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blinded by the Moon.

Moon blindness" said an old sailor,
gazing at the upper rigging Of a California
clipper near Nall-street ferry yesterday,
why, of course there Is such thing. I've
seen it often. | had a touch Of it myself
once. | don't see though, how the English
Rear Admiral makes ont that the loss of
the gunboat Wasp was due to moon blind
ness. 1t gets Its name not because man
who has ii can't see distinctly under the
moonlight, but because it is caused by
sleeping with the moon shining on the face.
You know at once when you have it, In
fact Won often get stone blind, and remain
so for q month or more. | can't imagine
how it could occur near England, for peo-
pie are not likely to sleep in the moon
shine there. In the China Sea and
the Indian Ocean il is well known.
The Lascars frequently have it, and when
passenger steamer remains at port
the Captain generally warns everybody
who wants to sleep on deck-and
most of them do in those hot latitudes-to
be careful TO keep well under the awning
| remember once landing passenger at
Singapore quite blind. He persisted in
sleeping on the forecastle head, az we lay
for night in Penang, and the moon shone
on his face for FIVE or six hours When he
awoke his sight was gone. and he thought
it was still night, though the sun had
aroused him. We went back to Calcutta,
and when we reached Singapore on our
next trip he had recovered, but he hated
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The Coinage of The Country.

The report of the Director of the United
States MINIS for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1884, issued on the LIST of the cur
rent month, shows that the deposit of gold
during the year amounted to $40, 326, 679.
Of which over $4,000, 600 was of domestic
production. The silver purchased for coin
age and deposited for bars amounted, at its
coinage value, to $50, $50, 800, of which
over $31, 00O,0 was of domestic produc-
ton. The total value of the gold and
silver deposited and purchased, including
redepositS. was SS7, $50, l55, which Is close
to the total of the previous year. The en-
tire coinage amounted to S57 ,SS0,92l, OF
which 81, 932,S24 was gold, S28, 973, 1851
silver, the latter, except about 1913 900, in
silver dollars, and $l,l74,709 in minor
coins. The coinage of gold was about
$S,000,000 less than during the fiscal year
of 1888.
The coin gold bars manufactured
amounted 10 S24,S75,5S6, and the silver
bars to S7,639,724, a total of $3l ,5l5,3I0.
The total amount of coin estimated to have
been in the country on the first of last
$557 ,000, 900 was in gold. The total amount
OF monev-specie and paper-used as such
in the country on the last-named date Is
estimated in the report at Sl,S00,000,000,
which is an increase Of nearly 100000. 600
from the figures OF last wears report. OF
this total, over S502.000000 was in the
Treasury, and 81, 304, 100000 in banks and
general circulation. Deducting the amount
held by the national banks leaves about
81 094 100000 in the hands of the general
public and outside banks.
The report estimates the gold produc-
ton Of the mines of the United States for
the calendar year of 1884 at S29,000,000.
and Of silver of S4S,000,000, while the
consumption Of these metals in the manu-
iaCture of ornamental articles is estimated
at, respectively, Sl45000 600 and s., 100000.
The United States stands as the first coun-
try in the world 50 far as gold coinage is
concerned
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A TTORNEYS AND COuNSELORS-AT-LAw
N Offices Metropolitan Block X street, be-
tween Fourth and Firth. Sacramento. Entrance
next door o Metropolitan Theater. o1-tf
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Effects OF Bad air.

