BE CAREFUL! A sore or an ulcer that resists ordi nary treatment is a very serious mat ter. It is cither of a cancerous na ture, or it is the result of a very bad condition of the blood. Don't tam per with it Take The Great Blood Remedy ■PVOan and got rid of It. Don't ' ' ::: i' of Colum bus, Ga., -writes: "A ■woman with a cancerous Ulcer of years' standing, and five Inches in diameter, has been entirely relieved by 6 bottles of Swift's Specific. I consider its effects wonderful— almost miraculous." This is the record of s. s. s. Books on Blood and Mi in Diseases Free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. Ladies Think then Act. That Wolff'sACMEßlacking IS CHEAPER than any other dressing at any price, be it 5 cents, 10 cents, or 25 cents, you can convince yourself by wearing one shoe dressed with Acme Blacking and the other shoe dressed with whatever happens to be your favorite dressing. While Acme Black ing WW endure a month through snow or rain, and can, if the shoe is soiled, be washed clean, the other dressing will not \ast a single day in wet weather. \ Your shoes will look better, last longer and lie more comfortable if dressed with Wolff's Acme Slacking. WOLFF A RANDOLPH, Philadelphia jit s ; U.S. 4s 11. 22%; do $1.03%. Money—3 per cent. BAR SILVER New York, May s—Bar silver, per oz. London, May 5. — Bar silver, 44% d. per ounce Ban Francisco, May s.—Bar silver, 98@ 98% c per ounce. San Francisco, May s.—Mexican dollars, 78%@79c. STOCKS AND BONDS. New York, May ft.—Closing quotations: 0. S. 4s. Reg 120% N. W. Preferred. .135% 0.8. 4s c0up...120% N. Y. Central... .102% U. B. 4%5. reg... 100 Oregon Imp't 31 0. S. 4%5. coup. .101 Navigation 77 Pacific Os 13 Oregon Short Line 28 Atchison 33% N. American 17%' American Ex 15 Pacific Mall 37% Canada Pacific... 78% Reading 33% CauadlSou 51)4 Rio GrandeWst'n. 41 Central Pacific... 31% Preferred 72% Burlington 88% Do. firsts 77% Lackawanna 37V,, Rock Island 78 Denver A Rio Gr. 00 St. Paul 03% Erie 21% St. Paul di Omaha 27 Kan. & Texas.... 15 Terminal 17% Lake Shore 11 1% Texas Pacific 14% L. A N 79k Union Pacific... 49% Mich. Central.... 94 U. S. Express ... G3 Missouri Pacific 7i Wells, Fargo & Co. 40 Northern Pacific. 2t% Western Union... 81% N. P, Preferred.. 70% Am. Cotton 0i1... 20% Northwestern 91% Boston May s.—Closing prices: A. A T. R. R 33%iHex. Cent. Com. 22 Burl. AQuincy... 88%|8anDiego 21 MINING SHARES. New York, May s.—Mining shares were as follows: Alice 1.50 Occidental 1.10 Atchißon 1.50 Sutter Creek ... 1.10 Adamseon 1.70 liould A Curry.. 3.90 Eureka. Con.. .. 3.50 Bale A Norcross 3.50 ABpen 3.50 Homestake 8.75 Bodie 1.20 Horn Silver 3.00 Belle Isle 1.30 Iron Silver 1.00 Best A Belcher. 8.00 Mexican 4.50 Belcher 2.50 Mount Diablo.. 1.90 Caledonia B. H. 1.05 Ontario 18.00 Chollar 2.70 Ophir 8.00 Colorado Con... 1.00 Phoenix 8.80 Commonwealth. I.On Plymouth 1.95 Con. Calif. V a.,..14.87% Savage 3.50 Crown Point 2.00 Sierra Nev 3.40 Deadwood 1.00 Standard 1.00 i'otosi 4.25 Union Con 4.50 Eureka 3.50 Yellow Jacket.. 2.75 N.Commonw'lth 1.25 N. Belle Isle. .. 1.00 San Francisco, May s.—Following are the olosing prices: Best A Belcher. 8.75 Potosl 4.45 Chollar 2.95 Ophir 8.87% Crocker 15 Savage 3.75 Con. Virginia...l9.B7% Sierra Nevada... 