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The record-union., 1899-10-29
Bicycle clothes
wringerS

Bicycle clothes This is an age of progress.
wringers In keeping with the times the
manufacturers of the Lowell
clothes wringers have applied the ball bearing
feature to one OF their excellently made wrngers
This ball bearing feature needs no explanation,
as every one is familiar with the fact that it re-
duces friction to minimum
In these wringers the bearing is composed of
a loose steel sleeve slipped on the shaft for the
balls to travel on The balls are enclosed in
steel box riveted together so that it is impossible
to get out OF adjustment. The balls used are the
highest grade bicycle steel
In addition to the ball bearing feature these
Wrlngers have an extra large folding apron, steel
springs and special high grade rolls.
Prices: 10 inch size, 1915.
II inch size, 400
II inch size, $50.
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Mrs. w T. Wilcox was the guest oe
her sister-in-law. Mrs. VIII Dwinell,
during the early part of the week.
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Mrs. S. w. Aver, Superintendent of
the Junior Epworth League of Oak
Park. entertained the members of the
league yesterday afternoon in the NJ
E. Church. Ice cream and cake were
served. About thirty were present, and
The record-union., 1899-10-29

Mrs. T. f. Michel and daughter Kath-
crime have returned from a visit to the
coast.
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Miss Pearl Waggoner has returned
from San Francisco, where she has
been studying illustrating.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. witherbee
returned Friday night from a fort
nights sojourn in Santa Cruz.
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Something new
in toilet sets

Something new A wonderfully pretty toilet
IN toilet cots set is this, consisting OF three
pieces-brush, comb and mir
ror The pieces are of black ebony with hand
some sterling silver ornaments on each. In
neat satin lined box Price, 1915
Hand painted porcelain mirrors with rocco
gold finished edges the artists signature on each
piece. Price, $500
In sterling silver. Bon bon spoons, souvenir
spoons, shaving brushes hair brushes, napkin
rings, tea strainers, key rings skirt lifters-and
dozens OF other hints for wedding, birthday and
holiday gifts.
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Night school, Atkinson's Bus. College. =
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Mrs. N. L. Marcellas is visiting
friends in Grass Valley


One of the daintiest birthday parties
was given on Saturday, in honor of the
fifth birthday Of Elizabeth Barrett, at
the beautiful home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. X. Barrett, 1880 Fl street.
Over forty children made the after
noon a merry one, and many of the
mothers enjoyed the gaiety Of happy
childhood. Miss Pritchard assisted in
amusing the little ones and the way
she interested them made many of lne
mothers almost decide to take a course
of kindergarten training under her
tutelage.
The parlors were decorated in delicate
colors and the diningroom was brilliant
with holly berries and gay red butter
flies. In the center of the table was
miniature Christmas tree laden with
favors for the little ones, and when the
group of pretty children marched in to
the strains OF a bright march played
by Miss Griffin the sight was one never
to be forgotten. Misses Stella Gentry,
Pearl Platt and Ruby Helms in caps
and aprons, assisted in serving the
dainty repast and when the little ones
We're seated, the mothers had their
possession of the house, making it ring
with their laughter and fun. Many
lovely gifts to the little hostess were
brought by her little friends.
AS the last goodbys were said and
they told how they had had such
lovely time, each child was given a
dainty red basket of candies to take
home.
The little ones present were Lucille
Jefford, Alice Tucker, Pearl Platt.
Harold Tucker, Roscoe Platt, Ethel
Childs, Blossom Bentley, Forest Flan-
merry, Evelyn Prentice. Ethel Rowe,
Neva Shaw, Lydia Kleinsorge. Vera
Wiseman, Leila Orr, Emily Norton,
Mabel Cox, Ethel Fitzgerald. Sarah
Cox, Margaret Wright. Clara Nauman,
Edwina Pfund. Harry Nauman, Mildred
Brown, Nellie Capen. Muriel Brown,
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Strachan gave a
box party at the Clunie on Friday
evening. in honor of their son. Sergeant
Hugh M. Strachan, and the following
members of the Volunteer Signal Corps:
Sergeants Strachauer, Byrne and Cor
poral Russell of Sacramento, and Cor
poral Kirby of Council Bluffs, Ia. All
have just returned from Manila.
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| have mentioned in these columns
so many of the visitors of the Golden
Jubilee, ignoring entirely the workers
who contributed to its perfect success,
that am going to redeem myself by
congratulating one, at least, Mrs. j. w.
Bassett, on the huge task she accom-
plished, with the assistance of other
willing hands, in SO tastefully decorat-
ing the church and banquet room. To
all praise is due, but to her, chiefly.
under whose charge the work was COM
pleted
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Incandescents,
20 cents

