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NATTER FOR ONGREss
Pretty Girl With Fastidious Palate
Makes sugEestion Regarding
Postage Stamps.

Yes, ten two-cent ones, please, Z said the
glrl with the Dewey button on her jacket
lapel, as she stopped at the window marked
Stamps. " Haven't they horEiid taste? p
she went on, laying her letters on the little
shell in front Of the window and leisurely
II wonder Why they don't @ bsS have asported pops,
tlayors lays in the glue the same as they do in
4,s zee cream soda or ANYTHING like that. I
think IN, it would be awfully nice to buy ten
cents worth of vanilla two cents, or choc-
olate special deliveries, you know; and if You
wanted revenues, why, they could be in
1,E high tone fayors, tutti frutti or caramel, OF
and you'd sell more stamps, too, y YOU u Know
cause girls would buy them just to lick of
the fiayors. Wish1I were a man and could 90
Good-by." = - : - -
She gave the last stamp a pat with her
hand 4 and tripped away, and the young man
;behlnd II the bars at the window sighed and
leaned his weary brow upon his hand. Chi.
cago Tribune. q f-
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All Gle al and blue; but hat was that
black speck ava off where the prairis
was lost in the sky !?
Only a .speck, but it came rushing on
almost with the speed Of q cannon ball,
increasing in size wi tn every instant
Mary Emma knewwhat it Y might t be
twice had the town been almost de-
stroyed by q cyclone.
What, oh, what Should she do with
the baby? The wits which Mary Emma
had been enjoined to keep about her
quite forsook her, as was no wonder.
She never could quite remember what
happened in IN the next two or three min
utes, only that a rushing, roaring noise
deafened her, that the earth and the
sky seemed to come together with a
great shock.
prone onher face under a pile of shingles
and hay the lighter ruins Of the barn
#- but she could help to extricate her
self; she was almost sun hurt.
ssWhere is the sba aby?''s said Hiram's
voice, hoarse and unnatural.
Mary Emma looked toward the house;
it was still standing. The cyclone,
which had swept the great barn away
like a feather, had only brusheds the
house in passing, and unroofed thelitte
ell.
H Then Mary Emma looked toward the
well. The wood work was gone COM
pletely; even the great sweep, that
Hiram's GRANDPA ther had made that his
wife might have somethingssto remind
her Of her New England home.
Mary Emma shuddered as she looked
toward the well.
'I put her somewhere! Ican't tell
I hadn't time to think! 1t came just
like lhash!" she said, rembling and
sobbing.
ransacked every corner, and came out
again, with his face more dreadful than
ever in its grayish paleness.
A throng Of men and women had
gathered. All had their own troubles,
ruined homesteads and harvests-the
cyclone had devastated the Pillsbury
settlement, leaving the rest of the town
untouched ed--but there had been no lives
lost; no one was missing except Hiram
Pillsbury's baby. What were all other
troubles comparedt to his ,>ssss.k
81 They searched under a great pile of
the heavy timbers Of the barn. Poor
Towser's body lay there, stark and stiff,
but not the baby's.
Jonas Farley said there were timbers
of that barn over in Burnt river, and the
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How,s This9.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by HalPs Catarrh Cure.
u. Cheney & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. =.
Cheney for the last l5 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to. carry out any
obligations made by their firm. ft.4
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
sWalding, Kinnan &, Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, @. s.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system Price 75c. per bot
tle.l Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free ,.t. :;f - y,
Halls Family Pills are the best. IS
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and received benefit from it at once.
iI have taken it ever since and now
have no backache, no pain in my
side and; my stomach and bowels are
IS peri well. can honestly say that
there is nothing like it. IL could only
tell every woman how much good your
medicine has done me, they would
surely try #. # ~ ARrHA NJ. KING, ,NoRrH
ATTLEBoRo, MASS. s. s's'sss1 S
The way yvon4.l. ttrife with health
shows q degree Df Indifference that is
misunderstanding. Happiness and use
fn1ness depend on physical health; so
does agood disposition Disease makes
women nervous. irritable and snap
pish. The very effort Of ailing women
to be good-natured makes them ner-
vous, Write to Mrs. Pinkham, she will
help you to health and happiness.
Itcosts nothing toget Mrs. Pinkhams
advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
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a Good Road to Cincinnati.

The Monon, Route and c. II. & D. R'y run
four trains daily from Chicago to Cincinnati.
cago, at $50 a. M and ll:45 a. M, and are
equipped with elegant Parlor and Dining
cars. The night trains leave at $3.50 p. M,
and 2:45 a. m. These trains are equipped
with elegant sleepers and compartment cars,
the sleepers on the latter train being ready
for occupancy at $3.50 p. m. Ask for. tick
Office, 232 S. Clark St., Chicago
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Electricity for Brain.

