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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12
A FoRTY-DoILAR JOKE.
How the Good Doctor Settled with His
Tormentor.

T IOLl IIIE " dsIIIIIBIOu T ISL
If prominent physician over in the
northwest hasn't got even with one practi-
cal Joker then it doesn't lie IN the telling.
The physician lives in a very modern es-
tablishment. Not only is there special
night-bell, but a speaking-tube connects
the doorsteps with the head of his bed.
The practical Joker has had fun with this.
He has been coming along about l:30 A.
NJ, and standing on the opposite corner
and laughing until his sides aehed think
ing how funny he was and what good
time he was having. Then he would
cross over and ring the night-bell and
howl up the speaking tube as if whole
regiment of mothers-in-law on the next
block had ten-minute cholera and were
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

The RECORD. UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION are the only paper, on the
COast. outside Of San Francisco, that receiue
tss full Associated Press dispatche, from all
parts of the World Outside of San Francisco,
they haze no competitors either in influence 0
home and general circulation throughout the
State
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12
A well.known Grand Army man who re-

A we'll known Grand Army man who re-
Gently returned from a visit to the Vet
Grams Home at Yountville, Naps county,
was telling q party of friends whom he met
on Carey car, about what he saw there.
The location of the Home" he said, sis
splendid. 1t is situated on gently sloping
eminence, fanked by wooded range of
hills in the rear and overlooking beauti-
ful valley in front which extends to the
base of the range. The area of the land
belonging 10 the Home is $50 acres, great
deal of which is laid out in fruit and vines
The old vets. do the gardening and to all
appearances take great delight in their
work. They are all treated well and never
have any complaint to make. No severity
or unneces sary restraint is used, yet every
thing is doue systematically and in regular
military fashion. Att o'clock in the morn
ing the reyeille is sounded; then comes
roll call; at 7:30 breakfast call is sounded;
at O'Clock the surgeons call; fatigue call
at $50: recall from fatigue at II; dinner
call at r. afternoon fatigue call at l P. NJ;
recall at 4; assembly and evening roll cali
at AS; supper at 5; tattoo at $50, and taps
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

INDIVIDUALITY is good thing in itself,
and is, as rule, the index to frmness of
character. But when it retains all its in
tensity in marriage one or the other of the
parties to the union must become slayish,
if peace is preserved. Rose Terry Cooke
quotes aptly in her recent essay:
'Love was given,
Acknowledged, sanctioned, chiefly to this end
That self might be annulled"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12
weather Foreeasts for To-day.

California-Rain in Northern California; fair
weather in southern portion; nearly stationary
temperature in southern; slightly warmer in
northern.
Oregon and washington-Rain and snow;
southerly winds-brisk to high on the coast;
warmer.
Storm signals ordered north of the Columbia.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

As FAR back as 1857 Captain Ericsson
established his claim in court to the honor
of having fitted the screw propeller to
American vessels. He put the first pro-
peller into an American war ship, the
Princeton, and now, after all these years,
bill is before Congress, backed by Senator
Chandler, to pay the Captaia's heirs some
$4,000 for money actually expended in
that work, expenses incurred and labor
devoted to it by him. There seems to be
no dispute about the justice of the claim.
But is it not sad commentary on the sys-
TENS under which governments do bust
ness, that justice was not done Ericsson in
his lifetime, in this matter?
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

"THE most thorough prepar ations have
been made to put down any outbreak
should the King die" says dispatch from
Madrid. Of such is monarchy. Suppose
the chief magistrate of the American re-
public lay dying, would any one think it
necessary to make preparations" to put
down an outbreak" on the part of the peo-
pie? Certainly not, for with us the President
represents the people only, and is not the
representative Of a ruling class.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The California Fr1a Gro,r9 cast off its
old garments on the first of the year, and
appeared in a complete new dress. It
promises some new and valuable features
tor this year.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

Nor long before his death NJ. Angler,
the Academician, exclaimed: "What a
fine thing old age is; one is surrounded
with care, attention and respect. But
what pity that it lasts so short a time p
Had NJ. Angler lived in America and been
an observer of our system, he might not
have made that remark. For he would
have discovered that with us old age does
not command that respect, care or atten-
ton from our youth, which distinguishes
many of the social systems of Europe.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

ATTACHES of the Photographed Office
have given currency to the theory that the
Gulf-stream is hugging the Atlantic shore
more closely than ever before, and there
fore the mildness and unusual warmth of
last and the present month upon the At
lantic seaboard, are to be reasonably ac-
counted for. This is logical; hugging, as
promoter of warmth and gentleness, is
neither new nor surprising, and it accords
with all human experience.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

