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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-16

A rumor reaches me which | hasten to
communicate. / learn from Paris that
crinoline is once more coming into fashion
the dreadful iron hoops have already made
their appearance in that otherwise irrepre-
hensible city and are becoming more in
number and greater in circumference every
day. The importation to this country un-
der these circumstances is only question
of time. Perhaps by next season the fe-
male deYotees of a la mode will have sue.
cumbed to fashion not less striking than
the short aisted gowns and large bonnetsof
our grandmothers-or, let me see, should
say of our great grandmothers !? But
fashion is not unkind to the fair sex alone.
The word has gone forth that gentlemen's
evening coats must have baggy sleeves.
The aspect of certain portion of the au.
dience on the first night of the "Mighty
Dollar" seriously impressed me that, al
though Turkish trousers might be all very
well in their proper place, they were GER
tainly not becoming on the arms of gen.
tleman in full dress. Still, as a young man
oontides to me, sit shows that young
fellow is able to afford dress coat every
season which the waiter cannot" The
back of the coat too, used to be cut low.
the collar turned down to show collar and
scarf pin behind. Reaction has set in,
and now the collar is high, mounting up to
the very back of the head, until enduring
nature can bear no more. Here, also,
is modern revival reminding us of the
coat that was in vogue when our grand
fathers had their Hkenesses taken in sill.
houette. Il London Correspondence,
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JEFFREY AS A MIMIC.

"We had got to talk of public speaking,
of which Jeffrey had plenty to say, and
found Anderson and all of us ready enough
to hear. Before long he fell into mimick-
ing of public speakers, men unknown, per-
haps imaginary generic specimens and
did it with such felicity, flowing readi-
ness, ingenuity and perfection of imitation
as never saw equalied, and had not given
him credit for before. Our cosy little draw
ing-room, bright-shining, hidden in the
lowly wilderness, how beautiful it looked
to us, became suddenly as it were a Temple
of the MUSES.. The little man strutted about
full of electric fire, with attitudes, with
gesticulations, still more with winged
words, often broken-winged, amid
our admiring laughter, gave us the windy
grandiloquent specimen, the ponderous stu
pid, the airy ditto, various specimens. as
the talk, chiefly his own, spontaneously
suggested, of which there was little pre-
paratory interstice between each two. And
the mimicry was so complete, you would
have said not his mind only, but his very
body became the specimens, his face filled
With the expression represented, and his
little figure seeming to grow gigantic if the
parsonage required it. At length he gave
us the asstruse costive specimen, which
had meaning and no utterance for it, but
went about clambering, stumbling, as on
path of loose powders, and ended in
total downbreak, amid peals of the hearth
est laughter from us all. This of the aerial
little sprite standing there in fatal col
lapse, with the brightest Of eyes sternly
gazing into utter nothingness, and dumb
ness, was one of the most tickling and
genially ludicrous things 1 ever saw, and
it prettily winded up our little drama. l
often thought of it afterward, and of what
a part mimicry plays among human gifts.
In its lowest phase no talent can be lower
flor even the Papuans and monkeys have
it) f; but in it's highest, where it gives you
domicile in the spiritual world of Shakes
peare or Goethe, there are only some few
that are higher. No clever man, l sup.
pose, is originally without it. Dickens
essential faculty, l often say, is that of
frst-rate play actor. Had he been born
twenty or forty years sooner we should
most probably have had second and
greater Mathews, Incledon or the like, and
no writing Dickens. "-[Carlyle's Reminis-
cences.
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An IMMENSE ENGINE.

