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SUMMIT SODA SPRINGS.
DOingS of the Guests at This Mount
ain Resort.

Correspondence Record -Union)
SUMMIT SODA SPRINGS, Aug. IL
So many pleasant entertainments have
taken place since wrote last that feel
L must tell you Of one or two. First,
Mrs. George w. Lorenz of Sacramento
and Mrs. Flag Of San Jose invited ev-
cry guest up on the rocks above the
hotel and by the falls to a bonfire, and
served them with refreshments. Mrs.
r. H. Hawley, Sacramento's sweet con-
tralto. entertained them with vocal
music, and a pleasant evening was
spent
Saturday evening Mrs. Currie Of San
Francisco gave a tamale party, the
early part of the evening being given
to the game of beanbags, which, you re-
member, consists in throwing them
through a hole in q board made for the
purpose.
After enjoying the game and the ta-
males the guests returned to the log
cabin and danced, Mrs. William Wood
of Sacramento kindly playing the pi-
ano for the dancers.
Miss Carrie york was invited to a
hand-car party at the Summit, and for
few days we missed the music of her
laugh.
Speaking of laughs, J. E. T. Pike, IA
miliarly known as Johnny" Pike, is
here, and we all know at once when
he arrives, as the woods fairly ring with
the echoes of his voice. Well, it is COM
forting to know that it must be a merry
heart beneath.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Hawley are to
leave US tomorrow and you can hear
regrets expressed on every side. for
Mrs. Hawley has won every heart with
her sweet singing and obliging DISPOSE
ton, and when one is away for the
summer that counts. They came for
two weeks only, but have stayed three,
and are loath to leave, SO much are
they pleased with this resort. Mr.. Haw-
ley thinks the soda water has been
very beneficial to him.
Much horseback riding has been done
this year, and Mr.. Jacobs has plenty of
good and gentle horses. Every morn
ing you may see parties starting. the
most interesting looking being those
consisting of two and four.
Charles Bonte came on Sunday, but
will camp down near the big gorge
with quite a party, among them DR.. W.
Wood
Among those whom I was glad to
meet here again is James Slawson Of
Los Angeles, who brings with him a
friend, Burt E. Howard. who Is also a
very pleasant and entertaining gentle
man.
The following are among the latest
arrivals: r. L. Fulton. c.. T. Bender Of
Reno, NJ. de Gengre of San Francisco,
G. w. Lorenz, George Lorenz, Mrs. G.
w. Lorenz Of Sacramento, T. M. Todd
of Auburn, Mrs. l. S. Van Wrinkle, Miss
II. Van Wrinkle of San Francisco, KEEL
logg Van Wrinkle, II. L. Van Wrinkle of
San Rafael, E. J. Okell, wife and two
children of Napa County, Mrs. E.
Brown, w. Wood, wife and child of
Sacramento, o. P. Downing Of San
Francisco, J. NJ. Whitworth Of Berke-
ley, Miss Stebbins, J. H. Nee, James S.
Merrill, of San Francisco, Mrs. A. D.
Bulger, J. E. T. Pike of Sacramento
Mrs. John Curry, Miss ]. Mcmillan of
San Francisco, T. Kirk, Miss Ethel
Kirk of San Jose, r. E. Irwin of Oak
land, Mrs. F. ]. Davis of Sacramento,
r. w. Meek, L. S. Burpee of Oakland.
MIGNON
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Sutter-L. H. Hewitt and T. B. Hull.
Tuolumne-J. S. Cady and Thomas
Richards.
Yuba-Geo. r. Eokhardt ana s. d.
Woods.
On motion Of Hiram w. johnson, the
Congressional Committee was author
lied to fill all vacancies which might oc-
cur on the ticket, and the Chairman was
instructed to appoint an Auditing Com
mittee of five to take charge OF the
financial end Of the campaign.
Chairman Davis asked further time
in which to appoint this committee,
which was granted, and at 4:4O p. m, no
other business coming before it, the
convention adjourned sine die, after
giving three cheers for the ticket and
three cheers for the Chairman.
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CENTURY AND MUNSEY'S FOR AU-
gust at the Sacramento News Company,
429 X street
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BUSINESS CARDS.

FOR ROOFING, TIN AND SHEET
iron work, w. D. Bessey can't be beaten.
$40 street. Sunset Tel, No. 773.
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Death of an Engineer.

