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The record-union., 1898-11-17
Bill Nye's Hit.

James Whitcomb Riley tells a quaint
story of his former lecturing partner,
Bill Nye:
1t was the opening Of their joint sea-
son; they had both been rusticating
during the vacation, and were both
brown as berries. Nye looked much like
an Othello in his sunburned makeup,
and Riley suggested to him the appli-
cation Of some liquid white" a cos
metic much affected by the gentler sex
of the profession.
Nye sent for the preparation, and
never having used anything of the kind
before, he filled the palm Of his hand
with it and carelessly smeared it over
his countenance. There was no mirror
in his very primitive dressing room,
and Riley was beautifying himself on
the other side of the stage.
The liquid white" dries out some
what like whitewash, and when Nye
appeared before the audience he was
a sight to behold His head looked like
a frosted piece on a wedding cake
his face, white as the driven snow, wss
expressionless and blank. The audi
ence shrieked, and when he came off
from his first selection they demanded
his temperance. He obliged them to
howls of laughter; again he made his
exit, and again was redemanded by the
uproaIious audience.
Believing he had made hit, he was
about returning to the stage, when he
was caught by the arm by Mrs. Nye,
who cried: William Edgar Nye, what
have you got on your face? ?"
Nothing but its usual expression, my
dear"
"Expression-fid You're a
fright, cried his wife, and leading him
to where there was piece of broken
looking glass, showed him how he
looked.
Nye was mortified, and, catching
sight of Riley just about going on the
stage, he would have undoubtedly fol-
lowed him on and been revenged but
for the Intervention of Mrs. Nye.
His head was scraped, combed an6
washed, and his next selection was read
without "a hand" from the audience
| Moreover, the story is a fact, and mo-
a press agents concoction.-Detro
| Free Press
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PERSONAL MENTION.

NJ M. Glenn has returned from
trip through Oregon and Washington.
w. r. Spaulding and J. r. Turner
are down from Truckee, and are stop
ping at the Golden Eagle.
Harbor Commissioner P. J. Harvey
came up from San Francisco yester-
day to attend the wedding Of his sister
in-law, Miss Celia Ryan.
William H Layson of San Francisco,
who was First Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral under General w. Fl. H. Hart,
spent few hours in this city yester-
day.
Major General William M. Graham
of the regular army, who has many
friends in Sacramento, Is Ill at Fort
Hamilton, N. Y, of typhoid pneumonia.
General Graham was recently retired
on full pay on account of age.
At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
D. Ryan, 1900 P street, the formers
sister, Miss Celia Ryan, and James
Strachan were yesterday united In
marriage by Rev. Father Walsh Only
relatives of the bride and groom were
present Among the wedding gifts was
a superb set Of silver from the brothers
and sisters of the bride. The happy
couple departed for Los Angeles on
their wedding journey. Their home
will be in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Dodge last even
ing celebrated their silver wedding at
their home, 716 Thirteenth street. they
having been married in this city TWEEN
ty-five years ago. The cottage was
costly decorated for the occasion, ana
the guests were right royalty enter
tained. Good music was furnished by
Messrs. Joe and Frank Fry, Will Hill
derbrant and J. Parker, and bounteous
refreshments were served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dodge were the recipients or
many handsome and valuable presents,
and received the hearty congratulations
of their guests. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Frazer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Etter, Mrs. Bailey and son, Miss
Jessie Petrie, Mrs. Hunt, Miss Lettie
Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Will Moffett, Mrs.
L.. Pierce, Misses Annie, Hattie. Ollie
and Helen Dodge, ]. Petrie, Joseph
Fry. Will Hilderbrant. Charles More
beck, Frank Fry, B. Wood, ]. Parker,
George Jacobs. and Eddie and George
Dodge.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