The pumping engine connected with the
Boston sewer works runs from 27d to
rs revolutions per minute, pumping under
head of fully fifty feet-most of the time
rather mora than that. 1t is delivering
through the stand pipe between %, 600, 900
and &c, 200, 600 gallons of water in twenty
four hours. The steam pressure is ITO
pounds per square inch ; 200 pounds OF
thirty minutes and put upon the brick
work in front of the boilers whether used
or not, the next half hour 200 pounds
more are dumped. Including all kindling
used, and putting the fuel at all
that was weighed out, it will
be $40 pounds per hour, and this
makes the duty III, 800, 600 pounds. The
boilers in use are two of Corliss' upright
tubular boilers, and were made for the job.
They are temporarily set and are being run
under these conditions. The requirements
Of the specifications of the Boston commit
tee on sewers was 43 feet maximum lift
and 35 feet-as we remember it-average
lift. The conditions under which the en-
gines are running, as will be seen, are
lift of so per cent. more than the maximum
requirements of the Boston committee,
and nearly 80 per cent. above the average
lift as stated, while the amount OF water
delivered is in excess OF minimum require
ment at regular speed that it was designed
to be run at. The result of this test, up to
the time we saw it (about S o'clock in
the EVENING" is as follows; Cubic feet of
water delivered per revolution, 81, 95S !;
weight per cubic foot, 60 81 revolutions
per minute, average, 27.75; making
pounds of water per revolution, $500;
the average lift (being more than that),
call it so feet. Cumberland coal is being
used from 9:l5 a. NJ. to Sis P. NJ, A, $50
pounds had been used under the boilers,
including all kindling. The pumping en-
CINE, for ii hours in this inclement day,
shows the enormous and hitherto unat-
tanned duty of Us, 39S, 500 pounds af water
raised one foot high with 100 pounds of
coal, under all the disadvantages that we
have mentioned. Boston paper.
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and four rows of narrow pleatings two
pleated searfs are drapped across the front,
giving pointed effect to the oorsage and,
crossing from left to right, are fastened III
point under rosette bow. The draper
les are gracefully carried in horizontal
pleats toward the back, where they are
half concealed by very bouffont drapery,
arranged full over demi.train edged with
narrow pleatings. The Marquise sleeves
are trimmed below the elbow with lace,
which is also placed in a jabot around the
heart-shaped corsage. This charming dress
can be made OF one material or in com.
bination. The Pilgrimage costume is
another exceedingly graceful polonaise for
the street. The short skirt escapes
the ground all around, and the
polonaise is arranged in Wat
team pleat behind, and cut in front the
depth of deep cuirass basque with
pleated sash drapery added to the bottom
to give the required length. A SMALL
shoulder cope is laced half way up the
back with cordelier; similar cordeliers
fssten the threat and fall neghgently
around the waist. The skirt is trimmed
with quilles of contrasting materials and
pleatings alternated. The cope is lined
with contrasting color. The costume
Evadne, for young girl, is very pretty
and coquettish. The waist is cut heart
shaped both at the back and in front, and
trimmed in APPOINT to the waist of the pol
onalse, which is caught up in front so as
to form full pleats falling in curtain drap-
cry fashion below the hips, to be again
caught up in three clusters, thence falling
in loose folds to the bottom of the skirt,
which is laid in front in succession of
pleats and edged with fiounce and iabot.
handsome paletot. visite takes on the
pelisse shape, cut with loose fronts and
slightly curved back; the large loose
sleeves have broad cuffs trimmed with
cordeliers. A graceful Capuchin hood
ornaments the back, and the front is
closed with brondebourgs.
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vegetables; add three pints of good beef
broth, one can of tomatoes, few bay
leaves. pinch of ground cloves, stalk of
celery, little grated nutmeg boil till the
vegetables are done, and pass forcibly
through sieve place on fire, bring to a
boil and skim. Serve with plain boiled
rice or small squares of bread. fried brown
in butter.
PUMPKIN PIE. Gut the pumpkin into as
thin slices as possible, and in stewing it the
less water you use the better; stir so that
it shall not burn when cooked and tender
stir in two pinches Of salt; mash thor
oughly, and then strain through sieve /;
while hot add tablespoonful of butter !;
for every measured quart of stewed pump
kin add quart of warm milk and four
eggs, beating yolks and whites separately !;
sweeten with white sugar and cinnamon
and nutmeg to taste, and a saltspoon OF
ground ginger. Before putting your pump
Kin in your pies it should be scalding hot.
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UTILIZING Soar WATER. Some of the
washing waters of Paris, which were for
merly run into the city sewers, are now
collected in casks, and the suds being sub.
jected to chemical treatment, the fatty
matters are manufactured into toilet soap,
made fragrant by the addition OF oil Of
roses. According to this process little
sulphuric acid is added to the soap water
obtained from washing linen, the whole is
then stirred up, and the fatty matter is
allowed to stand for few hours, when, on
its collecting upon the surface Of the liquid,
it is gathered in casks.
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ASTRAY.

