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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. April 26.-Recepts-Cat-
tie. 1.5oo; Tuesday I.112 shipments, 2.432; mar
ket slow. stockers 15@25c lower than a week
beeves, av 1870 lbs. $3.50; 2 rr.~s
$50 Il cows av s4s lbs 81 IL stock ea hefer RS
bulls. av 1000 lbs, 8; bulls. av 1.34o lbs:
$40; bulls 1850 lbs, 40; 10 stockers and
81 so; is calves av $40 lbs s4.75: Is calves. av
$50 lbs. $: IS warnings az 557 lbs, $3.50; 20
yearlings. ay $50 lbs, 81 CO.. Hogs-Receipts
weak to SC lower selling $S.55@3.7O; bulk Of
Sales So, 6O@3. 621h
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OMAHA 1--WE STOCK

SOUTH OMAHA. April Observation-Disclosures
$500; market steady; native beef steers, A.lOG
SIS: western steers. $4,000 70; Texas steers
ners 81 .50@3 40; stockers and feeders, 50 90@5;
calves - 5000. Is; bulls, stays. etc. .75@4
Hogs-Recetpts, $500: market steady to weak;
eavy, 81. 65Q3. 72s; mixed $3.62A@3.65; light
g .6oGs Sly: pigs, 50 25@S6O; bulk OF sales
50 .621.@3. 671a. Sheep-Receipts 1000: market
stronger; yearlings $4. 35@5. 35; western muttons
81 1905: stock sheep, S3.5o@4.25; lambs. $4.s
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MINNESOTA TRANSFER, April 26.-Barrett
e. .Zimmerman's report: Receipts were liberal.
Offerings of medium and high quality farm
horses. Buyers were not numerous on the mar
ket causing the demand not as urgent as here
tofore The retail trade, however: was good and
many horses were negotiated those bases.
The nominal value Of serviceabie sound horses
from four to eight years as follows:
Drafters. choice to extra ............ .$l2o0i55
Drafters common to good ,............... $50 95
Farm horses choice to extra ............ 1i06713O
Farm horses common to good: ..:.... 600 Is
Mules l. $50 pounds. ........ .............. 75910
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CHICAGO PORK.

CHICAGO, April 26.-The speculative pork
market was both slow and weak Wednesday.
weak.
Teh following was the range of prices today
pork:
,April-Closing Wednesday. 50; closing Tues
day. 49,
$S.97l2 closing Wednesday, 50; closing Tuesday,
50. 02%.
July-Opening So. ny; highest, SO. 1909 20; low
est. $9.15; closing Wednesday, 9.17ha; closing
Tuesday, Sc. 20.
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MISCELLANEOUS.


NEW YORK, BUTTER AND EGGS
NEW YORK, April Observation-Disclosures, 6,01s
packages; market steady; western creamery, i4.s
packages easy, large white, 12c; small white,
1SAg12%c; large coored, 12c; small colored.
12A@12%c. New cheese steady; large 9%@lOc
small 91a@1Oci weak Eggs-Receipts, 1858
packages: steady; western. 13@13hc; southern, u
612Ac Sugar quiet: fair refining, 3-16c; CEN
trifugal sc test. 4dD45sc: moasses sugar, Lie.
Refined firm: crushed. SIC; powdered. sac;
graduated. SIC. Coffee steady; No. Z, 6Ac.
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GPATN

