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RnpnI Bnattt1 puntDer.

evening. and was given very pleasant
reception. An entertainment was given
in which Messrs. Phillips, Hanlon, Mil
Ter, Spaulding Campbell, Meredith, Mea-
land, German, G. Duhain, l.. Duhain and
Cohn took part.
The home of Miss Kittie Kestler, 10l6
Tenth street, was the scene of delight
1ul surprise party the other evening,
given by the young lady's many friends.
They met at the residence of the Misses
Bellmer, a few doors away, and swooped
down upon Miss kestler so unexpectedly
that she was taken completely by sur
prise. a very enjoyable evening was
passed, in which vocal and instrumental
music, cnarades, games, whist and social
intercourse were the features, to say moth
ing of the dainty supper which was
greatly enjoyed. Those present were:
Mesdames NJ. Kestler, P. Paul, E. Hanna,
q. A. kestler, j. G. Scroggs and A. Nc
Lain; Misses E. kleinsorge, X. hestler,
e. Laufkotter, A. Harney, l.. Harmson,
j. Nicholas, A. Bellmer, G. Schroth, O..
Jurgens, NJ. Laufkotter, NJ. Ross, T..
Bellmer, NJ. Wittenbrock. A. Kestler, E.
Schroth. d. Jurgens, X. Wittenbrock and
little Miss Ernestine Paul. Messrs G. b.
Ross, NJ. Kestler, A. McLain, II. Klein
sorge, w. Keys, Z. c. Ross, p. Paul, q.
a. kestler, w. kellogg, DR.. Hanna, L.
Sims, Ii. c. Ross, w. Nagle, W. Bellmer,
7. McAuliffe, L. II. Bellmer, j. G..
Scroggs, DIR. Z. Kestler, w. b. Morren,
f. r. Bellmer, Z. Hoen and Hugh Nc
Williams.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

L. Elkus, the San Francisco merchant,
is at the Golden Eagle Hotel.
William p. Burnham of Folsom left on
Wednesday for San Francisco, where he
will reside in future.
C. II. Gilman, wife and family left for
San Francisco yesterday to attend The
Midwinter Fair for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hunt have re-
turned to their home at Wadswortn,
New. after a visit to the latter's father, L.
NJ. Lindley.
Coils II. Emmons, formerly of this
city, but now in business in Fresno, was
married recently to Miss Sibyl Petrie. at
Huntington, Penn. Fresno will be their
home.
Mrs. Addie Spaulding, formerly of Fol-
som, was recently united in marriage
with Clarence w. Burgess, in San Ber-
nardino, where she has been engaged ID
teaching school for a couple of years.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: r. 2. Riley, l.. Hinschberg. j. IL.
Rohr, New York; a. p. Sbingle, Bangor;
ii. S. Spalding, Grass Valley; j. K. Heb
bron. Salinas; w. A. Doble. l.. Elkus, B.
Goldsmith, Bayart L. Smith; John
Stevens, g. Musoero, San Francisco.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday;
A. IIeinsbach, Chicago; j. ID. Clarke
Nelson: William Ash and wife, Boston:
!. Il. Manlove, Brighton; j. G. Stephens
n. w. Smith, Placervllle; NJ. ;. Green,
Richland; C. 4. Cain, ii. L. Weldon anu
wife. Charles II. Powers, San Francisco
Charles A. Methven, Gold Run; Jane;
Nicholson, Sunny South.
Grand Trustee Chapman of Alameda
Maid visit to Sacramento Parlor. Native
Sons of the Golden West, on Saturday
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FLY-CAsTING TOURNAMENT.
An Event of Interest to Those Who GC
A-EiShin@.

