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THE DAILY RECORD-UNION.
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE
•; FAKMER AND THE ORCHAKDIST.
{This lNrjisrtment Is rrepare.l for the S»cUAMFXT(.
Kecurk-Umos l:y its A^iiculturai Editor. AU
matter relating to the agricultural interest will bo
8S found under this Load-
THE GHAHC-E ' AND SME OF IT3
PSACriCAL OUTGROWTHS.
As a rule the Grange ha« not been success
ful in some respects as it was hoped it would
be by its founders, and more especially by
those who j ived it expecting that in some
mysterious manner it was to bring them great
personal benefit without any exertion en
their part. Iv the nature of things some dis
appointments were to be expected. Too
much was honestly anticipated by the aver
j age Granger, and too much was promised by
the designing Granger, and consequently
both have . failed to realize their imaginary
pen-onal advantages. But the Grange has
not been without its beneficial results in many
practical ways. Among these results may be
named theedncational advantages resulting to
the farmers as a class. It has brought men
of the same occupation, of the same interests
and laboring uader the same social and busi
ness advantages a-.d disadvantages, together,
and has induced them to study more closely
and more -carefully both these advantages
aud disadvantages, thus awakening a spirit
of inquiry and investigation that without
the intervention of the Grange would
have ' remained dormant. Thus the in
tellect of ' the farming community has
been stimulated and sharpened and strength
ened, and the better prepared to grapple
wilh all questions that may be presented to
it, not only touching the interests of the ag
riculturists especially, but the general inter
ests of the country, political, social or other
wise. In the stated meetings of the local
Granges mind comes in contact with mind ;
thought suggests thought ; opinions ex
pressed provoke the expression of opposite
opinions, and thus animated discussions arise
and a multitude of subjects are suggested for
study and reflection, acd a general mental
improvement follows. Bo also the social con
dition of the farmers, through the medium of
the Grange, has been greatly improved. One
of the greatest drawbacks to a rural horne —
to farm life — ever been the isolation from
society it has enforced. The older classes j
have grown indifferent to social improvement
and enjoyment, while the younger class have,
as a rule, been discontented and dissatisfied
with their homes and surroundings. Sue as
this has been the condition of social life
among the farmers from time immemorial
Much has been raM and written on the sub
ject in all ages and in all countries, but the
situation haa remained the Bame and un
changed until the organization and introduc- !
tion of the Grange. Wherever the advan*
tages of the Grange have been understood
and appiecUted in this respect, great reform
ation h&s followed. The Grange brirgs not
only the farmers together, but it brings the
farmers' wives and sons and daughters into
social contact with each other, and answers j
that craving for social intercourse which j
formerly could only be satisfied by the aban- i
donment of country and home influences for !
the city wilh its temptations. The Grang haa
also brought many important material im
provements among the farmers by suggesl
and introducing better and more economical !
practices in the actual management of the !
farm and kitchen. It leads to more frequent
and free interchange of thoiuii! on all mat
ters relating to practical agriculture and
housekeeping, and thus introduces to all the
best practices of tho few and more successful.
The combination of farmers brought about
through tbe Grange has taught tbis class the
more fully to appreciate their own strength
as compared to that of other industrial
elasse-", and they have learned to some ex
tent the practical benefits of personal co
operation nud the combination of capital.
Ten years ago there was scarcely a grain
warehouse outside of San Francisco and its
immediate vicinity. When the grain of the
farmer wa3 harvested and trashed there was
no alternative but to sell it, however unsatis
factory tho price. We say no alternative,
because experience proved that to ship grain
to San Francisco, paying fr-i^ht, storage a:.d
interest on mnncy to cancel expenses of har
vesting, etc., was almost always equivalent |
to losing the whole crop.even if by doing this
a higher nominal price was secured in the end.
Until within the past few years all the banks
and money instituti ms refused to loan money
on grain except iv San Francisco ware
houses, and then extreme rates of interest were
demanded. The ■■-■■, working directly
and indirectly, through it.< business associa
taons and tho Grangers' Bank, has produced i
great changes [or the bent fit of the farmer in
all these respects. X<.w there ar» large and
safe grain warehouses, mostly owned by I
Grangers, along every railroad aud navit j
river in the State/where farmers can store
their grain without being under the necessity
of paying freight and other expenses to tide
water before it is Bold. Now money can bo
had on grain stored iti these warehouse*, on
as good and even better terms, because it i<
safer in the country than in the city, than on
grain stored iv city warehon . Foi the
conception of these great benefits to the
farmer he is indebted ru(f«tly, if not entirely,
to the Granger. They are the liatiril cut
growth of the discussion* th.it are carried on j
in the local Granges — tha natural results oi
the stated meetings of the farmers and th< ii
wives and sons aud daughters, and tne earnest
inquiries thore intlo how best to in.- ,
prove the condition if tho agricultural classes
The secondary or accumulative benefits
arising cut i f this improved condition of
things are not inconsiderable to the farmers.
Businn • talent haa been developed among
the G range member*, many of whom have
th»- been brought to the front as the promi
nent and f uuceasful l>:i-i;.r men of thu coun
try, and through tha association in the
Granges the business experience of these
men becomes a part of the property of every j
Granger. These aro a few of the tangible |
benefits tho Grange has brought to the \
farmer, ami still we sometimes hear Grangers I
&t>k wljat benefit the Grange has been and
find Grangers lukewarm and indifferent
about keeping the Grange up sb one if the
institutions of tho country. Tiie truth is
that the natur.i! isolation of the farmer is j
one cf bis greatest disadvantages, . and any ]
proper means of overcoming the effects of
that isolation il one of his greatest blessings.
The Grange »nd agricnltural associations are j
the farmers' practical friend*, and should by
all means receive from them a hearty sup
port.
NEW KINDS OF WHEAT.
