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The record-union., 1897-05-21
A WHITE RED SQUIRREL.
A Queer Little Pet Belonging to Some
New Jersey Girls.

DR.. Emily G.. Hunt, in 'St. Nicholas"
describes the following interesting pet:
Some girl cousins of mine living in
New Jersey have an odd pet. 1t is a
white red squirrel. You have all seen
red squirrels -'chickarees' they call
them, from the sounds of their chatter
ing and scolding, as they drop nutshells
in you head, or run down a tree trunk
by fits and starts giving a little ''chick"
with each forward rush, while they
watch you sharply.
Our little pet is like one of these in
every way, except that he is SO snowy
white that the cleanest table cloth looks
dingy compared to him.
He was born in a cranberry bog.
Some men cutting brush there saw two
strange little animals, one white, the
other cream colored. They caught this
white one by throwing a coat over him,
but the creamy squirrel ran away.
When the captive was brought home
all admired him greatly, for he was, as
you may imagine, very beautiful little
creature, with his long bushy tail and
bright woodland tricks.
But there is really one strange thing
about him; his eyes are not red or pink,
as are those of most white animals, but
they are as black as any squirrels
could be. So my girl cousins call him
Beads"
When an animal belonging to a spe-
cies commonly dark in color is born
white instead it is called an 'albino."
You have seen albino rabbits and rats
and mice. Their eyes are pink. So that
Beads is really a most uncommon fel-
low. a snowy squirrel with jet black
eyes.
Albino or not, he is at any rate
most winning little pet, and there is no
end to his pretty ways. AS a cat and
kitten live with the same family, he has
to be kept in a squirrel cage, but he is
let out a long time each day. Then
Beads is quite happy. He climbs up the
back of the chair and nibbles the hair
of the person seated in it, gnaws the
flowers in the window sill, rushes up the
stems of the calas and scratches in
the earth until it flies on all sides. He
will rub his head and face and all his
body in the earth until his clean white
dress is a sight to behold. After that
he hops to the floor and rubs his face
carefully upon the carpet.
He loves to retire to a corner or under
a piece of furniture for his toilet, going
in gray and coming out white. II you
peep and watch him, it is great fun.
for he scrubs and combs himself with
his paws in the neatest way, washes
his face just as a cat does and then
takes his big tail in his paws and uses
it for a towel! One often hears people
wonder why squirrels have such big
tails. All know that they are useful as
balancing poles and blankets, and are
charming as ornaments, but not many
are in Beads secret of their usefulness
as towels.
The record-union., 1897-05-21
A Fortune in Maple Sugar.

Newlin Williams tells in THE For
ESTER how a fortune was once made
in maple sugar and may be made
again. He writes:
Some members of the New Jersey
Forestry Association may have seen a
man who, twenty years or more past,
travelled on the Delaware Valley lines
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, bent on
selling maple sugar. His article was
so much in demand that he made
comfortable fortune in selling it, which
having been accomplished he immedi-
ately invested his accumulations in the
oil bubble, then initiating, and lost it
to dollar. Where he got the crude
sugar is not known, but by some pro-
cess, either borrowed from New Eng
land or original with himself, he clar
flied it, nodded it, and sold it in pairs
Of oblong cakes done up with colored
papers into attractive packages. Old
folks and children alike confessed that
they knew no such delicious morsel.
The sugar was dark -colored, hard, dry,
brittle, and free from grit. of fine strong
flavor and as clear as the red and yell
low candies so popular to-day with the
children at the holidays The secret
seems to have perished with the man,
for none have seen so choice product
before or since"
Mr.. Williams concludes that for
tune awaits the man who shall discover
this lost process. and he commends the
matter to the consideration of sugar
producers
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watches people enter and leave the mu-

watches people enter and leave the mu-
scum.
When the director, Senior Pradilla,
well-known painter, heard of the occur
renee, he informed the authorities, ana
the Civil Judge Immediately proceeded
to the museum, closely questioned the
official in charge of the gallery and the
night -watchman, whose duty it is to go
over all the galleries of the vast building
several times during the night. BOth
officials are detained in custody pending
the result of the Investigations The
Judge saw distinct marks of the fingers
of the thief on the wall where the miss
ing picture had hung at one meter ana
half from the floor. The picture was
forty-seven centimeters high, and twen-
ty-five broad.
kilograms have been sent to the au-
thorities in all the provinces and from
tiers, and the Madrid police are also
making searching inquiries. The CHIEF
of the detective department states that
he does not recollect any picture being
stolen from the gallery during the twen-
ty-five years he has been in the service.
In artistic circles it is considered sur
prising that the thief elected to take the
sketch, when close by there were so
many other originals of the same master.
Some of the papers surmiSe that the
thief or thieves must be in connivance
with the foreigners who recently stole a
work by Murillo in Vienna.-Madrld
Correspondence London Standard, April
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Strange Robbery of a Picture.

