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House Cleaning

Yes, Mrilly's bin house cleanin', m I'm
sleepin' in the shed,
With some buggy robes for kivers m the
wash bench for bed;
There's confusion in the parlor, m heap
sight more upstairs;
While KANT find comfort nowhere fer the
varnish on the chairs.
First they tore up all the carpets; then
they pulled down all the shades,
Till the place looked like a homestead after
one Of Moseby's raids;
Next the walls were renervated, m the
floors was soaked and scrubbed,
N M'rilly bossed the workers as they
pounded, shook and rubbed.
Oh, tell yer, 'tain't so funny, when yer
eatin OF the shelf,
NJ feller has to hustle for a place to lay
hisself
Fer the wimen folks mean bizness m they
make feller jump
TIL he's like pesky camel with double
action hump.
Franklin w. Lee in Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
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Partners

PARTNER WILL
ling to invest money enough-say SIS. 900
to establish in Los Angeles a system of
horseless carriages for passenger trans
portation; the advertiser has the knowl-
edge and the business capacity necessary
to make the enterprise a financial sue
cess, but lacks the capital; he will guar
antee a net profit the first year Of so per
cent on the investment and will ask for
nothing for himself out Of the business
till that is paid; he has investigated all
the possibilities thoroughly and knows
that there Is an opportunity here for
making a good deal OF money easily, le-
ultimately and without risk. If inter-
ested, address H. c., Box 49, Herald
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Fear to Tell All the Truth

The charge that some Pennsylvania con-
gressmen are selling postoffice appoint
ments has been distinctly made by two re-
sponsible authorities. But these two re-
sponsible persons produce no names. This
is not the way to stop jobbery 1t is one
of the unsavory recollection of q recent
Quay-Wanamaker fight that after both
sides have made criminal charges, each
against the other, both abandoned the
prosecutions in a way warranting the in
ference that neither could stand the expo
sure of criminal proceedings.-Pittsbur
Dispatch.
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TO LOAN-A BARREL OF MONEY ON
diamonds, pianos, furniture and all first.
class securities; business confidential:
CREASINGER. 247 8. Broadway. rooms
and Z 5-29-tf
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City Lots and Lands

FOR SALE-OUT ON THE HEALTHFUL
hills. where the air Is pure. sweet and
delicious. where In winter the tenderest
flowers bloom without fear OF frost. and
In summer nobody knows 1t is hot till
he comes down to the lower levels-one
or more Of the prettiest hill lots In Los
Angeles.
They are on Arnold ct. and frOct south.
They are between Bixel st. and Lucas
ave.
Arnold Is the street midway between
Third and Fourth sts.. and Bixel street.
and Lucas avenue. are half way between
Spring street and Westlake park.
They are beautifully situated and the
nelghborhood is nrst class. They are
smooth and level and Just high erough
above the sidewalk to be nice. The street
improvements are all finished and pa'd
for.
These are not cheap lots. Nobody
need look at them with that idea. II you
want lot or lots nice enough to he worth
at least $500 apiece. see these. for you
can get them now for $11O0.
8. r. HENDERSON,
1857 W. Fourth st.. or Herald office.
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1t is not thought probable that recruits
will be SO osearce of needed in such numbers
as to make 1t necessary to modify these
rules to any considerable extent But In
case volunteers are called on to serve for
the war only, the question of absolute phys
ical fitness. scale measure. will not be SO
strictly enforced. 1t should be remembered
that in all cases, even now, the scale is by
no means arbitrary as to the mans frame,
bony structure and development frequently
sending him over or under the scale of
two pounds to the inch. If the variation is
not so great as to presuppose physical all
ment or weakness, he will be accepted,
other things being sufficient. - Chicago
Chronicle.
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nusuMEss oPpoRTuN1T1Es

