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HELPFUL, WIVES.

Among the helpful wives of men in pub.
lie life and scientific or artistic pursuits,
Mrs, S. S. Cox is accounted one. She has
firm way of dealing with visitors who
would waste her husbands time. "Mr.
Cox is not well, " she will pleasantly say !;
"I shall not allow him to see any one
to-day, or even be obliged TO attend to a
message" The Princess Bismarck calls
her husband out to take his medicine, if a
visitor does not go away when ne ought
Mrs. Harry Edwards, wife of the actor and
entomologist, helps him in making his collec-
tions. Some of the insects are the merest
specks, yet she will detect their presence
on any chance. passed bush, and seat her
self calmly on the ground, investigating
every leaf and stalk, if necessary, till she
has gathered all that is of value to nat
uralist. There is an architect, too, who is
so busy getting Government orders that he
has never time to fill up a most important
gap in his education, for he has
not learned French enough to read
the standard architectural works in
that language. His wife studies for
him, not only French, as any one must
learn it, but also the long technical vocabu-
larry and phraseology of architecture she
mastered, that she may explain to her hus.
band the text of tine French illustrated
books OF his profession. A celebrated
musical director, too, owes whatever of his
success was dependent upon good health,
to his wife's care. In his student years he
was so absent minded and careless about
his eating, that he would go to restau-
rant and snatch meal now and then at
irregular hours, eating always the same one
dish, which was the cheapest on the carte.
Hence dyspepsia and extreme variability
of humor and of artistic dispositions. GAS
soon as l was married, says his wife, q
resolved that my Leopold should have his
regular hearty meals every day, and be
made to eat them, too" Under this con-
strsint her Leopold has survived and ser-
mounted difficulties in his profession which
probably would have crushed him had he
remained in the delicate health of which
his former Negligence was largely the
cause.-T Boston Courier,
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If YOU want to find out whether a man
is bachelor or a man of family give him
baby to hold. New York Journal.
Prof. Bell, the electrician, says that
there are more than 500, 600 telephones IN
use in the United States, and that manu-
facturers are unable to keep up with their
orders.
There IS not the slightest doubt shat this
country was originally discovered by Brit
ish dudes. The American Indian parts
bis hair in the middle, and stsres stolidly
at strangers
At certain seasons a kind Of fish eaten
in Bombay is liable to contain very small
worms. to which the natives often ascribe
cases of cholera, and several cases Of the
disease among Europeans have followed
FISH supper.
"Sonny, is your mother at home!"
asked the minister, addressing the little
boy who was standing at the door. eyes,
she's at home" was the reply, but |
guess she doesn't want TO see you. heard
her tell pa that she hated fools, and that
she never saw man yet who wasn't q
fool
81 see you've go5 a colored servant
girl, p" said man to another the other day.
eyes" was the reply. "You see my
wife's sister has iust lost her husband, so,
as we had 20 go into mourning, we dis.
charged our white girl and hired colored
one. She harmonizes with the mourning,
as it were.
He" Before you give my overcoat to
that old beggar my dear, had you not
I l. IL fha te
"When did you wear it last?" He-"Ihe
latter part of last March, 1 think. She
Then l know there's nothing in the
pockets" He-"How SOL" She 49," Be-
cause, that was before you stopped drink
ing"
They were returning home from the
theatre and had nearly reached her home
when the young man observed: " Isn't the
weather cold and raw" She must have
misunderstood him. Raw" she said,
rather hesitatingly. eyes, 1 like them
raw, but" she continued, looking sweetly
in his eyes, "don't you think they are
nicer fried :" What could he do?
A smart Williamsport young man told a
lady friend that this was leap year, and
playfully suggested that she would have
to take him some place now" "All right,
said she "there is a play tomorrow
night. Get the tickets, George, and will
take you" And, of course, he had to get
them. 1t is cold day when Williams
port girl gets left Breakfast Table.
A decent Scotch farmer had barometer,
the hands of which, whatever was the
state of the weather, pointed to "set fair. "
One day, when the rain came down in tor
rents, while on the barometer it was still
bright and sunny, the farmer in rage
took down the useless "wather glass, and
running out to the door, held the instru-
ment out at arms length, exclaiming
" Bother We, look for yersel p
A colored nurse girl in the employ of a
Mrs. KEGS, of Nashville, Tenn, caused the
death of the baby she attended last week
under peculiarly horrible circumstances.
During the absence of her mistress it be-
came necessary for the girl to feed the
child, and, rather than go to the kitchen
for food, she crammed handful of pins
down the baby's mouth. The child sui
fered the most excruciating pain, and
nothing could be done to relieve 1t, until it
finally died.
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| REMOVING EvERGREENS.-Pines hem
! locks and other evergreen trees which
grow on the margins of muck swamps and
in the borders of woods, and which are
usuEIly regarded as difficult to transplant,
may he removed with safety by carrying
enough soil on the roots to hold the trees
in an ypright position by its weight; the
taller the tree the larger must be the
weight of the circle OF soil, We have
never succeeded better than when the
work was dope in winter. If the soil is
frozen only few inches down, good
sized circular trench is cut around the tree,
and the cake of frozen soil lifted out. Ii
large, the tree may be drawn in an upright
position up an inclised plank.way to a
sled. Trees of white pine twelve or fifteen
feet high have been fdus removed without
losing single one among many. Country
Gentleman.
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xorag Wan FATALLY Injured
EEESIsH C"IUMBIA.


