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None to brush your tears away,
None to care for you in sadness,
When you're feeble and grown gray
None to take you to his bosom,
None to call you then his own,
None to care If dead or living,
You'll be sorry when I'm gone.
the singer fell upon the lounge, weep
ing Historically, and lapsed into the
lethargic condition in which she has
remained ever since. The remarkable
sensitiveness Of women to hysterical-
emotional condition generally was
shown upon every one Of the women
present, who began to weep in sympa-
thy with the sufferer.
Mrs. Rosenfeld has been closely con.
fined in the New York Hospital for the
last two weeks. She Is being treated
in an interestingly original manner by
the hospital physicians. This treat
ment consists Of almost absolute isola-
ton. None of her friends, and not even
her husband has been allowed to speak
to her while at the hospital. The
theory of Dr. Rail, who has the patient
in charge, is that isolation will give her
an entire change of emotional condi-
tons. Deprived of the society Of her
husband and Of the household pets by
which she has been surrounded many
years, the doctors are of the opinion
that isolation will produce beneficial
effect by the reason Of the new sur
roundings and a production of the
physical condition of the mind hitherto
unknown to her.
While isolation Is comparatively
new treatment In America, 1t has been
tried with success by the German ply
sicians and also by Charcot, the cele-
brated French expert. DIR. A. b Ball,
Of the New York Hospital, Is of the
opinion that the emotions can be SO
steeled against a representative con-
dition that entire quiet and isolation
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16


pertinent.
Governor Drake of Iowa believes in
the reformation of criminals, and is
putting his idea into practice as far as
the laws Of the state will permit. He
has not granted an unconditional par
don during his term of Office, but he
has paroled from prison several con-
victs who were serving time for their
first offence, and whose conduct In
prison and prior to the offence gave rea-
son to believe that they could be re-
formed. In each case the one paroled
is told that he must lead a correct life,
must abstain from the use of intoxi-
cants, and must not frequent places
where liquor Is sold. Strict watch is
kept on the men released, and any in
fraction of their parole results in their
return to the penitentiary to serve the
balance of their sentence. Thus far
only one Of the paroled men has been
reincarcerated.
Where year ago every bright Sun
day saw the Thames swarming with
pleasure craft for twenty miles, a
spectacle quite unique in Europe, you
see now only what seems like week
day casual gathering. 1t is the dusty
highway skirting the river which is
now alive with humanity, flying on
wheels instead of dawdling lazily in
punts. All England is suddenly gone
bicycle mad. The Daily Chronicle rec
ognizes the revolution by starting a
regular cyclists department in its COL
umns. 1t says that bicycling has be-
come as important as literature or art.
Its first article on the subject lays
stress on the superiority of American
models over the English ones, and
warns the British makers that unless
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The Pitt Diamond.

The Pitt diamond was found by
slave in the Parteal mines on the Kistna
in 17O1, and he escaped to the coast with
it. Unfortunately, he took an English
skipper into his secret. The skipper
took him on board, and, having OBJ
| tanned possession of the jewel, flung the
slave into the sea- He afterwards sold
the diamond, squandered the money in
dissipation, and finally, in a f1t Of de-
lirium tremens and remorse, not in
appropriately hanged himself
Meantime the diamond had come into
the hands of Thomas Pitt, Governor of
Fort ST. George, against whom certain
charges were made in connection with
it. In an account of his dealings with
it which he wrote, Pitt said he bought
it from a diamond merchant named
Jamchund for something over 100000
The diamond was cut in London, and in
the process-which lasted two years-it
was reduced 40 to 1864 carats. In
1117 the Duke Of Orleans purchased it
for f135 900, and as the dust obtained
in the cutting was valued at from $1,000
to tS,O00, Pitt must have netted at least
tlOO,00O by his venture. with this he
restored the fortunes of the ancient
house of Pitt, which was destined later
on to give England two Of her greatest
statesmen and orators"
Pitt must have been glad to get rid Of
the jewel, for he knew little rest while
1t was in his possession. He was con-
stantly haunted by the fear Of losing
CT being robbed of it, so that it was
with great difficulty he could ever be
induced to exhibit it, even to his most
intimate friends While he had it, Pitt,
1t is said, never slept two nights run
ming under the same roof He moved
about capriciously or in disguise, and
never gave previous notice of his ar
rival to or departure from town" In
1872 the whole of the French regalia
disappeared, and with it the Pitt"
now the Regent" diamond. It was
afterwards recovered, however, and is
now to be seen at the Louvre. 1t has
been estimated to be worth f4SO OOO.-
Westminster Gazette.
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

