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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-29
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The record-union., 1899-02-27

Some time ago, while holding court
in the royal palace, overlooking the
Danube, Francis Joseph received q
Hungarian blacksmith, who desired to
thank his King for the decoration con-
ferred on him in recognition of his hav-
ing invented an agricultural machine.
During the audience the blacksmith
drew from his pocket two photographs
representing the King and Queen, and
said, handing them to his majesty,
May / ask your majesty, and also the
Queen, for your signatures?" And
why?" demanded the King, smilingly.
well, when die the cross of merit
which your majesty has given me Will
have to be returned, and my children
will at least have your majesties' por-
traits and signatures In remembrance
Of this audience" THE Queen is abb
sent from Hungary" said the King.
The record-union., 1899-02-27

of both sides of the House to obviate
the necessity of an extra session of
Congress.
Only three of the fourteen supply bills
have gone to the President, the pension,
military and diplomatic. Sax have
passed both houses Five of these are
legislative, executive and judicial. The
Postoffice, the Agricultural District OF
Columbia and Indian are in conference,
where the representatives of the two
houses are working to adjust the dif-
ferences. The other, the river and har-
Dor, has been referred to the River
and Harbor Committee of the House.
The sundry civil passed the House and
is under consideration in the Senate.
The naval bill has passed the House,
but has not yet been reported to the
Senate. The army bill is being con-
sidered in the House and two OF the
bills, the Notifications and general de-
ficiency, are yet to be acted upon by
the House. Most of the bills In con-
ference have problems which will be
more or less difficult to solve, but none
of these differences have been serious
enough to- promise a deadlock, which
might result in their failure, with the
single exception of the river and mar
Dor bill, and it's loss would not neces-
state an extra session. The fight over
the Nicaragua Canal amendment which
the Senate placed over this bill is very
bitter and to the death. The canal
proposition will command majority OF
the votes of the House. Against 1t is
arrayed the Appropriations Committee
and the able statesmen OF the House
who do not believe such enormous ex-
penditures should be hastily passed
during the dying hours of Congress
Every strategy known to parliamentary
law will be employed to defeat the prop
osition and if necessary probably to
kill the bill should the Senate prefer
its death to it's enactment without the
canal amendment. After the committee
considers THE Senate amendments,
Chairman Burton will come into the
House with a motion for disagreement
on all amendments and get the Senate
request for a conference.
Hepburn, Chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Committee, will give concur
renee in the canal amendment, which
motion is in order, and will take prefer
ence.
But as the amendment carries an ap-
propriation, it must be considered in the
Committee of the Whole first, and here
it is opposed by bitter fight. The most
obstructive influence will be employed,
but it lies in the power of the majority
to win in the end and thus it is prob
able that upon a vote the House may
agree to the amendment. but this Will
not close the contest by any means. IL
can be transferred to all conference re-
ports upon the bill and prolonged 10
the jeopardy of the appropriation pllis
to such an extent that it would seem
that in the final issue the condition OF
the canal amendment would simply De
knocked unless it can command tne
necessary two-thirds to suspend the
rules. If they can, the bill will prob
ably fall. unless the Senate at the last
moment jettisons it. Altogether tne
promise is for most interesting ano
memorable week in the House.
The record-union., 1899-02-27
THE COAT-OT-ARMs.
A Ludicrous Error Made In a Mis-
souri High School.

| Up in the High School building which
| is to be the proud temple of higher ed
ucation for Independence people is en-
blazoned the coat of arms of the srsat
State of Missouri The window itself
| is a work of art, and the coat Of arms
stands out in bold relief, and is notice
able just above the bust of George
Washington When the coat of arms
was placed in the window it attracted
general attention, and the members or
| the School Board thought it looked odd.
| for never before had the picture OF a
big hog been noticed as forming a part
of the coat of arms for Missouri. En-
| circling the fat porker was the state
motto: United we stand; divided we
| fall On either side We're two enor-
nous bears, but the hog looked out OF
place.
President John A. Sea of the School
Board was sent for, and the new coat
of arms seemed out of place to him, TOO.
Mr.. Sea is a lawyer, and was quite sure
that the contented- looking Chester
| White hog pictured in the art window
| was foreign to any coat of arms ne ever
saw There was no discussion whatever
over the matter but the art glass man.
ufacturer was sent for and asked why
| it was that Chester White pig should
adorn the coat of arms of the great
State of Missouri, and that, too, in a
temple of education
| The art glass man was nonplussed.
Mr.. Sea contended that the original
coat Of arms had a black bear, but a
hog-never The picture Of the hog
must come out, the President of the
Board declared When the art glass
man found his bearings the hog bust
| ness was explained.
| A picture of the coat of arms OF Mis-
souri, had been obtained in miniature
| for a copy. The bear picture could not
be made out, and the whole matter
was taken before q Kansas City law
| yer, who declared the picture of a bear
| to be that of hog, and so the WIN
dow was made up with the hog taking
| the place of the bear. The artist who
made up the art window had the curl
of the pigs tail down to fine point,
and altogether the porker looked con-
tented and happy as he nestled be-
tween the folds of the flag.
Since the decree of the School Board
that the hog must come out and the
bear be substituted in it's place those OF
higher culture are breathing easier,
and everybody applauds the School
Board for insisting on all works OF art
in the building being historically cor
rect The substratum, however, makes
the fling that If the art window had
contained coat of arms with q razor
back hog instead of the fat Chester
White no one would have noticed the
error, and the thousands of children
who took up their studies under the
great shield Of the State would have
been none the wiser, but would have
carried with them out into the world
after graduation the motto, inspired by
the new coat of arms: Root, hog, or
die.'-Kansas City Journal.
The record-union., 1899-02-27
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK,

