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The New Zealand Earthquake.

The disastrous earthquake in New Yea
land, which began on the night of June
10th, has, says the London Engineering,
destroyed some of the most remarkable
natural beauties of geological character
in the world. The top of Mount Taramera
has been blown off and an immense guam
tity of dust thrown out destroying among
other things the famous pink and white
terraces or cascades of sinter, that had be-
gun to draw tourists from all parts of the
world, and promised to rival the Yellow
stone Park geysers. The noise of the ex-
plosion was heard 800 miles, and an ob-
server $50 miles from the scene saw the
column of ashes that accompanied it. This
column is supposed to have assembled no
less than % 600 feet into the air. At dis
tances of from so to 40 miles from the site
the ashes were found in layer several
inches thick. The district has been of an
igneous and volcanic character as long as
tradition tells, and is replete with boiling
springs, mud fountains, steam vents and so
on. In fact, it bears resemblance to the
Yellowstone district, and we may well ask
ourselves whether all volcanic energy is at
rest in the latter, and whether at some fu-
ture day the latter may not be visited by
similar catastrophe. One peculiarly at
Taramera was the fame and fire balls
accompanying the explosion. OF lava in
the ordinary sense there appears to have
been little or none. 1t was simply great
and sudden explosion of imprisoned gases,
dust and steam. Further investigation
will, however, throw more light on the
matter
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Some Famous Old Men,

The longevity of famous statesmen is re-
markable. Imagine Lord Palmerston act
ing vigorously as Prime Minister of Eng
land when over so, governing the vast Brit
ish Empire with steady hand and making
speeches three hours long in the House of
Commons, and rising next day fresh as a
man Of 40. Think of the venerable Guizot,
the French statesman, who at the age of 81
was still writing histories, presiding over
religious conventions, and carrying on
lively discussions in the French Academy
The late Lord Lyndhurst made able
speeches in the House of Lords when he
had passed his Goth year, and his longtime
rival, Lord Bfougham, wrote his auto
biography. in three goodly volumes, when
he had nearly reached 90 years.
The Marquis of Lansdowre, who, as Lord
Henry Petty, was leading member of the
All the Talents Cabinet, of which Chas.
James Fox was the chief, in 1906, was still
an active member of the House of Lords
nearly sixty years later, in 1863, and died
in that year at the age of SIS.
The Duke of Wellington took part in
public affairs until his death in 1852, in his
SD year. 4
In former generations energetic states
men of advanced years are found thickly
scattered through the pages of history.
There was the old Marqu of Winchester,
who could remember Edward ", the first
York sovereign, in 1888, and who, when he
died in 1872, at the age of 81, was holding
Office under Queen Elizabeth.
Referring to the statesmen Of our own
country, it is a familiar fact that John
Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second
and third Presidents, both died on the 4th
of July, 1916, just half a century from the
day on which both signed the Declaration
of ndependence-Adams being 81 and JEFF
ferson IS. President Andrew Jackson lived
to be 50, John Quincy Adams to be 81, and
Madison So Youths Conpasuon.
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NEWS OF THE MORNING.


EAsTERE.-The illumination of the
statue of Liberty on Monday night was a
brilliant affair. Many seizures of bogus
butter were made in st. Louis yesterday.
A sealed express car on the Chicago and
New York line has been found to have
been robbed of goods. John Hooley, a
theatrical agent, committed suicide yester-
day.. Elections were held in large num-
b=r Of States yesterday.
FoRErGN.-England will possibly send a
representative tothe Vatican. The Sultan
declares his friendliness for England.
Pacific CoAsr.-John Garoutte of Camp
tonville, fell from riding animal yesterday
and was Killed. J. Bodkin shot and
killed L. j. Elan at Orange, Los Angeles
county George Gill was struck by car
near Port Costa and had his skull fractured,
causing death I'D. J. Corker, Of Lafayette,
Or, has been murdered ...... Thomas Stevens
has beer found dead in Nevada county.
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He Hadn't ANY Equilibrium.

In 1881, in the Sagadahoe County Court,
held in the city Of Bath, Me-, case for as
sault and battery came up for trial-Mrs. 0.
