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Seminal Weakness.

ual Indulgence is pTacticed by the youth az both
sexes to an almost unlimited extent, prctpcjns
with uucrriug certainty the following train OF
morbid symptoms, unless combated by scientific
medical measures, viz: SallOw cOurienance
dark spots under the eyes. pain in the head,
ringing in the ears, noise Ike the rustllrg OF
leaves and rafting of chariots, uncasineSs about
the loins, weakness of the limbs, confused yis'
ion blunted intellect loss of confidence, din
deuce in approaching strangers, dislike to form
new acquGintsEces, disposition to Shuu society,
loss of memory hectic fUsbes, pmPles ara va
rious eruptions eiOut the face, fuTred tongue.
ietid breath coughs, assumption nigh. Swcats
monomehia and frequently insanity
CURED AT HOME.
Persons al 4 distance may be Curei a. acmeby
ADDRESSING a letter to DR.. GIDEON, stating case
symptoms length Of time the disease has con-
tiuued, and have medicines promptly forwarded,
free from damage and curiosity, TO any part 81
the country, with full and plain directions. By
incOsing ten dollars ii registered letter through
the POstOfiiCe, or through Wells, Fargo & Co,
package of medicine viii be forwarded to anV
part OF the Union. The Doctor cnres when othe,s
iail Try him. Mention the REcoGD-uNIcE.
Address DIR. j. +. GIBEON:
js244ptf Fox 1887, san Frsnclsco'
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EFFECT UTOE TIE LAND.

Many other crops might ne suggested
that will doubtless hereafter find protila-
bic place i'm the agriculture of California.
but among these there is every reason to
believe that cotton vii. occUpya prominent
place, especially since il can be crown on
any naturally fairly productive soil far
scores of years without thought of other
manure than lis own seed regularly re.
turned To the soil II is in this respect the
reverse Of the exhaustive wheat crup: Tor 4
crop OF cotton lint takes no more from the
soil thap the char Of the wheat would were
it understandable article. while the grain
and the straw were returned to the soil.
This point is treated more cyhauS.ivelv in
the article on the uses Of cOttOnseed. in
cluded in the preliminary part Of this re-
port, volume H. 1t IS true that cotton i
one Of the most exhaustive crops when the
seed is definitely remoyei, rs has untOr-
tunately been the prevailing practice in the
cotton States; but 1t is equally true that no
other crop known is SO little exhaustive as
cotton when the seed and stalks are re-
turned. This is more especially important
in view Of the fIC; apparent from the an
aiyscS heretofore gwen, that while Is Il
whole the soils OF the State are unusually
rich in potash their average content Of
phoSnhoric acid Is Fur from LARGE Their
abundant yields arc due 10 their large sup
ply of lime, through the agency of which
the plant-food contained in them is made
quickly available Bat while ii is true that
cAlcareous soils are particularly thrifty, it is
also true, and well known, that when they
do become exhausted they require The most
generous manuring to become productive
aeroin
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sTONEMAN, Governo
A. MElSTER.

Attest THos. L. THOMPSON, Secretary OF sta
iy30ip3m
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LOCALITIES or rhAYrING.

In this yclr cotton was raised at Folsom
Sacramento county. In 1878 oHe-haif an
acre was planted in Lake county, which
yielded 51pounds OF lint, while IN southern
counties there were 4 number of cotton
farms. In 1871 Colonel j N. Slrony who
had been experimenting on cotton culture
since 1864. planted 100 acres of cotton on
the MERGED river lands The seed was
carefully selected, and. though planted on
the 20,h Of June and cultivated only once,
the yield was about 80 pounds of lint per
acre. Previous crops on smaller area
and With indifferent seed had given him
with one cultivation yield of 500 pounds
of Int per acre. In this year cotton was
produced also on the red-clay lands near
Sacramento. on Bate slough in Sulter
county, and on the 'ule marshes at Knights
Landing, Yolo county. At the latter place
the Sea-iSi3ud variety was planted il grew
10 hight of D feet, but did not mature.
On Cache creek bottom. in the same county.
cotton grew feet high, some of the stalks
having each 200 bolls. An experiment
was also made at Colonia, Santa Barbara
county, but the cotton was planted on June
9th, and did not mature wen.
u 1872 TIE LARGEST ACREAGE
OF cotton was in MERGED county. nearly
200 acres being planted in the vicinities of
Smelling. HopetOn and Mariposa creek
and two farpls of more than 200 acres each
were reported 40 acres were planted near
Bakersfield, Kern county, and smaller
tracts in other southern Counties. Cotton
gins were erected in MERGED and Kern
counties. In 1873 the cotton acreage in
MERGED county alone was estimated to be
from 800 to 2OoO acres. On the nth of
May Of this year the first export of cotton
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OTHER FAVORABLE FACTS.