An Event OF Interest to Those Who Go
A-Fishing.
Those whose sportsmen's tastes run to
trout fishing will be interested in the
coming fiy-casting tournament to be held
in San Francisco. This will be the first
of the kind to take place on this coast,
although they are very popular in the
East. E. T. Allen of San Francisco is
taking an active interest in the affair, and
In letter to the RECoRD-UNIoN he says !:
1.-The committee on the fy-casting
tournament held very good meeting a
few days ago. Three members of the
committee were appointed to formulate
rules and regulations to govern the tour
nament, and to report at meeting of
anglers to be held at Parlor A, Palace
Hotel, on the evening of February Goth.
'All fishermen are invited to attend
this meeting, and if any Of your fishing
friends are down here we should be
pleased to have them attend the meeting.
sit was thought best to hold the tour
nament early in May. This will give the
fishermen an opportunity to wet their
lines during the month of April, and it
will be before the summer winds begin to
blow.
1.-The meeting of February Goth will
probably decide on the date, and also
where the tournament will be held"
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showing on the Hill Aaain.

The snowstorm, which had abated on
the hill yesterday morning, commenced
again last evening, with considerable
wind at some places.
On Saturday snow fell as low down as
Auburn, but not in sufficient quantity to
amount to anything.
The snowplows have had no difficulty
in keeping the road clear, and all the
trains have been able to run on time,
clear through Nevada.
1t was also showing yesterday on the
Shasta Division as far down as Duns-
muir.
A great storm is reported as approach
ing from the north, the storm center last
evening being over Washington.
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PERKINS MISTRESS.

Arrest of a Young Colored Woman
Named Willie May.
A young colored woman, named Willie
May, has been arrested by Officer Ahern
under the belief that she is able to throw
some light on the Starbird Perkins mys-
terry in connection with the robbery of
w. F. Jackson last week, which affair
resulted in ''gun fight" between John
Starbird and W. G. Hall, in which Star
bird was killed.
The woman is said to have been the
mistress of Perkins, and the police be-
lieve she can tell great deal, ii she
would, about Perkins operations.
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The First NIeerschaum Pine.

A shoemaker, Kavol Kowates, who, in
1923, lived in Pesth the Capital of Hun
gary, smoked the first meerschaum pipe.
Besides being shoemaker, however, he
was one of natures handicraftsmen, be-
ing gifted with an intuitive genius for
carving in wood and other material. This
brought him in contact with Count An
Grassy, with whom he became a great IA
vorite. The Count, on his return from a
mission to Turkey, brought with him a
piece of whitish clay, which had been
presented to him as a curiosity on ac-
count of its extraordinarily light specific
gravity. 1t struck the shoemaker that,
being porous. it must be we'll adapted for
pipes, as it would absorb the nicotine
The experiment was tried and Kavol cut
a pipe for the Count and one for himself.
The first meerschaum pipe, made and
smoked by Kayol Kowates. has been
preserved in the museum at Pesth.
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Vote for sacramento.

Friends of Sacramenty County who
take San Francisco papers which are Of
fering prizes for the best and most at
tractive exhibit at the Midwinter Fair
should cut out the coupons and send them
to Erskine Greer, at the Northern and
Central California building, after filling
the blank space with the word Sacra-
mento.
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In A BAD WAY
Terrible Condition of a Young Man
Found in Freight Car.

SOHolIlOh VI d lOuDG NAH
Found in Freight Car.
Charles Baxter, son of T. G.. Baxter of
Napa, was brought to the Receiving Hos
pital on Saturday night in what appeared
to be a dying condition. He recently
came from Truckee, where he contracted
pneumonia. With some other men he
took up quarters in an empty boxcar on
the north levee. He grew rapidly worse
and asked one of his companions to re-
port his condition to the police, but it was
not done.
When found he had been three or four
days and nights lying in the cold without
food or ordinary clothing. Word has
been sent to his father at Napa, but he did
not arrive last night. Baxter was little
better yesterday, and will be removed to
the County Hospital to-day if possible.
He is almost keleton.
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The s. KIDD Wasn't In 1t.

Quite crowd assembled at Twenty
eighth and M streets at midnight on Sat-
urday to witness a fight between a street.
railway athlete and ''scrapper' known
to local fame as 1.-THE Irish Kid"
1t is said to have been a short, sharp
and decisive affair, with the ''Kid'' as re-
ceiver-general. The railroad man es-
capped without a mark.
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AT THE RTITTS

Yesterdays Rifle COnrest-Practice
Scores and Pool Shooting.
The friendly rifle contest between Com
panies A and E passed off smoothly yes
terday, and resulted in victory for the
latter. Following are the scores:
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Real Estate I,rnnsfers.

