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noose) 81 4On4 rs; Dry Sailed Shoulders (ooNedl
S4 7515: short Clear Sides (boxed), 81 100
8: WHISKY distIllers finished goods per gallon,
-: SUGARS Cut Loaf, -; GranuIated, -;
standard - -
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Wheat Movements.

On the Produce Exchange TO-DAY the Butter mar |
ket wGs firm; creamertes l60D22c; dairles |
l2@19c; cheese, quiet, s@S12c; eggs. firm; fresh.
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EOKElGN MARKETS.
Liverpool.

London.
ION DON, Oct. 19.-ConsolA Ill 1915; silver
n 81 Sd. French ren:es, lU3f 711c.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United States HydrogrAphio
once located in the Merchants ExchRDse is
aintained in San Francisco for the benens OF
mariners without regard TO nationality and free OF
expense.
SaviEators cordially invited to visit the
Office. where complete sets of chsr>S and sailing
directions OF the world kept hand COM
parson and reference. and the latest inform alton
can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers
commerce.
The time ball OF the building on rele-
graph Hill is hosted ABOUT ten minutes before
noon. and Is dropped at noon l20th meridian. by
telegraphic signal received each day from the
United states Naval Observatory ~ Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball was
cropped on time, or giving the error, If any 10
published the same day uy the afternoon paperS
and by the morning papers the following dsy.
W. 4 HUGHEa
Lieutenant ., n. In charge
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WHEAT-Spot No red ives ern winter ste adv.
q 80; No red Northern spring new steady, Is
Ad.
CoRN-Amercan mixed old steaiy, IS sld;
october let IS 1ad; November quiet, IS lad
Dece Der quiet, 3s 1Ssd.
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LIVERPOOL. Oct 1s-wheai-Quiet; Nc. 1
standard California wheat, Ses; cargoes of coast
nothing doing, Sd low er; cargoes passage quiet
for white, easy for red: English country markets.
quiet; French country markets. firm; Liverpool
wheat No. i California. Z, 11d9os; wheat in
Paris, easy; -four in Paris. easy.
COITON- Uplands. 1870
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WOOD, LUMBER, ETC.
RECEIPTS OF AKoDUCE.

Posts. s6lOc each for No. and 51a261Rc for
No. 2: Redwood, $a per cord; Oak. rough. 50 80;
peeled, SO; Pine, SIS rs.
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STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

sun, MOON AND TIDE
UNITED STATES COAST AND GEoDErIo SURvRv.
TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FORT POINT ENTRANCE To SAN
FRANCISCO BAY PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NoTE-The high and low waters oc a. the
City Front (Mssion-street WHARF about twenty
five minutes later than at Fort Point the height
OF tide is ths same st both places
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Closing Prices for Bonds and Railwa,
shares

NEW YORK, Oc. 10 - Money on call
easy at 2@212%: last loan 212: closed 214%;
prime mercantile paper Aga 1a%; Sterling ex-
change firm, with actual business in bankers
bills at S4 S412 Tor demand, and $4 1904 S21A
ior sixty days; posted rates. 81 S2L2@4 1917
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PoRTLAND'S BUSINESS
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

PORTLAND Get l9-Exchanges, 1889 s24;
balances S7563l
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October-1S97.

EoTE-In the ABOVE exposition OF the tides tbs
early morning tides given In the LEFT hand
column, and the successive tides Of the day in
order OF occurrence 10 time. The second tins
column gives the second tide of the day, the third
time column the third tide, and the last rfgh.
hand column gives the last tide OF the day except
when there but three tides sometimes
sccurs. The heights given additions ths
soundlngs the United States Coast Survey
chsrts except when . minus sign (-) precsdes the
height, and then the number given u subtrAcsvs
from the depth given by the chArIA
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The Time Ball.

