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understanding who granted and faced
about for home.-Oil City Blizzard.
MARKED MONEY.
Curious Mania for Writing Scntentious
Sentiments on Bank Notes.

Sentiments on Bank Notes.
A mania for advertising and putting
strange communications on the back of
the paper money OF the Government has
broken out. AS general thing torn bills
are used, as that gives the man with the
mania an excuse for his work, for he
uses the slip with which the pieces are
put together for his purpose. On bill
that came into the hands of one man on
Dearborn street was slip on which was
printed shake the bottle.'' When he
turned it into the bank the receiving man,
whose quick eye caught it, asked: Ibid
You bring the bottle with your"
On 50 bill handed over bar on Monroe
street was slip on which was this:
Touch not taste not, handle not"
A Dearborn street bank took in a $500
bill not long ago on the back of which was
pasted slip that had printed on it the ten
commandments.
dolph street has bill of 81 denomination
on which is slip, and on the slip is writ
ten IN a woman's chirography an offer of
marriage. The writer puts it thus: 81
give up my last money on this. | send it
out into the world, hoping it may return
to me with good man who will love me
and take care of me-" But no address ac-
companied the offer.
bill is in frame in an express Office.
There is q hole in the bill, and note ex-
plains that the hole was made by a bullet
fired by train-robber. The bill was in
the side-pocket of the express messenger.
A bill handed in at a cigar-store on
Madison street had this on the back:
Don't come back to me until you can
bring your silver brother with you.
physician in the Venetian building
has private mark on a So bill which he
sent ahoat several years ago. 1t comes
back to him about twice year.
a wholesale merchant over on Adams
street was in China and Japan few years
ago. He gave japanese functionary a 50
Dill as souvenir, placing on the same
private mark. About three weeks ago it
came into his possession again. He is con-
fident that he is not mistaken in the mark,
and does not feel complimented over the
idea that his Japanese acquaintance did
not think enough Of him to keep the bill.
a business man of this city relates this:
He went from Chicago to Pittsburg on a
sleeper. He paid the conductor for his
berth, giving him marked So bill. He
went from Pittsburg to Cleveland the sec
ond day, and on the third day he bought
sleeping-car ticket for his return trip.
The conductor handed him the same bill
he had given to the other conductor.
There is a bill floating about the country
somewhere on the back of which is a pre-
,cription written by reputable physician
several years ago. 1t is "sure cure" for
the grip, and was put there by the doctor
out of the fancy that it might save some
body's life.
Another one is in circulation, presuma-
bly,, on which is written: eff this should
fall into the hands of Reuben Middleman
he will please communicate his address to
his brother James, general delivery, Bos-
ton, Mass, on or before January, 1896.
After that in England. He knows where"
Chicago Tribune.
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part of the world, and the tales concerning
them ordinarily ceme from a distance.
There are many strange ideas concern
ing the CHA monster in Arizona. 1t is al
legged that he spits poison, that his breath
is deadly, and that he exudes poison from
his skin. These ideas are absurd. There
is little doubt that the breath of the aver
age Arizona man IS more deadly than that
of the ella monster.
AS matter of fact he has gained his
terrible reputation through his appear
ance. Men and animals have been fright
ened by him without reason.
Specimens have been received from time
to time III the East by geological experts,
and they have developed q considerable va
riety OF opinion on the subject. DR.. Mitch
ell OF Philadelphia declared some years ago
that the monster was venomous, but Or.
Yarrow, an eminent scientist, formerly GU
rator of reptiles at the Smithsonian 1nstl-
tuition afterward positively declared tha'
it was not venomous.
Dr. Stejneger, the present curator or rep
tiles at the Smithsonian Institution, re-
Gently made careful examination OF q
ella monster, which is known to science as
Heloderma horridum: The.doctor also con-
Guided that the heloderma was not ven
omous in the sense that the rattlesnake IS
He thought that its bite might be OCCASION
| ally poisonous as that OF mouse or 4 rat
but even this is doubted.
| What everybody should be pleased tt
hear about the ella monster is that 1t Is
very easily tanned. DR.. Stejneger averred
that he had never met a more agreea ole
reptile in his life, and he has had great
deal of experience. 1t should. certainly be
source Of general satisfaction to know
that reptile which has commonly beer
regarded as extremely wicked is in reality
| quite anliable.
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lives at the same house with Tommy
Kirby. The two are often seen IN each
others company, and on hot afternoons
take their siestas on the same back porch
In the most amiable, friendly fashion.
They have q most thorough understand
ing, and on meeting after brief separa-
ton Will express their mutual satisfaction
in short cries and ejacuIations in their own
language, which they seem to understand
perfectly.
The other afternoon Newfoundland Jack
lay wrapped in slumber in the yard
Tommy Kirby came out and, after looking
up and down the cause, concluded to go
over and visit friend named Billy, who
was himself cat of worth and belonged to
Tommy Kirby's set. He was picking his
way across the street with that dignity
and compoSure that some cats assume,
when he encountered a strange dog. The
dog was disposed to make it Il case of
assault and battery. Now, Tommy Kirby
is cat Of great valor, and the neighbor-
hood has night after night ring with his
war whoops. Instead of flying from MS
assailant. he came to a full stop, made
green his eyes, enlarged his tail until it
looked as if it was meant to clean lamp
chimneys, and gave his back an arch OF
much hauteur. Then he spat with exceed
ing emphasis and as one who announced
himself ready for the worst. When
ichihig iAiAOt iloo tiiuo 1i-AOl
what they would in st. Louis call his tout
ensemble very much daunted the strange
dog.
Instead of rushing wildly in and rending
Tommy Kirby, as be had at first pro-
posed, he gave way to clamorous barkings.
This uproar aroused Newfoundland Jack,
who came tearing to the scene. Never
having beheld his friend, Tommy Kirby,
in this heroic guise, Newfoundland Jack
utterly failed to recognize him. Being a
dog of vigorous methods he unhesitatingly
assailed Tommy Kirby out of hand Such
base behavior on the part of his friend and
ally was too much for the composure of
Tommy Kirby. He Strengthened the arch
out of his spinal column, lowered his tail
and fed with screech of panied surprise.
Then 1t was that Newfoundland Jack
recognized him. He looked after Tommy
Kirby, while grief and remorse shone in
his eyes. He was full of apology to the
brim. This lasted for a moment and then
the meditations of Newfoundland Jack
took new turn. He abruptly fell upon
the strange dog, whose caitiff uproar had
gotten him into this mess, and gave him
such a trouncing as few dogs get, and
which sent the strange dog bowling from
the scene at faster pace even than that
of Tommy Kirby. The next day New
foundland Jack and Tommy Kirby were
seen sedately walking the yard together;
so they must have made mutual explana-
tions.-W Washington Evening Star.
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MATERIAL FOR A NEST.
A Bird Stole Ten-DoIIar Bill and Used
1t as Lining.


