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The record-union., 1896-04-29
A COMMON-SENSE VIEW.

The Legislature made a conditional
appropriation Of S25O,O00, to be used
jointly with a similar appropriation
from the national treasury, to build a
dam at Deguire Point in the Yuha
River, some twelve miles from Marys
vile. The dam was originally intended
to facilitate the retention Of hydraulic
mining detritus, but the Anti-Debris
Association got hold of the matter, sent
representative to Washington, and the
present phase of the situation is that the
dam is to be used merely to retain the
detritus already In the stream, and is
not to be reinforced by other hydraulic
detritus behind it. From a mining
proposition 1t has become a valley
proposition. If it is satisfactory to the
miners and the valley it is wholly sat
isfactory to US; but there is a phase of
this question which deserves considera-
ton ~
Public money is to be used for the
construction Of this dam, and 1t is
claimed that it will develop a water
power, or a power which by electrical
transmission would furnish a very val
liable economic power at Marysville and
in the surrounding country. 1t is claimed
by some that the water power to be Gre
ated is worth million dollars. The
question then arises, Who should own
that power? If the dam is to be con-
structed by the money of the United
States and the State of California, and
is worth a million of dollars, the million
itself is S500,000 in excess of the cost of
the proposed construction. Should pub
lie funds be used for the purpose of Gre
ating a proprietary property in the
water power? We think not, and who
ever is found advocating this absurd
proposition will deserve public con-
demnation, whoever they may be.
There is a simple straightforwardness
in matters Of this kind which tests the
honesty or the dishonesty Of men. If
the water power Is to have value
whether it is $4,000 or a. million, that
value belongs to the people who con-
struct it, and not to private individuals.
The bill should, therefore, be so amend
ed that the economic power created by
the construction of the dam shall be
sold In Communication of the cost of that
construction Is there any man able to
gainsay the common sense and reason
ableness Of this proposition? If there
Is, we will freely accord him a hearing
in the columns of the Record Union. /"
We venture this prediction that If the
dam at Deguire Point is constructed, 1t
will fill up with the first big flood which
sweeps down the Yuba River. 1t is to
be dam for about one season. This
may be objected to as merely prophesy.
but 1t Is prophesy that will have but
one season to wait for its fulillmeut.
The record-union., 1896-04-29
FRIDAYS SPECIALS.

SHEETING Full Blea .
CAIE Sheeting, ga, or 81
DALE. inches wide, made
from round, even, soft finished
thread. This lot is we'll worth 22c a
yard. Special Friday at 16c.,
APRONS. Ladies Aprons, made
of strong, Serviceable
gingham, with fancy barred border.
These are like the lots that have
sold quickly heretofore. We warn
YOU to come early to avoid disap-
pointment. Special Friday at 10c
each.
DPESS Ladies' Dress Shields,
cHITIDc the very best grade
SHIELDS. made. They are
lined with pure para rubber and
worth from 25c to 40c pair, ac-
cording to size. Specials Friday,
1Oc each.
rIFN'S Mems fine Plai II
IA,NDrc w hite Japanese
HA'DkFS. Silk H'ndkerchiefs,
20 inches square, with 1!-inch hem
stitch on edges. They are about a
soc value, but good buying brings
them to you Friday at 25c each.
AIBU1S. Plush Autograph Al
buns, with word cal
bum in metal script on corner.
They are worth 15c each. Special
Friday, 25c each.
MTCCEC' Childre n s and
,-~C1N,cc Misses first quail
LEUOllNOo. ity Black Jersey
Bike Leggings, in two lengths: some
fasten above and some below the
knee. All sizes in this lot and worth
81 IS a pair. Special Friday, 81 15
a pair.
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TO-DAY'S SPECIALS.

TOWELS. Hemmed Linen Huck
Towels, all pure fax
and good, large size. They are 70
per cent. under value at Wednesdays
price, 12!c each.
FINISHING White Feather
eHHDc stitch Braids in a
BRAIDS. very good quality;
all good patterns that run 9 and II
yards to a piece. Regular prices, zoe
and 25c. Wednesdays price, 10c
each.
CHILDREN'S A mixed \ lot
DRESS SHOES. Gren's dr. : kid I !
Dress Shoes, with patent leather
trimmings and spring heels. Sizes
5 to 8. Values 81 % and 81 80.
Wednesdays price, zoe pair.
MEMS Men,, Mems Wire y,
SUSPENDERS. penders of
fancy silk faced webbing, with grip
back and drawer supporters. Worth
fully double Wednesdays price, &c
each.
TART FITS. Large size Ruled
Pencil Tablets. with
pretty autographed covers. Worth
71c each. Wednesdays price, &c
each.
The record-union., 1896-04-29
THE STORY OF A MINING FRAJD.

