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SIZE GOT TIE GALE.
IT Was by White Lie In Bible Glass,
but She Won the Prize,

~ vas Dy q hlbe Lie IN BlDlo ClaSs,
but She Won the Prize.
Speaking of experiences, said young
matron in Brooklyn at an afternoon tea,
Il can tell queer one. When Invent from
New York to Virginia to teach a public
school in small crossroads town, found
the people very religious and sincere,
while, l am afraid, was neither l went
to church, though, because everybody was
expected to go. One of the regular at
tendants was sort Of half lawyer, half
farmer, who was no moro religiously in
clined than I was, and we became firm
friends through our mutual sense of hu-
NOR. The one church was presided over
by a worthy couple. By that L mean that
the pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Carter, preached,
while the Rev. Mrs. Carter did evangelical
work in teaching the Bible class She had
an air of omniscience that was delightful,
but it irritated my farmer lawyer friend
SO one day he came 10 nse and said:
'Tlfgive you calf if you will take
down the Rev. Mrs. Carter
What can you mean?' I said. I'm
not wrestler
Never mind he said; Just join our
Sunday school class and take her down.
"Well, joined the class The lesson
for the day was the account of the walking
of the three men in the fiery furnace We
were treated to long lecture by our
teacher on the beauties of the triumph of
faith, and as she stopped for want of breath
my farmer FRIEND who sat behind me,
gave me nudge and said:
'Now's your time; take her down.
81 braced up and said:
But, Mrs. Carter, haven't you heard
the latest scientific teaching about that &C.
currence? Haven't you heard that it is
now believed those three men wore COM
plete suits of asbestusg'
1T was not likely that the good woman
had ever heard of the substance, but she
was not to be caught mapping. So she re-
piled:
'Why-er-yes, think So
1.-The lesson was brought to sudden
close. The next Sunday we knew that the
latest teaching of science had been earnest
ly discussed by the pastor and his wife, for
the Rev. Mr.. Carter proceeded to preach a
sermon an hour long on the sinfulness of
modern science got the calf New
York Sun.
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Striking Tailors winning.

New York, May 27-The indications
are that the backbone of the big strike
of garment makers is broken. Over 80
of the 1900 contractors affected by the
strike have entered into peace ne
gotiations with the United Brother
hood of Tailors, through the settle
ment committee. These contractors en-
ploy more than 5000 operators, all of
whom resumed work today, and the
number of strikers is thus reduced to
about $4,000.
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The German Emperor always
travels by special train. When he
projects journey, every mile of the
road to be traversed is especially
and carefully inspected shortly be-
fore he passes. At night the en-
gineer of his train, never blows the
whistle, in order not to disturb the
monarch's sleep.
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An Ascending Minister,

Washington, May 27.-Rev. A. G.
Harrison, pastor of the Peoples Taber-
nacle, and his family have disappeared
from their home here, and it is report
ed that the reverend gentleman is $4,000
short in his accounts. He was given
entire charge of the church funds, and
according to the charges failed to pay
bills. w. L. Bruen, the builder of the
tabernacle, is a loser to the extent OF
81 900. When Mr.. Harrison learned
that an investigation was to be made
by the church he departed hastily
leaving his household goods.
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Two hundred and ninety three popes have
succeeded each other, and only II of them,
including the present pope, have reigned
more than II years. Leo XIII has reigned
10 years Plus TX reigned so years, there
by stultifying the popular superstition that
no pope would reign more than 25 Leo
owes his fine health and astonishing powers
Of work, firstly, to his frugal up bringing
in the Italian hills, and in tho next place
to his regularity of lifelong abstemious-
ness. He lives on less than francs q day.
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-
headaches come from disorders peculiar to
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Bank Wrecker Kennedv pardonea,


Washington, May 25.-The president
has pardoned, in order to restore to
citizenship, Harry H. Kennedy, SEN
fenced in Pennsylvania to ten years
Imprisonment for misapplication of ma
tional bank funds. Kennedy was SEN
fenced in 1891, and President Cleve-
land committed his sentence to seven
years Imprisonment, with deductions
for good behavior.
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Cigarette smoking in England dates
back to 1874. The great impetus to its
increased use was caused by the Crime an
war OF 1886, when numbers Of militia ry
and naval officers adopted this method of
smoking from the Inhabitants of RussRs
Turkey, Malta, the Levant and other part s
of Europe.
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Do You Feel Run Down.

