davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03
st. Michel To Be Preserved.

There is fortunately no truth what
ever i'm the report that the French gov
ernment intends converting the famous
monastery and church of Mont St.
Michel into a casino. This act of van
dalism was indeed proposed. but public
opinion soon persuaded its advocates
of the error of their ways. The church,
which is one of, the finest I'm Europe.
has been recently restored, and is once
more open for occasional services. and
the monastery, which has been recently
secularized is now museum. But the
number OF visitors has greatly declined
OF late. and this has materially affected
the prosperity OF the little town. This
year an immense pilgrimage from all
parts OF France Is being organized for
Michaelmas, and promises to be an ex-
ceedingly picturesque event.-London
Chronicle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03

ILL.ADvISED CHARITIES.


What takes much away from the
strength of charitable work followed by
the leisure classes" writes Edward
Box in the September Ladies' Home
Journal, 'is the 'woeful misunderstand-
ing of the needs of the people whom
they would help. For instance. recently
a body of intelligent New York women
formed themselves into an association
to give practical help to farmers
wives i'm isolated places The idea
was, OF course, an excellent one; the
field exists for beneficial work, but
what were the means of practical
help devised? To furnish looms, spin
ning-wheels and knitting needles, with
proper Instructions to farmers wives
so that they might learn how to make
lovely embroidery which would com
mand high prices in the large cities.'
Almost on the same day q company of
wealthy Ohio women formed an organ
ization for the better understanding of
the higher moral laws by the domestics
In our homes.' A Chicago organization,
just formed, declares for its purpose the
providing of clean and elevating even
ing amusements for the girls and sales
women OF our large stores All these
charities are seriously entered upon, are
well-intentioned. but they show a pitt
able ignorance of needed reforms. Our
farmers wives are not sitting up nights
looking for something TO do. God knows
they need no further burdens, no more
industries: their need is for more rest,
Tor more forms OF recreation. which
me ans cessation from labor. Cur SER
wants do not stand in the need of a
higher morality as much as they do OF
more practical knowledge of their work
and more consideration at the hands of
their mistresses. Our shopgirs and
saleswomen are not clamoring for
Glenn and eevating evening amuse-
ments' so much as that women shall
shop little more intelligently and sys-
tenatically."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03

mat she possesses the right qualities
Tor Jack and the Beanstalk"
Of the old guard Harry Kelly, Rose
snow, III. M. Morse. Henry Leone and
other favorite comedians viii be
present. IA. g. Blaney.. small I'm phy-
sique. but large In the possession OF
comic powers, will have the part OF
King Cole" Nellie Lynch will retain
her part OF Miss Muffett," and Jessie
Villars will be seen as Mother Hub
bard accompanied by her faithful
dog. The eight pretty maids. always a
feature In this charming production.
are expected to be even prettler than
before ns II Is understood that they
have passed the summer vacation in a
systematic attempt TO enhance their
Individual and collective beauty.
The goo1 fairies. the forty thieves.
and all the many features that have
lent their collective attractsvenees 90
making Jack popular and the great
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03

attraction that 1t is. will again be seen.
Especial attention has been given to
the enhancement of the beauty of the
several ballets.i Carl Marwig the cele-
prated ballet master has devoted
weeks of attention and drilling TO this
feature, with the result of securing
even better effects than heretofore.
For the week following Jack and
the Beanstalk" Manager Wendell
schaefer has booked William III. Vests
nnnstreis for the first three nights, and
Melbourne MacDowell in repertoire for
the last three.
Those who have seen Frank Daniels
at rehearsals in New York, this week.
say that his Characterization of Abel
Conn. the American balloonist, touring
the world in search OF adventure. i'm
The IDOLS Eye" is funnier than ever.
he Will appear here this season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03

that no other American production of
recent years has succeeded I'm gaining
SO great degree OF favor and appre-
clation from local audiences. As has
peen announced already, IL viii open
MONDAY. Sept. 18th. and continue dur
ing the week. During the summer In
terim, almost incessant work has been
given to renewing the scenic and cos
tune beauty OF the production, and
when IL opens here. IL Will have all the
brightness and glitter OF an absolutely
new enterprise.
It>goes without saying that those
cnterprising managers. Kiaw and Err
LANCER. have not permitted the merit
of the production to be lessened i'm any
single particular; rather they have
sought to add to the strength Of the
company. although the changes I'm the
cast viii be found few I'm number Miss
Louise Hepner. a woman OF charming
personality. and the possessor OF a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03

The selection OF Jack and the Bean
stalk as the opening attraction of the
season at the Providence opera house.
is peculiarly happy and an appropri
ate one. This most famous of modern
extravsganzas has already won it's
spurs with the theatre going public or
this city, and 1t is a matter of record
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03
'ES5sc1E5
SHOOT
THE CHUTESi

The Most Popular Of All Popu-
lar Sports. = = The Highest
Chutes in New England. = =
= Admission to Enclosure Free.
Rides, 5 cents. = Exha rating. =
Enjoyable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03
Mountain sickness Caused by
Fatigue.

