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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
Sails.
Steamer,
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic Office located in the Merchants Exchange. Is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners. without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference. and the latest lights dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building at the foot of Market street. is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon 120th meridian, by teiegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Signal Observatory Mare Island. Cal.
 A notice stating whether the ball dropped on time or giving the error. if any, Is published in the morning papers the following day.
 w. s. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant U. S. N, in charge.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD,
Via SauSa1ito Ferry.

Via SauSalito Ferry. FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY
 AND SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYS-"7:20 '930. Il 20 C. m.: s1:S. 3:45 6:1b. $500. S:S0 D. m.
 EXTRA TRIPS-For San Rafael on Monday. Wednesdays and Saturdays at Il 30 p. SUNDAYS-'s:00. 'l0:00 'll:20 e. m.: 'l:lk a:e0 4:30 6:15 p. m.
 Trains marked run to San Quentin. FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCIGcO WEEK DAYS-5:25. 's:3s. 7:45. 's:so .. m. 1: '12;2O 2:?o. .5;45, 5:o5 p. n.
 EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays. Wedneedays sUNDAYS-s:2o. 's:oo. s1o:0o. 'u:5s a m.: Trains marked start from San Quentin. FROM MILL VALLEY To SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS-545. 6:45 755. $40 a- m : EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays. wednesdays and Saturdays at FOO ?. m.
 sUNDAYS-S:00. l0:0s a. m.: 12:o5. I:1o, s:aa S:00 6:20 ?. m.
 THROUGH TRAINs t:20 .. m. week days-Cazadero and way sts' na a:l6 ?. 1. saturdays-Duncan Mills and way S:oo a- ID. sundsyp-Duncan Mills and way ses.a
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THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks continued to shrink under . light business
 Local securities were generally firm, with improved quotations for several of the sugar stocks and Giant Powder The latter advanced to s59 671a and Hawaiian Commercial to s53 50
 The Oakland Gas, Light and Heat Company will pay Its regular monthly dividend of 25 cents per share to-day.
 The stock of the Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company will be ready for issue and exchange for the present stock before the first of the year Several months ago the stockholders authorized an increase of the mum Der of shares from 50. 900 to 100 000 but by mak- ing the par value s25 per share, Instead Of S5g; as at present, the total amount of capital will remain unchanged at $2, ,50o. 000 The exchange or shares will be at the rate of two shares or new stock for share of the old.
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cabegram says: There was less business in the market here to- day, but the tone was firm. All interest cen- tered in Americans. They opened dull under parity, traders being inclined to take profits, then rallied on New York purchases of coalers. but later New York realized. causing a dull finish. Spanish bonds 432s a report that the coupon will be paid. per cent in gold. Money was harder. There was consd- erable from the bank at per cent three days in view of the impending demands.
 CLOSING.
 Canadian Pacific. sSts Grand Trunk. K bar silver quiet, 27 7-16d; money, 2h per cent; Spanish As closed at 431s
 PARIS. Dec. l4.-Snanish Es closed at 4a. 30.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO Dec. 14-CATTLE-That were we'll matured sold readily to-day at strong prices there being hardly enough to meet re- quirements Sales basis of 8 S064 50 for commoner grades up to $5d5 50 for good to choice shiping beeves, a few choice to fancy Xmas cattle, found buyers at s 600s6. Stockers and feeders, s314 35.
 day at an extreme range of 8 2563 55, bulk of sales S3 40G13 42Ih. Pigs, 8 25@3 35
 Business in sheep and lambs was only fairly active. Sheep. g 5093 for the poorest up to
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RAIs1Ns.

