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Tasted Dretful Queer

We have heard of people curing
others Of using strong drink by putting
an emetic into their whisky bottles
The following story, told in Harper's
Drawer, illustrates the weddiAg man.
ners Of seventy years ago, and the SIM
plioity of green young benedict; bo+..
A minister Of Newburyport was once
called up, after he had gone to bed, 10
marry couple. The hour wasi late,
and the minister's wife did not rise to
witness the ceremony, but, gave her hus-
band particular directions for the enter
tainment Of the guests. g. sadelnI Jgz
'Don't forget to pass the cake and
wine,a doctor" said she. 'tThe cake is
inS Syhe corner cupboard, and you'll find
The wine on the third right hand shelf
in The sideboard." ..,.. .,.,.,,.... ,..., +.
The doctor promised obedience, put
on his clothes, and went down to per
form the ceremony. .s, -a
Returning half-hour later, he found
|hisswife sitting up in bed with an snx-
ious expression on her face ....
"Doctsr,'. she cried, "did you give
them any wine2' '.'
Certainly, my dear, jussas you told
ine."3 '''.s' ''' @ ''.'ia F, - ''.
'"Not from the decanter on the third
shelf in the sideboard p ' "
"That is exactly where you directed
me 20 find it." ''2'''''''''' Dig
gI"Dear dear + Did they drink much
Of itg' ID. "uh 1'o l's.R a'dfnri '..'
!, ,',g.''SWhy, !. yes they emptied their,
glasses" 7'' naa ,"I1.5'u1.- ~ .'
What shall we do4 Doctor, I made
q mistake--it was ipecac wine you gave
thern Oh, how sick they must be
Do dear, put on your cloak and go
right after them. They can't have got
far" 10 OH .,g So . .In,qs .tAI ,.a
Tile doctor found the couple at the
next Street corner. lHpHs 're .dj 'a.
s-""Whatm made you drink the wineP
he asked. "Couldn't you tell by the
taste that there was something wrong
.abOntitT Faf r4eH7airi i.n
The bridegroom answered between his
'qualms - 20 .p .5rI Eau a.
"She whispered to Lac that it tasted
dretfuf queer, but | told her twas be-
cause we was gittin' married" s.r
/. BERFsrEAK Pln..Take cold roast
beef, cnt it into thin slices about an inch
ind a half long Take raw potatoes;
peel them and cut them into thin slices.
Have ready deep dish, lay some OF tie
~ otatdes at the bottom, and then layer
of beef, and 50 ON till tie dish is filed.
Season as you would chicken pie, til il
with boiling water coY.r .; with % crust
.a@J bake ii.
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GA 4 REvEscEEUn CAME 3. We End this
Rasten story illustrating the camels
nalighity and passion rhosvithstaading
hispstience and good'service when well
treated gAENER&sA aG
|. On one occasion camel driver had
insulted the Shinalin his chafge&g The
driver, from tae expression Of its eye,
saw that there WAS mischief, in it, and
kept sharp watch for some days Sae Sg .'' r,
One night before be retired to rest he
left his cloak spread over the wooden
saddle of the camel Outside the tent,
During the night the camel approached
the cl6ak, and, believing that its mas
ter was fast asleep under, it,e lay, down
and rolled itself backwards afterwards
over the cloak; the saddle broke under
its weight, and the animal was evident,
lymuch pleased, at what it thought was
thescrackipg and ibreakiing Of Its masters
bones. .o,yu yo;trv0laa @dY =,
After a time It rose, and looking with
contentment on tbeshayoc it had caused,
retired from the, spot Next morning,
the driver, who bad heard all that the
camel had done, presented himself to
theanimal. Ihe disappointed camel was
in such rage on seeing its master safe
and well that It@died 1sr,igna} oig,l a
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YEAsT.-Onel pint mashed potatoes,
water and all, one cup of four pone.cup
of strong hop tea, four quarts of boiling
water. When nearly cold add pint OF
good yeast Let it stand for "a hours,
occasionally stirring it well (; strain 1T
and put itin jug andaset itina cool
place. ,alndH ehl ,s7alaa'7
LEMON ,PREseRyE.-hUhe pound of
pounded loaf sugar, quaster pound Of
butter, six eggs and the whites of four
wall-beaten, the rhid Of two lemons
grated, and the juice .qf Elr2cs y8iis9to-
cathar and let it simmer till Of The con-
sis.ency Of honey. Be careful 70 ..rall
Il. zine, or il will b1rr.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
ST. LOUIS ANGRY.

