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A Wasted Interview.

Jamison, the reporter was hurrying
to the scene of the terrible railway
wreck. Presently he met a man whose
clothing was almost torn from his body.
One of his ears was gone several of
his front teeth were missing; one of
his eyes hung out upon his cheek: his
nose was broken, and blood was stream
ing from a dozen wounds on his head
and face.
All" Jamison brea thlessly exclaim-
ed, producing his notebook, what is
your name, please?''
Thomas Fogarty," the battered man
replied, edging away, and attempting
to slip past the reporter.
stop just moment" said Jamison
Can you tell me how many We're kill
ed?''
No. 1 didn't stop to count EN-"
What was the cause of this terrible
affair."
Calling a strike
"Oh, 1 see And the strikers tore up
the track, did they?"
Tore up the track They tore ur
the turf and everything else in sight,
do you know whether any arrests
have been made?"
NO. / didn't have time to see.
You seem to have been in quite a
hurry to get away from the scene,' Ja-
mison said, stepping in front of Mr.
Fogarty, who had made another at
tempt to slip past.
Well" was the reply, II guess you'd
have been in a hurry to get away, too
if you'd been in my place"
why so?"
why so? Why, the crowd wanted
to lynch me-"
"Oh, the people thought you had
caused it, did they?'
well, they seemed to take that view
of it,"
And how did you get away?"
II slipped out under the grand stand.
| Under the grand staeal What dc
you mean? Weren't you on the train
( that was wrecked down below just
now? %
| Nav, Being in a train wreck would
! be a lawn fete compared with what
| I've just experienced. I'm a base bal
pirer'-Cleveland Leader.
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ALL A PART OF THE SHOW.
But the Young Fellow Couldn't Sc,
1t Without a Diagram.

The curtain had been rung down on
the lass act of that exciting meiodrama
The Power of Beer" and the audi
ence was leaving the theater On The
faces of the more thoughtful was an ex-
preston Of sadness somewhat akin 10
the LOOK Vherawith a man regards The
bright eo:n asted OF he under side
of the tobacco dealers cigar case
And one man out of the throng pushed
his way to the box office window
See here." said he, excitedly: q
want my money back.
Hum" said the ticket seller. care
lessly-
ITS a. outrage said The mar.
Yes
ITS a swindlel" continued the man
Indeed"
You advertise a real robbery
I'VE do
Z fail to see iti''
You did?"
And / want my money backi''
Now. see herei" said the ticket sell
er. leaning out of the window; I've
had about enough. and you get nc
money back, see2 That's where the
ROBBERY comes in, and if you haven'i
mind enough TO grasp il I can't see that
there's any kick due from you what
ever.'-Boston Budget
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PRICE OF A HORSE.
An Incident Which Illustrates an
Eject of the Cycling Craze.

Speaking of bicycles" remarked the
drummer, i presume it is largely in
the nature Of a chestnut to mention the
fact that the bicycle has done more to
render this the horseless age than any
thing else that has happened to it, but
but I'll say it, and illuminate the state
ment by an example, which lately came
under my notice." relates the Washing
ton star"
Il was down in a West Virginia town
not more than a week or ten days ago,
and as / had a jaunt of ten miles TO
make into the country, to see a rural
customer of mine, hired horse at the
livery stable and proceeded thither on
horseback. The liveryman, being
friend of mine, let me have his own sad
die horse. a really fine animal, and |
felt proud of my mount as 1 rode out
of town. Arrived at my destination,
soon transacted my business, and, While
waiting for my customer, who was go
ing TO ride part of the way back with
me, an old farmer came along and
hitched his horse near the block where
| was sitting on mine all ready to ride
away. He took a side glance at my
nag, and with the usual freedom of the
country began looking my animal over. y
" 'Whut's he wuth?" he inquired when
his investigation was completed.
e" Oh, about 81 800 said l, thinking I
would surprise the old fellow and at
the same time have some fun with him.
But he never showed a sign in his
face, and merely walked around the
horse critically.
Il might give you fifteen, he said,
with great indifference.
If you do said 1, hanging on, it
viii have to be cash.
I amt acting brash these hard
times he explained, but mebbe we kin
do somethin' in the critter bizness. Trot
him up the road piece and let's see
What he kin do
| Il hadn't bargained for this exactly,
but I was in for it, and 1 thought l
might as Well see it TO the finish, and l
rode away as he directed. When | re-
turned he took another turn around the
horse, shaking his head as if not alto
gether satisfied with what he was likely
TO get in the deal
Is fifteen yer lowest figger?' he
asked
Yes, it's the best I can do
Well, he said with the greatest de-
/ liberation. fifteen dollars is good
deal to pay fer hess these days. but
ride him up the road again on run
! till 1 holler. an when L holler swing
/ him round and fetch him back on a
slow walk an I'll git the money some
/ how
! Il thought it was a fine joke and
started away on a dead run, expecting
to get the call at turn in the road
some 300 yards away, but L didn't, and
when I had passed out of sight and
still no call came, I tumbled to myself
and went right back to where [ had
started from in the morning, without
! saying a word to anybody"
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Deceived by Appearance.

