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The Philipsburg mail., 1898-08-05

linas and Georgia and do good service,
but Philadelphia birds already trained
would not be available, owing to the
great distance of travel and the GER
tainty of death before the birds could
reach home. Mr.. Jones does not think
the lofts in the southern states still to
be established would be of any service
under year, time so long as to prob
ably make them useless in the present
war. He says it is very difficult to
train young birds. They can never
make a record of five miles until they
are one year old. They are never use
: full even for short distances before
they are four months old and then their
training must be by short stages. Mr..
Jones estimates that it will be next
summer before any of the southern
lofts will be of any advantage to the
war or navy department. He says a
homing pigeon to be trustworthy must
be tough, particularly If he is to fly
over the ocean. He says carrier pigeon
is an incorrect name, for it the birds
absolute love of home which indicates
his nature and name
Fanciers have received heart break
ing accounts of the treatment or
pigeons by sailors in the navy. They
have heard that the newspaper men
have been served with baked pigeon
on the ships and that the opening OF
the little aluminium capsule containing
the message has been a species of grace
before meat 1t has been reported that
birds have been shot without discrimi-
nation and that their service therefore
has been rendered void. inexperienced
men have sent them abroad at night
fall, so that they have become exhaust
ed before they have been able to reach
their fuft3. Some authorities have said
that the war department could handle
1000 birds right now if it had them.
Mr.. Jones says this is not possible. He
puts the effective limit at 500 He says
it is not such an easy thing as one
might think to ship homing pigeon
service.
The lack of an organized service in
the hands of inexperienced men would
make it impossible to care for any
considerable number Of birds. He calls
attention to the fact that the pigeons
are petted and caressed by their mas
ters from the time they are squads uA-
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One CT the first things discussed
was the use of homing pigeons in the
naval service. Stories have been writ
ten of the lofts stationed all along the
Atlantic coast and the expected great
results from the service. But, accord
ing to the statement of Charles II.
Jones, secretary of the National Asso-
citation of Homing Pigeon Fanciers,
the lofts already established would be
of little use in Cuban matters. Mr.
Jones says that the navy department
has asked fer birds and that fanciers
All over the land have offered their
champions. He and the president OF
the association have been in constant
communication with the navy depart
ment since war was declared and have
sont out hundreds of circulars. He
says the responses have indicated the
patriotism of the owners in a marked
degree. The owners love their birds
as men love thoroughbred horses and
that giving them up to possible death
Is sacrifice unknown to the laity.
The birds go into inexperienced lands,
"un risks on land and sea from hunt
FRS, hawks, etc, run the risk of being
eaten abroad ship, and the men who
bred and trained them feel an agony
IN thus giving them up. Many pe"
sons seem to think that all that is
needed is TO put a pigeon in loft get
1t accustomed to this loft and then
turn it loose anywhere to get good re-
suits. The instinct of the bird is to get
back to it's home, the loft where it was
bred and lived all the time before re-
moval. 1t is essentially a domestic
bird and will persevere to death to re-
gain its first home. Birds from lofts
on the northern coast would be avail
able for coast duty with ships cruising
there, but for Cuban and Porto Rican
news would be useless, because they
would return to New England if bred
there and their dispatche7 would be
useless. Lofts for use in the expedi-
tions now under way must be estab-
lished IN lower Florida and Key West
They could be established in the Caro-
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PICKING POCKETS WITH TOES.
Wonderful Dcxterity Displayed by the
GauchOs of the Argentine.


Gaucllos of the Argentine.
From the Boston Transcript: The
Gauchos, or dwelers in the extensive
plains of Buenos Ayres. are marvel
ously dexterous with both hands and
feet. Many of them have acquired
through long practice such skill in u.s.
ing their toes as if they were fingers
that they can fling the lasso and even
pick pockets with them. Some time
ago Frenchman who was fishing in
one of the rivers of Buenos Ayres was
warned against the light-tingered ma
tives. He forthwith kept a vigilant
watch on his companions, but never
theless one day when his attention was
closely riveted on his float willy
Galcho drew near and, delicately in
serting his foot, extracted the French
mans hooks and other valuables from
his pocket.
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To Survey tho TranSYaal.

