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BRIEF NOTES.

The commission OF Mrs. Mary L..
Glackin as Postmistress at Oak Park has
been received.
The court appraisers have fixed the
value OF the estate of the late Andrew j
Curry at 81 800.
The box Office of the Metropolitan
Theater opens this morning for the Car
roll Johnson engagement.
Nothing worries the gum-chewing girl
so much these hot days as to know what
to DO wiUh her wad While giving her jaw
an occasional rest.
Owing to {. misunderstanding concern
ing a business transaction, Edward
O'Brien yesterday caused the arrest of +.
\. Fee on charge Of wrongfully appro-
priaIing Sl4 so 10 his own use The mat
ter was soon Strengthened out, however,
and the charge Withdrawn.
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and family, J. r. Carrick, A. J. Rhoads.
ID. 5. Dorm, p. Y. Baker, f. C. Voorhees,
OF Sutter Creek, y. D. Rideout and wife,
G. NJ. Palmer and wife. Mrs. y. c. Pal
mer and Mrs. Clement and daughter. c..
5. Crittenden, 4. w. Bradbury and niece,
DR.. \. Sposati, DIR. Lull, Mrs. Plum,
Charles II. Simpkins, j. f. Kidder and
wife, Mrs. Paris Kilburn, a. c. Will
Jams, ID. A. Bender, ID. L. Bliss, Evan
Williams and NJ. ID. Foley, Mrs. Cravens,
Robert Searles, Mr.. Keyes. Mr.. Frank
erfield, Mr.. DRYDEN and Mr.. Lee and
party, a. a. Van Noorhies.
w. d. Sanborn, General Agent of the
Burlington route, has personal charge OF
the special train, and il is the intention
OF those on board not TO stop longer than
one hour at any one place on the road.
The special will reach Minneapolis on
Sunday next at o'clock in the morning.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
SOUTH SACRAMENTO.
Meeting of the Oak Park Improvement
Association.
The Citizens Preparing to Do Some
Good Work There-A New SCHOOL,
house to be Built.

A meeting of the Oak Park Citizens
Improvement Association was held last
evening at the residence of Mr.. Light
foot, at Thirty-frst street and Magnolia
avenue.
The association consists of over fifty
members, and about forty were present
at the meeting, the main object Of which
was to consider the building OF school
house, to decide upon its location and ar
range to raise the necessary funds to
build.
Edwin X. Alsip & Co. have donated
two lots for the school, but the association
is desirous of getting lot or lots a little
nearer the pavilion and more centrally
located.
The President of the association, J. S.
McMahOn, occupied the chair, and the
question Of the location of the school ana
the necessary steps to be taken was dis
cussed.
l.. L. Lewis, Manager of the Electric
Railway, was present and expressed
himself as well pleased with the move
ment and in full sympathy with it. Some
lots III tract belonging to his company
were specified as being very desirably 10
Gated, but Mr.. Lewis desired to confer
with some of his associates before max
ing any definite proposition.
resolution was passed authorizing
the directors OF the association to confer
with Mr.. Alsip and see ii the lots donated
by him could be exchanged for others.
or if he would be pleased to subscribe
money i'll lieu Of them to aid the school.
The association and citizens Of Oak
Park propose to elect Il School Trustee at
next Tuesdays election, SO as to have the
necessary representation on the board to
which they consider themselves entitled.
An enumeration of school children in
the Park gives the number at upward Of
ninety.
At the meeting offers of liberal dona-
school were made, but before receiving
subscriptions it was decided to first de-
termine upon the location.
Among the objects of the association
is the Improvement Of The locality in
various ways; to unite in laying out the
streets uniformly; arrange for better DO
lice protection, and otherwise act in uni
son for the general Improvement of prop
erty there. The good attendance at the
meeting, and the earnest interest mani
Tested, would indicate that the Oak Park
residents propose to push matters of pub
lie good and make rapid progress in the
line Of proposed improvements.
The Oak Park Postofice is TO be estab
lished and opened for business in a few
days. Mrs. Mary Glaclxin has been an
pointed POstmstreSS and has received
her commission, so that the office fur
nisAings and supplies are ali that are at
present lacking.
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MOONLIGHT ON THE WATER.

