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thrall of the octopus, and it was my
privilege to give him assurances to the
contrary. After the election, when
conceived it to be my duty to Jump
upon his excellency, the Mayor was
grieved. Later he summoned me to the
City Hall and pointed out an oppor-
tunity that offered to take the back
track, and when l refused the Mayor
was previously panied and displeased.
Now the Mayor is calling the Governor
a tool and the Governor is calling the
Mayor a demagogue. And the enemies
Of both chuckle. 1t is when these COM
bats between the eminent precipitate
themselves that the humble feel COM
pensated for their obscurity and see
that happiness is not to be gained by
scaling the pinnacles of publicity. There
need be no fear, however, that the
breach between the Mayor and the Gov
ernor will be permanent. When the
common interest calls for it they are
not the men to refuse to be reconciled.
ARTHUR McEW EN-
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LARGEST BUG ON EARTH.
Little Venezuela is Where the EIe-
phant Beetle Lives.

Venezuela is a little republic. but she
has one thing that is the biggest of its
kind on earth. 1t is a bug-the largest
insect in all the world. The creature is
known as the elephant beetle" and
when full grown it weighs nearly half a
pound To be struck in the face by such
bug, flying at full speed, would make
man feel as if mule had kicked him.
This beetle, like others of its kind,
both small and large, is clad in a COM
plete suit of armor. This arlnor is made
OF material far more indestructible
than steel-namely, chitine Chitine
cannot be destroyed except by certain
mineral acids; in other words, only the
articles of chemistry avail against it.
Thus the shells of beetles that died 10,-
GOOOOO years ago have been preserved
perfectly in the rocks, so that we know
to-day just what these insects Of an
tiQuity looked like
In Europe giant beetles have a consid-
erable market value, commanding
prices in proportion to their size. In
London there are regular auctions of
insects, and single butterfly has been
known to fetch as much as $500. A
specimen of the rare and very large
Goliath beetle is worth $50 This is the
largest beetle of the Old World, and it
first became known through mission
aries in the Congo Basin.
Though no other insect in existence
compares in bulk with the beetle from
Venezuela, there are other bugs that ex-
ceed it in dimensions. For example,
there is the Atlas silk moth, which has
a wing-spread of nearly foot 1t spins
a cocoon, the silk of which is better and
stronger than that of the ordinary silk
worm; but, unfortunately, it cannot be
reeled. The Department of Agricult-
ure tried for years to discover a way of
reeling it, but without success Moths
of this species often alight on ships in
the Indian Ocean.
There is a butterfly of the Malay Pc
ninsula and Malayan Archipelago which
has spread of ten inches. In India
and tropical Africa are found giant
forms of those remarkable insects
known as walking sticks" which look
like twigs of trees. Some of them meas
ure eighteen inches in length They are
related to grasshoppers and katydids.
In tropical America are found certain
huge species of bugs that are closely
related to the familiar electric-light
bugs of this country. Like the latter,
which have been popularity known only
since the introduction of electric lights
tehy fly at night, living during the day
at the bottom of ponds.-St. Louis Star.
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A Kentucky Incident.

The circumstances under which a
church congregation was dismissed at
Sanders, KY, on a recent Sunday after
noon were peculiarly distressing.
About midway the minister's dis
course, there bolted through the half
open door what appeared to be large
black and white tabby cat, followed by
a yellow dog. The pursuit was swift
and fierce, and the hunted animal
sought sanctuary under the preachers
pulpit.
That worthy, taken unawares, and
somewhat fiustered at being so rudely
interrupted in the midst of a particular
ly pleasant passage, did the natural
thing, under the circumstances, and,
raising his foot, kicked the furry
creature up toward the ceiling After
describing a number of beautiful para
bolic curves in mid-air, the animal
alighted fairly in the center of the con-
gregation.
Then it was discovered that there had
been a mistake as to the species Of the
cat; it was of the pole variety.
The audience dismissed itself with
more haste than decorum, and it is
hoped that after month or so the
building will again be in condition to
justify the resumption of divine serv-
ices.-Cincinnati Tribune.
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END OF A LONG ROMANCE,
The Bride Had Revenge in Choosing a
Railroad Without Tunnels.