DRIED FRUIT-Prunes. SEC for 4O-5Us. 41a9 5c for 50-6O's 31aG3%c for 6O-7Us 2&9sc for 7O-SO's, 2H@2kc for So-90s, Pc for 9O-1OOs and 114d1sac for 10o-11Cs; Silver Prunes, 21sQ5c; Peaches. 6a7tsc for good to choice 71k@Sc for fancy and 106l21kc for peeled; Apricots 10af2c for Royals and 12@121ac for Moorpark; Evapo- rated Apples. 7AG7lec; sun dried. 4@41ac; Black Figs sacks 2q2lzc: Plums. 41R46c for pitted and lGlISc for unpitted; Nectarines 615c for prime to fancy; Pears. 6qSc for quarters and S@9c for halves.
 RAISINS-324c for two-crown. 49sc for three less Sultanas, 4i4c for Seedless Muscatels and sl 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes. g. GI3c. eGl7c for hardshell. 9Q1& for softsheii: AT monds 667c for hardshell. 13c for softshell 40 l5c for paper-shell: Peanuts. 617c for Eastern and 4IkG5c for California; Cocoanuts, s4 50G5
 HONEY-Comb, 10@l1c for bright and Sg9c for lower grades; water white extracted 6i5M 7c; light amber extracted, 6c; dark, 5G5j1c per h.
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FLOUR-Fanily extras. s4 15@4 25: bakers extras, s 9O94 per bbl
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour. 8 % per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. g 75 per 100; Rice Flour, S7: Cornmeal. $2 90: extra cream Cornmeal. 8 25; Oatmeal s4 25; Dat Greats. s4 SO: Hominy, 8 25d3 50; Buckwheat Flour. s4Q4 25; Cracked Wheat 8 75; Farina s4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, s3 30: Rolled Oats (barrels), s S5GD6 25 in sacks, s 65a6 05: Pearl per l00 lbs.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

All descriptions under this head remain as previously quoted.
 BEANs-Bayos. s2@2 10; Small Whites S2 l5q2 20; Large Whites, sl so91 s5: Pinks S2q2 10; Reds, 8 1893 25; Backeye s3 75Q74: Butters. s2G2 50; Limas. 8 25G13 25; Pea, g 309 50; Red Kidneys. g 4O6l2 50 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard. s4 50@4 75 per ctl; yellow Mustard s4 25; Flax s2d2 25: Canary Seed. 2Aq24c per ID; Alfalfa, 6AQ6Xc; Rape 2Nq2@c; Hemp: 21sgSc; Timothy, 5g5jkc. Q1 S5 per ctl. ' "
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES

Values remain undisturbed
 POTATOES-509e5c for Early Rose: 4o6soc for River Burbanks: Salinas Burbanks, 75cas1 n. Oregon. 75cqs1 10: Sweet Potatoes, 50Gsoc for nearby and sl 25Q1 35 for Merced; New Pota- toes. 1A0219c per lb.
 ONIONS-50975c per ctI
 VEGETABLES = Green Peas sc. Str,nr Beans. 5a7c: Cabbage. 4095Oc: Tomatoes. a55 DOC for Bay and 50c@a for Los Angeles: Egg Plant, l0q12c per ID; Garlic 7dSc per lb: DrieS Okra, 15c per lb; Green Peppers, 365c per ;b. Dried Peppers, 10Ql5c; Marrowfat Squash. $ Gll2 per ton Carrots, 25@35c per sack W
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Dec. 14.-Consols. 11O9s; silver. 27 7-l6d; French rentes. 1927 97l4c: wheat car goes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on pas sage, dull for white, firm for red, Sd higher No. 1 standard California 33s. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 14-WHEAT - Steady; wheat in Paris, dull; flour in Paris, dull French country markets dull. COTTON-Uplands. 5-32d.
 CLOSING.
 WHEAT - Futures closed quiet, 5s 9Ad March. 5s S9sd; May. 5s I'd.
 CORN-Futures, quiet; December. 3s esd January. new, Ss S4d; March. 3s 7fsd.
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 FORECAST.
 The weather is cloudy over the entire Pa c!fic slope this evening, except Tn extreme Northwestern California, where 1t IS clear. Rain has fallen generally over California as far south Los Angeles during the day ana will extend over the extreme southern portion iof the State tonight and early Thursday morning. 1t is now raining at Fresno ana Los Angeles and showing at Independence
 The pressure has risen over the northwestern portion of the Pacific slope during the day and fallen the plateau region.
 The temperature has fallen in Southern Cali fornia and risen over the plateau region. Else where it has remained about stationary. Conditions are favorable for temporarily clearing weather Thursday.
 Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, December 15, 1898; Northern California--Partly cloudy Thursday; warmer; light northerly wind.
 Southern California-Generally cloudy Thurs day. except rain in the southern portion Thurs day morning; warmer; light northerlY wind Nevada-Cloudy Thursday, with snow in the mountains.
 Utah-Cloudy Thursday, with snow in the mountains of the south portion.
 Arizona-Rain Thursday, with snow In the mountains.
 San francisco and vicinity-Partly cloudy Thursday, probably becoming threatening Thursday evening; light northeast wind; warmer.
 Special from Mount Tamalpais- -Foggy; wind north, 20 miles: temperature. 36; maximum, 42
 c. H. WILSON, Local Forecast Official.
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DEcIDUoUs- AND CITRUS FRUITS.

