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HIS PATIENT A NoN-sMoKER.
Sir Andrew Clark's Mistake in Givin,
Instructions to Il Visitor.

Sir Andrew Clark's Mistake in Giving
Instructions to u Visitor.
London is teeming with stories of the
late Sir Andrew Clark, WHO was Glad
stones physician. Sir Andrew Clark was
so ardent in his crusade against over
eating and over-drinking, and so firm in
his belief that Ill large majority of cases
diet will do far moro than drugs, that be
was a little too much inclined to take it
for granted that his patients were self
indulgent to the ruin OF their health.
Among the many anecdotes to which his
views gave rise, the following is given by
the Philadelphia Ietegrdph as one OF the
most amusing: 4 patient came to consult
him, and was at once overwhelmed with
directions on the subject Of the life he
should lead and the diet to which he
should adhere. NOW, remember, only
one glass OF wine at each meal" the ply
sician concluded, land just one cigar al
ter dinner won't hurt you. Good morn
ing. Be sure you keep strictly to one
cigar"
zone cigar!" said the patient. But
My dear sir" broke in Sir Andrew
somewhat testify, II must insist. Ii l
am TO treat you, you must follow my di-
rections. / know quite well you will
find it hard, but it is absolutely necessary
for your health"
The patient heaved deep sigh. "All
right, Sir Andrew; since you insist | will
do my best. Good morning."
He went his way, but his health did not
improve, and ut the end OF a few weeks
lie returned to the physician's consulting
room.
NO better?" said the doctor, surprised.
But have you followed all my direc-
tions?"
"A bsolutely," replied the visitor. 81
must admit that the cigar was rather hard
work at first, and in fact made me feel
very i'll; but l soon got used to it, and
now / rather like it,"
.'Good heavens" said Sir Andrew, on
whom the truth dawned, "do you mean
to tell me-
Yes, had never smoked before"
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Pomona Grange ELECTION.

Pomona Grange, No. 2, has elected the
following officers to hold office for the
ensuing year: Worthy Master, S. II.
Jackman of Perkins; Worthy Overseer,
Hon. Even Owen of Elk Grove; Worthy
Lecturer, Mrs. q. G. McMullen of Brigh-
ton; Worthy Chaplain, David Lufkin OF
Freeport; Worthy Treasurer, NJ. Sprague
of Sacramento; Worthy Secretary, A. NJ.
Nrull of Sacramento; Worthy Steward,
Carl Helverson OF Routier's; Worthy As
sistant Steward. a. b. Plummer oi
Walshs Station; Worthy Gatekeeper,
Louis Sehlmeyer of Elk Grove; Worthy
Pomona. Mrs. Daniel Flint of Sacra-
mento: Worthy Ceres, Mrs. S. II. Jack
man of Perkins: Worthy Flora, Miss
Minnie Robinson of Florin; Lady Assist
ant Steward, Miss Eta Plummer o.
Walsh's Station; Organist Miss Della
Krull of Sacramento; Trustees, Joseph
Sims of Union House, j ohm a. Simonds
of Florln, David Reese of florin.
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The Acorn Club.

Last evening the members of the Acorn
Social and Athletic Club met for the cleo
ton of officers and other business.
Among other things the club decided to
give a boxing exhibition (for members
only at the gymnasium on the evening
of Friday, the 18th. The chief attraction
will be bout between William Donahue,
the well-known local amateur champion
welterweight. and William Cannon, a
Denver boxer OF acknowledged skill.
The club elected the following officers:
President, II. l. Wheat; Vice-P President,
a. J. O'Brien; Recording Secretary,
Thomas J. Pelkington; Financial Secre-
tary, T. j. Kehrer; Treasurer. j. j. Vance;
Marshal. j. Griffin; Captain, j. NJ.
Wheat; Board of Directors = T. Van
Guelder, f. Lohmeyer. W. Cummings,
w. Donahue, c. Shore, g. A. Rippon,
j. ROhrer
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OVERLOADED WITH BEER.

