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The Penn's Grove record., 1893-08-25
MANUFACTURING Bank Notes.

4 new principle has been sug.
gcsted in the manufacture of bank
notes. II 4 sheet of paper he plunged
into a mixture OF various coloring
matters, each color will penetrate
into the fiber with a different degree
Of speed, and the paper will present
a streaked appearance, each brand
having a distinct color. 1t would be
impossible to initiate these effects
without an exact knowledge of how
the mixture OF colors was made. If a
drop of the mixture OF colors be al
lowed to fall on a sheet OF paper, a
number Of rings, each having a de-
termined size and shade, will be de-
velopcd, and thus imitation will be
rendered even more difficult
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-08-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Newfoundland, like Ireland, has
no snakes.
Florida will protect alligators from
extinction by law.
There is no such thing at the right
use Of a wrong thing.
"A Farmer in Estelle, Ky., owns
a young chicken which has four leg
and five wings.
The German Emperor recently is
sued an order against officers of his
army using single eyeglasses.
Many OF the medieval churches
were originally constructed to serve also,
when occasion required. as fortresses.
Tho largest gold nugg. { ever found
in Colorado weighed thirteen pounds ;
the largest in the United States
weighed 15l pounds; largest in the
world, 223 pounds and four ounces.
Nelson says that for every death
during the year two persons are con.
stabtly sick.
Cathedral dining room chairs a! Q
the kind that compel one to sit up
straight,
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-08-25
DOCK RATS GREAT TRAVELLERS.
What q Seaman Has Observed About Thot,
Nayigations.
uLook at that rat.n

"Look at that rat"
The rodent was crawling up a
ships hawser at Rush street. No
monkey could have swung himself
with greater ease or more quickly
than did the rat, and almost before
any n could turn to look it had dis
appea cd oier the vessels bow.
The Chicago docks are swarming
with rats" said tie man who had
spoken. He IA taking an after
dinner smoke with some friends and
watching the saucy little tugs swing
the great lake craft alongside the
wharf. lie had been a seaman and
"A captain for many yea S ard was
fond Of providing about the docks.
"Wharf rats" he continued, get
on board ship just in the way you
saw that fellow climb up. l have
seen them run on 10 vessel by the
dozen, skipping up the ropes SO
quickly that three or four score Of
them would be down the matches te-
fore any effort could be made TO stop
the invading swarm. Now. there is
a queer thing about dock rats Some
times they all leave the docks here
and make for other ports. l have
seen the time when you would not
find one of them on these docks in a
month. and l have seen them here at
other times as they are now, In great
swarms. 1t depends upon the food
in port o r its scarcity at other places
1--WE could always tell when we had
a few or many OF the pests on board.
The rats do not, as one would sup.
pose, remain on the ship, but they
get off at various ports, and after re.
naming awhile ship on some other
vessel for another voyage. The water
rats, or wharf rats, are great travel
ers, and make frequent voyages
around the lakes and wen around the
world-the latter, IS l discovered,
VIII lie engaged in West India service.
There are here now rats from almost
every part Of the globe. Why, l saw
four colossal Jamaica rats, with their
white bellies, skipping about in the
moonlight IA few weeks ago, and only
yesterday l killed two Indian male
rats not 200 feet from where we're
standing.
"isats are great climbers when
they find it necessary to do so. Upon
one of my voyages not long ago We
had a long spell of warm weather,
and there was no water In the hold
which the small army of rats on board
could get at One night we put some
water up at the cross.trees and waited
for the result. Well, the rats just
swarmed up the ratlines and went
for the water. We killed as many OF
them as we could as they came down,
and some of them jumped overheard
and were drowned, But we could not
kill them all, and a few made the en-.
tire voyage with us."-Chicago Trib.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-08-25

