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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27
Should Be Thankful.

Two negroes engaged in quarrel when
one struck the other on the head with a
wagon spoke. The negro that received the
blow rubbed his head for moment and
then said;
Look yere, Stephen, dar's one ting dat
is er powerful blessin' fur you"
"Whut's dat?"
"De fact dat my head IL ez thick ez it
IL. Wy eff my head want no thicker dan
de common run o heads, dat lick would er
killed me an den you would er been tuck
befo' er jestice der peace an fined mighty
nigh $40. You'd better tank de Lawd dat
l amt got one desc yere aigshen heads. "
Arkansas Irdgeier.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27

of Woodland Mr. Simmons and wife. of Colusa;
Mr. Epperson and wife, Misses Josie, Fannie
and Lizzie Epperson. of suffer City; Mrs:
wife, Miss Florence Kidd, of Williams: Miss
Gilmore. Mr. Johnson. Mr.. Williams, Mr.. King,
Mr. Dunlap and wife, Mr. Epperson and vile,
of Bar valley, and F. T. Phillips. of the RECORD
UNION The happy couple received many fine
rarocants
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27
New Incorporation.

Articles of incorporation of the Santa
Monica Surf Line Railway Company OF
Los Angeles were filed ia the Secretary of
States Office yesterday. Capital stock,
500, 600 Directors-James Campbell, Juan
Bernard, Joseph Mesmer, J. A. Stanwood
and Thomas ]. Rash.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27

4 young woman Of Rochester, Ont, as
tonishes strangers by the wealth and luxu-
rance of her raven hair. She is only 5
feet inches high, but her tresses are 7
feet 6 inches long. She says her hair
gives her no trouble and she doesn't know
what headache is.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27
Paintings at Auction.

D. J. Simmons & Co. will sell at auction
this evening, at Hammers music store, $50
street, commencing at 7:30 O'Clock. the
balance of the collection of the late EN-
peror Macmillan of Mexico, which have
been on exhibition at the State Fair includ-
ing the two "Magdalenes," Venus and
Adonis, The Cruci6xion," and others.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27
All Not Guilty.

In the Superior Court yesterday Silas
Chance, charged with attempting to kill a.
S. Nevis; E. w. Startsman, charged with
criminal assault; Ed. Anderson, burglary,
and II. ]. Palmer embezzlement, were ar
raigned. Each entered plea OF not guilty.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27

A Georgia editor, in resigning a country
postoffiee, writes: "The receipts of the
last month have been Sc 40, the rent 81,
and the clerk hire $40. Being a Demo
crat, We can no longer get our consent to
holdo flee under a Republican admins
, t1a..on; hence, ne resign
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27

The theory that good apples cannot be
grown in the South seems to be disproyen.
Apples ten and twelve inches in circum-
ference are raised as far toward the equator
as southern Florida.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27

The Japs administer the oath by cutting
the witnesses finger and taking blood to
seal the swear
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27

PEARS toilet soap Is the most elegant
adjunct.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27
XVesfmInstar PreshYterian Chl

ner Sixth and L streets-Preaching at 10:45 A.
NJ and 7:30 p NJ, by Rev. J. S. Mcdonald, of
San Rafael. Sunday School at 1880 p. NJ
Young Peoples Meeting at $50 P. NJ. Every
ono welcome
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27
,uth. Seventh street

:
Hall. Eighth street. between and K-Morning
services conducted by members of Y. VI. C. A.
Evening 100 Preaching by Rev. Mayhem. All
oil w INV 4
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

