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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-23

island about two miles from its hand
some port. which has third-class
light All the places on the east coast
have harbors or roadsteads at their
! playas with depth of water from ten
to twenty three feet.
Off the coast east, lies the most inn
portant of the subsidiary isles which
come to us with the large one, that OF
Vieques, thirteen miles distant, and
twenty -one miles long by six wide. 1t
is a fertile and well-timbered isle, with
forests of cabinet woods, sugar planta-
tions and pastures for vast herds of
cattle. North of it lies Culebra, or
Snake Island; off the south coast, not
far from Ponce, the Dead Mans Chest,
and in the channel between Porto
Rico and Santo Domingo, Mona ISL
and-none of them as fertile as ViequeS
or at present of much account.
In the east and southeast are great
pasture lands, where herds of cattle
are reared, which form an important
item Of export. All kinds of domestic
fowl, ducks, geese, turkeys, ETC., find
here a congenial home, in which they
multiply with astonishing rapidity.
The inhabitants of Porto Rico, ac-
cording to the latest statistics, num-
Der about $4,000, over 100000 of
whom are black or colored, and the
majority Of them very much mixed
indeed. All speak Spanish, are gov
erned by Spanish laws, and have
Spanish habitudes; but there are not
only descendants of Spaniards here,
but men and women with Jewish, In
dian, African and Moorish blood in
their veins. All writer's agree, how
ever, that they are a tractable and
doclle people, indolent, delicately or
ganized, vivacious, apt to kiss or en-
brace a man they like, where the
American would merely shake his
hand
The ladies are, like all Spanish
American "doncellas,' attractive and
pleasing, graceful in department and
elegant Of bearing, Towing as sisters,
faithful as wives, sweet and amiable as
sWeethearts and daughters" These are
those of the cities and towns. In the
country, owing to the comparative dem
sity of population and scarcity of mar
kets, most of the people are extremely
poor. According to a book called La
Question of Puerto Rico" published IN
Spain, the density of population is ex-
traordinary, with about l, I44 inhabl-
tants to every square league, while in
Cuba it is only 376. Twenty years ago
the number of individual land proprle-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-23

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
county of Sacramento, State of Califor-
MIA.
In the matter of the estate of MARY
E. HUMPHREY formerly Mary E. HalD,
A. B Humphrey, executor of the estate
of said above named deceased, having
filed his petition herein duly verified,
praying for an order to mortgage certain
real estate of said decedent, for the pur-
1t is. therefore, ordered by said court
that all persons interested in the estate
OF Salo an FrdaV the 18th deV o tn SAD
A. D. 1893, at TO o'clock q. m. of the said
day, at the Courtroom of said Superior
mento. county of Sacramento, State of
California, then and there to show cause
why the following real property, to-wit:
of real property situate in the county of
San Joaquin, State of California, describ-
ed as follows: The east one-haif of sec
half of section g.; the north half of the
southwest quarter; the northwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter and the south
ter and west half of the northeast Quar-
ter of section 5: all IN township 2 south,
range 8 east. M, D. 3. and NJ. contain
pieces and parcels of real property situate
In Tulare County, in said State of Califor-
MIA, described as follows: Section i6: the
north 800 acres of the west half Of sec
ton %; all in township 20 south. range 26
east, M. D. B. and NJ, containing $40
acres.
Together with the improvements there-
on or some part thereof, should not be
mortgaged for the amount mentioned in
amount as to the court or Judge may
seem meet.
Dated September T. 1898
MATT E. JOHNSON,
Judge of said Superior Court.
Holl q Dunn, Attorneys for Executor.
se15-4w
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-23

The Democrats of New York say that
Colonel Roosevelt will not make a
strong candidate for Governor of the
Empire State. Yet IN the face Of this
declaration they are leaving no stone
unturned to defeat his nomination by
the Republicans. They appear to be
oblivious to the fact their declarations
and their acts do not hitch, and that If
what they assert is true, they ought
to be solicitous for his nomination In
the interest Of their own party. That
he will be nominated and elected is,
however, a foregone conclusion. At no
time in the history of that great State
has there been known such general
popular demand that any man should
become Governor. He has already been
put into the field by half-dozen in
dependent associations, political and
business organizations, and he will be
nominated by the Republican party and
elected by the people.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-23

The Ohio Democratic Convention ia
bled with a rush resolutions offered for
free silver and Bryan in 1900. A party
straw oft indicates the direction of the
political wind
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-23

