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SACRAMENTO'S CELEBRATION. Independence Day is Observed in the Usual Style. A Good Parade and Literary Exercises —Thousands Amused by the Hor ribles and Athletes. The glorious Fourth has come and gone. The day dawned warm and bright, and the streets were crowded with people all day and up to a lato hour at night. The celebration was not as gorgeous a one as Sacramento lias been accustomed to in dulge in, but still it was a good one, and there was plenty of patriotism, en thusiasm and noise. The business streets and many places throughout the resi dence portion were gaily decorated in red, white and blue, and everything had a bright, cheery appearance. The various features during the day were highly in-, teresting and entertaining. THE PARADE. Tho Military, and Societies Turn out In Style. The general character of the morning parade was not unlike that,which one sees on every Fourth of July. There were the aids, the military, tho bands, the hacks containing tho State, city and county officers and the gentlemen who were to take part in he literary exercises, the trades display, the floats and the fire engines and department. But it was a very creditable turnout, and the prompt ness with which the ailair was managed called forth a great deal of praise for Grand Marshal Shcrburn and tho active young men who served as his aids. The procession was just nine blocks in length, and thousands of people saw it. Exactly at 10 o'clock the start was made from Sixth and Mst roots. The line of march was up M to Tenth, to J, to Second, to X, to Tenth to M, to Second, and counter march. The trades display was the most ex tensive that has been seen on tho Fourth. There wen forty or fifty gayly decorated wagons and trucks in line and they were quite a feature of tho parade. But there was one thing that made the morning parade conspicuous, and that was the absence of the Grand Army posts. Everybody noticed it, and there wen; hundreds of inquiries as to why the Union soldiers did not turn out. The real cause, as .stated by one of the mem l-ors. was on account of the refusal of Grand Marshal Sherburn to engage the drum corps attached to the various posts. Mr. Sherburn explained that ho would willingly have hired the drummers if the committee had allowed him the money, but there were not enough funds on hand. He oti'ered to place one of the I>;tnds directly in front of the Grand Army posts, but they absolutely refused to participate in the parade unless accom panied by the drum corps. After the story had become circulated not a few expressed themselves as disap proving o fthe action taken by the posts. "Why," said one enthusiastic patriot, "it's tho worst break the Grand Army has ever made. Just to think that these are the men who fought to save the coun try, and then to have them refuse to cele brate the great day because a drum corps was not hired for them. It looks as though the sentiments of patriotism wero not over strong." The procession halted on M street after the head had reached Tenth. Grand Marshal Sherburn invited tho Fourth Brigade staff and tho Colonel's staff to accompany him and review the line, and what a wild ride it was. It was not a Sheridan, but a "Sherburn" ride. The gallant Major with his white charger set the pace, imd it was altogether too speedy the Rosinantes on which the stair officers were mounted. Major Ryan's steed would do nothing but trot, and tho discomfort of the rider trying to keep up with the stampede can be readily im agined. Major Gett's horse insisted on taking the gutter during the ride, prob ably from Familiar acquaintance with a ngercart. Major Long's steed went down the line sideways, and Paymaster Weinstock had a difficult time toying to prevent B runaway. The chief of staff, ( lolonel Hubhard, was at the tail end of the cavalcade, ostensibly endeavoring to pick up the stragglers. It was a real furious ride for the officers, and Major Sher burn's invitation to all to partake of some refreshments at the Capital Hotel came in right handy. When tho officers ar rived there they found a bounteous "spread" in one of tho banquet-rooms in tbo rear of the hotel. The parade was over by noon. UTKRAHY EXERCISES. Impressive Ceremonies at the State cnpitoi BoiHOaar. About a thousand people assembled at the Capitol and crowded tho Assembly Chamber when the procession was dis miasod Mayor Comstock,Trustees McLaughlin end Conklin, and Judge Armstrong es corted liie orator, reader and chaplain to the platform, where a detail from the Sons of Veterans displayed the beautiful Silken national banner of that command. Mayor Comstock called to order, and, in •t few well-chosen words, introduced Judge Armstrong as President of the J 'a>. 