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The record-union., 1897-12-30
THE EMPEROR WAS woRsTED
A Little Hungarian Girl Got Re-
venge for Sadowa.

The present Kaiser would probably
not admit that he had often been
thwarted in any Of his plans. but an
anecdote has recently become known
which shows that he at least once "got
the worst of it," and it is all the more
piquant from the fact that he was de-
feated by a girl
When the Kaiser. who was then
Prince Wilhelm, was about ten years
old he and Prince Heinrich spent some
time at Cassel with their tutors. who
sometimes allowed the little Princes to
play with other children. One day
when several of them We're gathered to-
gether it chanced that a little French
girl was among the number. and the
young Germans conceived the brilliant
idea of making her a representative of
the country they all so cordially hated.
The delightful plan was Immediately
put into execution, and the poor child
was tied to a tree Then began a fus
illade of pine cones, sticks, etc, and
whenever anything struck her there
was cry of Here's for SEDAN" This
went on for few minutes. when lit
tie Hungarian girl. Helene Won De,
who was watching. could bear the in
Justine no tbASSi, anu. SlUSlluS Oul
Prince Wilhelm as chief offender. she
threw herself on him The attack be-
ing unexpected. he was completely TAX
en- by surprise, and fell down, where
upon she began to p--1nd him. crying
cut at each blow. Here's for Sadowai"
The Princewas fast getting the worst of
1t, for his little adversary was thor
oughly in earnest, when the imperial
tutors, hearing the noise. rushed up
and separated the combatants. After
that the Princes We're more carefully
watched and Wilhelm had no opportu-
nifty 10 get even with the little cham
pion of justice Some days afterward,
hearing that the Princes were leaving.
Helena went down to the gate to see
them go by. AS they passed Wilhelm
spfed his foe, and leaning out behind
his tutor. he stuck out his tongue.
Helena was the daughter of titled
parents. and later she was married to
an Englishman. When the Kaiser was
recently in London she told this story
to one of his gentlemen in waiting, who
In turn repeated it to his majesty. The
latter exclaimed: rs that d of a
girl here now? I would like to see
her. A meeting was arranged but
Helena became i'll, and so they never
met after that one encounter, to make
friends or renew hostilities.-New York
Tribune
The record-union., 1897-12-30
NOVEL NOTIONS.

reasonable women are dressing their
halr in the back with a diamond brooch
IN the shape Of two wings.
Cravats of crepe de chine with Valen-
ciennes insertions are worn with a linen
collar beneath a collar of crepe in Paris.
The cravat passes twice around the
throat
One of the novelties abroad is a
blouse of orange velvet embroidered in
white kid.
JeWeled belts are lovely, but are go
ing to become 50 desperately common
that no one VIII want one. At present
the handsomest ones are rather too dear
for the ordinary purse Metal belts
threaded with ribbon are particularly
becoming.
Our plainest coats will have their high
collars lined with q bit of old lace, thus
giving a softening effect which is ex-
tremely becoming Many of our heavy
cloth winter dresses will be finished
with the most ethereal cambria or chif
fon vests and stocks. Here, again, do
we revert to the fashions of our grand
sires The mode is one that gives op-
pcrtunity for the use of real lace and the
display of fine handiwork.
The most popular form of sleeve con-
tinues to be that which fits tightly to
the wrist from a small fullness at the
top, contrived by three or four plaitS
set roundward. The perfectly tight
plain sleeve is only to be seen in lace,
and then the essential width to the
shoulders is contrived by large collar
of lace or a fichu edged with lace. Chif
fon appears to be as much in favor as
ever, but it is chiffon tucked and shirred
and gathered with infinite labor.
A useful possession is high bodice
of white chiffon, tucked and shirred and
trimmed with pale yellow lace. 1t will
allow itself to be worn with elegance
with a white skirt or a skirt of black
and white stripe, or a lace skirt. A very
attractive lace skirt is of an ivory tone,
of really good quality, mounted over a
sun-kilted skirt Of pale blue glace. The
lace skirts are no novelty, but they are
very attractive; and tea gown just
seen was covered with lace at the back
from the shoulders to the hem, this lace
being brought under the arms to fall
away and show q front of pale pink bro
cade which was held in al the waist py
a belt of white ribbon embroidered with
corals and buckled with diamonds. AT
the neck and round the shoulders were
collars of gauged pink chiffon and white
lace a garment de luXe.-CnlcaSo news.
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Thought 1t Was a REGATTA.

