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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

Three or four of the guests of the pre-
vious evening met NJ. Peyrusse in rapid
succession, and each time occurred dia-
logue similar to the preceding. To each
detail that was mentioned and to each
new affirmation, NJ. Peyrusse laughingly
responded:
"Oh, yes, 1t was cunningly devised.
They all have an understanding about the
matter-the rascalsi They want to pun
ish me for having delayed so long in re-
ceiving them, do they not? They want
10 let me know that ii is time to keep my
promise, therefore they pretend that there
was reretttoa in my grande sale. The idea
passed the night quietly in my bed. A
reretAOn! How preposterousp and NJ.
Peyrusse laughed more vociferously than
ever.
1t was impossible to make him retract
his denial of the whole affair. The more
that people protested, the more he laughed.
And so it was all that day, the next and
the following days. Every time that an
allusion was made to the receiiion, NJ Pey-
russo, without appearing in the least of
Tended, stopped his interIocutor short,
saying loosely: you are one of them,
too, are you? That's all right, my friend,
but warn you the fish won't bite"
How was the truth of statement to be
proved to a person who obstinately re-
fused to admit that statement while proofs
were wanting? And there were no proofs.
True, there was the testimony of Justine
and the dozen servants, but no doubt they
were bribed and in the plot, too There
still remained in evidence the bills of the
caterers. When they were presented to
N. Peyrusse, he exclaimed to those hon.
cradle merchants: "What you, too?
Did they inveigle you, also, into that silly
conspiracy? do not blame you, however,
for you were afraid of losing your custom
ers, and did not dare to refuse. As to nv
paying for those imaginary provisions, that
is quite another thing. However, you
would not wish me to do so, know" said
the willy NJ. Peyrusse.
And the authors of the little sport were
obliged to club together and pay the bills.
The obstinacy of NJ. Peyrusse began at
last to be decidedly irritating. People
finally became angry with him. Really,
he was carrying it just little too far 1t
soon came to pass that no one dared to
mention the rereiltOn to him. 1t was he,
on the contrary, who now preached the
subject first, and assumed the offensive.
To be brief, the story had been sufficiently
recounted, when one day, about Easter, the
Bordelaise beau monde received the follow
ing invitation:
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

OK the modest ground that he has done
nothing TO deserve it, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thomas NJ. Waller has declined banquet
rendered him by business men in New
London, Conn. That man possesses unu-
sual courage, and by its manifestation
proves that he is man of worth and not
liable to be misled by vanity or popular
applause. In fact, his declination has
done far more to bring him prominently
into notice than any complimentary BAN
quet could possibly have done.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02
Upon receiving this eccentric inuitat

Upon receiving this eccentric invitation,
the forty cOnspirators experienced no little
embarrassment. Their first impulse was
not to retract, but to maintain their posi-
ton to the bitter end. NJ. Peyrusse ex-
cluded them from the soiree, did he? Very
well, they could dispense with NJ. Pey-
russo and his soirees.
But, in all Bordeaux, the fete of the 10th
of April was soon the all-absorbing topic
Of conversation. There were wonderful
tales of Tzigan musicians, Spanish singers
and japanese tumblers; Mile Bellaire of
the Eldorado of Paris, was to sing the two
musical triumphs of the day. The supper
was to be magnificent, and after the cotil-
lion each guest was to receive a favor of
great value. Surely, 1t would be hard to
renounce all that, just for the sake of
keeping up jest that was in rather poor
taste, at best. Moreover, it must be ac-
knowledged that it had lasted too long.
On the other hand, to accept the invita-
| ton and go to the soiree would be admit
ting No, indeed. that would be too
embarrassing.
In the midst of their perplexity, the
10th of April arrived. In the morning
the forty met and solemnly avowed they
would not attend the soiree. He would be
| base coward who would fail to keep his
word
In the evening, faithful to their sworn
compact, they-Uere all there! NJ. Pew
russo received them with the same gracious
hospitality which he extended to the
| others, but close observer might have
noticed a peculiar little smile lurking
| around the corner of his somewhat satirical
| mouth.
The fete was superb. At the end of the
supper, NJ. Peyrusse arose, and looking
around upon his guests, asked signiG-
cantly:
Well, my friends, is this better than the
"rereiLlOa ?"
There was moment of awakened
silence and hesitation. The "forty" ex-
changed hurried glances of alarm. How
should they act was the question which
agitated their breasts. Suddenly Young
Baillioque ended their misery by boldly
SAYING:
"You must know that there was no
rereiLton, NJ. Peyrusse!"
Most assuredly, l do" said the worthy
man, laughing.
Then, satisfied with his revenge, he re-
sumed i'll a more earnest tone:
you did well, my friends, to entertain
me IN my own house, and to show me how
easy it is to dance when Joy pipes the
tune. Otherwise through fear of making a
poor host, | might never have tried at all.
Here's to the next reueiLOn :"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

