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The national leader., 1889-03-30

A sPRAINED ankle Can be success
fully treated at home. Remove the
shoe and stocking as quickly as possible
and wash frequently with cold salt
water. If there is much heat in the
joint, apply cloths wet with mixture
of seven ounces Of water, one OF lauda'
mum and one drachm Of sugar or lead.
Keep the foot elevated and cool, do mol
stand on it, and move it as little as
possible,
The national leader., 1889-03-30

SPINACH AND CHEsTNUTs. Boil a
dozen chestnuts till soft, then peel and
cut them in small pieces, prepare the
spinach as usual. either pass it through
a sieve or chop it finely, return 1t to the
saucepan with a lump of butter, salt
and pepper, add chestnuts; stir it over
the fire till quite hot.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

COLD CREAM. Melt together one
drachm of white wax. one Of sperma-
ceti and two ounces OF olive oil. Add
two ounces Of rose water and half an
ounce Of orange flower water. Rub
together till they are thoroughly incor-
porated. and the mixture Is of the con-
sistency of cream.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

A FRUIT now found In the market Is
the bitter acid grape fruit. 1t is excel
lent for people OF bilious habit, and
many people learn to like it after eat
ing it few times. In eating it every
particle Of the skin should be removed
from the sections of the pulp, as the
inner white skin is very bitter and
quite unwholesome.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

ENTERPRIsING.- fakir-Shoe
strings. sir; shoe strings!
McHurry-Can't you see that l am
wearing buttoned shoes2
''Yes, sir; that's why thought may
be your laced ones were at home with
out strings.'
The national leader., 1889-03-30
STUNNED BY THE PRosPECT.-Old

STUNNED BY THE PROsPECT.-Old
Mald-Have you parrot fer sale?
Bird fancier-Yes, ma'am. The one
in the white cage.
"How much?"
"Ten dollars.'
Parrot-Oh. the pretty, pretty girl.
''I'll take it."
''Ten dollars on trial; if satisfactory,
fifty dollars"
''I'll take it, I'll take It,"
Parrot-Oh, heavens!
The national leader., 1889-03-30

A NOVELTY in screens are those with
flaps or pockets on the outside panel for
holding cabinet or larger photographs.
The panel may be covered with diagon-
al cloth, Roman satin or plush, and the
pockets to correspond, or of rather
broad ribbon velvet, drawn tightly
across slantingwise, and stitched at one
edge, to form pocket for the photo
graphs.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

DON'T have two cocks running In
one pen. They will fight constantly at
this season if good for anything, and
each will run to interfere with the
other at a critical moment. If you've
got two cocks In one pen you will get
more chickens this season, and good
dinner now. by making a potpie Of one,
and giving the other full range.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

A MIsFIT REPROOF. .-Ethel-Mam-
ma, is 1t wicked to drink?
Mamma, hnrrifed-Of course it is,
Ethel, awful wicked.
Ethel improves her opportunity at
dinner when a guest with bibulous
appetite is taking sherry with his soup.
Then Ethel says in clear voice:
Mamma says it Is awful wicked to
drink"
CONSERVATION of guest and removal
of Miss Ethel.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

CRUELTY to animals does not al
ways consist in clubbing and beating
them. 1t may be. and quite often is
done in feeding. What can be more
barbarous than to keep stock confined
in close quarters all winter, with but
one or two kinds of food, and with
little or no exercise?
The national leader., 1889-03-30

IF new broom be immersed In boil
ing hot water until it is quite cold, and
then thoroughly dried in the air, it will
be far more pleasant to use, and will
last much longer. Frequent moisten-
ing of the broom is conducive to its
usefulness and also saves the carpet.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

ANXIETY's hLLOY.-Mrs. Jones,
with unopened letter. wonder who it
is frome
Mr.. Jones-You can easily find out
by opening it.
eyes, but am enjoying the anxiety
of suspense"
The national leader., 1889-03-30