VICTORIA. February I5th-The Land Act
has just finally passed. Pre-emptors can take
mp land west et the Cascades 100 acres, and
east Of the Cascades go acres. at 81 per acre.
Spectators are limited to go acres at 81 so.
The bunch or grazing lands ART placed at 81
Per acre coal lands, 8 80, with a royalty of
ave cents per ton upon coal lands acquired
subsequent to the passing Of the bill.
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i PLACE FOR LITTLE GEMS -" There,
exclaimed the assistant editor, as he paused
in his work, '' / call that a little gem.
What's a little gem p demanded the
manSging editor. This little piece OF
verse That | have Just knocked off "Read
it to me, growled the managing editor.
The young man read it and then said 81
it D,stty little gem. il l did
write it myself. Where do you think
had better put isg' "Put it in the waste
basket. ~ Philadelphia Call.
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"You say your wife gets mad and raises 8
row ?" q should say she did. She
makes fuss enough to run a freight train
forty miles an hour" "But if you knew
that she was in the habit OF getting mad
why did you marry her 2" Because if
had held back she wonli have got madden
than ever. II exes Siftings.
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FEMALE LYNCHING.-Thereh have been
only two known cases of female lynching
in this country. The first occurred in
1851 at Bonneville, a mining camp in the
Bodie district of California, and the victim
was a Spanish woman named 1nez Paria,
who had murdered and robbed man in
her husbands saloon. The second and
last case is the lynching of Mrs Guiding
ham in Ouray, Col, recently. Il Phiiadel.
phia Press.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


January Il, lSS4-James OBJ. Gum and Silas W
Sanderson, Trustees Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany, to John C. Woods-E. J Of sec. IS, I. 9 n.
Il. E.; $780,
February II, IsSi-R Poirier to Mrs. A. Z. Peek
hans kof y. ! Of lot 5, X ard L, Second anc
Third streets 500.
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Many sleighing accidents are caused by
too close "hitching up" That is true.
But most couples prefer to take the risk
philadelphia Progress.
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The Utica Herald estimates that the
new Capitol building at Albany, N. y.
will cost So, coo. 600 before it is completed.
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ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN.


WORDS AND DEEDS.
They do the least who talk the most;
Whose good designs are all their boast
For words are dew.
They do the most whose lives possess
The sterling stamp OF Righteousness;
For deeds are true.
And if the heart be pure and good,
The life will be Just what it should
Not dew, but true.
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The Salmon FaiIure.

