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Merits Of the Risk Establishes
The Rate Of Premium.

The principal issimilar TO that applied
TO fire insurane. the premiums being
regulated IN accordance with the nature
III the risk! The adjusted Rate Plan
avoids also the
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National Mutual
Insurance Company.
WORLD BUILDING.
Park Row, :. Kew York.

Offers lite insurance on iite Hipst lihernl
and progressive terms ard entirely de
void Of the unnecessary arbitrary rules
and requirements that are current
among Insurance compauits generally
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UNREASONABLE AND PURELY
ARBITRARY TECHNlCAllTlES

Which have so long worked Injustice TO
applicants and agents. aud while II does
not contemplate In any sensethe accept
ance of any applicant not safely insur-
able II recognizes the fact that d large
number of risks usually declined can be
safely insured at an increased premium.
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SOUTHERN PENN'A R. r. TRAINS.
MOUNT ALTO RAILROAD.

Connections for all stations on Cumberland
tenn
II 4 Rlnp1E W a. Carr, VI .BoIp,.
Gen Pass. Agt Agent Supt
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AREDUGED RATES TO THE WORLDS FAIR
VIA PENN. Z. RI

The Penn. r X announces that oli
Wednesday, JULY Goth, Wednesday,
Aug4 2nd, Saturday, Aug I'M, and
Wednesday, Aug BIRD special exeur4
slons. @illb runto the Worlds Fan,
Chicago, Sn which dates tickets Will BE-
sold AZ $3.50, good forten (l0) days,
and valid only onleaSing Martinsburg
at 4,03 a. M, and direct connecting
train At Harrisburg Valid for pas
sage iii day coaches only. and viii mot
be accepted in sleeping, parlor, Of
chair cars. 100 IL.
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x ON Sunday win stopon signal or to let Of
passengers.
Additional trains will leaAe Carlisle daily ex
eept sunday at 5:55 a. M; 1890 % m. 3:JO b. NJ
stopping az all Intermediate stations. arriving al
Harrisburg at $40 a. m, 1;i5 y. m and 4:2S p. M
Chambersburg.
*Daily
tpaily except Sunday
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Elk Governor Taylor tells story
of low he saw man come before
3iie governor Of a state with rude
fiddle poor convict had fashioned
with his pocketknife and sent to the
custodian Of the pardoning power as
his only appeal for mercy Christ,
mas eve was approaching, and away
up in the mountains stood a little
cabin The fire on the hearth was
almost gone. The little children,
ragged and unfed, chung about a
weeping and disconsolate mother,
and the day which should bring
peace and joy to all promised only
sorrow and wretchedness
The governor received the simple,
rough fiddle, which was more elo-
quent plea in its makers behalf than
any human tongue could have made
The records were looked up, and or
Christmas day there was rejoicing in
little home over husband and
father restored to his family Louis
| vile Courier Journal
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Peter the Great.. Nlotto.

Every one can appreciate the impor-
lance Of the slight matters spoken Of, be-
cause the wonderful results are now be-
fore the world. But the beginnings of
these things were treated with ridicule
or contempt No matter how unimpor-
tant circumstance appears, it is quite
possible that great results may come
from it. In small building which was
once Peter the Greats workshop in Hol-
land is the inscription, Nothing is too
little for the attention of a great man. !.
-Harpers Young People.
Little Dot Mamma says wen she VS.
girl little girls wore white stockin's
wat didn't make their feets all black like
these do,
Little Dick Then wet did they begin
wearin black stockin's for? @8
Little Dot (after some thought) II
@uess it's because it's easier W wash
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Juvenile candor.


A little six-year old, pretty as pic
ture and wonderfully bright, was in
vited out with few friends Of her, own
age the other evening. 1t was at Cass
avenue residence that the little misses
and masters were entertained. After
an hours roInp. during which our hero
inc showed precocious dignity, dinner
was served, the lady Of the house giving
the matter her personal supervision.
When she reached this particular little
girl the matron said, Are you well
helped, my little dear2s
"Oh, I'm beautifully helped. Be-yoo-
tifully, but what kind Of partner have
you given me5 He sits here Just like a
little dummy, and hasn't said single
word since we came ia the table,
The small boy slid under the table,
the good lady laughed and the pretty
little miss capped the climax by declar.
ing that she would be SO much Obliged
il she could be helped to another part
ner. Detroit Free Press.
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Eiectrifyinr seeds.

