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RATHER A REVELATION.
Which Explains Why Some Women Hav
So MANY nrnsras

1t may be one or tive leaders of fashion
In Philadelphia, who, after using their
elegant garments once, turn these over to
pawnbrokers or the Gold clio" dealers of
South or Bainbridge street, but that any
great number, either of New York or
Philadelphia women, donate their fnery
to poor relatives, charity or Junk shop
keepers is simply absurd.
Many theatrical costumers, through the
servants of rich people, learn when they
have elegant garments to dispose of, and
find means of approaching fine folks and
buy them at prices ridieulously small, it is
true, but more nearly approximating their
real value than any that would be offered
by pawnbrokers or secondhand dealers of
the delectable localities above named.
Many leading ladies and gentlemen of the
stage Ito say nothing of the lesser lights
thereof, who are advertised as appearing
nightly in the exquisite creations of Worth
or other law-giyers of fashion in Paris
thus become the fortunate possessors of
very elegant dresses.
Some Of the women of fashion, who are
said to have new external outfits thrice for
e cry day in the year, are the wives and
daughters of hard-working professional
men, or Of men engaged in 'ihand to
mouth" business and daily struggle to
meet the obligations such business entails.
The way in which the fine dressing is OBJ
tainable in many instances by ladies who
are not possessed of inexhaustible gold
mines, or bonanza husbands" or fathers
IS simply, according to one of their num-
Der, as follows:
They have arrangements with modistes in
leading cities, whereby in consideration of
% per cent. advance on the selling cost of
costumes they may need, obtain an i'm
mense variety of garments, with the I'M
derstanding that they are not to be worn in
the city where they are first manufactured
or exhibited, and are returned unsoiled
after once wearing. Philadelphia ladies
leave their measures with prominent New
York houses, who send to their order the
gowns they wish, knowing their style and
tastes. Thus they are frequently as new
to their wearers as to the society in which
their beauty is first publicly shown. New
York women have, we are told. the same
understanding with some Philadelphia
houses.
This is an entirely legitimate and reason
able explanation of how fine dresses are
disposed of after being once worn, and, be-
ing given by lady who knows, it is likely
TO be true; at any rate, it is more in har-
mony with the eternal fitness Of things
than either the poor relations, the mission
airy, the pawnbroker or junk shop theory
of disposing of garments once worn, and
still quite fresh and uninjured. Leisure
Hours.
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A Centenarlsn's six,y.Nine ohf.drsa,

The death ie reported in Turkey of a
Nohammedan Aamed Hadzi Srslein.an
Saba, who had reached the very respeot-
able age of l32. He had seven wives
sixty sons and nine daughters and had s,,r-
vived them all. 81 the time he marr;,,d
his last wife he was ninety-eight. and
when she joined the majority he was sill
so far G,nder the influence of loves Young
dream chat he wanted. 30 marry again, but
the state of his finances did not permit of
any further participation in matrimonial
Joys. Wfth the exception of meat at the
Bairam festival be iiEes exclusively on
barley bread and beans drinking only
wa.ar, but OF this spare diet he managed
TO preserve his health so vel that until
four days befoss he ended hie long career
he did not knox what it was 10 be ILL.,
London Fgqdro.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-22
Condsnsinr Hi. Memorial.

Among the many incidents connected
with the building Of the Cathedral Of All
Saints, IS one which is Indicative * the
Oft stated ability of the people OF This
country TO extract the kernel of question
upon the shortest notice. One of tiss
stone. cutters was busy the other day cary
ing The inscription on the memorial pillar
to Governor Dix. After surveying his
work ard reading ii, he turned to by-
stander and Iaconically said: What's the
use of all this? Just put on it: fShoot
him on the spot - Al6any Jouraat.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-22
REAL EsrATE TRANSFERS.


