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Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03
COMPRESSED AIR MOTOR.

An experiment ia about to be made at
Rochester, N. Y, which, if successful, will
solve all the problems relating to the pro.
pulsion of street cars. The proposition is
to use compressed air. OF course this is
not new, but it is claimed that the method
of COMPRISING and of application are new.
The Rochester company has, by utilizing
the lower falls at that point for power, sue
ceeded in COMPRISING air until the pressure
represents three hundred pounds to the
square inch. This it is claimed will
induce a speed on level rails of ten miles
per hour. The test is to be made at an
early day, and the Post Express announces
its belief in its success. Should it plove
practicable, not only will horses on street.
car lines be superseded, but the cable roads
will not be so convenient, safe or econom-
ical as the roads operated with compressed
air. The motor will then be under com.
plete control of the car.driver and indie.
pendent of all other machinery.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

great confinement to books, and go little
attention to physical culture in the schools.
While he is an EXTREMIST, there are in his
article suggestions and recital that come
home to all of US as truths, and as warn.
ings. Huxley was clear on the subject
when he declared that he would far sooner
have his son broad.chested, deep-lunged
and enduring, with sound, we'll trained
common sense for anything he might have
to do in life, than keen and brilliant man,
fashy and unsteady in his efforts, and not
to be relied on for persistent hard work.
When the streets of New York were turned
up to put in the steam heating pipes the
clerks and business men on the lower floors
of the houses sickened with malarial dis.
eases, while the hardy workmen in the
very depths of the trenches were un-
affected; they rather seemed to thrive
in the damp, ill-smelling soil. They
were able, by their superior physi.
cal development, to resist the poi
son. The Canadians are far ahead of
us in the physical culture of their
children, because so much of time is
given to outdoor exercise, and to indul-
gence in skating, and in that the girls are
even more expert than the boys, AMI rival
the world for the grace of their movements
and also for their agility as runners. There
is something inyigorating in only looking
upon the glow of ruddy health they enjoy
as a result of their constant proper exer.
else. That dyspepsia and neuralgia are all
too common among our people is an estab-
lished fact, and that we bring them upon
ourselves and our children by too much
work and too little relaxation is demon
strable. Mr. Blake might well have
quoted Herbert Spencer, who when in
this country last fall declared to New
York reporter that the Americans were
devotees of the gospel of work, and of all
other people on the globe need the preach
ing of the gospel of relaxation. We
/ strongly incline to concurrence with Mr..
Blake that one of the great needs of the
day, if we would preserve our race from
effeminacy and serious ply sical degeneracy,
is to introduce the study of physical cult
ure among our school children, even at
the expense of some brain culture.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

