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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-15

about three months ago l noticed.
as any person can to-day, the dis
graceful neglect of all the water
taps and hydrants along our line of
wharis, almost every one leaking,
and the precious water running into
the sea- The only place along the
front that is looked after is the 1. /.
3. N. Cos. taps, which are very
often repaired.
Can you remember how many
times within the last FIVE years the
coral walls along our front have
been rebuilt? and did it ever occur
to your mind the reason of it all?
Just take walk along our front
any day and see the piles of old
rotten timbers-not so very old
either, when you come to know the
short time they have been there
getting sawed into short lengths,
SO as they will be convenient for
some Chinaman to haul away.
Now, the question is, "why do the
coral walls cave IMP" and "why do
the tImbers rot in such a short
timer" and the answer is, simply
by fresh water continually running
and no attempt made to stop it.
Take walk down TO Wilder's
wharf any day, and there you will
see something to reflect upon as
you are walking homewards.
That wharf has lately been
covered, at 4 great expense, with
wooden blocking, and is, to all out
ward appearances, o good substan-
tial lob which would last for years,
but what Is the use of it all when
the beams and pile heads are all
rotten, or very soon will be, by the
continual flow of fresh water.
a little further along 1 notice
them trying to rebuild coral
wall, and such q job; | wonder how
long it viii last, or if they will be
able to finish the job before 1t all
tumbles down into the bay. Just
give me your attention to this great
undertaking, and L think we will
both agree for once. Suppose We
take little walk over there; the
first thing meets our gaze are
about twenty natives piling dirt
away back, and as we cross over
We see the large hole they have
dug, and there all by himself IN
disturbed, and not likely to be
either, is the gentleman who does
the damage. Now, who do you
think it is ? Why, MIR. Hydrant.
Now, Just take i good look ut it.
l beg pardon, you can't look at the
all you can see is a pile of
rust with water enough running
therefrom to test the Kinau's
boilers-yes, and would burst
them, too, much less coral wall;
and in the face of it all they keep
piling up coral blocks, and finish
the job by filing in dirt and bury
up the same old gentleman once
more. How long do you give it to
burst that wall?
Those are things to be seen any
day in Honolulu, while the papers
tell US to be very careful of the
water. Careful! | should say SO;
the people living upon the slope of
are so careful they
have to sit up nights until II
o'clock to watch for its coming, so
that they can procure enough to
drink and cook with for the coming
day. Still, with all that, there is
enough water wasted along the
front to supply large portion of
Honolulu, and nobody seems to
care or stop it,
Thanking you for the valuable
space taken up in your paper,
1 remain, yours respectfully,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-15
Water, Water Everywhere! Buf
Not a Drop TO Drink.

Mr.. EDIToR;-I suppose you have
heard the expression "there is some-
thing rotten in Denmark. Well, |
believe it is the same old story ;
there is something rotten in Homo
lulu. I refer to our water supply
and the way the party rams it.
While stroIIing along the city front
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-15
Non advertisements.
STOCKS AND BONDS
FOR SALE.
A Rare Chance for InVsstOrsl
Nm Embellishments.

As TRUSTEES cS THE EVA
a PLANTATION COMPANY, the un-
dersigned offer for sale the Bonds of this
Company TO the extent of $250, 900 {of
which about S120. 900 have already been
disposed of, in Bonds of $1,000 each issued
in Series A, 3, c, ID, and Z. of $50, 900
each, payable in ), 4, 8, 6, and years
respectively, bearing interest at Seven per
cent. per annuns in coupons maturing
April lst and October lst OF each year
principal and interest all payable in U. s.
Gold Coin, at our Office.
These Bonds are secured by a First
Mortgage on the entire property OF the
Company, and are free of Government
taxes. Adequate Insurance on Buildings,
Machinery, etc., is provided with loss if
any payable to the order OF the Trustees.
The Company having also voted TO in
crease their Capital Stock from $500. 900
to $500 we are prepared TO issue por-
ton OF the new Shares upon application
TO US with an equivalent remittance accom-
panying same.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-15
CORRESPONDENCE.

We do ros hold ourselves responsihie for the
statements made. or opinions expressed BY our
spondents
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Fall Arrangement - In Effect octo.
Der q, 1890.

