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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Missouri Will Respond Promptly.

JEFFERSON CITY Mo), March u.
-Adjutant- General Bell stated tonight
that in case the President made call
for troops, the National Guard of Mis-
souri, would respond promptly. He
says: The National Guard of Mis-
souri, will, in my opinion, stand by the
President, and in the event of a call,
% per cent. of them will promptly line
lp for service
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Rushing Work ON Torpedo Boats.

PORTLAND. March Pin order to
complete the torpedo boats Davis and
Fox at the earliest possible moment,
the Wolff & wicker Iron Works to-
night began working with a night shift
and Will work night and day till the
boats are finished. 1t is expected that
the boats will be ready to turn over to
the Government in June
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
TWO OCEAN RACES.
Fast Voyages of Ships From San
Francisco to England.

SAN FRANCISCO. March .21.-Two
ocean races through the Pacific and
Atlantic have been just completed The
British ship Olive Bank came out the
winner. but with little time to spare
The Olive Bank and the British ship
Primrose left here for Great Britain
on October 21th The British bark
Drumalis, Captain Campbell, sailed on
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Attempted Jail Break.

RIVERSIDE. March 21.-Another al
most successful attempt to break jail
occurred here to-day. Three prisoners
had worked Saturday and Sunday cut
ting hole in the rear wall corridor OF
the Jail, and when the officers detected
them they had about finished the JOB,
and We're preparing to escape.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
A Mail Carrier Pleads to Theft.

BISMARCK On. d., March 21.-The
mysterious disappearance of a package
containing $1,000 from the mails be-
tween Williamsport and Livonia was
solved by the confession Of Walter Bou-
TELLER mail carrier, who has been I'M
der arrest. Boutellier said he concealed
the package in a deserted barn, where
it was found by the inspector all the
money clerks being found but S60
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Jams Refused Landing.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 21-Immi-
grafton Commissioner North and the
special board of inquiry refused a land
ing to thirty-three out of ninety-elght
Japanese who arrived recently by the
China and the Doric. The remaining
sixty-five We're allowed to land. The
unlucky thirty-three claimed to be far
mers, visiting California for the purpose
of studying agriculture. but the Com
missioner was convinced that they were
coolies.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
H. H. CRAIG MISSING.
Suddenly Disappears While About
to Take a Train for the South.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21-The
whereabouts of II. II. Craig d prom
inent merchant of Rochester, n. Y.
have been a mystery to the police
since 5:15 o'clock this afternoon, when
he was separated from his daughter,
Miss A b Craig. in the crowd at the
ferry depot. as they We're on their
way to take the train at Oakland for
Pasadena. Although the matter was
promptly reported to the police, and
diligent search was made for the miss
ing man, no clue has been found to ac-
count for his sudden disappearance
1t is still an open question whether he
has met with foul play or has sue
cumbed to paralysis, to which he has
been subject for some time.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Marysville Election.

MARYSVILLE, March 21.--The city
election to-day resulted in the choice
of c. S. Brooks, Mayor; j. A. Maben,
Marshal; F. Z. Smith, Clerk; w. &.
Swain, Treasurer; Adam Fuller, L. G..
Williams, f. w Potter and H. Seiber,
Councilmen; Powell, Garden and Boor-
man. School Commissioners.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22

SAN"JOSE. March 21.-Judge Lori
gan to-day signed the death warrant
and commitment of Thomas Flannelly,
the Redwood City patricide The place
of execution was specified as the State
Prison at San Quentin. and the con-
demned prisoner viii be taken there
tomorrow morning by Deputy Sheriff
Tenant. Sheriff Mansfield of San Ma
teo County will join the officer at Red
wood City
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
RACING in ENGLAND.

LONDON, March 21-F'lat racing
opened to-day at Lincoln. There Were
no Americans among the starters.
James r. keene has decided to start
Voter in the Lincoln handicap tomor-
row in preference to ST. Cloud
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Basket Ball.

