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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05
WOMEN AND MARRIAGE.

The Atlanta Constitution is the first to
successfully answer the much debated ques,,
ton .Why do not the women marry 2
It's response is like that given to the ques-
ton why if glass is filed with water and
a piece of wood is foated upon it the glass
does not overflow? After a long discus
sion by scientists, pumpkin cut the knot
of debate by asserting, "but it does over
fow." So the Constitution replies, but the
the women do marry-that is, they are not
disinclined to marriage. The debate has
proceeded upon false assumption. There
is not, our contemporary asserts, any spe-
cial or material decline in the tendency to
marriage, so far as women are concerned.
They at least seek marriage by their
womanliness, by natural inclination. as
we'll as by necessity. The difficulty is,
that the discussion with which the essay
lists have been bothering themselves has
proceeded upon the condition of things in
congested states of society only. The
question is not, therefore, of general appli-
cation, says the Atlanta paper. at is
pertinent only in those communities where
the normal and healthy condition of hu-
manity is disturbed by the congestion of
population, or some other potent cause Of
disorder" More female children are born
in cities, and more male children in urban
populations. The drift of the males of
the country to the city is an equalizing
tendency, but is not sufficient to prevent
the congested conditions referred to, and it
leaves the urban sections with an excess of
females. So far, then, as the question i'm
plies supposed distaste for marriage by
women, 1t is not true proposition, since
the nature of women turns her towards
marriage, and she responds to it whenever
the right mate is met. That she makes
mistakes in the mating, is not involved
in the debate The women of New Eng
land are not more disinclined to marry than
were their great grandmothers. But the
necessities of life have driven large pro-
portion of the male population to the
West, leaving an excess of females. and
hence an apparent tendency on the part of
the New England women to avoid mar
riage, but it does not prove disinclination.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05
A COMPLIMENTARY VERDICT.

An intelligent English gentleman visit
ing the RECORD UNION office last night,
remarked that he had been visitor at
dozen or more polling places during the
day and evening. 1t was the first Ameri-
can election he had witnessed, and it was
surprise to him. There was none of the
bitterness of feeling manifest between OPP
ponents that he had been led to anticipate,
and he could scarcely believe that he was
witnessing what he very properly termed
san American revolution" Order pre-
vailed, political antagonists touched elbow
ms American citizens without manifesting
or feeling enmity-in short, the spirit of
the people appeared to him to be Of that
kind of content signifying that no matter
what the decision at the ballot-box, there
would be no hot contention thereafter, but
that acquiescence in the will of the major
ity would take form better described by
a much heartier word.
He had witnessed English elections that
seemed to him to be models not to be
eoualed. but he confessed that thsre is
about the method of the American election
the spirit that tones the election day with
the oneness of the people, and the loyalty
to the declared viii of the majority that he
had not anticipated, and that was to him
a revelation.
We fear that this intelligent gentleman
is one of those who take ante-election ex-
preston too literally who are inspired by
CAM aign speeches, circulars, pronuncia-
mentos and party newspaper expressions
with the belief that the fires Of physical
revolution are burning, and that the whole
country is upon the crater's edge Of ruin.
II lie resides in the United States long
enough he will learn, and understand the
reason for it, that however hot our politi-
cal contests, when the ballot has decided
them the people are one for the State and
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05
DUAL LIVES.

