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Elk Horn Hostter Killed.

ANGELS CAMP, CAL, June 9.-Thomas
DOVE, hostler employed by the Rageios
Stage Company at Elk Horn station, was
kicked over the stomach by horse this
afternoon and died two hours later
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Suicide at HnriEnh.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, June 9.-Justice
of the Peace William Mcneil of Havilah
committed suicide to-day bY shooting him
self. Menzel was pioneer hotel man and
s prominent Republican.
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santa Rosa,s Celebration.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, June 9. - The
Fourth of July will be celebrated here
with vigor unsurpassed in former years.
Never before in the history of Sonoma
County have such elaborate and painstak-
ing preparations been made for patriotic
demonstration. Every band of music OBJ
talnable has been engaged, including
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or Making and Mounting a Gold

Logan Crown or Making and Mounting Gold
| Crown"
Dr.. F. NJ. Hackett, San Francisco, "Removal
| of Salivary ana Serumal and Salivary Cal
| culus''
DR.; H. G. Richards, San Francisco. "Hollings
DR.. E. NJ Porter, Nspa, "Taking the Bite"
DR.. NJ. A. Greenlaw, San Francisco, "DoWney
! Crown"
Dr.A N. Copsey. San Francisco.
Dr. Alfred Crane, San Francisco, demon
stration of Rotatlve Plugger."
Dr. A. F. Merriman Jr., Oakland, "Use oi
Power and Other Mallets in Gold Building"
DR.: W. c. Reith, Sacramento, Local Anes-
thesia"
Dr. F. H. Metcalf, Sacramento, "Ambidex-
Dr.. Russell Fl. Cool, Oakland, "Antral Les
sons and Oral Surgery"
Dr.. J. E. Cummings, San Francisco, "Porce-
lain Shell Crown"
DR.. J. S. Knowlton, San Francisco, "Pros-
thetic Dentistry"
Dr.. w. 2. King, San Francisco, ''Making Por-
celain Crown and Backing Without invest
ing"
The list of officers follows:
President, Irwin W. Hays Jr., Grass Valley;
first vice president, Russell 81. Cool, OaKianu' 6
mento; third vice-president, H. van Qrue1'
San Francisco; recording secretary, w: 4. L.
King, San Francisco; corresponding seGTetary,
w. C. Reith Sacramento; treasurer 4nonas
N. Inglehart, San Francisco.
The standing committees are represented
by the following chairmen:
Pathology and surgery, W. ]. Younger;
therapeutics, Walter F. Lewis; chemistry,
Joseph D. Hodgen; operative dentistry, Luther
A. league; mechanical dentistry, Joseph q.
Parsons; dental histology, S. e. Knowles; lit
erat1re and education, f. H. Metcalt; micros-
copy, W. C. Reith; orthodontla, Z. u. Cod
dard clinics, L. Van Orden; local arrange
ments, F. W. Bliss; programme, Russell Il.
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SUING YoLo,S SHERIFF.

ActfOn for Damages Brought by Man
arrested on Suspicion.
WOODLAND, CAL, June 9.-The suit of
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

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Hudyan is always used in those
cases where Hudyan would be
indicated. Hudyan is not for
sale by Tom, Dick and Harry.
You get Hudyan direct from the
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

the excitement on the part OF the Armeni-
ans against the Russians. The Armenians
now hate all Russians, and trouble in that
part of the city would not come entirely
unexpected.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

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0U - III s.

