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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
Gnyernment Rondn
State and RaiIrond Bonds.

New York, Jan. SO.-Closing quotations on
the New York Stock exchange Were: Ala
bama, class A, 104; Alabama, class B, 104;
Alabama, class C, 9S; Alabama currency.
IS; Louisiana new consols, As, 9512; Missouri
IS, 100; North Carolina IS, 122; North Caro-
Ina As, 102; South Carolina non-fund, r.;
Tennessee new settlement 5s, 1O5; Tennessee
new settlement Ss, .771a; Tennessee old Is,
60; Virginia centuries, 62Ss; Atchison As,
S19s; Atchison I'd A, 49h; Canada Southern
DDS, 107; Central Pacific lists of '95, 1907
Denver & Rio Grande Is, 1111a; Denver &
Rio Grande As. SS12; Erie 2ds, 81; G., II. &,
S. A. 6s, 107 G., H. & S. A. Is; 96; Houston
q Iexas e CenIral 16i 2s. iUat3' RousLon q @ Texas
1st As, S4A; Missouri, Kansas & Texas I'd
As, so; Mutual Union 6s, II; New Jersey
Central general 5s, 1161s; Northern Pacific
lists, 11f1lz; Northwest consols, 1415s; North
west S. F. debentures: IS. 112; Rio Grande
Western lists. "A; st. Paul consols, rs, 131
ST Paul, c. & p w. 5s, 112X: st. Louis &
Iron Mountain general 5s, 76ik: st. Louis &
San Francisco general 6s. 111h; Texas Pa
cifc lists, SSIa: Texas Pacific DDS 221a; Union
Pacific lists of go, 104; West Shore Is, 107.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
GEO. R. BARsE. Prest. ]. H. WAITE, socy Treas.
LIVE STOCK ny TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. Jan. SO.-CATTLE-Receipt 800
Po-day's market was of the usual Saturday
character Receipts were very small and
sold readily at $S.50Gi5.00 for poor to choice
steers. A few extra good beeves brought
S. lOd5. 20. Prices were largely nominal.
HOGS-Receipts, 1.6O0. Very few coming
in and they sold readily at an advance of
about PIC per 100 pounds. Sales ranged at
So 32OdS. So for common to prime lots with
trades largely at $S.35d345. SHEEP-Re-
ceipts, 1900. Prices were steady and gen.
orally unchanged. Sales We're made at
S225d2.50 for a few inferior fiocks. up TO
S4OOd4lO for few prime 125 to 30 pound
sheep. Rams sold at $2.50G3.S5 and West
ern fed sheep brought SS.50GS.S5. Yearlings
were in good demand at sSS5di.25. and
lambs at $4.COd500 few prime lots selling
at S5.25.
st. Louis, Jan. 3o.-CATTLE-Receipts
6Oo. Market quiet. Native heeves, $500
44O.
HoGS-Receipts. 1900. Market steady to
sc higher. Top. SS.55; bulk, s.. .S56G3.45.
SHEEP-Receipts, 500. All to killers.
Cheep, S2.25dS.90; lambs. SS.00d525
Omaha Jan. ATTLE-Receipts 500.
Market strong. Beeves, S3.40d4.35: stockers
and feeders, $3.0Od395; COWS. 81 $685.
HOGS-Receipts, 4.5OO. Market steady.
Ton, Sc. 40; bulk, $S.25GS.30.
SHEEP-Receipts, 6oO Market strong.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
visitors at the Yard. With Stock.

Fox Bros. Fairplay. Mo-, had in hogs
yesterday.
Power Bros, Humboldt, Neb. had In
hogs yesterday.
AL Dexter, Shawnee, I. T, was here yes
terday with hogs.
H. B. Walters. Baker. Kas., was here
yesterday with hogs.
f. Smith, Lenapah, I. Twas on the yards
yesterday with cattle.
r. NJ. George, Guthrie, o. T.. as in
yesterday with cattle.
l.. Harsh, Sycamore Springs, Kas, was
in yesterday with hogs.
W. E. Goens Mound Valley, Kas., was
in yesterday with hogs.
Russell, Bowman & Co., Lawrence, Kas..
had in hogs yesterday.
H. c. Whitbeck, Burlingame, Kas., came
in yesterday with hogs.
Dan Welcheon, Hutchinson, Kas., was
here yesterday with hogs.
E. l.. Stolford, Anderson county, Kas..
got feeders here yesterday.
]. p. Hoy, Pomona, Kas., was at the
yards yesterday with hogs
Burt Vance, Fontana, Kas., came In yes-
terday with cattle and hogs.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31

