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rRopucrRs' on EXCHANGE.
CALIFORNIA OIL EXCHANGE
Morning Session.

5o0 Northneld ...............................
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Steamer MoOements.

TO ARRIVE.
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Hides, TdllOaU, Wool and Hops.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about lc under quotations. Heavy saIted
steers. 12c; medium lie; light. lOlkc: Cowhides.
Mining candles-Sixes. 16 OF. 40 sets. IlIkc per
set skies. 1e OF. 20 sets. 11stc; skies. Il o. 40
sets. loizc; skies. IA OF. 20 sets. 1ec: Sizes Il
OF, 20 sets. 9Ac; skies. 10 OF. 20 SETS &c;
twelves. u OF. 40 sets. hotel. 10Ac Parafine
Wax Candles. White-Ones. IA OF. % sets, l2Lc
per set; twos, IA OF. 25 sets. 12hc; fours. II o.
SO sets l2l.c sizes. "a OF, 36 sets l21tc twelves
IL OF, 3s sets. 12Ac; Colored. 1c higher
TALLOW-No. ! rendered. &C per ID: No 2
4c; refined. 6zc; grease. 21sc.
WOOL
Fall clip. San Joaquin plains. s61Oc: South
ern. sGl0c; Middle County. 11d13c; Humboldt
and Mendocino. 16ql7c. Eastern Oregon 12dl5c;
Valley Oregon, 17alsc; Northern Mountain
free. llql4c; Northern Mountain. defective. 100
lie ID.
HOPS-6Q9c per ID.
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san Francisco data-MaNimum temperature,
a.. minimum. 81: mean. p
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
An area ~ high pressure overles the Rocky
Mountain region. During the past twelve hours
there has been slight fall Ia pressure along
the coast from Astoria northward. There are
some indications n the approach OF "a storm
on the northern coast.
The temperature has risen over Northern
California, Oregon and Washington In the
great valleys ~ California the temperatures
are from u 20 = degrees below the normal.
Rain has fallen over Oregon and Washington
The following maximum wind velocity is re-
ported. Astoria, 40 miles Der hour from the
southeast.
Forecast made AZ san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight December =. 1899:
Northern California Cloudy THURSDAY.
warmer in central and northern portion: fresh
southeasterly wind. heavy frost In southern
portion.
southern Calfornia-Fair Thursday: heavy
frost Thursday morning; light northerly winds
Nekada-NlOudys warmer Thursday.
Itah-Fair Thursday.
Arzona-Fair Thursday; heavy frost In cen
frai portion
san Francisco and vieinity-Cloudy Thursday
threatening at night; warmer. fresh south
casterly wind
ALEXANDER G. McADIE.
Forecast Offcial
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Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables.

Summer Vegetables sold higher. Potatoes
and Onions were unchanged.
POTATOES Early Rose. sOG95c; River Reds.
60q70c; Burbanks. 50dS5c per sack: Salinas Bur-
banks, S1Ql 25: Oregon Burbanks. 40cqS1 10:
Sweet Potatoes. - for River and 81 40dl so
for Merced
ONIONS-75cds1 25 per ctl for all kinds.
VEGETA BLES-Green peas, 64Sc per h.
String Beans 7GSc Cabbage 40450c: Los An
gcles Tomatoes. 81 25dl rs; Egg Plant from Los
Angeles. l2lsc; Cucumbers. 81; Dried Okra, l2hc
per ID; Garlic 506xc; Green Peppers from Los
Angeles. sq5c; Dried Peppers s410c; Carrots
3oq4oc per sack: Los Angeles Summer Squash
81 B per box: Marrowfat Squash, $40 per ton;
Mushrooms, nominal.
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General Merchandise.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags. 7a7Hc; Woo
Bags, 2sa3Oc: Fruit Bags. &C. SIC and 6Zc foI
the three grades OF white and TIC for bleachec
jute.
lington, IS; Southfeld wellington 81 90
Seattle. 81; Bryant. 81; Coos Bay. s. 50: Walls.
end. S.; Cooperative Wallsend. IS; Scotch. -
Cumberland. $40 IN bulk and 81 80 in sacks
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, Sl3 Camel. 50 q
sacks.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes terms net cash, in I0O-ib bags
Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed sac
Powdered. 5Asc Candy Granuated &c: DrJ
Granulated. SIC; eonfectioners' A. 45kc; Cali
fornia A. -: Magnolia A. 4lec; Extra C. 4%c
Golden c, 44c; barrels. Lice more half-bar-
rels. &c more; boxes &c more: 50-lb bags
&c more. No order taken for less than rs bar
rels or its equivalent; Dominoes. half-barrels
SIC; boxes, SIC per ID.
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THE CALL CALENDAR.
n..--.L roaa
Notice to Mariners.