The swiss Alpine Club stated that.
according 70 the personal experience Of
the members and many accounts OF
hieh-mountain climbing I'm other coun-
tries, mountain sickness" is due 20 ex-
traordinary physical exertion under
very unusual conditions. rather than
TO rarefed air. The unanimous opin-
ion OF the climbers Is that their excur-
sions are beneficial 60 their health
From, "Jungfrau Railway" by Edgar
y. Dawson, M. T., in the September
Scribner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-03

WeIi-trained voice, will beam in the
saro .s OF JACK. Miss Hepner's eaddi-
uon 10 the company. II is confidently
expected, will add very consIdera HE
measure to the merit of the perform
ance. Miss Marie Celeste is anotbar
addition to the principals of the com
pany. and those who have seen har
eltner. with the Brownies. or "tona
Round OF Pleasure" need not be told
The record-union., 1898-05-01
SCHOOL EXERCISES.
programme Given by the Pupils of
Pacific District.

On FRIDAY evening last the following
excellent programme was rendered by
the pupils of Pacific School, Miss Della
%. Neagle teacher. in the presence of a
large number of people:
Words Of Welcome" Belle Harrison;
song. Lovely May" school; recita-
ton, Tommy and the Robin Charley
herman: recitation, When I'm a
Man." Ernest Lang; recitation, "A
reason Why" Bonny Hite; recitation,
DO Your Best Henry Dathe; recita
ton, "A Railroad Crossing" Frank
Stenz; dialogue, "A Rose and a Thorn"
Mary Harrison, Rosie Schultze, James
Welty; recitation, The Arithmetic
Lesson" Dora Herman; song, Wake,
Says the Sunshine" school; recitation,
The New Bonnet" ]. B. Smith; reci-
tation, This Way" Deck Price; reci-
tation. The Question" Joseph Feusi;
recitation. THE Little Dreamer"
Moxie Stenz; recitation, 1--WE Must All
Scratch" Mint Tariel; song, Maggie
May" Mary Harrison and Bertha Ger
hardt; recitation, Spring" Mabel
Holmes; recitation, "Grasshopper
Green" Clifford Travers; recitation.
Going On an Errand, Frank Herman;
recitation. THE Little Red Hen" Sig
mund Feusi; recitation, "A Lesson in
Cooking" Edna Lang; recitation, THE
Turnip," Arthur Smith; recitation, six
Years Old" Alfred Lutz; recitation,
Little Kitty" Herman Gerhardt; re-
citation, "A Boys Pocket" Walter
Lang; song, Vacations Near" school;
recitation, Johns Pumpkin" George
Tariel recitation, IA Mistake" James
Weltv. recitation "a Kiss in School >
Charlie Hack; recitation. Total Ami
hilation," Richard Price; recitation,
"A Simple Sign" John Harrison; dia-
logue Aunt Jemima's Money" Bertha
Gerhardt, Edna Lang. Edith Hack,
Mary Harrison; recitation, "A Little
Girls WISH" Emma Dathe; recitation,
Mr.. Nobody" Willie Daum; recita-
ton, Mother, Must 1 Coz" Willie
Lang; recitation, "Keeep 1t Before the
People" Henry Zacharias; song,
"America school
The record-union., 1898-05-01
WEATHER DATA.
What May Weather Has Been Like
For Twenty Years Past.

The following data, covering perlou
of twenty years, has been compiled
from the Weather Bureau records at
Sacramento by Observer Barwick:
Temperature-Mean or normal tenn
perature G3 degrees. The Warmest
month was that of 1880, with an average
of GG degrees. The coldest month vas
that of 1896, with an average of TO de-
grees. The highest temperature was
9S degrees, on the 26, 1888, 20, 1889, 2S,
1887. The lowest temperature was 81
degrees, on the y. 1880, Z, 1887, 8, 1896.
Average date on which first killing frost
occurred in autumn, November Ioth-
Average date on which last killing frost
occurred in spring. February 10Th.
Precipitation-Avera for the month,
.93 inches. Average number of days
with OF of aninch or more, t. The great
est monthly precipitation was 90
inches in 1899 The least monthly pre-
cipitation was trace in 1881, 1880 ana
1881 The greatest amount of preclpl-
taticn recorded in any twenty-four con-
secutive hours was 1.94 inches, on the
5, 1880
Clouds and Weather-Average number
of clear days, 20; partly cloudy days,
S: cloudy DAYS. ).
Wind-The prevailing winds have
been from the southwest The highest
velocity of the wind was A miles, from
the northwest. on the 8, 1898.
The record-union., 1898-05-01
REV. j. B. SILCOX ARRIVES.
He Is Glad to Be Back Among His
Old Friends Once More.

