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Gloucester Fish Market.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING Mch. 20, 1895.
Shore mackerel S24 p Dbl for Is, Sl7@S22
for Is, No IS on market; Irish Mackerel $iS9
Sl9; Bay Is,i$l71a@$25,as to qualify Norway
bloaterS $50.
Last.saies Bank halibut 141ac Pib for white
and 1917 for grays
for large and $2ss for small; Bank az s3ta
Frozen herring So % cwt.
Wequote new Georges Goldfish SOGS51s act
for large, and $-G$3 rs for small; Bank at
$4@$4A for large and s27sGS3 for small; dry
Bank $4% and $3s4 Shore at 1914. for large
and S3I2 tor small. Newfoundland do & CO.
$l34; haddock $17s @S2; heavy sailed pollock
So lib otl; and English cured do So,
Best handline homeless Georges cod StGS1ac F.:
homeless Shore do 71a9Sl4c; Grand Bank do
6d17c; cusk, 696s4c; make 31a041gc; had
dock ga @4A strictly middles 1c u fb extra !;
p ID; Smoked Halibut straight strips at loo y
~; extra thick lo1s; medium sc; small 61sc;
chuncks 11@12c.
smoked salmon 1sc q ID Medium herring lie
pox: tucks at Sc: lengthwise sc No Is at Sc
tied Job Bloatrers 25. shore do l 10; canned
Trout 81 80 fresh halibut 81 20 salmon l 20 !;
lobtsers l 80: CLANS 95c. American sardines
quarter oils, IS rs; half oils, S. so: three-ouar-
ter mustards. 49, spiced. So rs.
Large New oundland herring S. 90 Dbl. Nova
TIA large split 81 so; medium 81 90 large round
shore and choice layer packed do scarce; Extra
large Labrador S so.
Labrador herring 90 % Dbl round at so 90;
nekled cod $5@5 SO; had. 90: halibut heads
3 30; sounds $40; tongues and sounds SO so;
tongues 80; alewives 5 80; trout $40; Califor-
mia salm IN 8 90: Halifax doS23; Newfoundland
do SIG. Clam bait So. silyers 81; halibut fins
go: shad $l2; swordfish s.. Smoked New
loundiand bloaterS 81 20 y 100.
eWe quote Newfoundland cod oil IS ~ gal. ;
Blacklist oil 40c Menhaden do. Northern cur
ed %; refined 25c medicinal cod i've oil 75o;
old livers 26c per bucket; new do 80.
Dry fish scrap S2o0$25 p ton; liAer scrap at
81; cod and cusk skins $50; fish waste ST.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30

A woodchuck, the pet of an uburn
family, has come out of winter quarters
and is amusing the family with the old
tricks in which he is as proficient as be-
fore alternating. Last fall the wood
chuck, which had been taught to beg
When ne wanted anything, began to put
in all of his time sitting and begging,
and newspapers and pieces of cloth
seemed to be what he wanted. He would
take them and make off and then come
back and beg for more and it was dis.
co yered tina he was building and lining
hole in the ground sunder the piazza.
When the. first snowstorm of the season
came on, Mr.. Woodchuck turned M
missing and investigation showed that
he had gone into his hole and pu lied the
hole in after him so to speak. That was
the last seen of him until Friday when
she sewoodchuck came into the house
lceking little lank but as tame as ever
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
Cotton Markets.
by Telegraph,

MARCH 20. 1895.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet, unchanged; sales = bales. middling up
lands at 5-l6c middling gulf 9-16c.
NEW ORLEANS-The Cotton market to-day
quiet; mddlng 15-16c.
CHARLESTON-The Cotton market is easy;
middling 57sc.
sAyANNAH-The Cotton market is steady:
middling Sac.
MOBILE-The Cotton market is q, let: mid
ding Sac.
middlngs SAC.
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FROM OUR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

SULLIVAN. March Is = Ar, sch Mary C
Stewart, Joy, Portland
March 29-Sailed, schs Mary Augusta. Bow
den, Philadelphia Lucy Elizabeth, for Bar
Harbor.
BooTHBAY HARBoR. March 20 port.
sch Portland Packet Gardner, Eastport for
Boston.
WIsCAssET, March 29-sld, sch Ira D stur-
gis, Kerrigan st John, NIB.
PORT CLYDE. March 28-In port. schs M j
Sewall, Jonesport fer Portland; Marion, Booth
bay for Rockport; Frank Rich. Belfast for
Boothbay; Caroline Knighl. Rockand; NJ
Gilmore, and Chapparal, for Portland
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European Market S.

