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WRESTLING BIRDS

At bird-store in this city there are
forty whistling bull6nches and half a
dozen blackbirds and starlings Of similar
musical proclivities. 0ae of these tiny
musicians will give little toss OF his head
and whistle lou tune from 80 Boccaccio +"
or "Fatinitza." Th5n another follows
with "The Pope he leads merry life"
gallop or waltz, or some German
Yolkslied. Their song is generally Ger.
man melody, for most of the birds come
from Germany. A few are caught and
taught in England, and they whistle En-
glis6 tunes ike God save the Queen"
and "Robin Adair."
Dealers class whistling birds as proficient
or not proficient. To the fret class belong
those that whistle several tunes, or one
tune very well and in the second class
ere birds that can only whistle a fraction
of tune. Out Of fifty birds about forty
are proficient, and about two-thirds of
these can whistle two melodies. a couple
Of birds may have learned three or four
tunes. The most expensive bird in the
establishment (his price is Sl00) whistles
only one tune, g Thou art like unto a
flower" but his tune is as mellow as the
low notes of flute, and he introduces
triils and fiorid passages OF which prima
donna might be proud.
These birds abound in Hessen and Sax
ony, where they are taught by tailors,
shoemakers and weavers, whose occupations
keep them indoors. The teaching begins
from the time they are strong enough to be
taken from the nest. The tune they are
to learn is whistled to them several times
day, particularly in the morning and
evening. Whistliug is preferred, as instru.
ments are too shrill. They should always
hear the tune in the same key, and no
other tune should be played or whistled in
their hearing as long as they are learning
The time in which they master a melody
varies from four to six months. They will
almost at all times pipe their tune at the
command Ia nod or word Of the person
who feeds them, and only for him, so it is
important that they should always be fed
by the same person. When piping they
move their head, and sometimes sway the
body to and fro and spread out the tail
like fan.
a story is told of one of these whistling
birds which had been taught q simple mel
ody. Hearing it performed on the piano
one day, with variations, he began to hiss
and hatter until the playing stopped.
Then he gave his version of the air. The
same bird was owned for a'time by lady
whose custom it was to have hymn sung
at the conclusion of evening prayers. He
caught the tune, and always accompanied
the voices. Afterward, when he passed
into another family, he continued to sing
the hymn every evening at the same time
as he used to sing it in the family where
he first heard it, Animal World
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weather probabilities.
THE BEST PAPER.


The WEEKLY UsIoS for 1882 will be found to be
decidedly the best ard most desirable paper issued
among all the weekles of the coast It is sent out
in two sheets each of eight pages-one on wednes-
days and Saturdays. 1t therefore goes to its
readers oftener than the cid style of weekly Journal
and its is fresher, and very nearly leve',
point of tine, for country readers with the usual
daily paper. It has equal in this State en- the
coast as journal adapted to all the demands
on newspaper for the family, the street,
the Office and the shop. The WEEKLY UNION
has departments specially edited, of variety,
fullness and great value as agricultural, mar
ket and stock reports, Eastern and home kilograms
home and foreign correspondence, serials, general
miscellany, the household, puzzlers' department,
mining news, State and coast news, etc In add
the editorials discussing all topics of public
concern in scholarly, able and unequaled manner
for fairness and fearlessness and also the regular
department of reviews and notices of the new books
and publications of the day. The WEEKLY UNION is
mailed for 50 so per year to any address.
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precious than mica or iron pyrites, for it is
very doubtful whether any of them could
have distinguished between those minerals
and gold. But the whole story about Sir
Francis Drake is too vague and misty to be
accorded much historical Importance. 1t
is like the alleged discovery of America by
the Mortimer, in fact. 1t is possible that
Sir Francis did see gold when he was in
California, but it is certain that if he did
he neither took any away with him, or
made any use of the discovery. Heis there
fore not entitled to the fame of the discov-
cry, but James Marshall is correctly spoken
of as the discoverer of gold in California,
because he was the man who first opened
that splendid treasure to human uses.
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ANECDOTES OF THE eUlLLoT1NE.