DULUTH GRAIN.
DULUTH, Mimi. April 26.-Market active in
trading sluggish in movements. May
opened Nc off at 71Acs had all morning between
INC and 707sc, which point reached at
1915, and closed unchanged at 71hc. Cash
very dull at unchanged premiums. Close wheat:
No hard cash, 74Ac;, April. 74Ac May, 741ac;
July. 7412c; No northern cash. 7oAc; April
7eAc; May, 711ac; July, 721sc; September. 7lc
No 2 northern, 65zc. No. spring 6SAc. To
arrive: No o ! northern. 74Ne No ! northern
flax 81. 1872; May, SILL; September, s51sc. Corn
corn. 2 cars; rye L car. Receipts-Wheat. s346
ST. LOUIS GRAIN.
ST. LOUIS. April 12s.-Close: Wheat irregular
and unsettled; No. 2 red cash elevator, 76c
track. 77@7sc; April, 7eAc; May. TIC; July, Tic;
No. hard 69hc. Corn stronger; No. cash.
S41ac: track. 35hc; April. 3414c: May, 33hc; July
339sc; September. 34bc. Oats lower and weak
No. cash. 2Slkc; track 29Ac April. 2Skc; May
27Rc; July, 24hc; No 2 white. 31Ac. Rye firm
SIC. Flax higher, s113k. Lead quiet. $4171s@
42o; spelter strong. $3.50 /
MILWAUKEE GRAIN.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. April 26-Flour SC low
err; wheat 1ac lower; No. 1 northern. 72Aci No.
northern, Tic Oats lower 29A @30iac. Rye
lower; No l. 5s1ac. Barley lower; No. 2, 46c;
sample, 39Q451kc
LIVERPOOL GRAIN
A. L1yERPo0L. April 2e;-Close: Wheat quiet
quiet, AG%d lower May. IS, sd; July, 3s. sgd.
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Women Will Wear Ascots Again This
Year.

new bit of neckwear consists of a soft
silk stock tied in front with two bows, one
beneath the other. Each bow is made with
loops and ends and is fastened in the CEN
ter with tiny jeweled buckle.
With shirt waists. plain bingham bows
and Ascots will be worn, and short puff
ties of silk finished cheviot, as we'll as the
taffeta bows with very longs ends.&
Among the new stocks to wear with elab-
crate gowns are those of wired lace, the de-
signs picked out with bits of coral.-New
York Journal
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COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKETS.

NEW YORK April 26.-Coffee. options opened
steady, unchanged to five points higher yester-
day: ruled Arm, with trading active and de-
mand from shorts and switching of May to later
positions most prominent features; foreign news
cut little figure as an influenced statistical
changes about as expected: some signs of broad
enng investment interest; closed steady,
changed to Ave points higher; sales g. 500 bags.
S. s.; October IS Is: November. $5.45: December,
$50; January. 80: February. E.75;- March.
S.. Spot coffee. Rio steady. Mild steady to
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PRODUCE.


Revised and corrected up to noon April 26.
BUTTER--There is no change to note In the
market from Tuesday. The market is steady at
the decline established.
Todayss quotations are:
Extras ......... ....................... 16 @16h
E1rstS e1413Wl512
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MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 26.-Reported by
the Mcmillan Fur & Wool Company. Receipts
hold up Well. Market very firm at unchanged
prices. Demand strong. Prices high and
shipments should be prompt 1t is too late to
ship hides unsalted. Dry hides in good demand
at old quotations.. - = -.
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A Missouri young man was acquitted last
week of numbering his mother, but he has
yet to answer for killing his sister. TIL
other members of the family are no doubt
glad they died some years ago.
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.

fined firm.
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These prices are for prime No i skins: No. e.
3 and 4 and kits proportionately. Wisconsin
Mississippi river and similar muskrats &c apiece
higher than quotations. except kits. which are
1c higher.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. April 26.-The business Of the past
week in the wool market here has been less
than the previous week. although the tone of
established. The sales in the territory woods
have been moderate. the chief business being
medium and fine. Fleece woods move slow, and
prices are nominal. The following are the
quotations for leading descriptions: Ohio and
Pennsylvania fleece, x and above. 2sa24c: Xxx
and above. 2s@27c; Delane. s7a2sc; No: l comb Ir
consn etc, x Michigan. 2o@21c; No Michi-
gan combing 2s@3se; No. do. 2s@2 ssG;,1 No
New York New Hampshire and Vermont. BIC:
No. New York New Ha s.I9s and Vermont
dunn etc Kentucky and Indiana. one-quarter
blood combng.. 2oM2le; braid al combing ls@1sc;
lake and Georgia, 19@22c. Territory wools Mon
3sG4oc; staple. 4o@42c; Utah. Wyoming: etc.
fine medium and fine 12@l5c: secured, 3s14oc:
ing superfne. 7o@72c: good. ss@sSc; average.
6SG65c.
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CHICAGO COUNTRY HIDES.