COLUMBIA RIVER LIGHT VESSEL NO. 30
COAST OF OREGON.
Notice is hereby given that on December IL
1899. hrst-class can buoy. painted black and
marked Light Vessel Moorings'' in white
was placed 20 mark the station OF Light Vessel
No. 90 of the mouth Of the Columbia River
in latitude north 46 degrees IL minutes II sec
onds. longitude west 12i degrees IL minutes IL
seconds. and distant 1876 miles from Tilla-
nook Rock Lighthouse and about rs miles
SSW. y W. from Cape Disappointment Light
house.
II is impossible 10 state now when the YES
sci can be returned to her station.
This notice affects the list OF Lights and
Fog Signals. Pacific Coast. 1899. page %. No
90 and the list OF Beacons and Buoys. Pacific
Coast. 1898. pages IS and a.
BY order OF the Lighthouse Board.
+. ID. TAUSSIG.
Commander. U. S. NJ. Inspector Thirteenth
Lighthouse District.
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Poultry and Game.

The demand for Turkeys is good. and as there
not very many the market prices are
firm. Other Poultry is also doing somewhat
better. stocks are lighter. Game is doing
better
PoULTRY-Lve Turkeys. 14q15o for Cob
blers. and lidl5c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys,
l5Gl7c: Geese. per pair. 81 1872: Goslings. 81 75
az: Ducks sid4 80 for old and 81 5065 so for
young: Hens S3 506i4 co. Young Roosters. $40
= So: old Rosters. So 5OG4; Fryers. 50 50dli;
Broilers. 50 SOFA for large and s. 25d3 80 for
small; Pigeons. 81 per dozen for old and .292 80
for Squads
GAME-4uail 81 70; Mallard. Sg4: Canvas
back. s3q6: Sprg S2d2 80: Teal. 81 50d2; Widg-
con. 81 5Oa1 f5: Small Duck. 81 O:Doves. 75c
per dozen: Hare, 81 So: Rabbits. 81 70; Gray
Honkers. S.; English snipe. 81 5oG3 per dozen;
Jack Shine 90
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON. Dec 2o.-Consols. esZ: silver
211sd: French rentes. s9f 42izc; wheat cargoes
of coast. buyers and sellers apart: cargoes
on passage, nominal. unchanged; English
country markets Cd dearer
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 20.-Wheat. dull: wheat in
Paris. steady; -four IN Paris. steady; French
country markets, quiet.
COTTON-Uplands. 4 11-32d.
CLOSING.
The Grain Exchange will observe the Christ
mas holidays by closing December %. 25 and 26
CORN-Futures-Steady; January and Febru-
AIRY. IS 6ssd
WHEAT-Spot-Spri dull and winter firm
Futures-Quiet; March. IS l0isd.
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National Exports.

The following figures taken from the bulletin
ISSUED by The Bureau II Statistics 81 the Treas
ury Department show the value 81 the prin-
cipai articles ~ merchandise exported from the
United States FOR the eleven months ended
November 81. Rreadsfuffs Sli0 rs. .ua3. cotton.
sif5 l24 Orc. mineral oils. t936G.ss7; cattle and
hogs s26 3ls SOC. provisions 1852 s6. .s2s totals,
sess. .ng6 ssO The values OF the articles men
toned exported during the eleven months
ended November 30. lsgs. were fes6. .50o. 235. The
value of tho exports - hreadstuns from san
Francisco during November was s. 330, go, and
for the eleven months then ended s.. ss5 5l3.
against s6ls. 62l and Si.S30,6s7 Tor the same time
wear.
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Flour and MMStufS.

