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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-03

have. There is not a good winter road in
this county ten miles away from the
Courthouse; and we are just as we'll off
as any other section of the State. 1t is
not for the lack of money, for there is
three, yes five times, as much money
spent on the earth roads of the State to
keep them in repair as is required to keep
all the railroads in good condition. 1t is
within bounds to say that half the road
funG is wasted, for the reason that there
is hardly a competent earth road-builder
to be found anywhere and because there
is no system observed in the work.
When road becomes impossible, the
roadmaster is all eagerness. and goes to
work when ii requires five times as much
money as it would had the matter been
attended to ut the proper time.
We all know that this is 50, and what is
true OF this community is true OF the rest
of the State. We do not seem to regard
good roads as an element of progress,
much less an evidence Of civilization.
The Romans were far ahead of us in this
respect. When that wonderful people
effected the conquest of nation the next
thing they did was to build permanent
roads. The road builder followed the
army. 1t is true that they resorted Ia
this policy as means of holding the sub
iugated country, but their purpose does
not detract in the least from their sa-
gacity.
A good, durable road, lit for use at all
seasons of the year, is the best investment
that rural community, or any other, for
that matter, can make. There is money
in it, beside being practical means OF
salvation.
There is no system at all in connection
with the construction and repair of the
public highways. Everything is done in
a haphazard way and at time when il
will produce the least benefit, and when
a person is unfit for anything else he is
made roadmaster.
The public road system is as much a
part of the civilization of community as
is the public school system, but it receives
practically no attention at all. Foreign
ers who come to see us rarely get a sight
of our country highways, and if they did
they would have very different opinion
Of us.
There ought to be great attendance at
the good-roads convention, but there
won't be.
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PHOTOGRAPHED MONKEY TALK.
Professor Garner Reports Collection
Of About Two Hundred Words.

Professor Garner Reports q Collection
of About Two Hundred Words.
Professor Garner has written a letter to
his brother in Australia in which he de-
cares that he has succeeded beyond his
widest anticipations" in his experiments
with monkey talk in Africa.
He says: Il am safe on the coast, Just
reeking with quinine, the proud possessor
of chlmpanZee that can say 'Tenakoe
Pakeha,' which is, you know, the Maori
for Good day, stranger; a gorilla that
knows about twenty words of Fiian,
and a female ourang- outang that has
picked up Bonner and Bhtzen' from my
German valet, and has, judging from her
actions, quite fallen i'll love with him.
II have also got written DOWN. hich
is more mportant-nearly 200 monkey
words. Here are few, split phonetic
ally: 'Achru,' meaning sun, fire, warmth,
ETC.; 'kukcha,' meaning water, rain,
cold and, apparently, anything disagree
able; 'goshKu,' meaning food, the act of
eating. You will see from this that it is
a very primitive language; there are. per-
haps, not more than twenty or thirty
words in it that L have not already got,
so that my task is now practically com
pleted."
When his battery, phOnograph and re-
volving mirror began to work he SAYS
that the glitter OF the mirror soon at
tracted host OF chatterlng monkeys.
watched them for an hour and then eau
tiously approached. They disappeared
like magic when they saw NEAL but
one, chimpanzee. When l got close to
! it found that it took no notice of me,
! but stood as transfxed, with widely
opened eyes and dilated pupils, gazing at
the mirror.
There was a slight tremulous motion
in the limbs and a spasmoJic twitching
OF the ears. l could hardly believe il.
The animal was hypnotized. 1t was
making u gutteral sound like 'achru.'
\ When l subsequently listened to the
! gram l found that a similar sound
| was frequently recorded thereon amid
what was then to me an unintelligibIe
! tumble of monkey chatter.
Il put the monkey in bamboo cage
and on examining him about an houl
| afterward found him still under
the hypnotic influence. l revived
| him with a good, strong sniff o.
ammonia and held lighted taper
| before his eyes. lie was quite tract
able and said 'achru,' and a few more
tests satisfied him that this word EN-
/ bodied the idea Of heat, light, warmth
and brightness. Other words followed
and it was wonderful to take note Of hi,
awakening intelligence. New York
| Evening Post.
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An impeachment to Dancing.