European Markets.
(By Telegraph
LONDON, March29. 1S95.-Consols Io4 lille
for money and 104 11-16d for the account
LIVERPOOL. March 20 ls95.-The Cotton
market is steady; American mlddling 3 81 Cd :
estimated sales 5000 bales: speculation and
EXPORT 500 bales.
Quotations on Winter Wheat As 9d(14S 91bd;
Spring Wheat 5s 2d@5s 3d.
Corn As 234d.
Pork OBS Sd.
Cheese 49S 6d05Is.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
New York Stock and Money Market.

(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. March 90
Money easy 2@21a per cent; last loan at 2
per cent, closing at per cent. Prime mer
camille paper was quoted Al @61A per cent.
Sterling Exchange steady. with actual ousi-
ness in bankers bills at 1894 SS14 for CO.
day bills and s914@4 s944 for demand ;pos-
ed rates 1904 9o1ai Commercial bills. so.
days at S7@4 S7A. Government Bonds are
higher. Railroads active and strong.
Bar silver 631s.
Mexican dollars 5OM.
Silver at the Board Go bid, &c asked
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M -A-RINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND

FRIDAY. March 20.
Arrived.
Steamship Manhattan. Bragg New York-pas-
sengers and mdse to j B Covle
Steamer State of Maine, Colby, st John, NIB,
via Eastport for Boston.
Sch " G, Pendleton. Weber, Damariscotta
Sch RAILROAD, simmons. Friendship.
Sch Maud S, Stevens, Gouldsboro
Sch Mary Elizabeth. Dnnton. Boothbay.
~ Cleared
Sch Chas M Paterson. Tunnel, PHILADELPHIA
Chase. Leavitt & Co.
sch Lewis X Cottinghams Philadelphia u s
Winslow & Co. sssr n IN
Sch Bessie NJ, tBr) ParneIl, Port Medway,Ns.
Ryan & KELSEY. ~
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Sch William Keepe, Norton Jonesporf-J H
Blake
Sch Ella Frances, Foster. Rockland and New
Sch Ella May Rockport and New York-Pe-
ter S NickerSon.
Sch Lydia NJ Webster. Hooper, Tenants Har-
born d Roberts.
sAILED-schs Chas NJ Paterson. Lewis X
Cottingham, Ella Frances
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
THE DAILY PRESS

