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GOOD ROADS
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on the prison buildings and the rock
crushing plant. He pointed out the i'm
mense difficulties that had to be over
come to put the plant where it Is, on a
narrow ledge, fronted by broad canal,
and with a precipice as the seat of it's
foundation. He referred extendedly to
the great good the plant promised for
all the State in enhanced values and in
economies generally and in enlarged
industry. He called on George T. Brom-
ley to respond to the toast bad Roads, %
which Uncle George did in a quiet vein
of humor, in which was threaded good
sense and sound advice concerning the
good road movement, together with a
pleasant story about early investment
at Folsom, to which the speaker called
Judge Catlin as a witness.
The company then arose with three
cheers for Warden Aull and three
cheers for the Bureau of Highways.
The guests then examined the cell
houses, visited the great dam and the
State power-house, once more looked
over the machinery of the rock plant.
and then took train for Folsom, where
a stop was made to visit the power
house of the Sacramento Electric Light
and Power Company. After which, the
return home was entered upon, the train
rolling into the depot in this city at
exactly 5 p. m.
The excursion was managed by the
Highway Commissioners, who assumed
the risk Of chartering a train. At the
prison the management fell to Warden
Aull and his assistants as entertainers,
aided by the Commissioners. Through
out there was promptness, neatness,
dispatch and broad hospitality. The
visitation cannot but do good in broad
ening information concerning the char
acter and operation Of the rock plant.
and what the State now offers it's COM
munities in the way of cheap road
metal
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COMMITTEE MEETING.
The Macadam Road to FoIsom-Sub.
ScriptiOnS.

The committee appointed for the pur-
pose of agitating the question of a
macadam road from Sacramento to
Folsom held meeting on board the
"rock-crusher excursion train" yester-
day afternoon.
There were present Messrs. Katzen-
stein, Coleman, Luhrs, Miller, Hum
phreys, Williamson and Perkins and
Commissioners Maude and Irvine of the
Bureau of Highways
Reports of the Subscription Com
mittees being called for, Mr. Miller of
the Sacramento committee announced
that the canvass had been deferred un-
til definite action is taken by the City
Trustees on the matter of issuing bonds
Of S5,O0O toward the construction of the
road in question. He further reported
that he had no doubt that $4,000 more
could be raised in this city by private
subscription.
Mr.. Katzenstein said about $1,000
had been subscribed.
Mr.. Perkins reported that $500 had
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Daniel Donahue is down from Marys-
vile for a short visit.
Miss Perry of Modesto is among the
guests at the Golden Eagle Hotel
L. c. Morehouse Of the State Board
G. Equalization came up yesterday
The familiar form Of ex-Mayor Chris.
Green was seen on the streets yester-
day.
George H. Perry, a former State
Senator from San Francisco, came up
yesterday.
Mrs. d. H. Quinn and daughter, Alice,
have returned home after months
visit to San Francisco
DR.. w. ]. Taylor left yesterday after
noon for Santa Cruz, to attend the
meeting of the State Dental Associa-
tion.
E. r. Tiel, Grand Vice. Councillor of
the Order of Chosen Friends, has re-
turned from San Francisco, where he
has been on official business.
Miss Alice NJ. Brown has returned
from Stanford University. having been
visiting Judge and Mrs. A. B. Hunt at
Alameda since the close of the last
term.
Rev. John Chisholm mad wife of Au-
burn were in the city yesterday as
guests of the Caledonian Club. Mr..
Chisholm was several years ago pastor
of the Methodist Church at Elk Grove,
and is at present Treasurer of Placer
County.
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Quotations in the House of Commons

Mr.. Chamberlain has a weakness for
quoting poetry in his speeches. which
ne probably learned from his early mas
ter, John Bright, who was always quot
ing second and third-rate stuff from
American versifers. Quotation should
be very sparingly resorted to in rhet-
oric, though its happy use is. of course
one OF the most successful tricks of
the trade. 1t is remarkable how sell
dom men of literary training like John
Morley, whose mind must be full of
tags, ever employ the device. Lord
Salisbury and Arthur Balfour never
quote, the former probably because he
is rather lover of science than of let
ters; the latter perhaps because, as he
says Of himself, he is not a classical
scholar. Mr.. Gladstone used to quote
good DEAL Latin and English. but
Lord Beaconsfield more rarely, though
he once recited a long passage from
Cicero-a most hazardous experiment
Sir William Harcourt is fond of an oc-
casional quotation, which is always
apt, but his familiarity with the lit
erature of the last century is rather
woven into his speeches than exhibited
between inverted commas-London
Saturday Review.
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WELL UNDER WAY.
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children Fully Organized.

