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The record-union., 1897-08-02
GladnesS Comes

W, :sll a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle eefforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. prompt
iv removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene,
fetal effects, to note when you pur~
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
+ in the enjoyment of coed health,
ar1 the system is regular, laxat1ves or
other remedies are then not needed. Il
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if IN need of Q laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
welinformeC everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stanos highest and is most largely
Rse0 and gives most general satisfaction
The record-union., 1897-08-02
A MIND READER
His Honor Knew What His Private
Secretary Thought

JOB" said his honor, holding be
meath his nose a bunch of flowers which
had been left on his desk a few minutes
before by a City Hall bride, did you
know that 1 am a bit of a mind read
er?''
Il did not know it, answered the
Private Secretary, "but if you say so,
of course
Il will prove it to you" answered his
honor, ehuel1ling gleefully L will tell
you what was In your mind a few min
utes ago, Job. You remember that
when l finished the marriage ceremony
the pretty bride stepped forward and
presented her cheek for me to kiss?'
Yes I remember" stammered the
Private Secretary his cheeks flush
ing.
And you remember how I merely
shook her hand and did not accept the
invitation?''
Il do" answered the Private Secre-
tary, with a regretful sigh.
We'll" continued his honor, 1.-The mo-
ment l turned away from the girl I
caught sight of your face, and I'll bet
you a pound of the best fine cut that
I can tell you what were your thoughts
at that moment
The Private Secretary blushed, hung
his head and mumbled something.
Hal ha" his honor chuckled, you
don't want to hear your thoughts re-
peated, Ell? We'll, / am going to re-
peat them anyhow. AT the moment
turned away from that prttty girl you
were thinking: What a blanked fool
the old man isl Come, now, isn't that
so?''
The Private Secretary saw it was use
less to enter a. denial, so he fled to his
desk, and SO agitated was he that in
the next five minutes he missed the Gus
pidor three times in succession.-NeW
yo,~I- Journal
The record-union., 1897-08-02

1t is to be presumed that the depart
Of hard work, await the return from
Russia Of its Chairman, who has about
as much legitimate business there as
he has in the moon It is stated that
one reason the department did not
earlier go to work was because of that
terrible Clarke road law, now put out
by the Supreme Court. But who can
possibly discover how that dead and
gone act could in any way have pre-
vented the Department from follow
ing the law of its creation, or from
exerting itself to build up the senti-
ment and knowledge of the people on
good road questions?
Truth is, the Clarke road law had
nothing whatever to do with delaying
the work OF the Department. Outside
of the question whether the Depart
ment should consult with District
Trustees or County Supervisors, there
was and is plenty for it to do. Cali
fornia is so seriously in need Of i'm
proved road conditions and sentiment
that there has not been a moment to
spare from the hour of the approval
Of the Act creating the Department.
The chief work and value of the new
Department is to be found in getting
the State into such a frame of senti-
ment that when, seventeen months
hence, the Legislature assemblies it will
be a unit by command of the people
upon a proper system upon which TO
base the future good road building of
California Now that the Department
of Highways is about to get down to
the bed rock of duty, it will, in all
right action have the commendation
and aid of the press of the State, just
as its past inertness and avoidance has
had deservedly the censure of the press
and the people. 1t cannot afford to
fail in the work before it. 1t has it
within it's power TO make failure or
success for the road question in large
degree. If success is not achieved, and
the next Legislature is not put into
right line on the road question, the
blame whether justly or not will large
ly fall upon the department, since it
can if it viii kindle such a sentiment
and so educate public judgment as
supplement to what has been done by
the pioneers in road reform and the
bureau that preceded the department,
that failure will be out of the ques-
ton.
The record-union., 1897-08-02

The Department of Highways an
nounces that it is about to enter upon
the work of conserving good road senti-
ment and generally the discharge of its
several tours and examine conditions
and consult with the people. That is
we'll, very well, and what should have
been done long ago instead of poking
around in river bottoms doing the work
the law commits to a distinct commits
sion. a greatly important and necessary
work. but not belonging to the High
way Department.
The record-union., 1897-08-02

