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A FREE MARKET.

Senator Hall has introduced bin for
the creation of a free market in San
Francisco on the water front, to be To-
Gated and controlled by the State Board
of Harbor Commissioners. A free mar
ket in that city was long urged by the
Record Union" A free market in every
considerable city of the State this paper
has held would be beneficial to producers
and to consumers alike.
Under Senator Halls bin the Harbor
Commissioners are to set apart the space
needed on wharyes or piers and the
city water front, for a free market for
the reception of all perishable products
coming by water or rail TO the city.
There the products may be sold for the
benefit Of the producers only, and the
Commissioners are to prescribe rules
and regulations for the government Of
such market.
The location is to be as convenient to
the center of the wholesale produce
trade of the city as well can be, yet it is
to be accessible to craft ordinarily car
rying perishable products, and such
craft is to have preference over other
vessels in docking. No partiality is to
be shown in granting docking privileges,
and sufficient space shall be allowed
boats regularly running upon a route
to discharge their entire cargoes, and
space to accommodate the cars of all
lines bringing in perishable products,
that they may have shed-room and am
pie fields for unloading.
The Commissioners are to construct
tramways and other swift movement
devices for transportation of the pro-
ducts for the market from car and boat
to the market place. There must be as
sigment Of space in the market for all
producers of perishable products, and
agents who shall agree to transact busi-
ness within the market solely for pro-
ducers' account, and under the regula-
tons the Commissioners may prescribe;
but none or these are TO occupy space 10
the exclusion of producers who desire
to sell their products in the free market
No rental for space occupied is to be
charged. a Superintendent and Assist
ant, and a Secretary, are to be appointed
by the Commissioners, and such other
employees as the board finds to be neces-
sary and it is to fix their salaries. To
meet the expenses of the setting up and
maintenance OF the market. the Com
Imissioners shall adopt a system of tolls
to produce the necessary revenue.
1t may be that In some detail the bill
| is defective; but if 1t is it can be readily
! corrected. Apparently it is practical
and worthy scheme, and in line with
| the urgency Of the need for a free mar
/ llet at the metropolis. where producers
may dispose of their products direct
and come face to face with the consum-
/ ers and the distributors of produce.
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Suits TO Order From $40 Tpnara. 1ps

All goods marked plain figures and strictly price ALL the
in San Francisco
We will give you the best value in the T. for your money Fit and
finish guaranteed frstclasS
Our all this coast we'll known sterling silver
We have made hundreds of suits for the people the City of Sacramento
BEFORE and have stay order to accommodate old
You may ask your nehbor reputation giving
sfacton the trade Every garment thoroughly examined before
leaving establishment All goods made the premises
Come and examine elegant stock which consider pleasure
show.
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Edward Box advises young men not to
sneer at the small graces of life. He
warns them of the danger of thinking
such things useless and unmanly. He
should have said that what we call "the
social graces' are sources of much hap
piness, as well. as he puts it, means of
great usefulness. Many q successful
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President Eliot, whose breadth Of
view is not questioned, says in his re-
cent monograph in the Atlantic
Monthly" that prohibitory legislation
has failed to exclude intoxicants COM
pletely, even from districts where pub
lie sentiment has been favorable. He
adds:
In districts where public sentiment
has been adverse or strongly divided,
the traffic in alcoholic beverages has
been sometimes repressed or harassed,
but never eXterminated or rendered
Improbable. In Maine and Iowa there
have always been counties and munich
palities in complete and successful re-
belliOn against the law.
This is the testimony of q temperance
man who is a leading thinker and who
has recently made a study of all liquor
laws of the country.
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man credits his success to possession of
these small graces AID the cultivation
of them. A young man of mediocre in
telligence will get along better, and be
better received among his fellow men if
the social graces characterize his de-
meanor and emphasize his manners.
The amenities of life go a long way to
make paths easy and to help us over OBJ
stacles, that strong natures, devoid of
tact ease of manner and gentleness OF
habit, balk at. Mr.. Box is right, the
small rules and laws of social occasions
may seem to us often as frivolous and
useless, but he is most successful who
knows how to adapt himself to them,
without loss of self-respect and without
becoming mere favor hunter.
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These publications are sent either by
Mail or Express to agents or single sub
scribers with charges prepaid. All POST
masters are agents
The best advertising mediums on the
Pacific Coast
The record-union., 1897-01-31

All of our fine Ostrich Feather Collar
cites and Boas are yours to choose
from, with % per cent. deducted from
former prices.
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-ShOwers early Sun
day morning, and in northern portion Sun
day afternoon; fresh southeasterly winds
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c.
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THE WEEKLY UNION
TWELVE PAGES.

i
Us the cheapest and most desirable Home.
News and Literary Journal published on
the Pacific Coast
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A COUNTRY OF SURPRISES.
Strange Industrial Rivals in South
Africa.

