davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The record-union., 1894-09-20
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Editorial Expressions from California
Newspapers.

Editorial expressions from California
NewSpH perS.
Marysville Democrat.]
Under existing conditions new road
can be constructed the whole distance be-
tween Sacramento and Omaha and fully
equipped with new and modern machin-
cry for $40. 100000. Why, then, should
the Government pay twenty millions
more than new road can be constructed
for? Business men do not invest money
in that manner, nor do we believe that
Congress will consent to provide for the
payment of millions to get possession of
these roads. There is by far too much
hapdoodle, spread-eagle oratory relative
TO the Government ownership of the Pa
cific railroads, and it is time for people to
study the question and become more ia
miliar with the facts. The roads have
been operated in the interest OF the Pacific
Coast States and Territories, and a great
country has been developed rapidly un-
der the facilities offered, yet we lind one
OF them now in the hands of receiver.
Let US consider the condition of the coun-
try as well as Of the roads IN question,
and treat the subject from business
standpoint instead OF building castles in
air
The record-union., 1894-09-20
HOW'LL?

Well, you want to first get part
No. I and see the table of contents
and see that there is ten times as
much value as you thought, or even
saw before for the money.
The record-union., 1894-09-20

- Given to all subscrib-
ers of the Record-Union
and Weekly Union for 8
cents per number. Only
So OS for the complete
work
The record-union., 1894-09-20

Record d-Union-Telephone No. 40.
For Editorial Rooms, ring one bell.
eor business Once. ring three bells.
The record-union., 1894-09-20

Jinks-Did you ever see real frenzied
mob in full swing? Winks-No; but I
saw a lady tear off another ones veil
with the tip of her parasol.
The record-union., 1894-09-20

"I never saw man more thoughtful OF
his wife's happiness than Miggs.''
Mercy / thought he spent good deal
of his time at home."
The record-union., 1894-09-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.

DIR. +. NJ. SHIELDS, Dontist, has removed
his office to 415 street. bet. Four and Fifth.
DIR. WELDON, Dentist, has opened an Office
at SO6 j street
The record-union., 1894-09-20
HARPER'S
Pictorial History
Civil w ar.

This great book has sold for years
at SIC to $50 in two big volumes.
The pages are I64xII4 inches.
There are 832 pages. Lots of maps
and sketches, and one big colored
map 23x33 inches.
People wanted them, but couldn't
afford SI6 and kept asking for the
old Harper S Weekly during the
War" After the pictures had been
put into this big, new, complete his
tory, the old Weekly plates were de
stroyed and now those files are scarce.
But the big history was SO inter-
esting, and, being compiled from all
the official records, was so COM
plete and valuable that thousands
bought it
Now it is all cut up and everybody
is getting it and being surprised.
1t is made into 26 big parts, ~
big pages in each, and printed on
nice supercalendered paper-better
than ever belore-and has a hand
some buff cover with emblematic de.
sign on each part.
The parts have sold as high as s.
each, but can be got for only 8 cents
each if you know how. The
pictures alone are worth more than
that, but the story and copies OF
many official documents and state
papers of priceless historic value, ali
go in with the pictures.
The record-union., 1894-09-20

Entered at the Postofice at Sacramento as
second-class matter.
The record-union., 1894-09-20
OFFICIAL,
NOTICE TO VOTERS

The Board of Supervisors of Sacramento
County, California, having made an order
canceliing the Great Register of said county
and directing
REPRESENTATION
OF all the voters in said county, it will be
necessary for all electors, in order to vote at
the next General Election, to be held on
Tuesday, November 9, 1894 ts make appica.
ton in person to be registered.
Said registration vii! commence immedi.
ately and continue up to within fifteen days
preceding said General Election
Registration rooms are on the third floor
of the County Courthouse, corner of Seventh
and streets.
~ Names will not be
transferred from the old
Great Register. Let every
voter please take notice and
get registered.
w. B. HAMILTON,
County Clerk.
The record-union., 1894-09-20
NEW TODAY.

