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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-12
BELLAIRE.

Fletcher's stable, in the alley between
| Guernsey and Noble streets, in the
| Fourth ward, was burned ABOUT four
o'clock yesterday morning. A fine
horse belonging to Harry Sheets was so
badly burned that it was shot to end its
misery. The animal presented pitiful
spectacle as II wandered about before
being dispatched. A good buggy be-
/ longing to Dee Craig was also among
the contents of the building which were
consumed. Prompt work on the part
Of the hremen soved the Geo. c. Smith
laundry building. The stable burned
was much better than the average build
| ing of its class, and the aggregate loss
will foot up nearly thousand dollars.
The item in this column yesterday in
regard to the sale OF the big block Of
land at Dille's Bottom was the subject
OF considerable comment among miners.
1t is the opinion that the coal will be
Ogened on an extensive scale, furnishing
employment 10 many miner. 1t may
mean also a great deal to this city, as
the coal shipped by rail will have TO
pass through here until there is built an
extension to the Ohio Valley Railway.
The trial Of Dora Watkins Tor
Stearnes) on the charge OF keeping a
house Of ill-fame will be heard in the
Mayors Court to-day, unless she pleads
guilty TO the charge. The girl is very
obstinate. and it is limited that several
persons may be implicated who will not
wish their names TO become public iu
an affair of this kind.
The miners with whom your report er
has conversed take with good grace the
compromise on the wage scale agreed
TO al Columbus last week. They say
that there was nothing else for the
miners TO do. in view OF the surround
ing circumstances.
Six persons were arrested Saturday
night for engaging in fight on Union
street. Four OF the men put up securi-
" Sunday morning for their appearance
in the Mayors Court this morning,
while the other two are held over.
Friday night at WoOdsfeld the cab Of
b, Il. q c. passenger engine was
| burned. The engine was standing on
switch on the hilltop and the wind
blew fire from the fues which ignted
the cab, totally destroying H.
Elmer f. Deaner, VINO few years
ago was a prominent young business
man Of this city, is now operating a
candy manufacturing establishment In
San Francisco, Cal.
The County Teachers Association
meeting at Bethesda, last Saturday,
was largely attended and was one OF
the best that has been held for some
/ time.
Charlie Dreamer will leave to-day to
Join his brother at Greeley, Col.
The irrepressible Fillmore Helsley Is
a candidate for Constable.
Hon. A. T. McKelvey left last even
ing for pifip, o.
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DRY GOODS.

New YORK. February 1O.-The week
closes in the dry goods market In less IA.
vorable form than it opened. The last
forty-eight hours of unfavorable weather
has interfered with the course OF trade,
and the volume of the weeks business Is
but moderate, and prices have not materl-
ally improved. PRINT cloths neglected.
Prints, ginghams and woven wash goods
are moderately active. Dress goods are
avoided, unless particularly attractive, Tor
the spring and summer trade. Foreign dry
goods rule quiet
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PETKOLEUM

