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Metals.
NEW yOPE

NEW YORK. March 2s.-Business in the
metal market was slack to-day. Cables from
abroad for tin somewhat irregular. but
had enough influence to promote an advance of
so points In our market closing at 31.5oc,
tirely nominal though. and dull in tone Pig
iron warrants continue dull and nominal. Lake
copper unchanged, but very firm, closing at
e.75c Lead ruled quiet. closing unchanged at
4.67isc bid and 472lsc asked. Spelter dull
and unchanged. closing at 4.50c bid and 4.69c
asked. The brokers' price for lead was 4.45c and
for copper lie.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-Lead firm at 4.57Ik0
4.e0c. Spelter dull at 4.3712c.
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VITAL STATISTICS-MARCH %.
Births.

Anna and Joe Davis. 900 Shelby street,
boy.
Lulu and Will Burkhardt. 1884 Singleton
street, girl.
Lucy and Benjamin Caldwell 1721 North
Senate avenue, girl.
Carrie and Charles Smoot, 723 Warman
avenue. girl.
Vina and William III. Toles, 532 Roanoke
street, 10y.
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ding futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows Flour easy.
No. spring wheat. 62iaG6612c; No. red. $50
ss,ec. No. corn. s7ssas!sse: No. 2 yellow corn;
27s+c; No white. 2Sk d26%c. No. ? rye. 55i4c.
No. 2 barley. $sGf42e. No faxseed g.
Clover seed. contract grade. s7.50d7.75 Mess
pork; per brl; sl1.s5al2 80 Lard. per 100 lbs,
Dry-saIted shoulders tboxedl IS 25Q6.5o. St.,r.-
clear sides tboxed), $6SS@6.90. Whisky. dis'in
er's finished goods. per gal, Sl.25. Sugars-Cut
loaf. &c: graduated. Sac.
Receipts-Flour. 200 brls; wheat. 900 hu:
barley co. 600 bu. Shpments-Flour, 900 hrls
wheat. $4,000 bu; 2t1.00o bu: oats, 296. 0ec
blu: barley. %. 900 bu.
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CHICAGO. March Standardization IL 500
Market generally strong 10 1oc higher. Natives
Best on sale to-day. ts.Ss: good TO prime steers
feeders. Hds so: mixed stockers. s3-se03. 90 COWS
$3qtss; better: rsoqt.7s: canners -; lo9z. 10:
Receipts. 30 Beat on sale to-day, Nso: Texas
ted s(eers. o:eoQ5; Texas bulls. 81 2oQ3.s %.
-; estimated left over. 3oo6 Market ecfive
~ e k'sss< 81 7s2 NV f ssss s1s sS'sas,'
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Little New tn Note in Local Markets as
to Business or Prices

The local markets yesterday presented few
features calling for comment aside from the
fact that trade was good and prices, as a rule,
steady. The sugar market is unsettled and with
but LITTLE profit to the handlers. Coffees are
moving well at firm prices. Molasses. syrups
and rice in good request. The fish market
is less active. Eggs coming in more freely
and prices are easy. Poultry is In good request
and prices frmer. The same is true of
choice butter. Tropical fruits are selling we'll at
firm prices. as are choice apples. Irish potatoes
continue to arrive freely. but good stock brings
full quotations. Green stuff is not arriving as
freely as usual in the latter part of March, con-
sequently prices are higher than usual. The new
crop of cabbage is beginning to come on the
market Provisions are moving freely at good
prices Arbuckle Brothers have announced a re-
duction of points In the price of all grades Of
refined sugars
The local grain market shows a little more
bids: as reported by the secretary Of the Board
eg TSls ruled a tTa fGoS s on milling
freight No; red, Ss1sass1zc: March. 7olsc,
No, white; ss5se: No white ssiss @ss' 80
white mixed. 35aS7c; No 2 yellow CSC: No. 8
se No mixed e No mixed No s %iH ear
Hay~No. 1 timothy, sl2al25o; No. 2 timothy.
inspections-wh Rejected. car. Corn
NO wnte IL cars NO; white 10: No.
white, l. No mixed. 2; No. yellow, 1: No. )
yellow, 1; No. ? mixed, /; No. mixed, a. total,
IS cars. Oats: No. mixed 4 cars; rejected
1; total, cars.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)
Turkeys: hens. 7lsc per ID: turkeys 5isc:
springs to lbs &c; hens. 6d6i5c; cocks,
4c; ducks full feathered. &c: geese, full feath-
cred. choice. sc; geese. picked &c.
