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Made a Difference.

1T can't take that half dollar, madam. It's a counterfeit. :"
 "Why. got it here yesterday morn ing
 Are you sure?"
 "Yes, sir. I bought pair of shoes for $8. 50. l handed you $6 bill. You gave me dollar bill and this half dol lar ill change. There can t he any inis- take about it. l haven't had any other 50 cent piece in my possession since. !"
 .'Let me look at it again. H'm-the coins all right, It looks little suspi- cious, but on closer examination find it's only battered I'll take it. y
 "Oh, beg your pardon. Now that l think about it didn't get it here at all. A fruit peddler gave it to me in charge this morning I had forgotten it. However, if it's all right you'll take it, so it doesn't t make any
 "H'm-on looking at it still closer, ma am, find my first impression was correct It's counterfeit and bad one. shall have to refuse it, ma am. 7 Chicago Tribune.
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SIum Work In London.

To accomplish any substantial result ln slum work in London, woman must not only give time and strength but life itself Miss Meredith Brown, the English philanthropist, who has been the champion of the factory girls for some years, says that women who know only the sluns of New York and Chica- go have no conception of the horrors and misery of the slums close to the aristo- cratic parts of London. The girls which Miss Browns special mission reaches are so rough and lawless that the Sal yation Army would not take them in and the directors of a mission which had invited the girls to tea refused to allow them into the building again. The girls came to the feast with pillow slips under their aprons and snatohe3 rything to eat off the table before their hostesses could stop them.
 Finally the courageous women inter- ested in the welfare of these young semisayages decided that to reach the girls they would have to live among them. fen dauntless women took up their residence in riokety old house in the very heart of all the misery and squalor which makes the wild girls what they are, and their efforts at last were met with more than an eneour aging response. But it is very hard oD the health, says Miss Brown. Two years will break down any one. so we have lost some of our best workers. "- New York Commercial
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KNOWN BY HIS SCARS
Ti'af ss the Way Uncle Sam Keeps Track
 of His Enlisteh Men.

While a good many people know in a general way of the l3ertillon system for the identification of criminals, con- paratiyely few know of the simple method which Uncle Sam has been using for number of years past to keep track of the men who eat his rations and wear Eis uniform in the regular army. The system employed by the war department might be termed the mat. ural method and is at once simple and ingenious It dees away with all ap- paratus except a vertical measuring rod and pair of scales It is known as
 the scar system" and has been found wonderfully effective.
 There is an unwritten theory in the army that every man who enlists will at some time or other desert. This is not entirely true, but the desertions ara numerous enough to make it worth while to keep track of the offenders In war the penalty for assertion is death, but in peace it is long term of impris. onment, and the subject Is liable to paii- ishment no matter how long term has elapsed siaoe his offense was committed, Strange as 1t may seem, the men who desert most readily are the ones who straightway go back and enlist again, though usually in some remote section of the country.
 The recruiting card, :" as it is called, is big enough to contain two inch outlines of mans form. front and rear view, with good sized border for mar ginal notes. When the recruit is strip ped for his physical examination, he is gone over from head to foot, and every appreciahle scar or permanent skin blemish is recorded. It's location is ae- curately noted by dot on the card, and its description is written on the mar gin. The hands and face usually have the greatest number of scars, but those on the body are apt to be the more pronounced and characteristic, as it is usually more severe wound that pene- trates the clothing and leaves its record on the flesh beneath. Moles are also noted, their color and dimensions, and other bi4thmarks or blemishes that would not ordinarily disappear with time
 The question may arise as to what if man have no scars, moles or birth marks. That. t.would be enough to identi, fy him, for in all the thousands of men who have been eataloeued by the de- partment there has never been one who bore less than three clearly defined scars, while seven or eight is the more usual num Der, and there are some cases where the number runs up to 30 or 35. Further, so infinite are the chances of combination that there have never been two individuals whose height, weight aud the number and location of their scars came anywhere near ooinciding. - Washington Star
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A Society Mystery.