'llic Judge delivered a neat, im pressive and patriotic address, rapidly sketching the rise of the republic, tho event of the ringing of the Liberty bell, the growth of the Union and what it irantees in religious and civil liberty, broad tolerance, and tho conservation of hi: man rights. The orchestra, led by C. A. Neale, then played "Hail Columbia." Rev. J. 1,. Levy then pronounced the Invocation of the'day In these words: r Father In Heaven, who art worshiped Idren "t all creed* and ooloi -. • o gii under varying loraw mni nami-s. we draw nigh to Thee Jiiis morning with grateful bsaru. \\ 'aiproach Thee witnour gratitude tor ■ t; for the light that wait granted our: o ilsm that made them i bU, asaerl tbeir Independence, ring out me signal of liberty and free them from an opprewdon wuone galling yoke hud become [insupportable. We pour out our tain thankfulness that we are tbus able •*•« commemorate the conquest <>t nghtover '. of Justice over tyranny, of usi ruckling I leous minority over a domineering aud u~ majority. We thank Thee lor the occasion that enable* us to de\ot<.' tins ' > the Inculcation of the principles oi In dependence; a iii\ on winch we can. celebrate ■■! cause oi liberty, in the present, t The* tor lhy mnnitoid mercies. »U l ..• c ior our abode ol freedom, that ceful, that we nave been spared stckneiM, <>i- that kktkneM has t>ot led to 'i.m- it, :ll death has not led to (Issols t*on. We than LbaJ we are tains led more and more into Thy light, that tolerance reading, that we who ■i In team, me reaping In j<>\. we thank Thee lor i ]»■'•■. union and harmony that prevail throughout this land. Vot ttte future, j we invoke lhy guidance, mora ofTbylighi and muchoi Thy blowing. We pray that Thou vlii help us to build up those causes which are to the intermt ..r all men. ihat Thou will Strengthen u.s ;.i cleanse public morals and •all laws. We pray that Thon wilt Ire ihU people with a tender regard for their institution* and a i p love for the land Of their birth or ado] ..... \\> invoke Thy blessing so that this v «»t Kepublto may grow in truth and honor, In uprightness and in 1' grity, i» prosperity and goodness. In virtue and duty. We pray Thee t.. help us to expand our thought* aud elevate our aspirations so thai W o recognize that material wealth an.', com mercial greatnew are a.s naught without rlgbteousutisu; that without moral nobtllty tii«\ are no better than v jewel In the snoul oi a swine, or a gem in the forehead of a skull therefore, to bo be with us that take Thee for o:ir model, that we form our iivt-s alter Thy divine pattern, so that W« prove that there Indeed is in this world a i uwer that makes ior rigbteoutu Aid us to remember that the liberty wo to <ia\ «o highly commend d-os no; mean liberty iw.'.o wrong uopunisheu, l.vi liberty to listen lo tuc dictates ol cousclenc , experience and inornl law— liberty to choose Thee tor our n uisi.er—liberty to excel In knowledge which Mia., 1 bring with it truth, purity, bolin We\«Wßjf tiiut this nation luuy not stand defiantly provoking other nations to war, but that jriiC' may always dwell within Its ! or :■ is while it tenders to others the bless- Ingi v asks from Thee, Thou source of all good. Protect, we pray Thee, this land. As in the the past Its traditions have been the uoblest, as in the present its hopes arc the highest, so In toe tuture may their realization be the fullest. We commend it and her majjlstrates to Thee, our State, our city, its officers, und its people. Prosper their interest* and their in dustries. I#t pure and uiideH led religion swell in the breasts ot its men and women, so that religious may toll before tho sway of religion. May nun learn to regard themselves as brotheis. so that hand meet hand aud heart speak !<> heart iv love. Lord! hatiteu that day of ble.ssed promise when there shall he universal pe:u?e, when nations shall beat their swords into plow shares aud their spears into priming-hooks, when the world shall be full of knowledge as the waters covers the sen, when all men shall speak one language—the laiiguu^e of love— and when Thy name shall be acknowledged throughout all the earth. Amen. The anvil chorus was then sung (with orchestral and anvil accompaniment) by a choir under direction ot Mrs. Addie Carter, consisting of Mesdames Bonn heim, Pinkhani, Koss, Howard, Larkin and Carter, and Messrs. Boaumont, Cohn, Ashworth, Beardslee, Crocker and Phillips. It was excellently rendered and the audience manifested its satisfaction by demanding its repetition. S. Luke Howe then read the Declara tion. It was given new interest by the manner of the reader. His enunciation was faultless in its chiseled distinctness, his voice trumpet-like in its volume, and his delivery of tho great charter of free dom was abreast with high elocutionary exaction and that depth of feeling which patriotic fervor indicates. Supported by the choir Mrs. A. Bonn lieim then sang, "Tho Star Spangled Banner." She was ill fine voice, and gave the patriotic hymn with feeling and a nice taste that was artistic and sincere and won a hearty and deserved encore, whereupon she sang with spirit ana wit, with the choir in tho chorus, "Yankee Doodle." The song captured tho audience which applauded to the echo. Hon. Frank L. Coombs of Napa was then introduced by Judge Armstrong and delivered the oration, which we give in full this morning. It was one of the best of efforts; a practical, vigorous, thoughtful and eloquent tribute and ap peal. There is in it so much of truth and sound advice upon the subject of the duty of the citizen that we trust it will