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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-03

NEw York, February 2d.-George Y.
Bull, formerly doctor in the Bellevue
Hospital, has been drinking heavily oflate,
and was arrested al the complaint of his
eldest daughter, Geneyieve, on 4 charge Of
assault and battery The real trouble
seems to be that Bull married young
woman during an attack of deiirium
tremens and brought her home, where she
was locked out by his three daughters
Bull is in the hospital and probably cannot
recover.
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Wabash.

A. T. Austin was in the city on Tuesday.
Schuyler Haas is at home from DePauw.
Charley McConn went to Peru on Monday.
Professor Hunke spent Sunday in the city.
Mrs. j. c.. Serey is quite ill with catarrhal fe-
yer.
James Wilson has returned from DePauw for
the holiday vacation.
Hon. Calvin Cowgirl has been in Fort Wayne.
at the Aveline, for the past week.
Mrs. Lou. Hyman returned on Tuesday from
an extended visit to Otsego, Mich.
Mr.. Joseph Benham, of DAYTON, O., is visiting
his brother, A. FL. Benham, this week.
ID. S. Keil, one of the proprietors of the F.
Wayne Gazette, was in the city yesterday.
Sherman King returned from Yale College,
on Thursday, to spend vacation with friends and
parents.
Misses Eva Stett and Bessie Keyes returned
on Saturday from Glendale College for the holi.
day vacation.
Miss Name McCrea is at home for the hoIi-
days from Indianapolis, where she has been at
school for the past year.
Loren Benham came home from Crawfords-
vile on Thursday, to pass the holiday vacation
with friends and relatives.
Misses Nettie and Lille Woods and Emma
Myers. of Kentland. have returned home after O
brief visit with the Misses Ham.
Rev. Charles Little is giving his hearers at
the Presbyterian Church q series of most excel
lent Sunday evening discourses on the early
history of the church. The third lecture in the
course will be given next Sunday evening;
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SECRET. SOCIETY NEWS.
Items Of Interest to Members of FraternitieS
-MaSons and Odd Fellows.
Masonic,


Mystic Tie Lodge. No. 39S, F.. and A. NJ, will
confer the Master Mason degree, in due and an
cient form, tomorrow evening.
Elections for officers of two bodies of the A.
and A. Scottish Rite were held last Wednes-
day evening. and resulted as follows:
Saraiah Council, P. of j. flor one year)-M. E.
S. P. G. NJ. Charles E. Wright: G. II. P. d.
NJ, nj. H. Rice; NJ. E. S.. G.. W., Henry c.
Adams; NJ. E.. J. G.. W.. Henry H.. McGaffey;
V. G. treasurer, Joseph Staub; V. @. secretary
and *. of S. and A, Cortes +. Holiday; V. G.
master of ceremonies, Frank r. Holiday; V. G,
almoner. Charles F. Meyer; V. q. M. of E.,
Charles L. Hutchinson; tiler. E. w. Williams.
Indiana Consistory. S. P. r.. S. flor three
yearsl-lll. commander in-chief. Jos. w. Smith;
first lieutenant.commander. P. G. C. Hunt, sec
ond lieutenant-commander. Jacob W. Smith;
grand orator, John A Holman; grand chancellor,
Samuel A. Johnson; grand treasurer, Joseph
Staub; grand secretary, Cortes F. Holiday;
grand engineer and architect, Roscoe Hawkins;
grand hospitaleur, F.. S. Newcomer, grand mas
ter of ceremonies, John 7. Brush; grand stand
ard bearer, John L. Pressly; grand captain of
the guard. Charles L. Hutchinson; grand senti-
mel, Theodore Pfafiin.
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An Incident in Madame Greville's Life.

New York Commercial Advertiser
Madame Henri Greville is said to be studying
scenes, life and character here, with a view to
writing one or more novels illustrative OF Amer
lea, on ner return to Paris, where a wide and
deep interest is felt in what the French liberals
are fond of calling their sister republic. The
French in general have no accurate idea Of
this country, or. indeed. of any other,
and Madame Greville's careful o observations might
be instructive. She has will and force as we'll as
talents and culture. In her days of maidenhood
she was ateaeherin a Russian family; her father,
a native of Normandy, was for years a professor
in the University of ST. Petersburg. whose femi-
nine head was, like so many Slavs, eccentric, ty-
rannical and cruel. This lady ordered Made
moiselle Fleury to perform some mental Office,
which she refused. whereuDon the former, flying
into q rage. declared that IL she did not obey her
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The Turkish Bath.

