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DEATH TO HoPPERs-In speaking of the
various modes that have been adopted for
the determination of the grasshopper pests,
the Folsom Telegraph says; Henry Mette,
of Mormon Island, is using method of his
own invention for the destruction of grass
hoppers, with good success. The cure is
a mixture of twoparts bran and one of mid
dlings, with enough water to make thick
mush; to each quart of this is added as
much strychnine as may be held on the
point of pen-knife. The mixture is then
placed in long troughs or on wooden slabs,
and scattered at suitable intervals through
out the infested field or vineyard, and the
unlearned grasshopper devours it in such
large quantities that it produces a pain in
the middle of him. of which he expires in
great agony before medical aid can arrive.
In few days Mr.. Mette destroyed thou
sands of the vcrmin in this manner. and he
believes that it Will be found the cheapest
and best remedy wherever it is practicable
to use it. Ofcourse cattle and poultry must
be kept out of reach of the poison. or they
are likely to go the way of the grasshopper.
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A Bow with a Bulge.

No, my son" he replied as he put or
his hat, you cant so 10 the circus
But why, father
We'll, in the first place, can't foo
away my money on such things
Yes, but have enough of my own
'And in the next place it's rough crowd
the sentiments unhealthy, and no respect
able person can countenance such things
But, faith"
That's enough, sir, You can't go,
want you to enjoy yourself but you must
seek some more respectable amusement.
An hour later curious thing happened
in the circus tent A boy climbed to the
top flight of seats and sat down beside a
man who had Just finished glass oflemon-
ade and was lighting cigar. He had his
plug hat on the top of his head, and seemed
10 be enjoying himself hugely. 1t was
father and son. The father had gone
straight 10 the grounds from dinner, and
the boy had run away. They looked al
each other for half minute, and then tho
boy got in the first blow 10y Whispering;
Say, dad, if you won't lick me | won
tell ma you was here ~
The father nodded his head to the agree
ment, and the great spectacular parade in
the ring began Detroit Free Press.
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TIE SECRET OF LIVING.

SCOViLLS SARSAPARILLA, OR BLOOI
AND LIVER SYRUP. will cure scrofulou.
faint, rheumatism White Swelling Gout
Goitre, Consumption, Bronchitis, Nervous De
bility, Malaria, and all diseases arising from
an impure condition Of the blood Certificates
can be presented from many leading physicians
ministers, and heads of families throughout The
land, indorsing it in the highest terms. We ar,
constantly in receipt of certificates of cures from
the most reliable sources, and VIC recommend i
as the best known remedy for the cure of til,
above diseases. feA-isly&W1y
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II has been very difficult all along TO tell just
when Nellie Bracket, the notorious witness in
the HillSharon nastjncss, was telling the truth
or lying. But in the Martha Wilson perjury
case, now on trial at san Francisco, Nellie,
whom perjury appears to make roster and
plumper than ever. testified 10 one thing con-
corning which all readers viii agree in accord
ing her the distinguished honor of telling the
truIh-lor once. Nellie on her oath said :
when sworc was behind the bureau in MI
Sharon's bedroom and heard him admit Miss
Hill was his wife it was all false" A. liar,
Nellie is the most eminent example OF the age
rs a truth-teller. the quotation made Of her
latest utterance stands ont with all the distinct
ness OF a green and smiling oasis il an ocean of
cherries desert. But there Is, after all, some
thing OF awfulueSs about the nouchalance with
which this young girl unblushingly cougcssc- to
whole series of cuuningly devised falsehoods,
which She had heretofore sworn in the name OF
her Maker to be solemn truths.
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sured of fixed tenure and prospect of pro-
motion. Perhaps it will not be improper
for me to mention here that within about
a year two American consular officers IN
Brazil have died, leaving families in indl-
gent circumstances. In at least one of the
cases the family had to be sent to the United
States by private charity, contributed in
mart by foreigners"
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Hops.-Emmet Wells New York Hop
CircuIar, of May 29,h, says that it is adj
mitted on all sides that stocks in London
and New York are unusually low for the
time of year. and that choice hops arc diff.
ticult to find; yet this is more than
counterbalanced by the very favorable out
look for the coming crop, though of course
it is rather early yet to form much of an
opinion on the result. Fourteen and fif.
teen cents is a fair quotation for the best
hops now on offer here, though, as noted
under our prices current, if Il strictly
choice article can be produced, as high a,
eighteen cents will be paid.
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THE AVERAGE CosT OF LIvGNG-How
many persons have even rough idea of
the average sum upon which by far the
larger part of the citizens of the United
States are fed clothed and housed? A
recent statistician estimates that eighty per
cent of the population of this country is
supported by from torty-five to fifty cents
per capita day. AT the latter figure this
makes $l6i % as the annual cost of living
but, as by average We mean the balance
between extremes, there must be many
persons who have not even this Snm to
live upon. That fifty cents day is a gen
erous estimate will be admitted when it is
remembered that many mill operatives
earn from five to seven dollars week, and
that the wages of farm hands run from
twenty to thirty dollars month, and that
on these sums several persons are often
pported.-[ Exchange.
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.


