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The record-union., 1899-06-01

by the unanimous consent Of the people
of California, including the very men
who made it.
The Republican, therefore, this
morning reverses its policy and puts
itself into deliberate contempt of the
law and defiance of the authority Of~the
State of California. The contempt and
the defiance are only the contempt and
defiance which the State has shown for
itself, and the lawlessness is only the
lawQessness which. must follow when a
State elects law makers. a majority of
whom are, by their own confession, vim
dfctive fools. The Republican has
no apologies to make for having obeyed
the law, nor for disobeying it now. But
what a spectacle of popular government
it rs when the only protection the people
have against their own lawmakers is
in unanimous consent to ignore the
laws they make!
THE PHILIPPINES.
San Jose Mercury: The conditions in
the Philippines are more favorable for
peace than they have been for a long
time. The Filipino Commissioners talk
as though Aguinaldo would be satisfied
with autonomy, and that if so there will
be little trouble in perfecting form of
government that will be mutually salts
factory. But it will be useless to talk
of terms until the rebel chief surrenders
his arms.
THE DEWEY TESTIMONIAL.
Woodland Democrat: If Admiral
Dewey were to accept $3.50. 600 resi-
dence from the people of the United
States he would be morally obligated
not to sell it. To maintain it in a style
befitting such a costly and luxurious
establishment would necessitate an ex-
penditure that nobody but multi
millionaire could afford. AS the Adj
miral is now drawing a big salary and
will soon receive quite a lot of pension
money there does not appear to be any
reason why he should be made the OBJ
Ject OF any further bounty but if the
hero worship craze cannot find vent in
another form than by heaping more
treasures upon him, it would be inf
nItely better to give him the money the
proposed residence would cost and give
MIN the liberty of doing with it as he
chooses.
The record-union., 1899-06-01

The news is that Lieutenant Gilmore
and his men, captured near Subig Bay
recently, are safe and we'll. This will
remove most clouds Of apprehension
that have hung over the fate of the I'M
lucky men. But doubt will still remain
when it is considered that the Filipinos
have been so treacherous to our men in
other cases and have tortured and
butchered some entitled to be treated
as prisoners of war The news is also
that as our troops, while advancing
abandoned ground taken from the
enemy, the insurgents return and at
once prosecute and kill those who mani
tested any sympathy for Americans or
showed them any kindnesses whatever.
This war is revealing more and more
the true character Of these Philippine
Malays, how utterly untrustworthy
they are, and likewise how unfit to be
trusted with the experiment Of self
government
The record-union., 1899-06-01

The latest advices are that At the
Cars Peace Congress the permanent
arbitration scheme will probably be
adopted. Possibly but never by tire
American people. A republic can not
afford to bind itself hand and foot TO
airy monarchy by any such scheme. Let
every case for arbitration stand urcn
its own footing. This idea Of mort
gaging an issue in advance is prepos-
ferrous
The record-union., 1899-06-01


Hon. w. F. Mccarthy, Ex-representa-
tive Illinois State Legislature, 1l3 Ash
land Block, Chicago, Ill, writes of Pc
ru-na as follows: s'After taking Peru
ma three months am cured of catarrh
Of the stomach, with which I had been
afflicted for four years."
Sam.A. Lehman, Payne, O., in recent
letter to DR.. Hartman says:
~ have taken four bottles of Pe-ru-na
and am about we'll. had catarrh of
the stomach. I advise everybody to
take Pe-ru-na that has catarrh. I was
sick for two years; couldn't work at all.
Pe-ru-na is worth it's weight in gold.
Everyone thought was going to die"
Send for free copy of "Summer Ca
tarrh." Address DIR. Hartman, Column
bus, Ohio.
The record-union., 1899-06-01

All the French correspondents Of the
American press are agreed upon three
things; that a new trial will be accord
ed to Dreyfus; that he will be acQuit-
ted; that Esterhazy was the guilty ras-
cad after all. Very well, if after all,
the system Of justice in France shall be
able to do 50 much; permit 50 mucn of
right to prevail, we may hope that the
same spirit Of justice will be exercised
to award to the unhappy prisoner some
thing compensatory for the terrible
punishment which his acquittal will
pronounce to have been undeserved
IT France is as generous as she pro-
poses to be just, she will vote Dreyfus
a round sum of money and pension
for life sufficient to maintain him In
ease. He has suffered enough to age
him by twenty-five years. Let his
country seek to recompense him for it
If it does this, it will have the ap-
prevail OF nations. If it kicks out the
miserable man ruined, penniless, brok-
en- In health and marked by premature
age, France will do an injustice scarce.
ly less despicable than the original con-
viction Of Captain Dreyfus.
The record-union., 1899-06-01

