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THE STOCK MARKET.

Inc market continued steady but inactive
yesterday and prices showed few cents advance
IN most OF the leading stocks. Reports of an i'm
preVement on the 100 level OF the Con Cal. &
va were to be heard the street but could not
De traced 20 any reliable source Ore shipments
TO the Morgan mill to be resumed the early
part of next week. and the work going on on The
+lT0O level is such that a decided improvement
may be expected at any time The stock was in
good demand up to So 20 during the day and vas
none too plentiful at that figure Laing and
others were buyers of Crown Point and other
sonthend stocks, ana Crown Point sold up to Csc,
Beleher 65c and Jacket 42c.
NOTES
80 The assessment on Mexican is DELINQUENT in the
once to. day
The Homestead dividend of 15c per share was
paid yesterday.
Inc Quincy Mining Company has declared a
dividend OF 81 per share, or 5000. 600 payable
august /. This is the second dividend Of like
amount declared this year, aud makes total OF
Sho7O 600 paid since the start. The Quincy is q
copper mine in Michigan.
silver advanced to 625sc in New York yester-
day and TO 20 l5-i6d IN London.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Lady ashinEton Mining Company $4,000
shares were represented and the following d.
rectorS elected: ii. Zadig, John LanderS, L, b
Goodrich, j. McBoyle and w. Stauf.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
PALACE HOTEL,


@ A Carey, Philadelphia j d Smith, Livermore
f North Lansing FIT Dickinson, n
j George Jr, Spokane NJ Moore, San Jose
L Davidson, Chicago L DeniSon, Chicago
o Ward. Eng and r b fraser, Stockton
l. Dryfoos, Everett ID Rosenbaum, Stockth
f g Ryan d. W, Los Ang S Long, Chicago
J J. Rose d W, Redonda DR. II L Pace, Iulare
ID Clopton, Ala Bloomfield. Wash
Mrs w Kohl. San Mateo Wheeler & w. n
HalIgaTten, London 2 Roberts a W. Chicago
w Fshburn ~ W, ID Witt Bruner Louisville
Parker. Wash HerDst Chicago
Mr. Rentsch, London
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.
Bulls, San Rafael b Howard, Oakland
j FanOeI Sacramento Mackey, OREGON City
III Hansen, Portland Brown, Buffalo
r Downing. Tacoma Bruce, acoma
j Gleason. Tacoma NJ Nc Murray. Tacoma
j Mccormack Portland Mcdonald d w, Port
Mrs A l. Brimsuon, Port land
land NJ Look, Plttsburg
w Doherty, Patterson M Burke, Fortuna
+ j Bull & W, Sacto w A Ray, Alameda
+ Hansen, Alameda Steers Seattle
Miss l. Dickey, Angeles
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.
w B Griffith. Is Angeles Blem & T, Marquette
Dunnng, Ventura q Dunning, Ventura
G L Bundy. Petauma Griffin. Petaluma
AL Young, MADEIRA Beamiss, Bermuda
j McIuerny, Vallejo Ward, Lathrop
I Leyelling MINI Nj storms. Stockton
NJ Da ey, Stockton Compton, Seattle
NJ Smith, Montana w Johnson, Calgary
r Garden q W, stockton
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Stocks in L ondon.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Ihe Evening Posts Lon
don cable saws; The settlement To-day was fay
ored py Money borrowed at lla per anuum, but
this furnished no stimulus to speculation. Amer
leans were fat Indignation is expressed at the
DELAY in giving out MIR. Little's report on Atchi-
son affairs and also that attempts were made to
cover mn the accounting Irregularities OF past
years High-class investments are coming for.
ward more pentifully. Hoars brewery issue
came cut to-day for over fl,000,0OO
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD S. S. GO.
GUNRRD LINE.

