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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-25
Live| Times in the Hosiery Dep't'

The immense lot of Hosiery sold by us last week is an incen- tive to still greater drives. Pick them out while they last. Six bargains in Hosiery and all full regular made. Boys Derby Ribbed, solid black, 12ac; Misses Derby Ribbed, black and colored 12 1-2c; Ladies Fancy Stripes; new designs, 14c; Ladies solid black, fast dye, 15c; ladies' rib bed Lisle hose, three thread, 19c ladies' brilliant Lisle hose, four thread, 21c. See our line of En. glish Silk Hose with tucked legs and plain feet. ...
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-25
CORSET COVERS.

He, worth 200; 19c, worth 32c; 23c, worth 45c; 35c, worth 6Oc.
 While this sale is going on, a great many of the richer lines of Underwear will be cut in prices, such as exquisite Bridal Trous- seaux in fine cambric, lawn and surah silks. Infants outfits, and Ladies' Silk Night Robes.
 ivoIu Timpc in tho Hnsipu [lpn't
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-25
Everybody is Looking. for Swiss En-
 bToldeTed FIounchgs,

Just for the satisfaction of giving the best value ever offered, we are selling 8 handsome line of Swiss Embroidered Flouncing worth $1.50, at 75c yard.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
DIRECTORS

{. ". CLARK, GEO. @. PERKINS,
JOSEPH STEFFEN6, J. &. WATSON,
n. D. RIDEOUT, FREDERICK cox,
A. ABBOTT IT
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
DENTISTRY.
DIR, +, IA. MORRIS, DENTIST,

DIR. T, II. MORRIS, DENTIST,
GRADUATE OF THE COLLEGE ,e~sm~
" of Dentistry, University of ~
California, 527 street, near Sixth: Y I1TA
Artificial teeth inserted on all
bases Teeth flied with gold, silver, gold and
platinum, tin, cement amalgam and gutta
percha. Building up the crowns OF teeth with
old a specially Broken teeth capped with
gold and porcelain crowns. All work reasonable
and warranted. Call and have your teeth exam
ined. No charge for examination. tt
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01

matter of acoustic irritation, but one of
general sensation. In one case of a patient
who had suffered from meningitis, which
left her totally deaf, when the tuning-fork
was applied to the elbow she insisted that
she heard it distinctly. DIR. Pomerov gives
the following summary as the result of his
study of the subject Z" | conclude that the
greatest amount of bone-eonduction pro-
ceeds from a normal ear closed and that
the principal diagnostic sign of labyrin-
thine disease appears in weakened bone
conduction; that the apparent increase of
bone-conduction in middle-ear disease will
disappear when the test is made with the
ear lin those cases called mixed the bone
conduction will be found weakened when
the test is made with the ear closed.
although with both ears open the affected
one may have better bone-conduction than
its fellow; that, so far, it seems that the
good or bad condition of the middle-ear
mechanism has little influence or bone
conduction; that the occasional phenome-
non of intermittent bone-conductIon can
not be satisfactorily explained; that cases
of pure labyrinthine disease cannot always
be distinguished from those of middle-ear
affections with secondary labyrinthine
changes by the tuning and that the
history of the cases must materially aid us
in the distinction; that the phenomenon
of secondary labyrinthe changes in middle
ear diseases is easily explainable; that
there are numerous exceptions to the rules
for finding the best points on the head for
eliciting bone-conduction that the bone
conduction is rarely or never of less than
its proper ratio to aerial conduction."
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
The Chinese Rahv Rnx,s pat-tsu

No sooner is a Chinese baby boy born
into the world than his father proceeds to
write down eight characters or words. each
set of two representing the exact hour
day, month and year of his birth. These
are handed by the father to fortune-tel.
Ter, whose business it is to draw up from
them certain book of fate, generally
spoken of as the boys pat-tsz, or eight
characters" Herein the fortune teller de.
scribes the good and evil which the boy is
likely to meet with in after life, and the
means to be adopted in order to secure the
one and avert the other
In order to understand something of the
value of this document, we must glance al
the Chinese method of reckoning time
There are only twelve Chinese hours to
our twenty-four. Beginning with 1 p. NJ
to l A. NJ, which is their first hour, the
names are rat, OK, tiger, rabbit, dragon
snake, horse, sheep, monkey, cock, dog and
pig. As everybody is supposed to partake
more or less of the nature of the animal
at whose hour he was born, it appears that
e. G., it would never do to send a rabbit
boy to the school of tiger schoolmaster
Hence the necessity of consulting the pat
'sz of both parties before entering upor
any kind of an agreement. 1t is fact thai
it is thus referred to on every important
occasion.-The Quirer
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
Some typographical Errors.

