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h DRAMA TO THE POINT.

Last week, while witnessing the Califor-
MIA Theater's play of Step by Step
Wards comical yern, for years lain dor
mant III memory, required as similar 10
the drama. In tie first act the heroine
sensibly declines TO marry a youth who is
totally incompetent TO support her and
who besides, is OF a jealous, tyrannical dis
position, which keeps them in constant
quarrels. In the next act she appears in q
magnificent mansion on Mob Hill, through
whose open windows is moonlight view
OF San Francisco bay and the yellow Sacra-
mento. The stage settings, scenery and
cost1nes are gorgeous. How the girl gets
there, is matter of mystery, until her
Iormer lover comes to repaper the house
and kindly informs the public that
sac Is the mistress of a Congressman
in the next act nilady appears as engaged
IN keaTny- dive. Certainly a high
standard of excellence is not expected oi
theatrical performances in such places, but
OF all the stupid, yapid scenes possible this
one was worst. No dive in this town could
run week and be so dull. After escaping
arrest for cheating at cards, the heroine
goes down the moral hill, is nabbed for re-
celying stolen goods, and though momen:
before fainting with hunger, breaks loose
from three policemen and crowd of men.
Jumps over the wharf into the bay and
browns herself. Then transformation
scene shows her sleeping upon the bed,
from which she rises to find it was only q
joke, in form of dream. The piece at
teInpts to portray life in San Francisco, but
IS SO badly arrange as to arouse laughter
where 1t should inculcate morality, and is
q lamentable failure from local, artistic
or educational view. Press and public en-
tertaln such kind thoughts toward the
California Theater management, that all
hands have tacitly agreed to excuse every
thing by saying, 1t was mistake"
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ITO LET-A NEW HARD-F!NISHED 49,
L house; nine rooms, bath, gas and all ss;ii;j
modern convenience Inquire at 15li G. III
street. Ols-lWa
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OTHER THEATKR NOTES.

Dark Days" companion piece to
Called Back, is another disappointment,
drawing but half houses. 1t is in ten short
acts or tableaux, only two of which have
any climaxes. Miss Ellie Wilton has a
voice Just like her nature sweet and caress
ing. When applied TO quiet domestic or
grllsh love scenes, its tones are very attrac-
tive; but in high-pitched tragedy becomes
harsh and ineffective. 1t is not her fault if
she Is selected 10 create part that there is
not much in, anyhow, that is not ADAPTED
to her, and that she has to play opposite n
wooden man, who talks about his allah
sorblng love with as much feeling as he
would about the price Of. hay Miss VIII
ton is always graceful and conscientious,
but no woman can get any assistance from
SO Icy lover as d. II. Harkins.
This seems to be an off week for the pub
lie, as all the theaters are running to very
small houses. Milton Mobiles has in Love
and Law" play well worth seeing rs he
introduces an original idea The bold
bad man is an Italian organ-grinder. vino.
after his first scene, appears but little until
the last act. Here he does some acting
that compels admiration for its repulsive-
ness, which soon merges into admiration
for the actor when the real Italian enters
and shows Mr.. Mobiles playing an imita-
ton OF him so perfectly that no one has
detected the substitution.
An excellent company of Italian singers
announced opera at the Grand Opera
House for this week, but closed after enc
consecutive night owing to sudden and
severe indisposition of Nine Sordelli-to
sing without her salary AS usual, the
poorest-paid people are those who suffer
most. About twenty chorus singers have
been fortnight rehearsing for this engage
ment, and lose all their time
Musically, 1.-THE Mikado" cannot COM
pare with any of Gilbert and Sullivan's
previous operas. There are but two pretty
tunes in it-one pharapbrased from Pa
tience and one from " Pirates" Yet, az
there are two good new comedians in the
cast, the piece is drawing crowded houses
for its third week at the Tivoi
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FOR SALE-T0 LET.

ITO LET-BAsEMEET AT SO2 K STREET
i between Eighth and Ninth; terms. reason
able. INQUIRE at SALOON. ol5-3t+
GTABLE TO RINT-INQUIRE AT THE
- Grocery, corner of Tenth and streets.
el5-lW
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EToR sALE-A HALF Or z=ss -
whole interest Ia the Wes.- -1zs-saS5s,<
ern Hotel Hacking; two Carriages EssFS1>>IsS{-
and four Horses ana Harness. For S4S----SS2---
Lurther particulars. inquire al the Once or of
he Driver. oi5-,f
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GENERAL NOTICES.
Cleopatra DRANK Pearl.