The farewell words had been spoken.
They were spoken by the officiating
clergyman.
He had pronounced George Ferguson
and Laura Kajones husband and wife.
For eight long years George Ferguson
had waited for this young woman with
all the patience at his command His
stock of patience on hand was very
small, and he had been able to COM
mand still less.
Perhaps he was not a good COM
mander. But let that pass.
They We're Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson
now and had started on their wedding
tour. Seated side by side in a palatial
parlor coach of the Blank, Dash and So
forth Railway they were speeding east
ward at the rate of umpty miles an
hour, including stops, and a large and
generous smile spread itself over
Georges countenance and warmed the
atmosphere all about him.
Laura he said, my darling! AT
last l.
Il wish you had on darker necktie,
George. That lavender affair is attract
ing the attention of the other passen-
gers
Hang the necktie! Let it attract. I'd
just as lief they knew the whole story,
and l have a great mind to tell them,
anyway, how for eight weary years you
kept the faithfulest lover on earth
dangling at your heels
Il think you said elbow the other
day."
1T was cruel, Laura. 1t was barbar-
Gus. Eight weary years! A whole
year longer than Jacob served for
Rachel!''
They were not weary years for ia
cob. AS l remember the story, George,
they seemed to him but a few days, for
the love he bore her. You don't seem to
show up very well by the side of Jacob. -
Jacob was milksop. If your father
had tried to play the Laban game on
me and put me off with an older sister
somebody would have got hurt. That's
the kind Of Jacob 1 am. Jacob wasn't
capable of the affection l.
WAS my nose very cold, George?"
Mrs. Ferguson, if you interrupt me in
that way again when I am trying to ex-
press the depth of my feeling for you
III put my arm about you right here, re-
gardless!''
She looked at him out of the corner of
her eye.
George" she said, you remember
you promised to instruct the preacher
to leave the word obey out Of the mar
riage service, do you?"
so l did! forgot all about it."
We'll, I didn't 1 found out in time
you had neglected to send him word,
and did it myself. And Georger
"Well?"
Il have taken full, complete and salts
factory vengeance on you for that over
sight,
Oh, you have, have you?"
If you sneer at me again in that
manner I'll call you Uncle Peter right
before all these people. Yes, sir, I have.
You remember L changed my mind at
the last moment about the trip we were
going to take?''
Yes. What of that?"
You remember that we had decided
tc travel by another line, but 1 chose
this instead?"
Yes. Where does your vengeance
come in?"
George" she said, in a hollow, sepul-
chral voice, there isn't a tunnel on the
rn9 f'-Ctbi0a oro Tr;J1,,ro
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Platinum in Colorado.

Platinum in paying quantities has
been found in the Annie c. mine al
Swiftwater, a small camp at the foot OF
Buffalo Peak. The discovery is of in
terest in that 1t makes the Annie c. the
first mine in Colorado to show platinum
in paying quantities and the third in
the United States. Traces of this metal
have been discovered in Colorado ores
prior to this, while in Oregon and Wash
ington it appeared in appreciable qtan-
tity in two instances. At {. depth of
143 feet the Annie G. mine managers
claim to have uncovered an eight-foo,
vein. The ore taken from it contained
platinum, gold, iron and sulphur, but nc
copper, lead or zinc. Analytical tests
made on the two solid feet of sulphides
in the foot wall are said to have given
three ounces of platinum to every eight
ounces of gold.-Denver Republican.
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BUREAU OF INFORMATION
Some Odd Questions Briefly Answered
Herein.
Information Given to Inquirers o,
Subjects of More or Less Gen.
eral Interest.