VS.. Mr.. O.; Judge G. for plaintiff and law
yer L. for defendant. Mr.. o., by the way,
kept a grocery store in q small country
town, also the Postofficein his dining room
and sitting room.
Mrs. 0. had testified that Mr.. o. had
pushed her with such violence that she fell
from platform to the ground and injured
her side in consequence of the fall, etc.
When Mr.. o. came upon the stand he
swore that Mrs. O. first pushed him.
As Judge G. arose to begin the cross-ex-
animation of the defendant Mr.. O. braced
up with an evident determination that the
lawyer should not throw beat him.
Judge G.-Mr. O., what is your business
or profession
Mr.. OIL am a merchant, sir, and Gov
eminent officer, sir.
Judge G.-What Office do you hold under
the Government
Mr.. OIL am the Postmaster in my own
town, sir.
Judge G.-Did I understand you to say
that you pushed Mrs. @. down?
Mr.. Ono, sir; | said that pushed her
and she fell down. But first she pushed
me.
Judge Glow hard did she push you?
Mr.. O.-She pushed me as hard as 1
pushed her, sir.
Judge G.-Did you lose your equilibrium
when she pushed you?
Mr.. Ono, ST., L did not lose my equi-
librium. | had no equilibrium to lose, for
never had any, sir livery emphatic]; and
don't think that you as lawyer have
any right TO ask me such questions, sir.
Judge G. simply replied: "Oh, l beg
pardon Twas not aware that you hadn't
anv equilibrium - arper's MdauziRe.
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UNcovERING THE SPHINx.-A Paris dis
patch to the London Standard, says that
NJ. Maspero. who, from family circum-
stances has found it necessary to relinquish
the superintendent of the important
archaeological excavations now in progress
in Egypt, has just given at the Academy
of Inscriptions an interesting account OF
his latest discoveries. With regard to the
great Sphinx, NJ. Maspero stated that the
works of this year had lowered the surface
of the ground surrounding the monument
by sixteen meters. Little more had
now to be done before it could be ascer-
tanned whether the Sphinx rested on q
pedestal. From the appearance of the
Sphinx, now that it is so far disclosed, NJ.
Maspero is inclined TO reject the opinion
that it was carved on huge rock COM
manding the plain. He considers that the
plateau was followed out into an immense
basin, at the center of which the rock in
tended to be sculptured into the Sphinx
was left intact. Among the numerous ex-
cavatious made, NJ. Malpero mentioned an
untouched sepulcher of the twentieth dy-
nasty, even the priests seals ON the doors
remaining as when placed there.
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Curious Erect of Arctic Cold.

A person who has never been in the polar
regions can probably have no idea of what
cold really is; but by reading the terrible
experiences of Arctic travellers in that icy
region some notion can be formed of the
extreme cold that prevails there. When
we have the temperature down to zero
out-of-doors we think it bitterly cold, and
if our houses were not as warm as at least
60o above zero, we should begin to talk of
freezing to death. Think, then, of living
where the Thermometer goes down to $50
below zero in the house, in spite of the
stovel Ofcourse in such casethe fur gar
ments are piled on until man looks like
a great bundle of skins. DIR. Moss, of the
English polar expedition of 1875 and
1876, among other odd things, tells of
the effect of cold on a wax candle which
he burned there. The temperature was
$50 below zero, and the doctor
must have been considerably discour-
aged when, upon looking at his candle,
he discovered that the flame had all it
could do to keep warm. 1t was so cold
that the fame could not melt all the wax
of the candle, but was forced 10 eat its way
down the candle, leaving sort of skeleton
of the candle standing. There was heat
enough, however, to melt oddly-shaped
holes in the thin walls of wax, and the re-
suit was beautiful lace-like cylinder of
white, with tongue of yellow flame burn
ing inside it. and sending out into the
darkness many streaks of light. This is
not only curious effect of extreme cold.
but it shows how difficult it must be to find
anything like warmth in place where
even fire itself almost gets cold. The Won
der is that any man can have the courage
to willingly return = such a bitter region
after having once g.t safely away from it,
and yet the truth : hat it is the very hard
ship and danger which attract them
Eckectic Mdqasine
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Are Chinese Disbursements Judicious !?

