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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Continued on Eighth Page.)
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-09
AUCTIONS.
AUCTION SALE

AUCTION SALE
OF TWO PIECES OF REAL ESTATE,
BY order of the Superior Court, we will
sell at public auction on Tuesday Janu..
airy 10th, at 10 a. M, the following real
estate: First piece-House and lot, No:
1921 G street, 40 by 16O Second piece-Full
block, Nineteenth and Twentieth streets,
A ard North B, with all the improvements
thereon. The sale will take place at No.
1921 c street. D. J. SIMMONS & CO.,
AuctiOneerS.
Devlin & Devlin, Attorneys for Estate.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-09

tItr1hra1fa The winter that all
~ the croakers proph-
0ld1lOS esied would turn out
another dry one"
seems destined to be very wet. And
isn't it awkward to have a friend
call, during the rain, with a stream
ing umbrella and greet you with the
words, where shall I put my UNI
brella?" when you haven't the sign
Of place for it! OF course you trot
it out in the kitchen and put it in
the''sink, or in bucket or dish PAN
But how much pleasanter it would
be to have an umbrella stand-one
of these pretty lava affairs, with
scene and flower decorations
standing near the front door. You
can get them for $500. $3.50, $1,000
or $500. And in summer, they can
be used as repositories for canes.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-09
Upholstering Have a1a you ,,a,e an

stored divan, sofa or chair that
you'd like to have made over-made
NEW? Well do it, do it better and
more conscientiously than most fur
niture people, too. Telephone, or
drop Us a postal and our man will
call and give you an estimate on the
cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
Shoe Buckles.

From the Gentleman's Magazine.
Once on a time your shoe was nothing
without the buckle. Indeed, it was a case
of the tail wagging the dog" for the
buckle was the attraction and the shoe but
the accompaniment. Be 1t observed that at
first. however, it was not the size, but the
costliness of the buckle which was con-
spicuous. Thus among royalties people or
high rank and those who were The glass of
fashion and the mold of form at court wore
diamonds. Needless to say that then,
now those who desired to initiate them
wore paste buckles, happy, perhaps, in that
Self-complacency which imag1neS nobody
else shrewd enough to estimate possibilities
In 1920 a leader of fashion would wear a
full-fowing curled wig reaching in ringiets
half way down back and arms, laced coat
cut straight, with buttons put in in every
possible place-thereby by the way, afford
ing a remarkable similarity to the pearl
les of the popular and up-to-dste coster-
monger-and square-toed. black shoes. with
an enormous flap on the instep high heels,
and on the flap small but brilliant buckle.
Next to the buckle of brilliants came those
of gold. Rich land owners and equally rich
merchants men whose reputation for being
'warm'-or in the then recent Alsatian
fashionable slang "rhnocerial,' quite OBJ
solete synonym for moneyed-wore gold
buckles larger than the diamond ones, but
still small in proportion to the shoe flaps.
Your thriving shOpkeepers wore buckles
of silver, and your opulent farmers those
OF shining steel, ana the poorer classes hdd
buckles of brass or iron, but of some ma
terial every one wore buckles on the shoes.
Indeed so wide-reachng was the deprecia-
ton in bucklemakers' work when, at the
epoch of the French revolution, people in
general followed Roland the Justs' eX-
ample and took to shoe ribbons. that the
bucklemakers actually. in their despera-
ton, petitioned George III and parliament
that shoe ribbons should be forbidden under
penalties clamoring for a renewal OF the
sumptuary laws of Plantagenet and Tudor.
with an apparent inability TO read the signs
of the time. A spasmodic attempt was
made by the princes and their encourage
to benefit the bucklemakers by wearing
buckles as ostentat!ously as possible. but
ribbons, decidedly far more unpicturesque,
though much more practical, carried the
DOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
Could Not Resist Boots,

