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THE JEWISH IDEA.
ft Is Eloquently Explained by Rabbi
J. Levy.
A Kew Year Sermon Delivered Before
His Consrresatlon—Good Will
Toward All Men.
The observance of the Jewish New Year
Festival, which commenced on Friday
evening, was continued throughout the
following day, as previously outlined.
At tho opening services Rabbi J. Levy
preached the following sermon :
Jircthren: Once again we meet here to
greet a now year. I congratulate you ,
that you have been spared to witness its
Return and that the blessings of God have j
with you. I welcome you all here
to-night, and pray for peace "for him who
Is near and him who is far"; for him who
is constant in his public devotions, and
Jor him virho comes hither but once or
twice a year. Everyone whose heart has
moved him to come into this assembly
find ths to loudly proclaim, "I am still
•one of you; thy people is my people and
thy God, my God"; everyone of you I
tercet in the name of our holy faith, and
T»ld you welcome. And if there bo among
us children of (iod whoso worship of the
one Father may differ from ours, to them,
too, I extend the ancient Jewish saluta
tion, "Peace be with you." May God
bless you all, you and all who are near
and dear to you, now and every day of
your lives, all of which I pray
way bo happy and sweet. May
you all feel the presence of
Ood in His holy place; may this feeling
iili your hearts with golden hopes and
purest joy; and may the King of Glory
enter into you, into your life through the
opening door of this new year. May the
light of truth, the sunshine of prosperity
tind happiness be fuller and brighterjthis
year; may God grant you and those you
love life and peace; may He protect you
amd guide you now and forever more,
amen. It may appear strange that we cel
ebrate at this season of the year our New
"Year's Day. In doing so, however, we fol
low a plan existing in Nature. Darkness
preceded light, night preceded day. Our
ncripture tells us, "the evening and the
morning were one day." The natural
arrangement of the period constituting
one day was not from midnight to mid
night, but from sunset to sunset, from
evening to evening. What is true of
"one day" is true of tho arrangement of
the "year." If the natural plan is fol
lowed the evening of the year, the
j-utuiun, is to be appointed the beginning
thereof. And the special day for the first
of the year is the new moon nearest the
Milumnal equinox.
This day is famous in Jewish traditions
us that on which the great act of creation
began. Our ancient rabbis pointed out
that the universe and its contents had a
beginning, which was not the result of
Wind chance. They were created. God
"was tbeir creator. These teachers of the
's'almud intended us to understand that
God alone was eternal, that He existed
before creation, that He will prevail after
the crack of doom. They meant us to
Ijioelaim, on this occasion, our firm be
ief in the pure Monotheism on which Ju
oaism is based and our disavowal of
the baser ideas of other religions of an
tiquity. Hence its importance even for
us. Hence its claim upon our heart and
sound. On this day, above all days, the
keynote of .Judaism is sounded. Men
may scoff at us for our beliefs, they may
victimize and scorn us, whole nations
may rise against our brethren chieily
because of their peculiar creed, but above
nil the din and strife and discord, by ob
serving to-day the Jews proclaim: "Hear,
O ye nations, the Eternal is our God, and
He is the One, the Absolute."
New Year's Day is celebrated differ
ently by different people. Most indulge
in merry-makings and festivities, in car
nivals and frivolous gayeties. From us, it
claims prayer, reflection, rigid solf-ex
ianination. Not that the modern Jew is
one whit better than his Christian neigh- '<■
bor. Not unto us, not unto us, but unto !
our fathers, who gave the world whatever
it has of religion, are to be ascribed the !
praises and the gratitude, if in our ob- j
Bervance there is anything useful, beauti
ful, elevating or instructive. That there
is much to Detained from tho occasion, \
that our New Year has its message, we i
Bhall presently see.
A mountain is an elevation in space
that permits us to gaze around, before
».nd ait. What a mountain is in space, a \
>'o\v Year's Day is in time —an occasion i
lor scanning the past and peering wist
iully into the future.
Well, another year has passed; sunk
into the yearning grave of time, which, j
lull, yet craves for more. The short span !
or liie is shorter. Winter with its das- !
i:ling drapery of snow and fertilizing j
rains, .spring with its gay flowers, sum- i
jner with its wealth of luxuriant growth I
und another autumn with plentiful and
bountiful harvests tell us of the flight of
time that is past.
And how has it passed ? In its passage
•we have seen loss of health and recovery
Jroui sickness; tears as countless as sands
on tho seashore, and smiles as innumer- '
able and as bright as tho stars of the
firmament.
