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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
The wheat CROP,

Ths Department of Agriculture has just
completed its computation in the estimate of
the yield of wheat per acre. according to the
returns made On the 1st of October. These
figures are not, however, regarded as tinal,
nor given as the official calculations of the
department. On the LIST Of December the
department receives from its correspondents
in each county an estimate Of the yield as
compared with the crop of the preceding
year. The estimate is then compared with
the monthly reports based on the relation of
the crop to an average yield, and il any dis
crepancies are found efforts are made TO ascer-
tain as nearly as possible how the differ
ences occur and what the true figures are.
When the complete figures are received.
and the yield per acre known, the calculation
is then extended, and the total product of the
several States and Territories computed and
given ous as the official estimate of the depart
ment. Meantime the reports made serve as
basis Tor present estimates. OF the thirteen
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
sAENIAs WONDERFUL WELL.

While some drillers, near Sarnia, Ont,
were boring for oil recently, they were
astonished to find that huge volume Of
gas was escaping from the well. The gas
was accidentally ignited by the torch of a
man twenty-five feet from the well, accord.
ing to local paper, and the flames which
are described as vivid and silvery,
leaped to a hight of thirty feet. Every
fifteen minutes ..by the watch there is a
grand eruption of water, which instead of
putting out the flames drives them in
sheets above the highest trees, and falls in
showers for considerable distance around
the WELL" The scene at night is brilliant
one, and is thus described by the Sarnia
Observer "The mixture of the water
which, by the way, is said to be strongly
impregnated with sulphur-with the flames
produces effects in color which are dazzling
in their brilliancy and beauty, various
shades of yellow and purple predominant
ing. The spectacle, especially if witnessed
at night, is indescribably beautiful, and it's
effects is heightened by slight dash of
weirdness caused by the unusual color of
the flames, and the corresponding refec.
ton which is thrown on the foliage of the
surrounding trees. The birds seem to be
paralyzed by the unwonted illumination.
All night long, SO the drillers say, they
skim around the flames ustering shrill cries
OF alarm ; and become either SO frightened
or SO bold that they alight alongside the
men, by whom they are frequently caught :"
All efforts to stop the flow of gas or TO
quench the flames have thus far proved Of
no avail.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
+. ART AND ARTISTS.

Lexington, KY, is to have statue OF
Breckenridge on her public square made by
= native sculptor, Valentine.
The Paris school of fine arts opened last
month with l, l95 pupils, composed of 734
architects, 247 painters, and pa sculptors.
According to the Chicago Times, the sum
of 81, $50 has been paid for 'sThe Cliffs Of
st. Levant, Cornwall, by William I.
Richards.
The financial depression in Germany has
compelled thousands of owners of paint
ings to bring forth their cherished col
lections and place them upon the market
for sale.
A young American artist, Mr.. Parker, OF
Boston, is winning high praise abroad. AT
the exhibition at Versailles he was awarded
gold medal for picture which attracted
good deal of attention.
Joubert is said to have been four years
engraving, by the '.pure-line" method,
the large painting " Atalanta's Race" by
E. J. Peynter, r. a. The latter artist
has just been appointed art director OF the
South Kensington.
E. V. Valentine, the Southern sculptor,
VINO mas aiFeauy ulhQe SbStueS ICr SOfiiS VI
the prominent military heroes of the Con
federacy, is now at work upon statue Of
General Robert E. Lee, which is to be IN.
yelled at Richmond, Va.
Next year will see at Paris an exhibition
of all the obtainable works of Meissonier.
The Queen is said to be willing to send the
picture which MISSIONER certainly never
surpassed, and probably never equalled,
the famous "Rixe; or, Quarrel at Cards !"
The Partisan says: Bonnat, as usual, is
busy painting the portraits of rich Ameri-
cans. He has three in progress in his
studio at the present moment. He charges
%, 200 francs each. This Is not an adver-
tisement; it is simply an instance of the
force of fashion.
John Tenniel, the cartoonist of Punch, is
bachelor, and is beginning to look I" gray
and grizzly" In the season you may see
him almost any day in his cab in Hyde
Park. It is not generally known that he
has only one eye, and that De Maurier is
similarly afflicted.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
: FRENCH WIT.

