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Kill

The New England descendants of the Puri-
tans have inherited a more than British
prudery.
Tho word '1eg" is improper, you must say
'lower limb" Trousers have become 'lower
~garments." Instead Of going to bed, people
retire" so that the bedroom becomes the
retiring ROOM
A Lady having said not long ago in a Phila-
delPhia drawing room that she felt cold in her
back, created a veritable panic among the
hostess guests
read tho following pieceo of Information in
q New York paper among the news from n
New England city:
Tho authorities hive begun n crusade
against the nude In art Ono of the wealthiest
gentlemen In the city will DO proceeded
against for keeping in his house copies Of tho
Venus Of Milo, tho Venus do Medicl, Canovais
Venus, Powers Greek Slave, tho LAGOON,
and other works.
During my stay in New York, | was con-
stantly hearing Of n certain Mr.. Anthony
Comstock, who had attained celebrity by q
campaign ho had undertaken against nudities.
Mr.. Comstock visited tho museums, galleries,
exhibit ons and shops, and, whenever he found
n bit Of flesh portrayed in paint or marble, he
went before the magistrates and had a grand
field dny. l must say, for tho credit of tho
New Yorkers, that Mr.. Comstock had earned
for himself n reputation as grotesquo as 1t
was noisy. To take up such a limo of censor
ship is, it seems to mo, to publish ono's own
perversty, and tho individual whose mind Is
80 Ill informed that he cannot look ut an ar
tistic counterfeit presontment of tho human
form divine without thinking evil thoughts,
is to DO pitied, II not dcspiscd.
but / suppose there will always be quack
doctors with tho cant OF virtue ON their lips
and filthy imaginations in their hearts.
Meanwhile, tho American newspapers
seemed TO look upon Mr.. Comstock as n legiti-
mate target for their jokes and satire.
Tho New England ladies have tho rcputa-
ton OF being tho most easily shocked women
in tho world An American gentleman told
&c :hata Philadelphia lady Mt whose side he
WINS seated ono day at table, grew red to her
very cars at his asking her which part of a
chicken she preferred, tho wing or tho leg.
Arc tho Now England women Saintes-Ni-
TOUGHEST
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ITO be C~ontlnued.l
Their BUSINESS booming,

Probably no one thing has caused such
a general revival of trade at DR.. w. N.
Hunts drug store as their giving away to
their customers of so many trial bottles
of DIR. Kings New Discovery tor Con-
sumption. Their trade is simply enor-
nous in this very valuable article, from
the fast that it always cures and never
disappoints. Coughs, colds. asthma,
bronchitis, Group, and all throat and lung
diseases quickly cured. You can test it
before buying by getting a trial bottle
free, large size 81. Every bottle war
ranted.
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XIV.

In America g~entlemen's dress is plain, even
severe; n high hat, blnck coat, dark trousers.
Fancy cloth Is little used, even In travelling.
l remember well the sensation / created
with a pair OF light gray trousers In a small
Pennsylvania town Every ono seemed to
look at mo us II l had been a strange animal;
in the hotel tho mattresses nudged one an
other, and scarcely repressed n giggle; and
tho street urchins followed me asst l had been
n member of the Sioux tribe In national cos
tume. The day after my arrival, ono of the
local papers announced tina n Frenchmnn
had landed In the town the day before Sin
white trousers, :" and that his popularity had
been as prompt as decisive.
American ladies dress very well as a rule,
but there a great number who cover them
selves with furbelows and jewels, and so long
as each item is costly, trouble themselves lit
tie about the general effect.
American women have plenty of style of
their own, and also q great deal of distinc-
ton and grace, but they always look dressed
for conquest 1t Is well to be 1t, but not well
to show it. They are apt to laugh at the toll
lot of English women, and model their own
dress on French lines. For my part, l think
that nothing can surpass a fresh, young En-
glsh girl in a cotton dress and simple straw
hat.
Tho fashionable h~eadgear, during my TO
journ in tho states, was a high, narrow con-
struction, perched on the top of the head, and
surmounted with feathers. At a certain dis
tance, it gave its wenrer the look Of an irate
cockatoo.
There arc French milliners in New York, /
believe. DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes pre-
tends that they deteriorate on American soil.
| remember wo got upon this subject, during
n pleasant chat about his early days in Paris,
and ho said: by the time a French miliner
has been six months in New York, she will
make a bonnet to brighten a Choctaw In
dian"
AT tho theatre, women wear silk, which
prevents ono from hearing, and hats a foot
high, which prevent one from seeing.
American ball toilets are ravishing. Here
tho diamonds are in place. do not know
any gayer, moro Intoxicating sight than an
American ball room The display of luxury
is on q gigantic scale. The walls are covered
with flowers, the rooms artistically lighted,
tho dancing animated, and the true spirit of
gayety everywhere visible. The young
women arc ideal In beauty and brilliancy,
and If it were not for the atmosphere, which
Is hot enough to hatch silk worms, you would
pass tho evening in an ecstasy of enjoyment.
Tho wives of men with middle class incomes
initiate the luxury of the millionaire's wife.
l expected to find it so; In a democratic coun-
try frogs try to swell into oxen. They puff
themselves out until they burst, or rather
until their husbands burst
In Franco always, and in England when he
will let her, n wife keeps an eye on her hus-
bands interests. In America, she often lays
hands on his capital.
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CHAPTER XIV.
TOUGHEST