be carefully perused by all our readers. It will be found tolly worthy of careful reading. Mr. Coombs was earnest, elo queut and impressive in its delivery and was frequently applauded as ho pro ceeded. At the conclusion of the oration Mrs. Addie Carter, supported by the choir, s:uig with feeling, in a strong contralto and with the musical precision and vigor the martial air demands, "The Red, White and Blue." Being warmly en cored, the lady sang "Yankee Doodle," greatly to the gratification of the audi ence. Rev. "Winiield S. Hoskinaon then ofl'ered the closing prayer, concluding with the benediction. It was a prayer tor the nation, lor the President and all in authority, lor the Governor and his restoration to health, lor the State and the city. It was an earnest, devout appeal, and a patriotic expression of reliance upon the overruling Power. Judge Armstrong thim dismissed the audience, and the literary exercises were at an end. THE OUATION. The oration of Mr. Coombs was as fol lows : "Mr. President and Fellow-citizens: The early history of this country is an exem plification of the truth that adversity is often the motor-power of genius. Pov erty and necessity oft play the part of ambition in the accomplishment of those great wonders which have from time to time startled a thinking world. Tyranny brings about liberty and freedom springs unfettered OUt Of despair. Am! so the Pilgrim Fathers conceived Hit; ideas of venture and braved the perils of the deep because the Old World threw upon them the awful shadows of religious op pression. "In their ocean-bound home these con strained habits and customs were made to dwell in the house where revolting conscience disputed their sway and finally their love of liberty was triumph ant and tixed their destiny in other and distant lands. The angry cry of the sea, the night winds sigh and breakers roar, the ocean wide and vast, were met with a dauntlessness that grew out of despair, and Albion's Isles soon faded from their sight and bo canio but a memory of the severe condi tions of monarchy and Slate. When they first launched their boats upon the waters and spread the snowy pinions before the chasing winds, they exempli fied the spirit of that Declaration of Inde pendence which was the germ of a future revolution. Thus do we lind liberty, not only at the foundation of this Govern ment, but it was the idol around which worshiped the patriots who laid the corner-stones of our first civilization. History has recorded no perils greater than those of the Pilgrim Fathers; ad versity at times threatened the life of their enterprises, but battling against every element that can summon death, they triumphed, and planted the seeds which sliouid grow and ripen into the greatest harvest of the coming years. "Their virtues were stern and rugged, their customs severe, their habits ex emplary, and from the civilization that grew we see mirrored the splendor of their lives. In the latter part of the last century a race of intellectual giants walked upon the stage of life to place the corner stones of independence under the temples erected by their fathers. The times immediately before them had been characterized by an illustration of that trait of human in clination when the mind would 'rather bear these ills wo have than lly to others we know not of.' And so it was with the fathers of the revolution, they patiently and for a long while submitted to the laws of Kngland until they became ex actions and threatened the primary prin ciples of justice. It is natural for people to love independence, but tho cycles of time have come and gone and won have lived under the iron hand of oppression, and vainly looked to the centuries for the hope ami prospect of ultimate freedom. "But not so with the founders of the re public ; from a courage born of dispair, of the sentiment of loyalty, of the love of liberty and with the pride of intellectual strength, they wero moved to take a stand against the rules of a century to revolutionize the custom* of a nation and to elevate themselves by one declaration of independence upon the broad plane of liberty and freedom. "They were an extraordinary race of people; they could moid and fashion hu man thought, shape human ambitions, carve out destinies, found republics, and under the li^ht that shines upon a past glean from tho wreck of empires, the de cay of laws and tho oblivion of customs the wisest rules yet ailorded for the guid ance and conduct of human life. "Upon tho idols of monarchy they I builded tho temples of republicanism; out of oppression they wrought principles which liavo onthronod liberty in the hearts of men, and by the stars and stripes, the first ensign of their freedom, they dedicated to time, to posterity and ! to humanity a government founded upon j the dearest rights of a people. Oh, lib- I erty! humanity has been elevated in thy name, tho curse of tho tyrant has fallen hurtleSS upon thy shield, to uphold thy banners nations have sprung from ob scurity and march in the ways of pro gress! Since the Revolution the Ameri can people have lived under thy light, thy stars have guided their ways, thy columns have upheld their