The Time Ball,
BRANCH HYDRoeRAPHIo OFFICE, Q. s N.Y.
MERCHANTS ExCHA NGE.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 19. 1897. J
The time bali Telegraph Hill was dropps1
eS actly at noon today e. noon of the 120th
meridian. or exactly at P NJ Greenwich tins.
w. s HUGHES
Lieutenant q. 3 n. IN charge
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10

Il you need spring medicine, if you are run
down, weak, nervous, disprited, tire easily,
wake mornings fatigued, have rheumatism,
neuralgia or headache, in fact, if you are out
of order and lack your old time vim, energy
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is Just what your system requires, at this sea-
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pure, rich blood, gives sound sleep, good
digestion and perfect action of liver and
kidneys. In this way it thoroughly cleanses
the system of all impurities, purities the blood
and makes you strong and well. Use DR..
Greenes Nervura now. 1t is not patent
medicine, but physicians prescription, the
discovery of the most successful physician
in curing diseases, DR.. Greene of "a Temple
Place, Boston, Mass, and hence must of ne
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Greene can be consulted free, personally or by
letter in regard to any case. Nothing to pay
for consultation, examination or advice, and
the low price of his wonderful health-giving
medicines places sure cure in reach of every
body. Call upon or write DR.. Greene if you
are sick. DIR. Greenes Cathartic Pills are the
sure cure for biliousness and constipation, the
perfected result of DR.. Greene's long years of
practical experience, small, sugar coated, easy
to take, certain and pleasant to act.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10
NATURAL HISTORY ITEMS.

Wasps are the most inveterate enc
rmies of flies. Reaumer says that he
has known one wasp to kill 1000 hies
a day.
Two sexton beetles will bury mole
10 an hour, a feat equivalent ~ two
men interring a whale In the same
length of time.
When you pinch your finger you think
you feel pain the very same instant.
but really the hurt and the pain are
not quite simultaneous. although they
seem to be SO. If a person had an arm
long enough to reach the sun, 1t would
he 1872 years before he would feel the
pain OF the burn.
The fruit-eating bats do not live on
insects. nor attack animals and suck
blood, as do the vampires. The YAM
pire is a small bat, with exceedingly
sharp front teeth, making a slit In the
sleeper's leg and sucking the blood.
They are seldom dangerous to human
beings. but are to cattle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10

Instead of an engagement ring the
Japanese lover gives his sweetheart a
piece Of beautiful silk for her sash.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10
IN MEMORY OF ALICE.

good, that made me madder'n than any
OF 'em. She useter run in most every
day, and sort O. purtend to help Alice
AS if one woman couldn't do the cook
in for only half dozen men! And she
sit down when she peeled potatoes or
snapped beans, and, of course, my wife
sot down with her, and they wasted a
lot of time talkin'. Why, that woman
was so lazy and shiftless she even got
my wife inter the notion of settin'
down while she was ironin', and then
she. was allus mixin' up somethin' or
to'ther for Alice to eat or drink and
then hangin' round to see that she
took 'em. Alice could jest as well hev
cooked for herself and had more time
for her SEWN. Why. I've known her
to be mendin' away inter the middle Of
the night. cos them women bothered
her so thru the day. I'd have turned
EN- out myself, neck and heels, but
there's some things you have to give
a woman her way in, and Alice seemed
dead set on them.
"'Well, could see that she was get
tin weaker every day with the strain
they put on her. and ! slammed doors
and windows when they was around,
but. Lord. it didn't make no difference,
and that Miss Allgood jest stayed and
run things, and must say she was
powerful good cook. beat Alice all to
flinders. But how she got stich hold
on my wife can't sense. Alice said to
her jest afore she passed away: kiss
me and let me go to Sleep" and the
next thing l knowed she was gone,
'thout even sayin' good-by to me-
"'You must have felt terribly sug-
gested.
Ibid. But ] got even with them
talkin' women. and everybody round
the country can read what writ on
her tombstone. There was spell when
had notion to change one line there,
the one that says first and last wife Of
Thomas Phillips ! felt % powerful
sorry for that Allgood woman, she
mourned so for Alice, and bein' allus
full of sympathy. ri der thought of
lettin' her take Alice's place
"'But. on second thoughts. ! suppose
you decided to remain single
Yves. You see that woman was so
puffed up in her own goodness, that
she'd got the notion chat wasn't good
enough for her. She didn't refuse me,
but her temper got the better of her,
and she told me never to darken her
doors again. l bet she's been sorry for
It. but she don't get the chance again.
| guess that line can stand for spell
longer
II left him there ndmiring the epitaph
he had designed. and without sus-
picion In his mind that he alone had
been responsible for his wife's taking
of, and that l had copied the whole de-
vice without any objection being raised,
in order to reproduce 1t as genuine
.iIriosi.y."
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- . ,-.,
FASHIONS DEGREES.