A $40 bill, which had mysteriously disap-
peared, was recovered by Assistant Coin
Teller Phil Turpin of the Sub-Treasury in
peculiar manner. He has beautiful farm
ont OH Cliff Greek, near the Little Miami
River. In that section birds fairly abound.
Mr.. Turpin was getting ready to attend q
soiree at his next neighbours in Newtown,
about two miles distant. The weather, it
will be emembered. at that time was I'M
usually warm, and he left the windows of
his room open.
Mr. Turpin had taken his money, among
which was a $40 bill, and laid it on center
table, intending TO put it in a pocket of his
other trousers. The room is at the corner of
the house and has windows on both sides.
He stationed himself at one of the win
dows and commenced to shave. The birds
were singing outside and flying about the
house and through the open windows, 10y
full, no doubt, at the advent of spring
while others were busy in trees building
nests. 1t was luxury to shave amid such
surroundings and when Mr.. Turpin fin
ished he looked sleeker than ever. After
washing he prepared to don his Sunday
go-to-meeting clothes. After he arranged
his necktie to give the best effect he went
to the comfortable and began picking up
his money, but was not a little surprised
to find $40 bill missing. He thought that
the wind might have blown it on the floor
and he began looking there for it.
After long time spent in vain he gave
up the search there. He then went out
into the yard and began hunting among
the flowers and grass for it, thinking that
it might have been blown through the
open window. but he had to go to that
soiree minus $40 note.
Day before yesterday the severe wind
storm blew robins nest out of a tree near
the front porch. Mr.. Turpin picked the
nest up, and was about to cast it away
when he noticed what seemed to be piece
of paper of peculiar color He examined it,
and found it to be currency of some de-
nomination, but it was not until he had
carefully torn the nest apart that he dis
covered it to be $40 bill. 1t was appar-
emily the one he had lost couple of weeks
ago, bird having flown into the room and
snatched up the money. The bill was in
pretty bad condition, and he redeemed it
at the treasury yesterday En-
Ouirer
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a little one in the center, two larger ones
on each side. In the trough made by the
two larger logs is placed third. which
completes almost a perfect half-circIe.
large enough TO shoot logs of S and 6 feet
in diameter by IS and 20 in length. There
were over 100000 feet of board lumber
used in the construction of the chnte, and
if all the logs were nut end TO end they
would form line eight miles long.
The logs after being brought to the end
of the narrow-gauge road are slid down
the chute, and on account of its steep in
cline the logs fairly fly down the chute,
almost smoking and almost catching fire,
and plunge into the deep water of the dam
below, splashing the foam and water al
times forty feet in the air.
Opposite the great chute is what is called
the Chute Camp. The sides OF the noun.
tains are here so steep that it was found
necessary to build a turntable at the end
of the wagon road, and also q cable road to
hoist the lunbermep to the top of the
mountains.
A dam thirty feet high, built of logs
banks the water up for nearly quarter oil
a mile, and the reservoir thus formed can
easily hold about 4 600, 900 feet of lumber.
When everything is ready for drive, the
gates of the dam are opened, the logs dart
out into the river. and start on forty.
mile journey from Placerville TO Folsom
where they are caught in the boom.
In this years drive there were between
three and half and four million feet oil
lumber sent down the river at the rate oil
from one and half to two and hall
miles day, with gang of fifty brawny
sunburned men driving.
In moving camp all the goods and the
cook are transported overland, excepting
when it is found necessary to cross the
river, then everything possible is taken
into the boats, or what are called batteaux
An extra trip is always made with the best
oarsmen to convey the cook across the
treacherous stream, as the loss of the cook
would be regarded as terrible disaster, ana
the man responsible for his drowning would
be in danger of lynching. The horses are
made to swim behind the batteaux, and
the wagons, which are the most difficult tc
get across, are towed. A 'tdogline" is sent
across with towline attached, about
thirty men begin pulling, and as soon as
the towline is taut the wagon is cut loose
away it goes in the stream, rolling over
and over until the current swings it around
to the other shore, where it takes all the
strength of thirty men to pull it out.
These loggers possess wonderful
amount of endurance and strength, as they
are waist deep i'll the ice-cold water of the
melting SHOWS from IN the morning unit
6 at night and seldom ever have chill, mol
do they, as a general thing, overindulgt
in the intoxicating bowl as one unac
ouainted with their peculiarities might
suppose.
day. which are deyoured with as much
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THE OLD HALL DESERTED.
Police and Prisoners Were All
Moved Away Yesterday
Morning.
cident and Ordered the
Place Vacated.

