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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-The Evening Post s London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were quiet to-day but of good tone notably Americans. For the reasons stated in these dispatches yesterday. profess sional interest in Americans is again manifest but the close was again under the best North Pacific was especially lower
 There a sharp rise in Grand Trunk by clique buying and the market caught short Of stock. Spanish fours and Portuguese se- curities were firm. the latter the renewal m probably @ aifected @ Kafrs 7n TRe reputed ssn- con solidation of Anaconda with another mine is
 New York is buying gold at ITS 111hd. which keeps the discount rate firm at 2as per cent. Call money was easier on release of Govern ment dividends.
 Canadian Pacific, Ssas; Grand Trunk. n. M MApkID lfh U Oct spanish fouTs IFS pic Closed | to- day, 641o. Gold was quoted at 4s.s0.
 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 6.-FLOUR-Receipts. 17.s71 bbls; exports, 13, s4s. Market steady and fairly active for low grades winter.
 WHEAT-Receipts 12S $50 bushels exports, 145.537 bushels. Spot-Market steady No. red. 7315c f. o. b. ahoat> Options-Opened steadier on Continental buying, favorable cables and activity among shorts. A brief midday reac- strength on export demand, Russian news. bullish and late cables higher, closed .1sQsso higher; No. red May. esasQ6s1sc, closed 6sc. WOOL-Dull.
 PIG IRoN---Quiet. s7.
 LAKE COPPER-Unchanged, 12425c.
 TIN-Quiet, $16 35.
 LIEAlDe~=Easy, Ss so brokers. sa 80.
 SPELTER-Unchanged. $4 S5
 CoFFEE-options closed barely steady, prices to 10 points lower; sales, 1o.500 bags, including December. $4 75. Spot Cofree-Rio steady; No: invoice exc; No. jobbing. 6%c. Mild-Steady; Cordova, SQ15c
 SUGAR-Raw dull, with weak undertone; fair refining, sac; centrifugal e6 test, 7-32c. Molasses, 5tsc. Refined-Weak and unsettled. Mold A, 5ssc; standard and confectionery A, 5c; cut loaf and crushed. 6l8c; powdered and cubes 5$c; granulated, 51sc VI, BUTTER-Reeeipts, 4asl paGkages. Firm; CHEESE-Receipts, 47S1 packages. Firm; large white, S34qS&c; small white, Sc; large colored. SH @H%c; small do. Sc.
 EGGS-Recepts, 7375. Firm; Western, 171hc
 DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-California dried fruits steady.
 PERFORATED APPLEs-Common, 6asc; prime wire tray s19c; choice, 9c; fancy, s1ac. Prunes, 4GS1ac
 APRiCOTS-Royal. u6l3; Moorpark 1291sc PEACHES-JJnpeeled. 76I9c: peeled l26D15c
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

m time or giving the error. If any. Is pupisneo fn m the morning pers the following day iAi 'iie Ao' e CHAS. P. WEIGH,
 Ensign (retired), U. $. N, m cnarse.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

SUN, MOON AND TIDE.
 rrr,tad states Coast and Geodetic Survey Times and Heights of High and Eo% SOW Waters at Fort Point, entrance to Sa n Francisco Bay. Published by olhciai au thority of the Superintendent q. NOTE-The high and low waters occat at,t at twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Foihe' the height of tide is the same at both places
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
CLOSING.

Canadian Pacific SSas; Grand Trunk. T1i Bar silver dull. 27 3-16d; money, 1& per cent
 MADRID. Oct. 6.-Spanish fours closed to
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
DRIED FRTTI1

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-California dried fruits steady.
 PERFORATED APPLEs-Common, 6qsc; prime wire tray, el9c; choice. 9c; fancy, sAc. Prunes, 4dS1ac.
 PRiCOTS-Royal, I@13; Moorpark 12a1sc PEACHES-Unpeeled. 7d9c; peeled, 12G15c.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
Titles in Job Lots.