RECRUITS WANTED FOR THE
United States Marine Corps United
States navy; able-bodied, unmarried men
between the ages of Il and 80 years. who
who have legally declared their intention
to become such; must be of good charac--
and Write English. and be between 5 feet
inches and 6 feet l inch in hight. For
further information apply at the Recruit
California
The record-union., 1899-06-01

It is said the whale lives to be about
400 years old. People who dislike the
idea of parting with pet after be-
coming attached to it should secure a
whale
The record-union., 1899-06-01

/ A most surprising Use for glass has
been discovered. BY a new process this
usually brittle substance Is rendered
soft and malleable, and is then used
instead Of gold N q stopping for teeth.
The record-union., 1899-06-01

The morning papers Of San Francisco
have been flashing themselves into a
perfect fury Of exclamation points, in
order to convince the people that they
are their only valiant defenders, and
that but for them the horrid railroad
corporations will swallow them body
and breeches and all their belongings
beside. 1t is pitiful to witness such
exhibitions of demagogy. The street
railways, or the chief Of them, have
asked for certain franchises to be sold
under the law to the highest bidder, m
order to make connections of the street
railway system complete, and save
travel to the people, unnecessary trans
ferring, and any amount of time and
Inconvenience, and Of course to be
sources Of profit to the investors. What
ever the merit or demerit of the asking,
all the procedure having been had ac-
cording to the law, there has been mo
reason that we can discover for the
morning press lashing itself into the
fury it now assumes to feel.
The record-union., 1899-06-01
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Rain Thurs
day, clearing in the afternoon. fresh
southeasterly, changing to westerly
winds.
The record-union., 1899-06-01

Fresno Republicans: For one month
and three days of grace the Republic
cam has obeyed the idiotic Morehouse
signature law, in the only way it can
be safely obeyed if the law is to be
taken seriously at all. For the same
month and three days, most Of the
newspapers Of the State, including the
richest ones, and those against which
the law was particularly directed, have
openly detied the law and courted suit
under it. A standing reward of $500
is offered by the law for the bringing.
of such a suit, and every citizen of Cal
ifornia has had daily opportunity to
bring a thousand suits, at a profit of
half a million dollars day. But so low
has the law making power Of the State
fallen in the respect of its people that
even this fabulous bride has not sue.
ceeded in unearthing a single shyster or
blackmailer who could be hired to sus !
lain this law. It has been fepudfated
The record-union., 1899-06-01
SUMMER WOODS H E. A P
wood at Cady's Wood Yard. 215 L. Both
phones -
PACIFIC GROVE BAKERY

any paker can make It bu sSr our Domestic
Also, all kinds of breads. pies and cakes.
For. speciality. try our 'Sunshine.
bright yellow cake. Both phones. RICE
BROS, S23 ].
The record-union., 1899-06-01
NEW HOUSES 3 MEEp n NICE
HOLT can put up the kind you want. Ev-
erything electrical at 81 street.
Thinning AND PIIlMRIN6

done up to the Queens taste by Carlow
q Miller. the agents for the Ideal
Windmill, 1890 street. Phone Cap 445.
The record-union., 1899-06-01
BATHS! BATHS! BATHS,

high pressure filter delivering $50 gall
the Kind we use. Plain baths, 25c; ladies'
electric baths, 81. Every convenience and
a lady attendant. The Plaza Baths, 922
Ninth street.
The record-union., 1899-06-01
HAr1rlER'S PHARnACY

Hammers famous soda water, with
shaved Ice, is now in full blast Cream
soda, &c. Fourth and X streets
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20

The Hon. William WOrtham. long
state treasurer Of Texas, was in a New
York jcwelry store one day when he
noticed Il showcase filed with splen-
did jewcled rcvolvcrs with silver and
gold grips and chased barrels, having
precious stones set into the butts.
''Lemmc see one of those guns he
said TO the clerk.
(Which one. sir?"
"The gold one with the big ruby in
the handle"
The clerk took it from the case. 1t
was marked So. and it looked worth
even more. The Texan took il tender
ly in both hands and held it admiring-
" up to the light. Then drawing him
self up To his full height. which was
6l2 feet. he rested the revolver barrel
upon his left elbow. crooked for the
purpose. and looked over the sights
down the long store. Those persons
who saw him involuntarily lodged.
Say" said Mr.. Wortham, with
quiet but intense enthusiasm. as he re-
turned the weapon. If | was TO wear
that gun down in my state the people
would be falling down on their knees
begging To be killed with it,
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
Too Much Realism.

