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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25

Mrs, Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says:
after two doctors gave up my boy to
die, I saved him from Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t is the
quickest and most certain remedy for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles A. c. Smith c. D. Swift
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25

The Union Passenger Station in
Chicago, into which the BurlingtOn's
''vestibuled Flyer runs, is located
in the very heart Of the city. The
principal hotels, the largest stores,
the best theatres, the biggest bust
ness establishments, are only few
blocks distant. To reach them it
isn't even necessary to take street
car.
The Flyer leaves Denver at $50 p. m.
Tickets at offices of connecting lines.
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Cash quotations were as follows:

Cash QuOtatOns were as 1OIIOWs.
Flour-Firm; winter patents, A.70Q4S0;
straights, s420G4.40; spring specials, $3.50;
spring patents, $4.4004S0; straights. S4Q
40; bakers, $3.50@3.S0
Wheat-No. 2 spring, S93sG902sc; No. 8
spring, S2G91c; No. 2 red, 99c.
oats-No. ?, 2S1Gc, No. white, f. o. b.,
24l@2i1ac.
Barley-No. 2, f. o. E. 27@8Sc;
Flax Seed-No. /, $1.151a@1 49,.
Timothy Seed-Prime. $40.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, :7.70@775.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, $4.571A@460.
Short RIosSldes o9se eGoyed d2 dsd 70
Sides-Short clear (boxed). S4.65G495.
Whisky--Distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, S1.19.
sugars-Cut loaf, $685. granulated, $5.S2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25

Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa.
says: MY child is worth millions to
me; yet would have lost her by Group
had l not invested twenty-five cents in
a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure
It cures coughs, colds and all throat
and lung troubles. A. c. Smith, C. d
Swift.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
DOMINION OF CANADA.
n<rin-e

Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va, was
frightfully burned on the face and neck
Pain was instantly relieved by De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. which healed
the injury without leaving a scar. 1t is
the famous pile remedy. A c. Smith,
C. D. Swift.
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900 an

Only line running through Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars from Salt Lake
City to San Francisco and Portland: Salt
Lake City to Denver via Grand Junction,
and Salt Lake City to Kansas City and
Chicago via Colorado points.
Through tourist or family sleepers with
ont change. to Kansas City. Chicago and
Boston.
to Denver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
WEEKS BANK cLEARINcs.
Salt Lake City Behind Again-With
Eight Other Cities.

New York, Dec. M.-The following table
complied by Bradstreet. shows the bank
clearings at 81 cities for the week ended
Dec. II, with the percentages of increase
and decrease as compared with the CORE
sponding week last year:
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THE COLORADO MIDLAND R. R
Two Through Trains Dailv.
CAPITAL PAID IN. 100000.

Vile, Cripple Creek, Colorado Springs.
Denver and all points east Only line
running THROUGH CHAIR CARS.
Through sleepers on both morning and
evening trains. This line, in connection
win the Rio Grande Western. reaches
Denver earlier than any other line via
Colorado Springs. No change of cars or
delayed trains. Take the Colorado Mid
land and save time and enjoy the finest
ride and grandest scenery in Colorado.
For full information call on any r. G.
w. Ry. agent, or
W. p BAILEY. o. A. BROWN,
G. P. A Gen. Agent
Denver. Colo. Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
YIELDS TO CHRISTMAS
Yesterday Wall Street Wore a Holt
day Appearance.
RELIEF OF MONEY MARKET
CURRENCY SIZES ARE PRESENT
ED FOR REDEMPTION.

This VIII Counteract the Effect of
the Union Pacific Payments Into
the Treasury-Government's Cred
it Balance to Be Placed On De
posit-Market Sluggish.
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Gray's Laxative Pellets cure consti-
patton.
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Ticket Office No. 1OS West Second South
Street POstoffice Corner.)
D. c. DODGE, s H BABCOCK.
vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr. Traffic Mgr.
3. p. WADLEIGH. Gen. Pass. Agent
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LEAVE SALT LAKE CITY

LEAVE SALT LAKE CITY,
No. 2-F'or Provo, Grand juno
ton and all points east. ....... 81
No. 4For Provo, GraEi juno
ton and all points eaSt... 2:
No. 6-F'or Bingham, Lehi, Provo
Mt. Pleasant, Manti. Rich
field, BelknaD. all intermediate
No. S-For Eureka, Payson,
Provo and all intermediate
No. 3-For Ogden and West...-.. 8:
No. 1-For Ogden and West. II:
ARRIVE SALT LAKE CITY
No. From Bingham. Provo,
Grand Junction and the East. II:
No. 3-F'rom Provo, Grand
Junction and East--..-S 8.
No. 5-From Provo. Bingham,
Eureka, BelKnap, Rich1eld.
Manti and al intermediates
No. 2From Ogden and the
West .......... .................-... 3.
No. EFrOnI Ogden and Lne
west .-----.-... -----..--.--.------ Z.
No. From Eureka, Payson,
Provo and all intermediate
ICtIII5 Id.
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BOND QUOTATIONs.

