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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-12-19
MAY BE A WIZARD.
YOUNG THOMAS EDISON ENTERS HIS
FATHERS PROFESSION.

Has Invented q New Lamp-Was Com
pleted and on the Market Before His
Father Saw It-Spent Years In the Lab.
Oratory-BeIieves In Secrecy.
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., is something
of wizard" himself He is 81 wears
DID, and many men of twice his age
have learned in the last few months to
watch him with much interest. Thou
sands of persons to whom the name Of
Edison is familiar have never heard Of
this youthful scientist, yet ne has had a
large part in experiments and discover
les that have startled the world.
One bright morning last August Ed
son called the young man to him and
spake thus:
"Thomas, my son, you know almost
as much as your father, but what you
know will never be Of use to you until
you know men. Get out, Thomas, and
study men. Brush up against the world
for awhile and let us see what you are
made Of. You have good ideas. Work
tnem. GOOu morning.
So the young man started out four
months ago with a head full of ideas
and lusty desire to make himself
heard IN the worlds noisy traffic To
day he has an Office in New York, and
the big electrical manufacturing COM
panies are studying this young man
with great care, while pretending that
they are not aware Of his existence.
This is very hollow pretense, how
ever, for he has attacked them in their
own strongholds. He has invented de-
vice which, he says, is only the first of
a series of improved appliances in vari-
GUS lines Of electrical work. 1t is an in
candescent lamp, similar to the one now
in use to the inexperienced eye, but
possessing, it is said, many advantages
He calls it the Edison Junior, with
conscious pride, and claims for it supe-
riority over all others in the important
details of vacuum and filament.
10 achieve these results the young
man designed his own pump and says
that with it he can exhaust ten lamps
to a high degree of perfection in less
time than is required by the ordinary
vacuum pumps generally used to ex-
haust one lamp. The filament is his own
invention also, chemical combination
carbonized at 1900 degrees f., making
it as near absolutely pure carbon as it
is possible to obtain. Curiously enough,
neither the pump nor the flament has
been patented.
my fathers experience has taught
me to steer clear of the patent office.
He has taken out scores Of patents, but
he has spent as much money and time
fighting to uphold them, l guess, as
they are worth Pm going to keep my
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-12-19

els it possible, doctor, asked the
garrulous widow, "that one can be
talked to DEATH"
Certainly, madam. Have you not
buried three husbands yourself; DO
trois Free Press
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-12-19
Broke Even.

Scribbler-How did Penncr do with
his book, Success In Farming"
Riter-Great The book paid for all
he lost ON the farm. Up to Date.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-12-19
chemical for the fluoroscope.

chemical lot the microscope.
The Edison iron mining process,
which has recently been exploited, also
took much of the young mans time. He
followed each step i'll the evolution of
the perfected machinery, which extracts
ore by magnetism, and spent many
weeks at the plant now in operation in
New Jersey. New York Herald
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-12-19
DOINGS IN EUROPE.
Epitomized Notes on Events Reflectini
Life From Across the Atlantic.

Epitomized Notes on Events Rejecting
Life From Across the Atlantic.
An examination of the tomb Of Jean
Jacques Rousseau, i'll the lie DIES Peu-
pliers, which has recently taken place,
showed the grave to be untenanted, no
trace Of the body having been found be-
| peath the monument. In the presence Of
this disappointment three hypothesis
present themselves. Some hold that the
body was hidden elsewhere on the
island. Others insist that the philoso-
piers body was taken to Paris in 1894
and still rests in the sarcophagus which
lies beneath the dome CT the Pantheon.
The minister of public instruction has
given his consent to the opening Of this
sarcophagus. Should it be found empty,
the conviction will obtain that Rous-
seau S bones were disinjcrred by fanatics
soon after his death and scattered.
William Tell has dwindled into
myth Rousseau's tomb which has
been the bourne of so many pilgrimages
during the last 100 years, has now been
discovered to be untenanted, as stated
above, and now Bonivard, the Prison
er of Chillon" so beautifully sung of by
Lord Byron is shown TO be something
very much akin to fraud. Visitors to
the old castle Of Chillon, ola the lake of
| Geneva, have long gazed with reverent
eyes on the track worn in the stone
pavement around the pillar to which
the captive was chained during his long
incarceration. This year the famous
footprints mystericusly disappeared.
An inquiry was made in the cantonal
legislature as to what had become of
| them. Thcreupon NJ. Nccqurat coun-
cilor of state, rose and unblushingly ex
planned that they had never existed at
| all, but were artiticially manufactured
tasatisfy the demands of sentimental
public. This year the usual repairs
were done so late that there was no
time to renew this venerable sham.
A story is in circulation at the court
Of The Hague concerning the young
queen Of Holland which is destined TO
illustrate that she fully shares the pro
nounced aversion of her subjects for
Germany and prefers in every particu
lar the French 1t seems that on the
last occasion when she met Emperor
William she insisted on responding in
French to the remarks which he adj
dressed to her in German, and on his
asking her why she did not speak Ger
man she tartly replied that it was mere
" because She nreferred Erench.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Diving for a Wife.

