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Weight of an Eagle.

Said C. K. Stout, of the Treasury
office, as he sat before the scales with
$1,000 or $4,000 in double eagles before
him: "How many 81 bills do you think
it would take to weigh as much as one of
these coins?"
The reporter considered moment and
made guess.
at takes just twenty seven, unless the
bills are trimmed close. Twenty Eight
new 81 bills always weigh little more
than a double eagle. Don't you believe
it? Just wait"
He disappeared in the vault for few
minutes, and presently emerged with a
package of brand new 81 bills i'll his
hand. Then he counted out twenty
seven of them and said to the reporter:
CHOOSE any coin you will"
The reporter chose coin which Mr..
Stout put on one of the scale pans. Then
he put the twentyseven 81 bills on the
other pan. The long needle that moved
on the index showed that the beam was
almost level. The man of money added
another bill to the twenty-seven and the
coin went up.-Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
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THE HOME NEWSPAPER
Every Community Should Help tt
BuiId II I'm
From the Portland oregonian.l


From the Portland Oregonian.1
The remonstrance against giving adver-
tising of their towns to outside" publi-
cations OF questionable influence, which
are seen in the columns OF Western Wash
lngton papers at present. are justitiable
and well taken. When a local newspa-
per is not good enough to herald towns
advantages abroad, there is something
wrong with the town. The newspaper
IS, to very great extent, what the COM
munity makes it; and by reasons of it's
representative capacity. the community
has measure of capacity toward it. The
people who will not help make a good
paper for their town must not complain
II they are held In low esteem by the out
side world. The home paper, properly
supported, not particularly by advertis-
ing patronage, but in a hundred ways of
Kindness and of service which costs moth
ing, is always tie best possible medium
for advertising its locality, because il will
be bright, newsy, and will be read by in
tending settlers and capitalists as truer
index to the towns social and business
life than any other printed matter
could be.
The proprietor always spends his in
come to improve his paper. 1t seems
that he can't help it. When he has q few
dollars ahead he must get the paper new
IA OCof Va oOlll0 dl4-OI ass BaIl6YS, OI ali
improved mailing machine. Or if few
hundred, he buys a new press, and once
again puts his nose to the grindstone to
get out OF debt. When he thinks he sees
a good time ahead he enlarges his paper
and increases his payroll. When money
gets scarce again he tries to keep a stitf
upper lip, taking wood and potatoes ON
subscription, works eighteen hours day,
backslides at church. defaults the lodge,
forgets his friends and neglects his fam
lily. Whatever else he may prove recre-
ant to, with his paper it is always "Iove,
honor and cherish" All the aid and
comfort the town gives to its paper goes
in it. Subscriptions paid in advance
blossom into breezy locals, and half-page
ads bring forth double-leaded editorials
on the new water works and the shipping
on route and the country's wonderful
wealth and progress. To tender it gem
erous support is to invite capital; to with
hold, 'tendeth TO poverty"
The live town will have live paper;
and if ii has anything worth the atten-
tion Of the outside world, and wants it
told where it will do the most good, it
will put its trust in the home paper, and
the home paper will do the business.
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GEMS.

The union of energy and wisdom
makes the most complete character and
the most powerful lite.-Phillips Brooks.
Dress yourself fine where others are
fine, and plain where others are plain;
but take care always that your clothes
are well made and lit you, for otherwise
they will give you very awkward air.
Chesterfield.
To be happy at home is the ultimate re-
suit of all ambition, the end to which
every enterprise and labor tends. and of
which every desire prompts the prosecu-
tion.-JohnsOn.
Say nothing good of yourself, you will
be dlStrusted; say nothing bad of your
self, you Will taken at your word.-J oseph
RouX.
In religion, as in friendship. they who
profess most are the least sincere.-Sheri-
dan.
Truly, this world can 60 on without us
if we would but think so.-LongfelIow.
Some will always be above others. De-
stroy the inequality to-day and it will
appear again to-morrOW.-EmerSO
Covetous men need money least, yet
most affect and seek it; prodigals, who
need it most, do least regard it.-Theodore
Parker.
To a woman the romances she makes
are more amusing than those she reads
L. Gautier.
Glow-worms are the image of women.
When they are in the dark one is struck
with their brilliancy; as soon as they ap-
pear in the broad light of the world one
sees them in their true colors, with all
their deiects.-Mme. Necker.
| could never pour out my inmost soul
without reserve to any human being
without danger Of one day repenting my
confdence.-Burns.
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Overrnn,sk and 1rnderworlz.