The hi.-tory of new kind* of wheat H M i
role quite nniform— and on this account quite
interesting anil raggMti**. Tha old etcry
that a tingle kernel was found by some !
farmer in the crop of a wild c;oo«e, and t!,at
be planted that kernel arid nursed it from
year tn year, till he obtained sufficient eeed
to plant hiit entire Geld, and that it proved to
be ■ nqweior kind, ia fami'.iar to nearly orery
wheat-groxer. This la oos eetiseja the his
tory of ftlmoet ewry n«w rariety of wheat
that has been originated within our recolleo
[ tion. ': : All hive been . produced : from a few
kernels that have had some especially good
points to ' recommend them, and have been
| cultivated with - greaf care away from a:l
other kinds, so as to keep the
seed pure and "'. unmixed. ' - The fiist
fact , that has ", significance . in :.; all
these new discoveries of new kinds
is that the original tew grains as a rule have
been Buch that they attracted attention for
some supposed good ■ quality. This is a con
firmation of the old proverb that like pro
duces like. But the more significant point in
thU connection is the careful nursing the
newly-found grain has received. This con
firms the well known proposition that careful
cultivation will ". improve the ' quality and
value of all varietie3 of the vegetable king
dom of which man has any knowledge, and
admonishes all wheat farmers that good cul
tivation is oue of the necessary conditions of
Rood crops of grain. Another point in the
history is the significant fact that the cultiva
tion of all these new kinds has been apart
from tb«t other varieties of wheat, thus giv
ing the one kind time to become a fixed type
by inbreeding or continual crossing with its
own special type or kind. This last idea is
at least only suggestive, and it may be that
in it is contained the essential of still
greater improvement of the wheat and
other cultivated plants. Just at this time
the whole wlirld seems to be greatly inter
ested in the discovery of some kind of wheat
that will resist the rust fungus. Now,
while we would not discourage the practice of
changing; seed between different localities and
countries as oue of the most likely means of
improvement generally, and of improvement
in this particular, we would suggest aa a
more promising mode of improvement the
selection of heads of wheat from our fields
and cultivating the kernels by themselves in
the manner accidental new kinds have gen
erally been cultivated. Select, for instance,
a single head that has ripened parliei than
those around it, and that has not been af
fected by the rust that has blasted tha sur
roundiug head?, and plant it in the garden by
itse'f, and give it especial care for a few years.
If the farmers generally would this year
select specimens of their best heads of grain
that have withstood not enly the rust and
north winds, and all other drawback?, and
from them cultivate up some seed wiieat
of their own, we have no doubt that within
three years' time California would becouie
distinguished for the superiority of her
wheat, and every farmer would be triumph-'
antly relating the history of his success in
producing the best kind of wheat iD the
State. We make this suggestion ri«ht now
while the harvest is goincr on, and if the hint
is taken, and all who read this saftgesti
shall follow it, we shall expect that a great
eleal of good may grow cut of it. How many
will be nursing new kinds of wlie.it in ISSI
from selec'.ions ma-ie after this suggestion?
Let those who make the experiment name
the kind making, also the peculiar circum
stances of the growth of the sample selected,
and hereafter ccc bow well the peculiar char
acteristics of the sample selected are main
tained iv the product that shall come from it.
In this special pain3-takin<* manner ot culti
vation, besides the actual improvement of
the wheat crop that may be looked for, our
wheat-jrowe i '-.• who enter into it will doubt
less increase their actual knowledge of wheat
culture, which of itself would pruve of great
general benefit.
FASHION NOTES.
Some New York miasc3 wear turban hats
so far back that they resemble chignons. .
A pretty new fan ha=s an Italian sunset
on one side, and the Alps on the other.
There is something so freeh aud dainty
about a fresh grey dress ; but they toil so.
The Marie Antoinette kerchief of India
mull has a pretty Quakerish effect.
Charming wreaths for white bonnets are
made of wood violets in two tints.
French buntings are stylish, but very
little cooler than the softer ca&hmeres.
A lawn dress of ashes of roses tint is ex
ceedingly soft aud becoming.
Silver and gold-mesh network shoulder
capes are Parisian novelties.
A large Leghorn hat and a white Indian
muslin dress coalesce nicely.
Young ladies are wearing their hair less
fixey, otten with no frizzes.
The old-fashioned wide tucks are seen
on some of the new costumes.
Jasper-checked silks that will wash make
'usiiablc traveling dresses.
Spun-silk stockings for very low-cut
•lippers have applique patterns on.
Cheese-cloth, at a fip a yard, makes the
prettiest summer curtains.
Somo feminine faces look well in any
sort of hat, regardless of etylo.
Fn nch lace-bunting for the sea comes in
checks, stripes and plaids.
There are faience lamps for country resi
dences, in obelisk shapes.
. Thoso big Gainsborough hats are going
to bo much worn by the sea.
Four inches of crepe on the hat and a
scarlet neoktie don't consist.
The varieties of summer-eilk3 and gren
adines are almost endless.
The lobelia, so nice for border-beds, in
better for hanging-baskets.
The gay eotton-goorls make a very pic
turesqae dress for summer.
Normandy point is one of tho new, half
real laces used on costumes.
Chicago belles love to wrap their figures
in creamy-zephyr shawls.
A variety of colors is now given to gold
and silvtr tea-services.
A Canton crepe-fichu, embroidered, is
h.indsome but serviceable.
French cambrics are pretty when you get
colors that are fuit."
Clusters of strawberries will appetize
some of tlsc black chip bats.
Fayal shade hats and Modena hats ate
in demand iv New York.
Lady bugs poise very realistically on
(ome new paiasol handles.
Everything is in folds, pleats aud g»th
ers, say s a fashion letter.
■ The full sleeve fathered into a wide cuff
at the wrist is revived.
Young children are wearing little close
boDncts instead of hats.
Large sunflowers lend happinoes to some
of the richest bonnets.
Ivory white and virgin gold are au ele
gant dress combination.
A China crepe shawl is particularly ef
fective with a white dress.
Some of the imported bim umbrellas have
solid gol.l handles.
Almost all Parisian bonnets have mauro
or purple trimmings.
Quaint faces, if you notice, look best in
(juaiut millinery.
Tho symmetry of tho feminine arm is
now lost in stiff puffs.
A new fabric for summer, dresses is on
titled ehuntang pongee.
The whole attire, from stockings to par
asol, is still matched.
Shrimpand garnet tints combine stylUhly
in a house dress.
Tight sleeves, for hot weather, are a silly
fashion caprice.
Dark-bluo flannel remains in favor for
serviceable dresses.
All-yellow dresses will ba plenty at the
watering places. .
Scarfs do not go well -with the masculine
styles of dress.
Cords acd tassels again lend ft dressy
I effect to ladies' suite.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
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HOME ADORNMENT AND DOMESTIC ECOE
OIIY— AROUND TH£ HOUSE. ":
[Correspondents of this department will not be lim
ited in thuir epistles, but conciseness b 'prefer-'
able, and but one side 01 a }';u,'e iu«st be written
." upon. Questions pertinent to this di-parLiiicnt
i will be answered iv this column.];. -: ■•-" ■ —
: From a Correspondent. : "
- Sacramesto, Jane 30, 18S0.