"a European scientist claims to have discoy.
cred an1apparatus which will stimulate the
brain. 1t has been tried on school boys, and
consists of an electric band. While scientists
have been busy iDventing unnatural ways
Of making the brain work, Hostetter's Stom-
:ach Bitters has for fifty years been doing it
ach troubles and builds up and inyigorates ,5sIs
the entire system. There is nothing .sjust
as good - 80 81 ~ tS g .fEs5 =
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Why He Refratned..

s.sWhat made you take all that im-
pudence from that fellow?'' asked the
friendly passenger Of the conductor.
why, he didn't even pay his fare. =
That's it, said the conductor. IF
he had paid his fare, I'd have broken
his head; but he's riding on a pass, and
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Surely q Dream.

The rich, talented, handsome stranger
prostrates himself at the feet Of the beauti-
full cashier in the laundry.
tsBe mine!" he implores. t.
Am / dreaming 2" the young girl asks her
self, anxiously.gS
she presently spurns the rich, talented, hand
some stranger and marries the bow-legged
boilermaker to whom she had plighted her
troth. sa9 y
This, Of course, makes it cinch that she
Is dreaming journal.
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Teacher-No low. little girl, I have told
the class about the wicked place being
paved with good intentions. Now, what
do you suppose Heaven is paved with !? :.
Little Girl with a delightful recol-
lection Of a fresh-air picnic) Ham
sandwiches, bananas an pie. Harlem
Life. r 3s
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The Exact Date.

Young Addlepat Aw, do you think
that an astrologer, by being told the
date Of me birth, could tell me when
me me mifo htunes were to begin?
Old Gruffcus ssibly not, but he
could tell you when your parents mis-
fortunes began. z! World.
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Cruel Reyenge.

First Boot black You had row with
Nibsey, Billy?
Second Bootblacl Yes, and I'm
goin' ter have my revenge, too.
F. B. Coin to fight. him?
s. =. Nav, Tn goin' tostand aside
of him when he's shinin' a gent, and
when he's finished I'm goin' to say:
"Shine, sir?'-Ti Bits.
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Asking TOO Much.

4 Il wish said the irritable man as he
pushed the book away, shat this au.
thor would try new vein.''''
He writes. dialect very we'll
& st suppose SO. But I'd like to see him
makeaa departure. I'd like to have him
attempt an imitation of the style of a
refined, educated and grammatical gen
tleman. Washingto Star.
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Not q Bargain.

Don't you think, z remarked the
bankrupt lord to, his American wife,
THAT you oug to call me dear ?'s''
s & .es, ssupPose Ioug hit she replied,
'for you certainl ger " are not cheap at any
price. - Chicago Daily News
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OZARK AGRICULTURE.
Crops In That Prolihc
Region.

Ozark humor appreciates the story that
a scientist was quite amazed the other day
at observing farmer, after killing nest
Of snakes turned up by the plow, arrange the
dead snakes IN the furrow before he went
back to the plow.
''Why do you do that, my good man % the
scientist asked. f.
The farmer looked curiously at the sci
enlist, and, seeing that he was really in
search of information, replied:
snakes on the next round.
Seeing that the scientist was still mysti-
fed, the farmer continued:
s.I cover the snakes so that they will de-
compose. That is what you call.it, ism tit ?"
Yes," said the scientist, with a rising in-
Election. ~ e
Well" continued the farmer, .the de-
composition of animal matter furnishes
nourishment for the plant life, I believer"
yes" again said the scientist.
IS Then snakes will make corn grow,
won't they?" triumphantly asked the
farmer.
fg3<<tS Yes,' said the scientist
And whisky will make more snakes,
won't it, mister. that is what we call ro-
tation in the agriculture of this region
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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me uaIEaueatton.

Mrs. gobWigge G thin g Is + dsie has
|something to say to you. my dear Sd d
CobWigger--I lknoW what it is. The
young, q ls, rascal always comes to me about
this time Of the year and says heswould
rathe 81 go to work than attend school
another year. N. z. World. e
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sAMQue.ersLot.

Stranger have heard that you haye
a good many queer people in this toWn.
Citizen As odd a lot as you'd find
in a years travel. They are a queer set,
the whole of 'em, outside my, family.
And my wife. is almost as bad as the
others; but then, you know, she wasn't
originally Of my family. Boston
Transcripts. fft st saS i,
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GettinE Even with Her.

