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o'clock tonight, making six hours. To-
morrow Saturday they will skate six
hours more afternoon and evening.
The contest will be for purse of $500,
divided as follows: First, $500, second,
Sl25; third, S75. There viii be good mu-
sic in attendance. Among the contest
ants will be Messrs. Sharp, Andrews,
Kenna, Jacobs, Knell, Murphy and
Blythe. all of San Francisco, and our
fastest local skaters.
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play, but it is shown that when he was
alive he was lively character He lived
IN London and in Edinburgh, where he
had business in the wine trade. In these
cities he maintained two domestic estab-
lshments. Mr.. Gillette shows that he
was married TO two charming young
women, one of whom during Wilkin-
sons periodical absence carried on se-
ries of tiirtations with several admirers: !:
on Wilkinson's death, however, both the
young women married. One of them is
known as Mrs. Perrin, the other as Mrs.
Dlckerson. The latter was the lively
Mrs. Wilkinson during his lifetime.
Each supposed herself to be the undis-
puted wife of the bigamist. Upon the mis-
taken identity as to which Mrs. Wilkin-
son was the genuine and real widow
the complications are broughtabout. Two
happy homes are therefore thrown into a
turbulent state of excitement.
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YOUNG WOMEN CHRISTIANS.
They VIII Pleasantly Entertain Thefl
Friends this Eyeninc.

ilSuuS tlllS ENcHiuS
At the comfortable and inviting rooms
of the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton. l0ll Ninth street, between and X
reception will be rendered this evening
to the friends of the association.
Commencing at 7:30 o'clock an interest
ing programme will be given, including
report Of the work done by the associa-
tion and an address by Miss Wilson,
international Secretary.
The newly-arrived General Secretary,
Miss Alice Bailey, recently of San Fran
ciscO-in whose behalf the reception is
given-will inaugurate her work in this
community by an address, in which she
will outline her plans. All are invited.
The record-union., 1892-02-12
Date of the spring Races

1t has already been announced that the
spring meeting of the Capital Turf and
Driving Club would be held on the week
following the Blood-Horse Associations s
races at San Francisco.
The latter has now given out that it's
meeting will conclude on Saturday. the
1th Of May; hence the Sacramento meet
ing will open on the following Monday.
May 9th.
The record-union., 1892-02-12
LoNe-pIsTANCE SKATING.

A Twelve-Hour Contest to be Com
menced This Afternoon.
Under the management of Mr.. Farrell
of San Francisco there viii be inaugu-
rated this afternoon at the Skating Rink
the most exciting skating contest wit
messed in this city for years. 1t will be a
twelve-hour race, with intermissions.
The contestants will skate from to 5
o'clock this afternoon, ard from s to IL
The record-union., 1892-02-12

At the Clunie Opera house parlor, be-
ginning to-day, from 10 to L and to 5
daily, Domingo, the Albino Indian babe.
will be on exhibition with his father and
mother, who are plains Indians of tribe
living between Fresno and the Tehachani
range. The child has the fathers features
very strongly Marked; the wife and
mother is handsome Indian, more
comely than any called to recollection.
The child is very bright baby of seven
months, strong and healthy. It's ewes are
pink, its hair very fine, silky and white.
its skin dead chalk white and satip
surfaced. Albinos are extremely rpre
among copper-colored races, and this is
the first one of the abnormal type of
which there is any record upon the Pa
citic Coast. The admission fee is nominal
The Indian, his wife and child are nnder
the guardianship of H. c. B. Gill, with
Mr.. Pyke of the Fresno Opera house
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SCHNERR & {
Successors to Postel & schnerr),

Nos. IIII aud IH3 Front Street Sacramento, Cal.
L and General Agents Fredericksburg Brew
Ing Company, dealers in Wines Imported
Mineral Waters, CaFbonated Drinks Flasks,
etc.
Our SarsaparlIla, Iron and Vichy Water and
California Orange Cider still lead on this
coast on account of their healthfulness purity,
who, under all sorts of misrepresenta-
ion, offer for sale similar but vastly
Inferior goods made IN outside towns.
The record-union., 1892-02-12

FoR anything in the musical line, from
a jewsharp to piano, try Hammer.
Music Store, $50 j street. Largest stock
lowest prices.
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At the Clunie Opera-house this even
ing the drama of Among the Pines" will
be played. For thisIpiece there has been
new scenery prepared and long and
patient rehearsals. 1t will be given with
the full strength of the company. Miss
The record-union., 1892-02-12

