the record-union (san francisco) 1891-01-30 [p 4] · another fact which disproves the klepto-mania...

TRICKS UPON TRADERS.

How the Shoplifters Pursue Their

Nefarious Calling.

The Experience of Detectives In Large

Cities—A Skilled Operator—"Working

the Parasol Dod^e—PromiscuousPilferers.

"There are three classes of shop-thieves," said a detective, "professionalshoplifters, habitual pilferers and a classof people who, under strong temptation orthrough great need, occasionally commitpetit larceny. The latter class is amostinvariably excused on confession, apol-ogy and return of the stolen goods.

"The first class mentioned rarely ap-propriate anything but sealskin cloaks,pieces of silk, velvet or lace, and jewelry.They usually wear along, fur-lined circu-lar in -winter and carry a mutt" or um-brella, and always travel in pairs, one\u25a0watching the lloor-walkers and the othercovering the shop girls. If a pieco of 1\u25a0ilk, lace or velvet is selected worthy of'their efforts, they ask the shop-girl foranother piece not on the counter; while jher back is turned in search for the goods |they slide that which they have selectedunder their cloaks.

TRICKERY OF THIEVES.

"Another scheme is to push something |off the counter in such a way as to scatter |or unfold it, and while the girl bends topick it up they appropriate what they de-sire. Sometimes they lay a dainty hand-kerchief carelessly down over valuablejewelry and laces and carefully take upthe object with it. A shop-lifter slidesher mult'on the left wrist, quickly passesthe small articles she desires into buar lefthand, then slips the hand into her mull.Umbrellas are favorite places for con-cealing small articles, and another favor-ite scheme, particular in summer, is tocarry on tho arm a shawl or wrap, whichib carlossly thrown down on the counterover a piece of valuable goods and after-wards picked up with the goods inside.

"Sealskin sat-ijues are generally hookedon a large hook fastened for (hat purposeinside a shop-lifier's circular, near theneck. Recently a detective watching alady board a car, saw, as one foot waslifted to the step, a sealskin coat hangingfrom beneath her dress, and he kindly re-lieved her of it.

"Alady came down the stairs ofa largestore with a sealskin.jacket carried boldly iover her shoulder. She was seen tearingthe tag oil', suspicion was aroused, and shewas detained. She claimed to have Ibrought the cloak down to show to a Ifriend, but as the friend could not befound, she was 'rough shadowed' about ithe city through the day, and seen bring- Iing a handsome cloak out of one store |and a. valuable shawl from another, in thesame way, which she gave to her accom-plice outside.

rnoMiscrors pelfe&bbs.

"Pilferers will take anything they canlay their hands on, and seem to steal for jthe mere ..sake of stealing. Perfume,handkerehiei's, hoso, even goblets, butter jdishes and crockery, lambrequins and ;fancy articles of all kinds. In theirpo ie- jets they carry paper and cord, and when 'an article is taken they repair to the retir- !ing rooms and do ituj> in a paired. Some- jtimes they take them into other stores |and ask to have them wrapped up, telling ithem some plausible story. A Womanwas caught stealing a piano cover and was !followed by one of the salesladies, who Iallowed the thief to pick her pocket at a 'counter, possess herself of a gooil slock of !merchandise, and go into another Storewhere she asked to have the things done jup.

"When brought before tho Judge she Iproved to be an old offender, and his iHonor remarked: 'Well, I see you have 'taken the spread. I suppose you willstealthe piano next.' Umbrellas are a popu-lar article for confiscation. They areeasily taken and do not need to be con-cealed.

"Two little children conceived an in-genious method of stealing ribbons,which consisted in carrying a littlebasket with holes in the bottom, throughwhich an end of ribbon was passed, andpulled until they had taken the entireroll.

KLEPTOMANIA."Two skilled detectives agree in theory

that the disease known as kleptomaniadoes not exist. 'When a rich womansteals $30 worth of goods she has klepto-mania,' said one of them, 'and when a (poor woman steals GO cents' worth of jbread to feed her starving children she isa thief.'

"Show me a pauper with a real bad at-tack of kleptomania and I will believethat there is such a disease, for if there iswhy should not the poor bo as susceptibleto it as the rich? My impression at pres-ent is that people are born thieves, as theyare born musk-ians or singers—it is a gift,though a deplorable one, and is accom-panied by great cunning and sagacity.Another fact which disproves the klepto-mania theory is that never in my experi-ence of many years have any goods beenreturned or paid for by the friends ofpeo-ple afflicted with this imaginary malady—it is only when discovered stealing some-thing that they and all their friends cullthem kleptomaniacs. When a womancomes in here and buys a new bonnetand walks boldly off with iton her headwithout paying for it, or takes a water-proof o!V a figure and puts it on herselfbefore us all, I know she is a victim of jmental aberration and treat her accord- ;ingly.

