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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-12
THEIR TURN NOW.
Supervisors Not Disposed to Be Lem
lent to Mcmahon & Son,

AT a meeting of the Street Committee
OF the Board of Supervisors yesterday
Attorney Carrot McInerny appeared Ion
behalf OF B. Mcmahon & Son. VIII applied
for thirty days ext ension of time in
which To complete the -Four th-street
bridge. for the building of which they
have the contract. According TO the con-
tract the firm will be assessed S25 day
for every day over the time allow ed in the
agreem ent
Supe rvisor Denman threw cold water on
the pr OPPOSITION by remarking that he re-
memb cred when the board passed a reso-
lutio directing the contractors to prose-
cute the work a young man representing
the firm appeared before The board and
spoke very impertinently. saying that his
firm did not expect or want any favors
FIR ON the Supervisors.
Mr.. Mcmahon stated that it was his
boOkkeeper who had talked that way. and
he was not authorized to do so. He said
that ne had been delayed three weeks by
waiting for a dredger from the HarDor
Commissioners.
The committee. however did not appear
disposed to be lenient, and took the matter
under Amusement until to-day
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CASTING THE NET.
The Investigation of the Veterans
Home Is Going to the Bottom.

The committee appointed 10 investigate
the Veterans Home scandal are settling
down to their work in manner which
BODIES trouble for all those connected with
the institution, whose actions canpot safely
STAND the searching light of inquiry.
The five men are in deadly earnest, and
express their intention of getting right at
the very bottom of everything.
No one will be whitewashed, you NAV
be assured" said one of the committee
to CALL reporter yesterday. "We are
now hard at work making ar munitiun TO
IRE into the guilty persons at the next ses-
sion OF Investigation, and we intend to
explode some pretty big bombs In their
midst, too"
The committee, consisting of TAFT.
Deasy, Thatcher. Loop and Fuller. held an
lnformal meeting at Mr.. Fuller's office in
the Flood building yesterday afternoon
and sat for little over an hour. The
OBJECT OF the meeting was TO arrange The
procedure OF the Investigation, which will
be continued tonight. and to make out A
list OF the witnesses who will be called TO
testify as TO the loose method in vogue at
the home.
The commissariat department will he
further inquired into tonight and this line
OF the in yestgati0n will take up the en-
tire session. and then probably be far
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The entries and weights for the events to
be decided today are as follows:
First race. five and half furlongs-W
OYerton 10 pounds. John A 107, Angelo
1o5. Volta 1o5. Claquer 1O3 Miss AIDA
1o2. Connaught 9S, Sidney 80. Sauna tina
81, McGpinness' First SO.
Second race. five furlongs = Solitaire
III. Remus 116. Morven 115, MIRAGE ia,
Happy Band III, Polaski los, Button IO5,
Jennie Dean 105.
Third race, six and a half furlongs-
Motto III, 1nkerman 1l5. Broadehurch rs,
Nelly G Ill. Regal 1913. Nero 1903. Charmer
101. Steadfast 101, Lodi 81, North %.
Fourth race. one milP-Abi z III, Initi-
alton ia. Folly 112. Louise 10. Vanity
104. st. Patrick 104. Connaught "a, Sidney
81
Fifth race, five and a half furlongs-Yo-
kel 115, Mt. Carlos III. Annie Moore III.
Lodi Jog, Cody b 100. Ida Glenn 100, Joe
Hooker Jr 81. Joe Harding o.
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FELL FIFTY FEET.
A Stonemason's Terrible Fall From
a Church ScaffoIdinq,

(HuTCn SCdffoiding.
A stOnemason named George Pagan had
frightful fall yesterday afternoon while
working on the scaffolding Of the new
church on the corner of Bush and Cough
streets. Attached to the scaffolding was
derrick, and while Pagan was working
near it the derrick became cranky" and
swung round, knocking Pagan off the scat
folding. The young mason was whirled
through the air head first. but on turning
he struck a ioist and was precipitated
to the cellar of the building. The entire
distance Pagan fell was fifty feet. so Con-
tractor j. s. O'Neil. the employer of Fa-
gan, stated. In falling Pagan struck tho
j0ist with his back. aud this broke his fall.
When taken TO the Receiving Hospital
ii was found that Pagan had sustained a
fracture of the left clavice aud also in
ternal injuries. 1t will be impossible to
tell fer some days whether he will recover
or not. DR.. SOmers stated that he thought
Pagan had ruptured one of his lungs.
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Remarkable Gold Specimens.