Cheese-New York full creams. 1i6715c; domes-
tic SWISS l6d17c; brick. I4c; limburger. 14c.
Butter-Choice. roll, 15c per ID; poor. No. 2,
1Gfol2c.
Eggs-Fresh. sc per doz
Feathers-Prime geese. soc per 10; prime duck.
10Gf17c per h.
Beeswax-SOc for yellow; 25c for dark.
WoOl-Medium unwashed, 1SGl9c tub washed,
20q25c: bury and understandable. &c less.
HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. ], Sc; No. .. Sc; No. l
calf. Ice: No. calf. &C.
Grease-White. &c; yellow. sac: brown, 224c.
Tallow-No 1. 412c; No. :. &c.
Bones-Dry, S12Gl3 per ton
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NEW ORLEANS March 2s-Cotton easy
Sales. 500 bales. Ordinary. S-lsc: good ordi-
good middling, 9-l6c: middling fair. 13-I6c.
Receipts 6s45 bales: stock. 35s315 bales.
NEW YORK. March 2S.-Cotton closed quiet
middling, uplands. 97sc; middling gulf, 1olsc.
Sales, 1000 bales.
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UNITED STATES BONDS.
United States refunding twos, when Is


At New York-Exchanges, s219 639, 7S3; bal
ances. $40 396. 1885,.
s1.f23,9O9.
At Chicago-Clearings, SO. 626. $751; bal
ances. 81. 49s 932.
AT elphia-Clearings. s14. $50, IA; ball
ances. 1889. 745
At ST. Louis-Clearings, s4.63 6sS; bal
arces. s534917.
At MISUNDERSTANDING $3579595; bal
ances. s436. 639
AT Observation-Disclosures, s., IA, 800.
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The body OF Miss Annie c. Lamb was
found yesterday floating In Pequetanuick
Cove. a small town on the Thames river
near Norwich, Conn. The body of Fred
erick II. Moll. tailor for whom the girl
worked was found last Monday I'm the
same place II Is supposed Moll and Miss
Lamb committed suicide.
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sslsgssc; Golden Rio. a4c; Bourbon santos. 2ac:
eof Ss af'p prices-Arioss isc Lion. isse
Jersey Y 2Sc: Caracas; H. 75e; Dutch Java blend.
Gates's blended Java. u &c: Jav-Ocha, 1850
sugars-City prices: Dominoes. 57sc: cut loaf.
standard graduated. 5 &c; fine granulated sac:
extra fine granulated' 5S2c: grannlated-s-b
lated 55l6 cartons cartons ss7e g5sngated 2-l6 ear
TONERS 4. JIG: i Columbia A-Keystone 4.
Size; Windsor A-,American A. Size: Ridge
oPna se Empire rshS B. ssc
6 Ideal Golden Elk C-Keystone b. 497c: I
Windsor WI FIX GMAmercan b. iS2ci RLdewocd
tsIfOrnis B % yellow Glow ffilSE E
low-American Ex. G. 4.s7c 10 Yeow-Centen-
nia Ex G, i,s7c; a YeIlow-californa Elk. c.
$50; l-is brl; So bri. s.; brl; SIS: No. 2
$50 bril- SO: y bril- 500 No cream no plain aim
A-brl. $3.50. Extra charge of printing. sl.1OG
salt-In car lots. sio5@1lO: small lots. sl1OQ
spices-Pepper. 15aisc: allspice. 15dlsc cloves.
Rgeg gavy per ID
bq; Limas. California; slsaes4c per 10.
Molasses and syrups-New Orleans moiasses.
fair to prime. 2Sd53c; choice. 35diOc; syrups.
Rice-Louisiana. fzas1zc Carolina. sl4aslkc.