Rev ]. B. SilcoX arrived in the city
yesterday, and will resume his pastor
ate of the Congregational Church to-
day, and there will be many outside of
his immediate congregation who will
rejoice in the fact, for he was well liked
by all who came in contact with him
during his former mnistrationS here.
In conversation with a Record
Union" reporter last night Mr.. Silcox
stated that it seemed like coming back
home after an extended absence, and
that it was hard to realize that six
years had passed since he resigned his
former charge here. II came back be-
cause l wanted to- said he. Il have
a great affection for the State and for
this city, whose inhabitants have al
ways been so cordial and kind to me.
1t is like coming back home. The eli
mate is genial and a great change from
Chicago, where we have experienced
very cold weather this winter. This is
a beautiful city and a pleasant place to
live"
Mr. Silcox will preach at the Congre-
gational Church this morning at IL
o'clock.
The record-union., 1898-05-01
A SPOILED PACKAGE


Those were happy days when | was
conValescing and could feel the content
of returning strength and life.
None know the feeling except those
who have been very i'll and recover.
Il began again, months after COM
plete recovery, to use coffee for break
fast, and it seemed to agree with me
for a while until l gradually became
conscious that the old stomach and
bowel troubles were coming on again
with the queer nervous feelings.
Il had been cured first by leaving off
coffee and using Postum Food Coffee,
and would have always used Postum
but for the fact that / got a spoiled
package one day and turned against it.
Il didn't then know that the grocer
would have given me a good one in it's
place without charge.
when / found coffee was doing
me- again I went back to Postum and
found it was better made than ever and
most charming, delicious beverage
I'm less than week / was well and
thoroughly satisfied to remain so and
stick to Postum. An Experience.
The record-union., 1898-05-01
DIED..

MADELEY-In this city, April 30th,
Frances, youngest daughter Of T. w.
and Alice f. Madeley, native of Sac
ramento City, Cal, aged l year and
months.
Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral Mon
day, at p. M, from her parents resi-
dence, Clio Seventh street Interment
private.
SMITH--In Watrous, New Mexico, Feb
ruary 2Sth, Walter NJ. Smith, son of VIM.
B. Smith and Mrs NJ a. Foss (brother
of Jones and Goldie Foss, Edmund Smith
and Mrs. A. P. Williams and the late
Mrs. Rowena Scully), aged % years.
GOODS-In this city. April 29th, Mrs
Anna Goods (mother of Robert, Charles
and the late Frederick w. Goods, grand
mother of Kittie and Freddie Goods) a
native of Canada. aged 62 years. (San
Francisco papers please copy.)
Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral to-
day, at 1:30 D. m, from her late resi-
dence, 901 Front street: thence TO the
Cathedral, where services will be held,
commencing at 2 o'clock. Interment City
Cemetery.
The record-union., 1898-05-01
1t Was ALWAYS "A Success

c. H. Gilman always made money in
the millinery department when he ran
it in connection with other departments.
He lost the most of his means, and he
has since started in again, and now
handles exclusively millinery. He says
he is meeting with good success, and
thanks his patrons for being so lib:
eral for the past three weeks. He
doesn't ask for sympathy, or ask any
one to patronize him unless they can
do fully as we'll if not better His great
leaders for this week will be misses
and childrens handsomely trimmed
Leghorns, for 81 % and 81 30, and Ia
dies dress hats, from 81 80 to 81 10.
A little outside speciality he has is a
drummer's samples of children's, boys
and mems straw hats which were
bought for just one-half. the wholesale
price, charging customers three-fourths
per cent, or 70 per cent on the 100, gives
both the buyer and seller a saving.
Mrs. Gilman has charge of this depart
The record-union., 1898-05-01
Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been II and Is de-
grees, with gentle to fresh and brisk
southerly winds and partly cloudy
weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at D a. m.
and 5 p. m. yesterday were $50 and
1886 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 80 and %
degrees, and one year ago to-day Il
and 81 degrees.
The average temperature was 90, and
the normal 81, showing yesterday to
have been degrees cooler than usual
for the goth day of April.
The record-union., 1898-05-01
ROBDER REED'S-BAD RECORD
HAD BEEN DOING WHOLESALE
THIEvING.
Groceries and Other Goods Found
in His Cellar Iden-
titled.