The old City Prison is thing of the
past. The last drunk" slept his last
sleep within its cells this morning, and
the last vagrant was only taken as far as
the sergeant's office and was then hurried
out to the new City Hall. Everybody was
in hurry to get away from the old death
trap, and Sergeants Esola and Conboy lost
no time in getting their belongings into
the new buildings on California street.
The most interested spectator in and
around the old quarters was Sergeant Abe
Hotaling. Outside of Chief Crowley, there
is probably no one on the police force who
was SO thoroughly familiar with the old
hall and its surrounding as Abe, and it cost
him many pang to witness the dis
mantling of the old place IN which SO many
hours of his life were spent.
Early yesterday morning Sergeants Con-
boy and Esoia got to work and everything
reserved to the police force in the bill OF
sale was torn down. The patrol wagon
was forced into the service, and desks,
papers, extra uniforms and all the other
paraphernalia OF the office were trans
ported to the new station on California
street.
This doing away with the stauion at the
old hall is not permanent, and in the near
future new and substantial building will
be erected on the present site for the use
of the police and the police courts. The
temporary quarters on California street
are not yet completed. There are no cells
there and all prisoners are sent direct to
the new City Hail. The iron gratings in
the old hall have all been removed and the
work of putting them i'll position in the
temporary quarters on California street
will be pushed.
The old hall is lettering to fall. The
walls are bullying out on all sides, and I'm.
less some precautions are taken there may
be another accident before the work O.
demolition is completed.
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over she Went, pitching ali the men but
one into the water.
"You ought to have seen them fellows
swimming" he said, bursting into roar
OF laughter st was the most comical
sight [ ever saw, with them swimming in
all directions, yelling and sputtering as
much as the water and their threats would
permit. They all got out all right, but it
was narrow escape"
They all laughed at what they considered
the highest form of amusement and went
in to their fourth meal of the day with
happy hearts ana good appetites.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: MUSICAL HOME TALENT VERSUS SCHEEL. =
H. M BosWoRTHs POINTED OPINIONS REGARD TO
"JAyNEssa OF SAN FRANCISCO. =