The cases of resistance, said my inform
ant-and he had kept track of all execu-
tons for thirty years-were rare, and
always proceeded from skeptic natures,
which faith could not enter He told me
of the cynical slowness of convict who
asked for, and received, breakfast of fish,
that he might delay as long as possible.
''My friend" said the jailer to him,
" the hour advances"
'Sir," he responded, 81 have no desire
to strangle myself with a fshbone,
An executioner once thought it his duty
Paris" said he, gaily, eff you are SO
ecdotes were told to the aids of NJ. Roche.
" l am not astonished, said he, smiling,
" these provincials are so ridiculous.
The executioner who cut off the head of
the Chevalies de Rohan disdained after
ward to do so for his accomplish, the
schoolmaster. You others attend that
one, " said he to his aids; that is work
for you"
l have said that the guillotine is taken
down Immediately after an execution. 1t
was not always the case that they are in
such hurry. During the early years of
its use, the scaffold was left standing after
an execution, so that those coming too late
for the spectacle could still enjoy a sight of
the same; but after its use paddock fast
ened the spring which permitted the i'm
mense knife to fail. One day The headsman
and his assistant had retired to the place
where monsieur took his traditional warm
wine, when some one knocked at the door
OF the room, and man in a blouse en-.
tered.
"Sir," said he, 81 come in the name of
my comrades TO ask little favor"
Well, speak what is it ?"
THAT you will let us have the kew
which confines the chatter of the scaffold."
And what do you wish with y"
All, only trial will return it to YOU
safe enough in five minutes"
The Monsieur de Paris of those DAYS.
G -eatly astonished at this request, cast a
G ance out of the window and saw that the
populace had hoisted an unfortunate fellow
on the scaffold and had placed him on the
platform, where he remained inert and
without defense. 1t was a wigmaker's ap.
prentice, who had believed himself author.
led to steal a watch in the crowd. Mon
sieur understood the danger Of skirmish
10 case of positive refusal.
my friend, +" he answered, "the execu-
toner has gone and taken away the key
but he will be back in two hours.
The midday sun was shining down with
an overwhelming warmth, and the crowd
little by little, leaving the thief
in his frightful position. When monsieur
came to his rescue he found the fellow al
most dead. From that day forth the gull
lotine was taken down and put back in its
proper house Immediately after each execu-
lion. Paris Letter to Boston Herald.
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PASSENGER LISTS,

