6
ABOUT THE NUTMEG.
Here's a Column Worth Reading and
Remembering.
How Xatnre Frustrated tho Design of
An Old-Time Monopolist-Meth
ods of Harvesting.
In all historic ages, writes Edith C.
Heath, in Demorest's, men have dared
the perils of the sea aud the desert in the
Bearch for three things—gold, gems and
spices, if we- desired to be extremely
learned we could doubtless formulate an
Indisputable array of authorities, proving
that Hamilcar, the Lartuageuian, in his ,
voyage of African circumnavigation, '
stored the holds oi his galleys with all
BOfts of aromatic products. Wo might
dig out of Herodotus quotations showing
how the Lydians, Carians, l'h<i.-nicians j
aiid Egyptians bartered bags of spices j
for gold darica and staters. We might i
even read, with the aid of Marietta and '.
Chainpollion, in the hieroglyphics of the
ruck tombs of Thebes aud i'ylae, the re
ceipts for the curing of the citizens of j
lieiiopolis and Karnak in baths of nat- j
rou, cinnamon, cloves and pepper. We j
are content, however, to point out the i
fact that spices ana perfumes have al- j
ways divided honors with gold and jew- !
heaving to the fanciful Spaniard the
search lor the Western El Dorado, the I
more practical Dutchman devoted him
self to the accumulation of the riches to '<
be gathered irom the clove, cinnamon j
and nutmeg trees—mines whose treas
ures are renewed from season to season.
The thrilty Dutch Bpeedily discovered
the enormous value oi the nutmeg, lhey
louud it growing plentiiuily on ail of the
Moluccau Archipelago, but as they had
especially established their power over
the iiauda Group, and as the nut had be
come instantly a most valuable commod- i
ity, they resolved to secure tho monopoly j
oi so profitable an article. Your lmteti- |
man dies not think quickly, but once he
Las made up his mind, he is not to bo
diverted from his aim. The J>utch mer
chant, of the sixteenth and seventeenth i
centuries w .is a soluier and sailor as wel I
a> a trader, tn order to keep the nutmeg i
supply in his own hands he headed |
armed expeditions to all the adjacent
islands, and, alter eouquuriug them,
luade a condition of his treaty of peace
Uiat all nutmeg trees should be destroyed,
aud no more grown. Jan Van iivert
sen, a Dutch writer of iiio seventeenth
century, records that ou one of these
torays the victorious leader compelled
the natives, nrst, to chop down all their
nutmeg trees, and noxt, to pile upou the
fallen trunks all of the nuts in the pos-
Bessionoi the people. "There were sev
eral piles," says J.vertsen, "as large as
quod-sized houses, and they used ladders
tor to carry the baskets to bo emptied
atop. Tney were veritable small mount
ains; and 1 Lave seeu many a church in j
Holland of less size than those accumu- j
latious of nuts, which were burned to J
ashes with a most ouorous .smell."
liut lunch arms am: Dutch greed could
not oppose the will of nature. In the
Moluccan Archipelago there is a bird
■which feeds upon the fresh mace, or sec
ond envelope of the nutmeg, li is called
the "nutmeg pigeon." In order to .se
cure the mace, which clings firmly to the
nut, this bird carries away both envelope
a:id nut to its irest, which, as it is a creut
uie uf long flight, may be upon au adja
cent island, or even upon the distant
land. Having stripped off the mace
the bird drops the nut, with its fruetify
nn, upon the rich soil, where it
immediately sprouts, takes root, ami, in
the course of time, becomes a ir
tree. At the present tune, though the
Banda Uroup still produces a large pro
portion oi the world's Bupply, many
thousand pounds are annually exporteu.
irom the j£ast Indies at large, and from
liindostau. The United States alone has
used as many as hall a million pounds in
a .single year.
The nutmeg tree somewhat*resembles
our hardy pear, and seldom readies more
than thirty-live or forty feet in bight.
Tne liowers are pale yellow, and are
Very similar in size and shape to lilies of
the valley. The leaves are large, aver
aging Bix inches in length, dark green,
polisued on the upper surface and gray
ish beneath. As leaves, dowers and
fruit are all richly odorous, the atmos
phere in the neighborhood of a nutmeg
grove is constantly laden with a denght
lul and characteristic perfume. So per
sistent and penetrating is this perfume
that it is readily perceived ou ships pass
ing twenty niiios onT the coast.
The fruit i.s round and about as large as
a modern-sized apple; or, to be more ex
ad, Dearly three inches in diameter. The
outer portion is a thick, ileshy rind, very
Bloaitar to that which surrounds the hick
ory nut. i nsiuo of this is the husk, a sort
of rough, thready substance, of a brill
iant scarlet when lirsL opened, but soon
changing to a yellowish brown as it dries
on exposure to the air. This husk is the
mace of commerce. When this isstripped
oil there is ieit a hard, thin, dark brown
shell covering the seed, or nutmeg proper.
Tneouicr rind splits into two nearly
equal parts when the nut is ripe and is
thrown away as valueless; but in some
parts of tho .Moluccas the rind is peeled
on* in its green and juicy state, and made
into a species of sweetmeat with honey
or sugar. The writer lias been permitted
to taste ttiis preparation, and—well, she
cheerfully donates her share to tho de
serving poor.
