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Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27

scape, exclaimed impatiently:
Dear me, isn't this awful! 1 do
wish that poky old Ironsides would
come and relieve me. 1t will soon be
dark, and then how will l ever get
home through those oceans of mud ?"
A solemn-looking young man, who
had been furtively watching the oper
stor's every movement, shifted his ell
bow into more comfortable position
upon the high counter and declared
that was hard one.
"Thank goodness" resumed the girl,
Il haven't far to go. I'm glad I'm not
brakeman, obliged to be out in this
storm all night. You don't have to go
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27

for the honesty of our latter-day bakers.
The complaint: that now is their bread is
too heavy. The severe torture to which
dishonest tradesmen were subjected has
not had any very marked erect in lessen
ing that class Of offenses in our dsy. II
anything, the tradesmeo now ere worse
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27

SINCE Humboldt witnessed fish
thrown from the volcano Cosopaxi, in
1903, 1t has been found that the phe-
nomenon is repeated from time to time
during eruptions, and that it occurs
also in other volcanoes of the Andes.
The fish are sometimes elected in vast
quantities. All belong to one species,
which exists in some of the lakes on the
sides of the mountains.
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27

milk. The baker AMI dishonest trades
man, though. were severely punished. If
a bakers loaves were below the required
weight. he was Carried to the market
place in a mock Sedan chair, his arms
hanging out of the windows, and weights
fastened to his wrists. This may account
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27
CASTLE OF NUREMBERG
IN 1T ARE STORED MANY RELICS OF
A BaRBAROUS AGE.

The Spanish Stock. the Iron Virgin, the
Rack. the GuillOtine, the Mock Fiddle,
and Other Frightful and Narrowing In
struments of I Orture.
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27
BY HERMAN JUSTI.

That endearing term, "the good old
times" as pnlied to the distant past is
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27

MOCK FIDDLE WoaN By The name of
DISHONEST TRADESMDN. Isaac Rosen-
helm has come down through five centu-
ries aS the last man punished for dis
honesty in business. His name is on the
chair and this fact is specially noted, but
the pr ctice for which he paid the pen alty
still continues.
The thief was put just one scale higher
than the dishonest tradesman. Instead
of the fiddle he wore the violoncello, and
also iron bracelets andankle bands. There
were also instruments for every voriety of
petty otienses. Persons convicted of OBJ
scenity or blasphemy carried around the
iron flute. This flute was fastened around
the neck and the ineers were caught and
held in the spring ratchet which was made
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27
ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yetpromptly on the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. nv.
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27

The beer drinkers hopes are in hops
and they hop to the bier.
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27
A RAILWAY ROMANCE.
BY C. F. CARTER.

= @ITHIN the grimy
5V/ corner that served
A for a telegraph of
"a I fee in the Warren
Depot, one stormy
November evening, a rosy
checked girl sat at a table
receiving a message. Her
task finished, she tossed
her pen aside, and, looking
out at the dripping land
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27

the Sc instru-
ments, the use
of them being
|regul ate d by
the magnitude
of the offense.
Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27

than the ones OF former times, bat if any
one reading this should take the remark
as personal. let him remember that it was
meant for him in the Pickwickian sense
The dishonest tradesman was placed in
spiked chair, and the neck inserted in a
mock fiddle. There were several sizes of
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07
THE FAIGLE MURDER.
Wolfrom's Confession Declared by Benz
merly to be a Lie.

Wolfrom's Confession Declared by Benz
merly to be a Lie.
The Woodland Nail of yesterday pub
lished the following statement made by
Dan Bemmerly, one of the Faigle murder
ers, regarding the alleged confession made
by Wolfrom:
81 knew that Wolfrom had made con-
fession, before it was published, and have
known it ever since the day that he made
the confession to the District Attorney.
The confession is lie from beginning to
end, and Wolfrom knew that it was when
he made it. He was mad because he had
to go to prison before l did, and thought
he would get revenge on me by making
the statement, thinking that if l was
granted a new trial it would go hard with
me. Wolfrom thought that he would be
sentenced to forty years and by making q
confession the Judge might not send him
up for so long term. The confession nor
Wolfrom, neither one, trouble me any. l
do not care if they do bring him up to
testify against me, for he has told so many
lies already. Wolfrom has made three or
four confessions, and all of them differ in
regard to the material facts of the case. He
has made another confession of the crime
since he has been in prison. and certain
man in Woodland has it. His statements
in regard to me telling him that we would
both hang if he did not testify as he did in
his trial, are nonsensiCal, as had been
convicted before his trial came of, and
what he testified to after that would have
cut no figure in my case If get new
trial we will prove that Mat. Faigle did not
sign the dying statement. He was not
able to sign the dying statement, for he
was paralyzed in such manner that he
could not have held pen or pencil in his
hand. Wolfrom's statement contradicts
Faiele's dying statement, and that makes
things look more encouraging to me.
am not afraid to stand another trial if
Wolfrom does testify against me-"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07
THE SKINNER SALE.
High Prices Paid for Fancy-Bred Stock