portland, February 15th.-The San Fran.
cisco creditors of a. Salmon, who made an
assignment Yesterday, have punched all their
claims, and sent them up here. The total
liabilities to San Francisco merchants reach
800, 600. Besides this amount. Salmon owes
Portland merchants about 81 600. The total
assets will probably not exceed $50, coo.
Fatal Quarrel Between Brothers-Dcath
from Exposure.
PORTLAND, February l5;h.-A few days
ago two boyF TENTS and John Deboerst, Hv-
ing in East Portland, engaged in o quarrel
about some traing matter. Tenis is about
20 years old, and John II. Words led to
blows, when Tents grabbed up q loot aud
struck John 2 heavy blow on the head. The
blow cut deep CASH The scalp yound was
dressed by 3 surgeon, who gave on opinion
that the skull was fractured. Yesterday the
boy grew worse, became unconscious, AID died
this morning The Coroner was notified, bltfor
some uuscc3untsble reason deemed an in
qEsst unnecessary The District attorney
was also notified, but declined to take any
action till the Coroner had held an iaousat,
and no arrests have been made yet. There
appears TO be no doubt that the crime Of
maGsiaughter has bsen committed.
Daniel Conroy, while attempting to cross
the Columbia river on the ice, opposite Van
couver, fell through an air hole, but managed
to sustsin himself for over sn hour, until
rescued by party ef four men. Conroy was
nearly dead from exposure, and after being
taken home, died.
XoERg Nan Fatally Injured
LEBANoE, February Ijsh.-A young Ran
nsped !. Gilbert, living near here, as
fatally injured today by the bursting Of s
gun. HIS FACE aad head were featf1iiF
mar gied.
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An OPTICAL DELUsIoN. is very
singular illustration of the optical delusion
which change of position will sometimes
effect. Take a row of ordinary capital
letters and figures
Observation-Disclosures
They are such as are made up of two
parts of equal shapes. Look carefully at
these, and you will perceive that the upper
halves OF the characters are a very little
smaller than the lower halyes-so little
that an ordinary eye declares them to be
of equal size. Now turn the paper up
side down, and, without any careful look
ing, YOU will see thai this difference in
size is very much exsggerated-that the
real top of the letter is very much smaller
than the bottom half twill be seen from
this that there is tendency 10 the eye to
enlarge the upper part OF any obiest upon
which it looks Troy Times.
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Change Of COpartnership.
THE STALLION
HAMBLET0NIAN KING,

OWNED BY COLONEL JAMES ~
2oe and G bred G2 a E
by General Buford. will make the Of 1854 at
W. NJ. MURRAY'S STABLE, Agricultural Park,
Sacramento commencing February LIST and con.
tnuing TO July 81 lsS4 Terms, $40 for the season.
HAMBLETONIAN KING is a beautiful bay, II
hands high, and weighs $50 pounds; ioaled June
90, 1871 sired by Hurst Il Thornton's Abdallah
first dam by Errics)n second dam out of dam OF
Lady Thorn.
Good pssturage furnished mares at So per month.
Address W. VI. MURRAY, as above; or COLONEL
| JAMES McNASSER, Golden Eagle Hotel, Sacra-
mentO felG lw
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trebrooK, Conn, if said to have the
largest ivory factory in the world.
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Business failures for the past Feek, 29S,
against 27s for the previous week.
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PACIFIC SLOPE.

The Great Storm-POstpOnement of the
Petaluma Horse ShOw-The Cotton Case
Land Act Passed In British Columbia
The Portland FaiIure-FatsI Bursting
of Gun-Etc.
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SPlRITUALISM.

MRS PARRY AND MISS JOHNSON, TEST
w and Healing Mediums Rooms 6 and T. Inter
national Hotel. Sittings daily Circles, Wednesday
and Saturday Evenings felI-lwned-
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ALMCsT INCREDIBL

James f.. Richardson, Custom House, New
Orleans on oath, says: In 1870 Scrofullus Ulcers
broke out on my po-y until was : of Coriup-
ton. Everything known to the medical faculty was
tried in vain. | became a mere wreck. AT times
could not lift my hands to my head, could not turn
in bed; was in cons ant pain and looked upon life
as a curse. No relief OF cure in ten years. In 1850
J l heard u the CUucuRA REMEDIES, used them aud
was perfectly cured.
sworn to before U. S. Com. J. D. CRAWFORD.
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DON,T WAIT

Write TO us for these stimorials in full or
send direct to the parties. All are absolutely true
and given without our knowledge or solicitation.
Don't wait. Now is the time to cure every species
OF Itching, Scaly, Pimpiy, Scrofulous, Inherited,
Contagious and Copper-colored Diseases of the
Blood Skin and Scalp with Loss Of Hair.
Sold by all druggists Price CUT1cURA, so cents :;
REsoLvENT, 81; SOAP. % cents. Potter DRUG AND
CHEMICAL Co, Boston, Mass.
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CALIFORNIA.

