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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-31


The currency plank of the Chicago
nlatform certainly does not express the
sentiments Of the National Grange; and
M its last annual meeting. In Atlanta,
Ga. October 10-16, 1895. the Farmers
National congress voted down all of the
M 10 / free silver coinage resolutions
presented. and adopted resolutions In
which II declared that IL was emphatical-
la i'm favor OF the use Of both gold and
silver NJ the money Of ultimate redcmp-
ton and was i'm favor Of the free coinage
of silver 10y international agreement az
a ratio 20 he agreed upon.
In Is but justice 10 the Dcmocr7''c
marty TO say that, until recently. through
IL long career, IL was friendly 20 ngri-
culture. AS long as IL was inspired Ivy
jefferson and Jackson Il had jealous
regard for our agricultural interest, but
n has driftcd away from its old course:
| IA il inepircd by those who hold strange
doctrines: and while thousands and hum
dreds of thousands Of Democrats are tho
| friends Of the farmer. the present Demo-
| cratic party. as nm organization TO elect
| men 20 ennct laws and others TO admin
| later them. Is, as compared with the Re-
| publican party. careless Of the welfare
| OF our agricultural Industries; and, OF
| even greater weight with the American
| farmer. careless Of that financial integ-
i ri.v that must underlie the welfare ot
| ali industries and which h essential 10
| the honor and glory Of oil nations.
|
The record-union., 1896-08-02
WOMAN'S WAYS.

I never did care for the lancers.
But last night at the Vanderton's ball
When he led me aside from the dancers,
To sit out "A set in the hail.
! did very wrong in permitting
Such proceedings, for aunty declares
4 girl causes gossip by sitting
ThrQuFf; dances with men on the stairs.
OF course. there's no harm in the practice
Which in truth has made many q ma tch
IL depends who's the man, and the fact is
Poor Jim's not exactly a catch.
But nothing could really be nicer;
Dear aunty had gone from our ken
Whittier supper Is sure to entice her
With a lot of those horrid old men,
So we sought out a spot on the landing
Where the lights in the hallway burned
dim,
And palm with wide branches was stand
ing,
In its shadow / fingered with jim:
And the sound Of the music came swelling
From the door of the ballroom below,
And Jim fer the tenth time was telling
Me something too silly, you know.
It's so foolish for him to admire me;
And yet he's so good and so wise
That his Ideals OF women inspire me
With q. wish to seem well in his eyes.
Since ever the first day he met me
He says he has loved me, although
1t were better, of course, TO forget me,
For / cannot accept him, you know.
We all have our crosses to carry,
And J. so dear aunty declares
Must make q great match when / marry,
Hence her horror of Jim and the stairs.
The record-union., 1896-08-02
NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Board of Trustees of the city of
Sacramento, on the 9th day of July. 1896.
adopted Resolution No. 321 of its intention
to order the following street work to be
done, viz:
That Twelfth street in this city, from
the south line of O street to the north
line of street, from the south line of p
street to the north line of q street, and
line of r street. be improved by grading
and macadamizing, constructing redwood
curbing with round corners at the alley
intersections and filling in behind the same
with earth for a width of eight (S) feet,
and laying granite crosswalks at the alley
intersections
For further particulars reference is
hereby made to said resolution on file in
the office of the City Clerk.
Sacramento, July %, 1896
r. j. CROLY,
jy3I-6t Superintendent of Streets
The record-union., 1896-08-02
HIS PRESCRIPTION.
Taking the Stuff for Fear His Hair
Would Fall Out.

A dudish specimen of humanity pre-
sented last week to the clerk of n GER
tam drug store, on Olive street. a pre-
scrlption, reading as follows:
Sodn chloridum, one ounce"
Aqua pura, four ounces"
The weights We're written in the or
olnary conventional style The clerk
looked smilingly at the prescription for
salt and water, and asked the customer
What he wanted to use that prescrip
ton for.
am afraid that every hair Will fan
OUT and my doctor gave me that as q
prescription" was the answer. The
clerk filled the prescription and charp-
ed 10 cents. He put on the bottle a
req label, with the word poison" and
told the dude to be careful. as the
sodn chloridum" was particularly
dangerous.
Two days later Mr.. Dude brought
PACK the bottle to be refflled. The
clerk was absent and the druggist him
self waited on him. This gentlemen
found the prescription on file. but the
price mad been omitted. He knew that
ne mad to deal with fool. Therefore
ne hxed up the salted water and
thought that % cents would be an hon
est compensation.
How is that?" asked the customer
Last time 1 paid 70 cents"
The druggist went back TO his pre-
scrlpton inclosure to investigate. or
rather to invent a satisfactory answer
In few minutes he returned and ex-
plalned that the duty on "sodoii chIori-
aum commonly salD, which was
enormous. had been declared unconsti-
tutional by the Supreme Court of the
The record-union., 1896-08-02
When Her Love Grew Cold.

