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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

The market shows no chan Veal and Pork
being scarce and firm. and Mutton and Beef
steady.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers: /:
BEEF-71AGSAc per lb for Steers and 696hc
for Cows
VEAI-9d10c per lb.
MUTTON-wethers. 7d71hc; Ewes. 7c per ID
LAMB-Spring, S1sG9c per lb.
PORK-Live Hogs, 5h@5&c for small 57s1
&c for medium and 5Q5Ac for large; stock
Hogs and Feeders. 4%a5c; dressed Hogs. 7
mS1hc
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

g TEAMERs WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
- ner First and Brannan streets, l p. M for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling az
Kobe tTfiogo), Nagasak and Shanghai, and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India etc No cargo received on board on day
of sailing.
NIPPON MARU................T Tuesday June 27
AMERICA MARU.......... y. Saturday. July q
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates For
freight and passage apply at company's ofdca
491 Market street. corner First.
W. b. CURTIS. General Agent.
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noon 12oth meridian. by telegraphic signal rs
ceived each day from the United states ES@~
Observatory, Mare Island, Cal oa
A notice stating whether the ball was droppe99
on time or giving the error, If any is puolishe~
in the morning papers the following day;
Lieutenant u S. N, in charge
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LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO May 13.-CATTLE-The small
supply received to-day quickly disposed
of at former prices
HOGS-There was a lively local and ship
ping demand and the limited offerings were
readily taken at 2l2d5c advance. Fair to
choice, 50 6Eq4; heavy packers, s3 60@3 S21a;
mixed, IS 1904 90; butchers weights, SO 75GD
20: light So 65d3 30; pigs, So 55d3 So
SHEEP-There We're not enough offered to
nal.
ReeeIpts-Cattle. $50; hogs. II. 600; sheep. GOO
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visions. July pork advanced 1oa121sc lard 1oc
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Close
Articles
Cash qnotations were as follows:

Flour quiet winter patents IS 50Q3 60;
straights So 2Oa3 3O clears. s3ds 10; spring
specials, 81 10; patents, S. $oGS 10; straghts
81 seas 20; bakers, 81 2Oa2 40; No. spring
wheat 69l2c; No. 8 spring wheat 66a6Sc; No
red. 7113@72c; No. . corn, 3SAc No. oats
2612g21c; No. white. 30c; No. white. 2S94Q
2924c; No. rye. 59c; No barley, 36I2Q41c; No
l fiaxseed 81 o. prime timothy seed S2 S5 /;
mess pork, per barrel IS 25dS 80; lard. per 100
pounds. S. 02l@G5 05 short rib sides. loose, S4 90
"a 50; dry salted shoulders, boxed 4I4M re:
short clear sides, boxed, 81 9Od5; whisky, dis
tillers' finished goods. per gallon, 81 %; sugar,
UNCHANGED
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The pressure has fallen steadily over Utah
and Northern Arizona and of low pres
sure OF some depth is central over Colorado and
Eastern Utah. The temperature has fallen from
IN 10 ten degrees over Eastern California and
Nevada There is considerable cloudiness.
chiefly high clouds over the country between
the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains.
The following high winds are reported: Idaho
Falls 26 miles per hour from the south; Winnie
mucca 81 northwest; Carson city, 40 soath-
west: Independence. 30. southwest
No rain has fallen in California and but very
little in the entire western half of the country.
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight. May IA, 1897
Northern California-Fair sunday; westerly
winds
southern California-Cloudy Sunday: west
winds
Nevada-Cloudy Sunday.
Ctah-C7oudy Sunday. cooler.
Automatically Sunday
san Francisco and yiCinity-Fair Sunday;
westerly winds.
ALEXANDER McADIE, Forecast Official.
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NEW YORK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

NEW YORK. May 13.-Exports of specie for
week aggregate $1,023 255. of which $SO7 $40 was
silver and $2J5,950 gold The imports of
specie for the week aggregate S34S, ,3OS of which
$267.273 gold and SSl .035 silver.
The imports of dry goods and merchandise
for the week at this port were valued at $146,977
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COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-CoTToN-Quiet; mid
ding, G14c
ding. SIC.
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SUNDAY. MAY IA.