them again-pretty good proof that they give
lasting satisfaction. Sixteen candle power, IL
voltage. Price 20 cents each instead of rs cents
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Mrs. H. H. Main of San jose is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs V. D. Goodrich,
at 1927 strdet.
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Miss Lucy Black, who has been visit
ing Mrs. o. E. Hughes, has returned
to her home at Stockton.
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A very charming dinner party was
given on Friday by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Witherell at their home, 11O5 I street,
complimentary to Mrs. H. H. Main OF
San Jose. The following named guests
were present: Mrs. H. HI. Main, Mr..
and Mrs v. D. Goodrich, Mrs. Lydia
Adams Williams, Mrs. v. M. Bayless,
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Witherell and w.
J. Witherell
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Miss Mamie Chandler has gone to
San Francisco to continue her studies
in elocution. She is accompanied by
her mother.
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1t seems that Mrs. Culver of New
York, formerly Mrs. Carrie Turrell, Is
too much of a Californian to stand the
apartment house of the metropolis, and
has taken lovely little suburban place
at Mt. Vernon, where she can have a
garden and a sweep of atmosphere
about her.
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is satin finished and hnely engraved and also mas
rolled edges. Creamer and spoon holder are gilt
lined The pieces composing the set are; tea
pot, sugar, creaner and spoon holder.
Price for the complete set, $500.
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Mrs. M. l.. Hammer and Miss Ham
mer have returned after an absence OF
several months. They will be at home
the first, second and third Wednes-
days at 1887 I street.
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'iace the Button In the Right Place.
Mrs. Mclean, young Scotch mother
decidedly deficient in government, had
great trouble to keep her two-year old
boy from running into the streets Of
the village. The little woman was
greatly terrified lest her robust son
should be trampled by horses on some
of his forbidden excursions. She had
just returned from an exhausting run
after him, and was closing the front
yard gate when the old teamster, DON
aid McTavish. a good home disciplin-
arian by the way, drove along on his
way home.
"Oh, DEAR" said the little woman, II
have such time to keep this boy out
of the streets. I am discouraged.
What shall I do, Mr.. McTavish?"
What have ye been doing, Mrs. Nc
Lean?"
ooh, first buttoned the gate, but
he soon found out how to open it. !
put the button higher out Of his reach.
and in day or two he found out how
to climb up to 1t. hid the box he
climbed up on, and he found another.
then put the button as high up as 1t
would go on the fence, and now he
gets stick and opens the gate. What
shall do?"
"Ah. my Teddy, ye dinna know how
to do It. Put the button on the boy, y
replied the old Scotchman.
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A N1idnirht Visitor.

"A tlSlCOrs
Alexander Williamson went costly to
bed,
And on the soft white pillow he laid
his weary head;
But at the very moment that his heavy
eyelids fell,
A certain something happened which
is terrible to tell.
And he was filled with wonderment
that made him cold and mute,
For, standing up beside his bed, he saw
his Sunday suit.
"Oh, Alexander Williamson"-it lifted
up a sleeve
your conscience is upbraiding you,
I'm happy to believe.
For all the things you've done to me
in such a careless way
Are quite enough to fill the heart with
horror and dismay.
The first three days you knew me, you
were careful as could be;
You kept me nicely busted, and you
didn't spill your tea.
But oh, those happy days are gone, as
happy days will go,
And if I seem a little dull, the reason
you must know.
You've bulged my trouser pockets I'M
til no one thinks them neat;
You tore a button off my coat and lost
it in the street;
You scrambled up bramble bank to
catch bumble-bee,
And in your very shocking haste you
tore trouser-knee."
Then, coming close beside the bed, it
shook a wristband low;
"Now, Alexander Williamson, tits well
that you should know
That though l do not often come to
visit you in wrath,
I won't submit to every shame you
heap upon the cloth.
Your roughness and your tyranny shall
bear an awful fruit;
I'll go to rags and tatters and you
shall not have suit!
And then it got SO angry as it knelt
against the bed,
That Alexander Williamson-he COW
cred up his head.
Now if on any morning you should
wander down our way
And chance to meet a little boy in
wonderful array
In clothes full neatly busted, and high
ly polished boot
It's Alexander Williamson-and in his
Sunday suit.
Little Folks.
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CHAPTER II.-(Coxr1SuEp.,


