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Near York Metal Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2T.-rhere was only
moderate business reOorted in the local metal
markets to-day. with prices continuing steady
at yesterdays basis with the exception Of tin,
which ruled rather easy at $27 T5G2S 1212 for
spot.
and at S12 37I5d12 67Ia for electrolytic and
casting.
Spelter was firm. with spot quoted at So 10
as Is
Lead 81 5Od4 co.
Iron ruled quiet and nomnaly unchanged.
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Cash Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour. steady: winter patents
So 1915 20: stra lights 81 S0GI5 spring patents
81 S0d5 20: straights. 81 1904 20: bakers
50 50G4: No , spring wheat 97cdS1 04; No g.
9oc6$1 o.; No. red, 81 oo1kG1 07h No ?
corn. 53c: No yellow. 5tc: No. oats, 42MG
barley 41G43c fair to choice mailing. 4Sd5Sc
No ! naxseed. 81 II: No. Northwestern
81 Is: mess pork per bb SIC; lard per 100
lbs S16 1213 short ribs sides Qoose), 81 15f0
so: dry salted shoulders (boxed). 81 T51
I 81 whisky basis Of high wines. 81 S726S;
sugar. cut loaf. 81 81 clover. contract grade
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
r-DFgu-f-a

FORECAST.
-nsettled weather prevails over the entire
tVeeferu half of the country Rain IS falling
.-at Los Angeles san Luis Obispo. Fresno and
: Independence in generous amounts. while snow
is falling from Carson City 10 salt Lake City
: . The temperature has fallen about 20 degrees
over the intermountain region.
The following maximum wind velocites are
reported Tatoosi- Island. 60. south. North
Head. -. south. Spokane. 80. southwest; salt
west. and Independence 3. northwest
Warnings Of a further rise in the rivers OF
Northern California have been issued. The
crest of the flood viii probably be felt south
of Sscra meuto on SUNDAY.
The following river readings are reported: :
Red Bluff. l9.4. 0alling SacramentQ 2s-f. fall
ing TehamH, g. falling; Marysvilie. ISL
falling, san JoaQ-in Bridge. 1916. rising. and
Waterford :. rising. The Consumes Moke-
lumne Calaverae. Stanislaus. Toulumne and
Merced rivers viii rise rapidly.
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty
hours. ending midnight, February IS:
Northern California Cloudy, unsettled
weather Sunday. with showers: snow in thu
mountains cooler Hight northeast winds
changing 70 southerly.
Southern Callfornis-Showers Sunday: snow
IN the mountains; cooler brisk southerly
winds
Nevads-Rain or snow Sunday.
san Francisco and vlcnlty-Cloudy, unset
tied weather Sunday. with showers; cooler;
brisk easterly winds
a. G. McADIE, District Forecaster.
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Ne7o York Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK. Feb. observation-disclosures.
Il 5T7 barrels: exports, 4s0O barrels: quiet but
firm: Minnesota patents. s. 20d5 20; Minnesota
bakers. 81 20Q4 20: winter patents IS 200
90; winter straights. $5g5 %: winter extras.
So 6OTD4 winter low grades. SO 15n3 so
WHEAT-Receipts, 1854: spot. quiet: No.
. red. 81 90 elevator and 81 1Od1 - T. o. b.
anoat No. 1 Northern Duluth. 81 90 T. O. b.
ahoat No. hard Manitoba. nominal f. @. b.
afoat. Options opened easy on poor cables
milder weather in the West and selling by
scattered longs. Later prices ruled Irregular
on moderate covering and followed by a slight
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Meat Market.

There are no further changes to note under
this head The supply is fully equal to the
DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers TO dealers
BEEFE6Ila7 for Steers and G961sc per
lb for Cows.
MUTToN-wethers. 9d1Oc: Ewes. aqo1ac
per ID.
IAMB-Spring 15d16c
PORK-DHessed HO9s, 1dSzc per 10.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations are tor good. sound
Iivestock delivered in san Francisco. less 50
per cert shrinkage .or Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers. Sd9c; Cows and Heisers
7GSc; thin Cows 4G5c per h.
CALVES-fG4lac per lb tgross weiShD.
sHEEP-Wethers. 4IaQ5c; Ewes. 4AQ4hc
per 10 tgross weight
IAMBS-5Q515c per lb-
E0GS-Iive Hogs 40 to zoo lbs 53sM5a5
over 200 lbs 59sG5I9c; soft Hogs. 41s@fa4c;
Sows 20 per cent of; Bears. 90 per cent OF.
tiOns
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Wheat and Other Grains.

