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Referring TO the Record Unions"
statement that certain San Francisco
papers bleed the interior every time they
canvass for paid write ups" since no
benefits have ever ben realized from
such expenditures, the MADEIRA "Tri
bune" we'll says:
There is not a county in the State, We
dare say, but has had an experience
similar to that quoted in the Record
I'm ON" The city journals and magazines s
are continually soliciting write-ups from
the counties and towns of the State, and
they secure them, too. at a figure that
would gladden. the heart of the editor
of the home paper, if the work had been
awarded to him. In most cases the
work is secured by fair promises of
favorable mention the communities
would receive from time to time from
these journals. These promises are to-
tally disregarded after the sum agreed
upon for the write-up has been paid,
and in nine cases out of ten the write
The record-union., 1897-04-18

The Tacoma News" We think hits
the nail on the head when it says that
in American Legislatures more bad leg
islation is put through by trickery and
sharp work than by corruption of men,
bers. 1t gives as an illustration the
story of the passage of bill in the
Legislature of New York. But it may
be remarked in passing that such tricks
as that are not new in California; by
no means The News says:
Another form Of trickery practiced
was recently illustrated by the way
in which a questionable bill was rushed
through the New York Legislature. 1t
was got through the Senate, but it was
known that certain members of the
Assembly would fight it. Arrange
ments were made accordingly. Before
the ink was dry on the signature of
the Senate's presiding officer, certifying
that the bill had passed that body,
ii was hurried to the Assembly. Sew
eral Of it's known opponents were tenn
porarily absent. Two or three actresses
had entered the chamber. Some one
asked one of those opposed to the bill
If ne would not like to be presented to
the ladies. He said he would and
joined the party. Then some one called
another opponent to the corridor on
the plea that he would buy him a ci-
gar. He went. While one was talk
ing to the actresses and the other was
smoking his cigar the messenger an
nounced the message from the Senate.
tt inf r4+ ha hmm dri1rr nf
the proceedings and the opponents of
the bill We're beguiled beyond hearing
OF the reading Of the title. A member
moved to advance the measure. No
one objected. 1t was done before a
quarter of the members knew what
" as going on. Unanimous consent was
asked TO put the bill on it's passage.
No one objected The roll was called
In the rapidly perfunctory way in which
routine business Is disposed of. The
bill was declared passed BY a clever
plot. aided by the carelessness of mem
bers. an Objectionable measure had
been railroaded through. Actual cor
ruption exists, no doubt, but the most
harm is done by bargaining of votes
between members, by wheedling weak
men into support of measures they do
not approve by the exertion of po-
litical and social influence, and by like
unworthy tricks.
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The American girl who disgraced her
self by deserting her European husband
Chimay and running off with the mus
ical gypsy, has followed the usual course
Of notorious people of that kind, and
announced herself to appear on the
stage in thin costumes. But the Euro
pean capital where she proposed to
make barter of her character and
charms at so much head, has differ
ent views about that kind of
infamy, and has notified the man
ager of the theater that the
woman must not appear, as the
fact would be likely to provoke a breach
Of the peace. All honor to the au-
thorities of that hand. 1t is different
here. The more infamous a woman
becomes, the more acceptable she seems
to be to the stage, and she can traffic
upon her honor unrestrained. Perhaps
it is We'll for after all public opinion is
the very best of censors.
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Nurseries Under Water.

The whole secret Of oyster culture is
to furnish proper bodies for the attach
ment of the young. Many methods
Of doing this have been devised and
employed. Although the development
of this industry on a large scale is quite
modern, seed oysters for planting have
been raised on a small scale in Italy
for more than thousand years by the
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The disposition of the age is to reg
ulate the other fellow" A review of
the Acts and attempted Acts of the
various Legislatures of the past winter
would disclose mass of ridiculous reg
ulative propositions that would make
veritable curiosity shop.
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EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union"
will publish short letters from corre-
spondents on topics of interest to the
general public. The matter in these COM
munications will be understood to repre-
sent only the views of the writer's. All
communications must be accompanied by
the name OF the writer, not for publica-
tion unless so desired, but as guarantee
of good faith-Eds
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WILLIAM F. DRAPER.
Appointed by President Mckinley as
r1inister to Italy.