In many of the Greek islands diving
for sponges forms a considerable part
of the occupation of the inhabitants.
A visitor to this unfrequented region
describes the following rather startling
custom. He says: 'Himia, which is
little island directly opposite Rhodes.
is worthy Of notice on account of the
singular method by which the Greek
inhabitants of the island get their liv-
ing. On the bottom of the sea in this
locality the common sponge is found in
greater abundance than in any other
part of the Mediterranean.
THE natives make it trade to
gather these, and their income from
this source is far from contemplate;
their goods are always in demand
among the Turks, who use an incred-
ible number of sponges in the ADDITIONS
prescribed by the Mohammedan ritual.
A girl in this island is not permitted to
marry until she has brought up GER
tain number of sponges and given proof
of her skill by taking them from a GER
tain depth. But in certain of these
islands this custom is reversed. The
father of a maria geable daughter be-
slows her on the best diver among her
suitors. He who can stay longest In
the water and bring up the biggest
cargo of sponges marries the maid
Pittsburg Despatch
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
COULD TALK ABOUT FLIES.
Dull Pupil Who Proved That He Was
Not a Fool.

One of the speakers at a banquet CIV
en- here recently, says the Washington
Post" dwelt at some length upon
mans natural aptitude to the vocation
in life he pursued, and attributed as
result of so many failures the fact that
a majority of mankind were following
vocations not in bent with their natural
inclinations. He told an interesting
story illustrating his meaning from one
of his schoolboy recollections, as fol-
lows:
cat my first school there was boy
to whom the teacher could not succeed
in imparting the simplest rules of ele-
mentary knowledge. Try as she
might, her efforts were failures. Her
patience, after exhaustless trials,
turned to despair. One day. when he
seemed duller than usual, she sent him
from the recitation bench to his seat
with a severe reprimand, promising to
recommend his dismissal to the trus-
tees.
Shortly afterward she observed him
bending over some pursuit at his desk.
His eyes were lighted with an express
ion that seemed inspiration. Anxious
to know the cause 70 this almost mirac-
ulous TRANSFORMED ton from sIoth that
was sluggish to activity that was life,
she passed down the aisle by his desk
on some pretext that would not disturb
him, and found the cause of his glow
ing study to be the examination of a
fly, which he had caught and was ex-
amining, having dissected it into parts.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
THE CAPITOLS NOT IN IT.
High School Lads Put Up Good Ball
Yesterday.
AS Base Runners They Are Corkers-
Games to be Played
To-Day.