CHICAGO, April 26-There is a decidedly
firmer tone all around. The market opened last
week with liberal trading. The quality of the
hides is improving and the tanners snow more
has been considerable trading at the asking
prices
No bluffs, 40 to 60 lbs. are stronger During
the first two days of the week three
sold at 9hc. while the rs brought &C. There
was also sale of car OF all No. rs at &C.
No l extreme light hides. IS to 40 lbs.
f1rmer. A lot of 500 sold at csc. with the No. 2
selection at &c. Since this sale the holders
asking 10c and 9Nc for the two selections.
No. heavy native steers 60 lbs. and over.
quotable at 1OQ1Okc with 1c less for the No. 2
selection.
No. l native cows 60 lbs. and over, free of
brands and grubs. in better demand During
sibly more sold 9kc. The No. rs of these
lots brought Sc.
Branded steers and cows continue firm and
in good demand. Sales were made SIC, sac and
SC, according to quality. AS the stocks are not
large the sales were limited to small lots.
Bulls are meeting with more demand. Small
scattering lots were taken at SC, SIC and S11c
nat.
No country calfskins. s to Is lbs. are steady
at 12c. City skins rule at 121sc. The No. 2s
of both bring 1hc less. Thus far there has been
trading this week.
Deacons under lbs; are nominal at 52kc.
Siunks stand at Csc each.
No. / kips. Is to Is lbs. quotable at 100
Horse hides in fair request at 1886 each.
Green Sailed Pelts-The wool pelt season is
drawing to a close. The pulers taking hold
with more interest Early in the week 10000
packer pelts sold at s1.O5 and several Thousand
brought sl.o2h. There sales of lambs
ranging from 75c to GOO.
Dry hides steady and unchanged. with no
transactions this week.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.


CHICAGO, April 26.-There was moderate
demand for cattle yesterday and prices showed
no pa particular change Fancy grades brought
feeders, $3.75@5: bulls. $2.6OG4. 25; cows and
hefers $3.40@4.25 western fed steers, y. 2O9
$50; Texas steers $4@4.9O; calves. 50. 50@6. Is.
There a very good demand for hogs on local
and shipping account with the extreme range
of prices about unchanged, but the proportion OF
sales around the top was smaller. Fair to
choice. $3.S7k@4. 02k; heavy packers. 50 $500 So;
mixed, s.. 1908 .95 butchers So 1904; light, S.7o
@3. 95: pigs, s.. 35@13. 80. The sheep market was
irregular, with prices averaging 15c lower for
wooded lambs strong for slipped lambs and 10c
higher for prime clipped sheep and yearlings.
Colorado wooded lambs. $5.85@6. Is, chiefly. S. IS
@6; short lots S. 1905. 40; shorn sheep 81 755 10;
yearlings, $40; Gull lambs sold at 81. 25@4. Is.
and culls sheep. 1901. Unshorn western lambs
brought. $5.50G15 rs. Receipts-Cattle $500 head;
hogs, 1000; sheep, 900.
CHICAGO. April &c. Estimated receipts hogs
today 49, 600; tomorrow, 26.OOO left over. 4.SSo;
market weak to SC lower: mixed and butchers,
So. 1903 .92s; good heavy. s3.S714@4 rough heavy,
50. 650p3 rs; light, 49, 1908 92. Catte-Receipts.
$4,000; market steady. beeves $4@5. go: cows and
heifers 1924 9O Texas steers So 75@475; stock
and feeders, s.. 50@4.75. Sheep-Receipts.
u. 600; market steady: sheep. 50. 50N5; lambs,
"a .5O6l5. Is. Official yesterday: Hogs receipts
24.344; Shipments 6e52; cattle receipts. 400;
shipments, 2.10s; sheep receipts. 2O,4SO; ship
ments, 2,724.
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LIVE STOCK.
ST. PAUL CATTLE,

