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The herald., 1898-06-26

The Cuban walked to where the officer
directed him to stand, and turned his back
to the square and faced the hills and the
road across them which led to his fathers
farm.
AS the officer gave the first command
he Strengthened himself as far as the cords
would allow and held up his head and nxed
his eyes immovably on the morning light,
which had Just begun to show above the
hills.
The officers had given the order. the men
had raised their pieces, and the condemned
man had heard the clicks of the triggers
as they pulled back, and he had not moved.
And then happened one of the most cruelty
refined, though unintentional. acts Of tor
ture that one can very well imagine. AS the
officer slowly raised his sword, preparatory
to giving the signal, one of the mounted
officers rode up to him and pointed out
silently what I had already observed with
some satisfaction, that the firing squad
were so placed that when they fired they
would shoot several of the soldiers sta
toned on the extreme end of the square.
Their captain motioned his men to lower
their pieces and then walked across the
grass and laid his hand on the shoulder Of
the waiting prisoner.
1t is not pleasant to think what that
shock must have been. The man had
steeled himself to receive a volley of bull.
let's in his back. He believed that in the
next instant he would be in another worldi
he had heard the command had heard tho
click of the Mausers as the locks caught
and then, at the supreme moment, a human
hand had been laid upon his shoulder and
voice spoke in his ear.
You would expect that any man who had
been snatched back to life In such fashion
would start and tremble at the reprieve, or
would break down altogether, but this boy
turned his head steadily and followed with
his eyes the direction of the officers sword.
then nodded his head gravely, and, with his
shoulders squared, took a new position,
Strengthened his back again, and once more
held himself erect. III -
AS an exhibition of self-control this
would surely rank above feats of heroism
performed in battle, where there are thou
sands of comrades to give inspiration. This
man was alone, in the sight of the hills, he
knew, with only enemies about him, with
no source to draw on for strength but that
which lay within himself.
The officer of the firing squad, mortified
by his blunder, hastily whipped up his
sword, the men once more leveled their
rifles, the sword rose, dropped, and the men
fired. At the report the Cuban's head
snapped back almost between his shoul-
ders, but his body fell slowly, as though
some one had pushed him gently forward
from behind and he had stumbled.
He sank on his side in the wet grass With
out struggle or sound, and did not move
again.
The herald., 1898-06-26
THE FOREST LOVERS. By Mauric

THE FOREST LOVERS. By Maurice
Hewlett, author Of Pan and the Young
Shepherd "Earthwork Out of Tusca.
n.y." etc. Price. $3.50. The Mcmillan
Company.
The style of this story is charming. Moth.
Ing for many years has equaled 1t In fresh
ness and simplicity. The volume abounds
in incidents. also. and very stirring ones.
but they come into the narrative 20 natur-
ally that they do not at all seem like inven.
tions. We shall be much mistaken II this
one story of the olden time does not ana
unusual favor with the public.
PEARCE AMERsONS WILL. BY Rich.
ard Malcolm Johnson. Price, $1.5. Wav
& Williams, Chicago.
A story by Mr.. johnson Is ALWAYS wei.
come. The creator of "Old Mark Lang.
ston." and widow Guthrie" has given us
something quite as good in this volume.
which deals with the old-timers who dweM
upon the banks of the Oconee river in tho
heart of Georgia. The story is not quite
new, having appeared in Lppincott's Maga.
zine. 1t was received with decided favor
there, and Is now offered to wider circlA
Of readers In most attractive forvn
The herald., 1898-06-26

and tears, instead of with the ironic smile
of the earth spirit which is comedy. 1t is
a total misconception of genius to suppose
that it will give us the highest If we for
bid it to deal with the lowest. Chaucer's
"Wife of Bath" is the corollary of the pri-
Dress. Falstaff is the necessary foil for
Rosalind and Imogen. The rankness of the
"Decameron' was necessary to grow the
story of the Falcon" the most perfect
brief narrative in literature. If we restrict
our artists to the middling, we must expect
middling results. And mediocrity, hateful
to God and men and columns, is what we
have mainly got.-Charles Leonard Moore
in The Dial.
The herald., 1898-06-26