When person has remained for an hour
or more in a crowded and poorly ventilated
room or railroad car the system is already
contaminated to greater or less extent by
breathing air vitiated by exhalations from
the lungs, bodies and clothing of the occu-
pants. The immediate effect Of these poi
sons is TO debilitate, to lower vitality, and
to impair the natural power of the system
to resist disease. Hence it is that persons
who are attacked BY inhammatory diseases
as pneumonia or rheumatism, can generally
trace the beginning of the disease to a chill
felt on coming out Of a crowded room into
the cold or damp air, wearing perhaps thin
shoes and insufficient clothing. If these
facts were generally understood and acted
upon, thousands of lives might be saved
every year. 1t is well-known fact that
men who camp out" sleeping on the
ground at ali seasons of the year, seldom
have Pneumonia, and that rheumatism,
with them, comes, as rule, only from
unwarrantable imprudences. There are
two facts that should be learned by every
person capable Of approaching them, and
should never be lost sight of for a moment
One is that exhalations from the lungs
the breath-are deadly poison, containing
the products of combustion in the form of
carbonic acid gas, and II q person we're
compelled to reinhale 1t unmixed with the
oxygen of the air it would prove as de-
structive to life as the fumes of charcoal.
This is an enemy that is always present,
in force, in assemblies of people, and only a
constant and free infusion of fresh air pre-
vents it from doing mischief that would be
Immediately apparent. The other fact is
that pure air is the antidote to this poison
The oxygen of the air is the greatest of
all purifiers. Rapid streams of water that
pass through large cities, receiving the
sewage, become pure again through the
action of the air after running few miles.
Air is the best OF ali blood purifiers"
Combined with vigorous exercise to make
ii effective il viii cure any durable case of
consumption.-T Halls Journal of Health
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KEEP TIE SOUL on TOP.


Little BERTHE Blynn had just finished his
dinner. He was in the cosy library, keep
ing still for few minutes after eating, ac-
cording to his mothers rule. She got ii
( ON the family doctor, and good rule il
is. BERTHE was sitting in his own rocking
chair before the pleasant CRATE fire. He
had in his hand two fine apples-a rich
red and a green. His father sat at window
reading newspaper. Presently he heard
the child say:
'Thank You, little master Dropping
his paper, he said;
a thought we were alone, BERTHE. Who
was here Just now ~
Nobody, papa, only you and l."
Didn't You say Just now, Thank you,
little mastery" The child did not answer
at first, but laughed shy laugh. Soon
he said; "Im afraid you'll laugh at me,
if tell you, papa"
Well, you have just laughed and why
mayn't II"
But | mean you'll make fun of me-"
No, ! won't make fun of you: but per-
haps III have fun with you. That will
help Us digest our roast beef"
"Tll tell you about it, papa. [ had
green one, too. Just then | remembered
something | learned in school about eat
ing, and | thought one ttg apple was
enough My stomach will be glad if
don't give it the green one to grind. 1t
seemed to me for minute just if it said to
me, Thank You, little master; but |
know ! said it myself"
BERTHE, what is it Miss McLaren has
been teaching about eating?'
She told us to be careful not to give
our stomachs too much food to grind. If
we do, she SAYS, it will make bad blood,
that will run into our brains and make
them dull and stupid, so that we can't get
our lessons well and perhaps give us
headaches, too. If we give our stomachs
lust enough work to do, they Will give us
pure, lively blood, that will make US feel
bright and cheerful in school. Miss Me
Laren SAYS that sometimes, when she eats
too much of something that she likes very
much, it seems almost as if her stomach
moaned and complained; but when she
denies herself, and doesn't eat too much,
ii seems as if it was thankful and glad"
That's as good preaching as the min
ister's BERTHE. What more did Miss Nc
Ldtn lSlI you ABOUT lliS HldllSf
" She taught us a verse one day about
keeping the soul on top. That wasn't just
the words, but it's what it meant"
At this papa's paper went suddenly right
up before his face. When, ina minute, it
dropped down, there wasn't any laugh on
his face as he said;
" Weren't these the words, I keep my
body underY"
40, yes! that was it; but it means just
the same. If keep my body under, of
course my soul is on top"
"Of course it is, my boy Keep your
soul on top, and you'll belong 10 the grand
est style OF man that walks the earth"
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isaac Fisher, of Carpenters Point, had
lively experience with family OF porcu-
pines. lie was hunting along the Della
ware, below Port Jarvis, At a spot known
rs Devils Slide, when he discovered a
large porcupine summing itself on a rock
Fishers dog attacked the animal, which
lay with its quilts at rest, an apparently
harmless creature At the first onslaught
of the dog, however, the porcupine brought
it, sharp armor into use, and the dog beat
a quick retreat, yelping at the top Of his
lungs, rs his head resembled a pin-cushion
stack fuil of needles. 1t was covered with
the sharp quilts OF the porcupine, which
were sunk deep IN the flesh. The dog did
not tarry near the spot, but kept on home
ward n the top of his speed. The porcu-
pine had no sooner yanquished the dog,
than it gave 4 peculiar cry, and in few
seconds three others came running from
the bushes. The whole four rushed ut
once upon Fisher, with every quill erect.
He shot and killed one of them,
but the other three pressed 50
closely that he was unable to load
his gun, and was compelled to
fight them with his weapon dubbed.
Backing round and round the opening in
the brush, he managed to keep the fierce
animals from coming into close contact
with him, but they kept up the fight 50
persistently that Fisher finally began To
lose his wind. He was afraid to turn
and run, rs he did not know what
the result might be if he did not
keep the movements of the porcupines
Immediately under his eye He yelled
for help, and fortunately man who was
hunting in the locality heard his cries and
appeared on the scene. He shot and killed
one of the poreupines. The other two ran
off into the bushes and escaped - New
York Sun
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1881 and 1901.

