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The record-union., 1897-11-11
CHICKENS AND DOGS.
A Poultry and Canine Show to be
Held in January.

Sacramento is to have another great
poultry and bench show here in Janu-
ary That of last January was great
success, and being the first of the kind
that the public had witnessed it served
to whet their appetites for future shows.
The coming show will be under the
same mana gement-that Of the Cali
fornia State Poultry and Kennel As
sociation. The judges of poultry will
be F. W. Hitchcock of Denver Col, and
w w. Browning of ogden, Utah. c. D.
Sairu of Oregon will judge the dogs in
all classes.
Matt Coffey of this city, Secretary
of the association, says there w be sew
eral special features connected with the
coming show that should prove very at
tractive The California Homing
Pigeon Association will have on exhi-
bition $4,000 worth of the finest birds
of that species to be found in the coun-
try, and at the opening cf the show
there will be a great long distance hom-
ing match. The winning birds will be
returned and exhibited during the week.
The former bench show was revela-
tion to most people, and since then great
| er interest has been taken in the raising
of fine dogs. There will be entries from all
over the State, as before, and it is ex-
pected there will be much greater
number of dogs shown.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
COMBINED HARvEsTERs.
Big Implements on the Same Foot.
ing as the Little Ones.

In the opinion Of the Justices of the
Supreme Court-and their opinion, for
mally expressed, carries so much weight
that it cannot be upset-a combined har-
yester is a necessary implement of hus-
bandry, as much so as hoe, shovel,
or mandrake. and is exempt from exc
cution.
The Superior Court of Yuba County
held otherwise in the case of Henry
klemp an insolvent debtor, and he ap-
realed to the higher court.
Justice Mcfarland prepared the de-
cision, which is concurred in by the
other Justices, and they say:
1T is clear from the evidence that
the combined harvester in question is a
farming utensil and an implement of
husbandry-if indeed, that fact is not a
matter of common knowledge. Hoes,
rakes, gang -plows. headers, threshing
machines and combined harvesters are
as clearly implements Of husbandry as
are hand rakes, single plows, sickles,
cradles. fails or an old-fashioned ma
chine for winnowing.
There is no ground for excluding the
operation of the statute because it is
an Improvement, and supplanted a
former implement used with less effec-
tiveness for the same purpose. Present
methods of farming. as well as conduct
ing other kinds of business, require the
use of improved machinery.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
SIR ROBERT PEEL APOLOGIES.
THE DUEL WITH THE FRENCH
DUKE IS OFF.
Regrets Having Sent Letters to the
Frenchman Which Were Based
Upon Misstatements.

PARIS, Nov. 10.-The s.Soir', says Sir
Robert Peel will fight duel tomorrow
with Due De c., as result of dis
pute at Monte Carlo Swords havs
been decided upon as the weapons Both
men, the paper adds, are now in Paris
in conference with their seconds.
1t is understood that the quarrel was
the outcome of an argument over the
Justification of the Imprisonment oil
Captain Dreyfus of the French army
who is serving out a sentence of penal
Imprisonment for selling important
military secrets to a foreign country.
The Duke, who considered himself in
suited by certain letters from Sir Robert
Peel, came especially from Geneva, and
sent his seconds, including the famous
French amateur swordsman M. Thome-
gueux, to call upon Mr.. Peel Thame-
gueux recently had a so-called duel
with swords with an Italian amateur,
Signor Casella. which arose out of
dispute as to the starched shirt which
the Count of Turin wore during his re-
cent duel with Prince Henri Of Orleans.
The representatives of Sir Robert
Feel met the Dukes seconds this even
ing at Cercle Artisque ct Literacy. well
known club in the Rue Volney, and ex-
planned that Sir Robert had since
learned that remarks he had attributed
to the Duke had never been used, and
that he therefore regretted his letters,
which We're based upon misstatments,
and rendered a full apology. The Dukes
seconds thereupon declared the matter
ended
Sir Robert is a grandson Of the fam
Gus Prime Minister OF England, who
died in 1890. The young man succeed
ed to the title as fourth baronet May y.
1898. He is 80 years of age, and has
already made himself talked of on two
continents by his fast life.
The ''Liber'te' says the adversary or
Robert Peel is Due Clement Decirella.
Peel has twice visited the United
States Upon the first occasion con-
fidence man named McDermott bum
coed young Peel out of a large sum or
money, and during the second visit OF
the young man TO America he renewed
an acquaintance formed with Miss Kit
tie Sanford of Bridgeport, Conn.
grand daughter of Henry Sanford,
President of the Adams Express Com
pany. They had arranged to be mar
red, but when Mr.. Sanford heard of it
he broke off the match. denouncing
young Peel in very strong terms.
Sir Robert Peel is reported TO have an
income of over $4,000 per annum.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
Patrick Brogan's Death.

