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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12
THE STOCK RANCH.
Corn, Hogs and Beef steers.

soon to be sent out by the United States
Department of Agriculture, We takegthe
following tables showing the average
price of corn i'll the whole country and
the mean price of hogs and beef steers
in Chicago:
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12

uQuld nfe
Flows pure Arabian blood
That's from her mothers side
Old Blaekhawk Morgan was her sire,
Hence her great endurarce-
And she reasons like human.
When the war broke out
My Will. respondin' to the call Of dooty,
Went with the boys in blue
To defend our country's flag,
And with him Black Beauty
His sweetheart-as he called her;
No soldier ere found one truer,
And she never had rival.
When bearing Grants dispatches,
Straight into rebel ambush rode our Will,
Aud, but fer this good steed
He must hcv fallen by rebel bayonets.
She fer an instant stood stock STILL
As though to comprehend, when like deer
She leaped the hedge OF glitterin' steel,
And shot away like mad.
And again. hemmed in by foes,
While in the thickest of the fray,
She rescued him, by fightin'
Back the enemy with tooth and hoof,
Thus keepin them at bay
Till the tide of battle turned.
Three poor fellows fell
Before her steel.shod hoofs.
Will saw the mare was wounded
There was blood upon her hide
And bade the surgeon hasten
To attend his sweetheart" first,
Though he'd a bullet in his side.
You see this scar across her breast
Twas from rebel saber
When the war was DER and ended
She bore him home again.
But for this gallant mare,
Who loved him like woman,
He'd hev been among the slain.
No wonder that shes dear to us,
And seems like she's human.
But foe was on his track,
From whom not cen her love could save
Disease contracted in Southern swamps,
From which he shortly died,
And she bore him to the grave
From that day to this though It's twenty year
She's worn no shoe or harness.
His last faint words were:
"Father, for my sake, take care of Beauty
When I'm gone, and when she dies
Bury her beside me- And tits my duty.
kissing the white star ON her face,
He laid his head again her neck and died,
She missed him sore, and mourned
And hez never bin the same,
Although I've done the best could.
HARVEY, Wis.
The Nonsense of the War.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE FARM
ER AND HOUSEWIFE.

Some Valuable Information for tho Plow-
man, StOclEnan. Poulterer, Nursery
man, and Everybody Connected with the
Farm.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12
A War Episode.
q G M,GREGOR 81

G. M'GREGOR, st.
lMary's, Ohio, says that
THE account of the sad
death of a discharged
soldier, near Balti-
more, by J. Fl. Saw
yer, reminds him of
an equally sad death
Iof one of his comrades.
In the fall of 1868 his
comDanV Of + h q
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER EXPERT.
ENCEs AND SPIN YARNS.

The Blue and the Gray Revive Incidents
of the Late War, and I'm n Graphic and
Interesting Manner Tell of Camp, March,
and Battle.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12
The Nonsense of the War.
BY JAMES FRANKLIN Fits.

sOBODY can under
stand as well as the
veterans of both sides
who went into the war
early and came out of
it late what a vast
amount of absurdity
there was connected
with it in its earlier
stages.
1t was perfectly nat
ural ; it was inevitable
+bot +b;c ebo,,I1 10 ,>
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12
BY J. NJ. COLLUM,

slCI1oW wiz ltlNl Gll0 pIdf-
iery to fight a circular saw
jim motion, provided there
|were two great, big, strap
,ping fellows holding him,
who were fools enough to
believe he would attempt
such a desperate thing ?
We'll, you have an idea,
then, of the kind of sol
sdier one man would have
made. But he wasn't a
soldier further than stand
sipr r11or1 OF Andareo,,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12

Id? Aye, she's very old ;
But, stranger, / hev
seen the day
When readily / might
hsv sold
Her for a cool ten hun
dred dollars.
Her coat was glossy then,
and black as jet;
Her limbs and wind
strong
Time hes not quenched
yet
The fire that's In her.
Thro' these veins like
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-12
"Beauty," Soldiers sweetheart.

BY CLARA NJ. HOWARD.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
SHORT OF WATER.
Interesting Tests Made Yesterday by the
Fire Department.

