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THANKS TO THE PRESS.
A Reporter Makes Few Pertinent
Suggestions.

Ihe complaints that have for years
been made in a sub-rosa way by the
newspaper correspondents who report
the State Fair races were heard again
during the recent meeting. And there
has been cause for these complaints.
In other places racing clubs and State
FAR organizations seem to have bet
ter appreciation of the value of the SER
vices rendered by the press, and its
accredlted representatives are afforded
every possible facility for performing
the arduous and important duties de-
volving on them. They are never for
gotten, and do not have to hustle about
for barroom pail and tin dipper and
then beg some employe to fill the pais
with water with which to uuench their
thirst.
In other places the racing or State
Fair off1c1alS see that they are sup
piled with cooling beverages more pal
atable than plain water. They are also
protected from interference by a
crowd of babbling outsiders while en-
gagged in their work during the races.
Furthermore, they are not hamperea
by press badges that limit them to the
occupancy of only certain portions of
the track. In short, the value Of their
services is known and recognized, and
instead of being made to feel that any,
thing is good enough for them. they
are treated as if there were nothing
too good for them
One of the press correspondents at
the fair just closed here. referring to
the resolutions of thanks to the press
voted by the Directors, said yesterday:
II the press is so necessary for the
success Of the fair, the society should
spend about $50 and provide the press
| representatives with place in which
| to work that would at least make a
decent stall for Jersey COW. and
| they should also do these things:
| Afford them relief from a lot of
| jockeys, horse owners. rubbers and
others who elbow them out Of their
| seats.
See that the newspaper men are
provided with at least a clean pail O.
water and dipper, if nothing better can
| be afforded, and save them the trouble
of running to the bar every half-houi
for a quart pitcher of warm water to
/ drink
Give them a decent desk to write
on, and see that the reporters don
have to take busters or rags from
home to clean off the desk and chairs
before they can work
above all, see that they are pro
vided with credentials that will not
permit every ticket taker to order
them out of this place or that, or re-
fuse to recognize their badges, if they
should happen to forget their coupon
books-credentials that will permi,
| them to go anywhere within the
grounds without being baked by petty
employees.
If the newspaper mems services are
so necessary to the success of the fair,
why make them feel that they are un-
der obligations for passes, or that they
have no more privileges than the or
dinary spectator?
| IF they can do so much, as is ac-
knowledged, and do do it, why not
| spend a few dollars to provide them
with the proper facilities for doing it?
1T is all very we'll to thank the
press for the great work it has done
| in promoting the fair, but I think it
would be better to show a little prac-
| tical courtesy to the men who do the
! work.
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COOKSLEY'S BLUFF.
Slashed His Throat With a Razor
Yesterday.

Arthur Cooksley, who lives at Sew
enth and S streets, yesterday morning
made an ineffective bluff to end his ex-
istence by cutting his throat with a
razor.
Cooksley had been drinking heavily
for number Of days. and yesterday
morning, in the presence of his wife
and two children, he gouged himself
on the right side Of his throat with a
razor, infiicting a rather deep wound
about two inches long.
After he had cut himself Cooksley
walked to the home of his brother at
Twenty seventh and streets, and Gre
ated such a disturbance that he was
f1oored and kept there until the police
arrived.
He was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital, where Assistant City Physician
Ogden dressed the cut, after which he
was locked up. His relatives declared
that they will this morning prefer
charges against him.
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ROBBED BY HIS PARTNER.
The Sad Story That w. 3. Wilson
Related Yesterday.

When the State Fair opened tive men
giving the names of w. r. Wilson
and E. r. Carter took a basement room
in a lodging-house at Sixth and /
streets, and engaged in taking pictures
on glass. The partners used the base
ment room alike for a workshop and
sleeping apartment, and when on Sat
urday night they footed up their ac-
counts, Wilson's share of the proceeds
amounted to $65.
He hid 1t away in his bed, but when
he returned a few hours later the mon
ey, together with his partner Carter,
was gone. Neither Carter nor the mon-
ey has since been seen. The men came
to this city from San Francisco.
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His conclusion was that the lives that
most benefit the world are those that
did more for the world than they had
to do, whose lives overfiowed for the
race
With Jesus. the master, in the lead
the speaker called the roll Of great men
from Plato to Milton and from Milton
to Longfellow, with the deduction that
great men live for others. He held
that Christ's overflowing life touched
and uplifted the world. Shakespeare
was an overfiowing life, but If Chris
tianity We're taken from the world
books would be emasculated, sculpture
would be mere stone and art and liter
ature would perish.
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STOLE A TRUNK.
But Don Mcdonald Failed to Get
Away With It.

