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Another Protest.

"I used to have great many theories
about the way affairs ought to be con
ducted,' said the young man from Kan
sas.
There is no denying it
"Well, | give up. | don't go so far as to
say monopolies cannot bes regulated or
suppressed. But l unhesitatingly confess
that l don't know how it's to be done
you had any number of schemes"
Yes. That was before | realized what
an insidious and pervasive institution a
monopoly is. There is no use trying to
escape the terrible influence. One man
may break into a Utopia and by his heart
less trickery upset the entire plan. ! am
proud Of my State, but l must say one of
the meanest men L ever met lived in
Kansas"
NO, sir. He mingles among the guile
less and unsuspecting. Were you ever at
a husking bee?'
Never"
''Then you don't know the custom which
gives the man who find a read ear the
right to kiss the prettiest girl. This man
gave a husking bee and he sat up nights
with a lantern for days beforehand going
over the crop and peeling down the husks
to find red ears. When the bee happened
he had all the capital in a corner and he
smiled sardonically whole the rest of US
toiled on hour after hour amid gathering
disapointments. In pursuit of a delusive
hope, while he was APPARENTLY having all
the luck I tell you, sir there is more
financiering ability in Kansas than YOU
ever gave the State credit for.'-Washing-
ton Star.
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Her Thoughtfulness

Beautiful. my dear"
The elderly millionaire who had married
the famous beauty regarded the watch
chain admiringly.
"A very delightful birthday present"
he continued, beaming upon his fair
young wife. so massive and yet in such
excellent taste"
II am glad you like 1t" she observed
1T was so cheap, too Just think, it cost
only fifteen dollars"
"Ony fifteen dollars!" echoed the mill
ionaire, in astonishment. Fifteen dol
lars for this solid gold chain!'
oh of course ii isn't solid gold" she
interposed. You could never get solid
gold chain for that price"
What is II. then?"
Why. gold-flled. to be sure"
Il see said the husband. stroking his
chin refectively. But why this sudden
streak of economy? Don't you think 1
can afford a solid gold chain?"
"Of course you can" she assented.
But this one is guaranteed to last for
ten years-and-and-and-
'Well?' said the millionaire, inquirng-
ly.
well, dear" she concluded after some
hesitation, "as that is quite as long as
you are likely to live, thought it would
be foolish extravaganza to pay any
more. Woman Home Companion.
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The Irrepressible Small Bow.

This is true story, and 1t really hap
pened in New York family It looks as
If ii might be an old story brought up to
date or renovated for the occasion but
1t is exactly as the small boy arranged it
and not to the edifieaton of his family
The small boy was very fond of ice
cream 1t never cloyed his palate. 1t
was with the same delight that he saw it
each time brought on the table, and upon
each of these times he showed the eX-
uberance of his feelings by crying in
rapturous tones: "Oh-o-o! Ice cream
Ice cream! Ice creamr much to his
mammals annoyance.
People will never think we have ice
cream or anything else to eat" she said
TO her son one day. Now, we are going
to have company to dinner tonight, and
don't want you to say q word when the
ice cream is brought on" The small boy
promised. He really was a good little
boy. and he intended to mind But when
the cream was brought on the old feeling
of rapture was so strong that he forgot
entirely and cried out as usual. Then he
remembered and stopped short, looking
very repentant He had not intended to
ca.f out. and his mother was mortified.
He changed his tone entirely.
I'VE have ice cream almost every
night" he remarked carelessly-New
York Times
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wise's Ready Wit Saved the Widow