There are no Strawberries of any consequence coming in now. The other fruits dull at unchanged prices.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries. s7 5OQ9 per barrel for East and $1G1 50 per box for Coos Bay.
 Apples. 35460c for common. 75ca$l per box for No. l and s1 2541 50 for choice. Lady Ap- ples. $1 25@1 75.
 Pears-50c@S1 25 per box.
 Persimmons-Nomn
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, s2G13 per box; Seedlings, $1 25g1 75: Mandarins S1 25l1 50; Lemons. s1Q2 for common and g 50qp3 50 for good to choice; Mexican Lines, $3 50t4; Cali forna Lines 25Q5Oc per small box; Grape Fruit. q 5oQS 50; Bananas. si 5OG2 per bunch Pineapples, S3q5 per dozen.
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What effect the rain will have on Butter and Eggs Is not yet apparent, There little change yesterday, one way or the other and both were rather quieter than they have been BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries. 2sq20c; sec onds, 2Sc.
 Dairy Choice to fancy. 2s@2so: common grades. 1Sq23c.
 Pickied Goods-Firkin, 17a1sc: pickled roll. 1791Sc for dairy and 19@20c for creamery squares; creamery tub. 22Q22hc.
 Eastern Butter-Ladle packed. 16d16hc per ID; Elgin. 22GD221ac
 CHEESE-Choice mild new, 1I3G12c: old. 10 911c: Cream Cheddar. 12Ql12iec; Young Amer ica. 12c: Eastern 12Q13c
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs. 33@35c per dozen: sec onds, 2712@32hc; Eastern. 22&@25c for ordi- nary and 2Sq30c for fancy.
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Cash ouotatIons were as folIows.

Flour. easy; Mo, spring Wheat. 6l@e3Nc; Oats 2674a27c; No. white, 29e No. 3 white 2Sg2S&c; No. Rye. 55c; No; Barley. f Q. b. Timothy Seed. g 2711 Mess Pork, per barrel $ o71aQS 70; Lard, per 100 pounds, s 12IaG5 20: Short Rib Sides. loose, S4 55q4 75; Dry SaIted Shoulders, boxed, 4414sc; Short Clear Sides, boxed. s4 S5G4 S7h; Whisky, distilers finished goods, per gallon, sl cS; Sugar, cut loaf and granulated. unchanged.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SEMINARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver frmer Wheat dull and easy. Barley weakened by the rain. Oats and Rye unchanged. Corn advanced. Hay and Feedstuffs unchanged. Beans and Seeds quiet Potatoes and Onions steady. Butter and Eggs quiet. More Eastern Poultry due. Game dull. Fruits inactive. Meat market unchanged.
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market steady; creameries. 140191ac; dair- ies 13Q1Sc. Cheese. steady; S%Ql0l4c Eggs easy; fresh, 21G21kc
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell steers. 1Oc; medium. S13c; light Sc: CowhIdes, Sc; Stags, Go; Salted Kip. Sc Calf &c., dry Hides. sound, 15c; culls and brands 12c: dry Kip and Veal. 15c; dry Calf 17c; Sheepskins. shearlings. 15G25c each; short wool. SO@40c each; medium, 60GSOc; long wool. 9ccG1sl 10 each; Horse Hides. salt. t1 7592 for large and Zoe for small; Colts, 5Oc Horse Hides. dry S1 50 for large and 50cGsl for small
 TALLOW-No l rendered SlSG3%c per ID: No: 2, 2+4c: refined 42.G5c; Grease, 20.
 SSi W0Oi~Sgptng SIGt elips-Southern Mountain. F months, S99c Foothill and Northern. free. IA Ql4c; Foothill and Northern. defective. 9G11c Humboldt and Mendocino 14115c; Nevada SO He; Eastern Oregon 10312c.
 Fall Wools-
 Northern Mountain .........................7 70 9outnerh 69 !13 oIp
 HOPS-1SsS crop. 12i2G14c per ID for ordinary !4l2@10l2c for good and 16Q1sc for choice to fancy.
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TACOMA,

