Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-30
SAN FRANCIsCO COURTsHIPs
RAILROAD GRANITE GEO.
RRANCI1 TRAIN-THR LOT
Terry - RESULT OF THE
PRIMARY COMFORT FOR
DRUNK1.

'.L SAAN EhAANNhoNot 49,
William Shakespeare's metaphorical
assertion that the toad, ugly and veil
omous, yet wears a precious jewel in
its head (he never intended this for q
lesson in natural history, is fully
borne out by a glance through the
pages Of the "Third Bienniel Report
of the Superintendent of Public IN
struction for the State of California.
One would almost rs soon expect to
grow esthetical on the contemplation
Of corned beef and cabbage us to find
readable extracts, fine thoughts and
clever aphorisms In an official docu-
ment; and yet, rs l am about to show,
the dull looking pamphlets turned out
by the State Printer do occasionally
contain something besides dry details
and drier figures.
Extracts.
"The clamor for practical educa-
ton Is sometimes the expression of a
materialistlc sentiment that estimates
everything, learning Included, by Its
valve In dollars and cents"
Who would have supposed the Rev.
O. P. Fitzgerald capable Of such n pro-
found thought. There is hope yet for
the Overland.
"The supreme object of desire held
out az an incentive to stimulate effort
Is, that the boy shall win a crown of
thorns In the White House, Mt Wash
ington /; the girl, that she shall be
raised above the blessed necessity of
exertion, to a sphere of fashion and
frivolity."
A hit, a palpable hit at every mother
In the land. Do not they all expect
their sons to become Presidents or
legislators?
"Itwas the remark of distinguished
foreigner that the strength and beauty
| of our Institutions consist In the per-
lection Of our municipal system and
the efficiency of the local administra-
tion."
And when the Rev. o. P. penned
those words the Supervisorial Ring
had been in efficient working order for
two years. But perhaps he intended
to add ARENAS Wards postscript,
1.-THE above Is wrote sarcastic"
"The trustee Of a public school Is a
more important fInctionary than Gov
| ernor, Senator, Congressman or Assem-
blyrlan." So the trustee of all the
schools must be a more important
functionary than Prince, Potentate or
President, and consequently the cler-
ical gentleman who thus meekly toots
his own horn elevates himself by
natural differences to a position far
tr%anscending all other American dig
But I picked up the book with a fell
desire to bully you with statistics
there Is nothing transporting in the
city to write about), and cannot be
diverted from my intention by these
extracts.
The School Census Marshal's returns
for last year give a city population Of
d, 504 Juveniles Excluding babies UNI
der fve(, divided into IL, 500 boys and
-, 1854 girls. At first thought these
figures may only appear suggestive OF
nImberless base ball clubs to be
formed, tons Of candy to be consumed,
| and thousands Of boxes Of flre-orackers
to beexploded:; but a second glance
| ut them cannot failto notice the won-
| derful equality In numbers between
| the sexes, and that will give rise to
| speculative fancies about marrying
and giving In marriage. Now, rs San
Francisco Is with some truth supposed
to be distinctive In everything from the
rest Of the world, the question arises
on what new and improved principle
| will these IL, $50 boys WOO and win the
| 1884 girls. Native born San Fran
| cisco Is fast arriving at a marrhgeable
age, it has been brought up under new
surroundings, under a condition OF
| things that do not exist elsewhere, and
Is generally acknowledged to be q lit
tie smarter than any other generation
of juveniles that ever lived on TINS
mundane sphere, so It Is not expecting
| too much II we anticipate that 1t will
| discard the old fashioned manners OF
| counting, and do its l~ove-naking IN n
| style redolent of San Francisco and no
| where else. We have no leafy lanes
that seem made for whispering lovers:
There Ia nothing within our municipal
limits that would do for q trysting
gate, and no corn-huskings, bees, APP
ple-pearings, or sleigh-rides. to make
broad and smoth the highway to Hy-
men. It Is evident that the signing san
| Francisco swain Is not favored by
! Cupid with half the aids to matrlmony
possessed by the youth Of the Atlantic
coast, and that nature lends but little
| glamour to support his wooing. Yet
courtship has In all ages been assoei,
ated with the romantic, aud It would
be almost a pity II San Francisco was