BUTTER-Receipts light and demand
good for all choice table grades. and values
firm, but poor still dull. Quoted as follows:
Creamery Gre butter eStra extra fancy separator
10c; store packed, Sc; packing stock,
steady, &c: country roll, neatly packed and
sweet, l0c: CHOICE. IaSc; mussy, unwrapped
stock. 6G1c.
EGGS-Slow sale and lower. Strictly
fresh Kansas and Missouri eggs lsc ner,
dozen: cold storage. 1oc.
PoULTRY-Steady and demand fair. We
quote as follows: Hens, 512c lb.; ROSTERS,
13c each: springs. 6lac: coarse young
roosters 171RG2Oc each; broilers, from 11I 10
pounds a,;,1 5lSc; Turkeys, hens. over : lbs,
Sc: ducks. &c; geese. sc. Pigeons, dull:
practically no demand. nominaiIy 75c doz'
a. buTTERINE.We TERI quote; Dairy, grades.
1-pound rolls, bricks and prints. ic Over
above prices; and 5-pound rolls 10 and 30
pound packages; pack 1sc over above prices.
e,,I EHEEsE-still aiss I'll dull New York and Ohio
cream, 101kc; Missouri. Kansas and Iowa,
full cream. sd9c: light skim, safe per
pound; Herkimer. ERIK full cream, 1Sc: Young
PoIAIOES-Steady and in fair demand.
quoted: Home grown, SOC per bushel in
a small way, 29c in car lots. Few grow
ers are anxious to sell them In car lots.
Wisconsin and Minnesota Burbanks. 23c In
car iots: 4oc in small way; Pearls, &c less:
Early Ohios &c more; Iowa stock, 25G2Sc
=
do Greeley stock. 55c in car lots. California
new potatoes. Sl.50 per crate
SWEET TPOTATOES-Market quiet Good
to choice, 25aS5c per bushel; poor, 2Oc per
bushel.
APPLES-Stil weak. but demand little
better. Quoted as follows: Choice eating
stock sells out of wagons at from 35c to SOC
a bushel; inferior stock. f5G35c: cooking
stock, 25GI35c. Ben Davis, dull, 2GG35c Wine
saps, SS45ec per bu., according to quality
| Huntsman's Favorite, 60G15c bushel, fan
| cy stock. Baidwins s1.00f1l.2 % per barrel in n
and Huntsman's Favorite. s2d2.50 per bar
REL. Bell Flower. $225d2. 20 per barrel: 9TH
| e. fancy table stock, $225G2.75. New York
| and Michigan stock, Sl.0061.25 in car lots
| and sl.Oegl-75 in barrel lots. according to
| quality.
GAME-Demand fair and values steady
| Quoted: Wild geese. 81 per dozen; curlew
sl-5e dozen. Salt water turtles. on order
| loc pound. Young squirrels, 30e DER dozen.
| Ducks, canvasbacks $3.50: Maliards, 500:
red heads, Sg; teal, green wing, 81. Is;
blue wing, so. and mixed S150 per doz-
soc for fresh stock, 35d40c for holdover and
damaged stock. Frogs can be had at any
| time. but are not exhibited for sale, owing
| to the light demand; a large frozen stock
| is in the city. Shippers of game
| should not forget that official inspection
that anything like .'off stock" is condemn,
| ed by the local food inspector.
| NUTS-Cocoanuts, s3.5063.75 per 100
| small lots, SOC per dozen. Hazelnuts
2lsc lb. Pecans. Missouri. 5q6c H.; Texas
| 5a6c; polished 6N10c; Mexican, Td9c. Pea.
Tennessee. raw. 4G5c: roasted. Tqsc: Kan.
sas. 212c. Hickory nuts narge shelIbarkl
| S5ca$l per bushel: small Missouri stock 35n
l sc Native walnuts. SOC per bushel. Pinor
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
Provisions.

