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SOME ODD THINGS IN NATURE
IneXplicable Operations for the People
Who Know It AII.''

There are processes of nature which
seem as ineXplicable as the operation OF
the mind, says the Seattle IeLeGyaph.
Why does sugar always crystalline in a
certain way and salt in a certain other
way? An intallible test for some miner
ais IN their form Of disqualification. WHY
does the mysterious movement of the sap
in plant proceed with such absolute
regularity that in the leaf, say. OF a varie-
gated geranium little colOring matter OF
one shade is dropped at one point and a
little Of another shade at another point.
with never a mistake? Why does nature.
or rather how does nature tell the wheat
that IS grown i'll northern latitudes that
1t must produce many seeds TO each
plant so that some of them may survive
the rigor of the winter? Why do the
plants Of the tropics eXpend all their
forces In leaf and gorgeous flower and
yield only few seeds, as If they knew
that in the genial climate where they
flourish every seed stood good chance Of
growing? Did the plants learn these
things themselves, as the mice learned
that 1t was no use 10 be born with tails.
and the shOrthOrn cows learned that ii
was no use to be born with a disposition
to give a large flow of milk. or the trot-
/ ting horse learned that he ought TO be
! born with a trotting instinct? These are
dit1icult questions, good questions TO be
thought over by those very excellent
people who are satisfied that they know
it all"
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ing Of Abbey's Theater at Broadway and
Thirty-eighth street, is going on rapidly.
Mr.. Abbey believes he will be able to
open the house November 9th, when
Henry Irving will begin his New York
engagement.
Harry B. Smith and Reginald de 10
ven are working on a comedy, whose
leading character Is designed for Richard
Mansfield. The subject is said to be a
very novel and striking one; Mr.. Smith
has finished the play, and Mr.. de Koven
is TO write six songs for it.
Young Lawrence Hanley continues his
success in Blanche Marsden's, 1.-The
Player" as he journeys northward. lie
was tefSiered another ovation at the Acad-
envy of Music in Baltimore, and Tunis
Dean, the manager Of the house, pro-
nounces the play ''the most beautiful per-
Torrance of the season."
A: M. Miller. Jr., lays claim to the title
OF the Linguistic agent" At the close of
on 4onson's" prosperous tour last
month, Mr.. Miller Joined Modjeska and
nnlshed the season of that eminent artist.
The mastery of the Swedish and Polish
tongue in one season is quite an achieve
ment, and Mr.. Miller carries off the palm.
J. NJ. Hill is in sore distress. Some
time since he engaged Katherine Ger
maine for De Kovcn's new opera, but
Wnen Marie tempest heard that she
would have to do the Fencing Master'
another season, she refused point blank,
and now the Germaine refuses to sing
IN any other opera but the new one. Hill
Will thus either lose Marie or be COM
PEELED to pay Katherine.
William K. Hayden, Stuart Robson's
manager, has one OF the prettiest country
homes on the coast of North America.
This is saying good deal, but not too
much for the charming spot, which is sit
uated on the crest of the Navesink High
lands, with full view of the Atlantic in
front, the magnificent harbor of New
! ork to the north, and OF gay Long
Branch and the Jersey coast on the south.
MIR. and Mrs. John Webster Nellie Nc
Henry, lifelong friends of MIR. Hayden,
are his neighbors.
1t is rumored that Arthur Wallack, the
eldest son OF the late Lester Wallack, is to
play Mervyn Dallas part of Jim Wood
TALL in The House on the Marsh" next
season, MIR. Dallas to be in front of the
house. The latter is also anxious to Sc
cure the services of Ffoliott Page for his
dramatlZatiOn of Edmund Yates Broken
to Harness." in the part of Kate Mellon,
originally played by Kate Vaughn. Mr..
Dallas will also produce his dramatiza-
ton of Ouida's Moths and 'Wedlock."
lie also hopes to have J. b. Studley on
his list OF players.
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Citizenship. 1t is an advocate of pure
Americanism, is opposed to any sort Of
union Of church and State, or the use Of
any State funds for sectarian aid or sup
port, and announces its antagonism o
the Catholic Church on political grounds.
1t is published at Columbus, 0. 1t is Wig
orously edited, and its aims and purposes
are clearly defined. 1t does battle for ed
ucation and intelligent citizenship.
"Harper's Weekly'' for March nth has
a paper on the Western View Of the
Silver Question: by Senator Wolcot of
Colorado, and reply by Congressman
Warner is to appear i'll the issue of June
3D.. Some very beautiful illustrations
appear, notably some reminiscent of the
war and of the Swedish tri-centennial
jubilee, with views at the fair and in
Nicaragua.
pixie Nationalities' is a novel piece
of music. composed and published
by Charles Astin, Atlanta, Ga. 1t is
Dixie" according to the styles in music
of Germany, Hungary, Italy, China,
Spain and America. 1t is an odd conceit,
cunningly worked out, and forming a
most amusing and not uninteresting
''paraphrase de concert"
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y Serious Error.