There is another reason in favor of the
planting of cotton as against the planting
of wheat at least as the latter is NOW prac-
ticed) when irrigation is required. This is
the fact, that on lands afflicted with alkaH
the evil is steadily on the increase. on &c
count Of the rise If the alkali," as con
sequence Of continued surface irrigation.
The last flooding Of the wheat leaves the
soil with a dense crust. from which the
saltwater cYaporates rapidly, and which,
the grain being soBn broadcast cannot be
broken and the surface soil put in the con-
dition of filth necessary to prevent the a.
emulation of the alkali salts al the sur
face. More and more every year the dead
spots III the wheat-felds increase. and
when, on account of such failures, it ceases
to be profitable, something else must be
substituted, snd that substitute must be
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To the Unfortunate.
DR., GIBBONS DISPENSARY.
G23 Kearuy Street, San Francisco.
,--..t1s.,.-- =, fg-4

ESthDllslICN III 1000
for the treatment o.
Sexual and Seminal
Diseases. such a. CON
orrbed, elect, Structures,
Syphilis il all is forms,
Seminal Weakness, I'M
potency, skin Diseases.
etc, permanently cureC
or no charge.
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,orrox-srrD-QuALrY OF FIBER. ETC.

Conon-sred has thus far been used for
feed only, being sold g. shecp-raiscrs ut 81
psr ton The decrease in the average pro-
duct of the land s,ioss the loss from this
mode OF disposins of the seed. and j.; is
strongly advised that /, be regularly re-
turned to the soil. \ "Masno'm' 10
saw gin was tting used in ginning.
Besides the largc-scale experiments in
the southern region above recorded, small
patches of cotton have been grown there
by small farmers and by the Mexican pop
uIauou for many years for home use.
Since in that climate not urcommoniv sev-
cral years clapsc without killing
frost, the plant is perennial, and bears sew
cTal crops, the staple, however, becoming
apparently shorter and more harsh as the
plant becomes older \ sample Of fiber
from q three-ycar-old plant At San Diego is
reported upon in the record of measure
meuts made by Professor Ordway. 1t may
he questioned whether in some cases the
plantations might not he protitably contin-
ued through the second year at least, even
with a somewhat inferior fiber, of which,
however, on account of the long season,
the yield would be very high. Further ex-
pefimcnts on this subject are needed.
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CHRISTMAS BELLS.