Though the Cower and fruit are upon
the tret together at all seasons, the nut is
harvested in July, November and April;
in tho last named niouth both mace and
nut are in their utmost perlection. A
healthy tree will produce at a single har
vest about 600 pounds of nuts and two
pounds of maoe. The fruit is commonly
gathered by hand, by means of --mall
wicker baskets at the end of long bamboo
poles; the outer rind is removed and the
i earefuily separated with a kuiie.
The inacais dried in the sun, or, in the
rainy season by artificial heat: it is flat
between the hands, making what
the housewives know as '"^lados of
mace. 1' After it has assumed the uroper
bronze, or ochre-yellow color, it is dipped
in salt water to preserve it, dried again
and finally packed in baies and bags lor
export.
Tho nuts themselves are placed upon
Btnall wire nets, or grates, over a mild
Bunicient ro dry, without r>
them. This is a. process requiring care
aud patience, taking about fifty or sixty
to complete. When the nut rattles
in the thi:i, inner shell, the operation is
supposed to bo complete. The shell is
than knocked off with a woo.ien mall or
wooden mallet. A solution of lime and
water, of the thickness oi milk* is pre
pared, and the nuts are into it:
the object being to prevent the att..
beetles and grubs, and also the sprouting
of the nut, which -p.>il- us usefulness.
The feath.ry v hite coating which you
observe upon the nutmegs of commerce
is due to this lime solution. A nutmeg
which lacks this coating may be sus
pected of being of inferior quality, per
haps the acrid South Auaeriean variety.
Uses of Cotton-Seed Oil.
Last year there were probably 1,2;
seed liiere '
■vvure obtained 1,000,000 barrels of oil, of
this aniouui it is estimated by j
• JO barrels are u^d
iv Cuira_ ro lor making lard, and St. Louis, i
Kansas City and Omaha are credited with
about 20 >,000 iv mauiux the .same product.
A comparison of the statistics of lard pro
duction ami cotton-seed oil consumption
might show interesting results as to the
composition of the former. About 2
barrels of cotton oil are used on the
ot Maine to pack sardines, and probably)
£O,(XK) to ltN.t,{.x>ii barrels are us-ed by -
makers iv the manufacture of toilet |
soaps. A bout 250,000 barrels go to Hot-;
teidam, Holland.Jbr making butter, and ;
large quantities goto southern Europe for !
mixture with the pure (? olive oils ex- !
ported from Marseilles, Trieste and other i
Mediterranean ports. Although this oil i
in uot to be preferred for iiluuiiuatiug j
es, on acconnt nf its containing too
much liderable of ths cheaper
grades is nsed for such purposes. The
use "f this rvtii-ie upon its own merits is,
> increasing. It is already
■lively used in Latin countries as a
cooking greas . and Beveral American
manufacturers are advertising it for cu
linary purposes.
THE MANDOLIN CONCERT.
A Charming Entertainment by tlie
Arlon Mandolin Club.
Chickering Hall was crowded last night,
the occasion being the third recital of the
Arion Mandolin tiub. it was strictly an
invitation affair. The club consists of
seventeen persons, mostly young women,
and the instruments used were mando
lins, mandolas, violin, guitar and piano.
The dub was assisted by Miss liattie
Wheat, the well-known contralto, who
sans two solos in excellent voice, with
discriminating judgment and good taste;
Miss Bessie Us born, who sang a soprano
I solo pleasantly, and Horace Crocker,
j who gave two bass solos with the ex • .
lence which characterizes all his work.
Thee g c three numbers with pre
cision, in tine taste, and with intelligent
j conception of the themes. The playing
was uuder the direction C. G. Stever,
| who has been the teacher of about all the
I mandolin players in the city. The work
: of the club certainly does it and him
great credit. The eeni of the club's play
ing was a new piece, a Spanish wall/.,
i "La Navanjere," composed by Miss
I Emma Gee of tnis city, whose composi-
I tions have several times been reierred to
jin these columns. Th« waltz was ar
: ranged for the club by i'roiessor Theo.
; Martens, and its rehearsals were all un
■ uer tli.- direction of Mr. Stever. The
composition is one oi marked originality.
It has character Of a 1 distinguishing order;
lit borrows from nothing before written.
It is, however, much more than novel;
its melody is very beautiful, and its
; movement vigorous, spirited, almost ag
gressive. Withal it is a wooing waltz, a
tempting wea\ ing of melodies that is de
lightful. Ihe piece deserves arrangement
lor a full orchestra or band. Under such
treatment we forecast lor it marked suc
cess.
The i.yra Zither Club, nine zither play
; ers, and two played with mandolins and
two with guitars, played two numbers
i that gave the audience great pleasure,
: and testified to a degree of skill not often
! attained by amateurs upon the zither.
The Ideal Mandolin Club, seven mem
bers, also under direction of Mr. Stever,
(three numbers excellently. It is
said to embrace tho most skilled players
iin the city. Its method and execution
'. left liule to be desired. .Master Carl
Noack, a child in knickerbockers, gave a
zither solo with surprising skill lor one
so young.
All in all, the coucert was oiiß of the
most satisfying given in thi.s city in a long
time. We con less to surprise thai the.
homo players have iieeu brought up to
such a plane of excellence. In fact it
very considerably superior to ama
teur effort and is a credit to home musical
capacity.
LITTLE FISHES.
They are Now Supplied Free Throuah
tho Water Faucets.
Although the fish season is now on,
people generally prefer to choose what
kind of fish they are to eat, as it
makes considerate difference whether it
lias been dead one day or one week. This
they cannot do, however, unless they
place some kind of netting about their
faucets, for scarcely a day passes that
someone does not find young fishes or
eels in the water drawn frotn hydrants.
