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Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
THE SORGHUM SUGAR INDUSTRY.
What the Academy of Science has to Say on
 the Subject.

Professor O. c. Marsh, president of the National Academy of Sciences, has made @ report upon the scientific and economic relations of the sorghum sugar industry" as found by the Academy in their investigation of the subject.
 It appears that three varieties of sor- ghum gave over 13 per cent. of sugar, seven varieties 12 per cent, seven Il per cent, seven 10 per cent, and seven per cent. of sugar ; and that of the varieties of maize grown in 1880 ten varieties gave over per cent. cane sugar, ten varieties 10 per cent, nine varieties II per cent, nine varieties 12 per cent, four varieties 13 per cent, one variety IA per cent, and one 15 per cent
 The committee state that in 1880 over 62, ,OOO, GOO acres of land, or 38 per cent. of all the cultivated land of the United States, were in maize.
 The amount of the sugar thus appar- ently lost, calculated by the results ob- tained by the Department of Agriculture in the last three years, is equal to the present product of the entire world. A remarkable uniformity has been dlscov- cred in the several varieties of sorghum as producing plants when fully de- veloped, but it has also been learned that the different varieties vary widely in the time required for their full develop ment, varying, as has been shown, fully three months between the earlier and later maturing varieties. The conclusion arrived at by the De- partment in the laboratory and mill as its special contribution to the sorghum | industry, and the conclusions obtained elsewhere, are in the opinion of the com mittee as follows:
 F1RsT-Cane should be worked up as soon as cut.
 | SEcoND-That suckers should not be allowed in the crop.
 TH1RD-That the exclusion of all i'm mature cane is of the greatest importance in the manufacture of sugar.
 FoURTH-Sugar has been made from sorghum and corn stalks.
 FFTH-Ripe seed will indicate the proper time for working up the crop.
 SIxTH--Rain and drouth do not affect the quality of the juice.
 SEvENrH-Mature sorghum is not in jured by frost.
 EIaHTH-Loss of sucrose in sorghum syrup is no greater than that in syrup from sugar cane.
 | NINTH-That the presence of gum il the syrup of cane and maize is the grea obstacle in the way of sugar manufacture
 These are the discoveries claimed by the Department.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
A Good Chinaman's Little Trick.

The San Francisco Chronicle says: A docile and child-liKe Chinese "boy, about forty years of age, was employed in Stockton street house as "cham- bermaid," or boy, at $4 week. The lodgers were delighted with his polite ness and capacity for making beds and sweeping carpets. He was heap glad to please the ladies and belly quick to do up the work. On the third day he de- manded room, and good one, and when the landlady demurred he put in a claim for Sunday as a day for "rest and recreation."
 "Me heap Chlist man, and me have lest day all the same like Melican Chlist man, he saids --e----
 "But, Sam, I cannot go to church then" groaned the landlady.
 "Belly good; me have Chlist day all same Chlist Melican man," was the sto' ical response of An Sam.
 When Saturday came Sam proposed q compromise. He would do his work, but it must all be done by nine o'clock He was forbidden to disturb the lodgerS before ten o'clock, but was on hand at six and began to rap them up, when he raised storm that aroused the landlady Sam stood up manfully for his rights as [ believer in Sunday as Chlist day, ano was so pertinacious that he was ordered out of the house. He then demanded his pay and was told to come on Monday
 "All lite, you keep my money mt make you heap glad to see Sam, salC he, with dabolical twinkle in hi wicked eye.
 Soon after he was gone 1t was discov cred that he had carried off the keys t the seventy-two rooms, and has made hi word good to make the landlady " heal glad to see Sam," but has not yet grati fled her with the sight of him, and she unable to gain any clew to his where | aboutS.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
The Wolf and the Goose.

