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AUSTRIA.


Tie most interesting fact IN Austrian history OF
late has been rather tendency than an event The
Austro- Hungarian Empire has acquired in one sense
greater solidity by IFS alliance with Germany but
it is also true that the German policy has for some
time past been gradually but steadily weakening
the Teutonic side of Austria and strengthening the
slaycnic side. The Treaty OF Berlin made Austria
very much more OF an E4stern power than she had
ever been before. l. enlarged her Slavoaie eIe-
ments, snd at the same time caused corresponding
atrophy in her German elements Yet the arrange
ments which thrust her in between Russia and Con-
santnople were such as to Aatter the pride OF the
House of Hapsburg and to give greater consequence
to power which ever since the seven weeks war OF
1866 had been diminishing in weight as regards the
worlds councils. The Berlin Treaty partially re-
stored her. 1t gave her definite and important
mission. But it also removed her farther from
the higher tendencies of European ciyiliza-
ton, and bound her more firmly to the
lower plane of Slayonic development. That it is
the purpose of Bismarck to absorb the German ee-
ments of Aus.ro Hungary, and to compensate this
absorption by Offering the Empire still greater
Slayonic expansion, cannot be doubted and
everything has been working towards that end for
several years past The sixteen millions Of Austro.
Germans are becoming smaller minority all the
time. The Slayonic elements of the Empire are
assuming greater Importance. Meantime the Ger.
man movement for reunion and amalgamation
OF all the Teutonic peoples under enc government
or federation, is necessarily operating with mag
netic force to draw the Austrian Germans that way
For the rest Austria is as her neighbors She has
heavy debt, yearly deficit, a great army
struggling people. And she is already changing her
dominant elements under the pressure of circum
stances which probably nothing short of an Euro.
pean revolution could alter the bent and direc.
ton Of
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BENEFITS PLUCK.

1t must be admitted that the pluck and
persistence of James Gordon Bennett are
admirable. No sooner is he made aware
that the polar expedition which he fitted
out at great expense has failed, than he
sets off for st. Petersburg to find out if
another expedition to the Arctic cannot be
started. 1t is probable that the Jeanette
expedition cost him considerably more than
100000, but he does not pause to think of
the money he has lost. 1t is such energy
and liberality that extort praise even from
the unwilling, and make men feel that
whether Bennett is doing all this merely
as an advertisement for his newspaper, or
from genuine enthusiasm, the fact is
equally remarkable and creditable.
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dertake to irrigate them. It is possible
that thieves have made bad use Of the
bill, and have in some cases procured the
listing of fertile lands as desert. But that
is not the fault of Mr.. Sargent. As mat
ter OF fact almost every land bill has been
abused in this manner. Look at the his
tory of the Soldiers Bounty Warrant Act,
and of the Swamp Land Act. In this
State lands have been listed as swamp and
OVERLOOKED which were actually SO dry that
they had to be irrigated. This was fraud.
but it does not follow that the Act was a
bad one, or that the Trainer of it was a
acoundrel. Land legislation and fraud
have indeed always been inseparable in this
country, but that is because we have al
ways had a body of what may be called
professional land thieves, and because our
land officials have been paid so poorly that
they could be corrupted by the thieves.
But Sargent is not responsible for any abuse
of the Desert Land Act, nor is it probable
that it has been greatly abused. The prin-
ciple OF the Act is perfectly sound and
statesmanhke, and il has produced very
satisfactory results in many instances. 1t
has caused to be brought under cultivation
lands which from their aridity never could
have been titled in small holdings, because
the expense of constructing the neces-
sary irrigation works would not have been
repaid by any possible produce of the small
holding. To get such land cultivated at all
il was necessary to give inducements to
capital, and in this manner hundreds of
thousands of acres of positive desert land
have been converted into garden spots.
The Desert Land Act is therefore per-
fectly good measure, and there are still
many millions of acres of arid lands open
to purchase under it. Whoever wants to
reclaim the desert can go to work in the
full assurance that there is enough and to
spare of that kind of land, and that the
thieves are not at all likely to make off
with it, seeing how much it costs to give it
any value whatever. Mr.. Sargent is not
vulnerable on this point, but it is signifi-
can't fact that Williamson, who is being
urged for Cabinet Office just now, was
United States Land Commissioner when it
was enacted, and therefore ought to be
held responsible for its administration. II
any frauds were perpetrated under it, he
may be presumed to know something about
them Sargent, however, only introduced
and advocated the law he did not admin.
istar r.
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JAPAN.

