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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21

GENTS ALL-WOOL WINTER
SOX, fine for wet weather, ex-
ira heavy, double merino heels
and toes, an ideal winter SOCK,
the 25c kind at Hale this
uaak
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The regular selling price is marked
in plain figures. One-quarter Will be
taken off.
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Toys.
Stationery Department.

Glover Leaf Toilet Paper a package
Monarch Toilet Paper. .............. sc a package
Rolled Toilet Paper. &c a roll
Box of Paper and Envelopes &c a box
Box OF Paper and Envelopes. ........... a box
Box of Paper and Envelopes. ...........I C a box
BOX of Paper ID Envel, pes..........I5c box
Rul, or Unruled o14 x914 Tablets .......4c each
Ink Tablets. Comm rcia size e..........5 sc each
lO-inch Glass Dresden Flower ses. s..........2Ic
Hand Painted Plaques-Round or Square,
1212x 2 2..........25c each
l412xl412 ..........35c each
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MISSES s-BUTTON REEFERS-The
natties jacket in the stock. velvet in cp . 90
laid collar; our price S4-l4 off this ID o
week. Observation-Disclosures. Each
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LADIES' HEAVY CHEVIOT SERGE
JACKETS-Fly front: high pointed
collar; up-to-date garment: as chic
and nobby and stvlish a jacket can Cs = 6
be: price 81 50-14 OF this,D y =
week. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Fac
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ADIE 81 w HI I f L A WN
APRONS, extra q1ality, fancy
sateen striped, striped border on
bottom, 36x SO, easily worth zoe,
neat as wax, special ...........
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Ninn il tho annra.

*Hammond out for leaving base before ball was
caught Hardle OUT for not touching base.
RuNs nv JSNINnS
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Wraps for SOC on the Dollar.

The so per cent off is bona fide re-
duction, guaranteed. The old marks
still on the goods.
MISSES BROWN MIXED JACK
ETS-As neat as wax, heavy winter
weight, stylish S-buttoned REFER,
with high orm o lar and 0eck-strap,
coat back, ages IA to 20, bargain at q. . o
$50 per cent OFF makes them ....... DA-
See cut No Each
MISSES JACKETS-Similar jacket to
above in fancy mixtures and velvet
inlald collar, good heavy winter gar
ment marked $50 per cent off On .. so
makes them ................ I'd -
See cut NO 3 Each
HEAVY WINTER CAPES-A fine,
heavy. black, shaggy boucle. ThIbet
fur around collar down front and
around bottom thoroughly lined with
heavy silk serge, an ideal winter gar q . SO
ment, very popular at $50 per g.
cent eff makes them ..........-. Each
OUR FAMOUS S5 TAN ia ACKETS-Me-
dunn weight, fly front velvet coll IT.
coat back. some all lined with silk
serge, others "a lined, spck and span Gs 9. SO
and neat wax; sizes "a to 40; price .p L.
was $50 per cent of makes them. Each
See cut No. 5.
MAI ORDERS NUTICE-Orders by
mail will be filled if received in time.
Sizes are broken these lines and
we cannot guarantee to fill all orders.
We III 10 our best.
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DOUBLE BREASTED WALKING
SUITS-Fancy mixtures, loose front,
four large pearl buttons trimmed with
small pearl buttons, jacket brown
SILK lined. skirt thoroughly lined and Sp 2 )
bound, price SIC $3.50 per cent off u O.
makes them Shit
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WHITE WOOL BLANKETS - Heavily
bound with silk ribbon. 66XS0 O. 4 so
inches, pound weight, Hale's IDt-
price Observation-Disclosures. Pair
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21

TOY BOOKS-Over 500 new Toy Books
at Hale's the biggest stock we have
ever carried. Besides many new
titles we are showing immense as
sentiments OF all the popu. ar series
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Department Stores Again.

