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The herald., 1897-10-17

some down stair till mornin, an den
get stuff from de ship. Course l
couldn't get none, but when 1 was down
l let a side pardner know as de game
was proceedin'. Then I says I'll go to
de ship right dis bloomin' minnit, if
yer 'elp me wild de boat, an I'll be
ready fer yer den wild dough enough
fer damper.'
Say, yer could hear 'em purr. Dey
fought dey 'ad er leadpipe cinch. The
fren' as I'd tipped was benin de bar as
we come down. Twas his watch, an
e said:
"'Goin' aboard? Better take some
tim ter warm yer on de way. It's col
on de water desc nights.
80 e passed over bottle er bug
Juice. an we took er pull, but didn'
The herald., 1897-10-17
Our Planets Entire Product Would Make a
Mountain More Than Twenty
Miles High.
S 770, ZOO, 100000 i!
That's What Each Would Get If
All Were Minted and
Divided,

The most fascinating of all games is
the game of If"
Next to love and eternity, the most
fascinating of subjects is gold.
The game of "If' played with golden
counters has double fascination, then.
in spite of the fact that it is not very
profitable.
IL all the gold in the world could be
got at, could be mined, crushed, ANAL
gamated, sulphuretted, cyanided, chlor-
ined, and refined, from molten center
to chill circumference, some surprising
results would follow. along with one re-
suit not at all surprising-the stuff
would become almost utterly valueless.
There would be too much of it.
or course no one knows exactly how
much gold there is in existence. What
is known is that it is everywhere pres
ent. 1t is in every soil in every part of
the world. 1t is found in every sort of
mineral or ore of any quantitative i'm
portance--though not, of course. in
pure substances, such as diamonds,
quartz crystals, emeralds and the like.
1t is found in soundings at the bottom
of the sea. 1t is even held in solution
IN the ocean waves-chlorine, which is
constituent of sea-water having the
power to dissolve gold. Scientific men
have even schemed to extract gold
from some of these unpromising
sources, but sea-water is yet far from
proving "pay dirt"
GOLD IN EVERYTHING.
Alexander E. Outerbridge, jr., has re-
Gently recalled attention in the Popu-
lar Science Monthly to the experiments
made away back in the flftes at the
United States mint in Philadelphia by
the late assayer, Jacob r. Eckfeldt.
Mr.. Eckfeldt examined and assayed
a large number of minerals and sam
pies Of soil from different parts of the
country. He found gold in antimony
in the proportion of 1 to 100000; in
Bucks county galena in the proportion
of 1 to 6,220000 parts. This galena, as
saying less than ten cents to the ton
was very far indeed from pay Dirt
but it held gold. So did bismuth, lead
and copper.
Common clay dug up in Philadelphia
itself assayed about 81 cents to the
ton, or one part in 1,224,00O. 1t would
probably do as well in New York OF
Boston.
These experiments. and many others
The herald., 1897-10-17
tai. moral and physical, among the
residents of its part of the city.
FOR CHURCH UNITY.

residents of its part of the city.
FOR CHURCH UNITY.
There is a great movement of the
same sort in New York. st. Bartholo-
news Episcopal Church, of which the
Rev. DR.. Greer is the rector, st.
Georges church. of which the noted
Dr. Rainsford is the rector, and which
maintains carpenter shop and other
places where young boys may learn
how to work with their hands, Amity
Baptist Church, the Park Avenue Pres
byterian Church, the Central Metro
politan Temple (Methodst Episcopal,) }
and score or more of others are all
rapidly and successfully extending the
new form of church work, each along
lines adapted to the surrounding neigh
borhood.
One Of the New York churches not
yet mentioned, but which is especially
worthy Of attention, is the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church. Its pas
tor, the Rev. Charles L. Thompson, d.
D., is president of the Open and Insti-
tutional Church League, whose con-
ve"tion Is so soon tn be held. The
writer was present at the Sunday even
ing service held some years ago for the
purpose of deciding whether the new
line of work should be adopted or not.
Inc pastor spoke most feelingly upon
the question. If the old methods were
continued, he said, the church must
move up town or go down. In either
event, the neighborhood in which it's
light should shine would be left un-
cared for. He was extremely anxious
for the change, and by his invitation a
number of ministers of various denomi-
nations, whose churches had taken the
proposed step with good results, were
present and backed up what DIR.
Thompson had to say.
From that time the Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church has prospered, it's
membership being now larger than ever
before and it's influence live factor in
it's neighborhood. AS it took it's new de-
parture only six or seven years ago,
however, its work has not yet attained
such proportions as those of the
churches mentioned earlier in this ar
ticle; but already it's activities include
clubs and kindergartens, a penny provi-
dent fund.- literary society and a
helping hand society, and the church is
open all day, every day in the week.
Undoubtedly the presence of minis
ters Of other denominations than the
The herald., 1897-10-17
ri'SELLAS WASHINGTON

