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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-06

REPCBucAN RIIY.-Thc campaign viii
be opened by the Republicans in this city
tonight. The Hon. Creed Raymond will
make the opening campaign speech ut the
! Blaine and logan Wigwam (old Pavilion).
| The speaker VIII be met 1t the depot on the
arrival of the second train from San Fran
cisco by all the Republican organizations
| Of this city, and escorted to the Wigwam
| The Boys in Blue, Fifth Ward Club, Young
! Mems Legion, and the Plumed Knights
viii all be uniformed and in line provided
| with torchcs, and headed by brass band
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A Word Spoken in Season.
Boston Transcript


A word spoken in due season often
has its ready reward. Walking into a
saloon when a man was just about tos.
sing OFT q schooner Of lager, a friend Of
temperance stepped up to the bar and
laying his hand on the mans arm. said
MY friend, do you know that you
are putting an enemy into your mouth
to steal away your brains? ?" the beer.
bibber looked at the friend Of temper
ance in stupid wonder as he exclaimed;
What's -yergivin's?" aNot only is beer
an intoxicant," continued the /. Of /,
but it contains aaulterants hurtfhl to
health. 1t is q fruitful cause of sick
ness and DEATH" The b~eer-bibber
deigned not a word in reply to this, but
with a scornful gesture raised the glass
to his lips. Ia another instant it would
have been drained to the bottom. The
I. OF t. made n more appeal. "Know,
You not" he said, chat that beer is
nlnety-ive per cent. water % Theelass
came down with a crash on the marble
bar, and was shiyered to atoms, and the
beer which it had contained flowing in
an unnoticed stream across the floor.
Great C9sar!" cried the beer bibber.
why didntyou say that the first thing ?'
And he wiped the beady pe~rspiration
from his brow as he added: stranger.
but that was Q mighty narrow escape.
Ntnety-hve per cent. water-ughl"
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House DECORATION.

The New York Mail and Express says,
ga Broadway dealer says that the house
decoration mania runs chiefly to plaster
now. Busts, statuettes, plaques, %reliefs,
antiques, urns, vases are a few Of the
things sold every day by the dozen.
They are all made in the Italian quarter
by newly-arrived emierants, and cost
almost nothing in quantity. Ladies buy
them exclusively. They take them home
paint, gid, silver or bronze them. They
then look almost rs handsome as genu-
inc antiquities, and at one-twentieth the
price. OF course it's shoddy, but il
brightens up a sitting-room amazingly,
and for people of limited means It's a
good thing. Besides, it gives a decent,
livelihood to cores of young girls who
would otherwise be starving on needle
work. Theu buy a dozen or two casts
for 50, color or fix them up for a dollar
more, and then if they have good taste,
and are careful IN their work, they
sell them all the way from o half up to
81 apiece.
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g Baking powder Healthy !

Some folks must think so from the
way they mix it largely in almost every
kind of bread; some use it in the place
of shortening as we'll as yeast. We
cannot see any element of shortening
in in. I think I have seen a recipe fol-
cake that calls for three tablespoons of
baking powder, and wondered how any
"poor perishin' body" could stand such
an excess of it. I have seer hot batter
cakes for breakfast so loaded with it
that they were green, ring streaked
and speckled, and the oder from them
absolutely sickening, and sooner than
eat such stuff I would hunt up any dry
crust of good, sweet, light bread and
soak it in my coffee, or, failing in that,
l vould send out for crackers.
Make up your batter cakes the
night before and let them rise with
cid fashioned hop yeast. If too light
in the morning and 4 little on the turn,
stir in a very little soda dissolved in a
little water or milk-half of q little
child's thimble eventual will generally
be enough, and perhaps less will do.
You will be surprised how little will an
swer if You attend to it yourself; but il
you leave it to your house help she
would be likely to think o heaping tea
spoonful quite a moderate quantity,
and your cakes would then be unfit to
enter any respectable stomach. We
would like to know if a great deal Of
dyspepsia is not produced by the al
most constant use of baking powder
and soda. And may they not also
produce blood poisoning, and do not
tho teeth decay sooner? We want
light on the subject and would be glad
to hear from thers.-Germantown Tel.
egraph.
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Deep ana SWALLOW cultivation.