Eds. Record -Union:" Considerable
has been written about department
stores. Sacramento is far behind her
story of woe, for nearly every State in
the Union had taken up this broad sub
ject. We may say it now is only in its
infancy; just beginning to be felt, and
it is a mere bubble to what these stores
can be.
Suppose that the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company wished to injure or
drive out every single store here in
Sacramento. It could do it inside Of
two years. The comparison of these
big stores with the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company is like comparing
the little peanut shop to big depart
ment stores; why? because we know
the power of the railroad company.
But any large corporation with plenty
of wealth could do the same.
But no one expects they will do it:
no more than we expected it would be
fashionable to carry dry goods in con-
nection with dining-room or a hotel;
or clothing in connection with farming
and brokerage business; or boots and
shoes in connection with hardware and
tinware: or furnishing goods in con-
tors: or millinery in connection with
a slaughter house and meat market; or
carpets and fancy goods in connection
with a livery and feed stable-and so
on down through every line of busi-
ness.
This, in my opinion, kills the price of
Dor. and to touch all of these lines
by close figuring. AS far as the buyer
is concerned, just at that one time he
is benefited, but before and after he is
being injured for to get cheap lines of
goods manufactured for these depart
ment stores pulls down the price for
better class of goods kept by stores
who only sell such articles as clothe
the people.
Not that the department stores sell
cheaper than the other stores. 1t is be-
cause half of their lines look the same,
but they are not by 20 per
cent or more. Many manu-
facturers run their mills and turn
out goods for these stores. Mems hats
or clothes are not made with near as
good material as they used to be. For
instance: "a goes to market and buys
a bolt of fifty yards of black silk, pay
ing ST per yard. B." who lives in the
same city, buys a bolt of the same
brand and quality and pays the same
price. When he gets home he finds A
has the same silk and sells it for 81 70
a yard. ''B" marks his 81 70, as he
cannot afford to mark it for less, as he
does not stand at the head of a big de-
partment store. But if he did and
wanted to give his friend IA little
The record-union., 1897-05-08
Notice to Contractors.

OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF
Capitol Commissioners, Sacramento Call
April 29 1897.
Bids are invited for painting the Agri-
cultural Pavilion Building and for plowing
leveling and filing in the lot on the south
east corner of the Capitol grounds bound
ed by the sidewalk on n and Fifteenth
streets and said Agricultural Building
Bids for above will be received up to
l O'Clock p. m. May 10, 1897 at the office of
the Secretary of the Board of Capitol Com
misSionerS, at the Governors Office to be
considered thereafter. The board retain
ing the right to reject any and all bids.
Specifications for this work on file
in this office, to which all bidders are re-
ferred
All bids must correspond with such
specifications.
Bids should be addressed to the Secretary
of the board, at the Governors office, and
marked Bids for Painting the state Agri-
Grounds" Separate bids required for each.
j. NJ TODMAN,
Secretary State Board of Capitol Commits
SiOnerS. rno-lW
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reminder, he would mark it 80 cents
per yard, and make up the loss on
some other line, perhaps on horse or
a piece of beef, as it will be only a
matter of a short time before such
things will be shelved and marked at
special sale of fine mountain three
year-old beef.
And this is called progress-by some
people Deception stores would be
much better word than department
stores. for if it is not deception, could
such stores as some we have start with
practically no capital and build up such
a large trade and do such large busi-
ness. and make the money they do
without plenty of deception? 1t is the
large variety of goods with plenty of
deception that to-day over fully one
half of the United States causes the
dull times. The system treads labor
down. and cause goods to be sold at
no profit to the manufacturer. This
causes stores to fail or go out of bus1-
ness. giving US vacant stores and a gen
eral depression over the country.
I presume there are ways by law to
stop this broadcast ruination and stag
nation, and there are lawyers who
know how to handle it. The sooner they
are employed here TO put it in motion
the sooner we shall see good times in
different line Of progress than what
we now have.
| started small store in 1874, and
the business increased, as my method
was new to California, which was: |
marked all my goods in plain figures
and had but one price. The business
increased very rapidly and after run
ming it a year l turned it into a de-
partment store and carried all kinds of
goods worn. We branched out and took
in tinware, some hardware, apples in
the fall Of the year, and often bought
bacon and hams and tea. These arti-
them in large quantities, always SELL
ing them at first cost to my customers
only We found it to be very cheap ad
vertising. But several ladies and their
husbands came to me and persuaded
me to discontinue these lines (and gave
very good reaSonS), which | did. |
averaged good profits and made money,
but in later years / had reverSeS too
strong to overcome, and l gave the big
department store business up; but not
until l saw there was big money in
them. and have since felt the injury
in contact with me- for which 1 cannot
say that l feel pleased now.
c. H. GILMAN.
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EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.