WHEAT-The week closed with easier mar
kets both here and abroad Foreign futures
were lower and Chicago declined several frac-
tions on the day In this market futures were
lower, but the cash grain remained as before.
CASH WHEAT.
White Australian 81 16Q1 5715; Northern
Club 81 421z@1 471a; Northern Bluestem,
81 5212Q1 0I12 per ctl
FUTURES
Session to 1:30 a. m.
Open High. Low. Close.
May .....N AN 81 41A 81 4694 81 Az
December - Al l ~ 43l5 II
BARLEY-Both cash grain and futures
rnained about the same and the market ex-
hibited features
CASH BARLEY.
Feed 81 OS4q1 11A Shipping and Brew
ing 81 15G1 17l2 Cheyalier. 81 tT19G1 40 for
fair to choice.
Session to IL 80 a. m
Open. High. Low. Close.
May ........$1 O71a, 81 oS 81 ora 81 0s
December ... l O212 O2A OLA U2A
OATS-The Government has arranged TO take
1900 tons at Portland for Manila, delivery TO
be made March s. Otherwise there is nothing
new About 5000 ctls came in from Washing
ton yesterday.
White. 81 2Th@1 37k Black. 81 25q1 So;
Red 81 25a1 32H for feed and 81 30ql 35 for
seed: Gray 81 32h per ctl.
CORN-Previous quotations rule, with
moderate demand and firm Ione.~
Western sacked. 81 3I13q1 40 for Yellow.
81 3Tbdl 40 for White and 81 30 for Mixed;
California large yellow. 81 37l3d1 4212 small
Egyptian. 81 42h for white and 81 30 for
brown.
BUCKWHEAT-$1 1892 per ctl.
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Flour and MHIstufS.

FLOUR-Caifornia Family Extras. 81 s09
10 usual terms: Bakers Extras, $1,000;
Oregon and Washington. jobbing at So s594 25
per bbl
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in packages are as
follows: Graham Flour SO 25 per 100 lbs;
rye Flour. SO %; Rye Meal So; Rice Flour,
81; Corn Meal s. rs; extra cream do. 81; OaI
Groats 81 so; Hominy $4Q4 25 Buckwheat
Flour 81 50G4 T5; Cracked Wheat, 81 75; Fa
rina 81 50; Whole Wheat Flour. So so; Rolled
Oats, bbls. 81 25dS 60; in sacks. So 75QS 10;
Pearl Barley Sc; Split Peas boxes. 81: Green
Peas Sc so per 100 lbs
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Associated Banks Statement.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2T.-The statement OF
averages of t:.e clearinghouse banks of New
York for the five days OF this week shows:
Loans $500. 209, 100; decrease, 81, 229, 100. De
posits 81 OF 800. 400; decrease, S105. 200. Cir
culation, $4O.219.3Oo; decrease, 1892, 800. Legal
tenders SI1 IT'S 600: increase. $ST2. 300. Specie,
S217 351. 200; increase, $3.745, 600. Reserve,
S2s9 100 300; increase, $4.617, 800. Reserve re-
quired. $3.50. $50. 100; decrease, $26 300 Sur
plus S32. I50. 200: increase, 81, 643, 600 EX-
United States deposits $41 $40 675; increase.
81 S34 7cO
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livestock Market.
CHICAGO


CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-CATTLE-Receipt
800: nominal; good TO prime steers. 81 a01O
T5: poor to medium. So 5OG14 60: stockers
end feeders. So 5OG4 20: cows. 81 5Od4: heif-
ers S2d4 30; Gamers. 81 5072 40: bulls. SEQ
4: calves So 5OaT: Texas fed steers, S464 co
HOGS-Receipts to-day. 20. 600: Monday So
600: slow and steady; mixed and butchers
e5 35G5 rs; good to choice heavy. S5 750
50; rough heavy, s. 4o@3 65: light, IS 2o1
55; bulk of sales. s5 40G5 40.
SHEEP-ReceiDts. 1000; sheep. strong to
steady; lambs. strong to steady; good to choice
wethers. 81 25d4 so; fair TO choice mixed.
81 s5a4 %: Western sheep 81 25cI4 10: native
lambs. 81 50d6 Western lambs, S4 $500 IS.
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O. r. e N. co.