Considerable sensation has been
caused by a robbery committed in the
great Madrid Picture Museum. Accord
ing to the authorized version, the Off
cial in charge of the Spanish Artists
Gallery noticed that a picture styled
'-St. Anne Giving a Lesson to the Vir-
GIN" being the preliminary sketch Of the
original picture by Murillo, which hap
pened to be hanging a few yards off in
the same gallery, was missing. This
official states that he had duly inspected
the whole gallery on Saturday after the
departure of the visitors. The senior
official on Sunday noticed nothing miss
ing, and the attendance was less than
on previous Sundays. 1t was only OBJ
served that a picture was missing dur
ing the usual sweeping of the gallery
on Monday. All these declarations were
corroborated by the senior official, who
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Weinst0Ck Lubin G CO., 4OO-4L2 Street, Sacramento

tab Black, we done issued a yaler kid
cullud supplement down at Duh house
las week, dat's all. all."-Indianapolis
Journal
Cause of the Deficiency.-'T think the
picture lacks atmosphere" said the
kindly critic Fact is said the ar
tist L had a hard time raising the
wind while 1 was painting. INDIAN
apolis Journal.
No" said the patient woman, with
the aspect of the born saint, Il should
not like to assert that he regards his
newspaper as his Bible. l am sure that
he believes his newspaper. r.''-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Il suppose you suspect what 1 came
for?' he said, as he prepared to ask
her father for her hand. 30, yes" re-
piled the father; you want to borrow
money, but l haven't a cent And the
young man deferred his proposal
Philadelphia North American.
Il heard your minister resigned from
his charge" We'll, no, not edzac'ly."
How was it then?' well, you see.
we'd been resigned ter him as long as
we could stand it, and we thought it
wuz time for him to reciprocate. He
didn't resign. We resigned him.
Washington Times.
The cannibal chief was clearly angry
Did you not informe me- he demand
ed, that the new missionary was a
man of innate delicacy?" The minion
cringed. 1T was so stated in the in
voice. sire" he faltered. The savage
nabob laid down his napkin with a jar
that spilled the gravy boat well
then" he thundered, you find it, I'm
fond of imported delicacies New
York Press
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For Lovers of Agriculture.

Can you explain, so that a child can
understand, why water puts out fire, or
why some young squash plants bring
their shells out of the ground and 9TH
ers do not? Can you show the differ
ence between a leaf bud and a fruit
bud of an apple, or tell where all the
house flies come from? Probably you
cannot; probably you don't know. The
Chief Clerk of the College of Agricult-
ure at Cornell University, Ithaca, init
mates that he knows, and says that
such matters may be made very inter
esting to children. Parents and teach
ers who send him their names will get
information as to the assistance which
the College of Agriculture at Ithaca
undertakes to give, free of cost, to per-
sons who want to distribute knowledge
of this sort among the young.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The record-union., 1897-05-21
THE TAVERN OF CASTLE CRAG

