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EASTERN RACES.
Winters Stable Was in Luck at VEasI
in"ton Park.


ington Park.
CHICAGO, June 26th.-Thsre was a LARGE
attendance al Washington Park to-day.
The first race, one and quarter miles.
Huntress won, Ed. Mack second, Elvton
third. Time, EOS.
The second race, seven and balf fur
longs, Winters Joe Courtney won. March
ma second, Early Dawn third. Time. 1888.
The third race, five and half fUrluucs,
for wnyear-olds, Winters FL Rio Rev
won, Lord Peyt0n second Extravagance
third. Time, los.
Fifth race, Cne mile, Gardner won. Pat
Donovan second, Praiher third. Time.
I:4l3
Fifth race, three-quarters of q mile. for
three-year-OldS TeutOr won, Gunshut sec
ond, Brandolette third. Time, 1I4l.
New YORK, June 26;h The weather was
showery at Coney Island to-day. but good
racing was had.
First race, one mile, Badge won, Bella B.
second, Ban Cloche third. Time, I:4O.
Second race, three-q quarters OF mile,
DrizZle won, Mucilage second, Canteen
third. Time, lis 8
Third race, one mile, Tanner won, Gypsy
Queen second, Cortez third. Time, I:l3.
Fourth race, one and quarter miles,
Hyperian won, WynwoUd second, SatistaC-
tion third. Time, 2:12.
Fifth race, one and three-eighths miles.
The Favorable colt won, Los Lagos second,
Barrister third. Time, 2:23.
Sixth race. one and an eighth miles.
Syntax won, Vivid second.
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Sensation in Turf Circles.

ST. PAUL, July 26th.-A Winnipeg spe-
cial says; A decided sensation was created
in turf circles last night by the arrest OF
J. f. Gable, owner of the trotting horse
Idaho. now here in training for the sum-
mer races. He is charged with stealing
sixty horses between May 18th and June
18th, three years ago, from Calgary, n. w.
T., and driving them over the border into
Montana, where he disposed of them. He
was taken TO Calgary for trial to-day.
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NOR SALE-TWO OR MORE ACRES OF
orchard and garden. STROBtL Sl7 J st. ie25-Gs%
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Terrible charge AGAINST a woman

HoLYoKE Mass. }, June 26th.-Mrs. Liz.
zie Brennan was arrested this afternoon on
suspicion of having caused the death of her
husband and two sons by poisoning Their
food with arsenic, so that she could secure
their life insurance money. The policies
were made payable to herself. Her hus-
band died about ten months ago, James, a
son, died suddenly six weeks ago and
Thomas died to-day under very suspicious
circumstances.
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LONDON, June 26th.-At the Newcastle
and Gostorth Park summer meeting vester-
day the race FOR the North Derby. l 500
soyereigns, fer fcrthree-year-olds mile and
half, was won by Bondager, Workington
second, Folengo third. There were eight
starters.
AT the Royal Windsor summer meeting
the race for the Royal plate, ! 800 sover-
eigns, for two-year olds, distance five fur
longs, was won by Arcadia, Faust second,
Daisy Chain third
At the Newcastle and Gosiorth summer
meeting to-day the race for the Northum-
berlaud plate was won by Drizzle. King
James second, st. Martins third. Seven
horses third
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STORY DENIED.

Mr.. Pcrsino Not in Fear of Hnrm from,
the Irish Natioualists.
ROME, June 26th.-The story that NJ.
PerSino in his report to the Pope on the re-
suit OF his investigation of Irish affairs had
asserted that Irish Nationalist had formed
plot to kill him il he returned to Ireland
IS pronounced purely imaginary. 1t is
stated that the Pope has appointed NJ Per-
sino Secretary of the Propaganda, or ORR
entail rites, and that this is the real reason
why he Will not return to Irelaud
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California Graduates.

NEW HAVEN Conn.,, June 26th.-Among
the graduates in the various departments
at Gale College upon whom degrees were
conferred to day were the following Cali
fOrnians Bachelor of Arts, Clifford Web
ster Barnes, of Pasadena; Bachelor of
Philosophy, William Francis Breeze,
Henry Pierce Hall and Lewis Hobart
Swe,zer, of San Francisco, and Lewis
Montrose Haight, of Alameda, and Frank
Lee Owen, of Oakland.
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The Panama Canal Bill.
4 Ministry Formed.