4 German antiquary once made the de-
lightful discovery that a stone placed over
a stable door bore the inscription of 1881.
" | must have this stone in my collection,
cost what it may" thought the savant.
Calling tenant farmer who was the pro-
prietor, the professor said to him, eagerly !:
q Did you not obtain this stone from the
castle ruin on the hill yonder?' 1t may
be that nay grandfather fetched il thence
when he built the stable" was the reply.
The antiquary then asked what he would
take for the stone Since you appear to
have fancy for it," said the farmer, give
me forty gulden, and will bring ii to your
house" Rather a large sun" said the
professor. d" but bring it to my residence
and YOU shall have the money" When in
due course the farmer brought the stone
upon a truck the Jealous antiquary turned
it over to refresh his ewes with a sight Of
the venerable chronol Jgical inscription,
not without anxiety that it might have
been damaged in its removal. Why" he
claimed, What is this? This is not the
right stone On the stone | bought from
Won was the date 1881, while this bears
the very modern date 1901. which proves
that the other was exactly go years older
than this.h DO not trouble about that.
said the peasant; the maSons, you see,
sir, turned the stone upside down when
they set ii in the doorway, because it fitted
better that way You can turn It which
ever way you like; but, of course, must
have the money agreed upon" The pro-
tessor, it is said, at once paid the whole
sum- and gave the man present beside to
take away the stone and gay no more about
the mattor- Chambers Journal
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t. a. SNYDER, NJ. D.,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, southeast corner
1 of Second and X streets. Office Hours
to 1880 a. NJ; ITO 1. and to 9 P. NJ Residence
9l3 NJ street between Ninth and Tenth. au23-tf
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DRs. KELLOGa 4 GOss,
na. LAME.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.-OFFICE AND
4 Residence, No. 323 J street. between Third
SPIN. Office of City Superintendent of Public
Schools at same place. se54plm
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
coon AND BAD CHILDREN.

GOOD AND BAD CHILDREN.
Children, you are very little,
And your bones are very brittle;
If you would grow great and stately,
You must try to walk sedately.
You must still be bright and quiet,
And content with simple diet;
And remain, through all bewild' ring,
Innocent and honest children
Happy hearts and happy faces,
Happy play in grassy places.
That was how, in ancient ages,
Children grew to kings and sages.
But the unkind and the unruly
And the sort who sat unduly,
They must never hope for glory.
Theirs is quite different story.
Cruel children, crying babies,
All grow up rs geese and gables,
Hated, us their age increases,
BY their nephews and their nieees.
Robert L. Stevenson.
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DR.. La Mars Seminal Pills cure all cases of
Seminal Weakness, Nervous Debility, Loss of
Mental and Physical Vigor, lmpotency, Invol-
untary Emissions and all disorders caused by
Over-indulgence, Indiscretion and Abuse. Dr.
La Mars Pills are no mere Temporary Stimu-
liant, but a completely Restorative Tonic. They
build up the whole system, strengthen and re
store the sexual organs, and give new lease of
lfe-with power to enjoy ito all who expe-
rienee the blessed benefits of their potent power.
Price g so per bottle. Sent by mail on receipt Of
price, or by Express, C. o. D. Address all or-
ders, A McBOYLE 4 CO., Druggists San Fran
cisco, 2. o. Box 1852. n5-lm
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Opening a Car Window for Pretty Girl.