different interpretations. The intelligent
auditor will make his own mental COM
ments and supply that which he finds
lacking, thereby completing his ideal.
Why may he not pursue the same course
regarding music? An effort to do so will
certainly conduce to his musical educa-
ton. A critical faculty exercised is more
improving to the mind than mere tacit
unthinking approval.
| am actuated by no personal hostility
to Mr.. Scheel. His interests and mine are
not antagonistic. 1 regard him as very
superior musician. With a thorough ac-
acknowledgement of all his merits, I can SUBJ
scribe to what l have here written with
complete confidence in its justice and no
fear that the sentiments expressed will
fail to meet the approval of others who are
thoughtful and just. H. NJ. BoswoRTH.
% O'Farrell street, City.
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DIR. sANDEN,s ELECTRIC BELT

Has become a household remedy. 1t is the foun-
tain of life from which the weak and broken in
health may absorb natures own stimulant, the
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all shapes lame back, emissions, nervous debility.
varicocele, Indigestion, female weakness, with all
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tency and all symptoms of failure in the vital
organs resulting from early abuse, excess or over
work 1t gives strength to the nerves. iron TO the
blood and elasticity to the muscles. In fact, 1t
cures when all else fails.
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A STOCKTON CURE.
Read the Remarkable Statement of n
Man Cured of Nervous Debility-His
Life Made Happy.

STOCKTON, CAL. May l, 1S95.-Dr. A. T. San
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didn't take long TO satisfy me. In two weeks
convinced of the great benefit would receive
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] was broken down with debility. My mind was
depressed and my thoughts dark. I hated COM
pany, as 1 was always confused and could not col
lect my thoughts. 1 could not sleep more than
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and weary My whole body was weak and relaxed: :
in fact. I seemingly on the road to ruin. when
l saw something in the paper about your Belt. and
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would try DR.. Sanders Electric Belt.
With hearty thanks for what you have done for
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80 North Suffer street, Stockton, Cal.
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To Examine the Larynx.