Nine. de Navarro has recorded in "A
Few Memories" the greatest lesson she
ever received against too much real
ism. In certain drama the heroine,
under great excitement, suddenly stops
10 gain cOmposure as she hears the
approaching carriag ges of the guests.
''Hark.' she says. Il hear the
wheels of their carria gcs.
We obtained the effects of approach
ing wheels. but, try as we would, the
stamping of the horses feet upon the
gravel before Clarisse's door we could
not manage. At last n brilliant idea
struck me. which the stage manager
promptly indOrscd.
II was that we should have in Il
donkey from COvent Garden TO trot up
and down behind the scenes on the
gravel especially laid for him. We
We're decidedly nervous on the first
appearance of our four footed friend,
whose role was 10 counterfeit the high
stepping horses of the brilliant French
court.
When. his cue was given, there was
only an Ominous silence. ! repeated
the word in louder voice, when such
braying and scuffiing We're heard as
sent the audience into roars of laugh
ter. Although it was one of the most
serious situations of the play, l could
not help joining in their mirth until
the tears rolled down my checks.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
The Buccaneers.

The original ''boucaniers" were a
wild and picturesque gang. To the
waist they were generally clothed in
n sunburned and weather beaten skin.
and they wore pantaloons of a coarse
linen, dyed and stiffened with the blood
of bulls and pigs and held up by belt
of rawhide, stuck full of deadly knives.
Their apparel terminated with pigskin
boots and no stockings, and they car
ried n long barreled firelock, loaded
with ounce balls of lead.
They were animated with n common
hatred of the Spaniard. which in their
eyes justified any attack upon his per-
son or property, and by wild sort Of
attachment to each other in their peril
Gus lives, which led to their being
known as the Brethren of the Coast"
When the Spaniards drove them into
the career OF marauders upon the
sea. the word buccaneer took a new
meaning, though they were also known
as freebooters. This was n mongrel
English word, "buiten" being Dutch
and "bueten" German for plumber. OF
this word the French made "fribus-
ter with the silent, and then soften
ed it to ''fiIibustier," which the Span
iards modified into fiIibustero. So we
finally got the word back, with n new
meaning and a special application as
''filibuster."-"The West Indies" by
Amos Kidder Fiske
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
WASHINGTON'S LAST YEARS.
His Happy Life With His Wife at
Mount Vernon.

At the time of his retirement to
Mount Vernon, after the expiration of
his term as president, the tall figure
of Washington was only slightly bent
and he was still supposed to weigh up
ward of 200 pounds" writes William
Perrine of The Last Years of Wash
ingtons Life" in The Ladies' Home
Journal.
Excepting his gray hair and his
false teeth and some trouble in hear
ing there was little of the usual ap-
pearance of age in his muscular per-
son, his gait and his strong, pOck-
marked face. He was affable and
merry with his best friends, but while
he had the true hospitality of n south
crn gentleman in inviting every Wis
itOr from 4 distance to his table or to n
bed over night, his politcnCSs was gem
orally formal. Yet if he particularly
enjoyed the conversation of a guest he
would pay him the compliment of lis
teninG to him until after . o'clock, or
even of lighting him with the candle to
n bedroom for the night.
Mrs. Washington at this time was n
healthy, pleasant and transformations
little woman, still showing traces OF
good looks and with seldom any other
thought than of playing respectfully
her role of mistress of the house of a
country gentleman, of caring for the
negroes or of amusing herself with her
knitting. She had great pride in her
recipe for making cherry bounce
and on a midsummer day she cut out
81 pairs of breeches for the men work
ing on the farm. She had said that
she and the general felt like children
just released from school when he left
the presidency, and she told of her
satisfaction in settling down again to
the duties of an old fashioned Nir-
ginia hOusekeeper, steady as clock.
busy as a bee and cheerful as a crick-
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20

\ number of people come home from
the seaside quite deaf. and very many,
if not deaf. are much harder of hearing
than when they left home The cause
of this is blowing the nose after bath
ing
OF course one blows his nose because
there is some salt water in il. which
makes him uncomfortable. This water
he forces into the little eustachian tube
that runs from behind the nose to the
ear. Here the water remains for days,
and the particles of salt set up infiam-
NATION. The next step is that the ell-
Stachian tube gets blocked and remains
more or less SO permanently, causing
partial deafness.
You should always wait some time
after Your bath before blowing your
nose, and then YOU should do il gently.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
HERO OF THE MINE.
He Risked His Life to save That of .
Fellow Workman.

