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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08

ent spellins), two to conveyances of
property, one in the folio edition of his
plays (doubtfuD and one in a Tudor
translation Of Montaigne. This last is
in the British Museum, and cost over
5000 guineas. One thousand guineas
was the price given by the late Alfred
Morrison Of Carlton House Terrace for
an autograph letter written by Marie
Stuart to the Archbishop of Guise. This
and two other letters Gone to the Pope
and the other to the King Of France)
were written by the unfortunate Queen
OF Scots on the morning of her exc
cution. The letter to the French King
was destroyed during the days of the
Terror, while that to the Pope Is still
preserved at the Vatican. The we'll
known bookseller, Bernard Quaritch,
gave IL, 900 for an autograph of CO.
lumbus, which was exhibited at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. A Chicago
autograph dealer Is said to have offered
to give 100000, or over 100000 for a
genuine autograph of Shakespeare if
brought to him within year of MAX
ing his offer. 1t was safe bluff, for
since the tragic fate of Chatterton, no
forger has cared to tackle the quaint
scrawl of the Bard of Ayon.-Collier' 8
Weekly.
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The Girls Own Room.

Every girl loves her own den. There
is an air of independence about it that
is charming. A girl with den has a
place which is all her own, and where
she can shut herself in or invite her in
innate friends to help her enjoy it. All
of her artistic tendencies work out in
the decoration of this den. A girl I
know was recently given small room
to do as she liked with, says CORE
spondent, and which had been made
ugly by an old black marble mantel in
one corner. She took up the WORKOUT
carpet and had the best parts of it
made into a woven rug, stained the floor
around the border, hung up fancy bead
portieres, arranged all of her pictures
on the walls in artistic confusion, made
up a dozen pillows for her couch in
one corner, and filed iii other spaces
with writing table, tea table, lamp
stand and various other knicknacks.
But the mantel troubled her, until she
conceived the idea of covering the whole
thing up and called in a carpenter. He
arranged a series of shelves, with a di-
viding partition in the center of the
lower part and a long shelf over the top
of the mantel itself and another a foot
below the top. On one side were shall
low spaces and on the other side deep
places in which she found it convenient
to arrange her collection of old AID
new fancy dishes and bric-a- brae. The
space over the mantel was papered
with a red velvet paper for a back
ground for odds and ends of pictures
and PLAQUES.
The red velvet paper extended over
the lower part of the mantel, back Of
the shelves, and a Roman striped piece
OF silk was draped across the top shelf
and hung In folds at either side. A
small tabourette held an Oriental jardi-
Mere filled with ferns on one side and
a palm finished the other end. No one
ever suspects this artistic corner was
once an ugly fireplace and an old man
tel.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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A Story About vilimessant.

The discovery by the Paris police of a
skeleton in the cellars of the hotel of
M. Villmessant, the founder of the Eli
caro-" brings back to my mind story
told me by Aurelien Scholl. Villmes-
SAINT was one of those men that car
ried an unfailing wit under the most
serious Of couHtenances. He had ap-
piled to the Western Railway Com
pany for four press passes to Dieppe,
and arrived at the gate with his two
friends and leading his little son by
the hand. The official looked at the
child, and said, But, m'sieu, he can
not be journalist" Villmessant
scowled at him, and replied, do you
know whom you are addressing?" The
man tremblingly admitted that he did
not. THAT young gentleman, sir, is
the distinguished Editor-in-C Chief of the
Entrants Chronicle, published weekly,
at the price of a penny, with a SUBJ
stantiaI reduction if you take it for one
year" AS he clipped the ticket that
official looked as though he had organ
lied cyclone and got in front of it,
London Sketch.
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Company G's Bulldog.

Company G of the Twentieth Kan
sas. enlisted at Coffeyville, is bringing
home a bulldog that was procured In
San Francisco before the regiment left
for Manila. 1t is related that on the
way over this bulldog repeatedly licked
the dog belonging to Captain Fred.
Buchan, and that the Captain appealed
to the master of the ship for protec-
ton to his dog The master proposed
to throw the bulldog overheard, but
every boy in Company G took the war;
path and the master thought better of
his threat. The bulldog was on the
firing line with the regiment from first
to last, and the boys are able to re-
late many amusing anecdotes of his
part in the Philippines conflict. When
the company arrives in Kansas a draw
ing will be held to determine which one
of the boys is to keep the dog as his
private property, and it is said that
the one who wins will regard 1t as a
very great honor.-Kansas City Jour-
nal
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The Presidents Christmas.