Among a number of young men who
were recently visiting the city was one
who has lively sense OF humor and an
impeachment in his speech. \ german
was given in their honor. and the hostess
observed that this particular young man
did not dance.
I am surprised not to see you dane
ing" she said. Don't you care for it ?''
"Oh, yves" he replied.
Then why haven't You gotten a part
ner and joined in the amusement ?''
NV we'll" he explained, Its TIL
this way. l h-h-have tried s-severaI TT
times. B-b-but b-by the thine l have
s-succeeded in t-telling a g-g-girl VIII
what l w-want, th-the music's SIS
stopped. "-W ashington Star.
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comes more apparent that the most sub
stantial road is the best, notwithstanding
the large expense for building the same.
While the general system of grading
loose dirt is good as far as it goes, and is
less costly, il is not the most lasting, and
when there is an extremely wet winter
breaks or cuts up to such an extent that
or rock is used we see firm and lasting
roadbed at all seasons of the year, which
demonstrates it to be the cheapest in the
long nm
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IS THE MAIL" RIGHT2
What Stockton Journal Thinks About
the Road Convention

buo 1AOsti conventions
A convention will be held in Sacramento
soon for the purpose OF discussing meth
DDS for the improvement of public roads.
As far as the Mail is informed, it will be
the first assembly of its kind that ever
convened in this State. 1t would be diff
ticult to name the various objects to pro-
mote which general or local conventions
have been held, but not until the present
time has the matter OF common highways
been thought worthy of attention. 1t is
safe to predict that the assembly will not
be largely attended, for the reason that it
will deal with a subject upon which every
one assumes to be thoroughly informed.
a greater mistake, however, could not
well be made.
The science of road building has made
scarcely any progress since the time Ut
Mac Adam. We are behind every other
civilized State in this matter They have
better roads in Mexico, and altogether
better ones in British Columbia, than We
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BRIEF NOTES.

About three-lourths of the delinquent
water-takers have settled their accounts,
netting some $1,000 to the city.
that c. c. Cham bers was appointed a
Deputy County Clerk. 1t should have
been Q. c. Clements.
Fred Kern has been charged by George
Harvey OF Brighton with disturbing the
latter's peace. Kern was formerly the
husband of Harney's wife.
John d. Shearer d Son and George
Murray of this city have secured the con-
tract for respectively the concrete and
brickwork on the Masonic Hall to be
constructed at Placerville.
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Mrs. Logan's Home Magazine" and tn,
weekly Union"

Both only 81 70 per year. The Home
Magazine of Washington, D. G., conducted
by Mrs. John A. Logan. is the best and
most popular low-priced periodical ever
printed. The publishers Of the WEEKLY
UNION will furnish the magazine to its
subscribers for mere nominal sum above
the price of subscription TO the weekly.
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TURF TOPICS.
SALE RESUMED OF RANCHO DEL.
PASO YEARLINGS.
Fast Time Made on the Morris Park
Track-ResuIts of Other
Races,
Special to the Rrcorn-uN1or.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, June 1.-The sale Of
Rancho del Paso thoroughbred yearlings
was resumed to-day. Among the horses
sole was a chestnut colt by imported st.
Blaze-Flavina, Walcott & Campbell
$500; chestnut FLY by imported Sir
Modred-Glendair, 4. Lakeland, 81, 100;
chestnut FLY by Salvator-Katrine, w.
NJ. Barry, 81, 200; gray FLY by Salvador
Lizzie Lucas, Marcus Daily, $500; chest
nut colt by Salvator-Mabel, Marcus
DAILY, 5000; chestnut colt by Salvador
Lou Lanier, Charles Fleischmann, S., 300;
chestnut fillyby Salvator-Lydia, Marcus
DAILY, $500; bay filly by imported ST.
Blaize-MentmOre Lass, ]. p. Rupert,
$500; brown FLY by Salvator-Miss
Woodford, Green Morris, $500; chestnut
colt by imported Sir Modred-Pandora,
j. i. Mcdonald, s., 900.
In all, tifty-four head were sold, the
amount realized being SG7,7OO-an aver
ageper head Of Sl,3O2.
MORRIS PARK RACES.
NORRIS PARK, June 1.-The track was
good. Five furlongs, Gold Dollar won,
Laizette second, Addie third. Time 0574.
Six turlongs, Lingerwood won, Louise
second, Sunbeam third. Time, Ill.
Five and a half furlongs, dead heat be-
tween Sir Excess and Ontario, Despot
third. Time, l:O5l.
One mile, Now-or-Never won, Emin
Bey second, Nockbarron third. Time,
1891.
Mile and a sixteenth, Reckon won,
Yorkviue Belle second, Cleaning third.
Time, La.
Five furlongs, Saliva won, Mary sec
ond, Midgley third. Time. 0:59.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. June 1.-The track was fair.
Seven furlongs, Zaldivar won, Katrinka
second, InvercauId third. Time, 1924.
Five and a half furlongs, Boule won.
Lady Rose second, Favor Jr. third.
Time, 1:l3l.
Five and a half furlongs, Tim Murphy
won, Geraldine second, General Rose
third. Time. Ito.
Six and a half furlongs, Senator Nor
ril won, Princess Lorraine second,
Guido third. Time 1:24l.
One mile, Bonnie B. won, Rossiter
second, Merge third. Time, ESQ.
CAO HlAlCs COIOuSG Won, IdylOT Ma =
den second, San Salvador third. Time,
1:473.
AT LATONIA.
LAToNIA. June 2.-The track was slow.
Six furlongs. Aspen won, Salvation sec
ond, Lucknow third. Time, III.
One mile, Little George won, The
Queen second, Halcyon third. Time, l:5l.
Eleven-sixteenths of a mile, The Sculp-
tor won, Viola E. second, Verdant third
Time, I:l4.
Four furlongs, Little Chris won, Miss
Mamie second, Charlie King third. Time
O.52 20.
Nine-sixteenths of mile, Portugal
won, G. b. Cox second, Fay S. third.
Time, l:003.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN Francisco, June 2.-One mile
dash, trot, Palatine won, Silver Bee sec
ond, Soubrette third. Time, $50.
Mile and quarter, trot, Jas. i. won,
Flora 5. second, Melrose third. Time,
3:05l.
One mile trot, Erin won, Hero second,
Neva third. Time, 2:27.
One mile trot, Willama won, Conbrio
second, Mollie Patten third. Time, 2:274.
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Chance of .Iudras.