His friend had left him soon after
dinner to go back to Grandmother by
the nine o'clock train; and then came
q dreary interval until ten, when the
prisoner lay down on his pallet bed and
slept soundly, exhausted by the be-
wildering emotions of the last twen-
ey-four hours. He was very down.
hearted, now that he had before him
TIE prospect of weeks solitude in
snat miserable cell, for Mr.. Leworthy
had told him that he should not return
TO Milldale until the day fixed for the
adjourned inquiry, by which time he
hoped to have unearthed the man who
had used Mr.. Elsdon's card.
An agitating surprise awaited Mr..
Caulfield next morning. While he was
oreakfasting dismally upon tea and dry
toast, the guardian of his solitude came
In to tell him that lady wished to see
him.
"A lady" cried the curate. There
must be some mistake. l don't know
q cvreature in the town. Pray don't
let me be made show of. to gratify
any ones morbid curiosity"
Lord love you, sir, as if we should
do such thing! It's all right; the
iady's got an order. She's a relative,
40 doubt"
The man withdrew into the stony
passage outside; then came custling
sound George Caulfield knew well--a
sweeping, stately step, and an elderly
lady, gray and tall and slim, came
quickly in and threw her arms round
his neck.
Mother" cried the curate, chow
could you do such thing?"
GLOW could do anything else?" said
his mother, striving heroically to be
cheerful. DO you suppose was going
TO stay in London after l received your
letter? The postman brought the let
ter at seven, Sophia had my trunk
packed by half-past, and Jane had
cab at the door-such good girls, and
90 anxious about you 1 was at Eus-
ton by ten minutes past eight, and
caught the train that leaves at eight
fifteen. l was at Milldale half an hour
after midnight-too late to come here,
of course, so 1 went to the nearest ho-
tel. The chamber-maid told me they
we're sending your meals. 1 felt quite
interested in them, and at home with
them directly"
She was wonderful old lady, car
ried herself so ravely. spoke so
brightly, looked at her son with eyes
80 full of confidence and hope. He
would have been unworthy of such a
mother had he not faced his posi-
ton unfalteringly. They sat down
side by side on the prison bench, and
ne told her all that had happened
since he wrote his letter to her, and
spoke as if nothing were more certain
than his speedy justification
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A strange chinese Ceremonv.

Twice a year the Chinese offer up
food and prayers at the graves of their
dead. They have a large stone plat
form erected in each of their Gene
teries, with two large stone chimneys
at the end Of each. Two men place a
roast pig, drink. fruit, and several 9TH
er kinds of food on the platform, while
two others are engaged in lighting fires
in the chimneys. After this they kneel
and offer prayer; then, rising, they
chant long, dreary kind of song.
BY this time the fires are out in the
chimneys. They then leave the food
on the platform while they drive home.
1t is the Chinese belief that Satan
comes down in the night to steal away
the bodies Of their dead friends: but
If. on arriving at the graves, he finds
meal laid out for him. he is so pleas
ed that he sits down and eats, and
then flies away afterwards SO satisfied
that he either forgets to take the
bodies or else repents Of having in
tended doing so, their relatives being
SO obliging.
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What Did He Really Want.

