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Virtue in the Mosquito Bite.

never use a bar" the Galvestonian
told the reporter. although have three of
them locked up in my wardrobe at home.
The bite of mosquito to me is one of the
pleasantest sensations, and | also consider
it healthy. When | was sailing before the
mast in the lumber trade, between Calca-
sien and Galveston, the swamps along the
Louisiana coast swarmed with myriads of
the genus culex, which would settle aboard
the vessel in dense clouds, driving the cap
tain and crew below to the shelter OF the
mosquito nets, while | would remain on
deck all night and let 'em bite away. |
have always been free from the fevers pre-
vailing along the low lands of the coast and
attribute my exemption to the fact that |
let the skeeters bite me as much as they
pleased, as | am confident they purify the
blood and free it from malaria"
There are hundreds of persons who can
testify to the same thing. 1t has ALWAYS
been regarded as strange circumstance
that the swamperS working in the Louis
lana swampS were never affected by mala-
rial complaints. An investigation will
show that it is due to the fact that they are
not afraid of mosquito bites, and will prove
further that when mosquito-bars are intro
duced into camp more or less sickness in
eyitably follows. We offer this theory to
the public as one worthy of an experiment.
Abolish bars for Il week or Two, sit quiet.
raise no objection TO the surgical operation
OF the little cuppers, and you will see the
truth of this assertion demonstrated by n
general improvement in health and animal
spirits.-[ New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Admission Day at Jackson.

EDS. RECORD UNION: My wife and self
had the pleasure of spending the day with
the Jackson California Pioneers and Sons
in their celebration, which far surpassed
in interest and floral display all previous
celebrations at our county seat. Upon
every side were banners and national colors.
All the streets and residences of the citi-
zens were gaily decorated with flowers and
flags, and the town wore the bright costume
of lovely gala day. Large delegations of
Pioneers and Sons from Mokelumne Hill,
Volcano, lone, Suffer Creek and Plymouth
were in attendance, and all unite in saving
that it was the best celebration they had
ever had the pleasure of seeing. One part
of the programme included the military
drill of the Young Ladies Company, under
the command of Judge Lindley. To say
that all were surprised by the excellence of
their evolutions and the skill and science
displayed in military tactics, is but slight
expression of our admiration for their
grace and beauty at arms. We had not the
pleasure of attending the ball in the even
ing, but it was said to be a grand success.
Il. S. HALL.
Plymouth, September y, 1885.
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Receiving ana Returning Calls.

The demands of social etiquette are such
that much time is necessarily spent in the
receiving and returning calls. When once
this round Is accomplished and your pleas
ant circle of friends is established, it would
be well to let those friends know that there
Will always be one evening when YOU will
be at home and ready to welcome them
not that they will be unwelcome at other
times, but by this method more freedom
IS gained for other things. We all need
diversion and recreation at times. and it's a
mistake to suppose that you are always to
he sufficient of yourselves for amusement
but the young woman who considers it her
duty to provide some entertainment for
each evening of her life will. sooner or later.
find her mistake. Soon, what began as a
pleasant performance, becomes to be CON
sidered by him as right. and when. by
reason of other cares and duties the wife
cannot always be at leisure, she finds that
By her own act she has laid on herself I'M
necessary burdens. This custom grows
largely out of the fear that the monotonv
of home life may become irksome to one
who has had the freedom of male compan-
lonship. Let these companions find them
selves welcome in the little home circle, if
they are suitable ones, if not, then the
sooner the connection is broken the better.
The social duties you owe to your friends
are important and should be kept up. If
you would preserve your friends YOU must
not neglect to observe the claims of society
upon you-not for dinners or balls. but the
ordinary courtesies of life Mrs Ellen B.
Hooker
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miniature volcano has been added to
the laboratory of the keystone Normal
School, where it viii hereafter be used for
purposes of instruction. 1t was formed
spontaneously at the Macungie furnace, in
Lehigh county, on the top of car of melted
IRON cInders. As the extreme crust of the
Stag cooled off, and consequently contract
ed, the interior gases, cramped for want of
room, burst out at the surface in lets and
Spurts as IN natural volcanic eruption
ana propordonaily quite as high gradually
forming the irustrum of an irregular cone
with an opening in the center from bottom
to top. Through this opening the melted
matter was forced up from the mass below
running over at the top of the cone on ali
sides and dripping downward, cooled
into beautiful stalactical forms. AZ
ter the gases had become exhausted
an opening was made near the base of the
cone, giving another outlet to the matter
left in the crater, which left the opening in
the cone clear and comparatively smooth.
The hight of the cone is twenty inches.
outside diameter at bottom fifteen inches
and at the top five inches Its growth oc-
cupiey! half an hour. Its weight is ninety
pounds. This is a good illustration of the
manner in which volcanic peaks are sup
posed TO be naturally formed. confirming
the theory that, as the crust of the earth
contracts by cooling, the interior gases and
melted matter requiring more room.
mountain ranges are raised, and at the
weaker points openings are forced. from
which the imprisoned matter escapes. and
volcanic peaks and craters are formed, lust
as in the specimen described II Lancaster
(Pa.) New Era
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AUCTIONS.
PEREMPTORY AUCTION SALE
OF 5000 ACRES OF THE
CHOICEST FARMING LAND!
(By ORDER OF SIZE JoIrN L1srER KAYE.J

