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Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-24
TO THE PUBLIC.

AS 1T HAS BEEN GENERALLY CIRCU-
IA lated that the Hotel Langham will close after
the State Fair happy TO say to the people OF
Sacramento, and the public IN general that we have
no such intention, but on the contrary expect to
keep the hotel open for many years TO come. The
patronage of the public is respectfully solicited.
salt TERRY & co.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-24

a FIRST CLASS SURGICAL NURSE, WHO
~ can furnish first-cass references, is open for
an engagement. Apply New Employment Office,
Cunie Building No 1925 Eighth street. s24-2t
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
omcers and members of sacra.

PIeneers.-Attend your regular monthly
meeting THIS Saturday EVENING, at 8 o'clock.
Business Of importance will be brought before the
meeting. JAMES MCGUIRE, PRESIDENT.
JAMES McCLEgRY, Secretary. [B. CT s24.1t
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-24

LADIES, buy your next pair of Shoes at the
Red House.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-24

BoYs, buy your next pair of Boots at Il
Red House.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-24

Sixth street, between and Masonic Temple).
Services at IL A. N. and 2 P. N. Notice Semi-an-
nual Conference begins in the same hall October Z,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
AHorse-Car Incident.

Not long ago, says the Boston CORE
spondent of the Concord Monitor, had occasion to
ride i'll Beacon street car veil filed with pasSen-
gers, many of them Back Bay gentlemen going
home to late dinners. took the only vacant seat
which was near the forward end. Very soon a lady
friend entered in velvet polsnaise bordered with
chinchilla fur, and rich Paris bonnet Instantly
several gentlemen sprang TO their feet Offering
seats. With gracious recognition of their courtesy
she accepted one midway the car. They crowded
together on the opposite side, and the gentleman
whe had risen was reseated. Tie next passenger
was pegress, bowed with age, neatly but poorly
clad, and carrying large basket, filed apparently
with laundry work. She gave timid glance up
the car with the sad, pathetic eyes of her race.
I scanned the faces of the young men, wondering
which one Esnld bsfrieAd her. The conductor
slammed the door, and as the car started the
woman lurched forward, but not a man stirred :
Ny friend laid her dainty glove on the wrinkled
hand and quietly seated poor Africa in her place.
arranging the basket conveniently at her feet.
Their indifference fed at once. There were seats
for the elegant lady on the right and left, which
she frigidly declined. After amoment large
fine looking man rose, aud, touching his hat, said
gravely, while the color deepened in his face: %
deserved your Tebuke-win you kindly take my
seat?" She accepted his apology and his scat.
am sure none who saw the incident will ever for
nati
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
RosssNps SUPERSTITION.
An Inscription ON a Watch that Caused
Him Great Uneasfness.

From Henry Lorin's interesting personal
"reminiscences of Rossini we extract the following
hitherto unpublished anecdote, euriously illustra
tive of the superstition that was one Of the great
maestros leading characteristics. In the year
1888 King Louis Philippe presented Rossini with
magnificent repeater, which the latter was ex-
tremey proud of and carried in his right waistcoat
pocket every day for some six years. One after
noon, as he was showing it to some acquaintance
in the Cafe Heider, strange gentleman walked
up to the table at which he was sitting and adj
dressed him with the words, NJ. Rossini, you do
not know the secrets of your watch, although
you have worn it for such long time. Will
you permit me to reveal them to your RoSsini,
with an ironical smile, handed him the watch,
when greatly to his surprise, the stranger touched
hidden spring, and a false lining to the back of
the watch flew open, disclosing the maestros por
trait, painted in miniature and surrounded by q
wreath of enameled Arabic characters. Inter
rogated as to how he came by his knowledge of
the watchs secret the existence of which Rossini
had never before suspected, the stranger ayowed
himself the maker of the costly toy, but oddly
enough positively declined to explain the signif-
cation of the Arabic words eneircling the likeness
although repeatedly and urgently solicited by
Rossini to do so. From that moment ROssini, con-
WINGED that some evil spell must be contained in
the mystic characters which their author stead
lastly refused to interpret to him, conceived I'M
conquerable g. fear Of the watch that he never
again wore it. After his death it was found by his
heirs securely sealed up and hidden away in an
old commode, which apparently had not been
opened for several years, sits contents were COW
cred with thick dust-LoRdoB Telegraph,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Awonderfa, Russian Idiot.

