anaheim-gazette 1875-02-27

David Maydole and his Hammers. Mr. James Parton, in one of his lectures, tells "how some men have become rich." In connection he relates the story of the great American hammersmith. It proves the frequently urged lesson, that the sure way to prosperity is the honest way—to do everything well—better than anybody else, if you can. Last winter, in Norwich, a beautiful town near the center of New York, I went over David Maydole's manufactory, where one hundred men were employed in making hammers, enough men, you would suppose, to supply the world with-hammers. He is one of the most perfect examples of a King of Business I have ever met with in my life. If every King of Business were such as he, we should see the millennium the year after next. A plain little man he is, past sixty now, but in the full enjoyment of life and in the full enjoyment of his work. Upon being introduced to him in his office, not knowing what to say, and not being aware that there was anything to be said or thought about hammers—having, in fact, always taken hammers for granted—I said, "And here you make hammers for mankind, Mr. Maydole!" "Yes," said he, "I've made hammers here for twenty-eight years." "Well, then," said I, still at a loss for a talk-opener, "you ought to be able to make a pretty good hammer by this time." "No, sir," said he, "I never made a pretty good hammer; I make the best hammer made in the United States." And so he does; every hammer made most carefully by hand, and tempered over a slow fire as delicately as Delmonico's cook broils a steak for his pet gourmand. Then the hickory handle is put to it that has been seasoning for two years; and it is a hammer that dare show itself anywhere in the world. There is thought, and conscience, and good feeling, and high principle, and business sense in it. It speaks its maker's praise wherever it goes, and as long as it lasts, and it will last very long indeed. He did the honor to give me one, which has ever since hung conspicuously in my room, admonishing me to work, not fast, nor too much with a showy polish, nor any vain pretence, but as well as I can every time, never letting one thing go till I have done all that was possible to make it what it should be. Upon our return to the office after going over the works he told us store. It is a Proceedings of Congress. A large number of bills joint resolutions, rate of no particular interest were introduced and referred. Kelly introduced a bill to increase the public revenue. In it he proposes to repeal the bill for the resumption of speca payments, approved last January, and substitute his 2.65 incontrovertible scheme. He also proposes to repeal the Act of January, 1874, prohibiting the increase of greenback circulation. After the call for bills and joint resolutions, the bill giving bounties to the brides of soldiers who served less than one year in the army came up as unfinished business from last Monday and was passed. A bill was introduced by Houghton, of California, fixing the time of holding Circuit Courts in California, Oregon and Nevada. Also, a bill to encourage and promote teleographic communication between America and Asia. Speer moved to suspend the rules, and adopt a resolution declaring the judgment of the House against the election of a President for a third term, as opposed to the tradition of the country, and hazardous to the liberties of the people. The motion was lost—yeas, 57; nays, 102. All the yeas, except Smith, of North Carolina, were Democrats; all the nays Republicans. Dawes moved to suspend the rules to make in order an amendment to the modification, suspension or repeal of section 25 of the revised statutes, regulating the time for holding elections for Representatives to Congress, the object being to make the time uniform. Agreed to, 161 to 64. Dawes also offered a resolution reciting the facts with regard to Wm. S. King, the fugacious Pacific Mail witness, and directing the Speaker to issue a warrant commanding the Seargent-at-Arms to take him into custody wherever found within the United States, and bring him before the bar of the House, to answer for contempt of its authority. Sayler, from the Committee on Patents, made an adverse report on the application for an extension of the Wilson sewing machine patents. The report shows that the patents have been in existence twenty-one years; that the combination of sewing machine companies which own the patent have received over $200,000 from them and that the public has therefore paid heavily for the invention. The report was tabled. Adjourned. After the passage of some unimportant bills and resolutions, and the presentation of a memorial praying for the restoration of the tax on sugar, the repeal of which had resulted in the loss of $140,000 in gold to the Government without any reduction in price to the consumer, the Hennepin Canal bill, which was unfinished business from Saturday, was taken up. Hurburt, who has charged the bill, yielded the floor to allow Poland to present a privileged report from the Committee on Revision of the Laws, which was considered at length. A bill was introduced and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which has little chance of the week passing steadily coming forward and dispatched daily satisfactory to the hawks as prices here are foreign market we may grace possible. Our seeking business, and United Kingdom—we ket—are lower than being 45 to Liverpool large first-class train within the week. The coast are of these respecting crop pigs there is no failure if have promise of