And they are usually very dead —so
dead thai they are objectionable to both
taste and smell. But .suppose some
should lie swallowed while they are alive
and kicking? It wouldn't be very pleas
ant to goabout feeling that you were a
walking fish-pond.
Jt v.ould bo well for all persons to avoid
drinking river water in tho dark, or with
out mi-t examining it, for squirming eels
>ung catfish are not the only objec
; tiuuaole things liable to be swallowed.
NOT HER OWN.
A 'Wonian Takes a Neighbor's Child
ami pets on v Jag;.
A drunken woman was taken to the
Police Station last night by Officer Ash,
who found her wandering about the L
street dives leading a 3-year-old boy.
Subsequently it was learned that the child
belonged to a family on F street, and he
was taken borne.
The woman was a tenant of the child's
parPiit^, and had taken him out for a
walk. When arrested she threatened to
have Officer Ash dismissed from the
force, and declared that ho wouldn't be
the fust whose fate she had sealed.
AMUSEMENTS.
Tho Clunie Opera-house was crowded
again last night. Mr. Brusie's play takes,
and the low comedy business in it keeps
the audience in a merry humor. Anew
feature lias been added —a boating party
ou the river at night, and the song
by a trii) in the boat, "Tho Bridge."
R. M. Munroe gives a sailor's hornpipe
in the hist act that is very well performed,
as good as we have ever seen the dance
given—indeed better. The same play to
night.
Professor <-'Mailey will give his regu
lar weekly social this evening.
The Beulah Club of the Central M. E.
Church will give an orange bee at the resi
dence of .Mrs. Williams, •__ M street, ou
Friday evening.
Beautiful Bethlehem Girl.
lent <>:' tho Washington
Star li "doing" the Holy Land,
and is tilled with admiration fur the dam
selsof Bethlehem. In a recent letter he
writes: "J don't wonder that Boazfell
iv love with Ruth. The B< thleheui girls
are among the beauties of the East, and
you will find more pretty giris in the
hills of Judea than in the same amount
<>: t; ;■;;; ry anywhere else the worldover.
A sin; Bethlehem maidens,
jld be transported to tin
Northwest, would capture the bonanza
re ol the Dakotas just as Ruth
tured . .t land owner, Koaz, and
when they came back to Washington as
Senators' wiv. s they would be the
of the Capital. These Betblebeui maid
ens are fair-skinned and bright-eyed.
They have straight, well-rounded forms,
which they clotbe in long I white
linen, so beautifully embroidered in silk
-ingle gown requires many months
of work.
This dress is much like an An.
woman's night gown, without tne frills
and lares. It fails from the neck to the
:..! is open at the front in a narrow
siit as far down as a modest decollete
. < >ver this gown they wear sleeve
less cloaks of dark red stripes, and the
head they cover with a long shawl of
linen embroidered with silk. Each girl
her dower on her person in the
shape of a necklace of coins, and the
forehead of each maiden is decorated
with a crown of coins, some of which are
silver and others cold. They do not hide
their faces like the Mohammedan women,
and their ieattires aio clean-cut a:
seen fair samples of tho
pretty pr.is of most of thecountries oi the
world, and the Bethlehem girls an- the
equals of any. They are as iutclligeni as
they are pretty, and I found that those
whom I traded with usually got the best
of the bargain. There is little poverty in
Bethlehem, and the girls whom I met
were weli-drer— the Orient, and
they seemed weli-to-do."
Has a Droll Effect.
The ordinary method of construction
by which the Spanish writer places adjec
tive-- after nouns has sometimes a droll
. if he chances to adopt English into
his composition. Thus it certainly
sounds odd to read iv La Nation that
"the Congress of the VniteU States has
finallj- disposed Of the dangerous Bill
Sherman*': and in ; I oof Lima,
that "American Congress Committee has
voted for liill Wiisou to kill Eli! Me-
Kiuley."
SACPiA'Nlfi^O SaILY K825(nt15-TOn^^." 7fffrßßlbAY 9 MATSCH 1,1894.—5TX PAGES.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report;
ABSOLUTELY PURE
DID NOT WORK.
How Mr. Koliver Failed to Deceive
His Wife.
Most men who drink are not unduly
pulled up with pride in their habit. They
particularly do not boast of it in their
families. 1 hey try every plan imaginable
to conceal their muddled condition when
they go home. And they only go homo
when tipsy because they fancy they are
not so lull but they can easily deceive
those who would be'likely to criticise
them. They feel that it' they were to stay
away from home on account of their be
fuddled condition their relatives would at
once jump to the conclusion that they bad
been drinking; whereas, if they go home
and pretend to be sober the truth would
never be suspected.
Time and again had Mr. Boliver drank
beyond the point of prudence, and had
gone homo l'u 11 y prepared with a plan
which would convince his wife that he
had not touched a drop, and time and
again had ho Keen the scheme fail miser
ably. Yet he could not but hope that tho
next time he would deceive her. Such is
I the vanity of the drinking man.
This afternoon he had met a number of
the pleasantest fellows, and they had been
especially good to him. So much so that
he had yielded to temptation, and had
drank himself into the condition where
gs felt numb and full of a dull
pleasure as he walked along to his car.
And how would he act to beguile tho
wife of his Borrows? She had been tried
on all the usual tacks, and had scon
through each one of them. He sat
there in the cable car and puzzled his
brain.
