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s. coo each. Almost every foot of it is
highly improved, and in the bloom of its
Thrifty orchards it will in a few weeks
hence be mass of fragrant blossoms.
What transformation in seven years!
Before this piece of ground was divided
into small holdings not a chick nor
child roaned over it. At this season of
the year II stingily gave pasturage TO seve-
raj head OF cows and perhaps few sheep
and goats. Now it furnishes picture of
happy home life, wherein culture and re-
hnement contentedly dwell, and the profit
OF fruit trees and vines are made sure by
an intelligent cultivation of the soil. Then
SIoO an acre was enough for it. Now the
hgure ranges from s400 upward, and some
OF it you could not buy at any price. And
this condition of things is but a duplicate
OF what is seen in other parts of this county
and Sta where the climatic and other
conditions are favorable to home. m a king.
Why should it be otherwise? 1t was no
more intended that one may should own
all the eerth susceptible to tillace. than
that one man should appropriate to his
own USE Tor disuse) the water and air in
tended as the common heritage of sill. To
US the proposition is plain that the man
who seihshly squats upon more of the
earths surface than he can comfortably
cover makes of himself tyrant, squelches
the higher possibilities of his race, and
hampers and hinders the DEVELOPMENT of
the commonwealth. u
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TURF TOPICS,
Nelson and His Horse Expelled From
the National Association,

the National Association
New YORK, December 6.h.-The Board
of Review of the National Trotting Asp
citation rendered decision in the famous
Nelson-Alcryon case to-day, expelling Mel
son and The horse Mes On from the Associ-
alton.
Accompanying the decision was con-
fession made By Nelson. The confession
states that Nelson had his horse entered in
a race that came off at Beacon Park, Bos.
ton, on September %. 1889 Frank Noble,
reputed owner of Alcryon, made an over
ture to Nelson to arrange the result of the
race and divide the winnings. Nelson re-
fused.
The next day, within two hours of the
race. he learned that Budd Doble, who was
to drive his horse Nelson, was unable to
be there. He asked John Sp!an to drive,
but Splan refused. Next day he told Nell
son that he had been paid $500 by Noble
not TO drive Nelson. The upshot was that
Nelson had to drive himself although he
says he was much heavier than the regu-
lation weight, and this, with bad track,
constituted serious handicap to the horse
Just after the race an intimate friend of
his came to him and said lie had been seri.
ously concerned about the outcome of the
contest, AID had promised, that in case of
the race being awarded to Nelson, that
Noble might have the premium won by
Victor. Nelson says he knew this friend
was influenced by desire to protect his
(Nelson's) horse from combinations, and
so agreed to the arrangement. Nelson won
the race, and Noble took the money, S5 600.
won by Nelson, and second money, s., 500,
won by Alcryon.
Nelson asserts that in spite of all the
doubts inspired by the statements, that
Nelson won the race on his merits.
The csse of H. E. Lewis, of Loyalton
VS.. L Levy, of Sierra Valley, Cal, and B.
G Grover, alias Captain Jack, was contin.
ued
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The Guillotine,

The common impression that the man
who gave the guillotine its name was also
its first victim, has no better reason for its
existence than the worlds conception of
poetic justice. DR.. Guillotine did not in
vent the guillotine, but merely moved its
adoption, his motion being carried in the
French Assembly on March 20, 1892. The
active agent in the affair was Dr. Antoine
Louis, who was actuated by desire to in
sure less painful mode Of death than by
torture or hanging. The first guillotine
made according to the directions of the
Assembly was completed by German
named Schmidt, and the first execution
took place on April %, 1872, and was at
tended by both Louis and Schmidt, who
viewed the working of their machine with
great satisfaction. The guillotine, how
ever, was in use in Germany, England,
Scotland and Italy at least 800 years be-
fore the French revolution, and the model
of Schmidt was a guillotine in Florence.
DR.. Guillotine did not fall victim to the
knife; although imprisoned, he escaped,
and after the restoration of order in France
resumed his medical practice, and his
name appears as one of the founders of the
Academy of Medicine in Paris. He died
in 1914, aged 70 years, and several times
during the latter part of his life expressed
keen regret at the part he had borne in
introducing the death engine into France
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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The Dayisyille Fruit Section.

