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The record-union., 1899-07-19
THE ELEVATOR BOY.
A Few of His Adventures as Relat
ed by Himself.

we had new typewriter move in
on the seventh floor last week. She
was young and had golden hair and big
blue eyes, and she wasn't yet settled
in her room when old Mr.. Wassoon be-
gan making eyes at her. An hour lat
er l caught old Mr.. Hendricks doing
the same thing. Both of them knew
that l was on to the racket, but in
stead of taking me into their confidence
Mr.. Wassoon rode down with me on
purpose to say:
"Sammis, it is wonderful thing to
see young girl trying to make her
way in life by running a typewriter
Yes, sir,'' / said.
And we must speak kindly to her and
do all we can to help her along. I
intend to give the new girl on the sew
enth floor all my work and to throw a
dollar in. her way whenever 1 possibly
can"
An hour later old Mr.. Hendricks rung
me up to his office to say:
"Sammis, if you had a dear sister
who was a typewriter and obliged to
support mother and three sisters by
her work, you'd hope that the public
would be kind to her, wouldn't you?"
Yes, sir, l would"
I'VE have a new typewriter on the
seventh floor. 1 shall give her all my
work and help her all 1 can, and is
you see me in her room quite often you
will know
Yes sir, I'll know"
H. "Um! Yes! That's all, Sammis-that's S
all!'
If the two old codgers hadn't played
me for flat l shouldn't have said a
word, but they hurt my pride, and in a
day or two 1 fixed things. Mr.. Was
soon was in the new girls room to
speak kindly to her and offer her 50
cents to address 5000 envelopes when
lodged Mr.. Hendricks in on them. I
don't know what happened in there,
but they came out together with their
backs up, and Mr.. Wassoon said:
You blamed old masher, why did you
follow me in there? I've a good mind
to punch your head
You old reprobate, but don't give
me any of your lip" shouted Mr.. Hen
bricks.
You are a Scoundrel!
You are villain!"
And then they rushed at each other
and clinched and rolled on the floor,
and clawed and bit, and I had to get
help to separate them. That after
noon Mr.. Wassoon went down to Mr..
Rasher, the agent, and said 1 was too
fresh, and Mr.. Hendricks went down
and said he'd leave if 1 didn't, and Mr..
Rasher called me down and said:
Boy, you have my confidence"
Thank you, sir.
And you will continue to conduct
the elevator as before"
Yes, SIR
"And if Mr. Wassoon or Mr.. Hen
bricks have any other little racket on
hand and think they can get along
w thout letting you into Their confidence
and coming down with a dollar or two
for that mortgage, then they must take
the consequences. Go back to your
fearful responsibilities, Sammis.
We have another typewriter in this
building, whom the men call "Dovey."
and she hadn't been there two days
when saw that she was stuck on her
self. She also set out to come the
high and lordly over me. Going up
with me after lunch, she said:
"Bubby. if any one gives you note
for me and you open it I'll have you
bounced in five minutes!"
II wouldn't do such a mean thing" r
said.
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Silver From South America.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1S.-What is
probably the first cargo of silver and
silver ore brought from the west coast
of South America to an Atlantic coast
port of the United States has reached
here on the British steamer Kentigern.
Slowed away in her hold are 1853
sacks of high grade ore and 60O bars
of silver, valued at over Slo0,OOO. be-
sides an assorted cargo worth Sl6O,-
coo more The steamer left Guayaqu1l,
Ecuador, April 25th The silver comes
from mines high up in the mountains
of Bolivia, which are worked by Eng
lish and American miners.
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Rifle Shooting Match.

