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Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
The Joy of the Household.

She was tiny little girl, with sun tanned hair, blue calico dress and bare feet. She carried in her arms a baby half as large as herself, and the baby was so heavy that it sagged down in the middle, giving it the ap. pearance of being held by the feet and the nape of the neck
 There was some excitement around the corner of the next block, and the children were hurrying forward like mad from all directions. The little girl tried to run, but the baby was too heavy, and her breath gave out. Said l, in spirit of badinage:
 "Drop the baby, sis, and go see what the trouble is."
 She stopped and stared at me.
 T say, put the baby down on the sidewalk and run."
 "Yer must take me for fool, nis ter"
 "Why"
 "'Cos this is our baby"
 "Well, suppose it is? I'll stay hers and watch it for you.''
 "No, yer won't, mister. Yer might carry it off,"
 What if I did? Aren't you tired carrying it around and making your back ache?"
 Nav, I ain't. Say, mister, this if the only little baby we've got, and If yer only knowed how she can crow and laugh, yer wouldn't want me to do no such thing. This baby hain't got no ma, cept me and pa, and we couldn't do 'thout her. She sets up in a high chair at the table and crows and kicks while me and pa eats, and at night 1 rock her to sleep like ma used to do. When ma died the baby didn't know no better, but just laugh. ed and hollered, and I cried so couldn't keep her still. Put her down on the sidewalk? FOol.killer'll git you mister, eff yer stay around here long!"
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
Jap Officer as a CouIlc.

The other day I was talking to very intelligent man who has had many opportunities of meeting globe trotters-globe trotters for reasons of business rather than of pleasure--and he told me remarkable story which had been told to him by one of these globe trotters. The story throws significant light on the reasons of the extraordinary success the Japanese have been gaining in their recent bat. ties.
 A Japanese trader was leaving Port Arthur just as it became evident that war must come. He had several trunks, and these he entrusted to Chinese coOlie, who seemed to be well up to his work, and who handled the trunks with the characteristic prompti- tude and facility of Chinaman CT that class. When the Japanese got on board he missed his coolie, and he found among his baggage another trunk which he did not recognize. He thought nothing more of the affair, believing 1t to be one of the mistakes which were inevitable in time of hury and something like panic. But when the vessel in which he was tray cling had gone some distance from Port Arthur he was approached by Japanese officer, evidently of high po- sition.
 The officer remarked to the trader that he had not paid his coolie. The trader confessed that this was 50, and gave as an excuse that the coolie had suddenly disappeared just as the yes. sel was leaving.
 T was the coolie," said the Japanese officer with a smile. II have been in Port Arthur as coolie for six months, and now I know all about it, and by and by this will be useful."-London M. A. P.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
WHY SHARKS HAVE CONE
East River Deserted by Maneaters Bes
 cause os It's Condition.

Loot hlvcr DcScrtcO Dy M0neatoro bes cause os It's Condition.
 "It has not been great many years since I've seen sharks in the East Riv- er," said the veteran pilot on one of the United States revenue cutters the other day to Brooklyn Eagle writer. And there were plenty of maneaters. too. They used to hang around Fulton market docks, where they would get plenty to eat in the fish 0ffal that would be thrown overheard from the fishing smacks.
 "The reason that sharks are no long CT seen in the river and bay is not be- cause of the ocean liners There's plenty of room for the shark far be- low the point where the ships bottom reaches to. But sharks are clean ami mals. They will touch only those things that have been freshly killed or are alive. No shark will touch three-days' foater under any circum- stances.
 But the sewage into the bay and rivers on both sides of New York has made New York's home waters unten- able for fish. There Is very little good fish this side of Sandy Hook, hardly any at all, in fact, except eels. And everybody knows that cells are the dirtiest scavengers in the water any where.
 up to the time that Mike Dady went to Havana to start his sewage system the harbor of Havana was a sharks paradise. When the sewer pipes began draining into Havana bay the shark began to clear out. So did the fishes In time you won't hear of a shark in Havana harbor any more than you ever hear of one this side of Sandy Hook. The water right around Manhattan island is pretty filthy. How people can possibly enjoy swimming in 1t is more than understand. A mouth full of water from the East or North river or the bay has more microbes to the square inch than all the Croton that comes into New York. So you see the sharks have more sense than the intelligent landli,bbers of Manhat- tan."
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
INDIAN PHYSICIANS OF OLD.
Cold Water, Sweating, Purging, vomit'
 ing and Bleeding Were Remedies.