Heretofore American girls have found 1t a comparatively simple matter to buy titles, but the American men have been compelled to remain plain, unadorned citizens, without handles to their names. All this Is to be changed If a bill which the Italian government proposes to submit to parliament be- comes a law. According to the provi- sions of this bill any one desiring to become a prince may secure that title by planking down $8,0OO. Five thou sand dollars will purchase the title of marquis, S4,O00 the title of count, while titles of baron will be sold h job lots at S1, 900 each.
 Here IS an oppOrLuniJy for that class of Americans who pine for the mark of nobility. Perhaps, however, If they wait little longer other European governments in straitened circum- stances will enter into competition with Italy and titles will be sold on bargain counters at big department stOres.- Troy (N. Y) Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
Fine Painter.

In every trade there are a lot of twp ical stories which go the rounds year after year-stories of great feats or of endurance, or, perhaps of humor.
 A journeyman painter once sought a job with a rich man. He looked youth ful and inexperienced and the person to whom he applied for work was in clined to believe he was incompetent.
 'Why, what can you do, my young man?" he inquired. You don't appear old enough to know much about paint ing"
 "I'n show you," replied the journey man.
 He produced his brushes and paints and went to a nearby pine fence. There he painted knot on the biggest hole. It was late in the afternoon when he finished the job.
 The next day the sun came out bright, and the day was warm and clear. At o'clock in the afternoon the painted knot dropped out of the board under the influence of the suns rays.
 The journeyman was hired on the spot.-Chicago Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

ican justice of the peace there came
 a Mexican man and maid to be tied ir
 Wedlock. The judge looked them over
 critically, and apparently had doubts
 about the compatibility of their tenn
 pers, for he put a time limit upon the
 combination, and as he pronounced
 the words which made them man and
 wife he added, with emphasis, "For the space of two years only" As they
 went away he told them if they were dissatisfied with their venture before that time to come back, and he would divorce them for the same fee. Still another of these wise judges tried a man for some petty offense, found him guilty, and fined him five dollars and costs. But this was too much for the prisoner at the bar, who declared that he could nOt pay the fine; that he had not so much money in the world. The justice looked him over with fine, large contempt for any one so "ornery," shrugged his shoulders, and turned to the marshal with the nonchalant alter native: "Very we'll. Then take him out on the mesa and shoot him." Many of these Mexican justices cannot speak English. But that Is not so much of disqualification as 1t might appear, for the Territorial law commands all court proceedings to be carried on in both English and Spanish. Every New Mexican court has its official interpre-  language by judge, lawyers or wit
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
aN oprN LrTrgn TO MorprRs.

We are asserting Ia De ,oayts oug right to the
 exclusive use of ihe Wcfd 'CASrORLA," and "PITCHRR'S SCAST8RIt, ,--ss our Trade Mark. I. Dr. ssmueiPitch.f, fayansis. Massschusetts. was the orig Itor of PITCHER s CAsrORIA." the same thss,sg 2 IofBs and does now bear the fac-simile siguatsrs of cIIAS. II. FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is Che original PITCHERS cAsToRIA has been used in the homes of the naotbers of America for over thirty years. Look Carefully nt the wrapper and Ee. that 1t is sLs kisS yoN haso e4raay5 b0Hghf, and has the sIeuasare of CHAs. H FLETCHER on the wrspe-f. No one ass authority from me to use my ,.sms except The Centsur Company of which Cbss u. Fletcher is President
 kSaSeA ( SSSy. sAMURL PITCHER, MD
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
The Mothers, Congress.

The national congress of mothers vii hold it's second convention in Washing. ton the first week in May, and the pros. poets are that the attendance will be even larger than last year. The names of many notable men and women will appear upon the programme. The ses- sions will last for six days, and among those who will deliver addresses are pr. Stanley Hall, Professor Charles Thur Der, Dr. Minot J. Savage, Mrs. Mary E. Mumford, Miss Harriet Neil, Booker T. Washington, Dr. Martin Barr and Ralph Waldo Time.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