(Readers of the Record Union" are re-
quested to send to this office personals;
weddings, engagements, society notes ana
home gatherings of every kind. Write
on one side of the paper, and give your
name and address, not for publication. but
as guarantee of good faith)
The Society of Kings Daughters Of the
Christian Church gave lemon
squeeze" social at the residence of Mrs.
Tappin, 1908 Tenth street, last evening.
A merry company of about fifty gath
cred and enjoyed themselves till late
hour. The literary part of the pro-
gramme, after a prayer by Rev. Dem
ton, was: Piano solo, Gertie Tappin;
recitation, Eva Bottomly; vocal solo,
Jessie Mclean; guitar and mandolin
duet, Messrs. Atop and Johnson; recita-
ton, Ella Ivey; guitar solo, Mr.. Atop,
and the last number was liberal supply
of lemons served in two dishes, those in
each dish being numbered consecutively
l, 2, 3, etc., and one dish being served
to ladies, the other to the gents, the
corresponding numbers of the two
dishes, viz, the two number ones and the
two number twoS, ETC., were partners
for the remainder of the evening. After
partners had been found one couple at
time were compelled to pass through a
room alone and unseen, it taking some
minutes for them to make the passage
and all were 10th to tell why, but it was
guessed that they were squeezing the
juice out of the lemons they carried to
make the lemonade for the evening. It
is an unsolved and open question, how
ever, whether it was the lemons or the
Kings Daughters, most of whom were
dressed in lemon color, that got the
worst squeezing. The latter part of the
evening was spent socially and after re-
freshments were served all adjourned,
after expressing themselves as to the
pleasures of the gathering and wishing
such could be had oftener.
The Misses Sherburn and Miss Edith
Ebert entertained number Of their
friends last evening at the residence of
Miss Sherburn. The evening was
spent in playing whist. Those present
were: Misses Maud Wilmington, Ida
Flemming, Sadie Lawson, Lou Sher-
burn, Lottie Parker, Lillian Ebert. May
Wolfe, Bertha Ebert, Hattie Bell, Ella
Sherburn, Maggie Kearney, Edith
Ebert, Mesdames Ebert, Green and
Sherburn, Messrs, c. A. Phipps, Fred
Yorke, Fred Greider Frank Schuler, J.
A. Green, c. B. Conn, George Sherburn,
Harold Gates, E. Pope and Major w. H.
Sherburn
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Curious Fish in Lake Galilee.

In the Sea of Galilee-or Lake Tiber-
las, as it is often called-there is a
strange fish named the Chromis ST.
monis, which is more careful of its
young than fish generally are. The
male fish takes the eggs in its mouth and
keeps them in his natural side pockets
where they are regularly Matched, and
remain until able to Shift for them
selves. By this ingenious arrange
ment the brood is comparatively guard
ed against it's natural enemies; it is
easily fed, too, but it is puzzle how the
little ones escape being eaten alive.
month ago, says a traveller found In
my net a number of Chromis Simonis
without eyes. Others of the species
when I lifted them up, dropped a num-
Der of little fishes out Of their mouths
which swami away hastily.-Public
Opinion.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