Oae of Viyier's favorite performances
Having marked down his prey, an elderly
citizen who has ordered glass of beer and
is preparing TO assimilate it on the asphalt
in front of cafe, Vivier approaches and
salntes him profoundly, then, with min gled
volubility and brusqueness, thus addresses
him
Monsieur, / am one of the inspectors
OF the new Department OF Chemical
Analysis, established for the purpose OF
detecting sdulteration in articles of daily
consumption. l have been detailed to the
subject OF beer My face being known to
the proprietors of the establishment, if
were to order anything they might take
the alarm and serve me quite different
article and thus battle me. Permit me,
therefore, to taste your beer.
The stupid victim offers no resistance
aud Vivier drains the glass at draught,
and sets it down remarking, Excel!ent
excellent You eau drink that beer with
impunity thank you in the name OF
science and the municipality for your I'M
selfish cooperation. Good afternoon
Waiter, another beer for this gentleman p
and vanishes.
When lie Constitutional was in its glory,
NJ. Grenier, its majestic editor, being one
day troubled with raging tooth, rushed
into the first dentists On his way, and
sending in his card was promptly admitted
to the operators presence.
Here, pull out this tooth !"
"PuIl out tooth p replied the opera
tor, with tragic stare; never, after
have established during my long PROBES.
sional and journalistic career that TOOTH
drawing is only the science of the ignorant.
Look at that leader in my last ISSUE be
continued, showing his six-by.nine journal,
The Tooth and the Truth, into his patron's
hand, " and sit down here, and l win sci
entifca1ly and satisfactorily treat you. ="
Tbs business was over in two minutes,
and NJ. Grenier produced his pocketbook.
son, sir, said the dentist, with modesty
and indignation, among journalists
could not think of charging the editor OF an
esteemed contemporary !"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
VARIATIONS IN A MANS HIGHT.

A contributor to the German lfifitnr-
Wochenblaa who has been lately employed
in mastering and examining the recruits
drafted this year into the German army
has established, by long series of careful
measurements, not only that the hight of
man varies very considerably at different
times of the day, but also that this varia-
ton takes place with great regularity in
every individual man. The amount Of this
variation In hight is, however, not the
same in all men, but depends upon the size
and age of each individual tai man
losing more in hight than a shorter one,
and young man more than an older one
assuming that in all cases the men are fully
grown. In the same man the amount of
variation in hight depends mainly upon the
number OF hours he has been standing or sit
ting since rising from his bed. While lying
down the hight of . man Increases while
standing or sitting it decreases and there
fore under normal conditions man is taller
in the morning than in the evening. while
to some slight extent extremely fatiguing
exercise or work causes an additional de-
crease of stature. The greatest difference
Ia hight in day hitherto observed IN any
man is four centimeters, or tribe more
than one and one. half inches; while the
contributor of a paper to the Maitar. No
chenblaH has found as the result OF num-
Der of careful measurements of himself that
while every morning he measures, inme-
diately on rising, exactly III centimeters,
or five feet eight inches, his hight at night
varies III to 1704 centimeters, OF from FIVE
feet seven and one-haif inches to i've feet
seven and one-quarter inches. The spine
of a man, In fact consists of twenty.four
separate verteera, between every two of
which there is an elastic cartilage and
these cartilaginous divisions become COM
pressed by the weight pressing upon them
when man is standing or sitting.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03


States which may be called the wheat States,
all but Minnesota and Kansas. show an i'm
mense falling off, as compared with 1879
The falling eff in the two leading States,
Illinois and Iowa, is nearly 40 per cent, or
in the neigkborhoed of $500, 900 bushels in
the crop of those two States alone. Ohio,
which has suffered more severely in all her
other crops through the drought which came
on later in the season shows falling of in
wheat of Is per cent, or an aggregate of over
600 600 bushels. Michigan's yield is but two
| third of that of 1S79-anosher loss of over
&C., 0e0 bushels. The only States showing
an increase are those whose acreage is so small
that the increased production there scarcely
affects the general result The only State
having over LOCO, 900 acres in what that
shows gain over the census returns is Ten
nessee, where slight improvement on the
bad crop of 1879 is shown, VIZ, GA against
6.1 bushels per acre, with a decrease in acre
| age sufficient to offset the slight increase il
| yield. The final estimates by the department
in December of the yield for the present year
may vary slightly from the present calcuia-
tions. but the monthly reports Of the condi-
ton of the crop and the reports from the State
statisticians show that there can be no mate
rial change in the figures. It must be borne
in mind that the yield per acre is referred to
in the above estimate, not the aggregate num-
Der OF bushels harvested in either of the years
named ~ Elk.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03