Professor J. W. Sanborn's exper-
iments at the Missouri Agricultural Col
lege are quoted by The New England
Farmer as appearing to contradict the
old theory that Cultivation of the soil
deeply in dry weather keeps itdamp by
attracting and absorbing the humidity
of the atmosphere:
cit would seem therefore, that when
the housekeeper's clothes hung upon a
line to dry during the night are found
l n the morning to have given up their
moisture, or q portion of it, to
the surrounding atmosphere, the
earth too has been giving up its
its moisture to the air. and that under
sue conditions the deeper and more
frequently a soil is stirred in a dry
time, the dryer that soil will become.
The preventive measure, as previously
recommended by Professor Stockbridge,
is to cultivate only the surface in q dry
time and say one or two inches deep, in
order to keep the ground covered by a
thin coat of soil, so thoroughly dried
that it cannot readily conduct off the
moisture from below. Stirring the sur
face lightly disturbs capillary attrac-
ton, and prevents the moisture from
rising to the surface to be absorbed by
the night air. Deep cultivation in dry
weather it is claimed exposes the earth
to the absorbing action of the air."
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Sir Grizzlies in a Heau.
G. F. Blackburn in the Salt Lake Tribuno,

y. T. DlackDurn IN inc oAlt Lake Tribune.
Not long since I was riding toward
Cloud Peak and had gone only three
miles when l discovered two enormous
grizzlies down in a horseshoe canyon.
l left my pony, went down to the can.
yon wall and opened fire on my enemies.
The bears were five hundred yards
away. My first shot wounded one OF
the monsters, and the shot one imme
diately attacked the other bear. They
fought desperately for fifteen minutes.
1t was a terrible encounter; the beasts
would strike, bite and roll around, Civ
ing frightful growls, enough to scare q
fellow ven at Che top of the canyo
The wounded bear was beaten by its
antagonist, after which / shot the VIC
tor. They were both ferocious looking
animals, and the two would weigh over
three thousand pounds. Their tusks
measured three inches, claws four in
ches, feet fourteen inches and the bears
were twelve feet long.
Leaving the two bears I walked over
a ridge not more than q mile away and
came on to four more, two black and
two silver-tip bears. They did not see
~ auu NY PooisioH WAS y SOOu one, on
the lee and near q nice smooth crag of
granite. Slipping on a pair Of mecca
sins | was soon on the top of the granite
knob n hundred and fifty feet obove
ground. I opened fire Immediately,
only two hundred yards; killed two the
first shot and soon had them all rolling
down the mountain together. It was
an exciting time; the four bears made
a terrible noise. Bawling and deep
growls. mingled with keen reports from
my rifle, echoed and re-echoed, making
a sound rivaling the very hall Of
pandemonium itself.
In a few minutes all was quiet s ave
the passing breezes through pine
boughs and a few squalling ravens. ]
listened closely for more bear and
could occasionally hear their peculiar
whistle across on the opposite noun.
tain. But nor were in sight. After
seeing a large eagle swoop down among
the pines. catching q grouse, I descend
ed from my rocky knob and ventured
up to the bears. There they all lay in
a heap, all dead and in the gulch to.
gether. Those six bears would weigh
over 1000 pounds.
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Soil For Pot Plants.

This advice about soil for Pot Plants
is given from successful experience in
The American Garden: "Some plants,
like the iuchsia, prefer leaf-mold, and
will do better in it than in anything
else I have aver tried; but I grow fine
plants in exactly the same soil that I
give my geraniums and other plants of
that character. 1t is my practice to
mix turfy loan, which I procure from
under old sods in pasture, garden-mold,
and manure which I get in corners of
the barnyard, well together, and add
sand US I pot my plants, putting in
more or less as I consider advisable.
usually in the proportion of one-third
loan, one-third soil and the other third
made up of the manure and sand. For
strong-rooted plants 1 add less sand
than for those having many small roots.
In all cases l add sand enough to keep
the soil from becoming heavy. Most
amateurs do not seem to consider it nec-
essary to pay much attention to the
item of sand. But it is. Iwould soon
er omit the manure, if I had to choose
between the two"
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Personal Gossip.