| Hugh M. Larue and wife returned yes
terday from Los Angeles.
Among those who went East with the
Rancho del Paso stock was Charles NJ
| Woodburn.
| R. r. Hart and Miss Lola Hart left
yesterday for visit to College City, Co
lusa county.
Congressman Marion Biggs, Sr
| came down from his home yesterday
and is in the city.
Edward c. Jobson returned from the
East yesterday and win spend his sum
mer vacation here.
Mrs. William Beckman and Miss Nc
Morry were among those who returned
yesterday from La Fiesta de Los An
geles~
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Nickel returned
yesterday morning from Los Angeles
where they have been for a week or So
enjoying the Fiesta.
Charles Deuel., editor of the Gridley
Herald" has been visiting the city
Y. c. Richards, another Butte county
newspaper man, was also here.
Mrs. A. T. Ross and family. Mrs. E.
+. Chase and F. T. Rohner of Controller
Colgan's office, with his family, left town
yesterday to attend the carnival al
Santa Rosa
Dr. j. r. Laine is quite i'll at his resi-
dence, K street, between Ninth and
Tenth, with an attack of pneumonia
Mrs. Laine came up from the Bay last
evening to attend him.
Katharine Ward of Cynthiana, KY
aunt and cousin respectively to Com
missioner j. l.. Maude, are visiting in
Sacramento as his guests, but leave for
their homes tonight
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the Hodges Company presents its triple
bill again, and a good one it is through
! out.
What insufferable nonsense is Nc
Nally's farce comedy THE Night
Clerk" as presented by Peter Dailey's
company at the Metropolitan Theater
| last night. Clever people in the troupe,
competency for real fun production and
all that, but Heavens, what superhu-
man efforts to be witty and what colos-
sal failures. And by the way, since
comeliness on the stage appears to be
so much in demand, how comes it that
Daley rustled so hard to corrall all the
plain women in the land and put them
upon the roster of his company? Why
is it that when a playwright attempts to
| construct low comedy that if he names
| it farce comedy (whatever that may
mean he produces something-as a rule
utterly plotless, witless and idiotic
All the laugh there is in such pieces
excepting some of Hoyt's and few
others) is due to the contortions and
actions of the actors, and to slang and
plays upon slang. Take the case Of
Daley with his clever people, himself,
Jennie Yeaman, Miss Parker, J. G..
others, with a play just as broad, just
as slangy, just as absurd, there still
might be a story, a connected plot, a
real purpose and the consequence
would be greater success by the Daley
| company. Perhaps, however, success
is not that at. which he aims; if rot
brings in coin perhaps he is just as well
pleased If so, herein is an example of
! -, IF thp St to do
vices.
/ Rivarde, the noted Spanish violinist,
| now playing at the Columbia Theater,
San Francisco, with great success, with
| Lauchume, the pianist Che was here
with Ysaye, and is held to be one of the
| few foremost perfect accompanists),
with other artists, are to appear at the
Metropolitan Theater Wednesday night
| next The attraction is strong one.
1t comes by solicitation made by lead
| ing citizens and music lovers, and the
expectation is that Sacramento will
demonstrate its appreciation by large
| audience.
Get after the proofreaders on your
house programme, Manager Todd Mr..
Reeds name is not Rowland" nor
does Mr. Royle spell his name "Royles. -
Thomas j. Myers, advance represent
ative for Milton Royle, is in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Royle appear here on the
| eth and Sth in Friends and Captain
Impudence," the latter Royle's latest
play, with the scenes in Mexico and
deals with the incidents of the Mexican
war The title has been changed from
Mexico" to Captain Impudence."
| The play was given under this name
| for the first time in San Francisco, and
made such a pronounced hit that its
run was extended from one week to
two and Friends" which was to have
] been given by the company during the
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-AucT,oN sALEn

OF VALUABLE CITY BUSINESS AND
Residence Property. A Positive Sale No
Limit. We viii sell at public auction on
TUESDAY, May 5th, at 10 a. m on the prem
ises, that valuable property known as the
Ewers property, situated northeast corner
Thirteenth and II streets Lot so by ITO, with
two houses, store, stable, barn, etc. Will be
sold as whole or subdivided. Don't forget
to attend this sale as the property must be Sold
ap3O-5t D. j. SIMMONS & CO., Auctioneers.
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Free Popular Lecture.

Tonight and tomorrow night Rev.
]. W. Webb, Grand Chief Templar l. O..
G. T., of Fresno, viii give a free popu-
lar lecture at Pythian Castle, with hu-
morous and other readings, stories and
recitatiOnS
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Auction Sale.

Bell & Co. will sell at auction on Sat
urday, at their salesroom, 927 K street
at 10 a. m. sharp, large variety of
furniture and carpets in fine condition
without reserve
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T 3. REID, dentist, Masonic Temple
Sixth and K streets. Office hours 3 to s

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teethinZ with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays pain
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels. and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from .eething or other causes. For
sale by druggists in every part Of the
world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
q bottle.
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AUCTIONS.
AUCTION SALE

OF FURNITURE AND CARPETS, ETC,
removed to salesroom, 921 X street, this
day. and will be sold SATURDAY, Nav 2.
1896. at 10 o'clock a M sharp The goods
are all in fine condition and a large va
riety, and will be sold without reserve
Sale positive. Terms cash.
BELL & CO., Auctioneers
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IF YOU WISH any Of the following
delicacies, you can find them in the finest
qualities at the Sacramento Market, 3O8-
10-12 K street: Salami Sausage, Choice
Mackerel, Smoked Halibut,, Smoked Sal
Cream, RoQuefort Adam, German Hand
Sap Sage and Pineapple Cheese. Curtis
&. HerZog
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second week of its stay, was postponed
to third week. Time in the neighbor-
ing towns was Cancelled that the COM
pany might stay a third week at the
California Theater.
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A London newspaper says that one of
the most amusing Of the many letters
received by DR.. Jameson recently was
one from girl in Portland, Me-, ask
ing for a lock Of his hair and inclosing
blonde tress Of her own
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NEW FIRM.