land I cannot give you my signature at
the present moment, for 1 have neither
pen nor pencil within reach" Il have
brought a pencil with me-" said the
smith, handing it to the monarch. The
King thereupon attached his signature
to the photograph, and dismissed the
smith with a smile. The smith did not
retire, however, but stood his ground.
rs there anything else 1 can do for
your" asked Francis Joseph. Yes.
your majesty, l am waiting for my
pencil" The King had mechanically
pocketed it, and he returned it with
hearty laugh.--Argonaut.
The record-union., 1899-02-27
Two Advertisements.

have just heard Of same very good
advertisements, one of which appeared
in a Boston paper recently. The first
is this:
WANTED-An experienced and COM
petent infants nurse.
Haven't you known that kind of in
fants? Some of us have! The other is
as good:
WANTED--An honest and intelligent
woman to do little homework and
take King Charles spaniel out for
an airing daily. Must be Protest
ant.
1t is interesting to know that the
faith of that King Charles spaniel is
not to be corrupted. Tran
script.
The record-union., 1899-02-27
Macaulay's Appalling Memory.

The late Henry Reeve, for many
years leader-writer of the london
Times was dining one night at a
house where the other guests included
Macaulay and Sydney Smith Macau-
lay was at that time laying society
waste with his waterspouts of talk. At
length, dinner being over, Sydney
Smith, Reeve. and few others went
away by themselves, and Immediately
got on the overpowering subject OF
Macaulay HE confounds soliloQuy
and colloquy," said Reeve. He is
book in breeches" Smith declared.
THE very worst feature in Macaulays
character Is his appalling memory"
said Reeve. AYE. indeed said sgd
ney Smith; why, he could repeat the
whole History Of the Virtuous Blue-
Coat Boy, in three volumes, post Svo,
without slip" After pause, as ~
of consideration, the witty divine add
ed: AIIe should take two tablespoon
fuls of the waters OF Lethe every MORN
ing to correct his retentive powers!-
The record-union., 1899-02-27

Paul julius Reuter-, who died at
Nice. was born at Cassel in 1876 He
was connected with the electric tele-
graph system from its earliest estap-
Iishment. The practical working OF the
telegraph in 1S49 between Aix-la-Cha-
pelle and Berlin convinced him that a
new era in correspondence had arisen,
and in the former town he established
the first. center of an organization ioi
collecting and transmitting telegraph
news. AS the various telegraph lines
We're opened in succession they were
made subservient to his system, and
when the cable between Calais and
Dover was laid in 1851, Reuter- trans
ferred himself and his sons to London.
Previous to the opening of his office
the leading London papers had furnish
ed to the public scanty and incomplete
intelligence, which was reproduced by
the rest of the press, and Mr.. Reuter-,
to remedy this defect, established
agencies in distant parts of the world
to supply news to him, since which time
the British press and its connections
have contained a daily record Of the
latest important events connected with
politics, commerce and science. The
system which he adopted of supplying
to all the papers Unfortunately the
same intelligence contributed greatly TO
the development of the British press.
Subsequently the service was extended
to cover the whole world.
During the France-Austrian war and
the American civil war Reuters service
was Of notable excellence. In 1866
Reuter- transferred his business TO a
limited liability. of which he continued
the mana cement for many years until
1878, when he retired from active busI-
ness life. Reuter- in 1865 obtained from
the Hanoverian Government a conces-
sion for the construction of submarine
telegraph line between England and
Germany, which enabled a through tel
egraphic communication to be made
between London and the principal
towns of Germany. He also obtained "a
concession from the French Govern
ment for the construction and laying OF
a cable between France and the United
States, which was laid in 1869 and
which was worked in conjunction with
the Anglo-American Telegraphic Com
pany.
In 1871 the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, in recognition of his public SER
vices, conferred on him the title OF
baron. In 1872 Reuter- obtained con-
cession from the Shah of Persia, by vir-
tue of which he secured the exclusive
privilege of constructing railways,
working mines and making use Of all
other natural resources of the country,
besides farming the customs. This I'M
mense monopoly which Baron Reuter-
endeavored to render subservient to
British interests met with difficulties
through the objection of other nations,
and the concession was annulled in
1889, Baron Reuter- receiving instead
the concession of the Imperial Bank OF
Persia.
The record-union., 1899-02-27

