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gambled away thy money: forgive mel"
Very WE'LL" said the dato. "See that it
does not happen again. i,.
Once more the retainer came, saying:
u, great and benevolent dato, again I
have gambled away thy money, and again
1 beg thee in thy great mercy to forgive
me-"
"Thls is the second time I have forgiven
thee" said Joaknine. "butsthe third, time.
l warn thee. thou shalt die"
Yet again the unfortunate man return
sS. Cd without dti the money he had collected for
"0h, dato," he -eriet, throwing himself
at the feet of his chief, 81 have sinned again
and taken thy money. Mercy, 2nsercyv'
Cut him down." said the dato to one Of
his men-at-arms. The mSh offered no re-
sistance. and was cut to pieces with one
Of the great knives Of the natives
Another story which shows we'll the au-
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thority of the dato over his peopIe is
worth the telling. 1t seems that a black
smith had been making love in a quiet
way TO member of the iarem Of Jato Jo-
kanine. Jokanine knew of this, and came
TO the mans smithy one day. The smith
was Just finishing of large barong.
Let me see that knife" said Jokanine.
linen. running his finger along the edge,
ne added: 1T seems sharp. May try it %
certainly. dato," said the unsuspect-.
ing smith, Without a moments hesitation
1okanine raised the knife and split the
smith to the chin. The right a master has
to Kill a slave is therefore no stronger that
that exercised by all the datos and the Sui
tan over the life Of every man in Sulu.
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Big 25c. Table.

CFifth foor.)
Choice of any of these Giveables.
Values up to SOC.
Jardinieres, of high English glaze;
will hold S-inch flower pots.
Twin Vases, a new novelty, with rails
ed flower ornaments.
China FriendshOp Cups and Saucers.
China Gift Cups and Saucers.
Tobacco Jars, heads, busts, and oddi-
ties.
Bohemian Glass Vases.
Decorated China Vases.
China Shaving Mugs.
Night Lamps.
Opal Cologne Bottles.
China Comb and Brush Trays.
China Cake Plates.
Bisque Novelties.
Etc, ETC., etc.
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Hunting a Dead Man. Relatives.

In telegram from Esston, Pa, signed Maggie
Heath, Major Sylvester yesterday informed
that Thomas Heath. formerly of this city, had
been killed. The telegram requests that Thomas
L. Heath. brother, and Thomas Roach, cousin,
who live here, be located and Informed OF the
DEATH No particulars of the killing given.
An effort made TO locate the men mentioned,
in the telegram, hut at late hour this afternoon
they had not been found
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GRIND Army Officers.

The following officers of James \. Garfield Post,
No. :, C. A. r., have been reelected 10 serve
during next year. Commander. William NJ Sef-
ton; senior vice commander. Robert V. Mcken-
ney; junior vice commander. Edgar IiolleDbeck
quarternsster. ]. II. Jcchum; surgeon. Thomas
Calver; chaplain, j. II. Bradford; officer of the
day, Israel Swayze; officer. OF the guard. Richard
l.. Fowler. Tue representatives of the post 10
the department elected as follows: Thomas
Calver, james l.. Davenport, \. II. Frear, Edgar
Hollenbeck, X. V. NcKenney, Thomas b. Nolan:
alternates, \. C. Irvine, J. II. Jcchun,, r. IL.
Smith, p H. Weber. NJ IL. Bert, Il. l.. bowler.
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"pon't Borrow Trouble" cA00I IN
Buy NH -uO

slaves. Besides these, he may command all
the men Of his own district in time Of war.
He also has the right of life and death over
his subjects. For instance, few weeks
before We arrived in Jolo, Dato Jokanine
had occasion to execute one Of his follow
ers. The man had been entrusted with
money belonging to the dato. The first
time he came to his chief and said:
; 20, great and benevolent dato, 1 have
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The Unity Club.