A whilom European charge d'afairea
paid his addresses to q Brazilian lady
having a fortune of about $3.50 900. and
the lady smiled upon his suit. When
the question of settlement arose she
found that the diplomat expected to
have the disposal of all her money,
while her family insisted on settling it
on herself and children. As he made
this a sine qua non of the marriage, she
broke off the engagement, thinking it
was the cash and not the lady that tho
diplomat coveted. He soon afterwsrd
returned to Europe, but recently the
lady has been surprised by a demand,
through his legation, for o fulfllment
of the marriage promise or for compen.
sation to his injured diplomatic feel
ings.
Probably the most extraordinsry case
on record of person living in q con.
scious state without eating is that o!
Miss Kate Smusley of Fort Plain, N. Y,
who is at the point of death because OF
self-starva tation. She is her fathers
residence, and it is asserted with o pos
i~tiveness undisputed by those who at
tend her that not a particle of food has
passed her lips for 100 days up to to-
day. She takes q little water in her
mouth occasionally, but does not swal-
low it, as, when swallowed, it at once
throws her into commissions, which
seems to wrench her stomach most tor
ribly. She is emaciated to q skeleton.
She is conscious, recognizes her friends,
and is able to converse with them.-
New York Sun.
"One Of the conspicuous figures of the
halls and varandas during the week"
writes q Saratoga correspondent of tn.
Philadelphia Times, twas the venerable
Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania. He is
more than midway past his eighty fifth
year, but his mental powers are unabat.
ed. He has been greatly bent In form
during the last year by the accident re-
sulting in a fall in his house some
months ago, and the erect form that
has been so well known in State and
nation for half q century will never be
seen again. He walks with q long zane
holding and resting On it as did the pa.
triarchs of old, and his step is feeble
and hating, but he rests we'll, enjoys
his dinners and chats in the most genial
way with the oldtime friends and foes.
He loves to talk of the days beyond the
memories of those about him, and his
store of knowledge of the men known
only to the present generation in history
makes him as instructive as entertain
ing in his conversations. He is moi
now absorbed in politics, and avoids
discussing the present contest.
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FARM and HOUSEHOLD.
For III Cook.