Officer Butler last night arrested a
man named Don Mcdonald, who had
attempted to get away with trunk
from Louis Caffero's place on Second
street.
1t seems Mcdonald had got into the
house and up stairs quietly, and started
to leave with a trunk on his shoulder.
In descending the stairs. however, the
trunk became cranky, toppled over,
threw him and fell on him. The racket
drew the inmates of the house to the
spot and in the excitement Mcdonald
got away.
He ran toward Chinatown and took
refuge in basement, where he was
found by Butler and taken to the police
station. His head was quite badly cut
by contact with the trunk.
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HeIvetia Rifle Club.

At the regular monthly shoot of the
Sacramento Helvetia Rife Club yester-
day afternoon the cash prizes were
awarded in the following order:
First, A. Haynke: second, A. Buergii
third, F. Zberg; fourth, A. Meister;
fifth, A. Griesel; sixth, Captain Ruh-
staller: seventh, c. OFT; eighth. E
Schmid; ninth, A FRANKIE; tenth, G.
Wissemann; eleventh, C. Zuest; twelfth
r DatTpn
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Tt took ten innings to decide the ball
game between the Vacaville and Valley
Dairy teams at the former place yester-
day. AT the end of the greatest bail
game ever seen in vaca Valley the
score stood 8 to in favor of the home
team. Becker again proved that he is
Jimmie Conway, who caught the game,
proved that he is the right man in the
right place. There was neither a wild
pitch nor a passed ball in the battery
work for the Dairy boys. Deputy and
Larkin were the battery for the Vaca-
villeS.
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Chief Dwver improving.

Chief of Police Dwyer passed an
easy day yesterday, and last night his
condition was so much improved that
he was considered out of danger, pro,
vided no unforeseen complications en-
sue. Yesterday a son was born tc
him, and this fact greatly helped to
cheer him.
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MORE TAcKs.
A Scurvy Trick by Some Counter
felt Of a Man.

The Folsom Telegraph" says: "Some
individual the other day scattered a
lot of tacks along the bicycle path be-
tween Mills and Brighton Stations, and
in consequence many a bicycle has
since gone lame on the path.
1.-THE path was closely examined be-
tween the two stations, and over 200
tacks were recovered therefrom.''
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ADJUSTMENTS.

The Daley Company closed a very
successful engagement at the Clunie
last night to a fine house The play
was Current Cash." and it afforded
Mr.. Vinton fine opportunity in a dual
role to prove his versatility, and Mr.
Daley equal opportunity to do some
clever character acting.
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The Westerns are still undefeated.
Yesterday they won their thirteenth
straight victory by defeating the Full
tons in a long drawn-out game by the
score of 20 to u.
The Westerns have defeated every
team in Sacramento whose members
are under the age of Is years, also the
Folsom Jr.'s and Yolos, and they claim
the championship. They would like
to hear from some out-of-town team
whose members are under IL years OF
age, the Folsom Jr.'s in particular.
The features of the game were Mel
sons batting and Wright's work on
first base The batteries We're: Miller
and Burke for the Westerns and Fields
and Fitzgerald for the Fultons.
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Tried to Use a Knife.

Railroad Officers Hickey and Will
lam Brissell yesterday arrested man
named John Mahany for disturbing the
peace at the railroad depot. Mahany
was making an attempt to run things
when Brissell interfered, whereupon
Mahany drew a claspknife, but was
"coaxed' to JAIL
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SPECIAL Hor1oH.

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world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. twenty-five cents
a bottle. MWF
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GREAT MEN DEFINED.
An Interesting Sermon by Rev G.
II. Wallace.