FOR sXTE~ON EASY TERMS; THE
Little Maggie Gold mining claim, in the
Pinacate mining district, six miles west
of Perris, Riverside county; the best
chance for a practical miner with little
ready money to get hold OF genuine,
producing mine that there Is In Califor-
MIA today. The Little Maggie has been
worked OF and on in a primitive, hand-to-
mouth way for several years, but never to
any great depth. Most of the work has
been drifting and stoping, "above the
water" The water comes in at 60 IT,, and
at rs IT. there Is so much of 1t that fur
ther sinking on the vein becomes imprac-
ticable without machinery, which the
present and former owners, being poor
men, have not been able to buy. But the
gold Is there, and whoever will go 70 It.
further down will have a mine that will
make his fortune. The claim Is 1900 IT.
long, with the ledge in sight every foot
of the way. and we will forfeit $500 II
there Is foot of 1t in which there Is
not gold. The average yield In the aras-
ira, extending over O period of four years,
has been about $50 to the ton of ore. The
best ore, and the most OF 1t, has been
found at the greatest depth-that Is, be-
low the water level. We are convinced.
not only from our own experience, but
from that of the Good Hope. the Gavilan
and other mines in the neighborhood,
that depth is all that Is necessary to in
sure great mine. Neither Of the mines
mentioned had at like depth with the
Little Maggie anything like the showing
the latter has. And the water. though
troublesome to us, because we lack ma
chinery with which to take care of 1t, is
In itself valuable. 1t could be sold for a
good price any day, though of course 1t
will be needed on the property whenever a
mill Is put up. There is enough to run
ten stamps and possibly twenty. The
property is In every way an interesting
one. We offer it for sale simply because
we haven't the means to develop 1t as
1t ought to be to be profitable. We will
sell 1t on the most liberal terms, and give
the buyer every opportunity to investi-
gate and satisfy himself of it's value
before he invests a cent For further
Information about it see ]. M HASSON.
at the office of Sherwood & Koyer. IA
s. Broadway. Il
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A Mere Song

Dumley-How much do you ask for that
piece of land?
Robinson-Tll sell It to you for mere
song.
Dumley-To the tune Of?
Robinson-Five thousand dollars.
Dumley-Oh! one Of Melba's songs
Judge.
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MEMS DEPARTMENT
Stable buck, -$25; orchard teamster, $40
ETC.; stone mason. $3.50; rock foreman
$50 etc.; teamsters, $50 etc.; u iron car
men, 81; rock drillers 81; teamsters, $25
ETC.; laborers, N.75; iron car foreman
$3.50; ranch hand, SIS; ranch choremen
SIC.
MEMS HOTEL DEPARTMENT
Oyster opener. SO week; baker. coun-
try. $685. dyer and cleaner. $3.50 day.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT
House GIRL Santa Monica, Catalina
Ventura, $40 and fare; San Gabriel, Muir
rietta, SIS; housekeeper, $40; German
cook. $25; 2 house girls. $25; 6, $50; 8, SIS;
girls to assist. SO to $12.
LADIES HOTEL DEPARTMENT
Chambermaid, $15 lunch waitress, 81;
waitress, country. $1S; waitress do cham
berwork, Pasadena, SIS; Unexperienced)
laundress, country. $25.
HUMMEL BROS. & co.
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LOST AND FOUND
LOST-POCKETBOOK ON THIRD ST
containing IS and meal tickets; keep
money and return pocketbook to 10Sls
Third st. s. w. HILL. 12
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DORA FRANCIS. CABINET BATHS
and massage. 2SS w. First. room 4. be-
tween Spring and Broadway. Clio
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MONEY LOANED ON DIAMONDS.
watches, jewelry, pianos. sealskins. car
riages. bicycles, warehouse receipts and
all kinds of collateral security; storage
free in our warehouse. LEE BROS. 400
8. Spring st. tt
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FOR SALE-HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
of all kinds; carpets, office desks. gas
stoves; bedroom sets from IS UP. What
have you to sell? R. w. WOOD, 419 8.
Broadway. Tel. red 1884. If
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EXCURSIONS

ROCK ISLAND PERSONALLY CON-
Quoted excursions every Tuesday and
Wednesday; low rates; quick time;
Union depot. Chicago; Office IA South
Spring street. tt
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SPECIAL NQTICER

Los ANGELES CITY
Water Co. will strictly enforce the fol-
lowing rules: The hours for sprinhling
are between the hours Of 9 and o'clock
q. m. and and 8 o'clock p. m. For vio-
lation of the above regulation the water
will be shut OF and fine Of 81 will be
charged before the water will be turned
on again. u
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Money