BISLEY Eng),- July 1S.-The rife
shooting match for her majesty, the
Queens prize, continued to-day, the
craftsmanship being quite common
place. The Canadians scored as fol-
lows: Berlam, 40; Higgins B. A. Rob-
ertson and Buckley, 33; Cartwright,
Gilchrist, Wetmore and Simpson, 81;
Sharpe, Ogg, Fleming, Heller, Grove
and A. Robertson, 81; Blair and Rem
ME, 30; Wilson, 20; Graham and Ross.
81: Weatherbie, 26 In the Premier
competition Gilchrist tied Fleming,
Canadians, tied with Mayne and Pat
tison. The tie will be shot off to-
morrow.
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Thorn. Heela W., Charles Sumner. Ey-
let, Nellie Bruce. Red Seal, Argetta and
Exploit also started
2:17 class trotting, purse 81 200, Ha-
eel Ridge won the first and third heats.
Time-2:11A, 2:15A. Derby Lass won
the second heat in 2:14 and was sec
ond, Precision third. Pilot Evans,
Excel, Bergenia, Josephine Dixon, Lam
arka, Temple Wilkes, Grand Baron,
Rainforth, Belle H. and Lillian also
started
Chamber Of Commerce $1,000 stakes,
2:24 class, pacing, Shade On won the
second, third and fourth heats. Time
2:13l4, s2:11H. s2:1311l Coney won the
first heat in 200, and was second, Car
melita third Fire Gilt Annie Thornton.
Wandering Jew, Mount Clemens Boy.
Mace, Hipless, Arlic B., Maud w. and
The Private also started.
PA class, trotting, purse $1,000, Sur
pol won in straight heats. Time-2:121la,
2:1O, 2:10 Altoka second, Ellert third.
Charlie Herr, Chantilly, DR.. Spellman,
Medium Wood, Major Chew, Cutting.
Coralloid, Donna leila and st. George
also started.
AT FORT ERIE.
BUFFALO, July 1S.-Graydon's Duke
of Middleburg, who has been such
disappointment at this meeting, got out
in the fifth race to-day and barely
squeezed in a winner. Yondotega would
have beaten him in another jump. The
Duke was the only winning favorite
Results:
Six furlongs, Aquinas won, Dick
Warren second, Annie Lauretta third.
Time-1 1917.
Seven furlongs, Chantilly won, Near
est second, Eleanor Holmes third. Time
i :3333laa
Mile and a sixteenth, Kuna won.
George Krats second Flag of Truce
third. Time-1:53Ea.
Five furlongs, Icedrop won, Basle
second. Isabinda third. Time-1 :0613.
Six furlongs. Duke of Middleburg
won, Yondotega second, Mantanus
third. Time-1: 1874.
One mile, Little Sallie won, Words
worth second. Kittie Regent third.
Time :47b
IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, July 1S.-At the first day
of the Leicester summer meeting to-
day L. Reiff, the American jockey, rid
ing Lord William Beresford's horses
in place of Tod Sloan, who has been
suspended, won the livingston maiden
year-old plate of ESQ on Perdicus.
In the Belgrave Handicap of t1O0,
Meta H. ridden by Reiff, captured third
place.
Lord William Beresford's three-year-
old bay gelding Manitee, with Reiff in
the saddle, won the Regulation Plate
of f100
SLOAN SUSPENDED.
LONDON, July 1S.-Owing to an ex-
hibition of insubordination at the start
ing post in the lace for the Warren
Nursery at Sandowne Park Saturday
last, Starter A. Coventry reported
Jockeys Tod Sloan, Henry Robinson
and John Dalton to the Jockey Club
meeting this morning. The club voted
to suspend Sloan and Robinson from
July 10th to August 9TH, inclusive, and
Dalton until July 29th. This bars
Sloan and Robinson from riding Grod
ney and Norman, respectively, in the
race for the Liverpool Cup, for which
the horses named are first and second
favOriteS
The record-union., 1899-07-19

Mrs. Motherly-Why is it, George.
that you have never thought seriously
of getting married?
George-You misunderstood me. Mrs.
Motherly. I have always thought of
it so seriously that I am still bach
elor.-Sommerville Journal
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Receiver for a Bank.

MANCHESTER IN. H), July IS
Judge Peaslo of the Supreme Court has
decided to appoint a receiver for the
Bank of New England of this city. The
bank owes depositors $41, 1928 and its
real assets amount to $50, 7S3.
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High-Class "Crepons"
Reduced to Close.

After very successful sale are still able to
offer few choice designs in bright lustre English
crepons at o7c and $I.35 yard. These beautiful
fabrics will be again in great profusion for fall
and the saving you make by purchasing now
is considerable The o7c line had been selling free
ly at 50 yard and the $I.35 line at $I75 and So.
Our price until closed out will be: 43-inch blister
crepons, o7c; 43-inch English crepon o7c; bright
luster crepons, $L35.
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Quakers without much effort. At
tendance, 5,031.
Score: Louisville s, hits IL, errors );
Philadelphia 4, hits 4. errors D. Batter
ies-Cunningham, Wood and thinner;
Fraser and Mcfarland. Umpires-Ma-
nassau and Smith.
The record-union., 1899-07-19

Now, Bobby, if you are not unrea-
sonable you can choose your own birth
day present.
well, pa. I don't want much; jes'
want soda fount'n an "a new wheel
an cash register. Detroit Free
Press.
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We Offer To-day: -
Denim Sofa Pillow Tops, 25c.