this State has ever produced our last quotation being fair at the price is in request, without Barley is weak, and with a prospect of decidedly weaker supplies from Oregonpected. Corn is hereditary with an active quiet at nominal prices. Potato piled and prices are last quoted. Hope prices rule high stock and without low prices quoted maining on hand desirable for export ment and unchanged quotations represented lections. Tallow is stock accumulation ready market but prices lessen in价. WHEAT—Tran there seems to be prices. There is no any competitor chasers may be卖 buy at the lowest rate of same terms—to make money by action. The range grain is from $1 commands $1 550 Liverpool quotation as 4d for average. We note the follow week under review milling at $1 571 export at $1 550 shipping at $1 500 1300140 per ethe have dispatched 2 carrying 7,000 000 $10,700 000 During dispatched 198 wheat valued at $1 FLOUR—The our last but the mthe book has been There is thought, and conscience, and good feeling, and high principle, and business sense in it. It speaks its maker's praise wherever it goes, and as long as it lasts, and it will last very long indeed. He did the honor to give me one, which has ever since hung conspicuously in my room, admonishing me to work, not fast, nor too much with a showy polish, nor any vain pretence, but as well as I can every time, never letting one thing go till I have done all that was possible to make it what it should be. Upon our return to the office after going over the works, he told his story. It is a representative story. Twenty-nine years ago, when he was a road-side blacksmith, six carpenters came to the village from the next county to work upon a new church, one of whom, having left his hammer behind, came to the blacksmith's to get one made, there being none in the village store. "Make me a good one," said the carpenter, "as good a one as you know how." "But," said the young blacksmith, who had already considered hammers, and had arrived at some notion of what a hammer ought to be, and had a proper contempt for cheapness in all its forms, "perhaps you don't want to pay for as good a one as I can make." "Yes, I do; I want a good hammer." And so David Maydole made a good hammer, the best one, probably, that had ever been made since Tubal Cain, and one that perfectly satisfied the carpenter. The next day the man's five companions came, each of them wanting just such a hammer, and, when they were done, the employer came and ordered two more. Next, the storekeeper of the village ordered two dozen, which were bought by a New York tool merchant, who left a standing order for as many such hammers as David Maydole could make. And from that time to this he has gone on making hammers, until now he has one hundred and fifty men at work. He has never tried to compete with others in price. He has never reduced a price because other men had done so. His only care has been to make as many such as people wanted, and no more, and to sell them at a fair price. Tail of the Rattlesnake. A queer controversy has been going on as to the real design in nature in placing rattles upon the tail of the reptile in question. It has been urged as an objection to the theory of natural selection that the tail appendage of the rattlesnake must be injurious to the animal by attracting it to the notice of its enemies. Prof. Shaler has, however, observed that the noise of the rattle is scarce distinguishable from the sound made by an American species of cicada, and he conjectures that the object of the rattle is to attract within reach of the snake the birds which naturally feed upon the cicada. This he considers to be the explanation of the mode in which birds are seen to flutter round a rattlesnake without calling into play the theory of fascination. That the rattle of the snake resembles in sound the note of the cicada, and thus serves to entice birds is controverted by Mr. F. Putnam, whose remarks on the subject before the Essex Institute are quoted in the America Naturalist. FLOUR.—The our last, but the most the week has been for cargo brands. $1550 at average. We note the follow week under reviewing at $1571 export at $1556 shipping at $1504 40 per cent have dispatched 2,700,000 carrying 7,000,000 $10,700,000. Durie dispatched 198 ve wheat valued at $83. A bill was introduced and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which has special reference to the coolie trade. It provides that when immigrants have entered into a contract or an agreement for a term of service within the United States, either for labor or lewd and improper purposes, such immigration shall not be deemed voluntary, and a United States Consul shall not deliver the required permit or certificate. It makes it a penal offense for Americans to be engaged in such trade; forbids the importation of women for purposes of prostitution; invalidates all contracts in relation thereto, and makes the importation or holding of women for such purposes a felony, punishable by fine and imprisonment. It also makes immigration of the following named classes unlawful: Persons who are undergoing sentence for felonies or crimes other than political, or whose sentence has been remitted on account of their immigration, and women imported for purposes of prostitution. