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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

Ev. W. l. LAUF-
MAN Of the Meth
odist church. Al Ca
dlllae. Mich. has
lately been giving
a series Of Sunday
afternoon lectures
to men only. and on
q recent occasion
his topic was the
use Of tobacco. He
dweltupon thef0oi-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

Tears that stern manhood long re.
strand from gushing,
A mountains keep river from the
sea
Un'il springs foods. impetuously rush.
Channel a bed. and set It's waters
what moeksry to all true and earnest
feeling.
This fatal union Of the false and fart
E1eh' hpa and voice, unmeasured bliss
revealing.
win hearts whose nghtness oils Us
with despAirl
y GOD some sorrows OF our wondrous
a patient SSin! mind can partly clear
Ambition ssi, coOis when fortunes gifts are
Ana men grow thoughtful round q
brothers clay.
But to what end this waste Of noble
passion
THIS s wearing Of truthful heart 20
fashion.
The vain recipients OF a boundlsss
Come home. fond heart. cease ali IN.
sunctive pleading.
=, ~ the dread fever Of insane desire.
10 some dark gulf thy warm affec.
uons leading.
when love must long survive. though
faith expirei
IhoHgh wonted glory from the earth
VIII vanish.
Ana life seem dssolats. and hope be-
guile.
Loves CHERISHED dream learn stead.
lastly 20 banlsA.
TIN death thy spirits conflict r.,o,.
cilei
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

In Oregon there are 25.OOO acres o.
prune orehardA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
Alone Ones More.

LONE once morel
but with such
deep emotion,
Waking 10 life a
thousand hopes
and fears.
Such Wild dlstrust
such absolute
devotion.
My bosom seems
a dreary lake
Of tears:
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

tors of such sheets. Advertisers, too,
are likely to exert a strong influence in
support of clean journalism. A paper
that circulates only in the Sums and
among the flash fraternity is certainly
not as desirable an advertising medium
as one that is not under the ban of de-
cent people. 1t ought not to be a very
difficult task to teach publishers of
newspapers that indecency does not
Pay, and it looks now as though this
lesson would be impressed upon some of
them with telling force. What New
York is doing to abate this nuisance
can be done elsewhere-even in Califor-
ria. 1t is to be hoped that the move
ment that has begun in the East will
spread to this coast.
A LOST SCIENCE.
Placer Herald: 1t is difficult to realize
the fact, but it is yet fact absolutely,
that the science of road making has
been steadily deteriorating during
period of two thousand years, until now
in America it may be regarded as prac-
tically lost. The Roman engineers were
famous the world over as road makers,
and the roads constructed in their time
are the best in existence to-day. Their
work served as models in later times
for the road builders throughout Eu-
rope, but very few have approached
them in the construction of ways adopt
ed so perfectly for smooth driving, econ
omy of motive power, capacity for draft
or wear OF vehicles. It would appear
as if every road builder had sought 10
construct a road somewhat inferior to
that of his predecessor, until here IN
America, in our own time, we have
reached the very climax of inferiority
in that line, and can beat the world
There are few, very few well constructed
roads in Placer County. There are few
in which it is safe to drive a carriage
or buggy at even q moderate trOt. There
are few on which the life and limbs
of a horse are not imperiled by deep
ruts and many OF them, and there are
few that are at all safe for night trav-
cling, by any method, horseback, wagon
or afoot. Yet we go on one year after
another, with roads but little improved
on the original trails. We spend money
with good deal of regularity in repairs
but wagon load Of gravel here and a
few rocks there serve only until the next
shower or the first heayy-laden wagon
comes along; and the cavernous ruts
grin at you maliciously as before. The
ruts do the grinning and the traveller
bears the afTiiction.
Meanwhile the farmer taxes himself
for their condition by direct means once
year. BY indirect means he taxes
himself every day in the year in bring
ing but half a load of wood to town when
otherwise he could bring a full load; in
using four horses to make one trip day
with a load of grain, when the condition
ought to be such that he could do still
better with only two; and by a liberal
support Of some first-class blacksmith
and repair shops. And aerial navigation
| is only in its infancy
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