could be done. The young wife and
mother, even when dying what proved
pnaiiy painless death, was ignorant of
her tate. She died just one week from the
Tune the pimple made its appearance, and
was buried on Thanksgiving day. The
wife OF L. Eldridge, the insurance man.
also hes very low. The son, who died re.
Gently, had sore, which some supposed to
be cancer, and which his mother dressed.
Everyone here during the cold DAYS has had
cnapped hands, and it was thus that Mrs.
Eadridge received the poison into her
system while attending upon her SON
Much sympathy is extended to both these
estimable families, who have been ?alled
upon to suffer such great sorrow and be.
reavement. KATE HEATH.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
A Prolific Mule.


The Arabs have a proyerb to the effect
that when the mule has young, men will
become women and women men," The mule
does not, as rule, produce its kind. In this
hybrid between the horse and the ass, the
power of reproduction is lost at least, the
instances are exceedingly rare In which it is
fertile. The London lire Stock Journal re-
Gently published the following in which the
fertility of the mule is well authenticated ]:
" One of the curiosities in the Paris Jardin
dAcclination ia mule, named Catherine
which was purchased several years ago while
on her way through Paris with a Barb
stallion aud foai BY this horse, to the ex-
hibition at Vienna. When purchased by the
Paris society she was again in foal to the same
horse. Since she has been in Paris she has
thrown two more foals (by1a jackass) which
are named Salem and Atham. aud which
may be seen every day drawing the small
tramway cars from the Jardin d'Acclimation
to the gates of Paris. Her fifth and last
produce is a four-months colt foal by the
Barb sire referred to above, and has been
named kroumir.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
Given I'm nv aoe,ors

"Is it possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up and
at work and cured by SO simple remsdy! ?"
g 1 assure you it is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters |;
and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up
and said he must die !"
"Well-a-iay that's remarkable I will
90 this very day and get some for nay poor
George. l know hops are good"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03

LYDIA E. PINKHAM's Vegetable Compound
doubtless ranks first as curative agent in all
diseases Of the provocative system, degenera.
ton Of the kidneys, imitation Of the bladder
urinary calcuh, etc. Send to Mrs. Lydia L.
Pinkhan, No. 233 Western Avenue, Lynn,
Mass, for pamphlets.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03

Pills, chatting sores, chappsd hands, salt
rheum, skin disorders, burns, bruises, sore
throat, aud all inflammation y ield rapidly on
application of Trask's Magnetic Ointment.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
THE pARENTHErIcAL PORTION


Was omitted by the Press because its ed
itor thought it invited burglary, forgetting
that everybody in the district knows how
implicitly Mr.. Unna relies upon the integ-
rity and good will of his neighbors and
servants. To be sure, some San Francisco
sharp might drop down. Let him try.
Should he ever get back, he would only
add 10 the squad of Hawaii's traducers.
The residents of Burlington, Vt, stand
as high morally as any New England town
which could be named. New ENGLAND
ranks the Union elsewhere, and the chastity
of its women is seldom, if ever, questioned,
and yet, from the experience of years spent
there l can assert that there are lapses from
virtue by many a fair woman. Honolulu
is about the same size as Burlington, and
its foreign women are equally if not more
chaste. Unfortunately the same cannot be
said of the natives, though il is preposter-
Gus to say virtue is unknown among their
women. II true, this would be sad COM
the preaching of Christianity in the king
dom for over sixty years.
Our great desideratum is unity of action
among planters. At present there is moth
ing like cooperation among them, it being
a case of every man FOR himself, and the
devil take the hindermost." Instead
of availing themselves of the strength
attending union, they have been pulling at
cross purposes. This attack, which seems
to be instigated by their enemies, should
have the effect of cementing them together
for mutual protection. We shall see.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03

