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The record-union., 1896-12-18

Certain gentlemen at the East in and
out of Congress who suffered defeat in
their political desires in November are
reported as now engaged in shouting
that Bryan was really elected, and that
great frauds were perpetrated in Nc
Kinley's interest. The basis of all this
seems to be the exceedingly large vote
cast for the Republican candidate; the
fact that most business interests were
for him; that men went to the polls and
voted in November who have been stay
at-homes heretofore, and finally the
general suspicion entertained by those
who make the charge. If this it not
thin ice ON which to skate we have
never heard of any. The idea of sensi-
Bile men moving out into the light Of
day with gross charge against a
President-elect, on no better footing
than that, is as monstrous as it is lud-
tcrous. It is true the election brought
out the largest vote ever cast. It is true
that Mckinley received a greater plu-
save one, General Grant 1t is true that
tens of thousands of men went to the
polls and voted who had not cast ballots
for years before. 1t is true that there
were in many districts great gains and
great losses in party voting But there
Is not a scintilla of evidence on which
to hinge the suspicion, let alone the be-
Eef, that there was fraud, or such fraud
as to result in Governor Mckinley re-
ceiving SO great an electoral or such a
plurality vote as he did. All these
charges are as mean as they are trif-
ing. They are the outgrowth of suspi-
cion that believes no one clean or hon
est; they spring from a discomfort that
has not the merit of being wholesome
or progressive. They are unworthy of
the American character and ought to
die in the breath that aids their utter
ance.
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These publications are sent either py
Mail or Express to agents or single SUD
scribers with charges prepaid. All POST
masters are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the
Pacific Coast
The record-union., 1896-12-18

F. de Wolfe Hennah, Optician, Ma
sonic Temple.
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TO-DAY AND TOMORROW
Ladies' Shoes.

A line of Ladies' bright Dongola
Kid-Foxed Button Shoes, kid top,
stylish patent tip; values that
would be cheap at 81 so a pair.
SALE PRICE, 81 10.
The record-union., 1896-12-18

Nothing makes finer Xmas pres
ent. Here are some exquisite crea-
tions in silk lace Fans, evening
shades and black; formerly marked
So 80, So, So and SO.
SALE PRICE, So 80.
Beautiful Fans in gauze and silk,
fine party colors. that have always
sold at 81 80, 81 IS up to SO each.
SALE PRICE, 81.
We shall also place on sale an ele-
CANT line of silk, satin and gauze.
all pretty shades. in regular 81 and
81 % qualities.
SALE PRICE, soc.
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mars nor makes Sacramento, Of course,
but it is humiliating to be compelled to
suffer fall In judgment concerning
contemporary, due either to its igno-
rance or bad taste 1t ought to know,
if it does not, that Sacramento is but
following the best of examples in for
bidding the fouling of sidewalks and is
conforming to the advice of the highest
sanitary authorities. In nearly all the
foremost cities of Europe the same Of
fense is forbidden by law, and has been
for a century. In only very rare in
stances does the traveller in Europe find
other than uncontaminated sidewalks.
The people there have been brought up
to good manners, at least so far as
voiding filth is concerned. in our own
country in the East such sidewalk or
dinances are in force and have been for
years. as cleanly and as sanitary meas
ureS In three of the cities of Cali
fornia they have been passed, and are
SiiIoi CCO d HAIL CcuUuIy IL
been a crime to void filth on the side
walk in the cities of New England,
notably Boston. Philadelphia some
years ago similarly provided as sani-
tary regulation, it having been demon
strated that several diseases are liable
to be disseminated through such prac-
tices as befoul walks in cities and towns.
That a community should be dubbed
freak town because it forbids the
using of it's sidewalks as spittoons and
cesspools and objects to the mainte-
nance of dairies in the midst of thickly
settled sections within narrow city
limits, argues that the objector
measures cleanliness by standards of
people who tilt back In rickety chairs
and in front of doggeries and hotels and
employ their time in squirting tobacco
juice over the sidewalks; and where the
front yards are corrals, and the evening
village breeze bears the odors exhaled
from the manure heaps Of dairies in
front yards. We trust that in this re-
gard the BLADE" does not represent
Santa Ana.
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Special Agencies.

Editorial Rooms. Red 131
Business Office. .Black 1oA
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THE WEEKLY UNION
(12 Pages),

Il the cheapest and most desirable Home.
News and Literary Journal published on
the Pacific Coast.
The Weekly Union, per year. r........$1 oo
The record-union., 1896-12-18
Albums.

