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An Indian Hunting story.

A very strange incident is reported
rom the Cobra districts in the Panch
Mahals. A large panther had for some
time been causing much injury to the
cattle of the district, and the superin-
tendent of police, Mr.. J. Y. Cooke,
went out in pursuit. He succeeded in
getting a shot at the animal and
bowled him over, the bullet going right
through the panther's heart without
touching bone. The panther fell
close to a hole or den within which,
unsuspected by the party, female
panther lay ensconced. The bullet,
after passing through the body of the
male panther, struck the second ami
NAL in the forehead and entered her
brain, killing her at once. The whole
episode of the proximity and accidental
death of the second panther was un-
known to the shooting party, and it
was not till the next morning that the
body of the female paF er was found
in the den with a bullet in the brain.
1t was most providential accident, as
the panther whose presence was un'
known and unsupported would, in all
probability, have charged the party
while taking away the male panther
which had been shot.-Times of India
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without asking information as to the
state of my purse or my stomach, they
sent me away, on assuring me that
could enter upon my duties at six
o'clock on the following morning.
1t was summer, and wandered about
all night in this unknown town, where
| had neither relative nor friend In the
morning 1 swallowed a few little glass
es of rum in an obscure coffee-house,
and then came here.
Outside the music continues. All!
that is famous solo on the cornet-a-
piston: sol, do, 81, do, re, mi. Bravo!
bravo! How they applaud-how they
stamp their feet. And no one gives a
thought to the poor little usher oppo-
site them, whose face is pressed against
the panes of glass, and whose nose even
is shivering. Among my rare moments
of leisure, when l have gone out into
the street, it has been with all the awk-
wardness of one who is quite out of his
element, or of a beggar who makes his
first appearance. l walk upon the
points of my feet, as if afraid of soil
ing the paving stones; l press my
arms to my side, to make myself
as small as possible-it always seems
to me in fact as if We're driving forty
students before me, and willingly l
could cry to the persons who are pass
ing to hurry up and to join the ranks.
AS for the days of taking walks, they
are for me like days of penitence and
pillory. How l tremble and how ]
perspire from agony when we cross the
Esplanade, or the street of the Sous
Perfecture! My boys are marching in
disorder, bawling and calling; follow
them with my hat drawn down over my
eyes, arms at my side and trailing my
feet. At right and at left the. pretty
saleswomen of the ribbon dealers come
outside their shop windows and laugh
freely at my looks of a brigand.
We have also days of professions,
when we go out with music, with an
endless number OF tapers, that run
down in yellow streaks upon oul
pantaloons; with red banners floating
at the head, and ears tortured by the
serpents and the trombones. We are
obliged to march through a double row
of spectators, and go on as forlorn as
a sexton, thinking how ridiculous / ap
pear and that the young girls are max
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THE GlMCET KNIFE.
One of the Smallest, But One of the
DeadIiest of Weapons.


The gimlet knife is weapon so
dangerous that it's manufacture is for
hidden by law. This is one of the
smallest fighting knives used by any
people of the earth and one of the most
deadly. In length the knife is hardly
longer than long gimlet, so that it
can readily be concealed inside the
waistband of the trousers. The handle
is not set on parallel with the blade, as
in an ordinary knife, but at right
angles, like that of a gimlet; hence the
name. This handle is grasped with the
blade between the second and third
fingers, the upper part of the blade be-
ing drawn down to a shank SO as to pre-
vent cutting the fingers when the knife
is SO held. The blade when in position
represents merely an extension of the
axis of the arm, and is not held at right
angles with the arm, as the villain in
the play holds his knife. The blade is
made of the best razor steel, is double
edged for the lower two-thirds of it's
length and is as keen as razor. 1t is not
dagger-pointed, but has the stronger
formation of rounding point. The
blade is short, but long enough 10 infict
fatal wound, and so strong and keen
that it will divide rib under power
full blow or cut through any garment
like so much paper. The peculiar posi-
ton of the handle leaves nothing for
an adversary to grasp at except the
blade, so that it is almost impossible
for the wielder of the knife to be dis
armed, the more so as the handle
curves in at the end, giving the fingers
better hold upon it.
A good gimlet knife costs five dollars
or more. Not all 'Caiuns and not al
Creoies carry them, than4 fortune-and
the world would be better off were the
last Of them out of existence.-Chicago
Times
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THE LITTLE ARMCHAIR.