Mrs. de Fashion-So Clara Pretty has married Mir Noble. Why, he's poor as a church mouse.
 Mrs. de Style-No prospects either
 Mrs. Highup-No, and no family
 Mrs Wayup-What on earth could she have married him for?
 Ms. Tiptop-It's the greatest mys. tery
 Mrs. Topnotch- Yes, everybody i'll society is puzzled over it, but 1t seems impossible to solve the problem.
 MT. Noble Gin parlor car of fast ex- press train l-M Ny darling, why did you marry me?
 The Bride--Beeause love you New York Weekly.
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One Hundred Lslsenesees of Queen Sioto.
 ria For Every Living Person. afU

One Hundred Lskenesees of Queen Nioto.
 ria Tor Every Living Person. tiN
 No man or woman who ever lived has had his or Ter features reproduced of tener than her majesty tho queen, says the Boston Herald The number of ac- tual photographs of Ter majesty in ex- istenee cannot be recorded, and there arc besides millions of reproductions Take the number of stamps sold in tho United Kingdom during the queen's reign. The number of articles passing through Eng fish, Scotch Welsh and Irish postoffices ill d recent year was nearly 5000. GOO, and, though, of course. that figure need not he taken IS all average. it is not go ing beyond the mark to say that since the accession of the queen over 60. co0. 900, GOO postal di patches have passed through the posteifiees of Great Britain Every one of these would bear at least one stamp and many of them two er three, and every stamp bears the image of the queen. Eighty thousand million images of her majesty must have gone through the post during her record reign
 Then the record of the mint is by nc means small one since the coronation It is estimated that about 5000, coo, 900 coins in gold, silver and bronze have passed through the hands of her majes ty's subjects, each coin bearing the fea lures of the sovereign Her image has been reproduced often enough to present 100 likenesses to every man, woman and child on the globe Without doubt the queens is the best known face in tEs world
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Antwerp's Bells.

From the cathedral tower at Antwerp so bells have, for over 200 years, rung out music for the benefit of the people living on the green fields which border the Soheldt Once year, in the month of February, the authorities select the music, and the organ plays every hou, from the old masters of Christian song
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THE BEST KNOWN FAC D.

William west in Chicago Record.
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 The ResiiIt of a Spree.

A spree ln North Miami. Fla. has brought one Seminole Indian into deep disgrace before hie tribe Some one cut his hair, and he has been forbidden to return to the tribe until it shall have grown again His fellows think mean white man fricked him
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rs i SsITTIa fsg Sls.S Neither Knlfe ssr Branding Iron, Was Used on THas Kaseh,s s:s the owner fs Was Pretty Far s6pf jand . fsgaysl K ep s-In Practice ss
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-03

The train of the dress worn by Cath. erine de Medici on her marriage in l53s with Henri, second son of Francis L king of France, measured no less than 48 yards in length and was carried by ten pairs of pages
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eve or Hair Cut Costs sl.ooo.

1. Doris. n well to do farme. iear Union, Ind, has signed y the terms of which he agrees sI. 600 # he slaves or cuts his T ryan is elected president
 5s is drawn in legal terms.
 pofrls declares his purpose os so T It's novel provisions. ~~Chi
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A Professional Bird Catcher.

Berlin pays salary to professional bird catcher, who keeps scientific and educational institutions supplied with birds, birds nests and eggs, and he is the only man in the empire permitted to d0 co
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h Italy there are more theaters i proportion to the population than any other country.
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sented. This scene has always made
big hit East and wherever presented.
The other great pictures are the surf
scene at Coney Island, showing the
breakers rolling and tumbling in on
smooth and sandy beach. Then comes
the Gardener and Naughty Boy The
Charge of Mounted Police" fire scene,
rescue at sea, streets of New York scene,
etc. The animatoscope is certain to
make a big hit here.
The entries for the baby show contin-
ued to pour in yesterday until the hun
dred mark was reached at o'clock last
night. The century entry was Master
Willie Thornton, whose happy papa
came all the way from the country,
seven miles out, to register the heir and
master of the household and contest for
a prize. The exhibition of prizes, while
showing only about threefourths,
yet attracted much attention. AS one
| lady stated yesterday she would give 50
| if necessary to see this baby show and
she would not for worlds miss it, AS
| tomorrow is Washington birthday
and a legal holiday the hall will un
doubtedly be jammed and packed with
visitors, all will be welcomed.
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ELIZABETHAN PLA IEKS.
Treated as Vagabonds in the Native
Town of Shakespere.


