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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ sealed proposals will be received by the
board OF Directors OF the Mendocino ASYLUM
for furnishing the materials and labor for the
following branches of work tor the compile
tion OF the buildings of the Mendocino Asy-
lum.
said bids will be received separately. and
the work let under separate contracts us toll
lows:
First-Mason and iron work
Second-Carpenter and plasterers' work.
Ihird-Plumbing, gastitting and heating
work.
tourth-Painting and granting work.
Said proposals will be received by said
Board of directors at the Office OF its Secre-
tary, in the town of Uhiah City, county of
Mendoclno, State of California, up TO 10
o'clock "A. n. on the 10TH DAY OF JUNE.
1893.
Said contracts are to be let in accordance
with plans and specifications of said work
now in the Office OF Copeland & Pierce archi-
tects, 126 kearny street, sun Francisco Cal
seen daily between the hours OF 8 o'clock A. NJ
and O'Clock p. NJ. until said 10th day of
June.
Each proposal. shall be accompanied by a
bond of at least 10 per cent. Of the amount OF
the proposal rendered.
Payments for said work will be made and
said contracts will be let in accordance with
the provisions of an Act of the Legislature OF
the State OF California, entitled AN Act TO
regulate contracts on behalf of the State in
relation to erections and buildings " approved
March 80, 1876, and the Acts amendatory
thereof.
The Board of Directors reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated May 6, 1893.
TAOS. L. CAROTHERS,
President OF Board of Directors OF Mendocino
Asylum.
Attest. I NJ MASNoN Sacra+ar,, MI q j, -
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ARARE OPPORTUNITY
Good Agricultural Land for $40
to 500 per Acre.

The Pacific Improvement Company has re-
Gently purchased twelve thousand ceres of
land In the heart of Teha-na County for the
purpose Of promoting subdivision and settle
ment This land embraces lands from first
class Sacramento Valley agricultural land to
land OF fair average quality, and is offered a.
from $40 to $50 per acre, in subdivisions Of
40, so, 12o, 16o and $50 acres.
The terms upon which these Ian ds are offered
are especially attractive They will be sold in
subdivisions, as above indicated, by the pav-
ment OF interest only for three years, at Which
time the purchaser can begin the payment of
principal by paying the first OF five equal an
nnal installments. Thus no part of the prin-
cipal is TO be paid for three years. and then
the purchaser is to have five years in which to
pay five equal annual installments, with in
terest at the rate OF per cent. per annun.
making payments extending over period Of
eight years. Intending purchasers are as
sured that this is an opportunity to purchase
land of fair average quality at $40 per acre,
and good agricultural land at $50 an acre
with other grades Of land at prices TO corre-
spond between these figures.
The assertion is frequently made that good
lands, suitable for general farming, and es.
pecially adapted for fruitgrowing cannot be
had in California for less than from $50 TO
S1OO an acre. An examination of the land
subject OF this advertisement viii prove to
home-seekers that this is opportunity for
the purchase Of good agricultural land at $40
an acre, and for qualities grading down TO fair
agricultural land at $40 an acre on terms of
payment which should make the disposition
Of these lands to actual settlers q result easy of
accomplishment.
The primary object of the purchase OF thia
body OF land was the breaking up Of large
holding for the purpose OF promoting its set
tlement in smaller quantities and its devotion
to dinEent husbandry.
For further particulars, call upon or ad-
dress VIM. H. MILE,
Land Agent OF the c. P. R. R., Fourth and
Townsend streets. San Francisco. Call
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PRISON DIRECTORS.
Action on the lone Dam Natter-Parole
Committees Report.

Committees Report.
The regular monthly meeting of the
State Prison Directors was held at San
Quentin Saturday. All the directors
were present, together with Governor
Mark ham.
The chief business before the board
was in regard to the dam at the Preston
School of Industry at lone. Contractor
Isaacs was present and submitted an
agreement relative to the contract for
building the dam at the Henderson reser-
voir. The terms upon which the con-
tractors agree to satisfy the directors are
by making the spillway ten feet in width
on the bottom and five and one-half feet
high. The concluding terms of the docu-
ment read thus:
guarantee, to be signed by b. u NJ. Isaacs,
to indemnify the State and all other per-
sons from loss, damage or injury by rea-
son of any break or imperiection in said
dam. Said guarantee to be void at the
end OF five years from the time the said
reservoir is filled with water to point
two feet on the spillway. after the work
hereinbefore provided for has been fully
done. We will also clean out the bitches
ana construct the connecting ditch in
accordance with the terms OF our con-
tract, and upon the completion OF said
work and upon the execution of our said
personal guarantee we shall receive the
balance due US, to wit: $500, in full set
tlement OF all claims against the State.
The above undervaluation, s., 800, in full
settlement of all claims against the State,
is hereby agreed to as part OF the above"
The directors accepted the terms pro-
vlded the contractors perform the work
to the satisfaction of Engineer w. k.
Eckart, to whom that portion OF the work
was turned over, and provided the con-
tractors give bond in the sum of 1000
to indemnify the State against all loss for
the period OF five years.
Upon the report of the boards engi-
neer, w. X. Eckart, the machinery in the
new jute mill was accepted and the con-
tractors bill for S3S, ~ ordered paid.
Warden Hale reported the prison in
good order. one death occurred during
the past month, that OF an old convict
named Henry Green. John Oaks and
Jerry 4. Stillwell were sent to the insane
asylum. Stillwell is the man who killed
Fisk at Fresno few years ago.
In the afternoon the directors, with
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ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
The Committee saw the People, bu
Had no Petition.

