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the attentions he had received from negro
herb or youdoo doctor, was finally COM
PEELED to summon q reputable white physl-
clan. The latter visited the sick man and
informed him that in order to save his life
he would have to endure an operation
which called for some cutting with instru-
Inents. The negro acquiesced, and the
medical man summoned several brother
physicians to witness the operation and as
sist him if necessary.
When the time to perform the delicate
surgical work arrived four physicians drove
up TO the shanty in their carriages, and en-
tering the dingy place proceeded to work.
The wife of the sick man witnessed the first
cut of the lancet and saw the blood fly.
This terrified her, and she Immediately
went out into the alley, which is populated
by very ignorant negroes, and spread the
alarming report that de slap doctors are
il dar cuttin' up my poo husband a
large crowd soon assembled about the place
and shouted, Let dat man alone or we
viii mob yer" They finally made DEM
onstratiOn with stones and clubs, and the
physicians were compelled to beat hasty
retreat, with two policemen bringing up
the rear. The operation was not finished
and the sick man died the following day.
The physicians say, had they been allowed
to finish the operation, the man would
have recovered.
Another case was that Of d colored woman
who became insane on the subject, and was
found wandering about in The woods in the
suburbs of Washington 10y the police. She
was placed in a cell, and for nearly twenty
four hours howled like a wild beast, at in
| terYals beseeching the officers 10 protect icr
from the slap doctors who wanted TO grind
her up and make castor oil Of her pulver-
lied remains.
The juvenile negroes stand in mortal
| dread of the terrible doctors and their
mouth plasters, and il is only necessary to
yell slap doctor" at one OF them at night,
or even in the daytime, to throw him into
spasms or make him Guido the best time
ever made by race horse. Lately the
tricky voudoos who infest this section have
made much money by selling charms to
the superstitious, which they allege will
protect the wearer from the wiles of the
tricky night doctors. The principal charm
for this purpose is a string of beads TO be
worn around the neck. They charge S. for
the beads, and claim that they are made of
infants bones saturated in the oil of tree
toads and horned hzzards.-[W Washington
| Cor Brooklyn Eagle.
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pahomev,s Cruel " Custom, ;,

The system Of " warfare" followed by the
Dahomians is the usual barbarous one of
surprise When the King declares war-a
formality which he carefully observes year
after yesr-he rarely tells even the chief
caboceers'' the name of the town he in
tends to attack. The army marches out,
and when within days journey or so of
its unhappy objective point silence at pain
of instant death is enjoined and no fires are
permitted to be lighted. All stragglers are
taken prisoners, and the army is led
through a road cut through the bush, and
not along the regular highways. The town
is surrounded in dead of night, and just
before daybreak rush is made, and every
man, woman and child not killed il the
melee is captured, if possible, and sent to
the Dahomian capital, Abomey, where
some grace the succeeding custom tannual
sacriiicial ceremonies) and others are sent
as slaves TO distant parts of the kingdom.
Car nibalism, or something that approaches
it very nearly, enters into the rites of the
ninth or concluding ceremony of the yearly
custom. -Four men, known as the mendu-
ton or cannibals, each furnished with
sharpened sticks by way Of fork and knife,
are stationed in front of the platform from
which the victims are thrown before decap-
itation. When the first captive is beheaded
they take the body and cut off pieces of
flesh, which they rub with palm oil and
roast over fire kindled in the square be-
fore the platform. The human flesh is
then slewered on the pointed sticks and
carried round before the crowd, after which
these fiends parade before the State prison.
ers and go through the action OF eating the
sickening morsels. They chew the human
meat before the terrified captiyes, but do
notswallow it and when they have worked
upon the fears of the poor wretches for a
sufficient time they retire, and, splitting out
the chewed flesh, take strong native medi-
cine, which acts as an emetic, and it is to
be sincerely hoped that the dose is by no
means stinted-[Pall Mall Gazette.
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SELF-PRoTECrIoN FOB SMoKERs-I have
seen physician stop surgical operation
and light cigar, and have seerrthe same
cigar used in lighting other cigars. A brass
finisher, on his way home from work, bor-
rows your cigar. He rcttfrns it to- you with
small quantity of brass dust adhering to
it. This dust works itself into your mouth,
which is a trifie sore already. The coDse-
ouence is that your mouth is poisoned, and
it may take months to repair the evil. A
friend of mine cut his finger the other day.
Before the cut had healed some sort of poi
son was deposited in it. The hand became
stiff and swollen, and finally began to puff
up as though it was inflated with air. He
came to me, and after | had prescribed for
him we left my Office together. had just
lit fresh cigar. In the street my friend
asked me for light. / handed him my
cigar. When he returned it to me l threw
it away, and drawing fresh cigar from my
pocket lit it with a match. My friend
looked at me in establishment. and said he
was sorry considered it necessary to throw
my cigar away l told him that thought
! he had no more right to handle my cigar
with his injured hand than leper has to
kiss healthy baby. OF course he saw
what ! meant right off, and was always
very careful after that. If | had acted as a
great many men and women would con-
slider it right to act, he would have gone
around handling cigars promiscuously, and
perhaps have caused great deal OF
rouble.-[ English Magazine.
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A COOP HoUsEKEEPER.-Abilit to be a
perfect housekeeper is not conferred upon
every woman, but it is possible to be a
good one without sacrificing all other inter-
ests in life. While one is learning, to be
sure, it may seem as if there were not
many interests beyond the household, but
after the art has been mastered. there is a
freedom and sense of power worth all the
struggles made. Of course the kitchen is
not the only place in which burdens are
borne. yet the care of the table generally
makes itself felt more than anything else |;
and no matter how well conducted all the
other departments may be, if this one be
neglected, discomfort and unhappiness will
ensue. Cooking is science, and for this
reason girls are often more successful than
their elders in culinary experiments, be-
cause they comply strictly with directions,
instead of guessing what quantities of in.
gradients to use in order to produce desired
results. Experienced housekeepers, might
avoid much disappointment hfthey were
equally careful.-lThe Home.
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RECEIVERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

NCTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNDER
IN and in pursuance of q judgment of the
superior Court in ano for the county of Sacra-
mento, in an action wherein ALICE SCOTT is
plaintiff. and s. d. WEYANT, JOHN DOE, W.
A. MURPHY, RICHARD ROE and GEORGE w
CHESLEY, Administrator of the estate of s. B.
SEGUR, deceased, are defendants, will as Re
ceiver in said action sell at the front door of the
Court house, in Sacramento, Cal, on WEDNES-
DAY, the 9TH day of OCTOBER, 1885, at 10
o'clock A. NJ, a. public auction. for cash in gold
coin, to the highest bidder the following de-
scrihed real estate situated in the county of Sac
ramento in said State of California, viz: The
northwestquarter of the northwest quarter of
Section Twenty-nine; the south half of the
northwest quarter; all of Lot Three; and the
west half of Lot Two of the southwest quarter;
and the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter OF Section Twenty; and all of Section
Nineteen lying north of the lands formerly
owned aud occupied by I. H. Van Trees, now
deceased, all in Township Eight North, Range
Eight East, of Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.
Dated Sacramento. Cal, September IA, 1885.
ALBERT q. JOHNSON, Receiver.
FREEMAN. JOHNSON 4 BATES, Attorneys for
Plaintiff, Alice Scott. si4-td
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Hon LICENSE IN NEW JFRsEY-Rev
DR.. Hanl0n, of Pennington Seminary, held
peculiar service at Ocean Grove O few
days ago. For an hour the ready-witted
preacher stood and debated with believers
and unbelievers, giving verbal answers to
written questions which hehad invited. His
answers were always pointed, and generally
went to the mark with the force and dis
tinctness of rifle shot. Here is what he
said in rep,y 10 the question whether he
favored high license; Yes; l would give
my life for prohibition, but half loaf is
better than none. Now, my friends, let
me add, none of US here will live TO see
prohibition in all these States. 1t will
come in the fullness of time, but not in our
time. If We had it to-day we could not en-
force it everywhere. Let Us strive for it all
the time, and take all we can get. Every
step brings US nearer to it. | was Missed in
the city of Camden a year ago for publicly
advising temperance people to vote for
higl. license, but the result of years trial
shows an increased financial strain upon
the dealers of many thousands of dollars,
while thirty saloons have closed altogether
and say go for high license whenever and
wherever you can."-lTrenton State Ga
Zette.
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SLAP DOCTORS.o
A Curious Superstition Among Washing
ton Negroes.

