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The St. Johns herald., 1888-10-04
Harrlson's Letter of Acceptance.

A IOlloOiuS SnOIG IO clCCI cCIhCCi
 the Scylia of Chicago's platform and the Charybids of Blaine's fiat footed declaration of party princi ples.-New York Telegram. The letter is studied effort tc find sure footing upon a platform
 with many blanks of which the au-
 thor of the letter is not in sympa-
 thy.-Atlanta Constitution.
 Mir. Harrison's letter of accep- tance is an entirely harmless docu- ment and those who desire to do so, may read 1t without fear of se- rious consequences.-MemphisA Av- alanche.
 There is lack of specific state ment which inevitably suggests the conclusions that the author of the letter was too distrustful either of his knowledge of facts or of his 1 powers of expression to venture upon a positive exposition of his political beliefs.-New York Times.
 The Republican candidate for President seems to fear that if the people once get taste of the bene- fits resulting from reduced taxation they will not stop until the tariff trusts are forced to take their hands wholly out of the peoples pockets. Grand Rapids Democrat.
 Mir. Harrison again misstates the leading issue of the campaign. He claims that 1t involves a dispute about the constitutional power of the government to levy protection duties. This is not true. No one authorized to represent the Demo- cratic party denies this power.- Buffalo Courier.
 The settlement of the labor pro- blem is, he asserts, in the work mans hands. So it is. Harrison will find this out to his sorrow. The gentleman's references to the Chin csc were whacks at bimself, but in the contract labor matter, he gave bis contract-importirg partner, Morton, a thrust.-Onaha Herald.
 He begins with an artful refer ence to his own popularity. He has no doubt shaken hands with great many Republicans, who were eu- rious to see their comparatively un- known chief; but he has had less to do than Mr. Cleveland, who offers no excuse whatever for having so long withheld his letter of accep- tance.-New Orleans Picayune.
 In the first place, the Republican candidate writes letter of accep- tance, which the Democratic candi- date omitted to do. Then General Harrison gives a good excuse for delaying formal acceptance. He has been trying to get elected.-Buf- falo Express.
 He says his time was so taken up with visiting delegations that he had to postpone writing the letter until now. Compare that weak apology for long waiting with the striking and impressive opening of the Cleveland letter of acceptance.-I Cleveland Plaindealer.
 Ben Harrison has published his manifesto, and it is general repu- diation document. He goes back on Blaine on the subject of trusts, and goes back oa his platform on the subject of the tariff. Who is running the Republican campaign, anyhow?-Louisville Times.
 In the matter of civil service re- form he is honest enough to defend President Cleveland against Repub- lican accusation of hypocrisy" and provide soft spot to fall on by calling attention to the of enfoFeing this new de- parture.-Detroit Journal.
 If rumor be true, it has been car ried about by Charley Foster and to Matt Ouav and other
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The sights of The new British rife al.
low for an elevation up to $500 yards.
At 260 yards the Lepel rifle would 90
through two men. The French arsenals
have enough ammunition to supply each
soldier with $500 cartridges.
Eucalyptus leaves and extract have long
been used for the removal and prevention
of scales in steam boilers. Scientific au-
thorities recommend it, and engineers in
public service have been advised to use it
by the engineering authorities at Wash
ington.
The German military authorities have
experimental successfully with night at
tacks by the aid of electric light. The
beam of light is reflected from a mirror
200 yards distant from the lamp, so that
the enemy cannot tell where the battery is.
H. G. Voght said that if ships could be
towed instead Of being propelled by the
propeller, an average of 40 per cent. in
coal and power could be saved The pro-
pellor at the stern sucks the sustaining
water from the ship, causing resistance to
to be incre >sed in that proportion.
Wood oil is now made on a somewhat
extensive scale in Sweden, where the re-
fuse of timber-cutting and forest-clearings
is turned into account for the oil it con-
tains. 1t is used for illuminating purposes.
and gives, when put in lamp especially
made for it, very satisfactory light.
The Colt arms factory at Hartford
Conn, will soon begin the manufacture of
5000 navy revolvers for the United States
Government. The new piece is a five
shooter, thirty-eight caliber Besides be-
ing self-cocking, all the cartridges may be
instantly removed by pressure the
thumb.
President c. H. Fernald, of the State
Agricultural College at Amherst, has re-
markable collection of ''leaf rollers" small
moths destructive to the leaves of plants
and trees. He has been several years in
making the collection, and it is now re-
garded as the standard of the world. 1t is
especially rich in foreign specimens.
A Philadelphis man has invented ma
chine that, with the help of six hands, will
turn out as many barrels in day as sixty
men can make. The machine has been
successfully operated, and coopers are tax
ing good deal of interest in it. If
proves financially successful, it will prob
ably revolutionize the cooper's trade.
The average watch is composed of 175
different pieces, comprising upward of
2,4O0 separate and distinct operations in
Its manufacture. The balance has $4,000
beats or vibrations per hour, 12,960,0S in
thirty days, l57, ,6S0,000 in one year; it
travels 43100 inches with each vibra-
ton, which is equal to 81 miles in twenty
four hours. 2924 in thirty days, or 3,55S2
miles in one year.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