The Sacramento RECORD-UNION is
quoting such authorities as Homer and
Plato and Socrates and Seneca to con
vince its readers that it is always a good
thing for a man to display public spirit,
and they say that such conversations as
the following are now frequently heard
in the Capital City:
who's this Teller Homer that's been
shootin' off his mouth bout public i'm
prOvements?'
Dunno"
well, by gosh, he amt any taxpayer.
L know that, fer I've looked it up"
"Mebbe he's some dern San Josean,
tryin' to put up job on u.s."
"Mebbe."
A pause.
Nv ho's Plater?"
dunno"
"See the REcoRD-UNIoN's slingin' him
at Us, too. He's some dunn Dago; can tell
that by his name"
"Y' bet!"
Another pause.
IN this here Socrayts, who's he?"
Dunno"
Well, Pve lived here ever since the
spring of 40, m l never heered of him.
Tie amt got any intlooence in this emu
nifty; you can bet on that"
"Y' bet!"
And SO the talk goes in Sacramento
Inc RECoRD-UNIoN is doing very wrong
IN attempting to ring I'M the opinions
OF foreigners on a people who are capable
OF running their own affairs. 1t is al
legged that it oven quoted from Confucius.
but the people arose in'their wrath and
notlhed the editor that they would toll
crate no Chinese interference in their
business, one man earnestly remarking
that two brothers-in-law Of Confucius
used to do washing in Sacramento and
they were bad breed of Mongolians.
The RECORD-UNIoN may have meant
all right, but it will lose ground by
quoting foreigners to its constituents-it
should remember that it is published in
Sacramento.
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WE'LL APPROVED
y Thoughtful Journal on the Pro-
posed Good Road Convention.