Wagon-loads of gifts are received at
the White House at Christmas time.
They come from all parts of the coun-
try, the majority of them from persons
unknown to the President and his
WIFE These miscellaneous articles are
the private property of the recipients,
and the numerous parcels are placed
in one of the family rooms for exam
nation. They generally contain the
names of the donors and to all these
notes Of thanks are sent. On Christ
mas eve all the employees of the house
the clerical staff. the ushers and the
domestic servants-are given through
the established munificence Of the
President, a fine fat turkey. Fifty
fowls. selected from the best in the
market, are purchased for this event,
SO that everybody about the famous
mansion has reason for rejoicing
Mary Nimmo Balentine. in Woman's
Home Companion.
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mental and should have that degree
of permanency and unchangeableness
that will inspire confidence among the
people that there will not be frequent
upturning of the organic act, nor med :
dlesome tampering with it. The Sacra-
rmento charter is now strongly guarded
in that respect indeed. it is conceded
that it is too well fortified, since the
people have deprived themselves of the
power to initiate amendment, but must
trust the initiative of any propositions
to Board of Trustees, no one member
of which represents all the voters Oh
the city. But that has been done, ana
we have a situation in which it Is USE
less to bemoan an error.
Fortunately there is every reason 10
believe that majority, if not all, OF
the Trustees are themselves convinced
of the need for reform Of the charter.
and that they will welcome an inita-
tive such as is proposed as wise ana
convenient beginning Of the consldera-
ton of a subject over which they have
in the end absolute and imperial con-
troll.
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Much nervousness has been expert
enced concerning the gallant soldier
General Young, who with but handfui
of troops has been pushing his way
I'D the west coast of Luzon and drlv-
ing the insurgents before him like
sheep. He has made some of the most
daring advances ever known In. war;
has penetrated into sections OF the
enemys country, with but few score
of troops, without sufficient supplies,
with inadequate trains and not SUCH
provision for care Of the sick ana
wounded as could be desired. He was
thought to have been taking fearful
chances and doubtless did. He had not
been heard from for over a week, and
fears were entertained that he had
fallen into the hands of the enemy. the
dispatches now announce that he has
arrived safely at Vigan, and that ample
supplies will be forwarded to him by
water at once. He has gathered his
scattered forces and has now strength
sufficient to stand the enemy off if they
come out of the entrenched country and
attack him. Thus far he has met with
no defeat, but on the contrary with re-
markable successes and has compelled
Aguinaldo to retreat with his remain
ing soldiery eastward toward Bangued
and the great central range Of noun
tains which traverses the northern half
Of the island from south to north.
Young has marched his little force now
nearly two hundred miles northward
over roads deemed impossible by
American troops, driving the enemy
back at every step, though in all cases
he has been outnumbered overwhelm-
ingly. General Young is one Of the
most gallant and determined cavalry
leaders in the army. He fought in the
war of the rebellion and won his spurs
splendidly. He will be remembered as
Lieutenant Colonel Young by a host
of friends in Sacramento, where he had
official residence for some two months
in 1894, at the time Of the strike excite
ment
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
by the Board of Trustees of the Cali
fornia State Library up to 10 o'clock Sat,
urday. December &c. 1899, for materials and
labor required in alterations Of certain
building and the fitting up Of law II,
brary for the State Of California. a ana
able to drawings and specifications, copies
Of which may be seen at the OFFICE OF
TAmes Seadler, architect, 10lS Eighth
street Sacramento.
All bids must be accompanied by q GER :.
titled check for $3.50, made payable to
Frank D. Ryan, President Of the board.
and forfetabe in case Of the and rSin
GO tisfactory bond for the due completion
Of said work for the amount Of his bid; y
rith ali the laws governing employment
and hours Of labor on public works works, and
TO Board of State Library Trustees, Stata
AiDi" FRANK d. RYAN,
ds-1ot President of Board
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Midway between Cuba, Hayti and
Jamaica lie the extensive reefs and
shoals of the Formigas, which are sew
eral miles in extent and covered by a
small depth of water. These shoals
present a concentration Of all the in
cidents to be found in West Indian
fringing shore reefs. Arborescent corals
and spreading millepores stretch on
walls and Lodges. interspersed with
huge meandrinas and brainstones,
among which lodge a profusion< OF
Holothurias, starfishes, and a variety
Of sponges. This great mass of reefs,
called from their clustering swarm the
Ants Nest, or the Formigas, abound
preach the great submarine plateau,
the odor Of the slime and Of the sperm
attic substances that find a resting place
in the crevices and shallow pools spread
through it is very remarkable = the
pleasant blandness of the sea breeze
suddenly changing to the nauseating
smell Of fish market Those who
have waded on tropical shore reefs
know not only the strong scent given
out by the polyps that build there, but
feel how sensibly the hands are al
fected, and how the skin of the thighs
is susceptible of a singing irritation
from the slightest contact with the
slime of corals. 1t has been found by
invariable experience that all the fishes
taken on the Formigas are pernicious,
that the barracudas especially are al
ways poisonous. Similar stretches OF
shoals among the Bahamas produce
fishes deleterious as food. M. Rog-
ers, F. R. C. S., in Appletons' Popular
Science Monthly.
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More Than Was Asked.

