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THE sFMIWEEKLY MESSENGER: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1897

I did not know hat Christ was able to
save all the people. / would not go
into q hospital and tear of the band
ages from the wounds II / had no balm
to apply. / would not a the a to
ten q man he Is a sinner unless I had
at the same time the authority for say
ing he might be saved.
A Divine Raphael.
Suppose in Venice there is a Raphael,
a. faded picture great in its time. bear
ing some marks of its greatness. His
tory describes that picture. Il is near
ly faded away. You say. oh, what 4
pity that so wonderful a picture by
Raphael should be nearly defaced!"
After awhile a nan comes up, very
unskillful in art, and he proposes to
re.ouch it. You say: Stand off,. I
would rather have !, just as it is You
will only make it worse" After awhile
there comes an artist who is the equal
Of Raphael. He says, II will retouch
that picture and bring out all its origi-
nal power" You have fuit confidence
in his ability. He touches il here and
there. Feature after feature comes
forth, and when he is don with the
picture it is complete in all its origf-
nal power.
Now, God impresses his image on our
IdSS, out I'D liAdSS d DCSh a.
for hundreds and for thousands OF
years, getting fainter and fainter.
Here comes up a divine Raphael. 1
shall call him a divine Raphael. He
a Il can restore that picture" He
las all power in HEAVIER and on earth.
He is the equal Of the one who made
the picture, the equal of the one who
| drew the image Of God in our SOU.
He touches this sin, and it is gone;
that transgression, and it is gone. and
all the DETACHMENT disappears, and
where sin afbounded grace doth
much more abound" Will you have
1 the DETACHMENT or will you ave the
| restoration? 1 am we'll persuaded that
if I could by a touch Of heavenly
pathos in two minutes put before you
what has been done so "a your soul,
| there would be An emotional tide over
Wthelming.
Mamma" said a little child to her
mother, when she was being put to bed
| at night; mamma, what makes your
hand so scared and twisted and I'M
like other peoples hands?" Well"
said the mother, my child, when you
were younger than you are now, years
ago, one night after 1 had put o to
bed / heard a cry, a Shrek up stairs.
I came up and found the bed was on
fire, and you were on fire, and 1 took
hold of you and tore off the burning
garments, and while I was tearing
them off and trying to get you away 1
burned my hand, and it has been scar
red and twisted ever since, and hardly
o any mere like a hand. But 1 got
that, my child, in trying to save you"
o man, 0 woman, 1 wish to-day /
could show you the burned hand Of
Christ burned in plucking you out of
the fire, burned in snatching you away
from the flame. Aye, also the burned
foot, and the burned brow, and the
burned heart-burned for you. by
his stripes ye are healed"
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Washington, December 8.-News has
reached here Of the illustration of an at
tempt to convey a store Of munitions of
war to the Cuban insurgents Just at the
moment when it had apparently succeed
ed. About the middle Of September a
steamer painted black appeared near
Cienfuegos and landed a stock Of ammu-
milton and twenty men under the lead
ership Of Joseph Cepero. a naturaIized
American citizen, who, after having beer
held in a Cuban Jail for nearly a year.
was released by the Spanish government
last July. The expedition got inland, but
a month later the Spanish authorities
discovered nearly 500 boxes Of ammuni-
ton for Remington and Mauser rifles
conceaaed in a shallow creek and carried
them into town Later ON Cepogo led N
attack upon q small town ana killed oev-
era1 OF the inhabitants. Including :
V0mA0.
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RIORDAN e. CO.
(By Associated Press.)
New York Stock Market