PARIS, June 26th-The committee of the
Chamber of Deputies has approved the bill
for the relief of the Panama Canal Com
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HARRY BERNARD,

NoRNER OF SIXTH AND STREETS, HAS
" on hand light open and top BUGGIES light
tvc-seat canopy-top CARRIAGES, for family
nse light for one or two horses to pull; also the
finest family carriages in this city, light grocer
and butcher wagons finest road carts: some
light breaking carts, price SD so. Carriage
painting and repairing at the lowest possible
prices for good work. ap20-tf4p
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Half a Million Loss.

LONDON, June 26th.-The immense oil
works of Tregan Bros, of Hamburg, were
destroyed to-day by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at $500, 600
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MUST SEEK OTHER QUARTERS.
The Governor of Louisiana Says Sullivan
and KiIrain Can't Fight There.


New ORLEANS, June 26th-Governor
Nichols to-day issued a proclamation to
suppress prize fighting in the State OF
Louisiana. He says that he has received
information 10 the effect that one or more
prize fights have been arranged to take
place shortly near the city of New Orleans.
and his proclamation calls the attention of
the parties to this fact and demands that
the officers of The law perform their duty.
The officers, he says, may use all legal au-
thority to prevent prize lightning in anv
of the parishes of the State of Louisiana
and if such exhibition be attempted all
persons concerned may be held to a strict
legal responsibility and punishment.
New ORLEANS, June 26th.-In all inter,
view tonight with the parties selecting the
Sullivan kilrain battle-ground, they say
the Governors proclamation would not in
any way interfere with the arrangements
made, as they never intended locating the
ring within the jurisdiction of Louisiana
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Regular Cantonment of Grand>Czy
Canton Sacramento No. l., P. NJ, 1 o. o SSslT
f., THIS (Thursdayl EVENING at S "
O'Clock. W. H. SHERBURN, Com. W.
w. a. STEPHENSON Clerk LIS
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A NEW RAILROAD.
Ninety Millions to be Expended in the
Enterprise.

Enterprise.
DENVER tCol.), June 26th.-Articles for
the incorporation of the proposed Denver
and State Line Railroad with the Rio
Grande and Western have Just been filed
with the Territorial Secretary. The new
company proposes to build nearly $500
miles of new road through the agricultural
region lying between Great Salt Lake and
the Arizona line, which will cost in the
neighborhood of 100000 OOO The capital
stock is placed at SIS 100000. The officers
are President, VIM. J. Palmer; Vice
President, D. c. Dodge; Secretary, w. F.
Cotton, and Treasurer, G. w. Drake, all OF
New York.
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WTANTED-BLACKS TRANSFERS,
w cooks and walters, men for orchards and
vineyards, Il women for cooking and general
housewOrk, 10 qusrrymen, men for having 4
chambermaids, housekeepers. Apply to EN-
PLOYMkNT OFFICE, Fourth and K streets,
Sacramento
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Co k0-PRIVATE BOARDING AND LODG-
OOCU ing house for sale. This is n great
bargain. coed location, only FIVE minutes
walk from railroad shops. For particulars ad-
dress d. W, this Office. je25-5t
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NEW TO-DAY.

Aduertise7ne'ts Of Meeting Notices, Wants, Lost,
Found, For Sale, To Let and similar notices under
this head are inserted for cents per line the first
time and cents per line each subsequent time Au
notices Of this character lcia be found under this
heading.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-27