Shot-si 4oM145 per bag for drop.
Woodenwars.No- tubs. si.7sq7so: No; 2 tubs.
2-hoop pals 81. 50dl So double washboards. 81 %
G275; common washboards, sl.50Q1.75: clothes
pins. 50n60c per box.
Wood Dishes-No I. per 1000 s.. 25GI2 go No. 2,
s.. 5O02- IS; No. 3, 50. 1903: No. 5. s3.25T3.50
Twine-Hemp 12n1Sc per Id: wool. SH10c: fax,
2OG30c; paper &c; jute. 12N15c; cotton, 1Sq25c.
Flour.
Straight grades. So 30l3. 50: fancy grades So 30
m375 patent flour. s44i.50; low grades. s.. 259
spring wheat patents. s5G5.25.
Iron and Steel.
Bar Iron-3d325c: horseshoe bar. 3G3hc: nail
rod. &c: pillow slabs. 4.50c; American cast steel,
941lc; tire steel, 3n3i9c; spring steel. 412Q5c.
Leather.
Leather-Oak sole. 33G36c: hemIock sole 2sG
32c; harness. 3Sd42c: skirting. 3Sdi2c: single
strap, 42a44c: city kip. 60nS5c French kip 90cs
sl.20: city calfskin. 90cqsl.l0: French calfskin,
s1.20d1.s5
Nails and HorseshOes.
Steel cut nails. 50 %: wire nails from store
81 80 rates; from MILL So % rates Horseshoes per
keg. 81; mule shoes. per keg, $3.50: horse nails.
s4gS per box. Barb wire, galvanized, $40;
painted, 1915.
Linseed, raw, 5sc per gal: lnseed oil. boiled.
5ec per gal: coal oil legal test, sl26f142c: bank,
i5GoOc, best straits soc; Labrador, Coo; West
Virginia lubricating 20G30c: miners 40c lard
oils. winter strained, in brls, 50660c per gal;
half brls. &c per gal extra.
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Hogs-Receipts. 1850; shipments. 800.
With moderate receipts of hogs In all mar
kets. and. consequently, an advance in
prices, the trading here was active and a
good clearance was made, with local pack
ers the principal buyers at &c higher
prices than yesterdays average. No strict
~ fancy heavy hogs were represented,
and. therefore. sales probably do not show
the full strength of the market. Light
mixed hogs sold largely at $5.171z@5. 22i4.
Quotations:
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Have you read this? Sure you
have-we knew you would, and.
reading ii. would realize that as
you have read our Ad. so others
would read yours.
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Sheep-Receipts, $50; shipments none.
With a little increase in the supply the
demand for sheep and lambs was appar-
emily better. and local butchers were
prompt buyers at strong to higher prices
than those current FOR several days.
Lambs sold at $6.25@S75. old sheep at $3.50
and bucks at s.. 1904. 1t did not take long
to make a clearance, and there is no doubt
that a considerably larger supply would
have sold at current prices and possibly
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RAILROAD TIME earn

p. NJ. time 10 In BLACK fgures.-Trains marked
chair Car pMbinins csTpsTEEIcep, supesy..
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Transa ctiOns at the Interstate Yards.
INTERSTATE STOCKYARDS. INDIAN
APOLIS. March S.-Cattle-Receipts, 90;
shipments none. The quality was generally
fair, consisting of light steers and butcher
cows and heifers, there being no heavy ex-
port steers on sale. The market opened
active and stronger, especially on light
shipping and butcher grades Trade ruled
active until all were sold, closing strong.
Quotations:
Good to choice export steers. 80. 5000 575
Fair to medium export steers,
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Hogs-Receipts. 900; shipments. 500. The
quality was only fair, being made up en-
tirely of light and mixed grades. No good
heavy hogs were on sale. The market
opened active. excited and sharply higher.
Orders were quite liberal. which caused
sharp competition between buyers and a
lively market. Light and mixed brought
$50 to $3.50. select heavies were quoted at
$3.50 to $5.35. The closing was strong. with
co,.oral orders I'M filed Quot tons.
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Sheep-Receipts light; shipments none.
