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so he was for several nights thereafter,
and the days and what money Maria
turned over to him at the close or each
OF them did not mend matters greatly.
on Sunday the pastor preached from the
text: There Is a sore evil which have
seen under the sun namely, riches kept
for the owners thereof 20 their hurt"
and the sermon kept him awake, although
the prosy old pastor had not done
much for Deacon Simpson In dozen
years. John Simpson was thinking. and
after another restless night ne was UP
an hour earlier than usual and was out in
the barn lot by the time the first purple
streaks OF the coming dawn were laid
athwart the eastern sky. Maria was at
her work nearly as early. and she was
still singing but IL WAS lighter afr that
trpped row from her tongue. and her
husband heard II and wondered why his
wife sang so poorly. Indeed. he said sar-
casticaliv 10 himself that he didn't an
derstnnd why she sang at all
After q thoroughly economical break
fast John Simpson went out on the front
porch. which looked upon the highroad
ard over a pretty vista OF rolling valley
and hfi beyond. and sat down. II was
such an extraordinary thing for him to
% that his wife observed II and irnme-
d!aiely followed
what's the matter. john" she asked
arxiousiy
Way. Marta" he asked. as Il he well
knew why.
Because I never saw you sit down out
here before on a weekday morning"
Tie djd rot reply for al least a minute
and thor Re stood up 70 speak
Maria ne said slowly. how long have
We been married."
The absolute irrsleH3DCe of the inquiry
startled and confused her.
T.N -. fas-
whatever are yoa asking that for You
ought 90 know as we'll as do Its been
twenty years. come next month II was
a Ia-s Wedding. don't you remember7''
Ard what aha We have 70 begin or -
he continued with the same apparent IL
rs}eFance-
We'll. John" she saff a = IN doubt
= her answer. there WASH much bat
love and youth and hope and ny s. -
rert farm and 60 q start with
Ana a 5at have got nov. MAJ -"
There's more toy. John We've ct
the finest farm IN the county. AMI stock
and c-ors and money IL the bank and
T0na ard Mary and Tire Two ilttle graves
n lie cemetery. John.
Haven't you lefs oct sc:ntthing, Ma
r4ar
she r~~3tste4--"Weu YES John" STE
sAi3. Z IL; cat the love su: The ve-;h
ard the hope. bit. u course. I d3iu't
mean.
He sAook aims. 3. Ike a Ao~ o-aa.i-r
uGt >t IT'S damp ana stood straight efoc.
be-
- res some4A.as elye Maria ye,.'y@
e thAs SOS 3eft o@t Yaa have e.; r,s,--
John $inp>5u the r1ear@s:. closest, st.r-
x4e~t RTzricleS.%~~t grasplnEest. thl-k-
hca teST. srGrvs tsinEest husband r. tea
csart,es. hut <o1 49, have kt-a any
ior<er fEss <one. Mara. dea's know
WHERE and n too st31xy yet 10 cres
reward - BIS retGT8. A55aE yol Eay
wQTsa @esolt Aaw {: harg~@~ea. or shAt
9oae Z. ar anything sri Woa't bit
9usr voU sr3 Mar - snf gZl O. vs;sr
best elh ard tucker AID FL xet me ssest
hors@ lsfs ~ re tara AMI ira surrev ana
Te Z t7ive - town All hare s p.cn5c .iss
yss3 and ! uses IA have. oaay there wasa
AL AATy r.s.-- AID you csa have -
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john she laughed. merilIy. And haven't
we got lot Of money? just do look at II.
dear and she ran her hand through the
pile and dangled the bills as though they
were golden hair. and laughed again.
