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Natures Reeompensc.


Beau ful ivy will cover the bark
On the old tree scathed with the lightning s
mark.
And moss with the softest tints Of gray
When leaf and blossom are swept away,
The brisiling thistle, uncouth at morn,
Nay blush at sunset for every thorn.
Though snow-fakes fall on our garden-bed
When all the flowers beneath are dead,
Yet the fsirest curve to Natur. known
They give, wind-tossed and earthward blown
And the richest blossom lives again
In the phantom traced on the sunlit pane
In the barren swamp, meath April skies,
A host with pennons, the blue-aags rise.!
The sorrel that Stunned the light Of day
Brightens to scarlet 10 its decay;
And even the dull-green sullen dock
That hides in the crevice Of dusty rock,
In its slow decay assumes the hue
Ofthe rarest rOse that ever grew!
Falls colors, on smallest leaflets laid.
Are Arts true pictures in light and shade,
While untraced beauties craven are
On the lowliest plant, in smallest star;
Zen Nature writes mysterious runes
On the lichens that cling to toughest stones;
And, low in their thin white film doth shine
Gods autograph in every linel
George Bancroft Griffith.
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" Rock and Rye"

Aliawsuitin New York oyer patent
right to pulmonary medicine, has de-
veloped the following recipe for de-
coction which is said to be of great ben
eft to consumptives Take FIVE pounds
of pure white rock candy dissolved in a
gallon of old rye whisky-the older the
better. The whisky must be distilled
in the old-fashioned way with q copper
worm. Steam distillation develops the
latent poison of the berry, and fills the
system with fusil and other deadly oils.
Colored rock candy is poisonous. The
yellow tinge shows the presence OF an
insoluble earth deleterious to the stom
ach and is dangerous. The pure white
rock is pure crystallized sugar, the most
nourishing of all substances. The FIVE
pounds of candy should be put into q
gallon of whisky. The demijobn should
be well-shaken three or four times a
day, and the mixture is not to he used
until the candy is dissolved The pa.
tient may take sherry wine-glass full
on going to bed, two-thirds as much on
an empty stomach in the morning. He
can carry u flask in his pocket, and take
a spoonful half dozen times o day.
Night sweats will disappear and the pa.
tient will get q long and refreshing
sleep lung fever will go and he will
feel no more pain in his chest. While
taking this cordial the patient must limit
his diet he must keep his stomach EN-
ployed in taking up rich and nourishing
matter. All vinegars, pickles, sour
wines and malt drinks and salt provis-
ions must be avoided. Touch no fresh
pork for it promotes liberation. Do
away with coffee for it fevers the blood.
Drink black tea. Eat roast beef rare,
broiled steaks, mutton chops well done,
toasted bread and all kinds of vegeta-
bles. The great object is to enrich the
blood. One of the best articles of food
is a rum omelette made exclusively OF
the Yolk of eggs.
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A BONANZA IN A BOTTLE. That's what PARIS
ABOLITION OIL Is. The never.failing remedy for
Rheumatism. sprains, Bruises Gout. Stiff and swol-
len Joints. Neuralgia, Lame Back, and all Lameness
and Pain. Sold by all druggists.
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after all y cried Dot, clapping her
hands. when is my fate to be pre-
sented to me? II he had only sent his
photograph, my happiness would be
complete"
IL believe have it" said Mr.. Del
mayne, coolly producing his pocket
book. ~
Dot, becoming rather quiet, as he
carried on the farce without smile,
held out her hand for the carte-de.
visite, and beheld his own handsome
face thereon.
"Well ?" he said, drawing her to his
side, and trying to look into her down
cast eyes.
Dot hid her shining head for mo-
ment on his shoulder, then looking up
with charming color, she said, frank.
ly,-
II have no wish to appeal"
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A Warning.

