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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07
WHY WE DIDN'T GET IT.

In justice to ourself, and for the informa.
ton of our many iuquiIing friends, the
reason why we did not furnish the RECORD
UNION Christmas prize story demands an
explanation. 1t is true that we entered
upon the work rather late to get up a
competitive story, but we would have
pulled through on time had We not made
few fatal miscalculations in laying the
plans and details. The plot was brilliant
conception. The scene was located In
Yolo county, and dated back just one
hundred years from Christmas (the only
reference it really had TO Christmas) /; but
that mistake was very small compared
with others that followed it, In the in
troductory we elaborated at great length
in describing bon-ton Christmas ball at
which the hero and heroine met for the
first time, and we had them dead in love
and actually engaged before we were re-
minded that at that time-a century ago
Yolo was not very densely populated.
But it only required a little genius to mod.
ernie the period, and within two days we
had it brought down to about twenty
years ago. A year later we had the hero
serving out years term in San Quentin
for stealing $500 watch to present to the
adored heroine. 1t was not long, however,
before we had occasion to eulogize the
honesty and answering uprightness of the
young man, and of course had to 60 back
and remodel the stealing business, which
we artfully did by making 1t appear that
the watch had been given him by party
who had stolen it, in order to get our un-
suspecting hero in mixed-up affair. We
were highly elated over seeing how much
mora complicated 1t made the story, but it
all took up time, and only few days re-
manned in which to finish the work so hap
PLY begun. In the mean time the heroine
had got to flirting with dandy ry-goods
clerk, and had we stopped to reason that
heroines never fiirt, we might have stopped
her before going SO far with it, and thus
avoided the necessity Of remodeling
the work gone over, which had to
be done. But we increased our ener-
gies. and felt confident of getting it
done on time. Two days renamed. TIE
innocence of the hero had been indicated
and the following day, which of course
had to be Christmas, had been decided
upon for the wedding The villain who
had played foul with the hero, and who we
had originally intended to be hung, in
spite of ali we could do turned out to be
brother OF the hero, though unknown to
each other, and consequently couldn't be
hung, although few days before he had
killed his own father in cold blood. Here
was a fearful dilemma 1t would have
been all right if we could only have
brought the old man to life again, but he
had been dead three days when found, and
more than that the fool of villain had &C.
tually confessed to the heinous crime. We
concluded it would take too long to
straighten out the matter in time for this
Christmas, but if it had been completed on
time it would have knocked the bottom
out of the tramp yarn of Will Green's, and
we should have carried off the prize-un-
doubtedly. II Woodland Democrat.
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vlpAR, THE SILENT.

When the last bird fiutters southwark
AS the sunlight fainter gl0ws,
And into the uim November
A peHsive stillEess flows;
When the mountain SUBMITS wrap them
In robes of brown and gold,
l think of the Norsemen's Vidar,
The silent god Of old.
He dwells in the bundles forest,
In painless wiids unknown,
He loves the breeze-rocked prairie,
And the mountains are his own.
In the bloom OF joyful summer
He shuns the haunts of men,
But he comes with the days OF darkness
TO look on the world again.
On the chill and desolate seashore
The waves their tumuit cease;
The rivulets know his football
And tremble into peace.
The wind steals into the forest,
J he tall trees watchful stand,
And the stars hang mute and GREATNESS
AS he Toams the leafiess land.
No voice nor speech has Yidar,
And his features no man knows;
But he lays his hand on the heartstrings
And wonderful music flows;
As if the reverberations
Of long and sorrowful past
Were slowly ascending and blending
With the peace that shall come at last
Thus Vidar the Silent passes
Over the worlds wide space,
Giving to all who greet him
One beautiful hour of grace.
Then welcome the songless branches,
Welcome the darkened DAYS
There shall be light on the shadows,
And in the silence, praise.
Frances NJ. Mace.
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COAST AND STATE.