N.
Southern and Western, via Boston and Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive, 1890 a. m
500 and 11.30 p. M; Close 8. 90 and 10 m K K
and s.16 p. M; Sunday. arrives LIZ p M. closes
$50 p. m.
Boston, intermediate Offices and connections
via Boston & Maine railroad, (Western diysionlN
Arrive at 1880, 5.20 and $50 p M; close a. m
and 2.45 p. M;
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arr,va
2 a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1915 and 8 D. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and Connections
via Maine Cent raj ratlr0ad-Arrive at 2 and q n
M, 100 and 500 p. M; close at a. m, 1915.
4.30 and 9.15 p. m.
Harrington, intermediate Offices and connec
lions, via Maine Central railroad-Arrlye al 90
and 6.15 p M; close at a. m. and IL. liz p. m.
Roctland. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative, 90 and
9 p. M. close at a. m. and 1915 p m.
iSkosoheoan. intermediate ofnces aud connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at ?
a. m. and 10 OPP. M; close at 1915 p. m.
Auburn and Le,otstos,,-Arrive 2 and $40 a. m.
and LOO and 6.15 p. m. /; close, $50 a. M, 12.i5.
4.30 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor.-Arrive at 2 a. m. and LOO and q n
m. ; close at a. M, 1915 and 9.16 pm. r
Btddeford and Saco,-Arrive 10 10 a. M, 12 40
$40 and $50 p. M; close at and 8 a. m
IL M, 2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Canada, intermediate Offices and connections
via Grand Trunk Authoritative at 1I.6O a. m. ::
close at $50 a. m. and D. m.
Gorhans, N. H., intermediate Offices and connec
tIons via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at q al a
m. and 11.b0 a. M; close at $50 a. m. and 100
and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con.
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. @. r.. r..
Arrive at 800 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and copnec.
tiOus MOuntain Division M. g. r. R-Arriye
at 1000 a. m and 900 p. m; close at 500 a. m.
and 100 IN.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con.
nections, via Portland q Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at LAD ana 600 p. M; clese at $50 a. m.
and 12m.
Cumberland MUS and SaocGrappa- at
$50 a. M, Las and 600 p. M; close at $50
a. M, IL m. and $50 p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
Boston Stock Market.


BOSTON. May 10, lssl.-The following are 20
days quotations OF Provisions, &C.:
Pork-L0ng cuts IA 00a14 so; short cuts IA %
ola rs; backs at IA 50914 rs; lean ends Ia 90
a14 so; pork tongues II 00@17 so; mess pork
IA 90; prime mess Ia 90; extra prime IL 90.
Hams at l0ci small at 101sc; pressed hams
Lard-ChoIee 71se y n in ties and tubs 10
Hogs-Choice city dressed 714c y n country DC
sac.
Butter-Western ex creamery at 23a24c; fancy
higher; hrsts and extra frsts 1StG22c extra imta
ton GRIN 26G00c; others = &C; factory choice
10000; New York and Vermont extra creamy
24a25c; extra frsts G; New York and Vt dairy
good to choice at 18922c; Eastern crm good
to choice at 22924c. The above quotations
are receivers prices for strictly Wholesale lots.
Cheese-Northern choice 12@12hc; Western
Eggs-Eastern extras at 16a-c; fancy nearby
stock higher: frsts at 151ac; extra Vermont and
New Hampshire at 1e@-c; Western extras at
l5h@0Oc: Michigan choice at 151s@l6c Job.
bling price lie higher.
Poultry Western frozen turkeys at 13@14c
chickens at 9911c; fowls S910c; iced chickens
and fowls lie live fowls 12c.
Beans Choice small New York hand-picked at
2 40@2 80 u bush; choice New York marrow
hand-picked 2 35G2 40: choice screened pea
. 1092 20 ;choice Yellow Eyes at 80@2 90. job
bling prices 10c higher.
Hay Choice prime hay at s14 50@s15 90: fair
to good Sill 0O9$14 90; Eastern iine s11@s12;
poor to ordinary S9@S11: East swale $@$10;
Rye straw, choice, S18a16 90; Dat straw IS.
Potat0es-We quote choice Ar0ostook Rose Is
al 20 per bush do Hebrons at 81 1891 10; N Fl
Rose and Hebrons 05@1 10: vt Rose and II :
brons az 05@1 10; New York Burbanks 10.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
Gloucester Fish Market.
FOR THR xvFEK FNDING Mav1a

