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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21
Going Into Humiliation.

There is hollow old oak tree on the
town and county line between Lebanon
and Columbia, Conn.,, that for several years
distilled instead of sap very fair brand
of oak-tanned "bluegrass" whisky, New
England rum, and occasionally, in dry
weather, domestic ales and beer. During
all that time the officers of the law had
remarked phenomenal overflow of spirits
on the part of the staid and picus old
farmers of Lebanon who vote for prohibit
ton, and they readily understood that
somebody had cache of balm somewhere
within the town, but every raid they made
on the premises of suspected persons was
unfruitful. 1t was not until few weeks
ago that the secret of the hidden rum
was laid bare by deacon in the church,
who accidentally stumbled on the bank of
exchange and deposit in the silent and
faithful old oak. As he was a man I'M
troubled with no-license thirst, he gave the
whole thing away. Piece by piece the
news transpired that the old oaken bank
had been in the hands of dexterous and
thrifty receivers Lebanon man who, twice
a week filed the oaks till with rum, gin,
whisky or beer from Norwich, and nightly
stakeholder or two came stealthily with
jug, or milk can, or tin pail and drew on
the funds. In payment for the privilege,
he left collateral security by the side of
the deposit in the tree. Since the good
deacon's fortuitous trip to the tree the old
oak bank has gone into involuntary liqui-
dation
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21
An Automatic Bank.

The latest and perhaps most ingenious
application of the automatic principle is to
be found in a machine for banking pur-
poses, invented and patented by John
Hope, mechanical engineer, Liverpool.
When penny or two half-pennies are
pressed into Mr.. Hopes automatic bank,
the depositor pulls out drawer and finds
a printed ticket bearing a number in du-
plicate He writes his name and address
on the ticket, which he then presses into a
cavity in the machine made to receive it.
keeping the other half with the CORE
spending number. Thus, when those
in charge of the automatic bank
clear it of the tickets in or
der to enter them upon their books,
each depositor has the duplicates of the
tickets bearing his name and address. In
this way absolute accuracy is obtained,
and depositors are credited with the ex-
act amount they have put into the ma
chine. Each machine is capable of hold
ing e5 in pennies or half-pennies.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21
THEM MOLAssEs."
A Good Story About an Old Nevada City
Law Firm.
Nevada City Evening Herald.

Nevada City Evening Herald
A good story is told OF an early law firm
OF this county by the name of Martin &
Yant They were not exceptionally brill
liant in their line, but lawyers, like other
people, are not all brilliant. On account of
business depression, caused by the mining
interests not being prosperous, the firm
concluded to engage in quartz mining for
q flyer" But they did not continue the
business long. Martin was from Ohio and
Yant was from the Sunny South. Martin
explained to Judge Belden the cause of the
dissolution Of the ficm.
''Tll tell you about it." said Martin. 81
stood more from Yant than any man ever
did from another since Hull surrendered at
Detroit, but there were some things flesh
and blood couldn't stand. wanted to get
along, for | liked Yant and didn't find any
fault when he made me cut the wood and
do the cooking and wash the dishes, and
when he put me in all the NEAR.
places in the mine and stood
his drinking all the whisky and
swearing done it. l let him eat potatoes
and milk, and mustard on watermelon,
and sugar on his beans, and mOlasses on
his pork but when he would call 1t them
molasses' that was too much l couldn't
stand that, and | wouldn't l told Yant
he'd got to quit that internal them or it
would burst the firm; and il did. l was
right about that Belden, old boy That
sort of conduct would burst envy firm in the
world. There's no fooIishness about this.
I've been looking up the law. Old Story's
full of it; full as a goose. He says no man
has right to use such language to his
partner; that the Court will enjoin and
appoint receiver. He says that's where
the Chancellor gets in his work. That's
the glory of our equity system. When it
finds a fellow saying them molasses' to his
partner it just sets down on him"
Judge Belden never tired of rehearsing
that story. He did all he could to harmo-
nize the difference between the parties, but
was unsuccessful.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21