It Is frequently claimed by those who belong to none that the large number of churches In smaller towns and cities is really a drawback to the effective work of all. In some cases 1t may be true that the zeal of church members for the success of their own denomina- ton may cause them to lose sight of the real needs and necessities of the entire community and may check effective and harmonious Christian work in which all should be engaged. A pam phlet has been published which gives a history of the Christian league of Methuen, Mass, which shows how Christian effort among a number of diff ferent churches may be concentrated to accomplish that which seems to be the proper work of the church in a city of some size. The league embraces all the Protestant churches of the city and was organized in 1888, Its purpose be- ing ''to promote all moral and social re- forms by the cooperation of the churches" Some of the work under taken and accomplished by the league Is given in the pamphlet as follows: "A complete religious census of the town; the prosecution of active tenn perance work, by which in part, at least, every town election has resulted in a no-license vote; the bill boards of the town have been kept free from ob- jectionable theatrical posters; the worst forms of illustrated papers have been excluded from the news stands; public indignation has been awakened against gambling schemes which were rife in the community, and, 10 a large extent, the laws against Sunday business have been enforced" It is difficult to see what grander work the churches Of Methuen could have undertaken and union to accomplish such results can not but contribute to the more har- monious work of these churches in the chief labor to which they are all de. voted.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
With a Free Hand.

Wonderful are the decisions some times made by Mexican justices of the peace, most of whom are meagerly equipped in knowledge. One such ad- of the law, after a man had been tried and found guilty of murder, deliyerd long lecture to the murderer upon the heinousness of his crime, and warned him never to appear in his court again upon such charge. Then he impressively pronounced sen tence-fve dollars and costs-and dis missed the court, his face beaming with pride and satisfaction over his oratorical effort. Before another Mex
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

Those artists Nlo show smoke r their pictures of naval battles are whol- ly wrong. Smokeless powder is used.
 All of the cruisers are named in hon. or of cities, and the battle ships, except the Kearsarge, in honor of States.
 The ''grOg" ration was abolished in 1863, and since then the crew has been forbidden to drink while on duty. | Marines are the police on board ship. Originally they were employed to pre- vent mutiny among the sailors.
 The guns of a battle ship can carry from six to twelve miles, hurling shot weighing half ton. | Only 60 per cent. of the enlisted men are Americans, and a smaller percent age yet are native born. Projectiles thrown by naval guns are shaped much as the bullets shot by the ordinary rife. | electric plant capable of lighting a town of 5000 inhabitants.
 The boilers of the Iowa have heat ing surface of eight acres and hold thir- ty tons Sf water.
 Great Britain has 294 torpedoes and torpedo-boat destroyers; Uncle Sam has only eight.
 Five hundred and twenty-six men and forty officers are required to man the cruiser New York.
 Battle ships are covered with armor of nickel steel from five to seven inches thick.
 We have four armored battle ships the Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts and Texas.
 A submarine torpedo boat to be known as the Plunger Is now under construction.
 At present the total enlisted. force of the naval militia Is 3,87O officers and u-ol.
 Behind the heavy armor there is a padding of either corn pith or cocoa husks.
 It costs $500 every time one of the big guns on board a ship Is fired.
 The Brooklyn and the New York are our armored cruisers.
 Sailors are paid from $9.50 to S12.5O per month and board.
 An act of Congress in 1872 abolished logging in the navy.
 The American navy has practically all been built since 1883.
 A captain in the navy ranks with a colonel in the army.
 The oldest iron vessel Is the Michi- gan, built In 1844.
 Five battle ships are now under con- structiOn.
 We have only one ram-the Katah- din.
 The ships are painted white.-Frank Lee in Chicago Tmes-Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

The most selfish act witnessed may be a trifing matter, expressive of pro found disregard of the convenience and comfort of others. Thus In a London fog two companions found much as- sistance in making their way because a couple in front of them had lantern. Suddenly a voice exclaimed, Hide the lantern; there are some people behind us actually making use of our light!' In your way through the world. with the groping all about you, do you show or hide your light?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