DESCRIBED BY A YOUNG WOMAN.
Has any of your wandering paths
Ever led you TO the Turkish bathsl =
They're the finest of all things, never doubt it.
just sit down, anu I'll tell you all about it.
First of all you are shown to a cell;
There you proceed to take ofT-well,
You may retain your hairpins and rings.
But you must remove all your other things
Then you wrap yourself in a sheet,
And fold it round YOU from head to feet
land you'd better take one of your own
Ii you chance to be large and pretty well crowns;
For you'll Finland your modesty twill harrow
That those provided are rather narrow.
Then you follow a girl in solemn procession,
Like a white-robed nun going to confession;
And she lays you ont on o marble slab,
And you feel like a lobster, or maybe q crab.
To state that the room is extremely hot
The bounds of truth oversteppeth not.
Pretty soon you begin to melt.
And you wonder how Shadrach and Meshach felt.
Then you're put in a room that's hotter still,
And here you really begin to grill.
And the perspiration begins to flow,
And you think of poor Abednego.
There you lie, and think of your sins
And all you have heard it will do for skins
TIll Your very eyeballs begin to burn:
Then the pretty girl comes, ana says it's your turn,
And then. stretched out as if you were dead,
On a steamy, slippery. marble bed.
With a rubber pillow under your head,
You're %splashed, and soaped and secured, and rubbed
In fact, most COMPREHENSIVE scrubbed;
And last, somewhat to your CONSERVATION,
Are played on by hose, like a confagration.
Then, tucked away in a clean, white nest
You can go to sleep, or can lie and rest;
And everything in the whole arena
Is as clean AS it is at home-or cleaner;
And when at last you dress for the street
You feel so supple. and nice and neat,
and even your temper has grown so sweet,
You feel no longer cold or hunger.
And you look at least TO be ten years younger;
And be you as fat as a seal, or thin as a lath,
Forever you'll bless the Turkish bath.
Saturday Evening Gazette.
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Emma Abbott's Weight.

II was painfully thin. / couldn't wear low
necked dresses, even. / made haste to regain
my lost flesh, and succeeded to my entire salts
faction. l hate a scrawny woman as much as /
do a fat one. There is a happy mean. which I
strive after and have obtained. This Is an alb
solute necessity. An audience wants o heavy
weight as little as a skeleton"
But can a woman regulate this matterl'
81 do. 1t is my creed that a woman can weigh
what she wants to. If l am thin, / eat caramels
and ice cream, and take plenty of exercise,
weighing regularly three times a week. When
| find myself a half pound too heavy l eschew
sweets. In this way l always keep at my usual
weight-l39 pounds.
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Population of German Cities.
Paris American Register.

Paris American Register.
The official figures of the recent census of Ber-
lin, thus far published. show a population in the
German capital of 1.3l6, 392. which is about 1876,
600 moro than in 1880. The Dresden census
gives 245.5l5, against 22l, S1S): Leipsic 10, 076,
against l49, 0SI, and Chemnitz 10. 693, against
80, 123), in 1880. The lists of the census-takers
are full of curious facts. Here is an instance
from Berlin, relating to the confessional status:
A certain head of a family, himself a Jew. has a
Catholic wife. while their children are brought up
in the evagelical faith. His cook, of .'aristo-
cratic origin, is a Lutheran, his Swiss govern
ess belongs to the Reformed Church and the
English bonnie is a High Church woman.
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Puncturing q Romance.

San Francisco Chronicle.
The Denver News tells a thrilling story of the
adventures of Count Won Hoeckel, Of Colorado.
with a mountain lion, but unfortunately for the
credibihty of the story, several gross blunders
are perpetrated. The Count declares that while
sleeping in the beasts lair it returned. devoured
the game which he had left in the cave. and then
Quietly lay down to sleep beside him, resting
is head on bis foot. This is an idyllic picture.
but it will not bear analysis. Anyone familiar
with the habits of the mountain lion knows that
it can detect by the keen sense of smell the pres
ence of a man for a long distance, and that it
would never lie down with a man unless it had
first made a meal of him. The Count is evidently
a relative of Munehausen.
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Gov. Hoadly's Financial Condition.