High Prices Paid for Fancy-Bred Stock
at Napa Farm.
The great demand for fashionably-b
horses is still on the increase in California,
as we'll as in the East, as was evidenced by
the sale of standard bred trotting horses
sold yesterday By Killip & Co., by direction
of Mrs. Silas Skinner, at Woodside farm,
near Napa City. The lot offered embraced
some of the choicest brood mares on the
Pacific coast representing the blood OF
such great producers as Alexanders Alb
dallah, Clay and Mambrino Chief.
From a Sacramento turfman who was
present it is learned that the attendance
was composed Of many of Californias
noted experts in the trotting- horse business,
and their eager desire TO obtain the choice
animals offered caused spirited bidding.
The result, for the few head ffered, will
compare favorably with that of any of the
great Eastern sales of California stock. The
following is list of the principal animals
sold, with the price of each and the name
of the buyer:
Bay mare Madonna, by Cassius NJ. Clay,
Jr, %, dam a daughter of Joe Downing
10, to Professor Dunn, of Oakland, for
$2,050.
Brown mare Pansy by same sire, dam
Lady Richelieu, by Richelieu, to a. c.
Henry, of Oakland, for 81, ,125.
Brown mare Fontana by Almont 80,
dam Fannie Williams, by Abdallah 10.
This mare was regarded by all present as
the cream of the sale, and the bidding was
quite spirited until 81 400 was reached,
when she was knocked down to Samuel
Gamble for that figure. She will soon Ioal
to Director, and Mr.. Gamble stated she
would be sent TO Sacramento to be bred to
F. P Lowell's MONDAY.
Bay mare Metamora, by Duke of Orange,
Jr., dam vi Viella, by Cassius NJ. Clay, Jr.,
%. to A. G. Henry for $500.
Brown mare Namora, by Almont Patchen
761, dam Lockev Ware, by Blood's Black
Hawk, to A. G. Henry for 1915.
Bay mara Veronica, by Altoona 730, dam
Fontana, to Gilbert Tompkins of San Le-
andre for $500.
Bay mare Lady Clay, by Alcona Clay
1856, dam Metamora, to A. G. Henry for
5000.
Bay colt, years old, by sitka, dam
Pride of the West to Charles Scott for
$3.50.
Ten other fine road horses were sold, at
prices ranging from $500 to 5000. The sale
aggregated $4,000. The seven brood mares
mentioned brought $4,000, an average OF
over S1,700 each. Sales of this character
speak for themselves, and show the prices
| that properly-bred animals will command,
even at local sales.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07

THE proclamation OF President Harri-
son warning poachers out of Behring Sea,
created a whirl of excitement in the
Dominion Parliament on Wednesday. Our
Canadian cousins do not understand it at all.
They see in the proclamation threat that
they propose to meet with force, if neces-
sary. Indeed, they were disposed in the
House to pass vote of censure upon their
Government for its quiescence. 1t is clear
that the Dominion Ministry, while aware
that the Presidents proclamation is pro
forma, and one that is simply in obedience
to the statutes, were much disturbed by
the manifestations of discomfort, and their
replies to the challenges made were by no
means satisfactory. All which convinces
us that the rumor is true that the English
Government has conceded the one point
for which the United States has contended
to wit: that the latter has exclusive
jurisdiction over Behring Sea, or so much
of it as we purchased from Russia. When
that fact of concession is made public of
ficially, we shall be prepared to sympathize
profoundly with the Dominion Ministry.
The Canadians will scalp them alive and
hang the bloody trophies at the belt of the
party that is waiting for a good opportu-
nifty to floor the present Administration in
the Dominion.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07

A MEMBER of a sporting club in San
Francisco is out in long statement that
he has become convinced, from years of
close observation, that after all that can
possibly be said in favor of the craze for
boxing, it remains true that the matches
which the clubs promote are brutalizing,
and that all membership is sadly injured
by witnessing these exhibitions. Accord
ing to his statements, the people of San
Francisco who attend these exhibitions,
have become so cruel and bloody in their
demands that they are on the eve of
sinking to the level of the spectators in
the Roman arenas who turned the thumb
downward as an indication to the success
full contestant in the fight that he must
kill his fallen opponent. The confess
sion is strong one, and ought to be
studied and pondered over by every man
who has thought that these slogging e1hi-
bitions are conducive of good in cultiyat-
ing the manly art of self defense"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07
THE CITY ELECTION.