present France with a statue Of La
 fayette and the wish is that the work should be completed and unveiled at
 the time of the Paris exposition to be held in 1900. This idea Is a capital one and it is to be hoped that 1t will be car rled out in the spirit in which 1t has
 been undertaken. But it Is more tha0 probable that the plan for raising the necessary funds for the work will hay c 10 be greatly modified if it is to be a success. The present scheme is to have the funds all donated by the school children of the entire country, the amount required being S25O,O00. The oreucally the plan is all right, but fail ure has almost invariably attended all eHorts to secure money in any consid- eraDle amounts by small subscriptions, ana especially Is this the case when the neld to be covered is the entire United states. There are over 100000 en. rolled school children In this country ana It does not seem to be much of a tax on them to ask of each the dona- tlon or the small sum of two pennies, ana It Is not, but the machinery neces- sary to make the solicitation and col lection of the money in the time re- quired Is tedious, laborious and ex- pensive process. It is probable that 1t will cost 2 cents to secure every dona- ton of that amount. Those who have had some experience in undertakings of this character know full well how c"'"lylv tho a-dnr ond enthusiasm cool and how nearly impossible t is 10 raise a few huH0r~5 dollars 'u This manner, even when at l-e outset the prospect was most fattering and encouraging. The gentlemen who have this very meritOriOus project in hand would do far better to make their appeals to in diyiduals or to the cities of the country, for there Is hardly a municipality that would not feel willing to contribute its small share to make up the aggregate of $25O,OOO.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

The contrast between the deliberate methods of farming and high-pressure operations In mining Is we'll illustrated by the official definition of an abandon ed claim. An abandoned farm is usual ly so designated after long disuse. De cay is written all over it. In the mining rules for the Canadian Yukon, a claim unworked for the space of Seventy-two hours. without reasonable cause, and at time when operations ought to be in progress, is to be deemed abandoned, and open to occupation and entry by any person. Time is never a waiter, but in the mining regions the refusal to wait for any man is particularly en- phatic.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

Prom the day our flag was unfurled, to the present hour," said President Mckinley in his speech on Washing tons birthday, mo stain of just Obli- gatiOn has yet tarnished the American name" Unfortunately this is not true of our emblem itself, else a new SO clety would not have been founded for the prevention of desecration of the Stars and Stripes by advertisers.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
TRY ALIENS FOOT-EAsE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. Al this season your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens FoOt-Ease. It cOols the feet and makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callaHs snats Relieves c1riis aud bdhi1r5 0f ait pan ssH e rest auD comfort. Ten thousant testI-upnials oi cures. Ire It 8-dng. Sg.I by al. Drug t- and shoe -.ares tor 15c Sent by mail l'r 23c ln stamps. Trial uackage FREE. .------- ---- .. --------- = .-- N l.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
Little Dutch Garden.

I passed by a garden, little Dutch gar
 den
 Where useful and pretty things grew Heartsease and tomatoes, And pinks and potatoes, And lilies and onions and rue. I saw in that garden, that little Dutch
 garden, A chubby Dutch man with a spade, And a rosy Dutch frau With shoe like scow, And flaXen-haired little Dutch maid. There grew in that garden, that little
 Dutch garden, Blue flag flowers, lovely and tall, And early blush roses And little pink posies- But Gretchen was fairer than all. My hearts in that garden, that little
 Dutch garden It tumbled right in as 1 passed, Mid 'wildering mazes Of spinach and daisies, And Gretchen Is holding it fast. Boston Budget.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

The death of Sir Henry Bessemel took away man who in his time diG as much for the material advancement of the world as any one of his contem poraries. An immense percentage Ot the steel now used In the commerce O1 the nations Is made by the BeSSemeI process. The rails which bear the worlds merchandise and the steel-plat. ed ships which carry 1t over the seas are furnished by factories using his in- vention. It is impossible to say just what the commercial conditions of the world would have been to-day had 1t not been for BeSsemer and his inven- tionS. Perhaps some other lucky in- ventor wold have hit upon his expedient of forcing air through the molten iron, but the Idea was Besemer's, and 1t was Besemer's pertinacity, confidence and industry which gave the invention to the world at so early day. The famous Englishman, in short, had the satiSfac- tiOn In his last years of refecting that which contributed to quicken the ad- vance of civilization. His other inven- tions have been of service. but none of them can compare In importance with the discovery of the process of harden ing steel. Civilization, undoubtedly has progressed in material things at least fifty years beyond the situation it would have occupied had he not con- t-ihuted this gre0t factor Tn the devel- 0pment of commerce and industry That he should have lived long enough to enioJ tne pto1,s Of nis enterprise and witness the immense changes wrought by the work Of his own active brain and hands should be matter of eradication to all people who appreci- ate the extraordinary benefits of his lifework.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
THAT TIRED
 FEELING