The conflicts in Cuba between Gu
bans and Spanish officers and soldiers
are very exasperating. THESE hostile
people are having daily muraefo1s Ell
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-23
Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Showers tonight
in the northeast portion; partly cloudy
Friday; fresh northwest wind; cooler on
northwest coast
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15

That piracy on the high seas Is boy no
mSans a thlng Of the past that Il dld
not cease with the suppression 81 the
buccaneers Of the Spanish Mains
well known hut the past year seems
Ia have been especially prolific in pl-
ratical deeds, and proves that the mari
time powers will have 10 devote some
OF their ships 10 the suppression ot this
crime against the laws Of nations and
the welfare of mankind
The last important piracy was COM
mlttcd something over two months ago.
when a ship bound from New York 90
Marsellles was captured hy pirates
soon after she had entered the Mcdit-
erranean Sea. 10 was the Italian ship
Freducla. commanded by Captain Mac
cctta
on the coast of Morocco she became
becalmed. aud, being caught iu a swift
current was carried ashore. As soon
as she touched an armed band 81 Rins
swarmed around her iu their boats and
NNNlNNN NNIa tue ANlN" wv IHNNfINN
the crew aud stripped the vessel 90 au
the money and clothing on board and
~ everything else movable Then thoy
took the captain aud several sailors Co
hold Tor ransom and put ashore. prom
islng TO return and dispose Of the rest
of the crew later
while the pirates were ashore "a
breeze sprang up, and as the ship had
only touched lightly the crew remain
Ink on board were able 10 work her on
the shoal and stand out over toward
the coast Of Europe oui Of the pirates
reach. So Tar as is known the captain
has not been ransomed, nor has Italy
sent any man-oi-war 10 punish the
Rins.
About two months before this Italian
ship was captured by pirates In the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15

forward r number Of relatives not like
by TO live long. This Is called baying
hopes (des esperances-b eaucour d'cs-
perancesl. II the young lady with Q
substantial dot can also show q satls-
factory background OF invalid uncles
and aunts then everything Is as q
should be and the young poole are
brought toN ;her with every prospect
Of a favorable conclusion. II happens.
however. too often that they DO not
know each other sufficiently and that
they are persuaded TO believe that the
mutual liking Is greater than II really
Is. Sometimes this sort Of underlined
attraction ripens into q deep and de-
voted love; when this occurs there are
no more affcctionate wives or more
faithful widows than French women.
More frequently. especially In the high
or classes. a sort Of cool frlendlness
springs mp. s.aere they see hut little
OF each other and freedom Is enjoyed
on both sides. The authority Of the
husband Is less felt than In an Eng
lish household. There Is sort Of
understanding that In her home the
wife r. queen and settles matters as
she pleases. But their best and warm
est feelings are awakened by all that
concerns their children. French pa
rents are perhaps the most affectionatc
In the world. The interests and vel
fare OF their children are their FIRST
consideration. and wonderful sacrifices
Of their own pleasure and enjoyment
are made In favor OF their sons and
daughters by the most worldly men
and women. These are taken as mat
ter of course. no one thinks OF doing
otherwise or Of seeing any merit 10
such acts Tho mothers especially, ar,
unequaled. nothing viii stand In the
way Of a French woman where her chill
dren's interests are concerned. This
love Is 40 engrossinF that 10 swallows
up every other. they are more mother.
than wives. and II called upon "a
choose between allowing husband "a
go alone on a foreign mission or loay-
INK their children, they would not
hesitate. Mes oniants ayont tout
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15

steamer was captured were struggled
on board her In the bed Of fake"
slck woman.
To turn from the Mediterranean ses
and the lndlsn Ocean to waters nearef
home. the case OF the pirate Oscar mar.
tells has recently been attracting atten.
ton on the Pacific coast. because Of
the sentence 70 two years penal scryi.
tude which he has just received In Mex.
leo
tie began his career on the Pacific by
stealing the schooner Dawn. which war
lying In the harbor ~ san Diego. fIs
and a man named Behn secretly got
provisions on board the unEuardsd
craft and then one MIGHT they holsted
sail and stood down the coast Tor the
Gulf uf California. Tor Guadoloupe III.
aud where they had heard a large mum.
Der OF goat skins had been collected and
lcfi with only two men To watch them
while the owners took the frat load NJ
the coast
The frechoolcrs reached the island
surprised the two men Ia charge. seized
1000 skins and an the mems provisions
lied one man tu tree aud warned the
other not 20 unite lin unth the schoon.
cr was ont u sight. Then they went to
SAINT Barbara ard sold the plundored
skins. while the tvo men on the island
lived on roots and berries until q YES.
sci came along AMI rescued them.
After that the ventures Of Bartels
would ON big book. and be interesting
reading Tie stole vessel after vessel.
and when people were on board whom
he did not wish TO have about be- threw
them overheard strange to say. the
people Dc threw overheard. as Tar az
Is known. always managed TO get TO
shore or to be re- ucd by boats from
other vessels
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15