There was an auction sale in the little
house, and one after another the widow g
few possessions fell beneath the hammer.
Presently the auctioneer took up a large
bowl which happened to be full of sugar,
and the poor woman, anxious to save Its
contents, FASTENED to the next room to
find something in which to put them.
Just as she returned the auctioneer
cried, Sold" and the purchaser insisted
that the sugar was his. The widow
pleaded for the little that was much TO
her, but the man was obdurate, and mlIr-
nurs of indignation arose from the crowd.
Angry at this demonstration. the man
turned, and his eye rested on Henry a.
Wise
Am right or not? ii YOU say 1 am not.
l will give back the sugar. II you say |
am, l am entitled to it, and I'll keep it. %
My friend" replied Wise, in his gen
tlest tone, you put delicate and un-
pleasant responsibility on me. Hadn't you
better decide the matter for yourselfY
No" replied the fellow, curtly. Il
know, what your opinion Is going to be,
and want you to give it so that this
whole crowd can hear it,"
the sugar is yours The widow cannot
take it from. you, She has no redress,
spectators. What did tell you?''
stop" thundered Wise, whose manner
at once changed. I've advised you at
your persistent request, as l can prove by
these people. 1t remains for me to tel
you that l charge you IS for my advice,
and I demand Immediate payment. If
you trife with me in the matter of pay
ment. you will most certainly regret il.
The man turned scarlet and. fumbling
in his wallet. produced a s. bill. The
crowd yelled its approval, but suddenly
became silent as Mr.. Wise walked up to
the widow and said:
This money is mime I have earned ii
honestly. Take it and buy more sugar
for your fatherless children. Youth 5
ConDaniO0
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The Joke ON the Jockey.

A well-known jockey relates with relish
the following little story, though the
laugh is decidedly against him. A few
years ago he was engaged to ride the
faVorite In an important race. On the
way to the post he found himself canter-
ing alongside a rank outsider the mount
of stable boy who had only Just com
menced riding.
You'll have to be careful with that
brute, b." he remarked. I've ridden
him before, and you'll never be able to
hold him
B. thanked the crack for the hint and
said that he would 'do his best"
Half way through the race the outsider
and another were in. front with the
favorite close behind. Fancying that the
others were in difficulties. the rider of the
faVorite shouted:
Pull out, b, and let me through! I've
got the race in hand"
The crack was mistaken, however.
Looking back, the stable boy replied with
grin:
With which the novice let his horse
have his head and shot away, the easiest
of winners, to the chagrin of the crack,
who finished second
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A New Humboldt Story.

In a chapter of "reminiscences of Won
Bunsen and his friends, in the October
Century, John Bigelow tells this anecdote
With MendeIssobn. the banker va and "i'iiag ag
unusual thing for him, he was very silent
His host, remarking it, observed to Hum
boldt that he was sure he must be i'll
NO. said Humboldt, but l am in great
trouble. Only ten minutes before leaving
my apartments to come here 1 received
from my landlord note informing me
that he had sold the house in which I re-
side. and that | must move. | really can
not bear to move again. Mendelssohn
gradually led Humboldt into conversation.
during which he found time to write a
note and receive an answer to It, He then
took Humboldt aside and said: BY this
note l learn that / am now the owner of
the house in which you reside The con-
dition, however, upon which l have be-
come its possessor is that you continue to
occupy your apartment in it as long as
Won live "
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QUAINT SKETCHES OF
SCOTTISH CHARACTER

Il OVERS OF Scottish character as
expressed in the works OF Sir
IL Walter Scott, Robert Louis
Stevenson. Robert Burns. Ian
McLaren, S. r. Crockett, J. NJ. Barrie
and others will have the opportunity
Of enjoying a dramatic treat of more
than usual interest this week, when
Miss Katherine Z. Oliver, celebrated
imperSoCatOT of the various characters
portrayed by these authors, makes her
first appearance in this city Miss
Oliver has consented TO give a recital
at the First United Presbyterian
Church. corner Of Golden Gate avenue
and Polk street, on Friday evening,
November 10.
This is Miss divers sixth season as
an interpreter Of Scotch and Irish
character. Since taking up the work
she has visited many countries and
appeared before noted people. The
secret Of her success in the delineation
Of Scotch life and character is that she
Is of Scotch descent. speaks the Ian
guage TO perfection, has visited the
scenes depicted in these productions
and has brought to the work the love,
genius, enthusiasm and untiring in
dustry of a masteTful mind and sym
pathetic heart
In the latter part Of 1897 Miss Oliver
appeared before President and Mrs
Mckinley at the White House. She
has letters of commendation from
some of the most noted divines and
college presidents Of the day.
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A Political Philosopher.