travelled a forbidden road,
Which { rst appeared so fowry fair
That onward eagerly strobe
Till-to my horror and despair -
All buds and blossoms bio )ming there,
All tender boughs and twigs of green
Stood changed to burrs and nettles keen,
Whose angry points my garments tore,
And pricked my hands till they were sore.
Bewildered at the wondrous change,
That should have warned me from the place
kept my course with swifter pace,
And saw a marvel still more strange;
For cruel flints sprang through the ground
To meet my feet at every bound,
With CASH on cash that made them bleed,
Then time Il was that should heed
Just at the moment Of my need,
A shining man stood at my side
Whose luster fell on all around,
And spread glory far and wide
" And who art thour' trembling cried
" Give ear, said he "to what I say:
am the guide Of all who stray,
To point them back TO virtues path,
The guardian of thy erring way;
Aud, step by step-iu love, not wrath
These angry iints and briers strew,
To warn thy feet frcm wandering so"
knelt and kissed his garments hem,
And cried, " oh, angel, sent from heaven
Make sharper yet each thorny stem!
Increase the fiints to seven times seven
Fulfill thy purpose in my pam
will endure and not complain -
He fed, and with deep remorse
Turned back from my forbidden course
But, oh, how many weary hours
travelled Ger those blghted bowers,
Reblcomed with all their former flowers,
Theodore Tiiton.
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orchardists that the unusual high water OF
the past season has been the cause OF destroy
ing most of the larvae that took refuge in the
soil and other places below the line of the
late high water. 1t is hoped that this looked
for good luck may come to pass. Should it
prove true that large portion of the Larvae
have been thus destroyed, one OF the
best opportunities is offered for max
ing successful war on those left.
No pains should be spared now to clean out
the last moth from the orchards, and bring
the profits of the river fruit up again to
paying basis. We understand it is the in
tention of the Board of Horticultural Com
missioners lately appointed by the Super
visors to go into the field as soon as they can
have the necessary instructions and notices
printed. and thus help the farmers of the
county to restore their orchards to their for
mer important place in the productive agen-
cies of the farms.
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Early and Late sown Wheat.

In late trip through the wheat-growing
sections we noticed the condition of the early
and late sown wheat All locks rank, has a
dark green broad leaf, and is making a
luxuriant growth, but the early sown is very
generally full of weeds and will be very
likely to fall down badly with the first heavy
rainfall or wind. On The whole we would
judge the late sown to be most promising Of
a good CROP The farmers more than ever
before are looking to other branches Of agri-
culture to be engaged in as an adjunct and
supplement to wheatgrowing. We never
saw the country look more. promising or the
farmers more content.
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The old Steptoe mill, Ward, New, is to
be started again.
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The Big Blue mine at Kernville now en-
ploys about $50 men.
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HAMMERS Cascara Sagrada Bitters is an
autidote for malaria.
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REGULATE THE LIVER with Hammers Cascara
Sagrada Bitters, and health is the result
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HAMMERS CAseARA SAGRApA BITTERs touches the
right spot in dyspepsia, constipation and liver COM
plant.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-16

HAMMERS oAscAsA sAeRADA BrrrERs for habitua
constipation.
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Sulphur and the vine,hoppsr.

