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The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-15
SHE WAS A NEW WOMAN.
But When the Dogs Began to Follow
 Her She Weakened.


 There is no earthly doubt as to her being a new woman. She was not born a new woman, neither was new woman hood thrust upon her; she achieved it and is unreasonaIbly proud of the fact. Nature cast her in round, soft, com fortable mold. But she has risen su- perior to nature. She believes with all her heart, with all her soul, with all her mind, in the right divine of woman to govern, wrongly, perhaps, but still to govern. She is one of those Patrick Henrys in petticoats whose burning eioquence brings conviction to the souls of hundreds who already agree with her. As already stated, there is no earthly doubt as to her being new woman-in theory, at least. In prac- tice? We'll, that's different.
 She's the sort of woman who shrinks and climbs on the table if anyone sug oests that there is a mouse in the room. She believes the placid old fam ily horse the fiercest sort of q steed, and knows that her life is in danger every time she climbs into the phaeton. She stands paralyzed with terror if she spies a COW at the far end of the field, and would probably faint if a little garden snake crossed her path. The dogs of the neighbors-she lives in the country, where no household is com plete without several of them-till her mind with mad, unreasoning fear.
 One day she went down to the vil- lage and was tempted to buy some pies for the family meal. As she was bear ing them home in triumph large New foundland, waking from his monday nap, stalked out to meet her, snitfed at her pies and fell solemnly in behind her. At the next place she passed two more went through the same ma neuvers, then one, then three, then two, and so on till every place she passed had yielded its quota of dogs. One by one they fell into line. Smell ing her pies and following her loving ly, they joined in the procession, pac- ing solemnly after this timorous new 1 woman.
 | Her heart was as water and ner bones were as wax. She knew that it would be a heroic thing and worthy | of her new womanhood to die in de- l fense of her pies. She saw visions of the neighbors finding her mangIed corpse, but still faithful to her charge; of slender white shaft in some peace ful cemetery bearing the inscriptions: Faithful Unto Death" Then she thought of her motherless children, ter sorrowing husband, with only heroic
 .l.a l.. age failed her. She felt that it was better to live new woman than to die hero.
 So she gently laid the pies down on the path that the dogs might devour them in peace and unmolested sped swiftly meward.-Chicago Chronicle,
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-15
PITh AND POINT.

-"I hear that Barnes did not make a continental success of Hamlet acros. the water" No. His success did mol amount to continental" l."-Indianap lis Journal.
 The Laugh on Dobson.-''Say, old man, you are so absent-minded, be. lieve you are in lovel" Hobson-'M Me; Oh ho! ho! Why, don't you know I'm married ?''-Puck.
 Overriding It.-The Absent-Minded Professor-"Do you know, my dear, was so busy remembering what you asked me to buy you, that l forgot to stop and get it.'-Truth.
 An Avenue of Escape. "Wigby has joined the Total Abstinence society,"" What's that for?'' "Only way he could get out of drinking his mother-in-law's homemade beer Chicago Record.
 An Inducement Wanted.-She- What do you think of the proposition to tax bachelors with a view to encour aging matrimony?" He-'I think it would be much better to give bounty with wives. s."-Truth.
 --One day, at the late dean of Ely's table, legal gentleman was lamenting the gaps which death had recently made in his profession. "We have lost" he said, solemnly, mot less than six emi- nent lawyers in as many months" The dean, who was quite deaf, at once rose and repeated grace: For this and all His mercies,' etc.-Tit-Bits.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-15
Potato Pancakes.

Crate four large, raw potatoes and mix with one well-beaten egg, one-half pint of sweet milk, one-half teaspoon ful of salt. add one pint of flour. in which is sifted one teaspoonful of hak- ing powder. Beat all together an6 fry on a griddle.-Ladies World.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-15
Laying In a Supply

Why, Beasley, you're grossly intoxi- cated."
 T knew it. Coin nup to Alashka.'' z
 What's Alaska got to do with your getting drunk?"
 'Whisky's dollar a glass in Alaska. I'm tryin' to get fu-full fore go.'- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-15
Not of His Own.

Pitcher seems to have troubles of his own"
 "I guess you don't know Pilcher." "Why not?''
 He'd have 'em in his wife's name."-- Chicago Journal.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Directors Wilson, rlatthews and Chas'
Are Reappointed.