Shortly after the invention of printing
the wife of printer in Germany, while an
edition of the Bible was in the press, on
one occasion made small but important
change in the types. The sentence in
Genesis in which it is declared that Eve
shall be subject to her husband runs thus
He shall be thy lord" Herr This
was altered to "He shall be thy fool"
(Naer.) Many copies of the book got into
circulation before the substitution of the
one word for the other was discovered. for
in black letter Herr and Narr much re-
semble each other. 1t is said that the
practical joke cost the unfortunate woman
her life, she having been condemned to
the stake by the ecclesiastical authorities.
During the latter part of the last CEN
tury an awkward mistake occurred in this
country in printing the Bible. In this
edition the word "not" was omitted In the
seventh commandment. For this piece of
carelessness the then Archbishop of Can
terbury imposed a heavy penalty. The
edition, so far as practicable, was called in
and destroyed, and a fine of $4,000 was
inflicted upon the painters.
The Roman Catholic Missal issued in
France was once the subject of ludicrous
blunder. By the accidental substitution of
u for an the word "calotte " IAN eccle-
siastical cap or mitre) was printed ecu
lotte" (breeches). The error occurred in
the directions for conducting the service,
and the sentence as altered read: Here
the priest will take off his 'culotte.' ~
TIE CorRhU Mdqozine.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
Don't Touch the Baby.

Don't touch the babe even if it is in
distress, if the baby happens to be Span
ish King, says the New York Sun core
spondent. A short time ago King Alfonso
NH. received present Of new swing
ing cradle, and was put into it. He didn't
IKE 1t and cried. Only the nurse and a
few special attendants are permitted bv
law to touch his Majesty, but man sery-
ant who was near at the time, seeing that
his King was trying TO roll out of the era
ole and threatened to hurt himself by
screaming, lifted him out. For his zeal
and kind-heartedness he was Immediately
dismissed by the Court Marshal. Luckily
the Queen was willing, in view of the ex
tenuating circumstances, to mitigate the
mans punishment and gave him some
thing else to do in one of the royaI palaces
where be could not have any possible op-
portunity of lifting the King and breaking
the law.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
CALIFORNIA STATE BANK.

Does q General Banking Business.
80 Draws Exchange on all the principal
cities OF the world.
OFFICERS:
ID. R1DEOUE
Vice President. Cox
Cash1er..-.. AbbOIT
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
THE FIRST UMBRELLA.
Courage Necessary Century and Hal:
Ago to Garry an Umbrella

1t is recorded that Jonas Hanway, born
in 17l2 (the founder of the Magdalen
Hospital, noted philanthropist and trav-
eler), was the first man who had the cour-
age to walk through London town in the
rain carrying an umbrella for his own use.
Imagine the strength of mind required to
walk down Pail Mall for the first time
thus distinguished among the jeering
crowds
He had recently returned from Persia,
where he had acquired this luxurious
habit, and was, moreover, in delicate
health, which was considered somewhat of
fair excuse for this effeminate practice.
As umbrellas were already in vogue in
France, the London mob pointed their
jests by mockingly calling him "a mincing
Frenchmanw
1t must have been about A. D. 1850 that
he first ventured on this step, persevering
therein till the day of his death in 1886,
by which time the fashion he had thus set
was very generally adopted But fashion
travelled slow in those days, and it was not
till 1880 that surgeon of the name of
Jameson ventured to use an umbrella in
Glasgow, while DR.. Spens was the first per-
so2 who, about the same period, found
courage to use one in Edinburgh. Hence
it appears that the umbrella as British
institution is mushroom of only one CEN
tury's growth.
In the autobiography of certain Mr.
Macdonald, he tells US that in 177S he
brought from Spain fine silk umbrella,
but could not use it with any comfort, as
the people shouted to him, Frenchman
why don't you get coach?"
About this time, however, it became Gus
tomary to keep an umbrella for hire in
village taverns and in church vestries
nevertheless, that the man who ventured
to avail himself of this luxury was subject
to much ridicule, is clearly proved by an
advertisement in the Tdtler, stating that
"the young gentleman belonging to the
Custom-house, who in fear of rain bor-
lowed the umbrella from Wilk's Coffee
house, shall next time be welcome to the
maids pattens"
These early English umbrellas were
heavy, cumbersome articles covered with
oiled silk or leather Some ingenious per-
son covered theirs with feathers, on the
principle of "water off ducks back"
But only wealthy families possessed one of
their own, which was hung in the hall,
ready to be held over the ladies while en-
tering their carriages in heavy rain. They
were expensive luxuries for rich grandees.
Even when they began to be more gen.
orally used, the majority, for many years,
were imported from foreign lands those
for ordinary use were brought from France
and Spain, while India supplied more gor-
geous ones of costly stuffs and richly en-
broidered.-EngliSh Illustrated Magazine.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
The Cockroach of India.