The market continues steady, and a fair
jobbing demand had for most hog products,
but there continues an absence of specu-
lation. Packers, however. are not disposed
to encourage trade by commissions.
We quote car lots:
GREEN MEATS = Shoulders. sS.5o9s Is
LARD-Cash, S3.75; January. S375G3S5.
L. s. MEATS-Shoulders. cash, S4.GOl14 q
per cwt;; short rib sides. cash. 100;
sides, S4.25G4.3O.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
is cured by Beecham's Pills.
Distinctiy on the Hog.

The patrons of the cattle show looked at
one another in surprise to hear a thin voice
pipe from the pen of the Tennessee razor,
backs.
II hear" 1t said, that the prize pig was
fattened on tonic of wine and iron. We
protest."
The hearers pressed nearer.
That ours was no fair weight when
there was pig iron in the other scalel''
A chorus OF indignant squeals from the
other side OF the room drowned the words.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
Rye and Seeds.

Chicago. Jan. 3O.-Rye-Cash. 34a4c; May
36&ic. FlaXseed-Cash. 7412c; May, 76ls4IiC
Timothy seed-Cash, $2.75.
st. Louis. Mo-, Jan. SO.-Rye-$Slsc, track
FIaNseed-73Isc. Timothy seed-Prime. 81 40
Toledo. Jan. 3O.-Rye-Steady at SIC for
cash. Clover seed-Quiet: March $5eIls.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
HoGs-Movements past "a hours:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS past "A HOURS. .oo
receipts ....................4,oU oU9
Drive-outS ....... ..................1 10 TO
There was fairly active market yester-
day and prices ruled 5Ql0c higher. A light
run and stronger markets east of us en-
couraged buyers and they got to work ear
ly and cleared the pens without trouble.
small orders for lightweights being filled.
While the early market was strong and
healthy, the close was weak. The later
sales showed a partial loss of the early
Improvement. The extreme range was
$2.75q3.45; bulk of sales, So 2593.40.
Good to choice heavy ...........S3 Is as 40
Common heavy .................. 2 10 as 10
Good to choice lights, $50 to
200 pounds .....................,3 8 S5 as As
Good to choice mixed packing,
23S to $50 pounds ............... 8 80 as 40
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
Cotton.

quiet, steady; sales, 1S,2O0 February. 6.7sa
6,S0c; March, 6,SSa6.S4c: April, 6:Ssd6 soc |:
May, 6.96d697c; June 7.O1g7.o2c; July, 7:0i
6.5Sc: October, 64Sd6.5Oc; November, 6.4Sq
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
Open. High. Low. Close. iEGie FPI.

Chicago car lots-Winter wheat, q cars;
contract, cars. Spring wheat, is cars;
z cars. Oats, 200 cars; contract. 10 cars.
Estimated for Monday-Wheat, % cars;
corn. 500 cars; oats, 260 cars.
WHEAT-Cash-No. 2 red, S9dS5c: NO. )
red. 7SqS1c; No. 2 hard, i1aSOc; No. 3 hard,
70d76c.
CoRN-Cash-No mixed, 22lka22ac; No.
2 white, 22Is62224c.
e OATS-Cash-No. mixed, 1614 Gl612c; No,
2 white lg1LM20c
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
Silver.

New York. Jan. sO..-Bar silver. 64R, and
Mexican dollars. 50Ac.
London, Jan. SO.-Bar silver, % 11-l6d per
ounce.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
Lead and Zine.

New York, Jan. 30-Lead-Strong: brok-
ers' price. $3.50; exchange price, S3.0IiaQ3.l0.
Spelter-Steady; domestic, $3:95d40O
2.92h. Spelter-Dull, $3.65.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
Fairly Healthy and a Very Good De
mand for Most Of
farsnDa

Quotations below are for job lots On
small lots higher prices are asked and OBJ
tanned, enough being asked to cover extra
cost of caring for and filling them.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31

A. ]. GILLESPIE ! I. 1 j! I, diHtHsF5Hs aEttHSFREHR'
T. e. GILLESPIE,
Commission Merchants, Kansas City
Stock Yards.
LIBERAL advances made to parties feeding
stock. Buying feeding cattle on orders a
speciality. Correspondence solicited. Tele-
phone No. 1923.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
acknowledgements for the past "a

There was nothing in yesterday with
which to make market. What few on
sale were taken early at steady prices. The
general feeling was healthy and if here
some good sheep would have sold very
well, as the markets were steady every
where.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
Av. W.T.. Price.
60 Southwestern ...... ...... "a s235
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
ottawa, Kas., store Reopcned.