Plush recovered Autograph AL
buns in assorted colors; metal word
autographs on front cover. They're
worth double
SALE PRICE, 10c EACH.
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Mems Gloves.

Mems Dogskin Driving Gloves in
medium weight, with patent snap
fastener at wrist; come in assorted
shades; value 81 pair.
SALE PRICE, SOC PAIR.
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DrapIery.

Japanese tinsel art draperies in
fine designs and quality; we'll worth
l5c yard. SALE PRICE, 10c.
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Record-Un,on Telephone.
The record-union., 1896-12-18
Mems Slippers.

A large lot of Mems fine velvet
embroidered holiday Slippers, pat
ent leather trimmed, all new goods
in sizes 6 to II.
SALE PRICE, SOC PAIR.
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Muslin.

45-inch unbleached Pillow Muslin,
free from filling, and soft finished.
SALE PRICE, 7c.
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Ladies' Jackets.

Ladies'. Mode Cloth Jackets, dou-
BILE e-breasted, three-quarter silk
lined: has high storm collar and
are very handsome garments; have
been $16 so each.
SALE PRICE, $12 80.
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THE DAILY RECORD-UNION.

A Seven-day Issue.
For one wear So 70
For six months. Observation-Disclosures. ~
FOR three months. hS................ oo
Subscribers served by carriers at FIJI
teen cents per week. In all interior cities
and towns the paper can be had OF the
agents
The Sunday "Record-Union," twelve
pages, 25 cents per month, delivered py
carrier. Sent by mail at 81 80 per year.
Uptown Branch Ohhce.
At A. c. Tufts Drug Store, southeast
corner of Tenth and streets, where SUP
scriptions will be received for the Daliy
alone.
OAK PARK AGENCY-At A. r.
Bakers grocery, corner Thirty-1ourtn
street and Sacramento avenue.
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Drapery FJannels.

Figured drapery Canton Flannels,
double-faced. The designs show
on both sides good variety of col
orings. SPECIAL AT 16c.
The record-union., 1896-12-18

Ladies' black and mixed Boucle
Jackets, button or fly finished front,
with black military straps; FORM
erly SIS each. SALE PRICE, $15.
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Cotton Blankets.

Extra weight Tan Cotton Blan-
kets in ia size; soft and fleecy;
worth 81 pair. SALE PRICE, SOC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-08
TIE ORGAN RIRD.
The Most Remarkable sOngateE oR eAs
Amazonian Forest.

The Most Remarkable sOneateE oR eAs
AmazonIan Forest
The banks Of the streams IN the Vi
cinity of st. PauI's, In the Upper ANA
IONS, in South America. are dotted with
palm-thatched dwellings, Of the Indi-
ans all half buried in the 1eafy wilder
ness, the scattered families having
chosen the coolest and shadiest hooks
for their abodes. The traveller frequent
~ hears in the nefghbOrhood OF these
huts the organ bird. the most remarka-
BILE songster by far of the Amazonian
forests. When its singular notes strike
the ear for the first time, the impress
sion cannot be resisted that they are
produced by a human voice. Some
musical boy must be gathering fruit
in the thickets, and is singing few
notes to cheer himself. The tones be-
come more and more futy and plaintive.
Som etimes they resemble the notes OF
a fageolet, and the traveller is almost
persuaded, in spite of the absurdity Of
the thing. that some person Is playing
that instrument in the primeyal forests.
However closely he may scan the neigh
boring thicket, no bird appears, al
though the voice seems to be that OF
some one near at hand.
The bird is rarely if ever heard in the
Lower Amazons. 1t is the only song
bird that makes an impression on the
natives, who sometimes rest their pad
dies while voyaging in their small
canoes along by TIE shady upstreams as
If struck by the mysterious sounds
high compliment. indeed. for the usual
" fmpassfve natives TO pay to the
feathered son gster.
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SNAKE woRsHIP IN cusA.
negroes venerate the BEaja, = Eags
Reptile About sugar Mills.

