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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1sINs ETC.

The week opens with fair demand for new fruits, Peaches, Pears and Apricots being pre- ferred. Prunes continue quiet. Prices for new Plums appear below. They open high.
 DRIED FRUIT-New Prunes. 51zq4c for the four sizes old Prunes, carload lots, 5G5Ac for 40-5Vs 4t65c for 50-60's, 3% G4c for 60-70s, 3A@ 3lsc for 76-s0s, g. 93c for sO-sO's. 2Q21sc for sO-1OOs; new Peaches 7qSc; old Peaches 5lt9 6lsc; peeled. nominal; new Apricots. 90 lie for Royals and 15G1714c. for Moor parks; Evaporated Apples, 6h c 7c; dried. q 4c; Black Figs, sacks, 2hc; new Pums. 6hd7c for pitted old Plums, e 41ac. for, pitted and a 11ae for @ un- for prime to fancy; Pears, 3Q5c for quarters and 3G5Rc for halves. according to color. etc; new Pears. 6d7c for quarters and SQ9c for halves
 RAISINS-292hc for two-crown. 2k@2Zc for three-crown. S3313c for four-crown. Sq4c for Seedless Sultanas 2i4Q3c for Seedess Mus catels and $1g1 l5 for London Layers; dried
 NbTEWalnuts new. Sc for hardsheII. 7c for softshell: Almonds. 3a4c for hardshel 697c for softshell S1fGSc for paper-shell Peanuts. 70 Llkc for Eastern and 41sc for California; Pc cans 61kGSc; Filberts, sh@1oc; Brazil Nuts s@9c per ID; Cocoanuts. s4 50d5 per 100
 HONEY-Comb. 9Gl0c for bright and 6gIc for lower grades; water-white extracted; 61s9 6c; light amber extracted. AZ 95nc per ID.
 BEESW AX-24@26c per ID.
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SUMMARY.
Silver advanced.

6IINtI Wheat weak. Barley steady. Other cereals unchanged. Hay shows steadier symptoms. Tomatoes still lower. Green Corn weak. Potatoes and Onions about the same Butter higher. Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Two cars of Eastern Poultry at hand Pears selling high again. Peaches firm and scarce. Piums in lighter supply. Lemons weakening. Lines higher Oranges weak and dull. Dried Fruits in fair demand. Provisions unchanged. Meat market as before.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

The demand and supply about balance and the market shows change.
 Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are follows:
 BEEF - First quality, 6Hc; second quality. 5ls@Gc third quality. 4i5G51ac
 VFAL-Large 4d5c; small. 6@7c per lb. MUTTON-Wethers, 6@61sc; Ewes. 6c per lb. LAMB-Spring, 7971zc per ID.
 PORK-Live Hogs, 3Ac for large, 4c for me dium and 3A631sc for small; stock Hogs. 20 Be- dressed Hogs, 5LM6Hc.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23.