An idiot, who perhaps surpasses all
rivals in memory and i'll the capacity to make
mathematical calculations in his head, was re-
Gently examined before the students of the medico-
surgical academy ofSt. Petersburg He is twenty
seven years old. In his youth he was noted for his
brilliant ability, but addicted to the immod-
crate use Ofliquors and led dissipated life He
was attacked by an acute disease. When he re-
covered he was found 10 have lost all his men tai
faculties except memory and the power of ma the
NAUTICAL calculation. Those increased pro-
portiOnately as his understanding and power
of logical thinking vanished. Now he is
living phonegraph and calculating apparatus. In
the lecture room Professor McIieysky requested
him TO square numbers containing five or six fig
ures, to extract the square root of like numbers
and so on. All the questions were correctly an
swered by the patient i'll few seconds, No mathe-
matican present could do anything like it. Then
the professor requested some one TO read poetry
aloud for several minutes and the patient repeated
it as correctly as a photograph. The professor de-
clared 10 the audience that he WAS unable to ex
plain this psyehical phenomenon. The memory
and calculating capacity of the patient are still
growing, while in other respects he is becoming a
more homeless idiot.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
The story OF a Black Pearl.

A pawnbrOker of PeSth called at q
jewelers. shop to inquire IS 10 the value of black
stone that he said had been offered him as pledge
The jeweler found the stone to be- great rarity,
black pearl, and pronounced it very yaluable but
said he had never seen a black pearl before aud
could not set 4 price upon it. He referred III c
pawnbroker to q prominent jewelry house Of
Vienna. To the latter the man repaired and re-
peated his inquiries; but no sooner had he dis
played the pearl than paiice officer was sent fyr
and he was arrested the general suspicion that
he could not have come honestly byit. This how
ever, proved to be mistake. 1t was satisfactorily
shown that he had paid arrears of taxes for poor
neighbor of his in Pesth, and had thus saved him
some trouble and distress, and in return this man
gave him the pearl. The donor of the precious
stone had been trusted servant of the distin-
guished Count Bathyanyi and had received as a
souvenir from his master before his execution a
scarf pin that the latter had always worn Pressed
for money, he sold the gold of the PIN but kept the
stone He did not suppose it to be worth much
and now gave it to the pawnbroker as the only
return he could make for the latteF's aid. Bieder-
mann, the Vienna court iewcler, whose suspicious
had caused the pawnbrOker's arrest, is distin-
guished expert in precious stones. He says that
the English crown formerly possessed three
black pearls among It's precious adornment, but
they were stolen some two hundred years ago.
They were the only stones Of the kind then known
TO exist in the world. How Count Bathyanyi came
into possession of his has not been aScertained
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Origin OF the :. bakers Dozen,