Two things are essential in choosing city
Oficials-6tness and capacity. For these
embrace all other requirements, since the
fit and the capable officer insures economic
and just administration.
Party, in the promotion of its strength,
should therefore choose men of fitness and
capacity to represent it upon its ticket
This the Republican party in Sacramento
has doue. 1t offers to all who want good,
clean, economic and just administration of
affairs, unexceptionably strong, ftand capa-
bic nominees.
If any citizens perchance, by some weak
and vain attempts, made upon the streets,
to stir up strife-the purpose always of
those who have axes to grind and gains to
fatten-have been led to believe that there
is any reason for discomfort or discourage
ment on the part of Sacramento Republi-
cans, they should be disabused of the idea.
Whatever attempted agitation there is,
has ignoble selfshness for its source, and
not the best interests of the party or the
city. The simple truth is, that no matter
who or what energy brought about the
selection of the Republican ticket, it is a
good one, has the commendation of the
press of the city, and means good govern
ment for Sacramento.
There is not, nor has there been in the
making of the ticket, the slightest ground
for complaint. The regularly appointed
machinery of the party called primaries.
They were open, free and fairly conducted,
and unrestricted party voting and honest
counting was the rule. The delegates were
fully representative of the party; they
entered the Convention without protest,
contest or challenge of any kind. They
proceeded to construct platform, clear,
strong, unambiguous and touching at the
core the most vital local questions of good
government They then proceeded under
the majority rule to select candidates, and
not one word of protest was made, or a
solitary charge laid that they were not
regularly chosen. The several good and
worthy citizens aspiring for nomination
accepted the arbitrament of the ballot, and
gracefully pledged themselves to the sup
port of the judgment of the Convention.
Since, then, there was no unfairness, no
protest, no contests for seats, and thor
oughly good men, fit and capable, were
chosen, there is no reason whatever for any
possible agitation within party lines ia
antagonism to the nominees. All innuen-
does on the street corners, vague and mean
suspicious and mysterious hints of gossips
upon the by-ways, that may have come to
the surface, reflect only the disappoint-
ment of the unimportant few who out of
party tribulation find excuse for bleeding
candidates and promoting their own selfish
ends.
The Republicans of Sacramento should,
therefore, view with more than suspicion
and should sternly rebuke any and all init
nations intended to discredit the ticket.
1t is enough to know that it was regularly
chosen, is the result of fair primary con-
test, is strong, means good government and
is worthy the support of all who have the
city's interests at heart
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07
sucIAL AND PERSONAL.

