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A sunlmerless Year.

Nearly every one has heard Of the Sum
merless year, 1916, and as but few now
living recollect it, we give the following
brief abstract Of the weather during that
year
January was mild, 50 much 50 as to
render fires almost needless in parlors.
December previous was very cold
February was not very cold; with the
exception Of few days 1t was mild, like
its predecessor.
March was cold and boisterous during
the first part Of it, the remainder was mild.
A great ffeshet on the Ohio and Kentucky
rivers caused great loss Of property.
April began warm, but grew colder as
the month advanced, and ended in snow
and ice, with temperature more like
winter than spring.
May was more remarkable for frowns
than smiles. Buds and flowers were fro
zen, ice was formed half an inch thick,
corn was killed, and the fields were again
and again planted until deemed too late.
june was the coolest ever known in
this latitude Frost, ice and snow were
common Almost every green thing was
killed. Fruit was nearly all destroyed.
Snow fell to the depth Of ten inches in
Vermont, seven in Maine and three in
Central New York, and also 10 Massachu-
sets. Considerable damage was done ut
New Orleans, in consequence Of the rapid
rise in the river; the suburbs were cover
ed with water, and the roads were only
passable in boats.
July was accompanied by frost and ice
On the 9th, ice was formed Of the thickness
Of common window glass throughout New
England, New York, and some parts Of,
Pennsylvania. Indian corn was nearly all
destroyed; some favorably situated fields
escaped. This was true Of some Of the
hill farms Of Massachusetts.
August was more cherries, If possible,
than the summer months already passed.
Ice was formed half an inch thick. Indian
corn was so frozen that the greater part
was cut down and dried for fodder. AL
most every green thing was destroyed
both in this country and Europe, Papers
received from England stated that It would
be remembered by the present generation,
that the year 1916 was year in which
there was no summer. Very little corn
ripcned in New England and the Middle
States. Farmers supplied themselves from
the corn produced in 1915, for the seed
of the spring Of 1917. II sold at from s4
to IS per bushel.
September furnished about two weeks
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Persons Of the middle class have sandals
instead Of shoes they are single soles, or
thin pieces Of wood, fastened to the feet
with leather thongs. Richer people wear
slippers, and the women always use the
hitter covering for the feet Drawers,
with the addition Of shirt, always form
the female dress. At Hedsjas, as in
Egypt, they veil their faces with piece
of linen, leaving only the eyes uncovered.
In Yemen, the veil is much larger, and
covers the face, so that even the eyes are
not discernable. At Sana and MOkha the
women wear transparent gauze veil en-
broidered in gold. They are very fond Of
rings on their fingers, arms, wrists and
ears; they stain their nails red, and their
hands and feet of abrownish yellow, with
the juice Of plant called el henne; they also
paint all around their eyelids, and even the
eyelashes themselves, with ko he'll which
renders them quite black. Men even
sometimes initiate this fashion, but It is
considered effeminate. The women Of
Yemen make black punctures on the face,
which they consider improves their beauty.
Fashion shows its influence in this coun-
try most particularly in the manner Of
wearing their hair and beard. In the
States Of Sana all men, whatever their
rank, shave their heads in other parts Of
Yemen il is the universal custom to knot
the hair up behind and wrap it in hand
kerchief. Caps and turbans are not in
,,e,o hora r., tha ,,nonntosr I;str;ota tho
hair is left long and loose, and is bound
with small cords. All Arabians of rank
have one curious addition to their dress.
1t is piece of fine linen upon the shoul-
der, which probably was formerly intended
to keep of the heat Of the sun, but is now
used only as an ornament. Careri states
that the Arabian women wear black masks
with elegant little clasps, and Niebuhr
mentions their showing but one eye in
conversation. In Moore, also, We find these
lines
And veiled by such mask as shades
| The features Of young Arab maids
A mask that leaves but one eye free
To do its best in witchery."
In many parts of Arabia the women
wear little looking glasses on their thumbs,
All the young women Of the East are par
ticularly fond of being able to gaze upon
their own fair countenances, and seldom
go without looking-glass. The Arabian
princesses wear golden rings on their fin.
gers, to which little bells are suspended
as well as in the flowing tresses Of theil
hair, that their superior rank may be
known and they may receive the homage
due to them.
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The first Sunday in the new house is a
notable day. There is an entire absence
of old landmarks, and, strange weird new
ness on everything, and you can't find
your shaving soap. You start for scut-
tie Of coal, but you don't see the scuttle.
Il is in the bottom Of barrel in the garret.
You take the dripping pan. When you
change your shirt you look for it first 1t
is in one Of the bureau drawers which are
piled one upon another, in the parlor, and
you find you have got to lift half ton
Of carpets and feather beds before YOU get
down TO the drawers. After you have
lifted them down and searched them
through, it is remembered by your wife
that the desired garment is in one Of the
barrels--the one in the shed she thinks,
although 1t may be in the garret and vet
it would be just like that stupid carman
to have carried that barrel down in the
cellar You attack one Of those barrels,
and are surprised at the result A bed
quilt comes out first, then pie-tin, next
piece Of cold ham neatly done up in your
vest and packed away in the missing sent
tie Below is an assortment Of ironuarc
and length Of a stovepipe, half loaf Of
bread, couple Of towels and rolling pin.
You begin to expect you win eventually
come upon coal mine and perhaps some
dead friends. Then YOU 40 down In the
barrel again, and come back with pleas
| ing assortment Of stockings and half emp
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Pearl Fisheries at Ceylon.