An artesian well is to be sunk to supply
part of San Francisco Chinatown with
water.
The Reese River ReUeHle an old and
we'll known Nevada daily, and reliable
and energetic Journal, has entered upon its
thirty eighth volume.
1t is calculated, by those competent to
| Judge, that thirteen car loads of orange
boxes will he required to move the crop OF
the Santa Ana valley this season.
Benicia is enjoying great prosperity.
During the past year over one hundred
new buildings have been erected, and many
new business enterprises established.
January LIST the Colusa San entered upon
its twenty. first year. 1t is one of the lea6.
ing papers of the interior, a journal of ster-
ling worth, and conducted with ability and
enterprise.
The Mountain Democrat, of Placarville,
has entered upon its twenty ninth volume.
1t says its future is bright. 1t is a reiia-
BILE, newsy paper, devoted to local interests
and conducted with vigor and fearlessness,
The Arizona Sentinel says that, when the
connection is made at Puerto Ysabel by
the Southern Pacific Railroad, it is prob
able that the Pacific Mail steamships will
stop at that port and forward passengers
and freight to San Francisco by rail.
The citizens of Lodi, Lockeford, Wood
bridge and Comanche have organized to
construct narrow gauge railroad from
tidewater to the foothills, from Brock S
Landing, via odbridge and Lockeford
to Comanche.
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Answers to December nth.

Answers to December 18th.
l24S. Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will to men.
l249. Wassail cup.
1850. Yule Tide.
1851. Boxing night.
1852. Heart felt
1858. Nightmare. =.
1854. Box.
1855. Hose.
1856. Christmas.
1857. &c 1 wish you health and love and
mirth" tThackeraY), wish, around, lovely,
mind, Hattie Heath.
1858. Down, Gertie, wreathed, Dora,
lone, proclaimed "On earth peace, good
will toward men"
1853. ''On earth peace, good will toward
men,"
1860, Abundance
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07
save the Fruit

Now is the time to hunt up all the Larvae
and chrysalis Of the codling moth and de-
s.roy them, and so save your apples and pears.
Scrape your trees and burn al the loose bark,
dig up the soil about the roots, and throw
ashes around them, and clean out all the
weeds and rubbish that has accumulated in
the orchard and burn it, aud thus burn all the
moth-nests that are hid away there. Then
plow up the soil, on, if in q small yard or gar
den, spade it up and expose it to the weather,
and thus kill the Larvae that may be hid away
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07

THIS We Know, Hub Punch, with hot
water, makes fine toddy, and nothing can
match it when it is blended with lemonade,
fine ice, soda water, or hot or cold milk 1t
far exceeds all other forms of hot or cold
punch. Sold by dealers everywhere. Rich
ards & Harrison, San Francisco, sole agents
for the Pacific coast.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07

Under the present jury law of the coun-
try our grandest scholar might look down
from the prisoners box onsix ignorant men
selected to pass on his guilt or innocence.
And the Judge would be obliged to tell him
that he had been tried by a jury Of his
peers i Detroit Free Press.
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THE QUIET HOUR.
TANGLER's CORNER AND pUzzLER,s CON.
TRIBU rIoa BOX
Charades, Enigmas, Riddles, Puzzles, Wor
Squares, Answers to and from Cor
respondents, and Solutions.
Answers to December oath.

1861. Because the powder is used before
the ball
1862. Pale E on tall o. C. (paleontolOgy. )
1868. Pattella.
1864. True Lovers Heart.
1865. ~ N. over, Cal. ~, enthunder'
ing.
1866. Amanda, gorgon, lombard, Au-
rora, dog, soul, Olivia, mind, expectation,
mirage, endow, rotatory, Rhine, yea, Ches.
ter, hight, rollo, inky. stiletto, tolu, man
tua, annual, steel. Thus ga gladstone
merry Christmas and happy New Year
RI Won all ~
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07

the schedule is but 17,945 $40 pounds. In
the year 1879 there was actually received from
the focks of the State 46, 137, 100 pounds, and
although we have not at hand the amount
received in 1880, we are certain the amount
was not less than in the year previous. and
was probably considerably more.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07

A Springfield dairyman furnished butter
to circus company recently, and wanted
to get in on the strength of it. The ticket
agent examined the butter and granted the
request.-[Springfeld Union.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07
Shall we have a Flood 2