When the British fleet was at Hong
Kong merchant ship was seen coming
over the bar with her ensign upside
down, this being a signal of distress.
says the London Telegraph" The
ships in the harbor at once lowered life
boats, and raced to be first to give as
s!stance to the supposed sinking ship.
When the first boat got within hailing
distance they saw the skiper clapping
his hands and shouting: Go it, come on,
well pulled" etc.
The officer in charge then said:
whats the matter, Captain"
Nothing the matter" said the skip
per.
Then why have you got your ensign
upside down.
The skipper looked up and said, Its
that boy, Joe, again. thought it was a
regatta"
The record-union., 1897-12-30
Is This So, Young Men!

I've come to ask for your opinion,
explained Minns, turning red. 1T is the
first time I've been counting, ana m
afraid of transgressing the limits Of
that is, l took my girl on my knee last
night. and 1 want to know whether 1t
is right for a girl to sit on a young
mans lap, even if she is engaged?
The older man cleared his throat be-
fore he replied.
Il can answer that question without
hesitation, young man. In this case, as
in so many others, it depends upon cir
cumstances. 1t can be answered in
three ways. If the knee is yours, ana
the girl is your very ownest, the only
virl you ever loved--in that neighbor-
hood-then it is right. II the knee IS
yours. and the girl is pretty, tnen II
doesn't matter a rap whether the giri IS
yours or anybody else's, the answer IS
yes. But if the girl is yours ana the
knee belongs to some other feiloW' theh
it's not only wrong, but it's ABOUT the
wickedest thing the mind OF man can
conceive"
.Minns left his adviser feeIing much re-
lfeyed. Sunday Herald.
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- 49, UlCt, every night leaves
its multitudes of dead
and dying The horrors of war are no
greater than the horrors of disease If all
the nations of the earth were at war against
each other there would be no such carnage
wrought within the year as that which is
accomplished annually by one dread disease
con sumption.
And yet this most fatal of all diseases is
not without its remedy. 1t is no longer the
irresistible destroyer that it was considered
thirty years ago. An entirely new aspect is
put upon the possibilities of this dreadful
rnalady by the astounding remedial action
of DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery,
which cures consumption by nourishing the
lungs with an abundant supply of pure,
highly vitalized blood.
This stops the formation of tuberculous
matter and builds up fresh tissue, muscular
flesh and vital energy 1t gives digestive
power to the stomach which is too weak to
assimilate oily emulsious
Miss Lucy Kloeffer, OF Armada Mich, writes
when was about eight years of age had in
famnation of the lungs, and from that time up
was sick nearly all the time and had a doctor
nearly all the time. would take cold so easily it
would go right to my lungs. At the age of nine
teen was very bad; there was pain in my lungs,
tickling in my throat and my throat studded
with ulcers; there was hoarseness and partial sup
preston of voice, and difficulty of breathing. I
uoctored with one of our best physicians and he
said he could not help and Just prescribed cod
liver oil and told my mother could not live longer
than three months kept getting weaker every
day when at last friend asked ne why did not
try DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. I
thought there was no use, more help for me as
consumption was in our family. NV father and
also my sister died with it; but after taking the
first bottle seemed to feel better My appetite
was better and kept right on taking IT. with
bottle of the Pellets once in a while until felt
real well Before taking 1t. weighed one hun
dred and ten pounds after taking II one hundred
3nd thirty. ''T'-~ lfo' = Z a cough this wiuter."
The record-union., 1897-12-30
Is A RELIEF EXPEDITION NECES-
SARY?