Strange Industrial Rivals in South
Africa.
While there is little doubt that with
proper development of it's agricultu-
raj and pastoral resources South Africa
could be made self-supporting the sue
cessful development of these indus
tries depends, nevertheless, upon the
creation of local markets through the
stimulus given by mining operations.
Whatever may contribute to the ex-
tension of the commerce and trade of
South Africa, the immediate future of
tine country is dependent primarily
upon the Development of its mineral re-
sources. Probably no other event has
SO impressed this fact upon the minds
of the people of the country at large as
the dire straits to which they have
been reduced by the rinderpest epi.
demic.
Indeed, upon two previous memoir
able occasions South Africa has been
saved from industrial disaster by the
stimulus given to trade through the
development of the diamond industry
in OH. instance and the development Of
the gold industry in the other. The
Deus eX machina to again save the
country will be the expansion of the
mineral industry.
With the exception of mining of gold,
diamonds and coal, there have been no
considerable exploitations of it's min
eral resources. Coal, fortunately, eX-
lists in many parts of the country, and
it has been estimated that the known
coal fields represent an area of $4,000
square miles, which is equal in extent
to the state of Iowa. There exist in
some parts of the country large depos-
its of iron contiguous to the coal-felds,
but as yet the economic conditions have
not favored the development of that in
dustry. Lead, silver, cinnabar, tin and
other metals are also found in many
parts of the country, but have not been
remuneratively worked. Among the
mining countries of South Africa the
Transvaal is facile princeps, and is in
all probability destined to maintain its
paramount position; though, as is well
known, South Africa is "a country of
surprises" and it is possible, of course,
though not probable, that within its
great extent other equally important
districts may be discovered.-North
American Review.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Thieves borrowed wheelbarrow to
cart away stolen stove at Toronto and
were arrested just as they reached Sec
ond-hand dealers shop.
More eyes must be damaged or lost
than most people suppose. Two mil
lion glass eyes are manufactured every
year in Germany and Switzerland
"A religious sect in the Bengal pres
idency worships Queen Victoria as their
chief divinity. She is also an object CT
worship in one of the temples of Tibet.
William H. Manson, the sailor who
carried Farragut ashore on his back at
the siege of New Orleans, died at his
home in York, Me-, the last of January.
A Chinaman advertises in newspa-
pers of the City of Mexico first-class
American restaurant where fresh oy-
sters will be supplied whenever called
for.
On statistics furnished by the phar-
macists it is estimated that there are
in Paris alone at least $4,000 victims of
the morphine habit, among them 3d.
600 women.
Many persons fall into the error of
supposing that all fish is alike whole
some. Mackerel is one of the most oily
of fish and the most difficult to digest,
and should be entirely abstained from
except by persons in the best of health.
Whiting is the most wholesome and di-
gestible fish, and next to that comes
sole.
New York's surplus of vagrants
might find more congenial field in Lin
coin, Nsb., where out of so tickets given
out by the Theosophical society for free
suppers the holders of only four pre-
sented them for meals, and in the first
hour of free dinner served by Balline-
ton Booths volunteers only four per-
sons came to partake of it.
The owner of a granite quarry in
Frankfort, Me-, testifies that he sells
stumpage for granite at eight cents
cubic yard for dimension stone and at
six cents for grout. Grout granite is of
irregular shape, and all sizes from
paving stone up. Cost, 60 cents cubic
yard, including stumpage, to get dimen-
sion granite from quarry to wharf; 60
to 65 cents yard for grout.
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Many lawyers nowadays utterly dis
regard honor and honesty in the means
by which they elicit evidence or invali-
date the testimony of those opposed to
them, in illustration of which we need
only adduce the following specimen of
cross-questioning:
Lawyer-Nir. Jenkins, will you have
the goodness to answer me, directly and
categorically, a few plain questions?
Witness-Certainly, sir.
well, Mr.. Jenkins, is there a female
living with you who is known in the
neighborhood as Mrs. Jenkins?"
There is"
rs she under your protecton?"
Yes"
DO you support her?"
II do"
Have you ever been married to her?"
Il have not" (IIere several jurors
scowled gloomily at Mr.. Jenkins)
That is all, Mr.. Jenkins"
Opposing Counsel-Stop a moment,
Mr.. Jenkins. Is the female in question
your mother?
''She is."-Boston Post.
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A new book of 135 pages by Marvin Warren.
By irresistible facts and logic it shows clearly
that the natural and easy way of maintaining
forever the parity of all gold, silver and paper
money is to make them equally legal tender,
bit not redeemable in each other nor in any
thing but government dues.
The author holds that our financial and in
dustrial woes come chiefly from the present
system OF coin redemption, and he points out a
way to speedy relief.
The measures proposed in this book are the
logical outcome of the principles of the Peoples
Party, and the rapid circulation of this book
will be of immense service in uniting the
scattered forces OF the party, and in making new
converts everywhere.
The retail price of MONEY CHART is % cents
We have a special arrangement with the publish
ers by which we can furnish our subscribers the
book for 10 cents.
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RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, FRIDAY, APRIL 3,

