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About Smokers.

Recently published statistics have
thrown deep gloom over the French
AntiTobaeeo League, for they show an
enormous and rapidly increasing con-
sumption of the narcotic weed in that
country In 1896 French smokers threw
393. zoe, 900 francs into the treasury of
France by the patronage which they
gave the Government tobacco shops,
and this is 1900, 900 francs more than
they spent for that purpose the year
before. The President of the league
finds in their excessive use of the weed
the chief reason why Frenchmen are
not increasing in number, and when
an interviewer asked him how it was
that smoking did not seem to produce the
same effect in Germany, he took refuge
in the more than dubitable assertion
that in Germany the people bought
good tobacco, while in France they
were practically forced to buy the
wretched stuff prepared in the Govern
ment factories. Leaving aside the ques
ton of the excellence of German to-
bacco, cigars and cigarettes, the Pres
ident's theory is weakened by the fact
that good English and American to-
bacco is now sold all over Paris. 1t
was recently ruIlOfeu lndl the 1OVerH-
ment intended to stop this general sale
but such is not the case. Holders of
the BureaUx de Tabac are still empow
cred to supply the Englishman or
American with smoking material from
Bristol or Virginia, but they must not
vaunt it's merits or display in a con-
spicuous manner any foreign specimens
of the weed. The first place must be
given to the 'caporal' and Maryland"
packets. both blue and yellow.-New
York Times.
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HarbOr DefenSeS.

Charles Rawson Thurston thus de-
scribes one phase of modern harbor de-
lenses in st Nicholas:
Various plans have been devised for
the building of coast defenses of this
kind. Even fighting turrets. like those
on monitors, have been suggested and
built. Some of them rise into sight
only preparatory to the firing of the
guns which they contain. Others are
somewhat raised above the surface. and
the guns disappear for loading. In either
case, though, very ponderous and eX-
pensive machinery is required for them.
A disappearing gun set up in a pit
similar to the mortar-pit is more in
favor. There are several styles of those
with various powers to elevate them,
but all are lowered by the recoil of dis
charge. The Gordon counterpoise car
riage is perhaps the most novel It is
fitted for a ten-inch breech-loading rife.
the weight of which is about 81 200
pounds. 1t has an advantage over other
patterns in that while being loaded it
affords greater protection to itself and
TO the gunners than the other styles:
and this is an important feature. 1t is
operated by either hand power or cleo
tricity. With the former is has fired
thirty-tWo shots in an hour; which is
considered remarkably rapid firing
But this is not all that is needed to
make bay or harbor 7defensible. These
large guns would not be very dangerous
to an eneny's fleet of torpedo boats
These move and turn very quickly. and,
once past the great guns, the torpedo
mines might be disposed of without
much difficulty. To prevent such ac-
ton by the enemy, batteries mounting
rapid-tire guns are employed The tor
pedo boats can change their course
with such rapdity that big guns cannot
be trained on them quickly enough to be
effective, and Ongshore-opposite por-
tons of the channel where torpedo
mines are planted-are needed batteries
of these small spitfires.
With such a quadruple defense as tor
pedomines, mortar batteries, disaD-
pearing guns of long range, and batter
les of rapid-fire guns, fleet of hostile
ships would find it very difficult task
to enter any bay or harbor along the
coast
The record-union., 1897-03-21
HE WAS PREPARED.
The Tenderfoot Was Ready for the
Reception Committee.