Expert statisticians differ in their es-
Inmates as to the aggregate of the wheat
crop It is probably a middle figure to
accept 550.000,000 bushels as the result
of the wheat harvest. OF this we will
have 100 100000 surplus. The shortage
abroad is 100, 100000 on the European
continent, and in addition there is the
demand from Brazil. This ought to as
sure our wheat growers, therefore, a stiff
price for the entire surplus of the Amer
lean crop. This is the more likely, be-
cause of an increased demand for wheat
and flour from the Orient. that has been
slowly but steadily augmenting for some
years. The Orientals are becoming low
ers OF our breadstuffs. and hence the
augmenting demand from that quar-
ter.
The record-union., 1897-08-02
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The Chicago Times Herald is au-
thority for the statement that within
three years last past the five States of
the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebras-
ka and Kansas have paid off S1S0,00O,-
900 of their mortgage Indebtedness.
This, too, in the years of the tightest
times the country has ever known. Yet
it has been done. The fact establishes
the important truth that the people
found the key to true economy, through
the necessity that refused them the priv
iIege of going further into debt. AS a
result they have lived and saved, and
actually have discharged the heavier
burden of their Indebtedness, at a time
when all the world was told they were
on the verge of starvation. OF course
not all have done so well. OF course
there are many individual cases of suf-
fering and pitiable hardship-but taken
as a whole, these producers of the West,
over whom SO many tears have been
shed by the Populistic calamity shout
ers, have been clearing off membranes
from their homes, and are now pretty
nearly free from debt, as a class.
The record-union., 1897-08-02

Our San Francisco contemporary, the
Chronicle" learnedly and evidently
from the vantage of experience, lectures
of camping, its charms and its burdens.
L comedies that While this return to
natures fields, when there is sweet
companionship, is charming and re-
freshing, that it calls for a world of for
bearance, patience and mercifulness.
Then there is a recital of duties to be
divided, burdens bornes, and inconven-
fences encountered, that must be we'll
weighed against the free life beneath the
sky and the embrace of the bosom of
mother earth for a bed. We have read
about all that has been written of sum-
mer outings in camp, We have expert
enced a share-enOugh of it, and are pre-
pared to pronounce judgment upon the
whole camp scheme of rest and recrea-
ton by camping. It is a deceit and a
cheat. 1t is the hardest labor possible.
1t is turning backward. toward saw
agery.
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The record-union., 1897-08-02

Excessive tea drinking skaters the
nervous system, weakens the brain, in
jures the appetite, destroys the diges-
tive organs and causes cold feet. So
says a New York physician.
The record-union., 1897-08-02

The makers Of armor plate refuse to
accept the price fixed by Congress, $500
There is nothing for it then but to
erect government plate works, but
that means not less than two years of
delay, and what may happen in that
time? Besides armor plate manufacture
was engaged in in this country with
the clear understanding and moral obli-
gaton that the Government would pat
ronize the works and pay price that
guarantees a fair profit on the invest
ment We are not pleased with the ac-
ton of Congress in this matter. We are
complacently talking of the possibilities
Of engaging in war with four essential
ships awaiting armor plate that is not
to be had, and two that need repairs but
cannot enter q dry dock in the land for
that purpose, SO that we have to suffer
the humiliation of asking the British to
permit US to dock them at one of their
Atlantic stations All this is annoying
and may prove very embarrassing.
The record-union., 1897-08-02
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The record-union., 1897-08-02
TRUSTS AND TARIFF.

Ukiah Republican Press: The as
sumption that trusts are SO intimately
connected with and so dependent upon
a tariff that the two must be consid-
cred and legislated upon together, is
wrong, and the cry of the Democrats
that the Dingley bill was bad because it
Will foster trusts is claptrap. Trusts
exist in all commercial countries. They
are as numerous as great, and as
greedy in free trade England as they
are in the United States, and they are
as grasping and as powerful in lines of
production and distribution that are not
touched by the tariff here as they are
in the protected schedules. The largest,
most far-reaching and most successful
trust ever organized in this country is
the Standard Oil, and one Of the worst
is the Anthracite Coal. Neither oil nor
hard coal are protected by the tariff,
but the production and sale of both these
prime necessities of life are controlled
as absolutely by combines as is that of
sugar or any other commodity. If we
did not have a custom house on our
coast there would be as many and as
powerful trusts as there are now, and if
our tariff was absolutely prohibitive
Of any importations of any kind we
should still have them. Antitrust leg
islation can hardly be too sweeping or
severe, but its place is not a tariff bill.
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CAPITOLA.
MONTE MISrn

THE PICTURESQUE RESORT OF
the Sierras; under new management and
ownership; good table; delightful climate
elevation $500 feet; good hunting and fish
milk and cream Monte Vista table and
service has pleased each guest. THOMAS
r. MORGAN, Monte Vista, Dutch Flat,
Cal MWF
The record-union., 1897-08-02
GOING AGAINST THEM.