The stories concerning the food sup
diametrically opposed, that it is not an
easy task to arrive at a satisfactory
judgment. We believe, however, after
careful consideration, that the prepond-
that there is no danger of starvation
on the Klondile this winter; that while
supplies are plenty. they are not great
ly varied, but are substantial.
1t is a significant fact that though
the latest arrivals from Dawson date
their departure November 25th, barely
month ago, there is sent out by the
people of Dawson not word of appeal
for assistance. Certainly if there was
distress for want Of food there, or
any fear of famine the authorities Of
that city would have sent word to that
effect to the outside world. 1t is in
conceivable that with the knowledge
that some thirty or forty men were
starting for the Pacific States that
letter nail was being dispatched at the
same time, and that the newspaper cor
respondents We're sending out their re-
ports, the people of Dawson would
have sent no word of appeal for assist
ance if any is needed.
The San Francisco Cali Of yester-
day has page and a half of Dawson
news from it's special correspondents
under data of No1-a,,,I ,I,a,. oOd T., 49,
entire recital there is not a word about
shortness Of supplies. or any fear of
suffering from lack Of provisions. The
only thing looking in that direction is
reference to the unhappy predicament
OF those who came in without sufficient
supplies for their personal comfort
Such may be without money to buy
and some articles of wearing apparel
we should infer from the accounts.
which these ought to possess will be
difficult to procure except at high
prices.
Beyond this there is not a line or
word to indicate that famine stares the
people Of Dawson in the face. Assured
- a. hAASAS - dAly ledI Oh SucQ a caIdTn
ity as general starvation Of the people
there. some strong statements regard
ing It would have been made by these
correspondents writing as late as No
vember 22d. In addition to this mega
tive evidence we have the positive
statements Of thirty arrivals from
Dawson direct. who say there is no
lack OF food and no fear Of famine in
Dawson; that the people have three
meals day regularly, and though the
food IS coarse. 1t is sufficient.
Really the chief need Of comforts in
Dawson appears 10 relate to the candle
shortage, while there is some suffering
because Of insufficient shelter for those
unable to- erect houses.
We must. therefore, conclude that
the scare about famine in Dawson had
its origin in imagination rather than
IN fact. Under these conditions II looks
very much as If the United States Gov
eminent is being put to the useless
expense Of 100000 to send in relief
parties. If. however. judgment is TO
be cast on the side of mercy and extra
precaution. and the expeditions are to
so in. it should be provided that the
supplies carried should be sold. not
given away, save in case of actual dis
7ress and inability Of self-helpfulness.
The record-union., 1897-12-30
EXPANDING IMPORTANCE OF THE
PACIFIC.

The New York Tribune" I'm a
thoughtful consideration of the subject.
expresses the belief that the most strik-
ing fact in the commercial status of the
world to-day is the growing Importance
of Pacific Ocean trade. 1t is a curious
repetition Of history. or perhaps a re-
turn to former principles. It is on the
Pacific Ocean and in the lands surround
ing it that the commercial enterprises
Of the coming century viii find chief
scope"
1t is pointed out that the opening and
development OF Japan. the completion
Of the Canadian Transcontinental Rail-
way, and the construction of the Trans
asiatic Railroad by Russia; the enor-
nous growth Of the Australian colonies.
The record-union., 1897-12-30
Power of a Vulture's Eye.

The eye of the vulture is so con-
structed that it is a high-power tele-
scope, enabling the bird to see objects
at an almost incredible distance.
The record-union., 1897-12-30

For one purely selfish reason we are
glad that the ambitious Kaiser of Ger
many has seized Kiaochou Bay in Chi
na-it viii have a decidedly beneficial
influence upon the Hawaiian annexation
question. The hot contest for control
and trade supremacy on the coast Of
China, involving four Of the great civil
!zed powers. viii emphasize the wisdom
Of securing control of he key Of the mid
Pacific for the United States.
The record-union., 1897-12-30

Neither Du Maurier nor his publish
ers sent a copy of "Trilby" to the au-
thor of Ben Bolt. He says that he has
not even read the book. and does not
know the story. This failure of COM
mon courtesy is a rebuke to the pub
fishers of the novel. OF the author
of the book we may not speak, since he
is dead. Common politeness should
have suggested to the printing house
that made so much money out of the
novel to send a complimentary copy
TO the song writer. But in these cold,
clammy days of money getting and
the devil take the hindmost, who ex-
poets the common courtesies of publish
ing life to be observed?
The record-union., 1897-12-30

All the street cars in Des Moines. Ia.
pass the PostoiIice. and many of them
have letter-boxes attached A letter or
other mail matter can be mailed al any
point and the car is stopped to REEVE
It.
The record-union., 1897-12-30

The extreme to which college athletics
are carried is not a new thing. In the
famous novel Man and Wife" by
Wikie Collins, the over-training of
Geoffrey, the chief male character in
that romance. is made to severely re-
buke college athletics. That was more
than twenty years ago. The latest in
stance Of an abuse against which the
English novelist protested is empha-
sized by the untimely death of Alonzo
Jack of Pittsburg, at the age Of %. He
broke down at Yale after making a
phenomenal record as a football player
and champion heavy weight wrestler.
He was an able student and a young
man Of great promise, but his physical
powers were unduly developed and
grossly overtasked
The record-union., 1897-12-30

