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SAN FRANCISCO

fact of her wealth is shown TO be barrier to
the best things the deserving poor may have.
ISL. Louis: The Anna C. Reifsnider Book Com
nauV1
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PHILLIPS BROOKS IN BosToN.-This little
book, written by M. G. Ayers. editor of the
Boston Advertiser. is the notable record Of a
notable man commented on by a friend and
sympathizer from day TO day and on the spot
through the eliminating five years of the greaI
bishops life. This volume Will be read with
interest by all who admire the noble character
of one OF Americas most gifted sons. boston
George 81. Ellis, publsher.l
The morning call., 1893-06-25

A CATASTROPHE IN BOHEMIA AND OTHER
SToRIEs.-The author of this collection of
short stories. Henry S. Brooks is we'll known
In this city, where ne has many friends He
was formerly a frequent contributor TO the
Overland Monthly. Several of the tales in this
volume have local coloring, and the scenes de-
picted In THE Don in Pauper Alley' VIII be cas-
ily recognized by San Francisco readers. In a
literary sense the stories are well Gone and all
OF them will repay perusal. New York.
bookStOres.1
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:::z:<;:?,
! INCORPORATED
June Eclipse Sale!
LAST WEEK

Just one week more of our Eclipse
Sale. It's proven big success. We've
been crowded every day. Now for a
grand wind up We're going to push
sales to the top notch this week. In
teresting price cuts in each depart
ment Your early coming insures a
a first selection from an immense
stock of desirable goods at almost
your own figure.
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NOTE,

We are going to end this June Eclipse
Sale SATURDAY., and as finale will devote
Friday and Saturday of this week to clos
ing out the immense number of remnants
that have accumulated. All yardage goods
will be represented and at prices 10 close.
We want 10 make good cleanup and low
prices will do it.
The morning call., 1893-06-25
At 25c. a Yard.

VIDE RIBBONS,
5inches wide, fancy stripes and plaids,
all shades. neat designs and color
effects, value SOC yard
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