U new As reg. .12S14 N Cent 5s.. ..113
Do coup. ..12SA Nor Pac lists. lis
U As. .1125A Do 3s.. =. 800. 60I5
Do coup. ....114A Do As. :. go. $685.
Do ends. -. 9915 Nor & w 6s.. ..124la
S 5s reg. ....1l41s n w Cons. ....14
Do 5s coup. HES Do deb 5s.. LII
Can SO 2nds.. ..1073s , Nav lists ......115
D & R G lists. ..1GSA , Nav As :. -. 932s
D & r C 4s.... 9l1s o S L 6s F.. 1881
H &. r c 5s lib o S L 5s r.. 9Slh
Do con 6s.. los Q Imp lists r.. .101M
K P Con r.. S4Z Do IS r...,.. 45
X ? 1st d D r1l5 Reading As. -. Sc
La new Con Is :. S7ss r G w lists. :. SO
NJ X & ends . 6212 Union Pac lists. .102%
Do As. e. -. SO u p D & G lists. 4S12
n Y Cent lists 1871
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CONDITION OF GOTHAM BANKS
CHANGES SEEM CONTRADICTORY
YET ARE LOGICAL.
Present Outlook Does Not Indicate
Any Heightened stringency In
Money Marlzet-causes Explained.
New York. Dec. 24.-The weekly bank

New York, Dec. 24.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve, decrease. ......... 81, 202 500
Loans, increaSea..... ....-. 3'SZl wv
Specie, increase LOS tUU
Legal tenders, decrease. ...... 4,2590V0
Deposits, decreaSe.... go. ........ loSoOD
Circulation, decrea 5e.... ...... 22600
The banks now hold 81. 500, $50 in excess
of the requirements of the % per cent
rule.
The Financier this week says: The state
ment of theNew York clearing house
banks for the five days ending Dec. "A is,
seemingly, contradictory in its results, al
though an examination of the reports of
the individual banks proves that the ep-
erations which brought about the changes
We're entirely logical, so far as the totals
are concerned. The increase of S3.9270 600
in loans, with a decrease of $75S,S0 in de-
posits, instead of the increase which usu-
ally attends loan expansion, was con-
fusing factor; but, on the other hand,
there was a decrease of $i529,00O in cash.
FLUCTUATIONS.
The inference is that the money loaned
has gone out of bank and this is borne out
by the report of the National City bank,
which has made the largest fluctuations
in it's avera geS. 1t has expanded it's loans
no less than $3,50O,000 or an amount nearly
as large as the increase for all the banks,
and it has decreased it's reserve the same
amount, while its deposits show scarcely
any Vara ton from the previous week.
This bank is SO prominently identified
with the Union Pacific reorganization set
Elements that the statement thus becomes
almost self-explanatory. The result of
the week business has been to reduce
the excess rsrve of the bank "a. 202, 800
leaving but SILL $50 more than required
by the % per cent requirement. This is
the smallest reserve reported since Octo-
b. 1896, when call money was quoted at
from to s per cent.
OUTLOOK.
But the present outlook does not indi-
cate any such stringency. The reduction
is due entirely to payments into the sub
treasury on Union Pacific account and, as
the government is now beginning to dis
burse larger amounts to meet the princi-
pal of maturing bonds, the effect will be
to offset any stingency that otherwise
might occur.
Amy of these checks will be available
for bank use and, in addition. about one
half of the $S,O000OO to be paid by the
Union Pacific committee on account. VIII
be deposited by the treasury in banks.
Money will be FIN over the close of the
year, but any strngency after that time
is bound to still further depress the price
of exchange, and this, despite the high
rates for money abroad, would bring spe-
Gle imports.
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Silver In London.
Coffee and Sugar.

