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Reorganized

The Fidelity Building and Loan asso-
citation, which has been in a quiescent
state for several years, has gone into
the hands of a new management, and
promises to be one of the active factors
in building and loan work in Los An
geles.
At a meeting Of the stockholders last
evening the following named directors
were chosen: John w. A. Off, HI. f. Voll-
mer, A. G. Bilicke, Ben Goodrich and
Arthur Braly.
At subsequent meeting of the direc-
tors, Ben Goodrich was chosen chair
man and Arthur Braly secretary.
1t is understood that the association
is soon to open an office on Spring street
near Court, and launch into active busi-
ness
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Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, April 13.-There is considerable
wool being sold, the business for the past
week footing up in excess of G. 900. 900 pounds.
about equally divided between domestic
and foreign. Since January 1st the sales
reported have been about 110. 900. 900 pounds,
showing an increase in business of nearly
$4,000, 900 pounds over the same period last
year. Manufacturers have loaded them
selves with the raw material to about their
full capacity. while during the past few
weeks speculation among dealers has been
quite the factor in the sales. In this way
a large amount of wool has been sold of
late that has not gone out of the market,
but simply changed owners. The sales of
territory woods show a falling off from the
previous liberal business, but this is due
In part to the stronger fact that stocks
available have been considerably cut into.
Quotations:
Territory wools-Montana fine medium
and fine 10la@12la; secured price, 35d36
staple, 3sM39; Utah. Wyoming. etc., fine
medium fine, 1oa12; secured price, $685.
staple. 37d3S
California wools-Northern spring, 14116;
secured price, 3543T; middle county spring,
10G12; secured price, 80.
Australian. secured basis-Combing, su-
perfine, 4Sd49 combing good 4sa46: comb
ing average, 40q42; Queensland combing,
43445.
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New Interpretations

The Adams Phillips company pur-
poses the acquisition and exchange of
real estate and personal property and
the buying and selling of municipal and
corporate bonds and other securities.
Capital stock s1500OO. all taken, Direc-
tors James II. Adams, Thomas w. Phil
lips, Morgan o. Adams, Sallie ]. Phil
lips and Lillian T. Adams.
The Los Angeles company; purposes
the purchase ami conveyance vi real es-
tate and the conducting of a general in
vestment business. Capital stock, $780,
900; $4,000 is the amount actually sub
scribed. Directors-Eliza A. Newell, Lii
lie A. Kimball, Edna M. Veazie, Maud
M. Newell, II. T. Newell.
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Some little excitement was caused among
produce dealers yesterday by break of a
cent in the price of eggs. Owing to the lib
eral supplies the quotation of liz to u
cents could not be upheld and the slump
occurred. During the day liz cents was
the top notch reached, the general selling
quotation being half a cent lower. This
condition of affairs has been brought about
by a general Withholding of supplies in
the expectation of higher. prices resulting
in q break and quantity dumped on the
market at once. Butter remains steady
at the same quotations as Monday, the de-
mand about equaling the supply and stocks
clearing up well. Young poultry is scarce
and the demand good, although prices re-
main stationary. Stocks are being held
back and there is probability that drop
may ensue next week. The market is over
loaded with poor potatoes but good stock
Is hard to get and commands top quota
tions when 1t Is considered that new pota-
toes are already in the market to some ex-
tent. Fruits remain stationary. Cherries
have not yet begun to come in being nearly
a month late. Berries are scarce as yet,
but will be in within week or two.
(The following quotations are whole
salers' prices for the qualities named, but
for an extra fine or lower grade the quota
tions will vary accordingly
EGGS-Fresh ranch, 11G11h.
BUTTER-Fancy local creamery, per q
lb. square, 271aqS0; fancy coast creamery,
per 2-lb. square, 2Ilk4S0; dairy. 1% lb rolls,
2O@22la; fancy 2-lb. square. 25.
91h; do, Young America, 10@1Ols; do, 3llb.,
hand, 11@111s; &c extra per lb. when cased
for shipmenD northern full cream. 71a@s1s.
vEGETABLES---Beets per 100 lbs, 75;
celery, doz., 10000; cabbage, per 100 lbs.
55d60; chiles, dry. per string, 50Q60; Mexi-
can, per lb, 10911; green, per lb.. 12@15:
garlic. do, 3@4: onions. per 100 lbs. S.25g
$50; turnips, per 100 lbs, so; rhubarb, 1.15
@125 per box.
GREEN FRUITS-Eastern apples per lb.
Sla@4 Strawberries. common. 10q12; banan-
as, per bunch, 1.75@2.00; crates extra.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, navels. 225
@3.00; seedlings. 50Q60: lemons. fancy,
Eureka, 1.50 Eureka and Lisbon, 1.5O; un-
cured, 60@75; lines. per 100, 50Q60
HONEY AND BEESWAx-Honeycomb.
(727 per lb.
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Available Grain

