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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12
The Bartholdi statue is made of COZ

The Bartholdi statue is made of cop.
per, strengthened by an inner skeleton
Of iron, For each piece center Or mold
was made Of wood, on which the copper
could be worked and fitted. The sheet
copper epidermis Of the figure is made
Of 300 pieces and weighs 17S, 900 pounds,
viii 9 the iron frame weighs 264, 1000
pounds. When finally erected the
nodded sheets Of copper will be riveted
together by copper bolts, and the iron
skeleton will be secured to the masonry
by twelve great foundation bolts. The
variations due to temperature are pro-
vided for by elasticity in every part, and
coroding will be checked by painting
with red lead wherein iron and copper
are in contact. It is reckoned that the
pressure of wind upon the statue, which
will be $50 feet high, may 60 as high as
10000 pounds
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12
So Kind.

The Island Pond (Vt.) Herald telb
the subioined;
Among the parties to divorce casaa
heard at the recent term of our county
court was couple who had been en-
gagged in an irrepressible conflict foI
months, and SO bitter were they tht
they would not speak one to the 9th, t.
But rs soon as the decree Of divorce " IS
made and they left to take the train, 7
emancipated man took the valise Of u
amorette to the cars and showed her t.e
politest attention, and although sn' Z
routes lay in different directions M, ~ hop.s
panied her 80 miles toward ns. ~. q
when they went into an s ss,,st tog s
and had their pictures ss s;rsrtions.
and then left in opposite d
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12
AFTER THE WOOD Fifteen hundred

AFTER THE WooD.-Fifteen hundred
cab proprietors and drivers have petit
toned the Berlin City Council that no
more wooden or asphalt pavement be
laid down. Some of the petitioners say
that the accidents are from fifty to sew
enty-five times greater than on the old
stone pavement, and it is further alleged
that the expense Of repair is much
greater. The worst stone pavement is
preferable, they declare, to wood or
asphalt. Yet in France the wood and
asphalt seem preferred, and only last
summer several streets could be seen in
London in which the stone pavement
was being replaced by wood.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12

A YOUNG man, apparently a CONNER
cial drummer, got on the train, and,
noting pretty girl along in the forward
part of the car, approached her and
smilingly asked: as this seat engaged,
Miss p mo, SIR" she quickly and
pertly responded, "but ] am, and he is
going to get on at the next station"
"Oh-ah - indeed - thanks beg par
don |" and he quickly picked up his
feet, after stumbling over them, and
went into the smokipg-car TO be alone
while.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12

HOUSES. How many years, asks the
English journal Land, must elapse be-
fore the entire surface of Great Britain
shall be covered with houses? Forty
years ago we built 40, 900 houses per
annum in Great Britain; now we build
more than $4,000. During the forty
wears we have erected two and quarter
million houses, which are ESTIMATED
to be worth double the amount of the
national debt"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

THE Tennessee cotton mill, at Nash
vile, has just declared dividend equal
10 an annual dividend of fourteen per
cent, afterhaving quite recently doubled
rs capacity. The cotton mills north and
east are complaining of hand times, but
in the south there seems to be no reason
for complaint.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12
Nor,ong since a little three-and-a-hali

Nor long since little three-and-a-half
war old was out in the garden, when she
stepped on beetle and killed it. Inc
gardener in a sympathetic tone, said to
6,r: "Perhaps that was a mother beetle
gathering food for her children az y nome pine,
al aid they may suffer with hunger; wh en-
Ida Ida replied rep with apparent honesty -, ~
a1ass Uncle Frank, it was not the
mother beetle ] killed, but was only the
hired girl"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12

SEA CABLES. lineal descendant Of
Oliver Cromwell, the late Cromwell
Fleetwood Marley, devised the first sue
cessful Atlantic cable, it is said, and fore
told that it would be used at the rate OF
fifteen words minute, as the result Of
his experiments with m ingeniously con.
irived artificial line whereby he could
obtain resis aDces and induction equal to
lint IN long cables.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12

AFTER IMMIGRANTS. As q means Of
getting small part Of the enormous
immigration that is pouring into the
North west, writer in the Charleston
Courier suggests to Southerners that
they can find profit in parcelling out
their vast domains and giving away al
tsrnate patches Of fifty acres.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12

and the current passed through him. II
an electic-light wire forms connection
in wet weather with telephone wire,
something or somebody is sure to be
melted.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12

rAsrrprorsSrss takes various io .s,' :. !
~. mau Who will insist ON clean toV "
~ Which 10 wipe bis hands, inn baro {
.h.p will unhesitatirgly wipe his NOUN
IN the community towel hanging IN iro9t
Of the bar,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-12

A MORMON is now az bold as grihziy,
and Uncle Sam loves one quite ~ wen
% the other,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
TIE WORLDS FAIR.