We have seen those who wore with us
■when the old year was young, hurried off ;
by tho cruel hand of death, and who now
lie in the cold and silent grave, their
voices hushed forever, the memory of!
them all that is lett. The desolate orphan
wondered why Ood left him with no fa
ther's hand to lead, or no mother's voice j
to cheer. The bereaved parent has
mourned for the little darling, snatched
a.way—the tender tie that bound them ]
knapped asunder; and companions in life
have been separated, never again to meet
on earth, the survivor mournfully re
peating: "Why, O God, hast Thou sinit- i
ten us?" There is no healing us. And
there have been happy unions and joyous j
births, marking the progress of time, that
has left no one and no tiling as it found
them. We have seen battlefields, wb<
friends and brothers fought as toes. \\ c
have seen a multitude sutlering in silence
evils wrought by others. We have seen
uttacks made on religion, in religion's
name—the work of ignorance sot loose
:.nd arrogance set adrift. The year has
passed over bud and blossom, orchard
said vineyard; over children and maid- j
ens, stalwart men and fair women, the
robust and feeble, tbe youthful anda^ed, ,
With its clean-cutting scythe. The glow
ing cheek may have been blanched, the
golden hair turned prematurely gray; the
deaf brow pressed with deep farrows of
«!are. Nothing is untouched; change
« very where. Nothing enduring, nothing
constant, nothing lasting. "The fashion
of the world passeth away."
To-night we turn to Him who Is eternal
and abiding; from the chan^in^ we turn
to the unchanging, from the movable to
the immovable. Now we recognise how
Irail we are, how erring, how prone to
tin. Now wo aro bidden think of Qod, j
duty, eternity.
D<> you doubt the value of such coun- i
*el? How seldom will a man pluck out
bis soul, and, looking at it as though he
were gazing on himself in s mirror, say
to himself, "What a proud Mian am 1 !'
• low seldom will anyone, except in an- j
>;er, come to US and say that we aro fall
ing into the mud of immorality, into the
mire of irreligion, except when he is mad
nt \is? And in anger the truth is de
stroyed and the criticism powerless. Our
friends will not tell us. They will only
praise us when present and cavil at us I
when absent Bxo&pt our mottn re ' c
with us—tho one brave soul who dared
tell uk the plain, unvarnished truth—no
one will eoino to us and t*>H us of our
faults. Who will tell us that as we grow
richer we grow poorer in spirit, more
Koverty-stricken in generosity: that we
eeoinc vain and purse-proud? Who
■w ill tell us that as we grow older the gen
orosity of youth is evaporating like the
morning dew and that we grow up into it
<!O»rse and vulgar life, without culture, i
without nobility, without spirituality? |
A ogo to a physician and lie will tell US
<^ir physical condition. Hi*stethoscope
lel!a tho state of our tungttj his
tOOCh.Of the pulse announces th<- oruei
Of the blood's circulation: his thermom
eter informs him of tho blood's tempera
ture; his glance at thn eyo will tefl him
•
the state of the liver. But who can take
hold of our character, of our soul, to
make an examination of it for us? No
one but ourselves. Everyone knows his
own sorrows, every heart knows its own
plague spot. The character must be re
viewed, the soul must be examined. We
ourselves must perform the operation,
and the new year therefore comes with
its present messages to all sections of tho
congregation.
It lias a message for young children.
It asks them to remember tho frequent
promises, to be more loving, more earn
est at work, more truthlul, more kind,
and hundreds of others. It asks not if
all these are fulfilled, but it wants to
know if there is improvement. Not to
improve is to be like brute boasts. They
always live and act alike, and have done
so since the time of Adam. If then, as
time goes on, no improvement is made,
if to-day finds little ones no better than
they were twelve months ago, they are
degraded to the level of animals who
have only to be born, eat, grow and die.
Two children are sent out into the
fields to glean among the reapers. One
comes home with an armful of ripe
golden ears of corn, happy with his work
and that he has done his duty. The
other has played and idled, chased but
terflies all the day, and comes home
ashamed and afraid, with a few faded
poppies in his hand. Like which child
will you be, little ones? Will you per
form or neglect your tasks, asks the new
year? Childhood is the time for fun and j
frolic! But laugh and be merry at the
proper time. Work earnestly when at
work, and you will play happily when
at play. The end and ami of life is im- '
proveinent. Don't delay! Let to-inor- |
row already find you better than to-day.
You have life and strength and energy;
all you want is will. Be strong-willed
enough to progress in this right direc
tion, and when I am old, says the now
new year, 1 hope you will make a better
showing than you now can, however
good it may be.
It has a message for men and women
who are fathers and mothers, hopeful ot
the future of their young ones. It toils j
you that as you bent over the loved form
of your little babe you vowed to train it in
the ways of God, if he would spare it to
you. Your example should be its guide. |
For the sake of tho beloved one you |
would live a perfect life. In infancy, in
childhood and in youth you would watch
over it and keep your darling from evil
associations, so that it should find grace
in the sight of (iod and man. What ha 3
been your children's education, asks the
New Year. Book learning? Some. Ac
complishments? Notliiug to speak of.