THE PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC.
1.-TWO STEREOPTICON LECTURES ON
/ Honolulu, the beautiful and picturesque
HawaIi-l00 views in each-by REV. H. II.
RICE at Sixth-street NJ. 4. Church, OCTO-
BER Sd AND 9TH. Its
The record-union., 1894-09-20

And in accordance with law, and an order
OF the Board of Directors, made on the 1Jfh
day of August, 1894, so many shares of each
parcel of such stock as may be necessary viii
be sold at public auction at the ofhce Of The
company, San Francisco, California. on SAT-.
URDAY, the 9th day OF October, 1894 MT fho
hour OF IL o'clock NJ. Of said day, to nav do
ltnquent assessments thereon, together yfth
costs OF advertising and expenses of the saie
d. HENSHAW WARD, Secrefarv
Once: sos California street, San Francisco
NaliAoIHItI S17-3w
The record-union., 1894-09-20
THE WEEKLY UNION

Hs- These publications are sent either by
Mail or Express to agents or single sub
scribers with charges prepaid. All Postmast-
ers are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the Pacific
Coast
The record-union., 1894-09-20
GRAND AUCTION SALE
CHINA And JAPANESE GOODS!

"A GREER q CO., 1904 and IOO6 ] street
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, al l and O'Clock, from the
salesroom for convenience of sale. Goods to
be sold to the highest bidder, without reserve
or limit, consisting In part of Bamboo and
and SaucerS, Decorated Plates and Bowls
Hand-worked Handkerchiefs, Willow Bas-
kinds. Goods now on exhibition at the sases-
room, 1904 and 10o6 street. Sale positive.
Terms cash.
s2O-3J r. E. GREER & CO., Auctioneers.
The record-union., 1894-09-20
SneciaI Anancies

This paper is for sale at the following places
l.. P. Fishers, room 21 Merchants Exchange
California street; the principal News Stands
and Hotels, and at the Market-street Ferry,
San Francisco
Los ANGELEs.-Eclectic Book Store, corner
Second and Main streets,
SAN DIEGo.-Emmal & Co., $50 Fifth street.
CoRoNADo.-Hopkins & Cox, Coronado
Botel.
SANTA ABARBARA.-Hassinger News Depot
FREsNo.-C. I. Cearley, iii street.
SANTA CRUZ-Cooper Bros. News Depot
RS- Also, for sale on all Trains leaving and
coming into Sacramento
The record-union., 1894-09-20
FREE TRAINS To ESTEE MEETING.
TSau Diego Union

An attempt is being made to make cap
ital out of the tact that free trains" On
all local roads we're run to the Estee
meeting lately held in this city, some OF
the Populist brethren having imbibed
the idea that the election of Estee is of so
much Importance TO corporate interests
that the railroads have been willing to
make such concessions in order TO assist
him in his canvass. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. The County Gen.
trail Committee. being desirous of secur-
ing large attendance at the meeting, ar
ranged for the trains in advance paying
gross sums OF money TO each road having
a terminal station in San Diego.
The record-union., 1894-09-20
UNDERTAKERs.
]. FRANK CLARK,

UNDERTAKING PARLORS.
1oI7-1019 Fourth ST.. sacramento.
EMBALMING A SPECIALITY. GEORG e
IA II CLARK, Funeral Director and County
Coroner. Telephone No. 1874
The record-union., 1894-09-20

Eastern Business Ofnces.
90 Tribune Building, New York,
6o9 ''The Rookery," Chicago.
3. Q. Beckwith. sole agent foreign ad Yertisinf
The record-union., 1894-09-20
Weather Forecast.

W WeaUher FORECAST.
Northern California-Fair weather; nearly
stationary temperature; brisk westerly winds.
The record-union., 1894-09-20
TIMES GETTING BETTER.
Pasadena Star.

In his speech at Los Angeles Saturday
night the Populist candidate for Lieu
enant-Governor tried to make point
out of the statement that there had been
no revival OF business since the passage
OF the tariff bill, and that therefore some
deeper trouble than the tariff must be
look ed for to explain the dullness. In re-
ply to this it might be truly said that it IS
too soon after the passage of the bill To
expect much change in the business
situation, and it would be the same were
the law satisfactory as measure of pro-
lection to the great industries of the
country. But there has been some change
for the better. The reports from trade
centers show this, and the indications are
that business will continue to improve.
The suspense as to the action of Congress
on the tariff question is over for the pres
ent, and the effect is to stimulate trade in
all quarters.
The record-union., 1894-09-20
1NCON SISTENT.
Los Angeles Express