temples; and through that dim light which casts its radiance into a future we see them still marching under thy nags and upholding their glorious trusts in the face of the wars that are to come! In all of the pro gressions of human life, as each age has ushered upon the stage of life new types of men battling each in their turn tor a foothold upon the earth, it has never af forded a spectacle more sublime than the iggles of our fathers to convert the fairest part of earth into a land of blessed liberty. "As I have said, genius is the offspring of adversity, and the lives of these great men were brought to play a part upon the world's historic Stage by the force of conditions and circumstances. Some in formulating laws, some in diplomacy with foreign Governments, and some by SACRAMENTO DATLT KECPIED-TOTTON, MOXDAY JXTLY 6, 1891.—SIX PAGES. the stern circumstance of war; but whether in debate, iv statecraft or upon the battle- Held, they have won that renown which places their names upon one of the proud est pages of a world's history. From that time on this Government has been one continual demonstration of the perma nancy of republics. ''But while with candor we acknowl edge our thanks to the centuries for all the solved problems of life which they have given us, lor their examples of warning: and their fruits of success, we nevertheless claim this to be a new era in the realms of enterprise and a new world in the science of government. "Apart then from council-halls, from dreaded battle-fields, from the marts I where trade engages the throng and holds the people; from the halls where even-handed justice sits supreme deter mining the rights of civil conflicts; with the hours given over to contemplation and happiness, but with the doors of a mighty past opened unto us for retro spection, let us uonsider all that has made America dear, and ask of each man and woman what, part he or she intends to assume in the great race of a nation's life. The American people then stand upon a high plane, overlooking a field where memory can summon everything that has been sublime in struggle, heroic in action, wise in contemplation and perfect in tho social conditions of a people. "Bat the American people are over wrought with the anticipation of a moro glorious era, and in such a mood, like the mariner out upon the sea, he is less guardful of the rooks and shoals when tho sun shines brightly and no storms hang unbalanced over the deep, so are they Ipss guardful of the great Ship of State in times of tranquil peace. What ever may be the character of a govern ment, whether unstable, weak and cor rupt, or the perfection of purity, force and grandeur, it but partakes of the char acter of its people. Hence lor the eradi cation of all evils, we should appeal only -to tho people. "Then for a few moments let us look at history for the good it teaches by way of examples. There is no man, however high his standing or proud his name, but has some Of the vicious elements of na- I tore in him. There is no man, however humble, but has some of the lefty char acteristics of manhood. There is no gov ernment so great, but its history is re plete with warnings. There is no nation so insignificant but its national life teaches some good. Hence, Egypt, where once centered the glory of a world, is no more to us than the old Aztec civilization that faded beneath the chivalry of Spain, except that it tarnishes more examples for thought, study and reflection. We nat urally and, then, that all governments partake of the social conditions of the people. '•Hence let us see what most tends to the perfection of our own social standing. "Social equality should bo at the found ation of all society. It effaces those dis tinctions which bring about distrust and antagonisms among the people. Xo citi zen should bo so proud but lie can mingle in tho common concerns of life. No sta tion should be so high us to elevate man above the daily surroundings, cares, mis fortunes or successes of his fellow men. Tho Government is maintained for all its people, and that aristocracy should bo de stroyed which demands more than virtue and refinement in woman and honor and dignity in man. Distinction i* laudable only when it tends to elevate quality, merit, virtue and honor upon the highest plane of social preferment and surrounds its station with allurements that will bring the youth to worship at the shrine of true nobility. Society should be a social bond to redeem and elevate the human race. Certainly choice of com panionship will and ought to obtain, for j it simply follows tho dictates of reason and friendship, but it shouid be deter mined without reference to station and wealth. "There is a link between the social or der and the State so strong that one can not exist without the other, and in order to inspire a man's patriotism you should permit him to share in the exercise ot social rights. Loyalty is not what it was when it animated tho hearts of the ancients; it does not wor ship blindly. 