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is not necessary to make the public think
SO, as long as her money holds out. In
this way you can get one or two season S
experience at some one else's expense,
and if you are born to be great that
much practice will enable you to handle
anything from Patti opera to dime
museum.
And now that you are on the high road
to success, there are few little incident
ais that should be looked after, in order
not to impede your progress. Look out
for the newspaper dramatic critic. Your
future, your fortune, aye, your very life
depends upon the whims of the dramatic
critic. Now and then you will run against
critic who has warm spot in his heart,
feels sorry for you, and will not 'roast"
your show in the manner it might de-
serve. But you will not find them often.
The average dramatic critic is cold
blooded and hard-hearted. He might
have been sympathetic once upon time,
but he's been too long in the business now,
and has been fooled too often. Don't
lie about your show to the critic. Lie
all you please on your show-bills, but
don't lie to this man. Let this advise go
unheeded, and you might succeed in get
ting fine advance notice from him, by
lying, but the next time you come to his
town you will be slaughtered. And don't
get too familiar with the critic. Take him
up to the theater ifyou wish, and make him
acquainted with your soubrette or prima
donna, but don't get too familiar yourself.
All this advice may seem superfluous,
but it is important. If you should lack
perspicacity and strike the wrong man,
the wrong critic, you are done for in his
city. A few years will suffice to teach
the Snowman to discriminate, and be
truthful at the same time, and when he
has been out several seasons ahead of some
''stupendous aggregations'' he will smile
at the simplicity of the obstacles which
caused him such anxiety and heart
burnings, before his hair turned gray.
And all the time keep Barnum's advice
in mind: The people like TO be hum
bugged. Remember that it is not so
much what you have got, as what you
make the dear people believe you have
got, that will fatten your sack with dol
lars. HADJI PASHA.
Sacramento, May g. 1891.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater this even
ing the remarkably successful comedy
THE County Fair viii be produced.
No comedy of rural life has had greater
success than this play, not even except
ing 1.-THE Old Homestead" Two realis-
tic scenes in the comedy are fair scene
with the booths, the cattle, general stock,
crowds, etc. Another is a country fair
race-course with three trained horses,
who run long distance al break-neck
speed, with the illusion Of the scenery
moving as the horses run, The running
is effected by mechanical device that is
wholly new TO the stage, and involves
the placing of some thousands of pieces
of machinery. All who have seen this
effect pronounce it one of the most strik-
ing and exciting ever put upon the
stage. An appreciative critic says OF the
drama:
There is decided charm about The
County Fair which, because of its quaint
and homely characteristics, impresses
itself upon the auditor at once. Touches
of pathos bring mists to the eyes, and the
fun which weaveS in and out of every
scene compels ripples of laughter while
yet the eyes MOSTLY gliSten. The secret
of the plays effectiveness lies in the fact
that its characters and it's incidents are
all understandable. Instead of shooting
over the heads of the people it goes
straight to their hearts. Everybody
appreciates the desperate hOpelessness of
Tim the Tanner when Miss Abby is
about to send him away. 1t is a very
commonplace chord of sympathy which
this scene strikes, but it is remarkably
effective. So also the banishment of
Taggs. 1t is the same throughout the
piece. The commoner feelings of every
day humanity are worked upon and the
whole thing is rounded off with some
thing attractive and interesting to every
body-a horse-race. 1t would be dull
clod indeed who failed to get bit excited
while the race scene is on, and the
horses are running for dear life, while
the jockeys are whipping for all they are
worth. And when Cold Molasses forges
slowly to the front and comes under the
wire neck in the lead, it is much the
same as Horatius swimming the Tiber
when
even the ranks of Tuscany
Could scarce forbear to cheer.
1.-THE representation given Mr.. Bur-
CESS clever comedy is a very good one.
The company is efficient, and the people
have settled into their parts and given
many an embellishing touch to their inn
presentations"
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WOMEN AROUSED,
The Wives and Mothers of Calf Are
Up in Arms.
War Declared on the ''Red Light''
Bagnio of Georgia Lawrence-Racy
Developments in Store.

