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YESTERDAYS LESSON.

The destruction of the electric light
works in this city yesterday carries a
lesson that should not be forgotten. The
eggs were all in one basket, and the bas-
ket fell.
a company that is sole supplier to SO
large community as this of light and
electric power, was not wise in locating
all its works under one root without in
tercepting f1reproof walls. For instance,
it possessed double steam engine plant
that included reserve; in all, six or
seven powerful engines. Had this plant
been divided or broken by an intercept
ing wall. one or more of the motive pow
ers would have escaped injury probably,
whereas all have been destroyed.
Better still would it be for so large an
industry, one upon which the entire
community so greatly depends, to have
its electric plant in divisions that will not
involve of necessity the destruction of
all when one is assailed by fire. This is
the policy that obtains in many other
large manufactures, and there is no per-
ceptible reason why it should not in the
manufacture and supplying of artificial
light and power by company upon
which a city of this size is entirely de-
pendent.
Precisely as the gas and the electric
Light and power-works were kept dis
tincs and somewhat apart, whereby the
former escaped injury, so should the
electric light plant itself be insured by
separation, not only because it is security
for the company, even at heavier cost.
but because the people have right to be
considered in such matters. They build
houses, establish industries and open
business upon the security that certain
advantages are assured to them, among
which are artificial light by the most i'm
proved methods, power by electrical
transmission, and transportation by cleo
trio cars. When they come to fully real
iZes as they now must, that their business
and transportation may be put at great
risk, and their convenience seriously i'm
paired, because the supplying company
is deficient in protected reserve plant in
case Of accident, they will be less inclined
to invest or repose confidence.
tits therefore clear that the company
which has so large community for it's
patron. and has no opposition to divide
patronage, owes it to the people and to
itself to so separate. or by intercepting
walls subdivide its power plant, that the
people and itself viii not be reduced to
the loss and inconvenience of the present
by any ordinary fire.
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p. BOIL.
OFFICIAL.
Notice Of The Offer TO Grant Franchise to
Construct and Operate a Street Railway.

V1HE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
| City Of Sacramento having determined
that a franchise TO operate a street railway
along and upon that portion of street be-
tween the east line of Third street and the
west line of Second street should be granted,
by which single or double track of street
railway may be authorized to be constructed
over such portion of street, Second and
Third streets, with suitable connections with
other lines of street railway on said streets,
notice Is hereby given that franchise 10 OPP
crate double-track street railway over and
along street between the east line OF Third
street and the west line of second street viii
be granted to the person. firm or corporation
that will agree TO pay to the City OF Saera-
Inento the largest per centum of the gross re-
ceipts OF such road, and that bids therefor
will be received by the Clerk of the Board Of
Trustees OF the City of Sacramento at any
time before the hour of / o O'Clock in the fore
noon of the 23d day of April, 1894.
BY order OF the Board OF Trustees.
w. D. LAWTON,
President of the Board of Trustees.
Adopted this 9th day of April, 1894.
Attest: o. ). FLINT. City Clerk. apl1-1Ot
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ORDINANCE NO. 532.
To Prevent the SpilIing of Garbage from
Vehicles upon the Streets and Alleys of
Sacramento City
r7HE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

YIHHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
City of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section L. No person shall drive, or cause 10
be driven or used on any street or alley within
the limits of Sacramento CITY any wagon, cart
or other vehicle loaded with loose straw, ma
nure ashes or garbage of any kind, unless
said wagon cart or vehicle be provided with
side and end boards OF sufficient height and so
constructed that no part of said loads may or
can be spilled or shaken from said wagon, cart
or other vehicle while passing through or
upon said street or alley
Section 2. Every person convicted OF violat-
ing any of the provisions OF this ordinance
shall be punished by fine not less than 50
nor more than $50, and may be imprisoned
in the City Jail until the fine is satisfied in the
proportion OF one days Imprisonment for
every 50 OF the fine.
Passed February 19, 1894.
W. D. LAWTON,
President Board of Trustees. City of Sacra-
mentO
Approved February &c. 1894.
B. L. STEINMAN,
Mayor OF City of Sacramento.
Attest: o. S. FLINT. City Clerk. ap1 est
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CIVIL SERVICE.

