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How Dried BY Figs.

Professor Gustav Eisen of Fresno writes :
"When the figs began TO wilt and to show
small white seams they were cut from the
trees by means of scissors or knife then
carefully placed on trays similar to raisin
trays. Across and on the bottom of these
trays were nailed lath, thus forming longi-
tudinal ribs the thickness of the lath.
The figs were placed IN rows, the stalk end
resting on the bottom of the tray and the
eye end on the !sih. the abiaeel 5.,;fefffig to
enough elevate the eye, say one quarter of
an inch, t. prevent the honey or pulp TO
run out. The figs were then placed in the
sun to dry. They were turned every
day to begin with by hand, but when more
dry in the same way as we turn raisin
travs. Every night the trays were covered
over, and for this purpose it is best to have
all the trays in one place, and not scat
tered around, as is the custom with rsisln
trays. The figs are sufficiently dried when
they show the same dryness in the morn
ing as in the evening. This is point of
great importance. If the figs are not dried
enough they will sour and puff up, as if
they were in fermentation. II takes from
five to twelve DAYS TO dry the figs, accord
ing to the weather. When dry they may
be dumped in sweat boxes for few days,
but the better way is to dip and pack right
away. Now prepare Kettle or tuD Win
boiling water, in which put enough COM
mon unretined rock salt, such as is used
for cattle; table salt will not do. I be-
leve the more unrefined the salt the bet
ter. Sea water may be preferable. The
latter and the rock salt contain substances
which preserve the moisture of the figs
and keep them plieble, About three big
handfuls of rock salt TO one gallon Of water
is enough. When the Salts dissolved and
the water is again boiling immerse the figs
for two seconds. Immediately afterward
thumb the figs, and work the eye of the
fig downward and the stalk end upward !;
in fact, initiate the appearance of the i'm
ported Smyrna figs. This process is neces-
sary. First, it distributes the thicker skin
around the eye of the fig evenly, and
in eating we thus get equal parts of the
thicker skin and equal parts of the thinner
skin. Secondly. it places the fine skin OF
the stock end all on top, and when the tigs
are packed and pressed they present a
beautiful smooth surface. l Immediately
packed the figs in common twenty-five
pound boxes and pressed them lightly.
From these boxes l take out the sample
figs as / send them out. My greatest
trouble is now to prevent the sample figs I
send out by mail from drying out on the
road. In drying out they lose, of
course, some of their good qualities, and
being unacquainted with the fig business it
is, of course, impossible for those who re-
ceiye the samples TO make any allowance
for the drying out."
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CURING FIGS.
Several Methods for Pressing and Pre-
pairing Them for Market,


To secure the best results sou should
have a fruit evaporator, or dry-house then
gather the fruit when full ripe, but not
cracked open, place it in perforated TN
bucket, or wire basket and dip it for few
seconds in a deep kettle OF hot and moder-
ately strong lye. After allowing the I've to
drip from the figs, place them in kettle OF
boiling syrup made ready for the purpose
let them remain in this syrup for about
four or FIVE minutes, after which dip them
oUt with skinner; let the syrup drip or
run of entirely, and place them at once in
the kiln or drying-house. When sufh-
GENTLY dry, let them cool Of, and pack in
drums Or boxes, pressing down compactiy
with a small lever.
Scald in Z weak lye Of saleTatuS to take
the roughness off the skin. Boil in syrup
lmade with fourteen pounds of u" sugar
to one gallon of water five to ten minutes;
take out and dry on stats or porous cloth
spread over q suitable frame. When dry,
roll in pulYerized sugar, place in a dry fur
mace or stove, gently heated, and when
fully baked and dry, pack in tight boxes or
cans, using little pulveriZed sugar, Favored
with extract vanilla, between the layers.
To crystalline the fig proceed exactly as
for drying, in the foregoing recipe, until the
syrup is dripping from the fruit. linen
sprinkle powdered sugar thickly over the
figs and dry gradually in your dryer or
oven, turning the fruit frequently and
sprinkling fresh sugar over them every
time. They make a delicious dessert dish
or confection, and should be packed in
tasteful boxes, with attractive labels, and
sent to the North and West. Sprinkle
little very cry sugar through the figs when
packed in the boxes, and avoid dampness
as far as possible.
Prepare them by dipping in I've as above
directed, then cook in rich, clear syrup
about the same length Of time as for dry
ing. Take ont and place in glass or por-
celain Jars, filling up said jars and covering
the fruit with the same or similar syrup
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when six, eight, ten years old, its capacity
of bearing will reach twenty, thirty and
forty gallons per tree when, in from fifteen
to twenty years, if will have reached its
full maturity.
Seventh-That the tree seems to be
harder to die than old Methuselah, and
that it can be considered as permanent
investment, since there are olive trees still
living at Jerusalem, which were known
during Evangelical times.
Eighth-That the tree will stand the
longest spells of dry weather and not be
affected unless by such extremes of hot or
cold weather as are absolutely unknown in
California
Ninth-That the Picholine variety,
which Mr. Flamont has adopted for his
plantation, while it makes very good oil,
stands as the best for picking. Moreover,
it grows quickly, and is less subject to
damages by insects than other varieties
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The Secret of living.

