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A New Competitor in wheat.

Russia has been considered the most
formidable com petitor of America in the
production of wheat for European markets.
Of late years, however, we have been SO
far outstripping Russia in this respect that
we had almost begun to believe that we
were without formidable wheat. growing
rival in the world, and that we could al
most dictate Liverpool prices. Our wheat
crop for 1881, it will be remembered, was
below the average-about 100, 600, 900
bushels. In consequences of this deficiency
we confidently expected material advance
in the price of wheat in the European mar.
kets, and were therefore slow in accepting
ing prices offered, and held on for an ad-
vance, which we were almost certain must
come. Although prices have been good in
the East and in California, considering the
unusual high rates of ocean freight, still
they have not come up to expectations. We
were told that we were asking too much for
our wheat, but still we held on and insisted
that our views must be met, and set forth
the fact that, in addition to our large
shortage, the Russian crop was also
short, ia justification of our demands.
We did not take British India into our
account, as contributions from that source
had heretofore not been large enough to
materially influence prices. Itlnow turns
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out, however, that the wheat crop OF this
country was the unknown factor unon
which we did not calculate, bat which,
notwithstanding, was the real cause of con-
tinued low comparative prices. British
India exported of the crop of 1881, q. 0OO,-
600 bushels more than had been expected,
thus making up one.fourth of our def
cheney. This amount, coming into the
English market at just the right time,
made the English buyers comparatively
Indifferent as to whether they secured the
American wheat OF not, and enabled them
to postpone large purchases from this ooun.
try till we should be willing to come to
their terms. It is now claimed that Eng
land received of the crop of 1851 more
wheat from India than from America, and
il this be true she threatens in the failure
to be our most formidable competitor in
the worlds markets. 1t is said that the
India people live in large proportion on
rice and millet, and that last year these
articles were unusually plentiful, and their
prices ruled low, consequently they con-
sumed more of them and sent their wheat
| out of the country, as the only article that
would bring them money. The experience
of this year will doubtless stimulate them
in the future to SOW more wheat and less
rice and millet, and thus render them more
formidable competitors than they other
wise would have been but for this acct
dental experience.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-15
The Most Precious Of Gifts.

Health is undoubtedly more precious gift
than riches, honor or power. Who would
exchange it fer these, the chief objects Of hui
man ambition? 1t is obviously the part of
wisdom to employ means for the preservation
of health and tie prolongation Of life which
time and experience have proved to be relia-
ble. Many of the dangers by which health is
threatened may be nullifed by the use Of that
most irresistible of correctives Gnd tonics,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. which by in.
creasing vital power and rendering the physi-
cal functions regular aud active keeps the
syetem in good working order AID protects it
against disease. For constipation, dyspepsia,
liver complaint, nervousness, kidney and
rheumatic ailments, it is invaluable, and it
affords sure defense against malariGl fevers,
besides removing every trace of such disease
from the system. Half wineglassful taken
before meals improves the appetite and in
sures complete digestion and assimilation.
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THE QUIET HOUR.
Answers to April I, 1882

Gu6WClo w n ga - - AWE
1920. Draw, war. Apart, trap, par.
1921. Pickle herring.
1922. Silver King.
1923. Give a little more attention to
tanglers.
1924. Handle loom.
MExIcAN.-The time for competition in
the "Mexican word building contest is
not strictly out until time elapses sufficient
for letters mailed on the 18th to reach u.s.
We have already received lists from large
number. w. Fl. Simons, Colfax, finds 80
words; Willie Timson, Hamilton, New,
Go Mary W. Pierce, Nevada City, SO G.
NJ, Grass Valley, 81 ; n. B., box 327, Sac
ramento, So Merle, Elk Grove, 80 Mrs.
A. L. II. H., Sacramento with abbrevia-
tions. etc J, III; Lizzie B. Stacy, Lincoln,
81; Hattie Heath, Sacramento (omits words
with repeated letters, 62; Sadie, Wood
land, %; Daffodil, Sacramento, GA /; A. E.
N, Woodland, rs; Clara n. Saller, Ply
mouth, 80 without repetition, 81 with
total, l04; Jessie Brown, Rocklin, AZ (;
Carl Knight. Lodi, so; John Davis, San
Francisco, "a ; Belle Role, Nevada, 40 ;
Mollie Nj. Rolfe, Reno, Is; M. F. W.,
Acampo with repetitionsl, 1914 Phyllis,
Hazel Creek, Shasta county, As E, A. T.,
Patterson, Nevada county, Sc with repeti-
tions). In these lists there are several
where the contestants use words only that
do not repeat any letter in the text. The
offer read The largest and least errone-
GUS list of words that can be spelled out of
the word Mexican" etc. Had we desired
to confne the contest to the use of letters
of the word once we should have said so.
| In order to give all fair opportunity the
contest will now remain open for letters
mailed on or before April 2Stb, and those
who wish may add to lists already in. No
one of the contributors has yet fully ex-
hausted the possibilities of "Mexican. u
Authorizations are not words for the pur-
poses of this contest, nor can a single letter
be treated as a word. Obsolete words, and
foreign words not adopted into our Ian
guage, are prohibited.
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Thin Out the Fruit