The RECORD UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION are the only papers on the
Coast, outside Of San Francisco that receive
the full Associated Press dispatches from all
parts Of the wOrld. Outside of San Francisco,
they haze no competitors either IN influence
home and general circulation throughout the
State
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

law, the Story system of counting the bal
lots was also adopted. 1t has been several
ti1ues described in these columns. 1t will
be thus seen that real progress in ballet
reform has been made, that it is of an i'm
portant character, and that it is encourage
ment to the sentiment that demands the
adoption of a system of ballots and of
voting substantially like that in use in
Australia, but modified to adaptation with
our scheme of government.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

The Appellate Court of Cook county
Illinois, in the case of Rigdon VS.. Conley,
has decided that commission merchant
cannot lawfully withhold from inspection
his books and accounts in suits brought by
customers and clients to recover moneys or
verify accountings.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02
THE FUNNY FELLOWS.

Records for speed are being broken on
land and sea, but the district messenger
boy and the restaurant waiter continue
undisturbed in the even tenor of their
ways.
Would-be Yocalist-"WeI, Professor,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02
To-da,,s Weather Indications.

CdllforniG-Fdir; westerly acindS; cooler in
northern portion Of Sacramento IdUeN; nearly
stationary temperature.
Oregon and Washington Fair; IdridJle lciadS,
generally northeTly; slightly tOdrmer.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

VERY interesting experiments have
been made in Pennsylvania with pulver-
Ized coal, and they all tend to establish as
a fact that there is in its use not only
money economy as to cheap fuel, but that
it enables more to be accomplished in the
drawing of iron than is possible with lump
coal. 1t is claimed, for instance, that
1900 pounds of iron were drawn in single
hour with charge of only 700 pounds of
refuse coal costing less than fifty cents a
ton. Assuming these statements to be
accurate the future use of coal fuel will of
necessity, more than before, embrace the
economy of the refuse or slack.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

THE San Francisco Call says: "a GER
tain class of minds recently have been busy
in spreading broadcast the opinion that
newspaper must contain the vilest trash to
be successful Because there are people
who take and read profigate journal, one
which pays little or no regard to morality
or decency, it does not prove that the COM
munity in which the paper is published is
vile, or that such paper will be success
full" Let not our neighbor trouble itself
much to reply to the suggestion referred
to. 1t can safely trust the ultimate of
public judgment. The foul-mouthed sheet
has no long lease of life. 1t must be
washed clean and experience change, or
give up the ghost. Nothing is more GER
tain than this, that the papers that must
be picked up with the tongs are short
winded and not enduring. AS the New
York Sun, which our contemporary quotes,
well says:
If it were true that the yiler journal is the
greater are its chances of securing large and
profitable circulation, there would be good
reason to despair of the world. Human society
would be utterly rotten, and in all employments
scoundrels would have the advantage. But
there is not in the world an example of news
paper which has made a large and permanent
success by catering to vicious tastes purely.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02
LECTURE AT TURNER HALL

