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The record-union., 1897-12-20
Presentation to Director DePue

AT the conference between the Board
of Prison Directors, the State Commits
stones OF Public Highways and the
Folsom Road Commissioners at the
Folsom Prison on Saturday, Director
F.. J. DePue, who will retire from the
Prison Board the first of the year. was
presented by the officials and employees
of the prison with a handsome cut
glass punch bowl and glasses. Direc-
tor Robert T.. Devlin Of this city made
The record-union., 1897-12-20

Mixed nuts, 4 lbs for 25c; candy, 3
lbs for 25c; mince meat, &c package; ;
Atmore plum pudding, 2-lb cans, 30c;
fine picked butter, 4Oc ROLL fresh Cali
fornia eggs, SOC dozen. Beesley x Sons,
516 and 51S j street.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
You Cannot Afford to Make

A mistake, Domestic drop-head sew
ing machine goes up and down, does
not tip over. and oil does not soil your
carpet Pommer's, Ninth and J
streets.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Sacramento,s Gain.

Xmas comingi Get pictures and
frames at II. II. Tariels art store. S04
j. Best work, lowest prices. Large
line of brand new stock. Prices re-
duced 10 per cent. Ready for Xmas. .
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Candy for Distant Friends.

If you intend to send candy away,
now is the time to order it.. Baskets Of
fine French candy, 30 cents to 81 each.
Barton's, $40 and APO K.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Prepare for Storm 6.

Buggy tops. S12; storm aprons. ST so;
side curtains. 81 80 A. Meister & Sons,
910-914 Ninth street. Sacramento.
The record-union., 1897-12-20

All sittings for photographs that
Hodson, S13 K street, makes as late as
December 22d will be finished for
Christmas.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
DOLLS. DOLLS.
For the Little Ones.

Special sale of fine variety: dress
dolls. II inches tall. 15c: 20 inches tall.
20c. AT the old Red House. See show
window. c. II. Gilman, Proprietor.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Don't Overlook

Our stock Of high-class perfumes and
atomiZers, offered at prices you can
not overlook McMorry, druggist, Sixth
and K
The record-union., 1897-12-20

Stuart's dyspepsia tablets, 80 cents;
laxative bromo-quinine tablets, L.
cents; frog in your throat, cents.
Write for cut price list. The G. G. G.
Cut-Rate Drug Store, Tenth and K. =
The record-union., 1897-12-20

Coronado water. stockton sarsapa'
rilla and iron, champagne cider, ginger
ale, orange cider. j. McMorry. agent
The record-union., 1897-12-20

II you want to find friend, call at
the El Dorado, S26 j street
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Weather Reports

the presentation speech, to which Di-
rector DePue feelingly responded
The record-union., 1897-12-20

Medallion ranges and air~tight heat
ers at Miller Bros, Jig j. They are
the best; give them trial.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Van Alstfne,s Millinery.

Formerly Corwin's, but lately bought
by Mrs. l.. Van Alstine, and enriched
with fresh, stylish stock. 6O1 J.
The record-union., 1897-12-20

Try McMorry's 50c uncolored Japan
tea; E. 3. tea, 60c; G. p. tea, 75c: P. F.
Japan tea, 40c: 531 Nj street.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
McMorry sells groceries.

Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron. 531 NJ street.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Price Reduced
Photos for Christmas.

TO Sc; best Aft. oak wood. Fair Oaks
Wood Yard. 10th and @ SITS.
The record-union., 1897-12-20

Ask for f. c. Knauer's celebrate
Culmbacher, the finest beer out.
The record-union., 1897-12-20

Try McMorry's Blend Coffee. 35c-
The record-union., 1897-12-20

Electrical, lamps at Scott's, 303 j..
The record-union., 1897-12-20

The superb service, that for the past
three seasons has made this train the
most popular in America. Will be con-
Gnued. No extra cost
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-20
WOOL DRESS GooDs-From the Fire.