She entered a jewelry store. and
walking up to b clerk she handed out
a ring and brusguely queried:
What's it worth?"
Very little" he answered after q
brief glance.
do you call it a diamond?"
''No; it's not a diamond"
Didn't cost $500, did it?"
"Oh, mol"
about rs cents, eh?" :,
THAT would be nearer its value,
think. hope you didn't buy that for a
diamond ring"
mo, I didn't. My feller gave it to
me for an engagement ring"
Il see," said the clerk. as he turned
his head away TO smile.
Said it was $500 proof of his love"
YES"
I've been a little suspicious all along,
but didn't want to raise a row. Only
glass, eh? Seventy-five cents buys 'em
anywhere? Well. the engagement Is off,
the feller has got the cold throw down
and 1 am ready for the next-see2''--
st. Louis Post-Dispatch
The record-union., 1896-08-02
NEW CURE FOR RHEUMATISM.
How 1t Was Discovered by a Con-
ViViaI Soul

Two or three years ago a gentleman of
convivial habits, but grievously afflicted
with rheumatism, was taking an after
dinner stroll along an Australian beach
accompanied by few friends, says the
Pail Mall Gazette" Among other trihes
OF fiotsam and jetsam lying about there
happened to be a dead whale, for this
was at TwOfold Bay, which is a whaling
station. The whale had already been
cut open and appeared to our hilarious
friend tempting morsel Of flesh. He
made for it and plunged right into the
huge mountain of decomposing blubber
His friends, Mortified, rushed to the res
cue and made valiant attempts to rescue
him, but in vain. The heat and smell
were too great, and they retired to wait
until he should come to his senses and
fight his own way out. He found him
self SO comfortable that he did not
emerge for over two hours When he did
however, he was quite sober, and, stran-
gest thing of all, the rheumatism from
which he had been suffering for years
had entirely disappeared.
Thus the whale cure" was discovered
In the town of Eden, which stands on
the shores of Twofold Bay, is a hotel
where the rheumatic patients congre-
gate. On news Of a whale being taken
they are rowed over to the works in a
boat. The whalers dig a sort of narrow
grave in the body and in this the patient
lies for two hours, as in a Turkish bath
the decomposing blubber of the whale
closing round his body and acting as
huge poultice. The whalers make no
charge for dip in the whale and go on
with their work on another part of the
body, while the patient is enjoying his
immersion. The hotel at Eden makes
a nice little thing out of the whale cure"
and many are the cases of complete re
covery recorded Of people who have
hardly been able to use their limbs for
years.
The record-union., 1896-08-02
NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Board of Trustees of the civ - Of +
Sacramento, on the 27th day of july. iSe6
aoopted kesoiut1on no. 319 of its intention
done, viz: ~ DS
That Sixth. street, in said city. from tbe
south line OF J street to the north line Of
X street, be improved by removing cor
bles and gravel, grading ana iayine oD =
strreetway OF concrete SIX 90 fnSfes in
thlcKtness ana with a top coating of bi-
IN thickness. grouted rock cutters five feef
Vice, altering tour % old catch basins ana
Where Isi hot already done constructing gran
For further particulars referenca Z
neieby MADE TO said resolution on file I'M
the ollice OF the City Clerk.
Sacramento, July 2S, 1856.
10, e4 Z. j. CROLY,
JSo1-Ot SunnFtnt a11fIerrt ~ ctraafe
The record-union., 1896-08-02

United States. AS to 'aqua pura"
(pure wate) the price had fallen 100
Per cent. on account of the absence of
yellow fever this year in Central and
South Africa
The dude went away satisfied with
his hair restorer, but the clerk will be
discharged if he fails to write the
prices on the prescriptions in the fu-
ture-St Louis Republic
The record-union., 1896-08-02
WeyIer's Latest Order.

