Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-06-16
A PERcEPTIBLE EFFECT.


above No to make common cause
against the Chinese seem to be &C.
complaining something. We were
prone to believe at the beginning
that anti. Chinese clubs would have
but . transitory existence and
would accomplish nothing credita-
BILE 10 themselves or calculated to
mitigate the Chinese evil. We
may find Il more in accordance
with probability, and at the same
time quite ss agreeable. to relin-
auish this opinion for an opposite
one. Meanwhile in strict justice to
all sides it Is pleasant to record
any advancement, peaceful and dig
nified, toward the goal held In
view by these societies. 1t is to be
noticed Is Q promising feature OF
the movement thus far that in
some OF the papers of the Com
stock appear advertisements calling
for white help in departments here
tofore monopolized and exclusively
held by the pig-taiied pests. One
prominent restaurant keeper in
auires for female cooks and fe-
male waiter. The former are in
tended to take the place, no doubt,
OF Cinnamon, who claim the name
of culinary chiefiains, but who, IN
fact. know but how, as general
thing. to make food uupalataole to
the average white mans taste.
Those who board out will hail this
prospect with Joy. as 1t heralds d
time not far in the futare when
they may be able to get a steak
done according to rule, or pud-
ding that does not carry the favor
OF neighbori4g dishes, mayhap
cabbage. onions, garlic. and so on.
This has long been q hardship that
unfortunate bachelors saw no road
out Of except to maintain = house
hold of their own and q cook who
might reasonably be expected to
have the gastric peculisrities of her
Affect ousse bcarder in view when
preparing meals. If the anti-coo-
lie clubs solve this problem, and
bring petticosts again into the
kitchen, they will thereby incu,
the gratitude Of q host Of long suf-
fering people. But can women be
found to tsee the place Of the Chi. |
oese nov 20 firmly roo;ed in this
branch Of occupationl That is
question that naturally arises, and |
before which all our hope of q re-
form In kitchen mysteries dies |
away libs mist before . scorching
snn. After . while. when there is
, demand Tor other kinds of help !
about private houses and hotels |
than that which now holds absolute |
control Of this industry. there will !
be found plenty of white people.
men and women, to step willingly
forward and perform the duties.
Where there is not . demand for a
certain class OF labor, that kind of |
labor will not be found to any ex-
lent. But let Q demand arise, and
} supply will surely follow in
course Of time. The law which
governs this is the same as that
which regulates supply and de-
mand in the commercial marts. and
Is we'll understood by every dab
bier in political economy. Many
and some papers. how
over, 1.-THE latter invariably belong
Ing to the blstherskite ORDER lose
night of this fact entirely. and ex-
claim, with az assumed depth of
understanding thai is amusing
that the Chinaman is indispensable
in certain pursuits because white
people cannot be found to take his
place. When you ask them to ex.
plain Why it is that our brethren
on the other side OF the Missouri
river get along without the invalu.
Able assistance of John. they are
!cornsred. and generally escape
tnrough the unsupportable asser-
zion that on this coast everything il
different; that white men drink
whiskey and are unreliable. and
shat while women Thy reason
pf certsip climatic peculiari,ies.
they say-A gross Islander, tool are
equally untitled for places OF re-
sponsibility, One gets quite GU,
OF patience with such shallow
minds. and is forced to conclude
that papers which cannot follow an