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The record-union., 1899-10-15

sion High School at San Francisco, is
visiting her relatives here
At the residence of Mrs THOMPSON
| Twenty second and O streets, sister OF
the bridegroom w. 7. Stephenson will
| be married to Miss Helena J. Smith al
noon to-day. Rev. A. C. Herrick will
perform the ceremony.
Miss Reeves of 1907 L street gave a
poster social on Thursday evening as
! the first of a series Of entertainments tc
be given by the c. E. Society of tht
| Congregational Church this winter. De
spite the storm the rooms were com
| fortably filled, and not only pleasan;
but a profitable evening was spent
| Music, refreshments, etc, followed the
| solving of posters. and Miss Reeves
proved herself a charming hostess.
The Junior Saturday Club held its
! first meeting at the home of Miss
Blanche Rippon. Many new rules were
! adopted for the incoming season. and
much enthusiasm was displayed on tile
part of the members. This year is
hoped to be a very successful one in
the career of the club, the first musi-
cal afternoon being Saturday, Novem-
| Der 11th
Mrs. Will Murphy of this city is at
Burke, daughter of Detective F. c.
Burke, at San Francisco.
Miss Maude Van De Mark, one of San
| F'rancisco's sweet singers, was seen out
! driving Saturday afternoon with her
aunt, Mrs. H. Mcdonald. We are more
! than glad to have her with us again
and look forward with much pleasure
| to hearing her melodious voice ring
out its brilliant tones.
| Mrs. George A. Capen is at home
from two months sojourn at the ST.
Helena Sanitarium, very much i'm
proved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Wilder have
taken suite of rooms at 111S Twelfth
street for the winter.
A very pretty wedding took place at
ilSI HOOII on the ISL instant, at the
Cathedral, the contracting parties be-
ing Adolphus Luttges of Dixon and
Miss Mary Blanchard of Davisville.
young people we'll and favorably known
IN Solano and Yolo Counties. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Father
Brady. The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Josie Blanchard, and the
groom by Louis Blanchard, brother OF
| the bride. AS the bridal party ad-
Vanced to the altar Miss Coppersmith
rendered wedding march. The bride
was goWned in white satin, en- train,
with bridal veil and orange blossoms,
and she wore dress of white organdie
over White taffeta. After the wedding
| the bridal party and guests were en-
tertained at a breakfast at the resi-
dence of Mrs Kate Cummings, 1870
Fourth street. The dining-room was
beautifully decorated with La France
| roses, smilax and ferns, and the hour
! spent at the table was one of genuine
enjoyment. A large number of beau
tlful presents We're received The happy
couple are now at the Grand Hotel, San
Francisco, enjoying their honeymoon.
1'he groom is a SON of A. Luttges of
DIXON, and the bride is a daughter of
| n. n. Blanchard of Davisville, we'll
known and prominent citizens of those
j places.
The Stockton Mail of Thursday
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| San Francisco.
Mrs. Helen Hopkins has returned
from a short visit to San Francisco.
Mrs. A. J. Hechtman spent a few
days in Sacramento during the past
week.
The marriage of Miss Jennie De Mer-
ritt and Owen G. Hopkins took place
quietly on Tuesday last at the residence
of the brides mother. The bride was
sweetly attired in white, and attended
by her relatives and intimate friends,
and surrounded by beautiful flowers,
she made the VOW which was to form
from the old life a new one for better
or for worse. The young couple left on
the same day for San Francisco.
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Letters to friends from Miss Minnie
Cluness tell of her good fortune in be-
ing in New York for the Dewey cele-
bration, which was one of the greatest
in magnitude America-in fact, the
world-has ever seen.
A pleasant entertainment was given
last week by Miss Estelle Stevens in
honor of Miss Amy Coombs. The
game was called the Goal Black Lady,
and the winners were: First, by Miss
McFessel, and the consolation by Miss
May Seadler.
Miss Emma McFesse1 has returned
from a visit to San Francisco.
Miss Alice True. who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Kempner, returns
soon to her home in Seattle. Those who
have met her and who have heard her
lovely voice will regret that she did
not decide to remain with US indefi-
nitely.
Miss Edith Hughson went to Wood
land last Wednesday.
Miss Hannah Goodman, who has been
visiting her sister, Miss Loupe, left yes
terday for her home in San Francisco.
Miss Leta Gallatin is up for a week s
visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Chas.
Robin.
It seems that the residents of a GER
tain popular street who were trembling
at the near prospect of a hospital in
their midst may now cease from
troubling" as the property in question
has been purchased by one of the in
terested protestants.
X
On Friday night a merry party met
at the depot to greet Miss Grace Car
roll of Oakland, who was on her way
to New York, where she expects to
pursue her musical studies. Among
those who were there to wish her a
"bon voyage were: Mr. and Mrs. Ern-
est Hoen, Mrs. Howe, Miss Helen
Howe, Luke Howe, Miss Rose Sheehan.
Miss Carroll gave a most successful
concert in Oakland before her depar-
ture. She expects to remain East a
couple of years.
The young people will be interested
the Kirmess have arranged a dancing
program especially for their benefit, the
two-step and waltz being greatly in the
majority, only one or two square dances
being thrown in for the sake of those
who no longer ."skip the light fantastic
toe" The dancing will begin at 10.
Miss Elsie Considine who is attend
ing the State Normal School at San
Francisco, is spending her fall vacation
at home.
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Amended Complaint Filed.