ing and Bleeding Were Remedies.
 Undoubtedly the American Indian in his primeval state was fine specimen of physical manhood. Dr. E. J. Kempt who has made careful investigation into frontier history, has found that before the Indians were contaminated by the white race they never were af- flicted with smallpox, measles, tuber- culosis, gout, scurvy, insanity, nerv- ous diseases nor any other of the ills and blood affections which have in late years made such terrible inroads upon the numbers and vitality of the red men of this country
 The only bodily afillctions which Dr. Kempf reports to the Medical Record that he found among the aborigines cold, such as pleurisy, pneumonia, rheumatism, dysentery and wounds from accidents or battle. Naturally the remedies of the Indians were sim pie and few in number. When sick an Indian refused all kinds of stimulat- ing ailments, but drank profusely of cold water. In addition to this, in proper cases the Indian resorted to sweating, purging, vomiting and bleed- ing, and finally, when all remedies seemed to be intellectual, the medicine man was called in to try his amulets and incantations on the patient.
 These methods of cure are still re- sorted to among blanket Indians who are removed from the influences of civilization. But before we smile or condemn these practices we should con- slider our own histoiy. It was only few generations ago that our ideas of medicine were almost as crude as those of the Indians. The more intelligent of the white people then, of course, did not resort to magic and incantations, but the connections which they manu- factured to cure diseases almost pass belief. Oliver Wendell Holmes, in his "Medical History of Massachusetts" has made a permanent record of some of the practices then prevailing among the colOnists. Governor Winthrop was devout believer in the efficacy of sowbugs, while the Rev. Cotton Ma ther used upon his sick friends such absurd and foul pellets and medica- ments as no Indian ever dreamed off, Kansas City Star.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
The Daisy.

Tn French the daisy is called Ia
 Marguerite. It was the device of Mar. guerite of Anjou, and also of Marguer- ite of Valois, much more appropriate emblem of the latter princess, who withdrew from the glitter of courts to become a recluse, than of the ambi- 'tious Lancastrian queen of England. The daisy is the national flower of Italy, chosen in honor Of Queen Mar guerite. In the language of flowers it signifies innocence, peace, hope. In the age of chivalry 1t was the emblem of fidelity and worn by knights at tour naments in honor of their lady loves.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
No Excuse.

we really have no excuse for this war;" said the statesman.
 "Very true" said the ambitious king; "but that need not worry you, as the historians of the future may be de- pended upon to develop proper ex. cuse. e."-Judge.
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THE "TUBA" MAN.
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on the Island or CuyO, one OI tne Philippine archipelago, the only man who is in hurry, says Mir. Landor in '1The Gems of the East" is the tuba man. He is naked except for lOin- cloth. You may first see him hopping about on the tips of his toes, with his head in the air, examining the sum- nait of every cocoanut-palm. He is ono of the most typical figures in the achi- pelago, the tuba man, or, rather, the man who gathers tuba, which is 8 kind of wine extracted from the cocoa nut-palms.
 Each tuba man has certain num- Der of trees under his care, and to those alone he devotes his fathery in- spection. He carefully examines each tree. Here he makes ready for an ascent He rubs his bare feet upon the ground to remove all matter which may interfere with the sensibility of his soes and toes. Owing to the prev. alent steady, strong winds, trees are generally at slant and seldom quite vertical. This somewhat slmpiiiies the task of the climber. Besides, by means of his sharp bolo, he has cut for him. self upon each tree nOtcheS about an inch deep all the way up to the clls ter of leaves at the summit. Up he goes, with the agility of monkey, as one would go up ladder; and while we down below watch him with some concern he gets astride the stem of large leaf that quivers under his weight. His work now begins.
 Before the flower appears from the stem it is cut, and bamboo joint, a songa, applied at the end 10 receive the sap which flows out of the incis ion; and so that none of the liquid should be wasted, the flower cluster is tied fast with bejuco lacings so as to adjust the bamboo tubes quite tightly. As many songas are gener- ally applied as there are flower clus- ters. I have often seen as many as three or four bamboo joints so placed to receive the tuba from one cocOanut- tree; but care is always taken to leave a few stems to be developed into fruit for purposes of reproduction or con sumption.
 To give strength and color to the tuba, sprinkling of powdered bark Of the Rizophora longissma is placed in each cylinder, and each time that these bamboo joints are emptied into the larger churn they are thoroughly clensed and all deposits removed by means of the brush carried for the purpose. Some new powder is then put in.
 Each flower-stem is cut every time afresh with sharp-curved knife, and will exude tuba freely for some eight weeks.
 The tuba begins to ferment within an hour of the time of its collection, and in taste resembles cider. It is quite palatable when fresh, but changes into vinegar in few hours. The tuba man is time and labor saving creature. Rather than have the trouble of coming down from his lofty aerie and climbing each individ- 'ual cocoanut-tree he prefers to add neck-breaking chances to his career by constructing a series of suspension bridges from one tree to another, kind of primitive elevated thorough fare, which makes less aerial peGes- trians tremble to look at it.
 