Eds. Record Union:" Please answer
the following questions, and oblige al
number of readers:
1. In what are the last issues Of
United States bonds payable-gold coin,I
gold, coin, or United States currency?
. In what are national bank notes,
payable. C. C. Med. Brownsville
/. In coin of the standard of 1870. I'll
is not specified what coin.
=. In money.
Eds. Record Union" For fine hell
ographic printing what kind of pho
tograph is it necessary to send on To-
work from? ELLA, Chico.
A good Photographic negative made
with good apparatus, pure chemicals
and high skill; so says Professor Will
kinson.
Eds. "Record-Union:" When and
where does the National Prohibition
party hold its convention?
A. H, Reno.
At Pittsburg. May 9th.
Eds. Record Union:" What is the
correct pronunciation of the word super
visor? There is a dispute about it as to
the last syllable. X, Sacramento.
AS if spelled "zor."
Eds. Record -Union:" What is the
Reichsrath in Austria, and how does it
compare with our Congress in forma-
ton? ABOU, Sacramento
1t is the central legislative body or
Cisleithania. 1t consists of two houses
-Herrenhaus, or upper house and Alb
geordnetenhaus, or lower house. 1t has
its own Ministers and government. and
exercises full parliamentary functions
on all matters within its jurisdiction. 1t
now has 30 in the upper house, COM
posed of 81 Princes of the imperial fam
lily of age. 6S hereditary mobiles, II Arch
bishops and Bishops, and 139 members
nominated by the Emperor. The lower
house has 1913 members, chosen repre-
sentatives of seventeen provinces Each
province has it's own Diet Gone cham
ber), which deal with purely local mat
ters. We do not see much resemblance
between the Reichsrath and the Ameri-
can Congress.
Eds. Record Union:'' Can there be
embeZZlement of a note? Must not
there be money or property taken and
converted? STUDENT. Vallejo.
Fraudulent appropriation of property
by one to whom it has been intrusted
is embezzlement Any evidence of debt
negotiable by delivery only, actually
executed whether it has been delivered
or issued or not, is the subject of en-
beZzlement
Eds. Record -Union:" Kindly tell me
O What is Sofism? CD Who are the
Sofi? CD Who are the Dervishes
spoken of so much in the news accounts
now? E. e. C.. Redding
Cd The mystical doctrines of the
Mohammedans known as Sofs. Ap-
plies generally to those religionists ot
that faith living together in a monastic
way and protesting an as. &c life. (2J
The title was the surname borne'bv an=-
cestors of the Kings of Persia. Prob
ably comes from the Greek "sophos. ="
wise. The Sofis are otherwise termed
Dervishes. (3) A class of Mohamme-
dams in Turkey and Asia who are of
two orders, the wandering and the mo-
nastic, though there are many subdi-
visions of these. They are religious en-
thusiasts, holding poverty is a lofty
virtue. AS matter of fact their lives
do not bear out their professions.
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Her Appetite stiu Good.

She (after the theater party)-If you
will remain just little longer I will
have some refreshments served.
He-Pray, don't bother! You know
when mans in love he has no appetite
She-Then you can watch me eat
Puck.
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will have spent very enjoyable and a
very instructive day, and you will
carry away a favorable impression OF
the courtesy and kindness, not only OF
the Master Carbuilder and the foreman
under him, but of the men who do the
labor-who are the bone and sineW
which renders possible the vast amount
Of work turned off. The names Of the
men who are employed in the sawmill
are as follows:
The record-union., 1896-04-19