WHEREAS, ELI MAYO EXECUTED
certain deed of trust to Ed r. Hamilton
and w. P. Coleman June 20, 1893, and re-
corded June %, 1893, in Book 121 of Trust
Deeds, at page 657 and following, records
of Sacramento County, State of Califor-
mia, said deed Of trust conveying the real
property hereinafter described for the
purpose Of securing the payment of two
promissory notes, made by the said Eli
Mayo; and. whereas. default has been
made in the payment Of one of the notes
still unpaid.
Now, therefore, by the authority vested
in them by said deed of trust, and upon
application of the owner and holder of
said note, the undersigned, as such trus-
tees, will on DECEMBER II, 1898, be-
tween the hours of 10 and II o'clock a. m,
in front of the Courthouse door. in the
City of Sacramento, County of Sacra-
mento, State of California, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash in
United States gold coin, all the certain
real property situate in the City of Sac
ramento, County of Sacramento State of
California, and described as follows, to
wit:
Lot number two ca in the block or
square bounded by n and o and Second
and Third streets, in the City of Sacra-
mento, State of California, together with
all the improvements and appurtenances
thereto belonging.
ED r. HAMILTON, Trustee.
n17-4tTh w. P. COLEMAN, Trustee.
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TAPPED A TILL.
Two Youngsters Who Need to Be
Restrained.

Johnny Stone and Chester Sweet, the
infantile crooks, are again in limbo.
They We're locked up yesterday by Of
fcers Hardy and Naghel on suspicion
of having tapped the till of K-street
tamale house to the tune of S1.5O.
The officers say the shavers admitted
having taken the money, and also said
they had attempted to rifle the cash
box Of a Third-street bakery, but that
1t was too strong for them.
Though both boys are under IL years
OF age, they are first-class incorrigibles.
About six weeks ago they were in jail
for thieving, and admitted having made
raids on a half dozen stores in town.
Sweets parents at the time of his ar
rest yesterday had everything in readi-
ness to send him to a ranch twenty
miles from nowhere, in order to get
him out of the way Of temptation. 1t
is probable that both youngsters will
be committed to a reformatory-prob-
ably the Preston School Of Industry at
lone
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APPREcrAr1vE PRINTERS.
They Attest Their Friendship for
State Controller Co1gan.

Controller Colgan did not expect 1t.
He thought it was meant for Eugene
Hadley. but it wasn't, and as con-
sequence he was cornered and caned
by the employees of the State Printing
Office yesterday morning.
Indeed. it was hardly a fair deal
Mr.. Colgans Deputy, Major Douglas,
stood in, and it was partially through
his efforts at deception that the vet
eran was caught. The Major confided
to the Controller that the employees Of
the Printing Office were going to do
something awful to Mr.. Hadley, and
suggested that they go over and see
the fun. They went over.
The employees of the big office were
drawn ND in line when the Controller
entered. and he suggested that the
camera, fend was losing the chance
of his life. But he got no further. He
was held up by General Foreman Har-
nv Rogers and was made to listen to
q neat, crisp presentation speech
whichwas followed by a beautiful gold
handled ebony cane. which MI. Rogers
assured him was given by the employees
as a token Of their esteem. Those
present assert that the Controller
blushed.
Timekeeper Talbot H. Wallis fol-
lowed Mr. Rogers, and told Controller
Colgan that the employees appreciated
his kindness to them in making 1t pos
sfble to obtain their warrants without
delay, thereby insuring their pay
with practically no delay.
Then Controller Colgan got the cane.
It's crook is composed Of finely-chased
gold, and on the plate on one side is
Inscribed the following:
Presented to Hon. E. Z. Colgan,
State Controller, by Employees of the
State Printing Office, November To-
1898"
Mr.. Colgan thanked the employees.
He told them he had been a working
man himself and knew what it meant
to have money he had labored 1or
withheld after it was due. He also
told them that he had made several
political campaigns, but never made a
speech in his life, which might account
for his success. All the time ne was
making an attempt that smacked OF
oratory, and when he finally conciuoeo
he was warmly applauded.
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LYNCHING DIFFICULTIES.
Not Always Easy to Find q Tree on
the Prairies.