How a Rumor of an Attempt at Sui
eide Gained Currency.
Word was telephoned to the police sta
ton last night that a woman had at
tempted suicide by throwing herselfupon
the railroad track on the north levee at
the end of Seventh street.
A RECORD UNION reporter accom-
panied Special Officer Goods to the scene,
and they finally located the would-be
suicide in house near by. When they
found her she was lying on her bed and
was nearly dead-drunk. She executed
q conical wink when asked what her
name was, and replied: Mud"
The indications were that the woman
had simply collapsed under her load OF
beer while attempting to cross the track.
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TAKE ONE WITH Me"
The AllUring Sigu Tint Led Tom D'
,,ioI-n 70 Lii. u .,ninI Iluin

The Alluring Sigu Tint Led Tom De-
nicke TO Financial Ruin.
Such is the seductive title of a saloon
on the south side of X street, between
Second and Third, and last night it struck
Tom Denicke as being Just the place he
was looking after, as he hadn't taken
one with himself for nearly five minutes.
So he just dropped in to sample the pro-
prietor's goods.
Just what transpired while he was
there could not be learned definitely, but
he reported 10 the police shortly after
ward that he had been robbed in the sa-
loon of S35 He accused Il. c. Carroll of
having touched him Oft, and the latter
was arrested.
Instead of taking one with him, some
body will have the pleasure OF enjoying
several beverages at Denicke's expense.
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Good Advice to BOYS.

Honor does not lie only in the direc-
ton of stalecratt and the sword. nor in
the realms OF art and literature alone. but
may be acquired, and with it wealth and
power, by any American boy who starts
in life with no capital save clean heart.
willing hands and ambition enough to
make the best possible use of the brains
God has given him. Enduring success s
and honored age await the youth who
labors diligently and who, with temper
ance and frugality, depends upon his own
exertions for success. The element of
luck plays roguish tricks sometimes, but
he who idly waits for fortune will receive
scant favor from the tickle jade.-Blue
and Gray.
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Pacific Encampment.

On Tuesday evening p. S. Watson. D..
D. G. p, assisted by S. B. Smith. G. II.
P; ]. T. Purrington, G. S. W.; C. w.
Baker, G. J. W.; G. B. Dean, G. S.: j. H.
Ferguson, G.. T., and James Scott, g. l.
S., Installed the following officers of Pa
cific Encampment, No. ?, l. 0. o. f.: q.
V. Watson. c. p; @. A. Runyon, II. P;
]. E. Berg, S. W.; n. w. Robbins,
Scribe; F. NJ. Jackson, T.; o. +. Bab-
cock, J. W.; B. Ii. Chapman, Q. s.; q. b.
Grafton, l. s.; c. Z. Fellows, g.; q. H.
Jost, First W.; w. S. Witham, Second
W.; d. J. Mannix, Third w; G. e.
Dean, Fourth W.; James Scott, First q.
of T.; John Schamberger, Second q. of L.
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Grand Army Installations.

Fair Oaks Post and Relief Corps held a
joint installation on Tuesday evening, at
which there were interesting exercises
oratorical, literary, musical, terpsichorean
and astronomical. Mrs. @. w. Ficks.
retiring President of the Relief Corps.
was presented with a handsome badge,
and the retiring Treasurer. Mrs. Cooley,
with silver pieknife. The large com
pany present enjoyed delightful even
inc.
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a Boys Bad Judgment.

Little Tommy Chase made big mis-
take yesterday when he stole one lone
shoe from O'Brien'ss store. He made a
mistake in stealing at all. another when
he confined himself 10 one shoe, and a
worse one when he went back for the
mate to il.
1t was then that Mr.. O'Brien's son
pounced upon the lad and turned him
over to the police.
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KNIGHTS LANDING CANAL

