davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1882-02-17

gave but 2,4l4,0l5 males and u.s.
9O6 females able TO read and write.
There were over 100000 men and
100000 women NOT able 10 read or
write. Less than sixty years ago it
was regarded as immoral ina peas
ant or middle class woman to be able
to read or write. In 1860 but one
woman in every twenty WAS able to
read or write. The State pretsnds
10 patrOnize education, but its aver
age expenditures for this object have
not exceeded 81 ,250.000 n year since
1915, when tho present King came
10 the throne. From the expatria
,ion of Isabella in 1868, down TO the
return of her son in 1875, whether
under the republic or the house OF
Savoy, or the republic again, there
WAS no improvement in popular ed
ucs,ion. Indeed, it is difficult for 4
nation so deeply. hopelessly in debt,
and SO hard run for revenue, 10 make
solid improvements in education by
means of national help, and the debt
is constantly increasing. Ii was 81,
l05,Q0O,00O in 1868, and the various
experiments in government since
then. added TO civil wars at home
and long years of conflict with the
Cubans, have added to this $3.50,
100000, making the total debt in
1875 over 82,055,0OO,0OO. and in
1881 it was stated at 81 750, ,000, 900,
with total revenue in 1880 Of but
Sl50,O00,0oO against a total expen
diture of $l6l, 100000. OF this ex.
pend';ure but the pi,iful sum of ST..
25O, 900 went tn the cause of popular
education. The State of California,
with less than one twentieth the pop
nation oi Spain, spent two and one
half times as much the same year in
the same cause.
The recent decision of the "Sn
preme Educatio"al Council" implies
that Spanish public opinion has Ia
ken a sharp turn in the direction Of
womsn's rights, and that females in
that country are to have IN equal
show with males for such poor adj
vantages Of education Ms the Govs
rrnment can afford to offer.
, 1882-02-17
shipping Intelligence.

PORT TOWNSEND. Feb. l3,-Sailed--
Barkeniine Nnr!tP. for San Pedro. Ar
rivpd-Bnk ntine Tam O'ShaniPr. from
San Francisco. In the Siraits--British
shin Storm King. tor Royal Roads for
orders: Hawaiian bark Starlight, from
Guaymas Tor Port TownSen''.
PoRT DISCOvERr. Feb. ll.-Sailtd-
Brig Deacon. for San Francisco.
PORT GAMBLE, Feb. l2.--Sailed-Ba Ba rk
Atalanta. for San Francisco.
PORT MADISON. Feb. l3.-Arrived-
Bark Northwest. from San Francisco.
PORT BLAKgLY. Tpb. l2.-ArrIyed-
Bark Martha Rldrout. from Honolulu.
Feb l5.-Thr ship Otago AMI barkea-
lin" Wrestler act sail this morning, pnt
back on account Oi rough weather. The
following vessels arrived last night and
today: Gillian ship Inspector, iro n Val"
parsiso. via san Francisco: Hawaiian
bark Starlight. from Gnaymas: American
bark Fresno. from Ilavrr, France, bark
Buena Vista. from Honolu'u; bark TidaI
Wave, from san Francisco; schooner
| Llgirondr. from Altara, Mexico; schoOn-
er Endnra, from san Francisco; schOoners
Huenrne. from san Pedro; Helen Kim.
ball and American Girl from San Fran.
cisco.
, 1882-02-17

Yield or PRECIOUS METALS FOB
lSSl. BY Wells Fargo's anuual state
nent OF precious metals for lSSl produc-
X in States and Territories west oi the
Missouri river. the aggregate products
are as follows: Gold S.l.S60. $50; silver,
$l5,O17, $50; lead 81 3jl ,90?; copper, 81
10000. Total gross result, $S4,5Oi,4T.
California shows d, crease Of god Of
$57S.0GS; Nevada shows total falling off
So, | a 051. the yield from COm>tNck bring
only Sl.72j, 1862, as against $5,3l2,502 in
lSS0. Colorado. Utah aud AriIm shows
All increase oV, last year. Our own Ter
riIOry is credtrh with the pa try sum OF
sSl0,9G3 in god dust and bullion, and
Idaho 81 S3+, i74.
DE- v. W. Lane. OF Port Gamble, has
been tendrrel the apDnintn"nt Of Cha .
lain for seamen on Puget Sound bv the
A nerican SeamrnI Fr end society o. SO,
Wall street, New Yoik. an,l has accepted
the otf.r with duties tn b.gin April lst,
1892. The society are Uncertain n to
thir place ot location on Pug't S,nna,
aud are seeking the necessary intornition
before definitely 'naking il.
TIE British ship Roxelana. with \ csrgo
Of English COT on board Tor San Fran.
cisco has been burned at sea. She was "A
ST. John IN, b., ship. built in lS77. wa;
owned at that port. anl measured l4)S
tons. A littlr over Y az ago shs loaled
lumber AZ the Taconl Stw nil. and car
ried her cargo to Aptr,la
, 1882-02-17

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, 1882-02-17
EDUCATION IN SPAIN.