Many Pieasure-Seekers Go On the For
esterS' Excursion.
y large number of ladies and gentle
men joined the Foresters' moonlight ex-
cursion up the river last night. The
evening was delightful, and as the
steamer pulled out from the Pioneer Mill
wharf and headed up the stream, with
the dancing barge alongside and the band
playing a merry air, the pleasure-seekers
were given a hearty send-oH by the large
crowd Of friends assembled on the bridge.
The eXcursionistS report a delightful
trip, going about twenty-five miles and
arriving home about o'clock. Dancing
was iudulged in during the entire even
ing. and those who took advantage of the
opportunity for river ride by moon
light, numbering some 500 people, are
unanimous in saying that it was one OF
the most pleasant excursions ever held.
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Choir for the Mills Meetings.

About one hundred persons met al
Westminster Presbyterian Church last
night and sang under the able leadership
of Miss Ida Clinch. 1t was an inspira-
ton to hear such body of picked singers
as they are trained by Miss Clinch.
Sopranos and bassos predominant un-
duly, and persons who can sing alto and
tenor are desired TO enter the choir.
The last rehearsal will be in the same
place on Friday evening, and all who de.
sire to enter the choir are requested to be
on hand that evening.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
TEMPORARILY QUIET.
A Lull in the Chinese Highbinder
Turmoil.

a LuI III the Chinese Hfghbfnder
Turmoil.
The Chinese highbinder gangs are rest
! ing on their oars" as it were, ready no
doubt to renew their bloody work when
ever occasion requires. If they could
/ only be prevailed on TO remove their bat
| tle-ground to some big field outside the
| city and shoot to a finish, the citizens
would place no distractions in their way
! Yesterday morning Chief of Police
Rodgers and Officer Ferral found All
Now on the Third street portion of the
| preceding nights battlefield, with a
/ badly-shattered arm-a souvenir of the
shower of bullets that flew about on that
| occasion. City Physician c. B. Nichols
/ probed for the bullet, but could not To-
/ cate il.
/ The injured man claims to be stranger
here, and declares, of course, that he had
nothing to do with the fight.
! a Chinaman named All Gong was also
arrested yesterday on complaint of Lee
/ Long, who says the other Iellow threat
! ened to kill him, and actually pursued
| him, because of his having taken an in
terest in the prosecution of the Fong All
! Sheung assault to murder case.
! Yesterday afternoon Chief Rodgers and
| Officers Maley, Ahern. Higgins. Nc
Manus, Naghel and Talbot made a very
thorough inspection Of the Chinese dens
on l street for deadly weapons, and cap
tured quite number which they found
hid in various places.
They also arrested All Slum, Yee Coone
All King, All Sing, Jim Lung, All Fung,
All Cheong, Fong Coon, All Jim, Lee
Win and All 10y on suspicion of having
been implicated in Tuesday nights bat
tie.
Officer Naghel last evening visited the
cigar factory of Lee Long, one of the
found, imbedded in the gas-meter. a A.
caliber bullet, winch had lodged there
during the fusillade.
Among the effects of one of the men at
the police station is trunk containing
two padded coats-ot-mail, such as high
binders wear to protect themselves from
the bullets of their enemies
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New Police Detail.

Following is the police detail for the
month Of June:
Beat day watch, D. W. Higgins;
night, W, B. Ferral.
Beat 2-Day watch, w. L, Talbot; night,
George Maley.
Beat 3-Day watch, Frank Rider; night,
w. NJ. Ahern.
Beat day watch, John G. Cox; night,
w. NJ. Lowell.
Beat 5-Day watch, Frank Snook;
night, e. I. Clark.
Beat G-Day watch, j. a. Gibson; night,
J. y. Wilson.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
Beautiful snom-plants-

Revenue Gauger George Kroner, who
has just returned from trip to Lassen
County, brought home about a dozen
magnificent specimens of the snow-plant.
He procured them at an elevation of
some three thousand feet, packed them
in snow, and got them home in excellent
condition,
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If IS Not What We Saw

But what Hoods Sarsaparilla does. that
makes it sell, and has given it such a firm
and lasting hold upon the confidence OF
the people.
For a dinner pill and general famil V
cathartic we confidently recommen d
Hoods Pills.
The record-union., 1892-06-02

Prayer" Phillie Krebs; address and pre-
sentation OF certificates; quartet, "How
Shall 1 Render" members of the choir;
closing prayer. Julia Jacobs; benediction,
Universal Lord.r
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Weather Forecnsr.

