iferO
m
Fun and Sentiment.
W Mr. Ham proposes to start a weekly
paper in Milledgeville, Ga. It should
come out every Fry-day. Ex,.
Little things should not be despised.
The little toe is the smallest on the foot,
hut it always has the largest corn. Oil
City Call.
Athletic sports for ladies: jumping at
conclusions; walking around a .subject;
running through a novel; skipping full
descriptions.
The fashionable male shirt collar is
gradually decreasing in night. A young
v man can now pass under a telegraph wire
without ducking his head.
It is discovered again by several pa
pers that our system of government is
not a failure. This thing must be pa
tented. Rochester Democrat.
"TflAT was very greedy of you, Tom
my, to eat your little sister's share of the
cake." "You told me, ma, that I was
always to take her part," said Tommy.
Everything is not in a name. The
small paths in Fairmount Park are called
foot-paths, while the very large path on
the other side of the river is called a tow
path. ." So you like yonr second wife better
than the first ?" "Yes," he said, enthu
siastically ; " she alwars puts enough
starch in my shirts to save me the trouble
of scratching my back."
A Kentucky editor remarks that nine
ty nine out of a hundred people make a
great mistake when they cut off a dog's
tail, in throwing away the wrong end.
That's just what's the matter.
About this time q' year the man who
has spent a hundred dollars on his garden
begins to estimate his onions at two dol
lars each, in order to make his books bal
ance. Detroit Bree Press.
St. Mary's, Ga., is offering land free
to all who will settle there permanently.
The town is entirely out of debt, and
owns a great deal of land, which they
offer as an inducement to new comers.
"The dead march in Saul !" exclaimed
a startled old lady on seeing in her paper
the title of an old piece of music. "Well,
now, I don't believe the dead can march
in Saul any more than they can march
over in Jarsey !"
Tipkins aroused his wife from a sound
sleep the other night, saying that he had
. seen a ghost in the shape of a donkey.
" Oh, let me sleep," was the reply of the
irate dame, " and don't be frightened at
your own shadow."
A Frenchman, soliciting relief, said
giavely to his fair hearer : Ma'mselle, I
never beg, but dat I have von wife with
several small family, that is growing very
large and nossing to make deir bread out
of but the perspiration of my prow."
Connecticut don't like to be behind
and don't want to brag on nutmegs and
hams, so she eggs on Williamantic to
teng about pigweed seven feet high. Our
rafalfa roots are 20 feet high, down in,
and we once saw an oat root six feet
long.
"My articles do not receive a very
warm reception of late," wrotca lady to
the conductor of a monthly magazine :
" Our fair correspondent is mistaken,"
replied the editor ; " they meet with the
warmest reception possible. We burn
them all."
A Yery Little Bank Account.
"Among the subscribers to Audubon's
magnificent wTork on ornithology was
John Jacob Astor. He was always ready
to encourage such works, and he put his
name down on Audubon's book for one
thousand dollars. During the progress
of the work, which proved to be more
expensive than had been at first antici
pated, Mr. Audubon often found himself
obliged to call upon his generous pat
rons for assistance; but he did not call
upon Mr. Astor until the letter-press and
the plates had been delivered. "When
the final delivery had been made, how
ever, he called upon the great merchant
for his thousand dollars.
"Ah, Mr. Audubon," said theowner of
millions, "you come in a very bad time,
iloney is scarce and hard, and I "-have
everything snugly and tightly invested."
And so the ornithologist called,
time after time, and was otten put off.
It was not because Mr. Astor did not wish
to pay, but it was from that strong de
sire, growing stronger with his years? to
keep his property intact and see it in
creased. "When he had paid away a
hundred thousand dollars for a really
"benevolent purpose he felt good, as a
man feels good who has got rid of an
aching tooth. It was only the wrenching
away of the money that hurt him.
