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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-25
J. FRANK CLARK,
COUNTY CORONER & UNDERTAKEN
No. 1917 Fourth ST., bet. j and Il,

A LWAYs ON HAND THE MOST COMPLETE
"a Stock Of UNDERTAKING GOODS on tn,
coast. Country orders, day or night, Will To
ls4. LApl GEO. Il. CLARK. Funeral Direotor
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w. J. KAVANAUGH,
u ~ ID Il II III a * III EG
No. 5I3 St, bet. Fifth and Slzth.

4 LwAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASsOR1
n ment of Metallic and Wooden Casksts
Burial Cases, Collins and Shrouds furnished
Coffin orders will receive prompt attention OF
short notice and ct the lowest rases ONO
open day and night. 4p
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SAN JOSE, December 2ith--Rainfal to-day,
% of an inch; total for the season, OF inches.
A young tramp. who refuses to give his name,
had his left foot crushed under s. car-wheel
while attempting to board the broad-gauge pas
senger train for san Francisco this evening.
Four companions pulled him away from the
track and then deserted him Amputation was
performed, and the patient taken 10 the in
Urinary.
Rev. Father B. Calseia has been appointed
pastor of st. Joseph Church and College, sue
ceeding Father Congrate, who retires after
eighteen years of continuous services as pastor
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-25
FRITZ d MILLER,
U NJ ID IL N TT "A. * 10 Ea 90

OFFICE IN ODD FELLOWS TENPLk
" Ninth and K streets. Complete stock
Undertekers' Goods constantly on hand. CT,
or night, at reasonable rates. Telephone las. 4,
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TINE ARREST PAPER on THE COAST is
L The WgEKL UsIoS.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-25
JOHN HAUB,
Restaurant, Fancy Bakery, Oyster Saloon

BANQUET DINING PARLORS.
Holiday Cakes of All Kinds Specially.
GLE STREET,
Bet. Sixth and Seventh, Sacramento. Cal. d14 I'm
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weather Ipdications,

SAN FRANCISCO, December 24th.-Weather in
dications For California Rain, variable winds
and stationary weather slightly warmer in
Northern California
Oregon and Washington Territory = Fair
variable Winds and slightly warmer
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-25
C. L. HANNA, Agent.

80. 1918 Second Street. Sacramento, Gal.
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-25
14uDIC WIHUs' d4Iu sIIS uIIy " dIHItI.
A Promising Oil Strike.

ARROYO GRANDE, December 24th.-A strike
was made in Carpenters oil well, three miles
rapidly rising in the pipe, and gives every indi-
cation of being very important development
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
THE TIN TlNDER-BOx.
How People Used to "Strike "a Light" Bo'
fore tho Days of Friction Matches.

How People Used To "Strike "a Light" TO-
fore tn. Days of Friction Matches.
ProhGJly there are few children oil
tho trcscnt day who have ever seen.
or Leard of the old-fashioncd tindcr'
box and matches. Yet, fifty years ago.
the friction match, now so universally
used, had but just been invented, and
did not como into general use for many
years. Before the year 1886, or there
'abouts, housckcepers were obliged to
use matches of domestic manufacture.
There were small pieces of white-pine
wood, perhaps twice the size OF our
match, the ends of which had been
dipped in melted birthstone. A small
iron skillet in which TO melt the brim-
stone was onco common kitchen
utcnsil in many families in New En-
gland. IL not elsewhere, The only way
TO light one of these birthstone matches
was To bring IL in contact with spark
of fire. For this purpose there used
10 be kept in every house small tin
box filled with burnt rags, and this was
.NtAlltu ~ lAhhtl-hbAs IN NANNA W w
tain n light common gun Ant was
struck Nth considerable forcc against
"a piece Of steel made of convenient
size, which produced n few sparks;
these lodging upon the burnt rags
made sufficient fire To enable one TO
readily light the match.
The smouldoring rags (for the sparks
thus obtained did not produce blaze)
were aiterward cxtinguishcd by round
tin cover called n dampcr. To thus
create fire required some experience,
especially In damp weather. or with
cold fingers on winter mornings. We
have known people 10 make "a bad
piece Of work" with the flint and steel
and to succeed only with great patience
in striking light" IL one happened
90 be cross or nervous the chances
were that he would not succeed at all;
nor was II an infrcqucnt sight TO see
the goodwifc Of the house running
across the street with a shovel 10 Dor,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

