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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

CTEAMERs WILL SAIL FROM sn
- broadway wharf, San Francisco as ESzS%
follows:
For Mary Island. Loring, Wrangel. Juneau Xii.
nsnoo ana Sltka (Alaska), al A. NJ, April IL
29, May IA, 20.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.) Port Town
send, Seattle Tacoma, Everett Anacortes and New
Whatcom (Beningham Bay, Wash.), A. NJ
April 4. 9 H. 10, "a, %. and every NTH
day thereafter, connecting Vancouver With
the c. p r. R., at Tacoma with N p X r.
nt Seattle with 6. n. Ry., at PorE Townsend With
Alaska steamers
For Eureka Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum-
boldt Bay) str. Pomona, P. NJ, April 3, 7, IL
10: l9. %, 81 and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz, Monterey San Simeon Cayucoz
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gavota Santa
barbara, Ventura, Hueneme. San Pedro. East San
Pedro clos AngeIesl ana Newport, at 9 A. NJ AprT
J., ). 9. l3, II, u, 25, 29 and every fourth day
thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hariori
tsan Luis Obispo), santa Barbara, Port Los
Angeles, Redondo lLos Angeesl and Newport. II
A. M. April 3, T. II. Is, 19, 2S, 81. and
every fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan La
Paz, Altata and Guaymas (Me1ico), str Orizaba,
10 A. NJ, \ pril 5.
Ticket Office Palace Hotel, New Montgomery
street.
GOoDALI. PERKINS & CO., GenT Agents
lO Market st. San Francisco.
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, II,

tended 25 feet: total III feet. The face of the
drift is in assaying about $25 per ton In gold.
100 level-West crosscut from the north drift has
been extended 25 feet: total length 32S feet.
Formation is smelly porphyry
A special meeting OF the stockholders of the
Californ la Safe Denost and Trust Company has
been called for June 10 to consider proposition to
diminish the capital stock of that company to the
amount of ST., 100000.
The old Flag Mining Company of Yuba County
has levied an assessment of 8 cents per share, de-
linquent May 10.
letter from the Mayfower gravel mine reports
that very rich gravel has been struck in TWO
places. The discovery has caused the starting Of
the mill again and this means the employment of
l25 men
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POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

POTATOES-New are lower, but old rule firm
New Potatoes 7oc9$l; River Burbanks, 25(G35c
q sack; Oregon Burbanks, 3597Oc p ctl: Oregon
Garnet Chiles. 70@85c: Early Rose 3O64Oc: Peta.
lumas and Iomales, 40@50c p sack; Humboldt
Burbanks. b0@65c p ctl
ONlONS-Tne few good Onions here are held at
" 2 ctl, and some have sold even higher
NEGETA TABLES-Arrivals $50 boxes AS
Peas
There was not much change yesterday. There is
demand Tor Marrowfat Squash, but there is none
here.
Egg Plant, l21ac p h; Summer Squash, -:
Mexican Tomatoes,$1 50@2 so p box: Los: A ngees
Tomatoes, 81 5O@2 p box; Cucumbers, 5Uc0Sl
q doz; Asparagus, 81 25@2 25 o box for ordinary
and 81 SO for extra; Rhubarb, 3607bc: Dried
Peppers, 10@l212c; Green Peppers, 12Iac; Green
Peas, 2@212c q ID; String Beans, S@iOc Dried
Okra, 12A2c; Cabbage, 40c q ctl: Garlic 506c a
ID; MarroWfat SQUASH = ton y
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DRIED FRUITS. RAIsINs, NUTS. ETC.

The Prune crop will be smaller than expected
owing to the recent frosts
DRIED FRUTrS-The following nominal prices
rule on the Fruit Exchange:
CARLOAD LoTs-Apples 11aG21hc y N for omar
tered, 2g3c q fb for SLICED and 414c q ib for
eTaporated: Peaches, 31a@4c p ID and 51a@6c for
fancy; Deeled in boxes, 12c; Aprlcots 7Lst0s Lac
Tor prime 10 choice. 91sc for fancy and lOGll lc
81 ID Tor fancy Moorpark; Figs. black 21hc for un-
pressed; White Figs, 496c in sacks: Pears. 7c "a
ID for evaporaed halves, 4@61ac p ID for quarters:
Prunes, 314@31ac; Plums &C q ID for pitted and
lAa02Hac for unpitted. Nectarines, 5@6c q h for
prime to choice and 61ac for fancy.
JoBBING PRICEs-Evaporated Apples 4@41mc
= 10; sun-dried, 11a@2c q 10: Peaches, 3@4c
2 IL and &c q 10 for fancy; peeled in boxes, 10
Gl212c; Prunes 4c ior the four sizes &c for 4O0bOs
and DC for 6096O's: Apricots, 6@9isc for prime to
onoice oI log &c for fancy Moorpark Figs, black
214@234c: White Figs 3t95c: Pears 6ihc for
eyapora5ed eS Ted . halves and 5@51sc for quarters:
ia pinms, Shag4c for pitted and 1@11sc for unpit-
RAlsINS AND DRIED GRAPES-Prlces are
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Equestrian Statues.