ION Negroes
The "slap doctor" scare among the
Washington negroes has assumed such a
serious aspect that the authorities think of
taking the matter in hand. The dense ne
gro population in the national capital con-
tains many ignorant persons who faithfully
believe in the virtue of voudoo doctors, for
tune tellers, haunted houses and conjurers.
Some of them are even more credulous and
superstiious than the Sandwich Islanders,
who read their fate in the phosphorescent
CLEAN of the rolling breakers. or see hosts
of uncanny spirits trooping along the white
sea beach in the weird, half tropical moon
light of that charming region. The super
stitious Washington negro regards the med
ical student with holy horror, and looks
upon the dissecting room of medical col
lege as charnel house, where human be-
lngs are killed after being captured by the
dreaded slap DOCTOR and their bodies
given to the students for dissection. They
believe nearly all the stiffs" used during
the college season are the mortal remains
of luckless colored people who were kid
mapped ON dark and rainy nights by the ter
rible slap doctors" and sold to the colleges.
The Eagle correspondent asked negro
messenger in one of the departments if he
had ever seen slap doctor.
No, sab" he replied, but / has often
hearn tell OBJ 'em. Dey wears long black
cloak an a mask ober der faces De slaps
only goes out on rainy mites, when it is as
dark as charcoal. Dey carry stickin' plas-
ter an when dey ketch You dey slap de
plaster ober your mouf so you can't holler,
den dey ties you, and de mex thing youse
in wagon trabbslin' fer DC medical coll
Iege like coon 'scaping from pack oh
hungry hounds. Deres no teliin' how
menny hard woriSin' homes cullud men
has bin killed By dem inurderin slap doc
tors"
This feeling has been so wrought up
among the ignors.i,. blacks that it is unsafe
for a physician to visit certain sections Of
the CITY. An incident of recent occurrence
will illustrate the extent of the feeling re-
ferred to. A colored man who was living
in hovei in Browns alley, suffering from
complication of disorders, aggravated by
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exciting it to increased and abnormal actir.

exciting it to increased and abnormal activ-
ity. A dyspeptic may obtain immediate
relief by using cayenne pepper. Among
the advertised patent medicines is a pill,
the active constituent of which is cayenne.
Great relief and temporary comfort are
commonly obtained by using it as " din
ner pill" If thus used only as a tenn
porary remedy for an acute, and tenn
porary, or exceptional attack of indiges-
lion, all is we'll; but the cayenne, whether
taken in pills or busted over the food or
stewed with it in curries or otherwise, is
one of the most cruel of slow poisons
when taken habitually. Thousands of
poor wretches are crawling miserably
toward their graves, The victims of the
multitude Of maladies of both mind and
body that are connected with chronic in
durable dyspepsia, all brought about by the
use OF cayenne and continental cousins.
The usual hi story of these victims is that
they began by overfeeding, took the condi-
ment to force the stomach 10 DO more than
its healthful amount Of work, using but a
little at first The stomach became toler-
ant Of this little and demanded more; then
more, aad more and more, until at last the
inflammation, liberation. and terpedity,
and finally the death of the digestive
powers, accompanied with all that long
train OF Tniseries to which have referred
-[Ku9wledge.
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condiment. and Indigestion.

Cayenne pepper may be selected rs typ
ical example Of condiInent properly so
called. Mustard is a food and condiment
combined this is the case with some 9TH
:ers. Curry powders are mixtures of very
potent condiments with more or less fari-
naceous materials ana sulphur compounds,
which, like the oil of mustard, onions, gar
lie, etc, may have, Q certain amount Of
nutritive value 1ne Mere oondiment is a
stimulating drug that does its work directly
upon the inner lining of the stomach, by
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At a recent meeting of the New York
Chronological Society, DR.. K. Palmly
Brown said: / Will venture the assertion
that the excessive use of common salt is
one OF the main factors in the destruction
of human teeth to-day. | am now engaged
in collecting some statistics on this point
from which | hope in time to demonstrate
what seems to me to be the fact, that COM
mon salt excessively used is great solvent
of the human teeth. If it will injure the
human teeth through the chemistry of our
systems, i'll some way or other that / will
not try to explain to night, why might it
not also have the effect of preventing
good development of the teeth when taken
into the system in excess? | have lately
procured some statistics from the Sandwich
Islands, from a gentleman who has
been there, covering a period of
over forty years. that are very
suggestive and interesting. Within that pc
riod the teeth of the Sandwich Islanders have
decayed rapidly, and since they have begun
to decay it has been noticed that the natives
are in the habit of biting off great chunks
of salt and eating it with their food Ac-
cording to all accounts. the teeth of the
Sandwich Islanders were formerly the most
free from decay of any people on the face
of the earth, if ] remember rightly. You
viii find that people who eat great deal
of salt are often entirely toothless. know
several instances of candy store-keepers
where three generations are entirely tooth
less. People who eat an excessive amount
of salt are tempted 10 eat large quantities
of candy; pickles and vinegar. There seems
be a craving for those substances after
the excessive use of alt.-[Scientific Amer
lean
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SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE.