his theatrical amusements, there Is
also increased trouble and expenditure
incurred by the house, of which outstd-
ers have no idea At Drury Lane Thea
ter there is attached to the box
drawing room beautifully upholstered
in old gold and tapestry. A couple OF
bottles of wine, a box of cigars and a
case of the princes favorite cigarettes
are laid on the table. There is also the
Programmed white satin square
upon which the cast is printed in gold.
If it is the Princess of Wales whom
they are entertaining, the managers
provide a bouquet which is placed on
the ledge of the box. 1t is understood
that ordinarily when members OF the
roval family visit the theater they are
incognito, and unless the orchestra
strikes up the national anthem, the
majority of the audience are not aware
of their presence. If the anthem Is
nJayed II is a sign that the visit Is a
formal one and the audience rises as q
mark of respect.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Kaffir Men Are Lazy Chaos.

The Kaffirs are great fighters. They
are strong fellows, born in the open air
and reared in the fields and forests.
There are no weaklings among them
and the women share the strength of
the nation. The women are, indeed,
the workers of Matabeleland, and fur
nish food and clothing for the men,
Sometimes the latter herd cattle, or do
the killing, but as a general thing they
only loaf about, smoke or play, and
practise with their weapons Of war.
The herald., 1897-10-17
A Surprised Theatrical Manager.

London theatrical managers are
sometimes taken by surprise by the
Prince of Wales. One evening two or
three years ago the prince paid an
unexpected visit to a theater that does
not boast of royal box, but in q
twinkling two private boxes were
knocked into one, and the manage
ment pocketed the price Of i've
The herald., 1897-10-17
ROYALTY at the Plav,

The outward and visible sign Of the
presence of royalty at London thea
ter is the Guard of Honor, composed of
a corporal's guard of grenadiers sta
toned outside the doors. At the houses
bearing the title Royal" Drury Lane,
the Haymarket and the Covent Gar
den, the Guard Of Honor is always
mounted the year round while per-
formances are given. Thus in case
royalty should make up it's mind at the
last moment to look in the manager
would be prepared. Although the
Prince of Wales always pays we'll for
The herald., 1897-10-17
Round About Communication

at the time Of the great blizzard Of
1888, from which New Yorkers still
date events, that city had but a single,
slender cord of connection with the
outside world, telegraphic communica-
ton, being cut off in every direction ex-
cept one. The Commercial Gable, which
crosses the East River on the Brooklyn
Bridge, runs underground to Sleeps
The herald., 1897-10-17
The Real Drurntochtv.

Legiealmond, Ian Maclaren's Drum
tochty," pays it's United Presbyterian
minister salary of $3.50 a year, with
a manse. the rent of which is valued
at $40 a year, though it has "a garden
aud a small grssn feld...
The herald., 1897-10-17

Coal is dearer in South Africa than
any other part of the world; It ID
cheapest in China.
The herald., 1897-10-17

time er tin 'orn tried ter flim-fam me.
an l had ter laugh. But I couldn't ey
worked 1t in Frisco"
CLARENCE LUDLOW BROWNELL.
Copyright, 1897, by Bacheller Syndicate.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
TOOK HIS LIFE.
Suicide of Christopher Strothman, a
WeIl-kaOwu Farmer.

Yesterday morning the body of Chris
TOPPER Strothman. well-to-do farmer
and fruit grower down the river a few
miles below Freeport and about oppo-
site Clarksburg, was found hanging
from a rafter in his woodshed Every
thing went to show that he had COM
mitted suicide.
Strothman was unmarried, and so far
as his acquaintance know he has no
relatives. He was about 10 years OF
age, and lived alone, except for the
presence of men employed about the
place. His property is valued at close
on 100000, and some think he was
worth even more than that figure.
On Sunday there seemed to be moth
ing out of the way in Strothmans man.
ner and the impulse that moved him to
take his life must have come sud
denly upon him, as on Sunday evening
he had given instructions to his Chinese
woTkmen what they were to do the
following day, and even spoke of an
other man who would be on hand to
work.
Coroner Clark went down to the scene
of the tragedy and summoned a jury
to investigate the circumstances sur
rounding it. After thorough inspec-
ton of the place. and careful examina-
ton of the employees and neighbors OF
the deceased. the jury returned a YER
dict of suicide.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
ANIMAL INSPECTION.