Onder this heading the Record Union"
will publish short letters from CORE
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. Al!
communications must be accompanied by
the name of the writer, not for pubica
ton unless desired, but as a guarantee
of good faith-EdS
The record-union., 1897-05-08
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS.

PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF
the Board of Directors of the Modesto Ir-
rigation District duly given and made on
the 4th day of May, 1897, notice is hereby
given that said Board of Directors will sell
TO the highest and best bidder the bonds
OF said irrigation district to the amount
of two hundred thousand dollars ($200, ,00O,
bearing interest at the rate of per cent.
per annum, payable semi-annually on the
lst day of January and July of each year.
on the presentation of the interest coupon
at the office of the Treasurer of said dis
triCt.
Said bonds are issued by the Board of
Directors of Modesto Irrigation District,
in accordance with and by authority of an
Act of the Legislature of the State of
California, entitled IAN Act to provide for
the organization and government of irri-
cation districts, and to provide for the ac-
QUESTION of water and other property and
for the distribution of water thereby for
irrigation purposes" Approved March Z,
Said bonds will be sold for cash. and for
not less than 80 per centum of the face
value thereof.
Sealed proposals and bids for the pur-
chase Of said bonds will be received by
the said Board of Directors at their office
in the city Of Modesto County Of Stanfs-
laus. State of California. and may be ad-
dressed to or left with G. S. Abbott the
Secretary of said board. at Modesto Cal
at any time after the date of this notice
and until 2:30 o'clock p. m. on the 1st day of
June, 1897, at which time and place the
said sale will be made.
Said bonds will be each of the denomi-
nation of $500 and will be negotiable in
form and will conform in all respects to the
requirements of said Act.
The Board of Directors reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.
Bids must be sealed and addressed to the
Secretary of said board, and indorsed
Proposals for Modesto Irrigation District
Bonds
Done by order of the Board of Directors
of Modesto Irrigation District, May 4, 1897.
w W. CARTER, President.
c. S. Abbott, Secretary. m7-20t
The record-union., 1897-05-08

1t is quite evident that any further
continuance Of the war in Greece will
be simply useless slaughter of human
beings. Thessaly is now practically
at the mercy of the Turkish troops, In
that these civilized nations cannot de-
lay for very shame.
The record-union., 1897-05-08
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.

The English-American treaty has
failed of ratification. Friends of ma
tional dignity and honor are to be con-
graduated on this outcome. The Rec
ord Union from the time the idea of
the international court of arbitration
idea was born in that spot fertile of
abortive ggestions-Chicago ago-stoutly
opposed the scheme.
We did not take that position because
we are for war; not because disputes
between nations are not in largest
number of cases best adjusted by dip
lomacy or arbitration; not because the
pen, good temper, just judgment and
concession are not far better than the
sword in most issues between communi
ties. The Record Union" opposed the
General Court of Arbitration sugges-
tion-and it was the first paper on the
coast to lift its voice in protest against
it-because: First, it proposed to de-
stroy any hope this country may have
of developing a diplomatic school; sec
ond, because it proposed to give a ma
tion governed by the most skilled dip
lomatists of the world an advantage
over the United States in that terrific
rial and some other questions might be
taken out of the arbitration schedule
by the simple declaration Of England;
third, because it proposed practically
TO reduce us to the condition OF vassal-
a or
our diplomatic independence; fourth
because We are the weaker Power on
the high seas. and it did not propose
that England should become less strong
be to cause our people TO cease
strengthening our naval arm; fifth, be-
cause rejection Of the treaty would not
one whit prevent the two great nations
submitting any questions as they arose
to arbitration. We held then, as now,
that most questions should be arbitrat-
ed, but that each should stand upon its
own bottom and the choice Of arbitrat
ors be specific for each case; sixth. be-
cause in case of division in the General
Court of Arbitration it was provided
that the head Of some European Gov
ernment should have power to select
the umpire
These reasons seemed then, as now,
sufficient to us, but we confess that the
chief and overshadowing one was that
such a compact as was proposed would
tend to belittle our diplomatic strength
ability or school, if indeed it can be
said that we have a diplomatic school.
In that line of craftsmanship we are
sadly deficient and seriously weak.
Whatever will prevent betterment in
that direction is to be resisted. The
second reason in value, in our judg-
ment is the objection that such a Cen
eral Court is unnecessary, since there
is and can be nothing to prevent the
submission OF any question on its mer-
! TO arbitration.
But there are some matters that can
never be arbitrated. and national honor
and dignity are two. a state of
preparedness against injustice and ag-
SIeSS'oii - " iidt We HSeu' sum d I'"oi-
tion is promotive of arbitration, diplo-
matte and other peaceful settlement Of
issues. \ general compact agreeing in
advance to submit to arbitration would
tend TO reduce instead of energizing the
spirit that demands that the nation
shall be put upon a strong footing to
resist aggression. guard national honor,
protect American citizens the world
The record-union., 1897-05-08