negroes venerate the AEaja, = Eags
Reptile About sugar REilis.
The negroes of Cuba are a peculiar
people, says the New York Journal.
Kept in slavery until few years ago,
and living isolated lives, the majority
Of them on the great sugar plantations
have retained much OF the barbarity
Of their African ancestors. They are
ignorant, uncouth, supersttdous to an
amazing degree. Although most Of
them are nominally Christlan-that is,
so far as any one has bothered with
missionary emort-they are many Of
them still practically African devil
worshipeTs. The snake is the great
object OF their veneration.
In the island snakes are numerous.
The principal snake is the ma5a. vari-
ETY. of the Demonstration. It is several
feet long and as large around as an
arm. In color it is a siIvery gray. and
it has a well-shaped head. It's bite is
not poisonous. and unn oIested it will
not attack any one. The maja is
freCuenter of the sugar mfHs and there
it feeds on the rats that often infest
those places. It often, too. makes ex~
cursions on the planters poultry yard,
and in Cuba it is never safe, Wltnoue
substantial evidence. to decide whether
the absence of any Of the plump hens
from the flock can be laid at the door
OF the maJa or one Of the plantation
negroes. Feeding on the sugar. as the
darkies believe the snake does, and on
chickens and birds. the flesh Of the
maja has. by some Of the NEGROES. come
to be considered we'll worth eating. It IS
a practice frowned upon by the planters
Therefore. these serpent feasts form
part of the worship OF the powers Of
darkn ess carried on surreptitiously.
The coast negroes participate little in
this practice. bat in the interior OF the
country 1t from time to time breaks
out with the certainty of an epidemic.
LittT0 is known Of this to the outside
world. as the negroes. feaving the dis
pleasure Of their masters and overseevs'
keep their dofngs as aufet as possible.
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WONDERFUL GARDEN. THIS.
Ae Le@aa she story About It Is Won
derfrI Enough.

At La@ae she story about It Is Won
derfnI Enough.
Most people, says the Portland Ore
gonian, have heard Of the hanging gar
aens Of Babylon, the modern roof gar
dens and the gardens or floating ISL
ands in which vegetables used to be
grown for the citizens Of ancient Mex
leo, but probably few have heard Of a
garden on board a ship with farmyard
attachment The splendid ship Now
han, now in port, and the largest yes
sci which has ever been here, had SUCH
an arrangement on board during her
trip to Oregon. On leaving Belfast for
Portland she took on board as ballast
1000 tons of irish soil. which. when
leveled of. made quite a stretch Of
ground, and as the soil of Ireland Is
proverbiaIly fertile the ships company
proceeded to put it to good use By
planting a stock Of garden truck in
ft-cabbages. leeks. turnips. radishes.
lettuce. peas, beans, etc. The seeds
came up all right and the plants -four
ished finely, and when the ship was IN
the tropics, grew with great Tapidity-
As they progressed toward the Horn
and the weather grew colder things
came to perfection rapidly. The crew
amused themselves by wedding and cus-
tIvating the plants and the captain and
officers took regular walks in the gar
den daily and all had green vegetables
to their hearts content.
As they came around the Horn the
garden was replanted and by the time
they reached the equator everything
was abloom and all hands feasted On
fresh vegetables daily. The only drag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-08

backs TO the garden were the weeds,
which grew 50 rapidly that they could
hardly be kept down. and the drove Of
pigs, which were kept IN the farm
yard attachment. and which on sever
al occasions when the ship was buck
ing into nor'easter and rolling heav-
lily broke cut of the bounds and made
serious fnroads IN the garden. It is
serious matter to call on hands on
board ship, and is only done in emer-
gency. but when the pigs got into the
garden there was more pounding on
the forecsstIe scuttles and handspikes
and blowing Of boatswain's whistles
than if the ship had been laid aback by
typhoOn OF all the masts had been
carried away. and every sleeper was
aroused to help get the pigs out of the
garden.
The last pig was killed and served up
with green vegetables Just before the
Mowhan entered the Columbia On the
arrival Of the Mowhan here the Irish
soil was discharged on the elevator
company's dock and piled ND neatly,
so that any exiled patriot who desires
bit Of the Gould sod" can be accom-
modated. The pile will doubtless be
covered with shamrocks in the spring
and viii furnish boutonnieres for q
whole St. Patricks day procession.
Doubtless many a sack Of it win be
carried of to fiji flower pots. etc. Al
though it comes from the "black north"
It is still the real Gould sod"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-08
Mow = - . soft skln.