The Engineers Nearly Through With
Their survey.
The engineers who are making a pre-
Iiminary survey of route for the pro-
posed drainage canal from beaverton to
Knights Landing, for the purpose OF re-
claiming the basin on the other side of
the river, are expected to reach knights
Landing in about week.
1t was calculated that they would have
finished their survey before this time,
but the rainy weather and the log which
have enveloped the lowlauds Tor the past
two or three weeks have greatly inter-
fered with their work and prevented
them from making as good progress as
they had counted OH.
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FOR RIVER IMPROVEMENT

other Counties Following tho Exam
pie set by sacramento.
A. II. Rose, Commissioner of Public
Works and Chairman of the River I'M
provement Executive Committee, was in
the city last night. He states that Yolo
and Shasta Counties have followed the
good example set by the Supervisors Of
this county in appropriating the $500
asked for from each OF the counties inter
ested to defray the expenses of the dele
gates who are to go to Washington TO aid
in securing favorable Legislation and d
sufficient appropriation 10 improve the
rivers of the State.
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INSTALLATIONS And ELECTIONS.
FraternaI and Other Bodies Are at 1t
Nightly.
knights of Pythias and Chosen Friends
Last Evening-Some Pleasing
Entertainments.

District Deputy Grand Chancellor NJ.
L. Jenkins installed the newly elected
officers of Capital Lodge. No. 157, Knights
of Pythias, at the Castle Hall last even
ing. The District Deputy was assisted
by the following-named Knights. who
acted as Grand Officers for the OCCASION:
Grand Vice Chancellor, \. Hoffelt; Grand
Prelate, James Ii. Johnston; Grand Mas
alarms, Chris. Wilke; Grand Keeper
OF Records and Seal, B. g. Knight; Grand
Inner Guard, J. j. Laracy; Grand Outer
Guard, Philip May.
The officers installed were as follows:
II. Thorp, C. c.; C. W.lMorton, V. c.; G..
Z. Odbert, P; w. B. Craig, NJ. of W.; j..
B. Giffen, K. of r. and S.; E. G. Mess
ner, NJ. of F.; L. Franklin, NJ. of f.; It..
C. Green, NJ. at A.; S. Mccormack, l. G.:
G. E. Stubbs, o. 6.
The exercises were conducted in man
ner that proved very interesting to the
large body of representative men of the
erder tpresent. After the officers had
by Grand aster-at-Arms Wilke, a re-
cess was taken, during which the visiting
knights were introduced.
The Standard Orchestra, consisting OF
fourteen musicians, then rendered the
following: Selections from "l Trova-
tore" "''Ninetta Waltzes, +" Independence
March," LEAD on March," ''Galop."
After the music, the entire company
repaired to the basement of the castle,
where a neat spread of delicacies served
to alleviate the pangs OF hunger.
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Administrators Sale.

d. J. Simmons q Co. will sell at auc-
ton this morning, at 10 O'Clock, part of
the Scroggs' estate at administrators
sale. The portion of it to be sold will be
the east 30 feet OF lot 4, @ and X, Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets.
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Chosen Friends.

Sacramento Council, Order of Chosen
Friends, installed its officers last night at
Forester's Hall, District Deputy Grand
Councillor Jordan acting as Installing
Officer.
Members of the order were invited and
about two hundred persons were present.
After the installation ceremonies were
concluded an excellent literary and mu-
sical programme was rendered, which
evoked much well deserved applause.
The second part of the entertainment
was concluded in the banquet-hall, where
the ladies had prepared splendid sup
per which was done full justice to by
those present. c. II. Denton acted as
Master of Ceremonies most acceptably,
and speeches were made touching on the
order and its objects and benefits, growth,
etc., by DIR. Glow and other membe
Following is the programme:
Vocal solo, Mr.. Fortman; recitation,
"Jenkins Goes to Picnic,'' Miss Stargel;
vocal trio, Mrs. T. Leith and the Misses
Gore: specially, Reuben and Cynthia"
the O'Malley sisters; speciality, illumin
ated club-swinging, Frank L. Denton,
recitation, "Rock of Ages" Miss Seely;
speciality, D. J. Hartley; tableau, mo
Rose Without Thorn; tableau, ''Rock
of Ages"
The following officers were installed:
P. c., Mrs. S. Q. Kreuzberger; c., D. j.
Hartley; V. c., Mrs. l.. Vice; T., F. W.
Day; Secretary, G. II. Denton; Prelate,
j. Davey; Marshal, George B. Katzen-
stein, Jr.; Warden, Mrs. J. j. Sway;
Guard, c. Z. Brookes; Sentry, Mrs. V.
LaWlOr,
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best ever seen here. Tomorrow nigh
''Mulcahey's Visit"