Official forecast for the twenty-four hours
ending at midnight June 2d: Northern Cali
forna-Fair weather; westerly winds, dimish-
ing IN force; cooler, except stationary temper
ature on the northwest coast; clouds and fog
along the coast.
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For pleasant outing do not miss going
TO Natoma Grove on Thursday. The
Catholic annual picnic Will be held there,
with games for young and old. Good
prizes will Ice given.
The record-union., 1892-06-02

Do Not fail to attend the Catholic picnic
to-day at Natoma Grove; fare for the
round trip 81. The train will leave the
depot promptly at $50 O'Clock and return
by daylight. The various committees
having the matter in charge will see that
the best of order will be maintained. -
WRITE to Cooper for everything in the
musical line. 63l J street.
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WHO THEY ARE.

Those aboard of the special are: judge
y Y. spencer, Eli S. Denison and son.
General +. 7. Johnston and wife, George
\ Knight, X. +. Jack, wife and party,
n y Cole. Joseph 5. Spear, Jr., and wife.
= r Spence and wife. r. p. Robbins
and wife. Colonel Isaac Trumbo and fam
liz, N. II. de Young and wife, o. A. Hale
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OFF FOR THE EAST.

Before any more speeches could be
made the conductor rang the warning
bel, and the delegates had 10 get aboard.
4 moment later and the train was NOV
ing out. Those aboard crowded the
platforms and windows, and waved hats
and handkerchieis, while those in the de-
DO. cheered long and loud for Rhoads
and the others.
The special consisted of five Pullman
ears and one baggage-car. All the sleep
ers were decorated, and the train pre-
scented quite gay appearance. One car
bore the sign, california delegation 10
the National Republican Convention at
Minneapolis, 1922; another. "Protec-
ton! Gold and Silver! for California;:
and another, Nevada Delegation to the
National Republican Convention. Min
,,nnnnlis. 1Sg2.n
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
Juvenile Candor.

A little 6-ycar old, pretty as pic
ture and wonderfully bright, was in
vited out with a few frien Is of her
own age the other evening. 1t wns
at a Cass avenue residence that the
little misses and and masters were
entertained. After an hours romp.
during which our heroine showed a
prccocious dignity, dinner was served,
the lady of the house giving her
personal supervision. When she
reached this particular little girl tho
matron said, care yon well helped,
nv little dear?"
"Oh, Pm beautifully helped. Be-
yoo-tifully, but what kind of partner
lave you given me? lie sits here
just like a little dummy and hasn't
said a single word since we came TO
the table,
The small boy slid under the table.
the good lady laughed and the pretty
little miss capped the climax by de-
claring that she would be so mnch
obliged if she could be helped 10
another partner. Detroit Free
Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
Bean Cron of Inlln.

Tho icason assigned by the English
commission for not expecting any
larger supply of wheat from India is
that fhe land within reach of railways
or waterways that can be spared from
rice and pulse is SO limited that it for
bids any further extension of wheat
cultivation. TIL, pulses, or pea and
bean crops, occupy larger area than
the rice. There arc very greatnumber
ofvaricties of bush beans and peas, and
of trailing plants varying in the pro-
portion of nitrogen and in other re-
spects, They arc cultivated in the
hot lands and in the very coolest parts
of India as well. Certain bushy beans
are grown as food crop with India
co:ton-some:imcs planted around the
field for its protection, sometimes in
alternate rows. OF these varieties of
bean and pea there appears to DO very
little knowledge in this country
ATLANTA Constitution.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
a FEATHEREp KICKER.
A Bird which Holds Its Own with

