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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
Women Blacksnniths.
zine

1t Is considered improper for women
to work underground in coal mine,
writes Dudley (England) correspondent.
Is it not equally wrong for them to toll
as blacksmiths2 The scenes that occur
in the smithies, especially in summer
time, are quite opposed to the accepted
notions of decency. The heat is intense.
There are the forge fires, the red hot
pieces of iron, and, above all, the ire
mendous labor of hammering out the
iron Even in wintry weather, with the
snow on the ground, / have seen women
perspire at their work. In the summer
it simply results in an indecent abandon
ment of clothing. The fellahin of Egypt
are better clothed than the women in
smithy's shop on a midsummer's day.
Then, to bring the olive hammer down
with greater force, it sometimes happens
that two or three persons will spring on
the treadle at once This is generally
done by boys and girls. They stand as
close as possible, hold each other by the
waist, and simultaneously spring with
the right foot on the treadle. 1t is hardly
necessary to add that the standard OF
morality is not high among the members
of this trade, and would undoubtedly be
much improved if the women were de-
barred from such work. Whether the
men alone could earn enough to keep
them is question not SO easy to answer,
though there can be no doubt that their
wages would greatly increase but for the
competition of their wives and their sis
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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ITO BE CoNTINUED.3
A Pretty Action.

A newsboy took the Sixth avenue ele-
waited at Park place at noon yesterday,
and sliding into one of the cross seats fell
asleep. At Grand street two young wo-
men got on and took the seats opposite
the lad His feet were bare and his hat
had fallen off. Presently the younger
girl leaned over and placed her muff
under the little fellows dirty cheek. An
old gentleman in the next seat smiled at
the act and without saying anything held
out a quarter, with nod toward the
boy. The girl hesitated moment and
then reached for it. The next man just
as silently offered dime, woman across
the aisle held out some pennies, and be-
fore she knew it the girl, with flaming
cheeks. had taken money from every
passenger in that end of the car. She
quietly slid the amount into the sleeping
lads pocket, removed her nuff gently
from under his head without rousing
him and got off at Twenty third street,
including all the passengers in a pretty
little inclination Of the head that seemed
full Of thanks and the possession of a
common secret. New York World.
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Sney could see our fellows coming, and
pot them at their leisure; but our fire
was wasted on the trees. If we got too.
near, they would slip down from one
tree and run to another. Our men kept
dropping, but there was no sign that we
were producing any effect on them at
all By and by the men came to the.
conclusion that the fun was too expen-
sive, and they began to fall back. OF
course the Maoris followed us-pretty
fast, too hated the idea of getting
shot in the back; had few rounds of
cartridges left, and kept drawing up
and popping at 'em. Brown was near
me at that time. It was bad going
under foot-rocks, bushes, gullies; all of
a sudden / felt something hot just be-
meath my collar bone-a bullet through
the left lung, remember feeling
pleased that hadn't been hit in the back
after all; then stumbled over root
and went down. Brown saw me-he
was lieutenant hailed three of our
men, and they lifted me and carried me.
was pretty heavy and very bloody, and
/ had tainted, and the men thought was
dead and began to grumble for the Maoris
were closing up. They wanted to drop
me, but Brown pulled out his revolver
and vowed he'd shoot the first man who
let go. AS that was certainty, whereas
there was chance Of lodging the
Maoris, they held on, and brought me
off. got well and was promoted to
ieutenancy-what for never discov-
cred. Before could be about again the
war was over. Invent back to Napier,
and there heard that Miss Dorrien Tay-
lor, my mothers sister, was dead, and
had left me eight thousand pounds. /
took part Of it end sailed for Aspinwal
and came up to New York"
''Did you leave the rest of your legacy
with Mr.. BrownY
Eyes; and you were quite right. It
was on the voyage out from London.
There was woman ON board. When
we reached Napier married her secretly.
Brown was the only man who ever knew
it. 1t was not wise affair, Miss Nolen.
She is living; she will outlive me.
knew should have to tell you, and I've
done itr'
ITO BE CONTINUED.3
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
CouIdn,t Fool the Barper.

