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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16

"A remarkable we'll was lately struck
at Pittsburgh, Pa. 1t produces at ono
and the same time cold water as pure
and sweet as the dew that falls from
Heaven, salt water as briny as old
oceans waves. and flow OF gas that
when ignited Eliminates the entire sur
roundings. The we'll was drilled to OBJ
tain pure water for bakery. At 100
feet the fresh water was struck and at
200 feet the salt water and gas were
found. Two castings were inserted, one
for the salt water and gas, the other
for the fresh water, and now when the
engine is started and the gas lighted
spectators behold the wonderful sight
OF fresh water, salt water. and fire
all coming out Of one well at the Same
time.
IL tell you, Candidus." said Scrib-
uler, 1.-The public is fairly going wild
over my poems. "Indeed?" replied
Candidus, II am sorry to hear that.
II you wish to conceal yourself until il
Gains down. my house is at your serv-
ice. Portland Advertiser.
-Tonsorial Artist-"You want to try
some OF mine patent hair tonicP Your
hair vos got thin on top already"
Customer-"'Why don't you try it your
selfp You're balder than am" "Ya;
but / rebresent pefore using Look
at dot parber Ply der next chair. he
REPRESENTS after using two bottles.
We know our peeziness, amt it?"-
America
Mrs. Robinson was entertaining
some ladies at select little five-o'clock
tea, and Bobby, who had been excep-
tionally well-behaved, was in high
feather. MA" he said, as cake was
being handed around. 'may / have
some tongue, pleaseP" There isn't
any tongue, Bobby" That's funny"
commented Bobby. Il heard pa say
there would be lots OF it."-London
Tid-Bits
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16

Foreign immigration fell off more
than 100000 during the year ending
with June, the figures beng 43S,Gl4 for
1889 against 53S,Sl5 in 1883. There
was an increased immigration from
Russia, whence the Jews are still COM
ing in great numbers. The Italian
immigration was greatly diminished,
from 81 ,075 to 24,5l6 Both Ireland
and Germany also show large de-
crease, the first from 3,23S to Ga ass
aud the second from 100 624 to 80, 49l.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16

Public opinion seems to favor the
proposition to erect executive Offices
for the president. and leave the White
House to serve simply as his private
residence. In point of fact, the plan
ought to receive the prompt approval
of Congress. Then, after a time, the
President would be as free from in
trusion on the part of strangers after
office hours as business men are. But
the chief reason for the separation Of
the executive offices from the private
residence of the President is that tie
Presidents family may enjoy the pri-
vacy accorded to other people.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16
CHINESE WINE-MAklNG.
The Process Which Has Been In Use for
Thousands of Years.

The Process Which Has Been In Use for
Thousands of Years.
Wine-making is said to have existed
for thousands of years before the intro
duction of distilling. The process is
simple. Glutinous rice, hUang-nai, is
placed over fire in large iron pan
and softened with warm water. 1t is
made into a thick, solid sort of a Cruel.
This stepped rice is placed on table
with raised edges to prevent the fluid
from overhowing Over the rice, when
in this state, the leaven TO aid fermen-
tation is sprinkled. The whole is then
mixed and mashed with an iron masher,
and remains in large stoneware jar
for several days. If the wine is de-
sired TO be of sweet taste, two days
are enough; but for wine without sweet
taste four or five days are required. To
make the second kind of wine stronger,
the Chinese brewer often adds spirit.
After all this the wine, solid and liquid
parts together, is placed in cloth bag,
and this goes into a pressing chest OF
wood, called cha, the wine press. A
heavy stone presses it down and the
wine flows out from a sort OF teapot
spout in the side OF the press. The re-
mainder of the solid matter is called
tsan, and is used to feed animals or as
a ferment. The method OF distilling
was introduced in the Yuen dynasty.
TO the wooden cylinder which holds the
millet there are three covers. Tho
outer and upper one contains cold wa
ter and keeps the second cover cool to
condense the spirit. The spirit rises
from the softened red millet below,
which has been under manipulation for
several days. and passes IL ugh the
first cover TO the second. 1t here be-
comes condensed and flows down the
sides into circular trough which re-
ceives it and delivers it from a spout.
Williams and Morrison's Dictionary
and Legge's Classics seem to have been
compiled with the impression that the
Chinese practiced distillation in ancient
times. This is an error. The Chinese
only knew the ordinary process Of fsts
ncntation. Chinese Recorder. -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16