what Did He Really Want?
He entered the shop hurriedly, with
The air of man whose mind was filed
by a weighty commission. Those
whom he passed at the door heard him
coming under his breath formula
which he seemed to fear might slip
away and be lost. He approached the
counter like one who wishes it were
we'll over.
Il wish to get, - he said boldly, "some
ribbon for a red baby"
The shop girls blank stare seemed
to arouse him to sense of something
lacking.
''That u.s." he said, at would like
some baby for a ribbed red one."
The assistant was smiling broadly
now, and four others, a shop-walker
and seven customers gathered and
grinned in unison.
He began again. ''That is-of
course. you know, 1 mean, some ribbed
red baby for one-that is, some red
ribs for one baby-some ones red
baby's ribs-some red ribs for one baby
-some-thunder and guns, where's
the way out?"
He departed with speed.
Il WONDER" said the shop girl,
thoughtfully. an hour or so afterward,
IT he could have meant some red baby
n?"-Tit-Bits.
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whom no one could deal with. One
day the minister sent the elder of the
church, clever and pious man, to see
him. He argued with him, but he
could not be convinced; it was Of no
use. But there was an old farmer
who had prayed for years for that in
fidel.
Early one morning he took his horse
and rode to see this man, who greeted
him with: well, what brings you
here at this hour?"
The old farmer stammered badly,
and when he was greeted like this he
could not get word out. The infidel
laughed. This made it worse.
At last the old man burst into tears,
!! and stammered out: 81 am so anxious
about your SOUL" and hurried away.
This led to the conversion of the in
fidel.
See the heavenly treasure in an
earthly vessel! The difficulty with
some vessels is that they are too high.
The lower down the easier to fill. Some
vessels may be clean and empty, but
not low enough. Therefore, God can
not fill them.
"Oh." exclaims Murray, "let us pray.
Lower down, lower down, lower down,
Lord; nothing, nothing, nothing that
God alone may be exalted"
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he had been unable to get done
anywhere else. He wanted a letter
written to a correspondent at Cadiz,
and he had not found anybody in
Grandchester who knew enough Span
ish to write such letter for him. He
had particular reasons for not writing
in French or English, as his commun-
ication was strictly private charac-
ter, and the gentleman to whom he
had occasion to write understood no
language but his own.
81 am told you have a clerk who is
a first-rate Spanish scholar" Mr.. Le-
worthy said. in conclusion.
"Quite true, sir. Our foreign clerk,
Mr.. Foy, knows Spanish as we'll as he
knows French. and can write you as
good a letter in Italian or Portuguese
as in either. It's rather lucky you
looked in this morning, though. To-
morrow would have been too late"
"Why? Is he leaving your"
The clerk grinned.
"Only fortnight's holiday-rather
an important event in his life. He's
going to be married tomorrow morn
ing-to the daughter of our junior
partner, the youngest Miss Umpleby.''
ooh, he is going to be married to-
morrow morning! I congratulate him
and the young lady. Has it been q
long engagement"
"a year and half. The old gen.
tleman was very much against it at
the first-thought his daughter might
have looked higher-as of course she
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mans fate. Who was she? what was
she? Had she actually been MUIR
dered, and if so. for what reason?
Who was the gamer by her death, and
in what way?
Mr.. Leworthy started at an adyant-
age. E verybody in Grandmother knew
him, and he knew everybody. The no.
lice were ready to confide in him free
~. The local magistrates would he
glad to help him. But on this occas
Ion he was inclined to rely on his own
wits. The police were at work for Mr..
Brockham's client If they succeeded,
well and good. But the vicar was not
going to work with them.
His first visit was to the office of 2
daily paper, where he handed in the
FLOWING advertisement: "Missjne
since Nov. goth, a young lady; when
LAST seen she wore Rob Roy tartan
shawl, a brown-straw hat and blue
gauee veil. Any one affording infor-
nation will be handsomemly rewarded
on applying to E. L., care of Mr..
Brockbank, solicitor, Deansgate."
This advertisement Mr. Leworthv
took to the three local dailies.
His next visit was to Mr.. Elsden of
Briargate.
"a man would hardly make use of
another mans card unless he had
some business or social relations with
that other man." reflected the vicar.
rs he tramped along, sturdy in bearing,
determined in step. ga man does not
lDick up visiting-card in the street."
He found Mr.. Eisden elderly and
Dlethoric. a man who rarely got
through business letter without stop
ping in the middle to mop his high
~ polished Uranium with crimson
silk handkerchief. This gentleman
was amiable, but not brilliant. He had
read the report of yesterdays inquest,
and was therefore posted In the facts;
but he had no ideas to offer.
How did that young man get hold
q your card?" asked the vicar. "He
must have picked it up in some illegit-
1nate way, unless he is among the
Aamber of your personal acquaint-
aanoe."
/, III. Elsden gave a supercilious
laugh.
81 hope my friendships do not lie
nmong secret murderers," he said.
''Of course, we ali nope that, natur-
ally, but one can never tell. My friend
describes this young man as of gentle
manly appearance and good manners
Good looking, too, quite an interesting
ieountenance- pale, with dark eyes
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THE LARGEST CRANE.