Deak - Household : Here the "Quiet
Hour " is as flourishing and ; green as a
laurel bush, ever adding new. talent to its
gallant corps of Tanglers, taking new de
partures iuto fresh pastures, and keeping
the interest of the public at the boiling
point, while our poor " Household " has
been languishing for correspondents. This
is not as it should be, and yet whose
fault is it, if not our own ?.: It is a depart
ment which must draw its life and inspira
tion from the woraea, to whose interests it
is devoted ; it cannot lead a healthy, vig
orous life without an ■ infusion -of fresh
blood iv the shape of original contribu
tions, and that . genial interchange of
thoughts, queries and answers, which form
the very bone and marrow of all newspaper
departments. When we look at the Ari
cuitui>al column, for instance, the mascu
line counterpart of t.ur .". " Household,"
how timely aud practical are all its
articles, how full and valuable its informa
tion, we may well be proud of : our
virile brother farmer, and look to his col
umn for information how to make our own
a matter of pride to him as well as to our
selves. I can well imagine the editor sit
ting in the sanctum, waitiug in vain for
that desirable boon, . original, . avail
able MSS. from thoughtful housewives.
I think correspondents ought to help in a
weekly array of nice, practical suggestions
how to prepare all the good thiugs of the
season'in the most palatable and healthful
way ; how to cook se as to avoid stove heat
and headaches, and a thousand items of
interest, especially to young and progres
sive housekeepers. Have the • housewives !
become tired of the everlasting round of
recipes and inquiiies for recipes published
a dozen times? Ferhap9 some of us have,
and to such and all a score of interesting
branches of the great household depart
ment are open and ready to welcome their
pens. There are the nursery, the sick
room, the flower garden ; nor should edu
cation, especially the education in and for
the household, be considered inferior to
canning and pie-making. How to make a
kite, construct a Uuiou flag and embellish
a grace-hoop is as truly woman's work as
anything she can do. And there is a sci
ence, a most important bianch of which is
ail our own, and whenever we shall care to ;
claim it and exchange notes on this subject
as other scientists do, our column, die
woman's, will boldly stand beside that of
our agricultural brothers, it will be more
fascinating than a novel and more bene
licial to mankind than our Board of Health.
I refer to the " chemistry of the kitchen."
As an earnest of .my wish that the
"Household" may live aud flourish, and
hoping that others will follow my example,
I arid a few scrap 3 apropos of the season,
and remain TSLZA.
SIJF.3TrTCTE FOR ICE-L'HKST and Cbllab.
There are women vho have neither oi the
above commodities, aud who forever com
plain of sour milk and melted butter. As
1 belong to this olass, and am i;ot troubled
that way, I can recommend the simple and
etficieut \v:iy in which I avoid both evils.
It is an old remedy, but a? good ai when
it was new. I'ut your butter in a glass or
ironstono china ilUli (no objection to
Sevres or china, if you have it, but avoid
wood and metal), having a, cover — one
which projects is best ; set this in a shal
low earthen 'dish half or one-third full of
water, to which a tablespoonful of gait has
been added ; cover the butter dish with a
clean, thick, coarse towel previously wet
with cold water, and let the ends of tho
towel hang into tho water in the earthen
dish. Be sure and have the towel in the
water all around ttro butter dish, and not
only here aud there. Now. set your dish
in as cool a place as you haye — in
a draught, if possible. Change the
water iv the lower dish every day or
every other day, not forgetting the salt,
and be sure to keep the cloth on all the
time, never leaving it off on any account,
if you value the firmness of your butter.
The latter will not bo as bard as when
kept in the ice chest, but it will be quite
firm enough to spread nicely. Milk can
be kept in the same manner, substituting a
pitcher or jar for the dish, but there is one
difficulty about milk which is sometimea
hard to overcome. It has been found that
jarring and shaking has a? much tendency
to sour or turn the milk as mere beat, and
the only remedy in this case is to place
your milk on terra firma, as every footstep,
every parsing vehicle which Ehakea your
building agitates the milk as welL Ido
not know if suspension from a ceiling would
overcome the difficulty, but perhaps ths
idea is worth testing;
How to Keep Vegetables fom Wn/r-
INi». — I once met with an item on the Bub
ject which recommended the wrapping of
fresh vegetables in coarse brown grocer's
paper, which paper must be thoroughly \
dampened and kept damp as long as tho
vegetables are to bo preserved, which, j
however, must not bo an unreasonable
length of time. The vegetables, moreovtr,
must be-put in as cool » place as you have
to spare, anel away from tha sun aud stovo- I
heat. I have triad this many times, and j
it has never failed mo, provided the vege
tables were really fresh wden so treated. I
have kept headsof lettuce and radishes fre-sh
three days in the middle of the summer,
and they were not in the ieast musty. A j
clean wet cloth ma y bo wrapped aronnd j
the paper parcel, but cloths are apt to be- ;
come musty, and impart that quality to j
tilings wrapped in them if without tho ;
protection of the paper. Common brown
wrapping paper is tho best.
ToMATOSa and Apples. — Somo people
object to tomatoes chielly on accouiit of a
cortain rankness <>{_,t'i-tu and the great
quantity of seeds, which *-pe»il tho looks of j
the su:*\ The latter is improved very
much, both in regarel to taste and appear
ance, by the addition of apples. The
quantity of the latter may vary to suit j
the taste ; from one quarter to orohalf
apples Knits most people. Tho apples I
must be prepared as usual for stewing and j
put in with the toinatoep, the v.IuMo being
stewed until done. A hardier dish, which
may not suit everybody, but which is
equally htalihy, id tomatoes stewed < with !
au onion or two, sliced. Toimtoes and j
apples make very nico preserve^ and to- j
mato pickle, with small onions, is too well !
known to need praising.
- [Telza has set a good example. The
Household Department has grown in inter- j
est from the tir-t, but there is room still ;
for hundreds of women to contribute to it. !
All that we desire is conciseness, practical !
statements, pertinent suggestions, brief ex
periences. Selected receipts are also de
sired. Notes of value gathered relative to
the home, the pick chamber, handiwork,
»rt decoration, etc., aro all desirable, and
originality will meet with special atten
tion.]
To Bake a Turkey.
After it is dressed, ealt and pepper it in
sido;, make a force-meat of broad and
cracker crumbs, season with guinmer «nv
e>ry or sweet majorarn. ! I To thiß force-meat
chestnuts may be added. They are put
over the. fire iv a sauce-pan to burst the
skins, then, boiled iv Rait water. Or,
whole oysters well seasoned may be added
to the stuffing. • Truffles are also need. ' A
couple of eg.:* added to any stuffing im
proves it. Boiled, smashed and seasoned
Irish or sweet potatoes are also 1 used for
turkey stuffing. When stuffed, tie ; , it jin
shape, lard the top or lay slices of bacon
over it, wet , the ttkin and sprinkle it well
with salt, ' pepper and I flour. *T Have ':■ the
oven not very hot till tho turkey gets heated
through, then increase tha heat. While
the fowl e-ooking, boil tho giblcta, tho
! neck, liver, gizzard, sweet bread — chop
them line, and when the gravy is made
add them to it. To make the gravy, after
tha turkey is removed from the baking
pan put the pan over the tire, dredge Hour
into ie, atid when brown stir in boiling
water or stock ; skim off every bit of fat,
add the giblets, seaeon with salt and pep
per. If chestnuts are used in the stuffing,
add them also to the gravy. o>*tfr stut
ling should be used just before the turkey
is baked ; with other stuffing it is well to let
it remain a number of hours before cook
ing that its flavor may penetrate the bird.