The distinguished gentleman who is
the PopuIist candidate for Lieutenant
Governor is as much opposed to lawyers
and bankers as he is to the Irish, for
whom he has evidently no use at all. He
says that lawyer should always be re-
garded with suspicion, and that good
men are frequently spoiled to make law
yers. He continued for some time in this
same strain, always rapturously APP
plauded by his fellow Popullsts. He de-
clared among other things that the
method by which a lawyer makes liv-
ing is always open to suspicion. Then
he turned his attention to bankers; said
they should go to work and not live like
drones OF the community, and that when
The Populists get in ''they are gding to
turn out the bankers, lawyersA aud
Judges, and set them to producing some
thing" This was also appiauded, al
though the speaker was trying TO make
votes tor ticket headed by a banker and
well filled up with lawyers.
FREE TRAINS To ESTEE MEETING
The record-union., 1894-09-20
THE JAPANESE VICTORY
Los Angeles Herald

The opinion Is expressed that the great
and decisive victory oil the Japanese last
week, in which it is claimed that out of
10000 Chinese engaged in the action there
were 5000 killed, wounded and taken
prisoners, will put an e1ectual end to the
war. We can hardly coincide with this
view. China has tremendous resources
This loss, as far as men is concerned, is a
mere bagatelle to nation that counts her
population by hundreds of millions. Un-
less the prestige of this victory should
have a demoralizing effect upon the
Chinese mandarins, and cause them to
lose heart, they can soon repair their
losses and present formidable front
again to the enemy,
The record-union., 1894-09-20
RAILROAD THE TABLE.

LEAVE TRAINS RUN DAILY. ARRIVE
tfoJ lFroml
The record-union., 1894-09-20

THE IDEAL CONVENTION.
Oakland Enquirer.
The ideal party convention will be one
the delegates to which are not selected by
the candidates and the voting in which is
done by secret ballot on all offices stimuli
taneously.
The morning call., 1894-09-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Bsstile was destroyed On Friday.
Twelve average tea-plants produce one
pound of tea.
During the FrancO-GermaD war the
French lost about q, coo men from small
pOx.
The coming of age of trio OF triplets
was recently celebrated at Whilenast,
England.
The flute was invented 1900 B. C. The
Tyre and other musical instruments soon
followed.
There is a Hebrew tradition that Eve
survived Adam, and was. therefore, the
first widow.
The real name of Connecticut is Oun-eh.
ta-but. II = Mohican name and means
"loDg river"
Australia pays England S25,OOO, 900 an
nually iu interest, and S11, 10000 more in
bank dividends.
Australian banks borrow money in Eng
land at from TO 51a per cent and lend it
at 6 and s per cent.
The average distance that a passenger
travels in this country during a single
journey is % miles.
The list of sovereigns records the names
OF 316 widows who either reigned in their
own names or as regents.
Australia has a population of about
100000 people, but not more than 600.
OOO OF them are rated as producers.
The morning call., 1894-09-09

cOmmoded by the absence of what might
be considered their native element. buL
hoped along over the flats, now in the
water swimming, now out; and later
saw one climbing the trunk of mapgrove
roots. In fact. the fish had all the traits
of frog, and was an amphibious fish:
one which breathed air indirectly while in
the water and directly when out. In
these waters there are several kinds of
fish that possess this peculiar habit"
Almost equally remarkable is the habit
of the African lung fish. This creature
inhabits waters that al certain seasons of
the year are liable to dry up, when the
fishes would die did they not adopt some
expedient for relief. This was discovered
by accident by party of naval officers.
They camped one night by the side of
small dry lake. in fact, partly in .cr. the
bottom of which was caked to the hard
ness of stone. That night itrained, and
in the morning the officers found them
selves by the side of small pond that
seemed TO be full of animal life that the
men believed had descended with the
rain. Frogs made a shrill clatter. and in
the muddy water could be seen numbers
Of large fish which they soon caught.
They were eel-shaped creatures, though
The morning call., 1894-09-09

Gollseum's arena. as LeckY tells us
Her second mate was Orpheus C. Kerr,
who made the columns of ths New York
weekly press lively with his political
satires. She left Kerr. much 10 his relief.
and went to Europe with a California
gambler named Jack Barclay. There she
met Dickens. Dumas and Swinburne.
who regarded her curiously-more
than in any other way-as distinct type
of Western civi iZation. Menken used to
boast tnat she would beat Lola MonteZ'
game. Lola began with King ana ran
through the gamnt down to newsp per
man, Pat Hull OF The San Francisco Town
Talk. and finally TO a miner, Johnny
Southwick of Grass Valley. Il have be-
gun with Al ize-ightsr (HeenaU) and will
END with a prince" Menken might have
succeeded in this had she lived; but the
pace she had set for herself was too fast
and death called halt. Instead of a
palace she soon tenanted a grave in the
cemetery of Pere la ChaiSe. Paris, and,
half defiant to the last. had inscribed on
her tom bstone the words Thou KnOwest.
as a mute reference Of her case to the
highest tribunal against all those who
questioned her life and &C ions.
Looking further down the cast of the
"Three Fast Women" may be found the
names, among others, of Charles r.
Thorne Jr., Frank Mayo, Junius Brutus
Booth, Louis Aldrich, Mrs. Sophie Ed
The morning call., 1894-09-09