A new method of examining the larynx
or trachea, directly, without the interven-
ton of a mirror or prism, has been devised
by DR.. KRISTEN of Berlin. The patient is
placed on his back, with his head hanging
down, an esophagoscope is introduced be-
hind the epiglottis and lighted by an cleo
troscope. The larynx can then be seen by
the naked eye. The tube rests on the
front upper teeth and keeps the tongue
out of the way.-Baltimore American.
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The income Of the East London Church
Fund for 1894 amounted to Els, 1877, an ex-
cess OF 400 over the income received in
1893, and the highest figure on record.
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Scott believed that "Waverley'' was his
best novel, and the Lady of the Lake" his
best poem. lie and the Ballantynes had
more than one lively discussion on the sub
ject, but he would never admit change of
opinion. He knew the Lady OF the Lake"
by heart, and once repeated the whole to
prove the fact.
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Funds in Chancery.

The funds in court in 1894 amounted to
the huge total of 964 ,075, 1877 As Id. but the
proportion of this sum in want of owners
is not stated. It is interesting to note that
during the preceding year payments were
made to successful claimants and Others
amounting to f16, 1924, 152 IS. There is also
large sum in court under the heading
Foreign Currencies," made up of rupees.
crowns. dollars, f1orins, francs, guilders.
lire and marks. Reference should also be
made to long list of boxes and other mis-
cellaneous effects remaining in the custody
of the Bank of England, on behalf of the
Supreme Court Of Judicature.
An official list Of the titles of the chan
Gerry causes undealt with for fifteen years
or upward is published triennially; but, as
the names of the testators or persons emit
tied to the funds are in the majority of
cases not stated. the information is of little
value to the general public To give an
instance: In 1923 Nathaniel Briggs. one
of the next of kin to Thomas Storke, who
died in 1760, was advertised for by order OF
the Court of Chancery. The fund was not
claimed; and in the latest list of dormant
funds we find the title of the chancery suit
given thus: "Pomeroy VS.. Brewer" No
mention is made that the next of kin of
Thomas Storke are wanted.
An idea of the large number of similar
cases may be gained from the fact that the
list of unclaimed funds fills 1877 pages.
This list is only an index to the titles of
accounts, and is not in any sense either a
register of next of kin wanted or of lapsed
legacies, intestate's estates, unclaimed
dividends, prize money, etc.-Chambers'
Journal.
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Dog and Cat misunderstanding.
Tommy Kirby is cat His habitat is on
Capitol Hill Among his many friends
and admirers Tommy Kirby numbers a
large Newfoundland dog called Jack, who
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 1895.
613 Geary street.
After three years of acute suffering from bron-
chitis and insomnia and having been treated dur
ing this time by physicians of both the old and new
schools without the slightest improvement con-
suited Dr. Ii Pc Tai Jr., who at once found the
direct of the trouble. After course OF treat
ment with him can pronounce myself cured.
feel owe my life to his skill. DORA LONG.
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-S--<o-->e-------
Knew the Sign Was True.

An Oil City gentleman, who, like many
others. is fond of fishing for trout, had
nearly finished a long days tramp on
stream which was strewn with cut poles,
bait boxes and other evidences of the ma
tive anglers.
He had noticed, but ignored, an occa-
sional sign tackled to tree of ''No fishing
on this stream not allowing the weather.
stained admonitions to Interfere with what
little enjoyment he was getting. The day
was nearly over. and he was nearing the
mouth of the stream, when he was hailed
by resident of a neighboring farmhouse
Hello, cap'n!'
s'Wen?"
Eye been fishin' up there?"
eyes"
"Can We read?"
'Yes.''
'.Did we see that sign tellin' we there's no
fishin' up here?"
Eyes, and it's true, too"
Then the tired sportsman stepped on to
inspect likely hole, and it wasn't until
after he had put on fresh bait that the
light seemed to break upon the farmer S