is half qusrto volume entitled Utah
Scenes" 1t is by A. w. Hemann, New
York, and is for sale at 81 by Joseph a.
Hoffman, bookseller, San Francisco.
The Sanitary Era" for December CIV. G.
Conant, New York; is well filled with
matters of interest to ssnitarians, but not to
them alone, but to householders, and to
municipal and town authorities.
The Culver for January tCassell e. Co,
New York and Londou), has seventeen
papers, for Sunday reading, and contains
numerous engrayings. There are stories,
poetry, theological essays, etc.
THE Favorite Speaker" is a collection of
poetical and prose selections for recita-
tons. BY George NJ. Baker. Boston, Lee
& Shepard; San Francisco, Samuel Carson
& Co. Octave; 81.
The kindergarten" for December (Alice
B. Stockham & Co., Chicago is at hand.
For kindergarten teachers and parents of
young children, it is 8 magazine rich in
interest.
The "Coast Review" for December q. G..
Edwards, San Francisco, is, as usual, we'll
filled with matter OF interest to insurance
business men, and the insured.
''The Writer" for December WIN. II.
Hills, Boston, maintains the record of that
valuable periodical as helper to editors,
writers and students.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21
The american smokeless Powder.

Captain Ledyard Ellsworth, of Hart
ford. Conn.,, inventor of the smokeless and
noiseless powder in which military men
have been so much interested, is in Wash
ington. and has been talking to a Star re-
porter about his invention. He is quoted
as saving that the United States Govern
ment stands an excellent chance of losing
any opportunity to acquire the right to
use the new powder. According to Captain
Ellsworth, he has sold to the German
Government the exclusive right to the in
vention for all countries except the United
States. Mexico and Central America. For
this he receives 100000 down, and $780,
600 year fer SO years. The contract
with Germany carried with it the option
of purchasing the rights for the United
States, Mexico and Central America on
similar terms, at any time up to Novem-
Der l, 1889. The Captain says that the
German representative claims to have
closed with this option in letter sent to
him at Hartford on October 18th. Captain
Ellsworth was absent In the West, and did
not receive the letter. 1t is a question
whether BY the terms of the contract this
acceptance of the option can be held as
binding. If it is so held, the Captain says,
then the secret of the new powder will
belong exclusively to Germany. The in
ventor has been at work upon the powder
since 1879, and he Is reported as being very
happy because OF the fortune his success
has now brought to him. The ordnance
officers are suspected of holding this new
powder in smaller esteem than the inventor
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21

Statistics show that Ohio has $1,000
more boys than girls.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21
nIme. Recamier and Napoleon.

In the month of December, 1877. the
Government resolved TO celebrate the re-
turn of the young conqueror of Italy by
giving triumphant fete. In the first
court of the Luxembourg Palace an altar
and statue of Liberty were erected, at the
foot of which sat the five Directors IN full
Roman costume, and in one of the seats
reserved for those who had been specially
invited Nine, Recamier found place She
had never seen the youthful General, and,
anxious to obtain a better view Of his
features, she rose for that purpose. By
this movement the eyes Of the crowd were
attracted to her, and her surprising love-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21

The new official report of the condition
of the English besr-brewing industry shows
that Great Britain'sss 658 breweries pro-
dueed 2S,644,000 barrels Of beer in the last
fiscal year. Eight breweries produced be-
tween 100000 and $4,000 barrels, seven
between 100000 and 100000, three between
100000 and 100000 barrels, and one
more than 100000 barrels.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21

In Japan there are thirty-one schools of
medicine, one of dentistry and two of vet
Urinary surgery. The University of Toxic
(the imperial university, has over twelve
hundred students, and an average of one
hundred medical students yearly. In Toxic
alone there are numerous active medical
societies and over twenty hospitals.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21

THE presence of dandruff indicates dis
eased scalp, and if not cured blanching Of
the hair and badness will result. Halls
Hair Remover will cure il.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21

WHEN you are constipated, have head
ache, or loss of appetite. take DR.. J.. II. Nc
Leans Liver and Kidney Pillets; they are
pleasant to take and will cure you.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
THEY ARE TRUE AMERICANS.
Aliens With Capital May Own
City Lots.