Judge Grant of Yolo will occupy Judge
Johnson's bench next week. to try the
Capital-removal cases, and Judge john
son will go to Auburn to hold court for
Judge Prewett, who has gone to see the
Sacramento exhibit at the Columbian Elk
nOsitiOu.
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PAYEN AND YORK WON
Close of the Handban Tournament

Close of the HandbaII Tournament at
the Athletic Club.
The handbal tournament given by the
Athletic Club closed last night with a
series of six games and ended in victory
Tor the Payen and york team. The
games were not so close and exciting as
those of Wednesday night, but were well
sustained.
The complete score of the games played
stands as follows, the medal being won
by Payen and york, who won eight
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-03

Robert C. Winthrop of Boston cele-
brated his S4th birthday last Friday. He
is the oldest honorary member of the
Massachusetts Mechanics Charitable
Association, the Oldest member of the
Handel and Haydn Society and of other
organizations, and one of the six sole sur
vivors of his class at Harvard.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-03

NOR SALE-BUGGIES, CARTS, LIGHT
/ wagons, harness, saddles, brides and all
other goods belonging 70 the business at cost.
Fine harnesses at one-half the former prices.
5. ROTH, AS J street. NE
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The next event at the club will be the
wrestling tournament, in which the
members take great interest, and which
promises to be a close and lively series
of contests.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-03

l. ranch property, one of the best groceries
in Sacramento; has large trade and is Ia a
good location. w. DOAN, 1907 Fourth st.
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NOR SALE, OR WILL EXCHANGE FOR
L wood-A good farm wagon. Price, $50.
Apply at 1920 . street.
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I1UR SALE-A HORSE, HARNESS AND
l. double-seated phaeton. Inquire at 2I13
Istreet jeI-Iws
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CtEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
y friends il the East 1t leads them all
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Iur 1nlr.

EOR SALE FIRE FIREI FIREi- USE
Il Hawes' metallic lath 70 prevent its spread.
l.. HAW Is, Twelfth and b streets. je3-l wt2ltw
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Dinn,natna, 9rrnrlru, Gtr.
90 4rt or 9arrtt.