The Board of Directors Of the new
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children held their first regular
meeting last evening, President Her
rick in the chair and full board, save
one member. being present. Secretary
Simon reported the incorporation papers
nearly ready, they having been ap-
proved by two of the Superior Judges,
and lacking only the signature Of the
third
The Secretary reported the condition
of the treasury and the items of ex-
pense incurred. He announced that he
was to take his vacation, and would
be absent six weeks, but another Off
Ger will discharge his duties while he
is away. 1t was resolved to call a gen.
eral meeting of the membership of the
society for Saturday evening next, at
the rooms of the City Board of Educa- :
ton with request for all to attend, and
for each one to bring one or more names
for membership.
Three cases were reported by officers
of the board, all of which had been at
tended to without any need for pub
llcity or the call of the law A letter
was read from the New York society,
congratulating the Sacramento soci-
ETY. on its formation, Offering to fur
nish it with handsome seal free of
cost, and to render it any assistance
in its power, and give it the result of
its years of experience, etc. The offer
of the New York association was ac-
cepted cordially, and the Secretary in
structed to so inform its Directorate.
1t was resolved to ask all members
TO submit at next Saturday nights
meeting designs for a small, neat badge
for members, that the society may
adopt one out of the lot. 1t should not
be large design, should have a form
that will be graceful, should bear words
indicating that the wearer represents
the society, and should be designed for
silver and be of small cost. Such a
badge will, it is held, be of great as
slstance to members in prosecuting the
work OF the association.
Several Directors stated their readi-
ness to go to San Francisco and con-
suit with the officers of the like soci-
ETY. there, in order to profit by the many
years OF experience of that associa-
tlon, and it was arranged that at an
early day a trip will be taken for that
purpose.
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COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Questions Passed On and Other Busi-
ness Transacted.

The County Board of Education held
special meeting yesterday to pass on
questions for the examination of coun-
try pupils for graduation.
DR.. Alice Parker and Miss Ida NJ.
Fisher were granted recommendations
for life diplomas
Miss Ida Garnett was granted gram
mar grade certificate on her Solano
County grammar grade certificate
Pacific History Stories," by Harr
Wagner, and the Western Journal of
Education" were placed on the library
list
The board selected questions for the
examination of applicants for teachers
certificates.
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by wide propaganda and not by close
organization that the idea is to be
spread. The reports from Delaware
are all encouraging. The arrest of some
Of our leaders at Dover at the instance
OF the old aristocratic and wealthy
Democrats has brought over into SYM
pathy everybody in the State who be-
lieves in free speech. Those arrests will
make us lots OF votes. and if we win in
Delaware it won't be many years till
the single tax spreads as rapidly as the
Australian ballot did. 1t means simply
common sense in taxation, viewed as
fiscal proposition. We believe, Of
course, that it's adoption will result ul-
timately in the regeneration of society.
Anybody who wants to know why can
read Georges Progress and Poverty
and find out"
ADTDTII9 Nf,EyNEN
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PASSED AWAY.
Death Has Claimed Three Victims in
Our Midst

Miss Lillian Eberhardt died yester-
day morning, at the age of %, at her
home of quick consumption, due to a
cold contracted by her during the
Christmas holidays.
She was loved and respected for her
many amiable traits of character by
all who knew her, and her death is a
severe blow to her parents, William
and Louise Eberhardt; her brothers,
William, Frank and Frederick, and her
sisters, Anita and Minnie
Miss Eva NJ, daughter Of Ellis Kill
gore, has also passed away, at the age
of II, at her fathers residence, 1412
Tenth street. Her funeral will take
place from the family residence at
p. m. to-day.
Mrs. Catherine Siller died on Thurs
day at her late residence, I'LL Thir-
teenth street, at the age of 66, and the
funeral will take place from there at
p. m. to-day. She was the mother of
Mrs. Emma Innes. Mrs. P. Groessler and
j. L. and l.. G. Siller.
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Bushey Declared War.

PONCE Sergeant McManus arrested
4. bushey last evening, and he will be
charged with disturbing the peace.
busney was having high old time at
the Louvre Saloon at Seventh and J.
ana was after the barkeeper with a.
pocketful of rocks. McManus nailed his
man, however, before he got into the
door Bushey showed fight, but was
finally prevailed upon to take Quarters
in the City Prison.
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True to Life.