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Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10
She Always Has It.

Little Tommy-Say, pa, is every word In the dictionary?
 Mir. Peckem-No, my son. Every little while new one is coined.
 Little Tommy-What's the last word. pa?
 MT. Peckem-The one your mothes has.
Holbrook argus., 1904-12-10

Canada's standing army averages 25,- GOO effective men.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Receipts of Produce,
FoR THuRspAY. JrLY Z.
STOCK MARKET.
The Situation on the Local Err
changes Unchanged.

The situation in the local market remains
precisely as before, the Tonopah stocks being
actively dealt in and the other stocks ne
elected
Oakland Transit was ex-coupon OF its per
cents yesterday.
The Consolidated Imperial Mining Company
has levied an assessment OF 1c.
The First National Bank OF San Francisco
has declared a regular semi-annual dividend
at the rate Of 10 per cent per annum, payable
July IL.
The Spring Valley Water Company has de-
clared regular quarterly dividend OF 63 cents
per share payable July 20.
The Ophir Mining Company has received
$f02 215 81 from the sale Of six railroad car
loads OF ore. and seven carloads are now on
the way.
An assessment Of 1 cent per share was de-
lnduent yesterday the capital stock OF the
West Vancouver Commercial Company OF Brit
ish Columbia
The American Tobacco Company has de-
clared a regular quarterly dividend Of 2 per
cent per share the preferred stock and 3
FER share on the common stock. payable
August 1.
United States Oil and Mining Company OF
Bakersfield has levied an assessment Of &c per
share, delinquent August 3, and the Berry OIL
and Development Company OF San Francisco.
assessment No 3, OF 81 per share. delinquent
August 3.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Hides, TdHo7U, Wool and Hops.

Advices from Boston report Wool very active.
with prices hardening and prospects better
than for a long time. The sales are running
larger than for a year past and the American
Woolen Company is said to have Just taken
from 100000 to 10000. 600 pounds. This
market, as already mentioned. is well cleaned
up and very firm
HIDES AND SKINS-Cul1s and brands sell
about 1561c under quotations. Heavy Sailed
Steers, 91Ac; medium. &c: light sue: Cow
Hides SIC for heavy and SIC for HIGHT: Stazs
&c: Salted Kip, DC: SaIted Veal f0c: Salted
Calf 1o15 Ollie; dry Hides, 16c: dry kin Ire.
dry Calf. 1Sc; Sheepskins shearlines 2564Oc
each; short Wool 40665c each; medium 75G
9Oc: long Wool. s191 so: Horse Hides. salt
81 rs for large and $292 80 for medium ri q
al rs for small and Soc for Colts HORSE
Hides dry, 81 75 for large and 81 so for
medium. S161 25 for small and SOC for Coles
Buck Skins-Dry Mexican. 30c: dry salted
Mexican Csc: dry Central American 30632ILc
Goat Skfns-Prine Angoras. 75c; extra Iarrs
do. 81 %: large and smooth. SOC; medium. 35c /;
small. 20c
TAILOwANo 1 rendered, 404Hc per III.
No. 2. 31ac; grease, 2h95c.
WOOL@Sprfng Clip-Humboldt and Mendo-
cino. 17G19c: San Joaquin and Southern. 10
morths', 1e612c: do months 9611c per Ib:
Middle Counties. 13617c for free and I29f5c
for defective: Northern. 1661sc for free and
I4616c for defective; Nevada 13916c. accord
ing to condition.
fornis 1908 Contracts for 1904 crop are quoted
at 1711 920c.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables

receipts OF new Potatoes were heavier than
! on tne preceding day. but despite the increased
f afrIvais is the market cleaned up well and prices
oL o Whltes were well maintained under a steady
1Snidno 1t Tor export. Early Rose and Garnet
SiiSs III. were easier, particularly the former,
mhlch We're mostly green and unfit for shin
ping New Red Onions were in limited supply
ana "a nrm. while Silverskins were slightly lower
Inc market was still heavily supplied with
lrilscenaneous vegetables and, although trade
,s Tas Inoaerately active. prices continued to de-
Snhe ~ Mlssissippi Tomatoes were offered freely
81 10 per crate, while 81 was an extreme
tI nsure Tor small packages from nearby sec
lions. Large boxes from the river were IN
increased supply and decidedly weak at a sharp
decline. Green Peppers. Corn Cucumbers and
summer Squash were abundant and prices OF
All -FOUR descriptions ranged lower Small
boxes OF Cucumbers and Summer Squash are
no longer worth quoting
POTATOES-New Burbanks from the river
81 1902 20 per ctl; Salinas Burbanks 81 2S
per etl: Early Rose. 81 50G1 rs: Garnet Chiles
81 60q1 20; old Potatoes. S1d1 % per ctI
ONIONS-New Red S1d1 10 per sack; Sill
Verskins, 81 40M1 so per ctl
VEGETABLES-Green Corn S161 so per
sack and 81 5oG1 IS per crate: Asparagus 40
&c per lb: Rhubarb. 40dT5c per box; Garden
2d4c per ID: Lima Beans. Sd10c per Ib; To-
matoes in small boxes and crates. 75c6$1 IS:
large open boxes 81 50G2; Summer Squash
50Q60c per box; Cabbage. 81 per ctl; Carrots,
81 per sack; Cucumbers 606T5c per box; Gar
lie, 3Q4c per ID: Egg Plant, Base per lb;
Dried Peppers. SG10c for dried and 1915 a
13c per Id for evaporated; Dried Okra 1919 %
15c per lb Green Okra, 15c per lb: Green
Peppers. Sc per lb for Chile and sG10c for Bell.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

The Butter market showed the effects of
the recent heavy receipts yesterday especially
as another batch of 1872 cases came in There
was no. actual decline. but all dealers reported
the market dull. with tendency to SELL and
some were shading the quotations to reduce
their overstocSs
The feeling in Cheese is firm and the mar
ket Is in better condition and gradually clean
ing up at the qug tations. Oregon. however Is
sending in large lines. and Puget Sound points
and Los Angeles refuse to pay even a fraction
over the current quotations in this market.
Dealers-say that any further advance just
now would shut off these outside customers,
who would Immediately go to Chicago for
their supplies hence they are not disposed to
ask any further advance just yet.
The nrrnEess in Eggs continues. and some
houses report sales Of fancy ranch slightly
above the toy quotation. These sales. how
ever. are yet hardly sufficient to justify
q further advance though the tendency is de-
cidedly upward. and fine stock is getting
greatly reduced in supply. Receipts, however,
were larger again yesterday.
Receipts were 137,2 200 lbs Butter 1905 cases
Eggs and 81, ,9C0 lbs Cheese.
BUTTER-Creamery at first hands. 21q22c
for extras and 20c for frsts: dairy. 1TG20c;
store Butter 14d16c: cold storage nominal
CHEESE-9c for choice mild and II a
S13c for lower grades: Young Americas 101
1012c; Eastern, 10d15c: Utah 12c per ID.
EGGS-Ranch. % II 625c for fair to choice;
store, 1Td20c; Eastern. 19G20c for hrsts and
16I5d1Sc for seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Dried Fruits, Mats, ,RdiSins, H oney.