The game of ball at Oak Park yes
terday fell below the expectations of
the local cranks. All expected to see
close score, but both teams had an
off day, and played below their aver
age.
The Capitols' catcher, Powers, was
taken seriously i'll just before the
game, and it became necessary to hunt
UP another catcher, which DELAYED the
game fully half an hour. With Powers
out of the team the Capitols seemed to
lose heart and put up a poor game from
the start
The High School boys played fine
ball until the sixth inning, when, with
the score IL to ) in their favor, they
went to pieces and allowed their oppo-
nents to score ten runs. Halsey Smith
pitched championship ball for five in
nings, but three hits being scored off
his delivery in that time. But he had
lame arm, and in the sixth inning
he was hit at will, and gave three bases
on balls.
F. Mott, Griffin and Dunn played
magnificent ball, some of their stops
being of the phenomenal order. Dunn
seemed to be all over the field, and took
part in three double plays.
The Students took the lead in the
first inning and kept increasing it I'M
til the sixth, when the Capitols came
within two of tieing the score For the
last half of the sixth the Scholars
scored two, and whitewashed their on
ponents in their last inning.
Will Newbert umpired in fine fash
ion, no fault being found with any of
his decisions, and he kept the boys
moving all the time. Score:
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cisco was called out and made an
clers and their cause Messrs. Hanlon
and Phillips in comic specialties, the
Sunset Quartet with music and Mr..
Knapp with funny stories entertained
the company. (Mr. Knapp will be the
announcer at the races today. Jack
Hines told humorous stories, and
Charles Albert Adams made a speech
in advocacy of the Associated Cyclers.
At the hour our report closed the So
cial and enjoyable entertainment still
went on.
At s o'clock this morning a delegation
of the Capital City Wheelmen. under
command of Captain Shaw, will escort all
visiting wheelmen who wish to go on a
run to Patterson's, over the Folsom
wheelway. They will be back before
noon, in ample time to rest and go out
to the races in the afternoon. The
Wheelway Committee expects to do
something in the way Of entertaining
such guests as take the run.
The Record Union' acknowledges
the compliment paid to it by the wheel
mems procession as it passed this office
last evening.
1t is announced that reserved seats
for the meet will be sold up to noon to-
day at Atwater & Co.'S. Fifth and K
streets.
A dispatch from Stockton last night
says: 1.-THE Stockton Road Club, under
Captain Bennett, will make run to
Sacramento tomorrow morning to take
in the bicycle events there during the
day. There will be a large turnout,
and the start will be made at day.
break"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Rome Was Not
Built in a Day,

and it takes time to accomplish every
thing.
Many months ago we started out to
give Sacramento the right sort of a
crockery store. BY that we meant
the right goods, large assortments
of them and bought direct from the
makers. We also meant plain every
y-department-sto prices, in place
of the almost ridiculously fancy prices
that had been so common in Sacra-
mento. We also meant prompt, eff
cient service and generous dealing.
This is to say that most of these
things have at length been attained.
We are only waiting for some goods
en- route from Europe to make our
new crockery store complete.
Most of new goods have been
bought under direction of Mr.. THE
ben who, perhaps, better than any
other man in Sacramento, knows just
what the people Of our city want.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06

Some of the stories of the big games
of the "old days are taken with
large grain of salt. Many Of them We're
similar to the game in which ex-Con-
gresham Tom Ochiltree was engaged
not so very long ago. Ocmltree was
discovered one morning coming down
Fifteenth street, looking very blue. A
friend meeting him inquired what the
trouble was. "Oh, ] was in one of
those big Congressional games last
night said the Texan.
'Wen, / suppose from your looks that
you lost" said the friend.
well, L should say l did," responded
Ochiltree. 81 lost $4,000 in one sit
ting last night, and the worst part of it
is that 81 70 of it was cash. Wash
ington correspondence Philadelphia
Press
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06

The truth dawned upon the teacher.
The boys mind ran to entomology. He
was born naturalist.
THE teacher said nothing, but that
afternoon called up the entire class for
general recitation The boys appear
ance was as dull as ever. Boys said
the teacher, addressing the entire
school, I want to see how far your
general powers of observation on trivial
subjects go. For instance, you have
all seen thousands of flies Now, I
want each one of you to tell me his
impressions Of a fay Beyond the
fact that fly was a fly and had two
wings, ont one of the school could say
anything further. At the first men
ton of the subject the dull boy was all
aglow. He held up his hand and
snapped his fingers. He realized his
superiority. 1t was his day. He told
of the fly from general and analyti-
cal standpoint, it's interior and exterior
construction, its habits, it's food, it's
generation and its propensities. The
rest of the school sat astonished. The
boy went on and launched into a gem
eral description of bugs and insects he
had caught in the woods.
From that day the teacher encour-
aged his peculiar aptitude. and troubled
him no more with the rules of grammar
and arithmetic. She went into the
woods with him and helped in his stud
les of nature. She brought the atten-
ton of the school trustees to his case,
and, to make a long story short, he was
sent to Europe for study. In Leipsic
he was made moderator of the Natural
Conservatory of Science. He held for
a time an important position in the
Smithsonian, at Washington, D. c., and
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Weinst0ck Lubin e Co, 4OO4I2 Street, Sacramento