IsrscIA1 DISPATCHES To THE REooRD-uMoS.l
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SILL MORE 50
MORs WONDERFUL YET.

~. L. Carpenter, Henderson, n. Y, cured of
Psoriasis Leprosy, OF twenty years standing, by
CUTICURA REMEDIES. The most wonderful cure on
record. dustpanful of scales fell from him daily
Physicians and his friends thought he must die.
Cure to before Justice of the Peace and
Hender5on's most prominent citizens.
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Horse show Postpone
OREGON.

PE-ALUMA, February 15th.-On account Of
the storm, the horse show is postponed until
Saturday, March s, h
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Orders from the country will
receive prompt attention. Send
in your orders if you wish GOODS
CHEAP.
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If you want to find out whether man
is a bachelor or a man Of family give him
babv 70 hold New York Journal.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19
Fee So:

The other morning a citizen who had
been cautioned to send up some butter
as he went down town or eat dry bread
Tor dInner, stepped into a grocery and
bought and paid for three pounds.
The cash rendered was in the shape OF
bill, and the citizen did not count his
change until he had travelled several
squares. Then he made discovery.
"Why, l gave him dollar bill and
he has given me back over SO, /" he solilo-
quized. 81 could keep this money and
he would be none the wiser, but Pm not
that sort of clothespin. Twill at once
return it,"
He was as good as his promise. Re-
turning to the store with the money i'll
his hand he said:
Lucky for you that am an honest
man. You gave me SO too much in
making change"
"I guess not.
'Well, guess you did, and here it
is. l want only what belongs to me-"
The grocer sulkily thanked him and
the citizen went his way, but In an
an hour or SO he made another discoy-
cry. He fonnd the one dollar bill and
mlsStu IHe Ten.
at was ten gave him and the
change was right" he gasped. 81
must go TO him and explain.
He started for tine grocery, hung
around for while and then stated the
case.
"You are a vile swindler, sirl" prompt
ly replied the grocer.
''Oh, no: I'm not; I'm simply the
victim of too honest conscience.
''You get outl l DIDN'T like the cat
Of your phiz In the first place, and
when you brought back the SO knew
you had some sort of a game. Now
sir, you travel, or I'll call in the
policeW
But I'm an honest man! 1 tell vol
there's mistake here" protested I'll,
buyer.
You promenade I'm on all tn
little games, and you can't make a cent
Boy, call In policeman"
The citizen walked out and kicket
lamp posts and rubbed against bah,
carriages, and refused to recognize hi
best friends. he had not only pai
over 50 pound for butter. but he ha
beaten himself all around. He rushe
TO lawyer to see what he could dc
and the lawyer pied:
"Bide your time and pass a counter
felt twenty off on him-fee So"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19

WHEN you find dawyman who pro-
nounces winter dairy ing a failure the
chances are that you have found one
who does not make the greatest success
of any kind Of dairying. ANY one with
any skill at all should be abe to make
winter dairying pay and pay we'll, when
its products sell at about double the
price for which they sell in the summer,
while 1T costs bat little more to carry
the COWS through the winter in milk
than dry. While there ia some incon-
venience about dairy work in the win
ter there are many very serious hin
ORANGES to summer dairying, such as hot
weather, flies, etc., which are avoided.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19

A table, in the interest Of the insur-
ance companies, has been prepared,
presenting the annual loss in the
United States resulting from the
careless use of matches. A record of
1873 noteworthy fires caused in this way
during the year ending with June, 1888,
showed property loss of SAIL, $40 and
an insurance loss of I'll, 6S5. These
sums were believed to represent only
about three-tifths of the actual loss by
match fires, which was estimated at
fully 100000 annually. At $780, coo
the loss from matches alone is greater
than the annual loss by fire of twenty
one States and Territories, and is about
equal to the fire losses of Mississippi OF
North Carolina, or of Oregon, If the
comparison be msue in another way
it will be found to be equal to the
aggregate fire loss of eight States ant
Territories,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19