de gave her a ring and a holly wreath,
On Il Christmas Eve, as the sun went down:
Never was lover moro true than l."
The moon climbed into the frozen skv;
A great star shone in the darkeuing west;
a red fox, shivering, sought his nest;
The wild wind shouted and laughed with glee,
Though his breath was as cold as the northern
sea;
But the fire was bright, and hearts were light,
And frolic and feasting filled the night,
Till loud rang the bells, the merry, merry bells,
For JOY on Christmas morning.
Christmas eve, and a maiden's heart
!hrobbed with pain rs the sun went down;
A snip had sailed on Q summers day;
wreck in the oceans depths it lay;
Phantoms gathered about the door;
Weird were the shadows on wall and floor;
The WIND sang a dirge in the chimney old
For the brave young lover whose heart was cold;
SAD were the eyes that watched the stars,
I'LL dawn crept in through tho window bars,
And loud rang the bells, the pitiless bells,
On . cheerless Christmas morning.
Hearts were happy and eyes were bright
On . Christmas Eve, as the sun went down,
For the sea had given up it's dead,
And the captain brave TO his bride was wed.
Phantoras fed from the lighted hall;
There was only mirth in the night winds call;
Warmth and fragrance and silken sheen;
Laughter rippled bright lips between;
Music and revelry filed the night,
Till the stars had set and the east was bright;
Then loud rang the bells, the happy, happy
bells,
For joy on Christmas morning.
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Christmas angel sending forth Ahs dove
as she had seen her on s. prize card.
Claude was too proud t6.take withouas
gratitude. Her frank eyes iookef ik
but as she parted her fine LIPS 10 speak;
the vision vanished. She almost
thought it was q vision till she pinched
hard at the 1book she had in herahands.
20, grandpa" she cried TO the old man,
who had scarcely taken it all In yet,
did you ave see any thing -ika.that7
And oh !look, look, besides O, grand.
pa, these two chernbs looking down
from o cloud"-The child dse1 her
breath quickly. "You shall have this
card, grandpa !.
mo, Claudio, darling, you keep Il
to remember always that the cherubim
who excel in knowledge, remain ever
young children In innocence and hu.
NIFTY and love-
It was late when two Treasury clerks
returned with. 9 pOcket-bOoks and
shining eyes to the crinason and blue
chamber. Gladys knelts to'put . stick
op the shining fire. LauJA,. comingb be-
hind her, bent back the fai1,head In kex
chilly white hands.
stAre you cold? n asked GIaIys.
n never was SO warm in an my life,
dazzling. It was beautiful. seem i
mokein . cloud OF children's fases look.
nsNop With
ing. pure, loving eyes-ike q Madonna
in a glory of cheIubim.p"
And it only cost US Ave dolsrs.w
said practical G~ladys.-WashingtoD
Gazette.
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mas day, and they long remembered it;
for while they were absorbed in the
fortunes of the Marquis of Carabas and
the funny cat, who tucked his tail IN
his belt, washed his face SO awkwardly.
and didn't know how to purr, strange
things were happening at home, and
more surprises were in store for our
little friends. You see, when people
once begin to do ~kindnesses, it is so easy
and pleasant they find it is hard te
leave off, and sometimes it beauties
them 80 that they find they love one an.
other very much-as Mr.. Chrome ano
Miss Kent did, though we have nothing
to do with that except to tell how they
made the poor little tree grow and bios.
som.
They were very jolly at dinner, and
talked q good deal about the Blakes, in
their own rooms. Miss Kent told what
the children said, and it touched the
soft spot in all their hearts to hear
about the red shirts, though they laughed
ut Polly's lament owe the bird with only
one feather in its tail.
I'd give them o better tree if I had
any place to put it, and knew how to
trim it up," said Mr.. Chrome, with q
sudden burst of generosity, which 80
pleased Miss Kent that her eyes shone
like Christmas candles, and she said:
"Put it in the back parlor. All the
Browns are away for o week, and we'll
help you trim it-won't we, my dear?"
cried Mrs. Smith, warmly, for she saw
that he was in a sociable mood, and
thought it a pity that the Blakes should
not profit by it.
eyes, indeed; I should like it of all
things, and it needn't cost much, for ]
have some skill in trimmings. as you
know" And Miss Kent looked so gay
and pretty IS she spoke that Mr.. Chrome
made up his mind that millinery must
be a delightful occupation.
Come on then, ladies, and we'll have
q Little frolic. TIM lonely OLD bach
elor, with nowhere to go to-day, and
I'd like some fun"
They had it. I assure you; for they
all fell to work as busy as bees, flying
and buzzing about with much laughter
as they worked their pleasant miracle,
MI. Chrome acted more like the father
of o large family than q crusty bachelor,
Miss Kent's skillful fingers flew as they
never did before, and Mrs. Smith trotted
up and down as briskly as if she were
sixteen instead of being a stout old wom-
an of sixty.
The children were SO full of their
play, and telling all about it, that they
forgot their tree till after supper: but
the seed had been planted from which
the little pine tree grew so quickly and
beautifully.
When the moon came to look in al
the window on her nightly round two
smiling faces lay on the pillow, which
was no longer wet with tears, but rath.
er knobby with the mine of riches that
lay underneath-frst fruits of the
neighborly friendship which fourished
in that house until another and a
merrier Christmas came.-Louisa M
Alcott.
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h~alf-dollars in our stockings, so we
could go and see "Puss in Boots" at the
Museum tomorrow ~afteronon?"
Eyes, indeed; but we didn't hang up
Any stockings, you know, because moth
er had nothing to putin them. 1t does
seem as if rich people might think of
poor people now and then. Such little
bits of things would make us happy,
and it couldn't be much trouble to take
two small girls to the play, and give
them candy now and then"
II shall when Tn rich, like MI.
Chrome and Miss Kent. I shall 60
around every Christmas with o big
basket of goodies, and give all the poor
children some"
"P'raps if we sew ever so many fan
mel shirts we may be rich by-and-by. I
should give mother a new bonnet, first
of all, for I heard Miss Kent soy nc
lady would wear such a shabby one.
Mrs. Smith said fine bonnets didn't make
realladies. I like her best, but I do want
q locket like Miss Kent's."
II should give mother some new rub
bers and then I should buy a white
apron, with frills like Miss Kent's, and
bring homo nice punches of grapes and
good things to eat, as Mr.. Chrome does.
l often smell them, but he never gives
me any; he only says; 'Hullo, chick!
and I'd rather have oranges any time"
1T will take us a long while to get
rich, I'm afraid. 1t makes me tired to
think of it. I guess we'd better go to
sleep now, dear"
Goodnight, Dolly"
Goodnight. Polly"
Two soft kisses were heard, a nest
ling sound followed, and presently the
little sisters lay fast asleep, cheek
against cheek, on the pillow wet with
their tears, eve dreaming what was
going to happen them tomorrow.
Now Miss Kent's room was next to
theirs, and as she sat sewing she could
hear the children's talk, for they soon
forgot to whisper. At first she smiled,
then she looked sober, and when the
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Telescopes.