Everyone has heard of the danger of
oVerwOrk, yet few understand just where
the danger lies. A man can hardly over
work himself if he takes care of himself
in other respects-secures normal
amount of sleep, breathes pureNir, takes
exercise, and eats food moderately. The
main trouble is that the man who is
overworking is violating fundamental
conditions of health. He burns his can
die al both ends.
With good care man of good hepedity
is capable of safely doing an almost in
credible amount Of solid work. Mr..
Gladstone at 83, with no show OF wearI-
ness, carries the weight of the British
Empire. The celebrated John Wesley
did more work than almost any other
man of the last century; but he observed
tie laws Of health, and, still active,
reached his SSth year.
Much Of the So-called oVerWork is the
overwork OF worry, care, anxiety and
haste. These make the severest draught
on the vitality of the system.
We seldom hear of a Quaker dying of
overwork, and yet they are very indus
triOus people. The pupil who has perma-
nently broken down in his studies might
have gone on under even heavier loads if
there had been nothing to fret him in his
home surroundings, and competition, ex
animation and scholarship mark kings had
no place in our school system. The fact
is, work, and plenty of it, is healthy in
high degree
And this leads us to say that lack of
work, with brain or hand, is highly iu-
furious. underworld may be as harmful
as overwork to the brain if not to the
body. Nations living in conditions in
which the means OF livelihood come al
most without effect are in every way fee
bic. Close confinement in prison tends
to idiocy. Further, where the mental
faculties are not called into action, the
moral also lie dormant, and the lower pro-
pensities become all-controlling. In all
ages the corruptions Of the higher classes
are due to this fact. Few worse things
can befall one than to have nothing to do
Youths Companion.
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Facts About GIvcerfna.

Glycerine is one of the most useful and
misunderstood of everyday assistants. 1t
must not be applied To the skin undiluted
or it will cause it to become red and hard,
but if rubbed well into the skin while
wet, it has a softening and whitening
effect. 1t will prevent and cure chapped
hands; two or three drops will often stop
the baby's stomach ache. 1t will allay
the thirst Of a fever patient and soothe an
irritable cough by moistening the dry
ness of the throat. Equal parts of bay
rum and glycerine applied to the face
after shaving makes man rise up aud
call the woman who provided it blessed.
Applied TO shoes, glycerine is a great
preservativeo of the leather and effectually
keeps out water and prevents wet feet A
few drops OF glycerine put in the fruit
jars the last thing before sealing them
helps to keep the preserves from molding
on top. For hatulency, there is no better
remedy than teaspooful of glycerine
after each meal.
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DUTCH MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENTS.
Rigid Rules of Etiquette Must be OBJ
served In the Land of Dykes.


In Holland an engagement is a far
country in the world, says a correspon-
dent of the New York EUening Post. AS
rule the young people have to face great
difficulties before they have their hearts
wish fulfilled and before "love's course
runs smooth" On account of the great
publicity which is given to it, it is for
this reason alone very awkward for beth
parties to break an engagement. Young
women are kept very strictly in the land
of dykes. No riding in buggies or going
to theaters alone with young men is per-
mitted. There is always some elderly
lady to chaperone the young lady wher-
ever she goes. When a Dutchman falls
in love and believes his affection re-
turned, he will, if we'll bred, ask the
parents of his lady love for permission to
call upon her ottener than is allowed by
the Dutch etiquette for ordinary male
visitors. The request being granted, the
young people meet quite often; little dim
ners are arranged, informally, where his
seat is next to hers, so that our young
friends can talk and exchange opinions
to their hearts content.
All this is done to give the lovers the
opportunity to get to know each other
thoroughly before they take the decisive
step, which, as | have said, is very bind
ing. When at last the young people have
come to an understanding, the hand of
the tiancee is formally asked by the father
of the future husband (or, if his father is
no longer living, by his mother or guar
dian, but never by the young man him
self. 1t is, of course, known beforehand
that this request will not meet with re-
tusal, since the fact that the son has been
granted leave to visit his fiancee's home
shows that his suit is approved. Money
affairs are now settled and the prOSpacIS
Of the young people talked over. After
that cards are printed, bearing the names
Of the betrothed and also the day for the
reception, which as a rule takes place at
the tiancee's house in the afternoon, from
to 5, the usual calling hour in Holland.
Those cards are sent not only to friends,
but TO the slightest acquaintances on both
sides, who are all supposed to acknowl-
edge them, either by sending letters of
congratulation, or, if living in the same
town as the tiancee, by presenting them
selves on the day OF the reception.
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with water for irrigation. Rains are
abundant, however. the canal being built
to prevent the probable loss of crops by
droughts. Spanish is the language spoken,
although there is no law to prevent one
using whatever language he or she
wishes.
When a member becomes weary of
colony life and desires to go into the outer
world he makes application to the tri
pune, who grant permit for him to
leave. His labor checks are exchanged
for Peruvian gold coin at the rate of 80
cents per hour. If he has been member
OF the colony for three years or more he
Is a stock member" and the tribune
pays him his percentage of the earnings
OF the colony during that time, and he is
then allowed to depart.
These people seem happy and con-
tented; they live an easy life, and, thanks
labor. there are no such things as poverty
and want
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The Finest Tobacco.