A Goose who was prowliug through the forest one day in search of prey, observed Wolf sitting on the limb of tree and called out
 "Good morning, my dear You are looking unusually well this morning." "Thats all taffy," replied the Wolf. "'Pon honor, but I'd give a thousand dollars to have your complexion , "Would you?''
 "Indeed I would And such eyes as you have got Yum yum! !"
 Do you really think sop grinned the pleased Wolf.
 "You bet Why, if had your form I'd go on the stage and make my for tune"
 The Wolf put his finger in his mouth and looked silly and felt fattered, and the Goose licked her chops and con- tinued:
 "Please come down and let me take the pattern of your coat tails. Such q graceful set I never saw in my travels. The Wolf came down with his ears working with delight, and had only reached the earth when the Goose sprane upon him and chewed him into dish cloths.
 MORAL: I Beware of the Goose.-Detroit Ere \ pr1ez
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
Locked with Sealing.Wax.

The Hartford, Conn.,, Times, says:- The Wayland Liquor law, passed by the last Legislature, requires that all access to a saloon from dwelling in the same building shall be closed The object is to stop illegal selling on Sunday by means of private entrances. An examin- ation of the premises of applicants for license will be made by the prosecuting agent without cost to them, and upon matters being arranged to the agent s satisfaction, he gives the petitioner a note to that effect to the County Com missioners. The seal he has adopted is effectual and ingenious, and yet very simple. He takes slip of stout paper about an inch in length, bearing his sig nature, tacks it on the door-casing, and closes the door; the paper is then lappeC over on the inside of the door, and long screw driven obliquely through into the casing; this is covered with sealing-wa and stamped with seal about the sig, of twenty-five cent piece, a regular Chinese puzzle, and which seems impos sible to counterfeit. If the door i' opened, not only is the seal destroyed but the paper is broken and detection i sure. By the law any person opening the door renders himself liable to hay, his license revoked, and thereby lose hi fees. About fifty doors have been thu sealed so far, and there are nearly twic as many yet to look after
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
A Swiss Idea.

A correspondent from Switzerland writes: "In all the cafes and beer, gar dens in Germany may be seen, iu the centre of the room, a metal box, placed on table, which has an opening ill the cigars. These boxes are put there by a benevolent society, with notice request ing gentlemen to deposit their cigar-ends for the benefit of the poor. Every morn ing an agent of the society unlocks and empties the casket, and with what result At Christmas time in the year 1881 sev- enteen hundred and twenty-six children were clothed by the proceeds of the sale of this tobacco"
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
Uneasy Soldiers.
sank.

The guardsmen returned from Egypt who now walk the streets of London have a wild look about the eyes and a marked unquiet about the brow The trace of severe privation is left in their dried and shrunken forms, but the trace of mental anguish is visible enough in the disturbed glances they cast around. The same expression was noticeable in the faces of the men returned from Zulu land, and the officers of our army will tell you that the men who have served in the frontier war against the Indians never re- covered the happy, careless look they had worn at the commencement of a campaign. 'One single echo of the war whoop by night will rob man of twenty l years of his life, and he may bid farewell to his youth forever after" said Gen. Custer just before entering on his cam- paign on the Rosebud River.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
AND THIS IS HONOR.

The child and the old man sat alone in the quiet, peaceful shade Of the old green boughs, that had richly grow1 In the deep thick forest glade. It was a soft and pleasant sound, That rustling of the oak, And she gentle breeze played lightly round As thus the fair boy spoke:- '' Dear father, what can honor be, Of which hear men rave! Field, cell and cloister, land and sea, The tempest and the grave. It lives in all. 'tis sought in each lis never heard or seen. Now tell me, father, I beseech, What can this honor mean?' 1t IS nalne-a name, my child It lived in other days. When men were rude, their passions wild, Their sport thick battle frays; When in armor bright the warrior bold Knelt to his lsdy's eyes Beneath the abbey pavement old That warriors dust now lies The iron hearts of that old day Have mouldered in the grave, And chivalry has passed away With knights so true and brave; The honor which to them was life Throbs in no bosom now It only gilds the gamblers strife Or decks the worthless VOW.
 CHARLES DICKENS.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