Three young fellows were having a
heap of fun with themselve few days
ago, aided by twenty dollar bill. About
$3.50 in the afternoon this trio went into
barber shop up on North Clark street
and got shaved. When the tonsorial act
had been completed one of the young fell
lows produced twenty dollar bill and
told the barber to get his pay out Of
that The barber asked politely if the
gentleman had nothing smaller, saying
at the same time that he had no change.
AT this one Of the chaps very foolishly
laughed, and stated that that bill had
been as good as gold mine to them, for
they had come all the way up Clark
street from the bridge and had had all
they wanted to eat and drink on that
bill because no one could change it.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
No. 475.-Numerica1 Enigma.

My 45, 81, 16, Q are all the same vowel My
8, SO, 6, 81, % is color. My "a, 40, 81 is the
sound made by cannon ball passing through
the air. My 43, 80, 90, So is fight. My AZ,
4s, "a, 26, 49, 25, 81, 13, 8, Is, IS is an ally My
Is, 81, IS, SO, 81, 81, Is the surname of prest-
dent Of the United States. My 10, 8, 10, so,
33, 40, Sc was the scene of battle Dec. %,
lTr My IA, 30, %, 80, 8 4S, z is the name of
the secretary of war during Lincoln's admin
istration My II, AZ, 28, S, l, IL, Al, "A, 35, 10
is the name Of place near Wilmington that
was captured on Jan. Is. 1885, My 81, 3S, II,
8, 46, 4, 20, 30 is the name by which the first
battle of Bull Run is sometimes called
My whole, of SO letters, forms sentence
from famous eulogy.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
The First Last and the Last First.

st. Paul grain men have been vexing their
souls over problem touching a grain bin
and contents, the solution Of which has
dawned upon not a few of them. It is this:
Given'a bin, dump into 1t separately, five
distinct qualities of wheat, for instance; open
the spout at the bottom and the query is:
(which layer of wheat comes out 6rsts"
The uninitiated say at once, with few excep-
tions: 'sThe first layer at the bottom, of
courseI" W. A Van Slyke was determined
to get at the facts, and watched the bin with
his eagle eye very closely the other day, after
having caused layer Of barley to be placed
on top of several layers of different kinds of
wheat The spout was opened, and the bar
ley came rushing out first. st.-Pioneer Press
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03

This made the barber hot, and he said:
''Vell, you wasentt peat me like dot; you
vas pay for dose shaves, pet me, y and
he called his darky, saying to him: go
over by the South Side und got some
changes for dot pill, und you vasen't
hurry too" The colored man under
stood the situation perfectly, for at z
o'clock in the evening the three young
men still sat there in the barber shop
waiting for their $19.7O. = Chicago
Herald.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
No. 4S1.-Enigma.

NOs &OA
When green, I'm good to eat
That is, If cooked with skill;
When blue and pink, I'm very sweet.
And nosegays help to fill,
But sweeter far it is to view me
When and are added to me.
Yes, though I'm good to eat,
With Pm sweeter still,
With and am yet more sweet,
With K top the hill
Add to me but single l,
Then rolls the thunder, sounds the bell
Yes, though I'm food, you see,
Changes soon come across
A little edible like me,
For t makes me moss;
And if r to me draw near,
am q gem, fit for my lady's ear
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
x x x x

The first is one-half Of the fourth. The
fourth is one-half of the second The first,
second and fourth lack two of equaling the
third The second and fourth lack three Of
equaling the third The fourth is the square
root Of the second
The third minus the first gives the cube of
the fourth
The whole is an important date in Ameri-
can history
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03

the humor of it. Again, in the conun-
drum, 'sWhy is blindman's buff like
sympathy Because it is a fellow feel
ing for fellow creature, there is di-
rect application which is also unquestion-
ably humorous. Then, as another ex-
ample of pun which is absurdly appar-
ent, there was Douglas Jerrold's remark
about man to whom he had repeatedly
written in vain for some money. Il have
written him, said Jerrold to an acquaint-
ance, "but got nothing" Strange said
the other, ''for he is a man full of kind
ness. "Yes." rejoined Jerrold, ''unre-
hitting kindness. "-AIl the Year Round
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
No. 47s.-A Pyramid.