Farmers of San Diego are disposing of
last years hay Is rapidly as they can TO
make room for the new crop, which is
going to be very large
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Albert Cook, of Bieber, Lassen county,
lost valuable span of mules last week
from disease which appeared to be swell
ing in the throat, which prevented them
from eating or drinking.
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Pioneers and their families Will meet at
the hall on FRIDAY EVENING, June 2Sth, at
O'Clock Banner presentation and a regular
old-fashioned reunion. Don't miss it,
P. S. LAWSON, President
JOHN S. MILLER, Secretary ie27.2l*
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WANTED-PARTIEST TO LOCATE ON VAL
w uaole sugar pine timber lands near Sacra-
mento; a few remaining quarter sections at $50
each. Call on SNOW, l015 Sixth street. je6-tf
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NEW LONDON Comm, June 26;h.-The
Harvard Columbia race (freshmen) has
been postponed until tomorrow on account
of the rough water.
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DOR SALE-LOT 4nx15D, WITH FINE FRUIT
T. trees and shrubbery situated on Second
street, between and {; low price. Inquire of
STROBEL, 3I7 J street ie3i 6t&
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TOR SALE-THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE
| L D. B. BARRY, in Washington, Yolo county,
one block north OF the bridge. 50 feet front,
nice dwelling OF seven rooms. For terms apply
on premises. ie22-6t.
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No matter what the mouths disease
How foul the breath of teeth's decay
With SOZODONT on all we seize,
And swiftly sweep it far away,
Leaving the gums pure, firm, and bright,
And the dull teeth as ivory white.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-27

THREE-FoURTHs of your ailments arise
from liver troubles, which Simmons Liver
Regulator cures
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WANTED-LUSY. -FgUSls.

~ and kitchen, furnished, OF the Telegraph
House, l229 street., for the board of only three
persons. 4 good chance ie26-3t#
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WANTED-A SITUATION, BY A YOUNG
w girl, 10 do homework. Address, l405
Second stIeet. ie25-3t*
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SUNDAY ezoepEed. Sunday only. SMondsy
excepted. A.-For morning. P-For after
noon.
a. N. TOWNE, General Manager
T. H. GOODMAN, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent II
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One DOLLAR year will cover your doc
tors bill if you take Simmons Liver Regu-
lator.
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Harvard Alumni.

BosTON, June 26ih.-The annual meeting
of the Harvard Alumni Association was
held this afternoon and the following Off
GERS were chosen: President, William c..
EndiCott of Salem; Vice-Presidents, Man
ming j. Force of Cincinnati Henry J. Bige-
low of Boston, Horace Davis of San Fran
cisco, John Quincy Adams of Quincy,
Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago, Henry S.
Hurdekieper of Philadelphia, Edmund
Wetmore OF New York, and Charles Bona
parte of Baltimore; Treasurer, S. Lothrop
Thorndyke of Cambridge; Secretary, Henry
Parkman of Rnstnn
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T OST-A LADYs WATCH FOB AND
II locket, Tuesday. Leave same at Adams,
McNeill d Co. S and be rewarded ie26-3t&
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YETANTED-BY JULY lsT, YOUNG MAN FOR
w position as salesman: one who is able to
earn 500 per month. Address, n. B., Box 2S this
otlce. ie2o St@
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AMERICAN STEAM LAUNDRY

Nineteenth and SITS, Sacramento.
VLTHTTE LABOR ONLY, LINEN POLISHED
wv iu the neGtest manner. We guarantee set.
isfaction. AL ordinary mending, sewing on
buttons, ETC., zee OF charge. Washing called
for and delivered 70 any part of the city. Once,
at Sawtelle's book store, 70S and 10 J street,
tplm \ y. GREEN Pr,nrietor
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EXPERIENCED TEACHER TO TRAVEL FOR
II School supply House. Good salary to q
good man. Address. Box 40 this Office ie26.2t.
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The bes. place IA coa1n have your printing done,
\ J. Johnston 3 Co's, SO St, Sacramento, Cal
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Ii. It. stolI, Dentist, formerly of 5I1 j
street. has removed to COS J street. over Mrs
katzenstein's Millinery Store my27.tf
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GENERAL NOTICES.