The quality was unchanged. The market
was quiet at steady prices. with all sold.
Quotations:
The evening times., 1900-06-05

failed Of its purpose. So that the treaty
in the form it passed the Senate. July T.
1880. was in fact abrogated by Great Brit
ain when that nation broke the principal
and. to us. only valuable provision, and es-
tablished the Crown Colony of British
Honduras. The Morgan resolution does
not recftb this history in detail, nor is il
necessary.All useful purposes will be sub
served by declaration that the Senate re-
CARDS the treaty as abrogated and dead
When it became so is a matter of little
moment
With the Clayton -Bulwer ghost properly
laid, the Administration would be brought
face 10 face with the main canal issue. The
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, with its attempt
to revive the older agreement and it's cun-
ming design to abandon the Monroe Doe.
trine, would be at once practically out of
the way. and nothing further by way Of
sUbterfuge could be resorted to in dOdg-
ing the American Nicaragua Canal props
sition. 4 record vote could not be pre-
vented if the twenty-six Democrats in the
Senate insisted upon one. Then the coun-
try would be able to mark the friends and
enemies of the measure for all time. What
may occur at the Capitol today viii per-
haps exert an important effect upon the
future not only OF our interests in Central
America. but upon the political fortunes OF
Mr.. Mckinley and his party.
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The CInyton-BuIwer Question.

Senator Morgan's mastery flank move
ment, in reporting his resolution which
declares that the Clayton -Bulwer Treaty
is abrogated, has created something very
like panic in the Administration camp. In
its last analysis the play brings Mr.. Nc
Kinley. with his British entanglement. and
Mr.. Hanna, with his Panama syndicate
embarrassment, squarely up TO the issue.
IL the Administration fights the PROPOSE
ton II cannot escape a universal popular
verdict that il has confessed the alleged
Mckinley Salisbury alliance and its deadly
opposition to an American inter-oceaufc
canal on any terms.
The Presidents advisers have led him
into political quagmire in connection with
this Clayton-Bulwer and Pauncefote
business. We are unwilling to believe that
he could have walked into il of his own
volition. Ills position is so utterly unten-
able from any patriotic viewpoint that il
must be a positive sorrow and fright TO
him. We shall now see whether his foreign
and domestic engagements are of such
copper-fastened and brass-riveted nature
that he cannot break them and get into
line with the public opinion Of his country.
The Administration has persistentIy
cloaked its opposition to the Nicaragua
Canal bill in the Senate with the excuse
that it eonfiicted with the Clayton Bulwer
Treaty, and therefore could not be enacted
into law without violation Of a sacred and
solemn international agreement Even il
all that were true. ii would not be the first
time that definitive and binding treaty
had been ignored and wiped out of exist
fnee by an act Of Congress. The Chinese
Exclusion law violated every line and letter
f our pre-existing treaty contract with
China. and terminated il without notice or
lhe legal necessity for notice The present
Ease is quite different matter. as we have
frequently explained. II the Clayton Bull
Ger agreement ever became of force and
effect. il could have been so only according
10 its terms. stipulations, and prohibitions
as they appeared in the text when Il was
ratified by the Senate. The assumption by
The American negotiator OF power and au-
thority to bind the Government to some
thing different and antagonistic was with
but shadow Of right and necessarily
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FEATURES OF TIE ECLIPSE.
Baltimore Scientists Exhibit Their
photographs of the Phenomenon.

Baltimore Scientists Exhibit Their
Photographs of the Phenomenon.
BALTIMORE June Undressing re-
ports OF o5servatic-s made during the
eclipse Of the sun last week were pre-
sented last night at a meeting at the Acad-
emy OF Sciences by the members Of the
astronomical section George GildersIeeve
chairman OF the section. and Justice Stain.
J. R Hooper. Percy N Reese. E. A. Osse
Morgan Saunders. and Douglas II. Rose
made their observations at Rocky Mount
y. C A Hoen, another member OF the
section. went to Virginia Beach
The members OF the North Carolina
party described their experiences. their
preparations fer the eclipse. and their sen
saticns az the tims. Drawings made by
members OF the party and photographs
taken during the eclipse were used 20 illus
tTate the reports.
