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HUMOROUS.

The Old Friend-"I don't believe you
realize the dignity of your position
The New Don't have to.
I've a butler hired for that" -Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
"Chollie told me he was burning with
patriotism. but, between you and me,
think he is too green to burn Eyes,
Chollie might appropriately be called
fireproof fiat. "-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
No Romance About George.-"George
Is so methodical." 'Yes ?""Yes. He pro-
posed to me by mail on office paper, and
inclosed a self-addressed stamped en-
velope for ly."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The bugle's strains ffoated in through
the open window. THAT is taps is it
not, Miss MARSHALL" he asked of the
generals fair daughter, land signifies
lights out" "Yes," she answered,
YEARLY, cor light out" He lit. A.
w. Bulletin.
A Chance to Make Money.-Mrs. Peck
-"Henry, I've been talking to you for
20 minutes, and I'll bet you don't know
word I've said" Mr. Peck-"Say, go
and try to get somebody outside of the.
family to take that bet, will p,
Chicago Daily News.
Mrs. Orrisson-"You must not en-
courage the attentions of young Mr.
Rolingbroke any more, my dear. Your
father tells me he CANDLES" Clara
"But, mamma, he has already won,
enough from father for us to be mar,
ried on. "-Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
der amt no justice in dis world, any,
way" said little Tommy Thompkins as
he came out of the house wiping his
eyes. whats the matter, Tommy"
inquired a neighbor. why, pa went
an knocked nice vase often the stand
dis mornin' an smashed it all ter pieces,
and then fused at ma fer havin' it.
settin' round in tn way" "Yes." can
then, cause 1 broke a durn little OF
saucer at dinner he licked tn stuffin'
outen me fer bein' SO careless. Ohio
State Journal
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Farragut,s Opinion of Dewey.

Rear Admiral Dewey as young Of
ficer impressed one as a self-contained
man with powerful native force. L
often think of the remark made bv Adj
miral Goldsborough to Farragut on the
occasion of the visit of the latter to our
ship. The two admirals were standing
within few feet of my table, and
Dewey had stepped back to give an or
der to an orderly. 'Farragut," said
Goldsborough, dewey will make his
mark in the world if he ever gets an op-
portunity." "Ay," answered Farragut.
with the pleasant smile so becoming to
his homely face, land he will make the
opportunity" And Farragut was a. true.
prophet.-Harper's Round Table,.
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woman was busy getting out bowl
and cover and finding clean napkin.
'Here!" she said, and she poures!
some of the steaming broth into a
small cup. See if that amt good! l
guess likely it's"
The tramp glowered at her, but
drank the broth and said it was good
Then you take this!" said the little
woman. go round the corner to the
fourth white house and say it's for
Tommy. What We waitin' for?"
II didn't come here to do errands!"
said the tramp.
Eyes, you did!" said the little woman,
sharply. That's just what you com =
for. I've been waitiI' the past half hour
for the Lord to send some one-I can't
go out at night myself, fear of the
asthmy-and He's sent you. Reckon
He knows what He's about"
She pushed the tramp out gently but
decidedly and shut the door on him.
swell, swami" said the tramp.
He carried the bowl safely to the
fourth white house from the corner
Once, indeed, he stopped on the way
and muttered to himself.
Tommy" he said, and his tone ex-
pressed deep injury. "You'd think
they might have called him William. or
something else. There's names enough,
you'd think, without hittin' on Tommy
But that's the way! A man don't have
no chance!"
A horse and buggy stood before the
white house, and when he knocked the
door was opened by short, square man
with doctor" written all over him.
whats this ?" asked the doctor.
"Soup!" said the tramp, "for Tom
my!"
"Who sent your" asked the doctor.
"Old woman, brown house round the
corner? All right! If she sent you I
suppose you are a respectable fellow.
Just jump into my buggy and drive to
14O Gage street! Give this note to my
wife-Mrs. Jones-and bring back the
medicine she will give you. Hurry,
now! I can't leave this boy, and I've
been waiting half an hour for some
body to come along"
He nodded, and shut the door.
swell, swami" said the tramp again.
He pocketed the note and drove rap
idly away. He did not know where
Gage street was, but few questions
put him on the right track, and after a
drive of some minutes he drew up be-
fore a neat white villa standing back
among strawberries.
A lady answered his ring. She began
to speak before she saw him. "Why,
John!" she cried. did you forget your
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slipped noiselessIy into the low room
Tommy" he said, softly. "how's
things?"
The sick boy started up on his ell
bow with cry, looked, then fell back
on his pillow laughing and crying.
ITS all right" he said. Mother it's
all right! I'll get well now! Brother
Jim's come!"
Reckon" said the tramp.-Laura Z,
Richards in Congregationalist.
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Pithy RetOrts.