To those OF our readers who wish good
metropolitan paper, containing the news Of
the world, including full details of every i'm
portant event, we recommend the WEEKLY
CHRONICLE, which also contains. choice liter.
airy matter, especially adapted for family
reading. We would also warn the heads Of
households against putting into the hands
Of young people the demoralizing trash con.
tanned in the continued stories given in some
Of the weekly papers published in San Fran
cisco. The CHRONICLE is complete in every
number
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How the Chicago fire patrol wake up:
The men sleep on the floor above their
wagon, in beds arranged in circle
about two trap-doors opening directly
above the wagon. When an alarm is
struck. the same current that strikes the
alarm draws the cover from their beds,
opens the traps and lowers three stair
ways-one leading to the drivers seat,
and the other two to the body of the
vehicle. The men tumble down the
stairways and take their places. Mean
while the horses spring into place, are
hitched, the driver seizes the reins, and
the wagon starts. From the moment
the gong is struck till the wagon is I'M
der motion, but four and one-half Sec
onds are consumed.
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The Spencer Piano.

Among the many really good Pianos in the
market, the Spencer ranks among the first,
and is selling at prices that will defy COM
petition. Think of it; a really first-class in.
strument at from $3.50 to $500, and warranted
for Ten Years. Be sure and see them before
buying. Address, F. w. SPENCER & Co.,
Metropolitan Temple, % Fifth ST., s.. F.
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Will Mamma Come Tonight?

It was little child's question, that
was born amid sobs and tears. The
mother had been absent two days, and
the child-heart was yearning for her.
"Sing something, gran'ma," pleaded
the plaintive voice. "Sing MY Dear
Mother" Softly in the calm eventide,
grandma's precious voice sung low and
tremulous
"Over the mountain and over the moor,
Barefoot and hungry wander fOrlorn,"
sung until the little heart fell asleep
comforted.
The child is maiden now, expanded
unto the full stature of q lovely
womanhood. We are sitting on the
same old hearth.stone tonight where
we were wont to sit in the days that are
no more. There are 40 flowers the
fragrance is from the burning Yule log,
for the sweetest, most delicious odor
issues from it.
We would be happy, but there are
large black shadows falling on the wall
there are large black shadows falling
ON our hearts. Our thought goes
drifting ont to a hallowed spot in
Goods acre." far away, where dear
one is waiting the resurrection morn.
The eloquence, the pathos Of silence is
resting on the little hearth stone group
the grandfather silver-crowned, the
grandmother who sang the lullaby in
the far-of even-tide, and the child q
woman grown. As look on her trem-
bling lip, into her large lustrous eyes,
tear-filled, feel the great weight OF
her heart "Oh for the touch of van
ished hand, and the sound of q voice
that is STILL" feel she is asking the
same child-question she asked in the
long-ago "Will mamma come to.
night ?" Two years; yet in this one
sad moment we are living again the
pain we felt at her going-when she and
the angel that held her hand went of
toward great light that crept over a
dark sea to meet them. After O while
we speak of her beautiful life her pa.
tent, suffering life, the gentle inAu-
ence that fell upon all around her, and
as the whole glory and beauty OF her
excellency breaks upon US, our souls
silently turn to the dear Christ heart
who will transfgure our lives, and
draw us up also into the light of eter-
nifty il we will let him. With this
blessed thought sweet peace comes to
each sitting here in the freight, and
we feel, she has come to-night--the
child's mamma--our shining one in the
sweet Christmas tide.-W. @. Advocate.
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J.w. sHAEFFER q cos GREEN SEAL
CIGARS are guaranteed to be made OF the fin
est Havana Tobacco. 1928 Sacramento St.. s. T.
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News and Notes for Women.

II have no wish to appeal"
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LANDS AND FARMS

All sizes and prices for sale in the beautiful Valley
of Santa Clara. Send stamps for Catalogue to w ).
REYNOLDS, GenI Ag't. 53l California St, San Fran.
cisco. r. L. HIGGINS, 2s5 First ST. San Jose. CAL.
Manager.
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EYE LoTIoNs.-1. One of the best
liquids is very diluted solution Of
sulphate Of copper. or acetate of lead.
2. Sulphate Of zinc, six or eight grains;
sulphate Of morphine, two grains;
glycerine, two teaspoonfuls; water,
four tablespoonfuls. Drop two or
three drops into the eye night and
morning, and battle the lids frequently.
For styes. phil out the eye-lssh in its
center and touch the stye very carefully
with lunar caustic moistened. At bed
time apply bread and milk.
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ASK for the Pilgrim Tonic.