In the A baio Valley is small, low
piece of country, about five miles from
Havana. capable of producing tobacco
enough to make 10000 cigars annually
Without question, the tobacco is the
finest grown. The result is the Kings
and noblemen of England, Russia, Ger
many, France and other European coun-
tries gobble them up. Every single cigar
made of Vuelta Abajo tobacco is sold to
them at prices ranging from $40 to $3.50 a
hundred. These cigars are bought and
paid for long before the crop is ever har-
vested. Manufacturers, however, with
that remarkable coolness with which
some men are endowed, proceed to call
all qualities and kinds of Cuban cigars
Havana and Vuelta Abajo, when half of
them never saw cigar of that growth.
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Old Coin.

Coin collectors have long appreciated
the difficulty of making a complete coll
lection of American specimens. The
United States coinage Of 1893 is very rare,
and dollar of the year 1874 has often
sold for as much as 500. A 1876 half
cent is so rare as to sell readily for SIS,
and half-dollar of the same year is
worth sixty times its original value.
While the half-cent of 1904 is common
enough, all the other coins of that year
are rare, the dollar of that particular date
being the rarest of all American coins.
Only eight are known to exist out of the
1850 that were coined. The lowest
price that one Of these now changes hands
for is $500.
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origin of the Menu Card.

1t was the Duke Henry of Brunswick
who was first observed in the intervals of
a banquet to scan carefully long strip
of paper by the side of his plate, and when
the curious guests ventured to inquire
into the nature of his studies he explained
that it was a sort of programme of the
dishes which he had commanded from
the cook, to the intent that if some deli
cacy which especially appealed to him
were marked for last stage in the repast
be might carefully reserve his appetite
for it. The simplicity and beauty of this
idea appealed instantly to the good Dukes
conviYes, and the menu card became an
institution.
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RannhIican Meeting.

1t is announced that a meeting will be
held on Fourth street, between and K,
tomorrow evening, under the auspices
of the City Central Committee. There
will be music and fireworks, and speeches
will be made by w. T. Knox, the party's
candidate for Mayor, Grove L. Johnson,
Charles T. Jones, E. G. Hart and f. D.
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A VICIOUS DRUNK.
He Tried to Kick Chief Rodgers
Head Off.

A drunken man, known as "Nosey"
Connors, while passing along K street
last night, suddenly fell down as if dead.
Chief Rodgers, who was near, stopped to
pick him up by his shoulders, when Con-
nors suddenly threw up both feet with a
vicious kick, barely missing the Chiefs
face and kicking off his hat.
While the ambulance wagon was COM
ing to the scene, Connors amused him
self by taking off his clothes, but was
soon taken to the Jail to cool off.
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When examined under a microscope
milk is found to consist of numberless
transparent globules of very minute size
floating in a clear, colorless fluid. These
globules are composed of milk fat (but-
teri, and they-are each inclosed by thin
envelope of albuminous material termed
caSein.
The record-union., 1893-11-03

Sporting writer's and telegraph editors
used "battle royap' in half the news
papers of the country when telling OF the
last Vigilant- Valkyrie race. There is no
such thing as battle royal between two
contestants. The term is exact and
technical. A battle royal is fight of
many, in which every one is against
every other one, and the best wins.
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Died In jackson.