the vessels and the beautiful color. But
it is not nature at all. The ships look as
if they were pasted on an ocean of tin,
and there is not the slightest effect of
movement.
Another picture by the same artist, en-
titled "a Fresh Breeze is even less true
to nature, bnt more mbitious, and show
ing an effort TO produce an effect of mo-
tion. The effect OF distance in this picture
is fairly good. but the foreground waves
show an entire lack of knowledge of the
natural forms. They are painted with the
most elaborate detail, but really look more
like wax than water
Jacob Ruysdael. who lived between 1925
and 1852, came nearer TO producing the
effect of wave motion than any man of his
time. Rnysdael was famous landscape
painter. and managed 10 get great truth
in his work. which may account for his
success with marine subjects. His best
marine subject is in the gallery of the
Louvre, and it really looks like nature.
although many parts of the picture show
lack OF knowledge. 1t is known simply
under the title Marine" and was painted
about 1910. RuySdael was famous for his
melancholy effects, and this great work
must be looked upon as one of his sublime
efforts.
The picture shows portion of a wharf
in the regrOund ana in the distance a bit
of land overcast by dark clouds. 1t is that
awful moment when nature seems to grip
her forces preparatory 10 hurliug forth
the storm. The sky and background Of
the picture are of the highest excellence
and show the finest feeling. but when it
comes to the foreground waves-they are
not waves. but some peculiar creation of
The morning call., 1894-09-09

ing theatrical matters, and when he took
the stand the lawyer began his question
ing with:
''Mr. Booth. what is your prOfession?"
Il am an actor, sir.''
Indeed. Does the public iudorse you
as such? ?'
Booth looked air-drawn daggers at the
lawyer, but merely bowed by way of re-
ply. He was economical and industrious
In his habits, so much so that he managed
to accumulate a competency. When be
died he left hotel to his widow located
at place on the coast of New England
called Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mrs. ii. a. Perry, with whose name
these notes close, was j. B. Booths second
wife, and still carries his name on the
stage, although married third time She
is known as Agnes Booth. Her maiden
name was Agnes Land, and, with Belle,
The morning call., 1894-09-09

child when be came here. and made his
way to the stage through humble indus
tries. One OF these was newspaper-car-
rying. In its fiOurishing days he used to
serve the Golden Era with profit TO him
self and pleasure to the subscribers.
Louis Aldrich, now rich and iDtIu-
ental actor, and who has lately been
knocking al the doors of Congress for
legislation against foreign professionals,
particularly against the English, was only
a lump of a boy" when he played Gully
Smith, chief Of the Run Culls, in ''Three
Fast Women" He came to San Francisco
q few years before the Menken episode as
"A sort of governor balP' IN the Marsh com-
pany of juvenile actors, being the oldest
member of the party. He was then between
10 and 16 years of age, but he bossed such
petites as George Marsh, Jenny Arn0t aud
Hattie johnson. When Marsh's comb ns-
tion went to pieces Aldrich was taken up
by Mcguire and remained with him for
some years. Aldrch Is a Hebrew, and
even at the early age when he made his
appearance here had all the characters
tics of the race-careful, conscientious,
painst taking, saving (when Marsh gave
The morning call., 1894-09-09