DR.. Hooper said that the darkness was so
great during the time OF tOtality that IL
was difficult 20 see the minute hands Of
the watch Mr. Stain spoke Of the sudden
lowering OF the temperature during total
ity and said that a cloth 3asd on the grouz1
became damp. Mr. Stain paraphrssed the
old saying. See Rome and die into See
a total eclipse and Live After their ex-
periences. Mr.. Stain said he was able to
understand why astronomers were willing
to encounter all sorts Of hardships for the
sake OF science -1aE
Percy NJ Reese showed some Of the
photographs Of the eclipse that he took at
Rocky Mount and othe=S- that he took OF
the members Of the psrtyysnd their sur
roundings- He succeeded in exposing FIVE
plates during the ten seconds OF cO1aIity.
Two were given exposures lasting ene-
fifth Of a secOHd. one lasting a quarter Of
a second. while the others were exposed a
slightly longer tine Mr.. Reese said that
the camera had revealed the presence OF
some things not visible TO the telescope
He understood. he said. that the stars had
not been visible to the Johns Hopkins OBJ
servers. One Of Mr.. Reese'S photographs
OF the eclipse, also showing the dipper and
Cassiopeia very distinctly. was exhibited
70 the audience.
A. Hoen showed some Of his photographs
taken at Virginia Beach. The Rocky
Mount observers had expressed their dis
appointment al the faintness Of the shadow
bands. Mr.. HOen was enthusiastic over
their beauty and over the beauty OF The
cOlOring, as seen over the ocean
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THE NEED FOR OFFICERS.
Report On the Bill Authorizing Ad
ditionaI Naval Cadets.

Report On the btii authorizing Ao-
ditionaI Naval Cadets.
The Committee on Naval Affairs OF the
House has submitted a favorable report
on the bill authorizing the President 10
appoint during the present fiscal year ten
cadets-at-Iarge at the United States Naval
kcademy to be in addition TO the number
heretofore authorized by law, said ap-
pointments TO be subject to the conditions
and requirements OF existing laws and
regulations.
1t ; said that the reason for the pro-
poseG legislation is the urgent need for
more officers in the Navy. This need was
set forth "a the letter from the Secretary
Of the Navy as follows:
The department again invites the at
tention OF your committee to the urgent
necessity for providing such change in
the laws relating 10 appointments 10 the
Ncval Academy as will I'LL the vacancies
in the line Of the Navy. and TO the neces-
sity fo- Immediately enacting such legis-
lation as viii substantially increase the
authorized quota itself
Congress has from time to time au-
thorized the construction OF powerful yes
sells for our naval defence. and at the
present time four Of the largest of these
i
Kearsarge has recently been commission
ed, IL" Kentucky should be commissioned
about May l.. the Alabama should be rea-
dy by July !, and the Wisconsin within a
few weeks thereafter. In order that these
resources may be availed OF, and in order
that they may not deteriOrate. and that
part OF their value may not be lost to the
country, they should be put in full COIL
mission. with an adequate number of off,
GERS and men Indeed in these vessels We
have gained nothing for the naval defence
Of the country unless we have the means
TO man and fight them The department
finds that ii is absolutely unable TO com
mission another one without reducing in
some other particular our already meagre
coast defence.
The keaTsarge. ostensibly in commis-
sion and representing potentially a large
portion OF our naval strength is greatly
under-ofhcered. as will be seen by the fol-
lowing comparison. Comparing he with
two hrst-class battleships Of the British
Navy-the Majestic, a flagship. and the
Mars, not fiaeShip-we find that she has
p officers on hoard against 20 on board
the Majestic and 45 on board the Mars.