man drifted into the Office of the State
Mining Bureau a few days ago anG left a
small satchel with one of the clerks, say
ing briefly that it contained some speci-
mems. No further notice was taken of the
bag until yesterday, when it was opened
and found TO contain some remarkable
specimens of crYStalizei gold and telluride
of gold. One piece Is about inches long
by broad. and is q perfect blaze of gold
CRYSTALS. Another specimen is an almost
exact representation of flying goose. and
has been named CARROTS Golden Goose
The gold is from the mine of w. s. Garrett
in Tuolumne County.
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THE CAHiLL CLAIM.
Eiwood Bruuer Wants to Be Paid for
His Services.

Elwood Bruner. the Sacramento lawyer
and member of the Legislature of a
thousand scandals" was in Justice Gray's
court yesterday. He was suing Pat Cahill
to recover $3.50 for legal services
Bruner when on the stand told how n
bill had been passed by the Legislature
appropriating money to pay those who had
claims arising out OF the seizure of tile
American Sugar Refinery under a d ecision
of Judge Wallace. The Controller of the
State refused TO pass the claims, and the
claimants were compelled to bring suit.
Cahill agreed to make his claim test case.
1t was in trying this case that Bruner
claimed compensation for legal services.
Cahill denied having employed Bruner.
and claimed that Bruner acted for Reddy
" Campbell and not for him. IL was cx-
pected that some testimony wo uld be de-
veloped regarding the use of the fund
raised by the claimants to push the bill
through the Legislature, but this part was
kept in the background.
The case was continued until next
Monday
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from finished. c Tie examination of Mai
Merrih,an Will be taken up where it was
left off wien the meeting adjourned on
Wednesday night.
Brigham, Hoppe & Co. and Root &
Sanderson OF San Francisco, and Thomp-
son u Beard of Napa, the merchants who
have been supplying the Veterans Home
with provisions and other goods. will be
the principal witnesses examined after the
committee has finished for the time with
NJ aior Merriman
General Barnes line Of questioning will
be directed to finding out what relations
existed between these merchants and the
commissariat of the home and if they had
any contract with him. This is where the
interest of the investigation will primarily
center,
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G0MPAGNIE GENERALE

X A 5 a L l. A t @ u L
French Line to Hayre.
COMPANf'S PIER (NEW), ~ NORTH Ee-n
" River, foot OF Morton ST. Travellers fgfhSkSR
by this line avoid both transit by English railway
and the discomfort OF crossing the channel In a
small boat.
LA CHAMPAGNE, Laurent
......,..... .....,,.. Saturday, May 20, Noon
LA TO UKRAINE, Capt. Frangeul. ...............
.-.-......... ..-... SATURDAY, May 81 5 40 A. NJ.
LA BRkIAGNE Capt. Collier.
..................S Saturday, June 8, 12;cO Noon
LA OURGUGNE, Capt Leboeuf. .,...........
.t................. Saturday. June TO- 500 4. NJ.
ns- For further particulars apply to
=. FORGET, Agent,
No. bowling Green. New ork.
J. F. FUGAZI CO., Agents Montgomery
ave, san Francisco.
Rranch Office - Montgomery ST. an3l u
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ROYAL MAI STEAM PACKET co.