The Thyra took for China 1870 barrels OF
Flour. valued at $3.50.
FLOUR-California family extras. 50 5ola3 75
usual terms: bakers extras. So 4oli3 50; Oregon
and Washington 50 4Od3 30 per Dbl for extra.
50 25G3 40 for bakers and 81 25a3 for superfine
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows, usual discount 10 the trade: Graham
tIour' IS 20 - per lVY IDS, rye FIour. " 20; Rye
Oat Groats. 81 so; Fominy, SO 25G3 80: Buck
wheat Flour. s4d4 Is; Cracked Wheat Sc 75
Farina, "a 80: Whole Wheat Flour. So so: Rolled
Oats (barrels). S6G7 Is; in sacks, So 7577;
Pearl Barley, IS; Split Peas. IS; Green Peas.
IS so per 100 lbs.
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

Apples and Oranges continue Ia moderate
demand. but the cold snap Is against any aa-
uviiy Prices arr unchanged.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples-SSD65c per box for common iHaGfi
Tor good, 81 sjtii 30 for choice and o. isGs faf
fancy SpitEcnbcrsa
BERklES- strawberries 81 5nNi fHf atapf
Cape Cod Cranhcrrra s. snUs 5n tres naf
Crlrberrics. 81 30 prr haN
l'erstmmors. sofifAc nee hos
Winter Pears. trcafSg nor brx
CITRUS FRUITS Navel Orange n HuHg N
per box; SEEDLINGS siui tni iarnRr.n Manna
rims 81 aoll %. romrloa. 81 apUs fN ttrnHhH ~
al 80 for common and ssnl zoe suud go rhuira
Mexican LINES Nmt so. California timas shT
50c. bananas. sou1 per bunch iineapples,
IS 50Gi per dozen
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Beans and Seeds.

az; large White. So 4OQ2 80; Pinks. 81 s5a2 To-;
Reds 50 25d3 so: Blackeye. 81 50GJ4 rs; Buffers
nominal; Lima, 81 s0a5; Pea, s3a3 25; Red Kid
neys. So so per ctl.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard. 3G3ihc; Yellow
Mustard, 494h: Flax, 81 12h: Canary, 34c per
ID for California and &c for Eastern; Alfalfa
7Gsc; Rape. 2eg3c; Hemp. 4q4lsc; Timothy.
DRIED PEAs-Niles. 81 5Oa1 80; Green. 81 rs
az 25 per ctl
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Ne1U York Metal Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2o.-The market for metals
ruled very irregular. with some departments a
shade steadier and others weak and nominal.
The cable advces and Western dispatches
failed TO note pronounced change In outside
markets. At the close the Metal Exchange
called:
PIGIRON-Warrants weak for futures.
LAKE COPPER-Quiet at SIC go
TIN-Steady at S24 90925 25.
LEAD-Steady at 81 70d4 rs The brokers
price for lead IS 81 45. and for copper SIC rs.
sPELTER-Dull at 81 6Oa4 e7Ik.
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Failures This Year.

r. G Dun a CO. have issued their annual
statement ~ failures in the United States.
showing liabilities In 1893 of $50 2s2 $50. against
$50 s86 20 90 1885. OF these failures manu-
facfurers had total liabilities of S33. 7i3 2js.
against $50 63s COS last year. and traders SIS. .
gfg SEQ. against s63 $50 ZIG The liabilities 81
brokers and transporters were So 62o. 80 against
So g-6 gra The number of failures this year
was g700 against D. t69 last year. In addition
there were nfty-two banking failures, with
Liabilities ~ Sll. -5l 7i6. against eighty with
liabilities of SIS 3s5. .0as last year.
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER p.

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 or right hand column gives the
last tide OF the day, except when there are but
three tides. as sometimes occurs. The heights
given are in addition 10 the soundings on the
United States Coast Survey charts. except
when a minus sign q precedes the height
and then the number given is subtracted from
the depth given by the charts. The plane OF
reference is the mean OF the lower low waters.
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Provisions.