Oregon sails Feb. 2T March 8. Is. 2s April
l. II and p. s. S. Oregon is temporarily IN
service instead of Ihs Columbia. George ".
Elder sails Mar 3. 49, %. Apr. ?. y and %
Only steamship line to PORTLAND. Or. and
short rail line from Portland to all points East
Through tickets to all points. all rail- steam
ship and rail. at LOWEST RATES. Steamer
tickets include berth and meals Steamer sails
foot OF Spear ST. at II a m S. F. BOOTH.
Gen Agt- Pass. Dept, I Montgomery St: C.
CLIFFORD. Gen. Agt. Freight Dept. 5 Mont
gomery st.
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toKPAaNIE GENERALS -aAN54r.lNrI3Jl

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. RNk-
Sailing every Thursday instead OF SHHXN
Saturday. at 10 a. m. from Pier a. ~H>7rE~
North River foot Of Morton 81.
First class to Havre. $50 and upward Sec
ond class 10 Havre. S45 and upward. GEN
ERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND
CANADA 81 Broadway Hudson Building)
New York. J. +. FUGAZI & CO. Pacific Coast
Agents. Montgomery avenue san Francisco.
Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Asents
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Nc1U York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Feb. 27-Total imports of
dry goods and merchandise at the port Of
New York for the week ending to-day were
valued at S15 III 1853 Exports Of specie from
New York for the week Cfve days. were ST.
179. .376 silver and sos, 622 gold.
Imports of specie at New York during the
week five days. S1T 664 gold and $449
silver.
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Bank ClearingS.

Local Bank ClesrinEs during the week just
ended were 81 569. .219. against S2s. T54. .396 dur
ing the same week in 1903. showing a decrease
of &T.S65. III. The clearings for the correspond
Ing week " 1902 were So. SIS. .147.
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE, Feb 27.-C1earings. $53e. 952;
balances, $96 153
PORTLAND Feb. 27.-ciearings. $3e2, ,3O3;
balances, 500, OBS.
SPOKANE Feb. 2I-Clearings, 1867, ,969;
500 442
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Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON.
PORTLAND, Feb. 81. - WHEAT-Walla
Wala, 7Sc; Bluestem SIC; Valley, sc.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. Feb. 2T.-WHEAT-U Unchanged.
Bluestem, SAC; Club, 7ec.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.

Silver and New York Exchange are higher
Sterling Exchange remains unchanged.
The China took out for the Orient a treasure
list of S310, ,52t 81, consisting of S33 $40 in Mex
lean dollars $2230 in gold coin and 500, 600 in
silver bullion for Hongkong and S207 S72 81 in
b,lI{ haf
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Weather Report.

Ci2oth Moridian-Paciffc Time.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 27-5 p. m.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those Of the same date
last season and the rainfall in the last twen-
ty-four hours:
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Poultry and Game.

Four cars of Western Poultry we're marketed
during the past week. and as the daily receipts
of domestic stock were light the market was
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Miscellaneous Markets.
Foreign Futures.
St. LouiS Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS. Feb 27.-Wool nominal; me-
dunn grades combing and clothing, 17G2f II !;
light fine. 15d1715c: heavy fine, 12G14c; tub
washed 20G3lc.
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Ne7u York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2T-The cotton market
closed steady, Sd1O points higher. Trading
was no more than active, and offerings were
light.
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aaare Islana aaa vaIlst0 stsanasr..

steamer GEN. FRIsBIE OF MONTICELLO
9:45 A. m. 3:15 and $3.50 p. m. except Sunday.
Sunday, GAS a. M. $50 .. m. Leave Vallejo
day a. m 4.15 D. m. Fare. so cents Tel.
Main 1905. Pier ?. Mission-st dock HATCH
BROS.
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London Closing Stocks.
ady I'D a. ounee.