DR.. Leicester, of Bristol, England,
has been studying the growth Of
seeds III earth artiticially electrified
A box three feet long by nearly three
wide was filed with choice soil At
one end a zinc plate and at the other
end a copper one were placed, and
were united outside by a copper
wire. They were about one foot
square BY the chemical action on
the zinc plate, a current passed
through the earth toward the copper
plate, and returning by the copper
wire made a circuit. The box was
thus very simple cell or battery.
Seeds were sown in the soil be-
tween the plates, and their growth
was much more rapid than that of
similar seeds planted in a similar
box, but one without the metal
plates.
Similar experiments made with
glass tanks filled with soil show sim
liar results. Hempseed, sown in an
electrified glass tank, was fully an
inch high before any sprouts could
be seen in unelectrifed earth. 1t
was found, too, that if the doctor
watered the soil with little very
dilute aeetic acid the growth was
much quicker in the electrified soil
New York Ledger.
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The Adjusted Rate plan

Il original with this Combanya1d Is an
entirely new feature III life insurance
II enables the Company II provide IN
surance to persons who are
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a Queens Collection to BE Seen.

Queen Margharita of Italy has prom
ised the loan Of her famous collection of
laces for exhibition at the Worlds fair.
Is will include the varieties OF lace made
in the queens factories by women and
win be displayed with the queens por-
hait and many old books upon antique
lace. Rome has society now similar
to the Woman's exchange. where the
artistic work Of the contadina is sold,
and from which representative work
will probably be sent to the exhibition.
Rome Letter.
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BALTIMORE AND CuMBERLAND
VALLEY RAILROAD

Train arriving at Cherry Run s.45 D. m. runs
through to Hancock, arriving a:10 i. ms ana
leaves Hancock $50 a. m; arriving at Cherry
Run 5:45a M
Additional train leaves Cherry Run AZ O5 y.
M; arriving at Hagerstes0n 5:ss H. M stopping
at intermediate stations
Leave Rock Ridge for Emmittsbnrg al s 20 and
1850 a. M; and ssS2 and 6:95 III M
Leaves Emmttsbure for Becky Ridge al 80
and 1855 m; and ESQ and 5.lOp M
Leave Bruceyille for Frederick at 1882 a. h.:
and SOC and 20 p m.
Leave Brueeville for Taneytown, Littlesiown
York, Wrightsyille and Columbia at 95S Al nj
and 3:45 II. m
T. ~ K X Trains leave shippensbnrg at a;45
anu 1888 a. m, and $3.50 D. M; and arrive at
Sheppensburg at 9:f5 a. ms 40 and $40 q M
daily, except Sunday.
Daily, Mondays only. All others daily ex-
cept sunday
J. NJ. HOOD. b. IL GRISWOID
Cen Manager Gen1 Pass, Agent.
(1IIMkERI AND NALIEX nAupnAIn .r,I.lr
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DiODu JIdftlS iEuE1 Lue nedTI I0IOuBu
the arteries ordinarily at the rate Of
about twelve inches per second; its speed
through the capillaries is at the rate Of
three one-hundredths of an inch per
second.
Worms Eat Lead Pipes.
In The Gesundheits Ingenieur the fact
is communicated by correspondent
that when tracing the leal5y places in a
lead pipe there was found in one of the
leaks live WOODWORK with its head
protruding in the wall of the piping, the
outer opening Of the cavity being Of OBJ
long form by millimeters, and the
inner surface of the same showing fine
indentures. That similar cases have oc-
casionaliy bsen met with appears to be
the case, the fact being stated in one Of
the best known German text books Of
technical chemistry that certain wood
worms sirex gigas perforate sheet
lead, the holes produced showing a
rough surface, with fine indentures- in
one instance holes up to 61S millimeters
diameter being found in sheet lead, the
latter affixed to some timber work
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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low dives should not be deprived of their
licenses without''a hearing" is one of the
absurdities of the age. The keeping of a
dive is not right-it is a privilege, and
when Boards ofSupervisors orCity Trus-
tees know that the keepers of saloons
have forfeited the privilege it is their duty
to shut down on them promptly.
In the case of Steen the Supervisors
mad all the testimony necessary to war
rant their action in revoking his license.
and that should have been the last of the
matter. By resembling that action on the
assurance that he will close down the dis
reputable dance-hall attachment to his
saloon" the board has evidently made a
mistake.
No such resorts as that over which
Steen presides should be permitted to ex-
lst. They have no legal nor moral right
to lnf1lct any community with their pres
ence, and when the Supervisors again
take up the Oak Park case it should be
to again revoke the license.
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IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Governor Markham Appoints Dele
gates to Attend It's Session.

