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SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 23
“Job’s Confession and Restoration,’
Job xlii, 1-10 Golden Text: James
¥,11. Commentary:
1. “Then Job answered the Lord and
83id.” After a time the three men ceased te
answer Job, because he was righteous in his
Own eves and justified himself rather thar
God (chapter xxxii,, 1, 2). Then to the en¢
of chapter xxxvii we have the wise and
“weighty words of Elihu (the name signifies
‘God Himself”) speaki on God’s behalf
{xxxvi., 2), to which Job makes no reply.
From xxxviii., 1, to xli., 34, Jehovah.speaks,
and now for tae first time sir.cathe thret
triends stopped, with the exception of chap-
ter xl., 8-5. Job makes reply, but we shall
hear him as an entirely different man from
the one who made reply to Eliphaz and the
Sihery giving them as good as they gave
mi
2. “I know Thou canst do everything, and
that no thought can be ra
Thee.” 1t is a good and helpful thing to
believe that God ean do everything, and that
nothing is too hard or wonderful for
Him (Jer. xxxii., 17). Sarah stumbled here
and so did Moses and the ten spies and hosts
of others (Gen. xviii, 13, 14; Num. xi,, 21.
23). Let us also believe that no purpose of
God can be frustrated (Ps. xxxiii,, 11; Isa.
xvi., 24),and since His ways and thought are
as far above ours as heaven isahave the
earth (Isa, 1v., 8, 9) let us away with ours,
however attractive to ourselves,and be filled
with His, which are sure of accomplishment,
3. “Who is he that hideth counsel with.
out knowledge? Therefore have I uttered
that I understood not; things too wonderful
for me that I knew not.” The words of
ehovah had taken hold of him (chapter
xxxviii., 2, 8 and laid him low, exposing his
folly. Elihu had spoken wisely when he
said, “We cannot order our speech by rea-
son of darkn<..” (chapter xxxvii, 19). And
the Holy Spirit through Paul assures us that
*‘in us—that is, our flesh—dwelleth no good
thing,” and “we¢ are not sufficient of our-
selves fo think anything as of ourselves”
(Rom. vii., 18; II Cor. iii., 5.
© _ 4. “Hear, I beseech Thee,and I will speak.
I willdemand of T2ee cud declare Thou unto
me.” Job had talked thus foolishly (xiii.,
22), and God had given him back his own
words (xxxviii, 8; xl, 7), and it would
seem that Job now. quotes them in deep hu-
mility and self conaemnation. for he had
already said: “I will lay mine hand upon
my mouth. Oace have { spoken, but I will
not answer. Yea, twice, but I will proceed
no further” (xl., 4, 5).
5. “I have heard of Thee by the hearing
of the ear, but now mine eye seeth Thes.”
Itis to be fesr>d that much hearing of the
] is me-..y a hearing by the ear. In
fact, He who is perfect in knowlédge
(xxxVi., 4) told us in the parable of the sower
that it would be so. The question for us is,
“How do I hear?” For the Saviour teaches
us to “take heed how we hear and what we
hear” (Markiv., 24; Luke viii., 18), As to
seeing God, it is written, “Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they 1 see God” (Math.
v., 8. But said to Moses, ‘‘There shall
no man ste Me- and live” (Ex. xxxiii., 20j.
And yet again it is said, “They saw God and
Sted drink” (Ex. xxiv., 11). The key
to These sayings is probably found in John
i., 18
6. “Wherefore I abhor myself and rapent
in dust and ashes.” Thais is a wondrous
change from ch pher xxix., where in reply.
ing to Bildad an singing his own praises ha
uses the pronouns I, Me, My about 50 times.
In the presence of God the holiest men are
made to feel ashamed. Isaiah said, ‘‘Woe is
for me, for I am a man of unclean lips.”
Daniel said, **All my comeliness was turned
to corruption in me.” And even John fell on
his face as one dead (Isa. vi., 5; Dan. x,
wili.; Rev. i, xvii). The rignteousness of
Christ makes ours to appear as dross and
filthy rags (Phil. iii, 8; Isa. xliv., 6), while
the serving of Christ makes ours to appear
as not worthy of mention. ‘The languugs of
the self emptied man will be in the line of
this verse, or that of Paul, when he says:
“Not I, but Christ, who liveth in me.” “Not
I, but the grace of God, which was with
me” (Gal. ii., 20; I Cor. xv., 10). Itis God
who worketh in us both to will and to do of
His good pleasure, and it is our place to let
, yielding. ourselves. to Him (Pail.
ii, 13; Heb, xiii., 20, 21).