Isaac Hall 10 Lee /. Devin-East half of lot g.
ana g. 1weuty-first and Twenty second
streets. grant.
w. league to J. 4. Parker-East half of lot :.
o and p Seventh aud Eighth streets; s 100
] "A. Parker to Jane Barnes East half of lot
:, y ana O. Seventh aud Eighth Streets: 81 200
Josiah Johnson 70 Henry 4. Johrson-East IS
fset Of lot /, u and \, Fourth and Fifth streets;
SO COO.
Sacramento Bank te Rebecca Taylor-Norta
1Sif of lot and north half of west half of lot
e and H, Tenth and Eleventh streets.
A@aa T. Carer TO 3 T. Sieinman-North 20
feet ct west half OF lot ! sx.d north 20 feet of
west '-alf of lot ,. G and II, Tsnth and Eleventh
streets: SO.
Danisl II. Buell. to Ju iur II. BEell-North half
IF -orbeas' Guar.er Of southwest qrarter of Sec
ton :, lox1 hip north. range eSst; s..
ela A. Audsrburg 20 Pete xI=n son--fa.l - acres
Ia swamp Land Survey Nc. Sie, on Grand Is
land. s.
Z Bennett 70 Daniel Flnt-Esst half 0f lot g.
aud W. Twenty sixth aud TgeBty-seTenth
grant.
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SUPERIOR COURT.
Department one-van Fleet, Judge

FRIDAY, December 81, 1855
PeoDle VS.. John Quinn and John Rogers, in
, formation for burglery-Prisoners arraigned
and plead not guilty. William Henley appointed
h, to defend.
People VS.. Robert Keeser information fer at
tempted eonnterteiting- Prisoner pleads not
People VS. J. H. Pike, Information for grand
larceny-Prisoner pleads not guilty. W. a
Gett appointed 10 defend
People vs. Joseph Costo. indictment for bur
glary-Plsoner pleads not Suilty W A. Henry
appointed TO defend.
Peope vs.. James Commons, information for as
sault with deadly weapcn-Prisoaer pleads
not guilty. Lincoln White appointed to defend
People vs.j0e MeGinness, IS formation for bur
glnTy-Prlsoner peads not guilty, with leave 10
withdraw the same on or besor. Monday newt
e. A. Blanchard appointed 70 defend
41eonarda SecsDa VS.. Frank Saeeua-D Decree of
divorce granted on grounds of desertion
Continued one week.
liz re T. B. linz. an insolvent-Order qrartaa
setting aside except property
In re J. r sister. an insoivens-9inal account
referred to W. W. hlaoads for examination.
People Us. a. d. Isnuary-Upon Eaction OF the
DPtr1Gt Attorney. and presentation q itfitur
from TIE Supreme Court showing that the iude-
ment OF the lower Ce1rt has been affirmed. or
Gered that the Sheris proceed and deliver the
defendant, A. ID. Jannery. TO the Warden al the
stare Prison at San quentin in exception or
sid Judgment.
Department Two-tyan Fleet, hodge.
s-Set-tS " W :. MISREPRESENTATION
AIMING saleef PERSONAL AM real properly; o-Eer
for EOnuIneHs
EStste of B. Merkindollas, deceased-0rdez 70
seli real estate
Esate and guardianship ST Edward F. Law
renee. aInin0r-Drcier for faIstIy allowance. sr,
piicsts az Tor erection of monument refused.
one week
E.ssie OF =. c Pond, deceasee--Orde setting
acecGDt and for distribution.
Estate Of W. E Lnsg, decea Si-order for
family al ozyaHce
Estate OF C. A. Bake deceased-5. stters 10 B.
Baker. Appraisers George p. Royater. g. A
Smith AMI ! " Houston
Estate OF ]. 6. Darling ldecessesi-OYse-o of de-
cree OF notice 10 creditoTS
In the matter of the estate OF EGxard C.
Brown, deceased Order admitting will % pro
bate vacated
T. L't.leiield vs Eidred sad Abbott-De
Enu-rtr 70 complaint heard and submitted.
hrs q. keferlebsrvs Schune1s Bros Caus.a
difia' ssec without prejudice TO either party.
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ADVERTISEMENT OF HALE BROS. & co.

ra- ON CHRISTMAS OUR .SToRES REMAIN -sa
h9~ CLOSED THE ENTIRE DAY. OPEN THIS -Ga
sa- and MONDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK.~
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DIED

Sacramento, December le-Dr. Ira Ellis Oatman,
native of Indiana, GO years, months and
day.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral, which wiz take
place from his late residence, on the north
west corner Eleventh and streets, this
Saturday afternoon at . O'clock Interment
private
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Department Txro-yan Fleet 1.,,s..

Charles Mitchell, Of Indiana has Done
crazy over trying to find a peach tree
which would lear fruit in the winter.
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BORN.