George Cornwall, who was one of the
oldest engineers in the employ of the
Southern Pacific Company, died sud-
denly in San Francisco on Tuesday
from a complication of troubles which
resulted in heart failure He was at
work the day before.
He went into the employ of the COM
pany when the Central Pacific was first
operated and had seen more than thirty
years service on the different lines. At
the time of his death he was running a
passenger engine on the Coast Divis-
ion
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers have been re-
corded since last report:
w. p. Coleman, surviving trustee to
Frank E. Reichert, assignee-Lot 8, f
and G, Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets.
W. L. Jones to John Miller-All in
terest to 90 acres in surveys 81 and
962.
J. F. Watson ct ux. to Anna Yule-
West 6 feet of east 26 feet of north 60
feet of lot 6, L and M, Ninth and Tenth
streets.
w. S. Leake eft ux. to Mrs. Barbara
Miller-South half Of west half Of lot
s, and o. Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
L. l.. Lewis to Charles w. Koch
South half of lots Is and 16. block 4S,
Oak Park.
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NO FREE ADS.

No free want ads. are taken in
THE RECORD UNION. Births,
deaths and marriages also charged
for. NO PREMIUMS GIVEN. No
CATCH-PENNY DEVICES. The pa
per is worth the money you pay for
it, although higher priced than most
others. Published Sundays also.
The class who have money to spend
all take it. Rich and poor like it for
its cleanly, healthy tone. Classified
ads. by the month, Wants, For Sale,
To Let. Personals. etc.. soc per line.
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FOR SITUATIONS AND RELIABLE
help go to Employment Office, 1117 4th st.
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Dairymen MIX Cans.

Seamless necks, extra heavy and very
strong. See this can and get our price
before purchasing. American Cash
Store, Eighth and K.
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Your Eyes

Accurately fitted to glasses at Masonic
Temple by f. de Wolfe Hennah. Office
hours. to /, 2 to 5; Sundays, 8 to II.
Work guaranteed, absolutely reliable.
Examination and consultation free
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LATEST PERIODICALS AND FICTION,
Stationery, Notions, etc., at Doane's, NO.
202 K street.
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If you want. something new and move
in the ice cream or candy line, try
Welch Bros, Ninth and j.
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NICELY FURNISHED ROOM, WITH
or without board; home cooking. 1211
Seventh street.
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FURNISHED FRONT ROOMS TO RENT
with or without board. oil street,
near Tenth street
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MUSIC AND ART.
CARPET CLEANING.

STEAM CARPET-CLEANING CENTS
per yard. Prices to suit the times. H.
W. RIVETT, Twelfth and streets.
Telephone 292. The best machine in the
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BOARD AND LODGING.

NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS, WITH
or without board; home cooking. MRS
KLEINSORGE, 9o3 L.
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PERSONALS.


BEAUTY AND SYMMETRY OF FORM
assured by Mammalene. Bust enlarges
magically and permanently. Valuable
treatise, cents. Mammalene Mfg Co.,
Box 243S, San Francisco.
DIR. Ell FREDO'S MALARIA CURE,
composed of pure herbs and incapable Of
in5uring even a child, isxguaranteed to
cure all cases of malaria, liver kidney or
stomach trouble in three days. Sold by
all druggists. Special Sacramento
agents, Kirk, Geary q Co., and NJ. S.
Hammer, Fourth and K streets
LUNG IST-CONSUMPTION
Bronchitis and La Grippe readily cured
by the new specific method adopted by
D. P. Kayner, NJ. D., Davis Building,
All K street. Consultation free.
S1-WATCHES CLEANED, 81; WATCH
mainsprings, ST. All work warranted
419 K street, next to Metropolitan Thea
ter. Cash paid for old gold and silver.
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Pasteur germ proof filter. s21 K.
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close estate S0-acre fruit ranch; every
thing complete; fine house. ALFRED
HALL, Penryn, Cal
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2120 H STREET-SUITE OF FUR
nshed housekeeping rooms Rent $40
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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A HOME
like place to board and room? Go to the
MODEL" southwest corner Eighth
and H.
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STRAYED-WHITE HORSE, RIGHT
fore foot fresh cut. Return to 1910
Twelfth street for reward
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GIT ELEVENTH STREET-NEW MOD
ern cottage of rooms and attic
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LosT-FoUND.

LOST-JULY 3lST, BETWEEN PERKINS
and Sacramento, a gold cuff button, with
monogram. Leave at ZIG 2 street and be
rewarded. aulI-2ts
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TO LET Or RENT.