Interesting Tests Made Yesterday by the
Fire Department.
At g o'clock yesterday afternoon Chief
O'Meara turned in fire alarm for the
State Printing Office at Fifteenth and L
streets. 1t had been previously arranged
that only the Hook and Ladder Company
(Fifth street, between ] and X and Engine
No. 3, at Nineteenth and L streets, should
respond. His desire was to test the effici-
ency of the Hayes truck and ladder on q
high building, and also the water supply
in that neighborhood. In Just three min
utes after the alarm was sent in the engine
reached the hydrant at Fifteenth and NJ
streets, and one minute later the ladder
truck drew up alongside TIE building, the
run for the latter being but a couple of
hundred yards less than mile.
The ladders were run up to the roof of
the building-some sixty feet-the hose
sent up, and a stream ofwater turned on in
seven and one-half minutes from the time
the alarm was sent in. This was good
work, but the water service was found in
adequate to such a demand as would be
made upon it in case of fire. Two streams
from the engine and another from hy-
drant were turned on, but the force was
very light. Later one good stream was
thrown from the ground several feet above
the caves of the building, but Chief O'Meara
was positive that, with two or three en-
gines at work, there would not be sufficient
water to do effective work in case of fire,
in either the printing office or the Pavilion.
be recommends the construction of a
large cistern about midway between the
two buildings, to hold at least 800, 600 GAL
Ions. With such a cistern, be SAYS, there
would be at all times an abundance of
water for fire purposes, as, with couple of
hydrants feeding it, the three engines
could not exhaust the supply. Such a
cistern, he estimated, would cost not to ex-
ceed 81, 800.
Before concluding the tests the ladder
was swung clear from the building, with
three men upon it, and line of hose run
to the top, from where stream was
thrown for some minutes. The ladder was,
of course, at slight angle, and the large
crowd of people in the vicinity became
quite nervous at seeing the iremen poised
in mid air, with only the ladders truck
gear to hold and steady it, many predicting
that the weight of the ladder, aided by
that of the men and the hose pressure,
would cause the whole thing, truck and
all, to go over. but on the contrary it
worked 10 charm.
The hose was then taken up and q run
made to the Protestant Orphan Asylum, at
Nineteenth and l. streets, where similar
work was done. The roof of the asylum is
provided with perforated pipe, for the
purpose of flooding it in case of fire. but
the Chief found the pressure so light there
that scarcely any water reached the pipe
Indeed, it is sometimes difficult to get any
water at all in the second story.
Tests of this kind are useful as showing
the needs of the city at long distances from
the source of the water supply.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

J. G. Walter, of San Francisco, is in the city.
Miss Gertie Carley is visiting friends at New
castle.
John E. Butler was down from Natoma yes
terday.
Mrs. c. W. Baker and family are back from
Santa Cruz
Miss Joey Ham of Los Angeles is visiting
friends in this city.
E, Carlson is here from San Francisco to make
a State Fair exhibit
Miss Fannie Harrow is here from Los Angeles
on visit to friends.
John Miller returned yesterday after visit
of a month to Webber Lake.
Mrs. R. Wittenbrock and daughter Minnie, of
this city, are at San Francisco.
C. N. Coghlan will leave on Tuesday fer the
East for a visit of several weeks.
Mrs. r. D. SERVER of Los Angeles is stopping
i'll the city with her mother, Mrs Hignett.
Miss Gussie Cohen of San Francisco is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs Joseph Harris, of this city.
DR.. Harkness, President of the San Francisco
Academy OF Sciences, is among the visitors
here.
At Grass Valley, on Thursday evening last.
farewell reception was rendered Rev. Charles
Mckelvey, retiring pastor of the NJ E. Church
OF that place, at the residence of r. J. Thomas
The occasion was very enjoyable one, being
characterized by many pleasing features. Rev
Mr.. McKelvey was formerly pastor of the Cen
tral NJ. Z. Church in Sacramento.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday: F.
w. Smith, n. Y; ]. II. Rice and wife, Dixon;
Jacob Strahle, S. F.. A. S. Manlove, Brighton;
J. l.. Aldrich, Courtland; NJ. Lisheas, Denver
Col; E. E. James, Kansas City; j. +. Carnahan,
Davisville; Frank Chase, Rocklin: L. Mativa,
Duke ellis, Summit; Peter Finnegan, Milpitas;
Thomas O'Hoolihan, Cork; Max Isaacstein,
Chlcago Ben Harrison Washington
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
The Transfer of Property From Mrs,
Davis to Mrs. Thompson.
COMMUNICATION received
yesterday is self-explanatory