'lhe Spartan mother's last injunction to her son ere he marched to battle was to 'return either with '>r upon his shield.' The heart of loyaJty in thoso days boat more exultingly over conquests in battle; there was more hero worship; there was more idolatry. To day loyalty busies tho mind of the American citizen in the daily affairs of life; in the common advancement of his country: in the building of monuments devoted to the usefulness of the ago ; in the steamship: in the railway j in taming the death-dealing currents of electricity ; in the progressions and developments of I material wealth ; in the thoughts that shake mankind. The people in such a mood, studying problems of finance, of speculation and scientific development, are apt to lose sight of their patriotic duties to their country. "Where tho governing power of a na tion rests with the people, every man should be a politician. I would ifot on a Fourth of July say a word which could be construed into drawing a distinction between the several political parties, but without reference to the merits and doc trines of any, you owe a political duty to your country which rises above the par tisan and places you all upon the broad plane of American citizenship. "One of the iirst duties a citizen owes to a republic is to be a politician. If a com mon danger threatened the State, and from the outer gates of the sea you heard the roar of cannon and saw the flash of the sharp conflict, and from the ocean's breeze there exhaled the breath of war; and the monarch of the deep, with the stars and stripes streaming from her masthead, and American seamen stand ing guard upon deck, and men's lips trembled and their faces grew pale as she went out to battle upon the liquid held of death, you would rush to arms and place your life whore its sacrifice would yield the most good to your country. It is just as essential in government, for the wel fare and permanency of a republic, to show your patriotism in the petty affairs Of State. "I am sometimes amused at the rea sons of some men who advocate the intro duction of different elements in politics in order to elevate and purify it, and without discussing such problems and in a measure admitting their force. Yet the citizens of the republic now have the sovereign remedy for such evils, lor there are good men enough to purge politics of its wickedness it' they could be made to share in tho responsibilities of citizen ship. "To become a citizen of this republic, whether by the rights of inheritance or the privileges of law, is to have conferred upon you the choicest blessing of all the ages. You should accept it as a sacred trust which involves your pride, your patriotism and your obedience, and tho man fails in his honor who will not forego all privileges, all aspirations ami all duties So pay tribute upon the altrr of his country. "It has been the custom upon occasions liko this to advert to the history of our country, to call the roll of its departed dead, to laud their brave deeds and noble doings, to awake the echoes of dread war and stern alarums, in language exciting to the imagination aud calculated to kindle the fire of patriotism. "Yet I think that history is tons what ever of good it may rctlect upon a future, and I cannot conceive of a more appro priate time to commend yon to the tirst duties you owe the State than at a mo ment when your loyalty is fully in voked. "The spirit of reform should always animate you. There is not a part of our history characterized by an illustration Of progress! veness bat is marked with something new, awakening the spirit of enterprise and opening new spheres in which it might lako its winged llight. You should not rest in the same old j groove, there is not an industry in the | land but seme hidden force, some secret element when brought to light might i revolutionise it. "It requires a brave man to be a diseov '. erer—he has to tear down old idols. The man who advances in-thought, whether in the realms of science and discovery in the theories of government, must needs submit to a persecution until his fellow- , men shall arrive at the samo period of en lightenment, looking back over tho long bridge of time, over its piers, its arches and the rushing waters, we see the j fruits of new ideas that have fashioned I new things for the accommodation of J man, have been wrought into the sub stantial forms of constitutions, woven into the fabric of government and stamped upon the manners and customs of a peo ple. They have so far enabled man to j keep pace with the new elements fur nished by nature for development. "In moat all of the great things evolved from the mutations of time, the moment has been fraught with some great destiny that called it forth. Napoleon was the child of a revolution which de veloped his intellectual greatness and his genius in arms became the inspiration of the French. He vanished old forms and promulgated a new science in war. ''But, fellow citizens, there is not now, nor is there apt to be any great unnatural condition in our history out of which new things may be born. In such times so ciety is more apt to disintegration and decay. The Roman republic laded away alter it had impressed surrounding and distant civilizations with its own genius and mastered all the world. Hence thought, study, speculation and experi ment must