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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-01

hEab1AE AMI rNAsSDs - 4 ne CdCtd-
mento Presbytery will hold its fsli meeting
at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in
this city, commencing Wednesday. It will
be opened by a sermon by the retiring Mod
orator, Rev j. NJ Smith. The Synod of the
Pacific will hold its next meeting at the same
place. commencing next Thursday at 1880 P
N. The retiring Moderator. Rev. James NJ
Newell, of Santa Clara. will preach the open.
ing sermon.
A PECULIAR NAME.-An inquirer ia IL
formed that the famous trotter, Jay Eye See,
is named after his owner, j. I. Case, of
Racine, Wis. The horses name is obtained
by spelling out the initials Of his owner.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-09
Eatinr Before sleeping.

Man is the only animal that can be taught to
sleep quietly on an empty stomach, says the
New York Journal u Commerce. The brute
creation rescnts all efforts to coax them 10 such
n yiolaiiou Of the laws Of nature. The lion
roars in the forest until he has found his prey,
and when he has devourcd il, he sleeps over 1t
until he needs another meal. The horse will
raw an night in the stable aud the pig squeal
ID the pen, refusing all rest or sleep until they
are fed The animals which chew the cud
have their own provisions Tor late meal Just
before dropping off 70 their nightly slumbers.
Man can train himself to the habit OF sleeping
without a preceding meal, but only alter long
wears Of practice. As he comes into the world
nature is too strong for him, and he must be
f,d before he will sleep. child stomach is
snail. and when perfectly filled, if no sickness
disturbs it, sleep follows naturally and newt
,lJv As digestion goes on, the stomach be-
rins TO get empty. \ single fold in 1t viii
make the little sleeper restless; two Will waken
ii; and if II is hushed again TO rcpose, the nap
is short, and three folds put an end 10 the
slumbeT. PaTagoric OF other narcotics may
close its eyes again, but without either food or
some Supplying drug it will not sleep, no mat
ter how healthy il may be. Not even an angel
who learned the art Of minstrelsy in q celestial
choir can sing babe to sleep on an empty
stomach. We use the oft-quotod illustration
sleeping as swcetly as an infant because
this sIumber Of child follows Immediately |
after its stomach is filled with wholesome food. |
The sleep which comes TO adults long hours !
after partaking of food, and when the stomach |
is nearly or quite empty, is not after the type
of infantilo repose, There is all the difference
in the world between the sleep Of refreshment |
and the sleep Of exhaustion. To sleep well,
blood that swells the veins in the head during
our busy hours must flow back, leaving
greatly diminished volume behind the brow |
that lately throbbed with such vohemenec. To-
digest well, this blood is needed at the stomach |
and nearer the fountains Of life. Il is fact
established beyond the possibility Of contradic-
ton, that sleep aids this digestion, and that
the process Of digestion is conducive to refresh
ing sleep. Ii needs no argument 10 convince
us of this mutual relation. The drowsiness
which always follows the well-crdercd meal
is itself testimony Of nature to this intcr-de-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-09

/. Adam, 1870 years, and not $50 years.
,. Seth, l2l years, and not 9l2 years.
,. Enos, III years, and not 935 years.
I. Cain, 10 years, and not $40 years.
5. Mahalalccl, l22 years, and not e35 yrs
9. Jared, liz years, and not 962 years.
:. Enoch, ia years, and not $50 years
S. Methuselah, l2l years, and not go yrs.
9. Lamech, III years, and not 40 years.
10. Noah, l59 years, and not $50.
Ayerage, I2O plus. years. -P0pmd Sclcace.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-09
The Great Success
......-..... OF ...--...-.-.
BAILEY & CO.,
PRoPRIEToRs