WANTED-$2ooo FOR FIVE YEARS AT
. per cent per annum gross, with which
to build house on unincumbered lot worth
$500. Address D., box 80, Herald. 12
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Los ANGELES STEAM CARPET
CLEANING CO. will clean and lay all
kinds OF carpets at &c. per yard; all work
guaranteed. S29 E. Second st. Tel. main "A,
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LEGAL NOTICES
Notice Of stockholders' Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Church Extension Society of the Protestant
Episcopal Church for Southern California
will be held in the Guild Hall of st. Paul's
church, Olive street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, in the city of Los Angeles,
at eleven o'clock a. m. of Friday, May Goth.
1898. for the election Of board Of directors
and such other business as may come be-
fore the said meeting.
8. M. HASKINS. Secretary.
THE CoPARTNERsHIP HERNToFORN
existing between B. F.. Gardner
and w. E. oliver. and known as
Gardner & Oliver, Is this day dissolved
by mutual consent. B. F. Gardner taking
the store at 3O5 8. Spring st., w. q: Oliver
taking the store at 10e 8. Spring st.
B. F. GARDNER IA
w. e. OLIVER. "
Los Angeles. May Q. lssa ~
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FOR SALE-FORTY-ACRE ALFALFA
ranch ten miles from city, with good,
5-room house, barn, stock and farm i'm
plements: the whole will be sold for $1,000
cash; no agents. Address E.. Box IS.
Herald.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
HERALD sUB-AGENcIT.s-

HERALD SUB-AGENCII.s-
ADVERTISEMENTS left at the fol-
lowing agencies will receive prompt at
tertion. and will be printed as quickly
and with the same care as II left at the
main office. l3S s. Broadway:
DOwNEY AVE. AND EAST SIDE
L. p. COLLETTE. GIL Downey ave.
WIN. H. HARMON, 7e5 Pasadena ave.
CENTRAL AVE. AND VERNON
Fl. L. SCHERB, Adams st. and Central
ave.
CHICAGO PHARMACY. Central ave.
and Twelfth st.
J. v. AKEY. corner Central and ver-
MAIN ST. AND SOUTHwEST-
p. T. PARKE PHARMACY. n29 8.
Main.
wEsTLAKE GROCERY. corner Alva-
rado and Seventh sts.
II. L. PARK. DRUGGIST. cor. Thirty
eighth and Wesley ave.
!. w. BROWN. JR.. DRUGGIST.
junction Of Hoover. Union, and twenty
fourth sts.
TEMPLE AND NORTHWEST
DIR. H. KALLEWODA,D DRUGGIST.
cor. Temple st. and Beaudry ave.
FRANK d. OWEN. cor. Temple and
Belmont ave.
vlOLE & LoPIZIcH. DRUGGISTS.
~ N. Main st.
BOYLE HEIGHTS
H. c. WORLAND. 2l33 e First. Sta
tion B.
]. p. WYLIE. 1877 e. First.
J. NJ. HARRIS. 1842 e. First.
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"-LOS ANGELES--E F
TERMINHL 7
RAILWAY CQ.-E Z
TIME OF PASSENGER TRAINS,
EFFECT FEB. q, 1898.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

The company's elegant
steamers Sn ntA Ross
and Pomona leave Re-:
dondo at II am. anS
Port Los Angeles at 2;60
pm. for San Francisco VIA
Santa Barbara and Port
Hartford May 8. Z. II. Is. ~
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20. "a, 2S, July 2. and every fourth oay
thereafter, Leaye Port Los AnEcness ;ar "a at =
Diego via Newport May /, g. 9, 10. H. u. p:
20, June 2. Q, TO- IA, IS, 22. 26. 80, July =. ana
every fourth day thereafter. The santa
meet via Redondo leave Santa Fe depot at
70 or from Sa Pdry ~ Ges
leave s. p. r. r. depot at 1:sS Pm Tor
steamers north bound.
The steamers Coos Bay and Homer
leave SAN Pedro and East San Pedro
for San Francisco via Ventura, Carpin.
teria, Santa Barbara. Gaviota. Port Har-
ford, Cayucos. San Simeon. Monterey ana
Santa Cruz at $3.50 p. m. May 4. 8, II. 10. 20, H.
49, June l. s. g. 10, II, q, 25, 20. July and every
fourth day thsrssftsr Cars ares connsct With
(Arcade depoD at SOB pm. and Terminal
RV depot at $40 pm. T9r & further infor-
serves right to change. without previoua
eGtisal, os tsisl,ns 'a Sftsi an1 8r
- p "; seeqna st., k Los AnseissA !
Gen. ACTS. H.E
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FOR SALE-FOR $3.50 A MONTH AND A
small cash payment 1 will build you
new 4-room cottage, plastered and paint
ed to suit in my Third Addition. Eighth
and Mateo SITS. Why pay rent, when you
can own your own homer c. A. SMITH,
2l3 w. First st. II
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Stocks and Bonds