The reporter was standing on the front
platform conversing with the driver upon
the subject of human nature as it appears
to street car people, who are all students in
this line.
"Oh. l tell you we have grand opportu-
nifty for study" said the driver, "but you
can't appreciate this unless you are con-
stantly IN the business. Why, we get so
that we can read people like book, and
then, too, those of us who appreciate the ri
diculous are given plenty to laugh at every
day-though we must not laugh so that be
passenger will see US, else ones job would
not last long. All here's an illustration
now. Do you see that old white-haired
gentleman standing on the next corpe1 -
YES"
"Well, now, just keep your eye on him,
that's ALL
As the car neared the corner the old
gentleman referred TO hobbled out on
the crossing and waited near the
track. Upon reaching the crossing the
driver made a couple of turns with
the brake, our the Oiu man, upon see
ing the movement, waved his hand and
said: go on, go OF. Don't stop for me.
can Jump on all right" The driver let go
OF the brake and the car sped on. But the
old man was not so good jumper as he
had imagined he was. He had caught
hold of the hand-rail all right. but for the
life of him he could not get his feet on the
platform, try as he would. He ran along
with the car, putting and blowing and
splashing the mud all over himself. At
intervals of every ten seconds he would
make desperate but Intellectual attempt to
get footing on the platform.
After the old man had ran for nearly
block. and was growing purple in the face,
the reporter grew anxious and finally de-
manded of the driver to stop the car.
"All right" said the driver, with a
chuckle. wait till you hear the thanks
I'll get"
The car was stopped, and the old gentle
man tumbled aboard, gasping and more
dead than alive. He stood in the aisle,
though, and glared at the driver.
"What-the thunder-did you stop-for,
you idiot !" be demanded between his
gasps for breath.
The reporter was astonished, but the
driver only laughed. "0h. that's nothing"
said he. Il get that every day in the week.
He's regular customer. Talk about your
opportunities for observing human nature
Ha, ha, ha ~
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If you crack Kentucky chestnut you
are sure to End 4 eolonel.-BaliaOrs 4mer-
icaa.
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Two friends had just met on J.street
car, and were squeezing each others fingers
and passing the time of day.
'Oh, yes, guess the bad weather is
about over" said the one with the red
whiskers and open countenance tbut, !
say, Jones, what are you looking so glum
about ?"
Well said the other who did, indeed,
look glum, i've been summoned as a juror,
and don't like it Bit" This was said
with gesture of petulancy, but at the same
time mischevious twinkle could be seen
in the speakers eyes.
"Oh, you shouldn't get mad at a little
thing like that" said number one, 'every
good citizen should do jury duty. But what
jury are you on? '
"Coroner's jury"
"All the better. Inquests only last few
minutes as a rule. Who is the dead man?''
They've recovered a body from the
bottom of the sea, and they thinks its Nc.
Clint"
Biff! He of the red whiskers and open
countenance swung his umbrella with tell
ing effect. 1t caught the joker's new
silk hat squarely on the top, and the joker
was nearly smothered before the tile could
be raised from his shoulders.
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The RECORD. uN1on- SUNDAY UN1on q,

Entered at the Postofice at Sacramento a.
aecOnd-class matter.
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Johnny" Harrington, the well-knowr
| locomotive engineer in the employ of the
| Southern Pacific, was captured by a re
porter on the way up from the depot the
o'her day. Mr.. Harrington, being familiar
with that part OF the Central Pacific road
where the recent annoying snow blockades
| occurred, the newspaper man naturally
| directed the conversation in that direction
81 can tell you one important thing we
have discovered this winter" said the en-
| giDeer, land that is, that we shall never
have any more trouble with the snow up
| in the mountains-that is, serious trouble -
why, how is that; amt it going to
snow any more?"
"Oh, yes; it can snow all it wants tot
| can snow even harder than it did this win
ter, but we'll walk right through with our
rotary plows. | tell you, sir, that machine
has revolutionized snow-fghting. l never
saw anything like it. l. is god-send to
the railroads"
"Well," said the SCRIBE somewhat doubt
iDgly, "how is it. then, that the blockades
occurred this winter"
why, we only had one rotary; couldn't
get any more. If we had Just had one
more there would have been no trouble at
all. The rotary is grand invention, of
course, but it was found to have one great
fault this winter"
What was that"
why, she can't go backwards. She can
walk right through the biggest kind of a
snow bank, but you know there are inva
riably slides after the pillow has passed
through. Sometimes these slides leave
the track in worse condition than before
the pillow passed through. Then the pillow
has to travel maybe ten or twenty miles to
turn-table in order to turn around and
face the obstruction again. If another
slide occurs, why another twenty miles has
to be trsversed just to turn around again.
Now all this takes up great deal of time
II was the same way with the old style
bucker plows. They never could go back
wards, and it is of no use to have turn
tables in the mountains, because they
would be under snow, too. They have to
be in clear place"
well, then, how do you make it out
that there will be no such trouble next
year? You will have the same style of
plow, won't your
Exactly the same pillow, sir. But I've
hit upon scheme that will do away with
the trouble, turn-ta tables and all. 1t is this
Well have two plows, and we'll hitch
them together, back to back. Then, you
see, it will be like one long machine with a
plow on each end-a double. ender, as it
were Now that makes the machine in
vincible. She will penetrate bank, and
then, if slide occurs in the rear, all she
has to do is to back up and go through it
again. In this way the road can be kept
as clean as a whistle"
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THE WEEKLY UNION