7. **And it was so that, after the Lord
had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord
said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is
kindled against thee and against thy two
frienas, for ye have not spoken of Me right,
as My servant Job.” Weareto give an ac:
count of our words, and if by our words we
hoor God He will honor us (Math. xii., 36;
‘I Sam, ii., 30). What a word is hsre for
every teacher and preacher—do we say
what is right of God? Do we honor Him,
telling of His salvation from day to day? Is
it His righteousness and this only that we
preach? Do we maguity His grace and in
every way by word and deed exalt the Lord
Jesus t.
8. “Therefore take unto you now seven
buliocks and seven rams, and go to My ser.
vant Job and offer up for yourselves a burnt
offering, and My servant Job shall pray for
ou.” “here is no forziveness of sin with.
out the shedding of blood, for it is the blood
that maketh atonement tor the soul (Heb.
ix., 22; Lev. xvii, 11). Bur, blessed be God,
there 1s torgiveness tor‘all who come in true
penitence. Not by the blcod of hulls and
goats, but by His own blood. He hath ob-
ned eternal redemption for us (Heb, ix.,
12). Observe also how He deals with those
who touch His servants—they must obtain
forgiveness from God, and they must a'so be
humbled before those servants of (od whom
they havetouched. Lat the afflicted and
persecuted rejoice in Isa. liv, 17, and in
great quietness and confidence commit their
case to God and let Him see to it.
9. *‘So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad
the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite
went and did accoraing as the Lord com-
meunded them. The Lord also accapted Joo.”
Note the graca of God to these men and
how He made known to them the way of the
forgiveness of sips. But it would have
availed nothing if thoy nad not dons 3 com-
manded. Many know the way of life Wao
do not accept that life, and many more who
are true servants of God, as Job was, waste
much precious time in fruitless talc.
10, **And the Lord turned the captivity
of Job when he prayed for his friends; also
the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had
before.” ‘Cherest of the chapter is the de-
railed stetement of which this is a summary:
One hundred and forty years of life, twice
the allotted span (Ps. xc., 10), the sams
number of sons and daughters (coapter i, 2),
which, those gone before, woutd make the
double? As to all his cattle, they were lit-
erally doubled. ' "Then‘see in verse 11 how all
his relutions and acquaintances brought him
presents and comforted him. So being tried
he came forth as gold. His latter end being
blessed more than his beginning is suzgges-
tive of lsrael's latter day glory.—Lesson
Helper, e
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MORTALITY AMONG GREASERS.
The Fighting Arizona Editor Kills Five
Mexicans in 10 Days.
At Phoenix, Ari., Pete Spence, of the
Sentinel, Thursday killed another Mexican,
making in all five in the last 10 days. About
a week ago Spence, who is a Texan, with no
love for Mexicans, found it necessary to kill
one who had & saloon at Gila Bend. After
that the Mexicans formed a combination to
kill Spence, but so far he has kept on top.
All the killings, itis claimed, have been in
self-defense.
la
“COULD you make it convenient tc
lend me $100, Jack?” *I don’t know.
1t 1 should lend it to you I should b
a wan of some distinction.” “How
is thwt?? “One cut of a Lhundred.”—
Yarmouth Item.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
Frery-Kirta Day—The following bills
passed finally in the senate to-day: To au-
thor'ze cities to appropriate property for
public park purposes, and providing for its
condemnation to provide manner of reduc-
ing capital stock of corporations; to author-
ize burgeses to serve as members of borough
councils; to restore to water companies the
exclusive right to furnish water, The bili
to exempt from payment of mercantile li-
vense dealers whose sales are less than $3,-
000 a year was defeated. Tne bill to provide
for the election of township trustees was
defeated for the second time. The senate
then adjourned.
In the House these bill passed on third
reading: To require fences to be built and
maintained in Crawford county alcng rail-
roads at the expense of the owners of the
railroads; to prevent minors under the age
of 16 years from gaming or pawning goods
or using tobacco; to empower courts of
quarter sessions to fix the place of holding
general elections.
The act to regulate the employment of
railroad telegraph operators,prohibiting the
employment of operators under 20 years of
age, v as discussed for some time and p
finally by 140 yeas to 23 hays,
The bill to establish boards of arbitration
to settle all questions of wages and other
matters of variance between capital and
labor, came up in the house on final pas-
sage at this morning's session, and was
passad finally by a vote of 150 to 9. The
ouse then ‘went into committee of the
whole to consider on third reading the
Agnew Local option bill. Mr. Cochran, of
Armstrong, offered an amendment, which
was adopted, that boroughs as well as cities
be permitted to vote on the question of
local option. The bill was further amended
that elections shall be held on this question
every 10 years instead of every three
years. The house refused to agree to the re-
rt of the committee by a vote of 66 to 96.
he bill was then declared lost, and for this
session at least is dead, Its friends say they
will have it before the law-makers two
vears hence. The dereat of the bill prohib-
ing the sale of liquor on Decoration day had
much to do with the killing of the gnew
bill, manv of the {friends of the Decoration
bill voring against to-day’s victim in ac-
cordance with their threat that if the Deco-
ration day measure wus defeated they would
slaughter all liquor legislation. goud, bad
and indifferent. The bill to make election
day a legal holiday wus also defeated on
third reading The House then adjouraed.