no u.ET-716 TWELFTH STREET. AP-
| ply 10 FABIAN BROS, Ninth and j
streets, agents.
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IyOR sALE-A HOUSE AND LOT IN THE
j finest location in the city; lot 30x-O;
house l6x2O and ~ stories high; bottom
room and middle rooms hArd-fnished; top
two rooms not finished, but in good condition.;
price, $1,000; long term payments if desired
Apply evenings or sundays on the premises
1923 Twenty-fiTst street. Je1-6t#
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TOR SALE-A HORSE, CART AND HAIR
j ness; price, $50. Apply 1417 Second
street. lny3o-5L*
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ITO RENT-I5 ACRES OF RICH BOTTOM
1 land. suitable for potatoes and vegetables;
summer ard tall crops; pIows, harrow, cabin,
stable room; six acres plowed. Inquire TIM
mediately OF JAMES HOLLAND, 1904 q
street my27-2w*
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ITO LET-FURNIsHED ROOMS, SINGLE
| or en- suite. Apply at GOLDEN STATE
HOTEL. 91S x street.
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TyO LET. UNFURNTSHED - A HAND
| some parior suite and kitchen. Inquire
at 916L Seventh street, between l and j.
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J1O LET - 92O NJ STREET - LODGING
| house containing sevente rooms all re-
Gently decorated; on good terms to the right
party. Apply at SILLER BROS, 16l4
Thirteenth street.
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9l11ttPn.

NOVELS BOUGHT, SOLD AND EX-
~ changed at reduced prices. COS X street
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General 3-luttrrs.

| AIDES ALL CASES; SAFE, QUICK
\ earny street, San Francisco. Call or write.
r. sold Pllls, strong, 81. Agents wanted,
Read Dr. AS card in the Chronicle" or "Ex-
aminer." Ge-,.
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MI f. AND MRS. FITCH, TRANCE. TEST
W ana Siate-writing mediums, 417% X
street n,v2O-i Jy4
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TOR SALE, S3oO-OLD ESTABLISHED
cigar, tobacco, fruit and candy stand with
fixtures; central location, near hotels; rent,
SIS per month; references required; very rare
chance. Address p. o. box All. Sacramento.
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NOR SALE-DOMESTIC NEW HOME,
II White, standard, Singer, Wheeler & viii
son sewing machines, new and secondhand
from $40 upward. A. J. POMMER, corner
Ninth and J streets.
The Newtown bee., 1893-10-06
Fairfield County News.
BROOKFIELD.
BROOkFIELD'S TOWN ELECTION

BROOkFIELD'S TOWN ELECTION.
 The vote was heavier than for many years, ll9 votes being boiled, the average Tor the past few years ranging from 60 to 90. The interest in the election centered on the first selectman, James Lee, dem- ocratic and Elmer H. Northrop, republi- can, party lines being in many cases ob- liberated. No other business was tran sacted, nor reports made, being left for future meeting not yet specified. The vote was as follows:
 Town clerk, Junius F. Smith @. Maurice ODonnell d 95.
 Selectmen, Elmer H. Northrop 92, Lemuel r. Wetmore 83, James Lee Sl John $. Thornhill 92.
 Treasurer, Alfred Somers I'll, William J. Beehler 100
 Treasurer of Molly money and town deposit fund, Alfred Somers S4.
 Assessors, Seth F. Keeler SS, Dwight N. Camp S5, Daniel D. Joyce SC, Ed ward Montrose S3.
 Board of relief, Nile Hendrickson S5, Henry L. Foote SS, Orrin P. Wildman d S0, Thomas Halpin S7.
 Collector, Arthur $. Mansfield SC, Charles H. Camp 91.
 Constables, George o. Hill Sl, Nile Hendrickson SC, John BaUeman S5, James Lee d 95, Jesse L. James 90, Thomas P. Bristol d 90, Henry R. Wild man DO.
 Grand jurors, Thomas s. Taylor S7, Frederick $. Frisbie r S6, Edwin c. Tur- ner SS, Henry D. Lake d 90, Jesse l.. James SS, Charles E. Beers d 90.
 Registrar of voters, Sidney E. Hawley ST. Thomas P. Bristol 90.
 School visitor, Frederick $. Frisbie I S3, Charles Stuart 90.
 Auditor, Harmon 5. Lockwood SC, Benjamin Griffen 90.
The Newtown bee., 1893-10-06
MINORTOWN.

ID. Minor lost valuable new milch COW, Saturday. The COW ate too many apples, which was the cause of her death.
 Wilbur Mansfield of Roxbury is visit ing his father, D. s. Mansfield.
 To fulfill the law made by the state last winter, that every school must have flag on before October l, the select men have caused poles and flags placed at each school house. On Friday, Horace Minor placed one at the school house here.
 T. $. Minor had to kill a fine COW, a few weeks ago. It was taken very lame Some thought that it had been acciden- tally shot, having bullet shaped wound near the hip. As the COW grew worse, to end it's pain it had to be killed.
 The farmers are gathering their win ter fruit. Apples are not plenty, yet enough for home use.
 D. B. Burton does not raise tobacco. Instead he raises potatoes. This years crop averaged him about 450 bushels.
 Mrs E. I. Goodsell was in Waterbury. Friday.
 Charles Rowley and daughter spent Sunday in Birmingham.
The Newtown bee., 1893-10-06

