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FINEST AND BEST APPOINTED HAIR
Il dressing parlors in san Francisco that you can
have your hair dressed for 25c and in the latest
mode too. have you been there? bangs cut and
cured, l5c: mRnicuring, &c; switches, ST. TO So;
gray bair bieached restored 10 its natural color
only S so TO S. q. LEDERER, III Stockton st. !,
near Geary.
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q 90 CASH: $25 PER MONTH";: NEW
I'd j w house of rooms and bath; nice lot; see
IT. Address WILLIAM p. TODD, 1902 Broadway,
Oakland.
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DIED.

DIED.
Bfgelow Hattie Niles Rev. John
Brady, James ]. Nunn Mrs Ann
Brahm. Rudolph W. Oifermann George II.
Brown, Alonzo Pearl Mrs Mary e.
DoWnIGs' MIS- sophia PeraZZi, Henry
Gof Joseph Peterson Lars
GutZen. John J. Pickett Garrett
Haskell Michael E. Potter, Mrs. (. 8,
Havey, Mary Rude unfant)
Johnston captain T. n. Staples Clarence
Jones, TheOphiius swain Nettfe
Kelly. Catherine TruesdaIe Edwin
Maci oDald. Alexander West, Charles
Marshall susie l. Wissel, Henry
Merritt, George d. Wuthrich, John U.
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DVIt r. FREE: DIV ORCE LAWS SPEC
ii alty private; fee without success collect ons
O. W.HOWE. atty AT law. $50 Market. COZ stocktn
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CkNTRALLI LOCATED HOUSE AND LOT,
~ exchange for ranch: rents s35 A. W., box
100 Call.
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DESIRABLE COTTAGE
IL IN THE WESTERN ADDITION.
C1O0n CoZY OUTAGE OF ROOMS
tN1Oot. bath and basement: IN splendid con-
dition; on \. side of Bush ST.; lot 25xlUO
EASTON, ELDRIDGE e. CO.,
65S Market ST.
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M lSSlON HOMES.
Ni TWENTIETH AND CASTRO SITS.
$260O-$400 cash S25 monthly: rooms
S.9O0-s4Co cash S25 monthly; 8 rooms.
S320O-$500 cash, $50 monthly; rooms.
$S4Oo-a 500 cash, $35 monthly: z flats
S37IO-$5uu cash. $50 monthly; rooms.
$4,000 500 cash. s. monthly; z rooms
All finished mp with large bay-wlnd ov
rooms, mantle S, open plumbing, plaste ed base
ments, one sidewalks: pariors and dining roo M
decora ed. have sold l67 houses in the NJ IssioI
within the last II years auI 3 in this block in
months; am prepared to give buyers satisiactory
prices and terms
+. NELSON. Builder goth and Castro sts
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PROPERTY TO EXCHANGE

COEO0 NICE GROOM COTTAGE, HIGH
UAObO. grounds, blocks to ca s for small
ranch close TO bay. Address WILLIAM p
TODD, 1902 Broadway Oakland.
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ADY PARTNER DESIRED WITH LIT
IL tie capital by man 33 years DID, est a bills ned
in business; intentions matrimonial. A. 3 box
II, Cali Office
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No Chance for Him.

