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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
PROVISIONS.
SALT FISH,

IIERRING-New North Carolina cut.
none: lcastcrn. barrels. 800; Potomac.
gross none: mullcis. So-lb- kegs $500:
spots l1O-ib tcEs. $5.15; mackerel. good
No. ., s2c.e0. white Hsh. new eaten. IU0-lb.
kegs. none: s0-ih. kegs. none. .O-lb Kegs.
none.
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NEW YORK MONEY MApKr,n,

New York. Nov. 3O-Money on call
steady at 3ia@4a per per cent. LAST
ioan' SO per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 91.@5 per cent. Sterling L,x-
chanse firm. with actual business in
bankers bills at 1895 Q4SS]. for de-.
nland ana at 4.St9s44.SlM for sixty
GAYS Posted rates, 4.S214@ASGls; com
tiiicates. Gi065: bar silver. Cln. Nrcxi
can dollars. 30. Government bonds
irregular; State bonds, inactive; rail-,
road bonds, strong.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
NEW YORK PRODUCE NrArrl,,,r

New York, Nov 3o.-Flour. quiet ana
somewhat easier in tone. with mo
break in wheat. Rye Flour. dun. Corn
Meal, easy; yellow Western. Sic Iva
steady. Barley, quiet. Wheat snot
easy; NO. red. 775sc. Corn. snot
weak, NO. = 45Ssc: Oats. SPOT quiet
Cut Meats. steady Lard, easy. Pork
steady Coffee, Rio steady: no. in-
voice. TIC Mild market, quiet: Cor
dova. 91aW13hc. Sugar, raw. strong.
fair refining, 3 Slice: centrifugal gG
test, Lice; molasscs sugar. 5 l1-1Cc
Refined steady. Butter. dull; cream,
cry. lSM25c.; State dairy, 16M29c.
Cheese steady; large, September. 1Oa. a.
lie; small, September. 1fM11iIc Ifr. "
strong: State and Pennsylvania. On
2sc.: Western, regular packing 2om2ic.
Peanuts. steady; fancy handpicked, az
CSC; other domestic. 4c. 81
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~ +" ~ I'TNONEN oALD OF UNHN
DEEMED PLEDGES.

We will sell for account of Frankfurt
Loan Company, at their store, 3S7 Main
street corner of Church street, COM
MONDAY. DECEMBER THE Sd. AT
=. NJ,
Gold and Silver Watches, Chains Dias
monds, Jewelry, Clocks, Siverware.
Guns. Pistols, Bicycles. Musical Instru-
ments. Carpenters Tools Overcoats,
Dress Coats, Cloaks, &C., Sc All unre-
deemed pledges not called for will posi-
lively be sold. w. j. HAISTEAD.
r. r. MORRIS. Crier. no25-tds
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CHICAGO MARKET.
Wheat Corn, Oats, Provisions,
L ard, Short Ribs. &c.

Chicago. Nov. 30-Wheat was duh.
December having sagged on liberal
receipts, absence of foreign demand
and other bearish considerations;
closeu 9sc. under Wednesday. Novem-
Der corn dropped SIC. on liquidation
and December closed sc. down. oats
closed A@$c. depressed, and provi-
sions 21s@5c. to TIC. lower
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Open. High Low Clos
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BY Byrd & Baldwin Bros, Real Estate
AuctioneerS
SUBURBAN PROPERTY

II RusT siERf,R s RaN S OF XAhTABLD
from the West End Real Estate Com.
pany of Norfolk TO me- as trustee, dated
IN 20, 25th day of Movember, 1890, Of record
Court of the City of Norfolk in Deed
BOOK Jig b., Page 500, aud at the request
OF the parties secured therein, default
haring been made in the payment of the
acbt secured In the said deed. shall on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4th., 1900, AT
IL O'CLOCK NJ,
ut the Norfolk Real Estato and Stock
exchange ~ No. 255 Main Street. Norfolk,
va, w. , offer for sale at public auction to
I'm the said deed, viz:-Aii that certain lot.
piece pee or parcel of land, in Atlantic City
Ward. in the City of Norfolk, Va, de-
Tsignated aud described as Lot Number
IWenty-ono cd on the Plat of the Il. D.
Williams Property filed with the deed
from {, Joseph 3. sSpratlcy. Trustee. to John
II. Whitehead. dated October 2Gth, 1888
IN The Clerks Office OF the County Court
of Norfolk County, Va. and duly OF re-
cord In the said Clerks Office
TERMS AT SALE.
ROBERT w. MALLET.
noZE-tIlS Trustee
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COTTON sEED on