After a long and tedious Illness the
Death is announced OF Patrick J. Bro
gan. an old resident of the city and one
who had many warm friends. For sev-
eral years he was in the hack business
and until failing health compelled him
To retire therefrom.
Mr.. Brogan was a native Of ireland
and 63 years Of age. He leaves two sons
and two daughters--George w, Clay J :.
Eva and Annie Brogan. The latter is a
teacher in the Capital Primary School
The funeral Will take place at 2.3e
p. IN. to-day from the residence Of N. A
Ketehum, 1927 O street. Thence the
remains Will be taken to the Cathedral
where services will be held at 3 o'clock
The record-union., 1897-11-11
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
SYLLABUS.
Is. F., No 59S-Department One-File

SYLLABUS.
Is. F., No. 59S-Department One-Filed
November 6, 1879
The Santa Rosa Lighting Company
appellant; E. F. Woodward ct al, re-
spondents. Mandate. Reversed.
The fact that the party not signing
contract proceeds with full knowledge
of its terms partially to perform. ii
does not estop him to deny the binding
obligation of the contract
Where it is part of the understand
ing that the terms of the contract are
TO be reduced to writing and signed by
both parties. the assent to its terms
must be evidenced by the signature OF
both parties, or it does not become a
binding obligation upon either, especi-
ally where the proposed contract con-
tains reciprocal stipulations as a con-
sideration for the acts of the other.
1t should be presumed that where the
law enjoins a duty upon a municipal
body. and specifically points out tbs
mode Of its performance, that a viola
ton of that duty and disregard of the
mode of its performance will work IN
jury.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
Jean Ingelow's Workbag.

Once on time these three verse max
ers. Dora Greenwell, Christian Ros-
setti and Jean Ingelow, must have had
their deputation as to their respective
ability with needles. Maybe, as the
"Athenaeum' suggests, when the pro-
priety of darning stockings was con-
sidered as one of woman's particular
duties, somebody had probably chivvied
the writing woman generally and
howled at her Go spin, ye jades; so
spin,"
1t might be that the notable example
of Mary Somerville was paraded before
the trio, for the lady who published
The Mechanism of the Heavens
worked for hours with her astronomy,
and then amused herself with turning
a hem and sewing, her work being ex-
quisite for it's neatness.
1t was as far back as 1868, when the
three had a talk, probably about do
mestic duties, that to show how she
could sew, Dora Greenwen sent Miss
RoSsetti a workbag of her own manu-
facture, and Christiana thanked her
for it. but not very expansively. But
whether Christina Rossetti picked up
her thfmble and threaded her needle
is doubtful. But Jean Ingelow went
into the competition, and this is a let
ter of hers of February. 1864:
s, Denmark Place, Hastings.
My Dear Miss Greenwell--I have for
scme time been anxious 10 write TO you,
both TO thank you for your kind note
and for the poems you sent me. / like
them much, and really think they are
likely 10 reach the class for which they
were written. The poor men here are all
OF the seaiaring class, or ! should have
that 7 have finished q bag for you? /
shall send 1t. l think by railway. for my
brother is coming Tomorrow, as usual.
and ne viii convey II as far as London.
The pattern is of my own invention. Is
the kettle-kolder worked yet? | shall be
so proud of it, When | next see Miss
can do hemining and sewing. 1t
is a pleasure 70 me that you like those
little stories. They have not much in
them, but 1t was an amusement 10 me to
write them writing for children is 50
completely its own reward. it obliges one
to he simple and straightforward, and
clears away some Of the mystical fancies
in which one is apt to indulge. and which
are Il mere luxury. They never do us
any good, and ] am often husniliated by
meeting with sensible feliow-ereatures
who ask me what some of them mean.
There has been SO mitch leisure
here that my new volume Is all but TIN
ished. 1t is. however, not 10 be printed
yet. | am, believe me. very affectionately
yours. JEAN iNGELOW.f
The workbag, a treasured relic, the
writer describes in the Athenaeuni.
1t was charming in design. garlands Of
flowers on a black cloth ground. As
to Christina Rossetti. 1t does not seem
SIS if even a sampler of hers had ever
been forthcoming. 1t is pleasant to
know that though the hardest taskei
Of literary women, Mrs. Oliphant was
a most accomplished housewife, and
that her sewing and knitting were
models of neatness.-New York Times.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON.
A Chicago Girl Notes That English
Women Have Large Feet.