OIL CRY, PA, February 10.-Petroleum,
opened and highest, S04c; lowest anC
closed at sO95c sales, - barrels; clear
ances, - barrels; runs, 1850 barrels;
shipments. 100, 524 barrels.
New York, February i9.-Petroleum
dull; no sales; March option closed at sic
PIrrsBURG, PA, February l0.-Petro
leum, opened at sO16c; closed SOSsc; high
est, s0l1c; closed az SO9sc.
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chicago I'D Alton, $50; Chicago. Bur
Nncton and Quincy. 755l; Chicago
Gas. 635{; Delaware and HUDSON, l5o9t A;
Delaware, Lackawanna and western.
isSi<; Denver and RIO Grande pre-.
ferred. SOi<. Distiners and Cattle Feed
ars Co. 2Sls Erie, 1855; DO. preferred,
SsL: Fort Wayne. $50; Illinois Cen
trai. 90lS. Lake Shore, 1861; Michigan
Central, 913[, Missouri Pacific, ~
Norfolk and Western preferred. 81
Northern Pacific, AZ; do. preferred, LIS
Northwestern, 1925 do. preferred, lSo;
View York Central, 99ls; Rev FORK
and New England, ll56; Pacific Mail,
n. Peoria, Decatur and EvPusville, 4;
pittsburg, 1867 Pullman Palace, 1914 ;
Reading. 2lls; Rock Island, $50 ST Louis
and San Francisco first preferred, -; St.
paul 57T<; do. preferred, 1175S; Tennessee
Cool and Iron, 119S: Texas Pacific, Sl4 A;
Union Pacific, l73(; United States Elk
nrsss "a; Western Union, S2s{; Wheel
nc sHd Lake Erie. l25S; DO. preferred,
AZ; General Electric -.
Mining StOcks-Band B., -: Chclor, 40;
Crown Point, 90; Consolidated California
and Virginia, 29O; Deadwood, 50; Gould
aud Curry, 60; Hale and NOrcross, 50;
Homestake, 100; Independence, ~; Mex
ican, 10; North Star, -: Ontario, 700;
ODblr, 2Oo; Plymouth, o. oleIIa NeFau
So: Standard, 125; Union Con-, 80; Vel
low Jacket, g; Iron Silver, 10; Quick
Silver. $50; do preferred. 1900; Bulwer %.
New York Weekly Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, February l0.-The weekly
pank statement shows the following
changes: Reserve, decrease, SIS, $50, 300;
loans, increase, $l3,0l4, 500; specie, de-
crease. 81, T5g, 200; legal tenders, decrease,
s.. 63S, 100; deposits. Increase, Sl7, 633, 600;
circulation, decrease, $50, 300. The banks
now hold SIS. 63S, $50 in excess Of the re-
ouirements Of the % per cent. rule.
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Wool Market Condition.
Brads.rssrs.

There has been a sharp falling OF in the
demand, and the market shows an easy
tone Boston's sales during the past two
weeks have been about 100000 pounds,
but it looks as though the squirt was
checked. Buyers found free sellers, and
most Of the business was done at conces-
sions from the former asking rates.
About eco, 900 pounds of XX Ohio cleaned
10 at pc, and pc IS Quoted for choice lines
OF Xxx and above. Territory woods con-
tinue in large supply, and sales are largely
of this grade. Australian woods are dnll,
but steady. The London auction snle
closed weaker, with purchases Of LEGO
bales for America. The next London sale
is February "a.
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1--we sFOok

EAST LIBERTY, PA, February 10.-Cattle
Receipts, $40 head; shipments, go head ;
market, nothing doing, all through consign-
meuts.
Hogs Receipts, $500 head; shipments,
l, 800 head market, fair; all good grades
IS 4Oa5 50; pigs 81 30a5 80.
Sheep-Receipts, GOO head; shipments,
600 head; market dull and unchanged.
CINcrNNArI, OHIO, February I0.-Hogs,
strong at 81 6Oa5 30; receipts, LOCO head
shipments, none.
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ded white Sc. Butter, firm but quiet;
fancy western creamery &c; Pennsylvania
prints 2Sc Eggs, firmer. Cheese, I'M
changed. Receipts Flour, 1000 barrels;
wheat, 1000 bushels; corn, 5000 bushels;
oats, 1000 bushels. Shipments-Wheat,
ISL bushels: corn. 1000 bushels.
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A Dozen Tail walkers.