THE DIFFERENcE.-In In paper read be- fore the British Medical Association it is stated that delirium tremens is relatiye- ly very rare among women, and that alco- hol produces fatal effects less rapidly upon them than upon men. These points, said the essayist, were the more remarka- ble because he had learned that while men were the great consumers of beer, women were the great consumers ot spirits. Intelligent publicans had in formed him that where they sold one pint of spirits to men, they sold seven te women.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

SANITARY.-It would be difficult to cite a more conclusive piece of evidence as to the value of sanitary improvements than that furnished by the recent reports from the town of Bilston, England. For thirty years the death rate had been between 31 and 32 per thousand but through the regulations of the Health Board, strictly carried out, and a scientific application of the sewerage system, the death rate has been reduced one-half, being at the pres ent but 16.1 per 1000.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

A LAW QUESTION. traveller on an Indiana railroad stepped off a car while it was on drawbridge, and was killed by falling through His widow sued an accidental insurance company, from which he had procured policy. The Court holds that the insurers are not liable, because the pol icy stipulated that the insured should not voluntarily expose himself to dangers, and that he had no excuse for stepping from the car at the time he did. The policy is therefore valueless,
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

A Vow.-Sixteen yeas ago, when Hiester Clymer was defea ed as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, Dr. Jacob H. Scheetz, of Pottstown, made VOW that he would not chew any more tobacco until the Democrats succeeded in elccting their candidate. It was a good resolve, and bravely has he kept it. But last Wednes- day the good doctor went to a tobacco store and bought the weed by the pound and had it cut up into plugs. Since then he seems to be trying to make III | for lost time.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

QUARREL.-TheL Lutheran and Dutch Reformed congregations of Shillington, Pa., held their services in the same house at different hours, but concluded to consolidate 'their Sunday schools, the understanding being that the children should become Lutherans or Dutch Re formed, according to the dictates of their own consciences. Charges of proselyting were soon made, and the schools wer. separated. They re now in the courts with quarrel over the ownership of the organ, library, and other things.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

REVERSING IT.-A young missionary visiting Thibet for the first time recently, expressed his horror at finding the prac- tices of Mormonism reversed under the protection of the king of Cashmere. The law allows women several living husbands, and lad gave the names of five men when asked who his father was.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
A Fable.

A Cat which had just settled herself between the sheets for nap was aroused one night by howls and yeowls on the roof of a shed near by.
 ''For the lands sake but what is that p she exclaimed, as she rose up on end The howls continuing, she got out of bed, raised the window, and called out
 "In the name of mercy, what is wanted and who are you?"
 "I am Free Citizen" was the reply.
 But why those howls ?"
 "I'm singing. Fact Is, I'm serenad- ing you"
 But don't want it. Go away or I'll injure you for life "
 But the Man refused to move Q foot Hairbrushes, bootjacks, water pitchers and bedsteads were heaved at him il quick succession, but he lodged eacl | missile, and continued to sing until tn, Cat cut her throat in desperation.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

A SUM IN ARITHMETIC.-The Toronto Globe says that one of the questions put to the candidates at recent examination for the civil service held in that city was "A man left $2O,O0O by his will, the sum to be divided between two sons, one of whom was to receive $1 ,000 morv than the othCr." The question was " too hard" for the applicants. Every one of them answered that the one son was to receive $11 ,OO0 and the other 5000.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

THE REGIsTER.-A St. Louisian notes
 that when a poor drunkard dies the at tendant physician registers the death as from drunkenness or alcoholism. g In the case of man better off it goes down to "mania potu, but in the case of the bibulous rich as general debil- ity," nervous prostration, ''methysia. "
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

A LARGE TowN.-Pawtucket, R. l., with population of 10000, is the largest town under town government in the United States, and its citizens by a majority of ninety-six have refused to ac- cept city charter.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22

THERE is proselyting power ill g happy spirit.
Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
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Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
MORAL