Historic painters said Sir Godfrey
Kneller, with some truth, make the
dead live, but cannot live themselves.
I paint the living and live by them. -
Nor did Kneller fail to f1atter his pa
irons with all the devices of his art;
and hence his portraits show an in
sincerity that deprives them of much
value. A much better and more faith
full portrait painter was John Riley, who
painted Charles the Second. rs this
like me?" asked the King, examining
the portrait with melancholy interest.
"Od's fish, am ugly fellow,'
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Hotel Arrivals.

arrivals ait the Golden Eagle Hotel
Yesterday: r. w. Hoffman, M. r. Eurel.
New York; H. D. Luff and wife, J. E.
Gait, Chicago; G. w. Curran, st. Louis:
MISS Perry, Modesto; L. c. Morehouse.
san Leandro; j. E. Headry, E. C. Allis,
[. L. Woods, Harry Bener, E. r. Clute.
L. II. Prentice, Mrs w. H. Hearth.
Eliza d. Hearth, San Francisco.
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The young men Of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church gave a social on
Friday evening last Ice-cream and cake
were served and a general good time
had. The following musical and lit
erary programme was rendered: Chorus,
by the young men, "Conundrums" har-
monica duet, Miss Cummings and Mr.
Laidlaw; vocal solo, Miss Florence
Rodgers; vocal duet, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II. Gibson; recitation, L. E. Wander
cook; character song and chorus, A.
Gibson and young men; instrumental
duet, Mrs. Hind and Miss Smith, vocal
solo, Miss Stella Cady; chorus, "The
Educated Girl" young men.
very pleasant event was the social
| meeting of the Academia last night at
Foresters' Hall, to wind up the season,
and a large number were present to
enjoy it. The Committee of Arrange
ments. consisting of C. M. Campbell
Chairman, Miss Minnie Sweeny, Miss
Mercy Farnsworth, Miss Louise Conrad
and George Purnell, had done their
work thoroughly, and provided all the
materials for passing the evening pleas
antly. The hall was tastefully decorated
with flowers. Hung against the wall
and on tables throughout the room were
various emblems, constituting a book
museum. Each person was provided
with a tablet numbered from / to so
the emblems being numbered to corre-
spond. Each emblem was supposed to
represent the title of a book and the
one guessing the greatest number was
t. win a prize. For instance, one of
the letters Of the alphabet, of a red
color, represented Hawthorne's Scar
| let Letter." two stars on blue ground
stood for THE Heavenly Twins" etc.
Then there was a fortune teller, who
told most wonderful fortunes with the
greatest accuracy. Plenty of fun was
developed in striving for the New
Woman" prize. A sheet was hung on
the wall, bearing the figure of a new
woman. Volunteers were blinded
turned three times around and an arti-
Gle of clothing placed in their hands,
which they were to walk ten or fifteen
feet with and place in proper position
on the figure displayed upon the sheet
The appearance presented by it when
fully dressed in this way was very
Iitcl SPSi oeu Will THESE dIUuS0-
nents were recitations and music.
Following was the programme: Ad-
dress, J. Fl. Leggett; piano solo, Miss
Jennie Eiworthy; recitation, Miss Kelly;
solo, Miss Cady; recitation, Miss Con-
| molly; trio, New Bully Messrs.
Warning, Blanchard and Birdsall; solo,
Miss Fanny Campbell; solo, Mr. Weeks
After the programme was finished, all
adjourned to the banquet hall, where
an excellent collation. was partaken Of
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Cruelty to Animals.

humane Officer Miller last evening
arrested George Broderick ca a charge
or cruelty to animals. Broderiuii, 81 is
asserted, worked horse which had a
very sore back. He says, however, that
ne only recently bought the animal and
did not know it's back was sore.
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Meeting Postponed.

Rev. j. H. c. Bonte, who is in the
city, states that, at the request of the
Governor, the meeting of the Board of
Regents of the University, in relation to
the Wildmerding bequest which was
called for Tuesday, has been postponed
till the 10Th inst.
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VIII Run to ROckIin.