London, Dec. 24-Consols, 11215; sill
yer, 2624d
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SALES OF STOCKS

Total sales of stocks today 2O3, 400
shares, including: c. B. & O., 20,7S0;
Manhattan, 44.065; Metropolitan Street
Railway, 1870; Missouri Pacific, 1855;
New Jersey Central, 4,S1O; Northern
Pacific, 1870; Northern Pacific prefer
red, 1860; Reading, $500; Rock Island,
$500; St. Paul, 1850; American Tobac-
CO. 1887; Chicago Great Western, 6,775;
Peoples Gas, 1870; Colorado Fuel and
Iron, 1910; Lead. 1850; Sugar, $500;
Western Union 7 1870
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
SALTLAKE & OGDEN RAILWAY CT

Daily time table in effect Sept. 20.
Leave Arrive Leave Arrive
Salt Lake. Farming Farming Salt Lake.
ton & La to9 & La
FoOn. COON.
ZOO a. m 7.40 a. m. 500 a. m $40 a. m.
600 a. m $40 j. m. 1000 a. m. 1O:4O a m.
300 p. m. $40 a. m. 400 p. m 4:4O p. m
500 D. m. $40 p. m. 700 p. m. 7:40 .. N.
Additional Sunday trains:
Leave Salt Lake II a. m. and I D. m
Leave Lagoon. 1900 m and p. m.
SIMON ANBERGER. H w EARLY,
Gen. Manager. Passenger Agent
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THE
ZT1 PEOPLES
| g FAVORITB
Nos nlc.rnzNS~ :

as follows:
On Effect March 16. 1879
''The Overland Limited" for
Chicago, St Paul, St Louis.
Omaha, Kansas City. Denver
and Park City: ..:.............. 700 an
1.-THE Fast Mail" for Chicago.
St Louis. Omaha, Kansas City
and Denver ...-..................- SIS pm
."The Overland Limited from
Chicago, ST. Louis, Omaha,
Kansas City, Denver and Park
CITY ..s......-..s S'4o Ds1as
"The Fast Mail" from Chicago.
St Paul. St. Louis, Omaha,
Kansas City and DenEer-......- $50 an
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OREGON SHORT LINES
.ATERoAD


o; Trains arrive and depart at Salt Lake
City daily as follows.
On Effect Oct. 81
ARRIVE.
I'm Cnlcago. O4le1.4a. -. LOUIS.
Kansas City, Denver. Park
lily ana Ogden. - D.. ...... SID orn.
From Helena. Butte, Portland. -' -
Sah r l.iic-scJ. Dguen auo -
IT, termediate points,. $50 an
rom san francisco, Cache Val
icy, ogden and intermediate
F pg,a{ 81, us pm.
G5 ID, CITY. Denver. and Os-
'From Frisco, Milford and inter '''' '-'--'
,meOlSLs POINTS. $3.50. ........ S:S5 am.
From Mercur, Tintic Provo, Ne
pm, Sanpete Valley and inter-
''Mixed train from Terminus. ''-O p L.
TOOele and Garfield Beach....-. 400 p.m-
" chicago, Omaha. Denver
Kansas City. st. Louis. ogden
r- 1-AU Z ark CITY,. ..........-... 100 am.
F9r San Francisco, ogden. -
Cacne valley and intermediates
For Ogden. Denver. Kansas City. '''' @'-'''
OInaha, st. Louis. Chicago and
rIHlSTlhedlate points -. 80. SIS p.rn-
FOR Ogden, Butte, Helena, Port
Fla land 5 and San francisco. -. s:45 pm.
.rNepD, Sanpete aVNey-. ........ 1850 an
FOR Provo. Nephi Milford
frisco and intermediate points 600 pm
-I,Aeu Tram Tor Garfield Beach,
I0oele and Terminus =. $3.50. 7:4S am.
rains south to Juab run daily except
Dally except Sunday
MI CnE1 TICKET OFFICE Under Masonio
nal Al no 200 West Second South street.
Telephone No. 80
hairoad and Steamship Tickets on sails
10 all parts of the world
. r III nan Palace Car ticket ONCE.
= ECSbES, ID. y. hurley.
zen. Irf Mgr. Gen. Pass. & Tfck't Agk.
w II. BANCROFT.
Vice Pres and Gen. Mr..
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city Ticket ONCE. 29l Main street.