BERKELEY, March PA game OF
basket ball has been arranged between
the co-eds of the University of Cali
fornia and the University of Nevada.
1t will take place next Saturday after
noon in San Francisco.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22

his Government, has informed the De-
partment Of State that the COMMITTEES
of the Senate are under an entire mis-
apprehension. and that there IS no
ground whatever for the allegations
contained in the committees statement.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
England's Attitude Toward Hawaii

WASHINGTON, March, 21-Much
surprise has been created in England
by the passage in the recent report of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations respecting the attitude of Great
Britain toward Hawaii and Sir Julian
Pauncefote, under instructions from
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Reciprocity.

Weary Observation-Disclosures always
pays. l always believe in helpin' a lame
dog oye, the stile.
Hungry Higgins We'll, many a dog
has helped me over the fence.-Ind.ana
polls Journal
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Duke Of Ta11eyrand Dead.

BERLIN, March 21-The Duke OF
Talleyrand and Sagan is dead. He was
born in Paris in 1911 His second wife
was a daughter of the late Marshal
Boniface, Count de Castellane
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
Irish Local Government Bill.

LONDON, March 21.-In the House
of Commons to-day the Irish local gov
eminent bin passed second reading
without a division, and amid loud
cheers.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
The Monterey and Monaanock.

SAN DIEGO, March 21.-The United
States coast defenders Monterey and
Monadnock left for San Francisco at
1:30 this morning.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
WINE OUTPUT
OF CALIFORNIA.
Product the Past Season the Great
est in the States History.
Amounted in Round Numbers TO TnirtJ-0De
and a Hall Million Gallons.

Il. II. Craig, a Prominent Merchant
cf Rochester, New York, Be
comes Separated From His
Daughter In a Crowd at the
Ferry Landing at San Francisco
and Mysteriously Disappears.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
SAN DIEGO WATER SUPPLY.

Southern California Co. Asks to he
Released From It's Contract.
SAN DIEGO, March PA genuine
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22

L work with patience which is almost
ToWer.-Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22

Ii man once uses porous nlas.o,.
ne IS apt to become much attached 70
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
A. BI.EACHED
nUSLIN,
sc per yard.

Tomorrow morning we will
place on special sale one case OF
the welI-known brand Fruit Of
the Loom" Bleached Muslin, at
sc the yard. We need not dwell
on the merits of this cotton. as
1T is weI1-known to every house
wife; 20 yards Will be the limit
OF quantity to each customer,
so there will be some for all, and
all fare alike.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
So SO
Instead of So SO.

Ladies Finest Grade of
Chrome Kid Lace Shoes, dark
mahogany shade, coin toe; very
rich; L. XIV. heel; any size OF
width; So 80 pair; worth Sc SO.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
NEW ErBROIDERIES
sc, &c, I2C, l0C
and l0C yard.

Tomorrow morning at the
above prices You will And OF
our counter several hundred
yards Of splendid quality Cam
brio Embroidery, in new and de-
SIZE bile patterns, with firm
edge, well worked; they run
from 3 to 6 inches wide, and the
prices we quote on this new
Spring supply you'll find very
unusual on this grade OF goods.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-22
CHILDREN'S AND
MISSES SHOES,
Csc
Instead of 81 so.

One line of Chi1dren's and
Misses Black Wei Kid Lace
Shoes, narrow coin toe, patent
leather tip; any size; 8 to IL, or
11h to g; worth 81 so and 81 rs
pair. Special, csc pair.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
MARGUERITE" WAS MAGGIE.
The Former Name Too Much for the
Old Man.
CARL FOSTER.

The Former Name Too Much for the
Old Man.
Some one once said that 'the reason
so many persons have such fool names
is because of novel their mothers
were reading" But it isn't entirely the
fault of the yellow-covered book, says
the Detroit Free Press. Once upon a
time there used to be Claude or a
Catherine, or a Birdie and a Grace,
but we don't see them any more, for
now they are Klaude and Katherine
and Birdine and Grayce. Perhaps 1t Is
just as well. 1 remember one case,
though, that wasn't. Marguerite, she
had been named. 1t was easy enough
to teach the good-natured but simple
country father how to pronounce it,
but one day he went to the express
Office to send his daughter package.
"Who shall I address it to-" said the
express agent, taking up his pen.
miss Marguerite Thompkins," answer
ed the father. promptly. How dc
you spell acknowledgements" said
the express agent. Thompkins looked
dazed for few seconds. "M-a-r-g-a-
no; M-a-r-r-a-g-aw, dunno; put II
Maggie!"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
ENGLISH JESTS FROM RIVALS.