Mater-I had a letter, or more props
erly a note from John to-day.
Pater-How much did he want?--
Truth.
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Schiller was widely known as poet
before the age OF twenty.
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AMID BUZZING SAWS
PLANING~MILL MACHINERY.
Interesting Sights at the Shops
Millions Of Feet Of Lumber Used,

her consumed annually was considered
an enormous quantity, as it really was,
but as the road increased in size and
threw out tentacles into the rich valleys
and mining districts throughout the
State, the quantity of lumber also in
creased, until at the present time the
amount of money spent for lumber
alone Is an item of some significance.
The lumber-yard is under the direct
supervision of H. Mcdonald, and the
men he has under him are sturdy fell
lows, proud to be numbered among the
men who eat the bread of honest toll.
Their names are given herewith:
James F. Carter, Clerk.
NJ Alexander. H. J. Blaylock.
Edward Blodgett A S. Cabral.
e. Deitrick. J. Foley.
William Grabsch. P Hallfelder.
William Huff H. r. Hunt.
]. w. Heninger. T. Hermance.
j. w. Johnson. M. j. Lamb.
J. M. Langner. James Morris.
James McLain. c. w. Mayberry.
Robert Oman. B. F. Perry.
Andrew Polls. G. r. Sherburne.
A. Spence r. w. Scholefield.
Greed Thomas N Ubi.
F. G. Whistley T. H Williams.
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The recent harsh remarks of the
Mayor about the Governor and of the
Governor about the Mayor, apropos of
the site for the Affiliated Colleges, are
extremely painful to all who know how
friendly were the relations of the two
men. When Mr.. Budd was nominated
Mr.. Sutro suspected him Of being q
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WILSON'S TOUR.
He VIII Open in Dallas and Then Pro-
coed Mort Invest

He VIII Open in Dallas and Then Pro-
coed Northwest.
Washington. August 2i--Chalrman But
Ter of the populist National committee an
nounced today that Tom Watson the
populist candidate for vice president,
would begin his speaking tour at Dallas.
Texas. on Labor Day, September T. and
from hat time forward would he on the
stump until election day From Dallas
Mr. Watson will go through the North
west as far as Nebraska. returning hy
way Of Missouri and Arkansas and thence
to Georgia. whore he will remain until
the Georgia election. After that Mr. Wat
son Will again enter the Northwest. going
as far as Idaho and Washington He will
come l'ast in time to give some atten-
ION 10 Eastern States before tho election.
The exact list of Western dates will he
Announces tomorrow.
MIR Batter SAYS that his advices from
Idaho today indicate there are hopes of
an adjustment by a proper recognition of
the silver republicans. so that all the sill.
Yer elements Will work together. lie
thinks the adjustment will hc along the
lines OF fusion adopted in Mlnnesota
Washington and South Dakota.
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therefore the plan was changed and
Blsnop Potter delivered the henediction
MISS Nanderhilts gown as well as that
OF each of her bridesmaids were from
iaris. The brides costume was of white
watered SILK trimmed with old duchess
lace and purple. She carried a BRIDAL hon
Iuet OF stephanotis and garienias MIR.
w hitney wore a bouttoniere of gardenias
ihe best man wore "A white orchid on the
lapel of his coat and the ushers small
sprays OF lilies of the valley. TIE bou-
qhets of the five bridesmaids were of
roses and lilies of the valley caught with
broad pink ribbons, upon which were EN-.
hroidered lilies of the valley. The brides
maids were the Misses Sloan, Shepard
Gerry and Taylor
Mr.. Payne Whitney. who has lust re-
turned from Europe, was the best man
ana the ushers were Messrs. Frank Polk,
columbus Baldwin, Rawlins l.. Comment
and Alfred Vanderbilt. brother of the
bride. After the ceremony the counlr
passed into the gray room to receive
their guests. They occupied position be-
meath a bower of tropical foliage sur
mounted by canopy. Seven standard
blooming rose trees eight feet high alter
hateiy white and pink. formed boundary
20 the line OF guests. The bridal marty
ieft Newport on private car No 1872 with
a special engine at > o'clock TO-DAY. mi
no one would disclose their destination
aIthoush II Is stll believed they will nrn
coed TO Lenox, Mass.
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MEXICAN RREN1rIES.

