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and unaffected young woman. She has the
Reed drawl.

and unaffected young woman. She has the
Reed drawl.
Pope Leo is preparing letter to the Hun
sallahs Tor their millennial celebration and
one TO the French nation for the commemora-
tlon OF the baptism of Clovis.
Ihere are Scotch as well as Irish bulls. The
pliot finds one in Andrew Carnegie's article in
the February North American Review where
ne speaks OF Canada as wayward child, un-
just and tyrannical to her mother because
bursting into manhood.
MISS Gertrude Simmons, the SIOUX Indian
girl who carried off the oratorical honors at
Earlham Qnd.) College the other day was edu-
Gated at Quaker school in Wabash, Ind. She
was born on the Sioux reservation near Dead
WOOD, S. D., twenty-one years ago.
The hereditary Prince of Armenia, Guy de
Lushlngham, lives quietly at Paris-a lover of
music and art, the author OF over fifty books
and highly esteemed scholar and critic. He
is described as a slender, graceful, handsome
man, with white hair and features of patrician
delicacy.
William F. Piper, who was found dead in
LeaVenworth, Kans.. the other day, was e lead
ing lawyer in Leavenworth before the war and
opposed General W. L. Sherman in the only
lost the case and it is said was so chagrined
that he gave up the practice of law.
Clarence Johnson Barker, the youngest
grandson of the late Commodore Vanderbilt,
died at Biltmore, n. c., last week He was 81
years old and was theson of Commodore Van
derbilt's daughter Katherine, who married the
late Smith Barker. Mrs Barker, after her first
husbands death, married Frenchman named
La Fitte.
Sir John Millais had patron and friend in
Ihackeray. Upon Millais' return from visit
10 Rome on one occasion Thaekeray said to
MN. Jack, my boy, saw a young dog in
Rome named Leighton, and, if you don't look
sharp, one OF these days he'll be president of
the academy" This prophecy was fulfilled to
the letter.
Senator Hoar owns hill, or rather noun
tain, In Massachusetts,, the famous Asnebum-
sklt Mountain, which lies in the town of Pax
ton, and it has been discovered that not only
Is Paxton the central town of the Bay State,
but that Senator Hoar'S mountain is the pivot
and the real hub of Massachusetts and accord
ing to devout Yankee belief of the universe.
The men who have seen Sir Walter Scott
must now be getting few. Mr.. John Usher
OF Stodrig, who died the other day used to tell
with no small pride that on one occasion,
Wnen SIT Waiter was visitor at Toftfeld his
birthplace, he had sat on the great novelists
knee and had sung several songs, for which he
was rewarded by Sir Walter with the present
OF white pony.
e. II. Davidson, bank president of Wichita,
Kans., has received notice that his son,
james W. Davidson, has been decorated by the
Mlkado of Japan with the Order of the Rising
sun. 1t was given to him on account of valua-
bic information which he impaired in regard
to the Chinese troops during the recent war.
Mr.. Davidson, who is only % years old, was a
member of the Peary expedition.
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THE SWEETEST SONGS.

have heard the greatest artists that the world
shall ever see
Sing the grandest music of the day,
have sat with soul transported in mist of melody
AS listen to each life-uplifting lay;
But the music that is sweetest, surest round my
heart to creep,
Is the voice that every evening softly sings my boy
10 sleep.
Singing in the twilight smpe, soulful little airs,
Fragments of some love song, old and dear;
They touch my better nature and they melt my
heart to tears
Just the kind of music that is always good to
hear;
So full OF heavens tenderness with love so sure
and deep
Is the voice thatlin the twilight softly sings my
boy 10 sleep.
Heart,swels from her girlhood, maybe seeing
through girlish tears,
Now doing cradle duty for her God.
They come to me like echoes from the tomb of
buried years
Just a little glimpse of Eden on the sod;
Oh! the air Is full OF angels and their wings around
me sweep
As listen to the twilight voice that sings my boy
to sleep. Nashville American.
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A NEEDED INVESTIGATION.