General William F. Draper, nomi-
mated by the President as Minister to
Italy, is a native of Lowell, Mass, and
is 54 years of age. AS soldier in the
war for the Union he rose to distinc-
ton, fighting under Grant at Vicks-
burg and subsequently in the Virginia
campaign
The record-union., 1897-04-18

THE Farmers Friend" is the title of
a new weekly business paper just
started in Los Angeles. 1t is a six
column, four-page sheet, devoted wholly
to productive and business interests and
apparently conducted with devotion to
farming matters. 1t starts out Well
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He Travelled On.

Tramp Crying to be funny)-Hello,
mister; what do you raise here besides
turnips, squashes, pumpkins and SO on?
Farmer (grimly)-Well we some
times raise deadbeats, and If you don't
travel on purity lively I'll show you
how it's done.-New York Tribune.
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The "Sutter Farmer has just en-
tered upon its seventeenth volume and
Year 1t is one of our most valued in
City and Sutter County are to be con-
graduated on having SO clean, conserv-
ative useful and able a journal as the
Farmer" 1t is an excellent example
of what country newspaper should be.
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Weather EOrecaS st.

Northern California-Partly cloudy and
probably occasional light showers along
the northern coast Sunday; somewhat
cooler in the interior; fresh southwesterly
winds.
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These publications are sent either py
Mail or Express to agents or single sub
scribers with charges prepaid. All POST
masters are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the
Pacific Coast.
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Save carpets. Use Otto's Odorless
Anti Moth Powder. For sale by Green,
9Th and K. and all druggists. 25c.
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Entered at the Postoff1ce at sacramento
as Second-claSS matter.
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campaign

He has long been a manufacturer of
cotton machinery, on which he has IN
vented many improvements. He was
President of the Home Market Club in
1891 and 80; was a delegate to the Re-
publican National Convention in 1876:
was a candidate for Governor in 1888
and was chosen President Elector-at-
Large the same year. He was elected
to the Fiftythird Congress as Repub-
lican.
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THE WEEKLY UNION.

TWELVE PAGES.
rs the cheapest and most desirable Home,
News and Literary Journal pubIlsheo Oh
the Pacific Coast. .,
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SPECIAL AGENCIES

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The Stockton "MaiP' says that the
only good municipal government is
non-partisan or bipartisan. The dis
junctive of the Mail" ruins it's ex-
preston. -partisanism in municipal
politics is all right, if behind 1T is right
motive. If it is prompted, however as
is too often the case, by personal sell
fish and ulterior purposes, it is in
fnitely worse than party government.
In the latter case there is at least an
organization that in some degree may
be held to responsibility But "bi-
partisan municipal politics is an
abomination. 1t is neither fish, fowl
nor good herring. The Record Union"
has many a time favored the complete
enforcement of city government from
party politics. but it is rare indeed that
this is done. The reinstation Of the
old town meeting system would come
nearer to what is desired than any
thing else. We have had many nom
partisan movements here, but with
perhaps a single exception they have
proved delusive. These non-partisan
ebulitions in nine cases out of ten de-
velop into narrow and close corpora
ton concerns, with no motives except
such as attach to cranky ideas. A true
non-partisan municipal government,
springing from the demand and voice
Of the great majority of the people,
having all who choose to enter in its
councils, and having nothing of the
dark lantern and secret order about it,
might work great reforms. There have
been such town movements. There are
some cities in which municipal econom-
les and common interest rise superior
to office seeking and subordinate selfish
ambitions. In those cases there is al
ways good government Until the peo-
pie as a mass, however, rise to the
high level Of absolute enforcement of
municipal from party political affairs
we look with doubt upon non-partisan
municipal movements.
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RECORD-UNION TELEPHONE.
Editorial Rooms .....................Re Red l3l
Business Office Black 131
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ern rebels should be denounced in
round terms and designated by harsh