Instruction in religion? Much leas. You
have made them worldly animals.
Ami your example and vigilance, your
temper and your tongue, your truth
and your charity, your justiceaud mercy?
Have these been practiced?
Your child grows every day more like
yourselves. Your voice, features, com
plexion are seen In it. Shall not your faults
and your .sins be imprinted on its soul,
too ?
You pray for life for yourselves and
your loved ones, and surely when you so
pray you pray for the blessings of the
higher life. Remember that when you
put up this prayer to heaven the actual
resuouse must lie with yourselves. Edu
cate these little ones. Guard them from
suolTers at religion. Don't smile at their
petty sins, and above all teach them by
example the lessons of religion and mo
rality. Then and only then will your
prayers have a meaning.
And there is a message to adult men
and women who are in the pride of youth,
in the spring-tide or early summer of
life. The New Year tells you to reflect
on what is and what ought to be, morally
speaking. It tells that year by year goes
and you are greater only* in self
importance, better only in clothing and
appearance—greater only in size. Is it
true, the message continues, that spare
hours are almost invariably spent in
past hues that are not good and in occupa
tions that are decidedly bad ? Is it a fact
that, though living in a republic, you
still worship kings and queens, and
spend night after night in paying them
homage? Is it possible that a vast pe
riod of time is spent in fellowship with j
knaves, while scarce an ace of time is de- '
voted to higher and better and purer oc- I
cupations? Is it a fact that those who i
have such excellent opportunities for
spiritual growth, who are endowed
with good brains and clear heads,
and high intelligence, are held captive
by tilthy pelf and low pleasures
as Samson was held by Delilah, as the
Northern Chief whom fifty men could
not conquer, but who was held in bond- j
age by a single golden hair of a woman?
Is it true that now, when you have
grown in manly and womanly beauty, in
energy and strength, and in knowledge
and wisdom perhaps, the former simplic
ity, holiness and purity of life are dwind
ling away. Thank (iod, all better feeling
is not yet dead, and that in the lamp of I
your spiritual life there is still left a little
oil—a little love for the old faith. Add to
it; let not the little flame flicker and
splutter and go out. It is now T, a
friend, one who lovea you, that add per
sonal appeal to the New Year's message.
You will be tried and tested. Let not the '
test leave you rejected as base metal! Let I
not the sentence pronounced upon you
be, "Weighed in the balance and found
wanting."
One word more and I am done for this i
evening. There is ono more message j
that the New Year brings, and that re- i
latesto the future. It is well for us that !
we are not prophets, that we are not |
cursed with second sight. We should be i
powerless, paralyzed, hopeless, old ere i
we are young. 1r we knew future events, '
and know not how to avoid them, we i
should sicken and reel, aud grow blind j
with pain before its ghastly face, as men j
in ancient days were spell-bound before I
the loathsome visage of the Gorgon's j
head.
The future may seem latlen with golden j
promise, it may appear big with glowing
Dope. It may bring us the fulfilment of !
our dearest wishes, it may come to us I
with the realization of our fondest hopes. '
It may whisper to us words of encourage
ment and good cheer.
Hut it may startle us with its message.
It may \x- that the now year tells us what i
Jeremiah told : '"Set thy house in order, I
lor this year thou dicst." The groat ma
jority of mankind die before they are JO.
Everyone who has passed 30 has gone be
yond the average oi human liie. This
sud message of tho future may be the
words that will -trikethe cars of any ono
of us. If this be the message sent to me,
I only pray that I may be fitted for '
eternity. Bit it they apply to you; if, in I
the new year, the words used by Nathan
to the guilty king be repeated, and "Thou
art the one,'' be said U) any of you. < >h,
I beseech you, brethren, that recognising
tho possibility of such a .stern message,
you at once beofn to lay up something for
the journey whence there is no return, !
something may live after your body is !
turned to dust. 1 pray you ata&cebe
gin to act, so that if at any moment dur
ing the year death ootnes and say. "Are
you ready?" your reply may be, '"Ready,
ay ready !"
I know not What your 'lying words
maybe. Lord Chesterfield prided him
self on his politeness, and died |ua4 hav
ing said, "Give th,e gentleman a chair."
The last words of F'oote were: "Drop
the curtain; the farce is played our."
, Wolaey's last words were a regret, "if I
had DUtserved nr. <> i .is I have served
my king he would not have given me j
over in mr age, uaked to my enemies."
John Locke said Just before Us death. "I !
have lived long enough and thank God!
for having speul my life so happily."
For you, brethren, I have this wish.