washington has for years led all other
cities of the world in the matter of euues-
trian statues" said a well-known artist
who has been an extensive traveller, land
the Hancock statue increases that lead.
That of Jackson in Lafayette square started
the artists in the equestrian line, General
Washington comes next, and he was fol-
lowed by Generals Scott, Mcpherson and
Thomas and General Greene in East Wash
ington. Against our exhibit Vienna comes
next, with hve. Paris has but three eques-
trians. Antwerp and several other cities
OF Europe content themselves with but
one each. Washington Post.
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

Reports from several prominent Cherry districts
say that the crop will be small owing to the recent
frosts.
APPLES-S1 b0@2 . box for good to choice
$1@l 25 for common to fair, and 81 25@2 SO for
fancy.
BERRIES-Receipts Of Strawberries were lO7
chests, selling S7(910 p chest for Longworths
and S3(16 for large berries.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges are weaker l6 cars
having come In quoted at ST. 25ll so for Seedlinps
81 25@3 so for Navels and 1908 for Meita
Boods; Lemons, 75cj91 30 for common and s2@
2 90 Tor good TO choice: Mexican Lines SIS 5OtGt;:
Pineapples are nominal; a few in bad CO nditlon
have been received.
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

@Ic; culis and brands. 51a@6c; medium. el2@6c;
culls and brands, 41a@5c; light, &c; culls and
brands dc; Cowhides, &c p fb culls and brands, 4c
sated Kip. &c q h; sated Calf, SC p b; salted Veal
&c; dry Hides, 9@l0c; culls and brands 712c;
9ry Kip ana Veal s@9c: culls, 61@c; dry Calf
Deerskins, good summer, 25@3Oc; medium, 15@
25c; winter 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings log
l5c each; short WOOL 2O@35c each; medium, 40
@oOc each; long weo 65c each Cuils OF all kinds
about 1sc less.
TAILOW-No. 1, rendered, 31a@14c; NO z, &c;
refined. 51a@524c; Grease. 212c u ib.
WoOL-We quote Spring: Nevada, 7@s1ac;
San Joaquin and Southern Coast, q months 4@
&c p ID: San joaquin, foothill, good to choice,
7@Sc; San Joaquin, years fleece, 41b@613c
AOPS-NOminal 2idAC - ID
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, June-July delivery,
81 25; San Quentin. $4 20: Wool Bags, 24@26c.
COAL-W ellington, So q ton; New yelling
ton. $S q ton: Southfeld wellington 81 90 q
ton: Seattle, $5605 so: BRYANT. SIS so: Coos Bay
81 so; Wallsend, Sc so: Scotch, ST so: Brymbo
81 so; mberland, $l3 so in bulk and Sl5 In SKIS;
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $l3: Welsh An
thracite Egg, -; Camel $S; Rock Springs,
Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley ST SO: Coke
$40 SO in bulk and S12 80 q ton in sacks.
SUGAR-The w estern Sugar Refinery Company
quotes terms net cash: Cube, Crushed. Powdered
and Fine Crushed, all 63sc; Dry Granulateo' oA c.
Confectioners A, 55sc Magnolia y, 51sc; Extra
c. sc; Golden c, 47sc: half-barreIs lac more
than barrels, and boxes 1ac more.
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FLOUR AND MnLSTUFFs.