E. l.. Roo wrote the last chapter
OF Miss Lou" on the day of his
death.
Howard Secley, the Texas writer.
makes use Of human skull for IN ink
stand.
Alfred Tennyson, OF all poets, has
been by far the most successful in
making money. He is said to be worth
considerably more than 81 100000.
--Carlyle's present popularity in
England is estimated by the fact that
during six months $1,000 volumes of
IA cheap shilling edition of his works
have been sold.
John Tod, Scotchman who has
just published in Edinburg n book en-
titled bits About America" says
that American women have great pow
or Of expressing what they mean.
The most expert stonographer in
the country is said to be Mrs. Barrows,
wife Of the editor of the Christian Reg
iStcr. She is able to take Carl
Schurz's speeches without difficulty.
-AlcXandro Dumas is ono of tho
few wealthy authors in the world. Ho
has II magnificent house in Paris filled
with art treasures. Near Dicppo no
owns n beautiful chalet covered with
ivy and decorated on the inside with
handsome furniture and rare paint
ings. Dumas is sixty-four years OF
age, but strong and vigorous.
Mrs. DR.. B. IL. Badley's Life OF
Queen Victoria" has already had three
thousand copies sold, and another edi-
tion is ordered. The author has re-
ccivcd the thanks of Queen Victoria
FOR copy OF the work, and it has
! been adopted Us n textbook in the
vcrnacular schools of tho American
! Methodist mission in Oudh and Rohil-
cund.
Miss Agnata Ramsey, who recent
! ~ married tho master of Trinity and
! received as a wedding present from the
! learned bridegroom elegantly bound
volumes of Plato, Sophoclos and Dante,
was not above exhibiting n worthy fem
! inlne dCsiro To have n pretty wedding.
She wore laco said TO have been Car
dinal Wolsoy's, and also diamonds and
! pearls She had II page and eight
bridesmaids, and these fair ones wore
! Cambridge blue sashcs and carried
bouquets of pink roses and mignon.
cite. Each one also received two
books OF poetry from the bridegroom.
james Trimble, u lineal descendant
! of Daniel Dcfoc, the author of Robin
son Crusoc." died at his country place
in Cecil County, Md. He possessed
among other memcntocs of the great
traveller. two chairs used 10y Daniel
Dcfoc in his study whom he was writ.
ing the story of "Crusoe.' Ono oi
them he gave To the Delaware Histori.
cal Society many years ago. The 9th.
or he bequcathcd TO the Pennsylvania
Historical Society. Mr.. Trimble was
born in Pennsylvania. He was n lead.
ing member of the Society of Friends,
n noted hotanist and an astronomer,
having largo private observatory and
telescopes at his country homo
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
HUM OROUS.

AT the horticultural show-"This
IS tobacco plant. my dear" In
deed! how worry interesting! But don't
sec any cigars on il"
-"Brayo. my child; you were a born
actress "Ycs. sir My birth was
cncorcd." "What do you mcanP' I'm
"A twin. u Truth
Mustard comes in at n duty of six
cents n pound. IL will receive honor
able mention whom mustard out, ac-
cording 10 It's strength and services. -
TcrT SUiiHgs.
Old Gcnt,cman (to hoy behind the
baO Haven't you got a mask,
little boyP' Boy-"Ycs, sir Old
Gentleman ---" "Why don't you wear
itP" Boy-"My big sisters wcarin' ii
to-day. '-Epo.h
The papers make good deal OF fun
Of chiropodist who wants pension
for removing corns from soldiers feet
Undoubtedly the chiropodist regards
himself rs the corn-curing hero oi the
war. Boston Transcript
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06