Finally accident brought him the solu
tion. .Just across from him sat a man
whose hands were dirty.
"I'll wash my hands when I go home."
said Mr. Boliver, proudly, to himself.
">>o drunken man ever \\ ashed his hands.
It will be a sure tiling. She will never
suspect me."
ho he went cheerily on homo, opened
the door with a gaia air, spoke to his wife,
whom lie beheld at a distance through the
rooms, and then, because *ho was some
what m the way, went through the liouso,
through the kitchen and into tho little
rear room which contained the sink and
hydrant, and there he set about washing
his hands.
Without looking about ho was con- i
acious that his wife was following him,
and lie believed she was watching him. j
Jio must play the hand-washing scheme
for all it wa.s worth. He picked up a I
s(|uare block which he found in the soap
cup and scrubbed away on bis hands,
dousing them into the basin and rubbing
wilh a suspicions energy.
The cook came to the door of tlie little
room, looked about a moment and then ;
stood still, waiting. >he ha i a carving
knife in her band and a look of amused
surprise on her face. His wile drifted
past the door and Looked in on him.
Then she stopped and stood thoro too. \
Ho scrubbed away more industriously, i
The thing was working tirst-rate. They
had both Been his tidy act, and both must
be impressed with his sobriety no less- ,
than with his cleanliness. He was very !
proud of himself*
liut they waned th re altogether too I
long. Ho wished alter a bit they would j
go away. But they didn't. Then he
looked np and asked his wife if there was I
anything she wanted.
"No, nothing that I want," said the
good woman, sweetly. "But when you
get through with that whetstone give It to
Mary, she wants to sharpen the carving
knife."
And then ho saw what he had been
using in the plac< of a< ap. So he threw
up both bands, admitted in pantomime
that she had caught him again and wont
straight to bed. Chicago Herald.
CHARLES I. AND THE CZAR.
The Latter Did Not Wish to Deal With
Parliament.
It was in 1645, in tho thick of the dis
pute between Charles and his refractory
Parliament, that the Czar's first Kmbas
sador (Dokhturov) reached London, to
find that he would have to deal, not with
tin- King of England, but witb the Par
liaini nt, v\ bich bad assumed the direction
of England's foreign policy. Indeed,
Dokhturov did not see Charles at all, and
it was only on the 13th of June of the fol
lowing year that he was formally recog
nized and received by Parliament. Then
swine amends were made for the inhospit
able treatment which he had received.
On the day mentioned h<- was received !
by Parliament with great ceremony, first
by the House of Lords, and then by the
liouse of Commons. <>n his entry into
the upper house, it appears from the Rus
sian records, all the peers rose from ilnir
-eiiis and listened to his speech with tiieir !
heads uncovered, and, alter Lord Man
chester hud replied, he was invited to Bit
down iv a chair covered with red atlas
nuu adorned with gold and silver stones.
Thereupon all the peers sat down. After
having remained .seated awhile, they all
again rose, and Lord Manchester, band
ing a dispatch to the Ambassador, spoke I
as follows: "When you are again with
the great Czar, inform him that we, the
King's noblemen, do obeisance to that
great ruler, and beg and pray that God
will grant him many years of health.." A
similar ceremony took place iv tho House
oi < loinrni us.
Twelve days later lhikhturov quitted
London, and it is unnecessary to add the
message he took away with him did not i
satisfy his royal master. Alexis wanted
something more than politeness, and he
did not relish the fact that the roply had
come, not from the Kinj;, but from the
Parliament. To show bis displeasure, he
Bent the unfortunate Charles a present of]
30,000 quarters of grain to assist in pro- i
visioniug his troops in their light with !
the army of Cromwell.
lie also k r<i'- p ' to the petition of the 1
Moscow merchants that lie should with
draw the privileges which the English
merchants in itussia had hitherto en
"Those foreigners," said the native
merchants, "are stopping our trade with
Archangel, and they arc starving out the
whole kingdom of Muscovy by buying
up in Moscow and in other towns meat
and every kind of provision and bread,
which they export to their own country."
They also complained that the English,
not content with competing with them in j
Russia, prevented them from opening up i
a direct trade with England. A. Russian
merchant name Yarosiav had managed to
reach Holland with a quantity of sables,
but had to return with his goods unsold,
owing to a "ricg*' which had been formed
against him. — The Fortnightly Review.
Coins Issued by Private Mints.
Constitution of the United >tate«
provides that no State shall coin money;
Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair.
U^LiPowder
The only lure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; Ino Alum.
Used in Millions of Homes— 40 Years the Standard.
but it seems that individuals might do so
np till about the time of the late Civil
War. « »i" course it has always been
a ainst the law to counterfeit or imitate
the coinage of the United .states, and so,
necessarily, a coin issued by a private
mint would have to be so distinctive in
shape or markings as to show that it was
not intended to pass as Federal money.
J'or this reason the JSO cold coins <
kens issued by several private mints in
California daring tho Hush times of tho
'.".us were octagonal in shape.
< -old coins were also iXued by tho Mor
mons of Utah at about tho same time,
and the saino thing had been done by
parties in Georgia and North Carolina.
Probably tho latest of these private
mints was the one established in Denver
in th<> early 'iios. it in .-ai<l that the coin
age of this establishment being brought
to the attention of Secretary Chase, that
eminent financier was much astonished
to find a respectable iirm of bankers en
gaged in making and uttering money,
and was still further surprised when the
Attorney-General of the United States
declared they had tho right to do so.