Across-L A letter. q bud (bot.) g.
A reward 4 Later g. A seabird
Down. A letter 2. A proposition. 8.
To injure. 4 A bud g. A city of Japan.
8. A Scotch word, meaning IN greater guam
tity z. A meadow g An abbreviation.
Q. A letter.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
Things Told by Others.

Professor Golf says: Whole potatoes are
the best to plant, as they give more gain
in the crop than the extra amount of seed
required The strongest eyes are on the
seed end. Never use sprouted seed. No
particular difference where you put the
fertilizer. Potash is the best fertilizer,
and the best soil gravel loan with clo-
yer sod.
Oats are one of the best egg producing
foods known, says Southern Fancier.
Oats would be more extensively used
were it not for the rough hull. Now that
a hulless oats can be raised the problem
of cheap egg producing food has been
solved. Itshould constitute three fourths
of the diet of the large breeds, whose in
activity causes them to take on more fat
than is desirable.
A complete change of the soil in flower
pots is sometimes necessary, and will en-
able plant to secure more food and grow
better.
Feather eating hens are best broken Of
this habit by plenty of exercise and
variety of food, including raw meat or
other animal food
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
.JerroId's Joke.

The familiar inquiry, lis it true that
the first apple was eaten by the first
pair9" is far fetched, but one cannot deny
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
No. A16.-Hidden Motto.
DRDLLTHTMYBCMMN
WHDRSDMRSNN.

Insert in their proper places seven '''a's,"
six ''e's," two ''i's" and six ''o's" and you
will have couplet from Shakespeare which
no coward would adopt as motto
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
Key to the Puzzler.

No. 467.-What is Ita-The Letter "
No. 468.-A Clever Puzzle. CL CLI, CLIO
lone of the nine Muses.
No. 469 The Ingenious Servant.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03

From the ten objects here shown, construct
"double diamond !" which is one that will
read differently across and up and down. The
two central words are shown by the two
largest objects--St Nicholas
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
No. 47A-Beheaded Rhymes.

No. 47A-Beheaded Rhymes.
IA, When sailing long in many
Wise shipmen use the juice of --
h She glared on him in feeble -,
For he had stepped upon her --
a> The barber took his painted ,
And struck thereon one raven -.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03
No. 4sO.-Two Easy Word Squar

NO. 40U.-1WO EaSy WOrU OquaFeSs
ta) Anxiety sour; a kind of grain; the first
home of Adam.
(b) An apology; to jump; in a state of rest;
the plural of an animal
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03

No. 47O Enigma Glass, lass, ass
No. All. -Charades la Endless ID, OK.
(cl Heartsease
No. 472.-Single Acrostic: Turkey Cross
wordsl dates. Q Vaults, B. daRts; 4.
raKes, 5. paEan, g. MAYOR
No 473. -Beheadings; L Thin. . Hash
-asn. 8. Easter-aster. 4. Bear-zear.
Eland-land 8 Reel-eel 4 Kilf-in. &
Scent-cent O. Hart-art 10 IdeaI-deal.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-03

Although the Florida razor back hog is an
unsightly creature it is said that ne makes
better pork than his more corpulent broth
ers of the best
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18
READY TO TAKE A TUMBLE.

Building Inspector Starr Says the Old
Station-House is Ready to Fall.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Starr,
who has tor some time past been examin-
ing the Station-house building, gave to
REcoRD-UNIoN reporter yesterday his opin-
ion on the condition of the structure, based
on actual measurements. Mr.. Starr has
been contractor in masonry work for
twenty years, and SAYS he considers it
part OF his duty TO make plain statement
10 the Board of Trustees as to what he
thinks of the building, and after doing
this be concludes that no blame can fall on
him should an accident happen. He sums
up the situation as follows:
The building is in most dangerous con-
dition. The south wall, east corner, is
three and one-half inches out of plumb,
leaning south; the west corner of the same
wall is five and one-half inches leaning
south. The south wall in the center is
nine inches out OF plumb, extending cut
The north wall in the center leans in
(south) five inches. All the walls and
arches are cracked and since the recent
| earthquake new cracks have appeared and
the old ones have widened. The center
wall, running through the middle Of the
building north and south, and the iron
anchor-rod running the same way, are the
only things that really hold the south wall
from falling into the street. The timbers
TO which the hog-chains are anchored, run
| ming east and west, have rotted away, and
there is no support from that source. The
| anchor running east and west through the
center of the building has been drawn with
the north wall by the south one leaning
out, and the floors indicate that the south
wall is settling faster than the north.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18