From the Washington Star.
It's all right" said the man from ken
lucky, as he heaved a sigh of relief. Il
was a little worried at first. But it's all
right"
down considerably.
The shooting? Oh. yes. There's bound
to be little of that"
''It wasn't the shooting that was caus-
ing you uneasiness?
mo. That's merely personal matter
between gentlemen. You can't figure on
It as having much effect, II any, on an
election. But I was sorry to hear all this
talk about inharmoniOusness among the
Democrats. 1t doesn't seem like they re
splitting up a great deal. But I'm recon
ciled Let EN- hoist their banners and
bring on their candidates If one MN
amt satisfactory TO all OF 'em let the
kickers get another. The more the
merrier."
II don't quite understand your philoso-
ply"
thing"
Perhaps not"
well, young man, there amt anything
better than a Democratic ticket, SO tets
go ahead and have as many of hem as
we can get"
But when it comes to voting?"
I'm a air-minded man, and I've got as
good a boss as Kentucky ever raised II
may take some time getting from place
to place, but I'm going to do my level
best not to show any partiality.
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leaves and injurious drying. When the
sweating" is completed the leaves are
dried, either slowly or by simple exposure
to currents of air. or rapidly by artificial
heat Moldiness and consequent rotting
must be guarded against, and then, If all
the conditions are favorable, in six or
eight weeks the leaves will have turned
q bright warm brown color though to-
bacco at this stage lacks aroma and fla
vor The chief result of this process has
constituents of the tissues of the leaves.
~fter II IS completed moist air is again
brought into play to soften the leaves and
render them plant, and 1t is not until then
that they are ready for the great process
of fermentation. In which, ii is now as
serted. the bacteria play so crucial part
Fermentation has always been looked
upon as a very important stage in the
preparation Of tobacco, but. If bacteriolo-
gists are right. even greater stress must
the whole and of paramount Importance.
AS a preliminary to it, the brown leaves
are sorted and made up into hands or
small bundles, containing perhaps from
six 10 ten leaves apiece. All these sepa-
rate bundles are collected and piled up
containing sometimes as much as fifty
tons of tobacco. Directly the stacks are
completed fermentation begins, encour-
aged by the warmth and moisture within.
aroma and favor. And this is the work
of the bacteria which nhabit these heaps,
for II Is concusively shown that these
stacks are the homes and breeding places
OF myriadS of bactera-tn fact COM
plete flora OF fungus life IS to be found
bacteria are members from many other
parts of the great group of fungi of which
the miCrobe life is only a small section
Contemporary Review
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POSTUM CEREAL.
NEVER DREAMED
That Coffee Caused the Trouble.

How to stop the use Of coffee was a
question.
The doctor told me I had coffee
liver.
Il knew I was a wreck, physically
and nervously, but I never dreamed
that coffee was the cause of the trou-
ble. l could not drink milk, and tea
was as bad for me as coffee.
Hot water was nauseating. 1 there
fore turned to Postum Food Coffee. got
a package and made it according TO
directions and found it just the thing I
needed.
Husband had no faith in II. so I
made coffee for him and Postum for
myself For three years l used Pos
tum and the change it has wrought is
wonderful.
Instead of being thin, sallow. nerv-
GUS, weak and miserable. l am plump.
with clear complexion, pink cheeks. and
seem TO have the endurance and vital
y Of a young woman Of 90 although
am twice that age. Husband. after
seeing the change Postum has made.
unailly asked me not to make coffee for
him any more, as he preferred Postum.
has been a godsend to our family"
alyra J. Tuller, 1923 Troost avenue.
Kansas City, Mo.
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Famous Laughing Plant of Arabia.

The seeds of the laughing plant Of Ara
as laughing gas The plant attains a
height of from two to four feet. with
woody stems, wide-spreading branches and
5g 55right green eIn foliage It's fruits are pro
The seed pods are soft and woolly in tex
ture and contain two or three black seeds
Of the size of a Brazilian bean Their
flavor is little like opium and their
taste is sweet; the odor from them pro
duces a sickening sensation and is slightly
offensive. The seeds, when pulverlzed and
offa1 e9Ne III oTia61 4uahtoieS, mane peculiar
loudly, boisterously: then he sings. dances
and cuts all manner of fantastic capers.
Such extravaganza of gait and mariners
was never produced by any other kind of
dosing Ladies Home Journal
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Is Immortal J. N. Alivep

All the way from Kansas City comes the
news Of the reappearance of the "Immor-
tai ]. M" an eccentric character known
to every railroad conductor from the At
lantic to the Pacific Several months ago
1t was reported that j. N" was dead
but that individual has again appeared to
prove, in the language of Marak Twain.
greatly exaggerated. The Immortal j.
N" has been a prominent character since
the civil war. His mind became added
that great struggle and he has since been
a wanderer Of the earth. One of his &C.
centricities is TO go into newspaper of
moving the pressure. His efforts are never
printed but this does not discourage the
'Immortal ]. NJ" and perhaps he will
submit another communication to the
same paper at the time of his next visit
New York Tribune
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Painfully Polite.

