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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21
Ex-President Arthur's Health.

NEW YORK, April 20th.@General Ar
thurs friends have felt renewed anxiety
about him the last few days. 1t having
been stated that he was becoming worse
rapidly his physician, DR.. Peters, was
asked last night if he could possibly re-
cover from the attack of Bright's disease
from which he is suffering. Bright's dis
ease is not incurable," said the doctor, "but
do not propose to furnish the public with
daily diagnosis of his case. / believe the
facts l learn in his sck-room about his con-
dition to be strictly confidential. Thev are
none of the public's business. His own
friends can learn how he is by inquiring in
the proper way. 1t is not sympathy. but
curiosity, which impels the public What
do they care for General Arthur? | have
always been angry and disgusted at the
bulletins issued in the cases of Grant and
Garfield. They were unprofessionaI they
seemed like advertisements of the doctors.
If were to print every day what | thought
about General Arthur's case, l might do
him great injury. He reads the papers, and
regarding himself As | said before the
newspapers can kill him, and l do wish
they would drop the subject"
DR.. Peters denied emphaticallv the re-
port that General Arthur was dying, and
that his personal friends had been sum-
moned to his bedside. He said there was
not particle OF truth in it.
One of Arthur's most intimate friends
said last night: General Arthur is in a
very critical condition. | do not EXPECT
ever to see him alive again, nor do his other
personal friends. 1t has been at the request
of his family that his condition has been
withheld from the public. DIR. Peters is
acting under strict orders. think the pol
icy OF the family has been very unwise
one"
Grand Army of New York State.
New YORK, April 20th.-Great prepara-
tons are being made foi the encampment
OF the Grand Army of the liepublic of this
State. which Will be held here tomorrow
and Thursday. The out of-town delegates
Will De rendered reception and welcome
at the Academy of Music at noon to-mor-
row. In the afternoon the encampment
will be begun at Tammany Hall and con.
tinue until Thursday evening.
Serious Charge Against a School Commits
sioner.
New YORK, April 2Oth.-Maggie Bess. a
glri OF l6, yesterday accused School Com
missioner Iamsen, wealthy merchant.
before the Charity Commissioner of beine
the father of her child. She was a servant
in Tarnsen's house.
Traffic in Canadian Girls.
Troy. April 20th.-The statement tele-
graphed from Quebec that French Canadian
girls are regularly sent to cities in the
United States for immoral purposes is con-
firrned by an investigation made here. II
appears that regular traffic in these girls
is kept up between the keepers of immoral
houses here and persons in Montreal. To-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21
NOR sALE-RANCH OF so ACRES !

LNOK SALE-KANCH OF 50 ACRES. -
L mile from Loomis. Placer county: 25 ~
of Grapes; acre Strawberries; u acre Raspber.
ries. and 600 Fruit Trees, all of the best yari
ties; House, Barn and Outbuildings, and ali
Farming Implements; also, 2 Horses Cow, /
Brood Sow; Free Water For further particu-
lars apply to ROB. COSTER, Loomis Placer
county. anS-1ms
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21

EN0R SALE-2OO ACRES OF LAND. z.e,
Z below Clarksburg, river front-30 Acres Say<
IN Choice Fruit Trees, and the rest in --S-
Alfalfa. Price, Si10 per acre. Terms easy In.
quire of LOUIS WINTER, Courtland. mr2e-tf
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21
Grand Army of New York state.

New YORK, April h.-Maggie Bess. q
girl of 16, yesterday accused School Com.
missioner Tamsen, a wealthy merchant
before the Charity Commissioner, of being
the father OF her child. She was servant
in Tansen's house.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21
NEW SHOP.
PHILADELRHIA4 MBU S
LAGER BEER! LAGER BEER!

ISSEMANN'S SALOON,
NO. l0So Fourth Street, Second door from P. o.
Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars m114ptf
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21
Haggin's Stable.

New YORK, April 20th.-The Mail and
Express says: Those who remember the
victories of Haggin's stable last spring and
the manner in which the great colt Tyrant
moved down all competitors in the Bel
mont and Withers stakes, will be interested
in knowing that the Haggin thoroughbreds
have carried everything before them in the
Pacific coast races, and are now journeying
towards Louisville for honors new. Good
accounts come about all OF Haggin's horses
except Ban Fox. The news sent from the
Pacific coast about him may be designed to
effect the betting market
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21

THE NEW YORK sTREET-CAR SITUATION.
New YORK, April 20th.-The officials of
the Third-avenue road refuse to bother
with any conference before the Railroad
Commissioners. They say they will fight
to the bitter end now The situation is
hourly growing more critical The men
are becoming exasperated, but hope that
the Railroad Commissioners will be able
to arbitrate. They say the struggle is for
life or death, and they are ready for peace
or war.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21

ST. LOUIS, April 20th.-Two sentinels
patrolling the railroad yards in East st.
Louis were fired upon by persons unknown
this morning. Neither was hit They re-
turned the fire.
special from Little Rock, Ark. states
that Deputy Sheriff Williams, who was
assaulted and badly beaten by strikers
while guarding the Iron Mountain Rail
road property, has received check for
$500 from Jaw Gould.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21
The Chinese Embassy.