The resolution of Senator Lodge direct
ing an investigation by the Senate Finance
| Committee of all the facts and circum-
| stances connected with the sale of United
| States bonds from 1894 to 1896 was opposed
| by Senator Hill on the ground that it is
| not the province OF the Senate to investi-
gate every subject that might be suggested
| by Senator. and that before the investi-
inquiry into the motives that prompted it
and the object to be attained by it.
From the grounds stated it would seem
that Hills objection can hardly be anv-
thing more than an attempt to put stop
at all hazards to the proposed investiga-
ton. Certainly there is nothing in his
argument affecting the real merits of the
issue. Because the Senate is not bound to
make every investigation suggested by a
Senator is no reason whyit should not
make this one. The demand in this in
stance comes not from one Senator only,
but literally from the people as a mass
Senator Lodge was the spokesman of
large majority of all intelligent Ameri-
cans when he asked for this investigation,
and, in fact the wonder is that the subject
has been postponed so long and was not
taken up In response to popular dem nd
as soon as Congress met.
The course of the administration in ar
ranging the bond deals has exhibited
time and again what have seemed to be
unmistakable evidences of something
worse than a blunder. Men have hesi-
tated to charge Cleveland with deriving
any pecuniary profit from the tran sactions
because there has been a patriotic disln-
clination to associate so base md vulgar a
crime with the exalted office OF the Presi-
uneasy feeling that scandal has not only
come nearer to that office than ever before,
but has come altogether too near to be
ignored or tolerated.
1t is known beyond all controversy that
syndicates of New York and foreign bank
ers have made large profits out of the
loans, that the relations of Cleveland
with these bankers have been very close,
and that former law partner of the
President has developed suddenly into
very rich man and very successful lobby
ist. Along with these salient facts are q
number of allied circumstances that give q
very ugly look to the situation. These
have been noted with uneasiness by Dem
ocrats as well as by Republicans. In fact
the people as whole have watched the
course OF the deals between the Govern
ment and Wall street with a growing in
dignation. They looked for Congress to
begin an investigation at once, and have
been impatient that it was so long de-
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Montgomery do not show that he left any chill
dren. The trustees OF the Trinity Church prop
erty corporation have recently publishes a a
who are looking for heirs of Annekc Jams and of
Richard Montgomery with view to institute
suits against the Trinity Corporation. James
length into the details OF the generals life.
MIspEAL IN WH1sET. H., City. In playing
whist the dealer who makes misdeal loses
the deal, except, according to Hoyle, rule 40
and rule so, as follows:
Rule 45. msdeal does not lose the deal, IL.
during the dealing, either of The adversares touch
the cards prior the Dealers partner having done
so: but should the latter have first fnterfered with
the cards notwithstanding either or both OF the
adversaries have subsequently done the same the
deal is lost
Rule so. If the adversaries interrupt dealer
while dealing either by questioning the SC score or
lsh such claim, should a misdeai occur he may
deal again.
A MATTER OF TAsTE-A F., City. There is no
law of this State that will prevent man.
whether layman or priest, from appearing on
the streets in any costume he desires 10 wear
appropriate TO his sex. There is law t1as
prohibits any one from appearing in the al
tire not appropriate to the sex OF the wearer.
CAsINo-A. A. Blue Lake, Cal. If in game
OF casino wants three points, B wants nVe,
cards are even, A has spades and two aces and
has big and little casino and two aces,
wins, having the precedence IN the count. Inc
count is cards, spades, big casino, little caslno'
aces and sweeps.
No PREMIUM FOR ETHER. B., Los Angeles,
Cal. No premium is offered for a dollar OF 1854
nor for half dollar of 1S43. Should you, how
ever, wish to buy either dealers will charge you
from 81 so to 81 % for dollar OF 1854 ana
from rs to 85 cents for a half dollar OF 1S43.
RATTLERs-R. R., City. If you have rattle
snake oil to dispose of You had better offer 1t
to some druggist, and as to rattlesnake skins
you might find an offer for them from some
dealer in curlos.
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HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