STEAMERS LEAVE ASPINWAII
- iortnigttly fer the West Indies and .ftfsty
Southampton, calling en- route at Cheroo1rS
rance 1. ana plymouth, u land passengers.
THROUGH Bills OF Lading IN conn ection with the
racine NAH SIS. Co, issued for freight and treas
uie 10 dlrec ports in England and Germany
lhroush tickets from san Francisco 10 Ply
IN onth. Cherbourg, southampton First class
$l95; third Glass; S97 SO. For further particu.
iaIs apply 10 PARROTT X CO. Agents
306 California St
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sGISCELLANEOUS.
KIDNEY AFFECTION,

"My kidneys were so affected 1
have been compelled to get up as
much as ten times in one night. 1
had pains in my side. back and left
shoulder, and when down could
hardly rise. l tried Simmons Liver
Regulator and my condition has i'm
proved so much that am satisfied
l shall be entirely cured. would
not take thousands of dollars for
my Improvement"
W. JOHNSON, Express Agent.
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WHITE STAR LINE.
United States and Royal Mai Steamers
BETWEEN
New York, Queenstown & Liverpool,
SAILING ENEhY MEEk

CABIN, $50 AND UPWARD ACCORD <S>~z
ing to steamer and accommodations SSLAY&
selected second cabin, S35: Majestic and ! DtST-
&c. $40 aud $40. Steerage tickets from England
ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark
through 20 san francisco at lowest rates. Tick
cts. sailing dates and cabin plans NAV he procnred
from W II AVERY, Pacific Mani D0ck or at the
Generai once OF the Company, 6l3 Market ST.
under Grand iiOteI. q; w FIFTCItEIS "
apps IuWefrsn u Gen. AT for Paeiac Coast
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A Chord That DiSCOurses
Pleasing Music to Our
Fellow Citizens.

What gives pleasure a than the saving of
money! something that all anxious to save, if
it and not sacrifice quality for price.
That fits exactly Challenge Sale Two weeks ago
issued great challenge to all competitors in San Fran
barring equal the styles which intended
show to equal the low prices which intended to but
of them had sand enough TO pick the gauntlet
which threw down. They showed their utter inability
anywhere naming the prices that named,
their silence we construe and the public CONSTITUTES
assent from them that they not in position
the scratch walk the chalk line which
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRING TO A CLOSE OUR
GREAT AND SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE SALE. Friday
Saturday will be the last two days when you will
opportunity of purchasing Spring Suits worth $1,000 $1,000
and $780, higcasS awOO Societies. perfectly tailored
mens rich looking the ordinary y-nade
ing garments but that have appearance
them There's hundreds OF them pick from all choice
cOorings and Friday and Saturday will be the days
when they will be offered you the challenge price
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FOR PORTLAND 6 ASTORIA, OREGON

THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
j Ocean DIylsion-and PACIFIC COAST AsER
STEAMSHIP COMPANY Will dispatch from
Spear-street wharf, at A. NJ, the above ports
one OF their Al iron steamships, viz:
STATE OF CALIFURNIA-Aprll 10, 80, May
-, -.
COLUMBIA-April Is, May g. 20.
OREG ON-Aprl -, May !. IL, 20.
Connecting via Portland with the Union Pacific
and other dverging lines for all points in Oregon
Washington. British Columbia. Alaska. Idaho.
Montana. Dakota, Utah, Wyoming. Yellowstone
Park and ali points east and south ana 10 Europe.
Fare to Portland-Cabin, SIS; steerage, IS:
round trip cabin, $50.
Iicket ofces-l Montgomery st, and Palace
Hoiel, New Montgomery ST.
Freight ofice-2OO California ST.
GOODALL, PERKINS Il CO. Supt. Ocean Line
If 10 Market II san Francisco
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN z>
- Francisco for ports in Alaska A. NJ. 4 y
March n. April aud May IS, 30 June --S1=4-A=a
l. II. l9 %.
For British Columbia anil Puget Sound ports,
March "A, ST. April 5, and every NTH day there
after.
For Eureka. Humboldt Bay, Wednesdays. 9 A. NJ
For Newport. Los Angeles and all way ports
every fourth and fifth day, 3 a.
or san Diego, stoppia- only at Port Hartford,
Santa barbara. RedOu.o and san Pedro dos An
gelesl. every fourth and itth day, at II a. NJ
For ports in Mexico, first Of each month
Ticket Uflee-Pal4ce Hotel New Montgomery
street
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. General Agents
If 10 Market ST san Francisco,
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ANTA cruz DIVISION CNarrow