New York 10 q - IOi, via Queenstown.
from Pier 10. North River.
FAST EMPRESS MAIL SERVICE
Umbria, Aug 4. z 80 AM Umbria. Sept. ]. $50 AM
Aurania, Aug. II, :30PM Lucsnia sept. g. Noon
EtruTia, Aug. lS, 6:30AM ktrur1a Sept Is. ) :30AM
Cam paula. Aug. 20, Noon Campania ST. ~. 1880 A
Cabin passage, $50 and upward; second caOin.
$40 So. $50, according to steamer and accom-
modations.
steerage tickets to and from all parts of Europe
at very low rates. For freight and passage apply
VERNON H. BROWN y CO., General A gents.
Good accommodation can always be secured on
application TO WILLIAMS, DIMOND d. co,
ThSa1u tt Agents. San francisco
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Builders Contracts,

Joseph H. Robinson with Joseph Drolette to
build a two-story frame building on line of
Nineteenth street, 90 of Noe; $4,000.
Julia Jones with W. H Wickersham, TO build a
frame building of two fats on S line of Pleasant
street, 4 5 IS OF Jones; S30S4
c. W. Marwedel with AckersOn & Paterson to
build a one-story frame building on line of
Union street, 6:9 4 OF Scott; 1880.
Mrs. NJ A. Martin with August Winberg, to
build two fve-roOmed cottages on S line of Fulton
street, l43 % w of Lott; $1,000.
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MARKET REPORTS.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, July rs.

SUN OF THE MAIEfHIS'
Silver steadieT.
Wheat in fatr demand.
Barley steady.
Rye lower. oats weak. Corn dull.
Feedstuffs unchanged.
Hay steadier.
Potatoes and onions abundant.
Butter, Cheese and Egg steady.
Poultry as bef5re.
ApricotS advancing.
Large shipments OF Peas eastward.
Dried Fruit unchanged.
Grapes doing better.
Berries still cheap.
Provisions Ouiet
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General Merchandise.

BAGS The California Jute mills has closed
down account of tariff legislation. Cotton Fruit
Bags DID, DC and 634 Tor the three grades reSpec-
lively; Calcutta Grain Bags, 63s@612c; state
Prison Bags s I4c; Wool Bags, "a 13oc.
SUGAR-The Western sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed, all 614c: Try GRADUATED, 55sc;
Confeetoners' A, Size: Magnolia A, SAC; Extra
1sc more than barrels and boxes lac more.
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beef steers and cow stuff, but the commoner
grades of all kinds ruled weak and dime low or.
Rnsiness in suockers and feeders was very dull
with prices lower than at any time for ear
There was no change in the sheep market Ger
The morning call., 1894-07-26

In 1895 an English preacher published a
sermon entitled "Quppes for Upstart
tangled Gentlewomen, Containing a
Pleasant Jnvective Against the Fantastical
Foreign Toys Daily Used in Women's
Apparel"
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San Francisco Meat Market.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers are as follows:
BEEF-First quality s1ac p IL second quality,
&c; third do, 31a@4lac "a TO-
VkAL-Large, 1860; small. 612@Sc p %.
MUTTON - wethers, 612@6c; Ewes, 5@514c
p ID
LAMB-6@7c T. ID.
PoRK-Live Hogs. 4s4c p 10 for heavy and me-
dunn granted, and 4s4c for small fat; stock
Hogs, Size; dressed do, 6gl714c 2 ID.
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FOR PORTLAND & ASTORIA, OREGON

