Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-01
Business Advertisements.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
A FIELD FOR REFORM.

FIELD FOR REFORM.
It is said by a gentleman recently returned
from Germany, that the Government author
tiles Of that country prescribe and refuse
entry to over thirty fash newspapers pub
Iished in America, on the ground that their
beastial and depauching illustrations would
contaminate the youth of that land Every
enc of the condemned papers are sold in this
city. More than that, they are with shame
less effrontsly forced upon public gaze and
notice, and are hung upon the outer walls
along J and X streets and some cross streets
to test the depth of the blush of shame on
maiden's cheeks and TO debauch the tastes
of lads snd corrupt their morals-that, at
least, is the effect. The capital stock in trade
of most Of these papers consists OF unreal
pictures Of half or nearly nude women in
obscene esrousals, or in suggestive attitudes /;
or Of scenes of debauchsry. rioting and crime.
Otlers pretend TO be records of crime, and
are filed with revolving pictures of numerous
acts and villainOus attempts on lite or prop
erty. A well known gentleman, who has
sons, said to a representative of this
paper yesterday that be would, ten to
one, prefer to see his boys pesring or even
going into the dens OF the Barbary Coast
than find them reading one of these fash
journals. Ia the one case the filth and the
coarse, low creatures might disgust the boy ;
in the other the youths moral perceptions are
certain to become dulled by the alluring man.
ner in which the fash journalist sets out his
dsmoraliziBg banquet of polluted yisnds.
fls,a hr,nl-.daalar Of thiz Tvs
refused longer to keep this class Of journals
in his store. He found them offensive to the
best class Of his customers. These fash
papers, with their lswd, indecent and vulgar
illustrations, are supplemented by cheap
style OF so-cAlled literary papers, that, on ac-
count of their miserably unnatural and
demoralizing "stories' ard "romances,"
are quite as furious as those first referred
to. The kjecs is attracting much attention
here just now, and an effort is being made to
unite Christian organic stions and friends of
moral culture and decency in movement
against the exposure if not the sale, of the
Journals mentioned. The movement will
also probably take form as against the street
exhibitions Of lewd and vulgar photographs,
another offsnse that calls for immediate at
tention. 1t would seem clear that
society has a right to protect itself
against this moral poison. as much rs
against epElDH guns, nuisa0csS lllniCal
TO public health, and structures and business
following dangerous TO life and property. It
is the intention to further remark upon this
subject, and to aid in any effort to promote
reform where it is needed in there matters.
It is believed that this community is not
aware fully of how greatly the children are
being injured, and how much crime and i'm
morality are promoted by the otfenses indi-
Gated, but 1t is quite certain that facts and
figures can be shown, of local collation., that
will awaken parents with a shock to the
magnitude of the evil
LARGE SHIPMENT OF FLoUR.-The Pie
nix Mills, of this city, made one of their reg
ular monthly shipments of -four to Liverpool,
consisting of 3 200 sacks. or 1000 barrels.
1t was taken down from Sacramento BY the
steamer Apache, to be delivered alongside the
ship Siren, now loading at San Francisco. In
about ten days these mills will make another
shipment of 1000 barrels, to go aboard the
same ship. When loaded the ship will have
on board over 20 900 barrels of -four. The
Siren has been chartered by the California
Flour Exporters Association, to which the
Phoenix Mills belong. This Association is
combined Of ten Touring mills, in different
parts of this State. They have shipped a
cargo of -four every month during the past
year, and report of having very good success.
their fonr selling at highly remunerative
prices. They have one of their own members
in Liverpool to attend to the handling of the
-four. The Pheaix Mills, owned by the firm
of George Schrosh & Co., were built about
year ago. are supplied with the latest i'm.
provements in mill machinery, and rank
among the best mills in the S ate. The firm
is now running their mill to its full capacity,
day and night, turning out 200 barrels Of pat
ent -four daily. They have large trade in
Texas, and sincs tbs opening of this trade.
not quite three months ago have shipped over
forty car loads of -four to that State. The
people of Texas are highly pleased with their
-four, and say the California fur makes the
whitest and most delicious bread Of any -four
ever brought to their State.
MILITARY COMMISSIONS Governor Per
kins has commissioned the following Ed
ward c. Hughes as First Lieutenant and Pay
master on the staff of the Colonel command
ing the First Infantry Regiment, Second
Brigade, with rank from June 30sh. William
III. Fraser as Secopd Lieutenant of Company
FL, First Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade,
with rank from May 18Th. George Teller as
First Lieutenant of Company Z, FIRST In.
fsntry Regiment. Second Brigade, rank from
June 22d. Francis a. Swain as Second Lieu
tenant Of Company E, First Infantry Regi-
ment, Second Brigade, with rank from
June 221.
THE TEACHERS ExAMINAToN.-At the
examination of teachers, which closed yes
terday, the following obtained frst-grade Ger.
tifcates: Misses Mary Larson, Mary Z.
Leon, Amelia A. ingalls,, Josephine MAIN,
Ellen r. Kelly, Josie J. Regain The follow
ing obtained second-erade certificates: Misses
Ella Feeny, Abbie Webster, Lulu Rotchford,
Blanche Huber, Fannie Parker, Nellie L.
Bsndy. There were thirty-one applicants in
all, OF whom twenty failed.
BUILDING CoNTRAcTs.-Carle & Croly, of
this city, were yesterday awarded the contract
for building large hotel at Willows. The
price is SIG. 500. and the construction will be
commenced within month. Swain & Hud-
son, of Marysville. were the next lowest bid
sders. earle & Croly were also awarded a
contract to build block of stores at Modesto,
to be built in few weeks. The contract
price was So. 400.
ACCOMMODATION accommodate those
who are employed during the day, County
Assessor Houston will keep his Office open
tonight and Monday night until 9 o'clock,
for the purpose of receiving poll and personal
property tax.
Poll TAx.-Monday, July Sd. will be the
last day to pay 81 poll tax for 1882. Personal
property taxes NUT be paid on or before
Monday, July 81, in order to save trouble
and expense. j. W. Houston, County As
SCISSOR.
REMEMBER, Lewis Bros, at All J street.
that their discount sale has but three days
more to run. We are selling fine boots and
shoes for the same price you pay for inferior
goods solids elsewhere.
THE great attraction in our Shoe Depart
ment is the fact that we keep larger variety
of ladies' fine shoes than is usually found in
shoe stores-our prices speak for themselves.
Hale Bros. Il Co.
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