t7;s5A Sunday Excursion for Newark.
san Jose. Los Gatos FELTON, and
Santa Cruz -. ;s:o5r
S:l5A Newark, Centervllle san Jose
FELTON, Boulder Creek Santa
Cruz and WAY 81 tt.rs ......... 6:20P
s2:15P Newar<. Centerville. San jose.
Amaden, FELTON, Boulder Greek
santa Cruz aud principal way
stations ..............,........... *IO:5OI
4:45P Newark san jose Los Gatos. y:5OA
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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY are the last two davs when
you will have the opportunity of selecting from many
high-class tailornlade Suits for geneens
and handsome Spring patterns, coorngs
Coorings that coorings Sunday
in colorings suitable for business wear.
These garments shown Single breasted Sack
in the Doube-breasted Sack and in the
hundreds of them to pick FROM hundreds worth
$1,000 hundreds of offered on the last two
days of this great sale
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= = n u '1''7' 4 u W rs SIIu
Z :OOA san Jose. Almaden and WaY sta-

COASI DIV - NJ MIRO aud Townsend SITS
7:OOA san Jose, Almadea and Way sta
Observation-Disclosures. 2;35r
S:l5A San Jose. Gi,roy, Tres Pinos Pa
faro. Santa Cruz, Monterey. Pa
clhc Grove, Salinas. San Miguel
Psso Robes, Santa Margarlta
(Sau LUIS ObispO) AMI Principal
Way Stations. ....-.......... 6:lfr
10:4eA san Jose and Way stations -. 5:lOr
stations .......,.,................ 3:3Or
-: Sop san Jose, GHrOy Tres Pilos,
Santa Cruz. Salinas, Monterey
raGlhe Grove. ..- -. +Io:lOA
S3:30P SaaJose aud Prime! pal Way sta
lions ........- --...-............. r9:t7A
t4:30P Ia'" AIto and Way Stations Gee. +S:95A
6:l5P san Jose and WAY Statlons S:4SA
6 SOP PaIo AIIO aud WAY stations $500
III 45P rain Alto and Principal Way
Stations ............ ............. II :30r
Tor Moraiu{. p for Afternoon
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC C0MpayY
ARRIVE

tANIfIO SlSIEMl
trains Leaye and are Due to Arrive at
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To-Day's Races.