John simpson didn't know exactly what o
say or do He could no, complain Of tie
prices his wife received for ~hat had been
sold, nor could he object to her economy
when f. seemed 10 please her 50. and furth-
er when he recalled that he had been 50
long preaching this doctrine To her AMI
censAring her for rejecting HIS teachings
In lack 81 acme better manner % express
Ing his feelings he began counting over the
receipts and checking up the accompanying
Inventory his wife and Mary assisting AMI
talking continually Of the money that they
would get with lizzie mere practice Real
" the more John thought OF Il. The better
Bic liked It. and he entered into the spirit
81 the occasion with great zest. And st.u
when /: tad become time 20 go 20 bed tie
Eel; ihst notwithstanding he had passed a
very pleasant evening with his wife ard
daughter il would have been rather more
satisfactory II ~ had had just little more
supper - star: ~ wish.
The next day he was busy untu evening"
rounding up the calves ne ha4 bought ard
s5sn he came home AZ ) O'Clock, tired ari
s3ts oig old. uncomfortable easy chair
- 1ich he has bought because II was rreap
IL "a not 80 be iouGd in IFS usual pIsee
igis wife net him. however. before rs
temper had tine to Tise. and SIZE vas 50
cherry and bright that rs almost forgot the
chair, arr when sae Aanied him over a
Whole aandtsi OF money, he entirely farx Z
g.
There's only .4rN JOAN. aAc SAID apolo-
ee:teauy. bat 7 am c get another hun
&red TOMORROW TAX good care - Il. tor
Va snay need f.. Theirs ~ telling IL these
hse3 times what viii happen
See went hack % ner work II tns Kitchen
and ae took TIE nocey. counted Il over
carefully. .Rrsisd IL 81 .nA SAL where Re
kepy nts saiuah,.s. ,or John Simpson vas
rot s. farmer 30 invited Tnarau2ers by has
cavetaSSress as s-,TIo -. All he Rad 4 good
strong safe ;r ais at,.nx room TIE r.
c-irsS Z Yesterday wevs there art he r,,!t
;hsn al together iu q big heap ard count
- the entire 5@t again Taere wss ceng.o-t
- airl n tAe siSat q money ard more N
ths, touch = g, Knowing that !, ~as all hgs
aaf Tor s3Gso reason tsis r0ooey 3sd n:
q'esse ctn1 as money hat dome previously
- even s. l1--h A. yss eE lays IA X
his Nits sn& daughter hal nct ben 50
w. n r5ere cheerful anf Aapvv tAsr. - "A!
- 81 taslw r. a ioax ,lree. he ~ all have
VTo eestct ag&trst iAesr course hssg =. na5
hssa a05ias fsait wtth 'nfy2 3, lcax, tat
- 80 81 Sc 6ls @ss Gear 20 s~tfr7s}@ u
u 1eo taey sooae3 sfsoa Gn-Elsta ka h.e sx-s
- 6.trz MA se s5sSe,3 them fo g. ffa
io& re sac ans We; ouE ~ So hiz v..s
ar May. opt May aA4 zone ever -
g., .sat1;s aws rs V.f- vas b1sy a ma
k,.tae- gEo~eEe~ x1e Visa singing 81 n,-
w~yE aeG roh1 simpson s-ert@5 as sat
~ . 5ssss- - he- Na7ls nzs --re-
t<ts :eraa-A&h.s ta~ 'yacn a-~,er-1.t, So
taer.s cy~a = Nsy yc2tN Rs~a Re gre
Has r.cre fragile 50 ny 12At sas v4-
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! !.

From the undergraduate standpoint, there
was nothing disgraccful In the tIife which.
cary in the next October. cut short young
Falfbairn's career % usefulness at Cam
bridge Angliclzed. II may saccinctly be
spoken q as 'rfot!1g with a view 10 the
destruction OF public monuments Ito VIII.
lamp posts. But the deed In itself did not
prove his additional fitness to remain as
guardian to the kii. And. for that mat
ter the ramihcationS Of his subsequent in
sanities before The public eye here in Eng
land Were even less assuring He piled up
a reputation for witness which vas little
short % majestic In its weight, and he ran
through fourth-rate fortune as though IL
vas merely I0che: money.
Yet no one took away from him his
guardianship Perhaps no one wanted to.