THE OREGON R'Y & NAV. CO., E. Nc ga.
L NEIL. Rceiver-Ocean Diy.-and Pa esssskS8
CIFIC COAST S. s. Co., Will dispatch from Spear
street wharf, at 10 A. NJ. for the above ports one
of their A iron steamships. viz;
STATE OF CALIFORNIA-July %, August 2,
~, %, sept. l, IL, II, Oct. /.
COLUMBIA-July %, August z, IT, ~ sept b,
Is. 90
Connecting via Portland with the U. P. Ry. and
other diverging lines for all points in oregon
Washington, British Columbia. Alaska, Idaho,
Montana, Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Yellowstone
lark and all points east and south and to Europe.
Fare to Portand-Cabin. $16; steerage, $S;
round trip. cabin, 500
Ticket Ofices-1 Montgomery st, and Palace
Hotel lew Montgomery ST.
Freight ofice-20U California st.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Supts. Ocean Div.
If 10 Market st. San francisco.
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CHICAGO, July 25-Better cables and adyanc.
ing outside markets frmed wheat up early in the
session to-day but the price broke later and Sep
TENDER closed 1sc lower than last night Corn
closed CSC lower, oats 1sc lower and provisions
slightly higher.
There was fair trade in wheat during the first
part of the session. but only ordinary interest dis.
played later in the day. The feeling was fairly
steady.
Initial trades were at 1855 September at $40
advance, eased off 80 to "a, rallied IA, changed
some and closed steady at 1913. The early
strength attributed mainly to cables ad.
vanced outside markets, rather smaller move
ments. o-day's receipts fell short OF the esti.
mates some So cars and the bulletins from the
spring wheat districts showed light yield in that
section.
The early action of corn also helped to minor
extent rst cables quoted spot quiet and steady
and future s dull TO firm at unchanged prices The
rather liberal exports was something of a factor
and aided the advances. Toledo reported the load
ing OF another small boat with wheat to be shipped
to this market, and this, with prospect OF more
favorable weather. caused the decline in the lat
ter part of the session.
Opening trades IN corn at 14@$sc advance. 441h
for september ana after selling up a fraction
more eased OF $50 Is, rallied "A defined SO and
closed at 1914. The feeling at the start was de.
cidedy strong. and with the country buying
freely receivers and commission houses beino on
the buyi SIDE and the weather was dry and hot
all through the Middle and Western states the
prices held fairly steady until the prediction was
announced for rain In Iowa and Nebraska when
the price receded sharply.
Oats were firm early on good buying aud I'M
favorable crop reports but weakened later with
wheat and corn. The range was IA for Septem Der
Provisions were very dull with no sales in pork
The market was firm on scarce offerings and light
receipts of products. Compare ed with last night
September lard is 2lac higher and September
ribs sc higher.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 45O
cars Corn, 26O cars; Oats, lao Hogs, 81 600
he leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No p Mess Pork per bbL-
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
COMPAGNiE GENERALE
TRAN ATLANTIQUE.

COMPANY'S PIER (NEW), AZ NORTH 1Saa.
" River foot of Morton st. Travellers <zzLLSsI
by this line avoid both transit by English railway
ana The discomfort of crossing the channel in a
small boat. New DIRK TO Alexandria, Egypt, via
Paris irSt class. S160; second class, SIG.
LA B0URGOGNE Capt Leboeuf. ..............
.................... August 4, 80 A. NJ.
LA NORMANplE, Capt. PoTot...,...
La CHAMPAGNE, Capt. Laurent.
Observation-Disclosures, August .. $3.50 A. NJ
La NAVARRO. .,............... Northumberland.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. August 20, 9 100 A. NJ
ne For further particulars apply TO
A. FORGET, Agent
No. Bowling Green. New York.
j. F FUGAZI d CO., Agents, Montgomery
ave, San ranciSco.
Branch once, - Montgomery street au3l II
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California; 2161a; so Cal Electric Light, 2ls4;
1875.
street.-the Cal Electric Light, 2lsz: so Cal Safe
Deposit 4S; 80 GasIight, 70: so do, 721s; 80
V alter, 100.
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AUCTION SALES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN e&S,
~ Francisco for ports in Alaska 8 AM. S>IIkI4N
July "a, August 3, 3, Is, % Sept. T. ~,
Oct. z, %, Nov. 8, u.
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports,
July "a and every fifth day thereafter.
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay, Wednesdays, A NJ
For Newport Los Angeles and all way ports
every fourth and fifth day, alternately, A. NJ.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hartford
Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles, Redondo Los
Ange!es) and Newport, every fourth and nth day.
alternately. at IL A. NJ.
For ports i'll Mexico. 25th of each month.
Ticket Ofice-Palace Hotel, a New Montgomery
street.
GoODALL, PERKINS 81 CO., General Agents.
tt 10 Marker St, San Francisco.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds. Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at IL; last loan II; closed
at ~. Prime mercantile paper. 3a6%. Sterling
exchange was firm, with actual business in
bankArs' bills at 81 So3s@O4 1917 for demand and
S4 S73aQ4 s71a for sixty days. Posted rates 81 sS
IA SO Commercial bills, 81 S6ss@4 so4a. Silver
certlncates 64(Q6bc.
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BOARD SALES.
Following were the sales in the San Franclsc,
StOtk Board Yesterday:

Following were the sales in the San francisco
: Stotk Board yesterday;
= BIeJ1fP roRSING sFssTON-o :9O.
3 500 Alpha. ..O7 5OCC&V...3.153OO Overm. 10
55U belchr...642U0 c Imp .O25OO Savage....26
81 90 Point. so 700 New. 30
e. u d b. 955U0 u d C....4l300 Union. 81
1OO Bulwer. ..lTlO0 MeXlcn. .S65UU Utah. 90
1OO Chsil C...29 100 Ophir l. 70 500 fJaGkt .36
5 400 Chollar.. ri
TFRNOoN sFssIuN-3:9O
@ $50 Andes. 200 C&V..32O2OO ODhir IL so
19O - &B., LOS zoo e POINT. .63.3UO OVern -. ~
Go 20 Bedie i 0O2 90 Iowa. .033UO & M. u
200 Bulwer...l4 90 Mex. 80 100 Jckt. Az
400 ChRu e SO
: Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock
Board yesterday:
i. II GUAR sFssJON- lh:90
300 ReIchr. .e3IO0 Crown P..59I5O S New. .49
800 q B. 90 sou Il IN ....55 100 UnIOn.-.-52
200 .....l 021a 200 Justice, L sou ..........64
SIS bOdle. Lou 90 ...........l6 100 .....-..55
900 CC&N.. 81 200 .........I4 90 ...........53
lDO 307 ~ $50 Ophlr Ito 2OU fJachS... 40
25u oint .5S % ..L72 70 100 ...........SS
51UO ..-t.-...- 81
III RNOON sEsstoN-1:2o
200 B & lO54UO CC& ..3. 20 80 Ophir /. 821a
800 bullion Is 100 ......3.17 IL 200 Union
900 .......-.-1S $50 ...........3i 100 Jackt. AZ
-15 Goa 3. l0l 100 Ophlr ..,1.SO
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: MORNING SESSION
Board-5 V Water, 1884 20 do, cash, 100;
1910, 100.
Street-SSOO0 Market.st Cable Bonds. 1l9.
AFTERNoo SESSION.
Board-5 Atlantic Dynamite, 81; rs Bank of
The morning call., 1894-07-26

Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, July 20. -Cattle-Recepts, 5000. The
market was not great deal different from yester.
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AM ERiCAN LIN G.
Great Reduction Of Storage Rates
FROM NEW YORK OR PHILADELPHIA

ITO LONDON. LIVERPOOL, QUEENS E-4
l. town, southampton, etc., $40. lELX
Low rates to Continental Europe, Scandinavia,
ItaIv ami Cape Town. South Africa.
RED STAR LINE FOR ANrW ERP; desirable
route for Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland
and Italy.
Fer information regarding freight and passage
apply to International \ av igation Company, &. D.
FAHN ESTOCK, General A gent PACING Coast, 609
Market street, Grand Hotel building iel tt
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Excheng. and Bulli o

PORTLAND. Or, July 25.-Clearances, sl15,
balances. S23.344.
Wheat-Valiey, sO9s21ac: walla walla, Toe.
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sECU RITES.
Portland,s Business.

LONDON, July rs - Consos, 10l5s; Silver
2S l5l6d; French Rentes. lOlf 4712c.
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET co.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPlNWALL Fra.
- fortnightly for the West Indies and EJ51SZ
southampton. calling at Cheruourg,
France, and Plymouth, to land pass engers.
Through bills of lading, In connection with the
Pacific Mail s. S. Co., issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco to Ply
mouth, Cherbourg, southampton. First-casS,
$l95; third class. $97 80. For further partcu-
lars apply TO PARROTT Il Co., Agents,
If 800 California st
The morning call., 1894-07-26

Hogs-Estimated receipts, 27,UuO; official re-
Cceipts YESTERDAY. 6l50; shipments yesterday,
slow Shippers the principal buyers; low grades
stesdy; others sc lower; range, 81 90605 70 for
lights 81 6O@i so for rough packing: 81 SON
10 for mixed; 81 S505 % for heavy packing
and shipping ots Pigs, 81 lU@4 80.
Cattle-Estimated receipts. ID, 900; recejpts
yesterday, 3l44; shipments yesterday. 1885 !;
market steady.
Sheep-Estimated receipts. 1909: receipts yes
terday, $500 shipments yesterday, $50: market
slow unchanged.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.