There is bill before the senate by
which aliens may purchase land in
plated portions of any incorporated
city in the state. 1t is Senate File No.
81, by Senator Compton. The judiciary
committee had fayorably reported
upon it, but on its second reading Sena-
tor Edwards strongly denounced such
proposition. mo man or combinations
of men," he said, ''have any right to
come to this country, own property and
enjoy the benefits of our laws and
our institutions unless they become in
some measure identified in our govern
ment. do not believe in granting any
privileges, any rights, to people not
willing to assume the responsibilities
of citizenship" Senator Compton at
once responded. saying: Il am an
American and proud of it. l yield to
no man my love of America and Amer
lean institutions, but the spirit of the
existing bill is to prevent the accumula-
ton of large tracts of land by foreign
people, which [ think Is right. | merely
amend by stating that they may pur-
chase plated portions of any city in the
state"
1t was decided that the bill should be
recommitted to the judiciary committee.
This committee met afterwards and
amended the bill so as to restrict aliens
from purchasing more than six platS in
any city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
STATE BANKRUPT
Senators Begin to Realize the
Condition of Our FL
nanceS.
Aliens With Bank Accounts
Can Hold City
Lots.
Hennepin Exhi bits Her Dark
Linen in the
House.
State Printing Of a Fat
Quality for the
Comp.

When the material organism of Will
fam Walter Phelps shall resolve it
self into the frail integuments of a
spook and passes into the shadowy
realms of the whenceness, if there it
meets the etherialized outlines of Rep
resentatiye Freeman P. Lane, there
will echo through the illimitable vast
ness of space the cry of "Brotherw
In aesthetic elongation of form, the
neck rising column-like from lowcut
shoulders, the dark locks of hair caress-
ing sloped forehead, Mr.. Lane is an
Alternative counterpart of William Wal
ter-a cameratic reproduction, as it
were, of the Jersey statesman.
One of the touching sights of the
house each morning is the vigorous at
tempt of Representative Fleming to
place his feet upon the neck of Repre-
sentative Eastman, making the latter
merely a comfortable foOt-rest.
The hair of Representative JackSOn's
head will never be numbered, owing to
the obvious inability of the Lord to find
out where they begin or eud.
This debate" said Representative
Casper, referring to windy dispute
into which the members had fallen, ''re-
minds me of the man who slept in the
third story of house and was disturbed
by the fighting of the cats, and the re-
suit was there were more cats"
sit hardly seems proper for the Hen
nepin delegation to wash its dirty linen
before this house." said Freeman Z.
Lane, referring to local squabble
sprung upOn the house.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
TWO STUMBLING BLOCKS.

The Burlington & Northern and
Illinois Central Have Not Signed
the Interstate Agree ment.
Special 10 the Globe
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Notwlthstandin
that the directors of the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy road favor the new
agreement of the railroad presidents.
and that Vice President Stone voted
with the other roads for its adoption,
President Perkins has written a letter
stating that he will not sign the agree
ment until the Illinois Central and
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf
roads have given assurance that
they will also become parties to it.
1t is said that Mr. Perkins is merely
trying to scare the Illinois Central into
singing. President Strong, of the
Atchison road, had an interview with
Vice President Harris, of the Burling
ton & Northern to-day Mr.. Harris did
not refuse to sign the agreement, but.
said he would go to Boston on Monday
and lay the matter before his board of
directors. A telegram was received
from President NettletOn. of the KAN:
sas City, Fort Scott Il Gulf road, STAT.
ing that he is in favor of the agreement.
and is ready to sign it. The only roads,
therefore, about which there is any
question, are the Burlington & North
ern and the Illinois Central.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
THE DURANT-DANIELs BILL
Dooms the Stale Sandwich and
the Thrice.Boiled Coffee.