After the pearls are collected they are
classed, weighed, and valued. The method
of chasing them is by passing them through
succession of brass cullenders, called
baskets, of the size and shape Of large
saucers. There are ten and sometimes
twelve Of these cullenders the first has
twenty holes in it, and the pearls that do
not pass through these holes after being
well shaken, are called of the twentieth
basket. The succeeding baskets have 80,
so, 80, 100, 200, 400, 600, and 1000
holes, each basket giving the name, cor
responding with its number of holes, to
the pearls that do not pass through; 50
that there are pearls oftwentieth, thirtieth,
fiftieth, and so on, to the thousandth bas-
ket The pearls which do not pass through
the eleventh or twelfth baskets, when they
are used, are called "masie." The pearls
having been sorted into ten or twelve
sizes by means Of the baskets are carefully
examined in regard to their beauty Of
shape and color, and each size, except the
masie, is susceptible Of seven distinct
descriptions. After being classed, they
are weighed and valued according to their
respective qualities. The price Of pearls
is expressed at certain rate per "chow,"
which term has reference to the quality
ascertained from the size, the form, the
color, and the weight. The number of
pearls which are valuable as gems, and
permanently retained as such, is limited.
The larger proportion Of the small seed
pearls and Of the defective ones, are used
as Ingredients of highly -prized native
electuary; and occasionally the extraya-
gance is committed of reducing them to
'chuman," or lime, to be used with betel-
leaf and areca-nut as masticatory. The
pearl-powder of the apothecary in this
county century ago; but whether il
were made of pearls is questionable. .-Art
Journal.
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Newspaper sotoristy.

sWhat is the last horror ?" Is isaquestion
with which the daily newspaper is too
often taken up; and those who read news
papers diligently are never at a loss for
such disagreeable sensations as are caused
by robbery, murder, violence, or suicide.
There is too much exaggention in the
mode in which these disagreeable things
are often reported. The naked facts, all
verbal adornment being stripped of, are
enough TO make men blush for their kind,
and to cause doubt whether the civiliza-
tion Of which we boast is not rather a
superficial varnish than 40 actual advance.
The savage wears at his girdle the scalp Of
the victim he has destroyed. The ''ciyi-
lized' murderer tries to hide or to bury
the corpse. No doubt this Is 20 far an
improvement that il testifes to the exist
ence Of public opinion averse TO murder
in the abstract And yet again the efforts
which are made to screen mnrderes from
punishment replace the scalp at the girdle,
and to great degree vindicate the muir
derer. Far too many viclators Of law 20
unpunished. Or II punishment overtake
them at last, Il comes 70 them 20 slowly
that the punished man succeeds to the pity
which was at first exhibited for his victim
All this is wrong. And what is worse, il
seems 10 be wrong which, IN the facilities
which the law affords for the procuring oI
delay, cannot readily be reached or amend
ed, Whoever has money or influence, q
| friends who can furnish either or both, ani
| whoever, cut Of absolute helplessncss, can
evoke the sympathy Of a too lenient elas'
Of philanthfopisls, can find means to delay
| if not to frustrate justice. In one word
| The public estimation Of crimes Of ever,
grade is far too mercifnl This may seen
| ! harsh saying. The truth II often hard
There Is one direction in which cIIorf
towards reforms are possible. Ia common
conversation the tone IN which crime
spoken of Is far too light and careless
Cynical and ifivslous comments are mad
upon events which merit, Crane ecpeare
Perhapa din fault alVaya aflanaea tH|
hastincH of ep1'11 Tar|* '''' fae1'
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What it will Do.