Jonathan Is tho cousin german OF John
Bull, but yet not so German as ono might
imagine, for, If Germany supplies America
with two or three hundre thousand immi-
grants yearly, these Germans do not German
ize America; on tho contrary, they them
selves become Amcricani2ed, thanks to that
faculty of assimilation which they possess In
such n high degree
Ono strong proof of this Is tho way In
which women nre treated from ono end OF
tho United States to tho other. And here /
may say that In this mntter Jonathan sets
John Bull an example which the latter would
do well to profit by.
Whilst English Justice gives merely one or
two months imprisonment TO tho man who
is found guilty Of having almost kicked his
wife to death, an American town is in arms
at tho mere rumor of n man having NAL.
treated a woman
Sometimes the chnstisement takes a comic
form There are few distractions In the lit
Ito American towns, and native humor finds
On outlet in strange fashions. A man who
i'll treats his wife, or forsakes her for another
woman, Is often tarred and feathered. Tho
operation is curious and satisfies the ven
6 NA ISlaANSSr "hA pNui hk lbtl
n hours amusement
Tho delinquent Is led, sometimes TO tho
sound of music, to a retired spot There he
is stripped to tho skin and coated over with
tar from head to foot This dono, no Is
rolled In feathers, which OF course stick to
him and give him tho appearance of an i'm
mense ugly duckling. To give a finishing to
tho operation, his clothes are sometimes car
ried off, and the mob wish him good luck.
This chastiscment is often applied to q
woman whose conduct Is known to DO i'm
moral In such cases | need not say 1t is tho
women who operate on tho culprit. They
want their husbands and sons to be ablo to
get about without danger, and they take
upon themselves the task of keeping the moral
atmosphere OF tho neighborhood healthy.
The idea appears primitive, but morality
thrives by it
Tho susceptibilities of American women arc
sometimes very easily wounded
A paper having announced n mans death
under the heading; "John K. gone to n bet
ter home" the widow brought an action of
libel against the editor.
The further west one goes the more appar-
eht becomes the power of the women; the
further west one goes the rarer does woman
get Is this the reasonl
To every American hotel there Is a ladies'
entrance This is to prevent contamination
from tho possible contact of man. When it
rains or SHOWS an awning is thrown out over
tho pavement; but | dare say a permanent
~triumphal arch viii ultimately be demanded
by the ladies.
Hore is n fittle story which would s,,nn,v
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CHAPTER XVI