New York, Nov. 3O.-Cotton seed oil
nomiInally unchanged ana barely
steady, without noteworthy demand;
prime crude barrels 2SMc. nominal:
yellow, 37Gp37h primo white. %: prime
meal $26.00G925.5O
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100. S3.0O@450.
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore, Md. Nov. Sc.-Flour, quiet
and unchanged. Wheat, steady; spot
and the month, 7OM @707sc.; December,
s.,oM@lossc.; January. 72as@72lsc.;
steady; mixed, spot and old. 43@43Ac c. !;
new. 42ssc.; the month, old, 43@43Hc.;
new. 423s@421sc.;> November or Decem-
Der, new or old .41h@nNc.; January,
4l&@4lAc.; February, 41A@41Mc.;
southern white corn. new, 37Ac. Oats,
firm; No. white, 2S@2S1hc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.
Snnerintendent's ofIlce
.orfolls. Va, Nov. so, 1900.

Norfolk Il Portsmouth Cotton Exchange,
Friday. Nov 80. 1900
Dear SIr:-Herewith please find state
ment receipts and shipments of cotton at
Norfolk for the three tS) months ending
S0th November, 1860:
Net receipts from LIST
Sep. to Nov. SG..... 1913, $50 169S5l 3dS. S95
Exports :. go. l,SG0 1926 Is, I'D
Coastw;se and over
land shipments -. 1G5.935 1860 2Oi. S7i
Stock on hand $50. 2s,772 S5.lSS 7O.Si0
Price middling :. 9M az 81
Respectfully,
NORMAN BELL
Superintendent and Secretary.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET

NEW ORLEANS COTTON MAIE1<ET.
New Orleans. Nov. 30.-Cotton flu
lures, steady; November nominal; De-
cember. 967Gr969 January, 9.64T965 /;
February, 9.64@9.65; March, 9.G2@9.G3
April. 9.G219.G3; May. 9.6149.G2; June.
9.60Gl9G2; July. 9.5Sd9.6o.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
BOND MARKET
New yorI, No. % 90

~ NV 1Ork, NOV. 30. 1900
y. s. rs, refunding, registered ,o,,.
y. .. rs refunding, coupon .. lax
fnIn ni,ed States rs. registered ........ 40
United States 3's, registered '' IN
United States SIS. coupon .s'''''' ~
1 rmited States new As, regstcred.. iSSiss
u. S. old lis re,,is >, coungn ....... 1855
Enited States old Is, coupon .. ~,
United StotoS 80 ieSlstered ......... li3
District OF Coi,,m, Jou 'v ~. ''...'..... 1874
Virginia Cent,I,i.s"'' '-o' ........... l24s.
$500 .............. glA,
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TRUCK maRKFr.

New York. Nov 3O-Petntocs. quiet:
jersey, S1.00Gl.371s: New York, S1.2505
1.621s: Long Island. sl.50Q1.75; Jersey,
sweets, $1.75G2.75.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
NORFOLK MARKETS.
GRAM. HAY AND RIcD.

