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An Iowa Farm.

johnson county, though rot first
perhaps, ranks we'll with other coun-
ties OF the state for fine stock-farms
and thoroughbred stock. Near Iowa
City, as we'll as in other parts of the
county, are herds OF hort-horns, Hol-
stems, Polled Angus. AYRSHIRE and
Jerseys, while many farmers have
turned their attention to the raising
OF horses. Buyers for eastern markets
find Iowa City we'll supplied with the
class Of horses they want, either draft
or road.
Ten miles from the city, as the crow
flies, we find the farm of Mr.. Edwin
Brown, q brief description may be OF
interest. Mr.. Brown came to Iowa
forty-seven years ago, stuck his stakes
in Big Grove township and went to
work. OF this worlds goods he had
but little. He WAS poor, but he had
what every young man needs to be
successfu]-pluck and energy. He
went in to win. His were days of
hardship and toll. With his own hands
he broken prairie, planted groves
and orchards, built substantial two
story house, added a barn and other
outbuildings. All this time he did not
forget the fine land around him, until
he had clear title to 1000 as choice
acres as the sun shines upon. To-day,
after placing one of his sons on quar-
ter section and reducing in other d.
rections, he has 600 acres, five OF
which are in grass. His pastures are
we'll set in bluegrass, clover and red
top. In most Of these, his stock are
up to their eyes in grass.
Nearly fifteen years ago Mr.. Brown
turned his attention to understanding.
His first purchase was two-inch tile
at Rock Island, he paying $45 per
thousand. The ditch in which they
were placed drains the land just as
perfectly now as when first dug. He
has miles of tile, and his system ex-
tends over his entire farm. The usual
depth Of drain is three and a half feet.
In some sloughs he has cut three
dltches-one in the center and one on
each side. The water is ali utilized,
conducted to stone reservoirs and by
pipe to trough. Every field is thus
supplied with water 1t is a perfect
system, and for al; his large stock Of
cattle and horses, he draws no water,
summer or winter, having pure, cool,
fresh water in every field. Think OF
it's value. Other farmers are adopting
his plan, and thousands ofmy brother
farmers can do the same thing.
What do his fields contain: Good
short-horn cattle, fat steers and more
particularly, Clydesdale horses. He
has about fifty, and many ofthenl are
so high-bred as to rank with his
thoroughbred stock. At the head
stands an imported stallion, OF recent
purchase, as near perfection as may
be found. He is truly Scotland's glory.
Mr.. Brown may we'll be proud OF his
noble Clyde horses, for he finds both
pleasure and profit in breeding this
class. During the past Winter and
Spring he sold sixteen 2 and 3 year.
Odds, half to three-quarters blood, at
an average price Of $l62.5O.
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Convict Labor in England.