glorious sunshine, but we believe that that
which We now see and meet on the border
land-in this twilight existence-these
strange intimations and flashes, only fore
shadow and predict the glories and mar
kingdom beyond this. The CLEANS and
odors we catch now, but then, with spir-
itual eyes, in the clear sunlight of that
other realm wewill behold the full blown
flowers now obscured by mist and dark
ness. For then, in Gods spiritual para
disc, new light and new spiritual eyes
will reveal them to US, and instincts and
intuitions, yes, and new powers and
senses, which now lie latent and
undeveloped, will spring into life and re-
veal them 10 US! Yes, there are many
things which | do not see, but which |
know have an existence. No one has ever
seen the spirit OF one with whom he comes
in daily contact. He has only seen the
face upon which that spirit beams or
reflects itself We may not be able
to see with material eyes these
angelic visitants, but are there not times
when We feel the near presence of our
sainted loved ones? Why may they not
iiN'Si -s'4i Ho ~ OtH iOllSiN "aIkS, anu III
our meditative and solemn moments? Do
we not a; times feel them near when the
lengthening shadows hallow the eventide?
Do we not feel them near in moments of
impending trial or danger, or when afflic-
ton and sorrow, like dark pail, over
shadows us? Who can say that at such
times there is not an objective reality
to the strange consciousness of some
near contact with living presence? Who
can positively assert that angelic exist
ences or our departed loved ones cannot
revisit this earth and make themselves
known to instinct, to impression, to feel
ing, and in some of our higher and more
exalted moods even to an Illuminated ma
terial vision? 1t has been so in the past.
Who can say it may not be so in the pres
ent and future
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17
Ultramarina.

The color known as ultramarine was for
merly the powder of the precious mineral
lapis-lazuli, which is essentially silicate
of a,umina with varying quantities of soda,
sulphuric acid and sulphur. 1t was, and
is now to some extent, used as pigment
by artists, but for most purposes the arti-
fetal ultramarine is used, which is made
in immense quantities and at a very low
cost. 1t is prepared by heating together a
mixture of clay, carbonate of soda, sui
phur and charcoal, and afterward roasting
repeatedly with additional quantities Of
sulphur. The formula 2 (Na2Al2Si2OS.) J
N2S2 has been assigned to it, but the ac-
tual composition is uncertain.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years of suffering
from that loathsome disease, catarrh, and
vainly trying every known remedy, at last
found recipe which completely cured and
this dreadful disease sending a self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope to Professor J. A.
SO Warren street, New York
City, will receive the recipe free of charge.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17
FARM NOTES.

Buttermilk thickened with ground oats
and cornmeal is excellent for the small
pigs.
A good garden goes with good farm.
The garden plot should be well manured
now, which will put it in better condition
next spring.
An application of plaster over the floor
of the poultry house two or three times a
week and the floors cleaned weekly will
prevent foul odors.
Oats make the best grain food for young
stock, and especially for calves and colts.
If ground and fed with turnips (cooked)
the young stock will thrive on such diet
and grow rapidly.
The census of 1886 gives Paris popu-
lation of 2,260,945. Of this number, $780,
25S are foreigners, principally Swiss, Hol-
landers and Belgians. The births in Paris
decrease with each successive year.
For sweet picked apples take one teacup
of vinegar and two of sugar and make a
syrup of them, adding cinnamon and
cloves. Pare and core sweet apples, drop
them in the syrup and let them cook until
tender, not soft. Put in jar and pour the
syrup over them. They are ready to eat
as soon as cold, and will keep any length
of time. 1t is usual to tie the spices in a
little bag, especially if ground, and cook
In that way.
The farming of the future must be grad
ually contracted in the number of acres.
Higher cultivation, more remunerative
crops. Less hard work over broad fields
and closer attention to special paying
crops on the lands that surround the
house. More pasture, more stock and
plenty of ensilage-this insures the pur-
chase of less commercial fertilizer and the
very best results from the contents of the
barnyard.-.St. Louis Globe-Denocrat
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