Turkey is served with cranberry jelly, or
with current or plum jeily.
Keceipta.
Paste.— Mrs. S. L. C. of Grass Valley
sends the Household the following receipt
ot a paste that will not spoil : Dissolve a
I piece of alum the siz-2 of a waluut in a pint
of water. Add to this two tablespoonfuls
flour made smooth with a little cold water,
and a few drops of oil of cloves, putting
the whole to a boil. Put up in a gHss
canniug jar.
IvAsriJEKHIKs. — Probably raspbcrrieswill
be no cheaper this season than just now.
It. is time to put up raspberry jam. I
havt found this to be a good and simple
receipt. For ten parts by weight of rasp
berries have nine parts of^C sugar ; into
the fruit kettle put one part of water, and
having introduced the berries, I break
them up with a wooden spoon, only keep
ing the kettle warm over the tire ; I then
add the sugar ; when the sugar is melted 1
bring it up to a sharp boil, stirring all the
time ; I try it at the end of the process by
pouring a little on a cold plate ; if it thick
ens anil jellies I know it is done ; if cur
rants are handy, I use a pint of the juice
instead of the water ; if carefully put in
air-tight jars it will keep for years.—
Julia.
CBBBAKT JELLY. — Currants are now
fresh in season, and housewives will tine!
that a jelly perfectly delicious can be made
by this process : After clearing your cur
rants from leaves, wash them ; drain off
the water ; put thtni in a stone jir, and
set that in a kettle of hot water until the
currants are slightly scalded ; turn them
iuto a ce>lander and press them dry ; this
will remove the ekius and stems ; then
pour through a clean sieve, which will re
move all the seeds ; then strain through
your jelly-bag ; to every pint of juice al
low a pound of sugar ; before adding the
sugar set the juice over the fire just long
enough to reach the boiling point ; pour iv
the sugar, and then stir only long enough
to dissolve it ; then pour into your glasses.
Be sure and not let your currants too
ripe ; pick them as sjoii a3 fully turned.
I)", not add gelatine to your jelly, as it
will soon mold if you elo ; but take oi'r
your COVCTB and let your jolly stand cov
ered only by a newspaper thrown over it
for one or two weeks, and it will probably
harden.
MEDITATIONS OF A HINDOO PRINCE.
A Correct Translation of a Remarkable
Poem.
All the world over, I wonder, in land^ that I never
nave trod.
Are the people otetnallv seeking for the »ii;ns and
be sttps of Uod?
Westward ac ross the uccw, and northward beyond
the snow,
Do they all stand going, »a ever, and what do the
' wisest know ?
Hero In the mystical Ind'a, the deities hover acd
swarm
Like the wild hecs heard in the trce-top3, or the
jtu-'s ol a gathering storm ;
In the air men hear tl.jir voiues, tholr feet on (be
rock* are seen,
Yet we all say, " Whence is the mc«s.igu, and what
may the wonders meaii'r"
A million shrines stand open, and ever Uie censer
■wings,
Aa they bow to mystic sjmbol or tho figures of an
cient kings ;
And th : incense rises ever, and rises the endless
cry
Of those who are heavy l&leo, an.l of onwards loth
tv die.
For tho Destiny drives us together, like ducr in a
j sss ol the liills.
Above the sky. mi 1 around tv the sour.d and the
shut that kill) ;
Pushed by a I'ower w« see not, and atrucli by a hand
unknown,
We pray to tlw trees for shelter, an.l press our lips
to a stone.
The trees wave a Fhad iwy answer, and the rock
frowns hollow and grim.
And the frm and the iod of the demon arc canght
iv the twilight dim ;
Aed w* look to the sunlight falling ifar on the
mountain crest,
U there never a ualh runs upward t ) a refuga ther3
and a resti
The path, ah ! who has shown it, and which is the
faithful guide ?
The haven, ah ! who ha* known it? for steep in the
mountain side,
For evir tho shot strikes surely, and cvr the
wasted breath
Of tho prayinir multitude ru-e«, whose i\mwer is
only dtuth.
Here aro the tombs of my kinsfolks, the first of an
aaejsot lume,
Ohiefl who were sbaa nn the war-field, and women
who died in the Him* ;
They are gods, these kiiißS of the foretitiM;, they are
Spirits who guard nur rao»,
Ever 1 watch and worship ; they sit with a marble
face.
And the myriad id >U arouod me, and the lejrf of
inuiit'ri'*t( prie«u*,
Tlic revels and the rioU nnholy, the dirk unspeak
al'lo fiasts !
What hare they wruntf from tho silence? Uath
oven a whisper omiO '
Of the secret— Whence and whither? Alas, for the
guds are dumb.
Shall I listen to the word of the Eo(,-li3li, who oome
frura tho ulterni'ist sea? ■
" Tte.«cre, r,aih it been tuld you, and what ia
your message to me?"
it is iau«ht.but tho wido-world story, how tta
earth ajid the heavons bexan,
HowtoejcodS are glad and angry, and tho Deity
ence waa man. -J -J'
I had thoujrht, " I'trchnnco in tho citios where the
ralen of India dwell,
Whoso otders fl-^li from the far land, who girdie the
earth with a spell,
They have fathomed tho deptV.ii w» flo,«t on, or
measured the unkn'.un mam."
Sadly they turn from il^e venture, and say that the
quest is vniii.
Is life, then, a ilrt-am and delusion, sul where shall
the dreamer awitke? '..
[s the world seen like shadows on water, and what
if thu minor break?
Shall it. U.ms as a camp that is stnuk, m aeiiu.>
that is v lion:.! and >;one
From the t^nds that wore lamp lit at eva and at
moniini; arc level and lone .' .
Is thero naught in the hcavon above, wh»uce tho
hail anil the leven aro hurled.
But the wind that is swept around us by the rusli of
the roUing world I
The wind that shall scatter my asues, and boar me
■ to siter;ce tuid sleep,
! With the tiirvc, and Bounds of lamgntln^r, and
voices of women who ww !
— tA. C. jail.