5. y. "ChrOnicle."l
Madrid dispatches tell of some.
thing like an educational boom in
Spain. The "SuprAme Educational
Council" has actually given its con.
sent to the education Of women!
This unique news needs explanation
10 enable the American reader to
understand il. The cause of popu
lar education runs lower in Spain
than in any other Of the so called
enlightened nations Of Europe.
Even Mohammedan countries are
ahead of "the most Christian State"
o: Europe in this respect, for the
children of all good hlusselmsns
who can afford it are taught to read
the Koran at least.
Up to the year 1903, when Napo
leon put his brother Joseph on the
throne of the Spanish Bnurbons,
education was in the hands Of the
clergy. Since then the State has
taken a hand in it; but feeble one.
At the close of the last century only
$4,000 children attended the prim
sry schools. in lS4S the number
rose to 3,7ll, and in 1871 to ,O46.
55S pupils. The census Of 1860
, 1882-02-17

THE Grand Lodge Of Free and
Accepted Mssons for the Territory
Of Washington, dates back to 1858
for the time OF its organization. On
the 9th Of December that year q
convention was held in Olympia, for
the purpose of considering the pro
priety of establishing a Grand Lodge
Charles BiIes, Of Grand Mound,
presided at the gathering, and Thos.
NJ. Reed acted MS Secretary. Four
subordinate Lodges were represents
ed, viz: Olympia, Steilacoom, Grand
Mosnd and Washington, aud the
number Of delegates was ten. On the
Sth Of December constitution for
the Government OF the Gran Lodge
and all the subnrd nate lodges under
the jurisdiction OF the Grand Lodge
was adopted, and on the 9th of De
cemher, 1853, the organization was
completed Of the Grand Lodge Of
Free and Accepted Masons of Wash
ington Territory. T. F. McElroy
WAS the first Grand Master, and he
was succeeded in 1859 bv James
Biles, in 1850 by S. Garfpld-, in
1861 by ID. Baglsy, in 1862 and also
in 1863 hy 7. NJ. Reed, in 1864 bv
A. f.. Brown, in 1865 by E. Evans,
in 1866 by 7. NJ. Reed, in 1867 by
j. Biles, in 1868 bv E. Lombard, in
1869, by w. Il. Troup, in 1870, bv
J. T. Jordan. in 1877! 2 bv G. o
Hallrr, in 1873 by ID. c. H. Roths.
child. in 1874 bv J. r. HAYDEN, in
1875 by T. T. Minor, in 1876 nv P.
\. Preston, in 1877 by r. G. Hill, in
1878 by E. P. Ferry, in 1879 by o.
p. Lacey, in 1880 by l.. Snhns, and
in 1881 bv r. Guirbard. The Grand
Lodge Record Of 7. NJ. Reed is pc
culiarly distinguished. He has been
a Grand officer from the beginning,
the onl y man who has been Grand
Master three times. and twenty times
elected Grand Secretary, holding
the latter office during an unbroken
period of fifteen years, from 1867 to
1881 inclusive. --"Wslla Walla
Union"
, 1882-02-17
TIE wORLD OF Art.

Art has large place aud grnat influ.
pnvp IN the world. and il Il an untlrniablr
firct that progressive civilization may h'
grmged by the degree OF attention paid tn
Ohjr, Ia ot rrfincd heanty and pure. elryat-
ing lOwlinrss. II il not many years since
thar good piciuns could only he afforded
by the very lich, bur now all this j.
changed. aud works of ART Of zeal merit
are within lhe ready mpanS OF Nil. and
few homes there are in whi'h are NOT 10
b" iOnnd evidences OF culture In the right
direction
Home should be and can be made the
mO-i desirable place Tor AL members Of
the IA auiy. ami not least among i'S AIS
fractions can the pictures with which il
adorned e Regarded. Those ni the rS-
ing generation who are brought up nm
der refined inilu"pcps. viii become our
nOblest men aud women Of the future
In no way can the atfracfiyenrS< Oi home
be increased 10 Chraply and effectively ~
By rhr addition OF beautiful pictures. Pic
tnreS that hut few years since cOSts large
snlns Of money may now I've purchased
Tor the vpriest trifc. and If the least Judy
mcmt IA brought To bear In the selection.
WORKS Oi real mrrir may be- had; or ii the
purchaser naS no taste in such matters. MI
that is necessary /! for him TO be sure thar
he purchases ih. goods of reliable hOnIr
~ this connection it may he proper for llS
to mention the grat Ar Publishing firm
NJ Mrs'rS. George StnSon Il Co.. Port
land. Maine. who during the last year
have sold over ten millions Or pictures.
1t Is believed that they paw more for post
age stamps than nly other house. not
only in this country. bur in the worll At
large. During the year lS19 they paid
, 1882-02-17
Groceries,.