This incident caused the passage of a
law absolutely prohibiting individuals
from issuing or circulating anything in
tended in any manner to servo as money.
—Washington .Star.
NEWSPAPER WAIFS.
Grandma—Bobby, what aro you doing:
in the pantry? Bobby— oh, I'm just
putting a few things away, gran'ma.—
Tit-Bits.
"I hopes you don't think me an abso
lute slave to fashion." "Yes, I do. But
it's ail rij,ht: your dressmaker is an
abolitionist, it seems."—Puck.
Tragic Fate. —"Ilavo you heard of the
sad fate of the novelist Tajetti? Ho com
mitted suicide from jealousy because tho
heroine of his latest story marries an
other man."—Fliegende Blatter.
'"l)ay am' eny doubt," remarked Uncle
Ebon on his way home from church, "dat
wo am all sinners. But some ob us
sut'n'y docs hustle ter keep up dey're
reppytatiou in dat line."—Washington
Mar.
Jenny—Papa, cook must be very good.
Papa -Why, my dear? Jenny- Because,
in my lesson last Sunday it said that the
wicked shall not, live out half their days,
and cook says she has lived out all her
life. — Harper's Young People.
Miss Remsen—On, Mr. Brusher, that is
exquisite. 1 wonder why we didn't hud
it at tho exhibition. Wo looked high and
low />r it. Mr. Brusher (blushing Thai
explains it, Miss Remsen; you see, it was
hung on the line.—Brooklyn Life.
"Well, my dear," said the rector of the
Povertyville church, with a sigh, "tho
vestry have Increased my labors." "1 [ow,
dear?"' asked bis helpful wife. "They've
raised my .salary 50 per cent., and it will
bo just so much harder to collect."—Har
per's Bazar.
Arizona Roads.
iiutside the larger towns, public road
making in Arizona, where prairie and
mountain trai. le only wagon
routes, tias not advanced beyond the
wheel u -■irks of primitive times. For the
most part a little shoveling is the only
work that has been done, and that only
at the crossings <>f gullies and where thb
trail lies through canyons. In Übe out
skirts of towns irrigating ditches fre
quently cross the road, and their over
flows and washouts, which occur more or
less frequently, may cut dangerous gul
lies in the highway or conceal it in a
wide shallow lake. Wi to ten bridges and
culverts have been tried on much trav
eled trails, bul they are apt to disappear,
as the native Mexican population i
them as providential gifts to remove for
their own private purpose. Where the
road skirts the edge <>i gullies rains
Hoods often underuiilie the sides, which,
falling on" in sectii >ns, leave a sheer wail,
it may be fifteen or twenty feet high. By
bui cessive Blouchings the trail 1* en
croached on in places and a d"ti>ur must
be made. Thus a stage ride iv a broken
country is likely to be exciting to the
pointof apprehension, even with an ex
perienced driver who knows the route
and the probabilil ings.
Territorial Newspaper Life.
"When La» Vegas, N. M., wan a v i
hot town, in the years from' 79 t0'82,"
said the ex-south western journalist to a
.Now York s"" reporter, "it required
careful wording oi paragraphs, ba
pokei judgment of human nature to
avoid misapprehension on the j>art of
as mentioned, with the best inten
tions, in "iir columns, i remember that
Las \ egas < ■. ■ Ibe city c I
crack on , once wrote a caretui criticism
ofadrama presented by local talent in
aid, 1 think, of v n're enjjino company.
I .d Johnson, of the Atchison, Topeka ana
Santa io Division Superintendent's of
fice -he was murdered last summer in
is, poor fellow had taken one oi
. ling parts, with marked su
But when, in a complimentary notice of
the play, lhe Optic referred to him as the
'heavy villain 1 he took umbrage at the
rod thrashed the city editor. Ah!
those were great 'lays, and our Territorial
apers pitched in ;or ail they were
worth, but an editor who cared .or lon
gevity and quiet had to ponder over his
praise. As for criticism, even tho most
discriminating comment was dynamite."
A Maiden Hard to Please.
"I just heard of Fanny ■■merit
and ('nine over to congratulate her,'' said
Miss ELiland to .Mrs. Dukane.
•'.Suppose you step up stairs." replied
the matron. "Fanny ia in her room and
will be glad to see you."
Miss; inland entered her friend's room
and found her aobbing bitterly.
"Why, Fanny, what are you crying
for?" asked the caller.
'•800-hoo!" sobbod the newly be
trothed.
"What'sthe matter.'"'
"1-l-I'in engaged! 800 hoo!"
"Yes, 1 know. Is that why you are
crying, i came to congratulate you."
The sobs continued.
"What's the trouble? I»o you think
Frank has quit loving you already?"
"N-n-no. but "
"But what? Was there auy difficulty
in getting your parent's consent?"
"it's just the other way. They said
they were glad, and seemed so pleased it
looked as though they wore glad to set
me off their hands. 800-hoo! They
might at least have pretended to object.
-boo! ['ye a great mind to break the
engagement! So, there!"
And the tears commenced to flow again.
—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Tulip is the Persian name for turban,
the flower being shaped like a turban.
C£lje y.oni7arciL
NKW CAPES '
FOE SFK.HSTG.
Every day brings us more and more pretty
new things tor spring for the various depart
ments of our store. Our Cloak Department has
just received the following additions to its
stock of Spring Garments. Style, quality and
price all combine to commend them:
LADIES' CLOTH CAPE, made from fine ladies' cloth, in navy, tan and
brown; has t>vo graduating capes, handsomely embroidered,
French collar. Price, £4 25.