T. one year from the present month the
Worlds Exposition opens at New Orleans.
1t Is Of the utmost importance that Cali
fornia should be represented there in all
fullness. If it is, it will be only because
timely preparation was made. But there
will not be time for proper representation
unless steps are taken now. A year is
very short time in which 10 prepare exhib-
It's such as we should send. No State in
the Union has profounder interest in
representative exhibit at New Orleans than
California. There lie very much to be done.
Some one must Get the ball of action in
mo.ion money must be raised 4; a scheme
devised FOR securing exhibits representative
OF all our products, and Commission Sc
lec!ed to see that they are properly trans
ported and placed. We called attention
to the importance OF this matter six
months ago, and its neglect any longer
will be positive injury to the State. We
need population; we want people and
homes our resources are not neatly devel-
oped, and we Cannot afford to make show
ing at New Orleans that will be in any re-
spect overshrdowed by that of any Of the
rival sections also bidding for immigrants,
such as Kansas, Texas, Oregon, Dakota,
Washington Territory ard others. We
advised long ago, and still urge, the State
Board of Agriculture. the Chamber of
Commerce of San Francisco and the
Boards OF Trade of Sacramento, Stockton,
Los Angeles and other leading cities, TO
name a joint committee to meet at an
early day and devise plans of operation.
The San Francisco Spirit Of the Times has
been urging that about 1887 s California
should be the seat of Worlds EXPOSE
ton. We have Endorsed the suggestion,
and believe the pchsme feasible but the
first step in that direction is to make Cali.
fornia exceptionally prominent in the
Worlds Fair at New Orleans in 1854.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
The FALSE PROPHET.

General w. w. Loring served in Egypt
from 1869 to 1879, and ne has had a mill
tary experience beginning with 1885. His
opinion, therefore, is of value regarding
the trouble in the Soudan. In brief his
view takes in stretch of time from the
explorations of Sir Samuel Baker to the
present. Baker was unable to cope with
the slave dealers when he had authority in
Equatorial Africa, and retired The forces
which Ell Mahdi now represents were
active then. The originators of the move
ment against Egyptian rule were sharp
witted men who make religion but mask
for their aims, which are to maintain the
slave trade and all its incidents, which in.
clude profitable dealing in ivory, feathers,
etc. Gordon succeeded Baker, but his
success was temporary. He drove back
the headquarters of the slave dealers from
Khartoum to FL Obeid. Naturally this
tended to unite all the disaffected, and Ell
Mahdi, the fanatic, seeing his opportunity,
came to the front uader a religious guise
and won their support. The Egyptian
troops at best are poor soldiers, but the
slave traders followers are expert horse
men, skillful with the sword and lance.
handle the gun with precision, and sre
Injured to hardship. The populations from
which Ell Mahdi draws his forces are in the
regions of Darfour, the greater part of the
White Nile, and the river region of the
Babel Gael, nominally controlling Tuka,
SEMINAR and kordofan, containing about
10000, 900 inhabitants. OF these, 10000
900 are subject to Egyptian officials, and
therefore called civilized; about 10, 600, 900
are only nominally under Egyptian rule,
and are looked upon as savages.
General Lorlng does not think that the
surrender of the Soudan to the False
Prophet would check his advance or satisfy
his followers. The dispatches Of yesterday
certainly give strength to this opinion, for
it seems that the opinion is accepted in
Egypt that he aims to reach Mecca, elevate
the banner of Mohammedism and inaugu.
rate religious warfare indeed, with the
insane idea of making the Moslem the re-
ligion of the world. Flushed with one of
the most notable successes of history, he
will push on until he has entered among
the people of lower Egypt, who will re-
ceive him as veritable deliverer. That
population hates the English, manifests no
loyalty for the Khedive, and believes the
present Sultan to be an usurper. Under
such circumstances England must come to
the support of the Khedive's government,
or it will be overthrow.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