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Write or call for
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"she is very delightful, very pref
ty''-it was impossible to say less q.
congratulate you heartily, Arnold
But her tone lacked heartincss. and
he felt it. She had formed a wrong
estimate of Bella; lie must justify the
girl at once.
"I hope" he said, "you do not think
she is acting wrongly in declining to
live abroad? Really it Is not she at
all; it is the old lady Bella is a very
dutful daughter, almost child in
come things
"Oh, saw that, naturally"
"You must not-of course you would
not--imagine that she is not fond Of me.
Girls vary very much; Bcla's DISPOSE
ton is not strong one. And besides
when it had come to the point l dare
say you yourself would have hesitated
to leave England"
II do not think that" answered his
cousin; 81 should not have advised any
thing that / thought undesirable"
mo, no." put in Iiopetoun, 81 m sure
you wouldn't; but of course your view
Is different under the circumstances.
[ mean there is not the necessity for
you to weigh all the pros and cons
carefully, is there? If you had been
BELLA herself, you would feel the grav-
ty of the step, as you cannot be expect
ri to do as it is"
She did not reply. and he regarded her
uncertainty. Twilight was falling, and
/ he room was filling with shadow. In
the vaguencss her face looked softer
| md more beautiful, he Thought; the
proud mouth was more gentle. lie felt
very tender toward her, very affection
,te. lie remembered that she was do
ing much for him, and that such re-
turn as she had received had given her
The right to make him a reproach that
she had not uttered. An impulse that
he could not resist urged him to contra
dict his last words.
81 believe you would have gone" he
murmurcd. Il beg your pardon! If
you had cared for me, ! believe you
would have gone, Kate"
She neither acknowledged nor de-
MED. "Thanli you," she said; 'but don't
let us discuss that! and indeed can't
say; am not in love with you, and you
orc many miles from being in love with
me-"
81 wonder"
what do you wonder?" she MUIR
INJURED.
II was going to say stupid thing.
was going to say that it was fortu-
mute for my peace of mind that did
not see more of you before became en-
gagged
She smiled pensively. And why?"
"Really 'whyY"
"Yes-'really.' We ought to be able
to speak frankly to each other if any
two people cant"
"Then because might have been SC
profoundly unlucky as towant to marry
you, Kate
"Madman! you are laughing at me-
Indeed, l am not, lie said, earnestly
THE more l see of you the more / am
earning to admire you. And if hac
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ceived that there were some letters 1y.
ing on the mantelpiece, and he debated
rlentally whether it was worth while
'ng to get them.
IA! one was from Bella, bearing tho
NDrccombe postmorki Doubtless no
oould know definitely now when she
NAS bringing her visit to an end. He
tore it open, and, drawing a chair up TO
the lamp, commenced to read.
What was this? How shockingly she
always wrote!
DEAR ARNOLD: Between us two a per-
feet frankness has subsisted from first to
last, and 1 feel certain that you are much
too fair much too intelligent, to read
what have to say with any resentment.
or to doubt that the avowal causes me The
greatest Distress
("This," said Hopctoun, inwardly.
sounds like The Complete Letter
Writer But I wish she'd had 1t typed
~ amt make it out!')
duty is duty. and cannot shirk
mi'"! Arnold, l have awakened to the
tfu'h for since I have been here I have
met one who has shown me that mis-
tool. my own heart" C'Good Lord"
gasped her spondent)-"Mstook my
own heart when ] pledged myself to be
your, wife. Loving him as 1 do. I
should be acting wrong to yor we're to
fulfll that misguided promise now
cannot l cannot deal you worse misery
than this which you have to bear to-day
I cannot accept your marital devoton"-
c. Marital mlsspelt!' said HopetouD
devotion and give you 50 poor thing As
that which remains In my power In ex-
hange. Do not ask 1t of me-" CT WON'T"
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MAD MAN! YOU ARE LAUGHING AT BE.
wanted to marry you what would have
been the result! l should have lost
a charming cousin without gaining a
wife"
"But suppose / had said 'ycs?'"
Her tone was one that made ii i'm
possible for him to be sure she was jest
ing, although his reason told him that
she must be. Her position, too, in the
deepening dusk now hid her features.
He only saw her indistinctly, and the
timber of her voice coming to him in
the obscurity gave him strange thrill.
eff you had said yes l should have
adored you'll"
With a sensation Of unreality he
waited for her answer. 1t seemed ex-
traordinary to have told Kate Drilling
ham he would have adored her, even
in a speculative mood. He wished he
could see her plainly, and yet some
how he did not wish to move. The
queer moment had fascination that
he was unwilling to spoil.
Suddenly she laughed and startled
him: you would not know even how
to hold my hand!"
"Should I not!" he stammered. "You
are always throwing it at me that I
once said I thought of you as a man.
Why shouldn't know? Come and let
me try!"
They were quite close together now,
for she had approached him as he spoke,
the white hands hanging to her sides
"Let me try" he repeated, lifting il
awlswardly. "But it is so unrespon-
sive!-Of course any man would look
a fool with a hand like that. There
is no life in it,"
"Oh," she said, "this is your rehear.
sal, not mine! I told you you would
not know how to take my hand, and you
don't"
Her eyes flashed glance straight
into his own, and something possessed
him like an unfamiliar devil. Hi.
grasp on the lissom fingers frightened;
his arm stole round her waist. 81
should begin like this" he said, land
then-and then l should kiss you!
w at do you say to that?"
say you nave ueihonstratcu your
bility quite enough said Miss Drill
bingham, disengaging herself. "WeI
omit the kiss If you please and take
the will for the deed. Ring the bell
will you? l don't know where Soame,
is with the lamps"
Her tone was careless and matter
of-fact.
But Hopetoun, as he obeyed, wa.
conscious of curious dissatisfaction
He felt that he had missed sometime
which 1t would have been very delight
tul to have had, and he was ANNOYED,
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ADVERTISING TRUTHS.