New York. December S.-The stock
market opened this morning with a ire
show of animation and vigor-
Gus upward tendency. gains being uni
form pretty much throughout the list.
1t was evidently the strength display
ed by the market yesterday had
brought orders to the commission
houses to buy stocks. There was also
buying for London account for the frst
time in several days. the advance In
prices here apparently falling to tempt
arbitrage brokers to sell. Their pur-
chases OF st. Paul were on quite a large
scale and they also bought Union Pa
cific, but there were sales of Louisville
and Atchison for London account.
Sugar was the n exception In
strength Of the market at the opening.
but it's loss soon widened and heavier
liquidation in the stock set in. offerings
being very heavy and active support
being Of no avail to recover its losses.
The stock was very feverish all day
and fluctuated widely and frequently.
but worked constantly toward q lower
level and closed near the lowest 1t Q
net loss OF 4H. Consolidated Gas was
also a mark for the reactionisty ana
dropped at one time ~ points. Early
in the final hours prices OF many stocks
were at the best, but the final drop In
Sugar again weakened prices Al around
and left net gains confined TO fractions
in almost all cases and a fair sprfnkhnG
Of losses all through the list. southern
preferred continued the advance which
was begun yesterday on JUNIORS OF an
approaching dividend and rose At on6
time rs per cent. Tobacco also de-
veloped late strength, but reacted be-
fore h close.
The activity displayed IN the bond
market was quite remarkable. sales for
the first approaching 81. $50. 900 in
par value and IL Is said breaking the re-
cord for one hours business. There
was some decrease in activity later in
the day, but the tone OF the market
continued strong and prices OF a num-
Der OF bonds OF the middle grade moved
UP from 1 TO 2 points. Some OF the
high grade bonds showed heavy gains.
Michigan Central SIS rising 5tz per cent
Milwaukee and Northern consuls OF 1891
gaining 3A. Louisville and Nashville.
p. & A. division SIS 3. and Northern
Pacific term firsts 2. Missouri collat-
eral SIS also gains 5z points. Total
sales were "a, $50, coo. United States old
IS registered declined II and the cou-
pons u bid, but the SIS rose hc bid.
The new As coupon sold at 129. which
il higher than ever before. The total
sales of stock We're 49,. 500 shares
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GRAIN AND PROVISION.

Chicago. December S.-The leading fu-
lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
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Chicago, December. 8.-December
wheat sold today at $1.01 and closed st
LOOK. or &c above yesterdays close.
May also advanced nc. Receipts In the
northwest at last are falling below
those Of last year. This tact caused
anxiety among the shorts and was un-
doubtedly the principal reaso for the
adavAnce. Other markets VET umn-
t~eresting. Corn closed Q shade lower.
oats unchanged and provisions 81 -
TIC lower, "a
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Peanuts-North Carolina. prime SGeoc
per bushel: extra prime. CSC: fancy 12i1c.
Virginia-Extra prime, 40Q45c.
Rice-Uplands. SSqSoc: lowlands, N.l01
$1.15.
Corn-1kGS0c.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams. 1oGllc;
shoulders, 6G6lsc: sides, 7hQSc.
Chickens-Dull; spring l0QlSc; hens
1Sn25c; ROSTERS, 1SG22c.
Turkeys. Qive). &c to 10c per pound.
Eggs-Dull at 11c.
Shingles-Per 1000 five inch. hearts and
saps. H.05G2. 10: six inch. s. SO.
Timber at $500 to $500 per 1000 feet.
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MARKETS By TELEGRAPH


New Yor, December S.-Money on call
easy at 1ha2 per cent: last loan at 2 per
cent: closed at 1hQ2 per cent; prime
mercantile paper 3Q4 per cent: sterling
exchange weak with actual business in
bankers bills at S4.S5A@4SS for demand
and at $i.S2hQ4.S2A for sixty deys; posted
rates $4.S3hu4.A and A.S6Q4.S7; CONNER
cial bills at $4.S2L: silver certificates 592m
COZ; bar silver 59A; Mexican dollars 46A
government bonds firm; state bonds dull:
railroad bonds strong.
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Blasted by Sin.

now, all Cn1S OclnS 50, what IS Tic
common sense thing for you and for me
to do? What we do I think will depend
upon three facts-three great facts:
The first fact. hat sin has ruined
US. It has blasted body, mind and
soul. We want no Bible to prove that
we are sinners. Any man who is not
willing to acknowledge himself an i'm
perfect and a sinful being is simply a
fool and not to be argued with. We
all feel that sin has d~isorganized our
entire nature. That is one fact.
Another fact is that Christ came to
reconstruct, to restore, to revise. to
correct. to redeem. hat is a second
fact. The third fact is that the only
time we are sure Christ will pardon us
is the present. Now. what is the COM
mon sense thing for us to do in view of
these three facts? You will all agree
with me-tO quit sin, take Christ, and
take him pow.
Suppose some business man in whose
skill you had perfect confidence should
tell you that tomorrow, Monday morn
ing. between IL and II O'Clock. YOU
could by a certain financial transaction
make s., 1000, but that on Tuesday per-
haps you might make it, but there
would not be any p~ositiveness about
il, and on Wednesday there would not
be so much. and Thursday less. Friday
less. and so on less and less-when
would you attend to the matter? Why,
your common sense would dictate:
Immediately I will attend to that
matter. between IL and II o'clock to-
morrow morning, for then I a surely
accomplish it, but on Tuesday I may
not, and on Wednesday there rs less
prospect and less and less. I will ct
tend to it tomorrow" Now. letsaus
bring our common sense in this mat
ter Of religion. Here are the hopes OF
the gospel. We may get them now.
Tomorrow we q get them. and we
may not. Nexf~ we may and we
may not, the. prospects ieU and e
and less, the only sur time now-now.
I would mot tax to you IN t1dg way Il
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COTTON.

