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the exposure of the infamous SANDER
the incident illustrates the point we make
sufficiently.
Those who are attempting to build up
the State certainly deserve a better
fate at the hands of the press at
home than the circulation of statements
SO thoroughly damaging as those under
consideration, which the Sioux City pa
per gave prominence to. The lesson of
the recitals we have made is fully carried
by them and needs little emphasizing by
us. The limits of fair and manly criti-
cism of home matters stop short of sensa-
tionalism; the seeking to make advantage
against political opponent, as in this
case, cannot justify the means employed.
California has nothing to conceal from the
East, but when statements regarding do
mestic affairs are made, we should keep
IN view the fact that the great mass of
the Eastern press is quick to reproduce
that which will clip the wings of our
ambition to draw population and capital
from it to these shores, and that the dis
position there to publish sensational tales
is quite as strong as anywhere else, since
the drift of the press appears to be to-
ward that which will make startling
headlines and sensational reading. In
stead of pulling down, the press of Cali
fornia should uphold the hands of its
friends who are laboring in its interest,
and this it can do without any degree of
untruthfulness.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
Articles of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorporation
have been filed in the Office of the Secre-
tary of State:
The Cnopius Company of Healdsburg.
Sonoma County. Capital stock, s.. $50.
with John Cnopius, John Cnopius, Jr.,
Lewis Christian Cnopius and Annie Cor
nelia Cnopius of Santa Rosa and Leen-
dert De Gems of Healdsburg as directors.
The Butte County Irrigation and Land
Company of San Francisco. Capital stock.
81, ,000, 600, with Frederick Homer of San
Francisco, d. p. Merrill OF Moore's Sta
ton, 5. NJ. Holmes, b. 5. Taylor and
Clinton C. Trip of San Francisco as di-
rectors.
The Globe Floral. Seed and Nursery
Company of San Francisco. Capital stock,
81, ,000, ,000 with w. II. Saunders. J. Dim
mick, b. +. Burgess, f. J. Brainerd and
]. J. Ireland OF Oakland as directors.
The Piedmont Cemetery Association of
North Pomona, Los Angeles County,
with Daniel Henser of Lordsburg, L. l..
Palmer of North Pomona, c. B. Sumner
and Thomas Barrows of Claremont.
Franklin Blades and William B. Dole of
Pomona and j. f. Cum berland of Lords
burg as directors.
The record-union., 1893-05-29

THE RECORD-UNION seems to be working
up a sentiment all over the State in favor of a
road convention. Such convention ought
10 result in great good. The call will be issued
in a few days.
Not the RECORD-UNIoN alone-the idea
originated with the Sacramento County
Humane Society, and grew out of its ex-
periences last winter before the Road
Committees of the Legislature. Nine
counties this week and six last week.
through their leading papers, have in
dorsed the convention idea, and now
comes San Bernardino with its approval,
will certainly be held, and Sacramento
County and the city will do the honors as
hosts.
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A GREAT ACTOR.

