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Religion and Raiment.

EDS. RECORD UNION: When Gen,
Booth was in the city some workmen
were talking about him and his work. 1t
seemed to be consensus of opinion
among them that the Salvation Army is
doing, as one expressed it, "a whole lot
more good than the churches" And
that the churches did not want people to
go to church unless they were rich enough
to wear good clothes.
One of the men had doubt in his mind
as to the truth Of the latter statement and
decided to test 1t. In order to do so he
went to Church in his working clothes.
He attended Churches of the Episcopal
Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist de-
nominations Sundays, and stopped in at
Congregational prayer meeting one
Wednesday evening on his way home
from work.
The reception this man received from
the ushers and the position of the seats to
which he was shown does not bear out
the statement made by those men; for
while it may be possible that some ush-
ers and church people invoice q persons
clothes the practice is unusual Judging
from this mans experience: and among
the churches which he attended were
those that are apparently supposed by
some to have in their articles OF faith
'only they who have large figures on the
assessment roll worship here;" for ex-
ample Grace Episcopal and First Presby-
| terrain. Moreover there is not only the
fact that this mans clothes were not a bar
to his reception, but also they were not q
bar to the receiving the spirit and Joy OF
the services, ana in two or three cases
evidences of interested fellowship were
shown him which are as pleasant remem-
brances.
AT one Of the churches he heard a SER
mon from the words, For We are labor
ers together with God" The thought
which ran through the sermon was God
chooses to use men. If He wants to help
man He does not send an angel-he
sends man. The thought came to the
workingman in his weekday clothes,
that he would not be sure if the angel
was doing mans work he would at least
pass the time OF day with man at the
church-doors. And yet from this mans
experience he is sure it is not that church
going people do not care for the laborers
and toilers OF whom they are q part, but
that it is they have the excessive polite
ness of the Frenchman, who, on being
asked why he did not save the man who
was drowning within his reach, said:
"Ah sirs have not been introduced to
the gentlemen" And IL may be more
of the ministers will some time come to
know that to pray for the stranger who
is within their gates" is double acting in
its leverage. Men, you are wrong in
your estimate of the church. You are
starving and robbing your own souls. If
you would cast out of the consideration
the religious features and the present
and eternal riches to be gathered, the at
tendance on the services would give to
you and your families an intellectual
treat richer in its uplifting character than
anything else you can find.
X. a. EAsToN.
San Francisco, Cal.
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LIE Cour des Miracles.

The extension of the Rue Reaumur
from the Rue st. Denis to the Rue des
Petits Carreaux is about to involve the
demolition of one side of the Rue Theve-
not behind the seventeenth century
house. The Rue Thevenot is the Cour
des Miracles of Victor Hugo's Notre
Dame. Cour des Miracles was the gem
eral name tor the haunts of vagrants and
impOstors, and if this site was ever one
OF their resorts it must have been 80 be-
cause the vicinity of the old city wall
made ii retired quarter. In the seven
teenth century it was a muddy and NAL
odorous blind alley, still frequented by
mendlcants. 1t is now occupied by
third-rate shops and warehouses. How
ever exaggerated Victor Hugo's picture
of it may be. those interested in old
Paris have no time to lose if they wish to
have last glimpse OF it.-London Times
Paris correspondence
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a Dumas Annndntn

In the days of his afIluence some one
came to Dumas pere for fifty sous to help
bury friend.
"What was he?'' inquired Dumas.
ga bailitf, sir," answered the bor-
rover.
Dumas eyes lit with memories. He
ran to his desk and returned with note
which he thrust into the mans hands:
:" ou say it costs fifty sous? Here are
hundred. Bury two of them!''
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a DANGEROUS DRINK.

1t is not so very long ago since a sue
cessful candidate for Congress from Ken
lucky gave new turn to tradition con-
corning his native State. He was attend
ing an afternoon tea. Absent
he took up cupful of the innocuoi, :
beverage which had the honor of christen-
ing the occasion. He was about to TAX a
another when the voice of his wife
stayed his hand.
My dear" she said, firmly, "you
must not drink another drop of that.
I 4ou Will ruin your constitution."-ka
Fields Washington.
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DisInterested Kindness.