Can always be found at the periodical
stores of:
John Chisholm 1o9 Congress street.
A. b. Merrill, PAT
Nv. f. Goold. 405
n. G. Fessenden, 526
w. H. yewett 504
A. Libby. $50 "
F. A. Jellison, 935 Congress street.
G: DaSilva, 221 Spring street.
J. :. Beardworth. 81 India street.
P f. Erskine 43 Middle street
j. W.aPeterson, 2 Exchange street.
II. e. Todd. Cor. Commercial and Park
W. a. Golden. rs Exchange street.
Westman Y West 93 and 95 Commercial
street.
Miss Norah rear 80 Bracket street.
John H. Allen, IL Congress street.
Dennet & Co, the lorist, 645 Congress str ee
G. j. Hodgson, 9tla Portland street.
T. NJ. Glendening, Long Island.
F. L. Bracket. Peaks Island.
L. L. Littlefield, 1S9 Congress- street.
M. A. Parker. Libby's Corner.
H. C. Berry. 937 Congress street.
Forest City News Co.. 422 Congress street.
Mrs Bradbury. cor. Spring and Bracket
streets.
Mi Wyer, 4s Portland Pier.
John Cox, 20 Monument square,
A. A. Sweetser, Cor. Dow and Bracket st.
E. j. Farrell, 219 York.
bennett, the Florist, 563 Congress strees.
Also at the new stands in the Falmouth
Preble and United States hotels. and Crane
II
tanned OF Chisholm Bros, agents on all trains
Of the Maine Central, Grand Trunk and Port
land & Rochester railroads and of.agents on any
OF the Boston trans.
The PRESS can also be found at the followinS
places out side the city:
Auburn. =. Haskell.
Augusta. +. Pierce,
Bath-John o. Shaw.
Berlin Falls, n. He. S. Clark
Biddeford-A NJ. Burnham
I" w: I. Bardsley.
PridUton-A w INGALLS,
Brunswck-F. P. Shaw.
Cape Elzabeth-Dyer & Jose.
Cumberland Mills-H. G. Starr
Camden-Fred Lewis.
j. H. Could
Cornish-E. L. Brown.
Deering-N. J. Scanlon.
Damariscotta-E. w. Dunbar.
Fairfeld-E. Fl. Evans.
Farmington-H. 2. White g. Co.
Freeport-A. W. Mitchell
Fryeburg-A. c. Frye.
Fryeburg-J. T, Wbitmore.
Green's Landings w. Fifeld.
y. HIS. n: Leavirt 8 Son.
Kennebunkport-C. E. Miller.
Lyermore False. Newman.
Observation-Disclosures & Winship.
Long sand-Hughey Bros.
Limerick-S A. Grant.
North Stratford. N. HI. C. Huchtins.
Norway-F. P. Stone,
Richmond-Geo. L. Ames.
Ramf0rd Fal a-al 4 l. d hf50tt
Rockland-Dunn & Carr.
" A. j. Huston.
Sanford-F. II. Wingate
Skowhegan-BiXby Il Buck.
South POrtland-J. F. Merrlman
South Windham-J. W. Read.
South Paris-A. ID. Sturtevant
South Pars-F A. Shurtletf.
South WaterboroG. G. Downs.
South Portland-A. Campbell.
Saco-H B. Hendricks u Co.
" E. l.. Preble.
South Bristol-N. w. Carnage.
Thomaston-E. Walsh.
Vinal HaveG--A. B. Vinal.
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
Watervile-W. d. Spalding.
Westbrook-W b. Boothby.
Woodtords-C Chapman & Wyman
Yarmoushville-G. Howard Humphrey.
Persons having any difficulty in obtaining
papers at any Of these places win confer afavor
by reporting the matter at once to this of1ce
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New York stock Mining,
5lsigss By Telegraph.l
NEW YORK. March 20. lS95.-The following
are ro-day's closing quotations. OF mining STOCKS:
Chicago Live Stock Market.
(By Telegraph

CHICAG Q, March 20. 18e5.-The Cattle mark
et-receipts 1900; demand good; choice steers
7596 so; common 1895 SO. stockers and
Hogs-Receipts 19,ooo dull; heavy at 75g
5 10; common to choice mixed at 65@5 05
choice assorted at COCA so: light COCA so;
pigs at 255d4 90.
Sheep-recelrts, 5000: steady; inferior TO
choice at oO95 co. lambs s 55a6 90.
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Railroad Receipts.

FUKILAND. MICH. 20.
Receipts BY Maine Central r. R.-For Port.
and, 123 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 100 cars.
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Mid weight. :. 23a24I Ginger :. 1913
Heavy. .23924i Starch
Good Ding. .21@22 Laundry. =. .31a@5
Union backs. 32aD34i Gloss .......61a@ 71A
Am. calf. -. 65@l.OO! Tobacco.
Lead. Best brands. .50960
Sheet. 80. .6A@7 Medium. 3o14o
Pipe. $500. .51A@6 lCommon. .25@39
Natural leaf. ..60Q70
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Retail Grocers' sugar Rates.
Portland market-cut loaf at &c ;confectione1s
7c;pulverized. &C; powdered, &c; granulated,
41a coffee crushed. sac; yellow. -a5c.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
: x. Edr>AL-.

Every person holding excursion ticket and pur-
chasing at merchandise to the of $40
during today the seth day of this month, will be pre-
scented with admtance ticket and seat for the
evening entertainment.
Special bargains for the day will be put forward for
the benefit OF out of town customers.
Ladies' New Spring Capes $29S to Is each
Ladies' Spring Refers and Tight-ftting Coats, SIS
to $40.
Ladies' Cheyiot Suits $3.50 to $50 each
Great bargains in Godet Skirts at $3.50, S. So. 49,
$3.50 and $lO well made and perfect fitting Bargains
in Dress Goods, Silks, Kid Gloves, Hosiery and Small
Wares. Some attractions in Wash Fabrics, Cling
hams, Prints lawns, Muslin, Sheets, Quilts and
Linen Goods.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
Memoranda.