Struck by a train at Princeton, Ind. ,
| William Poster, peusiOner OF the Fifty
eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, was cut
to pieces. l
| A new trial has been granted Robert
j. Knox, of Elmira. N. Y, long i'm
prisoned for fraud In Mexico.
A Law less negro, Silas Wilson, was
lynched near Leayenworth, Kan.
Robber Fagin Indians fought with
troops near Arenas, Mex, killing seven,
but beng routed.
William G. Stevens. one Of two es-
| caped prisoners near Bel0it, X; s., was
shot dead by a pursuing Sheriff.
Heavy losse s in business lei Major
| John G. Lullman, q prominent st. Louis
real estate dealer, 10 put a bullet In his
brain.
PIung'ng through the window OF q
moving car. at st. Louis, John Albert,
an army deserter. escaped from his
guards.
With a teer glass W. +. Woods, of
Paducah, KY, killed his 19-year.old
10y by striking him In the neck during
drunken row.
Insane Mrs. Leila A. Harliss at
tackled two girls with a knife at hunt
ingdon, W. Va. hut neighbors prevent
ed her killing them.
James Lee Bently took laudanum
at Newport, Ark, and fell a corpse be-
side his wife, who died a few minutes
later of heart disease. 2
Murderer Fred Neff was killed by
Sheriff Windsor while resisting arrest
ct Portland, Mo.
To settle a misunderstanding over a
plantation, ]. ]. Jones killed Dan Mon
roe in front of his store at Danville,
La.
Missing William Douglass, a farmer,
living neal Richmond, Ind, ia believed
to have been murdered.
Henry Hsrdcastle, a travelling agent
for an English syndicate, is missing in
Chicago, and it Is believed he has COM
mitted suicide.
The accidental igniting of a match
caused a gas explosion at Morristown,
Ind, and FIVE persons were seriously
burned.
J. c. Robinttt, of Allis, Ark, settled
a family feud bv deliberately shooting
dead Manager Whipple, of the Nelson
County Lumber Company. 3
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Eccentric E~nglishmcn.

DR.. William George Ward, the EN-
incnt theologian, was much disturbed
at the congratulate ons his friends
sen him upon the birth Of his first
son. They made him seriously angry.
81 have been for years" he said, do.
ing valuable intellectual work at Ok
forl and in this place which few men
have the knowledge or ability to do
and no II aver wrote to congratu.
late me. | have a son-a thing any
man may do-and l receive fifty to a
hundred letters Of congratulation. IT
is intolerably absurd" 1t had always
been the habit in the Ward family, il
two relatives differed strongly, to ar
range not to be on speaking terms.
DIR. Ward was once asked how much
he had known of his fathers first
cousin, Sir Henry Ward. He replied
quite gravely: ~ only saw him twice
once, as a boy, when he came to
see my father, and then again / had
an interview with him about a mat
ter of business soon after / came into
my property. We arranged at the
end OF 1t not to be on speaking
terms" quite a superfuous arrange.
ment, as Sir Henry Ward lived at
that time in Ceylon, Of which he was
Governor, and, in fact, never came
again to England for a prolonged
visit. DR.. Ward and his brother
Henry had been estranged for a year
or so, and one night they met at the
IIaymarket Theater. Each Of them
had for the moment quite forgotten
the quarrel, and friendly greetings
passed, and a talk about the play.
Next morning came a letter from
Henry Ward:
DEAR WILLIAM:-In the hurry OF the mo-
mem tonight, l quite forgot that we had
arranged TO meet al strangers, and l write
this lest you should misunderstood me. to
say that l think we had better adhere to our
arrangement. and I remain. dear William
your alfectionate brother,
HENRY WARD"
DR.. Ward replied:
DEAR HESRY;-I. too. had forgotten our
arrangement, ! agree with you that we had
better keep TO 1t. and | remain. your afTee-
tIonate brother, ". q. WARD"
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-08-25
PENNSYLVANIA Items.
Condensed News Cleaned Fr0r
Various Points of the State.