DOOlnS the Stale sandwich ana
the Thrice-Boiled Coffee.
Senators Durant and Daniels were
busily engaged yesterday. Their COM
munings were long and frequent. and it
was not until a liberal amount of public
ink and stationery had been wasted that
success awaited them. They had not
labored merely to bring forth mouse
they had succeeded in framing meas
ure which will immortaliZe them in the
eyes of a long-suffering public. 1t is as
follows:
A bill for an act to regulate railroad eating
houses.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
keeper of any railroad eating house, or any
employe thereof, to keep any sandwiches
on the table for longer period than ten
days Or to warm over coffee more than three
times.
Sec. q Any keeper of a railroad eating
house shall date each sandwich in plain let
tiers and figures, SO that any customer may
know its age.
Sec, g. Any keeper of railroad eating
house who shall offend against any CT the
provisions of this bill shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall
be compelled to eat his own stale sandwiches
and nothing else for period of thirty days.
Sec. 4 In any trials arising under this act
the jury shall be composed Of travelling men.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
The bill is to be referred to the COM
mittee on booms, of which Senator Du-
rant is chairman.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
HENNEPIN'S LINEN
Is Washed Before the House Mem
berS,

The introduction of the Smith bill to
amend the act relating to the municipal
court of Minneapolis provoked an angry
discussion in the house between Henne-
pin members.
Representative Hanke moved to
amend the bill by adding to it clause
requiring all moneys from forfeited
bonds to be diverted to the state uni
versity for law library instead of going
to the bar association Of Minneapolis as
they d0 now.
Representative Lane was on his feet
in an instant with the assertion that
majority of the Hennepin delegation
had reported in favor of the bill as it
was. Why an amendment should come
In now he could not understand.
John Day Smith felt the same way.
But Representative ComStOck did not.
There has never been full meeting
of the Hennepin delegation" he said,
land l don't propose to be bulldozed by
those members of the delegation who
are orators. L ask this house to stand
by me and have this bill referred back
to the Hennepin delegation"
The house promptly did this, and
after adjournment the delegation met.
and by vote of 9 to recommended
that the bill pass without the Hanke
amendment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
WARD AND THE TWIN CITIES
Ask and 1t Shall Be Given Unto
You.

Senator Scheffer had narrow escape
with S. F. No. ~. This is the bill
which increases the Judiciary of the
Ramsey district court by the appoint
ment of two more judges. There are
four judges. Senator Edwards wanted
the bill recommitted to the judiciary
committee. Senator Scheffer inter
posed: 1.-The bill has been before the
judiciary, and unanimously recon-
mended to pass" This did not in the
least daunt Senator Edwards, who re-
piled: ''To certain extent this
bill makes an appropriation of
| $1,000 per year for salaries. and
probably $4,000 per year for other eX-
penses of court in this judicial district,
| which makes SIT, 900 OF $4,000 annually.
There is no necessity for that in this
state. where in some districts there are
judges not occupied more than three
months in the year. If the courts of
Hennepin and Ramsey were crowded
with business let the judicial districts
be redistricted. Make the country dis
tricts larger, and the judges not re-
quired could be sent to the Ramsey and
Hennepin courts.
Senator Clough-I don't believe that
can be done.
Senator Edwards-Why not?
Senator Clough evaded the query, say
ing: Il favor the passage of the bill"
Senator Ives said though it may be true
some of the district judges had only
three months work in the year, yet he
found that they were six months, and
even year and two years behind with
their decisions. These judges could
not be compelled to come to st. Paul
and Minneapolis. Senator Ward there
upon essayed to distinguish himself
and carry the world ON his back. His
eloquent periods were as follows: II
am surprised that my friend from Fill
more should deny the Twin Cities any
thing they ask. If there was people
that ever asked less than the earth it
was st. Paul and Minneapolis. They
have to-day the United States senators
and one representative, and to deny
them few judges just think of it?
[Laughter.l They have more thieves
and rogues in these cities than we have
in the restof the entire state; they need
more judges and they ought to have
them. We are their political slaves
and must bow to the throne of the
Twin Cities. [Laughter.l 1 am de-
cidedly in favor of them-all they
want" There was no opposition after
this and the bill passed its second
reading,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
WASTE AND BANKRUPTCY.
Senators Are Exercised Abou
state Printing.