As usual great deal of speculation Is In
dulged in as to whether we shall have season
OF light rains or o season of floods. While
the farmers along the river bottoms hope
for the former, those in the back or table
lands weuld much rather zee the latter.
There is however, quite general concur
renee of opinion that the indications are ia
vorable to light rains. There has been light
rain in the southern coast counties, and at
the head of the San Joaquin valley, and al
though we have had a fair amount in the CEN
trail and northern portions of the State
up to the present time, the rains
have come in manner to justify the opinion
in favor Of dry winter and spring. Although
Wa had long continuous north wind during
October and November, we had no violent or
stormy winds. Our winds from the southeast
since have partaken of correspondingly mild
character, and when they have brought
moisture with them it has come in quiet.
still manner, aud has been generally accom-
panied by warm weather. We have up
to this time not had what may he
called a storm. Our rains SO far
have in fact been more the conclusion of fogs
than real transforms. Il has been observed
that these have been the character of our
rains II former dry winters, ard hence the
conclu ion that the present will be like them.
The rains so far. too, have come III the last
quarter of the moon, and most people have
observed that this has been the case in former
dry seasons. Whether there are any true in
dications OF dry weather in all these circum-
stances the future in this particu-
lar season will have to determine
So far as we have been able to judge Of the
weather IN this State, we think we are justi
fed in the conclusion that we know less
about it the longer we have lived here, and
we thirk this is the experience of most old
residents One thing is certain. that we have
had au excellent season for sowing, and have
got in large area of land to wheat, and if
we have favorable growing season and no
unfortunate north winds to dry the har.
vest up when it is ripening, and no
weather favorable to rust, we will gather a
large harvest. The husbandmau must have
faith in the weather, but the best faith is in
good cultivation and good seed sown at the
right time With these precautions the
farmer need not fear that his crops will fail.
There is more reason for faith in variety of
crops well put in, and at the right time, than
in any one crop. Let farmers therefore plant
some Of their lands to wheat, some to corn,
or other summer crops. and devote TO stock
and pasturing, and it will not make so much
difference about the floods or any seasons.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07
LYDIA G. PENfgHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
Is Positive Cure


for ell those Painful Complaints end Weaknesses
sOeoumOn 10 CUR best female population
1t will cure entirely the worst form Of Female Com
paints all ovarian troubles, Inflammation and Ulcera
tion Falling and DispIaco;nents, and the consequent
Spinal Weakness and is particularly adapted to the
Change of Life.
It will dissolve and ezpeI umors from the uterus IN
early stage of development. The tendency to can
cerous hunor there's checked veryspecty by its use.
It removes fantness fatulency, destroys all craving
for stuulans. md relieves weakness OF the stomach.
1t Floating, Headaches, Nervous Prostration,
General Debility, seeplessness. Depression and Indi
gestion.
Tint feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight
and backache is always permanently cured By its use
1t viii at all times and under all circumstances act in
harmony with the laws that govern the female system
For the cure Of Kidney Complaints Of either sex ths
Compound is unsurpassed.
LYDIA Z. PINKIIAlI's VEGETABLE CO 0
POUNDS prepared at 223 and 2s5 Western Avenue,
Lynn mss. Price 81 sA bottlesfor s.. Sent by mail
The form of pills, also in form Of lozenges, on
receipt of price, 81 per box for either Mrs Pinkham
freely answers all letters Of inquiry. send for Paph-
let. Address above lIe1ltion this Paper.
No family should be without LYDIA E. PTNKHAMs
LIVER PILLS. They constipation, bliousnsss.
and torpidity of the liver. Is cents per box.
Re- Sold by ell Druggists. ia
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07
Plant Potatoes.

