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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
A GOLDEN WEDDING.
Robert T. Mills and His Wife Will
Celebrate It Tonight.

| The friends and relatives of Robert
L. Mills and his wife will gather at his
residence at 2420 L street tonight to
celebrate his golden wedding Fifty
years ago to-day Mr.. Mills, who was
then a prosperous young mechanic in
Rock Island, ILL.,, led to the altar the
sister of ex-Assemblyman John Butler
of this county.
The marriage was blessed with two
children, George Mills, who at the pres
emit time is one of the largest sheep
owners in the State, and Mary, who for.
years has held position as a teacher in
the public schools of Sacramento Coun-
ty.
After some five years of welded hap
plness, Mr. Mills health failed, and he
concluded to follow his brother-in-law
TO California He disposed of his bust
ness interests in the East, purchased d
wagon and team of mules gathered to-
gether his household effects and with his
little family started on the long, weary
SIX months journey across the plains to
the then modern Ell Dorado of Cali
fornia. The journey was replete with
trials and hardships, but withal fortu-
nate In that the wagon train they ac-
companied escaped the attacks Of the
savage foemen who were constantly at
lacking other trains that preceded and
followed them.
Arriving at Denver, their train dis
banded and Mr.. Mills, in company with
two other parties, finished the trip to
California without accident. Arriving in
Sacramento in the fall of 1864, Mr.. Mills
procured employment at his trade chat
of a moldeT, and in after years was en-
ployed both in the railroad shops and in
Guttenberger's foundry, and samples of
his handiwork can be seen in the futed
columns of the Odd Fellows Temple.
and in other buildings in this city.
Later he engaged in the stock and
sheep business, and amassing a compe-
tency, retired from business, and to-
night his friends and relatives will
gather around his fireside to congratu-
late him and his faithful helpmate on
their successful journey throughout
fifty years Of married life, years that
have brought trials and sickness, sue
cesses and reversals, yet full of happi-
ness in the main.
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was followed by c. Oliver, who sang a
solo which brought down the house.

was followed by C. Oliver, who sang
solo which brought down the house.
Herbert Wolf, the promising sleight
of hand performer. pleased the crowd
with his clever receptions, and D. a..
Marines selections on the harp were
treasures and were vastly appreciated.
Then Ed Johnson and Al Hellman
Went the pace-friendly Of course-for
three rounds. The bout was scien-
tific exhibition of the art of attack ana
self defence. The boys are among the
cleverest boxers and when occasion de-
mands, the grittiest fighters, not only
In Sacramento, but on the coast, ana
their clever sparring and ring general
ship was applauded to the echo.
Then Jack Hanlon tickled the audi
ence with his clever character singing,
and the KemnitZer Brothers sang
duet in which there was great musical
force. Eighteen voices of the German
Red Mems Club sang and sang again.
and the Mandolin Club gave an excel
lent performance. The trio of Fisher
Sperry and Jones was well done, and
Archie Christopher's cake walk was
received with applause and laughter
The Sacramento Athletic Clubs quar-
tet sang it's best and AL Joy also fav-
ored with a selection.
The best of feeling prevailed
throughout the evening, and about
midnight the street railway employees
who had been brought from the car
stables on special cars, rolled in and
the evening was complete.
1t was late when the strains Of
Home, Sweet Home" were thrown out
by the band, and Mayor-elect Clark
reception to 5000 of the men who
helped to elect him was over
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
KNIFE WIELDER CASEY.
He Proved Himself to Be asLively
Spriuter

Acting Chief of Police Ash last night
detailed two of his force to watch the
railroad depot for the purpose of ar
resting colored man named Frank
Casey, who is wanted by the authorities
on a charge Of assault with a deadly
weapon on a man named Ewell.
Both men We're employed as porters
on Pullman train, they quarreled and
Casey, 1t is claimed, slashed Ewell
across the face with knife and made
his escape. Yesterday afternoon Police
man Maggie caught sight of Casey hang
ing around the depot with the evident
intention of boarding the first train for
the East. The officer attempted to
steal up on Casey to place him under
arrest, but the latter caught sight of,
him and started on a run up the track,
and a lively sprinting match ensued
The colored man developed the most
speed and by lodging around the nu-
merous trains in the railroad yard, he
managed to make his escape
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