FLoUR-Net cash prices are as follows: Family
extras, So 1898 S5: Bakers extras, So 55@l3 50 {;
supertine, So 1898 2 Dbl.
CORNMEAL. ETC. - Feed Corn S2O62O so.
Cracked Corn, S2l p ton.
MILLSTUFFS-Price in 1O-b sacks are as fol-
lows. usual discount TO the trade: Graham Flour
meal, 234@ extra cream do. 31%c; Oatmeal.
SS4c: oat Groats 41ac; Hominy, 4(d41ac; Buck
wheat Flour, &c; Cracked Wheat, 31ac; Farina,
41ac; whole Wheat Flour, Sc; rolled oats, 41ac;
Pearl Barley, 412c; split Peas 4s4c; Green do,
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

, pounds, 4a4c; shoulders, 41s@4s4c; hams s1s
SLARD-ouiet, easy Western steam, So 271a:
city, $5 So May, s5 so. Refined, slow; con
tnent. S5 50; South American So; compound
P6RkNDull, steady. Old mess, ss@s SO; new
mess. SlO@10 25.
creamery l1@171ac: do held, 12@l5c: do, fac
tory s@ll1ac; Elgins, II 12c; imitation creamery,
HEEsE-Moderately active; State, large, 5s4
@l0Ac; do, fancy, lOGlO14c; do small, o@
l0$4c; part SKINS, S@7c; tnll SKINS i, ,sa92i2c
l234@1314c; southern. ll12@lI4c: western
fresh, l2c: duck, 2o@23c; goose S0@40c
TALLOw-Qniet, steady. City, 312@3 1l-16c;
COTToNSEED oII.-Quiet. Crude, 2112c;
yellow. prime, 251ac: do. OF grade, 251&c
RESIN-Firmer. Strained common to good,
81 50.
OTATOES-Moderately active
RICE-Far demand: firm. Domestic fair to
extra, 3d53 sc; Japan, 4(G414c.
MOLASSES-F Firm: fairly active. New Orleans
open kettle. good to choice. 21037c.
s6 10 to go 20 s%ast uP ss o
September. $ll 30@ll 45; December. $40 rs
@lo so. Spot Rio dun, steady: No. Z; 1880
SUGAR-Raw, firm: fair refining, $40; centrifu-
ugals 96 test, 414c bid. Refined acuve, lSc up:
OFF l5-l6@51sc; mold A, 1s4c; standard A,
512c confectIoners' A. 5SSc; cut loaf and crushed,
618c;. powdered, 6$4c; granulated 512ci cubes,
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS
APR1COTS-Bags, S1249l2c.
PEACHES-Peeled. 13@15c; unpeeIed, 51a@Sc.
PRU NES-Four sizes. 5@5Lzc
RAISINS-Three-crown, 3ss@312c; do four
crown, 4@15c; do London layers, SC@90c; do Clus-
ters. 81 2b(Gl 40.
ALMoNDs-PAper-sheIl, 11@l2c; soft-shell,
712@Sc.
WALNUTs-softsheu, s13@1Oc; do Standard,
612@7c.
HOPS-Dull: steady State common to choice.
212@Sc: Pacific Coast. 215@Sc.
WO0L-Flrm; domestic fleece, 16@22c; pulled,
15@I33c; Texas 9@l2c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Active: American. s11@13 so.
COPPER-Lower; Lake, $40 60@l0 rs.
LEAD-Unchanged; domestic, SO 05.
TIN-Easy; straits, $13 25@13 So; plates mod
crate demand
sPELTEk-Steady; domestic, S4 1904 Is.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-Quotations were fraction weaker
again yesterday and the market was we'll stocked
CREAMERY-Fan lac; seconds, 13@131ac "a r
DAIRY-Fancy, 121a@13c p n; good to choice,
12c; lower grades 1IGll12c.
EAsTERN-Nominal.
CHEESE-Prices are rapidly declining and sup
plies are as rapidly increasing. Fancy mild new
SC: common to good, 7@bS1ac: Cream Cheddar 10
Ollie: Young America 99l0c; Western, lO@ilc;
Eastern, 12@l4c.
EGGS-The market was quite firm yesterday at
further advance. oregon Eggs sold at 12c Store
Eggs, li12@1212c; ranch Eggs 121a@131ac;
DUCK Eggs, l5c n doZ. -
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POULTRY AND GAME.