Scovilps Sarsaparilla, or Blood and Liver
Syrup, will cure Scrofulous faint, Rheuma-
tism, White Swelling, Govt, Goitre, Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Nervous Debility,
Malaria and all diseases arising from an i'm
pure condition of the blood Certificates
can be presented from many leading physi-
clans, ministers and heads of families
throughout the land, indorsing it in the
highest terms. We are constantly in re-
ceipt of certificates of cures from the most
reliable sources, and we recommend it as
the best known remedy for the cure of the
above diseases.
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To Ladies'

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illustrated with wood-cuts and colored
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Ayers Ssrsaparills is designed for those
who need medicine to purity their blood,
build them up, increase their appetite and
rejuvenate their whole system. No other
preparation so well meets this want. It's
record Of forty years is one of constant tn
uuph over disease
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TRANSFORMATIONS AND MARKETS.
Cham and rsnif


$50
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Our Solicitor is now at work, and
we trust he will meet with encour-
agement from the advertising public.
The State Fair Gazette has been
printed for twenty-one years, and is
an acknowledged institution of the
State Pair. 81. 8. CRoCKER & CO.,
# Publishers.
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The exports of California raisins by rail
during the month of April says the San
Francisco Merchant show an increase as
compared with the same month last year.
The total output for the fiIst four months
is also in favor of 1896, as might have been
expected from the increase i'll the crop.
The figures are as follows
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If YOUR complaint is want of appetite
try half wineglass of Angostura Bitters
half an hour before dinner. Beware of
counterfeits. Ask your grocer or druggist
for the genuine article, manufactured by
DR.. J. G.. B. Siegert & Sons.
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EACH year finds Browns Bronchial
Troches in new localities. in various parts
of the world. For relieving Coughs, Colds
and Throat Diseases they have been proved
reliable. Sold only in boxes.
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The first shipments Of last years raisin
pack were made in September The larg-
est shipments of the pack were made in
November, when the total amounted to
2,16O,3S pounds. AS there was consider
able discussion concerning the quantity of
raisins put up last year, we give il detail
the exports per month by overland routes
to Eastern points To the end Of April
this amounted to 6759,489 pounds, or over
100000 boxes To this should be added
the amount exported By sea and the amount
used for home consumption. Stocks on
hand at present are about the same rs they
were year ago, consequently 1t may be
safe to assume that last years raisin crop
exceeded $50 coo boxes. The shipments
for the season stand thus:
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O-I5t JOHN RYAN, Street. Commiss!one!
NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT 1T Is
IN the intention of the Board OF Trustees OF
the city OF Sacramento to have q Vitrifed Iron
stone Pipe sewer constructed in the alley be-
tween and K, from Thirteenth to Fourteenth
streets Sa;d improvement to be made 10 ac-
cOTdance with q resolution passed by the Board
OF Trustees on the 10Th day of JULY, 1886, to
which all parties interested are referred for
further particulars
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To WhOmit MayConcern

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the State Fair Gazette" have been
awarded the exclusive privilege to
publish daily paper and advertise
In the Park and Pavilion. VERY
truly, EDWIN F. SMITH, Sec'y.
Sacramento, Cal, August 5, 1886.
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OFFICIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

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with d resolution passed by the Board of Trus
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CHAS. r. PARSONS.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-19
NOTES AND GOSSIP.