Ifyou are miserable, feel rundown
and have no energy, take that great
invigorator, Er. John w. Bulls Pills.
Mrs. jennie Black, OF Angola, Ind.
writes that many Of her acquaintance
speak very highly Of the pills and SO
does she. She took DR.. Bulls Pills as a
tonic, and they did her much good.''
Dr.JohnW. Bulls Pills (sixty in boz
cost but25 cts; trial box, 10 cts. lat deal
ers, or by mail. A. c. Meyer s. Co.,
Baltic, Nd. Leave substitutes alone.
For sale by N. A. Snodgrass, Il n. Queen
street.
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"Joe keeps his wife and mother
in-law mad at him half the time
"What vexes them so ~
"He calls them his board of lady
managers"
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ala y he Kissed. 81 will make it
hot tor him y He paused.
"Nay," said he softly, II must
wait until next summer. Let me
not forget the ethics of my profess
sion."
He had not remembered for the
nonce that he was a janitor in a
stack of fats Cincinnati Enquir-
err.
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A satisfactory way of making up an ar
tistic gift booklet of the scenery viewed in
ones travels is by means of photographs.
They may be neatly pasted on heavy paper
of a creamy tint. To embellish the book
the photographs might be surrounded with
a decoration of leaves and flowers drawn
either in pen and ink or wash. The leaflets
may be fastened together by means of mar
row ribbon passed through holes made for
the purpose and tied together with bow
knot.-Ladies' Home Journal
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A fat French lady desparingly
says: III am so fat that l pray for a
disappointment to make me thin
but no sooner does the disappolnt-
ment come than the joy at the pros
pect ofgetting thin makes me fatter
than ever"
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81. Addison 2"

Eyes, your excellency 2"
"Do you suppose that the English
people will become as fond of Am
bassador Hay as they did of Am
bassador Bayard 2"
Il think it is quite likely, your
excellency."
"Then / wonder if | shall be held
responsible for introducing Hay
fever into England"
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Sc Warren St., New York Gil

A friend advised me TO try Ely's
Cream Balm, and after using it six
weeks, / believe myself cured of ca
tarrh. 1t is a most valuable rene.
dy.-Joseph Stewart, 624 Grand
Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Bacou-None of the women will
speak to Penmsn since he wrote his
last book.
Egbert-Why is that ?
Bacon-Why, didn't you hear the
name Of it {? Women of all A ges. :"
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Barber-This is a bad quarter,
sir.
Customer-That's all right. I
had bad shave.
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FRAZER AXLE
4, 4 ;,: :;.;' e. GkEASE
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The BEST SALyR il, tie uUrld Tor. cuts,
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anteed TO give satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price p cents per box, at l.. G..
Matthaei's drug store.
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For many years Sir John Millais' lowest
price for half length of life size was So
oOO. Millais made great deal of money,
and he did not waste it.
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All humors of the blood, from the
small pimple to the dreadful strofula
sore, are cured by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, which thoroughly purifes, Wit.
aiizes and enriches the blood.
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Thousands suffer from Catarrh or
cold in head and have never tried
the popular remedy. There is no
longer any excuse, as a 10 cent trial
size of EIy's Cream Balm can he
had of your druggist, or We mail it
for 10 cents. Full size so cents.
ETV RR OTHEDS
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What is
Casscfia is DIR. Samuel Pitchers prescription for

Castcria is DR.. Samuel Pitchers prescription for I
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Moru
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Castoria assimates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural Sleep Case
tOria is the Childrens Panacca-the Wctbers Friend
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HOOPS PILLS cure nausea, sick
headache, indigestion, biliousness.
All druggist, Csc.
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BROWNS IRON BITTERS
Cures Dyspepsia, In
digestion g Debility.
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Cheering News For Lazy People.
"What do you consider the hardest prob
lem of a mans existence?''
Getting his own consent to crawl out
Of bed in the morning. "-Chicago Record.
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BERFEcT and permanent are the
cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla, be-
cause it makes pure, rich, healthy,
life and health-giving BLOOD.
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ChsInoeriain's Eye and Sk1A
Ointment

Acertain cure for Oh nc Sore Eyes
letter, salt Rheum, s. / Head. Ola
Chronic Sores, Fever 'es, Eczema.
Itch, Prairie Scratches sore Nipples
and Piles, It is COOLING nd soothing.
Hundreds Of cases have en- cured b
i after ali other trcahp had faiiA
. cents per box.
sept. Sd 1885, ear.
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Castoria.

aCAstoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. G. OsGoop,
Lowell Mass.
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Try tine INDEPENDENT.
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A wor,an,s head.