CUBA IN WAR TIMES. BY Richard
Harding Davis. H. H. Russell. New
York.
Owing to the unusual interest in the
Cuba case we reproduce some of the most
striking passages in this work. Here is the
best description of Weyler's famous trocha
that we have yet seen:
at is a cleared space, one hundred and
fifty to two hundred yards wide, which
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-09

of the United States make polygamy
a f, lonS. Are we going 10 punish the
Mcrmons and grant pleuary indul-
gence to the Malays? 10 holding such
distant territory we assume a burden
without compensating benefit. 1t IL
said that American capital would de
velop them. and pour into our lap the
wealth OF Ormu5 and Of Ind. Even
if it did develop them the world al
large would get the benef we would
have 30 monopoly. There never was
grenter fallscy than the idea that trade
follows the flag. Commerce is not gov
rned by sentiment, but by the mark
cts. The day has passed when colonies
could be governed for the benefit of the
mother country. In the English colo
nles foreigners enjoy every privilege in
trade that an Englishman has. In an
uexing the Philippines we would SIM
ply play the part of universal philan-
thropists. Adventures like Give and
Hastings are no longer sent out to
plunder them. But the truth is We are
borrowers and have no surplus capital
to send to foreign lands; we need it for
our own internal development. In
stead of dissipatiDg the United States
should concentrate its power and its
veal b. We can find employment at
home for all our capital in building rail
roads and canals, and irrigating the
arid lands OF Colorado and Arizona.
Water will make our deserts more
fruitful than the Asiatic iungles. To
every suggestion of departure from
the traditions under which we have
lived let the answer be. "Procul, o
procul este. profani !" S. NJ.
San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 2, 1898.
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The record-union., 1898-06-11

naught the ideas of surgeons and the
laws of anatomy: Morton and Revelle,
the eccentric comedy duo in ''Pickings
from Puck" as their sketch is called,
which fairly revels in new jokes, fun
ny songs and absurd comedy. Mr. Nor
ton is the originator of rag time words
Vinie De Witt, vocalist and cornet solo,
ist, who has had a very rapid rise in
the profession and has won popularity
and recognition for her remarkable tai
ent; Polk and Rollins, who will sur
prise those who understand the difficult
ties of classical music by playing the
overture from William Telr' on BAN
jos; Henry Kessler, tenor singer, which
is rare article in this rage of yaude-
Vile: John and Louisa Tills royal
marionettes, presenting blue Beard
and "Humpty Dumpty," and the kline
photographic, with new views, including
the u. S. battleship Maine taken in
Havana harbor. Out of compliment to
Mr.. Clifton, who to-day becomes sole
manager of the Orpheum, the Elks will
tonight attend in a body.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
TRUSTEES ELECTED.
Those Who Will Serve in the
Country District Schools.

The following list is of School Trus-
tees that have been elected in the coun-
try districts, in addition to those here
tofore published:
Pacific-Joseph Holmes
American Rivera. r. Bowers
Lincoln-J. A. Colburn, V. F. Strauch
and c. c. Strauch.
Stone House-James Gaffney and
Mark Hanlon
Excelsior-W. A. Birch and ]. w.
Holmes.
Andrus Island-H. Wulff and L. M.
Linn baugh.
Walnut Grove-Kate Brow
Carroll-H n. Keema.
Courtland-Dwight Hollister.
Mokelumne-Mrs. Jennie McLanahan.
Mrs. r. keema and Mrs. A CLAIM.
Jackson-William L. Johnston
Orange Vale-William Elkus.
Natoma-Frank H. Mette.
Center-E. S. Driver
F'lorin-David Reese and S. w. Ken
nedy.
Good Hope-Domingo Cardoza.
Rio ViSta-L. p. Larsen
Ala Alabama-Seymour Carr.
Davis-J. T. Sayles.
Alder Creek-Robert Keefe and Louis
McCann.
Roberts-H. Becki.
There We're no elections in Grant.
buckeye and Howard Districts.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

This afternoon at =, tonight at and
tomorrow night at the Orpheum Hop
kins' Transoceanic Star Speciality Com
pany, with Frank Gardner and his
trained riding baboon, JESSIE in Won
derful act of horsemanship, and we are
told, "the funniest act in the world"
Little Lulu, the Brazilian wonder. in a
sensational trapeze act; Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Sfdman in delightful comedy
sketch, entitled "A Bit of Real Life in
which Mr.. Sidman gives a portrayal OF
an old country squire on a visit to New
York, which is described as a most ar
tistic piece Of work. Other members
include Juno Salmo, the Partisan equi-
libriSt and contOrtionist, who sets at
The record-union., 1898-06-11
THE OLD GAME.
A Woman Who Evidently Has No
Time to Read the Pauers.