Maybe man feels happy and proud and
| fattered and envied and blessed among
men when he sees a pretty girl trying to
raise window of a railway car and Jumps
up and gets ahead of the other boys and
says, "Allow me?" oh, so courteously, and
she says, Oh, if you please; | would be so
glad" and the other male passengers turn
green with envy, and he leans over on the
| back of the seat and tackles the window in
| a knowing way with one hand, if perad-
venture he may toss it airilv with simple
turn of the wrist; but it kind of holds on,
| and he takes hold with both hands. but it
sort of doesn't go to any alarming extent,
and he pounds it with his fist, but it only
seems to settle "a leetle closer into place"
and then he comes around and she
gets out OF the seat to give him a fair
| chance, and he grapples that window and
! bows up his back and tugs and pulls apd
sweats and grunts and strains, and his hat
fails off and his suspender buttons fetch
loose and his vest buckle parts and his face
gets red, and his feet Slip, and people
laugh, and an irreverent Young man in a
remote seat grunts and groans every time
he lifts, and cries out, Now then all to-
gether!" as if in mockery, and he bursts
his collar button, and the pretty young
lady, vexed at being made so conspicuous,
says in her iciest manner, ooh, never mind
thank you, it doesn't make any differ
ence," and calmly goes and sits down in
another seat, and that wearied man gathers
himself together and reads book upside
down-oh, doesn't he feel just good
Maybe, but don't be fool enough to extend
any of your sympathy. He doesn't need
it Burlington Hawkeye.
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HoT WATER TO DRINK.-One Of the
latest sensations is the founding Of a school
of hot-water drinkers 1t has been limited
in certain quarters that the introduction
Of the new fashion is to break up the ice
companies Hot water is drank for It's
action as preventive and curative of dis
ease. There has, however, so far been no
Northumberland evidence of its superb
GRITTY in this respect. A gentleman named
Daniel, residing in New York, processes
To have 5000 disciples OF hot-water drink
ing At first the stomach is slightly nau-
seated by the hot water, bus soon becomes
accustomed to it, when it is found rather
agreeable than otherwise. The English
people contend that drinking ice water
brings on Bright's disease This assertion
has been refuted by high medical author
ity, but as there may be converts to the
belief who find their refuge in hot water,
let them drink it so long as it does them
no harm.
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INDIAN JUGGLERs. A iuggler now
made his salaam, and began by performing
the beautiful mango tree trick, He took
an earthen pot, filled it with earth mois-
tened with a little water, and placed
among the earth a mango seed, which we
had examined beforehand This done, he
threw sheet over the pot and almost I'M
mediately removed it again, when we be-
held, to our establishment, that the seed
had, in the space of say half a minute, be-
come a young mango tree. Again the
sheet was thrown over the pot, and Oh be-
ing a second time removed the mango tree
had doubled in size. The same process
was repeated a third time, and now the
tree was covered with small, white man
goes. This time the .juggler plucked the
tree up out of the earth, displaying the
roots and the remains of the original man
go stone from which the tree was supposed
to have sprang-[ Chambers Journal.
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W. WOOD,
DENTIST, QUINNS BUILDING, ss~A
~ northeast corner Fourth and JSSySS9sss:s=zssssS
streets. Artificial Teeth inserted onUIGIUy
all bases Improved Liquid Nitrous Oxide Gas
for painless extraction of teeth ie25-tf
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TREADwEtL & VAN FLEET.
Nv. S. HEArrY y 8. c. nENsON.

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS. sos 1
. street, near Sixth, Sacramento, Cal apS-p
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GENERAL NOTICES.

You can't afford to laugh, dear girls,
Unless your teeth are white as pearls
Unless your mouth is pink and sweet
And your two lips in rosebuds meet;
And you cannot supply this want
But through the use of SOZODONTi
fe261YTuThS
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FOR SALE
SWEETSER g. ALSiP,
Real Estate and Insurance Agents,
No. 1915 Fourth street, bet. ] and <,
SACR a NJ E TO.