when Mrs. Thorndyke came into the
library before dinner, and he made a
commendable effort to appear natural
when he greeted her. The hope that she
would give him time to lead up grad
uaily to the subject of his intervisw
with DR.. Perevin had scarcely taken
shape when her first question flung him
into the midst of it.
"Did you go to see the doctor to-day,
Phil?" she asked, moving the reading
lamp that it's light might serve him
better.
''What doctor?-oh, you mean Perc-
vim. Yes, l went down and told him
was 'ssyy sick man-in your opinion"
"What does he say is the matter with
you?"
with me?-why, he said you coddled
me too much, or something of that
sort; that I'd better break away and go
live in the woods"
"But seriously, Philip; you know how
we are worried about you. Doesn't he
think you're in danger?"
Danger of what?" Philip threw
down his paper and stood up before
her. ''Do l look like sick man? Can
you stretch imagination to the point of
fancying me going into decline?"
His manner was reassuring enough.
but the subtle intuition of maternal
love is not to be hoodwinked by appear
ances. Mrs. Thorndyke was not satis-
fed, and, seeing there was no possi-
bilty of keeping her away from the
dreaded subject, Philip skillfully in
troduced his plan of migration.
"Why, of course" she said; 81 don't
see why we hadn't thought of that be-
fore. We can find some quiet place
down south where we can be comfort
able, and we can take Helen with u.s.
Philips heart smote him when he set
himself to demolish this cheerful plan
Having had time to think about it, he
had demonstrated to his own satisfac-
tion the uselessness of trying to dodge
his fate. He had succeeded in twisting
DR.. Perevin's warning into formal
sentence of death; and he had made up
his mind to take the physicians ad-
vice, not for recuperative purposes, but
for reasons which were purely senti-
mental. He would go away into the will
derness where he could find quiet
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place to die, and would so save his moth
er and Helen the day-to-day sorrow of
the intermediary period. 1t was all
very foolish and boyish, doubtless; but
1 Philip was only an cvergrown boy at
hest, so far as individuality was con-
cerneI, and Mrs. Thorndyke had her.
self to thank for it. And so he pro-
ceeded to put his theory into practice.
"That would all be very pleasant; but
don't you see that l must go alone if
mean to live out of doors and rough it?
I'm not sure but it would be better for
me to go into the woods with the tur-
pentine gatherers, or in logging camp.
don't know that especially yearn for
such an experience, but I'd do that or
anything else to please you and Helen"
Don't be impatient, Philip, dear; l
know we're pair of foolish women,
but there is always the look of your
uncle Granville in your eyes, and
Mrs. Thorndyke sat down and began to
cry softly into her handkerchief.
Philip was beside her in a moment.
"There, there, little mother, you've let
this thing worry you till you're all un-
strung. You mustn't, you know; Pere
vim says that Pm-that all need is a
change of climate. You won't know me
wien get back"
When one is habitually truthful the
lips lie clumsily and the face usually re-
fuses to corroborate the falsehood; it
was therefore fortunate for Philips
plan that his mothers emotion pre-
vented her from seeing the untruth.
And see now how great a mat. so
small a thing may turn aside. I'm
1horndyke had looked up she woull.,
have believed Philips face against his
words, and there would have been no
solitary migration and no case in
equity-po moral upheaval and no
strangling of carefully educated con-
science. And, besides, Philip might
have died comfortably at home, with all
the accessories of civilization to make
il easier.
Preparations for the journey, and the
arranging of matters connected with
the estate, kept Philip so busy for the
next few days that there was no time
TO indulge in painful rehearsals of the
approaching leavetakings. AS a conf
dant in the business affair was neces-
sary, he told his solicitor. not the exact
truth, but what he had made himself
believe to be the truth, and was thus
enabled to keep his mother in ignorance
Of his careful provision for her future.
When it came to making the will, Col.
Van Cott,who was family friend of the
Thorndykes, and of the Morrissons as
well, put in a word.
"You say you want to leave it all to
your mother; does that include the sum
set apart for marriage settlement on
IIelen?"
"Yes." Philip ran his hand through
his hair and then tugged at his nous
tache. "You see, it's this way," he ex-
planned: 81 know that's what Helen
would wish if she could be consulted.
She has always objected to the settle
ment, and she says she will insist upon
turning it over to my mother when it
romes into her hands. l thought it
would simplify matters to include it
with the rest" --- - --...----- ',
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A Difficult Task,