" should like to make your flesh
creep" is the involuntary thought Of one
who essays to describe the Indian cock
roach. Who that mas been in India does
not know the fiat, shining, ill-savored,
cofee-colored thing seen only in dimly-
lighted places, the eyes starting out of the
head, the long, ever-moving feelers, the
swift, uncertain movements, the sudden,
uncontrolled flight when he dashes, per-
haps, into your face, and for brief and
horrible moment his clammy legs stick to
your skin? What life he must lead I
Ever in cowardly terror of his life, his
perpetual instinct is to hide himself
From some dark corner he glares at YOU
with guilty eye. AS he darts from place
to place he knows you will kill him if
you can, and he knows he deserves TO be
killed. Even in the houses Of the highest
In the land the c.ckroach is not un-
known. Boots, gloves and books bear wit
ness to his ravages, and pungent smell
betrays his presence in your wardrobe.
But the paradise of the cochroach is a
ship. 1t is in the depths of the ships
hold, where he may hide among the cargo
undisturbed and feed on all rank things.
'A"' ho 10 III MS glory happily, he
seems unable to live except in tropical
heat, so that in the great passenger steam
ers constantly returning to Europe he is
seldom seen. The home of his heart is the
hold of the ship whose course is limited to
tropical seas. There, among bales of rice
and kegs of oil, where darkness reigns and
the air is hot and foul. aud where human
foot rarely intrudes, he roams at will from
post to post. Thence the more venturous
spirits ascend to the upper decks and
haunt saloon and cabins, and especially
pantries and storerooms, where corners and
crevices shelter them, and there are end
less chances of 'loot." Hence comes the
chief ingredient of that sickly atmosphere
which strikes the sense on descending
from the outer air, and often makes vow
age In such vessel penance indeed
BtacklcoodS Magazine.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS.

DURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE
l. Board of directors OF Modesto Irrigation
District, duly given and made on the 14th day
of July 1883, notice is hereby given that said
Board of Directors will sell TO the highest bid
der, and on the best available terms, the bonds
of said Irrigation District in the amount OF
$500 0OO, bearing interest at the rate of six (6)
per cent. per annum, payable semi on
the lst day of January and July of each year
on tie presentation of the interest coupons at
the office of the Secretary of said Board
Said Bonds are issued by the Board of Direct
ors of Modesto Irrigation District in accordance
with and by the authority of an Act Of the
Legislature Of the State OF California. entitled
IAN Act TO provide for the organization and
government of irrigation districts, and to pro
vide for the acquisition of water and other
property, and for the distribution of water
thereby for irrigation purposes" approved
said bonds Wal be sold for cash, and for not
less than ninety per cent. of the lace value
thereof
Sealed proposals. and bids for the purchase
the whole or any portion OF said bonds will be
received by the said Board OF Directors at their
office at the First National Bank, in Modesto
California, and may be addressed to or left witn
w. w. GRANGER, the Secretary of said Board,
at Modesto, California, at any time after the
date Of this notice, and until O'Clock P. NJ. on
the 4th day of SEPTEMBER 1883. at which
time and place said sale will be made.
Said bonds will each be of the denomination
of not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, to suit the purchaser
in all respects to tho requirements of said Act
The right TO reject any and all bids is hereby
reserved. Bids must be sealed and addressed
to the Secretary of said District, and indorsed
Proposals for Modesto Irrigation Distric
Bonds.
Any sSlrther Information respecting said bonds
said Board
Dona by order of the Board OF Directors Of
Modesto Irrigation District July IA, 1883.
ROBERT McHENRY, President
w. w, GRANGER, Secretary auIO-20t
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
LITTLE BITS OF WIT.