At length Audubon called the sixth
time. Mr. Astor had commenced to be
moan the low ebb condition of his cash
in hand, when he caught a disapproving
look from his son "William, who happened
to be present-
"But," said the old man, after
a pause, "I suppose you want your
money, and really, I should like to let
you have it. I may have a yery
little in bank . William, have' we
any money in bank?"
Evidently John Jacob had expected
his son only to answer a simple yes; and
it may be that William B. thought his
father wished to know something of the
bank account. At -any Tate lie was just
fresh from the cash-on-hand page of the
ledger, and he answered:
"Yes, we have" a little over a hundred
thousand in theBaak of'KewYork;
eighty thousand in the City Bank; nine
ty thousand in the Merchants'; ninety
eight thousand four hundred in "
H "That'll do, William! That'll dol I
guess, Mr. Audubon, William can give
jou a check for the money." ExcJumge.
Chiccory.
A plant known to commerce by the
name of chiccory is cultivated extensive
ly' in Belgium, France, England, Ger
many and various other countries of Eu
rope, and also in the United States. It
is also called succory. It belongs to the
genus chicorium Intybvs. One sjiecies is
eaten in Europe as a salad, while the bast
known variety is used, after the root is
roasted and ground, to adulterate coffee.
Chiccory was introduced into England
by Sir Arthur Young, in the year 1788.
He obtained the seed from France. It
is, however, only within the past fifty
years that it has been extensively raised
in Great Britain.
Chiccory roots are dried, roasted and
ground. They are mixed with cheap
coffees at the average rate of about one
half pound of the root to each pound of
coffee. Some consumers of chiccory are
highly impressed with its healthy quali
ties, and believe that it prevenls bilious
ness. Others think that it adus much to
the flavor of coffee.
Chiccory is imported into the
United States from European coun
tries, to the amount of about
fifteen million pounds per anuuru,
and this business is yearly increasing.
The root is a narcotic, but it is sometimes
mixed with foreign substances that are
injurious to health, and in so'me rare in
stances have proved destructive to life.
The impure condition of the imported ar
ticle is said to arise from mould, or fun
gus, which is engendered from its im
perfect preparation, or is caused by damp
ness gathered while in store or in transit.
There are large manufacturing estab
lishments in Europe devoted exclusively
to roasting and grinding this article.
These establishments are numerous in the
Grand Duchy of Brunswick, Mecbleu
burg, and in many parts of Belgium and
Holland. There are said to be two hun
dred manufactories of this description in
Germany alone. The best foreign chic
cory is raised in Germany, but is said to
lose much of its flavor by a sea-voyage.
In this country chiccory is raised quite
extensively on Long Island, in New
Jersey, and in many of the Western
States. The soil best adapted to its cul
tivation is a sandy loam. On Long
Island the product is from two to three
thousands (green) per acre greater than
that raised in most parts of Europe. It
is of a quick growth, but requires plenty
of manure and caieful husbandry. The
domestic article is said to be of a finer
flavor, and to possess' stronger narcotic
properties than the imported. Prime
qualities should be free from any rank
taste, and of a fresh, bright color.
Its growth is very profitable to farm
ers, but it greatly impoverishes the land.
The drying and preparation of the root
for market can onty be performed after
considerable experience.
There are coffee dealers in this city
who use from fifty to seventy-five tons of
chiccory annually. N. Y. Mercantile
Journal.
How Eggs are Preserved by a New
Process.
The egg traffic of this country has lisen
to an importance which few comprehend.
The aggregate transactions in New York
city alone must amount to fully $8,000,
000 per aqnum, and in the United States
to 1S,000,000. The perishable nature of
eggs has naturally detracted from their
value as a standard article of diet. The
peculiar excellence of eggs depends on
their freshness. But lately the process of
crystallizing has been resorted to, and by
this process the natural egg is converted
into a vitreous substance of a delicate
amber tint, in which form it is reduced
seven-eighths in bulk compared with
barrelled eggs, and retains its propert les
for years unimpaired in any climate. In
this form eggs may be transported, with
out injury, "either to the Equator or the
Poles, and at any time can be restored to
their original condition by simply adding
the water which has been artificially taken
away. The chief egg-dessicating com
panies are in St. Louis and New York.