Cream All Wool Albatross and Serge,
IS to A inches wide, a substitute for
light weight Flannels, slightly soiled 1o1o
values SOC to 75c yard, choice - XIV
All Wool Serges, widths 40 to As
inches, nothing better for Bathing
Suits, values soc to $l25, slightly DE-
soiled, choice per yard. .......... AoO
All Wool Cheviots for Skirtings and
Travelling Suits lovely line of pat
terms, values SOC to Sl25 a yard
none damaged for reason that we 0E~
have sold first cuts, choice, per yard Wv
42-Inch Black Brocade Brlliantine,
goods perfect, value SOC per yard, oOo
we offer at wv
50-lnch Black Sicilian for Skirts or
Bathing Suits ........
44-Inch All Wool Storm Serge XSC
3S-lnch Lace Grenadne, values SOC
and 75c choice ........
46lnch All Wool Black Lizard Bro. En>
cade, value 81 we offer at oSO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-20
CARPET Decentralization Shades

eject Long Plain 15c Felt Roller Shades now lUc
eject Long Plain 40c Oil Opaque Roller
Shades now. ......
fleet Long Oil Opaque SOC Shades with 80,
3-inch Fringe, now. ''oAS
fleet Long Oil Opaque SOC Shades Fancy -
Ja0o, now. ........... ...'''''''
Plain Linen Holland Shades, with 5lncn -,
Fringe, feet long. .............'..'.oo
Best Lonsdale Holland Shades, 5-lncn -,
Fringe, feet long
Best Lonsdale Holland Shades, olncn o.c
Fringe, feet long .........''''. 90
Best Lonsdale Holland Shades, o'lncn osc
Fringe, 8 feet long ................','9
36.Inch Curtain Swiss, Coin Dot, l5c klnd' az
per yard. ............... ....''.' an
5.Inch Plain Swiss Rufiing, per yard...''''
Ask to see our new lines of White and FANCY .1c
Scrims SO inches wide, at ......''.2
Nobby line of Fancy Edge Tidy and Bureau
Scrims Is inches WIDE at prices ranging N
from. 1OC to 3oc y"'
Lovely new line of Damask for Uphols!ssl'
Purposes and Portieres 30 inches WIZ ~
Prices soc, 65c, 75c and ~ q w.
So. so Chenille Porteres, SO inches VIDE . , on
10 feet long, per pair. ......'. . 06
Portieres 43 inches wide, 1OA feet long ;. q
We carry the largest stock Oh ""'
Houston, at lowest prices.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-20
SOME MORE OF THE
FIRE GOODS.
Damaged, and Sold "As Ares"

White and Printed Wash Goods
Short Lengths, as are, per yard. ..... 11c
10-Yard Lengths, are, per yard. 2tC
36.Inch Rustic Tatfeta Lining, are per yd &c
Round Thread Cotton Checks, as are per yd 24C
36-Inch Brown Cottons, are, per yard. :. &c
Brown Drilling, as are, per yard ........ 2tC
Shifting Prints in good condition.. 2tC
Fancy Outing Flannes, are, per yard. 34C
Canton Flannels, Gray and Brown, solid
coors, as are, per yard ..........-.. 34C
Fancy Dress Ginghams, in good condition,
per yard 31C|
: Fine Bleached Cambria Muslin, perfect,
per yard. &c
A few more Wool Cassimeres, for Pants 80.
AT CSC aud 35C per yard
Mosquito Bars, S-yard lengths, as are, each 10C
Table Oil Cloths, as are, per yard 1OC
Table Linens, Slightly Soled--
59-lnch Bleached Damask, per yard .224c
5S-Inch Half Bleached All Linen Da.
mask, per yard. Observation-Disclosures. 20C
64-Inch Half Bleached All Linen Da.
mask, per yard. .......-......... 35C
70-Inch Bleached All Linen Satin Da.
mask, per yard. Observation-Disclosures. SOC
Solid Colors and Plain White Organdy 25c
quality, choice .............. lSC and 1oC
Our extra fine line of Printed Organizes,
all 1897 patterns, were Soc, now ....... Csc
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
Astronomers believe that they ha

Astronomers believe that they have
discovered that the two smallest plan
cts, Mercury and Venus, which are
both nearer the sun than the earth,
have practically stopped revolving
around their respective axes. Each Of
these planets, 1t Is claimed, revolves on
its axis In the same time 1t takes to
journey completely round the sun. This
results in only one side of each planet
receiving the sunlight. Hence there is
everlasting night on One-half of each
planet and everlasting day on the other
half. This is the same condition as pre-
walls on our moon. So that, IL astronOm.
ers are correct, the solar system has
three worlds that to all appearances are
dead. Three dead worlds! Can this be
possible In a universe we have been
accustomed to look upon as full of life?
Suppose the astronomers are right in
stating that Venus and Mercury have
no revolution that can produce the
changes of night and day, so that per-
petual night reigns on One-half Of each
planet. 1t does not follow that life
cannot exist in these worlds. Before
deciding that these orbs are destitute
of life, the factor of human activity or
the activity of beings akin to human
beings must be considered. If these
worlds have ceased to revolve except
extremely slowly, does this not mean
that they are much older than the other
planets? And If older, whatever life
existed on them must have attained Il
wisdom we know nothing Of What is
there against the idea that the dark
sides of these worlds are brilliantly lit
up with electricity and warmed by the
same agency? They may be thickly
peopled by beings who work and play
on the bright side for period and then
retire to the dark regions for rest. This
Is a more attractive view than the one
that dead worlds cumber the universe
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