A complete stock of Fancy 40
well rs staple goods in this line, all
Of which would ask your inspection
Of.
gD- Wool, Hides, Butter, Eggs,
Potntoes-Anyrhing, in fact, taken
in exchange for Goods, or, Cash
paid for same.
, 1882-02-17

THE attractive labels on the
American canned goods exported TO
England ere doing much 10 popn.
larize our food products with the
Britishprs. The English trade pa.
prrs all admit that moro taste is dis
PLAYED by Americans in this regard
than bv any other people. 1t is safe
tn assert that If the contents Of the
highly decorated cans are not up to
the mark, they will not remain in 70
vor long with the sons Of Albion.
, 1882-02-17

DOING GOOD FOR OREGON. The Port.
land STANDARD" makes the following
sensible and truthful remarks about Ore
CONS Illustrated PapeI. which We cheer
fully endorse and will only add that it is
published at Portland. Oregon. at ~ 90
per year: with the January number OF
the West Shore" begins Its eighth vol.
umr, aud n,anifcsts by the superiority Of its
Autographs that it has steadily kept abreast
with the improvements and spirit OF the
rimes. The last number ot this magazine
IL devoted pirtOrially almost exclusively
70 Salem. and contains the best work of
the kind ever issued ia Oregon. The hcn-
eft oi reliable periodical Of this kind TO
the State i almost inca'clilahle, and we
venture the assertion that the West
Shore" since Ira first number. has attract
ed more immigrants among ia than amy
other agency in the Pacific Northwest.
Easprn people. seeing the handsome 4, d
substantial bindings OF our country, pub
lie and private. as illustrated bv Mr.. Fam
uels. very naturally farm the idea that n
young community thar supports 40 much
architectural beauty must be rich and
tlonrishing. and good place IN which to
live. Nast's caricatnres ars said to carry
more weight than the longest editorials g,
for the points are seen At glance and
strike home to everybody. and 40 Il ia with
piprr that presents. In flrSt-claS7 style,
the pictures of Or CONS advancement and
wealth. The West Shore" il an enter
prize that shoud be Iib"ral'y supported by
the wel-wislers Of the Pacific North
west.
, 1882-02-17

The Canadian Pacific Company
has 900 miles of road 10 build over
a stretch Of prairie country, the cos,
of which will be about $4,000 per
mile, or little more than the cost Of
ties and rails, and their transporta
tion and laying. Their subsidy,
however, amounts 20 $4,000 per
mile. Who would not like to build
railroads at such rates?
, 1882-02-17

NEN Tacoma "I.e,iger:" On Tues.
dav morning last the bark Lizzie
Williams loaded down with coal so
that the water line was within thrae
feet Of her upper deck pushed out
from the coal dock, set sail and
started down Sound for the ocean
without aid Of tug or pilot. /, was
noticed in the last issue of the Led
ger that she came in by the same in.
expensive means. Hence we poin,
to case coming within our own
view and knowledge in verifcation
Of the Ledgsr's previously published
COMPARABLE STATEMENT.
Necessary port expenses, Portland. .... $500
Necessary port ex,enses Tacoma ....... 5000
, 1882-02-17

THE Government goes on untir
ingly with its work of paying the
debt. During the month of Janu.
ary the national indebtedness WAS
decreased to the amount Of nesrly
thirteen million dollars.
, 1882-02-17
ID. A. JENNINGS,

Importer and wholesale Dealer in
Groceries. Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
&c. SEATTLE, w. II.
p. o. Box 25S-
, 1882-02-17

Send for Jennings Price List.
, 1882-02-17
Cigars s1S Tobacco.