Since Santa Clara County entered
upon the inspection Of dairy herds III
March, 1896. her officers have examined
and tested 5000 COWS. OF these 55S We're
found to be diseased and We're con-
demned and killed. When the Record
Union urged that inspection be taken
up in this county, it held that fully )
per cent of milk-giving cows We're dis
eased. The Santa Clara figures show
that the Record Union estimated be-
low the mark. However, we apprehend
that in the interior, where the atmos-
phere is drier. there is less of tubercu-
losis among COWS.
The Santa Clara report shows that the
animals destroyed gave 1850 gallons Of
milk daily, nearly all of which was sold
for immediate consumption. The dan
ger to the people residing in even so
small a quantity of diseased milk as that
is incalculable. Though so many COWS
have been destroyed in Santa Clara the
report shows that the price of dairy pro-
while the value Of inspected COWS has
risen and an uninspected COW cannot
now be sold for anything at all.
AS evidence Of the accuracy of the in
spection when prosecuted by skilled per
sons, it is officially reported that Of the
sos cows killed in Santa Clara, the au-
topsies showed the diagnosis to have
been correct in every case except two
This is sufficient reply to the charge that
has been made by dairyman that proof
by the use of tuberculin is inaccurate,
that a cow tested when she is a bit
feverish or underfed or overfed, may in
dictate the presence of disease, when in
fact she is perfectly healthy; that If the
tuberculin is applied when the animal
has a slight cold, all the evidences OF
tuberculosis viii appear, the quickened
action of the heart, the fever, etc, and
yet the cow be free from any disease
whatever.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04

The following articles of incorpora-
ton have been filed in the office of the
Secretary of State:
Pacific Yacht Company. Formed to
deal in steamers, yachts and other ves-
sells. Principal place of business, Los
Angeles. Directors, r. w. Martin, H.
Herzfeld. F. H. Leach, E. F. Billmeyer
and O. H Nunnally, all of Los Angeles.
| Capital stock, 100000. Subscribed
stock, $50, 600
! Hayes Chynoweth Company. Form
| ed to carry on a general manufacturing
and commercial business. Principal
place of business, Eden Vale, Santa
Clara County Directors, E. A. Hayes.
j. O. Hayes, NJ. II. Chynoweth, NJ. R.
/ Hayes and c. L. Hayes, all of Eden
Vale Capital stock S250000, all sub
scribed.
California Law and Collection
Agency Principal place of business,
San Francisco. Directors, w. S. Thorne,
Herbert F. Dugan, William NJ. We'll,
Mayo A Greenlaw. I. J. Truman, Jr.,
and George T. Guden, all of San Fran
cisco. Capital stock, $4,000. Sub
scrbed stock, $50.
Riverside Fruit Company. Principal
Robert Henderson, Ernest Sillingston,
E. r. Sicily, Henry Henderson and r.
L. Henderson, all of Riverside. Capital
stock $4,000, all subscribed.
w A Miller & Co. Formed to deal
in grain and feed and in real estate.
Principal place of business, San Fran
cisco. Directors, Mrs. Jane A Miller,
Winthrop A Miller, Emily A. Miller
and Annie L. Miller, Oakland, and
Abraham Hall of San Francisco. Capt.
tai stock, $4,000. Subscribed stock,
$500.
Charles Harley Estate Company.
Formed to conduct general real estate
business. Principal place of business,
San Francisco. Directors. Annie Har-
ley, George J. Harley, May Harley
jerks, Charles K. Harley and Thomas
J. Watson, all of San Francisco. Cap
ital stock, 81 COO 900. Subscribed stock,
$500
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
GIFT ACKNOWLEDGED.
Colonel Guthrie Extends Thanks to
hrs. Newton Booth.