.sWill you lend your influence to this
project, Dimling?" asked Totling-
will 1 lend it," replied Dimling, IN
a sudden excess of liberality. "Pll do
more-Tll give it."-New York World.
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SPECIAL AGENCIES.
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Cloudy and
probably showers Friday; light southerly
wind
For Sacramento and vicinity: Cloudy;
probably with showers Friday.
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The man who lives a moment of true
life lives it in all eternity. The separa-
ton between this life and the next
ceases.-Heart-beats Mozoomdar.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08
Some Coveted Scrawls.

The most priced autographs in the
world are those of Shakespeare. Only
seven are claimed to exist, three sig
natures to his will leach with a differ
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08

Jeremy Taylor refers to the beauti-
full imps that sang hosanrias In the
temple" Imp once meant only a little
child, and not a child Of the devil as 1t
does now.
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THE JAMAICA TREATY.

Citrus fruit-growers of California are
which provides for 20 per cent. reduc-
ton upon the present protective tariff
rate for citrus fruits. The several
Chambers of Commerce of the State
are sending on petitions to the Senate
against the ratification of the treaty.
1t was negotiated. it is understood, with
the idea that the citrus fruits of ia
maica come into the Eastern market at
season when they are not in compe-
tition with California citrus production.
But the appeals to the Senate now
going on from California all set forth
the fact that our fruits and those of
Jamaica enter the Eastern market at
about the same time, and are in direct
competition. This is especially true Of
Northern and Central California citrus
products, which are from four to six
weeks earlier than those Of Southern
counties Of the State. The question
therefore becomes one Of first import
ance to citrus fruit interests of Cali
fornia. If the treaty is ratified tho
Eastern marketing of our citrus pro-
duction will be so handicapped as to i'm
peril the existence Of the industry. The
appeals of the Chambers Of Commerce
referred to are therefore timely, and
upon their reception will depend very
greatly the future of the citrus in
dustry. For if it is to continue to grow
at the present rate of progression, it
must be upon the expectancy warranted
by an Eastern market. That destroyed
the increase of the citrus fruit business
must cease, since the present orchard
growth yields far in excess of the de-
mands of the home market, or any we
can hope to find in the Northwest.
Eight hundred bills have already been
introduced in Congress, but to this hour
it is not reported that so much as a
resolution has been offered in the line
of General Wheeler's suggestion, that
on the very day of assembling Con-
gress ought to make expression that
it is the intention of the Government to
hold the Philippines and maintain our
authority there. Such declaration by
Congress, says General Wheeler, would
mean great deal for the American SOL
diers now battling in Luzon against the
| odds of bad roads, insufficient cavalry.
insufficient food and an enemy that
skulks and ambushes, and refuses open
battle. 1t would mean the speedy de-
moralization of the Aguinaldo faction
which is held together only by the hope
and belief that the anti-expansion sem
timent is strong enough in the United
States to compel the Government to
abandon the Philippines, and that
therefore by continued resistance on the
part of the insurgents we may be
brought to abandonment of the archi-
| pelago. If Congress proposes to main
tain the position of the Administration
of President Mckinley upon the Phil
ippine question, the sooner it SO declares
the better Such declaration will save
the lives of many American soldiers,
and put speedier end to the cost of the
| war.
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To Cure La Grippe In Two Days

