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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.


CHICAGO, Oct. "A decline OF &c marked
the opening trades in Wheat. December start
ing at 61246617sc, compared with Saturday
close of 62d621sc. This slight break was 1oi-
lowed by a further break Of 6195d6l%4c, then for
an hour or more the market kept within Ac
range The news usually affecting the market
vas extraordinarily bearish, and that prices
did not decline further was probably due 70
almost utter lack of interest displayed by trad
ers the Dit at times being duller even than
saturday when half Of the brokers were alb
sent The worlds shipments OF Wheat ana
Flour were very heavy. The visible supply
showed an increase of /. 955 900 bushels where
not more than 10000 bushels increase was
looked for Bulls derived grain of comfort
from the heavy rains in the Northwest, which,
IL was figured would lessen the receipts in that
quarter After the first hours trading the mar
ket gradually grew weaker. Selling increased
large proportions. News altogether too
bearish to allow of much buying and the light
demand resulted in a slow decline. After noon,
however the market 1rmed UP considerably.
Influenced by a recovery at st. Louis and the
receipt of some fair-sized buying orders from
good deal of difficulty in doing so. and Decem-
Der was finally bid UP to 62BQ62hc, where 1t
closed, gain of &c.
Corn was exceedingly dull and trading
narrow throughout. The close was unchanged
from Saturday.
cident of note. The market was steady all day
within AZ range narrow trade mostly of a
local nature.
Provisions were dull as grain. The market
early was steady because of larger decreases
In stocks than expected. Yellow fever talk
weakening, the market closing easy.
The leading futures ranged follows:
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

The expected decline in Hogs has not yet ap-
peared, but packers quote the market weak at
the prices below.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers
are as follows:
BEEF-First quality, e9s1kc; second quality.
51gc: third quality, 4@5c
VEAL-Large, sac; small. sk9Sc per ID
MUTTON = Wethers, 6G7c; Ewes. 696hc
per h.
Handspring Lamb. 7kC"c per ID.
PORK-Live Hogs, 3hG3%c for large; sM@4c
for medium and 3AGD31zc for small; stock Hogs,
243c; dressed Hogs, 5N@6Kc.
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THE LUMBER TRADE.

Pacific Coast Wood and Iron for October
says of the lumber trade: Prosperity is slow
~ but surely dawning upon the lumber circles
of this coast, and the conditions have strong
tendency toward normal readjustment. Fine
and redwood are on the same plane and. while
prices are as low they can be and give even
a small profit TO the manufacturer, still they
firm and show a slight possibility of a
rise. The equality of redwood and pine
gives stimulus 70 he former, and sales al. are
condition is found in the decrease of deliveries
OF pine, for those Of September have been
the laxity of pine shipments is because of the
great increase in the foreign demand and the
scarcity of bottoms for local deliveries. Red
wood the other hand has been forced into
the local market in sufficient quantities 10 meet
the demand
Local building is picking up and money
seems easy and with tendency toward liberal
construction of buildings
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NEW WORK. GRAM AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-FLOUR-Receipts. 81
14s barrels; exports. 1S.SSS. Quiet and SqlOc
lower
WHEAT-Receipts. 10000 bushels; exports.
377,S7S Spot steady; No red. 7S}4c f. o. b.
afoat Options opened weak and declined IN
der heavy spring wheat receipts lower capIes
and large world shipments. In later az
tempt to cover prompted by the English visible
supply decrease and French buying prices re-
covered. closing 1sc net higher Sales included
No 2 red May. SIS Q6S1sc, closed 6S1sc'
HOPS-Firm.
WOOLl-Dull.
METALS Exchange closed
PIGIRON-Steady, ST.
TIN-Quiet and frmer, SIG 20
IEAp-Dull, SO 30; brokers, So SSf5. $50
COFFEE-Options closed quiet prices o4Io
points advance. Sales, $500 bags. including De
cember s. IS; March, So 10. spot Coilee-INlo'
steady: mild steady. ... kot- oa,o.
centrifugal. Sc test, 4Ac; molasses sugar. S7ac'
BWTTERS 1850 packages; steady cad,
western creamery, l51sg2o14c; Elgins' Zo1Eci
factory u126l4kc- e..z,,.
Western, 1Il2c
DRIED FRUITS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Calfornia Dried Fruits
qqE5STAPORATED APPLES Common. o6qSc;
prirne wire tray. size; choice, sc; rancy' S12c'
APIsRiiCC5O-JTs[Royal. nG18c: MoorparlS. 12Q1sc
PEACHES-Unpeeled 7fGsc; peeled, lZql'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
cAL1FoRN1A FRUIT SALES.