NEW YORK. April Especial cable and
telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's COW
ering the principal points of accumulation
indicate the following changes in available
supplies last Saturday as compared with
the preceding Saturday: Wheat, United
States and Canada. east of the Rocky
afioat for and in Europe, decrease, l, 700. .oOC
bushels; total decrease, worlds available
2,229, 900. Corn United States and Canada,
east of the Rocky mountains. decrease
$40, 900 bushels Oats. United States and
Canada, east Of the Rocky mountains, de-
crease 1,052, 900 bushels.
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LINES OF TRAVEL
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

The companys elegant steamers Santa
Rosa and Corona leave Redondo ar IL IN.
and Port Los Angeles at 2:20 pm. for San
Francisco via Santa Barbara and Port
Hartford, April 2, g. TO- IA, Is, 22 26, 30. May
a. g. H. 16 20, "a, 2S June ], 5, 9, 13, IT, q, %.
90. Leave Port Los Angeles at 6 a. m. and
Redondo at IL a. IN. for San Diego, April
4, 8. u. 16 20, a. %. May 2. 10. A. IS p, 26.
80 June g. Z, IL, 10, 10, %, 27. The Corona
calls at Newport. Cars connect via Re-
dondo leave Santa Fe depot at 10 a. m. OF
from Redondo railway depot at $3.50 a. m.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. p. r. r. depot at 1875 pm. for steamers
north bound.
The steamers Eureka and Coos Bay leave
San Pedro and East San Pedro for San
Francisco via Ventura, Carpenterla, santa
Barbara Gaviota, Port Hartford, Cayucos,
San Simeon, Monterey and Santa Cruz. at
$3.50 p. m. April 3. Z, IL, Is, 19 49, a. May
/. 8, 0, 13, II. q, %, 20 June g. 10, IA IL.
90 26 30. Cars connect with steamers via
San Pedro leave s. p. r. r. (Arcade depotl
at SOB p. m. and Terminal ry. depot at 5.05
pm. The. company reserves right to
change without previous notice, steamers
sailing dates and hours of sailing. w. Far
ris. Agent, 124 w. Second St. Los Angeles.
GOODALI.. PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts,
San Francisco.
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CHICAGO MARKETS
The Days Transactions on the Board
of Trade