He ventures to say, that perhaps fifty copies
did SELL But this first story revealed to him
his errors, his strength, his weakness, and
the direction he should take. He had the
good sense to be mis- own critic, and .
merciless one. His second novel was
a. The Kellys and the 0'KellYs," volume
that still has some sale. His publisher sd-
vised him to give up novel writing, and told
him he was failure. point blank. His third
novel, LA Vendee," he sold for 500.
'' The Warden - proved better friend to
him, and brought some bread to the door. He
wrote hand. book of Ireland and drama,
and both were failures. But he wss not dis.
coursged. He simply doubled his efforts and
trebled his discrimination to win, and win he
did. His example is useful one for the de-
spsiring it is full of encouragement for
those who feel the desire to wing fight, but
fear to trust their pinions, and are lacking in
for himself tasks, and applied the whip like
slsve-driver. He said: Here, Anthony,
you m ust write so many pages each day, of
so many words to the page; = bit of sdvice,
however well it worked in his case. So much
reading daily, with such writing as his incli.
nation led him to do, would have resulted in
better work. as it did subsequently. But for
most of his sftsr-life he KEEP up the play of
the lssh of the task-master, and ground out
his accustomed weekly grist. He wrote as
he rode in the rail cars. he jotted down
thoughts in the coach. He always kept
ahead of his publishers, and never was
overtaken by the printer. His book goes
somewhat into detail as to the work
of the novelist, and ventures to ana
lyze methods Of work, but in doing so
he does not interest us as he does in his mar.
rative. Trollope was himself, as one critic
remarks, a man without theories, aud any
attempt he ever made to theorizs was q
failure, just as in this case. He got for "Orley
Farm over Sl5 COO, which was the most he
received for any novel But for a much
shorter story, "The Claverings," -" he rec eived
Sl4,0 His total gains wers, for all mis-
books, S344. Cos. The things which made
Trollope successful writer were his ability to
see correctly, to look upon things ss they are.
to record facts, to picture realities and to add
just enough of color to make the picture at
trsctive. Besides, be wrote himself into his
novels, and as he was plain man, capable of
receiving impressions, and of sympsthies, he
wrote all about him into his novels whenever
he wrote his own thoughts and feelings into
his books. To the young writer Trollope
gives this advice: Nula dies sine Inca.
Let that be their motto. Aud let their
work be to them as is his common work to the
common laborer. No gigantic efforts will then
be necessary" But, he says ne was not, after
ALL slave to work. Once broken in to
love it, and to have a method, be found it
easy, and while most of his literary work was
done in twenty years, he spent twelve of that
period in another profession, and always gave
himself ample time for simple eDjoyments,
for amusements and recreation. But" he
says, II have been constant, and constancy
in labor will conquer all difficulties"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03
TEE EXCLUSION ACT,

The New York Tribune asks if the Chi.
nese Exclu sion Act is failure, and how
long it will be before the people of this
coast will ask themselves that question ?
We of the coast can answer it already. So
far as the bill itself is concerned, and the
spirit of it, it is no failure, but the law is
misused by Chinese officials, who issue Ger.
tificates never contemplated by the ma.
tional Legislature. What we have to do
is to more clearly define the word la
borer, and to notify the Chinese Govern
ment of our estimate OF the word. This
will be one of the first duties of Congress
on assembling The Tribune says the
Chinese Government may easily differ
from ours as to the fact whether the laun
dryman, the shoemaker and the cigarmaker
are laborers or merchants. Very true ;
but our definition will be very likely to be
respected by the Chinese Government,
which in truth, we believe, does not wish
to put a narrow construction upon the
treaty provisions, whatever some of its
subordinate officials may do.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

iP the Republican party in this city has been true
to its trusts, are asked, why take the admins
tration of municipal affairs out OF its hands, In the
first place. it has not the administration Of affairs in
its hands, In the second place the loss is not due
to the party, but to the schemes, malpractice and
management OF rings and bosses. In the third
place. no one wants the party to be dspossessed OF
anything But we do say that in the conduct
of municipal affairs there is need for party poll
ties to enter, and that their elimination frees the
city administration from the domination OF the pot-
ical machiuist and whether he is Republican or
Democrat he is odious
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

An APPROVED BEDsTEAD.-Ths Home
Journal of New York gives the following
description of bedstead recently manu.
factured by French mechanic for the use
of an East India Prince It is partly made
of real silver, and cost many thousand
pounds sterling. At each corner stands .
beautifully modelled female figure life
size) holding delicately constructed fan,
and wearing wig of real hair. This is to
be regularly dressed by the court bar
Der once week. On the great potentats
getting into bed the weight of MS body
sets certain machinery in motion, the effect
of which is, that so long as his royal high.
ness enjoys his horizontal refreshu ents the
silver maidens gently fan the sleeper. If
the figures at the foot of the bed are re.
quired to exert themselves in ike man.
ner, this can be accomplished by the aid of
= clock like apparatus. Moreover, should
the dusky owner of the bed wish to be
lulled to slumber by the dulcet sounds of
soft music, this can be done by touching 3
spring. The bottom of the bed contains
large musical box, which is SO arranged
that the tunes can De loud or soft as de.
sired,
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