A week or SO ago the Second kegi-
ment of Infantry was presented by L.
T. Hatfield, on behalf Of Mrs. Newton
Booth, with a handsome portrait of the
deceased merchant, scholar and states
man. The gift was highly appreciated
by the members of the local military
companies, and Colonel Guthrie has
given expression to their sentiments in
the following letter of Acknowledgements:
Sacramento, May l, 1897.
L. T. Hatfield, Esq, Sacramento
Dear Sir. Permit me to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 18th
ult., and also to acknowledge on be-
half of the officers and members of
the Second Regiment of Infantry, Third
Brigade, n G.. c., the gift from Mrs.
Booth of the picture of the late Gov
ernor Booth and his staff.
Many of US recall with grateful re-
membrance the intense interest which
Governor Booth, both as Commander
in-Chief and as private citizen, mani
tested in the National Guard. Those
who We're members of the State militia
at that time. and who are still watch
ing its upbuilding, became yearly more
impressed with the ability and foresight
which he brought to bear upon the
administration of the affairs of the Ma
tional Guard when he was Governor
and at time when the guard was yet
in its infancy.
His intellectually, his distinguished
services to the State and to the ma
ton his gentle personality. endear him
to all of us. The gift is peculiarly fitting.
Please express for US to Mrs. Booth
our sincere regard, and thank her for
US. Very truly yours,
J. w. GUTHRIE,
Colonel Commanding Second Regiment
of Infantry.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04

Yet all the lives that are lost each year by
violence and accident are but an insignih-
cant fraction to the untold thousands that
are slain by the grim destroyer, consump-
ton. 1t is the most insidious and the dead
Hest of all known diseases It knows Meth
er rank nor wealth. 1t attacks people in all
the walks of life. It makes no distinctions.
1t has for centuries been considered incur
able. 1t is not
An almost unfailing cure for consumption
is found in DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t acts directly upon the lungs and
also corrects the aggravating cause of the
disease. 1t corrects all disorders of the d.
gestion, invigorates the liver and makes the
assimilation of the food perfect, thus nour-
fishing and strengthening the system for its
battle with its relentless foe. It fills the ar
teries with the rich, pure blood of health.
1t builds new, healthy tissue in the lungs
and drives out all impurities and disease
germs. It cures g per cent of all cases OF
consumption. Thousands have testified to
their cures. All druggists sell it,
II was taken sick in February 1887, with ty.
phoid pneumonia. writes Mrs. Henrietta Hart;
Of voorheesviile, Albany Co., NY. II then had
miscarriage: did not leave my bed to sit in q
chair till the first Of June. had medical care all
that time. was SO weak could not turn in bed
alone The doctor said he could do no more for
me. I was coughing and raising and was almost
seven bottles Of Dr.. Perce's Golden Medical Dis
covery and Favorite Prescription together mot
seven Of each), and was then able to do my own
Homework for my family of four. In less than
three years from the time began your medicine,
gave birth to healthy baby girl that weighed
eight pounds. have had two children since,
and am enjoying good health now"
Pretty eyes, bright snappy and full Of fire
and life. Constipation makes the blood
impure, and the eyes get dull and heavy,
glazed and listless. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets cure constipation speedily and per-
manently. They never grippe. They are
tiny. ambitious, sugar coated granules.
One is gentle laxative, two mild cathar-
tic Druggists sell them.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04

18th w. H. Devlin has filed his petit
ton for appointment as administrator
of the estate, William B. Miller hay
ing resigned and nominated him, and
the petition will be heard on the same
date.
George E. Ebert has filed his petition
in the Superior Court for letters OF
administration on the estate of Mary
Hadwick, deceased, to succeed w. b.
Miller, who has resigned as admins
traitor. The hearing is set for May
18th. He applies in the interest of
Francis McMann a brother of the de-
ceased.
NEHEMIAH CLARK'S WILL.
Ann E. Clark and George D. Clark
have petitioned the Superior Court for
probate of the will and letters tesla
mentary of the estate of Nehemiah
Clark, deceased, which consists OF
81, 634 A in cash, real estate in Oak
land amounting to $3.50, a burial lot
| in the New Helvetia Cemetery worth
$50, and 100 acres of land in Amador
County valued at $500 The hearing is
set for May 18th.
PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION.
Alvira H Everson, administrators of
the estate of Fidelia Dunning, deceased,
has filed in the Superior Court her ac-
count Of the estate, which consists Of
cash and a mortgage amounting TO
$59S IA, and her petition for distribu-
| ton of the estate of Augusta 3. Riley
of Georgetown under the provisions of
the will.
FINAL ACCOUNT FILED
Fred BieWener and Isidor Schad, spe-
cial administrators of the estate of
Maria McElaney, deceased, have filed
in the Superior Court their report and
/ final account OF the estate. which con-
sists of S154 80 in cash.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04