The suggestion of the Tulare Regis
ter'' that the United States should now
secure a port on the Chinese coast, is
intolerable. This country wants to
avoid any and all involvment in the
partition process threatened in China.
1t might be a convenience to have
an Oriental port, but not at the eX-
pense of a mix up in the trouble
threatening in that quarter of the world
Just now If we ever procure naval
station in China or a port free from
Chinese control it must be done
through treaty and purchase. But we
want no port there now and probably
never ill. If we secured one by agree
ment we would be compelled to do as
much foI China on our own coast, and
that Americans would not contemplate
for Il moment.
The record-union., 1897-12-30

These publications are sent either by
Mail or Express to agents or single SUBJ
scribers with charges prepaid. All Post
masters are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the
Pacific Coast.
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THE WEEKLY UNION.

TWELVE PAGES.
Is the cheapest and most desirable Home,
News and Literary Journal published on
the Pacific Coast.
The Weekly Union, per year. 90
The record-union., 1897-12-30

Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
as Second-clasS matter.
The record-union., 1897-12-30

If the King OF the Sandwish Islands
had not died in 1854, the Democrats in
Congress to-day would be proudly
boasting that it was through the far
seeing of a Democratic Administration
and the patriotism Of Democratic states
men that Hawaii became ours. For it is
written in the official records of the
American nation that Democratic Presi-
dent Franklin Pierce and Democratic
Secretary of State William L. Marcy,
negotiated treaty in that year for the
annexation Of Hawaii to the United
States, and it failed only because just
in the bad nick of time his royal high
ness of Hawaii was taken to his fathers,
and his successor backed out of the
agreement. What a difference it does
make whose OK is gored.
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Judge of said Superior Court.
Holl & Dunn, Attorneys for Executor

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. STATE
of California. County of Sacramento.
In the matter of the estate of c. C1IAUN-
CEY TIETJENS. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY
the 7th day of January, 1883, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. of said day, and the courtroom of
said court, at the Courthouse, in the Citv
of Sacramento, County of Sacramento
and State of California. has been appointed
as the time and place for proving the
will of said c. Chauncey TfetjenS. de-
ceased, and for hearing the application Of
Theresa Tietjens for the issuance to her
of letters testamentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
court this 2lst day of December, 1897.
(Seal) w. B. HAMILTON. Clerk.
BY E. S. Wachhorst. Deputy Clrek
Indorsed: Filed December d 1897
W. B. HAMILTON. Clerk.
BY E. s. Wachhorst, Deputy
Hof & Dunn. Attorneys for Petitioner
The record-union., 1897-12-30

The Chicago Times Herald has
found new title for those chronic
GROWERS who find no good in any prop
osation that a Republican admiliistra-
ton advances. 1t calls them do moth
iusS II fits
The record-union., 1897-12-30
UPTOWN BRANCH OFFICES.

AT Thomas w. McAuliffe q Co. S Drug
Store, southeast corner OF Tenth and j
streets.
OAK PARK AGENCY-Carters Black
smith shop, corner Thirty-fourth street
and Sacramento avenue
The record-union., 1897-12-30

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. STATE
of California, County of Sacramento.
In the matter of the estate OF s. w
RALSTON, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Friday, the
31st day OF December, 1897, at 10 O'clock s.
III. of said day, and the court room of said
court at the Courthouse, in the City OF
Sacramento County of Sacramento. and
State of California, has been appointed as
the time and place for proving the will OF
said S. ". Ralston, deceased, and for
hearing the application of Marie A. Raj
ston for the issuance to her of letters tes-
tamentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
court, this 20th day of December, 1897
(Seal) ". b. HAMILTON, Clerk
BY r. s. WachhorSt, Deputy Clerk
White & Seymour, Attorneys for Peti-
toner. d21-10t
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Cloudy Thursday;
northeasterly winds.
The record-union., 1897-12-30

Christmas and New Years tables are
incomplete without a bottle or Dr. Sic
gert's Angostura Ritters, the exquisite
~ favored appetizer Beware of inli-
tations.
The record-union., 1897-12-30
~ rHE SIrpERIoR cOI-Rr {