1t may be interesting to lovers of the
weed to learn that the consumption of
cigars for the last fiscal year aggregated
1876, 1885, $40, an increase OF - COS, $50
over the pervious year. The con-
sumption of cigarretts, however, shows
the greatest increase. The total con-
sumption, on which revenue tax was
paid, was 2,15l .5l5, $50, an increase
over the preceding year of 2SS, 799, 260.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16

The latest trust scheme is the propos-
ed organization of gigantic brick trust.
with capital of Sl5, 100000. The plan
is to buy the larger concerns and crush
out the smaller ones. 1t is safe to say
that it will fail. Clay is too plentiful
all over this country to corner" the
supply of burned sections thereof.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16

The silver producers of the United
States are discussing the propriety of
holding a national convention this fall
with the view of obtaining Congress
sional action on the silver question.
There will be "A revival of the effort to
obtain free coinage of silver; but the
indications'just now are that they will
not be successful.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16

Chicago people, or at least hopeless
minority of them, are now obliged to
handle their drinking water with a
three tined fork and tn chew it well
before swallowing. Chicago water is
unquestionably bad, but only few
newspaper men there have found it out i.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16
Rates of Subscriptior

Secretary Treacy has appointed a
naval officer to make recommendation
for the building up and maintaining of
an Efficient navy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16
CATARRH.
Catar rhni Deafness Hay Pevei

CHfAT rhUI UtNTUtNN
4, New Home Treatm snt.
Sufferers are not generally awa e that these
diseases ar contagious or that trey are due
TO the pres. nee of living parasites I'm the lining
membranes of the nose and eust tcha tubcs
Microscopic research however. nls proved
this To be a fact and the result is tn Ut snple
remedy has been formulaie ed. whereby catarrh.
catarrhal de ,iness and hsy fever ate perina-
nentiy cured in from one to three npp1cauons
made nj HON by the pat ent once IL tVowceks.
N.B-FOr Catarrhal discharges Ic'uliur tu
femsles (whi 'csl this remedy X sl"cihc.
plmphlet OK blaming thus new ire, tint nc i
sent ON rcccip of ten Ger e. hy \. ~. DIXON y
Son, 3B We 1t Kins ST.. Toronto. 'HDadn.
Scientific Az lerican.
the above card fulIv 4atiy
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
SAN JOSE FAIR,
A Fine Pavilion Display of Steck an
Good Races.

A Fine Pavilion Display of Steck and
Good Races.
SAN JOSE, September 30th.-Santa Glars
and San Mateo County Fair opened TO-DAY
under suspicious circumstances. The
weather was fine, and several thousand
persons were in attendance The exhibits
OF live stock are excellent. the cattle
being especially fine. The Galloway Cattle
Company have large display
The track was in good condition and the
races were the main object of attention.
The judges appointed for the races were
PRESIDENT Topham of the Society, and H.
M. LaRue, of Sacramento.
The first event was the District trottinp
stake for stations, Palo Alto barred. The
entries were: Alex. Graham, by J. w. Cor.
don: Chancellor, by R. D. Fox; Billy
Thornhill, by James Boyd, and Stranger,
by I. W. Barstow. Chancellor sold for
SO in the pools, the field at ST.
The first heat was won by Chancellor in
2:364, Graham second, Thornhill third
Stranger fourth.
Second heat, Chancellor first. Graham
second. Thornhill third, Stranger fourth.
Time 2:354.
Third heat, Graham first, Chancellor Sec
ond, Thornhill third, Stranger fourth.
Fourth heat, Stranger first, Graham Sec
ond, Chancellor third, Thornhill fourth.
Time, 2:3Sl
Fifth heat, Chancellor first, Graham Sec
ond, Stranger third, Thornhill drawn.
Time, 2:37.
Second race, two-year- trot, the en-
tries were Lena D., Daylight and Dead
woad. Pools sold: Lena, $25; Daylight,
SIG; Deadwood, So
First heat, Daylight first, Lena D. sec.
ond, Deadwood third Time. 3:O2.
Second heat, same situations. Time,
3:154.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
THE BLACK DOUGLASS.
The Captain of the Kearsarge Gives