Iron made into steel, rod one-fourth
of an inch in diameter will sustain 5000
lbs. before breaking; tin steel, 1000 lbs;
iron wire, 5000 lbs; bar iron, 1000 lbs;
inferior bar iron, 1000 lbs; cast iron,
l 900 to 1900 lbs; copper wire, 5000
lbs; silver, 1000 lbs; gold, $500 lbs; tin,
5000 lbs; cast zine, 100 lbs; sheet zinct
/ 900 lbs; cast lead, 55 lbs; milled lead,
200 lbs. Of wood, box and locust, the
same size, will hold 1,200 lbs; toughest
hickory and ash, 1000 lbs; elm, 800 lbs.
beach, $50 lbs; poplar, 45O lbs. Wood
which will bear heavy weight for minute
or two will break with two-thirds the force
acting long time A rop of iron is
about ten times as strong as hemper
cord. A rope an inch in diameter will
bear about two and half tons, but il
practice II is not safe to submit it to /
strain Of more than about one ton. Hal
an inch in diameter, the strength will b
ne-quarter as much; quarter Of an inch
one-sixteenth as much.
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little fellow leans upon your knee
Your tired knee, that has 10 much to bear;
A ehilds dear eyes are looking lovingly
From underneath thatch Of tangled hair.
Perhaps YOU do not heed the velvet touch
OF warm, moist fingers, folding yours NO tight =
You do not prize this blessing over much
You almost are too tired 10 pray tonight.
But Il Is a blessedness. A year ago
did not see II as do to-day
We arc 20 dull and thankless and too slow
To catch the sunshine till II slips away.
And now II seems surprising strange to me
That, while wore the badge Of motherhood,
did not kiss more on and tenderly
The little child that brought me only good.
And II some night when you sit down to rest
You miss this elbow from your tired knee.
This restless curling head from OF your breast
This lisping tongue that chatters constantly
Iffrom your own the dimpled hands had slipped
And ne,er would nestle In your palm again:
II the white feet into their grave had tripped
could not blame you for your heart-ache then
wonder SO that mothers ever fret
AZ little children clinglng to their gown;
Or that the footprints, when the days are wet,
Are ever black enough 10 make them frOwn
III could find a little muddy boot.
or cap, or Jacket ON my chamber floor;
III could kiss rosy, restless foot
And hear Us paticr In my home once more;
II | could mend broken cart to-day,
Tomorrow make kite to reach the kky-
There Is no woman In Gods world could say
She was more bli~fllly content than |.
But ah the dainty pillow next my own
IL never rumpled by a shining head:
Ny singing birdllng from it, nest Is flown
The little boy used to kiss Is dead
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-05-31

Cut your coat according to your cloth
is an old maxim and wise one; and if
people will only square their ideas accord
ing to their circumstances, how much hap
pier we might all be five would come
down a peg or two in our notions in accord
ance with our waning fortunes, happiness
would be always within our reach. It is
not what we have or what we have not
which adds to or subtracts from our felici-
ty. II Is the longing for more than wo
have, the envy Of those who possess more,
and the wish TO appear in the world Of
more Importance than we really are, which
destroys our peace Of mind, and eventually
leads ia ruin.
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Mr.. Chan IAi Sun, Chinese Imperial
Commission Of Education, recently deliv-
cred lecture in Springfield, Mass, on the
subject of tea and its culture. He began
by stating that tea grows In every province
in China except three or four upon the
northernmost Siberian border, but the
quality and quantity depends largely upon
the locality The leaves resemble those Of
the willow, and are gathered during the
spring and early summer. They are first
exposed in cool dry place for a day or
two, then rolled into ball on table Of
bamboo Stats, and dried in the sun. The
rolling Is to extract portion Of the juice
Of the leaves. After they have been dried
in the sun, they are put into an egg-shap-
Ell iron pan over charcoal fire, and in
cessantly stirred until certain point Of
dryness is reached. The operator stirs
with his hands, thrusting them in all por-
tions of the pan, and practice enables him
to dry the leaves almost exactly alike. The
raiser superintends this process, and then
brings his tea in bamboo baskets to the
tea merchant, who adjudges lis quality,
and buys It at prices hanging from sl5 70
$40 per picul, equal to 1888 pounds.
The merchant mixes his purchases togeth-
er in large reservoir, and at his conye-
nience weighs out a number Of pounds Of
tea leaves, and women and children spread
them upon large stage, and separate the
leaves into grades according to quality.
The tea stalks are the lowest grade, and
the sortes are paid by the number
Of ounces Of stalks they bring in. Child
ren earn from 4 to cents day; the
very best workers rarely earn as much as
10 cents day. Americans could hardly
live upon such wages, and until other ma
tions can raise tea for II cents a pound
they cannot compete with China in It's pro-
duction.
After the sorting, each grade is packed
by itself in chests or bamboo baskets, the
first for expectation and the latter for
home consumption. 1t is ordered by i'm
portes abroad through a tea faster, who
receives a salary Of some $4,000 a year
and operates as follows He has long,
marrow table, on which 60 or 20 cups are
set 4 boy WEIGHS exactly one ounce from
n small boz into one of these ems and 4
he has samples epouoh an ths cuns arr
used 5. Hot water Il then nonred into aacI
cup, and after Eve minutes the bow eall,
the master. who sins from every cum ther
elects Il and notes n III booL he auaI;t,
Of the tea. The purchaser orders unoy
his taster's estimate and when his nack
ages arrive At the warehouse about one !,
twenty Is opened for comparison with n,
sample If Il proves Of inferior prade ,
material reduc,;ou i Al once made n n,
price 40 that without eonpiyance with n,
tea faster the adulterat;op Of tom il nert h
impossible n China:
The tea Is ALWAYS examined 10 determ;p,
It's ace as L Is eboicer when voune +,
4 a yexed question whether blacf and
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ODE TO THE DEITY.