Raisin packing is over, and was the
largest and best ever packed at this place.
Mrs Briggs packed at Davisville about
10000 boxes, and about the same amount
at the vineyard near Woodland. Mr..
Gould packed from So 900 10 10000 boxes,
and some 10000 boxes were packed by diff.
ferent persons having young vineyards just
coming into bearing. Besides this, there
have been many thousand dollars worth of
peaches, pears, prunes and almonds sold
The fruit crop from less than 1000 acres
has brought more money into the neigh
borhood than all the wheat ranches of the
county combined.
Many OF the ranchers are turning their
attention to fruit and vines, and a large
acreage will be set out this winter Wood
land Democrat.
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CHICAGO SAFE COMPANY.
The Disappearance of the President
Forces an Assignment.

CHICAGO, December 5th.-The mysteri-
GUS disappearance of millionaire B. II.
Campbell was the direct cause of the as
Segment this evening of the Chicago Safe
and Lock Company, of which corporation
the missing man was President. The prin-
cipal stockholder and creditor says the as.
sets were scheduled at 100000 and the
liabilities at $600O,0O0, The factory was
shut down and double guard of watch
men placed around it to guard against fires
The factory is located in the Springer
building which has been the scene re-
Gently of many mysterious incendiary
fires.
Assignee Burley said the assignment
had 10 be made because the business could
not be conducted without Campbell. He
was the President and principal financial
hacker, and after his disappearance the
funds to run the business were practically
locked up. He did not know exactly what
condition the affairs of the company were
in
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spec ~our horse NAV nossrss he &c abso.
III ely worthless if he has unsound feet.
.dore horses depreciate in value through
neglecting their feet than from any other
form of abuse. In a state of nature no
artificial means need be employed to keep
the foot of the horse healthy, but e5 per
cent. of those kept in stables will sooner or
later contract thrush, which disease is GER
tain to destroy their usefulness, if not
checked in time. This ailment is the re-
suit of picking up the filth that must ac-
cumulate in the horses stall, and there is
no way of preventing it except by keeping
the bottom, or sole, packed with something
that will exclude the manure and urine
from the frog"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07
SMALL FARMS.
The Result of Dividing Up Large Trac
of Land.
LFrnn the Mana Daily Register

From the Napa Daily Register.l
II is small holdings. ten, twenty and forty
acre farms that make Fresno rich and prosper
ous.-FresRo Republican.
It is small holdings that make any Sec
ton of the State rich and prosperous. The
reverse side of the proposition is concisely
covered by ". II. Mills, who lately said in
an address before the California State
Board of Trade that "the monopoly of the
soil is the monopoly of the opportunities Of
men" We will cite an instance where the
opportunities of men were allowed free
course. In 1888 farm of about 200 acres
lying just outside the corporate limits of
the city of Napa was offered at public euc-
ton. 1t was q bona fide sale and was
made more to encourage settlement than TO
raise money for its owners. No genuine
bid was refused. 1t was sold in five, ten
and twelve-acre tracts at prices averaging
about 500 an acre. There was not house
on it. Some seasons it had been planted
to grain, others it was allowed to yield
volunteer crops of hay. At this writing
twenty-three different parties own acreage
in ii, and seventeen families live upon it in
loases costing al the Tav from $500 to
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07
UNION PACISIC,
Gould Tells of the Objects of the Direct
ors Meeting.