Frrry-8ixra Day.—The following bills
were intreduced in the senate to-day: To
repeal the registry act of 18V1. To require
bottles containing porter and beeror ale, to
have the quantity in them indicated on the
outside. egulating the organization and
management of secret fraternal beneficial
societies. To regulate nomination and
election of public officers. Bills to give
municipal or public corporations in the
construction or purchase of water works the
right of eminent domain in the appropria-
tion of necessary property, and to authorize
the governor to appoint trustees of the
State normal schools were passed finally.
The following bills also Rossel finally: To
prohibit erection ot toll houses and toll
gates in boroughs; to provide female escorts
or female insane patien's in transit; to
continue the State weather service. Senator
Logan’s Crawford County Fence bill was
defeated, which will prevent the considera-
tion of a similar bill passed by the House
unless the adverse vote should be reconsid-
er
In the house these bills were passed: To
extend the powers of notaries public by per-
mitting them to go outside of the county in
which they reside to take affidavits. To per-
mit bri companies maintaining a bridge
over 3,000 feet long to make certain im-
provements when authorized todo so by
the courts. These senate bills passed second
reading: To authorize sheriffs to serve writs
in any county. To authorize cities to pur-
chase bridges already erected.or to erect and
maintain bridges over streams and rivers
which may separate portions of such cities
and providing for the condemnation of
necessary property.
Firry-SeveENTH DAY.—In the senate to-
day the bill introduced a short time ago by
Senator Brown »f York. making counties
responsible for the losses sustained by riots,
and the expenses of the State incident to
the calling out of the militia, was nega-
‘ively reported. Among the bills passed
finally were these: To enable towns, bor-
oughs and municipaities to surtender their
charters and become subject to the general
borough law. To provide tor election of
township treasurers, To provide for the
appointment of game commissioners and
to empower them to appoint game wardens.
To provide for the establis.ment of - and
maintenance of schools for instruction in
mechanics, arts and kindred subjects in
ciiies of third class. To authorize the print-
ing and distribution of an extra edition of
the Mine Inspectors reports. To provide
for the relief .of the needy: sick. injurea
and in case of dearh, bur:al of indigent per
sons whose legal place of settlement is un
known. To authorize the erection of work
houses in the several counties, To
authorize the incorporation of
alcompanies for the purpose of quarrying
siate, granite,stone or rocks, or for dressing,
polishing, working of manufacturing the
same, or any of them. To provide tor the
incorporation of companies for the manu-
iacture and production of silverware,
jewelry, works of ornament and art and
pictures and the buying and selling of such
articles. To provide for the incorporation
of real estate companies whose prime object
is the encouragement of trade, commerce
and manufacture. To authorize the for.
mation of co-porations for the purpose of
carrying on any who. esale or retail hard-
ware business, To provide for a recount of
votes in contested olection cases. 'l'o pro-
vide for the destruction of wildcats, foxes,
minks, etc., for protection of game. To
rrohibit peddling in cities without a license.
To proyide for the licensing and regulation
of lying in hospitals. The senate adjourned
until monday night. *
In the honse Mr. Cessna ‘of Bradford re-
ported from the judiciary .genaral com-
mittee a bill amending the ballot law by
proviaing for the marking of the names of
candidates instead of by grou No other
business of importance was done and the
House zdjourned.
Frrry-Ercara Day.—The senate was not
in session to-day.
There were many empty seats in the
Louse this morning and the few members
present behaved more like madmen than
rational human beings. Pandemonium
reigned for a time and Speaker Piotem
Tewksbury was compelled to cal on the
assistant sergeant-at-arms to preserve order.
but when that official came valiantly to the
front he was lauzhed at for his pains. Final-
ly Chief Clerk Voorhees was heard above
the din indignantly demanding that order
be restored. ‘‘Thisis a deliberative body
and not a mob,” said Mr. Voorhees. The
house felt the rebuke and was soon in
order. Afterward the chief clerk took the
assistant sergeant-at-arms to task for per-
mitting the disorder.
A message was received from the gover-
nor, saying he had approved the bill mak-
ing an appropriation ot $625,000 for a new
state libraryand administration building and
repairs to the hall of the house of represen-
tatives, and it is now a law. The governor
also approved the following bills: Supple-
ment to the act regulating lateral railroad
and changing the methods of assessing
damages to land owners in ceriain eases.
