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THE IDLE LAWYER.

II was capital hit and well delivered, full
between the eyes. Ii sent the recipient q
gtlIiIly dressed fOp, spinning into the gutter,
much to the detEiment of his fine apparel,
and served him right for insulting an unpro-
tected girl, whose hurried steps and timid
manner betrayed her uneasiness at being
alone on the street at such an hour
Having done his duty in the premises and
waiting 10 see the despatched coxcOmb pick
himself up ungracefully and stink away
abashed and cowed, Ned Armour turned TO
see what had become OF his prOtegee. She
stood trembling, as though fright had arrest
ed her steps. Her pale face, on which the
light of neighbOring lamp CHANGED TO fall,
was of surprising beauty, and Ned, being a
knight as gallant as brave, begged permission
to see her safe home. In a sweet gentle
voice, with slightly foreign tinge, she ac-
cepted the offer, and the two walked off to-
gether, for the most part silently.
"Will you not come in, Sir?' said the girl,
stopping at the door of plain-.OOking house.
MY father, am sure, will wish TO thank
you for the kind service you have rendered.
He is an invalid. and 1t was An errand to pro-
cure him some neceSSarieS that took me out
tonight"
Ned accepted the invitation, and that was
the beginning Of his acquaintance with NJ
Bertrand and his charming daughter Marie.
Ned Armour was the Junior OF law firm,
of which his uncle, Mr.. Ranting, was the
head. He had little love for the profession,
but had entered into il to please his uncle, to
whom he owed everything, his rearing in
cluded. 1t Is safe to say that after the adj
venture just related he spent two evenings
In the society of Marie and her father to one
passed with Coke Il Blackstone.
NJ Bertrand was an old soldier of the first
empire, who, with the fall of his chief, had
lost all and driven into exile with his infant
child, he had wandered from country 30 cOun-
try in the hope to mend his fortune Now,
his daughter and himself had no other de-
pendence than the earnings of the former,
who turned To the best account she could her
proficiency in music by giving private les
sons. Ned would gladly have assisted his
friends from his own purse, had he known
how TO do 50 without giving Offense to the
proud old soldier
II, y Fo',tt.uSdl
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c.F.sTADicER, Proprietor,
70 so. FRONT ST., Philadelphia. "a.
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ghe 9ai1g Eight.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81, 1886.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

81 G. N. Railroad.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-06

A MOTHERS lNFLUENCE.-ln a railroad
c2r man about sixty years old came to
sit beside me- He had heard me lecluring
the evening before on temperance, = am
master of ship, he said, sailing out of
New York, and have just returned from my
fiftieth voyage across the Atlantic. About
thirty years ago | was q sot, shipped while
dead drunk, and was carried on board like
log. When | came to, the captain asked
me, Do you remember your mother2 l
told him she died before | could remember.
Well said he, am a Vermont man.
When / was young was crazy to go 10 sea.
At last my mother consented / should seek
my fortune. My boy said she, | don't
know anything about towns, ana l never
saw the sea, but they tell me they make
thousands of drunkards. Now, promise
me you'll never drink drop of liquor
He said, laid my hand in hers and prom
Used, as looked into her eyes Tor the last
time. She died soon after. I've been on
every sea, seen the worst kind of life and
men. They laughed at me as milksop
and wanted to know if was a coward
But when they offered me liquor l saw my
mothers pleading face ard never drank
a drop. II was my sheet-anchor; l owe
all to that. Would you like to take that
pledge?' said he. My companion took it,
and he added, 1t has saved me. l have
fine ship, wife and children at home, and ]
have helped others" That earnest mother
saved two men to virtue and usefulness
how many more He who sees all alone can
tell Wendell Phillips.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-06