Weary Williams-Say. thish yer coun-
try hes got to interfere in the Cuba
matter, an right away, too.
Tired Thompson-Wot the new
trouble?
Weary Williams-Why. / hain't pick
ed up but one Havana seegar stub in
mos two days."-Cleveland Plain Deal
er.
The record-union., 1896-08-02
SIERRA INSTITUTE.
ATl-as srr- ~

SFIECf BOARDING SCHOOL FOR
y0ilnS ladies', Dty school for both sexes
NeW equipments Preparatory Gramrr.r
ahG high school courses. Musie ara .,it.
Aaeufn Is /: popuiar health resort Send for
easaio@ae. ". II. DE- BELL. A. NJ Iriacipa!.
The record-union., 1896-08-02

In Murray, KY, a farmer arranged
with an autioneer to sell a mule at auc-
ton. The mule brought 81 and the
farmer paid fifty cents auctioneer's fees.
The record-union., 1896-08-02

They Listened to the End-Tcu now
what a long winded speaker Mr.. Wynd-
ham is?" II guess / do '.I1e says he
never delivered but one speech where
some people did not get up and so out .
Where was that?' TN the joliet Pens-
tertiary. Port Jas.is Gazette.
The record-union., 1896-08-02

The Duke of Edinburgh has an an
nual allowance of f25,0O per annum.
The record-union., 1896-08-02
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A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

IHAvE PURCHASED A HALF-INTER-
est in the Eagle Confectionery and Bakery,
S26 K street, and will be pleased to receive
the patronage and encouragement of the
public. Mr. Gropp and myself win do our
utmost to fill all orders for bakery and con-
fectionery goods. Ice cream, coffee and soda
water and cakes served in aleoves and at
The record-union., 1896-08-02

SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
friends in the East.
The record-union., 1896-08-02

They are neither professional politicians
nor the followers of them. To such citi-
zens the voice of reason is not addressed
The record-union., 1896-08-02

Have you ever stood on the edge of the
sidewalk and watched a woman cross
the street just after a sprinl1ling cart
had passed? 1t is a notable fact that
goodly portion of the contents of one of
these street sprinklers is often deposited
in perfect floods on a crossing, directly
ia the pathway of pedestrians. 1t is
The record-union., 1896-08-02

E. w. Maslin is in Sacramento for a
short stay on business. Mrs. Maslin,
who lately buried her mother, Mrs.
Way, is now staying at place just be-
yond Auburn and is quite ILL.,
The record-union., 1896-08-02

Mrs. Addie Carter, once the leading
contralto Of Sacramento, and always a
great favorihe in musical circles at
home and abroad, has returned from a
visit to San Francisco.
POLLY OLIVER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02
Assurance Of a Good Platform.

Major Mckinley is meeting will
greater favor than his currency plank
or the plank which he is supposed t
have subscribed to- and in absence ol
denial the supposition holds good. II
the platform adopted at st. Louis is
modelled upon the lines of Republican
platforms in states sending a majority
of the delegates 1t will not be repro
duction of the Ohio platform.
Twenty-Five states, in which Repub-
lican conventions have been held Il
elect delegates at large to st. Louis
have announced their positions upon
the currency and none of them have
declared for free silver. while only
Ohio. New Hampshire. Iowa and
Nebraska have indicated 4 preference
for a straddle platform. The sound
currency sentiment expressed in YER
mont and Illinois leaves II reasonably
certain that Delaware. Indiana, Michi-
gan and West Virginia will do likewise.
Certainly the outlook for the right sort
Of a platform at St. Louis is gratifying
to all who do not believe In compromise
with those who threaten to bolt unless
free silver shall be recognized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02