LADIES' CLOTH CAPE of black broadcloth, with derby shoulder cape,
edged with satin raffling, collar also edged with ruffling of satin.
Price, $6 50.
LADIES' CLOTH CAPE, made from broadcloth, in tan and brown;
French collar, edged with black satin ribbon, trimmed with four
rows of satin ribbon around skirt. Price, $7 50.
LADIES' CLOTH CAPE, made from broadcloth, in black only, um
brella shoulder cape, edged with piped braid, high collar, trimmed
with gros-grain ribbon. Price, >\
LADIES'CLOTH CAPE of black broadcloth, with yoke trimmed with
jet and heavy lace edgirig, ruffled satin collar, two rows of lace in
sertion around skirt. Price, <v.
LADIES' CLOTH CAPE, made from imported broadcloth, in navy blue
and tan, handsomely embroidered in white. This is an elegant
garment Price, $15.
WASSERMAN, DAVIS & CO.
Corner Fifth and J Streets, Sacramento.
AGENTS FOR. BUTTERICK PATTERNS.
is Tin-:
MOST POPULAR REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER OF THE WEST
AND
HKS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION.
TETFSr^IS BY IVTAII
DAILY (wiihout Sunday), $6.00 per year. DAILY (with Sunday), $8.00 per yeas.
The Weekly Inter Ocean, per year, $1.00
As a newspaper THE INTER OCEAN keeps abreast of the times in all respects.
It spares neither pains nor expense in securing ALL,THE NEWS AND THE BEST
OF CURRENT LITERATURE.
Tlie Weekly Inter Ocean
Is edited especially for those who, on account of mail service or any other reason, do
not take a daily paper. In its columns are to be found the week's news cf all the
world condensed and the cream of the literary features of the Daily.
AS A FAMILY PAPER IT EXCELS all Western journals. It con
■n.i.i—. — 1- 1 sists of EIGHT PAGES, with
A Supplement, Illustrated, in Colors,
of EIGHT ADDITIONAL PAGES, making in all SIXTEEN PAGES. This Supple
ment, containing SIX PAGES CF READING MATTER and TWO FULL-PAGE
ILLUSTRATIONS, is alone worth the price charged for the paper.
THE INTER OCEAN IS PUBLISHED IN CHICAGO, the news and commer
cial center of all west of the Allegheny Mountains, and is better adapted to the
needs of the people of that section than any paper farther East.
It is in accord with the people of the West both in Politics and Literature.
Please remember that the price of The Weekly Inter Ocean IS ONLY ONE
DOLLAR PER YEAR. Address
THE INTER OCEAN. Chicago.
"WELL f~-\ A -|— «V /^>y r , /-^
= §|f SAPOLIO
J-..LV. ARE QUICKLY MARRIED.
J_J» = * Try it in Your Next House Clean in g.*%^£
SHIP YOUR
Fnit and Produce
XO
HENRY EATON
5t CO.,
513 siri 515 Front Street,
SAX FRAX'CISCO,
AHD RECIEVE
Highest Cadi Prices.
v
THEY EITHER BUY OUTRIGHT
OR
Handle on Commission.
Carload Lois a Specialty.
COMMISSION FOR HANDLING:
Car Lots, - 2 Per Cent.
Small Lots, 4 Per Cent.
SEND FOR THEIR PRICE LIST.
COLUMBIA HAMS!
JNJew Brand.
Try Them. Better Tfaaa Any.
To Be Had of All Dealers.
riPAREBIBS, PIOS' FEET, TENDER.
O loins, Brains, Trip", etc^
«5-f=-re:sm everx day«s»
Mohr & Yoerk Packing Co,
FQR RACE—OAK STOVE WOOD Ai J6
per cord; measurement guaranteed. Ad
dress VV. M. BASLER.92O J street, mrl-lw*
ipOK SALE TWO FRESH MILCH Cows.
al Union Bouse, Sacramento, Cal. JAKE
KORN. te2B
IriOß SALE—A LOT IN A VERTc DESlR
location; size, ;;OxSO: price, $600.
n l ; :.v.. Q tr
I'Oil BALE—IN LOTS TO SUIT, 50,000
{■ ReslsUmt Riparia Cuttings. Address W.
VRCY, Yoimtviile, Cal., or JOSEPH
11Ai IN, Sacramento.
Fs VLE DIFI ERENT SJZE PIPE,
ped; gnarani
at low rates. SACKAMENTO PIPE WORKS!
ii: i ctogon building uear depot.
ON INSTALLMENTS.
FIRST PREMIUM.
SEWING MACHINES. FROM s}o to sgn.
;~; > ; —, po\i\ii;u
fc^f\ J&£%l Sewing Machines
\ I yt^ra Forf 35, at $2 50 a month.
•f\_Ji\\ Discount for Cash. Bee
*■• i~"'K"'*i e| {il ul before buying els<-
" .''■jffa^ wi.ero. Machlnea reiited
1 * and repaired.
\ L J. POMMBR, Co!\ Ninth and J:
GROCERIES!
THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK.
; nEFORE PURCHASING YOUR KAT
: JT> ablesand a- . ■ n'>r forget that
! EHMANN carries a line of detlcacies at his
: regular prlc. s. The Us) In
ORANGE IPPLK NDTS
i Of every variety, CANDY, and ALL THE
: INGREDIENTS FOR MINCE MEAT. Also,
• ali kinds oi VEGETABLES and :i most com
-1 teteUneol GROCERIES.
