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de Guatemala recently, German named
Engel pulled down the American flag from
its place over the Consular dwelling, and
grossly insulted Americans by threatening
them with violence if they raised it again.
On the return of the Consul it was restored
to its staff, the case reported to the Ameri-
can Minister by the Consular Agent, and
on petitions of Americans was considered
by the Guatemalan authorities and finally
dropped by the American Minister. But
the Consul-General has demanded an in
vestigation, and the Washington authori-
ties have recalled our Minister to explain
the case, the Consular Agent has arrived
in San Francisco on his way to Washing
ton, and the whole matter is to receive the
attention of Secretary of State Bayard. If
the facts are as reported, our Government
must demand the punishment of Engel by
the Guatamalan Government The latter
must protect our representatives in Guate-
mala if it is unable to do so. the Ameri-
can Government must protect them itself,
and there is no reason to believe it will
not be done. The Guatemalans have, as a
rule, been favorably inclined toward
Americans, and we are 10th to believe that
they were parties to the reported outrage.
If the story is true, however, it is certain
that in chief town of the country they
were unable to prevent gross insult being
offered to our flag. 1t is full time that the
petty nations should be taught not only to
respect our flag, but to afford adequate pro-
lection to our representatives sent to their
cities and seats of Government.
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An Old-Time Love Letter.

In an old book dated 1920 there is the
following very curious love epistle. 1t
affords an admirable play upon words:
Madame-Most worthy of admiration !
After long consideration and much medi-
tation on the great reputation you possess
in the nation, have strong inclination
to become your relation. On your appro-
baton of the declaration, | shall make
preparation to remove my situation to a
more convenient station, to profess my
admiration, and if such oblation is worthy
of observation and can obtain commissera-
ton, it will be an aggrandization beyond
all calculation of the joy and exultation of
yours, SANS DISSEMINATION"
The following is the still more curious
answer:
Sir perused your Grafton with much
deliberation at the great infatuation of
your imagination to show such veneration
on so slight foundation. But after ex-
animation and much serious contempla-
ton | supposed your animation was the
fruit of recreation or had sprung from os-
tentation to display your education by an
odd enumeration, or rather multiplication,
of words of the same termination, though
of great variation in each respective sig
MITIGATION. Now, without disputation, your
laborious application in so tedious an occu-
patton deserves commentator, and think
ing imitation a sufficient qualification, ]
am without hesitation, yours,
"MARY MoDERATIoN.n
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The Kansas City correspondent of the
New York Spirit Of the Times, referring to
the recent accident to the train upon which
Lucky Baldwin's horses were being trans
ported, says:
Following close upon this accident came
reports of the distressing catastrophe to
Senator Stanford's stables at Palo Alto, in
which some of the best horsefesh in
America was burned to death. The money
loss is nothing compared to the pang of re-
greet that will be felt all over the country at
the shocking death of some of the fastest
flyers on the turf. The event is still mat
ter of discussion among horsemen at this
point, and is spoken of in terms of sorrow
and deep regret.
| believe that it was in 1881 that Senator
Stanford conceived the idea of photograph
ing his horses while in motion on his pri-
vate race-course, and for this purpose en-
skilled photographer of San Francisco.
The work was successfully accomplished,
at great cost and labor, and some of the
investigations there pursued by the Senator
have proved of immense value to all lovers
of the horse. The method was both
unique and costly. Twenty-four cameras,
each operated by powerful battery, were
placed in a building erected specially for
the purpose. A thread drawn across the
track breast high to the horse was con-
nected to each battery, and indicating in
tervals of one foot. So quick was the
action that only one-fifth thousandth of a
second elapsed between the breakage of
the string and the exposure. Thus the
exact position of the horse was indicated
The subject is particularly interesting and
pra. tl,n,, ,t,,
attitudes and motions of the horse. Meis-
sonier, specialist in this branch of
science, has improved Muybridge's system,
and the results, it is said, are as near per-
feet as they can well be. To Senator Stan
ford, however, the credit is due of contri-
buting the most valuable information on
the horse in motion.
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before the commission, and the conclusion
was reached that after year or more of
search no revelation or manifestation had
been inquired into that had been attrib-
uted to the influence or direct interposi-
ton of the "spirits" of those who have
gone before" that could not be either
repeated or accounted for by ordinary and
natural agencies. After another year of
research and careful experiment and in
quiry, the committee now report that there
has been not only no change of view on
its part, but that it is confirmed in its for
mer conclusion. More than that, its treat
ment of the whole subject justifies the
belief that these jurors view modern spir-
itual manifestations as really farcical in
their absurdity. Their experimenting has,
indeed, come to that stage that it is possessed
of the character of comedy, for the results
excite mirthfulness they yainly struggle
to conceal beneath seeming gravity.
They say that their task has been any
thing but a light one, because the "sprits"
have proved to be so much less reasonable
and sensible than the men and women
whose mortal caskets they once occupied.
The disembodied the committee has found
to be strangely susceptible to the whims,
freaks, prejudices, emotions and passions
that affect mortals They discover, too,
that the spirit retrogrades in scholarship,
and in its ability to use mother English,
degenerates in style,and even in the visible
form of the tongue falls below the level Of
the accomplishments that characterize
the embodied spirit upon earth. They
discovered that spirits are averse to inves-
tigation, shrink from close inquiry, and
are al their best only when the investiga.
tor is most hampered by the restrictions
they impose upon him. The first report
had large sale; it was grave and sober
as this one is in still more disbelieving
vein. and is prevailed by a spirit of humol
that the committee unsuccessfully en-,
deavors to mask, the volume will probably
be much more sought after.
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THE OLD GUARD
Grand Army Reunion at Woodland
Preliminary Work.