Chief Engineer O'Meara of the Fire De-
partment sent in communication request
ing the Board to pass an order prohibiting
the firing of the so-called double headed
Dutchmen" on the public streets. 1t was
one OF the most dangerous explosives for
causing fires, as it continued to burn a long
while after the explosion. The City Attor-
ney was instructed to prepare an ordinance
IN compliance with the request. This is
n accordance with a suggestion contained
IN the RECORD U.IoN few days ago, when
the dangerous character of these explosives
was pointed out
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18
Sergeant Barwick's Guest.

Signal Service Observer Bell passed
through Sacramento yesterday from Rose
burg, Oregon, en- route to Cleveland, O.,
to take charge of the Signal Office at that
point. During the few hours he remained
in the city he was the guest of Sergeant
Barwick, who showed him the sights of
the city, it being his first visit, and also the
first time he ever saw oranges growing on
the trees. His little 4-year-old daughter
wanted to get out of the carriage and pull
some Of them off the trees. He pronounces
Sacramento as beautiful city as be has ever
seen on the Coast, according to its size and
population. He therefore carries with him
to the East most excellent opinion of the
Capital City of California. He will place
his little daughter with relatives near
Philadelphia, as he had the misfortune to
lose his wife year ago while stationed at
Port Angeles, Washington Territory.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18
Robert wilson's Death.

An inquest was held at Coroner Clark's
office last evening to inquire into the cause
Of the death of brakeman Robert Wilson,
who lost his life in the recent accident on
the Placerville Railroad. The jury re-
turned the following verdict:
We, the Coroner's jury duly summoned and
sworn by the Coroner to inquire into the death
of deceased, do fiid that his name was Robert
Wilson, native of California, aged 25 years, 5
months and 2S days, and that he was accident.
ally killed on Saturday, June 18TH by the cars
about six miles west of Folsom. We attach no
blame to the Southern Pacific Company, or any
OF its employees. for his death as he was not at
the time attending to his duties, and was not
| at his post. We, the jury, recommend that the
railroad company put its track and road in
good condition and keep the same in good re-
pair. We also recommend that the "chair-iron"
be replaced with rails, as in our opinion, the
latter are much more secure and safe Signed
J. S George, F. Banholzer, 7. B. Crupper, Ihos
Kirkpatrick, J. G. Cox, C. 5. Ninant, John l..
Woods. Thomas Atwood. =. Ellinghouse, H.
hohne.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18
SALE OF BONDS.
Central Irrigation District, CNlaSa Co. Cal.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
IN Bosrd OF Directors of Central Irrigation
District that said Board will, at its Office in the
town of Maxwell, in the County of Colusa State OF
California, on the 10th day OF July, in the year
1885, at O'Clock NJ. ofsaid day, sell to the high
est responsible bidder for cash gold coin of the
United States, Three Hundred Bonds of the sad
district, to the amount OF one hundred ana tifty
thousand dollars being part of an issue of bonds
aggregattng the sum of seven hundred ana fiEty
thousar dollars; that sealed proposals Tor the
purchase of sa' d bonds Will be received by said
Board till the day and hour aforesaid at which
time said Board viii open the proposals and
award the purchase of said bonds to the highest
responsible bidder; but said BOARD RESERVES the
right to reject all bids, and will in no event sell
any of said bonds for less than 90 per cent OF
the face value thereof. Said bonds are dated the
LIST day ofJuiy, in the yeaC 1888, and bear inter
est at the rate of e per cent. per annum, PAYABLE
semi-annually. Any interest accruing between
said date ana the date Of the sale and delivery
OF said bonds shall be credited before deliver
on the first maturing coupons attached to said
bonds. K. lie LAPPE.
Secretary OF said BOARD.
Dated June Il, 1889. jeI3 IL
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18