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Post Office Appropriation bill. The total amount appropriated by the bill is $37,524,361, of which amount $29,148,156 it is estimated will be received from the revenues of the Department. Tyner, who had charge of the bill, explained that the expenses of the Department was five per cent. less than last year; while the annual increase of business is from 8 to 10 per cent. Holman moved to add to the item for inland mail transportation, a proviso that no part of the money should be used to increase the compensation of railroad companies beyond the rate now received by them. Rejected—45 to 161. A proviso was added to the item of $100,000 for advertising mail lettings, requiring the Postmaster-General to cause advertisements for mail lettings to be posted up conspicuously in each Post Office for sixty days. Smith, of Ohio, moved an amendment repealing the law of 1872 for additional mail steamship service to Japan and China, and annulling the contract made under it. Agreed to, without discussion. Coburn moved an amendment for the free carriage of public documents and seeds sent by members of Congress. Finally the House, in Committee of the Whole, by a vote of 97 to 75, agreed to the amendment providing for the free transmission of documents and seeds through the mails. Democrats and Republicans voted for the amendment. The Indian Appropriation bill was then taken up in Committee of the Whole. All parts of the bill, except the Choctaw and Chickasaw amendments were considered and agreed to. The amendment to pay the Chickasaws $280,000, arrears of interest on trust bonds held by the Government, was rejected without a division. The bill then passed—162 to 62. The new Tariff bill then came up. Dawes said the Customs receipts had fallen off at the rate of $800,000 per day. He made a statement of receipts and expenditures since 1670 showing badly for the year's receipts. The bill giving all discharged soldiers $83 per month bounty was passed. It deducts all previous bounties. Senate. Scott, from the Committee on Railroads, reported adversely to the bill extending aid to the Washington, Cincinnati and St Louis Railroad Company; to construct a narrow-gauge road from Lake Water to the cities of St Louis and Chicago. Placed on the calendar WoolL.—Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.—Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted. We quote prices for round cakes; Pink; 2@2 Pea; 31@3c; Vee HYES.—There stocks are very lers waiting for life but quoted as the HONEY.—Presto to a large export season; stock remain steady at Comb; dark doe steady at 6@9c. BEESWAX.—Export demand POTATOES.—eral during ther shade lower;alt active. We quote @190.All other @180 on the ww ONIONS.—The portion of our rarity Choice Silver 100 lb. WOOLL.—Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.—Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted. We quote prices for round cakes; Pink; 2@2 Pea; 31@3c; Vee HYES.—There stocks are very lers waiting for life but quoted as the HONEY.—Presto to a large export season; stock remain steady at Comb; dark doe steady at 6@9c. BEESWAX.—Export demand POTATOES.—eral during ther shade lower;alt active. We quote @190.All other @180 on the ww ONIONS.—The portion of our rarity Choice Silver 100 lb. WOOLL.—Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.—Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted. We quote prices for round cakes; Pink; 2@2 Pea; 31@3c; Vee HYES.—There stocks are very lers waiting for life but quoted as the HONEY.—Presto to a large export season; stock remain steady at Comb; dark doe steady at 6@9c. BEESWAX.—Export demand POTATOES.—eral during ther shade lower;alt active. We quote @190.All other @180 on the ww ONIONS.—The portion of our rarity Choice Silver 100 lb. WOOLL.—Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.—Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted. We quote prices for round cakes; Pink; 2@2 Pea; 31@3c; Vee HYES.—There stocks are very lers waiting for life but quoted as the HONEY.—Presto to a large export season; stock remain steady at Comb; dark doe steady at 6@9c. BEESWAX.—Export demand POTATOES.—eral during ther shade lower;alt active. We quote @190.All other @180 on the ww ONIONS.—The portion of our rarity Choice Silver 100 lb. WOOLL.—Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.—Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted. We quote prices for round cakes; Pink; 2@2 Pea; 31@3c; Vee HYES.—There stocks are very lers waiting for life but quoted as the HONEY.—Presto to a large export season; stock remain steady at Comb; dark doe steady at 6@9c. BEESWAX.—Export demand POTATOES.—eral during ther shade lower;alt active. We quote @190.All other @180 on the ww ONIONS.—The portion of our rarity Choice Silver 100 lb. WOOLL.—Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.—Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted. We quote prices for round cakes; Pink; 2@2 Pea; 31@3c; Vee HYES.—There stocks are very lers waiting for life but quoted as the HONEY.—Presto to a large export season; stock remain steady at Comb; dark doe steady at 6@9c. BEESWAX.—Export demand POTATOES.—eral during ther shade lower;alt active. We quote @190.All other @180 on the ww ONIONS.—The portion of our rarity Choice Silver 100 lb. WOOLL.—Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.—Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted. We quote prices for round cakes; Pink; 2@2 Pea; 31@3c; Vee HYES.—There stocks are very lers waiting for life but quoted as the HONEY.—Presto to a large export season; stock remain steady at Comb; dark doe steady at 6@9c. BEESWAX.—Export demand POTATOES.—eral during ther shade lower;alt active. We quote @190.All other @180 on the ww ONIONS.—The portion of our rarity Choice Silver 100 lb. WOOLL.—Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.—Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted. We quote prices for round cakes; Pink; 2@2 Pea; 31@3c; Vee HYES.—There stocks are very lers waiting for life but quoted as the HONEY.—Presto to a large export season; stock remain steady at Comb; dark doe steady at 6@9c. BEESWAX.—Export demand POTATOES.—eral during ther shade lower;alt active. We quote @190.All other @180 on the ww ONIONS.—The portion of our rarity Choice Silver 100 lb. WOOLL.-Stock market at advance;the wharf ranges according to quaint STRAW.-Is quiet mind at good prices for the latter of those offered at discounted.WE QUOTE @190.All other @180 on THE WEEK IS BEEN WAITING FOR LIFE BUT QUOTED AS THE HONEY.-PRESO TO A LARGE EXPORT OF THE WHITE RAILROAD COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT A NARROW-GRAVE ROAD FROM LAKE WATER TO THE CITYS OF ST LOUIS AND CHICAGO.Placed on THE CALENDAR Senate. 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Georon Bancroft, the historian, who is seventy-four years old, but still very active, has bought the house in Washington recently owned by Ex-Senator Harlan, where he is diligently engaged in closing his History of the United States down to the adoption of the Federal Constitution. He rises at six, lights his fire, and works until summoned to breakfast at eight. After breakfast he resumes his labor until one, when he stops for the day, and usually takes a ride on horseback, followed by a "constitutional" walk of two or three miles. The evening he devotes to social enjoyment. He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, it creates more wants than it supplies. A writer on dress says: "Short and pudgy women ought not to wear belts." What's the use of giving advice in that way? There isn't a woman in the world who would admit even to herself that she is "short and pudgy." Simon that story came out about Daniel Webster giving a bootblack a $100 bill, the Detroit boys spend their time looking for absent-minded men. The new Tartiff bill then came up. Dawes said the Customs receipts had fallen off at the rate of $800,000 per day. He made a statement of receipts and expenditures since 1679, showing badly for the year's receipts. The bill giving all discharged soldiers $83 per month bounty, was passed. It deducts all previous bounties. Senate. Scott, from the Committee on Railroads, reported adversely to the bill extending aid to the Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad Company, to construct a narrow gauge road from tide-water to the cities of St. Louis and Chicago. Placed on the calendar with adverse report. Scott also reported adversely to the bill to incorporate the Dakota and Montana Railroad, and the bill chartering the 41st Parallel Railroad Company, and they were indefinitely postponed. The Chair laid before the Senate a message from the President with regard to affairs in Arkansas, in which he says: "All the testimony will show that in 1872 Joseph Brooks was lawfully elected Governor of the State, and was unlawfully deprived of his office; that in 1874 the Constitution of the State was overthrown by lawless revolutionary measures." In conclusion, the President submits that the precedent is so dangerous that it should not be allowed to pass unnoticed, and asks Congress to take action with regard to the matter. Morton from the Committee on Elections submitted a report in the case of P. B. S. Pinchback, and a resolution declaring him entitled to a seat as Senator; from Louisiana, from the 4th day of March, 1878. Hamilton of Maryland presented a minority report by the Committee on Elections, signed by himself and Saulsbury, against the admission of Pinchback. Ordered printed and to lie on the table. The Chair called for business on the calendar, and the Committee on Public Buildings being entitled to the floor, the bill to grant a site for the Peabody School at San Augustine, Florida, came up, the pending question being the amendment submitted at the last session providing that if at any time a distinction shall be made among pupils on account of color, the site shall revert to the United States. The amendment was rejected, yes 25 nays M. Cameron, Ferry (of Conn.), Gilbert, Morrill (of Vt.), Schurz, and Sprague being among those voting in the negative. The bill passed. The bill to perfect the United States Government guarantee of the District of Columbia 365 bonds, and to authorize them to be registered at the United States Treasury, passed. McCreery introduced a bill directing the Secretary of War to investigate through competent medical officers of the army, the report that Aslatic cholera is spreading westward, and is now raging on the borders of Mexico. The bill appropriates $1000 for the expenses of the investigation. A bill was introduced authorizing the President to appoint a Commissioner to attend the International Congress, to be held in Rome next year... WOOL—Stock season, and commons complain of extreme Good shipping offered at 15c; good grades; rates much too high; ruling at New York stock here will Spring clip confined unless the feeding machinelight meets by lstat gregate 125,000 15c; 30,000 15c; 50,000 15c; 10@12c; fine grade; 14@12c; COTTON—There are merely no hand held for HIDES—Dry paid for usual saluted. TALOW—Wards of 2,000 light and prices commands 7@ fair grade will SEEDS—The varieties, the offer at our rate 15@17c; Canary formula Mustard CATTLE—With all the vav beef, which at and brings a rite wholesale to quality; Cal 0% @ 7%, plo 9%; Hogs dree for choice smear