The death of the distinguished actor,
James Murdoch, has brought on de-
bate at the East concerning his true place
in the profession. One judgment is that
he cannot be ranked among great artists,
because he was methodical, and lacked in
the quality of feeling, that to him the art
was as one of method, rule, precision and
grace; not an act in which feeling,
the sinking of self, and implicit trust in
| the free play of the emotions governed.
In his early career Murdoch was the con
temporary of the elder Booth, Forrest,
1 Macready and the later Keene. In the
/ latter part of his stage life he was thrown
into contrast with Edwin Booth and
artists of his class, at the head of which
Booth stands.
Murdoch was great actor, but one of
the second, not of the first order, simply
because he lacked that which for want of
a better term, the world calls inspiration.
In every thing demanding exactness,
!
grace and vigor, and The highest range OF
elocutionary skill, Murdoch stood pre-
eminent, but he lacked much of that
element which in the deeper waters of
character of soul and feeling demands a
heroic swimmer, one whose buoyancy is
equal to any demand.
Murdoch was great Hamlet, the char
acter in his hands was a masterly con-
struction; he studied its every phase and
made his pictures of them exact copies of
his ideals and conceptions. But Booths
Hamlet, on the contrary, is Hamlet with
out the mere actor. In witnessing Booth in
the character one forgets the man who is
assuming and sees only the Hamlet of the
spirit; the prince ofShakespeare's genius.
We have seen Murdoch in the best of
Shakespearean roles, and if one were to
hear no other than Murdoch in these in
terpretations he would be impressed with
the wonderful mastery of the dramatist
and marvellous skill of the actor But
other actors greater than Murdoch, but
less artful, give to US the soul of Shakes
peare's characters; make them walk be-
fore US by the power of the spirit.
1t must not be supposed that Murdoch
was simply a methodical actor; on the
contrary, his art was full of fire, and in
tellect and life; what it lacked was soul.
He was an actor from the head rather
than from the heart. He did seem to
wholly feel the part he played, but made
( it ever present to the spectator that the
actor was, like an artist at the easel-at
work.
But ranking Murdoch second does not
place him low down in the inches of fame.
He was a wonderful man; marvellous
dramatic student; one of the most pol
/ ished and intellectual artists the world has
had. He made his country proud of him
and gave to America credit and place in
dramatic records that needed him to Sc
cure them.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
ARARE OPPORTUNITY
Good Agricultural Land for $40
to $50 per Acre.

The Pacific Improvement Company has re-
Gently purchased twelve thousand ceres OF
land in the heart of Tehama County. for the
purpose Of promoting subdivision and settle
ment. This land embraces lands from first
class sacramento Valley agricultural land, to
land OF fair average quality, and is offered at
from $40 to $50 per acre, in subdivisions OF
30, so, 120, 100 and 500 acres.
The terms upon which these lands are offered
are especially attractive. They will be sold in
subdivisions, as above indicated, by the pay
ment of interest only for three years. at which
time the purchaser can begin the payment of
principal by paying the first OF five equal an
nual installments. Thus no part of the prin.
cipal is to be paid for three years, and then
the purchaser is to have five years in which to
pay five equal annual installments, with in
terest at the rate of per cent. per annum,
making payments extending over period OF
eight years. Intending purchasers are as
sured that this is an opportunity to purchase
land OF fair average quality at SO per acre,
and good agricultural land at $50 an acre,
with other grades Of land at prices to CORE
spond between these figures
The assertion is frequently made that good
lands, suitable for general farming and es-
pecially adapted for fruitgrowing cannot be
had in California for less than from $50 TO
$1Oo an acre. An examination of the land
subject of this advertisement viii prove to
home-seekers that this is an opportunity for
the purchase Of good agricultural land at $40
an acre, and for qualities grading down to fair
agricultural land at $40 an acre. on terms of
payment which should make the disposition
of these lands TO actual settlers result easy OF
accomplishment
The primary object of the purchase Of this
body of land was the breaking up of q large
holding for the purpose of promoting its set
tlement in smaller quantities and its devotion
to diligent husbandry.
For further particulars, call upon or ad-
dress VIM H. MILLS,
Land Agent Of the c. P. r. R., Fourth and
Townsend streets. San Francisco. Cal.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
a Weeks Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports IA failures in the Pacific Coast States
and Territories for the week ending the
26th, as compared with 80 for the previous
week and Is for the corresponding week
of 1892. The failures for the past week
are divided among the trades as follows:
Four grocers, two builders, one hay and
grain, one newspaper. one drugs, one
The record-union., 1893-05-29
23O SOUTH CLARK STREET,