The stage coach from LeadviIle had
been sighted coming over the trail. and
the usual crowd of citizens at Bear
Creek turned out to welcome ii. Some
were looking for letters, other for any
news the driver might have. and all
were hoping that a "terderfoot" might
be on the vehicle. Cactus Pete sud-
denly leaped foot high, cracked his
heels together and shouted:
'Whoop! Whoop-ee, BOYS. thars
the purtiest. incest, slickest tenderfoot
comm in on that stage you ever seed!
Whe-oop."
Several others in the crowd now
caught sight of the object Pete was al
luding to youth dressed in the lat
est London style, leaning out of the
window of the coach monacle
screwed into his eye and cigarette be-
tween his lips-and everything was for
gotten as they rushed for the vehicle
and waited for the driver to pull up.
Woof' Waugh Whoop-eei" yelled
cactus Pete. as he jumped for the VIM
COW where the young man had been
seen Come out yere, sonny, till we
welcome you to Bar Creek
All was quiet within the coach. and
Pete began firing off his revolver. ard
continued:
Whoop. Ar we comm. stranger. or
VIII we bring We out? Better hur-"
lie was interrupted by a voice from,
the Vehicle-a deep hoarse. cultural
voice that fairly made the ground
snake and echoed away eff mp the
mountains and nearly neafened the
crowd rs i beloved:
Boo Boo! poof, Better be careful
out there
N-NaH, III be chawed I'D by q
sflzzly! stammered Pete, as he fell
PACK with the others and turned pale.
Inc tenderfoot has got company"
300! came the terrible voice again.
almost lifting the crowd from their
feet boo! By darn! You CHAINS inst
wait second longer. will your"
But they couldn't wait. They rushed
madIy up the road, seeking places Of
safety, and after the last one had dis
appeared the youth put his head out Of
the window. handed a large tin funnel
up TO the laughing driver. and llsped.
l tel you. thir, this megaphone is 2
wonderful invention Pleath take good
care OF 1t and give it back to me when
we strike the next place."-St. J.onis
Post Dispatch.
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"A Cyclists Wants.

Customer see that you advertise TO
supply cyclists with necessary parts to
replace those lost or damaged by acct
dent
Cycle Dealer-Yes. sir.
customer (aldng out his list-WelI.
please give me two fingers and a thumb
1or gentleman of 30. a decent sort Of
nose for girl of 10, a left leg for nv
motner-in-laW. two right and three LETT
RIBS for myself. and please Just send 4
man up and measure nay wife for q
broken neck. She hasn't got it yet. but
she's getting there.-Pearson's Weekly.
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A HARD BLOW.
One of Those Cyclones Oftener Read
of Than Survived.

The gentleman from Kansas was con-
versing with the lady from New York at
a small kettle drum or bass drum, or
something like that, which is eventual
ing four or five times a day and once or
twice on Sunday in the social circles of
the capital, and she was especially in
terested in the meteorological move
ments incidental to the Sunfiower State.
Your cyclones" she said in such
eagerness that she almost twittered in
her speech, ARE a perfect wonder to
me-"
"Yes'm,'' he responded with the uncer-
The record-union., 1897-03-21

The church people who have battled
unsuccessfully against the Sunday
newspaper-and without our sympathy
for the reason that we deem them mis-
taken in the application of their ener-
gies regarding that institution-nay
have one good reason to advance for
their cause against the modern sun
day newspaper of the metropolitan. ord
err because. as the Tacoma Ledger
puts it. no such paper is now CONSIDERED
en- regle unless its pages are so ar
ranged that it takes the patient Chris
tian all day Sunday to follow the brok-
en- columns, and keep track of the
meanderings of matter amidst the thick
studded islands of advertisements and
pictures. so that the poor readers really
The record-union., 1897-03-21

Tomorrow, the 22d, Emperor William
Will celebrate the centenary Of the birth
of his grandfather, the first William.
and he proposes to do so by a pageant
that will cast anything ever attempted
in the military line into the shade. The
resources of the whole German empire
are to be taxed to their full capacity
TO make the Celebration take on the form
of exaltation of the name of William
the original, to lift it, so to speak into
the younger William has greatly an
gered the Social Democrats, and they
have been bold to proclaim their be-
lief that the old William was neither a
accord him all honor to which is mem
DRY is entitled, but they protest holly
against a costly ceremonial that will
mean nothing more than the manifes-
tation of military strength. They say
that it would be far more fitting, i'm
pressive and respectful for the impe-
rial family on the day indicated to lay
a laurel chaplet upon the tomb of the
dead Emperor, and then for the re-
mainder of the day do honor to his
memory in privacy. 1t happens that
very large body of the German people
outside of socialistic ranks agree with
this idea, and deplore the pageant that
is to overwhelm Berlin on the 22d and
make a show of militarism that is Of
fensive to so large body of the peo-
pie. The feeling has been intensified
because of the arrogance and over
bearing of the officers of the army,
which is more and more resented by
the middle and lower classes. OF late
this resentment has been so outspoken
and bold as to alarm the chiefs and call
out an order warning officers to restrain
the disposition to consider the touch Of
civilians garment as contamination
to the imperial uniform.
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"Cfean and Dignified."
(From the Bishop Register.)