The Unity Club literary organization Of the
city. held meeting last evening at the home Of
Prof. Rueckert. on q Street. II. b. Noulton pre-
sided and after the business of the meeting had
been disposed of Rev. V. d. Collins, d. D., read
an essay entitled. a Mormon Pushcsrt Exodus TO
Utah" Judges O. ID. Barrett and MeCalmont
and Rev. Dr. Fiske took part in the discussion
which followed Musical and literary exercises
closed the meeting. The club will be at home to
its friends on New Year Day.
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The statement of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company is q fine one, showing net
increase in earnings for the month of 1892, :
600. Such a record should convince the
most skeptical Of the actual immense profits
that the company is piling up, profits that
will be given to stockholders in the course
of time, and perhaps before many months
have passed. The stock is considered an
by many.
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New York Cotton Market.
The Homeopa,bic society.

Society will hold its annual meeting at
wiliiard's Hotel tonight meeting VIII
also be held tomorrow night, and possibly
one in the afternoon.
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A New Tobacco.

tFr01n NceIan3 , WSekIy.J
Tobacco worshpers may be glad 10 know that.
although there are some 100 species already se-
scribed by butanists, new member of the family
has been discovered on the Pacific coast and nam-'
ed by Mr.. Brandeaee. Nicotiana Stockholm. A. 1.
Stockton discovered it On Socorra Island
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dences of selling at times which were in
terpreted unfayorably by Boms. AtchiSon,
preferred. was strong With an upward ten:
ldsncy. The Pacific securities were strong
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Washinstcn Stock Exchanee.

sales-Franklin Insurance. $3.50; Capi-
tai Traction, 406s2 3-8: f406s2 1-2; Mer-
genthaler Linotype, 2G2o1. 100000 seller.
20, 40Q199 1-2; Lanston Monotype 20G16.
After call-Mergenthaler Linotype 109
1888 3-4, 1o@199 IL. 40Ql99 Ia, 50G19s 5-S,
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The market was trife slow and to
that extent uninteresting this morning.
after the sensational and erratic fuetua-
tions and Immense. business of the earlier
days OF the week. II was impossible 10
predict what the later hours of the ses-
sion would bring forth, but opinion tended
TO the supposition that relatively quiet
market wouid continue. There were ex-
cellent evidences Of support at the opening
but apparently none of the bull leaders
were disposed. to boom prices in view OF
the uncertainty as to the South African
situation. and the possibility of gold ship
ments in the near future. II was notice
able too, however. that the bears were
no more enthusiastic. Prices held up well
and showed gains nearly everywhere AT
noon. -F- -7"e1 -~f
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They can't be .equsled in purity. are. and
strength Heurich's Maerxen, Senate, and Lager
Beers Phone ga. Arlington Bottiing Company,
for case for hcme use
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Sugar was strong and fairly active this
morning. The suggestion advanced in this
column a few days ago that the alleged
new 500, 900 sugar company is in re-
ality a plan for the control of all the minor
companies. receives credence in some quar-
tiers. There are circumstances in the sit
uation that give it color of probability. The
Street recalls with much vividness the for
nation OF the Union Tobacco Company a
few months ago and its quick absorption
by the Tobacco trust.
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SHARES BREAK
Substantial Declines Throughou
the List.

sugar Refining and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit stocks Prove an Exception
to the General Wenkness-Uneasi-
ness Concerning Early Exports of
Gold-Fnn I'm Tobacco Securities.
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The grangers generally were fairly
strong this morning around the closing
level of last night. Burlington showed eyi-
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1t is now acknowledged that gold exports
are probable, but as the actual time for
such exports approaches the Street is ap-
parently losing its fear OF them somewhat.
At least the tenor of many of the market
advices is exceedingly hopeful over the out
look II is even asserted by some that
there will be an improvement from the
date of the first shipment. The country
has gold in plenty. according 10 these fnan-
cial gentlemen and the fact that 1t is able
to ship il out of the country profitably is,
they say, a bull argument. The possibiii-
ty that a plan may be arranged in some
way TO transfer the money from the sur
plus in the Government Treasury instead of
from the New York banks is being dis
cussed. The bank statement will not be
bad one according TO the people usual hest
informed regarding it in advance. aEj II
may prove a pleasant surprise in view of
the immense liquidation that has taken
place since the last statement was made
up 4 week ago.
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The reasons for believing that the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company has come un-
der control Of the Vanderbilt interests are
excellent.
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In the general news this morning there
is very positive revival of the story that
the Eastern trunk lines have entered into
an agreement that will be immensely bene
fetal to all concerned. That traffic alli-
ance or agreement has been formed is not
now denied by officers of the Baltimore
and Ohio and Pennsylvania. The immense
business OF both these lines, and the fine
showing of profits made in their recent
statements particularly that of the Baiti-
more and Ohio for November, taken in
connection with this alliance make the Sc
curities of the companies particularly at
tractive to many at the lower price now
quoted. New York Central was buoyant
this morning.
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Big Csc Table

