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was celebrated by the American peo-
pie. and traced the actions of the great
soldier and statesman through the per-
lis of war and the still greater perils
of forming the Government so highly
priced to-day. In conclusion, he said
the Mediterranean and the Atlantic
had seen their days, and the twentieth
century would see the commerce of the
world brought to the Pacific, and the
eyes of the world would be focused on
California and her sister States, as the
hope and the home of political and re-
Egious liberty.
Too high praise cannot be bestowed
upon those who contributed to the
evenings entertainment after Judge
Highton had concluded his remarks,
but it must suffice to say that each and
every selection was in itself a gem.
The remainder of the programme was
as follows:
Bass solo, Let All Obey" Horace
Croker; quartet, flute, mandolin
guitar and piano, Messrs. Stickney,
Johnson, Altopp, Nesfeld; tenor solo,
Happy Days" (Stre1etzkie), j. a.
Owens, with cello obligato, by Frank
Griffin; accompanist. Miss Lizzie Grit
fin; fancy dancing, the Farley sisters;
soprano solo (selected), Mrs. J. H.
Coppersmith; dance (by special re-
CuesD, Irna Farley; trio, Carmen
(Jadarol0, Messrs Heisch Bros. and
Moore; duet, Il Would That My Love
(Mendelssohn), Mrs. Edgar M. Shee-
han and Mrs. J. H. Coppersmith; comic
specialties, Emmett Phillips; solo,
Let Me Like a Soldier Fall" w. Long
bottom; march, Sacramento Institute
Orchestra.
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The kriDp Indictment.

1t was not Kripp, the Yolo dairyman,
whom the Grand Jury of that county
indicted on Saturday for the alleged
swearing to an overcharge against the
county for roadwork, but his son, E. l..
Kripp.
Ex-Supervisor Casselman declares
that the Indictment was wrongfully
found. He says the work for which
kripp sent in his claim was faithfully
performed, that the demand was just
one, and will be so proven.
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Demorest Medal Contest Tonight

The Capital City Women's Christian
Temperance Union is WideaWake on the
subject of raising funds to defray the
expenses of Mrs. Clara Hoffman's lee
lures, which viii be given early in
March in this city.
The Superintendent of the Demorest
medal work, Mrs. NJ. E. Kimbal, has
been preparing for a contest to take
place at the English Lutheran Church
on Sixteenth street tonight Spe-
cial effort has been made to
render this an interesting occasion.
Musical talent has been secured, and it
is expected that the State President,
Mrs. SturteVant Peet, will be present.
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Red ITEMS Ball.

At Turner Hall tonight the members
of the Improved Order of Red Men
and of Wenonah Council, Daughters of
Pocahontas, will celebrate Washing
toms Birthday by grand ball.
The Red Men have a reputation for
giving most enjoyable parties, and the
committees are determined that that of
tonight shall be the equal of any
given heretofore.
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"TO Get the Best"

(From the PlacervilIe Democrat.)
To get the best reports of legislative
Union" Unlike the big shoddy blanket
sheets of San Francisco, it is never full
Of scare-headS and emptiness, and is a
good paper to read and file away for
reference.
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New Line.

In connection with our jewelry es-
tablishment, We carry a complete line
Of optical goods. Are prepared to dag
nose and correct errors Of refraction.
Eyes tested free by our Mr.. r. b.
klune, graduate of the Chicago Oph
thalinic College. Klune & Floberg,
42S J street
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The cows are coming in, and milk
pans are in great demand; 6-quart
size, 70c doz; Sgt Soc; loot 81; loot
scanned extra heavy, 81 doz. American
Cash Store, Eighth and K
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The official costumer for the Athletic
Club masquerade ball is located at 123
J street with handsome costumes to be
rented at rea.sona Bile prices.
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Priestly's
Black Goods.

From Priestly, the celebrated
English maker of black dress
goods, we have a special line of
42-inch stuffs, in all the new de-
signs, at 9oc yard. They cannot
be excelled for the price and are
perfect in weave and dye.
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SPECIAL-A real japanese cream
pitcher given free with every two pack
ages of Java blend coffee. Price, 25c
package. G. G. G.
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The Best is the Cheapest.