The following sublime ode TO the supreme Being
was written by one OF the most Russian
poets Deszhannir and has been translated into the
Chinese and Tartar languages. written on rich silk
and suspended IN the Imperial Palace. The Em-
peror OF Japan had II translated in the Japanese
language and embroidered In letters fgeld
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A few nails placed in a vase Of flowers
will keep the water sweet and flowers
fresh. This arises from the sulphur
eliminated from the plants combining with
the iron.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-05-31

When an extravagant friend wishes to
borrow your money, consider which Of the
two you would sooner loose
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In proportion as we ascend the social
scale, we find as much mud there as below,
only Il is hard and gilded
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The prodigal robs his heir. the miser
robz himself
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70 TIE ~G"ESETUMATE
NEW REM EDIES, NEW REMEDlES
d. GIDICTT'S lISpENsARY.


0. 81 kEARNEY STREET, (
u corner Commercial, san al
Francisco. Private entrance on 4
Commercial street. Established
i'll 1874, Ter Entertainment OF SeXu- IL
al ana Seminal Disease, such as Gong
hca, eject, structure, syphilis in ali J
etc, etc. Skin diseases OF years >tahGII
ana liberated Legs, etc., suecesSu1
treated. IL
IR. GIEFCN has the pleasure oil Y
nOunciGg that hc has returned rom +,
itingthe principal Hospitals Oh EuiVY1
ana has resumed lIactlct. ..,I
The Doctor has SHARED neithertime y
money in seeking cut new reneGlts Y
has returned with increased iaclhll1'
the alienation OF human suffering
seminal Weakness.
Seminal emission is the c0lseqNny
of Sell-abus". This solitary wee, VI !
VraNCu sexual Indulgence, is lTae'Nu
the Youth %! both sexes to an Amos
limited extent, reducing win Hn.aJ
{, rtainty the following train Oh NV,
symptoms, uniysS combated D! srnm,s
medical measures, VIZ: Sa!lo" eo"H'
anCc, dark spots under the eyes laT
the head, ringing in the ears, hos%
the rustliug OF leaves or rafting wTr
t0S,] unraSineSS about tie IONS. WtsA,
OF the limbs, confused VISION, oiunMa
tcllpct, loss OF confidence, dlfldeh.eT NJ
preaching strangers, a dlsiihe ~ ~ N
new acquaintance, a d.sposltion AVID AVID
society, loss OF IN mory, pihiples bs
cious crultiOns about the 'ag'' n VA
iiuShes, 1urred tongue, lotlu M
coughs, cOnsumption. nlghl sMv"
nomania, and frequently lIsAh",,
liei be not obtained, you slouIu Illaav
mcdjatoly, either in person WWra
| and have cure effected by ms hS isss
scientific mode of treating 'hls %
which never fails OF eIiectiDg aquN'
radical cure.
Cured at EOIne. crP1
Persons al Il distance MA! ..ter 10
AT hDH.E, by a~ocreSslis Inns lbd
GlBBON, stating case, sAhiltu"mnf Nod
OF time the disease has c"ltinGGed1
have medicine promptly "" SuyJ
from damage and curiosity, Yam Gd
otthe country. Will Iull ahu rGp i
lions for use, by incloslng siv i,ofts
registered letter through the IoS'
through Wells. fargo% Con- No srvs
y package Of medicine Wi N TrOa
e. " LAIresstoany laLt On uill I'D
rsons wrIiingtotLe Ioeloib ey sci
state the name of the paper -
advertisement in. tally eOptd
All mm~unications strie'H
tial. c,prON.
Box 1857. San Francisco I'm"
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S~ECRETARY'S OFFICE, -
/, !. y. Minor, Secretary of Statc OF the
state of Nevada, DO hereby CERTIFY thai
the for going is a true, full and corr, ct
copy of the original, ,ntitlId IN Act 10
create the County of Eureka, and pro-
vide for its organi2atiCn,' approved,
March l, 1873, now on file in my Office.
Ia witness whereof, | have hereuntO set
my hand and affixed the Great
r.. s. seal of state. Zone st Cfice in
Carson City, Nevada, this lgtA
day OF March \. j. 1879.
j. y. MINOR,
Secretary of state.
BY CIAs. MARTIN, Deputy.
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Notice CT Assessment