TIE people should give Commissioner Dudley
their sympathy in his effort to clean out
the corrupt pension agents who have made the Pen
sion Bureau world of trouble, and have brought
reproach upon the Government District Attorney
Corkhin is secondiug the efforts Of the Commissioner
with vigor, and it begins 70 look as if there viii
soon be not only full exposure Of the extensive
frauds on the treasury, but that punishment will be
meted out 10 not few offenders
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03
THE CONTROL OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

Our evening contemporary says We
should remember that citizens tickets al
municipal or other elections are only usefu
when the occasion calls for them-when al
the regular parties totally ignore the wishes
of the people. At other times they are
pernicious, defeating the end sought to be
attained" That journal should justify
the statement made in the last sentence, il
it can. We fail to comprehend what
"pernicious influence accompanies the
choice of municipal administrators by the
people when they act without the employ
ment of political party agency, Tc
say that municipal affairs should be sep
Grated from political influences only wher
political parties become outrageously def
ant of the peoples wishes, is to ignore the
principle upon which all political econo
mists agree that municipal affairs should be
conducted, and which experience is every
day justifying, Our evening contemporary
does not rise to the level of the principle in
volved, for its comments imply its belief tina;
political parties have some sort Of mort
gage upon municipal administration, which
is to be avoided only when they violate its
conditions. We claim that all municipal
affairs should be administered by the peo-
pie irrespective of political methods, for
municipal matters are simply business
matters, calling for the exercise of the high.
est business wisdom, and are best admins
tered by officials who are responsible to the
people of the municipality alone, and not
to any political organization. None better
than our contemporary are advised as to
the methods by which the party voice is
often controlled. None better than it know
how often the will of the people has failed to
find expression, because so frequently there
was little choice between the nominations
of the several parties. None better than
our contemporary know that if the original
plans of political conspirators in this city
are carried out, not only will its own de-
mand for early nominations be unheeded,
but in the selection the people, as such,
will have about as much voice as the
dwellers in the wilds of africa If the
scheme is not carried out it will be because
the machinists are sufficiently shrewd
to see which way the wind is setting, have
already felt the public pulse and noted its
beat, and will shape their course accord.
ingly. But whatever is done here or else
where will not weaken our adhesion to the
doctrine that the relationship of citizens in
town or city is purely economical, and
that in the economy of such government as
is necessary to those relations business
principles should dominate and political
tests cut no figure. We are convinced
that municipal reform is not effected by
shifting the responsibility from the shoul-
ders of one party to the shoulders of an.
other, but by the assumption of municipal
control by citizens, irrespective of party
obligations, We agree with Mr.. Kasson
that public virtue should not be so supine
that it can only be reused by slap in the
FACET should be just as vigilant as
"vicious politics"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

THE Napa Reporter charges that we uphold men
who violate pledges, while denouncing pledge max
ing and breaking. Nothing of the kind, neighbor
You insist that the Railroad Commission las moi
made material reductions; We hold they have, and
such material ones as viii cripple industries Cali
fornia should foster.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

MINISTER FERRY spoke pungent truth when he
told the Deputies with regard to the Tenquin diff
Guilty that 4" the way to avoid war with China is to
show that we have fear" The Ministry is right
in its Tonqun policy, and the Chamber acted rightly
in supporting it.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

IT would appear that Fred Douglass has repented
his first expression regarding the civil rights bill
decision. He is reported as saving that the
colored people have taken and can take no harm By
the decision He is right this time
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

TIE San Francisco Alta declares that it is an inde
pendent paper and free from dietaton by bosses or
rings That is the only position any paper that ex-
poets to command influence can take.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