CHICAGO, October 3.-The Earl Fruit Com
pany sold California Fruit at auction to-day
realizing the following prices:
Malagas 81 2501 40, average 81 81; Salway
Peaches, 4OQs5c. average CSC; Georges Late,
4OQ60c; Levi Gin 659SOc. average 7Sc.
Weather favorable Six cars sold
Porter Bros. Company's sales of California
fruit were as follows:
NEW YORK Oct. 3.-Pears-Bartlett 81 400
So box; Sheldon, 81 49, Winter Nelis soc half
box; Glout Merceau, 81 Grapes-Tokay. sig
l rs single crate; assorted 81 90; Malvolse. 81;
Muscat, 70090c Malaga, s5c. Peaches-Salway.
40q95c; Georges Late, 60GDSoc; Strawberry
Cling. 45@75c Yellow Cling, Csc box. Seven
teen cars sold
CHICAGO Oct 3.-Pears-Bartlett. 81 50GI2 10
per box and 81 20 half box Grapes-Tokay. So As
double crate and 65cGS1 As single crate; Muscat,
81 10. Peaches-Salway. 65@95c box; Georges
Late Csc. Five cars sold
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Oct. 3.-Consols, 10 1-16; Silver
rs 3-16d; French rentes, 1927 421ac: Wheat car
goes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes
on passage, easy for white, quiet for red; Eng
fish country markets. easy; Wheat and Flour
on passage to U. X. 1.540, 600; Wheat and Flour
on passage to Continent, 900; Indian ship
ments Wheat to U. X, 1900; Indian shipments
Wheat to Continent, 1000.
LIVERPOOL. oct. 3-Wheat, dull; Wheat
in Paris. quiet; Flour in Paris quiet; French
country markets, easy.
COTTON-Uplands. 1-16d
WHEAT-Futures closed steady; December,
5s 53sd; March, 5s Ard.
The imports of Wheat into Liverpool for the
week: From Atlantic ports, 900 quarters;
from Pacific ports. none; from other ports, 49,
900 quarters.
The imports of Corn from Atlantic ports for
the week were SO. 800 quarters.
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
MONDAY, Oct. "a D.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

William H. Rodda to Jessica R. jackson. lot
on S line of Post street, 1873 W of Webster
w "a by s 1876; gift
Israel and Bertha Cohnrich and Solomon and
Clara Schocken (HaendeD 70 Emma G. Butler
(wife of Charles c., lot on SW corner of Bush
and Fillmore streets, W 100 by ~; $40.
Angelo Roger to Agnes r.. Minnie E., Emma
C. and Minnie G. Fowler. lot on line of
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