CARLIN, February 3d.-Passed here to-
day, to arrive in Sacramento tomorrow
Rev. G. j. Wegren, wife and child, Willis J.
Currier, Mrs Charles Resd, John d. Barr
NJ. Hyman, j. Hirspriug, Henry Townsend,
San Francisco; GeoTge j. Garter, T.
Bianchi, 7. r. LeCount, New York II. r.
Hobart and wife, Thomas Bgewn, Chicago,
H.; B. Bole, Ashland, Neb.; Sara Hays,
Pennsylvania Mrs. J. Z Holloway and
child, Iowa; 80 emigrant passengers, iuclud-
ing q males, to arrive in Sacramento Feb
rdary oh.
NEwHALI, February 3l.-Passsd here to-
day. to arrive in San Francisco tomorrow
Il. Dinkenspiel, San Francisco; J. NJ.
Murphy, Tombstone II. H. Blake, Omaha;
w. l.. Earl, San Francisco H. K. Belden,
oakland Duke Roberts AMI wife, Canada
IL. ID. Blackburn, San Francisco; Mrs. E.
Leonard, Los Angeles; Captain Clements,
Oakland; r. Collins. Arizona; Deputy
Sheriff Huber and one prisoner, Los Angeles;
Louis Kellon Bach. Colorado; &. Wilson,
San Bernardino; w. S. Baxter, +. A. Will
son, Tucson; l.. Mace, DemiD0, w. Colley,
Detroit, Mich; Professor H. Hamle. Steven
kennie, San Francisco; M. Vandercook and
family, Iowa.
OMAHA. February 31.-Left here to-day,
to arrive in Sacramento February 9TH o. G.
Rose and wife, England A. Lynds, Rich
mond, Va; G. A. johnson and wife, May
johnson, Sig. Greensbsum. San Francisco
2. P. Mast, Springfield, Ohio Robt. Ellis
and wife, New York john. A. Mudd, U. S.
Navy; G. A. Hunter, Chicago.
Thirteen through entrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento February 11;h.
KANSAS CRY (Mo.), February 31-Passed
Topeka, Ks, to day, to arrive in San Fran
cisco February Sth j. r. bot Kaera
N. H; G. N. Phelps, Winchester, n. H:
III. Trowbridge, San francisco Mrs. Fritz
Williams, Mrs. n. Williams, Los Angeles
n. A. Tweed and family Brooklyn, n. Y:
w. W. Kellogg, l.. j Kellogg, Quincy, m:
p. w. Jauck, HAMBURG. Il; d. a. Pack,
ard, Bradford, Pa; A. Grant, Geneva Lake.
Wis.
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treatment pays far better than inequitable
who can be held to accountability at all
times; and who are bringing what was
chaos into symmetry and order. This is
what is happening all over the world, and
it seems time that the American people
shook off the delusions which have so long
interfered with their intelligent compre-
hension of the transportation problem.
For years past American politicians and
journalists have been making giants out of
air, to fight withal. They have perversely
elamored for an extension of that fierce
competition which has itself been the most
powerful agent in working out the consolida-
ton process. They have refused to perceive
what the development of railroads every.
where was teaching, namely, that consoli.
dation was the natural outcome of compe-
tition, and that it was inevitably, being
the result of strong effort for relief, a
change from worse to better conditions.
The recent combination, which appears,
SO far as we can judge from this distance,
to indicate the establishment of one great
permanent system between the Pacific
Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, need have
no terrors for the public. The competition
which has been looked forward to so eagerly
by many could not have brought them the
advantages they anticipated, and would
certainly have resulted, sooner or later, in
consolidation. This has been the end of
every railroad contest, and it is the natural
end. Asst is, the interests of this State are
assured far better care than they could have
had under any other arrangement. 1t is
no slight advantage to have the command
ing railroads of the State controlled by
citizens OF the State by men who would
rather build up San Francisco than st.
Louis, that is to say. And as regards the
monopoly question, it is only necessary to
refer to history to show how unwarranted
are the prevalent fears on that bead. With
increased responsibility will come increased
caution; with enlarged interests broader
policy. As these things have everywhere
tended to work themselves out satisfac-
torily, so they may be trusted to follow
the same course here. But the public will
do well to accept as demonstrated these
two propositions First, that railroad COM
bination and consolidation is the newt
able tendency of the whole transportation
question ; second, that railroad consolida.
ton has everywhere produced better re-
suits for the country than had been at
tainable from unlimited competition.
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PROPERLY DEFEATED.

The rejection of Plumb's foolish and mis-
chieyous proposition TO rob the redemp-
ton reserve in order to pay off the debt,
ia matter for congratulation. Il was such
proposition as could only have been
made by man densely ignorant of finance,
or obstinately resolved to do as much
harm as possible to the country. It is no
doubt discouraging to find that imbecili-
ties of the Plumb amendment kind are
still possible, but it is some comfort to
know that when it comes to the test there
is sense enough in Congress to defeat
them.
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THIS MoRn1ka,s NEWS.