The Tavern of Castle Crag was built
in the heart of the Sierras. almost at
the foot of Mount Shasta and amid
the most picturesque mountain scenery
accessible to the tourist. The eligibil-
ity of the place selected was due to a
rare combination of flowing water, in
spring mountain scenery and inviting
forests.
The Tavern of Castle Crag. with it's
splendid environment. it was believed
would appeal chiefly to those who seek
sumemr resort for health, recreation,
outdoor sports, sympathy with nature
and informal sociability. To empha-
size this intention and signify the kind
OF invitation extended. the name TAV-
ERN of Castle Crag was chosen.
To avoid all implication of sumptuous
accommodations or the tyranny of So
cial Journalism, and to realize this orig
inal conception, the management has
decided to make the Tavern of Castle
Crag distinctively a family resort; and
especially attractive to those to whom
health, recreation and sympathy with
nature are paramount considerations.
To this end rooms on the first and sec
ond floors of this splendid taxern with
board will be furnished at monthly
rate of 500 person; and rooms on the
third floor with board at a monthly
rate of $50 a person.
The accommodations of the Tavern
are first class in every particular. It's
parlors and halls are elegant and spac-
ious. Its verandas are cool and invit-
ing, placing the guest always in the
presence of the most attractive noun
tain scenery to be enjoyed from the
balcony of any tavern in the world
The opportunity for outdoor sports
embraces hunting, fishing, riding BIZ
cycling, walking on mountain paths
and driving on picturesque roads. The
Tavern is located Immediately on the
main trunk line of the California &.
Oregon Railroad, and is fourteen hours
ride from San Francisco, twelve hours
from Stockton, ten hours from Sacra-
mento, thirty hours from Los Angeles
and twenty-three hours from Portland.
The Tavern of Castle Crag is reached
from San Francisco and Sacramento
without loss of time. The train leaves
San Francisco at 8 o'clock p. M. arriv-
ing early the following morning for
breakfast which is always ready upon
the arrival of the train. Returning, the
train time affords equal accommoda-
ton. Thus both in going and in COM
ing the comforts of the passenger and
the economy of his time have been
studied. In brief, the Tavern of Castle
Crag realizes to its guests the perfect
ideal of that spring time in the high al
titudes of the Sierras which never be-
comes high summer, and is the COM
Portable home of pleasing recreation
and reStful repose.
For particulars apply to
GEORGE SCHONEWALD,
Room 50. Union Trust Building, San
Francisco.
The record-union., 1897-05-21

States-and it will probably not be long
before other cities will follow suit The
needs of thorough municipal fire pro-
lection have received almost proverb-
tally careful attention in America, and
the new departure, therefore, has not
been prompted by craving for the
novel, of which Americans are SO often
accused, but by the promise of better
service-the more likely saving of prop
erty. With the growing demand for
greater Water-throwing capacity, fire
engines have gone on increasing in size
and weight year after year, until the
heaviest now in use, somewhere about
the 10,00O-pound mark, and capable Of
handling / 100 gallons of water min
ute, require three horses for reasonably
rapid getting around But the demand
for even larger engines still remains.
To meet this the Boston self-propeller
was ordered, which, in general appear
ance, seems to bear pretty close re-
semblance to the typical American
steam fire-engine. Its service weight,
however, is 1000 pounds, and it's
water capacity 1850 gallons a minute,
so that it is decidedly a more fornida-
bic fire-fghting apparatus than its va
rious prototypes. Successful animal
traction for so heavy a machine was
out of the question. Obviously, some
other form of power was necessary,
and in making the machine self-pro-
pelling it's builders set an example
which is pretty well assured of imi-
tation. 1t remains to be seen, how
ever, whether fire-engines of so great
a weight as this one will prove as all
around satisfactory as is evidently ex-
pected. Great weight, even if coupled
with great capacity, may not be ex-
actly conducive to best service
The record-union., 1897-05-21
Bits That Are Funny.

She-And did your friend take the
doctors advice? He-Certainly. And
did he pay for it?" ..Well, 1 should
rather say he did, He's dead!''
do you rectify mistakes here?'
asked gentleman as he stepped into
a chemists. Yes, sir, we do if the
patient is still alive" replied the ur-
bane clerk.-Glasgow Times.
Daughter-George says he fears he
can't support me in the style I'm ac-
customed to. The Father-Marry him
anyhow. l can't keep it up much long
er myself.-Town Topics.
What dis l heah about you goin' in
to junnelism, Eprahiam?'' We'll, Mis-
The record-union., 1897-05-21
Saturday
Sale of
Mems Suits.

These are goods bought from a
manufacturer who wished to close
them out. There were not many
Of kind, and he named very
low price.
LOT I-Mens brown mixed
check suits of all-wool Cheviot. Will
not show dirt easily, and are well
made. Sale Price, S4 90.
LOT 2-Blue or black Dress
Suits of all-wool English Clay
Worsteds, with round or square
corners. Sale Price, SO IS.
LOT s-Men's d ark gray
Worsted Suits. Would be worth
in a regular way SIS. Sale price,
So IS.
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Boys Suits, 13
to 10 Years.

Brown sack suits of fancy mixed
Cheviot, all wool, we'll trimmed
and made For IS to 10 years.
Price, 81 SO.
Extra fine all-wool suits in styl-
ish Plaids. light shade of brown.
Coats, round or square cut corners,
and vests with or without fly fronts;
SI2 so.
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Warm Weather Items
for TO=MOrrOw.

