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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
The Jumping Coin.

The ease with which coin can be made
to move by current of DIR is greater than
most people suppose II you lay penny
OH polished table and, holding book
behind to keep the air In, blow smartly on
the table, tho penny will Jump and dance
about.-London Tit Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago
says: ~ regard DIR. Kings New Discov,
cry as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs
in my family for the last FIVE years, to the
exclusion of physicians prescriptions OF
other preparations"
Rev. John Dursus. Keoknk, Iowa,
writes: II have been minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for 80 years
or more, and have never found anything
SO beneficial. or that gave me such speedy
relief as Dr. Kings New. Discovery.
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial
Bottles Free at Churchill & at. Johns, sue
cessors to Geo. l., La Fountain q Co.
Headaches snouid 30 eursd. not relieved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
Jlmmx.s Queer ouestion.

Mother-But the candy box is most
empty, dear.
Jimmy - How full Of empty Is itf-
Youths Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19

~ t"e nAny " C"s'"k Heet"'
Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's 6oothing Syrup
softens the gums, allays all pain. cures
wind colo and ie.the best remedy for diar-
rhoea. Twenty-Five cents q bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
POWER IN THE BREATH.

Simple Experiment Which illustrates
the Forco of the Lungs.
Everybody is familiar with that little
trick of filling paper bag with air from
the mouth and then making 1t explode
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
slssy's Effort.

"Now, Sissy Thompson, show these
great big boys that you can read writing
just as well as they, even If you are so
small"
Sissy (slowly)-This-is-
doughnut. Tread-on-it life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19

If you would always be healthy, keep
your blood pure with Hoods Sarsaparlla,
the One True Blood Purifier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19

Headaches snouia 10 eursd. not relieved.
Neu-Rcl cureA - &.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19

felt weight fall on my back and the
clutch of long fingers close on my
throat. / screamed, however, felt the
fingers close in deadly grip, cold and
merciless--and then in sheer terror
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
STANLEY J. WEYWAN,

+; we divide the reward; that is ono oil
The record-union., 1896-06-01
NEED OF DRESS REFORM.
What a Woman Thinks Should be
Done to Sever letters.

Laura J. Wilson, writing in a Phil
adelphia magazine, THE Annals of
Hygiene" on 1.-THE New Woman" says,
among many other excellent things:
ITO me the widest field for exercis-
ing her brain is the present condition Of
her own clothing. The present gar
ments were never constructed ON logi-
cal reasoning When you sit
down and study the subject, one is al
most tempted to believe that Dame
Fashion must be a half-sister to his
Satanic Majesty"
If there is one artistic, hygienic or
sensible idea in the system of woman's
dress as heretofore constructed, have
never seen it exemplif1ed. Perhaps the
greatest violation of artistic tastes and
hygienic principles is the dress waist,
severely outlining as it does the human
body, and in consequence thereof,
placing grotesque and unnatural con-
strictions upon those parts of the fe-
male anatomy that nature intended to
be left quite free and unincumbered.
Until women outgrow the corset they
have no business to be talking about
entering more extended spheres of ac-
ton" The corset, in my humble opin-
ion, has wrought more evil to humanity
than all the saloons in existence. 1t
The record-union., 1896-06-01

Pretoria, the Capital, and seize official
papers that would prove that Germany
and the Transvaal had entered into an
alliance, offensive and defensive. This,
it is held, if true, is in violation of the
compact with England, and would have
justified turning the Government over
to the Johannesburg Reform Commit
tee But it is to be noted that there is
not a scintilla of evidence that this is
truth. It all rests upon the suspicious
and mysterious statements of one Mr..
Fort. We do not believe 1t, or, If we
concede it, it would not have justified
the raid of Jameson, while 1t would
have Justified a demand, backed by
force, on the part of England. We
really think that the excuse for Jame-
son now put forward Is worse than any
other yet offered.
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MASONIC FETE.
1t Took Place at Courtland on Satur-
day Evening.