row a shovelful OF 'live Goals" from q
neighbor. the chimney smoke OF whose
dwelling proclaimed that she had fire.
The change TO the match OF commerce
was one Of the first of what We now
consider modern conveniences. In
many families II was one OF the
"children's chores" TO prepare
wood for the matches and 70
dip the ends In melted birthstone.
These matches were sometimes TO
be bought in shops. but New England
economy more frequently led each
family 10 prepare its own. Still 1t was
not uncommon for poor children TO
make a trihe OF money by selling
punches OF matches TO their more fort
unate neighbors. In sparsely-settled
neighborhoods great care was ex-
ercised ~ nigat b. tn, hsL Of the
house 10 "keep the fire." He took
precautions that there should be
good bed OF "live Goals" at the hour OF
retiring; these he covered with many
shoyelfuls OF ashes TO prevent them
from burning out The next morning
the Goals were usually found TO be
'live" on raking open the ashes, and
served TO start the days fires. II was
not an impossible feat TO thus preserve
the family fire through the year with
out recourse TO tinder box and matches.
The modern friction match was well
coined by most housekeepers, although
hap hnn al ~
ed to il, considering IL dangerous ar
ticlc, as no doubt IL is when carelessly
used or left lying about. The first
friction match invented required TO be
drawn across pieco Of fine sandpa-
per in order TO produce light. This
was called lucifer, and was much
safer, although not SO convenient rs
the present match. Then came the
present patent friction matches, which
used TO be called "loco-focos." There
were no fancy match-boxes In "old
times" and the tinder box was not
considered an ornamental article, but
was kept out OF sight in the cupboard
or on the kitchen mantle-piece,
We find in n Salem newspaper OF
June 80, 1896, the following: "Not-
withstanding the convenience Of those
dangerous little articles, friction
matches, which nre In almost every
body's hands, but which. with all
charms, bids fair TO prove n heavy
curse to the community, we learn that
there is one man in Salem. respccta-
BILE tradcsman, who keeps store
where we should generally expect to
find such things, but he has never sold
them, nor allowed them to be used on
his promises. AT his house and shop
he sticks TO the old-fashioned flint,
steel and tinder. He shows his wis.,
dom in so doing. How many more can
say rs P"- Widc-AWake.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

In point Of population the sexes
are about equal in the United States,
but in church membership two-thirds
arc females. and Of 60, 900 ponitontiary
inmates $4,000 are men.
There Is no higher work that n
world than TO help to establish u
Christian school Emphasis To be put
on the word Christian. Christian i'd
UOcdte.
The United Presbyterian church
reports for 1888, 753 ministers, an in
crease of Z; 907 churches, gain OF
%; and 9S.992 members, against 94,64l
last year. The benevolent contribu-
tions aggregate sl,0l9,9 937, showing "a
handsome increase.
The Old South Church, of Boston,
has the following words over It's porch:
Behold! / have set before you an
open door" The building, however,
has lately been used as post-otiico.
and on the door, just below the above
inscription, are the words: mo admit
tancc."
The number Of pupils enrolled in
the public schools OF this country is
IL. .456. 799. The average daily attend
nnce is 7,279,29I. The salaries OF tho
teachers aggregate the sum OF S67,-
50S,037 annually. Our public school
system costs the Nation Slll,279. $50
annually.
Tho Christian dduocdte says that
"whcn camp-meeting association by
vote deliberately holds over two Sab
baths for the sake OF the Sunday rev.
onuc derived from gatc-fees and per-
centage on railway-passenge fares. IL
performs an act which allies II with
misunderstanding elements now de-
stroying the American sunday"
Rev. Antonio Alright says OF
the Italian immigrants now so numer-
ous in our country; Take the crust
OF superstition from the minds Of these
people. educate them, give them .
chance to develop their dormant fac
ulties, teach them the blessed truths
Oi the pAoAc, PTog tioe 'Hog i'"' 70
brought TO knowledge OF our holy
Christianity. and they will be an honor
10 this or any nation"
A lesson-paper is a poor substi-
tute for the Bible in a Sunday-school
class; yet there are many Sunday
schools where the lesson for the day ia
read by both teachers and scholars
from the lcsson-paper. instead Of from
the Bible. in the opening exercises of
the school Bibles were never used in
the Sunday-school n generally as they
are to-day; but they ought TO be used
ever more generally than at present.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
FREDERiCK'S DIARY.
The Thirty Volumes Written by the Late
Empernr of -Germlny.