The village of Gait, in this county, is
just now the battle-ground between de-
cency and shamelessness, and it looks
very much as if the former is going to
get away with the fight. The latest de-
veiopments in the struggle are thus set
forth in yesterdays Gazette:
Ladies' of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union of Gait have taken
upon themselves the ridding of the town
! OF the notorious Georgia Lawrence, and
the closing up OF the 'Red-Light' bagnio
near the school-house, and have appealed
to the strong arm Of the law to aid them
IN their undertaking.
"a member of that society, Mrs. A. P.
Clough, on last Wednesday swore to a
complaint charging Georgia Lawrence
with the crime of vagrancy, and she will
be prosecuted by the District Attorney
under the new Vagrancy law enacted by
the last Legislature.
Constable Phillips arrested the brothel
keeper and took her before Justice of the
Peace Clement. Her plea was not guilty.
She waived time and asked for a continu-
ance of the case until next Saturday, the
10th inst.
The trial will be one of those racy.
gossipy ones, replete with sensational
developments that viii cause the blush
and pallOr Of shame to surmount the
cheeks of the unsophisticated witnesses
who will be called upon the stand to give
testimony in the case.
1T is said that the prosecution has been
diligently at work for some time procur-
ing the names of patrons of the Red
Light for the purpose of proving be-
yond all peradyenture the character and
purposes of the house and nuisance COM
planned Of
I'VE Will not be surprised to see an ex-
! odus OF Galtities rushing to the springs
and other distant resorts during the next
! few days.
The suit, however, will determine one
OF two things. 1t is understood that the
| defense will demand jury trial, and if
there can be found in this township
twelve men who favor the keeping and
! conducting of house of prostitution at
the very threshold of the public school.
! the sooner this fact is made known to the
community the better.
1T will not do to disguise the Red
Light as a saloon, dram-shop or public
inn, notwithstanding the fact that the
/ landlady may have procured license to
sell liquors and cigars.
The suit commenced is only the fore
runner OF other criminal actions to be
commenced later on by the prosecution.
should it fail in this instance in closing
the doors of a brothel in close proximitY
TO the schoOl-hOuse.
THE ladies Of the w. G.. T. u, are de-
| terInined to abate the nuisance, and thew
Will have the best efforts of the District
Attorney to help them out"
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DON MARVIN.

bIye-ycar-old record, 1928. Standard by
breeding and performance. This fast young
Stalhon was bred by Hon. Leland Stanford,
Faio Alto, Cal. He was sired by Falls, eos
Mhe sire OF Wanda, 2;19 9IS, Don Marvin, 2:2S,
Fatrose, 3-year-old trial, 2:295S, and Will
nln6ton, 2:33l, by the great Electioneer (tho
sire of Sunol, years 2:IO5%, and 6e Others In
I9ie $50 list. Don Marvin'S dam is Cora, by
Don Victor, son of Belmont, second dam Clara
pei Soan OF Cliften Bell, 2:2112, and grand dam
OF Rexford, 3 years, 2:24 and Electrician.
S;&4l2l, by Abdallah Star; third dam, Fairy
py kysdyk's Hambletouian; fourth dam,
Emma Milts, by Seeiy's American Star. Don
Marvin is n handsome seal brown. l6 hands
ilgh, and weighs over 200 pounds He is a
morse oil great natural speed. His present rec
after making u large season in the stud. and is
no measure of his speed. The price of his sorv-
Ice Zee Is $40, which is lower than any stall
ing.
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BURR's PETITION DENIED.
He Cannot Inquire into the Supervisors,
Business.