ANGosTURA BITTERs, the world-renowned
appetizer and invigorator, imparts de-
licious flavor to all drinks, and cures dys-
pepsia, diarrhea. fever and ague. Try it,
but beware of counterfeits. Ask your gro
GER or druggist for the genuine Angostura,
by DR.. J. G. B. Siegert &
Sons
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

/" l am weary of living" moaned poor Mrs.
Black,
" For T m fairly worn out with the ache in my
back;
My nerves are chain
OF weakness and pain,
And my poor head is aching as if it would
crack
=" Now don't be discouraged" cried good Mrs.
White,
"Its never SO dark but there's promise of light;
can tell you, in brief,
Whatwill give you relief
Pierce's Favorite Prescription will soon set you
right
1t is the only remedy for woman's pc
culiar weaknesses and ailments, sold by
druggists, under positive guarantee from
the manufacturers, that it will give satisfac-
ton IN every case or money will be re-
funded. See guarantee on bottle wrapper.
Large bottles 100 doses), 81. Six for $5.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

Citizen Ito elderly physician) =" You
don't bleed patients as often as you did
fifteen or twenty years agoT Physician
docking over package of unpaid bills)-
" No, we don't bleed 'em at all they bleed
us.r-Life.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

The cotton crop of 1888 is the largest
ever grown in America. The total crop
this season is 7,047 1888 bales.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

One of the most unhappy men in the
world is he who, instead of measuring his
strength against his work, is always meas
uring it against the strength of other men.
Christian Union.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

BRoNcHITrs.-For hoarseness and sore
throat Browns Bronchial Trochesn are
specific.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

For a fsrst-elass Carriage or Buggy go
to HARRY BERNARD'S, Sixth and sts II
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

III. Taylor, Civil and Hydraulic kn-
gineering. Also Land Surveying. PA ST. If
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

1T afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
THOAPSON'S EYE WATER, Sold at % eents1yS
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

john Eitel, Assayer and Chemist, corner
Seventeenth andJ Streets Also buys gold. tt
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-17

toe best ?iaoe IN caiiszia 70 Esye ros ,sutrg i7ss,
= !. JoaCTo & Cos. sc s.. ss-=sz,-naa. exA
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-12

I hope nothing more has hap
pened?"
.Vhell. you remember last week
when | goes py der depot und some
stranger asks me aboudt der city hall
und finally takes my ten dollars und
gifts me bogus check fox fifty dol
larsSn
Yes"
"Und you hold your hands on yom
ribs und laugh until you almost break
OPEN"
"Yes, it was very funny
"Und you say if / vhas oudt in der
country der cows would bite at me for
hay"
81 guess l did"
"Vhell, how vhas it now? go down
by der depot yesterday to see if my son
Shake come home from Grand Rapids,
und stranger comes by me und says
Detroit vhas a fine city. So he vhas.
Haf you some population here3 We
haf. Do you haf some city hall, tooe
Vhell, Sergeant l yhas on to dot man
so queek ash wink, und I haul off und
knock him so sensible dot he doan' got
up for ten minutes" "
"And was that youP"
Like tell you. Why?"
"And you ran awayP
"Vhell, it vhas time to go home, und
so | vhas in a hurry"
well, there's more trouble for you.
That was an alderman from Syracuse,
and the detectives are looking for the
man who hit him, hope there's moth
ing more"
You remember dot man who came
in my place two weeks ago to see if l
haf some fire escapes9"
Yes"
"Vhell, he makes me pay two dollars
because l doan' haf some fire escape,
md you 90: 'Ha! ha! ha!' und say l
yhas so innocent dot some lambs bite
me-"
Il remember"
"Und dis morning stranger comes
in my place. Vhas l Carl DunderP l
vhas. Mr. Dunder l like to look
around about some fire escapes. Under
der law"
"What?"
"He vhas mangled man. Here
vhas card from his pocket"
Lands alive! but this man is one
of the regular inspectors! You'll GER
tainly have to pay smartly for this
Why on earth can tt
because nopody cant" interrupted
Mr.. Dunder. "Nopody VIA. two times
alike If some pody vhas shwindler
to-day, tomorrow he yhas an honest
man. Sergeant. Good-pye!l l like you
to come oop after he vhas all osfer und
see aboudt der funeral, und if my
grave vhas kept green vhas mooch
obIigedr' r'-Detr0it Free Press.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-12
OLD MiDNiGHT'S RUSE.
How u Colored Ananias Got a Railroad
Ride Free of Charge.