Tho smart style in advertisements
h icd tho placid death it go richly de-
s. 4.
nth is now regarded as a necessary adj
juuuU TO successful advertising. Formerly
1t was believed to cut very little figure.
The undertaken is still obliged to adhere
to this plain announcement" style in his
ads. 1t is o fact, however, that the under
takers who advertise are the ones who get
the business
1t will pay tho average merchant to
have his ads. written by an expert. The
latter regards the goods tp be sold from
tho standpoint of the public. The mer-
chant is apt to swamp the attractiveness
of his offerings in maelstrom of techni-
oQlities. -Octavus Cohen.
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spot of color burned in either cheek,
and her eyes were brilliant. He mar
veled that Drillingham did not think
it strange for him to he leaving her
this evening. What man, having the
right to stay. could have parted from
her thus? How interminable the meal
was! Would it last forever, or would
he have chance of word alone with
her before the dogchrt came round7
He often remained with Ills uncle,
smoking, but tonight he did not. Kate
rose at last, and smiled on him - he
held open the door for her.
Ill SO and see to my tgapss aiEE he
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said. "if NAV. haven't much time to

said, "if may. haven't much time to
lose"
Drillingham bowed indulgently. He
also had been in love more than once.
In fact il had been said of him that
his love affairs were the only ones he
had ever prosecuted with any energy.
Kate was leaning over the balcony
when Hopetoun joined her. Her pale
dress CLEANED in the moonlight, and
her face and hair were mysterious,
divine.
"I've come to say good-by," he said.
$50 soon?" she answered. Not yet,
surely?"
"But yes! In five minutes must be
off. Kate, am sorry was huffy in the
garden"
Dear boy!" she said. at was I who
was disagreeable."
They viewed the sleeping flowers and
trees in a moments silence. The heavy
odor of the roses floated up to them on
the breeze, and there was something of
magic in it.
you are never disagreeable," he said,
answering her after the pause, you are
only too sweet"
At another time she would have re-
piled mocltingly-he half dreaded she
would do so-but this evening she did
not.
al have many faults" she said, in q
half sigh.
IL have not seen them"
"No? Il You will make me
vuinl"
Because Ipraise your
"Perhaps!"
How heavy was the roses SCENT,
went to his brain! How exquisite was
her beauty in the starlight--it Devil.
dered him
Her white fingerslay on the balustrade
and his own covered them. She did
not draw them away.
For breathess instant Hopetour
abandoned himself mutcly to the &C.
stasy of touching her. No more, nc
less! He dared not clasp them close
although he yearned to do so. She
might he offended, and then he would
lose what he had
lie could feel his heart beating, nnt
next she looked upnt him and drew away
yet gently. Adorable rebulie! 4
madness filed his soul.
"Katc," he whispered.
.Arnold-go!"
81 can't co." he muttered. ~ won't
Kate, | love you'll"
1t was said. lie was not sorry-.h
was exultant, proud. II love you'll" h
repeated. 81 worship you. Oh! Kate
you know all-will you have pity O
me?"
"JIush," she said; "hush; what ar
you saying?"
81 love you! Care for me. I can
live without you, Kato!"
His arm EMBODIED her. Her hea
lay back on his shoulder and he kisse
her once, twice, on The lips.
You will be my wife?" he said.
"You are engaged"
"She is nothing to me-you are ALL"
at is wicked"
Kate, / can't help tit would b
wickcder 10 keep my word TO her now.
"No. no."
"Yes and yes!" He kissed her agair
"It is too late, see, II kiss you-wi
you send me from you to make love t
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PART v.