Klf, however, there are kleptomaniacs, :one of the best known remedies for then)is found in a police court—it is almost a 'Bare cure. Many rich women who havelarge accounts at stores, and are apparent- ily unlimited as to money, w:li take ]twenty-tive-cent articles surreptitiouslyIfthey can, and the clerks make up the ideficit in their bills or accounts. A jwagon load of goods was recovered in jthe house of a rich woman by one. firm, jthe goods being stowed away" under the 'servant girl's bed, and never having been 'used or cut into. But the peculiarityamong rich shop-lifters lies in the cheap- >ness of the articles they pilfer, whichwould Signify a rather diseased mentalcondition and a desire simply to steal.

PROFESSIONAL THIKVKS."Detectives can usually detect profes- !

\u25a0kraals by a peculiar alertness and watch- 'fulness, and a certain Indescribable ex- Ipression of the eyes, and they can also Idistinguish between pickpockets andshop-litters. The former go about with jdowncast eyes and sidelong glances until !a victim is determined upon, while the 1latter are looking into the faces of the \u25a0

floor-walkers and salesmen. Winn de-tained a professional is quiet and non- jcommittal, tells a plausible story of re- Ispectability, pleads the haekneyed'exeuse !ef "first offense.' and begs 'not to Ik>• 'shown u\^r Allwomen, without excep-tion, claim respectability, often tell ofchildren whose love they will forfeit, oi'husbanSs they fear, and nature couic-s totheir relief with woman's strongestweapon—tears.

"Sometimes they resist the searchers 1use profane language, andahand-to-bandencounter ensues. <>no woman resolutelybanked herself against the wall :>nd re-fused to allow anyone to touch her. iSearch revealed a pocket under hat bustlecontaining an entire piece of goods.Another shut herself into a stairway afterleading the detective a merry chase fortwo blocks, and he was obliged to batterdown the door to secure his prisoner.

"Pictures of professionals are in therogues' gallery. Many other photographsof less notable criminals arc-in tbepoeses-Kion of detectives, and in one largo retailstore each person who is convicted of thoflis shown to every floor walker in theestablishment, men who are trained tostudy bees, and rarely forget a parson of jthis kind when once seen.

"About !Hi per cent, of the pilferers arewcm.m. In a store where 470 prosecutionsare recorded for one year only forty-three iof the culprits were men.

A SKILLED OPERATOR."Arichly dressed lady ot commanding

presence and gracious address, attired inlong, loose raglan of glossy sealskin, aheavy black silk dress, and a stylishclose-fitting bonnet, entered a large NqwYorkstore and flittedabout from counterto counter in a desultory manner, afterthe fashion of leisurely shoppers, occa-sionally purchasing some small article,from which she paid from a well-filledportmonnaie; but more frequently shetossed over a profusion of rich laces, silksand Velvets, apparently seeking some-thing she could not find, for she made nopurchase. For some unaccountable rea-son, a small, quiet man, apparently afloor-walker or curious salesman, fol-lowed the lady for a littleway, and pres-ently, at a sign from him, a salesladysuddenly put on her hat and cloak, andwent all about the store making pur-chases at whatever counter the handsomecustomer tarried.

"They finally passed down to the mainentrance, and were about leaving thestore when the quiet, inquisitive floor-walker detained them, and invited thelady to step into a little retired room andrelieve herself of various articles con-cealed about her person which did not be-long to her. Arrived at the room the ladyfell on her knees and called on all thesaints in tho calendar to attest her iiino-cense, threw her arms about the girl'sneck who wanted to search her, pleadingwith her with tears and sobs, kissed herand stroked her hair, tore the diamondsfrom her own ears, neck and lingers,piled them in a glittering heap on thetable, together with a diamond-studdedwatch, and offered them to the searcherifshe would only believe her and notsubmit her to the disgrace of publicsearch; told her of a husband who wouldkillher and of littlechildren who wouldlearn to despise their mother's name; shedashed her head against the brass workofthe radiator, beside which she knelt insupplication, and culled for poison to endher miserable existence.

"The supposititious poison wasinst.intlyprocured and handed toher, whereuponshe promptly rallied from her hystericsand submitted to the search, which re-sulted in recovering $I<X) worth of goodsand in finding beneath the lady's bver-skirta long, large bag of silk which cov-ered the i mire front of her dress, witb anopening at the side large enough to takein a rollof silk or piece of velvet. Thewoman also wore live skirts, ineach ofwhich was a pocket which opened into apocket of the skirt beneath. Her Long,loose stockings contained several articlesof value, and in her bosom were concealedmany more. At the prosecution whichfollowed her mudh-feared husband ap-peared and seemed not at all disconcerted.Me had secured for her able counsel, andpromptly paid her line.