Close by Market street now Broadway
| lived and prospered baker, the first man that
| ever baked Newly cakes-in fact, the inventor
| of them. The name of our friend was VOlckert
Jar Petersen Van Amsterdam commonly known
| as Baas. He was Dutch from his large feet to his
round, bald head, and had no respect for any one
| or anything that was not Dutch. He was regu-
lar attendant at the old Dutch church, but, never
theless. in constant fear of being bewitched His
| wife, Maritje, was economical even to saving the
| parings of her nails, and his gingerbread babies
were always made in imitation of his children. 1t
was New-Year eve, 1866, and Baas was in his shop
dealing out cakes for small pieces of money called
wampum. He had taken an extra glass of rum in
| honor of st. Nicholaus, when he heard a sharp
rap, and in walked as ugly an old woman as ever
he had set his eyes on. go -
! az want dozen New Year cookies" she
screamed - F-E
| well, den, you needn' sbeak so loud" replied
! Baas "Duyvell 1 amt teaf, den''
! 81 want a Dozen" screamed the old woman,
and here is only twelve" tzE
"Yen, den, and What de duyyeI is dwalf but
'dozen?" said the baker
a tell you want one more!" she shrieked
well, den," said he, you may co to de duyvel
ind get anOdder; you Won't get it here
From this time cur bakers wife and himself
were made miserable. Their money and cookies
were taken away by invisible hands; their bread
either rose out of their sight or sank into the
earth; their famous brick oven was torn down
and poor Baas pelted with his own bricks; Maritje
became deaf; Baas was black and blue from head
to toe; and spch life as he led was purgatory
Thrice the old woman appeared, and thrice was
she sent to ode duyvel.' And at last, in his
agony, Baas bethought himself of st. Nicholaus
who advised him, on hearing of his troubles, when
he counted dozen to count thirteen.
"Py st. Johannes de Doeper, put st. Nicholaus
is great plockhead" thought Baas; and while he
was thus thinking St. Nick had vanished, and in
his stead was the old woman. She repeated her
demand for lone more" and Baas, remembering
St. Nicholaus, acceded to her demand, when sh
exclaimed, THE spell is broken, and heneefor-
ward dozen is thirteen, and thirteen is Dozen"
And, taking cooky with effigy of the good
saint ON it, she made Baas swear that ever after-
ward twelve should be thirteen, as a type of the
thirteen mighty States that should arise out of the
ruins of the government of Vaderlandt
1t is well known how terribly ST. Nicholaus re-
venged himself upon those who set themselves up
against the venerable customs of their ancestors
and refused the homage to him to whose good
Offices it owing that this his favorte city has
surpassed all others in beautiful damsels valorous
young men, minee pies, oliekoeks, and New Year
cookies.-Harper's Magazine for March
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
wood.sawyers wiz, n Hi.,ory.

In Dubuque, Iowa, two men are now
engaged in saving wood for Mr.. John Coleman
who have history. One OF them, John Derney,
has been millionaire. During the war he was q
member Of New Jersey regiment and served
under Mcclellan IN the Potomac amy. lie was
in many battles and received many wounds. He
receives pension Of S per month. At the close
Of the war he went to California and thence 20
Mexico. where he engaged in silver mining and
was very successful, anlassing a handsome for
tune. About eight years ago he married the
daughter of General Emil TOHtOretH wealthy
merchant of Mexico, with whom he lived very
happily for two or three years. lie decided TO sci
his property and return to this country. Il did
take him long to dispose of his real estate and
other interests, although he sacrificed consider
bic oft. His wealth nov consisted of bonds ANA
other cash securities, which he intended to de
post in the Bank of Mexico for safety, and TO 30
drawn when he reached his destination On tie
10th of October 1874, the night before he intended
to start On his return, his wife stole all his money
and securities and fed with her lover, and he has
never seen Or heard of her since. He arrived IN
New York with little money. and as may be cN-
pected. gave himself up to dissipation. He has
been g wanderer ever since, arriving in DubTg-o
a few days ago. John Murphy is his fellow IA
borer at the wocdpilc Of Mr.. Coleman. y few
wears ago Murphy was the captain Of a steamboat
on the Ohio River, which he owned, and was
otherwise well of. He met with reverse Of foc-
tune and fII-luck, and last summer was roust-
about Oh the upper Mississippi.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
A Spicy Romance.

Celia Logan, bralnler woman than heI
sister Olive and equally as clever writer, tells in
one of her New York letters 10 the Cincinnati
TilesSdr, spicy romance of the early DAYS of the
Baroness Burdett- Coutts, when that lady followed
the silver-tongued Mario to this country and san
night after night, solitary and alone i'll her box
drinking in with rapture each liquid note as it fell
from the gifted tenoTs lips. The conclusion of the
story is as follows:
To those behind the scenes in those days this 70
mantle story was well knOwn-the ties that kept
Mario fast chained 10 Grisi, even when he had
Eearicd of her and would gladly have exchanged
English woman who had come SO far not 10 lose
one note OF that heaven given voice. Apart from
his divine gift of song, Mario was one OF the hand
soonest men ever born, although he was a tTihe
understood. GTis too, perfect type OF lovely
Italian, eyes and hair like his, dark midnight.
and i'll person beautifully formed, although at this
time she was stout and somewhat passee. Although
the trio were seemingly on the most friendly foot
ing, Miss COuits admiration for the great singer
being supposed TO be merely that which she might
feel for any wonderful artist, such as she lately
has shown for Irving, the actor. Grisi was terri
bly, Jealous, ana was said at the time nothing but
the fear of losing Mario altogether caused her to
put q restraint upon herself / remember, how
ever, one night there had been a domestic scene
between the singers, and Grisi came 10 the theatre
in a state ofpeut- up fury The opera was Norma"
Grisi as we'll as Mario was in splendid voice, and
seemed as if trying 10 Out-do each other. At
length GFisi reproaches her betrayer Stretching
forth her TO its fullest extent, she pointed di
rectly TO the box in which the lone lady set, and
Numbered forth Thou yet shall feel the anguish
which has broken this poor heart
Mario turned his back on GriSi, and Miss Coutts
drew further behind the curtains. The words be-
ing i'll Italian, were not generally understood By
the audience, but the verdict was that a more
splendid piece of acting had never before been
given by any lyric artist.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Kate CIaxfan,s Grief.

