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PoRTERvILLE's PROMISE.
Visions of an Admiring Local Corre-
spondent.

EDS. RECORD UNION: Have you never
been to Porterville? No? Then you
have missed great deal. When you get
to signing for green pastures and willow
glades, gardens and groves by the river
side, orange orchards and vine-covered
slopes, then leave your business cares
and private veXations and HE away to
Porterville by train or trotting horse, as
Is most convenient.
You will leave the Southern Pacific at
Fresno and bear away sixty-nine miles
southeast to the great Sierras, and, at a
point where the branch railroad comes
nearest to the mountains, is Porterviile.
If you look for it on the map, you will
think that there is yet great stretch of
plain between there and the Sierras, but.
instead, Porterville is right at the foot of
the steep hill country. You are intro
duced at once to picturesque nights, over
shadowed by the highest mountain peaks
in the State. The hills at Porterville
have unique character of their own,
They remind you of the encirclinp
crown of hills at Pasadena, and they have
the rare quality of constantly changing
their colors and effects-the same quality
that is so noticeable at Red Banks, east of
Fresno.
On changeable autumn or spring days.
when broken, white summer clouds sail
from over the plains like great ships, and
land on their ports among the peaks. the
hills take on all shades under the shad-
ows, blue, gray, purple, pink, crimson
and yellow. And then the great cloud
shadows lie in mottled shapes over the
great slopes.
There is no place in California where
the cloud effects are so grand as here
where the Sierras descend so abruptly to
the plains.
In the days of the SOS and '6Vs Porter
Vile, or Porter's Station. was a STAGE
stopping-place on the San Francisco and
St. Louis mail route, and it afterwards
sheep and cattle ranges in that wild and
unsettled country.
The completion of the branch railroad
from Fresno, in 1888, opened new era
for the place, and made freer market for
the wheat, wool and fruits of the Tule
Valley and the great plains.
Population began 10 flow in rapidly,
and still they come, and plenty of room
yet. No section of the State has received
so little public notice, and no section has
such unlimited possibilities and such I'M
developed wealth as the great Tulare
plains around Tule River, and southwark
along the hills.
As a citrus region Porterville ranks
with the best in the State, and oranges
are now regularly shipped. 1t stands q
good chance OF becoming an actual rival
TO Riverside, which it resembles in many
respects.
The Tule River, a perennial mountain
stream, emerges from its twenty-mile
valley near Porterville and furnishes
water in abundance.
The Pioneer Water Company have
twenty-five miles of canals in several
branches. The main canal runs a flour
ing mall, and also the dynamos for light
ing the town with electricity,
Olives, figs and all the summer fruits
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of the land are successfully cultivated,
with the usual hardy fruits. while the
mountain apples from 1nle River canyon
are unexcelled anywhere.
The citrus belt of the great central val
ley IS drawn along the hills from Oroville
to Bakersfield, and Portervllle, it seems
to me, is the fairest jewel in the whole
extent.
The new buildings are of red brick, set
in the midst of trees and groves of
pioneer days. The effect is very pleasing.
The Pioneer Hotel, in Queen Ann estyle,
and the brick schoolhouse, with two
stories and tower, are extremely orna-
mental.
Standing in one of the streets is an
apricot tree, whose trunk, four feet above
the ground, measures five feet in circum-
ference. and the top resem bles the spread
ing top of an old oak. 1t is believed to be
tie oldest apricot tree in the State.
Lawrence Barrett, the great tragedian,
was so pleased with this place that he
erected large brick building here.
The drives around among the groves
and up into the hills are simply delight
ful.
A curious geological freak shows itself
here. A hill. among the other smooth,
grassy hills, is an almost solid rank and
Tile OF immense powders and rocks. 1t is
about two miles long, and the rocks be-
gin and end as abruptly as if they had
| been fenced in. 1t seems 10 me as if it
might have been the ancient battle
ground of the gods. Or Vulcan may have
dumped his waste material here after lay
ing the foundations of the earth.
There Is another rocky hill further up
Iule Canyon. which is haunted; at least
the Indians say it is, and give it wide
berth. This strengthens the theory that
the gods fought their battles here, and
left the great powders projectiles as mon
uments for the untranslated dead.
Some day 1 shall see Tule River, and
the old orchards and meadows that follow
up this beautiful and romantic canyon.
L. II. s.
Porterville Cali, October q, 1892.
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Gtn,,ern putiu for arIrtnst,
GREAT FOR THE HONEY.
Mems White Shirts.