Choice of any of these givabIes.
Values up TO sl.75.
Jardiniere, with Pedestals, shell pat
tern; richly glazed.
Handsome Umbrella Stands.
China Cream and Sugar Sets.
China Chocolate Pitchers.
China Salad Bowls.
Latest Novelties in Tobacco Jars.
China Double Cake Dishes, with han
dies.
Water and Lemonade Sets.
Liquor Sets.
Dining Room Lamps.
Bisque Mirrors.
China Tete a Tete Sets.
Jewel and Candy Boxes.
Etc, etc., etc.
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MEN =
= AND -
WOMEN

Pcf pleasing results use D.. Kilmer's Swamp Root
the great kidney remedy. At druggists'. Sample
bott3g by mail free. alse. pamphlet
Address DR.. Kilmer L Co.. Binshamton. n. Z.
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JUSTICE IN Jo1o.
The District Chiefs Power of Life
and Death.

From Harpers Weekly
The social system among the Moros Is
much more primitive than 1t Is among the
greater part Of the other Philippine races.
A chief, or dato. controls a district: he
has his own particular followers and his
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Chicago Grain and Provision Marl.,
j. iIish. low. 2:l5

Corrected daily by ". q. Hibbs & Co..
members Of the New York Excaaass. /
1919 F Street.
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.ki7aey trouble pfeys upon
the mind. '.discouraees and
lessons ambition;. beauty,
vigor, and scheeriuIncss soon
disappear when the kidneys
are out Of order or diseased.
a .,oa n~ K;Iv>-s. .c,,>nA
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Girls Coats, CaDes, and Refers.

Girls Refers, in Cam
els Hair and Plaid Cicth.
all-wool; Blue. Brown.
and Red effects; pretty
cut. Worth 1915.
Special tomorrow. s2.75
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Big 75c Table.

Choice OF any of these giveables.
Values up to $3.50.
Genuine Cut Glass Water Bottles.
In Star and Fan patterns.
Full Water and Lemonade Sets; in
assorted color crystal.
China Chocolate Pots.
China Cracker Jars.sH-os
Mustache Cups and Saucers.
Venetian Glass Vases.
China Comb and Brush Trays.
Oddities in Tobacco jars.
China Pen Trays. sa7sd
Bisque Figures. jts=o,e
China Salad Bowls.
Venetian Glass Lamps,
China Bric-a-Brac.
Etc. etc.. etc. etfb
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II Girls All-wool
Gretchens. made In latest
styles and fanciiy trim
med; sizes 9 TO IA years.
Worth $685.. Of
fered special to-
morrow at. s2.95
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New York stock Market.
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs Co..
members of the New York Exchange.
l4l9 j Street.
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A NOTABLE REFORM.

New York City has effected notable
reform in the matter of the relation Of
the city to private charities. The Rec
ord-Union" some weeks ago referred to
this subject when the reform was in
contemplation. 1t has now been ac-
complished.
In future the great city will not APP
propriate gross sums for the aid or
support of any private charity, or char
liable institution. All such will here
after be paid for the work actually
done. 1t will be difficult at times to de-
termine that measure; that is conceded
by the proponents of the reform, but
better, they say the difficulty and the
Tabor it involves, than the Jumping of
sums for charitable institutions to be
disbursed at their will, with no power
of city audit over this money of the
taxpayers.
The city will continue to pay for spe-
cial offices necessary in certain lines Of
preventive and charitable work, for
that is definite service easily ascer-
tanned and not involved in any diff
Guilty of measurement. But money for
aid and support will hereafter be deter
mined by items of account, upon which
the city will pass and judge whether
the service rendered to the public is
worth the sum asked
This is reducing charitable aid to a
practical business basis, and will un-
questionably remedy many abuses. 1t
is a system that might well be copied
by every community, large or small.
For it is indiscriuninate charity aid that
covers the vice of much that charity
masks. Not always is maladministra-
/ ton vicious. On the contrary. in char
ity work It is mostly innocent Of wrong,
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Intelligent Dogs.