A writer in the Boston Herald tells
of some Of the devices employed in
England to keep convicts Employed:
''The convlcts were marched into a
large yard and formed three sides OF
q square, standing about five feet
apart, facing inward. Near one end
Of the line wasa pyramid OF 24-pound
cannon balls. In the center of the
square stood the officer or guard.
When all was ready he gave the
order, One, when every man moved
sideways five feet to the right, which
brought the man at the head of the line
opposite thepyramid OF balls. Two
Every man stoops down, without
bending his knees, the first ma n TAX
ing g. ball from the pile, the
Others going through the motion till
ball reached them. Three The
men moved back to their original
places. 'Fous' They stopped down
and placed the ball upon the ground,
not being allowed to drop it. And so
on, the movements continued, the Or
ders quickened at the will, of the guard,
till the balls were all conveyed through
the line and piled up at the other end.
It required but q few minutes Of these
rapid movements to bring every man
into a state of profuse perspiration,
showing that the labor was of the
severest kind. A short time was al
lowed the men to rest, when they were
again called to order, and, by the
same movement, the balls were re-
turned to their original place; and so
on throughout the day these can.
non balls were passed forward and
back, with no object only to furnish
labor for the men. In the prisons es-
tablished upon the solitary or sepa-
rate plan, where the convicts work in
their cells, they have what they called
the crank labor an iron cylinder or
drum two feet long and eighteen or
twenty inches in diameter, resting up:
on legs. A spindle or shaft is passed
through the drum, with a crank on
one end for turning it. Attached to
the spindle within the drum, which
was filled with sand, were fat arms,
making it necessary to use consider.
able force to turn at a dull, heavy
drag. A dial attached to the machine
registered the number of revolutions
the convict had made. From S, 900
to lO, 900 was the usual daily stint.
Can one imagine more" terrible sit
uation for a human being to be plac.
ed in than to be shut up alone in 9
cell ten feet square, and from morning.
till night compelled to turn crank
ATTACHED to such an Internal ma chine,
with no results, nothing accompl ished,
no object, no hope except to complete
his task, for upon that depends his
supper Of gruel. =
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at least eight hours a dry, eat three,
plain, substantial meals day, and
above all, let alcoholic liquors and to-
.bacco alone. Not use them in mod
GRAFTON, mind You; but let them alone.
The old ideas about half starving a.
man iii training, and working him
down to q skeleton, haye gone out OF
date. "There's one thing NEARLY for
got, and it important, too. No man
ever became good fighter unless he
had good heart BY that I mean
the pluck, or sand, or whatever you
call it, that makes a man keep bat
tling as long as he has a leg to stand
on and a bit Of breath in his body" q
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AoAAe1Ao HS91A1tcIS udV We 1lau less W SCFuSS"
gle against than others of their sex.
Almost all inherited their genius, and
became proficient in their art, their
talent encouraged and fostered by
their father in his studio. From An
gelica Kaufman down to Elizabeth
Thompson, the painters have been the
only women who have trod the royal
road to fame and fortune.
Singers come next as instances of
the ease with which some women at
tain high places, and at the head of
these stands Patti, who, with the ex-
ception OF few failures to draw as a
child artist, has had no uphill work
at all. Yet she has worked, and all
her life, too, and has never in all her
long career been known to disappoint
an audience, either through caprice or
sickness. s.. : ezs:. -, $ = ~: ~ ss7r
Grace Darling and our own Ida
Lewis were self-made women. Both
occupied the same position in life-as-
sistants in a light house and both be-
came celebrated for sayinglife. Among
the list Of self.made women these hero
ines>stand at the head. # r
Nae most renowned woman who
sprang from the lowliest estate was
Jeanne dare, who fed swine.
The two most illustrious examples
OF self-made women are Theodore and
Madame de Mainte len on. Theodore
was the daughter Of the Muster Of the
bears in the Island Of Cyprus. She
danced with the bears forsthe amuse-
ment Of the public. She is said to
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colored black cloth must be used. for the
color from black muslin is spt to iron on
on the goods beneath ard If white nhuslln
is used over black or dark stuff 1t IS sure to
leave on it a liberal supply OF lint, winch
is difficult to brush off.
Care must be taken that there are no
seams or creases either in the ironing
blanket or in the cloth, or shiny streak ON
the goods will be the result. The rubber
blanket used under the stuff while spong-
ing it must, of course, be removed before
pressing.
When black stuff has become rusty the
color can be restored by sponging it with
strong ammonia water, or mixture OF
equal parts of ammonia and alcohol, which
is still better.
Black stuff may be restored to its former
freshness by sponging it with liquor made
by boiling large handful of fig leaves in
two quarts of water until reduced to pint.
This may be used on cloth, Grape and bonn
bazine.
Grease spots can often be removed from
silk by rubbing the fabric between the
palms of the hands. Turpentine, alcohol
or benzine can be used, and pipe-clay will
remove spots without injuring the most
delicate shades.
Black silk can be made to look almost as
good as new by sponging on the right side
with weak tea or coffee and pressing on
the right side with thick flannel between
the silk and the iron. When the silk is
very much wrinkled sponge on the wrong
side with weak gumarabic water, and when
nearly dry iron between two wooden cloths.
Rusty black lace can be wonderfully
freshened up by rinsing in water to which
has been added borax and alcohol in the
proportion ofone tablespoonful each OF bo-
rax and alcohol to one cupful of soft water
After the lace is partly dry dip it in water
an old kid glove has been boiled; squeeze
gently, pull out the edges pin on sheets of
blotting paper and dry under heavy books.
The creases can be taken out of velvet
and the pile raised by drawing it across a
| hot iron over which a wet cloth has been
spread. If there are pin marks over which
| the pile refuses to rise, brush it up with
stiff brush and steam it, repeating the OPP
Grafton several times. Narrow velvet rib
bon can be ironed by dampening the back
and drawing it across the flat face of an iron
set upright on table.
When the nap is worn Off of cloth it can
sometimes be restored thus Soak the goods
in cold water for an hour. then with a pin
or needle gently pick up the nap; after the
nap is raised brush it the right way with a
soft brush.
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TIE " HOME SEEKER"
The Immigration Association fNorth.