NNTILL PAY FOR ITSELF IN ONE YEARS
w crop. Situated in Yolo county, ~ mileS
Iron knIghts Landing, and "a miles from
Comprising some of the richest and
strongest grain land in the State. The
crop taken from 1924 acres In 1888 sold
Tor S90,O0O, and this year 2,G1O acres IN . tuced
ez0,UJJ, and as much more win be realized from
volunteer next year, without further cost thar
Freishts cheap by either rail or river viz
Slnltn Ferry, two miles from Rancho onIV
al 20 per ton 10 San Francisco These lands
are contiguous to Grand Island ard are of the
Same extraordinary fertility. rends red so bv
ailuVial deposits from the Sacramento River
Forty acres produced 70 bushels TO the acre on
Crand Island this year. Wei fcnccds substan-
tlai improvements, strong levees. viii be sold
IN SupdlVlSlons TO suit purchasers, on the ground
on saturday, september 10, 1885, nd N
O CLOCK 4. NJ One-thir1 cash; baisace at 3
per cent III one and two years.
Also, NJ same time and place, all the persouaI
property consisting OF fine, large and valuable
mules, work horses, cows buggies wagons
buekooaru, pl0ws, and a large lot OF agricultural
20 Special excursion from San Francisco O,
hAlDAl, September 18TH. az 4 P NJ 70 Kpight'1
Landing, where ample facilities viii be eX-
tended purchasers for viewing the land free of
chaIge. Price for round trip, 81 Is.
FoI map and further particulars, Apply to
Pacific Coast Land Bureau,
p Montgomery street San Francisco.
EASroS ~ ELDEIDGE. AUctioneers
S,-lrfHuTIS
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ToRNADoEs.-In 1884 the Sipnel cervic

ToRNADoEs.-In 1884 the Signal Service
Bureau recorded 172 tornadoes, occurring
OH 80 days. Only one month of the year
-January-was entirely free from these
storms, while they were most frequent in
July, but more severe earlier in the season.
Every section of the United States was
visited except New England and the region
west of the summit of the Rocky noun
tains. In 81 instances the width of the
tornado path varied from rs to $3.50 feet,
the average being 1,037 feet; and in 81
cases the length varied from two to 1870
mile the average being 3G miles The
storms moved forward at an average rate of
AZ miles an hour, tie rotations of the in
eyitable funnel-shaped cloud being accom-
phshed, of course, at vastly greater We
locity. The direction of the cyclones course
IS usually northeast. Its time is most fire.
quent from to half-past 5 o'clock in the
afternoon, rarely as early as B. although
not uncommonly as late as half-past or s
in the evening, and sometimes even later.
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ST. DAVID'S,

7l5 Howard ST., DearThir,l. San Francisco.
A FIRST-CLASS LODGING HOTEL, CON
II tanning 100 rooms; water and Eas in each
roomi 10 better beds III the world, No guest al
lowed to use the linen once used by another q
large readtng-roOm: hot and cold water baths
free Price of rooms Per night, 81 and 20 cents,
per week, from s. upwards. open al night r
HUGHES, Proprietor. At Market-stfeet Ferry,
take Omnibus line Of street cars Tor Third and
Howard - -r7rTbC+F
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LADIES OF SACRAMENTO