An incident of Kate Claxton's visit to
Easton this week painfully reminded those who
witnesses of it that there are real sorows in
the life of an actress, while it exhibited that
touch of nature which makes the whole world
kim Boarding with her parents at the United
States Hotel is bright golden-haired little girl
of about five years of age. About two weeks ago
Kate Claxton Mrs. Stevenson) lost Just such lit
tie one, and laid away the treasure of her life in
her babys grave. When Miss Claxton sat in the
dining room of the United States "Wednesday
morning she watched every movement of the
child who sat at an opposite table, and by and by
the eyes, fixed so intently on little Ethel filed
with tears, her emotion became uncomfortable
and she hastily left the room. In q little while
the child went up stairs, and in the hallway
the poor bereayed mother was standing, her
heart hungry for q smile and kiss from the
little one whose bright looks and prattle had
brought back so forcibly the memory of her own
baby. She said: "Wont you come and kiss me-
my dear?' And, attracted by the caressing tone
ofthe mothers voice, with the frank confidence of
childhood, Ethel ran to her, threw her arms about
her neck, and kissed her. 1t was too much for the
sorely wounded heart. The child was frightened
by the vehemence of the passionate grief she had
awakened She was gathered into the arms of
love, and held in such close embrace-as if she
who held her would never let go. The poor lady
sobbed and rocked to and fro in the agony of her
great SORROW and when friends of the child and of
the actress attracted by the sobbing came alongthe
hail. she reluctantly released the astonished little
one and tottered to her room. Those who witnessed
the scene could not restrain their tears. When
Miss Claxton left the hotel she asked the child TO
bid her goodbye" and she kissed her passion
ately and cried, and then went her way to play
and amuse the public again, bearing long
hunger in her heart '-Eastera Express
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
A ROy's Work.

Ever since a year ago last August a
Norwich Comm boy, then twelve years old,
named William B. Brigden, has been engaged in
writing and Illustrating with his own drawings q
history of the United States. He has now COM
pleted thirteen chapters of his work, which en-
brace an account of the early discoveries and set
tlement of America from the traditional voyages
of explorers 600 years before Christ down 20 Raj
eighs settlement in North Carolina in 1857. The
work consists Of 252 pages, very plainly written
with a pen, the lines being of equal length
and the pages of uniformed size, well figured,
and having running titles. At the bottom
of the pages, when necessary, are handsomely
written foot notes, and topical index for refer
enee adorrs the wide margin. SO close is the pen
work in sanitation ofprint that the italicized
clauses are readily distnguishable from the text
and the quotations are given in smaller hand
and more compactmass to represent the style tech
nically known as solid by boOkmakers. There
are at least rs go words in the composition and
III illustrations add to the beauty of the work.
These drawings represent ancient ruins, inple-
mentS, weapons, and vessels, historic scenes, ma
rine views NEUROLOGICAL representations, bsttle
sketches, dozen portraits of famous adventures,
and as many we'll drawn maps. Nearly one half
the pictures arc the authors own. The rest are
copied from d dozen different books TO which he
gives credit
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
A Cunning Cat.