We call attention to the follow
ing items for Saturday:
Mems unbleached Balbriggan
Undershirts, csc each.
Mems rose colored Balbriggan
Undershirts or Drawers, at 75c
suit.
Mems Summer-weight Canton
flannel Drawers, $50 pair.
A limited quantity of unlaun-
dered White Shirts, at 29c
Mems percale and Madras Neck
wear, bows, band bows and four
in hands, : for CSC.
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(2l3lSEiIIlsIl tIlaE ksSSSD
Mems Rumchunda
Silk NeCkWear.

A beautiful assortment Of men S
Rumchunda Silk Neckwear. The
fabric is the most popular for Sum-
mer neckwear. The patterns are
new, and there seems to be no
limit to the color combinations and
designs, beautiful in their quaint
ness and originality of design.
Puff Tecks and Band Bows, 25c.
Club Ties at Ioc.
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1t Happens Every Day There.

Brown-Do you really think there's
anything in the theosophical theory
that people die and come to life again ?
Robinson-Certainly. Don't you read
the news from Cuba New York
World
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Self-Propelling Fire Engines.

These engines according to an editor
ial note in Casters Magazine" April,
ARE becoming the fashion. Boston
has just added one to her fire-fghting
equipment-not the first, by the way,
that has been turned out in the United
The record-union., 1897-05-21
Boys MILDLY Suits.

Little boys MILDLY Suits, for 3
to 8 years, OF tan and brown check
Tweed, large sailor collar and eight
rows of soutache braid on collar
and cuffs. There is a vest with
this suit that may be worn or not
at pleasure. Price, s. so.
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New Strength.

added flesh, a clear complexion and
pure, rich biood-that's the result of TAX
ing Anheuser-Busch's Malt-Nutrine-a
food drink. Try it. At all druggists.
The record-union., 1897-05-21
Model BiCyCle Shoes.

Mems Bicycle Shoes of good
quality kangaroo calf leather, un-
lined, low heels, and made with
elkskin soles (soft and pliable).
We have them in black or OK
blood, high cut Price, 81 SO.
The record-union., 1897-05-21

1t takes about three seconds for a
message TO go from one end Of the At
lantic cable to the other
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"Bull Dog" Toe Shoes
for rlen. Price, SIS.

The new toe in mems Shoes, the
"Bull Dog" in fine black cali, or
in dark brown leather, S..
These Shoes are made by Burt
& Packard. and in style as we'll as
quality are strictly up to date
They will be sure to interest many
men.
The record-union., 1897-05-21
IMPOR * MT
FARMERS And fruit GROWERS.

WAKEIEE'S SQUIRREL. AND
Gopher Exterminator-the original. oldest
and best prepared poison--the most effect
i've and economical squirrel poison known
Price reduced to 80 cents can. For sale by
G. G. G., Agents,
Grangers' Building, Tenth and X streets
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WOmen's Bicycle
Leggings.

Button canvas Leggings, tan,
mixed gray or black, soc.
Black Jersey cloth, button Leg
gings, 81; extra long, 81 so.
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Knee Trousers.

Boys Union Cheviot Knee
Trousers, black, blue or mixed
colors. 45c; better quality, 75c
pair. The Trousers CA to years.
are finished with bow and buckles
at knee; those for 9 to IL years
are plain.
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Red Shirt Waists, ST 25.

There seems to be strong de-
mand for red in everything. We
notice in our stock an attractive lot
of Women's Waists in bright red
ground and neat figures, with
white collar and cuffs. When
worn with white dress skirts this
makes a very stylish costume.
Price, ST 25.
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Band Concert.

Band Concert.
There will be concert in our
stores Saturday evening. Follow
ing is the programme, Second
Infantry Band, Chas. A. Neale.
Director:
March, ''Reevesonian" s.. Reeve
Potpourri, "Olivette" .Andran
Song, Image of the Rose. -. Kickoff
Selection, Brian Buru" -. Edwards
Waltz "Sueno de Maria. :. %. Fetras
Selection, Irish Gems of Sons"
Potpourri, GA Musical Tour Through
Europe" .................. .Conradi
Selection, Bonnie Scotland" $500.
BOnniSeau
Medley "Plantation Echoes. Coates
Dance, 1.-The Darkies' Dream" 49,.
Lansing
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Challis, 27C.