Wont you have another piece of pie.
Mr.. ClaverIy?" asked Tommie.
Thank you, Tommie," replied Mr..
Claverly, tits very kind of you"
"Oh, that's all right" returned Tom
mie, with energy. 'T m a-lookin' out for
myself, too. Ma said if it was necessary
to cut another pie L could have two
pieces. ."-Harlem Life
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Turned Down.

"Do you wish to regard me.n he trem.
ulously asked, 'only in the light of a
friend? ?"
She sighed.
Il wouldn't mind" she faltered, '.if it
were little darker than that.n
Even the gas meter in the cellar caught
her subtle meaning.-Puck.
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DEAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
IS Money to Loan. Rents Collected Agent
for the Covenant Mutual Benefit Association
OF Galesburg. Ill. Office. 725 X street.
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". ? COLEMAN, Real agz Estate i sss5ss saIssroom.

EOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR CITY
l. Property.-One of the finest Raisin Vfnes
yards in Iolo County, covering so acres This
property is known as the Granda Vineyard.
situate only two miles from the town OF Wood
land. A railroad station on the property
The improvements consist of modern dwell
ing OF nine rooms and bath; water throughout
the house. New drying-nouse and engine
costing $1,000; packing -horse, good stable
and mems quarters; trays and sweat boxes;
all farming Implements. The land is of
sandy loan. Several views of this property
can be seen at this Office. GALL FOR PRICE
AND PARTICULARS.
MONEY TO LOAN
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RVERYBoDY'S COLUMN.

Correspondence of Interest to the
General 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 accom-
panied by the name of the writer, not for
publication unless so desired, but as a guaran-
tee of good faith.-EDS.
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FARlIERy AND MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK

southwest COIuSf fSuFJh ana -
streets, Sacramento, Cal.
Guaranteed Capital ............. ) 100000
7 OANS MADE ON REAL ESTATE. IN
IL terest paid semi-aunuany on Term ana
Ordinary Deposits.
B. u STEINM n President
EDWIN X. AIISIE' '................. Nice-Presideut
u. D. WHITBECK ... ., ,.....-7. ... Cashier
c. H. CUMMINGS. Secretary
JAMES NJ. STEVENSON. Surveyor
DIRECTORS:
B. u. STEINMAN, EDWIN K ALsIP,
c. 4. CUMMINGS, GEORGE 4. SMITH,
SOL. KUNYON, JAMES MCNASsER,
JAS. NJ. STEVENSON.
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CR0CKER- -WOOLWORTH NATIONAL BANK,
BUSINESS CARDS.

H. f ROOT. ALEX. NELSON, j. DRISCOL.
ID OOT, NELSON q co,
IL Union FOundry-IrOn and Brass Found
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and .. Castings and Machinery OF every de-
scriptiOn made to order.
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.
sacramento, Cal.

Sacramento, Cal.
Guaranteed S410 900
Paid up capital and surplus. 100000
INTEREST PAID SEMI-ANNUALTlT ON
| term and ordinary deposits. Money loaned
on real estate only. Address ali comm un iCa~
tions: Peoples Savings Bank, Sacramento.
WA. BECkMAN, President.
GEORGE W. LORENZ, Secretary.
CROCKER -WOOLWORTH NATIONAL BANK,
Crocker Building, Market and Post
Streets, san Francisco.
PAID UP CAPITAL, $I,Q00010. SURPLUS, $3.50 00A
DIRECTORS:
NIce-President ................-.... W. L. BROWN
Cashier W. KLINE
CHARLES T. CROCKER ..........E. 3. POND
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GEO. KRONER