DIT ilINfI--oIeduy. . 80 per OUNCE.
Money-3G3L per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is 3IkG3 3-16 per cent and for
three months bills is d3Z per cent.
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

+ CHICAGO. Feb. 27-on the Produce Ex-
change TO-DAY the butter market was firm
crearneries. 14n16c; daires 12hd22c Eggs
weaker; 1s1sa19isc. Cheese. firm; 1ois911Kc.
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OceaDIcS.S.CO.
aaERn. eahoA. HEN
ZEALAND aa8 SYDNEY.
0lRscT kAE 70 TAHITL

S S SIERRA. FOR Honolulu. Samoa. Auck-
land and Sydney Thur. March g. D. m.
SIS ALAMEDA. for Honolulu. Mch II. IL a. n
S. S. MARIPOsA, for Tahiti. Mch. IS. IL an.
GI.UEsEEIS& SlHs Co.. lVls.. IAstUmz, $40 Earu,a
TE;ShteHloa. 31s Erlsis 81. .Psr Ia 7, aasaSsN
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Mining Stocks.
forming Session.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
Following were the sales on the San Fran
,iscO Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NeaU York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-Close-Money on
ca d nominal; no loans
Tfre loans were steady. with siXty-dsy
loans al > per cent; ninety days, 3A per cent;
ei9 months. 4TfL Der cent.
Prime mercantile paper. -. u3l3 per cent.
sterling exchange was firm, with actual bus
iress ln bankers bills
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7taI sales. ...... a4.ooo shares.

UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK. Feb. 2T.-No bond transactions
tBday.
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY.
Common-Bd, S3 80: asked. 81. Preferred
Bid, So 50. asked S34 e2l5
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Unlisted Securities.
MIscELI.ANFous RoNps

MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
Bid Ask Bid Ask
Bay CPc IS. 90 1921 s Co aus. 9S 90
r L Wat 6s. 120 sun Tel IS. lib
Cal NV SILL Do SIS ...1G215
SF Drdk 5s 1131S Suttr-st R5s los 1f3
ST &. MP 5s.111A111h lUR OF ST Is 70 79%
S p c As - 100
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MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS

Street-
$4,000 United r r OF S F 4 per cent. 20 oO.
1000 s r y P Ry . per cent..-...111 IS
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TONOPAH MINES.
OCEAN TRAVEL.

TC Steamers leave san Fran
y /. =. !
MSQ& cisco as follows.
k WA For Ketchikan Wranzel
inT W8HD E>A Juneau. Haines. Skaguay.
| "A l etc. Alaska-1l a. m. Feb.
| \ N&Al n 25. Mar l. Change TO com
\cA EOI pany's steamer at Seattle
NV ~ For Victoria. Vancouver.
\dh5SANI Port Townsend Seattle Ia
coma Everett Whatconn-
IL m, Feb. 20 Is. Mar. 1. Change at Seattle
to this companys steamers for Alaska and G..
y. Ry: at Seattle or Tacoma to y. p. Ry.s
at Vancouver to c. P. Ry.
For Eureka Humboldt Bay)-Pomona. 80
P m. Feb. IS. Mar 5- Corona. 1 80 D. m
For Los Angeles (via Port Los Angeles and
RrdOndo). San Diego and Santa Barbara-San-
Ia Rosa Sundays. a. m.
State OF California Thursdays. a. m.
For Los Angeles (via San Pedro and East
San Pedro). Santa Barbara. Santa Cruz. Mon
terey san Simeon. CayucOs. Port Hartford (San
Luis Obispo). Ventura and Hueneme.
Coos Bay. a. m. Feb. %. Mar. s.
For Ensenada Magdalena Bay San Jose del
Csbo. Mazatlan. Altata. la Paz. Santa Ro-
salia. Guaymas Mex. 10 a. m. Tth each
month For further information obtain folder.
Right 5 reserved to change steamers or sailins
dates.
TICKET OFFICES New MOntgom-
cry st. palace HoteD. 10 Market St and Broad
way Wharves. Freight Office. 10 Market st.
c. =. DUNANN. General Passenger Agent,
10 Market St, San Francisco.
The Pacific Transfer Co.. 20 Sutter ST.. will
call for and check baggage from hotels and
residences. Telephone Exchange 3t2.
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A. R6thachiId Story.