Nobody sits in the little armchair;
Itstands in corner dim;
Rut white haired mother gazing there,
And yearningly thinking Of him,
Sees through the dusk of the long ago
The bloom OF her boys sweet face,
As he rocks so merrily to sndfro,
With laugh that cheers the place.
Sometimes he holds book In his hand,
Sometimes pencil and slate,
And the lesson is hard to understand,
Ana the figures hard to mate;
put she sees the nod of his fathers head,
So proud of the little son,
And she hears the word so often said:
mo fear for our little one"
They we're wonderful days, the DEAR sweet
days.
When a child with sunny hair
Was hers to scold, to kiss and to praise,
AT her knee in the little chair.
She lost him back in the busy years,
When the great world caught the man.
And he strobe away past hopes and fears
To his place in the battles van.
But now and then in a wistful dream,
Like picture out OF date,
She sees head with golden gleam
Bent over pencil and slate.
And she lives again the happy day,
The day OF her young life's spring,
When the small arm chair stood just III the way
The center of everything.
Margaret E. Sangster, in Harper's Bazar.
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as cane; | know not what ridiculous
pride made me desirous to parade my
frisky figure and my quick movements,
steps at time, with my hat in my
hand, rubbing against the wall, and
showing plainly, without wishing to do
so, the white threads of my own shoulder
blades That evening NJ, the principal,
called me into his private room, and,
scrutinizing me from head to foot, told
me that | was a disgrace to his estab-
lishment, and that looked like beg
gar. l think he was, indeed, half in
clined to offer me an old frockcoat that
he wore on rainy days. The next
morning I called on the best tailor in
the town, and now l have one more
great debt. Oh, what a miserable life!
When can l escape from it?
Hush! the door at the opposite end
of the room has just been opened,
and it moves silently on its oiled hinges.
1t is the proctor, going on his rounds.
He advances on tiptoe, his feet covered
with heavy cloth shoes, like the oars of
smuggler. He has on his woollen
drawers and knit waistcoat. Sol
emnly he carries dark lantern, that he
turns quickly from bed to bed, on the
right and on the left. His great,
twisted nose casts grotesque shadows on
the wall. Good evening, sir!'' He goes
out without having answered me, the
old prig. May the bony arms of his
| wife lovingly encircle his neck and
strangle him, as if he were mad dog.
Whether l end my life or not in this
| prison, l shall always remember the
evening | entered here. | arrived at
| eight o'clock. On approaching the col
| lege from the end of the street, heard
nasal voices singing, accompanied by
an organ. I remained two or three
minutes standing upon the upper step,
before raised the heavy knocker, look.
ing up and down the deserted street
breathing in long draughts of the fresh
air, strengthening my courage as well
as my voice. can still hear in my ears
the dull rolling of the heavy iron door
as it closed behind me. The porter led
me to NJ, the princ cipal, whom l found
writing in his office by the dull light of a
candle. He pushed back his spectacles
addressed me few words upon my
very youthful appearance and my ex
tremely delicate looks. Then the proc
tor came in, with writing books under
his arm and bunch of keys in his
hand, and no sooner did see his balt
foreh ead, his crooked neck and hi:
squirting eyes than felt was in face
of a bad man and of an enemy. These
gentlemen gave me an immense amoun'
of advice and encouragement, then
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.Ieweled Hair Ornaments.