No salt or other extraneous matters are
introduced in the process of crystallizing,
the product being simply a consoli dated
mixture of the yolk and albumen. Im
mense "quantities of eggs are preserved
in the spring of the year by liming.
Thus treated, th.ey are good for every
purpose except boiling. It is a common
fraud for some dealers to palm off eggs
so treated as fresh, so that imposition is
easily practiced. In the dessicating pro
cess, however, the difference becomes ap
parent, as from four to five more limed
eggs are required to make a pound of eggs
crystallized than when fresh are used,
and eggs in the least tainted will not
crystallize at all. Sanitarian, New York,
October, 1877.
Ararat and the Ark. The legends
of Koah and the Ark still cling to Ara
rat like its snows. The fissure where,
under a snow drift, lie the remains of the
ark is pointed out to visitors, and there is
a piece of the wood of that vessel pre
served in the treasure-house at Etchmaid
zine. It looks very much like a bit of
fossilized or petrified wood. There is
only one place in the neighborhood where
the olive grows in a hollow on the lesser
mountain; additional proof of the truth
of the scriptural account of the Deluge.
On the flank of the mountain stood a
village, since des'troyed by an avalanche
or an earthquake, the name of -which,
Agourri ("He planted the vine"), recalls
another incident in the life of Noah.
The Rochester Democrat thinks Char
ley Ross was deposited in a Chicago Say
ings Bank.
Anecdote of Paley.
The career of Paley presents an instance
of the saving power of a proper word
spoken at the proper time.
It is a well known fact that in
his earlier days Paley was some
what wild. Yet, fr all this, he
held his piace at the head of every class
of which he was a member, besides ren
dering assistance to classmates who was
not so fortunately endowed by nature.
Among his warm and devoted friends
'was the young and wealthy Viscount
R .
One night a party of the students
only a few of the choice spirits were as
sembled in Lord R 's apartment,
where they drank and caroused uniil a
very late hour. On the following morn
ing the Viscount came to Paley's room,
and sat down upon the side of the bed,
for the latter had not yet arisen.
"Look here, Paley," said he, with sol
emn earnestness, "I've been givibg my
self a good deal of trouble this morning
on your account. Now I am wealthy,
and belong to a wealthy and powerful
family; and what I do here don't so much
matter. Even if I should go under en
tirely, there are plenty standing ready to
fill my place. But how is it with you?
You are poor and have your own way to
make in the world. You have it in you
to make a leader of men aye if jou do
your best you may mould them to your
will. Your friends are even now looking
up to you. And yet see how you are
wasting not only your time, but your own
self 1 Paley, don't do it any more At
any rate, don't, for Heaven's sake, let me
have it on my conscience that I have
helped to drag you down!"
Lord R went out, and Paley sat up
and reflected; and, as he often told to his
youthful friends in his later years, from
that moment his life entered upon
a new course. He gave up all dissipa
tion at once and forever, and went to
work to lay deep -and strong the founda
tion of that manhood which was to bless
the world.
He who walks each day. over his estate
finds a coin daily.
Bulgarian Atrocities. The Tuikish
Government every few days sends to the
world a bulletin announcing fearful
atrocities by the Russians aud Bulga
rians. So far as these casus have been in
vestigated, they appear, where substan
tiated, to have been principally commit
ted by Bulgarians, Our readers will, no
doubt, remember tl?e fearful 'atrocities ot
last year committed by the Turks upon
them. As unfolded in the speeches of
Gladstone, and in the details furnished
by our own counsel, Schuyler, they were
of a character to shock,as they did shock,
the civilized world. The immediate re
sult was an indignant protest from the
great powers of Europe, which was so
far heeded that the atrocities ceased. But
the chief actors therein were promoted
and honored by the Turkish Government.