p. BOIL. y. a. CROUCH.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16

ical No. q, had been working at harness in
the yard before the Grand Jury began it's
work, and after q cautious intermission
went back again few days ago. There
are two regularly employed harness-makers
in the yard, but critics of the department
assert that GurdemeZ was put at harness
making In order TO make place for sub
stitute engineer on the chemical at the
tune Of $50 month.
THAT'S some more nonsense, said Sec
rotary Maxwell when asked to explain it..
"Gurdemez Is an experienced harness.
maker. and when he was needed at the
yard he spent some of his time there. He
only received an engineers salary and had
no substitute, the three remaining men
being sufficient force for an engine in the
residence district.
''Of course these criticisms of my expla-
nation come from Buckley, and Wiley.
who represents the ex.boss. But there is
absolutely nothing in them. We pay
81 so a month for the shoeing of every
horse, and if we paid less the work could
not be done satisfactorily. The shoes we
get are handmade and are of the best ma
terial. Moreover, the contractor is obliged
to replace thrown or defective shoes. and
he must be ready at all times to do it.
That is why 81 so is paid, and it is reason
able enough for the service. 1t used to be
So. Our bills for harness are lower than
they ever were before. AS a rule expenses
have generally been reduced. l wish some
of these over-enthusiastic critics would
look into matters more carefully before
they open up. They might not mix their
figures with such deplorable frequency.
The Fire Department is all right. All we
want is fair show"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
SCORES At SHELL MOUND
The Columbia MarkSmen Expert.
menting With a New
Target.
Ed Hovey's Fine Bunch of Punctures.
National Guardsmen Make Good
Records.

F. 0. Young and Ed Hovey of the Co.
lumbia Pistol and Rife Club were at the
Shell Mound shooting range experiment.
ing on new pattern of target that may be
adopted by the club next year. The i'm
prove ment on the standard target is that
the black and white shall be so arranged
as to make the sights clearer and the bulls
eye less tiresome to the eyes, especially in
matches where long strings OF shots are
fired. The results proved very satisfac-
tory.
Young with his pistol, and without any
extra effort, ran number of strings of ten
shots and made excellent scores. Accord
ing to the standard target in use at pres
ent his scores would have been between go
and SO.
Hovey's experiments were with 22-cal-
iber rifle and the long Winchester cart
ridge With this sporting piece bulls
eyes were easily made and on a mum Der of
runs he scored 100 points according to the
standard rules. The target upon which
the shooting was done was only five inches
in diameter. One string of ten shots, as
seen by the accompanying cut. shows that
the majority of the bullets were punched
within circle of an inch and a quarter
around the center. Only one shot dropped
SO far as an inch and three-quarters below
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
CYCLERS' CRUSADE FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS

and Mr.. Wynne are both members of the
California Club, and as Mr.. Wynne says,
ARE what you call road cranks." Mr..
Wynne has been prominently identi-
fed with agitation for good streets in San
francisco, notably the project for the btu
mining of Folsom street
AS soon as the committee was an
nounced the cyclers present voiced the de-
sire to have the committee place itself in
communication at as early a date as con-
venient with the State Bureau of High
ways. Messrs. Maude, Irvine and Man
son receive salaries each of $4,000 per
annum and an appropriation of $31 600 was
made to enable it to carry on its work. 1t
has an office at the State Capitol with E.
Myron Wolfe as secretary, and has made
several trips over the State already. Its
favorite idea is the rock-crushing plant at
Folsom.
Among the duties under the law are the
gathering of statistics from the various
counties on the mileage of rOadways in the
State and securing of information on their
condition, manner of construction and i'm
provement, how road funds are raised and
what proportion of the tax leyies is de-
voted to road work. The bureau is also
to COLLECT data on the typographical and
geological features of each county and the
laws appertaining to highways. In sense
it is expected to undertake the task of cod
flying the road laws, as it were, that is, 1T
is required to classify and segregate them
and suggest to the Legislature what laws
might be dispensed with and wherein
those retained could be improved upon. 1t
NAV, sooner or later. draw up road law
for the State that County Supervisors and
Street SupCrntendents cannot find any
chuck holes in, though it is really not re-
quired to submit any report before 1897
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wasted and extravagantly ex-

largely wasted and extravagantly ex
pended.
The main purpose and work of the
bureau has been to teach throughout the
various counties scientific methods of good
roads building and care of highways.
AT their meetings they have summoned
the county Supervisors, Surveyors and
ings have been of great value. These Off
Gals have been urged to exercise the
same judgment in building and maintain
ing roads that they would bestow upon
their private interests.
The commissioners have pointed out
the ACCESSIBILITY of constructing few miles
of permanent roadbed from time to time
as the funds would allow instead of at
tempting to pa tch up number of poor
roads. but the main difficulty they have
had to contend with has been to impress
upon the Supervisors the absolute neces-
sity of taking care of the roads after they
were built.
The popularity which has been attained
by the bicycle as a means of locomotion
throughout the State has greatly helped
the Commissioners in their work The
principal object in creating the bureau was
to materially reduce the cost of transporta-
ton of agricultural products to railway
points, but the growing demand for me-
chanical road vehicles that travel without
animal aid, which have been found so ad-
vantageous On the magnificent highways
of Europe, will assure the com pletion
ultimately, it is hoped, of a connected
system of macadamiZed and bituminized
thoroughfares throughout the length and
breadth of this State. Another important
adjunct will be the completion of the rock
crushing plant at Folsom, which will con-
tribute an abundance of road material at
merely nominal figure.
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WILLING TO SEE DURRANT
DR.. Gibson's Sermon Last Evening Was
"Thirsting After Cod,