Those who desire to produce the best
quality of fruit should not allow their trees
to overbear. But how can we help it
says one. We will tell you. Keep good
look.ou among your trees, and when You
see that the fruit is setting too thick begin
the work of thinning it out. This may be
done in various ways. If your trees have
already been pruned back well and super
fuous branches cut out of the inside Of the
head, you should not use the shears or the
knife to cut off more branches. but should
only cut off the small fruit where it has
set too close together. With shears in
hand and light handy step-ladder, you
can go over the trees rapidly, clipping off
parts of lunches Of fruit, and thus reliev-
ing the tree of the draft upon it in attempt.
ing to perfect an over. crop, and turn all its
force and strength to the perfection of
what you leave. If the tree has not been
fully pruned, then use the shears in cutting
off and shortening back the branches
so as to lessen the amount of
fruit on the tree, and at the
same time giving the tree shape and
proportion. 1t is much better to do this
looping eff of limbs and long branches now
than to allow an over crop of fruit to break
and lop them off later in the season. A
fair quantity of good, well-grown AMI ma
tured fruit is worth much more for use
or to sell than a large quantity of poor,
half-grown insipid fruit. II you would
avoid the latter and secure the former at
tend to your fruit trees at once. Go over
the orchard now, and a month from nows,
if you find the trees still too full, go over
them again but the sooner the surplus
fruit is removed now the better for the
tree and the fruit left on it. Nearly all
kinds of fruit trees are inclined to overbear
in California, hence they require close
watching and good deal of thinning out
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New Tangles.



In Sacramento MEASURE leg of mutton
stuffed closet pertaining to certain deties ven
Grated by the ancient Greeks; fishes; kind oil
cement contraction often used /; in Sacramento.
1882. Charade for Amethyst, from Hat.
tie Heath
'Tis spring and all nature rejoices,
In garments first shining and green.
In the forests are heard the swest voices
OF birds mid its leaf covered screen.
We envy the songsters their brightness,
And sigh for the woodlands and hills,
Where the wild flowers next up and their bright
And sweetness the atmosphere fills.
Whole means "just arrived" Winter season
In its tolls held fair spring all too long.
Her release is the pertinent reason
For natures melodious song.
1888. Puzzles, by Mollie S.:
a. One hundred and one placed in straight line,
Exposes to view the fruit OF pine.
e. If five hundred and two skies you'll arrange
exactly right,
Theanswer to this puzzle will appear very bright.
1884. Charade, by Manzanita
My first q creature, born with noble powers;
Ny second is the name that creature wears.
Ny whole, bold creation OF the brain
OF most somber poet. Yet it bears
To its cres tor resemblance strong;
Somber yet bold and grand, each walks along.
1885. A charade, sent by an old con-
tributor to the Quiet Hour for its private
ear but which the Q. III. can't unravel.
Who can?
First, ga parting from" surely 10th betoken;
Next two.thirds of an animal or foppish fool;
Fourth, boys nickname, frequently spoken;
Third you will see when on have solved the whole.
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Answers to Correspondents and Correct
Solutions