Mems White Shirts opening in the back, and made Of
the celebrated New York Mill muslin and fine 200 linen
These Shirts have pointed yOkes which make them set per-
fecty about the shoulders reinforced bosOms continuous
strips back and sleeves prevent ripping We would
like those who purchase these Shirts to carefully compare
them in fit quality and workmanship with anything they
have had before at about the price Price, 81 25
Mems White Shirts open back cut full size made with
yoke and perfect fitting about the neck The muslin and
linen in these strong and rather fine IS cents
speciality in Unlaundred Shirts made double front
and back, have pure linen bOsOms heavy collar bands
felled seams, for men or boys 50 cents
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GUESSING AS AN ART.
The Pure Yankee Gift Gets Away With
the MathematicIans.

The Pure Yankee Gift Gets Away With
the MathematicIans.
An interesting guessing contest has just
closed at the house furnishing store of l..
a. Jacox 6 Co. in the State House block
at Tenth and h streets.
Some weeks ago the firm placed in one
of its windows portion of roll of paper
from the Reconnaissance press room,
such as is used on the latter's mammoth
Goss perfecting press, and offered as a
prize TO the person who guessed nearest
to the number of yards it contained an
elegant lounge worth about $50.
The time allowed for guessing expired
on Friday, and on the following day the
paper was measured in the presence of a
committee composed of B. +. Sampson.
w. L. Crowell and d. w. Peck, and was
found TO contain just 79l yards. The
closest guess recorded was that OF George
Gibson of 1908 . streetsAYho thought it
would be about 1884 yards. The next
nearest guess was 1914, and the third best
799 yards.
You'd be surprised" said Mr.. Jacox
last evening, lat the number of guesses
we received on that roll OF paper through
our advertisement. Why, there were
upward of a thousand, and some of them
came from nearly as many miles-from
Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Utah.
1t was u surprise to the firm, and pleas
ant one, for it bears proof of the fact that
our business is known over wide extent
of country.
How did the winner arrive at his fig
ures? Well, he just did it i'll Yankee
fashion-he Guessed at them. Yes, many
persons figured on the length of the roll
OF paper, and one of these, good mathe-
matician, came within one yard OF Glib
sons figures.
'And such variety of guesses as there
were! Why. one person put it at twelve
yards, others at nifty, and SO on; and a
practical pressman, who is accustomed to
handling rolls like that one, was away off
in his estimate. 1 consider it, on the
whole, the best advertisement we ever
had"
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THE RUHsTALLER MEDAL.
1t Was Won by G. Farrar, After 81
Months Contest.

1t Was Won by G. Farrar, After Six
Months Contest.
For the last twenty-five weeks mem
bers of Battery B, First Artillery Regi-
ment, have been holding weekly pistol
contests to determine the ownership of
the elegant gold badge presented by ex-
Captain Frank Ruhstaller of the Hussars.
The winner is q. Farrar, with score of
1904, out of possible 1,300
But one other contestant, +. Schadt.
shot out the full string, and his score was
I,0l2. C.. Hildebrandt missed one week
and closed with 864. Kreuzberger missed
three shoots, but ran up to 903, and F.
Waterman, who was also absent on three
occasions, scored S27. The shooting was
at forty yards.
The medal will be presented to the
winner on Wednesday evening by Ser
geant j. A. Klein of Company G.
The pleasant weather yesterday brought
out quite good attendance at the weekly
rifle practice, and the following scores
were made:
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Miss Carrie Fross Snyder of Oakland
will give a dramatic recital at the Presby-
terian Church, corner Sixth and L streets,
this evening, when the following pro-
gramme will be rendered: Solo, selected,
Mrs. w. O. Turrell; "King Volmer and
Elsie" John g. Whittier), 1.-THE Day OF
Judgment elizabeth Stuart Phelps, by
Miss Carrie FrOss Snyder; solo, selected,
Walter Longbottom; IAN Idyl of the
Period" The Boat Race" (0liver Wen
dell Holmes, Miss Carrie Fross Synder:
solo, selected, Mrs. Addie Carter; 'The
Swan Song Catherine Ritter Brooks,
The Ruggles Dinner Party" (Kate
Douglas Wiggin), Miss Carrie Fross Sny-
der.
Company G, First Artillery Regiment,
will give land ball at Armory Hall to-
night. 1t is desired that all military men
attend in fatigue uniform.
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morning by officers Rider and Lowell for
having on a jag too large for the city
limits.
At the Jail he proved so noisy and
abusive to the officers that Jailer Naghel
had to turn hose on him, which proved
quite effective in quieting his nerves and
reducing him to state of almost intelli-
gent attention to Jail etiquette.
He threatens to sue the CITY for false
Imprisonment, but the city is not through
with him vet.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. J. Broder and children have left
Folsom for Oakland, where they will
make their home in the future.
Mrs. Kinney and daughter Josie OF
Folsom have returned from a six weeks
visit at Salt Lake and Provo, Utah.
Mrs. D. Harris and her mother, Mrs.
Levy, have returned from San Francisco,
where they have been visiting friends fol
few weeks.
A. M. K. Storie of Oakland, who is
prominent in Grand Army circles, ar
rived last evening from an extended trip
through the country between here and
the Missouri River and in the Northwest.
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CaviuC In.