BERT MARTIN AND WILL H.
Young are now ready to receive the pat
ronage OF all their friends who wish to
be served with first-clasS meats of all
kinds. Place of business northwest corner
Twelfth and Q streets. Give the boys
trial.
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What's in a Name =?

Mrs. N. Anderson will give lecture
this evening at the Gospel Mission on
the subject, What's in a Name?'
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A correspondent 6f the "Muenchener
Neueste Nachrichten" affirms that the
office of Physician to the Sultan of Zan-
zibar is far from being a sinecure. Prob
ably to guard against poisoning, the
unhappy doctor is compelled to swal-
low one-half of the medicine prescribed
by him for the sick person.
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PRICES-1Oc, zoe. 3Oc.
PICNIC PRIviLEGEs

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED FOR BAR.
Ice Cream, Refreshments, Games, etc., for
the Foresters' Picnic ut Graham'S Grove
Nav 18TH Bids should be in by May Sth.
The committee reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. Address DANIEL S.
BUELL., Secretary of the Committee, Elk
Grove. ap % 3t.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

Vehicles-Baker & MISUNDERSTANDING.
Carts, Buggies, Carriages. Phaetons, Balm
Farm and Header Wagons. Wholesale
Hardware. Send for catalogue.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Tonight at the Clunie Opera house
the Hodges Company presents its triple
bill again, and a good one it is through
out
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HODSON, of S13 X street, makes all
the children'S pictures.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

CLUNIE OPERA HOUSE.
J. H Todd. Lessee and Manager
Week Commencing Monday. April 81,
Saturday Matinee and Sunday Night.
WALTER HODGES COMPANY in the
Roaring Comedy,
EVERYBODY FRIEND.
Preceded by the farce, "Little Jim Corbett."
PRICES-1Oc, zoe, 3Oc.
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for Infants and Children.

sCastoria isso wen adapted to childrenthat
lrecommend 1t as superior to any prescription
known to me- II. A ARCHER, NJ D.,
III So Oxford St.. Brooklyn, n. Y.
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Georgetown Boomlets.

GEORGETOWN, June 24.-[Spe-
cial AT the annual election of
the Henry Thomas Chapter Nogo,
royal arch mssons, Of Georgetown,
the following officers were elected :
G.. B. Stone, HI. D.; j. M. Daniel,
King; W. p. Fleming, Scribe; G..
w. Foster, treasurer; A. j. Sharpe,
secretary; r. HI. Montgomery,
guard.
Elder A. B. West, one of the
oldest ablest, and most extensive
ly known ministers Of the Chris
tian church, died very suddenly
yesterday morning at Putnam,
Callsghan county. His remains
will be shipped here for interment.
He had been in active ministry for
nearly 40 years.
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THE SPANISH DUEL ENDS.

New York, June pa special to the
Herald from Madrid says: All the
daily papers publish the letter to Gen
Campos from his seconds, Marquis d
Ebro and Marquis Cabrinina, quoting
the one addressed by them to Gen.
Borrero's seconds, in which they
state: an view of the measures
adopted by the government the ne
costly with the military and civil law,
and many other circumstances, deem
ing the honor and valor of Marshal
Campos fully sustained they consider
any further prolOngation of the stu
alton indefensible by the laws of hon
or. Therefore they withdraw from the
mission intrusted by Gen. CampOs.'
This puts an end to the affair, much
to the satisfaction of everyone.
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Must Liven up a Bit.

HENLEY, June 24.-All member
of the Yale crew worked at pair
oar practice today. "Bob'
Cook is now paying more
attention to the finish of the
stroke. The Americans are in per-
feet condition and the shell is 60.
ing smoothly; but the men don't
seem to have as much life as the
other crews. The Yale stroke is
now about %, which is lower than
that OF the crews which are to COM
pete against the visitors. "Bob"
Cook has ordered new set of oars
from iPutney. They will be an
inch longer, both inboard and out
board, to those now used, but will
be of the same width and will be
the some length of blade and depth
Of spoon used by the English
crews,
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Puzzles the Leaders.