In New York Government bonds quoted at
lis! for As of 1907 1145 for AS; 1909 for 3ls
sterling, q s5a4 9OI; silver bars, 11S5.
Silver in London, SID; consols, 90 11.16d 5 per
cent United States bonds, extended, 1888; As, 100
aAs, 11G1.
In San Francisco half dollars arc qaoted at dis.
count to par; Mexican dollars. s9aS91c.
Mining stocks continue dull in San Francisco.
The record OF transactions yesterday morning APP
pears to be smaller than usual. Values Of mstock
shares were barely sustained In some cases there
was decline of sc to SOC per share, as compared
with Thursday.
Fire at Whitehall, ILL.,; also at Grafton, Pa, and
Findlay, o.
The Coroner's jury justified Milton, who killed
Woodward in Shasta county
The steamer Germanic takes from New 70 k to-
day, for Europe, 81, $50, 900 in gold.
The Commercial elevator, one of the Oldest in the
city, was burned at Buffalo yesterday.
The Sherman funding bill was passed in the Sem
ate yesterday by vote OF 80 to IS.
A sensation was caused at Stockton yesterday by
the explosion of a cistern
During the past seven Gays LAG business failures
have occurred in the United States
In the treaty between Russia and Persia, the for
mer acquires the Akpaltekke oasis
Guiteau and his counsel again appeared in Court
at Washington yesterday, and the proceedings in
support of the motion for new trial were COM
menced.
Herber; Steele shot and killed William Rafferty,
Thursday night at Silver Reef, Utah.
john W. Berry was hanged at Prescott, A. T, yes
terday, for the murder of Michael Shane
A letter from ex-Secretlry Blaine to Presiden
Arthur in regard to the proposed Peace Congress,
viii be found this morning among our dispatches.
The Secretary of the Navy disapproves of pun
ishng offenders by solitary confinement on bread
and water, or diminished rations
Guiteau perpetrates another letter to the public
Garibaldis health is still precarious.
The new Egyptian Ministry has been formed
In the billiard match at Paris last night, S,osson
closed the evenings play with score of 5000 points
TO Vignaux's 1853
D. C. White was hanged at Canton, Tex, yester-
DAY, for the murder of George Conquest in 1876.
A eolliery explosion at Chesterfield Va, yester-
day, caught 80 men underground
One hundred and twenty-five deaths occurred in
San Francisco this week.
A tripe factory was destroyed by fire at San Fran
cisco yesterday.
= The night schools of San Francisco are attended
by LOO children.
Readers OF the RECORD UNION will find much to
interes them on the inside pages of this mornings
nanar
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OIL Oh TIE WATERS.

Perhaps at no point on the east coast of
Scotland do the waves come rolling in more
furiously in stormy weather than at Peter
head. Situated as it is on the most east
erly promontory, it is fully exposed to the
German ocean. As far back as the days of
Earl Marischal it was found necessary to
"build ane bulwark at the mouth of the
haven" there, and since then many i'm.
provements have been effected with view
to the safety and convenience of the craft
which. during the fishing season in the
north, sail out from the harbors, there
to reap the harvest Of the sea. But of
all attempts made in this direction the
latest is in every respect the most extraor-
binary. 1t consists simply of 50 throwing
oil upon the troubled waters" The idea is
not altogether new one, but SO far as we
are aware 1t has never received that atten-
ton which it would seem to deserve. Mr..
Shields, a Perth gentleman Mr.. Armit,
submarine and wreck engineer; Broughty
Ferry, and MIR. Yeaman, one of
the late members of Parlia.
ment for Dundee, are, however, now
determined to thoroughly test its efficacy.
The experiments are to be carried out at
TIC ooi VI Vic Hoi Vi ctcI-
head. Here a wooden building has been
erected on the quay wall, in which tank
with the oil and force-pump will be placed.
From this tank the oil will be conveyed by
iron pipes to deep water-a distance Of
some 200 yards-and thence in gutta-
percha pipe across the hai Dor entrance.
The piping will be kept stationary by
heavy blocks of metal, and it will be per-
forated and fitted at intervals with "roses, !"
to permit Of the oil being properly dis.
tributed. From the pipe the oil will be
forced by the pump, and will rise to the
surface of the water, and form a film !;
and while it is not expected that
by this means the volume of the
waves may be very much lessened, it is
believed that the wind will be prevented
from breaking their crests, which it seems
is one Of the great dangers to which small
craft are exposed. Should the experiments
be rendered with ally degree of success the
same thing could be done in variety OF
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The late Mr.. Goddard, editor of the
Boston Advertiser began the agitation in
behalf OF the Ponca Indians. 1t was in
his house that Bright Eyes told the story
of her peoples wrongs, and it was through
Mr. Goddard's writings that the wrongs
were at last redressed.
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a lady wants to know why the railroad
companies do not provide special cars for
tobacco chewers as well as for smokers.
Bless your innocent heart Tobacco chew
ers are not SO particular as that. ANY or
binary passenger car is good enough for
theru
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General Simon Cameron has purchased
Shelly's Island, in the Susquehanna river,
near the York county (Pa.) shore, about
ten miles above Marietta. The island con.
tains about 200 acres of fine farming land,
and the price paid was about SIS, 600.
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A Galveston woman. just married, wish
ing to impress her husband with her ability
as housekeepsr, bawled out to the SER
want as he entered the door, Matildy,
bring me the washboard want to wash
the potatoes for dinner"
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to summonses from a Justices Court
where, in the event of default, the plain
TIT takes Judgment without even having
to go through the fornalty of proving his
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TRrcKLISe past the delighted palate, Hub
Punch, with hot or cold water, or milk, is
very agreeable, aud diffusas an ecstatic glow
through the system. Punches brewed at
request are far behind 1t in favor. Sold by
grocers,, wine merchants and DRUGGISTS
hicharos q Harrison, Sam Francisco. lie
agents for the Pacific coast.
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Mrs. Ann r. Adams died at Watertown.
Mass, Monday, aged seventy.two. She
was the widow of the late Alvin Adams.
founder OF the great express company that
yet bears his name. 'ua'
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Inc two heaviest taxpayers of Boston
are Moses Williams and Joshua NJ. Sears,
s s flrst named being assessed for 49,.
ooV.oV0, and the other for So, PA, 900.
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A FINAL BATCH.