If wheat farmers on the plains will prepare
some of their best garden soil and plant few
Early Rose potatoes now, they will be most
sure to get a good yield of early potatoes,
that will ripen before the hot sun dries out
the soil to check their growth. Why not
have COED vegetable garden and plant peas,
early beans. beets, carrots, etc, and have
some OF these luxuries of your own raising
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07

The Yreka journal issued double sheet
for the holidays. Il contains much inter-
esting local statistical matter, a chronology
ical record, ETC., and is altogether an ex.
cellent number, and one speaking well for
the enterprise of the publisher.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07
Answers to Correspondents and correc,
Solutions

H. E. P, Cosumnes-Manuscript &C
cepted, and will appear. Thanks for good
wishes.
Mollie s., Placerville-Thanks for kind
expressions l24S, 1249, 1850 (no), 1858,
1855. 1857. 1853, 1860.
Silver King. Pinal City, A. T., says j:
Thanks to Quest for advice in No. 1912
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An artesian well is to be sunk to supply
a part of San Francisco Chinatown with
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Of ; element lighter than water +; name some
times applied to God thread.
1868. Square word, by Silver King
Recklessly, joyfully onward we go,
Gliding so nosily over the Snow.
Needless alike of the fifth and the cod
What do we care for yeur third or for gold
We're off to welcome the glad New Year,
And the voices OF first sound sweet to the ear.
What fourth load to be found in one sleigh
And boisterous all we whirl on our way.
I'd like you to show me second for noise,
For we're rolicking frolicking girls and boys.
1869. Square word, by Utah:
New Year offerings; New Year meats; New Yeal
weather Gin Utah); New Year beverage Second day.
1910. New Years square word, by Am
ethyst:
1t may be represented thus
1---
2
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Twas on bamy l, f. 2,
MY lovely 5 and were 5;
And glily the merry chimes,
And all the world was bright to me.
And came children sweet and fair;
Kind Heaven filed my cup of bliss;
Now old, poor, homeless, here and there
wander; ali, how sad is this
No. 5-For the best rhomboid, a new
vo1,1roa
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r, n. BYERS,

JAZZ -4pThsTu
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Entertainments protector place poets tell
of an element lighter than water sonie-
times applied to God a thread
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-07
The new years Prize Taneles.

The New Years Prize TangIes.
Below we present the tangles filed in
competition for the New Years prizes. The
contributions are so numerous that only
those for Nos. 4, 5 and will be given this
week.
No. 4.-For best square word of not less
than four letters, new volume.
1867. SQUARE. by Hattie Heath
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29
GAZING FClc MONEY.
A Youths Quarter-Of-R-DOllar- Hour
forest In q Shop Window.

A Youths Quarter-Of-a- -DOllar-aD-EIOur n
forest In q Shop Window.
New York sun.
A young man stood silent on Broadway
yesterday. He was good looking and
neatly dressed. He appeared to be very
much absorbed in contemplating some OBJ
ject across the street. He was so Oblivi-
Gus of his own personality that when he
was jostled by some one of the passing
throng he paid not the least attention to
it. A push, thrust in the ribs, produced,
seemingly, no response to his sensibilities.
He stood long and patiently, turning his
eyes neither to tho right nor to the left.
At length the fixity of his attitude and
gaze attracted tho attention of plasterer
who was passing. The plasterer stopped
short and followed with his eyes tho gaze
of the young man. A boy, observing the
youth and the plasterer starting across
the street, joined them. Then came a
wash woman, then bank clerk, then a
man Of leisure, then two negro swells. and
finally a sizable crowd of promiscuous
nature was collected, in looking in silent
admiration at two men in an opposite
window, who were engaged, one in swing
ing Indian clubs, one in pulling away at a
patent chest expander. Meanwhile the
original gazer had shifted his position.
The reporter said
How much do you get an hour"
The young man started. "Well, you
see," he said, the art of drawing q
crowd is peculiar one. get IS cents an
hour for the use of my eyes. haven't
read Mark Twain for nothing.
Then he resumed his twenty-five cents
an hour interest in the window across the
street, and looked proud in the conscious
ness Of being proficient in his art.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29

NRAY'S SPEOlYIO A8DlOlN4. - ThB
" Great English Remedy. An u11niltng
follow loss Of Memory, Universal Lsssi-
tude. Pain in tia hack, D1mncao Of
Vision, Premature Old Age. and many
sumption anh Premature Grave. Full par.
uculars I'm oar pamphlet, which We desire TO
send free by mali to every one. The Specific
age. or six packages tor . or will te sent free
by mail ON the receipt OF the money, by ad-
dressing the agent, II. B. Cochran, l37 and l39
North Queen street. On account Of counter.
feits, We have adopted the Yellow Wrapper
theonly genuine. Guarantees ofcure issued by
us: Tor sale In Lancaster by H. b. Cochran,
17 North Queen stxook CC'
THE GRAY MEDICINE CO., ny.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29