SUNDAY NIGHT. JUNE IN. AT O'CLOCK.
~ Subject SINGLE TAN" The followinp
speakers Will be present; h. /. PLEACE, Presi-
BARRY, of the :. F. star" TIIOS- WATSON
and W. GALLAGHER. MISS Nj +. MOVES will
sing. Admission free IfSrI
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

A writer in the Westminster Reviel0 says
that war between Great Britain and the
United States is well within the range of
the possible" So is the advent of the
plague, the collapse of the globe, the crash
of comet in collision with the earth, or
the return of boodler from Canada; but
they are all, together with war with Eng
land, far outside of the probable
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

IT is either complimentary or humiliat-
ing, as we choose to take it, that Yale Col
lege has called from California one of her
brightest scholars, Professor Albert S.
Cook, of Berkeley. He has been rendered
and has accepted the Chair of English at
Yale, formerly held by Professor Cyrus
Northrop
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

Do the masses need superstition asks
a Chicago contemporary. If our answer is
desired, it is in the negative. The masses
want the truth in all things and nothing of
lower order. We need to augment faith
in the triumph of honesty, in the holiness
of charity, merciful kindness and love for
mankind, and to abhor superstition of all
sorts.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

At the Brooklyn Woman's Club, the
speeches by women are pronounced by
critics to be eloquent, deliberative, rich in
ideas, thoughtful in suggestion and free
from pretense. Why should they not be
all that? As woman is interesting WHY
should she not be eloquent? As she
is witty, why should she not be thought
full? As her impulses are mainly right
why should she not be wise in suggestion :;
as she is sympathetic, why should she not
be free from pretense?
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02
". PcyrlSse 90H be al home the lOh Of
AprH.
Supper at midnight Rs EP.

In order 10 aroid hari,lq the hall uRcOm-
tortdbly filed, u. PegrltSse relies upon those
arhO claim TO hare been present at the So
called ''reUeillOR" of the 9th of December 10
send their regrets for the 10th Of april.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

Putting ii as mildly as possible, it was bad
taste in Governor Lee, in defeating the
Alexandria monument to the Confederate
dead, to declare that ''if Washington was a
rebel so was Robert Lee" The cases were
not parallel and the verdict of civiliza-
ton, law and the world is against any
claim of right on the part of Lee and in
favor of all justification on the part of
Washington
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

DR.. Talmage, in a recent sermon in
Brooklyn, said Some people say we are
a great deal better than some people. You
see people all around about us that are a
great deal worse than We" Well, whoever
says 1t, is not nearly so good as the other
people, and is deal worse than he is be-
heved to be. No man can make his fell
low weakness or sin excuse for his own,
without sinking below the level of the
character he assumes to compare himself
with.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

AMERICA will take just pride in the fact
that the exhibition Of electrical apparatus
by Mr.. Edison at the Paris Exposition is
the chief center of attraction for the curl
GUS and the scientific inquirers.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02
NOTE AND COMMENT

The Waterbury american suggests that
the new ballot reform puts premium on
intelligence. Good enough; present ballot
methods discount intelligence.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

The free school book and school supplies
law in Massachusetts, after five years of
trial, is pronounced by the school officers a
success. One effect has been to reduce the
competition of sectarian schools.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