How "a Colored Ananias Got a Railroad
Ride Free of Charge.
Old Sandy Parker, whose color has
gained for him the name of Midnight,
boarded train the other day. and
when the conductor came along and
asked for his ticket. old Sand dy said:
"W'y, Lawd bless me, chile, doan
yer recolleck me?'
"No, give me your tickct.h
"Am it possible dat vessel amt de
man?n
What man?'
IVY de man whut | met in de su-
perintendent's Office"
Have never met You anywhere
"Dis is mighty big mistake. Jes'
gin me q mint, sab, an I'll 'splain.
Neber push a ole man. De she ba's
come outen de wood onct and eat lot
O young folks what wuz cr pushing
ole man. De udder day my wife she
say: 'Sandy?' 'Whut is it, dearP 81.
fur | hab foun' it safer to call her dear.
wy says she, WY doan yer take
some o. desc here fine chickens ter de
superintendent o dat railroad?' Blame
FL doan do it, ST, and |
kotch de chickens, six O de fines ones.
| eber seed. an tux 'em ter him. He
wuz de pleasdest man | eber seed. an
turning ter conductor what stood
near, he say: 'Cap'n, whenebcr dis
heah 'stinguished citizen wanster trabel
ober our road, why just tote him er-
long an AK no questions Now, boss,
want vessel dat man?"
"You are an old liar" said the con-
ductor, who in spite of himself was
amused.
who's er old liar ?"
"You are"
Look heah. white man, eff | cour
call back about fifty years I'd whup
yer till yer couldn't stand up. ]
wouldn't ride wild er man dat woul'
talk dat way. Use got plenty Of tick
cts, but stop yer wagin and I'll get
off,"
When the train stopped the old fel-
low climbed down and said:
II amt got but erbout two hundred
yards ter walk. 'Bleeged ter yer, sab,
fur listenin' ter ole mans lie. Ur-
he-be Lay down wild de dog. an yer'li
git up wild dc feas. .'--TeraS Siftings.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-12
REAL COWBOY FUN.
Description of Legitimate frolics In the
Western Cattle Country.


Western Cattle Country.
While the head men are gathered in
little knot, planning out the work,
the others are dispersed over the plain
in every direction. racing, breaking
rough horses, or simply larking with
one another. If a man has an espec.
tally bad horse, he usually takes such
an opportunity, when he has plenty of
time, to ride him; aud while saddling
he is surrounded by a crowd of most
unsympathctic associates who greet
with uproarious mirth any misadven-
ture. A man on bucking horse is
always considered fair game. every
squeal and jump of the bronco being
hailed with cheers of delighted irony
for the rider and shouts to stay with
him." The antics of a vicious bronco
show infinite variety of detail. but are
all modelled on one general plan. When
the rope settles round his neck the
fight begins, and it is only after much
plunging and snorting that twist is
taken over his nose, or else hacka-
more-a species of severe halter, usu-
ally made of plated hair-slipped on
his head. While being bridled he
strikes vicously with his fore feet, and
perhaps has to be blindfolded or thrown
down; and to get the saddle on him is
quite as difficult. When saddled he
may get rid of his exuberant spirits
by bucking under the saddle, or may
reserve all his energies for the rider.
In the last case, the man, keeping
tight hold with his left hand of the
check-strap, so as to prevent the horse
from getting his head down until he
is fairly seated, swings himself fairly
into the saddle. Up rises the bronco's 5
back into an arch; his head, the ears
laid straight back, goes down between
his fore feet, and, squealing savagely,
he makes a succession of rapid, stiff
legged, jarring bounds. Some times
he is "plunging' bucker, who runs
forward all the time while bucking; or
he may buck steadily in one place. or
sunfish, that is, bring first one
shoulder down almost to the ground
and then the other-or else he may
change ends while in the air. A first
class rider will sit throughout it all
without moving from the saddle,
quirting his horse all the time, though
his hat may be Jared off his head and
his revolver out of its sheath. After a
few jumps, however, the average man
grasps hold of the horn Of the saddle
the delighted onlooker meanwhile
earnestly advising him not to 'go to
leather" - and is contented 10 get
through the affair in any shape pro
vidcd he can escape without being
thrown off. An accident is Of necessity
borne with broad grin, as any
attempt to resent the raillery of the
bystandcrs which is perfectly good
humored-would be apt to result dis
astrously. Theodore Roosevelt, in
| CenturY
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-12
A REMARKABLE WATCH.
Description OF Really Wonderful Speci'
mems of Mechanism.