Sch c j Willard. York, from Porto Rico for
Portland with moiasSes. has arrived at Glou-
cester with some OF her rigging damaged by
severe weather.
Highland Light, March 2S-Sch Mile r Bo-
hannah, from Portland for philadelphia, is at
anchor off here Just clear of the bar, but will
probably ride ont the storm in safety.
Vlaeyard-HaVen, March 2S-Sch George l.
Drake, Scholfeld. from Pensacola March for
Boston arrived here to-day and reports good
weather up to the 18th, and then continuous
gales and high seas to 23d; was have to Two
days with drag out astern.
Edgartown. March % Sch Rhode Island,
Carter. white coming over the shoals this morn
ing. collided with Pollock Rip lightship and car
red away port chain plate. She will be taken
to New Bedford for repairs.
New York, March rs Barque Il g Smith,
Hooper, from Monteyideo, reports strong SW
and NE gales on the last part of the passage,
and lost and split sails
Philadelphia, March 2S-B Brig Motley. from
and lost lower topsail split foreSail, had decks
washed. cabin windows stove and doors of
forward house stove; was ten days North OF
Hatteras.
Baltimore, March 2s-Sch Willie L Newton
Coombs from Brunswick, Ga. reports rough
weather from March 81 to Esd, twenty miles
north of Hatteras; lost part of deckload Shin
giles, water casks and small boat
Pensacola. March 2S-Sch Fannie Whitmore
Campbell, from Cienfuegos for Delaware Break.
water, with sugar has arrived here leaking and
will probably discharge for repairs.
Pascagonla. March % = Sch Maud Snare
which grounded at the mouth of Pascagoula
river oath, was pulled off to-day by two tugs.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
Portlandwholesaie Market,

PURTLAND Mich. 70. 1885.
The followingare ro-day's quotations of Grain.
Provisions. Produce. etc.:
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.

Ar at Point-a-Pitre, Quad, Mich II. sch Roger
Williams. McDui1ie, Portland. II days. Had
bad weather for twelve days, but sustained no
damage
Ar at Cientuegos Mch 20, barque Alice Reed,
Ford, New York.
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Leighton. Cenfueg0s; Freddie higgins from
Grand Manan; Spartel. PenobScot.
Cid 29tn, ship A q Ropes, Rivers San Fran
cisco.
BOsTON-Ar 29!h. schs Jacob Reed Bunker
Apaachicola; G 7 Dixon. Dixon. Elizabethport
Abby X Bentley, Price, Staten Island via Port
land.
CID goth barque Hiram Emery, Gorham,'p h n
Cienfuegos; Mabel Meyers, Meyers, Portland
SAN FRA NCIsCo = Sid 2sth, ship cyrus
Wake 4yFsT lenNEy a. ostn sob Horace morse
Hartman New York.
PASCAGOULA-Cl 2Sth, sch Richard f G
Hartley. Falker. MatanZas.
NEW ORLEANS = AT 25th, Darque Grace
Lynwood. Gilley, Port Spain. I6 days
Sid i'm Port Eads 2Sth, schs VIM j Lermond
Hopper. Baltimore; Monhegan. Baker, New
York.
BRUNsWICK-Sld 2sth, sch VIM Downes,
Perth AmbOy,
CHARLESTON 2sth, sch Bertha D Nick
erson, Tatner, Port Antonio.
Sid 2Sth. sch Isaac 7 Campbell Matthews,
WILMINGTON, NC-Ar 2sth, sch j Cool
idge, Bragdon. Port Spain.
RlCHMOND-Ar 9th, sch Ida Lewis I'm
Charleston.
NCRFoLK--Ar 27th. sch winnegance, Man
son. New York.
Ar 2Sth sch Apphia s. Amelia. from Haggetts
Cove for Suffolk.
Cid 2sth schs Chas P hoffman. Jewett for
Providence; VIM Ii Allison, Remission, Sayan-
WASHINGTON Cid 27th, sch Josiah II
Smith, Freeman, Baltimore.
BALTIMORE-Ar 2Sth, sch Sarah c Ropes,
kreger Portland.
Sid 29th sch Estelle, Hutchinson, Philadel-
phia.
PHILADELPHIA = Cid 9th, sch Angie L
Green, Lee, Galveston.
Al 2Sth, brig Motley, Harper. Pernambuco;
sch Loring g Ballard. Bearse, Boothbay Red
Wing, johnson, Rockport; Belle Wooster, Coffin
New York.
Cid 2sth, sch Carrie f Look, Stevens, Calves
ton.
Cid 29th, sch Three Marys. Portland.
Ar at Delaware Breakwater 29th, Darque Ar
thus Wade. Sherman, Cienfuegos.
Ar at Delaware Breakwater 2Sth, schs Sulli-
van Sawin, from Hurricane Island; Loring c
Ballard, Booihbay; Red Wing. Rockport.
for Boston.
NEW LONDON : Ar 2sth. sch Emma S
Briggs. New York for New Bedford.
PROVlDENCE-Sl 2Sth, schs II W Haynes.
Bonsy, Wilmington Del; James A Parsons,
Booker. New York.
TARPAULlN COvE-In port 2sth. schs L
Nightingale. from PASSPORT for New York; Ma
bel Hall. and Charley Wo0lseY, Rockland for
do; Brlgadier. do for do: Marris & Cliff Rock
land for do; Geo Il PRESCOTT. Spruce Head for
do; Mollie Rhodes. Ninalhayen for Philadelphia
lzetta. for New York.
NOBSKA-P Doth sch Sarah Palmer,
Hammett. Norfolk for Boston.
VINEYARD-IIAVEN-A 2S-Ar, schs Tim
Field, New York for Boston; Laura L Sprague,
Norfolk for Lynn
In port goth. schs Laura l. Sprague, Lizzie
Babcoch, Grace X Green Ira B Ellems Stephen
Morgan Grace X Green, Addie Schlaffer, lin
Field, Cyrus Chamberlain George l. Drake,
+ H King, Seth w Smith, Chas Lawrence. Ada
Shorthand, Modoc, Westerloo Maud Malloch
HYANNIS-Anchored 2Sth sch Charles A
Campbell. from Boston for Philadelphia.
GLOUCESTER-Ar 2Sth, sch G J Willard,
York. Porto Rico for Portland, tsee Mem)
BATH-Sld 9th, sch Geo A McFadden, Wal
lace, Norfolk.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30