A Chicago dealer in guns and fire
arms told a reporter that the sale of the
serviceable kind of pistols-that will
skill man every time"-is continually
increasing. The "bull-dog" revolver,
such as Garfield was shot with, is the
most popular. Just after Gar6eld's as
assination Pittsburg dealer was oblig-
ed to send all his clerks and statesmen
into this department, and even then
could not meet the demands Of his custo-
mers. The American manufacturers,
moreover, were unable to supply the
abnormal demand for these weapons,
and the English sources of production
were soon exhausted.
The awful destructiveness of the
'bull-dog" was its chief recommends
ton to public favor at that time. Men
wanted some weapon to practically
protect themselves from such wild
deluded beings as Guiteau had proven
himself. The danger from such
source was considerable, and genuine
practical remedy was believed to be
found in this devastating instrument.
In selling revolver or pistol to any
one the dealer is required to record the
purchasers name, age, residence, and
the purpose for which the weapon is
bought. No one under 81 years of age
is allowed to buy any weapon Of defense
without written permission from the
parents or guardian of the purchaser
addressed to the dealer or 'to whom it
may concern ,
1 The average age Of the purchasers of
revolvers is between % and % years.
These are mostly young men. Very
few women in Chicago either purchase
or use revolvers, although many hus-
bands declare that they wish the weap,
ons for their wives to practice with and
learn to use with some degree of skill.
In case of burglaries they hope that
ttheir better halvesn may find it pos.
sible to protect themselves. The rea.
e sons which many people give the gun
e smiths and dealers for investing in fire
: arms are very amusing, One man
:, wants to "shoot dog; another ex-
e poets to "take pop" at an army of
s feline marauders that make night hid.
, eous by their dismal bowls beneath his
latticed window, and the sand-bagged
. individual (who wears one eye in {
!. sling AID has so lumpy forehead tina
d no hat can conceal its lofty baldness)
, with a firm conviction that no sand
y Dagger will cross his path alive in thu
: future, This man wants and inquire
j, for something that will shoot zig bal
ut and he must have it.
tie The costly revolyers with carve,
pearl handles and silver-plated engrav
- ed barrels are sold mostly to the theatri
ne cal profession and the cowboy class 0
d. humanity. The prices of this class Q
ut weapons run as high as $50, $50 an
az 500. 1t is remarkable fact that the
~ are usually worn by men who wear th
a broad sombrero or Buffalo Bill style {
le. head-gear, flannel shirt and cow-hid
g, boots. The high price is seldom Of
,ut jected to by these men, since the artic
yIv Is, perhaps, the most valued onein the
w rdrobes.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19

A simple and effective dnsS ring for
watches has recently teen patented by
a resident of Kingsland, England. The
ring, which Is OF peculiar form, is fitted
in the case before the movement and
secured by screws, a. er which the
movement is fitted to = ring. The
ring does not aiterwar require to be
removed, the movem llone being
taken out for cleaning, saving the ring
permanently fixed in tue case.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19

On very cold, damp nights the fowls
should be gwen good feed OF whole
corn before they go to roost, as 1t is
more promotlve OF heat than any other
kind OF food that is usually fed. 1t is
also advisable to change to wheat occa-
sionally. for the sake OF variet.-.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19
DISEASE CURED

A Valuable discovery for supplying Magnetism 10
the Human System. Electricity and Magnetism
utilized as never before for Healing the Sick.
THE MAGNEToN APPLIANCE co.'s
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19

No more ong dresses till after '84 :
Dakota-"p ease, mama, may 1 be a
State7" Go umbia-"Next year, my
dear, is bad year for new States.
CAL ngain dear"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19

Perosmic acid is a new remedy EN-.
ployed by Professor Wimwater in can
cerous aud scrofulous swelhngs. 1t is
used by injecting daily three drops OF
per cent. solution of the acid. This
treatment causes the tumor TO soften
and decrease in size, In about month
the dead tissue is thrown off and the
tumor disappears. No curative effect
upon the cancer itself has been observed
| from this remedy.