The people of Dresden are very polite.
so overpolite that they not infrequently
bring down ridicule upon themselves
stranger st was W one day crossing I the gre great 4
bridge that spans the Elbe and asked A
native to direct him to a certain church
which he wished to find.
Really my dear sir" said the Dres-
dener. bowing low. II grieve greatly to
say it, but ] cannot tell YOU
The stranger passed on a LITTLE sur
prised at this vouble answer to a simple
question He had proceeded but a short
distance when he heard hurried footsteps
behind him. and. turning round saw the
same man running to catch up with him
In moment his pursuer was by his
side his breath nearly gone. but enough
left to say hurriedly. MY dear sir. you
asked me how you could find the church
and il panied me to have to say that
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Vallev Towns Organizing

VISALIA, Nov. IA meeting of dele
gates from the towns Of Importance in
the San Joaquin Valley will be held to-
morrow at Visalia- The object is to or
ganize a valley association to promote the
interests of this section of California II
is estimated that $50 delegates will be
present. Before such an association can
get down TO work there are some differ
euces between Nisalia and Fresno which
will have to be COMPROMISED.
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Hints and Answnrs

Lesson No. 4-q) SO tons. % sS2 40. Null
tiply the area of the end in square feet
by the length and this product by the
price. 90 S435 20. 20 $12 e6 Find the area
of the end in feet and multiply this by
the length IN inches to get board feet
in the stick and divide by 144 to get board
feet. 90 15A tons. (6) $99 q S277 20
(S) 500 60. (9) 2l.66 tons To find the area
of circular ring multiply the sum of
the radil of the circles by the difference
and multiply this by II The area of
the ring is found to be no square inches
The area can be found also by subtra ctine-
the area of one circle from the area. o5
the other. QO 171M cubic feet. -
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Retnrned From Cuba

NEW YORK, Nov. THE steamer
Havana, which arrived to-day from Cuba,
brought Major General Ludlow, Civil
Governor Of Havana; Lieutenant e G.
Carpenter, military aid TO General Lud-
ted States Marine Hospital service. The
gentlemen named, with thirty-six other
Passengers Of the Havana, were trans
ferred TO Hoffman Island for observation.
They viii be released at noon on Thurs
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Mines Close Down.

SANTA BARBARA. Nov. The Alca-
traz Mining and Petroleum Company.
which has been operating two large as
phaltUm mines on either side of this
city has closed down, and over a hundred
men have been thrown out Of work. The
company will concentrate its forces at
The Sisquoc mine, in the northern end Of
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Franchise Granted.

MARYSvILLE. Nov THE Board of
Supervisors of Yuba County received bids
to-day on an electric franchise. The
Yuba Electric Power Company and the
Butte County Electric Power and Light
Company submitted figures, The first
named secured the franchise, having the
bfChaSt hid
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Courses of instruction.
Autumn-Winter Term. 1s9s-1sOo

AuIulIIl- W IIIleI ItIIIl IoS5-1yJO.
Mondays and Thursdays; Popular
Studies in Shakespeare. Tuesdays: The
Worlds Great Artists. Wednesdays; Desk
Studies for Girls and Shop and Trade
Studies for Boys. Fridays: Great Amer1-
can Statesmen. Saturdays: Home Science
and Household Economy. These courses
will continue until February Is, 1900 Ex-
aminations will be held at their close as a
basis for the granting Of certificates,
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Application shelved.

WOODLAND. Nov. THE Board of Su-
pervisors to-day heard the petition Of r.
Clark for a franchise to construct an cleo
trio road from Putah Creek Canyon to
Elkhorn. on the Sacramento River. The
board declined to advertise for bids until
the District Attorney has made an exam
ination Of the application and all the facts
connected Herewith.
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Appreciated the Book.