The mob besieged Baron Roths-
chilFs house rini Paris during the
revolutionary upheaval in 1848, and
the baron begged the ringleaders to
enter. They demanded an equal dis
tribution. Of his wealth among all
the male adults of Trance. It was
clear that the safest way for Baron
Roth5ehild was the simplest, and
the haron,,'; working out the sum,
found that it came e'to much less
than a franc a head. GIVE VIII, how
ever, call it "a franc,"' he'Said.'. "Ac-
cept the first installment with, my
compliments. And how, gentlemen,
you will allow me to resume. my
business" There was no longer any
need to be violent. end for Q shil-
lings Rothschild bought the good
will of an angry mob.
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The>Cynio Is respected.

One Of the seeming wayward-
nesses of our human nature is the
respect for d cynic that turks in
nearly every heart. The respect is
not for his character, certainly not
for his disposition, but It goes out
to him as q man of intellect and is
often disproportionate to his abil-
HY. To hear that man is cynical
is' to- accept him as of superior in
teliJgence. There is universal def
eFea1ee to what is universally deemed
aail uaIovely and undesirable atti-
thaee Of mind. The entrance of the
cS.ae' ;sss.S ;sss.S the drawing room pro-
d,leess am air of expectant interest.
Hiss rfi1ocTous comments are re-
ceivetias admirable wit. So at least
ate6TdfHg! to- the contemporary nov
els 5of society SO even,, though in
somewhat less obvious and artificial
mannefr according to- ones owp 3D.
sefvatfoh:' We all find more inter-
esting thetpafson who discusses his
friends failifgs than him who
dwells upon his friends virtues. We
do not like the" cynie' better, but we
regard him as the more penetrating
and the better informed. Arthur
StanWo6d Pier in Atlantic.
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Wonderfug Hair RoseoisT,

at one time several years aB1"
said an Akron business MAN. I'll was
associated with several other 1flets
chants in the manufacture Of a;hair
restoter. We had fakirl selling the
remeaN. end this was one Of his
tales:;
ga waaii1an came to me the other
day for her eighth 'bottle..' She said
she liked the' taste of it SO we'll 7
was frightened and took her into a
private Office atidi told her to show
me her tongue She stuck it out,
and there was a'ihalf inch of hair
on it. To keep froifp hurting the
business we had to"fee5 her cam
phor balls all that summer to keep
the moths out of her stomach 30
Akron (O.) Times-Democraa.
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PROVED HIS IDENTITY.
At Least 81 Newly Appointri Post!
master Was Satisfied.

master Was Satisfied.
A new postoifice had just been
opened in small country town in
Canada. For want of more likely
applicant, farmers son, ignorant,
yet ambitious, was appointed post
master.
Shortly after the countryman's
installation o commercial traveller
appeared at the wicket, received
letter, opened it and produced there
from money order, which he i'm
mediately presented for payment.
The postmaster took the order, read
it and reread it, suspiciously scTl.ti-
nizing the traveller from tino to
time over the sheet.
At length he ventured, care ye
the fellow this thing talks about ?"
81 am" replied the traveller.
"Weii, have ye got anybody to
identity ye?"
ono; but I don't see that it is
the road. "You saw me take the
order from the letter. 1t could
hardly be for anybody else"
81 don't just know about that,
boss. I want somebody to identify
We. Don't take me for no jay. Ye
may bet 1 know just little about
this biz"
The commercial traveller argued
the point for awhile, but to no pur-
! pose. IIe must be identified. But
how? He had never been within
! thirty miles of the place before. He
was about retiring in disgust and
had already reached the door when
/! a'ktti!!!i;aSnass idea flashed through his
! braiii.
Quick as Thought. lie was back at
! the wicket, whefe the rustic stood
! eying him suspicious1y;
'Here," he shouted, &fi1parehtly
very excited; 'T have itp'
He tore open his coat and pro-
duced his pocketboIk. From this he
took a photo.
'There," he said, shovingit over
te the postmaster, "there is my pho
tograph."
The rustic took the card and care
fully compared the fea5ures. A beat
en- look came into his face. At
length he vouchsafed:
'Hanged if he aih'B the right man
after all, 1nister.'' And the order
was cashed.
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81 FOERG2S REMEDY. :,
is a SAFE REMEDY,