A wonian's head.
aches may come
! from several causes.
She may have a
hi a dac he arising
from nervousness,
or from digestive dis
turbances I; just the
same as a man might
suffer for the same
reasons. Nine cases
in tets however her
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Says: II have lived in California for twen-
ty years ,and until about six months ago
was very healthy man. About that
time | contracted a very severe spell of
sickness which caused me a great deal
of suffering and distress. / had severe
pains from neuralgia and rheumatism. l
suffered a great deal from nervousness,
and could not sleep for the pains in my
back and limbs. l had great trouble with
my Kidneys l was troubled a great deal
with Indigestion and had pain and bloat-
ing OF my stomach after eating even the
hghteSt food.
II also suffered from chronic constipa-
ton and had Iittles or no appetite, and
could not enjoy what little ! did eat.
therefore lost flesh very rapidly and be-
came very much emaciated. l was treated
for several months by several of the doc
became alarmed for fear l never would
get well.
Finally I was induced by friends to go
to the Neagle Medical Institute. These
doctors put me upon treatment which
began to relieve my pains the first day
well, my appetite soon returned, and IN
two weeks returned to my work. L
continued to improve rapidly and now,
a new man, and believe my health en-
tirely restored. [ can also say that L be
ieVe the Neagle Medical Institute big
success and great blessing to the af-
fiicted."
Rev. Withrow says: THE NEAGLE
MEDICAL INSTITUTE, that wel-known
SaHlIaTiuIu, located at IAN u street, iodS-
ramento, is the mecca for the afflicted of
both sexes and all ages. Time and time
again-nay, in hundreds and hundreds of
cases-have these experienced physicians
brought back to life, hope and happiness
those who, in the belief that their mala-
dies were hopelessly incurable, have given
themselves up to die. The Endorsement of
their claims of superiority of skill over
all other physicians has been given by
thousands of cases that have never met the
public eye through the columns of news
papers, but which are to be seen on file
by anyone interested in probing to the
bottom the truth of these assertions.
W. s WITHROW,
Pastor NJ. E. Church, Dutch Flat, Cal
ifornia.
ALL MALARIAL Diseases promptly
cured
NERVOUS DISEASES and NERVOUS
made a speciality.
Consultation. either at the Institute or
by mail, FREE, and STRICTLY Conf
DENTAL
For further information call in person
or write to the NEAGLE MEDICAL IN
STITUTE of PHYSICIANS and SUR
GEONS. located permanently at T2412 K
STREET, Sacramento.
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ENGLISH WIT.
Some Examples of How 1t Didn't
Soak In.