From the Contemporary Review.
Here is respectable-looking middle-aeed
woman; twenty times at least she had been
sent to varying terms Of Imprisonment for
stealing from shops; an incorriglble shop
litter she is termed: and so thought till
came to understand her. Repeatedly as she
was charged, the pathos of the whole thing
grew upon me. Her silence In the dock
and her tears in the cells were Irresistible
So we became friends. and she told me her
secret. found respectable lodgings for
her, hired sewing machine and secured
her plenty Of work. She was not idle. and
was soon beyond the necessity of Stealing
1 f1attered myself we were on the way to
success. and said to her. Your devil shall
be cast OUT when all of sudden the old
offense was repeated. and again to prison
she went My heart went out to the
wretched creature as she sat in the cell. I
could not condemn her. for 1 knew. With
a piteous look into my face she said, Don't
blame me. Mr.. Holmes. don't blame me: I
can't help l.. l would If 1 could, but must
steal boots" Knowing this, 1 had provided
her LITERALLY with boots to minimize tho
temptation. but I'll in vain: and, so far as
could ascertain, she had never stolen anv.
thing but boots. '
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
MIR. HOBART's KINDNESS.
Earned the Love and Gratitude of
One Small Boy.

A friend of the family of the late Vice
President Hobart, who has but recently re-
turned from the funeral of that distin-
guished gentleman, tells of a pathetic Incl
dent that came to her notice short while
before the funeral took place.
THE day following the Vice Presidents
DEATH" she relates, ''as I was entering
Carroll Hall-che house OF mourning-to
offer my poor sympathy, I heard a low,
wailing moan-a moan that struck me at
the time as being the most intensely pa
thetic l had ever heard. I looked to see
whence 1t came. My eyes fell upon the
tear-stained. anguished face of little boy
about seven years of age. He seemed
startled when 1 looked down upon him, and
whispered hastily:
Il didn't mean to make noise. III
keep awful still If they'll JUS let me stay
here by him that's dead. You see, he was
good TO me and my mother when she was
sick. Now he's dead and she'll die, too, for
there's nobody to care for US now
WAS he very good to you. my boy?
asked, adding that knew of the Vice Pres
ident's philanthropy, but was not aware Of
his particular interest in little boys. The
fearful lads answer was:
He was good to lots of boys, but to me
and mother In particular. You see. father $
been dead long time. and mothers too
sick to work. and but for Mr.. Hobart we
pay the rent for us and send the doctor and
things to eat. and with the little I earned
we didn't starve- But. you see. I'm only
little boy. If was only little bigger
And he sobbed as though his heart would
break l asked him where he lived and
assured him that God would send some one
to befriend him and his mother in place of
the dead Vice President.
No one can take his place. the boy
spoke up. He used to smile and pat my
head sometimes. and that was better than
the pennies. Mighty few people do that
now. l got licked one day by big boy for
saying I'd rather have a smile from the
Vice President than a silver quarter The
boy said / was lying and kicked me and
broke my finger. The mex time I saw the
Vice President he asked me how hurt my
hand. for it was all tied up in CLOTH
didn't tell him. but 1 guess he knows 1t
now, don't he? He must know everything
now
Then the little fellow lifted his eyes to
me and unfolded from a newspaper two
half-withered white rosebuds, handed them
to me and begged that place them In the
hands of the dead Mr.. Hobart JUS for a
moment He said he would feel happy and
wouldn't cry any more If the Vice Prest-
dent could hold those flowers Just a little
while. He'll know Johnny sent Them he
whispered
Il went several times to see the faithful
little mourner and his sick mother. who
will soon be gone. It is safe to saw the
little fellow will not be forgotten now or
hereafter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
Misplaced Confidence.


A newly married couple were honey
incoming in the country, when the first
batch of letters from home arrived, and
the husband teasingly proposed to open
one addressed to his wife.
Certainly not she said, firmly.
"But, Philippe" he pretended to remon-
strate. surely you are not going to have
any secrets from me now that we are mar
ried?'
81 shall not have any secrets from you
but Phyllis might his wife said. THAT
letter Is hers not mine. l shall probably
let you read it after have, but not till
am sure that Phyllis has told me nothing
but what she would be willing for you to
know
still, doesn't it imply lack of conf
dence when a wife won't show her letters
to her husband?''
Not at all. The lack of confidence is
shown by the husband when he demands to
see his wife's letters
This was unanswerable and the husband
light in his wife's perfect Inconsistencies
of having said good thing.
Presently she added:
IT told you SO. Here is something Phyllis
wouldn't want you to know
Then why are you going to tell me?
You are only to know there is something
you can't know-at present.
''Phyllis is engaged he remarked.
'And what if she is? You are not to
know to whom"
''To Radcliff," hazarded her husband
81 didn't say So
but YOU don't say she isn't
'How could I say she isn't when She
, "Isi / really think, my dear, you might
as well have let me read that letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
Making a Brfsr Pipe.