The following real estate transactions
have been recorded since our last report:
\. Braun and wife to John Myers and
wife-South half of lot l, Z and V,
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets: Sl5O.
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A Roo,, Pohhad

Yesterday lodger in the Clunie build
ing reported to the police that on Satur-
day night his room was entered and
robbed of a suit of clothes and pistol.
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BITTEN BY A DOG.

The Ferocious Brute Afterward Shot
by Policeman.
An old man named Donohue, father OF
J, J. Donohue, the fireman at the Water
Works. while on his way to the bakers,
was bitten badly in the hand and leg yes
terday afternoon at Fifth and streets
by large black dog, which jumped upon
him without any warning. Inc dog,
which is said to have bitten other persons
in the past, was brought down to the po-
Goo station and shot,
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Teachers in Baden and other parts of
Germany hundred years ago were so
poorly paid that they used TO go about
singing in front of the houses in the even
ing to earn few extra pennies.
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KEnUCED RATES TO CHICAGO

DY JUDsON & co. SELECT EXCURSION,
ID delightful scenic route. Wonders Of the
Rocky Mountains on line OF u. and r. g. r.
r.. seen by daylight; best accommodations.
Address JUDSON Il CO., 628 Market street,
San Francisco, or call on G. j. ELLIS, agent
b Z. Co. Sacramento
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ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Clunie Opera-house this evening
the spirited melodrama. IA Celebrated
Case," will be played. 1t will introduce
in the character of the hero of the play a
new face, James Armstrong. Andrew
Waldron and Jennie Calef will also have
leading roles in the drama. 1t will be
mounted with new scenery and sittings
and put upon the stage to the full capac-
ity of the house and the stock company.
At the Metropolitan Theater on the 18th
inst. Sutton's double Uncle Toms Cabin
Company, with thirty-two people in the
troupe, according to announcement.
There is to be a street parade on the day
of the performance. We are assured there
is doubling all around in this company
two Topsies, though Mrs. Stowe wrote
of but one; two Marks, though history Of
the story tells of but one; two dOnkeys,
even, and bloodhounds, ponies, etc.,
galore. The wonder is that we do not
have two Evas and two Elias and
brace OF Georges, pair of Yankees and
three or four of Uncle Tom himself.
However. we are assured that Baby
Edith, aged 5, is an ideal Eva and that
Maude Sutton is the youngest Topsy
ever seen upon any stage, and that all
the actors are good in their roles. To
which the Manitoba Free Press, Butte
Standard. Sioux City Journal and Helena
Herald bear witness. The box sheet for
this show will open at the Clunie Opera
house box office this morning.
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ID ELINQ QUISHMENT.- AM GOING TO
III Europe; who wants so acres of choice
Government land close TO town; will raise
any thing, especially almonds pranes and ali
sorts OF 1rult. Apply TO >. SPACk Man, Red
Blum, Cal. 1e7-2W
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On the 10th instant, at the Metropolitan

On the 10th instant, at the Metropolitan
Theater, Patti Rosa, the favorite soubrette
and comedienne, will appear in the
farcial comedy, Miss Dixie" The COM
pany will be here but one night, as it
leaves for Marysville on the afternoon of
the 18th. Patti Rosa has been playing
with all her old success in San Francisco
the past few weeks. miss Dixie'' is said
to be an excellent medium for the use of
her talents and is as bright and full of
snap and go as even the most eXacting
can demand. Her company is repre-
sented to be an excellent one. Joe Caw-
thorn, the German comedian, Bert
Coote, Maurice Darcy and others contrib
uting to its comedy strength. Patti Rosa
will introduce her song hit, ''Shootin'
Craps" and Cawthorn has several new
concertina selections. The performance
has been generally commended as one of
merit in its way, and as Patti Rosa is held
in high favor here warm welcome may
be assured her. The box sheet of the
Metropolitan will be open for this en-
gagement at the office of the Clunie
Opera-house this morning.
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(tLAIRVOYANT. MRS. BARTHOLMES,
" Denvers weli-known business and test
medium, has returned and can be consulted
upon all affairs of lie she reads the past and
unravels The future; diagnoses disease without
questions; satisfaction guaranteed; call and
be convinced circles Sundays and Wednes-
days 72112 ] street. fe3-ot*
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MILL TRADE FOR SACRAMENTO CITY
w property, good farm of 80 acres in San
Mateo County; tirst-class land and five acres
in French pruneS. Address Postofice Box
SO, Sacramento
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CPIRITUAL CIRCLES WEDNESDAY
- evenings at parlors, $50 Eighth street;
private sittings daily at 9l3 p street, by MIs.
a. WILL, Modern Clalrvoyant and Medium.
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LEAVE TRAINS RUN DAILY. ARRIVE
(For) (Froml
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Wretiuu atntires.
De,ternl Nnttrrs.