A Nd VICINITY. WE SHALL HEf;EAFTFR
~ keep on hand make to order FOR ladies' the
inss, using some seven different shades of the
best imported Kid: also, several col0rs Of Castor
Buck, including Black and Green finished Buck
Gents Working, Driving and Street Gloves Of
al kinds made. Don't mistake the place, 1912
Ninth street, odd Fellows Temple The only
place IN the city where they know how to make
good glove. All work warranted heavy glove
hand sewed. DODGES SACRAMENTO 6iLOVF
FACTORY. ie16-tfTuT6s
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CRUELTY TO ANIAALs.-Horrible cruelty
10 animals is common in Naples on
horses. young kids and lambs, i'll dogs. cats
and rats are skinned alive. because the
skin, when removed from the living crea-
iure, is considered more supple. and sells
for somewhat higher price. Dogs are
seized by lega,ized municipal dog-stealers
twice day; are thrust pell nell into court:
kept two days without food and then half
stunned with a stick, aud while living
skinned from head to tail Horses in the
knaekerS' yards there are allowed to drop
rom hunger. IS being less trouble than
Killing them, and when utterly exhausted
are nailed on planks and iayed.
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Cure for the Deaf.-Pecix's Patent I'm
PROVED CUSHIONED EAR DRUMS perfectly
restore the hearing, and perform the work of
the natural drum. Always III position, but in
visible to others and comfortable to wear All
conversation and even whispers distinctly heard
We refer 10 those using them Send for illustrated
book with testimonials. free. Address +. his
COX, s53 Broadway, n. Y. Gdention this paper}
au2l-l3,ylaWS
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STARVATION IN JAMAICA. R. G. Hall
burton, u son of the author of "Sam
Slick who is now on a visit to Jamaica
gives a deplorable account of the condition
ct that colony. He says: q have been
spending the winter in a secluded district
OF jamaica, and have been simply Mortified
at the truly pitiable state of the colored
people there. Ninety per cent. of the deaths
during the last two years were of poor per-
sons who sickened, died and We're buried
without the aid, comfort or attendance of a
doctor or clergyman, and without poor
relief, many of them dying of actual want
Before l was here fortnight / saved the
life of apoor woman and her children, who
were dying of starvation. sickness and neg
iect. Even the people Of Kingston do not
know what is the real condition of the poor
blacks here. Il London Daily News.
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Professor j. NJ. Heard, of Sew York City.
Member Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
OF England; Professor OF the Surgery of the
Horse y. Y. Vet. College: Veterinary Surgeon of
the Third Ave. K. R. Co. of New York City q, 500
horses etc, says: IS / take great pleasure in
testifylng TO the valuable properties possessed
by the Llebigs CO. Arnicated Extract of Witch
Hazel No Veterinary Surgeon or Horse Owner
can afford TO be without IT," Cures Speedy Cuts
Bruises. Injuries, Sprains. Pricks or Bruises Of
etc u1gIyyVs
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WOnderIuI, but tTuel The correct and
lasting likeness of your intended made TO ap-
pear III your hand ana even in yorr dreams.
The past, present and future revealed Your
horoscope cast from the cradle to the grave
PROF. STEARN, the oldest Herb Iicctor and
Astrologer in the State, can be found 1T Room
30. Clunie Building, corner Eighth and
streets, from 10 4. NJ. to P M. sl6-1w+
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Why Has Sozodont