TUESDAY. May 8, 1893.
A R Metcslfe to McCoy-Lot o, blk A. sub
blk Q, San Pasqual tract Pasadena: $5
M Mosher ct con to l Herman-Lot 7, Mosh-
er tract, Pasadena: $1,000.
0 Lfenaw to O ii uenaw-Lots to 8, l 1,
~, -, IA, 10. "a TO- ~, blk /. Lienaw's Cottage
Home tract $25O0
II Q HOWE 70 q D streetsr Iot s, Cochran g.
spiiley's sub Pasadena, $14S5.
A v Francisco to ii Fette-Lot 10. blk l.,
Gret nwell tract; $40.
M d Painter ct ux to W l. stevens-Lot 81,
Micheners sub Painter Ball tract, Pasadena,
lot 81 division b. Smith tract $500.
WE Pile to Sloison- Lots and 10. High
land sub Monrovia tract, Monrovia 500.
a K Lud am ct nx 30 y .losson, lot 20,
M0nrovia; 300.
c Newman ct NIX to J A Packard. lots 20 to
30 Newman's subdivision, blk go, Pomona
W o Ormiston to H A Holme, lots IL and ~
Wdghts subdivision blk san Pasqual tract,
Pasadena; $1,000.
Fay OF TX to l. Harris, lot 2, blk 10 Ord's
survey, agt to convey.
Smith to & A Everett, lot 20, whitaker.
Richard,on q Ernests subdivision, Griffin
He smith ct ux to IS Adams. lots as and
navt "a and 40, blk A, Wave Crest tract, Santa
Monica; $780,
Smith to ] M shumpwsy, lots 5 TO s, Watts
subdivision, lot 55, no San Rafael; 1925.
Il Post to X II Montgomery, lot 8, Park
Place imp Cos lands YbUU.
d svies to Watson, part lots 26 and 70, blk
A Brown ct ux to O week-Lot 3, Browns
sub blk U, Painter & Ball TIT, Pasadena: $500.
L D Rich ct ok to G W Tubbs Lot IL, DAlnan
X Millard trt $1,000.
Sheriff to Ban Jose Ranch Coz LsWL NE
X sec 11T1sR9 W; $4963:55.
G w Stevenson ct con to IL Fl Markham Lots
35aud 36 blk 81; lots 10, II and ID, blk 81,
san Gabriel Valley Land and Water Co.'s Sub,
q san Gabriel tract So.
4 .rfo t<<G Taru fc---T cf1 A
IA Phiibon ct ux toHE p werdin-Lot 20,
Brooks sub Philbon trt; $500.
Garvanza; So.
mona IS. =
and %. blk 2, Whittier; $500.
CHI Hulver ct ux to w + Nordholt-Part lot
10, blk @, Moreno Vineyard tract: $500.
| A @ Hinckley ct ux TO II Hance-Lot Il
blk +, Mc5arry tract; grant
Knight, executor. to d McLean-Lots O.
ana y sub log ~ e. La c1sds SS29 ,I. .ut
blk j. San Pasqual tract, Pasadena; $400.
Same to N Leithead-Lot 2, same tract;
A i Ditch ct ux to A Biebesheimer-Lo IA,
blk 10, East Los Angeles; $500.
ZIP Carpenter ct w to Pinkham-Lot i,
Frost's sub blk II, San Pasaual tract, Pasadena;
B i Maxson to Brown-Lot q, Maxson's
sub Colina tract; $850.60.
x Thorpe ct ux 70 eussnQ-W 1850
acres Of farm lot AZ Gardena frt: $2S00.
LA de Garpias to r de Tonoi-8 Sc acres
Lanfrapco trt and 1O9.875 acres Ro Los Cien-
ega; $2750. N
CA Bullock to A NieholsonAs5 81 acres
| Beck place. Santa Gerirudes. Ro; $500
Henderson to same-20 acres land same
trt; $1,000.
A Nicholson to 8 Sanderson-20 acres
land same trt; $4,000.
il Grimes ct ux to M Stephenson-Lots /
to 5, blk 1, Leslie's sub; blk 1873 Pomona trt
| $2B00.
lace Bros trt, Pasadena SIS.
SUMMARY.
| Deeds Observation-Disclosures. SO
| Nominal ...................... 2a
Note-Figures separated by dash indicate
page and number of book of miscellaneous
| records
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=
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 2S-ounce squares,
s2H@s5cs; fancy dairy per roll, 271zesoc.
cHEssE-Fer ID. Eastern, 13@14c; California
large 12c; small, l3c Bib hand. 15c
Fresh Fruits.
LKMoNs--Cured, per box, So. 5Oa3.OO; I'M
cured. per box, 81. 75QDG42 90.
OEAEG Es-Nayels, per box, 81 5o02.75; seed
hngs, $1.25lG2. 90.
RAisIEs-L London layers, per box, $1,000
1.50.
BANANAs-Per bunch, s1.75@2. rs.
Dried Fruits.
APPLEs-Evapornted per lb, 1Ic sun-dried,
10c
PEAcHEs-Unpeeled,p per ID, s@121Sc; peeled,
ArR1coTs-Evapcrai per lb 14@15c.
PRUNKs--Per ID, l0Dl1c.
Nuts.
ALMoNDs--soft shell, per ID. 16@17c: paper
she'll, 902Ic: hard shell, St10c
+ PEANUTs-Raw, 4Q95c per 1b; roasted, &c.
WALNUTs-Hsrd shell, &c; soft shell. lilo;
paper shell, l3c.
Honey and Beeswax.
HoNHY-Comb, 12914c; extracted, white, SO
&c; amber 7(03e.
BEEsAAx-z9@25c.
Vegetables.
BEANs--Navy or small white, per 100 lbs,
$3.50@3.75; pink, per 100 lbs, $3.50@3 60;
blsck eyed, per 100 lbs, $2.50@2.75; Lmss, per
100 lbs, $3.25Q13.b0.
PorAToEs-Burbank per 100 lbs. $1,000
2.25; Chico Rose, %l.e5.
BEETs-Per 100 lbs, zoe.
CABBAGE-Per 100 lbs, 81 .250L40.
CARROTS Per 100 lbs, 81 90.
CUULIFLowER--Perdo z roc.
CELERY-Per doz., Soc
CHILEs-Dry. per string, zo850c.
ONIoEs--Per 100 lbs, g4.50.
PARsNIPs--Per 100 lbs. $3.50.
PEAs--Green, per ID 4Qz8c.
TURNIPs-,Per 100 lbs, soc.
Poultry and Eggs.
PoULTRY-Hens, $5.25@6 rs per doz; youne
ROSTERS, $5.25015 rs; broilers, small, &3 600
1925, large, $350@f 90; ducks, $4 O0@6.50;
turkeys, 15(0 i6c per Id.
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FINANCE AND TRADD.