SO down and SO per month buys a first
class piano. in rosewood or walnut case of A
j. Pommer, Ninth ana ] streets.
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The first of three dramatic reeitals
given by Josephine FrieI-DurrelI. under
the auspices of the Y. W. @. T. u will
take place at Pythian Castle this even
ing, at o'clock.
The record-union., 1892-02-12

BELL CONSERVATORY COMPANY. for
lists, You can always find us at telephone No
100. Finest work at lowest prices.
I f YOU WANT ALL THE LATEST NEWS
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REC0RD-UNION.
The record-union., 1892-02-12

The ladies of the Seventh-street Metho-
dist Church WIKI give social at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. III. M. La Rue, 1862 II
street. this evening at o'clock.
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Manager Henry announces this morn
ing that Hoyt's comedy. "a Texas
Steer" will be played at the Metropol-
ltan Iheater next Monday evening. The
piece was first introduced to Sacramento
theater-goers about a year ago. 1t won
instant success and drew crowded
houses 1t is the most pretentious of
HOyt's productions, and is satire on
American politics and comedy despite
several broadly farcical situations. The
story follows the fortunes of Maverick
Brander, Texas cattle king, whose name
is a witty play on the vernacular of the
cattle raiser, who, by the lavish use of
money, wins a seat in the National Con-
gress. Flora Walsh. great favorite,
and one of the sprightliest of comedi-
ennes, leads in the cast; Tim Murphy is
Brander, the same character he person
ated in the play year ago. The com
pany, we are told was especially organ
lied, and each member was selected bv
the author in person to portray the role
Tor which he or she had been selected.
The box office for reservation of seats
Will open tomorrow morning
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George Woodthorpe will appear as Little
Butterfly, the daughter Of an old miner
and trapper. Mr.. Cooper will be the
Hop Sing of the play a character that he
has made all his own and in which he
has no superior. Mr.. Craig will be the
Bill Hardy, trapper and miner, of the
drama. and Mr. Wood will assume the
character of Judge Blossom. The play is
of the Bret Harte and Joaquin Miller
school. 1t is full OF strong dramatic stu
ations and bristles all over with low
comedy points, making a constant ming
ling of laughter with pathos, dramatic
sensationalism and melodrama. There
will be some very striking stage
settings and scenes one especially,
Sugar Loaf Mountain is prob
ably as effective scenic work as
any ever put upon the stage here of the
landscape order Miss Woodthorpe in
this play is seen in one of the best roles
OF her repertoire, it giving her the widest
opportunity for manifestation of her dra-
matte ability.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

CabbageS, Swede turuips or common
white turnips, long or round, sugar
beets, etc, may commonly be purchased
OF farners-supposing good reader. that
you do not raise your own.
These articles may ba stored in q mod
eratelT cool bJ5 dry cellar to adyan-
taSe, simply being kept from freezing.
and they win be found very handy in
winter. Poultry confined in close runs
and houses four or five months during orr
cold northern winters require good artifi-
clal feeding in variety 10 make them Law
at all during the frigid term, Or to incite
them 10 commence their work early in
the spring. The provision Of green food
and cooked vegetables mixed with their
meal and grain at this period, Is a grand
need that must not be lost sight Of
where the poulterer would do his stock
justice, and at the same time make the
most out of their product. seasonably.-
Poultry Yard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

The Philadelphia Farm Journal drops
these hints:
Scorch corn on the cob till it forms a
charcoal. Then feed it to the chickens
once Or twice week.
The tool room should have an open
pan Of crude petroleum in it. Hoes. etc.
to be put up for the winter may be
quickly dipped and drained. \ sponge
will cover plows, mower, etc, Instantly
Put away bright. under oil. they viii be
ready for action whenever needed.
Sweep out the wagon house whenever
dirt has accumulated on the floor.
Choose a time when the best carriage
IS out and then the dust will not settle
on 1t. To prevent clouds Of dust. strew
the floor with moist earth or dampened
sawd lst.
1t i sometimes recommended to put q
lamp in the cellar when the temperature
Is getting near the danger point. a pot
Of live Goals covered with sheet iron OF
a skillet is better. 1t makes more heat
and Is not unsafe. The lamp may ex-
ploGe or he knocked over.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
To Insure Pleasant Dreams.