Rev. George r. Wallace of Pilgrim
Church, Chicago. delivered a sermon
at the Sixth-street Congregational
Church last night on THE Sort of Life
That Most Benefits the World"
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The Williams tent vaudeville show
with new program, several additional
people and still greater variety, will
continue this week, afternoons and
evenings, on Seventh street, near K.
The vaudeville numbers are up to the
usual variety entertainments Of the
vaudeville theaters
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y
9 Whalen /. Two-base hits-Babbit,
Clark. Sacrifice hits--Babbit. Dennie.
First base on erorrs-Sacramento A. Santa
Cruz s. First base on called balls-Off
Doyle 8, off Whalen 2. Left on bases
Sacramento 10. Santa Cruz 6. Struck out
by Doyle 9. by Whalen 5. Hit by pitcher
-Devereaux. Double plays-Doyle tc
Stanley to O'Connor. Williams to Clark.
Dennie to O'Connor. Wild nitches--
Whalen. Time OF game-OTe hour and
fifty minutes. Umpire-O' Connell G. a.
Griffin. official scorer
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*Two out when winning run was scored.
Summary: Runs responsible for-Doyle
5, Andrews 8. Three-base hits-Clark,
Doyle. Two-base hit-Eagan. Sacrifice
hits-Babbit. First base on errors-Sac-
ramento 5, Santa Cruz t. First base on
called balls-Off Harvey 1, Doyle 4, An
drews 8. Left on bases-Sacramento TO-
Santa Cruz 6. Struck out-By Harvey ],
O'Connor. Passed balls-Morrow. Wild
pitches-Harvey, Doyle. Time of game
Two hours and thirty minutes. Umpire
O'Connell. G. A. Griffin, official scorer
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All persons afflicted with dyspepsia
find immediate relinf by using Angos.
tura Bitters of DIR. j. G. B. Siegert
Sons. Ask your druggist
The record-union., 1899-09-18
HOW THEY STAND.

Oakland took both games from San
Francisco yesterday, and Santa Cruz
took both from the Gilts. The standing
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Hop pickers wanted at Pleasanton.
See want ad on classified page.
Arrived. Sorosis snoes. Welden. 527 k
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AFTERNOON GAME.

Santa Cruz 6, Gilt Edge g. Even the
visitors were surprised at the ease with
which they did it. 1t was all over in
an hour and three quarters, and was
snappy from start to finish, even the
bungles, and they were numerous. The
game was as fast as that of the morn
ing had been slow, and the great crowd
having nothing else to yell at, turned
loose and helped Brick Devereaux
out
The features of the game were two
neat double plays, the first by Williams
and Streib, the second by Dennie and
O'Connor, a. phenomenon stop by Stulz,
and the championship work of Dever-
eaux back of the foul line behind third
base.
The Crabs led off with a run in the
first inning, taken on Rabbits two-base
drive to left field, O'Connor's tumble of
Sheehan's low thrown ball and Stulz's
muff of Stanley's throw down to sec
ond, and Devereaux, when the run was
scored, commenced his antics and did
not let go until it was all over.
In the third the Gifts made their great
spurt-their great and only squirt, and
when they had fired their big gun they
tured three runs in that inning.
Mclaughlin split off a two-bagger,
but was nipped at second an instant
later on O'Connor's pop fly which
Devereaux dropped. Eagan rolled one
to Babbit and was safe on the tumble.
and O'Connor slid down to third. Stan
ley smashed one over second for a base
and O'Connor scored, and Eagan and
l1sz I,-s1r
second.
In their inning the visitors evened UP
things. Doyle gave Williams a free
pass. and the latter took second on
Rabbits out at first by the way of
Stulz. Devereaux was hit on the fun
nybone and walked, after. he had been
doctored up. brennan knocked a ball
down on the plate and was out at first,
but both runners moved up and scored
on Streib's double-header drive to right
field and the score was tied.
In the fourth inning, just to show
they were still alive. the visitors took
another run on Stulz's miss of Whalen's
grounder and Williams two-base bunt
to right field, Whalen crossing the tape.
And in the seventh they drew the
cinch tighter.
Whalen went out at first with the as
sistance of Doyle, and Williams drove
a smoky one to Stulz who made the
stop of his life, but could not recover
in time to catch the runner Babbit
hit slow bounder to Eagan and was
safe Williams on second, and after
Devereaux had gone out by the way of
of Sheehan and O'Connor brennan took
a base on balls and the cushions were
all occupied. Streib rolled one to Stulz
and was safe on the wild throw to first,
and Babbit and brennan scored. And
so the string at the close stood 6 to 3.
Harvey was not in condition to pitch
the afternoon and Doyle was again
rung in, pitching two hard games with
less than two hours between bouts. He
pitched a strong game. but his support
was not what it should have been.
Whalen, who did the pitching for the
Crabs, was taken i'll in the third inning.
but recovered before the end, and dur
ing the last two innings bowled the
hard-hitting locals over as If it were
just as easy.
The annexed map will explain minute
details:
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The funeral of the late Christian
Weisel took place yesterday from the
family residence at 2S1S o street. Rev.
c. F. Oehler officiated. and the fun
eral was under the auspices of the Ger
man Red Men. This order and the Ex-
empt Firemens Association were pres
ent with full membership. The sing
ing was by the Red Mems choir.
The pall-bearers were: For the fam
ily-Judge M. F. Johnson and w. H.
Harris; German Red Men-Frank Kunz
and Jacob Griesel Exempt Firemen-
Charles Kleinsorge and Martin Kestler.
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Military Scores.