ROBERT MALE & CO.. STIMSON BLK,
have another lot of street improvement
bonds for sale. Call soon. as they won't
last long at the price. Plenty of money
to loan. II
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THE DAILY JOURNAL. PUBLISHING
county official records, real estate trans
fers, mortgages, liens. building news: one
dollar monthly. 205 New High st. II
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AGENTS MAKE 50 TO SIS A DAY SELL
ing our popular priced cameras: most
profitable agents line on the market;
general and local agents wanted. LA
CROSSE CAMERA CO., x 6. La Crosse.
TVta
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MEDIUMS

MRS. WALKER. CLAIRvOYANT AND
life business reading medium: all busi-
ness affairs Of life looked into for the ad-
vancement of your future. 316h s. Spring
street. tt
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THE HERALD.
Rates for Classified Advertising

Liners-5 cents per limo for eack,
insertion. Notice of Marriage, Birth
er Desfh-Eree. Obituaries. Funeral
Notices and Special Announcemen
10 cents per line.
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LADIES, MY MONTHLY REGULATORS
never fail Sample box, particulars,
and article worth 81 for 10c. MRS. A.
PRICE, Asbury Park, N j. 20
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Country Property

FOR SALE-LAND IN PARCELS TO
suit at Colegrove. q near suburb OF Los
Angeles, on Santa Monica electric road.
COLE & COLE. attorneys. 2Sz N. Main
st.. Los Angelea II
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FOR SALE-AN ESTABLISHED BUSI-
ness paying $500 to $500 month; this is
a rare opportunity to get paying legiti-
mate business; about $4,000 required p.
o. Box 1885, 12-15
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Stores and Offices
Miscellaneous
No. 221 EAST FOURTH ST.

The quarters formerly occupied yy The
Herald Printing Establishment,
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Eoa SALE
Houses

FOR sALE-HoUsEs AT CosT-HERE
is a chance for you II you have the money;
no reasonable cash offer refused. Re-
moved to Az Byrne building. Residence
1903 Toberman st. Telephone, main 4SS.
]. c. ELLIOTT. 16
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WE ARE SPECIALLY PREPARED TO
properly launder gentlemen's summer
suits. coats, trousers and vests. EXCEL
SIOR LAUNDRY. Phone 367 If
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Agents

WANTED - AGENTS TO SELL BAT
tleship pictures. $50 8. Broadway. n
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Male and Female Help

WANTED-CLEvER LADY AND GEN.
tleman amateurs for tour just starting
under supervision of celebrated New
York actor; must sing. Write s. F.. Ho-
tel Menlo, APO s. Main st., city. 12
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To Purchase

WANTED TO BUY MILK ROUTE OR
customers in west part Of city, between
First and Washington st. Box IS, Sta
tion D. 18
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which the members will go to the cemetery,
there to strew flowers on the graves Of the
departed brotherA
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OUR BULLETIN AT SECOND-ST. EN-
trance to California Bank building is
worth your while inspecting II you want
situation. THE CLERKS EX-
CHANGE; membership only. 1O-12-l4
SIS TO $50 WEEKLY AND EXPENSES
paid statesmen to sell cigars to dealers
on time. Experience unnecessary. C. c.
BISHOP & CO., St. Louis. th-su-tu-j il
WANTED-THE OPERA RESTAURANT,
III 8. Main st.. serves the best 10c meal
In the city; try 1t and be convinced. tt
WANTED-500 MEN TO HAVE THEIR
shoes soled, 35c. M'LESKEY'S, cheapest
place on earth, 124 E. Second st. 5-27
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Situations-Male