In her wine, and captivated C1sar with her
beauty AMI maguifieence But pearls in the
mouth are better, and our modern beauties NAV
nave these If they faith fully use SOZODONf
every day, and captigate all by simply smiling
10 snow their pretty white teeth mli.lxTnThS
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EiAkM FOR sALE-40 ACRES OF LAND szs,s,
under cultivation, House, Barn, fine 500
vineyard ana Orchsrd, miles from sac--s4A-a
mento; price, S26jo. Apply CARL STROBEL.
32l street. olg-6tS.yF1tt
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1t is rather singular that nearly every
actress has some domestic animal to which
she is 30 fondly attached az to make it
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17

LTO1t 9-aI1Ll-A 1OVD DJHINfSo FOh 4
i live harness maker win Lee sold chesp.
Address J. GAINES, Wheatland, Cal o7-sf
DOOMSl ROOMS No. 500. NORTHEAST
IL corner Of Eighth and X streets; handsome
rooms, single or 10 suites; the best rooms IN the
city; prices reasonable; street cars from the de-
pot pass the door every five minutes; strictly
first ciass in every respect.
sl2-u AIRS. GRICE, Proprietress.
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besides a normal school. a female SEM
inarv, an academy at La Paz, and the Pen
insula College. The territory is divided
into three counties, and besides the one
little city which is the capital, has Will
ages, II haciendas and Al farms, the total
value of taxable property being a trife
over 100000.
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PIONEER LIVERY STABLE.
DON'T BE IMPOSED UPON
Nv Chin amen
WATERHOUSE & LESTER.

700, III, T13 and 715 j Street, sacramesto.
Nos 16 to q Beale street............Ssn Francisco
Co. 159 Front street......-. aul ...-..New York
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
Getting the Language with Speed.

An old man came from Wisconsin to
meet a neEh ew and niece who landed at
Castle Garden from Ireland. The three
went to West street clearinghouse,
where they remained a week, during
which the old uncle showed them the
city. No one could have thought any
relationship existed between the three,
for they were not even once seen to
speak to each other. The old man
came to pay his bill.
"Are these your children?" asked the
clearinghouse keeper.
mo, my nephew and niece"
Il thought you were strangers to each
other"
Il don't blame you. / told them not
to open their lips while they would be
out with me, so that people might not
hear their COMPOUNDED gibberish which
no one could understand.
Did they?"
"Why, not one word could get from
them either in or out since until to-day,
when my niece came up. Uncle she
said, don't YOU suppose this business
has been carried on long enough? Are
you going TO bring us to Wisconsin 2
Yes, my dear sir. She spoke with as
great fiuency as if she had been ten
years in the country. The Irish must
be extraordinary for picking up Ian
guages. "-Nelo York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16

A great deal depends on the man
who carries the plate. He needs to
have q sharp eye, of course, not to miss
anybody, because there is not one
chance in 1000 of his being called
back. What he needs more than any
thing else, though, is business tact.
There's everything in knowing how to
pass plate to different people. Some
of them are cranky. If you put the
plate at them too persistently they feel
offended, and take pride in not contrib
uting cent for six weeks. Then other
people have their little weaknesses,
and want their light to have q good
chance to shine. knew a man who, if
a plate came to HIM empty, would put
on quarter or half, and be satisfied
with starting it that way; but, if there
were lot of quarters and things on
already, he'd just as like as not to slap
down a dollar bill. And he'd get at
least dollars worth of satisfaction in
watching the hesitation of the men next
to him, who knew they were as good as
he, and yet didn't like to give SO much.
Why, I've had plate come sailing by
me just loaded with bills, and you'd
think the congregation was extrava-
gantly liberal, when the fact was that
two or three men started in that way,
and the rest wouldn't take bluff
Neic York Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
The Origin or Billiards.