Comparing the number Of officers for line
and engineer duty, the Kearsarge has 13
against 40 on board the Majestic and 81 on
board the Mars
With the present complement of the
hear5arge. it is possible to detail only
one officer for I y command of the four
guns 1.-TWO lS-inc. and two S-inch) con-
tanned IN one of her double turrets''
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IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

In 1898 there we're Il. .000 members on
the roster of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. in the department Of New
York. said Joseph w. Kay, OF Brooklyn
at the Ebbitt this morning. That was
the greatest membership that the New
York department has ever had. In ssv-
en- years the ranks OF the army in my
State have been depleted 20 per cert. To-
day We number on the 1st of January 32-
9Os. great number OF the enlisted M n
Of the civil war were under the age Of
majority. /. myself, was discharged from
the army before l was 20. This accounts
for the vast size of the army to-day.
From now on death will thin the ranks
rapidly" Mr. Kay was succee led this
month by Nathan 3. Pond ss the depart
ment commander Of the New York Grand
Army OF the Republic. He enlisted in the
civil war as a private. He is in the city
in the interest of he pension bill. favor
ably reported in the House to-day, pro-
Yiding for the ISfcrment of veterans for
appointment andSretention in employment
in the civil service.
Robert p. Linderman AMI Edward NJ.
McIlyain. ef South Bethlehem. Pa, are
registered at the Shorehsm. Mr.. Linder-
man is president and Mr. McIlvain. &c
president. OF the Bethlehem Steel WcriI 2.
and are in Washington in connection with
business interests. They are interested
in legislation nOw pending before c 4
gress, which affects their works.
The results Of the trial OF my cigar
shaped train last Saturday." said Freder-
lex U. Adams at Chamberlin's. this morn
ing. while all previous records were bro
ken. is not a test OF what time IL can
make under best conditions. The track was
not right fer high speed. On the Grand
Trunk Railway. Of Canada, Is straight
run Of i27 miles, the longest straight line
Of track in the world. and a good track
for speed. II is on this track that I en-
pect the train will make the best showing,
and il is the intention TO make the trial
IN the next few months The invention
will be exhibited on every road in the
country" Joseph r. Keene and o. H. r.
Belmont. Of New York. are said 10 be in
terested financially in Mr.. Adams inven-
ton
Arthur NJ Meyers, OF Auckland New
Zealand. who is touring the States for rec
reation and pleasure is registered at the
Arlington.
1t viii soon be unnecessary for Ameri-
cans who settle in Brazil. to learn Span
ish,' said William l. LOwrie. American
Vice Consul General 10 the Republic OF
Brazil. at WLIard-s this morning. Brazil
ians OF the mercantile and the educated
classes are learning English. The invest
ment Of American capital is most des;rz-
bic. and there are good opportunities for
young men with small capital Trade OF
every character IS prOsperiRg. and rail-
reads and telegrs ph lines are rapidly being
built All foreigners are welcomed with
open arms"
A. L. Gunson. with Mrs. Guns0n. Of Liy
erpOOl. England is registered at the Ar
lington
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dear old lady sends to IN A. Pr the n.
lowing peculiarly Characteristic story Of Cecil
REoies: when he was a schooIboy Cecil Rhodes
went sometimes to spend his HOLIDAYS with two
aunts. neighbors Of ours in the north of London
Ny husband. who had a 10 NE unexplainahle 6kiDg
Tor the somewhat brlsque boy. would occasionally
invite hIm to dinner and give orders 10 our mar
loTmaid OF many years standing that his piace
at the table should be laid close to his own. Like
all good servants-and there were stiU a few
left then-liannah made II point Of honor 10 sec
that the particular weakness of each member oF
our family should be especially handy Thus
dates were always at my end OF the table and sgs
at my husbands. He detested dates nut confessed
to looking forward all dinner to the delight Of
biting fg. especially when it Glanced 10 be one
Of those good fat ones out of the top layer OF a
new box Accordingly, Hannah carefully ar
ranged that there should always be an ideal fC
on the top OF the little pile and that the dish
should be patronized first by her master When
young Rhodes had dined several times at our
house IL CHANGED that | told her myself that the
boy was expected again that evening. This in
formation produced such very thundere,ss eS-
preston on Hannah's usually serene face that l
said, seeking explanation: Isn't he favor tie
Of yOursT NO. indeed. ma'sm, Master Cecil
always takes the top hg.' Truly. the child is
father to the man. for Master Cecil has con
unued 20 take the2toP-sg IN most connections. :"