Chicago has at last triumphed over her
rival, st. Louis, in the most emphatic
way. The census gives the former of these
cities population of SOC, 0O0 and the lat
ter only $40, 00o And st. Louis is angry
all over because of this exhibition of her
numerical inferiority. Her press rails at
the Census Bureau, abuses the enumer-
ators, declares that the census has not been
properly taken, and generally acts very alb
surdly. We have before pointed out the
futility of all such raids upon the census.
They are completely unreasonable, because
the census is a scientific method of COM
putation, and those who refuse to accept
its results have no data half so trustworthy
to base their claims upon. We have no
doubt that the census is right and the st.
Louis papers wrong. This ia the only ra-
tional presumption in the case. st. Louis
must swallow her chagrin and give up the
effort to swell herself after the manner of
the tabled frog Chicago has won the
race. and there is no more to be said about
it. Getting angry and abusing the enum-
orators is puerile and undigni6ed, and win
only cause the St. Louis journals and peo-
pie to be laughed at. Let them possess
their souls in peace, and realize that there
are thousands of places in the country
very much smaller than either st. Louis or
Chicago, which nevertheless are quite con-
tented to be what the census declares
them
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
GEEERAL HANCOCK.
His Tyrannical, Pompous and ovsrbearing
Qualities.

His Tyrannical Pompous and overbearing
Qualities.
Dr. G. B. Hutchins, of No. 2S6 Taylor
street, San Francisco, contributes the fol
lowing to one Of the newspapers of that
city
In February, 1865, was Medical Direc-
tor of the First Division OF the Nineteenth
Army Corps, and also Surgeon of my regi-
ment, the One Hundred and Sixteenth New
York. We were IN camp around Winches-
ter, and General Sheridan left us and went
up the Shenandoah valley to join Grant at
Petersburg, General Hancock coming down
to take command about the lst of March.
The weather was rainy, cold and very dis
agreeable. But his first order was, never
theless, to the effect that all the overcoats,
boots and extra baggage be sent to the rear,
as preparation for the campaign. The
order created general Indignation and con-
stefnation. Both boots and overcoats were
greatly needed, and as the custom had
been previously to retain the overcoats
until active service began, the order was
generally disobeyed. In the latter part of
March the division went into camp at Ste
phenson's depot, and were reviewed for the
first time by Hancock. On this occasion
some of the shivering companies cried out
Boots, boots overcoats, overcoats
Hancock was greatly incensed, and in
spiteful indignation issued a second order
that all the overcoats should be burned.
This was enforced, and the next day all the
long line of camptires was engaged IN the
consumption of the Objectionable articles.
The day after that Hancock apparently re-
GREETED his haste and countermanded the
order. All the coats were consumed, how
ever, and during the continuance after that
of the cold spell the men on picket duty
and guard suffered greatly from the ex-
posture and number went on the sick List.
This action, and the Iompous, insolent and
overbearing qualities which were Ham
cocks chief characteristics made him very
unpopular If the Democrats rely on the
soldiers vote for Hancock-it will have to
come from men who did not serve under
him, and know him only through the pa
pers.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
A VERY VALUABLE ExRIBIr.

we " Cdtl dbLSLLiOu 10 itG OK
tremely interesting and valuable set of
tables which we publish this morning,
showing the receipts and disbursements of
the Government from its organization to
June 80, 1875, and exhibiting the amount
of defalcations and the ratio of losses per
$1,000 to the aggregate received and dis
bursed. We recommend our readers to
cut out these tables and preserve them for
reference, for they contain an infinite
amount of suggestive facts, and they con-
stitute the best showing we know of in
regard to the relative efficiency and in
tegrity of Republican and Democratic
| administrations. The first fact likely to
catch the attention of the reader is the
| astonishing increase of honesty and care
| fitness in the handling of the disburse-
ments and receipts since the era of the
rebellion. 1t will be seen that the smallest
percentage of losses, both on disbursements
| and receipts, occurred during the six years
of Grants administration here recorded
The losses on disbursements in that period
were only 81 cents on the 81 600, and those
on receipts 81 cents ON the 81 eco. The
heaviest losses on disbursements occurred
under Andrew Jackson, when they rose
to s. So on the 81 1000. The heaviest
losses on receipts occurred under Martin
Van Buren,, and were Sill II on the 81 goo.
The Postoffice appears to have been worse
managed under James Monroe than at any
former or later period, the ratio OF losses
then having been Sll 81 to the 81 600.
During the entire period the losses on dis
bursements have greatly exceeded those
on receipts. The most remarkable fact,
however, is that while the aggregate of
both receipts and disbursements has in
creased since the war so enormously, the
ratio of losses has decreased in a far larger
proportion. Thus in Van Buren's admins
tration there was loss on disbursements
Of nearly three millions and half out of
total of 2S5 milhons while in Grants
term, cut of total of eight thousand
millions, the loss was less than three
millions. Out of total amount involved
in disbursements of thirty thousand
millions, the loss has been thirty-nine
millions perhaps not much when
We look at the whole sum in
volved, but nevertheless enough to
afford very pretty pickings for the
thieves, and to explain why it
is that political spoils have always
attracted so large following.
II we divide the whole period into
two divisions, namely, before and after the
war, the showing is equally instructive.
Before the war the ratio of losses to every
$1,000 of receipts was 50. Since the war
it has been 81 cents. Before the war the
ratio of losses to every 81, 900 of disburse-
ments was So IL. Since the war it has
been 81 cents. 1t would be possible to
go through the tables and pick out as sug-
gestive facts from almost every line Of
them, but having shown our readers what
can be gathered from these statistics, we
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
GARFIELD AND THE DE GoLYER
CONTRACT.