J. HILL. manufacturer OF Carriages. Buggies
Express. Thorough Brace and Quartz Wagons. cor
er and 18th streets. r. o. box 2ss, Sacramento CAL
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ALL Photographs made at the New York Gallery
no. Is Third ST., F. guaranteed TO be rstclass.
Prices to suit the times. j. H. PETERS, Propr etor
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How a Tornado Looks.

The storm in its progress afforded
phenomenal spectacles, bringing to the
mind as it was seen approaching the
sand-storms of the great deserts. Altar
off it lifted great clouds of sand far up
the sky, underneath rain clouds of om-
nous darkness. The advance of the
sand shower down Main Street was as
if great fog-bank had turned to earth
and was rolling down close-shut val
ley, whose hills were Of brick. At 400
feet distant it was solid. plotting out the
street behind it. It was while this last,
ed that the wind was from all quarters
of the northern sky at once, wrought
most fiercely, swaying. twisting and
tearing asunder trees, and driving light
things before it with such swiftness that
they could scarcely be distinguished
This sand shower lasted some seven
minutes before drop Of rain came. and
could be seen rushing down the street a
the water followed above. Seen thus
from behind the whirling, rolling
movement of the air-currents was plain
ly discernible. Then came the rain II
tremendous dashes and drifts, with a.
most clear spaces between |; STRIKING
and hurting from the corners OF the tai
blocks with living force, and flung
among the rocking tree-tops like masses
of heavy mist, or as clouds look. blown
down the steep sides of forests when thu
mountains echo to the thunder. TIT
lightning here shot but pale gleam
through the heavy gray waters-onl.
enough to increase the strangcness Of
the scene.-Epr;ngfeld { Mzss.j Repss61s
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One in o Thousand.

"She's one in q thousand"
Said old farmer Grey. -.
As he waded knee-deep
In the sweet scented hay,
You won't md her Ike, marm.
From here to the town
That woman out there a, s-s-.
In the calico gown.
"If you could have seem her
That morning In May,
When stopped 1t her fathers
And took her away
A likely young bride. marin,
So blooming and fair.
And clipper a. that little amb
Frisking therel
"when first We were married.
And all for my sake"
(And here the old farmer
Leaned hard ON his rako,)
"shs gave up her music
And gave up her books
No nonsense about her
You know by her looksr'
"And If you should lose herr'
Iventured to say. ~
The old farmer sighed,
And looked down at his hay.
"'Twould nigh break my hearth
He replied with tear;
"As now helps uncommonly
High about herer'
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CHERRY PUDDING.--Take l pound Of
cherries, remove the pits. lay them in q
hair sieve, place the sieve over an earth
en- dish to collect the juice; sprinkle
over them pound Of sugar. In the
morning make rich batter Of eggs,
milk and hour, stir in the cherries, with
out the juice; It will take ! hour to bake,
or to boil. When ready, beat the
juice with butter and sugar, and use it
as sauce for the pudding.
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A Queer Pet.

Tom jackson Of this city has train
ed horned toad, which is quite Curl
osity. It is as tame as a kitten and in
quiet way is full of fun. Mrs. jackson
has trained the little fellow to stand
erect on his hind feet, to stand on his
Notwithstanding himself with his fore
paws-to turn over On his back and
sham dead, and to do quite number OF
similar tricks. Tom says he thinks she
will soon have the toad trained to play
the jewsharp quite as well as the aver
age Piute musician. The toad is fed on
flies and similar insects, but it is also
very fond of milk, which it drinks from
. spoon. Although always called a
horned-toad or horned-frog in this coun-
try, the little beastis lizard. fNAturak
lists call it an iguanian lizard of the &C.
nus ,phrynosorsa. Our mopntaineers,
who are often quite as close Observers o.
every living thing met1with in the wilds
US any naturalist. speak Of = thing char;
aeteristic Of the horned tosa that Ne
have never seen mentioned by any Of
the scientists. It Is that when the f.
male d leased BY . dog itsejecs two
small streams or slender threads Of
blood At least q red. liquid resembling
blood. The liquid is spurted to the dis
tance of nearly two feet. and With oon-
IJo f<x~o<. N1.o l;s.,ssS L. nx,s 6&x,,xl 10
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White Glover.