Calaveras Chronicle: Everything is
going against the silverites. They have
been insisting that the world could not
get along without large additions of the
white metal to the currency of the
world, and now here come the gold
mines of the world this year with their
largest production in history. while on
top of that comes the news Of the dis
covery of the richest gold mines in ex-
istence in our own Alaska Add to this
the fact that the whole world is likely
to send to us gold in exchange for our
splendid crops this year, because of the
shortage of crops in other countries, and
it is apparent that there is to be no
scarcity of gold and no lack of pros
perity in the United States during the
coming year
The record-union., 1897-08-02
Come Where It Is Cool and Bracing.
KLAMATH HOT SPRINGS,

A NOTED HEALTH RESORT. HOT
swimming, steam, sulphur and mud baths.
Table and service frst-class Finest trout
fishing in the State Terms very reason
able. EDISON BROS
BeSWick Cal
The record-union., 1897-08-02

en- will o. the wisp in search of hap
piness.
HIS DISTINGUISHING CHARAC-
TERISTIC.
WatSonville Transcript: Among the
many newspaper eulogies published
since the death of Colonel Fred Crock
er it seems that all have failed to OBJ
serve his great distinguishing charac-
teristic. He was a great 1aborer, doing
with his might what his hands found to
do instead OF following the examples of
other millionaire's sons and shirking
ali exertion or responsibility. 1t was
this characteristic, coupled with his
simplicity of manner and affability, that
endeared him to his subordinates and
even to the masses of California who
We're denied the privilege of a personal
acquaintance with him.
BRANCHES IN ALASKA.
San Leandro Reporter: The movement
on the part of some San Francisco mer-
chants to open branch stores in Alaska
ought to receive encouragement. The
Canadians have commercial advantage
from geographical standpoint, but
this advantage can only be overcome
by our merchants being themselves on
the ground and placing our goods with
in the immediate reach of consumers.
The outpour to the gold fields promises
to be very large in the spring, and
chiefly from this country, hence care
should be taken that the new CONNER
cial market be mainly supplied with our
products.
The record-union., 1897-08-02
THE SMITH PARDON.

San Jose Herald: Mrs. Phoebe A.
Hearst has been appointed a Regent of
the State University vice c. F. Croker,
deceased. Mrs. Hearst is a many sided
woman who has displayed much liber-
ality, tact and ability under many cir
cumstances. Women have in numerous
instances made excellent School Trus-
tees and there is no reason why she
should not make an equally good Uni
versity Regent. 1t is also quite within
the possibilities that the University may
find itself better off pecuniarily by vir-
tue of her connection with its manage
ment A handsome endowment for gen.
eral or special purposes is always well
come either to State or private Uni
yersity.
THE CLARKE ROAD LAW.
San Jose Mercury: The Supreme
Court decision knocks out the Clarke
read law, as the Mercury" predicted.
The record-union., 1897-08-02

San Bernardino Sun: The Los An
geles Record" whose anti-Republican
tendencies are we'll known, has been in
terviewing Los Angeles business men
on the business situation and finds evil
dences of the improvement, and its
headline over the interviews is the
Improvement of Business Seems TO Be
The record-union., 1897-08-02
CLARKE ROAD LAW.

Colusa Sun: When the steamer EX
celsior sailed from San Francisco last
Tuesday, a great crowd of many thou
sands Of people gathered on the wharf
to see her float into the stream. This
crowd did not know the people on
board rushed to the water-side to see
people who We're going on the hunt for
gold. 1t brought to mind scene at
New Orleans forty eight years ago as
the old rotten steamer Portland swung
into the Mississippi with band of one
hundred and three Adventures, no one
of whom was known to any of the
thousands who packed the levee to see
the gold hunters off. We could not
name the number of thousands, but
there were thousands. It was the first
experience Of the whole one hundred
and three on the ocean. They char
tered the old condemnd steamer, and
laid in supplies themselves. 1t is strange
how strangers T. adventurous search
ers will get excited over them. As the
Portland swung into the Mississippi all
the bells of hundreds of vessels began
to ring, and a cheer went up from thou
sands of men. Forty-eight years from
now how many will be left of the brave
men who sailed on the Excelsior? OF
the Portland's one hundred and three,
only three are known TO be alive
Captain Burns of San Francisco; JAS.
Yates and this writer. DR.. Mcdaniel
Of Marysville was one of the last sur
yivors that we have heard of. 1t makes
no difference with the rest what new
CALIFORNIA; are found: what new Clon-
dykes to urge men to follow the gold
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
A Warnine.