Contrary to all prediction, and indeed contrary
to all experience, the extraordinary revolution in
Japan, which is the most marvellous event of the
century, continues to be pushed forward steadily.
As this revolution proceeds, pitilessly crushing
and destroying thousand quaint and curious and
often pleasing customs and habits, and the odd little
Japanese figure appears, metamorphised into an
almost pathetic imitation of our hideous Western
costumes, We cannot help doubling whether afte r
all these enterprising and uncomprom;sipg people
are not making serious mistake. For assuredly
there very much in the ma onal life of the Japa
nese, which is incapable OF improvement, and which
can only b, altered for the worse No doubt
there is much ignorance and barbarism. too. and
plenty OF an amiable and medieval kind OF sinner.
stition. But this latter is being exchanged for the
skeptieism which when adopted by ignorant people
means mere materalism Of the most uns t,sfa, tory
kind, and out OF this the poor Japanese can
never produce anything sweet or sound in
the line OF intellectual and moral DEVELOPMENT
And then in regard to government, Is so Alto
gether certain that this or that method represents
the last word on the subject? Have any theories
turned out admirably in practice that is safe to
anchor 20 them with both bowers? When
NC SSe VIC vapaieSe sccep'lnS our crude ana often
mistaken experiments as the only conclusions worth
thinking about; when we find them so ready to
strip away all their venerable old faiths ard prae.
tees, and so impatient to substitute for them Gus
toms and habits which they have not evolved for
themselves, and which therefore do not correspond
to any needs of theirs, we cannot but entertain a
miseivins. How viii it all end ]? viii the japanese
adapt themselves to their new cult, or will they
wither and sink under it, many have sunk
and withered under the Anglo-Saxon system:
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CENTRAL ASIA

Since the English withdrew from Afghanistan
things Lave been going on as usual there. That is
to say, the customary claimants have been fighting
for the crown ike the lion and the unicorn in the
nursery rhyme. AS usual, also, fortune shifted
from one side to the other Bos in accordance with
the val OF the combatants but in proportion to
the success of their attempts to seuce one anothers
followers 1t is of very little consequence who is
the ruler OF kfshanistan at ary given time, because
no man can tell how long he can hold that position
The Russians, however, have taken advantage
Of the absence OF their Englith rivals to
get possession Of Merv, which is enc CT
the keys of British India They declared
in the most solemn manner that they had no other
design than TO punish the Tekke Tu comans, WHO
had been very troublesome. But when t,ey had
overcome the Tekkes Ian operation VIII oh proved
very much more difficult than had been expected
they could not resist the temptation to get hold OF
Mery. This is thoroughly accordant with Russian
policy in Central ASA, which has been tissue OF
the most shameless frauds and falsehoods for three
quarters OF a century. The English Government
however, is so full of faith and confidence in Rus
sian PROBES ions that it will probably allow them to
get footing in some of the passes of the Hindoo
Koosh before it realizes that its Indian Empire is in
any danger.
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CHINA.