May you. whenever the solemn hour
shall come, be able to look back on a life }
well spent in the. practice of virtue: may !
you be able to cheer yourselves with tho :
knowledge that you uave been faithful j
mother:, and fathers, husbands and wives, |
dutiful sons and (laughters, that you weio
friends of religion, supporter! of tho i
schoolhouse, dispensers of charity
within your moans, and when the final
summons eoinos calling you to the
Father of 1-iut.t and Truth, adding you
come, may you be able to say. without a
regret, "Lord, take now my sooi; I have
i udeavored to keep Thy commands and i
to do what Tlioti badest me»" Amen!
My cAi.\i:r.:t wus very b.irt. K<;r thirty
yt-urs I h • t beon troubled with it—have tried
iimuuKr of ri-nivdi'.-s vvi;lu>!it rcJieC A drug- I
gist advised I.:.- • Cream Malm. I n.-.\i- uaed j
<>;;ly one bottle and I can my that 1 feel like ji
aeu man. Im<k ■ this voluntary statement
:l; t otlurj nii'.y know of the 1 aim.—.*. W. !
BY <.i: (!:;\v\\ r , PklWtOAktt. it. !.
SACRAMENTO DAILY RECORD-UHIOK, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1801.—SIX PAGES.
SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT.
Probability of Further Electric Rail
way Extension.
The Company Will Extend the M-Street
Line to Perkins If a Track
Be Constructed.
There are various and sundry rumors
afloat concerning the probable aims and
purposes of the Electric Railway Com
pany. One of these—which, however,
has passed beyond the rumor stage, so
far as a direct proposition is concerned—
relates to the probability of electric rail
way communication between this city
and Perkins.
Perkins is not very much of a village,
but it is in the center of a very fertile and
productive section. In early days it was
expected to be a great commercial point,
and was honored with the name of Ho
boken. Large vessels used to go up past
I the city of Sacramento then and sail up
the American River to that point, which
is lour miles east of here, and there un
load their cargoes for the mines.
Ships do not sail up to Hobokcn-
Brighton-Perkins any more. There is
more than one reason therefor, but the
fact that they cannot enter the mouth of
tho American River is suiliciunt. Steam
and electricity are on top these days, and
ships are "not in it."
But there is going to be an electric rail
way to Perkins ere long. A few days ago
George C. McMullen went to .Sail Jose
j and called upon J. H. Henry, President
j of the Electric Railway Company of this
city, with a proposition from certain
wealthy land-owners, residing between
| here and Perkins, to construct a road
i from the latter place to connect with the
M-street line, provided the company
would put on the necessary rolling-stock
and make hourly trips between these
I points.
Mr. Henry came to the city on Satur
day, and yesterday he and L. L. Lewis,
local manager of the electric roads, drove
out to Perkins and examined the pro
posed route. They also saw and conferred
with a number of tho Perkins people.
Returning to the city, they held a con
sultation with other gentlemen interested
in tho company, and the result was they
j decided to accept the proposition ten
dered by Mr. McMullen, and have auth
orized the RBOOBD-Union to say that if
the property-owners along the proposed
line of road will construct a suitable
track and turn the same over to the com
pany, the latter will provide the neces
sary rolling-stock and operate the road.
The estimated cost of constructing the
road would bo about §25,000, and it is said
that the parties who made the proposi
tion have no doubt of their ability to se
i cure the necessary funds.
The road would pass through some
I very desirable residence locations, and it
i is thought by the promoters of the enter
prise that it would sufficientlyienhauce
the value of their lands to warrant the
expenditure.
Two other proposed routes had been
under consideration, but if the above
I proposition should be carried out they
will of course bo abandoned. One was
to continue the J street line out by tho
McCarty place and around by the levee
to Brighton Junction. The other was to
extend the Oak Park branch out by way
of the County Hospital.
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General Public.
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will publish short letters from correspondents
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matter in these communications will be un
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General Martlne on Improvement.
Eds. Record-Union: The fire in Cbi
natown last night has wiped out a lot of
rotten old rookeries which have been an
eyesore as well as a menace to the health
of this city for many a year, and it comes
to us as a blessing at this time. While
we sympathize with those who have been
so unlortunate as to loso their all by it,
nevertheless a great city like this, with
her vast possibilities in the near future,
cannot stand and weep by the wayside;
she must be up and onward and ever
progressing, and the time has now como
when this commercial center demands
that her port of entry, wiich embraces I
street f«om Front to Fifth, shall be
cleared of the scums of China, which class
now inhabit it.