She wished to break it to him gently.
f .4I have decided z she said, TO return
your ring. "a 3s !, II
He, however, was a resourceful man,
who did not believe in letting a woman
get the better Of him.
You needn't bother he replied. Il
buy them by the dozen. &c Chicago Post.
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Sweat and fruit acids will not discolor
goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES. Sold by all druggists.
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ThnnksEiyinE.

The pessimist may still be glad
When dinner served in jovial state;
+ He may evolve some comment sad
Upon the turkeys hapless fate.
sg-+Washington Star.
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How do you pronounce the last syllable.
of that word .butterine?' asked the Gus
toner The last syllable is SILENT stifly
replied the grocer.-London Answers.
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though I must
tell about it. a
year ago ! was
taken very sick.
Doctors could Go
me no good only
to deaden the
pain which I
had almost con.
stan,tly. I got
some of your
Compound and
took one bottle
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Z Z af5E Z
roof Of. the ell, too; and it was proposed
to drag the river.
Mary. Emma. felt a little thrill of hope.
Some things dropped into a river might
float.
The cyclones has Gurus ways. It
might have picked the baby up, and
dropped her down somewhe eres kind Of
easy, said Uncle Lot Pills bury
But the others shook their heads.
Two men went down in to the well.
Mary Emma put her hands before her
eyes. She expected to see them bring
up a little golden head.
Eunice's voice broke upon her ears,
the poor mother driven wild by her mis-
cry: 1A..ss .t.5 ..s \. Us 81
s.What did you do with her? why
didn't you hold her tight? Oh, why did
I trust you? ?'' s3
Mary Emma tried to answer, but the
great lump in her throat wouldn't let
her. rs
She was straining her eyes now to
watch the men as they came up from
the well. No little golden head. The
baby was not there. s
Mary Emma drew long, bbing
breath Of relief.
Perhaps I could tell, now, what did,
or what I thought Of doin gI cam t be
sure that I did, i was so bewild dered.
But what good would it do to tel?
They couldn'' It find her. Oh, why don't
they go to the river?''
Mary Emma set out for the river
alone, running as il fol. for dear life. She
felt scarcely ray ofshope, but She could
not stay where everyone seemed to look
proachfully at her.
At the foot.ofsthe little hill on, which
the house was set,9a queer little sound
stopped her flight. III was just like the
sgu sggurggling Gin grieyed little cry Alice made
when she awake and found herself
alone. .s:y .s.=
F Mary Emma's heart seemed beating
in her ears So loudly as to droWn all
other sound s but she heard it aga in n
the little griey ed cry.
1t seemed dsstps come from atcl lumpsof
weeds; tall burdocks and thistles, and
one small alder tree, which the cyclone
had spared.
With trembling hands, Mary Emma
parted the leaves. There was tie we'll
bucket, rolled upon its side, and out
of it it were thrust a yellow head and a
small dimpled fist! 81 '5S 3:s
Rosy with sleep cooling withsjoy at
sight Of Mary Emma, without a bFuise
sor scratch, was the baby!
Noah said:
! '.1Y ou mi ght know Mary Emma would
do the very qneerest thing that could
be thoug hit OF. 81.
But Hiram and Eunice said they
thought the well buck twas a proYi-
dence; 50 Mary Emma was comforted.
Golden Days.
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Origin Of Thanlss,giving Day

80, : 1ast aahAksts1 11i6 DsIy n 3
eve ought to do something to make our
selves solid with posterity,' remarked one
Of the Pilgrim Fathers.
That's so, replied his companion. .sHow
would it be to inaugurate national holiday
that will be convenient time for football
games %
The rest is history Y. Journal,
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When yon5 see man eager to confess a
small fault the chances are he has larger
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Innocence.

aOf course we have to pay more for
coal now than we did a month OF two
ago. said Mrs, Chugwater, ..but we
ought not lot to mind that. I suppose it
means that they have been raising the
poor coal miners wages It.i
Samantha Il remarked Mr.. Chug-
water, ooking at her over his glasses,
you are too good for this wicked
world. y Chicago Tribune.
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"a Wise Precaution I

He holds her hand for half an hour
While tenderswords they say,
For well he knows, thus in his power,
The piano she cannot play.
-Jud Pe
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After physicians had given me up, was
saved by Piso's Cure.-Ralph Erieg, Viii
Transport, Pa, Nov. ~. 1888.
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IIErrzR 70 mrs. p1nxHAn No. o4,,osl

!" ! am SO grateful to you for what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done. for me that / feel as!
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Simply Had to Do II.
e z.