From the windso Magazine
IL Is strange, and yet Il is a fact that the
English workman is of no use In the manu-
facture of pipes The most skilIful arti-
sans are either the Austrians or tho
French. The pipemakers are a very Sc
lect, small body. and observe every pre-
caution to prevent their trade being learned
by outsiders. They will have no appren-
tees, and IL 4 introduced any bows into INV
factory 1 should have TO paw them the
union minimum wage. which is e a week
On the other hand, the workmen are clever
ard they earn high wages
Speaking of the cost OF a pine Mr. Wein-
eott remarks: When the blocks arrive
over here they are at once sorted Ont
OF one gross of blocks l rarely ever get
more than three or four pieces of wood
good enough for the very finest class OF
pipes, about a dozen good briars for fine
quality pipes. and perhaps as many as
four dozen pieces of wood for the ordinary
everyday pipe. The remaining seven dozen
pieces OF wood are thrown into the fur
mace, and. l might mention. help consid-
erably to generate the necessary steam
power for the machinery Thus fully GO
per cent Of the material purchase Is of no
use whatever. and II is this extraordinary
amount of waste that causes the briar
pipe to be so expensive The prevailing
defect, may mention by the way, is gen
orally In the form of a crack I'm the wood.
l used to sell these defective blocks OF
briar at a penny apiece. and have sent
ed briars at time but now l burn them
all. The briars were sent abroad, and
the cracks and flaws stopped with putty
or some other composition, and then
stepped in a strong solution of permangan-
ate of potash, which deeply colored the
wood and made the defect invisible except
on close inspection. All those briars you
see of a very deep color have passed
through the permanganate of potash bath,
and you may rest assured that there is
defect somewhere-they would not be that
color II 1t were not so, because natural
briar is OF a medium light hue As 10
the average life of briar pipe, you may
take 1t for granted that a pipe will last
you as many years as il costs you shill-
fngs That is to say, if you pay six shil-
ings for pipe, If you are a moderate
smoker 1t will last you six years. The
style of briar pipe that is mostly in de-
nand is that with bowl cut the straight
way of the grain. This. ] may tell you,
is not the most reliable kind of pipe, as
the sudden expansion by the heat and corr
traction of the wood when you stop smolI-
ing cause 1t TO split in a short time. The
best pattern Of briar is that with bowl
the grain of which is very notified in ap-
pearance, or, as We call it. the bird s-eye
grain This will never split"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
Butterfie. on Millinery.

Butterflies are worn on this seasons new
hats-enormous things. such as one would
expect to find In some Broken scene. Gre
ated of some filny gauze painted surely by
fairy fingers, these are justly one of the
most fascinating details Of the hour. In
Paris BUTTERFLIES are a small craze: in the
latest bijouterie the emblem is worked up
exquisitely by the aid OF these attractive
alurements known only to the artistic
members OF the fraternity.
Eminently suited to this end is the beau
tiful enameling which we are once again
learning to appreciate and value at its true
worth. An enameled butterfly buckle for
the waist is possession to be coveted.
BY this is meant the shape-the papillon-
not the enamel, for that has come to stay
and will. of certainty, be made much Of
IN the iewelry word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