POULTRY—with every dosh light, prices an range as follow doz; Broille $2@ 50 pdoz.; Turkeyye 17@18e.pr. pr.doz.; GAME—We sonable variety almost any pea meats. The folloR for the different dozen; Wild Geese large Mallard; $1 50@$30 00 Doves; 75e DAIRY PROG so much greater few weeks; all the varietie fresh roll butter for good; in packed barrel here record firkin and kew readily at 28 commands 10@18e.o or Oregon ln can only be tiniance of peas an opporlies and ther off in prices. SAN FRANCISCO MARKET. We have little change to note in the business of the week past. Grain is slowly and steadily coming forward and ships are loaded and dispatched daily. It is true prices are not satisfactory in the hard working producer, but as prices here are governed entirely by foreign market we must submit with the best grace possible. Our harbor is full of ships seeking business, and rates of freight to the United Kingdom—which is our principal market—are lower than ever, the present price being 45 to layerpool, at which rate two large first-class iron ships have been chartered within the week. Reports from all parts of the coast are of the most favorable character respecting crop prospects for this year, and if there is no failure in the spring rain-fall, we have promise of the largest crop of grain the State has ever produced. Wheat is steady at our last quotations, the demand for export being fair at the present limited price. Flour is in request, without change in the figures. Barley is weak, and prices hardly maintained, with a prospect of a decline soon. Oats are decidedly weaker, and, as soon as we receive supplies from Oregon, lower rates may be expected. Corn is held firmly at our last quotations, with an active demand. Buek wheat is quiet at nominal prices. Rye is quiet at nominal prices. Potatoes are in more liberal supply and prices are lower. Onions remain as last quoted. Hops are in light supply and prices rule high. Wool is still in excessive stock and without movement, even at the very low prices quoted, the bulk of the stock remaining on hand being earthy, burry, and undesirable for export. Cotton is without movement and unchanged in price. Hides, both dry and wet-salted, are in demand, and our quotations represent cash prices for usual selections. Tallow is in light demand with large stock accumulations. Dairy produce meets a ready market, but as supplies increase daily, prices lessen in proportion. WHEAT. — Transactions are limited, and there seems to be an inclination to lessen prices. There is no speculative feeling, nor is there any competition among buyers; purchasers may be said to have only a desire to buy at the lowest possible figures and load on the same terms—the point in view being, not to make money, but to avoid loss in the transaction. The range of price for good shipping grain is from $1 37½@1 55. Choice milling commands $1 55@1 60 per ctl. The present Liverpool quotations are as follows: us 2d @$4 for average, and us 6d @$10 for club. We note the following transactions during the week under review: 12,000 sks extra choice milling at $1 57½@1 60; 30,000 sks choice, for export, at $1 55@1 57½; 25,000 sks fair grade, shipping, at $1 50@1 55; 10,000 sks inferior at 1 30@1 40 per ctl. Since July lst, 1874, we have dispatched 204 vessels to foreign ports, carrying 7,000,000 centals wheat valued at $10,700,000. During same period last year we dispatched 198 vessels carrying 6,000,000 etls wheat valued at $16,000,000. FLOUR. — The price is unchanged since our last, but the market is weak. Business for the break has been quite light. Rates are as follows: CANYON who wish an agency for a fast selling book, are invited forward the advertisement of T. Hawking & Co., another place. The national GOLD SHIPAL was arrived to Bradley & Bridgman, San Francisco, for the best Photographs made in Central California. PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO. The rr.-for sale in quantity, one two five and twenty pans packages by all grocers. B.P. BARNEY & CO., manufacturer, 211 and 213 Sacramento street, San Francisco. For Rheumatism, Gout and Sprains, For Lame-back Broken, Achilles Pain, East Abolition Oil. The Remedy that's always sure, When every other falls to cure— PRATT'S ABOLITION OIL. Those who suffer from nervous irritations, itching, uneasiness, and the discomfort that follows from an enfeebled and disordered state of the system should take AYER'S SARAPILLA, and cleanse the blood. Purge out the lurking distemper that undermines the health, and the constitutional vigor will return. The New York Photograph Gallery, No. 25 Third street, San Francisco, is again open with larger lights, more room, and all the latest improvements in instruments. All work is warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Cabinet Rembrandt's only $4 per dozen; Card Rembrandt's $2 to $3 per doz. J.H.PETER'S successor to B.F. Howland & Co. DIVIDEND NOTICE. MASONIC SAVINGS AND LOAN BANK, No. 6 Post street, Masonic Temple, San Francisco—At a meeting of the Board of Directors of this Bank, held January 18, 1875, a dividend was declared at the rate of nine and one-half (9½) per cent. per annum on Term Deposits, and seven and one-half (7½) per cent. per annum on Ordinary Deposits, for the semi-annual term ending January 21, 1875, payable on and after January 28, 1875, free of all taxes. H.T.GRAVES, Secretary. Centinela Colony. The Centinela Rancho, situated on the coast, in a westerly direction from Los Angeles and about three miles distant from the limits of that beautiful city, contains 25,000 acres of