An old darky was arrested for steal
ing a silver dollar. The dollar was
found on his person and produced in
court.
You stole this money!" asked the
Judge.
Oats whut dey say, suhl"
We'll what have you to say for your
self?"
"weli, sub, nothin' much, 'ceptin' dat
I wuz driv ter it,
Driven to it?'
Yes, sub! You see, Judge, dat dol
lar had bird on it, en- it look so much
like a game chicken dat | thought
WIZ in a hen roos'. en- des nachully
bagged it.'-Atlanta Constitution.
Buffalo New Brew > cents. Ed.
| Boone, The Hoffman. Seventh and j.
Wire your house. Get prices electric
fixtures. Tom Scott plumber, 303 ].
Dr. Weldon, SO6 } street, extracts
teeth without pain: local anaesthetic.
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NO FREE ADS.

No free "want" ads. are taken in
THE RECORD UNION. Births,
deaths and marriages also charged
for. NO PREMIUMS GIVEN. NO
CATCH PENNY DEVICES. The pa
per is worth the money yOp pay for
it, although higher priced than most
others. Published Sundays also.
The class who have money TO spend
all take it. Rich and poor like it for
its cleaniy, healthy tone. Classified
ads. by the month, Wants, For Sale,
To Let. Personals. etc.. 50c per line.
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MUNYON'S : S,'ansss Weak { a sss' sssP s;s'

whose powers are waning. Rundown men
will find quick restoration to their WIT
full powers of body and mind.
Mqay4ns snra for aes dsesse for ase
all druggists. Mostly 25c. When JED
in doubt. write TO Prof. Munyon, LIN
in confidence 1505 Arch street, Philadel-
phia, for free medical advice
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LosT-FoUND.

LOST-A DIAMOND PIN, HALF MOON
or crescent shape; four diamonds. AL
most full value paid for its return to this
office au227t*
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN FROM
Armory Sixth and l. streets, bay f..are
marked white stripe on face; white sad
die marks on back; missing since Aug.
1st. For further particulars address
9f02, this office. aul9-6t
LOST-AT OAK PARK, A LADY'S
pocketbook. Return to 1907 Eighth street
and receive reward 1t
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Save money by buying your tea and
coffee of J. McMorry, 531 IL.
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DRESS AND cLOAKMAx1NG.

MISS NJ. MURPHY. DRESSMAKER.
Removed to SlGl2 K where she will be
pleased TO see old patrons and friends.
MRS. STORTz & KNISLEY, FASHION
able dressmakers. 3001a K street, Mad
dux Building
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FINANCIAL.

SACTO. COLLECTION AG'CY. 922 9Th:
bonds furnished principals; money loaned
A HIGHLY RESPECTABLE PLACE TO
borrow money on diamonds, watches
and iewelry; strictly confidential 4l9
X next to Metropolitan Theater
MONEY TO LOAN--H. J. GOETHE. 1o1l
Fourth street
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MEETING NOTICES.

ATTENTION - MEMBERS OF w ~
Court Capital f. of A.-Busi- SsASE6
ness of Importance THIS Mon WS 'E1f
day. EVENING. >I-IM
\. W. CAMPBELL, c. R.
Phil Hirsch, r. S. 1t
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TO LET OR RENT.

RANCH TO LET-20 ACRES / MILE
from Oak Park: acres in vineyard, and
5 acres orchard. Rent $12 Address
Ranch, this office. au22-3ts
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PERSONALS.