The game of billiards was invented
about the middle of the sixteenth CEN
fury by London pawnbroker named
William Kew. In wet weather this
pawnbroker was in the habit of taking
down the three balls, and with the yard
measure pushing them, billiard fashion,
from the counter into the stalls: in time
the idea of board with side pockets
suggested itself. A black letter manu-
script says: master William Kew did
make one board whereby game is
PLAYED with three balls, and all the
young men were greatly recreated there
at, chiefly the young clergymen from
ST. Pawles; hence one of We strokes
were named cannon having been by
one of ye said clergymen invented.
The game is now known by the name of
'bill-yard, because William or Bill Kew
did first play with yard measure. The
stick is now called kew or 'kue."
1t is easy to comprehend how "bill-
yard has been modernized into "bil-
lard" and the transformation of skew"
or "kue" into "cue" is equally apparent.
-Americdn Sports.
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ssPOOlkee.o

The stranger in Mexico always COM
plains of thirst The rapid evaporation
makes his throat and tongue very dry.
AS the water is poor and unhealthful,
pulque shops, substitute for beer sa-
looms, are frequent There are said to
be $4,000 licensed pulque shops in the
City of Mexico, beside numerous bar
rooms where other beverages are sold.
Pulques pronounced poolkee) is the ma
tional drink, and is the fermented milk
of the cactus. Eighty thousand gallons
are said to be sold in Mexico every day,
and double the amount on Sundays and
saints days. 1t is a sort of combina-
tion of starch and alcohol, looks like
well-watered skim milk and tastes like
yeast. 1t costs but penny a glass, or
two cents a quart, so that it is within
the reach of the humblest citizen, and
he drinks vast quantities of it. Five
cents worth will make a peon Gas all
the natives are called) as happy as
lord, and 10 cents worth will send him
Keeling into the arms of policeman,
who secures him an engagement to work
for the Government for ten days with
out compensation. But it leaves no
headache in the morning and is said to
be very healthful. In the moist eli
mates one mi LIT drink large quantities
without injury, but all the usual intoxi-
cants are harmful in this latitude
Cor. Philddelphid Press.
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Curious Facts About Kelly's Island.

Adam Schardt lives on Kelly's Island.
He is rare old German with sweet
accent. He gives the following history
of the early settlers of Kelly's Island:
In the first place, the island was liter
ally covered with snakes and reptiles,
and no human being, not even the noble
red man, had the courage to dispute
their right and title to the island. Dur
ing heavy storm, many years ago, a
schooner was wrecked off McGodgam's
point. The boat carried a cargo of live
hogs. All hands were lost, but the
hogs swan ashore, and, as they found
little else to feed upon, they made a
diet of snakes. In the course of time
they succeeded in devouring all the
snakes on the island. Then the Kelly
family put in an appearance and began
devouring the hogs, feat which was
accomplished easily and quickly Moth
ing has since succeeded in exterminat-
ing the Kelly family. Clereland letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16

MRS. LYDIA T. PINKHAM: about the flYss
OF September, 1881, my wife was taken with
uterine hemorrhage. The best styptics ths
physician could prescribe did not check r,
and she got more and more enfeebled. sho
was troubled with Prolapsus Uteri, Leucss-
rhea, numbness of the limbs, sickp ness Of the
stomach, and. loss of appetite. i purchases
q trial bottle OF your Vegetable Compound.
She said she could dfscorer a salsstayy e6ece
from the first dose. Now she is comparatively
free from the Prolapsus, stomach's sickness.
&c. The hemorrhago is very much better,
and is less at the regular PERIODS. Herap-
petite is restored, and her general health,
and strength are much improved. We feel
that we have been wonderfully benefited, and
our hearts are drawn out in gratitude for the
same and In sympathy for other sufferers,
for whose sakes we allow our names to be-
used" G. w. EATON, Thurston. N. Y.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
Nature Demands a Tonic.