sew YORK. May 9.-The stock market was
cratic in its movements throughout the day.
There were sharp rallies at intervals, but the
tendency Of prices was, IN the main, downward,
owing to reports that the government crop re-
port tomorrow would be most favorable and
the collapse Of the Chemical National bank OF
Chicago, which led to iumors affecting the
creait of other financial institutions of that
city. The decline at the start was equal to 31s
per cent in National Cordage, ~ in sugar and
u in the remainder of the list. Before the ex
piration of the first half-hour Sugar suddenly
rose from 871z to 81, and sharp rally ensued
IN sympathy, but National Cordage rumors and
reports which were subsequently denied that
an application was made Tor receiver OF the
WHISKY trust, plunged the market once more
into depression. National C0rdage preferred
cropped ~ points, common 45a Whisky 80,
General Electcic "a, American Sugar zse,
Northern Pacific preferre d 2zs Rock Island n,
omaha 2M, Lackawanna ~ and Cotton pa
%. The l0tsos on the remainder OF the II 81
were II to 2per cent During the last 10 min
utes OF business a rally OF Ag1H per cent &C.
CURED and the marker left oR eteadier.
government bonds closed duh.
MONEY QUOTATIONS..
NEW YORK, May 9.-Mcney on call easy;
closed offered at 8 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper-613GS per CEN.
Sterling exchange-Firm; bankers bO,oay
pills, "a. 1904 85L; demand, "a. S5D4 SS13.
BAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-Drafts-sight 20;
telegraphic, rs.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
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Los ANGELES LOCAL MARKETS.

THE quotations given below are current
Wholesale selling prices.
Afill Products.
FLoUR-Per Dbl, L. A. xxx, 50 90: Cspftol
Nils, ~ 20; spery's, 81 90: Driftsd snow,
$3.50.
MILL FRED. Bran, per ton, $2100; shorts
1928 90; mixed feed (corn and barleyl per 100
lbs, 81 90; cracked corn, $I.l5; iced meal.
$1.20; rolled barley, 90c.
Grain and Hay.
RsRLEy-Brewing, $105@l. Is: feed. a5c.
WHEAT-No l, per Genital, s. /. 3500I so: no. 2.
81. cool 80. =
CoRN-Per GENITAL, B1.1O
OATs-No. l, per Genital, 81 so
HAY-0at $1ODll wheat 50 OO0I 1 90: bsr-
ley, 30. 00@1O.00; falfa, SO OOnf0 90
sTRAw-Barley per ton, So wheat, SIS.
Provisions.
HAMs-Per lb. local smoked, 17L<c.
BAcoN-Per ID, local smoked, 10 &c: light me-
dunn, 1870; medium, 14szc
PoRK-Per 10, dry salt, 1876
DRIED BEEF--Per lb insides 1870.
LARD--Per N Compound 3's. 1O3<e: So.
l0sAc; los, 10lfc; sos l0e Pure Leaf, &c
higher all around.
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CHICAGO May 0.-Oattle Receipts were
1900 head. The market closed slow. Ma
tives steady Texans lower. No extra steers
81 O0g49O; fed Texans, $41604 Is; grass
Texans, So 60ld3 80.
Hoes-keceipts were IL 900 head. The mar
prime ssayy n, and butoseTs
weights, $7.s5DS. 90: prime Light, $3.50
'7.S5; pigs, $6.90n7.5O.
sheep-Receipts were 10 900 head. The mar
$50; other clipped, $5.00@5 20; in fleece,
$55ON5.75,
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San FRANCISCO, May 9.-Tbe local CONNER
cial markets were steady with few changes re-
ported in prices
The produce markets we're fairly active
Vegetables arrive in liberal quantity Aspar-
agus and rhubaI are lower
STRAWBERRIES and cherries are more plentiful.
Butter is firm.
Potatoes and onions are active at quotations.
Eggs are steady.
Cheese is weak.
Poultry is dull
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MINING SHARES.
May o.-Mining shares closed
silver Bullion.