aside your prejudice examine into these
questions and see if you have done
your duty. Don't do as most persons
do, lay the blame on others, on the
othzr party, not on my party. think
If you examine carefully you will find
that you are to blame. You have
placed the responsibility on the oppo-
sition party. In short you have
voted your ignorance or prejudice
combined. Your duty to yourself,
your children and your country re-
quires it of you that you should cast
your ballot intelligently. How can
you so do? Only by informing your
self upon every question for which you
cast a ballot. Can you do SC by read
ing monopolistic papers, as 1 am
afraid most of you do? No, you can
by getting books and taking papers
that advocates your interests, If you
have a country paper that truly advo-
Gates your interests, take it by all
means, if not, subscribe for some true
labor or agricultural paper; take more
if you can afford it. When read, hand
it to another that he may find his way
out of darkness into light.
[ will enumerate a few books and
papers that will give you light:
Whittier are we Drifting as a Nation?
B. S...Heath's Financial Revolution, w.
S. Morgsn's History of Farmers Ali
ance, Edward Kellogg's New None
tary Science. Of papers. National
Economist Washington City, Journal
ofhe Knights of Labor, Philadelphia,
Pa, Chicago ErPreSS, Chicago, ILL.,, The
Sentinel, Chicago, Ill.
Read and distribute that you may
help spread the light.
ROBERT BRIGHAM.
Franklin, Pa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

ing from the country and giving to
the city, hence nothing could be more
dece 2tive than to advocate such soon
petition" as a benefit to agricultural
interests. The fact is, that this false
ly called railway competition has been
one of the most potent causes for he
modern growth of cities at the ex-
pense of the country, when under cor
rect conditions the growth of one
should be a benefit and a source of
congratulation to the other.
All these existing evils and abuses
can be abolished by a wise and efficient
system of government control, pro-
vided the railways submit to and as
sist the government in inaugurating
and applying a system so perfect that
the rights of all parties concerned will
be respected snd the public benefited.
If they refuse to do this, then the
government must, as a matter of pro-
lection to the people, own and con
duct them as purely public necessi-
ties.
8. Under a good system of govern
ment control by a competent commits
sion or otherwise, combinations be-.
tween railway corporations, whether
continuous or so,called competing
lines, ceases to be a matter of concern
because they can, in fact, be better
controlled in a few hands and with
few conflicting interests than with
many. Let the control be wise, just
and conservative, but efficient and
certain.
The above summed up is: Railways
are monopolies. AS monopolies they
must be under efficient government
control. The cry of competition be-
tween railroads is a delusion calculated
to deceive and injure the farmer.
Under efficient government controlled
combinations are not to be dreaded,
and railway combinations can not be
combinations calculated to obstruct or
suppress competition, because there is
no such thing as railway competition.
AL agricultural States which do not
control the rail ways by a railway com
mission should use every effort to Sc
cure such control at the earliest day
possible, and all such as have ineff-
Gent commissions should make every
effort to secure an efficient one, and
endow such commissions with sufficient
power to carry out the object sought,
with certainty and economy.
G. W. MACUNE,
A. WARDALL.
Approved:
L. L. Polk,
Pres. N. F. A. and l. Union.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
RAILROADS AND RAILROAD
COMMISSIONS.
No. g..
[Cor. Scotland Neck Democrat

Unless there is some person or per-
sons whose duty it is to see that the
different railroads of the State con
form to the law of the land, whose
duty it is to see that the law pertain
ing to railroads is enforced, the enact
ment of statutes by the different legis-
latures is of little, if any, value.
The legislature of 1887 passed an
act declaring, amongst other things,
that railroads should not make any
unjust determinations in the rates of
charges for toll or compensation for
the transportation of passengers or
freights of any description. Yet this
law seems to have been a dead letter,
for all see that in 1889 the legislature
passed an act declaring it unlawful for
railroads in this State to discriminate
against freights received from the
Atlantic and N. G. Railroa d.
I have been told that the then presi-
dent of the A. & N. G. r. r. com.
planned that the W. & W. and R. &
D. roads Disseminated against his
road at Goldsboro to the great and
serious damage of the A. & N. c..
road, notwithstanding the Act of 1887
forbidding such discrimination; and
that the Act Of 1889 was drawn by
Gov. Fowle and passed at his special
request to remedy this evil. I ven
ture to predict, however, that this law
will be disregarded, as the first was,
and that the two roads running into
Goldsboro will continue to make unjust
determinations against the A. & N.
G. road; and that only a wise and
fearless railroad commission can give
any substantial and permanent relief
for this and other evils.
Let me give you another instance:
A gentleman of my acquaintance
purchased a frst-class ticket from
Raleigh to Goldsboro of the r. & D.
Company at a time when there was no
unusual amount of travel. This ticket
entitled its holder to a comfortable
seat in a frst.class car, and upon fail
ure of the company to comply with its
part of the contract-to furnish this
passenger with a comfortable seat in
one of its frst-class cars the holder
of the ticket would be entitled to
actual damages for violation of the
contract. There was only one first
class car attached to this train, it was
very much crowded, and this passenger
was compelled to stand up the most of
the journey to Greensboro. Has he
any remedy for this clear violation of
its contract by the railroad company 2
theoretically, yes-practically, no. He
may sue the company, and at the end
of long and vexat1ous litigation, re-
cover his actual damages dollar or
two, perhsps-having paid his lawyer
for conducting the suit from twenty
five to fifty dollars. He therefore
quietly submits to the grievance and
the railroad company continues to
crowd one hundred people into a car
capable of accommodating only sew
enty-fve.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