: l..
While in South Dakota last week my attep-
ton was repeatedly called TO the inclosed.
which l cut from the Sioux CITY 1owai
Journal. 1t has been widely copied through
the West. 1t seems to be a pleasure for West
ern journalists to publish ANYTHING against
California. What are the facts in relation to
this?
OF late I have been distributing matter
through Iowa and the Dakotas that seems to
excite considerable interest Have secured
some good settlers for our State, and am sure
to get more. Meantime the press of the West
is seemingly determined TO counterert tho
influence OF any work done for California II
you have time for 1t l shall be pleased to hear
from you something OF the status of this SEN
sational article. Faithfully yours
ARTIfUR r. BRIees.
1t must be apparent to any one who
thinks. that such statements as referred to
by the Sioux City paper are seriously
damaging to the State. Even when de-
NAL is given to the misrepresentation the
misfortune is that the contradiction never
gets anywhere. Sensational articles
against California are sure to be quoted
extensively; denials and explanations of
them will not have one bit of attention at
the East
The fellow Wiley, who has been send
ing abroad monstrously libelous articles
about San Francisco, is about to be ar
rested on the complaint of the Mavor of
that city; but it is noteworthy that the
press of the metropolis daily publishes
articles concerning the condition OF
traffic and the prospects Of commerce in
California that are hundredfold more
injurious than anything Wiley can say
about the alleged needs of the unem-
ployed.
No matter how much denial is made OF
these assaults upon the State by our
own, however unintentionally made.
the refutation of error rarely, if ever.
is printed at the East. Not long ago a
scurrilous article concerning Sacra-
mento, sent from this State, was pub
Hshed in leading Chicago journal. The
lie would have gone on doing injury,
though it was exposed in the home
papers in ali fullness, had not twenty
citizens, knowing how wrong flies and
how exposure of untruth lags, prepared a
specific and detailed exposure of the libel
on the city, gave the refutation their
signatures and sent it by committee OF
Chicago citizens to the paper, and by per-
sonal appeal secured the publication Of
The record-union., 1893-05-29
THE EFFECT OF sENsAr1oNAL1sM.

Chere Is no State in the Union with sc
small debt as California, all things con-
sidered. In truth when our immense
area IS taken into account, our youth and
the institutions we have founded, it is
marvellous that we do not owe more than
we do. The past winter we provided for
the payment Of S254,O of the bonded
debt, leaving about all the State now
owes due to itself; that is, it is held by
the school and university funds of Cali
fornia
But because ofthe $500, 900 given for the
Worlds Fair, S300,OO to complete the
Whittier School and large sums for other
public institutions, a condition exists
that is neither novel nor startling-the
revenue coming in will be short of the
needs and demands of State Government.
leaving deficiencies that have in greater
or less amount existed every year so far
as the general fund is concerned.
There is nothing in these facts that in
any way whatever affects State credit; the
State is, we repeat, in better financial
condition than most States, and its funds
now are, as they frequently have been,
when the tax collections have not come
into correspondence with demands upon
the general fund.
Recently there appeared in a Sacra-
mentO eveninp raDar on art;oio +I,o+ -
sationally treated of these conditions and
declared the State bankrupt to the tune of
Sl,OOO,0O0. BY the time this story, which
created an erroneous impression and
tended to injure the State in the estima-
tion of prospective homeseekers and
those contemplating investments in Cali
fornia, reached the East, it had grown
seventeen-fold, as the following from the
Sioux City Journal will show:
CALIFORNIA Is BANKRUPT.
The state Comptroller Estimates the
Deficiency at I7,OOO.O0O
SACRAMENTO, May 16-An evenino ,,arar
publishes statement of the financial condt
tion of the State Government. showing that
the State is bankrupt and unable TO meet its
Comm
troller's office that when this administrative
is ended the deficiency will be sly. 600 600.
The general fund is exhausted, and paw
ments from counties TO be made this month
will vanish in a couple of weeks, Then the
treasury VIII be empty for the rest of the
year Creditors of the Stateare cIamorlng for
money due them, but the Board of Examiners
has failed to meet and pass on the claims
The law requires the board to count the
money in the treasury each month, but it
does not do So Debts are piling up against
the State and the outlook for its creditors is
not very hopeful.
1t is generally known that the finances OF
the State are not in very good condition. but
IT is tolerably certain that the published state
ment is somewhat exaggerated
y well-known citizen of the State. q
man who has taken deepest interest in
the upbuilding of California, sends the
clipping we quote and adds:
O2N SnIrrII Az
The record-union., 1893-05-29