Heber Franklin, 4 young man en-
ployed at the Clear Creek mine, is as
much 4 hero as any man who ever
braved death on the battlefield. Frank
lin sought not glory, but TO save n hu-
man life. There was fire in the mine.
The men were called out Then they
We're about TO shut off the air in order
TO stop the flames, when il was learned
that lone miner was working deep in
the mine beyond the point where the
fire started and was then raging with
growing strength. Here is the story
of the subsequent events:
Foreman Thomas Immediately called
for volunteers to go with him into the
mine to rescue the man. Several at
tempts were made by different ones,
but they We're driven back by the
flames. and the cry of Powder.
caused hasty retreat.
Finally Heber Franklin. young man
whose work keeps him on the outside,
said, Il will go" And accompanying
Foreman Thomas he pressed on
through the fire and found the man
working away tamping n hole, entire
ly unconscious of the danger threaten
ing him. They succeeded in getting
out of the mine safely, when the fan
was shut off and the dip closed up.
The rescue was an act of great bravery
on the part of Franklin, as his work
kept him on the outside and he was
unacquainted with the exact lay Of the
land inside. and the danger of SuGoca-
ton from black damp was great. He
was the only man of the many stand
ing by whose nerve did not desert him.
1t is stated upon good authority that
ten minutes more of lost time would
have resulted in the death of the miner
who was at work and possibly n great
loss to the company, as the supply Of
air could not be cut off while there was
any hope OF rescue, and this would
have tended TO feed the flames.-Salt
Lake Herald.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
Lnaf Hi. Birf fhmnrk.

AN amusing incident took place at
the Grand Central station few weeks
go. = pOrtly man with clothes of for
'ign cut, outlandish baggage and n de-
cided German brogue bought 4 ticket
for 4 western point and then bought a
sleeping berth and waited for his train
20 be announced. As soon as it was
called he got into line, occupied much
space with all his bags ana bundles
lnd made people in front and behind
him uncomfortable. He had no sooner
reached the platform than lie dropped
his baggage and freight and pushed
his way hack into the waiting room,
san up to the police officer and said
0reathleSSly:
Say, lost my birthmark."
Your birthmark? Where was it:'
Here in my pocket in
''In your pocket? That's q nice place
to have one" said the officer, wishing
to humor a crazy man. How did it
look -
"Red-fool-like all birthmark. l
can without it not in the sleep wagon
CO." ana he rushed 10 the ticket Win
dow. where they knew that the Ger
man meant berth check when he said
birthmark, and the matter was settled
10 his satisfaction. The crowds had
gone through the door, and il was near
ly train time when he came bounding
back and up To the ticket window,
where. with profuse apologies. he told
the clerk that lie had found his birth
mark."-New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
"SHOvlNG THE QUEER"
The Graceful Way In which Coun-
tcrfeIters Pass Their Product.

Counterfeit money showers form a
distinct class Of criminals" said an old
federal officer. They have nothing 10
do with making the queer but simply
put it in circulation. They go about
their work very Systematically and re-
ducc the chanceS of detection to a mini
mum.
a woman shower. for example,
starts out TO unload on the big retail
stores. Her dress is quiet, but elegant
and she has tie surface appearance OF
a refined lady. In her hand is pocket
book containing one bad bill and a
number of good ones. She goes into
store. makes some tTifing purchases.
tenders the counterfeit. and pockets the
change. AS she passes ont she brush
es against a boy, who slips her an"th-
er queer bill and then drops back
few PAGES III the crowd.
I'm that way she makes the rounds,
and IL she understands her business
she can get rid Of an astonishing mum
Der of coun terfeIts i'll the course of
few hours. If the bill she offers is de
tected on the spot, she never attempts
any argument. Dear me" she cX
claims. 1 wonder if l have any more
Of the horrid things" And thcreupOn
she empties her pOcketbOok on the
counter ana asks the clerk To examine
the money and see whether il is all
right.
In 80 cases out Of 100 that disarms
suspicion at once. If She happens TO
he arrested. only one bill is found in
her possession, and there is nothing TO
IiSprOye her assertion that she receiV-
ed il somewhere in change. Meanwhile
the boy who carries the roll quietly
disappears. Often he sells newspapers
as a blind. Have a paper. MISS he
will cry and hands the shower bill
under the folded sheet. Altogether
1t is highly skilled trade. The upper
class showers are very seldom caught"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
4 Sure Cure For HOW'LL