Just as a rotten tenement collapses
when too great a weight or strain is
brought to bear upon its upper floors, so
does puny physique collapse and cave
in when subjected to the strain of disease.
which must come sooner or later if it is
not reinforced and built up. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is of immense service to
the debilitated, the nervous and the dys-
peptic. because it strengthens and pre-
vents them from caving in. 1t is not
necessary to have the biceps of Samson
to be healthfully vigorous. Many slender.
apparently fragile and understood people
enjoy phenomenal health. Vigor means
the ability to digest, sleep and eat well.
This power Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
will confer. 1t will besides cure malaria,
bilious, rheumatic and kidney ailments,
mitigate the intirmities of age and over
come nervousness.
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Three More Lawyers.

A correspondent writing from Napa
says:
Last Saturday, the 18th of October, 1892,
was day long to be remembered by W.
a. OConnor and brother J. L. O'Connor
and friend Theodore Bell. They had
been studying for the bar for some time
and last Saturday they were examined in
the Superior Court at Napa and admit
ted. They were all teachers, but having
been admitted to the bar they have
hencefOrth.
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Porterville Cali, October q, Is
~ Moss-Grown Trick.

A few nights ago young man ordered
some groceries at \. Schaden's store
amounting to a few dollars, and told the
storekeeper to send them to 4O4 N street,
at the same time offering to pay the bill
by giving check for Sl7 90, with several
good names on it.
Schaden told the would-be operator OF
the worn-out trick that there was nc
house at 404 \ street, and that he believed
the check was forged. The young man
thereupon got away in haIe
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Two Divorces

There were two "closed-door'' divorce
cases in Judge Catlin's court Saturday.
Mrs. Mamie Heinrich was granted per-
manent separation from Albert Heinrich
on the ground of his cruelty. Mrs. Har-
riet II. Thielbahr was divorced on the
same ground from Charles j. Thielbahr.
The latter case, it is said, developed some
revolving testimony.
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Brood Mares for Haggrn.

John Mackey. the Rancho del Paso
superintendent, has been in New York
buying broodmares at the great latter
sails. sale of thoroughbreds. He ran
Santa Lucia up to $3.50, Billy Lakeland
securing her for 81 400, purchasing her for
j. r. keene. The thoroughbreds pur-
chased for Rancho del Paso were Turmoil,
ch. M, four years old, by Rayon dor
Lilly X, by Glenelg, $500; bay flly by
Algerine-Santa Lucia, by Lord Lyon,
~ 400
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DIED.
STEINKOENIG-In this city, October 23d.
Adam Steinkoenig, a native of Germany
aged Sc years, 10 months and g DAYS.
Cincinnati, Dayton and GAINESVILLE O., pa
pers please copy.
&S-EuneraI noJice hereafter
WILLIAMS-In this city, October esd. 10
sephine Edna, infant daughter of L. p and
Ollie @. Williams, native of California
aged days.
Hs-Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral this af-
ternoon at O'Clock, from the residence OF
her parents, 1914 Nineteenth street. Inter
ment private.
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Christian Church Revival.

The revival at the Christian Church
still continues with deepening interest.
Rev. Ghormley spoke last night to large
audience on the theme, "Who Hath Be
lieved Our Report?" ''Heaven, and How
to Get There" will be his theme tonight.
and there will be baptism at the close of
the services.
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In Olden Times