About a mile beyond Stratford, We'll
combe wood craeps down along the left.
just beyond, the dingles wind irregu-
larly up from the foot-path below ito the
crest of Welcombe hill, through strag-
Cling clumpS and briery hollows, sweet
with nodding bluebells, ash, and haw-
thorn.
Nick and the master player paused a
moment at the top to catch their breath
and to look back.
Stratford and the valley of the Avon
lay spread before them like a picture
of peace, studded with blossoming or
chards and sirdled with spring. North
ward the forest of Arden clad the roll
ing hills. Southwark the fields of Eel
don stretched away to the blue knobs
beyond which lay oxford and North
championships. The ragged stretches of
Snitterfield downs scra mbled away to
THE left; and on the right, beyond Bear
ley, were the wooded uplands where
Guy of Warwick and Heraud of Arden
slew the wild OK and the boar. And
down through the midst ran the Avon
southwark, like a silver ribbon slipped
through kendall green, to where the
Stour comes down, past Luddingfton, to
Bidford and away to the misty hills.
Why" exclaimed the master player
why upon my word it is a fair town
as fair town as the heart of man
could wish. Wish? / wish 'twere sunk
en- in the sea. with all its pack Of fools.
Why" said he, turning wrathfully upon
Nick, that old Sir Thingumbob of
thine, down there, called me a catSrpil-
lar on the kingdom Of England. a vaga-
bond and a common player of inter
lude.
Called me vagabond Me! Why, I
have more good licenses than he has
wits. And as to Master Bailif Stubbes,
l have permits TO play from more Jus
tees of the Peace than he can shake a
stick at in a month of Sundays" He
shook his fist wrathfully at the dis
tant town, and gnawed his mus tache
until one side pointed up and the other
down. But hark e. boy, I'll have my
vengeance on them all-ay, that will /,
upon my word, and on the remnant of
mine honor-or else my names not Gas
ton CareWi"
1T it true, SIR" asked Nick, hesitat-
ingly. that they despitefully handled
you?"
With their tongues, ay," said Carew
bitterly; but not otherwise" F." He
clapped his hand upon his poniard, and
threw back his mead defantly They
dared not come to blows-they knew my
kind. Yet John Shalzspere is no bad
sort-he knOWeth what is what. But
Master Bailiff Stubbes, l ween, is a
long cared thing that brays for thistles
III thistle him. He called VIII Shaks-
pere rogue-hast ever looked through
a red glass ?"
Nay" said Nick
"Wen, 1T turns the whole world red.
And 50 it is with Master Stubbes He
looks through a pair of rogue's eyes
and sees the whole world rogue. Why,
boy" cried the master player, vehe-
mently, 'he thought to buy my tongue.
Marry, if tongues were troubles he has
bought himself a peck. What, Buy my
silence? Nay, he'll see a deadly flash
Of silence when 1 come to my Lord the
Admiral again. John Bennett in St.
Nicholas.
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BOWLES GOES FREE.
He Has Been Released by Justice of
the Peace Henry.

Justice Henry has discharged Will
iaan BoWles, who was accused of GRIM
inally aSsaulting Addle Wing, a four
-year-old girl. The Court held that
the evidence was not of a sufficiently
conclusive character to warrant the be-,
lief that "a jury would convict BoWles.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children has, however, done
hts duty in the case. The society de-
serves the conlGnendation and support
of the public in its efforts to bring 10
justice both men and women who seek
to debaucn little gfrks. Several of
those whom it has prosecuted for their
Infamous conduct are now behind the
State Prison bars.
There are others who deserve to be
there, but they are cumming enough to
prevent the socfety's officers from Sc
curing the necessary proofs of their
perfidy to convict them. The facts are
know, however, and in at least one
INSTANCE citizens have been aroused to
such a pitch OF indignation that there
has been danger of extreme measures
being taken against the offender.
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Hints for Green Cyclists.

Don't try to catch the handle-bar
with your teeth.
Don't look around to see if the hind
wheel is following.
Don't be surprised if the front wheel
shows a disposition to turn into yard
and lie down for a rest.
Always fall on your right shoulder,
and do not let your ear strike the
ground till a few seconds later.
When you lose a pedal don't get off
and go back to look for it. It's there on
the machine still, and if you'll feel for
it long enough you'll find it again.
Should you find runaway horse on
your trail keep close to the curb until
he has passed Then make a squirt and
seize him by the tail and put on the
brake
Never kill pedestrian when 1t can be
avoided, but when you do kill one, dis
mount and say you're sorry.-Hub.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
office of the undersigned until , o'clock
p. m. on TUESDAY, February 23, 1897, for
one centrifugal pump of 5000 gallons ca
pacity to be placed in position in new
pumping plant at foot of 5 street, IN Sac
ramento City. Specifications on file at Of
flee Of the City Clerk. A certified check
made payable to City Clerk for an amount
not less than 10 per cent. of amount OF bid
must accompany each bid. The Board of
Trustees reserves the right to reject any
and all bids
fel4-1Ot M ]. DESMOND. City Clerk
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LAFAYETTE HALL,
BONDS FOR SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
Board of Directors of the Turlock Irriga-
ton District TurIock, Stanislaus County.
State of California, that said board intends
to sell four hundred and seventy-two thou
sand five hundred dollars tS4I2, 500 OF the
I'd day of March, 1857, at p. m, and will
receive sealed proposals for the purchase
of said bonds at its office in Turlo k in sa d
district, until that day and hour when the
proposals will be opened and considered by
said board.
r. NJ. WILLIAMS. President
II. Is. WATERS. Secretary
Turlock. Cal. February 2. 1897 fe;l-td
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PRINTING D. 39pISTD" 376 N sTsssr. . Co.
- ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY PROMPTLY FILLED


IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
county of Sacramento, State Of California.
In the matter of the estate OF THOMAS
NJ; LINDLEY; deceased ..,,u,.o ot
an order Of sale granted by the Superior
Court in and for the county of Sacramento,
State of California, dated February IL,
1897. we viii sell at private sale the fol
lowing described real estate: Lot one ID
in the square bounded by f and q and
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, in the city
Of Sacramento, county OF SacramehJQ' i1I
State of California, as laid down on the OF
fetal map of said city, and the improve
ments thereon; and the following de-
scribed personal property to wit: Z4o
Co, , shares OF the stock OF the
Sacramento Park Association, one note
of Conn Kelliher, one watch chain,
one locket, two diamond earring
pendants, one pair gold sleeve out
tons, two ladies' breast pins, one gold badge
Sacramento Pioneer Association, one gray
horse, one phaeton, one buggy, one soid
The sale will be made on or after the
Sth day of March. a. d, 1897, and bids Will
be received at the office of Douglas y.
I,fndley. No. 222 X street, Sacramento City,
State of California Terms of sale: Cash,
gold coin of the United States, 10 per cent;
of the bid payable at the tune OF SAFE anu
balance upon confirmation by this court.
DOUGLAS A. LINDLET,
WALLACE a. BRIGGS,
Executors OF the estate OF ThomaS M
I.indley Deceased.
Dated February 20, 1897. fe10-td
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
pursuance of an order of the Superior
Court of the county of Sacramento, State
of California, duly given and made on the
18th day of January 1897, IN the matter of
the estate of MARY HADWICK, deceased
the undersigned Administrator of said es-
tate will sell at public auction, to the high
est bidder for cash, gold coin of the United
States, on WEDNESDAY,, March g. 1891
at the late residence of said deceased, No.
316 NJ street Sacramento, Cal commence
ing at 10 O'Clock a. m, all Of the personal
property belonging to said estate. consist
ing of household furniture, beds, bedding
carpets. pictures, silver and glassware
books. piano, curtains, stoves, etc
Dated, February Is, 1897.
Administrator of the estate of Mary Had
William ". Rhoads and Charles H. oat-
man, Attorneys for Administrator.
fel913t
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE
of California, county of Sacramento
In the matter of the estate of THOMAS
O'BRIEN, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY. the
,th day of March, 1897, at 10 o'clock q n,
court, at the Courthouse, in the city of Sac
ramento county of Sacramento, and State
of California. has been appointed as the
time and place for proving the will of said
ing the application of Thomas f. O'Brien
for the issuance to him of letters testa-
mentary thereon
Witness my hand and the seal of said
court this 10Th day of February, 1897
lSeaI) w. B. HAMILTON. Clerk.
By 70. S. Wachhorst. Deputy Clerk
Endorsed: Filed + February /, aITI - II 1897;
BY E. s. Wachhorst, Deputy Clerk.
Holl & Dunn, Attorneys for Petitioner
fe20-td
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AzcarTaga is considered one Of the
shrewdest diplomats and intriguers in
all Europe. He and Campos have been
political enemies for years, and the
downfall Of Campos was brought about
by the Vaccinations Of his enemy. 1t
now seems probable that the Cuban
campaigner will yet have the pres
ent War Minister'S portfolio, in which
case Azcarraga may expect to be sent
to Cuba. Azcarraga, it is said, will not
repeat the atrocities of WeyleT, but
will begin operations by releasing all
American prisoners. Should he fail
in his work, the vengeance of Compos
would be complete. Tine ups and downs
of political life are many, epecially in
Spain.
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AN AWFUL SORE
A Babes Untold Suffering
And Mothers Many
SIeepIess Nights.
CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS.