Rendering woman eligible to the office of
notary public. Increasing the maximum
punishment for murder in the second de:
wree to 20 years, To provide for the better
protection of female insane patient in tran-
it.
: The governor also sent a message vetoing
the act relating to the uniformity of prox-
jes. He says the act will not secure theend
desired, and he saes no reason why stock
holders of corporations should not regulate
the matter of proxies according to the
varying circumstances of each particular
case
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» house adjeurned until Monday night
at 8 o'clock.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS ' SOLDIERS’ COLUMN
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DEDICATION POSTPONED.
Harrissvrc—The Pennsylvania World's
Fair Executive Committee has been noti-
fied by Executive Commissioner Farquhar
of the indefinite-postponement of the dedi-
cation of the State building at Chicago an-
nounced for May 3. Mr. Farquhar suggest-
ed that it might be dedicated during the en-
campment of the National Guard of Penn-
sylvania, later in the year.
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PENNSYLVANIA'S CROP PROSPECTS.
Harrissurc—Secretary Edge of the State
board of agriculture has received crop re-
ports from correspondents throughout the
state which indicate favorable conditions:
with respect to all the crops this year. Itis
estimated that about 1,300,000 acres are in
wheat anl 1,250,0J0 in oats.
VICTIM OF A MINE EXPLOSION,
WiLKESBARRE—By an explosion in the
Black’ Diamond mine William George, aged
46, was killed. William Kellington, a la-
borer, was fatally burned,and three Hungar-
ians whose names are unknown were
slightly burned and otherwise injured.
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SCALPED IN A SAWMILL.
SrisroN— While working in his sawmill at
Harthigig, this county, Charles Maskrey
was struck by a flying board from the saw
and the top of his head torn clear off. He
was 25 years old. :
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A HUNGARIAN HIGHWAYMAN KILLED,
PorrsviLne—Lafayette Billig, an insur-
ance agent of this place, while on his way
home from a collecting tour, was attacked
by fout Hungarian highwaymen. Billig
shot one of the men and succeeded in mak-
ing his escape. He had $800 with him. The
wounded Hungarian died. His name is
supposed to be John Shusto. The other
highwaymen have disappeared.
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A MONSTROSITY BORN AT WILKESBARRE.
WiLKESBARRE.—Mrs. LL. Minch, a Pol-
ish woman gave birth to a monstrosity in
the shape of twin boys, whose breasts were
grown together and whose legs grew out of
its hips. It died, despite the efforts of phy-
sicians, wko say it was one of the most re-
markable cases on record.
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A CHILD HELD FOR MURDER.
Wasningron—In the matter of the fatal
stabbinz of Smith Pearson, 14 years old, by
Tommy Parks, 11 yearsold, at Lucyville,
the Coroner's jury has recommended that
the Pearson boy be held on the charge of
wilful murder to await the action of the
grand jury. . .
HE ie
Taz bodies of RichardWilliams andWill-
iam Trembatli were recovered on Saturday
from Laurel Hill mine near Hazelton, The
body of Thomas Hodgson, the third victim
o ihe flooding of the mine, has not been
ound.’ EE .
Tax defendants in the Morgan fratricide
case were sentence | at \wavnesburg Satur -
day evening. Thomas Morgan was given
the maximum penalty cf 12 years in the
penitentiary. wo of the sisters, Rebecca
and Caroline, were given 10 years each, and
Jennie three years.
ANKNA, a little daughter of James Adair, of
Erie, while playing Saturday, set fire to her
gress with a match and was burned to
eath.
Harry HARDING, of Allentown, being re-
jected by Annie Kurtz, fired four shots at
er Saturday afternoon, all of which took
effect, and then shot himself.
t Both are ex-
pected to die. x :
DisTRICT SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM Say- |
vrLs, of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company,
entered theDorance shaft, near Wilkesbarre,
Friday afternoon for the purpose of explor-
ing some worked out chambers, Saturday
his remains were found by a rescuing party.
The supposition is that his lamp ignited a
pocket of gas and his death caused thereby.
Heavy rains have quenched the moun-
tain fires. In Somerset county the loss will
be £100,000. In Blair the burned area is
fully 35 square miles. Six farm houses
with their-outbuildings in Morrison Cove,
35 head of cattle And vast quantities of grain
were destroyed in that section alone. The
greatest individual loss thus iar reporfed 1s
that of John Yenpling, which is given at
$6,000. In Cambria, Fayette, Washinglon
snd Westmoreland the losses are widely
scattered-and the reports cannot be given
definitely.
Joux Morrer, aged less than 17 years, is
in jail at Huntingdon, charged with steal-
ing two horses and $35 in money.
Tue Danville Insane Asylum is only large
enough to faccommodate 700 people, vet
there are 1,200 patienishelngogred for there.