CURED MEATS - Bacon. SIC per II for
heavy, si*c for light medium. lOhc for light,
l2tc for extra light and 13c for suEar-cured: /:
Eastern sugar-cured Hams. l2a12ikc: California
Hams. nominal: Mess Beef. Sl2 per bbl extra
Mess, S15; Family. fl4; extra Prime Pork. si4 so:
extra clear. sl7 50; Mess. SIC so: Smoked Beef.
HQl4izc per ID.
LARD - Tierces quoted at SIC per ID for
compound and 7izc for pure; f-barrels, pure,
Sc; l0-lb tins SIzc; 5-lb tins SIC
COITOLENE-Tierces. 7lan1a.c Der Ih
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

Quotations for all descriptions remain un-
changed. The market is quiet with moderate
stocks
BUTTER
&c
Dairy-Fancy. 21c; good to choice. 17lsa2oc:
common. 131l6c
Eastern-l7dlsc for ladle packed.
CHEESE-Choice mild new, l25c; old. uAc;
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Local securities act5e and unsettled
SHgr declined Exchange nmdLered.
III grains dull at about previous prices.
Hay and FeedStnfs 7oeak and indcti0e
Nothing doing iH Beans and Seeds
Vegetables higher. Potatoes and Onions unchanged
No 5ariafion IN Butter, Cheese and Eggs.
Poultry doing better under lighter stocks.
Game bringing better prices
Apbes and Oranges plentiful and quiet.
Nothing doing tn Dried Fruits.
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cows. 81 4Oa4 40: heiferr ssai 90: Gamers. SEA
20; bulls. 81 50d4 80: calves. Aa1; fed Texas
beeves. A 25ei5 %
HoGS-Strong 10 shade higher; closed frm:
fair clearance Mixed and butchers. g s5q
IL: good to choice heavy. "a 05a4 Is; rough
heavy. g 90d4: light. So e5d4 10; bulk OF sales
sHEEP-Market strong and active. Native
wethers. s. s0q4 20: lambs. Ad5 81: western
wethers. Ad4 40: Western lambs. - e5qo 10
keceipts-Cattle. 1890; hogs, $500: sheep.
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HGv and Feedstufs.
IL markets under this head are slow and un-

All markets under this head are slow and un-
changed.
BRAN-sl2 5OGi3 50 per ton
MIDDLINGS-s1 -s17d20 per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley. SIG 5odl7 80
per ton: oilcake Meal at the mill. s2sg27; job
bing. s27 501f2s; Cocoanut Cake. t20d2i; Corn
meal, S23 50d24 50: Cracked Corn. s24d25; Mixed
Feed, SIC 5Odl7: Cottonseed Meal, s2s per ton
HAY-Wheat, 81 50Gs so for common TO good
and seae so for choice; Wheat and Oat. s7de:
Oat. Sc 50qs: Barley. s5G6 80; Alfalfa, ssGs per
ton: Compressed. s7d1O per ton.
STRAW-35950c per bale.
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Sun, Moon and Tide.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights OF High and Low
Waters at Fort Point. entrance 70 San
Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
thority OF the Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur At
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
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mercantile paper. 5ikds per cent Sterling ex-
change, steady. with actual business IN bank
ers bills at 81 S7i4 for demand and 81 81 for
sixty DAYS. Posted rates 81 S2T4 s2lz and
81 Sls. Commercial bills 81 SOFAS 81. silver
certificates 5sG5sizc. Bar silver. sec. Mexican
dollars. SIC. Government bonds strong: State
bends. inactive. railroad bonds Irregular.
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Time Ball.

Branch Hydrographic Office. U. s. N. Mer-
chants Exchange, san Francisco. Cal,
December 90 1899.
| The time ball the tower OF the new Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
l. e.. at OF the 10th meridian. or at 8
o'clock p. m, Greenwich time
c. G. CALRINs.
Lieutenant Commander u S. N, in charge.
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OREGON.
PORTLAND Dec 20.-Walla Walla, 5ld52c;
Valley. 5la52c: Blue Stem. 53c.
Cleared-Britsh ship Hutton Hall. lis. 72s bush
els OF wheat; German ship Nereide. 1o5, 500 BUSH
els wheat. both for Queenstown.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA, Dec. 2O.-WHEAT-Club. sic; Blue
Stem. SEC.
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San Francisco Meat Market.

BEEF-7a7l4c per ID for Steers and sHa7c
for Cows
VEAL-s910c per H.
MUTTON-Wethers, 7c; ewes, SIC per III
LAMB-sdsizc per ID.
PORK-Live Hogs. SIC for small. SIC for
medium and 5q5Ac for large; stock Hogs and
feeders, 5L<95lzc; dressed Hogs 7dShc
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Eastern. isIsaise

Young America lehGiSc. Eastern. i5lsGiaei
Western. i5isGl5c per 10
EGGS-ouoted az s2kde5c for store and 500
S2i.c per dozen for ranch Eastern Cold stat-
age Nnlsc for nrsts ana iae for ss,"ha7i 2
fresh. 2l33c per dozen
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Charters.

