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Show of Cowardice.

Santa Rosa Republican, 13th)
The Legislature made a notable exhi-
bition of cowardice Friday. Nearly all
the members had signed a petition to
Congress to pass the pending anti
scalperS' bill Learning of this the rail
road ticket scalpers of San Francisco
enlisted the cooperation of some Of the
metropolis papers against the measure
This caused a number of the Legislators
to weaken and pass a resolution declar-
ing against the anti-scalpers bill.
The anti-scalpers' bill provides that
the railroad companies shall pay for the
unused portion of any ticket. This is
just and fair. 1t provides that the ticket
business shall be done by the regularly
appointed agents. This could injure
nobody and it would prove protection
to many.
The general public should not lose
cognizance Of the fact that the people
and not the railroad companies support
the sCalpers and the men the railroads
have to employ as spoilers because of
the sealpers. In the slmplification of
this business the people would be the
gamers and Il is a pity that members
of the Legislature are 50 thin skinned
that they vince whenever demagogue
says railroad regardless of the merit
of the proposition before them.
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A SAD MISTAKE.
Hard On the Boys, But the School
master Was Pleased.

It's plain the boys and young fellows
in this town must be bad lot said
tourist to the proprietor of a hotel
in Arkansas, relates the New York
World" I've seen no less than five
young fellows of from IL to Is years OF
age go by here with blackened eyes and
a banged-up look generally
You wanter know how that hap
pened?" asked the hotel man, with a
grin.
Yes, | would"
We'll, I'll tell yo. You see we've got
a feller teachin our school this winter
who's mighty unpopular, an a lot o
the big boys o the school lay in wait
fer him the other night, calkiiatin' on
ketchin' i'm an givin' i'm a duclNin' in
the river He's sparkin' one of Hiram
Todd's gals, an the boys thought it was
his night on duty at Hiram's, so they
lay in wait in the woods near the Todd
house"
.'WeT?"
We'll, they'd made a mistake an the
feller they rushed out an tackled was
Bud SWipeS, who's courtin' another
one o the Todd gals, an Bud is the
champion slugger o this county, an
the boys never found out their mis-
take till Bud had mauled half of 'em
most TO death. Kinder tough on the
boys, but 1 guess the teacher amt
a-carin' any"
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TOO MUCH OF 1T.
Arrest of Three Alleged Destroyers of
Valuable Shrubs.

A recent paragraph in the Record
Union" called the attention of the po-
lice to the destruction of beautiful
Towering shrubs that has been going on
i'll the city.
They were accordingly on the look
out for the Vandals, and last evening
Officers Higgins and Douglas arrested
two brothers, who were peddling ca
mellias. They claimed the flowers had
been given them after 10 O'Clock on the
preceding night by the employer of one
Of them.
As the flowers had been torn and not
cut from the bushes. the Lads We're
locked up. One of them had been seen
with fifteen beautiful white camellias
the night before.
Later in the evening Officers Fisher
and Hayes arrested another youth
known as Peg" Dawson for a similar
offense. They will all appear before
Judge Davis this morning.
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Notice of Sale of Real Estate by
Commissioner.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
county of SACRAMENTO, State of Cali
fornia, S. PQSKA, pl2jntiff vs., A MIL
PENDANTS Under and by virtue of a de-
cree and judgment of foreclosure entered
in the Superior Court of the county of
3d day of February, 1884, and an order of
sale issued out of said court on the 10th
day OF February, 1897, in an action there
in pending. entitled 5. Poska, plaintiff,
US. A. Miller and Pauline Miller, defend
ants wherein the said plaintiff obtained
a Judgment against the defendants
Miller and Pauline Miller, for the sum of
S9l6 90 and the sum of $40 for attorneys
the total sum of S1,Uo2, | am commanded
and ordered to sell that real property
situated in the county of Sacramento, in
tho state of California, and known deS-
ignated and described as follows: Lot
humber three go, in the block bounded by
r and S. and Third and Fourth streets
in the city of Sacramento. as laid down
on the official map Of said city, together
with all the improvements thereon, and
the hereditaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging.
Notice is hereby given that on MON
DAY. the Sth day of March, 1897. at 10
O'clock a. M of that day at the County
Courthouse door in the city of Sacra-
mento, county of Sacramento, State of
decree of foreclosure and judgment and
order of sale, sell the above described
nrprnises or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy plaintiffs Judgment.
as aforesaid, with interest thereon and
costs. including attorneys fees, and all
accruing costs and expenses of sale to
the highest bidder for cash, gold coin of
the United States.
Dated Sacramento, California, Febru-
WM S. HOWE,
Commissioner in the said action
Isaac Joseph, attorney for plaintiff.
Iel2-ttt'
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Are you subject to headaches? Yes,
doctor. About how often to you have
these headaches? Twice month. doc
tor. Your headaches are always ac-
companled With nausea? Yes, doctor
You say you can always tell when
these headaches are coming on? Yes,
d'octor. How long do they last? Five
or six hours, doctor
Have you noticed after a hearty meal,
especially if the stomach ds overloaded,
these headaches appear? Yes. doctor
Do you suffer from constipation? AL
ways, doctor.
Frequently from overIoading the
stomach you cause a sluggish condition
of the liver, or, as we doctors term it,
a torpid liver. Madam, your heada che
may be traced directly to the liver,
many people suffering as you DO from a
liver headache. l can give you relief.
You must take your medicine regularly.
1t will be a mild liver ssimulant and
WEI Contain no mineral drugs. You
need vegetable. 1t is necessary to reg
ufate the bowels. You can be perfectly
free from those headaches if you take
this prescription:
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A SHORT CONTEST.
The Captain of Police Stopped 1t in
the Second Round.