4.25 Confidence 0.62% Union Con 4.80 Qould A Curry.. 400 Yellow Jacket.. 3.00 Hale A Norcross 3.75 Alpha 80 Locomotive ... .05 Alta 60 Peer 20 Belcher 2.90 Peerless 10 Con. Imperial.. ,10 San Francisco Market Review. San Francisco, May s.—The produce mar kets were moderately active this morning, but as a rule quotations were unchanged. Shipping wheat is nominal at about $1.72'j per cental. Barley is weak. Choice feed sold this morning at |145 percental. There is no change in the potato market. New onions are doing better.and prices are very firm. Fruits of all kinds that are in season are do ing well. I'rices for choice citrus products have not weakened very much. Liberal supplies of strawberries are coming in, aud the price is a shade lower. Cherries remain about the same. All grades of butter are held firmly. The call for choice ranch eggs has picked up somewhat, and some particularly fine lots have been sold at an advance over the quoted prices. Over-supplies of asparagus have caußed that vegetable to weaken in price this morning, (ireen peas are yet in heavy supply, and cheap er. Rhubarb is plentiful, and very weak. Wax beans are now in, and sold at good prices. Sum mer squash has dropped. String beans are un changed. San Francisco, May 5. — Apples: $1,009 $1.25 per box for common to good: $1.5092.50 choice. Barley-No. 1 feed. $1,409*1.45. Barley brewing Barley—Oround, (1.31932. Bran—l 4 50915.00 per ton. Oats—lH.7oMl.9o. Wheat—Milling, No. 1 ship ping, 1.70^1.72%. Flour—Family extras, $4.75954.85; Superfine, (8.20#*8.60. ilav-wiieat, $139519; oat, 514.00916.50; clover, $8.50@511.50; wild oats, 11914.25; bar ley, 12915; alfalfa, 11912.00. Butter—Fair to choice 18921. Eggs—California ranch, 20922 c. Lemons—Sicily $ti.50957.00; Riverside, $2.50 93.00; Los Angeles, $1.0091.75 Limes—Mexican, (7.0U98.00; California, 50 995 c for small and $1.5091.75 for large boxes. Mutton—B99c per lb. Wool—Eastern, Oregon aud Washington, 14 920. Oranges—Riverside navels, $4.5095.00; Vac aville, 50c. per small box; Riverside seed lings, $1.7592.50; Mandarin, 25950 c per box; Los Angeles seedlings, nav els, $2.0093.00. Raisins—London layers, $1.7595 l 85; three crown, loose, $1.20925; twocrown. do, .7591. Cranberries—l29l3c per ponnd. Onions—Red, $1,809*2.10; silver skins, $3.50 94 25. Honey—Whitecomb, 11915; amber, 8910. Bananas—sl,so9*2.so. Pears—Oregon, $1.2591.50 per box. Dried grapes—3U9394. Green peas— String beans—s(olo. Pepper—Green, 18@25c. Potatoes-New, 2^93, l -ic $ lb; old, G0c@1.25 y 100. Mushrooms—B9lsc for common: 30c for buttons. Pineapples—s4.oo9ss.oo Sweet Potatoes—sl.so92.so. Tomatoes—Los Angeles, $1951.75 per box. Egg plant, 20925 c per lb. Summer Squash—lo .25. Short clear—s6.so <856.00. Short rib 5—16.0000.65 Chicago, May 5 —Whiskey—sl.l7. Wool. New York, May s—Wool quiet, steady; domestic fleece, 24C<827c. Phii.adki.phia, May 5.—W00l quiet. Mon tana, 22@24c: territorial, 16(522c. Boston, May 5 —Demand for wool moderate. Territory wool, 62C<904c clean for fine; sS(a)62c for fine medium; 55f(857c formedium. Califor nia and Oregon woofs, choice super, 40(rf»45c; fair to good supers, 30C($38c; extras, 22( to 7 c per lb. Wool—Spring clip, Hams—Rex, 13K; Crown, 14U: Lily, 14Vi. Bacon—Rex, 11%; Crown, 12%; Lily. 12%. Lard—Refined 3s, 8%; ss, 10s, B'4: 50s, «',; tierces, 8c; pure leaf, 12J.