Turn about is fair play, and the chance is sure to come.-Dctr06 Free Press.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16

sAN FRANC SEQ December l3 1882
BAGS AND RAGGIEG - Potato Gum es i36l4c
Wheat Bsgs, SaSlc fo- OAKLAND and sldSsc for Cal,
ctta; Wool Bags, 4zsGi7kc; Burlaps 73c for 4Oin,
and l2lt for 6'-nch: Hop Cloth, liGllac q yard
BRooMs-Ihe pricelist Of local manufacturer is
three numbers Extra Patent 80 25 50 So 81 rs and
S5 for the four styles; Eureka 80 75 So s3 % and
IS % for the four Ftyes; Mil and Stable So 50 50
and 81 for the three styles; Ship 81 Whsp and Toy
Br nons 81 5 6tI rs q dozen '
CANDLEs-The product Of t. local candle factories
Is quoted as follows San Francisco C. ystal Wax Iioz
l5c; Stearic Acid, l4oz l4c Star l4-oz I3Jc: Eagle
l2oz Be- Hoffmans l2oz llc Mission Chemical " Ak
l4oz l6lc do l6-oz lSe Solar Sperm l4oz l4Ic. Af
smantine: l2-oz l2c; Globe, i-oz, l0c; Bay I'm
weight, l4alt9c; Solar light weight, 1lIaiiIc
Eastern brands vary from &c to lSc; Sperm 2Sa28c
Parafine 2Sc = ID.
CASE GooDs-Following is the p.ce list of the lead
ries, Gooseberries Peaches, Neetarines, Straw
berries, RaspberTies and Currants, each Sc u doZ
q ID tins Table Apricots, Bartlett Pears QuiIces
assorted Ap lies and Bacf Der les each 81 so German
PrIInes Pluns and Grapes earh 50 IS Apples Pie
Peaches Pis stIawoerries and Pie Currants each 81
other Pie Fruits u Is y dozen III tins In S-h tins
aaoie reaches ana Cher les are quoted at 80 Table
Aprcots and Pears, IS 80 Table assorted Pluns IS /:
Pie Gu r1nts, So 50 Pie Strawberries, S6 Pie Apr
cots, Pealhes Cherries and Blackberres IS 90; Pie
Grapes and Plums s., and Pie Apples 81 50 q dozen
S-lb tins Jams and Jellies. 81 70 q 2b tins Succo-
tash s. String Beans, 81 50 Peas and Corn 81 rs
Asparagus 24-l6 tins, q 70; Pork and Beans So and
Tomatoes 81 %
CEMENT-Spot lots are quoted at % 50 for Eastern.
and - 5tG3 70 fer foreign jobbing &c higher; Cal
tined Plaster and Golden g re Plaster 81 1908 Is
Santa Cruz Lime, 81 25at 50 q Dbl
C0AL-Car- of Australian to arrive In ,Iauu ry
are he at 81 2 md sales have actually been made at
that figure Eugsh Steam Goals are dui ;e rm owing
to increased cost of getting them here. Hard Goals
are T steady Cumberland is in good su ply, English
advanced 10 81 from wharf. J. W. Harrisun's private
circular quotes as follows
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16

with . tiger among other patterns, for the
background. 1t is fringed with tassels
and swung between two pillars. In the
foreground. sitting on fur rug and lean.
ing forward on her hand, is very hand.
some young woman, before whom kneels q
negro slave darkening her mistress eye-
brows with brush. Though the attend.
ants face is nearly turned away, it has the
PATIENT, HOPELESS SLAVE
Lock to triumph, and the large, shapeless
dark feet of her wrinkle as she kneels, capi.
tally. The painted belle has just tie droop
and rigiditY Of the facial muscles that might
be supposed to take place under the infic.
tion of makeup" Mr.. Long may even
have designed so ne mild irony in his title,
!" An Ancient Custom" for at least it has
somewhat survived the lapse of time.
Then, after the pictures, home, walking
briskly because the chill is in the air; also
the little curled feather of the new moon.
and another joyous day has slipped into the
abyss of yesterdays.
PHILIP SHIRLEY.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16
American California
Refinery. Refinery.