Cincinnati Times-Star.
There has been considerable gossip about Gov.
Hoadly's financial condition after he pays the
Mannix deficiency of $50, 900. He has been har-
assed to the verge of despair by politicians and
money beggars. Yet he preserves q very stoeial
demeanor, and does not parade his troubles be-
fore his friends. He was speaking of the matter
lately and said: IF my share is only 500, 900 |
will be very glad of it. I will pay it."
will it not cripple your
"Well. l can pay it at once. know where to
get it, and after it is paid l will still have enough
to live on in comfort"
This indicates that Governor Hoadly's for
tune must have been nearly $500, 900 before ne
went into politics. The result is a warning to
others.
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Could do to make Persons Capcine Plasters the best
porous plasters, and also the best general external
remedy in the world, has been done. Whenever it Ia
possible to improve them it is done. Benson's ~plasters
cure disease. Their eminent success has procured for
them the voluntary Endorsement of 1000 physicians.
and the outspoken preference of the intelligent pub
lie. They are prompt. powerful, clearly and certain.
They cure where no others will even relieve. Refuse
Gin" plasters. Reputable druggists only. Tho
Three Seals" trademark on the genuine and the
word 'Capcine' cut in the center of the plaster.
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At a regular meeting Of Wheatley Lodge, No.
8. Knights of Honor, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: Past dictator, Dr.
S. NJ. White; dictator, James Fl. Moore; vice.
dictator, r. NJ. Beebe; assistant dictator, Jacob
Dellet; reporter, Charles E. Kerner; financial
reporter, Robert Wade: treasurer, Fred Kline;
chaplain. J. c. Addison; guide, II. L. Tetaz;
guardian, Thos. D.. Warner; sentinel, VIM. AK
and Geo. ". Moore; medical examiner. DR..
Robert Wade; representative to Grand Lodge, j
G. Addison.
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Pure White.

White as snowfiakes drifting onward
Through the wintry air;
White as blossoms in the springtime,
Blooming everywhere;
White as crest of breaking billow,
Out upon the sea-;
White as cen the queen of f1owrets,
Pure white rose can be,
Are the teeth that know the freshness
Sozodont will bring.
"Tis to them. this peerless liquid,
What to flowers the spring.
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The Origin of a Noted Poem.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t may not be out of place to mention this
morning. for the benefit of younger readers,
what the inquirer's older readers knew long ago
that the immortal poem of ''The Night Before
Christmas was written for this paper. the au-
thor being a printer then employed in the office.
But there never was any copyright on it, and
the world appropriated it long ago.
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instantly, she would have her f1ogged by her
ure: Have it done thoroughly then. madame;
for If l die not under the lash, / viii proclaim
your savagery to all the world" The petticoated
despot hesitated, and the teacher. who felt her
danger in a region so remote, lost no time in
flying from the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-27
The Snow of Mount Blanc

Is not whittier than teeth that are daily rubbed
with Sozodont, and coral gathered in ocean
depths cannot surpass the hue of gums freed
from sponginess by tho same ~salutary agent.
American ladies visiting foreign lands excite the
admiration of beholders and the envy of their
transatlantic sisters with the surprising excel
lence Of their teeth. When asked to what they
word SoZodont.
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PERSONAL MENTION ELSEWHERE.
concluded from Third Page.

evening. Progressive euchre was the chief
amusement.
Frank w. Bearss and wife are visiting ,rela-
tives in kendallville.
Mr.. e.. n. Pugh and wife spent the week visit
ing friends at St. Louis.
Uncle Billy Ream and wife will celebrate their
golden wedding Jan. 81.
Mrs. Ben Wallace is home again, having re-
turned from Richmond.
OF. Rettig and wife, of Rochester, are visiting
Mrs. Rettig's parents in this city.
DR.. North, of the Wabash, is visiting his
mother at Labodie. Mo-, who is seriously i'll.
Misses Minnie and Anna Crossett, of Chicago.
ILL.,, are visiting Mrs. DR.. Jones, on West Main.
Miss Matte Kleiser, from South Bend, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Dean. on West
Fifth.
Chas. Kumler and wife enjoyed Christmas
cheer at Losansport with Mr.. kumler's rela-
tives.
Dir. and Mrs. r. A. Edwards and Mr.. and Mrs
Il. W. Shirk were in Chicago on Wednesday and
Thursday. visiting friends.
Mr.. j. II. Mergenthein, of New York city, is
visiting his brother Lou and sisters Sophia and
Emmao on West Third street.
Samuel Winters and wife, Of Peoria, are
spending the holidays with their daughter,
Mrs. Morgan Butler, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Deibert and daughter.
Georgia. left on Tuesday evening for Moberly.
Mo-, to spend the holidays with their son, Frank.
A Mikado party was given Friday evening. at
the residence of Charles Leebrick, On West
Fifth street, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Loebrick'a
company, Miss Percy Fritchey, of Olney, Ills
and Miss Vida Wallace, of Rochester.
The Presbyterian Sunday-school entertain
ment, on Christmas night, was a novel and
unique entertainment, consisting of c~antata.
with background accessories of Santa Claus
emerging from a veritable fireplace, gifts to the
children. etc. The Baptists, also, had a pleasant
entertainment
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Cleveland Lays a Little Snare.