play at Oak Park, and the men viii
| line up as follows:
| Team One-Newbert C, Smith p, Pope
| Id, F. Newbert %, Upson 3b, Peterson
SIS. Smith CT, Ed Pope If, York r.f.
Team Two-Mott lib, C. Bauer r.f,
| Adams C, Bauer 2b, Anderson p, Koen-
| ing CT, McClatchy SIS, Root If, Sam
Smith 3b.
At half-past 10 the Rolling Mill and
Boiler Shop mines of the Southern Pa
cific Leagne will play ball on the same
diamond. The lists of players We're
published yesterday morning.
| At 8 o'clock, at Fifteenth and p
| streets, the Foresters' nine, known as
| the Court Capitals, will play the Clark
& Stanleys.
| The Hale Bros. team will meet the
Second Infantry team at Twenty eighth
and @ streets at $3.50 a. m.
The young misses of the High School
were out in force yesterday to see the
students play all around the Capitols,
and they were liberal in their applause,
as we'll as in the display Of the High
! School colors.
George NJ. Mott was in a tight place.
| One of his sons played in the High
/
itols ''The old man." therefore, had to
/ try and maintain an impartial attitude,
| which he did by dividing his applause
as nearly even as possible between the
rival teams.
E. F. Smith discussed the points OF
the game with as much enthusiasm as
when he was lightweight crack in the
old Amity Club. He was greatly pleased
when his son Halsey struck out pitcher
McManus of the Capitols in the third
inning The lad has a good coach"
and no doubt has received many good
| pointers from his pa.
| The youth who marked up the scores
| on the big blackboard is evidently not
| a printer, or he would have 'slugged
out, his matter His writing is so close
| that it is difficult to read across the
| field
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Something Overheard.

An occasional benefactor of this de-
partment Of the Weekly" relates that
a number of men were recently dis
cussing present conditions at their club.
One of them advanced the proposition
that the Mckinley administration had
not as yet brought about any marked
advance in the country's prosperity
"Oh, I don't know about that" quick
~ observed another 1--WE are al
ready sending hay to England and por-
ter to France"
Nothing was said,'' adds the occa-
sional benefactor, "of the beneficent in
f1uence of our sending an angel to Tur-
key."-Harper's Weekly.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Boys Duck Suits
40C and 75C.

We recently placed on sale 600 wash
Sailor Suits for boys to 10 years old.
They are in many attractive colors
and patterns, neatly made, with sail
or collars and shreed fronts We
have sold many of these suits (sizes
and 4 being nearly gomez. Now
that hot weather is at hand, the rest
will go speedily.
They are really wonderful suits for
the price and more than one fond
mamma who knows the cost and
bother of getting up such suits at
home, has wondered how it is done .
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Dress Suits for
Small Bows.

One of the finest black dress suits
ever shown, and for the very moder-
ate price of s..
The material is black clay worsted
we'll put together and tailored. The
coat is double breasted and the trous-
ers knee length. The smaller sizes
have coats with large collars, braided.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Lambert's Listerine.

The absolute safety of Listerine,
its efficacy as anti-ferment and its
agreeable taste and odor, give it high
place as an anti-septic and for inter
nal administrations in digestive dis
orders, diarrhea, etc. Listerine is
also the best known preparation for
the teeth and gums, and a few drops
of it in a tumbler of water makes a
delightful mouth wash.
There are many Listerine prepare
tons on the market, some of them
very inferior. We carry Lambert s.
that is the genuine article and the
best. Price, Toe bottle.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
We Offer Monday:

At a recent auction sale by the
Scranton Mills in New York Of 80,
900 pairs of Lace Curtains our
buyer secured the following great
values, which we shall offer Mon
day:
LOT White Lace Curtains,
this seasons patterns. Will wash
and wear. Length 3 yards.
Sale Price, SAC.
LOT 2-Heavy Lace Curtains,
white or ecru, scalloped and tapped
edges. Width so inches; length
81 yards. Sale Price, csc.
LOT 3 Fine quality Lace
Curtains, 90 inches wide. Light,
airy patterns. Excellent quality.
Sale Price, So.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
One Reason WHY.

