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UNroRFUNATg KENTUCKY.

The State of Kentucky has over quar-
ter of million of inhabitants who can
neither read nor write. Its per cent. of
illiteracy is so high that the good men of
the State have become ashamed, and have,
headed by Governor Black burn, called
lay educational convention for April 9Th to
consider the matter. It is not to be an
assemblage of teachers, but of business
men, manufacturers and mechanics pro.
fessional men, agriculturists and capital
lists; a representative body of laymen,
who will review the situation and advise
the State what to do to reduce the mortify.
ing percentage. In Kentucky they pay
teachers but SO per month the average
value of sixty per cent. of the school
houses is SIS, and 1900 children do not
attend school at all. Certainly it is time
that so rich State took steps to obliterate
such shameful record. The Courier.Jour.
nal of Louisville says: The men who
are moving in this matter mean to hold
something besides convention of talking
machines and bombast. They mean bust
ness -a strong and definite programme !;
persistent agitation intelligent agitation
and tangible and beneficial results" Ken.
lucky has taken too much pride in her
Bourbon and her blue grass stock, and
too little in her children. Let us suggest
that the first thing to do is to supplant the
S22-order of teachers. There can be no
good work had from poor workmen, and
none but poor workmen are forced to such
a pitiful wage.
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richly embroidered hangings." To this is
added description of false legs with boots
and spurs in the stirrups. With these
ife-sized horses fastened to their waists the
ladies and gentlemen cavorted" and
"reared and " charged after the man.
ner of De Soto before the bewildered
Athualpa. This is indeed an improvement
upon the old time broomstick, which from
time immemorial the youthful males of our
race have been wont to imagine prancing
charger. Like the small boy. these ladies
and gentlemen had to use their own legs
for the prancing, and their own breath for
/" the smoke Of the nostrils." Then there
was the Mother Goose, and the Ores
den" and the "Opera Bouffe, and the
$50 .you-please. all approaching in a
greater or less degree the dignified and
elevated hobby.horse circus.
1t would seem that men and women
should attain a growth beyond such idle
and empty amusement but perhaps this
is too much to expect of the exhibitions of
manhood and womanhood sin society,""
Men and won en- are but grown up boys
and girls at best, and if Mrs. Vanderbilt's
"great social event" did nothing more
worthy, it at least illustrated how much
the boyish idea of broomstick. horse may
be improved upon if you have money to
buy real horse skins and flowing names
and tails, with big, bright eyes, and can
find ladies and gentlemen on the right in
tellectual plane to cavort around with
them,
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WHAT TIE PAPERS ARE TALKING
ABOUT