A family named Walker, living in
Mitchell county, North Carolina, con-
sists OF seven brothers and five sisters,
all of whom are over six feet in height.
one OF the brothers is said to be seven
feet nine inches tall.
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. "a. y
r,,rugry ll-uWing "
Srg lo.N' n cans during tne wees
sIpaa'''- ~ ct3 0545o1 anl ~ :
..s sA.s.- sr7 aq- 500 casn, 10 'HS
rs1,s o. ~. New York nal,ou"'
.1gs o. .,f money is slosia'Ds,,
=, i1s-..f, NJ idle funds ne0 %
,bs no-- is eg-.gsa SUI Iess
t this -- N,-w.tlstaud.ng iu.s
wees l---.,..r- Do surplus is SUN
Fever, ,- ~.,1art aa Illustrative
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re. NJ reserve sSlfs-JI Slt.20 J.5
lsds0i tbs banking line, business
be- described as fair, considering
lsra. conditions Buyers Of merch-
ss are once more coming 90 the
?, With good sized orders, and In
cases are buying now, for future
U-7 The wholesale dry goods, aad
sta.y t1e wholesale grocery houses,
o- business as materially imDrOv-
One cause f0r this is supplied TO
'lc. that many sections OF
country are almost barren OF sup
dealers having simply purchased
p hand 0mllth ever since laStJuly,
now 'lat O demand Is spriuging up
..al. consumption, there is q rush,
were. to buy Iu small stocks.
.e orders are coming into this CEN
la larger volume than FOR months
and tle tone ei general trade
e2iraspo11.1g.y brighter. Col
pos are also improving, and there
Ai Tess complaint ON this score, than
.o's time. To- short, there is now
~.' Oh, poor business, hard times
s'ls'l. depression, than at any
since ,le panic, aud the people are
%, down 90 something like their
-na business hustle.
One grain markets the week wit
20 q more cheerful feeling. AT the
.-7-, was nervous ana unsettled
..ic,ona. decline, in sympathy
'.lser Western adv.ces. when the
continued to unload. To this
As| however, the buying quickly
'sl' owing largely for foreign &C.
y l-l also Co less pressure TO sell.
I simulated a stronger tendency
-al.as SONS OF the ouovapv
partly attributed 20 a better
-7nl1-, exporters tax
Sef quantities. ShipDers
.'. showing more interest i'm four.
~ p, ,-e.r limits are 700 low 10
much activity Corn was easy
,-s .'m With wheat Oats are
-.- sing into stronger shape.
-.. shipments from the West.
mole ile weeks business was
.-,.'eneat when compared with
,,,'. .o.,o OF Two months ago. and
,.-.. p. a1a'r' was healthy, with in
'' further advancement.
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rlo-Ida,s Lowest SNOW FAN.

One hundred miles north Of Key
West is the iarthest part south in Flor
ida that snow has ever been known 10
fall.
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The Metal aIerkas.

New YORK, February TO- Pig iron,
dull; American sl2 GOALS 90. Copper, dull
lake &c Lead, quiet; domestic s. 20.
Tin, quiet.
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ARRIVE.
From New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore ani
Washington, S35 a m. daily.
Cumberland accommodation, 4 - p M r
cept sunday.
Grafton accommodation. iO.20 A m. daily.
Moundsvills accommodation. 9.o0 q m, LII
and J35 D. M. except sunday.
Keyser press, 800 p. M. except honday
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TRANs-oHIo DIVISIONS
For Columbus Chicago and tbs West, 7.55A
m and Az p. n- daily.
columbus, Cincinnati and g. Louis t9b
NJ daily except sunday. 10. 10 a fn., daily ana
2ija M. Sunday only.
~. Clairyilie accommodation. lois N. AL
33Op. H.. except sunday -
Sunday.
ARRIVE
From Chicago 30 and 1910 q. NJ. dallr.
From So. Louis. Cincinnati and Columbus
b.O0a m. and So .. m. daily.
~. CIairsyllle accommodation, llS a n.
and - p. m. except sunday
Newark accommodation, lib a m. except
sunday CHAs. o. scULL
General Passenger Agenk
1T LANE. r. y. Agt.. wbssliug ". Va.
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD co.
time table. taxing effect al s.oop m. sunaay
December 2ith, 1873.
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FINANCE AyD TRADE