A blue-shirted cavalcade came riding
over the Nebraska prairie toward Hart
Hender's shack, which was like q dot OF
brown on a fnleasureless field or gray.
Hart Henders watched with interest,"
and finally announced to his wife that
the man in front waS Jim Muiiel ana
that somebody was tied to one or the
horses.
Jim Mullet rode out in front OF the
others, who approached in more le1s-
urely fashion, as though their mounts
were about exhausted.
"Howdy, Hart" he cried. we
wanter borry yer wagon tongue"
Busted it on the way to Gr1dlev
las week" said Hart Left the wagon
there. Howdy''
"Howdy Pretty well, considerin,
Mebbe you've got a two-by-four scahe-
linz"
two-by -four out In the heart OF per
ary without even a tree in eighty mile
Howdy. Jim, anyway"
Right good. We're goin' to hang
Kirk, you know. Shot hole into
Miggs AM crippled Sandy Wallace. We
ben ravagin' all over this county look
in fer tree an can't find one. The
boys got kinder tired an allowed II
they could git a wagon tongue or
beam they'd hang him down yer well.
Not SOS he'd reach the water, you
know. We'd be polite and keerful about
any little thing like that Dddn't t
wanter drown him; don't wanter shoot
him. Wanter hang him. We've laid
out to do it for the moral effect. Moth
in but hangin' IL do. Mebbe you've
got a bedstid that could be pulled apart
SOS the sides would make a good thing
to go across the top Of well?"
mo. The tick is set on two dry
goods boxes. Table leg wouldn't do.
would it?'
TOO short. Well. I'm glad to "a
seen you, anyway, Hart. Howdy. Well
go. on up to Blue Crossin'. It's only
eighteen miles, an they uset to be
cottonwood there by the crick-if it
ain't been blowed over. Ellis says he
heerd somethin' about it bein' throwed
down las cyclone. Well, Howdy. Hart.
I know we get your best wishes an
that you'd be glad to help us out OF
trouble
you bet,'' said Hart. ''Howdy."
And the cavalcade started off north
ward in an optimistic endeavor to find
the cottonwood tree of which Ellis was
so fearful Chicago Record
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SUPREME COURT.
Department One.)

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1893.
Court met at 10 O'Clock Present:
Harrison j., presiding; Garoutte, j.;
Van Fleet, J. Marshall, Deputy Clerk.
Washburn, Bailiff.
Grim, 462-The People, etc., VS.. Lon
Yeck ct al
Grim, 4S1-The People, etc., VS.. Opie
By consent causes submitted on briefs
on file.
Sac, 342-Hillman VS.. Griffin BY
consent continued.
Grim, 464-The People, ETC., VS.. Rob-
erts eft al Cause argued by w. M.
Boardman for appellant, Charles N.
Post, Deputy Attorney General, for
respondent, and submitted.
Grim, 472 = The People, etc., VS..
Knowlton. Cause argued by w A An
derson for appellant Charles N. Post,
Deputy Attorney General, for respond
ent, and submitted
Grim, 479-The People, etc., VS.. Lo-
gan. No appearance for appellant. On
motion Of Charles N. Post, Deputy At
torney General, for respondent, cause
submitted
Sac, 490-Roher, executrix, etc., VS..
Babcock. No appearance. Continued.
Sac, 563-California Savings and
Loan Society VS. Culver, administrator,
etc. Cause argued by w. H. Cobb for
appellant, Robert Harrison for re-
spondent, F. B. Brandon for appellant
in reply and submitted
Adjourned to tomorrow.
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Again Continued.

The case of j. Welch, charged with
having illegally voted the name of John
Joseph Welch at the polling place on
Seventeenth street, between 0 and T,
ON election day, was called in the City
Justice Court yesterday. but was fur
ther continued until Saturday morn
ing.
The poll list and register Of the pre-
cinct have not yet been reached by the
Board of Supervisors in the official
count, and the seal set by the Election
Board not having been broken they
could not be introduced in evidence.
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Getting Even.