Tie only other persons In the world who
could feel the least interest IN the Kids
welfare were We hye others who had sat
n meat with him on that day OF the Kids
new birth; and none OF It's moved perhaps
We could not summon up sufficient inter
est. perhaps We feared 20 be let in for
further expense
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putting away money Earns il, 200. That
sweep. young Fairbal-n, has dropped his
reuntvancss-f never made cut how he
Kept them going rs org az &c di;--and
shes been living entirely on her OWE ever
since she Ief, school"
And he sail more things: but 7 saw
there was something still further and I
pressed Carnegie. ard heard e.
You're right. MEG" he sail with a
sort CT groan- Il did sc more ~ ner
In fact stayed en- IN town JUST because
I wanted 20 Meet her every day. Is rath-
e. ludicrous, isn't IL, tor man II uy
position 70 care fer girl who'd developed
from that ki1@ SAa .olt me sa. ioo-I
give her all credit for that She Didn't
draw ne On an inch. and I'm sure s3e
was honestly sorry when 3isreearded
several blunt warnings and proposed 20
her. But she wouhdn't hear q .t-said She
didn't care for Tie IN that way. ana WASH.
going 70 marry ne for money. said Shsi
been behoi3e1 enough 20 Us men already.
and was going 10 play the rest - the
game through with Aer 0wn hand. she's
going 10 start UP a place on her own heck
directly. but she wouldn't even let me ad-
vance a pound Or Two 70 help her soat
that. Sire says she'll get the necessary
credit IN the proper quarter. and fight II
through on her own business merits.
tell you. Mac old man, she has pluck
that Kid Oft Wish I could even say q
ours. But she isn't ours any longer. She
Isn't even young fajrbairns. because he's
gone under. She's just her own. and be-
:lieye, as she says, she'n see It through
alone"
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what 1; Ia. Ole man, there nothing for it.
now you have 60. her. excepting adopt
Ing the KID yourself. She's 100 old for
daughter, but you might call her your
aunt. Aez do have Juvenile aunts"
THIS was intended FOR humor. The idea
OF any undergraduate adopting any child
was 80 outrageous that we howled at the
funniness OF 1t. The day before. young
Fairbairn would have laughed. TOO, bit
now has infancy had passed from him.
ana, ful OF Rev and grotesque dignity.
he chose 10 resent our scofrpgs-
i say. you men" be drawied oct.
you're rather brgtes, you know, because
the KIDS probably listening. / believe
they understand"
We sobored down 4 little, and Carnegie
remarked that IL was dinner-t!ne, and
that we'd better pack her OF 90 the work
house
Workhouse, said Fairba.rn thought
iaiiy' The workhouse is Il rather awful
sort OF hole. isn't Il? V-hatd they do
with the Kid there"
wash IT. dress IL. feed il, and teach
IT, said Carnegie. AT the age OF about
IL IL would matriculate into usefulness,
tradesman."
Doesn't soand very choice" said young
fairbairn. thoughtfully.
STANDARDS differ. remarked Carnegie
dryly- IF that Kid were turned into
the humblest OF slaveys. II would he pro-
motion from her present point OF view"
Here waiter came in. announcing that
dinner was ready. Young Fairbairn
wanted TO stay and discuss the matter
further. but we pointed cut 10 him thar
II was a rudeaess TO hts guests which we
Couldn't allow him TO commit on any
terms. and SO We trooped OF leaving In
structions that the Kid should also dine
In the sec!usion of the sitting room hired
for her.
The dinner was distinctly gorgeous. and
the blue and gold menus had crests on
them enameieG in three colors. We were
given seven different kinds Of wine and
four liquors. during the dinner and four
wines after, and eishty-year-old cognac
In the coffee. Ba:haric splendor of this
variety particularly when taken inter
nally. Induced generosity which one some
times r.pents Of afterwards
Young FaiCbairn held that the Parcae had
picked that Kid from the gutter 10 become
a power IN the land. and We al quite agreed
win him. lt was suggested that one OF
the barnalds should take her In charge 10
incu.cate personal cleanliness and the use
% shoes without further decay but. be
cause you canno: tip bar maiden. We fen
back on the services OF q chambermaid for
this purpose. Having taken that first step.