Where a Chicago boy = his father
being at work and his mother sick
abed-wandered out and, with other
children, amused himself by jumping on a
swing. bridge and had his arm crushed, no
damages were given, the Courts holding
that persons using swing bridges must be
CAREFUL, that the city was not bound to put
up gates or keep watchmen to prevent peo-
pie from stepping on or off at improper
times, and that bridges are not play
grounds, and If children wander from home
unattended, and are hurt while playing
about them, any resulting injury must be
called accidental. Perhaps the most whole
sale htigant on record is to be credited to
Maryland, in the person of DIR. Harrison
Wagner, Of Woodbury., who brought about
2, 1000 actions for damages against bis neigh
bors, and took out about ], 450 Judgments
The.original suits were for sums of from
25 cents to IS for injury done to his char
acter by talking about him or testifying
against him. Whenever a case was de-
Tended, the plaintiff dropped it, but hun
dreds of suits went by default, the parties
thinking Wagner crazy, and the jud gments
being duly entered and no appeal being
taken, he obtained lien on their property,
the legality of which could not be contro-
verted. Some hundreds of judgments
were obtained against an express company,
and altogether between 500 600 and $780,
600 are at stake. Toe Circuit Court in
November last threw out case on the
ground of fraud, placing the costs on Wag.
ner, but he has taken an appeal. One re-
suit of the litigation will at least be to
make Marylanders careful about attending
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QUEER SUITS.
Some of the Curiosities Of Legislation
Strange Cases

Up in Addison county, Vt, they have
had an interesting lawsuit raging for some
twenty years past over an eighty-acre farm
whose owner made will concerning it in
1923 and died in 1881. It was worth
$1,000, but now its value is placed at
$1,000. Six times the case has been argued
before the Supreme Court, and seventh
hearing is impending. This is not SO bad,
though it cannot be compared with the
famous suit over the concession in 1869 Of
the gravel on the beach of Mont SAINT
M Michel, which has not yet been decided.
The daughter of the original claimant is
carrying 1T on at the age of nearly 90, de-
Ginning to compromise for the sum of
5000. 600, offered by the State. Judgment
had been given one way and another more
than eighty times.
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