SOUTH ST. PAUL. April 26.-Receipts
Hog market p. to SC lower; quality good
Sales:
Wednesday, 400 cattle, 200 calves, 400 sheep
1,80 hogs.
Forty hogs, av. 242 lbs, sS77Az; 80 hogs
av. 21O, $685.; 80 hogs, av. 200, Is; 95
hogs, av. 1885, SO Is; 81 hogs, av. 217, SO S5;
So hogs, av 296, SO 80; IS hogs, av. $780,
$3.771A; 7e hogs, av. 226, $50; II hogs, av
1917, So. rs.
Butcher cattle, steady; butchers steers, a
shade lower. Good stockers and feeders
firm and in good demand. Sales:
Seventeen stockers, av. 312 lbs, 81 60; Is
stockers, ev. $50, $4.70; IL stockers, av 45S
s.. 90; Il stockers, av 259, "a. 80; 8 stockers
av. 335, $500; 3 stockers, av. 583, 81. 90; Z
heifers, av. $50, $3.50; Is heifers. av. 1885,
1910; heifers, av. 276, $3.50; heifers, av
486, $3.75; 1 calf, $50, $4.0 90; calves, av.
145, sc. 90; calf, 100, IS. co. cows, av
1,027, $685. 3 cows, av. 1,153, $3.50; cows,
av, 1890 81
Fat lambs strong. Fat sheep steady.
Common stock slow.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. April Rehabilitation continued
from Nebraska, together with an excellent cash
demand, started upturn and at the close
Nav was bringing 7lAc. Owing to the heavy
iiouidation of May the difference between it
and July was widened to over cent, July
closing shade higher at 72A@72&c.
The following the range of prices today:
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ket Demand light.
POP CORN-Market steady. Rice corn quoted
at 1hQ2c
TOMATOEs-supplies are very light Values
are higher.
Homegrown, hot house, basket. ..............S2OC
NUTS-The market is steady and well supplied
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demand for potatoes supplies in sight be-
yord requirements, except on good seed stock.
These conditions. of course, have .enry
to lower values and market is lower on
the first two grades in the list. Nm change
Wednesday.
Small lots out of store delivered. bring an
advance Of about three to five cents per blu
above quotations.
Quotations are for car lots of choice, No. /.
good-sized ripe stock. in bulk. Inferior stock
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FLOUR.
IL OUE--NVe have change to note rs Ia
rices but we do learn that the inquiry is much
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On Track..No. hard 7ixc: No mo northern ssn.
70etc: No. 2 northern. 69hc;, April oats pc:
April corn, 311sc: max seed. N.l5H. =. ~
Curb May wheat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Cos.
Puts May wheat ............,.., n
Calls May wheat ............., n
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-01-27
WARD EIGHT.

Road apportioners: W D Booty,
L H Ford, Napoleon Basco-
Bridge Committee: J W Tobin,
Felix Contie.
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A Happy Suggestion.

The democrats have been like a
drove of sheep without a leader.
They have been between the devil
and the deep blue sea and did not
know which way to look for sue
cor. They have had no principles
whatever and after they.split on
the money question and on all
other questions, they have been
distressed to find u platform with
which they could unite their for,
ceS and deceive the neople.
Henry Watterson has solved the
difficulty by suggesting that the
democrats run their candidates
without any platform /! He nomi-
mates Dewey for president and Fitz.
hugh Lee for vice president, and
adopt no platform and thus avoid
all cause for division. This happy
solution has been seized upon ca.
gerly by all sorts and hues of dem
Ocrats. They see in this sort of
campaign their only salvation.
They recognize that it will be dan,
gerous to 60 before the people in
their true colors as a party without
platform or principles, with only
ore object in view, to get the spoils.
But they think this would be bet
ter than to divide among them
selves, They know that the people
already look upon them as party
OF spoils and they believe the peo-
pie would give them credit for can
didly acknowledging that they have
no other end in view than getting
the spells, We hope that they
will adopt Col. Wattegson's sug-
gestion. 1t will demonstrate to
the yeomen of the south what we
have been preaching all along. It
will be an object lesson which will
open their eyes and we shall be de-
lighted to see a | h0nestmen in the
south voting S0lidIy against the
party of spells and fraud. That is
orr dearest political iSh.-Mon- |
roe Bulletin.
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Crudo OH on Country Roads.

