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CULTIVATING HIS BENEVOLENCE.
The Experience OF One Mother In
Raising a Philanthropist.

The Experience OF One Mother In
Raising a Philanthropist.
Albert's mother has to count her pen
nies carefully, for she is a conscientious
little housewife, and her husbands sal
ary is far from magnificent, says the
New York Tribune. Her ideal virtue is
benevolence, however, and she tries to
instill it into her boy, both by precept
and example. One day an uncle gave
Albert his first quarter of a dollar to
spend on anything he liked. He went
out to squander it, and in the evening his
mother, who had been wondering for
hours if the habit she had been trying TO
cultivate i'll her little boy had begun to
bear fruit yet, said to him:
ALBERT, dear, you need not tell me un-
less you like what you did with all that
money, but l should like to know, my
boy, ii you do not mind? Did any part
Of it go to lessen the SORROWS or Tighten
the burden ofsome poor person less fortu-
nate than yourself? l am almost sure il
did,
Albert hung his head minute, and his
mothers heart sank, but presently lie
said in a low voice, as if ashamed to tell
OF his own good conduct: Mother,
gave it all to a lame and ragged woman,
who sits all day long on the sidewalk
near our SCHOOL,
Albert. my darling! I knew it, 1
knew itr' exclaimed the delighted
mother. You will grow up to be a great
philanthropist, and all the world will
know that humble little l cultivated the
habit of beneVolence in your heart when
it was tender and young. Won't you,
my boy?"
''Yes, ma" said the dutifrll Albert.
Pennies and nickels came much more
plentifully in Albert's path after this
than they had ever come before, and most
of them found their way to the ragged
woman who sat Oh the curb near the
scbOolhouSe. Albert seemed TO take a
deep interest in the welfare of this
woman, and his mother determined after
a while 10 teach Albert another lesson in
benevolencc, that it is the duty of phil
anthropist 10 find out whether the object
of his charity be worthy one. Albert
opposed this idea. He was sure that she
was poor and lame, and she looked sick
That was enough. The thought that she
| might be a drunlSard or an impostor
seemed to shock him, 50 that his mother
decided TO investigate the woman's case
/ by herself. But she had many calls upon
her time, and several months elapsed be-
fore she found an opportunity TO do so.
She gave Albert five cents, and he de-
clarcd his intention of giving three of
them to the old woman. Then she fol-
! lowed him to school at q distance, and as
she approached the building she saw a
little knot of children surrounding some
object which she soon found 10 he n
ragged woman sitting on the curb with a
tray of candies and chewing gum in her
lap. AS she edged her way into the crowd
she heard the sweet tones Of hear dear
/ Albert driving hard bargain with the
! lame vender, and heard him complain:
I'm the best customer you've got in
/ this school, Skinny Biggs, and if you try
/ to put up the price on me I'll get all the
/ boys to boycott yer, seer'
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THE ELECTRIC ROAD.
More Cars and Quicker Trips-Still
After n Franchise

The Directors ofthe Central Street Rail
way Company held meeting last even
ing and decided upon several more i'm
provements to the already we'll regulated
electric road system.
The company expects to receive six
new cars within a week, and these will be
put to work" Immediately. As soon as
they are ready for the track the schedule
will be re-arranged, so that cars will run
on j street to Fifteenth every five minutes,
instead Of seven and a half minutes, as at
present, and from Fifteenth street to Oak
Park every ten minutes.
The directors also decided to make an
other try" for branch road in the
southern part Of the city. The company
will ask the Trustees for a franchise for Q
street, and will persevere until all efforts
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DRIVER DISCHARGED
Some Lively Scenes on L Street-An
Angry Father.