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. This
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
last tide of the day except when there are but
three tides. as sometimes occur The heights
given soundings to the soundings on the
United States Coast Survey charts, except
when 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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in board and the Hale & Norcross assessment
in office tomorrow
Dividends will be paid tomorrow by the fol-
lowing interpretations: Oakland Gas Company
Zoe per share, 1880; Pacific Auxiliary Fire
Alarm, &c per share, s125O Pacific Telephone
share $1,000
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, May 13-To-days statement
of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, s259, ,aSS, 927; gold reserve
5000 267 667
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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 to 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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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted
steers, 10c: medium. ed9lbc light. S1sc; Cow
hides &C. Stays, 6g61Rc; saIted Kip. &C; Calf.
I0c; dry Hides sound. 16c; culls and brands
13c dry Kip and Veal, 15G15hc; dry Calf. lie:
Sheepskins. shearlings. 1OG3Oc each: short
Wool. 35260c each; medium. 7069oc; long Wool.
90cGS1 10 each: Horse Hides. salt. 81 75G2 25 for
large and 81 for small; Colts, SOC.
TALLOW-No. rendered. 4q4hc Per lb;
No 2. S1s@SAc; refined, - - grease, &C.
Southern, months, 7Q9c years staple. 6qSc;
Foothl and Northern free, l0q12c; FoothiIl
Humboldt and Mendocino, Iq12c.
Fall Woos-
Northern Mountain .-.......'....''''-''.''.7 gSc
.b12NI &c
rams :.---.o q6c
HOPS-1S9S crop 10G11c per lb for ordinary,
12Q12Rc for good and 13G15c for choice to
fancy from first hands
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WHEAT-Spot steady; No l California. 6s
3D. No. red Western winter 5s 10d: No l red
Northern Duluth, 6s 2d. Futures closed easy;
May, 5s sgd; July. IS esd; September, IS 614d
CORN-Spot firm; American mixed, new,
IS 6l4d; American mixed, old IS 6l5d. Futures
easy May 3s Cd; July, IS 5l4d September, IS
6l.d.
FLOUR-St Louis fancy winter, steady, IS "a
HOPS-At London, Pacific Coast. nominal
LONDON. May 13.-Canadian Pacific 1G0ts
Northern Pacific preferred. 1915; Union Pacific
preferred, 1874. Grand Trunk "a; Anaconda
lZs: bar silver. 2Sd: Money. Il4Mla. per cent.
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BANK CLEARINGs.
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.

Local bank clearings last week were $ls, ,s17,
49,. against sls O95, 7Sl for the same week last
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market steady; creameries, 12617c; dairies,
l0014c. Eggs, steady; fresh. 112c. Cheese,
weak; creams, 10I@@l1c
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TIME BALL.

Branch Photographic office. U S N, Mer-
chante Fvchange. San Francisco Cal,
May 49, 1899.
The time ball on the tower of the Ferry
building dropped at exactly noon to-day
t. e. at noon of the 120th meridian. or at 8
O. clock p. m. Greenwich mean time.
c. G. CALKINS,
Lieutenant. U. s. N. in charge.
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S424,G56,O14
.dian-Pacifc Time.)

Q20th Meridian-Paci1 Time)
s.- SAN FRANCISCO. May 13-0 p.
The. following are the seasonal rainfails to
date as compared with those OF date
last. season. and rainfall in last twenty-four
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
CLOSING STOCKS.

ciic, 400; r c. and l., 6400; Union Pacific, Ii,
500; do preferred, 800: L. s. Rubber 1900.
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26. 81: June 5, and every fifth day thereafter:
change at Seattle to this company's steamers
for Alaska and G. N. Ry. at Tacoma to N r.
Ry. az Vancouver to c. P. Ry.
For Eureka (Humboldt Bayl, p. m. May 1.
3: IA, 1s. "a, 20; June 3. and every fifth day
thereafter.
For Santa Cruz Monterey, San Simeon.
Cayucos, Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo)'
Gaviota. Santa Barbara, Ventura. Hueneme,
San Pedro. East San Pedro Q.os Angelesl and
Newport, a. m May 4, g. IL, 16 90 "a, 2S;
June /. and every fourth day thereafter.
For San Diego. stopping only at Port Har-
ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port
Los Angeles and Redondo CLOS Angeles). IL q:
m, May 2. g. 10. IA, 1S %. 26, 80; June 3, and
every fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada Magdalena Bay. San lose del
Cabo Mazatlan, Altata, La PaZ. Santa Rosalta
and Guaynas CMex.). 10 a. m, 7th Of each
month.
For further information obtain folder.
The company reserves the right to change
without previous notice steamers. sailing dates
ard hours Of sailing.
TICKET OFFICE "A New Montgomery
street palace HoteD.
- GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts..
10 Market St. San francisco.
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Government receipts for the first ten months
Of the fiscal year compare as follows
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CoMPAGNIE aENERALE TRANsATLANr1onE