OUR EMIGRANT PEN.
Much capital has been made out of our
f" emigrant PEN" Subioined is diagram
of that quarantine establishment. It is in.
closed by an open picket fence ten feet
high, and painted white
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03

Not too large, not too small, which regu-
larly circulates in our neighborhood once
or twice week. 1t belongs to woman
whose noticeable beauty of feature is ac-
companied by great beauty of heart. The
basket goes about doing good, not begging
from house to house, but known TO just a
few, whospeep delightedly as at new
baby, put something hastily to its
contents, close the cover and send
it on its way. What does it contain ?
A dozen tiny glasses of jelly, hold.
ing perhaps tablespoonful each; few
fresh soda.crackers a score OF SO of lines ;
such fruit as is in season-if oranges. so
much the better package Of hcorice.
drops, or lozenges, or cube sugar for the
cough of consumptives a cup or so of
custard someone's wooden sacque that has
already seen service; squares of clean,
white cloths hastily torn out of the
old cotton. Not these always every time,
but things like these; and the basket gets a
welcome all along its journey, and grand
one at the end.
l am sure come Of my readers remember
that sometime ago spoke of the intended
marriage of Miss Selig, young Jewish
girl, whose father is on the right of the
cantor at Temple Emanuel. The mar
rage was very happy one, and the young
wife had promise of as much content as
could fill a long life. But on Wednesday,
November 10Th, alittle speck like pimple
appeared on her chin, which became angry
in day, swelled into her neck, panied her
somewhat, and on Saturday the doctor
came, pronounced it a case OF
BLOOD POISON,
And said her death was sure and speedy.
Other physicians were called, and they
agreed in thinking that some fly, direct
from the faint of carrion, must have de-
posted its poison, and all said nothing
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

The Alliance Review correspondent
at Youngstown under date of December
5th thus notices the absence of Con-
gresham Mckinley at the Editorial
Convention, to which he was invited
and was announced for a response to a
sentiment: nh .In..' fT|0.
The gallant Majah who represented
the 18th District in Congress, was not
at the Convention, a very great misfOr-
tune, as it was such a golden OppOrtu-
nifty to add to his brilliant newspaper"
reputation; but his exceeding interest
in the tariff would not allow him to alb
sent himself from the meeting at New
York. The Majah's intent desire to pro-
tect the manufacturing interests of the
district at just this time, is truly affect
ing. We of Youngstown wonder why
our distinguished Representative does
not pay Youngstown visit. He was to
address the old folks at their reunion
in September, but failed to keep his en-
gagement. We were promised speech
from him during the political cam
paign, but he failed us again. Our peO-
pie are really aggrieyed that they are
denied the great pleasure of listening
to his rare elOquence. The postoffice
question is settled, Majah. - y ~ b, o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

THE Rev. Power, of Washington City,
was elected chaplain of the lower House
of Congress last week. The Stalwarts
now vince at the following republished
extract from his sermon on the assassi-
nation of President Garfield. Here it is:
. 'Tad there been no Stalwart contest
against the preTOgative Of the Executive,
there would have been no such assault
upon the Presidents life. GuitPau' s
crime is but the terrible product of the
vicious, shameless, bitter inhammatory
attacks INDUCED in persistently by those
who have only personal ends to serve, and
who wergGissatisie withlthe Exec gttiye
action, not because it affected the Inter
ests of the country. but because 1T was
not in accord with their own precious
counsel 1t is not the act Of an ire
spOnsible mailman. The murderOus re-
port of Guiteau's pistol on the I'd of July
was but the final eruption Of diseased
political atmosphere poisoned by the pes
tilential vapOTs from the cesspOOls of
faction and from the yenOmOus breath
of slander. 1t is but the bitter fruit of
the spOils-system; it is but the represen-
tative work of the placemen."
Rev. Power found it necessary to rise
to an explanation before he got his 5000
Office, which was not at all creditable to
his manhood. Stalwart Congressman
are restive when they are prayed at by a
preacher who alleges they ''set up the
lottery of assassination"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