Powell S. Lawson, by his attorneys.
Holl & Dunn, has filed an amended
complaint in his action against J. G..
Davis for damages. The parties are
owners Of adjoining properties on K
street between Fourth and Fifth, and
the plaintiff alleges that the defendant
cut away several inches of the wall of
his (plaintiff's) building and damaged
him in the sum of 81 800.
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Rev. Anderson's Farewell Talk.

DR.. T. H. B. Anderson of Richmond
Mo-, who has been visiting in Sacra-
mento, leaves for his home on Monday
morning. This afternoon at $50
o'clock in the Young Mems Christian
Association building. corner Fifth and
j streets, he Will speak to men only. All
men are cordially invited to attend this
service
The record-union., 1899-10-15

N. Aronson, H. Sachs, J. S. Lewison.
A. Gallard, San Francisco. Capital
stock, $500, 600; subscribed.
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Miss Mamie Clemens is visiting in
San Francisco.
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y X

Miss Rose Ryan, teacher in the MIS-
sion High School at San Francisco, is
visiting her relatives here.
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PRICE, JUL vdIu
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE

we shall make special showing of some remarka-
bic values in fancy mixed dress goods at soc yard.
Don't pay the regular prices until you have exam
ined our soc values on Monday.
The record-union., 1899-10-15

Mrs. Helen Hopkins has returned
from a short visit to San Francisco.
The record-union., 1899-10-15

Mrs. A. J. Hechtman spent a few
days in Sacramento during the past
week.
The record-union., 1899-10-15

Miss Elsie Considine. who is attend
ing the State Normal School at San
Francisco, is spending her fall vacation
at home.
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The young people will be interested
to know that the ladies in charge of
the Kirmess have arranged a dancing
program especially for their benefit, the
two-step and waltz being greatly in the
majority, only one or two square dances
being thrown in for the sake of those
who no longer skip the light fantastic
toe" The dancing will begin at 10.
The record-union., 1899-10-15

The Stockton Mali of Thursda
The record-union., 1899-10-15

At the residence of Mrs Thompson,
Twenty second and O streets, sister of
the bridegroom w T. Stephenson will
be married to Miss Helena J. Smith at
noon to-day. Rev. A. c. Herrick will
perform the ceremony.
The record-union., 1899-10-15

Mrs. Shuk expects to spend the win
ter in Sacramento with her daughter.
Mrs. G.. b. Carr.
The record-union., 1899-10-15

Mrs. Charles Barton left on Thursday
for q visit to San Francisco.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-08-19
F1outed Alexander pumaA

A capital story is told by gentle man who visited the Chateau d'If. A good woman showed a party the de- eaying dungeons in which Abbe Faria and Edmond Dantes were immured, and the visitors gazed at these ruins meditatiyely. Tt seems to me-" said the narrator of the incident, "that these cells are very near to one an other, and Alexander Dumas describes them as being farther apart" "Oh, in deed,D said the woman, with a con temptuous look; when I am talking history, this gentleman quotes a nov elist."
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Tho Trekkine Wagon.