"A devoted little mother with :itwo-months-old baby on her shoulder recentlyentered an up-towjn store. Over th'obaby's embroidered robe a long doublecloak was wrapped, and the child seemedto requirea great deal of attention be-neath this cloak, all of which was givenby the mother with many smiles andcaresses. As she was about leaving thestore she, too, was quietly invited into ar.i \u25a0••((! apartment, and beneath the baby'scloak was found secreted something like(«0 worth of goods.

T.TK PARASOL DODGE."Another stylish lady used tocome in

here with a very elaborate parasol decor-ated with lace and ribbon, and havingsheavy silver monogram on the handle;She had a preference for the notion coun-ter, and as shesat there one special snicday, when the people crowded about thecounter. I took the parasol from her re-luctant hand and opened itsuddenly. Ashower of little articles fell, covering alarge circle on the floor, and in the stirthat followed my lady escaped. When Iilodked around she was gone, and I hadoniv the parasol loft. I have it still—laceand frills and silver monogram and all.

"Large amounts are lost to proprietorsof large stores through shop-lifting. Insome of the stores in New York whereno detectives are employed, three andfour sealskin cloaks have been stolen in asingle day, and rarely do the detectives instores when; they are employed search aperson for stolen'goods that they do notfind concealed about them articles belong-ing in other stores. In some of theseBtorea a plumber is regularly employedto keep the ladies' toilet in order, for intothe sinks are thrown pocket-books fromwhich the money has been taken, smallparcels, when the shop-lifter finds she isiii-ing watched, cards and tags on goods,and a whole piece of lace or embroidery issometimes crowded down out of sight toavoid detection."

TVHY. DID HE GO?

A St. T.ouis Merchant's Trip to tliaPostofflce, and the Result.

California's last sensation Is beginningto take hold of St. Louis. J. V. S. Barrett,the commission merchant of 122 and 124North Commercial Street, was one of thafirst to test Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla Insick headaches. Its effect was such a eratl-fying surprise that he went over to the postoffice and told his friend, Thos. P. Culicin,•up't of the registry divisicn, who was alsoworried vrith headaches. The following let-ter details his friend's experienco also: —Hostoffice, St. Louis, Feb. 20,1390.3. V. S. lUiir.icTT, Esq.: —Dcaii Sir: You ask mo. Did Iact on your•dvice ? Idid, and have to tliant you. Foryears Ihave Buttered from indigestion andhtsniiaches. Tating your advice, 1 purchaseda bottlo of Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla.Before I had finished HIcould eat almostanything with impunity, and have been•ince rarely troubled with a headache ofBay kind, for which I fjivo due credit toyour advice and Joy's Vegetable Saraaparilla,

Yours, etc.,THOd. P. CULKIX,

Gup't Registry Division, lojtoac*

"Whom Quidu Writes For.Ouidfl is found of describing her young

women who smoke cigarettes an ador-ing the military,and apropos «f that factthe followingstory is told of her: Yatesof the London World had asked her towrite something for him, find then be-came afraid that it was going to be a ihtletoo highly flavored, so out he went to seeher. lie found her surrounded by herdogs and smoking as ii'itwere the keenestpleasure in life, lie said to her: "Mydear Louise. I cio wish that you wouldwrite this story so that it would pleasethe British matron." Very quickly thecigarette was thrown away, and lookingYates straight in the face, she said: "Ed-mund, 1 do not write for the Britishmatron, I write for the British guards-men." And Edmund retired crestfallen.—Chieogo Muil.

.#.Life is misery to thousands of people

who iiavo the taint of scrofula in theirblood. There is no other remedy equalto Hood's Sarsaparilla for scrofula, saltrheum and every form of blood disease.It is reasonably sure to benefit all whotry it.

NEW PUBLICATIONS."Harper's Magazine" for February ex-

cels in the variety and value of its illus-trated articles. The frontispiece is a por-trait of Edwin Booth, engraved from Sar-gent's painting at the Players' Club, NewYork City. A novel and entertainingfeature is the collection of twelve originaldrawings by W. M. Thackeray, illustrat-ing the "Heroic Adventures of M. Bon-din." Twopapers appear on Finland, ac-companied by twenty-four illustrations.Charles Dudley Warner contributes "TheHeart of the Desert." Avoyage in south-ern latitudes through "Smyth's Channeland the Straits of Magellan" is the sub-ject of a paper by Theodore Child. Rev.•John P. Hurst contributes a paper on"English Writers in India," with fourillustrations. L. E. Chittentlen writes ofreminiscences, entitled: "The Faith ofPresident Lincoln." Ellen MackayHutchinson contributes a paper on "Per-sonal Intelligence Fifty Years Age." Thefiction includes tho second part of (has.Ogbert Craddock's "In the' Strange Peo-ple's' Country," and short stories by Ed-ward Kverctt Hale and Geraldine Ban-ner. Poems are contributed by WilliamDean Howells, Christopher p\ Crunch,Thomas Bailey Aldrich, and Louise Imo-gen Uuiney. The editorial departments,conducted by George WilliamCurtis, Wil-liam Dean Howells and Charles DudleyWarner, maintain their usual standard ofvariety and literary excellence.