1hhlN. StAI AMI 1tiSEI.
CoRN-Whlte corn. 51c.; mixed corn,
oATs-SIlxed oats. soc.; white oats. &C.;
ship stun. si9o9 o., brlar oats; $500.
si65o; mixed hay. $500.
MILLED RICE-As to grades, 5ie96Zc.
ROUGH R1CE-None on the market
PEANUTS AND PEAS.
PEANUTS Market firm: fancy. &C.:
common, laiG2c.; Spanish, Toe. per
PEAS-Blackeye, s2.75 per bag; black,
90c. clay, Sc; specified, Sc. whipper-
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
poULTEY-Liye. s,eady: chickens. old.
20c. turkeys. dressed. lOc. per pound.
EGGS.Steady at 2oc per dozen
fancy. l7GIiSc.; Nirginia country, 14UlG1.;
good North Carolina. i20l5c.
NORTHERN CABBAGE I.5G9l.75, per
C oe5NsiIiotNs-s 2.Ooa225 per bag
POTATOES-Nort $3.50 per bag.
FRUITS.
ApPLEs-Northcrn apples. S2.OO93.OO
II LEMoNS-s25O per box.
BANANAsm.ter bunch: 6oc; GN a;oo
COCOANUTS-tO0 to bag S3.0UulO0.
MISUNDERSTANDING; 500 per box.
GROCERIES.
FLOUR = Market advancing; sprli.s
wheat, patent. <i.9J: winter wheat. patent.
s4.G0; winter wheat. half patent. s4lv; Win
Ter wheat choice straight, SiUV. winter
wheat. family, $3.50. winter wheat. fair to
good grades OF extra, $S.iU4SsO; winter
Mi" MEXl"|Per bag 100 lbs, A.i5: o. lb..
oT oFFEil-Advnncing. Java. 2sae3oc. La
guayra, 1ial5c.; choice tio. 1laWl5Nc.;
prime DO iO'sq5s; Gar 90" s'.aiSaG
cases. $3.50; Ariosa. Co.io. cases. $3.50;
'Ariosa. S6-lb., cases. $iS.Io; Lion, lOo-ib.
cases. $l25o: Lion: Go-lb. cases. Si2.60.
These New York (. O. ID. prices subject
CHEL;S t.--Snrll full cream. &c.
SUGARS-All sugars having advanced
ten points. the following are the prices.
including this advance: Cubes or pressed
loose in barrels. ti5, either. in half bar
reis, additional Ter 100 lbs. l9c.; Granu-
ssGdGFG Fine loose oSsc In in GSa arTas $2S
tiramuiated Fine. loose in lo0-lb sacks.
go: Granulated lib and 5;lb. sacks.
and 5-lb. papers. packed in cases. ESQ.,
yellow No. s. very briEht: 80, Yellow
good bright. $50: Yellow No. IL, fairly
'issYYRuPS AND MoLAssEs = Market,
frncr at the advance; syrup. good to
choice. 23T2ic.; lover grade syrup. 159cOc !;
mOiaSScS, Porto lt'co. %-u9uc
PROVISIONS.
BULK MEATs-Markc, higher; rib
SIDES, $3.50. bellies, Western heavy, $3.50;
bellies. Western iisht-wc,ght $3.50
bellies. Western hEht-wriSht. ass.
UAMS-SuSar cured. l2sec.
DRY SALTEp JOWI.S-S6 CO.
PORK PLATES-Si %.
HAM PORF-New. SIZE.
MESS iOGi[-$li 90
I.ARD-Pure butchcrs. IN urrcna Sc. !:
compound, tierccs, as to brand. elac.: So
lib tubs and 50-ib tins. i4c. moro.
WOOI-Unwashed 1or. bulky. J to &c
tess: washed wool. 25c. black l2isc to Ice
HIpES-Ii. s.. ,i.; green. ca: dry flint.
IA dry sai.. ilis: damaged. Z.
SALT FISH
nERRING-Ncw North Carolina cut,
none: Eastcrn. barrels. 500; Potomac
gross. none: mulleis. S0-lb- kegs. si.O0
spots. l10-lb. tcEs 1915; mnckerel good
No. .. s2cc0. white fsh. nov catch. I00-lb
kegs. none: so-ih. kegs. none. .o-ib. legs
none.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
he Cotton Markets.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKE-