CHICAGO, April 13.--In wheat a further
advance of s4d at Liverpool in addition 70
the I'D rise of the day before was unavail-
ing because of some of the conditions pre-
yailing at home. Minneapolis and Duluth
receipts were one of the domestic features
which caused the ignoring of the Liverpool
strength. The two places referred to re-
ported the receipt OF 5O4 carloads against
only 237 the similar day of the week before
and ass a year ago. 1t did not matter that
Minneapolis was Offering the indueement
of iac premium over July price Tor wheat
delivered now; that was disregarded and
the mere fact of the receipts having IN
creased was the only point laid mold OF;
Chicago receipts were ten cars. A vessel
cleared for Buffalo with $4,000 bushels ana
another for Milwaukee with 10000 May
started from 677s sellers down to- 6.s
against Yesterdays closing price OF ce-5 e-;s
II dropped back under the influence OF
heavy short selling to 6674 and 667s. The
short selling was not all by local opera
tors, both st. Louis and New York opera
tors disposing of heavy lines. Resistance
was offered to every decline, the slight ad-
vance Immediately after the opening was
caused by the report that the french and
Russian crop prospects were getting
worse. The activity in the flour trade at
Minneapolis was remarkable and dis
patches from there put the total sales dur
ing the last two days at between 14O6O and
200, 900 barrels, Pillsbury reporting 5000
barrels sold by him yesterday. This news,
together with the report from New York
that twenty-five boat loads had been taken
there for export finally checked the de-
cline and during the last hour quite, a
steady feeling prevailed. May gradually
67ss 20 Ct u. Corn ruled quiet and easier.
oats were quiet and generally weak. Pro-
visions were heavy and lower.
The leading FUTURES closed as follows:
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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, April 13.-Native cattle sold
at 3.S5d4.25 for common dressed beef steers.
up to 500d5.25 for choice beeves: cows,
2O0d2.75; extra fresh, 4.00n4.50; bulls, 2.5O0I
$50; oxen and stays. 2.00@2.45: cows COM
mon to choice, 3.00d5.OO There was an
active demand for hogs and prices ruled
stronger early in the day and largely 2is
cents higher, but weakened later; bulk
went at 4.10@4.17h, sales being made at an
extreme range of 3. s.sO@4.2O; heavy packing
lots. 3.sOd4.00; prime lights. Ais. Pigs sold
chiefly at 3.S06J4.W. The demand for sheen
was active and prices were stronger and 10
cents higher. Sales were at S5Od4.0O for
common sheep up to 5.00@5.50 for strictly
mostly mostly at i,5oa5.oo. Lambs wer in active tive,
demand at 4.0094.10. Colorado lambs sold
at 6.OOoq6.1o, the offerings being readily
taken.
Receipts-Cattle. 1000; hogs. $4,000; sheep,
II 00O
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Notice for Publication
LAND OFFICE AT Los ANGELES. c.

LAND OFFICE AT LOS ANGELES. CAL,
March %, 1897. Notice is hereby given
that the following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention TO make final proof
will be made before T. S. land office at Los
Angeles. Cal. on April 2s, 1897, viz: James
r. Williams. Chatsworth Cal. homestead
application No. S140, for the NWA Sec ~,
Twp N, r. II W., S.B.M. He names the
following witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said lard.
viz: c. V. Boquist. of Chatsworth. Cal
s. f. Mannon, of Chatsworth, Cal; w w.
Johnson, of Chatsworth, CAL. Charles
Johnson of Chatsworth Cal.
Il. j. BOLTON, Register. 4-26
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Prices of Cereals and Ship
ments Received

SAN FRANCISCO. April 13.-wheat,
quiet; May 1.20ss; December, 1.1-M. Bar
ley, quiet: December 6Sis. Corn, large yell
low, SO9Sa%. California bran, 1S.0O@1S.50.
Flour-Family extras, 4.75q4S5; bakers
extras, 45O@4.65; superfine, 4.1Oq435.
Wheat-No. l shipping. 1:20; choice do,
1,2lA; for local use, 1.25Ql27h; milling
Bariey-Feed. 65@721s; brewing SO@S7As.
to choice do, 112lk@l. .22lza poor to fair, i.O5a
Ito; surprise. 1851. 40; gray, 1.10Q1. .17ia
black for feed. 05Gl. .O5: milling. 1.15Q1 22laa
Receipts-Flour. quarter sacks, II. 10;
barley, centals, 1910; beans, sacks sos; rye.
centals $50; potatoes. sacks. 1922 onions,
sacks, 65; bran, sacks, $50; middlings.
sacks, 6Sl; hay. tons. 800; straw. tons. 30:
wool bales. eQ7; hides, number, 22s; quick
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Money Quotations