Notice-After this date any COW or other
animal found pasturing in Capitol Park will be
turned over to the POundmaster.
Sacramento, June %, 1889. ie26 81
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DR.. La Mars Seminal Pills Cure all cases
OF Seminal Weakness, Loss of Vigor, Impotency
and abuse. A perfect restorative. Price, So so.
Sent by mail on receipt OF price, or by express
@. o. ID. Address all orders TO A. McBOYLE &
CO., Druggists, San Francisco; P. o. Box, 1859.
mX6.6m
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The Excel-iOr Garnet -cleaning and Rem
oyating Co., S.W. cor. 18th and J, Sacramento I'm
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BALING HAY,

IN ORDER TO TEST THE DIFFERENCE IN
l. Bale Rope, about which there is much dis
cussion, we 10 day used one coil Eastern. made
rope. SO fbs. which baled 81 bales hay. weighing
s13 TONS taking about fbs rope per ton and one
coil of TUBS C0RDAGE co.'s make, 81 MS
which haled IS bales, weighing IL 4 tons, taking
fbs per ton. These facts prove that i takes
about 40 per cent. more of Eastern rope to bale
a ton oil hay than 1t does of the Tubbs Rope
We used six strands to the bale and not a strand
of the Tubbs Rope broke.
J. r. WRIGHT. Owner
MARTIN WOLLhSON, Baler
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SIO-rO RENr-NICE NEW FLAT OF SIX
DIO rooms, with all modern improvements.
Inquire OF Fetch & Cooley, 1913 Fourth St j25 -. =
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LONDON. June 26th.-The Valkyrie starts
for America about the beginning of Au-
gust.
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FOR SkLE-TO LET.

r. LBT-TwO NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS,
il with bath and gas. Inquire at 1928 H
street. ie2n.31*
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calis,oga, June s, 1859. ~ "ohNhsoN' D'

this day baled my hay with TUBS CORD
AGE CO. Bale rope, five strands to the bale,
and II took less than ibs rope TO bale ton Not
a strand broke. j. q. BUTrERFIEID
Calistoga, June 6. 1889. jelS-MThSlm-lpGw
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LOR SALE-A BLACK. STYLISH, LADY's
L or Rentleman's saddle horse; perfectly
gentle: four Years old. InQuire ct l223 st 252tA
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4 Negro Hanged

OXFORD Miss, June 26th.-Steve Allen,
colored, was hanged here to-day for the
murder of Frank Hordnet, white, in July,
1883.
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ElOR sALE-A FIRsT-CLASS BARBER SHOP,
L doing good business Inquire at this
Office. ie2l-St
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Circle No 2, Ladies' of the G. A. r.
Regular meeting THIS Thursday EVENING,
June 9th, at Changers hall at 100
BELLE S. HERR, President.
u. r. AYERILL, Secretary. LIS
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The Valkyrie.

LONDON, June 26th.-Herr Reichholiz
German Consul at Newcastle, has com.
mitted suicide.
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LONDON, June 26th-A dispatch from
Adelaide, South Australia, says Ministry
has been formed by Mr.. Cockburn
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Regular meeting of Court Sac-S :
ramento, No. 6,S6l, A. o. F., THIS %a
EN NENING, at O'Clock. All members Tt
requested to be present. sSSs
JOHN MORRIS r S L.
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District meeting of F. and A. M.
THIS Thursday EVENING at S O'Clock. "A
under the auspices of Washington Lodge X y
No ~, Tor the purpose of receiving NJ W.
NJ. Estee, Grand Master of Masons of the State
OF California. All Master Masons are cordjaIly
invited to attend. illsl w. A. POTTER W NJ
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sumner Relief Corps, No 11.-Reguiar
meeting a. Changers Hall. THURSDAY, at 2:3O
o clock. ALICE STEPHENSON, President
CAROLINE HANCOCK, Secretary It's
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-09-07

Boy and snake were in the water to-
gether at the crack of the rife, and
with horrible fear at his heart Gill
son urged the boat forward.
You've killed 'em both, Ed," he
gasped, Il don't blame you, but, oh,
my God!"-
He dropped his paddle and covered
his face with his hands. McCrory
leaned forward and pulled some object
into the boat, then he touched his COM
panion on the shoulder.
Thar warn't MORN inch of room
but l got thar" he said, with quiet ex-
ultation, .'thar's a few hairs close
shingled, but nothin' wuzz. Lordy
hear the kid blow the water out of his
moth an yell"
Thar amt mother man in Arkan-
sas that could have made that shot, -"
sobbed ellison. as he pressed his res
cued child to his heart. But McCrory,
his usual self-possession returned,
merely reached one hand for the long
necked, garrulous Billy, and without
as much as a glance at the writhing
coils of the decapitated serpent,
stepped into the skiff and led the way
back to the hills. d. Barnes, in
Yankee Blade
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-09-07
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
WHAT ONE BOY THINKS.