H.-lSl4, 1920, 1922, 1926, 1929,
1880, 1928. Fl. H. says: " Please say to
Sibyl that the lily that came through her
and Q. HIS kindness is growing finely. u
We desire to add that the @. II. lily never
showed its head above ground, though
carefully set out as per directions.
Daffodil-l330. You guess so well, why
not contribute? Il is beneficial, intel.
lectual recreation.
Manzanita- 1914, 1917, 1919.
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And in accordance with law and order OF the
Board of Directors, made on the Sth day OF
APRIL, 1852, so many shares of each parcel OF
slch stock as NAV be necessary will be sold at
the store OF SHERBURN & SMITH, No. 1913 X
street. on the 25th day of APRIL, 1882, at P NJ OF
such day, to pay delinquent assessment thereon,
together with cost OF advertising and expense Of
the sale. NELSON WILCOX, Secretary
Office, No 600 NJ street. all-td
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Don't be Alarmed

At Bright's disease, diabetes, or any disease
of the kidneys, liver or urinary organs, as
Hop Btters will certainly and lastipgly cure
you, and it is the only thing that will.
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GENERAL N0TIG.
II am Thankful.

In my letter Of the 18th inst, I advised you OF
the progress of my case, under the use OF your
BRISTOL'S SARSAPARILLA AND PILLS aud now
| am thankful to be able to say that they ha'
effected perfect cure-not a single sign of scrofula
now exists on my person. Respectfully yours,
ais 1t THuS NJ GRlDLEY, Helena.
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Professor Joseph LeConte, the geologist,
holds that all metalliferous veins have been
deposited from hot alkaline waters, circu-
latinp through assures,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-15

A fire got started at the Ontario pump.
ing works, near Colfax, but was extin-
guished before much damage was done.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-15

cases of Seminal Weakness, Loss of VgoF Nocturnal
Emissions, Inpotency, Nervous and Physical Debil.
ity and all that class of complaints arising from Ex
cess, Indseretlon or Abuse. The old find in this
remedy fountain of youth, and the Young 4 safe
guard and protection. DR.. La MACS SEMINAL
PILLS restore the sexual organs, debihtated from
whatever cause, TO their pristine vie0r. Price,
q so per bottle. Sont c. .. D.. BY express, - any
address, secure from observation. Address all or
lers to A. McBOYLE 50 co, DRUGGISTS, Pos;oifce
Box 1862, San Franosco. ii35p6n
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SAVE doctors bill by keeping the system
in order with Kidney.Wort. It will do it,
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Forty years cxpertenee OF ar 0gG nurse.
MRS. WfNSL0W'S SOOTHING SYRUP is the
prescription Of enc of the best female physicians
and nurses in the United States, and has been used
for rty years with never-fang success by millions
OF mothers for their children 1t relieves The child
from pain cures dysentery and diarrh0e, gripping ia
the bowels, and wind-colie By giving health to the
child it rests the mother Price, q ceIts bottle.
OIL MNS
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Company. Principal place of business, Sacramento
city There is delinquent upon the following
described STOCK, on account CT assessment levied
on the 9Th day of MARCH, 1882, the several
amounts set opposite the names of the respective
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EHUTUsrTDns
Sixpence Better Than the Slew Shillingr II You
want GOOD PHOTOGRAPHS, at reasonable price,
go to BEALS GALLERY, No. Ais street. Il. S.
BEAiIS Operator. fe9-im
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For Fine Cakes, Hce CreaE;, etc, the
BEST AND CHEAPEST MEALS, go TO HENRY
FISHER, No. sos ST., bet. Fifth and Sixth. m23-1m
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IF you want Furnished or EHfIrnished
ooms go to the best house in the city, Clunie
Building, Eighth and X streets kept first class in
every respect. MRS. GRICE, Proprietrcss. mI5-tf
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and no part OF them are traced to the defend.
| ant for their cause, even by the most remote
connection.
| Fifth-It is net satisfactorily shown that
! the raising of the subterranean water level in
| the city is caused by the raising of the river
bed. II this subterrsnean water Is due to
! pereolation from the river, it is obvious that
percoation cannot be as free and easy as it
was in early days, before the banks were
thickly coated with clayey sediment, as they
are now. There are q number of other causes
| for this elevation of the soil water, more po-
tent than the river percolation theory. These
have been shown by the testimony of Pro-
fessor Price, DR.. Simpson and others. and
think make it improbable that there is any
addition to the soil or underground water of
this city by reason OF sipage or percolation
| from the Sacramento or American rivers.
| Sixth-The soil water, from whatever
source it may come, instead of being the
| cause of disease, is q most efficient iagent in
preventing it. 1t is notorious in the history
of Sacramento that high-water winters have
been followed by healthy summers, and that
dry winters have been succeeded by sickly
summers. Water is a great deodorizer, and
its presence in the soil Of Sacramento city
subserves useful purpose.
Seyenth-Sacramento has no sewerage sys-
tenn, properly so called. Its ordinances for.
bid the deposition of fecsl matter in the
wooden and open brickwork sewers--rightly
so. because those sewers cannot carry such
matter away. This matter remains in the
soil and breeds disease, with the soil water as
its only natural enemy.
Eighth-The city cannot have any safe or
efficient system of sewerage based upon drain.
age into the tule basin south Of the city, or
into the rivers.
Ninth-The city drainage has not been
aud Ia mot nhstruntad hxy IabriS Tho I-oip.
age never was into the Sacramento river, and
could not be. The drainage canal is better
than it ever was, but can never be effectual
even to drain the liquid matter. The fall in
twenty-five miles is only about six feet at low
water, and nothing in high water.
Tenth-Sacramento is gradually saturating
her soil with annual accommodations of fecal
matter. No means for removing or arrest
ing it have ever been devised or even sug.
gested. The only agent directly operating
upon it is the soil water, which is not effect.
i've in dry years. Means must soon be taken
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-15
BUSINESS FAILURES.
A ~. Louis Commission House sss
Dends