BOILED FRosrINa.-Take one cupful
of granulated sugar, put into a clean
tin with just enough water to dissolve
it, boil briskly until it "ropes" from the
end of the spoon, turn while hot upon
the beaten whites of two eggs and stir
until cold.
STEwED CARRors.-Scrape and boil
until almost tender. Gut into small
dice and return to the saucepan with
two small onions minced, a little chop
ped parsley, q cup of milk, pepper, salt,
and q big spoonful of butter. Simmer
for 30 minutes, and serve hot.
CREAM CAKE, so dear to the heart of
the children, can be made by splitting
patty pan cakes, taking out a portion
of the center and filing the space with
thick custard. There need be no waste,
as the pieces cut out may be used in
the foundation for a nice pudding.
To CAN ToMAToEs.-Fnl an OK muz-
zle or a wire sieve with tomatoes and
immense them for two orthree minutes
in o kettle of scalding water. This will
the skins to come off eaisly. Re-
the skins and all inedible parts,
cut them in slices and put in a colander
to drain. When enough are thus pre-
pared to fill the preserving kettle, put
them v the fire and cook as for the
table. Then can Immediately. If
cooked too long they will be bitter
from the seeds. The liquor drained
from them may be boiled down to cat
sup.
Com CAKEs.-Cut tender. sweet
corn, that has been boiled, from the
cob; to each cupful allow an egg and
q tablespoonful of milk OF cream. Beat
the eggs until light, add the corn and
milk, and thicken with just enough
-four to hold the ingredients together;
season, and cook upon a griddle the
same as batter cakes. Test a little first,
and see if it is OF the proper consisten-
cy. An excellent luncheon dish.
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Az spresent he is serving q thirty years
sentence assa reward for his discovery.
He is d chemist of no ordinary attain
ments, and he invented a process by
which he was able to take q genuine
two or one-dollar bill and completely
remove all traces of ink from its sur
face.
aThen with a counterfeit plate of a
higher denomination, he would print up
ON tho genuine paper, and thus raise
the note. Speaking about raising notes,
here is a check on the Third National
Bank of New York, which was raised
from $$451 to $50. 1868, and paid, in 1876.
The perpetrators worked off with
chemicals all that was written in the
check except the signature, andI regret
to say that we have never been able to
discover who did it. Here are three
steel plates which were engraved BY
Ulrich for q fve-dollar issue, The en-
craving is done or soft steel, and
when completed the plate
is hardened. To give you some
idea Of the amount of labor it takes to
engrave these plates can only say that
we have evidence hat Ulrich was fifteen
months completing them. Perhaps She
greatest crriosities in our entire collec-
ton are the bills which made their APP
pearance about four years ago, executed
with pen entirely by hand. At first
we thought that it must take q great
amount of time for the rascal to turn
out n of those bills, but now we think
he produces about one a week. The
denominations are ffties, twenties and
tens, and they are turned into the
Treasury for redemption from all parts
of the Union. Sometimes our officers
do . little work outside Of the suppress
sion of counterfeiting.
I'VE had a hand in the determination
OF the famous Kn-Klux, and here is o
suit captured from one of their mem
bers." Mr.. Knight unrolled a package
and brought to view a blood red hat OF
conical shape, on which was printed in
black, s'Mori! K. K. X" Then came q
black mask, which covered the face and
neck. The holes fer eyes and mouth
were colored red, and there were lambs
wool eyebrows and beard of white. A
red shirt and black trousers, with a
white strip along the outside seam, COM
pleted the attire, which was drawn on
over the ordinary citizens dress Of the
wearer. These are o few of the inter-
esting things that can be seen by the
visitor in the headquarters Of the secret
service.
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a broom, which should be done every

q broom, which should be done every
day, the fowls will keep healthy and be
free from disease. A good coop may
be made ten feet square, s feet high OF
the back and three or four feet at the
front, the rear of the coop, which
should face the south having q green
house sash three feet by six on the
top, Such q coop will cost as follows:
Sash, ready glazed, 80; 300 feet OF lum-
Der for floor and sides, Sc; roof about
81 %(shingles); total $13. This does not
include labor, and may cost less in some
places for material. The nests should
be of boxes, separate, so as to be easily
taken out for cleaning. A good white
washing should be given the coop at
least once a month. If confined in
yards, the fowls should be given exer-
else by throwing the hard food into
leaves, in order to make them scratch.
Spade the yards up occasionally, which
turns under the filth and purities them.
Cleanliness is the best medicine that
can be given for warding off disease
Poultry Keeper,
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Tremendous Upheavals Of the Sea-

From the Alta California.
A submarine eruption occurred on
the 22d of January, off the east Cape of
Hawaii, which was witnessed by
Charles N. Spencer and others. It
consisted of a terrific explosion, by
which a column of water was thrown
six hundred feet into the air, accompa-
MED with most terrific detonations, as
if o battery Of cannon had been dis
charged. These noises were so loud as
to have been heard forty miles away
and continued for several hours, and It
is probable that the water was disturbed
during the whole day. But as dense
smoke and steam, which came from the
submarine eruption, filed the air and
prevented any further observations,
nothing was afterward seen of it during
the day, The occurrence was followed
by a storm Of wind and rain, which last
ed only afew hours. The next day was
clear and pleasant.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-24
FREE RIDE
The Devios Of an Ingenious Englishmen to
1sat q Railway Company.
Eropn &ha American J}a,;oto~