The distant hills the long DAY thro'
Have tainted in haze of blue;
The sun has been . burning hre, rsx1
The day has been warm desire. sts
But all desire is over. =. :,
The lights are fading from the west,
The night has brought . dresmy'rest,
And deep in yonder wood Il heard :
The sudden singing Of q bird, - /.
While here an evening wind has stirred
q A slope set thick with clover. Z
heneIds have lost their lingering Hight.
The path is dusty thro' the night
The clover is too sweet to lose ss,eu !
Her fragrance with the gathering dews,
The skies are warm above her; -.
The cricket pipes his song again.
The cows are waiting In the lane,
The shadows fall adown the hill,
And silent Is the whip-poor-wi 5str
But thro' the summer twilight still
You smell the milk white clover.
The glory of the day has ceased,
The moon has risen in the east,
The distant hills, the meadow near, ca
Are bathed in moonlight. soft and clear,
That wells the landscape over.
And born of rare and strange perfume,
Pure as the clover's odorous bloom,
Dear hopes. that are but half confessed.
Dim thoughts and longings I'LL the breas
TIL lost again in deeper rest
Among the blossomed clover.
Dora Read 0oodd1e, in Sunday afternoon.
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AN OLD-FAsHIONED GHOST.

/" Table-tippipgs and nonsense!
Pooh!'' said Aunt Petty. !" I can tell
you great deal betterg ghost story than
that. When / was young they had the
real thing-ghosts in winding-sheets!"
"Oh, did theyr Aud did you see
oneav asked both her nieces at once;
and both alighted Ike two robins on
the seats nearest Aunt Patty.
"There, don't press go close! You
are not deaf, supposed" said the spin
ster, going on laboriously with her darn
ing. e 3 sts1nksa
1t was the quaintest of old-fashioned
rooms where they sat. The floor was
covered with white, sparkling sand, &C.
cordiDg to custom inherited from
sold colony" days, and the walls were
stained dull red. Antique chests OF
drawers, filed with mysterious treas
ures, stood on both sides Of the room,
and in the corner licked the tall, an
Gent clock-solemnly, as became = SEN
tinel who had called the "All's welli''
of the hours to dead generation. Large
vine leaves fluttered at the open win
dows; "roses In at the lattice yearned
a-tip-toe, and good-morrow babe -
sweet threats sang in the high naples
that threw their gresnness in over the
dull red.
"Well, about the ghostP You have
not told us, said Irene, eager-eyed and
impatient.
"Did you see itP" asked Eunie.
Aunt Patty pursed her mouth.
4" Well, no, she said; "but can tell
you who did,"
"who. then, Aunt Pattyf" said both
ct once.
at was young man who was en-
gagged to Mrs. Bill Bradley. our neigh
Dor. Don't you ever tell of it, girls,
The young mans name was Huntoon,
John Huntoon, and he lived over here
in Eastield. Mrs. Bradley wasn't the
queer thing then that she is now, bui
full Of life, merry as o cricket, and hand.
some - . wax doll. She was brought
up in Deacon Huntoon's family-he was
Johns father, the Deacon was and
she was engaged to John bsfore his
mother died. But Mrs. Deacon Hum.
toon died when Lyddy CHATS Mrs
Bradley's name) was Is. Before Lyddy
and John were quite ready to marry
the Deacon himself took . second wife,
and it was the Widow Crane Of Dorset
She was one Of your high-feeling DANES
andshs tsld John one day that she wai
surprised 70 zee him 20 taken up with
that girl whsn he could do 90 much bet
ter for himself. But John said that b.
was doing a. we'll g be wanted to- and
went of whistling Hail Columbia.
She said something again to the same
purport, but here the Deacon interfered,
and told his wife that Johns mother
approved che match when she was alive,
and that John thought the world of his
mothsr, and she'd better let it drop.
"sIs that the casef' said she that had
hsen the Widow Crane Of Dorset, as
rnnp = TIE moon and smooth e deep
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RUSSIA has many and varied troubles.
1t is estimated that the cattle plague will
infics loss Of S24, oOO. 900 upon the en-
pire this year, and millions Of bushels Of
wheat are being destroyed annually by
. small beetle, for whose destructive
ness no sufficient check has yet been
found. As an inducement to the people
to destroy the insect, reward was Of
fered for every quart OF them that we're
brought in, dead or alive; bat S8.000,-
600 has been expended in this way with
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DR.. JOHN BULLS ~ :. /, .
Smiths / OliGSyTlp
ron the CURE OF
fever and ACUE
8 or CHlLLS and FEVER.

