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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20

Tired, nervous and weak men and
women find new life, nerve strength,
vigor and vitality in Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, which purifies, enriches and vi
talizes the blood.
Hoods Pills are the favorite family
cathartic, easy to take, easy in effect.
25c
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Mems Night Shirts
The 75C Kind for soc,

We have line Of Mems Night
Shirts that are special value. They
are made of heavy twilled muslin,
roomy, extra long and good fitting.
They are made in a frst-class
manner and will bear close inspec-
ton. Special price. SOC
The kind that usually sells for 75c.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Her Faith Gone.

The London Telegraph" tells a story
about young curate of evangelical
views, who recently committed the in
discretion of smoking in the street A
woman, one of his parishioners. who
saw him, was so shocked that she i'm
mediately renowned her belief in the
thirty-nine articles
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Domestic Use of Science,

TT is certainly wonderful how much
science can do for u.s."
Yes. Mrs. Frontrow has learned to
hypnotic her baby and she didn't miss
a club meeting the whole week."-Chi-
cago Record
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20

New shades, new colors and the
latest patterns in Organizes just
received, being the latest styles in
the market. They are handsomer
if anything than those shown be-
fore; certainly no organdie-buyer
should miss at least seeing them.
Price, CSC.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Chiffon LaCes, 25C.

Silk-embroidered Chiffon Laces
in all the leading light colors, S
inches wide, 25c; 10 inches wide,
soc yard.
The colors include black, pink,
Nile, cream, light blue, lavender
and yellow.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
norgan & Wright
Bicycle Tires.

Inner tubes ST Is, outer tubes
S. IS, or complete sets for the two
wheels, S..
We carry a large stock of BIZ
cycle supplies and sundries, and
anything you may need in this line
you are pretty sure to find here
and at the very lowest price.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Summer Wrappers.

Summer Wrappers for women
in delicate tints. Made in the latest
style and trimmed with ribbon aud
lace. Prices, s. so and S. SO.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
(Xl!3;|!E' IzF \ d B
Machine Cotton.
Price, &c Spool.

Brooks Soft finished Machine
Cotton, Ioo-yard spools in black,
white and a great variety of colors
and in all sizes. Price, &c spool.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Butcher Knives.

Russell's Butcher Knives, every
blade warranted, beechwood han
dies, 6-inch blades, zoe; S-inch,
4oc; II-inch 6oc. Genuine Skin
ming and Boning Knives, CSC.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
WOmen'S
BiCyCIe Leggings.

Button Leggings in black, tan
or light gray mixed cloth, SOC
pair.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Embroidery, SIC.

A special item in White Cam
brio Embroidery, 5 inches wide
with Il inches of work. Regular
price I2tc. Special price, SIC.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Enamel Paints, 18c.

Mixed ready for use and give a
brilliant and lasting surface. About
X to 20 different colors. I8c can.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
Netting for Waists, Etc.

Heavy Black Square Mesh Net
ting (not unlike hsherman's net in
weave) for covering waists, ETC.,
and for rich ruching when properly
ruffled. Price, 81 Is yard. 1t is
40 inches wide.
White or Ecru Cotton Nets for
covering summer waists, dresses,
ETC., 75c, S. and 81 yard.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20
CONTRA COSTA.

Antioch-The hot wave of the week
has not as yet done any damage, but
If it continues it will damage the wheat
especially winter sown; highest and
lowest temperatures IS degrees and sc
degrees
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20

Auberry-The weather has been con-
sidered very disastrous on the grain
rain is badly needed; the fruit crops bid
fair to be good one; highest and low
est temperatures, 80 and 6S degrees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24