There ha, been "a great deal Of gossip
Of the wI lost nul most -cIndalOus
kind abyIt rus.ntn state papers which
are alleged 20 have been found missing
ut Potsdam after the death Of tho En-
pcrOr Frederick, and IL Is stated that
they were handed by the Empress
Victoria 20 the Queen when her Majesty
was at CharlOttcnburg, and that they
arc In England. These stories culmin-
atcd In the malcYOlcnt inventions OF an
evening paper about the "yirtual inn
prisoumcnt" Of the Empress Victoria,
which, however, were such palpable
lctiOns that they excited no attention
at home or abroad. The real truth,
however, which reaches mo from IA
trustworthy correspondence In Germany,
Is that tho diary OF the Emperor Fred
crick can not be found. The Emperor
had kept n journal during more than
thirty years (cvcr since his marriage),
which was not mere record OF his
movements and occupations, but an
elaborate running commentary upon
public affairs both political and social
very much in the style OF Mr..
Groylllc's Memoirs This diary was
contained in thirty immense volumes,
each being secured by IL lock, and
directly after the EmpcrOrs's death
his successor, at the request Of Prince
bismarck, demanded that the whole Of
them should at once be- given up, In
order that his mnjc,tys "reminiscences
might be placed among the Prussian
state archives al Berlin. The Empress
refused 10 surrender the volumes, and
when second and more pcrcmptory
application was made after the En-
pcror's funeral her Majesty announced
that the diary had been taken 10 En-
gland by the Queen, and that she
would probably publish II, rs 1t had
been her husbands particular wish
that it should be published aftor IL
suitable revision, and that nc had re-
ducstcd her 10 act ~ his literary exc
cutrix. The Empress, ! hear, added
that Justice 20 the late Emperor :
memory requires this publication, NJ
llth WOlllu htllNt ~ llIl'.l b'h'llb 'i''i'
il as her father, the Prince-Consort,
did from the publication Of Sir Thco-
dorc Martins work. Tho idea OF such
n proceeding l., however, very obnox-
ious 20 Prince Bismarck, who appro-
hends that tho Empress might take
what hc would regard ~ an extremely
inadequate Wow Of hcrdutics IA editor,
and, of course, the Emperor William
objects very strongly to any publica-
tion which might reflect upon German
policy In the past, or which might be
in any way injurious TO what he CON
ccivc5 the present or future Interests
Of tho cmpiro. Hero the dispute rests,
but one may predict with confidence
that thcro will be no publication for
some years to come, and that when the
diary does appear 1t will contain moth
ing to which other the Emperor or his
advisers can reasonably take exception.
-L0RioR lVOrH
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
How to Cure Poor Memories.

Visitors (to idiot asylum some years
hcncc)-What is the matter with that
man?
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of the
brain, we believe; can't tell. He ap-
pears to be as wise as any one, but his
personal history shows that his men,
DRY is liable to such bad lapses that it
is not safe for him to be at large.
"Indced!"
"Yes; he was city official once, but
when called upon to testify against
other officials in some boodler cases,
it was suddenly discovered that he
could not remember any thing mt all.
The courts ordered him sent TO tho
asylum for treatment, and he'll stay
here until he RECEIVERS. omaha
World
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06

Ask your druggist for Or. Warner's
Balsaln and take no other. as there is
nothing that can equal il. IL he should
not have IL give him this advertisement
and have him order il at once. 1t is put
up in two sizes-price 80 cents and 81,
with full directions on each bottle; also
the address Of II Warner. NJ. D., Spring
field. Mass. will I've blown in each bottle
None other genuine.
All orders promptly attended TO. Usua
discount 10 the trade.
II. WARNER. NJ. D.. sole manufacturer
7. o. Box llI1, Springfield, Mass.
wM. BLANDING, Wholesale Druggis
"a and IS Weybcsset street, Providence,
X. l.. agent for Or. Warmers Balsamoden-
dron.
AS there are so many worthless medi-
cines put upon the market, we have de-
cided 90 put up a sample bottle Of DR.. II
Warmers Balsam. price % cents. as in
ucement for people b. test the merits
svNlt bls reEsedy
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06

practically possible thus 20 free it
would be sufficient 20 prevent II from
rOtting. The great difficulty Ia this
matter Is 20 get fair start.
II T. 10. improbable that germacide
or aItJcptic agents may one day DE
discovered, which when applied di-
rectly 20 fruit may serve "A useful pur-
pose for killing the attached germs and
for rctarding decay. But there will be
needed agents which, while killing the
pcccant microbes, shall not kill the liy-
ing cells Of which the fruit itself con-
sists. a useful approximation 20 this
suggested systcm Of antlscptics and
coverings is seen to-day In the use Of
salt-mar5h hay, which often acts fairly
well for preserving fruits that arc
packed in it. Some years ago | heard
Of IA pOmologist who preserved
fruit by burying 1t in canary
seed. Here air could gain access 20
the fruit freely. but the air was filtered,
30 TO say, by contact with the seed and
there was no risk Of the fruit bccom-
ing damp by sweating. Possibly there
may DC some kind OF acrid sccd-lcss
sharp, indeed, than mustard seed
which would be- apt 10 impart a bad
flavor 10 the fruit--that might scrvs
extremely well rs prescryative. Per-
haps these ideas might be- initiated by
soaking shoe pegs, or other small bits
Of wood, in n solution Of 5alicylic acid
Cor some such antlsoptic agcnD and
packing fruit beneath layers Of these
germicidc pegs, after they had been
carefully dried. Possibly sawdust OF
adequate Size and hardness, which had
bocn thus soaked and dried, might do
better than the pegs. Malaga grapes,
MS imported TO this country, are packed
in kegs filed with cork sawdust. On
trying an experiment Of this kind 1t
would be well not TO place the fruit In
too dry n place, lest the fruit should
shrivcl through excessive Transportation
OF moisture The salt-marsh hay, just
spoken OF, has tho advantage OF being
both microscopic and germicide, In
some small degree.
For fruits which are liable TO begin
30 decay at the core. as happens with
many pears, 1t is well TO smear tho
cIds Of tho stems with melted wax. or
with varnish, TO prevent the entrance
Of a a'crobcs through this unprotected
spJ'. EHyGi NcV lOrkcr.
There's nothing like leather, cx.
crpurE. of course. the upper crust OF
t,c ,,.ug ai;o's first pio. --JOurtdl ot
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
DR.. III. Warmers
B A lSAM NJ 0 D { n D R 0 n .