Governor Budd yesterday re-appoint-
ed John Boggs of Colusa, J. w. Wilson
and w. p Mathews of Sacramento and
Charles M. Chase of San Francisco to
be Directors of the State Agricultural
Society.
The twelfth member of the Board of
Directors was also named yesterday,
and George H. Fox of Clements, San
Joaquin County, got the place.
Fox was formerly a mining superln-
tendent and is said to be very wealthy.
He is an enthusiastic breeder of blood
ed stock, particularly horses, and owns
a large farm and fruit ranch near
Clements, where he resides.
OF the four Directors reappointed
yesterday three are Democrats, and
one, Mr.. Wilson, is a Republican.
There have been no favors, politically,
in the new board, six members being
Republicans and six Democrats.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Saturday
Night, at 7::3O.
Gi33Z:l5:!1! SPEC! {! :!3
Summer Shirts, Hand
chiefs, Working and
Bicycle Trousers.

LOT Saturday evening we
shall offer mems Soft Bosom, Shirts
in fancy patterns, with white col
lar and cuff bands (to be worn
with any style collar Or cufis)'
Sale price, 48c.
LOT 2-In looking through our
stock we found quantity OF men
white Handerchiefs with colored
borders, slightly soiled. Some OF
them were 25c. We have reduced
to S15c each.
LOT 3-Men's blue cotton
denim working Trousers. Fat
ented buttons, well made, and can
be washed. Sale price, $3.50 pair.
LOT 1.-Two styles of Bicycle
Trousers. One of blue wooden
cloth, the other Of linen crash.
Double seats and belt loops. Sale
price, Soc.
Fuller particulars tomorrow.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
A Matter of Interest to Travellers.

Tourists, emigrants and mariners find
that HoStetter's Stomach Bitters is me-
fuences, upon which they can implicitly
rely, since it prevents the effects that an
unhealthy climate, vitiated atmosphere,
unaccustomed or unwholesome diet, bad
water, or other conditions unfavorable to
health, would otherwise produce. On long
voyages, or journeys by land in latitudes
useful as a preventive of the febrile COM
plants and disorders of the stomach, liver
and bowels, which are apt to attack ma
tives of the temperate zones sojourning or
travelling in such regions, and is an excel
lent protection against the influence of
extreme cold, sudden changes of tempera-
1t not only prevents intermittent and remit
tent fever, and other diseases of a ma
larial type, but eradicates them, a fact
which has been notorious for years past
in North and South America, Mexico, the
West Indies, Australia and other coun-
tries.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
@1l3lsI51ls'z( b!lal< ksS9!D
We Have a
Buyer in Europe.

Our New York buyer is now in
Europe visiting personally factories
in various countries, and buying
goods which ere long will be on
our shelves in Sacramento.
By this method we save the
profits of the middleman. If we
possessed no other advantages, we
could still, on account of this one,
sell much lower than those who
buy at second or third hands.
For instance, in our new Crock
cry and Glassware Department, all
the goods, with minor exceptions,
have come straight from the fac
tories in East and Europe. We
have bought nothing from New
York or San Francisco middlemen.
And a glance at our goods and
prices in China and Glassware will
show even the most casual OBJ
server what a great advantage di-
rect buying gives us.
The record-union., 1897-06-11

shot-torn tent and told of our adven-
lures, and the next day had the pleas
ure of hearing General Sherman COM
pliment him for his bravery, and say,
Colonel, you have been worth your
weight in gold to me-
Speaking one day to General Sher-
man. the last and grea of our war
riors, I asked him: What do you re-
gard as the bloodiest and most sangul-
nary battle of our civil warp
''Shiloh," was the prompt answer.
And in this opinion I most heartily
concur
The record-union., 1897-06-11
HIGHWAY OFFICIALS:
nessrs. Manson, Price and Ashe Max
ing Road investigations.

State Highway Commissioner Manson
left yesterday for Los Angeles and adj
jacent counties to inquire into the mat
ter of road building material in that
section of the State.
On Monday next Commissioners
Price and Ashe will leave for Placer
vile, where they will make trip over
the Lake Tahoe wagon road, in COM
pany with the Commissioner of the
road, Marco Varossa. After their re-
turn they will make a report as to the
present condition of the road, and such
such suggestions as the premises may
require
The record-union., 1897-06-11

Weekly
Union

Is a t2-page family and business
issued every Friday
Thus, for the very small
sum of 81 its subscribers receive no
less than ga pages of choice read
ing and news matter IN year.
This reduction has been made
that we may afford the people In
these times of stringency the fullest
opportunity to have the Weekly
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Mems Pongee
Silk OverShirtS.