From the Edinburgh Review.
The largest refracting telescope q
yet actually completed hss . Ight-gath-
ering surface twenty-seysn inches ia
diameter. This Is the great Yiennai
equatorial, admirably turned ont ~
Mr.. Grubb, Of Dublin IN 1850, but SIN
awaiting the Commencement o. its 81
ploring career. Bwill, however, 8
be surpassed by the. Pulkowa Telescope
ordered o than four years ago on
behalf of the Russian government from
Alyan Clark & Scns,sc & Cambridge.
Mass, Still furthergwill ii be,surpsssedi
by the coming Lick ~refractor: It IL
safe to predict that thesoptical cham
pionship of the. worlds at least for the
next few years, secured to, this gigantic
instrument, the, completion, OF which
may be looked for in, the immediate fu-
ture.. It will have CIGAR aperture Of
three feet. Adisk of flint glasssf0r:the
object lens, 1918 inches across}. andl17Oi
Kilograms in weight, was cast att che es-
Enlistment Of NJ Fell, in Paris, early
in 1882. -Four days were SPENT and
eight tons of coal consumeddn the cast
ing Of this vast mass of fawless cryssaI |;
it took a calendar month to cool, and
cost go, 600. Itsmay be regsrdedlasthe
highest triumph so ffnr achieved I'M the
art of optical glassmaking. Al refrscts
ing telescope three feet ia aperture
collects rather more light thxnG srd I'd,
lum of four feet:~RHnsthisqdality fken,
the Lick instrument willie have, beside
the Rosse leviathan, which fore many
reasons may be considered to be QUITE 81
the running, but one, rival. And over
this rival-the forty eight inch r~efeotor
of the Melbourne Observatory-it will
have all the advantages of agility and
robustness, so to speak, which its sys.
tenn of construction affords, while. the
exquisite definition for winch Alyau
Clark is famous will, presumably. mol
be absent.
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CHRISTMAS

What other day from year to year
so fills the souls of men with cheer;
What memories arc half sotweet
AS those that in devotion meet,
On Christmas morning?
The dawn upon the worlds long night
" him God sent TO give it light
hath spring of joy and blessedness,
That faileth not nor groweth less,
On Christmas morning.
l cannot hear the Christmas chimes,
Or list to Christmas singers rhymes,
But tenderer my spirit grows,
And gladness all my speech o'erflows,
On Christmas morning.
l cannot greet or young or old
But merry wishes manifold .
Return to me; for like my own,
AL hearts appear wide-open thrown
On Christmas morning.
Our Christmas days on earth may be
How few God knoweth-only He; IF
Yet may u lives so Christlike grow
Each day our hearts shall feel the glow
OF Christmas morning.
With Christmas cheer for all the year.
A heart set free from care and fear
eur souls may ripe for Advent grow,
And thus each year more gladness know
On Christmas morning.
BUXTON WEST
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Neglected D.sinSsctauts.