preparation for Diph iberia. Coughs,
Colds. Canker. Common Sore Throat and
all affections of the throat. 1t strikes at
the root of the Disease at once and such
is its speedy effect, that any one using it
freely according to Directions for forty
eight hours and not entirely satisfied
with its merits. may return the Bottles
to the one they purchase of and the
money shall be refunded. This is no
caustic preparation, but one which !
used in season. will save the lives
thousands, and every family should have
one Bottle in the house all the time.
SOLD BY ALL FIRsT-CLAs DRUGGISTS.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06

BY watching whore doctors visit,
and then playing with vigorous indus
try in front of II house or near it until
some body sonds them some money
and IA request to move on, some organ
grinders in New York have been do
ing n thrifty business; but there ara
many signs of popular revolt, rs COM
plaintp to the pewspapcrs Indicate
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
Wednesdays Hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. n
CONSULTATION FREE.
At Home Office Springfield SATURDAYS and
Worcester Office THURSDAYS.


The other three days the Dr. will reserve
recreation until further notice.
DR.. Warner cnlightens monknd in true medical
science, and he forces all quacks, ignorant pre-
tenders, and dispensers OF mineral poisOns into
other occupations, and all patent nostrums and
advertised medicines into oblivion.
Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon and Washington
were natural generals; Homer, Shakespeare, Mil
ton and Byron natural poets: DemOsthenes and
Cicero natural orators; ArchimCdes was "A natural
mechanic, Blind Tom II natural musician; the
learned blacksmith natural lnguist Webster
a natural lawyer; DR.. II. Warner is natural
physician, educated in the great book of nature
land regular graduate aiso). lnnumable patti
ents testify to his wonderful cures. He asks no
questions tell the patient all of their symptoms,
and every bad feeling, well as the cause Of their
sickness. lfcurable tells them 80, and If entrust
ed with the case, soon cures IT, generally in "A
surprisingly short time. The diseases that Dr.
Warner pays especial attention 10 are: Lung ana
Throat Troubles, Dyspepsia, Palpitation OF the
Heart, liver complaint, Female Complaints,
liberation, Falling of the Womb etc. Kidney
Disease, rheumatism, Salt Rhcum, Pimplcs on
the Face, Constipation. lndisCretions of Youth,
and all Seminal Weaknesses, all SCrOiuous Alice
tiOns, Bilious Complaints, Nervous and General
Debility, Loss of Vitality, etc
See what one of the well known physicians OF
Providence says of Dr. Warner
PROVIDENCE X. l., Feb. H. 1856.
This Is to certify that /, Dr. Mcknight had
been suffering from Chronic Inflammation of the
Kidneys, and the first treatment received from
DR.. Warner greatly relivcd me, and would mos
Chceriully recommend him for such troubles.
G. G.. MCKNIGHT, NJ. ID.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
See what one of the well known physicians OF
p,n,,i1.n,, so. of pr NIarr,r. -


PROVIDENCE X. l., Sept. 30. lSS6.
This is 10 certify that have been troubled fOI
Il long time with Nervous ProstratiOu and Palpi.
tatiOn of Heart, which had caused me to be so
weak that | feared that might be obliged 10
give up my labor. But about four weeks ago
put myself under the care of DR.. Warner, and now
feel perfectly we'll and would recommend and
any one troubled as / was to see the Doctor at
once. Rev. RICHARD CEDERBERRY.
No. Oakland Ave. Pastor Swedish NJ. l.. Mission