Manager Todd announces Hoyt's "a
Trip to Chinatown for January 18th and
18th. 1t is the farce comedy that enjoys
the reputation of the longest run on
record in america.
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POTATOES GETTING DEARER-ORE-
i gon Burbanks, 81; Early Rose, 81 20
sack; Mountain Butter, 25c pound; Creamery
Squares, soc; best Eastern Hams, 14c.
SIMONS d BEESLEY. $40 x street
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REDUCED RATES TO CHICAGO
DY JUDSOS & co. SELECT EXCURSION,
} delightful scenic route. Wonders of tho
Rocky Mountains on line of ID. and X. g. K.
r., seen by daylight; best accommodations.
Address JUDSON IL CO., 62S Market street.
San Francisco, or call on G. j. ELLIS, agent
s. Z. Co. Sacramento.
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NOTiCE TO THE PUBLIC.-I DESIRE TO
~ inform the public that l have bought the
interests of Mr. Stiilwell in the dairy BUSH
ness, and will continue TO serve customers
with the same promptitude as they have en-
joyed heretofore. JOHN G. LANG. ia3-4t*
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At the Clunie Opera-house tie BLACK
Crook continues 10 draw we'll. 1t is the
most creditable effort OF the company in
the spectacular line, and is a high credit
mark in its favor.
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Tonight will be the last of the thrilling
fine drama, "a Terrible Test" by the
New York Stock Company at Armory
Hall. The dance team that appears be-
tween the second and third acts is the
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For Falr.
B,sainrn@ Unros.
WATERH0UsE & LESTER.

| J land Coal. Wagon Lumber and Carriage
Hardware. 700, III, 713, 715 ] street,
Sacramento,
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GtCHAIIDT'S SARSAPARILLA AND IRON
- and Coronado Mineral Water. MCMORRY,
o3l NJ street, sole agent.
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DENT, s14-NEW HOUSE OF ROOMS,
IL pantry and bath. Apply at 1926 Tenth
street.
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1880 p Ashland and Portland . 6:2OA
6:45 A Calistoga and Napa...-... 11:l5 A
300 L CallstOga and Napa....... $40 z
1925 a Deming, Ell Paso and East 500 p
$3.50 CoifaX $50
7:10 T knights L'ding & Oroville T:45 A
$50 L Los Angeles ........... ....... 1925 A
11:40 A Ogden and East-Second
ClasS...............-... ............. 2:4O A
1000 z, Central Atlantic Express
for Ogden and East-..... 5:f5
*3:05 PiOrOville via Rosev'le J'n'c *10:15 D
s6:45 Aired Bluff via Woodland $3.50
3O5 z Red Bluff via Marysvillel 1918 A
1890 A Redding via Willows ......... 3:35
800 A San Francisco via Benicia 11:15 A
6:1O A san Francisco via Benicia $40
6:45 a San Francisco via Benicia 1870 z
800 p San Francisco via Benicia $40
II 600 A San Francisco via steamer s60O A
1925 A San Fran. via Livermore 300 7
1925 A San Jose se....................... 2:50
$50 Santa Barbara ......-......... 10:25
a6:45 a Santa Rosa 11:15
800 7. Santa Rosa ...... 1910
Stockton and Galt......... 500
1925 A Stockton and Galt $50
$50 PStockton and Galt.... 1O:25 A
11:4O AlTrucltee and keno....... 2:40
1000 PlTruckee and Reno........ 5:45 A
Gas A Vallejo ............... 11:15 A
400 PiVaileio o... $40
*4:1O PIFolsom and Placerville.~ *11:05 A
*6:35 A Folsom and Placerville.-... 12:40
*Sunday excepted. monday excepted.
A-For morning. P-For afternoon.
RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager.
T. H. GOODMAN. Gen. Passenger Agent.
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ILAIRVOYANT. 4 = MRS. BARTHOI,Mtg5.
" Denvers Well-knOwn business and tesf
medium, mas returned and can be consulted
upon all affairs or life; she reads the past and
unraVels the future; diagnoses disease without
questions; satisfaction guaranteed; call and
be convinced; circles Sundays and Wednes-
Gays. * % street. d29.lW#
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MARRIED LADIES' SAFEGUARD; PAT
WI ented; no medicine; no equal; money
refunded If not satisfactory. send Toe to
LADIES NOVELTY CO., Kansas City, Mo.
HARRY W. RIVETT, STEAM CARPET
/ i cleaning, corner Twelfth and . streets;
carpet cutting. sewing and rehtting; furniture
packed for shipment; secondhand carpets
and furniture bought and for sale. 1ele-
phone 292.
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1nat--Inuun.
Go Iet OF 5ar,tt.