Itiv.M, Cities and. thb Cen«C9.— The
preseht census ia causing many heart-burn
ings in rival cities. A wail ia beard from
St. Louts, ami Chicago is disappointed, but
mttaßed presumably because its Census
Commissioner gives it roughly 100,000
more than St.' Louis.' The head linca of an
! article in a St. * Louis paper make this
i touching reference to the subject : "Shock-
I ing Statistics— An official population of
less than 350,000 — The enumeration shame
fully incomplete ami unsatisfactory— A de
chilu of disgrace unless the result is rcme
' died." It lnys the blame on Secretary
I Schurz, ■" who : had Colonel Solomon ap
! pointed," and the latter it is affirmed ap-
I pointed many German ennm< raton", "some
) of whom had a very poor command of the
English language.',' The article closes with
this iuterrßting sentiment : "Nothing less
I than a population at least in close proxim-
i ty to 500,000 will satisfy the people that
' the censuß has been correctly taken." Chi
-1 cago wants 500,000, but the Census Com
missioner doi-su't see how he can conscien
tiously deliver more than 475,000. Sti'l
the Chicago Journal cousoles itself with
the reflection that "the national census
has often revealed the fact that the popu
lar estimate in general is too high.".
Strawberby Puddiho.— Cream, a cup
of si.'ar and a taMespoonful of, butter;
add the beaten yolks of five eggs and two
cupa 'of ■ tine , bread crumbs soaked in a
; quart of sweet i milk. Flavor with : lemon
or vanilla.'.' Four into a deep pudding dish
and bake until the oustard ia " set." Roll
a pint of f nice strawberries in powdered
sugar, spread over the pudding j and cover
with meringue made of beaten whites and
three tablespooDfula of ? powdered au srsr.
Return to the oven until tho top is deli
cately browned. :
MANHATTANISMS.
HIPPOPHAGY ; REVIVED — ITS P3EVA
LEKCE IN PABIS.
Lefty -Alms of Manager Palmer— An ; An
' dent P;ay-House ,tojba ". Fulled ;
©own — Coney Island. "._.-
Nkw York, Jane "24, ISSO.
■ Very little has been said in this country
of late about * adopting horse-flesh ' as an
article of food, but : a ■;. number ;of New
Yorkers have just revived the subject, and
have recently had , several private dinners
up town at which, I understand,' horse was
introduced in .various forms. They hold
thaVthe objection- to horse is merely a
prejudice, aud that it would be relished by
any uiau of correct physical taste if it were
served by any • other .' name. They claim,
too, that it can be furnished much cheaper
than beef, and that consequently to bring
it into general use wonld be a great benetit
to the poor. They declare that »t hey are
determiued to arouse j public i interest ou
this point, thai within a few years
HIPPOPHAC'Y
Will be common everywhere, and that all
the manual labor class will be materially
helped by • it. I have eaten horse : re
peatedly, in Paris, and hive no conscious
bias against eating it. I do not relish it,
however. It tastes like rather tough,
coarse beef, and I would prefer, therefore,
if not something better, at least something
more delicate and savory. My experi
ments were made at tlie inferior restau
rants, where really good cookiug cannot
reasonably be expected. If I had ordered
horse at Vi flours, , the ' Cafe ; Riche, ■ the
Mason' Dorce, or the Vachctte Brebant,
having given due notice of my j peculiar
taste, I have no doubt that the chef of any
one of thoae noted restaurants ; would
have provided a most enjoyable dish,
and that I might have thought
it equal to any delicacy they are in
the habit of presenting to their gourmet
patrons. It is not the thing itself, but the
mode of preparing the thin;; which renders
it toothsome or otherwise, as French
cooks, the best of them genuine culinary
artista, so thoroughly comprehend. 1 know
men who have had horse so cunningly
cooked that they were loud in its praise.
Its excellency largely depends on the chef.
Some twenly-live years ago this matter was
earnestly discussed in Paris, with a view to
introducing horse-lleah into the city mar
kets, and 80 . eminent an authority as
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, the naturalist, de
livered a lecture on the subject, pronouiio
ing in favor of tis wholesomeness. , Some
of the most enthusiastic advocates enrolled
themselves as members of the llippophagic
Society, as our friends here seem to U;
substantially bent on doing. The news
papers published accounts of the ban
quets of the Society, at which horse
tLsh was diversely and elaborately
cooked, and with extraordinary suc
cess, if v/e can put any faith in the
Pari3 press. There are now in Paris vari
ous establishments where horse Eoup,
boulli and sausages are sold, and they are
legalized, and to a certain extent regulated
by the authorities.
A -NOTED DINNER
Was given at the Langham Hotel, Lon
don, iv ISGB, at which ICO guests were
present to eat horse cooked by a French
chef. Some of the dishes were consomme
de cheval, huile hippophagique (a sauce for
Bole), terrines de fois maigre chevalinea,
aloyau de cheval farci, eulotte de cheval
braisce, .poulets garnis a l'hippogriffe,
langues de cheval, saucissona de cheval,
petits pates a la moelle Buct-phale. Nearly
all of tlicefc dishes were so highty seasoned
tint their original flavor was nearly lost,
lint there were barons of horse and boiled
withers, which were served {.lain, and
which were pronounced to have a taste be
tween beef and venison. Thus far, how
ever, horse has not had many lovers in
England. It might be adopted with great
advantage in tho poorer districts of Ire
land where famine to a greater or less de
grea usually prevails.
A MODKL HJJfAOKK.
Among the professional people going
abroad this week is Albert M. Palmer,
Manager of the Union Square. He visits
London, Paris and other European capitals
— as he does each summer— for hints, sug
gestiocs and improvements for his admira
ble theater— probably the best, the most
complete, on the whole, in the United
States. Palmer has been, thus far, the
most successful : manager both linancially
and artistically in the metropolis. He has
just closed his sixth sta«on very prosper
ously ; and yet when he undertook man
agement six years ago he had had no ex
perience or connection with a theater or
any kind of amusement. . Previously he
had been the librarian of the Mercantile
Library, not a calling, one would think,
to qualify a-. man for dramatic enter
prises. But as soon as he en
tered - upon the new business he
seemed to understand it all instinctively.
Tho older manager* ehook their wise hta<is,
called it luck and the like, but when he
continued to triumph over every difficulty
and obstacle they were obliged to admit
that " there fs something in Palmer after
all." He ha 3 certainly Hurpriscd every
body by l.b uninterrupted success.
A COMFLETB AMHRIGAK THFATSR.
Palmer's great object is to m:»ke tho
Union Squaro a completely Aimrican, a
strictly national and representative theater,
and he has surely taken ti.e l» 3t courso to
this end. He is almost the sole American
through and through in tho bmSMse, Ho
U of New Kngland stock by bjx genera
tions, ami while ho is entirely free from
national prejudice l;e WMits liU stage, *>
far as the interests of art will allow, to re
flect the Republic. Nenrly ,iiU the mem
bers of his company are American, and
lie hopeß in time tp have them all so.