Down at Atlantic City, so girl fresh
from there tells me, there is a Wash
ington family, the maternal head of
which is locally famed for her thrift,
Her young son one day at dinner de-
clined the walters offer Of a second dish
of ice cream
Take it," said the mother.
II don't want it, said the boy.
Take it, I say" persisted the
mother.
II don't want it." yelled the boy in a
tone that suggested the prompting OF
a maternal pinch.
"You take that ice cream" COM
manded the mother in stage whisper
"Your fathers paying SIS week fol-
your board, and I won't have you TAX
ing only one dish of cream. Take 1T,
say."-Washington Post.
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An Inexcusable Omission.

Josiah" said Mrs. Chugwater, look
ing at him over her glasses, why dom
the newspapers print the whole Of the
Presidents message?"
Whats the matter now?" inquired
Mr.. Chugwater, bracing himself.
"Why, this paper says: The full
text of the message will be found be-
low and then it goes ahead and prints
the message without giving the text at
all. It's got so you just can't put any
dependence in the papers at ALL"
And Mr.. Chugwater simply groaned.
Chicago Tribune.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: F. S. Dickinson, George J.
Ketchum, A. E. Parker. New York;
w. c. Justice, agent Heart of Chi
cago Company; f. d. Wetherby, Bos-
ton; W. B. Greenlee, Chicago; H. L.
Carlton, Milwaukee: E. W. Franklin
G.. Nathan, New York; W. r. Spalding
j. F. Turner, Truckee; w. w. Foot
Oakland: R. B. Gunrbf, C. A. Thurston
J. B. Freed, L. W. Moon, E. c. Eu-
banks, E. B. Hudson. NJ. B. Rosenberg
A NJ Louth. j. s. Danner, NJ. H
Avery, San Francisco.
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Suit to Recover Stock.

A. j. Rhoads, administrator of the
estate of John Hollingsworth, deceased.
has by his attorneys, j. Charles Jones
and White & Seymour. brought suit
against II. A. Guthrie to recover pos
session of thirty shares of the ninth
series of Germania Building and Loan
stock of the value of 81, 900. and for
$500 damages for the alleged illegal
detention thereof
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Canvassing Election Returns.

The Supervisors yesterday completed
the canvass of the vote cast in the
Third Supervisor District, and have yet
the Fourth and Fifth Districts to can
vass Very few changes were made
from the vote as published in the Rec
ord Union" none of them being of any
moment.
1t will probably take until Saturday
noon or evening to complete the can
vass Of the entire county.
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A DOUBLE SENTENCE.
Why EImore Golden Wants to Get
Ont Of Prison.

Judge Hart yesterday issued q. writ
of habeas corpus on the application
of H. G. Soule, attorney for Gilmore
Golden, returnable on Friday. Golden
is at present a sojourner in the Folsom
Prison, whittier he was sent from Tu-
lare County in September, 1895.
In his petition the prisoner sets forth
that he was sentenced to four years
for burglary in the second degree, also
for two years for injuring a Jail build
ing. He claims that he has served the
time for which he could legally be
held, and therefore wants his dis
charge
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INJURED INTERNALLY.
Accident to an Employe Of the
Street Car Company.

Frank Nichols, an employe of the
Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway
Company, was seriously injured at the
carhouse on Twenty-eighth street yes
terday morning
Nichols and several other men We're
pushing car from the carpenter shop
into the carhouse, and in attempting
to walk around the car Nichols was
caught between it and a post at one
side. His body, acting as a buffer,
stopped the car
He was taken to his home near
Fourteenth and @ streets, and physi-
clan called The latter declined to
venture an opinion as to the extent
of the patients injuries, which are in
ternaI
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DR.. voeller,s Funeral.