NtW 1Ofk WfdpHIC-
In the Presidents message occur the familiar
Latin words hostes humani generis (enemies of
the human race), which are commonly applied
to pirates and other generally ~noxious outlaws.
The San Francisco Chronicle printed the phrase
correctly, and then looked around to SEQ how
its contemporaries wrestled with their Latin.
The Examiner said hosts. humani g~eneris; The
Call. hostile to the humani genus; The Bulletin,
hostile to the humane genus, and the Alta Cali
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Upton.

viii Axtell, student at DePauw University, is
spending the holidays at home.
Hattie Mcclure, who has been attending
school at Rushville, is at home.
Miss Cappie GuHin and Miss Lena Buei. Of
Rushville. are visiting friends here.
Miss Nettie STEELE is at home from the Art
School at Cincinnati, spending the holidays.
Misses Lena Haas and Maud Nance, students
at Olderburg College, are at home for the holt
days.
Prof. T. J. Charlton, superintendent of the
House of Refuge. at Plainield. was in town last
week. visiting the family of DR.. w. Van Mugs.
Considerable enthusiasm is being displayed in
Upton in regard to tho Hendricks monument.
A committee to solicit contributions has been
appointed.
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Probably Not.
boston Post.

boston PoSt.
Parsou Downes c~onfesses that he doesn't
know in advance what God is going to do Ii he
did. he probably wouldn't feel 80 clipper.
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fornia gave il "a pirates by humane genius. Tho
Executive who lapses into any classical quota
tons in his first message little reckons what .
fell swathe he may be cutting through the print
ing Offices of the backwoods.
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All that Science and Skiu

GENUINE seal caps and gloves marked down
So and So each. MODEL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-04
Farmers Feud.

Last Sunday at II o'clock Richard
Worsham and Frank Moydel got into
a difficulty in which Frank Moydel
was dangerously stabbed with a knife.
They are neighbor farmers and live
four or five miles northeast of this
city. 1t seems that one of Moydel's
hogs got into the field of Worsham.
Worsham turned the animal out and
while it was making for Moy-
del, Worsham attempted to head it off
and put it back in his enclosure.
Moydel being in the road tried to put
the hog in his own field, which Wor-
sham objected to. Words ensued
which caused Worsham to draw his
knife and inaict three cuts on the
body Of Worsham. One cut was on
the arm and one on the back, but the
most dangerous cut was in Moydel's
side. The blade Of the knife went to
the lungs, but the doctor attending
does not think the lungs are cut.
Constable Baskin brought Worsham
to town, taking him before Esquire
Winscott, and was released on ST..
| 900 bail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-04
Our Youup LADY Teachers.

The fact that our public schools
have met with such eminent and de-
served success is not wholly due, we
think, to the untiring labors of the
worthy superintendent or his corps
of talented male assistants. While
patrons and the public are profoundly
thanking those to whom We allude,
they must remember that there are a
number Of young lady teachers in the
institution who deserve much credit
for their noble work in the school
room. Each lady employed during
the session just closed was eminently
fitted for the position she occupied,
and filed it with satisfaction alike to
the board, patrons and herself. AT
all times we believe in saying good
things Of the ladies, and especially
when they deserve it, as these teach
ers certainly do. Girls, we are proud
of you.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-04
THOMPSON a~LEANIses.