"ANYBoDY can be n very fair Congress
man, hut comparatively few men can be
good journalists says the New York
Graphic.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN SAMUEL II. MILLER of
Mercer, Pa, is credited with an ambition
to succeed Mr.. Mitchell in the United States
Senate.
"EvERY one reJoices in Secretary Man
ning's convalescence. But he must not
tackle finance again for many day." says
the Baltimore Herald.
Ex-GovERNoR p. B. s. PIScnBAcK OF
Louisiana began the study of law when over
fifty years Of age, and has recently been ad-
mitted to practice In all the courts OF his
State.
THE st. Louis Post Dispatch says that the
Presidents appointment of Miss Folsom as
mistress Of the White House will be unani-
mously confirmed by the whole country in
open session.
Miss ANNIE Hoe, daughter of Colonel r.
NJ. Hoe of the famous New York Press
Manufacturing Company, was married In
Florence, Italy, last Thursday to Mr..
Charles A. Platt.
THE New Orleans Picay,tne says that Mr..
Joseph jefferson has recently bought $50
acres Of land in the southern part Of Iberia
Parish, Louisiana, which lie intends TO sub
divide into thirty-fve small farms.
CORNELIUS, William X, Frederick w
and George W., sons OF the late w. H.
Vanderbilt, have presented to the New
York College of Physicians the sum Of
$3.50, 900 for building in memory of theil
father.
CANoNcHET has again changed hands and
is now the property of ex-Gov. Sprague'l
second wife, by purchase from Mrs. Moul
| ton, executrix Of the late Francis d. Moul
ton, through Henry G. Cranston. Th
| price paid was s65,000. Mr.. and Mrs
Sprague propose to occupy the villa them
| selves
The Washington critic., 1886-04-19
THE REyEILLE-I86I.

Hark! / hear the tramp of thousands,
And of armed men the hum;
eLo A nations hosts have gathered
Round the quick alarming drum
Saying Come,
Freemen, come.
Ere your heritage be wasted" said the quick
alarming drum.
"Iet me Of my heart take counsel:
War Is not of life the sum;
Who shall stay and reap the harvest
When the autumn days shall Gomez"
But the drum
Echoed "Comel
Death shall reap the brayer harvest" said
the solomn-sounding drum.
But when won the coming battle
What of profit springs therefromi
What II conquest, snbiusation,
Even greater Ills becomein
But the drum
Answered Come
You must do the sum to prove It," said the
Iankee-answering drum.
"What II mid the oannons thunder,
Whistling shot and bursting bomb,
When my brothers fall around me,
Should my heart grow cold and numbYp
But the drum
Answered "Comel
Better there In death united than in life q
Tecreant-cOme,h
Thus they answered hoping, fearing,
Some IN faith, and doubling some
TIL trumpet voice, proclaiming,
said, MY chosen people, como"
Then the drum,
LOl was dumb;
For the great heart OF the nation, throbblnR
answered, Lord, We comeln
Bret Harte.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-19