People overlooked the importance of per-
manently beneficial effects and were sat
isfed with transient action, but now that
it is generally known that Syrup of Figs
will permanently cure habitual constipa-
ton, well-informed people will not buy
other laxatives, which act for a time, but
finally injure the system.
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Nine Points I'm law

j. Blakely, who claims to hold the
note of J. NJ. Nash for SlOO, saw the lat
ter's horse and wagon on the street on
Saturday and took possession of it. He
says Nash previously gave him the prop
erty as security for the debt, but Nash
was very indignant at Blakeiy's action
and declares the latter had no right
thereto
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Earned runs-Scott & Giiberts l, Atlas o.
Three-base hits-Pace, White Two-base hits
-Shanahan. Sacrifice hits-Nethercott (2l
Moody, Mannigan. First base on errors
Scott 4 Gilberts 6, Atlas 4. First base on
called balis-Scott d Gilberts ,, Atlas 4. Left
on bases-Scott & Gilberts 7, Atlas s. Struck
out-Callen IS. Shields 4. First base on hit
by pitcher-E. Mcdonald, Mannigan. Double
plays-Denny, Campbell and Johnson. Passed
ball-Pace 2, White 4. Wild pitches-CalIen
l, Shields o. Time of game-2hrs. Umpire
]. NJ. Sullivan. Official scorer-Young
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WHEN doctor thinks it necessary to
prescribe sarsaparilla, he simply orders a
bottle of Ayers, knowing full well that
be will obtain thereby surer and purer
preparation than any other which the
drug store can furnish. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla is the superior medicine.
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Modesto's Missing millionaire Medico

The San Francisco police have sue
ceeded in tracing DIR. lyman, the Modesto
millionaire who mysteriously disap-
peared two weeks ago last Thursday. He
was seen in Sacramento and purchased a
ticket for New York, giving his name as
Stanley, his mothers maiden name. The
police think he is going to Europe,
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Last Day to Reeister.

The Great Register will close at mid.
night tonight, and all who fail to gel
their names on the roll by that time will
not be able to enjoy the great American
luxury of voting at the coming election
There are now upward of 1O, 500 names OIL
the Great Register, but there are prob
ably hundred or two yet to be added.
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Sergeant Johnson shot 25 shots for rec
ord, making 104. the same score that
Company F of Woodland did when they
won the trophy shoot two weeks ago.
Johnson is considered second-class shot
in Companys E, so Woodland had better
do some shooting when they come again
for the trophy
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D. McDOUGALL,
Merchant :: Talon.
Repairing and Cleaning keltlY Tone
81o K STREET, GOLDEN EAGLE HO,
TEL BUILDING.
IA Firsf-class work guara nteAd


TEL BUILDING.
Aa- First-clRss work guaranteed
TN THE MATTER OF RECLAMATION
/ District No. 3, Grand Island, County os
sacramento, State of California.
The petition for the formation of said dis
trict having heretofore been approved by this
board, and the landowners OF said district
having heretofore adopted and filed their by
laws; now, upon application of Howard u.
kercheval, IL is therefore ordered that an cleo
ton be held for the purpose of electing three
trustees Of said district on the 18TH DAY Or
NOVEMBER, 1892, commencing at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. and closing at i O'Clock P. N. on
that day, and that notice thereof bs published
in the REcoRD-UNIoN, a newspaper of general
circulation In said county, for one month, and
that the County Clerk sign said notice. Ana
it is further ordered that said election be held
at the ranch Of A. 4. ]. Reynolds, in build
ing thereon suitable for that purpose, being
situate in Swamp Land survey No 800.
Grand Island, county of Sacramento, State OF
California, ana that ". j. Smith be, and he IS
hereby appointed clerk, and John w. Ferris
appointed inspector, ana Matthew Madge and
Peter Hansen are appointed Judges Oh said
election.
lsEA1-l Attes1 W. W. RuOADS. Clerk. /.
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A ROARING DRINK

He Was Treated to a Free Bath and
Then Wasn't Satisfied.
A heavyweight German, who says he
is brewer, was arrested early yesterday
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Auction To-Day.

At 1880 A. NJ. to-day D. J. Simmons It
Co. will sell at auction the furniture of
nine rooms at sol Seventh street, near E.
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"PERFECT FORM' CORSET.
HOSIERY NEWS.

Ladies' Fancy Cotton Hose the uppers striped in var
iOus patterns the feet in fast black Price 25c pair
popular Hose
Ladies Black Cotton Hose double heels extending in
splice to the ankle also double sOes and toes Avery dur
able Hose and guaranteed fast black by Louis HermsdO
the best dyer of hosiery in the world 50 cents per pair
ExtralOng Black Cotton Hose for ladies wear double
sOes and toes also double heels extending high in the back
soft fine hose for dress rather than hard wear 75 cents
per pair.
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For the finest Partisan novelties and
best hair work go to S. Strozynski. Depot
for the only genuine and most improved
hair restorers and finest of French cos
metics. Country orders promptly at
tended to. Address S. Strozynski, corner
Ell. and Leavenworth streets, San Fran
cisco. Cal.
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HIIlB SOIbs uI5CHal gtu
from both ears. My eyes were very bad. For
nearly a year l was deaf. took HOODS
eyes and in my ears healed. | can now hear
and see as well as ever" Mrs. AMANDA Pals
LEY, 176 Lander Street, Newburgh, n. Y.
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CORSEIS
"DUCHESS" CORSET.