The most forcible example Of iaitn
that Is lasting ever recorded In the
southwest Is shown In the history OF
Capt George Soarlcs Of Tombstone.
For eight long years he has been work
ing one claim that has never yet re-
turned him a cent. With no other as
sistancc than his own hands he has
already done 1000 feet OF work In
shafts and drifts His claim Is just
below Tombstone. quite near the stage
road and not Far from the famous Con-
tentlon mine. His faith Ia that the
rich Contention ledge runs through his
claim and that ere long he will strike
that ledge and jump In a moment from
almost a pauper 10 a millionaire. No
one else believes this. but that makes
mo- difference 10 him aud every day he
goes down 10 hls mine he expects 10
come out a rich man.-san Francisco
Can.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15
FRENCH MARRIAGES.
rs THE ONE GREAT OBJECT OF
EVERY GIRLS LIFE.
when Mademoisslle Rebels-Not Forced
TO Mary a Man Whom She Positively
Dlsilkes - French Parents Are the
Most Devoted IN the World.

The old marriage dc CONVEYANCE.
which caused so much sorrow and con
seqrent evil In former days. when
girl was taken out Of a coyent to be
shown the man to whom she was about
TO be married, is nov a thing OF the
past. says the Century. u must be
acknowledged. however. that mar
rlages are still made up. often too
hastily and specifically. by nicely
balanced family arrangements and by
the Intervention Of friends. Neyerthe-
less, attraction and repulsion are now
take into consideration. and a girl Is
no longer forced TO marry a man
whom she positively disllkes. ! could
quote instances IN the very highest
'historlcaD aristocracy where. at the
last moment. after the trousseau had
been sent In tmarked according 10 GUS
tom. with the united initial letter of
the two names deliberately Cmbroid-
ered), and all the social preparations
made. the marriage was broken on be-
cause thu bride had declared that she
could not get accustomed" to the
bridegroom nor endure the idea Of see.
ing his face la her home during her
natural life. In one Of these instances
the family lamentations over the
Initials OF the trousseau were really
amusing Fortunately. substitute
was soon found. whose name like that
Of the rejected sutton began with an
X and the complications were thus
happily settled. The great object Of
the French girls life b. marriage.
From the time Of her birth her parents
have prepared for this event aud ln
many cases they have considerably
straitened their income aud curtailed
their cnioyments "a make up her DOT.
Every girl In every class b. expected 10
nave something, those who have moth
Ing are exceptions and constitute a
minority OF old maids The girls who
from choice do not marry generally be-
come nuns. usually much against the
wishes OF their parents. The old tales
OF young women being forced into con
vents 10 Improve the position 81 their
brothers are forgotten in hose days
when. while no child can on any pre-
tense be- deprived Of a share In the
fathers inheritance. monastlc VOWS are
not recognized hy law Nuns and
apinstors ore exceptions, marriage is
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15
Mh.n NI.rnrn WIN Run n,.