A TEMPLE OF SERPEYTs.-The small
town of Werda. in the kingdom Of Daho-
mey, is celebrated for its Temple of Ser
penis, long building in which the priests
keep upward OF a thousand serpents of all
sizes, which they feed with the birds and
frogs brought to them as offerings by the
natives. These serpents, many of them of
enormous size, may be seen hanging from
the beams across the ceiling, with their
heads hanging downward and in all sorts
of strange contortions. The priests make
lie small serpents go through various evo-
lutions by lightly touching them with a
rod, but they do not venture to touch the
larger ones, some of which are big enough
to enfold bullock in their coils. 1t often
happens that some of these serpents make
their way out of the temple into the town,
and the priests have the greatest difficulty
in coaxing them back. To kill a serpent
intentionally is a crime punished with
death and if European were to kill one
the authority of the King himself would
scarcely suffice to save his life. ANY one
killing a serpent unintentionRlly must in
form the priest of what has occurred, and
90 through course of publication which
takes place once years.. James Gazette.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-06

GLASS RAILS AND GLASS SLEEPERs.-Mr.
Siemens writes from Dresden: As con-
Germs the report mentioned in several En-
glish papers about the discovery of produc-
ing rails in the same way as sleepers,
must state that the contents of this report
are founded on a misunderstanding. Ger
man newspapers, which brought their arti-
Giles regarding cast glass translated from
English journals, enormously translated
the English sleeper into The German
| 'schienen signifying rails in English, and
it was this mistake which led the English
papers to the opinion that Frederick Sic
mems had succeeded in manufacturing also
rails from cast glass. Allow me to add for
public information that a sample of these
glass sleepers recently tested at the Ander-
ston Foundry Company, Limited, Glasgow,
resisted falling weight of 81 cwt. falling
upon rail placed upon the sleeper set in
sand ballast, commencing at six inches and
rising by succeeding increments of six
inches up to nine feet six inches-the max
imum elevation TO which the test ram could
be elevated-without effects until the blow
had been repeated for the sixth time. Cast
iron sleepers are expected to withstand a
similar test up to seven feet only. The cost
of glass sleepers will be considerably less
than those of either cast iron or steel, while
the material is practically impeTishable as
regards climate changes, atmospheric infu-
ences, or the ravages of such insects as the
white ant.n-R9aray RerieW,
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The Earth-Crust Articles.

Does any cultivator of the soil fail to
read, or tire of reading, the chapters ON the
earth's crust? What can be of greater in
terest to any human mind than to examine
the ground we walk over, and upon which
we depend for sustenance, and for our in
come for other purposes-and to learn how
it was formed, and how it is nowconstantly
undergoing changes. If these agencies
that produced our soils from rocks in the
past ages, should cease to act now, barren
ness would soon cover the face of the earth
and in a comparatively short period, the
], 450, 100000 human beings would dwindle
to a few persons here and there; while the
mvriads of other living animals would
largely become extinct. Doubtless the ex-
plantations last week, of the vast power
exerted every year by wind alone, in pro-
ducing fresh soils, and in changing the
surface CT our fields, was new to q great
majority of readers. They were partly
new to the writer until recently. The
effects produced are usually 50 small at any
one point during single day as to be i'm
perceptible to the ordinary observer. But
the actual results each year and during a
series of years, and over State or county,
and over the world, are of inconceiyable
magnitude. The chapter this week brings
out new Though very oldl forces that have
had much to do in providing our prairie
soils.
If parents can direct their children from
the peruSal OF trashy, misleading novels, to
the study of simple semi-scientific works, 10
history, including the history of the forma-
ton of the earth itself, as clearly told in
recent geological discoveries. it would have
most valuable influence in elevating their
thoughts, and moulding their characters
now and in all after lie. In this connec-
ton we commend the two little works re-
ferred to, "Geikie Physical Geography, y
and Geology" These " Science Primers j"
are designed for children, but we lind them
capital reading for chilcren of larger
growth also. They cost but 45 cents, or so
cents for tie two, aud they 20 well together,
he Physical Geography 10 be read first.
When these two Primers are mastered,
"Dana's Geological Story Briefly Told -"
Costing 81 25l, will be interesting to those
who desire to know more of the wonderful
" crust of the earth. "-ErchGnge.
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THE I" HOME SEEKER. :"