Der) 5 to l. Reno lis a.. Yeb5er) to l, North
III (Jaokson) 4 TO l. also ran
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W. JOHNSON, Express Agent.
ial3 FrMoWe IL 3p
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the PACIFIC TRANSFER COMPANY
viii cali for and check baggage from hotels and
residences Inquire OF TtcAet Agents for Tine
Cards and other information.
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WEAK Stomach strengthened by Bcecham's Pills
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From SAUSALITo week days)-6:4 7:l5, s:I5.
$50 P.
(Sundays-s:45, 1920. 1910. ll:4oA M.;l2;35,
l ;35, 3 05, ! 30. 500, 6 80 7:i5 P Il
Extra "Trip on Saturdays at I 40 p. NJ.
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LEANE------ ROM MAY 7. ISg3--ARRfys
GOA Atlantic Express Tor ogden and
7.oo, pa East .......... 7:i5r
'oUA hehlclI NacayIIe. Rumsey aud
-.,o Sacramento .............-.... GASP
1;5OA Haywards. Niles and san Jose sI2:I5P
go. Niles and san jose ..... t6.l5r
;3UA MARTINEZ san Ramon Napa
CAiistoga and Santa ROSA 6:l5P
6:UOA sacramento < Redding via Davis TIM
e:oVA Niles. San Jose, Stockton lone
Sacramento, MarysyiI.e, Red
Bun and ORC VILE. ....,.... 4:A5r
e'OUA NeW orleans Express. Los An
gees Demiug, Il PaSo. New
Orleans and East ..........,.., S:45r
~ ;OOA stockton and Milton ............ =S:45r
u OOA Hay wards, NiesInd Liyermore 7:l5p
y ;UOP Sacramento River Steamers 80 :UUP
sop Vallejo and Port &. sta -
5;uuP nay wards, Niles and san Jose g:45A
A;OUP Martinez, Stockton. MERGED. cav
WoHd ttur 'srntJe ana FRESNO I2:I5P
<;CUP Marine san Ramon. Vallejo
ara Csllstcga, FL Verano and
Santa osa.,,.,..,.............. s:I5A
4:OOP Brnica NacAvu!e. Espsrto
NoodISnd, kutghts Landing
MsrysvlIe, OrOyi.le and Sacra-
mento 49,. '..e..'...4. iol5A
;OUf EuToje Mani. Ogden and East. 1O:i5A
W NlIts ana LiYermore. ............ FS:ijA
b:5OP Los Angeles Express. Fresno.
bakersfield, Santa Barbara and
,,o Los ANGLE. ...... .............,. 9:l5A
:3OP Santa Fe Route, Atlantic Express
Tor MOidve and East ........,.., 9:15A
6;OoP Haywarts, Niles and san Jose 1854
@,;O0P vallejo ........................... t3:i5r
I:UOP Oregon X pr ess 5, Sacramento,
MarySville, Redliug, Portland,
Puget ; ound and East ........ S:l5A
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cent reduction
Friday TO Monday Excursion Round Trip: To-
eaoma and Point Reyes 81 Is; TOmAles 50 %:
Towards 81 so; Cazadero, So 90.
sunday Excursion-Round Trip; Camp Taylor.
Tocaloma and Point r. yes 81 90: Tomales
THROUGH STAGE CONNECTIONS DAILY AZ
Cazadero with morning train from san Francisco
to ana from Stewards Point GuhlsI,. Point Arcua
Cureys Cove, Navarro, Mendoctno City, Fort
Bragg, and all Points on the North Coast.
70 n LATHAM cen Pls, A. 1kt Al
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for MuraiuS. p for AfternO9u
Sundays excepted. ISaturdays only
tSuudays only
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Fourth race-Selliug. Seven furionzs
}. Rows ch h. Farewell, a, 1O9 Il. Webber) !
W. Maten's CHI. c Neudome. 3. % III smith, ,
j. Bro WINS ch {. Conuaugit. 3, lOl &C. MeIbsrl 2
Time, ;304.
wen by two lengths, thGee-quarters OF a length
between second and third.
Post betting; to Farewell. 80 to I vendome
Guadaloupe lis (Robiuson) 20 TO ]. Little
Tough l07 king TO !. Sidney iO7 INichoiSi :
TO ], Carter IA tBurlingame) : 10 l. Miss
"aillng lO7 ia fIanAy) 20 20 l, also ran short
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n. P. COAST R. R,
VIA.
AJ5ALITo FERRY.

In effect April Is. 1898.
From SAN FRANCISCO TO SAUSALITO and
MILL VALLEY (week daysl-7:3O, 8 200. 9 :OO'
1880 A. NJ; las, 1928. 4:i5. $40. 5:46, 6:SG
SUNDAYS 200, 9:cO 1000, 1880 4. NJ; 1880,
2:l5, 100. $3.50 NJ
Extra trips on sundays TO sAUSALITo at HOO
A NJ, 6:i5 and 1880 P. NJ.
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First race-Four furIOngs: selling
>, Belrandias b. s. R=dlight, a., lis ID Muir
wy ................
D. - gums en- g. Mount Carlos, B, ll6 q.
stnrgell Fishers Oh. 3. Joe Hooker Jr.. a.. 100
(uanaWalt 2
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Leave San Franz ARRIVE I'm San
cisco. Through Trains, Francisco
S:UO =. Daily Camp Taylor. !S:I6 An ! " eek
A.r5PN Week Tocaiora 500 PM days.
I days 1910 PM sun
3 100 An SundYsl Point Reyes s:I5 Pm DAYS
500 a. N Daily TomaIes. S:45 AMI Week
AIS Pm Week valley a. Ford s:39EM days.
SON , " DaUv Russian River. S;45 AN Mndys
..,z.,, s.,sv, Duncan Mills $40 Pm G GsFs
10 ~ '''u's Cazadero 1915 PM Sundys
The National tribune., 1893-05-18

AN exceedingly valuable work has just
been issued by the Agricultural Department.
1t is Report on the Agriculture of South
America" and was prepared by Capt Almont
Barnes, formerly the commander of Barness
battery of New York artillery, and later Con-
sui Of the United States al several places in
South America. During his official career
he not only acquired knowledge of the
Spanish language but an unusually thorough
acquaintance with the people and resources
of the country The book contains very
comprehensive description of each of the
South American countries, with sketches of
their histories, and accounts of their pro-
duciions, imports exports, etc.
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TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY IS, 1893.
The American Farmer.
The Oldest Agricultural Paper in
America.
Contents of Issue Of May is.