It is said that President Krueger and
his executive have decided to have the
entire country Of the South American
republic surveyed geologically. The
work is to be carried out under the su-
pervision of a citizen of the republic,
DR.. G. A. Molengraaf, who has been in
England lately arranging for the pub
lication of the results of the survey by
means of annual reports and occasion
al separate papers, to be accompanied
by maps. A geological survey of this
rich mineral country will be of inesti
mable value.
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One of the Unfortunates.

Chicago News: Gladys-I'm awfully
sorry war has broken out. Fannie
Why? None of your friends has had to
go. Gladys-I know, but it is said that
the seaside resorts are all to be de-
serted this summer, and l bought a
remnant of a yard and half of goods
a couple of weeks ago that would have
made up into a beautiful bathing suit.
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From the Indianapolis Journal: She
If you dare to write me while l am
in the country, l shall return your let
ters unopened. He-Very well, then:
I'll have to use postal cards. And you
know a country postmasters wife has
a good deal of spare time.
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PARROT INSULTED HER.

She Brought tho Owner of the Bird Up
In Court.
Can the voice of an educated parrot
be mistaken for that of a human voice?
That was question that Judge Fer
rell had to decide in the Butte police
court recently. says the Butte Miner
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-08-05

Judge: F.I7,-ef Dunk-What do you
think of Neighbor Pettibunker? Fax.
mer Hornbeak-Waal, he hides hil
light under bushel when in my opin.
ion a teacup would be plenty bi,
enough.
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Taking No Chances.

He-Why doesn't that English girl
breezes, too? Shelter mother won't
let her. She heard the captain say this
was trade wind-Harlem Life.
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AN ELEPHANTS CUNNING.

This is good story of an elephants
Intelligence. The animal in question
was a mere baby when he was sent by
an Indian prince to England as pres
ent for Queen Victoria.
He was shipped as deck passenger
by one of the Indian mail steamers
from Bombay, and as he had but at
tanned the height of well-grown calf,
and was always most docile and tract
able, he was permitted to have the run
of the decks for an hour or two every
morning when the state of the
weather permitted BY the sailors
he was dubbed the "Bos'un's mate"
owing to the penchant he had for care
fully picking up every loose coil of rope
that he could find and then throwing
it over the side, being as Jack said, "as
bad as naval lieutenant for keeping
the decks tidy
Among other acquaintances that he
formed was that of the ships baker,
whose address he soon discovered to be
the place of origin of all the sweet
dainties with which he was petted.
Here he took to making regular
morning call for something sweet for
tiffin, and was generally regaled with
stale tart or piece of cake; but, upon
calling one morning and extending his
trunk as usual, he found that his visit
was unwelcome as something had oc-
Cured to irritate the baker, and in
stead of the cake, he received blow
on the trunk with the rolling pin.
The blow was not severe, but the
Bos'un turned tail and went trumpet
ing up the deck, where he took a post
that would enable him to watch for his
assailant. Before long he saw the bak-
er leave his shop" and mischief being
his object rather than malice, he
promptly marched down, and, with a.
vigorous sweep of his trunk he swept all
the shelves in the bakery clear, until
loaves, tarts, cakes, patty pans, and
cake tins lay in confusion on the deck.
This achieved, he bolted like a school
boy, and was locked up in disgrace;
but, upon the circumstances being
known, the popular verdict was in his
favor, and he was allowed his liberty
as before.
Bos'un marched down instanter to
the baker, and never failed from that
day to exact tribute, which was resu-
larly paid, and from that time he and
his opponent became fast friends.
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Vain Regrets.

Truth: Tommy wish l hadnr
eaten so much turkey. Mother-Whyf
DO you feel sick? Tommy-No, but II
like to eat some moye.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-08-05
The Ocean.

Taking the average depth of the
ocean to be three miles, there would be
a layer of salt 23O feet deep if the water
would eyaporate.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-08-05
Cowardly Fish.

The goldfish is a great coward, and
tiny fish, with the courage to attack it,
ca1 .riEhten it almost to death.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-08-05
Watch Movements.

A watch ticks about 157 ,630,O00 times
in wear and the wheels travel 3,55S%
T..!es per annum.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-08-05

This is good story of an elephants
intelligence. The animal in question
was a mere baby when he was sent by
an Indian prince to England as pres
ent for Queen Victoria.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-08-05

Bos'un marched down instanter to
day to exact tribute, which was resu-
larly paid, and from that time he and
his opponent became fast friends.
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COMPARE THE RECORD.