Commissioner Webster Meets the Lo-
cal and Stockton Commissioners.
Civil Service Commissioner Webster,
who came on this coast a short time ago
to investigate charges against Collector
Wise and others, who have been accused
of making appointments in violation of
the law, came up to this city yesterday
and met the Civil Service Commissioners
from Stockton and those of this city, look
ing into the workings of the civil service
here and instructing them as to their
duties. The Civil Service Commissioners
for this city are William Rider, George b.
Eldred and L. w. White, two being car
riers and one clerk.
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TEE MATTER OF UNCERTAINTY


The REooRD-UNIoN the other day
dwelt upon the fact that the continuance
of the present conditions of business dis
tress is due to the uncertainty regarding
tariff legislation by Congress. Since
then interviews had with leading repre-
sentatives of capital idle in San Fran
cisco disclose that they entertain the
same view. and that decision of Congress
upon the tariff and revenue bill one way
or the other would at once release very
large amount of restrained money that
would then go at once into industrial
promotion.
The most recent circular from the bank
ing house of Henry Clews d Co. contains
this passage, which fortifies the express
sions referred to:
Perhaps the most influential cause of the
prevailing dullness comes from the condition
of legislation in Congress. The tariff BILL
from having been apparently certain of en-
actment is now thrown into much doubt
IT is quite uncertain whether the Senate will
accept the income tax appendage to the tariff;
and it is equally doubtful whether the House
would consent 10 the elimination OF tnaL
feature. There seems to be little chance of Lhe
Senate reaching a vote on the question before
the middle of May, and after that there is
likely to come dilatory dickering between
the two houses. Moreover, it is now becom-
ing d question among congressman whether
even the President might accept the bill, pro-
vided il came 10 him with the income tax
clause annexed. 1t thus seems possible that
this measure may remain unsettled until the
beginning or middle OF June, and there is no
Judging whether in the end the bill will be de-
feated or enacted. This uncertainty brings
new confusion into the importing interest
and the whole range of home industries.
There is no longer any sufficient basis OF
probability to warrant the undertaking OF
extensive operations for the fall trade, and the
business in manufactured goods must be con-
tinued upon the hand-to-mouth scale from
which trade has been suffering for the last
nine months It remains TO be seen how far
public opinion viii tolerate this trifiing delay
1t is but q game of politics, and largely per-
sonal one at that.
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Will not permit it. Man has always
been ready TO apply the same rule to his
sex that he exacts in regard to the other.
But it is woman herself who won't
have It."
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NOW BEING ARGUED.

Lawyers Addressing the Jury in the
Perry Damage Case.
The testimony in the Perry y-Snider-
Huntington case was concluded at noon
yesterday. In the afternoon Grove l..
Johnson made the opening argument for
the plaintiff, and was followed by Alvin
]. Bruner for the defense.
Mr.. Bruner will conclude his argument
this forenoon, and then J. w. Hughes
will address the jury for the defense.
General A. L. Hart will conclude the ar
guments on that side of the case, and Mr..
Johnson will wind up for the plaintiff.
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STILL AT THE LOWEST Rate.

ID cursion to Chicago and Boston and all
points East. Through cars-upholstered.
Through manager. Inquire G. ]. ELLIS,
Agent, Depot Sacramento. JUDSON & CO.,
19 Montgomery street, San Francisco.
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The Pollard woman declines to go upon
the stage. Good. But she has resolved
to write book. Bad.
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Record d~Unfon-Telephone No. 40.
For Editorial Rooms, ring one bell.
Eor Business Office ring three bells
Weather Foreoasr.

While there are no immediate prospects for
rain over California, yet there are indications
that rain may fall before the end of the
week.
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To FIND Tartar nowadays by scratch
ing Democrat. ask him: "How's your
quorum count ?"
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SUMMER RESORTS.
H0! FOR KLAMATH SPRINGS /!

THEY ARE TWENTY MILES FROM
i Ager, on the California and Oregon route,
Stage ride delightful, no dust. Large stona
motel; accommodations first-class. Terms,
$40 TO SIP per week. Good hunting and fish.
ing; scenery grand. Hot iron and sulphur
water and the famous Hot Mud Baths for all
blood and skin diseases, for stomach troubles,
rheumatism. alcoholism. etc. A few weeks at
these springs Will WORK wonders and build uu
any wrecked constitution. For more particul
lars address GEO. B. STILES, Lessee flor.
merly Of Weber Lake,, Beswicz, Siskiyou
County, Cal.
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THE reason that women do not rise to
the level of men in the matter of sexual
souality before society. is. that women
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The aforementioned meeting is hereby
,osfnoned. by order OF the Board OF Directors
10 SATURDAY EVENING, May Q, 1924, al
40 O'Clock sharp, owing TO important Dusl
ness in process OF negotiation.
He3' - D. LUBIN, President
Gro. b. KATzESsTEIN, Secretary.
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NOTICE.