The Stockton Independent thinks "there
was miscarriage of justice in the case of
Watts, the brutal mate Of the ship Gath
erer."
The Walla Walla Union examines the
Nebraska high license law, approves of it,
and says: In practice the high license
plan has been found to work admirably,
and to produce all the results claimed by
its advocates.
The Farmers Journal remarks that
"official honesty and virtue at present is
at very low ebb. Defalcation is the rule
in Office at the present time, rather than
the exception, and it has almost become
legitimized by common consent"
The Oregonian says cit must have oc-
Cured very often to every observer that
the use of disinfectants, as frequently en-
ployed to destroy the germs of disease, can
really be little more than the substitution
of one odor for another, so as to make the
place less dissgreeable than before to the
sense of SMELL"
The MERGED Star SAYS the Democratic
press is to be congratulated on vigorous
denunciation of the foes of its own house
hold, and adds When in the future the
Democracy has legislative offices to give,
let us hope that it will be given to those
who are in some way periodically ideDti-
fed with the best interests of the State. F"
The Red Bluff Sentinel remarks upon the
increase of secret political societies in Eu-
rope, and adds "The movement seems to
be not only widespread, but skillfully man.
aged under some intelligent and powerful
central influence, and there can be little
doubt that it has at its command hidden
but formidable forces, capable of giving
dangerous activity to the elements of polit-
ical convulsion.
The Petaluma Courier favors a high
license law for that city, saying " Il is
our candid opinion that good license law,
backed by sound public sentiment, will
be productive of the best results. 1t would
shut out the low dead.falls and traps.
With such law, and proper securities as
to the business and healthy public senti-
ment. drunken man on our streets would
be Of rare occurrence"
The Los Angeles Commercial believes
that it was not due to any particular excel
lence of former Democratic rule, nor the
soundness of the principles of the party,
I" but the widespread disaffection in the
Republican ranks, which caused the sweep
ing defeat at the last election. The causes
which produced the overthrow were almost
the same everywhere throughout the coun.
try, but in some places they were of differ
ent shades of intensity"
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PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Crop reports are promising all over Utah
Territory.
Wild oats are of great annoyance to the
Yamhill Orr farmers.
Rich placer diggings are reported on the
Missoula river in Montana Territory.
Water will be turned into the go
canal, in Fresno county, about the middle
of April.
The extension of Portland's city limits
gives the municipal treasury S26, 900 ad-
ditional revenue from taxes this year.
The Skagit, w. T., coal mines, on the
Skagit river, have been thoroughly pros
peeted, and are now valued at $780, 600.
A wrestling match at Byron, between G..
A. Fellows, Of Contra Costa county, and
r. E. Grover, of Illinois, for 500 side,
was won by Fellows in two straight falls
Thursday night.
Feather river has been on a slight boom
this week. During Tuesday night it raised
SO rapidly a number of hogs on the Ord
ranch were caught on low lands and
drowned. Fifteen head were lost in this
way.
The Portland Water Company has ar.
ranged to increase the capacity Of its
works by the addition of q new 20 000,-
600 gallon reservoir and five miles of new
mains. The improvements are to cost
$500, 900.
1t is now almost an assured fact that the
Central Pacific Railroad Company will
build a road from Vacaville through Ber-
ryessa valley into Lake county. Lakeport,
the county seat, is to be the terminus, says
the Woodland Democrat.
Governor Stanford's great vineyard at
Vina, in Tehama county, is probably the
largest in the world in single ownership.
1t now has 3 500 acres in vines, while the
farm has 600 acres in alfalfa, besides other
crops of large stock farm.
A big oak tree was felled the other dav
on the DR.. Wilkins ranch, twelve miles
west OF Marysville. The trunk of the
tree measured eight feet in diameter and
was about twenty.four feet in circumfer-
ence. 1t made twenty-three cords of
wood.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company is considering the advIsability of
decreasing steamer time between the
Sound points and Alaska. 1t is proposed
to make the round trip in fifteen days.
Large steamers will be put on during the
summer months for the accommodation of
excursionists.
The rate of taxation in the several coun.
ties in Nevada for the year 1888 is as fol.
lows: Churchill, 81 90; Elko, 50 Is:
Esmeralda, So 35; Eureka. 81 SO; Hum.
boldt, 81 60; Lander. So 90; Lincoln,
So so; Lyon, 50 05; Nye. SO Is; Orms.
by, 80 cents; Storey, So; Washoe, 50;
White Pine, SO IS; with Douglas to hear
from.
The door of the Mcintosh grain ware
house on the Sacramento river, near Chico.
was left open awhile last Saturday. Loose
grain was plentiful on the floor, and there
being no men about the premises to scare
them away, a large number of ducks en-.
tered the building and began to feed. An
employe happened to cume along He took
in the situation at glance and promptly
closed the door. A squad of men was got
together. Armed with clubs, they entered
and made war on the game Two hundred
ducks were killed when the conflict ter.
minated.
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JOSEPH Cook ON SUFFRAGE. in the
prelude to his last lecture Joseph Cook
gave some strong arguments in favor of
limited female suffrage, such as is now per.
mitted in many States. This is cause, /"
he said, Gin which the whole world is in.
terested. | have looked on this subject
from the other side of the sea, and in
speaking OF it here, have in mind Mel.
bourne, Sydney, Calcutta, Bombay. Paris
and London, and the multitude of mun;c;-
pslities which are drifting into the same
dangers which threaten our great cities.
The right management of great towns will
be an absorbing question as suffrage broad
ems into the twentieth century. Let Amer.
ics remember that on this topic her respon.
sibilities are worldwide. In view of the
growth OF representative institutions ON
The earth, IN view of the massing of men
In cities, In view of the general elevation
OF women's condition in Asia, in view of
her enlarging industrial and educational
and legal rights in Europe and America.
who dares predict that a century hence
there will not be something in our inn
mensely misgoverned cities like limited
municipal suffrage for women? | believe
that this reform is coming, and that it will
come to stay. God grant that our fashion,
able society may have the wisdom to ride
10 the chariot, and not be dragged behind
lis wheels.
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rHrs CAVE rrrRs1rrEs OF TWILIGHT,

Which revealed, but were not revealed. On
the right hand and on the left lowered
mighty consultations, rising in archways,
architraves and gates. Above were stairs
that scaled the immensities below; above
was below, below was above, to the man
stript Of gravitating body depth was swai-
lowed up in highth insurmountable; highth
was swallowed up in depth unfathomabie
And suddenly, as thus they rode from inn
mite to infinite, as thus they tilted over sbys-
NAL worlds, mighty cry arose that sys'
TENS more mysterious, that worlds more bill
lowy, that universes more shadowy, were
nearing, were approaching. were at hand:
Then the man sighed and stopped. shuddered
and wept. His overburdened heart relieved
itself in tears, and he said, Angel / can go
no farther, for the spirit of man acheth with
this immensely. Insufferabls is the glory of
God. Let me lie down in my grave, and hide
me in the dust from the persecution of the
Infinite, for end, i see, there is none. . End
is there none 2" the angel solemnly demand
ed s. is there indeed no end and is this the
sorrow for which you die ?" But there was
no answer given. that the angel might answer
for himself. And he lifted up his glorious
hands unto the Heaven of Heavens, and from
all the choiripg stars that stood around there
issued choral voice exclaiming, END is
there none to the Universe Of God Lie, also
there is no beginning !"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