What an impression the stranger must
have as he leaves the trains and enters
this pest-breeding Sodom andlionmiurah
of tilth and nastiness before reaching our
business center. 1 suy what must his
opinion be? It certainly cannot be very
encouraging. Many of our old and re
spuctable citizens will say I am injuring
this city by giving the outside world
knowledge thai such a state of affairs ex
ist here, but let me tell all such let-well
eiiougb-alone old Silurians that the keep
ing quiet of just such evils as I have
above mentioned has kept this city back,
and the only way to remedy them is to
bring them to public notice.
China Slough should be tilled and at
once, and when this is done this prop
erty will be the most valuable of any in
tho city, but as if gentleman remarked to
nit' this morning where shall wo put Chi
natown? This prominent citizen, at
least be should be so as lie has lived here
some thirty odd years, asked this ques
tion. "Why," said I. "move them out
to Oak Park or down to Sutterville, any j
where so as to get them away from tho
very gates of our city."
Yes, I say, move then) and let I street
be made tho passenger depot instead of
Where it now is. This will be more con
venient for the Southern Pacific Railroad ]
Company and will add thousands ofdol- i
lurs to those owning property on the
street, as well as giving a delightful ap
pearance to our city as the stranger
alights from the cars.
Let this be done and Sacramento will
have made a grand move in tho wav of
progression, and let her not be content
with this. We must have a new charter.
The people arc clamoring for it. They
are sick and tired of the present form of
government. We want a new charter
that shall provide us with B Hoard of
Councilmen not less than ten and not
more than fifteen citizens to be selectod
from all over this city. Let every part
be represented and let it be the duty of
tnis board to hiru every city otlicial jusi
the same as the merchant hires his
clerks.
This, of course, would do away with
the army ol political bosses und their
hirelings that are now fed at the city crib
at the expense of our taxpayer*.
Dear people, you have no idea of what
a saving this change of attain would
make in the running expense of our city
government, and 1 will venture to say
that our city would be run for one-half
the expense that she is to-day. Tako this
saving off our present city tax and it
would reduce It about one-third. Tax
payers, is this worth saving? If it is, let
us have a new charter; and now that we
have called attention to these important
subjects, how about strengthening that
levee from X to V >>n Front street? I
admit I see most every day a notice that
it's about to be begun, but why doesn't
work commence? Here it is tlio sth of
< October, und n<>t a sod turned yet. Soon
rain will begin and it will be too late.
"Procrastination is the thief of time."
Gentlemen, remember there are many
good man with families who are idle that
would be glad to work on this job, and
since the people are over-anxious to have
it done, why wait?. J. G. Martini:.
A. Great Wearer for School.
Boys 1 Rod Hotwc ticuool Sbee. made of best
pebbled gia'n., tfith tip or plain toe, worked
holes, yoQUw'and tnts96B'tlsai,ll to 2,51 45
--onlldreas, s to lov,, $l :>.',; cii.Ms, 5 t» 7)..,,
S-il. H«' «•!-»' ru!>l-< i: iido. n... i;<ii ii<ui> »
(Ehmteefr paiUt far the $***> <jon*c.
The Tip Top of Quality at Prices
of Inferior Goods.
jPILTx/jPIYS TME BEST.
Over 300 cases of these high grade goods
placed in stock, and below is our prices:
Candee Hip Snag-proof Rubber Boots, heavy duck
lined, with absolutely pure gum covering, making
it the strongest, purest and most desirable boot on
the market. Price $5
Candee Hip Pure Rubber Boot (vacation), extra
light weight, unlined, extra light tap sole, '" Hunt
ers' Pride." Price $4 5O
Candee Hip Rubber Hunting Boot, a trifle heavier
than the vacation boot, cotton lined, square cut
top, tight fitting, sizes 5 to 11 $3 75
Low Socks, to wear with hunting boots, per pair..25c
Candee Hip Rubber Boots, heavy weight, tap sole,
best quality, 6 to 12 $3 75
Candee Knee Rubber Boots, wool lined, tap sole
$2 75
Men's Candee Heavy-weight Rubber Overshoes..soc
Men's Candee Feather-weight Rubber Overshoes
7Oc
Men's Candee Rubber Footholds, no heels 50c
Ladies', Misses' and Boys' Knee Rubber Boots,
light pebble leg, unlined, light weight, 2v< to 7
$1 75
Misses', 11 to 2 $1 25
Child's, 7 to 10y 2 $1 OO
Boys' Heavy Knee Rubber Boots, 1 to 6 $2 25
Youths' Knee Rubber Boots, 11 to 13 $1 75
Men's Candee Buckle Arctic Overshoes $1 85
Ladies'Candee Buckle Arctic Overshoes $1 OO
Misses' Candee Buckle Acrlic Overshoes 85c
Ladies' Candee Extra-light Gossamer Rubbers...sOe
Ladies' Candee Gossamer Rubbers 35c
Ladies' Candee Medium-heavy Rubbers 3Oc
Ladies' Footholds, no heels 3Oc
Misses' Medium-weight Rubbers, for heel 5h0e...25c
Misses' Medium-weight Rubbers, for spring-heel
shoe 25c
Children's Medium-weight Rubbers, for spring-heel
shoe 25c
We also have a complete assortment of
Men's Rubber Clothing—Coats, Pants, Leg
gings, Caps—and Ladies' and Misses' Rubber
Gossamers.