Eastern Cigars of all brands; also
California; full stock cf both on
hand and for sale at San Francisco
prices.
, 1882-02-17

Necessary pOri expenses, Portland. .s45
Necessary port exrenses, Tacoma ....... 90
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-04
ORANGE COUNTY.
West Randolph,

A little child of n. l.. Boyden, ESQ.,, came
near drowning, this week. 1t was found in
large mud puddle, under water, just 10 time
to save its life.
A party, including Hon. W. II. Dubois
and wife, X. j. Kimball, Esq, and family,
went to Mount Mansfield, Wednesday. The
former will remain in Montpelier week, on
their return.
f. j. McWain, Esq, has received from
Dakota fine Indian pipe. The bowl is made
OF reddish stone, and the ''stem" which Is
about two feet long. is wood trimmed with
beads, feathers and hair. This pipe was
found soon after the Custer massacre
For the seven past months of 1889, the
mercury was lowest January "a, "a below
zero; the highest, July II, so above; mean
temperature. 37.4. Observations taken at !
a. m. The aggregate temperature above zero
Tor January, was 1868; February, sos; March,
160i April 997; May, 2408 June, 1s43 /;
July, 2l34.
Material is being obtained and the history
will soon be published Of the town OF Brain
tree. A young man contemplates publishing
history Of Randolph.
Last June Is. 4. I.ombard's fine $4,000
house and barn were destroyed by fire The
IRE caught in the barn and at the time the
cause OF it was a mystery, but the general
opinion was that an insane man perpetrated
the deed. Mr.. Lombard's oldest adopted
daughter, l2 years Of age, has Just confessed
That she set the hay afire Her father had
chlded her for misdemeanor, and being Of q
fiery disposition thought she would get her
revenge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-04
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
81. Albans.'

About three hundred persons attended the
Masonic picnic at Missisquoi Park on Satur-
day, mostly Free Masons and their families.
About fifteen car loads of excursionsts from
Montreal were found in possession of the
grounds on arrival of the train from st. AL
bans. The Montreal Free Masons were high.
~ delighted with their outing, and several
expressed desire TO ''annex" the Park to
Canada.
The Rev. W. c. Van Meter lectured at
the Baptist church Sunday evening upon
mission work in Rome. Italy" The church
was well filled aud the discourse was inter
esting.
l.. l.. Lawrence, Esq, was in town Mon
day, taking the disclosure of trustees in
the case OF a. S. Hyde VS.. A. q. Stafford
and trustees. Mr.. Hyde sued Mr.. Stafford on
book account and iriisteed Hon. Bradley Bar
low aud Hon. j. &. Smith, claiming that
those two individuals were owing Mr.. Stafford
for legal services in the case of G. Bainbridse
Smith VS.. Barlow, Smith and others.
Monday night IL select party of about one
hundred enjoyed moonlight excursion and
dance at Missi.quoi Park. The party left
st. Adams on the Montreal train at five
O'Clock returning about midnight. Baker
brothers orchestra furnished the music, and
a cold collation. was provided at the restaur-
ant in the park. Mcssrs. F.. $. Stranahau.
w: ii. Hunt, Z. {. Smith and L. j. Cham.
herlain ac'cd as u committee of the whole"
and managed the excursion, which proved an
enjoyable occasion.
Several St. Adams families have taken ad-
vantage of the special excursion rates and
gone to Block Island, the new seaside resort
in Long Island Sound
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-04
The Barnuni and Jumbo show,

Everybody is awaiting the arrival of this
great amusement combination, and Wedues-
day of next week will be grand gala occa.
sion. The Boston Post of June 10 comments
az follows About Jumbo! Well, he is the long
John Wentworth Of elephants. You wouldn't
ike to have him fall on you though if he did
you wouldn't be likely to make much CON-
plant. We didn't pick him I'D to see how
much he weighed. It's hard to realize how
enormous Jumbo is till he is seen beside
Chief, heretofore the biggest of the herd, and
generally considered quite a stable beast.
lie Is not remarkably solid in build, for an
elephant, but has very long legs and towers
up Tar above the others. Though accus-
toned to associate with dukes and even
princes, there is no snobbishness about this
fascinating foreigner. So long as it's cookie
or chunk of candy, he doesn't care whether
the hand that tenders 1t is bootblack or a
millionaire's. This democratic spirit, so in
Keeping with the institutions of this country,
is much to be admired. There is a rhinoce.
Iros,. who would be about as big as Jumbo, il
his legs were as long, and with skin thick
enough to justify him In entering politics.
There's more lions than you'd care to meet
loose in lonely field, several specimens of
the giraffe an animal possessing the glorious
good sense to hold Its tongue, and any guam
lity OF other beasts, birds, reptiles. Three
rings enclosed 10 one big race.track are put
down. Barpum never had such a magnifi-
cent corps OF gymnasts before. The train.
ed stations were interesting. Lulu, a very
intellectual-lookiDg gentleman, allowed him
sell TO be sprung from the ground to the top
OF the tent in style which is pleasant to
look upon, but which we shall not permit
70 DC applied to ourselves Eva Walker
danced very cleverly upon the tight
rope. and meantime, entertainments of merit
were in progress in the other rings. Prof.
Arst,ngstalls exhibitions of his trained clc-
plants were wonderfully interesting. The
Davenport brothers did some hlever boxing.
and the entertainment closed with the bip.
podrome races. The great four horse chariot
race was the event Of all, and was gallantly
contested and well won. As whole, i
IS the greatest show on earth, indeed. In
every department, 1t is excellent, but especi.
ally IN the hippodrome, which in itsolf alone
constitutes first class entertainment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-04
Captain Mayne Reid.