The drought closed two big collieilas
near Scranton.
Forest fires are destroying much
timber on the mountains lear Altoona.
Farmer Jacob IIebllng. of Lawrence
Vile, dangerously shot young Martin
Dregger for stealing apples.
Brakeman Daniel W. Menge, Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was beheaded
by his train at Columbia. 4
Allegheny County will try to get up a
special advertising day at the Worlds
Fair.
James Kinefy. guardian of the peace
OF Kenneth square, was arrested for
interfering with a street fakir.
Shamokin officers are still unable 10
capture William Calvinski, the suspect
ed murderer, who fed to an aba ldoned
mine.
Amos Bills, OF Lancaster. who was
serving a seven years sentence for muir
der, died in the Eastern Penitentlary on
Wednesday.
While attending the funeral of his
three alleged victims, young Frank
Graham, of HomewoOd, was arrested,
charged with causing the fatal exElc-
sion.
The serious drought from which
Eas:on has been suffering since the
first of July has been broken by a days
rain.
One hundred employees of the Clan.
vile silk mill, at Carlisle, have been
thrown out Of work by a temporary
shutdown.
The breaking of a rope at Delano
precipi.ated 47-year-old John Cooper
30 feet - the bottom of a well, and he
will die
John W. GrIfHtbs, a prominent ''old
resident" Of Nicholson, Wyoming
County. was Il over and instantly
killed by a train.
Frank Hauk, of Hughesville, the
lad who vas struck in the head by a
fellow workman named Sharrow, is
not expected to live.
Having accused his wife of bigamy
and been himself arrested for perjury,
s " 1CDduOuy uao 'hhiohSN
from home. leaving a letter to say he
Will kill himself at Mt. Gretna. l
THIEVES who broke into the the Lehigh
Valley station at Hazleton found only
"a in the drawer.
Jumping from a rapidly-moving elec-
tric car at Ashland, George Klatz u =
tanned severe injuries.
In a quarrel overa game of cards
near Mt. Carmel, John Mictons. cracked
William seabright's skull, and is now
in Jail for murder.
Laurence P~acifico, a hotel-keeper
at New Italy, near Bangor, struck Pie.
tro Cistone a fatal blow on the head
with stsne and escaued. 2
Failing back In a faint into a shall
low pool, near Auburn, Frank Reber
was drowned in eight inches of water.
Two thousand Mahanoy Valley farm
efs nave begun their annual four days
fair al Lavelle.
A young son of Abraham Bessick, of
Norristown, was drowned in the canal
at Bridgeport. 3
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NUMBER 5

with potash, then mixed with old
nails and iron of every description;
the whole is calcined and yields mag.
niticent yellow crystals-pru,si slate Of
potash, with which tissues are dyed a
PrusSian blue and iron transferred
into steel; it also forms the cyanide
Of potassium and prussic acid, the
two most terrible poisons known in
chemistry.
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Foreign tourists spend about $780,.
100000 a year in Italy,
1t Is a scientific fact that Chinamer
are remarkably long lived.
The Oldest existing bank IS the Bar
ceiona Bank founded In 14O1.
-sight-seeiing titled foreigners are
quite a numerous company at Niagara.
More suicides take place on Tues
day and Thursday than on other week
days.
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New WeaDOn.

Turpin, the inventor Of melinite.
has submitted to the French Wa
Once an electric gun alleged ito he
capable OF discharging rs, 900 pro.
j%ectiles in i've minutes and TO have a
range OF several miles, The appa.
ratus is comparatively light In weight
so that IL a be Grawn by two horses
and worked by four men,
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CABLE SPARKS.

For lravery in the Warship Baden
explosion, Prince Henry, of Prussia.
mas been given the Cross OF Distin-
guished Service.
The betrothal OF Prince John,
nephew OF the King of SaxOny, to
Princess Maria, Of Wurtenberg, Is pub
licly announced, 1
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HENRY WARD


DEAR HESRY;-I. too. had forgotten our
arrangement. / agree with you that We had
better keep to 1t. and | remain. your airec-
tionate brother. W. G. WARD"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

The Capay Valley Land Company is offering the
most fertile lands IN this beautiful valley upon terms which
enable the purchaser to pay for the land of its own
product viz: Interest only for five years at per cent
The only condition imposed is, that reasonable pro-
portion of the land purchased shall be planted to fruit
trees vines. Land may be bought without this
condition on payment of 20 per cent. cash and re-
naming SO per cent the end Of five years. with in
teres annually in advance, at per cent The various
tracts owned by the Capay Valley Land Company have
been subdlvded into and 2o-acre lots which are for
sale at prices varying from $50 to 50 per acre. SINH
lar unlmproved land In Vaca Valley has recently been
sold at $500 to $500 per acre.
These Capay Valley lands under the most favor
able climatic conditions for the prosecution of profitable
fruit growing, and the locality has proved itself to be
Of the earliest in the State The grape crop of 1890
from the company's vineyard at Cashmere was picked
dried and shipped to Chicago and Philadelphia before
the Fresno County grapes were ripe
The railroad passes through all of the owned by
the Capay Valley Land Company thus insuring excel
lent shipping facilities and land may now be purchased
IN the immediate proximity of either of the following
stations Capay, Cadenasso Surrey Guinda Sauterne,
Cashmere or Runsey
At many of these places fine orchards of the choicest
and earliest varieties of peaches and aprcots may already
be seen, and during the coming season considerable adj
ditiona acreage will be planted One of the recent
sales made by the company that of the Tancred
Tract containing 600 acres, to a colony association.
This tract has been subdvided into forty holdings all
which will be planted to fruit trees this season.
The fine orchards the Gunda Tract, where 1oc
acres have been Sold especially worthy of mention
and it significant fact that several of the blocks are
owned by successful Vaca Valley uit-growers who ex
pect to make their earliest shipments from here
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TOO MUCH FOR A KENFUoKIANi
q Self-Imposed Rule Not to Take a
Drink Until After Supper.