The Captain of the Kearsarge Gives Up
His Cabin.
WASHINGTON, September 3Oth. - Fred
Douglass, the new United States Minister
to Hayti, has left for New York, where he
will Immediately board the Kearsarge,
which will convey him to Hayti. He ex-
poets to reach there in time for Hippolyte's
inauguration as President, October Sth.
Commander Shepard of the Kearsarge
will have to give UP his cabin to the new
Minister, his wife, her maid and the Secre-
tary of Mr.. Douglass, and will have to find
quarters in the ward-room. His presence
there will necessitate the displacement of
some other officer, who will be subjected
to the Inconvenience of finding room else
where. The rules of the navy prohibit an
officer from having his wife or any female
relatives on board, and that an exception
should be made in favor of the Minister
causes considerable unpleasant feeling in
the navy.
One of the officers of the Kearsarge, in an
interview this morning, said: mo man
likes to be driven out of his quarters, and
it is burning shame that Mr.. Douglass
and his family should be sent on the Kear-
sarge. I've heard that the owners of the
Clyde line of steamers offered him and his
family free passage to Hayti. Why didn't
he accept the offer? He is rich man,
worth about 100000, and could we'll afford
to pay his own way, but Commander
Shepard has to give up his cabin to this
party. II is not right and there is not an
officer in the navy who would like to be
put in that position. The question of color
does not come up. The Captain would not
have to mess with the Minister and party,
as he would have his meals in the ward
room.n
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
ALONG TIE PACIFIC COAST.
ThapSin Lowers His Record at Reno
TrOtS a Mile in 2.2i Ia.
EARTHQUAKES ALONG THE COAST.
Specimen of Arizona Justice-Inter-
esting Cricket Game Played
at Santa Rosa.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD us1os.I
Los ANGELES ITEMS.
The Policemen in That City are Paid
Seventy Dollars Month,

The Policemen in That City are Paid
Seventy Dollars Month.
Los ANGELES, September 3Oth. = The
Board of Managers of the Soldiers Home
stole march on everybody by suddenly
appearing at the Santa Monica Home to.
day. Directors Markham and Colonel J.
b. Harris accompanied them. Ex-Con.
gresham Markham said he would begin
an official investigation of the Santa
Monica Home tomorrow. So far he had
not received copy of the charges, and he
would give no opinion until he had fully
investigated the charges and heard testi.
mony. Being asked if Leonard Harris
would supersede Colonel Treichel at Santa
Monica in the event of a change being
made, Markham replied, NO. He will
not leave the Dayton Home for Santa
Monica"
He then turned the conversation toward
the investigation and called attention to
the slack way Improvements had been
made at the Home, and said the Board
would push matters hereafter.
The committee of the G. A. r. are pre-
pairing much testimony to present to the
Board.
The veterans say marked improvement
IN the food and treatment at the Home has
been noticed since the agitation was began.
All punishment has been suspended for
any trivial offenses.
To-day W. 7. Spilman resigned as re-
ceiver OF the Los Angeles and Pacific Rail-
road. The Court appointed Herman Silver,
the present treasurer of the Sante Fe and
California, as successor to Spilman, who will
have to resign his treasurership to accept.
He says he will do so.
The Police Commissioners to-day re-
duced the salaries of policemen to $40, a
cut OF $40 per month. Ninety men are
effected
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
WASHINGTON CULLINGS.
Blain0'S Excursion Will Be the Finest
Ever Run in the World.
THE NATIONAL DEBT SHOWING.
Riots at Naryassa-An Order Froa,
Headquarters Revoked-Chi-
nese Laborers-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nHOoRD-UNlos.I
COMMISSIONERS OF RAILROADS,
He Makes Some Suggestions, Regarding
Railroad Debts.

| He Makes Some Suggestions, Regarding
| Railroad Debts
| WASHINGTON, September 30th.-The an
| nual report of the Commissioner of Rail
roads, Taylor was made public TODAY.
The Commissioner has held office but little
| over one month. The report takes issue at
| once with the land grant roads as follows
Several of the railroad companies which
have received grants of public lands to aid
IN the construction of their roads decline
| to report to this Office for the reason that
| such grants were made by the respective
States in which the roads are located, and
| not the United States.
The point made is that the grant to the
State for the railroad is not grant to the
| railroad company.
The position taken by these companies
would seem to be technical and evaslve.
The lands were owned by the United States
and were granted by Acts of Congress to
| the States for the sole purpose of aiding in
| the construction of the railroads
My construction upon this clause of the
Act is that such a grant is a subsidy, as
| contemplated by the Act
Il have referred the subject 10 the honor
| able Secretary of the Interior for instruc-
tions.
The past year has been prosperous one
-OA AeAAAl OnbSi CSpCSlolly III ILlS w GSl. lIl6
unparalleled development of the vast re-
sources of the Western States and Terri
| tories has attracted capital there, and the
railroads has opened inviting fields to in
vestors. As q result, railroad building has
been carried on far in advance of the needs
of the country, and competition has been
stimulated to point OF producing serious
losses.
I'VE cannot agree with the claim of the
railroads that restrictive legislation has
been the cause of their failures or losses. !"
Regarding the debt of the bonded roads,
the Commissioner says: AT least two of
my predecessors in Office have recon-
mended an enactment of law providing
for the funding of the debts of the bonded
roads. The plan heretofore proposed is in
short, to fund the whole remaining debt
and interest in obligations of a fixed
amount and maturity. l have come to the
conclusion that the most feasible plan to
be adopted is to grant reasonable extern
sion of time with reduced rate of interest,
and require the payment of certain per
cent. OF The gross earnings of the road to be
applied in liquidation of the Indebtedness
TO the Government
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
EARTHQUAKES.
Two Sharp Shocks of Earthquake Felt
Along the Coast Sunday.