Some of the police captains are brave
men. l asked one of the bravest what
was the hardest job he ever had, to
which he replied:
stopping a prize-fght."
Thinking to hear an account of riot
Gus proceedings, l asked for the de-
tails.
"Oh, there amt any" he said. There
warn't nothing disturbing about it.
The trouble was with meself. WANTED
to see the fnish."-N. Y. Press,
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Mr.. Freshley-What is the difference
between hen on the fence, dollar, and
a postage stamp?
Brown-Well, that's easy. A head
on one side and a tail on the other. But
l don't see where the stamp comes in.
Freshley-O, that's where the sticler
i1i-l Tn-tO-Dnte
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ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings. of the Orphans
Court of Gee | county will be held on th
second Tuesday of every month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians. wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring ir
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test. r F. JAMAR, Register
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7 r. TAYLOR,
NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS CoUaT FOR CECIL COUNTY,
January 9, 1894. !
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Es
ecutors and Guardians that have not state
40 account within year. come forward an
do the same. or show cause to the contrar
or they will be cited up.
Test. R. E. JAMAR. Register
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An Unconscious Humorist.

st would feel more at home on a scaf-
fold than do on a platform" said the
carpenter who was making his first
public speech before the union.
And then he declared that he would
be hanged if he could tell what they
were all laughing at.-Detroit Free
Miss Barnes appears to be very
quiet dresser" he said.
"Shc is when she dresses quietly" !"
returned her rival with emphasis, but
you ought to hear her when her maid
is q trife too slow TO suit her."-Chica,
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LEAVE-TAKINGS
Philip was reading the evening paper
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fro BE CONTINUED. !
The Mo dus operandi.
was gone

An easy lot the statesman has,
AS many sadly note.
He puts a promise in the slot
And gets himself vote.
Washington Star
The times., 1897-04-23
The World of Business.
Wall Street Yesterday.

New York, April 22.-Tbe stock market
has dwindled 70 very narrow proportions
1t presented only two or three features OF
interest today. They were Jersey Central,
Western Union and American Spirits. A
moderate degree of interest was shown in
the last named because OF the failure OF a
sufficient number Of stockholders to put
In dE appearance yesterday, either III per
son or by proxy, to constitute the quorum
required for an annual meeting OF the
shareholders OF the company. 1t appears
that no effort was made 10 secure proxies
beyond the mailing of the usual blank
form by the management AS the bulk OF
the common stock of the company is in
all probability held i n the street, it is gen
orally regarded as significant that even
the perfunctory requestofth the management
for proxies did not elecit sufficient re-
sponses TO make a quorum.
The favorite theory OF the street is
tlat the failure to hold an annual meet
ing was the result of design rather than
an accident; it being argued that as the
distilling business has not been salts
factory for some months past, the larger
interests in the company may be reluctant
to submit statement of its operations
at this time. On the SuppCSluOn tudJ
the annual report would be unfavorable.
the securities of the company were at
tackled. Jersey Central has now enjoyed
a net gain for three days in succession,
and recovered six points from the lowest
price recorded for it in the recent de-
cline. The buying, as for several days
past, appears to be chiefly to cover shorts.
Western Union was very nearly as active
as Jersey Central, but moved in the Op-
posite direction, sustaining net loss of
/ 1-2 points. The remainder of the list
was neglected. Even in Sugar the trans
actions did not foot up 900 shares.
The market, in the main, showed ten
dency TO sag, which was entirely natural
In view Of the fact that the short interest
has been very largely eliminated during
the last few days, and that there is no
support of consequence from any other
source Neither London prices nor for
eign arbitrage operations were factor to-
day, though i is to be noted that the Lon
don market for American securities continues
firm, and trustworthy advices are OF re-
yiving interest in that department.. The
closing was dull, but in the main steady,
at a slight recovery from the lowest prices,
which left the majority of the list frac-
tionally lower than yesterday.