The farmer Of California must
receive the assistance of the Gov
ernment if he is to prosper. What
has been the record Of the two
great political parties regarding
this question? The Republican
party has ever striven to foster
and encourage the horticultural
interests Of California by means of
favorable tariff 1egis1ation; the
Democratic party has always en-
deavored to break down and sweep
away this protection. The Nc
Kin1ey tariff placed a rate Of z
cents a pound on prunes and plums
in order to protect the California
product against the ruinous COM
petition OF Southern Europe. The
Wilson tariff reduced this to an
ad va1orem duty equivalent to less
than i cent a pound. The Dingley
tariff has restored the duty Of 2
cents. On figs the Mckinley rate
was 21a cents, the Wilson rate
equivalent to about ! cent, and the
Ding1ey rate 2 cents. On raisins
the Mckinley rate was 21a cents,
the Wilson rate 112 cents, and the
DingIey rate 212 cents. On oranges
the Mckinley rate was 10 cents a
cubic foot, the Wilson rate 8
cents, and the DingIey rate about
IL cents. On almonds the Nc
Kiniey rate was 5 cents, the Will
SON rate 3 cents, and the Dingley
rate 4 cents. On walnuts the Nc
Kin1ey and Dingley rates are 3
cents and the Wilson rate 2 cents.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

AT the Orpheum this and tomorrow
evenings, Mrs. Romualdo Pacheco's new
comedy, THE Leading Man" 1t will
be given by the Ideal Comedy Com
pany under the personal supervision of
the playwright, who organized the
troupe in New York some three months
ago, and selected a group Of players of
exceeding comedy merit. The play had
a successful run in San Francisco in
August, and has had like success in
the southern cities Of the State. The
press everywhere has spoken of it as
a sparkling comedy, we'll constructed,
OF sustained interest, clean humor, and
as played with exceptional ability. We
saw the piece the first night of it's
presentation, and can say that it is a
neat, lively, novel and very enjoy
able production wholesome laugh
throughout The company is a large
one and strong; there is no weak tim
Der in it, and the leading low comedian
is one of the very cleverest. His as
sumption Of the stammering, blunder-
ing and rather stupid cousin is about
as neat a piece of mimicry as one need
wish to see. The story of the play
turns upon the mistake of a wife, who
has written a play and wishes to have
it passed upon by a practiced actor.
Instead of confiding her desire to her
husband, she invites the leading man
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PERSONAL MENTION,

E. j. Devlin, city editor of the "Bee,"
has gone to Lake Tahoe for a weeks
sOjourn.
H. F. Fairman, the wellknown road
engineer, formerly Of this city, now of
Arizona, is visiting for a week in Sac
ramento.
Arthur E. Miller, the wellknown at
torney, is recovering from a severe at
tack Of typhoid fever at Santa Cruz.
He has been i'll for about two months.
Miss Falconer arrived in Sacramento
on Saturday from Edinburgh, Scotland,
on visit to her brothers in this city
and San Francisco. Miss Falconer
viii spend a few months in the State.
taking in the different points of inter-
est before she returns East.
Miss Edith Bell daughter of H. C.
Bell, Internal Revenue Collector of the
Fourth District, and DR.. Julian w.
Ashley of Oroville were united in mar
riage yesterday at 1870 p. m. by Rev.
j. B. Silcox at the home Of the brides
parents. Only the relatives and more
intimate friends of the bride and groom
were present. After an elegant we'd
ding dinner the newy married couple
departed for San Francisco, where they
will remain for some days, and then
return to Oroville to make their home
Many elegant presents were received.
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GOT HIS CHILDREN,
A Deserted Husband Spirits Them
Away in a Buggy,

A woman who resides on Twenty
fourth street visited the police station
yesterday morning and asked for a
warrant for the arrest Of her husband,
who she said she had good reason to be-
lieve, from descriptions furnished her.
had carried away her two children.
She explained that for some time she
and her husband had lived apart, and
that yesterday she sent her two chill
dren TO Sunday-school, but that they
We're spirited away by man in a
buggy.
Sergeant McManus informed the
woman that her husband probably had
as good a right to the children as she.
and that She would have to come
around this morning and tell her story
to the City Attorney She departed
without leaving her name
She afterward went to Officer Naghel
at the railroad depot and asked him to
arrest her husband if he should attempt
to board an outgoing train. The officer
declined, and later told a Record
Union" reporter that he had learned
that about six weeks ago the woman
had deserted her husband for a gam
bier, and that the husband had since
been waiting a chance to get possess
sion of his children.
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THE COMING FIGHT.
Considerable Interest Taken in
the Tracey-Mul1er Battle.