The Committee saw the People, but
Had no Petition.
The committee at Elk Grove, which
was appointed at a meeting held there
some time ago to ascertain the wishes OF
the people of adjoining districts with
reference to building union high
school at Elk Grove, reported that they
had found the sentiment in fifteen dis
tricts in favor of it.
Unfortunately, however, the commit
tee had only been instructed to ascertain
the wishes of the people and had received
no instructions TO get signatures To a
petition to that effect, and the work will
all have to be done over and petition
circulated in each district that desires to
join with Elk Grove III building the high
school. 1t is thought there will be nc
difficulty in procuring signers.
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IN THE COUNTRY.
Closing Exercises at the Point Pleas
ant District school.


ant District school.
The following programme was rendered
at the closing exercises of the Point
Pleasant school Miss Alice Brown,
teacher), near Franklin, on Friday. The
pupils were highly complimented by
those present:
Song, ''rhe Swing Song" school, intro
ductory address, Pauline Miller; "If We
Would" Lena Buscher; recitation, Bertha
Smith; Entertaining a Big Sisters
Beau" Freda Alumm; song, 'Sweet
Mollie Bawn." Merton Moore; The
Housekeeper's Solliloquy," Meta Busch
er; "A Little Boys Pocket" Henry
Buscher; song, Molly o." school;
Jenkins Goes to Picnic" Frank Bene-
dix; "a Psalm of Life" Henry B. Smith;
dialogue, THE Boston Boys" Henry
Benedix; - Smith, V. Smith, Willie
Anderson, Merton Moore, Frank Bene-
dix; doll drill, six little girls; "Only Six
teen," Henry Benedix; ''All's For the
Best" Lena Smith; ''Sherldan's Ride"
Willie Anderson; song, sailing" school:
"Winmen's Rights" Merton Moore;
Mothers Fool" Winnie Smith; "Papa's
Letter." treda Mumm.
After distribution OF diplomas and re-
marks by the teacher, Henry Smith de-
llvered the closing address, and the sing
ing of America" in which the audience
Joined the pupils, closed the exercises.
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PAINFUL INJURIES.
Caused by Runaway Team on Friday
|

Caused by a Runaway Team on Friday
Evening.
AS w. A. Sherman and Miss Irene Sc
gar were returning from the Red Mems
picnic on Friday evening their team be-
came frightened at Twenty-seventh and
L streets and ran away.
AT Twenty-tifth and L the buggy was
dashed against the curb and the occu-
pants thrown out with great force and
severely injured. Miss Segar had one of
her ankles broken, and Mr.. Sherman was
injured in one hip, the result of kick
by one of the horses.
ran against a pile OF lumber at Eighth
and l. streets, which brought them to a
halt.
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TT,C EASJJY SWAITOWE

IT'S EASILY SWALLOWED
one Of DR. Pierces Pleasant Pellets These
little Pellets are as effective as the best liver
pills, and are easier TO get down and more
agreeable in their action besides
The fact is, DIR. Pierce's sugar-coated Pei
lets are better in almost every respect They
act in e mild, easy and natural way. An
absolute cure for Constipation, Dizziness, In
digestion, Sour Stomach, Sick and Bilious
Headaches. For Nervous Disorders arising
from weak stomach, and ell arrangements Of
the liver, stomach and bowels, they are
guaranteed to give satisfaction, or money is
returned Why are they not the cheapest
pill for you to buyf
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A Weeks Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports l6 failures in the Pacific Coast States
and Territories for the week ending May
18th, as compared with 10 for the previous
week and l6 for the corresponding week
of 1892. The failures for the past week
are divided among the trades as follows:
Three grocers, hotel, notions, l cooper,
one lodgings, millinery, boiler-maker,
dry goods, l bank, leather, cloaks,
saloon, l confectionery and 1 sawmill.
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Governor Markham and ex-Judge Van
Fleet, went into executive session to dis
cuss the committees report on the plan
or policy by which they will be governed
under the parole law. No definite action
was taken, however, and President De
Pue informed the reporters that final ac-
ton would be taken on the report at the
meeting on next Saturday at Folsom.
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TO CONTRACTORS