A velvety softness and wilderness may
be given to the skin BY using pure cas-
tile soap and oatmeal during the proc
ess Of bathing. In order to accomplish
this very desirable result, small bags.
composed Of thin cheese cloth. about
five inches square, should be made by
machine, and each one flied loosely
with the following mixtures Five
pounds Of oatmeal ground fine, half a
pound of pure CASTLE soap reduced to
powder and a pound Of hnely-powdered
italian orris root. These Ingredients
should be thoroughly mixed together.
The oatmeal bags should be used as q
sponge, being dipped in warm water.
when they viii make a thick, rich
lather.
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THE vIsITINo 80.
ne Makes Enough Money to Keep s
Carriage.

he Makes Enough Money TO Keep s.
Carriage.
a character on the upper west side
is a six-foot barber who hasn't any
shop Of his own, but . 40 makes enough
at his trade to keep a turnout. He used
to keep a shop downtown but this ven
ture was not what he desired it to be,
so he gave it up to the sheriff. Then
he hit upon the idea Of becoming
visiting barber. A visiting barber is
different from the ordinary. everyday
barber in that he calls at the homes Of
fairly Well-to-do business men at fixed
hours Of the day and for an extra COM
pensation shows his ability as a ton
serial artist. The class OF customers
that this visiting barber has is the envy
Of all the shop BARRIERS for miles around
his territory. How he does it is best
explained in his own language, as fol-
lows: Il figure among nay customers, +" he
said, two bankers who have offices on
New street, a lawyer who won a $780,
600 case the day before yesterday, the
agent of q steamship line that runs to
the West Indies, the manager of several
metropolitan theaters and half a dozen
physicians. Ny greatest difficulty has
been to get my customers to set aside
hours for my visit that would suit them
as well as myself This often interferes
with my assuming other business.
have but two hands, as you must OBJ
serve, and although I have never sug-
gested sending an assistant to my Gus
toners, I am sure they would not like
2 substitute The business Of a visiting
barber resembles that OF q fortune teller
in that it must be personal.
My charges per week for each Gus
toner range from 50 up. I begin work
each morning on the steamship man
He is an early riser and breakfasts at
o'clock, after I have visited his house
and attended to his wants The bank
ers I visit between and 9, and then,
unless on special occasions. call on the
lawyer. All my physicians have office
hours up to II o'clock. and I prepare
them before they go visiting. have
five young men Of leisure who generally
lie in bed until come.
Elm all I shave and otherwise attend
to Wenty-five customers each cay. three
Of them before dinner in the evening.
I do not know if there are any other
visiting BARRIERS in the city, nor do I
care. All that I know is that make
money enough out of it to keep a horse
and rig to take nay wife driving on Sun
day. While I was a slave of the shop
never did that, for the reason that I
seldom had full Sunday to myself
and also because hadn't any rig. The
man who patronizes the visiting barber
is sensible. Tt may be little more ex-
pensive. but it is cleaner, more convent
ent and satisfactory all around. New
York Mail and Express.
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Clean kid gloves with naphtha; put
them on the hands, rub with flannel
dipped in naphtha, and then wipe dry
with q clean piece of white flannel.
Remove the gloves and hang them up
in the air. The first steps in renovat-
ing are embarrassing, but must be
done well or the after results viii be
far from satisfactory. silk embroid-
cry may be cleaned with a camers-hair
brush and spirits of wine. Prepare TO
do the task well or do not commence it,
Be careful of xplosive-cleaning fluids,
like benzine. naphtha or alcohol AL
ways air goods after cleaning them in a
fluid of strong color.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-08

A coed Recipe for HoarhOand Candy.
al tested recipe for horehound can
dies consists OF pound Of dried boar
hound leaves boiled in one quart of
water. cooled and then boiled again for
i've minutes. After that strain on the
LIQUID through a cloth; put it back On
the fire and let it simmer until the
quantity is reduced to four or i've
ounces. Add an ounce of gum arabic.
and when dissolved enough fine sugar
TO make a dough or paste. as for loz-
enges. Roll out and cut in small pieces
with a perfectly clean thimbls or q lit
lie cutter such as is used by confection-
ers.-NeW York Evening Post.
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it requires neither soil nor fertilizer
its roots serving only to fasten itself
to the branches OF trees lin its native
growth), while it derives its nourish-
ment from the air. The plants may
be secured to a forked stick. piece Of
bark, wire frame, bunch Of moss, or
anything Of the sort, and suspended in
a, window, or for special occasions from
any part OF the room. and they make
one of the most attractive objects iun-
aginable in the way Of floral decora-
ton and have the advantage Of keeping
indefinitely. The foliage droops grace
fully, each leaf being curved and
pointed, and of a beautiful grayish
green. 1t is easily grown and viii
thrive in any window, requiring simply
a good sprinkling Of water once or
twice g. week; and the plant is odd and
attractive even when it does not send
out its large forled panaole Of bloom
N. Z. Mercury.
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Char Bns No Bare.ln.