There was a large attendance yester-
day at the funeral Of the late DR.. Her
man Voeller from the funeral parlors
of Miller & MeMullen. Rev c.. F. Och
Ter officiating Many beautiful flower
pieces were sent by serrowing friends.
The pail bearers were Drs. G. L Sim
mons and W. A. Briggs. Charles
Schmidt, c.. Iser, Charles Strobel and
A. Leisch-
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Chicken Pie Dinner.

Everybody likes chicken-pie, es-
pecially of the "home cooking kind.
From IL a. M till 3 p. m. to-day the
ladies of the Congregational Church
will serve that kind of chicken-pie, in
the church parlors, for 25 cents. They
will be glad to see all their friends be-
tween these hours.
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(Department Two.)

wednesday, NOV. 10, 1890.
Court met at 10 a. M Present: Nc
Farland, j., presiding; Temple, j.:
Henshaw. j. Johnson, Deputy Clerk.
Coole, Bai1iff.
Sac, 496-Estate of Lorenz. Sub
mitted upon briefs on file.
Sac, 510-Yore VS.. Seitz. Submitted
upon briefs on f1le
Sac, $50, 533, 534-Estate of Kruger.
Cause argued by G. T. Wright for ap-
pe1lant. Argument waived by respond
ent and submitted.
Sac, 511-Duncan VS.. Curry-Cause
argued by H. Grant for appellant, N.
A. Hawkins for respondent, and sub
mitted.
Sac, 573-Bemmerly VS.. woodward.
Cause argued by A. L. Hart for ap-
pellant, J. G. Ball for respondent, E. B.
Mering in reply, and submitted.
Sac, 569-Estate of Adams. Cause ar
gued by N. A. Hawkins for appellant,
r. E. Hopkins for respondent, and
submitted.
Court adjourned to 10 a. m
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receive its normal supply of the fe-giving
elements off the food and the body viii be
Droperlv nourished DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery acts directly upon the
stomach and liver. It purifes and enriehes
the blood. 1t is the great blood maker,
shoulder. nerve tonic and restorative.
IT promotes the natural activity of the en-
tire nutritive organism. 1t puts an end
TO the slow starvation that is at the base Of
MANY diseases It does not make habby
fat like cod liver oil, but firm, muscular
tissues. It does not make corpulent peo-
pie more corpulent but builds up the sys-
tenn to the normal standard
Twas run down with nervous prostration and
female weakness and kidney trouble. writes
Mrs. MaTanda Ramsey, OF SMART warren Co,
Tenn MY bowels were consupated- Ny
whole system was wrecked My friends thought
I would die. I had read Of DR. Pierces medi
cines and sent for the Golden Medical D1cov-
ery' Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pei
lets In one weeks time began 70 SIT up. In
two weeks could sit up all day, after being so
bad that had to be helped in and out Of bed. i
have taken four bottles of Golden Medical Dis
covery' and two of Favorite Prescription and
in better health than have been Tor years" "
Constipation is the father of all manner
of maladies If it did not exist, or was IN
all cases promptly relieved, the majority of
medical books could be safely destroyed.
IT is the easiest sickness to neglect and the
simplest to cure DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets cure constipation every time. They
cure it promptly, completely and perrna-
nently. They never gripe. They don get
you out % nights - One Pellet is
gentle laxative, and two mild cathartic
Druggists keep nothing else Just as gooo.
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Divorce Granted.

Judge Johnson yesterday granted
Nellie McGraw a divorce from Edward
McGraw, with custody Of the minor
child and leave to resume her maiden
name of Nellie Cronan. The defendant
was ordered to pay SO a month for the
support Of the child and $50 attorneys
fees and costs.
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Illustrated War Scenes.

The Kings Daughters will give an
entertainment at the First Christian
Church, Sixteenth and L streets, on
Friday evening. 1t will consist OF war
scenes, reproduced by the stereopticon,
which are said to be very fine and in
teresting
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Agricultural District Directors.

Blossom and Charles TAFT to be Agri-
cultural District Directors for the
Thirtieth District. comprising Tehama
County, the former to succeed himself,
the latter to succeed c. B. Ashurst,
term expired
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Lecture ON Bismarck.