One of the newest arrangements for
head decoration is the heavy ring of re-
pousse gold, through which the hair is
drawn, and then twisted into a tight
Psyche knot A tortoise shell orna-
ment in the shape of a pen, the plume
part of gold, exquisitely finished, is in
tended to stab this little classic ar
rangement through and through. The
effect is very classic and Sappho
might have worn it. The fashion OF
wearing snoods wound about the
punched tresses has brought out a
number of pretty jewelled ornaments
to be placed where the bow-knot is
tied. These have mostly perky little
air abont them, jeweled antenae, OF
something of that sort. The Russian
manner of setting bits of turquoise
malachite and pink cOnch shell as an
accentuation to silver openwork is ex
tremely striking, and the Russian gold
filigree, when lighted up with cleal
stones, such as the topaz, sapphire anC
the diamond, is remarkably elegant
Combs of this sort of work in the high
pointed tops are now to be seen. Ii
fact, these Russian gold combs ant
hairpins are SO exquisite in workman
ship, and such an addition to the hai
when worn, that their extreme popu
larity is assured,-N. Y. Journal
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tried to forget myself and have put
triple paddock on my heart, and yet so
much need have l of feminine sympa-
thy that occasionally 1 think with a
sigh of our seamstress, the only woman
in the world who has wished me well.
Poor, dear Angelique! how many
times we have hurriedly passed each
others hands in the immense dark cor
ridors! But poor child! my innocent
flame did not bring her happiness; and
too openly courted by the fencing
master, an Italian hero, Angelique was
sent back to her parents-I mean to
say to the founding hospital
l hear voices in a corner; there is
great deal of whispering going on. l
must slide along back of the beds, with
my back bent, that / may not be seen.
The boys are two of the members of the
class in rhetoric, who are planning
how they will spend Sunday. Dear
children! | will not disturb them to-
night, but | must not forget to keep
them in on that wished-for day. Why
should they amuse themselves when
am so unhappy? here is not a soul to
whom l can unburden my heart; no
one capable of understanding my suf-
fering and of giving it even the
slightest alleviation. The tutors, my
associates, are good fellows, even more
stupid than l am, and l should
blush from shame were l to
make them my confidants. AS to
the professors. ancient ushers like
ourselves, surrounded by a triple, rancid
coating of old, sticky, classic rust.
run away from them. There is but one
among them, the regent of the second
class, who would have had the honor
of my sompathies and my outpourings,
had he deigned to give me the slightest
attention. He is a graduate of the Nor.
NAL school, in disgrace, and the wittiest
man in B. All sugar and sweet
meats, with a slight touch of vinegar.
His whiskers, of a light, vapory col
or, put the ladies in ecstasies of delight.
He always whistles as he comes to the
college, without even the shadow of a
book under his arm, and sometimes
even he wears his spurs. He keeps his
pupils informed as to the newest
productions of M. About, whose nov
els he reads aloud to select com
panies at Sous-Prefecture. In vain have
| tried to become acquainted with him
He profoundly despises everything thai
does not come in a straight line from
the Rue d Ulm; and therefore / hate
him and everything connected will
him.
During my hours of liberty, I asso
ciate with certain actors and under of
ficers, who are not too stupid; we drinl
little absinthe, that racks my chest
and we play an everlasting game o
dominoes, that finishes me. Almost al
ways l return to my work, with sticky
lips and inflated eyes. These little in
dulgencies have a salutary effect upo1
the discipline, for when l have beer
fasting | am altogether too lenient TO
the boys.
The clock has just struck eleven. TIL
music has finished, and the lights ar
being put out; one last turn through
the dormitory and then ! will go to bed
Oh! oh! how rough these sheets are
Oh, heaven! what horrible existence
Double six, fortyfve. Francis, a
absinthe, and above all not-any-an-
i-Sette!
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Desirable Combination.

Father-No, Agnes, l cannot consent
to you marrying that young man. 1
understand that suicide is hereditary in
his family.
Daughter-Yes, papa, but so is large
estate.-Detroit Tribune
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An Event.

Yes! 1t was indubitable. 1t had beer
evident to Algy for a long time. He
had tried to conceal it, but twas i'm
possible And now his friends were
aware of it. Some congratulated him,
some sympa thized with him. AL
wished him success.
Some gave good advice, others bad
He alone had to discriminate between
the good and worthless. 1t was serf
GUS matter A crucial time in his life
But it comes to all young men.
What is it? you ask.
Why whiskers. of course.-Life.
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copyright, 1893,
by the Author.