Ottawa. Kas., Jan. 30.-(Special) The en-
longing to ]. McHenry & Co., OF this ,ity,
has been transferred to ID. McHenry &
Co. of Salina. Kas.. and this morning the
store was reopened for business. This
firm made an assignment December iS last,
with liabilities amounting to upward of
$40 O00 Ii is understood that a settlement
was effected with all creditors on a basis
of 30 cents on the dollar.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31

MULES-Mules, 10 to IA hands,
to years, good flesh and hair. 25 O09 So 90
Mules, IA to Is hands, to
years. good flesh and hair; 40 Oo9 so 90
years, good flesh and hair. 50 Oo9 e5 90
years, good flesh and hair. 65 OO6D IS 90
Mules. 16 to l6is hands, extra,
good flesh and hair. so ooGlao 90
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
HORSES AND MULEs-Movements for

There was no trading yesterday worthy
of mention in this class of stock. Receipts
We're light and holders were not disposed
to push sale. What few horses and mules
changing hands, however, brought steady
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
CHEAP RATES
Via
The Burlington Route.

WINTER TOURIST RATES
To all resorts in the South
and Southeast, via St Louis.
Inquire at ticket office, S23
Main street, or 1044 Union avenue.
C. w. Alexander,
City Passenger Agent.
H. L. Harmon,
C. s w A
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31

Fifty-six Hours 10 Los Angeles.
The California Limited. via Santa Fe
Route Swift. safe and luxurious.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31

THE BURLINGTON ROUTE,
The Best Line 90 ST. Paul.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31

Coffee and Sugar.
New York. Jan. sO.-coFFEE-optiOns
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
Fndeavor wavelets.

Evangelistic work is the chosen form
Of service for the coming year in North
Carolina.
The Sunday school is one arm Of the
church and Christian Fndeavor is the
other. Rev. A. d. Thaeler.
To repeat what has been said before,
Where is the state that has better
body of district secretaries than Texas?
The secret of work Ter the Lord Jesus
Is spiritual power. We are not fitted for
the work until we are endued with the
Holy Ghost. Rev. ". q. White.
Tennessee stands in the front rank Ct
southern states in the Christian Endeav-
or movement, and for practical work
md oonsecrated enthusiasm size ranks
with the. best states IN the Union
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
A Lobster story.

At the most extensive aquarium in
England, the Brighton zoo, the female
lobster recently cast her she'll. She
screwed herself up together on the toes
and tai. and suddenly bent her body.
Snap went the shell in its center and
the case Of tine back came away in one
piece. The claws were her next care.
and she worked away at them for a
long time
1t was a proceeding of extreme deli
cacy, considering that all the flesh of
the great claw had to be passed through
the small base During the operation
one claw came eff altogether, and this
must have seemed TO the lobster lady a
serious misfortune, as it will not grow
to Its full size again until the second
year. The tail and legs gave very little
trouble, and the body when thus IN
dressed proved to be Of pale blue.
The she'll casting over, the lobster
sank on the sand, and this action seem
ed a signal for the attack of every
creature IN the tank.
The defauseless victim babe fair to
succumb to the fury of her enemies,
when the male lobster suddenly came to
the rescue. Standing over his shell-less
better half, be fought her assailants re-
lentlessly. Day and night did he watch
over her until her shell was sufficiently
hardened 10 protect her in fighting her
own battles.
When this happy moment arrived, he
deliberately picked up the old claw,
broke 1t IN his nippers and ate the meat.
He then dug hole in the sand, placed
in 1t the broken bits of shell, buried
them and piled number of small
stones above the grave.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

LAS if brick were lying in my stom-
ach' is the description by dyspeptic of
his feeling after eating.
This is one Of the commonest symptoms
of Indigestion II you have it, take Shak-
err Digestive Cordial.
Not only this symptom, but all the
symptoms OF Indigestion are cured by
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
So many medicines to cure this one dis
order. Only one that can be called sue
cessful, because only one that acts in a
simple, natural, and yet scientific. way.
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Purely vegetable, and containing no
dangerous ingredients, Shaker Digestive
Cordial tones up, strengthens, and re-
stores to health all the digestive organs.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to S1.OO
a bottle.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
His Promise Faileth Never.