He did not return to town on the NOR
row, although he had intended doing
SO. He did not return ON the next day
hut one. He remained at Deercourt
week, in fact, and during the week
he discovered an astonishing truth, he
discovered that he did not want 70
marry Miss Carstairs at all.
Had Kate fulfilled her vow. or had des-
tiny fulfilled y for herr In either case
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She thought she'd try her hand upon simple
jelly cake,
One. she supposed, that needed no experience
to make.
Shades OF tho cook bookl 1t was not success
full though,
For the simple reason that she mixed the jelly
with the dough.
Chicago Record.
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Musical Note.

Bloozin-What's the best way to succeed
as singer
Muzrey-I don't know, but l should
think IA good way would be to bagin with
the bass notes and work up.-Roxbury
Gazette.
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Brown-This hypnotism is a oonfound-
cd humbug. I've looked into 1t thorough
ly, and there's nothing in it,
Mrs. Brown--How did you get interest
ed In 1t?
Brown-I thought 1t might come in
handy to put baby to sleep Truth.
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FIN ENGAGEMENT.
By SIR ROBERT PEEL.


rCouvright, 1896, by Sir Robert Peet.1
SYNOPSIS.
Arnold Hopetoun, clerk on small SAL
|ary in the foreign office at London, Is en-
gagged to be married to handsome Bella
S,efstn,rs who with her mother Is obliged
Ito keen up appearances in very reduced
Bella believes that she
Iloves Arnold, hut Is unwilling to marry
him until he gets more lucrative position
which his influential uncle, Lord Drilling
I'M. has promised to obtain for him. Lord
|)riliingham neglects the matter and Ar
hold proposes to Bella that he and his
|cousin Kate, Lord Drillingham's daughter,
Vrstend to be engaged, with the idea OF IN
|creasing his unoie's interest in obtaining
an appointment. She consents and he
goes down to Deercourt to arrange the
matter with Kate. Kate agrees, Drilling
ham approves of the engagement. and be-
st!rs himself about the appointment. He
obtains the offer OF IN important position
lin Canada, Out Bella refuses to go to Cam
ada Kat calls on Bella and endeavors
.to persuade her, but III vain.
PART w.
One must not play with love. The
Did adoge has told us so, and Kate
|Drillingham a. east had proved its
Ruth by her OWL experience. Perhaps
she had n slight penchant for her
cousin before the farce had begun, but
et any rate the performance of 1T had
hone serious damage. The interview mt
Hampstead had shown her the fact be-
yond the possibility Of any further self
Reception, and she knew now - ac-
acknowledged now-the motive of her re-
cent anxiety to see Arnold and Miss
Carstairs quickly married.
Well, the young lady, the devoted
Rella, was less anxious! That was
perfectly evident. She was not dis
posed to make anything even family
Resembling n sacrifice for the sake of
the man to whom she was engaged.
'Then," said Miss DILLINGHAM;, why
should / make one for hers? Twill not!
i am doing what Arnold asked of me
with her own approval. If my oompli-
hDGe should lead to his falling in love
with me and telling me so, he
will receive an answer vt~~ differ
INT from the one he would have
Received yesterday. ! consider l am
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His Heart Stood Still,