A number of members Of the Masonic
fraternity went to CORTLAND on Sat-
urday to attend a raising" by Frank
lin Lodge of that place. After the lodge
business was concluded a banquet was
given at which Worshipful Master w.
J. Smith presided, and an enjoyable
evening was spent.
Those present from Sacramento were:
NJ. T. Coppersmith, F. w. Book, L. Nut
all, v. J. Zolley, J. NJ. Chapman, J. v.
Thompson, Thomas Goodwin, Carl A..
Leonard, E. Glover, C. A. Carlson, E.
w. Sims, J. NJ. James, II. w. Strader,
]. F. Carroll, r. B. Prideaux, J. E.
Mayo, W. B. Oldfeld, Frank T. john
son, A. J. Gardiner, Charles J. Nobel,
B. Wilson, w. F. Wizard, B. F. Stoll,
]. w. Hughes, H. D. Nash, c. A.
Schocke, A. ]. Vermilya and T. H. Ber-
key.
From Rio Vista-A. r. Harvie. NJ.
Stewart, H. A. Johnston, NJ. r. DozieT,
a. e. Hansen, M. Emigh, NJ. I. Church,
J. E. Smith, A. c. Church, E. c. John
son.
From Elk Grove-W. T. Stephenson,
Ed E. Panabacker and E. G. Stephen
son.
From Oakland-William Johnson and
A. S. Baker
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a MINERS MAIL BAG.
The Carrier Saved His Life, Although
He Lost His Job.

When we got the Postoffice at the
mining town of Strawberry Hill the
mailbag had to be carried to and fro
from Bluff City over the hill by man
on foot. The distance was nine miles
and was traversed twice a week. One
Wednesday the carrier came in without
the bag and the 400 men assembled
around the shanty used as Postoffice
at once demanded an explanation.
"I'll tell you how it was" began the
man, who was bleeding from dozen
hurts. up thar at the bend I was
tackled by a bar
And you killed him, of course" re-
piled one of the crowd.
mo, left my gun behind"
Then you lodged him?"
mo. Tried to dodge him but he was
right thar"
Then you ran away?"
mo chance to run. The critter was
after me or that mail bag and I heaved
him the bag and got away. He clawed
me few times, but it's nuthing to
hurt
kins in solemn tones as a murmur of in
kins in solemn tones as murmer of in
dignation passed through the crowd,
that mailbag to that b'ar?"
IT had to-"
Didn't that bar seem to prefer you
to the bag?"
Reckon he did"
And you felt that he did?"
Yes, felt purity strong that way"
And yit, after sw arin' to uphold the
sacred Constitution of the United States
and defend that mail bag with your life
you calmly fed 1t to bari"
Had to do it to git away"
But who said anythin' about gettin
away? 1t was your solemn dooty to
perish right thar! 1t was your dooty
sir, as patriot and a mail-carrier and
Government affishul to hang that mail
bag to limb and let that bar go ahead
on your karkassl You hev escaped the
bar, but you have to deal with the out
ragged feelin's Of this yere camp! Steve
Jackson, how do you prefer to dep
by hangin'."
wall, We'll send two men up to the
bend. If they git the bag you are saved;
if the bar has devoured it Wen hang
you by the neck till you ar dead"
The men found the bag and the car
rier's life was saved, although he lost
his job. Singularly enough, the bag con-
tanned but one letter, and that was a
missive for Judge Watkins from his
wife in Ohio saying he needn't come
home as she had applied for a divorce
and expected to marry better man.
Detroit Free Press.
The record-union., 1896-06-01