In 1900 years there has never bee
failure Of any promise Of Christ when
the conditions have been complied with.
There have been failures everywhere
else and in almost everything. but there
never has and never will be a failure
on the part of Christ. II there has been
any failure, we may rest assured that
it has been with us and not with our
Jesus We have asked much and re-
ceived much, but in the place Of being
weary with our asking Jesus 10 con.
stantly saying to Us. Ask largely. tina,
your JOY may DO full. "-Chsiss4an
Statesman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

The Seutemher mum her Of Current IL
oroture furnishes To Tho readers ito psusl
feast OF literary delicacjes The editorial
matter il able and Interesting and the
selections vol chosen and abnnd.r,
The verse denartments which sre aivevs
q feature of This excellent msgszipe are
tbj. month enrich.d hv tho addition ~
tuo nagas ~, love SONGS s.lec,cd from tho
roe,,s OF tho late loan Ing.low There j.
also an ernreciat i've sketch ~ ber ti,sard
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
CONVICT ROAD-BUILDERS.
my Have Proved . 0rsss suooess OF
NSs>A 0a.safAA HiGh~yA

IAsy Have Proved . 0rsss Suooess ON
H>ssA S..saf.bs HisA-y&
North CasoliAa's experiment in tho
employment Of oonvices in road build
ing hxs bssn very satisfactory, both in
point Of efficiency and economy and in
the health Of the convicts One aston
ishing discovery in the experiment is
that it costs less by about 6 cents a day
per convict to maintain the prisoners
when at work on the roads than when
confined in Jail. the basis Of the calcu-
lation being the returns from so coun-
ties Being offered certain Inducements
in the way Of reward or shortening Of
term if they remain at their posts and
faithfully discharge their duties, the
convicts are employed on the roads
much as hired labor would be, under
the control of foreman, without any
guard. They are even allowed to re-
main at their homes from Saturday
hight to Monday morning.
The result of this astonishing expert
ment, which has been in operation for
year, has been. according to Professor
Holmes, secretary of the Road Associa-
ton Of North Carolina, that not con-
Wet has attempted 10 escape. 1t is
also officially reported that as laborers
the convicts have been much more eff
cient than the labor which can be hired
at ordinary prices. Exchange.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

"And now little children" said the
Sunday school superintendent, III you
are good children, some day you may
wear golden crown" "Paws got one
on his tooth now" chirped the smallest
and newest boy.
When Napoleon escaped from Elba, the
Moniteur Of Paris, thus chronicled his
progress: 1.-The anthropophsgist has
escaped; the "Corsican ogre has landed; ;
the .stiger" is coming; the "monster" has
slept at Grenoble; the ''tyrant" has ar
rived at Fontainebleau; and, lastly, This
Imperial Majesty entered the Tuileries
on the twenty first of March, lin the
midst Of his faithful subjects"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
CHRISTIAN ENDEANOR.