The New York market is generally quoted
firm, with stronger feeling in future Prunes
which Coast sellers are unwilling to let go
at the present very low prices. Otherwise
there is nothing new.
FRUITs-New crop futures-Apricots "a
915c; Peaches. 5H@75c per lb Old crop
Evaporated Apples. 5G7c: dried 3641c
, PRUNES-1s0S crop. 292Ac for the four
sizes.
RAIs1Ns-F. o: b. prices Fresno for 1908
crop (subject to change without notice) are as
follows: 50-lb boxes-Loose MuscateIs 4 4-crown
4c per ID; 3-crown, 414c; 2-crown &c; Malaga
loose. 3-crown. &c; 2-crown 3&tc; ThonpsoT' =
seedless. 4c; seedless suItanas sAc; seediess
Muscatels, 3Kc: do fioated. 31Ac; Seeded Rails
ms 16-oz cartons. fancy. Sic; choice SIC:
12-oz cartons. fancy. 41zc: choice. 4&c; in
bulk fancy, SIC; choice sc; Imperial cIus-
ters So. Dehesa.. So so; fancy. 81: London
NUTS-Walnuts. No. 1 softsheIl 13bm14e:
No. 2. 11h@12c; No hardshell 13613I5c:
No. 2, 11911Hc; Almonds. 1115c for Noppa- :
reils. 111ac. for ] l.. lie for Ne Plus Ultra
and 9Zc for Languedoc; Peanuts 6a7c for
Eastern: Pecans. Hobo: Cocoanuts 81 5o65.
HONEY-Comb. 11H9121zc for white and
1O611c for amber; water white extracted 50
&c: light amber extracted. 4nQ5c dark.
BEEswAx-27929c per ID.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Chicago Board of Trade.
FAtirc Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. July 7.--sensatonal food reports
from the Southwest to-day caused net ad-
vance Of 1Ad1%c in the price of September
wheat. Corn is up ssq&c. Oats show gain
OF Ad%c.
Continuation of heavy rains throughout the
West gave the wheat market a strong sendoff
opening prices on September being up 1fc TO
14c at $3.50 TO S3%c. There was an active
Der deliveries, but offerings were exceedinely
meager. In consequence Of the light offerings
the price was bid up rapidly. sentiment in the
pit being extremely bullish. The market was
governed almost entirely by news from the
Southwest. The most sensational damage re-
ports of the year found their way into the pit
food conditions being reported from all sections
Of the Southwest. A Kansas City paper esti-
mated the damage in Kansas and Nebraska at
5,OOO, 600 bushels There a report from
the Red River Valley stating that the crop
since 1884. On the advance a number of local
holders took profits. causing a reaction Sep
tember declined to S4A 6S4%c. but closed
strong. with September at S4%aS4kc
For the first time for some weeks there was
activity in the market. The market
closed almost at the highest point September
closed at 50kc.
Strength Of wheat and corn had a bullfsb
effect the oats market. The market closed
strong and near the best price of the day, with
September at 32Ac.
Provisions experienced a little setback early
in the day the result Of the weak tone in
helped the market September pork closed Sc
up and lard and ribs were unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
Articles open. High. Low Close
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE
TONoPAH MINING EXCHANGE

Following were the sales on the San Fran
cisco and Tonopah Mining Exchange yesterdays :
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Ne7U York Metal Market.

NEW YORK. July Tin appeared to be
meeting with little better demand in to-day 8
markets, although business was comparatfv
quiet, owing to moderate offerings and prices
ruled slightly higher. London closed at
ELY 12s Cd for spot and ely lis Cd for
futures. Locally spot is quoted at $25 70G25 90
Copper was unchanged in London closing at
e57 5s for spot and e57 2s Cd for futures
Locally demand is light. but there is no
pressure against the market which. while
quiet. shows firm undertone Lake is quoted
at S12 6213G12 s71h. electrolytfc at S12 2OH
u so and casting at S12 25d12 30
Lead was unchanged at 81 25d4 35 in the
local market and a trihe higher at ell lbs in
London.
Spelter was unchanged in both markets,
London closing at s22 and New York at
s. s5G4 95.
Iron closed at sis I'd in Glasgow and at
42s 1o1hd In Middlesboro. Locally iron was
quiet.
Locally pig iron was nominal.