£; higher all around. Dried Beef Hams—l3c. Salt Pork—lOe. To prevent fevers, keep the liver active and bowels regular with Simmons Liver Regulator. An Eye to Economy. Wife (to her husband, who is writing notes of invitation to a dinner) —Now, Karl, don't forget to invite Professor War aig. He is so ugly that the very sight of him will spoil the appetite of all the other guests.—Schlesische Zeitung. Then Two Men Had a Fit. "A man just had a fit up here on High street." "Did you look at him?" "Yes." "No wonder." —Columbus Dispatch. Three Laughs. His good right arm was around her waist, His Roman nose stole beneath her hat; Ho snatched a kiss in the greatest haste, Then told a story so very pat. That what could she do But blush clear through Paint, powder and veil, as she laughed "Te-tel He-he-he-oh my! Ho-he-he-ril die! He-he-hel Ho-he-he! To-he-e-eP' Then to pay him back sho related a tale Of a girl who wore her last winter's bonnel At an Easter crush, with a hideous veil. While her own was as sweet as a new spring sonnet; So he kissed her some more At that, and ho swore Twas all quite to utterly funny—"Ho-ho! Ho-ho-ho-rny dear! Ho-ho-ho-how queer! Ho-ho-ho! Ho-ho-hol Ho-ho-o-o!" But alas! Behind them the-old man creeps. As silent as death and as storn as fate, And ho kicks and kicks—while his daughter weeps— , That rash young youth through the garden gate; And ho rears and stamps. Like a mule with tho cramps- Bo savage and loud is his mirth—"Haw-haw! llaw-h»w-haw-he's quit! Haw-haw-haw-hell git! Haw-haw-haw! Haw-haw-haw! Haw-haw aw-awl" —Browne Perrinmn in Yankee Blade. In 1850 "Brown's Bronchial Troches," were introduced, and their success as a cure for Colds, Coughs, Asthma and Bronchitis has been unparalleled. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a. Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Hiss, she clung to CastorUt When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. WHY WILL YOU cough when Shiloh's Cure will give Immediate relief? Price 10 cts, 50 cts. and |1. For sale by Heinzeman, 222 N. Main, or Trout, Sixth and Broadway General Market. LUMBER TABD : KerekhofF-Cuzner » MJLL AND LUMBER CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Main Office: LOS ANGELES. Wholesale Yard at SAN PEDRO. Branch Yards—Pomona, Pasadena, Lamanda, ' Azusa, Burbank. Planing Mills—Los Angeles ' and Pomona. Cargoes furnished to order. I J. M. Griffith, President. H. G. Stevenson, Vlce-Pres. aud Trea«. T. E. Nichols, Secy. K. L. Chandler, Supt J. M. GRIFFITH COMPANY, ; Lumber Dealers And Manufacturers of DOGRB, WINDOWS, BLINDS, STAIRS, Mill work of every description. 934 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles. lultf J. A. HENDERSON, WM. F. MARSHALL President. Secretary. J. R. SMURR, Vice President and Treasurer. SOUTHERN "CALIFORNIA LUMBER CO. 350 East First Street. 9-19-5 m Los Angeles, California^ CLARK & HUMPHREYS, Dealers in all kinds of L U M B E R! YARD—San Mateo and Scventh-st. Bridge. General Business Office, 125 West Second it, Burdick Block. P. O. Box 1235. Telephone 178. 12-27-3 m PERRY, MOTT