Many of them are compelled to sleep on
the floors and undergo other hardships,
Ar EbensburgThursday the court revoked
the license of W. J. Cannon of Conemaugh
because it had been shown that Cannon had
given his three-year-old son whisky to
drink.
A Fire at North Clarion, destroyed the
opera house, a boarding house and a store.
Loss $10,00). This town was completely
burned out three years ago, i
Ax explosion took place Monday morning
in Black Diamond mine, Luzerne. William
George was instantly killed and William
Wellington was fatally burned.
About 40 tailors went on strike at Frank-
lin for an increase of 10 per cent in wages.
Among them are a dozen women who did
not want to go out. The employers refuse
to pay any increase.
TrrEE sons of Bernard Rupert, a farmer
near Beavef Falls, took eges from under a
setting hen, ate them and nearly died from
the dose.
PETROLEUM STATISTICS,
Production and Exports for the Past
Twenty Years.
According to the statistical abstract prepar-
ed by the bureau of statistics, under the
direction of the treasury, the total produc-
tion of petroleum in the United States for
the twenty years ending with December 31,
1891, were 45,177,416 barrels org19,957,472,000
gallons. To hold this enormous amount of
production would require 135,765 iron tanks
of 35,000 barrel capacity. These tanks, if
placed in a row with their sides tounching,
allowing each tank a diameter of ninery
feet, would extend 2.315 miles. or over two-
thirds the distance across the continent.
Our exports of petroleum for the fame
period were 9,223,670,148, nearly one-half
the production, and their value reached the
enormous aggregate of $935,935,689.
The year of greatest production of this
period was 1891, and of the smallest 1871.
For the year 1892 the oil roduction
amounts to about 51,500,000 barrels, and the
exports were 740,905,237 gallons, valued at
$42,283,163. During the earlier years, when
Russian competition was unknown, 152,195-
. 617 gallons brought over $36,000,060, In 1892
with an increase of 400 per cent. in the
amount exported, the amount of money re-
ceived was increased less than $6,000,000, or
Jess than 20 per cent. But during the year
1871 the petroleum exported averaged over
20 cents per gallon, while for the past year
the price averaged less than 6 cents per gal-
lon. The price of refined has gradually de-
clined with the increasing production and
the declining prices of the crude product.
TrEACEER—“Now, Teddy, 1s Jer
salem a proper noun Or a common
noun?” Teddy—* 'Tain’t either. It's
! an ejaculation. mum,”—Truth,
OUR- LAST. BATTLE.
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Address of Col- Lee on the Anniversary
of the Fight at Bentonville.
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THE 18th anniver-
sary of the battle
of Bentonville, N.
C., was celebrated
on March 19, at
Monticello, Ill., by
the survivors living
at that place. Ar-
ticles were read and
addresses delivered
by Comrade Saint,
bo ))) 19th Ind. battery;
; N =.’ B. I. Lee, 41st Ill,
NX 2 Dr. J. W. Coleman,
| Sy Surgeon, 13th Iowa;
|= \v_E. Smith, 94th
™ Ohio; A. H. Wind-
man, Battery I, 2d
I: A. ihis
was the last battle fought by tne armies of
Generals Sherman and Johnston. The fol-
lowing address was delivered by E. T. lee:
Gen. Sherman's triumphant army had
marched from Atlanta io the sea, and was
on its way to join the a army under
the command of Gen. U. S. Grant. Com-
mander-in-Chief. ~Sherman’s army had
passed through South Carolina, and was
moving through North Carolina to meet the
commands of General Schofield, irom Wil-
mington, and Gen. Terry. from New Berne.
When it reached Favetteville, N. C., there
was a short halt ordered. and a boat came
up the Cape Kear River to bring suppiies
and to communicate with Ged. Sherman,
who sent the Secretary of War a dispatch,
saying: ‘Wheeler's and Wade Hampton's
cavalry have been in my front through the
Carolinas, but have kept at a respectful dis-
tance.”
There was one more move to make,
and if this should be a successful one the
war must close. If Gen. Sherman's army
consisting of the Fifteenth aud Seventeenth
Corps, commanded by Gen, O, 0. Howard,
and the Fourteenth and Twentieth Corps,
commanded by Gen. H. W. Slocum, was
permitted to form a junction with Gens.
Schofield and Terry, at Goldsboro, there
would be at least 100,000 men who would
move up to Richmond and:unite with theAr-
my of the Potomac. under Grant and Meade,
and there was no power ‘in the Confed-
eracy to meetsuch an army and contend
against it.
To keep the Union Generals from uniting
their armies was the object of Gens.Lee an 1
Johnston, and for this purpose Gen, Johns-
ton was restored to command and Gen.
