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THOMAS O'BRIEN.

ITR THOMAS O'BRIEN. ONE OF THE
INa successful merchants and business men
OF Freeport, Cal, has this TO say: l was born
ana reared III California, and am not only
native son by nature, but one by profession.
For the last i've years have lived in Sacra-
mentO County, and up to about one year ago
l enjoyed good health. At that time l con-
tracted a very severe cold, with malariaI
fever. This ended in bad case OF catarrh
and bronchitis. My catarrh caused constant
headache and violent cough and pain in my
chest, with drynesS of the nose and throat
and at times dropping into my throat of
offensive mucous.
I sufered'a great deal with indigestion and
had pain and blOating OF my stomach after
eating even the lightest food.
At times l had severe spells of neuralgia
and rheumatism, which caused me to have
severe pains IN my head, back and limbs. |
was very nervous and could not sleep. had
no appetite and lost tiesh until I got into -
Very weak condition. l took a great many
kinds of medicines, and did everything [
could to get better. / went to the springs
and staid there for several months. but it all
seemed 10 do me no good. l then went TO
Sacramento to consult q doctor about my
condition, as l became alarmed for fear [
never would get well. some OF the merchants
whom | asked told me there were a great
many people being cured at the Neagle Med
ical Institute. / took their advice and went
to these doctors and put myself under their
treatment. | soon began to improve and have
continued, ana now after three months treat
ment, have been entirely cured and am 4
well man again, and take great pleasure in
giving this statement to Dr.. Neagle to pub
lish in the newspapers that others who are
afflicted may go to the NeIgle Medical Insti-
tute and be cured. THOMAS O'BRIEN.
For new and modern methods OF 'eltment.
scientific and elegant equipments. THIS IN
ST1TUTE HAS NO SUPERIOR.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN given special
attention.
Consultation either at the Institute or by
mail REE.
NEAGLE MEDICAL INSTITUTE of PLY
SICIANS and SURGEONS, located perma-
nentIv at 12il2 h street Sacramento.
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bottle of good old whisky, the two went
through the rail-splitting adventures of
their youth. Mr.. Lincoln kept the old
man there several days, and when he left
gave him an open letter OF recommends
ton to any body needing a faithful serv-
ant and fifty-dollar bill into the bar
gain.
In Paddy's humble cottage down in
the Alleghenies of the Green brier used
20 hang the Lincoln letter, in frame sur
mounted by small crucitix. But Paddy
himself, some two years since. went
to join his boyhood companion in that
land were there is no splitting-no
red-handed assassins- and whore the ele-
phant-eyed, rotund little Celt is on the
same plane with the 'herring-gutted'
Western youth, even though the latter
when in the flesh had graduated into the
President OF the greatest and most glori-
Gus land on earth.
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FRENCH CBNTBNARIANS.
One Woman Who Lived One Hundred
and Fifty Years.

! and Fifty Years.
A census of centenarians has been
taken in France, and the results, which
! have been published, show that there are
now alive in this country 2l3 persons
who are over 100 years old. OF these
! HI are women, the alleged stronger
sex being thus only able to show
| IS specimens who are managing to still
"hus band out lite's taper" "after the lapse of
! a century. The prepOnderance OF cen
! tenarians of the supposed weaker sex has
! led to the revival of some amusing
theories tending to explain this
phenomenon. one cause Of the
! longevity of women is stated to be- for
instance their propensity to talk much
and to gossip, perpetual prattle being
| highly conducive, it is said, to the active
| Gil culation of the blood, while the body
ren aims unfatigued and undanaged.
More serious theor lists or statisticians,
while commenting on the subject OF the
| relative longevity OF the sexes, attribute
| the supremacy OF woman IN the matter TO
! the well-kuown cause, namely, that in
general she leads a more calm and unim-
| Dassioned existence than man, whose
! lie is SO often one OF toll, trouble and ex
element. Setting aside these theories,
however, the census of Ere nch centenari
ans is not devoid of interest in some Ofits
details. At Rocroi an old soldier who
fought under the First Napoleon in Rus
sia passed the century limit last year. A
wearer of the ST. Helena me0ai-a distinc-
ton awarded TO survivors ofLhe Napoleon
ic campaigns. and who lives at Grand
Fayt, also in the y Nord-is 103 years old, and
has been for the last six:ty-eight years
sort of rural policeman in his native COM
mune. 1t Is a rather remarkable fact in
connection with the examples of lon
gevity cited that in aim ost every instance
the centenarlan is person In the hum
blest rank of life.
According to the cOmpilers of these
records, France can claim the honor of
having possessed the oldest woman of
modern times. This venerable dame,
having attained $50 ye; lrs. died peacefully
in a hamlet in the Haute Garonne,
where she had spent her pro-
| louged existence, subsisting during
the closing decade, of her life on
goats milk and cheese. The woman pre-
served all her mental faculties to the last,
but her body became attenuated to an ex-
traordinary degree. and her skin was like
t.-Londo.a Telegraph's Paris
Correspondence.
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For the RECoRD-UNIoN.l
THE VO1AGERS.