Brown-"Why did you countermand
your order for those fountain pens?"
Jones-"The agent took down my or
der with a lead pencil"
Tommy, what did l say I'd do to
you if you touched that jam again?"
why, that's funny. ma, that you
should forget. too! I'm blowed If I
can remember"
I've called to tell yeu, sir. that the
photographs you took Of us the other
day are not at all satisfactory; why, my
husband looks like an ape" well,
madam, what trouble did you find with
the photographer"
why can not a woman become q
successful lawyer, 1 should like to
know" asked lady of a cynical old
Judge Because, madam" he an
swered, she's too fond of giving her
opinion without pay"
Have you ever made an effsrt to
solve that mystery" inquired the de-
tective's friend. "Sir!" was the
naughty reply. "Id have you under
stand that arr working for the city. ]
am not a newspaper reporter"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
Along sne Noisy City Ways.

(This was apparently written by the
iato Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massa-
chusetts, in his youth. 1t was found in
one Of his early note books for the year
1858. signed 'P. B.w
Along the noisy city ways
And in this rafting city car.
On this the dreariest of days,
Perplexed with business fret and jar.
When suddenly a young sweet face
Looked on my petulance and pain
And lent 1t something Of its grace
And charmed 1t into peace again.
The day was just as bleak without,
My neighbors just as cold within.
And truth was Just as full of doubt,
The world was just as full Of sin.
But In the light of that young smile
The world grew pure. the heart grew
warm
And sunshine cleaned little while
Across the darkness of the storm.
did not care to seek her name,
only said. God bless thy life,
Thy sweet young grace be sim the same.
Or happy maid or happy wife,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

belief in ghosts, they had good MugA
over 1t. The ghost recovered In time
for a hearty dinner, but Miss Rollins
was still very pale and she trembled
quite perceptibly when Mrs. Bowen
presented the ghost.
They were alone in the parlor for a
few minutes after dinner when Mr..
Dernell, deliberately crossing the
room, stood before Miss Rollins.
Don't you know me, Mary?"
as it-Howard?" she asked, with
quiver!ng lips.
at is Howard, Mary! I want you to
forgive me-"
She said nothing-just sat there. a
pale, sadfaced little woman, not the
firm, decided little old maid OF the last
fifteen years.
At length she rose from the chah
and tried to pass him.
"Oh, yes-I forgive you, Of course.
shall so home today, eo-goodby."
"Oh no, Mary, it mustn't be goodby!
I've been wicked and selfish all these
years, but at least, Mary dear, I have
never loved any woman but you. /
Just kept staying away-I couldn't
seem to succeed in anything, somehow.
and I kept chasing an imaginary for
tune. I found a real one two years ago
and I came back to share 1t with you,
my poor little neglected wife. went
to your old home, but you were not
there-I have advertised in the New
York papers several times. When l
saw you last night I was so taken by
surprise-the blow on my head had
stunned me little and I could only
stand there looking at you. Let me
make up to you. Mary, for all these
years of neglect! I am not bad man
only a poor, weak specimen of hui
mainly"
But | am an old woman now, How
ard. 1t is better as it is, and l have
become quite used to living my lire
alone"
isn't there a bit of the old love left.
Mary?"
II wish I could say no, Howard,
but it would not be true. l have been
weak enough to keep on loving you'll"
"Then l will not let you go-you are
my wife even if the world does not
know it. We will have another we'd
ding and 1 will do what I can to atone
for all these wasted years. You won't
say no. Mary dear?"
She did not say anything at all, Tor
the tears came, choking her voice, pu'
relieving her overcharged nerves.
A few evenings later there was lit
tie wedding in Mrs. Bowen's parlor.
and the rest of miss Rollins New
York visit was turned into a wedding
trip, in which she was not obliged to
take half-price seats at the theater, or
occupy the hall bedroom.
CARL FOSTER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16