OFFICIAL.
From the National Committee on Legis-
lation.

lation.
In response to COM dnications re-
questing the National Legislative
Committee to express in plain terms
and in full the position of the Nation.
al Order upon action necessary in re-
gard to the declaration of the Supreme
Council in favor of the government
ownership of railroads, and questions
asking information as to what course
the membership should pursue when
government ownership is not an issue,
the committee makes the following re-
ply, and publishes the same to the
order at large for the purpose of being
thoroughly understood by the mem
bership, to the end that all may act in
harmony and concert:
l. Railways under the present sys.
tenn of combining ownership of road
bed and rolling stock in one franchise,
either Individual or corporate, consti-
tute a complete and true form OF mo,
nopoly.
2. A monopoly is any kind of occu-
patton or business in which there is no
competition, and in which the effects
of competition can not be applied to
regulate determinations, abuses and
excessive rates.
8. Monopolies, when left to individ-
ual management without efficient
government control, become a serious
infringement upon the rights of the
people, because they possess the power
to levy tribute at will, and are in di.
rectconfict with the spirit and genius
of our institutions.
4. The government, therefore, has
no right to farm out to a class of per-
sons, either individual or corporate,
the absolute right to conduct q nc.
nopoly, because by so doing, it would
be giving such class the especial privi-
lege" enabling them to collect tribute
from all other classes.
5. If the government allows these
natural monopolies to be owned and
conducted by private enterprise and
capital, a plain duty it owes to every
citizen is, that it exercise a control so
efficient that abuses and discrimina-
tons will be suppressed.
6. The effect of rate wars (some-
times enormously styled competition
at the so-called competing points, has
been to raise rates at all towns along
the line of the various roads, and has
thereby been simply a method of TAX
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

For the great mass of farmers the
cheapest, safest and best method Of
improving their stock is the continued
use of good and pure bred sires on the
best females obtainable, but the pres
ent low prices of pure bred stock makes
it an especially good time in which to
lay the foundation for a full bred flock
or herd.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
NEW VARIETIES OF COTTON


During the past year the Mississippi
Experiment Station hasgrown twenty
five varieties of cotton as a test of
comparative yields and values. All
were grown on similar soils and re-
ceived the same treatment, but the
yields varied from 1915 to 1868
pounds of lint cotton per acre. The
proportion of lint to seed varied from
26.5 per cent. in the Dickson's In
proved to 36.3 per cent. in the
Champion Cluster, and the average
number of ripened bolls from 1920
on The Premium to 1928 on the
Peterkin. The average yield of lint
cotton was 3Ol.9 pounds per acre,
while the average of the five varieties
giving the largest Yields was 1892
pounds per acre, as follows:
TRUTHS Premium, 1868
Terrell's Prolific, 395
Jones Long Staple Prolific, 1852
Excelsior, 1918
.Dickson's Improved, 1922
This work is to be continued during
the present year, and it is desired to
add other new and promising varieties
to those used last year. Parties hav-
ing varieties of cotton which are in
any way superior to the old and we'll
known sorts, will confer a favor by
writing to me and giving description.
S. M. TRACY,
>Dir't'r Exp't Stain, AgI College Miss.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
ON JAPANESE RAILWAYS.