Everything passed off according to pro-
gramme. At I o'clock NJ Peyrusse went
to dine with his old friend, Dubois: at
hslf-past 8 three young gentlemen arrived.
followed by dozen walters, CARRYING sew
eral immense baskets, and long boards for
| tables. The proceeding was enveloped in
delicious air of mystery One of the
jolly trio rang the bell, which was an
swered by no less important parsonage
| than Justine, NJ. Peyrusse's old cook, a
Gordon 6ieu of justly merited reputation
Upon perceiving that the visitors were in
innate friends OF her master, the good
woman was not so much surprised and
said, unsuspiciously: =" Monsieur has not
yet come ill.,"
We are well aware of that" replied
| the conspirators. 1--WE have Just left him
at Dubois, and he told us to come and pre-
pare the supper"
Supper" CALCULATED the astonished old
woman.
"Ies. 1t is a notion that he has lust
taken, so do not be in the least surprised"
Justine listened to them, quite dumb
founded at this sudden freak of her mas
ter. Without, however, giving her time
to collect her wits, the merry rioters en-
tered the house, and found their way to
the famous grunde SALE or hall. Behind
them trooped, Indian-fle, the dozen
heavily-laden stewards
In the twinkling of an eye everything
was prepared, the gas lighted, flowers ar
ranged, and table of forty covers ele-
gantly laid. In the adjoining parlor, be-
hind curtain of rare exotics, was concealed
the orchestra, ready to play at the given
signal. How charming was the aspect of
that immense rooH, illuminated after three
years of obscurity, like a magnificent frame
for delightful picture of youth and gay
ETY.
The joyous party soon began to arrive,
the ladies in grdnde toilette and the gentle
men in full dress. How excited they all
were. What cries of establishment, what
EXPLANATIONS Of enthusiasm. as they en-
tered the dazzling hall What suodued
peals Of silyery laughter, as they figured to
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02

After the war an effort at union was
made by the Presbyterian Church, North
and South. Ii resulted in agreement to
continue apart. In 1888 the two wings
named committees on utilization. As re-
suit, ON four points, cooperation in foreign
and home mission fields, evangeliza;ion OF
the negroes and publication, the commit
tees agreed, and the church Concurred
save on the color line. In this year it re-
mains divided, the Northern churches re-
fusing TO recognize color distinction in soul
saving, and those South demanding separ-
ate churches for the colored. The yerv
best thing they could do is to remain dis
agreed. There is room enough for both,
and in the church there cannot pre-
vail in matters of social prejudice, any rule
of majority with safety TO the church work
1t is not necessary TO the labor of the Pres
byterian Church that it should have one
general and continental Assembly.
Kyrle Bellew was smirched badly in a
Chicago sensational divorce case, in which
a wife was jury.condemned because of her
relations with the actor. In the same week
Bellew faced the people as Marc Anthony
in the tragedy of cleopatra" The boxes
and front rows received him with loud
plaudits; the balcony and gallery applied
the retormatory hiss" 1t is now asked,
Is the ''sociefy circle" in sympathy with
Bellew for reasons akin to his shame, or
did it applaud because the gallery Kissed
Possibly there is truth in both ideas. The
boxes and front rows mesntt 10 say, we con-
denim the woman, but have no rebuke for
the man, and we have contempt for the
rugged perceptions OF -irtue and humanity
on the part of the balcony and gallery.
People who respect wifely honor and
manly Loyalty will prefer 10 be seated, in
this case, with the unfearing arbitrator of
the gallery and the balcony. The hiss was
justice, the applause conformation.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02
THE DAILY RECORD-UNION,
Published six days in each week, with Double
Sheet on Saturdays, and
THE WEEKLY Union

Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento as
matter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-20