Mr. Pomeroy was born at Elmira, n.
Y, December 25, 1888, and the ups and
downs of his career in journalism
make an interesting history. He turned
his attention to printing and, later, to
journalism. He became popularity
known as Brick about thirty years
ago, when his writings attracted ma
tional attention, being copied in most
of the papers of prominence. In 1860
he bought an interest in the La Crosse,
Wis, Democrat" and soon gained
full control of it's policy He grew
rich at La Crosse, his paper gaining a
circulation of 100000 This accession
ever, as for a long time the circulation
of the paper was small. 1t was during
the war, and although Pomeroy was a
Union man, he so violently assailed the
administration and the chief Generals
of the Union army that he was at one
time arrested on the charge of being
a Southern sympathiZer. He was
promptly discharged, however, and i'm
mediately resumed his Yrulent at
tacks.
He was in great financial straits at
the close of the war, but in another
year circumstances arose that started
him on the road to prosperity. The
war had closed and the question was,
what should be done with the immense
quantity Of paper money that had been
issued~by the Government to meet the
war expenses. He espoused the cause
Of the fiat dollar and was one of the
first to advocate the doctrines of the
party afterward known as Green
hackers" His paper became the most
sensational of the paper money jour
mails in the United States, and its cir
culation rose rapidly until in 1868 1T
reached the figures named.
After a few years of prosperity had
brought him riches he longed for
larger field and conceived the idea Of
publishing simultaneously in La Crosse
and New York. He established Dem
ocratic journal in the latter city. but
soon became involved in hot political
contest with Tammany, from which he
emerged bankrupt, but with a good
reputation. He made several fortunes
and lost them
In 1880, broken in health and in
purse, he went to Colorado, and the
idea occurring to him of making a five
mile tunnel through the main range
Of the Rocky Mountains, he induced a
large number of his old friends and
subscribers to embark in it. The work
is still going on and promises to be
good investment.
Mr.. Pomeroy married AnnaA. Wheel
er, a descendant of General Wise of
Revolutionary fame, in 1854. He was
the author of several books, and the
delicacy of sentiment embraced in his
sketch work in the "Our Saturday
Night" column Of his paper was a
better index Of his personality than
were his political diatribes. His books
Sense" Nonsense" Gold Dust"
Brick Dust "Our Saturday Night,
Home HaI1nonies" and Perpetual
Money" all published between 1868
and 1878, had a popular sale.
The record-union., 1896-06-01

cam give the saloon a cigarette factory,
and then beat it at it's own game of
running the generations. And yet the
corseted woman suffra gist and temper
ance advocate cease not to mount the
rostrum and demand that woman s
fetter be severed when in reality,
what needs Severing about most women
is their corset strings
Yes, there is an unlimited field for
studying reform, in the one matter of
woman's dress alone. Let her get rid
of her dress waist before she attempts
to abolish the saloon, and the heavy
skirts before she talks about helping
man to "do politics. She should erase
her waist line before she tries to 'abol-
ish the sex line and spend her ener-
gies upon a whole lot of very important
reforms in her own jurisdiction before
she puts man out of job by invading
his domain.-Carrie Stevens Walter, in
Santa Clara
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Did Not Lose the Colonel.

Colonel Carters countenance was
roseate in its affability as he met an ac-
quaintance who is considerably his
junior.
Young man." he said, I'VE are now
upon the verge of the season which
makes life worth living. The season
which stands out in its radiance, sub,
and makes the remainder of the yeah
seem like dull background of patient
endurance for a picture of unalloyed
loveliness, suh."
AS he delivered this sentiment. the
Colonel raised himself on tip-toe and
clasped his hands behind his back.
You seem inspired to poetry this
morning"
II am, sub. I observe that mint is in
the market once more"
80 it is. We must have some spring
lamb"
The Colonel glanced at him suspi-
ciously. But seizing him by the arm he
exclaimed heartily:
Thank you. / don't care If do. OF
cohse I'll take a spring lamb with YOU.
But / must pause to remark that If is
getting to be positive mental drudgerv
TO keep track of the odd names the pres
ent generation is getting for its mixed
drinks. Washington Star.
The record-union., 1896-06-01
Intelligence on Mars.