We shall place our counters on this date
some dark blue denim sofa pillow tops, ~ inches
square and stamped for working. The material for
finishing is also included in the price, 25c.
The record-union., 1899-07-19
Black Taffetas.

1t will pay you to superb line of black
tafetas Qualities and prices such as we combine
be found in no other house in Sacramento Our
aim has been to obtain the kinds that wear WE'LL
Taffetas at SIC, 73c, 75c, CSC, $II5, $I25.
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Wall Tents for Campers.

We are fitting out many camping parties, be-
cause OF our low prices. Here four good values
in wall tents, made of 1907. duck:
Size 7x7 feet 3 feet wall, $625.
Size 7xo feet, feet wall, $7.25.
IS Size 99xI2 feet, 3 feet WALL $40.
Size, I2xI4 feet, B feet wall, $3.50
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Time and Money.

I'm almost glad my mother-in-law
is so stingy."
why, that's funny. Why?"
"Well, you see, she doesn't spend
hardly any time at our house, just be-
cause she has heard it said that time
is y"--Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Fruit Cans, Jars. Etc.

to leak, quart size, 45c; quart size, 65c Dozen
Fruit wax &c per one pound bars.
Wax strings large sze SC dozen.
Masons fruit jars, I pint size, soc dozen; 1
quart 6oc dozen; 2 quarts, 75c dozen.
Covers, including rubbers, 25c dozen.
Rubbers, sc Dozen
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The Best Prescription for Malaria

and Fever is bottle of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron and quinine
in a tasteless form. No cure-no pay.
Price, Soc.
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Lawn or Hammock Chairs, S5c.

These chairs are so constructed that they can
be adjusted to almost any position Indeed they
will be found quite as comfortable to lie in a
hammock. Strong wood frames bolted, and with
fancy striped canvas covering; may be folded up SO
as to be carried in the hand Price, S5c.
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Made-tO=Order Clothing.

You can have your suit or trousers made to or
der here and at money saving prices. The success
that we are having with this branch of our cloth
ing business is excellent. Nearly every suit tha
We deliver brings in another customer. We can
not expect for more than that
We want this notice especially to reach mer
who paying SIS to SOS for suits The same
materials, fit and workmanship be had here
for very much less Indeed, there are few mer
who want anything finer in tweeds fancy mixtures
and worsteds than they can find in Our SIS line.
We make suits to order from $I4 up, and car
show hundreds of samples of cloths for Summer
wear
Money back if we do not fit or please you
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Telescope Baskets.

We were fortunate in securing some small size
IN japanese telescope baskets to sell at I5c, 25e
35c, 45c and 6oc. If you want anything of the kin
1t will pay you to make selection from this lot.
Straps, sc to 25c.
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Fruit wax, &c per one pound bars.
Wax strings. large size, SC dozen.
Masons fruit jars, I pint size, soc dozen;
quart ooc dozen; quarts, 75c dozen.
Covers, including rubbers, 25c dozen.
Rubbers, SC Dozen
Wall Tents for Campers.
We are fitting out many camping parties, be-
cause OF our low prices Here are four good values
IN wall tents, made of 1901 duck
Size 7x7 feet, 3 feet wall, $625.
Size 7xo feet, 3 feet wall, $7.25.
rs Size 93xI2 feet, feet wall, $40.
Slze I2xI4 feet, 81 feet wall, $3.50.
Lawn or Hammock Chairs, S5c.
These chairs are so constructed that they
be adjusted to almost any position. Indeed, they
will be found quite as comfortable to lie IN as d
hammock. Strong wood frames, sboted, and with
fancy striped canvas covering; may be folded up
as to be carried in the hand. Price, S5c.
Telescope Baskets.
We were fortunate in securing some small sizes
IN Japanese telescope baskets to sell at I5c, 25c
35c, 45c and 6oc. If you want ANYTHING of the kind
1t will pay you to make selection from this lot.
Straps, SC to 25c.
Blue Flame Oil Stoves.
We have few of the excellent blue flame
stoves lett from Our special sale. They $6.o5
early IN the season and $3.O5.
One of these stoves will make the work of Sum-
mer cooking these hot days wonderfully easier.
Besides they expense in fuel
Baby Carriages, $40.
Our carriages at $40 have all the important fea-
lures of carriages at much higher prices. The
body is OF strong reed handsome design, strong,
easy springs patent ant-friction wheels, with nut
less axle, patent brake and just little stronger
build than the average carriage at SIo
Fully upholstered in Persian tapestry.
To Butter Makers.
The old familiar butter cloth is almost thing
OF the past Clean parchment paper at much
smaller has driven out the potato sarched cot
ton from almost all dairies.
500 sheets parchment paper, cut for roll butter,
6oc
500 sheets for squares, o5c.
Mems Trousers, $3.50.
These trousers have made big reputation for
themselves. Customers come in and ask for an
other pair of those S. 50 trousers" We sell many
pairs of them daily and buy hundreds of pairs at
time. They come in all those quiet, neat stripes
that men of good taste like as we'll in plain black.
Many stores sell trousers better at much higher
prices. All sizes up to so inches waist
Street, Sacrament,
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RAILWAY NOTES.