SO11ON.
Liverpool, December ST. p. m.-Cot-
~ton-Spot, faid demand: prices lower;
American middiing fair 8 9-16d; good mid
ding 8 sled; Amercin middling 3 7-32d:
low middling 3 Lied; good ordinary
2 15-16d; ordinary 2Ad. The sales of the
day were 10000 bales, of which 1000 bales
were for speculation and export, and in-
cluded 9,40O; receipts $1,000 bales, includ-
ing $4,000 American. Futures opened easy
with a moderate demand and closed ir-
regular.
American middling, low middling clause:
December 3 9-64d sellers; December and
January 3 S-64a3 9-64d sellers; January
and February 3 S-64H3 sid sellers: Feb
and April 3 9-s4a3 1O-64d sellers; April
and May 8 10-6403 11-64d buyers; May and
June 3 12-64d sellers; June and July 3
13-64d sellers; July and August 3 14-64d
values: August and September 3 15-64d
sellers; September and October 3 l6-64d
sellers; October and November 3 17-64d
sellers.
New York December S.-Cotton dull:
middling SIC: net receipts 1.541: gross re-
ceipts 5,2g7; exports to Great Britain
1904: to the continent 81; forwarded 2,S45;
sales 26. all spinners; stock $3.50.
Total today: Net receipts $780,; exports
to Great Britain 37,762; to the continent
20,609; stock Loss, 81.
Consolidated: Net receipts 25S, 316: ex-
ports to Great Britain 81. 632; to France
3S.6s2: to the continent 59.1S5.
~ lin oCPlCLIDSl o ANel ICSClpAo
4.344 851; exports to Great Britain 1885,
ISL: to France OASIS; to the continent
1864, SIC.
Futures opened steady at the decline,
and closed steady; sales 1850 bales: Jan
uary ST.; February $40; March so
April SIS; May 5.gl: June SIS: July 5.99:
august 6.G; September S.os; October SOS:
Spot cotton closed dull: middling up
lands Sic; mtddling gulf Shc: sales rs
bales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Firm at s 7-1sc: net receipts
2,969.
Norfolk-Steady at 5kc: net receipts
LAO: gross receipts 1880.
Baltimore-Nominal at SIC; gross re-
ceipts 1855.
Boston-Dull at SIC; net receipts 2,l52:
gross receipts SOB.
wilmington-steady at 5Ac: net re,
ceipts 2.0o5.
PhIadelphia-Net receipts eos.
Savannah-Quiet ct 5 Slice: net leeipts
New ~orleans-steady at SIC: net re-
Mobile-Quiet at 5 s-1sc: net receipts
2,s4S.
Memphis-Ffrm at S 5-1Sc; net receipts
3,1d: gross receipts ass.
Augusta-Steady at Size; net receipts
1,1s9: gross receipts LIB
Charleston-Steady at 5 :-lsc; net re-
ceipts Isis.
Cincinnati-Quiet at s1zc; net receipts
1,75S.
Louisvlle@Steady at SAC.
ST ~Louis-Steady at 5 5-16c; net receipts
Lac: gross receipts e.611.
Houston-Steady at 5Ac: net receipts
S,e42.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago. December s.-The leading fu-
lures were as follows:
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WILMINGTON llRKEfS.
COTTON REPORT.

NAVAL STORES.
Spirits observation-disclosures barrels
firm ct 3y.c. country barrels firm at
sac.
Resin dull at Sis and $1.@.
Tar tirm at $l.6.
Crude turpen;ine quiet: hard $50:
yellow dip $l.90: Virgin N-S.
Prices same day last ~year@Spirits tur-
pentine SAc and 24asc: rosin $1.S and
$50; tar $l-l0; crude turpentine $i.to.
$3.50 and $1.@o.
Receipts today-l21 casks spirits turpen-
tine, Dol barrels rosin. lS5 barrels tar. y
barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts sans day last year-S2 casks
spirits tu-pentine. So barrels rosir, Go
barrels tar, 43 barrels crude turpentine.
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NOT FOR THE CUBANS.
Blanche Morgan's Cargo is for This
Government.