10 warn the unthirking thousands
VINO are preparing to rush to tie
hloDdlke next season has SO far been
useless and thanklass task. Those
who are afflicted wi h acute Klon.
dlcltis mus. doubtless run their course
even should the MALAY termin ate
fatally. Among their mauy mistakes
one OF the greatest is that they have
educated themselves to the belief that
the only obstacle between them and
the coveted gold is that which ia over
come by making the long and tortu-
Gus Journey. They forget that the
beginning of the search is oply
reached after they have arrived at the
Yukon, and that as much intelligence
IS required in prospecting the gold
belt In Alaska as is required in that
which exists in the States. The idea
that a f:rtuue is to he picked I'D on
the surface is one that mauy have
enormously embraced. and the disap-
pointment will be accordingly inten-
sified Mining and Scientific Press.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

Sealed proposals for furnishing grocer
les meat and wood, delivered at the
STATE orphans Home, for six months
from January LIST. 1898, will be received
up 10 p. M, December 22nd. 1897 All
ARTICLES to be first class of their kind. and
10 oe delivered in such quantity and at
such time as the Superintendent NAV
"ir'''' quantity varying each month as
'e4"'ieu. All articles not being satisfac-
tory to be returned at contractors e,,-
pense. Bids 10 be directed to the Sec.e-
tiry OF the State Orphans Home. Carson
Clty, Nevada, marked bids for supnlies
up to, 2 p. m, December 22nd. 1897.
Inc Board reserves the right to rnioct
any and all bids. Estimates of ouanfitr,
may be seen at the Secretary's office
IL. c. CUTTING.
Secretary of Board of Directors.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
If Rose is Willing.

1t begins to lrok AS if Dan Stuart
having failed to move Ho5 Fitzsim
mons to reconsider his attentions not
to fight has finally gone after Rose
Fitzsim mons with his bIandishments
and is rapidly bringing her around
his way. A Milwaukee dispatch saws
1t is almost a certainty now that
Robert Fitzsimmons, the present
champion pugilist of che world, and J
}. Corbett will meet in the roped arena
to again battle and decide the question
for all time. This fact was gained by
representative of the Evening Wis
consln. after an interview with Mrs,
flfzsimmoEs. who is in this city.
This is the first time Mrs. Fifzsim-
mons has given expression to her
thoughts in the natter since the fight
at Carson. Before the contest last
March Fitzsimmons promised his
wife he would never enter the ring
again without her consent.
While Mrs. Fizsimmons does not
come out openly and say there will be
another battle, it can be readily seen
that she is not anxious to put a block
In the way Of her hush and as regards
his plans for the future.
In reply to question put by the re
porter as to whether she would give
consent Mrs. Fitzsimmons answered.
We'll, really, tn at is difficult uues
ton to answer, but l will say do not
care TO stand 10 my husband way, if
he thinks it better to give Corbe,t
anO her chance. I may change nv
MIND. but until L do there is no pros
pect OF Ihs men meeting, and ell this
talk about matches being arranged is
without the slightest foundation"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
Mark TWain's New Book

lhls world Of ours as seen by Mark
lwaln, forty Thousand miles Of fun bv
sea and land. Through the Pacific
Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand. Cevlon
fDi Islands, India, Indian Ocean. South
Africa, etc. Puddinhead Wilson's new
calendar IN tXin>, acute observations
humorous stories, droll anecdotes, char
acterlstlc descriptions of countries in
cluehts' adventures, strange people, GUS
.oihs' things, etc, by Americas greatest
humOrist, Mark Twain.
+. n. Hansen, sole agent.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
Ribbons! Ribbons,

BeglninG today aid lasting until
next Saturday, Dee. 18th, all our Rib
bons will be sold at 25 per cent lrss
regular price, Our 10 cent ribbon
go at = cents, Oar 15 at IL, our 20
at 10; 30 cent at %! and 40 cent at 30
cents yard.
Our ribbons are all pure silk (not
cotton back as other stores are selling
youD F. W D,v
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
A Useful Invention

"A new scheme has lately been de.
Vlseo to prevent the lines getting
down alongside a horses neck and
being caught under the shafts. T,
consists OF metal har with ring in
each end and this is fastened to RI.
throat latch. The reins are passed
through the rings and cannot fall
down to the shafts,
This simrle device is now being
Tiled by horsemen and all express
themselves as pleased with it.
WIN. Hy Doane is the agent for
this city
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
School Books

Graded ] 5sons in Grammar hv
i'etd & h4llog and adopted by the
Public Schools are now for sale at
John Il, fox's and retail at 40 cen
higher Lessons in Epglish 65 cents. or
40 cents and a book Of equal grade in
xchal ge
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
Oriental Goods Cheap

wish to announce to the public that
this year in consideration of tbe dnll
'iiheS 1 shall mark everything down in
my store and make a holiday clearance
sale OF all kinds OF Chinese goods, crock
cry, silks and Chinese novelties Call
ana price my goods before going else
where. Grp H,-1,
dl If
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-11
Married.

In Reno, December s, 1897. Rev. Mr..
Dixson officiating, Clareuce NJ. vii
COX ard Miss Lizzie Greiner
Evening journal., 1897-03-02
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