SARATOGA, N. Y, June "a
While the number in attendance
upon the democratic state conven.
tion today is smaller than usual,
there has been in the last few
hours a marked awakening of in
terest in the outcome. This Is due
to the aggressiveness Of the free
silver mem bers OF the party who
have entered upon the agitation
that promises to try the resources
Of such experienced political lead
ers as Senator Hill and ex-Secre-
tary Whitney. They refused the
proposition to fight out the cur
rency issue in the platform COM
mittee and declared their purpose
OF making themselves heard in the
convention should the committee
report an out and out anti-silver
plank. Some of them, however,
are disposed to accept the Whitney
proposition Of a declaration in
favor of bi-metalism when that
can be brought about upon the
basis OF international agreement,
the existing system to be main
tanned in the meantime.
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SPAIN TUMBLES.
PLATFORMS ARE NOT ACTS OF
CONGRESS.
Willing to Wait and Do Her Duty and
Trust to the Sober Second Sense of
the American People.

NEW YORK, June PA special
to the Herald from Madrid, says :
Public opinion in Spain as in
Europe and even in America does
not recognize in Cuba, particularly
among some of it's inhabitants, the
conditions necessary for the con-
stitution of an independent state.
For this reason, one infers that at
the bottom OF the whole affair, the
United States seeks the "annexa-
ton" of the island. And If Mr..
Mckinley has not foreseen such an
eventuality, which is not admissi.
BILE, he has from a political point
of view stopped half way.
Public opinion in Spain is not in
the least disturbed by the an
nouncement.
Our people will fulfill the duties
demanded Of them by patriotism
without worrying about President
Cleveland, but even II it Is not so,
the Spauiards know perfectly well
differences between those princi-
Piles contained in q convention
platform and their execution later
in the White House, where they
are found to be difficult, even i'm
possible of accomplishment.
Promises of a convention plat
form have to be rectified, curtailed
or abandoned according to time
and circumstances, and the respon-
sibilities devolving on all public
mon in any country, especially as
happens in the United States, where
the executive is independent aud
the nation and its destinies are
not tied to any particular organi-
zation. Nor do the Spanish peo-
pie fail to recognize in the admit
rable constitution of the United
States among other organisms 80
well balanced that ample time is
given for. reflection" We count
therefore not only on the spirit Of
justice, ever alive in the United
States, but also on inevitable cur
rent future events.
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A DISTINGUISHED PARTY.

New Orleans, June pa distin-
guished party of Texans will arrive
in this city Saturday. 1t will COM
prise Gen. w. S. Cabell, major general
of the Texas division of Confederates,
his staff, Miss Daffar, Miss Plateau,
Capt w. II. CASTOR, and a number of
prominent ladies. The $50 train over
the Piedmont Air Line will carry this
portion of the Texas delegation, who
will attend the great reunion at Rich
mond.. A special sleeper has been re-
served for the general and those ac-
companying him.
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GUITAR MUST HANG.

Philadelphia, June 24.-Judge Yer
kers has Overruled the motion of
counsel for AlphonsO Guitar, Jr., who
was recently convicted of the murder
of his aunt, Johanna Logue, for new
trial and sentenced the prisoner to be
hanged. Guitar murdered Mrs. Logue
about two years ago and buried her
body beneath the kitchen floor of her
home. The wOman's disappearance
was not accounted for until her skel-
eton was found about a year ago by
carpenters, who We're tearing up the
floor. The remains were identified by
a ring, and a silk handkerchief bear
ing her initials
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phatieally that he favored Bland.

phatically that he favored Bland.
Gov. HOgg spoke on the matter
saying the adoption of the resolution
by Bramlette would have no more eff
feet on the Chicago delegation than
the shifts of sand hill possum.
At 80 O'clock he is still speaking.
AUSTIN, Tex, June Pa p. IN.
Especial. AT 2 O'Clock, after
much discussion, Bland was finally
instructed for almost unanimously.
Messages were sent to the conven-
tions in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
informing them Texas sent a
straight.out delegation to Chicago.
Sine die adjournment was had
at 2:l0 o'clock.