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SOME LITERARY NOTES.

a new edition of the Punch cartoons on
Lord Beaconsield will soon be issued.
Two complete editions of Thackeray
from new plates are in preparation.
1t is denied that Robert Browning is
writing poem on the subject of Achilles
and Penthesilea.
lie Reporter is the title of story forth
Pharaoh, one of the writers on that jour.
nal, is the author.
The late Benjamin Peirce's six lectures
on '' Ideality In the Physical Sciences, u
delivered in Boston and Baltimore, will
soon appear in book form.
The publishers of Joaquin Miller's
I" Shadows of Shasta " are already prepar-
ing a new edition. The Far West admires
it's fire and earnestness, but il the news.
papers express the feelings of the people it
does not appreciate the book as plea for
the Indians.
According to the Frankfurter Zeitung, a
manuscript copy of the "De Consola-
tione of Boethius, in the handwriting of
Boccaccio, who copied it out for his own
delectation, was stolen recently from the
Vatican Library, and sold within few
hours to another library in Rome.
In the brief, simple and touching will of
the late Field Marshal Benedek, the con-
quered leader of Ssdowa, appears this
clause 81 formally declare that leave
neither memoirs nor autobiography. All
of the papers which have received with
regard to the campaign of 1866 tthe direc-
tion of which was forced upon mel ! have
burned"
The title of Miss Thackeray's new novel,
"Miss Williamson's Divagations," appears,
in slight degree, to be an act of homage of
daughter to literary father. "Divaga.
ton has only recently been admitted to
the supplement of "Worcester's Una.
bridped," with the meaning, ga going
astray or wandering and Thackeray is
the only, yet sufficient, authority quoted
for its use, the sentence from him being
"Let us be set down without further
divagation.
With the feeling that President of the
United States belonged, historically, to
both political parties, D. Worthingtop
used fine portrait of General Garfield as
frontispiece to his new edition of Frost's
" History of the United States" which
has been brought down to the inaugura-
tion of President Garfield. The portrait
of Washington was inserted in the body of
the work, where he begins to figure in the
narrative.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09
The Plum and the Pear.

The principal fruits shipped to the East so
far this year are the plum and the pear. In
both of these we excel, and in both the East
ern States fail Both are good shippers and
pay well to ship green. This is a good year
to ship fruit East, from the fact that our fruit
is early and fruit East is late. Our fruit
ripens this year about two weeks earlier than
last year, and Eastern fruit is ripening about
two weeks later than last year. This gives
US the advantage of about four weeks in their
market. This fact is no small matter to our
fruit growers and shippers, and will tell in the
general summing up of the profits of fruit
culture this year.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09
THs METHODIST EoUMENICAL con-
FERENCE.


Considerable interest is already felt
among Methodists in regard to the Ecu
menical Conference which will begin it's
sessions in London on September 7th Dele
gates are expected to be present from all
parts of the world Among the laymen
who, it is reported, will attend the Con-
ference from the United States are General
Clinton B. Fisk, OF New York, and Oliver
Hoyt, of Connecticut. The Conference is
limited to 400 members, and, as this is the
first general council of the Church, which
Numbers between q, 900, 600 and 5000, 600
communicates, its deliberations will doubt
less be eagerly followed. The Conference
will have no ecclesiastical authority, SO
that its conclusions will not be binding
upon any particular Methodist organiza-
ton. The topics to be discussed are
Methodism, It's History and Results !"
Ev ng lical Agencies of Methodism !"
Methodism and the Young :" "The
Lords Day and Temperance p Possible
Perils of Methodism y Education y
The Use of the Press for the Advance.
ment Of Christianity y Home and For
eign Missions" and christian Unity"
the regulations for the government of the
Conference in effect suggest a plan for
organizing into one confederated body the
different branches of the Methodist Church
throughout the world. Bishop Simpson
will preach the opening sermon. The idea
of such a gathering of representatives of
Methodism in its different forms is due to
the Rev. DIR. A. c.. George, who was a
member Of the General Conference held In
1876 from the Central New York Confer
ence, and who is now pastor of the Gen.
tenary Church Of Chicago. Under resolu-
tions which were passed correspondence
has been going on between committee, OF
which Bishop Simpson was chairman and
DIR. George secretary, and different bodies
of Methodists in this country and in
Europe, and year ago the proposition
took definite shape, when it was decided to
hold the Conference in London in the fall
of 1881. The project was everywhere IA
vorably received.
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TIE COMET.