NOTE+In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are 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 right hand column gives the 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 or reference is the mean of the lower low waters.
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Cash quotations as follows: Flour slow: No. Spring Wheat. 6111662c; No. 3 Spring Wheat. 5s@65c: No. Red, 67c; No 2 Corn. BOG: No Oats. 20Ac; No. 2 White. 241z@ 27c: No White. 2314G25c; No. Rye, 41c: No ? Barley 35646c: No. Flaxseed. S61k0S7c; Prime Timothy Seed; s2 55; Mess Pork. per bbl, s s5ds; Lard per 100 lbs, $5aS 10: Short Ribs, (boxed). 41z@4Ac; Short Clear Sides tboxed), s 50G5 70: Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged; gran ulated unchanged
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Addition to Oaklnad Oakland Annex; s1O.
 William P. and Sarah L. Hook to Annie Jo- seph, lot on N line of Prince street, 800 w of Calais w 5O by N 135, being lot T. block J. Harmon tract subject to deed of trust for
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Caiifornia fruit sold to-day as follows:
 Bartlett pears. s1 s5@3 10; half boxes, sl 159 45. Grapes-Malagas. S5cG$1 20; Muscats. 6sc. S5cDs1 26 Kelsey Japan, s1 35; Bradshaw 72c: Washington: S5c. Prunes- Hungarian, 6Oc6Is1 60 Gro- S0c@s1 05. Peaches. Susquehannas 55c1$1 35: Late Crawfords soc M$l 25. Nectarnes, s0c@s1 70.
 CHICAGO Aug. 22.-California fruits sold
 Grapes-Maiasa, eoc@s1 TO- Peaches-Craw Gerrnan sI 40: Hungarian. 70cMS1 10.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter is firm at an advance Cheese and Eggs are unchanged
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries, 24@25c; sec onds, 23c.
 Dairy-Choice to fancy. 221a@24c; common grades, 1715@21c
 Picked Goods-Firkin, 1Sd2oc; pickled roll, IQ22i2c; creamery tub 20a22c. lb; Elgin, 22d2sc
 CHEESE-Choice mild new. sh91oc; old. so Sc; Cream Cheddar, 10411c; Young America. 10@11c: Eastern 12Ql13c
 EGGs-Ranch Eggs 21@25c per dozen; store Eggs. 14q171sc: Eastern, 1aG17c for ordinary and 1sQ20c for fancy.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-FLOUR-Receipts, 45 GOO barrels; exports. s443 barrels. Dull. weak and 5Q10c lower on choice grades.
 WHEAT-Receipts. 55s. .625 bushels; exports. 4, 747 bushels. Spot wheat No. red. 75S9 75Hc f. O. b. to arrive. Options opened easy under weak cables and heavy Northwest re- ceipts; rallied on the visible supply decrease, but sold off again under liquidation and ab- sence of cash inouiry, closing 1Q1Ac net lower. No. red May, 671a967 1-16c. c'~--' S7Sc. August, 741sQ75c. closed 741ac September. 67esG6Sssc, closed 67Sc.
 WooL6uiet
 COFFEE~Optlons closed steady, prices 5d15 tember s5 SO. Spot coffee quiet Rio No : in voice. 6hci No jobbing. 6%c. Mild. firm SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining 3%c centri- fugal 96 test. S1ac. Refined. firm:
 METALS-The week opened with the metal market in a somewhat hesitating condition the closings to-day were as follows:
 PIG IRON-Warrants quiet but firm. s6 s7@ LAKE coPPER-strong and higher, s12@ TTN-Dum and. unsettled. :15 so@16 10.
 LEAD-0uiet. $4 O712Q4 10. The A--, that names the settling price for miners and smelt- " sPELTERIFirn ELI Sfppfi l'' $4 70f4 75 'te'
 BUTTER-Receipts, SIS packages. steady; Western creameries, 1414Q19c; Elgins, 19c; fac EGGS - Receipts, 1o115 packages; steady Western. 141kc
 DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-California Dried EVAPoRATED APPLEs-Common. sasc; prime wire tray, Sc; choice, 91ec; fancy, 9A9 l0c
 PRUNEs-4QSc
 APRICOTS% Royal, 1@1sc; Moorpark, 13916c PEACHES-Unpeeled. 7Gsc; peeled 12Q16c.
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CALIFORNIA ORANGES IN THE EAST.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The Journal of Com merce says: The season In California for or anges has continued much longer this season than usual Fifteen carloads sold last week, and 1t Is predicted that there will be arrivals until the new season commences and that in any event there will be receipts as late October. Up to last accounts A. $50 carloads of California oranges had been shipped from that State this season, compared With 7200 cars during the whole of the previous sea- son.
 The coming crop Is variously estimated at
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Pears are back to the old figures that ruled also firm, and choice are hard to find. Stocks Of Plums are lighter.
 Grapes are not very good thus far. being small and dry. Melons plentiful and not materially changed.
 Lines are still higher but Lemons in better receipt and weakening. Oranges are dull.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Strawberries, s2 50a4 50 per chest for large Figs, 5o975c for white and 75c@$1 25 for black. double layers.
 Cantaloupes. 5oc@s1 50 per crate: Nutmegs. ?5Q6Sc per box: Watermelons s20@30 per 100 for large and s5d15 for small to medium.
 Huckleberries. 5G6c per ID.
 Red Nectarines. 50G75c White Nectarines. 35doOc per box and S10 per ton.
 White Grapes, s5d50c per box; Black Grapes. 35Q60c; Muscats, 35@175c. Crates sell about 10c higher than boxes; Isabeilas, $1 5091 75 per crate
 Blackberries. s2Gs per chest.
 Plums. 2565Oc per crate and 2595oc per box; in bulk. sS612 30 per ton.
 Peaches. 50cGs1 per box for good to choice and 25d40c for poor stock.
 Crabapples, 25050c per box.
 Raspberries, S5Q7 per chest.
 Apples. 35Q60c for common, and 75c9$i per box for No. i.
 Bartlett Pears. 75c@s1 per box and s3OG4O per ton for No. l and 25d50c per box and s10920 CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges. s16D1 25 for St. Michaels. 75cGs1 for Mediterranean Sweets and 50@75c for Seedlings; Lemons. s2G3 for com mon and s4@5 for good to choice; Mexican Lines, s1o; Bananas q 25@2 25 per bunch Pineapples, s5q4 per dozen.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED
 Monday, August 22 U stmr Corwin, Herring. days from San Diego Stmr Newsboy Ellefsen, 54 hours from Car penteria- stmr George Loomis, Bridgett, 34 hours firm Stmr orizaba. Parson, 20 hours from Flu reka. stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund, 14 hours from Point Arena. Br stmr Bristol, Mcintyre, 7e hours from De parture Bay. Br stmr Belgic. Kinder, 27 days IS hours IT min from Hongkong. via Yokohama l6 days 2Q hours 27 min, via Honolulu days hour and Brig Lurline. Mcleod 22 days from Kahu- lui.
 CLEARED.
 Monday. August p. stmr Cleveland. Pierce; St Michael; Charles Nelson Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander, San Diego; Ger bark c Glade. stege, London: c W McNear. schr Queen. Thonagle Klawack; 6 Co.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.
All kinds are quiet.