THE denomination Of Mrs. Thomp-
son to the postoflice at Louisville has
reused q furious storm Of indignation
among the Democrats Of that city. Not
less than five thousand Kentucky Bour-
bons are bent upon calling the Admin
istration to account for what they con-
slider high handed affront, and will
besiege the Senate to demand that the
appointment be not confirmed. 1t is
the right Of a free people to protest
against wrong to the full capacity of
their lungs, and If the Louisville folks
feel that they have been outraged by
the action Of the President, we cannot
blame them for resenting it, Yet it is
not long ago that the people of this
District were subjected to treatment in
the matter Of an appointment beside
which the denomination of Mrs.
Thompson is q grievance too insig-
nificant for intelligent men to talk
about, and we are not aware that we
have ever received a cents worth of
outside sympathy. In the one case
there was the simple reappointment of
an official who had given entire salts,
faction, who was resident and whose
salary is paid by the Government. 1t
may be that somebody else ought to
have been appointed in justice to the
Democratic party. In the other case
that of the Recordership of Deeds Of
the District of Columbia-the appointee
is an importation from Albany, total
stranger to our people and never a resi-
dent of the District. The Office to
which he is assigned is worth three or
four times what the Louisville post
Office is, and the pay, instead of com
ing out Of the Treasury, comes out Of
the pockets Of the people direct, Mark
the contrast. Mark the relative injus-
tice done in the one case and the other.
Mark the unreasonableness with which
the one is quietly accepted and the
other rejected If Mrs. Thompson 8
appointment Is sufficient warrant for
stirring up a hornets nest, Mr.. Mat
ihews' appointment Is odious enough to
breed a revolution.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-19

THE appointment Of Colonel L. j,
Dupre to the consulship at San Saliva
dor, Central America, is not only an
occasion of agreeable pleasure to this
gentleman's numerous friends here and
throughout the South, but IL is an an
eminently good one in itself. Colonel
Dupre has given much attention to in
tornational questions, and especially to
the subject Of our commercial rela-
The Washington critic., 1886-04-19
THE NEW YORK PRESS.

The Tribune this morning nfers from its
clearing house statistics that an encouraging
movement is going on in the volume of legti-
mate trade in spite of all strikes and disturb
ances. 1t says that "the log-rolling process"
in Congress has distinctly begun. Help me
and I'll help you is "the favorlte motto Of
the iobbers, and 1t is likely to be heard very
often during the rest of the session."
The Sun noting the fact that the terms of
eight Senators-IIale of Maine, Edmunds of
Vermont, Dawes of Massachusetts, Aldrch of
Rhode Island, IIawley of Connecticut, Miller
of New York, Sewell of New Jersey and Nit
chell of nnsylvania-expre with this Con
gress, wants to know If the Democrats expect
to capture any of these prizes next winter. IL
asks: do the Democrats Of o-day propose
to abandon this ground TO the Republicans,
and allow them to elect the eight Senators to
the next Congressy Has President Cleveland
no conception of the importance of these
things to the Democratic partyt'
The Times says: "Ihe opponents of the Ia
riff bill are making reports OF n canvass that
shows thirty-nine Democrats willing to vote
| against that measure. The friends of the
bill claim a majority on the final vote. These
| predictions are worth very little on either
| side. 1t will be remarkable II the high pro.
| tectionists, with their agent Randall in the
| Democratic camp, cannot defeat the bill. II
will be bad thing for the Democrats II they
cannot pass it,
The Hcraid continues TO discuss the public
land question, and says; "Unless land grab
| bing Is checked at once the day Is not far off
when no free homesteads will remain. That
will be an evil day for the United States. We
hope the President will speak promptly and
vigorously. He can do nothing which will so
surely win him the gratitude of the people as
to save the public domain for them"
| The World treats of the "Nude in Art, "
summer Migration" and the ocean Gable
| Contest and has the following to say of our
coming military visitors: " The gallant
Seventh Regiment is going to Washington to-
day on a sort of reminiscent junket. The
good people at the Capital will see a neat
soldiorly and gentlemanly body of men. II
the Washingtonians are at all grateful for the
good service rendered a quarter of Il century
ago they will give our young men hospitablC
entertainment during their visit"
The star is opposed to forfeiture of the
railway land grants as proposed by the House
committee and holds that "should the land:
be taken back, 1t would give check to in
dustry that would have disastrous conse
| quences. The fact that the President has
| Just appointed commissioners TO examln,
forty miles Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Is an indication that he does not accept the
theory of a majority of the public land com
| Initteen