poet of the Prunes, his first page Of
prose appeared in the semi-weekly FL
garo, under the above title. This fanci-
full sketch, in which can be found in
germ the style and manner of the mas
terly writer, and which opened the Sc
ries of Les GueuX de Provence, has
never been published in volume.
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write this at the end of long dor
mitory, on wretched table that the
allowed me to put near my bed; the pu-
pills are asleep; it is dark and it is
damp; three little lamps are Pickering
in their places; from the four corners of
the great room rises a sound of regular
breathing, with now and then a snore,
or long drawn sigh.
Outside, a slight wintry wind is blow
ing, that brings me by whiffs the echo
of voices and of musical instruments
There is ball at the town hall, great
ball and concert given by the gentle
men members of the Society of Saint
Vincent de Paul. From my seat,
through the moist window panes and
the gratings, can see the guests pass
and repass, like black cuttings behind
an oiled paper. Monsieur. the princi-
pal, and madame, his wife, must be
there also. Brrou! 1t is awfully cold;
my feet are frozen and my throat is
parched; must go and refresh myself
at the fountain and walk up and down
awhile to get warm.
All! thrice accursed be the day when
l entered the Internal place; especially
as thousand other openings could
have been found for mel 1t is true that
have not sou; yet how many, who
are no better off than l, have succeeded!
Margerot enlisted; Quarteron is study
ing law; Piradoux, the first scholar in
the class, plays on the flute most nasal
ly, and goes about with strolling COM
panies. Yet again, it is l who am the
most to be pitied. Had l but entered
some great Lycee at Paris, or at Lyon,
1t would have been different. But no!
must needs shut myself up at b in
little collegiate school. Why did
not go to Timbuctoo at once? Or why
not have made myself an ignorantia
brother while was about it?
Good heavens, what an existence, !
am obliged to get up at four o'clock in
the morning, to go to bed much later
than the others, always to be on foot
always with eyes and ears wide open
forever scolding, calling loud, spying
eantlng and correcting. If any pupil
blows his nose at the wrong moment
or wishes to laugh inopportunely; if q
domestic passes the night out of the
house, or if a lamp has no wick; if
hnd crust OF, bread in the courtyard
or bit of paper under table, must
at once take pen and write out a re
port and a denunciation.
This is the state to which l am re
dueed: /, who have always been called
frank, amiable and, in short, a goot
fellow. All this, that at the end of each
month may receive forty-seven franc:
and fifty centimes. 1t is true that an
lodged and fed; but SO poorly!
The boys are snoring like contra
basses; the wind glides through tn,
openings of the doors and strikes my
poor legs. The water of the fountain
is frozen. Oh! if had just few drops
OF rum to warm my stomach little.
l am up to my ears in debt, and
Plunge deeper and deeper in tha
trouble every day. Yesterday, even,
ordered a costume of my tailor; it wa.
foolish to do so, and almost a robbery
out how could do otherwise after tn,
afront received the previous evening
our principal was going upstairs, hav
ing on his arm the pretty wife of tn
sous-prefee; was behind them, tightl,
oattoned up in my old jacket. and stit
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Insurance is thoughtful provision
for the unfortunate and the irebug -
Puck,
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GOULD d CURRY SILVER MINING COM.
VI pany-Location OF principal place of busiBe
San Francisco. California: location of works. vlr-
ginia. Storey County, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given, that at a meeting OF the
board of trustees, held on the l4th day of Octo-
Der, 1893, assessment (No. 72) OF ten cents
(1Uc) per share was levied upon the capital stock
OF the corporation, pay able fmmediatey in United
States gold coin, the secretary, az the office OF
the company, room SO. Nevada block. 300 Mont
gomery ST.. San Francisco California.
ANY stock upon which this assessment shall re
main unpaid on the 18th day OF November 1893,
will be delinquent and advertised for sale at pub
lie an elton: and unless payment is mado before
will be sold on THURSDAY, the 9TH day of
December, 1893. to pay the delinquent assess
ment, together with costs OF advertising and Z.
penses of sale. Ry order OF the board OF trustees
once Room SO, Nevada block. 800 Mont.
Eomery 49, San Francisco California. nelk I'd
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DELINoUENr SALE NOTICES