DR. RECORDS RESTORATIVE PILLS.
the great nerve tonic and specific for ex-
hausted vitality, physical debility, vast
ed forces, etc; approved by the medical
celebrities of the world. Agent, J. c.
Steele, 635 Market street, Palace Hotel
S. F. Price, box of 50, 81 %; of 100. 81:
of 200 Sc so; of AGO. IS; preparatory pills
s. Send for circular.
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PAWNBROKER.

coal DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF
AI' wood, coal and coke Prompt
delivery guaranteed. Yard and office I420-
1922 J street. Telephone 2sS Thomas
Coulter.
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FOR SALE.

HIGH GRADE ALUMINIUM WHEEL
good as new; at Gallery, 18th and K
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CITY REAL ESTATE.

s., DOLLHOUSE AND LOT ON TWELFTH
street, between O and p: rooms and
bath. Inquire Hawk & Carly, 1912 Fourth
street
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NEWLY FURNISHED ROOM WITH
bath. suitable for two 1921 Third ST.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
MUSIC AND ART.

SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK-
Lessons in all the latest designs, stamp
ing ETC.: work to order MISS L.
SCHUBERT, 1914 Eighth street.
HOLBROOK & LOTHFAMMER PIANO
Tuners and repairers, 1927 Eighth street
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LSTON GLUTEN BREAD Ea.E p.
SUNSET TRANSFER co.

Office 429 K st. Furniture and Pianos care
fully removed, packed and shipped. Sunset
phone 5S4 red. Daniels & Hart.
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One of the most interesting features
of ''Harper's Magazine" (New York; Tor
September viii be an article on George
du Maurier, by Henry James, giving an
intimate view of the artist and writer.
Other attractive features Will De
Around London by Bicycle" by Ellz-
abeth Robins Pennell; The Begin
nings of the American Navy" by Jas
Barnes; installments of the serial sto-
ries by Frank r. Stockton and Johh
Fox, Jr; and a humorous romance oil
the golf links The Lost Ball, by
W. G. van T. Sutphen. etc.
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1.-THE Month" for August (The Critic
Co, 2ST Fourth avenue, New York; has
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CAPITAL MARKET. FRESH EF1T1

vegetables, live chickens, groceries. eggs,
butter, cheese; all guaranteed first-class
goods at lowest market Drices. John
Dierssen, Proprietor, Twelfth and j sts.
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WANTED.

YOUNG MEN OR
ladies to learn barber trade; only eight
weeks required; tools furnished Apply
L. j. Allen, room u, 10071A Fourth street
between 10 and u a. m. 1t"
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DR.. Weldon, SO6 street, extracts
teeth without pain: local anaesthetic.
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to, 315 street, north side, between Third
and Fourth streets; sign of the town clock.
H. Wachhorst
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SELECT SCHOOL.

THOSE MAGAZINES, THAT MUSIC
gather 1t up and have it bound at E. w
Breuning's. 319 J street, Sacramento
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AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY COUN-
~ by the West Disinfecting Company to
sell their sheep and cattle dips and dis
injecting machines and fluid. Big money
for live men. For terms address West
DisinfectiEg Company 1904 Market
street, San Francisco, Cal
au22-3tSuTuTh
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claim that only those things whfSih the
senses accept as fact are worthy of belief?
The most practical conservative mind daily
subscribes to much in the material world,
purely on faith.
May we not thus get some conception
of the reasonableness and truth of the
apostles affirmation as regards the eter-
nal verities and mans spiritual nature?
AS the material part the body, that which
is seen, is temporal. and the spiritual part
the soul, that which is unseen is eternal
even so all that pertains to the former is
fieeting and unworthy our supreme consid-
eration it is that which concerns the lat
ter which should be given first place in our
regard.
1 have sometimes thought that you and
I would have, in our final hour, an expert
ence much akin to that of the first man
the first day. He came forth from the
creating hand in garden filed with
beauty and fragrance, and the morning sun
was rising in the east The hours sped
swiftly by in glad delight; the sun climbed
to the zenith and sank towards the west
ern horizon, when a new thought leaped
up in his mind: "Will it go away?' The
sun went down below the hills and the
thought became dread. "Will it never more
return?" The twilight deepened and the
dread in his hear increased. ''Wil all light
go away? viii it ever come again?" BY
chance he cast his eye upward and he saw
a star. Presently other stars appeared and,
as he watched them one by one come out,
he saw at length "the glittering host be-
stud the sky" ten thousand million suns
unseen by day.
A simple adaptation of the beautiful
stanza beginning Age is opportunity no
less than youth itself, though in another
dress" aptly illustrates this thought also:
Unseen are true realities no less
Than those We see, though IN another
Dress
And as the evening twilight fades away
The stars appear, invisible by day.
You and L to-day walk under the sun
of sense; material things largely engage
our powers and faculties awhile But the
hour cometh when this sun, too, will set
and there win break on our fading vision
now hidden hosts, immortal myriads, real
tiles eternal In that bright and fadeless
realm, though now unseen, 1.-The Lord
giVeth them light"
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THE CONDUCTORS JOKE.
1t Is Safe to Say He VIII Not Re-
peat 1t.
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.