\. fs' Csn'-Govsrumsnta Inac.
,-. -'''A' Duu-Flour, Weak-Whest.
A. 'N, February 10.-Nouev on call
s- ce1- Prime mercantile
sr t1 per cer- Sterling excbapre
N.---Ir srt--o
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,vs ,,--e STARE speculation during
+, for E...s. - which the exchapre was
-,..a dragged ALONG SLOWLY
&c. ,r.. - feature OF interest The
Oh, 4-,,.-.'.-- i's t1euarrowest on nd.
,eot --- ce,ug confined within a
Pima .sf. ~. ,-- The Changers moved
,y of,Ss or per cent The unee~-
csys-r- 81. -ducD relative 10 me- tarif n
ar s-1 81 81 restricts the 6eaiin IS ~ !,
a1 oytss suing, which VIII be af-
4a.lg,oT s- measure. The reports from
are bss'o conflicting that oper,
aa O, ;se cS.. ana nobody seems to be
me 0. ',-i as could be on s1c6 a iiSbt
,atoos c,..ne5s Sales. IS -65 s b 49, -
eroaa Fr,,s, Adams Express 10.
4 90: CS91pfsss, ne; BaitimSs, l 90
se IL. "5 c,a Pacific, CO.. Us rs,, saq
~ Chesapeake ana 6bio0 s 1Ss].
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'FlSCIAI NEWS.
i, ngprroys sraEsallIsIss-D1
:, s,,5 T5s loyBT INCREASING

ap. 94. .... r-1.,.. I rps5., SD
,-i r-ss-La'ts. financial
7-- de A'-
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WHEELING AND PlTTsBURo DIVISION

WHEELING AND PITTsBURG DIVISION.
For Pittsburg, Washington. Baltimore. Phil
adephiR aud New York, 90 a m. sndod)P
m. daily,
Pitisburg accommodation, 40 a m, daily.
Pittsburg Apress. 80 m. except hunJay
Washington Pa. accommodation, go y M
except sunday.
ATnfvE.
FROM New York. Philadelphia Baltimore
Washington and Pittsburg. ~ 10 a M. .isiiy ct.
csp. sunday. aud 10 l0a a.. daily.
Pittsburg mall, f23) p. NJ. except sunday
and $50 D. m. daily.
except Sunday.
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PHILADELPHIA. PA, February lO.-tI0ur,
weak. Wheat. lower; No. Pennsylvania
red Csc: February ole; March Csc;
April 63ltc; Nav 64c. Corn, weak; Feb
ruary axe; March 4lSc; April 42Sc;
May 42s4 c. Oats, firm; February 35Slc'
March S55ic; April Soc; May 36}5c; ungra-
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for Infants and Children.

&" CastOria isso well adapted to children that
1 recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me" H. a AEcurE, II. D.,
III So. oxford ST., Brooklyn, y. Y.
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General Freight and P... e sl.l As.s..
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Tun CEsrArR coarEy z NTaRAr srREE7 NV 10 K e11E.
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RAILROADS.
RAILWAY TIME Carl

Arrival ana departure OF trains on and 40
De =. lS93 EXPLANATION OF REFEREN
MARKS: 'Daily; sunday excepted; 81
DAY excepted; Saturday excepted; iSuat
only; saturday only. Eastern sfandssa II
when IS one hour eArller tnAn Ceniral Iilns
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.'-Iuac,.yc.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-06-06