A Berlin dispatch says that hereafter
IT will be the settled policy of the Ger
man Government to direct the stream
of German emigration elsewh here than
to the United States. South and Cen
tral American countries are mentioned
as the places to which an attempt Will
be made TO turn the tide, the reason
assigned being that In those countries
''the autonomous and uniform makeup
OF German colonies will not be roliti-
cally interfered with" This Is very
vague. but probably IL means that Ger
man emigrantS TO South America can
still continue to he German citizens
and subject TO military duty. The Ger
man immigration is as good as we get
from Europe, and yet the United States
IS not suffering even for that. If Ger
man emigrants prefer South or Gem
tral America let them go there. but il
Is doubtful if the efforts of the Gov
ernment 10 control the matter will
amount to much.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

Voting by machinery has not yet
been perfected SO far as practical DEM
onstration shows. The apparatus
which was used ut Troy, n. y, broke
down after it had worked a while and
caused the electors and judges no end
OF trouble. Forty-two men had voted
up to the time of the accident. and
when the recording dIals were exam
ined to discover the cause of the acci-
dent, it was found that by some error
of the mechanism all these votes were
recorded for one set of candidates. Il
may be that these cOntraptions can he
made absolutely tiawless, but until that
time the old way of voting would bet
ter be adhered TO. There is such a
thing as carrying labOr-saving devices
too far
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
COL. ALFRED e. BUCK.
Career of the New United States Min
lister to the Mikado's Land.

Career of the New United States Min
ister to the Mikado's Land.
Alfred E. Buck, nominated as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States to Japan,
owes his success to the fact Of the
warm personal and political friendship
existing between President Mckinley
and himself. Col. Buck was born at
Foxcroft, Me-, Feb, Z, 1882. His thirst
for knowledge was so great that by his
own exertions he paid his way through
college and was graduated with high
honors, having been the Latin saluta-
torian of his class. With the pertinaci-
ty that has always characterized his
actions he taught school at Hallowell,
Me-, afterward becoming principal of
the Lewiston high school, At the close
of the war, through which he fought
with great credit, he was appointed
clerk of the United States Circuit and
District Courts of Georgia, resigning
this position in 1887 to become United
States Marshal. The next year was
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
Why He I,im,,ed.

A Washington correspondent sends
to the New York Tribune story Of a
Southern member Of Congress, "whose
mind is never on earthly things" The
daughter of one of his oldest friends
was to be married, and he was Invited
to the wedding.
AT the very last moment an affair of
some Importance demanded his atten-
ton, and he found it impossible to be
present at the ceremony In church, but
he sent his wife, promising to meet her
at the reception an hour afterward.
They met accordingly, and no one Of
all the guests was happier than he In
his wishes to the bride. His wife was
so filled with pride in her husband that
1t was some time before she discovered
that he was limping badly.
Are you lame, dear?" she whispered.
mo, certainly not" he said. why
do you ask?"
You limp So" she answered.
linen, looking down at his feet, she
discovered the cause. Her better-half
had on one foot a heelless slipper, and
on the other shoe with a military
heel. He had been Interrupted, it seems,
while changing his shoes, and when at
leisure, forgot to complete the opera
ton, and following the custom inaug-
urated by "Diddle, diddle, dumpling,
my son John," went to the wedding
with one shoe off and one shoe on.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
Winter Bred Verniu.

Animals kept In warm stables are
less liable to protect themselves
against vermin that they can easily
destroy by rolling In the dust when
given free range In summer. The fact
that a horse will often choose to roll
on bare soil, especially If dusty, rather
than on the grass, is itself pretty good
evidence that the horse is troubled by
lice. A shrewd horse will often do this
If the soil be wet, and thus cover him.
self with mud. When 1t dries 1t Is
turned to dust in the process of groom
ing. Dust will kill lice, and when AMI
mails have access to bare ground they
are never troubled In this way. Often
in stables where poultry are allowed,
the vermin come from the bodies of the
hens, finding lOdgment on the wood
work of the stable. Prepare kerosene
emulsion with one part Of kerosene to
ten of water, and enough soap to make
1t come together in q mixture. Wash the
necks and shoulders of all horses in
stables with this occasionally, and the
vermin will cease to trouble. But
whether horses are or are not peStered
with hen lice, poultry have no business
in horse stables. They are very apt to
get in unless doors and windows are
kept closed or protected by screens.
More horses are kept poor by having
fowls soil their feed boxes than by lack
Of feed when working hard during the
warm spring weather.-American Cul-
bivator
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