The numbers of "The Living Age" forthe 17th and 24th of January contain "Al-sace-Lorraine in 189P.V Westminster;"Prosper Merirnee," by Walter Pater,and "Rural Life in France inthe Four-teenth Century," Fortnightly; ••<;i\oHack the Elgin Marbles," NineteenthCentury; "Lite Among the Di\isesin I*lsand 18tS£p" Asiatic; "Switzerland as aSchool of Politics," Times; "The Streetsof London," Murray's; "Tho Journal ofSir Walter Scott," Temple liar; "Henry\aughau," Macmillun's; "MeteoriticTheories," Leisure. Hour; "WestminsterAbbey," Spectator: "Tin'< tool," Speaker;"Round About tuo Bahamas," Cham-bers*-; with installments of "Mv Tutor-ship," "The Wisdom Tooth," and "ThePlight of the shadow," by George Mac-Donald, and poetry. Littell it Co., iJos-t< us.

"The Bookmakor" for January is athand from the publishers, Howard Lock-wood &. Co., 128 Dunne street, -New York.This monthly qtiurto is one of our mostvalued exch&sgea. For book-lovers,bookbinders, job printers, librarians andothers related to book use and trade weconsider the '"The Bookmaker" invalua-ble. It is rich in historic lore, tilledv it.'irecord of mechanical progress, and isespecially valuable i'<\v its artistic depart-ment as related to bookbinding. Yet forprinters iti** almost a complete journal,treating so fully as it Joes of the advancesof the typographical art. ''The i j< > k-maker" oilers with its journal its newdictionary ofprinting and bookmaking inpasta as issued. Advance sheets pro\ eitto be a valuable h xieon.

James Vick, tho seedsman, of Roches-ter, N. V., lias issued his annual maga-zine and catalogue forl&tt. It is:> beauti-ful number of 100 pages, richly illustrat-ed, and containing very detailed <\u25a0\u25a0 scrip-tions oi' the best Kinds of vegetables, i.:v'choicest dowers and the most superiorplants for garden, hedge, conservatory orlawn. There are several large coloredplates, and a very handsome lithographicilluminated cover. Vick is one of thepioneer seedsxnen/if not the pioneer, ofihe United States. His catalogue is avaluable book of information. He en-courages cultivation from seeds by offer-ing cash premiums for best results.

" Harper's Weokiy" for.January 124this a very choice number, ft is in coversand consists of twenty-four pages withchoice illustrations of scenes at and aboutPine Kidge Agency, of portraits of notedSioux warriors, of views in Springfield,Mass., landscapes along the Potomac,'views in New York in winter, a fall-pageportraitOf George Bancroft, and one or theJapanese chrysanthemum show. It is anumber rich in text, selection and con-tribution also.

"Public Opinion" (Washington, I). C.)continues to maintain the high standardof excellence for which it aimed andwhich it so easily attained. It is a quartoweekly, giving extracts from the edito-rial expression of all tho loading papersof the Union on all live topics, besidesmuch news information in matters of re-ligion, education, art, science, literature,etc

The "Sanitary Era," (Win. C. Conant,Xew \ oik,) for the current month, is a.number of great excellence, full of newsof progress in sanitary science, calm inits criticism's, hut vigorous and awake,especially to tin* means for chucking thespread of infections and contagious dis-eases.

"Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspa-per " for January IMth is rich in views ofthe Indian war, of the Salvation Army,of the inauguration of the new Justice ofthe Supreme Court iof tho United States,ofscenes in Texas and in Mexico, and inportraits ofdistinguished people.

TLe "Medical Record" for Januaryli-lth consists of M pages. It is rich inmatter relating to the very latest dis-coveries in medical science and in paperson livingtopics of interest to physiciansand sanitarians. (Win. Woods A Co.,New York).

The "Kiectric Railway Advertiser"for January 15th (George L. Austin,Boston) contains all the latest news orelectric discovery and progress, us relatedto motive power. It is a useful journal,and conducted evidently by skilled man-agement.