William NJ. Nelson has furnished new
| bonds.
Henry De Walk died Of injuries received
in fall through an elevator shaft.
The trotting race at the Oakland track
Saturday was won by Monroe Chief.
Imports of treasury Saturday embraced
S120 900 from Mexico and S14, 800 from Port
land.
The appeal of George W. Tyler in his con-
tempt case was heard by the Supreme Court
Saturday.
The last steamer from Australia brought
about 5000, 900 in gold. This is turned over
to the Mint for sterling bills. which sre in
turn sold to cover remittsnces on New York.
The Robinson Bequest Commission met
Saturday and ordered the disbursement of
about $500. the balance of interest on the
$4,000. This puts stop to the work of dis
tribution until more interest has accumu-
lated.
The steamer Alex. Duncan, Captsin Mich
olson, from Lompoc, reports that the timber
and brush for distance of fifty miles on the
coast between Point Piederss Blancss and
Point Sur are burning, and that much smoke
rests upon the water.
A letter received in this city ststes that
Professor William Denton died OF fever at
Berigabadl, New Guinea, on the 26th Of
August. The deceased was well known in
San Francisco, having delivered course of
popular lectures on geology.
The District Attorney has decided to again
try John Maroney, the ex-policeman who
shot ex-Districs Attorney d. j. Murphy over
year ago. and has set the case for trial in
the first week in January, 1884 in Depart
ment Eleven, Superior Court. In the former
trial the jury disagreed.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
FHg FEVsR DISPUTE.

The San Francisco Quarantine Officers,
who do not enforce quarantine against vel.
low fever because, as they aver, the recent
deaths in the city charged to yellow were
in fact OF tonto fever. are nightly stirred
up by the report of Surgeon Van SAINT to
Surgeon. General Hamilton, and the latter's
denunciation of the management of the
health officials at San Francisco. Tney
certainly needed stirring up. Suppose the
cases referred to were of tonic fever, what
then? 1t is in evidence that it is a conta-
gious fever, and is equally as mortal as the
genuine yellow fever. So long as there
was disagreement among physicians as to
the true character OF the disease, would it
not have been the part Of prudence to have
quarantined the patients? Would it not
have shown a greater regard for the safety
of the people of this State to have kept the
patients in the first quarantine established,
weeks ago, when one died in the most
thickly portion of the city? The truth is,
the San Francisco health officials have had
little, if any, experience vita yellow fever ;
their acts afford reason for the charge that
they are afraid of the anger OF the steam
ship companies, and are timOrous and vacil-
lsting. They have triaed with the trust
reposed in them, and should be replaced
by men of experience and back. bone.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
Fo.pAY,k SCHOOL ELECTION.