1--WE will float down the River of Frienship,"
She said with smile, and Will glide
Like two happy children together
At the sport OF the wind and the tide.
ave will daily along by the shadows
Where the alders ana willows stoop low;
We will break the brown nets of the grape
vine
And pluck the wild flowers as we so.
1--WE will wake up the echoes with laughter,
And will be the ioliiest of friends;
We Will sing as we voyage, but after
After It's finished, al ends :"
They floated away down the river,
Where the rpples were sparkling around;
They plucked the sweet flowers, ana ever
Woke echoes with musical sound.
Then the tide swept them suddenly forward,
And 10 ! their fair river was gone
And an ocean lay frowning before them
And their boat was blown outward, and on!
Then they cIung to each other in terror
And prayed to the blank Sky above;
For alas the River of Friendship
Flows into the ocean of Love!
-ELWYN IRVING HOFFMAN.
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LINCOLN AND PADDY MNEIL
An Amusing story Now Told for the
First Time.

Au Amusing story Now Told for the
First Time.
Since there appears a mania for Lin
coin stories just now, here is one which
illustrates, among other traits, the manly
generosity OF the great President, and is
known to be perfectly true.
Down in Greeubriar County, w. Va,
there used to live an old 1rishman named
Paddy Mcneil, who came 10 this country
when boy, and worked for some time
on the same farm in Illinois where young
Lincoln worked. The two were fast
friends; but In course OF time became
separated and ultimately lost sight OF
one another. When it came to the knowI-
edge of Paddy, many years atterward,
that A Abrahain Lincoln had been elected
to the Presidency of the United States,
the old fellow made pilgrimage to
Washington in order to ascertain if the
new President Were the Abraham Lin
coin he knew anu loved as boy. The
stern janitors OF the White House. how
ever, refused to give him any satisfaction; :;
and do what he could, Paddy could not
get even glimpse OF the President.
At length, feeling his case hopeless, the
old fellow made up his mind to return
home; but be fore doing so, thought be
would take a last stroll through the White
House grounds. When seated on bench
there he was approached by tall, gaunt
man who inquired his business.
Its the President l want to see," re-
piled Paddy.
"Why do you want to see the Presi-
dent?'
because, sure, he and l used to split
rails together out in illinois,"
You did, eh?'' inquired the stranger.
"What kind of a fellow was Abraham
Lincoln in those days?'
''He was good enough kind of fellow
"a long, herring-gutted boy! But ne was
HI on stealing me rails when wint to
dinner and in putting them in his own
pile"
Mr.. Lincoln-for the stranger was none
other than he-burst into hearty laugh,
and, seizing old Paddy by the hand. told
him he should see the "Prisident, sure"
Thereupon he led him into the White
House; and in q private room, over a
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'Why, yes" said Kirk, "you are quite
right. shall be most happy to meet your
brother"
After he had gone Lucy questioned
herself regarding him. There is some
thing mysterious about that man." she
said. "What can it be? And there seems
to be kind Of magnetism in his eyes
do believe. | wish l knew more of him."
Many times during the afternoon she
caught herself thinking of Kirk. and yet
she could hardly tell why, aud somehow
when Clinton came she did not feel IN
clined 10 tell him he had been there.
After day or two she felt sorry for it,
and there was consciousness that she
had deceived her brother. 1t was little
thing, and yet it worried her. " by
should she have withheld it from him
How silly, but it was TOO late now 10
speak Of it.
The following day Clinton had busl-
ness at the camp store and made inquiries
concerning Mr.. Kirk.
Kirby Kirk? Yes," said the store
keeper, ~ know him as we'll as anyone.
| guess; he don't say much to any
| body. He only stops here part OF
the time. hear-mines down in Bowider
Canyon. The hoys say he puts on good
deal of style, though l guess that's be-
cause he wears billed shirts. Ever hear
anything 'gainst his character? Well.
no; he's all right as far as | know"
To be Continued.
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For the RECORD-UNIoN.1
THE SUMMERS END.
All me the summers end is near