Says a lover of dogs: Some four
teen years ago a gentleman living near
my house had Mount ST. Bernard dog
of the best blood, that would dive into
any depth of water for objects thrown
in for him to retrieve. I have seen him
myself dive into a pool called Brom-
borough pool (Which was not deep
enough in water to cover his large
body but the mud was very soft and
very deep, and retrieve stones. Even
if he had no previous knowledge of the
pool he never refused, and often have
I seen him with head covered with mud.
but he always brought out what he
was sent for. 1t was wonderful to see
him mount bridge to have clean,
fair dive into deep water, and more
wonderful the time he would spend be-
fore he came to the surface again.
There is very funny tale about him,
which is, as far as ever / could find,
true. One night the police officer on
his rounds heard a noise in the stable
yard where the dog was kept, and
thought he would just go round and
see that all was right, but never gave
the dog thought; but when the dog
got him in position for attack, he just
got him, the officer. on the ground, and
made a bed of him till help arrived in
the shape Of the groom, who rescued
the Waterman, who was quite stifr
from cold on one side, the other nice
and warm. Once I had a liver-and-
white common spaniel dog that would
dive after and capture water hens I'M
der water, and once he made mistake
and took hold of a half-submerged
branch of an oak tree, and would have
drowned himself if / had not entered
the pond to make him lose his hold
Chicago Record.
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Where the Beers Got Their Guns.

The big guns which the Beers are
using were supplied by the Creusot
Company, which is allowed to deal with
all foreign Governments which are not
European. They are Of the Bange pat
tern, of 120 and 155 millimetres caliber.
These are the cannon which served at
Glencoe and in the recent engagement
near Ladysmith. AS for the rifles. they
are described at st. Eteinne as being of
various patterns, nearly all being re-
peating arms Twenty thousand Gras
rifles of the 1874 model are, however,
in the hands of the Beers. When, in
1887, the Gras rifle was offered for sale,
and few years afterward purchases
on large scale were made by the
Negus, by Venezuela, Colombia, and
also by the Transvaal. These rifles
could be bought at prices varying from
five to ten francs AS a matter Of fact,
all sorts of weapons can still be OBJ
tanned at the very cheapest rate at the
armorers' shops.-London News.
The record-union., 1899-12-13