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used over tfty years by millions of
mothers tor their children while teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child softens
the gums, allays pain, cures wind collie, regu-
lateS the bowels, and is the best remedy for
diarrhea, whether arising from teelhfng or
other causes. For sale by druggists In eSery
part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
u bottle
The record-union., 1893-05-29

ALTHOUGH it is not claimed that Ayers
Sarsaparilla cures every i'll to which flesh
IS heir, yet, as matter of fact, it comes
nearer doing this than any other medi
cine ever compounded. In purifying the
blood 1t removes the source of nearly all
disorders of the human system.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
Rrnl estate, Gstr.
W. P. COLEMAN,
ReaI-::- Estate -SaIeSroOnl.
3ss y STREET.
3ss y STREET.

We have for sale that elegant
Ranch Of M. L. SMITH, situated
on the south bank Of the Amer
lean River, near Reuters Sta
ton. The finest kind Of bottom
land; good for alfalfa and or
chard. Has a modern new
dwelling Of nine rooms, good
barn and other Outhouses.
Contains eighty four acres
eight acres in orchard.
We have a very low figure
on this place. Call and we will
take you out.
The record-union., 1893-05-29

Record -UnioH-TelephoneN No. 49.
For Editorial Rooms, ring one bell.
Eor Business Office. ring three bells.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
ATTENTION, MERCHANTS!

TUESDAY, MAY BOTH, BEING DECORA-
j tion Day, ana one of the legal holidays in
cluded in the Retail Clerks closing petition,
chants of this city as day ON which they
would close their respective places of business,
we would respectfully draw their attention to
this fact ana trust they will conform with
their Endorsement. o. f. LAUE K, President.
Z. III. BuCHANAN, Recording Secretary. 1t
The record-union., 1893-05-29
Weather FORECAST.

Official forecast for the twenty-four hours
ending at midnight May goth: Northern Cali
fornia-Fair weather; cooler throughout the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys; north
erly winds.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
HEM Gn-pnu.

MOONLIGHT HOP. = SACRAMENTO
NJ Council, No, 90, Q. c. F., will celebrate its
fourteenth anniversary by giving Moonlight
Hop at Oak Park THIS Monday EVENING,
May 29th. Come one, come all. good time
assured. It'll COMMITTEE
The record-union., 1893-05-29
At Chicago.

Visitors to the Worlds Fair can get the
REcoRD-UNIoN at the Grand Pacific and Great
Northern Hotels and at Macdonald & Co.'S
news agency, 55 Washington street.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
The Worlds Fair-The "Chicago Inter
ocean,

This great weekly and the WEEKLY
UNION can be had for S2 a year, or the
DAILY RECoRD-UNIoN and the Inter-
ocean for Sc 50 per year. All about the
great Worlds Fair will be elaborately
treated in the Inter Ocean. Can be had
for this price only by subscribers to the
RECoRD-UNIoN and WEEKLY UNION.
The record-union., 1893-05-29

PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH by
use of local anesthetic. DIR. WELDON, Den
tist, Eighth and J streets
The record-union., 1893-05-29

TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS worth
of Furniture and Upholstery to be closed out
by the st OF June. DITTMAR & WHEAT,
916 street. opposite Plaza.
The record-union., 1893-05-29

Hg- These publications are sent either by
1lalI or Express TO agents or single sub
scrlners with charges prepaid. All Postmast-
srs are agents.
the Inc best advertising mediums On the Pacific
The record-union., 1893-05-29

Entered at the Postofice at Sacramento as
Eecond-class matter.
The record-union., 1893-05-29

THE PUREST, finest and best OF Candy
can be obtained at sos K street. Try oul
homemade.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
CARPET CLEANING.
Pioneer Steam Carpet Cleaning Works
s.W. COR. TWELFTH AND 0 SITS.