| New York, Nov. 30.-The sole feature
of to-day's cotton market was its
| strength, which obtained to q surpris-
ing degree. ana was sustained in face
| OF all obstacles. Spec uiatively the
market was one of the smallest of re-
cent times. and few trades were made
that were for accounts other than pro-
fessional. The public was not n buyer
The market opened steady, with prices
lWl1 points higher and after the call
worked several points still higher on
brisk demand from parties represent
| ing influential Southern and foreign in
terests and by local shorts. Excep-
tionally firm cables and rumors that
Southern spot markets We're again
higher were the basis of the confidence
OF first hour buyers. AS the morning
progressed business dwmdled away
steadily, with noon operations small.
even for scalping trade. Prices set
tied few points under scattering
sales for profits, only to again seek
high pitch of the day in the early af-
ternoon estimates for light receipts
at New Orleans and Houston to-mor-
row. The private cables attributed
Liverpools sudden strength to Ameri-
can buying. Increased demand for
cotton goods at Manchester from China
added to the firmness in general
abroad. Closed quiet, with prices net
L 10 Il points higher.
New York Nov. 3O.-Cotton futures
opened steady at the advance. De-
ccmber, go, January. 9.S5: February,
9.I7: March. OIL; April. 80; May. 9.66;
June. 9.67. July. 9.6i; August, 9.S2; Sep
TENDER, $40.
Cotton futures closed quiet. Decem-
Der, 9.SS, January, 9S2 February
9.76; March. 9.73; April, 9.7l; May, 9.69:
June, 9.6I, July. 9.G4; August 9.34; Sep
TENDER. $40.
Spot closed quiet, n higher; middling
upiands. l0h; middling gulf 1919; sales.
252S bales.
New York. Nov. so.-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at
all ports since September l. 1900:
Galveston, S7S,5S6 bales; New Or
leans, 1.1li.026: Mobile. 1855; Savan-
nah. 5i0,SI9: Charleston. ,227; Will
mington. 1Si.1S6; Norfolk 193.2S0; Bal
timore, 15.05S; New York, 24.312; Bos-
ton. 1851; Newport News, 1895; Phil
adeiphia. 1917; Brunswick 2G.9S2; Pen
sacola, 1870. Total, S,353,2Si
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AucrIeV xALE,-rUru1E pays.

BY w. j. Hnlstead, General Auctloneer,
City Market r. II. Morris. Crier.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-01
NAVAL STORES

NAVAL SIOKES.
Charleston. S. c.. Nov. 30.-Turpen-
tine firm at SOC. Rosin firm and un-
changed.
Savannah, Ga. Nov. S0.--Spirits tur-
pentine firm at 39c. Rosin firm and un-
changed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-09
FROM
LOWLY LIFE.

He succeeded at last in obtaining en-
ployment as a ceilarman in a tavern
Where 1t was his duty to be in the cellar
from in the morning until II at night
his Health broke down under this con-
1nement in the dark, added to the heavy
work, and he then engaged himself 81
50 week to an attorney-for he had
been diligently cultivatfng the art Of
writing during the few spare minutes
that he could call his own. While in
this employment he devoted his leisure
principally to perambuIatfng the book
stalls, where he read books by snatches
which he could not buy, and thus pick
ed up a good deal of knowledge. Then he
shifted to another Office at the advanced
wages of 81 week, still reading and
studying. At twenty-eight he was able
TO write book, which he published mn
der the title of The Enterprisine A
ventures Of Pizarro,'' and from that time
until MS death, during a period of about
n1ty-1lVe years, Britton was occ11Die6 II,
!aborious literary occupation. The MN
per OF his published works is not feu,a,
than eighty-seven, the most important he
ing The Cathedral Antiquities of Fyng-
land, in fourteen volumes, a truly na9-
innocent work; itself the best nonunen+
Oh Jonn Britton's interchangeable industry
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in deliberate manner instructing the
master OF the vessel in Which he was
sent to swap him off fo13'one md Of
best mola5ses, one ditto best rum, one
bbl. of lyrnes, If good-and cheap, one
pct of tamar,nds, containing about ten
pounds, two small ditto of mixed sweet
meats, and the residue, much or little
in good old spirits"
MOUNT VERNON.
Washington came into possession OF
Mount Vernon m 1855, when twenty
three years old. Before it became his,
1t was freely open to him, from the time
OF the marriage of his halfbrother Law
renee. in 1743 when George was eleven
years old, to the death Of Lawrence. in
1852, and the final fulfliment of his will
The estate was left by Lawrence to his
only surviving child, daughter, with
reversion, in case of her death without
issue, to George. The daughter a deli
cate child, died soon after. There is said
to have been a slight disagreement with
the widow in regard to the will.
The original name of the estate, Epse-
watson, or Hunting Creek had been
changed by LaWrence-a consequence Of
his admiration of Admiral Vernon. under
whom he had served in the West Indies
during the war with Spain.
Mount Vernon is in Fairfax county,
Va, on the Potomac, sixteen miles
from Washington City. For forty-six
years Mount Vernon was Washington S
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Things are not so very difficult when
we do them by proxy, says Nixon Water
man in Good Cheer" In the old Roman
Gays one could hire an assassin to re-
move an enemy for a fixed price. If he
wished several enemies removed he could
get 1t done at job-Iot, cut-rate figure.
Every man to his trade, and the plan
of having regular assassins who were
at the service Of any one wishing work
done In that line, possessed many ad-
Vantages. In a country or an age where
In every man has to be his own assassin
we could hardly expect the work to be
done with so much neatness and dis
patch. And besides it isn't always so
pleasant for one to put aside the respect
able and highly moral task he is en-
gagged in ana go out and kill somebody.
There are so many things we prefer to
do by proxy. 1 fancy very few women
would care to strangle a bird in the
midst of its song and with her own
hands, remove its wings and the feathery
garment of it's breast, to adorn the hat
she wears just above the supposed seat
Of her eternal soul and quenchless con-
science. But there are some women who
still do this by proxy.
The vegetarians say that if you shud-
der at the thought of killing a lamb with
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-09
MAKING OTHERS HAPPY.