ern rebels should be denounced in
round terms and designated by harsh
titles.
The fact is that history is simply re-
cital of fact, and all else is comment.
What are the facts in the history Of
the rebellion?" must be first deter
mined, and that must be done by body
sitting calmly in the judicial attitude.
1t is very gratifying to learn, therefore,
that both North and South sensible
thought is coming round to a middle
ground.
The suggestion is made by a Chicago
paper, and has Endorsement by a Sa-
yannah journal, that the two sections
come together through the agency or
representatives bodies of learned men,
and determine precisely what is his
tory regarding the rebellion; what are
the facts that school children should
be informed upon, and how these facts
should be presented The Savannah
News" says on this subject:
The South has nothing to lose by such
an arrangement. 1t is the South's po-
sition that she is willing to have the
facts set forth precisely as they are,
for the information of posterity. A
conference of the kind suggested would
enable the South to present the essen
tial facts of her case before a large
and intelligent board" of arbitration in
which she was equally represented. The
late Opposition" would make a similar
presentation, and from the mass of evil
dence submitted might be selected the
essential facts-the true history for
preservation and the education of the
youth of the land.
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EASTERN BUSINESS HOUSES.
'"The Tribune Building, New York
City.
Western Business Office, "The Rook-
cry" Chicago.
The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency,
sole agents foreign advertising.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
office of the undersigned until S o'clock
p. m. on MONDAY, April g. 1897. for con-
struction of storeroom and tool house on
Specifications on file in Office Of Snperin-
tendent Of Streets. A certified check made
payable to City Clerk for an amount not
less than ten per cent OF bid must accom-
pany each bid. The Board of Trustees re-
serves the right to reject any and all BIDS
a17-10t NJ. J. DESMOND, City Clerk
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
OCEAN CITY IMPROVEMENTs

Ocean City, Md, July 3O.-There are
some changes in Ocean City this sea-
SON. Six new cottages have been
built. and the Plimhimmon has added
its neat little casino, which contains a
ballroom and stage, with billiard room
and bowling alley. Otherwise, the town
Is the same as last year. The sale of
the beach cOmpany's property has had
no effect so far one way or another. The
season. as at all seaside resorts. has
been dun. but is now improving. The
Atlantic Hotel is we'll filled and the
Plimhlmmon has nearly all its rooms
taken. The temperature here since the
storm has been delightful and the bath
ing very good. The thermometer has
been up to eighty. but Ocean City
stretches along the beach and there has
been a strong sea breeze, so that we
have not known such a thing as a hot,
sultry day. What the place needs more
than anything else is quicker access.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

Crash suits pressed and shaped by a
tailor. Manhattan Laundry, SOC King ST.
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HISTORIC aArTls eRouMps.
Strategic Points Used BY the Ancients
and MOderns.