Of the list of the many so-called incura-
BILE disorders none has proved to be more of
an enigma to the most learned and accom-
plished physicians than locomotor ataxia, or
as it is more commonly known, creeping
paralysis. This dread disease has baflled
their skill, and they have been forced to
admit that they cannot successfully cope
with it. All they have been able 10 do is
to mitigate the accompanying pain and suf-
fering; beyond this the science of medicine
has been OF little or no avail to the many
unfortunates who have contracted the dread
full malady, which, many people, especially
those who are thus afflicted, believe is a fore
runner Of the grim messenger of death.
Thomas 2. Bigg, who lives at No. 1913
St. Clair Street, corner of Lawrence ST..
Cleveland, O., has been suffering from loco
motor ataxia for nearly five years, and
nothing but his wonderful vitality has pre-
vented his dissolution long before this.
The malady is directly attributable to his
exposure during army life. IFe enlisted in
the Third Regiment Ohio Cavalry in Toledo,
and served nineteen months i'll the volun-
teer service, and after the close of the rebel
lion, eighteen months i'll the regular army.
AT first" he said in narrating his expert
ence, my stomach went back on me, and for
six weeks | was laid up in hospital i'll
Texas. Ever since that time that organ has
caused me trouble, and about seven years ago
the doctor told me | was suffering from acute
indigestion. That was bad enough, but four
years ago last July paralysis came on, and
have been using these crutches ever since
The paralysis was in my legs, and it came
rather suddenly. l noticed at first that my
knees were little stiff, q sort Of rheumatic
pain, you know. This quickly developed
into paralysis"
I tried all kinds of remedies, and tried
physicians t"t did not improve. All this
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
Modern iiarbOr DefenSes.

Modern harbor defenses are described
in 'St. Nicholas" by Charles Rawson
Thurston He writes:
THE torpedo mines are operated
from mining easements located at the
entrances of harbors or bays. the ex-
act situation and their interior ar
rangement being a department secret.
Some mines are spherical in shape.
about three feet in diameter, and con
structed of steel. These, when in ser
vice, are expected to hold a hundred
pounds Of high explosives, and to float
near the surface. But they must be
concealed as well as bouyant, and so
to each is attached by cable a mush-
room anchor to keep the torpedo just
below the surface out of sight and be-
yond the reach of the fire of machine
guns.
These mines are intended for use in
the channels that hostile ships would
| have to sail through, and are arranged
in threes and set closely in the chan
mel according to plans previously ar
ranged. If necessary, the sea off the
entrance to harbor or bay could be
well filled with them. These mines
may be exploded or may be perfectly
harmless, according to the will of the
occupant of the mining easement, who,
with his important apparatus, is out
of reach of shot and shell, there being
tons of earth between him and the up
per air.
Out from this chamber through a
tunnel below lowwater mark, and
hence safe from discovery by the enc
my or shot from them, run numerous
cables to the mines planted in the
| channel Or in the sea. Within the
chamber the operator has an elaborate
chart with the location of every tor
pedo or mine upon it. BY telegraph or
other signals from observation stations
near by he is kept informed of the ap-
proach of vessels, and acts as he thinks
best under the circumstances. He may
receive word from his stations to such
effect that with his chart he knows a
| vessel is directly within a cluster of
sunken mines. Then he can touch a
key and a mine will instantly explode
beneath or near the vessel If the yes
sci is friendly one, however, the oper-
ator can disconnect his batteries, and
the ship will sail in perfect safety over
| the tons of explosive beneath If the
weather be foggy, or if some other con-
| ditions unfavorable for locating a YES
sci prevails, and enemies are known to
be near, the pressing of many buttons
| will make every one of these mines a
deadly force, and any ship that VEN
lures in will strike torpedo. roll it
over. and automatically close an cleo
trio circuit, which will explode the
mine; and the ship will be sunk, or
badly shattered. There are various de-
vices for ascertaining that the hidden
mines and connections are in good
| working order.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
BETTER TIMES AHEAD.
Increased Activity Noted in Many
Lines of Business.

