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The record-union., 1891-11-23
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EOR SALE-I FOUND AN Ell DORADO
Il 1or you!! Wen fenced, 16G acres for gen
etal tarming-grain, clover, 1ruit, grapes bec-
ries and stock; plenty living water and wooQ;
healthy and beautiful location; good house
nne barn; on main travelled county road and
near r;tih Dad station; low price. II you ever
wanted a farm home this Will be your place
Further particulars inquire OF STEOBEL.
BIZ j stree, Sacramento. n2O-6t
The record-union., 1891-11-23

OST OR STOLEN-A BROWN SETTER
II pup. Answers 10 name of 'EDine.D Retn~n
To 4l6 street, and be rewarded. n2I-2t*
The record-union., 1891-11-23

TOR SALE-IOTS 10 OR sox1Co FEET.
J. north side OF 2 street between Twentieth
and Iwenty-tirst streets; one OF the finest loca-
tons in the city-above all possible floods w
il. Cfi \ NIBERIA 1blS N street
The record-union., 1891-11-23

TO RENT-SUNNY FRONT ROOMS: EN-
4 suite or single, 715 NJ street. n2I-Gt*
The record-union., 1891-11-23

ITO LET-A NEW FLAT OF SIX ROOMS.
/ with all modern improvements In0uira
at 1922 street, or COZ j street. nlS-6t%
The record-union., 1891-11-23

-EHO RENT-FURNISHEDR ROOMS, SINGLE
i or suitable for housekeeping. Inquire al
lO5 M street nj S5tT
The record-union., 1891-11-23

TTOR SALE-oNE OF THE FINEST AND
l. largest saloons in the city; extra family
entrance; best location; stock and lease. In
quirc ;tt this Office.
The record-union., 1891-11-23

700 y STREET-NICE FURNISHED
S0 room to rent in private family. n2O-tf
The record-union., 1891-11-23

40r J STREET ROOMS EN-
5Sl suite or single; also, light housekeeping
MRS. E. HAMMOND n5-IU
The record-union., 1891-11-23

NJ N1CELY-FURNISHED DOUBLE SUNNY
IN rooms; hot and cold water: use of baths.
also, Two single rooms, with fiIst-class boarC.s
in private family. Address ''I,'' this Office
n1S-6tS
The record-union., 1891-11-23

T7OR SALE OR TO RENT ON LEASE
J. Ten &C Is OF bottom land, one mile below
Washington, Goio County; il sold Will tax =
SIN III payment down. Apply 10 EDWIN h.
ALSIP q CO., Real Estate and Insurance
Agents 1Ol5 Fourth street
The record-union., 1891-11-23

d ESIDENCE OF SEVEN ROOMS fS14B
HI X street, TO rent November 1st INQUIRE
at 631 ST., at COOPER'S MUSIC STORE.n5-t. .
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
The History of Pepper.

The value Of pepper in cooking seems
to have been known long ago. It's use
as Il medicine was common in the DAYS
Of Hippocrates, who applied it, moist
ened with alcohol, to the skin of his pa
tents. just as sugar and tea have been
in past times so dear as only to be within
the reach Of the wealthy, SO pepper was
in the Middle Ages a very costly condi-
ment. 50 much was it valued that a
small packet was at that time deemed a
suitable present to offer a great person.
Common or black pepper is now grown
in many tropical countries, 1t is
climbing plant some twelve feet high,
bearing fruit Of a bright red color the
size Of pea, which, when dried, turns
black-Exchange
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

big operator down in Wall street, who
was getting rather worried the other day
because the market, to use his picturesque
expression did not act Just right"
gaZed with an expression of envious re-
gret III his rather faded eyes after a youth
full and debonnair two dollar broker who
had just gone whistling out of the room.
- 4 two dollar broker" he said with
sigh, 'on the floor of the exchange who
attends to his business and doesn t specu
late, IS certainly one of the happiest men
Know lie has no care and no RESPONSE
bIlItles lie jumps in. buys o. sells,
turns over the transaction to his princi
pal, gets 50 for every hundred shares he
does, and when he goes uptown in the
afternoon promptly at 3 o'clock, be has
no business to think about or to
harass him until the next morning at 10
o'clock when he comes down on the Street
In dull times his income may not be
magnificent one but there are at least
three or four active periods in every Wall
street year, and at this time he is able to
average up with great success | suppose
the income of fairly good two dollar
broker IS somewhere betwee $1,000 and
Sl2,OOO year Not only has he no care
from day TO day, but be should have no
particular worry about the future. His
membership carries a life insurance with
1t, and when he dies his family comes in
for handsome sum When things 90
wrong with me | absolutely yearn for tie
moderate competency and the placid ext
snce of a two dollar broker New Y
ilail and Express
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Trustworthy figures, recently COM
piled show the mileage Of street car
track in the United States and Canada
to be nearly 1900. Horse railways oc-
cupy 5000, electric railways ]. 753, dunn
my lines $50 and cable lines Al. The
number of electric roads now in opera
ton is 264 against A cable roads. Some
idea Of the enormous proportions to
which the street railroad traffic has at
tanned can be gained from the fact that
in one city, st. Louis, the whole popula-
ton is carried 10 times a year by the
street cars, and in the state Of New York
the statistics Of the surface railways for
the year ending September, 1889, show
that the whole population of the state
was carried nearly sixty times. If to
the surface lines were added the ele-
waited roads, the number Of trips per in
dividual would be over eighty.-New
York Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