The immigration Associations of North
ern California is now preparing to issue
the April number of the "H0ME
SEEKER" It is to be enlarged. and
fully illustrated with litiGgraphicy iews
of Northern California. twill contain
practical Information Of the resources
and advantages of the Northern Gem.
ties. 1.-The proceeds of this publication
VIII be devoted to the carrying on OF
Immigration work. We appeal to the
business men of the Northern part of the
State to give il their advertising sup
pert. BY so doing, the work of bring
ing an increase Of population to the
State will be carried on. At Ogden a
copy will be put in tie hands Of each
incoming passenger. In addition to this,
several thousand copies will be dis.
tributed on the trains leaving Chicago,
in order 10 attract the settler intending
to settle in other States and Territories.
Give the "H0ME SEEKER" your sup.
port. ap7-tf
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PRO POSALS FOR CAVALRY AND
ARTILLERY HORSES.


Preside. San Francisco. Cal. April !. 1856.
- EALED PROPOSALS. IN TRIPLCATE, SUB
y ject to usual conditions. will be received at
this Office, until 10 o'clock \. NJ, Pacific time.
will be opened in the presence of bidders, for
furnishing and delivering, at Preside, at San
Francisco, Cal, Redding, Cal. or Reno, Nevada,
295 Cavalry Horses and Artillery Horses. Pro-
posals for less number Will be received. The
Government reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. Preference Will be given TO articles of
domestic production and manufacture, condi-
tons of price and quality being equal, and
such preference will be given 10 articles of
American production and manufacture pro
duced on the Pacific Coast, 10 the extent of the
consumption required by the public service
therein Blank proposals and information fur
nished on application Mt this office Envelopes
containing proposals should be Endorsed :" Pro
posslS for Hor es,' anc I'D iresSed to the Under
signed. J. ID. BINGHAM,
Asst q. NJ. Gen'l. L. 5. A.. Chief Quartermaster
an2 :, 3 q u of-ft
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REVELATION.

- And went into the Vale Of Beaver. and as
/ went preached repentance 10 the people
ana one morning, sitting by the fire. a great
cloud came over me, and a temptation beset
me. And IL was said: Al Uinqs come b., Nqf1ire !.
and the Elements and the stars came over me
And as sat still and let it alone a living hone
arose in me, and n true Voice which said :.
There Is ttCtng God Uho made al things And
Immediately the cloud and the temptation van
lshed, and Lie rose over all, and my heart was
glad and praised the living God journal
OF George Fox 1880.
Still, as of old in Beavers Vale.
Q man of God our hope and faith
The Elements snd Stars assail
And the awed spirit holds its breath
Blown over by a wind of death.
Takes Nature thought for such rs We
What place her human atom fills
The Wecd-drift of her careless sea
The mist on her unheediDg hills?
what recks she OF our helpless Wills
Strange god of Force, with fear, not love.
Its trembling woTshiperl Can prayer
Reach the shut ear of Fate or move
Implying Energy to spare?
what doth the cosmic Vastness care?
In vain to this dread Uneoncern
For the All-Father's love we look
IN yam, III quest Of it, we turn
Inc stored leaves of Natures book
Inc prints her rocky tablets took
pray for faith, long to trust;
! listen with my heart and hear
A Voice withou; sound " Be inst
BE true, be merciful revere
me "ord within thee: God is near,
light to sky and earth unknown
-, Pales all their lights: mightier force
nan lla tH te the powers of Nature own.
ana 10 It's goal as at its source,
Ills spirit moves the Universe.
Believe and trust Through stars and suns.
through all occasions and events,
ny WISE paternal purpose runs:
Inc darkness of His providence
Is starlit with benign intents"
o JOY supreme | know the Voice
Like none beside on earth or sea:
lea, more, o soul of mine rejoice;
By all that He requires of me,
know what God himself must be
No picture to my aid call.
shape no image in my prayer;
only know in Him is all
VI NE, llght, beauty, everywhere
Eternal Goodness here and there
! know He is, and what He is.
Whose one great purpose is the good
OF all. rest my soul on His
Immortal Love and Fatherhood
Ana trust Him, as His children should.
Not less that His restraining hand
Is on our selfish seekings laid
ana shorn OF words ana works, we stand
~ vain illusions disarrayed
The richer for our losses made
fear no more The clouded face
or Nature smiles: through all her things
Ot time and space and sense trace
The moving of the Spirits wings
And hear the song OF nope she sings
John Greenleaf Whittier.
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NOTICE TO CREDIToRS.-ESTATE OF JO-
IN SEPH T. GLOVER, deceased. Notice is
hereby given by the undersigned, c. T.
WHEELER, Executor of the estate of JOSEPH
7. GLOVER, deceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims against said deceased
to exhibit them, with the necessary afiidavits OF
vouchers, within four months after the first pub
store of Booth & Co, on Front street, between J
and K, Sacramento.
c. 7. WHEELER, Executor.
Dated March Il. 1886.
A. P. CATLIS, Attorney for Executor.
rurI2
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OFFICIAL NOTICES.
SEALED PROPOSAIS

WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF
w Trustees of the city OF Sacramento until
MONDAY, APRIL 9Th, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for
constructing Sewer from Third and NJ to Sixth
and s'reeiS, according to specifications on file
at the Trustees Office Each bid must be ac-
guarantee for the faithful performance of the
terms of the bid The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. By order of the Board
of Trustees
Sacramento March -, 1886.
mr25-9t JOHN RYAN Street Commissioner
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4 RARE CHARGE FOR INVESTMENT.

II OTFL PROPERTY, WITH FIRM -
II ture and Fixtures, doing good and ~
profits BILE business, is offered or sale or gslsE
exchange for Sacramento city property. Said
hotel is located III most t0urishing country
town, on the line of the California and Oregon
Railroad, close to Railroad Depot. For terms
Real Estate and Insurance Agents, 400 street,
SRcrs menio. mr22- 1mhlMS
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SAN PABLO AND 1ULARE R. R. co.

NOTICE.-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
~ the San Pablo and Tulare Railroad Com
pany, for the Election of Directors for the en-
suing year, and for the transaction of such other
business as may be brought before the meeting
viii be held at the Office of the Company in the
city of San Francisco, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL
II, 1856, between the hours of 10 A. NJ and p NJ
W. V. HUNTINGTON, Secretary.
San Francisco March 90 1856. mr3Q-td
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NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

NOTICE.-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
IN Stockholders of the Northern Railway
Company, for the Election OF Directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may be brought before the
meeting, will be held at the Office of the Com
pany, in the city of San Francisco, on WEDNES-
DAY, APRIL Il, 1856, between the hours of 10
A. NJ and p. NJ.
W. V. HUNTINGTON, Secretary.
San Francisco March 80 1856 mr20 I'd
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NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT 1T is
~ the intention Of the Board of Trustees OF
the city OF Sacramento to have street, from
Fifteenth to Sixteenth, improved by grading to
the official grade and constructing redwood curb
ing ana round corners. Said improvements to
be made in accordance with resolution passed
by the Board of Trustees, on the 29tn day OF
MARCH, 1856, to which all parties interested
are referred for further particulars.
ap2-5t JOHN RYAN, Street Commissioner.
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CtTATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAC
y ramento, IS. In the Superior Court in and
for said county.-The People of the State of
California to CLARA WITTENBROCK, greeting
You are hereby notified that an action was
commenced in the Superior Court of the
county of Sacramento, State aforesaid by filing
a complaint in the Clerks Office of said Court
on the 18th day of FEBRUARY, 1886 in which
action GEORGE F. WITTENBROCK is plaintiff
and you are defendant. That the general ne.
ture OF the action, as appears from said COM
plant is as follows: To obtain a decree of
this Court dissolving the bonds of matrimony
now existing between plaintiff and defendant,
on the ground of willful desertion, all of
which is more fully set forth in the COM
plant on file herein. reference to which is
hereby made. And You are hereby directed
to appear and answer said complaint with
In ten days from the service Of this writ
exclusive of the day of service if served on
you in said county Of Sacramento and within
thirty days, exclusive of the day of service If
served elsewhere. And you are further notified
that unless you so appear and answer within
the time above specified, the plaintiff will ap-
ply to the Court for the relief prayed for in the
complaint on file herein.
In testimony whereof, l, Vim. B. Hamilton
Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereunto set
my hand and atiix the seal of said Court, this
18th day of FEBRUARY, A. d. 1856.
SEAL WIN. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
TAYLOR d HoLL, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
fp90-1mS
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The "GALT GAZETTE
EVERY BODY WANTS TT!