CHICAGO, April 20th-The Chinese Min
lister and suite arrived this morning, and
will stop until tomorrow The Minister'S
Interpreter says concerning their reception
in San Francisco Collector Hager was in
the Palace Hotel when we arrived, so Sur
I u
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
NEAR-SlGHTEDNESS


A Good Work Inaugurated Among the
scholars in the Chicago Public schools
James X. Doolittle, Jr., president of
the Chicago Board of Education, has
lone the country n valuable service in
his rooont ronnr, h,a lonn sons;hlo
20 I'm
Sc'ei'i'ic treatment Oh 'he question Oh
near-slghtedness in the public schools.
DR., w. f. Smith, an expert in ocular
science. made an examination of the
schools i, ,bo interes, Of science show.
ing connIusively nrogreSs;vn imnoir.
ment If the visual nowers conSed nv
inng and continuous StuJv A d;ss.
cram shows ,be ste.dv increase of
myonia from ,bn Lowest 70 tba b;ohest
nradeS This IL a motter too serious
e. aiIow of anv delov prosiJont HOO
lille thinks tbere l. ;nsuniciant Iight
nooassitatimr no,r vision and nrn5nc'
inn ovoassiro mnsorInr action abonG.
;mSS ,ha shano 80 ,ho oro onJ ,l'n ,hat
,hSo nnn;Is srTor from inot;mm a. an
ohiod, tnn noor tho ora and nhio.,s go
LII ~ oa,,a w. wv Iii w. oDy.:'
Ha maros on ;n]tali;n"4,I arSnnt on.
no,i tn n]rh,;shers - soGool hoots -
lph,a;n ,hp n,nst n,;oht 'oTi ;nIn.,n y
IS sa;ant;de mon in ranard e. yI" w, tnrm
s;,o anh ';s;h;I;,,, Is r. u VIII ~
,hn;, haots ~ Wv Xxx 20
nnso .oIoornoss and s;mr,;n;,,, "bo,,ld
llNNN VIII IINn1 uIu hlIIIIIICl1h I'LL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
Serviceable Rag Door-M Mats.

In these days of cheap carpets one
often wonders what to do with the old
clothes we used to make rag carpets out
of. l have found a way to make use OF
'men's old cashmere clothes" Make
a large crochet needle out of green
hickory, then cut the cloth in narrow
stripes and sew it together as for car
pet rags-thc light and dark separately.
Commence with the dark, knit a chain
II quarter of a yard long, throw the
cloth owe the needle and knit around
the chain with a plain stitch widening
at each corner until the rug is three.
quarters of u yard long. Then join the
light cloth, and knit two rows, then two
of dark, two of light, and finish with
two of the dark. If you will follow these
directions you have a very scrviceablt
door mat that will not easily kick up
Mrs. Il. ". Williams, IN Rural Neu
YOyker.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
A HARD LESSON.
A Composition Illustrating the Beauties of
English Pronunciation.

A Composition Illustrating the Beauties OF
English Pronunciation.
The following composition OF words
in common use will afford much enter
tainment if read aloud by several, as a
test of ability TO read it correctly.
Hardly one in a hundred can get through
it successfully without previous study:
Comely Diana had a voice like a
calliope; yet, although it was not ener-
waited by laryngitis, she was not a virago.
She wore a stomacher set with jewels,
that gave an interesting idea OF her
fathers finances. There was no squalor
in their vicinage. She sought to in
yeigle her charity c~oadiutor into a
hymeneal association without tedious
| DELAY. She sent him her miniature, a
iessamine flower and an Invita- on to
dinner of anchoyies. He was a coadj u
tant in the church. He had a cadayer-
hike complexion, and in a joost he had
been houghed. Taking some almonds
as a bridal gift, he mounted a drome-
Diary with the ~epizootic, and fastened
without dispersion, along Pail Mall,
The guests We're sitting on a divan,
with no evidence of evil. The dioscesan
was waiting, having finished an abso-
lutory service. When suddenly, above
the clangor of the wedding bells. was
heard a maniacal shrek. The groom
had pierced his carotid arteries with a
carbine on hearing that a deficit in his
church collections had been discovered.
He was cremated. Boston Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD

We need TO study the habits OF m
scots more. Nearly all insects Wu,eu
;niure the farmer and fr~ult-gr0wer
have their parasites, which wonlu Keep
the enemy in check if property ehco"''
qged.-Chicdgo JoprRdL'
To remove mildew: Take TWO
,unccs of chloride of lime, pour on II =
mart of boiling water, and then adu
three quarts of rold water. steep 'nr,
linen ten hours, and every article VIII
be removed Toledo Btddc'
While planting the tree do not Try
TO rattle the dirt among the roots ny
shaking the tree up and down. ior thls
| draws the fine, hair-like roots ou' vi
Mace. but does not push them back; It
folds them up and gets them all out Oh
shape.-N. !. Er0mIRcr.
Baked oatmeal mullins: Prepare,
| the mixture in the same way as o lrleu
mullins, but increase the quantity OF
| the liould used by half Il gill, and also
| add one tablespoonful of melted butter
Pour the mixture into buttered MUM
pans and bake for half an hour IN a
| rather hot oven.-libdny JourHdS'
A naturalist writes; 1--WE put IN
our canary birds cage every day a
little mirror, as large as the PAIN Oh
our hand. taking care that neither sun
nor lichtS shall dazzle him, and he VIII
look at himself for hours together
with as much happiness as any young
"rntlrmon Won ever saw. When we
want him to stop singing we have only
| to give him the mirror.
If ammonia is allowed to escape
and penetrate through the stable II
will render the animals Liable It. aus
ease. and also rot the harness. Plenty
| of dry dirt or muck will absorb 1t, ana
the use Of these substances Will, there
| fore. not only assist in avoiding waste
| of valuable fcrtilizing material but pre-
vent annoyance to stock from gaseous
substances. - western RHrdi.
Veal ham and outlets: Cut gene
rous slices of cold boiled ham and Try
lltll Ill lntil bN u lat i'Ih''N w -"
chating dish, and in the same fat; add
inc Il little lard. cook the outlets when
YOU have beaten them Hat with the
broad side of Il Ratchet, SaIted ano
peppercd, then dip them in eggs ant
cracker crumbs. Lay them in over
tapping ait rnation on Il hot dish
Phji0dtipbia CaH.
If fowls are fed on moldy grain
they are liable to be afflicted witt
white comb which is charactcriA"I
by white scales on their combs and
sclrf ON their heads, and in bad ease
the feathers about the tops OF theli
heads fall off. This disease is hardly
ever fatal, but the fowls that have /
droop around and do not lay. Inc
remedy iswholcsome food and ordinary
condition powders fed at the rate OF
te%a,pooniul to twenty-five fowls twice
a weck.-N. Y. Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
A GOOD HEN HOUSE.
Plans for the Construction of One suitable
for summer and Winter.

Plans for the Construction of One suitable
for summer and Winter.
As a poultry house, both for winter
and summer, nothingis superior to one
partially under ground. For M hun
bred fowls, 1880 feet i, a good size
this in three apartments, one on each
end ten feet long. In each of these
small rooms are TO rooSt fifty hens, as
by not allowing all to come out at the
same opening, they may be fed to a
better advantage ON winter mornings,
The center room is to be used as a
Matching house in summer, while in it
in winter the hens may be confined on
the coolest days. Here have the dust
bath, the gravel box, bone trough and
| nests.
The nests should run along the back
wall, on the floor, but so constructed
that the eggs will not roll out. That
the hens may not sit on top of them
nor be tempted there to roost, have a
slanting board above. Let the whole
frame be movable, so as to be easily
cleaned.
In this room have three windows.
In summer the glass may he taken out
and replaced with wire screens, Let
the door be sliding but kept closed cx.
cept when needed by the owner. In
winter cover the floor with chatt in
which to throw the grain eaten by the
fowls.
The roosting houses need no light,
except what will come through the
door from the center room, Ncntilate
by a wooden pipe, running from the
floor, thereby avoiding draughts,
The rooSts may be- best hung from
the ceiling. Place Just underneath 4
sloping wooden trough TO catch the
droppingS, lest the fowls scratch among
them. This trough should open ont,
side by means OF Il hinged board, which
can be raised or lowered at will.
From these rooms the means of ext
10 the outside need be but n suuar,
hole, large enough TO admit a hen.
Better three feet high than lower thai
dogs may not enter.
In addition, a shed, open to tn,
south, closed on the east and west, i,
quite convenient, as the hens viii
thereby have more scratching room
when snow is on the ground.
Such a house, made half undel
ground, low at the back. higher il
front, the boards lined with tarrpd OF
MANILA paper, need cost but very little
Provided with a good wind-break from
our zcphyrs, and iudiciousiy fed, hens
so quartered, if of Il laying strain, viii
stop laying but n time during tn,
year-this during the moulting season
Never make Il chicken house in tn,
COW corral, but on good clean groun,
that can be fenced specially for tn,
poultry. Then pillow up the run one,
or twice a year and seed it to grain o.
grass. Field and Farm,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
PARNELl'S HON E.
A Mystery That Was Finally Solved
Through an Accident.