Mrs. Sanborn, mother of A. B. San
born of this city, died in Jackson. Anna
dor County, on Wednesday. She was 20
years of age.
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Great BrItaIn,s Expenses and Revenues

Great Britain's Expenses and Revenues
Great Britain. that is the United King
dom, costs about S440,00O,000 annually in
the way of expenses of Government.
This immense sum is made up in a vari-
ETY. of ways. Duties on tobacco yield
about $4,000, 600, and those on tea, coffee,
currants, raisins, imported spirits and "a
few other articles yield about the same
amount. Taxes on the sale of spirits,
beer, stamps, ETC., as well as the tax on
railways furnish large revenue. The
income and property taxes yield nearly
Sl00, 100000. In addition to the foregoing
the Postoffice yields about $50, ,000. 900.
while the telegraph and crown lands add
largely to the revenues of the kingdom.
Sentences are growing shorter. Sir
Thomas More, Lyly, Sydney, Spenser
and others used forty to sixty words on
an average. Even Macaulay used only
twenty-three on an average, and the imi-
tators of the modern French school do not
use more than fifteen on an average.
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Clouds of Dust.

The street sprinklers quit on the last
day of October, and now the people must
look to Providence to lay the dust. The
air was thick with it last evening.
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I IOIdI, tACIUSIVG OF
cou pom accounts ,243 A s953,65 16
! Total in coupon

SI' SI, 100 UU
The General Fund is overdrawn 81 1885, :
GIL. Warrants outstanding - General
Fund, $l,39l, ,743 AZ; School Fund, $ll, =
$40 A. School Land Fund, S26, 473 81; San
Francisco Harbor Improvement Fund,
&, ,S27 IS; Estates of Deceased Persons
Fund, S256 81; Railway Tax Fund, 81
147 13; Fish Commission Fund, SS3; State
School Book Fund, S2S9 %; San Diego
Harbor Fund, S125; Whittier School
Fund, 1856 so. Total outstanding war
rants, 81, AL ,06I 73.
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DASTURAGE-GOOD ALFALFA PAS
i turage below gale on Riverside road For
terms, etc, apply 1870 Tenth street. between
q and X. n2-2w*
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w ANTED A COMPETENT Girl,
w wishes a situation TO do housework;
good COOK and laundress; city or country
Apply 523 NJ street. n3-5ts
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JIoR SALE OR EXCHANGE SMALL
+ and large farms, improved or unim-
proved; also city property. CARL STROREL,
BY j, Sacramento.
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Il daily; 1900 trained plants in 100 best
varieties, at II. SCHWARZ'S, Twenty-fifth
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1e1trrnl 5lptirrs.

NJ NOTICE.-HAVING LEASED THE r. s.
~ carey ranch, in Yolo County, for hunting
purposes all persons found trespasSing or
hunting on said ranch will be prosecuted TO
the full extent of the law.
O2S-12t* G. T. TITFTS
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EAPANESE BOY l,ANTS A SITUATION
- 10 do general house or day work in city.
Address HAIRY, this Office n2-3t*
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I INFORMATION WANTED. = SHOULD
i this notice be read by b. II. Lobes born at
Stade Hanover, Germany, or by anyone
knowing his whereabouts, 1t would be to his
advantage by addressing l.. l.. f., box sos,
Record nion ohice n3-3tx
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4 LADY WISHES A POSITION AS
"A nurse; has had experience. Apply 1OOI
j street. n2-3t*
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T. flour, 95c sack potatoes, 75c sack; s bars
soap, 25c; Cape Cod Cranberries; apples, 900
box SIM0NS x BEESLEY $40 K
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STATE FINANCES.
Condition of the Various Funds In the
State Treasury.

State Controller Colgan's statement for
the month of October shows the condition
of the various State funds to be as fol-
lOWS.
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A GERMAN GIRL WANTS A SITUAT
n for cooking or general housework. Adj
dress SERVANT this office. n3-3t&
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4nat--Enuub.

I OST-ONE BALL-FACED MARE WITH
IL crooked front leg; also u bay mare; they
were tied out at Twelfth and b streets. Finder
will return 10 j. b. FOSTER, at Twelfth and
Is streets anu be suitably rewarded. n3-2tF
7 OST-AN IRISH SETTER WITH COL
IL lar on; white breast. Return to 1872 Is
street and receive reward. Dog (spanieD came
to my place; describe and pay expenses. 422
h street. n2-3tt
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ITO LET-1315 K; NEW HOUSE, SIX
i rooms, bath, basement, modern improve
ments. Apply 719 l..
ITO LEASE-INTERNATIO HOTEL
l. OF Sacramento. Apply at the Hotel.
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@nntPn.