Mule.
DR.. E. Ushmer, of London, fellow O.
the Royal Geographical Society and a
sportsman Ct note, who he's been in
Arabia and other remote parts OF tn,
globe hunting for big game, has arrived
in San Francisco from North Queens
land and the desert region KIN own as tho
North Territory in Australia. This IA
an enormous stretch OF country thou-
sands Of miles in area, infested hy cam
nibals, In which are giant emus. WON.
bat, and vallaby. 1t was TO hunt tho
emu that DIR. Ushmer made his trip
there.
"A party of US went up in that far
north region, he said, the other night
I'VE were among the cannibals, WHO are
great IN size, beng six and n half feet
high, and physically perfe,t. 1t is q
dry, sandy region for the most part.
Emus in large numbers are TO be found
over this territory. We hunted hem
on horseback, and It was rare sport, for
the reason that they can run as fast as
a horse, and very good one at that.
We found the catching of cmus almost
as interesting as coursing. besides havS
ing certain spice Of danger about 1t.
AN emu can kick as hard as a horse
have seen men kicked SO hard by thij
vicious bird that their legs were broken
II had my choice of being kicked by
horse or an emu, think would take
tho horse. The emu stands on one leg
and with the other strikes q quick and
most paralyz ng hiow. | never would
have believed that bird had such power
had not had oracular evidence Of II
during this trip. After two or three OF
our men had suffered from the terrible
kicks Of these birds we did not venture
near them, but, after running our horses
till we got close enough, would bring
them down with our rifles. We did moi
approach them till we knew they were
dead.
I'VE killed them for their feathers. al
though they are not so valuable as thos
Of the ostrich. We also hunted for the
eggs, which arc to be found in the sand,
but in doing tn s We took care not to
collide with the emu. The eggs are more
in demand than the feathers. They arr
very beautiful, and are so tough that ii
is difficult 10 break them. Professional
ourio-makeIs drill hole in each end,
take the inside out, and then the shell /
carved and mounted in silver. There ard
three layers of the shell, and the cary.
ing shows three colors. The silver ia
set in the first layer, so thick is it, an
when 1t is all carved and ornamented by
the silver It is handsome.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

J.. China they cat honey with ham.
Violet colorcd clothing is used at
funerals in Turkey.
There are over seven hundred pieces
in high-gradc bicycle.
Projected railroad construction is
forty per cent. less that last year.
On the large ocean steamers eight
barrels Of 4 ,ur are nsed daily for The
rolls, bread, cakes. pies, ETC., manu-
featured.
Within the past decade nearly all
the English bishops have changed the
form Of their signature into its Latin
equivalent.
On the once famous Orchard farm
in Mas 'aohusetts stands n pear tree
which was planted in 1880 by Gov
ernOr Endicott.
At Reading penn wedding the
otl,sf day among the wedding presents
was displayed liberal consignment
Of homemade soup.
A Philadelphia lawyer won case
that had been in the courts since 1914
by exhibiting 1884 signature that
was lately discovered.
A Chinese in San Franciso, Cal,
was considerable enough to commit
suicide the other day in a strange
house, SO as not to bring bad luck to
his relatives.
There is whirlpool in the Santa
Fc river, three miles northwest of
High Springs, Fla, into which 1000
feet of line las been lowered without
finding bottom.
Mrs. Priscilla Scroggins of Hare
county, Ga, W ho is said 10 be 115
years old, has now living twelve
children, 1903 grandchildren, CSC great
grandchildren, and $50 great-great-
grandchildren; in all faniiiy of 1874
souls.
The number of island, large and
small, in all the oceans of the world
amounts to one hundred thousand.
The smallest inhabited island is that on
which Ejdystonc England Lighthouse
stands. AT low water it is thirty feet
in diameter.
During the recent cyclone in Kansas
COW was lifted from the ground,
carried to the top of house and de-
pcsited on the angle of the roof,
where she could neither fall nor be
taken down. So they had TO go up on
the roof and kill her.
Before the invention of bottle Jacks
the turnspit dog was used in England
TO turn the spit on which the joint
was roasted, for which purpose they
were attached TO sort of wheel. 1t
is quccr-looking dog-vcry long
bodied and very short-lcgged, and is
possessed of great degree of intclli-
gence.
Hicks pond, in Palmyra, Nc. is a
strange body of water. 1t is only
twelve acres in area, but is more than
100 feet in depth. IL las 10 visible
inlet, although fair-sizcd stream
flows from il into lake Sebasticook.
The volume of is waters is not mate
rally affected BY either droughts or
freshest, and the water is always cold.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