Business is better-there is no doubt
of it. Increased activity is noted in
many lines outside of the stock markets,
which, after a long period of inaction,
seem near the development of boom.
The railroad business is the largest in
terest in the country and that has un-
dergone very perceptible improve
ment. Gross earnings for February on
$50 roads show a loss of less than /
per cent, as compared with the same
month year ago, although there was
one day less in the month and receipts
last year showed a great increase over
the same period for the two preceding
years. This is very satisfactory, es-
pecially as earnings for the first week
of March show a decided gain both on
the preceding week and on the same
week one year ago. 1t is plain if our
great transportation lines are recover
ing their losses then the whole country
must be reviving. But other kinds of
business are also making better show
ings. Both Dun's and Bradstreet' S
agencies report the spring trade as
steadily progressing, and failures as
steadily decreasing.
There is nothing feverish uncertain
or speculative about this revival. The
best thing of all is that it seems to have
started with the trainers. who are MAX
ing large purchases Of implements and
other supplies and who have learned
in spite of the calamity howlers that,
much as they have suffered, they are
not bankrupts, and are not going to be
bankrupts. Matters have mended slow
ly for the reason that farmers could do
nothing IN the winter. but with the
thaWing of the SHOWS they are on the
move to create the wealth where wealth
must always be created. They have
now given the impulse which every
other line of business is beginning TO
feel.
The nation is inconceivably better of
than it was year ago. 1t would be
better off if things were at a standstiil,
for ahead Of us is no Populist campaign
no attempt to goad people to madness
no fear of an exhausted gold reserve.
If we only stood still we should be do
ing better than if we We're sliding back,
as we We're up to last November. But
we are not standing still now, for we
have rested, and our motto once more is
Onward !-Louisvill Courier Journal.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
Don't let that cough hang

Don't let that cough hang
on any longer; it may make
you serious trouble and be-
come constitutional, and pos
sibly lead to pneumonia. You
will find that ordinary cough
specifics will not reach the
seat of trouble; you must
take something to build up
and reinforce the body.
SCOTS Emulsion Of Cod-liver
Oil will usually do that when
every other thing fails, at
least that is the verdict Of the
people as we'll as the medi-
cal profession. It is particu-
larly true of children and all
weak, delicate persons.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
Fell to The Floor.
HIS LEGS SUDDENLY GAVE OUT.
Thomas P. Bigg Of Cleveland, Stricken as He was Pre-
pairing for Visit TO Friends.
From the Leader, Cleveland, Ohio.


time. though l was holding my own-wasn't
getting any worse. A short time ago l
was induced TO try DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
| did not expect this last venture would
prove any more beneficial than all the others
which preceded il. But | am pleased to say
| was most agreeably disappointed. DR..
Williams Pills are simply wonderful.
began to use them two months ago MY legs
then were perfectly numb and eold-nothins
could warm them. After suffering with par
alysis for more than four years, now expert
ence a comforting feeling of warmth IN my
lower limbs / tell you / feel like shouting
when l think of escaping from my bondage,
and my mind is on the subject pretty much
of the time. / intend 10 continue the use OF
the nils until my legs are as good and useful
as they were in their best days, and | feel that
will be soon.
"What effect have the pills had upon your
stomach?" Mr.. Bgg was asked. as regards
that" said he you can readily believe that
stomach which has been seriously out of
order for thirty-five years is in bad shape.
Nothing used TO stay on my stomach, ana L
was subject to violent fits of hiccoughlng.
Then | would have to take an opiate to gee
TO sleep But now | find that food stays on
my stomach though ! do not suppose that
organ will ever be in first-class shape again.
Still l am satisfied TO think that it is i'm.
proved to such degree, and that l can eas
with i feeling of ease"
For SIX years until . month ago, October,
1896, Mr. Bicg kept q stationery and eontee'
tionerv store at No 347 East Madison Ave,
directly opposite the Madison Ave. School.
He sold out his business and can now bS
found at any time at No 1913 st. Clair 81:
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will 10
sent post paid on receipt of price, 30 cents
box, OF SIX boxes for $3.50 (they are never
sold in bulk or by the 1907 by addressing Or.
Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady. n. NJ
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
Off DUTY.