WANTED-SITUATIO BY FIRST
class accountant, long experience in
wholesale and retail; highest city refer
ences Address "BOOKKEEPER," box
40S, Station c. IA
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WANTED-GIRL TO ASSIST WITH
housework in small family. 1877 N. Olive
st. II
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MONTHLY REGULATOR
Mover fails. Send cents for Woman's
Safe Guard. WILCOX NED CO.. Dept.
Q, Philadelphia, Pa. If
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FOR SALE-WE SELL THE EARTH.
BASSETT & SMITH. Pomona. Cal. II
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Female Help

IF YOU WANT A SITUATION, NOTICE
our bulletin at Second-st entrance Of
California Bank building. THE
CLERKS EXCHANGE; membership
only. 10-12-14
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COFFEE AND RUBBER ARE MONEY
winners; for small tracts of land on easy
payments see LA COMPANIA EMPIRE.
SA MEXICANA. 1901 Fisher building.
Chicago.
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eight. Weight. At expiration. Mobility

All soldiers receive from the government
dn addition to their pay) rations. clothing,
bedding medicines and medical attendance.
The following table is the rate of pay as
established:
Pay pr Pay pr Pay pr
Grade month. wear. 3yearS
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PIANO HOUSE: A. g. GARDNER. l1o
Winston st., near the postofIice building:
Briggs pianos. new and secondhand:
also other makes. u
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RING MAIN Eli; CARPETS CLEANED,
laid same day. PIONEER STEAM CAR
PET CLEANING WORKS. office CAS- s.
Broadway. If
GENTS SUITS DRY CLEANED, 81. so;
pants dry cleaned, SOC. BOSTON DYE
WORKS, 25e New High st. eli
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WANTED
.>0~~~~~~<
Male Help
HUMMEL BROS. 8 CO..
EMPLOYMENT AGENTS

California Bank Building,
Soo-So2 w. Second St. in basement,
Telephone 509
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MEDICAL ELECTRICIAN REMOVED
from S19 8. Grand ave. to 61S w. Eighth
ST.; female diseases treated by electric
ity; cure guaranteed. It
The herald., 1898-05-12

GUITAR LESSONS BY PROF. ARE
valo; specialties, tone, technique, execu-
ton. rapid progress. Studio. room 12e
Wilson block. 5-12
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WALL PAPER-New stock. low prices:
guaranteed work. NIELSEN BROS, 704-
70S 8. Spring; phone red 1853. If
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MUSICAL INSTRUCTION

FINE OLD CLARET 15c. A GALLON
Depot, 705 Upper Main st. IL
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FOR SALE-SALOON BUSINESS AT
San Pedro; very low price for cash. APP
ply to H. ]. WOOLLACOTT, Liquor
Dealer. 124 North Spring st. If
1 SELL OUT ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS.
I. D. BARNARD. 112 s. Broadway.
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Miscellaneous

FOR SALE
One Anita. nearly new, $40.
One Cleveland $23.
One Crescent E-G frame, $40.
One Heating, $40.
L. b. WINSTON, 5s4 s. Broadway. i:
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LADIES. MY MONTHLY REGULATOR
never fails; trial box. 10 cents. MRS. B.
ROWAN. Milwaukee. Wis. 1888
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POWDER OF LIFE CURES ALL sTOM-
ach troubles. At all druggists and 1873 S.
Broadway. IL
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FOR RENT-BEST LOCATED BAKE
shop at Catalina: favorable terms to
right party. BANNING CO., 222 s. Spfng
street, e
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MRS. KATE HoSK1NS-TRANCE ME-
dium; sittings daily; evenings by ap-
pointment; circle Tuesday evening; Csc.
At 1929 s. Spring st. 5-19
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EDUCATIONAL

LOS ANGELES BUSINESS COLLEGE.
212 w. Third ST., Currier block; up-to-
date, progressive, advantages unsur-
passed; day and evening sessions; write
for catalogue and booklet on new budget
system. $50
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DENTISTS

MASSAGE
MISS WILLARD, COMPLEXION SPE-
cialist, Electrical Facial Massage. Office
hours. 10 to I. The Florence. 30S South
Main, Room 20. 6-1
NINE. ROBBIE. LATE OF 8. F., 31sh q
Spring. room 20: genuine massage.
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MONEY TO LOAN ON ALL KINDS OF
personal security, diamonds. watches and
jewelry; business confidential. Collat-
eral Loan O9ice, J. WIESENBERGER.
S1S 8. Spring Ut. IT
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BOOKS OF ALL KINDS BOUGHT. SOLD
and exchanged. JONES BOOK STORE.
22e and 22s w. First st Il
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FOR ExCHANGE-HUND OF
properties. BEN WHITE. 20s w. First.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-21
PENOBSCOT RIVER CLOSED.