SEATTLE, June 7th.-The game of base
ball between the Seattle and Tacoma Clubs
at Tacoma yesterday resulted in an easy
victory for the Seattle nine, they scoring p
runs to their opponents ).
The census of the Territory, partial re-
turns OF which are in, already indicate an
increase in population during the past six
years of over 100 per cent. The gain in
this part of the Territory has been particu-
larly great, the three adjoining counties OF
King Kitsap and Pierce showing up as fol-
1850. Pierce. 1879, 3,O51; 1886. II, 6S7.
Kitsap, 1879, 1893; 1885, 2,64S. The three
counties had in 1879 an aggregate popula-
ton of 1904 souls. In 1885, 30,495
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EXPORTS AND CONSULAR SERVICE

We have before remarked upon the gen
eral complaint of our Consuls that Amer
can shippers ruin their export trade by
ksness in packing failure to study the
Il 70 be supplied and general sloyen-
conducting the business. The
2Copsular reports show that these
D1Sfnp laints have had good effect gener-
billy, and American exports are improving
and going ont in better condition, and also
hat manufacturers and shippers are giving
more attention to the special requirements
|of the market to he supplied. In the re
bort Of Consul. General Andrews at Rio de
Janero, Just at hand, he saws American
rade with Brazil is holding its own, and
here are signs Of It's increase. He adds:
American goods generally bear q good
name in Brazil, and it stands our manu-
tacturcs in hand to continue to put con-
science in their goods 4 contrary course
Eyill soon wind up any trade. They say
nericane have such good home market
ey %put wish to trouble themselves
( exporting to foreign countries The
+ ians have been accustomed to rather
rediis, and the general impression is
Europeans are more ready to indulge
in this regard than other people
leans intending to begin an export
with Brazil no matter how excellent
- L-Uods may be, must expect at first to
1. Il.
-azilian consiEnec can do to sell goods
hose mark and quality are well known.
is more than he can 10 expected to do
r. upon customers goods OF unknown
Ter. He viii not do this; and an ex-
Introducing an article whose name
.laractcr the Brazilian merchant is
+ luainted with must he content to sell
some loss until il gets to be IA
+ bly, know, After that he may ex-
Hect to establish = remuneratiye trade,
Further on in the report General Andrews
duiges in these remarks, which are not
lculated to augment our pride In re
ect OF the consular seryiee-if we are 20
sumo that this service can promote com
rce--the consular Offices in Brazil Of the
ding commercial countries of Europe
Re much better paid and equipped than
pose q the United States The European
rsGar officer has permanent tenure a al
spect Of pension on retirement, on ie
- principle Us obtains in the military
and naval service of the United State
His zeal and efforts are also stimulated BY
the hope Of promotion. The American
consular officer who goes to fill post folsa
brief and uncertain time, even if well
hRdcd does not have half that con
ation nor command half that respect
are shown to European consular
who Is known to have permanent
/ pm and = prospect OF rising in his s,r-
Il American interests in this rega ii
aueh disadvantage. 1t is not pre-
American consular officers al a.
4 'aaAFiiied for their duties as th,s
ht to be, Varied qualifications are re
FED among these should he practica
|wledge Of the language of the county
which the officer serves, and if his posi-
one Of the more important ones, q
owledge of the French language in al
ion. But an officer cannot be expected
= ls to qualify himself until he can be as
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|ATLY RECORD UNION