SyRUP-Since November 18th the quotations for
local made have ben ss foloss: Bns, SIC
hi bills SIZE; 5gaon kegs, 6se l-gallcn tins, 72lc
q gallon. . .,- - :, .-,,-
TIC: light Pressed 62lG67sc h, according to
tTanl -
WHrsKY-we quote high proof, 81 9adl 30 low
moot n T52 80 various brands of Bourbon, & 25G
50 p gall. according to
WISEs-CaIifJTnia in bottles. as folOws Angelica,
81 Sos 50 Clgret 50 5t3 50 Port, S59lO; sherry,
SSd5 50 White, 81 50G5 80 2 dozen
wooIEN G Gaops-Folowing is a partial list of
prices of goods made at he local factories in
this city shawls. fancy CHECK and solid col
uTs S5x35 SIa 80 q dozen Gents Tra-eling hawls,
72x'4I So6 = dozen with lar variety between these
extremes; white and Blue Mixed knitting Yern,
81 S74 scarlet, Blue and Seal Brown, 81 52A p yard
Waterproof SlGcl % = yard :: Overshirts, S!6ai5
Underwear si5n45 Jack, IS, seals 9 dozen.
FREIGHTS-MoHt yomeTyshirc, ], i0l tons and Prince
Oscar, s9l tons Wheat TO Corr, 4os; Garfield 22S9
Wheat to Cape Town.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16
JAMES mes.UIRE,

N EAEUFACTU6ER OF Road sCRAPERa
ATl Iron Doors, Jail Cells, Shutters, Railing
Srstiug5 housewcrk and Blecksnlithing In genera
hsrd poo,s for sale sus9 49,,
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16
nIs1NrEcrANr.-l

CoFrEE A DIsIYFEcTANT.-Eye one
knows the strorg aromatic flavor of roast
inc coffee beans, but every one does not
know that IL is most effective disinfeet-
ant. which does not only overpower dis
agreeable odors, but destroys noxious ex-
hala4ions. The best way is to roast tte
bean over bot coal on red hot iron plate,
and let the favor diffuse itself through the
room to be disiufectsd. But even if heat
is not obtairable, freshly ground coffee
spread over dead body, for instance. viii
destroy the odor. The papers have recently
reported few cases OF Oriental physicians
who applied it very effectively IN this way,
70 The surprise OF their accidental colleagues
who were not acquainted with this agreea-
bic disinfectsnt. but had always used the
horrid chlorine fumigations.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16
MADAME NILSSON

That she "stood in chair to look down
into the court and see her audience and
her serenaders. On Tuesday night our
two distinguished women were in iuxtapo.
sition again, the Queens daughter in a
specially built box next the lowest tier of
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16

CoFFEE-The private circular of R. Hoehkofer a
recosnZed authority quotes Strictly choice Costa Rcs
li39sc; fair 20 good, mixed with black beans sag!
good Costa Rica, sa'glGsc; inf rior to ordinary DO
5d7Ac; superior Guatemala, Isc; fair to good un-
washed Guatemala gdiOc; fair to goo1 wa he'd Gaa-
tema'a i00llc good Salvador 9kS9sc.
CoRDAGE-Since July 7th, tie rates of the LEGAL
upward, l3o; Il bread, l34e; and 9-thread, lac :
sisal bale rope and thread 3e; San Francisco laid
Manila, ainch and upward lsc; l2-thread, lslc: 6
and 9-thread, l9c; Bale Rope, 1sc; Tarred 1Sc !;
Lathya n, lsc. discount is allowed invoices OF
10000 ibs
DRUGs-Alum, S@35c: refined Borax. llSc
Blue Vitriol, 7t@7.c; birthstone, SIC for roll and
SIC for California refined; Cream Tartar 3S635c:
Nitric Acid l25@l6c; Tarsaric Acid 60G62c; Suphuric
Acid, 2btr4c.
DRY GooDs-Brown Shifting is jobbing at G@7Ic !;
sheeting 7S993c; Brown Drilling sa@9sc; Prints
6tG7c y yard
MALT LIoUoRs-English Ale and Porter are
quoted at 81 1893 IS for qua % and 25c advance for
dozen pints
METALS GIengsrnosk X Pig Iron has been sld for
future 10 ding at SH 75 The foundrymen are well
piled and the melting are large, J. w, Harlizons
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16