Major M. Meigs, q civil engi-
neer Of Keokuk, H., made II short
address at yesterdays session of
The Missouri Good Roads Asso-
citation, which in the opinion of
many was the most interesting part
of the day'a work. He opened a
new field Of investigation, and
proposed experiments in securing
good roads along d line practically
unknown outside of II few locali-
ties in tho East. Ii is his opinion
that the use Of crude oil may prove
a panacea to bad roads in localities
where road material is hard to OBJ
tain.
He said his attention was first
directed 10 using oil on tho high
ways by reading newspaper clip
ping from Pennsylvania town.
1t seems that leaky oil pipe near
the town in question was response
bic for the discovery. This pipe
was near place in the road that
was invariably impossible during
the season of spring and fall rains.
When the leak occurred in the pipe
the ground became saturated to
some extent with oil, and very
soon it was noticed that the mud
dried up and the surface of the
earth became hard and remained
so. 1t appears that so notorious
was this piece Of bad road that the
effect of the oil on it became a
matter of so much comment that
presently the experiment YVES re-
peated in other localities and with
the same effect.
Major Meigs said that he sent a
letter TO the officials of the Stand
ard Oil Company and asked them
to furnish him some crude oil for.
experimental purposes. Ihey for
wardetl tank containing 1870 bar
rels, with their compliments and
wishes for success. Some eight
barrels of this oil have been used
on 9 VIGOROUSLY muddy road near
Keokuk with most satisfactory re-
suits.
Major Meigs said that it was no
trouble anywhere to keep dry
roads in a good condition at o min |
imum expense. Oil will prevent
the earth from becoming wet byI
forming 8 waterproof crust. Sol
far rs he has carried bis expert
nlents, a barrel of crude oil is suf-
tcient for a strip of road 100 feet
l1ng and II feet wide. The cost
Of oil Of the VOLS is about 90 cents
a barrel. No other material. he
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said, is so cheap, and no other will
prove so effective. In conclusion,
he said that he would send oil free
to all wishing to make experiments
ii they would pay the freight.
Major Meig's speech caused Il
great deal of comment. To the
delegates it seemed to open an en-
tirely new field. Many questions
were asked him, all of which he
answered as his information war
ranted, He explained the we'll
known theory that oil and water
will not mix, and made it apply to
the question of good roads. Earth
was porous enough to retain the
oil and cause it to shed water, so
that where the oil took hold mois-
ture must depart, and naturally
the earth becomes compact.
1t is maintained that no roads
are SO good as dirt ones, when they
are dry, and none so cheap. In
many localities material for con-
structing macadam or gravel
roads must be brought long dis
tances, and consequently is quite
costly. But from what Major
Meigs said it was thought possible
that with the aid of crude oil earth
could be utilized at u much less
cost than macadam or gravel, even
when the latter was near at hand.
st. Louis Republic.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-01-27
OYERSEERS.

road No. D.; road No.
&c.; road No. 10, Jos.
WEIGH, jr. =
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Road OverSccrs.
WARD ONE.
Road apportioners:1E. S. Phar-
IS, e. IL. Deilie, ed. Corbeit.