The White Rocks. novel, translated
from the French of Edouard Rod,
with illustrations by Z. Boyd Smith.
Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. 100
Purchase street. Boston.
Messrs. Crowell q Company have
given the reading public some rare
treats in the way of up-to-date trans
lations of the works Of the best French
authors. Both as regards matter and
typographical beauty The White
Rocks" will rank as one of the most
charming works of this class, that
has been publishedin the United States
for some time.
1t is dainty book from cover to
cover, and will be worthy ornament
to any shelf.
told with that graphic strength, vivid
ness of color, and clearness and direct
ness of style that characterize the
writings of Monsieur Rod The story
is one that is pure in tone, and OF
absorbing interest. The book merits a
generous patronage from the lovers OF
good literature
Southern de-Lights-A Picture of
| Social and Economic Life in the South
a Generation beforesthe War. By Ed
ward Ingle. A. B. One vol, 373 pp.,
appendices. index; cloth, $l75, (vol. X
in Crowell's Library Of Economics and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02

blood of the city. the state and the
nation. il therefore ought to be emf
nently representative. He traces the
recent evil phases of American political
NE directly orindirectly 10 thecentury-
ola system of electing single represen-
tatlFes from limited districts This
system. distorted for partisan purposes.
Is representative neither of sections nor
OF parties. but simply divides the peo-
pie arbitrarily into two hostile camps.
what remedy can be applied for this
misfortune? Various suggestions have
been made and attempts inaugurated
To overcome ii. Thus the general ticket
tcailed scrutin de liste in France) has
been tried but found to be crude and
destructive of minorities. The so-called
limited vote and the cumulative
vote which are notifications of the
general ticket. are shown to be less
barbarous but also full of inequalities.
Professor Commons argues forcibly
ana eloquently in favor of the plan
adopted and recommended by the
American Proportional Representation
League. of which he was the founder.
He illustrates it by example taken
from those European countries which
have successfully tried it.
He believes that proportional repre-
sentation Will secure the independence
Of the voter and freedom from the rule
Of the party machine: that it will do
away With the spoils system and result
in the publication of our politics; and
that il will be an effective agent in
municipal and social reform.
Ills arguments are strong and cogent
and are clearly delivered. He supports
them by remarkable array of facts
They certainly deserve the considera-
ton of every intelligent voter and of
every patriotic citizen. 1t is very
suggestive and important contribution
to the practical reform which must
speedily come if our great country is
to hold its position in the van of
progress.-T. Y. Crowell 4 Co. New
York and Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02

average stories of that period were az
true to character as the stories OF to-
day are, which we doubt. However, SO
long as the ideals Of the future mothers
are bicycling, tennis, golfing. etc,
rather than delicate health. drizzly
sentimentality and affectation of Ian
guor we are not going to allow Max
Nordeau to discourage us with his
sensational and superficial deductions.
AS for the Young men, the popularity
of athleticisin appears to more than
offset the degeneracy caused by the
cigarette. and who knows but the
nervous strain to which the modern
man is subjected. will. by the process
of the survival Of the fittest, result in
iron-nerved generations in the next
century?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02
l.Repubhcan State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Bangor,
Tuesday, June I'd, 1896,
Al Two O'clock p. M.
At Two O'clock p. m.

for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for Governor to be supported at the
September election; and transacting any
other business that may properly come
before it. The basis of representation
will be as follows:
Each city, town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate, and for each
seventy-five votes cast for the Rupubli-
can candidate for Governor in 1894 an
additional delegate, and for fraction OF
votes an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any
city, town or plantation can only be
filled by residents of the county in which
the vacancy exists.
The State Committee will be in session
in the reception room of the hall at one
o'clock p. NJ. on the day of the C6nven-
ti0n for the purpose of receiving the Gre
dentials OF delegates. Delegates, in order
to participate in the Convention, must be
elected subsequent to the date of the call
for this Convention.
We invite all Republicans and all cleo
tors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences, who are in favor of
tarlf: who are opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver. except by in
ternational agreement, and until such
agreement can be obtained. believe that
the present gold standard should be
maintained; who believe in free popular
education; in the promotion of the cause
OF temperance: in just and equal taxation;
in the restriction Of immigration: in a
just administration of all pension leg
islation; in whatever legislation will re-
store American shipping to its former
rank in the world; in the preservation of
National honor at home and abroad; in
an economical and efficient administra-
ton of State affairs, to unite with the
Republicans in the selection of delegates
to this Convention.
Per order, Republican State Committee.
J. II. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta. Maine, April 2lst 1896.
Fast day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02