When Senators White and Perkins
certified to the Secretary of the Interior
a state of fact which did not exist. and
made that certificate without any
knowledge whatever of the subject. one
r. L. Dunn, so-called mining engineer
Of Auburn, interposed his personality
IN defense of the statements made bv
the Senators, and pretended to allege
instances where the Central Pacific
Railroad Company had sought to obtain
title to mineral lands. Equally with
Senators White and Perkins. he failed
to cite an instance where the Central
Pacific Railroad Company had obtained
q patent to q mine, bur Mr.. Dunn's office
of busybody has brought him into
prominence and led to inquiry as to the
mining land cited by him In his 'Ex-
aminer" article.
We recently published a full exposi-
ton of the manner in which r. L. Dunn
bodied up about 10000 acres of land
and transferred the title to a citizen of
Marquette, Michigan. There are fur
ther revelations relating to this matter
which we propose to make. and which
will put the Office of the State Miner
Alogist upon inquiry. at least as to the
The record-union., 1896-04-29

that attitude? Hammond worthy OF
it? Has he not brought upon himself
the fate now hanging over him? Are
we to keep track Of all American ad-
venturers and see to it that they are not
punished for their crimes?
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For Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
OVERALLS.

Mems extra weight
Blue Denim Overalls,
full cut and strongly
riveted; a full run of
sizes. Special price,
39c a pair.
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GOING TO BRAZIL.
Band of Hope Reception to r1r. and
Mrs. j. Lee Colbert,

The Sloan Band of Hope yesterday
gave reception at Pythfan Hall to Mr..
and Mrs. J. Lee Colbert, who start for
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OVERALLS.

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alls for painters and
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full. Special price, 25c.
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California - Probably fair
Wednesday, except cloudy in the northern
portion; fresh westerly winds.
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Record Union Telephone.

Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
as Second-claSS matter.
The record-union., 1896-04-29
Mr.. Thomas O'C0nnor of San Jose
Tells How He Suffered Once, and
How He Was Cured by DIR. San
den's Electric Belt in One Night
Lame Back Has It's TerrOrs.

San jose Cal, March Is, 1906.
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preston had written you about it. but whether
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/ could not get up for ten minutes. would almost
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got no relief till l got your Belt. received the
Belt on the 7th day Of last month February).
all night. had not a pain In the morning
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Since and don't expect any IL take care Of my
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Mr.. O'Connor has probably worn all sorts
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1rntoun Branch once.
THE WEEKLY UNION

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NEW FIRM.

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TO-M0RROW'S SPECIALS

White Embroidered Edgings.
wider than the above, all new, pretty
patterns. Worth 1899 to 163c a ward.
Special Tomorrow, &c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
SIInAGE AND SIIos

Bulletin 102, of Geneva On. w sta
ton, is a popular treatise on silage and
silos. 1t summarizes resultsxf tests ait
a number of experiment. stations. These
have all resulted in favor of silage as
against cured fodder, except at the
Utah station. In that dry climate fodder
loses little by exposure to the weather:
hence, it may be kept out of doors, thus
saving the expense Of housing.
Corn is the greatest of all silage crops,
though sorghum is good, and clover.
peas and SOFA beans make fine silage,
and mixture Of these with corn very
much improves the quality of that
silage. But no other crop Yields so
large a crop or can be so universallv
and so cheaply grown as corn.
Heretofore corn for silage has gener-
ally been cut too young. 1t should be
allowed to stand until the grain is we'll
glazed and denied and the blades begin
to brown. Then cut it fine and tramp
it into the silo well, and there win he
much less loss of nutriment than when
ii is put in green and immature. MANY
tests with green silage have shown that
such silage when fed possesses 20 per
cent less value than before it went into
the silo. This is about the average loss
in curing fodder in the shock. Fodder
requires three times as much house
room as ensilage does, and ensilage can
be put up in wet weather as we'll as in
dry weather.
Instead of buying fertilizers. buy oil
meal, bran, gluten meal. etc. and feed
mixed with the Stage and apply the re-
sulting manure to the farm. Such meals
are very rich in fertilizing materials,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
URBAN AND SUBURBAN LIFE.