A stitch is always dropping in the everlasting
knitting
And the needles that I've threaded, no, you
couldn't count to-day;
And I've hunted for the glasses till 1 thought
my head was splitting,
When there upon her forehead as calm as
clocks they lay.
I've read to her till was hoarse, the Psalms
ard the Epistles
When the other Boys were burning tar barrels
down the street;
And I've stayed and learned my verses when
heard their willow whistles,
And I've stayed and said my chapter with fire
in both my feet.
And I've had to walk beside her when she went
to evening meeting.
When WANTED to be racing to be kicking, to
be off;
. And I've waited while she gave the folks a
word or two of greeting,
First on one foot then the other and most
cstranglCd with cough,
'You can talk of Young Young.America, " 1 say,
till you are scarlet,
It's Old America that has the inside of the
track
Then she raps me with her thimble and calls
me young variet,
And then she looks so wo-begone 1 have to
take IL Dack
Butt There always is peppermint or penny
in her pocket
There never was a pocket that was half so
big and deep
And she lets The candle in my room burn way
down to the socket
While she stews and sputters round about till
aIa sound asleep.
There's always somebody at home when every
one is scattering;
She spreads the jam upon your bread in
way to make you grow;
She always takes fellows side when every
one is battering;
And when tear my jacket 1 know just where
to gol
And when I've been in swimming after
fathers sad shouldn't
And mother mas her slipper off according to
the rule;
It sounds as sweet as silver, the voice that
says: Il wouldn't;
The boy that won't go swimming such
day would be fool!'
she gave a blessing.
And L look at her moment and keep still
as mouse
And who she is by this time there is no need of
guessing;
For there's nothing like Grandmother TO
have about the house!
Harriet Prescott Spoaord, in y. Y. Inde-
pendent
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-09-07
NOTED CONCORD MEN.
The Eccentricity of Hawthorne, ThOl ca
and Several Others.

The Eccentricity of Hawthorne, ThOl eau
and Several Others.
Mr.. Edward Waldo Emerson's book
on the Concord life of his father, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, says that Emerson
never could read far in the books of
his illustrious elIow-townsman. Ma
thaniel Hawthorne. This is somewhat
remarkable, perhaps, since Emerson
showed no lack of appreciation of men
or works of genius.
Though these two great men lived
for q long time in the same country
town, they saw very little of each 9th
er. Hawthorne, who was very shy,
only once visited Emerson's house
MIR. Edward Waldo lEmerson's volume
tells the story of this visit:
ITO cover his shyness, he took up
stereOscope on the comfortable and be-
gan to look at the pictures. After
looking at them for time, he asked
where these views were taken.
1--WE told him they were pictures of
the Concord court and town houses,
The common and the mill-dam, on hear
ing which he expressed some surprise
and interest, but evidently was as un-
familiar with the center of the village
where he had lived for years as a deer
Or wood-thrush would be. He walked
through it often on his way to the cars,
out was too shy or too rapt to know
what was there"
Thoreau, another famous resident OF
Concord, was not so unconscious of
what the town contained. Though he
pitied the people who never saw Bate
mans Pond, or Nine-acre Corner. or
Becky Slows swamp" he also had a
spot in his heart for the town itself.
Though he said that 1.-The man who
shoots the buffalo lives better than the
man who boards at the Graham House."
ne nevertheless knew his way to the
Graham House.
1t was not, however, that he ever
went there for convivial purposes. He
was quite too abstemious, as well as
too little fond of society, for that.
Emerson said of him:
HE was bred to no profession; he
never married; he lived alone; he never
went to church; he never voted; he re-
fused to pay tax to the state; he ate
no flesh, he drank no wine, he never
knew the use of tobacco; and, though
naturalist, he used neither trap nor
gun"
Several of the famous men who have
lived at Concord have possessed the
eccentricity of genius. Their example,
however, should not inspire others to
imi tate their eccentricities. Genius
may often be accompanied by such ir-
regularities of conduct, but we can
convince no one of our possession of
genius by the exhibition of eccentric
ity. Strong common sense will serve
much better to help us in the estima-
ion of others. Youths Companion