The Baltimore Sun says that within the
family it is relatively easy to practice vir-
tues that should be exhibited everywhere.
That it is just as certain that if one should
fail to be loving and considerate in his
home circle, he cannot follow the moral
law outside
This would appear to be undeniable,
but as matter of fact it is not an unvary-
ing truth, there are very many, alas so
very many people, who uron the outside
of the home circle are in expression and
action all kindness, great hearted, consid-
crate, solicitous for the happiness and well
fare of the race, and charitable in all re-
spects, who within the family circle are
tyrannical, cruel, unloving and inconsid-
crate to those VINO have the strongest
claims upon them for manifestation of the
virtues. The Sun declares it as a truth
that it is in the family one learns, if at all,
to be unselfsh, to think of the happiness
of others as well of his own, to do unto
others as he would they should do unto
him. If the Baltimore journal had said
it is in the family that one should
learn to be unselfsh, ETC., the statement
would have been properly phrased. But in
hundreds of cases in every considerable
community, were the veil removed, we
should find in the family selfshness, hard
heartedness, harshness, uncharitableness of
spirit, neglect and wanton imposition upon
the rights of affection ON the part of those
who to the world are all meekness and
goodness.
This is by no means an uncharitable
view of our neighbors; on the contrary, the
unfortunate truth is known widely that
men and women by the thousand are lead
lug dual lives, wearing two faces, and the
harsh and frowning one is not turned to-
wards the world.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
NOTICE
To Contractors and Builders.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
OPreston School OF Industry Room III Phelan
Block, San Francisco, Cal, October %, 1S90-By
order of the State Board of Prison Direc Ors, seal
ed proposals will be received at the office of
the Secretary of the Preston School of Industry.
Room 12l Phelan Block. San Francisco Cal, up
TO the hour of o'clock N. on FRIDAY, the
9TH day of November, 1890. for the several
branches of labor, concrete, brick stone. etc., TO
be furnished for the erection of buildings for
the Preston School of Industry, upon a certain
site of ground situate and being in lone Pre-
cinct, township 2, near the town of lone, Anna
dor county, Cal.
One proposal to be made for the buildings &C
cording to drawings and specifications marked
Y, for the main administration building, faced
with stone, and its annex building in common
brick.
One proposal to be made for the buildings ac-
cording to drawings and specifications marked
Xxx, for the main administration building,
faced with stock brick, trimmed with stone, and
its annex building in common brick.
One proposal to be made for the buildings ac-
cording to specifications marked xxx, for the
main administration building in common brick,
trimmed with stone and its annex building in
common brick. Drawings and specifications
for said buildings can be seen daily from 9
o'clock A. NJ. until o'clock P. N. at the Office OF
the architect of said Board, Henry A Schulze,
Room 81, Flood Building. San Francisco, Cal.
Said drawings and Specifications can also be
seen at the store OF c. S. Ho1shtou, els street,
Sacramento, Cal, during business hours, from
Monday, October 9th, to Thursday, October 30,
City, Cal. on Friday, october 81. 1890
Blank proposal forms and all information in
regard to the manner il which proposals are 10
be rendered to be obtained from the architect
aforesaid.
Proposals must be accompanied by certified
check upon some well-known and responsible
banking house for at least ten Q0) per cent. Of
the amount bid for the buildings according to
drawings and specifications marked Y, payable
to the order of Robert T. DeviiI. President the
State Board of Prison Directors, the condition
being that if any party or parties to whom con-
tract shall be awarded shall fail to give bond
with two or more sureties to the satisfaction Of
the State Board of Prison Directors, in an
amount equal TO fifty y0) per cent. of the
amount of the contract awarded. as required by
the said Board the faithful performance of
the contract, the check accompanying said pro-
p-sal shall be forfeited to the State.
No Chinese labor or materials manufactured
by Chinese labor to be used in the erection OF
said buildings
Payments will be made in warrants drawn by
the Controller upon the State Treasurer as pro-
yided by the Legis sture.
The Board of Directors reserves the right to
reject any all proposals if found necessary, as
the public good may requirs-
BRAINARD F. SMITH,
c1Q OUR Secretary
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A Remedy for Chln, and Fever.

H.F. Fletcher, Roche,te n. Y, writes:
-Four years ago l contracted cold that
settled en- my lungs. had severe chill,
followed by high fever, raging headache,
pain on my left side over the lung and
every time a fit of coughing came on,
which was every few minutes, it was terri
BILE to bear the pain. thought it meant
an attack of pneumonia, as l went through
a two month siege of that disease, and it
came on just the same way. As it was
night | thought would wait until morn
ing before sending for doctor. Fortu-
nately a half box of Allcock's Porous
Plastecs was found in the possession OF q
friend, who boarded with US. One of
these was put On my throat, two on my
chest, and one en- my back over the left
shoulder blade. l then had hot foot
bath. After again getting into bed, it
seemed but a few minutes when all my
symptoms were relieved; the skin became
quickly moist; 1 coughel only at intervals,
and then with ye'y little effort, and in
about an hour was in sound sleep, from
which did not awake until morning.
resumed business in two days"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05
THE INNOCENT CONVICTED.