Ii is not enough that children should be
kept in ignorance Of evil. their sensitive
spirits are 50 alive to every passing influ-
ence that suggestions are surely borne to
them of the sin and sorrow all around
They have intuitiOns, If not discernment
OF the existence OF much concerning which
their elders suppose them to be altogether
in the dark. The expulsive power Of
soothing thoughts is perhaps the only
remedy for all night fears The writer
partly attributes her own exemption in
childhood from these tortures to u habit
somehow acquired of repeating 10 herself
before going to sleep the first stanza of
Bishop ken's evening hymn.
We could scarcely tell what spell of peace
it bore, whether it lay in the music Of the
words, in its opening note of praise, which
seemed TO lift the spirit into regions of
eternal calm, or in the trustful rapture Of
its prayer; but the blessings of the light
seemed still to linger on the strain: the
darkness WAS but as the shadow Of the
Almighty wings" beneath which we were
gathered.
Give me a great thought to die on, -
asked HerdcT on his deathbed And a
peaceful thought TO fall asleep on, a
thought in which, rs Herbert hath it,
more than in bed we rest. - j. a mighty
help for children Of every growth toward
healthy slumber.-Argosy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

These are the rules that. after consid-
cradle discussion, We're finally adopted
by the northwestern bee keepers conven-
ton for honey in the comb Grated.
First Grade-All sections to be well
filed; combs straight. of even thickness
and firmly attached to ali four sides:
both wood and comb to be unsoiled hr
travel stain OF otherwise: all the cells
sealed md the honey Of uniform color.
Second Grade-All sections well filled,
but with combs uneven or crooked, d.
tached at the bottom or with but few
cells u1lsealed: both wood and comb Uls-
soiled 10y travel stain or otherwise, and
the hoiey of uniform color.
Third Grade-Sections with wood or
comb, or both, travel stained or other
wise IN 1ch soiled. and such as are less
than tree-fourthS filled with honey.
whether sealed or unsealed, and crates
containing two or more colors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
Definitions of the Precious Infant.


Cynical subscribers TO London Tit-Bits
have furnished the following definitions Of
a baby;
y daylight charmer and a midnight
alarmer
\ pleasure to two, a nuisance to every
other body and necessity to the world.
An inhabitant Of Iaplaud
The morning caller, MONDAY crawler.
midnight brawler
An invention for keeping people awake
at night.
\ mite Of thing that requires a mighty
lot Of attention
\ thing everybody thinks there is a great
deal too much fuss about unless it Is their
own.
y thing we are expected to kiss, and look
as II we enjoyed it.
4 mite Of humanity that viii cry no
harder if a pin i stuck into him thar he
viii If the cat won't let him pull her tail
4 crying evil you only aggravate by put
ting down.
The bachelors horror, the mothers treas
ure and the despo;ic tyrant Of the most re
publican household.
The human scrcech owl. whose warbling
sounds are demOniaCal 70 some, seraphic to
many and appealing to all.
That which increases the mothers toll.
decreases the fathers cash and serves as
an alarm clock to the ueighbors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

THbsE sre golden truths of democracy
from the second inaugural of Hon. Hor-
ace Boies of Iowa:
Icannot avoid the conclusion that we
legislate too much.
There are certain natural rights which
every man possesses, and certsin Obligs-
tons which he as 8 member of society
owes to the public.
Il is clearly within the province of the
Legislature 10 enact laws tor the prOtec-
ton OF the former and the enforcement Of
the latter.
Beyond this in statutes that are de.
signed to regulate the conduct of men 1t
is, believe, generally unwise to GO.
Ii is safe to say the wisdom of mao hiss
never yet been sufficient TO enable him 10
devise practicable means for the enforce
ment Of strictly moral obligations.
SO long as the conduct Of men : re-
strained within limits that admit Of no en-
croschment upon the rights of others it
should &c left to the regulation of their
own consciepces and to the control of
laws that emsnste from a wisdom superior
10 our own.
But 1pder such definition the field OF
legitimate legislative action Is not re-
stricted within narrow bounds.
To be able to guard with jealous care
the rights of one class without eucroach-
ing upon those Of ansther requires the
exercise of wisdom not always youchsafed
TO man.
To Judge correctly between the nat
ural rights of the citizen and his obliga-
tons as such to that organized society
that protects him in these, demands a
comprehension Of each more accurate
than mortsls always possess.
Get these really "by heart and you
will never 60 far wrong in politics unless
you do it deliberately and with malice
aforethought.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
Chicago and John ". Palmer.