Papa" Now run away, Bobby Papa's
busy" Bobby (holding up his Joined
hands, cup-wise-" Drop a nickel in the
hole, papa, and you'll see me go,"-Judge
Little girl Ito lady GALLERY" Sisters
awful sorry, but she can't see you to-day"
Lady (compassionately)-"I am sorry,
Mabel. l hope she is not ill?' Little
girl-"Oh, no; she's getting engaged."-
Harpers Young People
Little Chicago Boy: " Kin you help a
poor, harmless, helpless boy% Kind Cit
izen-'1 reckon SO. Are you an orphan,
sonny?" Boy" Pm wuss nor an orphan.
Me fadder an mudder are both divorced
an married agin', an don't know whose
boy / am, an am slowly fergettin me own
name."-Epoch.
A gentleman of this city observed his
little son attentively studying a map of
the world. What place are you looking
for, Willie?" he inquired. The small boy
knit his brow and travelled a circuitous
route with his forefnger before he an
swered earnestly, "Twyin' to find Chwis-
endam.-DetroH Free Press.
Featherly was making his Wednesday
night call and Bobby was sustaining his
part in the conversation with his usual
ease and huency. MA" he said, do
people who steal get into trouble ?" "Cer-
tainly, Bobby. Why% 81 heard Clara
say that Mr.. Featherly would get into
trouble if he didn't stop stealing kisses -
Epoch.
Mamma-"Harry, what have you been
doing to the poor dog? He's been howl
ing dreadfully" Harry-"Well, he
knocked over your vase, and l spoke to
him and | guess his feelings were hurt"
Mamma-"No Nonsensel Dogs can't under
stand what you say" Harry-"Oh, yes
they can when-you kick m"-Tiac.
"Country boys are not such squash
heads as they sometimes look" said the
sociable drummer at the Broezel House.
"One day last week | was out riding with
fellow who seemed to think it was his
mission to say or do something smart every
minute. Presently we overlook barefoot
urchin driving COW home from pasture
and my companion reined up the horse and
spoke TO him, saying: Say, my little
man, what time will it be at o'clock this
afternoon ? Without moments hesita-
lion the lad answered Twill be bed
time for hens and fools. You're not a hen,
but twill be your bed time all the same.''
". I. ,J4uTndi
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
A water-spout ON Lake Tahoe.

A genuine water spout was phenom-
enon observed on Lake Tahoe last Thurs
day. 1t was during thunder-shower, and
looked like the pictures of those occasion
ally seen at sea. 1t appeared to bea column
of water about two feet in diameter and
was carried upward with a spiral motion
until it appeared as high as the mountains
when it disappeared in the clouds. 1t was
the first ever seen on Tahoe, and was q
grand sight. 1t was seen by all on board
the steamer, and there was some fear that
the thing might strike the boat But the
,,,,hTsea,g
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
NOTICE TO VOTERS !

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL
~ parties interested, that at regular meet
ing OF the Board of Supervisors of Sacramento
County, California, held on the 5th day of
MARCH, 1888, an order was duly made and en-.
tered cancelling the Great Register of said
county, and ordering reregistration of the
voters thereof Said order was made pursuant
to Section 1894 OF the Political Code, and all
persons desiring to vo'e 1t the next ensuing
general election are nonneG that they will have
to be reregistered, as provided in said section
and in conformity with this order.
Attest: sEAL.l ". B. HAMILTON,
Clerk OF Board OF Supervisors Sacramento
County, California. mr6-5m
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01

English Foundry Coke is quoted at SIC on the
spot and SIS 50914 to arrive San Francisco Gas
light Company is selling Coke at 75c q Dbl by
wholesale and S5c by retail
DRUGS-Alum, 2}s9215c; Acid, 1218a16c for
Nitric, 21A@3c for Sulphuric, an 60@6211ac for
Tartaric; Borax, 619d7e for concentrated and
7@71ac for refined Blue Vitriol, 414G411Sc; Caus-
tic Potash, 10@1lc; Chlorate of Potash, 20c;
Chlorate of Lime, S1a@4c; Crude Ammonia,
concentrated, 1Sc; Gum Camphor, soc; Gum Shell
lac 90@S3c; Quinine, 65c; saltpeter, English
refined, 754@sc; Sulphur, 214@214c for roll and
4114d41zc for refined.
FiSh-We quote as follows: Pacific Cod
fish, sc in Sob bdls, 515c for selected
in 100-fb cases, and 61ac for boneless; Eastern
Goldfish, 7@739c % ID; Canned Salmon. 81 50
al 20; Eastern Mackerel, 81 S5@l2 Is for No in
15-ib kits and sS@3 % for Mess in 15-b kits:
Smoked Herring, 40@4211ac for Eastern and SIC p
box for Puget Sound Dutch Herring, 81 5O01 rs
p keg Alaska Smoked Halibut, 9@l21lc . h.
LEATHER-Sole, 25@2Sc for good neavy, 200
23c for good medium and light; Buff, 12@1Sc
p foot; Side, 10@12c q foot; Calf Skins, 30@50e
. b; Kip Skins, s35@50 p dozen; Harness
Leather, 2S@S21zc p Ii for heavy and 25c for
No. 2.
LUMBER-The retail price tor rough Pine is
$50; rough Redwood $40.
METALS-A private circular quotes Pig Iror
as follows:
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01
OFFICE HOURS.
10 to1oAM 9toa e.eoto5.co :