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. STATE
OF California. County of Sacramento
In the matter of the estate OF CATHE-
RlNE BROWN. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Friday. the
S1st day of December. 1897, at l: 80 O'Clock
p m. of said day, and the court room
Department One of said court, at the
Courthouse, in the City of Sacramento.
County of Sacramento, and State
OF California, has been appoint
ed as the time and place for proving the
will Of said Catherine Brown, deceased.
and for hearing the applica ton of Mary
Lent and S. S. Slawson for the issuance
to them of letters testamentary thereon.
Witness my. hand and the seal of said
court, this 18th day of December 1897
(Seal) w. B. HAMILTON. Clerk.
By B. II. Gallup, Deputy Clerk
Hiram w. Johnson. Attorney for Peti-
toner. d2I-td
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THE DAILY RECoRD-UNIoN.
A SEVEN-DAY ISSUE.

For one year OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
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and towns the paper can be had of the
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The Sunday Record Union twelve
pages, % cents per month, delivered by
carrier. Sent by mail at 81 per year.
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7m7sJ:f1N9x71at

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
County of Sacramento, State of California.
In the matter of the estate of ANNIE +.
HAMMOND. Deceased.
Frank Hickman, executor of the estate
of said above named deceased, having filed
his petition herein duly verified praying for
an order to mortgage certain real estate
of said decedent for purposes therein set
forth,
1t is therefore ordered by the said court
that all persons interested in the estate of
said deceased appear before the said Su-
perior Court on FRIDAY, the 21st day of
January. 1898, at 10 O'Clock a. m. of said day
at the courtroom of said Superior Court,
at the Courthouse, in the City of Sacra
nlento. County of Sacramento, and State
of California, then and there to show cause
why the following. real property. to VIII;
The west fifty (50) feet of lot in the block
bounded by F and 6, Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, in the City of Sacramento.
County of Sacramento, State of California
together with the improvements thereon,
or some part thereof, should not be mort
gagged for the amount mentioned in said
petition, to wit: One thousand dollars
($1 00W, or such lesser amount as to the
court or Judge may seem meet.
Dated December q. a. D., 1897.
MATT F JOHNSON
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AN IMPOSSIBLE JOB.

Pasadena News: Russia, England
and Germany may divide up the Chi
nese empire. but they will never be
able 10 convert the Chinese to Euro
pean ways. In less than one hundred
years the Chinese will be on top. with
The record-union., 1897-12-30
SPECIAL AGENCIES.

RECORD-UNION TELEPHONE.
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Working Shoes.
Special at 81 e.

Mems grain leather Work
ing Shoes, with heavy dou-
bic soles. They are called
waterproof, but in reality are
not entirely so. The price
Isl 2S) is a special one.
The record-union., 1897-12-30
THE SADDLE ROCK
AND OYSTER HOUSE

FIRST CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE
spect. Ladies dining-rooIn separate.
Open da,y and night BUCkMAN * CAR
RAGHER, ProprietoTs. No 1919 Second
street between } and X, Sacramento.
The record-union., 1897-12-30
YOSEMITE FREE ROAD.

Pasadena Star. The proposition to
have the general Government build a
road into the Yosemite Valley. which
has been urged by the Sacramento
Record Union" seems in 4 fair way
to materlalize. At any rate, 1t has
been well started. That paper had its
petitions. which had been largely
signed, sent to Congressman De Vries
and received a letter voicing his COM
mendation of the scheme
The record-union., 1897-12-30
JoNE AND O'BRIEN.

Stockton independent: If DR.. O'Brien
is satisfied with the exoneration given
him by the Directors of the Preston
School Of Industry other people should
not complain on that score. The peo-
ple who have read Of the many scan
dals that have surrounded the school
during O'Briens superintendeney will
not be satisfied, however, with the
slovenly way the Directors have treated
them. The people care nothing for the
politicians. but they care much for the
nrouer conduct of their reformatories.
The record-union., 1897-12-30
TURCLU HOTEL.

CONDUCTED On HE EUROPEAN
plan; strictly first class: hot and cold
baths free to grests; electric cars pass
the door. FRANK MEYER, Prop.
The record-union., 1897-12-30
wINDSOR HOTEL

The Best Family and Transient Hotel
in the city. Table second to none. Prices
reasonable. Electric cars pass the door.
Eighth and ] streets. PETER FLAHER-
TY, Proprietor