Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-16


soon as sentences can be read, they must alst
be understood, and after that no reading
lesson is simply recited and written-it al
ways forms the subject of Intelligent review
and criticism. The moral aspect is specially
observed and utilized, and the logic and the
grammar does not escape the critical eye.
1t will therefore be seen how allimportant
| is the quality of readers to be used, and how
inadequate for such purpose those now in
! general use in our schools. Of the Readers
we must demand: Q) That the first book be
on the principle of reading and writing as
| given above. ~ That not single unmean-
ing, illogical, ungrammatical. or in any way
doubtful sentence, morally or otherwise, be in
any of the books. ~ That every essay,
story, poem or other article be the very
cream of juvenile literature, and in the line
and for the purposes herein indicated. each
one being conspicuous for Its superior useful
ness nobility of sentiment, or its high mo-
rality. The Readers should contain the
germs leading to future scientific and literary
knowledge, and be of such character as will
prove an incentive to and aid in gaining prac.
teal information. Nor must they pretend to
be textbooks for the sciences as such they
must simply whet the mental appetite of the
pupil for the good things in store for them.
With series on this rational and scientific
basis, even mediocre teacher can do toler-
able work. With books such as the McGuf-
| fey, the best teacher in the world will make
reading, under the new system, failure, as
there is no sound foundation upon which TO
work.
PERsoNAL.-Sparrow Smith and wife left
yesterday afternoon on the Eastern overland
for weeks vacation in the mountains.
Con Birdsall and wife started yesterday for a
sojourn at Bartlett Springs. Senator w. H.
Brown was in the city yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs C. w. Clark have returned from Bart
lett Springs Mrs. Hahn has also returned
from Napa. Peter Bryding and wife are
back from Hardin Springs. James Nc.
CATCHY and wife have gone to Monterey
! Mr.. McClatchy is quite i'll. Frank w.
Gross, Clerk of the Supreme Court, was in
the city yesterday. C. H. Faifchild has gone
upon hunting and fishing trip to Shasta
county. Ben Welch has gone to Ogden. Mrs.
! VIM. Hadwick and daughter and Mrs. o. II.
Wing started for Santa Cruz yesterday
Chas. G. Bonte and w. r. Freeman left for
Arizona yesterday, where they have mining
daughter, accompanied by Mrs. Thos GUM
ian and daughter, of this city, left for
Truckee and Tahoe yesterday afternoon.
James I. Felter, wife and daughter have re.
turned from the Bay. j. w. Mackey passed
through to San Francisco yesterday. VIM.
Higgins, james Cannon and Edward Morris
returned from shooting yesterday. C. IL.
Cummings and wife go to Monterey this
morning.
MERCHANDISE REpoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
1Ssh instant For Lindley & Co., 200 cases
canned oysters, 1 case cigars; w. D. Com
stock, case and 10 boxes chairs, case ma
pie wood; Adams, Mcneil & Co., 8 pack
ages tobacco Baker & Hamilton, | case
cutlery Booth & Co., 45 cases tobacco; G..
II. Gilman, IL cases boots; Hall, Luhrs &
Co., case cigars; Scofeld & Tevis, SO bar
res spirits; Continental Oil and Transporta.
ton Company, tank oil ; III. Fisher, case
citron and lemon peel; Huntington, Hopkins
q Co.. case hardware Weinstock & Iubin,
cases dry goods, l case shirts A. Coolot,
l case cigars; H. Eckhardt, 2 cases of fire.
arms, l case eunwads 1 case metallic car
tridges, 2 cases paper shells, case cartridges !;
l.. L.. Lewis, l can stove polish; o. Walther,
l can oil; X. Stone & Co, box saddlery
hardware j. G. Davis, boxes walnut
chairs w. A. & G. S. Houghton, | case
cards, 8 boxes books; K c. Terry Il Co.,
package paper; Thomas Harper. 8 boxes
shoes j. NJ. West, box emigrant goods.
FREE RIDING.-A short time since r. r.
Scott, who had been an inmate of the Napa
Asylum, passed through here under charge of
an officer from Tehama county, where, hav-
ing recovered from insanity, he was TO an
swer to the criminal charge of incest.
Shortly after he was taken through here for
San Quentin to serve term of ten years for
the above crime. Yesterday Sheriff Foster
of Tehama went down to the Bay to take
Scott again to Tehama for another trial OF his
case, which is granted upon the ground that
he is still insane. He viii probably pass
through north to-day, and return to Napa
about two days later. So much exercise at
free riding, with change of air and scenery
ought to cure any nslady and remove all the
possibility of insanity.
INcEYDIAhIsM AT Folsom. = About 10
o'clock on the night Of the 18th inst. bold
attempt was made to burn the nd-house,
at Folsom, Of the Sacramento and Placerville
Railroad Company. Fortunately the fire was
discovered in time to prevent the destruction
Of the buildings. A candle. box full of waste,
thoroughly saturated with kerosene, was
found in the building, in a blaze, by railroad
men who were returning fro.a visit to the
scene OF the fire which destroyed Chinatown
in the afternoon of the same day. Through
the exertions of Joseph Kinney, the compa-
nys agent at this place, the fire was quickly
extinguished and no damage was done.
FREIGHT 11ovEMENTs.-Ca loads of
freight were received in this city yesterday
as follows: Two of lime, 50 Of wood, of
sand, of ice, Of old iron, IL Of lumber, 4
of -four, Of mill stuff, Of doors. sashes and
blinds, ] Of granite OF household goods, of
canned fruit. OF buggies, l Of coal. Through
car loads were shipped East from this point
as follows; Four Of merchandise, of onions,
Of potatoes, of salmon, s Of wool, of
"shearliugs, / of canned goods, l of quick
silver. l of rice, l of powder, of hides.
STATE FISAYcHs.- there was
paid into the States Golfers by L. W. Gross,
Clerk of the Supreme Court fees received by
him for the month of June, the sum of 81, OH,
and Charles M. Coglan paid ia SO as a
donation under the provisions of an Act to
provide for the receipt and appropriation Of
donations to the State, and under the pro-
visions of that act the SO was placed in the
construction fund of Drainage District No. l.
INcoRPoRArIoNs.-The articles of incor-
poration of the Central Land Company were
fled yesterday in the Office of the Secretary
of State. Its object is to acquire and dispose
of lands and city and town lots principal
place of business, San Francisco. Its capital
stock is 100000, divided into 400 shares.
The first set of Trustees are VIM. L. Cole
man, II. p. Wakelee. H. F. Williams, L. L.
Miner and Solomon Heydenfeldt.
NV SEAL.-There was filed with the Sec
rotary of State yesterday copy of the new
seal OF Alpine county. 1t consists of the
coat of arms of this State inclosed within q
circular belt. Upon the belt are the words,
Board OF Supervisors, Alpine county, Cal
ifornia.n
A CARD.-The several lines of gents me-
dium-weight suits, in tweed, cashmere and
cheviot. now being offered in the Clothing
Department, Mechanics Store, are undoubt-
edly the best value, for the prices asked, ever
offered in Sacramento. The goods are Of ex.
celleut quality, and the makeup durable and
fashionable Gentlemen desiring clothing Of
this weight should examine this invoice at
once. They will be amply repaid. Mechanics
Store. Weinstock & Is'i6in, proprietors.
4 LUXURY IL THESE HoT DAYs-One Of
.Jewett's Patent Refrigerators, WHICH will
keep meats, butter, ETC.. sweet and cool. To
be had at Alderman 4 Co.'S 629 j street.