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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

OF thought, WTetCHeu SASSeSis, anu lduIs
logic as in the above. The Lords Day
ought to be observed by all Christians as a
day of worship, because of Jesus Christ
our Savior, and not because Of Moses, the
Hebrew law-giver. AS Jesus is above
Moses in nature and authority, so is the
Lords Day above the Hebrew Sabbath in
lis nature and authority. The Hebrew
Sabbath was observed in memory of the
close of creation. The Lords Day is
sacred to the memory of Jesus Christ, and
commentaries His triumphant resurrec-
ton. How the plea for the Lords Day is
brought down, degraded, belittled even by
this appeal to Moses and the Fourth Com
mandment"
On "The Touch of Nature in Religion, y
the London Lancet says: "Many persons
who cannot clearly discern the spiritual
aspect of creed, however true, or mark
its function as mold of conduct, can
fairly gauge its practical result. Its near
est human interest consists in what it can
do for the individual. Does it help, re-
lieve. or cheer him? Does it. in word,
exert kindly influence upon him, or the
reverse? According to its humanity, it
evokes that quality of mercy or sympathy
which somewhere lives in every
human mind, and is its essential
means of intercourse with other minds,
even without the aid of articulate Ian
guage. 1t is this quality which forms
the very soul and character Of true re-
ligion, which constitutes at once its
brightest attraction, its wisest resources,
and its most powerful aid in times Of per-
plexity and of danger. 1t was, there
fore, shrewd as well as benign in
tention which first associated with
missionary enterprise the sensible
blessing of medical skill. There can be
no doubt that the influence which has
been exercised in later times by the
former agency has been greatly
aided by this beneicent connection,
and there is evidence. also. to show
that it mas gained from the same union a
means of appeal which has ayailed it in
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-28
HOODS SARSAPARuL,A
HIS FINGER NAILS CAME OFF.

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case OF blood poison, and upwards of Ave
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ana smooth as II II had been shaved. con-
suited the best local physicians, and spent hun
dreds OF dollars for medicines Of different kinds
but without receiving the slightest benefit.
was advised finally to visit Hot Springs. This
did, but becoming disguised with the treat
ment was receiving there, commenced taking
Swlts Specific ~. y. = The effect that g. s. s.
had ON me was truly wonderful. commenced
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the time had taken twelve bottles | was en-
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when the world-renowned Hot Springs had
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the sufierings ] endured during that time. Dur
Ing these fifteen years of existence az was not
living, tried every known remedy without
receiving any benefit. finally began on Swift' 4
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-28

s,nnins Of an epidemic Of wlckedness
smoue bishops, ~ II h quickly followed
~ newp Of charges against Bishop
Esher, Of Chicago, formally presented
b. four elders 1t the confennce at Sha-
nsokin, where the bishop hiuiseIf pre-
slded.
Al the same time q Chicago dispatch
announces the formal expulsion from
the church Of the son Of Bishop Esher,
who had brought suit for libel against
the publishen Of . church paper with.
out first rcsorting to more brotherly
means. 1tappean that the libel related
to controversy between Bishops Esher
and Dubs, and like the latter, Mr.. Esher
denies the Jurisdiction Of the church tri-
bunal. The charges against Bishop
Esher are Islander, evil speaking and
disturbing the peace, and - he had been
tried and acquitted at home he refused
to vacate the chair, or to take any notice
Of the accusation. A reverend brother
then sadly declared that the dissension
bordered on anarchy and threatened dis
solution. A. these bishops have fur
nisbed ali this excitement at eighteen
hundred dollars o year, paying their
own house rent, 1t IL easy to sympathize
with the interest Of the one In dinner,
and the alleged tendency Of the other to
disturb the peace.
A bishop who has TO travel on his
dignity and q small salary Ii apt to find
that effort TO maintain the former ex-
hausts the latter, and, being human, he
grows hungry and quarrelsome. II the
distressed brethren want peaceful and
eminently respectable article in the
bishop line they must pay for II; but,
perhaps, 1t is better for them to be
stirred up, a. at present, In order that
they may be made to realize In their full
enormity the awfulness Of the crimes
charged against the bishops. What can
be expected Of church whose very
bishops display an interest In dinner
and are suspected Of "evilSpeaking "!
What would become Of the congrega'
tions Of Lancaster II fevil-spcaking should
become common among them, when
even now the frank avowal Of notorious
facts Is claimed to be uncharitable
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-28