Beauregard was sent up trom Charleston to
take command of all of the available forces
that could be concentrated in North Caro-
lina; to stop the army under Gen. Sherman
from making the junction with Schofield
and Terry, and, if possiole, to whip it in de-
tail before the arrival of the other corps.
The corps to which we belonged (tke Sev-
enteenth) formed a part of the right wing,
which was moving towards Averyvboro from
Fayettevilie, when Kilpatrick's cavalry and
Jackson’s and ard’s divisions. of the
Twentieth Corps, tound a force under Gen,
Hardee and drove them back, capturing a
battery and some 200 prisoners, with a loss
of 500 in killed and wounded.
The march was again resumed towards
Goldsboro, and on the 19th of March, 1863,
we could hear the roar of the guns of Car-
lin's Divisions and the other divisions of the
Fourteenth and Twentieth Corps, as they
were fiercely assaulted by the combined
forces of Joseph K.Johnston, Hardee, Bragg
and Beauregard, We rea.dzed that the
eventful hour had come, and that if we
succeeded in our last grand move on the
chess board of war we must fight for.it. We
had unbounded faith in the ability and
bravery of the Fourteenth and Twentieth
Corps to hold the enemy in check until we
of the Iifteenth and Seventeenth Corps
could arr.ve, but as night approached the
roar of the guns on the left toid us plainly
that a desperate struggle was going on and we
knew that the critical hour had come and
was at hand and when we of the right wing
must take a part. !
We stopped long enough to eat our sup-
pers. when word was received that the left
wing had been attacked by a force of 35,000
under: Johnston, Beauregard and Hardee,
and that a desperate biitile had been fought
sith our troops holding the field. e re
ceived orders to move immediately in light
marching order, leaving the wagon-trains
and baggage, to be on hand early in the
morning of the 20th of March, to attack
the enemy's left. We marched all night,
wading swamps and streams, some of them
up to our waists, and by daylight were
ready to strike the enemy’s lett, which we
did and drove them steadily a!l day back
to the Neuse River into their works. Here
we met Gens. Schofield and Terry coming
up from Goldsboro, and siege was immedi-
ately begun, the troops, closing up on the
Confederate works. The skirmish-lines
would charge right up to the Confederate
Tous, so determined were they to show
ght.
On the next day Gen. Joe Mower obtained
permission to charge the works on the right
He sent his first brigade in and they captur-
ed the first line of works, and a battery of
artillery, but in sending the other troops
forward they missed tlie First Brigade, and
for want of proper support they were driven
back with a loss of 250 killed and wounded.
We engaged the enemy to the left of Gen.
Mower and charged them on their line, los-
ing a number of men, among them our
commanding officer, Lieut, William H.
Palmer. who was wounded and had nis leg
taken off.
There was a short cessation in the firing
after Gen. Mower’s defeat. It had been
raining most of the time and light earth-
works had been thrown up to protect the
troops in the iront. When night came the
skirmish-lines renewed the fight, which
was kept up until four o'clock a. m., when
there was no response from the Confeder-
ates, and as soon as day began todawn we
crawled out of our pits and made our way
over to the Confederate works, but they
were deserted. The enemy had retreated
during the night, and fell back to Raleigh.
This ended our last battle of the war. The
army went out to Goldsboro and went into
camp, where we received our mail from
home and received some clothing and sup-
plies of which we were in great need atter
our march through the Carolinas, wading
swamps, through almost impassable roads
and sandy quagmires. Bentonville and
Neuse river will always be memorable as
being the places where one of the last strug-
gles of the war occurred and where gallant’
troops. commanded by Gens. Sherman, Slo-
cum and Howard, met the enemies of the
Union under Johnston’ Beauregard, Hardee
and Hampton and defeated them, thus se-
curing the junction of the ar.nies of the
East and West and putting an end to the
war that threatened the destruction of our
UnionNatioxak Trisung, Washington,
vO
‘Parisian Cleverness.
Paris scon hopes to get rid of the
differences between cabmen and the
public. Someone has invented a
clockwork arrangemert which reg-
isters the distance covered and the
proper farce. The distance is chron-
cled by means of a water pump at’
tached to onc of the wheels. The
owners are also beneited by being
able to make sure of their three-
never praises his
Ive a poor one.
who
THE man
wife deserves
A FEELING OF ROOMINESS
Ei
In the New Stiffoned Skirts. Some Illus-
trated Hints About New
: Fabrics and Styles.
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EGARDING THE
new stiffened skirts
the pioneer wearers
report an odd feeling
of 1oominess in
them. ' No one has
vet objected to them
as unclean. Yet
every one raged
about our late love-
iy, clinging train
gowns, which we
could hold np so
safely, hizch above
the soil, and above
our pretty skirt. But
who dares try to
hold up these skirts.