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Restaurant and Oyster House.TMKST-CLASS Hor.SE IN EVERY RE-r Bpeet Ladles'dinlng'-Tooni separate. Openday and algh(. BUGKMANN _

CARRA-UH!-:;;.. Pro^rU-tju-s. No. lull)Sf fii'n! slrt-(-t,Ixtwiia J and X, SaiMiimeuto.

PACIFIC HOTELSi Comer X ;uul r!ah sts.. Sacramento./XENTSALLT LOCATE I), AXI) CONVK-\j ntent to all pieces of amusement. Tin best

jfiimlly Hotel in the city. The table alwaysI Bupplted with tin- >jest the market atfords.Street liir.s from the depot pass the door everylive minutes. Mi^ls, :.»f> cents.

C. F. !iINGLIOTi>N, Proprietor.

err. David's,715 Howard Street, near Third San Francisco,

4 FlilST-CLASS LODGING HOTEL, CON-x\. taiuinj; _uo rooms:, water and ma Ineach room; no better bMs in the world; noKin st allowed to use the linen once usvd by an-other; a liirae reading room; hot and coldwater baths See. Price <;f Rooms—Per night,5O uiul 7i> cents; per week, from 82 upwardsOpen all ntebt, K. HUGHES, Proprietor.

ftjJ-At Market-street Ferry talve omnibusLine Of strict ears for Third and Howard. TTS

KoaTH carol^sa! %$i

; SELECTGRAKVIIIECGUNTYNCUAF j o]kL MARBURG BROS. |K3\u25a0fe. EALTIMO«e.U g. A,. /Qily%sr

X_9 sri-o::t succi'ss: ut' this wt'.l-knov.-ribranfl liasSqjbdCd thecountiy v»»th i_-

lbrior iiuitatloiis.

Smokers—BewQ.fiQf dealers who try toforce on you an inferior Tobacco, underthe pretense itisas good us "'Seal.'' Youknow what you want. See that you net it.

MV,T _________U"U i..w'ia warranted, unit Men palfaau _!» _nii3c aiwl yrire siitainiied on Ziuttuu

w. l'douclas** CENTLEiVIEN

Fine C_!f and Lp.ced Waterproof <iraliTlio excellence and wearlnK lualltlosof thla she

?aunot be better shown than uy the strong eudorsime^t3 of 1U tliousan:lB of coostaut wearers.Es.OO CJonnl'ie Uniui-ui-wil, nn cleßaat on

_i> Jtvlisii Urean Shoe which conimeods Itseltjl.OC Itand'^rwed \\>lt. A t'._e calf She

** uncqunlle'l r>r Rtvlo ftnd durahll'ty.59.30 <Joodyear Welt is the standard di-01O Shoe, at a popular price.

t^l.BO Pn!i< I'liiiin'pt !Shei- Ikespecially nUaptefor railroad men, farmers, etc.

Allmade in Congress, button and Lace.

$3&$2SHO__Sla fd°._soove been most favorably received alnco introducemd tfao recent Improvements make them superliCo any shoe* sold at the°.e prlcps.

Ask your Dealer, aud ifhi cannot suppl/ you senlirect to factory enclosing advertised price, or(metal for order blanks.

W. I/. D«CCI,AS, Brockron, Mat:WEIXSTOCK, LUBIX & CO., Agents,

Jfos. 400 to 413 X street, 8—OT__a__to.

_S|*~* ~ft(ffl the leadintr remertv foxiJSrOirpr.ln Honorrii<p» A. <>:r<-t,itßp'l ToSUAYS.w Ttieoniv saw remedy for

fiff *'"*3gtct-"-

1 prescribß it and .eelSjß xraonirv safe in vecrrnDmendiEtfitSA THEty*»sC;irw:"i' Zo to all .--Jifur. r?t§\ _NCiNN*T!,c.fflai_ A. J. STONKR, X. D,Wg^ V. B. A. XH DECATCB. lUa

WEAKFREEtf Scaled Treatise, exnlalulae an«o

£V_ M^ .Alut.f -nd perfect SXJRE iiithouNTOf4kl"_ I':'J1':'J"1!»rll draugine,f'>r_o»t Man*»C ftU|lVli'>«;. NVnous Debility, Lack otVHroranilDtfveloT.nirnt.l'ifuintiii-e U^cltue. Funotloiial Disorder*. liMuey and Bladder Ltecasea, eta

id-:rt_t TH «l_lol CO.. 13 hrk Mace. Xe* lort H I

TO WEAK MEN -^^H W VW laf-IU IfllaßV youth.-ul errors! early deeny, wasting weakncfiß, lost manliood, etc.,, I will t ,iJ a valuau:>- treat_o i-j al.. '\u25a0 < containing

fullparticular* for home cure, I'KKE of charge.I A splendid medical work; Rhou'.i lie read by every

man wh.i _nervoui and dclillltateil. Address,

I Prof. F. C. FOWXIUEt, XKoodaa, Coon.