(From the Bishop RegisterO
The Sacramento Record Union has
commenced it's forty-seventh year and
ninety third volume. The Record
Union's' age is nearly that Of white
occupa ton of the State 1t is clean
and dignified, and there is no other
journal in the State which is more log
ical or more convincing in its utter
ances. or which carries greater weight
with its readers.
The record-union., 1897-03-21

President Mckinley will go down in
for brevity in a message on great
subject The newspaper press of the
country made ready to handle six or
seven, possibly ten columns of his ex-
pected message to Congress on the
question of protection. But when it
came to hand it was little more than a
column in length.
The record-union., 1897-03-21

He began his career as paleogra-
pher and an archivist. He has written
many interesting studies of the six
tenth and seventeenth centuries, life
of Henry Martin, and a biography Of
the great Richelieu which last named
book is the chief of his works and the
one upon which he bases his claim to
membership in the French Academy.
He entered politics in 1879. In 1889
he went to Constantinople as Secretary
Of Embassy, and retired from the di-
plomatic branch to enter the Chamber
of Deputies as a representative of a
constituency in Aisne M. Hanotaux
bears a striking resemblance to Car
dinal Richelieu.
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An Apparent rlistake.

Employer-John, you We're drunk last
night. l have waited till you were So
Der before infiicting the penalty IN
order that you might know what you
were punished for. Your are discharg-
ed.
Servant--Don't you think you are
making a mistake. sir?
Employer-A mistake! What do you
meanr
Servant--Why, it seems to me that
you ought to have discharged me when
/ was loaded-Boston Courier.
The. ushers of Brooklyn theaters now
shout Hats off, before the perform
ance begins. The effect is reported as
instantaneous, and in consequence the
audience are happy.
The record-union., 1897-03-21

Emperor William has his temper and
it is now at fever heat; the Gar has a
provoking boil; Lord Salisbury has the
govt; the King of Italy has the ague,
and the Sultan of Turkey has the ner-
vous dyspepsia If these are INSULT
cient to account for the attitude of the
Powers toward Greece, will some one
please suggest other reasons?
The record-union., 1897-03-21

A proposition has been submitted in
the New York Legislature to amend the
Constitution of that State so as to pro-
lature. The reason has always been in
comprehensive to us why the Empire
State, as Well as Massachusetts should
SO long have chung to the annual ses-
sion. California abandoned it more
than thirty years ago, and by just that
much has been in advance of New
York
The record-union., 1897-03-21
No Room for Argument

She-What We're the happiest mo-
ments of your youth?
He-When I'd hear father calling nv
brother Jack to get up in the morning.
ana knew that he'd make Jack get up
before he got after me-Truth.
The record-union., 1897-03-21
GABRIEL HANOTAUX.
The French Minister of Foreign Az
fairs.

Gabriel Hanotaux, the French Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, whose part
in the Cretan trouble is by no means
an unimportant one, is one of the most
picturesque of French statesmen.
The record-union., 1897-03-21

We concur in the expression of the
to controlling truants, one good old
fashioned parent is worth a city full of
curfeW ordinances.
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have no time remaining in which to go
to church.