The Immigration Association Of North
eEn California is now preparing TO issue
the November number Of the "HOAlE
SEEKER.o II is to be enlarged, and
fully illustrated with photographic views
Of Northern California. twill contain
practical information of the resources
and advantages OF the Northern Coun-
ties. Allthe proceeds Of This publication
win be devoted TO the carrying on OF
immigration work. We appeal to the
business men Of the Northern part ofthe
State 20 give 1t their advertising sup-
port. BY so doing, the work Of bring.
ing an increase of population to the
state will be carried on. At Ogden q
copy viii be put in the hands Of each
incoming passenger. IN addition to tbs,
several thousand copies will be dis
trihuted ON the trains leaving Chicago,
tn order 10 attract the settler intending
to settle in other States and Territories.
Give the "R0ME SEEKER'' your sup
port, Central and Northern California
immigration Association, S29 Second
street. sp7-d
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4 NATIONAL WALTz.-The public will
learn with great pleasure Of the philan-
ihroDic efforts OF the American society of
professors of dancing TO remedy some Of
the evils which have gathered about
terpsiehdrean pleasures. These efforts are
directed toward the Formation of national
waltz step which will enable Boston girl,
for instance. to tread the mszes with a
Western man as partner without stubbing
her cultured toes over mis- less intellectual
feet. "'Tis a eonsummation devoutly to be
wished" though il would take away the
fayorite excuse of poor dancers when
apologizing for their cIumsiness: You
will pardon me, Miss X; but do you
know, am used to the Chicago step and
don't find the New York style easy to
catch. etc, etc. But If we had waltz
step which vas uniform from Maine to
Texas, and from sea TO sea, the uniOn OF
the States would be just as much the more
firmly established.-N. Y. World.
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AN ESCAPE FROM SHARK.-A very re-
markable story, of whose truth, however,
there is not the slightest doubt, is told in
the last number of the Lancet. 1t is an
account by +. Ensor, senior surgeon at the
Provincial Hospital, Port Elizabeth, of a
man whose leg was completely bitten of
by shark, who had the stump imme-
diately amputated and who recovered.
The subject of the story had been having a
swim in the sea at A. NJ. on the 2Sth OF
January last, and came out, intending to
take one more header from the ietty. He
plunged in, and on rising to the surface
felt sharp pain in the thigh, and before
he could cry out received another horrid
crunch, and down he went in the jaws of a
huge shark. He struggled for moment,
and felt twisted about and shaken, then
free, and with on instructive effort as he
rose to the surface, made a supreme at
tempt to reach the landing stairs, which
were close by" Fortunately there were
some people on the jetty who pulled him
out and did their best to stop the bleeding
with towels, etc, while they sent for a doc
tor He was carried to the Provincial Hos
pital, and the stump was Immediately
amputated under chloroform and in few
days he recovered and was able 10 get about
with crutches. 4" 1t is very rarely, i'm
agine," says Mr. Ensor, " that human
being who has once been in the jaws of a
shark has been saved and more rarely still
saved by surgical aid A month after the
accident the only trouble from which the
patient suffered was pain in the absent foot,
but this the brain, by and by, would cease
10 remember
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-06

How TO PRUNE.-We look upon the
roots as the parts that nourish, but the
roots are the mouths through which food
is taken. 1t is more correct to say that
the stomach nourishes rather than the
mouth, and the leaves of the tree rather
than the roots. By severely cutting back
heads of trees can almost suspend growth.
Thus we often leave branches that know
must come off next season, simply to
induce growth of the part that is
to remain permanently. Some people
seek to urge the growth of scions in
newly-grafted trees by removing all large
limbs. They should remember that they
thus remove that which induces growth,
and after such severe slaughter many OF
the ibrous roots will be found dead for if
they have no work to perform they become
feeble and short-liyed. Wemust distinguish
the difference between trees and vines. 1t
we wish the grape to grow vigorously we
cut it back closely, for its leaves are very
large, and it has the faculty of covering a
trellis with only few buds. Thus we cut
feeble-growing vines back more closely
than strong growing, for by close cutting
we get more foliage than by leaving canes
long. Therefore, in pruning trees the dan
ger lies in cutting too much, and with vines
in not cutting away enough. If YOU wish
the tree to spread, cut to an outside bud
if to run higher and closer, to an upper
or inside bud. Leave no crotches, as they
are certain to break when laden. Cut
close to the shoulder, but do not cut the
shoulder. Remember that he who does not
trim at all gets the most growth of tree, yet
he who trims often and wisely has the
best orchard and latest pocketbook.
Recorder
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Ahxssinian Tradition.

