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CONTEMPORARIES.
FROM CALIFORNIA.

We do hold ourselves responflbls for any opin-
ioa expressed by Correspondents.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-19
AN Francisco, May ", Il

IN FRANCISCO, May ~, 1862.
70 the Editor le WoKKrs0sAs's ADvocArE
The labor interest Of this State is in good
condition, but all our work is not completed,
by any means. There are a number Of trades
in this city that are not as yet working IN
der the eight hour rule, but the ball Is roll
ing, and will hardly be stopped by any OPP
position that may be presented.
TIE Mechanics State Council continues
to hoI its meetings every Wednesday night
BY our laws you will see that we were to
meet but once a month, but duty TO our con-
stItueuts have made It imperative TO meet
every Wednesday night. Since the 10th Of
October, lSG7-we have never hal chance
to adjourn over ey en- for two weeks. Last
Wednesday night the Council considered
the usefulness Of the ADVOCATE The Leagues
want ( weekly paper from the Atlantic
States that will keep them posted about TIE
labor movements on the other SHE Of the
mountains. They are nov taxing the daily
papers Of the city aud file them, where all
can read but they want eastern light, and
for the purpose Of obtaining Il, the Council
have unanimously adopted the following
preamble and resolutions
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FOREIGN NOTES.

A certain rIi,-.-e-ilr, -i-r n-o Ss,,1-,-- t
name. is accused NJ r.g--'.,.,... s--,. A-..-.i.-
officer.
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The JsD,pese government be. IN R.rl-r nm
agent who Is hiring Young lavvers and officers
60 enter the Japanese customs service
Fran, -r,r,.-;.- r...s,.,i, ,,,ri.t.l Sc g.. ..,.t
r.hei thet while IN rS.5 IT, - NJ .-,...
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lHy ~ % 'e'l'','.N owns Il 'er' sugar Iic-
v' "u'e' --'' 'l'eu u'u'I! !ol n.7 ""H ih'ention-
.li & ''.'a ''''- a1 income OF hily uo17aui rlA
''''A'S "lAu"i-5-
yourg German has lost his eyesi-h, ty al
attempt o. WIN a bet TO swim certain length Of
une ON his back III the ache.dt, with his specta-
cies on 4 ho' sun aciei on the spectAcies as
oh a hishi'yins glass
An athlete OF Ayiru0u. France died of fever
contracted bv exposure ID car ryiug p little girl
across stream. His last words WERE &c Oh
Death. II you were "a man, what short work ia
make f You 80
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eas.lf ln 'he N'i"a, are Il'e" 70 PIGS f"NF
thousAnu sheep are o1l'ei u'"h 10 "a day-
The excavations at the Roman Emporium
have been attended with great success, the mar
hles already taken from that ancient wharf be-
ing valued at 100000 francs The Emporium
has supplied every thing that the restoration Of
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Archbishop Purcell Of Ohio, who is now %
years Of age, Is the ol test Roman Catholic pre-
late Ia tue United States, having been couse-
Grated in So
saNa-or Patti, father Of M.dame Strakosch,
Naiame Adeliua Pltti-Caux and Mile Carotta
Prti, died on the 10Th Of August in Paris
John Duriyagca a nephew Of Edward Everett,
aud a well-known journalist, actor, ami dram
atist, died at the City Hospital in Memphis
few days ago utterly peuniless.
A recent Paris paper says that Miss Carlotta
Patti returns TO the United States in possession
Of prncely fortune, the receipts Of her con-
certs in Europe being estimate1 at over ,000,-
900 Of francs.
A son Of an ex-Presideut Of the United States
from Virginia, who mas become utterly deba-el
by indulgence in strong drink, has been al
mitted to a charity ward in one Of the Washing
ton hospitals.
Louise Rivers, daughter Of the late baronet,
Sir Henry Rivers, WAS recently arrested for
knocking down a girl Of T. in the high street
Of Winchester, England, without the slightest
prov0catiOn Miss Rivers seems 90 be eccentric.
for she has been hauled before the Justice three
times for similar ofeuses.
Gov Cafin's residence at NeNtonyil.e. near
Boston, is one ui the finest in Massachusetts
Il is partially surrounded by beautiful e.ms and
other shade tree-, with large lawn IN front.
where the aie- pass their leisure moments IN
croquet His conservatory Of rare plants is
equal TO, if it does not surplss, that Of any
private gentleman Ia the State. Pr1vefbill FIR
bis hospitality his carriages are usually iu
waiting on the arrival q every tran from Dos
ton. His hterali;y equals his hospitality, oae
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IABLE MANNfK-.-A good number OF irr-
sons have derIkcu tl tell US what 10 eat.
Neare pretty wcll up in that. EuJ there
is want Of some one who shall tei els how
To eat Il. Everybody eats. Very few know
how %. Robert toliyer says in bis sermon
az Detroit. Q. .et Be men are sometimes mis-
taken for hea.- rs there not another ami
mai they may ms,imes De mistaken tor3
AT tavern dinner, or steamboat supper,
OF tine waNside dcplts, where tle cyer-edt-
ing Yankee rIus a muck against the refresh
ment-man and the locomotive whistle, one
puts up with a good deal; while he shudders
at what Humanity becomes when the Inner
cupboard Is bare. Good eating manners are
among the rarcst gaces. Eve and ear are
terribly offended where appointments and
general culture led vuu u hope something
better One would rather do good many
things than 20 sit next a good many people,
not 50 much because their elbows are thrust
into your side, or their superhGous victuals
deposited in your lap, OF the conventional
fork abandoned for the capacious knife az
because of the clatter and clamOr the MUNICH
and the crunch, the smack and champ, with
which mouths. always oIeu, celebrate their
carnival. 1t is simple thing 10 eat with
ones mouth shut, and 50 reduce 20 nearer
harmony with divine things the act 81 neces-
sarv to our lives, and 80 welded with our
hOspitalities, but which at best cannot be re-
deemed Of some OF its very human attri-
butes.
There is a good thing remember in Mr.
Lowell's :" Seed-Grain - 4 nobleman bad
stopped at bishops residence. and
won the good will of his host by his
courtly address, but he had one bad habit
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An English officer. who has recently visited
Easter Island m the Pacific relates that he found
there three Roman Catholic priests, who hti ex-
ercised most wholesome influence IN th- man
eating Inhabitants. The fret priest came a'ole,
about three years ago. As soon ~ he landtd lie
was rohb q, and WAS 10 have been killed and
eaten, but the chief interfsted, aid ch,se 10
nave hin for his slave. The next who came was
fftnchman, and most resolute-lo king man,
WIN very powerful and determined cast Of
Pnysiog. nomy. The moment he landed they
t''"iel down ani tnlesvorsd to stone him, but
ri s'- near them and struck the first fellow be
''7s suca a bi y with his walking staff
th h.m ODD 'he -lot, then walked uumo-
e'.'- through the crowd cf swarming sa,vages,
u'" '.'I'u-n'y clHci and since that be has
Ne,er 31t once been ial.r-te5. but hns them well
.n mann on TIE whole. of c.ur-e the tr-t thing
nc lii va 10 pio-ui- ,he liberation ot the other
priest. and the two ave impressed on the minds
Of the people the Dies, that if they Kill either one
or the other ship will come ami destroy them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-24