ooh, don't that hay smell delightful
ly!" exclaimed the summer boarder
somewhat ungrammatically, as the
New Hampshire farmer drove her near
a field of mown grass. Hugh" re-
torted the farmer, sit smells of hard
work" The answer illustrates the grim
humor of the New England farmer OF
the olden time, whose hereditary SEN
tentiousness restricted him to brief but
strong expressions. Another illustra
ton of this grim, pithy humor is given
in the history of the Massachusetts
town of Pelham. John Hardness, a
farmer of that town, while blowing a
gravelly knoll, one autumn day, had
halted the oxen to rest, just as a gentle
man, driving pair of horses, passed up
the high hill road near by. The gentle
man, stopping his turnout, babe the
farmer good morning. and added:
May I ask you one question:" What
is it?" answered the farmer. what will
such land as you are blowing bear?'
ct will bear manure, sir" answered the
farmer; and laying hold of the pillow
handles, he started up his cattle
Youths Companion.
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I7- been walking all
day and had not been well treated. At
many houses he had been turned away
without ceremony; at others work mad
been offered. Only one woman had
taken him in and fed him for nothing,
and she had given him soda bread
which always disagreed with him, and
cold tea. The profession was not what
it had been cracked up to be, thought
the tramp, and he began to think that
the burglar had the best of it after all.
He had always called himself an honest
man, and he now and then split wood,
when he could not get food without,
but, after all, was honesty the best pol
icy? He knew burglars who had their
little houses as neat and pretty as any
one would ask to see. Texts round the
walls. too GOD bless our Home" and
all that. The tramp liked pretty text
This very afternoon he had been walk
ing with burglar-they separated
when they came to the village in mu-
tual though friendly distrust-who was
going home with New Years present
for his little boy-a gold watch it was
He had taken it from an old cur
mudgeon who kept it locked in a box
doing no good to anybody. That bur-
glar was going home to have a cozy
time with his wife and child, and here
was he, > tramp, an honest man, and not
able to get a bite of supper. Decidedly,
tramping was not what he had been led
to believe it. He thought he should try
stealing, after all; he stopped, full of
IL I ! -
A bright light shone from the win
dow of cottage hard by; the blind was
up; the tramp stepped to the window
and looked in. A neat, bright, coy
kitchen, a little old woman busy over
the stove. No sign of masculine pres
ence anywhere.
'I'll try here!" said the tramp.
He opened the door without knock
ing and went in. The little woman
looked up. Good evenin'!" she said.
81 didn't hear we knock. What can do
for YEP"
ST want some money" said the tramp.
hoarsely, for he had made up his mind
now
"Well, haven't got cent?" said the
little woman, land if l had / wouldn't
be fool enough to give it to you. So
there it is, you see! But you can dc
something for mel" she added, bright
ly. you've come just in the nick OF
time. want this soup taken to sick
boy round in the next street. His
mother is sick, too, and can't COOK
things nice as he ought to have 'em;
hasn't means to get 'em, neither, ex-
pect; and set out that he should have
something good and hot to go to sleep
on and begin the new year with nour.
ishment inside him.
All the time she was talking the little
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| Il think you might" said the doe.
tor. Come in and help me with this
boy. He's pretty sick, and his mothers
not much better"
"Well, it's all in the nights work,
said the tramp. "Pll be dressmal1in
before get through with this"
He stepped inside, but stopped short
at the bedroom door with white face
A child's voice was heard within, ask
ing for water.
who's that?" asked the tramp, star
ing at the doctor. Whose voice is
that?'
'Tommy's," said the doctor. tom
my Trent"
20, my Lord!" said the tramp. How
did he come here?"
His mother came some weeks ago, "
said the doctor, ito get work in the
mill Good. steady woman. She was
doing well till she fell sick, and then
Tommy took this fever. Nice boy,
Tommy. Do you know anything about
them? They seem to be quite alone.
There was an older son, believe, but
he seems to have got into bad ways
and gone off. Do you know anything
about Mrs. Trent?"
Reckon" said the tramp. He hid
his face against the wall for moment;
then he turned upon the doctor with
flaming eyes. something's ben after
me tonight" he said, fiercely. Things
is all of piece! don't say what it is.
You may call it the Lord if you're
mind to. / shan't say nothin'. tell
you ! amt had no chance" He put
the doctor aside with one hand and
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Careful Jane.