mems of Mechanism.
A remarkable watch which cost
$2,50O, and was stolen from Cleve.
land, O., man has just been recovered
by him. The watch was made to order
in Geneva and is thus described: The
cases are of plain gold, but the in
teriors represented the most delicate
and intricate workmanship known to
the horologist. On the face of the
exposed dial is a seeming forest of
hands movingin every direction, while
within the circumference no less than
four smaller dials were to be counted.
The one at the head or beneath the
noon mark is tiny armament in lapis
lazuli, studded with golden stars. As
the moon revolvcs in her course in the
heavens, a counterpart wheels this way
on the watch's dial, showing every
change. Advancing around the next
dial is that showing the leap year, the
tiny band moving around the circum-
ference once in four years, and an
auxiliary showing each month. The
next dial is the subdividcd second,
a hand splitting into quarters
and moving with corresponding
rapidity. Moving on this same dial ID
a hand showing the day of the week.
On the next dial hand points out the
standing of the tides rs it Gibbs and
flows; another shows the day of the
month. Around the watch dial moves
a second hand, dividing the minutes
into seconds. Besides the minute and
hour hands is still another, an extra,
horse timer The mechanism is so AZ.
ranged that two horses can be accurate.
| ly timed and the distance between
them at the finish at once noted il
quarter seconds. By pressing smal
button a fairy chime of bells strike
the exact times. One dccp-toned bel
strikes the past hour, more silyery
mate chimes the quarters and Il rapid
ly-beating companion tinkles off the
minutes. This wonderful bit of mech
anism is wound and set by wheel Il
the stem instead Of variety Of keys
as is usual in complicated watches, ont
spring furnishing the motive power foI
all the various devices. AiJan,
Journal
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-12
-
DUNDER IN TROUBLE.
The Old Man Hits Right and Left without
Caring for consequences.

Maybe vhas some greenhornS, und
maybe | come in when he rains!'
chucklcd Carl Dunder, as he dropped
into the Woodbridge Street Station
yesterday.
What is it now?'
"Vhell. l vhas oop to some game,
you know, und nopody can make 4
fool of me again. You know some
pody come in my place last week und
want to build monument to Sheneral
Washington?'
yes, and you bit?'
"Vhell, if dot vhas some shoke on
me | look oudt leetle more. Three
days ago mans come in my place.
Vhas l Carl Dundcr? l vhas. All
right, Mr. Dunder, know you vhas
some cultivated shentleman, und !
like to show you work of great value.
Here vhas der life of dot great und
good citizen--dot enthusiastic and
loyal patriot-dot brilliant und per-
severing Sheneral, Sheorgc Washing
ton. Der price vhas-"
"Was what?"
"Vhell, he doan' 60 no further be-
fore l fall on him und knock around
so bad dot he cries oudt: Murder!
und 'policc' und when he goes avhay
he can hardly crawl. Vhas | some
olow-slip, Sorgeant?'
Great spoons. man, that was a reg
ular book-agent, and he just got out
of the house this morning and went tC
the police court for a warrant for you!
"You doan' say me!'
"That's the truth and will cost you
twenty-five dollars at least. You ought
to have known better.'
How can know better? A man
comes along with monumentto Shen.
eral Washington. and you say l shall
mock his head off for n shwindler. A
man comes along nit big book abou,
Shencral Washington, und | knock hin
oudt in two rounds und you say l shal
be arrested? Sooch crazy country
nefer saw"
Amy thing else happen'"
"Vhell, last week poy comes in my
place und says he likes some shangt
for fife dollar. lie gives me bad bill
und when l comes down to shpeal
aboudt it you laughed: 'Ha! ha! ha!
und say dot | vhas shpring dande
lion"
"Yes, l did,
"Vhell, two days ago poy comes il
my store und says l shall please shangt
him some fife dollar, und take him by
his neck and give him sooch shakes do
he haf der ague. Maybe | vha'
some more dandclionP'
WHAT Was that you? Why. fha
boys father left here an hour ago tt
get warrant! Mr.. Dunder, where i
your Judgment"
"Shudgment! How can haf som'
shudgment in dis country9 One da,
der bill vhas all bad, und der next da,
de bill vhas all good! One day yo,
say dot | shall shake dot poy until his
boots fall off, und der next 1ay Imak'
some awful mistake