No further change in quotations reported.
BEANS-Bayos. 81 S5@1 50; Small Whites, 50
az Is; Large Whites. 81 5O91 10; Pinks. 81 $50
40; Reds. So: Blackeye. So 254S so; Buffers,
nominal; Limas, SO 2593 35; Pea, 81 90@2 05;
Red Kidneys, 81 so per ctl.
SEEDs-.Brown Mustard. 81 5Oq4 10 per ctl;
Canary Seed. 2A92s4c per n; Alfalfa. 515@6c;
Rape, 2AQSAc; Hemp, 2AQ3c; Timothy. so
SIC.
DRIED PEAs-NiIes. 81 s501 so; Green, 81 so
al 20 per ctl.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver weaker.
Wheat lower.
Barley futures frmer.
Oats in active demand.
Corn and Rye unchanged.
Hay very firm.
Beans and Seeds unchanged.
AiilIers cutting prices
Lumber slowly improving.
Potatoes and Onions quiet.
Vegetables generally frmer.
Butter. Cheese and Eggs unchanged.
Three cars of Eastern Poultry in.
Wine Grapes weak here and firm in the
country.
Dried Fruits dull. Raisins unsettled
Honey continues firm.
Provisions unchanged.
No further decline in Hogs.
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WtIt IOIIOWS.
Flour. steady; No. spring wheat 5SG61slc
No. 2 red, &c; No corn. 2SAQ291sc: No, 2
No. 3 white, 22lk@25c; No. rye, 45c; No 2 bar
ley, 31A0H12c +. o. b.. No. 1 fax seed, sSc
prime timothy seed, 81 30; mess pork. per bar
rel, 81 95GpS; lard per 100 pounds, 81 7564 7712;
short ribs sides Qoose) s. 1905 S5; dry sailed
shoulders Cboxed), 41z947sc; short clear sides
(boxed 90 40G5 so; whisky, distillers' finished
goods per gallon, 81 %.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
EASTERN LIVE STOCK MARKET.


CHICAGO. Oct. 3.-CATTLE-Sales were
made on basis of s464 10 for common to fair
grades of native beef steers, up to IS 506I5 SIS
for choice 70 extra shipping lots the bulk of
the sales being at 81 95ap5 CO., stockers and feed
ers prices were unchanged; a car of prime 1850
pound Montana steers brought 81 TO-
HOGS-Sales were at an extreme range Of
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sim 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 occur at
the city front (Sfission-street WHARF about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height Of tide is the same at both places.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4.

NOTE-In the above exposition 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
three tides, sometimes occur. The heights
given are additions to the soundings on the
United States Coast Survey charts, except
when a minus sign q precedes the height.
and then the number given is suhtracted from
the depth given by the charts The plane of
reference is the mean of the lower low waters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04

sliced. raw. 12c per 10 in lots of rs lbs; sliced
desiccated. 16@1Sc; granulated. raw. l3c;
Onions, Goo: Carrots, DID, $780, new, lie; CAB
bage Soc Sweet Potatoes Soc Turnips, Csc;
String Beans 30c Tomatoes, SOC.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
STEAMERS TO SAIL.

TIME BALL.
Branch Hydrographic Office U. g. NJ Mer-
chants Exchange San Francisco, Cal, Oc-
tober 3, 1898.
The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry
building dropped at exactly noon to-day
!. E.. at noon of the 10th meridian. or at s
O. clock p. Greenwich mean time
CHAS. P. WEIGH
Ensign (retired). U. S. N. in charge
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04