A young man who burned lime in kiln
Loved q maiden who lived at min,
And one night he sighed,
"Will you be my brighedf"
And she blushingly answered, ~ wiln."
indianapolis Journal
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Tourist Tin Oklahoma)-whon you drew
your bowie and sprang at the stranger who
had called you liar, did he lose his headp
Alkali Ike-Nope Only his ear.-Truth.
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PART vi.

lie was still intoxicated when he
woke next morning. Anxiety as to his
position did not Cypress him yet. A
delicious feeling of excitement throbbed
in his veins.
He descended early. His room cooped
him, and the freshness of the air out
side harmonized better with his mood.
She also was out. He caught a
glimpse of her white frock in the shrub
berry, and overlook her with delight.
"Good morning, sweetheart" he said.
She blushed with pleasure, and sur
rendered her lips bashfully.
"And have you been thinking of me ?"
she asked.
$50 muchl And yet I can hardly
credit my good fortune
No need to set down what they anid.
1t was not until later in the day that
Miss Drillingham spoke of Bella, and
questioned how no intended to act, and
then she declared that he must write to
her at once
She was In fact beginning to tell her.
self that she had played shabby part.
She wanted to admit it to Arnold, but
was 10th to humiliate herself In his
eyes, and when he demurred to sending
the suggested letter, and proposed to
see and speak to Bella instead, she did
not press the point.
Hopetoun, who was not q coward, tn
tended calling upon the Csrstairs on
the morrow. when Bella, who was on a
visit to her relat tons ct Morecombe,
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Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for children teething. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums, allays all pain. cures
wind collie and Is the best remedy for diar-
rhoea. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
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he said) 1T beg you to release me from Our
engagement, and to believe that | shall
always cherish a deep slsterly affection
for you. DO not endeavor to see me, for
my determination is unalterable. and dis
cuosion would be needless pain to US
both. Write me to the Hampstead adj
dress. ! am returning to town the day
after tomorrow. But pray. pray don't so
therel Indeed, l could not bear it, and IL
you disregard this request must refuse
to liaton. That time may heal your wound
and Providence enrich your career with lts
manifold blessings is the earnest prayer
OF your very sincere friend,
BELLA CARsTA;ns.
Then said Hopetoun, staring into
space, "she was at home when L called
to-day, and wouldn't see me! Great
powers! And l might have known all
this yesterday morning."
When Miss Drillingham came down
TO breakfast eight hours later at Deer
court she paused on the threshold of
the room with establishment, for a gen.
tieman was waiting for her there VINO
took her in his arms with a boldncss
that could only mean victory.
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Bella signs herself "Carstairs" still,
and looks at Mrs. Hopetoun, if she hap
pens to see her. with something suspi-
ciously akin to envy. But Arnold looks
at bis wife with eyes of love and says
that no man who has dared to play with
fire was ever known to burn himself so
pleasantly before. From which it may
be argued that they are happy pair.
THE END.
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Miss Carstairs? | belong to you-you
belong to me. Say it,"
81 can't say it," faltered Miss Drilling
ham, 81 am ashamed"
"Why? The fault Is mine"
She shook her head. "NIineA"
"You angel, you reproach yourself for
nothing! Kate, tell me you will be my
wife,"
NO." she said, sharply, sit is impossi-
ble."
"You love me, don't you?
a little?"
$50 away" she answereda Hark!
1t was the wheels of a dogcart crush
ing the gravel on the drive. Hopetoun
heard the sound in dsmay.
Tell me you love me-" he per-
sisted.
She hung back with something like
laughter.
"You have kissed me three tines"
she said, "and have let you; what is
it You want to lSnow?"
He caught her to him with delight.
No thought of Miss Carstairs disturbed
him any longer, his struggles were over
he had failed, and was joyful in the
failure. Sh! The door in the room
opened; Soames came in to inform them
that the dogcart was waiting.
II shan't want it," said Hopetoun,
turning. 81 have changed my mind,
and am not going up"