Da'ls 10 Mrs. Thompson.
The following communication, received
yesterday is self-explanatory
OFFICE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 1889.
EDS. SUNDAY UNION: My attention was
called this day to an article in your paner
as an open letter to me as Secretary of the
Board OF Health, in reference to an article
published in the Chronicle about Mrs.
thompson and Mrs. Davis, the latter at
present in the Almshouse of this CITY.
Allow me to state that about week ago
the two ladies were in my Office, and as is
my duty made inquiry as TO a transfer of
property Mrs. Davis was talking of making
to Mrs. Thompson for money due the lat
ter. | stated that we did not admit patti
ents from the country and especially if they
owned property. then asked Mrs. Davis
II she was willing to make a transfer of the
property. She answered in the affirmative
then said, Very we'll" A Chronicle re-
porter was present during the entire con-
yersation. The ladies then left, followed
by the reporter, who followed them around
to where they went, and the next day the
article appeared. l did not know what the
article would contain, but supposed from
what / afterwards heard there would be
something about the case Our office is
seiuoh "itnout tne presence OF reporter
OF one of the ten papers published here in
this city, and as our department does a
large amount of business, owing to the
large number of institutions in our charge.
IT Is fine place for reporters 10 get items
from. do not see why my name as Sec.
retsry or otherwise should be connected
with the article published by the Chronicle
and your paper, ss l had nothing to do
with it. remain yours very respectfully,
]. HoEscH,
Sec'y Board of Health.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
BRIEF NOTES.

There is every prospect of delightful
weather during the fair.
To-day cars will commence running to
Agricultural Park over the J-street line.
Pauline NJ. Freet has been granted di-
vorce from John B. Freet on the grounds of
cruelty.
The Native Sons will leave the city to-
day at IL o'clock A. NJ. by special train for
San Jose.
The Executive Committee of the Sacra-
mento City and County Improvement As
sociation will meet tomorrow evening at
o'clock at the Office of G. W. Baker, GA l
street
Two carloads of thoroughbred horses
arrived yesterday morning from the Bay,
all being destined for the fair races. One
of the cars was sent back in the afternoon
for another load.
The death of Alexander Flohr, in Homo
lulu, is announced. Deceased was native
of this city, and son of A. Flohr, the pi-
oneer gunsmith. His age was 33 years,
and he had for long time resided on the
Sandwich Islands.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
LIKES SACRAMENTO
n New Englsnder's Opinion of Sacra-
mento and Vicinity.

\ New Englsnder's Opinion of Sacra-
mento and Vicinity.
correspondent writing from one of the
New England States says:
" l spent about eighteen months in Cali
fornia with my family. Last summer. with
team and camping outfit, we travelled
through parts of Napa, Lake, Mendocino
Sonoma, Sacramento and El Dorado conn
ties. The winter before we took a trim hv
| railroad, and visited old friends in san
Jose, TurlOck, Atwater, Merced and Los
Angeles. Yet l feel that have seen but
very little of California. l have been a
reader of the RECORD UNION all the time
and have learned as much from its columns
about California as have by travelling.
" After We returned from our camping
tour of four months, said to my friends
Sacramento is good enough for me as a
place TO invest little in real estate
bought quarter of block at the corner
OF l. and Twentieth streets last spring Nv
health not being good, and business here
needing looking after, l left Sacramento
May 9th.
MY impression of Sacramento during
the time | lived there was that in some
things the people are at fault. As TO grad
ing streets, and as to how many, let others
suggest something. But a certain number
should be graded from Front to Thirty
hrst street, and from A to Y, and let the
city pay for it-not individuals. 1t is not
very pleasant sight TO stranger in the wet
season TO find many of the streets almost
impossible. As to the water supply, the
artesian water east of the city would be
worth twice as much as that from the
river.
The RECORD UNION, and its new Sun
day edition, come regularly, and from
them l learn much of interest. l also give
them 10 my neighbors to read. Ali are
loud in their praises of the SUNDAY UNION
for general family reading, and the papers
are doing much good for the State in this
section of the country"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
IMPROVED SERVICE.