DHE PLACERvILLE MASONIC HALL,
l. Association will receive separate bids until
noon OF NJ MAT pa, 1898, for concrete, brick,
iron, wood and other work of the Masonic
according to the plans and specifications pre-
pared by W. j. Cuth bertsou. st. Ann Build
ing, San Francisco Bids for the entire work
completed, also for iron columns for front of
the first story, will be received. The asSocia-
tion reserves the right to reject any and all bids
my1 O-12-l5 4. j. LOWRY. Secretary
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A NEW And IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

OF A SECOND AND HERETOFORE JJN
~ noticed nervous system. having control Of
the heart lungs, stomach, liver kidneys and
all of the internal organs, by C. I. SHOOP, Nj.
d. See samples in show window 1901
street. Z. II. HULBURD. Sole Agent
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ANNUAL MEETING.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
N stockholders OF the Mt. SHASTA MTG-
ERAL SPRING COMPANY: Whereas. The
regular annual meeting of the Stockholders of
said corporation for the year ending February
s, 1898, has not been held; nov I q 4
Yoerk. President, do hereby give notice that
such annual meeting will be held at the Office
OF the company in the City OF Sacramento at
O'Clock p. NJ on NAY II, 1898
Sacramento, May D, 1898
my5-lot c. a. YoERk, President.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

VlHB GARTEN GOLD CURE INSTITUTE
| Company of Sacramento, Incorporated
The April dividend, 81 per share, of the above
named corporation is now payable in cash al
the office of the company, 526 Ninth street,
corner of F. DR.. CHAS. S. HART, Secretary
my12-6t
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\ single plant of purslane has been
known TO produce 3SS, 500 seeds. the thistle
80. 500, ana the plantain 1920 seeds in
single season.
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i to lne that shddotD will fall on either side;
then hold your to the card and YOU will how
easy 1t is for the man TO swallow one OF Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets
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Attnr1tsBH-nt-Sntir.

G. F. G. MORGAN,
A TTORNEY-AT-LAW,
"A ROCKLIN, CAL.
VIII practice in all State courts,
CHAUNCEY H. DUNN. s. SCION HoLI-
KoLL q DUNN,
T AWYERS.-OFFICES, ego FIFTH ST.,
IL Sacramento. Telephone No. ID.
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An Honest Medicine

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Jaundice,
Biliousness. Sick Headache and Constipation.
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RnHtltrsa GJurns.
WATERHOUsE & LESTER

nEALERS IN IRON, STEEL, CUMBER.
~ land Coal, Wagon Lumber and Carriage
5Hardware. 7O9, III, 713, 715 ] street,
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8. earle,

CUCCESsOR TO earle & CROI.Y. CON.
- tractor and Builder. Orders solicited and
promptness guaranteed. Office and shop,
liza Second street, between and L.
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H. +. ROOT. ALEX. NELSON, J. JDRIsCoL.
ROOT, NELSON & CO.,
ITNION FOUNDRY-IRON Ann RRASS
~ Founders and Machinlsts- Front street
between and o. Castings and Machinery
CT every description made to order
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SEARCHER OF RECORDS, GIL I STREET
y Sacramento.
Milford chronicle., 1893-01-27
nrokers Demoraiized.

The extraordinary cOmmOtlon one woman
can .cause in a crowd, and that woman a
ouiet. self contained, ladylike woman going
about her own business, is occasionally Wit
messed down in Wall street or some SINH
larlv crowded neighborhood given over to
males or money getting 1t is one OF the
amusing things Of the metropolitan streets.
There are women in nearly all Of the big
office buildings down town. Men grow ae-
customed TO female clerks, stenogaphers
and tvpewriters, and the latter accustomed
to male business society. One would nat
urally suppose that this familiar relation
would tend to deaden the shock Of sudden
contact with anything in skirts or trousers
But it doesn't.
A swell woman of swagger attire who
turns down Wall street any business after
noon will be assured Of more attention than
She ever before in her life received. If she
he dressed as ! saw one the other day it viii
he an ovation. This young woman wore
red dress, red wrap, red hat, red shoes, RED
stockings. red gloves-cverything in sight
was red save only her hair and eyes anc
these were black as a ravens ring. She
had lovely figure, and her spungy stei
| and the spirited pose proclaimed tine thor
ouehbred. Men turned around to look a
1 her and bumped against each other an'
turned and got banged this way and tina
in the crowd because Of this rare vision
and smiled and apologizied only torun int,
somebody else Her course down Wal
/ from Broadway was productive Of NOR
| collisions than was ever seen since the las
financial panic The whole stock marke
fell off and things looked feverish-just 70
a few minutes-then the federal building
swallowed her up, and Wall street relapse
into it's customary apathy for all externa
things.-New York Herald.
Milford chronicle., 1893-01-27
-. ii 49, mnhnsh.