Rumor has it that the efficient Su-
perintendent of the Preston School Of
Industry at lone, is about to resign.
and that an ex-Sheriff of this county is
to take his place. 1t is further stated
that the incumbent goes out for polit-
ical reasons. It is to be hoped that
this report is untrue. The policy of
all we'll governed States is to secure for
such positions men of high competency
and TO retain them regardless of their
political beliefs during satisfactory ser
vice This policy has been made dis
tinet and clear-cut in the management
of the insane asylums in this State for
instance. 1t ought to prevail in all
institutions where treatment and re-
form and not partisan reward and po-
litical preferment are the chief pur-
poses of the asylum. California sent
to the East TO secure the services OF
the incumbent at lone. The question
of politics did not enter into his selec-
ton. Mr.. Brockway, the eminent pen
ologist of New York. was written TO by
the then Governor, and asked TO name
a man whom he could recommend as
highly skilled in reformatory work. He
named the gentleman now the ineum-
bent at lone, and California took him
from a Michigan reformatory and in
stalled him here. He probably is a
Republican. though we have never
heard his political attachments dis
cussed, but his capacity and great sue
cess is acknowledged on all sides; that
he is just the man for the place is con
coded He has made the institution
one that is a credit TO the State, and a
great beneficence TO the inmates. 1t is
in harmony with the uniform holdine
of the Record Union to say that tbs
removal of such a man and the install
ment in his place of one who is not 9
penologist, has had no experience ii
reformatory work. and has made NJ
study whatever of it is not in line Will
good government. We trust therefore
that the story is untrue; that the ru'
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
The COunty's Fees.

The receipts of County Clerk Hamil-
ton during the month of April We're
$500 So. There were 30 new suits be-
gun and thirty-two marriage licenses
issued.
County Recorder Cohn reports 1898 65
collected for fees, 2S2 new documents
being fled about evenly divided be-
tween deeds and mortgages.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
MATTERS IN PROBATE.
Petitions, Etc., Filed in the Superior
Court.

May Brown has petitioned the SUI
perior Court for appointment as guar
dian of Moss Rose Brown, minor.
The estate consists of $500 in cash.
Judge Johnson yesterday appointed her
as guardian.
THE HADWICK ESTATES.
William 3. Miller has filed his final
account of the estate of William Had
wick. deceased, which amounts to
81, 5S2 80, and it will be heard on May
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04

Draw the fires of the fire engines and
put away the water tower and the chem
zeal engine, for here comes a fellow with
an invention for extinguishing fires that
he thinks will render fire engines Of the
present type useless. His invention is
a gun with which he proposes to shoot
CONGREGATIONS, large and small to ex-
tinguishment. The gun is so con-
structed that it will throw with great
velocity a long distance large bodies of
water direct into a burning building
with such force that it viii reach any
part. AS these charges of water may be
chemically prepared as are chemical ex-
tinguishers, he figures out that he can
| lombard any fire successfully.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
Police Court Notes.

In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing G. Eldred and Ben Warren were
fined 50 30 each for riding bicycles at
night without ringing their bells.
The case of Frank Martin charged
with having disturbed the peace of a
sandwich vendor at Second and l.
streets. was continued until this morn
ing
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
Will fleet TO-DAY.

The meeting of the Code Commission
ers, which was to have been held yes
terday afternoon, was continued until
this afternoon, owing to the absence of
Commissioner Bulla, who attended the
session of the Supreme Court at San
Francisco Yesterday
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04

1.-The Critic some time ago asked its
readers to make lists of the best twelve
American short stories. Out of 500
lists received, it adopted one in which
Hawthorne appears twice, Poe twice
and Irving twice as authors. This re-
duces the number of authors considered
worthy of the honor of selection to nine
from twelve We submit that this is
an injustice to American authorship.
More than that it is submitted that to
include The Luck of Roaring Camp"
in the list is not just. There are short
stories by American authors, not listed
by the Critic" far and away superior
to that in all the elements of strength,
beauty, grace and truth.
The total mileage Of the leased wire
service of the Associated Press is: Day
wires 6,S69 miles; night wires 1866
miles.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04

That is a good piece of real estate that
is TO be auctioned off Thursday morn
ing at 1890, at Tenth and E streets.
Beautiful corner lot. Alsips ad viii tell
you all about it. Don't forget the sale
If you want to get property cheap.