On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady; creameries, 1391914c dair-
les. 12q17c Cheese. steady; 71Q9c. Eggs,
firm; fresh 14c.
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DEc1DuoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Wine Grapes are frmer in the country than
In this market. In Napa County. according to
letters received yesterday. s12 80 is bid for Tin
fandes In Sonoma $40 is the bidding price,
while s11 is reported from the Healdsburg dis
trict Here the market Is weaker at $lo as the
extreme as there more coming IN unoer
contract than the market can stand
Other fruits dull and not materially
changed
The last steamer brought up ABOUT oW oo1es
Mexican Lines.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Strawberries, 81 5O94 per chest for large ana
$7Q9 for small.
Figs, 4o@75c per box: double layers >,,,.r,s
Catalogues. slQ1 80 per crate; Nutmegs'
35075c per box; Watermelons. $15@20 per hun
dred for large and $1O@12 for small to me-
dunn.
Huckleberries. 7c per 10.
Pomegranates. 75cGs1 so per box according
to size.
Cranberries, IS 5O9e so per barrel
Ordinary Grapes, 20G50c per box; Seedless,
65Q75c; crates sell about lOc higher than boxes;
Is per ton for Zinfandel and S10Ql3 Tor common
kinds
Biackberries 81 SOFAS per chest
Plums. 35q60c per crate and box.
and 360p4Oc for common stock; in bulk. s16@So
per ton for freestones.
Raspberries, scar per chest.
Apples 35960c for common, 75c91 per box
Bartlett Pears. 75c@,1 IS per box; Winter
Pears 35075c per box.
CITRUS FRUITS Oranges 81 50G2 for Va
lencias 81 25Gi1 so for St. Michaels. 81 rs for
Lemons, 81 5Oq2 so for common and 1905 for
good to choice; Mexican Lines. s5g6; Galifor-
MIA Lines -; Bananas, 81 25q2 rs per
bunch Pineappes. 1904 per dozen.
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OREGON.

PORTLAND Or. Oct. 8.-The local wheat
markets quiet again to-day. Receipts
were heavy, over 200 cars coming in WaIia
Walla was quoted at 57G5Sc, the latter being
an extreme figure. Valley and blue stem, 60
Q61c.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. Oct. 3.-Wheat. club. &c. blue
stem Gle.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET

PORTLAND, Or. Oct. S.-Exchanges. $751;
22o; balances, $780,
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1s1Ns. ETC.

There is some confusion regarding the condi-
ton OF the Dried Fruit market. Advices from
the East report the market for California fruits
firm and slowly tending upward while local
dealers quote the market dull and weak. There
is no change in prices.
Raisins are unsettled owing to the expected
advance in quotations on the Sth.
Honey continues stiff and active at the ad-
.z-,< =. go
51tG5stc for 50-6O's. 415c for 6O-7O's 3%94c for
1850 s. 81 G3Ihc for S0-sOs, 2&Q3c for so-10O's
and 2621Ic for 1oO-110s; Silver Prunes, 5Q7hc;
Peaches, 6@Slkc for good TO choice. 991Oc for
i2c for Royals and 12q1214c for Moorpark;
Evaporated Apples, 7A@71hc; sun dried. 40
&c; Black Figs sacks. 2421zc: Plums. 411q
&c for pitted and 191kc for unptted: Nee
tarines. 6G7c for prime to fancy; Pears. s97c
for quarters and s99c for halves:
RAISINS-2Ac for two-crown, &c for three
crown 44Ic for four-crown. 411q6c for Seedless
sultanas SIC for seedless Muscatels and 81 20
for London Layers; dried Gre 'es, &c.
NJJTS-Walnuts, &c for hardsGell. &c for soft
shell: Almonds, 5a6c for hardshell, ISc for
softsheil l3614c for paper-shell; Peanuts, Az
5Ibc for Eastern and 419c for California; Pc
cans 6IbaSc Filberts. 91kG10c Brazil Nuts
Sddec per ID; Cocoanuts. 81 SOFAS per hundred.
HONEY-Comb. l0q11c for bright and Sx0
e1bc for lower grades; water white extracted
7G7Ac; light amber extracted. 606Hc; dark
5QT51hc per Id.
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INVESTMENT BOARD.

Morning Session.
100 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar.. 81 rs
30 do do Observation-Disclosures. 80 90
rs do do OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 I2I.
% S F Gas g. Electric Co.....-.....-....... IS 90
20 Spring Valley Water ..................10 1 90
40 Hutchinson P Co.................... IS 10
Afternoon Session.
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar. SO rs
IS do do .....,...:................3 SO 50
$1,000 Spring Valley Water 4s...............103 621
so Market street Railway ............... 81 80
$4,000 T & ] Ry Co 5s.............105 90
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04

PoRTLAND's BUSINESS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
Builders Contracts.