All kinds are quiet.
 BEANs-Bayos, s2 65@2 70: Small Whites. s2G2 10: Large Whites s1 75@1 90; Pinks s2 25 612 s0. Reds g COOP "a: Buckeye, S3 1903 25 ; Butters nominal: Linlas. s3G3 15; Pea. s1 9o42; Red Kidneys s2 50G2 75 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard, s4 2594 75 per ctl; Yellow Mustard $4G4 9; Flax. nominal, S261 10: Canary Seed. 2AG2a.c per ID; Alfalfa, from Utah, 5Ac: Rape. 2Aq2a4c; Hemp. 2EQ3c. Tim
 DRIED PEAs-Niles. s1 7591 90; Green. g 25 ell
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from 14o0O to 17 GOO carloads. or from 5000, GOO to 5, ,5oO GOO boxes. which would be about the same as the last record year of Florida, when oranges from that State were in the H~Id As to Florida oranges a crop of about S0o 600 boxes is predicted for the coming season. It is said that practically the entire crop will be pur- chased on the trees before maturity.
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THE INTERNAL REVENUE.

The report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the past fiscal year shows collec- tions of S17O, S6s. .51s. increase of about s4.- 800 900 over the preceding year The leading collections last year S92, 900 for spirits, S36 2SO 622 for tobacco and 515, 42i for fer Tnented liquOrS.
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CASH IN THE TREASURY

WASHINGTON Aug. 22.-To-days statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail able cash balance, s27s 264, 436; gold reserve, S2O5 069, SIP.
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wooLEN GOODS TRADE.

Imports of wooen goods into the United States last fiscal year were valued at ioS, & decrease of $S4, 3Ss, PA from the preceding year This decrease Is due to the protective Sar4H
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STEAMERS TO SAIL
TIME BALL.

TIME BALL. Branch Photographic Office. U. s. N, Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco, August 22, 1898.
 The time ball on the tower of the Ferry building was dropped at exactly noon to-day 1. e., at of the 120th meridian or at D. m. Greenwich mean time.
 Ensign (retred). U. s. N. in charge.
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OREGON

PORTLAND. Or. Aug. 22-Nominal Wheat quotations are about 55c for Wala Walla and 5Sc for valley and blue stem, with millers pay ing a slight premium over these figures.
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WHEAT MOVEMENT.

On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market steady; creameries, 13G16c; dairies, 12Gl7c; Eggs firm; fresh 12c
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WA SHINGTON

TACOMA. Wash Aug. 22.-wheat opened fiat and lifeless Quotations are 54c for club for export blue stem, COG.
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or. Aug. 22.-Exchanges. s3o0.- 236; balances, s50,371
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SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

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 thority of the Superintendent.
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur at fine city front (Mission-street wharD about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; inc height of tide is the same at both places.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

Deadwood ........ Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross. Homestake ....... 45 Iron Silver ....... MaXiCan
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INVESTMENT BOARD.
MINING STOCKS.