Sporting men are beginning to take
sides" in the glove fight to come off
next Thursday night between Tom
Tracey and Fred Muller at the gymna-
sium Of the Sacramento Athletic Club.
The Australian is the choice of those
who adhere to the form" theory, as
Tracey has been long in the ring and
has a good string Of victories to his
credit
There are many however, who al
ways pin their faith to the rising
youngsters, whether it be in turf or
ring matters, and they find In Muller's
record much TO warrant their confidence
in his ability to hold his own with the
best Of those in his class. He fought
two or three battles in this city while
he was in the amateur list, and always
put up strong, plucky fight. Since
then he has greatly improved, and hav-
ing graduated into the professional
class he has met several top-notchers
and defeated them
Thursdays fight ought to be arattling
good one. Both men are reported to be
in the best of condition and able to put
up a good battle.
Reserved seats are now on sale at
Ed. Cohns, Seventh and X streets. and
already there is a good demand for
them. The regular admission will be
81, with 80 cents extra for reserved
seats. Members of the club in good
standing will be admitted free. All the
seats will afford clear view of the
ring.
The club reserves the right to name
he referee and also the right to with
hold the purse if there should be evil
dence of insincerity on the part Of the
boxers
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THE gifts PEG UP ANOTHER.
THEY DEFEAT THE RELIANCE
TEAM TO g.
Little Danger Now of the Sacra-
mentans Being Over
taken.

The Gilt Edge baseball aggregation
added another to their long list
of victories when they defeated the
Oakland Reliance team in San Fran.
cisco yesterday. The game was played
in the presence of fully 5000 people,
and the audience would have been
much larger had it not been for the
threatening weather. During the first
few innings rain fell heavily, and for
while il looked as if the game would
be called on that account. But the at
mospheric conditions improved, and
the game went merrily on.
Neither side scored until the third in
ming, although men were repeatedly
advanced as far as third base. In the
third inning, however, the Brewers
broke the ice and scored the first run
Of the game on a two-base hit by
Harvey, an error by Schmur and a sin
gle by Doyle.
In the following inning the Oaklands
made two runs on two straight hits,
leaving them one run to the good. Then
the excitement was intense, as every
one thought Oakland would surely win.
The game went merrily on until the
ninth inning, when the Gilts unmerci-
Auily III OI MOShll1du anu SCOT6u I'VE
runs on as many hits. In their half
the Oaklands failed to score.
The official San Francisco scorer was
slightly under the influence of some
thing, and his score, though official, is
by no means correct. The correct score
will be found below.
Doyle played a great game both in
hitting and fielding. His pitching was
simply superb, as only four safe hits
We're made off his delivery, and he al
lowed but one man a pass to first His
batting was both hard and timely. The
errors made in the game were largely
due to the slippery condition of the
ground, and in nearly every case were
excusable. Doyle, Harvey, Stanley,
Lochhead and Hutchinson were the
bright particular stars of the Gilts,
While Lange, Schmur and Dean played
great ball for Oakland.
The following table tells just how it
all occurred.
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Rifle Practice,

The following scores were made yes
terday by members of Company G.;
Sergeants J. L. Guth AZ, Klein 81. Cor.
poral P. A. Brown Al, Bates 3S, KIees
81, Schardin 35, Privates Thomas 43
P. Cook 80, D. Cook 80, Gordon 81
Scolfield 40, Wackford 80, Thimson 80
Pool-shooting-P A. Brown 43, P
Cook 40, W. Wackford 40, Major w
I. Wallace 80, J. A. Klein 80, J. l.
Guth So A. Thimson 81, J. Sabin 81
Captain F. Ruhstaller 80 G. Wise
man 80
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To Open His Campaign.