Strategic Points Used by the Ancients
and MOderns.
1t is in n theater of old wars and
amid scenes made familiar to all the
world through classic story that the
Turk and the Greek are contending.
Pharsalos, TO which Crown Prince
Constantine rekreated from Larissa, is
the ancient Pharsalia in name. but not
in site, lying some eight miles 20 the
southwest of the battle ground where
julius Caesar overcame Pompey in 4S
b. C. Pompey's troops on that occasion
retreated TO Larissa, reversing the
movement made by the Greek troops on
Friday.
Edhem Pasha invaded Greece by the
very pass through which Xerxes led
his immense Persian army in $50 b. c.
Milouna pass is that pass "by Petra,
Pythium and Olooson," referred TO by
Grote and mentioned by Livy. The
Greeks had expected Xerxes to enter
the Thessalian plain by the way of the
vale of Tempe, between Olympus and
Ossa, and they occupied that pass. But
when the Macedonian king privately
sent them word that Xerxes was 20
come by the other pass, west Of Olym-
pus, they gave up the plan of meeting
him on their northern frontier. If they
had made stand against him in Mi
louna pass they might have kept him
out OF their country land have saved
Athens, just as Constantine would have
avcrted all danger to Greece if he had
been able to keep Edhem Pasha north
of the mountains.
Since he has let Larissa 90 so cheaply
IL is not likely that in his weaker posi-
tion at Pharsh3os he will offer an effect
i've resistance to Edhem. But this time
there win be no Thermopylae. In the
first place, the road the victorious Turks
will take towards Athens, if the for
tunes Of war allow them 10 take any,
does not ruin through the famous pass
where Leonidas and his 300 Spartans
held out so valiantly against Xerxes.
From Zeitun to the west of the Malic
gulf government road runs directly
to Athens But what is more to the
point, there is no longer pass at Their
mopylae. As Herodotus describes it,
there was barely room for wagon road
between Mount Oeta and the shore of
the gulf, so that but three or four of
Leonidas' Spartans could fight abreast.
In 1900 years the alluvial deposit
brought down by the Spercheios has
filed in The gulf far FROM the ancient
| shore, so that broad marsh Is now
seen where Leonidas kept the pass.
The hot springs which gave the place
the name of the 'hot gates" still flow,
however. The changed shore line and
the construction of new roads west of
the mountain have destroyed this most
famous Of classic battle grounds. Here
IL was that the Aeotolians met Philip,
that Antiochus contended with the Ro-
mans, and the Greeks with Brennus and
the Gauls. The trenchery of Ephialtes,
who showed Xerxes a mountain pass
that enabled him to get in the rear OF
the Spartans, was initiated in some OF
the later conflicts, and with the same
results.
Salonica, at the head of the gulf
which the Greeks threatened to de-
stroy. is the Thessalonica where st. Pau
was so inhospitably treated that he
went away to Kara Feria, and was
thence privately conveyed to Dion on
the gulf, where he took ship for Athens
N. Y. Times.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
SPORTING NEWS NOTES.

The Myrtles defeated the Park Jrs.
yesterday by the score Of 13 to 8. The
Myrtles would like to play any team in
the state under. -15 years and ]. Spal-
lane. Reed and Jackson streets. will
receive challenges
DR.. E. +. Mclean, one of the best
known horsemen on the American turf
died from heartdisease yesterday at the
Oakley, o.. race track. after having
seen his gallant filly, Taluca. win the
Ohio stakes inrthe hardest kind of a
race.
A. A. Zimmerman failed to lower the
track record of l45 3-5 last night al
Philadelphia. His time for the mile was
1.57. J. F. Starbuck. professional, rode
five miles in 11.33 3-5.
Star Pointer won the free-for-all race
at Cleveland. o.. yesterday, against Joe
Patchen and Iottie Lorraine. tn,
three Leatssgere paced in 2.04. 2.05i4
2.O4i4.
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a DIFFERENT CUSTOM.
What Is Proper i'm the United States
IL Not In Mexico.

What Is Proper in the United states
IL Not In Mexico.
The man who had been down in Mex
leo trying TO buy up carload of silver
dollars made for the American market,
and guaranteed worth their weight in
sterling silver, was in town the other
dag looking for customers. Incidental
ly he ran across n Star reporter and
offered TO sell him a ton or two of dol
lars. Then the man asked for n light
and the reporter, Tipping the ashes
from his cigar, handed it over TO the
returned traveller.
There's such a difference in Gus
toms," said the man, taking his light
from the borrowed cigar. Now you
notice how politely and thoughtfully
for thoughtfulness Is the true polite
ness-you knocked the ashes Off your
cigar when you handed it to me to light
mine?"
"Reporters are always polite" sug-
gested the reporter.
"As was saying" continued the
man, unheeding, "there is such diff
ference in customs. Now, when 1 went
to Mexico the first time, 1 didn't know
the Mexican code of manners, and
about the first thing did when landed
was to ask man for light. He hand
ed me a cigar with the ashes on. 1
thought it was bad manners, but
Tipped them off and l1indled my weed.
/ did that four or five times, and l
always got it in the same way. Then
[ began 10 hope some of them would
ask me for a light so could show Mex
leo what real manners were. got the
chance one day, and when a man asked
me for light l fiipped Off the ashes and,
with n salaam at least two yards across
in its widest sweep, / extended him
the blazing stump. He took it, of course,
being too polite 10 treat a stran-
ger otherwise, but he did it in q way
that showed me something was wrong,
and began asking question or two.
"The result was that / discovered
what the true form was and what an
MSS had been making of myself try
ing to teach those old CASTLE soaparcons
what the code cigarro was. My in
Ktructor told me that the thing to dc
was TO leave the ashes on at their full
and 20 daintily touch the unlighted ci
gar or cigarette Just about the fire line
between the ash and the tobacco. After
that, being no longer in ignorance, tc
avoid bloodshed or international com.
plications, never again was flip with
the ashes of my cigar. r."-Washingt
Star.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
EVERY COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN
THE SOUTH REACHED BY IT'S
TRACKS.