without turning a hand TO secure the
national democratic convention, and
even protesting against its being given 10
her, the prZe so much coveted by other
cities will 90 TO Chicago. In view Of
the manner in which the decision wss
made it would be msnifestly unfair for
the disappointed Candidates and their
hackers to do anything to prevent the
necessary appropriation that Chirego
asks for the worlds fair. But it Is a
magnificent tribute TO the WORLDS fair
city that the convention should be given
to her when she did not seek il, and even
protested against having it.
Il is entirely possible that the head of
the winning ticket to be nominated at
Chicago will he selected in the same man-
ner as was the city for the convention
or the candidates for the chief place on
the ticket but one stands as high in tie
esteem OF his countrymen as that son of
Illinois who is rot candidate except as
the people may demand him-John NJ
Palmer. He is pulling no wires for place,
has started no presidential b )om, and is
not seeking the nomination. He has not
asked ard will not ask for the support of
any delegate, nor that his name be pre-
sented to the convention. Both he and
his friends are willing that the people de-
eide upon their candidate without the
pulling of political wires.
John NJ. Palmer is a great man. He
has thorough confidence in the wisdom
of tie people, and that the people have
confidence in him is shown by the fact
that be occupies his seat in the senate By
the popular vote of the people of the
state. His political enemies in the west
fear his strength and popularity more
than those OF any other man If any
man can carry the west for the demOcr ats
IN the coming camp aign Palmer can If
he is nominated illinois is safely demo-
cratic. The Herald does not insist tina.
he be nominated, but it does insist tina,
as presidential possibility. as represent
ing the great principles of democracy, of
equal justice TO all the people, he has no
superior in this country and but one
equal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific r..

The Direct Route 70 and from Chicago Joliet Ottawa
Peoria, La Sale, Moline, R7SN Island in ILLINOIS;
DayCnPoy;. Nuscatjna, Ctuawc, C,skalooss Des
Noi1es. Winterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council
Bluffs, in IOWA; Minneapolis and st. Paul, in MN
NESOTA; Waterfowl and Sioux Falls. in DAKOTA;
Cameron, s.. Joseph and Kansas City. in MISSOURI;
Omaha, Lincoln Fsirbury and Nelson. in NEBRASKA.
Atchison, LeSvenvorth, Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson
Wichita, BcleVille Abilene, Dolee City Caldwell fn
KANSAS; kinghsher, FL Reno aud Ninco, in INDIAN
TERRITORY: Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
in COLORADO Trayerses areas OF rich farming
and grazing lands aordug the best facilities Of inter
communication to all towns and cities east and west,
northwest ana southwest Of ChicaSo and 70 Pacific and
irans-occauic searorts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
HOW the, sI,.,i Him un.

One of the first niaxirns impressed on
newly uniformed policemen is the reces-
sity of sizing up every one. While the
kindergarten was in full blast one day,
and an expert with the club and handouts
was showing the nOyices how to reduce the
fractions 10 a becoming degree of docility,
a strange civilian passed through the school
in quest Of one the police department func-
tionaries..
The mimic struggle between the sup
posed drunk and the majesty of the law
was suspended, and the fifty new policemen
proceeded 10 size up the citizen in plain
dress After he had retired the sergeant
asked the squad;
Think you've got that fellow measure,
chs"
''Yes-oh, yes" cried the squad in a
chorus
What would You take him to be, No. ~
"A deadbeat, sergeant"
Good for YOU, my boy. What do you
say, No. -
Looks like horse thief, think"
What's You opinion. No. 30
Il think he'd steal chickens if he got half
show"
The whole squad gave somewhat similar
opinions, and the delighted sergeant shook
them individually and warmly by the hand
Gentlemen" said he, the city is safe in
the hands OF such hawkeyed guardians Of
the peace. The object Of your grave sus-
piciOns is one OF our most distinguished po-
lice court law-I beg the professions par
on-practitioners.' San Francisco Chron-
igle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

The time seems TO be near ST hand,
says the Lumbernan, when sswdust will
no longer be considered fit only for the
refuge burner or as 3 swamp filler. An
electric corporation in Oregon has To-
Gated near large saw mills. from which
carriers convey sswdust TO the boilers Of
the electric company. With this SIS fuel
the electricity will be generated. Not
only is it a valuable fuel. but it seems
likely to become valuable building ma
terisl. 4 Frenchuan hiss discovered
that sawdust makes good substitute for
hair in plaster. Sswdust csn also he
made into fire-preof brick by mixing with
certain refuse mineral products and
pressing into bricks. These bricks are
said to be light, inpervious 10 wet, and
utterly il fiammsble. 1t is possible tina;
in the near future the sswdUst will te
worth as much as the lumber.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
The Virtues of Cold Water.