Tomorrow Frank D. Ryan, Republic
an candidate for Congress, goes to Am
ador County, where he will open his
campaign. He will be accompanied by
Hon. Jud. G. Brusie. The Second Dis
trict extends from Mariposa on the
south to Butte County on the north,
and Mr.. Ryan will be kept busy up to
the d9v of election
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of a metropolitan theater to visit her
secretly for the purpose of criticising
the piece He is rather impression
able, and is disposed to be more friend
ly than necessary. Unexpectedly the
husband returns, and to excuse the
presence of the actor the wife intro
duces him as her cousin, who was ex-
pected from the West. He falls in
with the conceit, and is welcomed in
the heartiest manher by the family.
In the meantime the real cousin ar
rives-who is the opposite of the actor
in all things-but being himself in
trouble from the wiles of a supposed
adventures whom he met upon the
overland train, and anxious to escape
the angry pursuit of her husband, he
willingly consents to his own role be-
ing assumed by the actor. Then the
trouble begins, involving physician
who has a fad of treating every all
ment with electricity; the sweetheart
of the leading man who jealousy fails
to understand what is going on, and
several other characters, society peo-
ple are seriously mixed UP in the COM
| plication before all is made clear and
happiness reigns. The play is hand
somely mounted, the scenery for it be-
ing prepared especially for it. The
comedy is in four acts, and the lead
ing roles are taken by Hattie Schell,
Carina Jordan, Kate Vandenhoff, Isa-
bel Garrison, and Messrs. Brigham
Royce, T. NJ Hunter, G. S. Probert,
Harry Saint Maur, Stewart Allen and
Hal Clarendon.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday; c. f. Hammerguest, New
York; j. w. Duntley and wife. Chi
cago; Gus Gross. Charles Schlessenger,
B. Royce, Hattie E. Schell, Joseph
Martin, II. c. Morrill,, San Francisco
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Batch Of Alleged Migrants.

Officers Fisher and Maley yesterday
arrested William Page, alias Frisco
SLIM" James Burns, alias "Boxcar
Jim," John Lewis, William DAILY and
John Gallagher. They were celebrat-
ing on foot wine and Sacramento cli-
mate, and will be charged with vio-
lating the Vagrancy Act.
The record-union., 1898-09-26

Sumfnary-Runs responsible for Doyle
l. Moskiman g. Two-base hits Stanley
Oakland 2. Bases on balls, off Doyle /,
off Moskiman 2. Left on bases. Gilt
Edge s. Oakland s. Struck out, by Doyle
3, by Moskiman q Double plays, Hutch
inson to Lochhead to Shanahan Time Of
game, 1:45 Umpire, Hugh Smith Off
cial scorer, G. A. Griffin
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Fruit Shipments.

Yesterday thirty cars of fruit were
sent East-Peaches four and three
quarters, pears eight, grapes thirteen,
apples four, mixed one-quarter. On the
same date last year twenty cars
went out
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omitted.
MANILA philippine Isles), Aug. 10
1S9S-Dear Brother Charley: AHalrs
have settled down some, ana L VIII
write you about the most exciting
time in my life. By most peculiar
good fortune 1 came into possession OF
$3.50 forwarded to me by the Red
Cross of Sacramento. This equals 80
in the currency of the country. so you
see I'm most fortunate. The poys
have not been paid yet, and we don
know when we will be paid. l Will
spend it as well as I can for the COM
fort of the boys, who are as pennlless
as 1 was I am glad 1 had none,
though 1 will try and use this discreet
ly. I will acknowledge the receipt OF
the money by this mail.
August Sd I was at Cavite. was
put on a detail of fifteen men from the
different batteries, and sent as an ad-
vance guard to Baccoor, four miles
from Cavite, to guard provisions. Here
were in the nest of the insurgents. l
was on guard five nights success1Vely.
Hardships, real hardships, began from
this time-sleeping on the ground, wet
through continually, bad water to drink
and wearisome night watches.
We camped near a one-time beautiful
cathedral as large as St. Peters in San
Francisco. This building presented the
effects of war. Torn and pierced by
cannon balls, the great walls lay liable
to fall at any time. This work was
done by Spanish gunboats before the
Americans came.
Many things l saw here I Will not now
describe. We expected daily to see the
bombardment Of Manila The fifth
night we stayed aboard an ancient
Chinese junk. I spent a very bad night
there. The next day we moved to
Camp Dewey and found the rest of the
battery there occupying the position of
honor. Our row of tents was near the
enemy An army of about 1900 was
The record-union., 1898-09-26
CRUSHED BY HER CROWNi

been written. Fox's famous work deals only
with the martyrdom of the body. When
the real book of martyrs is written it will
deal with the mental martyrdom of the
woman who suffered in silence because
nodesty would not let her put INTO speech
the questions that burned in her heart.