walter Clark, OF the Supreme cour,
OF North Carolina, contributes an sr,t
Gle to Arena wherein he argues vIgor.
DUSTY Tor the state ownership Of tela
phone and telegraph lines. AS the CON.
s'ltution gives Congress the power ato
establish postohices and post roads, anv
oeVelopment OF these he argues comea
equally within the sphere OF Congress
slonal action. IL is no new thing tbat
the Tostoiiice should employ the teIo.
graph, Tor the first line established wae
part OF the postofflce service "and it,
continuance as such was recommendad
by Hon. Cave Johnson, then Postmas.
ter General. This wise recommends.
ton was not acceded to simply becauac
Congress, not foreseeing the value and
Importance of the invention. deemed
the Price asked by the inventor too
great, and IN On evil hour permitted
this great agency TO pass into prlvate
hands. The public interests. the popu-
lar will and the constitutional provision
oil alike require its restoration TO its
original junction as part of an enlght-
ened and progressive postal service"
Livery civilized country except this
has its telegraph service owned and
managed by the Government, and in
every other the plan is found to WORK
well. The rates in Great Britain and
Ireland says Mr.. Clark, ARE, like
postage, uniform for all distances. and
are | cent per word. In Germany the
rate is about the same, and in Austria
less. In France and Belgium the rate
is under 10 cents for ten words between
any two points. No department of the
postofilce in any country pays better
than the telegraph. In most countries
the telephone, to, has been added"
As the telephone patent expires in a
year, Mr.. Clark thinks that now is the
time for the postotfice to adept 1t and
establish II In every village, for there il
would be even more useful than in cit.
les. The inirodu ction Of this instru-
ment would make the way easy for the
telegraph and remove the usual objec-
lions TO Government control
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

There is in the museum of Turin,
Italy, a papyrns roll which displays a
whole series of comical scenes. In
the first place lion, a crocodile and
an ape are giving vocal and instru-
mental concert. Next comes an ass
dressed, armed and sccptercd like a
Pharoah. With majestic swaggcr he
receives the gifts presented to him by
a cat of high degree, 10 whom bull
acts as proud conductor. A lion and
a gazclle are playing at draughis, a
hippopotamus is perchcd in tree and
a horse has climbed into the tree and
is irving to dislodgc him. lSan Fran
cisco Examiner.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

Q. What is Ala5asiins?
a. Alabastins is DURABLE coating for
walls an cuttings.
Q. Is it the same as kalsominesY
A. 1t Is entirely different from all other
preparations on the MARKET
Q. Wherein does it differ from these kali.
somines on the market?
A. 1t Is made from a cement that goes
through process of setting on the wall, an /
grows barber with age.
Q. What are kalsonines made from?
a. From Writings. chalks, clays or other
inert powders for a base, and arc entirely
deepen ient upon glue to hold them on tho
wall.
@. Why do kalsomines rub an scales
A. Because the glue, being animal matter.
decays in short time by exposure t, air
and moisture. and the binding qualities of
the material are then gone.
Q. Does the Alabastine contain any in
jurious substance?
A. Aiabastiue has been most carefully
tested, aud is recommended by leading sani-
tarians throughout the country, ON account
Of its sanitary nature.
Q. What has the same investigation
shown regarding wall paper?
A. Sanitarians condemn, in strong terms,
the use OF wall paper for walls OF living
rooms, on account OF the poison usel in its
manufacture.
Q. Can anything but plain work be done
with Alabas,ine?
A. Any kind of work. from plain Uniting
to the most elaborate decorating eau be
DONE
Q. How can learn to do this work and
decorate my house?
A, BY writing the Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mica, for book of instruc.
tons and suggestions, an illustration OF
stencils; also showing six sets OF tinted wall
designs, sent free.