The Comet He is on his way,
And singing as he flies;
The whizzling planets shrink before
The specter of the skies.
All well may regal orbs burn blue,
And satellites turn pale
Ten million cubic miles of head,
Ten billion leagues OF tail !
On, on by whistling spheres of light,
He flashes and he flames;
He turns not to the left or right,
He asks them not their names;
One spurn from his demoniac heel
Away, away they fly,
Where darkness might be bottled up
And sold for "Tyrian dye"
And what would happen to the land,
And how would look the sea,
II in the bearded devils path
Our earth should chance to bel
Full not and high the sea would boil,
Full red the forests gle.m;
Methought heard and saw it all
In dyspeptic dream
saw tutor take his tube,
The comets course to spy,
heard scream-the gathered rays
Had stewed the tutors eye;
/ saw fort-the soldiers all
Were armed with goggles green;
Pop cracked the guns whizz Aewthe balls
RaDg went the magazine!
| saw poet dip scroll
Each moment in tub,
read upon the warpng back,
"The dream of BeiZebub =;
He could not see his verses burn,
Although his brain was fned,
And ever and anon he bent
To wet them as they dried.
I saw the scalding pitch roll down
The cracking, sweating pines
And streams of smoke, like water spouts,
Burst through the rumbing Mines
ask the firemen why they made
Such noise about the town;
They answered not, but all the while
The breaks went up and down.
saw a roasting pullet sit
Upon 4 baking egg;
| saw cripple scorch his hand
Extinguishing his leg.
/ saw nine geese upon the wing
Toward the frozen pole,
And every mothers goslin fell
Crsped to a cracking coal.
l saw the OK that browsed the grass
Writhe in the blistering rays;
The herbage in his shrinking jaws
Was all a fiery blaze;
| saw huge fishes boiled to rags,
Bob through the bubbling brine;
And thoughts of supper crossed my soul
had been ra-h at mine.
Strange sights strange 81 unds fearful drea
Its memory haunts me still
The steaming sea, the crimson glare
That wreathed each wooded hill
Stranger, il through thy reeling brain
Such midnight visions sweep,
Spare spare o, spare thine evening meal,
and sweet shall be thy sleep.
-tOhver ". Holmes
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HAMMERS CAsokRA SAGRApA BrrrsRs is not an
ordinary beverage drink, but superior medicine,
and one needed in every family. 1t acts gently, yet
effectively, cleansing the system thoroughly Of all
impurities
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09

HAMMERS Cascara sagrads Bitters is an
antidote for malaria.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09

HAMMERS Cascara Sagrada Bitters is the
best spring medicine.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09
II e
For You,
Madam,

Whose complexion b etrays
some humiliating imperfec-
ton, whose mirror tells you
that you are Tanned, Sali0W
and disfigured in cOuntenance,
or have Erupti0ns, Redness,
ROughness or unwhoie sOme
tints of complexion, we say
use Hagan's Magnolia Balm.
Itisa delicate, harmless and
delightful article, producing
the most natural and entranc.
ing tints, the artificiality OF
which no observer can detect,
and which soon becomes per-
manent if the Magnolia Balm
Is judici0usly used.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09

From the San Francisco News Company
we have "a Perfect Day" and other po-
ems from Ina d. Coolbrith, well.known
California writer, whose poems are graceful,
full of life and feeling. and recognized now of
class to entitle them to rank with the bet
ter works of American female writers. There
are sixty-three poems in this very hand
somely- printed little volume. We find space
for few extracts gathered at random:
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09


Fans, like huge panses, half fans, handled
fans, pivoted fans red, yellow, green,
purple, figured, gold, silver, spangled and
plaques wherever the eye turned. Little
books with dozen leaves, all Joined, were
| opened out and spread along the wall
| like section of border done in outlandish
Japanese figures. People were continually
coming and going staring about like my
self, but nobody made any noise, and the
pale, sweet violet young men at the
counters seemed just to be there as the
fans, and the queer.jointed storks and
banners were there. Nobody asked me
to buy anything, and it didn't seem to be
expected; yet l was beguiled in spite of
myself, and the sweet violets looked palely
upon me in utter indifference as to the
much or little I might spend. :" Is this
high art, indeed?" l asked of my New
York companion. Somewhat, but not
altogether" she answered vaguely. BY an
inspiration remembered and suggested the
little cottage which is the direct outcome
of the Art Loan Exhibition. We found it
at 63l Sutter street, modest sign across
its front reading "Society of Decorative
Art 1t was newly painted in white with
a small garden cut into beds. The bell
was ansa cred by lady who has charge of
the rooms, receives visitors, makes sales,
takes orders and stores all articles which
await examination or have been rejected by
the committee. A secret committee of
ladies' meets every Wednesday morning
and passes judgment upon submitted
articles. The name and address accom-
panies all work, but is known to but one
| member of the committee, the rest refer.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-23
Culture Of Cucumbers For Pickles.