Lord Buiwer Lytton was a profound be
lever in the efficacy Of the water cure for
everybody, but in particular for over
worked literary men. Whenever he was
tired out and felt the need Of Incorporation.
he would 20 TO a water cure establishment
for few days, drink water in unlimited
quantities and be swcatcd and soaked IN
til he had lost half dozen pounds in
weight. When he felt sufficiently reduced
he would 90 back to business or pleasure.
generally with 4 horrible cold, but under
the conviction that he had been greatly i'm
proved by the treatment. He even wrote
pamphlet or book on the subject. in
which he assumed the ground that water
would cure anything il "a man only took
enough.-JHtervicw in -. Louis Globe
Democrat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
Spelling a Good story.

like good story so wei that very fire.
quently enjoy hearing the same story
twice, provided it Is told well each time.
But the art of story telling Is too much
neglected and. rs though by common con
sent, this sort Of entertainments is left to
the crack dispenser Of such things in each
town, until in all large cities, one viii find
from six 70 dozen fellows who seem TO
believe that they are the elect As rule
these self appointed representatives, of a
community do tell a story fairly well MP
to the very last word, bat at this point they
spoil it completely. How BY laughing
before you do and 10y keeping up their
laughter until you have stopped, when
they viii observe: Good one, isn't il -
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

In \. D. 80 famine prevailed all over the
south Of Europe, raging worst in Italy,
where parents ate their children. and in 80
England Scotland and Wales were raw
sged. also in 81. when thousands starred,
and III @54. when the crops failed for four
successive years. Ia 1910 an awful famine
ragged throughout all Europe and again
from 1913 to ll95, when crop failures caused
terrible suffering. In England and France
the people ate the flesh of dogs and cats
and many ,.5..' %. -.-.a. F-..s;l were re
corded Prof. --...-..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
BARN WIN IMPROVED ryTI

EARN WITH IMPROVED EXTERIOR.
$1,000 or upward. or one like Fig. l fOr
1900, not counting the basement III either
case.
These figures are only approximate
and are liable 10 much variation with
the prices Of materials and lumber, the
degree Of finish given to the various
parts, the ability Of the carpenter and
the skill of the owner in directing the
work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

:3r I:e..: goa :. '.o2. of NV Ye-,,
cit--, .-s--.l sJ-. ,.-.l. ,n-, . collect
ana laFe- '...-. zee -yr-'.+ r*-i n t.-!..i:i.
10 tesasS- aii.--l '-io-; ~. mi q ;ar. not
found IN dictionaries. india viii furnish IA
fruitful field for these inquiries, as many
different terms are used there in different
paris of the country. THUS. 10 make the
OK 90. ia the Punjauh. the driver says. bur
burbur In central India. n m chul chul!
and in Bengal, jo~cii. ioschi joschi;-
Philadelphia Les,ger
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

l<&S:SVA
EXTERIOR OF BARNS.

Barns with Decorative Appearance With
out Great Additional Cost.
Most farmers are familiar with the
common construction OF barns, but
many of them are at loss when called
upon to build barns of pleasing exterior.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY %. 1892.
In i. thought that the mountain nes

IT Is thought that the mountain near
Cascade Springs, S. D., contains a sub
terranean lake of hot water. This is due
TO the fact that the intensely cold
weather of the past week there revealed
huge volumes of steam issuing from the
mountsin side. which appeared to be
honeycombed with holes made by the
steam.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
5000 Reward

for any trace OF antipyrine, morphine,
chloral, or any other injurious COMPOUND
in Krause's Headache Capsules. Hartz
& Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
MAGNIFICENT
VESTL5ULE EXPRESS TRAINS

Leading all competitors in splendor Of equipment
between CHICAGO and DIES MONIES. COUNCIL.
BLUFFS and OMAHA, and between CHICAGO and
DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS and PUEBLO viz
KANSAS CITY and TOPEKA and via ST. JOSFpTJ
FiTst-Ciass Day Coaches, FREE RECLINING CHAIR
CARS, and Palace Sleepe-s. with Dining Car Service
Close connections at Denver and Colorado Springs with
divergins railway lines, now forming the new aad
picturesque