Comment by Rev. =. II. Doyle.
ToP1C.-Our Sits from God; our gifts to
God.-Rom vi 1888.
Christianity is religion of giving. 1t
had its origin III the determination Of
the Son Of Ged to give the test gift He
could give, Himself, to the world. 1t
ras its fullest completion in man re
turning this gift by giving himself TO
God through jesus Christ. In the beau
tiful language Of Paul contained in the
topical reference we get some idea Of
how precious man l. to God what God
has done fer man, and with what as
surauce we may meet the trials and trih-
ulations Of life. in consideration Of the
fact that God l. fer Us and that moth
irg can separate US frem the love If
God in Christ Jesus our Lord
/. God gives Us His love. We should
give HIM our love. The leve of God to
man is hreathed throughout TINS entire
eloquent outburSt Of the apostle. As we
read it we cannot but recall the words
of John III, Is, God SO loved the
world that He gave His only begotten
Son that whosoever believeth in Him
lasting life. . First of all God gave man
His love. 1t was this gift that led to
the others The love of God for human
ity was so bread and deep that He was
willing to give His best gift that man
might be saved. In return for this gift
the least we can do to show our appre-
citation and gratitude is to give God the
sincerest love of our hearts. Love usual
ly begets love. May Gods love for Us
beget in Us firm and steadfast love
for HIM
2. God gives Us Himself. We should
give ourselves to God. God gave Us His
Son. He gave His only besotten Son. y
'.He who spared not His own Son, but
delivered Him up for Us all, will give
us all things else, says Paul. In Civ
ing Christ God gave Himself THE
Father and ure one, >" said Christ God
gave Himself to man. In return we
should give ourselves to Him. BY that
act He bought Us. Therefore we are not
our own and should glorify God in oul
bodies and spirits, which are not ours,
but Gods In short, we should conse
crate ourselves entirely and uncondi
tionally to God In salvation God gives
to Us. In conservation we give TO God
Let US, then. give TO God ourselves and
our all, and, the gift once made, let it be
made forever, not to be used as our own
or to be recalled at our own pleasure.
8. God gives Us salvation. This j
the resultant gift Of His love and the
sacrifice of His Son for the world. 1t is
we'll to remember that all the steps il
salvation, calling, justification and glo-
rifcation ar gifts from God. This is
blessed fact. 1t makes salvation sure.
Not so much as enc step depends upon
u.s. We are saved by grace through
faith and that not Of ourselves. 1t is
gift of God.
Bible Readings: Gen. xviii. 2o-22;
Deut XVI, l6. II; Ps. ii, s; xxx, II;
xxxvii, 80; lxxxiv, SIP; evil, Is;
Prov. XIII. 90; Matt vii, I'll; x,
Is; John iii. IS; x, ~, IS; Acts Xxx,
50; II Cor. viii, l-16; TX, 6, :; Eph.
ii. S; Heb. xiii, 1916.
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Calling Upon God.

Mercy must be asked for. II will not
b given unsolicited; God must be
called upon for it, This calling is pray
ing, seeking for mercy, knocking at the
door Of mercy 1t must be the call Of
conscious need, the call Of pressing
want. The plague Of sin mus, be felt,
the evil Of in dePlored, deliverance
from sin desired. A. the drowning man
calls fcr hep, z, lie - man calls fcI
direction. = ~ starving man caIs fu
food, 80 H4.r - --nreF call uIon God
for sa,vat1r5z -t-t-.-'.a1 s..:-eucer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02

we knew that there must be lot OF mail
waiting for us there. Sure enough, there
certainly was-there was go much that
we have only just got through ii now.
Lausanne is a very pretty place, as far
~ we have seen, but | don't think we
should like to stay here in the winter,
alt hough the people " no live here seem to
be very fond OF it and say that in winter
it is very nice. Several friends OF ours
are going to be in Geneva next winter
in fact are already there, and they al!
seem to think it n fine city. From the
time We left Bern the languages French
and German-began to get rather mixed,
and here almost every one talks French,
although the German is n great help. The
denstmsnner talk only French, so yes
terdsy we were kept busy saying: "Non,
ie ne parle pas Francois"
From Bern here is a ride of two and
half or three hours, but we stopped over
at Fribourg tabout an hour from BERN
fer about three hours, and saw the town
and heard the beautiful organ in the
cathedral. The organ in the Gothic
church OF st. Nicholas is said to be the
finest in Europe, and was built during
the beginning of this century by Al.
Mooser fwhose bust has been placed
under the instrument to the righD. The
organ has siNty-seven stops and 800
pipes, some of them thirty-two feet in
length.
The church was founded in 1853, re-
built in the fifteenth century, and has
been recently restored. The beautiful
tower, $50 feet high, was built In 1902,
and has portal adorned with Curious re-
liets. II this description savors bit OF
Baedeker 1t will be excusable, rs that il
about the only English book we read
now. But have nothing to say against
Baedeker--it is indeed a friend in need.
We read in Lucerne paper that your
friend, Cornelius Vanderbilt, WIS stop
ping there, but by the time we had de-
cided to go hunt him up he had gone on
to Interlsken, and we were so busy when
we got there that we thought we wouldn't
bother to call. lie told you he would ex-
pect to see W. though, nicht tcdhrS
Helm