TACOMA, Dec. 14.-Wheat club 5Sc; blue stem. 61lAc.
 Cleared-Steamer Kilmallie. for Capetown with 3S2 packages fruit and 102, 450 bushels wheat; bark Heathfeld. for Queenstown with 6,0S3, GOO pounds wheat.
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RUTTER. CHEEsE AND EGGs

s2 50; White Geese, s1 25; Brant, S1 5O61 75: Honkers, S3QD4 so: Hare, 75c@Sl; Rabbits S1 9 Q1 50 for Cottontails and S1 for small.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.
WASHINGTON.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 1.-Wheat dull al unchanged figures Walla Walla, 57Q5Sc; valley 59G60c blue stem, Gle.
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TIME BALL.

TIME BALL. Branch Photographic Office. US. N. Mer- chants Exchange. San Francisco. Cal. De- cember IA, 1S9S
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building dropped at exactly noon to-day | e.. at of the Roth meridian. or at 8 o'clock D. Greenwich time.
 ". s. HUGHES
 Lieutenant. U. & N. in charge
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
WEDNESDAY. Dec. 14A
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent.
 NOTE-The high and low waters al the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide Is the same at both places.
 THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15.
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INVESTMENT BOARD.
Morning Session

Morning Session.
 Board
 California Safe Deposit t......... 9S % 120 Equitable Gaslight ................... T co 20 Central Light & Power. B co Street 25 Equitable Gaslight ...... 700
 Afternoon Session. 100 Central Light & Power............ 12 50 70 Mutual Electric ................. II 62IS 50 Mutual Electric ............... II 75
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CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN BY. co.
 LESSEE SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTH PACIFIC
 RAILWAY COMPANY. Tihuron Ferry, Foot of Market St

SAN FRANCISCO TO BAN RAFAEL WEEK DAYS-7:3o, 800, 11:0o a m; B:H. at u:2o p. m. saturdays-Extra trips ar 1:5s and Il: 30 p. m. EUNDAYS-S:0o e:3o, Il :0o C. m-; 1:an a:a. s:00, 6:20 p. m-
 SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. s:4o. 5:io p. m saturdsysHExtra % HS q m tr,p. sf 1:55 and s:s5 p. ID. sUNDAYs-s:10. s:4o. u:1O a- m.; 1:4A a:ts, 6:00 6:25 D. m.
 Between San Francisco and schuetxen Para same schedule as above
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WEATHER REPORT.
,rldian-Pacihc Time.)

d2oth Meridian-Pacihc Time.)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14' 5 p. H' The following are the seasonal rainfaIs to date. as compared with those of same date last season. and rainfall in past twenty-four
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15.

NOTE-In the above expdeition 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 hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides as sometimes occur. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts. except when a minus sign e precedes the height
 and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the. charts. The plane of
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.

PORTLAND. Dec. 4-Exchanges. s3sS, ,S99; balances SSo 100
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FORECASI

San Francisco data: MaXimum teIIlpeIalUre, 4S; minimum A. mean, 46. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
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NEW WESTERN HOTEL.

J A Cooper. Manila J H Evans. Manila T Davis, Manila .P F Dooley, Manila J. Levy. Manila
 Mrs Fowler, Vallejo
 Mrs H Grand. Utah e Lewis. Calistoga
 E F Preston. Reno J c Troy. Los Ang
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at4lAa,eN 'asaa ap ssaAvN
E1Seaofdinnry Thinga That Have Pleased
Some little People.