Il say, mamma" said Charlie. who
was watching his mamma bathe the
new girl baby. what would happen
if YOU would put her in the bathtub
and go away off and leave her TO wash
her ownself. like me:"
I'm afraid" said mamma. that lit
tie sister would get water in her mouth
and drown.
Would ii ill her all up full with
water 50 she couldn't howl no more?"
inquired Charlie.
Yes. I'm afraid it would" said NAM
ma. pleased with the interest Charlie
was taking in his sisters welfare.
Il say, mum" exclaimed Charlie en-
thusia Stically. lets put her in right
away. y."-Providencc Telegram.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
A COLONY OF YONSONS.
Many of That Name In Business In =
MisconSIn Town.

Many of That Name In Business In n
WiscoESIn Town.
I'D in the central part of Wiscon-
sin" said Chicago travelling man who
had got tired talking aboIt the trusts.
there is a town that is Inhabited al
most exclusively 10y 'NOnsonS.' The
name of the man who keeps the hotel
is .YonSOn' the drug store on the cor
ner is owned by man named 'NOn-
SON. the proprietor of the establish
ment that uses our goods is n MIR
.Yonson. and l noticed when l was
riding up town from the station that
the grocer and the butcher We're both
'YonsonS.'
WHATS the matter here said to
the bus driver. Haven't you any peo-
pie in this town who don't belong to
the "Yonson" family"
"'Van. Ay tank dare been Won or
two hc replied.
What's your nameE l asked
"'Yonson.' he replied
Il was about to make some further
Inquiries as To the 'YonSon' family,
but at that moment we passed the pub
lie laundry. and. looking At the square,
red sign above the door, | read:
"'Yip Yonson. Laundry
Inside the Chinamau who owned
the concern was busy ironing and per-
mitting his pigtail to hang down his
back | am almost convinced now
that some of those 'NonSOns' are
frauds Chicago Times Herald.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20

The virtues of keen business man
are often negative rather than posi-
tive. II * said that great broker
once told his son that only two things
were necessary TO make II great finan-
Cier.
And what are those. papa the son
asked.
Honesty and sagacity."
But what do YOU consider the mark
OF honesty TO be-
Always To keep your word"
And the mark of sagacityE'
Never to give your word"
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
4 Ncnt SclccIinn.

That's 4 nice umbrella you have
there
Amt it? Reflects credit on my
taste. doesn't itEH
1t certainly does. Where did you
get it,"
Picked it out OF a bunch Of seven
that were standing in the boarding
house hall this morning. g."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
In Them All.

Nobody ever accused me Of being n
politician out Of job" said Senator
Sorghum blandly.
No" answered the GuilcleSs person
who takes everything literally. 1t
was only the other day that l heard
some one saying you came pretty near
being mixed up in every job that came
along. Was Shington Star.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
He knew Her.

Won Blumer-Iow is it you are TAX
ing luncheon alone: l thought l saw
YOU going down town with your wife
this morning.
Withcrby You did. But she saw
something in n window that she want
eel TO look At, and l told her l would
wait outside. I'm going back late this
afternoon 10 catch her as she comes
out.-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20

Sir William Long tells a story Of an
old Scotch lady who could not abide
long sermons. She was hobbling out
Of the kirk one Sunday when a coach
man, who was waiting for his people
asked her. is the minister dune WI
his sermon:''
He was dune lang syne," said the
old lady impatiently, but we wanna
stop"
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
Work For the Jaws.

John Bulwer. n quaint writer of the
seventeenth century, recommends the
following three dinner rules: Stridor
dentium. alum silentium, rumor gen
tum. which has been humorousIy
translated, Work for the jaws. a ST.
lent pause. frequent tha-has."-Nhat TO
Eat. = zSa
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20

Featherstone-Come, Bobbie (hand-
ing him a quarter. how many fellows
have called on your sister this week:
Bobhie-I.et's See-five.
That doesn't include me, does it,
oh. nos Sister says you don't
count. ."-Brooklyn Life.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20
The FestaI Hour.

How happy the Dabney-Joneses
look this evening. II must be their
wedding anniversary"
NO; they've got their old cook back"
-Detrolf Free Press.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-20

What folly TO proclaim a love for hu-
manity which no one has for the ma
tority OF individuals composing it,
Conservative.