PoULTRY-Monday is always an OFF day and
there was nothing doing. Live Turkeys are quot
able at 15@l6c p ib for Gobblers. l5@l6c a n
for Hens; Dressed Turkeys. l7c p ID; Geese y
pair, 81 50@2; Ducks, $4 50tQ6 p doz for old
Anu SS9Y for young; Hens, $4@4 so; Roosters
young, SS99 do. DID, s4 25@5: Fryers S6 so
OF: Brolers, $5 50@6 for large and So bO04 so for
small: Pigeons, 81 50@l rs for young and 81 so
gl TO for old.
GAME-Hare, 75c@l p dozen; Rabbits, 81 25
for Cottontails and 81 q doz small.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANS-Bayos, $1@l 10 p ctl; Small Whites,
81 1212@l 50i Pea 81 1901 40 q ctl; Large
Whites, $I@1 Is q ctl; Pink, sOc@S1 10: Reds.
81 rs; Blackeye, nominal; Red Kidney ST. rs:
Limas, 81 1892 60: Butters,$ 81 60@l 20.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard is quotable at 81 5O6
20 . ctl: Trieste. S202 30; Yellow Mustard
81 40G9l sc; Flax, 81 70@1 so; Canary, 2s4 . 10
Alfalfa, 712@912c @ ID Rape, 212c q ID; Hemp
DRIED PEAs-s1 25@l 40 p cl for Niles
and 81 25(4l AS for Green.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from the
slaughterers as follows:
BEEF-First quality, 51ac second quality,
412@5c: third do, 31a@a4c p ID.
VEAL-Large, 5@6c small, 6@7c p n
MUTTON-Wethers6 &c; Ewes 5H2c p ID.
Handspring Lamb 7c p ib.
PoRK.Live Hogs, 3S4@37sc p ID for large and
3IsG94c for small; dressed do, 3 512G614c Fs fb.
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PROVISIONS.

NO change in any description.
CURED MEATS-Bacon, &c q ib for heavy,
&c e ID for light medium, &c p ib for light, loc Tor
extra light and l2c q 10 for sugar-cured; Eastern
Sugar-cured Hams, I11ac; California HAMS
l0c q ID; Mess Beef Ss p Dbl: extra mess do
$S 90; family do. $40; extra prime Pork, SO o Dbl :
extra clear, Sl4 q bbl mess, $13 q Dbl; Smoked
Beef. 10c p 10.
LARD-Eastern, tierces is quoted at SAC p 10 for
compound and 634c for pure; pals, 71ac; Cali
fornia tierces. &c for compound and 612c for pure
half Gn 96Is re; 10 tins SC; do D. -ib sz4c 10
n N RI
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

BRAN-s14@14 so p ton.
MIDDLINGS = SIT q 1s p ton for lower
grades ana SIS 5O@19 SO p ton for the best.
FEEDSTUFFS Rolled icy Sl60l6 so.
Oleake Meal at the mill, 81 q ton: jobbing,
S21; Cottonseed Oilcake, $2l p ton.
HAY-ls weak at the Old prices Wheat, $50
IL 5O q ton; Oat, $S@s9: Wheat and Oat. SSt6l l;
Barley, $7@9: Alfalfa $7@9: Glover. S6@S 90;
Compressed, $7@10 SO; Stock, $6@7 p ION.
STKA W-3bo55c p bale.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

WHEAT LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, April 13.-The spot market
i1s is quiet at 5s 71ad@5s s1sd Cargoes weaker at
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpooi quotations for No. Red Winter: April
gso4d; May. 5s 712d; June, 5s 71ad; July, IS
7H2d; August, os 71ad.
SECURITIES.
oNDoN, ENG. April 13-ConsoIs, 1lO ll-l6;
SILVER, 1Sd; French Rentes, 1Olf 4Oc.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

SUMMARY OF THE MARKET.
Silver lower again.
Wheat and Barley STEADY.
Oats. Corn and Rye dull.
Hay and Feedstuffs unchanged.
Wheat Freights steadier.
New Potatoes lower Old firm.
Onions scarce and firm.
Vegetables about the same.
Butter weaker. Eggs doing better.
Cheese steadily declining.
Poultry nominal.
Cherries and Prunes injured by frost
Sixteen cars Oranges arrived.
Provisions unchanged.
Hides, Hops and Wool dull.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

San Francisco, CAL, April 13, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the temporary light
ship marking the wreck of the Shid Blairmore will
be Withdrawn tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday)
April Ia, 1896, and the wreck marked by two
second-class nun buoys, red and black horizoni al
stripes placed one each side and about 100
yards distant from the wreck. These buoys will
bear n. y. w. and S. s. +. from wreck.
By order of the Lighthouse Board.
FRANK COURTS, Commander U. S. n.
Inspector Twelfth Lighthouse District.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.