All our French Challis in light
and dark ground are reduced to
very low price. There is nothing
nicer for cool, soft, clinging fab
ric for Summer house garments.
Reduced to 27C.
The record-union., 1897-05-21
We Offer
To-Day:

We shall offer to-day a box of
Cream Tinted Note Paper, "a
sheets paper and "a fashionable
Baronial envelopes to match.
P9iee. P9is SC.
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! short Lesson in Natural Hii.tor,,

Z i ~
Our lesson this morning is about one
Of the most gorgeously dressed, and
handsomest Of all parrots. the Blue
Mountain Lory, which inhabits the
great plains in New South Wales. Il
lives principally upon the pollen and
nectar Of the gum trees Of that; coun-
try among the branches 81 which it
lives, rarely descending to the ground.
When there 10 q scarcity Of the pollen
and nectar. It will eat grass seeds and
insects. and It is for the lack Of these
natural foods that It frequently dies
In captivity.
I The nrst pair Of these birds import
ed to this country was in 1870, but al
though they are 30 beautiful, they are
not q very desirable bird to keep. az
they require % much care. you need
nsver be surprised to find thsm dead.
4 bird fancier rays on this subject that
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-23
M ny and ! will.. i writaf Is an 4
ISe tslls the story: il y s D. RI,

new q boy Who ~ ~ j pa iii,
se0 Aaesr the Junior class Of the New
xorl university. He was studyinx
|saS1soA ometry, and gave him TIRES
sxAmptes for his next lesson. The Toll
floKing DAY he came into my room 10
X snnd ltstrate his problems. Two 81
Them he understood. but the third -. $
VERY dlmcult one-he had not perform
ed. 1ssaid to him. SHALL help you ~
NO. cir: I can and will do II. X You
rive me time" : .s.5 \ =.
'sI sid. I will give you all the time
you WISH"
Theinext day he came into my room
TO reclte another. lesson In the sams
study.
well. Simon, have you worked that
example?"
mo. sir" he answered; "but will
do It Il you will give me little more
E.time.' .4.
Certainly; you shall have all the
time you DESIRE" .
II ! always like those boys who are de-
stermined TO do their own work. for
they make our best scholars and men,
too. The third morning you should
have Zen Simon enter my room. I
knew shs had It. for his whole face
told thu story Of his success.
Yes. he had Il, Notwithstanding Il
ahad cost him many hours Of hard work.
Not only had he solved the problem,
but Whist was ~ much greater import
ance, 40 had begun to develop mathe-
NAUTICAL power.
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Tho Pint Of Ale John.

4 It is a difficult matter to one accus
toned to small daily indulgences, to
realize the expense thus incurred.
A Manchester (England) calico
printer was asked on his wedding day
by his shrewd wife to allow her two
half pints of ale q day as her share Of
home comforts. John made the bar
gain cheerfully, feeling it hardly be.
came him to- do otherwise. inasmuch
as he drank two or three quarts day.
The wife kept the home tidy, and all
went well with them. but as she took
the small allowance each week for
household expenses, she never forgot
the pint Of ale, John"
When the first anniversary Of their
wedding came. and John looked around
on his neat home and comely wife, O
longing to do something to celebrate
the day took possession Of him.
MARY, we've had no holiday since
we were wed, and only that I haven't
penny in the world. we'd take q
jaunt to the village and sec the moth.
err" ..
Would thee like to Co.. John!" she
asked.
There was tear with her smile. fol-
It touched her heart to hear him SPEAK
tenderly, az in the olden times. {
''n thee'd like to 60. John. I'll stand
treat" /
''rhou stand treat. Mary! Hast goi
. forth left thee?" :.
NAY, but I've got the pint of ale,'
said she.
Got what! wife?" "a n
''The pint Of ale." she replied,
Whereupon she went 10 the hearth:
and from beneath one OF the stone
Gags. drew out a stocking, from which
she poured upon the table the sum Of
three hundred and sixty-five three.
ipencas ($22.81), exclaiming:a Aig
I. "see. John. thee can have the holi.
day." H.. &
:. what is this?" hesaskedg in amaze,
! IT ls my daily pint 81 ale, John"
\ He was conscience stricken a. well
as amazed and charmed.
MARY, hasn't thee had thy sharet
Then I'll have.no more from this day.
~ And he was as good as his word
They had the holiday with the old
mother, and Mary's little capital, saved
from "the pint Of ale" was the SPED
from which. as the years rolled bn!
grew shop, factory, warehouse, copny
try seat and carriage with health, hap.
piness, peace and selected.s !
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For His Own Good.

A Massachusetts, man recently tried
to get q divorce from his wife becalsi
she called him "a fool" ian, idiot. 4
and "a BRUTE" and told him he s.hadn'i
sense enough to know when he wassin.
suited" The court held. however, that
though the husband was affected NM
y,a,iously in his-.hseatfa tcsomessxtent
the -wifa was moved. sinsnAstwsasy-vha al
seemed to her good motive ana by .
desire for his success In life"