Dr. G. X. Gilbert. Of the United
States Geological Survey says that a
comparison Of age records Tor a period
Of twenty years shows that the land
surrounding the Great Lakes Is be-
Ing gradually Tilted from northeast 10
southwest at such a rate that, Of two
points one hundred miles apart. the
northern rises Eve inches w!ih refer
ence 10 the southern in one hundred
years At Chicago the lake level rises
about one inch in ten years Doctor
Gilbert predicts that. % this movemcn,
continues. in about three thousand
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15
Manageable. rrensl.a Them.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch: The
evil OF monopolles and rings we're
known TO ancients. Aristotle referring
10 them In his Politics" and then. as
now. Il was found necessary 10 hold
them In check by legislation, The mo-
nopGllst was called In Roman Law a
DardanArius. and punished under the
lex Julia De Ammonia. Monopolles 81
clothing. fsh and an articles of food
we're prohibited by the Emperor Zeno
under pain OF conhscatlon and exile,
~ that Il Is certain that the rings"
Of the ancient days were a. mischlev-
Gus a. they are now. Al Athcts a lag
limited the amount Of corn a man
might buy. The earliest recorded in
stance We have was a corn ring"
There Is an ancient tradition that the
King whu made Joseph his p.ime min
lister. and committed into ais hands
the entire administration - Egypt
was Apepi Apepl was one o. the shep-
herd kings. and ruled over the whole
OF Egypt. a. Joseph's Pharaoh seems TO
have done. The prime minister. dur
Ing seven years OF remarkable plenty,
bought up every hushel OF corn be-
yond the absolute needs Of the Egyp-
tlans and stored IT, During the terrible
famine that followed he was able 10
get his own price. and bartered corn
successiycy Tor the Egyptian money,
cattle and land. and. taking one-htth
Tor Pharaoh. made him supremely
wealthy. u was not merely e. provI-
dent act. but a very polite occ his
policy being 90 centrallze power 10
/ the monarch's hands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15

Mediterranean British steamship
passing through the Straits OF Malacca,
was captured hy pirates. n was the
steamer Pogu, commanded boy Captain
Ross
40 ErId. one % the ports where The
coasting steamers stop for cargo ot
pepper eleven Aohlnese men and one
woman came on board. According Co
custom. Captain Ross searched the men
Tor concealed weapons llc found none.
but 10 afierwari was found that the wo-
man. who had not been searched. had
concealed. under her Malay "urong
a collection 90 long aud deadly knives.
Just fitted Cor uinticll work
THE day after leaving Erii. while tho
captain aud chief Engineer Cnrlc
were at dinner Boa tho saloon. siN armed
Achinesc burst iu and attacked them
hercoly. The officers were uuarmCd
bat defended themselves the best they
could with chairs Though they were
terribly sashcd about the head and
hands they managed 90 0rht their way
to the deck Cmgic ran tn tho engine
room. where D., bottled the door aud
was afc The captain. however was
Killed and literally hacked 90 pieces by
the knives OF tie Achlucsc
The pirates then attacked the mate
and The quarttrmasier. who were on
the brIdrp and Killed thom Two Uf
the crew and Two Chinese passengers
we're killed on the deck and the rest
terrified into uou-rcsisiancc Then the
ship was looiod and the safe opened
and $4,000 taken from o. Tho pirates
lowered two boats and loading them
with booty. departed Tor The shore
ln almost exactly the same place
where tno Pogu was looted suothcr
steamer shared the same fate not long
before. The arms with which the nrst
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15
The STREET CARS RIVAL.
Bieysls ia. Certainly IIur, the Hallway
business.


The annual report OF the state
bureau OF railways Of Pennsylvania.
which has just been completed, con-
talns several very interesting facts.
among others the statement that the
stock capitalization OF street railways
per mile Of road Il greater than the
average cost OF steam railways and
their equipments In the United States.
This Is stated 10 be due IN a large
measure 70 the oyer-capltallzation OF
several companies combining, whereby
the amount o. stock issued In tile con-
solldated company is invariably great
err than the combined capital OF the
several companies. Another unlock
ed for fact ia brought TO light by the
statistics OF the past year, and that
IA that the combined receipts Of all the
street railway companies IN the state
has largely decreased from that OF
past years. On this point Maj Brown
chief OF the bureau. says In all prob
ability the use Of the bicycle by busi-
ness people and pleasure seekers "
the prolific source Of the reduction IN
the receipts OF many street railways
In cities where favorable conditions do
not exist for She use of the bicycle,
where the hills are steep and nor easy
OF ascent or descent. the railway COM
panles probably have not been Affect
ed by the use OF the wheel 10 sb great
an extent. but In cities like Harrisburg
and many others Il cannot be gain
said that the bicycle has become a
most serious competitor Of the rail-
way" To re-cniorce this view Of the
case observations made on Third
street. Harrisburg. during the month
Of October last. are quoted. The OBJ
seryatlons covered two days. from 7
ln tn morning 10 q In the evening.
During that time CO.'S persons passed
a given point 1862 in the cars and
t.iiG on bicycle. that is. gu per cent
on bicycles and 1913 pcr cent on tho
ears. or more than two 20 one in favor
Of the wheel To what extent this
large number Of bicycle riders Affect
ed the receipts Of the traction company
can only be conicciurcd.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15