Angry Father.
Frank Driver, accused of having Grim
inally assaulted Henrietta Haedrick, was
examined before Justice of the Peace
Henry Saturday, and as the court did
not consider the testimony strong
enough, discharged him.
One Of the witnesses for the defense
was w. NJ. Hicks, and his testimony was
of nature calculated to degrade the
complaining witness. The girls father
became enraged at this, and during the
noon recess attempted to assault Hicks
on the sidewalk in front of the court
room. The girls mother and the girl
herself went TO the old gentleman's assist
ance, and Hicks was being handled
rather roughly when several by-standers
lnterfered and separated the belligerents.
The father threatened to kill Hicks,
and was in a terrible frenzy. He was
finally quieted, but later in the day he
broke loose again and this time attempted
to assault a brother of the defendant,
Driver.
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Pacific Coast Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports seventeen failures in the Pacific
Coast States and Territories for the week
ending yesterday, as compared with twen-
ty-one for the previous week and twelve
for the corresponding week of 1890. The
failures for the past week are divided
among the trades as follows: Two hotels,
two grocers, two general stores, two
butchers, one builder, one saloon, one
poultry, one baker, one millinery, one
hats and caps, one cigars and tobacco, one
restaurant and one dry goods.
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YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Sacramento Takes One Of Them-Reitz
to Play With the Senators.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16.-The Oak
land team had an easy victory over the
Sacramento's in the morning game at the
Emeryville grounds, winning by score
of to l. The game was called at the close
of the eighth inning.
AT the afternoon contest in this city
Baltz virtually gave the game to the Sac
ramentos. The bOX-work Of Hoffman
was strong. Reynolds, the temporary
second baseman of the Sacramentos.
played good game in the field. Hassa-
mer was weak on ground balls. Reitz
will play with Sacramento hereafter, as
Hutchinson had been exchanged for the
Oakland short stop.
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Rnyul ssakt.xn 3snt1,nrr.
Runs by inninrS-

Runs by innings
San Francisco 2 o 0 2 8 80
San JoSe............ ! o . 0 O 0-S
Earned runs-San Jose 2. Three-base hits
Sweeney, McVey. Sacrifice hitS--Cartwright
(2). Levy ~, Everett, Stailings. First base on
errors-San Francisco 4, San Jose .. First
base on called hallS-San Francisco S, san
Jose 6. Left on bases-San Francisco s, San
JOSEF. Struck cut-By Harper /, by Cobb d.
Hit by pitcher-Swett. Double plays-Smith to
Sharp TO Cartwright. Wild pitch Harper.
Umpire-Sheridan
Standing OF the CLUBS.
The following table shows the standing
Of the four California League clubs:
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CINCE IT'S ORIGIN THE NOW FAMOUS
= PROGRESSIVE DTSPENSARY, located
in Odd Fellows Building, STOCKTON, has
been the means OF restoring to perfect health
thousands of unIortunateS, many OF whom
had been given up 10 die by other physicians.
a number of ladies and gentlemen have given
permission to refer to them as living vouchers
of the great institution. Can ana learn their
experience yourself. Remember, while there
is life there is hope, and If any power on earth
can save you it is tho staff of physicians and
surgeons of the Progressive Dispensary.
Consultation Free and SacrcdIy Con-
fidential. Each visitor seen privately and
cures guaranteed. Out-oftown patients can
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AFTERNOON GAME.

Earned runs-Oal5land 1, Sacramento l.
Home run-Long. Three-ba hits-McClos-
key, HaSsamer. Sacrifice hits-McGuirk (2)
McClosGey, Reynolds. First base on errors
Oakland 4, Sacramento .. First base on
called balls-Oakland 1, Sacramento 8. Left
on bases-Oa&land 8, Sacramento 12. Struck
out-By Baltz 3, by Hoffman 8. Umpire
Mcdonald.
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MORNING GAME.

tafned runs-UakIands ;. Home rum
Reitz. Three base hit-Youn2man. Sacrifice
hit Stevens, Reynolds (2), Cantillon, Hines.
First base on errors-Oakland 4, Sacramento
l. First base on called balls-Oakland =,
Sacramento 5. left on bases-Oakland 4
Sacramento s. Struck out-By SOmmers 6, by
jackson q Hit by pitcher-McGuirk. Double
plays-Reynolds and McGuirk, Hassamer
and McGpirk. mpire-McDonald.
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AT SAN JOSE.
Harper Gets Wild In His Delivery, and
San Francisco Wins


SAN JOSE, Aug. 16.-The San Francisco
and San Jose teams played this afternoon
to large attendance. The San Joses had
the game up to the end of the seventh,
when Harper commenced giving bases
on balls. A few errors helped the visitors
materially, and they scored four runs,
winning by a score of toS.
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HARVESTING CLAIMS.
Not Shining Headlights of Intel
lectuality.