We quote jobbing lots OF mackerel as follows
Small IS at $i2 9s121A y Dbl, mediums $40 Oo9
S15 co. large S176$l71z, large trimmed at SIS
medium Is at S1SaStS12. large at &19GS20 90
Shore Is SO, Bay Is, s2i: large s23924; bloaters
shore Goldfish % ooa2 25 p cwt; paddock at
Last fare sales Georges halibut 51sa71sc Ii for
white and gray.
we quote new Georges Goldfish at sO9s6 co y
qtl for large, and small at 20; Bank at So 20 for
large and 500 20 for small; Shore az % 81
and So 90 for large and small. Dry Bank at So
medium IS rs: French Goldfish IS per qtl; Phil
We quote cured cusk at 81 81 " qtl; hake at
IS; Maddox IS 20; heavy sailed Pollock s21s,
and English cured So 90 per qtl.
BoneleSs and prepared fish at 6G7c ID ID for
bake, haddock and cusk, 1s@10c " ID for cod.
fish, as to style and quality. Spoked halibut al
Medium herring at 22c % box ;tucks zoe; length
wis zoe No Is at 1Sc; Bloaters at 90c; canned
trout 81 N fresh halibut at 80 20 fresh salmon at
LIS; CLANS 81 90 HOLSTERS % ;mackerel 60;
herring &c.; American sardines. quarter oils,
81 20, half oils So, three quarter mustards at
81 20; spiced 90 ;clam and hsh chowder, 81 50.
Labrador Herring at SO 90 y Dbl; medium spit
ssh Nova Scotia do So so; Eastport 81; spit
Shore S414 Iound do so; round Eastport 90;
picked Goldfish 81 20; haddock So; halibut heads
3 30; sounds at Sl2; tongues and sounds Sill (;
alewives at So SO; trout S14 90; California sal
mon S14 co; Halifax do s23; Newfoundland do
SIS; shad s12; swordtsh at S..
We quote cod oil at SOC y gal; medicine oil at
65c; b.acktish oil 80G83c; menhaden oil 20. Liv-
ers at 26c " bucket.
Fish scrap at S. y ton; dry do SIC do liver So |.
fish skins SIS; waste So y ton.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
the PRESS.

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N
q. Fessenden, Horse Railroad Station: MARQUIS
pot; Yodgson, seia Portland St.; John 1 CoI 6se
Congress St.; Jewett, 504 Congress st.; Peter
son, Exchange St. Goold, corner Congress AND
Chestnut Sts.; Chisholm, 109 Congress ST.. A. g.
Congress ST. ), Whitehall, 19S Congress St. |;
St.; Perry, Cor, India and Commercial Sts.,
Mulloney, 40 Middle St.; S. Hamilton, 945 Con-
gress St; A. B. Merrill, 247 Congress ST., and OF
Chisholm Bros. agents on all trains running out
of the city.
Auburn, Ha k II & Reynolds.
Bath, j. o. Shaw.
Biddeford, F. M. Burnham.
A. L. Jefferson.
Boston, Mass, American House.
Brunswick, B. L. Dcnnison.
SSmSerland Mills II y; D G. Starr
Deerng, Q. M. Record.
Freeport, W. A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg ]. Q. Gerry.
Fairfield, <. H. Evans.
Harrington, II. G. White & Co.
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
Gorham, Jas. II. irish g Co.
Houlton, f. l.. Cook.
Lewiston, Chandler q Estes.
Long Island, T. M. Glendenning.
Limerick, 8. A. Grant,
Mechanic Falls, Merrill & Denning.
Norway, s. L. Crockett, A. o. Noyes.
Old Orchard, Geo Z: Fogg,
0rrs Island. S. 9. Prince & Son.
Peaks Island-Brackett Bros.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Rockland, o. Andrews, R. H. Burnham q A.
saccarappa, W. B. Boothby.
Saco, II. B. Kendrick Co., VIM. Stackpole.
SO. Paris, A. NJ. Gerry.
Skowhegan-Bixby s. Buck.
Thomaston, Z. Walsh.
yinalhaven, A. B. Vinal.
WaldOboro, G. Bliss.
Waterville, g. 81. Hayes:
Woodfords, ii. A. Leighton.
Yarmouth. w. +. Bennett.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16