Some of the Curious Sights to BE Seen
Travelling in Japan.
Correspondence of New York Sun.
Railway cars have always been considered
good places for studying the manners and Gus
toms of natives, and japanese cars, as may be
imagined, are no exceptions to theNrule. If
some of the Japanese cars have separate COM
partments for nonsmokers this is mere con-
cession to foreigners, for Japanese women are
almost as invariably addicted to the use of to-
bacco as the men, and one of the most novel
sights to be witnessed in these cars is that of a
woman, young or old, taking smoke. Japan
ese pipes, as used by both men and women, are
not as large as thimble-about the size of
Chinese opium pipe-and hold about as much
tobacco as makes pinch Of snuff. The woman
fills and lights her pipe, takes three or four
whiffs, and then knocks the bowl against her
wooden shoes or clogs, so that the glowing ashes
fall in lump on the floor. She Immediately re-
fills the pipe, but does not reight il with match,
but tries to pick up the lump of glowing ashes
with the bowl, which requires skill and practice.
But after few attempts she generally succeeds,
whereupon she has three or four more whiffs,
and this process is repeated several times before
the pipe and pouch are put away to rest for an
hour. The men smoke in the same way, but
many of them have lately got into the habit of
smoking cigarettes and cigars.
There are no eating stations along Japanese
railways, and, as the dining-car stage of eyolu-
tion has not yet been reached, it is the custom
to take ones lunch along done up in little
boxes, which ordinarily contain rice, pickles,
and perhaps small fish, together with pair of
chopsticks, while more expensive ones contain
sandwiches or cold meat. But the japanese do
not seem to care much for meat, and are quite
contented with rice, fish, and pickles. At meal
time the station platforms are always crowded
by boys and men, who carry lunch-boxes on
their trays, together with cakes, sandwiches,
an lemonade, etc. But the most st'O remarkable mar able
things-a real 'bargain''-are the pots of tea
that are offered for sale. They are good
earthen pots, neatly painted, filled with pint
of hot tea, and on the lid there is thin, pretty
porcelain cup, and all this-pot, cup, and tea
costs five cents
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
ST. PETERS CHURCH FAIR.

Harry Brandon. the Wonderful Boy So
pranO. to Sing There This Week.
The fair and bazaar which has been in pro-
gress at st. Peter's Church, on Capitol Hill, for
two weeks past will continue through the
coming week and end on Saturday evening
next. Quite large sum was expended in the
construction and decoration of the many beau
tiful booths that ornament the spacious
hall in which the fair is being held.
The booths differ in design and orna-
mentation, and some of them are really
masterpieces of decorative art, among them the
Sacred Heart booth, in charge of Mrs. T.. A.
Fleischell, with a large corps of lady assistants
chief decorator of Julius Lansburgh, and is
covered with costly portieres, tapestries, and
lace. 1t is Moorish in design and is quite a
striking and novel feature in fair decoration.
Adjoining this booth and near the west
end of the hall is the confectionery booth,
in charge of the Misses Bresnahan, the popular
confectioners of Seventh street. This booth is
decorated entirely with lace, with satin trim
Mr., lIohoss, the window decorator of Lans
burgh Il Bro, whose beautiful and elaborate
window decorations are so well remembered.
In contrast with the beautiful drapery of this
booth stands out the magnificent display of
fancy candies, bon-bons, etc.. creating very
pretty effect.
The Sunday-school booth, beautiful design
in pink and white, representing the Greek Pan
lueOus WAS uecOThltu Dy w. ID. MOSES ~ SONS,
while the Children of Mary have u beautiful
and unique representation OF Swiss chalet,
in blue and white, which was deco
rated by several volunteers from Moses
& Sons decorators. The remaining fancy
booth, Venetian design in red and white,
completes the principal tables or booths of the
fair hall. In the centre of the hall is an eabo-
rate octagonal structure in white draped with
ivy, representing the flower bower and Jacobs
well; and in the west end of the hall is the
ubiquitous paddle table, so common TO fairs
The attendance at the fair thus far has not
been as large as was expected and it has been
determined to supplement the attractions with
fine musical programme during the remain
ing nights On Monday night a male quar-
tette, composed of well-known musicians, will
sing, and ON Wednesday Mr.. Harry
Brandon, the boy ehonster of Trinity
Church, New York, whose phenomenal voice is
one of the wonders of the musical world, will
sing. Mr.. Brandons voice is cultivated in the
highest degree, and is said to resemble, if not
to surpass, in tone, quality, and beauty many
of the leading prima donne. of the, operate
stage. Other musical attractions will be pro-
yided during the week, which promise to make
it the gala week of the fair.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
THAT WONDERFUL HEATHEN.
Extraordinary Success of the Chinese as
Agriculturists.