MADAM PORTER, CLAIRvOYANT;
vi fortune telling by cards and palmistry;
lauies, 5Oc; gents, 81; clairvoyant sittings,
Sl 90. go Il. bet. Sixth ndSeventh. te12.Iws
LtRENCH TANSY WATERS. THESE
l. waters are for the relief and cure of pain
1ul ana lrreS Sular lnenses, no matter what the
cause, ana are sure and safe every time; be-
ware of substitutes. For sale by ali druggists.
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DOWN AGAIN, MOUNTAIN BUTTER,
~ 221ac; cooking butter, IL per pound;
creamery squares, SOC; fresh ranch eggs, 25c
dozen; . bars soap, 25c. SIMONS u BEES
LEY, $40 K street.
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4 CCOUNTANT - BOOKS EXAMINED,
"A, adjusted and kept; charges reasonable.
j. SCOTT, 1908 Second street. bet. j and X,
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IpHt--NputtD.

r OST-A GENTLEMAN'S SCARF PIN,
| 4 containing three diamonds. Return to
CALIFORNIA STATE BANK and receive
reward.
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C10 O00 WORTH OF FURNITERE TO
OIU.UUU be closed out at auction Sales
commence on MONDAY next, February L. th,
ut = o'clock, and continue from day to day
until the entire stock is sold. DITrMAR 4
WHEAT, SIG j street, opposite Plaza.
L1RST-CLASS JAPANESE LABORERS
l. furnished and contracts executed at J. AP-
ANESE INFORMATION AGENCY. 9OS
Second street, Sacramento feS-l2t&
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y2yANTED TO RENT-ABOUT 8 ACRES,
w with house, windmill and barn. Adj
dress Box b, this office fe7-1w*
lA7ANTED-A RARE CHANCE FOR A
w good, live job printer. Call at once at
407 j street.
IXTANTED $4,000 ON FIRST-CLASS
w city real estate security; interest IL per
cent. Address Box SO, Postotfice.
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Jnr 5ule.

NOR SALE-TEN SHARES OCCIDENTAL
II Building and Loan Association stock,
10Th series. Apply at RECoRD-UNIoN Office.
fe10.4t+
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w j. THOMPSON, THE EAGLE TIN
w ner, is still on top, doing all kinds OF tin
work. Give me call, 1927 Seventh street.
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no LET-FLAT OF SIX ROOMS AT 1906
L L street; reasonable terms. Inquire on
premises. 1e9-3tS
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TTO LET-A HOUSE OF 12 ROOMS,
partly furnished. Apply, after 10 A. NJ,
on premises. 10 j street. fe12-3t*
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CARPETS CLEANED AND LAID; OLD
" carpets bought, sold or exchanged at
JACOX BROS, 800 X street. Telephone 373.
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AIRY w. RIVETT, STEAM CARPET
L Il cleaning, corner Twelfth and o streets;
carpet cutting, sewing and retitting; furniture
packed for shipment; secondhand carpets
and furniture bought and for sale. Telephone
292
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rISO RENT-FURNISHED DINING-ROOM;
rent reasonable. Inquire at this Office.
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SUNDAY excepted. 2Monday excepted.
A-For morning. P-For afternoon.
RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager.
7 II. GOODMAN. Gen. PASSENGER AGENT.
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Go Iet or Rettt.