The holiday season is near at hand
II does not always take money to scat
Ter sunshine and happiness. inexpensive
little. rememberances, a card with kind,
thoughtful wish written thereon, will
carry pleasure and good cheer with it..
Friends can be told that you love them
without sending costly gifts. A smile
VIII give new courage to a person in
despair. Washington Irving said:
surely happiness is reflective, ike the
IlSht OF heaven; and every countenance
bright with. the smiles, and glowing with
innocent enjoyment is a mirror transmit
tlng TO others the rays of a supreme and
eVer-shlning benevolence."
Mrs. L. M. Child says there is not
enough sunshine in the world
Every human soul has the germ Of
some MOWERS within; and they would
open, If they could only find sunshine
and free air to expand in. 1 always told
you that not having enough Of sun
shlne was what allied the world. Make
people happy and there will not be half
the qQarreling, or a tenth part of the
Wlckedness there is
Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden saws.
The thought is worth more than the
gift. The no sunshine gift is valueless. {"
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-splender of motherhood; but they Go
suggest that injustice is done in so ex.
alting 1t as to practically obliterate the
idea Of paternaI affection. 1.-THE rule of
the mother" is all right within reason
able limits and for consistent and salu-
tary purposes. It is only when this
condition is pushed to the extreme of
the primitive state, when the child was
held to belong to the mother alone, that
there is cause for complaint. There is
no necessity for expurgating from orr
literature any Of the plenttude of praise
and reverence bestowed upon the
mothers. II is all true. and there should
be more rather than less Of it. But it Is
not right to neglect and discredit the
fathers. They have sound claims to q
larger share Of attention. Their love for
their children is not the same in it's
methods Of utterance and its forms Of
service ass that which inspires the
mothers; but it Is equally as true in it's
way, and entitled to fair acknowledge
ment and encouragement. The question
is not one Of artistic taste or fashion.
but of common justice and honesty. Let
the mothers have all the praise that they
deserve, but without prejudice to the
fathers; and thus such praise will be
increased in value by reason Of being
placed on more equitable basis.
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ident and the supreme court. The null
lifiers desired to add a fifth, namely, the
Judgment Of a state, and it was held by
such men that the state thus multiplying
an act or law Of congress was still in the
Union, entitled to all it's former privt-
leges, although refusing obedience to the
law or act in question.
Then was pronounced the rank Sc
cession doctrine, clear and full, as fol-
lows: Should the general executive make
attempts to enforce such act or law
within the territory Of the multiplying
state, then an unconstitutional wrong
would begin, and the state would have the
right to retire from the Union, while the
United States could have no right to OBJ
struct the exercise of it's will in that re-
spect. This was the principle to vindi-
cate which the South appealed to arms.
/. These famous resolutions were original
ed by Thomas Jefferson. The South
was the stronghold of the state-rights
party when John Adams became presi-
dent in 1877 Madison and Jefferson were
on the same side in the struggle. Ken
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NEWSPAPERS.

