter.
ference or ridicule.
Remember, too, that Christ, with
infinite tenderness, recognized, in
His own little family of apostles, the
individual character and needs OF
each.
Where His spirit is, there is liberty.
Youths Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-28
Cunning Hunter.

Deservedly has Master Fox served
for ages as the representative of craft
and guile. TIe evidently has brain,
and means to use it in preserving his
life and stocking his larder. The
author of "Forty-fve Years of Sport"
says that fox was one day seen com
ing out of pile of stones near the
water side.
He hid in the heather for a while,
and then pushed out something on
the water, which proved to be q
bunch of moss. The wind took it
into the middle Of the lake, and blew
it past some ducks, sitting on the
surface.
Having watched his venture for
perhaps ten minutes, with apparent
satisfaction, and observed that it
neared the ducks without arousing
their suspicion, our friend began to
collect another and larger bunch Of
moss, which he allowed to float in the
same direction, but this time he
swan behind it, taking care to show
only his eyes and nose above water.
Just as it was passing the group of
ducks, he made sudden dive, pulled
down bird, and swan back to shore
under water. Arriving there, he
carried the duck to the pile of stones,
where his wife and daughter were no
doubt waiting to enjoy the fruits of
his labOrS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-28
No Credit Marks Counted.

He was young lawyer, and he was
employed on salary by corporation
to look after certain portion of its
legal business. He was held to be a
bright young fellow and remarkably
good at discovering new points of law,
with accompanying authorizes, that
made him master of the situation.
But he was nearly always lin
trouble. He would lose a case occa-
sionally, and the corporation would
make it'interesting for him.
ale wins nine out of ten cases he
tries" said one of his friends, "and his
victories are generally of some ac-
count. They're well worth winning.
But somehow he doesn't seem to get
along as well or stand as high with
his employers as young Wilcox, who
never won case, except, perhaps, by
|, accident"
"Quite right" was the reply. "But
Wilcox never loses a case either.
He just strong enough to make a
jury disagree"
"But an occasional victory would
be better than"
"Oh, no; not with the average cor
poration. Victories are never
counted, but defeats are. Successe S
are overlooked, but errors carefully
recorded. The man who just barely
keeps up with the race is better off
than the man who leads it most OF
the time. That's why Wilcox has SO
little trouble.'