10 to12 A. M, 2 to 4, $50 to 7:SO P. NJ.
10 to II A. n, 2 to 4, 7toSP. M. -.
1880 a. N. 10 12 N, and l 80 to 8 P. b
$3.50 to L A. M, 1 to4P. h.............
lO:30 A. Il 10 l, 2 to 4, z toSP. n.
9 to II A. NJ, l to 8 P. M.................,
9 to 10 A. a., I to 8, 7toSP. M.......
| Il. to g P. NJ, 7 toSP. M............,..
3 TO II A. NJ, 2 to 4, to oSP. NJ.
10 to II A. NJ, 2to 4, $50 to 7:30P.M.
9 to Il a. NJ, TO 8, 7toSP. NJ,
9 to Il A. NJ, 2-30 &c 4:SC, 7toSP.N.
9 to 10 A. L., 2 to 4, 7toSP. NJ.
9 to II a. M, 2 to 4 p. M..................
u NJ. to l, 2 to 4, ESQ to S P. M.......
! A. NJ, to IL n. 2 10 4. sP.M...
= to II a. NJ, ? to 1 and 7 to SP. NJ.
..-...
So.afternOon hours sundays.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01

Nequote prices for other kinds: Tin Plate. s. l50
SIS %; Yellow Metal. 14c English Cast Steel, 1i(G
Ice; Sheet Zinc, S1599c; Pig Lead, Sc. Bar Lead
51zc; Lead Pipe, &c; Sheet Lead, &c. Bar Copper
19Q120c: rig Tin, 2Sc q II.
MATCHES 25c; Telegraph, soc;
Eastern Parlor. 81 65
MALT demonstrating brands of English
Ale and Porter ar7 selling at 81 75(l3 70 for
quarts and S3C94 for , dozen pints.
NAILS-200-keg lots, 81 90; 100-keg lots, 81 80;
smaller quantities, IS.
OIL-Cnina Nut 55G62c; California Castor
81 Is for No; and 81 for No. ?; refined cocoa,
nut, 421a@4I1ac; Cal. Linseed. in single barrel
lots 521ac for raw and 55c for boiled; Petroleum,
1l0o, in cans. l7@2lc; do 1902, 24@S0c; pure
winter strained Lard, 75e in barrels and soc
in tins: Possel Olive, 81 so; Plagniol Olive
S5; Duret do, Sc 25; extra fine kinds, S7@S p
dozen pints.
PAINTS-Pioneer White Lead, in lots of 500
ibs and upwards, SC; smaller lots SIC; Red
Lead and Litharge. each SIC.
PAPER-California Straw Wrapping, S5c 9Oe,
81 and 81 10 2 ream fol the four styles.
QU1CKSILVER-Londo price, sS; price in
this market, SS7 25@37 so.
RICE-We quote: Hawaiian, 45k043lc; China,
u 20@4 80 per two mats for mixed; So 25@5 30
for No. l, and Sc 40Gd6 70 for Extra No. l.
SALT-Liverpool from warehouse is quoted ct
sl6@25; California, SIC for coarse and SIS for
fine.
SOAP-Castile, 7@711e for Brown and 12@1sc
for white; Chemical Olive, 1895; Pale and
other high grades, 76Sc.
SPICES-Cassia, 5j496c: Cloves. 19@20e: Nut
megs, 571atg60c; Mace, 65967c; Pepper, 1870
Ice: Pimento, 654@D7c 2 u.
SPlRlTS-Calitornia Pure, 81 Is for No. . and
81 % for No. L.
STARCH-61SGS1$c in boxes, according to ys-
riety and brand.
SUGAR-Prices are as follows for 15-hI,I lots.