The grape vines in many parts of the State
are at this time full of the wiretapper. 1t is
small insect, little less in size than the
common househy, but is of creamy white
color, is very quick and active. and hops, like
locusts, from leaf to leaf 1t is a very good
and from vineyard to vineyard Its food is
the leaf of the vine. 1t passes through
number Of generations in q single season in
this State, and, undisturbed, will increase so
rapidly as to become very destructive pest
in the vineyard before the maturity of the
grapes, IN the latter part of summer. The
females are now laying their eggs, and the
best known means Of checking the natural
increase Of this little vine enemy is the de-
struction OF these eggs, thus preventing the
matching Of the second generation of the sea-
son. The favorite place for the deposit of
the eggs is on the new, tender canes, gener-
ally in rows about the Joints. The eggs are
about half the size of pin-head, and as
they are laid they adhere to the tender cane.
They are very nearly transparent, and have
the appearances of minute globules Of the sap
eyuding from, the tender vine itself. Sulphur
is certain destruction to the egg if applied
when freshly laid. a little sulphur applied
to the little lively looking globule causes it
TO turn dark colored, to shrivel and finally be-
come Ifeless black speck. Hence the best
way to fight the vine-hoppeT is to sift sulphur
on the vines while the female hoppers are
LAYING their itters of eggs at this time. By
doing the work thoroughly now the second
crop Of hoppers will never make their APP
peararce in numbers to Go much damage.
Salphur applied to the vines row viii answer
the double purpose OF killing the hoppers'
eggs and Of preventing mildew and sI ether
f1ngoid growths upon the vines. An ounce
of preventive is worth pound Of cure with
the yine.g grower at this time.
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FINE IaroalE Ed CIGARS at Hammers Drug Store
Fourth and streets.
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HAMMERS DRUG sgosE, Fourth and streets
Sacramento.
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River Orchards and the Cooling Moth
The orchards on the Sacramento river have
for number of years past been badly in
fsctsd with the coiling moth, and the fruit
as a consequence has given owners but little
nro6t or satisfaction. It is row hoped by
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POPULAR PATTERNS,

The most important of the early open.
ings is the paper pattern exposition for the
million. These give accurate directions in
the carefully cut models, accompanied by
illustrations of the forthcoming changes in
fashion, so simple in instruction that the
least practical amateur can understand
them. Polonaises, like few other old
favorites, are not deposed. The Georgette
polonaise possess a somewhat elaborate ar
rangement of drapery combined with a
ght-fitting cuirass basque. The drapery
is arranged in front en- tablier, draped high
at the sides in pleats. The back is very
buffant, shirred at the top and carried to
the neck, forming shirred guile in the
waist. The Ariadne is another style OF
polonaise, very graceful in the arrangement
of the drapery. 1t is tight fitting, and the
back pieces fall in two overlapping points
behind. The front and sides are cut off
the depth of cuirass basque the front of
the basque is completed by wired Medici
collar, and the front OF the skirt
has a pleated scarf drapery. The
Rosamond is very graceful basque,
tight-fitting, having a large sailor col
lar which terminates in long ends in
front, crossing in surplice style; the back
has extensions on the lower part laid in
pleats to add more fullness. A superb toll
lette may be made for the new Alexandra
for reception, dinner or visiting occasion.
1t is a closely. fitting shape, with postill.
ion basque at the back. The lower part
OF the front is trimmed with fine shlrrings
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taste. When the cake is done, spread tne
chocolate cream between the layers and
upon the tops of the cakes.
ORANGE PIE OR PUDDING.-One pound
of butter, one pound of sugar beaten to a
cream, one glass of brandy, wine or rose
water, ten eggs beaten to a high froth
have two oranges and boil the rind until it
is tender change the water two or three
times while it is boiling, then beat it in a
mortar and squeeze the juice in, together
with the rind of one lemon grated and
the Juice of the same; mix all well to.
gether with the other ingredients, and
bake in puff paste without an upper
crust; half this quantity is sufficient for
two ordinary sized pies.
PoTTED FRuIT.-Take about seven or
eight pounds of beef and pound of fat /;
add pepper, salt, ginger, mace put into a
stone jar with half pint of cold water ;
stand the jar in deep stewpan of boiling
water, to boil slowly for eight hours, tax
ing care that the water does not reach to
the top of the jar; when it is done take it
out and mince it fine when it Is smooth
and like paste, mix IN some OF the gravy
and some fat press into the pots and pour
on top clarified or melted fat: tie it down
tightly and keep it in cool place.-[Jew-
ish Cookery Book.
To USE UP THE REMAINS OF Cold
JoINTs. -Chop the meat very fine, with fat
bacon or ham, add a little salt, cayenne,
grated lemon peel, nutmeg, parsley, few
bread crumbs, and two eggs. to one pound
meat. Put all into saucepan, with two
tablespoonful of cream and two ounces
butter. This is the proportions to one
pound chopped meat, Stir over the lire
for five minutes. Let the mixture get
cold, and then put it into light paste to
bake, in the shape of rolls.
TOMATO SouP.-Place in saucepan one
carrot, one white turnip and one onion, al
sliced and fried brown in butter, and 6
quarter OF pound OF ham; when thu
moisture Is evaporated add two tablespoon
fuls OF flour and brown white with tn
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COMING FASHION.