herewith write out in full the beginning
and end of that terrible disease, Eczema,
which caused my babe untold suffering, and
myself many sleepless nights.
My baby was born seemingly fair, healthy
child, but when she was three weeks old
swelling appeared on the back of her head, and
in course of time broke. Every one called it
aboil, and, now i. had broken, would soon heal,
but that was only the beginning of the trouble.
1t did not heal but grew worse, and the sore
spread from the size of dime to that of a dol
lar. used all kinds of remedies that could
think of but nothing seemed to help, in tact
it grew worse, her hair fell out where the sore
was and feared it would never grow again.
1t continued until my aged father came on
visit, and when he saw the baby he told me
"to get CUTICURA SOAP and CUTICURA oint-
ment right away" To please him | did so
and to my surprise by their use the sore be-
gan to heal over, the hair grew over IT, ana
to-day she has nice head of hair her skin
is as fair as a lily, and she has no scar lett TO
recall that awful sore.
CUTIcURA soothes and allays all itching and
burning that cause a child to fret and the
mother to worry, and gives rest and comfort
both to parent and child.
Mrs. WIN. RYER, Elk River, MINI.
SlsKr FOR SKIS.ToRrurxD BABIES and Resi- FOR
TIRED NOTIFIES In q warm bath with CurrouRA SOAP,
and single application Of CuTicuRA (ointmen greatest
of emoients and skin
This treatment give instant relief permit for
parent and seep for child and point to speedy, pema-
nent and economical of the most torturing disg
urng. and humiliatng Of itching. burning bleeding,
scaly pmpy and crusted skin and scalp hunors with
loss Of hair, when all elee fails.
Sold throughoutthe world. POTTER DRuo AND CHEN.
Corr, Sole Props, Boston.
AZ" How Cure Every skin and Blood Humor" free.
lxRIANT HAIR with sn.s slssn :, 6ns:hy .e.B pro
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GENERAL AZCARRAGA.
May be Sent to Cuba as Superior
Officer to General Weyler

1t is probable that General Azcarraga,
the Spanish Minister of War, Will be
sent to Cuba as Captain General Wey-
ler'S superior officer.
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LECTURE ASSOCIATION.

FREE LECTURE ON "SANICULT,"
by Professor VIM. Manning, at Pythian
Castle TO-DAY, at p. m. New method
of curing diseases without drugs. Will be
here two or three weeks. Will reduce or
increase flesh without laborious exercise.
It's
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Irish women are said to have the
most beautiful eyes, complexion and
hands in the world.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

VehcIes-Baker & Observation-Disclosures
Carts, Brggies, Carriages, Phaetons, Balm
Farm and Header Wagons, Wholesale
Hardware. Send for catalogue.
KENT BROS, 1917 Third street, for car
riages, buggies, rigs of all kinds at short
notice. Telephones-New. 215; old. oil.
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RED ITEMS BALI,

AS TURNER HALL COULD NOT BE
procured February 22d, the Improved
Order OF Red Men and Wenonah Council
EVENING, February I'D by giving a
grand ball at Turner Hail. The commit
tee has completed all arrangements and
assures all who attend good time Tick
cts admitting a gentleman and lady, %
cents; extra lady, 20 cents fe21-23-2t
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NEW TODAY.

AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE WILL
be given by Rev. Haskett Smith, NJ A.
for the Sacramento Lecture Association,
at the Congregational Church on MON
DAY EVENING, March 1st, upon the SUBJ
1ect of .'Armenians and Constantinople.
Season tickets, 81; single admissions, 80
cents
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NOTICE OF SALE-NOTICE IS
hereby given by the undersigned that he
will on SATURDAY, the 27th day of Feb
ruary, 1897, at the hour of 10 O'Clock a. m.
at the front door of the County Court
house, in the city of Sacramento Cali
fornia, sell at public auction. to the high
est and best bidder, for cash. in United
States gold coin, the following personal
property: Stock of new and secondhand
clothing, etc Said sale will be made sub
ject to confirmation by the Superior Court
of Sacramento County, California Said
stock of goods may be inspected upon ap-
plication to the assignee at J04 J street,
Sacramento City, California
Dated Sacramento February 90 1897.
FRANK f. ATKINSON
Assignee of Jacob Altmark, an lnsolvent
debtor
W. w. Foster, Attorney for Assignee
fe2l-It
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