The morning and evening dailies were
yet in the future. Boston had the News
Letter, founded in 1904; the Boston Ca
zette, established in 1719; the New Eng
land Courant, 1921, and the Columbian
Sentinel, 1776. Philadelphia had the
American Weekly Mercurie, 1719. New
York had the Gazette, 1878, and Royal
Gazette, founded in the same year, and
Worcester, Mass, had The Spy, esta b.
Hshed in 1775. All were weekly, and con-
sisted of shipping news, local matters
and occasional very cautions expression
of opinion on matters of public interest.
There were no kilograms, Of course, and
the Newsletter, when dealing with po-
itical matters, rarely ventured on pub
fishing names, but dark1y limited at the
persons alluded to. The advertisements
consisted mostly of legal notices and re-
wards offered for lost animals and run
away slaves The printing press was
manipulated by hand, for steam was not
applied to printing until 1874 The editor
was called the printer and was liable,
civilly and criminally, for everything
that appeared in his paper, and was held
to an accountability so strict that a few
years of the business generally made
him anxious to find another job Rich
editors were as scarce as wealthy preach
ers; their subscribers paid their dues in
wood, corn and wheat; the editors were
apparently always asking for money, but
never getting it.
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lucky, which was a branch of Virginia,
was devoted to Jefferson, and he was
privately solicited to draft a manifesto,
through which Kentucky, in 1885, pro-
claimed her hostility to Federal rule.
Jefferson avowed the authorship of this
letter more than twenty years after
ward.
A few weeks later 'the same doctrine
of notification, nearly or quite to the full
extent of Gefferson's original draft. it's
virulence, however, somewhat disguised
by the generality of it's terms, was re-
echoed by the legislature of Virginia in
q series of resolutions drafted by Madi-
SON" About a month later they were
sent out with an address, probably also
prepared by Madison, very able and
adroit, containing the entire case of the
opposition as against the Federal admin
istration. Then in the Virginia assembly,
at the session succeeding this, Madison
brought up a long and elaborate report,
assuming to justify the resolutions pre-
vtously submitted. This is briefly the
history of the famous resolutions.
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MGing By Proxy.
An Ancient
Practice Still
Prevails.
NOT DIFFICULT WHEN. OTHERS DO IT

your own hands you should also feel dis
turbed at the thought Of devouring it's
flesh. Would you care to kill Filipino
or a Boer in your own dooryard with
your own hands? 1t seems lots better,
doesn't it, to hire men to do it, thousands
of miles away? Goldsmith wrote:
mo f1ocks that range the valley free
To slaughter 1 condemn;
Taught by that Power that pfties me,
L learn to pity them. F"
But Nine Goldsmith was fond of spring
lamb and after her husbands death, SO
it is said, she altered the lines so that
they read:
"No flocks that range the valley free
To slaughter 1 condemn;
The butchers kill the lambs for me
And buy the meat from them"
All, dear Nine Goldsmith, be the story
false or true, you were not the first nor
the last to adopt that policy! But after
all is said and done the man who seri-
ously thinks he can pay for or pray for
a thing to be done by another which he
could not conscientiously do himself.
should put some fresh oil in his lamp,
trim the wick a bit, and turn the flame a
little higher.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-09
Under Difficulties
ARTICLE NO. 5.
STRUGGLES OF A POOR BOY

STRUGGLES OF A POOR BOY.
John Britton, author of 1.-THE Beauties
of England and Wales" and of many
valuable architectural works, was born
in miserable surroundings. His father
had been a baker and brewer, but was
ruined in trade and became insane while
Britton was yet a child. The boy re-
ctived very little schooling, but a great
deal Of bad example, which happily did
not corrupt him. He was early in life
set to labor with an uncle, a tavern
keeper, under whom he bottled, corked
and binned wine for more than five years
His health failing him, his uncle turned
him adriGt in the world with only $10
lJhe fruits Of his five years service, in
his pocket.
During the next seven years of his
life he endured many vicissttudes and
hardships. Yet he says, in his autobi-
ography: ''In my poor and obscure lodg-
Angs. at Is pence a week, I INDUCED In
study, and often read in bed during the
winter evenings because I could not af-
ford fire" Travelling on foot from Lon
don to Bath, he obtained an engagement
las cellarman, but shortly after he was
fback in the metropolis again, almost pen
Unless, shoeless and shirtIess.