The Chicago police department re-
ports that Dennis Lynch, who gradu-
sion's list of eligibles and became a full
fiedged policeman, attempted to rob a
citizen on the streets late at night, and
the wayfarer arrested the officer and
escorted him to headquarters, where
he lost his star within twenty-fOur
hours after his appointment. Dennis
seems to possess the true police in
stinct, but in his enthusiasm he tackled
the wrong man at the start, and OF
course his name Is what 1t is.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

There Is one institution In France
which has hitherto cOntrived to with
stand all the numerous and revolution
ary changes of government, namely:
the Bank of France, which owes its
origin to the first Napoleon. The ques-
ton as to the renewal of its charter has
just come up for discussion in the Leg
islature, which has voted its prolonga-
tion. Since the foundation of the bank
1t has had but ten governors, while
France has during the same period Of
time had no less than nine different
regimes and considerably over a hun
dred Cabinets.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

Can We ever truly benefit ourselves
without benefiting our neighbors? We
each have certain amount OF capac-
ity and power in various directions.
which we are continually giving out to
the world, either in the form of work
or assistance, or affection. or influence
or in some other way. This power may
be wasted and diminished, or deyel-
oped and increased. One of the chief
causes of the former is an enfeebled
organization and impaired vitality, and
a large factor In the latter is health
I'll and vigorous condition of the phys
ical system. 1t Is true that these are
not wholly under our own control. but
science is daily revealing TO us how
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

The New York Tribune advises Chi
cago to negotiate for cesslon of the
Canadian half of Lake Michigan, and
take q census of the fishes to keep
somewhere in sight of the procession"
This would be inexcusable in any 9th
er than a New York paper, but of
course a journal which believes Hobo
ken is the western boundary of the
United States is not supposed to know
that there is no such thing as ''the Ca
madam half of Lake Michigan"
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

The multipiex printing telegraph. in
vented by Prof. Henry y. Rowland. Of
the Johns Hopkins University. Balti-
more, will soon be put upon the mar
ket. By the instrument an operator
can transmit a telegram written upon
a typewriter and have it reproduced in
typewriter form at the receiving end.
In addition to the typewriting part of
the invention, DIR. Rowland, with his
new machine, can send over the same
wire five or six different messages at
the same time in one direction, which,
in duplex, makes ten or twelve mes
sageS that can be transmitted on the
same wire at the same time. Thus,
with five operators at each end Of n
line, sending each an average of thirty
words a minute, 800 words can be
transmitted each minute. DR.. Row
land inquired at the Patent Office In
Washington, and was Informed that
no such invention has ever been receiv-
ed there, typewriting telegraphy hav-
ing been attempted before, but upon
entirely different principles. He has
used q synchonous device in his inyen-
ton, and In the mechanical arrange
ment of the typewriter has used but
eight combinations. The current OF
electricity transmitting the message
can be relayed, and in this manner the
invention can be operated for great
distances. When completed, DR.. Row.
land says, the new instrument will be
as convenient and as easily operated as
the ordinary telegraphic dispatching
and receiving apparatus.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
Growing Sweet Peas.

Sweet peas require the same culture
as the garden pea, with the exception
that they require heavier manuring.
1t Is not necessary to train them on
trellses, or on stakes; while they have
tendrils and cling for support to any
stake that may be near them, yet they
can be grown with great satisfaction
by running off rows in the garden forty
inches wide and about four inches In
depth. Place in the bottom Of the fur
row one inch Of old, well-rotted ma
nure, and SOW three or four seeds to
the inch. Cover the seed only two
Inches in depth, and as the peas grow,
draw the other two inches of soil close
up to the roots. Keep the soil loose be-
tween the rows; when the vines are
half grown, throw a light furrow on
each side Of the pea row-this will
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
ClOverseed.