For high grade, fresh and smoked
Sausages of all kinds try Mohr & Yoerk
Packing Company
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A large can of pineapple for 10 cents.
A large can of bakeu beans in tomato
sauce, 10 cents. Deane Bros, Goth & ]. +
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First-class timing and plumbing
done by Miller Bros, 1116 J.
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SPECIAI-A real japanese cream
pitcher given free with every two pack
ages Of Java blend coffee. Price, 25c
packaga C c. c.
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The only genuine domestic bread az
the Pacific Grove Bakery, S23 ].
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| he worst tea in the
world is drunk in the United
States.
Try ScAtIl,ng's Best
your grocer will sell you a
package, and pay you back
your money in full if you
don't like it.
A sclrilling & Company
San Francisco BIG
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WOmen's Vests, lSC.

Women's Ribbed Cotton Ecru
Vests, with a fleece lining. Made
With long sleeves and a high neck.
Arm holes and neck run with rib
bon. Special price, 1Sc
Pants to match at same price.
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MARRIED.
BORN.
DIED.

PRESTON-Tn this city. January 30th, to
the wife of VIM. f. Preston, a daughter
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This will be a sale of Paper
covered Novels, large, clear print,
and much below value at sc.
The list OF titles includes a hun
dred or more popular and stand
ard works of fiction. The list of
authors will be published to-
morrow.
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WOn1en's Shoes

WOmen's Black Kid Button Shoes
with neat round toes, not pointed,
and with patent leather tips. Price,
81 80.
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LegisIatIYe Notes.

Saturday. the goth, was the senate first ses- sion on the last day of the week
 The joint committee appointed to visit the state university at Fayetteville have left on that mission.
 Mir. Curl introduced bill in the house to pro- vide for the government Of Hot Springs as a taxing district
 Senator Wilson introduced bill appropriat- ing s65 300 for the support and maintenance of the state university at Fayetteville.
 The house spent almost the entire day Tues day discussing the differences between the United States and the state of Arkansas.
 A concurrent resolution proposing m amend ment to the cons tltution whereby sessions of the general assembly shall be quadrennial has been introduced in the house.
 A bill has passed the senate and house to prohibit the running of horses on public high ways, except in eases of emergency This will stop horse racing on the roads.
 Both the senate and house took a recess. at IL a. m. Saturday and assembled in the ball of the house to hear from the Nebraska delegation who are visiting here in the interest of the Trans-M Mississippi Exposition. Their object being to have Arkansas represented at the ex- position which is to be held at Omaha, Neb.. from June to Noyembe- -Soa
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Tho senate rrooeedings.

LITTLE ROCK Feu. 25 Yesterday senate bill No. la9 G<imbelD, for the relief of the drouth sufferers of this state was taken up. it being D special order for 10 a. m. to-day. Senator South offered to amend by striking out all of that part which provides for taking the S25,000 from the direct tax fund. and make Si000O wherever 1t occurs in the bill read S6o 000. The amendment was lost. On motion of Senator Kfmbeu, the bill was read the third time and placed on it's final passage. The roll was called and ii failed to pass. % votes being necessary The vote was ayes, q: noes 8.
 Senator South moved committee Of two be appointed to inform the house that the senate would meet them at ? p. III. to-day In informal session to receive the memorials adopted by the commercial convention last week. Carried
 Senate bill No POS was introduced by senator Worthen relating to working the eonviets on a state farm.
 Senate bill No 2io was introduced by Senator McMullin to provide for certain printing Tt the state institutions Il requires biennial re- ports of the state charitable and educational institutions to be printed at the deaf mute in stitute, and approprlates $500 to carry it into effect
 Senate bill No I9s (Biackburnl, to regulate the sale Of native wine in this state, was read third time and pasSed-ayeS g; noes. <
 Senate bill No. 76 (Ganberry), appropriat- ing Ss,O0o for contingent fund for use by the state board of health. was read third time and failed to pass. a two-thirdS vote being re- Quired. The vote was S-ayeS, 16; noes 10
 Senate bin No. 90 Gray, to authorize municipal corporations to establish. own and operate free public ferries, was read third l time and passetl-ayes, g, noes 4. Senator Williamson moved to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. l2a, for the re- lief of the drouth sufferers, failed to pass. Pending action on the motion the senate took a recess,
 The senate reassembled at o'clock and i'm
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rhe senate prnceelIInrs.