The TamaIe Tree of q. Southern Editor
Robbed by Catfish-A straw Ride
at Bodega-Rescued From the Briny
Deep.
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DISEASES WE TREAT sUCCEssFJLLy:

Asthma, Catarrh, Nasal, Throat and Lung
Diseases; Diseases of the Digestive DREAMS;
Constipation, Liver, Kidney and Blad-
der Complaints; Bright's Disease; Dia-
betes and kindred Affections: Diseases of
the Bladder; Structure, Fits, Nervous Dis
eases, Lost Manhood, Exhaust1ng Drains,
Seminal Weakness. Piles; All Chronic Com
Lack OF Youthful Nigor in Mem, the
Result of E1cesses, Abuse, OverworI or Dis
sipation, Positively and Rapidly Cured Dis
eases CT Women treated with unftiling sue
cess.
Wewould remind the afflicted that this in
stitution is supplied With skill ability. faclli-
ties and appliances for the successful treat
ment of all classes of diseases and chronic all
ments, no matter from what cause arising.
If our physicians cannot cure you. no power
on earth can, therefore II afflicted with an ALL
ment or'disease come where genuine ability is
a ruling feature, where success is, our watch
word and the alienation OF human suffering
our mission
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NOR SALE-A FARM CONTAINING 81
| acres, situated 21a miles from county seat
and l mile from railroad station; 80 acres
under cultivation, planted in trees, vines, ETC..
81 acres in timber; good buildings; good well
and spring, 2 horses and harness, 2 wagons,
head stock and all necessary farming utensils;
the above land is nearly all under a large canal.
Reason for sale, old age. Inquire of WIN. A.
kRAMP. Diamond SPRINGS. Cal. iyl6-3m*
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y1OR SALE CHEAP-ONE OF THE OLD
L est hotels in the city. Apply at this of
flee. aul4-tf
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Eur 3ulE.

NOR SALE-ONE COMPLETE SET OF
L Chambers Encyclopedias; new, for Sl5.
COB X street. aul5-6t
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Especial Correspondence of the RECORD
IJNION,l
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NOR SALE-VERYC CHEAP, SEVEN FULL
L lots in one block, 24O fest railroad front:
good factory site. Apply TO STRUBEL, 317
4 81 1rant aul1--I%
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4 rs yearlings grade Durhams); all in fine
condition. Address FLINT Il RAYMOND,
COSulnneS Cal au1 Lists
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EOR ALE-SMALL AND LARGE EFARMS
Il wanted to find buyers who know a good
thing when they see it. Apply to STROBEL,
3l7 J street, Sacramento. jy29-lmd&w
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T7OR SALE-14o ACRES OF RECLAIMED
Il land on Grand Island. Sacramento county
fronting on Old River, between Walnut Grove
and lsleton; orchard OF pears, plQms and
o,linces: will be sold at bargain. For terms
and particulars inquire at this Office or at the
II. S. Land Office San Francisco
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T3OR SALE-ONE OF THE FINEST AND
largest saloons in the city; extra family
entrance; best location; stock and lease. In
ouire Mt tbis Office
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EOR SALE CHEAP LARGE SAFE,
L shelves, counter, platform and counter
scales desks, truck. store and basement to
let, 129 j street. NJ. \. BUkKE. au1 1-6t%
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UNION.l
There, far away seen from the topmoSt Gill
Filling with purple gloom the vacancies
Between the tufted hills, the slOplng seas
Hung in mid Heaven, and hallway down
rare sails
White as white clouds, tioated from sky to
sky.
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90 let pr 32r41t.

ITO LET-ONE FURNISHED FRONT
/ room with bay window; near State Print
ing Of=ce. 1914 NJ street. auI5-6
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T5OR SALE OR TO RENT ON LEASE
4 ten acres OF bottom land, one mile below
Washington, Yolo county; if sold will take
small payment down. Apply to EDWIN X.
ALSIP & CO., Real Estate and Insurance
Agents, 1015 Fourth street.
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anat-In,4e,n.
2l1ntttEH.

EXPERIENCED DRESS
w maker. INQUIRE at 1&5 l street. ltt
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RESUMED BUSINESS
TO WEAK MEN ss:1s;' sss.;:s; = ss;;:: ::,s:1 e. :

1t will be conducted by f. NJ. WOODSON
and the ESTATE OF E. D. WOODSON. aus
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Oh! pleasant breast of waters, quiet bay,
Like to a quiet mind in the loud world
Where the chafed breakers ofthe outer sea
Sink dJowerleSs as anger falls aside
And Withers on the breast of peaceful love.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-18
The Result in Illinois.