Western Union. 8Sl2 1888
Richmond u West Point......
do prfd. .......sf 81.
Ex -tfiy d.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
Foreign Ports.

Ar at Hong Kong Feb II, ship Gov ROBBIE
Nichols. New York.
Sid fin Zanzibar Feb 10. barque Lottie Moore,
Watts. from New York for Aleppy.
Sid I'm Honolulu Mch 49, bafoue S CjAllen,
Thompson, San Francisco.
Al at Nanaimo, BE, Mch 27, ship Richard III
Conner, San Francisco.
Sid I'm Vera Cruz Mich 10. sch Carrie A Lane,
Quick Cienfaegos.
Ar at Port au Prince Mich II. sch Annie L
Rickerson. Rumrili New York. flor Cape Hayti
and New York.
Ar at Sayanna-la-Mur Mch 10, brig Mary C
Haskell, Wngteld. from Barbados.
All at Port Antonio. Ia, Mch IL, sch Nellie
Coleman, Ross, Charleston.
Ar at Black River 18th inst, barque John j
Marsh, Whittier, from Porto Rico (ldg 18th for
Philadelphia
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
Spoken.

Spoken.
Feb 10, lat 8 n, Ion 81 w. ship l f Chapman
Thompson from New York for san Francisco
Feb IL. lat n, lon 90 W. ship Jas Nesmith
from New York for San Francisco
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
Portland Daily Press stock List.

Corrected by SWAN s. BARRETT. Bankers and
Brokers, 1856 Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
Boston STOCK Marker.
New York Quotations on Stocks and Bonds

The following are to-day selosing quotations
of Government securjrJas-
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30

NEW YORK-Ar goth, sehs John B Coyle.
Leighton, Cienfueg0s; Freddie A higgins. from
Grand Manan; Spartel. Penobscot
Cid 29tn, ship A q Ropes, Rivers, San Fran
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cupation because she did not get &c.
400 position that she considered herself
entitled to. She has since demonstrated
that her services are worth twice as
much as the coveted position paid, and
1t IS said that hex income this year will
approach very near the so, 600 mark
She has spent 10 years in life insurance
work and is now at the head Of her de-
partment, with a large force Of assist
ants subject to her direction. She is 4S
years of age, but looks much younger.
II am solicitor Of insurance on the
lives Of women exclusively for the rea-
son that women are such important
financial factors nowadays" sho says
Women arc heavy holders of bank
stock, they own and operate mines, they
speculate in real estate and cattle and
are merchants and manufacturers.
Throughout the United States they rep
resent millions in capital, ard it is said
on good authority that in 1898 the tax
alton on woman's property in Kansas
paid the entiro running expenses of the
state for that year.
Women are living better, and there
fore arc better risks for companies than
were our grandmothers. / have in mind
a number of young old NONCOMPLIANCE
ly, Elizabeth Cady Stanton at 80 even
manages a typewriter; Miss Susan b.
Anthony at n is both active and useful;
Julia Ward Howe at 20 does not fail to
give her essays and poems as she did 90
years ago; Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher at |
SO is supporting herself by her pen;
Mrs. Gilbert at "a and Mrs. John Drew
at 76 are both young and as graceful in |
the minuet as they were 40 years ago;
Mrs. d. p Bowers, 20, and Maggie |
Mitchell, over 60, are still charming as
they enter the realm Of old age"
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UAIYTv EASTER GIFTS
Tow 10 1E=ke Those That Embogv tJ,.
Spirit OF the Dai.
Special Corres2oadcucc.I