A Mystery That Was Finally Solved
Through an Accident.
One of the most mysterious matters
connected with the Home Rule move
ment to Englishmen has been to know
where Mr.. Parnell lives. If any one
asked his address of an Irish member
he was always directed to write
either to the House of Commons or to
the general Office of the Irish Parlia-
mentary party, Even members of the
party who are known to be on terms
of the greatest intimacy with Mr.. Par.
nell have always declared that they
had not the slightest idea where he
lived beyond the fact that it was
somewhere in the country, not far from
London. Every few months, occasion
ally even at critical moments, Ire
lands uncrowned king would disap-
pear entirely for a week, nobody know.
ing what had become of him. A mar.
row escape from an accident which he
had the other day has led to the discov.
cry of his little retreat.
On the Southeastern railway, about
ten miles from Charing Cross railway
station, lies the small villageof Ethan
in Kent. One approaches the littl,
village by a pretty road, such as KEN
is famous for, passing through the vii
lage, turns into a secluded street OF
semi-detached villas. A brougham
meets him at Ethan and CONVEYS hin
to Wonersh Lodge, the name of Mrs
O'Shea's mysterious home. 1t is no
his home exactly, but the home of hi,
devoted follower and recent parliamen
tary companion, the famous Captain
O'Shea. the negotiator of the Kilmain
ham treaty and many other similar
things. There Mr.. Parnell is either {
guest Or ledger of Mrs. O'Shea.
Here the Irish dictator seeks repost
from the bitter struggle of the House
Commons and periodically hides him
.slf away from thu werld. Des Notae,
| Register,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17

Please, sir, will you buy a ticket
for the Cedar Street Church strawberry
festival? They're only twenty-five
cents said a little mite of a girl to a
gentleman sitting on the piazza of a
Swan street boarding-housc yesterday
afternoon, rendering him a square OF
yellow pastcboard as she spoke. I'm
sorry, but I'm going out of town and
will not be able to attend" replied the
good-naturcd man, DESTROYS of avoiding
a point-blank refusal. II have some
ten-cent tickets for those who cant at
tend promptly responded the quick
wittcd solicitor. She went out of the
gate a dime richer. - BuDaio Courier.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
WORTH TRYING.
A simple Method of Teaching Horses to
Stand without Being Hitcbed.

A Simple Method of Teaching Horses Ia
stand without Being Hitched.
An old horseman gives the following
as his method of training horses to
stand without being tied: After young
horses have once become entirely
bridle-wise, | first endcavor to teach
them the meaning of every word | say
to them, This is not difficult matter.
provided too many words are not used
at once The first step is to adopt
some word at the sound of which thew
are to understand that they must stop.
Words that are easy to speak, and
which can be made emphatic, should
be chosen, such as ''ho," whoa" etc.
and every time the word is used the
horse to which it is spoken should be
made y obey it fully. Carelessness in
regard to this matter will do more Ia
undo what has been taught than any
thing else. When a horse fully under.
stands the meaning of the word which
YOU use when you wish him to stop
and stand still, the greater part of the
work is accomplished. He then can
be trusted with safety while you leave
nm a short time. To take no risk,
and to make. the work more effective,
II Is a good plan to get into the vehicle
TO which a horse is hitched, and, hay.
ing stopped after a short drive, one
should get out and leave him for q
short distance. Should the horse then
start, the one in the vehicle can draw
the lines suddenly, and thus proven,
his getting away. There will be nc
trouble in teaching any horse with AZ
ordinary amount Of good common sens,
to stand without being hitched, if {
little Judgment and patience are usec
attempting it, Colmaa's Ru,a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
HER FAN.