UUMPAGNIE GENEHALE ThANSATLANTIQUE
DIRECT LINE to HAVRE-PARIS .1s
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a. m. <ETTEh
from Pier AZ. North River. foot of sassFszsa
TOURAINE. May q, LA GASCOGNE. June 8:
LA CHAMPAGNE, June 10; LA BRETAGNE,
June II. First class to Hayre, sos and upward
per cent reduction round trip. Second class
TO Havre, $40 10 cent reduction on round
trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED
STATES AND CANADA, 8 Bowling Green
New York. ]. F. FUGAZI & CO, Pacific Coast
Agents, Montgomery ave, San Francisco
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The 0, R, & N. co,

AMERICAN LINE,
NEW YORK SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS
Stopping at Cherbourg. westbound.
From New York Everv Wednesday. 10 a m.
st. Louis. 2TRt Loris......... May "a
Paris ............May II Paris May 81
St Paul.. May II st. Paul..-......Juns
RED STAR LINE,
New York and Antwerp.
From New York Every Wednesday, Il noon
Noordla1d MAY 3Westernland May u
Friesland ....... May 10 Kensington ...- May 81
Southwark ...... May II Noordland June
EMPIRE LINE,
Seattle. st. Mi-haeI, Dawson City.
For full information regarding freight and pas
sage apply to
INTERNATIONAL. NAVIGATION COMPAEYs
80 Montgomery St. any OF its agencies
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Chicago market opened weaker
but recovered slightly. Killing frosts were re-
ported in the Northwest and rain in the win
ter wheat States. There were increased COM
plants OF Hessian fly. Foreign cables drop
ped, owing to the breaking of the drought in
Russia and the Danubian districts
The local market was weak, with lower fll-
lures Trade dull.
Spot Wheat-shipping 81 O5d1 O6A; milling
81 0S3I al 12l2.
CALL BOARD SALES
Informal Session-9:15 o 'clock-December -
10 900 ctls, 81 13; 1000, 81 1915
Second Session -December-2000 ctls 81 1917 :
5000 81 132. May-4000 81 06l5
Regular Morning Session-December-S0 ctls.
81 1874 1000, 81 13b
BARLEY-The market continues dull and un-
changed. There is no speculation whatever on
call.
Feed. 81 o2lkG1 O5; Brewing. 81 O71zG1 12la per
CALL BOARD SALES
Second Session-No sales
Regular Morning Session-No sales.
OATS-Trade continues at standstill and
there is no change in prices.
Fancy Feed. 81 80 per ctl; good to choice
81 45l1 47Ik; common, 81 37149l 42h; Surprise
81 so; Gray, 81 40G1 45; Milling 81 456l 50 per
ctl: Red, 81 40; Black. 81 3212G1 IS.
CORN-The market is firm as rule but
prices show no change. The demand is mod
Small round yellow. 81 25Q1 40; Eastern
large Yellow, 81 1219Q1 15; White 81 15G1 171b :
mixed, 81 1914 per etl; California White, nomi-
nal.
RYE-s1@1 O2lz per ctl
L N A Nom .v,oi
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FOREIGN MARKETS

LONDON May 19.-ConsoIs. 11Ok d11O3s: Sill
YER, 2Sd; French rentes. 1927 57llc; Wheat car
goes off coast. buyers and sellers apart: car
goes on passage, easier and neglected. Wala
LIVERPOOL May 13.-wheat steady: No. /
Standard California, 6s 3dq6s 4d Wheat in
Paris dull; Flour in Paris, steady.
COTTON-Uplands 3 13-32d.
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oCE.AN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co,

Steamers leave Broadway
wharf, San Francisco:
For Alaskan ports. 10 g. m. =
May /. 6, II, Is, 21, 20. 81;
June S; change at Seattle.
For Victoria, Vancouver Oh.
CO, Port Townsend, Seattle.
Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes
and New Whatcom (Wash: }.
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ABOUT THE CATFISH.
rs Not Yet Made FaIIy Into Perfect
FIsh-some of Its Queer
Nays.