In one of the lectures given at the meet
tngs Of the College of rreceptors, strange
light was cast upon the aesthetic ideas Of
the small child. The lecturer, Miss Isabel
Rhys of tho Manchester High school, con
trihuted incidentally an account of an ex-
pertinent of her own. She gave her class
of about 30 very young children five min
utes to think of the most beautiful thing
they ever saw and at the end of that time
recorded their answers. The human ele-
mont was entirely ignored, not one of them
referring to any beautiful face. Five chill.
drcn mentioned the moon and stars, one
STIMULATING that it must be the full moon;
two the sun and one the setting sun. Two
chose flowers, two certain scenery, two
birds and two-both of them lazy-fell
back upon the last object lesson-v;z, star
fish and sponge. Tho following joys for
ever received one vote zach: The SHOW.
the rain, a butterfly, the union jack, a
tigers skin, snlt, silver and gold, barracks
and brooches and pink silk.
In some cases revision was desired the
next day The girl who ut first approved
the rain wished aftcrward to change it for
house with snow dropping from it, u lit
tie street in front and postotfice at the
cpd. Tho boy who admired barracks next
dry preferred Haddon Hall. Another boy,
who at first suggested ship with sails,
withdrew this in favor OF a steamer, which
no thought was nicer because of the smoke
Second thoughts were an Improvement in
the cnse of another, whose first choice of q
steam engine with the qualification, how
ever, that it was running along in the
sunshinc) was withdrawn for country
scene he remembered, whero there was u
stream with golden bruckcn and the sun
shining upon it. The children who wero
thus !nterrognted were not city arabs, but
came from well TO do homes. Yet ono of
them actually said that tho most beautiful
thing She had ever seen was little toy
house, where woman was sitting by
the window and man coming up to the
door. and the woman wouldn't let tho man
i'll because he was drunk A little boy w hu
hid been taken to many beautiful places
most preferred glass ball which, when
shaken, produced tho appearance of II
snowstorln inside it, and girl who had
lived for three years under the shadows OF
enc of our noblest cnthedrals set in tho
first place u monkey ut the zoo.-West-
minister Gazette.
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booth and X can

So far ms we know, nobody over COM
mcntrd on the practice of the elder Booth
in Richard III, who. when tho time
came 70" him TO fight Richmond, walked
to a side scene ana received /. sword from
an Invisible attendant. This frank con-
ventlona.iiy is not unpleasing. Richard
was there to fight and he did fight, and
how he got his sword was an inconsidcr-
ablo lrii!o no man need note in that mo-
nent Of supreme effort.
Junius RrntuS Booths simplicity here
is far preferable To Charles hcan conduct
in calling TO the actor who played tho por-
ter ana WAC WAS crossing tho stage at a
rehearsal of Macbeth to answer the
dread knocking at the gate. Don't hide
that key in your hand, cried kean, ''as
# it We're "n ordinary key. Let everybody
see it. It's key of tho period !'-'.The
Conventions Of the Drama by Brander
Matthews, in Scribncr's
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s;aa san,ts a. Ytls siAl4ais,

Htsu noos.t ara hot ai4l Sdvy still,
ITS 10 tor III" sliritc ,t;at !ifcs Oh tho hill
Stealth. along iron. nook 10 nook
Over the s:on,s il tbs mountain brook,
Along tn. pat where the cattle go.
On ~:,yest vt.s ,hrt the hill folk know,
Through sunny open and lcaty alley,
Down he .!ies min. INFO the valley.
Then tie thistle wheel round and round
Goes roiin. AID ro!iin. without !, sound,
Md sltE"r Sl.riuicr runs over the pond,
A'e; IL runs SITTER, and on beyond
swings t!se Wild cherries asleep by tho wall
Ruii~ -" f.u' uf squirrel, and that is all
y wisG Of Sweet from the wood or the meadow
Be - ht.r ;ls;.In on the back of a shadow,
Ana Il : c:ifi!s.e ON criullle along the track
KS qulc}t irct 1nasc on the shadow S back.
OF lie inl@pS and w,iishing UP.
Spills Sunshine out Of Il buttercup.
and y@.iosS bugs, all shiny and lazy,
Vcnbic' hcas.iong off the daisy.
!c ;!ci;h- til" rib OF Il fat old toaf!,
Ii: -iitothers ,!!u ,a,,i!eirs with smoke Of the
,ol.i
THE fyn Jus; hc..inniny-still, all still
Ile s!ritu as gone Gi;,c to the top of the hill
--.'pI, Vance Cheney III St. Nlcholns.
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BELIEF IN UNLucKY HOURS.