bring about conditions to feed the mind, ratify the sense and to energize the ambitions of man. otherwise, with out war and tumult, society is apt to be come weak and corrupt. It requires some great force to shake it from center to circumference, and in the absence of BUCh conditions it must study a plan to work out its own salvation. "A people ruled by themselves aud not by the scepter should always have their sympathies enlisted in their govern ment, in a country where popular im pulse does ho much to shape ami fashion destiny, a general diffusion of knowledge among the peoplo should be a primary consideration. "Henoe, let every man and woman exert an influence in the cause of educa tion. The common schools should teach the theories and minntae of -government. More there is of enlightenment thrown around public concerns the more will they Invite universal participation. More the eitisen interests himself in the afiairs of his country the more will the State be prepared to engago tho active support of the people. "The school boy should bo educated in the policies Of revenue, finance, labor, capital and everything that engages tho thought and discussion of problems that enter into a government's life. Theories are ever changing and men should be educated to grapple with the new. Ig norance would retard the progress of any civilization, and while we know that fewer of its dark shadows rest upon this people than upon thoso of other lands, yet 1 insist that a government based upon the ideas ot universal participation or ks citizens, ruled by the people and for the people, must needs claim the assistance of State in dill using tho universal light of knowledge among those who hold its sovereign power. "The people are supreme in authority; in their hands are held the scales of justice; they make and execute the laws, and a pride, respect and veneration for these sacred trusts is inspired through an en lightened comprehension. As this coun try has opened itb great national halls, its conns and its battle fields for tho aspiration and ambition of tho poor as well as the rich, lei the place where he draws his first Inspiration be a public fountain where he can drink deep of the waters dearest of knotted and patriot- Ism. , "II should be the ambition of every good woman that her life should reflect pride itMil honor upon the State. And you make them better by broadening the fields of their ambitions. Whether at the bed-side with life-reviving skill, in the realms of science and the domains o speculation, the avenues of fame and fortune should be opened unto them. But let me say to those Who do not court worldly honors, that the hearthstone is committed to your care. Loyalty and patriotism spring from its altar. The Maid of Orleans with mail and helmet leading the hosts of France to battle, was not greater than the Roman Cornelia who imparted to the Grachi, by her maternal love, the iirst principles of the patriot. For tho last hours of atonement, more glory awaits tlio.se who hold a high veneration for the honor and sanctity of home, and who have by love and holy tenderness preserved its halls from dese cration, than for the warriors and states men who have achieved lame by con quest in battle or council. "The name of the soldier who has de fended its honor is enshrined in memory, and the fame of the poet who has en throned the love of home in the heart of his votaries shall live as long as honor is the guide for man and virtue the faith of woman. She is greater by far who exemplifies in her life that principle which renders sacred from tho rude hand of tho world the holy precincts of the American home, than those who have striven for fame in the busy turmoil of life. "Men and women, boys aud girls, there is fame for you all in this land. Whether in the beaten paths which lead to glory, in calm domestic peace burning the in cense of patriotism upon the hearthstone, or in tho undiscovered realms of nature, there is honor for you all. Then let each native-born citizen, together with those who have by the laws of adoption dedi cated their energies and lives to a service of this country, standing to-day upon this broad plane of humanity, and as the. busy soul of enterpri.se stops for a mo ment to reflect upon our huirels already won, to draw fruitful lessons from out the mighty depths of time, to pay due homage to the monuments and temples that attest the goodness of a Hoc ting age, then take up the banners ot progress, and amid tho untrodden paths of a future, pave the way, span tho rivers, erect the arches, through, across and under which humanity moves toward the final goal of happiness. "I believe that each Californian should have especial prido in carrying out tho common destiny of man. Fellow citizens, under the dome of your very Capitol, with the genius of a past reflected from its walls, I now commend you to the first duties of a patriot. "There is no glory on earth liko that which nature has given us. There is no place like California. And as'westward the star of empire takes her way' she halts her llight where our own Golden Gate stands wide ajar for tho commerce of the western world. There is no scene that