"A ocll-1InpOSeQ hul9 NOT TO lake a
Drink Until After Supper.
Il have been steady drinker of Ken
lucky whisky for forJy-five years." said
ruddy-cheeked, gray-haired man, of
% years to two companions who were sit
ting at table in a New York cafe one
night last week. 81 was born and reared
in Louisville, and my experience as a
consumer of the native liquor is worth
something. remember well my fathers
fear that | would become addicted to the
stun. What | suppose he meant by the
phrase addicted to it was that might let
IT get the mastery of me and become a
drunkard. His words made profound
impression upon me, although when a
mere boy L had high opinion of nv
Will power and secuted the idea that any
habit could get the control. Just to prove
II to myself L used occasionally to quit
chewing or smoking, or both, for a SPELL
long or short, and begin again with feel
ing OF triumph, just because l knew that
L could stop when l pleased. AS to the
whisky habit, 1 felt perfectly safe |
knew the taste of whisky when 10 or 10
years old, and before l was 20 | had made
up my mind about the conditions under
which man could drink without endan-
gering his future. 1 resolved that under
no conditions would l ever take drink
until atler supper. | firmly believed that
this rule would be my salvation, and that
if / adhered to it l could never fill
drunkard's grave. | did stick to it for
several years. and then modified it
slightly.
After the modification I felt that any
man was safe who resolved not TO drink
during business hours and adhered to his
resolution. Some time later l extended
the limit, and for years could not be per-
suaded to drink before t o'clock in the
afternoon. felt apprehensive for the
late OF my companions who took drink
right after dinner. l believe three Or
four years passed before l concluded that
might safely push the limit back to .
O'Clock, and L held that this was the
earliest hour that business man could
indulge i'll liquor without endangering
his prospects. 1t was not more than n
year before | added another hour to NV
time for indulgence, and the tollowing
year found me taking an appetizer before
my MONDAY meal. 1t took eleven wears
to bring the limit down to 10 O'Clock in
the morning, when, with other men in
the tobacco warehouse, stepped across
the street to get little hot lunch. Then
l lellcitated myself with the idea that
there was no danger of becoming a toner
II man abstained from drinking until
after his breakfast had digested. Several
years passed, and l had arrived at the
conclusion that one drink of whisky
right after break fast as a starter for the
day was correct thing and could not
harm any able-bodied man. | had bv
that time convinced myself that the dan
ger lay in taking a nip before breakfast.
and that those who did so were bound to
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the great adj
vantage to the tutgrower of being in early locality
In most it makes the difference between success
and failure The industrious orchardst of Capay Valley
may rest assured that he will derive all the benefits gained
by the first fruit shipments of the season. and that 20
of this rich land when the trees are in bearing will
yield handsome and assured income.
The Capay Valley Land Company has an agent re-
siding in the valley, whose duty to show the various
tracts to land seekers.
-Four townsites have been laid out in different points
IN the valley, viz: Esparto Cadenasso, Guinda and
Rumsey. Town lots may now be purchased at reason
able prices and easy terms
The enterprsng and fourishng town of Esparto is
situated at the lower end of the valley and SI25
worth of substantial buildings have already been erected
blocks and waterwors with pipes laid in the streets,
besides extensive warehouses and residences
The town has postofhce school-house and a weekly
paper and the fine railroad depot contains telegraph
and express offices.
Postoffces have also been established at Guinda and
Rumsey This latter place. situated the head of the
valley IS the present terminus OF the railroad The
Portable little hotel makes excellent quarters for hunters
as well as and-seekers
The advantages enjoyed by the settler in Capay VAL
ley may be thus concisely summed up:
soil of great fertility yielding beautifully of every
crop
soil and climate which will rpen all kinds of fruit and
vegetables earlier than anywhere else in the State
climate perfectly adapted the curing of rasns and
drying of frn without the aid of artificial evaporators.
Alocaon that is central and close markets Railroad
communication which enables shipments to be made
quickly and cheaply Lands which sold cheaper and
! on better terms than anywhere else in the State
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