NEW YORK, April 13.-Money on call,
easy, at 11zd1% per cent; last loan, IL;
closed, offered at 11s per cent; prime mer-
camille paper 31sM4 per cent; sterling ex-
change, firm, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at 4s7A@4S71s for demand and at
4S6M4.S6A for sixty days; posted rates,
4.SG1sg4S7 and 4.Ssa4. .ssl4 comm@sTciaa,l @ ~, oiIls'
4S5M4S5A; silver certificates, 62M62A.
LONDON, April 13.-Consols. 1l2ls.
SAN FRANCISCO. April I3.-Drafts.
sight, 15; telegraphic, 171s.
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Liverpool Markets

LIVERPOOL, April 13.-Wheat, No. !
red northern spring, 6s sgd. Corn, Ameri-
can mixed new, spot, firm, 2s I'd. Futures
closed dull. April, 2s GAd; May, IS 7Ad;
June. 2s 6sd. Flour closed firm; st. Louis
1ancy winter, IS 80.
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Silver Bullion

NEW YORK. April 1s.-Bar silver, e2%;
Mexican dollars. 4Szs. -
LONDON. April l3-Bar silver, 2S1sd.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-Bar silver
62ls; Mexican dollars. $4,000.
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of price is the factor on which business
largely depends just now.

Louisville. KY, has a real estate ex-
change which is in danger of going to
pieces because sufficient real estate men
cannot be induced to join it. Los An
geles has made three attempts to or
ganize such an exchange and each time
failure has been the result.
At the San Francisco Stock and Bond
exchange yesterday Oakland gas sold at
SAN, San Francisco gas and electric at
95 to 949s Giant Con powder at 31A and
Market Street railway 5 per cents at
1854
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, April S.-Todays state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance. $225, ,3O4 ,9sl; ;
gold reserve, $153 ,537, PSI.
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Bond List

NEW YORK, Apri! ls.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds today
U n IS coup. .12fA D & r g .1I3K
U s Is res-.u4 do t."".s..... g
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inc German SaYlngs and L0an Soclety
Notice of Removal
DIR. Wong Him, the

DIR. Wong Him, the
Imperial Chinese
physician, begs to
announce to his
numerous friends
and patients that
he has removed to
larger and more
modern premises. at
So S. Hope street,
between Eighth and
Ninth streets, where
he still hopes to
merit the favor of
their pat + o n a g e.
Take Tr a C t | o n,
Grand avenue or
Washington st. cars.
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CASH auotations were ns follows:

Flour, barley, steady; No; 2 spring wheat.
2sS 2SM; No. 2 oats. 1Glk: No white, 210
Pix fob; No. white, 1Sd2O1A fob; No. 2
rye. 31GS2; No. 2 barley, nominal; No, 3,
25d34 TO b.; No. 4. 2Sd27 fob: No. flax
seed, 73q77; prime timothy seed. 260; mess
pork. per bbl.. SS5dS.4O: lard. per 100 lbs.
4.2O0l4 22l5: short ribs sides, Qoose). 4.60D
ass: dry salted shoulders, (boxed). 5A@5h;
short clear sides. (boxed), 4X@47s; whisky.
sugars, cut. loaf. 5.64; granulated. sol.
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Petroleum
Local Quotations

NEW YORK. April 1S.-Petroleum was
steady. Pennsylvania crude, May, 6lA
hid
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M AIN STREET SAVINGS BANK.
\ OS ANGELES SAVINGS BANK.
230 N. Main st.

JE. Platter, Pres; H.W. Hellman. v-Pres.;
W. M. Caswell. Cashier.
Directors-I. W. Hellman, j. e. Plater'
H. w. Hellman. l. w. Hellman, Jr., w.
NJ Caswell.
interest paid on deposits. Money to loan
on first-class real estate.
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LOS ANGELES AND REDoNDo RAIL-
way Company.
Los Angeles depot: Corner of Grand ave-
nue. and Jefferson street.

OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Railroad company (of California;. San
Francisco, March 25th, 1897.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Southern Pacific Railroad company
(of California; for the election of directors
for the ensuing year. and for the transac-
brought before the meeting, will be held
at the office OF the company IN the city Of
San Francisco state of California; -
10 o'clock q. m.
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO. April 13.-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows.
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TESTIMONIAL.