Black is the favorite color for bath
ing suits. Those with sailor collar, belt
and shield in light blue, red or white
come first, too, and are worn with tur-
key red or blue or white polka dot kerr
chief.
From Paris comes the news of the
appearance of some new shades.
These are very dark blue called Nam
sen, an orange pink known as man
DARN, and a duchess red, a shade be-
tween scarlet and purple.
Chic tennis costumes are of white
mohair serge and mohair diagonal. The
serge has raised cords and the diagonal
cords of fancy weave; also, wide vale.
Both are of admirable quality, with a
lustrous finish.
In the privacy of ones own boudoir n
silken petticoat Is worn with a matinee
of silk, crepe OF fine nainsook, enriched
with lace put on in the graceful, flowing
style which distinguishes French gar
ments.
Nightgowns, as well as dresses, have
smaller sleeves this season. Those
gathered into small band at the hand
with the trimming falling from this are
the most comfortable. serviceable and
becoming.
Rows of baby ribbon are run on Van
dyke accordion plated frills Of chif-
fonette or mousseline de sole, for trim
ming skirts and bodices. Yellow, green
or heliotrope ribbon is seen on white
and red or yellow on black.
Instead of the frill which flows down
the side of Russian blouse. a flight OF
butterfly bows of game ribbon is dis
posed from end to end of the closing
edge. The bows may be separated or
connected by twists of the ribbon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10

er-but he's done gone away. I'm pur-
ty certain he's been a-murdered."
"Why do you think that?" asked the
sergeant.
"Cause he had no reason ter shiver
his boardin' house. He were paid up
till next Sat'd'y night"
Probably he may have eloped with
some Of the other lboarlers' clothing"
suggested the sergeant. did any of
them miss anything?"
"Jest few pairs O. pant'loons en-
like dat, but do not suspicion Asher
OBJ de crime"
Z, WAS he fond of good clothes?"
BEST dressed niger in dis yere
town."
"And did any of the boarders miss
light suits?" asked the sergeant.
1.-TWO, b'lieve," answered nanny,
but what heve all dis to do wifi my
interrogation? Asher wouldn't steal
nufin-he's not dat kind OBJ niger.
l want ter find him cause he were ma
best cash boarder."
"Are the other boarders lookin' for
him?"
Deed, yes, but they want to punch
him, cause they b'lieve he stole all de
new suits en- de two new pant'loons
from Mr.. Johnson's closet. Mr.. John
son thinks mans a robber cause a
man has admiration for new style
clothes. Yer see, cap'n, dar's where
de trouble comes in. Asher took lillin'
ter Mr.. Johnson's new striped laven-
der pant'loons Sunda' aft'noon, en- said
how they were so elegant. Then when
Asher was missin' on Monda' en- Mr..
Johnson's clothes was gone, Mr.. John
son rolled his eyes en- said: Caesar en-
de pants went along de same road bout
de same time Now, yer see, when /
git de police ter find Asher, den I'll
have proof dat it's all internal ac-
cusation what reflects on gentleman's
spotless repatriation. That's what |
want Asher for, cause he were ma cash
boarder en- de honestest niger in dis
we're town. Mr.. johnson am one OBJ
dose people what b'lieve dere nebber
were good niger what could pass a
fat hencoop wifout stoppin' to see de
little chickens at play. He's a circum-
stances evidences believer"
HAS sort of suspicious mind" re-
marked the sergeant.
"Worse," said nanny, "he has ac-
cusaton mind. He's stirred up de
whole boardin' house till every one of
ma boarders b'lieve Caesar stole de
clothes"
mo one ever heard of cash boarder
doing anything like that" said Sergt-
Lane.
why, mol" exclaimed nanny; "dat's
jest It. A cash boarder is cash board
er every day OBJ de week. He's got no
,,se for stealin', cause man what's
got money for his board don't patron
hook shops. do hep"
Indeed he don't" said the sergeant;
but we'll try and find Asbury for you
rs soon as possible"
Thanks" replied nanny; Il don't
cnre for de cost OBJ de stolen clothes,
but I'll prove to de whole house dat
de cash fooarders don't steal new pant
looms jest cause he likes de stripe in
'em. No. indeed Good-by. cap'n."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A bee is never caught in the rain, and
you will notice that ants, wasps and
spiders will prepare their nests against
The coming OF storm many hours in
advance.
The frog cannot breathe with its
mouth open, its breathing apparatus be-
ing so arranged as to exclude air at all
times, except when the nostrils alone
are working.
The purest water in the world is
said to be that of the small Swedish
river Loka, which in 100000 parts con-
tains only .434 parts of mineral SUBJ
stances. The Thames at London bridge
contains in the same quantity of water
from 60 to 10 parts, the Seine in Paris
90 to "a parts, and the River Jordan. 139
parts.
The Paris meteorologist, Prof. Meter
icht, estimates the quantity of water
turned into vapor by the sun in the
Mediterranean sea alone on a clear,
hot summer day at not less than $780,
100000 tons. At that rate, the quantity
of water taken from the entire globe
on one hot day within the limits of the
temperate and tropical zones would
amount to not less than 245 ,OO0. 900, 900
tons.
1.-THE longest unsupported telegraph
WIRE" says Cosmos, lis in Switzerland.
1t crosses in one span the Lake of Wal
lenstadt in the canton of st. Gall, and
was put up by the Swiss telephone bu-
reau. Its extremities are fastened to
two iron towers, 2,40o meters (7,s72)
feet apart. In the lowestpart this con-
ductor is 40 meters (131 feet above the
water level of the lake. The line is OF
excellent steel and only two m!llimeters
nv inches) in diameter"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10
HER ONE CASH BOARDER.
Nanny Nelson Stands UP for Him
with Great Energy,
Applies at n New York Police station
to Have Him Found So That Ha
Might Refute MIR. Johnson's
Accusation.