The following real estate transactions
have been recorded since our last re-
port:
M. Cronan to A. j. Martin-East half
lot 2, M and N and Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets.
Estate r. B. Winslow to A. J. Mar
tin-Same; So, 2S2 80.
Same to Same-Deed October 81,
1899, same; 81, 2S2. 80.
G. E. Wright and Frank Hickman
and wives to Peter Quigley-South half
of north half lot 8, E and F and Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets.
c. e. Wright ct ux to V. H. Teutschel
ct ux-West half lot 4, K and L and
Thirtieth and Thirty-irst streets.
E. J. Carragher and G.. A. Buchanan
to R. E. Kent-East half lot 6, K and
L and Twenty-first and Twenty second
streets.
G. H, Samuel and Rosa Lavenson to
G. M. Crocker-East half of north half
lot l, H and and Twenty-seventh and
Twentyeighth streets.
G. H. Langrehr ct ux to Jennie Con-
quarter section /, township Z north,
range east
F. c. Bailey ct ux, T. c. Perkins ct
ux to Mrs. Susannah Barton-4.29 acres
at Perkins; 1924. So
Michael Moran to Alice Switzer--
East half lot 2, o and P and Sixth and
Seventh streets; 81, 800.
Caroline Swinerton to Mary Lockett-
East half of south half lot 5, o and P
and Twentythird and Twenty fourth
streets
Estate William Quirk by commits
sioner to Bridget Finan-Lots 9, 10, II
and IL, block Go, Folsom; $40.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
Subterranean Lake.

10 London, as to almost every large
city, the question of water supply
mas been a serious problem. London
ers now see way to solve it. The
engineer of the County Council has in
formed that body that underneath Lon
don Is an immense lake, in a chalk
basin 1900 square miles in extent. The
annual rainfall that sinks to this lake,
lVo feet below the surface of the
ground, amounts to $4,000, 000 600 gal
Ions, which would give daily yield of
16I 100000 gallons. An artesian we'll
has already tapped the lake at Clan
nam, and it is pointed out that all
mat is necessary to insure a water
supply is to sink a sufficient number of
Wells The wonder is that London
should have existed for more than y
ooo years and never discovered that the
great lake was beneath it.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

The box Office of the opera-h house
opens this morning for the reservation
Of seats for the new sparkling comedy,
Mile. Fiji" to be presented Friday
night by the Maude Granger Company.
Herbert A. Kidder announces this
morning the first of three popular mu-
steal evenings similar to the late Capi-
tai concert series, in fact, continuation
Of that series. Mr. Kidder has changed
the name because he is giving these
concerts now in several interior cities
and towns as well as in the Capital
The first of the winter series will be
given at the Clunie Opera-house Tues
day evening next, and for that occasion
over 800 season tickets have already
been sold. These season tickets for the
three events are on sale at PurnelIs
Kohler & Chase, Pommer's and the the
alter. and reservations on them will be-
gin at the opera-house tomorrow morn
ing. The season tickets are transfer
able, which renders them the more VAL
liable to purchasers. Single admission
tickets with reserved seats will be on
sale at the theater Monday morning
The first concert will introduce Mrs.
Birmingham, the well known contralto
who is a great favorite with music low
ers of Sacramento; Miss Maude Fay,
mezzo soprano: M. Genevieve Moroney.
pianiste and accompanist Harry Girard
of New York. one of the foremost bari
tone singers of the country, and consid-
cred great star: and w. J. Hynes,
humorist. Mr.. Girard's services are
much in demand, and at the conclusion
of the engagement with Mr. Kidder he
is to appear in opera in San Francisco
in an extended engagement Girard,
besides being talented singer is also
an accomplished pianist and success
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
Arrested for Battery,

4. Goldstein was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Officers Fisher and Bag
ley on a warrant charging him with
battery on John Cross. The trouble
occurred two or three days ago. Gold
stein was released on bonds pending
his examination in the City Justices
Court this morning.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
Citizens State Fair Club.

The Citizens State Fair Club held
meeting last night and audited some
unpaid bills and appointed a commit
tee to draft a final report, consisting Of
w. f. Purnell, j. o. Coleman and c.
H. Holmes
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
Maccabees' Ball.