The old phrase, "the most certain, and
at the same time the most dangerous of
evidence is circumstantial," has been given
emphasis by the revelations made by the
convict Shinn, and which were fully pub
lished in the RECORD UNION on Sunday.
His confession is to the effect that Nelson.
a prisoner confined in the Folsom prison
for term of ten years for robbery COM
mitted year ago near this city, is serv-
ing term that rightly should be applied
to Shinn; that he and another convict,
Thorn, committed the robbery. What
supports the confession is the fact that
Shinn does not know that Nelson is suffer
that any one has been tried for it. Be-
sides, the discovery of the hiding place of
Shinn and his fellow in crime brings to
light evidences that support the con-
fession and correspond with the details
Shinn recites regarding several crimes.
OF course the Executive will pardon
Nelson yet why should it be pardon?
That implies that there was guilt, and
that the State forgiyes the offender. Nell
son was convicted on circumstantial evil
dence entirely, and he is now found to be
innocent of wrong. What the State
should provide is some sort Of document
AIRY recital that will not be pardon, and
yet will entitle him to his release, and
that will also certify that he has been con-
victed by mistake. True the pardon will
recite that he was never guilty, and that
the stigma of convict life never should
have attached to him. But our contention
is that this is not enough; that in all these
cases there should be some statutory means
of having the judgment of conviction re-
versed and full justice be done the inno-
ceut bv regularly entered judgment of
the tribunal in which the conviction was
had. Until the State does all in its
power to restore the injured as far as is
possible, to his former position, it falls
short of doing simple justice. There
should be some means, therefore, of cor
recting the Court record so that it would
show upon its face that its entry was
miscarriage of Justice. By that entry
man uniustly punished would be put back
into the position the State found him, as
nearly as is possible of attainment.
Legislators might well give this subject
some attention this winter. There should
be some means also by which one in the
unfortunate position of Nelson could be
paid for the time he was in prison. 1t is
sad enough, to be sure, to have human
being robbed of some years Of his life
through unjust conviction without being
turned adrift upon the world again without
means, and with judgment record frown-
ing upon him and going down to posterity
as blot upon his name. The only rem
edy to be sought by such as Nelson, under
our present system is to appeal to the Leg
isIature for relief. He does not appear to
have what he should have, an absolute
right to pursue the State and recover for
the full value Of his labor while in prison.
This right should be conferred upon men
who by compulsion serve the State as sup
posed convicts.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals for Excavation
and EarthWork.

Dds ARE HEREBY INVITED FOR THr
. excavation and construction of all that por
ton OF the canal and ditch OF the Woodbridge
Canal and Irrigation Company, known and des-
ignated on the maps and surveys of said conf
pany as the east branch of said canal and ditch
and extending from the main canal of said
company, near Woodbridge, in southerly and
easterly direction to the Calaveras river.
1t is desired to let contracts for said work fol-
each of the several sections or Subdivisions OF
said East Branch as set forth and described
in the plans, specifications and maps for said
work, to be seen at the Office of said company,
at Woodbridge, San Joaquin county, California.
WHERE ALL IsFoRMATIoS RELATIVE THERETO
WILL BE GIVEN.
Bids must conform thereto, and must specify
theprice proposed per cubic yard.
AN said work must be performed in strict
conformity with said plans, maps and specih-
catiotis, and proper security must be given
therefor at tint of execution of contract
Bids will lie received until eight tS) CLOCK
NJ on the 18th day of November, A. D., 1890. and
must be placed in sealed envelopes and ad,
dressed to The President of Woodbridge Canal
and Irrigation Company, No. S25 Montgomery
street. San Francisco, California
The Board of directors OF said company re-
serves the right to rel sany or all OF said bids
NOTE excavation for which bids are
asked is for about thirteen u.s. miles of the pro-
posed canal. and if everything proves satisfac-
tory the party who obtains this contract will
probably eventually get the contract for the
construction of from thirtyfive (35 or forty (iO)
miles of canal without further advertising.
oc0-f6fSul
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05
HE " SURPRISED ELIZA"
How Farmer Roberts Astonished His
Good Wife AID Caught a Hard Cold.