For warm weather wear there IS
nothing in mems dress that will con-
tribute so much to comfort, without
sacrifice to appearance, as our SILK
Overshirts, in ecru pongee. They
are made ample in proportion
wherever necessary to insure COM
fort and wear, but are at the same
time cut to fit perfectly. Sewed
with silk and stayed with silk
wherever there is a tendency for a
strain to come.
We have them with soft, turn
over collar and cuffs attached, at
s. and 81 SO.
Also, with stiff collar and cuff
bands, so that white collars and
cuffs may be worn with them, s..
The record-union., 1897-06-11
kHl7E{d15y1Il IlaE $sSSlD
A Man Who Knows.

A gentleman who has had many
years experience in various cloth
ing houses in Sacramento, but who
at present is engaged in another
line of business, purchased ten
dollar suit Of clothes from us this
week.
This man knew that he could
get better suit for his money here
and better satisfaction, or he would
have gone elsewhere.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Heavy Fruit Shipment,

The fruit shipments this seoson have
been daily in excess of those of last
year. On June 10. 1896, the shipments
amounted to eighteen carloads, while
yesterday twenty carloads were dis
patched for the East
OF these S14 We're of cherries, 10 of
apricots, q of car Of peaches and Of
plumS.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
ITEMS Crash Suits.

Cool and breezy for hot weather.
Made sack style, and can be laun-
dered. These Crash Suits are great
favorites in the East. Price, S..
Some better ones, with neat, hair
line stripes, SO Is.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Buggy Robes.

This is just the season for Buggy
Robes, and we have taken pains to
have our assortments at the best.
A great variety of plain and en-
broidered Robes, at soc, 75c, 81
to S. so.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
PROGRAnr1E:

March, "Ohio State Band. :. .Farrar
Overture, "Festklange" -. .Kiesler
Intermezzo, Twilight Whiskers".
Waltz, "Angels Dream" -. Herman
Selection from Red Hussar," Paul
JONES'" etc. -. Moses
Song for cornet, "I Can Forgive,
But Not Forget" ........ .Simonson
Medley overture, GA Night in New
York. '................ Dewitt
Comic march, "Brudder Rastus' -.
TOSeV
The record-union., 1897-06-11
A FURRY in Curtains.

A few pairs of Lace Curtains at
each of these special prices, namely:
sac, CSC, S. 4S and s.. Not a
Curtain but is worth much more
than price quoted.
If interested do not delay.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Smyrna Rugs, 67c.

A liberal quantity of Smyrna
and Administer Rugs, in small
sizes suitable for single doorways,
in front of bureaus, etc. Reduced
to the uniform price of &C.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Large HammOCks, ST so.

Large Hammocks, in fancy cot
ton cord effect, with deep hanging
valance on sides. Complete with
pillow and spreader, ST SO.
The record-union., 1897-06-11

Union IN every Of
flee and household
in the land. But
the reduction in
price must by no
means be taken to
indicate any re-
duction IN quality.
On the contrary,
the w Weekly Union,
already having a
wide general circu-
1ation, such as IS
enjoyed by but few
other papers IN the
country. will be If
The record-union., 1897-06-11
OF the People,
For the People,
By the People.

Nv 6MWlnlW' 'AAS ~ ASAe'eS'i AAA AA
WeNA nois to pass the Anti
EN Department Store
D bill has met with the
rs hearty approval Of the
people Of that State and
Of the United States. Taxa
ton in Illinois is extremely
high, in fact it is claimed to be
higher in Chicago than in
nearly any other city. If the
department store bill had
passed, these burdens Of tax
alton would have been still
further increased by the long
and costly litigation til a t
would have ensued, and which
in the end would ha v e
amounted to nothing. For
tunately, the people nave Deen
saved that needless expense.
The greatest gain, how
ever, is that the department
stores are to continue unmo-
Tested to give to the people
first-c1ass, desirable merchan-
disc, and at lower prices than
they could get, otherwise.
Verify, the departm e n t
stores are Of the people, for
the people, by the people.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Band Concert.

There will be a concert in our
stores Saturday evening, by the
Foresters' Band, George c. Hol-
brook, Director.
The record-union., 1897-06-11

Choice
Literary
Matter
will be
Found in
Abundance,
Presenting
Departments
of Clean
Fiction,
the Drama,
Music,
Criticism,
Art and
Fashion.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Purple Kid Shoes.