mixed Western at 64aeoc; 30 White at eOa7oc
Coffee-Rio duh and steady; fair eargoes at2Oc.
sugar-raw quiet and steady refined quiet
and s sF No No % i!1 Ni
a az 4Mc; standard A az 41sc; ConfectioneTs A
at 4c; cut loaf and crushed ga c; powdered 41a
granslated at 4Isg4i4c; cubes at 41zc. Re.
treieum quiet and steady: united at 6Sc.
Pork quiet and steady. Beef steady and 10 fair
demand; beef hams fairly active and firm ;tierced
beef firm and dull; cut meats quiet and steady
middies dull and firm. Lard stronger western
steam s. 721s; city 8 $685. 9oi refined quiet; for
Comment SO 1907 071s; 8. A. 7.60. HITTER
quiet and weaker; State dairy I4a20c; do crm
dd0 0 Western dairy 4 @1eei do erm l. @ 2s;
So factory i2Gl6e; Cheese quiet ana weak !
Frcighis 10 Liverpool dull and unchanged.
CHICAGO. May Is, 1891. = Flour dull and I'M
changed. Wheat nervous No 2 spring at 81 Oo%
No at CSC. Oats active, unsettled and quiet; No
at o. NO 2 White at 62A 963A. kye-No
Pork higher az EarS Rghsr at 81 Is as
Dry salt meats shoulders, 8 1oa5 25; short clear
sides at So 30@6 40.
Sugar cured hams O0911 80.
Receipts-Flour 5000 obs wheat $4,000 bush,
corn 2.b 600 bush, oats 236, 900 bush lrye 1000
bush, barley 1000 bush.
Shipments-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat $1,000
bush. corn 373 900 bush, oats $4,000 bush, rye
1000 bush. barley 5000 bush.
ST LOUIS, May IA, The 1891 Flour market
Is quiet but firm. Wheat arm and higher; No
Red cash at / O3A@l 05; May %; July
sSTsG99: Aug 967s Dec 991s. Corn strong and
higher No cash at 6O@6O%s May 6O@s July
STAG. Oats higher but quiet; No cash at 6O12
May on; July 451ac. Rye-nrmer; No 81.
Provisions dull but irmer; pork-standard mess
at Sill 50G11 621z lard 20; dry salt meats
shoulders So; longs SO Is ribs So %; short clear
So STU Observation-Disclosures 80; longs and ribs
So 90; short clearS6 40.
Receipts-Fiour, 1000 bbls; wheat $4,000
bush; corn 81 900 bush; oats 5000 bush; rye
1000 bush; barley, 5000 bush.
Shipments-Flour, 5000 bbls. wheat, 18, 900
bus: corn,i, $4,000 bush; oats. Is 600 bush rye
1000 bush; barley 5000 bush.
DETROIT, May Is, 1891.-Wheat-No White
at 101z No Red cash and May at lo1a
Julyl 025s Aug 90. Corn-N0 cash az 6o1@c
May 66. Oats-No cash at b3c; No White at
54c. Receipts-F1our 000o bbls, wheat 10000
bush; corn z loo bush; oats 5000 bush.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
Editorial rosIty.
NEW York Ledger.l

City Editor-I say, Jenkins, you made
first rate job of that expose of the evils of
the contract labor system and the employ
ment of small children in factories.
Jenkins (modestly)-I am glad to hear
you say so, sir. 1t was rather tough, the
three days that carried the hod among
the workingmen.
City Editor-Have you finished writing
up your drop from a balloon?
Jenkins-Yes, sir; but it was lucky that
only sprained my left arm making the
descent. / couldn't we'll have written it
up if had broken both arms.
City Editor-Vell, Jenkins, take a day
off and recuperate. Report here Thursday
and will detail you to catch the small
pox and write up your experience at the
pest house. The M. E. has advised me
that we must curtail expenses in the local
rooms. Your lay off will be considered as
a vacation, but we will allow you half pay
while you are lying on your back doing
nothing. Spokesman.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
Misplaced Confidence.
G.. L.. K.
LChicago Tribune.l
"Pipes?''