Contracts are reported 20 have been ies
ycr an extension CT the Montana Central
from LeatboTo to Marttnsdase. q d4Farce
Of eighteen mica
In his annual report, President George
Could. Of the Missouri Pacific. states that
during last year that road expended H.iSe.-
lis for Few equipment IL included l.25a
box cars. so coas cars. eleven locomotives
and one postal car The iron Mountain
r1rcfzgesi l2s6 box cars ard fifteen ioco-
motives. az cost OF 3esl, 20.
Grading il In progress on an exfension
OF the Oregon Railroad & Navigation from
Dayton TO CoyeIio, a distance Of thirteen
miles through a farming region
c. r. Cline. city passenger agent OF the
Oregon Railroad h Navigation. returned
from Everett yesterday.
q. r. Ford. OF Winnipeg. superintendent
Of the Dominion Express Company. Is I,
the city.
W. Pratt. r.. Of Winnipeg. superinten-
dent Of the dining and sleeping car serv-
ice Of the Canadian Pacific and s. c.
Sykes agen. for the same department at
Vancouver, b. G.. are in Seattle.
A party OF Twelve men who recently re-
turned from the Copper river country OF
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DISCOVERIES OF PORTO RICO.
Ponce De Leon Conquered the Island
In 1910.

The name OF Ponce de Leon Juan 10
very closely identified with Porto Rico.
one of our newest colonial acquisitions.
one of the largest towns there is called
after him. He was a Spanish soldier who
was born in Afagon about 1860 and who
OF Florida. He first went to America with
Columbus in 1883: under Ovendo was gov
ernor OF Higuay, or the eastern part OF
Espanola. and In 1868 passed over to Porto
Rico. In 1910 he was empowered to con-
quer Porto Rico. OF which he was made
governor: later he went to Spain. where
february q, 1872. he received a grant
to discover and settle the island of Blmini
(the mythical region in which report 10
Gated the fountain Of youth.) The ex-
piorer sailed from Porto Rico in March,
1913, with three caravels. Passing the
Cacoss and other islands. he discovered
the mainland March q, coasted north
landed, and on April s Pascua Florida
or Easter Sunday took possession of the
country for the king OF Spain. calling 1t
Florida Thence he turned southwark.
rounded Cape Sable, I'D ran up the west
ern coast 10 latitude q degrees 20 min
September. On February q. 1914, he re-
ceived. in Spain. grant to settle ''the
island of Bimini and the island OF Flor
ida" but. being Occupied with Indian wars
In Porto Rico, he was unable to attempt
the enterprise until March. 1891. He then
but was attacked by Indians and forced
to retreat after he had himself received
from an Indian arrow. the wound which
he died from in Cuba the same year.
There are indications from maps. but no
positive proofs, that Florida was known
from the Century Dictionary and Cyclic
media
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NEW TRAIN roR wooLLEY.
Seattle T. International Expands It's
Service.

Commencing tomorrow. the Seattle a. In
ternatlonsl will run two daily trains bosh
N and cut OF Seattle, fer the psirrSgse az
canmodafsnG the country pTopie who
live on the route and are DESTROYS of snend-
ing the day IN the city and returning 20
their homes ssse 81 me night.
One OF the rev passenger trains which
viii run exclusively week days. Wili leave
Wocl3ey 81 20 o'clock in tina morning and
arrive here at iesto. Tats Will DEPART on
the return ~ $50 IN tho afternoon. reach
Ing Weoiisy nj s:iA In the evening Swing
the people along the route me benefit Of
being hrre more than five aeurS during
the busiest part of the day.
The rev Suudsy .ratn. which VIII be pat
on especially for those " 10 fsssre 10 spend
The day a. shs Seattle parks and rsaktug
excursions Ia from shs country, win leave
We9iiey at this convenient npar OF 40 In
the morning getting here at lies wAsn
the day ~ pleasure - Just beginning Tits
returns a. oef9ck IN tAe evening enah-
ling THE Wesley pe9r.e ~ he at their
hernes "a ssss
Tho regular train. NJ. ?. bringing The
Canadian Pacific overland witch arrives
hrTe AT u = IA. VIII Ia the future get
IN Seattle a go. and leave a: the same
time as now, sls la the morning Tha serv.
Ice on the Snequaimse branch will rot be
changed
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BUSINESS WILL NOT PAY.
Receiver of Washington Fur Con-.
pany Reports on Store at La P..h.