MAILED FREE-OUR NEW FALL AND WINTER ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE,
C. H. GILMAN,
Red House Trade Union*
714 and 716 J Street, and 713 and 715 Oak Avenue, Sacramento, M
f^mMl^Bßj^^^roP^ i' j Of Ever >' Description.
TT^^^i^^M GASOLINE STOVES AT COST.
H. K. WALLACE, 813-815 J Street.}
W. D. COMSTOCK,
IMPORTER AND DEALER IX
FURNITURE, BEDDING, MIRRORS, ETC.!
601 and SO3 K^ Street. Corner FMftH.
Mfi I) AVIS Furniture and Carpets:
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*Hl-*»-13 X Srteet, Sacramento.
KLUNE^&""FLOBERGr
WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS. 428 J STREET, BKTWSEN FODRTn Avn
Fifth, dealers in WATCHES. JEWELRY and DIAMONDS. REPAIRING in
branches a specialty, under Mr. Flobcrg. Agents for ROCKFORD WATCH COMPANY I
el wactSorstT
T EADINQ JEWELER OF SACUAMEN'TO, AGENT FOR PVfEK PHII TPPF * nrn*
JL^WATCHES-bcrt in the world. SIGN OF THE TOWN CLOCK,' 31" J STREET, £1
WM. B. MILLER,!
No. 628 J St.. Sacramento^Ca^
WOT rr I)WUy
fTvti?/ Acme Blacking
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\p\\ wo£S. EA EATH«.
To test thta hang a strip of lather in a bottle of
ixmo Bi-jctaag an.', loaje it there for a day or a
month. Taka it outand dry and examine it carp fully
Malc<> a similar test with French Dressing and Panto
Blacking.
WoiffsfiO 53 [Blacking
Makoj any kind of leather
Waterproof, Soft and Durable.
Charge a Pino Table to Walnut.
A Poplar Kitchen Press to Antique Oak.
A Cane Rocker to Mahogany.
Sc> what, can be done with 25C. worth of
Mf A PAIHT THAT out TJ9V It*
WOLFF & RANDOLPH, Philadelphia
FOR SALB IS ALL STORES.
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»~^^ have been received by Sea
*J ??» bury & Johnson from dtf
tfek y ferent International expo
rt I'/ Aitinns for the superiority
°'ttare'r Porous Piasters
/^tTJsTl*^. anc* other goodß. Benson's
/ /^?'oj \ Pinters have many con- i
I i t""% r"1' i 1 petitors but no rivals. It i
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fc-* r \ Qenuipe.
mHE WEKKLY UNION IS THE TAPER j
i 1 to r« nil to tripuds ill the ivost.
KEEPS ON HAND A FINE UNB O»
DIAMONDS. WATCHES AXD JEWELRY. I
«*• Repairing of Watches and Jewelry
made a specialty. * j
W. R. STRONG CO., \
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
F*rixit a.n.d. UProciuure;, |
BACRAJMENTO, CAL. j
©. GER9ON & CO.,
WHOLESALE
Fruit, Produce and Commission Merchant^
BACRAMENTO, CAL.
P.O. Box 170.
W. H. WOOD & CO*
Wholesale Dealers and Shippers of
California Fruits, Potatoes, Beans,
BUTTER, ETC.
yoa. 117 to I*J5 J Btreet, Sacramento.
CURTIS BROS. & CO.,
General Commission Merchants,
Wholesale Dealers in Fruit and Produce, I
308, 310, 313 X St., Sacramento.
relephono 37. Postoflice Box 335. I
VUGKKZ J. GREGORY. »BANK GREGORY,
GREGORY BROS. CO.
SIUCCESSORS TO GREGORY. BA.RNE3 A j
) Co., Nos. 12Gand I*B J St., Sacramento. :
wholesale dealers in Produce and Fruit. Full
stocks of Potatoes, Vegetables, Green and
Dried Fruits, Beans, Alfalfa, Butter, Es*a,
Cheese, Poultry, etc., always on hand. Orders
tilled at LOWEST RATFS-
Easily, Quickly, Permanently Restored.
***•*>"»«••. Xerrouraen, Debility, and all ;
too train of evils from early errcra or later excesses, '
the results of overwork, sickness, worry, etc. Full
strength, development, mnd tone Riven to every
oiyan and portion of tho body. Simple, natural
methods. Immediate Iraproveinent seen. Failure
impossible. 2.000 references. B-x>k. explanations
BEd pronf-j mailed (scaled) free. Address
ERiE MEDICAL CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y.