OF nine large and ourishing stores in different cities
has created great deal Of talk In business circles and
among the people The new idea which the firm in
auEcratcd Of meeting the wants Of millions OF people
has succeeded we'll that their business has to
mammoth proportions. They commenced in o Store
fremont Row. Boston about four years ago and
doing a business of 81 VlDt0D per auuum. They
have nine Storcs-iwu in Boston, one in Philadelphia
one In Baltimore, one in New York one in Rrooklyn
one in ST Louis, Lynn, Mass. and one in Homo
lulu, II. l.
The main Store in Boston Is the large six-story
building 6l5 Washington street. Il is 80 feet deep and
y feet wide and is filled with every conceivable Kind
Of goods connected with housekeeping The stock in
cudcs among other things. 1000 barrels Of glassware
and about - tons OF unwurc which gives idea OF the
amount constantly on hand. from patrons TO select
from-onc hundred girls arc employed in this Store
aud IN holiday times more than 20 The secret Of
MessTs BAILEY q Co.'S success lies in the knowing
what the people want, and they have facilities 10 buy
large job lots for cash and control manufacturer
stocks NJ bottom figures. The business Is both whole
sale and retail and l. almost exclusively confined 10
FIVE, ten and twcniyf FIVE cent goods They have just
purchased JOB lot OF buttons, consisting OF JHul0
dozen and have given order for the printing Of
have million shoets u music. From these facts II
viii be readily seen that they sell many things
the prices which asrnish thousands OF buyers Those
who have visited their establishments viii find
il will pay 10 do they can have hat little conception
OF the Wilderness bargains which can be obtained for
the low sum. From the Bosi0H Daily Giobs 80
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-09
10 LET!
3 MOUNTAIN

FURNISHED. THE MOUNTAIN
ii Housc OF Rev. J. NJ ALEXANDER, az olinda. The
house n beautifully situated: has two good cistcrns-
iifcc bedrooms and an oldfashioned Fireplace Terms
s per month Parties wishing 70 nsc the same during
G. II. ALEXANDER,
qis su Hamakuapoko, Maui.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-09

i.seL mas looked SO handsome rs it did this oc-
olack on a yellow ground from the pa,lerv ia
pended the flags of various nations, eracefnIiv
looPed, forming rs it 1, set of draped arches
Porloning on the sDace for dancino from the Irsss
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-09

through without . hitch.
Part two brought forward The Symphony lub
with a selection FROM Iidiioaa tx Aigertu arranged
by Mons. A. Marquee; again the elub did them
Selves justice and gave very gr4ocful rendering
~ . Wv hrLlhf lala-..a nh..rra -. -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-05-09

IS long AZ there Is iifo IN the dirty fingers. But
Who has nothing but money! How much OF this
world will you take into the next7 Not much The
ferry boat which crosses that narrow stream Death
comes nothing heavier than snrit. Rirh for
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23

HASH HASH as has been said some
hundred times, is like veal pie every good
when you know the lady as makes It,"
and if prepared by Marian Harland's
recipe it ought to be excellent. She says ::
Rid cold corned or roast beef of fat, skin
and gristle, and mince it in wooden tray
with sharp chopper until the largest
piece is not more than an eight of an inch
square. With two cupfuls of this mix a
cupful of mashed potato rubbed smooth
with potato beater or wooden spoon
Season well with pepper and salt if the
beef be fresh, if corned use the salt spar
ingly and pepper well. Set clean frying
pan on the stove with cupful OF beet
gravy in it from which you have skinned
all the fat. Clear soup Will do if you have
no gravy. lfyCu have neither, pour into
the pan half pint of boiling water and
stir into this three tablespoonful of butter
When the butter water (or gravy reaches
the boil, add a half teaspoonful of made
mustard. Then put in the meat and pota-
to and stir-scraping the bottom of the
pan to prevent sticking-for five minutes,
or until you have q bubbling hot mass,
not stiff, nor yet sem.liquid. 1t must
have been brought TO boiling heat and
kept at it about five minutes, cooking so
fast that you have to stir and toss constant
" lest it should scorch. Heap on hot
dish. and eat from hot plates. To make
hash cakes: Set it aside until cold, and
then mould into fiat cakes us you would
sausage meat, and roll in flour. Heat nice
beef dripping to a boil in n frying pan, lay
in the cakes. and fry to a light brown on
both sides.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23