Containing no mercury or. other injurious
substances; II Ia All entirely veSrinblc
product and Is composed OF some OF the
best and rarest drugs known to science
Because of their expensive and iure
nature. they are very seldom used by the
practicing fraternity.
The formula from which FoerI's Rcmc-
or study and practice of an eminent physi-
clan. who found II wonderfully succ, sStul.
II YOU are victim of specific blood
poisoning. scrofula. or any other form OF
incipient blood poisoning. your future hap
pincss depends upon whether YOU reCoS
uize in our claims for Foergs Remedy the
ring OF truth and sincerity which inspires
them. and also whether-recoGniZini; these
qualities In our statemcnts--you are will
to relieve your present suffering. and, by
cleansing your system OF the foul disease
which now occupies II. grant YOU II new
lease Of manhood or wCmanhoud
Remember. also, IL you have been q
user OF mercury or other mineral poiSons.
your case ie not one whit less desperate.
More than ever do you need the whole
some, active. purgtny power OF F0e-E .
Remedy to rid your veins of th!:: mos:
baleful drug.
You are Interested
You say What! Can 1t he true tha {
there actually exists a medicine that will
iaake me clean and whole. even as are
the msH 0nd women have SO often en-
And. in order that you may see that
our words ore not idle-in order that you
may catch our enthusiasm and have
knowledge OF our own confidence In QuI
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Freddy's DipIomacy..

"Father," inquired Freddy as he
put down the top he was spinning,
''what is diplomacy?" DIPLOMACY,
my boy" replied the old man proud.
ly, els doing exactly the right thing
at the right moment" "Thenl'I I
reckon I used diplomacy last night.%
''What did you do?" "Why, I heard
mother say that she was going to
give me some medicine. Now, yot1
know, l generally sleep on the out
side of the bed, but last night when
1 heard mother coming upstairs I
pushed Johnny into my place and
slid into his part of the bed"
"What happened?" s'Why, Johnny
had the medicine; that's all."-Lon-
don People.
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An Anxious Younaater,

A youngster was anxious for a
watch, and her grandmother had
said, "When I die, Margaret, I shall
give you my gold watch" A few
weeks after she was visiting with
her grandmother and, evidently
longing for the time when she
should receive her legacy, startled
her relative greatly by saying,
"Grandmamma, when are you going
to die and go into hole, so I can
wear nv watch ?"
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A ROLL OF BUTTER.
Why 1t Was Exchanged ard What 6o-
came Of H.

why IL Was kscheGSsS S''d what 30.
came Of T..
The little town of Mercer boasts
a greengrocer with all the wisdom
of Solomon, reports the Philadel-
phia Ledger. The other day Il coun-
try woman, famous the country over
for the quality Of her butter, called
on this old Silas Treevcs with the
odd request that he take five
pound roll of her making, giving
her in place of cash an equal amount
of butter from his own stock.
Knowing, as he did, that her butter
was better than any e.e had ever
handled and knowing, too, that she
knew that it was, the old fellow be-
came somewhat suspicious and ques-
toned the woman's motive.
"Wcll, you sec," She said finally,
"when [ come TO dc the churnin'
this week l found mouse drowned
in the cream, and somehow our
folks feel kind O otlish about eatin'
this here butter"
"And do you expect me to sell
that kind of butter to my custom
ers?"
"Now, look here, Silas Treeves,' y
| said the old woman, "my buffers
better'l any your customers ever
| gets, and as for the mousc-well,
what they don't know won't hurt
! them
The old man took the butter and
weighed it, went to his cellar and
after q little while returned with a
roll Of g somewhat different shape
but very much the same general ap.
pearanee, and, this being gatisfae2:
tory to his customer, she took it and
| went out.
| About a week later the country
woman happened in again.
"How'd you like the butter?" ask
ed the old philosopher.
! s:.First rate" replied the woman.
,SFolks eat it ?"
HYep"
"WAt;; maybe you was right, aftei
all, about Rhat people don't know
| Lot hurtin' 'ern. You ct the butter
| with the mouse in fj differ oil.
jes' changed the shape.of che roll 6
little:"