Common as is the superstition that
Friday is the most unlucky of days.
and l@ of numoers. the belief in un-
lucky hours is equally widespread on
the European Continent and in the
East. Gambetta was so firmly con-
rinced that certain hours of the day
are lucky and others unlucky that he
Wcuid never commence any undertake
ing or start on an important Journey
without consulting a famous reader of
CARDS as to the suspicious hour, and
PRESIDENT Faure. who was prudent
enough to select a lucky hour for
starting on his recent journey to Rus
sla IS said to share Gambetta's super
sutton. President Carnot was less
Grea"lous and selected an unlucky
hour for starting on the journey to Iy-
ohs. where he was assassinated by Ca
serlo. The superstition is so common
IN iaris that cards tastefully en-
neli!shed and containing Il list of
hours to be avoided are extensively
soId.--Philadelphia Record.
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THOUGHT SHE WAS \ .spAS1Arn

~ ErltlSh steamship Antilia. Can
,'' =. II. Hontrell. arrived here y,stnr
uaS morning at s O'Clock from, Nose,,,
''t M ing on board thrty-two passengers
Son, ne ~ tsn , put in here to put off
some ol her passengers who ,y,.r. ~
siroos OF going to their homes in ~.
west ana others who had ,y..r;nr,,,
as their destinations. . o''
MS soon as she arrived the trim LITTLE
steIl snip commenced to take on con,
IN. s.iu ai.er repIenishing her bunliers
sailed IN the afternoon for New ynrl. ~, "
original destinations
men the Antilia arrived and if WIS
learned that she had passengers ro,,
ms pore TWO customs officials were
sent aboard to examine their. rerson.l
ei.ects ana to collect duty on all others
captain Montcll came ashore ;,In,lr
~ ~ O'Clock in the mornin: and wont IN
the custom house. where he cntnrod
una cleared his ship
me Antilia left Nassau. the capi,al
81 New ,rov!dence and the Bahama is
IN May 3 and sailed straight to
IN" north for New York
on the trip up Captain NIontel r,,
f"r,s sighting a bark and several
Schu"ners. but very few ships He saw
=" Warships whatever until nearing
me Virginia Capcs. some distance out
from shore.
1t was about 8 o'clock Monday ,f-
tcrlernonn when the smoke of a fast
llSlnS snip. evidently n monster was
seen IN the distance, bearing directly
for the C'apcs.
Not knowing but What the approach
ing stranger was a Spaninrd on the
lockout Tor prey. Captain Mouteil or
dered all steam up ana sent his little
snip straight for the Capcs.
Easter and faster came the big shin
and 1t was but n short while before il
was made out to be a warship, with
guns n"king out in all directions
! nc crew of the Antilin did not fear
molestation, but it was decided to take
no chances, and, as Captain Mnntell
stated to the reporter. II ordered the
engineer to crowd on steam and get in
side the Capcs Without losing any
time"
With the big vessel coming head
on at the rate of twenty knots an
hour II was impossible for the CAPTAIN
OF the Antl!la to see her flag autl it
was not until after o'clock, after the
Iapes had been PASSED and the fleet
stranger ran alongside. that she was
made out to be the auxiliary cruiser
ST. Paul
The st. Paul slowed down to take on
\ pilot and passed close TO the Antilia
which she had no idea of boarding. She
then proceeded UP the Roads to Old
Point, while the Antilia was obliged TO
wait below in quarantine. proceeding
| in to this port yesterday morning.