We went about plotting schemes OF educa
ton and up-brineins for the Kid. ea,h man
speaking confidently from the depths OF
his own profound inexperence. Finally,
not being able 20 agree We get aTectionate
ard left details entirely In the hands az
young Fairoairn. AS a preliminary. we
handed round the hat. making up In T o
Us ana currency q matter OF t59. This
would not cover the entire expenses 0t
even the cheapest OF The schemes pro-
pounded. but there was Ii sort OF dim I'M
derstanding that young Fairbairn would
provide the balance out OF his own priYy
purse. After this. fancy we went to bed.
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Lake Tanganyika. IN Africa. offers
unique field for scientific exploration This
region. like Australia. "a one Of the few
localities where animals Still live that have
become extinct elsewhere. certain waelk-
like mo,lGsks ~ thiS lake appearing 70
have been driven from tire ocean ara 70
Re lientiHea with fossil forms az old JtI
raSstc seas In rarCce.
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Prince August IL Cohurg has now shot
80 channels on lis estate al sehiadmiug
H. Killed hiS drst in lSsa. n the same dis
trict In iSSi hts total rag reached f.v,i
ara hy 1891 he had shot 400
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Now, I'd made up my mind that this
Was going To he one Of those ideal things
one reads ah0ut-a match that was . love
match on both sides; bat after six months
had gone by. ! began to have strong
doubts as to whether II would turn ont
into match at all. Young Fnfrbairn
swallow led the Penitent Thief yarn. lock
stock and barrel. and bought frock
coat and fine linen He was probably the
happiest man in London. and he assumed
an air or easy patronage with the Kid
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sniI John Slrnp-
son naGc!Relv ~ hi9
wife Cne morning Ira
MAJ. you are getdn
more estgaNaEHnt and
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There IL difference.
Docs your daughter play the pfaroT'
.'She says she doea. but II sounds more
IN me as IL she were working IT,"
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"
The Kid did start that photo gra ph,c busl-
res on her hrazen own, and IL prosDeref
and grew. and overlooked into sections
and subsec;,ons, with four studios in
London and six in big provincial towns.
For ATT with a big A the I'd cared not
one little hang; but She knew what the
public wanted which IS 20 be ma 8e 10
look pretty on a card for reasonable
price. ard she did this FOR them. and that's
why she caught on. The mounts Of her
photographs were punched with 4 mere
surname and initials. and people took Il
tor granted that they belonged 10 man.
The KID never went out anywhere. knew
TO one except strictly business people, ana
was known by none. She made her one
and only object In life the amassing II
money. and because she stuck 70 this aim
and never departed from IL, she became
the possessor Of stocks and shares and
maiestc bank accounts, which would
have made London stare II London had
known about them. A. the commence
nent Of proceedings she had axed Pc
cuniary goal post TO make for. t3-wit:
f2s0.0so. She didn't merely hope for Il:
she made up her mind decidedly thai she
would get il. which T. the way With sue
cessful people.
When the Kid had reached her mark
which she did Al the abslraiv early age
OF seven and tWCnty~she did very pc
cular thing She chucked up the business
entirely II was pu; 20 her very plainly
that. il she would still remain the nom
inal head a limited liability company
could he foated on most advantageous
terms. But she wouldn't do this; she
wanted to cut it altogether; and suhse-
quently she sold Il far a painfully small
price. And now that same business IS
going Down hill every day. because the
present owners don't run II with the nous
which our Kid brought 20 bear.
was in town and called upon the
HI! Just after size had nlple;ed the sale.
She spoke OF a great many things, and
finally wound IN by stating that a fortune
had been ieft ont Of remorse 10 young
FaiYbairn by some one who had sv!ndled
him on the turf.
On the strength Of one or two vague
hints gathered from what had gone be-
fore. / spoke up.
My dear Riddle" said. ''you always
used to be ;ruthfal person"
And stiIl remain So
"As general thing. perhaps. But not
about this legacy OF the Penitent Thief.
