Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-22
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
when and where Doeo the Day

when and where Dees the Day
Degin.
The Scientific american thus answers
the question
As we travel eastward the day beGins
earlier near the equator starlight appears
an hour earlier for saca Thousand miles 60
ing cast. When it is sunrise in New York
the people of Europe have had sunlight for
many hours, and the Califo mans are still
in their beds dreaming Evidently the day
has Grst beginning, and at TIE eastward.
But how far aud where ? What are the
people who first see t.c lightof Monday
morning?
II 10 the sun ~hicp brings the day where
does he first bring Monday II we could
travel with him We might find out. Let us
suppose the case. We will take IN early
start At sunrise On Sunday morning with
the sun just 1t the point Of pseping over
the horizo nbehind US, We travel westward.
As W 60, the people give us Sunday
greeting, W bring Sunday with ~ 70 Pitts
bnrg, 81 Louis, Salt Lake, and San Fran
cisco. At San Francisco our faithful chsos
nometer informs Us that We have bssn on
the tramp about Ave hours. But We started
on Sunday morning and it is Sunday mos-
ming STILL We 60 on, still! on Sunday nor
ming. Will this Sunday morning sverend
The q uiet Pacific knows very little Of suns
day or any other day and our question
scarcely receives an echo for reply. When
We get to Yokohama, in Japan, or Shanghai
in China, we search for some Yankee, wids>
awake in the early morning. and are told
for tire first time that Monday has come.
Eveay where now VIC bring Monday, and in
twenty four hours by the chronometer after
starting, We are in New York again, and
find the merchants taking down their shut
tiers, ard the Monday newspapers telling W
what has happened during our absence.
Department Of Education.
When tho bill established = Department
Of Education was before the Senate, NJ.
HsnDRIcKs stated the following objects
TO Il:
have no. felt like interposing special Oh.
jeetions TO this bill ; nor do feel inclined
to allow it to pass in entire silence. an
not of tho opinion that an establishment Of
this sort in this city through the General
Government will really promote the cause
Of education in the country. II will be .
benefit TO few persons /; but that twill
reach tho masses OF the people Of the COM
mon schools OF the country in any beneficial
influence do not believe. think in that
respect il will be very much like the Agri>
cultural Depart msnt in its effect upon the
agriculture Of that country. Whilo q few
persons get the seeds that are distributed
from that Department and few peraons get
the reports some Of which are able, the
great body Of the farmers are not benefited
BY it and am not able, from my observa-
iton on the subject, to say that agriculture
is not oil promoted BY the large sxpendi>
lures that arc made to support that Departs
mcnt.
The States have nearly all now entered
upon system Of ,mmon schools and %
far AZ know they are well considered and
adjusted systems. The State Of Indiana
has very good system. II is generally IN
der the control Of man well qualified fos
the position in all probability equal in his
qualifications TO the men who will be put in
charge of any department. IN this city. Our
own system is understood by the people
1t is satisfactory to them. They support il
they encourage II! and it is felt in every
neighborhooi. It furnishes q school 10
every neighborhood. The system 81 school
books is decided upon By the proper author
tiles, and ths whole thing is a great bless
sing 10 the people. | do not think that any
supervising control in the city Of Wash
ing,on over these State institutions kand
State systems can be of any benefit. ap-
prehsnd the opposite may prove to be the
case. This bill! will furnish some Offices
fer some men. That is about all there will
be Of it. 1t will result in the end in . very
large expenditure Of the public money. in
nv oninion without an adenuate return