When it comes to a matter Of price
as to which house is the most like
ly to spare your purse-the advantage
is certainly with the clothing store
that buys in the largest quantities
and from the best makers.
That is an argument that has
brought many a thinking man here
for his suit of clothes.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Off for Victoria.

The members of the California Press
Association left last night in three
Pullman coaches for Portland, whence
they go to Victoria, B. c., and will be
absent eight days.
Their central coach bore a thirty
foot banner on either side bearing the
name of the association.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
WOmen's Corset Waists.

There are good many corset
waists in the market that do not bear
any relationship to the corset family
You'll find none of them here. Our
corset waists are from the best max
ers and the result of the greatest
study and skill.
AT random we mention white
ventilated Corset Waist, strong net
ting, side steels, soft bust and Shout
der straps. Price 81.
In conception, form and quality it
is an ideal summer Corset Waist.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
The Finest Mems Shoes.

You have doubtless seen the big
yellow posters around town; did you
know that Burt & Packard's shoes
are kept only by us?
For fifteen years we have been SELL
ing them and at the rate of thou
ands Of dollars worth per year. For
merly they were 81 80 pair, then
Sc 80 pair, and now within the last
year or so, when certain improve
ments in machinery have come into
use, we supply them at So a pair.
We keep nothing higher in price, be-
cause we know Of nothing really bet
ter at any price.
We have all the leading styles in
Burt &c Packard's shoes for men, in
black, OK blood, tans and browns, and
in all the up to-date toes, and in such
feathers as calf, kangaroo and patent
leather.
We guarantee a perfect fit and per-
feet satisfaction. Any style, So
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
He Ought to Know.

Old Man-How's John to-day?
Anxious Female-Very bad; doctor
said, when e brought is medicine, as
'ow e can't lost through the night.
Old Man-Ah, welli E ought to know.
E knows what e gives i'm
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Summer Cots.

Folding cots, hardwood frames with
woven wire mattress. Price, 81.
Canvas folding cots, hardwood. Price,
81 70.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Gyl3EE5lIls!''7 / lals sSSSD

6IlNE2A DISIN TERES led
:: s.; =; !: :: -: :: :: ::
go 81 20 had its agitation
against the department stores for
some time, and the people of
Portland have been educated to
such an extent that the business
OF the department stores has in
creased wonderfully in fact SO
much SO that one of the largest
department stores in Portland has
sent East for plans for new
building several times larger than
its present store.
The people of Portland recog-
nize that their trading can be
done to much better advantage
and with much better satisfaction
IN department stores than else
where, and this no doubt IS the
experience everywhere where
there are department stores that
deal honorab1y with their custo-
merS.
he American people are not
fools. They are not dull. On
the contrary they are shrewd and
wide awake. They readily find
where it is to their advantage to
do trading.
"A11 | require for my personal
use and for the Use Of my family
| purchase IN department. stores,
where | know | will be treated
honestly and where | am safe IN
making my purchases, as / can
always have my money refunded
If an article Is not just what |
want"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
Poker at the Capital.

he is now in Paris, one of the leading
entomologists of the world.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
!" OF Course
| Buy Here"

ST can rely on the quality of your
goods
your stock is larger"
You are always showing SO many
new things"
SuIeq seoIId InoG no pusd9p ueo L,
lowest
''I can bring anything back"
''Your, people are all so courteous
and obliging."
II feel so much at home"
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Auction at The Model, Fifth and J..
Auction at The Model, Fifth and J..
Auction at The Model. Fifth and J. :
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Mems Hot
Weather Dress.

Mems double breasted blue Serge
Suits, are the correct thing for hot
weather wear. We have them in three
grades at 81 80, So and Sc.
White duck trousers 81 Pair.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
For Larger Boys, Too.

Black Dress Suits, for boys Is to
10 years. Made in the best manner
and with that something" about
them that stamps them as first class
and telling value, at $40 per suit.