]. W. Graham, wholesale Druggist of Austin,
Tex, writes: 81 have been handling DR.. VIM.
HALLS BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS for the
past year, and have found it one of the most
salable medicines have ever had In my house
for Coughs, Colds, and even Consumption,
always giving entire satisfaction. Please send
me another gross f24-isiy&w1y
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LOVE AND DEATH.
Life may hold sweetness yet; would not die;
For he might come with smiles upon his lip:
Then from my heart the weary years would

Life may hold sweetness yet: would not die;
For he might come with smiles upon his lip:
Then from my heart the weary years would
slip,
And should greet him with joyous CRY.
Forgiving and forgetting all the past.
Just tor the sake OF love come back at last
on, life may yet be sweet would not die.
Child, Fate has not been kind to you and me;
Your baby kisses could not ease my pain;
While in that other face looked in vain
for signs of what knew would never be.
Often drew away your clinging grasp,
To seek again that cold and careless clasp
No; l. lie has not been kind 70 you and me.
And Death is coming. All, will Death be kind
VIII he some day bring me my truant lover
Or snail hoat in ether pure above,
PasiOnlesS seXiesS. and not hope to find
Him who made life blessing and curse?
Win Death bring better. happier times, or
worse?
All, Death is coming fast; viii he be llind'
Love, have you never known one bitter hourY
Never looked back with tender, sweet regret
To that past happy summer when we met
When first knew my beauty-fatal dover
Had chained your roaming fanoy7 What a
chain
Woven in madness from despair and pain,
And idly worn to Kill an idle hour
Child, listen TO me; Love Is worse ahan Death:
For Death takes all, but Love takes fruit and
bloom,
And leaves the worthless hys3l 10 rot in gloom.
IL takes the crown of life; the weary breath
Must labor on until Death brings relief
And blots out all the WEAKNESS ana grief
All Love is cruel nerciful is Death.
-!ChsmbeTs' Journal.
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Lead pencils are made Of plumbago, or
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"a sA7GAINs
FOR SALE.
ONLY $4,000! 50 ACRES !

V,HIs is ONE OF THE BEST BARGAINS ys;s
i in the State; only ten miles from the SSx
city of Sacramento there are five acres in 80
matured Grape Vines; three acres Fruit Trees
eral Windmills and Wells; Improvements worth
about 81 ,200 can all be put out in Fruit or Al
falfa. This piece of property must be sold with
in the next 20 days For further information
call on or ADDRESS H l.. HOWE, Real Estate and
Insurance Agent, 1907 Fourth street, Sacramento,
Cal. su2l-Ip
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCHER

OFFICE AT NEW YORK MAR-vsn
~ ket 1910 and 1922 K street,
Sacramento, Cal. Highest Cash
Price paid for Eat Stock of all ---AA-
kinds All kinds of Meat Fresh Daily aud sold
at the Lowest Possible Prices. AL Meats kept IN
ice-house attached to shop sure guaran4e
that It is IN prime condition at all times.
sS-4ptf u. r. ODELL, Proprietor.
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WANTED.
ron sALE-To LEg.


co.. Full SET OF BEDROOM FUREI-
d 30, turc. with clipper SpTng Bed Tor
sgle. Alsa Range AMI , eeI Lounges cheap
at Gil As. M. Ia 0tBEALS, 10 X s-teet We
buy, sell or exchange ph9itciiug AMI re
pairing. sll2- IN
EiARM FOR sAIE-e92-AGRE Farm $50.
L Tor sale on easy terms; Gue grain Land, iesfs
10 mics cas- OF sacramento city. InquHe -
OF l.. ) TAYLOR szi-2wip
T|o lET-FARM OF $50 ACRES FOUR
neIial0w. Apply 10 W i. COLEMAN. No. 3l5
JstIeet Sacramento. sla-l0tltw
NOR SABF.-A GOOD DAIRY FARM IL
of so acres. 3 acres in Alfalfa and IS
acres good forthHt purpose. Price, $1,000 -
Terms, one-hQli cash. Apply 10 CARL STRO-
BEL 52l street Sacramento, Cal. sel-6tf
ITO LET-ON VERY REASONABLE TERAs.
/ we'll; furnished hotel. situstFd IN central
and business part u this city None butTespru-
slple ana eHper euc5d parties need apply. For
luitAeg particulars, inquire q this Office. El'-tf
DCOMSt ROOM NJ. SO, NORTHEAST
~ corner of Eighth and * st.eets: hands 1ce
rooms single pT il suites; the best rooms IN the
city; prices re sonable; street cars Gom thc &C.
pot pass the d'-or every i've minutes: strictly
firstclass in every respect
sl2.tf MRs eR!cl, Proprietrcss
TOR sALE-A HALF or s5 Y,
l. whole interest ~ tbe West S-<Sssf=-ssss--,ss>
ern Hotel hacking; " D srriages S=fSE>1sss}S-
and four Horses and !iaIileSs. For eA-----SS&>---
tpftner particulars, inquire al the Office or OF
the Driver. au off
TOR SALE CHEsP--A SECONDHAND SIX
L Horse power. Upright Engine and Boiler,
mounted on skids- Can lie had with or wit hout
circular saws and carriage. viii be sold cheap.
Apply to D. GARDNER, l)l street. aul8-tf
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