Women's stylish Purple Kid
Shoes, handsome shade, and with
a decided air of quiet elegance
about them; S. SO. Purple Shoes
are to be had nowhere else in Sac
ramentO.
Also, green and OK blood Kid
Shoes and Ties.
Hosiery to match.
The record-union., 1897-06-11
We Offer
To-Day:

We offer to-day, Fine Net Top
Laces, bought by our Eastern
buyer. Some white, some tan
color, and some tan and white
mixed. Width varies from II to 7
inches. Sale prices,
&c, IOC, I2aC Yard.
The record-union., 1897-06-11

anything a better paper all around
than heretofore. 1t will contain ali
news IN compact form bot not IN
shorn condition, for its news facili-
ties are unsurpassed by any paper
on the coast.
~ While devoting much space
to agricultural. horticultural and
The record-union., 1897-06-11
Silk Vests for
WOmen'S Summer Wear.

Cream or pink Silk Vests, with
fancy open-work band, about two
inches wide, over shoulders, and
finished with lace and silk tape, soc.
A handsome cream Silk Vest,
V-shaped front. Silk lace and
tape finish, 75c.
Light blue, pink or cream Silk
Vests, with narrow lace, s. IS.
All-silk Vest, hand crochet lace
neck. Wide lace bands over
shoulders, s. 90.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-20
FRIEND OF SPAIN
New York World Says the Presi-
dent Will Advise Cubans to
Accept Autonomy.
Another Vivid Picture of the Ter
rible Plight of the Recon.
centradOs.
American Residences Besieged by
by Natives Begging for Crumbs
of Bread.
One Ration Made to Keep Five
Persons Alive-AWful Death
Y Rate.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-The World
makes the following statement: 1.-The
World is able to say on very high au.
thority that President Mckinley will
tacitly approve the programme for au.
tonomy or home rule for Cuba which
Spain now promises. Second-That
the president will express the hope that
the Cubans will not prolong their war
for complete independence, but will ac-
cept instead form of autonomy. Third
That if the Cubans do not heed his
advice Spain will be given more time
without interference from the United
States. Fourth president says
that he ardently desires peace both at
home and abroad. War scares' and
'belligerency resolutions disturb bust.
ness, retard prosperity. and do no good.
A new congress is to be chosen next fall
and everything depends on good times.
A season of peace from Cuban sensa-
tions' is therefore now almost certain.
Fifth-Spain has been informed of Nc.
Kinley's hopes and plans, and as the
y, first evidence of her own fair inten.
lions and good will she pardoned and
released the American crew Of the fill.
clustering schooner Competitor, caught
under arms off the coast of Cuba on
April Is, 1885,"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-20
PREDICTS ANNEXATION.

Senator Chandler Is Satisfied the Ha
wal an Treaty Will BE Ratified.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. - Senator
William E. Chandler of New Hamp.
shire, in an interview regarding legis.
lation at the coming session Of congress,
said: "Senator Lodge proposes push
ing the measure looking to the restric.
ton of immigration and demanding its
passage without delay. Bills proposing
to lar undesirable foreign elements
from entering this country are now
pending in both the house and the
senate, and there is no doubt the
two houses will be able to agree
upon bill. Some action, I believe,
will be taken looking to the relief
of the Cuban insurgents. OF course.
the Republican policy will largely de-
pend OH the presidents message, but in
my opinion he will leave the entire
matter to the Judgment of congress
The prospects for the ratification of the
Hawaiian treaty are excellent. The
Republicans stand by it to unit and
many Democrats will do likewise.
think the necessary tw ,.thirds vote
will be secured. AS to financial legis
lation, especially as to revision of the
banking laws, cannot see how any
such legislation can be passed."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-20
SECRETARY BLISS REPORT.

Estimates Aggregating $3.50. 532, ,419 SUBJ
mitted for the Coming Year.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20. Secretary of
the Interior Bliss, in his annual report,
submits estimates aggregating $780,.
532, 4l9 for the appropriations by con.
gress Tor the fiscal year ending June 80,
1897. Discussing pensions, he says
100000 pension claims are awaiting
adjudication, and it is estimated that 40
or 90 per cent of these will be finally
admitted. If they are rapidly adjudi-
Gated they will swell the pension roll
from 5,UUO,OOo to S7,000,O00. When,
however, these claims are adjudicated
and the first payments made thereon.
the amount Of the pension roll will de.
crease very rapidly, possibly to $685..
00O. 900 or Sl30. 600. coo the first year
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-20