- "Do boldly what you do at ALL" Boldly
do we affirm that Kidney.Wort Is the grea:
remedy for liver. bowels and kidney diseases
Rheumatism and piles vanish before 1t. The
tonic effect OF kidney-WOrt Is produced by its
cleansing and purifying action on the blood
Where there is a gravelly deposit in the urine
or milky, ropy urine from dfSordered Kidneys
II ALWAYS cures.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29
nHEUHATIs11 CUKED

DAEUMATISM CURED
III Sufficient evidence can he furnished IN
Lancaster to convince you that the Eiecfricoi
Treatment Is sure cure for rheumatism ana
all painful and nervous diseases. DIR. BRiI.
BAKER makes It q specially. Office 27 West
King street Lancaster, Pa. aEtlmd&w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29

l had severe attacks OF gravel ana kidney
trouble; was unable TO get any medicine or
doctor to cure ME until L used Hop Bftters
and they cured me in q short time.-d Dis,in-
guished Larger in Wayne County. ". Y.
Sl52wGSw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29

SHlLoHs Cough and Consumption Cure is
sold by US on a guarantee. 1t cures consump-
lion. For sale ct Cocnrgn's drug store 1s7
North queen st. Myl-lwdeow&w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29

&0-The Diamond Dyes always do more than
they claim to do. Color over that OLD Gress
1t Will look like new. Only 10 cents.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29

SLEnrLRss nights, made miserable by that
terrible cough. Shflohs Cure fs the remedy
for you: For sale at Cochran's drug store. l37
North Queen st. myI-lWileowS
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29
Lancaster" Grade.
''UNEXOELLED IN BEAUTY

LANCAnrKR Sept II, 1852.
have carried q Lancaster Watch of the
finest Nickel grade, for three years, and It has
given entire satisfaction. 1t has kept accurate
time, so accurate that have repeatedly offered
to test 1t with the most widely known move
ments. 1t has not yet needed any repairing,
and can unhesitatingly pronounce It one Of
the best In the market. l do not desire any,
thing better. Aside from lis utility the I" Ian.
caster movement Is unexcelIed In beauty.
JOSEPH T.. BOWMAN,
The Lancaster Watches are so CARRvULLY
MADE that PRRYECT ADJUsTMRNr insures PHR-
FHCr TIMB, with proper care OF tho NJ MOvements.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29

by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee it. For sale
Al Cochran's drug store, l37 North Queen st.
mV1-lWdeOw&w
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Despised.

Despisod.
Ry the unthinking. Burdock has been con.
sidered q weed, and its luxuriant growth. un-
pleasant smell, etc., has rendered it, to those
mot knowing its virtues" nuisance and
yet the root has long been acknowledged bv
savants as most invaluable as a diuretic apc.
rfent and blood purifier. Burdocl1 Blood Bit
tiers embody all its good qualities. Price 81
For sale at HI. B. COchran's g drug store l37
North Queen street, Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29
Magic in tho Nineteenth Century

M1$IC IN CnO Ntn0t66Dth Confury.
N. HcRea, Wyebridge, Ontario, writes 8. I
have sold large quantities Of DIR. Thomas Ec-
lectr1c OIL; It is used for colds. sore throat,
Group, etc.. and, I'm fact, for any affection OF
the throat 1t works like magic. 1t is a sure
cure for burns, wounds and bruises" For
sale at II. B. Cochrnn's drug store, l37 North
Queen street, Lancaster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-18
LaCeS and EmbrOiderieS
We are showing all the --latest Novelties
in tbs Department


We have opened in this Department
Large Lines Of Ladies', Misses and
Children's Plain and Fancy HOSE, in
Cotton, Silk, Lisle Thread, etc. We
direct special attention to this superb
stock.