Buoksport, May 2O.-The Penobscot riv.
er was closed to navigation today by the
torpedo feet now at work in Bucksport
narrows. Large fleets of schooners are
anchored here and at Fort Point. The
steamer Penobscot, Bangor for Boston,
was held here some six hours, and small
river boats were sent around by the east
ern channel. Tho mines and cables will
be in position Saturday and navigation
tion of patrol steamers.
The schooner Hannah Coomer has ar
riv cd here with powder for Fort Knox.
A howitzor battery will be planted to
command the channel and company OF
artillery ordered here shortly.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-21
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, ILL.,,
makes the statement that she caught cold,
which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for month by her family physi-
clan, but grew worse. He told her she
was hopeless victim of consumption and
that no medicine could cure her. Her
druggist suggested DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption; she bought a
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited from first dose. She continued
it's use, and after taking six bottles,
found herself sound and well, now does
her own homework and is as well as she
ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great
Discovery at II. P. S. Goods Drug Store,
large bottles 80 cents and $l.00.
Eucksen's Arnica Saive.
THE LEST sALVE in the world for
Rheum, Fever Sores letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptiops and positively cures Piles, OF
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money rsfun 1ed,
Price rs cents par box. For sale by H. p.
S. Goold, 57g Congress ST., under Con-
gregs Square Hotel
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BUSINESS GOOD IN THE WEST.

New York, May 20.-R. g. Dun q Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, will
say:
Western prosperity has SO greatly over
balanced timidity of eastern capital that
actual business done increases; railroad
earnings promise better for May than a
month ago for April, and payments
through clearing houses for the week in
May show gain of 800 per cent over
last year.
Several large contracts kept back for
some weeks because of hostilities have
been placed and instead of works clos.
ing or reducing force, returns show the
starting of some works long idle and in
crease Of force or of hours at others.
The key OF the situation is the prosperi-
ty of the west. which altogether unprece-
dented marketing of breadstuffs has
caused, with the prospect of good crops
to come.
Failures for Che week have been $50 in
the United States, against 249 last year,
and 80 in Canada, against 81 last year.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-21
PORTLAND ooMMANDERY. ,

The Portland Commandery, Knights
Templar, accompanied BY one OF the best
bands in Maine, is making arrangements
to go to Portsmouth on June oath, St..
Johns Day. by special train. and take
the Shoals steamer Viking for Appledore
Island, there to enjoy its annual outing.
A committee of Sir Knights has already
visited the Laighton Brothers to consult
about the pilgrimage. 1t is probable
that De Witt Clinton Co1nmandery will
greet the fraters on their arrival and de-
parture.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-21
CANADIAN VETERANS PROFFER
SERVICES. H'1-

Chicago, May 2O.-Four hundred and
sixty stalwart Swedish Americans will
march in body to the headquarters OF
the Blue and Gray legion tomorrow and
offer their services to that organization
United with the Blue and Gray legion
are 400 British-Americans who have seen
active service in the British army.
The hiphlanders are especially we'll rep
resented and have among their number
men who have served in the Black Watch,
Gordon Highlanders and other renowned
Scottish regiments.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-21
REsOLUTE READY TO SAIL.

New York, May 2O.-The U. S. S.
Resoiute. Commander Eaton, which wa.
formerly the passenger steamerY orktown
of the Old Dominion line is ready to leave
the Brooklyn navy yard. Sho has a crew
Of one hundred men. composed of regular
blue jackets and some, volunteers from
understood she will be used for the pur.
poae Of carrying troops from Tampa or
Kew West to Cuba and other places in
Southern waters. While she was beine
fitted out a first class refrigating plant
and also an improved system of yentila.
ton were constructed on board of her