I'm going 10 adopt one Of her orphans, she'll be
ready to Try e elect me to any ONCE take
We'll" she said, "of all the scheminR wo-
men Why, you're q regular Msehis,eiii; Who
these poor deluded orphansY', -,
mo. but you mustn't call them deluded.
They will Just come down to visit kind lady.
make your bow to the kind lady-and they VIII!
be sssSa sh .Sns and nohs
to be said to any Of them about living here. 1
can't see but that Il K quite an act Of oenevo-
But II you give the officers Of the Institution
to understand that you may" o,,,
of course II we find 2 child that We want TO
adopt. we shall adopt itl grandly. ~ haven't
5S the .ss 10
reflect on her taste IN orphans"
"wha! did Mr.. oldhsnd gay Gay when he found
Again there was quick SOLDERING of the older
"He was standing at tho dining room window
with his hat and overcoat on when came back
from seeing Mrs. Manipulation out. He didn't
." saG
Don't you ever repeat this !" suddenly pausing.
eSpIaiped and told him how II was oil in
fun. and that | thought he wouldn't mind hay
ing a child around the house for litt)e while
nov SSd 'esn ind 5sfn hs Ses,.,ed
"Well. he said he thought he could stand II:
that II would be- -the-the decidedly beat thing
we'd ever got out of any CLUB nonsense. Only"
added Mrs oldhand. "he didn't say 'decid-
"Ee's glad. then ?" asked Mrs. Van Klevver.
"Tickled to death"
well. OF all thingsl"
After a pause, Mrs. Van Klevvcr said:
$50 on the strength ofthat, You got into tho
Mothers Association 2"
Yes. Went in with u flourish. Told them
nobody needed advice and counsel more than
do and they seemed to think 80. too wc'ro
going tony first meeting with them Tomorrow,
IL you care to-
"DeIivhted," remarked Mrs. Van Klevver.
I'd like to see you sitting Mt the feet of wisdom
and learning how to incline the twig properly"
And then they laughed again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24

big bow TO cut the water better; the back part
ts rounded of. The large canoes for sea work
have still stronger bow on account OF the
heavy surf along the coast. ,
The trees are felled by the canoe N en-. and
then their adzes come into. play. They soon
get the top squared OF, and II the canoe is to
be large one they dig IL out and then turn
the log over to get at the bottom. When this
Is squared of properly the log 10 turned again
and the sides and the inside are finished OH
nicely In most CAGES the canoe is sold to
Europeans before II ia finished. because Il
seems that this work Is q rather diy proceed
ing. and the canoe men must have an IMMENSE
amount OF rum to have the work go OF their
hands properly. The launching is accom-
rum. II takes three men about four months
to make a canoe thirty-iyo feet long by four
feet wide. This brings from thirty 20 iorty
.atiye dollars, and is equal to from s7.oO to
Native pottery 10 made by the women.
They take certain kind OF CLAY and shape "
into vessels OF different kinds and sizes and
nice. but soft. II breaks very easily In the
NAVE pipes from clay. i little stick is in,
serted cher. the bowl f. TO be. and when the
ard then put into a small furnace. The pipes
come out a dark-brown color and quite hard.
Many of them are beauties and show more
Ivory carvers are n speciality OF the French
Congo. some Of them doing very fine work, and
a great deal OF money is made by the Euro
Jeans selling carved worries. The tools Of a
tool chest which soils for a shilling. but the
work In sometimes marvel OF beauty. ] am
sure no white person could accomplish this
with such poor tools. because 1t takes more
time and patience than Liost whites would
car to spend. So. considering all things, the
natives do know how 10 do some thugs. and
even accomplish some things we marvel ~.
II they had our opportunities. ] believe they
would do quite WE'LL"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
poAIcE VINO ARE LING UIsrs.
Patroimen In Japan VIII" Ar. ConSersnnt
with Many Languages.

The police OF Kobe Japan, are perhaps tho
greatest linguists among the police forces Of
the world. Already many OF the ordinary
patrolmen speak English, French, and German.
Now, according to the Japan Daily Herald, the
Governor Of Kansgawa Ken proposes to develop
the Police Training School as the Arst step in
anticipation OF the enforcement Of the revised
foreign treaties, The inspectors and policemen
OF Kobe are TO be taught and trained III the Eng
lish, French, German, Russian, Chinese, aud
ColeAn languages rs well AS In Jutitsu.
The principal OF the school is To bu tho chief
outside OF the city who are pupils OF the -shool
pamphlets called the Police Conversation
BOOK" are to be distributed twice u month or
policemen Of other prefectures,et their request.
These Regulations, vent into Feet ON the first
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24

A Municipal Matter with which Many
American Cii-. Are Now Dealing.