Eyes, dear children" said the teach
er, 1--WE must throw away our naughty
faults. They are like wormy chest
nuts. Now, what do you do with a
wormy chestnut when you find one?
Jane may answer"
please, ma'am, l give it to me little
brother, Petite" = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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The Way of the World.

"Why do you bow to that fellow? He
was mixed up in some swindling
scheme"
What was it?"
"Oh, well, / don't remember now
whether he was swindled or one of the
swindlers. N. Y. journal.
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= .,nTcHu>o n
FOR THE3n
MW YEkR

Nh
WAvM That you need yoG1
Look bit
For a thought to battle it.
Just recall that every knave.
Every coward, can be brave.
Till the time
That his courage should be prime
Then tbs fed.
Keep your head!
What folly tits to lose 1t
Just the time you want to use 1t.
When the ghost of some old shirk
Comes to plague you, and to TURK
In your study or your work,
Here's hit
Like enough will settle it:
knowledge is a worthy prize;
knowledge comes to him who tries
Whose endeavor
Ceases never
Everybody would be wise
AS his neighbor,
Were it not that they who labor
For the trophy creep, creep, creep.
While the others lag or sleep;
And the sun comes up some day
To behold one on his way
Past the goal
Which the soul
Of another has desired,
But whose motto was: I'm tired"
When the task of keeping guard
OF your heart
Keeping weary watch and ward
OF the part
You are called upon to play
Every day
Is becoming dry and hard
Conscience languid, virtue irksome,
Good behavior growing worksome-
Think this thought:
Doubtless everybody could,
Doubtless everybody would,
Be superlatively good,
Were it not
That it's harder keeping straight
Than to deviate;
And to keep the way of right,
You must have the pluck to fight
st. Nicholas.
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He-Won't you be my New Years
gift, darling?
She-Papa positively prohibits my
giving expensive presents, and Pm
worth million, you know.-Detroit
Free Press.
The herald., 1898-08-15
ON THE DIAMOND
Winners Of Games Played in State
League Clubs

League Clubs
SACRAMENTO, Aug. H.-By heavy bat
ting and punching of hits when hits meant
runs, the Gilt Edges today defeated the
Santa Cruz ball team by q score Of to l.
The features of the game were three double
plays, two by Lochhead to Hutchinson to
Shanahan and one. by Ed Daubenbis to
Arrelanes to Fitzgerald. Harvey, who
went into the box for the locals, strained
his back In the seventh inndng and was re-
ieved by Doyle, who was very effective.
Standardization lost the game today.
largely through the fact that Conrad, who
had been scheduled to catch, did not ap-
pear. and Billings, though sick. went grit
tily behind the bat and played It out His
passed balls and errors are accounted for
by his illness. Score: San Jose 8, Stockton I.
San Francisco-The San Francisco ball
players were badly beaten by the Oaklands
today. Pitcher Shea did we'll but the team
work of the local nine was very poor.
Score: San Francisco 3, Oakland 7.
Watsonville-In their first game since
being admitted into the baseball league,
the Pajaro valley nine was today defeated
by the Athletics of San Francisco In the
tenth inning of an exciting contest. At the
end of the ninth inning the score stood to
!, but In the tenth Second Baseman Kelly
made wild throw and lost the game for
his club, the score at the close standing
to in favor Of the Athletics. The bat
teries were: jacksonville, Donlin and
Strive; Athletics, Fitzpatrick and Peters
San Francisco-The baseball teams of the
Seventh and Ninth California regiments
played an exciting game today. The hith-
erto invincible southerners were van
pushed by score Of ITO 4.
The herald., 1898-08-15

the daughters of exJCongressman Pen
nington. who were poisoned by eating can
dy received in a package sent through the
mail from San Francisco by some unknown
person. The fate of the two women has
exerted widespread interest and aroused
the deepest commiseration of the families
Of the victims. The funeral will take place
tomorrow.
A cablegram has been received from J.
P. Dunning. husband of one Of the victims.
who Is In Porto Rico stating that he would
arrive nj New York next Thursday, but not
10 delay tho funeral as It might require a
longer time to reach New York.
The herald., 1898-08-15