An exchange makes light Of the idea
that there may be danger in the tubes
OF the monograph. 1t holds that there
Is no danger in the BARRIERS chair or the
wash room or door handles, etc. The
same shaving utensils are used for diff
terent men, the same towels. and all
sorts Of people handle the same door
knobs and no harm is done. How did
the exchange learn that, through these
and other means of connection, disease
was never conveyed?
Did the exchange never hear of the
BARRIERS itch? Do not unaccountable
sores appear upon men of pure blood
and correct habits? How are cholera
and smallpox and yellow fever and skin
diseases conveyed? In the case Of the
monograph there is no danger so long
as the instrument is a private one. as
there is none where ones own shaving
utensils and towels only are used. But
the public monograph which Is operated
by the nicEel-in-the-slot process is u diff
ferent matter, The two prongs are not
only handled, but thrust into the ears as
close to the drum as possible, and put
into many pairs Of ears daily. There
maT be no danger from the prongs, but
1t Is wei enough to wipe them thorough
ly with your handkerchief before put
ting them into your ears to hear Gill
mora's band play Annie Rooney."-
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

paroxysn Of rage She shook her 6sl IN
Ihe direction of the billy and shouted
uoafseiy while the rain beat down on her
unprotected head
Wait till We come ashore me Iaddv
DUCK W'd yer wicked horns Won't fix
ye though Won't bate yer head in wild
me FISH, No''o III y" ~
y Ills time a clothes line had been
procured and the raft showed sipps of
breaking up "
Mr. flnn was becoming alarmed for the
sale'y Of his boy and he cried out as he
"nliIed the clothes line around his head
10" Mickey. grab hold this an,
nils" '-'0''iu :" ani
D,il Our hero was made of more heroic
stul lhan to desert his menagerie he
tiea the rope aTuuni the nanny ; body and
sue was drawn by a dozen willing hands
A9lckl'9 ana splasAlng through the water
mere tue rope tew through the air AGAIN
i Il ltie Nike proceeded to lasso the biuv
10 tniS ne billy had pronounced obiec-
I,o"S Despite his struggles however
we rope was secured around his horns
al" WIN 'heaVe 10 altoret herI" the
amman was lerked into the water and
go"eu lGnpmlniously ashore He landed
tripping but mad as hornet The crowd
P~Ite1 respectfully to let him go through
out Mrs rum. tUrgetflI OF her usual
ciuIioh. ran up to the goat and shook her
uSI peIole MS glowing eyes There was
Try Oh alarm from the crowd a comminp
ing OF laughter aud cries of Terror a
SlLhPSe OF Tying skirts and RAMPANT
oolect VIII h Wave!y horns and drinning
ueaFu Then the skirts disappeared over
the hIll, and the ''divvil wild uyickod
uoriiS faded away into a dim sDeck
. against the eastern horizon in Grim
pursuit LII
mickey pnt the goslings In his pockets.
secured a board from the raft which wac
t"at breaking up, and swan ashore His
taLher received him warmly In fart ca
ueaFly ana unrestrained was his welcome
that MI Finn 5 horny hands were stnno
oy the force Of his punishment. There
was time when Mickey would have cried
al Such treatment from the hands of his
taIher' but that time had now gone bv
secure In the rectitude of his own mo.
yves, he bore this little misunderstood
ing with fortitude and wended hie NOV
hoineward He found the door closed
anu The billy standing guard After So.
curing this lntractable animal, the kitchen
aoor was opened 10y his mother Little
Mike then hung his wet clothing before
the ire to dry As the steam BEGAN TO
rise from the wet garments there were
signs OF animation in the trousers. the
pockets bni@ed and a plaintive peeping
arose IN the kitchen Mickey raised him
sen IN his trundle bed-he had only one
sun or clo'Ees-and listened Then he
jumped to his feet and ran into the
kitchen wrapped in a quilt
'falX said he, with a quiet grin, II
forgot take the yaIler goslin's out o me
pockets New York sun
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Gen. Sheridan was not a tall man,
though he had a commanding presence.
While he was an under officer he was
one day drilling a company, and was
annoyed by the unsoldierly appearance
of a tall, round shouldered Irish recruit.
Don't stand in that way, Sheridan
finally exclaimed. you look like a
Chinaman doubled over a washtub.
Strengthen up-form erect, chest out and
chin elevated. Like thisr'
Then the officer gave the man a su-
peru example Of the perfect soldier in
parade movement, his eyes fixed unal-
terably away from earthly things.
can its straight ahid III be afther
looldn' all the toime;" asked the recruit,
CHANGING down at his superior officer,
with twinkle in his eye.
Yes; if you mean to be a respectable
soldier, certainly"
The Irishman pulled himself out like
a pigeon, and stepping off to the meas
ured "Rightr' ''Left!' he exclaimed,
"Well, good-boi to We, leftenant; III
niver see ye agin. Youths Companion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