The South African wagon is q long. heavy cart mounted on four wheels, as rule, with a sort of canvas tent over the back half, leaving the front clear to carry the miscellaneous furniture of It's owner, drawn by sixteen, eighteen or twenty oxen, curiously ferce-look- ing with their immense spread of horn. sometimes as much as eight feet from tip to tip and rarely less than six but In reality as patient and hard working beasts as one could wish to find. Their mode of progression is certainly slow, but there Is a strangeness and a fas- cination about 1t which may draw men to 1t almost as the Alps draw their deyotees. In front there marches the "yoorlooper," generally a small boy leading the two foremost oxen by rein or rope passed through their nos trils The driver walks alongside with the long and terrible whip be uses so unsparingly, or else sits on the front of the wagon and gets off occasionally to lash up the whole team with unfail- ing impartiality. The travelling Is all done at night, starting a little before sunset and marching until perhaps Il or l2 o'clock; then there Is a halt till a little before the first signs of dawn. when they go on again till the sun be- gins to get hot overhead, and then they lie for the day.-Gentleman's Maga- zine.
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Aheae Potatoes


 Thcro ie probably no crop largely grown that yields better profit than the potato crop. Yet the per acre yield throughout the country is small, due very largely to poor methods in ham, ding the soil. The potato accommo- dates itself to many varieties of soil and to all kinds of culture. Perhaps this fact is taken advantage of to too great an extent, and not enough care used in any part of the process of pro- ducing the crop. When we consider that more than 1000 bushels of pota- toes have been raised on an acre in diff ferent parts of the country, and that iess than 100 bushels is the ordinary yield, we are forced to believe that we are not using all of our possible ads Eantages.
 The first requisite is well-prepared land, drained if it so requires. This good preparation means blowing deep enough to admit of the fullest growth of root. Whatever may be said against deep blowing yet it certainly has tendency to send the roots down be- yond the summer drouth, which is often thing of great importance. The writer remembers a little corner in potato patch in which coal ashes had been thrown. The ground thus in- creased in depth gave moisture to the plants when in all other parts of the patch they were dying for lack of moisture. The probable reason was that in that part the soil was so porous that the roots had been able to strike deep and to reach into a stratum ot continuous moisture This is not to advocate the use of coal ashes as fer tilizer for potatoes, but to illustrate the principle by which loose soil permits the penetration of roots.
 As to milling there is great diversity of opinion. We know that it is be- coming quite popular to advocate the doing away of the old style of hill- ing, and to say that the idea of hill- ing was a barbarous one, originating among the bogs of Ireland. The whole settlement of the question must de- pend on circumstances. Some varieties have to be hilled anyway, unless we expect to have some of the potatoes on top of the ground The question of moisture runs into that of milling. A certain man some years ago abandoned the milling process and planted all of his potatoes on the level It happened to be an exceptionally wet summer and the entire crop was damaged by lying too much in the water Killing would have done some good in this case.
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PIGEONS OF LONDON.

UT all the common sights of London none is more interesting than it's pi- geons, which bring a suggestion of old-world stateliness into the turmoil of the city. There is a particular flock for most all the big buildings of Lon- don, and they are to be found all over the city. A curious fact observed is that the birds on the east side of huge building have nothing to do with those on the west side, while the bird residents of the north and south sides keep quite as much to themselves.
 The birds live a glorious life, for everybody pets them. The judges of the law courts feed the pigeons, not sagais, but grain and such things as
 .E like. Dozens of clerks in the law ys.s offices scatter food for the birds e~y in Kings Bench walk, while the keeper of a coffee house religiously brings bits of broken bread for his feathered friends.
 One of the prettiest sights is to sec the pigeons which live on the British museum. There are half dozen read CTS who make a practice of feeding the birds and the pigeons will abandon strangers who come with full hands for their old friends, even when they appear without food The cabmen are great friends. of the pigeons, which seem to realize these men are good friends to cultivate, for rarely Is there one who will not scatter a handful of grain from the horses nosebaga
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Parcel Post to venezuela.

By agreement of the postal depart ments of the United States and Ven ezuela, parcel post has been arranged for between the two countries. The rate of postage is fixed at F cents per pound, and the maximum weight of any one package is fixed at eleven pounds
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rorawarned.