a ten-round contest was announced
to take place at the Theater Comique
last night between Ed. Hennessy and
James Flynn. The men came together
all right enough, but the contest was a
short one.
Hennessy was knocked down in the
first round, ard in return knocked
Flynn down, and struck him while
down. A claim of foul was made, and
Flynn remained on his knee till he was
counted out.
The referee, Fred Hanstead, thought
things were about even and ordered the
men to go on.
In the second round Flynn was
knocked down and Hennessy uppercut
him while on the floor and went into
finish him without allowing him to rise.
Captain of Police Ash stopped the fight
and the referee declared it a draw
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]. w. BIRDS NEW GROUND FLOOR
Photograph Gallery. 1o23ia Fourth street
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The Papers of the World.

A statistician has learned that the
annual aggregate circulation Of the pa
pers of the world is estimated TO be
l., 900, 600 900 copies. To grasp the idea
of this magnitude, it is stated that the
amount of the papers would cover no
fewer than 10, ,450 square miles of sur
face; that it is printed on lS1 go tons
of paper. and further that if the num-
Der 02,000, ,000,000) represented, instead
of copies, seconds, it would take over
333 years for them to elapSe. In lieu
of this arrangement We might press
and pile them vertically upward to
gradually reach our highest mountains.
Topping all these, and even the highest
Alps, the pile would reach the magni-
ficent altitude of 400, or, in round num-
bers, 800 miles. Calculating that the
average man spends five minutes read
ing his paper in the day (this is a very
low estimate) we find that the people
of the world altogether annually occu-
py time equivalent to 100000 years
reading the papers.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Z. T. Wright of Auburn is stopping
at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. Eliza Tupper Wilkes is the guest
Of Mrs. c. II. Hubbard for a few days.
Professor David S. Jordan President
of the Stanford University is at the
Golden Eagle
Secretary w. s. Leake of the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club came up from San
Francisco last night
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

On Wednesday evening Fred Boitano
was the recipient of a very pleasant
surprise party at the hands of his
friends. Music, dancing and games
served to make the hours pass quickly.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Hilge, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ru-
benstein, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe De Costa,
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Silva, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Steiger, Mr.. and Mrs. Dias,
Mr.. and Mrs. Popert. Mr.. and Mrs. Raj
Crosse, Mrs. Meyer, Lille Kunz, Ema
Popert, Annie Schumminger, Carrie
Popert. Piera Crosse Rose Schimmin-
ger, Mamie Dias, Mary Martin, Rob
Steiger, Jr., George Yuhre, Harry Mere
dfth, John Maloney, Flora Crosse Geo.
Steiger, Walter Hagerty, Justus Stei-
ger and Albent Dias.
At the California Hotel, Twelfth and
streets, the proprietor, Joseph Gerig,
entertained number Of friends last
night by giving a social party. The
feature of the affair was dance in
which Antoine Simons and Miss Anto-
rita participated. The novelty of the
affair lay in the fact that Simons was
barefooted. The guests report having
had a most enjoyable evening
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County Cases Set for Trial.