HARRY W. RIvETT. PROPRIETOR.
II Telephone 292. Carpets taken up,
cleaned and relaid the same day il desired.
Only thoroughly competent and reliable men
employed. Send orders by telephone or to
Locke q Lavenson's, John Breuner's or In
gram L Birds.
The record-union., 1893-05-29

timer, one jeweler, one saloon, one gen.
eral store, one bakery.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
DAILY RECORD-UNION
THE WEEKLY UNION

is the cheapest and most desirable Home.
news and Literary Journal published on the
Inc WEEKLY UNION per year............S1 so
The record-union., 1893-05-29
SUNDAY excepted

SUNDAY excepted. 2Monday excepted.
A-For morning. P-For afternoon
RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager
t. II. GOODMAN. Gen. Passenger Agent
TUDSON EXCURSIONS TO WORLDS
y Fair.-Judson 4 Co have succeeded in re.
tanning their special privileges and the great
scenic route for the Worlds Fair and the East
with lowest rate ticket. No crowding TO So
cure large numbers. Leave Sacramento EV.
ERY THURSDAY. No change to Chicago.
Our own manager in charge. Address JUD-
son & CO., 624 Market street. San Fran
cisco. or call on G. J. ELLIS, depot. Sacramento,
The record-union., 1893-05-29
Ff1ertul 31ntirea.

A MAIDEN dimpled, dainty. fair.
With hazel eyes and crumpled hair,
Was asked what was the night of bliss.
She promptly answered, "'1is a kiss,
Provided that the kissers won't
Neglect teeth cleansing SOZODONT."
The record-union., 1893-05-29
FOR BEAUTY.

For comfort, for improvement of the
complexion, use only Pozzonis Powder;
there is nothing equal to it.
The record-union., 1893-05-29
c. ROBIN, 6I2 and 6I4 K Street.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.-ESTATE OF
~ BYRON MCCREARY. deceased-Notice
is hereby given by the undersigned, executor
OF the last viii and testament of Byron Nc
Creary, deceased, TO the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, TO exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after the first
publication of this notice, to the said executor
at the office of Frank d. Ryan, attorney-at-
law, County Courthouse, Seventh and l
streets, Sacramento City, the same being the
place for the transaction Of the business Of the
said estate in the county OF Sacramento State
OF California. CHARLES MCCREA
Executor of the Estate of Byron McCreary,
deceased.
Dated May 22, 1893. my22-5tM
NOTICE TO CREDITORs.-EsTATE OF
N F. L. GEORGE, deceased. - Notice ia
hereby given by the undersigned, administra-
tor of the estate of F. L. George deceased to
the creditors Of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication Of this
notice, to the said administrator at the Office
of Frank b. Ryan, atIorney-at-law, Court
house, seventh and l streets Sacramento
City, the same being the place for the transac-
ton of the business OF the said estate in the
County OF Sacramento, State OF California
X. O. IRVINE,
Administrator of the Estate OF F. l.. George
deceased.
Dated May 13. 1898. yI5-5tM
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18
w. II. WILD Is
= = =
TWO Two TWO
BARGAINS!
N O 2.