While there is q minimum of chances
that an improper person can be elected to
an educational Office at the polls to be
opened in Sacramento to-day, there should
be no apathy on the part of citizens There
should be large vote even if but one ticket
appeared in the field, because the election
system is the final method the citizen can
employ to manifest the interest he takes
IL public affairs. The Ills that come upon
Us in government are chargeable to apathy
and neglect on the part of voters more
largely than TO any other cause. We have
held that in the purely domestic concerns
Of a municipality, and especially in school
elections, political partisanship should be
eliminated, and eventually that will be
generally done. 1t will be the best means
of securing economy in municipal admins
tration, and the best service. The prac-
tice has not yet been introduced here, and
there are in consequence presented to-day
political nominations. They call,
therefore, strongly for party fealty.
All things being equal, there is
no reason why Republicans should
rot make their nominees success
ful. They are all competent, ard may be
safely intrusted with the weighty inter
ests Of the city school system More than
that, several of them have been tried in
The educational offices and have demon
strs.eG their entire fitness. To change the
Superintendent of School, for instance,
where thoroughly competent and faith
ful official is renominated for the position,
would not conduce to the interests of the
school department. The Superintendent
who has aeceptsbly served one term can
fill second one to better advantage to the
city, than a new man whose qualifications
have not been tested Familiarity with
the system and details of the department
ADDS to she competency of a nominee, and is
a strong reason why he should be retained.
Oar D-mocratic citizens and the Prohibi
tionsts will certainly rally to the support of
the gentlemen they have presented, and
there must be strong effort made by Re.
publicans to neutralize the ambition of
these parties to fill the offices. Party as
cendancy is only maintained by party
vigilance
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In NevYork Saturday Government bonds were
quoted at 1929 for Is of 1907. lis for As l01 for
sls; sterling 81 s3@4 IS; 1901 for s. 100 for IS
silver bars, no.
Silver in London, SOLD conscls, 1O1 II 16d; per
cent United States bonds, extended, los; Is, 126
AIS, III
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted at
s99S9t cents
Mining stocks were generally weak in San Fran
cisco Saturday morning. and some kinds were lower
man usual.
Two fires occurred in Chicago on Saturday, in
which two lives were lost.
l7-year-old boy was shot to death by his father
on Saturday, in Cincinnati
Fire in New York; loss 800, 900.
robber fatally wounded an express agent Satur-
day at Corinth, Miss.
Carlisle of Kentucky has been nominated for
Speaker Of the House of Representatives by the
Democratic caucus.
Lewis C. Smith dropped dead in church at Bos-
ton yesterday.
steam barge was destroyed by fire at Pringets
Cove Lake Ontario, Saturday.
The Treasurer of Boston is found to be defaulter
in the OF $4,000.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany propose to extend their road through Indian
Territory to Texas.
4 lady who recently died in Hartford, Conn, left
500 900 to Trinity College and Hartford Hospital
Il is said that FL Mahdi intends to march to Nee
ca, and proclaim himself the head of the Mussulman
Church.
Hicks Pasha's forces fought three days. and were
no, ION hacausa THAR ammunition ran ouk
A Parnellite has been elected Lord Mayor of
Dublin.
o'DonneIl, who killed Carey, the informer, has
been convicted of murder ia London, and sentenced
to be hanged.
In Tonquin, supreme civil and military authority
has been invested in Admiral Courbet.
disgraceful row occurred in Courtroom at
Prescott, A. T, Saturday.
At Stockton, Saturday Abe TurcOtt was sentenced
to be hanged.
a convict en- route to prison threw himself from a
train in Arizona. and was fatally hurt.
Joe Allen shot j. D. Adkins at Reno, New, Satur-
day.
An unsuccessful attempt was made Saturday in
New Mexico TO rob the Southern Pacific pay car.
The bondsmen of Treasurer Eevin, at Virginia,
New, are Withdrawing.
Congress opens to-day in Washington.
S $. Atchison died in San Buenaventura Saturday
from locbjaw.
Robert Pitcher died in Carson, New, last evening,
with symptoms of atrychrlne poisoning.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
OH MEXICO.
A6Yices from GuaYmas

GUAYMAs, December 2d-The steamer
Sonora. with full freight and passe Dger list,
left last evening for Mszatlan and San Blss,
taking as passengers quite number of per-
sons to Lugo TO take employment on the San
Bias road. DR.. L. G. Harmau. the original
protector of the Topolovampo Railroad Com
pany, also went down on the same steamer.
Work will be commenced on that line by
January 1T next, ana be carried forward to
above Fuerte.
i. g. Allen, agent OF the Mexican Tele.
phone Company, has gone to the City of
Mexico, to arrange for complete system OF
telepho1 e, for the Stare. The company pro-
pose to purchase tie line now ueed by the
Government from here to Hermosillo, and
utilize it IS telephone line.
Major George Ssson, Of San Francisco.
and J. H. Safely. of New York. have con-
cluded the purchase of the Ysfquinver Min
ing Company. Among their mines is the
San Francisco, one of the richest silver mines
of Sonora, and situated near CumsTipa.
General CARRIER, commander Of this de-
partment, is to arrive during the coming week
with part OF the Seventh Battalion.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
GAIT ITEMS.