If you do, you feel
as if you were try-
ing all by yourself
to spread the main
sheet of a yacht in
a high wind. You
can’t do it with one
i hand. With one
\— hand you can gather
== ony = little of the
==! [uliness into subjec-
fo non. You must grasp
A JACKET. the skirt ar each side,
gather into each hand half the skirt and
then fift straight up. You needn’t think
vou can do it the first trial. Besides, how
about. bundles, parasols, handkerchiefs,
gloves and soon? How about stepping up
the high steps of a street car. with never a
hand left to cling to the rail? You can’t do
it, and yet your vressmaker is making all
your new gowns that way!
The initial picture shows a jacket of tan
colored, crossbarred diagonal which is es-
“pecially suitable for young ladies. It is
BEAUTIFUL DINNER DRESS.
double breasted with the left side buttoning
over, and has small revers that show the
plaid lining. A belt is sewed into the side
form seam in the back and buttons over to
the other side, confining the extra fulness in
the center of the back. The sleeve is very
full and has a long gauntlet cuff. There are
two pockets in the right side and one in the
left. The coat is finished with machine
YHE BABY WAIST.
stitching and has large mother-of-peal but-
tons.
A very pretty costume of plaid, trimmed
with black velvet, is to be seen in the next
sketch. The skirt has no fullness in front
and the back is laid in deep pleats. It is
linedwith silk and the bottom is finished by
a wide band of velvet, scalloped at the top
The wai-t has a yoke of velvet and bias
plaid is laid on a few pleats in iromt. It
fastens on the left shoulder, then around
the arn:hole and along the side seam. The
and fastens in front with velvet bows hav-
ing long ends. The sleeve is full at the top
and tight at the waist. With the costume is
worn a pretty hat of black velvet, turned up
in the back and bent a little in front. It is
trimmed with a pleasant bow of velvet rib-
bon, ostrich tips and an aigrette.
Many a woman would long
yapted her hair, except ig 1 ha
| ps hair, pt that directly st
the ordinary bat or bonnet on,
PRETTY SPRING COSTUMES !
like a fright for lack of the needed fluffy
relief tc the edge of her headgear. The
spring hats are tiny bits of lace and ribbon
with a perk of peather here and a flip of
ribbon there. How issucha hat to look
worn on a sleekly smooth head? 1 fancy
the explanation is that we arenot all going
to wear our hair smooth. Certain it is that
the hat that cails for fluffed hair is the one
that looks prettiest in the hand, and that is
the one a woman is going 10. parchase and
wear.
Isaw a beautiful dinner dress of black
faille and my sketch shows the pretty bod-
ice. The deep collar was made of jetted net,
finished with jet fringe and was pointed om
the arms and at the back. The collar shape
was attained by means of shoulder seams,
which also allow of the pointed epaulettes.
The full putled sleeves of faille were gather-
ed into a cuff of pleated net. Where the
sleeve and cuff joined there was a siraight
ruffle of lace edged with jet fringe, the ruf-
fle being lett open at the inner seam. The
belt was of folded Nile green surah and was
tinished on one side with a rosette.
For young girls the organdics, striped
batistes, challies and all the pretty light
weight goods make up charmingly. The
baby waists of sorue time ago are again seen,
the skirts being quite plain, straight and
maidenly. The waist is bound by a sash that
ties in the back. The baby waist of a season
or so ago was made witha yoke. That of
this season is left to show thetare neck and
arms. Yet the example of this style in my
Just Picture is not a party gown unless silk
mu'ls and silk gauzes are used. Carried
out in wash goous or challies the dress is a
garden and morning dress fot the country.
The effect is maidenly and pretty. The
siender arms, the smooth, girlish neck and
the simplicity of the draping make one
think or wild roses and butter-cups, wheth-
er there are any about or not. Slips of silk
or of fine sateen are made for use with these
gowns. Now and then a ltitle gown comes
out of grandmother's closet made -in this
style, with the waist a little short, and the
edge of the skirt at the ankles. These quaint
old dresses show an old-world and
time awkwardness that is just now the
prettiest thing in the world, The trouble is
that a 16-year-old daughter, whose youth
has just the shy suggestion of undeveloped
graces, is the very one who thinks the gown
a “fright,” and simply won't wear it. The
only thing to do is to make her one modi-
tied as to iength and waist, and rejoice if
she will don that. Pret old-fashioned
cloths come with sprigs of flowers scattered
stiffly over a light ground. These patterns
especially suit the model suggested. For
= rest, youth. health and eae contented
mind will make the girl a picture. :
THE coliector will come round wua-
less vou keep him squared.—Elmira
MARKETS.
PITTSBURG.
THE WHOLESALE PRICES ARE GIVEN BELOW.
