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WHY SHE REFORMED.
The Alarm Clock Went OFF in He1
Bustle.

I've quit smuggling" admitted the
good old lady who is prone to consult
her conscience and look upon the laws
of men as the outgrowth of fallible
judgment and of political prejudices.
If I can get my laces and my jewelry
and my dress. goods for less money in
the Dominion of Canada than l can
here, | regard it as my right to do SO.
But one experience with the revenue
officers made them watchful of me and
now / do my shopping on this side
rather than be subjected to the annoy
ance of their surveillance. I had grad
ually grown into the habit of getting
my silks, @woolen seal goods and dia-
monds in Windsor In fact. l bought
nearly everything over here that
could get at a reduction and conceal
about my person. One afternoon when
was there l found the daintiest and
prettiest and cheapest little alarm
clock that / had ever seen. We need
ed such an article in the house. and
after being assured that it was a good
timekeeper and to be depended upon
to wake us at any desired time,
bought it. At that time bustles were
good deal larger than we wear them
now and / had no trouble in concealing
my purchase. l also had about my
person several articles of silverware
secured at q bargain, and a beautiful
little diamond ring for a favorite niece
The Canadian officials at the landing
all knew meiand bowed pleasantly On
this side l felt perfectly secure because
l had been engaged in individual
smuggling for years and no one had
ever asked me a question. AS
stepped to the dock one of the depu-
ties lifted his hat and began to exam
inc the basket of some poor woman who
was landing. Out of curiosity I await
ed the result but right in the midst Of
the investigation there was bur-r-r-l lr
and a. Whir-r-r-r that made me faint
My alarm clock had proclaimed itself.
/ was caught red-handed. and they said
they were letting me off easy when they
confiscated the goods. That's the only
reason that I ceased to smuggle. - De-
troit Free Press
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Tragedy Of the Heart.

Tears stood in the young woman's
eyes.
You pain me deeply. Mr. Highmore,' y
she said.
Then you refuse my love?'
For a moment she was silent Then
with great gentleness she spoke again.
Mr. Highmore, L can never marry a
man who walks pigeon toed."
AS if struck by a heavy and unex-
pected blow in the face. he sank back
into chair.
But presently he recovered himself
Rising from the chair he put on his
overcoat and drew his gloves with
great deliberation, took his hat, and
moved to the door. Then, with his
hand on the knob, he turned and said
Il could bear the pain of the rejec-
ton, Miss Glycerine McCurdy, for this
is not the first time. There have been
others. But this is the deepest humiIia-
tion that has ever befallen me- I shall
remember this as the bitterest hour of
my life. I have been turned down by
a girl who pronounces it 'progr'm!'
His head sank till his chin rested on
his shirt bosom, and he opened the
door and faded out of her sight for
eVer.-Chicago Tribune
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ANOTHER WATER SCHEME.

An apparently adroit but transparent
scheme is on foot to sink more city
money in river water machinery. 1t
has had it's genesis in a suggestion
that to avoid the drainage of the
American River coming to the city
pipes the latter should be extended UP
stream to and above the mouth of the
American, so as to insure entry into
the pipes of the clearer water of the
Sacramento River.
In support of this bad scheme, for it
is nothing less, though some people
may be innocently led into its endorse
ment, DR.. Mealand appeared before the
Board Of Trustees Monday evening
with a decayed fish that had come
through the water pipes to a house
hydrant. The ingenious doctor did not
explain how he knows, If he does. that
the fish came from the waters of the
American, or that extension of the
pipes above the mouth of the Ameri-
can will prevent the entry of fish into
the mains. AS a matter of fact there
are very few fish in the American and
very many in the Sacramento.
The overf1ows are about all along the
Sacramento and out of these float dead
fish, the carcasses of hogs and cattle
and vegetable decay of tules, grasses,
roots and herbs, to say nothing of the
natural shed of cow and general stock
pasturage. To such an extent do these
overflow sections, hundreds of square
miles in extent, affect the water that in
the later part of the dry season the
fluid delivered through house hydrants
has a milky appearance.
1t is not explained, nor can it be,
how the people viii be better by use
Of unadulterated Sacramento River
water, that is. water to which the
American has contributed nothing. 1t
is urged in behalf of the. pipe extern
sion scheme that it will save US from
the drainage of the Folsom Hrison.
which leads into the American. lsut
that is a small matter compared with
the drainage Of the towns, residences,
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Rash Man.