Now the Turks are getting their own ac
tions returned upon themselves. Natu
rally they don't like it, but what elae
could they expect? It is certainly human
nature for the Bulgarian to take re
venge when it comes to his hand. In
human outrages by either party admit of
no justification, but the provocation the
Bulgarian has had cannot but be remem
bered when we are called upon to record
with reprobation his deeds of vengeance.
As far as the Russians are concerned, the
Cossack is hardly a match eveu yet for
the Bashi Bazouk in the outrage business.
Detroit Free Press.
Shutting out the Enemy.
It is better to shut out the enemy, Disease,
than to battle with him after he has entered
the fortress of the body. Therefore, if health
is endangered by hurtful influences, such as
a malarious atmosphere, unhealthy occupa
tions, sedentary jirsuits, and tKpse which
necessitate undue physical or mental strain
or exposure in rough weather, it is the part
of wisdom to protect it by the use of a relia
ble preventive. No article sold, advertised or
prescribed is so well adapted forthis purpose
as Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters, an agreeable
and efficacious tonic, recommended by plry
sicians as a medicinal stimulant and correct
ive, botanic in its derivation, and having for
its spirituous basis old rye of the purest qual
ity, which preserves iu an undeterioratinff
form the potent vegetable juices and extracts
combined with it. Fortified with this benign
preventive, the system may bid defiance to
disease, no matter how unfavorable the con
ditions. . ... . i
Leef's & Oo.'s California Yeast
Cakes. ,
Wherever these Yeast Cakes have been
used they have given perfect satisfaction.
We warrant them to do" all that the circular
or 'printed directions claim for them. They
received the premium at the last State
Fair over all competitors.
The grains and vegetables from which
these Cakes are made 'are selected with the
greatest care, and being manufactured at
Sacramento, we shall always furnisn them
fresh. From recent discovery in their
preparation, Mr. Leef has been enabled to
quicken the action of the yeast growth so as
very greatly .to-add to their convenience, and
making them a better substitute for the
Vienna Yea6t than anj- yet introduced to
public favor. They are intended to take the
place verj largely of Yeast Powders, and at
the same time to add to the flarorof all arti
cles in which they are used. Adams, McNeil
& Co., Sacramento, Cal.
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Farmers' Guide Book to the Pacific
Coast. A handsome 20-page Monthly, con
taining map of Pacific Coast, list of "farms
for sale, statistics, and information to settlers.
Publisked by General Laud Agency of Cali
fornia, 405 California street, San Francisco.
Price, 15cents per copy; $1.00 per year.
Physicians of high standing unhesitating
ly give their indorsement to the use of the
Graefenberg-MarshalPs Catholicon for all fe
male complaints. The weak and debilitated
find wonderful relief from a constant use of
this valuable remedy. Sold liy all druggists.
$10 per bottle.
. - -
ACough, Cold, or Sore Throat, requires
immediate attention, as neglect oftentimes
results' in some incurable Lung Disease.
"Brown's Bronchial Troches" will almost in
variably give relief.
WESTERN HOTEL, SACRAMENTO, CAL...
-11. 43.4.7, 47.49
and 51 XC St..
But one block from
Kail road Depot and
Steamboat Landing.
This hotel i entire-
I ly ncw,ha ing all tho
modern imple
ments 1 nelnding pa
tent Elevator and
Fre Escapes.
lionnl and
iiodsiusr. si to
Sl.50 perDnj.
craiEAis,
2. cent.
Lunches put up for
Overland travelers.
An 1 in n Inns
will he at all boat",
and train to convey
ijcf engeriml small
.wgirice to and from
the Hotel free of
charge.
WM. LAND, Prop.