mo LET-FINELY FURNISHED SUNNY
l front room in private family. l1O3 L
street. Ja3-3B*
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M ADAM PORTER, CLAIRVOYANT:
WI fortune telling by cards and palmisiry:
laales, soc; gents, 81; clairvoyant sittings
81 so. go l. street, between Sixth and
SeVenh n. ja3-6tf
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Oe,terol 5llntirrs.

HNHE NEW TERM OF THE SACRAMENTO
4 School OF Shorthand has commenced. We
aic now ready to prepare students tor poa.
tons In the shortest possible time; SEND for
circular. MISSES BURNS Il 0NEIi4L, south.
west corner Eighth and streets. jaI-1wsg
cS 600 TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
Do UUU security. ChAS. COOLEY, 1918
Fourth street. tafj-3s@
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Rnflrnnp Tt,ate Cattle.

LEAVE TRAINS RUN DAILY. ARRIVE
tFor1 (t'rom)
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN 1THATTuE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ annual meeting of stockholders OF the
0eflnania Building and Loan Association OF
the CITY OF sacramento, Tor the election of
three Directors, ana Tor SUCH other business as
may be brought before 1t, will be neld at its
Office 1O11 Fourth street, on MONDAY
EVENING, January 5, 1891, at 7:30 o'clock.
l.. NEUBOURG, Prssident; IL. j. GOETHE,
Secretary. d.3-I2t
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WHERE TO BUY GROCERIES.

It j. WINGARD, AT TwENTY-FIFTH
~. and streets, has the best assortment
and at most reasonable rates.
H. sCHwARZ. LANDSCAPE GARDENER,
J1WENTY-FIFTH AND o STREETS. GAR
dening and orchard work DONE Extra
fine lot OF Fruit Trees, Roses, ETC., at low
prices. Examine and price my stock before
purchasing elsewhere.
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I. T. ROOT. ALEX. NELSON, j. DRIsCoL-
RnnT NELSON G 90
sACRAMENTo FoUNnpv.

TTNION FOUNDRY-IRON AND BRASS
| Founders and Maohinists, Front street,
between y and o. Castings and Machinery
of every description made to order.
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S. earle.

GUCCESSOR 70 CARLE & CROLY, CON.
- tractor and Builder. Orders solicited and
promptness guaranteed. Office and shop.
1924 second street, between X and T.,
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J7RONT STREET, CORNER OF ". WILL
L IAN MGUTENBERGER, Proprietor. Work
for sidewalks and buildings speciality. Cas-
oiine and Steam Engines to order on snort
notice.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-03
Dire Poverty In Russia.

The amount of suffering and misery that
Russian peasants are now undergoing in
some of the governments in the interior
cannot be imagined by those unacquainted
with this country. In tho government Of
Kursk, which may be taken as an example,
the peasants are entirely without the
means of existence. The Novoe Vremya
states that in some villages where there
are from 400 to 500 inhabitants 1t would
be impossible to find as much as two rubles
about shillings-among them, and all
the crops which they gathered last year
have long been sold. How these poor
wretches are to exist-it cannot be said
that they live-till the next harvest 1t is
impossible to conceive In the government
of Oxenburg the inhabitants Of entire dis
tricts are dying Of want. Some of the poor
creatures, 1t is stated, allow themselves the
luxury Of piece of bread once every two
days, but the general food is millet bread,
which, when the loaves arc baked and still
warm, looks like cement and when 1t be-
comes cold is harder, If possible, than
stone.-Odessa Correspondent
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-03
Eh Hunting In Norway.