"HENERY2 WY. Henery died mos
a yeah ago, wild kyarbuncle.
"Myl It's awful how many gifts killed
on dem kyars now days wild de bilers
bustin' an a gittin' scrunched tween
de kVar-buncles."
The national leader., 1889-03-30

EVERY mother knows how often
little ones get something i'll the eye
Take hold Of the lashes of the upper
lid with the left hand, and pressing the
dull point of pencil against the mid
die of the lid, turn it upward; then re-
move the substance with Gamers
hair brush, or the corner OF sofi
handkerchief.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

A SOUTHERN DRESSING FOR COLE
SLAw.-Into four eggs beaten very
light stir in a tablespoonful ana hall
of mustard, another of bruised celery
seed, half a spoonful OF tumerlc ano
half a cup of sugar; pour one pint OF
scalded vinegar on the eggs and SUI
very rapidly, then return to the nre &c
thicken, stirring all the time quite rap
Idly until it is like custard. Previously
slice up the cabbage quite fine, sprinkle
with pepper and with salt. This makes maj 9.
a large dish, and half the quantity OF
dressing will suffice for one CABBAGE,
the others will readily keep for a oay
longer, 1t will not spoil if you 10 < i Il
all at once, as you can fresh the secono
days dish by slicing hard boiled egg
thinIy in rounds and garnlshlng Tue
Slaw with it.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

To BOIL A SHAD.-Seiect loe
shad. If you have 40 fish kettle keeI
on hand a large quantity OF cneess
cloth. Law the fish, after cleaning in the
cloth laid on long plate and you can
manage to COOK it very well. To clean
the fish nour a little hot water over the
scales to loosen them, scrape them of,
remove the gllls, cut off the fms and
the hard white part running aiong tne
backbone. Put it into your keItie ~
cold water, seasoned Win taOieSPUon'
full of salt and gill OF clder. Wnen
the water grows hot alloW nve minuSss S9s
for every pound Of flsh. Is oeno 70 a,os Iaols
In large dish garnished with parsley
and scraped horseradlsn. MustaIa
sauce may be handed, mixed VIII
drawn butter.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

KNITTING SILK has been found to
wash better than embroidery silk, and
80 makes more serviceable outlining on
damask cloths for the figure. Mono
grams on doylies are worked with yell
low silk. In large letters, at the middle.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

MRS. GARRULoUs-Why do people
think the Sphinx typical of wisdom,
George?
George, who is still suffering from
the effects Of curtain lecture-I guess
it's because the Sphinx always keeps
Its mouth shut.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

SELECT seed corn carefully from the
best stalks, choosing the choicest
ears, and then hang them In a per-
fectly dry place where they cannot
freeze.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

WORK OVER TIME.-Many young
man who works hard during the day
allows his hands to 60 to waist during
the evening.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

HE-You wouldn't want to Know
Goodfellow, Miss Smart; he's awfully
bad form; regular cad, you know.
She-But do know him.
"Really nowI''
''Yes, and Pm going to marry him
next MONTH"
The national leader., 1889-03-30

VERY UNRELIABLE. - Gilhooly -
You seem to have the blues.
Gus de Smith-Yes. 1 am feeling
somewhat respondent. The young
lady to whom was engaged has gone
back on me.
"Jilted you, has she? What Is her
name?"
''MiSS Anne jones'"
"Well,if you had studied your gram
mar properly when you were at School
you might have found out that ''an"
Is always an indefinite article"
The national leader., 1889-03-30

HUSBANDS. - Anxious mother -
Whatl Only a month married and un-
happy?
Married daughter-How could be
otherwise2 My husband does not love
me. No matter how much | pretend
to dirt with my old beaux he doesn't
mind it bit.
HE doesn t?''
mo, he does not. 1t almost breaks
my heart to think about it. Why, that
odious Clara Blank, who isn't half as
attractive as l am, is blessed with a
husband who is so madly jealous of her
that he has shot at her twice."
The national leader., 1889-03-30