TIE REcoRD-U UNION is Tie only paper on
tie coast, outside Of San Francisco, that re-
ceives the jul associated Press dispatches
troe, all ports Of IL, uOrid. Outside Of San
Francisco ii J US no competition, IN point Of
u..a.bers, in its home and general circulation
Ihro,.olout The coast
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An EXCEPTION TO THE Rule" What
are YOU going to do with that dog, Mike?''
Sure and | want to sell him, sor" How
much do you ask for hip?" Well, bein'
as it's you, sor, I'll sell him to you chape,
and better dog niver walked in shoe
leather; you can have him for 81, sor."
What breed is he?' We'll, sor, he's
he's-he's half bull and half Newfound-
land. an'-an' half mastif, sor." All
Well, this is the first time | ever knew OF
dog having three halves Arrah an
begorra, that's big dog, so he is. He'd
make dozen halves of the little felly
goin' along beyant." Kentucky State
Journal.
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ELECTRIC PARrIEs-The latest freak
among the young folks is the " electric
party Its held at any house where there
is heavy carpet, and the fun consists in
shutting rapidly over the floor to generate
electricity in the person. and then discharge
it through the fingers, nose or lips, against
some other person or a metallic object.
When two well charged persons kiss the
snap" may be heard in the next room,
and when young man holds his nose near
a gas burner sparks fly from it and ignite
the gas. These parties are becoming popu-
lar on Murray Hill, growing people taking
a lively interest in them, and when the
lords of the households come in late with
red noses they say they have been 10 an
g electric party, New York Tribune.
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NEVADA.
Killed by a Horse Failing On Him.

RENO, June 7th.-James Templar, a well
known cattle man of Long Valley, Lassen
county, was killed to-day by his horse fall
ing on him at cattle roundup at Fish
Springs, fifty miles north of Reno.
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SAN FRANCISCO AGENCY.

/. FISHER is Sole Agent for this paper in
san Francisco and vicinity. He is authorized
10 receive advertisements and subscriptions, and
collect for the same. Rooms q and %, Mer
chants Exchange.
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AMUSEMENTS.
Evolutionary Entertainment.

MISS MAMIE T. SHORT WILL GIVE AN
vi Entertainment at the Sixth-strect Metho
dist Church. MONDAY EVENING, June Sth
assisted 10y the best musical talent of this city
The SOnoma County Democrat MAY l5th)
says Miss Mamie Short is Il wonderful de
lineator of character. She is equally good in
the humorous. the pathetic and the tragical
She captivated her audience from the first, and
kept her hearers now laughing and then cry
ing je5-3ts
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COSTLY NOTES.