GTRAYED Or sToLEN-LAsT SATURDAY
- a fine Mexican Drake; very small; color
resembling the peacock, with top knot; IS re-
ward will be paid to the person finding and re-
turning it TO the owner, LELAND HOWE, 1897
o street SIS Ste
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AUCTION SALE
Valuableand Elegant Residence,
Spacious Grounds, Connie
diouS Stable, Fine Trees,
ShrubbeTy, etc.
ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Rosewood Mathushek Piano, Velvet
and Brussels Carpets: Massive
Mirrors, etc.
D. J. SIMMONS & CO., Auctioneers,
Will SELL on
Thursday, October list,
At 10 so o'clock sharp,
The elegant residence of the late Stepbap
D. J. SIMMONS & CO., Auctioneers,
will SELL on
Thursday, October lst,

~-SN@~
The elegant residence of the late Stephen
A. Boutwell,, Esq,
Situated on street. between Tenth and Elev-
| enth, and known rs No 1921 III street being a
| full lot 50 by 100.
The Residence Is one of the best-known in
| Sacramento, being formerly known as the
| Wetzlar Mansion, and was built in substan-
| tial and at the same time first-class manner,
in every respect. The rooms are all large and airy
| from the Servants Room to the Parlors. The
House also contains q fne Billiard-room, Bath
/ rooms, Closets, Hot and Cold Water and in
| fact everything for comfort and convenience
| Also a fine, large Stable, Out Buildings, fine
Fruit Trees, Tropical Plants etc.
| THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
VIII be sold Immediately after the Real Estate,
| and in part rs follows:
EAST PARLOR.
| Elegant Parlor Set in Satin, Easy and Reception
| Chairs, Marhle-top Tables, Rosewood Etagere,
| Bouquet Stands, Lace Curtains and Cornices,
one pair of Draperies costing $780, Pier and
| Mantel Mirrors, Bodie Brussels Carpets.
WEST PARLOR.
| One Rosewood Mathusek Piauoforte Rosewood
| Parlor Set, Walnut Bookcases, Oil Paintings,
| Lace Curtains, Ebony Marble-top Tables,
| Large Massive Mantel Mirrors and Pier
| Glasses, Brussels Carpets.
BEDROOMS L, 2, B and 4.
Four Elegant Massive Black Walnut Bedroom
| Sets, costing 5000, $500, $500 and 300 each !;
| Spring and Curled Hair Mattresses, Fine and
| Costly Bedding, Chifoniers. Brussels Car
| DINING ROOM.
| Black Walnut Covered Extension Tables, L
| Large Walnut Sideboard, cost $50; Walnut
| Stuffed Chairs, Silyerware, Brussels Carpets
BILLIAD ROOM.
| One Billiard Table complete Library Chairs:
| Brussels Carpets also, Large Assortment of
| Furniture in Servants Rooms Outhouses,
1 ETC.
| Special attention is called tn this ini-
| portant sale to parties desiring fine and
| comfortable home. A better opportunity
| than the above sale will never present
| itself. House Will be open for inspsc-
| ton on and after next Monday, from 2
| to o'clock.
| AS- SALE POSITIVE. 10
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Riverside has only been settled fifteen
years. Il
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INTANTED-BY A MIDDLE AGED LADY OF
w experience. a position IS HGusescepcr;
country preferred Address f" WIDOW this
Office. SO lIS