Tommie Mamma, see where sister
struck me.
Mamma you strike yienr broth
er, lille B; ssf 81
q couldn' t help it, mamma @ ss
Couldn't help it, child ?''
No; you see, we were playing house,
and Tommie was papa, and I was you,
and Tommie did something I told him
not to do. mixers Statesman.
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Brirht Boy,

Some one took Charley up and asked
him if he wasn't papa's boy. He an
sWered: Yes
s An And your mammals boy, too??''
Yes" replied Charley. s..
:" We Il how can you be papa's boy and
mammals S both7at the same time?'
"Oh, replied Charlie, quite ind iifer-
emily, ''can't a wagon have two horses r.
Boston Traveller.
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-30

By the time man succeeds in reaching
the top Of the ladder he is too old to enjoy
the scenery.-C Chicago Daily News. -
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He who builds according to every man. S
advice will have a queer structure Chicago
Daily News.
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The Public Awards the Palm to Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
.Ilke,s Ioothache Drops Cure IN one minute.
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"a Cataktronhe.

She made some angel food for him
SIS At night he was to come;
In rushed some damsels, fair and slim,
= And did not leave crumb.
F-Detroit Free Press 8
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-30

6 How women do love to stare at hero!"
said the Cynical Youth. ep,' assented
the Savage Bachelor. That is one reason
why they always. flock to weddings. I'm.
dianapolis Journal
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what She s;

What She Said.
She said he talked just like book,
So his face wore a fiattered look
Until the comp pliment was null,
When she said II find reading dull g
Chicago Record.
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-30

To Cure n Cold In one Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-30

DR.. Young Ny dear, your throat de-
mands better protection from the.
draughts Of the opera house.
Mrs. Young-Y Yes, darling; / ought
to have a three-rope pearl necklace for
such occasions Jewelers. Weekly.
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A Lowers Ultimatum.

''Some other day." sweet Daphne sighed
I'll tarry, listening, at thy side
Beware, sweet Daphne! This is true:
Some other day I may not WOO.
Chicago Daily Record.
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-30

s No matter how proud man feels of a
woman IS cleverness, he likes to feel that she
considers him even more clever than she is
herself lf.-Philadelph Times.
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-30

There are still thousands OF acres of govern.
ment lands In the states of Washington and
Oregon, also prairie and timber lands near rail-
road and water communication that can be
bought for $500 per acre; and there are no
cyclones, billiards, long winters or real hot
summers, no failure of crops, but always good
markets. II you wish to raise grain, principal
ly or fruit or the finest stock earth, you can
do this to perfection. II you are looking for em-
ployment and wish to secure steady work at
good wages, can help you to do this. have
! no land for sale, but il you want information
about this write me at 1919 q. Third ST, st.
Paul. Mimi. a: 81 r. E.-WERkAIAN. -WERkAIAN. 5
Warren sheaf., 1899-11-30

The gossip in home decreases as the
library increases Chicago Daily News.
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Very Dan,gerons

Madge ny q you say It ism safe
to marry a poor man
Dolly Because: il on find you've
made mist axe you haven i the money
TO procure divorce. Gown opics.
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NATURE OF THE BEAST.

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The record-union., 1899-03-11

years old. Why, if it were not 5000
years old, I'd toss it into the Pacific
Ocean. I want all of you to dig the
rich ore out of the gospels. but you
need tools to work with.s i recommend
all people to- buy Crudenys Concord
ance," and study the Bible with the
light it sheds; and in such a way all
will get the fullest benefits No two
persons are alike. because God breaks
the mold when he has cast the man:
but there are lights in the Bible for
all. We need Bible study and Bible
sermons. There is too much essay
preaching nowadays. A man gets text,
then whizzes away like balloon into
the ether, but we need the pulpits low
cred and leveled at the people. Bible
teaching is an art, and teachers are
in demand I pay some teachers $4,000
a year to teach, and there are plenty of
places. but how few men to fill them.
1t is God we want and the Word to-
night as it is
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
The Old Pavilion was crowded to its
full capacity at last nights meeting,
the subject being, Spirituality. Mr..
Moody was quite vigorous all through
his talk. He was full of practical IL
Illustrations and spent much time In ham,
mering away at -the fact that, God >
word is in the Bible and his word is the
life"
You can't gel. full of God said he,
until you empty your souls OF sin
The speaker Illustrated the subject by
filling a goblet with water, showing
that the goblet could not be filled with
water until the air was forced out. So
it was, he said, with Gods love; it flows
freely when the sinner is ready to ac-
cept the word
The record-union., 1899-03-11
A DESERVING CAUSE.
Ball for the Benefit Of Sick or
Disabled Firemen.