qhere died here recently one OF the best
,,ao1yr men i'm Wabash, DR.. S. G. Thomp-
SON Ills history is peculiarly pathetic In
earIv manhood he was engaged to an esti-
,,oble lady who died suddenly. The doctor
never married, and has always lived alone
An his little house on the bank OF the river
n a secluded nook. lie retired from prac-
t;oe several years ago and devoted ms lilhe
- randinr and fishing in season. lie was
! tbirtv-second degree Mason and was also
a member of Fort Wayne commandery'
Knights Templars. ,r-
OHnosite tbe city and back Of the bluns
that follow the irregular course OF the " a.
hash river. in a quiet glen, was a lttle hSH
rond ise Dride OF the doctors heart. lie
bod neJe uoud by damming up the
waters Of a spring fed brook known as
Treaty creek, flowing through ms garuen
match. The pond was stocked WIN O4ael'
! lass ard perch, fed at Intervals by TINS Sol
/ itarv recluse, until they became VerlV'iolt
nets dartinc from their weeay feOfeALs u
1 the shore, with their green noses running
/ the water. whenever the doctor appeaIeo
/ ON the bank. The predatory boys Oh uh'
citv were in the habit ol coming up i'll uh'
rear Of this pond and while hidden IN th'
willows and Rlders bordering the sPo
stealthily dropping baited HOOK INTO th' l'
eater. "snaking out" string of fish viii
fsr Greater ease and in half the time u
,vouId take to do the same along the riine
and in The overfished holes of the Wabash
The doctor was aware of the robberies an'
laid many traps to catch the trespassers
H. was known to be a severe man, an'
those who had been apprehended Away
had to pay handsomely for their iun'-
Wabash Cor indianapolis Journal
Milford chronicle., 1893-01-27
.AANAa
-. - n tfInter.

m. ,,,ssft shoe has invaded December
and II 10 loaecr the sole property OF tue
s1mmer Youth. Many well needed clti1sn
- & now who three short seasons ago
',.',,,I9 ba-e ecorned the idea that one OF MS
age and understanding could ever appear
nj ChristmGs with the footgear toriAeil!
assoeiated with beach sands and August
,,oonlipl,ts and mondays. But even cl1l-
9ens ike these are making footprints on
tt,o sands Of time with the stout winter
russet. q, .he
al course chose who are learned IN the
di9ereptiations Of the yellow shoe mascu-
line eornprehend that russet is not the name
ia anply Co that perfect flower upon the ieeV
~ oilr civilization, the fashionable ana eA-
,ansi,,. pigslgin shoe, which Is about uhe
color Of the cup Of overcreame9 cnoCol't'e
fhat Is offered its true wearer, the chapple'
when he appears late at an afternoon teS'
This pigskin shoe has a great free sole WIN
fnouiring edges, and marks its owner rs
,erson not only willing but able 70 60
abont with shoes the color of poets ecru
blotting pad, for they come high.
There IS a shoe midway between TINS ere
alton and the humblest russet OF the masses
which marks the man who Is pro8resslN'
in his fashion. yet conservative in his taste
This shoe looks worthy to brave the Storm
of winter. 10 IS neither too light nor 20,
darlx. too dear nor too cheap, and altho1si
those who wear it say that 1t IS hard 70 illl' .l
II certainly speaks with no uncertain tongu
of change in the tone Of winter toes oe
mands.-Boston Transcript.
Milford chronicle., 1893-01-27
neinr Nenr nt Hand.