Now is the time to purify your blood,
and Hoods Sarsaparilla is the best
medicine for the purpose. Thousands
of great cures prove that it is the one
true blood purifier
Hoods Pills are the favorite family
cathartic and liver medicine Price, 25c.
The record-union., 1897-05-08

John II. Holmes. formerly of the Bos-
ton Herald comes to the partial de-
fense of new journalism by saying
not all about it is bad. Why should not
the newspaper man do as does the mer-
chant and supply the goods the people
want? he asks. and adds that a notable
instance is that of a merchant on upper
Broadway New York, who has set up a
business to supply lines of goods wanted
BY people who congregate in that quar-
The record-union., 1897-05-08

A scientist declares that ''the ele-
ments entering into the cornstalk can
be made to produce alcohol, cellulose,
paper, mating, smokeless powder and
condition powders for cattle"
The record-union., 1897-05-08
Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Fair Saturday;
light fog in the morning along the coast;
warmer in eastern portion; moderate
norther in the valleys; westerly winds on
the coast
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Less Than n Dime.

Don't let the fringe grow on the bot
tom of your trousers when you can get
a good pair of suspenders for 8 cents at
the Model. Fifth and j.
The record-union., 1897-05-08

Signor Crispi has taken time by the
forelock in having his marble monu-
ment erected in the Naples Cemetery.
The only inscription on it is
"CriSpi"
The record-union., 1897-05-08
NfiIIinery Noyelties

Novelties for the summer trade in
millinery at Madam E. S. Miller's new
store, 613 X
The record-union., 1897-05-08

The fashionable LADIES corrective ton
ic is DIR. Siegert's Angostura Bitters,
the world-renowned South American
inXigorator.
The record-union., 1897-05-08

Until a few years ago China raised
grapes for table purposes only. Lately
the Chinese have taken to cultivating
wine grapes, and are now making
tolerable claret. The japanese have
learned to make very good beer, but
they like claret better than beer, and
the Chinese prefer beer to claret, we
are told, though this flies in the face
of the old belief that Chinese want all
drinks warm-indeed, hot. At any
rate, we are informed by correspond
ents that Japan is shipping beer TO
China and China is exporting claret
to Japan, and that a pretty large re-
ciprocal trade in these lines has grown
up. We suspect that the beer sent out
from Japan is really for consumption
in China by those not Chinese. How
ever that may be. it is stated as a fact
that these two nations so recently at
war. are now hobnobbing over the
malt and the vinous cups.
The record-union., 1897-05-08
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Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
as second-class matter.
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Wire your house. Get prices electric
fixtures. Tom Scott, plumber, 303 ].
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Quick-meal Gasonne and Blue Flame
Oh Stoves. S. ]. Jackson, 423 ] st.
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The attitude of England towards the
Beers and her action in the Cretan mat
ter doubtless had something to do with
the rejection of the arbitration treaty
by the United States Senate. As a rule
sentiment has little to do with diplo-
macy, but here is case in which we
apprehend that it cut no inconsiderable
figure
The record-union., 1897-05-08