OCEAN STEAMkRS.
Dates of Departure From san Francisco.
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Foreign Markets.

WHEAT EHFOUL-
LIVERPOOL. July 25-1 he spot market is steady
at As 3d. Cargoes are slow at 23s Sd for off
coast, 24s Sd for prompt shipment and 23s I'd for
nearly DUE
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the follow
ing Liverpool quotations for No. z Red Winter
July, -: August, As 2Ad; September, As 81 :
October. As 3s4d; Novem Der, 4s 444d; December
as sgd
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Highest. Lowest. July. -
Jnly......5lshc 5l3sc sept
Sept. ..5"34c $50
Dec....55c 543sc Lard Der 100 lbs
July ST SO So IS
Corn NO g Sept. So STA So So
Sept. -. 441ac 431AcI Short Ribs per 90 lb,
Uct.... ...44c 1920 July. -
May .....4O$4c S9l4cIsept... ST 571a Sc SIS
Cash quotations as follows: Flour
Easy; No Spring Wheat, 5l3s a 531sc:
No. 3 Spring Wheat. nominal; No. 2 Red. 5i5a
@ 21sc; No. Corn. 4{Mc: No. Oats.
!ominal; No. White, 3312@371ac; No. 3 White
SI@a6e; No 2 Rye, Acc: o.2 Barley, nomi-
mai; No 3, 46c; No 4, nominal; No. Flaxseed
81 i71a@ II: Prime Timothy SEED. SIS 10: Mess
Pork = Dbl, Sl2 5712Gl2 IS: Lard, y 100 IDS
So 80 90 S712; Short KiUs sides (oose) IS 671h6n
40; Dry Sated Shoulders (ooxedl. s696 ~ :. /:
Short Clear Sides fDoxedl. SIS S71a07; WHISKY
distiilers finished goods, p gar. 81 %: sugar
Cut Loaf, unchanged: Graduated, unchanged;
Standard A, unchanged
ON the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was firm; Creamery, ls@lS16c: dairy.
l11a@l6c. Eggs-Firm; l019@l1c.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-20
POpulist Meeting.

Saturday evening the 9th inst. Mr..
Witham, Alliance Lecturer, addressed an
audience in the Odd Fellows Hail, Bottin-
eau, on the political issues of the day
Although the evening was bad. goodly
crowd greeted the gentleman and listened
with marked attention to his address. In
the absence of the chairman, John Cudhie
acted in that capacity. Mr. Cudhie is the
Populst nominee for representative and
will represent his constituents we'll, if
elected, which we scarcely expect, how
ever. We have not the space to give even
a synopsis of Mr.. Williams lecture. and
if we did so, it would contain nothing es-
pecially fresh the whole subject having
been thoroughly covered many times by the
Populist papers. Mr.. Witham is an in
teresting speaker, however, and in the
course of his talk said many true things
and also made some very wild state
ments His arraignment of the financial
legislation of the past was severe and, in
great measure, just, but he did not make
very clear to our mind, what the remedy
| is The time is past for accomplishing,
much by such meetings. The newspaper
| is the lever that moves the world of poll
tics as we'll as of business
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-20
A CHILC'S DAYS JOURNEY.

Little Feet Which All Day Long Mark the
Passing Moments.
How many miles day the little feet
of young children will travel is often a
source Of wonderment to parents who
lovingly watch them. This restless &C.
tivity was never better illustrated than
by very old story, which may interest
readers of this column. w.
r A grandfather who bad little to do
except to watch the curious antics of his
grandchildren as they played around the
house resolved that for one day he
would follow one little fellow who
seemed especially restless, prying into
everything from morning till night.
It proved much more Of job than he
had expected. Noon came, and il the
child was not wearied the man was, but
he had set out to go wherever the child
led, and he persevered. Toward night
there came sudden end to the expert
ment, when the child crept through be-
tween the rounds Of chair where the
space was entirely too narrow for a
grown man to follow. He had to ac-
knowledge himself beaten at last.
Whether the baby turned back and
winked one eye at its grandfather the
story does not tell. No doubt, however,
the baby's mother thought he did. -
Boston Budget.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-20
Steam or Electricity?