1t is curious historical fact that there
still exists in Abyssinia form of Christian
ity which is as old as the Church of Rome
or that OF Greece. 1t can claim to be called
primitive. But we have to do with this
matter here only so far as to take notice oil
tradition which evidently had its origin
in the church. 1t is taken from the enter
tanning volumes of NJ. de Cosson.
The native traditions affirm that st.
Areed was first struck with the idea OF
composing the Abyssinian church music
by seeing three birds singing on tree,
their number reminding him of the Holy
Trinity. He was inspired with the notion
of inventing a musical instrument, and
forthwith invented sort of rattle, which
is used to this day by the priests to accom-
pany their chants.
Delighted with his new musical instru-
ment,. st. Areed went with it to the King,
and began to perform. History relates that
the King was so absorbed in the charms of
the music that he inadvertently rested the
point of his spear on Areed's great toe, and
gracefully reclining his weight on it, pinned
the worthy saint to the ground.
NV own opinion is that the astute mon
arch resorted to this as a last and desperate
resource to induce the saint to bring his
performance to an end but if this were
his intention, he was disappointed, for
Areed was so carried away with delight at
his own harmonies that he never even nc
ticed the accident, though the ground was
covered with his blood. This story is de-
picted in two paintings in one of the native
churches.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-06

RESPIRATION AND PoETRY.-The natural
rate Of respiration is from sixteen to twenty
four breaths per minute, the average being
twenty and DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes
has explained the popularity Ct the octc-
syllable verse by the fact that it follows the
natural rhythm of respiration more exactly
than any other. Experiments with the
poetry of Scott, Longfellow and Tennyson
show that an average of twenty lines will
be read in minute. so that one respiration
will suffice for each line. The articulation
is SO easy, in fact, that it is liable to run
into sing-song. The twelye-syllable line,
on the other hand, as in Draytons q Poly
olbion, is pronounced almost intolerable
ON account of lis unphysiologieal construc-
ton. From this il follows that, while the
poets disregard science in many ways with
impunity, nothing in poetry or in vocal
music is likely TO win favor that is not cal
culated with strict reference to the respira-
tory functions.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-06

The WOMEN OF TURKEY.-The feriiee. or
wrap, which all Turkish women are obliged
to wear, is the most abominable. shapeless,
ugly garment ever made. and it was in
vented expressly to hide all outlines of the
figure. Seeing a Turkish womans face.
you think of everything angelic as a COM
parison but when she turns her back and
shutfies of, in your mind you compare her
to porpoise, or some other ungainly crea-
ture. The colors Of the feriiee are most
brilliant, and every woman carries a para
sol. Pink, purple, blue, green, and scarlet,
all are worn together A few feriiees are
black. In the house the Turkish women
appear to better advantage They wear
handsomely decorated slippers, or more of
ten sit barefoot, and the dress skirt is let
loose TO trail the trousers are drawn down
to the ankles, and the ferijee thrown aside
with the yashmak, and above all, the
face is washed OF its disfiguring
paint, which is only worn in the
street. The Turkish women then are seen
to have smooth, polished skins. clear com
plexions, and a pretty color, though dark.
They are in many respects the handsomest
race of women, in the face, though thew
have absolutely nothing but rolls of fat by
way of figure. The Georgians and Circas-
slams that you see among them are slen-
Derry oullt Whiie young, though the life OF
utter idleness and constant gormandizing
makes them grow fat also The drollest
thing is that freckles are considered the
highest mark of beauty, and only the Cir
cassians have them. The women eat much
sweet food, candies and preserves, and
drink inordinate quantities of Serkys tea
and milk for their complexion, and eat
rice in every imaginable form. In fact,
they eat all the time when not drinking or
sleeping. Brooklyn Magazine.
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always strictly sober, but he never failed to
be bright and sensible, and was always
held in much esteem for his integrity and
usefulness as q citizen. He was member
of the Territorial Legislature and OF the
Constitutional Convention of 1916. mo-
ton being pending in the Legislature, Of
which he was member, to PRINT copies OF
certain public documents in the Welsh and
French languages, Mr.. Phelps rose in his
seat and gravely moved an amendment to
print large number of copies in the Pot
tawattomie language, remarking, with great
emphasis, that he made that motion out of
regard to a large number of residents in
Wisconsin who ought not to be overlooked.
:" My own conviction" said Mr.. Phelps, lis
that all this printing of public documents
in foreign languages is wrong. We ought
to have one language and only one, and
stick to it, and if that language is Potta
wattomie I'll learn ii l'-lHllCaukee Sentinel.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-06