mo LET-A HOUSE OF 12 ROOMS,
| 1 partly furnished. Apply, after 10 A. NJ,
| on premises. 410 street. fe12-3t*
TIlO JET-NICELY FURNISHED FRONT
| room in private family; rent, SS. Apply
| at SIS Tenth street. fel2-1w
rJNO ORENT-FURNISHED DINING-ROOM;
| rent reasonable. Inquire at this office.
| mo LET-FLAT OF SIX ROOMS AT 1906
| | L street; reasonable terms. Inquire on
premises. 1e9-3t*
| FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET - TWO
Il story, eight rooms, large bathroom, with
modern conVenienceS; furniture all good;
tableware and linen; only three blocks from
Postotice; lease six months TO one year to
right party. EDWIN X. ALSIP IL CO., Real
Estate and Insurance Agents, 1918 Fourth
street. feI-lW
! YlNO LET-BY STROBEL, 317 j STREET,
! L five-room house, corner lot SOx16O feet;
rent, $15. la31-12t
| r1O LET-l621 X STREET, HOUSE SEVEN
| | rooms; small barn; lot 4Ox160; $19.
| CURTIS & BOWLEY, Real Estate and In
surance, 1O12 Fourth street.
1~1t 0 STREET.-THE PENTHOUSE OF
IOI 4 nine rooms and supplied with all
| mouern improvements; at present occupied
| by &. w. Hale; will be vacated February LIST.
| For particulars inquire on the premises.
| YDO RENT-1512 . STREET, A HOUSE OF
| five rooms, furnished; with hot and cold
water bath, etc. Inquire on the premises.
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TOR SALE-DIFFERENT SIZE PIPE
l. dipped; guaranteed to stand high pressure
at low rates SACRAMENTO PIPE WORKS.
in octagon building near depot.
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ma1ttsn.

WANTED - EVERYBODY TO KNOW
w that n ELLEK nas reduced his Cabinet
Photos from 80 TO S2 90 per dozen, from now
SAT ATANTED-SCHOLARS FOR EVENING
w school, from to O'Clock. Tuition, SO
cents per week. MRS NJ. MOORE, 1906 ..
NATANTED-A person with capital of not
w less than 81 500, to engage in COM
mercjal business. Success sure. Address 40.
SOL, this Office.
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MARRIED LADIES' SAFEGUARD; PAT
WI ented; no medicine; no equal; money re-
funded If not satisfactory. Send 1Oc to
LADIES' NOVELTY CO., Kansas City, Mo.
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IIOR SALE-A LOT IN VERY DESIR
L able location; size, 3ox60; price. 5000
INQUIRE 1l2bL O ] street.
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Great Men ana Their Cats.

Not few great men have been par
tial to cats. Petrarch had his cat en-
balmed; Rousseau shed genuine tears
over the loss Of his; DR.. johnson, some
times called the "Great Bear" nursed
his cat day. and night during it's ill.
ness and went himself for oysters to
tempt its appetite; Southey raised one
of his cats to the peerage, with the
high-sounding title of 'sEarl of Tonic.
magne, Baron Raticide WaowIhe1
and Skaratchi." To Napoleon, how
ever, cats were a mortal terror. Just
after the battle of Wagram an aide
de-camp, upon entering the emperor's
room, saw him half undressed, with
protruding eyes and perspiring fore.
head, making frequent lunges with a
sword at the tapestry around the
room. In explanation he said there
was cat behind the tapestry, and
that he hated cats from his very in.
fancy. He had crossed the bridge al
Lodi with sublime courage, yet quiv.
cred with excitement and terror over
the presence of cat.-Harper's Young
People.
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HONOR TO THE PILGRIM FATHERS.