Year after year, when politics cease
from troubling, there recurs the question
as to the existence of intelligent, SEN
tient life on the planet Mars. The last
outcrop of speculations grew from the
discovery of NJ. Javelle of a luminous
projection on the southern edge of the
planet The light was peculiar in sew
eral respects, and, among other inter
pretations it was suggested that the in
habitants of Mars were flashing mes
sages to the conjectured inhabitants of
the sister-planet, earth No attempt
at reply was made; indeed, supposing
our astronomer royal, with our best
telescope, transported to Mars, a red
riot of fire running athwart the whole
OF London would scarce be visible to
him. The question remains unanswered,
probably unanswerable There is no
doubt that Mars is very like the earth
Its days and nights, it's summers and
winters differ only in their relative
lengths from ours. It has land and
oceans, continents and islands, noun
tain ranges and inland seas. It's polar
regions are covered with SHOWS, and it
has an atmosphere and clouds, warm
sunshine and gentle rains. The spec
troscope, that subtle analyst of the
most distant stars, gives US reason to
believe that the chemical elements IA
miliar to US here exist on Mars. The
planet, chemically and physically, is so
like the earth that, as protoplasm, the
only living material we know came into
existence on the earth, there is no great
difficulty in supposing that it came into
existence on Mars. If reason be able to
guide us, we know that protoplasm, at
first amorphus and unintegrated, has
been guided on this earth by natural
forces into that marvellous series of
forms and integrations we call the ami
NAL and vegetable kingdoms. Why,
under the similar guiding forces on
Mars. should not protoplasm be the root
of as fair branching tree of living
beings, and bear as fair a fruit of in
telligent, sentient creatures ?-London
Saturday Review.
The record-union., 1896-06-01

The woman suffragists in this county
cannot draw much comfort from their
recent convention congress held in
this city. Itwas really very tame and did
not contain a half grain of the enthusi-
ton that victory is to perch upon ones
banners. The truth is that as all the
speakers of the regular list were uit-
landers, and as collections had to be
The record-union., 1896-06-01

This paper is for sale at the following
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The "Arbeiter Zeitung'' is the leading
anarchist paper of the day, ce 4inly it
IS the foremost in this count 1t is en-
gagged just now in attem y prove
that anarchism is not ible for
deeds of violence comm in It's name.
1t declares:
once for all, be it said, t anarch-
istic teaching and principles nave moth
ing to do with acts Of violence. We an
archists are. on the contrary, most
strongly opposed to all force and vio-
lence. What we object to is that every
Government. monarchical or republican,
represents brute force. An anarchistic
free community, on the other hand, is
the union of individuals or societies.
When we speak of the free community,
we mean thereby an ideal Anarchist
Communistic society-ideal, unfortun-
ately, because we are not aware that a
thoroughly free union of individuals into
societies, nations or states has ever ex-
listed. The free community is not the
community that governs itself-the
term Government is. go ipso. contra
diction. A free community is one that
| is not governed or ruled at all.
Here, then, is admission that anarch-
istic ends are wholly fanciful; that the
anarchist invites people to let go Of a
surety and a sound and tried principle,
and take hold of a mere theory and
ideal speculation. II "the deeds of in
dividual anarchists have nothing to do
with the teachings and principles of the
society, how Is it that the latter is not
heard in condemnation Of the former?
The anarchists viii be held responsible
for these individual acts just as long as
they produce men and women who are
capable of them. The "Arbeiter Zei-
tung" may protest and deny, but it will
remain that the dynamiters, bomb
throwers and assassins are anarchists,
and are not produced by any other social
conditions except those these enemies of
force set up or preach.
The record-union., 1896-06-01

them upon private citizens to save ho-
tel bills, the women of Sacramento con-
cluded to keep their coin in their pock-
cts and do their own campaigning, and
hence the inability of the carpet-bag
women to raise more than $14 for a
campaign fund in this city.
The record-union., 1896-06-01
INCONSISTENT POSITION OF THE
TRUSTEES.