TIME ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SAC
ramento Industrial Improvement Associa
ti,s cof1rthouse on APRIL 21sT, at 7:30 P. N.
sbarn, TO elect directors for the coming year,
1Inesr Article Y of the bylaws. All mem
hers are respectfully requested 10 De present
a1,i bring their friends with them, as business
IF ir1rorfance In relation to the welfare OF the
CITY will be discussed after election OF direct
ots' D. LUBIN, President.
Grn b KATZENsTEIN, Secretary.
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NORN, 1Oc CAN; TOMATOES, 3CANs csc;
u choice Pet Butter, 45c; Creamery Butter
5Oc; Prunes, 5c; good Ham, 12c; try our 20c
''T' at RILEY's store. Tenth and E.
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CULMB ACHER

The finest in the land at the
GILT EDGE, 1914 u street,
JACOB GRUHLER. Proprietor.
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U1RY vANNoRMAN's NEW GROCERY
| 700 I Street. Fresh stock of Ranct
Eggs, Fruits aud Vegetables. Coal Oil sc
cents per can.
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FTHE NEW PLAZA CASH GROCERY
| Corner Fifteenth and @ Streets. Fresl
stock of fine Groceries, Wines, Liquors
Cigars, etc. Wood 81 to So per cord; alsc
grain and feed. Prompt delivery. Give me;
call NJ. L. ENOS, Proprietor.
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FIYHE FISHING SEASON Is q
| at hand. Come and make NH
your pick from VIM. II. Eek szs.sS<.V
HARDT'S new invoice of Rods <<SsHTSA
and Tackle. Flies. Baskets, etc, Y "
from all the best makers. New lot of Shooting
Coats-duck, corduroy and fustian. Guns
choke bored, stocks bent aud repairing on
guns and rifles a speciality. Send for price
list No. 52S K street.
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F0R TAE ElNEsT

T5RUIT CAKES, POUND CAKES ANA
E all other varieties. Plum Pudding ant
Boston Brownbread every Saturday. Coun
try orders promptly filled.
EAGLE CONFECTIONERY. s26 Kst-
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Entered at the Postoflce at Sacramento as
aecond-class matter
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SACRAMENTO BANK.
FARMERS AND MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK

Southwest corner Fourth and
Streets, Sacramento, Cal.
Guaranteed Capital ....................S5 5000. 600
T OANS MADE ON REAL ESTATE. IN
IL terest paid semi-annually on Term and
Ordinary Deposits.
b. u STEINMAN. President
EDWIN K. ALSIP Vice-President
d. d. WHITBECK. Cashier
Q. H. CUMMING CfS............,........ Secretary
JAMES NJ. STEVENSON... Surveyor
DIRECTORS:
h. y. STEINMAN, EDWIN K ALsIP,
G. II. CUMMINGS, c. Fl. WATT.
SOL. RUNYoN, JAMES MCNAssEE
JAS. M. STEVENSON
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MUSICAL.

TUST ARRIVED, FIFTY DOZEN NEW
eJ style Harmonicas at cut prices. Call and
see them at G. A. NEALE'S, S29 ] street
Headquarters for cheap editions of sheet mu-
sic, books. etc.
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KTJJNE
GROCERIES.

CODA CRACKERS, SOC BOX; EXTRA
y Sodas, 60c; cans Tomatoes 20 cents; 3
cans Pie Fruit 20 cents; 2 cans Table Peaches
20 CENTS all kinds OF Table Plums, 3 cans for
20 cents Be sure to call for Fallon Creamery
Butter, the best in this market. AT LYNN'S,
Fourteenth and o streets.
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SUNDAY excepted. zMonday excepted.
A-For morning. P--for afternoon.
RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager.
T. II, GOODMAN Gen. Passenger Agent
The morning news., 1894-09-09