Here in the parlOr cool and sweet,
Secuted with roses from the garden,
watthC coming Of her feet,
Aud va My try m heart to harden.
For she IS Cold-ah, here's a fan
lying outSprend upon the table,
a da Mt, toy from far Japan
II must he Yours, tair, blue eyed Mabel.
Upon il -four old maudarins
Travel about al fearful angles,
umbrellas balanced on then chlnS,
And round their neckS great golden ban
giles.
Tho robes seem rufiicd by q breeze;
The ri nts would drive a Turner frantic.
But then, 1T Is so japanese
And that, of late, IS quite romantic.
Here. lust beneath tn : purple cloud,
Is one blank S~pace-and shall MI II
The thoughts dare not speak aloud,
Ny pen may tell her. If | Wilt.
il shall! Though never good at verse,
For four short mes I'm surely able
There, Certainly | have seen worse.
That's a neat line: Coy, charming Mabel"
pf sjlkcn SIX rts the staircase trailing.
Nhcn will she see it? on ! wish
My courage all at oncc is failing.
IN brave II OUT Miss CLAIR, ! found
lhis fan and wrote some nonsense on it.
Perhaps you'll read it. I'll be bound
You'll laugh at my poor awkward sonnet
but il you knew-Coulh | but show
Can It he true that smiles she smothcrsN
"uh, thank You, Shell be pleased, | know,
For, Mr.. Bond, that fans my mothers
Home Htriiu.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17
THE SLANG HABIT,


Without "A Days Delay.
Should we not check our little ones
when they make use OF slang express
Sions, instead of smiling upon them as
if it was c%lever2 We should teach
them that such conversation is demon.
alizing; that it will actually do them
harm; then. as they advance in wears.
they may dislike and despise it. Moth.
crs, are there not some mong Won who
advise your daughters. as they depart
from your side to attend some social
gathering, to ''make a NASH" or who.
upon their return, inquire: ..Did von
make a mash?" What can a mother
be thinking of when she makes such m
inquiryP ! btg OF such a one (for
there are those who do this) to pause.
to consider what she encourages. Yo,,
can not reasonably expect your daupb
ter to become Il pure-mindcd woman i,
you fail to be an example of such. The
common Slang is enormously thoupbt
witty Tru, wit may be appreciated
among sensible people, but slanc"
never! would challenge any one IN
discover any thing ennoblino, anv
thing %womanly, any thing even witiy
about the use of what is NOWADAYS
termed genteel slang; for there arc
those who dcspise the coarse eyprcs.
slons which so often fall from the l;ns
of the stree.-loafer. who appear 10
glory in such expressions rs "coino
for him. getting left" etc. Wbors
shall we find as noble types of womsn
hood in the future as our past record.
furnish us, if our girls do not rid tham'
selves OF this pernicious bab,ts IT,
work a reformation we must her;u
with the mothers. Through Them ,ro
may reach the daughters, HOPING for
the sons to follow, Let Ms marohoi
ourselves IN one grand army. mo,So.,
and daughters leading the van. sors
ma brothers will not be willInc to hs
frteUiseussn '"r'''d"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17

WE accidently overheard the following
dialogue on the street yesterday.
Jones. Smith, why don't you stop that
disgusting hawking and splitting!
Smith. How can /! You know IN a
martyr TO catarrh.
j. Do as | did. l had the disease in its
worst form but | am we'll now.
s. What did you do for it!
J. | used Dir. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. II
cured me and it will cure you.
s. I've heard of it, and by Jove I'll try it
j. DO so. You'll find it at all the drug
stores in town.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17

"A brilliant black varnish for iron
stove and iire-places is made by stir
ring ivory black into ordinary shellao
varnish: 1t should be applied when
the article Is perfectly cold Chicago
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17

The superb equipment Of the Chicago q
Northwestern Railway Short Line Limited
to st. Paul and Minneapolis, and Shore
Line Limited TO Milwaukee and Waukesha,
has made these trains very popular with
tourists visiting the Summer resorts Of the
North west.
Az ode to a goat may be called a nanny
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17

As A hair dressing, Halls Hair Remover
has no equal. Ask your druggist for it.
The only warranted cure for chills and
fever Is Ayers Ague Cure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17

THERE are instances where quail on toast
has been followed in due time by three
cents on the dollar.-Chtcdg0 Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17

WHEN THE SCALP is ANNOYED with Dand-
ruff, GLENN's SULPHUR Soar will be found
an infnlIible remedy. HILLS HAIR AND
WHISPER DYE, Black OF Brown, SOC.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-17

AN indirect way of getting a drink Of
water at Il cheap clearinghouse is to ask
for a third cup of tea.