BORN.
Folsom, December 1S-Wife of Louis Klumpp, a
son.
Perklns-wife of T. Waite, son.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-22

The population of Germany, according
to the last census is 1886, 704
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-22

ulHE WEEKLY UNioS-THE LEADING
L Weekly Of the coast
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Book Auction To-day.

ry3H0SE DESIRING To MAKE HOLIDAY
L gifts should attend the auction sale of books
at w. Fl. SHtRBURN'S AUCTION-ROOMS on
X street, between Third and Fourth, at 10 o'clock
THIS MORNING, when nearly 500 volumes, in
great variety and choice character will be dis
posed of WITHOUT RESERVE. The entire lot
MUST be sold TODAY. The books are all of
substantial value in the various Departments of
literature, and include the following:
CHOICE GIFT BOOKS of various kinds.
VOLUMES of Poetry, Historical Works. Crit
eism, etc.
A LARGE LIST OF NOVELS, many of the very
latest and others in standard works, treating
OF love, adventure, hope hair-breadth
escapes, etc.
MILITARY WORKS of the most interesting
character, written by the greatest Generals.
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, including such
standard publications as the Knock-About
series, Zigzag volumes, Oliver Optics, etc.
DOCTRINAL aud Religious works
SCIENTIFIC WORKS, by such authors as lux
ley. spencer, LIE Conte and Sedgwick
LATE5f WORKS OF FICTION, by Haggard.
Shorthouse, Black Craddock, Eliot, Daudet,
Crsik, Hugo. Scott, Zola, Austin, Stevenson
Hammond, Verne, Douglass Higginson. Harte,
Stos e. and others
BOOKS OF TRAVEL-Around the World. HOLY
Land England, Germany America, Antipodes,
Arctics, etc.
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ay Remember the time and place W. II.
SHERBURN'S Salesroom, X street, between
Ihlrd and Fourth. Auction at 10 A. NJ. TODAY
and continuing until the stock is sold Books
VIII also be sold at private sale during the day
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
Why Corn Bread is Scarce.

Corn bread, once a staple and common ar
tice of food, is coming to be regarded as q
luxury. Not only is this true Of the north
but also of the south, where Indian corn was
at one time preferred to wheat for making
bread. A Georgian said in explanation Of
the change: The complaint that n really
prime article of corn or Indian meal cannot
be obtained in towns and cities is general. A
country miller told me that he could not pro-
duce good cornmeal by the use Of modern
grinding machinery. The softest and best
favored meal is made from new corn. This
the proprietors at large mills refuse to grind.
To get good cornmeal the grinding must be
done slowly. and it must be given time to
cool properly before 1t is moved. This can
only be done in country mills, and the supply
is far behind the demand.
besides this, cornmeal cannot be kept long
without deteriorating. 1t is not in the matter
of bread making alone, however. that corn
meal has fallen into disuse; it is less used for
cooking purposes generally. The great in
crease in wheat growing and the improve
ments in the -four making line, together with
the high price of corn and low price Of wheat,
is in part responsible for this state Of things.
Few persons now use corn for economical
reasons. Many, however, would prefer it for
q considerable portion of the time, if good
article could be procured. The southern corn
is preferred to all others, although the flint
corn raised in New England is an excellent
article; but it requires large amount Of
cooking. Corn that grows in the prairie
regions of the west is the most undesirable,
and as this represents most of the cereal that
is for,ale it is not used TO any great extent. "
New York Mail and ExpreSs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
Poisoned by Mummy Eyes.

A weird interest attaches to mummies, and
their coming to life, or exerting an occult in
huence when resurrected in one day, has
furnished the foundation for several ro-
mances. Here is 4 prosaic and true story,
with the scene laid in matter of fact New
York, which goes far to relieve the roLancers
from the charge of romancing Some time
ago Messrs. Tiffany & Co. received an invoice
Of mummies' eyes. l do not 60 so far as to
say that they were the actual eyes of leading
citizens of Thebes and Memphis, but they
were taken from the eye sockets of mumrnies
exhumed from Egyptian tombs They may
have been the actual eyes reduced to the
hardness of stone by the process Of enbalm-
ing, or they may have been only false eyes
like those used by modern taxidermists in
perpetuating the life semblance of some pet
Fido or Tabby. At all events they wers
dubbed mummy eyes," and the jewelers. set
about getting them ready for the market
They were amber colored, Opaque and luster-
less.
1t was thought best to polish them before
setting, and a workman was set at the task.
Before he had been long at the work ho be-
came i'll Of a fever, and another man was pat
on the ioD he, too, became ill of the same
kind of a fever before he had spent much time
on the job, and three or four other workmen
who succeeded him were taken with the same
symptoms and suffered similar illness, al
though others, working on other jobs amid
the same surroundings and under the same
conditions, were enjoying their usual good
health. Here is an excellent opportunity for
the Society for Psychical Research. Were
these illnesses simply q coincidence, or did the
mummy eyes really exert some occult and
baneful power for their own protection!-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
DEATH PENALTY IN COREA.
Peculiar Manner of killing Criminals In
the Oriental Peninsula.