A gentleman who took trip into the
country yesterday. when the plains mile from
any house. noticed 4 cat, a huge one, almost rs
large as a fair-sized dog 1t was lying upon the
ground, its feet uppermOst, in such way that he
had no doubt that It had fallen a victim TO some
vicious dog. Around it, feeding unsuspeciinsiy,
was fock of small birds. The apparently lifcle>s
cat was within range ofthc vision Of the observer
for some time. and just as he was thinking how
much easier Ii would be loc the animal to feign
death and catch bird by dcceiying it than by
slipping up 10 il he was asonished TO see the cai
suddenly roll over and grab one Of the feathcrct
tribe that was very near. The otherbirds few SH3y
a hundred yards OF so and alightcd. The cat only
made one or two mouthfEIs Of the game, and tEtn
crept around to the windWGrl OF tho birlS, laid
Itself oct agal4, 1ad eSee EscTe s1ccszsfdi.S
played the dead dodge. The gentleman drove
away without seeing how many birds 1t took &c
satisfy The feline.-CGrs0p ABpcOL
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Word for Mrs. Lily Lans.ry.

Here is Il lady who has been notmerclv
the passing figure Of a season, but who has held
her own amid the feverish competition of London
life, and who, at the end Of her third campaign,
had not appreciably lost ground During the
whole of this time she had been lioniZed, wOT-
SHIPPED, stared at in public places, mObbed at rail
way stations TO an extent seldom experienced save
by royalty. She had not only moved as an equal,
but reigned as a sovereign in certain sections of
that society" which if it is little mixed Is the
most highly coveted in England. Her face had
become familiar TO the inhabitants of this coun
try as that of the Prime Minister, and her name
was far more widely known than that of Archibald
Campbell TAFT. All this was not her doing. but
societys. Society it is who insisted in placing her
on its throne, and in having hats and mantles and
other articles of apparel called after her name.
Such an ordeal might have transfixed st. Agnes
herself Yet in this case, the victim of it under
went no visible change. Royal scademicianS pro-
tested that head or face more perfect was never
possessed by woman. Poets Of the period dithy-
rdmbically declared that Helen of Troy had again
come upon the earth. Princes and peers literally
Frustrated themselves. SOciety's verdict was 50
strong in her favor that it even silenced the dis
seniient voice of feminine malignity. But the
lady 10 whom society had suggested the calling Of
professional beauty was not greatly moved by any
of these things. Elate with her honOrs she may
have been, but she bore them with none Of the in
science which in women success usually develops.
All this society would do well to remember to her
credit nOW.-L0RdoR U0yld.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
RaipfalI Next Suu,,,er

The effect of a winter which brings q
heavy snowfall in the Rocky Mountains is always
followed by summerth that brings an abundance
of rain 10 the Missouri valley. This doesn't rest
upon gueSswork, like the predictions of almanac
makers, nor upon the supposed influence of GER
tain planets like the forecasts of Tice and Vennor
but is based upon the simple scientific PROPOSE
ton, which the experience of many years
has proved TO be correct, that the melting of
snow in the Rocky Mountains constitutes the
principal source of the rainfall in all this
portion of the continent The snow melting in
the mountains rises in the form of vapor, and in
this form is borne eastward until it comes in con-
tact with warmer current, when it is precipiated
in the form of rain. Observations taken at this
point for twenty consecutive years show that this
rule has never failcd-a winter of heavy snowfall
in the mountains is followed by an abundant rain
fall in this vicinity the next summer, and when
there is but little in the mountains there is
but little rain here the following summer. All ac-
counts agree that the fall of snow in the noun
tains this winter is heavy; and therefore, accord
ing to this rule, we may look for an abundant
rainfall next summer.-LcGpateoitt TdEtes
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
a Baby Heroine.

Ny washerwoman told me of little
black heroine, who ought to be immortalized. She
is only four years old. and was left alone with q
baby year old, while the mother went out for
her days work. While the good old auntie was
busy over soapsuds she heard some boys shouting:
The Potomac is out Of its banks" She started
bareheaded toward her dwelling, and saw the
water whirling around it, five or six feet deep.
The Door old woman was frantic, and member
of the Iic-saving crew took her in and erried her
TO her door. There was not sound; the poor liz
ties ones must have drowned. The mothers cries
brought kinky head to the window. Here we
is, nanny: 1 fetched sissy UP in the loft, cause
there IS water down there" Then the baby was
lifted by the small arms up TO see nanny, and in
u few minutes both little folks were enjoying their
first ride in a boat. What other child of four
would have kept her head when the water broke
in had strength enough TO drag her little sister
upstairs to a place Of safety Washington Lie 10
ClilciRRdti Commercial.