Blanche Morgan's Cargo is for This
Government.
At the armory of the Winchester Re
peating Arms company yesterday
morning there was no secret about that
part of the cargo Of the schooner
Blanche Morgan, sliced in Bridgeport
Saturday night which was loaded here
Saturday, before the schooner went to
Bridgeport to get a similar shipment
from the Union Metallic Cartridge
company.
Vice President Hooper, of the Win
chester company, said that the ammu-
milton loaded here Saturday was con-
signed to the United States government
and there could be no doubt as to the
genuineness Of the consignment.
It was ordered by the ordnance de-
partment of the government and con-
sisted of six-pound shells for the Hotch-
kiss guns. They were made of smoke
less powder, furnished by the govern
ment, and the shells are properly
stamped and the ammunition inspect
ed by Captain Rowell, government
INSPECTOR.
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WALLINGFORD HOTEL,

hOhEhI hAI, proprietor.
Center street, Wallingford, Conn. Newly
fitted and furnished throughout. Everything
neat and comfortable Pleasant and at
tractive rooms. Excellent fare The oval
lingford' is eligibly situated on fine sh" "
street. and is several hundred feet above
for comfort and health. An ample piazza
and large elm trees add to Its attractive
ness and comfort. No more desirable place
in the State for summer boarders. For fam
lilies it is unsurpassed The present propri-
etor has had many years experience in ca
tering to the public, and his reputation Is
a sufficient guarantee that his house is all
that could be desired. Special Sunday din
ners for bicycle and other transient parties.
First-class Livery connected with the ho-
tel For particulars as to terms, etc. call
Conn. Telephone No. 1892 je24 3m
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CUT WITH A RAZOR.

Result Of an Italian Family Fued In
Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Aug. 9.-Augustine Sa-
vanto, an italian, this noon entered a
store at ID Muller's lane and with a IA
zor proceeded to cut Mrs. Caroline Je-
riah, the Italian proprietress. He in
ficted two ugly wounds, one on the top
of her head, about five inches long, clear
to the skull, and another on the cheek.
The woman was removed to the Emer-
gency hospital. She is not fatally in
jured Savanto was speedily arrested.
The affray was the result of an Italian
family fued
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f. Ludlow Cooke, Brother of Stephen
Cooke of This City.


e. Ludlow Cooke. of the firm of
Cooke & Miller, Hartford, who had
been in Ill health for some time, died
suddenly Saturday afternoon at his
home, 9S Woodland street. He was at
supper when the attack came and died
before any assistance could be given.
He had been i'll with diabetes for some
time.
Mr.. Cooke was born in New Haven
April 5, 1910. He was the youngest of
six children of Stephen Cooke of this
city, a man of Puritan ancestry and
one of the original members of the
Free Congregational church of New
Haven. The subject of this sketch was
named Ludlow from Rev. Mr. Ludlow
the pastor of the church. Mr.. Cooke s
father was at one time publisher of
the christian Spectator" and the IRE
ligieus Intelligencer" He inherited
his fathers strong anti-slavery views
and was a great admirer of Wendell
Phillips and other anti-sldvery orators
and agitators.
In 1854, as boy, he entered a New
Haven dry goods store, where he re-
manned eight years. He afterwards
Travelled as agent for an oil company
and in 1866 went to Porto Rico, where
he remained a year Soon after his
return he came to Hartford and en-
gagged in the manufacture of burial
caskets with Major Herman Glafke.
In 1868 he formed partnership with
Jabez II. Whitmore. as Cooke & Whit
more, and succeeded William Fl. Rob-
erts in the undertaking business, For
about twenty years Mr.. Cooke Travelled
for the firm all over the United States,
being very successful salesman.
About year after the death of Mr..
Whitmore, six years ago, Mr.. Miller
was admitted to the firm which be-
came Cooke & Miller
Mr.. Cooke leaves a wife, to whom he
was married in 1864, and a brother
Stephen Cooke Of this city, who has for
many years been. connected with the
Charles Monson & Co.'S dry goods en-
porium Mrs. Cooke was Miss Ella f.
Parrish, daughter of oliver Parrish
and a sister of the late Mrs. Caleb M
Talcott. They have no children. Mr.
Cooke was a deacon of the Fourth
church, a position he had held for many
years. He was deeply interested in
church work and previous to six years
ago was superintendent of the Sunday
school for thirteen years. In 1872 Mr.
Cooke built his home on Woodland
street and about ten years ago travelled
in Europe for a period
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NOTICE no CONTRADICTORY.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Selectmen Of the town of Orange until S
%, 1897, for constructing section OF Mac
adam roadway upon Main street, West Has
ven, in said town. Said section will be
cifcatlons for the same me- may be seen at The
Selectmen's office. Bids should give price
per lineal foot of said road and each bid
must be accompanied by the bidders bond
for $1,000, to insure good faith.
The town through it's Selectmen resery-
ing the. privilege Of increasing or dimin-
ishing the number of feet improved.
All bids should be Enclosed In an envelope
sealed and addressed to First Selectman.
West Haven, Conn"
The SeIectmen reserve the right to reject
any or all bids IL in their opinion the inter-
ests of the town require 1t.
Orange, Conn, August 7, 1897.
WALTER A. MAIN,
HOWARD P. TREAT,
DAVID PLATT,
au9 lot Selectmen of Orange.
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TRiAMPS IN A FIGHT.