"Have you fastened the windows, dear?"
she asked as they were about to retire for the
night.
mo; what's the use? I gave you the last
dollar had to buy that hat and we needn't
fear burglars"
"But they might sit down on my hat you
know detroit Free Press.
First Reporter-I tried to interview a milk
man yesterday.
Second Reporter-What did he talk about?
First Reporter-Nothing. He refused to be
pumped Philadelphia Record.
IT wonder how he ever persuaded her to
marry him?"
.He told her his first wife married him to re-
form him and failed."-Puck.
81 don't see what enjoyment you can find in
playing whist night after night?''
"You don't? My dear boy, the game gives
more opportunity for calling your fellow men
asses, dolts and Idiots than any other posi- BILE
social occasion. n."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Friend-And are you out of danger?
Convalescent-No; the doctor says he will
pay me two OF three more visits.-Puck.
Judge-What extenuating circumstances can
you give?
Counterfeiter-Please, your Honor, 1 made
the money to pay for my lodgings.
Judge-Very good. 1t will pay for your board
and lodgings for the. next five years-London
'rit-Bits.
Bigson-How we'll you're looking this morn
ing, Jigson?
Jigson-Yes; never looked better in my life.
I'm looking for man who owes me f5.-Spare
Moments.
"These walls are so built" said the agent of
ixn
through the house, "that every sound is re-
tanned; nothing can escape through them"
'"rhat settles it. l don't want any of them
Ny wife's got new piano."-Yonkers States
| man.
81 never give to beggars in the street," re-
marked a young man to beggar.
"Will yer honor oblige me with your name
and address and I'll call on you," was the
prompt retort.-Spare Moments.
Higbee-What are you doing with that old
"First Reader?
Poeticus-Im rewriting "Woodman, Spare
That Tree" in words of five syllables for the
Boston public cschools.-Philadelphi Record.
Miss Smashum-I don't care for men: in
fact, I've already said "no'' to seven of them.
Miss Comely-Indeed! what were thew sell.
| ing?-Adams Freeman.
nome
night and find your wife sitting up waiting for
| your
''Wi ish 1 hadn't gone home."-New York
Truth.
Mazzby-Blowler was just remarking to me
| that all he is he owes to his mother.
Glasby-Yes; and I understand that all he
has he owes to his father-Pearson's Weekly.
Edith-Im in quandary
Isabel-How is that?
Edlth-Tom promised to stop drinking If
marry him, and Jack threatens to begin if I
dont.1Tir-Bits
Mistress-Mary, how was it saw you tr eat
ing your friends to my cake and fruit?
Mary-I can't tell, ma am, for the life of me
OF Pm sure covered the keyhole.-W oonsocket
(R. II Reporter.
81 hardly know how to begin, SIR" said the
weuld-be son-in-law as a starter.
"Permit me to help you out, /" said the old
man.
The words were polite enough, but the young
man thought he saw glare and got out unas.
sisted. Indianapolis Journal.
Il say, stranger" whispered Western man
who had strayed into an uptown theater where
the play OF Romeo and Juliet was going on.
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MY LITTLE WORLD.