January 5,1s97.
To the Public take this means of eX.
pressing my thanks to DIR. Wong Him OF
6S9 Upper Main street for having cured me
of kidney and stomach trouble which
caused me great prostration. l was unable
to get good nights sleep for about three
years. and acting under the advice OF the
best doctors of Chicago, came here to get
well on the climate, but kept getting grad
ually worse, until l was told to try Or.
full life-giving herbs l can say that in three
months time / am now a new woman and
feel stronger than I ever did. Any person
wishing me to certify this can find me.
ZIG North Marengo avenue, Pasadena.
MISS KLEMME.
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To the Public: take pleasure in tes-
tifying to my marvellous recovery under
the treatment of DIR. Wong Him of 6S9
Upper Main street, Los Angeles, from a
number of stubborn ailments, among
which were chronic Sickle adaches, dys-
pepsia' and kindred stomach troubles.
heart affection and kidney disease.
But what consider this physician excelled
in. so far as my case is concerned, was in
the restoration of my eye service. Astigma-
tism, coupled with other disorders. was my
affliction in this respect, and, although a
number of well-known skilled oculists in
some of the larger cities of this country
advised me | should always have TO de-
pend upon glasses and receive but poor SER
vice even then, DR.. Wong Hims remedies
have enabled me to abandon totally the use
of any artificial help to sight, and my eyes
continue to give such service. both for
near work and distant. as is truly wonder
full. To the skill and remedies of the ply
sician named can alone be attributed a rev.
olution in my physical condition through
out that puzzles those who knew of the
'incurable" character of my afflictions.
Respectfully, G. L. PLOWMAN.
Pico Heights p o. Call Sent g. 1896.
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SIX ANYBODY

Where to go for Reliable Medical Advice in all
Chronic Troubles, and the answer will be-
n N a
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San Francisco Produce

silver, TASKS. 90; wine, gallons, 51,7C0
81, 200; brandy, gallons. 1900.
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Ter market was weak; creameries, louIi;
dairies,. 9915 Eggs were steady, un-
changed.
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The National Bank Of California
Il AT LOS ANGELES
Capital Ind 1910 10000
OFFICERS D1REC

+ NC. MARBLE. RIEBeT22HSsiA g. e HSsiAuncHrrn
O. T. JOHNSON, JOHN WOLFSKIlL,
NELSON STORY, GEORGE IRVINE
N ". sTOWELL. u. +; c. KLOKKB.
w s. DE VAN, M. H. sHERMAN.
FRED O.JOHNSON, T. e. NEWLIN.
A. HADLEY,
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OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN
Farmers and Merchants Bank OF Los
Capital paid up. .............
Surplus and Reserve. .,.....
I. w. HELLMAN President; II. W. HELM
Cashier; G. HEIMANN Assistant Cashier
cHILDS, ]. f. FRANCIS, c. f.. THOM. |.
4. GLASSELL, 7. l.. DUQUE, 1. w. HE'LL
Special Collection Department. Correspondel
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DIRECTORS.
i. M. Elliott, ]. d. Bickneu
r o Story II. Jevne,
J. D. Hooker. w e. Patterson
VIM G.. Kerckhof.
No public funds or other preferred ds.
oosits received by this bank.
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Fixins Cellars ter VINO. !.

Flxtng Cellars ter wintss. \
Most country cellars require special
attention before very cold weather ap-
pears. In them are kept the seasons
supply Of potatoes, apples, celery.
equashes, canned fruits and the like.
All outside windows and doors viii
let III frost IL they are not covered
carefully. These openings can be COM
pletely shut, al entrance can be OBJ
tained from the inside, ventilation ne
cured through the fireplace land there
should be one In every large CELLAR.
and the absence Of light IL an adyant-
age, as fruit and vegetables keen. bet.
ter In the dark. One Of the best ways
to close the. openings is to Ill them full
OF straw tightly packed down. When
oil has bsen crowded into the windows
that the opening will hold, secure hsin
place by stakes driven so that the f6Ds
touch the wall. After the stakes are
In place. push straw under them until
no more con be crowded in. Straw
packed tight. between the inner and
outer doors W prevent freezing from
this source. Have everything in read
iness, but do Aot stop up windows ara
doors until 1t is absolutely neceaRfT.
The temperature Of the room should be
Kept near the freezing point, but must
not reach 1t, else some Of the canned
fruits or tender vegetables will be
nipped. The chief object is not to de-
lay the work so long that loss will re-
suit.
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He Did Not Know the Rome.