Many man is rich and doesn't
know it, or least does not appreciate
it. If a man VINO owns a farm upon
which he can make a living and who
has good wife and family is not hap
Ply he would not be were he in business
in a city. where the chances for sue
cess are not so great and where the
sanitary conditions are never SO good
as they are in the country.
A resident in the city must of neces-
sity either make more or live on less
than the man who resides in the coun-
try. Food and clothing may be pur-
chased as cheaply in the city, OF course,
but the farmer may raise many neces-
sites while the resident of the city
must buy everything. He must pay eX-
o1"bitant rents, or if he buys land the
high price paid and the taxes nearly
equal rates Of rental: he must buy the
water he drinks. the wood he burns;
he must even pay a garbage man for
removing the ashes; he must buy fruit,
vegetables and meat at double the
price the farmers receive for it; he
must buy high priced clothing in order
to keep up with the times; he secures
little sunshine, less fresh air and lives
under q nervous pressure that early
breaks down the system and under
mines the health.
The farmer, on the other hand. is
likely to at least have health, fresh
air. sunshine, good, Wholesome food and
an appetite and win live longer.-San
Francisco Call
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
CELERY CULTIVATION.

Celery planted i'll rows or beds will need
frequent cultivation. The cuItfvator run
between the rows and the use of the
pronged hoe between the plants will be all
the cultivation needed. This work should
be done once a week. Do not allow the
ground to crust over. When the weather
is hot and dry it will form a thick, hard
crust which will stop all growth.
Celery planted in beds will require still
greater care. The narrow steel hoe or the
narrow celery rake will do rapid and first
class work in the hands of a competent
man. Celery requires a large amount of
quest cultivation; the next is by giving the
beds a generous watering When the plants
need water give an abundance. Water in
to a barrel drawn by a horse will quickly
put it on without much loss of water
When the small beds are to be Watered,
a watering. can will be all that is needed.
In the EDITORS experience watering once a.
week is enough.
The long, green celery worm that feeds
on the leaves should be cut in two with a
pair of clippers. In the dry seasons they
become very numerous, and will seriously
injure the plants if not taken in time
The celery should not be earthed up dur
ing hot weather. Keep the soil loose and
the plants growing The middle of Sep
TENDER is plenty early enough to give
the first earthing up. The seif-blanehing
celery will need the earth drawn up to
the plants about the 10th of September
This celery comes into market in the
early fall. 1t is quite delicate. and is hard
to keep after it is once bieached.-Balti-
more American.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
FAT MAKES THE PRICE.

1t does not pay to sell a fowl that is
in poor condition, as such a bird in the
market must always be given away,
CIR sold at price below the regular quo
tationa. 1t does not cost over 5 cents,
even with the heaviest feeding, to pro-
duce a pound of poultry. A poor hen,
weighing six pounds, can be gotten to
the weight of eight pounds in from ten
to twenty days-seIdom more than two
weeks-and if the market price is Y
cents per pound, she will bring IA cents.
owing to her superior quality; but al
lowing 121A cents per pound, she will
bring a dollar.
We allude to only the choicest fat
fowls. The poor hen weighing six
pounds will not sell for more than 10
cents per pound. Thus it viii be seen
that by expending ten cents for food,
and making d hen very fat. not only is
the expenditure for food returned, but
the profit is much larger. In fact, by in
creasing the weight and improving the
quality, the value Of the hen is nearly
doubled in two weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
FIRMING THE soIL ron TREE
PLANTING.