Philadel phla. which has n municipal deb. OF
s3i. coo. 900. is about to increase II by $1,000
600 by abolishing railroad grade crossings
Within the city limits The City Councils OF
PHILADELPHIA on March Is. 1894, approved an
ordinance authorizing the sale OF bonds TO the
extent OF S2.4J0. 900. tie proceeds to DO "ap-
piled TO the pa"ment Of the work necessary %
abolish grade crossings on Pennsylvania and
Nohle streets on the Philadelphia and Reading
Rail oad. the tracks OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road being carried into the heart of Philadel-
phia at Broad street on viaduct construct
ell for that purpose by the railroad company.
On Jan. 20 the bids for grade crossing bonds
will DO opened AT the City Hail.
Philadelphia IL not the only large city OF the
Uuitcd States which has been put or Is soon to
be put to considerable expense for freedom
from grade crossings. This city is contr!but-
ing $500. 900 toward the cor Instruction OF what
Is known ns the Park avenue siaduct. upon
which a tor next week II Is expected he trains
az the New York Central. as we'll as the Harlem
Railroad. the New York and New England, and
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
trail station. The total cost Of this work will
lie more than s2;O0o,Ooo, Of which $1,000
OJO will 10 raid by the Central and HARLEM
Among railroad msu II Is agreed that, soon
or or l,te". the city will be called upon 10 make
provision for some more progressive method
Of entrance into New York on the west sid,
than is row furnished on Eleventh avenue and
West street Tor the freight traffio OF thu New
York Central and associated companieA In
Jersey NY. where II tho New YORK terminus
OF most o; the roads c-ntring here. the Penn;
sylvania Railroad his raised its tracks, and
the Eric Railroad is about to do lkewiss
under an ordinance recently approved by
Mayor wanser. This will necessi'ate an nut
lay Of 81. 900. 900 ON tho part q: the company.
baltimore has improved recently 1T a large cost
the means OF entrance into that city byrail-
road the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad spend
Ing for the purpose $4,000, 900 There has
Ieen passed bv the Chicago Board or Alder
men an ordinance TO do away with Rrnde'cross-
ings ia Chicago. and the contribution OF tne
Illinois Central to this work has been 81 $780,
900. In fact. II seems 10 be felt by municipal
corporations generally that public protection
against serious accident requires III abolition
OF grade crossings and the substitution or tun
nels or ,iaducts, The 3artiality OF tho public
for viaducts II very marked, and the improve
ments which have been made In recent years
in bridge construction aid the reduced price
o steel and iron make cheap as we'll "a desira'
ble the use OF metallic structures; Nearly
every large city IN the country now has. or Ia
having. an improved SYSTEM OF terminals.
Brooklyn Is one OF the few exceptions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
FFDERdL PRISONERS.
Herr Hansen the OnIy sheriff Who Wants
20 Get RIO Of GoNerament rrMdc.

Tho project To have the national Government
establish a jail Of its own In this vicinity, ono
that can't get ovid" will probably be vigorously
combated by the Sheriff and officials or the
counties that are now favored with the Govern
ment patti onage. Nearly all persons who COM
nit offences against the Federal laws md are
caught are confined In county jals or county
penitentiaries near where tho crime was com
mitted until they are tried. Then II they are
convicted they are sentenced to certain county
penitentlarics. Grow Hin In Kings county gets
"A lot So does Snake HIM. across the river In
hudson county. Tho Albany county peniten-
tiary and tho Eric county psnitentiaIy also have
many Federal prisoners always on their hands.
The more they get OF them the better the oni-
cinls like IL. because the national Government
Ia the hest paying patron that the officials have.
In some places the amount the Government
pays for the keep OF prisoners Is twice the
amount paid for the keep of county prisoners,
and M there Ia always q profit In the smaller
amount the profit from one Federal prisoner is
enormous. II may be remarked here that
none OF these chails go ovid" It is only Herr
ment patronage. and the sole reason that he
wants TO get rid oft Is that his ehatl goes
| ovid" often. II the Government should build
| n prison NJ It's own, OF course AL or nearly all
| Of Its prisoners would DO sent there, separate
! Jail would provide lot OF now plaeea Tor the
| hungry men M The parties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
WHERE OUR IMMIGRANTS GO.
Three Eastern States Absorbed About
Two-tbirds In the Last Fiscal Year.


Present immigration to tho United States
amounts to nearly a thousand a day In the
49,, a., 80 an. ,o,.i nuuh.r ~ i,nu,ar.n,.
was 3i3. 900 and the rate at which immigration
IN increasing makes likely n total for this fiscal
49,. ,,. 900 - q, oon . a., ,h,.h =,
year VI soous oooooo'or i'VVo u"'' '"''Sn' VI
course. Immigration IL larger In summer than
I'm winter and varIes according to the conditions
49,. - 49,.
oi tne 'he' auu '""""'
The general impression is that the great bulk
NJ immivrants IN the United States find homes
-. -. -. -, -.
IN the great west ho'ao'y those 'roth Eng
land, Wales, Germany, and the Scandinavian
countri.s m. contrary however ia shown
S =, 80, - M. So.
py recent nghres W 90 inc case inc S'ates
into which immigrants 90 by preference arc
those on the Atlantic seauoard. or 343. 900
~ " " -, - 49,,
im'niIraat, VINO landed III TINS country during
the last fiscal year covered by the Treasury
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
CRACKERS INITIATE TOURISTS.
They Treat the Yankee Hunter na n Teas
drrfoot nnd show Him . Trick or Tive.