good, arable valley land, a large portion of which is choice bottom and well adapted to the cultivation of semi-tropical fruits. Near the highest elevation is a cluster of large springs, from which flows a stream of crystal water several feet wide and six or eight inches deep, which may be conducted to almost any portion of the rancho. On the adjoining ranches are strong flowing walls, and it is the opinion of Governor Downey, Mr. Garey and others that artesian water can be readily secured on a large portion of the land purchased. The surveyor is laying out a town in a central position and about three miles from a well sheltered bay. The Los Angeles and Pacific Railroad Company has been incorporated to build a railroad from the landing, where a wharf will be built, running through Centinela to Los Angeles. THE ONLY PERFECT FITTING SHIRT MADE KELSEY'S NURSERIES OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. Plant Trees for Orchard, for Ornament, for Shade, for Timber, for Wood, for Money. My stock this year is better assorted than in any previous year. You can get all you want in the Fruit Tree, Shade Tree, Timber Tree, and in the Ornamental line. My stock is complete. Flowering Plants of all kinds; Shrubbery for Door Yards; Plants for Lawns; Flowerbeds for flower and lemon beds; and Seedlings in pots and boxes, so no loss need be sustained in planting. Ians, Pleasers, Guavas, etc. My prices are reduced. Send for price catalogue free on application. W. F. KELSEY, Oakland, Alameda County, Cal. Glycerine Dip! FOR SHEEP AND LAMBS. Non-Poisonous. Does Not Discolor the Wool. Deadly to all Parasites Infesting the Skins of Sheep and other Animals. Warranted free from Arsenic, Mercury and other Mineral Poisons. GHRISTY & WISE, Agents, 607 FRONT ST., San Francisco. LOANS Negotiated. FARMS AND RANCHES. BOWTOWN AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. CHOICE SELECTION OF CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY FOR SALE. Apply to J. A. RAWSON, Office, rooms 8 and 9, No. 600 Clay St., San Francisco. MAM MOTH CORN, (12 feet high), 156 bushels per cent. paid by mail 30 cts.; 3 price list, 24 col. paper, 3c. H. E. WAIRREN. Westfield, Mass. ALL Address E. R. COCHRAN, Middlebourne, Newcastle Co., Delaware, for descriptive catalog of Choice Peach Trees, small fruits, etc.; bottom prices, choice varieties. TO POSTMASTERS.-Our commissions to Post-masters are the most favorable offered by any first-class newspaper in the country. Address, LEIDGE CO., 114 Morne Street, Ill. A SEWING MACHINE is a good present for a few days' canvassing for the CHICAGO LEDGER, will enable any man to obtain a machine. Address, LEIDGE CO., 114 Morne Street, Chicago Ill. CANVASERS WANTED! for the CHICAGO LEDGER, an eight-page newspaper, for $1.20 per year. Largest premium ever offered to agents. Full participants on application to LEDGER CO., 114 Morne Street, Chicago Ill. NYEW POLKS: HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. BY T. W. HUSKINSON, 16 mo., with numerous illustrations. Price, $1.30. Sent postpaid on receipt of the price. Specimen sheets sent free to any address. The young people of today are to be congratulated that Governor Downey has made progress in his fascinating history. In quality renditions we know of no work of the sort which compares with it anime by Deckean History of England. LEE & SHEPAED, Publishers. Boston, Mass. AGENTS WANTED The Greatest Remedy of the age for all THEOAT AND LONG COMPLIANCE WARRANTed to Carve, Sold every day. Deposit, St Marks St., San Francisco. REMOVERED WOOL—Stocks are unusually large for the season, and commission merchants continue to complain of extreme dullness in Wool matters. Good shipping grades of free wool are being offered at 15c, and burry as low as 12¢c for good grades; but shippers consider these rates too high, in view of the low rates ruling at New York and Boston. Much of the stock here will have to be carried over until Spring clip comes forward, and even later, unless the feeling in the East improves very much by 1st of May. Sales for the week aggregate 125,000 lb.—say 30,000 for shipping, at 15¢c; 30,000 lb. ditto, free, 16¢c; 20,000 lb., 18¢c. We quote seedy and burry, 10¢c fine free short, 10¢c medium grade, 14¢c course grade, 18¢c. COTTON. There is no movement, and prices are merely nominal, say 12¢c@14c: Stock on hand held for higher figures. HIDES—Dry are wanted; 19¢c cash is paid for usual selections; 8¢c @14c for wet-salted. TALLOW—Stock on hand is said to be upwards of 2,000,000 lb. The demand is quite light and prices low. Refined, of good quality, commands 7@7¢c, while large quantities of fair grade will bring only 6¢c@7¢c. SEEDS. There is an active demand for many varieties, the oil-mill taking all the clean Flax offered at our quotations. We quote: Alfalfa, 15¢c; Canary, 9¢c@10c; Flax, 3¢c@3¢c; California Mustard dull, 1¢c@8c.; Timothy, 7¢c @b. CATTLE. Our markets are well supplied with all the varieties of meats, except choice beef, which, at the moment, is hard to obtain, and brings a round price. The following are the wholesale rates: Beef, 8¢c@10c, according to quality; Calves scarce at 6¢c; Mutton, 6¢c@7¢c, plentiful; Hogs on foot, 6¢c@6¢c; Hogs dressed, 8¢c@8¢c; the latter price for choice small ones. POULTRY. The market is well supplied with every description, but as the demand is light, prices are extremely low. We give the range as follows: Hens and Roosters, $6@7¢0 lb.; Bollers, $5@6¢0 lb.; Geese, tame,$2@2£50 lb.; Pair; Ducks, do,$6@8£0 lb.; Turkeys, live, 16@17¢ lb.; do, dressed, 17@18£ pr. lb. GAME. We