Governor Markham Appoints Dele
gates to Attend It's Session.
The following is list of the delegate!
appointed by Governor Markham to th,
International Irrigation Congress to bt
held at Los Angeles, commencing yester-
day and continuing through the week:
At Large-Will S. Green, Colusa; Will
lam H. Mills, San Francisco; J. r. Nc
Donald, Sacramento; S. c. Evans, Jr.,
Riverside.
First Congressional District = J. NJ.
Gleaves, Redding; Frank Houghton,
Corning.
Second Congressional Distrlot-W. H.
Davis, Marysville; L. U. Shippee, Stock
ton.
Third Congressional District-James
a. Waymire, Alameda; r. B. Blower,
Woodland.
Fourth Congressional District-J. r.
Wilbur, San Francisco; Wendell Easton,
San Francisco.
Fifth Congressional District-J. M. Nc
Donald, San Francisco; Jay Cummings,
San Francisco.
Sixth Congressional District - Judge
Eaton, Los Angeles; e. D. Willard, Los
Angeles.
Seventh Congressional District-C. c.
Wright, Modesto;C. G. Haskell, San Ber-
nardino.
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Why is This Thus =,

EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN I desire to in
quire through your journal why it is,
now that white gamblers are barred, our
constabulary do not devote effective at
tention to the many Chinese gambling
joints in active play in this city? I find
it comparatively easy to ferret out and
''get on'' to the true inwardness of dice
and lottery dens in the heart of this city,
and that such is the case is matter of sur
prise to me-, Surely, our local hawk
shaws are not so ''dense" that they are
ignorant of the existing state of affairs,
or that they cannot easily become cog
infant thereof. Really there is no tenable
excuse for thus permitting a horde OF
alien blacklegs to get away with the
funds of the gullible Caucasans who
patronize them. Let the authorities arise
and mete out equal and exact justice to
gamblers of whatever state or persuasion,
by rigidly suppressing the whole OF
them. j. 2. COOPER.
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In the Matter Of Reclamation District No. 556.

VNHE PETITION FOR THE FORMATION
/ of said district having heretofore been ap-
proved by this board, and the landowners of
said district having heretofore adopted and
recorded their bylaws, now, on application of
SOL RUNYON, q landowner of aid district,
it is therefore ordered that an election be held
for the purpose of electing three Trustees of
said district on MONDAY, November 6,
1898, commencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ. and
closing at O'Clock p. NJ. on That day, and that
notice thereof be published III the Sacramento
DAILY RECoRD-UNIoS, newspaper of general
circulation published in said county, for one
month, and that the County Clerk sign said
notice.
And It is further ordered that said election
be held at the warehouse on the ranch OF Sol
Runyon, being situate in swamp Land Survey
No. $50 of swamp and oveTfiowed lands of
Sacramento County, the same being on An
drus Island; and that Sol Runyon be and he
is hereby appointed Inspector, and James $.
Foster and j. NJ. Gleason be and they are
hereby appointed Judges Of said election.
[SEAL. Attest: WIN. Is. HAMILTON,
o4-td Clerk.
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Two Cottages for Girls and a School and
Industrial Building for Girls