The receipts at the Postoftice have in
increased since the postal rates have been re-
duced. The total sale of stamps, envelopes.
etc. for the month was $50. 23l Sc, against
SIG '219 s4 for October, 1SS2-sn increase of
81, 0l2 L. The receipts from other sources
box rents, etc.-wss 50. 423 against So SS6
ceint for last month of S53, 654 Sc, against
$40 COS "a for October, 1SS2-a total gain of
81 04e OF. TIE number of twe.cent stamps
sold last month was 945 100, aud three.cent
stamps, 13,707. Seventeen different kinds of
stamped envelopes were disposed of, and 34O.-
OIL onecent postal cards were sold.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Charles L. Kemp has been arrested for
forgery.
On Thursday shark was seen in the bay
off the city front.
The expenses Of the Almshouse during DC
tober amounted to S5,054 AZ.
Leroy, the convicted murderer of Skerrett,
appeals to the Supreme Court.
James RYAN, the third mate of the ship
Governor Robie, was found guilty of cruelty
to seamen.
TIE tax collections in October aggregated
S4S, ,625 50, which is IS, SO O5 in excess of the
same month last year.
County Clerk Sesnon Issued 245 marriage
licenses last month at two dollars each, thus
making 400 people presumably happy.
The friends of Paschal Coggins, the Jour.
nalist who attempted suicide by shooting
himself in the head about two weeks ago,
have caused his removal to private hospital.
A number of well-known race horses have
arrived in this city from the East. 0. A.
Hickok brought st. Julien, Eva, Lucy (the
pacer] Ruby, Eloise, and 4yesr old stall
lion, Connaught, by Wedgwood. John Gold.
smith returned with Director, Monroe Chief
and Romero.
Nineteen men under command of two off.
cers will leave this port on the 5tb, on the
Mexico, to join the United States ship Adams
at Sitka, and they will take provisions and
other stores north. Chief Engineer Ogden,
now in this city. is under orders to Join the
Ranger at La Union, Central America, and
will said on the next steamer.
The City of Toxic will take large num-
Der of Chinese on the outward trip next
Wednesday. Over 500 have already OBJ
tsined certificates, and there will he three or
four hundred more. Nearly all of them are
from the country, where they have been work.
ing as lsborers on the ranches, cooks, etc.
Very few are going from this city.
Moses Hopkins, administrator of the estate
of Mark Hopkins, filed his final account on
Thursday, and Judge Coffey ordered final
distribution of the balance of the property.
valued iD the aggregate at 1896. 979 91. OF
this three -fourths is distributed to Mrs. Mary
f. S. Hopkins, widow of the deceased, and
one-fourth to Moses Hopkins. The fee of the
attorney for the administrator was $4,000.
The first brigade drill held in this city for
years past took place at the Presidio Friday
afternoon. Three regiments of the Second
Brigade participated. These were the First
Infantry, Colonel j. H. Dickinson Second
Artillery, Colonel W. r. Smedberg, and
Third Infantry, Colonel Robert Tobin. The
drill lasted two hours. Eleven very difficult
movements were executed before very large
gathering of spectators. Governor Stone
man and staff were present.
The October collections of Internal Rev
enue from the Fret District OF California
amounted to S2SS, 800, from the following
sources
D. e92 491
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-24
Rnsiness Change.

Mr.. o. F. Sawyer has sold his extern
sive dry goods interests at No. 14S Com
mercial street 10 Russell Myrick, lately
from Helena, Arkansas Mr. Myrick is
a gentlemen of large experience in the
trade, having been IN the dry goods bust
ness FOR twenty years. He will carry a
stock twice the size Of that of the late
proprietor, retains all the old clerks, and
brings with him two sal ,snen, Messrs,
Baulch and Foot= We welcome Mr..
Myrick TO Emporia, and trust he will
flnd his new home pleasant and proflta-
BILE In thus locating himself, Mr.. Ny
rick has secured valuable stand. Mr.
Sawyer, during residence of over two
years, by indomitable energy and excel.
lent business qualifications has built up
large ana euviable patronage, but fail
ing health warns him TO seek employ
ment of less combining nature. Or
Tuesday last lie left for New Mexi
CO, where he will spend month recrea
ting and recuperating, and will then &C
cept position as travelling salesman TO
the wholesale dry goods house of Rice
Silk s. Co, ST. Louis While the man.
friends of Mr.. Sawyer regret that he ha
severed his business relations with Em
poria, they earnestly trust he will regai
that priceless boon, good health, and t
that end for the future prosperity an
happiness OF himself and family extern
their very best wishes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-24
bitter Bread.