Under these circumstances we took
our first drive down Piccadilly, and
Europe to me dates from that mo-
ment,' writes Miss Lillian Bell from
London to the Ladies Home Journal
THE ship, the landing, the custom
house, the train. the hotel-all these
We're mere preliminaries to Europe,
which began then. People told me in
America how my heart would swell at
this, and how I would thrill at that, but
it was not SO. My first real thrill came
on me in Piccadilly 1t went all ovar
me in little shivers and came out at
the ends of my fingers, and then began
once more at the base of my brain and
did it all over again.
Il remember nothing definite about
that first drive. /, for my part, saw
with unseeing eyes. Ny sister had seen
it all before, so she had the power Of
speech Occasionally she prodded me
and cried, Look, oh, look quickly But
l never swerved. I can't look. If
do l shall miss something. You at
tend to your own window and I'll attend
to mine. Coming back 1 will see your
side.
When we got beyond the shops I
said to the cabman:
Do you know exactly the way you
have Gomez
!" Yes, miss he said.
9 Then go back precisely the same
way
Have you lost something, miss?' he
inquired.
Yes, I said, I have lost an impress
ion, and i must look till l find it,
We did it all over again that after
noon, and that second time I was able
in measure to detach myself from,
the hum and buzz, and the dizzying eff
feet of foreign faces. and began 10 10
cate impressions. My first distinct rec
objections are of the great numbers OF
high hats on the men, the ill-hanginG
skirts and big feet of the women, tbs
unsteadying effect of all those thous-
ands of cabs, carriages and carts all
going to the left, which Kept me con-
stantly wishing to shrek out. Go to
the right or we'll be killed.! the abso-
lutely perfect manner in which traffic
was managed. and the majestic author
ity of the London police"
The record-union., 1897-11-11
WORKING A sWINDLE.
An Innocent From the Country Has
q Narrow Escape.

An unsophisticated fellow named
Jacobsen, just in from Wheatland, fell
into the clutches of brace of swindlers
yesterday and came very near being
fieeced of $50.
The men had induced Jacobsen to pay
them that sum for restaurant business
which they said was located at 2l6 4
street. He accompanied them to r.
Koenig's grocery at Fourth and Q
streets, where the papers We're to be
signed, but the proprietor did not like
the looks of the pair. SO he called in
Private Detective Henry Alter, who
was passing, and explained the situation
to him
Alter was convinced that Jacobsen
was being buncoed, and he made the
men give him back his money. There
is restaurant at PIG K street, but the
proprietor had not commissioned anyone
to sell him out.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
DANGERS OF LUMBERING.
Death Is Always Near at Hand and
Usually in a Dreadful Form.

The Story of Pine Board" is the
title of an article by w. S. Harwood in
St Nicholas Mr. Harwood says:
The train draws the logs to the land
ing, which may be a hundred miles
from the place where our pine was
felled. The landing is the bank and
surface of a large river, the Mississippi
in its upper course affording fine land
ings.
Death is near at hand at the landing;
indeed, it is near at hand always among
the lumbermen from the time the tree
is selected by the under-cutter until i.
gets the last touch of the picaroon and
is piled up in the lumber yard of city
or town. In telling the trees. in load
ing them upon the big sledges, in roll
ing them down the sideways at the
landing. on the drive down the rivet, in
the mills, death comes often. and usu
ally in dreadful form. The landing
is a. particularly dangerous place.
When the trainloads of logs are dumped
from the wide cars, they tumble down
an immense skidway, perhaps sixty feet
long-an incline reaching to the ice
covered river Load after load of logs
is thrown down upon the ice, until the
river is covered for city square in
width, and the logs extend perhaps a
quarter of mile away. There is .hrs
an immense weight upon the ice. and
the logs frequently press down so heav-
Fly that they crush through it, and at
last rest upon the bottom of the river
bed. The logs may be piled up per-
maps twice as high as an ordinary city
dwelling house, over a hundred feet
While the men are unloading the logs
from the trains there is great danger
that chaser may get after them
that is, log which suddenly springs
down from the load. where it has been
held by a chain, and, without warning,
tumbles down the declivfty of the skid
way at a tremendous rate of speed Woe
to the logger who stands in the way OF
the chaser. Once in a while it may be
necessary to dislodge a log which las
become wedged in such a way among
the other logs in the mass on the skid
way that it must be released to allow
the others to move. Getting out this
log is called killing the Dutchman-"
The men who Chamber down the skid
way, aided by their sharp pointed pea
vies and cant-hooks, take their lives in
their hands many a time when they go
to dislodge this log-the key to the sit
uation. Oftentimes when such a log
is wedged into a great jam in the mid
die Of the river after the spring drive
has begun, dynamite must be used in
dislodging it, SO great is the pressure
of the thousands of logs above it. kill
ing the Dutchman" under such circum-
stances is novel as we'll as danger
Gus act.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
When I Am Old.