—-— ere ———
GRAIN, FLOUR AND FEED. <
WHEAT—No. 1 Red $§ 4@% 7
No.2: Red.....ocoizessvs . 73 74
CORN—No. 2 Yellow ear... 50 SL
High Mixed ear.......... 49
No. 2 Yellow Shelled... .. 47
Shelled Mixed.......... 44
40
39
OATS—No. 1 White........
NO. 2 White. .oocaiesivnrs
No. 3 White. ..... tiers
Mixed.......ceceoes vsnne
RYE—No. 1 Pa & Ohio....
No. 2 Western, New......
FLOUR—Fancy winter pat’
Fancy Spring patents.....
Pandy Straight winter. ...
XXX Bakers...:.cuuse ve
ease
C500 OO Wha i
Mixed Clover............ .
Timothy from country...
STRAW— Wheat..... nase
Ons, . oe asnanscins sean
FEED—No.1 Wh Md T
Brown Middlings........
Bran, sacked... x. ives-isis
Bran, bulk...............
DAIRY PRODUCTS. :
BUTTER—Elgin Creamer, 31 32
Fancy Creamery..... 25
Fancy country roll. .
Low grade & cooking....
CHEESE—O New &r'm mild
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New York Goshen........ 2. 13
Wisconsin Swiss bricks.. 15 16
‘Wisconsin Sweitzer. ....... 16 yi
Limburger (Fall make)... 4 14
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
APPLES—Fancy, # bbl...
Fair to choice, ¥ bbl....
BEANS—hand picked @# bu.
NY & M(new)Beans® bbl
Lima Beans, ...........
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Havana danvers #® bu....
Yellow onion, # bbl.....
Spanish, B® crate.........
CABBAGIi—New ® bbl.....
Flonda (new) @ crate....
POTATOES—
Fancy White per bu....
Jersey Sweets per bu...
POULTRY ETC.
DRESSED CHICKENS— ;
Bia. i iegra seein x i6 17
. ae 17 18
Dressed turkeys ® 1.... 2
Dressed Geese # b,...... 10 iL
LIVE CHICKENS—
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Live chickens § pr....... 80 85
Live Ducks § pr......... £0 90
Live Geese ® pr.......... 75 100
Live Turkeys fb........ 12 13
EGGS8—Pa & Ohio fresh.... 15 3G
GODS. cc ees. tries venres 35 40
Pre. citi vranats fivan 20 22
FEATHERS—
Extra live Geese ® T..... 55 60
No 1 Extra live geese@h 48 50
Mixed. iv ii nna ny 25 HB
MISCELLANIOUS, :
TALLOW—Country, 8... 5 : s 5
HY. sane
SEEDS—Clover..... 9 20 9 45
Timothy prime.......... 230 23
Blue grass... . cece iivie, 140 170
RAGS—Country mixed.... I
HONEY—White .clover.... 18 17
Maple Syrup.‘new crop... 80 85
Buckwheat..........:.... 12 15
FIOUR—............ . $2%@ $4 37
WHEAT—No “ou veaee 68 68
RYE NO. 2.....0cccesnenee 59 59
CORN—Mixed “es 2 43
OATS i vane 4
EGGS. ...eeves raess shania. 12
BUTTER ..... coe ieee 21 32
PHIL! HI
FIODR— ............. . $B B@ ss 0
WHEAT—No. 2. Red....... 75 75
CORN—No. 2, Mixed........ 7 49
OATS—No. 2, White........ 38 39
BUTTER—Creamery Extra. 28 35
EGGS—Pa., Firsts.......... > 15 16
KEW YORK. PaEaanel
FLOUR—Patents....... ave 4 50 500
WHEAT—No, 2 Red. 78 9
RYE—Western.............. 53 62
CORN—NGO. 2...chvivii ine 51 52
OATS—Mixed Western..... 33 34
BUTTER—Creamery........ 4 28
EGGS—State and Penn 15 16
LIVE-STOCK REPORT.
EAST LIBERTY, PITTSBURG STOCK YARDS.
belt is a folded piece of bias black velvet, !
CATTLE. :
Prime Steers..... Ererateahen $ 500to 610
Fairto Good.....:. 460to 490
Bulls and dry cows 22160 4D
Veal Calves. i... voconiinses 4 00to 525
Heavy and thin calves..... 200to 3 00
Fresh cows, per head....... 20 00 to 45 00
\ SHEEP.
¢ Prime 95 to 100-ib sheep....3 5 75to 6 00
I Good mixed...oo.iiie tn, 47 t0 560
{ Common70 to75 1b sheep... 350to 435
Lambs, farto good. ........ 4 00to 630
i HOGS.
{ Philadelphia hogs.......... $ '7T50 to
Gord Yorkers...i..........
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