OF the 143 holders of the Victoria Cross
no fewer than fourteen are army sur
geOnS.
, 1898-10-13

OF william and John Scott. after.
ward Lord Stowtll and Lord Elton,
Lord John Russell used to tell this
story: Wheel they we're young mcl at
the bar, having had IA stroke of profess.
sional luck, they determined to cele-
brate the occasion by having Ii dinner
at the tavern and going to the play.
When it was time TO call for the reck-
oning William Scott dropped a guinea.
He and his brother searched for it in
vain and came to the conclusion that it
had fallen between the boards of the
uncarpeted floor.
"This is a bad job" said William,
1--WE must give up the play"
"Stop n Bit" said John. II know a
trick worth two Of that, and be called
a waitress.
"Betty," said he, we've dropped 2
guineas. See if you can find them"
Betty went down on her hands and
knees and found the guinea. which had
rolled Undc- the fender.
"That's a very good girl, Betty"
said John Scott, pocketing the coin,
"and when you find tue other you can
keep it for your trouble" And the pru-
dent brothers went with light hearts to
the play and so eventually to the bench
and the WOolsack.
, 1898-10-13

land Office, discussing the queries com
ing in from newspaper men. historians
and others as to the location of the
lands voted Lafayette, made the follow
governments land transactions with
Lafayette:
Congress, On March 3, 1903, ar:hor-
lied the secretary Of war to iss lie land
warrants to Major General Lafayette
for II. $50 acres (one-half of a town
ship OF land), and on March IL, 1904,
General Lafayette was authorized and
empowered to locate the warrants in the
Territory Of Orleans, now the state of
Louisiana. The locations were suisse
quently made on the west bank of the
Mississippi river, in the parish of Ponti
Coupee. Patents thereon were issued in
January and April, 1910, and March,
ISIS.
IN 1924 congress, by a unanimous
vote. requested President Monroe to
WIN Nltt u Nloll Iillo oulLl y Z.
The invitation was accepted, and while
here congress granted him 5000 900 in
cash and a township of lane to be To-
Gated, under the authority of the, presi-
dent, on any Of the Incorporated
lands of the United States. This town.
ship of land was located in Leon county
T., ,-L,t ,,,,. hon ,z., ~, w.. NJ,
ida, being township l north, of range
l east, containg 2S,O2S.50 acres and
patented July 4. 1925, the forty-ninth
Anniversary of the declaration of indie
pendence. This patent was delivered
to General Lafayette in person by the
then commissioner of the general land
office, Mr.. George Graham. The city Of
Tallahassee is located on part of this
township"
Commissioner Hermann also called
attention to the fact. not generally
known. that there is on file IN the gem
eral land office an original deed exc
cuted Jointly by General Lafayette and
another acknowledged before United
States Consul Isaac Cox Barnett at
Paris. October 2. 1925, transferring a
portion of the land embraced in the first
grant. The signature of the general to
this patent is simly Lafayette" writ
ten as one word, and with a small 81"
which would seem to settle the discus
, 1898-10-13

ing before the governor. Kelly wired
The hearing was had in New York city
at the Windsor hotel and Governor
Flower remanded White to the custody
of Sheriff Kelly. Habeas corpus was
then instituted in the United States cir
cult court. a hearing was held and
Judge Wallace also remanded White
to the custody of Sheriff Kelly. Under
a recent act of congress an appeal was
permitted to the circuit cour Of ap-
peals. White took an appeal and made
an application to be released upon
bonds. Attorney Stoll opposed this and
Judge Wallace denied it and remanded
him to the custody of the United
States marshal. White was then in the
Tombs prison in the City of New York
and when he could get no trial, he made
application to be released from the
Tombs as they were unfit for his on
finement. Judge Wallace granted his
application and he was confined at Lud-
low street Jail. About three weeks af-
ter, White made application for a revo-
cation of his requisition. Governor Os-
borne declined to revoke it. White, in
a short time, applied to Judge La
Comas for bail. This application was
granted and White was permitted to
deposit 10000 with Commissioner
Shields as security. The court of ap-
peals reached the case and handed
down a decision remanding White to
the custody of the Wyoming authori-
ties. When this mandate arrived,
White was not found. Negotiations,
however, were pending. the result Of
which was chat in September, 1894, Mrs.
Nagle's stocks, bonds. promissory tote
and marriage contract and $4,000 were
delivered to Attorney Stoll in New
York city, who has since received sew
eral inquiries from South Africa con-
corning White.
, 1898-10-13