To be erected at Whittier, California, for the
Whittier State School, prepared as provided
in Section One ~ of AN Act to regulate con-
tracts on behalf of the State IN relation to
erections and buildings" approved March
20, 1875, are pm file with MORGAN &
WALLS, Architects, Abstract Building,
northwest corner Franklin and New High
streets, Los Angeles, Cal, where the same
can be seen and viii, at all business hours be-
tween the date of this notice and the making
of the contract hereinafter referred to- be
open to public inspection.
Notice is hereby given that the Board of
Trustees of the Whittier State School will on
the 10th day of October, 1893, receive sealed
proposals for performing the labor and fur
niShing the materials necessary to the erec-
ton of said buildings, and contracts for the
erection Of such building based on such sealed
proposals will be made. said bids will be re-
ceived rs follows:
/. Bids tor doing the carpenter work and
furnishing the materials therefor.
2. Bids tor doing the mason work and iron
work and furnishing the materials therefor
8. Bids for doing the plaster work, includ-
ing lathing and furnishing materials, for such
lathing and plaster work.
4. Bids Tor doing the plumbing and gas
fitting work and furnishing materials there
for.
g. Bids for doing the timing and galvan-
lied iron work and metallic roofing work
and furnishing materials therefor.
s. Bids for doing the painting work and
furnishing materials therefor.
z. Bids for doing the electric work and fur
niShing the materials therefor.
8. BIDS for doing the heating work and fur
nishing the materials therefor.
All bids must be sent to the Secretary of
said Board OF Trustees, DR.. Walter Lindley, at
Whittier, Cal, before eleven o'clock A. M.
Monday, October 16, 1898.
Each bid must be accompanied by bond
with two sureties in the sum of ten per cent.
40 per cent? of the amount bid, to secure the
bid and conditioned as required by law
Blanks for proposals AND tonds can be had
at the Office of said architects.
All contractors Will be required to comply
with the eight hour law III regulating labor
upon said buildings.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Dated this Sth day ofSeptember, 1893.
ANDREW MULLEN, President.
w. G. COCHRAN
FRANCIS l.. HA AYNES
Board of Trustees of the Whittier State
School. r11
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COUNTY BUSINESS
The Supervisors Hold a Half Days

The Supervisors Hold a Half Days
Extra Session..
At yesterdays session of the Super
visors a printed communication was re-
ceived from the Midwinter Fair Commits
sioners requesting the board to extend
financial aid to the fair.
On motion of Supervisor Todd, the
communication was laid over one month.
Saloon bonds were received from Bates
e Grice, 3l3 X street: John Mueller,
Thirty-first and M streets; J. M. Haller,
in the town of Gait; John Rapp, Ameri-
can River Bridge; X. Schmeiser, rs K
street; and a. 7. Renwick. Second and L.
The bonds were approved.
Deputy County Assessor Beard in
formed the board that maps would be
necessary for the coming assessment of
property, and he thought some provision
should be made at the present session of
the board. 1t would take considerable
time to prepare them, and they would be
needed IN a couple of months.
The usual cost of such maps. Mr.. Beard
said, was in the neighborhood of $500.
On motion of Supervisor Todd, the
Assessor was authorized to have the maps
prepared at a cost of $400.
The board then adjourned for the
month.
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A LOSING CONTRACT.
Suit to Enforce Hop Deal Made Three
Years Ago.

Suit to Enforce Hop Deal Made Three
Years Ago.
1t is alleged in complaint filed by E.
c. Horst, through Holl 81 Dunn, his
attorneys, that Joseph Spottswood, a
Mendocino hop-grower, owes him sew
enty bales of hops or their present value
in money, whichis $500.
He claims that three years ago Spots
wood contracted to deliver the hops to
him between September 18th and Octo-
ber 18th of this year, the hops to be of
this years crop, but that he has not done
so. Horst was to pay IL 5-5 cents per
pound for the hops, but the latter are now
worth much more. This is why Horst
wants the hops, and also doubtless ex-
plains the defendants backwardness in
delivering them, although he has har-
vested his crop.
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Nota1ies Public

Governor Markham has appointed and
commissioned the following Notaries
Public: G. c. Hamilton, Oakland; H. C.
Hills, Oroville; t. G. Hart, Fresno;
Henry L. Ford and E. j. Shepardson,
Eureka; g. S. Redmond, Parktield, Mon
terey County; Charles Heisen, Jr., Sac
ramento; U. NJ. Benham. Ukipe, San
Bernardino County; Charles L. Lindsey.
Visalia; Charles j. Covilland, Marys-
vile. and T. a. Leonard, San Bernardino.
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CITY PROPERTY.
I'm ROvED-