Following are the results of the mil
itary target practice yesterday:
Company G 600 yards)-Sergeant
Klein 36, Sergeant Guth 81. Corporal
Bates 50, Corporal Brown 80, Corporal
Finley 30, Privates Wackford A. Cook
33.
Pool shooting 600 yards)-Brown 80,
Cook 80, Captain Zittinger 81, Kay 80.
Miller 80, Lerbling 10
Company E-Sergeant Moore 40, Cor
poral Perkins A, Corporal Nutting 45,
Privates Lothhammer "a, c. Gardner
80, Reid 33, Mitchell 81. Holton 81, F.
Gardner 40.
Pool shooting-Perkins A, Gardner
46, Cook 81, Brown 43, Marty 40
Troop B (pistols, 80 yards)-Captain
Kay Il, Lieutenant Lindenfeld 43, Lieu
tenant Boden 42, Sergeant Kelly A,
Sergeant Lee 42, Sergeant Nelson 26.
Corporal Myers 80, Corporal Hooke 21,
Bugler Evans 90. Buglar Schadt 20,
Privates Fish SO, Calvert 80, Schestedt
SO, Ewers SO, Manning SO, Huber 36,
Jennings 81, Lee 81, Ross 33, Acevedo
81, Landgraff 27, Weeden %, Ball %,
Conterno "a, Richards u.
Pool shooting-Captain Kay A, Cap
tain Cooke 80, Lieutenant Lindenfeld
Al. Lieutenant Boden 45, Sergeant Kel-
ly 40, Sergeant Nelson 80, Privates HUI
Der 40, Colver 333,l Hooke 25, Duncan 81.
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FUNERALS YESTERDAY.
Cbsequies of the Late Mrs. Mary
Logan and Christian Weise1.

There was a large gathering of
friends, neighbors and sympathizers at
the funeral yesterday of Mrs. John
Logan, who died Friday afternoon Rev.
A. c. Herrick officiated at the funeral
services, which were held at the late
residence of the deceased, Thirty-sec-
ond and V streets, and at the City Gem
etery where the interment took place.
A great number of beautiful floral
pieces hid the grave from view The
pail bearers were J. S. Boggess, George
Daley, George Shepard, William Col
Inns, Frank Kelly and Thomas Hunt.
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LAUNDRYEXCELLENCE
PACIFIC GROVE BAKERY
CARRIAGE TRIMMING,

cushions, tops, lazy backs, etc. made to
order. Repairing promptly done Salts
faction guaranteed. j. b. HEISLER, 1915
] street
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Take TIme To ne Generous.