MY little world-ithes away
Oer meadows musical with May;
Past pleasant fields where wild doves wing
ana birds breast-deep in blossoms sing,
ana morning-glories climb and cling.
ana there loves banners are unfuried;
Love reigneth DER my little world.
pray you mark in the fleids and glenS
The curly headed citizens:
on every brow the morning giows
Ana A every pattering footstep knows
ne way to white realms of the rose.
ana stlll their steps where'er they be
MAKE pathways to the heart of me.
And 10! in fireside lights serene
iier gracious Majesty the Queen!
she weareth loves own diadem,
her gentle hands no Jewels gem,
put rove bends low and kisses them.
sweetheart and mother, friend and wife,
oueen or my world and of my life!
rare with me to my little world;
Inc sleepy citizens are curled
And cuddled now in snowy cots;
Inc Gwlllght shades and garden plots,,
bue not these sweet forget-me-nots!
for they are smiling in their dreams
Anu on my world the morning beams.
rare with me 10 my world and rest
inere where the love is sweetest-besti
10 shadows dim its walls OF light,
No No clouds drift DER its morning bright
w nose rosy rays bring heaven in sight!
Inter from thorny ways and sad,
ana KISS the Queens hand and be glad.
Atlanta Constitution
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med. The waist has plain lining on which
the front is gathered. The front when not
made on the bias, as here shown, is seamless,
the waist fastening in back.
mixed cheviot dress made in this way had
epauletts of black velvet trimmed with fat
band of heavy yellowish lace. The belt and
collar were of white. A blue serge had rows of
gilt braid on the epaulettes, and q gilt belt
was worn. Tiny gilt buttons were on the
sleeves, five set close together at the inner
seam and three on either side of the front OF
the collar.
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PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Colonel John Howard of Pettis County, Mo-,
was MT by seven Yankee bullets "endurin' of
oe wan, and still has three of them "in his
midst
count Magre, the dwarf husband of Mrs.
!om ihumb, has ordered bicycle. His height
is thirty inches. and the bicycle, which is to
De mace to order, will weigh less than ten
pounds.
hi.ue Reed, the Speakers 19-year-old daugh-
Tells becoming q great favorite in Washing
Ton society. She is said to be clever, sincere
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That troublesome Decision
Pasadena Star,

II.
The decision of the Supreme Court that
county officers terms are two years puts a.
damper upon four-year ASPIRATIONS and will
EN- barass them in the coming campaign. They
must either give up the four years claim for
good or make the canvass for re election handi-
capped by the hope that they would rather be
judicially confirmed in the four-year tenure
than take chances on a reelection.
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ST can't make head nor tail of this thing.
What's the name of this play, anyhow"
"fRomeo and Juliet"
"Well, if I'd known that" said the disguised
Westerner, 81 wouldn't have come in. 1 un-
derstood the feller at the door to say it was
something about Omaha and Joliet" Harlem
Ijfa
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A Smiling. Land.

oHH JUSt IHtTCury.
The sun shines. the almonds are in bloom,
the roses lend color to the gardens the wild
popp1es and the baby blue-eyes are peeping
from their nests OF foothill greenery, and
throughout the length and breadth of the Santa
Clara Valley nature is adorning herself With
the flowers and perfumes of spring. Here in
DEED Is the garden spot of the United States,
and happy should be the individual whose lot
mas mas been cast in this garden spot of sunshine,
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A Hint to the Farmers.

The farmers at Chino and Anaheim, who
want better price for their beets, might very
advantageously get together without loss OF
time and petition Congress. both as one bod v
and as individuals, to adopt the amendment
proposed by Senator Perkins 10 the pending
tarln Dill, now in the Senate, by which the
duty on sugar would be raised to figure that
would give those interested in the protection
OF American sugar adequate protection from
foreign competition.
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The garment-makers' strike is spreading
and the clothes of last spring will be much
worn this season.
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CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb. 25.-Edward Abram.
son, Siegfried Lion and Ledro Monviela were
among the passengers who sailed on the steam
ship Havel for Bremen; j. H. Ames, Imperia !;
6. E. Pancoast, Astor; A. H. Steel, Gilsey; H.
P. Hayward, Plaza.
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Morgan's voice is decidedly for war. He
not only wishes to free Cuba, but to fight
Spain.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

Mr.. Chips-Mr. Greathead, want to map out
line of journalistic study for you.
Young Assistant-I am pretty well up to
newspaper knowledge as 1t is, sir. .oJ
Mr.. Chips-I am aware of that, Mr.. Great
head, but you know too much. would sug-
gest that you devote one hour each day TO for
getting something ng.-Chips
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Patient-Do you think sudden fright would
be likely to bring relapse?
Doctor-Most certainly.
Patient-Then please bear that in mind
when making out your bill.-Calendrier Anec-
dotique.
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A GIRLS HOME GOWN.