The bunco man is again in town At
least he was here Wednesday after
noon, and he was SmOOth-looking
specimen of buncoism, too.
AS usual, the bunco shark chose for
his victim a woman, and the lot fell
to Mrs. H. Barber, who conducts a
lodginghouse at S11 H street.
The bunco man was young and sleek
looking, and according to his statement
had only recently arrived from the
East (proba bly, from Sing Sing) and
was not satisfied with his lodgings. He
was looking for something genteel and
was delighted with the room shown him
by Mrs. Barber.
The bunco man told the old, old
story, and his victim swallowed it for
gospel. He found it impossible for
him to take possession, but offered to
pay something in advance as he did not
care to risk losing the room Mrs.
Barber was pleased with the thought
fulness OF the young man, and when he
fished up a $40 Confederate States
note, payable two years after the close
of the Civil War, she cheerfully gave
him SO in change, and both she and
the nice, young buncoist We're happy.
Mrs. Barber welcomed her milkman
that evening, and in squaring her bill,
rendered the note of the government
that has been dead for over thirty five
years. The milk dispenser eyed the
note suspiciously and said he was not
used to handling such money. Mrs.
Barber, believing in the nice young
man and the kind of money he used,
told the incredulous mlkman to bring
it back if it was not good and
He brought it back
1t was the old, old trick over again,
and only two months ago it was played
on the proprietress of another lodging
house only a block or two from Mrs.
Barbers place. Said a gentleman in
speaking of the business yesterday:
There are as good fish in the sea as
were ever caught and the bunco man
knows it full we'll"
Though it is understood that a detec-
tive was engaged on the case, the man
who showed the queer" is still at large.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
A DEAD GIVE AWAY.
How People Would Know That He
Was n Sacrameutau.


A couple of Sacramento's best known
citizens recently returned from busi-
ness trip through the northern counties
of the State, and one of them tells a
story on the other that is worth re-
peating.
After long drive the pair arrived
at a cheerful hotel in mountain town,
and received an effusive welcome from
the boniface. When the dinner hour ar
rived they, with a dozen other guests,
took their places at the single long
table.
The waitress first served each guest
with a glass of sparkling. crystal
water, fresh from the mountain spring,
and then retired for a siesta while the
steak was being prepared.
Smith (his name was not Smith, but
something else just as popular, by the
waD is thoughtfully disposed, and is
much given to comparisons. He was
eying the goblet of sparkling water,
and somehow vision Of Sacramento
River straight" recurred to him.
In the meantime Jones (whose name
isn't Jones, either) was growing uneasy
at the long absence of the waitress,
and was peering around for something
to stop the persistent left hooks of his
inner man. A dish of fresh, crisp
salad caught his eye, and he threw con-
ventionality to the winds.
Jones seized his fork and made a
motion for the salad dish, which was
just behind his glass of water.
Smith saw the move, and a shocked
expression came over his countenance
as he seized his friends partially ex-
tended arm and said in a stage whis-
per: Don't try to eat that water
with fork, Jones, or everybody will
know you are from Sacramento"
The record-union., 1898-06-11
RED CROSS SOCIETY.
1t Ships a Large Number Of Ban
dages and Other Things.

The Red Cross Society of Sacramento
shipped yesterday 250 bandages, 80 pill
low cases, 80 comfort bags. IL hand
rolled bandages for surgeons, l box toi-
let soap and a half dozen handker-
chiefs.
The following are the donations that
have been received Cash 81 Mrs
Captain Roberts, f1annel Mrs G. L.
Simmons, thread, buttons and safety
pins; Mrs. j. o. Coleman, % comfort
bags; Mrs. Laura Woods reel of tape
Louise Mails, thread; Mrs. Krebs. 26
pillow cases and 40 comfort bags: Mrs.
John Stevens, 50; Mrs. Frank Miller.
50; fishing pond at Brighton. S1.OS;
Mrs. Steinman, buttons; Mrs. Vein
stock, muslin; Edo and Evelyn Colgon.
surgeons bandages
The Ladies Catholic Relief Society
will sew on Tuesday next
The ladies of the Sacramento Whist
Club have volunteered their services in
aid of the Red Cross Society work on
Monday, the 18th. They will commence
work at 5 o'clock sharp
The shipments to headquarters in
San Francisco have been 100 bandages.
600 comfort bags, 50 pillow cases. IS
handkerchiefs, II socks. 1 box soap.
Is emergency bandages, IL surgeons
bandages, books.
Mrs w. D. Lawton, President of the
Sewing Society. states that ladies are
greatly needed to assist in the sewing.
and she hopes that more will feel able
to volunteer their assistance.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
Articles Of Incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation were yes
terday filed in the office of the Secre-
tary of State as follows:
California Raisin Growing Associa-
ton. Principal place of business, Fres-
no. Directors-M. Theo. Kearney,
Louis Einstein, T. c. White, Fresno
Robert Boot, Oleander; L. S. Critten-
den, o. l.. Sayre and William S. Por-
ter, Hanford. Capital stock. $500, 900;
amount subscribed, 81.
The Scripps- Blades News Associa-
ton Formed for buying and selling
news, etc. Principal place of business,
Los Angeles. Directors-Edward W.
Scripps, Westchester. O.; Paul H
Blades, Edwin II. Bagby, Frances Bag
by-Blades. Edwin A. Meserves, Los An
geles. Capital stock, 5000; all sub
Scriha6
The record-union., 1898-06-11
A SUNDAY OUTING.
The Sacramento Camera Club Will
Have One Tomorrow.