have an abundance of all seasonal varieties at prices so low as to enable almost any person to live entirely on wild meats. The following are market jobbing rates for the different varieties: Hare, plenty at $2£0 lb.; Rabbit, do., at $1£50@2£0 lb.; Wild Geechee, $2£0@3£0 lb.; Do. Duckes, large Mallard, $2£0@3£0 lb.; Do. do., small,$1£50@3£0 lb.; Quail,$1£25@15£0 lb.; Doves, 75¢c @b. DAIRY PRODUCTS. The demand has been so much greater than the supply for the past few weeks, that high prices have ruled for all the varieties. At this date we quote choice fresh roll butter, scarce,$7½% c for the range for good, to extra choice. Pickled roll and packed barrel and firkin, out of market. We here record two or three car loads of Western firkin and keg within the week, which sold readily at 34¢c@34¢c. New California cheese commands 16¢c@17c; New York State cheese, 18¢c@28¢c. Fresh California eggs quotable at 38¢c @b., as a jobbing rate. No Eastern or Oregon in market. The prices here given can only be quoted for this data, as a continuance of pleasant weather will give farmers an opportunity of bringing in large supplies, and the consequence must be a falling off in prices. PAPER! We have on hand a GOOD STOCK of 24 BY 36 PAPER 39 LBS. TO THE REAM; 26 x 38, 26 x 40, 28 x 42, and 32 x 46. Or GOOD QUALITY, which will be sold at the Very Lowest Market Price. CALL OR ADDRESS Pacific Newspaper Publishing Co. 532 CLAX STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. YEAST POWDER Bowen Bros. 302,090 CANS OF BOWEN'S PREMIUM YEAST Powder sold last year, and not a single complaint. Six First Premiums at six family family shops in the World. It is cheaper and better than Powder in the World. Ask your grocer for it. Ask Your Grocer For It. SMOKING TOBACCOS! THE LARGEST STOCK And Greatest Variety of Brands of SMOKING TOBACCOS of any House in California. MANUFACTURED OF CALIFORNIA GROWN LEAF, BY THE CONSOLIDATED TOBACCO COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA. Office and Salesroom 207 FRONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. EDGAR S. BRIGGS, Agent. J. HUTCHINSON'S NURSERIES, OAKLAND, CAL. [P. O. Box 381] Established 1822. Has for sale every thing desirable in the FLORAL, ORnamental and SEED line, as cheap as any responsible establishment. Catalogues on application. H. H. H. WHAT IS IT? Try one bottle, and we will risk the satisfaction it will give you, for all blossoms and diseases of the herb, as well as being unassessed as a FAMILY LIMITMENT. No family should be without a bottle in the house. WILLIAMS & MOORE, Prop's, STOCKTON, CAL. NEW CROP of BLUE GUM SEED Grass and Clover Flower and Vegetable Tree and Fruit OF EVERY DESIrable VARIETY AND OF THE BEST QUALITY; Offered at Wholesale OR RETAIL BY GEO. F. SILVESTER, SEEDSMAN, No. 317 Washington Street, SAN FRANCISCO. NONPAREIL OIL 140 deg. Fire Test, for Family Use. Pacific Mail Steamship Co. STEAMKINS LEAVE WHARF COMMERCE FIRST AND DRANWAN STREETS, SAN MANCISCA, FOR JAPAN AND CHINA. Yokohama, HI6000, NABAAKI, HANODATA, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG. FOR NEW YORK via PANAMA. At 12 o'clock noon. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19th WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19th WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20th RATES OF PANAMA: Cabin $100; Interstate, Bldg Cohn. To purchase to send for friends from the East or from Europe, this route offers special indurments, as the fatigue and expense of the sidemill overland is avoided. Tickets from Europe or New York may be purchased at the Company's Office in San Francisco. 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OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO, Corner Sacramento and Leidsidedorf Streets, WHAFF-Corner First and Stephan streets. JENNINGS S. COX, Agent. THE PUMPS. Sluthour Pumps under any other in the market, considering the amount of water obtained for the power applied. They have NURSERIES, CALIFORNIA. Orchard, for Ornament, for Timber, for for Money. arger and better assorted than you can get all you want in the Timber Tree, and in the Ornats complete. Flowering Plants for Doep, Jord Piles, Vegeta and orper fruit. Oranges and fruited, and seedlings in pots and be sustained in planting. Lantice. My prices are reduced. ugree free on application. W. F. KELSEY, Oakland, Alameda County, Cal. rine Dip! P AND LAMBS. Not Discolor the Wool. sites Infesting the Skins and other Animals. Armenite, Mercury and other Minical Poison. CHRISTY & WISE, Agents, 7 FRONT ST., San Francisco. The New Improved FLORENCE; Side Feed and Back Feed. Agency established on the Pacific Coast in 1863. The lightest running, most simple, and most easily operated Sewing Machine in the Market. Always in order and ready for work. If there is a Sewing Machine within one thousand miles of San Francisco, not working well I will fix it without any expense to the owner. Samuel Hill, Agent, 19 New Montgomery Street, Grand Hotel Building, San Francisco. A. J. PLATE & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, AMMUNITION, AND Military Goods OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast for the Remington Breach-Loading Arms. 510 Sacramento Street San Francisco. Strangers Visiting San Francisco Are invited to examine our stock of WATCHES, FLOWER and Vegetable Tree and Fruit OF EVERY DENIBABLE VARIETY AND OF THE BEST QUALITY; OFFERT AT WHOLESALE OR REPAIR BY GEO. F. SILVESTER, SEEDSMAN, No. 317 Washington Street. San Francisco. NONPAREIL OIL 140 deg. Fire Test, for Family Use. OWNERS OF MILLS AND