Melody expects China to make much movement,
and yet, considering her traditional conservatism
that country has been progressing quite remark
ably of late. There is longer any doubt that she
has taken up the work OF recognizing her army and
navy upon modern principles. She is getting to-
gether really formidable army has erected ar.
senas and arms factories, has secured a sufficient
amount of scientific instruction to enable her to
do without foreign assistance in short time,
and no doubt is putting herself in position
to command the respect and courtesy of those
western nations which never recognize any other
claims to forbearance than can be enforced
by ironclads and Titled artillery of the heav-
lest caliber 1t may not be so easy to show
what China's Few movement has to DO with her ad-
vance in real civilization. In truth it is SOM what
difficult to prove wherein brute force elevates
people. But if she takes the adoption of this
doctrine to be foremost part OF the modern theory
Of progress she has certainly plenty of justification
for doing and if hereafter she should take it into
her head to retaliate upon er hitherto tyrannical
and aggressive neighborp, and should to that end
equip five or ten millions OF her redundant popua.
ton with arms of precision and send than forth On
ciyilizing mission" the consequences msy be
awkward for the countries which cannot cope with
China when success becomes mere question OF
numbers.
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"PRovIDENrIAL, OR WHAT =

EDS. RECORD UNION: Ia your issue of
December Dist noticed an article under the
above heading. Now. wish to be brief as
possible ON this subject, and will admit at
once that you have splendid facility for
writing up prcyidential turkey stories; but
st the same time it is quite evident that you
have but little knowledge of the nature OF the
birds. Turkeys, when disturbed or badly
frightened at right, will most invariably seek
a new roost the next night and the burner
of that barn had evidently made the attempt
the right previous and tclred toe fowls /;
hence the etking of new roost for protec-
ton, ard there was nothing "providential y
in the case TURKEY RAISER
Pope Valley, December 25 1881.
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Stories about Lszt Fave become very
prolItic OF late. Here is one from recent
faris Figaro AT an early date in his ca
reer, before he was worshiped by the whole
world as the greatest living artist, he once
announced a concert in small Bavaiian
town. The audience numbered seventeen
persons, all told. Instead of returning
| the money, however, Liszt invited them all
to dine with him. s. But, they replied,
we came to hear some music" "You
will have that by and by" said Liszt. So
they accepted the invitation, and after
dinner List played for them until 2 a, u.
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NO PAPER To-MoRRow.

The RECORD UNION force take but one
holiday in each year. The day selected
has been the 81 of January. This year the
ID day of January has been observed as a
holiday, owing to the date of the lst fall
ing upon Sunday. Following the public
observance TIE omitted day will be to.
morrow, the Sd.
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Humbugged Again.

saw SO much said about the merits Of Hon
Bittsrs. and my wife who was always doctor.
ing, and never well, leased me SO urgently to
get her some. l concluded to be humbuTged
again and am glad did, f,r in less than
two months use Of the Bi.tsrs INV wife we .
cured, and she has remained go for eighteen
months since. | like such humbueeinp. -
III. IT," ST. Paul pioneer Press.)
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SPANS lsst year has been comparatively unevent-
full, though full of political excitement. The reform
party IN the Cortes has made some progress, and
uhdeF the steadying influence ola stable Government
commerce 10 rapidly becoming extended Public
schools are for the first time appearing in many of
the more distant provinces, and it may be said that
the national ntegei is beginning to rouse itself
after its lorg sltep. Superstition has held Spain
down SO Ling that when at last her lords were oos
ened she could not stand, and it is only by degrees
that she is resaiuing the of her limbs and her
faculties. Nevertheless, with the revival OF com
merce better and more vigorous civilization is sure
to coe and with the elimination OF superstition the
Spanish may in half century be almost ahead Ct
Franco
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little or nothing who rules tLen They are sure TO
be oppressed and abused and plundered much by
one set CT rulers as by another. Perhaps England
might undertake the entire government Of the cour-
try, as she has done in India and by doing i'm
prove the condition Of the masses. But sceh a
proposition would provoke the jealousy of the
French, though their late doings in Tuns have been
OF character to render them cautious about mat
tsrs OF this kind. At present, however, Egypt re-
mains country of great capabilities, but very i'll
and exirayagautly managed.
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Father Henry Coleridge, brother Of the
Lord Chief Justice, has just been named
rector OF the Jesuit Church in Farm street,
Berkeley square. London. Father Cole
ridge was many years ago fellow Of
Balliol, but went over to Rome soon after
he had taken deacon's orders.
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SARGENT AID THE De ERr LAND Acr