All me the summers end is nearl
The damask roses stand full blown;
An occasional leaf scarce scar,
Fails softly as an angels tear.
The scarlet berries OF the rose,
The busy lOcuSt's Whir and drOne.
All, all proclaim the summers close.
All me the summers end is near!
The air Il solemn stiffness holds,
AS il the winds were chained BY 1ear.
Each golden rod upliftS its spear.
The miik-white clover fragrance throws,
a yellow light the earth enfolds,
All, al proclaim the summers close.
VAN iEITH.
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THINK OF THIS. Hoods Sarsaparilla
is the only true blood purifier promi-
nently in the public eye to-day. 1t cures
disease when all others fail, because it
makes pure blood.
Hoods Pills cure jaundice. bilious
ness, sick headac he. constipation and all
liver ills
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Still Another Tire.

A English inventor has patented a BIZ
cycle tire that possesses originality in d
high degree. Instead of a continuous
tube he employs eighteen or twenty IN
tlated rubber balls, held in place by
hanges IN their outer circumference, the
rim being so constructed as TO receive
these balls and retain them in place. The
balls are connected by tube so that all
can be inflated simultaneously. The in
ventor claims for his new tire great saw
ing of ground friction and increased
speed and smoothness of riding. and in
case of puncture. the efficiency of the tire
is not seriously impaired.
FLAVOR all your cold drinks with twenty
drops of Angostura Bitters. DR.. Siegert's the
only genuine.
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CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
When the miners, with their torches.
went shouting Lack to the hotel thew
gathered about the door motley crowd.
Almost all wore their hair long, and
there was not a man who did not wear
his pants tucked into his bootegs. Not
q coat WAS 10 be seen, and the inevita BILE
gray shirt covered the shoulders of all
There were gray-haireG men mingled
with strip.ings of 20. Pistols and bo vie
knives were worn in fNll view. and there
was recKlessness quite in keeping with
the customs OF that particular period all
over the State.
1t would be an interesting question as
to Just how long the refined and educated
men OF our cities would remain refined if
women ana the great and good influence
they exert were Withdrawn and they
were left entirely 10 themselves.
The history OF this particular time illus
trates the idea fully. for as soon as
women came in sunicent numbers the
change for the better was Immediate
1 do not wish 10 convey the ldea that all
who came 10 California at this early period
became at once changed to halt-clvilized
beings ready TO fly a. each others throat
on the slightest proVocation, or ihat they
felt All utter disregard for life and death.
but rather a. Il rune men became reckless
because suelr associations and habits and
the constant excitement under which
tuev lived tended 10 bring into play an
entirely new SET OF faculties, or, perhaps.
propensities, and there were scarcely any
restraining Influences thrown around
them. W hat wonder, tneu, that they
went to extremes? There Is little of the
savage in ali men, but il is kept in abey-
ance by the decidedly humanizing influ-
ence OF woman. Man may not be aware
OF il, but | am very much afraid it is
true.
On the outskirts of the crowd were
gathered Jew who did not seem TO enter
INTO the spirit OF the ''Iup." Some came
out OF IDLE curiosity, some by chance.
one Thought. perhaps, there was TO be
hangin, but seein' as only a petticoat
had come To camp be might as well go
home"
ON the bank, just behind the crowd.
stood an Indian. silently looking down at
wondering no doubt. what all this noise
was about.
He was an old. gray-hajred native,
well-known 10 many of the older mi
ners.
"Hello, Moccasin, what you think?"
said one of the miners with torch.
Nv nat you do?" said Moccasin. an
swering his question by asking another
"Nh hat we do? White mahala come.
Bymby heap more come"
Good, good; heap mahaia good" said
Moccasin.
.'N hat do you know about it?" said
another miner. running at him with his
torch. "Gitn
Several others. somewhat under the in
fluence of liquor, started for lark as
they said, with the Indian, when an old
miner and hunter. known as Beaver
Skin. called out from the rock on which
he was sitting:
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In 1890 the eusus reports estimated
that the wealth of the country was about
S62, 600, 100000. c II nearly 81 900 per head.
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The shoe Leaf her annually worn out by
the people Of le United States is said to
cost $780, 000,0 u.
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THE CAPAY VALLEY LAND COM
PANY,S LANDS