stimulates so much ambition; there is no home that excites so much love, pride, and veneratiou. In your ambitions to extol tho greatness of this common wealth you should prepare to parade the unfolded the wonders of Cali fornia before the eyes of the civ ilized nations as they meet under the broad canopies of the western sky, whore, in arts and nature's resources, kingdoms, empires and republics shall vie to bear away the palm of enlightened prosperity. "The results of your labors in the future in behalf of your country, depend upon the energies you summon, in sub duing the forces of nature, in solving her mysteries, iv conquering the illimitablo world. "Each in your own proper sphere, add ing the fruits of your labors where they shall commingle for tho common good, may perform things which will be factors in the work of civilization and the cause of mankind. Amid the varying changes that havo come and gone, we have been enabled to reflect upon the laws, man ners, customs and civilization of a people as nearly perfect as human wisdom can make them; and by preserving the birth rights which tho ages have transmitted, with a duo regard for the duties you owe the State, you will be onabled to look into a future tilled with the promise of a full measure of happiness; in this fair land, among this people, in a Government based upon the principles of liberty, and moved by the universal prosperity of a people. "There is an incentive for the Ameri can citizen to work out these grand des tinies. Our own development of pros perity and growth of civilization out rivals the tales told of enchanted lands. There seems to have been a magic which has touched the great plains, and mighty cities have seated themselves thereon. "The vale and hill blossom in the sun, and whore nature's lirst glories have faded before the touch of man, the sum mer's golden fruit and the autumn's pur- Kle grape usurp her mighty strong olds. The sails of ships swarm like dealing birds the sea, and supreme in their midst, unmoved by the crested bil lows, tower the monarchs of war, fash ioned by our own skill and labor, and which answer far out upon the waters for CONTINUED ON SIXTH i'.VUii. ©Imnjjefr gaili^ for the 3£e& fouac, BllrOn Safe To-day. Purchased from Oppenheim, Weals & Co., a firm which has closed business (on ac count of the death of Mr. Chas. Oppenheim), some 1,000 pairs of All of superior make and quality. These goods were bought at such prices that we can sell them from 25 to 50 per cent, under their regular value. Anyone wishing first class footwear will do well to consider this notice and take it into consideration. Men's Best Wescot Calf Seamless Hook: and Lace £4 Shoe, St. Louis, French and London toes, tip and plain, sewed, smooth inner sole, very stylish and dressy, all sizes, $2 50. Men's Fine Calf Seamless Congress Gait ers, St. Louis and London, tocss, tip ;uid plain, regular $4 50 shoes, light, flexible sole, smooth inner sole, sizes 5 to 10, $3. Ladies' Fine French Kid Button Shoes, French and opera lasts, hand turned, pump sole, long vampa, all sizes and widths, $3 80. Ladies' French It id Button, foxed all around, blue black: cloth top, hand sewed, turned sole, square toe, patent leather tip, long vamp, satin finished, B to X, 2, to 7, $4. Ladies' Fine French Dongola Ivid Button, worked button holes, flexible bottom, common sense and opera lasts, all sizes and widths> $ 2 Numkaeg School Shoes, made of pebble goat, button, sole-leather tip, worked button liole», medium heavy sole, heel and spring heel. Misses' and Youths' 5^ 1 *?" <-* *-^ TT t€ } 2. RED HOUSE, SACRAMENTO. COMING To_ SACRAMENTO. DR. LIEBIG & CO.'S Itafcnfat* quarterly visit will be on Thursday. Friday and Saturday, July J)th, 10th ami 11th. Offices at 100734 Fourth street, between J and K. PATF\TT OTfITO ikihM MtMo FOR Doors and Windows AT GREATLY REDUCED RATES. DOORS $i 50 each WINDOWS 30c, 40c, 50c and 60c each A full carload In stock and for sale. DO YOU USE A TYPEWRITER? We are sole agents for the best line made of TYPEWRITER RIBBONS for all iimchinea. Tpyewriter Supplies of all kinds. H.S.CROCKER&CO. Wholesale and Retail Stationers, 208-210 J Street._-_Sacromento, Cal NOTICE Id CONTRACTORS. T7«OLSOM GRAVEL IN QUANTITIES TO r suit, suitable for either street or concrete work, can be had by applying or addressing R. \V. PARKER. Je2g-ti IPOI >f street. Sacra men to. Cal. STOCKHOLDERS 1 NESTING. THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF the stockholders of Pioneer Milling Com pany will be held at the offices of the company, at northwest corner Broad and First streets, City of Sacramento, on MONDAY, .July 20th at 3 i' m., for the purpose t)f clri'tiiiir it Board of I>l rectors for ensuing year, and for the tran saction of any and all business which may come before the meetinc iy^-td F. b7 BMTTH, Secretary. A' Chicken JLice Kilter, Ask your dealer for it, or send for Free Circular to Petaluma Incubator_ Co., Petaluma. Cal. VA MfFAI/ lir&l Su^oiln* from | V TV knil BviH»BV youthful errors early decay, wasting weakoess, lost manhood, etc., I will eona a valuable treatise (aviilcii) coutaiaing fall particulars for home care, FRISK of