A ~. Louis Commission HOUSE aas-
pends.
ST. LouIS, February li.-Thc suspension
of the commission house OF George Ii.
Small < Co. was announced this morning.
This firm has done a large business with
the South in grain, provisions, etc. and has
bought pretty heavy lines OF options in
grain for customers in that section. The
late break in wheat forced the firm to put
up large amount OF margins, and most
OF their customers sent the firm one to
three days drafts on themselves. but for un-
known reasons many OF these drafts have
been returned protested, and the house
found it necessary to suspend. Mr.. Small
says their liabilities here are comparatively
light, and that il their customers will pay
the margins due. which amount to about
$40, 600 the firm will be able to pay up in
the course OF a couple Of months and leave
something over.
CoLoRADo CRY, February i-J. NJ Cupp
& Co. has been closed by their creditors.
Liabilities $40 900; assets S25,o 900.
ATLANTA, Ga, February li.-H. c. Pope,
a leading halter, has assigned. Liabilities,
$4,000.
NEW ORLEANS, February li.-The follow
ing failures were posted at the Cotton TX.
change to-day: Samuel II. Buck & Co,
Henry Hentz Of New York Henry lie.
gendre & Son, and Henry n. Marters, all
cotton future brokers and buyers, who
transacted business through the future
room of the Cotton Exchange.
ST.. Louis, February H.-Stephen A.
Bemis, who has been on the long" side OF
cotton and wheat lately, failed TO meet
demand for more margins to-day, and was
forced TO suspend. His liabilities will not
exceed $4,000
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FIRE RECORD.

NECs MILES, KY, February IA fire.
sunday night, destroyed the business
houses owned by l.. WOODBRIDGE, GOV, S.
T. Por;er, Mrs. NJ C. Turner and the dwell
iins OF Miss Susie Sublett. Loss, $4,000:
insurance $500. Gray & BOhan, grocers,
y: u: SCLoberth, cOnfectioner, and Walborn
Vol, confectiOner. The loss will acgre-
gate $1,000; insurance, 5000.
OHlrAGo, February IA Williams
Iowa; dispatch SSs \ lire, SUNDAY morn.
ing, destroyed most Of the business house,
IN the town. Loss, $4,000.
,,,!.I7 TROY, \. Y, February 1t-Garener's
S"-ny.5 5.,,. anu -',UO dozen collars and cufs,
,;.sI Ne rLoir' ONI., February l4.-The Ma
uonal Zci'tug printing Office AMI tie -
dence Of the publisher, burned.
,DEvRoT, February lie. ]. Pprso,,s
.ahing mill, at Muir, was burned today
Loss $1,000; insured for 5000
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-15
Probable Strike at the Pullman Car
Works.