The cases brought in the name Of the
county for the recovery of moneys al
legged to have been Illegally paid TO dep
uties and others-growing out Of the
action of the Grand Jury a year ago
were yesterday set for hearing on the
1st of March.
Judge Hunt OF San Francisco will oc-
cupy the bench during their hearing.
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Choral Society Concert.

on Monday evening. March 1st. the
Ladies' Choral Society VIII give a
concert of a high order OF merit
Prominent among the singers will be
$. Homer Henley Of San Francisco, the
baritone artist, who made such a hit
here recently at one Of the concerts of
the Capital series.
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| HAVE
REDUCED
The price on these four pieces of prop
FIRST '
Is 4oNlGo lot an the south side of Ir
street, near Twenty-eighth, and is cheap
quick sale
SECOND
Is 4ox16o lot on the north side of N
street, near Twenty-second and on ac-
count OF those TWO new houses beinas
9Ulit make II firSt-claSs neighborhooG.
LOTS on the block below and across tha
streets nave sold lately for 81 600 Buc
tHlS one We have marked at 81 80 There
THIRD
is 4 3uNlbulot on the north side of J street,
AeeF twenty fourth, and on account OF a
mortgage being due very soon. we Will
ttt TINS 20 at SI20O. Advertised for
with the lot
FOURTH
\ 4uN>p lot and z fiye-room cottage en-
the west side OF Third street. near /.
whoever gets this for $1,000 viii get a
good home.
WRIGHT,
4u2 j street.
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IMPORTANT
FARMERS AND FRUIT GROWERS.

WAKELEEiS SQUIRREL AND GOPHER
Exterminator-theo original, oldest and best
prepa red poison-the most effective and eco
non,ical squirrel poison known. Price re-
duced to 30 cents a can. For sale by
G. 9. G. Agents,
Changers Building. Tenth and h Streets.
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NO FREE ADS.

No free "want" ads. are taken in
THE RECORD UNION. Births,
deaths and marriages also charged
for. NO PREMIUMS GIVEN. NO
CATCH-PENNY DEVICES. The pa
per is worth the money you pay for
it, although higher priced than most
others. Published Sundays also.
The class who have money tc spend
all take it. Rich and poor like it for
its cleanly, healthy tone. Classified
ads. by the month, Wants, For Sale,
To Let. Personals. ETC.. soc per line.
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CREAM sNS,5 S,R5Al.uCATARRH

Is quickly alb
sorbed. C1eanses
the Nasal Pas
sagcS, A l l 81 V s
Pain end Infiam- =
nation. TX q Il | 8
and Protects the
Membrane from
& OIL d. Restores
the Senses of
Taste and smell.
Gives relief at
once and 1t will
49, 80
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SACRAMENTO CoMMANDERY, :