What does it mean? As tired in the morn- ing as at night, can't get rested. nervous, sleepless, dull, languid.
 It means that the blood is poor. Muscles cannot be elastic and strong, nerves cannot be steady, energy and vigor cannot be felt when the blood is impure, impoverished, without nourishIns power.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla lmparts to the blood the qualities it lacks when that tired feeling troubles you. It makes the blood rich. pure, full of vitality. It cures spring lan- guor and eradicates all foul taints from the blood, thus guarding against future danger from levers, malaria, and Other serious ill., Do c1,ra tO
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

Capt. Sigsbee, T. s. N, is to be con graduated that he is not 10 be court martialcd for losing his ship. the Maine. Surely civilization Is progress ing with rapid pace! When an officer in the navy Is assured that death does not await him as punishment for a crime of which he knows nothing 1t is time to give old glory another wave.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
Kentucky Fisherman.

''I am tender hearted man," said Colonel Stilwell, "and as a rule l don t care much foh spoht, but there is one exception to my rule-I enjoy fishing. |"
 Doesn't 1t seem rather cruel to you?''
 "No, suh. When think of saving those creatures from having to pass a lifetime in all that watah, I regard my self as benefactor, suh, and human itarian Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

A Southern poet writes to the Rich mOnd Times that he has written six different and distinct poems on wind. This young man evidently Is emu lating the example set hv Rili Nver who on one occasion wrote a poem with red ink on aR omptX stomach.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

Ever since the presentation 10 the United States of the heroic statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" that stands in New York harbor, by the people of France there has been very general wish that the American people should show their appreciation of that act by presenting to Paris some work of art that would properly express the gratitude of our people for the gift they had received. It Is now proposed to
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
BAD PAY AND HARD WORK.

The bad pay and hard work of trained nurses Las often been made the subject of benevolent remonstranee by eminent medical men and nonProfessional philanthropists It is well for an invalid, before he gets so bad as to need a nurse or dOcter, to use Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters if you have chills and fever, constipation Rheumatism, dyspepsia and nervousness. Use ii regularly
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

Now that gold has been extracted from sea water, perhaps Spain may be able to replenish its empty treasury, especially as there Is more sea water than land at the command of that power at the present time.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
MIG spoILs Che Taste.

If tea CT coffee be good, the addition Of milk spells the taste. Coffee and milk and tea and milk are difficult to digest Pure cream is less objectionable, because pure cream is really butter or grease and .conta ms very little 0e the album nous part If tl 4iIk
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

Worse things can happen than for the only field of battle near at hand to be that of cOntending hines, with flying balls and players biting the dust as they slide to base.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

The Prince of Wales can look at the little AlphOnso and congratulate him. self on the fact that he can never by any possibility be a boy king.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
V AIIing.

Hicks-See that fool jump on the train before it stops. It makes me so mad
 Wicks-H'm, what d'ye think of mel I've watched that fellow do that for nearly year. and he hasn't got killed yet.-Boston Transcript.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28

It Is a curious fact that three generals of the Confectionery are trustees of the Grant memorial association-JOhn B. Gordon, James Longstreet and Simon E. Buckner
The St. Johns herald., 1898-05-28
sTRi.-sT, ,OHIo, CIT or l.a.....

ItcAs COU.- rF.
 FRANK J. CHENEY ma kes oath ti is the senior partncH of tn arm of r. J.t ds Co. doing buslness in the city of Tg s.. County and State ato1 estsid s,-l that sail 5ill pay the sum Of OEE ETT DRED DOLL pr each and every ease of Cn'A rrii that tal ... cured by the use ot q ALL's .TtgEH CrRE
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before ne rEa suhscri Ded in my presence, this ath ds or 'lecember. A. D. 1886 A. W. GLEASON, SEAL N9tdry Public. Halls Catarrh Cure l. ta se7 trtcr1la y and acts directly on the blood and V3tsesus surfaces of the system. Send for testiun 1lsls. free
 F.J.CHENEf %, TeledO, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c
 Halls Family Pills are tbf best