1t is essential to the well being of the
physical economy that the kidneys
and bladder should be eternaily active,
that they should never go ''off duty" If
they do, the kidneys fail 10 secrete from
the blood the watery element and the in
pufities that should be thrown off by tae
bladder. and both organs suffer in organic
health from their inaetion and incur can
gerous maiadies. Among these are Bright $
disease of the kidneys. diabetes, retention
OF the urine, gravel. d.opsy, etc. These are
no trifies, but obstinate diseases develop
ing rapidly and terminating too often
fatally To prevent or check them, the
safest and most sfiectual means is Hes
letters Stomach Bitters, which gives a
heaithfui impetus 20, but never excites
the renal organs. like the fiery. unrnedi-
Gated stimuiants of commerce. Malaria.
dyspepsia. constipation. liver trouble
nervousness and debility are remedied by
the genial medicine, useful in convales-
cence and old age. A wineglassfuI three
times a day.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Postoffice at Sacra-
mento, March p, 1887.
LADIES' LIST

Ashby Mrs
Bennett Miss Irene; Blackmyer Miss
Ida Burns Mrs Catherine
Clark Mrs r W: Clark Miss Sadie.
Dexter Mrs Eva h.; dog Miss Jessie.
Fern Miss.
Gassman Mrs; Grant Miss ] L.
Hicks Mrs Julia A: Hoagland Mrs Car
RE; Hodson Mrs Sallie; Horkins Mrs
Kate; Hunt Miss Lena.
King Mrs Sarah A.
McMott Miss. n c; Millichamp Miss
Katie; Mitchell Miss Maggie; Montague
Mrs Daisy; Murphy Mrs A.
North Mrs Frank.
Pendergast Miss A; Perkins Miss Mat
tie: Pritchard Mrs A; Pryor Miss Lizzie.
Rolf Mrs Marie: Russ Anna ,,.,..
Stone Pearl, Stocking Mrs F; swening
Mrs G H.
Thomas Miss Mime
Warner Mrs Mary; Willard Mrs Frank
zinns Miss George; Zinns Mrs Ida L.
GENTLEMEN's LIST.
Anderson Fred.
Betz julius; Bigger John; Blame "A; Bon
caskie j +: Gitenburg Mr.; Clarke James
Davis c; Dickson Frank Watt: Dixon
James; Dodson B: Drury Frank; Dyer
Edwards Robert E, Ebert VIM
Farr B A; FELTON, Charles 2; Fink W B:
Fihnigan James.
hue G.; Gottlob Louis; Gunsaulus John
Harvard JaTnes; Hart Col James: Healy
James; Heliett sgd; Hougnton G S: How
ard DIR W / Hundt II J.
Johnson Ellis c; Judge Mike.
Kelly J j; Keller ] y or 7 Ii Gavin
Babourdive j Larsen Andrew Lane
/ james Il; Ia Shells Marion: Lawrence
/ Robert: Lawrence II Nj. lie Mott j.
Maxwell George II. Mcdonald y W:
Mcfarland John: Midgiey W II; Miller a;
Mitchell w II; Montgomery Charles;
Moore Alex.
| North John G.
| o'Brien J r; o'Rourke Thomas; Oliver
parker Frederick George-2: Petersen
| Henry: Phillips Harvey; Piano Louis.
| Presley w: Purcell NJ
! Eapp & Dubbay: Reed A G; Reed Ed
! RECALLS ] 4: Rice | d; Riley Patrick; Root
/ Willis /: Rose Frank; Rupet John.
| Savage n: Schlamberger James: Sherer
| Henry: Sick George: Smith Jack: Soren-
| son Soren Spangler Mr.; Springer Thomas
! G Stapleton J W.
| ,ramo J.; Taylor Jack; Thomma II p;
/ Thomas Q Fl.
| Van Voorhies Mr. and Mrs G W.
Walton George; Watts Ed; Wilkins
| Jonn: Williams Andy Wilson A.
! Zimmerman Q W.
FOREIGN.
Japanese-D Akiyama; n Haya.
| Chinese-Mee Chin Low.
! Miscellaneous-Prop Sacramento
/ Hotel.
/ Third and Fourth Class-Mrs Jennie An
derson.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
MAJORIE MCKINLEY MORSE.
The Charming Little Grandniece o.
President rlckinley.