E. A. Burr's petition for a writ of re-
view--to permit him to look into the
affairs of the Board of Supervisors and
show that certain claim for advertising
was illegal-was summarily disposed of
yesterday afternoon by Superior Judge
Van Fleet.
Several hours were consumed in argu-
ing the case by the attorneys on both
sides.
Counsel for the Supervisors demu rred
to the petition and at the same time
moved to quash the proceedings, on the
ground that petition for a writ of review
was not the proper manner in which TO
proceed; that the proper way would be to
sue the persons to whom the money had
had been paid, for its return.
OF course the opposite was argued by
tiles were quoted.
IL" court sustained the demurrer.
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ROSS S,

STANDARD; RECORD, 2:25. ON NUM-
- bers will be given in Wallace's Trotting
Register No. 10.)
ROSS s., 1926, by Nutwood, 2:lS5<, first
dam by State OF Malre, 2:4O, by Simpsons
Messenger by Winthrop Messenger, son of
imp, Messenger, second dam by McCracken's
Black Hawk.
ROSS :. has the fastest record of any Nut
wood stallion on the coast, excepting Dawn,
2:1S34, and as a sire will prove To be the equal
of any son OF Nutwood. His first colts, now
3-year-olds are very promising, and three of
them Will drop in the $50 list this year, if
nothing happens them, as two can now show
$3.50 gait, and the third can trOt IL mile in
$50. ROSSAS. and his colts can be seen at
stables of the undersigned, where all can see
that he is q sire of size, color, style and speed
DESCRIPTION-ROS s. is q rosewood
bay, l6 hands high, weighs 1,15O pounds,
very stylish, good name and tail, legs and
feet, plenty OF bone and muscle, and splen-
did long neck.
TERMS-ROSS S. will stand at s75 for the
season.
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Pacific Coast Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports fourteen failures in the Pacific Coast
States and Territories for the week end
ing yesterday, as compared with nine
teen for the previous week, and eight for
the corresponding week Of 1890. The
failures for the past week are divided
among the trades as follows: Three sa-
looms, one wood and coal, one hotel, one
furniture, one well-borer, one grocery,
one general store, one bakery, one dry
goods, one clothing, one restaurant, and
one cigars and tobacco.
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PAY CAR

Is my name; my sire is Ross s., record 1925,
by Nutwood, record 2:1S34; my dam is Etellla,
record gil; my great dam is Katie Did, the
dam OF Inez, record $50. / am years old,
1554 hands high, splendid blood bay in color,
and feet, long neck, good head, well set on.
can trot q 2:40 gait in an easy way. ! am the
only stallion in the State standing for public
service that combines the blood of the two
great sireS, Nutwood and Sultan. | will be
allowed to serve fifteen approved mares for
$50 the season, at Worth Ober's Training
Stables, Sacramento Race Track. Good mares
sent to breed TO me VIII have the best OF care
fu handling and kept In any way wished
Accidents or escapes at owners risk. Address
all communications TO
WORTH OBER. Owner.
mr21-Sm 61S TWentY-third St. SacrnmenfO
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WORTH OBER. Owner.
mr2l-Sm 61S Twenty-third ST., Sacramento.
TROFFIEG STALLIVN-A Great Sire Strangely overlooked.
STERI

MO. 6,223, IS A HORSE OF MOST FASH
~ ionable breeding, his sire being by the
sire of the great NutwoOd and his sires dam,
like that of Nutwoods dam, being by Pilot Jr.
Although it has been the reproach OF my
II lends that my partlality for Prompter pre-
vented me from giving Sterling ''a chance"
not giving him my best mares nor working
his colts, and he had but few outside mares,
in spite of which, at II years old, he had
four 2:3O performers and n son that sired Il
filly that entered the $50 list at 3 years old
and showed full mile in her work in 2:19L
"a showing that not ten horses in the world
has equaled. His dam is the dam OF a 4-year-
old with u record of 2:26, and grand dam OF q
4-year-old with record of 2:2O and of
mare that has produced n $50 trotter and the
fastest 2-year-oid ever bred IN Butte County,
and grand dam of horse that has sired q
2:30 performer. She has not only won her
way to the =" table of great brood mares" but
has demonstrated that she possesses in an en-
inent degree those invaluable qualities In the
dam Of stock horse the potency 10 breed
on" and the quality of "early development"
Although fcaled in Sacramento, what im-
ported Eorse exeels him? w. II. HICKS.
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wel1-AIerited Punishment.