They Gnve Us the Glorious and Pure
ly American THANKSGIVING Day
What a debt Of gratitude do we OWE
to the New England fathers for the
creation Of Thanksgiving day! Tho
Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock In
1920, and celebrated their landing with
prayers and hymns Of thanksgiving for
their safe denyerance from the dangers
of the voyage. The noble sentiment nf
gratitude which fired their hearts on
that bleak December morning gave,
birth to the New England Thanksgiving
day, which since 1862 has become u
national institution, designated by
presidential proclamation, the time be,
ing generally fixed for it on the fourth
Thursday in November. 5
1t is an inspiring thought that tina,
our only religious national festival des-.
ignated by the presidential prOclaMaa.-.
ton, is a Thanksgiving day. For graft,
tude ever brings blessings to the pos
SCISSORS Of grateful hearts.
We have other national festivals and.
other religious ones, made SO by legnl
enactments, but Thanksgiving day is.
unique in being at once national, reNE
ious, legal and purely American an,
emancipation from the heart and soul
Of America.
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did both for their OVID comfort Ind for
profit, Devil Dan and his pals did the
laundry work Of the company. This
was Of sufficient Importance to get
them excused from some Of the ordin-
airy duties Of the camp, and this in
creased their opportunities for foraging.
"A parley began some days before
Thanksgiving, but the bummers declar-
ed that the forge Of the region was
completely exhausted, and that they
would not supply 80 much as a potato
either for love or money. But the repu-
tation OF the gang for saying that was
untrue was quite equal to that they
bore for appropriating other peoples
goods, and for the vigilantes set
sharp watch around the laundry quar-
tiers.
For fear the bummers would antici-
pate the day, pickets were placed on
duty some days before. Every kettle
on the fire was looked after to see that
1t contained clothing. Devil Dan was
serene and answered all questions, act
ing as though he pitied the incredulity
of the regulators, and would save them
all their trouble if they would but
take him at his word.
Devil Dan to the Rescue.
The regulators We're trimming with
happiness of the "dog-in-t he-manger'
kind. There were six Of them and they
flattered themselves that they could
raid any mess that violated their pro-
hibition. Thanksgiving day came aud
Devil Dan had an immense washing on
hand. All day the kettles sputtered
and sent up clouds Of steam that kept
his quarters in an impenetrable mist,
, while the fumes Of the suds filled the
air. The vigilantes grew ashamed Of
their suspicious, for they were known
to all the company. III
Finally dress parade came. Devil
Dams kettles were still steaming. and
he and his men were excused from pa
rade. After the parade, to the aston
ishment Of the vigilantes, the orderly
3: sergeant marched all the men to the
laundry quarters instead Of to the
cooks tent. Devil Dan and his help
! ers We're reclining on the ground be-
(, fore a lovely spread Of pot pie, their
/. eyes bright with merry wrinkles.
!; When the company drew up before
them, the gang sprang to their feet
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TALE OF A TURKEY

'Rowena, Rowena," called Aunt Alb
igail from the front of the stairs, "come
down here this minute"
whats the matter now?" ask':d Ro-
wena, making her appearance IN the
kitchen. +
Aunt Mary Simpsons over to Will
Hams an they're comm here to sup
per"
"Who told you?"
civilians boy; he's a gun to the
spring for drink"
Here, as if to bear witness to her
words, the boy came in ond stood wait
ing, according to custom, for a 'cooky.
The desired dainty WIS brought from
the pantry and the boy took hasty
leave.
"Ten EN-" called Aunt Abigail, rush
ing out Of the house after him, ito
come right after dinner"
She came back and dropped into a
chair. II don't see what on earth
ais that boy" she said in answer to
Rowena's look Of inquiry. when got
round the house he was standin' on his
head in front of the bedroom window,
1ust like a circus man, an he tumbled
over an rolled round laughin' fit to
kill ahisself. Then he jumped up an
went down the road like he was shot
outer a gum" ..-.. -.-.,. &.
II wonder what he was raughin' att -
said Rowena. '"The boy wouldn't have
told If he had been paid for TT
1--WE must get to work lively" said
Aunt Abigail. otis lucky I've got
sponge raisin' SO I can make light
biscuit. Now, Rowe ma, you dust the
front room, and see that the spare
bed Is in order. OF course Aunt Mary
will stay over night" There was ait.
tie similarity between the sisters. Alb
igail, tall, gaunt and energetic, was, a
strong contrast to Rowena, short