Two Sharp Shocks of Earthquake Felt
Along the Coast Sunday.
FRESNO, September 3Oth.-Last night at
10 o'clock there were two sharp shocks OF
earthquake here. The vibrations were east
to west and heavy enough to awaken
sleepers and make the windows rattle.
SELMA, September 30th.-There was a
lively shock of earthquake here last night at
9:28 o'clock. The vibrations were of short
duration, from east to west, and caused
stoves and kitchenware to rattle and chan
deliers to yibrate.
MADEIRA, September 30th.-A severe
shock of earthquake was experienced here
last night about 9:27 o'clock. The yibra-
tions were north and south.
VIsALIA, September 3Oth.-Two sharp
shocks OF earthquake were felt here about
9:19 last night. 1t is said by old residents
that 1t was the heaviest felt for a good
many years.
TULARE, September 30th.-Two distinct
shocks of earthquake were felt here last
night They were the severest that have
been felt for many years. The first shock
occurred at 9:20 and was followed by a
heavier one at 9:22 P. NJ. The vibration
seemed to be from north 10 south.
DELANo, September 30th.-A slight shock
of earthquake was felt here last evening
between 8 and 10 o'clock. No damage is
reported.
MERGED, September 30th.-Last night
about $50 o'clock there were two quite
severe shocks of earthquake here. The
vibration was from east to west.
BISHOP, September 30th.-Seyeral shocks
of earthquake were felt here last night, the
first, about 9 o'clock, being one of the heav-
lest for years. The shock was also felt to-
day shortly after noon.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
NEVADA STATE FAIR.
1t Opens Under Favorable Auspices-Sa
nf ISlnnlaI

1t Opens Under Favorable Auspices-saIc
of Blooded Stock.
RENO, September 3Oth.-For the past two
or three days nearly every train has
brought to the State Fair either blooded
horned cattle of the very best varieties or
some of as fine trotting pacing or running
horses as were ever seen on the Truckee
river. The attendance at the fair grounds
was equal, If not superior, to the first day
OF any fair since the organization of the
Society, and in number, quality and guam
tity no such a showing of good horses was
ever made on this side of the Sierras.
At the sale of blooded stock the prices
expected by sellers were not realized. The
following are the figures on the few sold :
One three-year old bay colt, by Norfolk
sold to Joe Courtney for $3.50; two two
year old black colts, by Alpheus, dam by
Signal, $l10; one thoroughbred two-year.
old Jersey bull, sold to J. w. Adams for
$50; two thoroughbred Jersey bulls, $50
each; one COW, five years old, sold to R..
Elstner, $40.
To-day's races were as follows:
Running, selling purse, seven-eighths OF
mile, l.. Allen named ch C. Condor,
Henry Schwartz named Billy D., George
Hansen named Johnny Gray and Elmwood
Stables named ch. m. Nerva. JOHNNY
Gray won in 1912.
In the trotting, 2:20 class, three in five
G.. A. Doherty entered Victor, w. f. Smith
Thapsin and George S. Nixon Rabe. Thap.
sin won in three straight heats. Time
2l4-2:25-2:261.
Running, matched race, quarter-mile
dash, Rondo won. Time 0:22.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
CROPPED HIS BEARD.
How New York Citizen Beat = Life In
surance Company.