Justification is advanced for the
expenditure of $50, 900 for a local sewer
and a pumping station in a lower cor
ner of the city by those who deny the
right to the people to vote upon the
proposition to sell the old High School
building and erect a decent structure
for the institution, one in keeping with
the needs and character of the Capital
city.
We cannot understand, try as we
may, how any man in the Board Of
Trustees can defend his vote for SUBJ
mission of the Second Ward bond issue,
and deny to the people the right to pass
upon the High School bond issue. The
City Trustees are not asked to vote a
dollar of debt or taxation upon the peo-
pie. Not a particle of responsibility is
imposed upon them. On the contrary,
it is proposed to take the entire respon-
sibility from their shoulders and fix it
upon the people by a vote at the ballot
box, independent of and disassociated
IIOIu any lOIlllcd1 Qu0SClOD-
We hold that whenever respectable
and considerable number of the people
ask that such a question be submitted
to the test of vote, the Trustees should
order the submission wholly irrespect-
i've of the individual views of members
of the local legislature as to what is
xx-ica VII
and vote along with the rest of the peo-
pie, but when, as in this case, a co-or-
dinate branch of the city government,
of equal dignity and Importance, and
representing the people as fully as do
the Trustees, come to the latter and ask
that question of this character shall
be submitted to the voters who created
the two boards, 1t is the solemn and
bounden duty of the legislative board
to order the submission.
When 1T refuses to do so and in the
same breath resolves to submit other
and far less defensible propositions, it
assumes am autocratic and offensive
power that Is simply intolerable. For
this is a case in which there should be
no mincing Of words. If the people are
competent to pass upon the question of
S65,000 of additional debt, but incom-
petent to pass upon the question Of
making it twice or thrice that sum,
they need other intelligence than that
compassed in the Board Of Trustees to
tell them so.
1t does not lie in the mouths of the
domineering majority of that board to
insult the voters of Sacramento by say
to them: I'VE will trust you to judge
OF the need for a sewer and a pump in
you the trust, or agree that you have
the ability to pass upon the question
of a debt for the erection Of a High
School building. We are willing to trust
you TO vote upon the proposition to
build drain and set UP a pump in
Ward Kent, that may and probably
will become useless when the city
adopts a comprehensive sewer and sew
age system, but we do not deem it safe,
or hold that you are competent or to be
trusted to vote upon the question Of Or
dering this year the necessary expendi-
ture to build complete sewer system,
one adapted to the needs of the whole
city" From the logic Of these
propositions and conclusions there is
absolutely no escape.
The record-union., 1896-06-01
BRICK. POMEROY's DEATH.
The Once Prominent Journalist Passes
Away at His Home.

NEW YORK, May 30.-Marcus Mills
Pomeroy, better known as Prick
Pomeroy, died at his home in Brooklyn
at 1870 this morning. His end was
very peaceful. Only the immediate
friends of the family were present at
the deathbed
The record-union., 1896-06-01
DAILY RECORD-UNION
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corner of Tenth and j streets, where sub
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Reconciliation Telephone.

Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
as second-claSs matter.
The record-union., 1896-06-01

Wit-the pupil of the souls clear eve.
Sir John Davies
Only the base believe what the base
only utter.-Beller.
The record-union., 1896-06-01

Do You read the testimonials pub
lished in behalf of Hoods Sarsaparilla? =?
They are thoroughly reliable and worthy
your confidence. Why don't you try
this good medicine?
The record-union., 1896-06-01

Somebody In England Is said TO have
discovered that the real purpose Of the
raid of Jameson into the Transvaal
was 20 make @ sudden descent upon
The record-union., 1896-06-01
THR WEEKLY UNION
(12 Pages).

Is the cheapest and most desirable Home.
News and Literary Journal published on
the Pacific Coast.
The Weekly Union, per year. 5O
These publications are sent either by
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scI1bers with charges prepaid. All POST
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The best advertising mediums on the
Pacific Coast.
The record-union., 1896-06-01

Some men talk about their honor be-
ing hurt, when they mean their epi-
derrniS
The record-union., 1896-06-01
City Finances.

Following is the report of City Auditor
Young for the week ending Saturday,
Nav
The record-union., 1896-06-01
Snecial Agencies.

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Business Office. ce.................Bl Black 15l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-07
The Outlook.

The last magazine number of the Out
look contains two illustrated articles in
the nature of character sketches of the
Republican and Democratic candidates
for the presidency. The article on Mr..
Mckinley is written by Mr. Murat
Halstead. a personal friend of Mr..
Mckinley The article on Mr.. Bryan is
written by Mr.. Richard Linthicum, a sue
cessful Chicago journalist. Both articles
are illustrated in an original and striking
way. The feature of the number is an
article on the author of Uncle Tom :
Cabin the late Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe, written by Mr.. John r. Howard
who has intimate knowledge of the per-
sonal and literary history of Mrs. Stowe
Fourteen Illustrations accompany the ar
ticle. An able article. is that on Ten
denotes in Collegiate Instruction." by
Professor +. II. Stoddard of the Univer-
sity of the City of New York. In the
series on THE Founders of Great Move
ments" there is printed an article on Dr.
Francis L. Clark. founder of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society.