IrrrIR ROCK. Feb g. Yesterday house bill No. 50 Smith, of Crittenden), for depot at the Arkansas end of the Memphis bridge, was taken up for final passage Senator Will Hams withdrew his amendment that the depot be within 200 yards of Bridge Junction, and substituted one that said depot be located 245 yards north of Bridge Junction. The amendment caused much discussion, and when the vete was taken ii was lost ayes, lS, noes, 16
 Senator Gray offered an amendment that nothing in the act should be so construed as to make this a freight depot Senator Manning moved to table the amendment and called for ayes and noes. The motion prevailed ayes, 2l noes, 6
 Senator Manning moved that the bill be placed on it's third reading and final passage. Upon call of the roll the bill passed ayes, %; noes, 10.
 Senator Gray gava notice that on to-day he would move to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed senator Manning moved to at once reconsider the vote by which the bill passed. and to lay that motion on the table Senator south raised the point of order that senator ManningS motion was out of order, the chair decided that his point Of order was not well taken, and the roll was called on Sen ator ManninKS motion. The motion pre- vailed ayes I9; noes L
 When the senate met in the afternoon mes senger from the governor announced his ap-
 
 for life and accident insurance companies where death or accident occurs or the insured lives; also senate bill No. 42 tWitu. allowing pensions to blind and indigent eX- Confederate soldiers without families
 Senate bill No l69 (Ningl relating to the sale of liquor The bill provides there must be a majority of all the votes Of the state to allow the sale of whisky in any county, was read the third time The bin was defeuted ayes. s; noes, -.
 Senate bill No t24 tHayes4 providing that the salaries of county officers shall not exceed &, ,000 was taken up. A motion to table the bill was carried ayes I9; noes, S
 Senate bill No iS5 (Wittl. to authorize con- stables and marshals to serve notice to take dispositions as by the sherin. Read third time and passed ayes 8; noes, 1.
 The House
 Mir BaIdridge offered a resolution urging the house to hold night sessions in order to finish the business within 50 days. The resolution was lost
 By request of Mir. Williams, the name of Mir Ferguson was added to the ways and means committee
 Mr. Lucas gave notice that he would, on to- morrow morning, move to reconsider tae -ote by which house bill No. 49 tShawl, to e4- .end the tune for paying taxes was lost, county line between Howard and Sevier coun' ties was read the third time. Che bill passed -ayes. 64: noes, $
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House bil No. 200 6dorrs), to fix the fees and salaries Of the county officers of Lawrence county, vas taken mp and read the third time. The roll call showed-ayes es; noes, T.
 House bill No 2f6 (Cotton), to provide for the sale Of the sixteenth section. township g, in the Ozark district. was read the third time and passed ayes 8. noes. f.
 When the house recanyenea ia Inc afternoon housc bill Nc. 191 tiiarper1 regulating the pur chase of school supplies was read third time and passed ayes. 45; noes 32 Ii had been previously amended soas not to apply t0 special school districts. The bill provides that here- after Ho board ef Sebeol directors except In special school districts shall purchase or cause 10 be purchased any school apparatus or sup plies without having first submitted an item ized statement to the regular annual school meeting which statement shall contain q list Of school furniture apparatnses or supplies to be purchased. with the probable cost Of same, and the same shall have been agreed to by a majority of the electors present; provided, that the said statement may be modified by ad- dnR to or taken from, any such articles of fur nituret apparatuses or supplies as q majority of the electors present may agree by ballot; provided also, that if in the judgment and dis cretion Of any such board of directors there exists need for any such school supplies hefeinbefore enumerated one call meeting in any one year of the electors of any such dis i triet may be had to agree to and authorize or | disagree to the purchase Of such apparatuses furniture or supplies by at least ten days no tiee of the time. place and object of such meet i ing first given, and such meeting shall conform in proceedings to other school meetings herein provided: provided further that sum Of money such as the electors shall agree, to pur- chase such apparatusos or supplies. shall be appropriated. and that no amount in excess of that voted shall be used or expended in the purchase of any furniture, apparatuses or sup plies.
 MT. Shorts bill No lS9 was placed on It's | third reading. It provides that the execution from judgment rendered by justice Of thepeace may be stayed by some responsible person en- tering into obligation to the adverse party in sum sufficient to secure the payment of the judgment condition to be void on payment in full of such judgment at the ex- piration of the stay; provided Che stay all sums under said jurisdiction shall be six months from the rendition of the judgment. l The bill passed-ayes. T; noes, 8.
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BEGINNING IN BUSINESS.
auestions for the Young People to
 Consider.