There is no country where you hear SO
many good anecdotes, and no country where
they are so well told.
The Americans are delightful raconteurs;
they are past masters in tho art Of making
those light, graceful, witty little speeches,
which give to their dinners such a unique
charm. Then the humor is delicate, the wit
Of the brightest Irony and elegance COM
bine to make these discourses veritable little
literary gems
Hero is n specimen Of Gen. Horace Porter's
drollery-a portrait of an old typical Puri-
tan, given at n "New England" dinner:
1.-THE old Puritan WINS not the most rollick-
ing, the ~jolliest, the most playful OF men. He
ut times amused himself sadly. He was given
to a mild disregard of the conyentionalities.
BE had suppressed bear batting, not, it is be-
loved, because it gave pain to the bear, but
because 1t gave pleasure to the audience He
found the Indians were the proprietors of tho
land, and no felt constrained to move
against them with his gun, with q view to
increasing tho number of absentee landlords
he found the Indians on ono side and the
witches On the other. He was surrounded
with troubles he had TO keep tho Indians
under fire and the witches over It. These
were some Of the things that reconciled that
good man to sudden death He never let the
sun &c down upon his wrath, but he no
doubt, often wished that he was In that re-
gion near the pole whore the sun does not 90
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fountain OF health, by using DIR. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery, and good digestion, a
fair skin, buoyant spirits, and bodily health
and vigor will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
from the common pimple, bIotch, or eruption,
to the worst Scrofula, or blood-poison. Es-
pecially has 1t proven its efficacy in curing
salt = rheum or letter, Eczema, Erysipelas,
Fever = sores, Hin Joint Disease. Scrofulous
Sores and .Swelllngs, Enlarged Glands. Col
tire or Thick Neck, and Eating Sores or
Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
ton (which Is S~crofula of the Lungs). by its
wonderful blood : purifying, invigorating,
and nutritiye properties. If taken in time.
For Weak Lungs. Splitting of Blood, Short
ness of Breath. Catarrh in. the Head. Bron-
affections, it is a sovereign remedy. 1t
promptly cures the severest Coughs.
For Torpid Liver. Biliousness, or Liver
complaint" Dyspepsia, and indigestion, it is
an uneqnaled remedy. Sold by druggists.
Price sl.Oo. or six bottles for $500.
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Humor only springs In simple, unaffected
characters. You find it In the Scotch. 1t
overaows In the well bred American, who is
the prince of good fellows
The Americans are SO good ut taking a joke,
50 good tempered that, ever in public, they
enjoy to banter each other and servo as butts
for each others sarcasms; it is on these occa-
sions that American humor Is allowed free
play. There are even "Gridironn clubs, clubs
where guests are invited only to be put on
the grill The most famous of these is the
Clover club at Philadelphia. Outside Para
disc there Is no place where men arc treated
with so little regard to their rank.
Gentlemen" says tho president, 81 have
tho honor to propose the first toast Of the
evening. Let US fill our glasses and drink to
the honorable member of congress on my
right. doubt not you Will push your amia-
bIity and patience so far as to listen to his
speech in respectful silence. He will be all
tho moro proud to have an audience to-
night, because, as We all know, when the
honorable member gets up to make q speech
ut Washington the benches begin to empty by
magic. Gentlemen, give him a chance."
Tho congressman takes tho joke merrily,
and thus commences his speech:
"Gentlemen-I mean members of tho Clover
Club"
Tho members pocket the satire with a
hearty laugh
Presently comes the turn of the second
speaker.
This one speaks in a scarcely audible voice
raise your voicer' cry the members.
"rm sorry you canno hear" quietly an
swers the speaker; come nearer"
Tho cries of 'louderT continue.
"If speak low, " says the interrupted man,
ait is in order to get down to your level"
This convulsed tho assembly with laughter.
1 was aghast.
Can 1t be possible, l thought, that they will
stand thatl The joke may DO new and funny,
but surely it is being carried beyond the
bounds Ii such things went on in France,
one would see duels going on in all the re-
tired spots Of the neighborhood next morn
ing.
The president rises once more.
My turn has como.
Scarcely have | heard the word Gentle
men," when a voIley of shouts and whistlings
greets me.
see that / am not going to be spared.
Excuse MEL continue; perhaps I had
better explain to you why 1 accepted your
invitation Since / am in America 1 mean TO
study the customs and manners of the people.
With this object in view, it would not dc for
me to confno myself to good society, and I
have determined to make a study this even
ing"
That's right" whispers my neighbor in
way of encouragement, continue in that
strain and you will do"
For hours the speechifying goes on, mixed
with music, recitations, songs and anecdotes.
At in tho morning hosts and guests separ-
ate, declaring that they ave had a ''real
good time."
The Clover club is a first ratio leveler. ANY
man, whose self esteem has been over culti-
waited, can be supplied by this club with
wholesome physic.
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nant, the numerous magazines which issue
from the house founded by that gentleman
The largest newspapers, and all the prin-
cipal reviews, have ladies on their STATS
Mrs Mary Louise Booth, who directs The
HarPers Bazaar, receives a salary of 5000.
The two editors of The Critic are Miss
Jeanette L lid and Mr.. Joseph D. GIL
der, sister and brother Of Mr.. Richard Wat
son Glider, poet, and chief editor of The Cen
tury Magazine, who himself has for colleagues
Mr.. Buel and a talented lady.
/ might nAmo many more
Tho education of the women being In
America very much the same as that of the
men, ladies naturally may aspire to many EN-
Payments which, in Europe, are looked upon
as being the monopoly of man
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sherII Bh1et
TERRITORY OF WYOMING, 9,
COUNTY OF LARAMIE, o
Hubert Il. T~eschemacher
VS..
Edward p. Roberts, Jessie b. Roberts
and John Hess.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
an order of sale issued out of the district
court of the first judicial district in the
above entitled case on the Sth day OF
January, 1889, and to me directed as
sheriff of Laramie county, 1 have levied
upon and will on Tuesday, the 9Th day
Of March, 1889, at the hour of /
O'Clock p. m. of said day, at the front
door of the court house in Cheyenne,
Laramie county. Wyoming Territory,
offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash the following real estate in Lara
mic county, in the territory of Wyoming,
to-wit: Lot No. 7, in block 800, as said
lot and block is laid down in the plat OF
the city of Cheyenne on file in the office
of the county clerk and ex-oficio register
of deeds for Laramie county.
Dated Cheyenne, Feb. l, 1889.
JOHN A. MARTIN,
Sheriff of Laramie county.
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The following from the pen of Mr.. L.