EDS. RECORD UNION l read with con-
siderable surprise and interest III your
paper this morning the official corr espond-
ence relative to Chinese disinterments. l
observe that Secretary Bayard states that
- the Chinese Minister'S note stated the
facts fully" Now ii seems to me that the
State Board of Health and the public must
be at issue with him on that point The
underlying tact surely is that disinterments
endanger the public health. Terrible dis
closures were made not great many
months ago in San Francisco regarding the
pestiterous etiiuvia arising from such
disinterments, and | suppose that is still I'M
desirable. If, indeed, the custom of visiting
graveyards at all is said to be unhealthy,
how many thousand times worse must it
be to disinter the rotten remains; and, as
long as friends will lovingly renew the
flowers they place on the graves, why
should they be subjected to the intolerable
nuisance of frequent disinterments SO prev
alent amongst the Chinese and not amongst
any other class of aliens or native-born
Americans The question of Disbursements
involves an intolerable nuisance which the
Boards of Health and Supervisors ought to
have the power to prohibit-unless in a
very few especial cases, under special dis
SpeHSallOu anu anu tLle lee Sucn
cases should rather be 500 than 81 or 81,
which the Chinese Minister wants it re-
duced to; and Secretary BayaId does not
appear to see any reasonable objection to
the reduction from the present moderate
charge of $40. Possibly such obliviousness
arises from the fact that so very few, COM
paratively, Of Chinese have lived and died
In the East
The Chinese Minister, writing TO Secre-
tary Bayard, says it will be an endless
grievance" mot to the living, if their de-
parted friends cannot be removed to China
at reasonable cost, but an endless griev-
ance 10 departed spirits And this is urged
| upon the United States Government at this
date in the nineteenth century What have
We to do with rude superstitious rites,
which no Christian people acknowledge?
Congress might just as well be asked to
pass a bill to quiet departed spirits"
Surely they are supposed to be
at rest. But disinterment is
question of public health or moth
ing, and that the Chinese Minister
and Secretary Bayard have wholly disre-
garded, while Governor Stoneman's refer
| ence of the whole matter to the San Fran
cisco Board of Supervisors, instead of the
State Board of Health, seems about as
extraordinary as the conduct of Secretary
baYard. Inc Nhoie matter Is deserving the
attention OF the next Legislature. You
have many times urged cremation, instead
of ordinary burials, but the tender con-
sideration of friends sometimes revolts at
the idea of cremation, so that it is not
popular; but rather than disinterment
should become very frequent and endanger
the public health to such an extent, erena-
ton would be far better.
AUTHORIZATION.
Sacramento October %, 1856.
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DIFFERENT SORTS OF GOLD DUsr.-In
the early days buyers and sellers did not
tor long time recognize any difference in
the value of different classes of gold dust.
The first gold discovered by Marshall and
his associates was sold tor s. an ounce, but
ere long rose to SIG, and remained at that
figure for years. Then no more difference
was recognized in gold dust than to-day in
different sands. Buyers would mix their
dust when sent to the Mint, and were paid
an average price for it, but they afterward
learned that some dust was worth 50 and
other dust $40 or more. The difference in
value is now known to be due to the fact
that a greater or less amount of the baser
metals-silyer, copper, etc.-is always found
in ALLOW with gold III its native state Wood
Riyer Times
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1t Keeps Them Busy
JAPANESE MARRIAGES.
What Jap Must Do to Call Woman
His Legal Wife.

Ills Legal hlISs
The recent japanese marriage in this city
has caused some discussion as TO the mar
rage rites performed in the native land OF
the Jap. I. Shimoka, of the japanese vii
lage at the Exposition, gives the following
The marriage is preceded by the ceremony
of betrothal, at which all the members OF
the two families are present 1t often hap
pens that the parties concerned then for the
first time are informed of the intentions of
their parents with regard 10 them. From
this time the couple are allowed to see each
other on every opportunity. Visits, invita-
lions, presents, preparations for furnishing
their future home, and the betrothed are
soon satisfied with their approaching future
The wedding generally takes place when
the bridegroom is over 20 years old,
and the bride in her 18th year or over.