MANUFACTORIES. Your attention is particularly called to this beautiful and sale. ILLUMINATING OIL. It is use is urgently recommended by the New York Fire Commission and Insurance Companies. For sale to the trade in lots to suit, A. HAYWARD, 224 CALIFORNIA STREET. SEEDS. If you want Seed that you have never grazed on previously and freshness, why not send your orders direct to the grower and make a saving of at least thirty per cent on the prices of other seedsmen. Send for catalogue, free post-paid, and compare with prices of other dealers. Just received. Grasses, Clover, Aifalfa, and Field Seeds, Fruit and Evergreen Trees, Shrubs, Flowering Shrubs, and Green-House Plants, Cabbage, Onion and Cauliflower Plants. Large assortment of BUILDS from Holland. Address all orders or letters of inquiry to SEVIN VINCENT, 607 SANSOME STREET, San Francisco, Cal. The New Improved FLORENCE; Side Feed and Back Feed. Agency established on the Pacific Coast in 1863. The lightest running, most simple, and most easily operated Sewing Machine in the Market. Always in order and ready for work. If there is a Sewing Machine within one thousand miles of San Francisco, not working well I will fix it without any expense to the owner. Samuel Hill, Agent, 19 New Montgomery Street, Grand Hotel Building, San Francisco. A. J. PLATE & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, AMMUNITION, AND Military Goods OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast for the Remington Breach-Loading Arms. 510 Sacramento Street San Francisco. Strangers Visiting San Francisco Are invited to examine our stock of WATCHES, FOR PANAMA. CALLING AT ALL CALIFORNIAN, MEXICAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN POINTS. At 13 o'clock noon. THURSDAY, January 7th THURSDAY, January 21st THURSDAY, Feb. 4th. OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO. Corner Sacramento and Leidhardt Streets WHARF-Corner First and Brannan streets. JENNINGS S. COX, Agent. PUMPS Sluthour Pumps Are sold $20 per cent. of water obtained for the power applied. They have now been fully tested for Irvigation, and entire satisfaction is guaranteed. Call me for information for Circulars. J. M. MERLER & CO., Agents. 206 CALIFORNIAN STREET, San Francisco. SOLDIERS' WAR CLAIM AGENCY No. 34 MONTGOMERY BLOCK, SAN FRANCISCO. W. H. AIKEN, Attorney at Law, and Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in California and Nevada, will give prompt attention to the Collection of Additional Travel Pay; our dale California wards discharged more than three hundred miles from home. Soldiers can depend on fair dealing. Information given free of Charge. When writing insolence stamp for reply, and state company and regiment and whether you have a discharge. Covered during claims for additional Bounty under Act of July 24, 1866, to January, 1875, so all such charges must be made before that time. Original Bounty has been allowed all volunteers who collated before July 22d, 1861; for three years, if not paid in discharged. Nervous warrants may be obtained for services rendered before 1865; but not for services in the late war. Pensions for late war and war of 1832 obtained and increased when allowed for less than disability warrants; but no penalties are allowed to Mexican and Florida war soldiers. Naval service veterans of Texas Revolution New Orleans and Mobile Prize Money is now due and being paid. W. H. AIKEN also tends to General Law and Collection Business. P. N. P.C. No. 30. You should Insure your Life in the PACIFIC Mutual Life Insurance Co. OF CALIFORNIA. No. 41 Second St., Sacramento. ACCUMULATED FUND, NEARLY $1,280,000! $100,000 Approved Securities deposited with the California State Department as Security for Policy Holders everywhere. LELAND STANFORD...President. J. H. CARBOLL...Vice President. JOSH CRACKBOX...Secretary. Insures every description of approved Larn, Exdwerner, and Joister Larn Pollinator payble in Gold or Currency in the option of the Inset, at taken as low as further natural compensions. It receives a higher rate of interest on its investments than is required by any other Life Insurance Company in the country. Insures NOW; for though you may be well today next week or next month you may become insured. SCHREIBER & MOWELL, GENERAL AGENTS; MACRAMENTO. RALPH'S PATENT ONEIDA SILVER-WARE, Diamonds and Jewelry Not particularly with the view of purchasing, but to inspect our IMMENSE STOCK OF GOODS And our MAGNIFICENT ESTABLISHMENT, which we think will compare favorably with any on the globe. We are Direct Importers and Manufacturers, and sell at wholesale prices, and offer home but the best of goods. ANDERSON & RANDOLPH, 131 and 108 Montgomery St., our Sutter, above the Good-dental and opposite the Lick House. OAK NORMAN RANGE They are cheapest to buy. They have already and quickly. They have always a good draft. They are made of the best material. They remain perfect. They require little final proof. They may be very perishable. They are suited to all locations. SOLD BY ORGOOD & STETSON. 115 and 117 Freed St., San Francisco, Cal. RALPH'S PATENT ONEIDA CHEESE VATS 100 TO 1,000 GALLONS. MILK CANS, MILK COOLERS, MILK TANKS, CHEESE HOOPS, Premium Milk-Pane, Place Milk-Pane, Strainer Pails, Cream Pails, Milk Pails, Etc. GEO. H. TAY & CO., 614, 616 and 618 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. WILSON, MERRY & CO., (Procurement to J. W. MERRY & Co.) PROVISION PACKERS, AND DEALERS IN SALTED Snacked Meats, LARD, etc. Office No. 283 Sacramento Street near Front, San Francisco. FACILITY AND DEPOT, San Francisco. Grrocer For It.