Four of Them Sentenced to Three
Months in Jail.
Greenwich, Conn, Aug. 9.-Deputy
Sheriff Fitzroy of Greenwich was no
tilted last night that there was a row
going on between lot of tramps al
East Portchester. He took seven men,
went there and found twenty three
tramps engaged in a fierce fight. The
tramps were in barn, but were driven
out and after a tussle four of them were
captured.
They were tried in the borough court
this morning and sentenced to three
months imprisonment in the Bridegroom
jail. At the trial it developed that the
tramps were fighting over the posses
sion of some clothes that they had taker
from an unknown man who was walk
ing on the railroad track.
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OBITUARY..
Death OF Mrs. Henrietta Bretzce

Death OF Mrs. Henrietta Bretzfelder.
In the death of Mrs Henrietta Bretz-
fielder, who died at $40 p. m. yester-
day at her home, a very estimable lady
has passed away, one who was estima-
BILE in all the relations of life, as wife,
mother, neighbor and friend. She was
native of Alsace, France, born about
sixty-three years ago. New Haven had
been her home during the greater part
of her life. She was highly educated
and in the early part of her residence
here was teacher of French in a fash
ionable boarding school of this city in
York Square. She was the widow of
our late highly esteemed townsman,
Mr.. Simon BretZfelder, who for many
years was a Chapel street dry goods
merchant, man of high integrity and
citizen whom all esteemed. She
leaves nine children to deeply mourn
her death. They are Abraham Bretz-
fielder of Buffalo, N. Y; Henry, the
real estate dealer and eX-selectman, of
this city; Israel, manager of M. Stein
ert & Sons branch store in Springfield,
Mass; Benjamin, who is with ]. Linde,
the druggist of city, and Charles, the
youngest son, also of this city; also
four daughters, Mrs. Kleiner, wife of
I. Kleiner, the merchant tailor; Mrs.
Linde, wife of Mr. Linde, the druggist;
Mrs. Calm, wife of Joseph Calm, the
cigar manufacturer; all Of this city;
and Mrs. Meyer, wife Of Leon Meyer
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
She leaves also four sisters and two
brothers-Mrs. Steinert, wife of Mr. M.
Steinert. the piano merchant; a sister
In New York, a sister In Chicago and
another in France; and two brothers
in New York city. The deceased was
a member of the Mishkan Israel syna-
gogue. The funeral services will take
place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
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To the Board Of County Commissioners for
New Haven County
hereby apply for i license to sell spir-
ituous and Intoxicating liquors, ale, lager
beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 3B8 State
business is not located within 200 feet In 4
direct line Of church edifce or public
school house, or the premises pertaining
thereto, or any postoflce or public library.
We, the undersigned. electors and tar
payers, as defined by law, Of the Town Of
New Haven, hereby endorse the appilcn.
Dated at New Haven, this Sd day 81 An
gust, A. D. 1897. M. Steinert, August Reis-
niger, Adolph Schneider, Jacob Johnson
a. w Kahn au1f) ~ ~ 81 Z
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she-"Yes. Mr.. Detrop has dronnaf

She-"Yes, Mr.. Detrop has dropped
out of my life forever" He-"Elevator
or coal-hole ?''-Chicago Record
Changed the Name.-'They are not
called chaperones any more" What
are they called?" Promoters Chi
cago Record.
Bobby-"Popper, how did sleep like
top start?" Mr.. Ferry-"It is a mis-
pronunciation. The original was Sleep
like cop Cincinnati Inquirer.