Before sowing clover seed, harrow
the grain across the drills, then SOW
the seed right behind the harrow. If
the land is rich, six quarts Of seed will
be enough to SOW upon an acre; II the
ground is poor, SOW eight quarts to the
acre. The secret of successful clover
growth Is a thin coat of rich manure,
spread over the field either in the fall
or in the spring. Six two-horse loads
will cover an acre. II the stubble is
heavy, cut it off, setting the mower bar
high. The time to cut Is about the
middle Of August. Make 1t into hay;
it makes fine feed for young cattle in
winter. The clover should be given
coat Of sixty bushels of lime to the acre
early In the fall. or during the winter.
Glover seed sown late on hard, dry
ground is only waste of seed, as there
is not enough moisture to start the
seed, and being late the hot, dry wealth
er will kill the plants If they germinate.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
Feeding Young Chicks.

Chickens do not require food for the
first twenty hours after Matching. Ar
ter that time they should be removed
from the nest or incubator where they
were hatched. Then for the first week
stale bread, soaked in milk, with the
milk partly squeezed, or the yolk OF
hard-bolled eggs, mixed with bread
crumbs, will be found the best food
for them.
Do not feed young chicks the white
of eggs, as it is very indigestible.
Granulated oatmeal, fed dry, Is also
good, but it never should be damp
ened.
If the chicks cannot get grass In
their runs, 1t should be provided for
them, or little lettuce cut fine will do
very well, if grass cannot be procured.
Do not allow the chicks drinking
water to get warm by standing in the
sun. Give them fresh water three or
four times a day. After the first two
weeks, If you do not want bowel trou
BILE, milk should be given them to
drink.
Middlings, bran and maize-neal, in
equal parts, make a good food. The
mixture should be dampened just
enough that all the parts may be well
mixed together-Poultry World
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
Vegetable Seeds,

In buying vegetable and grass seeds,
buy from a frst-class house, and get
fresh, last years seeds. If the price is
high, get less seed, but prepare the
ground properly and put In plenty Of
fine well rotted manure. Sow the vege-
table seeds thin-not more than two or
three seeds to the inch. Mangel seeds
should be sown but one seed to the
inch
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
pau,,Ior SaItinr of Cows.

It is important that COWS be regular
" salted at least twice week. If they
have salt before them all the time they
will not eat more than Is good for them.
This regular sailing not only increases
milk yield, but also makes 1t of better
quality. Where cows are salted regu-
larly their milk will keep sweet TWEEN
ty-four hours longer than will milk
from COWS that have suffered for lack
of salt.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
The Fortune TeIIer's Tin.

She-I went to fortune teller to-day,
just for a lark. and she told me a lot
of things.
He-Yes, some Of them hit it pretty
closely, but hope you don't think there
is anything supernatural about their
powers. They use just shrewd judg-
ment, that Is all.
That may be true, dear. She told
me was married TO a man who fell far
short of what deserved. ."-Indianap
oils Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
In Court.

Lawyer-But when you said that did
YOU not have some Interior motive In
view?
Witness-What right have you to
question my motives?
Lawyer-Pm not questioning your
motives, I'm questioning you.-Boston
Transcript.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

The Denver Times says that "Miss
Frances Willard is to be presented on
bust to her alma mater" 1t would be
a waste OF time to try to untangle this;
but it may not be amiss to say that
Miss Willard is not to be given away,
to anybody or to anything, and also
that she never Is ION bust" anyway.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
Wnmen aud the Garden.

Always take the wife's advice about
making the garden, but don't let her do
the hard work. 1t may seem puttering
work, but If so plant In long, straight
rows with room enough between to use
the cultivator freely. In this way by
horse power much more can be accom-
plished, and the labor being used econ
0mically. and on rich land, will make
more profit than the like amount Of la
Dor on any part Of the farm outside the
oardQD
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17
The Quality of Ensi1age.

AS much care Is required in selecting
what shall go into the silo as food for
stock as to what shall be put in the
barn to be fed dry. The silo adds moth
ing to nutritlve value. 1t must in any
case slightly decrease 1t, for some fer
mentation must occur to cause the en-
silage to keep. 1t is important that this
fermentation be as rapid as possible,
so that it can be checked without going
to the acid stage which destroys still
more of what nutrition was put into the
silo Hence the better quality of feed
put into the silo. retaining as much
moisture as Is needed to exclude air.
1t is for this reason that corn that has
come to earring stage makes sweeter
ensilage than the immature stuff that
must ferment until it SourS before
enough carbonic acid gas can be liber.
ated to preserve it.-EXchange.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-17

Joseph Bailey, Democratic leader Of
the House of Representatives, declined
to attend a White House dinner be-
cause he never has worn and never
will wear a dress suit. Texas will no
doubt be panied to learn that the ju-
venile Congressman has permitted
dress suits TO scare him away from a
good dinner. He should have stuck his
pants In his boots and waded In.