stand. just o. the sheriff commenced.
Il oier the plantation TO rent. on good
and approved security" etc. Heard
the administrators brother ~ he bid.
and saw Il knocked down 10 him. Her
heart had bounded with fear. but now
stood siill a. the slckenlng reality. Oh.
Heaven. had q come 90 this? Were
she and her babes turned shelterlcss
from their fathers house, without one
moments warning7
A hand was laid on her arm. she
looked up and met the snaky eye OF
the administrator. black aud tvinkling
with triumphant malice. You do no,
want the place. Aunt RUTH" he ask
cd. In bis soit ireachorous voice. Il
made no difference 90 him whether she
wanted u or not but Appearances must
be kept up before De- wDsaerlnr ewes
Of the public She dil not botray him.
she did NOT slap the dsrk-Wltchcd face
90 close 90 hers she ava not utter one
roproach. she dld not suffer her Inns
90 move. How the rest Of tho day pass.
cd she never knew She dImly recol.
lected onactlng the para % hostess. OF
seeing thousands oi dollars IAN into
the hands ot her rrredy hushand's
klnsmCn and all under tho sheriff b
hammer and tho form Uf law that coat
OF mail Too often tha 1rmor 90 lnjus-
tIco She remembered the thrill % re-
more and terror go the sIycry. happy
laughter of her l.ulo r.rl as she gl.deI
hIihCr and thIthor. enjoying the
strange scene with childish dolght
But nirht came at nst to that long
day. ana yho Nls alone alone with her
grief and indignation Noycr had gath
er.nr darkness been ECO welcome.
ln tho adjoining room sho heard enc
shcrin and administrator s they made
out tho papers ana closed up the bpsl-
ness OF me day, hu, 40 length their
tones died out Tho little prattler On
her crib had ceased her wondrons tales
Of the great day. Ever and anon IN
the lulls of the tempest storm without
che heard the lond. mono,onous sounds
that told the tired administrator SLEPT
well afte- that days deeds. Not h,
the one 10 follow too closely the foot
steps OF he great excmnlar lie dit
not 90 ont and hang himself, but h
30, himself % hls soft bed and slept
soundly. at peace with himself and hi.
work.
but how with the victim ~ Ai'
treachery. lyinR PROSTATE on tn
hearth In her room' From the moment
shs had folt herself alone she had
given up 70 ~ passions that had beer
restrained BY = powerful snort 81
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15
IN. Rs,er, Ready

a bustllur agent Tor a patent ckurn
invaded the Office OF a busy merchant
one day and proceeded 10 deliver bis
lecture. "Ono moment please said
the merchant MAY ash 90 whom !
am indebted for this yislt9' The caller
produced his card 10 contained the
inscription, Barton ZobIlon Day,
Agent Tor Cosmopolitan Novelty Com
pany." The man OF husiaoss studied
the card a moment Then De looked
mp. u am honored by your call. Mr..
uarton Zchulon Day. Dee said. with a
genial smile. "hut this is also my d. z
Day Good day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15
RECENT INVENTIONS.

An improved hair crlmpcr Just
placed on the market has a cylindrical
meab,r with a catch az one end and
conca,e leaf hinged to its opposite
end to clamp the hair in place after u
Is wound on the cylinder a sprlng loop
being provided 10 hold the leaf iu cn'
gagement with the catch
A Boston woman has invented a
skirt adiuster consisting of two pieces
OF wire sewed to the skirt aud linked
together TO form a hinge. with the out
side ends having transverse nterlock-
ing portions which can be- plnched to-
gether and fastened 20 secure the skirt
In rs shortened adjustment
Bahy carriages can be- Hiiol with
an automatic fan 20 keep the baby
cool. the device having a yoke eNtend-
ing over the top ~ the carriage 10
support a horizontal shaft which car
flos the revolving fan. the shaft being
scared 10 a wheel attached 90 one %
the front wheels of thc carriage.
Hairplns which viii not come out
are formed Of O hollow shaft with
slots In the pointed end With a slld.
lng rod inside the shaft. 10 operate
pair Of pointed arms through the slotl
and spread them ont to faston the pin.
the arms being Withdrawn 10 remove
the pin by pulling the rod outward.
To give an alarm when the water
gets low In a boiler a weight Is mount
ed on each end Of a centrally plyotcd
lever inside the boiler ono NJ the
weights being cup-shaped 10 receive
circular foat which sInka into Il as
the water lowers. thus displaclng the
lever and pulling a valve open to
blow steam whistle until the boiler
a. Allied aNufn