New YORK, December 6!h.-The Exscu-
tive Committee of the Union Pacific Rail-
way held meeting at the office of jaw
Gould to-day. Gould said after the meet
ing: THE question of considering the
floating debt OF the Union Pacific has not
been altogether the subject of the Executive
Committees deliberations. The Union
Pacific is all right, and the earnings of the
road greater than ever. The nature of the
meeting to-day was largely to discuss the
advisabiliiy CT calling a conference of the
various railroad Presidents. The object of
the conference would have no other signifi-
carce than the promotion of harmony and
coed fellowship among the railway Off
Gals SO they would be unit in the event
OF generalization in rates. Such confer
ence would be a power in precluding the
possibility of the recurrence Of any sort of
Generalization. Many days will not pass
when that conference will be held"
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avert. That is to say, we dare not talk
saucily to even third or fourth. rate
power to-day, because we have not the
means Of resisting or averting the blow
such powers might see fit to deliver.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07
WRIT DENIED.
Supreme Court Decision in an Election
Contest.

Contest.
TOPEKA (Kan.) }, December 6th.-The Su-
preme Court this morning refused to grant
the writ of mandamus applied for by c. E.
Lobdell, who demanded certificate of
election as Representative from Lane
county. Lobdeli based his claims on a pro-
vision OF the State Constitution which gives
each organized county in the State casting
250 votes representative in the Legisla-
ture: The case vas one of great importance,
Tor, if Lobdell had been admitted, seven.
teen other Republicans elected as delegates,
would have been entitled to the same
privilege. Most of them were Ingalls, men,
and they would have given the Senator a
msjority of two on joint ballot.
The Supreme Court held that in no event
could the membership of the Lower House
exceed 125 members, until there was
change in the constitution.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07

PROFESSOR ELLIOTT, of the Smithsonian
Institution, advises the Government that
the taking of fur seals should be suspended
for period of seven years, and that un-
less this is done the seal family will be-
come extinct in Behring Sea. Is the re-
suit of the Professors inquiry due to the
timid and vacillating policy of the United
States Government in temporizing with
the British poachers? We fear that such
is the truth and that while diplomatic red
tape is unreeled the seal takers will ac.
complish the determination of the fur
hearers
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TERRIBLE STORMS.
Hardships Encountered by the British
Steamer Maryland,


LEwEs (Del.) December 6th.-The Brit
ISL steamer Maryland, from Baltimore No.
vember 9th for London, arrived here this
afternoon. On the morning of December
LIST, about geo miles off shore, the ship en-
eountered terrific gale, and the decks
were swept by the tremendous seas, which
killed Captain Luckhurst, the boatswain
and the second cook, and broke First OFF,
Ger Lloyd's leg and severely injured several
others of the crew. Nearly everything
movable was swept away, including the
three boats and much deck material OF
the 526 cattle on board, 800 were killed and
many more so injured as to be worthless.
The second officer, who is in charge now,
says the storm was the most awful ever
witnessed by him. The condition of the
ship after the waves struck her, the suffer.
ings OF the mangled men and the frantic
cattle, were terrible.
The United States Marine Hospital sur
geons have taken charge OF the wounded
men.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07

While it is so much the fashion to
speak of the wonderful advances made by
modern agriculture, it will do no harm to
read what Professor S. w. johnson says,
as follows: agriculture was practieed
hundreds and thousands of years ago with
a success that does not compare unfavora-
bly, with ours. Nearly all the essential
points of modern cultivation were prac-
tieed by the Romans before the Christian
era. The annals of the Chinese show that
their wonderful skill and knowledge were
in use at vastly earlier date"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07
SUPERIOR COURT.
Department one-Armstrong, Judge.

IePaItheHI UHe-<ATInstfoh9, Judge.
SATURDAY. December 9th,
B. II. Covell VS.. W. w Washburn, administra
tor-Judgment for plaintiff.
Andreas Jensen. native of Germany. ad
mitted to citizenship on the testimony of W. II
Williamson and Carl Halverson
Ellen Spearman VS.. Stephen SpearmaQ-De
cree of divorce in favor of plaintiff
Hugh Mccormick, a native of Ireland, ad
mitted to citizenship; witnesses, C. I. Jones and
c. n. Post.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07
CLIMATE AND ENERGY.