A Christmas entertainment is an
nually given to nearly 1000 poor per-
SONS in Berlin with the proceeds of the
contributors of cigar stubs and tip
cuttings by charitable smokers, who
are considerate enough to save these
seemingly worthless scraps.
The record-union., 1899-02-27
BANKING HOUSES.
NATIONAL BANK OF D. 0. MILLS { CO
Sacramento, Cal.-Founded 1850.
DIRECTORS:
D. o. MILLS EDGAR MILLS.
s. PRENTISS SMITH
FRANK MILLER. ................Pr President
CHARLES F. DILLMAN. Cashier
U. S. Bonds Bought and Sold.
Capital and Surplno.
100000.
U. s. Bonds Bought and Sold.
CALIFORNIA STATE BANK,
SACRAMENTO,
Docs a General Banking Business.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS

SzAT e DEFOSII VAULTS.
OFFICERS.
FREDERICK President
GEORGE W. PELTTER.. Vice President
w. e. GERBER. Cashier
C. E. BURNHAM. .......A Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS:
c. w. Clark. Geo. w. Peltier,
Frederick Cox, Joseph Steffens,
Peter BOIL. Adolph Hebron,
w Fl Gerber
The record-union., 1899-02-27

The course which an earthquake runs
is usually very rapid. From the in
slant when the first shock was felt at
Lisbon to the period when all was over
and many thousands of people killed.
not more than two minutes had elapsed.
Usually from ten to thirty seconds
elapse between the first and last
shocks of severe earthquake The
rumbling earth sound travels at the
rate of about 10000 to 11.000 feet per
second, and the earth wave, on an
average, about 1900 feet in the same
space Of time.
The record-union., 1899-02-27
SACRAMENTO BANK.

THE OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN
the city, corner Fifth and streets, Sac
paid mt sos coin s
fund, $4,000; term and ordinary deposits,
s., OF. So. so; loans on real estate July 1,
;sd T nyde ana na,d IL
airy and July. Money loaned upon real
estate only. Information furnished upon
w. P. COLEMAN. President.
Ed. R. Hamilton. Cashier.
The record-union., 1899-02-27
BARON REUTER- DEAD.
PASSING OF AN INDEFATIGA.
BILE COLLECTOR OF NEWS.
The Man Who Widened and sys-
tematized Transmission OF the
Worlds Happenings.

NICE. Feb. 26.-Baron Paul Julius de
Reuter- director and founder OF Reu-
ters Telegram Company. is dead, aged
81 years.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-11
France to Abolish the Lance.

1t is the determination of the French
war office to disband the regiments of
lancers, because it has been discov-
cred that the lance is very dangerous
weapon-to the lancer. According to
the statistics of the Prussian army,
which are cited as we'll as those of
Saxony and Wurtemberg, it appears
that 667 soldiers have been accident
ally wounded by the obnoxious weap-
on since 1883. OF the 667, divided
among eighty-three regiments, 1876
men we're wounded by their own
lances and $50 by lances III the hands
of comrades. The other men were
wounded through accidents happening
to the horses they were riding. Out
of the 667 wounded men, the injuries
to four proved fatal. and twenty-eight
had to be retired because of their
wounds. After the Franco-German
war the use of the lance was discon-
tinued il the French army until
about five years ago, when it was re-
instated IN the dragons.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-11
Favored Methods of Culture.