"DUCHESS" CORSET.
Ladies Corset Of drab ean but stitched in silk double
front steelS and five hooks top finished with lace Price
so cents.
"RAMONA' CORSET.
Drab Jean Corset with the front steels spoon shaped
The Ramona has side seeIs and five hooks in front 1t
is lOng-waSed Corset and made in excellent manner
Price 81 S each This Corset is made for us by first
class manufacturer
"PERFECT FORM" CORSET
Customers frequently speak of this Corset lovely"
it is long wasted and perfect in every outline as to
please those who the most particular as to shape of
their Corset made of drab sateen silk finished top and
bottom and irstcass article in every particular
Price 81.
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BORN,
DIED.

WULPF-October 18th, to the wife of H. FIG.
Wulft, a son.
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HOODS PILLS cure all Liver Ills. jauBdfce,
sick headache. bsliousneSs. stomach 1aan-Aa
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A NEW and complete line of parlor
stoves. Miller Bros. lll6 street.
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THU GUESSING CONTEST

Is over and GEORGE Glib
SON is the lucky winner Of
the couch The roll of paper
was measured by a committee
consisting of B. +. Sampson,
Went T. Crowell, D. w.
Peck, and was found to con
tain 79I yards. Mr.. Gibson's
guess was 1851 yards.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-12-03

The prosperity Of Idaho is shown by
the condition of the savings banks and
the state banks of the state. According
to the last report of the banking de-
partment, bringing the statistics down
to June 80, the individual deposits in
the savings banks amounted to over
$26, 100000, and in the state banks
amounted to over 100000. The
grand total of money assets of both
kinds of banks is shown to be nearly
500 000,00 or within about one-third
of enough money to discharge every
farm mortgage in the state. When it is
borne in m ind that the manufacturing
industries of Idaho are not very impor-
tant, either in number or size, and hat
there are no large cities in Idaho ana
com paratively few good sizrd towns, the
amount of money on deposit with the
banks, supplied almost wholly by farm.
ers, is striking and conclusive evidence
of ths general prosperity of the work
ing class. s.-Lpw istnn Teller.
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Canyon County officers.

Governor Wiley finished on We'd
nesday the dissagreeable job OF appoint
ing the necessary officers for Canyon
county, they are as follows Commits
sioners, J. Fl Richards, G. w. Paul and
NJ. B. Gwinn; Clerk, J. 7. Keegan
sheriff, William Ireton; Assessor and
Tax Collector. ]. Horn /; TREASURER, How
ard Sebrse. Probate Judge, M. R. Jen-
kins; Surveyor, I. D. Bohbes Cnroner,
q. E. Maxey. OF the officers, Payette
gets three, Caldwell three and Nsnpa
Two.
As our modesty is only exceeded ~
onr good looke, we refrain from com
menting on the above ist.-Nampa
Leader.
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Remarkable Indian Tribe.

"a remarkable tribe of Indians. .
said Mr.. Childs, who was recently in
South America, "are the Napos, who
live in the northern part of Chill. In
stead of wearing scalps at their belts
as trophies, like the American savages,
the heads of their enemies dangle at
their girdles. BY mysterious process,
known only to themselves, they re-
move all the facial and Uranium bones
without cutting the skin or destroying
the interior. The head is then reduced,
without manning any Of the features,
to the size of a mans 6st." Mr. Childs
brought one of these heads with him,
and he intends to put it in the museum
of the Carnegie library here In San
Francisco he showed it to the county
medical society, and the doctors offered
him one thousand dollars for it. He
said no sum of money would buy it
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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At a dinner given in London in 1861
by Baron Brunnow to the grand duke
of SAKE Weimar, Herr Won Bismarck,
who was one OF the guests. had long
conversation with Mr.. Disraeli, then
leader of the opposition. He then said
that he should shortly be obliged to
undertake the direction of the Prussian
government; that his first duty would
be to reorganize the army; that he
would then take the first best pretext
to declare war against Austria, to dis
solve the Germanic diet, to overpower
the middle and smaller states, and to
give national unity to Germany under
the leadership of Prussia. 81 am come
here" he said, s'to say this to the
queens ministers" Mr.. Disraei's re-
mark on this extraordinary pro-
gramme, which was later literally full
filed, was: Take care of that man;
he means what he says. ''-Reminis-
cences of Lord Augustus LOTUS.