1t has been discovered that the depre-
dations of the sable burglar and chicken
thief, Walter Reed, alias ANDERSON,
who escaped from this city week ago,
are more numerous than was at first
believed. In the cellar discovered by
nty Detective Fisher and Consta-
KgBoggess and Steen of Oak Park
weN found, besides a large quantity
Of provisions, many articles stolen from
different places in this city and out
side.
Sheriff Johnson and County Detective
Fisher now firmly believe that Reed Is
the man who broke into Dryers store
at Sixteenth and ] streets last fall
and that he is the one who stole about
$50 pounds of provisions of various
kinds from Daley Bros store on De-
cember 29th There can be no doubt,
they say. He took the goods away on
a wheelbarrow, making two trips. The
barrow had previously been stolen from
a man named Allen and afterward re-
paired The thief also stole a wheel
barrow from Daley Bros, portions OF
which were found by the officers in
Reeds basement
Farley's store, on Twelfth street, was
next entered by boring out a section of
the boarding of the storehouse with
an augur large enough enough to ad-
nit a large man and a lot of goods
stolen. Then occurred an attempt to
rob Weber & Co.'S store on L street,
in a similar manner, but there the in
geniOus colored crooks way was barred
by an iron door on the inside.
The next place to suffer was the store
of Griffith & Son, at Seventeenth and
NJ streets, where he hitched up the
firms own team and hauled away about
900 pounds of provisions and tobacco,
besides stealing the cash register.
Having enough groceries to last him
for long time to come, the thief next
turned his attention to poultry, and II
is estimated that he stole no less than
400 chickens since New Year. On jan
uary 18th the Toulouse of Sampson q
Mckenzie, at Twenty-fourth and M
streets. was also visited and large
quantity of carpenters tools approprl-
ated The tools were found in Reed
cellar and returned to their owners
Much of the Griffith and Farley goods
were also recovered and given over to
these firms.
So far. however, no trace has been
found Of the stolen cash register,
wooden frame National" with the
glass broken over the number 50.
The officers believe it was disposed OF
by the thief to some one in this city
Reed has not yet been captured, but
it is believed that his arrest is only
a matter of a short time. Sherlff
Johnson and Deputy Fisher have been
looking up his record, and it has been
learned that Reed was once engaged IN
similar business in Stockton. He was
arrested there for burglary, but the
evidence against him was weak, aho
he was allowed to plead guilty to petl'
larceny. for which he served six months
in the County Jail there. He Is also
said to have a bad Eastern record.
The record-union., 1898-05-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Orpheum this afternoon at
and this evening at a new company.
complete to play for the week. A new
policy will be inaugurated this evening,
prices going down to the popular lead
of 10, 20 and 80 cents. But this reduc-
ton to meet local conditions will not,
says Manager Clifton, in any respect
affect the character of performances.
The regular Orpheum companies will
come and go on the circuit pre-
cisely as heretofore. In our Music
and Drama" department, on another
page, a detailed account will be
found of the bill to be inaugural
ed this afternoon. 1t includes Mont
gomery and Stone, two famous black
faced comedians, said to be the high
est-priced artists in their line; Col
by and Way. ventriloquist and comedi-
enne, Miss Way impersonating a dane
ing doll so well as to lead many to be-
lieve it is an automaton. not human
being they see; Fielding, the chief of
comic juggglers; Smith O'Brien, origin
ator of And the Band Played On" n
humorist and singer of high repute;
Quasina, male transformation and
character dancer; Emily Howard and
Jessie Burdock, in male attire, in a
clever conversational and singing
turn" and finally, the famous Fried
lander Brothers, variety musical art
lists
The record-union., 1898-05-01
AT THE FRONT.
A Sacramento Boy Who is Likely
to Win Laure1s.

Lieutenant John FitZ Madden. the
eldest son of Jerome Madden, Lana
Agent Of the Southern Pacific Rallroad
Company. has gone from Fort McPhcf-
sen, near Atlanta, to Fort Barrancas
on the Florida Coast. He is second III
command at that important point.
Lieutenant Madden was appointed to
the regular army by President Harrl-
son, and h2s seen service on our Mexl-
can border and taken a full coursH at
the u. S A Officers School at Fort
Ieavenworth. From the position he Is
now in il is evident that he is in the line
of rapid promotion, and his Sacramento
friends feel the most unlimited conn
dence in his ability to distinguish him
The record-union., 1898-05-01
CALIFORNIAN PICNIC.
The Club Has Decided That 1t Will
Be Held on June 4th.