Mr.. John NJ. Palmer, who has just
been elected United States Senator
from Illinois, by the addition of two
Farmers Alliance votes TO the solid
Democratic column, was formerly a
Republican and is generally regarded
as man of ability and good character.
1t appears, however, that he, as Mr..
Thurman did, during the Greenback
agitation, has to very considerable
extent, professed to be in accord with
the purposes of the Farmers Alliance.
He stated to the representatives of the
Farmers Alliance, that he was in favor
of abolishing the national bank curren-
cy, and he believed that all money
should be issued and controlled by the
government, and that in his judgment,
national graded income tax was q
necessity.
Mr.. Palmer's election, it being known
with tOlerable certainty how the other
three vacancies in the United States
Senate will be filed, reduces the ma
jority of the Republicans in that body
to six. Upon a question of honest
money the Senate will not be Repub-
lican, the Senators from the mining
camps having already demonstrated
their indifference to party relations and
party doctrines, where silver is con-
cerned. The only trustworthy barrier
now left between costly trial of cur
rent financial delusions is President
Harrison,
Smyrna times., 1891-03-18
A Present for Every Bride.

For twenty-three years The House
hold has been a welcome visitor in hun
dreds of thousand of American homes
and has been, during these years, the
companion and help of the American
housewife.
In order that the brides of the coun-
try may have the benefit of the visits
of this, the oldest household publica-
tiOn in the country, the publishers of
the Household to all brides of six
months or less, who will, themselves,
or their friends, send ten two-cent
stamps with printed notice of their
marriage in the same letter.
This is a very tempting offer, and
they call it their Wedding Present" ="
which they offer to every bride in the
United States on the above terms.
The Household has just made three
striking offers to the three subscribers
who shall obtain the three largest lists
Ofnew subscribers between March first
and August first.
These presents are nothing less than
a 500 Horse and Goddard Buggy, a
Miller Upright Piano, in either Mahog-
any, Oak, Walnut or Ebonized case,
and a Columbia Bycicle for either lady
or gentleman's use.
The March number of the Household
contains illustrations and descriptions
of these elegant presents, and can be
found at the news stands, or will be
sent by the publishers, on receipt Of
ten cents by the Household Company,
so Bromfeld St., Boston.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-18
Honeat.

A gentleman who passed the autumn
some fifty miles from Philadelphia pays
a tribute to the honesty of the Quaker
Lady with whom he boarded. He passed
several weeks at her house, and when
the time came for him to leave he pack
ed up his belonings, paid his bill, and
said good-by, leaving the house by the
stage coach, which, in primitive fashion,
was to take him to the nearest railway
station.
The stage stopped for a few moments
at the village postoface while the mail
was made up, and the gentleman sitting
on the box saw his landlady coming
down the street. The driver came out
and mounted to his place, but the
Quakeress made signs to him to wait,
and in a moment she was at the side Of
the coach.
II found this in my dressing table, ("
she said, extending something wrapped
in a wisp Of paper.
What is it" the gentleman asked, it
being rather difficult to reach down to
where she stood.
She unrolled the wisp Of paper with
the greatest gravity, and showed-a dis
carded quill toothpick.
''Oh, thank your the gentleman said,
endeavoring not TO smile. "It is Of no
value. You may keep it."
at is Of no value TO me-" she respond
ed, with unmoved seriousness, and stand
ing upon the step she reached to him the
wisp Of paper.
There was manifestly nothing to do
but to take it, and so the ridiculous
scene was ended by the gentleman's
pocketing the quill, and thanking the
bringer as grsvely as if it had been a
gold watch.-YOuth's Companion.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-18
Thank the Children.

They run on our errends, upstairs
for our books or slippers, our thimbles,
our new magazines; downstairs to tell
the servants this thing or that; over
the way to carry the messages to the
post office with our letters and par
cells. They leave their work or play
a dozen times in the morning to do
something to oblige as who are grown
up, bigger, stronger, and apt to be less
absOrbingiy occupied than they. No
game of politics in later life, will ever
be so important to the man as ball and
top to the little lad and No future en-
joyment of the little girl will ever be
greater in degree and in kind than her
present interest in her dolls and her
playhouse Yet johnny and Jennie fly
at our bidding, arresting themselves in
mId-career Of the play which is their
present work, and, alas half the tune
we quite overlook our own obligation
to be grateful. We do not say 81
thank you - And because we do not
say it we make 1t difficult for our chill
dren to be as polite, as simply cour-
teous, as otherwise as they would be
by nature, and the imitation which is
second nature to all ehildren.-TR
! Household.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-18
A Joke Misunderstood.