When the household of our grand
mothers was Threatened with infection,
the common practice was, to, sprinkle.
birthstone on a hot shovel or. On. hot,
Goals on a shovel and carry the burning.
result through the house. ButAnow.
this simple method of disinfActings has,
gone out Of fashion without any good
and sufficient reason. The principal
reason is neither good nor suficteat,s
viz: that no n can patent lit and sell
it in twenty-five and fifty emit. bottles..
On the 18th of Septemberslast M. az
Abbadie read a paper at the French,
Academyon Marsh fevers, land stated!
chat in the dangerous regions of Afri.
can river-mouths immunity from such
fevers is often secured by sulphur fun
igations on the naked body. Also that
the Sicilian workers in foreground!
sulphur mines suffer much less than the
rest of the surrounding population from,
intermittent levers. N. Fouque has,
shown that Zephyria Con the volcanic,
island of Milo or Melos, the most west.
erly of the CycladesO which had d
population Of forty Thousand when iii
was thecenter Of sulphur mining opera
TONS. became nearly depopulated by
marsh fever when the sulphur mining.
was moved farther east and the mama
lions prevented by q mountain from
reaching the town. Other similar.
csses, were stated.-Hall,a, Journal. "a.
Health.
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Sir, Mos Montefore iwaa q century
old October oath. George Bancrofts the
historian was eighty-fonr October. 3d....
Cardinal Newmad andLord Shaftsburys
are eighty-three. Sir Julius Benedict.
is, eighty. Mr.. Gladstonasand Gardina,
Manning + seventy-six. Oliueat Wen.s
delLHolmes and Mi. Barnum aretseven,.
ty~fve. Carolina McGloskey and the.
pope are seventy -fnar. DR.. MbKnah ii.
sexenty-three President Greyys and Mr.
,Bsecher ire seventy-one. Bismauck
and Verdi are seventy. Sir John, N1-
Donald is sixty-nine, All these. Maak
naen, statesmens historians, divinssA
poets, musicians, philosophers, arc m
day hard workans in, that rasaaaare
spheres.
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two tongues were going like mill clap

two tongues were going like mill clap
pers.
I'm so glad we got our skirts done
in time! 1t seemed Us if we never
should, and I { don't think six cents is
half enough for a great red flannel thing
with three button holes do you?" said
n little voice, rather YEARLY.
"No, but then we each made four, and
fifty cents is q good deal of money.
Are you sorry We didn't keep our quar-
ters for ourselves? ?" asked the other
voice, with an undertone of regret in it.
Eyes, I am, till I think how pleased
the children will be with our tree, for
they don't expect anything, and will be
80 surprised. I wish we had more toys
to put on it, for it looks 30 small and
mean with only three or four things"
ut won't hold any more, sol wouldn't
worry aboutit. The toys are very red
and yellow, and I guess the babies
won't know how cheap they are, but
like them as much as if they cost heaps
of money"
This was q CHEEKY voice, and as it
spoke the four blue eyes turned toward
the chest under the window, and the
kind moon did her best to light up the
tiny tree standing there. A very pitt
full little tree it ~was-onlya branch OF
hemlock in an old flower-pot, propped
up with bits of coal, and hung with a
few penny toys earned by the patient
fingers of the elder sisters, that the lit
tie ones should not be disappointed.
But in spite Of the magical moon
light, the broken branch, with its scan
ty supply of fruit, looked pathetically
poor. and n pair of eyes filled slowly
with tears, while the other pair lost
their happy look, as if a cloud had
come over the sunshine.
care you crying, Dolly?"
"Not much, Polly"
"What makes you, dear?" q
"Ididn't know how poor we were till
I saw the tree, and then 1 couldn't heir
it," SO sobbed the elder sister, for at
twelve she already knew something Of
the cares of poverty, and missed the
happiness that seemed to vanish out Of
all their lives when father died.
cts dreadful. Inever thought we'd
have to earn our tree,Sand only be able
to get o broken branch after all, with
two s%queaking dogs, o red COW, and al
ugly bird with n feather in its tail;
and overcome with o sudden sense O
restitution, Polly sobbed even more
despairingly than Dolly.
flush, dear; we must cry softly, o.
mother will hear, and come up, ant
then we shall have to tell. You know
we said we wouldn't seem to mind no
having any Christmas, she felt SO sorr,
II must cry; but Ill he quiet.
So the two heads went under the pill
low for o few minutes, and not a sount
betrayed them as the little sisters erie.
softly in one another's arms lest mothe
should discover that they were no long
er careless children, but brave youn,
creatures trying TO bear their share 0
the burden c~heerfully.
When the shower was over, the face
came out shining like roses after rain
and the voices went on as before.
Don't You wish there really was
Santa Claus. who knew what we want
ed. and would come and put two silve
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Mr.. John Scott, who has just closed
a ten-weeks' term OF free high school
in the town of Holden, Me-, says that
in sll that time he had no occasion to
speak reprovingly to any one of his
scholars. He says he has taught II
years and never before had such an ex.
p~erience as this, and he asks his fell w.
teachers of the country to tell whether
any n Of them can say as wzch for any
school taught by them.