Fish do not breathe air, but tho life
supporting constituent of air-oXygen
gas-which is soluble in water to the
extent of three volumes in 100 ut ordi-
nary temperatures and foul in 100 at
freezing point.
The water containing the dissolved
oxygen is made to pass owe the gills,
where it is separated from the blood
only by a very thin membrane. through
which the gas is able to pass.
Fish in icebound rivers have to de-
pend entirely upon this store of oxygen
for their respiration, and if it becomes
exhausted they are suffocated, just as
we should be if deprived of oxygen.
1t rarely happens, however, that any
considerable area of water is entirely
covered with ice, especially in the case
of rivers. Holes and cracks are almost
sure to occur here AID there, by which
the oxygen Of the air can reach the wa.
ter and become dissolved in it. During
a long frost FISH may always BIO found
congregated beneath air holes in large
numbers. They are there to breathe
Exchange.
, 1898-10-13
VICTORIA AS A HOUSEKEEPER.
England's Queen Demands Good Service
but Pays Employees Literally.

The sound business capacity and marvel
Gus memory for details which serve Queen
Victoria so well in her greater office of SOY
ercign do not fail to render her successful
also in her lesser one of housekeeper. She is
the mistress of palaces, castles, and country
houses, and, although the actual daily house
keeping is, of course, done by deputy, the
royal head of the establishment remains ever
in a very real sense the mistress. She per
%ceives Immediately anything amiss, and per,
%ceives also the remedy.
She is a kind but also an c~xacling mis-
tress, and as she pays well, and never fails
TO consider a reasonable excuse, quite prop,
erly demands good service and tolerates no
Sinking. A recent little volume upon her
private life relates several entertaining house
hold anecdotes of the royal lady's ways.
She has, it seems, a dislike of cold meat,
which she never eats, but etiquette demands
that at luncheon aside table shall stand ready,
provided with cold fowl and a cold joint. no
matter what daintier hot food the dining Ia
BILE may offer.
Like every good housekeeper, the Queen
knows and remembers her valuable house
hold possessions, and is fully aware of their
individual merit and the places where they
ought to be kept. She docs not know them
all, for they number thousands, but hundreds
of them she does know, and elaborate cata-
logues are kept of the rest-furriture, brio
Ia-brac, china, glass, silver, drapcries, and
other furnishings-by her order, and in large
leather bound books provided in accordance
| with her ideas.
Only a small proportion of her many hun
dred articles for table service are actually in
ordinary use, and she is in the habit of using
but three of her many services of plate and
! china at Windsor castle.
But once, after a talk with the German
Ambassador, who was visiting her, the mem
bers of the Queens household were surprised
on coming to the table TO behold strange chi
ma set before them, each plate adorned with
landscape paintings.
1t soon appeared that, the Ambassador
having mentioned in the morning that his
birthplace was Furstenberg, the Queen had
recalled to mind a service of china never u.s.
ed, and for nine years put away and forgot
ten by every one but herself, which had been
manufactured there, and was decorated with
painted scenes of the town and its vicinity.
She knew exactly where it was and how it
looked, and by her order it had been pro-
daced and used Al dinner surely a very pref
~ attention from a royal hostess, as we'll as
something of a feat of memory in a royal
housekeeper.-Exchange.