"Pipes?"
The peddler deity opened his pack, took
out a lot of wooden pipes, with long flexi-
BILE stems, and laid them down on the
table
"pve got full line" he said. "and you
can't buy 'em cheaper anywhere. This one
rll sell you for thirty-five cents, and it's a
beauty. If you don't like so long a stem
here's one for quarter that rll warrant
you can't duplicate in this town. Any flies
on that one for twenty cents2"
SIT looks well enough, butt
"If the twenty cent pipe doesn't strike
you just right how's this one for fifteen
cents? I'll make you present of it if you
can get one like it for less than a quarter
of dollar anywhere in this country"
81 don't think"-
"Got ten cent line just as good, only
they haven't got quite as many scollops on
'em. Genuine brier root and good stem.
Anything wrong with that one for ten
centsf Get just as good smoke out of it
as If it were twenty-five dollar meer-
schaum."
81 suppose so, butt
"I've got few here for five cents. Just
the plain wood. No frills on 'em. Put a
pipeful of good tobacco in one of these FIVE
centers and it'll give you just as much
solid comfort as you can get out of any
pipe, and I'll bet money on it. Take one
of these fivers?"
~ don't think p
"Beg your pardon. 1 ought to have
known better than to think you would
want cheap pipe. In the other compart-
ment of this valise I've got some that will
make your mouth water Take a squint
at these"
AS he spoke he took out lot of elab-
orately finished pipes and spread them out
on the table.
''Made out of selected brierwood," he
went on, without a moments pause,
"carved in the highest style of the art,
with solid silver trimmings, and you can't
duplicate any one of 'em for a three dollar
bill. Sell you the choice of the lot for a
dollar and half"
"See here'-
"Take your pick for dollar and quar-
ter.
81 don't believe''-
"Say, what kind of pipe do you want,
anyhow~
II don't want any," said the weary man
in the chair. II don't smoke"
The peddler swept his pipes into his va
lise and walked away without word, but
he slammed the door in a most awfully
profane way as he went out
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
"Take your pick for a dollar and a ql
Are you Right or Left handed.

Ineor1es as to the origin and cause OF
right handedness may be divided as fol-
lows: According to one class of theories,
it rests on an anatomical basis and de-
ponds on physical cause which exerts
its influence in every one of us. Accord
ing to another class, man originally had
no preference for either hand, but be-
came right handed by conventional
usages, which may or may not have had
their origin in some anatomical features.
For any theory of the first class to be
satisfactory it must, first, account for
difference in sensation as well as in force
or dexterity; second, it must account
for the occasional appearance of left
handedness; and, third, it must not be
inconsistent with the fact that most of
those who have their organs transposed
the heart on the right, the liver on the
left, etc.-are right handed
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Money Easy-stocks Dull and Barely
Steady.
Sterling Exchange Quiet and Firm
Railroads Dull and Heavy.
Quotations OF Staple Products In New
York, Chicago and st. Louis.
Stocks and Bonds.

At New York money has been easy, ranging
from 3 to g per cent, last loan at 8, closing
at per cent. Prime mercantile paper Ga
2 per cent. Sterling Exchange quiet and firm
for bankers bills, with actual business at 1854
for 6o-day bills, 1914 for demand; posted rates
are S412@4 SO. Commercial bills at 829
4S2h and $685. S61s. Government bonds dull
and steady. Railroad bonds dull and rather
heavy.
Trading In the stock market after IL O'Clock
was marked by further selling of active stocks,
bringing both Lackawana and Sugar down to
opening figures, while the remainder OF the list
reached the lowest prices of the day. A somewhat
better tone prevailed toward O'Clock, but there
was no recovery and the market closed dull and
barely steady, final prices being generally frac-
tionally lower than those of the opening.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggre-
gated 202, 400 shares.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
our common word abridge has no g,

our common word abridge has no con-
nection with a bridge. 1t is a modifi-
cation of the Greek brachus, short,
through the French abreger, to shorten.
NorShas mildew anything to do either
with mill or dew. The.word is the old
High German militou, rust. on corn. The
likeness between mill and mel honey)
suggested a connection which resulted in
the translation of the second part-of the
word into dew, as limiting at the sub
stance known as honey dew
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16