TWO FIVE ROOM COTTAGES WITH
all modern improvements Nos. II2g
ana llol q street Inquire at No. LAG
street. auA-7fx
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NICELY FURNISHED ROOM AT FOR
esters' Building, l street. 7th and Sth.
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JAMES B. DEVINE,
CHARLES T. HUGHES,
Attorneys-at-LaW.
Rooms and 4, 420 street.
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TO LET-TWO FRONT FURNISHED
rooms. ooo IL street au9-Iw>
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WILLIAM A. GETT, JR.
Attorney-at-Law.
Sutter Building, southwest corner of
Fifth and J. Telephone No. 359.
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BoOKBINDERs.
PHOTOGRAPHY.

PHOTOGRAPHS-THE BABIES PHO
tographer, BEALS, is acknowledged the
best; no matter how young he gets you
a perfect likeness 627 j street, corner
Seventh
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GENERAL NOTICES.

DOES YOUR HOUSE NEED REPAIRS?
Are you going to improve by building? Ii
SO, consult c. RUGGLES, the boss builder,
l412 street. aull-3tH
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1121 FIFTH ST-FURNISHED ROOMS
at reasonable rates; changed hands.
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FOR SALE-PATENT RIGHT JUST IS
sued; small household utensil every fam
lily uses. CARL STROBEL, 317 street.
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TO LET-A SEyEN-ROOM HOUSE.
with bath and all modern improvements,
at Sixteenth and . streets. Apply 20
SlLLER BROS office and at 1914 T1lr
teenth street
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ATTORNEYS-ATLAW.

Eugene Aram A. L. Hart.
HART & ARAM,
AttorneyS-at-LaW.
ONCE, southwest corner Fifth and ]
streets, rooms II. 13 and II, Sutter Build
ing.
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FOR SALE-THIRTEEN SECONDHAND
bicycles for sale. Apply w. Ii. II. WILEY,
l2lS Il street. aul1-lW (BCD
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SELECT SCHOOL.

HOWE'S A G A D E NJ Y-G A MAR
grade, high school, normal and business
branches; elocution, French and German
are taught. Ninth and / streets.
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FOR SALE CHEAP, ON ACCOUNT OF
going East, three houses located on
Twentieth street, between P and @; two
live rooms, one six rooms: all have gas,
pantry, baths, hot and cold water. APP
ply at E. GUENTHER, 1909 Twentieth
street. au7-7ts
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SOMETHING GNEW-FAIRBANKS GAL
vanized Steel Wind Mill; built on the only
correct principal. costs nothing to see
It and only $50 if you buy it. Wesley
Rose 1881 K street
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FOR SALE-FINEST
location in town; part on time if desired;
purchase price can be cleared during
State Fair. HICKMAN, agent, 1014
Fourth street.
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BUGGY AND HARNESS FOR
sale cheap. 1116 Seventh. au13-1wf
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FOR THIRTY DAYS ONLY-OAK
stove wood at $5 25 per cord measure
guaranteed, Leave orders at 904 ST.
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pair and upwards; ladies' fancy clothing
laundried without injury to the gar
ment. French Laundry, 912 l. street.
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JOHN D. SHEARER, ARTIFICIAL
stone walks and concrete foundations.
1918 N street.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-TRUCK AND HARNESS;
also three horses desirable for private
use. No. 1900 street aul3-7t*
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CESSPOOLS. VAULTS AND CHIMNEYS
cleaned; no dirt; lowest prices. w. M.
SLAUGHTER, 81 K and 321 NJ street.
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OAK STOVE WOOD So 80 PER CORD;
summer wood in 4-foot or stove lengths,
81; measurement guaranteed. Leave
orders S08 Seventh street w. H. BAS-
LER.
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MEETING NOTICES.