Some of Senator Sargent's enemies are
trying to make cut that he did something
wrong in connection with the Desert Land
Act. II is probable that these efforts
might be traced to the friends of Chaffee
of Colorado, who wants the Cabinet posi-
tion Mr. Sargent is about to have. Sar-
GENT is no doubt the father Of the Desert
Land Act, and it was a wise and sound
measure. Il offered desert lands in certain
named States and Territories (all within
the arid belt) at fifty cents an acre, in
quantities to suit, to whoever would uI-
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fatalities of such situations that long established
despotisms create abuses the beneciaries of which
viii rather sacrifice the dynasty and the system
than take their chances Of quitement for their share
in the preya liag iniquities This is the chief OBJ
stacie to imperial reform. and it will probably be
too powerful for the VIII of Alexander The Third
to overcome
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weather Probabl,ltie..

WASHINGTON, January lst-Midnight. -Indiea-
tons for the Pacific coast r, giou Partly cloudy
weather. rain in northern California and the north
Pactfc coast REGIONS.
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rEmPoR Try SUSPENSION.

The anrual "lay of" occurs tomorrow.
No paper tomorrow. A supplement will be
issued with the regular edition Wednesday
morning.
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ASK your druggist about Kidney. Wort.
He will tell You il always succeeds,
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CONTENTS OF tEIs sUMsER.

Page Annual Business Review; Meteorological
Article by Sergeant BarwiE K.
Page "a Great Triumph; San Francisco Business
Houses; Advertisements.
Page Especial Business Review Of Sacramento
Il uses.
Page 4-oEiginal Story by Kate Heath San Fran
cisco Business Houses.
Pase Cuisines Review of Sacramento Houses.
Psge 6-Anusls of Agriculture. by n. Il. Du st !;
Advertiser. hts
Page Business Review of Sacramento Houses.
Page s-Business Review of Sacramento Houses
Page 9-Basiuess Review of Sacramento Houses !;
Miscellaneous Items.
Page lo-Foreign Review Editorials Guiteau Trial
PAGE 1I-Locals; The Present Condition OF Religious
Opinion, by DIR. Stebbins.
Page l2-Busiuess Review OF Sacramento Houses /;
AIisce Ilneou5 Items.
Page l3-Busiress Review of Sacramento Houses.
Page 14-Busiaess Review of Sacramento Houses
PAGE l5-silk Cul ure, by Mrs. T. H. Hittell; A
: Broadway Merchants Story Original
New Years Poem, by Annie h. F. Field
Page l6-Eary Days Personal and Industrial Rem
iniscences of California, by l. N. Hoag ;
Minsgoss
Page l7-Business Review Of Sacramento Houses.
Page l8-F Fruit Culture, by G. C. Briggs Record Of
Marriages, Births and Deaths.
Page l9-Buslness Review of Sacramento Houses.
Pave 20 Original Article on the Romance Of the
National Capital; Holidays in San
Francisco; felegraphc News.
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EGYPT.

Egypt has been in restless condition durirg the
past ear but it is restlessness rather of intrigue
than popular fermentation. The various attempts
of France and England te solve the financial problem
oil the country; the change of foreign officers who
appeared to exercise larger powers than the yiceroy
the complications arising out Of the treaty of
Berlin the tendency on the part of the Khediye to
cut loose from nominal suzerain who has not
the power to assert his supremacy; all these
things have been working together to produce
decidedly confused and revolutionary state OF affairs
The mutiny of the troops, evidently planned hy
group Of military Pashas and having for its yIti
mate obiee. the extrusion of all the foreigners and
the establishment of homogeneous Egyptian Gov
eminent, has MT as yet produced important esults
1t may, however, be open to question whether
England and France might not act wisely
in Withdrawing and allowing this exper,.
msnt to be made There is Of course no
possibility that Egypt can win and maintain her
independence, but there is prejudice in the world
just now in favor o; letting people do their own
governing if they TO- or ct least of letting them
find out for themselves their ncapacty for self gov.
ernment As regards the Egyptian people it matters
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,NnEy 10 REcoRp- UNIONS REVIEW or SAC

RAMENTo BUSINESS HOUSES
The following is complete index to the special
business review OF leading houses as presented in
this number The first column Ct figures refer to
the page, and the second TO the column where the
.rt:cle will be fund
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IsrxclAL BY TELEGRAPH 70 TEE RrcoAD.usros.}
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-06-20
Porviding for them Both.
Day County Reporter.