He is anxious, so far as he can,
to present playa by native au
thors, having; always been willing
and glad to encourage them. .: He reads
carefully and conscientiously all the manu
scripts submitted to him, having uo other
reader and being his own critic. I The ex
cellence of hi* judgment may be imagined
when it is known that all the pieces he has
accepted and produced | have been liked,
and havo drawn largo audiences, even
though the J newspapers havo pronounced
against some of them. He has presented
many French dramas, and he will present
more, no doubt ; but if he could get native
plays of etjHal strength and interest he
would infinitely prefer . them. V; He is not
rash enough to expect to secure aa yet all
the native . works he would like ; but he
stands prepared \to lend a helping hand to
any native playwright :of unquestioned
talent, and to foster . the native drama so
far ■ a3 ) reason . ' will permit. ' The • Uaiou
Square company is to-day undoubtedly the
best in the republic, and > he is always try
ing to improve it. llt has more professional
feeling, more artistic conscientiousness and
less narrow egotism and personal vanity,
than any company I can ' think cif on this
eide the sea. Its members are not mono
maniacs on the subject of having their
names published in sizable letter*, as so
many theatrical folk : are. ; They are will
ing to take a subordinate part, if ; they be
lieve that they can represent it well, which
shows that they are artists, not mere play
ers. . There is little doubt that the enthu
siastic reception of not a few of the dramas
put upon the stage of the ; Union i Square
h:ia been largely owing Ito • the admirable
manner in which ( they . have I been [ acted.
Palmer's earnest aim is to make the Union
Square, in J respect [to this oountry, what
the Theatre j Francais ? is : to France ; and
certainly no ambition oould ; be loftier or
nobler, a He V has I labored r- faithfully 5 and
zealously for his , ideal,; and I that the will
reach it there can bo no question. : i**>-i Q
THE OLD OLYMPIC.
i la Broadway, ; ' near Houston, which has
; been leading a : very precarious life for five
or six years, having been quite given over
to variety ". entertainments, is to be de
molished, and a business block put in its
place.*? All: the r old trumpery, comprising
scenes and' properties," were disposed of at
auction Wednesday, and fetched about ten
cents } on the ; dollar of their cost.; The
i house was ; built ;■ by Laura Keenc, . some
[ twenty-five | years j ago, and called ' by her
i name. " She made money for 'a while, but
i afterward lost all she had made' avd con-
I eidcrably more, when, persuaded, that she
I con not make it remunerative, she gave
| it up. ' Mrs. John Wood succeeded her,
i and did well for several seasons. Then ' a
change came," and she retired. Since then
| George Fox, I Clinton jW. : Tayleure, John
| Duff, Augustin Daly and a score of others
have had it. Some of them turned it to
profit, but most of them found it a less.
It is probable that more S than $1,000,000
have been suuk in its various adverse en
terprises. Joseph flersontirst performed
i! Uip Van Winkle " there for a hundred
nights, : and John :K. : Mortimer, in his
auspicious days,; played Badger there iv
the "Streets of New York, "for a whole
season, and afterward died a hopeless,
drunken vagabond jiu : the streets ol San
Francisco. Geo. Fox introduced^'Humpty-
Dumply " originally at that house ; it had
a very long r.un aud swelled bis liauk ac
count ■ handsomely. But of late the
i Olympic has been | a sorry show, which
should have been in the Bowery for proper
appreciation, and it is well got ; rid of.
How many changes there are in these
days .'When Laura Koe.no. put up that
theater, Booth's, the Union Square, the
Fifth Avenue, the Park, -DaiyV, the Madi
son Square," the Grand Opera House, had
not been dreamed of. Wallack's, Niblo's
and the Winter Garden were the only
first-class houses, and Wallack't waa then
in Broadway near Broome. Tho Winter
Garden has been burned ; so has the iirst
Filth Avenue. Niblo's bas grown to be a
second-class spectacular place ; the ancient
Bowery ■ has been turned into a German
theater, and another, generation has come
to the front.
VAKIKTIKS.
Edwin Booth has been so much affected
by the spirit of modernism that even he is
desirous to get a play of the contemporane
ous order. He says he is tired of Hamlet,
Othello, Lear and the rest ; or, if he is nut
tired, he feels that the public is.
Coney Island is a human thermomettr of
the metropolis. Wheu the temperature is
blazing as it is today, the island is packed
with ourswcltering citizens. Bat go there
on a day of moderate tempcratu'o and tho
place looks deserted. It must be very
bard for the inn-keepors aud restaura curs
to provide for such surprising variations.
The performance to be given at the Mad
ison Square for a fund for a monument to.
Edgar A. Poe is designed, 1 learn, to in
clude means to bury Poe's wife, whose
bones: were lately found torn from their
grave near Washington. The very n tine of
the poet seems destined to ■ be associated
with mystery aud horror.
Henry Irving, when approached by an
American manager on the subject of pay
ing this country a professiona] vi-it.
wanted $2,500 a night, with certain other
f xpenses, which would raise the amount to
0l)0 a night. Tiiat materially ended the
negotiation. Irwin's idea of j himself is
colossal. He is a very bad actor, save in
melodrama, but he believes that he is
tranacendently great in everything.
The region immediately in this vicinity
is suffering much from drought. We- have
not in years had so dry a May and June as
we have had this f-eavon.
The census of the city is something of a
disappointment, as the census is nearly
everywhere. New Yorktrs had confidently
expected a population on this island of
1,300,000 to 1.400.000, and it is but little
more than 1,200,000. Chaubkrt.
Novel Appljcatioh o» Frictiosal
Ki.i:< ii V". — The upo in the arts of
electricity obtained by friction (as in the
common school electrical apparatus) lias
not made much progress, magneto-elec
tricity from batteries having apparently
covered tl.c whole industrial field.
A new use for frictional electricity — in the
manufacture of flour— promises not only
important improvements in that business,
but suggests an entirely new field for elec
trical work. la bolting machines, as now
used in tlour mills, the bran is separated
from the flour by a blast of air, designed
to blow away the light bran and leave the
flour behind. This is accomplished, but
at a serious loss to fine flour blown away
with the bran, and the inconvenience of
great quantities of flour-dust, to cay
nothing of the danger of dust explosions in
such bolting machines. In place of tho air
blast, hard rubber cylinders are placed
horizontally over the moving bolting
c!oth9 containing the mingled tlour and
bran. These cylinders are made to revolve
hy a convenient power, and as they turn
they prees against pieces of sheep-pkin (or
other electrical excitant) and become
charged with frictional electricity ; the
loose bran is attracted to them, flits up
and clingx to the cylinders precisely as a
bit of paper will cling to a rod of sealing
wax when eleo'iioaily excited by friction.