ii H. m. or 8 p. m. can tell the houses
Of American citizens by the crowds of
starving creatures patiently waiting at
the door and hoping to get even
mouthful of rice or the crust of a piece
of bread.
There are no markets in any but the
bigger cities because nothing is pro.
duced to supply them and no one has
money to buy with. Misery is univer.
sal and suffering is everywhere and the
death rate goes up higher and higher
each day.
In the town of Sagua, where there is
a population of about 10000, the death
list for five years before the war was
500 year. In the month of August of
this year 648 persons died of starvation
alone.
The Matanzas Death List.
Consul Brice, stationed at Matanzas,
reports that since July l, $1,000 persons
have died in his district. AS he was
crossing the public square one evening
lately, he saw man fall to the ground
within few feet of him, and fastening
to his side, found he was dead. His
body was nothing more than skele-
ton. Such scenes occur every hour of
the day all over the island, where peo-
pie are herded together.
General Blanco's orders to allow the
pacificos to cultivate land outside the
military lines would diminish suffering
if the people had the strength and the
implements with which to work, but
they have neither and Weyler's scheme
to oxterminate the Cuban people is
rapidly proving successful.
1t is generally believed here in Ha.
vaua that Blanco has received orders
from Madrid to do everything possible
to prevent starvation reports from going
| to the United States and that Minister
Dupny de LONE has urged him to issue
pro:lumations and orders that will con-
vey she idea that the new regime will
take care of the non.combatants and
stop the present appalling death rate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-20
ASSIGNEE IN CHARGE.

Extensive Interests of Henry Sherry For
mally Transferred.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Nov. 20.-At $50 D.
IN. the ex ensive interests of Henry
Sherry, scattered throughout Northern
Wisconsin, formally passed out of his
possession and control and into the
hands of james w. Cameron of Mil.
waukee to be conserved and managed
for the benefit of Mr.. Sherry's credit
ors. There We're seven assignments
filed, that OF Mr.. Sherry individually,
and those Of six companies whose finan.
cial ability was too closely interlined
with his estate to permit OF escape. The
National Surety company of New York
is surety for the assignee in the full
amount of his bond, $5O5,OOO.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-20
MRS. WALkUP'S STATEMENT.
Goes Into Detail Regarding Her Marriage
to John h. Ketcham.

Goes Into Detail Regarding Her Marriage
to John II. Ketcham.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20. = Mrs. Minnie
Wallace. Walkup, with an evident pur.
pose of divesting her marriage to John
B. Ketcham Of all mystery and sweep.
ing away once for all the stories, insin.
uations and theories Of those who
would discredit her, has told of the
whole transaction. She goes into detail
regarding the Milwaukee trip and the
marriage ceremony and reiterates her
willingness to answer all questions nee.
essary to remove doubt or mystery.
According to her story, Kellar, the but.
ler, who, it has been alleged, was sub.
stituted for Ketcham, was not present
at the cerenony-not even as witness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-20
BEG FOR THE CRUMBS.

Houses Of Americans in Cuba Besieged
by Hordes of Starving Natives.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. "A special to
The World from Havana says: In every
town in Cuba where there are American
citizens, groups of starving islanders
gather every day in front OF the houses
Of those Americans aud beg for the
crumbs that fall from the table; that
Americans have anything on their
tables from which crumbs could fall, is
due to the relief fund of 5000 voted
last spring by congress. Consul General
Lee has drawn so far about 900 of
the total amount. and has distributed
the money to the consuls in Matanzas,
Cienfuegos, Sagua, Santiago and else
where. These consuls buy provisions
and distribute weekly rations to dis.
tressed Americans. There are 1,4O0
Americans on the relief fund list. OF
these about $50 are American born. The
others are naturalized citizens and their
families who. having had their citizen.
ship papers properly registered at the
different United States consulates, are
entitled, if in distress, to the same re.
lief as American born citizens. This
course Of action General Lee has fol.
lowed in all cases, and the state de-
partment has approved it.
J Ratsons Feed Five Instead Of One.
According to a statement made by
Consul Barker, who is stationed at
Sagua, about 10000 people are being
kept alive in Cuba by these rations dis
tributed for the support of l,4O0.
Neighbors gather around the front door
Of the houses of American citizens and
beg share of the food that comes from
the consulates.
Where suffering is general, these ap.
peals are not in vain and the scant sup
ply of rice, jerked beef and bread il
made to do service tor five instead OF
one.
In the town of Sagua, a person walk
ing through the principal streets abou,