THE Color OF PURE WATER Simple
as such thing may appear to be, it has
nevertheless been found very difficult to
determine the color of pure water, or at
least scientists differ quite widely in their
estimates. A special effort has recently
been made by Herr Victor Meyer to settle
this question, and he has found that it is
shade between blue and green. Taking
two glass tubes 40 millimeters in diameter
and about l meters in length, he con.
nected them by means of rubber tubing,
forming tube about y meters long. Both
ends of this tube are fixed in glass plates
and fitted with metal sockets, which are
provided with brass MOBILES for filling the
tube. All being arranged, the tube is
placed in perfectly horizontal position
and covered with black cloth. Upon
looking through the empty tube, the field
OF vision appears colorless, as the cloth and
the metal sockets prevent the glass from
exerting any influence. AS soon, however,
as the tube is filled with distilled water, an
intense bluish-green color is observed. L.
scientific Press.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

A ROYAL BABY.-The young Infanta of
Spain has two wet-nurses, who relieve
each other in their arduous duties. They
are magnificent young women, who were
selected by the Cardinal Primate of Spain,
or rather received his recommendation for
their exemplary conduct. They are clad
in ruby-colored velvet, embroidered with
silver, and wear costly white lace wells.
The little Infants cried several times DUR
ing the christening ceremony. She was
christened Maria Teresa Isabel Patrocinia
Diega. She is pretty child, with fair
hair and blue eyes. After the ceremonial
the young Infanta's ears were pierced by
her mothers Austrian medical attendant.
This is an ancient custom of the Spanish
Bourbons even the Princes in Spain have
their ears pierced. it being considered ben.
eficial for the sight to have blood drawn
very early. This is, in fact. the first bap.
tism of blood. Il Modern Age.
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A MODEL STATE.

Tennessee repudiated in large part her
honest debts. She had not the courage to
say to her creditors, So am unfortunate,
but willing to pay, and will pay, and you
shall lose nothing by me if you will be
patient" Her State Treasurer, affected by
the contagion of reputation, stole $500, 900
from the strong box and fled. Now this
same State has just passed law pension
ioning all rebel soldiers who received GER
tain wounds in the late war. Here, then,
is a State too poor to maintain its credit
and keep faith with the world, but rich
enough to establish a pension system of its
own.
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REASON AND JUSTICE

The New York Tribune believes that the
hot.headed agitation against railroads has
reached its limit, and that it is time to call
a halt. It says There are good many
people who believe that the one thing
needful is TO subject the railroads to some
form of legislative or other governmental
restraint. The evils that have resulted
from unrestricted competition or corporate
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

BE 0RIGINAL,-It is always safest to be
original, as was evident at revival meet
ing when they were speaking round +"
and the subject was the book of Ruth.
Among the congregation was brother
whom the sisters delighted to hear. His
language was always howery-grandly elo.
quent. Waiting for his chance, he at length
arose and said Brethren and sisters. the
subject this evening is the book of Ruth.
And do you know that l never turn to the
book of Ruth without thought coming to
my mind that there it lies, like beautiful
jewel, between the ermine of the Judges
and the purple of the Kings" Such an
exquisite thought did not fail to have its
effect upon his admiring hearers. Later in
the evening an elderly clergyman came in,
and after listening to the remarks for some
time, arose and said "My friends, when.
ever turn to the book of Ruth l am al
ways reminded of that beautiful quotation
from Taylor, that it lies, like a lovely Jew.
ell, between the ermine of the Judges and
the purple of the Kings" And he sat
down, blissfully unaware of the idol that
he had smashed.
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great scale, like wild animals, they would
still have to be caught, which is no easy
matter" The conclusion reached is that
as secret agents for the wholesale destruc-
ton of human beings increase in number
and deadly power, SO must the detective
talent be cultivated for the broader field
opening for its exercise, though we must
confess that this is very unsatisfactory
point at which to arrive in the considera-
ton of the matter.
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THE Courier-,JouT7lal of Louisville refers to the
RECORD UNION San Francisco correspondents &C.
count of ladies' ridi party, and the attempt to
move the cavalcade in certain military order, and
the disastrous result that followed, in which syoung
lady from Kentucky was landed, head down, on the
ground The Journal says Kentucky girls usually
ride well, but not in the habit of performing
military maneuvers on horseback. Probably that is
SO, and while they possibly better horsewomen
than California maidens, there Is thing the
latter can 10 and put the Kentucky girls to the
blush-read and write; for it is shown that about
$4,000 of the sex in the Bourbon State do not
know their A Cs.
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"No," he said, "I'm not a bsd-tem-
pered man, but when somebody takes my
toothbrush and puts in place of it another
that has been used to apply hair dye, and
get hold of it in the dark and use it. ]
think it's not surprising that / said, sGosh
durn it "-( Boston Post.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