]. II. Merritt, the saloon keeper, who,
while being tried on Friday in the Police
Court on a charge of selling liquor to
minors, called c. c. Brown, one of the
witnesses for the prosecution, liar, was
fined 500 yesterday for contempt of
tIrf
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KAFFIR,

Standard No. 15,O45.-Kaffr is q rich BAY,
ioaled 1887; bred by L. ]. Rose, Esq, Los An
geles, Cal; l594 hands high; sired by AlcaEar,
2:2Q12, he by Sultan, 2:24 tsire of Stamboul,
2:l1 !, out of Minnehaha dam of 5 horses in
the 2:3O list. Kaffrs dam is Flower Girl
by Authurton sire of Arab, 2:15, and the
cams cams OF Hazel Wilkes, 2:20, Freedom, 2:29sS-
fastest yearltng in the world-and others in
ESQ listl; second dam, Flora, 2:33, by Cen
eral Mcclellan sire of in 2:3O list; third
dam Flora Iangford, by Langtord sire OF the
dams OF Lillian Wilkes, 3 years, 2:1754, and 3
others in $3.50 listl. Mr.. Rose says Kaifir was
one OF the fastest yearling trotters he ever
bred, trotting quarters in 37}6 seconds in his
Eearling form. He viii be allowed to serve a
limited number of mares at $40 the season.
after which he will be prepared for the fall
campaign.
The public is invited TO call and see these
hne individuals, representing the THREE
GREAT TR0TTING FAMILIES - WILKES,
ELECTlONEER and SULTAN.
Good pasture close by the city at 81 per
month For further particulars and COM
plete circulars, call or address
+. Il. LOWELL,
mr2S-tf 1890 street, Sacramento, Cal.
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.......A 100-vara lot on the corner of
Fourth and Mission streets sold for S45,-
coo, and the owner thought he was get
ting fine price for it. The same lot
could not now be had for less than twenty
times that sum.
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There were axnert nicknncket

......... There were expert pickpockets in
those days, as well as now. While q
stage driver named Baker was plotting
his stage from Mariposa to Hornitos one
OF his lady passengerS-who was very
anxious TO ''ride on the box with the
good-looking driver''-picked his pocket
of all his wealth.
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Another Awning Down.

The wooden awning, which for many
years has been attached to the building of
ID. O..Mills IL Co. on Second and streets,
has been torn down and the corner is
now much more attractive in appear
anop.
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some of her passengers who left Sacra-
mento at 2 o'clock in the afternoon took
their toddies in the Bank Exchange sa-
loon, corner of Montgomery and Wash
ington streets, at o'clock in the evening.
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Drvtown Anador Comfy

.........Drytown, Amador County, has
the honor of being the place where the
first Union Club (politica1) was formed in
the State. e. D. LEMON was President,
VIM. II. Hooper Vice-President, and S.
r. DeLong Secretary.
The record-union., 1891-05-10

Henry W. Halleck was then
Major of the Second Division of
the California militia, but it was not long
before he was called to the head of the
Federal army
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Odd Fellows Hall in Marysville
was dedicated on the 26th of April, 1861.
A feature of the exercises was the ora
ton by Newton Booth OF Sacramento.
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Grnttttte 5tnIItn.ts.
WILKESDALE.

SIANDARD NO. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
~ rs q dark bay, l6 hands high bred at High
ia. iaWh farm, Mass. He very closely resembles
~ MS sire, Alcantara, 1928, who has the honor
OF having added more trotters to tho $50 list
" itSt year Than any other sire In the world
daeeeulSfee = Wilkcsdale's sire is Alcantara
.-;-.o Nslre OF 80 IN the 2:S0 list at Ia years
MllkSs 2;@2 lsire of Guy Wilkes, 2:i5I1 and
q others IN Tie 2:3o list. Alcantara'S dam
IN n AiIna ma Mater dam of In 2:3o list, by
wilkes, 2:15ll, Baron Wilkes, 2:lS, and 39
Others IN $50 list. Wilkesda!cs dam is
dhornaale Maid, 2;30 dam of Miss Alice,
2:l9S4, and Thornton, 2:26IA. nv ThorndaTe'
2:-,2It4, he by Alexander's A bdaIlah. out OF Old
Dolly ldam of Director, 2:17, Onward, 2:25I8,
SZs'flna, 2:21 and Thorndale, 2:22L0 second
Ierms-$lo 90 for the season, with usual re-
turn PRIVILEGE
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NUTWOOD IR.,

HIIIE FAMOUS STALLION, WILL STAND
the season at AGRICULTURAL PARK.
Price. $50 for season.
mr21-3m Il. II. MASON, Proprietor.
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SACRAMENTO CITY BONDS.