The Chicago Times-Herald pri2ts s.
story about a peculiar old justice of the
peace who formerly held sway in a
town in southern Indiana. His idea
of justice. and of the best way Of ar
irving at it, was no doubt queer. and
vet a majority of readers will know
how to sympathize with him.
On one occasion, after all the ev-
idence was in and the plaintiffs at
torney had made an elaborate argu-
lnent, the defendants attorney arose
to begin his plea.
Hold on there!' exclaimed the
court. Il don't believe l can let YOU
proceed, Mr.. Smith. l have a very
clear idea now of the guilt of the
prisoner at the bar, and anything from
you at this time would have a tendency
to confuse the court l know the man
is guilty now, and I don't want to
take amy chances
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been the beginning of severance. Her
boy was no longer to be gratifed by gifts
from the maternal board; he had no long
er need of maternal influence and counsel
in the difficult career of young man. He
was his own master, rich, titled, and with
very little incentive to find himself
career.
For five years Lady Lashmar watched
her sons idle wanderings with disappoint-
ment and anxiety. She began to fear
that he was no better than other young
men to whom fortune had given too much,
and with whom ambition is q dead letter.
She was beginning to despair of him,
when there came political crisis and
Lord Lashmar came suddenly to the
front. The Conservatives had braced
themselves together for final effort
against n Liberal government of five
years standing; and it was then that
Lashmar girded up his loins, and stood
up in his place among the gray-bearded
tribunes, and spoke as men seldom speak
in that austere assembly, spoke with the
fire and freshness, the vigor and the
strong feeling of inexperienced youth.
The speech took his fellow peers by sur
prise--;lll the more since that young peer
had never had that training in the lower
house without which it is popularity sup
posed that no man can ever be good de-
batter. Lashmar awoke next morning to
find himself a politician with reputation.
All this had happened two years ago.
and now Lord Lashmar was power il.
the Upper House and occupied position
of some Importance in the political and
social world. He was one Of those young
men of mark about whose matrimonial
views people speculate freely. Society
wondered when and whom he would mar
~, who was there good enough for him III
these days of lamentable decadence? This
question generally resolved itself into
discussion as to which of the heiresses Of
the year would have the most money,
since it appeared obvious that Lord Lash
mar would require money.
Go be continued.)
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MOSQUITO BITE AN ACCIDENT.
Decision Affecting an Insurance POP:
cy Given in Court.

decision Affecting an Insurance Poa:.
-cy Given in Court.
The Kentucky court of appeals his
just decided that the death of a man
as a result of a mosquito bite is an ac-
oldeDtal death, Within the meaning of
an accident insurance policy, and that
the representatives of the deceased are
entitled to recover accordingly. The
decision seems so obvious that It is
hard to see upon what ground the
company should have resisted the
claim. In the legal sense an accident
is defined to be "an unusual or unex-
pected event, the effect of an unkntswA
cause OR the unknown effect of known
cause" If the definition had been
framed to cover the case of death
from a mosquito bite it could not have
fitted it more completely. There could
not be a more Unusual or unexpected
event. than such a. death, nor could
there be a more unknown effect of a
known cause"
1t is no doubt true that the undeI-
writers dn drawing up their policy did
not contemplate mosquito bites as
among the possibly fatal accidents the
risk of which they meant to incur.
Neither did the risk himself imagine
that he went in peril of his Life from
mosquitoes. No man in his senses
would think of taking out an accident
insurance against death by mosquito
bites, even if he We're going shooting
in the Jersey marshes in July. But
obviously the contingency of death
from a mosquito bite was no more ex-
cluded from the policy than it was
included in it. The omission was III
each case for the same reason, that it
did not occur to either party to the
contract. If the risk had asked the
underwriters whether they would in
sure him against fatal consequences
from mosquito bites the underwriters
would no doubt have thought HIM a
fool, but would net have hesitated to
give him the assurance.-New Yosss
Times -
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The Alligator sunnlv.

1t is estimated that 2,5OO,OOO alllga-
tors We're killed in Florida between
1880 and 1894. In 1889 three firms, To-
Gated at kissimmee for the purpose of
buying skins taken in the regions be-
tween Lake Kissimmee and Lake Okee-
chobee, handled 10000 hides. During
the same year twelve hunters brought
to Fort Pierce 1000 pelts. Two firms
in Jacksonville handled 10000 skins in
1899. A few years ago an expert hunt
er could easily secure 600 alligators in
three weeks, and one man at Cocoa
killed fortytwo in one night. The skins
are paid for in provisions and ammuni-
ton mainly. Dealers get 65 cents apiece
for them from tanners in New York.
In 1890 about $50 pounds of alligator
teeth We're sold, hunters receiving from
81 to 50 pound for them. They are
removed by burying the heads and rot
ting out the teeth. OF the best teeth
about seventy make a pound. The stuff
fing of alligators and the polishing Of
the teeth give employment to forty per-
sons. Unfortunately alligators grow
very slowly. At Is years of age they
are only two feet long. A twelve-footer
may be supposed reasonably to be IS
years old. 1t is believed that they grow
as long as they live. and probably live
longer than any other animal.
In Jacksonville, which is the center
of the traffic, from 5000 to 10000 alli-
gators are sold to tourists annually
nearly all of them baby ones. The lat
ter are collected in considerable num-
bers by professional hunters, who re-
ceive for them from $50 to S25 a hum
dred. Some of them are disposed Of
alive at retail, but many are stuffed.
An infant alligator stuffed is worth 25
cents more than live one. Saurians
six to twelve feet long fetch from $12
to $15.-Washingto Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
CHAPTER IN