Columbia Tent, No. %, K. o. T. NJ.
VIII give a grand ball tonight at
Iurner Hall. The State Commander
VIII be present and a cordial invitation
Is extended to all friends of the order.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

Every variety of fresh and salt water
fsh, including fresh mountain trout. at
our fish stalls to-day (Friday). The
Pacific. J. near Eighth,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

full composer, and on Tuesday night will
sing some Of his own song compost
tionss For the two other concerts to
be given in january and February Mr..
Kidder will present these names: Alma
Berglund, soprano; S. Homer Henley,
baritone; Henry McCauley. tenore ro-
busto; Arthur Fickenshen, pianist, Theo
Mansfield, 'celloist; George B. Lovdal,
humorist; Mrs Mary Weaver McCau-
ley soprano and whistler; Marian Bar
rington, contralto, and Nathan Lands
berger violinist It will thus be seen
that we are to have high class talent
in the three concerts, and that there
will be ample opportunity given for
lovers of good music to testify to their
appreciation of the enterprise that gives
US These concerts. The manager says
that the endeavor will be, while pre-
serving the high class order of the con-
certs, at the same time to so construct
the programs as to give them a char
acter that will interest those not de-
handing classical music. That is, they
are to be popular concerts. and of a
range to crafty all good tastes.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

sweet wines, 81 a GAL up. and red
ana white wines 40c gal. up, for fami-
lies at Gastman's, co.. J street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
CLUNIE OPERA HOUSE.
.MACCABEES' BALL.

COLUMBIA TENT, NO. @, K. o. T. NJ.
will give grand ball at Turder Hall on
Friday Evening, November 18th.
Admission so cents. The State Com
mander will be present on that occasion.
cordial invitation to all friends of the
order. nlS-to lb.C.)
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
SPECIAL NOT1O1.

BAKER & HAMILTON. WHOLESALE
hardware, bicycles. carts. buggies, car
riages, phaetons. Balm farm and header
wagons. Send for catalogue.
MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething with perfect success. It soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays pain,
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for diarrhea. whether
arising from teething or other causes. For
sale by druggists in every part of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
q bottle. MWF
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

McWade Chilcoto. representing the
Henry Corson Clarke Company, is in
the city arranging for the appearance
OF the company here Wednesday and
Thursday evening next in the comedy
What Happened to Jones'"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
NEW TO-DAY.
TAXPAYERS!
Nine Days More in Which to Pay
Your Taxes-State and County,

On all personal property secured by real
property, and one-half of the taxes on all
real property, will be delinquent on the
9th of November, at o'clock p. M; and
unless paid prior thereto FIFTEEN QO
PER CENT WILL BE ADDED.
All taxes may be paid at the time the
first installment is paid as herein provid-
ed (are due and payable If desired).
Office hours from 9 o'clock a. m. to 5
o'clock p. M, Sundays excepted.
B. N. BUGBEY
Tax Collector of Sacramento County
October 9, A. D. 1899.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

Self basting Even poor cook cannot spoil
roasters the Thanksgiving turkey if she
will use one of these roasters. 1t
Will make the toughest meat tender Prices: 70
cents, IS cents, 90 cents and $500
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

Night school. Atkinson's Bus. College. :
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17

Dinner sets One of the prettiest dinner sets
$1,000 we have ever shown at ten dol
lars is this new "Royal Pearl"
set OF one hundred and twelve pieces This set
is OF English sem-porceain with exceptionally
neat decorations
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-16
CLAY SAVINGS Bank.

Children's savings banks OF clay are
made in a variety of forms, including
apples, pears, peaches, oranges and
little jugs; they are formed out of clay
and baked IN the usual manner, and
they ore then painted in colors in imi-
tation of the fruit Or other object
which they represent in form. They
have but II opening, that being the
slot through which the money is
dropped. To get the money out again
it is necessary to Lreak the bank.
Such banks are sold for the ordinary
purposes OF a child's savings bank.
They are always pretty certain to be
among the things offered for sale in
1ive-cent stores or in stocks or lines Of
goods in which everything is offered
at a uniform price of five cents, that
being the retail price of the cay saw
ings banks, and they are often used to
collect money im for charitable and
benevolent, and oother purposes.
Sometimes the breaking of the jugs
used for charitable purposes aud the
counting OF what they contain are done
in public. For such uses as these the
clay banks are sold by the hundred,
These clay savings banks are made in
this country and are sold in consider
abe quantities. -New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-16
Birds are furnished with a peculiar