When Senate File No. 81, by Senator
Day, came up for its second reading, a
vigorous kick was INDUCED in by Sena-
tor Bowen. This bill provides for the
publication of legislative manual, and
orders 5000 copies to be printed. Mem
bers of the Legislative had to be sup
piled with ten copies each, and two
copies to each state officer. Senator
Bowen's opposition was based upon the
belief that so many copies were
not needed. What could members of
the legislature do with ten copies each?
The state did too much of this printing.
particularly in the number of reports of
state officers and institutions. A num-
Der of these reports were never used, and
the basement of that building was reek-
ing with wasted reports. Last week
they ordered 500 copies of the special
report of the prison inspectors, and
from the character of that document he
doubted if 100 copies were used. Not
one-half Of the members Of that cham
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
SPECKS.

President Northrop, of the state uni
yersity, will address the house on sin
gle tax next Wedn esday evening if Rep
resentative Farley removes his notice
of debate from the invitation.
Hereafter when members of the Hen
nepin delegation desire to protest
against local bills they will have to do
SO before the delegation and not on the
floor of the house.
Sam Smith can't let the legislature
alone. He will address such members
as care to hear him, on necessary legis-
lation, at the Peoples theater, at this
afternoon.
The extension of the libel law to
weekly papers is sought for by Senator
Day. At present this law merely pro-
tects the daily news sheets.
The speaker will be authorized
Tuesday to appoint committee of five
to investigate the status of building and
loan associations.
The Walholla club, of st. Paul, will
banquet the Scandinavian members on
Wednesday evening, at POP East Ninth
street.
NJ. Mccoy has been made comparing
clerk of the enrolment committee, and
E. F. Carver clerk of the labor COM
mittee.
Senator Kellar seeks to prohibit the
use of corporate bank stationery to any
one not connected with the bank.
Railroad taxes are to be considered by
the senate railroad committee. by whom
an investigation will be made.
A bill for tax levy of LILO mill for a
soldiers relief fund is proposed by SEN
ator Pope.
The senate passed bill authorizing
Red Wing to issue $4,000 bonds to erect
abridge.
The reform school committee meets
at the house at 2:30 Monday afternoon.
The committee on Minnesota institu-
lions will visit Faribault next Friday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
of the outside world, and all the modern

of the outside world, and all the modern
appliances for heating and ventilation
are combined to make life agreeable and
pleasant within the four walls. At first
sight the building has the appearance
of two houses, counterparts of each
other and united by an inviting-looking
partition, surm0unted by a shelving
mansard roof. the caves of which are on
level with the balconies of the fourth
floor. The general style of the building
is composite of early English and
French architecture, the materials being
pressed brick with brown stone trim
mings, which are blended very harmo-
niously and produce a rich effect. 1t
would be difficult to find more impos-
ing OF strikingly artistic structure, and
the feeling uppermost in the breasts of
observers of its exterior is one of envy
for the favored inmates whose lives are
cast in such pleasant place.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
HAWKEYES ARE HAPPY
Judge Brewer Dissolves the.
Injunction Against Iowa's
Railroad Commission.
It's New Schedule Of Rates
Must Be Given a Fair Il
Trial.
Two Stumbling Blocks in the
Way Of the Interstate 3
Agreement. s
A Canadian Contractor Ex-
tends His Operations Into
the Gillian Republic.

Special to the Globe.
DIES MONIES, To-, Feb. Fudge
Brewers opinion in the Iowa railroad
cases, involving the railroad commits
sioners' second schedule of freight
rates, was filed here this morning. 1t
dissolves the injunction against the
commissioners. The opinion is very
lengthy and closes as follows: "Intu-
enced by these considerations am led
to refuse the preliminary injunction
and to set aside the restraining order
heretofore entered. 1t may we'll be that
by the time this case comes to final
hearing, the test of experience will have
solved some of these matters, and it
may be clear, as now seems probable,
that the rates imposed by this last sched-
lue are compensatory within the rules
laid down in the prior opinion, in which
case no injunction ought to issue or
clear that they are not compensatory,
i'll which case, beyond any doubt in my
mind. final and permanent injunction
ought to be granted. The preliminary
injunction will be refused and the re-
straining order will be set aside.