A ball will be given at the Old Pa
vilion on the night of the 31st by the
Fire Department Relief Association.
The association is composed of mem
bers of the local department, who main
tain association for the benefit of their
disabled comrades. and to defray burial
expenses. etc.
Last year some $7O0 was paid out by
the association to sick and injured
members of the department, and the
ball on the 31st is to be given for the
purpose Of replenishing as far as posi-
BILE the depleted treasury. The only
income the association has. is from the
dues and assessments paid in by mem
bers and the proceeds of entertain
mentS.
The cause is one in which the public
should take an interest, and by literally
patronizing the ball they can material
ly help the association along.
The record-union., 1899-03-11
A Correction Corrected.

County Treasurer Greenlaw writes to
the Record Union:
Allow me to correct your report of
the Board of Supervisors on Friday,
wherein the heading states that The
monthly Treasurer's statement is to be
condensed by him in future No doubt
reference was made to the monthly
statement of claims allowed by the
Board of Supervisors. These state
ments have nothing to do with the
Treasurers office. The Treasurer's
monthly report is filed with the board
the hrst of every month. as required by
law. and there will be no change.
The Record Unions" report was ex-
plicit. The heading referred to the
subject matter, and the latter explained
itself
The record-union., 1899-03-11
SOCIAL EVENTS.

On Thursday evening a very enjoya-
BILE surprise party in honor Of their
twenty fourth wedding anniversary was
given Mr. and Mrs. D. B.. Plummer at
their residence, 325 P street. The even
ing was spent in games, music and
dancing Music was furnished by
Messrs Putnam and Pluitt, the former
playing some very fine selections on the
violin The cake walk was danced by
F. Newman and J. Thomas and Jack
Crone and Mrs. L. Kemitzer, and was
won by the latter A lunch was served
by Mrs. ]. A. PlumIner. The follow
ing were present.: Mr.. and Mrs. D. B.
Plummer, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Plummer,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Titherington, Mr..
and Mrs A Shinn, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. B. Smallwood,
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. Adams Mr.. and
Mrs n. Holmes Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Crone, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wilson. Mr..
and Mrs S. Gordan, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Stalker Mr.. and Mrs. H. Kemitzer, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Wickwire, A. Klink, NJ.
Brazile, W. j. NJ. Haley, Captain and
Mrs. George Morley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tremaine, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Warren, Mr..
and Mrs. p Newman, Mr.. and Mrs. F..
and Mrs. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Schneider Mr.. and Mrs. Compton, J..
Beer Misses Bess Shinn, Donnah Shinn,
Neva Gray, Ada Beer, virgie Beer.
Ethel Schneider. Annie Maggie, Susie
Stevens, Hannah Cochran, Lizzie Ma
honey, Clara Burnett, Grace Renchler,
Laura Renchler,' Mrs. Chopper Gill,
Hickey Burnett, Mathena, A. Nc
Donald, o. NJ. Mcdonald, c. Renchler,
A. Burke, Fred Newman, C. McGusnin,
A Newman, Frank Newman. Will
Plummer. H Newman, Pete Newman,
Will Kuhn, Tom Kelly, J. Thomas, D..
Kennedy, J. Beer, H. Stalker, Bert
Plummer of San Francisco. and Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Hatfield of Alameda.
A very pleasant entertainment and
ball We're given last evening at Grang-
ers' Hall by Club Aloha. The enter
tainment consisted of the comedy en-
titled, Handicapped. which was very
we'll performed, after which dancing
was in order. The attendance was
large. c. C. Goodrich had the man
agement of the affair.
There was a handsome birthday par
ty at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Garfield. 1888 @ street. yesterday
afternoon, it being the natal day of
Master Myron Garfield. A large num-
Der of his young friends assembled ard
We're served with bountiful refreshment
and the afternoon was also filed in
with games for the children and
amusements suited to their years. At
one time the entire company was posed
in a group and a photograph taken of
them. 1t was one of the most joyous
occasions and one long to be remem-
bered by the juvenile participants with
recollections of the day as one Of unal-
loved pleasure
The record-union., 1899-03-11
A Cxclist Fined.

Fred. Dorning was fined So and rep
rimanded for reckless bicycle riding in
the Police Court yesterday morning.
He was arrested by Officers Wilson and
Hayes for running down a young lady
and riding without a bell.
Judge Davis said he was determined
to make an example of somebody If
recklessness on wheels did not soon
cease