Become the staple Denirifce of America Sim
ply because it is impossible to use it. even for a
upon the teeth, the gums and the breath.
m14-1yTuThS
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one wheat field of 10000 acres. And, by
the way, the crop this year is a volunteer
one and has Noted its owner $4,000 at
present rates. All the work that has been
done on this field during the present season
was the harvesting, which took twelve
men and sixty-six animals and two COM
bined harvesters and thrashers one hundred
days. These machines are wonders. Each
IS moved by thirty mules, all of them over
sixteen hands high, and purchased in st.
Louis two or three years ago at from $3.50
to $500 each. These machines cut down a
swath of twenty-four feet cleaner than any
other apparatus, thrash it, clean it and
sack it, each machine swallowing up fifty
acres of stalk per day, and sacking the
grain al the rate, according to the yield of
from thirty to ninety sacks an hour. These
slide out of the mill part of the harvester
and are picked up by q wagon which
accompanies the two concerns. These
10000 acres Of land are only a small por-
hon of Mr.. Huffman's possessions, for he,
too, is monarch of all he surveys.
ARTISAN WELLS.
Surface water of good kind is obtaina-
bic all over MERGED county, at from so to
$50 feet, and almost every farm has its sur
face well and windmill. There are some
few artesian wells here and there but these
are principally located on the Chowchilla
ranch. where there are fifteen flowing wells.
with depths of from 175 to 233 feet with
diameter OF pipe varying from six TO eight
inches. These fifteen wells flow, respec-
lively, as follows 5S,642 United States
standard gallons every twenty four hours
CASH.; 40,Sl1 1921; 64,sl7; 1G2,043
4,404: 1S1,9l5; 1921; 1890 259. 20
81 ,6l3; 1905 S6,422, and 40.Sl1. These
wells were all bored for the use OF stock.
and at present are used partly for that pur-
pose and partly for purposes of produc-
tons of grasses and grains-but generally
for the use of the stock which roam over
the Chowchilla ranch.
PRINCIPAL TOWNS.
The principal towns in the county are
MERGED, the county seat, 40 miles from
san Francisco Smelling the original county
seat; HopetOn, MERGED Falls, Los Banos
Plalnsburg, Livingstone and Central Point.
MERGED was located on the SLh Of February
1872, and the first building lot sold was pur-
chased by John Smith-not an unfamiliar
patronymic-for 500. Soon after pretty
village grew into existence upon what a
snort Tune before was an Indifferent spot
upon houseless plain, and in two wears
there was collection of pre,entious build
lngs, comprising hotels, stores. stables.
churches, school houses, banks and other
structures. To-day MERGED contains a pop
uldtlon OF more than 5000 industrious.
prosperous and happy people It has sew
eral newspapers. Masonic and other socie-
ties, and two passenger trains to and from
San Francisco daily. At no d slant dav
MERGED will undoubtedly become the largest
and most hourisLing' town between Oak
land and Los Angeles. B. CT.
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e to Mothers.-Mrs. WinsIov,s

Advice to Mothers.-Mrs. WiusIoyy's
SOOTHING SYRUP should always be used when
children are cutting teeth II relieves the little
sufferer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep
by relieving the child from pain, and the l:ttle
cnerub awakes as bright as q button" 1t is
very pleasant to taste. II soothes the child
softens the gums. allays all pain, relieves wind,
regulates the bowels, and is the best known
remedy for diarrhea, whetherarising from teeth
ing or other causes. Twenty-Five cents bottle
fa7-1vNNNs
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1t was probably used in his day for
havoring, but the girls are now fayoring a
plant that is useful as well as ornamental
That is the nasturtium. Its full grown
seeds, while still green, are very nice in the
gherkin gar or picked for capers. BY the
way, here is my mothers old English
cook book, from which l will give you a
recipe.
EAsTURTIUM CArsUP.
Carefully wash a pint of nasturtium
flowers in water slightly salted, and dry
them carefully in a napkin Into a quart
of vinegar stir q teaspoOnful Of salt, two Of
cayenne pepper and six bruised shalots
Pour the vinegar over the flowers in Jar,
tie a cloth over and shake every day for
month. Then draw off the liquor, mix
into 1t four ounces of soy, and bottle for
use on meats of all kinds
had the curiosity 10 look through
Shakspeare's works, and found about sixty
illusions to flowers in general, and forty
five 10 blossoms of different names. His
descriptions of their quality and appear
ances show him to have been a close OBJ
server of floral growth. No one can raise
flowers who does not love them"
Thus the florist discoursed of his life
theme and air-the world of fowers-and
apparently without thought of passing
time, until as spoke of the necessity to be
going, when, with a flower for his last
thought and word, ne said Must be go
ing? Take these cut flowers, and please
call again" c. C.
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IL La -aiArs SeishnalJlIlS cure Ri cases of
SemlnaI Weakness, Nervous Debility, Loss OF
Mental and Physical Vigor, Impotency, Invol-
untary Emissions and all disorders caused by
gVer-lndulgence, lIdiscretioD spd Abuse Dr.
La Mars Pills are no mere Temporary Stimu-
ient, but completely Restorative Tonic They
build up the whole system, strengthen sud re.
store the sexual organs, and give new lease OF
lie-wlth power 10 enjoy ito all who expe-
Fence the blessed benefits of their potent power
Price = SO per bottle. Sent by InaloH receipt OF
price, or by Express, c. o. D.. Address all or.
deIs, A: @cB0Yl4E y CO. Druggists, San Fran.
SEQ, p. 0. BOX 1852 iy4-Im
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Readings Russia Salve IS an invaluable
dressing for cuts, burns, flesh wounds and Gu
taneous diseases. o1I-lvT1lTbS
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GENERAL NOTICES.