EVERY COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN
THE SOUTH REACHED BY IT'S
TRACKS.
In the development of the Southern
Railway nearly thirty roads have
been merged into one, and now there is
no other railroad in the country oper-
ated Under a single charter which has
so great a mileage. It's lines penetrate
into every rich mineral, agricultural
and timber region, and by its elaborate
system of through Pullman cars every
commercial centre in the South can be
reached from Philadelphia without
change.
The Southwestern Limited leaving
Broad Street Station at 6.55 D. m. daily
carries through sleeping cars for Ashe-
Vile, Chattanooga, Nashville, Savan-
nah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Atlanta, New
Orleans, Birmingham and Memphis.
The Fast Mail, leaving at 720 a. m,
carries through sleepers from Washing
ton to Jacksonville, Atlanta and New
Orleans. and other prominent interme-
date points not mentioned above.
The physical condition of the road
is or the best and all trains can be
safely operated at a high rate of speed.
The limited trains are equipped in the
most modern style. and carry dining
cars, in which all meals are served
Taking It all In all, the Southern Rail
way will compare favorably in every re-
spect with any of the great trunk lines
in the East.
Pullman reservations can be made in
advance and all information obtained
by communicating with John M. Beall
District Passenger Agent. Southern
Railway, S2S Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
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DIED.

CANBY.-On July a. 1897 at the resi-
dence Of his brother, Edmund l..
Candy. Vancouver, Washington, Ma
Tor Samuel Candy, of Wilmington,
Delaware.
CONNER.-In this city, on July 20,
Thomas Conner aged 60 years.
Relatives and friends and employees
of the p. W. & b. railroad are invited
to attend ihe funeral from his late resi-
dence No. 1926 West Third street, on
Monday, August 2, at 8 a. m. High
mass at st. Paul's Church. Interment
at Cathedral Cemetery.
GALLAGHER this city, on July
%, 1897, Grace F. Gallagher, wife of
Hugh Gallagher.
PRIZER-At Anselma, Pa, on July 26,
1897, J. Warren Prizer, son of Elmira
and the late John Prizer, aged "a
years.
PYLE.-On July %, 1897, Howard p,
son of John NJ. and Jennie Pyle, aged
16 years.
WARD.-In this city. on July 25. 1897
Robert f., son of George and Carrie
Ward, aged l5 years and 16 days
WILSON.-On July q, Andrew Gray
Wilson, Jr., son Of Andrew G. and
Nathalie G. Wilson, in the 18th yeal
of his age.
YOUNG.-At his late residence, No. 12OS
Pine street. Philadelphia. on Tuesday
July %, 1897, William II. Young, aged
AZ years.
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SELECT EXCURSIONS TOTOLCHES-
TER BEACH, CHESAPEAKE DAY.

On Thursdays, August ana 10 the
Philadelphia, Wilmington aul liuL'.
more Railroad Company will run spe-
tiai low-iate excursions to one OF Mary
lands most popular watering places.
Tolchestcr Beach This place is neld
in high favor by all who have visited
IT, 4. has all the attributes of a first
class resort. and especially appeals to
families. Every possible kind OF amuse-
men- is to be found. It's location. on
the prtttlest part of the beautiful
Chesapeake Bay, speaks for itself
special train will be run or the fol
lowing schedule. and round-trip tickets
will hn sold nj the raIna nnnInl