The morning of the appointed day the
groom dresses. and the toilet articles Of
the bride are carried TO the bridegroom's
house and arranged in the room appointed
for the ceremony. Among many decora-
lions the small table supports figures repre-
sentiBg long life, such as the stork and tur-
tie, supposed to live longer than any other
creatures In the evening splendid pro-
cessIon enters the hall headed by the young
wife, clothed and yelled in white silk. es-
corted by two bridesmaids and followed by
a crowd of relatives and neighbors; also
friends in full costume, all glitteriDg with
brocaded scarlet and embroidery. The two
bridesmaids and two or three young girls
who are the friends of the bride volun-
teer for the service. wearing the same cos
tune, perform the honors of the house, ar
range the guests, and futter from one place
to another to see that all are made comforta-
BILE. Among the objects displayed in the
middle of the circle OF guests there is deep
saucer of soft ware made for the occasion
1t has metal vase which is furnished with
two spouts and elegantly adorned with
artificial flowers. Alta given signal one of
the bridemaids fills the vase with shake
queer liquid poured into the saucer. The
bride drinks one-half of the liquid and the
bridegroom drinks the other half. After
this everybody is invited TO the dining
room, where the ''best man sings happy
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An 0cULIsT's ADVICE ABOUT THE Eyes
Keep shade on your lamp or gas burner
Avoid all sudden changes between light
and darkness. Never begin to read, write
or sew for several minutes after coming
from darkness to light. Never read by twi-
light, moonlight or on cloudy days. Never
read or sew directly in front of the light,
window or door. 1t is best to let the light
fall from above, obliqueIy, over the left
shoulder. Never sleep so that on first
awakening the eyes shall open en- the light
of window. Do not use the eyesight by
light SO scant that it requires an effort to
discriminate. The moment YOU are in
stinctively prompted to rub yonr eyes, that
moment stop using them If the eyelids
are glued together on waking up. do not
forcibly open them, but apply saliva with
the finger-it is the speediest dilutant in
the world-then wash your eyes and face
in warm water.
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organization with no political party. We
have believed him. The conservative ac-
tiou of the Knights-in the main-in their
recent Convention at Richmond gave
strength to the hope that the declarations
of their chief were verify. But Mr., Pow
DERBY has disappointed the hope. At the
last moment he took the stump and cast
his influence in favor of the most impracti-
cable of all political activities. That
man who has had credit for such degree
os prudence and such foresight as has MIR.
Powderiy should become the advocate OF
Henry George and his communistic ideas
is surprise, His action will have the
effect of reducing in public estimation the
Order over which he presides to the plane
of spasmodic politics, and tend to convert
it into an agency for political demagogy
and chicane. Constituted as it is, it cannot
long exist in politics. for no political body
that classifes citizens as it viii can hope
to control the Government. As a social
factor, as a great force in industrial eco
Monies, it was recognized; as a political
machine it will not command the respect
of the American people. Mr.. Powderly's
Endorsement of George and his temporary
party commits the Order to doctrines that
will make a breach between capital and
labor so broad and deep that neither can
cross it. 1t erects barrier between them
that will stimulate an antagonism the
Order was originally intended to avert
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THE sIN-sTEMMER.-Thef following is
a description OF the machine used for STEM
ming raisins at Mcpherson Bros packing
establishment. We clip it from the Grocer
aud Gamer: 3" The stemmer consists of two
wire cylinders, one inside of the other.
The outer cylinder is stationary, the inner
one movable and inclining at an angle of
So degrees. Above the outer cylinder is a
hopper or receiver, into which the punches
of raisins are fed. The inner cylinder is
revolved by means of crank. The ma
chine can be run by hand, horsepower or
steam. The raisins pass from the hopper
into the space between TIE two cylinders,
the revolutions of the liner cylinder rub
biDg the stems off the raisins which drop
into trough at the end Of the machine
and pass down into large box or receiver.