Let me play John Sullivan to it, said
the smart conductor to d passenger in a
Ridge-avenue car last evening. He took
the ticket as the passenger said Hay
holding his hand scOop-like behind his ear.
Play John l.. Sullivan to it, | said, re-
peated the conductor. smiling a second time
at his own joke in that way that is intend
ed by comedians to boom business. lie
went on punching" the ticket in several
places, and the people in the car were try
ing to hold their faces in that I-see-the-
ioRe-don' t-you? expression, but the deaf
man leaned forward and as he took back
the doubly punched exchange ticket he
said: Il didn't quite catch what you said
Il was just saying" repeated the con-
ductor, getting red in the face, that the
ticket would have to be Sullivanized before
it would CO. The deaf man sank back in
his seat with a pretenSe to satisfaction on
his countenance, letting everybody see that
he didn't understand 1t yet and didn't wish
it to be detected. Then he stroked his chin
with blank expression as he went to get
off and got the conductor to explain again
loudly enough for the whole car TO hear the
true inwardness of his joke about having
to punch the ticket. Just my little
joke" said the conductor, laboring hard;
you see we have to try to be pleasant
with the people"
He got off with still something of a blank
look on his face, in spite of another effort
to make the conductor feel he had made
hit with that little joke.
He is as deaf as a post. He don't I'M
derstand what | said to him yet said the
conductor TO another passenger.
Don't he?" said the passenger. That's
Joe Jefferson, the great comedian His
hearing is clear as a bell, and he was hav-
ing little joke ola you Ha, ha!'
"What" cried the conductor, with a wild
look in his eyes and Clutching his hair
with his five fingers. Tie fellow who rec
ognized Jefferson then jumped off and dis
appeared as another man, rising to get Off,
said soberly: THAT las fellow was polk
ing fun at you, conductor; Joe Jefferson s
been dead a year" WheTeupon he jumped
off, but as he left he handed a paper to
the conductor saying: Have a paper!
II knew jefferson was dead all the time
if 1 had just thought; | was reading about
mis- funeral a year ago., said the con-
ductor, as he was making himself feel
easier with the passenger who leaned on
the dasher beside until he opened The pa
per and there saw a story OF what Joe ser
ferson was doing the day before, and II had
a pencil mark on it, made by the man VINO
had just informed him that Joe Jefferson
was dead.
The conductor here fell against the cash
board on his ribs and bTeathed hard lie
was caught by the passenger who stood be-
side him and in a few moments was re-
stored 10 a condition to collect fares; lie
kept silence all the way up TO the depot,
but great beads Of perspira ion stood out
on his brow. He said he would go and take
the nerve cure and never tell another pas
senger that ne would play john sullivan
on an exchange ticket. he VIII simply
say LET me punch it, sir
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no bodyguards; Wei, I'll be one Of his his

no bodyguards. Well, I'll be one of his
bodyguards." This big fellow lowered like
a giant in his Indignation.
You all know I've no love for Yankees;
I would cut the heart out of Frank Blalr
if / could, but General Grant was our trlend
and neighbour Why, I've seen him give his
last S. to a poor widow woman whose house
was burn down. You all remember rom
Harriss widow. Some O. you felloWs
hauled props with him, and now When ne
trusts us and comes home here without a
bodyguard he expects to be treated IKE a
gentleman, and by the Almighty he snall
be, if my fist has any weight; ElS llIIeu
arm seemed made of solid steel as he spoke,
and his face looked old and grim as gran
"He's a id Yankee soldier. He's kill,
ing our men" yelled some one. It's all
war anyhow" - -
ner It's sneakin' business to jump IN on
a man when he's home to see his wife and
children, and I'm not going to be a party
to it," The circle sat abashed at this sud
More than this. It's easy to carry out
your plan. We could kidnap Grant easy
enough, but what would the N t6a d9 n
after? There wouldn't be man OF US liV-
ing, nor one brick on top of another IN
three days from now. I've been harnessed
M bv EN- once before, and l don't intend
to be again" His words and voice carried
conviction They all sank before his eyes.
''rFhis stops right now 1t don't go an
other stem. General Grant will sleep undis-
turbed tonight, and he goes back to st.
Louis and Cairo undisturbed. II he is
killed or captured, let it be done by Gen;
Pillow or Gen. Buckner in fair and
The meeting ended right there. The, hot
heads apologized, and the peddler skunk
made" said the younger brother, as they
Vent Vent across the fields you're right, but
it's a terrible temptation. Grant seems to
be going up steadily, but Pillow Will attend
on Feb. 16 Ulysses Grant took Donelson
from Buckner and Pillow and became I'm
conditional Surrender Grant.
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SOME TOBACCO STATISTICS.
Evidence of Prosperity Indicated
The Indiana Figures.