Money on call has been easy at 3951a%; last
loan at 3% and closing offered at 81. Prime
tile paper 51296S. Bar silver CSC. Mexican dollars,
5414c sterlIng exchange easy, with actuai busl-
ness in DANGERS bills at 81 s734094 SO go days
and 81 sS1a@f SS34 for demand Posted rates.
"a ss1aS4 SO 70 Commercial bills, s4 ses4@
4 S71a. Government bonds steady; State bonds
quiet; rauroad bonds firm. Silver at the board was
dun
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NoTE-In the above exposition OF the tides the
early morning tides given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides of the day in the
order OF occurrence as to time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
nnna coumn gives the last tide OF the day, except
when there are but three tides as sometimes
occurs. The heights given are additions to the
soundlngs on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when minus sign (-) precedes the
height, and then the number given is subtractive
from the depth given by the charts
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GOLD MINING EXCHANGE.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

MONDAY. April 1872 p. NJ.
UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid. AshedI Bid asked
@ g Is COUP. ..l0s3s U s Is reg .. 108ss
Do, new is. III ll712
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Tuesday, April IA
Sun rises "a Moon rises
Sun sets. o. 46 Moon sets - S34PM
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BEEF-Quiet. steady. Family SO 5OMl1. ex
ira mess, S7@8; beef hams, dull, sI4 5Oa15:
tefced beef. steady, dull; extra India mess $l5
The morning times., 1896-08-23

Here it will be different only in the
respect OF thclong Journey into the beautiful
doudland OF the ecameron. The flight
in the local case will be made simply by
moving upstairs as far as possible in the
days and nights of the plague of per-
spirauon.
Tue social aspect of the phlanthropic
undertaking OF this company speaks of
hours and hours OF drowsy speculation and
imagination. II is the ideal high life for
which so many unfortunates have such q
consuming ambition That man wants but
little here below will have no meaning
whatever in the phrases of the new day.
There is only one thing which initiates
against the complete success OF the Wind
tower undertaking. What shall be done
with the bicycle: And yet, thinking 1t
over, by the time the Communal Roof Gar
den is an accomplished fact its inventor
Will have solved the problem SO US to In
c,ute the bike. How it will be done Is
too much for the present consideration. IL
may, perhaps. he stupcndous, il not .
rrotesQue thought to fancy the steel steed
with wings, Or on wires in midair at mid
night.
But stranger things have been told as
fables. We think that Scheherezade might
as well have gotten into the hemp rack to
be thrown into the Tigris, had she toiu
the bloody caiiph that she had even a
vision Of such thin. as woman win ono
leg. on each flank Of wheel horse I'D uoo
ninctecDth century.
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the humidity of tie atmosphere at &c pump
ing out the perspiration, like ltech. to
make up the other "a. With life at the
seashore failure and life at home mar
trydom. some kind of a revolution is order.
In u few weeks the tramp wiilp in an
appearance to slow from which side the
snow may be expected this season. TIE
charitable world will at once begin 10 IL
the fatted calf and fill up the crate for tne
return OF the proiigal; and perhaps atten-
ton may be distracted by the question of
how to keep the poor warm from the more
important issue of how to keep the rest OF
the world cool next summer. Now. never
theless. is the accepted time to subscribe
fors.ocs in the great communal roof ga-ss ,n
OF next summer. =-aa--.---zs-.- .-.e....s- Z.
When this is An accomplished fact VIC
shall he like unto tnr neppy@ family Of
which we read in-thc Dccamcron. They
fled from the plague of Florencs and
lived the whole summer under u pavilion
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r1R. GRERTHERDS
1.-THE INVENTION

tour to hales, that ice as Q cocfficient Is
o back number In domestic economy.
Getting this somewhat ssiltcd phraseolOgy
down TO the level Of men and women with
more intelligence than words, we mean
20 say that ice as n cooler was q failure
this August on the contrary it slew more
martyrs In Greater. New York than did
erstwhilc the jawbone OF the celebrated
animal sisy Of the Phillistines, or the same
jawbone brought down to date slew Of tie
JebuAtcs and Amaiekitcs Of Brooklyn
Ice. therefore. was not what II was
cracked up TO be. not even In solid blocks.
That fact is stated In much redundancy.
circumIocntion, parapbrases and poetry cn
many Of the tombstoues OF the year.
Away over In Maryland. where fiction u
stranger than truth. there 10 plain mar
BILE slab Ia field of daisies, which slab Is
stiIl as cold as death. Il Is the tomb OF .
man who omisgauscdhis cuaa storage capacity
ID the first decade In August. On the
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Ihe PAh0RRr1R BRTH TuR
NTH VIEWS OF RNy BEac