Irving w. Mills of San Francisco is in town.
Theatrical Manager S. C. Mott is in the city.
Judge Van Fleet went to San Francisco yes.
terday.
Ex-Congressman Berry, of wheatland, is at
the Capital Hotel.
Miss Bette wilcoxson of Carrolton, NO., is
visiting relatives here.
R. C. Rusk, prominent attorney of Jackson,
Amador county, was in the city yesterday.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday:
A. F. Mason, Sycamore, H.; A. Conkling Chi
cago: F. G. Cornish and wife, Los Angeles: A.
T. Glass, Salt Lake City; Miss Moore, Fairfield;
John Thoman, St. Helena; w. II. Fuller, C.
Buedlore. San Diego; A: E. Chinn, New York;
A. C. Farnsworth, J. II. Simpson, Albert Glunz,
j. c. Warce. Ben 5. Deutseh David Levy, Chas
Holbrook, Jules C. Cert. J. N. Duke, A. G. Glenn,
William c. Lyons, San Francisco ]. Heming-
way Chicago.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday: O.. P.
Dutton, Courtland; Miss Bette Wilcoxson, Car
rollton, Nd; D. A. Ostram, Reeds; Henry Ga
Hatch, New York; c. P. Berry, Wheatland; j.
sweany and wife, Dixon; A. Il. Wilbur, B. F.
cisco; George q. Holland, r. S. Buck, St. Louis;
E C. DeWeese, San Francisco; Z. F. Glove,
John Adams, Woodland; ]. c. Campbell, T..
Boodrich, Brownsville; Roy Coil, Woodland: T..
J. Mealer. Elk Grove; NJ. Deggs, d. McPhee,
Woodland; j. H. Russell. Auburn.
Masters Edward and Louis Elkus gave party
to their juvenile friends on Wednesday night
at odd Fellows Hall. 1t was fancy dress or
masquerade affsir. The little ones were royalty
entertained. and it was one of the pleasantest
juvenile parties that has taken place here in
many day. The costumes were original and
made for the occasion. and the scene was a
brilliant one when all were dancing. Those
present'were: Masters A. L. HART Ollie, Hobo
and Wallie Pierson, Eta Steinman. Belle Sui
livan, Joe Nathan, Myron Nathan, Maude Fox,
Ethel Demanaville, Ivy Nathan, VIII Hsssett,
Mabel Barnes, Alma Brace, Hatty Mooser, Ike
Mooser, Leon Mooser, Joe Hahn, Ollie Dixon,
Herman Bonty Louisa Nathan, Mabel John
son, Joe Bonheim, Albert Elkus, Irvy steinman
Shaler Silverman, Bertha Saunders, Bette Ma
than, Pearl Nathan Rose Brune, Alfred Brune,
Ed Dierssen, Ida Herndon, Pete Wilson, Celia
Wilson, Ella Wallace, Lille Shay, Ella Joseph,
Alice Dray, Bruce Dray. Alice Weinstock, Ellen
welnstock, Maude Csswell, Henry Caswell,
David wassanan, Daisy Wassanan, Bette Wass-
anan, Sye Heilbron, Irvy Heilbron, Laurence
Hart Louise Hart. Ruth Lubin, Laura LubiD,
Ralph Lavenson, Howard Philips, Milton Phil
lips, Eddie Elkus, Charlie Elkus, Louis Elkus,
Cfeta Berkey, Ernie Birdsall, Jennie Birdsall,
Charlie Pinkham and Oscar Sternfelds. Ida
Works, Frank and John Haubs, of San Fran
cisco.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07
OF THE DEVIL.

The identity of the devil, if it is not
being rapidly destroyed, is under hot de-
bate. In San Francisco pulpit this
week leading Methodist clergyman
strongly antagonized the idea of personal
devil, and charged that Millions paradise
LOST has been of incalculable injury to
the human race, because it has promul-
gated the idea of devil in personality.
In St. Louis an Episcopal divine, Rev.
Mr.. Holland, declared recently that old
Clooty is a myth, and that men will never
meet any other devil than that they make
to themselves upon this footstool.
On the other hand the Western lFdtch-
man, a leading Catholic organ, hotly con-
tends for personal devil, saying;
The belief in a personal devil has been ever
and general in the church. The view OF Chrls-
tians in all ages has been that there were TWO
Kingdoms that OF God, and that OF satan; the
former recognized Christ as its King with MS
ministers the priests of the church, the latter
sctnowledging Lucifer as its lord and ruled by
him and other uneiean sPir,lss, a. a.
the good angels and their saints; hell was the
nIsee prepared for the devil and his angels.
fhe Manicheans and Priscillianlsts, VINO made
tho devil. not fallen angel but principal IN
dependent of God in his origin and I energy. I
The Council of Trent. in its NTH, sixth ana iour
taanth sessions declares the belief OF the church
10 be that, in consequence OF sin, man aud Lne
rrorld have come under the power OF the devil,
sn,i thst the latter even affer the atonement OF
Our Lord increasingly and on p e every nsna I'M N;
senarafe n from God. This influence is in
closest alliance with what is s most ld nfmnie sdn9 70
i,i,, This is sll the church teaches about the
devil and it leaves wide field for Esi sPeicabIsoph tbeT +
As 20 the doctrine OF personsl oeVil tnsae i
1e5t NO room TO doubt its truth If we belleye III
tbe tSas Old and New Testament The spirit which
in the form of serpent deceived Eve must nave
hssn rersonal or the whole story of the fall is a
myth In The Book of Wisdom we read that
Through the envy Of the devil IS death come ONE
;nto the world" st. Paul, in his Second Cor,
intb;sns speaks of the deceit the devil prscticed
on Eve the very dwelling place OF the aevl
Is given as 1.-THE desert" away fr5m tDs naul.s ~.
and happy homes of men. The oIlgIn OF me
deyil Is not clearly defined in the Oio Iesla-
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07