The Greatest Mechanical Giant In tn.
World Used in Scotland.
Absolutely the greatest mechanical
giant in the world is now lifting stone
on new sea wall on the north coast
of Scotland Not even the monster
cranes used for lifting the government
al great guns can compare with this
Titan, as it is called, says the Los
Angeles Times. 1t is capable of lifting
100 tons and it could pick up a modern
locomotive with as much ease as the
same locomotive draws a train of cars.
1t could lift the cubic contents of 100
carloads and strew them over wide
section of the landscape. Its daily
work is the placing in position of fifty
ton blocks of granite, of which the new
sea wall at Peterhead is being built.
The length of it's arms, reaching out
from the central point Of support, is
exactly 100 feet, and it can set sixty
ton block in the sea 100 feet deep and
seventy-two feet from the outer edge
of the masonry wall. This long arm
is balanced by shorter-weight arm
that carries the engine house, with the
machinery for moving the Titan for
ward or backward on a railroad set into
the finished masonry, and ito run out
or in ON the long arm travelling car
from which are suspended the four
sheaved blocks through which is re-
ceived the cable that lifts the great
Dieces of stone. The Titan itself weighs
| 700 tons and is built Of steel. The long
arm swings about on turntable, just
as a bridge swings over river. The
wall which 1t builds and then travels
over as it slowly advances into the sea
is nearly fifty feet wide.
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Tho Alhatroas.


The albatross is a Web-fOoted bird.
nearly allied to gulls and petrals. It is
very large creature, with a rather
long beak, hooked at the point, and
of delicate pink color inclining to
yellow. 1t is the largest of web-foot-
ed birds, measuring at least four feet
in length and from ten to sixteen feet
in spread OF wings. The wings, how
ever, are very narrow in proportion to
their length. The plumage is soft and
abundant, mostly white, but with
black feathers sprinkled here and
there upon the wings and back. This
bird is often seen at a great distance
from land, Astounding in southern seas,
chiefly near the Cape of Good Hope
1t often approaches quite close to
passing ships, being, of course, an OBJ
ject of interest to passengers as we'll
as crew when it is seen sweeping the
surface of the ocean in pursuit Of
lying fish, which form it's favorite
food. Its mode of progressing is very
beautiful, as it seems rather to float
in the air than to fly like other birds,
for, except when it is rising from the
water, the motion of its long wings
can scarcely be noticed. Indeed, moth
ing can be more beautiful than the
ease and grace with which the bird
sweeps past ship. often within a few
yards of it, every part of its body
perfectly motionless except the head
and eyes, which turn slowly from side
to side, appearing to take notice Of
everything.
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That Was All.

well, we'll, we'll! And so that's
RUDE Hayricks! Happy old Rube' we
used to call i'm. Col hang it, how he
has changed! I wouldn't "a knowed
I'm! When did he git to be one Of
them populists, anyway"
He amt no populist! Jist the
same old straight republican he al
ways was. But he made a VOW seven
years ago that he'd never shave or git
his hair cut again till Sile Williams
got elected township trustee"
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Compliment.

"The manner in which you re-
strained yourself was mastery" ex-
claimed the Spanish diplomat.
You mean from resenting the
sights put upon my country" said
the peace commissioner.
mo. From getting into an undigni-
fed hurry to grab that twenty mill
lion."
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Positively Insulting.

II know the pumpkin pie was rather
thin as to filing" said the landlady.
almost crying, "but I don't think he
had any right to say what he did,
what did he say?" asked the sec
ond table boarder.
''He asked me If I didn't think that
the pie crust would be improved If it
had another coat of paint
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-17
You Poor Thing.

do you have any faith in this idea
that maladies can be transmitted by
kissing" asked one of Detroit's young
society men of another.
well, sir, was mighty skeptical
till the other night. I kissed my best
girl for the first time in my life. and
I've had palpatation of the heart ever
since. Detroit Journal.
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No Room for Doubt.

upon what ground do you testify
that this colored man is not peace
able citizen?"
Because, SIR" answered Col. Still
we'll, che comes from the same COM
munity that do. And I have person.
al knowledge that he was always look
ing for trouble. He used to try to vote
at every election"
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rh4y sometimes m.

Clothes, you must remember do not
make the man. That's where you're
wrong. have known many a man
whose wife's clothes made him hustle
like the dickens"