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Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16
A New York artist is now in Orange,

A New York artist is now in Orange, O.,
making sketches of Garfeld's birthplace
=" The old log. hut" says the Cleveland
Leader, in which the late President was
born, with the old well and its long sweep
beside it, stands on Boynton's Corners, so
named in memory of one of General Gar.
fields uncles. The artist has also made a
pretty picture of the natural bridge which
spans the creek short distance above the
corners, and which has no doubt often
been crossed by the feet of the martyred
President"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16
NOTICE.

FgsHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
4 holders Of the Capital Gas Company. for the
election OF Directors for the ensuing year and for
the trsnsa ton Of such bu7iness as NAV be brought
before the meeting, will be held at the lfi>e of the
Company, in the city OF Sacramento, on MONDAY,
the 18Th day Of January, 1881 IT Il o'clock ".
Glalm C. Il CUMMINGS Secrctarr
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16

Oregon is quoted at $50 and Clipper Gap, Nos to 1,
S32a34 Coke Tin is quoted at s5t6 IS Roofing Tin,
s. %; Charcoal Tin 50 75g7 Z box; Yellow Metal.
2iC1z5c English Cast Steel l46l5e Sheet Zinc, 9G
9lc Pig Lead 446'c: Bar Lead, SIC; Lead Pipe, &c;
Pb.
NAILS Quotable MS foil VS. Sta-dard sizes, I'D to
6d 81 90 keg extra sizes from 81 rs TO S. the latter
figure for I'd Brad head nails lyd tO2 d. s. 80 do Sd,
IS 10 do Cd, So do I'd and Sd, Sc 25 3 keg; Spikes,
all FiZcs, 81 rs Discount Of per cent. for cash.
OTL-Chna Nut 5SAc; California Castor. 81 Us for
No. l, and CSC for No 2; Refined Ocoanut, i0d45ci
California Linseed in 100 bb lots, 60c for and sc
gallon for boiled Petroleum, 10 degrees, in cans,
l602Cc; do. in bulk lac; do, $50 degrees, Z26Z7c;
Whale 57at45s Spe m 81 O5dl Is for crude pur
Olive, S505 25; Pl3gniol Ol We, S5 J9G6 90 Duret
do, So 5Os6 rs extra tine kinds SSda dozen quarts
PAISTs-Good demand fol White Lead at 6std6ac for
all kinds.
PAPFR-Californa Straw Wrapping soc, aOc, 81 and
s. 10 9 reann for tha four styles.
POWDER California Blasting. 8 y y ses; Giant
SOC for No. and 75o Tor No l. YuirEa Blasting }5c
tor No 5Oc for No and 35c 3 4 FOX Nc ; With the
usual discount to quantity.
QCTCRsILvER-NO change at Ioudon- Market here
We k at vi c56ac
SALI-LiveEpOol ;iue Is quoted at : 4 12U; Gag
men Island, Sls for coarse and S3OIz2 Tor hne :
California g. 5Gdls for coarse snd Sl4G12 TO, hne
SoAP-Castie is fTln at 9l1l0c; White CASTLE, llG
Ibc: local makes # Pale ana Chemical Olive, 4i6c
fancy kinas 7et8o Ii; Washing Powdera 9l7td per
sPfrrrs- California pure 81 q for No. and g. sS
for No. l.
scH-various brands of Eastern are quoted at
GGldc = r..
sucER-since Dccsm mber 4t1 rates foT lots in bbs
ave been as 10 lows: -. c.,,,.-.,.