New Cars for the Carey Lines-DoubIe
Tracks, Etc.
Last evening R. s. Carey, proprietor of
the Sacramento Street Railway, took the
City Trustees over his lines in one of his
new cars, to give them an opportunity to
inspect the new tracks which have lately
been laid on Second, Fifteenth and Tenth
streets. The City Fathers expressed them
selves as well pleased with the roadbed and
the condition in which the streets have
been left. By putting in double tracks in
some places and new connections in others,
Mr.. Carey has placed his street-car system
IN excellent shape for accommodating the
public during the State Fair.
This year cars will be run on Twentieth
street from to H, which will be great
convenience to those living in the south
eastern part of the city.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
deliver the annual address. These will
tske place, as usual, in the Art Gallery.

| OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Below is given list of the principal of.
heers and their assistants at both the Pa.
Vilion and Park, outside the Directors and
| permanent Secretary:
AT the Payilion-Assistant Superinten-
dent. 0. P. Dodge Machinery Department
superintendent, H. f. Pierson: Assistant
Secretary, A. l.. Hopper Financial Secre.
tary, John S. Miller; Entry Clerks. John
F. Slater. Walter Greer and Samuel Blair !.
Chief Ticket Clerk, ]. ]. Mccarthy: Assis-
tant Ticket Clerk, Alfred Trainor.
At the Park-Assistant Superintendent
A. u. Folger; Clerk of Course, r. o, Cray.
ems; Entry Clerk, Hugh LsRue, Jr.: Chief
Ticket Clerk, J. Q. Kelly; Assistant Ticket
Clerks, Ben Hancock and Albert Pait
Membership Ticket Clerk, Geo Waldron
Assistant Membership Ticket Clerk, E. NJ,
Atkinson; Marshal, W. S. Enos Assistant
Marshals, L. A. Spurgeon, Ed Sims and
M. Judge; Forage Clerk, J. c. Stoval;
Special Stand, Ralph Hoitt; Stairman
Special Stand, Paul Maslin; Gatekeepers,
I. t. Burnett, Jerome Myers, c. B.
Herndon, ]. A. McCloud and John
Shellars Qusrterstretch Marshal, r.
ii. Newton Special Detective, j..
NJ. Sullivan; Directors Stand. Frank
Dray; Blackboard Clerks, Charles Merry
and George Hamilton Poultry Watch. q
V. Garrett; Stairmen, Myron Blue, Will
lam Phillips and Frank Trainer Exit
Gate, A. Foley; Assistant Exit Gate, Will
lam Foote; Mainstreteh Gate, r. C. Nav
and George Richie; Paddock Officers. L.
R. Dale and NJ. Sullivan; Track Entrance
Gate, Dan Foley; Back Gate, A. Greer
Groom Badge Clerk, John R. LaRue Milk
Test Clerk, Geo. Bower; Inside Track Gate,
ID. 2. Coon; Stairman Judges Stand, c. W.
Greenlaw Hay Watch, w. B. Norman
aud Carter Jackson; Ticket Sellers. Robert
Sullivan, Robert Bowers, Walter Toomev.
A: Rablin, Charles Lansing and Harry
Williams.
Special Police - Charles Sheck, Fred
Myers, I. McNiff. J. Heffner, Hugh Nc
Cormick, t. Ward, Thomas Burns, P.
Brogan, U. G. Wilson, Henry Hyers, Ed
ward Tenant, ]. A. Scott, Joseph Rofford,
NJ. Egan.
These appointees will report for duty to
A. G. Folger, at the Park, at o'clock A. NJ.
on Thursday, September 18th.
EVENTS AND DATES.
The Pavilion opens Monday, September
9th, at 7:3O P. NJ ; open daily thereafter at
. A. NJ. TO p. NJ, to IL P. NJ.
Park opens Thursday, September 18th.
Races commence each day at / o'clock
P. NJ.
Ladies' tournament at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Friday, September 18th and Goth.
Stock parades at 8 O'Clock A. NJ on Satur-
day, September l4th; Tuesday, September
18th; Thursday, September 10Th, and Sat-
urday, September 2lst.
AWARDS OF PREMIUMS.
The committees will judge the stock as
follows: Horses mules, ,etc.-Monday, Sep
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
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PLIGHT OF A POOR MAN.