A Weed Devil; The Russian Thistle.
Hon. Y. Y. CHARTERS, late Master of Virginia
Grange.
Our Maize Missionary. Col. r. J. Murphy.
Breeding Cattle-Millet and Hungarian
Oats and Peas for Hogs.
Sheep and Wool: The Rambouillet Merino-
National Wool Growers Association-A Rare
Sample of Woo-Ticks on Sheep.
Rather Remarkable "A Story.
The Apiary: Bookkeeping Now and so Years
Ago-Slipshod Beekeeping-How to Make
Nnciei Earn Their Living.
The Orchard: SpTaying-Plum Cureulio-
Remedy for the Plum Gruo-Lemon Culture.
Editorial
Our Greater Congress: Brief Discussions of
Matters OF Interest by the Farmers.
The Farmhouse: An Outing - Fashions
Fancies-Women's Wisdom.
Poultry: Amateur Duck Raising-Gapes.
Northern Georgia-The Cow Pea-The Mar
kets-ghe Fence Corner.
The Dairy: Progress in DairyiDg-What
Breed OF Dairy Cows are Best for All Purposes?
The Garden: My Grandfather's Way of
Raising Ucumbers-Asparagus Beetle-Berry
CrswiBg.
Published on the LIST and 18th Of each month
Price 80 cents a year. THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE and The american Farmer for one year
81 25
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This shows that the total amount of ex-
penditure per head has been reduced $1.5S
in the last 30 years, SO that the total burden
of expense is nearly one-fourth less than it
was in 1872, and that the expenditures in
1892 for pensions were less than one third
what the total expenses of the Government
were two decades ago. This, too, when we are
paying out millions ofdollars for arrearswhich
should properly have been paid years ago.
Even with the greater increase owing to the
passage of the Disability Bill, and the de-
termined effort Of President Harrisons Adj
ninistration to settle the long-standing
claims the increase in the expenditures only
amounted to 81 cents per head from 1880 to
1892.
This increase is only temporary. If the
present Administration only does its plain
duty, and settles up all the pending claims
by the close of 1894, the pension expendi-
lures will at once fall off 0000,000 or more,
and decrease thereafter with melancholy
rapidly, as an average of 1000 pensioners
die each week.
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salary as q "circalation liar" on q New
York paper.

ANOTHER grief for the Mugwumps They
have been vociferating against the annexa-
tion of Hawaii on the ground that it was
scheme of Claus Spreckels to enhance his
profits. Just how this was criminal and
offensive does not appear. We certainly ex-
pect that the annexation of Hawaii will be
of general benefit to the islands, and GER
tainly it would be grave objection against
annexing them if it was thought that the
interests of the people there would suffer by
it. 1t was natural to expect that Claus
Spreckels, as one of the leading men on the
islands, would consequently favor the move
ment But it seems that he does not. He
is employing great deal of cheap Chinese
labor and the importation of these would
be prevented if the country came under the
laws of the United States, so he has really
been on the side of the Mugwumps who
have been denouncing him, and has been
actually stirring up an anti-annexation feel
ing. The last accounts show that he has
failed, and the Hawaiiaus reject his cheap
labor" advantages as being an insufficient
compensation for the benefits to be derived
from annexation.
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1.-THE CANNoNEER.,

"The Cannoneer" is undoubtedly the best
war story ever written. 1t is q wonderful
account of the experiences of a boy in a
fighting battery in the Army of the Poto-
mae, and gives vivid picture Of the marches,
ramp-life and battle scenes 1t is written
in realistic, captivating way, aud IS his
torically true in every detail. 1t is book
that veterans read with absorbing interest
and boys 90 wild over 1t is just the book
to put into the hands of boys, for it gives
them true idea of what their fathers went
through in the stirring days of 1S61-'65.
Sent to any address on receipt of Sl.50
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