SACRAMENTO COMMANDERY, =
No. ., Knights Templar, have
accepted an invitation TO visit ~
Marysville Commandery on SAT- ii
URDAY EVENING, February MN
Goth. The Commandery having char
tered car the Sir Knights will assemble
a the depot in season to leave upon the
3:25 p. m. train, returning at 1915 a. m
Sunday. The r. L. Grand Commander
will attend and has accepted the escort
Of Sacramento Commandery 1t is there
fore desired that the attendance shall be
a. large possible.
A A REDINGTON, Recorder.
fe19-2t tB.C)
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A child has a faculty of quickly ac-
cepting the conclusions of sensation;
the distant fading boundaries which
amplify painful subjects escape him.
Victor Hugo, in By Order of the King.
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WANTED-5 YOUNG LADIES, WELL
formed and pretty, to learn different acts
for stage: address where they can be
seen: those that have answered my ad
please write again. Mr.. d.
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TWO NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS;
gas and bathroom convenient. Apply
1@02A Eighth street
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III hRESHING ENGINE FOR SALE
cheap by j. l.. Crocker. Loomis, Cal.
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JNEOUALED OPENING FOR LIVE
man with small capital to control profit
able business for Eastern house. Apply
in person to Mr.. knowlton, Western
Hotel tel9-2I~
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terS will give a choice entertainment,
for which a programme of rare excel
lenca has been prepared
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RINK, OLD PAVILION,
Sixth and NJ. Special attraction this
week. Prof Beeler, fancy and trick
bicycle rider, exhibition every evening.
Open afternoon and evening. Music
Tues, Wed, Thurs. Dance Thurs. and
Sat. AdmiSSion-Gents spectators, lOc
ladies free Use of skates, 15c.
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THE SALVATION ARMY ARE NOW
prepared to furnish families with kin
ding wood by the sack or bundle: also
stove wood. Orders by postal card or
left a the Shelter, promptly filled. 1u17
Second street.
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WANTFD-GOOD LIVE AGENTS IN
every town Address w. c., this office
fe19-4t*
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hats cleaned, reblocked, rebound and
made as good as new, % TO 10 cents each.
NJ. DESHAYES, zoos Eighth.
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MlSS FLORENCE HASTINGS DANG
ing class, Pythian Castle, SATURDAY. af-
ternoons at :, and Saturday evenings
at =.
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Pythians Tonight.

At Pythian Castle this evening the
Knights OF Pythias and Rathbone Sis
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FOR SALEM AN INCORPORATED
toWh OF between 5000 and 1000 inhabi-
t"htS z lodging-hOuse and saloon that
Is paying well. The house. which Is
SlluStted in good location. consists OF
we've furnished rooms: all are ten
1nled. The owner will sell ali of his
interest at good discount i'm said busi-
Hesss A lease of the house can be Oh
tdihed at very reasonable rates. Ad-
JpIhlhg the saloon on the ground floor
mere IS every opportunity for opeuinz;
res taurdnt. Fixtures Cor the same ara
~ place, but have been used only by
tHe family. Sickness has determineu
me owner 20 locate elsewhere. For fur
LtngF particulars inquire at this office
CRecord- Union. >
III RESTING ENGINE FOR SALE
che2p by j. J.. Crocker, Loomis, Cal.
SALOON FOR SALE-THE SALOON
knoWn as the Wine Rooms, situated q
iN>o:0l4 no: 0l4 street is offered for sale at u
pafbaln, by reason of death in the family
Apply at Coz 1 street Cup stairs).
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WANTED-PROFESS OR BUSI-
ness men particular about the care of
their horses and carriages to board them
at Frank Tryon's stable. Alley, Seventh
and Eighth, n and o streets.
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MEETING NOTICES.

CAPITOL LODGE. NO. 81, J.. o. as.ss.sS,.
O. Irregular meeting THIS ssSE
(Friday) EVENING at 7:30 <aass.S4e
O'Clock First and second de- Ts'o~N
grees. Members of the order cordially in
Yited GODFRAY TAPPEN. y. q.
W. A. Stephenson, Secretary. lBCl II
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LATEST PERIODICALS FICTION
stationery, Notions, etc, at Doane's.
No. POP X street -
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PLAZA EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, Ninth
and I-Situations procured and all kinds
OF help furnished. w. A. WALL, Prop.
Can. Tel. 800 Sunset, black. 654.
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TO LET OR RENT.