He's family apOcryphal"
HE shall exist. Mac. II I choose il 10
be so. He is Anonymous and repeatant and
dead. Also the money VIII be placed 10
the Youngun's account, and IL he doesn't
use II, the whole lot will lie idle doing
nothing"
"Kiddie. am beginning to believe. with
Carnegie. that you are about the best girl
in the world"
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ADJUSTMENTS.

AT the Clunie Opera-house this even
ing the merry musical comedy Hotel
Topsy Turvy," with the famous low
comedian Eddie Foy in the lead. There
are fine scenic effects, chorus of thir-
ty voices and a half a dozen comedi-
ans, several dancers and much rich
costumery. We are told that it is a
French novelty that has been fascinat-
ing Partisan pIaygoers for the past two
years; is now also running at the Com
edy Theater, London, and has lately
finished an engagement of l02 nights
at the Herald Square Theater, New
York City. "Hotel Topsy Turvy' is the
combined work of Maurice Ordonneau
and Victor Roger, and is said to be
the best effort of these writer's, abound
ing with the merriest kind of humor.
sparkling dialogue and situations and
incidents that keep the risibllities keyed
to high pitch of mirth. Much of the
story is told in song and the music
is of the same bright and catchy at
mosphere that permeates the perform
ance.
The st. Louis "Globe-Democrat" of
September 18th says: What is 'Ho-
tel Topsy Turvy' like? Like a farce,
yet unlike it. Like a comic opera, but
entirely different. Like a vaudeville
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

On Sunday, October 1st, a. number of
young people gathered at the home OF
Miss Lottie Baker at Mills Station. in
honor of her birthday. Music. dancing
and games were indulged in during the
AFTERNOON and evening, followed by a
bountiful repast, On departing all
joined in wishing the hostess many
happy returns Of the day, and declar-
ing they had spent very pleasant
day. Those present were: Miss Mat
tie Hickey, Pearl Crimshaw, Josie Fitz-
gerald, Addie Baker, Louise F'itzger-
aid, Lottie Baker, and Messrs. HE
Baker, Jack McQuaid, Oscar Forger-
son, George Fitzgerald. VIII Glacken
Pete Bush, Fred Bush, Albert Brown.
Henry Galloway, and Mr. and Mrs. w
II. Baker.
Last evening Hilda Wicks, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Wicks of 1907
Tenth street, gave a party to her
young friends in honor of her 18th
birthday anniversary. The hours
passed delightfully."- with music, games
and other innocent pastimes. Dainty
refreshments were served and the
young folks were very happy. Those
present We're: Stuart Neale, Avron
Bacon, Josie Sprague, George Webb,
Willie Wicks, Henry Wicks, Eugene
Warner. Irving Mettson, Ethel Beal,
Anna CARROLL, Florence Wicks. Estilla
CARROLL, Lizzie Mackall, Josie Carroll,
George Smith, Jr., Lena Gaus. Will
Muir Evelyn CARROLL, Emma Haley.
Pearl Bacon, Ella Haley, H c. More
mousse Nr-c r a1r NJ
{. Mackall, Mrs. James CARROLL, Mr.
ana Mrs George Smith, Mrs. Bette
Brannigan.
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DEPARTMENT ONE.

Thursday, November 16, 1899.
Sac. observation-disclosures VS., Wheadon.
Sac. 566-Sullivan VS.. Johnson.
Sac. 5S6-County of Sacramento VS..
Southern Pacific Company ct al
Sac. 592-Brewer VS.. Horst, Lach-
mann & Co.
Sac. 514-Girvin ct al VS.. Simon
Sac. oI5-Ramsbottom VS. Fitzgerald.
Sac. 613-Stockton Savings and Loan
Society VS.. Harold eft al
Sac. 604-Larkin vs. Mullen ct al.
DEPARTMENT TWO.
Grim. 576-PeopIe vs. Mooney.
Grim. 571-People VS.. Childs.
Sac. 57S-Smith VS.. Hawkins.