Writing from London, correspondent ,f
the New York Graphic says The other day
saw a strangely attired man. He wore a
furry wooden suit, cut as to coat like Nor
folk shirt or an artists jacket as to paria.
looms, like u Mexican's trousers; velvct-iur-
red slippers on his feet that displayed almost
coQuettishly vermilion-hued stockings: u
bright red vest an undaunted collar Of red
and white stripes standing erect and cncir
cling the neck higher than the latitude OF the
ears and pointing In direct right angles over
the nose in front a white service cork hat
bound with satin ribon draped with silk cords
around the crown, while from out OF
this oddly appearing figure, and from
and jovial, in which shonc so twink
ling an eye that one could not but
join in the pleasurable feelings so apparently
fully enjoyed by Captain Mayne Reid lie
was leaning on his crutches, whose dainty
shape and gold mountincs almost deprived
thcm OF the painful Significance of their pre-.
scncc. Friend of my boyhood days How
many bears he and have sho, together in
company with nearly a million other bows.
How we have trailcd the tiger to its secret
lair, deiied the elephant 10 his jungle, wrest.
led single-handed with the grizzly, vanquish
ed all sorts of wild beasts, rode over bound
less pralrles In successful search Of white
buffalo, taken great fish from all waters, md
starved, fought and ,rumphed together.
"The fact of it u.s." said Captain Maynt
Reid II want to know something about
pension that is due me in America You see
these crutches? carry those becaus. of the
wound received when led II forlorn hope
in Mexico. am an cx-ofticer of he Amer
can army that invaded Mexico. But | do
love the country. You have been in Ameri-
ca some time tell me something about the
pensions"
couldn't ; but | was weak enough to
send him an editorial cutting on the subject
which happened 10 fall in my way.
His general conversation is bright and
CHEEKY. He has country house down in
liertfordshire, where he raises sheep of
many colors. He has their fleeces spun into
cloth, and the cloth made into garments, and
he wears the garments. As they say in Lon
don, There you are, don't you see"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-04
VERMONT GIRLS.
what They say About Them Down In
BOSTON,

Correspondence Of Wayerly Magazine.l
The beauty of New England country girls
is no novelty in fiction, but one must Sc. it
with his own eyes in order to realize what the
novelists say. Take forty Vermont Made $
picked, OF course. from sugar party or
an apple bee under the shadow Of the Green
Mountains, and mach them for beauty at
any court or centre of fashion in the world
and you will have u c0tcrie OF female beauties
fit to win the hear Of princes and revolu-
tionlze kingdoms We sat down and talked
with bevy of these mountain beauties They
were at home on art and science and music,
and oh very much at home on poetry. How
they could scintillatc on the subject of
Tcnnyson, or Longfelow, or even the much
abused and much cJddled Oscar Wilde
II would turn a city critic green with envy
to hear them. Where did they get it all :?
Why, from the fouutain-head of all literary
experimentation the books themselves.
On the centre-iable In the best room of these
New England farm houses you will find nice
ly bound copies of most of the modern elias.
sizes and some of the ancient In fact, the
rural districts furnish The larger part of our
reading population. Out-of-door work-or
work Of any kind that faiigues the body
makes one hungry and thirsty after hooks.
Try it-Work with hands and feet out.of-
doors, or about the house for a week, aud
You will fairly ache for some kind of read
ing, not alone to rest you, but to supply
neglected part Of your organism-ihe brain
with nourishment. This 10 the secret of rural
culture. All these pretty girls, probably had
some sort of Homework to do, and when
evening came 1t always found them 10
mood for good book.