When she saw his look of determina-
tion she was afraid, says the Chicago
Post.
I pray you" she cried, ito do moth
ing rashl Take time to thinki"
Il have sworn!" he answered. Il
must keep my VOW
What have you sworn?" she de-
manded. Tell me. 1 would know the
worst
He seized her by the arm with such
force that she could hardly refrain
from crying out.
Il made a VOW" he said slowly and
impressively, that if you refused me
I would"
GO on!" she cried. You would
what?''
II would marry some other girl"
AS he went out into the night she
could see that fierce resolve was writ
ten all over his face.
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consideration the difference between
early and late marketing, and IL lhey
want to be among the early birds VINO
catch the worm they should COME to
the north to plant orange trees
A PATRIOTIC ACT.
! Cordelia x-Ray: The action of Con-
gress unanimously voting to appropfl-
ate $50, ,C00,O00 to be expended by Presl-
/ dent Mckinley at his discretion for
! the national defense was very patrl-
! otic act and displayed the loyalty to
| the President of all the members of
| that body in case the United states
| should become involved in conflict
with Spain. It is said that the scene
which greeted the announcement of the
vote in either house has seldom been
paralleled in Congress. President Nc
Kinley must be gratified by the prompt
| ness with which this enormous sum
was voted at his request, and it shows
| that whatever. measures he shall adopt
in regard to seeking retribution for the
| loss of the Maine will be approved by
Congress. irrespective of political par
ties. And should war finally follow,
| the President viii find 1000000o loyal
and patriotic Americans ready and
willing to defend this country's flag and
honor
/ THE BASTARD HORSE RACING
EVIL
Stockton Mail: In the bastard form
of horse racing which obtains at the
race tracks in and about San Fran
cisco the horse is mere incident The
betting is everything. Men and wom-
en- crowd the track daily who never see
start or finish. They care only to
learn the winning number. Tor all
practical purposes the horses might IS
we'll be tin toys, raced around min
iature track
The San Francisco police at least
make a pretense of closing such games
as faro, keno and the like. And while
the small rascals who thrive by small
sWindles are flung into jail if caught,
the big rascals who thrive by the most
gigantic and debauching of all swim
dies, carry their heads high and sit
down to eat and talk in the company
of gentlemen.
The noble sport of horse racing ought
to be encouraged. The swindling
games called race tracks in and around
San Francisco ought to be shut up as
any other cheat and swindle is. The
simple and effectual way to close these
skin games is to pass a law absolutely
prohibiting the selling of pools. Let
there be horse racing, but let there be
no book making.
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Doctors now agree that
consumption is curable.
Three things, if taken to-
gether, will cure nearly every
case in the first stages; the
majority of cases more ad-
vanced; and a few of those
far advanced.
The first is, fresh air; the Sc
cond, proper food; the third,
Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver
oil with hypophosphites.
To be cured, you must not
lose in weight, and, if thin,
you must gain. Nothing
equals SCOTS Emulsion to
keep you in good flesh.
soc. and SI.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE Chemists New York.
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].

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE
of California, County of Sacramento In
the matter of the. estate OF ROBERT
FORBES, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY.
the 18th day of March, 1898, at 10 O'clock
a. M of said day. and the court room OF
said court, at the Courthouse, in the CIV
of Sacramento, County Of Sacramento.
and State of California. has been an
pointed as the time and place for prov
ing the will of said Robert Forbes. de-
ceased. and for hearing the application Of
Elizabeth a. Forbes for the issuance 10
her of letters testamentary thereon
Witness my hand and the seal of said
court, this 7th day of March, 1898
(SeaD W. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY Z. S. Wachhorst Deputy Clerk.
Indorsed: Filed March e. 1885,
w. r. HAMILTON. Clerk &
By E. s. Wachhorst, Deputy.
White & Seymour, Attorneys for Peti-
toner. mrS-I0t
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Fair Wednesday;
probably heavy frost in the interior We'd
nesday morning; northerly winds.
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Florence will have a strange cele-
bration next May for the 400tn ami
versary of the burning Of Savonarola as
hereto. The Catholic clergy, headed
by the Archbishop, Cardinal Bausa, will
hold solemn religious service in his
honor.
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wATERHoUsE & LESTER.