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If 1t fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box Csc. ESe
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q sort Of national diary, and he says
nothing whatever about the dangerous
character of the treaty with Jamaica
that has been framed, and on the sub
ject of which energetic protests have
recently been sent to Washington from
California
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Los Angeles Express: In the decision
of the United States Supreme Court IN
the Addystone pipe litigation, II mas
decided that restraint of merchandise
to be delivered across State lines Is
restraint Of interstate commerce 1t is
obvious that this decision Is one OF I'M
mense Importance in connection Win
the question of the regulation OF trusts
and CONT ines. It is believed that 1t in
creases the powers Of the General Gov
eminent over combinations
AGAINST THE TRUSTS.
Santa Rosa Republican: The Supreme
Court of the United States has again
gone on record in favor Of the people
and against an unlawful combination
Of capital Six companies composed the
cast iron pipe trust. They entered into
an agreement in 1894 under which
competition in business, so far as they
were concerned, was destroyed. By a
! division of most of the territory Of the
United States among themselves SO
that each would have the business Of
his district and an arrangement among
themselves as to the treatment of the
districts not allotted, they constituted
very formidable trust. The particu-
lars of the combine coming to the ma
tional authorities, suit was instituted
by order of the Government of our
country. The United States District
Court decided against the Government,
but the case was carried to the Circuit
Court on appeal, and the decision OF
the lower court was reversed. Then
the combine took the case to the SUI
preme Court of the country. There
they met with signal defeat. The de-
cision just handed down from that
body, the court of last resort in the
United States, is complete victory
for the people, and an equally COM
plete defeat for the combine. Our SUI
preme Court is alike able and honest.
1t has rendered many decisions in favor
of the people. In fact, it always rem
ders such decisions when the laws of
the land can be so construed.
CHANGE OF LAW ASKED FOR.
Alameda Encinal: The Vacaville
Reporter" calls attention to the evils
of frequent changes of Congressman.
AS it is now, it is thirteen months after
their election before they begin to serve,
and by the time that service begins
they are not only on the last year OF
their term, but plans are beginning for
their disbursement This is Door en-
couragement to try to do well, and in
asmuch as it takes at least term to
gain efficiency in the service it will be
seen that the average one-term Con-
gresham has little chance of making a
good record-Pasadena- Star.
True, every word. And in the case
Of the Congressman from this district
there was actually a movement set on
foot for successor before he had taken
his seat, and in face of the fact that all
the indications were that he would
prove an admirable official. Such con-
duct verges upon political indecency.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
a. second-class matter.
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State and Cost Opinions on SUBJ
jects OF Living News
Intereat.

Stockton Record: The decision that
Lucy Hite was sufficiently the Vile OF
the wealthy miner to entitle her to al
vorce and alimony gives satisfaction 70
most people. A man who will MAINTAIN
marital relations with a. woman during
twenty years or more should be man
enough to properly provide for her TOT
the rest of her life If he is able. That
Lucy is sQuaw should make no dill
ference to the courts, since she was
good enough for Hite before he became
wealthy.
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MORRISON'S FAUST.
A Prest tnIAtiOn Last Evening Marked
by Finished Acting and Striking
Scenic E6eeta,

Presentation Last Evening Marked
by Finished Acting and Striking
scenic Effects.
A strong presentation of one of the
strongest plays ever written was given at the
Auditorium last evening by the Lewis Nor
rison company in its production of Goethe's
immortal "Faust" The play itself is one
with which nearly everyone is familiar,
and its presentation last evening was such
as forcibly to impress upon all who saw it
the great amount of moral teaching it con-
tains.
Although in play like Faust much de-
pends upon the way in which it is staged
the true strength of the piece lies in the
acting. In the latter respect the produc-
tion last evening was entirely successful.
AS his Satanic majesty "Mephistopheles,"
Enroll Dunbar was remarkable. Not only
was his makeup "devlish," but his acting
from the time he entered ''the dark Sc
questered cell" of DIR. Faustus until he re-
turned defeated to his fiery domain
showed a marvellous conception of the
character as portrayed by the great Ger
man poet. The power of Mr.. Erroll's act
ing was especially noticeable during Me-
phistos fiendsh triumphs over the fall of
MAJ IcuOTbc Vi EduSl.
Miss Gertrude Rische made a good Mar
guerite, especially in the closing scenes of
the play, although her acting at times lack
ed the power needed to portray the emo
tions with which the heroine is shaken.
The part of Faust was well taken by George
S. Trimble, and Martha, the hypocritical
gossiping dame, who unconsciously aids in
the fall of Marguerite, was admirably i'm
personated by Mrs. Selby Tapsfeld.
An enjoyable part of the play and one
which added in no small degree to the sue
cess of the entertainment was the singing
of mass by the Morrison quintet and the
selections rendered by the male quartet
during the second act.
The scenery and the mechanical and
electrical effects used last evening we're
without doubt the best ever seen in Brat
tleboro. The Brocken scene in which
Mephisto shows Faust the revels of his
subjects and the vision of Marguerite in
prison contains n gorgeous electrical dis
play, and the final tableau showing the
flight of Marguerite's spirit to heaven is a
truly beautiful picture.