The base Of the nails presents a not
less important field for the exercise Of
care and attention than the tips. No
nail can be a handsome one which is
oyergrown and smothered at the lower
portion by a clinging mass Of skin, often
dry, split and ragged from neglect. II
this condition has been allowed to con-
tinue from childhood the adult person
who has come to feel something of pride
in his personal appearance will confront
quite a task in the attempt to correct
the evil; but there is nothing of this
sort impossible to the persistent, careful
worker.
The skin should be patiently pressed
back, by degrees, till the beauty Of the
well proportional nail, with its charm
ing, pearly white crescent at the base,
stands ont as an adequate reward for all
the effort. If manicure set be not at
hand, gentle pressure from the thumb
nail Of the opposite hand makes n very
acceptable substitute, the field Of opera
tons being kept in good condition by
frequent bathing and rubbing, especial
pains being taken to remove ''hang
nails or any fragments Of dry skin adj
herring to the nails themselves. Good
HOuSekeeDing
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Rank has its disadvantages if ''the
claims of long descent" incumber its
possessor with such baptismal heritage
as Lyona Decima Veronica Esyth I'm
dine Cyssa Hylda Rowena Adela Thyra
Ursula Ysabel Blanche Lelias Dysart
PIantagenet, which is the name of a
pretty 12-year-old cousin Of the volatile
Earl Of Dysart, all the other Dysart
Plantagenets being endowed with equal
iberality as to prenomen and agnomen,
as witness for example Mabel Helming-
ham Ethel Huntingtower Beatrice Bla-
zonberrie Evangeline Wise de Lou de
Orellana Toedmag Saxon Dysart Plan
tagenet, or Lyneph Ydwallo Odin hester
Egbert Lyonel Toedmag Hugh Erchen-
wyne Saxon Esa Cromwell Orna Neviu
Dysart Plantagenet.- Bazaar.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
MESS of NTefnnrs.

The PARTICLES Of matter producing
shooting stars may be astonishingly mi
mute. In Il recent investigation Mr..
G, 9. Hutchins has found that on the
supposihon that the rays Of me
teor have the same ratio Of visible to to-
tai energy as those Of the standard cam
die the mass Of q meteor at a distance OF
fifty miles, having a magnitude equal to
Vega and a velocity Of twenty-five miles
a second, would be about four and one
half grains if it continued two seconds.
A lump of the Emmett county, Ia, iron
meteorite burned in an electric current
gave ten times the light Of the candle;
hence the mass of a meteor giving the
light Of first magnitude star moving
with parabolic velocity, and lasting two
seconds, is less than half grain.-Ar-
kansaw Traveller.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Two Paris Weddings.

Mile. Jeanne Hugo, granddaughter OF
the celebrated poet, is betrothed to M,
Leon Daudet, son Of the novelist. Al
phonse Daudet. The fancee, who is
very handsome-her dowry also-is Just
20, and the young man is three years her
senior and promising member of the
medical profession. For Il long time the
youthful Leon, whose wonderful mon
key tricks made him the talk Of Paris.
was the boon companion of NJ. Georges
Hugo, and both have been sketched in
Daudet's recent books-pranks, talk,
appearance and all. Another projected
union in the world Of letters is that Of
NJ. Paul Bourget, whose Occur de
Femme is having such an immense
sale, and who is affianced to Mile. Min
ME David, the daughter Of an American
merchant residing in Paris Exchange.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Excessive Ucllness in snIdiers.