During the last fow years elk have
spread to many districts in Norway where
they wero not previously found, moro espe-
cially 10 the Jarlsberg, LauryiO and Brats-
berg districts The different manner in
which elk hunting Is now conducted has
no doubt something TO do with this, In
addition TO which the animals havo had
several good years. The number killed In
Norway each year increases speedily.
Eight hundred and sixty-two woro killed
in 1889, l,14s In 1890, 1,0S1 In 1901 and
1895 In 1899. The numbers would have
been considerably larger but for extensive
poaching In the close time
In the Nordenfjeld country last season
about 20 foreign sportsmen took shootings
OF these ss (Germans) were most success
full, having killed an aggregate Of II elk,
one bear, one lynx and one wolf. The
owners Of the land get the venison, the
sportsmen only receiving heads and an
tiers Sport with stag and reindeer was
only poor last autumn, on account OF the
heavy rains during September. Hares ap-
pear to have increased in some places, bat
disease and beasts Of prey tend TO keep
down their number. Wolves are increas-
ing in the Nordenfjeld country, and In sew
eral places the rifle associations have club
bed together to hunt when they become
troublesome and attack horses and cows.
In the Tydale they have been seen in aocks
Of 16 to 20; also in adjoining parts Of
Sweden, in Jemtlsnd, the wolves are in
creasing and have been seen In packs Of
eight to eleven. The various kinds Of
winged game, on the whole, did we'll last
year. At sladselo a party Of foreign
sportsmen shot last yeaf 1000 ptarmigan.
According to the official statistics, there
were, In 1893, killed in Norway 63 bears,
70 wolves, 90 lynx, 10, 75s foxes, 1888 eagles
and 8, ,o54 awks-London Land and Wa
knu
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-03
A Western View of New York City.

New York is city without homes
Among old residents and new, native and
foreign, among the poor, the well to do
and the rich the question is almost uni
versal, Where do you live nowr" How
many in the whole great city have lived
10 years in one house? How many have
lived five years where they live nows New
Workers are as nomadic as the Bedouins,
but the Bedouins have much freer range,
and this is an advantage To be confined
to one little island and yet to have no
home is to acquire the vices and to suffer
the limitations both Of the tramp and the
serf There may be disadvantages about
neighbors and friends, but after all it Is
civilizing to have them. New Workers
have no neighbors and few real friends.
The housing of New York is not good.
The people are packed away like sardines
in box or dishes in cupboard Some
cupboards have four and some 16 shelves.
Only very few families enjoy an entire
cupboard to themselves. The people suffer
from too great proximity. They are often
and perhaps commonly-too close for
moral or physical decency. Light Is rare
and precious commodity. Sewer gas first
hand is not good to breathe, but breathed
several times in succession by different per
sons it becomes noxious.-J. W. Gleed in
Forum
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-03
Fifty Feet of RainfalI ANNUALLY.

There is always more or less guessing work
concerning the amount of rain that falls
during any storm period. Throughout the
United States the amount that falls on any
one day rarely exceeds on inch. There are
certain portions of the globl, however, that
are frequently deluged with water. On the
southern slopes Of the Himalsya mountains,
at an altitude of 1850 feet, 610 inches of
rainfall have been registered in single year,
of which amount LAT inches (12 feet 8 inches)
fell in the month of June. At meteorolog-
ical station in latitude IS degrees, near the
western boundary of Hindoostan, the average
rainfall for the 10 years ending with 1893 was
254 inches. In the north western part OF
England. at an altitude of 1900 feet. the
average annual rainfall is LAG inches, Ill in.
ches in excess of the mean for st. Louis
which ia but 81 inches and fraction.
The wonderful record given above is still
more phenomenal when we consider the fact
that all the moisture the atmosphere is cap.
able of holding at any one time would cover
the entire surface of the globe to depth o1
less thai four inches should it all be instant
ly precipitated.