A LITTLE TOO SHARP.-An enterprisiBg busi-
ness man of Hartford, CT, runs two branches
Of trade to wit grocery and fish ma ket the
grocery himself, the fish market by a deputy
and every night the latter makes returns Of the
days business to the proprietor. few days
since the grocer found in his fish market returns
a counterfeit five-dollar bill He didn't like TO
lose it, and didn't quite want to take the chances
Of trying to pass it. So he called an old darkey
who was hanging about the premises, and said
to him ''San, here'= a five dollar bin that's q
little doubtful If you'll take it and pass il,
I'll give yon a dollar of the change" Very
well,'' said Sam, and he took the bill and went
of Later in the day he returned having ac-
complished the feat and handed over 81 in
goud money to the grocer. That nigh: the gro
GER in counting the cash returns from his tish
market, was more surprised than delighted to
find the identical FIVE in the pile. Look here
said he sharply to his fi-h market clerk, % here's
a counterfeit bill--who'd ye take it of? Didn't
YOU know twas bad?'' The clerk took it and
looked at it a moment. "Oh yes" said be g
remember now | took ii Of Sam, the d,rkey. |
thought it was little doubtful, and WASH I going
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VOL. XLIII

hope few will regard me as lacking sl'H-
pathy with many needy and ill-placel oi
placed women Of our day, who are anAi1uS.5 :,
quiring and looking for " something o. uo ~
Is because would have this class sinale' -
next than it is in the present genefaloH .li,
sneak so plainly a. do. We are
miseiucated people, and the case Is VIZ VIZ IN
our girls than with our boys "l.HlH '-0
spbere of nv observation, not one girl III teu
really t-ainel or training TO earn her own h'e"-
hood in anv capacity the greater nun yer
- ,-s-,olr fo expect that they will marry Tor
i, ,,-s;,io1 and rear children for an occupation.
ua,ca welcome the agitation for Woman s
Pi-bte and Female Suffrage, as disturbing a
sta,nati7u which involved d" the pain without
he rea,e Of death. The issue will not be such
as tbe aritltors contemplate, tcr Nature IS too
strong for a will even so stubborn as Anna Dick
insou's. a persistency 90 dogged as Susan An
tbonv's but the fountains Of the great deep will
be profoundly stirred, and the result cannot fail
so be wholesome. Woman is insisting that her
share % the worlds work be allotted and -ecur-
ell to her, and the demand. however unwisely
urged or mistakenly directed is substantially
Just. What she, far more than man, needs 90
realize, IS. that no WgUl u0rt iH deg0ai4y,
though much may De rejected as uu>ultct 90 Der
strength. There Is work enough taAt she may
aulabiy d0-the neel is that she be quuihei
for, and rendered willing TO undertake IT, So
long as our more expen-Nely educated girls shall
fancy teaching, the only established pursuit that
they can follow without disgrace, many Of iaem
must live m.serably, and be driven by want 70
shame but let them awake to "a realizing sense
Of the true dignity Of labor, the essential noble
ness whereby human life is male happier and
sWeeter. and the world viii welcome them 90 D.
fair allotment of its service, with the proper Ie-
compeuse thereof, and woman bee e'erywhefe
freshly hailed. and with added reason as '' the
last best cf 90 Of God to maa.-IfafEf1 7Hf
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rb,ye the .unniurst kitten th.' any one ever
slE.
That has one black ear
That is Quick 10 hear,
and the tin of her til j. yellow, aud she has ono
black plT.
She comes TO me every morning ana se's up on
e. NY bed.
And purs me a song,
Though not very long
ALL fbink She says, You are sleeping but
ought 60 mp instead" D"
One DAYS came to my table. where was
writing alone,
AMI began 90 new
And at once knew