Whenever any new mechanical device
comes to notice. the public, excited per-
haps by certain anonymous and irrespons
ible scribes in hasty articles, goes into
ecstacy over the new discovery. and pro-
ceeds TO relegate all previous devices to
the scrap-heap. immediately following
the invention and practical perfection of
the electric dynamo, and its application
to the running of street cars and certain
kinds of machinery. we were told that the
steam engine and the locomotive were
antiquated, passe, aud not up to date
On paper electric railroads were operat-
ing all over the Union. and driving the
steam roads. out of existence. Up to this
date, nothing of the kind has taken place,
but if it had been so, the work of steam
would not have been displaced. These
enthusiastic people forget that behind
every dynamo, or group of dynamos, is
steam engine. and that the electrical ap-
pliances are no more the original source
of power then the belt which connects the
shafting with the drive wheel of the en-
gine 1t is only an example of the trans
mission and trans mutation of force. So
the thousands of locomotives on the seven
thousand miles of the Burlington Route
LOT" for a good many years to come,
and carry safely. swiftly and comfortably
hundreds Of thousands of contented pat
rons between all the larger cities of the
ten best states Of the west. Your home
ticket agent will give you information as
to this line, or you can send for maps, etc.
| to w. J. c. Kenyon, Gen. Pass Agent,
ST. Paul, MINI.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-20

AT said election the following proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
State of North Dakota will be submitted
to the electors for their acceptance or re-
lection.
amendment to State Constitution
The Legislative Assembly shall have no
power to authorize Lottery or gift enter
prises for any purpose and shall pass laws
to prohibit the sale of Lottery or gift
enterprise tickets"
Also at said election the voters will
write or print on their ballots the name of
the place where they wish the State School
of Forestry to be located.
At said election the; polls viii be opened
at 8 o'clock in the morning and remain
open until S o'clock in the afternoon oi
the same day.
Given under my hand and official sea-
at Bottineau North Dakota this 9Th day o
Oct 1894.
[SEAL] J. G. THOMPSON.
Co. Auditor
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-20
THE ORIGIN OF OMENS.

Survival of Some Celestial superstitions In
Modern Times.
Something of the influence of ancient
astrology is shown in the popular belief
that the rising and setting Of Sirius, the
dog star, infuses madness into the
canine race. In our medical prescrip-
tions, too, the old superstition appears.
The ornamental part of the apothecary's
R is none other than the sign Of Jupi-
ter, under whose special care medicines
were supposed to have been placed, and
our nostrums are still compounded un-
der the symbol of Jove's protection. The
letter itself-recipe, take-and it's -four
ish mean substantially this: "Under the
good auspices Of Jove, the patron Of
medicine, take the following goods i'll
the proportions set down." Some try to
throw the responsibility for the symbol
R back to Raphael, but the sum of evil
dence points to Jupiter as its patron.
In America Friday is traditionally in
good repute. Columbus sailed on Fri
day and first discovered land on Friday,
the Pilgrims landed on Friday, and on
Friday Washington was born. Yet even
in America, Notwithstanding all these
'best accidents" flavor Of misfortune
attends the day, and the statistics of
travel and mercantile transactions for
| Friday show how widespread is the pref
udice against it.
Other days less generally maligned
are Gains birthday, the first Monday in
April; the Sd of May, called the ''dis.
NAL day" in the highlands of Scotland,
and Dec. 81, when Judas hanged him.
self. Apropos of Judas, the superstition
of unlucky 13 probably has its origin
with that unworthy disciple The i'll
omen dates from the last supper, when
13 sat at table. One denied his Master
and went out and hanged himself, and
since that time ''twelve grouped to.
gether fear another one" :" A deep seated
prejudice obtains against any given Is
dipping together in the dish, lest one
fall victim to misfortune before the
end of the year. The existence of the
defiant Thirteen club" in New York,
which makes that luckless number the
pivot on which all it's doings turn,
should do something to dispel this time
stained superstition. .-Chautauquan.