We have just
bought at a closing
out sale of a jobber
a large lot of Lace
Curtains.
We bought them
cheap and are going
to sell them cheap.
They are clean fresh
goods and we can
sell them 33 per cent
less than regular
prices.
Examine them as
you will never have
a better opportunity
to buy Lace Cur
tains.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

o., sale-J. Robbins.
aairl Wanted.Box soo;
pplsnts-F. q. Daniorth
irliss.re-N. w. Brainerd.
rOr sale-Geo. Gushing
ffooiinmbias R. T. Pattea.
SroO,,eclosure-Simon Fox.
Tiso,,sresting-Dow & Carter.
nv DOWN.. p. Ordway.
MMsn.gains-N. E. Clothing Co.
pa,s nent-lst. National Bank.
s..aa,sment-2nd National Bank.
sssnascial Bargains-W. II. Wildes.
S5Peehate Notices-Nathan Fowler.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18

II. Il. Patten offers second hand
New Mail bicycle with cushion tiers, for
$4,000
DR.. c. p. Sawyer is absent from home
on business trip to Piscataquis and
Penobscot counties.
The tremendous strain brought upon
the flume of Burrill's grist mill by the
continued high water caused it to break
last week, since which time they have
been unable to run. Steward Bros. mill
meanwhile is doing the grinding for
both and has to run well into the night
of each day to keep the extra work
along.
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. George +.
Spauldiug died very suddenly at the
house of Henry Canon on East Front
street. Mr.. Spaulding had been ut work
in the woods during the winter, return
ing to this town last Friday. A sister,
Mrs. Ada Narney of Worcester, Mass,
the only surviving member of the fam
lily reached here in time to attend the
funeral service, which was conducted by
Rev. |. b. Mower.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18
DIED.

Skowhegan-May l6, Mrs Seth Russell, aged
81 years.
Pittsfeld-May 9, Mrs Cora Estelle. wife of
Rufus Burn, aged % years.
Canaan-May II, Levi Barrett aged 80 years.
Madison-Apr. %, Mrs Catherine A. Bryant,
aged 81 years.
Skowhegan-May ~, Lovey Belle adopted
doughter OF II. p, and Malora Dennis Lander
OF Kingheld, aged IL years.
Carratunk-May 10, Mr. Austin d. Moore,
aged % years month and days.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18
Dor

Palmyra-Alay 8, to the wife of Amos Law
renee, daughter.
Canaan-May 7, to the wife of Alonzo Rey-
nolds,
Madison-Apr. %, to the wife of Ernest
Narerd son. May 5, to the wife of John p.
Norton, son.
Madison-May 7. to the wife of charles E..
Town, daughter.
Madison-May 3, to the wife OF Charles Dane,
SON
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18

Ladies' summer underwear in great
variety at NJ. b. Heselton's.
Three pounds of good raisins for
25ctS., at Patterson's,
Bargains in ladies' aud children's cot
ton hosiery at NJ. B. lIeselton's.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18

4
|iouf pounds of fresh dates, 25cts., at
fllerson's.
I've" silk scarfs in all the desirable
que, al NJ. b. IIeselton's.
["h> Of black dress goods selling at
H. Nlldes. Prices and quality tell.
"e quaker buckwheat, best on mar
r. lbs Pc, ; lbs Lets, at PAterson's il.
IT, H. Wildes bought a large lot
'Ve curtains at a closing out sale, he
|sOhg to sell them cheap.
H. you want to buy carriage or har-
r. IL 50, call on l.. W. Chase. head
'l'ers for carriages and harnesses.
Aeeps large stock on hand. consist
VI earryalls, top and open buggies,
all kinds of open wagons aud road
t. all grades of harnesses, light and
fNy' he will sell at wholesale or retail
very low prices.
l.. w. CHASE,
Water St., Skowhegan, Ne.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18
NO.. l..

About 100 Jack =
cts and Capes, cd d
Garments bought of
the manufa c turers
last week, been used
a little as samples.
Not injured in the
least. These gar
mentS we can sell at
a discount of 25 to
50 per cent.
Secure one if you
want a garment.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-18

This is only a forerunner. Look for big bills
and complete announcements in due season
and make arrangements to be here on that day