The State of Kansas, to William Pentacost, Har
riet @. PeutacOst, Norman s. Field, j. T. Search
and Frank South.
You and each of you, are hereby notified that
You have been Fued by Charles Sprague, in the
District Court Of Phillips County, Kansas, and
that the petition in said cause is filed in the above
mentioned Court, and that the parties TO said Ue-
ton are the said Charles SpIague, plaintiff, and
you. all the above named persons, are the de
PENDANTS and all the defendants thereto. and you
must answer said petition filed by said plaintiff,
or or before the TWeuty-fOurth day of JaEuaTy
A D. 1890, or the said petition will be taken as
true and Judgment be rendered against you, and
each of you accordingly; viz: fOTeClOsing certain
mortgage upon the following described real estate
situated in Phillips County, Kansas, tO-Wit: The
South West quarter Of section Twenty I'VE in
township Five range Sixteen, and adjHdging that
you, and each OF yOu, and all persons claiming
through or under yOu, or either Of you. be for
ever barred. eRtOpped and fOreClOsed of and from
all equity of redemption and right, title, lien and
claim in. to, or upon said land and every part
thereof at law in equity, and that said land be
sold, without RppraisemeRt, under special eEecu-
ton under the decree of this court for the pay
ment of the amount found due upon the said
mortgage, with interest and the costs of this nc
tiOn and such other and further relief 10 the
Court may seem just and equitable.
FABIUS III. CLARK and
Attest: C. A SPAULDING,
j ID MATTEsON. AttYs for Plaintiff.
LSEALj Clerk OF said District Court dec ID 81
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-20
sHERIFF's SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS,
Phillips County. So
In the District Court of Phillips County:
Thomas A. Page, Plaintiff
John NJ. Heustin, Sidney Heustin,
his wife, Faliff and Ostin, and 5. A.
Weeks, Defendants.
Public notice is hereby given, that under and by
virtue of the judgment rendered in the above en-
titled action, in and by the above named court and
of order of sale issued on said Judgment, 10 me
directed and delivered, 1 will on Tuesday, De
cemb1r oath, 1889, at 10 o'clock M of said day,
at the front door Of the COu House in Phillips
burg, in the county of Phillips. State of Kansas,
offer at public sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, the following described property,
namely: The northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter [nwA sex and the northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter [ne14 sWAl of section ff-
teen Isl, in township five ~ south Of range
twenty (20) west of sixth Principal Me idian. con-
tanning eighty acres according to the Z. S. survey,
all H. the county OF Phillips, State of Kansas.
Said property has been levied upon and is to be
sold as the property of the above named Defend
ants.
Dated this both day ofNovember, A. D. 1889.
c. NJ. MCGUIRE,
nov 22-5t Sheriff of Phillips County.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-20
THE HERALD.
SHILLIPSBURG. KANSAS.
GREEN WOOD.

EDITOR HERALD: The people of
this great corn growing country Of
Greenwood township are all in a great
hurry now while the weather remains
good to husk and market their corn.
We understand that Mr.. AID. Colby
is keeping a four hole spring. corn
shelter with a capacity of about l,6OO
bushels per day (OWned by Mr.. Vim.
Brandon and Lee Griffith in his en-
ploy all the time. He markets his
corn in Colorado. How is that for an
Alliancer?
The farmers are organizing Alliances
in this part of the county fast. The
one at Hunts school house has about
40 members, and one organized at the
Plummer school house has between
20 and 30 members, and meetings are
being held in various parts preparI-
tory to organizing. We say amen;
let the good work go on and organize
all over the state of Kansas.
The United States government has
Just made a consignment Of German
carp to our State. The car of fish
was sent to Kansas City in care of a
messenger and from there distributed
over the State. The two Mr.. Dun
nings received nine fish each which
they put in their fish ponds they pre-
pared last winter. The fish interests
have been carelessly neglected in our
State, while our neighbOr, Nebraska,
is raising hundreds Of carp now every
year. In our own State, which has
better advantages, Pisciculture is do
ing nothing. Mr.. Brumbaugh, our
present State Fish Commissioner, is
doing all he can individually to adj
vance the interest, but our legislature
failed to make any appropriation at
the last session, and 1t is not to be
presumed that an individual can &C
cOmplish much, although the Com
missioner deserves a great amount of
credit for what has been done.
There are a great many cattle dy-
ing in our part, and in fact think II
Is SO all over the country; and what
seems so singular to US is the fact
that what does it is not known. 1t IS
evident that it is not what is known
as Murrain. The most Of the cattle
that die have run in stalk fields until
the most, if not quite all the feed Is
feed off. 1t is our opinion that there
is a very minute insect that inhabits
the stalk that is the cause Of so much
fatality among the horned stock.
BYsTANDER.
ED1roR's REMARKS: We do no
know who sent us this cOmmunica
ton. Ordinarily we consign to the
waste basket all communications the
authors of which we do not know
We make an exception in this case
Correspondents should always eithe
sign their true name to their letters
or in a private note tell US who the.
are