The following from the pen of Mr.. L.
p. Bardwell, editor of the Marion Qowa)
Plot, will we believe be of interest to
many of our readers. He says: ut is
with pleasure that | certify to the real
merits of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
| have used it in my family for years and
have always found it most excellent, and
especially for colds. Group and sore throat.
Il is safe and effective" For sale by B.
B. David, druggist.
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Hoecan parents allow their children to
cough and strain and cough and calmly
say: "Ohl it is only a little cold" and
keep giving them cheap and dangerous
medicines, until they are down with lung
fever or consumption, when they can be
SO easily relieved by Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup? 1t has no superior, and
few equals. For sale by W. n. Hunt,
druggist.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup should
always be used for children tecthIng. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays
the pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle.
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The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
eorns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by DR.. w. N. Hunt.
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JONATHAN AID His CONTINENT
By MAX O'RELL.
Author Of " Iohn Bull and His Island =
"Iohn Bull, IT., Etc" and
lack Allyn"

Translated by Nine. Paul Blouet. Copy
righted by Cassell & Co, New York, and pub
ltshed by special arrangement through The
American Press Association
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Fresh oysters received daily at the
Saddle Rock.
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job printing at the Leader Office.
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Courtesy of Hyo. Archives g. Hi s+or1
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-26
JAPAN.


The next meeting will be held at the
Office of the State Board of Horticulture,
220 Sutter street San Francisco, at O'Clock
P. NJ. tomorrow friday, the 26,h inst.
The subject will be Olive Culture, and B.
NJ. Lelong has been invited to open the
discussion. The line of discussion to be
followed at the meeting will be as follows
Upon how cheap land can the olive be
successfully grown?
What kind of land is the most econom.
ical-drv or moist-hills or fiat handbook
or loan?
Distances to plant trees ACCESSIBILITY OF
putting out vines between the trees
amount of cultivation required, and how
to prune the trees.
The climate best adapted to the olive;
the pests which interfere with it. Do hare
squirrels and insects prey upon it?
The age at which the trees bear suffi.
cientiy TO pay the expenses of cultivation
The vigorous bearing life of the tree.
The uses msde OF tie fruit how tc
gather and handle it.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs D. W. True is visiting friends in this city.
II. ]. Palmer, OF Yolo, is taking in the city
sights.
Miss Alice Rice is home from her visit to
Austin.
James Collins, of CORTLAND, came to the city
yesterday.
Miss Maggie We'll left on the Redding train
yesterday morning.
Miss Clara Smyth, of Newcastle, has been
visiting Mrs. Charles Palm.
ATT. Reynolds. OF Grand Island and John
Grafton, OF Walnut Grove, are In town.
Captain Fred. Eisenmeneer leaves for San
Francisco to-day on short visit to friends
WV. Watson and Colonel Perrie Kewen were
passengers on yesterday mornings train for
Redding.
B. Il Hulburd, Jr, and ]. II. Miller, Jr, have
gone TO rusticate few days in the foothills of
FL Dorado.
Carl Spelling, who represented several claim
ants against the Occidental Endowment Associ-
alton, is in the city.
AT the Odd Fellows celebration at Santa
Rosa to-day the orator will be District Attorney
Bruner, of this city.
Marco Mama celebrated the 6sth anniversary
of his birthday yesterday by entertaining many
OF his friends at dinner
Mrs, r. II. Auerbach, of Oakland, is spending
a week with her mother. Mrs. Bidwell, prior to
her departure for Europe.
AiLANtlS al iHC Ndpitdl .1bitl atstcIudl .
Thomas Rolind, Routiers; s. d. Balcom Eu-
reka, New: John A. Fairchild, Yreka John
| Bell, Mrs. Martin. Butcher Ranch: James Col
Inns, CORTLAND; J. b. Hays, Stockton, !. n.
Lean, city; Charles J. Neal, Alameda; II. J..
Palmer, Yolo; }. +. Linthicum, city.
| At Woodland, on Wednesday, a, the residence
! of the brides parents. Frank Phillips. of Los
| Angeles, and Miss Leila Douglas, of Woodland,
| were Joined in marriage. Among other beau
| tiful floral decorations was a large full-rigged
| ship of roses with fers sails spread, riding on
! pillows of blossoms. The event was celebrated
/ in an imposing manner
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday:
| J. q. Scott. r. H. Stevens. New York; Frank T.
| Miller. Oakland; John s. Cheeny, S. w. Man
| chester. Manchester; Henry 81. Clair and wife,
| Greenville; J. s. Lawrence. New York: Mrs. j.
| NJ Custer, Miss Paris. Mrs. Paris. J. II. Minor
| and lady, J. H. Hodgdon. A. Loewe, Thsd. S.
| Davis, W. Sidney Smith. Mrs S. Holmes. Mrs.
| s Barhruig J. X. Marhell and wife. Z. kabbs-
| child James II. Swift +. Grienwall, William B.
| corwin, San Francisco; s. Dorsey, James
Valley.
| grand birthday surprise party was given a
\ few evenings since at Judge S. q, Fosters, at
| Perkins Station. it being Mrs. s. 6. Foster S
sixty-fiffh birthday. Games. music-vocal and
| instrumental-and card playing were partici-
pated IL. and at a late hour supper was
| served consisting of the deilcacies Of the sea-
4 SON. Following are the names OF those present:
| MI and Mrs. S. H Jackman, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Barton. Mr.. and Mrs H. Teeple, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ f. c. Bailey. Mr.. and Mrs. 7. C. Perkins, Mrs.
L. A. whiicsice, Misses Nettie and Lena Temple,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-26
PROPERTY TRANSFERS,
Deeds to Real Estate Filed With the
County Recorder.