CUNMONS.-STATEOF CALIFORNIA, COUN-
= ty of Sacramento, SIS. Inthe Superior Court
in and for said county. The People of the State
of California to JOHN II. GASS and S. B. LEA
VETTE, greeting: Nou are hereby notified that
an action was commenced in the Superior Court
of the county of Sacramento State aforesaid by
filing complaint in the Clerks office of said
action Pricila Whitaker Hampton Whitaker
Jr., and Mary Scott are plaintiffs, and you are
defendants. That the general nature of the
action, as appears from said complaint, is as fol-
lows: TO obtain decree OF said Court adjudg-
ine and decreeing that you have no right. title,
interest," or estate in or to certain cal estate in
the city of Sacramento, county of Sacramento,
State of California, described as lot number
eight in the block bounded by @ and L and
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, in said
city. and that the title of plaintiffs thereto is
good and valid; that you be forever harret
from asserting any claim to said remises adj
verse to that of plaintiffs, and that plaintiffs
have and recover from you their costs of suit
all of which more fully appears in the complaint
on tie herein, reference to which is hereby
made, and you are hereby directed to ap-
pear and answer said complaint within ten days
from the service of this writ, exclusive of the
day of service, if served on you in said
County of Sacramento; and within thirty days,
exclusive of the day of service, If served else
where; and you are further notified that unless
you so appear and answer within the time above
specified, the plaintiffs Will take default against
you and apply to the Court Tor the relief prayed
for in said complaint,
In testimony whereof, I, Wm. B. Hamilton,
Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereuuto set my
han1 and GfTix the seal of said Court, this 18th
SEAL WM. B. HAMILTON. Clerk.
By !. P. SCOTT Deputy Clerk. je1i-JtTu
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Deeds to Real Estate Filed With tn
County Recorder.

Deeds to Real Estate Filed With the
County Recorder.
The following sales of real estate have
been recorded since the last published re-
port:
Weinstock Lubin & Co. to C. F. Thomas and
w. d. Holcomb-l0i.2l acres in township S
north, range east, Mt. Diablo base and me
ridian; $4,000.
Godfrey Magray to william W. White-Part of
the Redding ranch, in section Is, township s
north, range east, containing 30-lG0 Of an
acre: $50.
Frederick Cox to F. C. Elworthy-East half Of
lot l, F and G, Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth
streets $3.50
Margaret McCaraghen to Joseph s. Jones
East quarter of north half of lot 4, L and II
Fourth and Fifth streets: S5.
w. D. d. Ross to J. A. Parker-Lot y, Louis
lana Tract $1,000.
J. A. Parker to E. X. Alsp-Lot 10, Louisiana
Tract; grant.
Thomas Steele to Silas Canady-Lots 2S and
80, block 6, Clay Station; S2j.
George w. Locke and Samuel Layenson to NJ.
]. Scanlan-West half of lot 2. n and o, Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets 81, $50.
Sarah Boone TO Mrs. Kitty Lathrop-West half
and south half of the west half of the east half
of lot 6, NJ and y, Third and Fourth streets
81. 100
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-18
DREW THE COLOR LINE.
And That Drew Upon Himself the Wrath
of a Colored SIogger.

And That Drew Upon Himself the Wrath
of Colored SlogSer.
Owen Malone, hod-carrier employed on
a new building at Fourth and L streets,
struck yesterday morning because the con-
tractor put colored citizen at work. The
contractor then went to the colored gentle
man and explained to him that, as the work
had to go on, ana the man would not work
with him, he would have to let him go. A
wicked expressionlitup the countenance of
the party ofcolor as he left the place, and il
was evidentthat there was mischief at hand.
He went to friend of his and told his
story, and together they went on still
hunt for the pale-faced son of Erin. They
found him, and the coIored hod-carrier-
who is something of 8 ogger-assaulted
and beat him badly. A friend of the beaten
man, named Con. Murphy, attempted to
interfere in the interests of peace, and to
protect his friend, and he was also knocked
down and beaten in brutal manner his
head being badly cut.