SAN Francisco, May 9.-siiver bars, $3.50
Sac per ounce.
Mexican dollars, 66N066s4c.
NEW YORK, May 9.-1ar silver. e3skc per
ounce,
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NEW YORK, May 9.-Hops were quiet and
frm.
CoIee-Options closed dull and 5 to 10 points
down. The sales were 1880 bags including
May, at $14.76m14. 80; July, $1455@lA6O;
September $l445@I4.55 SPOT Rio closed
dull but STEADY, No. z at 1876
Sugar-Raw closed dull but firm; fair refin-
ing at SIC; centrifugals, 90 test, Axe; refined
closed quiet and firm.
Compensatory; lake, $11.0O.
Lead-Wesker; domestic, So IS.
Tin-steady;. straits $50 So 020.4O; plates
were quiet and unchanged; spelter was easy;
don este, $4 As.
CHICAGO, May 9.-PoTk steady; cash. $50 60;
Septem err, $21.25.
$l1421S.
: ,RSibbsa-;steady; cash, 5000; September,
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olearing mouse BuaInes..


Los ANGELES, sMay 9.-Today's business was
as follows; Clearings, $134, 606.57; balances,
$24,770.40.
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CHICAGO, May 9.--wheat was fairly active.
The market opened e6gi5Sc higher on poor
showing In Illinois crop report; declined to
closing figure OF yesterday on reports of rain in
France, but rallied and closed strong and lie
higher than yesterday.
Receipts were $1,000 bushels; shipments,
81 900 bushels.
Closing quotations: Wheat, strong; cash,
76c; July. 79lkQ979sko.
oats-strong; cash, Bic; July. 30lSc.
Rye--57c.
Bariey--62c.
Flax 81. 90.
Timothy-H3 951gA 90.
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DR. WONo HIM,
Chinese Physician and Surgeon, has resided 90
Los Angeles eighteen (16) years. His reputa-
ton IS thorough physician has been fully esI
tnblished and appreciated by many. His large
practi ce is sa11cient proof OF his ability and
honesty. The doctor graduated In the foremost
of Canton, China The doctor speaks Spanish
6uently.
Office: 639 Upper Main street.
Hundreds of testimonials are on file atthe
doctors office which he has received from his
numerous patients Of different nattonalities,
which he has cured of ell manner of diseases to
which the human body Is heir--from the small
Oh ptmple to the most complicated OF casea.
2. o. boxo64. Station O. Los Angeles.
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SAN FRANCISCO May 9.-Wheat closed ex-
cited; May. 81 33; December, $l.4d5a; seller,
1913, rev, $l.371<: cash, unchanged.
Barley-Closed strong; December, 9415c seil-
er 93 new, $685. No. brewing October, 81.
CoTn-S1.12M.
LIVERPOOL, May 9.-Wheat, demand moder-
ate. No. 2 red winter closed firm at Us; No. 2
red spring firm al 6s Cd.
Corn-DemaEd was fair and steady for spot
and good for futures; spot closed at As SD;
May at As $40: June at As AID; July, at As
5Ad.
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New YORK, May 9.-Wool Arm and quiet;
DOMESTIC fleece, z7tG32ci pulled, 26937c, Tex
ss, l7G2lc
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Leave.

COUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY
- COMPANY. Santa Fe Route.)
IN EFFECT SUNDAY, FEB. 20, 1893
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Petroleum.
NEW YoRK, May 9.-Petroleum cI osed firm,
at 55A@59c.
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Southern Pacific COMPANY

IMPORTANT CHANGE OF TIME
APRIL %, 1893.
Trains leave and are due to arrive at
Los ANGELES (ARCADM DEPOT,
Fifth street, daily, as follows:
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Los Angeles Terminal R'y.