WANTED-BY A LADY WHO IS A GOOD
w housekeeper, a position to do light house
work; has boy whom she wishes to send to
school; wages no OBJECT; country or city. APP
ply room 81, over Postoffce lt<
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CROSSNAN'S SPECIFIC MIXTURE.
rOprietOr.

WITH THIS REMEDY PERSONS CAN
w cure themselves without the least ex-
posuTe, change of diet or change in applica-
ton TO business. The medicine contains moth
ing that Is Of the least injury TO the consil
ton. Ask your druggist for 1t. Price, 81 q
bottle. TuF
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~ NTANTED-A SITUATION TO DO HOUSE.
w work, by competent Scandinavian
girl. Inquire at l23 street. nl-3tE
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DOR SALE-BY STROBEL, 317 j STREET,
L lot 40 by 16O with 4-room house, for
S1,100. n2-6t*
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NOR SALE-THIRTY SHARES OF STOCK
II of Germania Building and Loan Associa-
ton. Inquire at TONEY'S SALOON, ARK
street.
The record-union., 1893-11-03

DOR SALE-GREAT VARIETY OF JAP
Il anese chrysanthemums. Corner Ninth
and streets. n1-1w*
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Inr 8aIe.

TOR SALE-BY CARL STROBEL, 317 ]
l. street, thirty acres; good for hop, vege-
table, milk dairy, hog or chicken ranch; one
mile from Sacramento; price, SO, 500. n2-lwGw
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MARRIED LADIES' SAFEGUARD: PAT-
Nl ented; no medicine;. no equal; money
refunded If not satisfactory. send 10c to
LADIES NOVELTY CO., Kansas City, Mo.
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wv ANTED-B BACK NUMBkRS OF
w "Harper's Weekly''-no matter how far
back; fair price paid. Room 72, state Capitol.
w NTANTED-SEWING BY THE DAY BY
w an experienced dressmaker. Call at 7OS
Eleventh street. o3O-Iw%
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rTO LET-RoOMS SUITABLE FOR HOUSE,
L keeping, at go Ninth Street, between
and j.
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NTE OFFER TO GENERAL AGENCY
w and canvaSsers exclusive territory, free
newspaper advertising, a chance to deliver
goods before paying for them, immense profits
and permanent business. Address CON
SOLIDATED, Lynn, Mass. IT'S.
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90 let or Rent.

QNO LET-THREE PLEASANT, SUNNY
i rooms; kitchen, bath; up stairs; quiet
house; rent, S15; no children. SrhOBEL-
agent, 3l7 }. n3-6t<
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II AIRY w. RIVETT, STEAM CARPET
IL cleaning, corner Twelfth and o streets;
carpet cutting, sewing and rehtting; furniture
packed for shipment; secondhand carpets
ana furniture bought and tor sale. Tele-
phone 292.
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TINO LET-LOWER FLAT OF SIX ROOMS
i and bath; all modern conveniences; large
yard. Apply on premises. 141O n st. n1-Iws
fENO RENT-NICE, PLEASANT ROOMS
l. furnished for housekeeping. 1928, corner
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-03-07
Naval Notes.

There were thirty-six nominations sent
TO the Senate by President Harrison dur.
ing the last session OF Congress that fail
ed Of confirmation.
During the recent promotions In the
pay corps of the navy vacancy occur
red and John n. Evans, OF Minnesota.
was appointed an assistant paYmaster.
But official objection was made TO the
promotion of Pay Inspector Stevenson,
and pending determination OF his case
Mr.. Evanss appointment was held up
Mr.. Stevenson's case was not finally
decided, and much sought for appoint
ment will therefore be at the disposal of
President Cleveland
Other naval nominations that failed
of confirmation were A. w. Dodd and
II. o. Dunn. 10 be lieutenants, and Z. f.
Seiper and Joseph Beale, lieutenants,
junior grade. and NJ Phipp, and A..
b. Pusey, to be assistant surgeons.
Secretary Tracy RENTED the unexe-
cuted portion of the sentence OF suspen-
sion for three years imposed In the case
of Passed Assistant Pay master Henry X
sullivan and has ordered his restoration
TO duty. MIR. Sullivan lost nine numbers
during his suspension.
The Naval Academy Band returned
from the Inauguration In good shape
They state it was the largest procession
they had ever seen.
Naval Cadets Harry II. Caldwell and
w ii. McGrann, of the six-year grad
uating class. who will report for final
graduation at the Naval Academy, visi.
ted Annapolis during the inauguration.
They are attached to the United States
gunboat Concord.