posed Good Road Convention.
bakersfield (Kern County, Californian
Sacramento County has taken the
initiative in an enterprise which is of the
utmost importance to the people of all
parts of the State. II is proposed to hold
a convention at an early date at which the
matter OF reform in the road system is to
be discussed and some means determined
upon for the Inauguration of a decided
change in this respect. While the fact is
not generally recognized it is neverthe-
less true that one of the heaviest items of
expense sustained by farmers is that
caused by the uniformly bad condition
in which the roads are kept.
California is particularly remiss in thiJ
respect, though it has a good excuse in
the sparse settlement of many localities
and the long stretches of highway
through sections which are almost or
quite destitute OF population.
The burden OF poor roads falls heavily
upon the dumb animals who are REQUIRED
to use them and for this reason it is
peculiarly appropriate that the Humane
Society of Sacramento should undertake
the preliminary steps necessary to set the
reform in motion. That society is now
preparing a call for a convention, SAYS the
Sacramento RECoRD-UNIoN, which will
be addressed to all Boards of Supervisors
municipal legislatures, agricultural asso-
Citations, humane societies, Boards Of
Trade, the Technical Society, engineers
associations, producing and manutactur-
ing organizations, railroad companies,
academies OF science, wheelmen's asso-
Citations, large manufactures of vehicles,
cattle and horse breeders, etc.
The plan of the Humane Society and
its co-laborers is to make the convention
broad and comprehensive in it's repre-
sentative character and perfectly free
forum tor fair debate and untrammeled
expression. 1t is the intention TO ask the
convention to indicate plans for the col
lection of statistics of conditions and
needs in counties bearing on the road
question, which may be presented for the
consideration OF the next Legislature, and
TO provide Tor such collection of data as
will place clearly before the people the
facts of loss in California to producers
and all users of roads because of present
conditions, and the probabilities OF gain
under improved conditions, with esti-
mates OF the cost of attaining the ends de-
sired and the period within which they
may be reached.
The people of Kern County recognize
the need for good roads fully as much as
those of any other part of the State. and
they will unquestionably respond to the
call made by the Humane Society.
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HEARTILY INDORSES
Will Assist in the Good-Road Agita-
ton.
Red Blur News.l

Red Bluff News.l
For several months past printed matter
has been sent out from Massachusetts
with the object OF calling attention TO,
and arouslng interest in, the necessity of
having good country roads. 1t has been
sad that she persons SO interesting them
selves are bicycle manufacturers who are
influenced by selfish motives. What
ever may be the motives the object is a
good one, and the discussion timely. The
Nci0S has retrained heretofore from agi-
tating the subject, because it considered
the time unpropitiOus, as other matters
have engaged public attention, but the
time has come when a discussion is
proper, and ought to be profitable Te-
hama County is sadly in need of good
roads. In some directions the roads are
almost impossible the greater part of the
year Tor loaded vehicles, and never good,
and nowhere are they what they ought to
be. Every year thousands of dollars are
thrown away upon them, for the money
used to patch them up in summer does
no good except for one season, as the
next winters rains make the roads as Dad
as. il not worse than, before. This short
sighted and wasteful policy prevails in
all new countries that are in process of
settlement and development, but there is
no excuse for its continuance in older
communities.
The Sacramento RECORD UNION has
undertaken latterly to arouse public in
terest in the matter, and is doing a good
work which we heartily indorse and will
assist. The RECORD u MON says the pre-
liminary steps have been taken for the
calling OF a State Good Road Convention
to be held in Sacramento some time this
summer. Such convention, if attended
by representative men, could not fail TO
be profitable if ii did no more than be
the means of disseminating useful in
formation and putting people to thinking
about the matter.
1t is time that the foolish and extrava-
giant methods OF expanding money on
the public roads were stopped, and we do
not think it would be very difficult
task TO convince taxpayers of it. Instead
OF throwing money away in making tenn
pOrary repairs to roads every year to be
obliterated every succeeding winter, it is
the part of wisdom to adopt some plan ii
possible that will stop the waste and
make every dollar expended profitable
and permanent investment. Such plan
is not only possible but feasible, and al
though the fact has escaped attention per-
haps. the last Legislature provided a
way by which it can be accomplished.
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SUPERIOR COURT.
Department One-CatIin, Judge.
FRIDAY, June I'd.