When the average "cabby'' comes 70
the conclusion that his horse is too old
and inArm to draw his vehicle, it may
be assumed that the animals market
value is very small In the east end
there are several establishments where
such horses and mules to match are
sold to the highest bidder. The prices
brought are ridiculously small and
dwfndle to almost nothing after the
auctioneer has deducted his percentage
for making the sale; but, then. the
"cabby" Is rid Of his horse, which Is
something during the winter, especially
if the animal is not able to earn its oats.
Last week a well-known hackdriver de-
cided to sell a horse that he had driven
eight years and which was reDuted to
be nearly IS years old. He sent the
beast to an east end auctfoneer with in
struct5ons to sell him for what he would
bring. The horse sold for 50 cents. The
aucti0neer reserved half of this sum as
his com mission. The hackman and the
boy had a drink of 10-cent whisky and
the net saving from the sale was exactly
cents-Louisvill Courier Journal.
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FAMILY soRAP 80.

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q walnut IA esae on When ming tLle
l4Ll3s anu = wiz give 2 DA'sHs t-l10
STOCKINGS were unknown ~ l'lole
sllaes' 5llaOoEy mrs. men Ilolls DnsIa tiA
haV1ng oeen worn IN Asaa4y @oouo Sle
goaE LOU
W hen bamboo furniture IS dirty %
may be cleaned with a small brush
dipped IN warm water and salt The salt
VIII prevent the bamboo from turning
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FREE.

Are Won I'd need Of work2 III so, you are 40
liberty to use these columns for assistance fn
that direction. While this notice appears the
STATE JoURs5A1. win publish free on Saturday.
Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas
reople. ali notices of ~situaHons Wanted, " not
exceeding I'VE lines, OF thirty-lve words, in
length. provided that all advertisements Of that
nature are handed in previous to ten O'Clock
Saturday morning. also On Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday an advertising Of this class
handed ia by ten O'Clock Wednesday morning.
no advertisements OF this nature to be started
except on Saturdays and Wednesdays No opll-
CATION is incurred on the part Of the advertiser
NO worthy and needy man OF woman need hesi-
fate TO take advantage of this offer No one in
business Or having employment is expected 70
take advantage Of it, but all others are invited
@ avail themselves freely.
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elMEARRLE Az RLANr.
A Novel and Exceptionally Aetrn
Floral Decoration

A Novel aad exceptionally Aetraotiva
Floral Decoration
Blooming plants in hanging baskets
are sometimes difficult to secure. They
cannot be made to trail their delicate
growth down about the basket in a.
short time after starting. Besides,
decorations of this sort often prove
short-lived when taken to the home
from the greenhouse. Try a pineapple
air plant for the hanging decoration
this year. This is one Of the most
unique hanging plants, as wei as the
most ornamental. Unlike other plants.
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An X Ray Discovery.

I wonder if her heart is mine2
This question often yeXed me.
From Fanny received no sign.
She puzzled and perplexed me.
Her graceful form. her looks, her air,
All my affections captured.
Sometimes her frowns brought wild de
spalrs
Sometimes her smiles enraptured.
sighed; if the heart could see
OF this capricious maiden
And find its love is all FOR me-
This world would be an Alden.
FOR peace sought the magic aEs,
And now I IN done with Fanny.
tried the K ray on her heart
And found she hadn any.
If you smoke for pleasure use Sweet
Moments cigarettes. A superior article.
s. II. Grifhths denies the charge. He
does not live in Auburndale.
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Fanoies . Elephant.s e.

The latest card cases and pocket
books are made from g leather that is
called elephants hide. 1t has rather
a tough surface, and is Of light tan
color. They are mounted at the cor
nera in duh gold, or have a plain gold
band around them headed by a narrow
beading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-08

Lemons may be kept fresh and good
a long time by putting them In an open
stone crock and covering them with
cold water. The water should be
changed twice a week. Lemons treated
IN this way viii become ripe and juicy.