The ground should be plowed once or
twice in the spring, and if sod land it
should be turned over the previous fall.
After the middle of June furrow out the
field, having the burrows from four to
FIVE feet apart; in these burrows, make
the hills, and in each hill put q shovelful
Of well-rotted manure, over which throw
= little earth, and on this plant the seed
The cultivator may be used in cultivat
ing, though the work around the hill.
requires the hand.hoe. When the vine,
begin to run, pinch them off at the third
joint and the crop will be increased.
For pickles the seed should be sown the
latter part Of June Or the first Of July.
The best variety for this purpose i, the
Green Prolific. 1t is well to plant plenty
Of seed, as the ''striped bug" may de.
stroy some; and when the vines begin
to run. al but three plants to a hill NAV
be pulled up. Fine bone.Hour sprinkled
on the hills every day or two often rids
the vines of these pests. A solution Of
tobacco put on the vines in the early
morning and then = sprinkling OF bone.
dust are effectual, but there is no't:cs
better than flour Of sulphur mixed with
plaster or finely-sifted coal ashes. We
have no statistics at hand concerning
the yield, cost and profit per acre,
further than that = large growerfan
Long Island realized profit Of from
e125 to $50 per acre when the cucum-
bers were contracted for at41.75 : thou.
tand. -RssyI Neu Yorker.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-23

Can't. Utter informs as that on Friday
ot last week in the Yosemite Valley 4
detached rock Of huge dimensions. some
eight feet thick, sixteen wide, and about
twenty feet long, which has stood ever
since the days Of Nosh's remarkable
food q q guard upon the outside II
Sentinel Rock, which overhangs the val.
ley opposite Leidig's Hotel, by some nm.
known cause deserted its lofty position
and came laundering and crashing down
the precipice, carrying everything be-
fore Il. In its descent it crossed Nc.
Cauley's trail three or four times, cut
ting . perfect swath through the trees,
until Il struck q giant pine, which, a.
though Il Yielded, WIS sufficient to stop
i,s great force, and the hinge bOwlder
rested within two or three hundred yards
Of McCauleyI house and residence.
Had Il not been for the large pine, which
the rock spent it, force against, II IL
quite probable that McCauley, with his
family, would have been crushed to death
without the least warning. The falling
Of the rock and the terrible crash, smoke
and dust which lined its pathway 1t.
tractcd the attention Of quite number
Of inhabitants Of the valley, many Of
whom Immediately visited the locality,
where Il 10 said they found cCauley ap.
parently unconscious Of the great dan.
ger he had no miraculously escaped. liz
said he heard the noise. but supposed il
Was caused by large bodies Of ice which
form on the waterfalls above and have
"a occasional tumbling of into The val.
ley below. McCauley Il said n have
stated that ct the moment the rock made
its rapid descent he Wa foudling those
twin.brother babies Of bis, with one upon
each knee, and his attention was % alb.
sOrbed that he failed to notice the noise
and disturbance above moro than usual.
Aoriposa (Cdl.) Gazette.
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Getting Potatoes Early.