I
dtnpa^ yailgtg j}an>»,
A CAPAY COLONY.
Basy Fruit-Growers in a Pretty
Yolo Valley—Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms,
TN THR SPRING OP LAST YKAB
Rob-rt A. and Neal D. Barker associated '
themselves with William MoKay, all of Oak- I
land, with a view of searching out a suitable I
location ka which to engage In the profitable ;
occupation of fruit-growing. After visiting
njany localities, they decided on tho Capay
Valley, Yolo County, and tho Rhodes tract at
1 Tcncred.
Negotiations were opened with the Capay
Land Company, owning tho tract in
question. With W. H. Mills, the General
Agent of that company, they arranged for the
purchase of about 2->0 acres of foothill laad
This being more than they had tboognt of
taking for their own use, they spoko to a
number of friends about it, with the result
that the tract was divided among the follow
ing people: B. L. Hickok, 40 acres; W. T.
I'arnett, 20 acres; N. T. Greathead, 20 acres;
Mrs. L. Greathead, 20 acres; W. McKay, 20
acres; N. D. Barker, 20 acres; R. A. Uarker,
20 acres; J. P. Brownlee, 20 avres; E. H. Hs»
lett, 10 acres; Joseph Barker, 10 acres; A. W.
Kelly 10 acres, and Frederick Kelly, 10 acres.
So far this had been merely a privato ven
ture of the gentlemen above named, but in
talking up the question of dividing the land
already purchased, it was found that bo many
more would like to join it than the area of the
purchase would admit of, that it was sug
gested on all hands, "Why not get some more
land and divide it up in the same way?"
Then followed the idea of a stock company to
take hold of a larger tract and arrange for the
cultivation of the whole of it, after subdividing
it according to tho requirements of the sub*
ccribers. A provisional board was formed, a
prospectus issued, and finally, on tho sth'of
June, 1890, the Western Co-operative Col
onization and Improvement Company was
duly registered and proceeded to business,
with the following officers: President, Will
iam McKay; Vice-President, M. P. Brown;
Directors-H. C. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
R. A. Barker; Secretary and General Manager,
Neal D. Barker; Solicitor, C. E. Snook; Trea*
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
The balance of the tract, 373 acres, was pur
chased. A coutruet was entered into for the
purchase ol a lur*c number of fruit trees
vines, etc. This early purchase of trees was
the means of saving between $3,000 and
$4,000 to the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since then.
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
have been but slightly modified and the
progress of the company has been unlnter
| rupted. Those who went into it doubtingly
have become enthusiastic, and almost all the
! members arranged to set out all their lands in
fruit trees, etc., the first year. Consequently
in this, the first season, some 40,000 trees and
between 20.000 and 30.000 vines will 00
ptunreQ.
The satisfactory working of this scheme has
had the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony Company,
and a number of people are now desirous of
Joining in with them. An additional 200
acres have been added to the sixty acres
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted a very bright
future, as well as for the beautiful valley'ln
which their operation are conducted. How
this marvelous little garden has come to be so
long neglected is a puzzle to every one who
has visited it, but one thing is very suro, and
that is that this neglect will never again be
felt in the valley.
The frulti set out are mostly of the standard
varieties-peaches, apricots, Hartlett pears,
prunes, figs, raisin grapes, et<\, while along
both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
A considerable>umber ot citrus trees are also
being set out; quite a sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success
lully grown in the valley, about which the
colonists appear to have no doubt, provided
proper care is given U> the young trees. Neal
D. Barker, General Manager of the company,
resides on the tract, and to his care is to be as
cribed much of the success of the venture.
Mention should be made of the town-site,
about which there is a pleasant innovation
which might with profit be followed by more
ambitious places. A small park of some three
acres has been laid out right in the center of
the town. This park it is proposed to beautify
by planting in It from time to time as many !
of the beauties and curiosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diligent
search and a wise expenditure of money. It
is not expected that Tancred will ever be a
large and busy city, but it is thought that it
can be made a very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
A petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to ac
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract, as a
county road, and to build a bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, in order to give the
settlers on the east side of the creek access to i
f anered* Station. The Tancred colonists are !
quite willing to give the necessary right of 1
way, and are very desirous of having a bridge i
there, as the colony lands extend along both j
Bides of the stream. It is thought that It 1
would be a very wise expenditure ol public I
money to grant them this very necessary lm- I
provement, as the operations of such com
panies are of widespread benefit to the whole
county and State. The attractions and com
forts of the cities are well known, but to thoso
who are willing to settle on the land and show |
that the country also affords attractions and
comforts and ways of making money pleas
antly, every inducement should be held forth.