Charles Dudley Warner, writing in
Hdrper's Magazine of Southern California,
arrives at very satisfactory conclusion as
to the effect Of our climate upon our habit.
What he says, however, of that section ap-
plies with equal force to Central and
Northern California, which are as semi
tropical, and in some respects more so. Mr..
Warner says, and in the saying touches
the quick of fears that have disturbed a
good many:
1t is thought that unless people are spurred on
necessarily by the exigencies of the changing
seasons they will lose energy, and fall into an
idle floating along with gracious nature. viii
not one sink into comfortable and easy pro-
crastination if he has a whole year in which to
perform the labor OF three months? Will South
ern California be an exception to those lands of
equable climate and extraordinary fertility
where every effort is postponed till to-mor.
row? ~
While regretting that in goodly sense
there is not negative answer TO be made,
and while wishing that indeed this might
be region where the restless American
would lose something of his hurry and
petty, feverish ambition" he teels COM
PEELED to answer
But the race instinct of thrift and of getting
on will not wear out in many generations.
Besides, the condition of living at all in South
ern California in comfort and with the social
NE indispensable to our people, demands labor,
not exhausting and killing, but still incessant-
demands industry land that will not yield
satisfactorily without irrigation, and whose
bestpayipg produce requires Intelligent as
land. ~ 49, -A-e
Mr.. Warner is sound in this expression.
We are an Italy, in climate, and isother-
NAL belts that sweep across the Mediter-
ranean embrace us; but the people of
California do not become DRAMATICALLY
enervate, nor are they robbed by the care
taking of nature of their vigor and energy.
Whoever for moment imagines that
Californians are not spurred to labor is
greatly mistaken.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07

The Springfield Mass Union saws that
the best and finest silk waterproofs are
made in Rhode Island, but on account of
the foolishness of American customers
they have to be sent to London and
stamped with an English trademark and
reshipped to this country as English goods.
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Placer Argus is now published as a
daily and editor Richmond is making it a
very creditable paper. Auburn is growing
rapidly, and as the Argus is the first daily
paper in Placer county it will no doubt re-
ceive the hearty support it deserves. Mr..
Richmond does not expect to make a for
tune out of the paper at once, and his en-
terprise and public spirit are commendable,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07

Two hundred and four American carpet
mills, running 1900 looms, employing
$1,000 hands, made, in the year 1889, TO-
100000 wards of CARPET,
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Horses Must Have sound Feet.

No matter" says an authority, chow
vel bred how sood-lo9kipg OK how much
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Abou. 1900 houses are added every
year to London.
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sniritualis1-Tbe First Society of Spirit
SUNDAY at $50 am; 7j0 P NJ o. P. Dodge Presi-
dent: DR.. T. B. Tay,or, Inspirationel Speaker.
Lecture and seanee at both services All well
coma
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NoIics-T he annual me eting OF tho stock
holders of the Fea her River Caaal Company
viii be held at the Once of the company at the
passenger oCpJt, Sacramento On TUESDAY
Decemb Der 9Th, at O'Clock P. NJ, for the purpose
of electirg Board OF irectors for the ensuing
year, and to transact such other business as
may come before the meeting Tor consideration
Attest; a. T. HATCH, President
j. Il. GIIIlS, secretary. nsO-TniSul
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Weather Forecast.
Forecast till S P. NJ Sunday For Northern
Californie-Fair weather.
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They occupied the rearmost seat on the
shadowy side. They occupied it very
snugiy-he and she. They were gazing-he
and she-across the undulating meadow
that undulated meadowly up to old Suffer
Forts crumbling walls. The froglets were
tuning up for the prelude to the evening
chorus, the freely began to scintilate
among the waving, fading grasses, the dis
tant low of the buttermilk COW and the
Turing song of the insinuating mosquito
were all that disturbed natures peaceful
repose.
Mortimer, my love-" she gurgled into
his loveship's left ear, isn't it a shame
that cannot vote?n
'Ahem Well, my ducky, you seem to
forget that you have one privilege that's
equal to vote"
Yes; what is it, my love ?"
"Why-er-don't you know-you can
pair with me-"
The ceremony takes place next Wednes-
day. No cards.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07