Deeds to Real Estate Filed With the
County Recorder.
From law and abstract Office of Brusie d Tay.
or southeast corner OF Seventh and j.
The following transfers of real estate have
been made since the last published re-
port:
Estate of Ida Edgington, deceased, to decree
of distribution December 27, 1SS0-Distributes
the undivided half of east so feet of lot in the
town of ELK Grove to Annie NJ. Edgington.
L. r Winans to Addie A. Winans-rhe south
quarter of lot and south quarter of east quar-
ter of lot g. L and NJ, Ninth and Tenth streets; 81
W. E. Terry, Henry BurDham and g. H. Davis
to Capital Gas Company-Part of blocks ., 6 and
7 of Brannans Addition to Sacramento city;
$40.
Estate of Henry Hansche, deceased, to appro-
val of sale OF real estate-Superior Court OF sac-
ramento county approves sale of the undivided
half of south 20 feet of lot 5, NJ and n. Third
and Fourth streets, to r. H. Havley for $500.
and does disapprove the sale of the south half
of east half of west half of lot Z, VI and n,
Third and Fourth streets, to A. Rodergerdts for
81, ,060.
Jennie T. Steinkoenig to Matthias Steinkoenig
The north half of lot l, H and /. Twenty first
and Twenty-second streets 81.
Amelia Sanders to John Batcher-The east 60
feet of lot 6, NJ and N, fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets; SO.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07

The RECORD UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION are the only papers on the
C1Gst. outside Of San Francisco, thai receire
ths full associated Press di,patche; from. all
P&rts Of the sOorld Outside of San Francisco,
they have no competitors either in Influence
home aud general circulation throughout the
State
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07
apennv wise and Pound Foolish,

The Supervisors of Yolo county have de-
cided not to appropriate any money toward
the expense of sending committee to
Washington to urge upon Congress some
action looking to the improvement of the
Sacramento river. And yet Yolo has more
at stake in this matter than any other of the
river counties. as the proposed improve
ment of the river would add several hun
dred thousand dollars to her taxable wealth.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07
Innnrnnration Paners Filed.

The following articles of incorporation
were fled in the Secretary of States Office
yesterday:
Patent Developing and Manufacturing
Company of California. Principal place OF
business, San Francisco. Capital stock,
5000 COO. Directors-Arthur Noble. Horace
Hawes, Fred. c. Cliff, Nathan H. Frank
and W. Frey.
Blade Publishing Company. Organized
for the purpose of publishing q newspaper
and doing job printing in the city of Santa
Ana, Orange county. Capital stock. s25.-
OO0 Directors-H. A. Peabody, G. w.
Humphrey, John Beatty, Jr.. T. j. Harlin,
]. A. Buckingham and ]. II. Lacy.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07

ment. ST. Peter tells us that the devils were
angels who, having sinned, were cast into hell
for punishment; but he does not tell US the
nature of the sin. Our Lord simply says of the
devil that he did not stand in the truth, that he
was liar and the father Of lies.
That journal further contends that if
there is no personal devil then it was
needless for Christ to have come in the
hes5, and that a mythical devil means a
mythical Christ. But it is apparent that
the doctrine of the St. Louis clergyman is
that which most men are accepting,
despite the appeals of the church to the
revelation and decree. As Rev. DR.. Hol-
land well said, the mass of men have no
more any fear Of genuine hoofs-and- horns
devil. He is looked upon as a fabled Gre
alton, and the reference to him in the
Scriptures as merely distinguishing be-
tween the good, the noble and the divine,
and the mean, low, sensuouS and vicious
in mans nature. ''That is to say, the devil
in man was what Christ fought and over
came when he was tempted. Christ was
overcome with hunger and was physically
weak, and the evil spirit asked him to as
sert himself and turn stones into bread.
The same spirit, knowing His outcast con-
dition, sought to satisfy him by offering
him kingly power, but Christ could not be
tempted, and he drove Satan away, thus
overcoming temptation and thus banishing
the devil from him Exert the better ma
ture, face the edevil and he will always flee
from you"
The conflict of debate over this old issue
is thus revived, and. if we are to Judge by
the numerous articles appearing on either
side, the question of the personality OF
the devil is for some months to engage
public attention to the exclusion, some
what, of the affairs of the prize-ring, the
doings of sloggers and the opening and
progress of the new season of the national
game. Possibly the press and the people
might be less proftably employed. But
to whatever extent the debate may 60,
of this we can rest assured, that if men SO
will it not one of them need fear the devil
be he an embodied spirit or merely the
shadow of tradition.