department One-Cat1in, Judge.
FRIDAY, June I'd.
Department Two-Johnson, Judge.
FRIDAY, June I'd.
Estate of Ellen Mccoy, deceased-Decree of
distribution granted.
Estate OF Rudolph Weber, deceased-Final
account allowed; estate distributed
Estate of John IL. Carroll, deceased-Co Con-
tinued two weeks.
Estate Of Frederick Young, deceased-Con-
tinued two weeks.
Estate and guardianship of f. L. George. in
competent-E. 5. Wachhorst appointed ref
cree.
Estate of David Wylie, deceased-Letters Of
administration granted bond $500
Estate and guardianship OF James H. De-
win, competent-Account approved.
Estate OF John r. Gllliland, deceased-Con-
tinued four weeks.
Estate of. Thomas Fisher, deceased-Con-
tinued one week.
Estate OF David Thurman, deceased-Final
account allowed; estate distributed; attor-
ney's fees, 500.
Estate Of Llewellyn Williams, deceased
Continued two weeks.
Estate Of DOrOtha Winning deceased
Continued one week.
Estate of John Keber, Decentralization
for letters OF administration granted: bond
$500. 0
Estate of Richard Hickman. deceased
Continued two weeks.
Estate OF &. p. Hensley. Reconsideration
for order TO mortgage real estate for IS, 600
=
Estate OF Richard Hickman, deceased-Peti-
ton for letters continued two weeks
Estate and guardianship OF Henry d. Nefss
competent-Continued three weeks
Estate Of Richard Hickman deceased-De-
murrer continued two weeks
Estate OF Julian Coleman, deceased-Con-
tinued one week.
Josephine Devin VS.. Charles Devin-Peti-
ton Of father for custody of Lulu Maud Devin
granted.
Annie L. Chids VS.. Catherine Hoehn-Con-
tinued one week.
George f. Wlttenbrock VS.. W. H. Cass-Con-
tinued one week.
Ella Oppenheim vs.. Manuel Oppenheim-
Continued one week.
Estate of Il. c. Whitman, deceased-Con-
tinued one week.
Estate and guardianship of John Spitzbarth
incomp etent-COntinued one week.
Estate OF William McNulty, deceased-Con-
tinued one week.
Estate Of j. B. Patch, deceased Continued
one week.
Charles Peterson vs.. N. :. Nevis ct al.-De-
murrer overruled; ten days notice waived.
NJ. L. Smith VS.. J. p. Cox-Motion to strike
out parts Of complaint continued one week
by consent.
NJ. l.. smith VS. J. P. Cox-Demurrer con
tiQued one week nv consent
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Church 59nttrrs.