at least two metals in binictaIlic stand
ard, a gold standard coinpositor made US
speak OF CONSTANT ii in quotation marks,
whereas there never was any Constantine
II of Nebraska, any more than there was a
Henry Y of England.
We had equally bad luck with silver
coInpositor who insisted on quoting the
whole interlude Of our essay, which proved
that both wheels OF n bicycle circulated
at par without International agreement.
This ip,imation that the burnt child breads
the fire. leads US up by the nearest cut to
talk about the carly days Of this August.
In which the sun shopc day and night for
two weeks Most OF our best people
have since that time returned from the
equator and are doubtless considering
plans for the winter. This foresight, which
cxtepds only to the winter, Ii lacking in the
respect that il does not 60 far enough
What is needed Is provision Tor next sum-
mer. for tie latest astronomical observa-
tjops all tend 20 prove that next summer
will be much warmer than the late Ia
mentcd. ~ the choice OF the Vice President
shah devolve upon the Senate
As a general rule it can he stated that
whenever anything devolves upon III. Fen
Ate. which must be dooc quickly IL IL
must be done. the country Is surc 10 lie
kent 10 suspense like the sons OF Han;in
LEGAL TENDER AND THE ICE NAN.
But even barring this contingency IL
kouid be well 10 icok about US, and frst
r ali to consider one Of the discoveries OF
he pass season. TO wit, the gradual DE-
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accommodate the twentysetenth part OF
the whole population. 1t has possibly never
struck the average thinker that only twen-
ty-seven OF such gardens would be all that
is wanted for practically the whole District
OF Columbia. This is what we mean by
fusion.
The construction. of c0arse, includes q
permanent partition which being cyclone
and sun proof, allows OF habitation all
through the days when the Thermometer is
putting freak heads on the citizens ut
large.
Mr. Windtower, who Is now In the city
working up the scheme, said to Us yester-
day that there was al immense profit to
the roof owners In this kind Of an invest
ment. Inthe summerthe top floors Of these
Spanish castles, as he calls them, could be
rented out at SO much per square man or
woman or family, other.tha those who
live, or who tried last summer to live.
in the buildings beneath. He said further
that such property WAS not ameDable to
taxation, and especially TO land takers
assessments. Such heredta ments were
clearly above the tax gatherer.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. wiDdtowcr
we are enabled to present an internr
view of n small communal roof garden in
f,ll blast NEXT August
co,,r az, ,,. re-. r,1pTs
me won'a" ~ho - ,anseu .a neaon ..s W
is sou,e,imes called an Old Maid The
habv I'm tbe c,rriare on the right is th,
nrones,y Of the lady I'm ths swing. n fact
which shows how the community OF goods
is The hest incentive for the scatteration of
the greatest good, for the greatest number
The lady In the ewing is a boardcr In the
nav,yion so she ia mt surnrised by the
sudden protrusion through the roof OF the
head OF a map.-She kno & shat he is only
a newspaper man. who q q hut to SIX no "
much space he can have. The elevator, it
should be- remarked. runs MY as far as the
foot OF the Ia oder on the top fnor
The man who is smoking ID and reading
The Times, is also OF a Inherent family
from the Others. as is he m an in the swing.
while the child's father in on the other side
OF the chimney. having been attacked with
seasickness a aggravated Ey Pneumonia The
dog is a young St. Barnard. which has been
cured entirely OF epiIepsy in one sight on
the roof.
The sole occunatiou ee.tbe whole con-
geries is the dolce for niente, except occa-
sional trims to the lemouaste well. which
is backed up against the imocuous Chin
ney,
AN opAIrscENa, ppp.u
IN 'nese onSsiui sea's enefe Is au e.erual u.
ofee%e- Inc accustoheh iahsuof Vi Tue
The morning times., 1896-08-23

reminiscence, bent its beautiful canopy
over IL. 600 people. Most observers would
not think 1t. but 1t In fact, that there arc
more square feet on the top of the houses Ia.
tween Ninth and Tenth streets. betwcenthc
Avenue and ID street. than there were under
Tent Endeavor. A communal roof garden
for this parucul section would. therefore.
accommodate at least 1000 persons. al
lowing q certain number OF square feet to
be reserved for trapdoors.
One such srpall pavilion will, therefore.