The catfish belongs to an ancient
type not yet fully made into fish, and
hence those whose paired fins are all
properly fastened To the head, as his
are not. hold him in weil-merited scorn.
lie has no scales and no bright coIors.
His fins are small, and his head and
mouth are large. Around his mouth
are eight long .smellers," heshy feel
ers, that he pushes out as he erawls
along the bottom in search of anything
that he may eat. As he may eat any
thing. he always finds it. His appetite
is as impartial as that of goat. Any
thing from deal iamprey or bunch
of sunfsh eggs to a piece Of tomato
can is grateful TO him. In each of the
fins which represent his arms is long,
sharp bone. with slimp surface and
serrated edge. These are fastened by
a ball and socket joint. and whenever
the fish is alarmed the bone is whirled
over and setIin place, then it sticks out
stiifiy on each side. There is another
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such bone in the fin on the back. and
when all of these are set there is no
fish that can swallow him, says the
Popular Science Monthly.
When he takes the hook. whi-h he
surely will do II there is any hook to
be taken. he will swallow ii greedily
As he is drawn out of the water he
sets his three spines, and laughs to
himself ns the boy prfcks his hngers
trying to get the hook from his stom-
aeh. This the boy is sure to do, aud
because the boy of the Mississippi ynl-
ley is always fishing for catfish is the
reason why his fingers are always sore
The catfish is careless of the present
and sure OF the future. After he is
strung on birch branch and dried in
the sun and sprinkled with dust and
has had his stomach dug out to recover
the hook, IL he falls into the brook he
will swim away, lie holds 10 malice.
aud Is ready to bite again at the first
thing in sight.
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oLp.FAsHIoNED PURSES.
They Have Come Into Fashion again
and the Homeiier the
More Popular.

Purses carried by women Eowadays
are in fancy grains and fancy colors,
the grain of the leather giving an APP
oearance of shading, while the edges
are bound in a plain shade of the same
color or in a contrasting color. These
purses are all made in the common pat
terms, with change and bill compart-
ments.
There is a revival of an old German
purse, which is big fiat top pouch
when opened and has fiat top frame
of steel in four pieces. The sides OF
the purse are fiat and bound with
straight pieces of steel, while the
leather forms a bag hanging from these
side steels. The end steels are half as
wide and are hinged to the sidepieces.
folding across the top and meeting in
the middle with clasp like change
purse.
When opened wide the whole purse is
spread out about eight inches long.
There is a place for everything and
everything in its place in one big bag.
Its bulk. when filled with the usual ar
ray OF memoranda and samples, must
be detrimental to its popularity, as il
must be held clasped in the hand, and
1t makes a pretty good handful
The popular purse, however. is of the
plainest and homeIiest type. 1t is the
"finger purse" named from the wom-
ans habit of carrying it with the fin
gers thrust through the big retaining
strap across the front This purse is
made of three plain strips of roughly
finished pig skin. making two compart-
ments in the simplest form. One is
gusseted for change and the other is
fiat pocket for bills. The flap of both
compart ments slips through strap
across the front piece. The whole is
sewed about the edges with harness
stitching, with no attempt at orna-
mentation.
To indiyidualzc this purse there are
big brass initials. the same as are used
i'm ornamenting brass trimmed sets OF
harness. These are furnished with re-
tanning pins on the back, which are
easily thrust through the leather and
pressed down flat.
There is something rich about the
appearance of these simple purses, and
their oddity has made them most popu-
lar among the young folk.-Chicago
Times-IIerald.
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SHE CARRIED TaE oBELIsK.
A once Pamou. ve.seI That Is Now
used as Sea GoInR
Coal BnFRe.

A vessel which was once famous
steamer but is now commonplace
seagoing coal barge. is in port loading
FOR a New England port. he Dessoug
was built for the khediye of Egypt in
1901 aud named the Denton.. that
time she was considered one Of the
fastest and most beautifully appointed
vessels ailoai, and the khedise enjoyed
her immensely for awhile. But he got
tired of her and in 1879 William II.
Vanderbilt bought her to transport the
obelisl< from Egypt to Central park.
New York. Lieut.. Commander Cor
ringe took command of her, having
been detailed for the purpose by the
United States government, says the
Baltimore American.
The obelisk, which weighs 1876 tons,
was far from the shore line, and buried,
besides. deep in sand. II was alto
Rether too=heayy for ordinary ma
elinefy to he used. and it was carried
down on immense platforms with can
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THEY HEARD THE BEST OF IT.
Yet Each One Henrd Only the speech
That Wns Made by
Himself.