The Device Of IN Ingenious Englishmen to
1sat a Railway Company.
From the American Register.
Afree journey by rail inside q car
rage holding q Complimentary" in
your waistcoat pocket may be-, and
doubtless is, a very pleasant thing. To
travel free as Mr.. George Adams, of
Wolverhampton, England, did the other
day, however, is scarcely to be eccom-
mended. Nor is it ct all pleasant, as
that gentleman will be ready at this
moment to admit. Mr.. Adams found
himself in Liverpool san six SOUS, and
being OF a sans souci disposition, deter
mined to get home by anew and origin
al method of amacing the RATHER" as a
craftsman would say, instead, of cheat
ing the railroad company. His idea, to
say the least of it, was ingenious, but
he had reconed without his host. He
procured two stoutpieces ofrope, which
he fastened to the axles Of the carriage,
leaving moose at the
end of each. Into one moose he put his
legs while heinserted his shoulders into
the other. In this position he hung
when the train started. The train was
an express and did not stop until Crewe
vas reached, which is about seventy
miles from Liverpool. He was rather
uncomfortable when the train began to
move, but whenit got into full swing
he had real torture and when he reached
Crewe he was nearly dead with fright.
Here he was taken into custody. To the
Magistrate who adjudicted on the case
he oynlainad that bia eopuofiona wbar
swaying to and fro were something
awful and the effect of the sleepers as
they rushed past him nearly robbedh him
Of his reason and he was afraid that
every moment the rope would slip from
his shoulders and hang him" The Mag
istrate decided very cutely that he had
had enough punishment and remarking
very sagely that he was not likely to re-
peat the experiment sent him about his
business. An excursion on the stick Of
a Congreye rocket on the tail Of q comet
might be more exciting than this, but
NOT much
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a War STORY.
How . Desperately wounded Soldier Was
Shot Dead At His Own Request BY . Conn

HOW Q U~00p0fAtoly 8old1er Wal
Shot Dead At His Own Request BY . Conn
rade.
Milwaukee Sentinel
Henry J. Savage, of the Soldiers
Home veterans, tells the following
thrilling story of a war incident:
The oft-mooted question WAS ever
adesperately wounded soldier shot dead,
at his own earnest solicitation, by a
contradict" is answered in the affirm.
alive by your humble servant. II
happened as follows: The writer, a
member Of e.. Company, First Della
ware Infantry, was then attached to
the Third Brigade (Weber's),
Third Division French's), Second
Corps (Sumner's). After wading An
tietam Greek, plunging through plowed
fields, stcbble-felds, his regiment was
finally located within plain view of the
enemy, when the welcome command ran
along the line to s'load and fire at will. "
It was then that our daily target-prac-
tice at Fortress Monroe came into ex-
cellent use, as many a poor devil of the
Sixth Alabama learned to his cost. At
ter firing eleven rounds the writer was
wounded and ordered to the rear.
While retreating in good order, but
making most excellent time, his
route led him through o portion
Of the Irish brigade. Here he saw a
sight that capped the climax of horror.
A member of that brigade was aimless-
" stumbling around with both eyes
shot out, begging some one, "for the
love of God" ITO putan endto his misery.
A Lieutenant of the Fourth New York
was passing by, and seeing the poor
fellows condition and hearing his ap-
peal, he haulted before him and asked
if he really meant what he said.
20 yes, comrade," was the reply II
q net possibly live, and my agony is
uncomfortable"
Without another word the officer
drew his pistol, placed it to the victims
right ear, turned away his head, and
pulled the trigger. A half wheel, a
conyulsive gasp, and one more nnfor-
tunate had passed over to the silent
majority.
ut was better thus" said the Lieu
tenant, replacing his pistol and turning
toward the writer, 'sfor the poor fellow
could"
just then a solid shot took the Lieu.
tenants head OFF, and the s~ssubsequent
proceedings interested him no more.r
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Peacocks VI. Potato Bugs.

The potato bng has been very busy
this season throughout the counties Of
Orange and Sullivan. Especially is
this the case in Sullivan county, where
whole fields of potatoes have been de-
stroyed. The Rev. Father Delveaux, of
Fremont, Sullivan county, who has suf-
fered from these pests, owns o fine pair
OF peacocks, and one day saw the birds
in his choice potato patch going from