City Ticket Ofice. 20l Main street
Telephone No 665
Only one night on the road to Omaha,
two nights to Chicago and st. Louis.
Other lines one night additional.
The Union Pacific Is the only line through
10 the above points without change
of cars, and the only line operating Buff
fet Smoking and Library Cars and Pull
man Dining Cars, with IL and j hours
quickest time TO Missouri River and CHI
cago, respectively.
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Sterling exchange closed fairly active
with actual business in bankers bills
at 4.S4s@4S4A for demand and at
4.S1A@4.S11a for so days. Posted rates,
4S23z Q4.SS and 4S5@4S6. Commercial
bills, 4.S01a.
Silver certificates, 57asQ5S1z; bar sill
yer, 57A Mexican dollars, 459s.
Government bonds firm, state bonds
steady, railroad bonds active.
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Gray's Laxative Pellets cure Consti
patton.
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SIS p.m
$40 ana
7:ao pm.
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CREDIT BALANCE.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

The marked weakness of foreign ex-
change which is now at as low a point
as was reached during the gold move
ment of last September has proved suf-
ficient to bring gold as shown by to-
days announcement of $5O0000 coming
from London. In view of the high
money rate in the Berlin and London
markets this comes as something of a
surprise, though q heavy import move
ment Of gold later along was consider
ed certain. Ia this connection it is to
be considered that gold received at San
Francisco since Aug. 1, and now in
transit from Australia amounts to ST.
175. GOO. This is in effect liquidation
of Australian Indebtedness to England
by the payment of England's debt TO
us.
The bond market has been much
more quiet this week than for some
time and prices are little changed.
Government bonds have been weak
The new As coupons are off Us; As reg
istered, /; old is registered y and the
IS. IS.
MONEY MARKET.
Money on call firm at 3@4- pei. cent:
last loan, 3; closed 215@3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 31k@4 per cent.
Tombstone prospector., 1897-08-14
IOOE 1

p lSTEE LODGE, Nu..rc MEETS EV. h e-y We resdav cvpria-. I. Cc>s-h-
 F.E. %. 6. EH.L N.AIaS, K. $, Wis uc b.oiAe-s cordially inN - 9 zen
Tombstone prospector., 1897-08-14

MT. Isaac Homer, proprietor of the Burton House, Burton, W. Va, and one of the most widely known men in the state was cur -d ofrheumatisIn after .hree years C. C1ering. He says "I have not suiiici command of lang
 Iage to couvey eQy idea of what l suffered, my physicians told me that nothing could be done for me; and my friends were fully co rvihced tl al nothing bu; death would relieve me oi my suGsring. In June 1893, MT. Evsns, then salesman for the Wheel Ing Drug Co.,, recon amended Chamber iain's Pain Balm. At tLis time my toot and limb were swollen to more fhan double their normal size and it seemed to me my leg would burst, but soon after I began using the Pain
 Balm. the swelling began 10 decrease, the pain to leave. and now I consider that am entirely cured. For sale b. al dealers In Tombstone and Biebee.
Tombstone prospector., 1897-08-14
WOOCMEN CIRCLE

Gr0VF. WOODMrN CIRCLE . Meets frs, and lq-a rr,, lag[sday; w q q BERTHA NITTIG. (. Visiting mcmDers are
 c:dially invited.
Tombstone prospector., 1897-08-14
Don't Tobacco Spit and saoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily md forever. be mag netie. full of lie, nerve and vigcr, take So-To- Bac, the wonder worker, that nlaFes weak rLen strong All druggists, soc or q. Cure guaran- teed Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Tombstone prospector., 1897-08-14
oU EGE1S
NOTICE.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
 Notice IS hereby gwen. tkat certain mining clSin. called the Tan Ben, McGinty and CaI- ago7, stusf,a in tbe Warren mining Cistlict, and about oGe-t5lf me northeasiery fr. n the HolbrOok hci-f.Eg VI 9, and about the same di~tzncc f-ors iae rCsn e Estee. 4 T. st 4. the ahoye ? an : e us WeIe not located ii conformity I..h tie L. :. Mining laws, the1e fsre a second plft,. 7t a later date relocated the same ia .i-l con. 1rnity w'th the aoove named mining lawsi aud IS fully determined ic pro'ect his riEhti. Therefore, all persons are c,utioned mol 10 barezjn'or, buy or lease ,hs above nlned !ailns. -.s :. : MANSUR,
 ars-7m B.sb1e, A. T.
Tombstone prospector., 1897-08-14
UNIFORM.RANK!K p

INIFORN RANK, K.yOF P. MEETS first Tuesdsy in month, alter regular
 K p meeting. WI. P. LOSG, Capt C. M. Pos TER. Sec
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-12