see my children married. II is the duty
of every couple TO bring plenty of children
into the world, to give them education
and business training and see them hap
PLY married. Then a man can ole happy
and show he had done his duty. 1t is
wrong for man TO remain bachelor. In
the Olden times families were much
larger than they are now.
This will be the sixth wedding in the
family, and everything has been splendid.
Alexander got married first, and then
Louis got married and then Isaac. Hyman
got married only two years ago. You
know he married Barney Isaac's daugh-
ter. l guess that was the most prominent
wedding vet. The wedding feast was in
Webster hall, and there were over a hun
dred carriages. I can't tell you how
many judges and prominent people were
there.
six years ago my daughter, Esther,
married Jacob Cohen, who is in the same
line Of business as 81 am. | guess nobody
who went to that will ever forget it.
have been to good many weddings, but
never saw anybody act like that Jacob.
The way he opened champagne bottles
never saw anything like it. Jacob is a
good boy and Re has made my Esther a
good husband"
The third and last daughter, and last
OF the children as well will be married
Dec 80 next to J. Rosenberg, who is very
prominent on the east side. Then Harris
Cohen will have performed his mission,
as ne sees 1t, on earth.
The morning news., 1894-09-09
THE ORIGINAL COHEN.
BE Follows Business Rules in Marry
ing Off His Children.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
Harris Cohen, the ex-Baxter street
clothier, is a fond father. He has four
sons and three daughters who can testify
to that. Every time a son gets married
and all four have already done so-he
gets clothing store as a wedding pres
ent, and he doesn't even have TO work up
his own trade. Papa Harris starts the
store six months before the wedding, and
has it on paying basis wnen the nup-
tials take place. Mr.. Cohen gives his
daughters each a So. 500 check when they
marry. He has three daughters. 1t
might be wondered why Mr.. Cohen gives
his som a better send-off than his daugh-
ters. This is because Mr.. Cohen is
shrewd, as a Baxter street merchant has
TO be. When once asked by d friend why
he did it he replied
Everybody knows how rich I am. and
I have TO LOOK out for fellows who want
my girls only for their money. l give
them college educatious and my wife
makes good housewives of them, and
they're good girls to start with. Amt
that enou-h2 I'm not afraid of girl for
tune-hunters, because my boys are as
shrewd as anybody in Baxter street"
Next Sunday Mr.. Cohen will marry of
another daughter Her name is Della,
and she is only Is. She is the prettiest
Barnet Morris asked for her hand, and
he was accepted. Morris is a Division
street Conlectioner, and good business
man Otherwise he would have asked in
vain for Della. The marriage will take
place at Roc6away Beacn, where the
Cohen family is spending the summer.
Five hundred in itIUions have been issued
to the aristocracy of the east side Harris
Cohen will wear 80, ,O0O worth of diamonds
on this occasion, and Mrs. Harris Cohen
will wear $4,000 worth.
The reason this valuation can be def
nitely stated is because it was arrived at
by agreement between Mr.. and Mrs
Cohen at the wedding Of Hyman Cohen
TWO years ago. Some years ago a friendly
rivalry sprung up between the husband
and wife in the matter of displaying dia-
monds at the weddings Of their children.
Each tried 10 eclipse the other, and every
time Cohen would raise the limit his wife
would 90 him one better They finally
compromised that Mrs. Cohen should
wear not to exceed $4,000 worth, while
Cohen would wear 100000 worth.
so far the Cohen weddings have been
without romance, though always brilliant.
But Delia's case is an exception. one day
Morris mad business in a tenement house
in Forsyth street, ana he there saw Della
by the OcUslde Of a sick woman. He vowed
in his heart that if he could not win
her he would never wed He recog-
n!4ed her as Harris Cohen's daugh-
ter. and after that he was fre-
quentiy seen in Harris Cohens house.
Delia's engagement ring is a thing be-
ing much Ia ked about What il cost can
only be coHJectured but it is certainly a
daisy. 1t isn't a glove ring, and ever
since the engagement Della has been
obliged 10 90 without gloves.
III makes me very happy" said Papa
Cohen 10 World reporter yesterday, TO
The morning news., 1894-09-09
GODS MADE TO ORDER.
The Chinese Variety Are Of Both Sexes
and ALI Sizes and Prices.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
The arrival in this city of a brand-new
Chinese war joss, warranted to defeat
any Japanese army ever built, calls atten-
tion to the fact that some one must man
ufacture these images, for, unlike poets,
they are made, not born. Josses come
from Annoy and Canton, where there are
joss factories which supply Celestials
with any shape, design or size desired.
Josses are either male or female. If the
former, they are fat and ungainly; if
the latter, they are possessed of four
arms.
The making of these images is sim
pliciUy itself, the manufacturers relying
upon wooden or metal molds. These are
filled with wet clay, which dries, is then
touched up, dipped in molten glaze and
allowed to cool. An average workman
can make hundred gods in day. The
clay used is kaoIin and is shaded from
red and gray to white, and costs about l
cent pound. A good Jossmaker can earn
from 70 TO 40 cents day, while an image
costs to make on an average about cents.
Natives pay 3 cents for them, foreigners
So. Josses can be made in all colors,
opaque. transparent or colorless. The
most effective work is made by painting
the clay with thick white paint and then
dipping it in the glaze. Chinese curio
dealers are very fond of antique JoSses,
as they can be planted and dug up 70
order from the time of COnfucius to the
present day. The most popular is the
'block joss" This is made by painting a
kaolin cast with paint made of tar, btu
men, shellac or varnish, wrapping it in
paper and then firing it in a furnace. In
this way any shade of black can be OBJ
tanned and the color burns through, as
can be proved by breaking.
The Josses carved FROM wood and COW
cred with gaudy colors are often very
ancient The prices vary from few
cents to $500 or more, according to the
size, workmanship and amount of decora-
tions. They range in size from an inch to
ten or twelve feet. In the largest sizes
the carving is of superior quality and
the coloring admiral bile. Josses carved
out of stone are rare and expensive.
Those made of jade, pale green or light
blue, fetch marvellous prices, while white,
yellow or brown are almost as expensive.
One of these, belonging to Lin, the ex-
governor of Formosa, is about eight
inches high and is valued at $4,000. 1t is
said to be 1,500 years old. In Fuchan
they make josses out of stealite and sell
mite of various colors. The stone is so
soft that the manufacturer, by rubbing
the newly made images with sand, can
produce a most deceptive antique appear
The morning news., 1894-09-09
A REMARKABLE PONY.
It Is an Affectionate Animal, With
Almost Human Intelligence.
From the Baltimore American.