are located in the rich, fertile valley
in the western portion of YolO Coun-
ty, California. They are splendid
fruit lands, in one of the earliest 10
calities Of the State, and range in
price from S25 an acre upward, and on
terms of interest only, for five years;
that is to say, for five years the pur-
chaser pays interest only, at the end
OF which time the purchase price be-
comes due. The objectOf these terms
is TO give the purchaser an oppOr-
tunity to pay the purchase price out
of the proceeds of the land. Cultiva-
tion is required of all purchasers.
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TIE CRoCKER-HUEFMAN LAND "a
WATER COMPANY'S

irrigated lands at Merced, in the very
heart of the State. under splendid
climatic conditions, with the free
use of water as an appurtenant to
the land, for sale for interest only,
Tor five or seven years, at the choice
OF the purchaser. eventual settle
1nent on the land and cultivation,
dating one year from date of pur-
chase, being made incumbent upon
tho 1nIlrchnCnrc
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THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
COWPANY'S LAND DEPARTMENT

can supply any seeker OF Investment,
or any home-seelIer, with any variety
of land desired, at lower prices and
on more favora bic terms than can be
had of any other landed proprietor in
California.
The list of land for sale i'll this De-
partment embraces bodies of from
ten 10 thirty thousand acres. or as
small subdivisions asmay be desired
in the form Of five. ten, twenty or forty
acre tracts of irrigated land.
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ADvAN1AGE0US
OFFERS. -..A
Equally Attractive to the
Home-Seeker, the CuityGtOr
o. tire Soil, or the
SDeCNGtOr in Land Values.
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY

has agricultural, grazing and timbeg
lands, which viii be sold for twenty
per cent Of the purchase price paid il
cash, with six per cent interest for
five years, payable annually in ad-
vance.
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SUGAR PINE FoRESTED LANDS |
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA,

in large or small quantities, will be
sold for interest only, for five years,
the purchaser agreeing to protect
the lands from all depredations. The
- forested lands Of the Central Pacific
2 Railroad Company and the Oregon
a & California Railroad Company en-
II brace the best and most accessible
d timber land TO be found on the Pacific
n Coast. They offer special induce
ments for speculative investment.
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ID "" for HAY FEVER

Sold by Druggists sent prepaid receipt OF price
2S for S may be assorted, except %, g. size only
DE- HUMPHREYS II (ul @rei Revised. TRss
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said. He's good boy, Arthur is, though
not as handsome as your polished Mr..
Kirk"
Arthur Lane was tall, hazel-eyed
young fellow OF Is. AT first glance you
would call him. rather plain; he was GER
tainly not attractive, but his manner was
frank and sincere and be was thought by
his friends to be manly fellow. He oc-
cupied the log cabin near their claim
the same he had shared with Clinton be-
fore Lucy came.
When Lane came that evening he could
not help contrasting the new and neat
cottage" with his own rude log cabin.
Why, it seemed no house he ever saw
was as attractive as the humble little
shake cabin with Lucy presiding over il.
Just TO think of it," he said. you
have mansion OF three rooms, the only
one in this vicinity outside of the hotel
[ suppose Clinton has instructed you in
the mysteries of cooking with the Dutch
oven." said Lane, ''and your cooking
utensils Will not be many and will in
spite of you be black; but if at any time
you should feel discouraged in the least
ask Clinton to give you glimpse of the
log cabin where l preside, and you will
be fully satisfied here"
'Oh, l am doing finely here, am l not
Clinton?" said Lucy. II have burned
up but one batch of bread; and am quite
sure / make better coffee than Clinton
made and so far from being discouraged.
| am only too happy to lift the household
cares from Clinton's shoulders: and the
dear old fellow says there are few such
cooks as l am. though do not believe he
is in earnest at all"
day or two afterward Lucy was
surprised at another visit from
Kirk. From her hint on his
previous visit that Clinton was al
ways at home evenings Lucy felt he
would not call during the daytime, as it
was somewhat embarrassing to her, so
when he arose to leave she said: II wish
your calls could be made evenings, Mr..
Kirk. as | would like you to meet my
brother.'
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
The Kids on the Diamond.