The following from the Repository of
the 7th may again serve to show the
flowing kindness" between the two fac
tiOns in the Republican party: e
The so-called half-breed press of New
York, while endorsing Keifer heartily,
are mad about the defeat of Hiscock by
the Stalwart combination. The New
York Tribune thus expresses its view of
the situation: ...-.l..,.t ...
''New York State is again under Obli-
CATION to the Stalwarts. They have de-
prived her of the Speakership of the
House of Representatives. First and last
Mr.. COnkling has eOntriYed to be of tre-
mendous value to his own State"
Ohio is not flattered particularly by
the smiles of peacock COnkling, but en-
dOTses Keifer on general principles. If
there is any satisfactory reason why
New York should gain all that Ohio lost
in the lottery of assassination" AMI
about everything else besides, it has not
yet been produced. New YOrlS's modesty
must not be judged by its size physically.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

The County commissioners have Off
cially declined the bond offered by An
thOny HOwells, elected by the Democrats
to fill the unexpired term of I. Sullivan,
for which Henry A. Wise, the present in
cumbent, was appointed by the Commits
siOneTs. Howells says he will contest
the case, but inasmuch as the office ex-
pires next September, he would gain
but little by such action.-[Alliance Re-.
view.
The official salary would come if Mr..
HOwells should gain the case. The
Commissioners took the ground there
was no vacancy; that the bond was in
sufficient; and that Mr.. Howells had no
commission. OF course Governor Foster
refHsed to issue commissiOnJ claiming
there was no vacancy. The Commits
sioners were in error as to the INSULT
cheney of the bond. On it were score
Of names of the most substantial
men in the west side of the county,
good for half million atleast. a-s
The question involves a doubt, and
should be settled by the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Wise is County Treasurer by ap-
pOintment of the Commissioners, Mr.,
Sullivan having been removed before
year of his term had expired, our Re
publican friends claiming that Mr..
Wise's appointment holds good the bal
ance Of Mr.. Sullivan's term. The DEM
Ocrats claimed the appointment was
only legal till a successor could be
elected by che people at the next ensu-
ing election to fill the vacancy. AS we
say, we should like to see the Supreme
Court decide the question. 90,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

THE peacock stalwarts seem to be
elated over their late success in electing
a Speaker. Perhaps they are smiling
for more worlds to conquer.-[R Reposi-
tory. lit Hitiit'ftrlr .IiIthi
Peacock stalwartsP' Did not Con-
gresham Mckinley vote for the nomi-
nation and election of Keifer, the
Peacock Stalwart' candidate for
Speaker of the House? The Half-breed
journals refuse to be comforted under
the Arthur-C r-Conkling-Gr rule. They
are not "Peacocks" now.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

THE lobby banished from Washington
when the Democrats got control of Con-
gress, is preparing for campaign of
plunder.L Democrat.
That seems to be news. Is it possible
that the people preferred the lobby to
the DemOcratsP They banished the
Democrats, anyhow.-RepositoTy.
The "Star route gentlemen and Re-
publican leaders preferred the lobby to
the Democrats" These lobby" fellows
prefer the Star route party of corruption.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

THE official statement of the foreign
commerce of the United States for OctO-
Der, 1881, shows that the excess of ex-
ports was $9,271,536 and the excess of
imports of gold and silver coin and bull
lion was $7,163,013. The excess of ex-
ports for the twelve months ending Oc-
tober 3lst was $155.576,327, and the ex-
cess of imports of gold and silver coin
and bullion for the same time was $67,-
05e $50
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-15

The great meeting of Scottish farmers
at Aberdeen few days since, at which
the Farmers Alliance for Scotland was
formed amid great enthusiasm, is be-
lieved to be but the fOrerunner of a
similar meeting in England. At the
Aberdeen meeting two thousand dele
gates, representing forty thousand farm
ers, passed resolutions demanding re-
duction of rents, compensation for i'm
prOyements, and abolition of laws of
entail, and other Legislation not unlike
tha. FOR by tn" irish tNnant-~