The years had come and gone and
strange things had happened in the world
of history and politics; wars and treaties,
invnsionS and expeditions, changes in lit
craturc, i'll science and art. New whims,
new fancies. new theories had rippled the
river of time: but here at Jushmar Castle
there had been no stirring events by
which to distinguish the passing years.
Life here had been monotonously placid
and tranquil. yet not altogether happy.
Lady Lasnmar had drank of the cup of
disappointment in those slow years. Life
had seemed to open with the buoyant rap
ture of Il wedding march when Fate made
her son ninRter of Lashmar Castle, but Il
great change had come over Lady Pit
lands daughter with the seven years that
had passed since Hubert, Lord Lashmar,
had been laid i'll the family vault yonder
under the old church at the end of the
park. The hand of aff1iction had weighed
heavily on that proud spirit Lady Lash
mars health had given away. until little
by little those who were constantly about
her dis"erned that the Lady Lashmar of
the present had become an entirely differ
ent woman from the Lady Lashmar of
the past.
There had been times when she regret
ted her dead step-son; regretted the old
days in which her influence had been par
amount, as her boy, as n younger son
with his own way to make in the world,
had been dependent upon the maternal
purse for all his pleasures and indul-
gences. She had longed then for the day
when he should stand in his brothers.
place. That day had eoRle, and Is had
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In the Futura

While Rev. DR.. r. S. Macarthur was
talking to the graduating class of the
New York University medical depart
ment recently he said: ''The time Il
coming when We shall cross the ocpa.
in steamships that generate their rles
trio power from the waves as they.
speed over the seas. l believe that the
time is coming when it will be poss! bic
to break kfast in New York aud dine in
London" The professors on the plat
form could not refrain from laughter,
and the doctor turned to them: y do
believe it," he said, ''really do. If a
man We're to come to me tomorrow
and say that he had machine that
would carry me to the moon, might
hesitate to trust myself in it O: decline
to invest in the stock, but l should NJ
dare to contradict him.
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BORN IN THE FAR ARCTIC.
Where the Daughter. of a Wha1er First
Saw the Light.

Where the Daughter of a wha1er First
Saw the Light.
One thousand miles is not considered
a great distance nowadays under any
circumstances, so when Captain Sher-
man of the whaling steamer Beluga
announced on his arrival at San Fran
cisco recently that daughter had been
born to him within that distance Of
the north pole the news caused consid-
erable of a sensation in marine circles
there. 1t would be an item worth men
tioning If the baby was born of native
parents i'll such far-north part of the
world. In all likelihood baby never
saw the light of day on Herschel island
before. 1t is barren spot in the Arc
tic ocean. The island lies about north
of the boundary line between the ex-
treme northern portion of British
North America. 1t is considered far
northern trip for tourists to visit Sitka,
but from Sitka vessels must. go thou
sands of miles to reach Herschel ISL
and. They go through the passes be-
tween the Aleutian islands, on through
Behring sea, and then skirt the coast
of the northern side of Alaska for hun
dreds of miles, cutting through theice
of the Arctic ocean most of the way IL
it be any season other than midsum-
mer. IN :
Captain Sherman and his wife had
passed one summer at Herschel island,
and Mrs. Sherman was quite used to
the midnight sun of the summers and
the long darkness of the winter as
well. There was great to-do about the
birth of the baby. There were four
women at Herschel island to idolize the
little one. They were the wife OF Cap
tain Gren Of the Alexander, the wife
of Captain w. P. Porter of the j. n.
Freeman, the wife of Captain Weeks
of the Thrasher, and the wife of Cap
tain John Cook of the steamer
Navarch. 9a5lt
away from home for more than eigh-
teen months when the baby was born,
were greatly interested in the event,
and sent many presents to the happy
mother. There happened to be cler-,
gyman of the Church of England at the.
camp. He had been sent to that odd
corner Of the globe as missionary, his.
name being Rev. Mr.. Stringer. With
all the formality that was possible on
the barren island he christened the in
FAINT Helen Herschel Sherman +
AT first there was some discussion
concerning the nativity Of the little
stranger. Herschel island does not ap-,
pear to have been claimed very vigor-'
ously by any government 1t is more
nearly north of British territory than
American, but it is reported that an
American arctic exploration party rails
| ed the American flag there some years
| ago. OF course, since the new woman
is carrying everything her own way, it
is important to know whether girl
born on Herschel island is an American
or not. This was settled however, by
Rev. Mr.. Stringer, who held to the be-
lief that Il child born of American par
ents, even though born abroad, was aD
American just the same.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08
CHAPTER VIII.