NATIONAL BANK OF D. 0. MILLS 4 CO,Sacramento, Cal. —Founded, ISSO.

Saturday Hours 10 a. m. to 1 p. 31.

Directors and Shareholders:D. O. MILLS 1,538 SharesKDfiARmills, President 1,538 Shares8. PRENTISS SMITH, Vice-Pros. 250 SharesFRANK MILLKK,Cashier 351 .SharesC. F. DILLMAX,Asst. Cashier.... 125 SharesOther persons own 1,198 Shares

Capital and Surplus, $000,000.

«S~ Chrome Steel Safe Deposit Vault andTime Lock.

FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' SAVINGS iBANKSouthwest Corner Fourth ;uid J streets,

•Sacramento, C'ul.Guaranteed Capital §500,000

lOANS MADE ON RIUL KSTATE. IN-J t«rest paid seini-annually on Term and

Ordinary Deposits.B. U. STKINMAN PresidentEDWIN K. ALSIP Vicc-I'rcsidcntD. D. WHITKECK CashierC. H. CUMMINiJS SecretaryJAMES M. STEVENSON Surveyor

DIRECTORS:B. U. Steinman, Edwin K. Alsip,C. H. Ci'.vmikgs, W. E. Tkukv,sol. Runyox, Jakes McNasseb.

Jah. M. Stf:v::nson.

CALIFORNIA WtfttKAnd Safe Deposit Vaults,

SACBAMKNTO, CAL.Draws Drafts on Principal Cities of the World.

Saturday Hours, 10 A. M. to 1 P. M.OFFICERS?

President N. D. RIDEOUTVlce-Prcsldent FUED'K COXCushier A.ABBOTTAssistant Casliier. W. E. GERBER

DißEcroia:C. W. d.AKKE, JOS. STEFI-ENS,Geo. C. Phkkiss, Fked'k Oox,N. D. Rikeout. J. U. Watson,

W. B. Gbbbbr.

PEOPLED BAM,Sacramento City California

CAPITAL STOCK J'All> UP $'-22">,oOO;Bewrreand Smpliis, 964,858 -JO. Termand Ordinary Deposits received. Dividendslmid .-cnii-annuiilly. Money loaned on RealEstate only. \\\M. DECK MAN, President.

Qso. \Y. Lov.ks/., Cashier.

SACRAMENTO BANKTmHE OLDI->T SAVINGS BANK IN THE1 city, corner of Fifth .md J streets, Sacra-

mento. Guarantt'i-d capital, $500,000; paidup capital, gold coin. \u25a0300,000: loans on realestate in Caiifornui. July 1, 1890,f 2,898,442;term and ordinary deposits. July 1, 1S!*O,$>i2.70!>.004. Term and ordinary denpelts re-ceived. Dividends paid in January and July.Money loaned anon reaJ estate only. TheBank does exclusively a savings bnn'ic luisi-ness. Information lnrnisliod upon applica-tion to W. P. COLEMAN, President.

Ed. R. Tlamii.tox.Caahter.

CiIOCKER-WOOIAVOIiTII NATIONAL BANK^3^'^ Pine street, San Fitimisco.

PAID-UP CAPITAL, $1,000,900. SURPLUS, $250,000.

BXB9CTOQS:CHARLES CROC3K F,U Ei 11. MILLER.JK.R. C. Wi 11 >lAVORTH PresidentW. E. BR< i\\N Vice-President\\ . 11. CROCKER Cashier

jfrttifcg, gsett*, yvebxtec, (BU.

W. K. STRONG COMPANY—HK.VIHJVAISTKKS FOB—

jft.lfa.lfa Seed, lElto.4tS- Orejron Potatoes in Ix>ts to swlt.

11LT1VATED WHITE WILD OATSAnd ALFALFA SEED in lots to suit.

W. H. WOOD 6k CO.,WHOLESALE PRODUCE,

Xos. 117 to 125 J Street, Sacramento.S. GERSON & C0.,""

—WHOLESALE—

Fruit, Produce and Commission Merchants,SACKAMEXTO, CAL.

P. O. Box 170.

CURTIS BROS. & COT,GEEEAL COMMISSION IGECHAMS,

Wliolesale Dealers in Fruit and Produce,308, CIO, 312 X St., Socrumcnto.

Telephone 37. Postoffice Box 885.EUtJKNE J. SBSOOBT. KItANK GKECOKY.