The proprietor Of this celebrated medieins
;ustIy claims for it superiority over AL rem
AL q ever offered to the public for the eAf1,
cERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
al Acne and Fever, or Chills and Fever, wneth-
er Of short or long standing. He refers 70 the
entire western and Southern country 70 Dear
him testimany 20 the truth Of the assertion
that in no case whatever will It fail to curen
the directions are strictly followed and carried
ont. In great many eases astngle dose nss
been sufacisnt for scare, and whole families
have been cured BY . single bottle, with per-
feat restoration Of the general health. II ~
hovsver, prudsnt, IN every ease more GER.
tain TO cure, II it, useis continued IN smaller
doses for week or two after the disease mas
been checked, more especially in diMoult and
onr-stsndine eases. Usually this medicine
mi not require any aidto keep the bowels IN
rood order. Should the patient, however, re
9uire : e thaxtic medicine, after having taken
three orfour doses Of the Tonic. single dose q
BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS WIZ
y r Su genuine snIrH,sToN1C SYRUP must
have nR. John BULL'gprfvate stamp on eaeh
bottle. DE- JOHN BULL only has the night 70
manufacture and sell the original JOHN j.
gMITHs TONIC SYRUP, Of Louisville, Ky
Examins well the label on each bottle. II my
private stamp q not on each bottle, DO mol
purchase, or you wiz be deceived.
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To cORREsPONDENrs.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the name Of the author not necessarily for
bart OF the writer Write only ON one aide OF the pa
Der Be particularly careful In giving names and daes
% have the letters and figures plain and distinct Prop
r names are often dicuit decipher. becaso Of thu
careless manner In which they are written. 81
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his mother could not have been aware
of the attachment. Well, -she must
have known Lyddy, SO doubtless it is all
right 49, 80
"She could put on the most graceful
way You ever saw, and now she began
to make q deal Of Lyddy. and trsated
her like q London doll, and John was
pleased enough with the change.
"Well, things went on 30 for some
time. ,Lyddy was spinning and weav-
ing linen (for girls had to make their
own outfits out of the fax in those days..
making it up into sheets and pillow
beers, and pieoing her bed.quilts as
merry - . lark. 1t had got to be Oc-
tober, ard they were to be married on
Thanksgiving Day evening. s.
GAN at once John grew so melan-
choly that every body noticed it. He
looked IKE death whenever he saw Lyd-
dy, and avoided her all he could. She
had gone away from the Deacon's then.
"Finally John let it drop that he'd
seen a.ghost, and that was all they could
get out Of him. She that had been the
Widow Crane of Dorset took his part,
and said they shouldn't tease him. and
she coaxed and fused over him, and was
always getting him something good to
eat, but he still looked as though his
heart was broken. p ~ ?
some Sunday morning the whole VII
lage Of Eastield was thsown into aston.
ishment by seeing . notice on the meet
ing-house door that intentions OF mar.
riage between John Huntoon and Han.
nah Crane were hereby made public. {
81 haven't told you that the Widow
Crane had daughter, but she had.
'sLyddy was just about frantic, but
she wouldn't go to the Deacon's afte1
the punishment, and Huntoon didn't
seem to dare to 60 to see her, and a
soon as could be after the publishmenl
be was married to Hannah Crane. ~
ga spiritless thing was Hannah, com
pletely under her mothers thumb.
"One day, when Lyddy was wander
ing about, half crazy, she came upon
John Huntoon, sitting on I log in th'
woods, with his head on his hands. Sh'
was 80 startled that she screamed tn
least bit, and he looked up. 9
40 ELyddy,' be groaned, don
come here! Nobody was even 9
wretched as ami
"Why wretchedp' said Lyddy, witt
some pride. you've got the girl yo'
wanted, and rich one instead Of . poo
one.'
"sDon't say that said john Il di'
not dare do any thing different. Stop
I will tell you all about it. One evening
1 went to bed happy man, and in tn
morning-I wonder my hair hadn't al
turned gray! Lyddy, I saw my mothe
in the night!'
"Oh joint screamed Lyddy.
eyes, he went on; it was hall
moony, half cloudy night. l saw tina
when l blew out my candle. All a
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