Ladies suffering from neuralgia, indi-
gestiOn or nervousness, find speedy relief in
Parkers Tonic.
To make the hair beautiful, use Parker's Hair
Balsam. au26-ltS
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Upon what is known as the "West Side"
which means the west side of the San Joa-
gum river there have been systems of irri-
CATION upon 4 large scale for a number of
years; conspicuOusly that one owned by
Miller IL Lux, and known as the San Joa-
quin and Kings River Canal and Irrigation
Company. This canal was commenced in
1871, and was the first aqueduct for irriga-
ton on scale Of great magnitude con-
structed i'll California 1t was some seven
years in building, and when completed, had
cost $l,3G0,000. This canal heads at the
junction of Fresno slough and the San Joa-
quin river, the former being the receptacle
Tor the flow from Kings river and Tulare
Lake. 1t has surface width of sixty-eight
feet much of the distance, and twenty eight
feet at the bottom. The grade is one foot
per mile. The total length is sixty-seven
miles, and it carries five and one-half feet
of water, or 600 cubic feet per second. 1t
commands an area of nearly 100000 acres.
From this main canal there are at present
nearly eighty distributing bitches, aggregat-
ing upwards of 200 miles of artificial wa
ter-ways, exclusive of the main canal. The
same company owns what is called the
loop canal, which is some seven miles in
length, and runs parallel with the main
canal, with which it connects at both ends.
its construction being for the purpose of
irrigating the Dos Palos ranch.
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ADIRONDACK Corn BREAD.-Five great
spoonfuls of Indian meal, three great spoon
fuls wheat flour, five eggs well beaten.
whites and yokes separately, one table
spoonful of white sugar one small teacnp-
fui of melted butter, one teaspoonfll Of
soda dissolved in hot water, two teaspoon
tuls OF cream of tartar sifted into the -four,
one pint of milk. or enough to make batter
about the consistency of pound cake; melt,
but do not heat the butter. add to the milk
and beaten yolks, next the soda, then the
meal, alternately with the whites, then the
sugar, and lastly the -four through which
the cream of tartar has been sifted. stirring
II lightly and swiftly Bake in broad
shallow pan, III q tolerably brisk oven. or.
L you prefer, in motin-rings 81 Breakfast,
Luncheon and Tea.
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DIRECTLY BENEFITED IN TIME

As it is the intention of the owners of the
canal, if met in a public-spirited way by
the propertyholders of said town, to Law
off a reservoir of four hundred acres at a
point about seven miles from MERGED. This
reservoir will have depth of thirty feet.
and will have all elevation above the town
it is intended to supply of ninety feet, and
connect with it by means OF a foot pipe,
which will be large enough for all purposes
for many years. This branch has reached
the above point, and is. being pushed rap
idly toward its terminus at the Chowchilla
river. There has already been expended
over $700,000 on this vast undertaking, and
it is understood that it will require at least
$500, 900 more and years time to complete
it fully. Water will be turned in, which
will run through sixty miles of canal. in a
month or two, however from which 200
O00 acres may be irrigoted and tits under
stood that number of the fine tracts OF
land which lie in proximity to this great
work will soon be cut up into homestead
tracts and small farms and sold upon easy
terms. including permanent rights for the
use of water.
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WHITEwAsH IMPERvIoUs TO WArER.-Dis-
solve eight pounds of glue in three gallons
of boiling water, and when it is all melted
turn it over one bushel of suicklime and
stir it rapidly until it is as thick as white
lead paint. Stir into it a handful of fine
salt, and, if it is too thick, dilute with skim
milk. With broad paint brush paint over
fences, out-houses and hen houses, and
after one coat has dried give another, until
three coats have been laid on. Over the
last coat dust sand or greystone dust. ana
II will last tor years. Various colors can be
made by adding Spanish brown, ocher and
lampblack, and by mixing Prussian blue
and ochre fine green can be obtained. 1t
is better to be applied while hot, as it
strikes into the wood more firmly, and it
will not rub off like common whitewash.