The Sacramento Camera Club will
take an outing tomorrow up the river,
using the launch Yolo Belle and a
barge. The excursion will leave the
wharf at a. m.
All the club members are asked to
join in the excursion, which will not be
costly one, and to bring their cam
eras, fishing tackle and lunch backets.
The members expect to bring back a
fine lot Of negatives with them, as
there are many beautiful views to be
found along the river, and a great
days enjoyment is anticipated.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
Special Sale Of New GOOds

Bought since the great decline in sum-
mer goods; ladies' Knox-shape sailors,
with silk band and bow in plain braids,
loc and 2oc; and in fine Milan and
satin braid, 69c to 81. In tape or Milan
braid crown with fancy braid brims,
Ioc and 9oc. All of our French flow
ers reduced one-half. Roses, &c, 1Oc
and 10c. Ladies summer undervests,
DC, lOc, 19c and 23c. Job in 2Oc hosiery
for 1Oc; 23c kind, 15c, and extra fine
silk finished 25c children's hose 5 and
5la for &c; % dozen mems and boys
straw hats, from &c to soc, worth more
than double. Remember at the Red
House, j street. between Seventh and
Eighth.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
VERY FEW COMING.
Many Will Put It OFF and Will Not
be Able to Register

Those in charge of the making of the
new Great Register at the County
Clerks office complain that very few
persons have come to register since the
registration opened on June 1st.
They say that unless people come in
faster they will have more to do in the
last few days allowed for registration
than they can attend to and many will
be unable to register, as was the case
the last time
The record-union., 1898-06-11
Fruit Shipped Yesterday.

Nineteen carloads of fruit were ship
ped from this city yesterday to the
East, as against seventeen for the cor
responding day last year. Seven car
loads went to Chicago, four to New
York. one each to Boston, Omaha and
minneapolis, two to Philadelphia and
two TO other points.
There We're one and three quarters
carloads Of cherries, three and a half
OF apricots, ten and half of peaches,
TWO and half of plums and three
quarters of car of mixed fruits.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
PLENTY OF FRUIT.
A Costumes Orchardist Who is
Satisfied With His Cron.

Edward Booth, a large fruit-grower
on the Costumes River, was in the city
yesterday.
He stated to Record Union" re-
porter that there has never been a
larger crop of pears, plums and prunes
along the river than at present.
Peaches and apricots, however. are
very scarce. He expects to ship from
thirty-fve to forty carloads of fruit
East this season from his orchard He
complains bitterly of the pest-infected
orchards along the river, the owners
of which do not spray them
The record-union., 1898-06-11

Deputy Sheriff. During the forenoon
]. P. Ewing, a little man II years of
age. came into the Office and declared
that the praise bestowed on the officer
was not merited in this instance. He
said that Constable Steen, with his as
sistance, arrested the wild man, put
handouts on him and seated him in
Justice Gandy's Office, where they had
him safely in custody when the Deputy
Sheriff arrived
The record-union., 1898-06-11
California Rangers.

w. A. Disborough, Captain of Bat
terry A, Light Artillery, California
Rangers, Hart's Brigade, has establish
ed headquarters at 1907 Fourth street
Tor recruiting. Two hundred men are
wanted from the country surrounding
Sacramento, who are good horsemen.
and including that between Jackson,
Truckee. Oroville, Marysville and Da-
wi
The record-union., 1898-06-11
Y. w. c. A,
It's Last Sunday Meeting Until Fall
Will be Held To-Morrow

The last of the Sunday meetings at
the Young Women's Christian Associ-
alton, until fall, will be held Sunday
afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. All women
are cordially invited.
The Lunch Committee is confident
that it offers superior lunch, and is
glad so large number appreciate it,
The rooms are open for all women from
8 a. m. to y p. IN. every day excepting