Almost Human Intelligence.
From the Baltimore American.
Mr. John c. Krantz is the owner of a
western pony in which he takes a great
deal of pride. The horse is named Dick,
and is one of those pieces of horse flesh
which seem to have almost a human un-
derstanding. Dick is small enough to go
through the small door cut in the stable
door, which is intended for the entrance
of a man. He prefers to enter by the
smaller door, and someties tries to take
the carriage to which he is harnessed in
with him. This, it is needless to say, re-
suits in failure. He considers himself
above the common herd, and with good
reason.
He will not have his harness put on in
the stable, but must be taken in the ONCE
for that purpose. He then consents to he
led out to be hitched to the carriage.
Dick is very fond of cream peppermint
drops; the ordinary lozenges he will not
touch. In order to get these, at the end
of each drive he is taken to one of Mr.
krantz's stores. His driver then goes in
side for the candies. If he wishes to do
so, Dick will calmly walk across the pave
ment and enter the door, much to the
amusement of the onlooxers and the edit
cation of the children. The sweetmeats
are given to the animal and he backs out.
He always gazes after his master with
look of inquiry in his eyes and puts his
forefeet on the pavement when Mr..
Krantz leaves the carriage. MIR. Krantz
thinks his pet can be taught to do almost
anything, and if he had the time, would
try to educate Dick himself. The horse
is very fond of his master, and on all oc-
casions shows this affection There is
nothing too good for Dick, and he evil
IDENTIFY deserves it.
The morning news., 1894-09-09
BY EDGAR L. WAKEMAN.
Copyright 1894

''To me-" began the gypsy traveller,
"there is no one thing more picturesquely
suggestive of the dying year than the
scurrying toward winter quarters in any
land by innumerable bands Of plgriming
folk, my tawny friends, the gipsies.
with your own fancy's eyes you may
see the farthest southern flights of song
bros. which have deserted your lowering
skies for lands of endless southern balms,
and feel its certain premonition of frozen
DAYS to come; oreoutemplate the myriad
brown leaves tossed along the ways and
fences by advance picket lines Of winters
resistless hosts, and still possess all the
tender, mournful musings of the change
fUl autumn time.
But this fastening Of whole people
from out the summer heart Of the coun-
tryside; this reluctant, driven, hurried
human scattering from hedge-side homes
beneath the sun and stars 10 the mlser-
able makeshifts Of city housing; has IN II
far more impressive revelation Of win
tep's coming than all the autumn flights
of birds and wind whipped beattngs Of
bare branches and bedraggled brown
leaves.
The morning news., 1894-09-09
Unwritten Copy"
From the London Chronicle.


The photograph may have a useful and
labor-saving career before it after all. It
is stated that firm of printers are intro
ducing it into their Office for purposes of
copy" You speak into it, and then the
the machine divulges them. The thing
sounds as simple as possible, and il LOOKS
as if it might have the effect of creating
school of journalistic oratory. besides
doing away with the troublesome process
of writing. Whether the compositor
would like it is not quite so certain
There is the difficulty of punctuation, for
one thing Might not the various voices
and dialects be somewhat trying, too 1t
is disagreable to have to decipher bad
writing, but a room in which there is a
battery of monographs might be even
more unpielsant. 1t raises visions of a
noble craft in the grip of an Old Man at
Sea, holding his victims fast till he has
told his story.