Following were the sales in the San Fran cisco Stock Board yesterday:
 Morning Session.
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Compagnie GeneraIe Transatlantique.
 French Line to Havre.
 Ctmpanys pier (new> 42 North e Rivfr foot of Morton st. Travellers CFHFA bv this line avoid both transit by ~S<tsssssS English railway and the discomfort of crossing inc channel in small boat. New York to Alexandria Egypt, via Paris. first class, $40: second class. s116.
 LA GASCOGNE ...-.............Aug. 27 10 a. m. LA TOURAINE Sept. 8, 10 a. m LA CHAMPAGNE ....-........Sept. 10, 10 a. m LA NAVARRE .....-...--.... Sept. 17. 10 a. rn LA NORMANDIE. Sept 24 10 A m For further particulars apply to COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATI,AN TIQUE. Agent,
 No. Bowling Green. New York J. F. FUGAzI 6 CO. Agents Montgomery ave- San Francisco.
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THE Q. R. & N. co.
 DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PoRTL A ND From Spear street Wharf at 10 a. m canC SIP First Class Including Berths FAKE Sa Second Class and Meals.
 SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: ,,,-,,a Aug 3, 13, g, Sept. State of California; July 30 Aug g. ls 2S' Sept ser m St Paul ...slS OoI St s,da Louis Oo , nrnaSa nanSss' 26 OOl New York ...:.... s1 % oiiia"a E c. WARD. General Agent,
 $50 Market at cooDALL. PERKINS & CO. Superintendents.
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c.> Port Townsend. Seattle. Tacoma: Everett. Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.). 10 a. m. August {. g. IA. 1s. "A. 2s; Sept 3 and every fifth day thereafter 7sorng f asks s5 seae ns wSn Ky. at Tacoma wit N. P. Ky. at Vancouyer For Eureka Humboldt Bay). 10 Q. m. Aug. G. F. 1s 24. 30. Sept and every sixth day For Santa Cruz. Monterey: San Simeon. Gaviota Santa Barbara. Ventura. Hueneme: San Pedro. East San Pedro Los Angeles1 and Newport a. m., Aug. 1. 5, g. 13, IT, E, 9. g. Sept ? and every fourth day thereafter.
 For San Diego. stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo) Santa Barbara. Port Los Angeles and Redondo u.os Angeles) a; m Aug B. T. H. IS. 19. g. 27. 31, Sept. f. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose del Cabo Mazatlan Altata La Pax. Santa Rosa. ia and Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m.. 18th or every month
 For further information obtain folGer.
 The company reserves the right 10 cnange without previous notice steamers. sailing dates TICKET OFFICE4 New Montgomery street (Palace HoteD. .
 10 Market st San Francisco.
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The Cigarette Habit.

The large number of reflections oil
volunteers has caused much comment
in the army medical corps. However,
the physicians who have conducted
the examinations say that outside OF
the ranks of cigarette smokers there
are fewer reflections than" there were
in the DAYS of the civil war. Among
habitual users of the cigarette the
reflections are about 80 per cent.
DR.. Benjamin King, of Philadel-
phia, who acted as an examining sur
econ during 1SG1-G3 in New York and
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, says
that the average reflections during
those years did not exceed ID per
cent. He attributes the large III
crease almost entirely to the cigarette
habit Il have been inspecting the
papers in a number Of cases under
the present recruiting act, SAID DF:
King, land l observe that most OF
the men who failed to pass the medl-
cal examination have weak hearts or
lack the vitality necessary to make
good soldier. | had expected that
the percentage of reflections would be
greater now than in 1861, but did
not dream that it would be al most
three times as great. The examining
uhvsicians with whom | have talked
have generally told Inc that the eX-
cess of reflections is due to the large
number Of young men applying Tor
enlistment who have become victlihs
of the cigarette habit. "-Courier
j Journal
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Right of Private Burial.

The late Lord Clarina, an Irish peer,
did not wish to lie in burial vault.
The churchyard of his parish was over
crowded, the lying there was indeed
snug. and he therefore directed that his
body should be inferred in a field in his
estate Now, this is thing of frequent
occurrence on southern plantations in
this country, and on northern farms
similar burials are by no means un-
known. But in Great Britain the action
of Lord Clarina was considered at first
illegal The Pail Mall Gazette, abiding
to this, remarks:
''Mr. Little, in his work on 'Burials,
remarks that in many cases expressions
have been used which imply that no
method of di<posing of the dead other
than by Christian burial with certain
ecclesiastical eXceptions) is lawful IN
this country, but in the famous case Of
DR.. Price, the Druid who cremated his
dead infant on the top of mountain,
Mr.. Justice Stephen. in the great judg-
ment which established the legality of
cremation in England, expresses his
opinion that these expressions must not
be taken as deciding that no other meth
cd of disposins Of the dead is lawful,
and that the courts never intended to
lay down any such rule. All they meant
was that a duty rested upon somebody
OF decently disposing of the dead body
i'll question, but that such duty might
be discharged either by burying 1T or
disposing of it i'll some other lawful
manner, such as by burning. CT course
an essential point to be secured il &C.
cent disposition is that 20 nuisance
should be created. %
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A Costly Cork.