Correspondence OF the Ledger
THOMPSON STATION, June John
ME Mccoy our hummer.
Overseer Davis is getting in some
capital work upon the roads in this
vicinity.
Daily fishing excursions to Salt
River leave Thompson at three
o'clock sharp each day.
Mrs. Robt. Sutherland, of Saline
county, is visiting the family OF
Thos. Baker, near this place.
j. Y. Mccoy has invented a rat
trap that will reset itself sixteen
times.
J. O. Tinsley, of the firm OF
Willis & Co., Centralia, spent Sun
day with his parents at this place.
Thos. Loneberger, of this place,
has returned from Kansas City,
where he went for medical treatment,
much improved.
Miss Cynthia Duncan and sister,
two Of Mexico's most accomplished
young ladies, were the guest Of Hon.
A. B. Tinsley the past week.
Champ Bruce had the misfortune
to be struck IN the mouth with q
swift ball at Saturday evenings
game Of base ball, and considerably
bruised up.
Miss Nichols, of Fulton, closed
her engagement for q series of music
lessons at this place Friday.
DR.. Scott sold to Geo. Macfarlane
Of Mexico. q No. / saddle and buggy
horse for S175 cash.
The game Of base ball Saturday
evening between the country
"Roustabouts" and Thompson
"Knickerbockers,' was loosely play
ed throughout and characterized by
excellent batting and extremely poo
fielding. The game stood 20 to 8:
in favor Of the Knickerbockers, be
ing the loosest game yet played. Th,
following is the list Of the two club
and positions:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-04
Tom HeIm,s New Fish.


Yesterday afternoon, while Tom
Helm and Capt. Frost were fishing in
the vicinity of the Paris bridge, Tom
said he observed a queer sort of a
fish spring from the water and
through the air for a considerable
distance. When it landed in the
water again Capt. Frost quickly
struck it with his fishing pole, which
stunned it so that it was captured
easily. Joe Murray, who saw it,
remarked that it was a wonderful
creature, being a veritable flying fish,
having legs as well as wings. That
night the party brought the fish to
the LEDGER Office for MI. Gill to see.
They all sereed it was about ten and
a half inches long, q lite stout toward
the head, very much resembling a
catfish in general appearance, but in
stead of a smooth, Shiny skin, had
scales, small but harsh. The wings,
which grew out from beneath the
giIls, we're three or four inches long,
and appeared and felt much like bony
feathers. But the strangest thing
about it was its legs and feet-one on
either side, beneath the end of the
jaw, just in front of the wings. They
projected downward about two inches
and each had three long toes. They
were very slim, closely resembling
the legs and feet Of little chicks
they we're not webfeet. The nose and
mouth were cut square off and were
very peculiar, and Capt. Frost swore
the fish had red moustache.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-04
MAGNIFICENT BARGAINS.
Ladies and Gentlemen's Gold and Silver
Watches Of Every Description.

A handsome and excellent watch is
one of the most important features in
a ladies or gentleman's outfit, and
when, therefore, there is a chance to
secure watches at such q remarkably
low price as l am selling them those
who are wise will take advantage of
it. ! have so many Of ladies and
gentlemen's watches on hand that 1
have determined to dispose of them
at any cost. No one should fail to
take advantage of these magnificent
bargains. Everything else in my line
accordingly. G. B. MORRIS,
3-tf South Side Square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-04
RUSH HILL RACKET.
correspondence Of the Ledger.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, June last Sunday
Charles Davis, who claims to be a
citizen of Jacksonville, ILL.,, broke
into the house of Mrs. Kirkpatrick
living on the Louisiana road between
Rush Hill and Mexico, and stole q lot
of jewelry and a small amount of
money. BE was tracked to this
place and arrested by Constable
CoakIey and brought before Squire
Doolin. He pleaded guilty, and in
default of bail, was committed to
Jail. CDavis got two years in the
penitentiary.-ED. LEDGER.
Mrs. Dr.. Vance's mother, of
Miami, No., is spending a few weeks
with her daughter.
A Union Sabbath school was Or
ganized here last Sunday with Mr..
Veerkamp as superintendent.
Uncle Frank Smith, Of Mexico,
preached here Sunday, morning and
evening, to large audiences
Our people n very much annoyed
mere Dy having no raiifoad crossing
except ut the extreme ends Of the
switch which is very long. All car
loads Of freight have to be unloaded
on the opposite side of theroad from
the town and have to be carted around.
The railroad has been petitioned to
put in a crossing at Center street but
refusa and make the unreasonable
demand of 5000 before the reques,
be granted.
Squire Doolin and R. 81. MeClin.
took each shipped a a load OF fine
beef cattle from here Monday.
On account Of the wet, backward
spring cur farmers we're late getting
their corn planted, and what makes
it more discouraging, very few got 9
good stand and hundreds Of acres
have to be plowed up and planted
over. MIzPAH.