Kentucky has been spoken Of by
distinguished writer As "a land of ora
tors and orator.
Stoddard johnson and Young Alli-
son are two of the citizens of that com
monwealth whose accomplishments
help to emphasize that statement.
10th arc brilliant orators at all times,
and they are especially gifted as story
tellers and after-diuner speakers, and
they are eminent journalists withal.
Besides, both are afflicted with decid-
ed tendency to deafness.
One evening last winter johnson and
Allison had been prominent figures at
a banquet in Louisville "a frequent oc-
currence with them and both had re-
sponded to toasts during the session"
with more than usual happiness and
eloquence.
They left the hail that night arm in
arm, and during their conversation, as
they walked homeward, Allison re-
marked;
"lt seemed TO me, johnson. that the
speeches at the table tonight were far
above the average for such occasions"
Hey" inquired johnson, hand to
ear.
Allison repeated his remark.
YES" johnson returned; that
struck me quite forcibly-"
"Hey?" said Allison.
81 said" shouted johnson. that
was thinking the same thing myself"
(Which OF the speeches did you hear
best" Allison asked.
"IIcy?"
(Which was the best speech you
hrard?"
IL only heard my own. What did you
think of it2"
'IIcy?"
81 said how did YOU like my speech
81 was too far away to hear anyone
except myself
And both chuckled quietly at some
thing that seemed amusing to the in
dividual inwardneSs of each.-William
Iightfoot Nisscher, in Woman's Home
Companion.
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contend with is the chipping Of these
memorial stones hy relie hunters. "oue
II the strauEeSt things In regard To
these rrlic hunters" said Col Ring ham.
lis the fact that more than onc-half of
the men ARRESTED foF chipping oil rvlics
are clergymen. When the police arrest
these drspoiiers and start With them
80 the station house. says the New
York Mail and Express. the man will
begin ,o ask What j. the penalty aud try
te heg OF, Tie is told that the fine is a
heavy one, hut that SIS security can
he put up for appearance in ,he l,oliee
eourt Then the prisoner explains thar
he is a minister of the Gospel and mean,
nn harm. and that he could not stand
the disgrace of appearing in a poIice
court HE ends NJ by giving up the
collateral, after generally trying TO cut
Il down 10 ten dollars, saying be has
pnt, that amount with him.
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non balls under them for rollers. Then
Ii was placed In crib fixed on pom
toon. The pontoon and ship were lifted
in craving dry dock, head on to each
other. and when this had been accom-
plished hole 20 feet long and ~ feet
high was cut in the stafboard bow of
the boat below the water line. Through
this the great stone WIS rolled into the
hold of the ship on groove having an
i1nproyised bail-bearing attachment.
also made Of cannon balls. Inside the
ohelisk was braeed along the kcelson,
and stout snoring txed about IL To make
IL immovnble. After everything was
made shipshape and the ribs aud plates
were replaced al the bow of the steamer
she finally set sail for New York on
June II, 1850.
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THERE IS A LIMIT.
The Fourth Gentleman Severely
strained the bounds of
Human CredulitE.

"YUu may not believe If, gentlemen, re.
marked one OF an after.dinner group engaged
in smoking cigars IN front OF totel, but
have used a fountain pen constantly for four
years, and have never had the least trouble
with il"
That is indeed remarkable" rejoined an.
9th. Nevertheless | am the father OF six
children and have never had to walk the
floor by night with a single one OF them.
There was a silence, lasting minute or
so. Then another spoke up: Il don't doubt
it in the least, !" said he, for can testify to
something stranger still. l have bright
little fouryear-old boy at my house, and | We
never repeated any OF his smart sayings to
my most intimate friends.
"Gentlemen," observed fourth, after
protracted and somewhat painful pause, Il
am fond of hearing young women practice
their scales on the piano after have retired
to rest. 1t lulls me to sleep
One or two other members of the group
made more or less feeble attempts to say
something, but falteringly gave it up. 1t
seemed to be generally felt that the extreme
limit OF human credulity had been reached
London Telegraph
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THE woRLp.s JUDGMENT.

He governs a thousand men,
And vast is his worldly store.
Fear enters their hearts whenever he
frowns,
They gasp when he passes the door
The bread they eat and their ehildren's 5
bread,
II II pleaseth him to but nod his head,
May gladden. their mouths 10 more.
He governs q thousand men.
Who tremble beneath his eye.
There is mighty force in HIS heavy jaw.
And his brow is broad and high
He has only TO whisper a word and they
That acknowledge his rule spring forth
TO obey,
Never asking How" or "why7''
He governs a thousand men.
hut his face is puffed ard red.
And Oft ho reels as he moves along,
And Oft he keeps his bed.
Off with gouty foot he has sat.
And oft. instead or his glossy hat.
A towel Is on his head.
I govern no men; my brow
Il neither broad nor high.
But / am master within myself,
Ard I Yield To no craving cry
Yet the world knows him and II knows
rot me.
And So as tho world stIi judges. he
Is greater man than I
- T.. Kiser. IN Chicago Times-Herald.