Stella went no more to the library. She
had stolen round at times by the garden
when the family was at luncheon and
the coast clear, and, finding the glass
door open, had gone in and read there
for hours, safe in the solitude of locked
doors: and never had she been surprised
until that afternoon when the new Lord
Lashmar caught her in the act.
She saw no more of Lord Lashmar.
though he stayed at the castle till after
Christmas and entertained IL good many
visitors. The coming and going of guests
occupied the servants much more severe
lv than the old dull routine of the late
lords time, and gave Stella more leisure
and seclusion. Soon after Christmas
there came IL great improvement in her
life, for Lady Lashmar and her son went
I'D to Grosvenor Square for the season,
taking with them the greater number of
the servants. Three housemaids and Il
superannuated housekeeper, who usually
lived in one of those lodges, was left in
sole charge of the castle, and one of
those housemaids was Stella's faithful
friend, Betsy.
Under this new regime the child was
free to roam about the house as she
pleased, but she never re-entered the IL
brary. She would have read her own
books again and again to safety rather
than she would have degraded herself by
entering that forbidden room after Lash
mars insulting veto.
Coming through the little village street
one day she saw familiar figure stand
ing at the gate of a cottage, gazing
drcan,ily at the old church tower nesting
in a hollow just beyond that sharp curve
and sudden drop in the narrow road,
where the village inn stood out conspicu-
ously. as if on the lookout for accidents
to horses and wheels.
bent old figure, with bare head and
long gray hair and dim, pale eyes, aged
hv poring over dry-as-dusr books. Yes.
Il was the mild companion Of her happy
childhood standing there, leaf out Of
that lovely past. which contrasted so
strongly with her present desolatioh
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hairdressers throng to the little place
from far and near to buy up the hair
of the young peasant girls. The dealers
wander up and down the long narrow
street of the town, each with huge
pair of bright shears hanging from a
black leather strap around his waist,
while the young girls who wish to part
with their tresses stand about in the
doorway, usually in couples.
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at the queer little figure on the step-

ladder. 'ne e'ep-
What are you doing UP there, Stella y,
ne asked, not ill-naturedly.
Ihe uncanny dark eyes looked down ,+
him, so large. so black, in comnarison
with the small pale face; and then the
thln black legs uncoiled themselves from
the steps, and the child came down and
raced her new master, still hugging the
quarto in her lean arms. She stood and
laced his lordship and the lovely Young
lady, looking with those great solemn
eyes OF hers from one to the other.
What book is that?' asked Lashmar.
pointing to the quarto.
La Morte dArthur," she answered
What, can you read old English?'
"Yes."
And pray, who gave you leave to come
here to read?'
Nobody"
Frank, at any rate l suppose Won
Know you are doing wrong when YOU
come here?"
NO." she answered doggedly: 81 don't
hurt the books; l am not in auybody's
way" >9N' .
do YOU suppose her ladyship would
approve of your loafing here, reading old
DOCKS, instead of learning to be useful?'
L don't care what her ladyship thinks.
L don't care whether please her or dis
please her. She has been very unkind to
me-
"Oh, you must not say that" said Lash
mar, waxing stern. You have every
reason to be grateful to her ladyship; but
for her YOU would have been in the work
| house, perhaps"
| If she was kind [ would be grateful
the girl answered resolutely, unabashed,
looking at him boldly with those
wondrous eyes. "She took away all NV
| boOks-the books Lord Lashmar gave
mev
| The dark eyes filled with tears, which
We're hurriedly dashed away, as if the
child were ashamed of them
! Poor little thing!' murmured Clarice,
and with pretty, pitiful air she patted
the pale, wet cheek with her soft white
| hand.
| But Cinderella shrank from the touch
as if she had been stung.
| "Don't!' she cried angrily
| This last insolence provoked Lashmar's
! wrath.
You are a very rude little girl" he
exclaimed, "and you must never come
into this room again. You have no right
here or in any part of the house except
the servants quarters. You will have to
be a servant by-and-by, and you must
learn to live contented among servants.
How did you get into this room? The
doors are locked
81 came as you came-through the
glass door,"
"You have been here often, supposew'
Yes, very often"
you must never come again. Do YOU
understands
81 understand that You are Il cruel
man. she answered defantly, scowling
at him, her heart beating tempestuously
with fury. 81 am glad you are only my
dear Lord Lashmar's half-brother. II
you had been really his brother l should
have been very sorry to hate you, but
you are not his brother, and don't care
| how much / hate you.'
She had been hugging the quarto all
this time. She laid it slowly on table
and as slowly walked out of the room
scowling to the very last.
Il am afraid she is not nice child, ;
said Clarice. shaking her head
''She is little demon, a veritable imI
of darkness. l think my brother mus,
have liked her on account of her outland
! ishness."
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SuQar.