NQNGREGATIoNAL CHURCH-REv. ].
" b. koehne pastor.-Morning "The Trans.
| figuration OF Christi Evening lecfnre.
abraham Lincoln"
DREsBYTERIAN CHURCH, CORNER
| Sixth and / streets Proc npi,-r i, !. ~
morning by the Rev II. A. Mavhew and
communion of the Lords Supper. and in HE
evening the Key. y. q. Geyen of MICHIGAN
VIII preach. Young peoples and Sabbath
schoohmeet at the usual hours.
CIXTH-sTREET NJ. E. CHURCH ar
- tween 4 and 1.-The pastor, Rev r. q.
George, win preach at 1O:45 and z.f5
Sabbatn-schOol at 1915, c. II. Dunn Sinner.
lntendent. Epworth League at Gas. All
welcome
UNITARIAN CHURCH. PYTHTAN
~ Hall. corner Ninth and I streets.-Serv
ices at l A. NJ. Rev. VIM. J. Potter of New
Bedford, Mass. will preach. Subject "The
MISSION OF religion To-day Mr.. Potter will
lecture tuesday evening in Pythian Han on
~Darwinism and Its Influence on Religions
Thought" Sunday-school at 1915.
EURST BAPTIST CHURCH. NINTH AND
i L-Rev. !. Q. Herrick, pastor win preach
Spirit" Sabbath-school 1915. Young pet-
pies meeting at :. Mr.. Speares of the Y NJ
9. A. will speak at =. NJ. on his recent trin
East, Baptism at the close Of the evening
service.
on. PAUL's EPISCOPAL CHITRCH
- Eighth street. between I ana J-Rrv n A
Ottmann, rector. First sunday after Trinity
Celebration Of the Holy Sacrament at II A. II,
Nespers at $50 p. NJ. Sunday-school at / 2.45.
Music Ohertory, 90 Rest in The Lord: alto
sole, "Cantata Bridgewater," in D.
ElIRST NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH. SEVENTH
L street, between and K-Preachfup nv
+. NJ Odom at IL A. NJ and 7:45 p. N.
GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH, COR
~ ner Twelfth and X streets.-Serv1ces
at 1920 4; N. Theme: "Maessiekeit" A
cordial invitation is extended to the German
residents Of the city. Charles f. Oehler. pastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, EIGHTH STREET
\ between \ and OBJ B. Burton. pastor
Preaching at IL a. u. and 7:45 p NJ A cor
dial invitation TO all TO come and hear the
pastor after his return from a short vacations
TOURTEENTH-STRE PRESBYTERIAN
I Church, between 0 and Prev. Geo. p
Iindeli will preach morning and evening,
Sabbath-school at close of morning service.
GIXTEENTH- STREET LUTHERAN
- Church-Rev. W. :. Hoskinson. Morning:
The Worlds Great Need; evening: Song
service, Rotations, address by pastor. All
made welcome.
RS. sPEARES WILL LEAD THE CON
VI secraion meeting atthe Florence Mission
sunday at $3.50. All welcome.
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1 went TO four different
doctors and they helped
me at first. In the fall I
got worse again; then 1
tried other remedies, but
they did me no good. l
was ashamed to 90 into
public. ! was a sight to
look at. Everyone would
say: "Whut is the matter;
why don't YOU take some
thing "' Even atmy daily
labor / had 10 wear a sort
OF cap To keep the dirt
from getting into the
After I would wash
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welcome companion to those who knew
him. His intellectual attainments were
OF an unusual order, and the life just
ended was in every way noble and use
full one.
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Joseph s. Harris, who succeeds MIR.
Mcleod as President Of the Reading sys-
TEN. is civil engineer by profession,
and in early life was connected with the
coast survey.
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would be covered with big red pimpleS all
over my neck and face. Some two or three
people advised me to try the CuuCURA RENE
DIES. l did try them, ana am glad 1 have
done so. Glad to say ! am a well man,
and in the best OF health since. 1 cannot
praise the CUrICURA REMEDIES too highly. l
mclOsC my portrait.
LEWIS W. kATON, Larksvnle, Pa.
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A dead bullfrog owned by resident of
New Haven, Conn, is claimed to be one
OF the oldest and largest frogs in this part
Of the world. The animal is known to be
at least IA years old, and measures eigh-
teen inches from head to foot, twelve
inches across the back and weighs four
pounds.
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MUSIC And THE DRAMA.
Opening of the New American
Theater in New York.
1t is Owned by an Englishman and the
Players are All EnglIsh-KelIar Do
ing Well in the Metropolis-Gen-
eraI Stage Notes.