A manager of concert troupe from the
East gave an entertainment of one night
in this city last week. He lost by the
venture $500 That is, he had $3.50 in
the house." and his expenses were 5000.
For a city of this population, with an au
dience of equal size with that at the con-
cert in a theater the same night, and
several social parties progressing" the
same evening, the concert audience must
be said to have been one of good size and
fairly representative of good musical taste.
But the manager lost $500, and went away
to give the town bad name" Now
the fact is, that it will be undeserved, if
given. The fault is not with "the town."
but with the unreasonable fees paid the
chief singer. The leading vocalist in the
| company received for the three times
she appeared inside Of an hour the snug
sum of $400. Everything is worth, in a
commercial sense, just what it will bring :;
but here the woman singer did not bring
$500. So far as this community then is
concerned, vocalist is not worth $400 an
evening, and this community is one fairly
representative of society in California.
The same management lost $4,000 in a
brief engagement with his vocal and in
strumental artists in San Francisco, and
hence it cannot be said that Sacramento Is
less appreciative than the metropolis. The
instrumentalists and vocalists then were
overvalued for the San Francisco market
by just $4,000 These facts ought to
teach those who cater to the public in
these lines some wisdom. First,
that while to the singer or actor
he or she may be worth all
that the competition Of managers can be
brought to give, to the public they are
worth great deal less 1t is simply out
rageous 10 pay these "stars such prices
that " the filling" of all the other roles in
drama or concert programme are starved
specimens. 1t is not contributive to music
culture that talent should circumscribe its
influence by such barriers of gold that the
mass of the public cannot approach it.
The aristocracy Of hiSh-priced people who
pose for our entertainment is very limited
in number. 1t is destined to be still more
reduced. The era of big salaries for actors
and singers is passing away. Large COM
pen5ation good artists always will receive,
but the time is at an end when their
words and notes will be paid for at the
rate Of so many gold pieces per minute.
Managers had just as well settle down to
this conviction now as to go on losing
money some time longer. There should
be confraternity Of managers formed to
bring these high-priced people down few
notches-and there will be before long :;
selfprotection will evolve it. The dra-
matte and operatic celebrities will then be
driven to manage for themselves, and thus
test the public estimate Of their value.
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I THE Argonout reflects the truth when it
says that the relations of parties to the
railroad corporations is beginning to be
understood in this State The railroad
companies are no longer to be used by raw
headed and bloody-boned party politicians
to alright sensible men with The time
has passed when any country demagogue
may start out from his hiding place, shake
his red rag of monopoly at the party bull,
and expect to send him, with bent head
and believing lungs, to paving the dusty
earth" Certainly such days have gone
Forever We believed always in the final
thought Of the country righting itself, and
proving its antagonism alike to windy
demagogy and brawling communism. The
Democratic and Republican parties have
each attempted to hoodwink the people by
more or less dis:ordant playing upon the
anti-railroad organ, and in each case the
people have testified to their conservative
sense by rebuking their demagoey. 1t
won't do; the transportation question is
seen by the people to be one Of grave i'm
portance, demanding the wisest action and
most deliberate thought, and the very last
in the world to be nodded and directed BY
party cliques, ward meetings or State Con
ventions. Commercial wisdom, business
sense, the laws of trade and development,
conservative thought-thesc are factors in
the formation Of the Judgment Of the near
future that shall adjust all conflicts in the
matter, and develop the highest state of
activity for producer and shipper and car
ri..
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Although very rare before, great mum
Der of moderate earthquakes were record
ed in Tasmania during 1888 and 1884, near
" 100 having been felt at st. Mary's in a
single month of last year. These small
shocks evidently originate 100 miles or
more out to sea, and are seldom felt out
side of the northeastern part of Tasmania
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sky is almost continually illuminated with
lightning. The weather is warm, and yes
terday many persons visited the summer
resorts. A decided calm wave is announced
for Tomorrow
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ADMIRAL JoUETT reports the yellow
fever as prevailing at Panama, and that
the American troops are suffering from it.
The fact shculd excite activity among our
sanitarians and port officers. We are in
close and regular communication with the
Isthmus on both sides, and the liability of
importation of the seeds Of the disease
constantly exists
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In Paris remarkable success has attended
experiments in photographing the country
from q captive balloon. The operators re-
main npon the ground and open the valve
of panoramic object-glass by means Of an
electric current.
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THERE is one consolation in the appointment
OF General Rosecranz to a Federal position it
disposeS of the man for four year, and he is not
wholly wasted
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CARD OF THANKS.