The business session of the second an
nual reunion of the g. A. R. of the Posts
of Northern California convened at Wood
land yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
L. W. Hilliker, President, in the Chair.
II. Bennett, Secretary, read the minutes of
the first annual gathering.
On motion the following committees
were appointed: Credentials w.
Ficks, c. NJ Ballentine. George Sutliff, A.
Merrill and A. H. W. Creigh.
Organization-W. B. Maydwell, C. NJ.
Valentine, j. w. Hicks, J. n. Larkin and
J. McC. Stilson.
The Committee on Credentials were in
structed to report the names of two dele
gates from each Post in the district.
The following partial report of those en-
titled to seats was submitted by the COM
mittee: Sumner Post, No. Sc. H. Hub
bard and II. A. Burnett. Halleck. No. 10.
j. McC. Stilson, George A. Lowell. War
rem, No. 54.-R. Pedlar, S. o. Hulburt.
VIM. A. Seward, No. 65.-John T. Wallin,
John Hennigan. Col. E. D. Baker, No. II.
George D. Kellogg G. B. Heives. J. K
Mansfield, No. 75.-John Clemens, A. H.
W. Creigh. Corinth, No. S0-J. w.
Hicks, G. W. Sutliff. Winchester,
No. 105. = Charles E. McAfee, proxy.
Fair Oaks, los. l.. Richards and E. c.
Jordan. Present and past officers entitled
to seats are: L. w. Helliker, Woodland,
President, ]. B. Fuller, Marysville, Junior
Vice-Department Commander, Vice Presi-
dent; Harry Bennett, Sacramento, Secre-
tary. George S. Shocks, Chico, Past Presi-
dent; j. McC. Stilson, Chico, Past Vice
President; w. l.. Campbell, Marysville,
Past Secretary.
AS it was impossible to attend to any fur
ther business until the Department Com
mander was present, other business matter
was postponed until to-day, when the cleo
ton of officers will take place and the fix
ing of the place of the third annual re-
union. Marysville and Sacramento will
both make a strong fight for the honor.
At o'clock in the afternoon all the
available public and private conveyances
were procured and thevetersns were shown
about the town and its suburbs. They
were all profuse in their praises of the
town and its beautiful environments.
Yesterday morning the John w. Geary
Post No 113, of Dixon, arrived, thirty in
all. In the afternoon an additional delega-
ton of Post No. 70, of Red Bluff, arrived.
In the evening large delegation arrived
from Galtand Sacramento, Sumner Post No.
3. a grand ball will be rendered the veter-
ans tonight. Department Commander T.
H. Goodman, and staff Major General
Dimond and staff, Major General o. O..
Howard and staff, a. j. Buckles, Senior
Vice Department Commander, T. S. Tay-
lor, Assistant Acknowledgement Henry G.
Dibble, Commander of Lincoln Post No.
IL, of San Francisco, and the Veteran
Guards of the George H. Thomas Post No.
IL arrived by special train,
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Dots.

To win happiness we must woe her twin
sister duty.
Falsehood may have its hour, but it has
not future.-Pressense
The wisest man may be wiser to-day
than he was DISQUALIFICATION.
Truth is given, not to be contemplated,
but to be done-F. W. Robertson.
The man who thinks he can't do it is
more than half right.-Josh Billings.
He who has no vision of Eternity will
never get true hold of Tme.-CdrlyIe.
In essentials unity, in non-essentials
liberty, and in all things charity.-Lotze.
One hour in the execution of justice is
worth seventy years of prayer.-Mahon'a
In things of the mind we look for no
compulsion, but of that of light and rea-
son.-CromWeH.
To truth add other truth. Why with
old truths need new truths disagree
Robert Browning.
The only failure man ought to fear is
failure in cleaying to the purpose he sees
to be best.-George Eliot
The Chicago bakers profess to be salts.
fed with their pay, although they knead
more than most people.-Boston Transcript
Dio Lewis puts himself on record as say
ing that no "devotee of tobacco" ever
graduated at the head of his class at Harv-
ard or any other college.
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Brother Gardner at the limekiln Clut