JACKSON MINING CONIPATy-rn
= cation OF works, Eureka, Eural-o
county, Nevada. N""
Notice liz hereby given, that NJ q moo,
my the lioard OF Directors of said nnn,.
phnyi h9ld on the twrnty-tnurth dav Of
n"rcn. 1913. an assessment NO ~
len Cents per share was levied W.
ails capita stock of the corporation. ntav.
a apn l~nmedialely, in United states rr"id
anu SilVer coin, to the Secretary. NJ w
once OF h company, No. 3Ig iCauttnr
my street, San Francisco, California
AhH STOCK uron which tins assessment
snaii remain unpaid on the 1sth dav -,
April 1913, Will be delinquent AMI o ~
nrI,lsed Tor sale at public auction md
Wits win payment shall be made bcforc
MI MI pe SOLD on the 10th dav az ~
200, TO pay the delinquent aSsassm lay
eeSnnnnsdrs WIN costs Of advertising and
10y order of the Directors
o~, ,,o ii. {. KlBHE, Secretary
cisco, California. q + ran
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CELEBR ATED
I < L
A most Efficient and Pleasant Tonic.
The Best Liver Regulator known.
A Sure Cure for Dyspep

"HESE BITTEES ARE PREPARED
from the most -noice and whole
some herbs and rect; n have given
universal satisfaction wherever tried.
Thousands OF Dyspeptics have found re-
lief through their use, and physicians
recommend them for the cure of all di-
seases OF the blood and liver, and irregu-
larities OF the digestive organs.
Headache, BilliOusness and tOnStirpa-
ton, General Debility and Loss OF Appe-
tite, all are caused by the arrangement
of the stomach, liver and other function
aries of the system. The | X l. EittcrS
have been successfully used and are war
ranted to alleviate the sufferer in all the
above cases.
Read Physicians Certificates attached
TO each bottle.
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD HAVE A
BOTTLE IN THE HOUSE. Sold every.
where.
H. EPSTEIN & CO., Proprietors,
No. SIS Front street, san Francisco, Cal.
mh2l-3m
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Minina lotires.
NOTICE OF AssEssnyTT
7 EMON. MILL AND p,,,'

II PANf. princiI alpiace q, Coy
of Jaiio,nia. ""elScJ, ~
oeation OF Works: Eureka Y,
vaGa. state o. N
Notice.-ThCre are dcunorou |
following described stock, on sCullona,
ss'lieit ieNlrd on the ~, Sl |
I'm DAY OF February, 1873, Tho .sat]
amounts set OPPOSITE the n3mo. eIea|
respective shareholders, as toIinn.G u
No. US
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BOARDING HOUSE FOR SALE

A BOARDING HOUSE, CAPABLE OF
N accommodating from thirty to fifty
boarders, complete in all its departments.
with n large stove, cooking utensils, etc,
Will be sold at a bargain. For Iull par.
ticulars, inquire Of
ap3 D. MANNHEIM.
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/ u trustee lGt issued % *
And il accordance with law. and
order OF the oard of Directors, made
the Eth day OF february, 1873, so maj
Shares Of each Parcel OF such stock
HtaH be necessary. Will be sold at pub
uCc,ion, at III SaltSIocm OF NtS
Maurice ! ore x Co., No. 81 Montg0mt
street, san Francisco. California,
III ~UAl, lliE EiGHIH DAY {
AlltiI, 1873. at the hour Of tvtt
O'Clock n. OF such day, to pay deb
Qucnt assessment thereon, tGgethGvi
costs o adv Rising and cNIpus3S Of sal
/. J. !IEtN, SeCrrar.
cl'rc: 20. CtS Merchant street, Il
Francisco, California. mh.3