Stories about the dull wit of the Eng
lish are told wherever men come to-
gether, and one in particular, probably
the prototype of the rest, is pretty sure
ly rendered in more or less mangled
form as often as the subject of slow
wit is introduced. This is the tale of
two pedestrians, an Englishman and
an American, who saw a sign in the
middle of the road, which read: '"To
Somersetshire-ten miles; to Gloucester
five miles. Those who can't read may
obtain proper directions at the black
smiths two rods up the road The
American, so goes the story, stopped
short in the middle of the road and
laughed heartily.
What are you lofing at?" asked the
Briton.
Think awhile. Maybe you'll see the
point" answered his friend.
"Oh! I see," exclaimed John Bull an
hour or two later. Suppose the black
smith shouldn't be at home"
While at first, perhaps, this story was
not so bad, now its only good office
is that it invariably suggests some 9TH
ers. At the Broken Shutter the other
night it brought forth about six.
I'm glad you told that story said
the policeman to the assistant tele-
graph man. It's like meeting an old
friend or talking with your family doc
tor. Now, 1 know story that's much
like that, only it's better, as the man
said when he compared a photograph
with am oil painting.
''You see, two of us took our vaca-
iv1 T4,Ix nj
take a look into Canada and see how
the Queens subjects look and act.
Billy, here, had an idea they had horns.
Well, we took a steamer from the city
of logarithms and glossaries up to St
Johns, and of course we stopped over
ON the way at one little coast town.
The Captain said it was to let us see
the place, but Billy and I took notice
that he took on carload or two of
fresh vegetables. But we two and an
Englishman went ashore and of course
we wanted to get something to eat.
owe found a little restaurant UP the
line a way, where they had a dinged
pretty waitress. None of your faded,
painted brand, but a real pretty pert
girl from out of the Maine woods, or
somewhere else where they grow nice
girls. Things went right nicely until we
came to the dessert. when I asked our
pretty girl what she had to top off with.
Lemonpiepeachpiean she
says.
Obi! says Billy. here. We'll, TIL
take some lemon pie and some peach
pie
" Umph,' says the little girl with a
tilt of her pretty nose like Dick Gro
ker's cigar, what's the matter with the
apple pie?'
"All this while Mr.. Englishman was
sittin' there an hstenin. We didn't
care a rap and didn't think anything
more Of him. But when we got back to
the old tug that was takin' us over
the pond, why English comes up to me
and touches me on the shoulder and
asks, I beg your pardon. sir. But would
you mind telling me what was the mat
ter with that apple pie?' ''-Washing-
ton Post.
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did not use quite the scenes that were
in the book, as they were not suited to
the stage. Then it seemed good to the
writer of the book to make play also
with such scenes, and this he did, using
neither the exact scenes of his own
book nor those of the other mans play.
The total result was that the two plays
came out enough alike to permit the
authors and managers to bite their
thumbs at each other-or whatever is
the Chinese substitute for that Italian
custom-but not enough like to give
either one clear and good court case.
For the public the result has been
two plays, both interesting and, in a
way, impressive, and each novel if
seen before the other, but neither start
hngly original in effect if seen after the
other In the search for characters
the two men have found a new field.
Stately and serious Chinese are prac-
tically new to the local stage, and they
suggest to the audience possibilities
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ment they were consequently clad in
most tattered garments. Application
for work under those conditions, had
almost invariably led to- refusals, the
employers Of labor believing the appli-
cants to be worthless characters NJ.
Faure resolved to found fund to pro-
vide these poor people with respectable
clothes enabling them to obtain en-
ployment. He headed the list of sub
scriptions with thousand francs, and
his example having been followed by
numerous charitable persons, the first
distribution of clothes to respectable
paupers leaving the Nanterre Asylum
in search of work will be made on the
10Th of this month-Paris Correspond
ence London Standard
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This accomplished lot of artists are
to give US the two most successful plays
in their repertoire, christopher, Jr.,
and "a Social Highwayman." The
Frawley Company ought to draw
crowded houses. If they fail of that
there viii be no inducement for all the
future for artists of high skill to come
here at all Lastly, on the 9th and 9th
of November, we are to have once again
the cute and cunning Corrine in new,
bright and catchy opera, entitled AN
American Beauty" She has some very
superior singers with her this time,
notably Owen Fitzgerald, tenor, and
Frank David, baritone, and besides, she
has a group of very clever specialists
TO add to the comedy interest.
Corfnne, called 1.-THE Peerless" will
appear here this week at the Metro
politan Theater in the new opera "An
American Beauty" The company con-
sists Of forty people, among whom are
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raced from San Francisco to the New
York stage. One man, it seems, wrote
a book in which he treated the China
town of San Francisco in an original
manner and brought out the luminous
fact that Chinatown was not all laun-
dries and opium dens, inhabited by ac-
tors of low comedy Then another man
( thought that such scenes as were in
the book would go we'll on the stage. He
tried them and they did go well, but he
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that few had thought of before. But
most persons feel the readiest sympa-
thy for people of their own race, and
the interest in learned Chinese doctors
and murderous merchants is not likely
to be broad or lasting.
The music that accompanies these
plays, composed. as the plays them
selves are written, by Americans, is
more Chinese than the Chinese, but
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President Faure's Wardrobe.

The President is the originator of
new and very useful charitable institu-
ton called the Felix Faure Ward
robe" Last June, when he visited the
large municipal pauper-house at Nan
terre, heasctertained that many respect
able persons who, in consequence OF
misfortune, had entered that establish
ment found it impossible, on leaving it,
to obtain employment. Such deserv-
ing persons had invariably, before ap-
plying for relief, sold everything they
had possessed. even all their presenta-
BILE clothes. On leaving the establish
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The Cunie Opera-house is now COM
pleted. the last of the new opera chairs
having been put into place. The house
opens November 5th and 9th with
Hoyts "A Trip to Chinatown" given
by q select company of fine comedians.
i
New York Tribune: 1t is curious
little tempest in a teapot-to make the
expression as Chinese as possible-that
was raised over the two plays that