The first few minutes of fire is the
critical time; quarter of minute is
worth saving. Millions may be lost in
that time When anyone is sick every
instant is precious, particularly at the be-
ginning before disease gets any headway.
When you first begin to feel "below
the mark y; when you are not getting all
the strength you need out of your food,
when you are languid and indisposed, it
is time to try the toning, strengthening
effect of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t extinguishes disease
by making rich, healthy blood, full of the
life-giving red corpuscles which drive out
disease and flood the vital organs with
fresh vitality.
Every disease which has its seat in the
blood is cured by this marvellous "Dis-
covery" after all>other remedies have
failed. It's effects seem little short of
miraculous in curing obstinate, chronic
throat and bronchial difficulties and even
consumption.
Rundown people, delicate women,
pale and puny children gain flesh,
strength, color and nerve force by using
this marvellous Discovery" 1t does
not make habby fat like so many "emul-
SONS" but hard, healthy, muscular tbs.
sues. At all medicine stores.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-12
A Story With q Moral.
CHAPTER /

She was woman whose age might safe
ly be pronounced uncertain, and as she
stood at the counter figuring half dozen
pieces of dress goods by turn it was evil
dent that she was in the throes of uncer
tainty concerning some question Of becom-
ingness or what not
SIS 1t for yourself or young LADY,"
asked Roggs, the clerk, desiring to facili-
tate the sale.
The lady's hanGs dropped to her side,
and as in a moment she walked away with
curt "Sorry to have troubled you, !"
Roggs was left to ruminate on the unsta-
bleness of the feminine mind as he waited
for another customer.
CHAPTER II.
Once more there was woman of uncer-
tain antiquity at dress goods counter. 1t
was virtual repetition Of the scene in the
last chapter, except that this time the brisk
and nattily dressed Toggs was the sales
man.
SIS the dress for yourself or an old
LADY," asked Mr.. Toggs, with innocent
urbanity, and directly the young man
might have been seen dexterously handling
the yard measure.
CHAPTER III.
Our two heroes are now middle aged.
Toggs Is q partner in the great firm In
which he once held humble clerkship.
He dimes on terrapin and quail on toast,
while Roggs, in a shiny backed coat and
shabby shoes, walks the streets, wondering
why he never had any luck. York
Sun,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-12
Japane.e Looms.

According to reliable statistics, there
were in Japan in 1896 949, 1873 looms in
operation, distributed among $50, 408
different establishments, giving an av-
erage Of less than Is looms for each
establishments This average shows that
the weaving industry Of Japan is still
to a very great extent home industry
and is far from having reached that de-
gree Of Capitalization which it has in
this country. The number Of persons
employed in the weaving industry Of
Japan last year was $3.50 males and
985, 016 females, and the total estimat-
ed production for 1896 was 96, 1877, 285
yen, including silk cloth amounting
to 46,471, 401 yen; silk and cotton
amounting to 0,281, ara yen; cotton
cloth amounting to 81, 083, 757 yen, the
balance being hemp and sundries. Dry
Goods Economist.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-12

the benefit of others and never tires Of
his zeal. There are plenty of men weak
and worn out, struggling with remorse
and fear, the natural outcome of habits
that brought incapacity; sense of lone
someness and feeling as if the best side
of life had been banished forever. Such
men should write to Thomas Slater, Box
sos, Kalamazoo, Mich. He will send free
by mail, in plain sealed envelope full
particulars about the method he used,
and this will enable any man to get q
complete cure at home. It is the method
that Mr.. Slater used to cure himself of
the troubles that sap the strength and
vigor and also enlarged his organs to
natural size. The cure was 80 complete,
so satisfying and such wonderful change
from his former condition that he will
gladly tell others all about it, sending all
particulars. He figures that he doesn't
know of better way to show his appre-
citation of his own cure and the sufferings
Of others. There must be generous men
in this world to off set the tide of avarice.
Write to Mr.. Slater--it will cost nothing
for his description and method.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-12
LOVES ROSARY.
GENT Pass. Agent, Denver, Colo.

Sweet names, the rosary of my evening prayer,
Told on my lips like kisses of good night
To friends who go little from my sight,
And some through distant years shine clear
and fair.
So this dear burden that l daily bear
Nightly God talzeth and doth loose me quite,
And soft I sink in slrmbers pure and light
With thoughts of human love and heavenly
care.
But when l mark how into shadow slips
My manhoods prime and weep fast passing
friends,
And heavens riches making poor my lips,
And think how in the dust loves labor ends,
Then, where the cluster of my hearthstone
shone,
"Bid me not live, +" sigh, "till all be gone"
g. E. Woodberry in Harpers Magazine.