tsI suppose," ," said an English woman
n two American travellers on the deck
Of one Of the big transatlantic steamers
"that you intend to visit Shakespeare
birthplace
"Oh. yes" was the answer; 1--WE shall
90 to Stratford by all means. Hou have
been there Of courset
mo; l never have been. Very few
English people go there, but it is a great
resort for Americans"
"Whv is it that English people take
so little interest, comparatively, IN the
town which produced so great a genius:
"Well. l cannot account for it, except
nossibly on the theory that one is never
so likely to visit what is always within
ones reach as are those who go to n
strange country with the special object
of sightseeing. Why, on this very
steamer l have met an American who
told me that, although his home IS close
to New York, he has never visited your
Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central
mark except once, while he has been a
number Of times to the British museum,
and repeatedly to the Louvre. Now, l
fancy that if no lived a few hundred
miles from New York, and occasionally
went there to see the sights he would
have a much more intimate knowledge
of tho museum than he has now, when
It is within his reach every day, or at
least every week. New York Tribune
Milford chronicle., 1893-01-27
II. - I,ln,.Idn rnast.

uSome Of the most surprising Things nap
non down on the Florida coast" said
man who recently lived there. Il was d.
breakfast one morning in my house. about
a ouarter of a mile back from the Deach'
when I noticed a vessel standing close IN 20
sbore. She seemed to be going wild, as II
nobody was steering and was behaving III
mn extraordinary way. / ran out ana
sbouted and waved my hat, but noDouy
aboard seemed to see me, or if any one ul9
81 made no difference, for she came on anu
7aT,med into the sand, and stuck there
with topsails shaking. They got ouO 1ne
foats then and came ashore. Although
fbere was only the usual surf, the captain
and mate had taken off their clothes, ana
the men were completely demoralized; II
was n bright, pleasant day, with only a
fresh breeze, and boy could nave gohe
ont in small boat.
II took the crowd to my house and gave
them some hot coffee. Then they started
north and were never seen again. They We're
Germans, and their bark was IN good con,
dition-a strong vessel Of teak, with a goou
cargo on board. The cargo was saved Du'
no attempt was made to save the vessel
though 1 guess the crackers Of the nelgh'
borhood got about everything that was
worth taking from her Afterward learned
something that gave clue to the perform
ance. She was insured for fifteen-sixteenths
If her full value. New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1893-01-27
4 Tnnrnrsc No..

The story Of Sogoro, peasant OF Japan,
is oneof the most pathetic I'm the annais ol
beroism. In 1914 the country folk OF "a
.koora were so oppressed by land agents that
their condition appeared TO them simply un-
bearable. They had no newspapers to set
forth their wrongs, and rcmonstrance OF
anvsort was dangerous. Driven todespera-
ton. some Of them met together and pre-
pared "a petition to the daimio, who was
spending in dissipation at Toxic the money
wr1ng from them by taxation.
They wrote and sent the petition but
no notice whatever was taken OF IT, POSI-
blv 10 one had even taken the trouble to
read it. and their wrongs seemed to be with
out remedy.
Moved BY the general suffering, Sogoro a
man of middle age, determined as a last
and desperate resort to present the petition
in person to his august greatness, the ty'
coon.
Taking leave Of his friends, he went tc
Toxic. secreted himself undera bridge which
the great man was 10 pass, and at the llgh'
moment pushed the petition at the end OF q
long bamboo directly into the royal hands
The act was without parallel in all The
history Of Japan. \ mere peasant had dis
turbed the royal seclusion and ut the sam'
moment broken the etiquette of the realm
into a thousand pieces. The enormiry o.
| the act led to immediate inquiries into the
| circumstances of the case, and the justice o
complaint was fully proved.
| The peasants wrongs were at once re
/ dressed, but since decorum must be pre-
served in Japan at any cost the one MAJ
who had thus served his people was delly
cred over for punishment to thevery daimi'
! of whom he had complained.
BY his order Sogoro, his wife and thei
three children were put to death. Today
monument marks the spot where they died
and their names are held in grateful re
mbrauce.-Youth's Companion.
Milford chronicle., 1893-01-27
Ready Tor the lesson.

Once a week it was the custom OF the
professor of chemistry in "a certain college
to deliver lecture on some subject OF gen
eral interest connected with chemistry.
SIiman's textbook was used for the daily
lessons just before the class came to the
chapter on strychnine the professor took
"Antidotes" for the subject OF his weekly
Ills absorption in the subject was great
and his lecture was very long. The stu
dents rrew weary and manifested their
wish to be dismissed in one OF the ways
which are well known in recitation rooms
The professor was rather startled at the
reminder. brought his lecture to a hasty
close and said, "That will do" One Of the
s,ass reminded him that he had given out
| no lesson for the next day.
'Ah." he said dreamily as hetook up the
hook. .'yes-let me see. Well-well, boys
YOU may as well take strychnine tomor
"Strychnine?" calculated one eof the boys
"Oh yes" responded the professor, VITA
a oui2zical smile IF you have duly ap
propriated the lecture you have just heard
strychnine can't hurt you. You are quite
prepared for rit."-Youth's Companion