Mexico city. August 25.-The daughter
of ex-President Santa Anna, just died
here, leaves a fortune Of $4,000 ali OF
which goes to her children. The will was
optars'1 today.
The new governor OF the Federal distriet
ordered a search for a clandestine con-
vent Yesterday and the suspected building
found noyhinc to prove any violation ~
the reform laws 1t rumored that all
h,dd'n converts will be suppressed
INC Spanish colony in this city Is now
con'rlhuting $4,000 monthly for the Span
lsh cause in cuba.
Tbs BICYCLE is to be introduced In tho
army ard plan for civ ng thorough in.
prepared
Much interest In Mexican investments Is
eelng shown by North of England and
good propertlos W.
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MORRISON WILL. SPEAK.

I Ready 10 Stumn rlinols for prvor 49,
Silver.
| Chicago, Angus. eS-Ex-Congressrr,a N
William II. Morrison is ready to stamp
Illinois for Bryan and free silver. THIS
announcement was nnie today by tho
chairman of the democratic State commit.
zee for some time the attitude % Nj
Morrison has been in doubt. Scores OF re-
i"rters have asked him how he was going
10 vote, and he has told them thai that
was nohody's business ma. his own. Prior
70 the state democmtic convention Mr.
Morrison was spoken Of as sood man Tor
the Subernatorial nomination. and T. Look.
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Rryan's Platform Collapsed and Several
Were Injured.

HrS ans Platform Collapsed and Several
Were Injured
tlca. y. Y, August CIV. j BRYAN
"Nentfnl day ended with an Incident which
narrowly missed being disaster. one.
hali Of the platform from which he ad.
dressed "a crowd of several rhonsqnd pco.
PIE In The square in front of the Rocrs
( hpte' IN tica. at might. fell to the ground
I ana although the presidential candidate
escaped injury Clinton Miller had AN anl<la
spTained John Teller had a leg broken
ana Others were badly bruised. hut no ono
was seriously injured, The cracking of
'imh"rs and terrified shrieks OF women
nearly created a panic. MIR BRYAN raised
us manu- 10 quiet The crowd ana after n
- ~, zen minutes, uhrlug winch the
IHi'.t ana hSSlahdels helped ont the mon
wa" hdi gone down m the Mrcrk me- CON
-l.uc4 MS speech. ONcrcrowdtu1 tho rI,t
FORM caused the accident IN. no,
Tow A. nearly as large as that which
H'Hfu MI Bryan at Albany ann Inclined
'Nvl Al campaign clubs from NatrrtoWn.
tl'Iklincr aui other PLACES Rerorr IN"
ScclHcnl Mayor Gibson had iniroduc"1
ar hf|hh' The candidates speech fol
have been told tina, you have in This
.O"it IvHT HdiiE papers which are advo-
.Inh ne s4ld standard and have won
uettu u ms immense audience could
go er IN a town where there vas no, one
i s,i,EiG free silver daily, what Kind OF a
S vi,,'. Mould we nave those papers
not have any more II the papcr were win
VS., = reminds me of what "A gcnt.e,nar
SS ,r !, your country said the other day.
",tS me platform collapsed.
When qMc, was restored, Mr.. Hryan
$40; | was about TO tell you what a
That the newspapers cducated th, pr"u,e
guy ,, hat now the people educate the
- nae mSSI11iNiS, ,o 90 MOI mean 70 tudorse
Of aaiss S ana aRPree axe ses support
would rather have the voters ON our Side,
iran 70 have all the newspapers In the
lAnd This year, as ~ recent years, tho
people arc prov ng their capacity for SELF
toN'rhnert'. Tho people this year are
iSerhrins 10 take an interest in the gov
taken, You WI ma mon who never
SPOKE in public before, Who viii be re-
,pr ,hc ~. tne p,atiorm THIS year aud tell
Q orc the gold and silver coinage Of tho
coustNui;on' ! was reading the other day
pamphlet scnt out by the sound money
league. and | never hear these words
sound money" without WONDERING NhV
,hS naa who is n favor of gold stand
resort 20 the hiding of his base desiFla-
non behind high sounding phrase (Ap-
lL.H5'' ! was ramphlet or rather an
article written by u French ocouom st of
prominence and | find in that pamphlet
these words; THE capital SITS ana The
lnInciers are in favor OF the gold stand
! assert that tho fiuancsal policy pro.
PoStl ny our opponents, which Is hut u
continuation OF that which We have, Is
Inter SITS OF those who produce the wealth
OF me country and simply looks af.r the
interests OF those who prolt bv the GOV.
ms grolt oVershadoWing question | hei.
you 70 q" Your duty as YOU see II, ANA W.
shnn b1 satisfied with the resul,,
Mr., Rrynns trip from Albany TO J-uc,
was g'rNs OF enthusiastic rerpptinns
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LANGUAGE or j. &. CARLISLE
Continued from Page ~