the artists brain. A large number of
Ruysdaefs other marines are very in
ferior and show little Improvement over
the efforts of Wouvermans, Vanderneer or
Cuyp.
The work of the French painter, Jean
Baptiste, although he is more fam Gus as a
miniature figure painter, must be looked
upon as real striving after nature. Sav-
eral OF this masters marine subjects are in
existence. but the subjects are somewhat
mOnotonOuS. The best is in a private COL
lection in England, and it is really equal,
in many particulars. to the efforts of the
best painters OF to-day to show that the
painter has studied nature.
The picture is entitled "The Storm" and
is full of life and motion. 1t shows
small boat coming before the wind over
dark, rough sea.
sky is dark and the boat is darker, but
wave dashing over one side of the vessel
breaks into cloud of white spray aud
furnishes color note for the whole scene.
The reflection of the spray on the surface
of the water is an effect not found in the
work of earlier painters. This picture
was executed by Isabey about 1895 and is
equal To anything he painted during the
years he lived afterward.
The early history of marine painting in
England has been lost through various
causes, and, in fact, can hardly be said to
]
Turner were unearthed by John Ruskin.
Although little of Turner's work was done
before 1880 { must be looked upon as the
beginning of English marine painting
Turner is famous for the grand effect of
sky and atmosphere and the wonderful
effect OF distance lie puts into his pictures,
but his latest works. executed about 1850.
show thorough lack of knowledge of
wave forms. His Wreck of the Mno-
tauT" is a grand picture. full OF action and
terror, and vet such waves never existed
nor could they unless the laws of nature
were changed. In ell of Turner's pictures
knowledge of wave forms is lacking. In
The painting Of calm water Turner has
produced effects that have never been sur
passed.
Alter Turner came Carmichael and sew
eral others who did much TO elevate the
art of marine painting, but itwas not until
about 1860 that real, true-to-nature marine
pictures were painted, and then Ameri-
cans took the field. Those were the years
when an exodus of American artists was
made 10 Munich, and they naturally spent
their summers in Holland aud, as usual,
went to the extreme of things.
They founded what has become known
as the Scheyeningen school and did most
of their work out of doors. These Ameri.
cans worked with such men as Mesdag,
Israels and Mauve, and while they learned
a great deal they also taught the old paint
ers to work more from nature.
It was about 1870 that Harry Chase went
TO Holland and in few years turned out
pictures that SURPRISED the art world. They
were strong in color and powerful in con-
ception, and, best of all. most original in
treatment. Chase lived in New York a
The morning call., 1894-09-09

They are worthless as works of art be-
cause there is practically no. truth In
them, and are only preserved 10 show the
development of the Dutch school of paint
Ing. 1t is to the Hollanders that belongs
the credit of marine painting. They we're
the first TO attempt 1t as far as can be told
from pictures still in existence.
The earliest work OF any real merit is
that of William Van de Veide, who lived
during the years between 1910 and 1898
and did his best work at the close of his
career. And yet his productions have lit
tie of the true spirit of nature in them. A
large picture by him at present at Ham n
ton Court, in England. entitled "A Flo
iilla, is one OF his masterpieces, and Is
particularly valuable for the drawing of
The morning call., 1894-09-09
LIVE ON THE LAND.
Fish That That Flourish
Out of Water.
A LEAPING PERIOPTHALMUS
1t Hops About Just Like a Frog
The alternating Lung
Fish.

II had most peculiar adventure once"
said naturalist and traveller TO party of
friends. Il was on collecting trip
through Iudia at the time, and with "a
party of native guides had penetrated a
country that was very little known to
white men, and as a consequence had
discovered some very interesting animals
1t was at he beginning of the dry season,
and we crossed many streams which in the
winter were roaring torrents, but now
were dry beds of sand, with here and
there mud spot.
u was making a collection of fishes and
asked the natives what became of the fish
when the water gave out. To my amaze
ment they replied that they crawled over
land to other streams where there was
water. L at first supposed that this was
joke manufactured at my expense, or
rather play upon my credulity. But one
night We came to the bed of a stream and
there being several large pools of water in
It we made our camp. Before morning [
had proof that the men were right. l had
the tents pitched so close that we were on
both sides of the pools, the river or stream
Oed being not over twenty-five feet in
Width, and built fires to keep off the tigers.
1T must have been O'Clock in the
morning. [ was awakened by something
ana found myself sitting up in bed. A
moment or two later, when | had collected
my senses. began to hear a strange rust
Ing among the dry leaves, and discovered
that the ground everywhere was fairly
covered with small animals of some kini
that anpeared TO be moving slowly along
ana rolling over and over, creating a con-
rnual noise or ruStling. / aroused the
men and soon had torchlight, when saw
by Its flames the most remarkable sight of
my life-nothing less than a swarm of fish
out of water.
"Tou have seen an army of ants cover
ing the ground? Well, imagine the ants
replaced by fish five or six inches in length
and you can form some idea of the sight 7
saw. They were moving slowly on in an
upright position by working their fins back
and forth and every few feet would tun-
bic down ana toss about until they re-
gained their upright position, and this is
what made the peculiar noise. The fish