Road apportloners:lE. S. Phar-
is, &. IL. Deaie, ed. Corhett.
OVERSEES
Road No. l. Thos. T. Porter ;
road No. 2, Tom Berry; road No.
3, Wines Motif; road No. 4.
Adam Carnaban; road No. 5, VIM.
Blackshear; road No. 6, Chas.
Messi; road No. Z, Hardy Ford, to
Dncournau's gate; road No 4,
q G Prndhou1me to- St. Maurice;
road No. s, NJ f Brown: road No.
9, Frank Metoyer; road No. 10,
Sam Mcdonald; road No. IL, E
n Tauzin; road No. u, j W Scar
borough; road No. 10, Fred Les
tage; road No. Il, = Prothro;
road No. Is, E L Teddlie.
WARD TWO.
Road apportioners: f n Hall,
K T Quarles.
OVERsEERS.
Road No. 1, first section, J w
Rushing; road No. l., second sec
ond section, Willie Coffee; road
No. l, third section, j H Weaver;
road No. 2, w w Rigdon; road
No. 8, first section, | II Walker;
road No. 8, second section, J Y
Wallace; road No. 3, third section,
W W Weaver; road No. 5, Ell
Warren; road No. 6, first section,
j B Williams; road No. 6, second
section B + Stewart; road No. Z,
first section, r Waggoner; road
No. Z, second section, G.F Ora
ham; road No. s, Sam Mangum;
road No. 8, first section, P Racial;
road No. 8, second section, D
road No. 8, third Sec
ton, Rich Gtunter; road No. 8,
fourth section, C Thomas; road
No. 10, first section, Geo Walker;
road No. 10, second section, F
Barnhart; road No. II, W 2 Rig
don; road No, 70, Walter Babers;
road No. is, r Quarles; road No.
IA, G B Weaver; road No. Is, W
H Clark; road No. Is, first section,
L Thompson; road No, Is, sec
md section, Wm Martin.
WARD THREE.
Road apportioners: j 0 Harris,
4 e Perot, j r Murphy, Luther
Singer.
OVERSEERS
Road No. l, L ? Landrum; road
10. 2, first section, j Copella; road
10. 2, second section, j T Scopini, |
DAD No. 3, Travis Jackson; road |
70. 4, Steve Hart; road No. 5, ] R |
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E0ad app0rtioners: Frank Mari
cell, Toby Laurent, j ID Buck.
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confession and a prayer. When
he came to the beautiful line, Gov
err my defenceloss head with the
shadow of thy wing; he stopped
in his rapid walk and barred his
head, letting the moons rays fall
brightly on his shining locks. At
that point man from the audi
ence arose, walked up to the ros-
trum, clasped the speakers hand
and said, Il was a federal sharp
shooter, and was assigned the duty
Of killing the picket that walked
your beat that night. When | saw
You there in the moonlight, I
could not make up my mind to
shoot, yet it was my orders, and |
knew | had it to do and when you
stopped in your pace and raised
your hat, | was ready to fire, but
was attracted by music, | stopped
and listened, and 10 | far out upon
the Silly night air hoatea the sill
very words Of Cover my defence
less head with the shadow of thy
wing, in q tender strain, which
threw my rife to the ground, my
courage to the winds, leaving me a
little child sitting at my mothers
feet listening to the music Of her
fayorite hymn, as it fell SO sweet
ly from her lips. You We're sing
ing my mothers hymn, your life
was saved and a sinner brought
very near to Christ by the singing
of the great hymn that is familiar
in the lowliest novels and the
grandest mansions. How beauti-
fully God showed his protection,
even when his child had no hopes
so far as the prolonging of an
earthly life was concerned.
One more, and that is what Hen
ny Ward Beecher has to say about
this beautiful hymn.
Beecher says, II would rather
have written that hymn of Wes-
ley's-Jesus, Lover of my Soul,
than to have the fame of all the
kings that ever sat upon the earth.
1t is more glorious. 1t has more
power in it. IwouId rather be the
author of that hymn than to hold
the wealth of the richest man in
New York. He will die. He is
dead and docs not know it. He
will pass, after a little while out
Of the minds Of men. What will
there be to speak of him9 What
will he have done that will stop
trouble or encourage hopes His
will 60 to his heirs and they
will divide it. 1t is like q stream
and growing narrower by
division, and they will die, and it
will go their heirs. In three or
Jour generations every thing comes
o the ground again for redistribu-
ion.
But that hymn will 90 on sing
NC until the last trump brings
'orth the angel band, and then |
hink it will mount on some lip to
he very presence Of God.