The yearly consumption of sugar in
the United States is about 100000
tons, or 4,O0o,Ooo,0oO pounds, which is
equivalent to about sixty pounds for
every man, woman and child in the
country. The quantity Of salt con-
sumed is about 100000 tons, or 2,OOO,-
600 pounds less than the weight of the
sugar used.
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The Audible.

'Still, me heart, still!' he whispers.
Among those who are there not few
wonder if he hasn't confounded his
heart with the colored shirt he is wear
ing.
But they say nothing-Detloit Jour-
nal
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08

vice. become n lawyer sr q Aoctor. and
sen Il.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08

A man does not tire ~ rireuses uAtiy
the very last thing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-08

The Distribution of Women.
Wyoming has the smallest female
21,362: New York the 1arg-
est. 3,O2O.960.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-12-04
"No Doubt about it. +"

A man owned parrot for long
time and all it could say was, "There's
no doubt about it," At length the
owner, being tired of this song, resolved
TO sell 1t. He took 1t to market, sing
ing out:
Twenty dollars for my poll"
A gentleman who was passing the
market heard the price and went to the
parrot, and said;
Are you worth twenty dollars?"
Polls reply was, of course:
"There's no doubt about it,"
The gentleman was much pleased al
this and readily bought the parrot.
After some time the gentleman found
TO his surprise. that Poll was all "No
doubt" and he, full of rage at his
twenty dollars worth of disappointment
exclaimed to the poll:
"What fool / was to give twenty
dollars for thing like you!''
Poll then most decidedly replied:
There's no doubt about it.''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-12-04
Musical Presents.

We give partial list of musical
goods for Christmas presents. Procure
something that is refining and educat-
ing to the old and young, something
that will make home pleasant.
We can sell you the celebrated
MASON & HAMLIN and KIMBALL
ORGANS at fom s65 to $50. Terms:
$40 down and $500 per month.
We can sell you Piano from 5000 to
81 900.
Guitars from $3.50 to 800.
Mandolins from $500 to 500.
Banjos from $3.50 to $50.
These instruments are the best made
and embrace the Washburn, Bay State
and Maureo.
We can furnish you anything from a
Jews Harp to Piano. We carry all
the latest SHEET Music and Music
Books. Strings for all kinds of stringed
instruments.
Orders from the country will have
special and prompt attention and sat
isfaction guaranteed.
ID. o. CALDER'S SONS,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-12-04
Ex-senator Dubois at Home.

Ex-senator Fred T. Dubois reached
home, Blackfoot, Friday morning from
bis visit 70 the Orient. He is in splen-
did health and is well pleased with his
his visit. He comes back stronger In
his bimetallic views than ever and will
soon give his friends in the state the
reasons for the strengthening Of the
faith which is In him.
In reply TO a request from THE NEWS
that be give his friends in Blackfoot
and surrounding country q lecture on
"Sights aud Scenes in the East" and
Of what he learned in oriental countries,
the Senator said IL would be a pleasure
for him TO do so and that he would give
q lecture any evening that might be
named for him after time for resting
from his fatiguing journey from San
Francisco.
In It's issue OF next week THE NEWS
will announce the time for the lecture
In the court house at Blackfoot, and
win give advertisement notices by post
ers etc. In the meantime all Blackfooi
and the surrounding country will look
forward with pleasure to the coming OF
the time when they will hear Of things
In the East from an honored fellow citi.
zen who will tell Of them as he saw
them and heard OF them.