ondary Importance. II kept dry our
common clay makes an ideal ROAD. 1t
is chosen for race courses because of
it's excellent qualities. No one ever
heard of trying the extreme speed of
horses on macadam, asphalt or granite
pavement The less of these tho bet
ter for our country roads, provided
they could be kept dry.
Above every other consideration IS
the road bed itself. Itshould be under
drained SO that the water cannot az
cunulate or remain underneath The
inequalities in the surface, depressions
and mud holes, are usually caused by
water softening the road bed. In the
spring the frost heaves and disin-
tegrates the road, because the earth
below has been soaked with water.
With thorough underdrainage frost
would not disturb the road. There
should be sufficient crown TO the road
to carry the water mt once to the
bitches. Better still, the tiles for un-
derdrainage may be laid below the bot
tom of the bitches. with intakes at
proper distances, and u free discharge
at the first natural water course In
this way our roads would be thorough
ly drained. and the water would run
off without washing the road sides.
The bitches might be made shallow, so
that there would be no upset" by
vehicles getting out of the road
The custom Of using gravel and stone
1f all sizes except the right size. de-
teats the purpose for which covering
is intended. No gravel as large as a
hens egg should ever be put on road.
II should be screened and. IL the larger
stones are used. they should be crushed
No stone should be used larger than
two inches in its largest measurement
Large gravel stones will never pack.
They work 20 the surface, make the
road dangerous 20 horses, and help 20
destroy the surface The same rule
applies 70 broken stone.
Macadam's rule: IF you pus a stone
on the road that you can't put into
your mouth, ! won't pay yoH shil-
ling" Is still sound.
The small stones form a compact
solid mass. II laid upon well-made
foundation, they will wear as long as
the solid stone.
It is not at all necessary 10 use
great thickness Of road metal. Thou
sands Of miles OF the best country
roads, lasting indefinitely. have been
made with but three, four and five inches
II macadam. But the foundation was
properly constructed smooth, comp act,
and well drained
Indeed, the road is the better for a
uEhte. coating Of road metal, because
II viii then retain some OF the elias
ITCHY Of the underlying clay, 50 desir.
able for horses and vehicles
II proper attention we're given 20 the
drainage and construction OF roadbed,
much less metal would be required.
and very little expense for repairs
would be required. Our roads would
be smooth, durable and elastic. The
work OF each year would remain until
the country by yearly additions would
have abolished bad roade.-Col u. w.
McClung, in Good Roads.
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TREATMENT OF COWS.
Unless ~ IL Gentle Dairying Cannot lie
Made "a Success

thich ~ IL Gentle Dnirying Cannot lie
Made n Success
No COW can elaborate milk profita bly,
when SHIP is not perfectly at ease, both
mentally and physically. The average
farmer and dairyman does not seem to
realize the Importance of this matter
as he SHOULD. Cows should never be
hurried or worried by dogs or boys in
driving Up and from the pastures, or ex.
cited In any way. They should never
be UNNECESSARILY exposed to cold and
storms OF wind or rain or SHOWS I'm win.
ter or wihtry weather. Never strike q
COW with milking stool or anything
else, or kick or prod her with fork. or
treat her harshly in any way. no matter
what She does If you do so you will
pay for u At the expense of impover-
ishdd milk. IL you cannot control your
temper SD ms 10 treat her as kindly and
gently al any female member of your
family ypu had better quit the dairy
business entirely, you will never sue.
coed AS dairyman. The dairyman,
says a Wisconsin dairyman, who does
succeed with dairy cows is one who is
constantly studying how 10 make his
cows comfortable and at ease. When
he goes into the yard his cows crowd
around him TO be caressed or petted,
or get some delicate luxury from his
handi st-ch treatment puts the COW In
mood to elaborate milk. A good COW,
Is rule, is of a nervous temperament,
therefore on all occ asions be careful MT
to disturb her In any way. Any unus-
ual excitement at the time of milking
will cause her to withhold her milk.
Let each mixer have his particular
cows 70 milk each time and never
change unless you are obliged to do so.
When you commence 20 milk do not
stop until you have the last drop.
Many cows will withhold their milk in
whole or In part II the mixer is not
ready 10 take it when she is ready TO
give it down. In your methods of hand
ling and care of cows be systematic and
regular in all Things. especially in the
time OF milking. II your habit is u
milk at six in the morning and six IN
the evening do so every time. ia rmers
Voice
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orerfe.dlnrIsD nnrerou..