Aermotor galvalized steel windmill;
best on earth. Miller Bros. agts, 1116 J.*
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These publications are. sent either by
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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Try McMorry's blend cvnae, 35c.
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S>@NS
identical; they are wholly dissimilar.
San Francisco was shamed and de-
ency outraged that the socialistic meet
ing in San Francisco Thursday night
should have been broken up by assaults
of rowdies. who showered the people
with rotten eggs and drove the speakers
from their rostrum. Those who are
not friendly to radical socialism can
not do more to promote it than engage
in and applaud such acts The social
lists were, we assume, holding lawful
meeting. else it would have been forbid
den, and were exercising an unden1a-
BILE human right guaranteed them by
the laws. or they would not have been
permitted to use the streets. What
made the affair worse was the inability
of the people who attempted to do so,
to summon police to stop the disgrace
full proceedings. The affair happened
in the very heart of the city, on one of
the chief streets, where thousands of
people pass hourly, yet no policeman
was within call or could be found.
There is a socialism of which these
street advocates are not truly represen-
tative but that might just as well be
assailed as was the preaching that was
interrupted. 1t is of the order that
treats socialism as a grave and serious
doctrine worthy of debate, thought and
very largely of respect. 1t has for its
supporters some of the best minds of
the age, and it's literature flows from
some of the best thinkers of the times
1t is not revolutionary or disturbing in
a physical sense and proposes no dis
the rights Of freemen. Yet the teach
ers Of this doctrine have no broader
right to preach to the people than have
those Of the radical socialists who were
| rotten-egged and made martyrs in San
Francisco Thursday night. Free speech,
under the law is a precious right. The
law provides for punishment for its
abuse, and for the curbing of license.
II Is not 10 De lflleTIeTeO Win Dy HlODS
because they do not happen to agree
with it. When that is done, however,
and there is afforded no protection to
the gagged, there is really danger.
The horror at the Industrial Palace in
Paris disclosed the amazing inefticiency
Of the Partisan fire department. The
idea of sending a chemical engine to
subdue a confagration in a great wood
en- shell such as the fire officials knew
that building to be. is the hight of farce
One dispatch says that the fire depart
ment did not reach the scene until an
hour and quarter after the alarm was
sounded. But that is wholly improb-
able story and doubtless is gross err
rOr. There is evidence in plenty, how
ever, to prove that the department was
not prompt. and that when it arrived
| 1t lacked efficiency. For instance. we
are told of nearby residents taking
hammers, breaking in the side of the
building and rescuing many people
| Where was the apparatus every such
city ought to have, with which to do
such work and tear down a wooden
hall?
The record-union., 1897-05-08
THE DAILY RECORD-UNION.
THE WEEKLY UNION.
TWELVE PAGES,

NV ELN Il 1A0f1S-
Is the cheapest and most desirable Home,
News and Literary Journal published on
the Pacific Coast.
The Weekly Union, per year. 81 w
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RECORD-UNION TELEPHONE.
Editorial Rooms ...................Red 131
Business Office Black 131
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Another house ON Grand street

ter Another house on Grand street
keeps goods especially adapted to East
side trade. The difference between the
cases cited by Mr.. Holmes is broad ana
clear The journalist does not print
for the east side, another for
upper Broadway, another for the in
terror and so on. He prints under one
roof, on one sheet, one paper for all
hands, with all his goods shown on one
counter, the slop shop, the rough scruf
and the refined, the thoughtful and the
decent mixed with the goods served TO
the palates of the slums and the appe-
tites of the vicious and the tastes of the
cleanly and self-respecting. Moreover,
the newspaper assumes to be mentor,
which the merchant does not. 1t as
sumes to be an exponent of public opln-
ion, which the merchant is not. 1t as
sumes the right to advise, protest, de-
mand and denounce which the merchant
does not. The cases are not only not
identical; they are wholly dissimilar.