TURKEY BREEDING.-ln the hands Of
careful persons breeding turkeys is very
profitable, but it is absolutely essential to
success that they have plenty OF range
Unlike other poultry, turkeys require
perfect liberty, and cannot brook contine-
ment. On grass and grain farms raising
cannot hep but be profitable. for they
have plenty of ground to STROLL over, and
there is but little they Can injure, while
they help materially in keeping down
countless numbers of injurious insects.
On fruit fam, where grapes, strawber-
ries. etc. are grown, turkeys. ducks,
geese and chickens are all destructive to
fruit, unless kept within prescribed limits.
Many a farmers wife and daughters, too,
know that most of their Christmas money
depends on rearing a large flock of tur-
keys, and there are many others who
II Use a flock each year. In commencing,
get pair or trio of the best, irrespective
of breed, though the bronze breed seems
to be the leading and most popular one,
and deservedIy so, for they are hardy,
grow to large size, and invariably com
mand pay ing prices. Young turkeys are
very hardy after they get full dress suit
of feathers, but are very frall and tender
before that time, requiring great care in
feeding and housing, dampness being fatal
to Them then.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23

SOMETHING TO BE LEARNED.-Com'
mentipg on a recent burning casualty in
Philadelphia, by which young lady lost
her life, the Public Ledger makes these
pertinent observations: 1.-The first thing
to teach girl in this matter is that fire
makes Roadway more rapidly in burning
clothes when the endangered person IS
standing up. The difference in progress
between burning lamplighter OF twisted
paper, held in the hand perpendicularly,
flame down. and in the Same paper laid
fiat on marble hearth can be seen in
moment. The first thing to DO when
clothing catches fire Is to lie HAT and cover
up the flames, if there is nothing within
reach to smother it. If, as it is probable,
there was bed in the room where MISS
Manship was standing, getting into the
bed, between the blankets, and rolling up
in them, would have been sure way OF
putting out the fire in burning skirt or
sleeve The worst, the very worst, thing
to do was 10 run downstairs. Opening
the door made one draught, the flight
down stairs another, and rushing out into
the street. in the last frenzied moment, the
worst of all The impulse to get out OF
doors is very strange in all such cases,
because within the house there are always
means for putting out a fire and outside
there are none. Rugs, rag carpet torn
off the kitchen floor, heavy overcoat,
blankets from the beds, even pieces OF
bedside carpet put round the person in
the twinkling OF an eye, while water pals
and pitchers arc there TO band, ready to be
empled In every case let the person
| whose clothes or hair has caught fire throw
herself flat on the floor and roll upon the
flame. If there is anything in the room OF
thick wooden or carpets to smother it, even
gossamer waterproof cloak, snatch these
and smother the fire while calling for he D.
If the fire has caught the hair, bury the
head in bedclothes. Fire cannot burn
without air, and by shutting ont all all
from the flames, they must 60 out. But
an open door fans the flames and stand
ing position gives them Roadway. Girls
are much more liable, from their long
flowing hair, their cotton aprons, and alto
gether thinner and more loosely bouffanl
dress, to be set on fire than boys, whose
stout cloth jackets are not easily ignited
The rules for putting out fire in burning
clothing may not be taught in the norma
schools, but every teacher ought TO know
them, and so thoroughly that even the
fright of mounting flames will not drive
them out of mind.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23

TIE USE OF VARNIsu No one knows
until she has tried it how much she may
change the aspect OF things about the
house by using II little vanish. On Il sun
shiny day take the old chairs and tables
out on the porch or by an open door, and,
after thoroughly busting and wiping off
with damp cloth, apply thin coat OF
varnish, and SO cover up scratches and
married spots of all kinds. 1t will dry in
IA short time, and you will be surprised to
see how much good you have done. A
flannel cloth, with Il very little linseed OIL
is good to rub furniture with; but the
greatest care must be exercised to prevent
any oil being left on the wood to attract
dust. 1t must be rubbed until you would
not know, except by the improved appear
auce, that any oil had been used Coach
varnisb, which is heavier than the ordina
ry kind used on furniture, will make Old
oil cloths look as good as new. Wa and
wipe before applying the varnish. Be
careful not to step on them until they are
dry. Ii this is done every spring the oil
cloths will last twice as long as they will
without it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23
Seed Distribution.