Tima, thou taskmaster, for each fair boor
Dost claim thy due, and claiming dost de.
Stroy.
When thou hast reaped the yellow grair
Of noon.
When thou hast culled the bloom of each
young joy.
When in the sky Ambitions sun is set,
And tnou hast dimmed Hopes watching
Star: too soon
Hast swept. with dusk desires and dreams
Time. yet
Hold back one grace, one dear. enkindlins
power.
For that dense night and that unyieldine
Lcur
When | am old, Diminish or erase:
But, when tis dark fires dead, / stripped
of bliss
With frosty breath on Memorys glass
come trace.
But this-aiway--O Time, but this
The prayerful image of a mothers face.
Virginia Woodward Cloud
II, RoSton Transcript
The record-union., 1897-11-11

put out of the house. She had known
Mrs Trainor for two years, but had
never spoken to her.
Nellie Kady testified to the same facts
and also that Mrs. Trainor had threat
ened to brain her. She had never spoken
to Mrs. Trainor or done anything to her.
Mrs. j. r. Halls testimony was to the
effect that at times Mrs. Trainor was
not very pleasant to get along with, at
least. Mrs. Trainor had abused her and
the neighbors could not agree with her.
Mrs. Trainor claimed that the Kadys
We're always disturbing her and imposing
on her. She had had no peace since they
bought the property of her.
The court reserved his decision till to-
nav
The record-union., 1897-11-11
COLUSA VS.. GLENN.
Still Disputing the Ownership of
Certain Revenues.

1t is now several years since Glenn
County was sliced off from Colusa, and
ever since then the counties have been
in litigation over taxes collected by the
new county One of these cases was ar
gued and submitted yesterday in Judge
Johnson's court.
The money involved is $500 collected
by Glenn County as taxes from the
Northern Railway Company, which
money Colusa County declares belongs to
her, the latter county having levied the
assessment prior to the organization OF
Glenn County.
The record-union., 1897-11-11

Elsewhere DR.. Lloyd Cookies an
nouncement appears, of an entertain
ment and lecture Sunday night next,
the l4th, at the Cluaie Opera house
DR.. Cooke lectures upon and gives man
ifestations in spiritualism In the light
\ book full Of complimentary press no
tices is shown with more or less elab-
crate reports of his exhibition in Cieve-
land, Minneapolis. Lincoln, Toledo, Buff
falo Helena, Butte, Tacoma Seattle
and other cities. Their unifornaity
credit him with doing all he claims and
presenting exceedingly mystifying feat
ures of spiritualistic seances. The Ia
coma Ledger" freely says that he
bafiied and mystified the audience
there. 1t is understood that he neither
aftirms nor denies that the feats are
the work of supernatural powers
The record-union., 1897-11-11
A ADJUSTMENTS.
jury.

There was a full house at the Met
ropolitan Theater last night, every seat
being taken. The Elleford- Norton
Company played Lost Paradise" Civ
ing 1t with the same merit as when the
company first played here. and which
the Record Union" commended Jes-
sic Norton was a prime favorite last
evening, leading in the low comedy
lines even Mr.. Elleford himself. To-
night the company will present a triple
bill; first, the curtain raiser The Open
Gate" a charming sentimental one-act
play; second. the comedy drama True
Irish Hearts" a two-act play. and last
ly the rafting one-act farce Senator
McFee." Tonight will be the last but
three Of the troupe here Both OF its
engagements have been remarkably
successful. a more painstaking dra-
matte organization is not often met
with. For company playing to the
low prices it does, it is surprising that
ii can maintain so large well balanced
group of capable people.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
DISTURBING THE PEACE.
The Court Takes Mrs. Trainor's
Case Under Amusement.