Complaint is frequently made by thos
who use baking powders that they leave
IN bread, biscuit, or cake raised by them
Q disagreeable, bitter taste. This taste
follows the use of all impure baking
powders, and is caused either by their
containing alum introduced to make q
cheap article), by the impure and adul-
terated character of other ingredients
used, or from the ignorance Of their man.
ufacturers Of the proper methods Of COM
bining them. These baking powders
leave in the bread q residuum formed of
lime, earth, alum, or other deleterious
matters, not always. though frequently,
taatable IN the food, and by all
physicians classed as injurious to
health. The Royal Baking Powder
IL free from this serious defect In its
use no residuum is left, and the loaf
raised by IL Is always sweet, light and
wholesome, and noticSably free from the
peculiar taste complained of. The rea.
son OF this Is because it 10 composed OF
nothing but absolutely pure materials,
scientifically combined in exactly the
proper propoTt ons of acids and alkali
to act upon and destroy each other,
while producing the largest amount of
raising power. We are Justified in this
assertion from the unqualified state
menis made by the government chem
lsts, who after thorough and exhaustive
tests recommended the "lioyal' for
governmental use because of its super
iority over all others in purity, strength
and wholesomeness. There is no dan
ger OF bitter bread or biscuit where il
alone ID used.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-24
school Board Meeting

EAfOhlAb oAoy AOs
The board of education met in spec
ial session in the office of the superin-
tendent to consider the matter Of erect
ing building on the present site of the
Second avenue school building. Presi
dent Kellogg in the chair. Present
Messrs.. Martin. Morse, Holmes, Paxton,
Jones, Kellogg and Riggs.
The special committee appointed at
the last special meeting, consisting of
Messrs. Morse, Paxton and Riggs made
. report Of their esigations as to the
best plan and material for the Second
avenue building.
Mr.. Jones moved that the building
on Second avenue be made of frame.
Mr.. Riggs offered an amendment to
have the building on the venier plan,
provided its strength and security
would be sanctioned by u competent
architect. Carried.
Mr.. Cordley moved that the plan for q
building be referred to the firm of Has
kell & Wood, of Lawrence, Kansas, and
that DR.. Cerdley write to them on the
matter. Carried.
On motion, the committee on build
ings and grounds were instructed Il
make all needed repairs on the Higl
school building roof.
On motion Of Mr.. Riggs, the commu
nication Of Prof. A. J. Cole, requesting
the continued use OF the same schoo
room for another course Of lessons il
writing was received and ordered lai'
on the table. Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Paxton, Miss Mar.
]. Dudley was re-employed for the en-
suing year. Carried.
It was moved that when the board ed
journ It do go to meet at the same tim
and place on next Wednesday evening
Carried. Adjourned.
p. j. CARMICHAEL.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-24
A PIeasanI Commitment

Friday afternoon Miss Lizzie Coult,
one of the teachers in the intermediate
grade of the city schools, was the recipi-
ent of pleasant surprise from a num-
Der of her pupils, who presented her a
handsome little silver mounted and
hand painted boquet holder. The pre-
sentation was neatly effected by Miss
Emily Moffctt. The favored teacher ex-
pressed by her words and actions her
complete surprise and grateful and
hearty appreciation. 1t gives THE
News much pleasure TO note the bestow-
al of this little token of esteem, for
many times have we heard of the
good qualities of this worthy
instructor. Miss Coult has quietly and
faithfully conducted her department in
the Emporia schools for two years past,
has preserved the best of order and in
her management has been firm. pleasant,
painstaking and efficient, gaining the
good will OF all and giving excellent sat.
isfactlon to pupils, patrons and the
school officers. Her recent reelection
| for the coming year attests, in meas
ure, her we'll deserved popularity.