The college debate is an event which
is gradually assuming importance. In
deed SO apparent is this that it seems
fair to assume that time is fast APP
proaching when Demosthenic contests
between institutions of learning will
not be overshadowed by the college
contests upon the diamond, the grid
iron, the race track and the water
course. So long as man exerts in
tiuence over man we do not believe
there viii be found a more effective
way than by oratory. OF course it will
not do To base this conclusion upon
much of what passes nowadays for
oratory. But anyone who has sat under
the spell OF a truly magnetic" or
hypnotic" speaker should need but
little other evidence to convince him
that IN no other way coSld that speaker
impress him so forcibly. Education
can't supply that power in the individ-
ual hut il can elevate the standard and
dignity the cultivation of the gift by
those so fortunate as to possess it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02
Novels Used to Disprove Degeneration
Theory.

Theory is entertaining. instructive
and provokes discussion that may
prove exceedingly valuabl Neverthe
less it is very rash for anyone to
assume that theory is proof and un-
changeable. A few months ago Max
Nordeaus somewhat plausible theory
of degeneration was the subject of
lively discussion and doubtless in
f.uenced many minds with it's pessim-
ism. To those at least it must be re-
freshing to have that theory ably
combated. Indeed to all it is more or
less of relief to learn that there are
wise men who dare to contradict 1t and
support their arguments with facts.
Among the last to do this successfully,
it appears. is DR.. Philip c. Knapp of
that the world is drifting to the mad
house because of the strain and ner-
vous exhaustion of modern living, he
assumes the contrary One ground
upon which he bases his opinion is
found in the descriptions of character
found in novels Of the last century.
He endeavored TO ascertain the number
of times Miss Clarissa Harlowe, an
ancient heroine. swooned in the course
of the tale but found the task of too
great magnitude. Girls don't swoon
nowadays; Of that there should be nc
doubt. They have better control over
their emotions or nerves. as you please
than the girl Of 100 years ago. If the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02

Spain is threatened with serious
destruction of her cereal crop by
drouth. In this country it is noticeable
that newspapers which have been in
clined to regard the Cuban insurgents
as banditti now admit the probability
of their success against the Spanish
arms Whatever SPANS harvest viii
be it is pretty sure to include more
than a peck of trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02

n Burnham hen lays a double yolked
egg every day including Sundays This
IS an item of interest to her owner
A young lady from Liberty is under
going treatment for total blindness
with which she has been afflicted since
she was a few months old 1t is
thought that her sight will be restored.
Hold on. boys. Let her alone and
she1l soon run down." was Chief
Justice Peterss quaint but effectual
admonition to the lawyers who were
vainly trying to shut off a garrulous
witness in Belfast this week
There are many in Penobscot and
Piscataquis counties who mourn the
loss ocoasioned by the death of Elias
II. Harris at Dexter. last Wednesday.
Mr.. Harris formerly lived at Parkman
but moved to Dexter a few years ago.
He was about 76 years of age and is
survived by his wife. Mr. Harris
was one of those unobtrusive, kindly
natures, the influence of which is NOT
always appreciated at it's full value I'M
til it is missed. He was good citizen
in every sense of the word. a kind
friend and a good neighbour While he
had no wish and made no ATTEMPT tn
| be CONSPICUOUS in public affairs he was
widely known and respected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-02

A good deal has been said about the
conduct of the Beers toward the
traitors, who attempted to overthrow
their government We fail to see that
they have done anything more severe
than our own country would have done
under similar circumstances. England
once hung Beers for traitors and now
is mean enough to insinuate that the
Beers would hang the traitors
did they dare to. 1t was evil
dent that when they made arrange
ments for the traitors to plead guilty
the Beers had determined to make the
punishment far less severe than it
really deserved. Knowing this the
English colonial secretary telegraphs a
covert threat to ''oom Paul. not to do
what it is already apparent he doesn t
intend to do. There seems to be little
doubt but that English influences will
eventually overcome Dutch influences
in the last stronghold the latter has. 1t
will be that sort of apparent injustice
which is inevitable. Probably the
Beers realize this, and knew that to
grant what the. Uitlanders wished
would result in the same way more
quickly. perhaps. than it can be brought
about by brute force. They are fight
ing in a desperate cause, such as true
men cannot do less than struggle for.
even when the tide is setting against
them, and when progress will benefit
by their loss