/
| YOU 10 ask your opponents. l have given
Fem neiore ana sn4l! give them again.
-t's alt H4e>toAs WhlcA you can put to
49, opponents anu 1fNe mem from tue
81, ''e' .,,..,
So. - w - on y, II tho s0d stand
u. "a so,S tttMs WY does the repuo-
/ ~ ~ 800 1883 A'Ssh 70 ket fd OF me
,''',ts 'H'r"t Hpp!tusy)
,vio sb,u - ~ II .ni"S 10 DC "esHei'
sral H.. 49, ~ -, w ~. Ai'c,ivah peopt
-. 80, ~" I'i,'vd us Dement'S unt'i foreign
ArneriS,., ''',, Ion hos Dement'S 10
Q'nes. .a.o ~ w i''''.t',S.' a., $500,
startn-d ~ a ,-,''T - ~ Wy soll
try to Sci r." al +, III, - 1.'~ s w.
why should Tho American r.orla h' ,'' n,,'
pciied 10 Keen ~ thark ~, ~. I'm.
KIND attention. ,C;reat 1nfiayy,s, MA IInm,,
eAcsf usJ
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reason silver dollars are maintained al
PAR WITH gold 8 because silver lo.ata
ard every o hgr form OF lniteu states
money are rcdeemable In gold.
"A statement iistdc by an eN-toNctnor
and standardized ough. TO pe accilnttA
hut in this. case Ii Is wanting IN al tho
Clements OF truth Not standari size
doEar, nor a SILVER rerihcite. ne" ever
heea. or can lie. legally, redeemed III gold.
They ATE receivable for al puh,,c aud pr
'ntc debt--this. and nc.hng more. .ias IN
government done, or proposed TO do. for
slIVtr
1T has been denounced and hoycoticd
by the treasury officials and mos OF tne
National bankers since the passage Of
the Bland act Of 1873, and yet Is as good
as gold here rr elsewhere. pm, against
following Official letter from the treasury
department
Hon. Thomas G. MoRaa Prescott. Arl.-
Sir: In reply to your letcr ~ the 9Th In
slant, have the honor to !nform YOU that
this 'separime docs not redeem either
standard silver dollars or silver csr.tf-
Gates N god Both are receivable for all
debts due 10 the United Satss. hut ST.
Yer c~crilncatrs are reiecrahln or'v -
sta ndard silver dollars, and the latter he
ing standard CO.'S Of tho lniiol states
are not rrdeon,ahle IN any other form Of
money. Rssne4-.fullv yours.
W T.. Curtis Acting SecN''nry.'
The present si,yer dollars are rofemp-
Ton money TO tho extent tina. ,hev 10 NO,
require redemption themselves Tho rnn-
N tho treasury s that trey are 20; usol
70 rcd en- the pauer Obligations of tho
government all Of which are payable IN
'oin-gold Or silver"