The Nation goes carefully over the his
the De Golyer contract, concerning which
so much nonsense has been talked by the
Democrats, and shows conclusively that
there is nothing in the charge. The facts
are that Garfield's Congressional position
did not and couldnot have exercised any in-
fuence whatever upon the case in which
he engaged. The Board of Works of the
District of Columbia government had fixed
the prices at which certain pavements, of
wood, and stone, and concrete, should be
laid, and had then advertised for bids.
The appropriations for the work had been
previously made by the District Legisla-
ture. Congress had absolutely nothing to do
with the matter one way or the other. Ali
that remained was for the Board of Works
to decide which pavement it should select.
No difference in price was to be made, no
matter which competitor was successful.
Garfield was asked by Parsons, the lawyer
who had the De Golyer patent in charge,
to examine the evidence in support of that
and other competing payements, and to
prepare brief for the Board of Works.
He did this, and he was paid for it. The
De Golyer pavement was not, as has been
alleged, fraud. It was just as good
pavement as any of those which were in
| Tho hconnopt fnf
against the Board Of Works was based on
the allegation that it had fixed all the
prices to be.paid for pavements too high.
With that, however, Garfield had nothing
to do He was not responsible for the
price paid for laying tho pavement. He
had, as member of Congress, nothing to
say about the matter. The Nation thinks
that perhaps the people who employed
Garfield in the case may have hoped to
gain something by the prestige of we'll
known and influential Congressman, but it
is careful to point out that this view rests
upon developments which were not made
for considerable time after, and which
neither dafIleiu HOT any Oue else OUTSIDE
the District of Columbia ring knew any
thing about. 1t thinks that Garfield may
be charged with indiscretion in the prem
Uses, but with nothing more, and it con-
clades, :" Let us finally say that in judging
him on the charge of indiscretion it is
"not fair to judge his conduct in 1871
with the light of $780, There is not one
"of us whose views about discretion touch
cling the relations between politics and
"money have not been greatly clarified by
"the events of the past nine years" We
cannot say that to us it seems necessary to
charge General Garfield even with indis-
cretion in this case. We have no right to
judge public men as though they were
Buddhist ascetics endeavoring TO prepare
themselves for Nirvana by gradually re-
nouncing every human foible and affection.
We hold that Garfield acted as ninety
nine out of hundred honorable and mp
right men would have acted under the
same circumstances, and that it is little
better than affectation to find fault with
him at all.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
TURKEYS EMBARRASSMENT.

1t appears that there is no truth in the
reports which have been circulated to the
effect that the Porte had sent a note to the
Powers refusing to accept the decision of
the Berlin Conference in the Greek boun-
Diary question. The fact is that the de-
cision of the Conference has not yet been
officially communicated to the Porte, and
therefore it could not have answered it.
As the Conference has given Greece a
wider stretch of territory than was origin
ally proposed, it is quite natural that the
Porte should object to the adjudication,
more especially as. it has not been con-
suited. Should it determine upon resist
ance, however, it is evident that it's con.
tumacy may be taken advantage of by the
Powers to hasten that partition of the
Ottoman Empire they all both dread and
desire. 1t is scarcely possible that the
Conference would have gone to all this
trouble without previous agreement look
ing to the enforcement of it's decision,
however, and of course an European de-
mand for the cession of the disputed terri
tory to Greece would be final. The Porte
appears still to hope that the old jealousy
which has hitherto prevented any concert
of action among the Powers when crisis
approached, may help it yet, but it has
little or nothing to hope from the present
English Government. and there is no other
at all likely to interfere in any event. If
the Powers would hold their hands and let
Greece and Turkey settle the question in
the field the latter might have some chance
of escape, but as things are there is no
prospect that this solution will be &C
cented.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
INDIANA POLITICS.

The late decision of the Indiana Supreme
Court, declaring the constitutional amend.
ment changing the day Of election uncon.
stitutional, appears to be bearing fruit.
The decision is regarded as piece of par
tisan trickery, and it is received with
strong resentment. The nomination of
English at the same time has fallen as
wet blanket upon the Indiana Democrats,
and they appear indisposed to put any
energy into the campaign. Whether the
Supreme Court decision is or ia not par
tisan one cannot be determined without a
careful examination of it. Certainly what
we have seen of the argument has led us
to doubt the craftsmanship of it, for if the
facts are as stated there would seem little
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
THE WEEKLY UNION.