II am quite willing to visit Durrant,"
said DIR. George Gibson last evening.
''The only thing that would prevent such
proceeding on my part is the attitude of
Durrant himself. 1t has been suggested
that I visit him, and 1 offered to do so,
but have understood that ne is not de-
sirous of visit from me. Whether l shall
go or not rests, of cour Sc, with him.
DR.. Gibson's sermon was from the forty
second psalm, MY soul thirsteth for
Cod" He explained how mems thirst for
God sometimes arose from outward cir
cumstances, and how God nodded de-
sires by these circumstances. Thirst also
arose from inward conditions-the nature
of food sometimes made US thirsty.
"The more we sin the more we thirst for
sin, and the less does it satisfy u.s." he
said. There is no action so divine in life as
repentance. The climax of human feeling
and thought is God. Education does not
create the yearning for God 1t was there
at our birth, and this thirst will not be
quenched nor this yearning satisfied until
we live and move in Cod"
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POLO AT SAN MATEO.
A Rafting Game Played by Strong
Teams at the Hobart
Farm.

The polo grounds at the Hobart farm,
near San Mateo, were the scene of hotly
contested polo game yesterday afternoon.
The two teams were composed of splendid
players, so we'll matched in every regard
that the contest became one of superior
skill and maneuvering rather than of
greater strength and endurance. To the
ponies, too, was due much credit for the
closeness of the game.
The game was called at o'clock. On
one side were Joe Tobin and Messrs. Law
son, Simpkins and Thomas On the other
side were Walter Hobart and Messrs. Bald
win, Wheeler and r. M. Tobin. There
were three goes of fifteen minutes each.
They resulted eventually in a victory for
the first-named team by a score of 3 to2.
The game from the beginning was played
with rushing tactics. Both sides wanted
to win, and they worked hard for victory.
It was nip and tuck throughout the entire
time the ball was in play. The very even
ness with which the teams were matched
made their exertions all the greater, and it
was not till the very last that the game
was conceded to Joe Tobin and his fellows
1t is estimated that the number of He
brews in London is about 10000 or 120 600.
There are IL, 1854 Hebrew children attend
ing the London Boa rd and Habrow Volup
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not thoroughly conve rsant with the labors
of the individual members of the Bur eau
of Highways may hardly appreciate what
q growing interest is being fostered
throughout the State by their effo rts.
Their work is in the iurtherance of eco
nomic methods of construction, that are to
ultimately result in a system OF improved
modern roads second to that of no other
State in the Union and fully on par with
the highways OF Europe.
In compliance with the provisions OF the
act creating the bureau, the members are
all absent on a tour of the various coun-
ties for the purpose of getting statistics
and data showing the total mileage OF
public highways, their condition OF I'M
provement, titles of rights of way and
methods of keeping records OF the same
and the manner in which roads are con-
structed and maintained. The topograph-
ical and geological features OF each county
are also to be. considered, particularly with
reference to the accessib ility OF water for
sprinkling purposes and the deposits OF
practical road building material. Open
meetings are to be held in every county
and full information in practical road
building is to be disseminated.
In pursuance of the object Messrs.
Maude and Irvine are travelling through
out the southern portions of the State, just
now. while Mr.. Manson is doing the coun-
ties of Sisson, Modoc, Lassen and others
of the north. The first point that has been
impressed particularly upon the Commits
sioners was the loose method in which the
titles to the public roads have been kept
record Of and they have Instructed the
different county Supervisors to have this
remedied Immediately.
To great extent the labors Of the bureau
have been so far the work of missionary
BODY. being advisory and not executive.
The people of the State have by actual sta
tistics gathered by the Bureau expended
in the nei ghborhood of $4,OO0,O0O per year
in alleged road improvement, but the
trouble has been that this money has been