The East Roanoke Juniors played
ball with the Little Champions early
yesterday morning and defeated them
in score OF IS to o. The Oldest menu
Der OF the winning team is only years,
and he is small OF his age. John Shee.
han, Jr., who holds down second base,
is only 6. and Jake Boehm. the first
baseman, Is not quite z. The batteries
In yesterdays game were Hines and
Urick for the Little Champions. and
Hall and Horrigan for the East Roanoke
Juniors These youthful athletes do
not conduct the game strictly according
to Hoyle, and sometimes they play with
only two basemen and without short
stop. but they play ball all the same.
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Roanoke's Soldier Boys.

The Roanoke Machine Works Guards
and Light Infantry are all we'll and
hearty. Most OF the boys seem perfectly
satisfied and are faring we'll. They
mess three times q day and have all
they want to eat. The bill of fare for
the Roanoke Machine Works Guards to
day consisted of stewed corn, fried, po-
tatoes. breakfast bacon and beef, with
peaches and lemonade for dessert.
Quartermaster Sergeant Cheatham is
chief cook and one Of the best Of all the
battalions. Frank STEMS drum corps is
progressing finely and the whole set are
as jolly as they can be. The guards say
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Campbell Street Wins.

The Campbell street baseball club
played their first game yesterday with
the Southeast boys and defeated them
In score of ID 10 10. Batteries: En-.
gleby and Kuepp, for Campbell street.
and Rhodes, Steel, Cavenaugh and
Strain, for the Southeast.
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To Christ Church Congregation.

Rev. T. w. Jones, OF Bedford City,
will conduct services at St. Johns Sun.
day night, May 12, DR.. Meade having
rendered the use OF his church for that,
purpose. 1t Is hoped that this will be
made joint service. The vestry Of
Christ Church earnestly requests sll
members of that organization to attend
this service, as also all who are int r-
ested in It's welfare.
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Entertainment at Fincastle.

The Allegheny Institute Musical and
Dramatic Association, assisted by Miss
Lila Beckley, Of Fincastle, and one or
two artists from this city gave an
entertainment in the town hall at
Fincastle last night The program was
as follows: Part i-Gsand March,
Mandolin and Guitar Club. Recitation,
Mr.. John Luck. Banjo solo, Mr.. N.
Floyd Festherston. Vocal solo, violin
obligata), Miss Lila Beckley. Quar-.
tette, Messrs. Feetherston, Loeb,
Woodrum and Seeligson. Vocal:solo,
Mr.. Lsnier Gray. Swiss serenade,
Mandolin and Guitar Club. Part g
Farce comedy, The Boston Dip.
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GAIT. d. G. BOOTH. agent of r. M.
Sutton e Co., of Baltimore, Wholesale
dealers in dry goods and notions, who
has been occupying rooms over the E.
II. Stewart furniture store, will on the
fret day of May remove his large stock
OF samples to Hotel Lee, corner Of
Com merce street and Salem avenue.
and In future will be pleased to see his
patrons in hia new quarters
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Il. Harris Marriage.

ut. HarFs Marriage.
In speaking OF the marriage of John
M. Hart, of this city, to Miss Harris,
OF Automatic county. the Charlottes-
Vile Progress says: THE marriage Of
Miss Carrie o. Harris, of this county
to Mr.. John M. Hart. Of Roanoke, took
place yesterday afternoon in the Cove
Presbyterian Church, at Covesville. this
county. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Hart left for Wash
ington and perhaps they will visit
other cities before returning to Roam
oke to take up their permanent resi-
dence. They will arrive in that city
the latter part of next week.
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that the report that they had been fired
on is mistake. No accidents have
happened and nobody sick. They have
seen mo.e duty than any other company
here, and the officers have bsen pro-
NOTED. The younger members are all
doing we'll and are perfectly satisfied.
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Dog Tags Stolen.

number OF people are complaining
that the tags are being stolen from
their dogs. The commissioner of the
revenue has list OF the persons
purchasing tags and the number of the
tags, and 1t may be stated as certain
that the owner Of any dog found wear
ing stolen tag will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
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To Take the strikers,PIeces.

a car containing about fifty miners
passed through the city yesterday morn
ing attached TO train No. en- route for
Pocahontas, where they intend to take
the places Of the striking coal miners
1t is thought that large number of the
old men will resume work when they
see new men taking their places.
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Wash Goods,

We could not begin to tell you about
our Wash Goods-from the fact that our
assortment is so full and complete that
it would be impossible to do the depart.
ment justice. All we can say is you'll
save from 10 to 25 per cent. in buying
from US The proof of our assertion is,
give Us call and be convinced.