Electricity has been and is to man
most helpful. indeed now an indis-
pensable agency. of good, comfort and
convenience. But like all other good
things it is capable of uses that test
inventive genius to counterfeit and pre-
vent. and that are wholly bad. One
Of these is its use for safe breaking.
1t has been found that with electrical
energy at his command the burglar can
successfully handle the stoutest safe.
1t is said by scientific journal giving
much attention to the subject, that
there is no safe now made that will
stand before an electrical attack. The
enormous heat of an electric arc such
as is used for drawing temper or pen
etrating metals, is sufficient to break
down the walls of any safe.
Electrical Engineering" publishes
the results of some experiments in the
use of electricity on iron and steel. 1t
says:
I'VE witnessed an arc of forty to
fifty volts, with a current of 300 to 500
amperes, penetrate in three to ten
minutes safe walls three to six inches
thick, and as a demonstration of the
masses of metal which could be oper-
ated upon, rough steel ingot, perhaps
six by seven by ten inches, was pene-
trated with a diagonal, jagged hole
from one and one-half to three and one
half inches in diameter, the thickness
of metal pierced being about eight or
nine inches.
THE experiments showed that the
hardest steel could be penetrated more
easily than the softest iron, while cast
metal, used very largely in the con-
struction of burglar-proof safes and
vaults, was soon made to run like
water under the intense heat
The record-union., 1897-03-21
To Cure a Cold I'm One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's All druggists refund the money if
it fails to cure 25c.
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Coronado water. Stockton Sarsapar.iN
la and iron, champagne cider, ginger
ale, orange cider j. McMorry. agents
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Every Man Is Odd.
The times., 1897-07-23
The Picture of shame

Gentlemen connected with the Senate,
in the naost intimate character, need not
be surprised that the press Of the country
regards their action, ia allowing he Hanna-
Haveneyer biz 10 pass, as a flagTant
violation of their duty and direct blow
at the perpetuity of our institutions. They
know alt about that, and are not alarmed
at tie prospect Of popular subjugation TO
the bond and gold syndicates, the trusts
and mouopolies That is part OF the play.
ON the stump they would oppose and
stand horrified before such a thing on
general principles; but when they are
in with it," things are differentl
1t Is quite superfluous to review his
tory which is notorious and already a
part Of the American ''Newgate Calen-
car" But. at the risk Of mentioning uite
things, we may be permitted to observe
that the bil, ostensibly designed TO raise
revenue fer the Government. and to pro-
Iaote American industries, does neither,
except as ii pours millions into the laps
or few nIonopolies, including the foreign
gold and bond syndicates that controlled
the late and bought and own the present
Administration.
Even sllch 3 gold and foreign medium. a S
tie New York Evening Post is astOnished
ly the tariff record OF The Senate. Let it
De remarked that when the New York
Evening Post is startled by anything that
tends TO cndanger American interests there
must be cyclone in immediate presence
The Evening Post, however, has ray OF
Emerioanism on the question Of The tariff
which, from its own point of view, must
lie mistake. 1t tantagonizesa prohibitive
tariff, which high English authority
claims to be, On the whole, the best thing
for British interests; Lecause prohIbitIve
taIiff. in connection with Republican ideas
on the mercantile marine, involves the
supremacy Of English shipping interests.
That ray account for It'll
But what the Evening Pest and all other
papers, native and foreign, fan 70 unGeT-
stand orto admit Is how lot Of prominent
and distinguished American represe n
tatives could DC bought TO perpetraje upon
the country a straightout, unqualified
scheme of national plunder, the Ike Of
which was never seen, either in connection
with the Credit Mobilier OF any other de-
spioable lob which ha $ helped to make the
legislation OF this nj ton record OF infamy.
Now, these ideas and thoughts are IN
comfortable; they 60 to destroy the con-
rdence that people ought to nave in their
Representatives. Senators and members
who are tarrcd With the stick Of suspicion
should begin their explanation early in the
fight. Some OF them win be able to show
that they have been true to The principles
ard doctrine Of their party. othegs VIII
only be in a position TO prove that, like
lots OF persons outside OF Official life, their
Characters are below reproach.
We simply suggest these matters because
they VIII form the basis for political
operations in goodness knows how many
States ana constituencies before we are
much older.
The times., 1897-07-23