They Treat the Yankee Hunter na n Teas
drrfoot ind show Him u Trick or Tive.
The Florida guide for hunters docs not regard
Northerners in very favorable light, and tho
hunter who goes among the Crackers has to put
up with some things which q hunter in Maine
might regard rs sufficient justification for
shooting the guide. The Cracker Initiates q
hunter by leading him TO places not comfortable
to get nj. Warren Dean tells about these:
II went after turkeys on the roost at night
and literally had my clothes and shoes torn -
BY bamboo briars, not TO mention shreds OF
hide Next night walked half the night
through n miserable country with lamp In my
hand looking for deer, but finding only cattle
saddle in muck, and slept in mud hanks where
allIgat0rs had been skinned several days before,
waiting to he ready for u deer To come in tho
morning, For fOur hours sat silent, watching
for deer where deer never came, but the guide,
Alec, wasn't hlvlngR much better time than |
later on, when was accepted INTO Crack erdom.
The Crackers object to perfumery, and
Turkey Collier, "A curious DE soto county char.
Rcter. told me M after his own fashion. Alec
snapped tobacco and stories, Turkey got TO
leeward OF me after bit; then, without warn
ing, he fetched his stick down on my horses
hank in II way that made the horse jump I
Turkey Collier who was treading around IN the
grass Ms " looking for sonnet hing. Alec told mo
that Turkey Collier had smeiled a rattlesnako
and WAS looking for it, Two or three days later,
from the snake, heard myself addressed as
'Rattlesnake jack had had some musk per-
fume ON my shirt. and that had rouSed Turkey
Collier 10 immediate action when no s.peiled It,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
FREE 1RLDE ~ DERELJCTS.
The Polite. Practice OF Shipping HnGrants
aud JnEs IA. Dsndhsnd Freight.


Every once In while some indignant tax
payer will write to the papers to tell about n
gross outrage no has seen perpetrated at some
ferry landing In New York. The outrage usually
consists OF tho shipping Of II beggar aboard u
ferryboat by the police. The taxpayer winds up
his letter ordinarily with the comment that 1t
isn't any wonder that his tax bills are big when
the pAuners OF tho world aro unlundel on him.
The fact is. trough It Is not generally known,
that there is an exchange o. Migrants nightly
Inc ny means 0t the ferries.
When u policeman sees man lettering about
n ferry. either in New York or In the cities on
the other end Of III" ferries, he usually asks that
man II he wants To go across me man says he
d 0es hut he can't because he hasn't any money.
The policeman takes l. I'm Through the gates and
passes him over. that II. " lie II an old hand on
The police force. II he Ia new hand he Is
likely To ask the man what he wants To cross
for, and II he isn't lust as well on on one side or
the river a. the other. considering that he Is
prunirss But the result Is the same In every
case ne man gets across -,
II would, OF course he impossible TO estimate
the number Of men who are shipped acrots the
river Ia tins fashion nightly, hut II is large. A
policeman the other night told TUE suS re-
porter that lie had passed twenty over, How
ever many heys arg ne y n%mTsr Sp"I
IN not increased by the practice.
Another class II men that the police on both
sides of the river shl as dradhean freight con-
sists of helpless drunkHrds. Whtna Jerseyman
| gets drunk in New York and makes n nuisance
Of himself even though u he 80 much OF n
| nuisance that tile policeman would he war
ferries he Is almost certain to he shipped across
| u his native land; and the same IN true In Jer-
| sey when New Yorker gets drunk and OBJ
s!reperons there. IL the hrunknrl la, no money
| Tuey duh't have tn uRV fer III. keen OF the
| prisoner while he IL undergoing punishment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
THE SKIN YOUNG.
why NAVY AMERICAN W0MEN
,osE THEIR BEAUTY EARLY.