The fiscal year 1867 just closed shows
there was manufactured in the United
States for home consumption 4,063 1863 097 ci-
gars, loss of 174,5S6S SAG, compared with
year 1856, and loss of ISL 02S, 021 COM
pared with the last year of eX-President
Harrison's administration, which was the
high water mark of the cigar manufacture
ing in the history of the business. This
loss is remarkable. 1t is over twelve times
as many cigars as all the cigar manufac-
tured in the State Of Indiana in the last
year, which was 61,126S10. In plug, finecut
and smoking tobaccos there was manu-
featured 260,734S12 pounds, a gain for the
year of 7O67675 pounds. The last four
months of the year, which is the first four
months of President Mckinley's adminis-
tration, there was a gain of $780,. O40
pounds. This is surely gratifying to the
manufacturers, showing that labor is better
employed, for when labor is employed the
men consume more tobacco; when out of
work they take small chews and less pipe
fuls, and make their tobacco last longer.
The enormous gain of 1897 040 pounds for
the last four months makes the year of
1867 the largest in the history of the trade
The previous largest year was the year end
ing June, 1892, viz, 253, 1852, 312 pounds.
There was manufactured in the last year
1928, GAO pounds of snuff a gain of 72O 375
pounds The dudes constantly keep grow
ing, for there was manufactured L. 153. 252 40
cigarettes, a gain of 109 453, 1888 This is the
first year in the history OF the trade that
there were more cigarettes made than ci-
gars, the former leading by S00S3373 The
largest number of cigars made in any State
was in Pennsylvania, over 29 per cent. of
the total made The most tobacco made
in any State was in Missouri, which made
2215 per cent of the product The most
snuff made in any State was in New Jersey,
80 per cent. of the product. The largest
number of cigarettes made was in New
York, 81 per cent.
During the year this country imported
$12, 052, TIA worth of leaf tobacco, cigars ci-
garettes, cherOots, pipes, smokers articles
etc, and exported $29, 1877 200 showing a
426. The districts that manufacture over
100, 900 cigars are the Florida first Hi
nois, Massachusetts, second, third and
twenty-first New York, first and eighteenth
Ohio first, ninth and twenty-third Penn
sylvania. The districts that manufacture
first Illinois, fifth kentucky, first Michi-
gan, first Missouri, fifth New Jersey,
fourth and fifth North Carolina first
Ohio and second Virginia. The districts
that manufacture over 100 ,0o0 cigarettes
are the Louisiana, Maryland, first Missouri
second, third and twentyeighth New
York, fourth North Carolina and second
Virginia. The districts that manufacture
over 1000,00 pounds of snuff are the fifth
New Jersey, first Pennsylvania and the
fifth Tennessee. The above figures are
compiled from the United States internal
revenue records
The State of Indiana manufactured 253. 727
" cigar clippings packed by the cigar man
ufacturerS.
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and is hung from a light crane, or derrick,
by which it can be completely raised for
travelling if the jib be wound up by the
worm hoist at the opposite side OF the
frame. At other times it is manipulated by
the chains running round the pulleys at
the head of the jib. The slack end of the
blowing rope, when the pillow is moving
which winds the anchor out of the ground
and moves the anchor wagon forward into
the right position for the next double set
and sheave are moved backward. relative
Iy, to the frame to allow for the slip of
then dropped by the attendant and the
next set of burrows cut. The strain Of the
rope goes directly from the pulley to the
anchor, and not through the wagon frame.