The WEEKLY USIos tsecond part Is issued sils
morning. There is no paper on the coast which
addresses itself so strongly to the interests OF the
reader. 1t is, for instance, the only weekly pub
lished in two parts in order that it may reach its
subscribers twice week, instead of Thus its
readers get news oftener and fresher than through
any other weekly paper. 1t consists OF sixteen
pages each week. and is thus the largest paper. 1t
presents all the latest and best European, Eastern
and home telegraphis news. 1t is edited with care
and special reference to the advancement OF the
people and the development of the resources OF the
State 1t presents the market reports Of San Fran
cisco and Sacramento, stock saes local. religious,
sporting art mechanical and political news OF the
day, and the choicest original and selected miscel-
iany. In Short it is the paper of all others for the
general reader, the household, the shop, the farm
and the office. Its subscriptionist has increased
with rnequaled rapidity, and is constant and reia-
BILE 1t is mailed for one year, postage paid, to any
address in th United States for g.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
BRADLAuGH AND HIS PROSECUTORS

1t seems that there are some silly people
in England who are bent upon making a
martyr of Bradlaugh, and who did not
learn enough from the recent defeat of the
Tories through their rash assault upon
him, to refrain from further experiments
in the same direction. These Jealous per.
sons are pursuing him with writs, and try
ing to get up a case to contest his right to
hold his seat in the House of Commons
If they really want to kill Bradlaugh their
wisest course is to let him. alone. If then
there happens to be nothing in the man, he
will sink by his own weight. But perse-
cution can make a celebrity out of even a
fool, and this endeavor to hunt man out
of the House because of his religious opin-
ions is calculated to arouse counter dem
onstration of a very dangerous character.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
THE INCREASE OF SUICIDE.

A recent writer in Btackwood states that
a very marked increase in suicide has of
late years taken place in Europe. The
number of suicides is said to be FIVE times
greater than at the beginning of the pres
emit century, and it is estimated roughly
that about 10000 people destroy them
selves every year, taking the whole of Eu-
rope. 1t is further alleged that this in
crease of suicide has kept pace with the
spread of education in such g way as to
make it apparent that the tendency to self
destruction has been strengthened by the
dissemination of knowledge. This, how
ever, is precisely what ought to have been
anticipated. The first effects of knowl
edge are inevitably depressing. Ignorance
is always confident and self-assured. But
the man who has learned little is just
capable of perceiyinghis own insignifcance,
and of becoming intensely dissatisfied with
his surroundings. 1t is the people who
possess a little knowledge who are always
the most turbulent and impatient. They
are the ones who rebel against social inc.
qualities who become communists; who
affect all kinds of eccentric and alb
surd governmental and social theo-
ries; who are prone to restlessness and
insubordination who are fond of
labor strikes who are ever engaged in
some attempt to overthrow existing insti-
tutions. To such half-informed minds
knowledge brings only torture and de-
spsir. They have no balance, and since
they have learned only how to crave, but
not how to supply their cravings, it is
quite easy to understand how they may
be tempted toward suicide. They are, in
truth, failures in the world, and Nature
doubtless takes the quickest method of
removing them. They do not harmonic
anomalous transition state, which is at
odds with both past and present, and they
naturally come to the conclusion that the
times are out of joint. Statistics of sui
eide are SO imperfect and fragmentary that
it is impossible to make any useful COM
parison of different periods; but we are
quite prepared to believe that the proper
ton is larger now than it has been before
during the century, and we do not expect
that this tendency will diminish appre-
Gladly until another generation has con-
solidated and digested the knowledge
which the present one has hardly had ca
pacity to assimilate.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
GRANT on HANCOCK.


A note, purporting to be written by Gen.
eral Grant, has been published by the
Chicago Adpancs. 1t is in answer to state
ments that he had declared himself in
favor of Hancock. Wecannot say whether
the note is genuine, but it certainly sounds
ike Grant. He is represented as writing
Il have nothing to say against General
Hancock. l have known him for forty
years. His personal, official and mill
"tary record is good. The record of the
party which has put him in nomination
ais bad" Whether or not Grant wrote
this, it Is forcible way of putting the
case, and it contains the whole argument
Of the campaign in a nutshell. It is not
the record of Hancock, but the record of
the party which has put him in nomina
ton, that is in question. 1t is the record
of that party that nnst decide the prefer.
ences of voters. The Democracy cannot
hide behind an individual, though it would
doubtless like to do so. It will be dragged
out and compelled to face the country.
It's record is not good, whatever Hancock's
may be, and that is the essential consider.
alton.