A. +. Dunlop, writing from New York,
under date of May 9th, says:
The new American Theater on Eighth
avenue was opened on Monday, and
when flooded with electric light is quite
as handsome as any one could expect.
The Prodigal Daughter which was
seen there for the first time ON this side
OF the Atlantic, has had celebrity in Lon
don. 1t Is one of the so-called melo-
dramas which Henry Petit and Sir Au-
gustus Harris reel OF by the yard for the
Drury Lane Theater, but 1t was so hand
somely staged that it is sure to get good
deal of attention here, although Mr..
Petit and Mr.. Harris have avoided all
the risk OF Originality or novelty. In fact
the play is OF no account whatever, and is
written only to bring in an exciting
horse race, in which nine thoroughbred
horses run on what looked like turf and
with what were genuine jockeys on their
backs. Several Of the fleet and graceful
brutes had won actual races, and were tit
TO be seen on real race track. There
was, Of course, an English Squire who
could be saved from BANKRUPTCY by moth
ing but the success of his race horse.
Then there was a villainous sportsman
VINO, to ruin tie Squire, undertook to
drug the horse, ana, failing in that, he
contrIVed TO put the jockey out OF the
way. The audience gueSSeS what hap
pened then? Yes, that's il. OF course.
The hero OF the play got into the saddle
and rode TO victory. The American The
alter is owned by an Englishman and
managed by an Englishman. The play
Is English and all the actors and horses
are English. 1t is English throughout,
and there is nothing American in the
whole concern but the name.
AT the Standard Walter O. Bellows
new farce, NO. 3 A., was seen for the
1lrst time on Monday. The title is the
size of a slipper, which is supposed TO
play an important part in creating the
farce entanglements, complicatIng love
affairs, and finally effecting a happy re-
lief from the entanglements, bringing
about satisfactory curtain, but the au-
thor takes the audience in his confidence
III the first act by showing that the slip
per belongs to housemaid, and without
the element of suspense there are two
acts of very noisy action presumably
concerned with the quest OF the slipper
owner, in which it becomes necessary TO
throw crockery out of the window at an
organ grinder, 10 overturn chairs, tumble
down Dric-a- brac, and resort TO other ac-
cepted methods OF producing farclcal
effects. 1t amused some people how
ever.
AT Daly's Theater Magician Kellar
began also on Monday, what promised
TO be large and profitable metropolitan
engagement. Mr.. Kellar Is brainy man,
and his entertainment exceedingly inter
estiug."
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Skin Purifier, internally ITO cleanse the blood
of all impurities ana poisonous clements),
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ana Beautifier, externally ITO clear the skin
ana scalp and restore the hairl, cure every
disease ana humOr of the skin, scalp and
blood, with loss OF hair, from infancy to age
from plmples to scroiula. when the best ply
slcians, hospitals and all other remedies fail.
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The Worlds Fair-The Chicago Inter
Ocean,

This great weekly and the WEEKLY
UNION can be had for s. year, or the
DAILY RECoRD-UNION and the Inter
ocean for S. so per year. All about the
great Worlds Fair will be deliberately
treated in the Inter Ocean. Can be had
for this price only by subscribers to the
RECORD UNION and WEEKLY UNION.
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SCR0FULA p YEARS
Always Sore. Burned Like Fire.
Ashamed to be seen. Got Worse
Under Four Doctors.
Cured by Cuticura.

For about ten or twelve years l have been
troubled with scrofula. My head was always
sore my lace was dry and sc4ly, and burned
RED spots on il. and did NOT IznnM Mhnt tn DO
The record-union., 1893-06-03

1t is computed that there are 81, 600, 900, :
coo in gold coin and jewels at the bottom
of the sea on the route between England
and India.
The record-union., 1893-06-03

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SOAP, 25c; EESOLVENr, 81. Prepared by the
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Bs-" How to Cure Skin Diseases y Ga pages
so Illustrations and testimonials mailed free.
pIWPLES, blackheads, red, rough, chapped,
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June l. 1898, at Il NJ, to June 20, 1893,
at Il NJ,

For the sale OF seventy-dve (75) Sacramento
County bonds Of the denomination Of one
thousand dollars 81, 900 each. SAID bonds
TO run for twenty years from the LIST day Of
July, 1898. ana to bear interest ct the rate OF
~ per cent per annum, interest payable
semtannualy at the County Treasurer's Of
flee, in the City or Sacramento. No bids viii
be received for less than par value
The Board Of Supervisors reserves the right
to reject any and ali bids.
By order ofthe Board of Supervisors. made
the sth day Of May, 1893. T. LYON,
County Treasurer of Sacramento County. Cal.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY
BONDS.
sAcRAmEvro. Nav IS. 1893.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I,
- EDWARD LYON, Treasurer Of the
County OF sacramento, State Of California,
will receive bids at my Office from
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4 NONGRtGAIIONAL CHURCH.-RFV. 7.
- b. Koehne, pastor.-Morning: 1.-THE Trans.
hguration OF Christ" Evening lecture
"a braham Lincoln