end as drunkards. I don't think I took
drink before breakfast for fifteen or
twenty years, but during that time
always felt that it was necessary to have
one to tortify myself against the open
air, especially in winter"
How is it now" asked Sun reporter.
Now" said the old gentleman, 81 am
congratulatiAg myself chat 1 don't have
to get up in the middle of the night to
take a nip"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

do short. 4o97oc each; do medium, 7o@9Cc
each; do long wool. 9oc@S1 40 each; Deer
SKINS, summer, 371Sc; do good medium 80
9d2zac; do winter, 2O@25c q n; Goat Skins,
3cG5 uc apiece for prime to perfect, 1o@25c
ior damaged and 5910c each Tor kids.
IALLOW-Continues firm Refined, &c;
Crude, &c; Soap Grease, 4c 2 ID.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

w. S. Gilbert, having been asked to
contribute something to the theatrical ex-
hibition now open in London, sent note
containing the following characteristic
sentiment: 81 have strong feeling that,
having regard to the nature ofhis calling,
the actor is sufficiently gloritied while he
lives, and that 1t is unnecessary to trans
fer the glorification to his old clothes after
his death. . A collection of the
wigs of distinguished Chief Justices or
the CATERS and shovel hats of famous
Ar chbishops would not draw e5."
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

WITH pure, vigorous blood coursing
through the veins and animating every
fiber of the body, cold weather is not only
endurable, but pleasant and agreeable.
No other blood medicine is so certain in
its results as Ayers Sarsaparilla. What
it does for others it will do for you.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17
Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-hlrst quality, &c; second quality, SC
10 PIC: third quality, 41SG45c 2 H.
CALVES-Quotablea at 629c p ID.
neutrality-suspicious. at S@91sc 2 b.
Handspring, C y H.
PORk-Live Hogs, on foot, grain fed, heavy
ana medium, 75EG755c: small fat Hogs, 7sSc
70 70 &c; stock Hogs, 635 TO 634c; dressed Hogs,
1915 TO lie p %.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 10th.
WHEAT-More demand at the decline.
California spot lots 6s Sd; of coast, 30s 3D.;
Just shipped, BIS Sd; nearly due 3os Sd; car
goes OF coast, quiet; on passage, rather
easier; French country markets. very slow
and occasionally cheaper.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

IT is not what its proprietors say, but
what Hoods Sarsaparilla does, that tells
the story of it's merit. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla cures when all other medicines fail.
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business ernrns.
A NATHAN

CnS n STREET, ADJOINING WESTERN
ETOQO dotel, Sacramento, dealer in Cigars,
the celebrated Lillian Russell Cigar viii be
presented with a handsome souvenir.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17
S. MoosER.
GRAFMILLER BROS.

STOCK BROKER. OFFICE AT A. MA.
- than's cigar store, EOS street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17
CAPAY VALLEY!
The Earliest Fruit Land in the State.
Equal n1NReSpecb hth Famous Vaca Valley; VhdHAf Joins.
NPRECE.DENTED TERM
~ INTEREST YEARS AT 7 PER Cent? r
~ INTEREST ON

e@py situated in Yoo County
Lake Railroad 21rnie
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Eastern md Foreign

NEW YORK, Feb. 9th.
WHEAT-7S15c for March, sic tor May
and SIC for July
WHEAT-773lcf for May.
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UhAr MILLER BROS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
w in Hay and Grain, lois Ninth street,
Telephone 366.
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WAREHOUSE G LESTER.

DEALERS IN IRON, STEEL, CUMBER-
~ land Coal, Wagon LuIr Der and Carriage
hardware. ZOE, I'll, 713, 715 ] street,
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S. earle,

CUCCESSOR TO earle & CROLY. CON.
~ tractor and Builder. Orders solicited and
roInptness guaranteed. Office and shop
liza Second street, between X and L.
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JOHN ]. BUCKLEY.
A. MEIsTER,

SEARCHER OF RECORDS. GIL STREET
- Sacramento.
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ShOhhMENIU OYSTER HUUSE,
ERESH OYSTERS, EASTERN, CALIFoR-
L MIA and olympia Families supplied.
Oysters In every style. Oyster Cocktails, oc
Free delivery. 81 K street, between Seventh
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

ROOT, NELSON & CO.,
HNION FOUNDRY-IRON AND BRASS
y Founders and Machinists, Front street
between n and o. Castings and Machinery
OF every description made to order.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-17

CARRIAGES, VICToRIAs, PHAEToNs,
- Buggies and Spring and Fruit Wagons.
S1o, 81, 81 Ninth street, Sacramento.