A NOVEL RAILwAY-A curious railway,
which furnishes its own motive power,
carries iron ore from the Ria mines, in the
Pyrenees. to a distance of nearly seven
miles. 1t is built on the Lartigne single
rail system, and is worked by electrical
machinery designed by Messrs. Sienens,
the loaded train running down generating
a current of electricity sufficiently power
ful to haul up the empty trains. Details of
the working system are said to consist in
using the motor in descending as a dy-
namo. which GENERATES current enough to
work the motor on the ascending train, the
difference between the weights of the two
trains being sufficient to compensate for the
loss Of electrical efficiency.
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HOW 10 secure Health.

1t is strange any one viii suffer from de-
rangement brought on by impure blood,
when Sooyill's Sarsaparilla and Shllingia,
or Blood and Liver Syrup, will restore
health TO the physical organization. 1t is a
Strengthening syrup pleasant TO take, and
the best blood purifier ever discovered, cur
ing Scrofula, Syphilitic disorders. Weak
ness of the Kidneys, Erysipelas. Malaria,
Nervous disorders, Debility. Bilious com
plants and diseases of the Blood, Liver,
Kidneys, Stomach, Skin, etc.
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WOMEN IN THE TREASURY BUREAU
Complaints of iDaccuracy and carelessness
on the part of men were made frequently
during General Spinners administration of
the United States Treasury, but such COM
plants against lady clerks were few, The
shrewdest and quickest detectors of coun-
terfeit currency were women, and in cases
of disputes as to the genuineness of money
General Spinner invariably took the judg-
ment of Miss Grandin, who was for a
long time employed in his bureau In
speaking OF her ability in this particular
one day General Spinner said: "IfI were
q believer in clairvoyance would say that
she possessed that power, but as am not
| call it instinct" There was a rule in the
department compelling lady clerks who
married to resign their positions, and when
this lady married the venerable Treasurer
asked that the rule be suspended, because
the Government could not well dispense
with her seryices.-C Chicago Tribune.
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Pedro Segundo American Telegraph and
Cable Company, and starts out with capt.
tai of s2,500,000. The Imperial Govern
ment of Brazil and Republic of Venezuela
have both granted very favorable conces.
sions to the new company. Its cable will
be over 1900 miles long, and is being con-
structed in England. 1t will probably be
completed in few weeks, and will be laid
as soon as the equinoctial storms are over.
Scientific american,
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A DEAL OF PATIENCE REoUIRED.-The
only chance an IN married man has to see
what his wife will have to do when his
family begins to arrive is out at a summer
resort in the season. When be goes to call
on q married friend in the city at his house
he comes away with the impression that
babies are very easily managed and really
the mother Of family has a comparative
ly easy time of it. He never gets a chance
to see the million details of q child's bring
ing up; but let him get into camp and
just see what it means 10 look after q kid.
especially of very tender years, and some
how or another a woman grows. to be
wonderful thing when you see the patience
and genueness with which she bears the
eccentric impulses of her child, the tender
ness which no amount of worry and an
noyance can ever weaken. If a man had
to look after his children he would break
their necks or throw them into a creek, or
beat the life out of them, or do something
desperate the first week. He might be ten
der-hearted enough to let them fall over
q veranda, or walk into the water and get
drowned. but the most affectionate thing
he would do would be to leave them 90
where they pleased, and they'd get killed
somehow.-ErchGHge.