TO LET OR RENT.
500 NJ sTREET-TWO GOOD HOUSE,
Keeping rooms; rent reasonable.
THE OLD POSTOFFICE BLDG,
Fourth and II, has been renovated and
fitted up with electric lights and conVe-
nienceS for furnished rooms and offices;
rates reasonable. Mrs. l. II. Walker.
PROPRIETOR
TWO LARGE ROOMS FURNISHED FOR
housekeeping. TBS Seventh street.
TO LET-A FURNISHED HOUSE OF. I
rooms; nice yard; 40X160, with stable.
Excellent location.
EDWIN X ALSIP 4 CO.
Real Estate and Insurance,
101o Fourth street. fe16-6t
TO LET-UNFURNISHE LODGING
house OF 30 rooms, in central location
on h street; the right party can make
money, special inducements TO someone
who understands room renting;
EDWIN h. ALSlP x CO,
Real Estate and INSURANCE,
1918 Fourth street. fel6-6t
TO LET-ON AND AFTER MARCH LIST.
a lodging house of 70 rooms fully fur
nished has a dining-room and kitchen
6ItdCNeN, with FURNITURE. L ne AONSIttoiA
makes this a desirable place for any lady
who understands the boarding and lods-
ing-house business. No better oppor-
tunity offered in Sacramento.
EDWIN X. ALSIP x CO,
Real Estate and Insurance,
1ol5 Fourth street.
TO LET-A FOUR-ROoM COTTAGE,
furnished; Thirteenth and q streets APP
ply at SILLER BROS, 1914 Thirteenth
street.
NEW 5 ROOM COTTAGE. CORNER
Fourth and Elizabeth streets, NaShlnS-
ton; rent S13. STROBEsL, agent, 3lt ).
fel3-It --
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS AT THE
Berkshire. corner Sixth and l. streets
TO LET-1009 ELEVENTH STREET
Lower fiat of rooms and bath.
TO RENT CHEAP-1120 ACRES FINE
pasture land; all fenced. 92U twenty
second street, Sacramento. -
319 N STREET-FOUR FURNISHED
rooms for house keeping.
S14-NEATEST LOWER FLAT IN THE
city; pantry, bath and modern improve
ments Apply 1915 Tenth Street.
Z
Vate family; rent, 81, oil L street.
s13-6-ROoMED FLAT. 1909 d STREET,
20 let. II. J. Goethe, 101l Fourth street.
LOWER FLAT OF THREE ROOMS;
bath. 614 Eighteenth street. Ja31-oM--
TO LET, $1S-SIX ROOM UPPER FLAT
S02 L street: bath, hot and cold water
Apply TO 9f4 Ninth street. -
HOUSE OF NINE ROOMS. WITH stable;
also cottage. 1913 F street. -
421A ] ST-NICELY FURNISHED OK
unfurnished rooms en- suite or slIlSle.-
1115 EIGHTH sT-FURNIsHED ROOMS
for housekeeping; also, single rooms.
5e63A X ST-NICELY FURNISHED
pleasant sunny rooms TO let.
$40 NINTH ST-FIVE UNFURNlSHED
rooms suitable for Housekeeping.
Hos FOURTH ST-FURNISHED ROOMS
complete for housekeeping; single rooiii2:
TO RENT-FRUIT RANCH WITH COM
plete outfit and substantial improve
ments: every way desirable. OF pS'L
ticulars address 'R. S H. hecofo-
Union" office.
TO LEr-A NICE COTTAGE OF FIVE
rooms; hot and cold water and every
convenience. apply at 1512 Q street.
NICELY FURNISHED ROOM AT FOR
esters' Building, l street, Ith and Sth
TWO NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS;
gas and bathroom convenient. Apply
1302A Eighth street
TO RENT-FURNISHED ROOMS SUIT
able for housekeeping, at SIC Twentieth
street.
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GENERAL NOTICES.

ROAST TURKEY AND CRANBERRY
Sauce, SUNDAY, at Vests Restaurant,
415 K.
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CHICAGO CASH MARKET. 923 X
Phone 6S4 black. Poultry, fish. fruit.
fancy groceries, vegetables and the best
Gneese IN the market. CLAUDE p.
LEWIS. i
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DRIED FRUITS.

1t will interest you to see our dis
play of Dried Fruits: Peaches,
Pears, Plums, Prunes, Figs, Raisins,
Apples, ApricOts, etc.
kILGORE 6 TRACY,
Cash GrOcers,
n. f. CORNER EIGHTH AND J STREETS
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PHOTOGRAPHY.

BE HAPPY-MY PRICES FOR BABIES
photographs are SO low that every
mother can afford to get picture of her
baby. BEALS. G27 st. corner Seventh.
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COLD lS HEAD

a particle is applied directly into the nos
trils, is agreeable. 20 cents at Druggists or by
mail; samples Ice by mail. ELY BROTHERS.
&c Warren street. New York
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WANTED.