Apparatus is provided for taking olf the
br.iu as foßt aa it gathers on the rollers.
Tiik Sagacity ov A Poodlk.— The fol
lowing refreshing story about the sagacity
and savoir faire of a poodle dog is also
wafted from across the c< a : " A blind beg
gar w.ia lii in tl>c h.iliit of f ic<|iu ntini;
the l'ont dcs Sts. Peres in Paris, where liv
nscd to «t..tiun himself with a clarionet
and a very intelligent poodle. The place
was well chosen, and charitable contribu
tions poured into the little wooden bowl
which the dog held in his mouth. One day
the blind man, who hail reached an ad
vanced age, was not to be seen. He had
(alien ill, in .fact, and wa3 uuablo to pur
sue his avocation. His faithful companion,
however, continued to frequent the aeeaa
tomed spot, and tho panen by to whom he
was familiar understood that DM master
was unwell, and, touched by his fidelity,
dropped their pence into his bowl in in
creased number*. . After a tiino the beggar
went the way of all flesh, an event which
the wily poodle carefully kept to hinuelf
until ho also became aa amentee from the
Point dcs Sts. Peres. His diaappeanaoe
produced a great sensation among his nu
merous clientele, and a mjarch was prose
cuted, when the poor animal wr I found
lying dead in a cellar ne.ic his tormer mas- j
ter's abode, a eutn of 20,000 francs in bonds
of the Orleans Railway being discovered
under the litter on which hci«as»iretc!ied."
:; r ♦ -
Preparing to be PnoTOCRArnED. An
old . lady from the Virginia side was in
Washington the other : day, . and haviDg
heard much I of Brady's photographs, con
cluded she should go in there and get her
" likoness tuk," as she expressed it. She
was acoompanied by her'danghter, a tall,
giunt young womaD. \ Mr. : Brady, who is
always very polite to his customers, took
the old lady himself in the operating room
and' seated- her in a chair. .- He stepped
away for a moment,, and when he returned
ho found the old lady carefully tuokmg the
clothes tight in and about her feet. "What
in the world are you doing that for ?" said
Mr.' Brady. !|'; " Well," : answered the \ old
lady, "I ; know when : you look through
that tiling there,"; pointing to : the
camera, " 1 shall be standing on my head,
and am getting ready for it. /-Air.- Brady,
after much trouble, succeeded in convinc
ing the old lady that, . though she might
appear ! npside - down in the camera, her
clothes would remain : in i the !. proper posi
tio'i, and that tucking them in about her
feet in that manner might interfere with
the artistic beauties of the photograph.
.";" This time last | year apples were ripe in
Utah, but * the prospects now are . that
another month will be required to ripen the
earliest fruit. '-;... :.'.. ; v'-V .;:!; ■;■.':■■■- ; ;'*■
An Irishman says he can see no earthly
reason why womeu ' should not be allowed
to beoome medical men. S3£
A SPLENDID BUSINESS RECORD-SKETCH
OF LEADING BUSINESS HOUSES.
M>. 3.
■„ A modern wholesale '; grocery hen«e v : »
miniature worki'a fair. Cullected in its ware
rooms and displayed upon . itM nl.it-I ves are the
products j of ; every [ clime,' tho " handiwork |of
• every; race. ":;; Ocean, lake and river, niomit
aiu, valley aud plain, and the inlands of ike
| sea, every nook ui:d cranny of the irlobe, are
rausacked tor contributions to its stock, and
the - inventive genius < >f man taxed \to put
•hem ia pleasing and attractive abases. 1 To
manage an estabii.-tiuientoi this kind success
| fully require! not only a thorough knowledge
| of the business, but | executive ability of the
highest or.ier. One of the oldest hou.^ei iv
j San Francisco, in this lim^ is that of Well
man, Peck & Co. y An understanding ot what
j it. I- a." acconiplished,' and an examination of
I its stock, will satisfy tli<r inert iv:. iu--th.it there
Uno i£geratii>i) in the above statement,
lWginning in a suiidl way thirty years ago on
' Ktarny street, under the entrgetie manage*
! ment 'of . the proprietor* the business has
' grown to enormous proportions, and it it. bow
■ known far and wide as one of the largest im
porting ; and jobbing houses on the Paoifii
I coast After the grea» fire ol ISSI the firm
removed to Front street, where it occupied '
' tbe Gordon block, an iron building .-:ucs re
moved to give roan for a brick kuown as tbe
| Front-street blick. Growing with the growth
of the city ■:iX\ State, the house again found
its occomraodations too narrow, and ou tho
Ist of J auuary, ISSO, it removed to the new
. block on Market and California streets
i recently erected by lian«-ial ..William*,
] where, with ample room aod all tht modern
i f.teiiiiies fur the transaction of a lar^- busi
ness, it rtarta afreah ou what promises to lie a
; lons career of success. The rew (tore is ad
-1 mirably located, ii easy reach ol the finan
cial ceiiter of the city. It is also close to the
i transportation lines, and fronting ou twoim
; portant streets, the reception and shipment of
: goods is iff.-cted w ith the least possible labor
! and confusion. The stare has a frontage of
i 45 feet on Market street, Mid \'.-.t:t! through
to Calif ocuia street, a distance of 2"JO he*.
I The basement, in a single rocm 35 feet wide
; and 220 feetluDg, is need for the storage "t
sugars and syrups in barrels. The hr*t rl >"r
|is devoted to sen "in, saraj '.• -room, count
. ing room and tbe private office of the firm.
I The second and third Boon are devoted to the
: storage of oaae goods, teas, coffees, ssbaei
etc, lari:e, airy and well lighted rooms being
assigned to tbe different cln»-eK of goods.
The sample rooms on the liv t floor, tiro
in number, each 50 feetleßg by 10 in width,
| a:e w. r'.hy an txteuded visit. One of them
i is allotted entirely to cigars »nd tobacco*, ■■. .
I line the hou-e Im-. carried for a number of
I years, but which it lu»s only reoeutly engaged
<la extensively, Ou its shelves are over a
hundred samples cigar*, compi ising all W 11
--known l>raud«, and taryuH in price from (17
to $250 per thousand. Not only are the
well-known brand* of all the best manufac
torit-H cf the United States represented here,
but the him-o baa special brands of its own,
msjoafactnredezdttsivelyfoi trade. Among
speciil brands worth noting, arc " Deluma,"
s rlnar Havana filler, fcr wnioli there is is a
larga and inoreaaißfi sale; "La Noredad,'*a
full Havana, is a hiKher priced and popular
cigar; " Puck" "Grand ..I," are li.
vanaandaeedmixed. Among cheaper goouS
"Ad Valorem," a Manilla and Havana, ia
very popular; whilo " St. JnUan," "Prof.