From the Hartford Courant.
A well-known politician who lives In a
nearby town has three very bright and
promising young children. Their mother
frequently tells them some Bible story be-
fore undressing and putting them to bed
for the night, while the father is possibly
reading a detailed account Of the latest
prize fight. The other night, after their
usual religious instruction, the mother
went into the nursery to undress the chill
dren. and, to her surprise. found the eldest
two entirely unclothed.
What are you doing, childrens?" she in
quired.
I'VE are playing Adam and Eve in the
garden Of Eden" answered the elder of the
two.
search for the youngest found him In
an adjoining room. in the same undraped
condition.
why. what are you doing?" exclaimed
the astonished mother.
I'm only God. and I've got to put them
out Of the garden of Eden" was the reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
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son they go and for three or four days or a
week at a time live in the open woods.
where the finest ferns grow. The ferns are
cut and packed into bundles of thousand
each. Then they are piled up in some deep
hollow or pit in the woods. Sometimes fif-
ty or hundred thousand are put into one
mound. over which are thrown earth and
leaves and bushes. All trace of the green
treasure is hidden, but some mark Is left
by which 1t can be discovered by the own
er. even when the snow lies deep on the
ground. Then at another point still other
ferns are gathered in the same fashion,
and when winter comes and no green ferns
are to be found above ground the Greek
fern gatherer mines his products. In win
ter the contents of the cache Is worth four
times its summer value. Ferns are In great
demand during the Christmas holidays,
when, if good, they will bring from 20 to
30 cents each Wholesale.
< !. X x y
The impression made by reading the
speech of Mr.. Roberts in the House of Rep
resentatives in his own defense and by the
descriptions published of this scene, might
be that Roberts is sensitive and emotional
person. If you may judge by the appear
ance and manner of the man, there is
really nothing emotional impressible
about him. In conversation he is almost
automatic. Neither in voice nor expression
of countenance is there the least indica-
ton of emotion, deep earnestness, nor even
sensibility. His conversation Is intelligent,
showing information ana intellectual ca
pacity, but what he says finds no cor
responding reflection in his countenance,
and there appears nothing magnetic nor
sympathetic about him. He has strong
but a fixed expression of face, which indi-
Gates an utter absence of imagination. In
this respect his cOuntenance is like that OF
an Indian-stolid, rather than reserved OF
formal. The action and power which he
puts in his gestures while speaking, though
impressive at first. appear mechanical on
closer observation
Members of the House are getting very
particular about the cards that are sent
in to them on the floor. The agitation of
higher morality makes them sensitive to
the suspicion of too much gallantry. 1t is
next to impossible to get some Of the men,
bers now to respond to a card sent from
the ladies' waiting room, and not half q
dozen members have been seen sitting in
the ladies galleries except with their wives
since the session opened. The deep window
recesses along the corridors, where quiet
conversations were wont to be held, are
now vacant, except when occupied by men
only. 1t was amusing to observe the alert
ness of members to whom flowers were
sent on the opening of Congress, in getting
possession of the cards of presentation lest
some cards should bear a lady's name and
excite comment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
A Worldly Discussion
From the Atlanta Constitution.

-NA- 'ho atiautd CONSTITUTION.
Near Whitsett, this state. some of the
coiored brethren had a discussion in the
meeting house as to whether or NOT edo
WORT tu'n 'roun'." There was considerable
contendin' for and against, but the tes-
timony OF an old colored deacon was con-
elusive. He said:
Dey's no SIGH ting ez de worP tu'nin,
oVer-no SIGH ting. I tell you! Eff dat
wuz de case. wouldn't all de water in de
sea spill out. wen de sea git upside down
answer me dat. now! En-, fuddermo', could
you nor yo' balance ez hit tuned oyer?'
Here somewhat learned brother inter-
rupted with:
Fer de Lawd sake, deacon. don't Won
uation?' 81 '"u-
mo, sub, I don'tp Numbered the dea.
con. will you please 'splain ter de meet
In what Is contraction er graduation"
Well" replied the brother who had In
terrupted him, 81 did know once pom a
time, but DANCED eff amt done fergit.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
A GuileIess Ffnancier.