MISS KETCHoN you knock at
the door when you came tonight,
George?
Mr.. Tumblety-Yes. Amy; why do
you ask?
Miss Ketchon, shyly-I thought per-
haps you had come with ring.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

WET grass stains on white goods
with water, rub in some soft soap and
as much soda as will adhere; let stand
half an hour, then wash in the usual
mannar
The national leader., 1889-03-30

REFRESHMENTS who lives
high-You look tired.
Smith-Yes, 1 am very much ex-
hausted from climbing up those four
fights of stairs. Can't you provide me
with some little refreshments
Certainly. certainly. I'll open one
of the windows"
The national leader., 1889-03-30

THOUGH the sheep will consume
many kinds of coarse food, yet it is
also dainty animal In some respects,
and should not be confined to inferior
food. Oats make the best grain food
for sheep.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

PHOTOGRAPHERS, impatiently - I
thought you called Yourself first class
retoucherP
New man-Yes, sir; that is my pro-
fesslon.
"HuhI This negative of Miss Snub-
nose, the wealthy young society actress
is botch. perfect botch, STRIP
'Eh? what's the matter with itp"
Matter? Great Deguerre! Why,
it still looks like her."
The national leader., 1889-03-30

FOR horses used in slow work, and
such as stand at all in the streets, it Is
cruel to clip them. The only protec-
tion Of their limbs is their hair. Thus
they are shielded from snow and Ice
water. and protected from frost-bite
and diseases. They persplre like
human beings, through the skin. 1t is
barbarous to clip them and allow them
to stand exposed in cold or stormy
weather.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

TIGHT check-relns prevent freedom
of breathing and ease In drawing, and
produce diseases of the muscles and
nerves of the head and neck. Over 600
horse doctors in England have
signed document condemning their
USE
The national leader., 1889-03-30

GROW only such crops as have been
found best adapted to your soil and
climate. Any attempt TO grow some
thing that IS not well adapted to the
soil increases the cost of production
and lessons the profit. All new varie.
ties should first be tested in small plots
before attempting to grow a general
crop therefrOm.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

A SOCIAL BREEzE.-First party-I
thought you said Mr.. Dismal Failure
had lost all his money in the late crash?
Second party-So he did, every dol
lar.
"Why, I saw his wife and daughter
yesterday, and they had all sails set for
Europe.'
"Then the old man must have been
raising the wind"
The national leader., 1889-03-30

BLINDERs are contrived by an Eng
lsh nobleman to conceal defect in
valuable horse, and then were adopted
by the nobility to bear their coat-of-
arms, and so became fashionable. They
were not forced upon any other animal.
They injure the eyes, occasion accidents
and are really defornity. Horses are
most frightened by unseen objects.
Why should the most intelligent of
animals be so maltreatedp
The national leader., 1889-03-30

AVOID using kerosene on peach trees,
or applying it to vines, in order to des-
troy insects, as it often destroys the
trees or vines. 1t is dangerous sub
stance to use on trees for any purpose.
AS lice destroyer In buildings, how
ever, it has no superior.
The national leader., 1889-03-30

IF the home fruit garden be not fully
supplied with small fruits, such as
raspberrles, strawberries. currents, ETC.,
the matron should call a meeting on
some one Of the long evenings and
bring the matter before the house. No
farmer has right to ask his wife to
manage the table and deny her the i'm
portant accessory Of small fruits.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-13
PEACEFUL BRAVES.