She waddled like duck when she
climbed the stone steps leading to the
Tenderloin police station, says the New
York Sun. She was built on the wad-
die plan-probably as broad as two big
men though not as tall as one little
man. Several of her negro women
friends followed her into the station
house.
"Cap'n," she said, addressing Sergt.
Lane, "eNcuse me while get ma BRET
en- I'll tell yer all about it." Then she
leaned on the wooden railing and pant
ed like Staten Island stage horse that
has climbed big hill.
"Are yer breathin'?" asked the ser
geant after reasonable wait.
"I'm a breathin'," she answered; Il
got ma wind back so Use Already ter
tell it. Nanny Nelson's ma name, en-
Use tn boardin'-house lady from TWEEN
ta-four street. Heve yer got some po-
licemen what amt a-doin' nuffin'?"
"A few" said the sergeant.
Cam borrow 'em for q little whfle?"
"What for?"
"Ter find Asberry."
"Asbury Park?"
"No, Asher Caesar"
els he related to Julius?" asked the
sergeant.
do yer mean de kalsomine man in
Twentn-nine street,"
mo-" said the sergeant; "the great
Caesar, who fled from Rome"
"Well, Asber's no relationship to
him." replied nanny. Use de nearest
kin he's got, en- I'm only his boardin'-
house lady. He were de best in the
house-ma first chair-ma cash board
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10

When people are sick, aliing or out of order,
they desire to take remedy highly recon-
mended one which is sure to do them good !;
hence the magnificent testimonials and recon-
mendations of DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy by our most prominent and we'll
known people in public and private life, in
fluence everybody to use this acknowledged
greatest and grandest of medicines. We now
add to the list of well-known people cured by
DR.. Greene's Nervura, the famous composer
of that most popular national song, "The
Soldier Boy in Blue" Harry l. Hunt, who
has appropriately dedicated his song of the
American soldier to Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Commander of the U. S. Army. Mr.. Hunt
is manager of the newspaper Bridgeport
Morning Union He SAYS:
Regarding the good effects of DR.. Greene S
Nervura blood and nerve remedy, cannot say
enough. l had been working good many
hours day and was so run down that felt
something should be done at once. l had
read so much of Nervura that tried bottle,
to find its effect so wondrously beneficial and
strengthening that tried a second bottle, with
the result that am fully restored to health,
my nervousness has disappeared and l feel a
hundred per cent better in every way. | can
recommend DR.. Greene's Nervura without
hesitation"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10

sands which Mrs Pham has received this from those she
has recved-surely such testimony is convincing:
My trouble commenced after the birth of my last child did
know what the with My husband went to
family physician and described my symptoms and he said had
displacement and falling of the womb He sent medicine
but did little good let about two years. and every
time did any hard work my womb would down. Finally
lady friend advised try Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Com
pound which did The first bottle he ped much
ned take right along My back almost the
back could not lift scarcely weight My life just drag
To-day am we'll of my womb trouble and have good,
strong back thanks Mrs Pnkham Vegetable Compound.
Mrs l. MARROW, Milford ILL.,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10
Beauty is your Duty

Abundant. glossy hair. is beauty's
GROWING g'oJ.
To wear this crown, use
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10
AN ORIGINAL EPITApH.
Cause Of an Illinois Farmers Bet
ter Half's Death.
Reason ms the Garrulous Old Hayseed
Gave II on Her Unique Tombstone
May Not Have Been Strict
ly Correct.