Leman $. Mayer, appointed receiver OF
,ne DEFENDANT IN the suit of Hibbard &
Norton VS.. Washington Fur Companv
yesterday filed his third report in the s;,
perior court. The fur company conduct
60 a general merchandise business at Ia
PUSH and this business the receiver. since
his appointment. has been operating u,-
der direction OF the court His report ia
not encouraging In his judgment the
sales OF the stock OF merchandise at re-
tan have been TOD small and the expenses
or carrying on the business at retail too
great to justify continuance OF II, par
tcuiarly as he deems there Is no prospect
OF Improvement In trade.
The receiver says he has faithfully and
diligently carried on the business. at,empt-
ing 10 dispose OF the stock on hand at re-
tail on the best terms possdple. but that he
feels in duty bound to recommend that all
assets In his hands be sold at once, either
at public or private sale. and the receiver
ship ended. He appends . Statement. ct
sales and collections since September 1.
the date of his last reuort. The sales ag-
gregated 81, SIS 90 in cash. On old accounts
$14s70 was collected.
The fur company owns besides the store
and stock OF goods at La Push the schoon-
err Teazer, and has outstanding a large
amount OF book accounts. The inventory
value OF the assets Is &14. 207. Creditors have
fled claims aggregating $14.579.67.
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time the ship Marion Chifcott.. the ocean
steamers Garonne, Humboldt, E.iihu
Thomson. Excelsior. Dora, Newport,
Jeanne and Czarina. and the steamers Rap
I'd Transit and Resoiute, besides many To-
cal boats The sidetrack on the wharf has
been covered with loaded cars and a con-
slant stream Of trucks ana wagons going
and coming to the dock. as many as five
gangs OF 'longshoremen have been busy az
bees at one time.
The Pacific Clipper Line dispatched the
tug Resolute on Sunday aight with the
barge Ajax full of lumber and powder for
the White Pass a. Yukon railway. The
Humboldt. OF the Humboldt Steamship
full cargo. consisting of general merchan-
disc, twenty-three horses and mules and
forty-four dogs for Skagwsy, and 40 pass
The Pacific Steam Whaling Company's
steam schooner Newport sailed Tuesday
evening. fully loaded win lumber, hay
grain and general merchandise for Resar-
rection bay, Naldes and Orca, and was
followed on Wednesday by the steamer
Excelsior. Of the same company, loaded TO
the guards with hay, grain, supplies, live
stock and company stores, bound for Cop
per river ports
The British American line sent out for
Hio on Friday morning the freight steam
ship Eiihu Thomson. filed with freight 10
her fun capacity. consisting OF hay. grain,
boilers. engines and machinery. On Sat
nrday the cornpanys flagship, the Garonne.
departed FOR Honolulu with every foot Of
hay. grain. -four. lime and boiler plates,
besides considerable cold storage freight.
The plant OF the Great Western Boiler
Manufacturing Company WAS aboard
Closely following the Garonne was the
steamer Dora. Belonging 20 the Alaska
Commercial Company. She. too had a fun
cargo Of supplies. hay and feed, besides
seventeen mules, which made matters In
tcresting all around white eeing loaded
The Pacific Steam Wna;,rg COMPANY. 4
steamer Jeanne backed out from the dock
side by side with the Dora. loaded with
general merchandise and eomuany stores.
The ship Marion chilcotf Is neine loaded
as fass as The freight can be handled four
large harscs Of lumber being alongside A,
one time The west warehouse Of the
dock il tsiie3 to the rafsefs with Raw and
grain for her. She Will taRe out about
=. Y" tors. her full capacity
The ffeighter Czar!na, ~ the krnSa }lrs
Is due today frous Ssn Francisco with 4
f1ll cargo for Sea.tlE auI other Sound
ports. and the HunhosSs ie expected frorr,
Skaxway- There are twelve carloads ~
machinery On the dock for the Puee, sound
naval station. awaiting ne return ~ the
Rapid Transit 10 be taken 20 Brernvrtop,
TIE east warehouse r. ha.f .pn of shin
giles for shipment 20 Eastern points