A man in one of the rural communities
not far from this city, who is content to
profit pecuniariiy at the expense of his per-
sonal popularity-who is, in fact money
lender at extravagant rates Of interest
was greatly surprised by a visit from the
son of a well-to-do neighbor.
The young man wanted to borrow $500
Been to see your father?' asked the
man of computations.
Nope" was the reply of the youth
whose family had been too thrifty to spend
much money on his education. 1T amt
been to see dad. An what's more, bent
goin' to see dad"
AS he spoke he twisted his ha. In his
hand and leaned his body over to one side
until one leg of his trousers was drawn
halfway up his boot.
What do you want with this i've hun
dred dotlars?'
You're almost as bad as dad. What's
the use O. you're askin' all them questions
You've hearn about it, amt yer?'
Heard about what?'
Me courtin' a gall
of the sort"
We'll. it's happened. I proposed to her
We're goin' to git married an 1 want 1--we
hundred dollars SOS we kin have enough
money all at once to go from here to Chiny
an stay fureYer. If we want to-
You're not going to run away. are your"
No. Wen be back Only we don't want
to feel hampered."
well, Jed. I'll tell you what I'd do If I
We're in your place. I'd go to your father
and tell him / was going to get married.
Dad knows IT Ee's uckied to death
He says Saddles a good stout gal an a
willin' worker an he'd be right pleased to
have her in the family"
We'll. why don't you go to him and say
bred dollars"
HE knows II. T told him me an Sadie
wouldn't git married 'less'n we had IT"
wouldn't he lend it?'
1t fur me-"
Then whats the use of coming to us?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
More Moving Literature.
From the Ohio State Journal.

rom tne OflO State Jouruhl.
do you know, Margaret" said CO.
lumbus father to his eighteen-year-old
daughter the other morning, that it was
after IL clock last night when that young
man left here?"
"Oh, it couldn't have been, papa"
But it was. Now don't let that happen
again.
But. papa, I couldn't tell him to leave.
I did nothing to entertain Mr. Staylate
"Well I'll bring home my account book
this evening with the drygoods, millinery
and dressmaker expenses balanced up If
he calls again show him that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

Nay, clink your jovial glasses
Nor respect the glistening tear
Which across my vision passes
AS old memories draw near.
Some strange within makes life seem colder
AS 1t checks the spirits flow
81 am fully ten years older
Than I was ten years ago"
Just spring or two of blooming,
Some few falls of fruit and wine,
And old Time. with touch presuming,
F'rosts these thinning locks of mine.
I would laugh and fain be holder
With the Jest which taunts me So
81 am fully ten years older
Than was ten years ago"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

Hinson-'It makes me tired to hear the
bad grammar they make use of in some Of
the stores. For instance, one of the shop
men at Ketchum's said that he sold threa
customers this morning, instead of saving
that he sold them goods
Murdock-'That's right. 1t may sound a
what he was talking about."-Boston Tran
script.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
The Thing to Do.
From Life.

From Life.
FItz-Smith-'I exchanged overcoats at
the club last week"
.Fitz-Jones-"Last week? Can't you find
the man.
is his place to hunt me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

From Puck.

FROM PUCK.
First Mouse On great glee)-"Say! heard
the lady of the house say there was going
to be a meeting Of the Sewing Circle here
this afternoon"
Second Mouse-"Great Cheese! What fun
We'll have! VIII We both appear at once.
or give them separate fits?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09
Proved.

Him-"This administration is as futile and
ineffective and useless and
His Wife-'It is. John. 1t Is Why, there
isn't single letter box with slit big
enough for you to mail bundle of papers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

Well. You know dad is powerful clus In
money matters. IL l was to borrow from
you and not pay, you'd jes' sue me or
somethin. But IL / was ever to tell dad
couldn't pay him, he'd Jes' nacherly chop
DOWN a saplin' an lam me TIL / couldn't
stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

Recipes.

NcClpcss
The windows are gay with new novels that
shine
In bindings of wonderful hue;
They are wondrously fair as they stand
there in line
To tempt any one who may view.
There are books about fairies
And big dictionaries
And histories grave and the rest
Yet of all the wise prints,
Tales or practical hints,
Ny grandmothers cook book seems best.
When stone bruises came to my juvenile
It told how to conquer the pain,
And how to make soap or apply lemon
peel
To remove some insidious stain
What to do, it portrayed,
For drowning mans aid,
And how to make blackberry wine!
And how to clean paint
And cure people who faint
Ny grandmothers cook book was fine.
No frivolous poems! No fiction to fill
Our lives with a vague discontentl
No long. prosy essays! Twas written with
skill;
The author said just what he meant.
OF cooking, it's true,
What my grandmother knew,
Twas beyond any volume to state.
But for hot drops and such,
When we'd eaten too much,
My grandmother's cook book was great