 Should young people remain in the town where they were born and en- gage in business under the eyes of their parents is question which eNcites She attention of families and often of whole communities. The tendency of human life is to remain near the old homestead, to continue in later life in the enjoyment of the friendships of one's youth The world IS so large, so strange and apparently so cold that it intimidates the life of young people aud causes them to think that they will forego great business success away from home, because adventure is not alluring and fortune is uncertain. Home, friends and an easy living seem k restrain ambition and quiet the mind with thoughts of success in life at the place of birth.
 Should young people engage in a business because it is prepared to their hand? If their parents did a successful business it does not follow that they will succeed. The old associations will pass away and everything may change, when it will require ingenuity to so  change the business that it may be adapted to the times. An inheritance is often squandered. and the history of men proves that more inherited for tunes have been lost in business than any other kind There are brilliant eX- captions even to this rule. but this is the main modifying feature of the whole situation.
 If you live in the midst of a small population and are known to every per son in the community and continue to nbide there during your mature life you will be obliged to inherit many of the prejudices that existed against your parents, together with the prejudices that you made in early life; petty idio- syncrasies in your character will be magnitied to greater proportions than egregious faults in people who have lived at greater distance from your critics. Sometimes stranger who has less talent, weaker character and no reputation will move into the com munity and engage in the same busi- ness and distance you in the race If life These things are all worthy of att tention. for they weigh much in the trend of affairs which circle around ene's Iife.-Harvey L. Riddle, in Chau- tauquan.
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PENSION OFFICE AS DETECTIVE.
neunitina Families as ga side issut tn
 Ifa tfuslucSa

ReuHitina Families as a side tsfTst tn
 lts Bnslncsa
 The pension office. besides examining into pension claims and passing on shem, does an enormous amount If other business in the way of uniting and yeuniting famiies-we find husbands for wives, wives for husbands, parents for children and children for parents. Only recently case came under my observation which illustrates my mean ing and 'tis q sample of a number of others. An application was received from lady who applied for widows pension. She gave the hume of her hus- band, his service, company and regi- ment. ln looking into the claim fl was found that the husband was alive and drawing pension through the pension agency at Chicago. The woman who resides III Massachusetts. was so in- formeds
 Immediately came q reply from her asking the address of the man which was furnished. \ correspondence en- sued between them and when they sat isfied themselves that they were on the right track they arranged q meeting. The man thought that his wife had died and at the close of the war entered the regular army aud went west The woman, not hearing from the man, be- came convinced that he had been killed or had died She was unofiieiallY fn- formed that he had died in q hospital and supposed it was Il fact. In the meantime she had married again. Her second husband had died and had been dead over ten years when she applied for pension.
 Another case call to mind is that of soldier who originally lived at Ni- agara Falls. He went in the army and served under Sherman. Al the close of the war he settled in New Orleans. He had positive information that his wife had died. but he never was able to get any information as to what had become of his three children, except that they had been sent to an orphan asylum. tie did not know in what state the orphan asylum was located Neither did the children know W whether their father was dead or alive, though from what they had been able to pick up in the way of Information from time te time they had concluded lie had passed to the other side.
 It happened that the daughter of the soldier not only grew up to be heauti- ful woman but had married a wealthy man. She wrote the war department to learn of the whereabouts Of her fa- thers grave, but there was no record of it. She then wrote to the pension office for the address of man she had heard served with her father and who at one time lived at Niagara Falls. The ending of it all was tbat the children found the father and the father found his children. There are hundreds of such cases, though. of course, the mum Der of them is becoming smaller is time passes Washington Star
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Song Bird I,ilI.