J'..".-...u " and "Sperial Artist "are • good
article at still lower prioca. In tobaoooa
: every grade aiid quality of goods, imported
and domi ■ are U.ved, "Long Cut,"
i " Sl'ort Cut," " Fiuo Cut," navies and plujs ;
packed in paiU, in boxei and in foil ; in
p ckagM of 2, 4 and 10 oz<, and 5 lbj. SnulFs,
too, are latgeiy carried, and all the popular
ki::dd, in xl::-* or in bUdJers are oOD»picuous
on the slielvt«. CiVuuUrs having come in
great dcmimi, are a permanent fixture, and a
ii-t of the brands alone would fill considera
ble space. We can mention but one, "Lone
i-'i^herrran," owik-U exclusively by this house
and <le^elV(:l^ly popular. All the other ac
cessories of a tobacco t-tore, such as pipes in
endless variety, lu^arette-boiiks and the nu
merous notions classed under the head of
"Smoker's Articles," occupy appropriate
section*, so that a merchant fioiu the interior
may select his entire t-;...-k, without lea\-ii^'
the r.K>:ii. and rely on getting nothing but tbe
freshest and choicest goods, fr«;e from adulter
atim, and put up in the most attractive style.
Sample-room No. 2 shows a greater variety
of products than the tobacco- n>om. In it
are gathered the products of ei'try country
ou earth. Ail tbe varied goods that go to
make up a complete stock of fancy and staple
ejrooi aud provii-ions are displayed in con
venient shape for examination— sugars,
syrup, preserves, pickles, dried fruit*. spices
h'.ni coufections in glass j.ui< ; fancy soaps
in neat cases, and an endless variety of Roods
fio:u all countries in the world are ranged on
shelves and in drawers. A very largs stock
of teas and coffees packed expressly for the
house by its correspondents in the producing
countries occupies special rooms. Makii-^;
its own importations, and carrying an ex
tensive stock, the house can always supply
the best quality of these goods at the lowest
prices. In teas the special brands are tiie
" W. P. * C 0.," Japan, tbe " W. P.," iv a
heart, and "Circle W.," all of which are
deservedly popular and oomotand a ready
sale. Iti roasted and ground coffees, put 'ip
under its own supervision, frefh and tree
from adulteration, are also well known.
" Geyser soap " is another articla whose ex
oelieut quality has dove much to establish
the reputati..urof the bouse, snd in almot't
< -v ry article of COOSamptian some brand of
high quulity bearing the nameof " Wellman,
Peck L Co." and identified v.ith the history
cf the house, is »liowd.
Since its organization the house bis under
gone but few ch»iif:es, and much of it» tuc
cess is owing to the fact that duriiii; it« entire
I llsleiiKi it has been i-ract.ic«!ly under the
guidame of a siugle head. B. Wcllman, the
senior member of tho firm, is a ni'ive. of
Massachusetts. At the early Kge of 13 years
ha left home to battle with Hie world, and
since tV.it time has depeoded wholly on his
own exertions. Bdocaung hlmaelf for a busi
ntt,« life, his first venture nn bta own account
\va* in lialtimoic, where he satered a ni:>i u
facturing and aotMßSHion firm, _ 1q cocneo
tion with this house ho went to New Orleans',
where he resided for some time, buying cotton
for tba u-eof hU own and otker manufac
turing firms. In IMB he came to California
by the W»y of the isthmus, re»chin S.-.n
Francisco with the vangaarn of the hardy
pioneers who have built up oiif empire on.
ihe th res of the Pacific, boon *f'-i his ar
rival he Inid the foundatious ol the groat
establishment with which be has ever since
bee* connected, and undismayed by disaster,
onebeeked Iy the competition of business
rivals, he has pimscd lm w,iy BU-adily uutil
he finds himself in the firat raik* of too en
ergetic and far-seeing uierchaLtaof San l'ran-
GSM >.
J.M. Peck, his awnciate for rasny years', eu
tered the Irso in IST-2. He was b m in Del*
ware county, New Voik. »nd, like Mr. W.ll
man, was the arcUtset of bis o»n fortunes.
lie contiiitied an active member of the firm
till tbe date of his death, .laauary,
1879. Since then hU Intel sst in _ the
hrjuinani has been represented by his widow,
Mrs. .1. K. Peck. Ol thei:umerou9 assistant*!,
head 3 of departsueata, etc., it is impossible to
speak iv the brUf spac* ollutteri to thisskotcb,
but it is euoiiijli to add that nil of them par
take of the well-known characteristics of the
im— Western d*«li sad , energy, tempered
with the steadiness and sagacity of the Kasfc.
Notice ! — v Gentle Hints i"
POLL TAX UECEirT3 Wir.l, CO3T TBBEK
($3) dollars "n and after MONDAY, the 6th
aaT "f JULY.' "Look Sharp 1" I'crsoual Propertr
Taxed niu?t be p«ld by thai Inn; sure, 10 tirupwe to
"see" the Collector. J. W. hoL'isTON,
ju29-td ' * Anoator Saer»'''«nt« oaanty.
SACRAMENTO INSTITUTE.
A -"SELECT BOARDING AND DAT SCHOWLj
• by tlio CHRISTIAN BKuTHEitS, on X and
Twelfth etrect3, Sacramento. Si-ecial care bj ffiren
to such CorameTdil and Mechanical studies ai pre-
pare vounif men for bu»inr*». Cla««<a and Modern
Lanru*4fes also reoetve due " attention. :- For par-
ticulars, apply to TaX PRINCIPAL. jallMp3m
SOLDIERS, ATTENTION.
i » LL SOLDI' RS INJURED, DISABLED, OK
- A-- who lost their health in any war, are now
t^Utfed to a Peastoa and Arrears. Bounties, Prwe
Money and all claims promptly attended to. Infor-
mation free, by lotter or in per*>n. l\ HOP-
l»l X Attornoy-atLa* and Notary Publis. I Office —
SoutbVest corner J and Fourth gtreeto, Sacra-'
mento. jn23-<plm
matheTcaylus'
TJsM for o»er jsart mat Snooea ,
• pii7s;c:arJ of Part*, New York »nd Londoa, and .
•aperior to all otiiers for the prompt core of all \
eaeee, reoent or of long st&ndiog. , _.
'■"' Prepared br CUS A CIS, Parl*. ■ Bold Enrr- ■
irbere. -;-v --"■■"■•*'-"■""'* ; '^■■- • - I
CAPSULES.
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