Talking of curious epitaphs." said
the man who was travelling for an east
ern marble company to Chicago
Times. Herald man. ~ saw one in
cemetery in Illinois near Boulder that
discounted anything ever came upon
before for originality of expression,
and while was studying it so that
rould remember il afterward discov-
cred the owner of II watching me to see
what was about. He told me that he
was the widower, and as he heaved
great sigh ! asked him If he missed the
wife whose name was recorded on the
stone.
"'Miss her? You bet miss her. he
said, in harsh, peevish voice; she
might have been living now If it hadn't
been for lot of gossipin' women pes
term the life out of her!'
"'Tell me about her. | said, in my
most sympathetic manner, although
the case was not apparently one to de-
mand sympathy-at least for the hv-
Ing.
well, you see, my wife Alice
that's her name on the stone-she was
kind Of soft spoken and the women
folks liked her, and they used to run
in and set around and talk, talk till
everything was blue She couldn't
get no work done to speak on, and
after they went home she'd have to fly
around so to get supper for the hired
men and me, cos she knowed how it
riled me so If the meals weren't on
time, an jest as like as not she'd get a
hard spell of coughin' and couldn't eat
no dinner herself. And it was all the
fault of them visitin' women
but, surely, that wasn't what
killed her?'
"'Twarn't nothin' else. There was
one woman-an old maid, Miss ALL
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10
Not Preferred Labor,

The supreme court Of Michigan has
ruled that the services of an editor or
4 reporter are Ct professional ma
'ure and are therefore not covered by
he statute relative to preferred labor
laims.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-10
Monrninr oyer Fiao.

Faithful Domestic - Please mum,
you'll have to git another dog, or I
won't stay.
Mistress-I mourn the loss of poor
Fido as much as you do, but don't
think of leaving the house on that ac-
count.
Faithful Domestic-But, mum, you
don't have to wash the plates.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Delta independent., 1897-01-27

place TO die, and would 10 save Ms DotA-
er and Helen the day-to-day sorrow Of
the intermediary period. IL was all
very foolish and boyish, doubtless; but
Philip was only an overgrown boy At
hest. 80 far as individuality was con-
cerncd, and Mrs. Thorndyke had her
self to thank for IL. And 40 he pro-
ceeded TO put his theory into practice
THAT would all be very pleasant; but
don't you see that I must go alone IL
mean 70 live out of doors and rough IL :?
I'm not sure but IL would be better for
me TO 20 into the woods with the tur-
pentine gatherers, or in . logging camp.
I don't know that especially ycarn for
such an experience, but I'd do that or
anything else 10 please you and Helen"
Don't be impatient, Philip, dear;
know we're . pair Of foolish women,
but there is always the look Of your
uncle Granville in your eyes, and"
Mr.. Thorndyke sat down aod began TO
cry softly into her handkerchief.
Philip wa beside her in . moment.
There. there. little mother. you've let
this thing worry you till you're oil un-
strung. You mustn't. you know; PerS-
viz tIldt Il Iu-tIdt III u uODl -
chsnse Of climate. You wsa't know Ne
when I get back"
When one Is habituaIly truthful the
lips lie clumsily and the fscs Usually re-
fuses TO corrobrafe the fslsshotd: II
was therefore fortunate for Philips
plan that his nsothsr's emotion pre-
vented her froo seeing The untrrth-
And see now how great . matter so
small thing Dsy turn aside. II Ers.
Thorndyke had looked - she would
have believed Phillips fsce against his
words. and there would have been no
solitary nierasioa and no case IN
equi'y-po moral upbeavsl and no
str.ngIing Of . carefully educated CON
science And. besisies. Philip might
have died comfortably ss bome. with all
the accessories Of eivilizsticn 20 make