Knaport. ftrLweeklyl via steamers Interna-
tionai Steamship Co.-ArriHye at 6 a; M, Tuesday
and Saturday; close az 4'So p. m' Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday.
Chebeao,e Long and Bdtieys IsIands-Arriye
at 8 a. M. close ct ESQ p. m.
oossen's Island-.Arrriyee Q s,la.; close 80 pm
Peaks IsiarsdmArriye ~ An an close 80 p. m.
and South Casco-Arrive at IL m; close at .15
p. m. 90. ro.,o.N -.
B4Weag 1eaon NJ eiose at 2 Is D. m ''60eVsse-
So,,th Portland, (Ferrg Ytttage), and Willard
Arrive at s a. m. and ESQ p. M; close at s a. m.
"u Ea st bse.eTtn0-Arrive at a. M; Close at
$50 p. m. cu ,o,,ns
Cashiers 0eice, SUNDAY sxcepteO, 7.so a. m
to D. m. Registry department, 900 a. m. to q
d. m.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, May 10.
Arrived.
Steamer State OF Maine, Colby, st John, NIB
via Eastport for Boston.
Sch Sarah w Lawrence, Haskell. Norfolk-coal
to B & M RR.
Sch City Of Augusta, Watts, Baltlmore-coal
to Eastern Forge Co.
Sch Celina, Murray, Philadelphia-coal to 7
Railway Co.
Sch George Davenport, Beals, Boston-oil to
Milliken, TOmlinson & Go.
Sch Lulu, Wilson, Boston.
Sch Railroad, Smith, Boston.
Sch PEARL Webster, Boston for Bangor.
Sch Catharine, Jones. Boston for Bar Harbor.
Sch Henry D May, Truitt, Saco, to load stone
for Philadelphia.
:. Sen Frank v, (Br Cole, Moncton, MIR R
ties to b & M RR.
Sch Victor, Stanley, Cranberry Isles.
Cleared.
Sch Helen G Moseley, Holt, Baltimore-Chase,
Leavitt & Co.
Sch George w Jewett McKown, Kennebec and
RichmOnd-Peter Nickerson.
Sch Cnaparral Teel Ellsworth Blake.
Sch Cinderella. Carter, Round Pond-J Ii Blake
SAILED-Sch Clnra Goodwin.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16

No better remedy for gray hair has been dis
covered than Halls Hair Remover
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
Had been There.

A boy discovered horseshoe lying on
Woodward avenue near Elizabeth the
other day, and after standing over it for
awhile he went into store and got pail
of water and took it out and poured it
over the shoe and then picked it up. Sew
eral people noticed his action and laughed
over it, and one pedestrian queried:
ibid you think there was fire under it,
my boy2"
You can't tell about these things,
you know" was the reply. "Pve picked
three of them up in blacksmith shops and
let go of 'em again as hard as could, and
don't propose to take any more chances. -
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
Row York Mining Stocks.
Domestic Markets.
IBy Telegraph

NEW YORK, May 15, 1891.-The Flour market
receipts % 222 packages: exports $3.50 bbls and
14760 sacks; sales IS, 100 bbls.
Flour quotations quiet, unchanged; low extras
mills patents 5 4096 15; winter wheat. low
grades, at eo94 80, fair to fancy at COOS 40;
8 10; straights do alta 85@5 so; do patents i09
8 10; do rye mixtures o0@5 10; superfne at
375@4 40; fine 2594 90; Southern -four quiet
and unchanged. Wheat-receipts 29,400 bush;
exports 23,2O0 bush; sales 24S,oO0 bush; 19
lac higher. strong and fairly active chiefly for
export; No 2 Red at 1 1854 al liza elevator and
store 1 17s4 al Is anoat; 175s@l Is zs o o.
MOI Northern to arrive 1884 mol haTa 70
arrive at 191a. Rye quiet and STEADY: Ossias
146,000 bush; decidedly lower, moderately aet-
ivei No 2 at 7U1ag74 in elevators saSizaz
ports 575 bush; safes 81, 900 bush quiet and un-
settled; closing easier; No ; at b8goo1aci Mnite
do at 569671Sc; Ne 2 at b796o1aci 40 Wnite
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
Star, y gross 90
iD1r1g0........ S04A0
WNa Gnha


lCask.cut .....2 00G2 20
! Wire....2 6092 so
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
A Genuine Surprise.

Funniman-Now there's your husband coming,
Mrs. Candor. Let's make little Surprise for
him. My wife and will hide behind this curtain
and you tell him that your expected guests have
not come. Then We'll step out aud sur prise
him. P-''o
ENTER Mr.. Candor)
Mrs; Candor-Well, John, our expect ed guests
have disappointed us eSS'0
Mr.. Candor Cheartilyl-l'm glad of it.-Somer-
vile Journal, 0A