The examination of Bridget Trainor
for disturbing the peace took place in
the Police Court before Justice Candy
yesterday.
Mrs. c. Kady testified that she and her
daughter were carrying In some wood
off the sidewalk when Mrs. Trainor
came out and abused them in the vilest
language and threatened to have her
The record-union., 1897-11-11
Cut Down the Claim.

Judgment was yesterday rendered by
Judge Johnson in favor of the plain
TIFF In the case of Michael and Alice
Quigley against the estate of Jane
O'Lohn. deceased.
The plaintiffs had sued for S541 80
for two years services by Mrs Qulgiey
IN nursing the deceased. but Judge
johnson allowed but $50.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
PERSONAL MENTION.

F. J. Thomas of Grass Valley is at the
Golden Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Nelson of Wood
land are visiting the city
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Powers of
Napa are guests at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs S. r. Hart and children have
gone to Colusa for visit Of two OF
three weeks.
Mrs. Fayette Mace and Miss Ruby
Mace of lone, who have been visiting
the city, have returned to their Anna
dor County home
The record-union., 1897-11-11
In the Matter of Tying.

Generally speaking remarked the
observer of men and things, cit may
be that a woman proves her equality in
putting on mems garb, but not always.
For example, in putting on the fourin-
hand tie she shows her superiority.
Detroit Journal
The record-union., 1897-11-11
"KIondika or Rust .

All sorts of schemes have been re-
sorted to by gold hunters to enable
them 10 penetrate the mountain fast
nesses of Alaska and get into the Land
of Promise before spring, but the most
novel idea is that of a man who set
out alone. carrying a copy Of Ella
The record-union., 1897-11-11
Furniture at Auction.

On Saturday next at 10 a. m. Bell &,
Co. will sell at auction. at 1916 Fourth
street. the household effects of the late
Mrs. Catherine Baunlann--furniture,
carpets, etc.
The record-union., 1897-11-11
Norman Case Submitted.

Yesterday the case of Laura Norman
against William Arthur Norman, to de-
termine the title to certain property in
this city. which had been on hearing be-
fore Judge Hughes, was submitted and
taken under advisement.
The record-union., 1897-11-11

Wheeler Wilcox's Poems of Passion. /"
He has hopes of softening the rigors of
the Arctic winter by their aid and melt
ing the snow and ice as he goes New
York Herald
The record-union., 1897-11-11

McMorry sells groceries. Agent for
Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron. 531 NJ street.
The record-union., 1897-11-11

About 100000 canary birds are an
nually bred in Germany and sold for
So, 100000
The record-union., 1897-11-11

Coronado water Stockton sarsapa-
rilla and iron, champagne cider, ginger
ale, orange cider j. McMorry, agent
The record-union., 1897-11-11

In August nearly 3000.000 pounds of
fish, valued at S116.000, were landed at
Gloucester Mass
The record-union., 1897-11-11

DR.. Weldon. SOC ] street. extract.
teeth without pain; local anesthetic.
The record-union., 1897-11-11

Try McMorry's Blend Coffee. 35c.
The record-union., 1897-11-11

glassware ever shown
in Sacramento. Well wager that
as soon as you see it you'll say
'cut glass" But it isn't. It's an
imitation-so clever an imitation,
though, that none but an expert
would know the difference. The
prices are as attractive as the
pieces. Berry bowls, 80 cents. Gel
cry trays, 30 cents. Decanters with
cut shoppers, 81. Bon Bon trays. 10
cents. Ice cream plates, 10 cents.
Glasses, S125 the dozen Water
pitchers, 80 cents. Vinegar cruets,
20 cents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-09-15
Plainness of the Bible.

A colored Mrs. Darlington lives in
Georgia, and she talks interestingly.
She is about seventy years old, and
makes a great show of reading the
Bible-though it is well known she
cannot read a line. The other morn
ing she was seated on her front porch
with large family Bible open on her
lap. Some one was passing and
saluted her. "Good morning, Aunt
Caroline" "Mawin', suh-mawnin'
It's right previous weather, sub. !"
"Yes, rather previous" "De clouds
hang so low hit look like dey bout
ter have collegience wild de airth. =
eyes it does look so.'' swell, de
Lawd'll take keer on us. De Bible
say he distempers de wind ter de born
lambs" els that the Bible you're
reading?" "Oh, yes, subj Why,
it's upside down." Look heah,
mister!" said the old woman, indig-
nantly, "don't you 'spose l knowed
it? What diffunce does it make? De
Bible is so plain you kin des read it
any way "-Atlanta Constitution.