Red Men Who Prefer Having a Good
Time to Taking ScaIps.
A joint installation of the officers Of
Red Cloud, 0wosso, Red Jacket and &C.
sumnes Tribes of the Improved Order OF
Red Men, took place at Red Mems Hall last
evening. District Deputy Great sachem,
John Crone, assisted by Great Sachem ]. !
Buckley, Great Junior Sycamore ]. P.
Counts, and Great Machinawa ]. J. Nagele,
affiliated in the ceremonies. At the con.
cluslon of The raising of the Chiefs, the
braves repaired to The barauet. room.
where great feast had been prepared by
the members Of Winonah Council. The
wives and daughters of the braves. evil
IDENTITY anticipating the hungry condition
OF the warriors, had loaded the tables with
an abundant supply of good things.
Alter ample justice had been done them.
Il. u. Nixon, Master of Ceremonies. called
the braves to order and announced as the
hrst speaker Great Chief j. Buckley who.
IN few brief but eloquent remarks, paid a
glowing tribute 10 the Improved Order of
Red Men.
Miss Minnie Gutenbarger next gave a
piano solo, which was we'll received.
J; I. Counts was next presented and
spoke very eucouragingly of the condition
OF the Order in Sacramento.
Miss Quanchie then sang the "Cuckoo
Song" in excellent voice aud was loudly
applauded.
Brlei remarks were made by George L.
huhl, +. t. Briggs George w. Nichols,
Walter Adams, E B. Osler, NJ. R Beard
and others. The evenings festivities con-
ciudsd With grand WAR dance,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-13
A PlaceryiIle Barber Punches His Ole
Sacramento EnemY.

A Placerville Barber Punches His Old
Sacramento Enemy.
a week ago the Peck's Bad Boy" Com
pany went from this city to Placerville,
where, according to the Republican, they
met with good deal Of trouble, individ-
ually and collectively. On Friday night
they had very good house The show
was satisfactory to the managers pocket, at
least, but as the treasurer, L. jacobson, was
strollipg complacentiy down the street.
near the Cary House, he was suddenly at
tackled by Charles Keil the barber, who
proceeded to put head on him" with
considerable success. After the fracas,
Jacobson obtain warrant for the arrest of
Keil, stating at first he had been struck
with q club. Keils story is TO the effect
that he and jacobson were members of an
orchestra in Sacramento several years ago
and in the settlement of dispute about the
funds, Jacobson accused him of having
stolen money, which SANDER he had
awaited a favorable opportunity to resent
until he saw the latter coming down the
street and thought it good chance TO settle
old scores with his ancient enemy, as he
might not see him again.
On Saturday the entire property of the
company was attached to satisfy claim
which some of the owners of the concern
hold against others, there being money in
dispute. The property was released under
! stipulations on Monday, and the company
| will now try its luck in Amador county
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-13
IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES.

The following data has been received
from the parties named
Folsom, Il. Sturgis, the Observer, re-
ports % of an inch of rain and 20 40 inches
for the season.
Auburn-The Republican reports the
highest and lowest temperature as go and
47o; number Of days on which the temper
ature was above 800, II; total rainfall fer
season, % 06 inches.
Iowa Hill, Placer county-C. I. Macy,
Observer, reports the mean temperature at
A. N. as 50 90; 2 P. NJ, Sc 40; 7PM, 10 80;
monthly average, 75o; highest and lowest
temperature at a. NJ, 76o and $50; highest
and lowest at ? P. NJ, $50 and $50; P NJ,
750 and SEQ; rainfall % of an inch, and
for the season, 80 SO inches.
Oroville-Hiram AREN'T, Observer, re-
ports the mean temperature as 100; high
est and lowest, go and Coo; number of
days on which the temperature was above
900, II; clear days, q; fair, p cloudy, /;
rainfall, AZ OF an inch; prevailing wind,
south.
Oakland-Dr ]. B. Trembley, Observer,
reports the mean temperature as 60; mean
OF warmest day, Csc; of coolest day, $50:
highest and lowest temperature, 7So and
$50; mean humidity, $40; rainfall 07, and
for the season, q 81 inches; clear days, u;
fair, %; cloudy 5; number of mornings
with high fog, %.
Santa Barbara-Professor Hugh D. Vail,
Observer, reports as follows; The mean
temperature Of the month was 81 50; that
of the warmest day, 65 10, and of the cold
est, IS 8; highest temperature, 70 80; low
est, 80; greatest daily range, $50, and the
least, So there were IS clear days, fair
and 10 cloudy; mean relative humidity,
S4.5o; rainfall, 10 inches, on the 9th; aver
age for June in twenty-five years, .12inches
and the extremes, 1872 inches, in 1884, and
none in fifteen different years; easterly
winds most prevalent, and total movement,
2 932 miles; average velocity, miles per
hour. The mean at Philadelphia for June
is miles.
SERGEANT JAMES A. BARwIcK,
nhcarv,uv G;onal Conn.,, C,o-,,,, - ~
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-13
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