When my typewriter girl went away. what do you think?"
 "WeIl-what?"
 ''She left a note for the new girl. telling her I was mighty shaky on the use of shall and will. "-Chicago Rsc- ord.
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and finally only half a dozen remained.
The main support of the church was
Mrs. Catharine Shee, whose ancestor,
Maxwell Shee, was one of the ehurch's
founders. About IL years ago she died
and her will disclosed that she had left
81 500 in trust. the income to be used
for the support of her dog, Reno, and
the principal at his death to revert to
the church. Reno survived his mistress
three years. Since his death Church
Warden Sullivan has kept the S1,50o
out at interest and, with a further cap
ita1 of 81 900, has gathered a small sum,
each year using it to repair the church.
AS consequence ii is now announced
that early in the fall Bishop Whitaker
will appoint a rector for the church and
it will be reopened.
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HE DEALS IN "cRookED CARDS"
Loaded Dice Also Form a Leading Part
of His Stock.

of His Stock.
Cards and dice fixed to order" is the
way a sign in the window of a shop in
New York side street reads
The man who in this open-hearted
way caters to men who prefer dishon-
esty to fair dealing is as free with his
tongue as his sign is candid, and with
the casual visitor or would-be Gus
toner will chat cheerfully about the
tricks that are vain.
Yes he says, II can give you any
thing you want in the line indicated by
the sign in my window. What haven't
got in stock can secure from an estab-
1ishment in Union square. / keep on
hand, however, all kinds of marked
cards and loaded dice. I have cards
that are so easily read by their backs
that child can tell what the other fell
low holds. And, again, 1 have 'em
fixed SO cleverly and intricately that If
Will take weeks close study for a man
to be able to read them by their backs,
l nave ordinary. everyday playing
cards doctored up to the queens taste.
ana nave special packs that are print
ed with the markings in them. And
the low price at which I sell them
places them easily within the reach of
ALL -
las for dice, I have sets that will
throw any number desired. 1 can sell
man double set which he can
manipulate to suit himself. One set
comes low. The other comes high The
purchaser can allow his ANTAGONISTS TO
use the low set while he uses the Other
of course, he has to be very handy at
palmng or substituting to make the
scheme work. 1t all rests with the man
VINO Buys. | guarantee my dice
Then, again, I have dice that are
absolutely square and fair They are
transparent and any one can tell at
a glance that they are not loaded. /
may say, however that there is not
much of a demand for this kind. Men
who deal in my goods are usually look
ing for shade the best of the bar
gain, and the loaded article is what
they ask for. The transparent dice are
made of celluloid, and are absolutely
the only dice that can be depended on
nowadays.
Crooked faro layouts or roulette
wheels l do not keep in stock, but /
can get them on short notice from a
man who keeps a place in Union
square. He is an expert, and is doing
rushing business, both here and in
other cities. He fills orders from Chi
eago, Philadelphia. Boston and the
Southern cities, and also sells to shrewd
men in Europe His goods are also
guaranteed, and are not at all diff
ficult to manipulate when the secret is
known.
illegal? Well, yes, I suppose so,
When you come down to cases; but |
never have been molested. OF course,
! do not use my own goods. I merely
sell them, and do not ask to what use
they are to be put. Somebody will
mark cards and load dice as long as
gambling exists. I am merely catering
to want."-New York Herald.
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SOLDIERS AND MODS.
Reasons Why the Latter Are Generally
Easily Dispersed.

Easily Dispersed.
From the Spectator.
A French or Italian crowd, however
furious, will part to give a general
path, and some years ago an officer In
Berlin dispersed a crowd which was
threatening some urban landlords by
merely shouting words of command to
them from a balcony. The artisans
who were raging below could not re-
sist the impulse to form march
and halt when they heard the we'll
known formulas And, in the third
place. the populace has no machinery.
Formerly, If they could only obtain
muskets and pixies and little powder
from the armorers shops, which some
how they always did obtain, they could
cast bullets for themselves, and behind
a barricade of paving stones they were
like militia in a fortress, not well
drilled, but not at all easy to subdue.
Now heavy battery would knock the
barricade to pieces and then the Max
inns and repeating rifles, perpetually re-
supplied from stores which only gov
ernments have at command, would
pour out death in showers, the insur-
gents would fall in great swathes as
the Dervishes did at Omdurman. and,
as the retreat into houses is open to
them, would rapidly disappear
A crowd can no more resist a modern
regiment in the open than cheese can
resist a knife No doubt IL the people
are exasperated enough to continue fir
ing from the houses there will be much
loss inflicted on the troops, but expert
ence shows that this form Of attack
maddens soldiers, and that the resulting
massacre cows men who, however
brave, have never fought before with
women and children screaming, clinging
or flying around them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-04
Curious Freaks of Oratory in Great Brit
aims Parliament.