That Kitty was thinking Of something which
really ought to be known.
Sol looked l,an, asking mutely whatit was she
had 90 tell
And there | saw,
Right under her paw,
A great fat mouse. She wss asking if thought
she had done well.
Why, wouldn't sell MY kitten for dollar, FIVE
and ten.
J could not sell
What | love so well
For if iil, never should dud So cunning d
kit again.
lust now she sits on my shoulder, and SING me
a little song,
ANA say. " Miss New,
am writing of you,
And she paws my nose, tlr answer, ana heefs
on with her song E0rl Z. Rcf'r9'
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How 70 .EuuoTs SLEEr.-In order TO pro
mote >,ep ia case Fhere II l. wanting. it l. Of
course, u the fret place, ce,--ry 90 remove
every exciting cause of wakefu'ne-s. /, : gn-
orally essential 10 give up the Use of Tea and
coac,. 1ul, as has been sail, It IS sometimes
necessary 20 leave oi stimulan5s. The person
shouii take care that be does not 20 Co bed either
with cold fret or with q stomach that has been
long empty.
Many device Tor iuluciry somu5leace have
been qri-tcri with more or less st-1ess ,ue Of
these is c1u,oing the hair, which ha> very
soothing effect on some persons. Another is to
have the feet gently saampcaei. Walking about
the bedroom IA ones night dress, so as % get
what Dr. Frlukliu called au sir bath is a god
plan. AMI the ca.i water bath jus, before retIr-
ilS % ,ts;, by virtue % Its sJiml Irug action,
is u.teu successful. In more refractory cases
the Narm bath may te trie1-ir acts by WITH
driving the bl0lI from the brain. uu che stn,e
pr'nc:re, the upright position, by ayor-Eg the
return af sl.Ji from the head. j., Ei Tins Use
fu. .r is indeed, no unc mHo1 tL'u- o. 90 eel
oe.p'e vho sleep with great flcil-T when sitting
10 t chair or In carriage. but Who steep si;u
dficu.,y when wing down in bel.
Tie be-, bed fo s,esp up n IS barr mattress
eui the worst Of al Is that made of feathers
Many people are 50 susceptible tha- rhev are
unable t1 sivepi straogr bel A pa Is a..ei
Wl;h hops, the emau ,tions from which are uar-
cote, has been sometimes used with success TO
induce sleep.
People. Is a rule. go so sleep mo~tcs- .iy when
l,ing ou the ri ht7 side. Proper vent laii0n Of
the bed room Is Indispensable for sound sleep
AMI for health.
Sufficient outdoor exercise should IN every
instance 60 be taken, and those who are strong
enough should carry it 10 a sense Of fatigue. In
the Sitres Of Horace, TO swim three times across
the Tber is recommended as a means Of pro-
curing deep repose.-G GOOD Heaih
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may nave .i'.".l i.''iil9 I'd discuss OF tHey
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eIuiiland I'D tAtF respective families or,
JOB many 9tAer ways 'Aey may De a9Ie % ln-
tere-t each oiN'f 20 am exceptional degree.
And tAese young persons are suddenly
made uucomiortanle and conscious, by feel
ing oi ncihs feiiaI Aeu " % or, stii worse,
il they are .' cldicu afterwards. then We
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Is no more peace or profit to be bad. viii re
tire from the unequal contest, or suhside into
a phOtOgaph-bOOk, OF some other Convenient
shelter The success Of such an intruder is
most unlailing Of all if she happens to be a
married woman, and as such, well dressed
and confident, without "a chaperon to scold
her afterwards, and with social advantages
which make her attention douhly fattering
and desirable TO ifs object. Tins sort Of peo-
pie ought to he looked on by society as pub
lie enemies. If they could be made to see
that by forcibly monopoIiziug the attention
Of one person they incurred general contempt
and disapprobation, the inducement to plgeh
on other peoples manors would be c0nsidera-
bly less than it is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-24