Ugliness as a disqualifying cause seems
ineligible i'm a candidate for matrimony,
but is certainly less so when the question
is one Of fitness for military service.
This, however, Is one on the list of dis
qualifications laid down by the head Of
the medical department in a manual Just
issued on transcription in France" Lat
terly the French authorities seem to be
much more liberal in admitting the
claims Of men who do not wish to serve.
The reflections are ) per cent. more nu-
merOus than at the previous conscrip-
ton. The French are looking more to
the quality Of their army than to the
number Of recruits. Excessive ugliness,
says this military doctor, makes a man
ridiculous, prevents him from having
authority over his comrades. and leaves
him morbid and sensitive. If the ugli-
ness be adequate the claim must be al
lowed. male hysteria" isanother valid
plea. The army doctors say it exists
among French conscripts, and it is the
more Objectionable as it is contagious.-
Cor London Telegraph.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Before the war man was on trial in
Lauderdale county for murder. The
circumstantial evidence against the man
was very strong, and when the Jury re-
tired and took ballot the result was six
for conviction and six for acquittal. 1t
remained this way tor two days and
nights, neither side showing any DISPOSE
ton to change their minds At last one
of the jury, named SilyertOoth, proposed
a game Of seven up between the oppos-
ing sides, one man to be selected from
each side, and whoever won the losing
side was to stand by the result.
This was agreed to, and Silvertooth.
who was i'll favor Of acquitting the pris-
oner, and another juror, who was strong
ly in favor Of conviction, commenced the
game. It was a hotly contested game,
and each juror had scored six points
when it came Silvertooth's time to deal.
He shutfied the cards carefully and
dealt off the right number to each and
then turned Il Jack, which made him win
the game and which saved the prisoners
life. The six who We're for conviction
voted with the other six for acouittaI
and the prisoner was discharged from
custody.-Atlanta Constitution.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
About Sneezinr.

BLESS your some one says on hearing
companion sneeze. "Bless you'll" was
Just the exclamation made for the same
reason in other tongues by several ma
tons hundreds Of years ago. More than
one ancient Greek writer speaks Of This
custom, but cannot say certainly whence
1t came. The man who sneezed when
offering sacrifice was thought fortunate
and sure to obtain his object. We all
know how sneeziug may be caused. But
It Is curious to notice that some people
sneeze on coming into the sunshine. It
IS well to remember that repeated or
violent sneezing has its dangers. So the
unseasoned must beware of snuf!-Ex-
change.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
CENTRAL AFRICAN COOKERY.
Queer and Palatable Dishes Eaten With
out Much Ceremony.


out Much Ceremony.
As a rule only one principal meal is
eaten in central African the early part
Of the evening. It usually consists of
parrot soup, roasted or stewed monkeys.
alligator eggs (also well liked by Euro
peans) and birds Of every description.
They also have moambo, or palm chops,
and fish. \ great deicacy, so considered
by Europeans and natives alike, is ele-
plants feet and trunk. These have
somewhat the taste of veal. To prepare
them the natives dig hole about five
feet deep in the sand, and in it build a
large fire. After the sand is thoroughly
heated the fire is removed, leaving only
the ashes in the hole The trunk and
feet are placed in this hole and covered
with leaves, and afterward with hot
sand. In two hours they are done.
All carcasses Of animals which are to
be cooked are placed on a block of wood
and pounded until every bone is broken.
care being taken not to tear or bruise the
skin. They are then boiled or roasted on
an open wood fire or in hot sand or ashes.
without removing the hide or feathers.
The cooking is Of a very inferior grade,
the only spices used being salt and pepper.
The kitchen utensils consist of common
earthen or wOOdenware. Very little time
Is taken for setting or decorating the
table; knives, forks and napkins are dis
pensed with.
Africans have several vegetables well
liked by Europeans. N'gutti-n' sengo is
dish eaten all over Africa. 1t consists
Of egg plant, small fish somewhat like
our sardines and the roots of the cassava
or manioca plant called n'guttil, which
have knOtty appearance and often
weigh as much as twenty pounds.
As the latter contains poison the
manioca is soaked in water for three TO
four days to extract the poisonous sub
stance. It is then cut and sliced and
small tomatoes are added. All is placed
in Il vessel with water, and seasoned
with salt and pepper and boiled. No
ambo, or, as the Europeans call it, palm
chops, IS also a favOTite dish. The palm
nuts are first boiled in water until the
pulpy substance Ioosens from the pit,
then the shell, which contains very de-
lcious oil, is placed in wooden mortar
and crushed to obtain the oil. Whatever
the meal consists Of-meat, fish, mussels
is put III a vessel, adding the oil and
the pulpy part of the palm nut, also red
pepper and salt, and is boiled. Roast or
boiled squash Qoenge) is generally eaten
with it. Sweet potatoes (m'balIa bengal
are more fariuaceous and sweeter than
Ours, but do not taste so good. They
are boiled or roasted
Bananas (bitaebe) weigh about half a
pound each and are about fifteen inches
long. When half ripe they are cut in
slices and boiled in water with salt and
pepper.
N'scnsi is Il little red bean, which is
boiled in water without salt or pepper
and IS freely eaten. For peanut bread
(chisulW the peanuts are first roasted
and then crushed. This mass is then
rolled and put into the skin of a banana,
adding little pressure, forming it into
body. 1t readily retains this shape
from the pressure Of the oily substance
i'll the peanut.-Exchange.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
The Work Nnrel Writers 10