OLIVE BRANCH LADIES' SOCIETY
Regular meeting THIS Thursday EVEN
ING, at o'clock.
VIRA BRONZE, President.
Della Headrich Rec Sec 1t
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Charles T. Gardner D. E. Alexander
Arthur e. Miller.
ALEXANDER, MILLER & GARDNER.
Attorneys and Counselors at law.
4Oo1a street Sacramento.
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LEE HAYS. THE UPTOWN PLUMBER.
will do a skillful job at bottom price.
1115 Twenty-first street, between K and
l.. Capital Telephone, 245
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FOR SALE-HOUSE AT 1922 H OF FIVE
rooms, all in good order, to be removed
from lot Apply 1910 L street.
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E. HAYES HOG AND RABBIT TIGHT
metal fence and lath, 1121 c.
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narrate what happened as overheard ny
me from conversations during the next
few days.
The good bark c. B. Jones, of Brox.
port, Me-, bound from Buenos Ayres to
Boston with cargo of hides and tai
low, sighted the steamer Good For
tune" Of Bournemouth, with flag of
distress flying. AS all the steamers
boats were gone, the first mate and four
seamen took the long boat and rowed to
the Good Fortune with the humane in
tention of relieving the signaled wants
of the steamer, bringing barrel of
pork and bag of biscuit. So weak, as
it seemed, were the crew of the steamer
that they could scarcely lend hand
to hoist the provisions aboard. After
quite long delay the long boat started
to return, but Capt. Jones was aston
ished to see that the boat contained six
others in addition to his own men. And
, as they neared the vessel he failed TO
distinguish the smiling, CHEEKY face of
his first mate. Before he could recover
his presence Of mind the men clambered
up bllC SloSS, anu DIS uc duNdIlCtu u
speak with them the foremost intruder
drew a revolver and shot him through
the heart. The scanty crew eagerly
threw up their hands in surrender, but
after they were bound the cold-blooded
monsters murdered them, as well as
the captains wife and child. A few
hundred dollars In the captains cabin,
few watches and little money from
the forecastle and some miscellaneous
articles comprised the whole plumber,
and the ship was scuttled and sunk. In
due course she was announced as over.
due and missing, as many another good
ship has been before; but what fend-
ish ingenuity was displayed in destroy.
ing the ship and her entire crew, so that
not one should live to tell the tale. Some
prizes, it seemed, netted them thou.
sands, but in the majority of cases
dozen human lives were sacrificed for a
mere trifle.
With my brain almost unhinged by
the horror of being in the power of
these demons, 1 lay long in sort OF
stupor. When I came to my senses ]
found myself struggling in the water,
with naught between my life and eter-
nifty but my packing box. 1t foated me
bravely, however, and when the dark
ness had cleared away was picked UP
by the Atlanta, of the Cunard line, and
conveyed back to New York.
Whether the Good Fortune-lyipg
name, as she herself was lie-sunk
in collision with rock or iceberg, OF
whether she still ranges the seas un.
checked, know not; but drowning
seems to me all too light punishment
for the wicked deeds of it's crew.
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AN AMERICAN GIRL.
A Bit of Story Which Has the Merit of
Truth.