EHMANN'S
Southwest Corner Eleventh and J Streets.
PIOXEER BAKERY,
124 and 126 .1 strppt.
HOT BRKAD EVERY MORNING AND
afternoon. Try our Celebrated Milk, Rye
j »nd Cream Bread,
1 BULLS ETZ <x SCiiUUii. l'roorietori.
Jtlrcttitrr ITcttico.
T I'.f;. W.—REGULAR MEETING CAL-
S. Ifla Parlor, No, 22, THIS (Thursday^
EVENING, at 7:30 o'clock.
It NJ 1... X M. i ■'-T. President. _
SUMNER CORPS.—REGI LAB MEETING
at Foresters' Hall, THURSDAY, at -' P. >i.
it- HANNAH .). LINDNER, President.
i { A. R.—REGULAR MEETING OFSUM
VJ. ner Post, No. 3, THIS (Thursday) EVEN
ING, at Foresters' Hail. Visiting comrade*
al\'.;i\ a welcome.
\v. H. H. WILLEY, Post Commander.
W. B. Maviiuki.l, Adjutant. It
\\* C. T. Uv^REGULAB MEETING
VV . EVERY THIKSIAV at 2:;iO P. SI., at
Mission rooms, Third street, X and L.
MRS. (r. BCHADT, i'retident.
Mrs, s. cj, Osbobn, Secretary. it
QPEOIAL MKETINt.i OF (iEK- _.
p mania Rebecca Lodge, No. S l, :I&K2*\ .-,
i. o. o. X, to be tield incommitti <
room. THl.'Usn.y \ KVK.N'LMi i,\ .^
March Ist, at : o'clock sharp. By order of
COMMirrEE.
Mhs. Wags etary. if
DISING STAR REBEKAH ~Z
I v. Lodge. No. -s, 1. o. o. i ■'^■•-c
ular meeting THIS (Thursday
EVMM.Nti, at 7::io(.-cl,,,:u. Mvi'n-
bersol sister lodges cordially invited Enter*
tainment. EDITH EBERT >' <i,
Ei.[.a B.Sherbuk>-,Secretary. It
IT7ASHINGTON LODGE, SO. 20 a
>V F. and A. M.—-Stated meeting ek
1 His j-; V EN [NG at 7:30. X jT
If F. T. JOHNSON, W. M. 'V\
piOSUMNES TRIBE, NO. 14, _**•■ ..
\j lmp!d order Red Men.—Regular —*flg?l
meeting this Council Sleep, at Ked t^®~*!
Men's Hall, Tenth street, I'dween.l i*« 4
and K. Adoption. Visiting brothers coi
invited. j. H. MEREDITH, Sach.-m.'
E. H. RrVTETT, C. Ol K. 1
COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. I.—REGULAR
- meeting THIS (Thursday) EVENING,
at 7:30 sharp. MRS. A. GILL, President.
.J.\s. h i i.i., Kec. Sec. It*
01 ARTERLY MEETING OF CO ÜBT
_ Pride, No. .;l , 0: v Par* A. O. F. <
will take place ai Korester's Hall, Oak Park,
THURSDAY EVENING, -Maroa Ist. Full
attendance expected.
VV. A. ANDERSON, C. K.
F. Mabsh, secretary.
(General ilaticet*.
rniiE BEULAH CLUB OF CEN : I: IL M. E.
JL Cnurcn will give an Orange tfcje at I
luenceoi Mrs. Vv illiains, y2a M ■
DAY, March :.', 189 J. 1;
"t)EHOLD HE COMETH." — GOSPEL
JD preaching TO-NIGHTai Gosp
lou'j X; tiii i'wo Ke.-iurrecttons.' i
i )HOTOGKAPHS RED! CED.—FOR VS&
I month, commencing March Ist, tv
Photo i lomj any will take •
logmphs tor $2 per uozen; the latest
all woru guaranteed, Uon't forget thi
1013 Eignth street, betwen J ftndK. "
>v DUNPHY, Photographers. mrl-^w
/ ILAIRVOYAJ4T — MRS. BARTHOLMES,
\j Denver's well-known business an
medium, can be consulted upon all alt; ;
lifej she reads the past an i unravels thefu
diagnoses disease withou
satisfaction guaranteed; i»il ana i
Tinced; circes Sunday evenings. 7 .: l ■ .1
street, i>K. BAR'J ii< HjAIES, m iguetlc healer.
fe27-lw
\IK. A. «TILLI, CLAIRVOYANT. — SII
jJJL tings daily; i - ... liu , a
..' 'l » P street; puolic mieting Sunday
ing at Pythian uasile, cor. Ninth and I a
STADAM PORTER, CLAIRVO^
±}± fortune telling by card- and palmistryl
doc; gents, • .-. irvoyant sittiagV,
spi ou. b2SL, bet. Sixth and Seventh, fe^o-iw 1*
r^RESH RANCH EGGS, 15c \ DOZEN;
1. soap, 8 bars for 25c; Petaluma butter 50c
a roll; potatoes, .. a sack; uaveJ oranges
$1 75a box; cornnieai, 20casack. SIMuNS
oc BEESLE> , 810 X street.