90 Acres. one and one-haIf miles south
of the city; the food of 1868 left deposit OF
sediment one and one-half feet deep all over
it, making it especially adapted for fruit; has
few acres in Grapes; Dwelling and Barn.
Price, 500 per acre. A bargain, being the
only small tract close to the city at the price.
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scorr's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil
with Hypophosphites. Its use in Lung
Troubles. Dr. Hiram Cadoretto, of Jack
eonyille, Fla, says: e" have prescribed
your Emulsion to a number of patients
with lung troubles, and they have been
greatly benefited by it.
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Lunuborg's Perfume, Ednia
Lcndborg's Perfume, Marechal Mel Rose.
LANDLORDS Perfume, Alpine Violet.
Lundborg's Perfume. Lily of the Valley.
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MARKETS.
ST IOuIS
REOPENING OF THE
G. WEISEL & CO.,

Nos. 726 and 1913 L street, Sacramento.
DORK PACKERS AND WHOLESALE AND
Retail Dealers in Sugar-cured and Picked
Hams, Bacon, Shoulders, Pork, Pigs Heads
Pigs Feet, Spare Ribs, Corned Beef and Lard,
and all kinds of Sausages.
Highest price paid for Grain fed HOES nj 1n3rn
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Come, and be cured-the Lame, leaf
and Blind, by the Great Magnetic Healer MRS.
DR.. WILLIAMS, at the oxygen Depot, 627
street. Treatment free to the poor from to 10
4. NJ. 400 1InA
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1.-The Coca Beef Tonic of the Liebic
Co, combined as it is with Coca. quinne and
iron, forms IL most valuable adjunct to the prac-
tice of medicine From the experience we have
it, and to recommend its use Beet, iron and
suinine cannot be surpassed by any other three
ingredients in or out of the dspensatory, for in
MIGRATING an enfeebed system and when such
remedies can be obtained combined. from so re-
liable house as Liebig's, it behooves the pro-
tession to patronize the same to the fullest ex-
tent. II Professor C. H. Wilkinson, " D.. Editor
Medical and Surgical Record News
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CANCER.
CANCER FOR IA YEARS.

with swltt's Specific seems so wonderful, that all
so afflicted should write US:
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
DE. GEORGE PyRURN

OFFICE ND AND RE SID \ .t MoRT THEA
to 10 4. NJ. I to and to SPIN. d25-lm
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

NTANTED-WORK AT TRIMMING VINE
w yards or Orchards. by an experienced
man. Address B. B., this Office. d25-1w*
CITUATION WANTED-BY A WIDOW LADY
- as Housekeeper in a widower's family No
objections to the country. Inquire S53 street
Room Co. d2i3t*
NTANTED-OFFICE WORK BY AN EXPE-
w rienced Clerk. who can make fair de
post, reference. Address CLERK" this of
fee dI6-2w=
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DIR. j. s. COOK,

MO. go NINTH ST, BET. AND ], OPP
~ posite the Plaza, Magnetic and Electric
Healer. electromagnetic and Medicinal Baths,
Magnetic Garments and InsoieS. Consulta ion
free. dl0-lm
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Il. Lamet, French Bakery, j street, be-
tween 18th and 18th. All kinds of Bread, Pies
and Cakes. The only genuine French bread. o9-6m
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If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
THCMPSON'o EYE WATER. Druggists sci! it
at % cents. oll-lyS
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He jests at scars who never felt a
wound Those who are wounded use Reddngs
Russia Salve. o1l-lyTuThS
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Burnett's CocOaine softens the hair when
harsh and dry; soothes the irritated scalp;
affords the richest luster; prevents the hair
from falling Off; promotes its healthy, vigorous
growth. d2-imTuThS
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Canary Birds for sale at No. I1I2 F
street, Sacramento. d22-Im*
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BUSINESS CARDS.
s. earle
s. CARLE. E. J. cRoLY.

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, ARE PRE-
~ pared 10 40 all kinds OF work in their line
In city or country. Principal place of business,
Sacramento. shop, No. ll24 Second street, be-
tween X and L. Postofiee Box No. 40 Sacra-
mentO dI64ntf
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WANTED.

A MAN COOK, $40; ALSO, A DISHWASHER,
y $50; also, > men to chop stove wood 81 per
cord; also, men to chop 4foot wood, 81 30 per
cord. Female-An upstairs girl, $50; a girl to
wait, $40; d girl to go TO Colusa, for housework,
fare paid; also 20 girls for homework, tor both
the city and country, SIS to S25 Apply to HOUS-
TON & Co, Employment Office, Fourth and K
streets, sacramento. je1S-1ptf