Los Angeles depots East end of First street
and Downey avenue bridges
Leave Los Angeles for Leave Pasadena for
Pasadena, Los Angeles.
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Daily. tpaiiy except Sunday. tsundaysonly.
E.W. MCGEE, City Pas. and T. Agt,
129 N. Spring st., Los Angeles.
I'D, CHAMBER3, Ticket Agent.
First Street Depot,
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Frankenfeld, @. W. Hughes, Gam Lewis,
j. O. Rays, z. W. Jones' L. B. Newton,
Hervey Lindley. B. r. LotBpeieh.
Simon Mafer.
General banking and exchange business
transacted. mann
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-08

calcium eaib,ns,e; Daubree, from
the decomposition Of vegetable mat
ter. A later vieE Is that OF NJ
Eog'er, who believes i 70 be due to
the decomposition OF animal SUB.
stances. This belief Is supported
by Ia oora.ory experiment, a. It is
possible to obtain petroleum 10y dis
tiliing ANNA. matter under pres
sure.
CoysvNrrroy's riMs-A small
distric. Of Germany has been
selected by r fei for a study Of
the con;ag.ousness Of consumption
and statistics Of the births and
death: Of sll the families have been
collated with special reference TO
this point. These conc lslons have
been reached: Tnere are very few
families which in the course Of time
sre not attacked by consumption,
and Hhen it once enters it's usually
progressive. AID By marriage propa-
gates it-e,f II other antilles, some
times, however, -paring whole
generations. TIE death rate among
Chi 'lren in consamptiye families Is
very great, especially where 10Th
parents have an hereditary faint;
if one only IS affected, it Is i'm
material whether It be the father
or mother The transmission of the
disease from one person to another,
even from husband to wife or vice
versa, or through d yelling houses,
could rot be prov ed to nave taken
place. The children of phthisical
parents often developed consump
ton even If they TAI gone far
away from their parents home
while still perfectly well
F1Irn-REMovlNG CAPACITY OF
RIVERS A continuance OF his
studies on water pollution has given
Prof. Won Pettenkofer no reason
for changing his long held opinion
that sewage may be ,fely permitted
to flow into river ii It's volume is
not more than one fifteenth that OF
/ the river water and It's rate Of flow
is decidedly greater than that Of the
current. Though Munich had
nearly $50. 900 inhabitants in 1890,
yet the pollution of the Isar by the
city's sewage was not long age
computed at only onemllllonth q
the ,charge of the rivera pollu
ton so uncomfortable that it can
not be detected by the eye in al
experimental mixture. Even thi
is not permanent, for a. five mile
belox Munich the sew age il hux i
no longer to De detected, and at les
thaa TWEEN v-ive miles below it ha
lost nearly lts power of pollution
a shown by chemical and bacteri
oIcgcal tests. The purifying &C
ton of rivers is a;cribed to tn
oxygen dissolved in the water in
free state, and this is increased b,
ordinary water vegetation, which
should not lie destroyed
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-08
A WELL KNOWN LADY

eAxxr MID. Co, Dallas, Tex.:-For six
months had suffered from blood poison,
the doctors called IL Erysipelas Ny sores
began TO eat in, and were so painful that
longed to die, After taking Two bottles
of Saxet my sores commenced 10 heal and
when l had taken six bottles | WAS again
veil and strong. Mrs, h. L. JOHNSTON,
Graham. Ter
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-08
SHOES
Stylish,
Serviceable,
Solid, at s2.5o.
SLEEPER, CLIFTON & DUKE

Builders aud mechanics are invited
to inspect the splendid builders hard
ware carried in stock by Horseful &
Cameron. They have the finest line
in the city, which they are selling a,
the lowest prices.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-08
Astonishing.

The many testimonials we receive
from those who have used Climax Oh
for all pains should be in every house
Sold under positive guarantee
by all drug stores, 30 cents a bottle
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-08

c. +. Smith is the reliable painter
and paper hanger Of Waco, and guar
antees satisfaction, 404 Austin av-
enue.
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This Week. This Week only.

We sell three styles of mems hand
made IS 90 shoes for - 80
LEVINE Bros
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We will sell lumber and build
houses as cheap as anybody for cash
or on time. Try US.
KIvETT FLEMING LUMBER Co.,
Corner Eighth and Mary streets.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-08

See our great sale of house fur.
nj shings LEVINE Bros.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-08
An Organ For Sale.

An excellent new organ--no secon j
hand affair Call at THE News office
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-08

SHILOH'S CURE will Immediately
relieve Group, Whooping Cough and
Bronchitis. For sale by Williamsos
Drug company.
The Irish standard., 1893-01-28
ECHOES OF VANISHED DAYS.
Renxn IN Fills Old Age Compared Youth to
the Vanished Atlantis.