We have received from the department
of agriculture some garden seeds which
we are willing to share with our sub
scribers, being largely cabbage and turnip
seed.
BY the way we received last year some
spring wheat of choice variety, which we
sowed on ground nicely prepared well
MANFRED, and put in with care, having
been in corn the previous season. The
land must have been too thoroughly
enriched for the yield was four varie les
of wheat, two of barley, and one each OF
rye and oats.
Which beats the turning of wheat to
chess clear out of sight and hearing. If
it was not for furnishing our congressman
with some method of keeping solid with
their farmer constituents we should think
the government had better not try tc
compete with the regular trade in the
seed business.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23
Keeping Apples,

We wish we could hear from fifty, more
or less, of our readers, apout how their
apples kept, and what sorts kept best,
whether in wet or dry cellar, how
picked, whether in sand, sawdust, paper
or chaff, whether open aired and picked
over occasionally or headed up and
standing till spring.
This is an important matter in two
directions, first to the producer. for apples
selling last fall at 50 and $3.50 per barrel
now bring in Boston market twice those
sums. So if apples could be preserved
without much loss there would be a grea,
gain in keeping them TIL spring. And
second, many who are now unable to buy
fruit because of its scarcity and high price
would then be able to indulge in this
most healthful and pleasant fruit. Write
us about it, dozens of you readers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23

BIUEBlRD BoXEs.-The bluebird, in its
primitive condition. builds its nest in the
hoilows of trees, where it doubtless finds
greater security for its young, and this
fact probably explains why it so readily
accepts the few houses which are provid
ed for it. 1t also explains, | believe, why
it is not more abundant in thickly settled
districts, Plan and build a neat little
bird cottage, paint tastefully and place in
a suitable position near the dwelling Bul
especially make a number of plain boxes
and put them up in the fields where the
>eryices of the birds are greatly needed
1t is very probable that only a portion OF
the boxes will be occupied the first season,
while the next season it is probable that
the young reared in one of the houses
would return the following spring with
their parents, to occupy another of tie
boxes = Western Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23

SELECTION OF SEED Corn AS to the
raising OF Indian corn all au horities
agree in emphasizing the importance of
planning only good seed. Now what is
good seed? If we agree in the truth of
the old adagc, Like begets like" then in
the matter of com we should select only
such ears to plant as we should like to
raise. We should select ears where two or
more have grown upon one stalk, those of
good slze, perfectly sound and dry, from
the best varieties, and above all, from
those ears perfectly filled with kernels
from butt to tip. Again, if one ear has
been found to suit it should not be mutt
lated. 1t has been the practice of many
farmers 10 shell off q portion of the
kernels at the tip of each ear by reason
of their inferior size. This is altogether
wrong. If you plant mutilated corn you
will harvest similar crops, Docs any
farmer wish to raise corn where the ears
are not properly filled out with kernels
If like bcgels like, such a course will in Il
few years yield only what is known as
"snouty" corn.
speak from experience in this matter.
am now almost seventy three years of
age, and have been IL farmer for fifty
years. | have been II careful observer
from my boyhood up. | know from what
| have seen, that the saying like begets
like" holds good throughout the vegetable
us well Ms tho animal kingdom. AS corn
is one of the o.t important crops raised
in this country, there is every reason why
farmers should be specially careful in the
selection Of seed Tor planting Following
out this same theory of selection, what a
gain might have been made for many
years back if our farmers had been more
particular in breeding The right class of
animals! Let every one commence this
season to select the best dams of horses,
sheep and cattle, and cross them only
with the best sires available, -NdtiaH q.
Pierce in lie American CUlltrdior.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23
Short.