C"Tlie Finest ItnoniN or any House in tlie City of Sacramento
B"The WESTERN HOTEL gives the Uent Meals for 25 Cents of any House in the State
This cut represents he celebrated $10.CO SWISS
STEM VZSTUNG WATCH. It is one-third larger
than the engraving, and is noted for the JPEItFECT
iJeclianism. of its Works, and its JtELIAJlILITY "
as a TT3LE-JCEEPER, being used on the principal
railroads -where accurate time is a necessity. It is open
face anl back, the beautiful nickel -works being seen
through a heavy glass, specially manufactured, and
"being stem -winder it is next to impossible to get out
of order. They will last for years and are the cheapest
watch ever offered. Sent ieo by registered mail to insure
safe delivery, for $1(.()0. Watch and Jewelry Circular
free. Postage Stamps taken as cash. Address,
P. STOCKMAN, 27 Bend Si., Kew York.
23gsri TTr3toi3jgc33-3r3jt
SH WESTJERN , .f8 H O TE L . WOT
smwTOOTIii ft i,rjvi'tfvagj
!- nm nk rWHlirWTTS if '11 rb lr fw !&& ttl (B r -fft iWCiT"'!1
lEAJ nfErasffiJ feiifftTJtSi jjJKlrf 3 nfyfiUfci ?re rPKB -iTr?' :
iiiiijw m m m urn nmrwi u wsyaraiWH i
San Trancisco, May 30, 1S77.
We, the undersigned Wholesale Grocers
take pleasure in remarking the increased de
mand for Bowen's Premium Yeast Powder,
and of testifying to the general satisfaction
given by this brand:
Wellman, Peck & Co., Dillepiane & Co.,
Boot & Sanderson, Kruse & Euler,
Ledden, Whipple & Co., Jones & Co.,
Haas Bros., I M. Ehrman & Co.,
Taber, Harker & Co.,
J. M. Pike & Co.,
J. A. Folger & Co.,
Newton Bros. & Co.,
Castle Bros.,
Thos. Jennings,
S. Foster & Co.,
Adams, McNeill & Co.
F. Daneri & Co.,
M.& C. Mangels,
Tillmann & Bendel,
Albert Man & Co..
W. W. Dodge & Co.
Mebnis & Co.,
Booth & Co.,
Milliken Bros.,
Sacramento.
Allen & Lewis,
. - Portland
z 3 ' Xi ?y Cd-i.
TIME AND STOEM
ALOXE FUHXISII THE TRUE TEST FOR AGRI
cultural Machinery. bhort-Iived patent inven
tions, manufactured 3,000 miles away, are being
otrercd to tho Fanners under every apparent induce
ment. The
ECLIPSE WINDMILL
lias ljeen Tested lO Years ;
Xnnsrn toy 4,000 American Farmers;
Ik made liere in California from
Spruce Wood ;
Xh fully Warranted, or no Sale.
Send for Circulars on Pumps and "Windmills.
CHAELES P. H0AG,
118 Uealc St.. San FranclHCO,
$1,000 CMeip Ore Feeto !
MACHINIST TOOLS,
Mining and Saw Mill Machinery.
Dealer In nil kinds of New and Second-band
ENGEKES AW BOttEKS,
And other Machinery Bought and Sold.
AT- J&LJEnSTJD-r,
Cob. Fremont axd Mission Sts.. Sax Fratjoisco.
OOKTCORD
Carriages, Buggies, Express Wagons 1 Harness
" AT
ABBOT DOWXISG CO.'S,
413 and 415 Battery Street, San Francisco.
T. S. ISASTarAX. Aprent.
WAKEIEE'S
Bath
3 Sheep!
Use Burnham's Abietine for rheumatism
and neuralgia.
A Cheap axd Effect
tve Dip fob SCAB, axd
ALL OTHER SUEEP DIS
EASES. "We earnestly recommend
all "Wool Growers to try
it.'
CHRISTY & WISE,
-07 Front San Francisco.
P.N. P. C.
2To. 1G8.