GREGORY BROS. CO.,QUCCEssuRS TO GREGORY, BARNES &k_s Co.. Nos. i^« and il's jst., Sacramento,Wholesale dealers in Produce and Fruit. FullMocks of Potatoes, Vegetables. Green andDried Frnils. Beans, Alfalfa, Butter, Eggs,Cheese. Poultry, Etc., always 011 hand. Orderstilled at LOWEST RATEH.

THE PARKER

HAMMERLESS SHOTGUN

AT THE AKKUAL TOrRN\\ME:<T OFISS9, held at Cannes. France, the grand

prize, consisting of 2.000 francs and a valua-blecup. was won with the Parker Hammer-less. The first Parker Hammerless gun madewon the champlonsh-ip of America at Pecatur111. Send for Illustrated circular.

PARKER BROS., Makers,MERIDEX, CT.

XewTork .Salesroom. OT f'hamlx-rs St.

SHERWOOD HALL NURSERIESTimothy Hopkins,

MEMO PARK, SAN MATEO COURT?, CAL.

Carnations, T!oses, Chrysanthemumsand Cnt Flowers.

«- SWEET PKA HEED A SPEI lAI.TV.-ffiaDR. JORDAN & CO.'S

few Museum of Anatomy,tfvSjdk 'iKt JiARKKTKTRKET.SANR^S^S <«)1 FriiiieisfO. Admission,:>j IIKBbI cents. 'So iiii'l learn how to£ \u25a0 B^B avoid (iiK.t'-c < 'otisultationand» tpJtft 1 treatment personally or by let-IiSSjL » teron spennatorrhejf or geiiita!UwMvd |L weaknesses and all diseases ol1| &S> men. Send for lx>ok. Private

4. K. "•°fflee. -11 Gttiry street. Con-• *b bultatiou free. aull-tfw

SEND TrfE WEEKLY UXIOJf TO VOUKirlcuds In tbe KasL

AECHITECTS.~VT D. GOODELL AND F. H. BCIIARDIIf±1 . have associated themselves together ivsArcnltectß and Builders. Ollice, Pioneer HallSeventh street, between J and X, Sacramento-Cal. Consultation and estimates made- true olcharge.

MRS. MARIOKITIELING. M. D..

L'\TE,.L-\DV fpKBCIPAL OF DUFFERINMedical College for Women, and Superin-tendent of Women's Hospitals and Dispen-

• saries in Northern lfritisliIndia. Diseases ofwomen and children » specialty. OFFICE—Room 7, Odd Fellow:-' Temple.H. F. BOOT. ALEX. NKII.SOX. J. DKISCOIT"

EOOT. NEILSON & CO.,TTNION FOUNDRY-IRON AND BRASS\J Founders and Machinists, front street,between N and O. Castings and machinery olevery description made to order.

- 3ttt«rrngHg-qt-grtttT.CHARLES H. OATMAiS,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.J\. Otllcc—42o J Street, Sacramento, Cal."Boiary Public '

\ ttorney-at-law-office: south-xlwest corner Fifth and .1 streets. Rooms12, 13 and ! 1, Sutn-r Knildiug,

THOMAS W. HUiUPHREY~A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR ATLAW.J\ BouUiwest comer Seventh and J streeta:Notary Public. Collections. Sacramento, 0W

ficntiatru.F. F. TEBBETS,

DKNTIST, 914 SIXTH ST., «K*gS3&fcl<t\v<'cn \u25a0 and J, west side 'FF?v^^'-^S^o]>].osi:,- Congregational Cliun-h.^'-Ujn^rJl?

DR. W. C. REITH.DENTIST, LINDLEY BUILD-

ing, southeast corner Sev- jS?^S!'!^enth and J streets, Sacran>ento,^gfc?Sl^.<^

C."lf"sraPHENSo2f.DENTIST, CORNER SEV- «J3S l'sfc

i-nthand J streets, over Lv-ffr*^^Ston^s Dry Go«ids Store. vJlffY^

JUtbcrttthcfs,

J. FRANK CLARK,"UNDERTAKING PARLORS,

1017 an-11019 FOMII street, Sacraiaeiito.

W. J. KAVAMUGH, Undertaker.Xo. sir. J st.. bet. Fiaii nad sixth.

A LWAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASS.nRT-X\. inent of Metallic and Wooden Caskets.Burial Cases, Coffins and shrouds furnished.CV.tliu orders will receive prompt attention onShort notice and at the lowest rates Ottiuoopen day and night.

«"«."

Finest Lunch House in the City,/-IAI'ITAL AXE VAULTS, NAGELE &\j s\ ENSSON, Proprietora. Lunch from 11A.M. to S p. JC. Clam Chowder and MusselSoup every evening from t; to i:i o'clock.Finest brandsof Wines, Liquors and Cigars.