CHICAGO, February 1.-THE determine
ton of the Pullman Palace Car authorities,
at Pullman, that the workmen at their
Shops should pay ten cents per day for
riding TO and from work into Chicago, has
aroused decided feeling Of hostility. The
carpenters and painters struck, and, gath.
ering several hundred allies, repaired to
Market square and held an orderly meet
ing. A committee was appointed, which
waited on the manager. He met them
kindly and frankly, but told them there
was little likelihood that the company
would recede from its position on the fare
question. or that Mr.. Johnson, OF the Pull
man Company, would rescind the fare or
der, The men agreed to form union in
any event. and to-morrow's developments
will probably determine whether strike
shall cnsuc
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NEWS NOMINATION.
Good for the Poor Carriers Reduction
of Revenue TaxatiOn-Personal.
1,.hI 10

GOOu Tor tne fOOr OrSarrterS-heunctlO
Of Revenue TaxatiOn-PersOnal
Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE news OF
the nomination of John C. New, to be As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, was a
surprise, as it was supposed he was slated
for the Berlin mission.
The House committee on postotfices to-
day agreed to report the bill relative to the
appointment of letter carriers, their status
and pay. 1t divides them into three classes,
the highest of which is to receive $1,000,
the second $500, and the third $500 year.
Promotions are TO be made in order from
the lowest to the highest class. The bill
also provides for substitutes, who shall re-
ceive regular salary OF dollars year
and pro rata salary OF the carrier for whom
he works for the time employed.
1t is the intention, according to the best
information of the Ways and Means Com
mittee to recommend reduction in in
ternal revenue taxation to an amount ag-
gregating SIS, 100000. 1t is contemplated
to reduce the tax on whiskey and tobacco,
and 10 abolish the bank check stamp aud
the tax on matches, and on all proprietary
articles. 1t is held that in view Of the i'm
mense revenues of the government, such a
reduction can now take place without en-
barrassing the Secretary Of the Treasury,
and enable him to pay all the current OBJ
legations and provide for the interest on
the public debt, ,as we'll as the sinking fund.
Ian.
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NEWS NEW PLACE.
Filley to be Provided For-Beek's Bill

FilIey 20 be Provided For-Beck's Bill.
Special 10 Hestern associated Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 1.-THE
nomination to-day Of John c. New, OF In
dians. to be Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, was great surprise. 1t is said
that New could have had Foreign Mission
but preferred place in this country. 1t
is now rumored that Filley, of st. Louis,
will soon.be provided with good place.
Senator Voorhees, intends to make a
speech on the tariffquestion, in accord with
his lately defined views.
Secretary Folger has, in communication
to the Senate Finance Committee, submit
ted his views at length on Mr.. Beck's bill.
to prevent the unlawful certitication of
checks by National Banks. The Secretary
does not think the passage of this bilf will
affect the object in view, as he says the
question of what constituted unlawful GER
tification would have to be submitted to
jury. There is already law OF the stat
ute books to this effect, and the Secretary
doesn't think the Beck bill can add any
specific force to il.
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Title 10 Homesteads within Railroad
Land Grants.

WASHINGTON, u. c., February H.-Thc
Senate Committee on Public Lands dis
cuSSed at length the resolution to instruct
the Attorney General to defend the titles
to Western homesteadS which are claimed
by railroad companies to have been in
cluded in the land grants to them. This
resolution involves, directly, the lands in
cluded in the recent decision OF Judge
Miller, at Omaha, but indirectly it touches
the titles of many other homesteadS. The
question is whether entries made upon
land included in the railroad grants before
that land was formally and finally with
drawn by the Government, are good or
not. Senator Plumb stated that he knew
at least 800 cases where this question en-.
tered into the titles. and that there were
homesteadS of other cases. The committee
didn't come TO any conclusions.