The Capital City Wheelmen will have
run to Rocklin to-day, leaving the
clubrooms at s o'clock Plenty of time
Will be taken, as the meeting with the
Placer County Wheelmen will NOT take
place until between II and l O'Clock.
This will be the first run tnis season
In the Rocklin direction.
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The Old Gentleman was reading his
history book aloud-'"The Prince of
Wales in 1850" The Old Lady-The
Prince of Wales in 1850! Goodness,
didn't know he was such an old man as
that!-Tid-Bits.
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Throwing Light Hammer-Silver
medal, c. A. Giffin, 81 feet inches
Special for Y. M. c. A. Members,
vaulting with pole-Silver medal A.
McCaw.
Short race-Silver medal, S. Ehret.
While the games were going on many
took possession of the platform and en-
joyed themselves dancing. Taken alto
gether the occasion was decided sue
cess
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Prison Lights.

Electric wires are being placed in the
city prison, and it is only a matter of
time until very bright light will be
thrown upon some very dark characters
who inhabit the cells of that Institution
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Yes said the stout Congressman.
ST tryto look on the bright side of things
My motto is, Laugh and grow fat. =
"That differs from Senator PETERS.
80? I didn't know he had a MOTTO
"Oh, yes! Talk and grow whiskers. =
Puck.
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Another Divorce,

In Judge Johnson's court yesterday
FRANK A. Boulin was granted a di-
vorce from MaEel Boulin.
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

(Readers Of the Record Union" are re-
quested to send to this office personals,
weddings, engagements. society notes and
on one side Of the paper, and give your
name and address, not for publication but
as guarantee of good faith.)
The record-union., 1896-06-07

1t requires the effort of your life to
forgive the person whom you have
wronged.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-04-30
MAKING HATS BY MACHINE.

Wurk in Which Women Inventors
Have Eeen Prominent.
Among the inventions Of women on
/ exhibition at Atlanta is one interest
ing for two reasons, says the New York
! Times. The first that il dates from 4
! period before women were accounted
/ active in any but the domestic world,
and the second that it deals with de-
partment of industry into which Wom-
en- always venture at the risk of being
suspected Of scant knowledge ana less
XpeTience-thato of mechanics.
This is the straw-sewing machine.
which is entered by the committee On
inventions by permission OF its IL
ventor. RS. Mary p Carpenter Hooper
OF New York Although its patent has
now expired, and its usefulness in pa t
done away with, this little machine,
not so big as q typewriter, worked a
revolution in 4 great industry, and to
day there is not an inch OF straw braid
sewed into hats by machinery any
where that does not employ a part C1
Mrs. Hooper's invention to accomplish
the work
Mrs. Hooper is the daughter Of for
mer New York lawyer. whose fingers
itched with inventive skill while he
kept them bound by the red tape Of his
profession. so the source of Mrs. Hoop
ers inventive faculty is not hard to
find 1t was while she was still Miss
Carpenter that she learned through
friends of the curious state of affairs
the straw sewing trade.
Up to that time, 1871, there had been
but one practical stTaw-sewing ma
chine invented, which machine wa
controlled and used by a combination
of three or four firms engaged in the
manufacture OF straw hats and bonnets
1T was called the BOsWOrth machlnt
and was immensely valuable, althous /
the operator had TO be expert before
she could make a hat, as the sewing
had to be done backward from the
brim to the crown, and when done the
hat was wrong side Out-a condition
which often resulted in breaking the
straw while it was being turned right.
As Miss Carpenter had shown herself
possessed of pronounced inventive skill,
of which the patent office already bore
record. these facts were pointed out
to her by some Of the leading manu-
facturers, who were obliged to sew all
their straw goods by hand, and she
was encouraged to make new ma
chine which could be generally used.
IN 1872 she received a patent for her
first model of a machine, but it was
not satisfactory to herself and no sec
ond machine was built from it. sec
end attempt a year Or two later did
not vet fulfill all the requirements she
strove for but in June, 1875, Miss Car
penter completed 4 machine that could
make a hat from its tip or top TO the
outer edge Of the brim without taking
it from the machine and when it was
finished it was right side out and do
not have to be turned. and, moreover
concealed the stitch-a result hereto
fore unaccOmpliShed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-04-30