There is no one lesson which the tree
planter needs better to learn the soil in
tree planting. Success in the operation
hinges on this more than the average
planter seems to be- aware Have you
ever tried TO pull even q small Seeding or
shrub from The ground by main force?
II you have an object lesson ON the firm
grip which the soil has in the subject
must have been impaired TO you. Such
cloSeness of the soil TO the roots should
be appropriated in the operation of plant
inS.
The gardener who, in dibbling in cab
baSe or other plants, makes it a rule to
Set them so firmly that a leaf will tear off
before the plant will come up if it be
pulled, has the right idea in this matter.
Too often the ire planter falls SO far
short of this conception of soil firmness in
the planting that he seems to think if the
soil be brought, however loosely against
the roots, it is all that is required. The
result is indicated by the large fatality
TO trees in the case of average planting.
To set tree as you would set a post is
about the right IDEA, and a tool made out
of block of heavy wood, with a handle
attached, IS a useful one at this work, in
addition to the use of the feet by tramping
the soil. To thus set trees regard is to
be had to having the soil in condition
sufficiently friaDie. that it may be passed
around and between all the fine roots, as
the planting proceeds Then, with pack
ing the earth very firmly against the
roots, these can absorb needed moisture in
way that is impossible with loose plant
ing. If this method of planting were gen
orally adopted, one would less often hear
the remark from amateur gardeners Il
don't see why that pear tree died. speak
ing OF some lately set subjects.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
WANTED, DAIRY HELP.
opportunities for Young Men.


Every little while letter comes to
the Practical Farmer, asking it to rec
ommend a. reliable man who can be
entrusted with the mana cement of a
dairy, and run it without advice for
short periods, if the owner should be
absent for a month or so. Aside from
our own help, it is often difficult to
find such help 20 "send back" One of
the queer thinks of this life and its
struggle for existence is that there are
so few young men fitting themselves
fer such positions. In each and all of
the chances mentioned there was a
salary better than s35 per month and
board offered, and yet young men will
drift to the city, pay large board bills
or house rent, and all the extra at
tendant expenses, when in the country
there would be large escape from
this Can it be that the demand from
the farmer to fill this bill of particu-
lars calls for too mucn brain develop
ment2 That a man in q responsible
position in a dairy must have both
brains and good Judgment is certain,
while in the factory or machine shop
he has only to know how to do one
thing, a fraction of a complete thing
under construction, and doing Ehis
week in and week out, his task is a
habit and allows some one else to do
the thinking and managing. In the
dairy, to be help that can be trusted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
OUR BOYS.

Having been In mercantile business
the most of my life, had on my books
long list Of accounts and money
yceuttered over the country when the
pressure Of hard times began to be
Fe1r. So L concluded to invest in land
without any experience as farmer
/ purchased $50 acres, secured me two
xood tenants and subscribed for the
Farm and F'ireside among other agTi-
rallsuraI papers. / had five boys. raised
In town. and inexperienced as farmers
hike myself, and I began to study how
to Interest them. So / opened an ac-
count with each. from the youngest TO
the eldest 1 had to furnish them with
their clothing and incidentals, anyway
so 10 equalize things l pay them for
pvery days work they do, or rather,
place ii to their credit. When Jack
comes and says, Papa, ! want q new
hat" / turn to his account and telE him
] don't believe sie has SO much to his
credit: Sc he wants a job of work ON
the morrow. Charles comes in and
saws. Papa. please order me d suit of
CLOTHES. not to exceed $15" He knows
what he has to his credit, as 1 render
them a statement of account at the
end Of every month. In this way each
learns business, even down to Swear
oLd Robert who comes with each nickel
ID his chubby fist and says, Papa.
put that TO my credit"
Ii their necessities exceed their cash
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
SIXTEEN TO ONE.

A young Lochinvar came out of the west,
OF all the great statesmen his speech was
the best,
Taking truth for his subject, other wea-
pOns had none,
But the cause of free silver at sixteen to
one.
Then away with false prophets, and give
us man
Who viii stand for the cause that the
people demand.
A third Savior we've found. To the res
cue has come,
He'll champion our cause of sixteen to
one.
On to the conflict. To the White House
A check must be placed on monopoly's
greed.
seel goidbugs are fighting. They're now
on the run.
They re afraid Of the issue of sixteen to
one.
Come. The people awaken and arise in
their might,
To hail you. their chieftain. who dares
Now the battle is on, without firing a
Ills a fight for the silver at sixteen to
one.
See the hordes who are idle and in pite-
Are begging the privilege of earning a
meal
A hero is needed for the wrongs that are
done,
To restore the white metal at sixteen to
one.
Our country's in peril by the hoarders OF
Causing misery and want, yet the halfs
How we've borne our burdens is a mys-
terry to some,
When relief could be had at sixteen to
one. George Allen.