T1HE COMMISSIONERS OF THE FUNDED
i Debt Sinking Fund of the City of Sacra-
mento will have on hand by the 25th day of
May about Forty Thousand Dollars for the
purchase of Sacramento City Bonds which
they will pay to the lowest and best bidders
for the respective classes of bonds due in
1888, 1898, S9S and / 903. They invite sealed
proposals for the sale of these bonds, and will
consider all bids placed with the Commission
ers on or before 10 O'Clock A. ". on tue goth
day of MAY, 1891. The different series of
bonds must be offered separately, as they are
of different values, according to the period at
which they fail due. All bids should be di-
rected to the commissioners of the Funded
Debt of Sacramento" and marked on the out
side, bids for Bonds" The Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
II. o. BEATTY, President
NEWTON BOOTH,
SPARROW SMITH,
ap21-tillmy23 Commissioners.
GEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
n friends in the Fast.
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even the ranks of Tuscany
Could scarce fDrbpar fO cheer

1.-THE representation given Mr.. Bur-
CESS clever comedy is a very good one.
The company is efficient, and the people
have settled into their parts and given
many an embellishing touch to their inn
personations"
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The following articles of incorporation
were filed in the Secretary of States office
The record-union., 1891-05-10

.....:..The steamers Chrysopolis and
Nevada had great race from here to San
Francisco one day in April. The first
named won by fifteen minutes, and the
fact was tclegraphed here that night that
The record-union., 1891-05-10

1.-THE reduction of Fort Sumter had
set the nation practically on fire. Men
were flocking to New York from all
directions in response to Lincoln's call
for seventy-five thousand volunteers, and
war vessels were being fitted out in haste.
1t was feared that the Confederates would
move on the National Capital, and bodies
of militia were preparing to go to its de-
fense.
jeff Davis laughed at Lincoln's pro-
clamation, and said he would have Wash
lngton in thirty days The New York
Herald office was threatened, and COM
PEELED to run up the Stars and Stripes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-06
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-06

Funny isn't il that hall the people who
have attended school and studied physics
will persist in jumping off carriage in
motion or an electric car with their bsrts
io-srd the vehicles destination. one fellow
Who did 80 yesterday on Water street
thought It was qaits funny judging from
the .heepish expression with which he
gathered him.elf together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-06

The merit of Mellin's Food consists not
only in its u7eri ,ritv over other subs'isues
IL moth"is dix. but also in the readi e. .
With .hloh IL Is prepared. l. Is real
blessing 10 tn. busy or ured mo'hrr, Tor
sefy fe~ o'inu e. righI Sud morning are
al mat are beee.ssty " prepare the BABY
food for twenty -four hours. dl.fonm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-06
An Ancient Powder Horn.

Kennedy Smith, well known TO spors-
men a. the mSn who has done much TO
develop quite a number Of sporfsmens re-
srrt. in the Dead river region, was in the
cuy last night. Mr. Smith called at the
JorRsAL Gill se durir his stay in the city
He had in his possession an old powder
horn. the history of which. II known, would
douetls.. he as interesting Z" = fairy tale
Ii i. anely CARED By = rude but neverthe-
LEI. artist hand. in designs Of birds, t'h
deer, full rugged ship, etc and bears the
following words: john Shannan, his
horn. Made At Tconderogs, Sept. ye p
1850" The horn Was found in IN old de-
serted house in the Dead river region, nes'
the spot where the bullets were found fh''
fall. and which, it was supposed. we're LET
there by Benedict Arnold's expedition
Many think thst this old horn VAS left be
hind BY tome s,ldier Of Arnold's army. II
look ct i. would be to easily believe that i
he'd seen service in the Revolutionary var
At least, and may have furnished powder tc
kill not only Britishers but redskins d
we'll.