A story Is told of a wel-l1nown whist
player who imagined himself an au
thority on the game After boring his
friends with verbal comments. sugges
tions and advice upon the methods OF
play, he at last wrote and published a
book. One copy was sent to a famous
player for his opinion about It, In about
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She FORGOT Her Husband

Every once in a while one hears of some
one who forgets who he is. but there is a
peculiar circumstance in connection with
one woman who was lost for a time and
finally found by her anxious friends living
a quiet humble life in small village. She
had forgotten al about her former life,
and, though they have succeeded in
making her recall nearly everything, they
cannot get her TO recognize her husband.
The fact that her domestic life hadn't
been any too happy may have something
to do with it. It's ever so much simpler
than getting a divorce, TO just forget it,
New York Evening Sun.
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Nav Run to Cape Nome.

ASTORIA, Or, Nov Tn connection
with the sale of the steamer Oregon by
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company. it is reported here that the
company will put the Columbia and State
Of California. now plying between As
toria and San Francisco, on the run to
Cape Nome, The report cannot be veri-
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SHOP AND TRADE STUDIES FOR BOYS.
Copyright 1se9 by Seymour Eaton.

is 36 feet long. The end is of the sha, 8
shown in the diagram. B C is "a inches
and D is IS inches. Find the value OF
the stick at $50 per 1000 board feet
5. A stone is quarried in the shape of a
triangle, with base u feet and perpen-
dicular height 10 feet inches. It is 40
inches thick. Find the weight in tons
(2000 lbs.) if a cubic foot weighs 80 lbs.
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Unknown Body Found.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. THE body of
a young man about 20 years of age whose
identity is unknown, was brought here
to-day from Spadra near Cotton. The
body was found beside the railroad and
had been cut in two by a freight train.
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Soldier Killed in Havana.

WASHINGTON, Nov :. - General
Brooke at Havana has reported to the
adtutant general the death of Private
Thomas s. Smith of Company A. Fif-
teenth Infantry, who was killed by a po-
liceman on the 9Th inst while resisting
a
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a week the book was returned to him
with the following letter:
My Dear Sir: Your favor of the -
inst, accompanied by your book, was
duly received. l have read 1t very care
fully. 1t seems to be a very good game
whist. Sincerely YOURS. .@.,'-EXchange
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Twelve Socialists ELECTED.

BERLIN. Nov. THE municipal cleo
ton held here yesterday resulted in the
election Of twelve Socialists and six Lib
erals TO the Common Council.
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Burglars Steal Postage Stamps.

DE KALB. H.. Nov. THE safe and
vault of the De Kalb Postoffice was blown
open with dynamite last night and about
$1,000 taken, chiefly in postage stam0s.
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TT+ica Mill Reonens

ANGELS CAMP, Nov THE Utica Mill
resumed operations to-day after being
shut down for a month. The other mines
and mills VIII start as soon as 'epairs are
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T. ARITHMETIC OF THE WORK
SHOP.
Lesson No. 4.

We shall take up for our fourth lesson
the measurement of solids. We have al
ready learned how to find the number of
cubic inches or the number of board feet
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9. A metal pipe inches thick has an in
side side diameter q b Of 2S inches. 1t is Is
lbs.) if a cubic foot of the metal weighs
450 pounds 40
10. How many cubic feet of marble in
a column 35 feet high and feet s inches
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did not know. Just now 1 met my
brother. but / grieve TO say that he did
not know either
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solid contents Of circular solids. II we
know the area of the circular end and
multiply this by the length we have the
solid measurement. Note the following
exercises:
/. II a cubic foot of ice weighs 1922 ounces
find the weight in tons COCO pounds) of
rectangular block of ice 20 feet by 80 feet
and feet thick.
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completed The Utica electric plant will
furnish power for its mills and will also
furnish lights to the Standard Electric
Company until their works are rebuilt.
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It is q pleasure to be shaved and take a re-
freshing bath at Valvo's shaving parlors. 52S
broadway; private entrance to baths.
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g. A pine log Is 40 inches in diameter
"a b and SO feet long Find the value
gross measurement at SIS per 1000 board
feet.
To find the area of circular pillar find
the circumference and multiply this by
the length. Take a square piece of paper
and roll 1t in the form of a cylinder as