The Annual Meeting OF The stock holders
of the Masonic Hall Association of Sacramento,
Cal, will be held at Mas mic Building, south
west corner Sixth aud streets, on MONDAY
EVENING, Iecemter S, 1890, at :: O'Clock
n3J St(Sul WM B. DAVIS secrefarv
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Farmer Corncob, who lives several miles
further than Wayback, came 10 town the
other day for the first time in many years.
A relative of his lives out on o Street,
and Farmer Corncob smiled audibly as he
contemplated the surprise he would occa-
sion when he appeared at the house.
"Looky here, young Teller" said Farmer
Corncob, addressing young man who
was diligently brushing flies off the front
of the Western, which Of these here kyars
runs out street?"
"Blue bob.tail.'
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To the officers and members Of Unity
Lodge, No. 81 S. y. of H.-You are hereby re-
quested 10 be present at the meeting MONDAY
EVENING, December oth, at ! o'clock sharp.
ness of importance Will be transacted
G7-atS L, e. SHEPARD Reporter
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Mrs. DIR. French, the renowned fortune
teller. This woman tells wonderful things,
also, brings troubled parties together again.
Brown House, corner Fourth ana & streets,
loom IL Just aIr.VeQ from Chicago dI.1*
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Z OR sALE-35, 900 OLD BRICKS FOR SALE
l. in lots TO suit. Apply at 4Ol l street. d7 1t
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Painless extraction of teeth by uss of
local anesthetic. DR.. WELDON, Dentist
Eighth and streets. ie22-tfsu
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NNANTED-A SITUATION BY A DANISH
w girl, just IRON Denmark, to do general
housework. inquire ct 1706 Fourth ST. d7.2t*
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yNANTED-PosITIoN AS NURSE OR CON-
w panion to an aged or invalid gentleman.
VIVIAN DINE, Marysville, Cal d7-l0t
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English Lutheran Church, Fireman's
Hall. Eighth street. between and Kat IL A.
N. straight Paths for Our God" $50: I'm
derground Passage" All will be very welcome
at these services. Rev. W. S. Hoskinson, 1899
street, pastor.
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DR.. McClaly, tas Caucasian Seer
5l7% street, tells you something IN another
column Of this paper d6-2t(Su)s
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-11
A Farmer Huntsm an.

The last conner was one of the farmer
members of the hunt. His dress was
careless, his horses coat lacked the sleek,
shiny appearance of the others noted.
His hat had a jam in it. No gloves cov-
cred his hands. His boots were ordinary
leather, with no spurs attached. He wore
flannel shirt, and actually hadn't a
"crop." In other words, he didn't use a
whip or anything else to protect himself
from the trees and bushes. But he sat
on his horse not like centaur-that is
too stiff-but us if he had reever been
out of saddle since he was born.
From the waist to the knees his body
seemed rigid as iron, so firm was his
seat. Above the waist his body was per-
fectly flexible, inclining according to the
gait of the horse. His legs hung easily,
with the feet projecting forward and
pointing outward in the stirrups. Most
of the time while riding his left hand
was in his trousers pocket, his right
holding his bride rein loosely and close
down to the saddle. Such is brief pen
picture of a man who, though riding at
over 200 pounds weight, is counted as
one Of the best and most daring horse
men in the yalley.-Outing.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-11
The Illustrated Annual Herald.

The most acceptable present you can
send to eastern friends is the Illus
trated Annual HERALD. There are
forty-eight large pages of fresh and re-
liable information about Southern Cali
fornia, including statistical matter of
the greatest value, relating to the eli
mate, crops, population, etc. There are
fifty fine illustrations of local scenes, the
birdseye view of the city of Los Angeles
being alone worth the cost of the publ
cation. No gift would be more appreci-
ated in the east than a copy of the An
nual HERALD. 1t may be obtained of
newsdealers, or at the HERALD business
office. Price Is cents per copy.