A Bit of Story Which Has the Merit of
! Truth.
Here's bit of story that comes
from London and has the rare merit OF
truth. There was certain young
American girl In London who had come
over with only the courage of youth and
the point of pen to keep the wolf away.
She hadn't the easiest time in the
world, let me tell you.
One day she presented herself at the
Office of an editor who had bought
STUFF of her. The great man was
busy, but as she insisted on seeing him
she was allowed to enter. She had
bundle of manuscript in her hand, and
she begged the editor to read it at once
Oddly enough, he consented. 1t was
a story.
1t was a story about a young woman
writer who purchased a typewriting
machine on the installment plan. All
went well till the final payment of one
pound was due. She hadn't the money
and couldn't get it. Twice the people
who sold the machine gave her addi-
tional time. At her wits end, the poor
girl begged him. to wait just two hours.
She gave him something to read, and
she wheedled him little, and he offered
to wait.
So she sat down at the machine and
ratified off pathetic story of her own
struggles with fate and of her fruitless
efforts to raise money to pay for the
typewriter. When she finished she put
on her bonnet and went to a newspaper
office, sold the story and brought back
the money in time to save the ma
chine.
1t was a prettily told story and a
pathetic one.
by Jove," said the editor, as be
finished reading it. II always said you
could do fiction, but you never would.
Come around next week. and I'll let you
know whether we'll publish it,
The girl hesitated.
IF you please, SIR" she said, won't
you decide now?"
"Why?" asked the editor, in surprise.
WELL" said the girl, you see, the
man who came after the typewriter is
waiting for the money Chicago
Record
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crawled inside the huge box through
my improvised opening. To my great
establishment, ] found nothing but &
layer of stone ballast in the bottom
and l reasoned that doubtless the Other
cases were similarly equipped, and that
the weight was to keep the boxes from
being shifted in heavy sea; although
as they were closely wedged in between
the bulwarks this extra precautioI
seemed supurfiuous
| Then In an instant had made the re.
danger and anxiety in the next few
weeks-but unfortunately no hint or
| suspicion came to me in time.
Here, reasoned, was an opportunity
especially sent by Providence for my
benefit. Unless betrayed by some TN
foreseen complication, l could lie I'M
suspected in this snug hiding-pIacc I'M
| til the vessel was far from land. The
stewards stores would supply the nee
essary food; and, best of all, some dis
tant land would probably afford me OPP
portunities that my own country seemed
to deny me. l would become n stow
away, brave the captains wrath, and
strive to win his sympathy by working
industriously at any work that he might
get me at. To will was to act, and with
scarcely pang of conscience conveyed
ten loaves of bread and few cans of
beef and tongue to my hiding place;
then, piiing the rocks around the sides,
found myself in comfortable if not lux
urious quarters. Perhaps I might have
changed my mind had time been given
me, but as soon as morning broke the
steamer was cast loose from the dock,
and in a few hours the increased mo-
ton plainly told that we were out on
the ocean.
1 determined to bide my time for a
day or two, and, although the confine-
ment was irksome, braved it out until
the sun had risen and set four times.
My reasons for this procrastination are
not easily explained, but an indefinable
feeling of dread made me hesitate, and
--as the sequel proved-saved my life.
There were several things which had
noted from my hiding place that caused
me to wonder. In the first place the
Good Fortune las had ascertained the
name of the steamship to beg carried a
surprisingly large crew, although the
majority of them were not visible until
the second day out. And. for another
thing, the strict discipline that l had
always heretofore seen on shipboard
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garden will help to make IL attructivei
and my wife wants all the old-fashioned
herbs, like sage and mint and balm
and thyme and calamus and camomile.
She has horse radish enough for hotel.
Gardening is the first work of which
we have any history, and it is the most
pleasant and healthy OF all occupn-
tions. If man is good gardener he
will be a good farmer. AS you travel
overland through the country you can
tell a good farmer by looking at his
garden, just as you can tell a good
wife and daughter by looking at the
flowers and vines in the front yard.
They are a sign of good taste and re-
fnement and good housekeeping and
contentment. They save doctor bills, for
half the diseases come from diseased
minds - mental misery = borrowing
trouble and nursing it. The cultivation
of flowers is good tonic for indiges-
ton. 1 have noticed that the people
who are most diligent in such occupa-
tons are the least concerned about
politics and silver and gold and tho
next presidential election. The farm
and the home absorb them, and are
bigger thing than the spoils of Office.
The average politician wants some
thing for nothing. AS Cobe says: "Hc
is just sidewiping around hunting the
photography Of an Office" and when he
gets it the first lesson he learns is how
to log-roll. He will vote for anybody's
bill if they will vote for his. You
tickle me and will tickle you, is the
motto, and they call it compromise
of conflicting interests. Congress has
at last voted every member a private
secretary with a 81 200 salary. Merciful
heavens! When will this thing stop?
Now let them apply for receiver and
sell out the concern.
But am off the subject, and will get
in bad frame of mind and have a fit
of indigestion; and so will quit and
go to my garden, where am always
calm and serene.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta
Constitution.
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was not maintained; for almost every
evening was occupied in carousing, ant
] never heard the slightest protest from
the captain or any of the officers of the
deck. Finally the fragments of a con
versation which 1 overheard between
two of the sailors impressed nue. as be
ing remarkable, to say the least.
Last cruise, eh, Bill" said one.
"And I'm glad of it, too growled his
comrade.
well, so am !, to tell the truth. II
is wonderful that we've never been sus.
pected in whole year."
That's the shippers skill-snd I, for
one, don't grudge him his half share,
specially as he provided the vessel"
well, you and l have near eight
thousand apiece, an it'll be nearer ten
when we quit. That's more than we'd
make in year at cattle-punching."
But it's in such mean stuff. Ear.
rings and watches are all right, but ii
won't be so easy to sell them"
'Melt down the solid and" here
the speaker walked away, and left Inc
wondering, but still unsuspecting.
On the fifth day out was apprised
by the hustle around me that some
thing of unusual interest was tran.
spring. To my great surprise / no.
ticed that spars and ropes were scat
tered round the deck in seeming con.
fusion, that the smokestack was partly
taken down, that the boats were swung
inboard and hidden under tarpaulins,
and that the English flag was fastened
to tire main shrouds, union down. This,
of course, knew was signal that the
ship was in distress and required as
sistxnce; but when noted that every
man on board was equipped with two
revolvers and murderous-looking
bowie knife, felt sick at heart, and .
mist came before my eyes.
Overpowered by tear. / kept well mid
den in my packing box but ! win briefly