ITO THE COMMISSIONERS OF FAIRFIELD l COUNT1-The undersigned hereby applies for a license to sell spirituous and intoXicat ing liquors, ale, lager beer and all fermented cider drunk upon the premises or sold in quan- titles less than one gallon to be delivered at one time, and Rhine wine only, pursuant to the laws now in force relating to the sale Of intoxicating liquors, at the building, Dicks hotel, Main street, in the town of Newtown, in said county.
 Signed, WILLIAM 4. LEONARD.
 Dated at Newtown the 2Sth day of Septem- Der, 1898.
 Endorsed by the following five electors and taxpayers of said town, none ot whom are li- censed dealers in intoxicating liquors, and are not endorsers on any other application:
 John B. Peck, Abel E. Clarke, Levi C. Gil bert, George w. stuart, Charles H. Gay. COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, TOWN OF NEW
 TOWN, this 2Sth day ot September, 1883.
 l, Town Clerk ot said town, hereby certify, pursuant to the statute in such case provided, that this application, endorsed as aforesaid, has been submitted to me, and further cerri- fy that each ot said endorsers is an elecfor and taxpayer in said town, and that a copy of the foregoing application, including the above written endorsement, has been filed with me- and that have advertised the said applica- ton and the endorsement in THE NEwTowN BEE, weekly newspaper in said town, at. least once week for two successive weeks commencing on the 29th day of September 1893. Attest, M. J. HOULIHAN, clerk of said town.
The Newtown bee., 1893-10-06
Around the Preside.
THE WHITE CITY.
[FRoM OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDEN
THE PERYSTILE.

LIE i@is o 1iI-f-t
 A view of this is had from the Admin istration building looking eastward. It is situated along the lake front of the grand plaza. It is colonnade of AS mas sive columns, five feet or more in diame- ter; 24 pair or two on either side of the walk. These are 60 feet high, with capi- | tals and cornice supporting a covered | way. Above each column is sculptur- al figure II feet high. Upon the cornice over the columns, we find the
 NAME OF STATE
 or territory written and the symbolic fig ure is designed to represent some charac- teristic of the state or territory it repre- sents. This colonnade with its classic columns, connects with the music hall on the north and the casino on the south. From the buildings on the north and south, to the Columbian portico in the center is 234 feet. This portico is over the water-gate or archway leading from | the grand basin in front of the Admins tration building into Lake Michigan. This portico is surmounted by a sculp- tural combination of figures called the Inadriga, representing
 THE TRIUMPH OF COLUMBUS. Columbus stands in a chariot, drawn by four horses, which are led by two wom- en. At either side of the chariot is a mounted herald bearing d banner. On ! ho 1ol lyaf of thiC Tplnpo i we find written these words, "The will derness and solitary place shall be made glad for them" On the Grand Basin or | Grand Plaza side Eve find these words, | ''Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free" There is also oth- CT writing which is very choice beside. | Several feet from this central portico of the Peristyle rising out of the Grand Ba- sin is the majestic statue of "The Repub- lic," the total weight of which is 5 tons. The arms are 30 feet long and the nose 30 inches. The statue rises to the height of 65 feet and rests upon pedestal 8 feet | high. We speak of this in connection with the Peristyle, because to look upon the one is to look upon the other, and the GRANDEUR OF THE ONE
 is heightened by survey of the other. | This is but one of the many pictures which the Grand Plaza furnishes. Here is the place to study architecture and sculpture in a colossal aspect. A walk under this grand and massive colonnade
 creates, almost insensibly, a feeling of awe, and shows the greatness of man, re- minding us of these words as character izing him, ..s.In apprehension how like a God" pity the man or woman who can approach this structure and not be impressed with sense of it's grandeur But if one pauses to reflect, new emo- tion is excited of an entirely different character,
 WHILE AT FIRST APPEARANCE, these great classic columns seem to pos
 sess an endurance of centuries, a thought flashes into the mind, in less than two short years, they will be as if they never
 had been, gone, perished. We look al Niagara, no such thought arises. The fact of the transientness of the White City gives us pain, but why should it It was designed to be transient, and would it not be folly to make it perma
 nent? Look and be thankful.-[Rev A Gardner, Warren, Ct.