cbarge. A. splendid medical work; sfaouM be read by every man who la ncrrous na<i dcbllltAted. Address, Prof. F. C. FOWLBB. Uloudu*. Cqdp< Unjrr<sce&etiTe& SMoMv^^'y^) : us ing if because if is t\\e best AsJf your Ae^ler. For Sale Everywhere Manufactured by J. B. PACE TOBACCO CO. IRRIGATION DISTRICT BONDS." QEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE R• -JO chived by the Board of Directors of the Turlock Irrigation District, nt tfu-lr office in the town of Turlock, Stanislaus County, Cal., lor the purchase of one hundred <U>o) bonds of said district, of the denomination of flvo hundred (»5OO) dollars each, till 11 o'clock A. m. on TUESDAY, the ?th day of July, 18'J1, at whid) time and place sukl board will open the proposals and award the pur chase to the highest responsible bidder. Said bonds boar interest at the rate of six (6) per cent, per annum, payable on the Ist duy of January and July of 6QCU year. none of said bonds will be soldfor less than ninety (90) per cent, of the face vi-.lne thereof. Done by order of the Hoard of Direct ova ol thoTurlock Irrigation District. R. M. WILLIAMB. Secrriary. l.ated, May 80, 1891. jel2-td Hardware, Blacksmith Supplies, Lawn Mowers, Rubber Hose, Wire Cloth. Maw, liipii], Batflier & CO., Sl7 and 819 J Street, Sacramento. Baker & Hamilton, —UIPOKTEIIS AITD JOBBERS OF— HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, COAL, POWDER, Agricultural Implements and Machines, j BARBED WIRE, CORDAGE, BELTING. Sacramento - —California FRIE^Nfb & TERRY Lumber Company. MAIN YARD AND OFFICE. 1310 SEO ond street. Branch Yard, corner Twelfth uud J streets. Edwin K.Alsip& Co., THE OLDEST AND LEADING Real Estate aad lusuranc* Agents, Mo. IOIS Fourth Stroet, Houses Rented, Rents Collected and iMoney to Loan. -GSTMM Wfm SALE FOR- S3SO Cash ANn $12 87 PKII MONTH, PRINCIPAL juad ntererft, will parahaao a new one , *. *- ><>tta-i> oontaiawt tour rooms and closets; lot 98X160, in ft gov>d location. For $2^500 A onr-.;lcry and bng.mcnt frame dw.-ili:. pituutoon ,i siiect, between Nineteenth and i won'acth; lot «0xl«0. a gtmajt bargain. ALSO $9 per Acre 090 acres of land in ffl ix.mdo COonty, i-i nilles mim raMway; fenced and cro» To Let for $3B A Jliicdw, i :.-. .-ontainingr rooms and bath. auo, nne itablo accommoTlatioa n.r 4 horses lot ISx ICO. \.>. i 808 P rtreel ALBO.No. 600 Seventh t ■■■< of, bctweea F aadG—e nearly new rrame dwelling, .'ont-iln nig . rooms; raot, per month. — BXMEMBBB — EDWIN K.ALSIP& CO, SACRAMENTO. IerCATAtOCPES ISSUED MONTHLY. FOR SALE. Ten Thousand Acre Ranch. Ouc thousand acres good farming land. Nine thousand acres lino grazing land. Situated In MrtKloHnnCo'iiit v, forty miles north of Ukiah, and known as the EDEN VALLEY RANCH. A UK) Three Thousand Acres Of Grazing and Farming Land In and adjoining CVPAY VALLEY, Yolo Co. also FIFTEEN HUNDRED ACRES Grazing Land On westsidoof tales and south ot Potato Creek, ten miles •OBthwed of Sacramento. For further paitießlan i-n.,uireof R. S. CAREY, Sacramento, or JOHN T. CAREY, 104-Suttor Stroet, Sun Fruuulsco. Je22d<twlro W. P. COLEMAN, Real Estate Salesroom, 325 J St North. Vine Street. \ Sargent, CarDentflr , a ! SargentJ \ ,\ 110 acres. «-«rP«"i«r s 6( j» a \\\ I E. w ,^\ —r— \o, \Keef. 80 a. go a. 80 a. j4 \ Benton Benton. Beuton. \V— J ! - \ * County Koad. \ \ £ Those N()-ncre tracts at 5?«O nor aero; <iOOI> LAXI); (1.000 down, bnlanco lv 5 years, ut 8 per cent, per annum MONEY TO LOAN. P. BOHL. ~^Z_ ~E» A. CBOUCH> LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! —AT THOSE— Fine Ps.e:sicte:nc:e;s Now hullding In O -A. PC T=> jPI h. pc. A few lots left to be sold this week. Great Bargains CITY AND COUNTY PROPERTY. Lots of Money to Loan. STEPBENSON ft HARTMAN, Keal Estate and Insr.runco Agents, lOo7_ FOURTH STlffltT. FOR SjOILE. "\T7FJ OFFER FOP. SALE, AT A LOW TT price,a fplendid River Hunch ot 5:55 acres, only lour miles front Sacramento. Splendid land and ti:ic improTementa. Ke:;i aenee. barn and othor bntldlam cost $10,000. Ouc tAOUSand five hundred dollars received for pasture last teaion.- A good portion now in alfu!i:i. Auyonu wanting a nice home and a productive place will do well to call on us. MILLS & HAWK, Real Estate Dealers, 301 J St. AGENCY UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. FOPS. SALEI JQ ACRES OF In*O. 1 BOTTOM LAND for sate cheap; does not overflow. Ap ply (o F. A. FISCH. 621 Twelfth Street. JyJMf FOR SALE. T7ITFTIT STREET, BETWEEN J AND X, \j 80x30— vacant lot. Southeast corner Tenth and N streets- North 120 feet oflot 1. Apply to LAWTON, BARXETT A CO. GRIFFIN, THE :-: STATIONER, «O3 X Street, rjAS TIIE FOLLOWING NOVELTIKS: .Li. Cartoon Slate Pencils, Paper Fasteners, ail kinds of Files and Clips, Pencil-point Pro tectors, Copying Books nn.l Kixluros. 20 stylos Fancy Papeteries. la styles Money Panea, Pen Cleanen, Doable slates. Ther mometers, Office Waste Baskets, 1:» styles Mourning and Vlaltlnc '"ard«. siiadin^ and Ruling Pena. Tracing Cloths. Diaries. BIU Wallets, Droll and Receipt Book*, Blank }iooks—all knuls; choice variety Letter and Note Pads, lull assortment of Pens and Pencils. jo.Mf riWE RBCOKD-UHXOK LEADS ALL IN X tUe interior of California, 5