When the nerves are unstrung the head aches.
the appetite is poor or variable, the sleep dis
turbed and general depreciation of vital power
is experienced. Such state of things cannot
long exist without a development Of serious
disease. The most active and genial invigorant
known is HostetteT's Stomach Bitters. The alb
solute purity of its spirituous basis and botanic
ingredients gives It permanent claim to public
confidence, and its SURPRISING medicinal value
is admitted by medical men Of distinction, by
whom IL is widely used In private practice. For
fever and ague-both as a preventive and
acknowledgements liver complaint, bilious
mittent fever. constipation, cholerac COM
plants, fiatulence, and all intestinal disorders
it is a thoroughly reliable remedy. 1t is the
anti-febrie specific T excellence OF the mala-
rial districts OF this and other countries, where
disease born OF mlasma prevail, and as a general
household remedy it is also universally esteemed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16

HERETOFORE at their demise mem
bers of the / ritish royal family have
been buried in collins covered with
crimson velvet, with massive silver or
naments; but o few years ago, when
the Queen paid her first visit to the sep
ulcher, she observed that the coverings
had become ragged and faded, and or
ders were given that all the collins
should at once be placed in new oak
cases, on the top of which are the plates
and coronets on crimson cushions. The
late Duke of Albany lies on stone Ia
BILE in the center of st. George Chapel
vault. with King George of Hanover,
George Ill, and the Duke of Kent.
The other collins are on shelves on
each side of the vault. The Prince Con-
sorts coffin was never placed in the
royal vault, the Queen Directing to her
husband being buried, even Temporarily,
in the same place with George ".
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
Had 20 Watch Her.

An old man and his wife were walk
ing along the street. The wife persist
ed in looking back every time she pass
ed a woman.
what makes you carry on that
way?" asked the old fellow.
Il reckon want to see, DanI."
But you don't halter act like a cow
that's bothered with boss flies. Folks'll
think you never was in town before"
"Well, now, jes' shet your mouth.
come here to see, an I'm going to see.
You're allus fussin' an fussin', and
nobody can't have no peace with you.
Ii want to see how woman's dress
sets it amt none of yer business, SO
there"
wall, if you must see how all the
dresses set, let's stand here till every
body gets done goin' by. It's distressin'
to me to see you twist your neck around
that way"
"Danl, for the goodness sake. hush.
Folks will think that We live like cats
an dogs. do think a man is the
beatenes' thing ever saw. Fuss, fuss
from mornin till night. Now look at
you. what air you gain at?
"Lookin' at set o. harness hangin'
up thar"
"Folks will think you are crazy if you
carry on that way"
Don't mind me, said the old man.
"An' don't you mind me-" replied his
wife.
II have to mind you when you twist
'your neck an hold your head to one
side like goose. You're in danger o.
hurtin' yourself. It's business with me,
for 1 am lookin' out for q set O. har-
ness"
Meeting fashionably dressed lady,
the wife looked back, but striking an
uneven place on the sidewalk, fell
sprawling on the ground.
Thar" exclaimed the old man,
without making an effort to assist her.
"Oh, the Lord fetches everything
round all right"
MY goodness |" said the old woman,
arising with difficulty, 1T mighty nigh
killed me-"
"Of course it did, an it sarves you
exactly right. Reckon you'll know how
to act now, cd ding it. Cape an gaze
cape an gaze all the time, it is won
der that you hain't been killed"
"Dan'l, for the Lords sake, don't
scold. You don't do nothin' but fuss
an Ass all thstime."
The old mansdid not reply. He was
looking at saddle hanging out in
front of shop. Stepping on piece
of orange peel, his heels flew up and
he came down with an awful thump.
Good gracious, are you hurt, Dan1?"
The old man grcaned, and. scuffiing
to his feet, said: Hurt? that's putty
question to ask dead man. Well, this
is the last time you ever come to town
with me. You keep body watchin'
you SO close he can t see how he walks.
"Dan1, don't fuss"
Come on. Let's git them mules an
git outen here. l never saw SIGH a
woman in my life. "-ArkansdW IraU-
q
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16

The hell-born, red-headed smart
Aleck who makes abortive attempts to
edit the little patent outside in Tender
foot City squeals like stuck pig be-
cause we have shown up his political
aspirations. He pretends to be horri-
fed because we drink good liquor and
have red nose, thus hoping to throw
dust in the ewes OF the public. But il
won't do. The people know that there
is no more'to him than there is to a
footless sock without a leg-that is,
just nothing. Our nose is our own.
and we pay for our liquor in hard
monev.--AI iona Antidote.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
French Legislative Elections.