He is Penniless, but is Prosecuted for
Not Providing for His Family.
A rather peculiar case came up for hear
ing before Judge Buckley yesterday after
noon. 1t was that of A. E. Colsen, who
was charged by J. G. Medley, Secretary of
the Howard Benevolent Association, of
failing to provide for his wife and three
little children during the past month.
Medley testified that the destitute condition
OF Colsen's family was brought to his
notice, and he forthwith proceeded to re-
lieve them by furnishing fuel, food, cloth
ing, etc.
Other testimony was adduced to substan-
tate this, but it was rather mild. Colsen
then took the stand, and stated that he had
worked steadily for three years, up to July
last, in the railroad shops, when he was
laid off. During all that time he had al
ways provided for lis family literally.
After leaving the shops, however, he was
unable to get employment in this city, and
went to Washington Territory, hoping to
better his and his family's condi-
ton. During the time he was away.
his family remained in this city, and he
sent them what little money he earned
he did the very best he could for them. He
had made arrangements before leaving this
city for having his family supplied with
provisions from certain stores, and never
dreamed that they were in destitute cir
oumstances, until he returned home last
week.
Several witnesses attested to the truth
of Colsen's statements, and the matter was
submitted to the Court
Judge Buckley promptly discharged Col
sen, and added that he wished it emphatic
ally understood that it should be an hon.
orable discharge. He then referred rather
caustically to the motives of the prosecu-
ton, and thought it looked more like per
secution.
Mr.. Medley states that his real reason for
prosecuting Colsen was to learn whether or
not the Howard Association had been i'm
posed upon in this matter. If the testi-
mony ofColsen was true, he said, it proved
conclusively that the associations generos-
ity had been grossly imposed upon by Col
sens family
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08

tember 10th, 10 o'clock A. NJ, thorough
breds, standardized trotters. and horses of
all work; Tuesday, September 18th latter
parade), roadsters, draft horses of all
classes. mules, jacks and jennies; Wednes-
day, September 18th, 10 o'clock A. M,
Cleveland bays and French coach horses,
roadster teams, carriage teams and saddle
horses; Thursday, September 10Th (after
parade), sweepstakes and families; Friday,
September 10Th, 10 o'clock A. NJ, gold
medals.
Cattle-Monday, September 16, 10 o'clock
A. NJ, Durhams and Devons; Tuesday,
September II latter parade), HoIsteins and
Ayrshires; Wednesday, September IS, 10
o'clock A. NJ, Herefords, Jersey and Angus: |:
Thursday, September 10 latter parade),
beef and milk herds and graded cattle.
Goats, sheep, swine and poultry-Mon.
day, September 16, 10 o'clock A. NJ sheep
and goats; Tuesday, September II (after
parade), swine; Wednesday, September is,
poultry.
Premiums on all live stock will be paid
at the office of the Entry Clerk, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, Saturday, September 81, 1889
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08

Ell Dorado county, in which Robert Jacobs
was killed by a Spanish woman, who
emptied the contents of shotgun into his
breast.
......Frank Denver became intereoied in
the jewelry business with H. Wachhorst at
SO street, opposite D. o. Mills Bank
......Flora Temple beat Princess three
straight heats on Long Island in 2::234. 2:22,
2:231.
1.-THE wife of Junius Brutus Booth
died in San Francisco on the 2Sth day of
August, 1859.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08
TIME TABLE CHANGES.

Several Locals and An Overland Re
stored to the Old Schedule.
Several important changes have been
made by the Southern Pacific Company in
the time schedule
The East-bound overland and express
from San Francisco to Ogden and the East
which heretofore has arrived III this city at
$50 P. NJ. and left at P. M, will in future
arrive at 7:20 P. NJ. and leave at s P. NJ.
This is the second-class passenger train.
The local second class train between
Sacramento and San Francisco has been
replaced on its old schedule time-leaviug
here at go A. NJ. and, returning, arriving
at $50 M.
The local passenger for Woodland and
Knights Landing will hereafter leave Sac
ramento at 7:20 P NJ instead of 7:30 p. NJ,
and. returning, will arrive at 7:30 A. NJ. in
stead of 1855 A. NJ
The local passenger from Colfax will ar
rive at 6 P. NJ. instead of P NJ.
The passenger train from Placerville
will arrive at 2:40 P. NJ, instead of 3:45 P. NJ,
as heretofore
All of these changes go into effect to-
morrow morning.