| THE DiGTRiBU 70. ,.., Wilt
| Probate Statistics i, Mas .hrs.tts from
1929 80 1891
The Distribution OF Wealth" is the
title of pamphlet rart Il Of The report
| for 1890 from Horace c. Wadlin, chief
| of the bureau OF the statistics Of labor
containing statistics obtained through
| the records of the probate offices and
extending from 1929 to 1891 These
data are divided into three important
periods. The year 1880 practically
marks the close of the era Of bond pro
duction; the period eliminating in 1860
the establishment OF modern methods.
and between 1860 and 1880 the factory
system was thoroughly established.
After a brief introduction comes 4 Sc
ries of tables containing matter culled
from the probate records of the several
counties.
The 36,37O inyentoried prObates which
enter into the tables represent in the
aggregate $500, ,94S, the average
value of each estate being $9.917. The
holders OF this amount OF wealth were
23,5Sf malls. holding estates of the
average value of S12217, and y, 7S6 fe-
males. whose average holding was
$500. The final section Of the recap
itulatiOn by years show that in the pc
riod considered-1S29 to 1881 .G9S in
ventoried probates represented $14494,-
107, or an average OF s. SO each. In
the next period to 1S61-6.922 in
ventoried estates were registered. the
average value of each estate being
1861. In the period 1879 to 1881 H.
l42 inventoried probates were regis,
tered. the average value of each being
sl2, ,329. In the latest period considered
-18S9 to 1S91-14G0S inventoried pro-
bates were registered. the average value
Of each estate being $10,6t9 That is TO
say, for the state at large. the average
value Of each estate passing through
the probate offices, so FAR as values can
be obtained from inventories filed
therein, rose from So 919 to SO, ,649. but,
while this increase is seen when the en-
tire period of sixty years is considered,
a decline is shown from the period 1879
to 1881 to that of 1889 10 1891 from SIP
329 to $1O,649.
When the counties are examined in
detail the average value OF the estates
listed in the period 1889 to 1891 is much
IL excess of that listed in the period
1923 to 1881, and except in the case of
Dukes, Franklin. Nantucket Norfolk.
Plymouth and Worcester counties the
average value of the inventoried pro-
bates in the period 1879 to 1881. a c0ndi-
tion similar TO that shown for the state
at large, as we have just seen. Some
pcculiaritieS appear in the figures which
are not to be accounted for upon the
face OF the returns. For instance, III
R2rnstdble county the average value Of
estates probated in the period 1879 to
1881 IS entirely out of proportion to the
average value Of the estates prObated
in either Of the other periods In Bris-
tol county, during like periods, a SINH
lar discrepancy in averages appears; in
both cases this discrepancy is probably
accounted for by death during the pc
riod in which the abnOrmally large
average appears namely, 1879 to 1881
of some person or persons Of large
wealth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-04-30

Two Englishmen made a match re-
Gently to walk from La Turbie to Nice.
the winner to take $500 francs from
the loser. stake them on the red at
Monte Carlo and divide the winnings
with his opponent. In halt an hours
play. during which he won twelve
times running on the red. he won $780,.
coo francs. the largest sum ever won in
a single day this year. The winner is
= dealer in South African gold mines
Are you getting good returns from
your busines5?" asked the young wo
mans father. They're ont Of sight
replied the young man ambiguously-
And as the old man thought the
young man was only talking slang he
got the girl.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-04-30
The Renders Endurance.

MI F. G.. Jackson has marvellous
tales to tell of the reindeer, their speed
and endurance as animals of draft
so marvellous indeea that he must for
give us for suggesting that he has made
a mistake in his figures.
Il have myself" he writes III the
London Spectator. driven three rein
deer distance Of 12O versts within
twelve hours without feeding them,
and l heard Of a case where a Zirian
drove reindeer from Ishma, on the
Pechora river. to ObdOrSk, on the Obi,
a distance of 309 versts, within twenty
four hours. A reindeer, or
Samoyer verst. by the way, is equal to
four Russian veTsts.
In other words. Mr. Jackson says he
has driven three deer for twelve hours
at the rate of forty Russian versts. or
twenty-spven English miles, an hour.
And the Zirian, with similar team,
covered 10 miles in twenty-four hours.
The latter. by the way, must have
crossed the Ural mountains and one
or two rivers in the bargain. Surely
there must be some mistake There
exists, it is true, well-known tradi-
ton of a reindeer which once-ahout
100. we belieye-carrier important dis
patches for the king Of Sweden 500
miles in forty-eight hours, and, dying
in the service of the king, is still pre-
served-in skeleton form-in a north
ern museum. But that, after all, is
only a tradition. Better authenticated
records do not give higher rate Of
speed than $50 miles TO nineteen hours.
which is considerably higher than what
IS attained by any other animal