Birds are furnished with a peculiar
membrane, which in a state Of repose
les in the inner angle Of the eye. bu.
is movable by two distinct muscles.
which draw 1t over the cornea. 1t Is,
% a certain extent. transparent, for, &C
.ording to Cuvier. birds can look
through it, as the eagle does when
-ooking at the sun. This membrane
.orms a pair OF s%pectacles. or, at least,
answers the same purpose. This mem
orane is called the third eye!ld. One
II the most comica, and grotesQue an
mails is the "spectac!ed bear" (Ursus
ornatus), which derives its chief at
traction from the l!ght-celored rings
around Its eyes. These-the greater
part of the face being, like the body,
olack-tave exactly the appearance o.
/ pair OF common goggles" through
which ths beas. seems to look with an
air Of mingled wisdom and iubec.lity.
The specialized bear Is only found IN
The mountainous regions Of Chill,
South America.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-16
A Soldiers Victory.

81 tell you," shouted the old gen
t'eman, "I'll not give my consent.
I'm not the mar to buy a pig in
a poke OF decide a case after
hearing but one side of il. I don't
believe lie was ever a soldier or ever
saw a battle in his life. ! don't care
so much for that, but it's the false
pretences. I'm a veteran and I know
a soldier when ] see him. I'll give
him marching orders the next time lie
calls" i
But, papa, see how straight ne
walks and what a trim figure he LAS.
And he has told me about lsSsiSof
"Rosh! There haven't been lots of
battles since he was big enough to
fight. I tell you he's a false alarm.
I'll trap him yet. I'll bet a house
and lot that he can't go through the
manual OF arms"
"But he can. He took a cane and
showed me the whole thing. 1t was
just grand"
"WLat in creation do you know
about it.: You couldn't tell the DIFF
ference between a right shoulder,
SHIFT" and a double quick Did he
enlist from Detroit?
NO. Chicago"
ooh, Of course, some big city where
it would take time to look him up.
He's a fraud"
"Do listen, papa. He knows all
about you grand army people, aud
says that you're the finest, bravest,
most intelligent military men that
ever kept step to fife and drum. He
likes beans and coffee for cold lunch,
and every night he was here he turned
the lights out at 10 just from force OF
habit"
"No! And he said that about us
veterans. hey? Well, TIL have a talk
with your mother - Detroit Free
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-16
ELECTRIC HEADLIGHTS.
Interesting farts About Experiment. n
Their Use.


The electric headlight for locomo-
t,ves has come we'll out of the ordeal
through which it passed while the
opposition to the innovation in certain
conservative quarters was active, and,
especially since it has been made to
carry it's own little dynamo, and thus
supply itself with current, is extend
ing its good repute among railroad
men. 1t has been stated, however,
that with all its merits, it has the
very serious objection Of affecting the
visibility of the signal lights on the
front of the locomotive which carries
it. This question has been put to the
test by a railroad which has a special
interest in its settlement from the fact
OF its having equipped twenty Of its
locomotives with the latest form of this
headlight. The observing party sta
toned itself at the side of the track,
and locomotive bearing a powerful
electric light, backed away about two
miles and then started up at high
speed. The speed ranged, in fact,
through the different tests, from sixty
to ninety-fve miles an hour. The
signal lights of white, red and green
were tried in their usual position
20 inches back, and then affixed to
brackets extending out sideways 20
inches from the smokebox.
From the somewhat imperfect rec.
ords of the tests which have been rub
lished it was shown that the lights
came out much palmer when put on
the pilot beam instead of OH the upper
part OF the smokebox. In this wav
was secured the advantage of having
them farther away from the headlight.
Another great improvement was de-
veloped by attaching to the headlight
an extension hood in the shape of q
tube stretching out horizontally in
front. IN using this tube in sizes
ranging from 10 inches to Is inches in
diameter, and running it out from four
inches to IA inches, in different expe-
riments, some most satisfactory re-
suits were attained, the color OF the
signal light. being easily distinguished
up to a distance Of $50 feet. This
when they were merely placed IN front
OF the sLokebox, instead of in their
usual position, 90 inches back. But
with the 16-inch headlight hood, ex-
tending four inches, green lights, even
with an unusually bright illumination
of the headlight, were visible about
1900 feet away. This further vindi.
cation of the locomotive protector is
said to have appreciably q%uickened
the orders for it to supply houses, and
to have greatly increased the con-
fdence of railroad men generally in
the electric headlight.-St Louis
Globe Democrat,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-16
tKo,mer!,
N0uld SURG
Try Mrs.
HnkhamI0
o
They Only
Knew, Says
Hrs. King