OF which the bishop thought he should be
informed = less it might be to biz prejudice. -
Sending a trusty servant with him when he
resumed his journey, he bade him az the
rrisht moment, give his friendly warning.
1t was this " lie had found nothing that
was not highly commendable and agreeable
except an ugly motion Of the mouth and lips
when eating, accompanied with a noise
very dlsagreeable to hear The
count, ignor mt Of his bad habit. blush
cd' but ike brave man, replied Tell the
bishop that If all the gifts which uen make
to one another were like his. men would be
much richer than they are. For his great
courtesy and liberality to me, return him
Infinite thanks, and assure him that will
hereafter diligently guard against my evil
habit. God 20 with you"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-24

These impressions of wastefulne-s afe
heightened in many ways In tic Schuvl-
kill and Lehigh regions the price of c5al
stimulates operators % drive their works to
the utmost; in many places two sets of
hands are employed in the mines. one BY
day and one by night, and machinery Of ali
kinds is made to do far more than it was
built or designed to do On the railroads
trains crowding together crush one another
and. in various ways, so many coal ears are
destroyed that the shops engaged in building
them, which are using every means 10 in
crease the rolling stock in use, find it their
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-24

FaBEaS GAMING TAuuE--A corr,spon liant.
who has ieen ing the rounds Of tle gaming
table IN Germany. chats in the following man
ncr Of his experiences - At Eus. the ladie.
who arc not satisfied with the nature or the num-
Der of their offspring come to be set to rights by
q course Of bathing and to Judge from the re-
marSah'e number ot very fat people, the waters
must he good for corpueuce. Fat young led s
ami fat ali ladies' abound and there are also fat
men, who keep u the background and snore hor-
ubly AT night In some Of the hotels here all
the rooms on a floor communicate with each other
hy doors, and these fat people snore So loud that
yon hear them through two rooms Therefore
let every one visiting Ems be careful it it be pos
sihle, 10 obtain room not communicating with
those on either side So At lIamburr le tells ms
that nobody need any more dream # colossal f T.
tunes To be made Al the gambling table Three
hundred thousand francs is the amount III the
bank here for rouge e H0ir, and prince. who
commanded capital, who played iuieiouslv for
weeks. who hal good luck, who actually maid
men 20 mark the score for him NJ each table
could not succeed in making half the ainosirt
which noyelists place in their hero's hands in
successful half hour They say the Pasba'- visit
was a great time for Anonyma and lncognita,
and the rest Of the sisterhood ; for when be was
winning heavily ne huuiQ ldlA a luOusdnl-If4Lc
note over his shoulder to the lady whose bon ntf
pleased him. or whose glance Of congratulation
was more than usually sympathetic But the
Pasha is gone, and the old Russian Princess Is
gone, and there is nobody LETT to play very high
but a sweetly pretty young French countess, and
Californian or Australian, | cannot find out
which. who looks fresh from the diggiugs After
leaving Homburg, he visits Spa, aad thus con-
TIMES: Il took place at the roulette table, and
had not stsked more than once or twice, when
two haudsomely dressed ladies placed themselves
one GA each side of me, and commenced playing
with the smallest coins allowed, wedging me in
rather unpeasau;ly close between them. AT my
third or fourth stake | won on both the color and
a number, and my neigbbor on the right quietly
swept up my cons from the color the instant they
were paid. | demonstrated and she very politely
arsuel the point, ending by restoring my money
But during our discussion my far larger stake,
paid in the meanwhile, on the winning number,
had disappeared into the pocket Of my neighbor
on the ltfS, who was not so polite, and Was very
al my suggestion that the stake was
mine An appeal to the croupier only produced
a shrug Of the shoulders and regret that be had
not seen who had stakei the money. an offer to
stop the play, and suggestion that should ind
it very difficult to prove it was my stake The