The following Is a list of the principal mem
bers of the Tancred Colony, with the number
of acres owned by each, and a fact worthy of
mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company there is a pro
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall ever
be manufactured or sold on the land. The ap
parent success o^the enterprise shows that
the ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth i
in the prospectus some time ago, are not im
practicable: C. T. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres; W.
P. Haminon, Oakland, 14 acres; C.B. Kasson, j
San Francisco, 11 acres; Jos. Barker, 10 acres; !
A. W. Kelly, Kincardine, Ont., 5 acres; N. T. !
Greathead, 5 acres; R. G. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; R. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
acres; N. D. Barker. Tanered, 10 acres; Dr. K.
Favor, San Francisco, 27acres; J. P. Brownlee.
Kincardine, Ont., 0 acres; W. T. Barnett,
Berkeley, 5 acres; M. P. Brown, 10 acres;
Chas. Brook, Sr., Oakland, 10 acres; W. C.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A. Crelin,
Oakland, 5 acres; C. H. Peach, Tancred, 5
acres; H. C. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vanstone,
Tancred, 5 acres; E. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
5 acres; M. A. Thomas, Oakland, 6 acres;
James Graham, San Francisco, 11 acres; A.
Stark, 12 acres; J. Stark, 10 acres; Mrs. M.
Vrooman, 5 acres; C. E. Snook, 10 acres; C :
T. Greathead, 12 acres; Win. McKay, 5 acres; ]
Mrs. Wm. McKay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. E. I
C. Wooley, Brooklyn, N. V., 10 acres; ilrs. H.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; T. A. Marriett, 5
acres; J. 0> Harrison, Tauered, 5 acres. Tha
land reserved by the Colony Company, la>
dintfcla townsite, consists of 61 acroa.
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GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL.
Corner Seventh and X Streets.
1 ' wTa BOWgßa.Proprl«ter,
Corner Seventh and X Streets. Sacrament*
QTRICTLY FIRST-, lass. PBSg* BUS TO
0 and from the cafe. B. a BBOWN EbX
merly of the State Housejjotel. Proprietor.
i^_jJlJJ!ilMTilliiiSritfifylp^^"*^ y*i wt «^k
WESTERN HOTEL,
mHE LSADWO HOUSE OF SACRA,
1 mcnto, tV.I. Meals. 25 oents. WM. LAND.
Proprtotor. Prw 'bus to and from hotel.
PACIFIC IIOTKL,
Corner X and Fifth Streets, SftCT&mcato.
pKNTUALLV LOCATED AND OONVEN
\j lent to all places ot amusement. T:
Ounily hotel In the city. Th« table alwaya
supplied with the best the market afford*.
smet ear* ir.an the depot mm th« door every
five minutes. Meals, 25 cents.
C. F. SINGLETON, j roprletor.
TKK MONT IK >TK 1..
MUS. P. BRYDEKG, solo Proprietor.
VpCWLYFURNISHBDANDRKNOVATBD
Jj rtn<> family hotel; a well-supplied table;
airy rooms: terms moderate; acoommodatlona
excellent 112 and 114 J street. ap4-Sm
THE SADDLE ROCK
Restaurant and Oyster House.
T7IIRST-CLASS HOUSB IN 6VEBV KK
r speet. Ladies'dining-room separate. opm
day and night BUCK MANN A CAARA
UHER, Proprietors. No. 1018 Beoond street,
he^»-e!>!i .1 and K. Hacnunentoi
VIENNA CAKK.
p-Qi X STREET. FIRBT-CLABS HOMS
Ofil cooking. Hoard by tne week. EMIL
I< ENTZLINQ, Proprietor, formerly chief ooolc
Huddle Hock Ki'stuurant. se4-lm
J. FRANK CURE,
UNDERTAKING PARLORS
101 7-1010 Fourth St., Sacranionto.
pMBALMIKG A SPECIALTY. GEOUC
JLj 11 CLAIIK, Funeral Director and Coun
Coroner. Telephone No. 13 i.
W. J. KAVANAIGH. Umtertak
No. 513 J St., hot. Filth Mm sixtl
A LWAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASSOh
±\_ ment of Metallic and Wooden Casket
BmrialCases, Coffins and shrouds fnrntshe
Coffin orders will receive prompt attention c
short notice und at toe lowest rates Offlc
open day and night. Tele] hone No. 305.
JOHN MILLER
(Successor to Frit>: A MUUr)
UNDERTAKING PARLORS,
(U\Z X STREET (ODD PELOWB 1 TEM
<JVO pie). A complete stock of Undertaking
Goods always on hand. EMBALMING A
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For Coughs and Colds.
A SPEEDY AJSTD RELIABLE CURB.
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