and received benefit from it at once.
l have taken It ever since and now
have NO backache, no pain In my
side and my stomach and bowels are
perfectly well. lean honestly say that
there is nothing like it. I fIcould only
tell every woman how much good your
medicine has done me, they would
surelytryit."-MAEyKAM NJ. KING, NORTH
ATrLEBoRo, MASS.
The way women trile with health
shows a degree Of indifference that is
misunderstanding. Happiness and use
fulness depend on physical health: SO
does a good disposition. Disease makes
women nervous, irritable and snap
pish. The very effort of ailing women
to be good-natured makes them ner-
vons. Write to Mrs. Pinkham, she will
hep you to health and happiness. "a
ltcosts nothing togetMrs. Pinkham,a
advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-16
The secretary bird Of South Africa I'd

The secretary bird Of South Africa 10
useful in destroying the serpent race
on which creatures 1t almost exclu-
sive1y feeds. It derives its name from
the curious feathery plumes which pro-
ject from each side OF It's head, and
have a fanciful resemblance to pens
carried behind the ear by human SEQ
retaries. Undaunted by the deadly
teeth Of the cobra, the secretary bird
comes boldly to the attack, and In spite
OF all the efforts OF the Infatuated and
desperate reptile, Is sure to come on
victorious. In its combats with tn
serpent the wing Is the most importat {
weapon, and answers equally all7ls
purposes of a shield and a club. A.
the serpent rises to strike. the secre-
tary presents the front OF its wing as q
buckler and almost Immediately dashes
the snake to the ground by a bl< "
from the same member. 1t also kicks
with considerable force, and almost in
variably concludes the combat by a
violent blow on the head from It's
beak, which lays the skull OF the enemy
completely open.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-16

Washington Star: It is possible,
said a we'll known dentist to a Star
writer a day or two ago, TOR a medi-
cal man to tell more about the DISPOSE
ton and constitution of a person by
an examination OF the teeth than by
any other part OF the body. Nowadays
the first thing that an army surgeon
does when q man is brought UP TO,
enlistment. Ia to look at the would-bs
soldiers teeth. II they show any sigma
OF decay it is evidsnt that the mans
constitution Ii delicate and his services
as a soldier are declined Immediately,
even though he be in every other re-
spect a perfect specimen Of manhood.
Men with irregular teeth-teeth IN
even and imperfect-sre also declined.
as those possessing such teeth are
usually not strong, and hence are uc-
fit for the arduous duties OF army life.
Another popularity %noticeable In many
persons Is a spotted tooth. This is a
tooth covered with dark specks and is
usually found in the mouths Of people
with weak intellect. 1t Is, In fact, a
sign Of insanity. Large teeth show
braininess, nors especially IL they be
regular. A set Of perfect teeth 10 the
surest sign OF a good constitution.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-12-16
Richest Gold Mine in tn. wo-,.

The Band Barton and Albion god
mine, under the town Of Bal!arat- IN
Australia, has yielded more than 6,tv
millions as the value Of It's OUTPUT O,
gold since 1t was discovered about th,r.
~ years ago. 1t is the most productive
gold mine yet known. Its SUNNY ~
paying quartz seems practically iaex-
naustiele, and az the vein is extensive.
being spread over much territory tho
mine bids fair to last for centuries. The
work In the Ballarat gold mine Is said
70 be much safer Is well as more COM
Portable than that Of the workers in
Q coal mine. At Ballarat there are no
noxious gases and no danger from ex-
plosions. Air is forced into the work
sngs through various shafts. In ~.
I~ransvaal rich and regular deposits
were discovered in 1885 in the witw,.
sersrand. The reefs are estimated to
contain nearly 100. 0oo, 900 tons Of ore.
the gold Of which is said to be worth
&b,Ooo.ooo From eighty to a hun
ored years must elapse before the field
Is worked out.