The Caledonian Club has set the date
of its annual picnic for June 4th, and
everybody knows that at that date
there viii be a jolly time.
The club has been holding its pic
mics for the last twenty-five years and
no picnic in the whole round is more
popular. This one will be no exception
to the rule, and the lads will exercise
their muscles in the games and both
lads and lasses will display their grace
and agility in Highland filings and reels.
The record-union., 1898-05-01
MARsHALL's MONUMENT.
A Correspondents Suggestion tt
the Native Sons.

A party of school teachers spent their
vacation last week in Placerville.
Among the many points of interest that
they visited in old, historical Ell Do
RADIO was MarshalPs monument One
of the excursionistS writes as follows
to the Record Union of the trip:
After a drive of eight miles over the
picturesque road bordering Big Can
Won they reached Marshall's cabin, sit
uated at the foot of a mountain.
"Of course they entered and surveyed
the four rooms and the rude ladder-like
stairway to the garret. The drive from
the cabin is up spiral road to the top
of the hill, where stands the lofty mon
ument erected by the State overlook
ing the spot where Marshall discovered
his first nugget.
Every one has read a description of
the monument, and many have visited
it, as the register indicates. I do not
wish to speak of that But I do wish
to say something of the disadvantages
under which Philip Teuscher, the pres
ent competent watchman, is 1aboring
in his attempt to cultivate the grounds
surrounding the site. While we ex-
pressed great admiration for the many
beautiful plants and trees that gratified
our gaze when ascending the road. our
astonishment was exceedingly great
when we learned that the water for
irrigating was carried up hill in buckets
from a spring one-eighth of a mile
away We We're informed that the
water in the spring would soon be gone,
and the keeper was in great quandary
over the affair. as this means the loss
of the beautifully cultivated grounds,
where already so much time and money
has been expended
I'VE feel that the Native Sons should
complete their good work by having
pipes laid to convey water whereby the
beautiful grounds may be prevented
from going to ruin.
The record-union., 1898-05-01

kits. Grass Valley; w. A. Parkhurst,
San Jose; A. D. Boren and l. c. Chap
man, San Bernardino; David l.. Albert,
Rockport; H. B. Alexander, Los An
geles; William NJ. Hyatt, Whittier;
Raymond Best, Riverside; L. F. Gay,
Pirn; A. H. Breed and W. ]. Ogelsby,
Oakland; James r. Little, Berkeley
John j. Kelly. Salinas City, and J. P.
Abbott. Antioch
The designations of Thomas c. NAL
lon and Clarence Murrell, Notaries for
San Joaquin and Alameda Counties, re-
spectively have been accepted.
The record-union., 1898-05-01
Who'll BE the Next?

Got three Conover pianos in yester-
day Came by rail, and that's no joke.
one has been used five years; good as
new, however. Conover's are the only
piano that improves with usage. Make
me an offer for it. Another snap: i
good chapel organ. used but little. Come
in and see it, and set your own price
and terms. | won't kick Got lots of
bargains but this one in particular
(outside the Conover just mentionedD, a
rafting good upright, mahogany case.
You could not tell it from new. | will
entertain any proposition that strikes
your fancy. Remember you have until
May 18th only. The location is Sew
enth and K streets. T. II. Christianer,
manager
The record-union., 1898-05-01
Livestock From the South.

Large consignments of livestock from
southern counties continue to pass
through this city daily for the pastures
in the north or Nevada. twenty-five
carloads of sheep went through yester-
day en- route to Knights Landing,
where they will be turned out to
pasture
The record-union., 1898-05-01
A Deserved Sentence,

Judge Wallace of San Francisco has
sentenced General Dugan, the hypo-
critical rascal who assaulted little Alice
Loy to thirty years in the State Prison.
His arrest was brought about by the
Sacramento Children's Society. and it
was in this city that the evidence of
Dugan's crime was obtained
The record-union., 1898-05-01

self and honor his native city should he
be ordered to Cuba
On the 10th of the present month, just
before his departure from Fort Nc
Pherson, Lieutenant Madden was mar
ried TO Miss Edith May Particle, daugn-
ter of Lieutenant Joseph Z. t. Particle
of the Fifth Infantry u s A