Gncorported.)
WAGON AND CARRIAGE MATE.
rails Hardware. Lumber, Iron Steel and
coal, Horseshoers and Blacksmiths' Sup-
plies. 709. I'll. ia. Ills street. Sacramento.
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A MATTER OF LATITUDE.

If San Francisco commercial men were
not absolutely serious in their demand
recently made upon the transcontinental
railroad companies, the whole affair
could be treated as a bowling farce. It
has happened that gold has been discov-
cred in the far north close up to the
Arctic Circle and the chief points of de-
parture for the new gold fields are 1,0O0
miles north of San Francisco. To those
points there lead three lines of trans
continental railway. These lines, and
notably a foreign one enjoying rich Gov
ernment subsidies, have cut rates for
carriage Of passengers below what it is
possible, without dead loss, for lines to
carry that terminate on the coast
thousand miles farther from the gold
fields. The demand Of San Francisco is
meet the rates of the direct lines, in order
to enable San Francisco, as an interme
diate point, to sell mining outfits to those
who would thus be induced, possibly, to
route. 1t seems to have made no diff
ference that the more southerly routes
have shown that to do as is desired will
in one class of passengers compel the
railroad companies to carry the miners
for nothing, and in another class of cases
to carry them gratis and present them
with coin in addition as a souvenir of un-
business-like conduct. Now suppose the
gold fields to have been discovered as
far south of San Francisco as Seattle
and Tacoma are north of it, the demand
Of those places that the northern trans
continental roads carry to San Francisco
as cheaply as the direct roads would be
precisely on a level with the demand
San Francisco has now made. This
matter is one of latitude, not of rates
and that is all there is in it.
The Literary Digest" one of the
most conservative of magazines, says
that there is no known case that fits
that of the Maine as a precedent
Which is true. In international law
no such case is known. 1t is added
that this Government has established
new precedent in the case, namely
of examination into the cause of the
disaster independently of the Power in
whose port the affair took place. All
precedents had a time when there was
no precedent for them; they have a
beginning. Thus it is that interna-
tional law grows into an established
code.
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Russia has most rapidly increasing
population OF any country IN the world.
The growth during the the last 100 years
has been a fraction less than 100000
annually.
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Why does a man who is really good
usually look so sad?
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A Diagnosis.

Cholly Addlepate-Aw, doctah, 1 have
wecently been afflicted with fearful
headaches.
DoctorI see Some of those aching
yoids we read about.-Chicago News.
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Why is the hired girl Of foreign birth
called domestic?
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SACRAMENTO BANK.

THE OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN
the city, corner Fifth and ] streets, Sac
ramento. Guaranteed capital, S500,000;
paid up capital, gold coin. 100000; re-
serve fund, 500, 900; term and ordinary de-
posits, SO, Id, 931 80; loans on real estate
January /, 1897, 81, $50, 761 20. Terms and
ordinary deposits received. Dividends paid
in January and July Money loaned upon
real estate only. Information furnished
upon application to
w P. COLEMAN, President.
Ed R Hamilton. Cashier.
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he Weekly Union, per year.........$1 90
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ON CARGO VESSELS.

the skipper of a regular liner is the
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BANKING HOUSES.

NATIONAL BANK Oh D. 0. MILLS & CO
sacramento, CaI.-Founded 1850.
DIRECTORS:
D. o. MILLS. EDGAR MILLS
:. PRENrISS SMITH.
FRANK MILLER President
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ORANGE CROP.