County Recorder.
The following sales of real estate have
been recorded since the last published re.
port:
Union Building and Loan Association to EN-
ma MayTLot ., in block 2, Oak Park; grant.
Frank l.. and Nellie F. White to W. HI. Col
elough-West half of lot 6, G and H, Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets; grant
NJ. NJ. Harding and Walter Wylie to Thomas
Norton-South half of lot s, o and P, Eighth
ana Ninth streets; grant.
Central Pacific Railroad Company to Dennis
Johnson-lSo.92 acres in section %, township s
north, range east; 1874 60.
William Hartman to J. o. Frazier-I60 acres in
section 10, townships north range east; IS. 600
Catherine Murray to F. J. and r. H. Rhoads-
interest IN the east half Of lot g. B and c.
Iwelfth ana Thirteenth streets; also. lots and
Z, q and ID, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets;
grant.
F. J. and r. 81. Rhoads to Michael Rhoads-
same property; grant.
L. p Gilman to F. W. Schnauss-East half of
lot 8, and /, Tenth and Eleventh streets;
grant.
]: J; Gray: Jr. to Albert NJ. Johnson-Lots :
and in the Ingham tract grant
H. G. Rathan to J. A. Parker-Northeast omar.
ter OF section &c, township Onorth, range east;
grant
c. V. Garrett to Sarah Toll-south quarter of
grant.
Anna J. Atkinson to C. E. Atkinson-Lot S,
ii and l, Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets:
grant.
NJ. +: Johnson to Levy Ream-Lot and east
hall OF lot 3, in block l OF Highland Park;
Marie A. and seleg Alexander to n. Zeman-
sky-Nest half of east half of north 30 feet of
lot l, h and l, Third and Fourth streets; 81 500.
Mrs. A. c. Harris to Thomas Hague-Lot S. q
and V, Third and Fourth streets: also lot S. W
and \ streets; also, lot Z, s and T, Fifth and
Sixth streets: grant.
Philip Wolf, Jr to ]. F. Carroll-Fast half of
north half of lot l. and o, Twenty-first and
Twenty-second streets: grant
Mary Seaman Tn John Norton aud Ellen Nor
ton-Lot 4, R and S, Third and Fourth streets;
Samuel Gerson to c. W. Eldred-Lot q and
81, $50. 80
Benjamin Chambers to Mary H. Knapp Two
ing 100 acres; 1900.
Eli Mayo to C. W. Eldred-Lot @ ] and X,
twenty second ard Twenty-third streets; grant
w. ". Ryder to Joseph z. Perry-East half of
lot 8, I and U. Second and Third streets: grant.