Renxn In Fills Old Age Compared Youth to
the Vanished Atlantis.
The beautiful allegory, Of which so
pathetic use was made by M. Renan
in his s'Recollections of My Youth"
SAYS the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
is thus translated, the translation being
written by C. B. Pitman, and revised
by Nine. Renan:
Zone of the most popular legends in
Brittany is that relating to an mag.
mary town called Is, which is supposed
to have been swallowed up by the sea
at some unknown time. There are sew
eral places along the coast which are
pointed out as the site Of this mag nary
city, and the fishermen have many
strange tales to tell Of it. According
to them, the tips Of the spires of the
churches may be seen in the hollow OF
the waves when the sea is rough, while
during calm the music Of their bells
ringing out the hymn appropriate to
the day rises above the waters. loften
fancy that I have at the bottom of my
heart the city of Is; with its bells call
ing to prayer recaleitrant congrega-
ton. At times halt to listen to these
gentle vibrations. which seem as if they
came from unreasonable depths, like
voices from another world. Since old
age began to steal over me, ! have
loved, more especially during the re-
pose which summer brings with it, to
gather up those distant echoes of van
ished Atlantis. . 0
The Irish standard., 1893-01-28
AN ACCOMPLISHED BIRD.
How q Parrot and Its Owner Swindled 81
Old Lady.

Old Lady.
81 saw a good, motherly old lady
shamefully swindled in New Orleans
one day. said traveller to St. Louis
Globe-Democrat man. ga vessel had
Just come in from South America and
brought with it very large and hand
some parrot. 1t was the property OF an
Italian sailor. He came ashore with
Polly perched on his shoulder and was
soon stopped by the old lady in ques-
ton, who inquired if he would sell the
bird. That was his business ashore,
but he did not consider it necessary to
advertise that fact in blaclS-faced type.
After telling the necessary amount OF
trading lies he offered to part with
Polly for fifty dollars. The old lady
looked disappointed and turned away.
AS she did so the bird began to sing
Nearer, My God, to Thee She turned
and came back. The parrot began to
chatter to her: Mica woman! Mica
lady! Me lika MICA lady! Polly kiss
MICA LADY,! That settled it. She paid
the fifty dollars and took the cage. AS
she started off the bird screamed out:
Where in bella you maka to witha de
Poll!' tt ripped, svore and black
guarded her shanefully. She dropped
the cage aghast, and the bird screeched:
you breaka my damn necka, huh?'
Then followed several forcible but in
elegant expressions about old women
in general and that unfortunate specl-
men in particular. She went back 20
the sailor and said, very meekly: My
good man, | guess l won't take the
bird after all oh, you no TAXA de
bird, huh? I give you fifteen dollars
fora de Bird said the sailor. Well,
there was no help for it. She couldn't
take the blasphemous feathered biped
home, SO she took her fifteen dollars
and her departure, while tears OF norti-
fication streamed down her withered
cheeks. CHANGED out in the residence
part of the city that afternoon and saw
the sailor negotiating with new Gus
toner Polly was at her old tricks and
insisted on kissing the MICA lady"
The Irish standard., 1893-01-28
The Ancient Betrotha1 Ring.

The ancients waFe the betrothal ring.
as now on the next least finger OF the
left hand Many reasons are assigned
for this, as the erroneous idea that a
vein or nerve went direct to the heart,
and therefore the outward sign Of mat
rimony should be placed in connection
With the seat Of life: the left hand is a
sign Of inferiority or subsection; the
left hand is less employed than the
right, and the finger next least is the
best protected At one tiHeit was the
custom to place the wedding ring on.
the right hand Of the bride. The Anglo
Saxon bridegroom at the .betrot thai gave
= wed Of pledge and q ring was placed
on The, maiden y rig t hand where II re-
manned til rlaar,riia ge, a and was then
fsrred to- the let Il T sSs
The Irish standard., 1893-01-28
Queer old virginia Names.

Virginia laments that the unsenti-
mental authorities at Washington have
interfered with the old-time% spelling OF
the historic names Of her counties and
towns, and changed Burnt Ordinary to
Toano, Powhatan to Powattan, New
ports News to Newport News, Char
lottesville to Charlottesville, and COM
mitted other outrages on the estab-
lshed photography: But the Mother
of Presidents may find consolation in
the fact that she still has Culpepper,
which no northern writer attempts to
spell without consulting a gazetteer,
while Occoquan, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna,
Fauquier and Appomattox remain I'M
nterfered wi tn.