At the German Lutheran Church this
evening lecture will be delivered on
Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor" Re
freshments will be served free.
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DR.. Powell Responded.

In yesterdays report of the Medical
Society's banquet it was DR.. Powell OF
Marysville who responded to the toast
of The General Practitioner" and not
Dr. Rodley.
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Groceries at auction To-Day.

At 10 a. m. to-day Bell & Co. will
sell at auction at 1880 Seventeenth
street, near N, the entire stock Of gro
| ceries therein; also, counters, show
cases, scales. ETC.
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Suit FOR Divorce.

Annie Sweeny has applied to the SUI
perior Court for a divorce dissolving
the matrimonial bond that binds her
to Albert Sweeny
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Auction Sale Of Groceries.

THURSDAY. NOVEMBER II, 1898, AT 10
o'clock a. m. on the premises, No. 1880
Seventeenth street (Seventeenth and NJ.
Bell & CO. will sell all the choice and
fresh stock of groceries. counters. show
cases, shelving. scales, etc. Sale positive.
ONCE and residence, 1886 H street. n16-2ts
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At the Orpheum last night Gorton's
minstrel and variety company appear
ed. Therel are nineteen members OF
the troupe. sixteen Of whom appear In
the first part and six of these are in black
face and five furnish the first orches-
trail accompaniment, which is a novelty,
in that the instruments are brass. no
reed or string being used, but French
horns. a tuba, a cornet and euphonium.
The combination is used as a light sup
port, mellow, rich and played with high
skill and managed at times to closely
resemble the tones of a pipe organ.
The entertainment, as a minstrel show,
would not satisfy those who have been
accustomed to the modern grossly ex-
travagant caricature Of original negro
minstrelsy, for there was in 1t no buff
foonery nor gross burlesque of the plan
tation negro, out Of whose evening rev.
els minstrelsy of the stage grew. The
strength Of the Gorton company resides
in it's mu usical equipment. It has three
fine vocal soloists, three excellent In
strumental soloists and a quartet that
meets popular taste. In fact, this male
quartet is one of marked excellence.
Not that it's members are phenomenal
singers, but the combination is very
artful, and adroitly adapts itself to
popular demand. Mr. Gorton, Jr., is
superior as a euphonium soloist, and
good in trombone and clarionet solos;
De Witt Cooke is a very clever expert
club swinger; the brothers Elliott are
graceful and genteel dancers with
songs, and Mullen and Vondes two of
the best grotesque athletes we have
had here. Some of their exercises were
wholly new, none were weak and some
ELECTED a deserved storm of applause.
Mr.. Sparks is fairly good as a low CO.
median, and Hank Goodman and
George Mullen as end men, while not
creating any marked impression, were
successful in much merry making.
There is a quartet Of excellent clog and
fancy dancers, and one. Eugene Elliott,
is a master "clogist." The band or
chestration was novel, but very pleas
ing. All in all, the Gortons give a
clean, genteel and pleasing entertain
ment, without pretentious effort or SEN
Sational effects.
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Barrier" Oil Stoves.

Barrier O1I SlOVeS.
The comfort and convenience
and economy of a strictly first
class portable heater can never
be known except by its use IN
your own home. OF the two
hundred and eighty-five Barriers
sold by us last season, not a
one has been returned as unsat-
isfactory.
The Barriers" can be regulat-
ed for any degree of heat, are
always ready at the touch OF a
match and will heat a room tor
u cents an hour, without any
disagreeable smell.
The S. Barrier is one OF the
most practical little stoves imag-
Unable. 1t is not a lamp, but a
practical heater, ernbodying ali
the merits of the larger sizes in
condensed form. Come and see
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Pianos-lots of them. and fine ones:
Chickering, Royal, Ellington. Krell and
others Wiley B. Allen Co.. 415 X.
Only exclusive piano house in Sacra-
mento.