INDEX
TO TELE0RAPHIC NEWS

+ A dangerous gang of counterfeiters
r run to earth at Detroit, Mich.
4. Saturdays fire among the Fresno
+ packing houses causes an aggregate
+ loss Of nearly $500 900.
+ Rich gold strikes reported near
r Tagish lake, Northwest Territory,
+ cause stampede Of miners from Ju-
r neau.
+ General Skaters report shows the
+ health of troops at Santiago to be
+ improving; many cases of sickness IN
r camp at San Francisco.
+ Volunteers In camp at San Francisco
+ are still hopeful Of receiving orders
1. to proceed to Manila; the vessels Of
r the Havana blockading squadron re-
r turning to Key West.
r Delegates to the Democratic state
+ convention sweat and swear IN the
r torrid heat in the Bakersfield region;
+ the program yet very indefinite.
+ Sunday at the capital the quietest
+ since the destruction of the Maine,
r official conferences being confined to
+ speculation concerning the DISPOSE
+ ton and government of lands lately
f. colonies of Spain.
+ Spanish editors bewail the harsh
+ ness of peace terms, but seem inclined
r to welcome a cessation of hostilities
r on any terms; savage fighting In Porto
r Rico Is stopped on receipt Of news of
+ the peace negotiations and all orders
+ to advance are countermanded.
r + 1. + + + r r 1. r + r r r + + + + + +
The herald., 1898-08-15
The Pope's Health

ROME, Aug. 1.-THE Pope's extreme
weakness has produced great commotion.
excitement and intrigues among the mem
bers Of the sacred college. 1t is reported
that France, Germany and Austria, being
chiefly concerned in the accession to the
papacy, have ordered their representatives
not to leave Rome The pope's physician
thinks there is no danger If the pope is able
to pull through the hot weather. All the
members of the family Of the pope have
hurried to Rome. His holiness on Friday
insisted upon getting up, but soon had to
be carried to bed again in a state of partial
collapse.
The herald., 1898-08-15
TERMS OF PEACE
Continued From Page one.)

eral Ernest's brigade were countermanded
upon receipt Of the presidents order to sus-
pend hostilities.
General Wilson sent this morning a party
with a flag of truce to notify the Spaniards
of the suspension of hostilities, but the flag
was not respected. This was by order Of
Governor General Macias. AS General Ma
cias has no communication with Madrid,
he may thus cut himself off from official
notification of the situation, although ma
tives have been sent through the Spanish
lines to spread the news that a cessation
of hostilities has been ordered. The sol-
diers of the American army generally re-
ceive the news Of peace with delight, but
some are disappointed that there Is to ba
no further firing, and many officers ex-
press regret at the suspension of hostili.
ties in the, midst Of the campaign.
Forward Movement Stopped
PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. IS, evening"
The peace news has stopped all forward
movement of the army in Porto Rico.
General Wilson at Coamo and General
Schwan at Mayaguez will remain at those
places. General Henry, who Is at Utuados
will return to Ad1untas and General
Brooke who had advanced beyond Guaya-
ma, will return to that town.
General Miles expects to do nothing pend
Ing the arrival at San Juan Of the peace
commissioners.
Arrivals From Cuba
WASHINGTON. August H.-Lieutenans
Colonel Charles Dick, Of the Eighth Ohio.
and Major George Goodfellow, volunteers
aide on General Skaters staff, arrived I'M
Washington this evening from Santiago
bearing,important dispatchesiand informay
ton from General Shafter to the president
and secretary Of war; Lieutenant Colonel
Dick had conference of an hour and a half
with the president tonight.
Lieutenant Colonel Dick, Major Goodfel~
low and Representative McKittrick. the
last named being General Skaters son-in-
law and confidential aide and secretary, ar
rived at New Orleans last Tuesday on the
transport Berlin. They were detained for
five days In quarantine before being per4
mitted to enter the city. While In New Or
leans Capt. McKittrick received dispatch
from San Francisco announcing the illness
Of his wife, and left Immediately for the
Pacific coast.
The officers say that by the end Of ths
present week the whole of General Shaft.
er's army will have left Cuba. In the opn-
ion Of Major Goodfellow, who is physician
of Los Angeles. the removal Of the army
from Cuba was absolutely necessary. He
says the men could not recuperate in that
climate during the rainy season.
The herald., 1898-08-15
Couldn't Get Awav

PRESCOTT, Ariz.. Aug. 14.-George
Hoffman, in Jail here charged with burg
larry, made a bold dash for liberty last
night He was In the custody of dep
uty sheriff, when he started to run at full
speed The deputy fired several shots at
him, which only accelerated his speed He
ran through a saloon into an alley, where
he succeeded in hiding in an old building.
but was discovered several hours later
Hoffman is a professional escaper from
officers. A few months ago he escaped
from an officer at Los Angeles by throw
ing cayenne pepper in his face. When ar
rested on the present charge he made his
escape from the arresting officer and sew
erol days elapsed before he was retaken.
The herald., 1898-08-15
Enraged Indians

SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T., Aug. IA
There promises to be serious trouble In the
Choctaw nation over proclamation just is
sued by Governor Curtin DISTINGUISHING
several hundred freedmen at the coming
election on August "a. The freedmen have
always voted at every election, and 1t ia
said that, aided by members of the so-calied
Union party, they will force the judges to
accept their votes. 1t is believed that de-
tachment of soldiers will be required to
suppress any uprising.
The herald., 1898-08-15
STOPPED TOO QUICK
A San Diego Driver Suffers Very
Serious Injury

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1.-Bert Reed, son
Of Mayor D. C. Reed Of this city, met with
serious mishap at La Jolla today. He
made a dive from the cliff, a distance Of 90
feet, but the water was shallow and he
struck bottom, causing severe injury. He
was in state of semi-unconsciousness for
some time after he was taken from the
water, but tonight he is able to talk little.
He is paralyzed from the chest down. The
precise nature and extent of hts injuries
are not YET known. Young Reed, who had
a local reputation as an athlete, is said to
have supposed that there were eight feet
of water where he made the dive. 1t is
reported, however, that the depth was
barely five feet. He weighs over 200 pounds
and could not check the momentum OF his
fall in such shallow wafer. His condition
is considered very serious.
The herald., 1898-08-15
Farmers Not Starving

SAN MIGUEL, Aug. A.-Careful inquiry
fails to reveal any of the cases of desttu-
ton said to exist in the southern end of
Monterey county and the northern part of
San Luis Obispo county. While the
drought has been the most prolonged and
severe of recent years, no crops being raised
and live stock having been shipped or driv-
en- away, the preceding season was fair
one and enabled all Of the farmers to main
tain themselves.
The herald., 1898-08-15
A SOLDIERS FUNERAL
Private Deeford of Los Angeles Buried
With Military Honors

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. H.-Private Dee
ford, of Los Angeles, member of Battery
D, California heavy artillery, was buried
today with military honors. The funeral
was the most impressive yet seen in camp,
Services were held in the large headQuar-
ters tent where were assembled 100 artil-
lerymen and many mourners from the In
fantry and cavalry. The services were
conducted by Chaplain Clark, of the
Seventh California regiment, and music
was furnished by the Kansas band.
The herald., 1898-08-15
Drowned While Bathing

COLUSA, Cal, Aug. 14.-Frank Schmidt
was drowned in the river half mile above
town yesterday afternoon. Later in tina
day Burnett Meyerpeter and his wife were
drowned near Princeton. Mr.. Meyerpeter
was taken with cramps while bathing. His
wife went to his rescue in a duck boat. The
drowning man caught hold Of the boat, UP.
setting it, and both husband and wife per-
ished. The bodies have not yet been re.
covered.
The herald., 1898-08-15
THE FIRST TO SPEAK
Italy's Congratulations ON the Cessa.
ton Of War

WASHINGTON. Aug. A.-The United
States government today received the first
congratulation from a foreign power re-
gardng the termination Of the war. The
congratulations came from Italy, through
the minister, Baron Fava. He communi-
Gated expressions of congratulation on the
signature of the preliminaries of peace, to.
gether with the wish of the Italian govern
ment that after the war, conducted with
such conspicuous gallantry by the United
States this country might enjoy the bene-
fits of peace Ambassador Fava, in pre-
sentng the views of his government, ex.
pressed the hope that they would be com.
municated as soon as POSSIBLE to the presi-
dent.
The herald., 1898-08-15
The Pacific Cable

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. H.--Advices
from New Zealand state that the premier
has informed the assembly that he favors
the Pacific cable, and unless a resolution
was passed by the house to the contrary
he would adhere to the Pacific rather than
the Cape route. If Canada would come in.
New Zealand would also, and he believed
Great Britain would help.
The herald., 1898-08-15
Secured No Booty

ST. LOUIS, Aug. IA special to- the
Republic from Albuquerque, N. M, says
the west bound train on the Santa Fe Pc
cific was held up by four masked men at
Grants, fifty miles west of here, at o'clock
this morning. The express car was cut Off
and run about two miles down the road.
but an armed guard in the car prevented
the robbers from entering, and after hold
ing the train for two hours they took to the
woods without having secured the booty.