And not a wave of trouble l
Across my peaceful breast"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-18
Machinery for Making Ice.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE NEW ENTERPRISE IN YVES


WASHINGTON.
The transparent lee Company. which proposes
to manufacture ice by artificial means in this
place, is rapidly pushing its enterprise forward
rs already mentioned in THE STAR The process
Of making ice artifcially being somewhat novel
IN this section of the country, short account OF
the meshod may be read with interest Ammonia
has the principal part OF the work to do. it being
the freezer. 1t is first placed in a condenser
water be- " the power used to condense. and al
pressure OF l20 pounds the ammonia liquifes
Pipes lead from the condenser to the tank. where
the ice FORMS A valve being opened the con-
densed ammonia swallowed to go through these
into pipes in the tank, which are arranged in
parallel rows between plates of iron in the form
OF boxes completely inclosing the pipes
There are twenty of the boxes. occupy
ing one-half of the building on the canal
The ammonia expanding through these pipes
takes the heat from the V alter. which causes ii
TO freeze. After the heat is thus taken from the
water, the heat is taken from the ammonia by
passing it through coil of pipes called q cooler
1t then passes into the condenser being forced
in by a pump. The ammonia passes through
600 feet OF the ''frceZing pipes before it is
forced back into the condenser to be made ready
for another freeze The plates spoken Of as
enclosing the freezing pipes are mainly for the
purpose OF giving the water something to freeze
upon. The ice forms against the plates. which
are placed at right angles to the floor Of the
'."; onpae TWO lcct apart. tiiCic Dctii1. dis
stated. 20 in all. The ice is thus made liz per-
pendlcular cakes I2 to Is inches thick. and the
length OF the plates Is feet s inches. The
machine will make 10 toIs of ice daily.
The company expect TO double that capacity next
winter, and have built their house to accOrmO-
date 200 tons machine. There are only two
other machines like the one being erected here
now in USE One is i'm Oakland Cal, and has
been used successfully for four years. and an
other In the Sandwich Islands. used success
fully for five years. All Of the water used is
first filtered, and the ice made is SO transparent
that a newspaper was read through block of
ice fourteen inches thick made by the California
machine. Ar. David Smith, the patentee and
part owner Of the machine is the genera! mana
ger OF the enterprise here. Nh. Rufus Smith is
the president of the company, who together
with almost all of the stockholders are Massa-
chusetts men. They say they will make ice and
sell it at the market prices, no matter what that
is, and make money. They attribute the finan-
cial disasters of some similar undertakings to
bad machines entirely. They do not use the
mill at all. but bought the property simply for
the water power.
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Picnics, Excursions, &c.

Heber Tent No. 49, I.O.O.R, viii give an ex-
an, zion on the Belle May next Wednesday even
.ui" 10 O'Clock.
Mi Tha +h;rd NJ. -"nlght excursion of the F. B. 8.
c,nh to MARSHAL, Ha, will be given next wednes-
day. on the W. W. Corcsc.ran, leaving at $50
D. IN. -.u
Harmony Lodge No. IL, F.A.AM, W. give
select excursion to Piney Point, next Weo,.ss
day. on the ArrQwsmith. The boat will leave at
s O'Clock am.
The Invncibles" will give moonlight ex-
cursiOn to GlymOnt, on the w. W. CorcOran, to-
morrow evening. The boat will leave at $50.