Sac. 5SS-McAulay vs. Moody.
Sac. 5I9-Johnson VS.. Nina Rica
Gold Mining Company
Sac. 5S7-Crosby vs. Clark.
Sac. 593-Crosby VS.. Ahart.
Sac. 598-Crosby VS.. Kier.
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near the summit, to stay week or ten
days.
A. Thornton of New Hope is in the
city.
Lawyer Charles A. Garter Of Redding
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Alice M. valensin Of Arno was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. Auld of San Fran
cisco are at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Ballert Of Blue
Canyon are at the Golden Eagle.
Under Sheriff David Reese returned
yesterday from a three weeks deer
hunt in the wilds of Mendocino and
Glenn Counties. He was accompanied
by four Colusa friends, and they bagged
six deer. Mr.. Reese brought home two
sets of antlers and a lot of venison.
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Special Excursion to Lake Tahoe.

The Southern Pacific Company will
run a special low rate excursion to
Lake Tahoe and return, leaving Sac,
ramento at 10 p. m. on Saturday, Oc-
tober 7th, and, returning, arriving here
at $40 a. m. on the following Monday
The fare for the round trip will be So,
and the tickets will include a berth in
Pullman sleeping car between Sacra-
mento and Truckee, both ways, as we'll
as the stage trip between Truckee and
Tahoe City and the delightful ride
around the lake on the steamer Ia
hoe. and will give an entire day in the
mountains, which are most beautiful
at this season of the year. Sleeping
car reservations can be secured
through c. ]. Ellis, ticket agent, South
ern Pacific Company
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Friday, November IL. 1899.

DEPARTMENT ONE.
Sac. 595-Southern Pacific Company
VS.. Hyatt ct al.
Sac. 599-Brown VS.. Valley View
Mining Company.
Sac. 576-Wolfskill VS.. Douglas.
Sac. 703-Woodward ct al VS.. Hen
negan.
Sac 590-Bank of Orland VS.. Dodson
ct al.
Sac 603-Estate of Atwood.
Sac. 6C0-Merced Bank VS.. Tvett.
Sac 665-Estate of Turner.
DEPARTMENT TWO.
Sac. 597-Costa VS.. Silva
Sac. 601-Brown VS.. Sweet ct al.
Sac. 602-McKenna VS.. Heinlen ct al.
Sac. 634-Angus ct al VS.. Browning
ct al.
Sac. 635-Gllon. administrator, vs..
Northern Assurance Company.
Sac. 100-Estate of Kasson
Sac. 702-Estate of Carpenter.
Sac. 606-PeopleT Thisby vs. Reclama
ton District No. 556.
Sac. 711-Williams. administrator, VS..
Refill eft al.
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Suit for Partition.

A complaint has been filed in the Su-
perior Court by Johanne Christine Car
oline Stodiek formerly NiederquelIe)
against Catharine Louise Niederquelle,
and many other Niederquelles, to de-
termine the rights Of each to an undi-
vided tract of land on the Sacramento
River near Courtland, and for parti-
tion of the same.
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PenieI Mission Meetinps.

The Peniel Mission at BIT X street
will have meetings at 2:30 and s
o'clock to-day. Mrs. NJ. P. Ferguson
of Los Angeles and Miss Mary Lyons
from the Port Said egypt branch are
TO be present.
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Body Found Near Isleton.

The body of a man was found in the
river near Isleton yesterday afternoon
and Coroner McMpllen went down
there last evening to investigate. He
will hold an inquest to-day. A te1e-
phone message from Courtland says
the body is that of a Chinaman.
The record-union., 1899-10-05
AUCTION SALE

OF HARNESS, ROBES, WHIPS, ETC.
at salesroom, 323 K street, SATURDAY.
October 9th, at 10 o'clock q. m. Z set sim
gle harness, j cart harness, II buggy robes.
Is buggy busters, dozen whips, dozen
sweat pads, etc. Sale positive. Must
close consignment
w. II. sHERBURN. Auctioneer.