The reports from the department oil
agriculture for the coming harvest indi'
cate shortage of over 70 millions OF
bushels in the wheat crop, which will be
about q bushel and half for each man.
woman and child in the United States.
But as it is said, we can't tell who will
be president till after election, so the
matter is not certain till harvest is over,
so we shall eat our usual slice of bread
vet awhile, trusting for our daily bread to
the five acres we have sown this spring
more than last-an increase which the
department have evidently overlooked.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23

BEST Absorbent OF AMMONIA A cor
respondent of the Country GenNeman
writes that paper: THE weight of am
mona per cubic foot is about half that of
air; hence It's great tendency to pass
upward as soon rs found on or near the
surface of the earth, The best agent to
absorb this gas is carbon or charcoal;
hence their purify ing effect when placed
over decaying matter. Fine garden soil
or road dust is a so one Of the best arti-
cles, az many have no doubt observed by
wing few shovelfuls to an offensive
clubhouse. have seen tn fleet IN the
first minute after applying. Carbon
having this peculiar absorbent power
without producing any chemical change,
it will he seen how important it is that a
full supply of it should be in the soil to
hold the ammonia In II lermenting pile
Of manure there is always more or less
ammoncal gas passing oft, and for amy
one desiring to save this, there is nothing
better or cheaper than earth from a ditch
or bank, or any other convenient pile A
thin layer occasionally spread over the
manure will et1ectually secure the escap-
ing gas. Many have, no doubt, often
seen the advice OF the use Of plaster or
sulphate of lime, which fixes the alkaline
gas by displacing the lime and forming
sulphate of ammonia. Ii is strange that
this error should be made, and by those
who know better. Between lime and
sulphuric acid there is powerful affinity,
and it is no easy matter TO break lhls
union, especially by feeble base like
ammonia. If the advice were given to
unhx the ammonia from sulphale
no quicker mode could be suggested than
ADDING lime to sulphote of ammonia. The
lime would soon have the sulphuric acid
and form sulphate of lime, and The am
monia would pass eff never to be caught
by another portion of sulphate of lime.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23
TO Improve the Dairy.

L. w. Pitkin advises young Farmer
ito get full booded Jersey bull, whose
mother has record of two pounds or
more of butter per day, and raise hefer>
from the best mixers Allow me to take
sides against him on the Jerseys pur
sued this course that he advises with the
JERSEYS until more than half of my eigh
teen COWS were grades; | did not see my
mistake very clearly until | began to
couple my half blooled cows with the
Jerseys; then had very interior COWS in
looks, and in fact, were | entirely out of
jersey stock (and am getting ou' AS fast
us | CAM would not take the gift of the
service of the best jersey bull IN Vermont.
My advice to Young Farmer is TO raise
a sire from the best butter cow he has OF
the natives, and then raise OF his calves
the heifers from the best butter cows he
has, and continue to do this and he will
have, in time, dairy of cows robust in
constitution, hardy TO stand our northern
winters, and with tie same feed will
stand shoulder to shoulder for butter with
any Jersey herd in the land, and when
he wishes to feed one for market he is
ahead every time.-Henry Blake, IN Mir
1Or and Farmer.
1t will be observed that Mr.. Blake had
COWS "very inferior in looks, and that Is
what he makes complaint about. If Mr.,
Blake wants handsome looking COWS he
can probably procure pictures which will
be better sin looks than any real flesh
and blood cows he can find. But that is
not generally the end farmers seek in
keeping cows.
If farmer wants to procure The best
COWS possible for quantity of milk he will
save the heller calves from the greatest
mixers of milking breed, as Mr.. Blake
suggest doing with butter cows, but it is
equally important that they be bred to
bulls of like excellence in the same char
aracteristics. 1t is well known among
good breeders that the sire exercises as
potent an influence on the progeny as the
dam, and in many instances much more so.
A single animal introduced into Pom
fret 25 years ago, made a more marked
Improvement in the stock of that town
than any one there imagined possible, and
within year more than 200 head of full
blood and grade Jerseys have been taken
west from that town, and the gentleman
who bought more than three-quarters of
the stock, attributed its exceptional excel.
lence to the great care exercised in the
selection of the bulls used in succession,
A good bull may transmit his excellent
qualities TO fifty animals in year while a
COW can do the same for only one. And
the Importance of the selection of good
bulls for the herd is often under estimated
and scarcely ever over estimated. The
value of a COW for beef when her milking
days are over is hardly worth taking into
account, where the years of usefulness
are considered, and how much might be
lost in the butter product in those years
by taking poorer butter COW because she
might make six or ten dollars worth oil
beef more than COW who would make
ten times that difference in her butter
WELD during her period of productiveness