Higher education for women at the
Kansas State agricultural college does
not follow precedent. Young women
are trained to be competent house
keepers as we'll as readers Of Latin
and Greek. For many years the do
nestle science department has been
the prominent feature of the college
curriculum. In the last eighteen
months especial impetus has been CIV
en- the work by the increased facilities.
The new domestic science hall has just
been completed. The rooms on the
first floor are given up to practical
demonstrations On cookery and lee
lures on hygiene. On the second floor
are the sewing rooms; In the basement
is q lunch room we'll patronized by the
students.
The kitchen laboratory is a most at
tractive place. Round its tables gath
er the daily classes Of young women:
and here the supposition that college
bred women cannot learn the feminine
arts is deposed. Each one of the num-
Der plays her part with a dizziness that
Is the result of the rigid mental disci-
pline of a college course. The neces-
sity Of absolute exactitude is one OF
the advantageous things they have all
learned. Slipshod methods find no
followers among them.
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unpack ard carry few things into

unpack ard carry few things int
her room.
"This rooms haunted" Kate sait
bluntly, as she shrugged her shoulders
and looked round as II expecting t.
see something spring from one Of TIT
corners.
"Who haunts IT." Miss Rollin!
asked, with a smile at the girls fool
ishness.
"a man killed himself here once;
| they found him in that big closet
They say he comes back here when
ever the room isn't occupied. They
| say he stays mostly in the closet, but
no rattles the door-knob sometimes
as il he wanted some one to let him
out"
"Who told you all that nonsense!
You look too sensible a girl to tall;
about ghosts"
Il know two girls who used to live
here and they told me they'd seen
him. Mrs. Bowen discharged Mamie
OShea for talking about it."
"She did quite right. I'm not going
to tell her that you have talked about
it, but I'd advise you not to say such
things any more"
Don't you believe in ghosts,
ma'am?"
Certainly not"
81 wouldn't come in this room alone
after dark for anything. I'd be afraid
O. my life!"
You're a foolish girl. You must
not believe all the nonsense other girls
tell-you'll get yourself in trouble talk
ing this way to Mrs. Bowen's dodgers;
you ought to know better"
The girl was silenced, II not con-
WINGED, and Miss Rollins heard no
more Of the ghost until the night
when she saw him for herself.
That was the nisht before Christ
mas. She came in late from the
theatre-she had invited Mrs. Bowen
to 60 with her and they sat in the
parlor awhile talking over the play.
1t was nearly twelve when Miss Roi-
Inns started to 90 up stairs.
II must write letter before / go
to bed," she said, standing with her
hand on the banisters. II want Kate
to mail it for me early in the morn
ing"
60 into the back room If you like;
1t is warmer than yours and there's
a desk there"
Miss Rollins thanked her and with
a laugh Mrs. Bowen went on:-"You
don't take stock in ghosts, suppose?
They used to say that room was
haunted, but nobody's troubled the
place since I've had the house. A man
did commit suicide there once"
II am not afraid of ghosts. Who
was the MANI"
II don't know. He shot himself.
They found his body in the closet the
next day."
"Horrible Poor fellow! But I am
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

| STANDING PERFECTLY STILL.
not afraid. don't suppose he wants to
| come back to that closet"
She shuddered little as she seated
| herself at the old-fashioned desk and
commenced to write. She glanced
at the closet door several times and
creepy feeling came over her. The
| ink dried on her pen just because the
thoughts wouldn't come fast enough
to keep 1t moving. She glanced at the
closet door, then at that trunk with
I'll. M. D." on the end in white letters,
then tried to go on with her letter.
I'm an old simpleton," she said in
her thoughts. 81 used to be nervous
and fidgetty enough when l was a girl,
but thought had got over that years
ago. 1 must finish this letter and go
to bed"
AS the letter was never mailed, but
was found in the waste basket several
days after, there is no harm In read
ing it here. 1t was written to her old
friend, Anna Chatfield, who was living
out in Colorado somewhere, and whom
she had not seen for nearly twenty
years. She always wrote to her just
before Christmas and sent her little
remembrance.
Dear Anna" the letter began, at
is late, after midnight, in fact, but
shall not feel happy tomorrow if l do
not write your letter. don't feel like
myself tonight, somehow am more
like the foolish Mary Rollins you used
to know. Perhaps it was the play.
You know never go to the theater ex-
cept when I come down here to New
York once year. The play was sad
one; the story Of it was something like
my own life-you know, Anna dear!
People here call me prim, sensible,
matter-of-fact; they don't know how
silly / am. They don't understand
why 1 run away from myself every
year because l am not strong enough
to live through the holidays! Well,
you know dear, how I come down here
and take this way to fight my little
fight with fate-then go back and take
up the life which for 80 many years
has been a mere existence.
1T is twenty years tonight since
Howard and I were-married! All.
never told that before, not even to you
1T is the only secret ever kept from
you, Anna! We were married in Phil
adelphia that time went to visit Mel
lie Ames-do you remember? He
made me promise not to tell; his pee-
pie would be very angry. he said: they
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
Dlng-DOng.Bell Girls.