MIR. AND MRS F. A1IER AND FAMILY
vi desire to express tht ir heartfelt thanks to
their many friends for kindness and sympathy
in their great bereavement. Also TO the Turner
Harmonic, and espe :ially to the Native Sons of
the Golden West for the many manifestations of
their sincere friendship for their dear brother,
our beloved son and brother. ieS-lt
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PACIFIC SLOPE.
THE INDIAN SITUATION IN OLD
MEXICO.
Two Miners Injured = Stanislaus
Democrats-Cattlem Killed
Young Mans Suicide.
CALIFORNIA.

LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIoN.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Grocers' and Produce Dealers Protec-
tive Union The monthly meeting of members
viii be held THIS Monday EVENING, at
Changers Hall, at o clock.
p. H. RUSSELL President.
a. a. TARTE Secretary. jeS-ItS
Regular Meeting of SacramentoC1
Uniformed Degree Camp, No. l |. Q: O. F., VT
will be held THIS Monday EVENING, Xxx
June Sth al $ O'Clock. Very important W.
business. Comrades attend work.
BENZ. LEONARD, Commander.
W. 4. STEPHENSON, Secretary. tB. c.. jeS-lt*
idTANTED-A GOOD DINING-ROOM GIRL.
W Apply at MANSION HOUSE, Seventh
street, between and J. jeS-3t*
TIOUND-A CHILD'S GOLD BRACELET on
Z Twenty. second street Owner can have it
by calling at this Office and paying for this adj
VertiSement. jeS-lt
1.-TWO LARGE UNFINISHED ROOMS, SUIT
| able for housekeeping, in alley Fifth and
Sixth l. and NJ Also, Three Rooms 40l l street.
Apply to D. GARDNER, Wood Yard 4Ol l street.
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NOTICE TO The PUBLIC.

rTYHE PROPRIETORs OF THE NEW YORK
| MEAT MARKET, for years situated at the
corner of Tenth and X streets, desire to an
nOunCg 10 their many patrons and the public.
that and after MONDAY, MAY II, 1895.
they can lie found i'll their new quarters in the
Stanley Building,
Nos. 1920 and 1899 X Street, between
Tenth and Eleventh.
Thanking their patrons for their past patron
age they ask a continuance of the same in their
new place.
jes-ipim ODELL & ROSS, Proprietors.
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Central Pacific Land BOzdS.


A Ii HOLDERS OF THE BONDS OF THE
n Central Pacific Railroad Company OF CAN
fornia, bearing date on the first day OF OCTOBER,
granted said Company by the United states are
hereby notified that the undersigned, Trustees
under said mortgage, have in hand the sun an6 Oh
which amount under the terms OF sad nor nor
gage may be used by them in the purchase purchase
and cancellation of said bonds. Inc uil IS,,
signed. therefore acting under the powers con
ferTed upon them by said mortgage 90 here9 9H
invite proposals for the sale of sad bonds SAP al
proposals viii be received by the uldeLs1 T
mt their Office on the corner of Fourth ana 1owh-
send streets, san Francisco, California up to
and including the
TENTHDAY OF AUGUST. 1885.
The lowest bids will be accepted; provided; the
undersigned reserve the right to reject all olu'-
!. % %l ;sssSS6 6Ei Trustees,
San Francisco Cal. June e, 1885. ieS-lOt2p
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Auctions.
ASSlGEEE'S SALE AT AUCTION.

A SAW-MILL At SHINGLETOWN; LOGGING
~ Wagons, Teams, etc; capacity, 0HO feet
per day: water power. 1000 acres Timber Land
One Sash and Door Factory; also, water power.
at Klotz's Mill.
One Stock Range of 500 acres. with plenty of
outside range; stocked with 80 head of Cattle
and 50 Hogs; also, has an abundance Of water for
irrigation. Address l. - Hustler,
Assignee of Il. KLOFZ. Shingletown Shasta
county, Cal jc5 linz
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JOHN t, CAREY,

A TTORNEY AND COUNsELOR-AT-LAW
"A will practice in all State and United States
Courts Office, upstairs over. No, COS street
southwest corner of Seventh Sacramento. les t
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Victor Hugo's daughter Adele is said to
be ut Barbados, West Indies.