MACHINERY Steel. The American Ma.
ch'nast says that machinery steel Is not
easily welded sometimes, and the following
plan, which was hit upon after experiment,
proved successful: A good heat was taken,
the two bars placed together and lightly
tapped to stick them fast. The weld was
then put in the fire again, good heat
given, and the scarf thoroughly hammered.
This proved success every time. No
borax was used.
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Hereafter all communications for publication, and
all letters upon business with this office, should be
addressed RECORD UNION, WEEKLY UNION, or The
Sacramento Publishing Company.
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MuRAr HALsrRAD thinks that Senator Edmunds is
BY far the most available man for the Republican
nomination for President in 1854. The St. Louis
Globe Democrat says there is "big current flow
ing in favor of Edmunds, and that it will soon
become boom"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

IT now turns out that the physical condition in
which Dukes charged Lizzie Mutt was in, was false
in every particular and that the boast that he had
seduced the young lady was SANDER. And because
her father resented this, Dukes killed him and
Pennsylvania jury declared him to be guilty Of 40
ria
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LOUISE MICHEL, the Partisan communist the
flaming redhanded woman leader Of mobs is CON-
ing to the United States, and will take the lecture
rostrum at once. Heaven help us What has
America done that she should be made the slop jar
for all the filth Of Europe?
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

THIS year Rev. Henry Ward Beecher held, in
Plymouth Church, Good Friday services He said
such an innovation was entirely new in Congrega-
tionalism, but he thought there were many things
the churches OF New England had discarded that
might well be recalled. Mr.. Beecher is eminently
sensational, and he certainly has the courage to do
things as he thinks they should be done.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

THE San Francisco Oecident now devotes several
columns weekly to extracts from editorial express
sions of the leading papers of the State. 1t is a
commendabe plan, and new in church Journalism.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

THE Baltimore Day expresses the hope that be-
fore many years technical or trade schools will be
established as adiuncts of the public schools in
every city. "The wit of man, it Gays, could
scarcely have devised worse method Of learning
anything than that which is embodied in our pres
ent system of apprenticeship. 1t is at best but a
poor substitute for at all It is, as it were, an
awkward bundle of old laws and still older notions,
and is as much out Of place in our new civilization
as distaff and spindle would be in New England
cotton mill"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-31

Ex-Vice- President William A. Wheeler
is recovering from severe attack Of inflsm.
nation of the eyes.
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NUMEROUS high license petitions have been pre-
sented to the Legislature Of illinois,
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GLOW WITH FFRYENT HEAT.

We look upward, not upon vault of ten
der blue, but upon black abyss, crowded
with stars, as in the lunar midnight. The
earth still hangs from the center of the black
dome, but it has wsned to hollow cadent,
and as the sun glides past its light for little
while utterly goes out, but soon begins to
kindle again and grow, as the sun sinks
toward the west. The earth has made four
teen revolutions since the long day began,
and DOW the sun seems to rest upon the
southern slope of Copernicus. The valley is
o furnace, seven times heated the rocks are
luminous with dull red glow. But now the
sun goes down suddenly, without twilight !;
the earth, immovable in mid-hesve1, is now
hemisphere Of soft, splendid whiteness
the fiery light climbs the slopes CT the
Apennines, aud dies upon their highest
crest the glowing heat of the rocks swiftly
radiates into space as the cold gains in in
tensity the earth-light brightens, till our
home orb is once more the perfect sphere of
the lunar midnight Since we pitched our
camp a period equal to twenty.nine and
half earthly days has passed, and the evening
and the morning are one day of the dead
world.
We also append poetical translation from
the German, with which the lecture closed.
We do this because we know that many of
our readers will be glad to preserve this mar.
velous piece Of word-psinting. The lecturer
said, in preface to its delivery
Many years ago, when but boy of 10
years. 1 found in the pages of some annual
fragment from tie writings of Jean Paul
Richter, which impressed itself very power
fully upon my imagination and memory, SO
that have never since forgotten it. Years
afterwsrd, Professor Proctor came to this
country and quoted the same extract; but
because :" q thing Of beauty is joy forever"
and none the worse for being often repeated,
1 will recite 1t here, and so close. / have not
compared my recollection of it with any an.
thentic TRANSLATION, but will give it as it re-
mains in my memory. 1t is entitled