After trying various systems of cul,
ture, 1 prefer this: Plow ground as
soon after haying as possible. Some
times this work is done in the spring.
but if the land is plowed early in the
fall, the sod decays and l generally
prefer to finish in spring with a
thorough narrowing at intervals of a
few days apart. l desire here to en-
phasize this point, viz, frequent har-
rowing. A field upon which late cul-
ture was impossible, because of heavy
rains last season, was narrowed first
in sugar weather, simply because the
ground happened to be in good condi-
tion and it would be so much nearer
ready at planting time. A splendid
crop was harvested. These frequent
harrowings killed the young weeds, so
during the entire season scarcely
weed could be seen.
make shallow furrow with the
shovel plow, and if the ground is
quite level. drop aero ss the burrows
by stakes, which brings them rowed
both ways. This will not do on
siding ground, for the soil, be ng
made so fine, will wash badly if rowed
up and down.
use special phosphate for pota-'
toes about 500 pounds per acre, not
thrown in lump in the hill, but
scattered. With proper tillage before
planting, and early and frequent culti-
yation have little use for hoe.
have my own IDEAS in regard to
seed selection. Long after the fa-
nous Early Rose had been displaced
by other varieties on most farms,
grew them in perfection and obtained
high prices for see'. I take great
pains in selecting seed. An ill shaped
or rough tuber is always rejected. No
doubt it is we'll to try new varieties
occasionally, but careful selection OF
seed is after all the main thing.
A word as to marketing. When
selecting for sale, reject all rough, un-
couth looking ones these can be used
in your own family and i'll measuring,
it is well to hang bushel on the
scales occasionally, and see if they
hold out weight. Better put two OF
three good tubers in excess of SO
pounds than do as certain man once
did. A bushel of seed was bought to
change seed: the man putting them in
bag. After reaching home the bag
seemed SO light the purchaser con-
cluded to weigh it, and found bag and
all weighed only 49 pounds. 1t al
ways pays to deal so we can deal with
the same person again. New England
Homestead.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-11
Education in Russia.

Much progress is being made in
these days in educational matters in
Russia. A university, which is open
to all classes, was recently established
in Odessa, and a report, just issued,
shows that it is a pronounced success.
Popular lectures have been delivered
on history, geography, chemistry.
geology, physics, literature and other
subjects, and they have been attended
by ALSO students.
The lectures on literature proved
most attractive, the number of stu
dents attending them being S14, while
those on geology attracted only Ala
students. Most of the students come
from the State schools, and the others
received their early education at
home. OF the entire number more
than thousand belong to the labor
ing class. A similar university has
been opened in Moscow, but has not
proved as successful, and apparently
for the reason that certain unpopular
restrictions are imposed on the stu
dents.
A third university of the same kind
will be established in st. Petersburg
at an early date. In taking this step
the Russian authorities are following
the example of England, which has
had popular schools and colleges for
several years.-New York Herald.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-11
For General Outing Wear.

A smart costume for cycling, golf,
Notwithstanding, rainy-day OF gen.
eral outing wear is shown in the large
engraving. 1t is illustrated in mixed
gray double-faced cheviot, that shows
green and gray check on the under
side. The jaunty jacket is worn over
q shirt waist of dotted Wedgwood blue
percale, the tie and belt being of black
satin. The gray straw English walk
ing hat is trimmed with soft black satin
folds and raven quills. Single bust
darts, under-arm and side-back cores
render close fitting adjustment, the
entire back seam being omitted or not,
as preferred. No lining is used, the
edges being turned under and firmly
held with several rows of machine
stitching. The faring sectional collar
or rolling coat collar may be used to
complete the neck and the fronts may
be worn open or closed to neck, with
small reyer across bust, or closed
diagonally to the shoulder, if so pre-
ferred. The lower edge is gracefully
shaped in scalloped outline. The coat
sleeves may be gathered at the top or
have the fulness taken up in four small
darts, the wrists being simply finished
with rows of stitching.
The stylish skirt, cut in sheath fash
ion, with a spring from the knees, in
cludes four cores in the perfect shap-
ing. The front gore is of narrow width
at the top. and Joins to wide circular
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-11
I FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
Trenching Land for Crops.

Years ago English farm papers had
much to say about the advantage of
trenching land, especially in gardens,
instead of plowing it. Labor on the
farm has always been so cheap that
trenching or hand digging Of land is
often resorted to give employment to
labor at low rates. It is waste of
labor mostly, for the hand digging of
trenches does not fit the soil any bet
ter for crops than will the subsoil plow
which merely follows the surface plow
pulverizing the subsoil without bring
ing it up. In fact, the subsoil plow,
except on the very richest land, does
better work than can be done by
trenching. In hand digging much of
the subsoil is pretty sure to be mixed
with surface soil. Only very rich soil
san bear such mixture without injury
10 the first crop after it has been
done.