Peculiar Manner of Killing Criminals In
the Oriental Peninsula.
The manner of killing is peculiar and is
especially obnoxious to the Catholic Chris
tians, who are abundant in this country. An
ordinary Roman cross is set up on huge
cart drawn by oxen. The man is tied to this
with arms extended, and he is thus drawn
through the streets. A crier precedes the
procession, announcing the crime for which
the man is being punished. His friends are
allowed to follow and protest his innocence
and bewail his sad fate but as the punish
ment is usually visited upon the family If the
treason has been glaring, the following OF
friends is apt to be rather small.
There are two places of execution at the
capital. One, seldom used, is in the city,
while the chief place is just outside the west
gate, on hillside, where the immense crowds
upon the city wall and other high places can
get a good view of the interesting sight.
Whether the prisoner, in his exhausted state,
has succumbed to the torture on the cross or
not, on arriving at the place of execution he
is placed face downward, with his neck upon
a block when. by one stroke, if it is a good
one, the heavy sword sewers the head from
the body. The hands and feet are then cut
of, and the mutilated body is carried back
into the city and laid chest downward, in
one of the streets, where it must lie for three
days.
1t is refreshing to note that the people, and
even the dogs, avoid that street for the time
being, and the adjoining shops are closed.
They count from the evening when the body
is laid out till daylight of the third day, SO
that the body only lies there one day in re-
atty. The foreigners resident in the capital,
during the time following the emeute of 1884,
when so many political criminals were exc
cuted, often stumbled upon these horrible
sights in their journeyings about the streets.
On one occasion when the bodies were near
the legations the representatives combined
and asked for their removal
It should be mentioned that the humane
king is opposed to this practice, which custom
seems still to demand. In case the accuser
should be proved an impostor and to have &C
cused the man falsely, the prisoner or his
friends have the right to demand an eye from
him. Their method of obtaining the organ
is quite novel, and il well performed II Is
more expeditions than is the modern surgical
method of eneucleation. The culpgitis made
to stoop over and is then hit with the loaded
end of flexible stick upon spot on the back
of the head when the eye protrudes sufficiently
SO that it may be cut off Ii, however, the
people who wish the eye are not prompt III
doing the cutting operation, the prisoner may
quickly replace the eye and possess it there
after in peace all OF which is said to have
been done many times, but unfortunately has
not been witnessed, as yet, by Foreigners
Seoul Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
MORE HOURS OF SLEEP

The younger child the more hours of
sleep it needs. In declining life the number
of hours in bed must be progressively m
creased Old people, as a rule are more or
less wakeful; few among them sleep SO many
hours continuously as those who are younger
At least eight hours of the twenty-four
should be passed in bed by every one who
has reached his Goth year. After 20, nine
hours should be passed in the same way;
after so, ten; and as 90 approaches at least
half of the time should be spent in bed or re-
Ginning on a couch.
The next measure of treatment which we
shall recommend for the aged will doubtless
be as strongly antagonized as the stimulant
treatment already advocated. Here we will
say it is by no means original with us but
has long been recognized and advised by
able physicians. 1t is that Of giving opium
during declining life. This agent may be
used TO promote sleep, and under certain
conditions it can very properly be admins
tered occasionally during the daytime
If the aged subject is wakeful and
sufficient sleep is denied him, then ten
or fifteen drops of laudnum on retiring
will be found of benefit in nearly all cases,
and if its action is good, there can be no ex-
CuSe lot withholding IL. heStleSSneSS and
mental irritability, which tell sorely on the
aged, may demand, as stated, its use at other
times. 1t should be remembered that opium
is not simply a quieting, or what some call
'benumbing' agent" it is a stimulant, and
with nearly all very old people it acts well.
and seems to help "lift them over the rough
places" encountered in the way down the de-
cline of life.
The natural temperature of the body is
lowest in the aged. They cannot bear the
cold well, and are easily made i'll by il.
Therefore, their clothing should be the warm
est. and, if very old. they should not sleep in
room where the temperature is below Sc
dogs. In warm. pleasant weather they can
be in the open air if it pleases them: in fact,
the more they are ont of doors, If the condi-
tons are favorable, the better. But in very
cold weather, those who are far advanced in
life should be comfortably housed. As has
been said, very old person risks death
from cold stroke by even walking cut of
doors when the temperature approaches zero
Boston Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
Troubled with Stowausvs.