coat. shoe. pine toard and almost every
thing else that the poor mast use. To he
consistent. he must favor the advance in
cost or coal that is used by the manufac-
tuTcrs and municipalities OF the country.
IL it be not al offensa TO double the cost OF
boots, shoes. clothing and all such things
for the beiioof OF manufacturers, then it
canno, DC crime 10 slightly raise the cost
OF coal to the consumer in order that half a
inillicn working miners shall lie able to put
food into the mouths OF their wives and
children
Marcus A. Hanna does not experience
any difficulty in raising prices for his
friends Mr.. Haycineyer, MT Rockefeller or
tor the benefit OF the lumber barons; can
not be do a little in the direction of raising
prices to save his own and other peoples
starving miners from want and desperation.
The times., 1897-07-23
Crucikle RatiOns

II is now stated by Prof. Writ Tassin,
OF the National Museum, that the problem
OF food is to be solved by the expert
chemist Of the future. in this ne agrees
with a French savant who has made ex-
periments in this direction. This French
savant has made butter, eggs, perfumes,
vanilla essence, and numerous other things
Bat the chemistry of the future will not
only do this, 1T win so arrange matters
that the exact amount of nutrition neces-
sary to preserve life win be assimlated in
the torn. Of small squares or capsules No
more cattle Will he raised, no more grain
fields cultivated; the packing factories of
Chicago and the flour mills of Minneapolis
VIII be OF no use except To the antiquarian
The cook store will be eliminated from the
house, and ia It's place VIII be q dainty
electric Hight, on which a square contain
ing whole meal may be heated in five
minutes.
The mind almost refuses to take in the
-
Bunner once wrote fanciful sketch which
now seems 20 be prophetic. He wrote of
a family assembled to eat their Thanks
giving dinner, which consisted OF cap
sule about the size of a pea and a guam
ity OF hot water Before the capsule was
served 70 the eight members Of the family,
however, the baby had sudden choking
fit. He was given water, when it was
discovered that he had swallowed the en-
dre capsule. The episode concluded witt,
the explosion OF the unfortunate child.
Something Ike this mi ght actually hap.
pen under the TaSsin regime. At anyrate.
life would be revolutionzed. Three-fourths
OF the time of the human race is
now consumed in getting and cooking
things to eat. The other 25 per cent OF
labor done IN the world is largely en-
ployed In getting things to wear and
things with which to keep warm and
sheltered, and In writing about things
to eat. Dickens mastery and Iucious
word pictures VIII have no meaning to
the future generation Lambs essay on
roast pig viii have to be explained as
IL it were in an unknown tongue. Much
OF the Idble win need a glossary, and
much of Shakespeare and the hymn book.
The COW, the chicken and the hog VIII
The times., 1897-07-23
blessed Are the peacemakers.

II may not be improper to ask: What is
Mr.. Hanna doing IL the line Of securing
ii settlement of TIE coal miners strike?
We are aware that the mine-workers' or
ganization also has approached Mr. Nc
KinIey on the subject. Also we are CON
WINGED that tins was a piece Of courteous
diplomacy The mine workers, in common
with al other Americans, know that
Hanna is TIE Administration not Nc
Klnley. Therefore, the resort to the Presi.
dent is matter Of politeness, and tile man
date TO Marcus A Hanna is a serious
matter
Mr. Hanna stands in delicate position
f. man who would take lost cause In
hand, ike that Of the Republican party
last autumn. and with the use Of SI8,-
100000 bring it TO victory, is in a poor
position to say that lie cannot secure for
the poor, starving miners a scale of wages
that win keep the women and little ones
from death. His history, position and no
torious power place the onus upon him.
1t might be said that the coal market does
not justify En advance in wages! he is
estopped from reliance upon that argument.
He has fastened upon the country a tariff
scheme that Will enhance the cost of every