Henry Harness is back in Yolo after a visit to
the springs
Miss CoIdie Mcdonald, of Marysville, Is visit
ing Miss Julia Wiseman.
CHARLES R. Parsons, the real estate man of
Lodi, was IN town yesterday.
W. J. Nilgate AID family viii leave to-day for
camping trip to Lake Tahoe.
Lawyer W. C. Baldwin came UP from San
Francisco last evening on the oyerlsnd express.
Mrs T. J. ClHnie, who has been spending sew
eral weeks in Yosemite Valley, returned TO her
home in San Fran cisco yesterday.
:. J. N. seandland, late publisher of the Ojai
Valley lletG, is in the city, en- route to Puget
Sound, Yellowstone Park and the East
Tom Fitch, the man with the silver tipped
tongue passed through the city last night en-
route to Reno, accompanied by MS wife.
Bishop II. J. Becker, of AKRON, O., formerly
pastor of the United Brethren Church OF this
city, passed through the city yesterday
Mr., and Mrs II L, Harrison (nee Tyrrel) have
arrived from New York City and are visiting
DR.. G. &. Tyrell at his residence, 6l7 street
w. F. Peterson returned yesterday from Mari
posa. where he left his sister-inlaw, Miss Carrie
Bryte, considerably improved She viii be
brought back to Sacramento as soon as She is
able to travel.
Arrivals at the Capital Fotel yesterday: J. NJ.
Brlceiand, Shasta; L. Mativia, Lincoln; VIM
Food, Elmira; Mrs. c. J. Nanzeger, Nevada; A.
J. Allen, San Francisco: ]. l.. Morgan, Nevada
City; Henry Meter, San Francisco; j. Salovan,
Miss Burgcnman, Miss Warserman, Miss Ain
derman, Miss A. Hawkins, Miss N. Hawkins,
Miss Hoiley, Miss Chamberliu, A. h Denhaue,
ii. Biters, Twelve Temptations Company: Thos
5. COnIan, San Francisco; Z. ]. Sparks, Lincoln;
+. II. Jones, {. c. Perkins, J. E. Manlove, Geo.
Il. lngham, Perkins.
Arrivals al the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday:
=. Essential, New York; J. II. Gonzales Jr ST.
Louis Edw. Bodenbamer. New York; Mrs E.
9. McLau, Washington Territory; Ike w. Hahn,
81. Louis; L. Z. Doap, Stockton; George ST.
Clair, New York; Charles II. Yale, Manager, J.
Kruger and wife, II Brown, Miss Norma Foran
Miss Ada Chamberlain, Miss Mamie Conway
Twelve Temptations" Company; Mrs. Mclean,
Washington Territory; J. 3. Cory and wife, Mrs
i. W. buck, Miss Anna Buck; John A. Mace,
Santa Clara; win A. Pearls, GAINESVILLE: D.
Baird, st. Louis; X. A, Levy, Fresno; J. L. Rol-
Inns, Auburn: y. 2. Gray, Portland C. J. Hirsch,
Mrs. Baldwin, H. J. Herzog, San Francisco.
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AFTER MANY YEARS.