This charming little gown shown here is OF
blue linen with lines of white. The cuffs are
of white embroidery, with an edge to match
the epaulettes and used as trim en-
collar. The skirt is simply gathered and he1s
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layed. the time to make it has now come,
and any opposition to it from the friends
OF the President will only increase the sus-
picion that something is wrong.
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CoRoNADo.-Atmosphere is perfectly dry, soft
and mild, and is entirely free from the miss com.
mon further north. Round-trip tickets. by steam
ship. including fifteen days board the Hotel del
Coronado, $50; longer stay 30 so. per day. Apply
a New Montgomery ST., San Francisco
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Still Too Poor to Pay Taxes.
Hanford Democrat,

In his testimony before the Pacific Railroad
Committee yesterday Coils P. Huntington ad-
mitted that the Central Pacific had paid in div
1dends two millions each to himself, Crocker,
Stanford and Hopkins.
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Business has evideh tly grown weary of
waiting on The Senate and pegun to strike
out on a revival OF its own.
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Be Peaceful, but Patriotic
Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Santa Cruz Sentinel
1t is the duty of every man to preach the in
terests of peace, but at the same time not rem
der his country SO weak as to provoke war.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

This would be good time for the Saliva.
tion Army to get rid of the Booth system
and elect a commander by an open vote
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

Huntington's nephew did not go to
Frankfort, but he did go to Cincinnati. and
that is within wire pulling distance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

In the game of bluff between Budd and
Irish it seems that Irish undertook to
straddIe the blind and Budd raised him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

General Booth has converted many a
man, but it remains to be seen whether he
can teach his son Ballington the wisdom
of resignation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

The Government has ordered suits for
landgrant forfeitures against the Union
Pacific Railway and the end of the monop-
oily draws near
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

For one day more there is a flutter in the
Democratic camp of the Olney boom, but
it has not come further west than New
York.
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If Senator Perkins is not candidate for
the Vice-Presidency he ought to be, for it
is time for California TO begin reaching for
some of the top persimmons.
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RHEUMATIsM is overcome by Hoods Sarsapa-
riIla, because the latter makes pure rich red blood
neutralizing the Tactic acid which causes the COM
plant. Hundreds tell of remarkable cures.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

USE PARKER's GINGER Tonic and gain goot
digestion, better health and relief from pain
PARKER's HAIR BALsAM is life TO the hair.
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Democracy can turn away from the old
racket of the Junta and Buckley crowd
now and watch with interest the Budd
and Irish mix-up.
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John Dillon. the irish Leader.

JUHH DIIIUn, the Ir1SH LeHusr.
lfrom sketch made in London fen aceeks
since.l
recent dispatch from London announ ced
that John Dillon had been elected chairman
OF the anti-Parnellite section of the Irish
Nationalist party, to succeed Justin Mccarthy,
who retires from the leadership.
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palace Mixtures" Is ib.

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers.
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
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MoNTGoaERY-JANs-S. and others, San lose
Richard Montgomery and Anneke Jams az Now
York were not, by marriage or in any wav rs
lated. The biographical sketches of Generel
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The trouble with the booms of Whitney
Olney and Pattison is that all parties
recognize this is going to be good year
to put up Western candidates.
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VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS
A Hint for Huntington.

secret conspiracy will always collapse
when exposed to the fresh air and warm sun
shine.
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GERMAN-AMERIoAN-C. H. D., City An Amer
lean citizen OF German birth who has never
performed military duty in GERMANY can h,,
courtesy OF the German Government return ~
Germany and remain there three months ,ri,S - W
out molestation. If he should remain be"ans
that period OF time, except through sicEness
or some cause beyond his control. he wou1a ia
the army. Aoeu IL 10
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The discovery of a number of gambling
rooms run by women in the fashionable
quarter of st. Louis is bnt another evil
dence that the new woman is no longer
content to use matrimony as her only
game of chance and proposes to get on to
all the sports.
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Now that American miners are going to
Venezuela, Uncle Sam may decide to eff
fecrually arbitrate the dispute over the
god-bearing territory by taking possession
of il