Curious Freaks of Oratory in Great Brit
aims Parliament
The house of commons produces
'bulls" and mixed meta phors of rare
quality; in fact. Great Britain's legis-
lators appear to keen in stock special
brands, of these commodities. Here are
few samples, compiled by writer on
the London Mail:
One night during his last term as
prime minister Mr.. Gladstone rose to
his feet and calmly accused a conser-
vative leader of the astounding feat.
He told the right honorable gentleman
that "he shook his head in the teeth of
his own words" Those words must
have been very biting ones.
b. l.. Cohen on one occasion told an
opponent that 1.-The sheet anchor of his
argument is not one which lies in the
mouth of this house,
AT the period when continual refer
ence was being made to the Gladstone
umbrella" conservative ora tor, in the
course of debate. informed the follow
ers of Mr.. Gladstone the 1--WE, also, have
an umbrella, which will soon be heard.
and when it speaks it will be with no
uncertain sound"
couple of nights later another mem
Der, seemingly in a spirit of emula-
ton. astonished d bewildered house by
eXclaiming: IT see a vision float be-
fore my eyes-it is the car of progress
rolling on in its majesty, gnashing it's
teeth as it goes.'
Undoubtedly combination of excite
ment and nervousness accounts largely
for the glorious mixture some orators
pour out upon their listeners. 1t was so
in the case of the Scotch members whose
speech had drawn its slow length along
for nearly an hour, when suddenly he
startled the house by an eloquent out
burst: "Sir, look at the great cities
of antiquity-where are they now?
Some have persisted so completely that
it is doubtful if they ever existed"
Then there went up such a roar of
laughter as the house has very rarely
heard-and the orator resumed his
seat.
Lord Curzon. when plain George Cur
gon was once, only once, known to
hopelessly mix his metaphors. On the
occasion in question he highly amused
the house of commons by saying: I'VE
are not yet out of the wood in South
Africa, and to get out the ship of state
requires most careful steering!"
An Irish member, Mr. Murnaghan,
delivered himself of this delightful re-
mark: 81 am no. going to retterate
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Dogs Death Saves a Church.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
For eight years old St. Peters Prot
estant Episcopal church in Great VAL
ley, Pa, has been closed, but now, as
the result of the death of dog some
years ago, it is to reopen In the fall.
st. Peters church was founded way
back in the last century, and for a
century or more was a prosperous and
popular place Of worship. Then the
congregation began to dwindle away,
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what 1 was going to say" This "bull''
brings to mind two strangely mixed
metaphors uttered in the house by an
other member from the Emerald Isle,
William Field. On one occasion he
told the speaker that 1.-The time has
come, inded is rapidly arriving, when"
etc, and another night he informed
parliament that in certain eventualities
1.-THE population Of Ireland will be deci-
mated by tWo-thirds!' These two de-
lightful expressions have made Field
famous at st. Stephens.
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Wholesale and Retail.

Anything and everything in our line,
all kinds of electric supplies, lamps
and gas and gasoline fixtures. job
work and all kinds of construction.
Silver Bow Plumbing and Electric Sup
ply company, 101 East Broadway. Tel
ephone rs.
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FIRST MONTHLY REPORT
Prepared by City Treasurer Ben
e. Calkins.
A MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Shown in the Affairs of the Street De-
partment-The City Pay Roll Au-
dited by the Finance
Committee.

City Treasurer Ben E. Calkins has
prepared his first monthly report, which
will be submitted to the council at the
next meeting. The report is, of course,
for May, and shows that on the first
of the month the city had in bank
s6S, 691.61, and that business was trans
acted as follows during the month:
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Hemlocll circle, Women of Woodcraft,
will give musical and literary enter
tainment at Good Templars' hall Thurs
day evening, June s. Refreshments
served. Admission, rs cents