Kissing and splitting by young kittens,
even before they see, was IN the Hrst
place probably an attempt to intimidate
enemies by making them think that the
hole where the helpless wild kittens re-
sided contained a venOmouS snake. 1t
is a. very curious and remarkable fact
that many different kinds of creatures,
which have their homes in shallow
holes have a similar habit Of splitting
when an enemy approaches. Further
more, it is probable that the expression
of a cat at bay is part Of the same in
stinctive stratagem. We know now
general is the horror of the serpent
tribe throughout all nature, and hence
it seems likely that the serpentlne
aspect of the head of an enraged cat.
together with its threatening hiss
might discomfort an enemy sufficient to
give an advantage to the cat.
Curiously enough, cats of all species
have their tails marked transversely In
a way which resembles the marking OF
serpents and several naturalists have
remarked how similar are the sinuous,
waving movements Of the tail OF an
angry cat to the movements of the tail
of a snake in a state of excitement.
The true tabby cat when it is curled
up asleep, has a curious resemblance
to coiled serpent, and the same is
true of many wild cats of different
varieties and coming from different
parts of the world.
If this really is an instance Of pro-
tective mimicry it is possible that the
chief foe guarded against was the eagle
Eagles are very fond Of cats flesh, and
it has been remarked by haturalists In
various parts of the world that these
formidable birds habitually make war
upon the smaller creatures Of this kind.
-Pearson's Weekly.
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
by the Board of Trustees OF the CALI
fornia State Library up to 10 o'clock Sat
urday, December 80. 1885, for materials and
labor required in alterations OF certain
horizons Of the California state Capitol
building and the fitting. up OF law Ii
brary for the State. of California, and
other work in connection herewith, agree
able to drawings and specifications, copies
Of which may DO seen at the office OF
James Seadler, architect, lois Eighth
All bids must be accompanied by a GER
tIfied check for $3.50, made payable to
frank d. Ryan, President of the board,
and forfeitable in case of the contractor
railing to enter into contract and giving
satisfactory bond for the due completion
Of said work for the amount of his bid.
The contractor must agree to comply
with all the laws governing employment
and hours OF labor on public works and
The board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. All bids should be addressed
to Board Of State Library Trustees. State
Library Sacramento. Cal.
FRANK d. RYAN,
de-l0t President OF Board.
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of the exception, the liar doesn't re-
gard the proverb. He just goes on ~
ing for quantity as well as for, start
ling effect, reckless Of consistency in
his statements from day to day. The
only alleged facts to be relied on IN this
case are that Miller gulled the people Of
the East into believing he could double
their money for them in ten weeks and
make a profit besides; that he got a
large amount while the ''vigilant' de-
tectives and reporters knew that
swindle was going on but neither
warned the people until it was too late.
The police and the papers in that re-
gion are apparently as useless for the
purpose of protecting the people as are
the California Bank Commissioners.
FRUIT QUARANTINE.
San Diego Union: Fruit-growers,
nurserymen and horticulturists have
long felt that there should be strin-
gent Federal law for preventing the Inn
portation of insect pests and fIngols
diseases from abroad. The matter was
very thoroughly considered at ma
tional convention which met in Wash
ington in March, 1897, and was COM
posed of delegates of State Horticult-
ural and Agricultural Departments
State horticultural and Agricultural
Societies, Nurserymen's Associations,
Grange alliances and other bodies. The
result was the preparation OF law
which, it was thought would provide
the remedy A bill was drafted. and in
troduced in Congress. 1t received the
Endorsement of the California Board of
Horticulture, the F'ruit-Growers' Con-
vention of this State, Chambers OF
Commerce and other California organ
izations. The proposed measure, how
ever, failed of action in Congress.
A circular just issued by Ellwood
Cooper, President of the State Board
of Horticulture, announces purpose
to bring the bill before Congress again,
and urges that associations of every
nature and character favoring its pro-
visions send memorials to Con-
gress requesting action thereon.
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A MINISTER'S MISTAKE.

city minister was recently handed
notice to be read from his pulpit. Accom-
panying it was a clipping from news
paper bearing upon the matter. The
Clergyman started to read the extract and
found that it began: Take Kemp's Bal
sam. the best Cough Cure" This was
hardly what he had expected, and. after
q moments hesitation, he turned 1t over.
ard found on the other side the matter
Intended for the reading.
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If, as is rurnored, Aguinaldo has given
a hint that unless the independence Of
the so-called Filipino Republic is ac-
knowledged, he will execute the Ameri-
can prisoners in his hands, it will tes-
tify to the brutality of that Malay die
1t is scarcely probable that he will
carry out any such threat. But the
mere fact-if it is a fact-that he
threatens as reported, proves the lg-
norance of the man, his unfamiliarity
with the usages Of civilization, and his
unftness for the position to which he
aspires.
The record-union., 1899-12-13

The odd mistakes which will creep
into even the most careful proof-read
and prepared print, are numerous. One
of the strangest that has come under
recent notice is in a popular and high
class magazine, which not long ago
printed a picture of the water front
of Richmond, Va, after the evacuation
of the city by the Confederates, in
which Richmond Is spoken of in the
title line as located upon the Potomac
River.
The record-union., 1899-12-13
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Fair in north
ern portion; cloudy in central portion;
rain in southern portion Wednesday; con-
tinued cool weather; northerly winds.
For Sacramento and vicinity: Cloudy;
cooler Wednesday; southerly changing to
light north winds.