EprinF~r b CO. are loading the ships Galena
and Cnmbrsn Warrior with wheat AZ Portland
Tor Europe. the former az SIS % and the latter
al as 81
he Annie NJ Campbell loads lumber at Ia
coma f1r Honolulu.
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Receipts of Produce.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Securities continue unsettled and sensitive
and most Of them are weak. Paauhau was the
active stock on the morning session. selling at
S26 s7IzG25 70. Makaweli was frTner at SAL 25
Gas & Electric was somewhat higher at $50 256D
81 so. Spring Valley Water was weaker at S9i
and Market Street Railway at s59q5s rs. Alas
ka Packers sold at SIG.
In the afternoon there was but little change
The sugar stocks were weak. Paauhau selling
at s26G25 62h. Onomea at SIS 5Oa2s. and
Honokaa at s29 %.
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Foreign Futures.
Chicago livestock Market.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2o.-CATTLE-Good TO choice
native steers steady. Common slow Butchers
stock and Gamers about steady. Stockers and
feeders firm. Good TO choice. IS 40d6 So; poor
TO medium. 81 25d5 20: mixed stockers s3a3 Is:
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2o.-To-days statement
81 the condition Of the Treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, 1921. .5s7. s73: gold reserve,
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Weather Report.

G21th Meridian-Pacihc T1me)
SAN FRANcISCO Dec. 20-5 ?. n.
The following are the seasonal ralnfalls 10
date as compared with those 90 same date last
season. and ralnfalls IN last "a hours
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. spring wheat 64ds5ssc: No. 2 red
6Sd6sc: No corn. 2olzc; No. oats 22&. &c;
No. white 25hG25Ac; No. white. 2444 125Ikc;
No. rye. SIC; No. barley. 3sG46c; No. / flax
seed 81 4si1: prime timothy seed. s. 50 mess
pork. per barrel IS 7c19 IS; lard. per 100 pounds
3Sq5 30; short ribs sides Qoosel. IS Bq5 20; dry
salted shoulders Cboxedl, 5asqehc: short clear
finished goods. high wines. per gallon 81 2aIh
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady: creamery. 16125c; dairy
led22c. Cheese. firm; l1AalSc. Eggs, firm:
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Ne7O York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2o.-Money on call, steady
AZ 29s per cent; last loan. s Der cent. Prime
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P0rtldnd'S Business.
Northern Wheat Market.

PORTLAND. Dec. 2o.-Exchanges. s5o:.os
balances. s9a.ls4
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EDWARD s. SPEAR & CO..
81 and 33 SUFFER- STREET

81 and 33 TER STREET.
Teieph0ne Main 5lSt
CASH paid for Furniture Carpets Desks ana
Merchandise 90 parties not wishing tl wait f1r
auction returns.
NOTICE OF SALE OF BAGGAGE BY HOTEL.
PROPRIETORS.
FRIDAY
FRIDAY. Dec O. 1879
At 10 o'clock n. m. will sell in our "a e.
rooms. by order of King. Ward & Co. P-rvrIa-
tors Of the International and New Western H1-
tells. 1000 TRUNKS. 10 VALISES. BONES I'm.
EDWARD s. SPEAR & CO. Auctioneers
81 and 90 Sutfrr ~f
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AUCTION SALES
GRAND AUCTI0NSAL
IN OF IA
THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS

AND RACEHORSES BY
Imp. Trentola grandson OF MuskeD. Aforsli1
Del Norte imp. Brutus Dare. Dr. Lindsey
Major Ban. imp. Creighton. imp. Clieved-n
etc. out of famous brood mares. As Individuals
superior 20 any ever offered
Sale Takes Place
THIS EVENING. G..................D DECEMBER q
Commencing at T.45 o'clock
OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE.
III HOWARD ST. near Third
Horses at exchange. Catalogues ready
wM. G. LAYING Auctionesr
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-19
CHAPTER V.