his dreams Of possible encounters With
myrtads Of rata, eprang 70 his ~ and ~
tempted 70 make . el1crt cut acroos The
lower foot.board Of the press 70 reach the
p spgo.ss: sss sds :, voT,ssCs: ItAgs. sassd g
downward, and then upward. There was
= quick, sudden jar that shook the press /;
the Ink rollers appeared 70 spring fFom
their Journals, and wore bent BY the OBJ
stacle they had encountered, and then .
harder jar followed ~ . mass Of paper
emerged between the main and smaller
cylinders and there was flung out BY the
dies on the opposite side Of the press .
very much hsttened-out edition Of Ben, !"
about yard long and resembling small
floor rug. The shock threw OF the driving
belt M and tho pres: stoPHsd. 2. !, ,., a. .u,,.
der and carefully scrubbed 70 remove the
sdherlng fur and fragments Of Ben." II
was also found that the Ink rollers had got
bent. Asa result, altogether the Buitstin
lost an edition.
"This is not the first cat that lost It's life
ager W.T.. McCully yesterday afternoon,
aiter enduring cloud Of puns about ''catas-
trophe," cataclysm" and the like.
"Twenty years ago another cat went 10
sleep inside Of that big cylinder, and awoke Q
after the press began running. She At
tempted 70 escape and was behesded: add Her Her
whole edition. Our Mr.. Peacock had . rat
terrier which chased rat under the press
one day and got on tho belt. The dog was
carried around the belt and killed.
"Duripg the war ! worked a. night
pressman on the Inquirer. We used to
print OIL one side, and then wait couple OF
hours to print Off the second. During the
interval, between running of the first and
second sides, a cat got into the big cylinder
to gnaw bone. When the press started he
tried to get out, but was caught by the
tapes and carried around the cylinder and
mashed as flat as q pancake. He spelled
any quantity of sheets of paper. We had
to pick out the remains from the type with
needles, and II was frighsfully tedious
job, l remember"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-28

THE United States steamer Enterprise, a
wooden ship several hundred tons smaller
than the dispatch boat Dolphin, and carry
ing six smooth bore muzzle-loading can.
mons, has arrived at NewYork with the body
OF the late Minister Pendleton, and small
naval sensation. The latter is contained in
the statement that two officers are under ar.
rest, Engineer Entwistle for impudence
to the commander and Ensign Kline for
sleeping at his post and denying it. 1t is
also said that there were fifty desertions
from tho ship during the cruise, but
this is not startling, as the sailors OF
our men-of-war are mostly foreigners
and enjoy deserting when they reach a
home port. This tale Of the Enterprise re-
veals state Of things not at all delightful,
and suggests that we need to do something
more than build ships if we want good
navy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-28
pERSONAI,.


Miss MILLER, daughter of William IL.
II. Miller, of Indiana, attorney general of
the United States, is staying with Mrs.
Harold Wickersham.
Hon. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL Is quite
Ill at his home in Cambridge. He con-
tracted cold a few days ago which has
now assumed serious phase His
daughter, Mrs. Barrett, is attending him.
EDWARD LANoEvIN, a Minnesota pio-
neer and one Of the wealthiest citizens of
st. Paul, has been adjudged by the probate
court to be incompetent to manage his es-
tate, and his wife and two sous-in- law were
appointed guardians. Mr.. I.angeyiu's s
wealth Is estimated at %, 100000
CoMMopoRE GEORGE b. WHITE, chief of
the bureau OF yards and docks, navy de-
partment, who died on Thursday, was ap.
pointed to the naval academy from Penn
sylvania in 1854. He was attached to tie
Saratoga, and was with that vessel in the
action at Vera Cruz which resulted in the
capture OF the steamers Miramon and Mar
quis de Ia Habana. He did good service
with the blockading squadrons, and par-
ticipated in the capture of Fort Fisher.
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Lively Bishops.

II - not many days since Evangelical
bishop Dubs was tried for improper con-
duct and bis case gravely remanded to
the general conference TO be held
noxt fall, although the most serious
ehaxge In the published evidence only
yopSeesnted that he had placed his
Aana on the back OF sisters chair, and
pelltply inquired how she enjoyed her
(3oner. II 10 evident that this misde-
nDea9ee VA rightly ysgsrdsd ~ the ~.