Following is a full text of the bill:
 Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Arkansas:
 SECTION l. It shall be unlawful for any person within tae state of Arkansas to kill, wound or injure any wild bird, other than the game birds. or 10 destroy, disturb or rob the nests of any such birds, or to sell CT expose for sale. either dead alive, any of such birds; and it shall be unlawful for any rail- road company express company, steamboat company or other company or corporation, or private person, their agents, employees or ser wants to have in possession or receive for transportation or carriage or for any other purpose whatever, any such birds or eggs; but this section shall not apply to English spar rows, crows, black birds. hawks, owls eagles and other birds of prey. nor shall it prohibit any person from killing any such birds on his own primises when in the act of destroying fruit or other crops.
 SEC. ?. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage.
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tauqual
His Ancertor.s InitiaIr.

4 Scotch clergyman named Fraser claimed the title and estates of Lord Lovat. He tried, on the trial of the case, to establish his pedigree by pro-, ducing an ancestral watch on which were engraved the letters IS. F." Ths claimant alleged these letters were the initials of his ancestor, the notorious Simon Fraser. Lord Lovat, beheaded in HAT for supporting the young pre- tender. The letters engraved under the regulator were shown to stand for "slow" and ''fast.' and the case was imagined out of court. Washington Star.
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ionrned to meet the house In in-

mediately adjourned to meet the house in in- formal joint iession
 After the joint session Senator Williamsons' motion. made before recess. was carried-ayes, is: noes. TO- and the bill was placed on the cal endar.
 Senate bill No. 1s9 (B1acbburn), to amend the law securing liens to meehancis and laborers so as to allow nine months instead of 99 days in which to bring suit, Was read third time and passed ayes 2i. noes. L
 The House.
 The speaker declared the special order to he the reports on house concurrent resolution No l2 Mir Short moved to suspend further discussion on the resolution til Saturday morning The motion was lost ayes 40, noes. 4I The morning hour expired before any further action was taken
 MT Lucas moved to reconsider the vote by which house bil No. 49 (Shaw), to extend the the time for paying taxes failed to pass. The vote was reconsidered and the bill made special order for tomorrow morning.
 A message from the governor announced his signature to house bill No. l68 CNaylor)i au- thoriZing United States consuls in foreign countries to take acknowledgements; also house bill No. f99 Johnson. of Madison ceuatyl, to prescribe the time of holding courts in Madi- son county
 4 committee from the senate informed the house that that body would meet the house in an informal session to receive the committee ] offer memorials and resolutions Mir Kirby moved that q committee of three be appointed to inform the senate that the house would meet that body at o'clock. After considerable dis- cussion the motion preyailed-ayes. 53; noes 8.
 Mir. Smith, of Cross county moved that the rules be suspended so the railroad commission bill could be disposed Of Carried. MT. Amac1er offered an amendment, which leaves the appointment of the commission with | the governor.
 The house took recess before the discus i sion on the amendment was over. Immediately on reassembling the house mo- i tiled the senate they were ready to go into joint session to receive the committee from the i commercial convention. In few minutes the committee representing the board of trade was escorted in. Mir. Remmel who acted as Spokes- man for the committeee. said the proposed leg 1 islation approved by the convention was:
 i The creation of fund for the benefit of 1 disabled iremen out of the tax money paid by l insurance companies. ?. Provision for the publication of the geo. logical reports that have not been printed
 3. Laws for free turnpikes by working short l term coHvicts on the roads. l i. Provision for Arkansas exhibits at the Nashville and Omaha expositions. l D. Provision for building state railroads with i convict labor.
 l 6. Passage of laws protecting and regulat- l ing the native wine industry.
 [. Rejection of the Pinnix bill relating to building and loan associations etc.
 8. Passage of q railroad commission bill. l g. Promotion of the horticultural interests of the state.
 f0 Provision for the payment of the in l debtedness Of the state.
 The joint session was dissolved and the re- mainder of the afternoon was occupied in dis ] cussine the railroad commission biIl.