Over in Hampshire, England, there
are four pretty girls who have master
ed the rare-for woman-accomplls
ment of bell ringing, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. These
Hampshire girls are all members OF
the Winchester Diocesan Guild OF
Change-Ringers, and also belong to
the bands in their respective towns;
two Of them hail from Basingstoke and
the other two from Alton. The latter
are clergyman's daughters and can
be seen any Sunday morning or even
ing taking their place with the other
ringers in the belfry and summoning
the congregations to church, or, on
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

Thursday evenings, attending the
weekly practices Of an art with which
they are now thoroughly conversant.
No great effort is required to manage
a bell. What is essential Is knack, and
this these girls possess in an eminent
degree; they can ring a nine or ten
hundredweight bell with ease. When
at work they wear loose, easy costume,
adaptable for other athletic exercises,
and present a pretty picture as they
take their places for chime on the
"ding-dong bell" So fascinating Is
the study Of ben ringing that these
mthusiasts spend hours over their
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
For q Young Girl.

A dainty semi-decollete evening
frock for young girl is composed OF
pale-blue chiffon, trimmed with inser-
ton to match and tiny ruffles Of cream
colored lace. Four narrow lace ruff
fles encircle the neck and ornament
the front of the corsage.
The full front is of plain chiffon,
trimmed at each side with wide bands
of blue silk and chiffon insertion, edg-
ed with narrow ruflles of lace. These
embroidered bands begin at the back
on line with the belt, crossing over
the shoulders to the front, continuing
to the bottom of the skirt. The pref
ty elbow sleeves are quite full, having
a small shirring on the inside seam.
The sleeves are unlined, so that the
arm may be seen through the chiffon
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

The Berlin Guild of BARRIERS has Is
sued broadside against employees
and apprentices wearing close-cropped
hair. At recent meeting Of the guild
it wwas declared, upon the suggestion
of the worthy Herr Obermeister Wohl-
schlaeger, that young hair-dresser
fought not to have his own hair dress
ed after the fashion of rat, but to ex-
hibit a tasteful, elegant and scrupu-
lousy careful appearance"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

The skirt fits tightly about the hips
and fastens at the back with four small
buttons. The blouse, which is very
plain at the top and full at the bot
tom, is edged with black velvet.
The revers OF the open jacket are
lined with black velvet opening over
full front of pale gray chiffon, which
Is also trimmed with velvet and black
edging. The sleeves are tight-ftting,
with circular cuffs of black velvet.
The hat to be worn with this cos
tune Is Of black velvet, with long
gray plumes at either side. The hat
is encircled with a black velvet plait-
ing. lined with gray. A steel orna-
Fient and black aigrette decorate the
front.
The collarette Is Of finely plated
black net, tied with black velvet rib
bon.-The Latest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

my FRIEND" said Mr.. Stormin4pm
Bar.'~n. you lack experience in play
writing. Your ideas of construction
are painfully impractical: painfully so.
Why, there is scarcely five minutes In
the piece .nat the star isn't on the
stage!"
But I-er-I thought star rather
liked that sort of thing"
mot these days. You must leave
him at least twenty minutes in the
second act so that he can get around
to the box office while the money u
being counted. Washington Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
FOR WOMAN AND HOME.
General Items of Interest for Maids and
MatrOnS. Home.

books of instruction. a short peal 10
called "tcuch," and when they meet
for weekly practice and one Of these
touches" is called by the instructor
1t is a great triumph When he an
nounces "AIl's we'll"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

Quester-"What do you suppose It Is
that drives SO many of our urban cit
liens to the mountains and lakesides
during the summer" Jester-"Love
Of country, of course. Detroit Free
Press.