'.|ES. i. BNYDER, TRAINED NURSE
t >L lrea - men, women and children Can
md at the .Man-ion House, Seventh
t,lanuj. fe24-lm*
Vl.iSil DRESSM LKING AT REDI
►O prices; cutting and fitting a spe<
lujj Seventii str<
LTKENCH TANSY WAFERS. -I.
12 wafers are for the reilel and cure of pain
inland irregular menses, no matter what the
cause, and are s>ur« and sate every time; be
v.areol substitmes. For sale by ail uiui
IX7 J. THOMPSON, THE EAGLE
>> . ncr, is still on top, doing all kinds of tin
work. Givemeacall, 1527 Seventh sti
\ CCOUNTANT - BOOKS KXAMINED.
XX adjusted and kept; charges reasonable. J
SDOT'l', 1009 Second street, bet. .1 and K.
pARPETS CLEANED AND LAID;
V carpets bougiit, .-.old oi
JACOX BROS., 1/20 X street.
HARRY W. RIVETT, STEAM CARPET
cleaning, corner Twelfth und
carpi t cutting, sewing and refitting; furniture
pacKed for shipment: second-band carpets
ami furniture bought and for sale. Telephone
~ *. * 12.
\I7ILL TRADE FORSACRAMENTO CITY
>V property, good farm ol 165 acres 1
.Mateo County; tirst-class land and flvi
in French prunes. Address Postoffio
t>3, Sacrami nto.
MARRIED LADIES' SAFEGUARD; PAT
ented; no medicine; no equal; mom
funded if not satisfactory, send :
LADIES' NOVELTY CO., Kansas City, Mo.
\T7 ANTED—A YOUNG LADY WISH
>> situation to do light housework. Apply
52OQ,street. Answer immediately. mrl-3t*
\4-i-; OFFER TO GENERAL AGENCY
>> and canvassers ej rritory, free
newspaper advertising, a chance to i
goods before paying tor them, mi
proms and a permanent business, .v
CONSOLIDATED, Lynn, Mass. i CM
117 ANTED THREE OR FOUR FUK
\\ nished rooms 1 i housekeeping in a cen
tral location. Address \\. H., ii
ijiIRST-CLASS JAPANESE LABORERS
' and general help furnished and <■ dtracts
d Si JAPANESE INFORMATION
AGENCY, !*UG Second street, Sacramento.
te2ti -
\X7ANTED— FOR THE COUNTRY, A
>> girl to do general houseworK; must bra
good brea make;: wages, .-.:^o per month.
Apply by letter, si ig previous experl uce
ng reference, to 1. W. Si'ANSFELD,
Florin. fe27-3t&wlt*
\^v\> USD-320 i FOB FOl R MOIS
\V will pay 95J for the use ol it and good
personal security. Call at room 12, Old
office Building. " fe27-3t*
\T7ANTED ENERGETIC MAN OF GOOD
\\ address; salary paid. Apply between 7
aim 8 P. M., o(j;i .1 Si r< et.
fe24-3t GEORGE I>. HENRY.
\I7 ANTED — EVERYBODY TO KNOW
\Y that KELLER has reduced his Cabinet
Photos trom Jo to $2 ;-i per dozen, from now
until the last of March. 7ln X street.
\T7ANTED—SCHOLARS FOR EVENING
\\ Bchool, from 7to 9 o'clock. Tuition, SO
cents per week. MRS. M. MOORE, 1806 O.
L\ BROWN SETTER DOG, WEAH
• collar and two tags; last tag.
No. 3 1893. Return to 420 Pstreet and
lx rewa di d.
QIOUND—A SMALL BROWN HORSE;
ji jei: i blemish on hind right leg;
;. size dark mule with pick I
rope. Owner pay charges to GEORGE W.
\<>l N(J, l oundmaster natter Township, (JaK
Park. _ t^' : - ■
©a $et or Hcrtt.
mO KENT-IN THE BJ T OF
{ Noi r a 9-room modern Eastlake
lidu-e. furnished or unfurnished; four blorks
rrom local train. For farther particulars ad-
Box 34, Sacramento. Mr;
mO LET—A NE VTLY FURNISHEDR
r a onable. Apply at room 1, >
building. i fe27-lw*
mO LJ E ON E fREET, NEAB
JL Third. <.oo'ii Jewelry or Cloth*
Ing Store. Call at 311 X stri ■ iti-ot
rpo LET—REAR OF 1313 X STREET,
j boose, !■ v rooms and basemeut.
. 19 L. <trLi.t or \:l.i \< street, i. .
" \ LL RIGHT. MARY ANN. TI3 I
±\ I know, but I was at the club; now
ti: aoor, as 'tis soawful cold." "No, I won t
"Well, 1 will go to the GLEEMAN H<»l SE,
Third and J streets, then, as rooms there are
dirt cheap, 25c to ol per night, and by tnc
: si up." fel '
T LET—HALLS FOR LOJ
poses, meetings or banquets. Address
ry.CH. HOLMES, or Janitor, B.H.
CHAPMAN, Odd Fellows 1 T-inpie. i.-10-l::i
mO LET—I 623 KSTREET. HOUSESEVEN
JL rooms; small barn; loi 40x100; fly.^
■' LTRTia A BOWLEY, Keal E-t:ite and In
surance, 1012 Fourtb Mrei t.
i-i I OSTREJBT—TO RENT—B
l')J-riii'i" rooms and supplied witu all
mod m improvements. For particulars iu
qulreon the premises,
SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUii
ifienU* in tuo Stoat. It leuiu them ail.