Man is an unreasonable animal when
you cum to fgger him down" said Brother
Gardner as the meeting quietly opened
and Trustee Pullback finally got seated
When | go to trade horses wild a man
expect he will pint out all de ringbones an
spavins on his beast an let me conceal all
de ailments in my own.
"If my naybur hain't got sugar to lend
de fackt rifles my hull family. If | have
not hoe to lend him calmly advise hin
to buy one of his own.
awe git together an agree dat de ken
try ar gwine to de dogs on account of dis
| honest office holders, an on 'leckshun day
we turn out an work hard for a rascally
candydate bekase he has promised us fat
ointment.
ave see the need of stringent law, an
we 'leckt our best lawyers to de Leeisla.
cher to make it. De law cotches us whar' de
h'ar ar short, an we go to dose same law.
yers an offer 'em bride to find Ioot
hole.
"Waydown Bebee buys a boss. He
scrimps on de hay in order to buy mo
plug tobacker fur himself an bekase de
boss begins to show his ribs Brudder Be.
bee bowls about de dishonesty of de farmer
1--WE sot on de fence an injoy de sun.
shine an count up how many bushels Of
turnips orter to grow while we are off fish
in. If we ar short on turnips We excuse
ourselves but blame de Lawd.
eve kin see whar' de man mex doah
can't afford to keep two hired girls an buy
hiswife a sealskin cloak, but it's all right
fur us to buy a pianner an put up light
MIN rod on a good deal less wages.
Ode man who gifts up in Jinuary an
howls fur spring kin allus be found cussin'
de hot weather bout de middle of July.
eff Samuel Shin lends Pickles Smith a
couple of dollars. he can't sleep nights fur
fear he won't get it back. If de contrary
ar de case, Samuel kin sleep till o'clock
in the mawnin' an loaf all de rest of de
day.
"Let a friend cum to us wild de toocache
an we can calmly give him direckshuns
how to reach de highest dentist. Let us
have an achin' molar and we expeck cherry
pusson to break his back huntin' up some
remedy and feelin' sorry. Take US all in
all, an we ar a selfish, unreasonable, in
consistent lot, an de only reason de Lawd
lets us lib on is bekase He hain't got no
place to bury us all to once"
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SAYS the New York Globe /.

Ignatius Donnelly appears to be making his
mark in London. On reading his speech, deliv-
cred before the Bacon Society, the unavoidable
inference, at first is that he must have kissed
and TO some purpose, kissed-the blarney stone,
when en- route 10 London. In his lecture, which
lasted two hours, he said that he spoke with
hesitation and with trepidation, for he felt that
he stood that night where public opinion upon
literary questions was formulated for the 10,
100000 who spoke the English tongue.
This was objectionable exaggeration-in
fact, it is not true. England does not
formulate public opinion upon literary
questions for the English-speaking world.
That English scholarship is the more po-
tent influence in that direction, is unques-
tionable, but literary America is, and has
long been doing its own thinking, and lay
ing out the ground work for and building
original opinions. Mr.. Donnelly contin-
ued to fiatter the English and stroke their
backs throughout his lecture, and yet these
Englishmen who formulate literary opin-
ion" for the millions, laughed in Mr..
Donnelly's face, and were loud in their
disapprobation of his theories. Evidently
"blarney" is of but little use in dealing
with an English home audience, and it
is to the credit of the English. The hard
common sense of the English scholar
backed by his erudition, teaches him that
the argument that Bacon wrote the plays
we credit to Shakespeare's genius, is, far
fetched, speculative and not supported by
proofs that would sustain a criminal
charge. American literary public opia.
ion was formulated to that effect before
Mr.. Donnelly went to England with his
wild cryptogramic speculations. On this
side the water we did not wait for the cue
from England in this matter, which is Of
some value in itself in upsetting Mr.. Don.
nelly'S "blarney."
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PHoToGRAPHING ON METAL.-An East
ern photographer has devised process for
producing photographs on metal. 1t is
said that up to the present time no one
has been able TO do this. The work ex-
hibited is very pretty and very delicate.
The pictures were executed on watch
cases. buttons, lockets, breastpins and
other pieces of metal The process is a
secret one, and the negatives are taken in
staneously and by means of flash light
A number of negatives of guests were
taken and developed by liquid which,
the inventors of the process claim, is
vital part Of the production of photographs
on metals
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ANOTHER sEYBERT SPIRIT REPORT