The writing of novels is. in Fnr,and
more nearly a profession than anv her
work III literature The novelists tbouGb
incidentally they may write poems or na
perS, lind their life work and their liveI
hood IN fiction writing and most of them
rule their lives to that end The reader
who skins the last new novel" in the
swift hours OF few days forgets. by rea
sen Of its uaturalness. the toll thai has
gone to make it. The mere writing ont
of a long novel, perhaps two or three
tunes over, is mechanical labor that
would sorely try the patience of most pa
tent people. and this is only the final and
outward expression of months of toll and
years OF study and experience that must
go to the making of the book
Anthony Trollope. the most business
like of novelists, who once confirmed TO
me the statement that he kept one or
two completed novels ahead Of current
demand III his desk. accomplished his ex
traordlnaTy productiveness as a by call
ing. being for most Of his life q busy
poatoilice official, but be was an exceD
ton 10 the rule that novel writing is tile
most absorbing of cailings Charles
Reade collected incident as Herbert Spen
Ger collected sociological data. and his
study was almost like the counting room
OF man Of affairs, with it's pigeon holed
papers and array of scrap books. What
hearts blood is put into a real novel
what nervous exhaustion comes with its
climax and ending, no one can fully tell
Dickens has confded something Of this
inward tragedy to the reader in his pa
thetIc record Of his wanderings about the
streets Of Paris after the death of Little
Paul 1t is this Which gives to the nov
elst "contemporaneous human inter
est beyond that of his books. and makes
readers eager to know of the personality
ana methods, and look into the faces of
thelr iavorite story tellers. - Harper's
Magazine,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Can Read His Bible In the Dark.

When Henry G. Stevens. Of Bridge
port, Conn, sits down to read his Bible
a person watching him might think he
had pile Of thin cedar boards in his
lap, and as he turns leaf after leaf thew
crachle and fall with thud. Another
remarkable thing about Mr.. Stevens
reading his Bible is that he needs no
light to search the Scriptures with, and
1t Is not necessary for him to look at the
book. He has the biggest. heaviest and
queerest Bible in Connecticut. He is
deaf and blind soldier Of the rebellion.
bis wonderful Bible was presented to
HIM by the American Bible society. and
It cost $2S to produce the book for him.
1t Is in eight volumes, with embossed
print, and he reads it by touch. feeling
the letters; yet he is apt and quick at
that kind Of perusal. The whole eight
volumes are quite a lift for Il man OF Or
binary strength. Each volume is 153
inches long, II inches wide and about 6
inches thick. Pile the volumes one on
another and the aggregate thickness Of
the stack is 3 feet and s inches. Alto
gether there are l $40 leaves in the Bible.
on each one Of which is a full page of
ral-ed letters. 1Ir. Stevens is 81 years
old, and began to study raised letter
reading less than three years ago. He
Is now ready fredericton New York
Gr11,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

At the conclusion of festival an ex-
cellent teacher, DESTROYS of administer
ing a trifing moral lesson, inquired Of
the boys if they had enjoyed the repast.
With the ingenious modesty Of youth
they all responded, Yes, sir" Then, ;"
asked the excellent teacher, IF you had
slipped into the garden and picked those
Strawberries without my leave would
they have tasted as good as now?" Every
small boy in that stained and sticky
company shrieked, ''No, sir!' why
not?' Cause" said little Thomas,
with the cheerfulness Of conscious viz
tue, then we shouldn't have had su-
gar and cream with EN-. New York
World,