Good Wife aad Caught Hard CO'd.
John Roberts, of North East, is farmer
we'll enough to do, but he had always been
eccentric about his clothes. Until a week
or so ago he had not been known to buy a
new suit of clothes for years. The ones he
wore had been. so often patched and re-
patched that no bit of the original warp
and wool was visible. This personal
slovenliness on the part of her husband
was a source of constant annoyance to Mrs.
Roberts, who is woman of exceptional
neatness. She long ago became SO ashamed
of his appearance that she would no longer
accompany him to town to do her trading
This singular characteristic Of the farmer
was not owing to penuriousness, for he is a
liberal man in all his dealings. A few
days ago he went to town to do little
trading, and to the utter establishment of
the town, he purchased new suit of
clothes for himself. His new clothes were
done up in package, and he placed the
package on the wagon seat beside him
when he started home that night. 1t was
a dark night Farmer Roberts had got
half way home when brilliant idea struck
him. He stopped his horse on bridge
where the road crosses the east branch.
"Pll do it, by gum !" he said. "Pll do it
and surprise Eliza"
Thereupon the farmer rose up in the wag-
on and began to take off the patched and re-
patched clothes he had worn so long. As
he removed garment he tossed into the
creek until he had tossed them all in, and
had nothing on but his shirt. "Great APP
pie sassr' be exclaimed. "But won't Eliza
be su'prisedw Then Farmer Roberts
reached for the package that had his new
clothes in. 1t wasn't on the seat. Farmer
Roberts got down and reached under the
seat. The package wasn't there. Then
be felt all over the bottom of the wagon.
The package wasn't anywhere on the bot
ton. Farmer Roberts rose up in the
wagon and looked back along the pitch
dark road. Then he climbed back in his
seat, and away the horses went for home.
The night was chilly and there was three
miles to CO. When Farmer Roberts reach
ed home and climbed out of his wagon he
paused. ''The hull idee didn't work" said
he, "but Pll bet 50 that surprise Eliza"
That he did no one doubts, but when he
got up in the morning and went out to the
barn, clad in the hired mans overalls, and
saw his package Of new clothes hanging by
its string on the brake handle at the side
of the wagon he was little surprised him
self.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05

TUT hunters at San Francisco can pre-
pare for a season of obsequiousness, for the
heir.apparent to the throne of all the
Russias is coming to the California me-
tropolis. 1t ought to afford society in that
city opportunity to receive MIN simply
and cordially as gentleman of the house
hold of great nation with which our re-
lations are very friendly. But the proba-
bility is that he will be made an object of
alteration, and that there will be deal Of
paving and scraping and metaphorical
knee-twisting in honor of this representa-
tive of royalty, simply because he is in
the line of succession to throne.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
A City Lady Who Required Proof
Before b eliesing.

There recently appeared in the San Fran
cisco Cal, Chronicle, and Ergmtler, a propo-
sition hitherto unheard Of. 1T was an
advertisement in which the Edwin w. Joy
Company, in proof of the curative properties
OF joys Vegetable sarsaparills, offered to
submit 1t to the terrific test of emo cure no
pay" Many accepted, and their experiences
are SO convincing as to be almost beyond
belief. Here is another. written under date
January 6, $780,
DEAR SIRs: 1 accepted your offer to test
the merits OF your vegetable remedy in sick
headaches and called for bottle and got it.
l had been troubled for long time. and
had tried nearly everything. with little or
no effect; but Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla
acted almost like magic, and the first bottle
relieved me from one Of the worst cases of
sick headache one ever had.
MRS. NJ. p. PRICE.
is Prospect Place, san Francisco.
We viii from time to time publish others
OF these letters II is doubtful ii any remedy
was ever before submitted to such severe
ordeal
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the nation; that we differ as to policies
and battle theoretically for party and po-
litical faith, but that the one thing to
which we do obeisance above all others,
and before which we lay down our weap-
onry and embrace as friends, is the verdict
of the majority.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05