Sl,400-4o1S0; small dwelling but good To-
time, easy payments.
S1,2oO-32X160; dwelling nearly new four
rooms, Iwenty-first and w streets This To-
|, cation is good. the Twenty-first street rail-
way having been nearly completed; $3.50
cash, balance $40 per month and interest
S1, ,9oo-2Ox160 and nice little dwelling of
mVe rooms, bay window. One-half cash
This is II pickup
- SI,OOO-60x160 and two-story frame dwell
ing, eight rooms. A most desirable location
1875 III street This property can be traded
Ior q smaller property in good location
S2,I oO-4O116O; dwelling of SIX rooms,
renting TO good tenants for S23 per month
street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth
S7,5OO-80x160 and large brick dwelling
elegant lawn and flower garden, lot very
high, street work all done. Twenty third
ana n streets.
$S, ,500-40x16O and two-story double tene-
menJ frame dwelling, renting for S62 per
SoOd income property. 1nis is fine prop
eIty and IN good location for renting.
S2,OOO-4OX1b0; nearly new dwelling of five
rooms and bath, very conveniently ar
ranged. Tenth ana Y streets, on car line
S6, 6,O0O-SOX105 and a good One-story five
room dwelling, southeast corner Fifteenth
and streets. A splendid residence prop
erty right in the business center
81, 4,OOO--2ox160 and two-story dwelling of
seven rooms and bath. 521 NJ street.
SS .OOO-4OX160; a fine two-story frame
dwelling, eight rooms, with bath and all
modern improvements, extra hall Closets
wall finely papered, plumbing of the first
ORDER heater on first floor basement floor of
bltum1nous rock. The location being near
seventh and M streets, makes this property
most desirable for Il man whose business re-
quires him to be out nights.
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STEMS DIVE.
He is to Be Allowed a Hearing by
the Supervisors.

he is to Be Allowed a Hearing, by
the Supervisors.
The Supervisors yesterday went back
on their commendable action of few
days ago, when they revoked the license
under which one John Steen had CON
Quoted disreputable resort at Oak Park.
At the solicitation of E. c. Hart. Stems
counsel, the board granted Steen permis-
sion to run his place until November 9Th,
when he is TO be allowed to introduce
evidence as to its character. In other
words, if Steen should take the hint and
run quieter place in the meantime he
Is likely to be permitted to continue.
The plea that keepers of notoriously
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Not Murphy, but Mannfx.

James Murphy desires the statement
made that he did not rise in the Demo-
cratic Convention last Thursday night to
negative the motion to make the nomi-
nation of Steinman for Mayor unani-
nous. On the contrary, he says, he was
there as a Steinman delegate, and is a
warm supporter of the latter. 1t was D.
J. Mannix who arose alongside of Mr..
Murphy.
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s75o-8ox16o, G street, Twenty-ninth and
Thirtleth.
S4, ,65o-7ox12O, southeast corner Tenth and
q streets.
2,00O-SOx16O, Twenty-itth and II streets
81, ,95O-4oX160, j street, near Twenty-first
street; high lot; good surroundings.
o-4OX160-northwest corner Twenty
seventh and streets; sunny corner.
Part OF block X and l.. Nineteenth and
twentieth streets; lots 40xSO and 4Ox16O;
low prices; one-quarter cash. balance in
three years. Elegant location for residence:
some sold already.
S2,2oO-S0X16O, north line L street between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth.
81, ,450-40A160, south line l. street near
TWenty-tirst street. high fenced; seeded to
alfalfa.
81, ,ooO-sox8o, southwest corner Twenty
sixth and NJ streets; very high; good cor
ner for three small cottages. This is a
bargain
81, 1,O00-2Ox9o, south line alley, N and O.
Eleventh and Twelfth streets; has small
dwelling.
SO, ,oOo-Sox16o, north line street, near
Iwenty-f1rst street, fine lot; $3.50 down.
We have to offer those fine one-acre lots on
the Louisiana Tract. at a price within the
reach OF all and upon terms that will give to
each purchaser long time to pay in. We
know that the future of these lots is bright
ana that the price now is only halt of that OF
the future. Terms: One-0uarter cash balance
III thirty months; interest, ger cent. Just
think of it! Three S0-foot lots Tor S325-
that's what you get by purchasing a lot in the
Louisiana Tract.
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Negligent Citizens.

The cases of Charles Heisen. John
SHELTON and r. Bowden, for violating the
sidewalk and awning ordinances. were
continued till the 18th in the Police Court
yesterday, and those of l.. c. Chandler
and w. o. Bowers till the 23d, while j.
Hyman was fined S2 80, and his attorney
gave notice of appeal
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The Academia.

The Academia will meet at Chickerine
Hall this evening, when those members
who have attended the Worlds Fair will
relate what they saw at the White City.
The record-union., 1893-10-10
EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.
Correspondence of Interest to the Gen
eral Public.

Under this heading the RECoRD-UNIoN will
publish short letters from correspondents on
topics of interest to the general public. The
matter in these communications will be un-
derstood to represent only the views OF the
writers. All Communications must be ac-
companied by the name Of the writer, not for
publication unless so desired, but as guaran-
tee of good Eaith.-EDS.