CONCORDIA BEER HALL,No. lO'-U Fourth Street.

HAVINGMADE KXTKNxiYE IMPROVE-nxnts tl-.c public arc now cordially in-vited too flrst-claas resort. Sandwiches of all

kinds. liiiU)t!i> Beer <>n draught and in !kh-I ties. The finest Wines, Liquors and (!igars oniiaud. H. KOHNE, Proprietor.

EENER BROS.,11G-118 X Street, Front and Second,

Sjiirarawito,

JMPORTERS AND WHOLESAI^E DEAL-J. crs in Wines and Liquors. Agents for Mmcelebrated Pommeryand (Jreno ChamiJiiKiic.

M. CRONAN,230 X St., and 110S-1110 Tlilrd St.,

Sacramento, Cal.,

TMPORTER AND WHOLESALF DEALER_L In Fine Whiskies, Brandies and Cham-pagne. _

JAMES WOODBUKN,Xo. 417 X Street. Sacramento, Cal.,

TMPORTER AND WHOLESALE DEALER 1

In fine Whiskies, Brandies, Wines andLiquors. Thanking my old friends and i>a-trons for their former patronage. 1 solicit acontinuance ol the s:unc. All orders will bopromptly and carefully filled.

gtaUroai* ©tmc ©able.

SOLTHERX PACIFIC MEPACIFIC SYSTEM.

January kj, 1891.Trains Leave and are due to

Arrive at Sacramento.

LEAVE TRAINS RUN DAILY. ARRIVE6:15 A Calistoga and Napa 11:40 A3:05 P Calistoga ami Napa 8-40 I'

12:50 A ...Ashhuul and Portland... 5:55 A4:30 I' Demlng. El Pnso and East 7:00 1"7:30 P Knights Lundintj 7-10 A

10:50 A Los Annies 9:35 AOgden and East—Second

12:05 P Class 2:25 ACentral Atlantic Express

11:00 P forOgden and East 8-15 A3:00 P .Oroville 10:30 V3:00 P.Redßlufl via Marysville.. 1030 A

10:40 A Redding via, Willows 4-QO P2:25 A San Francisco via Benlcia U-40 A6:lo A San Francisco via Ilenicia 1235 A8:40 A San Francisco yin Benlcia 10:40 I*3:05 PSan Frandsco via Ilenicia 8:40 P "

"10:00 A San Francisco Vl» steamer j6-00 A10:50 A San Franco via Livcrmorc 2-5O P10:50 A San Jose 2-50 1'

4:DO P Santa Barbani 9:35 A6:15 A| Santa Etoaa 11-40 A2:05 P Santa Rosa 8:40 1"8:50 A Stockton and (.ialt 7:00 P4:30 1' Stockton and Gait 9:35 A

12:05 1' Truckee and Reno 2-25 A11:00 Ii Truekeeand Reno 8:15 A12:05 P Colfax 8:15 A6:15 A Vallcjo n:40 A3:03 P Vallejo t8:40 P

*6:36 A|...Folsom and I'lacervillc... *2-40 PL

_*3:I0 P|...Foisoin mill Kaoervllle... *UiBS A "''.\u2666Sunday excepted. tSunday only. jMon- ,

day excepted. A.—For morning. P.'—For •afternoon.RICHARD (Jll^VY, Gen. Traffic Manaxsr.

T. 11. BQODMAK, (jeneral Passenger Agent.

Baker & Hamilton,—IMPORTERS AKD JOBBERS OF—

HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL,COAL, POWDER,

Agricultural Implements and Machines,BAKBED WIRE, CORDAGE. BELTING.

SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA.

H.S. CROCKER &CO."aoB AND 210 J STREET,

The Leading Stationers,PRINTERS AND LITHOGIUPIIERa

AGENTS FOR CALiGKAPH TYPEWRITER AND SUPPLIES.

MANUFACTURERS OF 3I,ANKBOOKS_^____, 1117-"

HENRY "EfIvBARDT. GINSMITH,\u25a0\f ANUFACTURER AND DEALER IXlvlGuns. Rifles, Revolvers. Ammunition and

ISporting (i("Kis. All tin; leading makes otI Gnus and Rifle? Nt popular prices—Parker,Leftover, Colts, Smith, Ithaca, new Baker midin .v make (inns. Pint-dam <Jun, and Riilo\\iir!t. Si-.kl for price-list of (inns. No. i>xiyX sti-o«'t, Sacramento, Cal.

STLNOtiRAIIIY AND TYI'EWIIiTINtiAT C3BJ-£ J STIIEKT. XtOOM 4*