To get potatoes early a dry, well.
drained piece Of ground should be Sc.
lec,ed, a rich sandy loan seeming the
most suitable at all times. II an early
crop is desired sprout the tubers, or cut
the potatoes in light, warm room,
from four to six weeks before planting,
or in y hot.bed two weeks before they
are wanted, then lift carefully and plant
out-during this time you will procure
strong, vigorous shoots which as soon as
planted out in the open ground will send
out roots and grow more rapidly than
those treated in the ordinary way. All
planters have doubtless observed in
planting that whore set with long
shoot has been planted it has been up
above ground . week earlier than the
rest, and this shows the benefit of first
sbr0uting the sets. There Is no use In
planting while the ground is wet, Is q
lumpy bit Of ground will not do for DO.
tatOes. Plant Is early in the spring as
the ground can be thoroughly worked,
for . healthy, vigorous growth, and .
crop free from rot, in hills or rows three
feet apart, and In the rows one foot
apart covering in light, warm soil about
four inches, ana ia cold, wet ground
three inches deep. Cultivate to keep
down the weeds, and draw the earth to
the plants. The practice Of killing or
earthing up potatoes has been long con.
tinued, and we must allow with satisfac.
tory results, or it would not still be
almost universal. 1t Is claimed that it
entices root growth, besides allowing Of
more cultivation than otherwise, the
earth holding up the tops. There are
many persons however who have tried
level culture, and who claim the Weld
was just as good as under the earthing-
up system.-Cor. Philadelphia Tribune
and Farmer.
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How to Catch Horse.-1f tho
horse is shy and hard to catch take fine
" grated castor oils of rhodium and
cummin; keep them in separate bottles
we'll corked; put some Of the oil Of
cummin on your hand and approach the
horse on the windy side. He will then
move toward you. As soon as you can
reach him rub some Of the cunfmin on
his nose, give him some of the castor
on anything he likes, and get . few
drops of the oil of rhodium on his
tongue. After this you can make him
do nearly everything you want. Treat
him kindly, feed we'll, handle gently,
and your victory is certain -1ar7, Field
and Farm.
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4 Ship Canal Across the Florida Re.
nlnsuls.

Now that the Philadelphia capitalists
who are about 10 reclaim the immense
tracts of land In the State OF Florida
known as the Everglades" have CON-
pleted their contract with the State, il
Is no longer secret that one Of the main
features Of the gigantic scheme b the
building Of a ship.canal across tue State
Of Florida. This project almost equals
in importance that Of retaining 2,OOO,-
GOO acres Of the richest land in the world
south OF the frost belt. A ship-canal
across the State Of Florida has been the
dream OF enginecrsfor many years. II
would not only shorten the distance be.
tween the American ports on the At.
lantic coast and all European ports tc
New Orleans, Mobile, and all shipping
points on the Gulf Of Mexico, but il
would avoid the dangers of navigation
which are experienced on the countless
keys aud coral reefs off the southern and
southwestern coast Of Florida. All ship
captains know Of this danger, which 4
often aggravated by hurricanes which
are common to the southwark of Florida,
but which are comparatively unknown
on the west coast in the region Of Tampa
Bay. It is well known that a number
Of New York capitalists have been en-.
deayOring for some years to get a char.
ter from the State Of Florida to build a
ship canal, but the Philadelphia com.
pany, with a great deal Of shrewdness.
have got ahead Of them. 1t is believed
that in connection with the lsthmus
Canal, now in course of construction un.
der NJ. Ferdinand DE Lesseps, the Flor
ida canal must at once attract the attcn.
ton Of the capitalists not only of Am.
erica but OF Europe. As to the feast
bility not only of building ship.canal,
but Of draining the ''Everglades," the
opinions Of eminent engineers and army
officers of the last generation are quoted
by those who have this work in charge.
Chicago Tribune.
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"A woman named Galligan, who re-.
sides in Castle Grove, was struck by
lightning last Friday. She was engaged
in her household duties about the cook.
ing.stOve. The electric fluid seems to
have struck the chimney, tearing and
setting on fire the end Of the house, de.
molishing the stove, and, striking Mrs.
Galligan's foot, tore tito pieces and then
escaped through the floor. The foot
was mutilated and shattered Is though
blown to pieces BY dynamite or some
other terrible explosive. The heel of
one of her shoes was driven half through
the floor. The most singular feature Of
the affair 10 that Mrs. Galligan was moi
stunned or shocked by the stroke, and
with great presence Of mind dragged
herself to tub Of water, extinguis6ed
the flames, and then crawled to the door
and summoned her husband. DR.. Phil.
lips was sent for without delay, and am.
putated the foot just above the ankle.
Joint.
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To Mend Glassware. Take . small
lump of unslacked lime fresh from the
kiln, mix Il with white Of IN egg, then
apply quickly and get away till com.
pie,oly dry.
The reason Why cabbage emits such
. disagreeabls smell when boiling Is be.
cause the process dissolves the essential
oil. The water should be changed whea
the cabbage Is half boiled, and II will
thus acquire . greater sweetness.
-Puddings for . Dyspeptic. Lime .
deep bowl with bread dipped In hot
water and sailed . little, then gil full
Of sliced apples, add . cupial Of white
sugar and q little grated nutmeg, cover
with moro Of the dipped bread and
steam for two hours. II put In . mould
u comes 10 the table very nice.
Coffee Cake.-This Il ono Of the
best plain cakes and Il very easily made.
Take one cup Of strong coffee infusion,
one cup 81 sugar, onc.half cup of butter,
one egg and one teaspooniul Of salcratus.
Add spice and raisins 10 suit the taste
and enough flour To make . reasonably
thick batter. Bake rather slowly In Tin
pans lined with buttered paper.
Harrison Pudding.-lDaf Of stale
bread, one quart Of milk, one.quartcr
pound ct sugar, onc.quartcr pound Of
butter, grated peel al lemon, cinnamon
and nutmeg, seven eggs. Cut off the
crust Of the bread. and CRATE thu soft
part very fine. Boil the milk AMI pour
on the crumbs. Stir In the butter,
sugar, and spices. Stir well and set 70
cool; then add the eggs, well beaten.
Put In 4 well.buiicred dish, and bake
one hour. Serve with sauce.
Black Knot In Cherries. The black,
rough excrcsccnces common on plum
and cherry-trecs are known rs black
knot. These are caused by the oozing ot
the guR,my sap through the cracked
bark from some unknown condition Of
Tho tree. The break In the bark widens,
and the wood and bark near Il decay. Il
Is best treated by tho use Of lime and
potash as fertilizers for the tree, and by
cutting out tho diseased bark or limbs
and burning them.
Loaf Cake. One and three. quar-.
ter pound Of flour; one and one. quarter
pound Of sugar; one pound Of butter
five eggs; half pint ot milk; one and
one-half pound 81 fruit (raisins and cur.
rants); one tcaspoonful Of soda; spices,
lemon, otc. Beat the whites and yelks
Of the eggs separately; dissolve the soda
in the milk; stone the raisins, and rub
them and the currants in little of the
flour, so ~ to prevent their setting in
the cake; rub the sugar and butter 10 A
cream: add the eggs. milk. with soda.
spices, lemon, -four, and lastly the fruit
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st. Louis has . fire department
chief Who is 3 marvel Of man. Though
fifty years Of age, Mr.. Sexton has never
tasted ! drop Of intoxicating liquor,
smoked . cigar nor chewed chew Of
tobacco. His whole life has been spent
in APPLYING cold water to fires and id.
vocating the use Of the same as bever-
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lNsv Alhany LsleerOeaaAana