Several weeks since we asked the peo-
pie to think of Hon. Geo. Hand as our
next governor. We did not suggest
governor as the place positively for Mr..
Hand but simply hoped he might be
placed where he could be of the greatest
benefit to the territory. Inasmuch as lie
has been doing the work of governor, we
thought he should be allowed to draw
the pay but as the majority Of the peo.
pie call for him to represent US in con-
gress, we fall in with it and raise his
name for the delegate. Now, we would
add our mite to the vigorous shout for
Hon. A. @. Mellette Of Watertown for
the chair of executive in this territory.
Let us all unite in the call before the con-
vention, ins cad of waiting for the wire-
pulling politicians to decide the thing
for U.S. Now is the time to become
posted as to the ability-rather than the
availability-and honesty of the diff.
ferent aspirants for public office in Da-
kota territory. From what we can learn
OF the worthy register of the Watertown
land Office, he ls eminently qualified to
I'LL the governors place the next term.
Let US talk somebody.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-06-20
The Political situation at the North.
Grand Forks Herald.

The Pembina Pioneer has interviewed
eleven Of its prominent citizens, whose
belief and views will probably represent
the sentiment of that section, if not q
long way towards creating sentiment.
The entire eleven are unanimous on hav.
ing north Dakota man. Two did not
sDecify names, but wanted home men,
First choice, Jud LaMoure, five; N. q.
Nelson, two; Raymond, one. Second
choice, Geo. H. Walsh, two. In case a
south Dakotaian must have it, seven out
OF the eleven were in favor of Geo. II,
Hand. while one was for Bartlett Tripp.
The others did not express southern Da.
kota preferences. It appears that Hand
ls developing considerable real strength,
as the preferences for first choice were
due almost solely to local pride. Petit.
glew was not mentioned except dispar.
aRingly, and 1t is plainly evident that he
could not carry one delegation in north
Dakota, with the exception, perhaps, OF
Burleigh county (Bismarck). It is no.
torious fact that the affairs Of that county
have been run by ring, and that Petit.
grew owned the leaders of the ring, body,
boots and soul, for which they have value
recaived
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-06-20
Another Educational Institution,
Milbank Review.

The Presbytery of southern Dakota,
at late meeting in Volga. declared Its
purpose to found and establish, as soon
Us practicable, at some desirable place
sonth OF the 46th parallel, an educational
'institution of high order. A committee
was appointed which was instructed to
invite bids. proposals and correspon.
dence looking toward the location, estab.
lishment and endowment of such an IN
stitution. Any person willing to donate
money or land to a college or univer.
sity in southern Dakota, are invited to
correspond with them. If your town de.
sires an institution Of learlng located
within its limits, or adjacent to it, please
write to either of the members of the
committee appointed by the Plesbytery.
Newspapers in the southern part please
copy. The address of the members is as
follows: II. P. Carson, Scotland; r. b
Farrar, Volga; w. 8. Peterson, Huron.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-06-20
Poore for Congress.
H,,

It is with great deal of pride that the
Times presents to-day the name of its
founder and old citizen of this county
as a candidate for congressional honors.
Urged by many of the representative
men of the section in which he has made
his home for the past tive years to allow
the use OF his name in the coming re-.
publican convention, Mr.. Poore has
finally consented to do so, and may be
looked upon as candidate with no mean
following or prospects for ultimate sue
cess. He is gentlemen possessed OF
every qualification suited to adapt him
for the high Office in connection with
which his name is ismentioned, and should
the republican party of the territory
honor him with the nomination, will we
believe, make a most faithful and efficient
delegate. Here at his old home the
sent ment is strongly in his favor, and
Bon Homme county, as usual. will be
found in the lead making strong fight
tor its favorite.