The stemmer is very simple, but does its
work perfectly"
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KILL THE CARA father, on the occa-
sion of his sons marriage, gave him lit
tie special advice. You are going to be
married, my son; and you will wish that
your wife should be quiet and submissive
TO you in all matters. Follow the advice
which | now give you. Procure cat, and
one night after your marriage so arrange
that the animal shall be in the sleeping
room at the time when you and your wife
retire to rest. You viii go to the room as
usual, and on entering it you will pretend
to be very much surprised and annoyed
that the cat should be found there, and
you will draw your sword at once and
slay it. Your wife, of course, will be ter
ribiy frightened. and from the sight of the
slain cat, and hint from yoa that she will
fare likewise if she is not very careful over
herself, you may depend upon it that she
will be the proper, dutiful wife that she
should be"-Ffom the Persian
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THE THRoAT-The throat is wonderful
instrument of music. Place the finger upon
it, and every time you speak you can feel
the vibration of the musical organs. Any
thing that ever touches the throat impairs
the purity of those sounds. Throw a cloth
over the strings of piano or violin and
get music out of it If YOU can. So every
piece of cloth which surrounds the throat
impairs the sweetness of the voice. Women
go with necks bare men have theirs
swathed and bandsged, and ten women
have sweet voices where one man has. A
mans voice should De pure as woman's.
Why not ? He is shaved and choked God
has provided covering for a man throat,
light and soft 1t clothes the neck and pre-
serves the health. But man gets q sharp
iron, scrapes his neck and face, ties a rag
around the former, takes cold. has q sore
throat. bronchitis, consumption, and dies.
Christian Advocate.
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PROBABLY no such elaborate and ex-
haustive and ponderous volume of statistics
was ever attempted as the twentieth vol
ume of the Tenth Census Report of the
United States. 1t is devoted to a special
report on the statistics of wages in manu-
featuring industries; the cost, to the con-
sumner, Of the necessaries of life; and the
statistics of trade societies, strikes and
lockouts. 1t is held by General Walker to
be most accurate, and we should judge it
to be, on the whole, the most valuable sta
tistical contribution to the branch of eco
nomic science devoted to the subjects
named, known to the history of such liter
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NATIONAL FRUIT EXHIBITION.
sends Oranges, Lemons, Figs

etc, to the National Grange.
Hon. VIM. Johnston left last evening for
Philadelphia, where he goes as repre-
sentative of California to the National
Grange, which commences its session in
that city on the 18th inst. AT these an
nual sessions of the National Grange each
State makes display of the products of
her soil. No man in California is more
fully conversant with the products of this
State than Mr.. Johnston, and in his position
of Master of the State Grange, California
will not suffer in comparison with her
sister States. In order to present this sec
ton in as favorable light as possible. he
has taken with him samples of the pro-
ducts of CALIFORNIA; soil, which he will
place upon exhibition in the city of
" Brotherly Love-" and show the Changers
from all parts of the Union what can be
produced in this glorious climate
Among the exhibits were noted the follow
ing:
VIM. Johnston, misunderstanding
pampas grass, English walnuts, pomegran-
ates and two varieties of large, ripe oranges
plucked yesterday from trees upon his
place, which are now laden with ripe, golden
fruit.
Dwight Hollister, Courtland-Large va
riety of persimmons, three varieties of lem
ons, two varieties of oranges-all large,
ripe, and beautifully colored.
DR.. n. Williams, Richland-Oranges in
variety and English walnuts.
Isaac Freeman, Elk Grove-A number of
monster ounces specimens that will give
the Eastern Granger some idea of the size
of California fruits.
j. Bibby, Franklin-A large variety of
pomegranates.
Booth & Co, of this city-Dried figs in
variety.
w. R. Strong & Co, sacramento-Boxes
of raisins finer than anything of the kind
ever imported from Malaga.
The Changers Cooperative Business As
ISOLATION, of Sacramento - Raisins and
dried prunes in variety.
Jackson Bros. Woodland-Raisins in va
riety.
j. Rutter, Florin : Several boxes of
raisins.
w. L. Overheiser, Stockton-Large and
elegant clusters of Tokay grapes.
n Mertes, Roseyille, Placer county-Two
boxes dried figs.
Weinstock e. Lubin, MAYHEM Farm
Green and dried fruits in variety.
The dried fruit is put up in fancy boxes
covered with glass, the inner edges trimmed
with colored fringed paper, and are as
handsome products as were ever on exhi-
bition
The citrus fruits are fine specimens, and
will be particularly attractive from the fact
that this class of fruit ripens in no other
section of the Union at this season of the
year Los Angeles, which raises several
varieties of oranges, will have none to
market until next spring.