Oroville Mercury: The orange grow
ers of Southern California are worry
ing themselves into premature graves
in their efforts to make combinations
which viii keep up the price Of their
fruit The bottom is out of the orange
market, and the belated crop of the
south is likely to prove an improbable
one, SO say the southern growers and
the southern papers. This condition
of affairs is TO be regretted, but it is
confined to the south alone. Here in
the Northern Citrus Belt the orange
market troubles us not, for the bulk
of our crop was harvested and rnar-
keted two months ago at most salts
tory prices. People who contemplate
planting orange trees should take into
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CALIFORNIA STATE BANK,
SACRAMENTO.
Does a General Banking Business.
CAEE nEDncIT MAI1I TIC

OFFICERS:
FREDERICK COX..........................Pr President
GEORGE w PELTIER. Vice President
W. e. GERBER. .... Cashicr
c. E. BURNHAM M............ Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS:
C.. w. CLARK. GEO. w. PEITIER
FREDERICK Cox, JOSEPH STEPHENS,
PETER BoHL, ADoLPH HEILBRoN,
w E GERBER
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THE PRESIDENT AND CUBA.

Tacoma Ledger: The facts that are
coming to light regarding the action
of President Mckinley in the Cuban
matter, showing that for many months
he has been going ahead carefully and
surely, taking no step that would have
to be retraced, will prove a surprise to
those who have been denouncing the
administration for its inaction and
deafness to the cries of distress from
Cuba. The President and his Cabinet
have been fully alive to the demands
of the occasion, and have acted man
fully and in a manner that will meet
the approval of every patriotic citi-
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the right to hold office. For several
years the women have held prominent
place on the programs. They began by
furnishing musical solos, recitations and
poems, but have now. according to the
year book, added essays, which We would
probably call papers. The debates and
addresses are accredited eolely to the
men.
An annual literary competition is held
by the Union. preceded by preliminary
competitions in elocution, prepared
speeches solo and part singing, and
dramatic scenes, held in four districts.
The winners in these are selected to
appear in the real competition at the
Town Hall Of Adelaide. The highest
number Of societies at any time in the
Union has been forty one with a total
membership Of 1000. but this has been
reduced nearly half. "The falling of
can be attributed to several causes,
First and foremost is the fact that go
many Of the young men Of this Colony
have taken their departure for Western
Australia. and in consequence. the rolls
OF membership OF most Of the societies
have been reduced to an alarming extent
and in some instances the losses have
been 90 great that the societies have had
to be disbanded. The great interest.
too, that has been taken in cycling dur.
ing the past year or two has also tended
to initiate against the success Of literary
societies"
In many respects these Australian
societies are Of the nature of the Uni.
versity literary societies. though the for.
uer have an independent existence.
Seventy per cent Of the meetings are
opened with prayer; in other cases the
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ditions the club could follow out it's
individual plans in arranging for the
expenses Of the course.
II sufficient number Of clubs desire
to take up this work in connection with
tne university there will, in time be
provisions made for travelling universe
ty library designed to cooperate with the
State Federation Library Of the clubs
This plan Of university extension in con.
nection with clubs should appeal strongly
to the teachers Of community a. it will
enable them to become acquainted with
university methods and prepare them to
take up special work in the university il
they should desire to take advantage Of
university credits offered in the extern
sion work. Graduates Of tho university
who contemplate studying for their mas
ter's degree could do much Of the requir-
ed work in this way.
This is the only country with enough
women's clubs to form federation, but
emitting the reference to sex, We have
not the honor OF organizing the first
union Of literary clubs. A year book
sent from Adelaide, South Australia,
to the editor OF this department.
gives the history and statistics Of the
South Australian Literary Societies
Union. from its formation in 1888 to the
present time. The clubs OF tho Union
exist in nearly every town and always
have q mixed membership.
Until last year the women paid no
dues or merely half that REQUIRED for
men. and were ineligible to Office. In
1897 tho women were admitted to full
membership in all the clubs, but the
report neglects to say il that includes
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GI~B B 8
ANNIE L. MILLER. EDITOR.

Officers of the State Federation of Womans Clubs
President Mrs. B. NJ Stoutenborough Plattsmouth
Vice president. Mrs E. NJ Cobb York.
Secretary, Mrs Henrietta Smith, Omaha.
Treasurer. Mrs. NJ. " Nichols. Beatrice.
Auditor, Mrs Ella s. Larsh. Nebraska City.
Librarian, Mrs. G. NJ. Lambertson. Lincoln.