eSIAKlxo Of Governor suggests the nsn.
ton OF "a item 10 received from Nr. Henry
A. Knight Foreman ct Chaa Waters q Co.'S
Governor and Valve Works. Boston, Masa ,
lhave used st. Jacobs OIL among our em.
ployees and And that il never fails to cure.
The men srs delighted with the wonderful
effects Of the Oil, - Il has cured them Of
bsuiseA burns etc.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-23

There Is prevailing in Minneapolis Z
very general epidemic OF that iblushing
but usually harmless disease known in
the books As roseOla. In many families
1t Is making clean sweep from grand.
psrents to babies,
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L. ook Of snow birds has lived for
= yeon In the Court house tower
l. : s.swn. Pa, yet with every stroke
y announcing the hours a. they
!. - birds have never ceased to
: tower in the greatest conster-
gig maintain their position in
MIL the last stroke has fallen,
~ . once return to the tower.
hour has their rest been dis
nfine the entirc period, without,
Oanfng them TO seek another
The bah weighs nearly 400
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I'm subjoned opinion, We perceive, 10 BY
]. A. Daniels, Esq, Of Messss. Ssogdill &
DauieA attorneys, Ia Crosse, Wis.,, and Up.
since, ] wss STACKED with pain IN and below
one Of my knee joints. A few applications
Of 6t. Jacobs Oil euieted the lain and relieved
the inAamma,ioa. I regard II - valuable
medicine .-..
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-23

RAILWAY accidents srs becoming % M.
melOus that even temperate passengers sre
often treated 70 . smash. -PAasdtlpAis Chvon,
fek
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-23

No palatisi hospital needed for Hop Bit
ten pstients nor large.salaried, talented
buffers 70 tell what Hop Bitters will do or
care, = they tell their own stnsy By their
certain and absolute cures at home.-NeU
Xevk LndspsSdeuk