WANTED-A FIRST-CLASS SALES
girl for millinery and fancy goods; one
with years of city experience. Apply to
the Red House. fe19-3t
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MUSIC AND ART.

DRAMATIC-GEO. ALLEN WATSON,
formerly with Frederick Warde, Warde
Il James. Fanny Davenport, ETC., desires
ladies and gentlemen for dramatic class.
Address Turner Hall.
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GEO. c. HOLBROOK & A LOTHHAM-
mer piano tuners and repairers. Work
cone by yearly contract ii desired. Office
and workrooms, 1o21 Eighth street.
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SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK-
Lessons in all the latest designs, stamp
ing, etc. Work to order. MISS L.
SCHUBERT. l9l4 Eighth street.
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LEE HAYS, THE PLUMBER. AGENT
for | X l. windmill, 12l6 j. Tel 245.
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FOR SALE-CITY PROPERTY
\ SACRIFICE

\ SACRIFICE
OAK GROVE COTTAGE
One OF the prettiest 6-room cottages,
with bath. hot water attachments. mill
ana tank. stone walk. built last year y
IeW blocks from car line. Small pay
Collins. Oak Park
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PIANO TUNING-IT PAYS TO WAIT
for Paul Schoen, pianornaker of Oak
land. Here first of every month at Ham
mer'S or pommer's.
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PERSONALS.

FOR LADIES-ALPEAN'S PILLS, A
safe. reliable remedy, 81 30 by express.
G o. d. OSGOOD BROS. druggists,
Oakland, Cal.
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B0oKBINDERs.
CARPETE CLAIMING.

ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE? IF so,
ring up RIVETT, the carpetman, and
see how little 1t VIII cost to have your
carpets thoroughly cleaned and properly
relaid. Telephone, 2s2. Southwest cor.
ner Twelfth and o.
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DRESS AND CLOAKMAKING.
SELECT SCHOOL.

II O w E. s ACADEMY - GRAMMAR
grade. high school, normal and business
branches. elocution, French and German
are taught. Ninth and l streets.
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81 WATCHES CLEANED. 81; WATCH
nainsprings, 81. All work warranted
4l9 X, next to Metropolitan Theater
Cash paid for old gold and silver
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MARKET, 1908 J-LEN-
nox Soap. bars, 25c; good laundry Soap.
40, 2oc PANKOST e Wake
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ARBUCkLE,S COFFEE, 20c fb, . lbs FOR
Boo; Fresh Eggs, 1Jc dozen: Fine Rnttar
SOC roll; 9; c. Sugar, 81 100 lbs. BEES
LEY & SON 5IS J.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-12
NIarvels in Time Division.

The remarkable assertion has recent
ly been made that photography can now
register measurements of intervals as
much shorter than Il flash of lightning
as second is to year; in other words,
that happenings i'll the one-tenth of a
millionth Of a second can be recorded
on Photographic plate. A blow with
o hammer was not so long ago looked
upon as practically instantaneous, but
its impact is now divided into periods
corresponding to weeks, months and
years. All this is done by projecting a
ray of light through hole in a prong
of tuning fork and allowing the ray
to act on a sensitive film wrapped
around cylinder which is rotated at a
speed of 6, 600 to 10, 900 revolutions per
minute, as the case may require. This
has the effect of drawing out each vibra-
ton of the fork into long, sinuous
band, which may readily be subdivided,
giving still smaller intervals of time.
The velocity of bullet in flight is de-
termined by causing it to break an cleo
trio circuit at intervals of few feet.
This produces "a spark, the light of
which photographs the.exact position
OF the bullet on moving cylinder,
which indicates its relation in distance
to the vibrations of a tuning fork. BY
developing the film and counting the
number of vibrations that occurred dur
ing the passage of the ballet between
two consecutive wires at a known dis
tance apart the exact interval of time
occupied in transit is known. The in
strument by which this is done. though
devised primarily for determining the
velocity of projectiles, is now being
adapted to the accurate measurement of
the ultimate resistance of materials to
compression, or to the force of blow,
and thus many important discrepancies
in old engineering formulas and calcu-
lations have been revealed.