The Seybert Spirit Investigating Com
mittee has made a second report. The
committee was formed under limited en-
dowment by rich Philadelphia to inyes-
tigate the phenomena of spiritualism. The
committee is composed of scientists, bust
ness men, theologians, literary workers,
lawyers, electricians, physicians and emf
nent scholars-men who were chosen be-
cause of their intellectual fitness, their
judicial calm and their high personal
character. They were to expend the
money set aside in exhaustive research
into the mystery of modern spiritualism,
with view of publishing to the world the
facts their labors disclosed and the conclu-
sions reached by the large committee.
Their first report was made about year
ago. It amounted to grave indictment
of all the mediums who had appeared
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There will also be found in this mornings
issue a very interesting letter from D.
Lubin, from Spain; and an excellent letter
from Rev. Mr.. Becker, on the north shores
of the Mediterranean; Fannie B. Ward
writes from Yucatan much useful informa-
ton concerning that country. There is
also variety of select iteratry matter
and choice miscellany. The inside pages
of the REcoRD-UNIoN are always interest
ing and full of useful information, and this
morning will be found to be especially at
tractive and valuable.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-12

Count Bozenta, the husband of Nine.
Modjeska, is source of innocent amuse-
ment for the members of the latter's travel
ing company, by his quaint and witty re-
marks. At one place, during the winter,
they "struck" the coolest house of the
season. During rehearsal one of the young
ladies remarked that she could not sing,
and she was afraid she would catch her
death cold. "Never mind zat," said the
Count think of re splendid acoustics p
At another place, during the performance,
the stage was found to be on fire under
meath. The Count rushed down stairs and
exclaimed: "Fire? All, hal we must cut
re dialogue w-Frank Leslies.
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81 could gaze at the moon for hours,
Mr.. Sampson" said she in voice full Of
sweetness and pneumonia. AZ never tire
of it." "Ah," he responded, would that
1 were the man in itw Yes" she as
sented softly. And why, Miss Clara ?'
he asked getting ready to take her hand.
" Because, Mr.. Simpson" she said, shyly
vailing her eyes with their long lashes,
"you would be four millions miles away"
Enocb
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mabel, l love you" The words came
forth like the plaintive vibrant sigh of an
Eolian harp. at can never be-" But
1 am rich, and l can furnish you with
every luxury Besides, am doing well
in my profession and may one day be ia
NOUS" 81 know it, Harold; but you
can't tell the difference between home
run and three base hit."-Merchani
Irdueler.
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SAN FRANCISCO AGENcIEs

The paper is for sale at the following places
l.. Fisher, Room q. Merchants Exchange,
who is also Sole Advertising Agent for san
Francisco; Grand and Palace Hotel News
Stands; Market-street Ferry and junction OF
Market and Montgomery street News Stands.
~ Also, for sale on all Trains leaving eno
coming into Sacramento.
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"What does your husband do ?" asked
the census man. g. He amt doin' nothin'
at this time of the year," said the young
wife. ais he pauper p asked the census
man. Understanding him to say papa"
g Law, no p she exclaimed, somewhat indig-
nantly; we amt been married more'n
six WeeksD
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-12

Said nelghbor to me: "There is much
in name. once knew family of the
name of Shaw. The eldest, boy, was
called Hartford, two girls were called
Hartulsa and Hairless, respectively, and
the two younger boys Hartman and Hart
well. The youngest daughter was named
Hartunia l asked Mr.. Shaw why these
curious cognomens, to which his reply
was: / don't propose, when want one
of them, to stand on the cold landing OF
an early winter morning and study names.
l simply call Hart They all come out
and l pick the one l want, and the rest
can go back to bed F"
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A 9-year-old boy in an interior town
was thus addressed one day by his mother;
after some visitors had left the house
Why, how well you behaved, my son.
while the callers were in" Quoth the
dutiful son: 81 had to; my pants were
ripDed."
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A PAPER will be found in the RECORD
UNION this morning on the resources of
the fine section of country lying between
Grass Valley and Colfax. 1t is exhaustive
and will well repay for examination.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-12

The REcoRD-UEIoE is the only paper on
the coast, outside of San Francisco, that re-
ceives the full Associated Press dispatches from
all parts Of the tOorld. Outside of SGa Fran
cisco, 1t has no competitor, in point of num-
5ers, in is home and general circulation
Lhr0,I1ho1t the coast.
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INSULTING THE Flag.

The story comes to San Francisco
paper that in the temporary absence of the
United States Consular Agent at San Jose
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81 swear by those tall elms of yonder
park he commenced, but she interrupt
ed him. "Swear not by them" she said
imploringly. Why not ?" Because those
trees are slippery elms," she said simply.
Echnfs
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aOh, hubby, I've had such dreadful
accidentw What is it, dear !" "Pve
broken the hall mirror, aud you know it is
a sign of bad luck to break mirror" $50
it is, my darling, especially when the mir
ror costs $l4."
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Fremont's Party Ticket.

EDS. RECORD UNION Please state through
your columns on what ticket ]. C. Fremont
ran for President in 1856. SC.
AYswER.-The Republican party.