surance Company.
BALTIMORE (Md.), September 30th,-A
little more than two months ago an elderly,
cleau-shaven man walked into the office of
II. Pride 81 Co +, stock-b brokers, and put into
their hands some money for speculation.
He gave the name of Comstock. Nothing
unusual was noticed about him except that
he was stranger of very quiet and gentle
manly demeanor. The next day he came
again and became a regular customer of
the house.
Last July, just about the. time of Com
stocks event here, there disappeared from
Owego, Tioga county, n. Y, Stephen
Chamberlain, one of the most prominent
men in town. His disappearance was COM
pletely enveloped in mystery. AS weeks
and months passed with no clew to his
whereabouts it was supposed that he had
been drowned. His family put on mourn
ing, and his supposed death was mourned
by his neighbors, by when, he was held:in
high esteem.
His life was heavily insured, and the in
surance company, taking his continued abb
sence as sufficient evidence of death, paid
the amount of the policy over to his wife
last week. 1t became known in Owego
yesterday that Chamberlain was alive and
in Baltimore and engaged IN business as a
stockbroker
Now comes the denouement. Chamber
lain and Comstock are one and the same.
Chamberlain, carried heavy beard from
Owego with him, but Comstock brought a
clean face to Baltimore. A friend acci-
dentally met him in Baltimore, and efforts
have been made to get him to return to
Owego, but he will not. Some saw his
mind is gone, but others give domestic rea-
sons for his strange disappearance.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
SAN RAFAEL.
Improvement of the Town, Both
Streets and Sidewalks.

Improvement of the Town, Both in
Streets and Sidewalks.
SAN RAFAEL, September 30th.-The action
of the Board of Town Trustees in ordering
the property owners on Fourth street and
on street to lay concrete sidewalks, is
meeting with general commentator. AL.
ready the majority of the property-owner
on Fourth street, the main thorouehfare Of
the town, have complied with the order,
and it is likely that the remaining holders
will do the same.
With its new macadamized streets and
concrete sidewalks, San Rafael will present
as good an appearance as any of its bay
city competitors.
The present Board of Town Trustees are
indefatigable in their endeavor to make
the town attractive and nothing within
reason is being left undone.
At their next meeting, October 7th, a
proposition will be made to provide the
town with a sewerage system extending to
deep water. Already two plans have been
submitted and several committee meetings
have been held to discuss their merits.
One of the proposed plans provides for the
draining OF the town by pumping system,
the oiher by the gravity system.
Should either OF the plans be accepted,
an election will be held 10 consider the
question of bonding the town for the
amount necessary for the contemplated inn
provement.
A movement is on foot among the prom
inent citizens of the town to build town
hall, there being no public hall at present
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
CHINESE LABORERS.
Secretary Window Still Playing With
Fire-HiS Latest

Secretary Window Still Playing With
Fire-His Latest.
WASHINGTON, September 30th.-Secretarv
Window has issued the following regula-
tions to cover the transit of Chinese labor
ers through the United States:
Flrst-Any Chinese laborer claiming to
be in transit through the territory of the
United States, in the course of a Journey
from and TO other countries, shall be re-
quired to produce TO the Collector of Gus
toms at the first port of arrival through
ticket acres the whole territory of the
United States intended to be traversed, and
| such other proof as he may be able to ad-
duce, to satisfy the Collector of the fact
| that bona fide transit only IS intended,
and such ticket and other evidence must
be so stamped or marked and dated by the
Custom officer as to prevent their use tn G
second time.
Second-Descriptive lists of all such
Chinese laborers will be prepared in dupli-
cate, showing the name, age, occupation,
last place of residence, height, complexion, ,
color of eyes and physical marks These
certificates must be signed by the Collector
at the port of arrival
Third-The Collector shall be satisfied of
the correctness of the descriptive list be-
fore atfixing his signature and seal
Fourth-One of the copies will be re.
tanned on file at the office of the Collector
of Customs at the port of arrival and one
will be forwarded by mail to the Collector
at the port of exit.
Fifth-The Collector of Customs at the
first port of arrival shall take a bond in a
penal sum of not less than 5000 for each
Chinese laborer, conditioned for his transit
and actual departure from the United
States within reasonable time not ex-
ceeding twenty days from the date of ar
rival at such port. The bond may be given
either by the transportation company is
suing the through ticket or by some re-
sponsible person on behalf of the laborer
and will be cancelled on receipt, from the
Collector of Customs at the port of exit, of
certificate showing that the person spec
ified in the descriptive list transmitted to
such port has actually departed from there
and stating the name of the vessel and the
date of departure.
Previous regulations on this subject are
rescinded.