Corking bottles has not heretofore
been considered a warlike operations.
but the science of war is changing
and we do not know from day to day
what to expect One of the modern
methods of disposing of a hostile Il let
il to bottle it up, and after it is bot
tied up il must be corked up, and
corklng seems to be a more expensive
matter than the bottlng 1t is much
easier to pour cider or Chain
payne into bottle than 1t Is TO
put in n cork that will keep 1t
there The Spanish admiral bot
tied himself in Santiago harbnr and
! left to Commodore Schley nothing To
do but to apply the cork. The cork
used was the old steamer Merrimac,
which cost the government a large
sum, variously stated from SloO.OoO 10
$500, 900. That IL cork of such u cost
" nature was used gives us hint of
the expensive character OF war AND
we cannot estimate in dollars AND
cents the valueof the eight heroes with
which the old vessel was frelshfed as
she went into the neck of the bottle
There is such general JOY that the
brave men who seemed to be going
TO certain death escaped with their
lives that other matters are overlook
ed. One of these matters is the price
paid for the Merrimac. 1t is freely
said that this vessel WAS ouly an old
hulk. with WORKOUT machinery and
was only lit for this nse-to he sunk
as an obstacle to navigation. In ad-
ditiou to this costly cork it may be
estimated that the combined lleet OF
Sampson and Schlev i'll front OF SAM
tiago costs several hundred Thousand
dollars a week in addition War If
glorious, but it comes high.-BillIi-
more Sun.
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Scotch HulnOr.

An old gentleman is recorded to have
emerged gloriopsly from the difficulty
propounded by canny little urchin in
the Sunday school, who when Jacobs
ladder was under consideration want
ed to know if AL angels had wings, "
and when answered in the affirmative
proceeded, "Wcel, whit did they want
tae be clirnbin up an doom a ladder for::'
A CLEAN came into the old Scotchman' S
eye as he responded pawkily, "Weel,
weel, my laddie, it's gey like the angels
were Oh the pouk' (molting).
Having missed one of his students foI
several Sundays, he said to one of her
relatives: q haena seen yeer cousin
Bell at the class for long while. Ye
ken it's her duty tao attend the schulz.
Whaur has she gaen?' II Gamma very
weel tell ye that, meenister, ," was the
cautious reply. "but she's deed.
Scotsmen are sometimes very funny
when they joke, but some of those grim
old sons of the covenant are even more
humorous when they pray. In an old
volume, published in Edinburgh in
1898, entitled Scottish Presbyterian
Eloquence, is to be found the follow
. ing notice: ''Mr. Areskin prayed III the
iron kirk last year, Lord, have mercy
on all fools and idiots, and particular on
the magistrates of Edinburgh. '"-Are-
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Rank in The Navy.

Prior to the civil war there was no
rank in the United States Navy
higher than the Commodore, which
was. in fact, mere title uf courtesy
given to the Senior Captain in com
mand of q squadron, says an ex-
change. 1t carried neither Increase
OF pay nor of power. But when 1t be-
came necessary to blockade the
Southern ports and the navy was
correspondingly increased, Congress
passed law in 1862 establishing the
grade OF Commodore, making the
rank equivalent to that Of Brigadier
General in the army.
AS the war progressed it became
apparent that the naval heroes
should be rewarded with rank as well
ms with thanks. and after Farragut
had run the batteries and brought
about the capture of New Orlenns,
the rank of Rear Admiral was created
and conferred upon him. Then came
the battle of Mobile Bay, and Con-
gress established the rank of Vice
Admiral, which was intended for and
given to the same great warrior.
In 1896, after the war was over, but
before the splendid gallantry of the
navy was forgotten. Congress passed
a law creating the rank of AdIuiral,
and Andrew johnson. then President,
appointed Farra gut to the position.
while David D. Porter was made Vice
Admiral.
These positions were established
solely for the benefit Of these great
naval commanders. After Farragut's
death Porter became Admiral, ard
when he died the rank died with him
Since his death the grades OF Admiral
and Vice Admiral no longer exist and
the number of Rear Admirals is limi-
ted to six.
It is a curious fact that all of the
six Rear Admirais now in command
Of various stations will be retired for
AGE during the present war, thus
leaving plenty of sea room for the
heroes of the present war. 1t there
fore seems unnecessary to create a
seventh Rear Admiral for Dewey
when there will be plenty of vacan-
cies presently.