He DID Not Know the Ropes.
Gen. Morgan of Illinois, who COM
manded brigade in Davis division.
was one Of those men so slouchy in his
appearance that q stranger would
never have picked him for an officer Of
high rank: One day a raw recruit OF
his brigade who had lost some books
asked veteran where he might be
likely to find them. The veteran said
the only thief In the brigade was Jim
Morgan, who occupied tent near the
blue flag. The recruit hastened to
Morgan's tent, showed his head IN
through the flaps, and asked:
Does Jim Morgan live here?
My name Is James Morgan" an
swered the general.
Then want you to hand over those
books you stole from met"
have none Of your books, my dear
man"
That's. a Ae," cried the soldier. ssrhe
boys say you are the only thief in the
camp. Turn out them books, or RI
grind your carcass into apple-sass!
Gen. Morgan appreciated the joke,
and laughed heartily, but when the re.
cruit began pulling OF his coat to make
good his threats, the officer informed
him Of his relations to the brigade.
"Waal, blast me IL I'd take you for q
brigadier" said the man. Excuse
me, general, don't thoroughly know
the ropes yet."-Harper's Round Ia
Bile.
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\ liisAiae ~ nlsstris LisAt..


& tisAing w Dlsstrie LigAt. I
~ sver trout Waterman knows that
- ~ ~ certain streams are abnorl
mAlly cultured Ia the matter az Aies,
md have q we'll defined contempt Tor =
hook that = badly tied, or dressed to,
initiate fiy that Is out Of season. 1t
would seem. however, that other dsh.
besides the speckled river favorite Or
the sportsman are being educated In,
the important matter Of what to eat
and what to avoid. It is said that ~.
though the fall run Of the mackerel on
the Rhode Island coast Is unusually
heavy and the fish are exceptionally
large, they are SO shy that the old way
Of taking them, the hook and line, the
drift nets and the seines, each az
which was formerly effective, have
failed. The fish simply decline to be
caught, and the owners Of the macker.
81 schoOners are casting about for I
new lure. The latest idea 10 q huRe
bag hung on poles and lowered. after
being baited with freshly-rround
etosh, by means Of lead sinkers. The
mackerel rush for the bait, and when
enough OF them are within the net the
boom 10 raised. The old fishermen nv
that while this device works web
enough for the voracious bulrs-eye
mackerel, the true mackerel . not. 10
be taken by It The commander Of one
boat is convinced that this wary nah .
only to be circumvented BY electricity.
and he has fitted up an electrical ap-
paratus for the purpose. This appara-
tus ID q simpHdcation Of what has been
used for deepsea fishing on both the
Pacific coast and the coast OF Scotland.
In the boat 10 q dynamo, to which 4
attached long wire carrying from one
to nix incandeseent bulbs The hulba
are drst lowered into the depths Of the
sea, and the lights are turned on. e =
believed that this will draw the true
mackerel By night In such numbers a
TO make the SEEMING Of them easy ana
profitable.
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Bicycles and CabAen In Paris.
Bicycling in France has led to one
strange and quite unexpected result.
It has made the authorities keep a
firmer hand on the Paris cabmen. The
dangers Of the pedestrian attempting
to cross the Place d'Opera were enor-
mously increased when he had to deal
with both cab and bicycle, and the
number of accidents drew attention to
the reckless driving in the great thor
oughfares. The authorities went very
fully into the matter, and quite bud
get of new regulations came into force
at the beginning of the present month.
Cabmen, henceforth, go through very
rigid examinations before their IL
censes are granted. These deal both
with their knowledge Of the Paris
streets and their skill in handling the
reins, as also with their temper and
their manners. How these are tested
is az yet kept a secret.-Nyestminster
Gazette,