The ant Is n pattern OF industry and
thrift, though very much overrated,
but he was a cold utilitarian when he
outraged the laws OF hospitality and
recommended the poor happy go-lucky
grasshopper, as he had sung all sum
mer," to dance all winter" One can
fancy the careful, prim, narrow little
householder, with an odious air OF vir-
tue, freezing out the improvident sup
plant. Thrift for It's own sake Is not
virtue, though may be prudence. IL
we garner up the grain, it should be
that we may scatter 1t again to bring
forth a good harvest. And II any man,
even the thriftless, come to us be-
seeching bread, shall we deny him and
ask, after the fable, why did you not
treasure up food during the summer"
1t Is a gray day indeed which has in
1t no grain of pleasure, no opportunity
for doing good, no sweet moment Of
rest. The future Is sort OF rapacious
Moloch demanding humanity to sacri-
flee to him the present. The miser
spends his hearts blood and his souls
peace to pay tribute to the monster;
the fool laughs at his claims; but the
wise man pays him a just tithe.-Car-
RE f. Garrett, in the September WON.
ans Home Companion.
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OF all men in the world" he said
aloud. Talk OF poetical justice-talk
of the irony of fate! Ye gods, that
she should come to me for her rights"
There was pause. He went to the
window and gazed blankly out, then
struck the woodwork with force that
shook 1t.
II can't do it," he muttered between
his clenched teeth-"no man could do
it! But I'll have my revenge on him."
he cried, with sudden inspiration,
and, darting back to the desk, he
seized pen and began to write:
Sir-Three years and six months
ago, when I was a penniiess adven-
turer, you tempted me, and l fell. 1t
may be as we'll that recall to your
mind the exact terms Of the conspir-
icy. You informed me that you had
a niece-orphan daughter of your only
sister. This child was heiress to an
enormous fortune, and you were her
sole guardian. By the terms Of her
fathers will you were to have entire
control over her during her minority.
and II she married against your wish
before she attained the age OF 81. the
whole Of her money came to you. Your
suggestion to me was that l should
go through the form Of marriage with
your niece, apparently without your
sanction, in order to enable you to
claim the money due to you in that
case. You represented to me that
your niece was mad-hopelessly out of
her mind-and that on that account
should do her no harm by going
through this form, as nobody else
would ever be likely to marry her.
There could be. you represented, no
difficulty in the matter, as the young
lady in question was to all appearance
quite sane and perfectly docile and
submissive. At the church door my
part of the contract was to cease.
You undertook to provide for her flu
ture; all l had to do was to go through
the marriage ceremony. For this ser
vice you offered me bride that daz-
zled me. l was half mad with diff
culties, penniless. in debt. l urged,
however. that the step you wished me
to take would hamper my future, as l
could ask no other woman to be my
wife SO long as this poor girl lived.
This was just what you wanted-to
secure my secrecy; so long as l kept
secret the fact Of the conspiracy, you
kept secret the fact of my marriage,
l was to sign false name in the regis
ter, and there would be nothing to
witness against me-nothing to dam
age my future career.
(To be continued)
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The Queen Wore whiskers.

1t was pay day in certain English
battalion quartered In Natal. Private
Smith, on receiving his months Elm
suit" infinitely inspected a particular
coin, hesitated and coughed; then he
saluted and addressed his officer
please, sir" he said, this is bad
'arf-crown you've given me-" The
officer looked at the coin. 1t was from
the Transvaal and bore the likeness of
President Kruger. "Oh, that's all
right" he replied; 1.-The money is quite
good; 1t VIII pass in the canteen." Pri-
vate Smith saluted again. "Of course,
II you say SO, it's orl right, sir. But
it's the first time / ever see 'er mai
esty wearin' whiskers. Exchange.
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ter part Of the time think he really


ter part of the time I think he really
was interested"
Talking of Laurie-I beg his par
don, Viscount Thornheath," said Mary,
there's another letter from him for
you on the mantelpiece, Bernard"
ooh, Bruno, it's to entreat you to
go! You must go!" cried Marguerite.
Hand it to me, there's a good pa
ter" said Bernard.
Here's a business-like document as
WELL" observed the doctor, with his
spectacles on, as he took another en-
velope from the mantelpiece.
ooh, take it away know it's a
bill-it makes me feel faint" said
Bernard, feebly.
why, to whom do you owe money
in Lincoln's Inn?" demanded the doc
tor, turning over the blue envelope.
'Messrs. Blade and Skinner, solicitors.
Who are they, Bernardo"
Never heard of them. Give it to
me-" said Bernard.
The doctor tossed over the letter. 1t
missed Bernard, and alighted on Mar
guerites lap. Without promonition
of what was to come, she lifted it, and
laid 1t on Demands knee.
He was absorbed in the viscount's
letter; but in a minute or two he gave
it to Marguerite, and casually opened
the blue envelope.
Marguerite, who was watching him,
saw burning flush spread over his
face. He stared at the paper as If
stupefied, then uttered a smothered
cry.
my boy" exclaimed his mother,
looking up.
The color had left his face now-he
was pale indeed.
ut must be a hoax-it can't be
true" he said hurredly, as if he did
not know what he was saying. Spring
ing from his seat he strobe to the
window, stood there minute, reading
the communication once more straight
through. Then the paper fell from
his fingers; he turned, leaned his arms
on the window frame, and rested his
head on them. Mary picked up the
letter, and Marguerite read it over her
shoulder:
"Lincoln's Inn, Tuesday.
Bernard Selwyn SIZZLING, ESQ.,:
Strive have to announce to you
the death Of Miss Letitia Clara Selwyn
of Selwyn Court, Hants, on the Sth
inst, and to inform you that, with the
exception of several legacies to old
friends and servants, you inherit the
whole of her personal and landed prop
erty, and all her money, invested in
securities which represent an annual
income of about twenty thousand
pounds, together with the estate and
house of Selwyn Court, the whole be-
ing bequeathed to you on the sole con-