Minister Phelps says English is the
language in diplomatic circles in Berlin.
The Kaiser, Chancellor Caprivi and all the
high officials, as well as society people,
speak English, and show such preference
for it that it would be ungracious to insist
upon German One reason of this is the
national dislike to the French language
and the Partially of literary people for
English and American books.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05

An innovation in the method of hand
ling green fruit at the port of New York
is about to be put into practice. The new
arrangement consists of steam-heated
wharf. In the past fruit has been landed
on the wharf without regard to the
weather, and when the temperature ranged
below the freezing point great damage re-
suited. The heated wharf will be 56xlS4
feet in dimensions.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05

Earned runs-San Francisco. Z. Home run
Sweeney. Three-base hits-Everett and Nc
Donald. Two-base hits-McD0nald, Hanley,
Sweeney, Shea, Dooley, stevens (2), Everett and
First base on errorS-San Francisco, ?; oakland,
S. FIRST base on called balls-San Francisco, l;
Oakland, 2. Let on bases-San Francisco, q;
Oakland, s. Struck out-Sy Lookabaugh, 8; by
Shaw, 7. Hit by pitcher-Steyens and DUNCAN.
Time of game-Two hours Umpire-Meegan.
ScOrer-Wallace
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05

On plantation nine miles from Sa-
vannah, GA, monster rattlesnake was
killed last week. 1t had charmed cat,
and when the snake was hit with billet
of wood the cat sprang into the air as
though released from an enthrallmenr
The snake was shot. 1t measured seven
feet and had twenty-five rattles.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05

Tbs RECORD UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION are the only papers on the
Coast, outside Of San Francisco, that receive
sae full Associated Press dispatches from all
parts Of the world. Outside of San Francisco,
fhey hare no competitors either in inf~ence or
some and general circulation throughout the
Ssnte.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-05

BoULANGER announces that he has
changed his mind and that he will not
come to the United States. Thanksgiving
Day is near at hand; but let US not wait
for its dawn to return heartfelt thanks for
this signal deliyeranee.
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San Francisco Agencies.

This paper is for sale at the following places:
x. z. Fishers, room q, Merchants Exchange,
California street; the principal News Stands
9n0 Hotels, and at the Barket-street Ferry.
- Also, for sale on su Trains leaving and
scnling into Sacramento.
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THE pEHNAEr RACE.

Oakland Beats San Francisco and Ties
Sacramento for Second Place.
SAN FRANCISCO November 4th. - The
home team and the Oaklands played a
postponed game at the Haight-street
grounds to day. The San Franciscos lost
by their numerous errors. The result
places Oakland and Sacramento a tie for
second place in the pennant race. Score:
SAN I'd SrTsco tn pusR pO a
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Weather Forecast.

Forecast till s P. M Wednesday For Northern
California. fair weather; frosts in the exposed
places and Western Nevada.
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Proposals for Bids for sgficul!ural Park.

T,HE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
i will reeeirs bidsa at the Office of the Secre-
faIy, at the Exposition Building, In sacramento,
up 10 8 O'Clock P. NJ, TUESDAY, Deeem Der 2,
1890, for the lease, from said date, for one or
two years. Of the following privileges at Agri-
DWELLING or bosrding-house, restaurant, bar
and olher refreshment privileges within the
premises. for the purpose and privilege of keep
ing boarding honse, bars and restaurant, and
for no other business whatever. Also. the
pasture field. All of said property to be subject
to the rules and orders of said Board of Agri-
culture. Full security TO be giyea for total
amount of lease. Rent payable monthly. All
bids must be accompanied by cash, or a CERT
fed check, covering first months rent. The
board reserves the right 10 reject any all bids.
CHRIS. GREEN, President.
EDWIN Z. SMITH. Secretary. nilm