In France no candidate for the Legis-
lature is elected unless at the first bal
lot he has obtained % an absolute ma
jority of the votes given and CD a
number equal to % per cent. of the
electors on the register. If these con-
ditions are not fulfilled second cleo
ton takes place the second Sunday fol-
lowing the day of the first return. AT
this election the candidate who stands
highest at the poll is declared to be
successful, no matter what proportion
his votes may bear to the total number
of votes. A popularity of the French
electoral law is that if an equal number
of votes is recorded for two candidates
the elder of the two is declared to be
elected.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
Plantation Philosophy.

De man whut ken ask de mos ques-
tons ken answer de fewest.
De pusson whut is de last ter laugh
wild er Joy is de soones' ter groan wild
er sorrow.
Ter some pussons SANDER is nachul.
De hog would ruther waller in de mud
den ter lie down in clean water.
l doan b'lebe dar eber wuz er man
what didn't sorter dodge de truth at
some time during his life. Ez fur my
self, Use told many tale whut knowd
want so. When 1 wuz er boy, er lie
come so nachul dat wheu got ter be a
man ] couldn't altogether break off de
habit. Yerll find many er man whutll
say dat he neber tole er lie, an yer may
say so at de same time. but bof o. yer
knows dat year air a couple o. liars.
Doan talk t. me bout dis heah human
nature, fur Use chile o. de same school
myself. Traveller.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16

Mrs. 4. w. Carpenter. Overlee, Baltimore
County, Maryland, writesi was greatly bea-
Gifted by the use of Red Star Cough Cure.
when suffering from q severe cold. My cook
was seriously i'll from q deep seated cough.
She had consulted her doctor without relief.
BY my advice she used the Cough Cure in
connection with an external application of ST.
Jacobs Oil TO her side. In one night the
change wrought was most gratifying and
astonishing. In the morning she was like
a new person.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
A physician writes:

with suicidal indifference many dfisre-
gard the laws of health. They eat indi-
gestible food. they expose themselves to-
sudden climatic changes, they excessive
ly strain the nerves, they give no heed to,
a daily evacuation of the bowels they re-
press a natural desire to urfnate, they
indulge in hurtful drinks etc. Ere long
their health completely fails. A state OF
impure blood. nervous depression, dys-
persia, urinary disorders, partial paraly-
sis, etc, follows. As cure / cordially
recommend DR., GUYS0ffS YELLOW
DOCK AND SARSAPARiLlA. which in con-
nee ion with careful dieting and due at
tention to correct bodily habits. with
regular hours of sleep. ETC., will surely
restore health. / consider IL the hest
tonic, blood purifier, and strengthencr
sold bv druggists. II acts sootnlngly
and mildly, and never leaves any IN
pleasant after effects. Many have been
astonished at It's marvellous cures, after
all other remedies had failed"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
Fish TOrpedOes.

Fish tcrpedoes, now manufactured by
the English Government at Woolwich,
are said to have a speed Of twenty-four
knots an hour through the water, and
are relied on to strike with absolute
accuracy at a range of COO yards. A
year or two ago similar accuracy could
not be guaranteed ut distance of 200
yards. Trials recently made at sea
prove that neither cross-currents nor
rough water has any disturbing effect
upon the torpedoes, the high speed at
which they travel overcoming such OBJ
stacles. The gun-cotton chpges have
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16

Compound Oxygen, the VitalfzfnO Treat
ment for chronic diseases, introduced TO the
public by Drs. Starkey g. Palen, 1l09 Girard
ST., Phia., is ehccting wonderful cures In Con-
sumption, Neuralgia, CataIrh, rheumatism,
etc. Thousands have been relieved from
suffering and hundreds saved from death, by
this new discovery. Send for their pamphlet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16

been increased from forty-seven to
seventy pounds, but the torpedoes are
never likely to be put to so severe q
test as the explosion of the heaviest
charge would make necessary.
York Commercial Advertiser.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16

AT some point in the career of every
human soul yawns chasm that seems
impossible. One of these bitches con-
fronts the young wife when she first
opens her eyes to the fact that she can't
cook like somebody's mother.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-16
"Put up, nc the Gault House.

Tho business man or tourist will find first
class accommodations at the lQY price of 81
and 81. so per day at the Gault House, Chica-
go, corner Clinton and Madison streets. This
far-famed hotel is located in the center of the
city, only one block from the Union Depot.
Elevator; all appointments first-class.
HOYT e. GATES Projectors.