DELE ISLE MINING CoMPANY-LoCATION
- of principal place of business San Francisco.
CAL; location Of works, TuScarora. Elko County.
Nevada.
Notice-There is delinquent upon the following
described stock, on account of assessment (No.
1s) levied on the 18th day OF September, 1898.
the several amounts set opposite the names OF the
respective shareholders, as follows:
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And in accordance with law and an order from
the Board of Directors made on the 26th day OF
September, 1898, so many shares of each parcel
of such stock as may be necessary will be sold at
public auction, at the Office OF the company. room
80, third floor OF Mills building, We. cor. Mont
gomery and Bnsh s.s.. San Francisco, Cal. on
TUESDAY, the 2lst day OF November, 1893, at
the hour OF O'Clock P. OF said day, to pay said
delinquent assessment thereon, together with
costs OF advertising and expenses of sale.
JAMES NEWLANDS. Secretary.
ofice-Room 35. third floor of Mills building,
NE. cor. Montgomery and Bush sts, San Fran.
cisco. Cal. no2 I'd
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TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF TIE STATE
of Calf rnia. IN and for the City and County of
San Francisco.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ANGLo-NEvADA
ASSURANCE CORPORATION "a COR
PoRATIoN) UPON IT'S APPLICATION FOR
A JUDGMENT OF DISS oLUTION.
Notice Is hereby given chat the AngloNevada
Assurance Corporation, corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue OF the laws of
the state OF California and having it's office and
principal place of business in the City and County
OF San Francisco, state OF California, has made an
application to the Superior Court OF the State of
California In and ;or the City aid County of San
Francisco for its solution and disinc poraton
and that the Presiding Judge of this Court has APP
pointed THURSDAY. the ninth day OF n November.
A. ID. 1898 at ten (10) O'Clock in the forenoon OF
that day and tho courtroom OF this Court, Dept.
No. 1 thereof at the New City Hall. in said
City and County of San Francisco. as the day,
time and place for the hearing OF said plication.
BY order of our Superior Court at the New City
Hall, in the said City and County OF San Fran
cisco this fifth day of October A. ID. 1893.
Attest my hand and the seal OF said superior
Court at the said City and County Of San Fran
cisco. the day ana year last above written.
III. c. HALEY. Clerk.
By W. j. BENEY. Deputy Clerk
K. II. CoUNTRYMAN, Attorney for Applicant.
acG
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MONEY TO LOAN.

Is E HAVE MONEY IN SUMS OF $1,000 TO
- 1925 600 to loan first mortgage improved
city real estate all loans granted. IL satisfactory
within "a hours OF application. n. ID. LANG &
CO. Sc Montgomery ST. cor Sutter oc25 tt
MONEY LOANED ON JEW ELRY AND OTHER
wi valuables at the Security Loan Bank, 1l06
Market. mr. Mason: private entrance7 Turk.ap9 II
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CITY REAL ESTATE.

-. H. UMBSEN & CO.
VI Real Estate Agents, Rent collectors ana
-Auctioneers, ID Montgomery st, san Francisco.
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q 0E REwARD-LOST, LARGE BROWN RE-
I'D = ~ Iri, yer dog. answers TO name of GEAR" I:
above reward paid and no questions asked: liberal
reward for information concerning same. Apply
Examiner ONCE. nos 1t
7 OST-MuNDAY NIGHT, BET. THE GRAND
IL Opera house and the Palace Hotel cafe, a pair
of lorgnettes. with gold chain attached. Please
return to 1858 Market ST.
TOPAZ SCARFPIN. RETURN 20 NoE ST.,
i and receive liberal reward.
T OST FRIDAY NIGHT. EITHER IN OR
IL leaving the Alcazar Theatre, peari-haDdled
iorgnette Finder return to Gail Branch, ITO
Market ST.. receive reward. nos 3t*
T OST-POODLE DOG: WRITE WITH YELL
IL low ears. Return 3l6 Third ST.. receive re-
ward. no7 3ts
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Nj EDTCAE.

pRIVATE HOME IN CONFINEMENT. 1909
1 Mission St; ladies who desire to go into con
hnement with every care and attendance OF a Ger.
man physician (iiR. HkRWIG) and a graduated
midwife (MRS. WEGENER) will find same at
the above address,; private diseases OF ladies a
speciality; cures guaranteed: babies adopted.
Telephone No 1888. IL 3m
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FINANCIAL.
ASSESSMENT NOTICES.

GAN FRANCISCO COLLATERAL LOAN BANK
~ 53SKearny. only corporation that lends money
on diamonds watches :low interest oc4 II
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n H. Lang a. CO.. BROKERS.
N So Montgomery ST.. cor. Suffer

:. Building lots, all sizes: streets severed and
gtaded; situated on Clayton. fremont and Fred
.erick: SITS; beautiful park: and city view
only / block from Haglt-sC. cable; ranging from
:SfZ0O ana upward on terms of one-ffth and one
tEird cash balance per cent: taxes 1S93-94
paid Representative on ground