x.r,..t 40 Tr.n, Their Face. with
So. Customary Among European
REPRESENTATIONS the skiu, wipine
o., wriskie-. and Curing Dryness.
.rhere 1. absolutely no defensible reason why
a,,,, NJ 70 should show her age as does the
...,.eo American woman OF 40"
ThI. ia what Mary Scott Rowland, who gives
49,. zine To fighting off that personal devil Of
~ ~ ,.onsn Old Age said to a number of old
~, vonur women who met at her apartment
lamar morning Dead silence followed this
'..,.,sn, and every woman prick cd u her ears.
.,d ia her own fault her own carelessness,
-. and Indifference when she does." con-
.,...d the authority "H's high time that the
.,,.n ~ this country should arouse them
-. IN tho Importance OF keeping from grow
...ois American husbands have the reputa-
49,, =, being the beat In the world. Now II
w" " -. =, -, .. .,.,.,, ,.,. -,
American WV, "'' " ~ 80 ~
NATION they had bctter begin to be more partic-
s,., .,out their own physical appearance and
uaf a'ou' ',,aa o. smoh a.,.ssnr,.s =. hor.
pay less a''e"'"" w 's "''' rs W."
acts and gowns,
&c, Il, ,,,,, n. MAJ M, ,r.,,,o, 4,
thN hN WIN - '"u"s' nv ""' nv "e"''" ~
,.s, some fine morning and says: WHY my
,ss' ann,,,o ,t Will mi, mor,,n, What.
dear, YOU u"u t'o'N "ei' va" ''''"'"b' ""''
the natter Not III, hope.
.,oh. no. she answers; I'm quite WELL
49,,
NY Iau' lsuosN s'u No ke''"s oi"' NO ah-
AYERS IN q half-resentful tone, and, looking AT
49,, nor. closely. h, adds: Yea tbat's IL. Isce
h'' s, -. g., A.. - o.. -.
the wrlhkes "" wv" Nes !" so"' '"''' h"t
used TO be so pink ana white and smooth and
%, Tho wifi. nrobably doesn't answer but he
SUI. - a, \, ,, ~ -, -
coMdnt hurt her more III ne struck her' nnu YET
my sympathy 10 all with the husband. Tue
vile mas 10 I's"' W ket VIZ ""'' u" GA
pcndiiure OF SOU aSear VIII Keep any woman
looking fresh and rosy and pretty ~ n girl, and
.,., ia loss than n cost, n man to keen ,bnyed I"
'is MAJ - ~ -, -, - 49,. g., - ~,
ON, mauame' heh you very haru on 'he
women" interrupted a young woman with \
A., .o,orless com nlrxiop
a'', Nv'' !, =, l., ,,,,
Indeed you are 'hiine" IN m'auie-aeeo
ua,ron with n complexion even less attractive
WHY NJ eours, old np, /, III, b,n, Of every
"'' ". -. :, -. -. 49,,
rEht'mhneo woman ourst IN another. ruo-
blng her hand vigorously over her rough face.
go, 81. woman doe.,,t iIve " ,ro,o.,.d n
""' Nv -, " ~ 80,
1le. saow'IooklhS young woman, VINO
woaIhn't gladly make any sacrifice to retain tho
,,,,-, -, yo,th ~ shs only tn.w b,r"
o'.'' W. 49, 80,
4
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-28

The following jurors were drawn among
others, to serve during the second week OF
civil court, beginning Monday September
27th:
Frank Blasius, blacksmith, Ashland.
William Clifford, MahanoY township
Coles
John f. Wagner, clerk, Tamaqua.
Thornton NJ. Stout, clerk, Shenandoah.
Samuel D. Sanner, baker, Frackville.
Albert Bond blacksmith Tamaqua.
Simon Ramonat clerk, Shenandoah.
Joseph Mattress, miner, Giardville.
Patrick HOsey miner GiraTdyille
Frank Miller, laborer, Ashland.
Joseph Hillibush, laborer, Mahanoy town.
ship (Jacksons)
Patrick Brennan, laborer, Mahanoy town.
ship
George r. Patterson, salesman, Ashland.
George Higgins, laborer, Tamaqua
William Alber, engineer, Tamaqua.
John P. Kessler, blacksmith Ashland.
Joseph G, Larkin, roofer, MahanOy City.
Barney Mohan, miner, Gilberton.
Peter Horan, laborer, Ashland.
J. X. Smith, teamster, Mahanoy City
Fred. Dresh, miner, Mahanoy City.
Oscar Weader, blacksmith Shenandoah.
Thos, Rasbridge carpenter, Gordon.
Fred. Smith, laborer, Ashland.