The Baby Mckee of the Mckinley
Administration will be Majorie Mckin-
ley Morse, the grandniece of the Pres
dent She is a charming little miss and
a special favorite of Mrs. Mckinley.
In order to be persona grata at the Ex
ecutive Mansion it will be necessary for
everyone to conciliate the tiny lady.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

1t was supposed that the Malta soci-
ETY. in New Orleans was dead. Not so;
lately the Papal delegate visited that
city and in a sermon referred to Italian
immigrants to the United States as
most largely coming from the criminal
classes. and as not representative of
the middle class comfortably off, nor
the industrious poor honest and law
abiding This so enraged the Mafiaites
that the delegate was compelled to seek
safety in flight from the city. He was
threatened under the peculiar seal of
the organization, and was the object Of
open insult by men known to be little
more than hired assassins. The honest
and industrious Italian people of the
cinty took no part in these demonstra-
tons and deplored them publicly. They
and their colleagues of like standing
owe it to themselves and their adopted
country to devise means for freeing the
United States from the last stain and
presence of Mafiaism.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

What's his profession?" said the
man with q wide range of taste
He's an artist
Yes, but what kind? Does he dance,
paint pictures or walk the tight rope?"
-WashinGton Star.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
Making 1t HOmelike.

"Whew," said the drummer 'This
place smells like a drug store
FIXED it thataway on purpose" said
the barkeeper. Lot of Kansas felers
in town, and we want to make 1t seem
homelike to 'em. "-Indianap olis Jour
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

1t is said that English women will
help to celebrate the completion of q
sixty-years' reign by their Queen by
gowning themselves according to the
styles in vogue when she assembled the
throne
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

Mrs. Mckinley is very fond OF all
children and surrounds herself often
with babbling little guests who will
own and control the White House while
under it's roof just as they did the
Mckinley household at Canton. As
child mistress of the White House,
Miss Morse will entertain on a stu
pendous scale, if Mrs. Mckinley has
to say about it, and she I'M
doubtedly WILL
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

up the coal trust.
He-What's that?
She-.Let everybody use steam heat
Chicago Record.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

some extent by our State contempt
raries then and since, the proposition to
erect a commission in advance of ac-
ton by the Legislature, to prepare
measures responding to public need'
and during the session of the Legisla-
ture to pass upon propositions SUD
mitted, could be made of infinite serv-
ice. Such commission would be an
advisory board and largely take the
place of committee work. and stand as
a critic of all measures proposed, as
well as the author Of measures worthy
Of consideration by the Legislature.
The Code Commission erected two
years ago was intended to be something
Of that order. That it failed largely OF
its purpose was not due in any respect
to the intention of the Legislature, nor
to the scheme itself, but to the unfor-
tunate conditions under which the COM
mission worked, and these were due IN
large part to causes within it.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

That pure food case in San Francisco
promises to illustrate the old smile of
the row of bricks on end. The retail
grocer who sold the adulterated article
of food has been convicted and fined
$50. He did not know that this article
was spurious but that did not save
him. since it was his duty to know.
He now proposes to sue the wholesaler
who sold him the goods, placing his
damages at what the conviction cost
him in fine and lawyers fees, and
something for DANA ged reputation. The
wholesaler says that if he is held re-
sponsible he will go after the Eastern
iobber, and that Individual has been
heard from and says he will proceed
against the packer, who in turn an
nounces his Innocence and declares he
will ask damages from the producer
Never mind, let the bricks fall When
the whole row is down we may expect
those VINO sell us sugar to deliver just
sugar and nothing With it; and those
who take our money for raspberry jam
but sell US glue and molasses colored
and Favored, to go to Jail.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22

A woman writing in one of the maya
band after marriage is the sacred duty
of every wife" Thereupon that sacri-,
legious and cold-blooded paper the
Louisville Courier Journal" asked,
But with whose husband? A lack of
discrimination on this point has had
tendency to add to the number Of wild
mony." Aside from the wit of our
Kentucky free lance that woman es-
sayist was right. 4 woman ought to
fiirt with her husband, and the hus
band ought to make love to his wife 1t
is the easiest thing in the world for
each to so manage that they will be
love- makers through old age to death.
It is the falling into the rut Of mere
partnership that wrecks SO many gem
une love matches. Matrimony without
the lining Of love is a plant without
bloom or flower. Then, too, it is SO
easy to keep in love. Delicate atten-
tons to each other regard for the feel
ings Of each other, haste on the part Of
each to make concessions to the other,
resolution to dress and adorn the body
for each other, keep alive loves lamp
when cold formality and wear day
routine and common partnership con-
Germ will smother affection and extin-
guish love. A little Irritation by a
woman with her husband, a little love-
making by a man to his wife, will put
out of thought and question any other
fellows wife or and other woman S
husband.