Overlooking IL fatal injury TO pigs,
especially young onea The result Is
that the pigs breathe with difficulty and
staRger about gasping foy breath, then
fall over In commissions and die. Some.
times these attacks pass of and the
pigs recover, but they increase In in.
tensity and finally kill the pigs The
trouble Is prevented by avoiding cxces.
sive feeding, especially Of sour food. II
IS difficult 70 cure. The best remedy is
70 stop feeding altogether. giving only
little thin slop for a drink until the
stomach RECEIVERS its healthful action
The best floor for pig pens IS one OF
plank IL Il dry, and may be easily
kept clean. Rural World.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
REPAIRING A ROAD.
a r..l which \. Amos, =. rmpor,an

4 Task Which L. Almost Important -
IL. FIRST Construction.
The chief work of the architect and
the engineer is TO devise means to de-
prive water of its power TO destroy.
Notwithstanding this plain fact
there are very few roads constructed
with reference TO it They are usually
constructed without underdrainage.
generally with flat surface, and often
with very imperfect bitches The wa
ter lies on the surface, to soak the road
bed into the condition of sponge or q
mortar bed, To course along the road
way, scoring great cutters. ana disin-
tegrating the read material Often the
water from adjoining fields is allowed
To run into the road. so that the high
way becomes n drainage ditch for the
farms Anyone who will observe our
best roads, after heavy rain, will see
loose stones. drifted piles of road metal.
cutters in the middle of the road and
all the effects of n miniature food,
that has rushed along the surface. as
II the road had been constructed for n
water course.
In this way we expend millions of
dollars in road making aud seldom
have n good road The work of each
season disappears before the next sum
mer. and the annually recurring round
of repairs begins afresh. For this
profiigate waste there Is no excuse. A
properly construc ted roadbe Is one of
the most durable works of man. There
Is nothing about il to decay, and IL the
effect of water is provided against, IL
remains for ages. The well defined
earthworks scattered over southern
Ohio, the work of prehistoric races. +"
are proof of the indestructible char
scter of earth embellishments and
mounds when properly located. Even
our savage predecessors had sense
enough To guard their earthworlxs
against the action of water. Old Roman
roads. constructed two thousand years
ago, are still travelled. The Romans
showed us how to construct good roads.
All experience joins with common
sense, in repeating TO us that the only
essential condition CT good road
granting n practical grade). Is drain
age-underdrainage and surface drain
aga The surface material is of Sec
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Channel rent, Cog.

This trouble is hardly TO be avoided
when the mixer vets the teats during
milking The wetting and subsequent
drying will certainly cause cracks In
the skin, and once these happen il is
difficult TO heal the wounds while the
COW is giving milk, as at every milking
the cracks are broken open and thus
the trouble IS made worse. The best
remedy Is 10 apply pure vaseline 10 the
tcats and soften the skin and the
wounds, and milk with great care.
After the milking the vaseline is agaiB
applied, aud ~ needed surgical rubber
plaster should be wrapped around tho
teats- by gentle handling the wOunds
may be healed ia few deys
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a SPRING PARABLE
TIL yesterday one Tree wa. brown

TIL yesterdnv one tree WAS brown
Oae only. mid tho green OF spring.
Wearing her dead leaves like a crown
She stood anJ seemed 10 gloom and frown
Ga every glad rvloicing thing.
tn yesterday. When touched at last
The slow buds Quiokened ana uncurled,
Ana the poor tree forgave her past
And learned 10 hope, and thic- and fast
Showered her dry leaves on the world.
Swift sudden hope replaced despair.
= The brown leaves dropped. the green leaves
- grew,
And clothed upon. aud fresh aud fair.
The happy boughs swung all ia air
And drank tae sunshine and the dew
Souls have their dead leaves. sere and dry,
Dead hopes. dead sisions dead delight
Relics OF gladder days gone by.
Worthless TO every human eye
But yet we clasp the poor things tight
And feel that life were bare indeed
II We should lose them or let fall.
And all the old-iime hurts would bleed.
And we unwrapped FROM sorrowing weed
Like mourners dragged Ia Carnival
Then in n moment suddenly
Gods blessed sunshine. all unguessed,
Reaches and heals our hearts. and we,
Tasting its sweetness, know that He
Bids US be happy with the rest.
Susan Coolidge. In = s. Times