Extraordinary Success of the Chinese as
Agriculturists.
From the Alta California.
A year ago man in San Francisco sold lot
of land in then unbuilt western suburb. A
Chinaman had been using it as n garden. The
land was sandy and had no more than 800 by
$50 feet surface. The Chinaman, therefore, had
the full use of but about two and a quarter
acres. For this speck of ground he regularly
paid $75 month, and he lived on it with an
assistant He used the land to grow vegeta-
bles, which he sold to Cinnamon to be peddled
through the city. Despite the high rent he was
making money. The Rev. Mr., Vrooman, now
Chinese interpreter in the California courts,
who was for twenty-five years missionary at
Canton, and who was subsequently among the
Chinese in Melbourne, said that he knew of two
Chinese in the latter place who made living
for themselves and horse from a quarter of an
acre of land. In addition to thus supporting
themselves and the horse they each sent $50
yearly to their relatives at home Chinese
now rent at least fifty thousand acres of fruit
and bottom lands within radius of 100 miles
of San Francisco for which they pay from four
to ten times what a white lessee could afford to
pay for the same. Land in their hands is
farmed in earnest, and with them its richness
increases rather than decreases
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
as man of wealth and the publisher of the

as man of wealth and the publisher of the
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mr.. A. T. Brtton, who since its organization
has been the vice president of the Columbia
Bank, finding that his large law business
and the increasing duties of his position as
president Of the American Security Company
require SO much of his time, finally decided
upon resigning his position in the bank, and at
the board meeting on Tuesday last SO notified
them. The resignation was received with much
regret, and the election of his successor de-
ferred to later day. The names of Col. M.
NJ Parker and A. f. Fox, Esq, have been
mentioned for the vacancy.
The stock of the new Commercial Fire In
surance was ''listed" by the Exchange the past
week, but no transactions are noted.
FRANK III. PELoUZE,
1885 street
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
The Speed of Railway Trains.

The demands of modern travellers is con-
stantly in the direction of increased speed, pro-
vided it can be attained without increased risk.
No trains in the world meet the required con-
ditiops as fully as the Royal Blue Line trains
between Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and New York via B. & o. r. r. All the cars
in all the trains are yestbuled heated by steam,
lighted by gas, and protected by Pulman's
anti-telescOping device. The engines all burn
hard coal and coke, so there is absolute free
dom from cinders and smoke. The road is
superb double-traeked steel-railed highway, and
travel on the Royal Blue Line is therefore not
only safe, but it is free from all disagreeable
features.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
Interest in Business Education.

The departments of business training and
practical English, shorthand and typewnting,
mechanical and architectural drawing, civil
service training and rapid writing at the Spen-
ceran Business College are thronged with en-
thusastic young men and women attending
dents are daily admitted for instruction and
training,
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
For the Most Popular BON on Girl

TIE SUNDAY HERALD is going to give mag
nifeent present to the Washington boy or girl
who obtains the largest number of votes in a
contest which begins to-day. Read the full par
tieulars of it on the sixteenth page of to-day's
HERALD.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
ESTABLISHED 1900.
AN EASIER MONEY MARKET
CAUSES AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE
BUYING OF STOCKS.

Investors Looking for Bargains-The Sales
of the Week the Largest for Months
Gains and Losses About Equal-Better
Times Ahead.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
VOTES FOR THE FAVORITES.
MORE ADDITIONS TO THE LIST OF
POPULAR BOYS AND GIRLS.

How 1.-THE Herald's" Chi1dren's Contest
Stands at the End of the Second Week
The Interest in it Steadily Increasing
Some Questions About Contestants De-
Cided.