Stowaways trouble English steamers more
this year than ever before. To find ten or
fifteen of them is a common thing They
make friends with the men who load the
vessels. and are put away wherever they eau
be secreted. In vessels that bring over brick
the leaders viii build up little room around
two or three men, and IN several cases from
dozen TO two dozen men have thus been Sc
GREETED. Most of them are tramps They
only remain in their hiding places till the YES
Sci Is well out 70 sea. when they make their
appearances 20 be supported during the rest of
the voyaSe-Phlladelphi Call
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
Tax Collecting in Morocco.

Muley HaSsan knows how to collect taxes,
anyway Recently many Of his subjects
manifested tendency to be delinquent.
Thereupon he cut OFF the heads of a dozen OF
so and stuck them up i'll front OF his palace,
TO encourage prompt settlement on the part
of tbs others. 1t worked spiendidly. Every
delinquent taxpayer in Morocco settled up
IL full, next day-New York Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
High Priced Peaches Abroad.

An American who recently returned from
England says that before sailing he noticed
one day plate Of fine peaches among the
fruit Of the dining room ct the hotel He
inquired their price, and was told that the
peaches were sixty cents apiece, and that
they were "all or nothing for Englishmen,
rs the fruit has not yet been brought in
quantities which insure cheapness. Chicago
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29

Thackefay's First Glimpse of America.
Broadway is miles upon miles long. a rush
Of life such as never have seen. not SO full
as the Strand, but 80 rapid. The houses are
always being torn down and built up again,
the railroad cars drive slap into the midst of
the city. There are barricades and scaffold-
inss banging everywhere. | have not been
into house except tie fat country one, but
something new 10 being done to it. and the
hammerings are gathering in the passage, or
q wall, or steps are down. OF tine family is 60
ing to move. Nobody is quiet here. no more
am l. The rush and restleSsnsss pleases me
ard like. for little, tie dash of the stream.
EN- not received as q god, which like too
There is one paper which goes on every morn
ing saving am nob, and don't say no.
Six people were reading it at breakfast this
morning, and the man opposite me popped it
under the tablecloth. Bu. the other papxrs
rear with appreciation -Thsckerays Letter
in SeribnerA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
Pnisannns Fishes.

In a collection OF poisonous fishes now on
exhibition at Havre is a very peculiar tetro-
don from the Japan sea, which is sometimes
used as a means of suicide. 1t gives SenSa-
tions like those of morphia, then death
AykauSaw Traveller
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
Among .Ksthesic Ladies.

II Is q popular form OF amusement among
aesthetic ladies who have gained considerable
local reputation for their ability In wood
carving 10 carve pipes for their gentlemen
friends-New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29

The best white shirt in America. only &C
AZ 4I-tf ". J. WILSON a. Co.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
SPECIAL to Township Trustees.

SPECIAL 10 Township trustees
We have compie.e line Of books ard
blanks as required by the township 'rus-
tees. township treasurer, justiee Of the
peace, constable and rad oyer-e~r. Orders
promptly filed Correspondence solicited
THE WICHITA EAGLE
dipe-a Wichita, Kansas
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
COLLEGE q MnAfe.

Garfield uniyerSity-Next terms begins
Tuesday, Jan. 3Ist. Students cortenplst-
ing entering VIII please register DosT. Me-.
classes siiI be formed III All departments.
John W. MetczIf, director. 5sss
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Excursion :. Tickets

To San Diego, Los Angeles, San
points. via the Great Southern
Route, good for six months with
stop yer privileges and