When does a mana young man
begin to take himself seriously? OBJ
viously, when he realizes that the in
tegrity of the human rope may depend
upon the soundness of single strand ;
that the smallest bolt in mighty bridge
may not be withdrawn or suffered to
rust without disastrous consequences;
that he, insignificant mortal, may make
or mar not only his own life, but the
lives of others. These platitudes are
proclaimed hourly from 1000 pulpits;
but the practical application of all
teaching must come from within, not
from without.
The doctor, a country practitioner
with average brains and capital bed
side" manner, made careful examina-
ton of Burlington and murmured two
words: Cerebral concussion."
"Prognosis," he continued, rubbing
softly his pince-nez, sis quite out of the
question at present. The severe shock
to the nerve cells and the fibers of the
brain may produce violent symptoms.
Upon the other hand, really serious
lesion may not have taken place."
Demetrius. who was present, listened
attentively.
"Mr. Burlington" he observed, quiet
ly, sis subject to fits of violence"
"Eh?" said the doctor; ''what?"
ITO fits of violence" the Greek re-
peated. Hes a very dangerous man;
at times insane"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-19
fro BE coNTINUED.Y
THE HAMADRYAD.
Track You Down If You Have
Killed Its Mate.

There is only one beast that will track
mate, no matter how far you go, and
that is a snake.
Moreover, it is the most terrible of all
snakes, and the largest of the poison
Gus variety. Its name is the hamadryad.
\ bite from this reptile will kill the
strongest man in two minutes, and, of
course, there is no remedy. No one Bit
ten by hamadryad has ever survived.
1t chiefly belongs to the far east.
There are generally two hamadryads
if there is one, and if you kill one of
them the other will be on your track be-
fore long in all probability. Short of
taking a ship across the sea, there is
no way of escaping unless you watch
for the snake and shoot it. 1t will fol-
low you for miles for the chance of a
stealthy stroke, and you may climb
trees or mountains or ford rivers, but
there is no way of evading the hama
dryad. 1t is sort of nightmare hunt to
be chased by one, and when the chase
begins either one or the other will have
to die within a day or so. The mate of
the slain never makes q mistake, but
always kills the slayer Of its companion,
and him alone. This reptile grows to
length of IS feet sometimes, and is
fairly common in Malay and New
Guinea. One scratch from it's fangs
is certain and instant death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-19
SYNOPSIS.
opyrIgh,. 1896. by J. B. Llppincou Col


Chapter MARK Gerard employs Hugo
Livingston (who tells the tale) to tutor his
little son, and intimates he has reasons for
keeping the child's existence secret
Chapter II-Gerard recounts murder
(years ago. of his partner, Ferdinand
Perkins. Gerard had been paying atten-
ton to beautiful wife of one Burlington.
Mrs. Burlington and a Greek Gerard 8
confidential servanO unearthed evidence
pointing to Burlington as the murderer.
Gerard then married Burlihgtons wife;
life Of their little son threatened in a
cipher telegram.
Chapter I1I.-Hugo goes to home of Mrs.
Gerard, begins instruction Of the boy and
falls in love with Nancy, daughter of
Mrs. Gerard and Burlington. Mrs. Gerard
gets a sight of Burlington walking on the
sands.
Chapter IV-Hugo finds Burlington in a
cave, who, startled at sound Of Hugo's
voice, loses his foothold on the wall as he
trys. to make the upper exit. and falls re-
eeiving severe injuries. Demetrius. the
Greek. suggests the incoming tide will
finish Burlington's destruction. but Liv-
lngston compels him to help carry out
the injured man. Nancy insists on having
him carried into the house,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-19

Uncle John examining the snide
watch he has purchased at an auction)
Yes; reckon l understand now what
the auctioneer meant when he shouted:
sold again!"
Aunt Martha-Why, he meant the
watch, didn't he?
Uncle John-No, Martha. He meant
me.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-19

If you have piles, CURE them. No use
undergoing horrible operations that
simply remove the results of the disease
without disturbing the disease itself.
Place your confidence in DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. 1t has never failed to cure
OTHERS; it will not fail to cure YOU. Eli
T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-05-19

"We like the idea of simplifed SPELL
ing" says the editor of the Jenkins
Junction Palladium, but we don't
think we could ever become used to
writing it: He wawkt down the lie,
leeving the trax of his lari and mud
dee shuze on the fore. The marx ar
vizzibl yet '"-Chicago Tribune.