A large number of elegant residences arr
being built in the town.
NJ. Ross, of Elk Grove, will soon move hi.
family to Gait, where he will in the future
reside.
w. II. Davies, who formerly resided al
Knights Ferry. has purchased the Willis
| Wright property southwest of town, has
moved his family, and in the future will make
his home at Gait.
At their regular convention held Friday
evening, Gait Lodge, No. So, X. of p, elect
ed the foIlowing.nsmed gentlemen to serve as
officers for the ensuing term C.. c., II. G.
Emerson V. c., J. s. Phillips; NJ. at A..
B. Young Prelate, William Fight X. ef
r. and s.. W. H. Meachsm (re.electeJ): NJ.
of F.. w. II. Russell; NJ. of T., John
Brewster (re-sleeted).
Another rev road in the southern portion
of the county haS been thrown open to the
public Il begins AZ the grant line, three
and half miles east Of Elk Grove. and ex.
tends south across the Costumes river. snd
connecting with the road on the south side Of
the river 4 bridge 225 feet long has bean
built over Deer creek. The road is seven
miles long, snd makes direct route to Sac.
ramento or Elk Grove for the people of Ala
bsma township, who were heretofore COM
PEELED to 90 Wis Hiclzsville or Wire Bridge
Those interested have been trying several
years TO get a rosd through but vera pre-.
vented by some difficulty with Mr.. Vermilys.
The bridge across Deer creek was built by
the county, az q cost Of 81, 479.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03
STATE PRISON LOAN
OFFICE or THE CLERK

SAN QUENTIN (Cal), November 20, 1888.
EEJHEREAS, THE APPROPRIATION FOR
w the support of the State Prison at San Quen-
tin for the present fiscal year. made by the last Leg
slature has proven inadequate to meet the necessi.
ties of that institution; and
Whereas The State Board OF Examiners, on appli-
cation Of the State Board of Prison Directors did, on
the 3lst day of October, 1885, in conformity of the
provisions of Section of the General Appropriation
BILL approved March 0, 1888 (Ststutes 1888, p sO),
make an order authorizing said State Board of Prison
Directors to create indebtedness for the mainten
ance Of said State Prison at San Quentin in the
of $4,000 and for the purchase of iute material an
additional amount in the sum of $1,000; and
Whereas, Said State Board Of Prison Directors, in
pursuance of said authorization are desirous of Sc
curing loan for said aggregate amount of sS0, 900
for the purposes aforesaid upon the most advantage
Gus terms and lowest obtanable rate of interest;
Therefore, notice is hereby gwen that sealed pro-
posals will be received at the office of said Board at
San Quentin up to and including WEDNESDAY, the
5th day Of DECEMBER, A. D. 1883, at u N for a
loan in said smount ssO,0OO the same to be ad-
vanced in monthly installmens in such sums as the
Board may require.
Proposals must state the amount Of such loan that
will be taken and the rate of interest to be charged,
and should be addressed to said State Board Of
Prison Directors at San Quentin.
By order Of the State Board OF Prison Directors.
n27.td G. C. cRANDALL, Clerk
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-03

is not historically true to assert that the
scheme is born of the fact of surplus.
The advocates for extending the aid, pre-
sented their plans and urged them long be-
fore the question of the disposal of the
surplus arose. 1t is only fair to let that
proposition stand on its own bottom. Its
merits and dement's should be debated
without taking the " surplus into account.
That plays a part only when the question
of ways and means arises after the original
plan shall have been adopted, which we
think should not be. But we hold against
it, not because it would adjust the sur
plus question in part, but because we be-
lieve the States will not be benefited by
the proposed aid. It would, we think,
dull and possibly destroy the sense of self
dependence SO necessary to the well.being
of the people of State so far as their edu-
cational system is concerned. It would
take away the necessity for action, and in
great part paralyze local interest in the pub.
lic.school system. In that system there is
planted the root of liberty and free gov.
eminent. 1t will be best fostered and best
developed, and it will cling closer to the
hearts of the people of State, if it is the
work of their own hands, the child of their
own energy and the outcome of their own
contributions. They will defend and cher.
ism it if they themselves build it up and
support it j.; it will lessen their attachment
to it to subsidize it. All the chatter about
Capitalization, and the scheme being step
in that direction, is idle. There is no dan
ger, we think, of this people deliberately
destroying free government by anything
they may resolve to do for strengthening
and enlightening the nation or lettering
the condition of its Inhabitants