Spirit OF the Day.
Special Correspondence
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2s.-Thy Xix
weeks Of Lent give none too much time
IN which 70 prepare appropriate gifts
for Laster. Only y few years ago flowers
were considered the only proper remem-
brance, little later elaborate bonbou-
niercs came to share the honors. and
now we discuss Easter gifts quito a.
naturally rs we do those Of Christmas
tide. One little difference, however, re-
mains-or remains for those people who
have the subtlcr sense. Gifts made at
Easter are made 10 embody tine Easter
spirit-that is, they are, or should be,
emblematiCal in some way or should be
so selected a. 10 suggest the season in
color, form, decoration or use. White
and gold are peculiarly Easter colors.
The Easter lily makes eminentIy appro-
pirate decoration. Prayer book marks or
anything that pertains to tho church
services IS always in taste. In fact.
there is host from which to choose.
To be Ii good taste one needs only to
refrain from ovcrlavishness and to seek
for somc- symbol that pertains 70 tine
day.
\ paper luifo is always Of use and
will always find = place IN the book
lovers room. i very pretty within is 20
buy one Of the plain sort, made OF satin
wood, and to PAINT upon it any of tho
sweet wild flowers Of spring. Burnt or
fire etching, too, is delightful, and tho
simplest paper cEttcr Of wood can DO
made appropriate by simply etching
upon it n group OF Easter lilies. The
work itself done III any serious way re-
quires training, but with the proper
tools at hand, or even single hot rod
of iron, pointed at one end, very effect
i've simple things can be done by any ono
who has taste and skill in draw ing.
The catchall shown in the drawing
can be filed with real Easter lilies, and
so mado into q flower holder for the
time being, while it becomes q more last
ing convenience by virtue of it's evident
seryiCeableness. Its shape is that of q
simple cornucOpia, made long enough at
tho upper point to turn over as the illus
tration indicates. The material is heavy
white linen duck, and no lining is re-
uuired. The edge Is closely scalloped |
with heavy white silk, and over the sur
face here and there are the sweet vio- |
iC1' VI oEA ms III llltlE wv IL
lovely cclor. At the lower point and at |
tho one which turns over at tho top arc |
pale Lavender ribbon bows. a loop OF !
the same serves to hang the cornucopia |
rpOn the wall
OF book covers no one has ever too |
many. A pretty model for Easter is of |
heavy white linen duck, tho new sort |
which shows fine rib. 1t has simple
scroll designs in two opposite corners,
worked in fine gold thread, and between !
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THE GREAT RATCHET STORY.

Said to Have Been Invented by wecms,
First DIographer of Washington.
There wasn't any hatohet. There
wasn't any cherry tree. There wasn't
any conjunction between a Ratchet and
a cherry tree. There wasn't any ''Fa-
ther, cannot tell q lie. / did it with
my little Ratchet" The famous story
about Washington. so the latter day his
torian tells US, was a fairy talo invent
ed by Mason L. Weems, the first biog-
rapher of Washington, for the purpose
Of impressing Young America with tho
great youthful virtue OF the fret presi-
dent. Weems was Maryland preacher
who wrote biographies and sold them
and other books, who was an ardent
temperance reformer, and who would rs
readily sorape fiddle at n dance as
preach from the pulpit. He was born in
Maryland Oct. 1, 1859, was educated
for the ministry in London and return
ed to America regular minister CT the
Church of England.
He married Fanny Elwell of Virginia
in 1895 and resided at BeIlaire, Va. He
was not attached to any particular par
ish, but preached wherever he happened
to be. He frequently occupied the pull