FI,HE "GAZETTE' Is ONE OF THE BEST
/ Country Papers in California, and the best
advertising medium for Sacramento Merchants
and Business Men to patronze. II is published
in the heart of the richest grain producing
sections in the State, and circulates largely in
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Amador, III Dorado
and Calaveras Counties. 10 secure the trade of
these five counties by advertising no better or
cheaper medium than the "GAZkTTE'' can be
found.
HE- The GAZETTE is published every
Saturday. MEACHAM & CAMPBELL, Props.
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TERMINAL RkILWAY COMPANY.

NOTICE.-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
~ the Terminal Railway Company, for the
Election of Directors for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction of such other business as
may be bought before the meeting. will be held
at the office of the Company in the city of San
Francisco. on WEDNESDAY, APRIL IA, 1886,
between the hours OF 10 A ". and p NJ.
W. V. HUNTINGTON. Secretary.
San Francisco March %. 1sS6. mr30-td
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SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE.
ANNUAL MEETING.

OFFICE OF THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,
San FRANCISCO, March %, 1856.
TJyHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
1 holders of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company for the election of Directors for the
ensuing year, and for The transaction of such
other business as may be brought before the
meeting, will be held at the Office of the Com
pany, III the city of San Francisco. on TUES
DAY. the 18th day of APRIL 1856.
mr.4-td I. II. MILLER. JR.. Secretary.
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NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IT Is
~ the intention of the Board of Trustees OF
the city OF Sacramento to have Twenty-secOnd
street. from II to Y. improved by grading and
rounding up to the official grade Said improve
mentS 10 be made in accordance with Il resolu-
ton passed by the Board of Trustees on the
Doth day of MARCH, 1856, to which all parties
interested are referred for further particulars
ap2Jt JOHN kY IN. Street Commissioner
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You've or middle-aged men suffering
from nervous debility, loss of memory,
premature old age, as the result of bad
habits, should send 10 cents in stamps for
illustrated book offering sure means of
cure. Address Worlds Dispensary Medi-
cal Association. Buffalo. New York
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CALIFORNIA PAaIFIC R. R. COMPANY.

NOTICE.-TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
~ Stockholders of the California Pacific
Railroad Company. for the Election of Directors
for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of
such other business as may be brought before
the meeting, will be held at the office of the
Company, in the city of San Francisco on
WEDNESDAY. APRIL II, 1886, between the
hours of 10 A. NJ and , P "
w. V. HUNTINGTON Secretary.
San Francisco, March % 1856. mr3O-td
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NOTICE TO CREDTT0RS.-EsTA OF
IN FREDERICK SINGER, deceased. Notice
IS hereby given by the undersigned, executor OF
the will Of FREDERICK SINGER, deceased, Ito
the creditors of and all persons having claims
against said deceased. to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within four months after
the first publication Of this notice 70 the under
signed, at the lagv Office of W. II. Beatty and s.
C. benson, No. as K street, Sacramento city.
Cal, the same being his place for the transac-
ton of the business of said estate
Dated March q, 1856.
LEOPOLD COLLIER
Executor of the last viii and testament of Fred
erick Singer, deceased. NIGHTS
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CESsPOoLs, VAULTS AND CELLARS.
ODORLESS ExCAVATOR.

IESSPOoLS AND VAULTS CLEANED. CLL-
" lars pumped out We do the cheapest ~.
best work in the city. Leave your orders at o..
Office, rs street, ut the Pacific Market.
fe2-4ptf J. 3. CAMPBELL & co.