,TO &3SUJU
H w Yw -Picture Frames I Chrom
Tkt Urrtt cuaofictarfns fim of Apa' Tnaa ul Chremo. la Aaeria
krias to iatroduw ihdr new Illutrl Ctlogn (m book form), oonUialaj
expeaiiT. .njrinp of the aort pepulw ft jki of Kealiapod Chrono. now
UacTiacbelaOe price, and SnrtmctlcM bw to Il,fll Md their eiO.
lotue, tosttliec wUa Vjx wutilnia tix eoratr nspltf of popoUrmooMmp
(to truu all plctartt frca ra18i24 to 2U30) to a 7 !" & (P-IH)
nemptof TSetatbtopayeootof poiUc, paekisr;, etc Addrett,
ALBERT DURKEE.112 Monroe St Chicago.
MERIT AVXL.1, 1VI.
CALIFORNIA YEAST CAKES,
WTK
I P n rtD C HAi: i.UHmtlHHIMLJSoI
mmiM&smGmsm
m
ATOW fresli on the market, an. on'y poods or the
xi Kind MAxrFACTUKEn on m t coast. For Lisht
Bread, Llsht lil'cuit?. isnsfc. Ho. )ll8. Hot Cakes,
Doughnut; in t.ictthfs article eii)i7tot be exlelied. if
used in any capacity where good ycati Is required.
Manufactured hv
- ? $L.L1$,F ,& r,- Sacramento City, Cal.
72For Sa'o by Wholesale and Hetall Grocers pp
erally. Hetail pi ice, per package, 23 cents. Samples
tent tre by vunl.
A. EOMAET & CO.
AKE DAILT RECEIVING
HEW BOOKS
AND
ITew Stationery.
Wholesale and Rotall Booksellers, Manufacturing
Stationers and Printers. The Trade, Schools and
Libraries supplied on most liberal terms. All orders
promptly and cirefully attended to. Trices strictly
moderatc.
II 3IOXTCJ03IESCY ST..
LICK nOUSE BLOCK, SAX FH XCISCO.
BUSSSiESS COLLEGE,
Oe( POST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. THE
jjmtKj oldest ann most compile tjommercmi col
lege on the coast. Elegant halls ; new furniture : thor
ough instruction; practical teachers; high standing
with the public. Students can commence ut any
time. Day and evening sessions. Circulars may be
had free on application.
THE ISriErW-" m g
EVSERICAnl
Sewing Machine.
Tliree-Yuarters Je. frlrtlon than uny
other Maclilno.
!T BEATS THEWS ALL!
Seir-Thrcad-liifC
Sliuttlo I
Kelt-TIireail-ln$r
Xttotlle!
X,lRlieHt
-Stimulus: i
Stillest
It tinning:!
Simplest!
SSTThls Machine
is fast becoming
known as the
BEST IE "SEE WORLD!
SEE IT ! TRY IT I BUY IT I
Warranted to Give Entire Satisfaction.
American Sewing Machine Co.
G. R. WOOD, Manager,
124 FIFTH STREET, - - - SAN FRANCISCO
tSTGooA Acrnts Wanted In all unov
cnplod Territory.
MITCHELL WAGONS,
A. W. S ANBOENrAgent, 33 Beale St., S. 2.
EjgfeSsS
IHE Mitchell Farm, Freight and Spring Wagons
. are well known as the best in the market and will
withstand the climate of the PacI5o Coast betier
thax any other. Mr. Sanborn also keeps at the same
place, imported from his own manufactory at Man
Chester, N. H., a good assortment of his celebrated
TH0R0U8HBRAGE, EXPRESS
Of all sizes. tar'Also, Bwaxies, Fhaetoas and)
1.1 Kli t Carriages of all kinds.
STAR SPRING BED
THE BEST IN USE. EVERYBODY BUYS TLV
Sead for Circulars to
C. D. & E. mNCEXEX,
149 Hew Kontgpmerv. St.i S, R.
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