The cynical humor and eccentric say
ings Of Beau Brummel were not always
received by the auditors in the manner
which their originator anticipated or de-
sired. At one time Brummel was men,
Der of Walters club, in London, which
was then the most noted gambling house
in the metropolis. Among his fellow
members was a man named Bigh, whose
eccentricity amounted at times to mild
insanity. One evening the Beau, having
lost considerable stake, affected in his
farcical way a very tragic and suicidal
air, and cried out, Waiter, bring me a
candlestick and loaded pistolr'
Upon which Bligh, who was sitting
opposite to him, calmly produced two
pistols from his pocket, and placing
them upon the table said, ''Mr. Brum-
mel, If you are really desirous to put a
period TO your existence am extremely
happy to offer you the means without
troubling the waiter" The effect upon
those present may be easily imagined,
for it was apparent to all that the good
natured offer was sincerely meant. A
few judicious words from the Beau, now
all seriousness, induced the other to re.
pocket the weapons, but the incident
somewhat dampened the spirits Of the
card party, which quickly broke up and
separated. New York World.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-18
An Impressive sOOloty Initla4iou.


In one Of the secret societies at college
the victim Is led into the hall blindfOld-
ed. The room Is perfectly dark, 30 that
he could not see anything If the band
ages were removed. he is then taken
by two strong men. put into regulation
graveyard coffin, with, holes bored In the
lid so that he will not suffocate, and the
cover is screwed down tight The build
ing has a shaft to the cellar, and the
coffin, with the victim in it, is slowly
lowered. It is truly horrible expert
ence, and several young men with shalxy
nerves have tainted during the ceremo-
ny. In the cellar, which is fitted up
with all sorts Of ghostly appliances, the
coffin is put ON an altar of logs, such as
is supposed to have been built in Olden
times Tor Isaac's benefit. The cover is
removed and the bandage loosened, so
that it can be easily removed. There is
a horrible groaning and clanking of
chains, and suddenly the altar, which
has been saturated with harmless chem
icals, blazes up, and the bandage is re-
moved from the neOphyte's eyes.
AS he raises himself up in the coffin
provided he has nerve enough left-he
sees about the room two or three skele-
tons, which have been rubbed with phos-
phOrus and glow vividly in the dark
ness. They are rugged with pulleys and
ropes, and slowly they raise their bony
fingers and point them at him, while a
supulchral voice bids him get out of the
coffin. With a show of courage, not at
all warranted by his feelings, he obeys.
A single taper is lighted, and he sees in
the dim ray several masked figures in
white robes standing about him. The
cold, clammy body of a dead snake il
then put in his hand, and he is made tc
swear upon it that he will keep the Sc.
crets of the order to his dying day, and
defend them with his life if necessary
New York Star.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-18
Confirmation by Bishop Cole
man

Bishop Coleman will administer the
rite of confirmation as follows:
March 15-Morning, Emmanuel
Church, Highlands, evening, Trinity
church, Wilmington.
March 19-Evening, Calvary Church
Wilmington.
March 22-Dover and Camden.
March 24-Evening, Old Swede's
Church, Wilmington.
March 29-Evening, Emmanuel
Church, New Castle.
March 29-Morning, Claymont.
March S1-Evening, Newport.
April Evening, Marshalton.
April 2-Evening Stanton.
April 1O-15-Diocese of Massachu-
sets.
April 19-MOrning, st. Andrews
Church, Wilmington.
April 23-29-Diocese of Albany.
May S-MOrning, St. Johns Church,
Wilmington evening, Grace Church,
Brandywine hundred.
May 7-Evening, Middletown.
May 1O-MOrning, Christ Church,
Christiana hundred, evening, Newark.
May 17-MOrning Little Hill; after
noon, Phillips School House evening
Laurel.
May 24-MOrning, Little Creek; ev.
ening, Laurel.
May 31-Smyrna and Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-18
BALLOT REFORM.

This, the next most important SUBJ
ject, is making some progress. The
joint cOmmitte in charge of this legis-
latiOn has been authorized to employ
council, to assist in perfecting this leg
islation. There and no less than Eve
different bills, directly are presumptively
before this committee-the Myers Vot-
ing Machine bill, the Graham Austria
liam Ballot bill, the Smalley Australian
Ballot bill, the New Jersey Patent Bal
lOt-box bill, and the Coursey Voting
Screen bill. The committee held an
open session Wednesday night to give
audience to John w. Graham, Jr., who
explained to those present, numbering
most of the members left in Dover the