Rev. DIR. Benton Returns to Preach a
Memorial Sermon in Sacramento.
Rev. John A. Benton, the pioneer and
weItknoWn clergyman, who was for fc.
teen years pastor Of the Congregational
Church in this city, viii to morrow morn
ing deliver memorial address from the
pulpit of DR.. Merrill. He will review the
past forty years and aim to show. from a
moral standpoint, the situation, East and
West in the days of '49-what was
attempted here, what was anticipated, what
has been accomplished etc.
The visit OF Dr. Benton at this time will
recall to many old Sacramentans interest
ing memories of argonaut days, when he
preached his first sermon under the trees
on the block between and K, Third and
Fourth streets, and subsequently, from q
wagon standing just in the rear OF the cid
UNION office. The choir on that occasion
was perched upon the ''pole" of the wagon,
and tradition has it that the preachers
desk was champagne box (empty, of
course). Dr.. Benton left only kindly re.
membranes of himself when he departed
from Sacramento, and those remaining of
bis former townsmen and parishioners
Will be pleased to see and hear him again.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-13
MURDEROUs LIN KONG.
The Hongolian Arrested for the Florin
Cutting-A Desperate Fellow.

The Hongolian Arrested for the FIorin
Cutting-A Desperate Fellow.
Lin Kong, the beathen arrested by off.
GERS Carroll and Harris on suspicion of be-
ing the assailant in the cutting ARRAY at
Florin is undoubtedly a very dangerous
animal ard looks as though he would just
as soon kill man as eat dish of rice.
On his person was found pocket-k knife
with Misunderstanding blade, and also a
dagger made from a file and inclosed in a
case, Sheriff McMullen, who has been in
vestigating the affair, visited the prisoner
yesterday and identified him from the de-
scripuon he obtained from parties on the
ranch where the fracas took place The
Sheriff induced one of the Cinnamon there
to write in Chinese the name of the party
who did the knife work. This was shown
to the prisoner, Lin Kong, yesterday and
he said that il was bis name,
Beside having to answer TO the above
crime, Lin Kong will also be brought to
trial on the charge OF assault 70 murder
one OF his countrymen in this city about
six weeks ago. He is charged with having
assaulted one An Lung while the latter
was asleep. II is claimed that he stealthily
went over to Lungs bunk and drove the
blade of Ratchet deep into the side of his
victims head, making a horrid cash, about
four inches long, across the cheek and I'M
der the ear. His case will come up for ex-
animation to-dsy in the Police Court.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-13
EauaIizing Taxes

The following additional application
| have been made to the County Board o
Equalization for reductions of assessments
From f. Blauth-For reduction of assess
ment on improvements on the west half o.
lot 4. n, o, Eighth and Ninth streets, from
S2,OO0 to LOO; also, on Improvements on
west half of east half of lot 2, L. II, Sixth
and Seventh streets, from 81 $50 to 500
also, on improvements on lot /, J, K,
Sixteenth anu Seventeenth streets, from
$1,000 to 81 goo; also, on personal property,
from 81 800 to 500.
From Miss Laura J. Burke-0n assess.
ments on lots l. . and 4, B, G, Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth streets, from 81 900 TO
SEQ; on lots 5, 6, and 8, B. G, Thirtieth
and Thirty first streets from 81 900 to 500:
on lots and s. j, B, Twenty ninth and
Thirtieth streets, from S120 to $50; on lots 1
10 s, A, B, Thirtieth and Thirty-frst streets,
from 81 200 to $3.50
From Philip KitZ-On assessment on lots
l to s, l, j, Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
streets, from g 500 to 81 500; also, on lois
to s, l, j, Thirtieth and Thirtv-first streets.
from 81 800 to 81 500.
From ]. II. AileR-0n assessment on six
teen acres near Guthrie's station, from $175
per acre to $780,
From E. A. Caruthers-On assessment on
100 acres near sutterville, FROM $3.50 per
acre to $100.
From Hartwell, Hotchkiss g. Stalker-On
assessment on improvements on lots / and
2, Q, R, First and Second streets, from
$500 TO So, 900.
From A. D. 0akley-On improvements
on the west half of the northeast half of
section e. township north, range east,
from 81 600 TO 81 600, and on personal prop.
eTty