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DE LAVELEYES ANSWERS.

Emile De Laveleye, the distinguished
author, whose writings are not wholly UNI
familiar to the American reading public,
in his work, Les Elements de Economic
Politique," as lately translated by Pro-
fessor Pollard, and but recently given to
the English reader, asks the question,
which has been propounded by many an
other, " Is the increase of population to be
dreaded? ?" He replies by referring first to
the Mathusian theory, that the human
race tends to increase more rapidly than
the means of subsistence that it advances
in a geometrical multiplication like the
numbers 2x2=4x2=Sx2= 16x2=S2 x 2
GA. But the means of subsistence in
creases in arithmetical progression by con-
tnuous addition like the numbers p "a
+2=6+ 2=S+2 =10+2=12. De Lavel-
eve adopts for reply the proposition of
Mill, which he declares unasSailable, that
the human race when not odiously ill-goy-
erned tends to increase, doubling its num-
bers in periods varying in each country.
But the number of acres of arabic land
in each country and in the earth as a
whole, and the quantity of food each acre
is capable of producing can only increase
in certain measure. Thus a want of equi-
librium must sooner or later occur between
the increase of the race, which is unlim-
tied, and the increase of food, which is linn
tied.
Carey holds that as matter takes the
form of lower organisms more easily than
that of higher, there win always be more
herbs and roots than bullocks and sheep,
and more bullocks and sheep than men.
But, SAYS De Laveleye, this is manifest
error, for in densely populated countries
there is not enough meat produced for
everyone to have the quantity necessary
for health To the argument that the
density of population increases the pro-
ductiveness of labor, by finding employment
for more capital, he replies that ii is not a
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each man will take good care that ne
shares equally with the rest, We may be
pretty sure; but that all men will exert
their powers of production to their utmost
when not each, but all in common, are to
reap the benefit of those exertions, we feel
Just as sure will not be the case. We are
boldly told by leading papers advocat-
ing the assaults now being made,
that "diyision" is to be the next great
question, that, indeed, it is now on. We
confess that We are inclined to think this a
correct statement. The men who have not,
and would not retain if they had the men
who propose to ride popular hobbies to the
goal of selfish ambition; the men who have
all to gain and nothing to lose by the des-
truction of agencies through which alone
great works can he prosecuted by the aSso-
citation OF capital-these classes, ignoring
Professor Summers forgotten man, who oc-
cupies the middle ground, are in the sad
die and propose to ride to the end, no mat
ter who suffers 1t is Just as certain as
that the day will dawn and the night fall,
that there will be a revulsion Of feeling
The people now applauding these jockeys
may be for a time deluded, but not for long.
They will very soon awaken to the fact
that under a republican form of govern
ment there can be no real antagonism be-
tween the wealth producing and wealth
using. They will awake to realize the
great truth that :" the origin of the active
competition for wealth is the institution OF
private proprietorship, a system Of indi-
vidualism in contradistinction to that OF
communism" They will realize that this
is country where it is the right of every
man to be capitalist, in greater or less de-
gree and that the efforts to control this
right must be destructive to that other
right, the right of all men to absolutely
own what they earn, and from which
springs the incentive to earn, and out OF
which proceeds the antagonism to indo-
lence, ignorance and carelessness.
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fall the disease ran through family of
seven children and two died but the two
children OF servants in the house who were
kept in distant part of the mansion were
not attacked. In most asylums for chill
dren at the East, on the appearance of
diphtheria, the patient is isolated, and the
general result is the checking of the dis
ease from spreading among the other in
mates. 1t would appear to be the part OF
wisdom to inhibit by ordinance public
funerals of diphtheria victims, and, so far
as possible, to isolate patients. Certainly
children from families where diphtheria
appears, should be excluded for proper
time from schools and public assemblies
but this is nowhere done so far as we can
learn. In this city, it has been clearly es-
tablished that diphtheria has been dissent
mated by children attending schools from
households where afflicted by it. If the
disease were smallpox, a strict quarantine
would be maintained; yet diphtheria is
more sudden, more fatal, and quite as
communicable.
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COMMUNISTIC TENDENCIES.

The growing disposition shown to assail
aggregated capital and drive associated
industry from the country, is not pleasant
to contemplate. 1t would puzzle an i'm
partial observer to discover the suffering
and woe and wretchedness and wrong and
injustice alleged to be caused by the associ-
ated capital organizations and labor en-
ploying and national developing agencies
thus assailed Such things exist chiefly
in the painted picturingS of soulleSs
demagogues. They may not know it, but
they are faithful followers of the lowest
and most dangerous schools of communism
They resent the charge with apparent in
dignation, but it is true, nevertheless. In
the raids they are making, they utterly
ignore the great facts and truths of political
economy and assume the interests of as
ISOLATED capital to be antagonistic to the
interests of the country in which invested.
They proceed upon the doctrine of Jacoby,
Each for all-this is the duty of man.
All for each-this is the right of man"
They make precisely the mistake Jacoby
did, that there is no distinction between
duty and right, and that the interests of
producer, carrier and consumer are all
opposed. "The right" says Mongredien,
with the conciseness characteristic of that
reasoner, I" is definite and compulsory-the
duty is vague and voluntary. Each can
exact the full measure of his right from
all but all cannot exact the full measure of
his duty from each. The right is certain,
the duty an uncertain quantity. That
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question of industrial products in general
but solely of food. To the argument adj
vanced that if we restore to the soil as
much as is taken from it, Il circle of life
from which humanity can always draw the
means of maintaining its own is created.
he replies that this is true and we should
restore to earth more than it gives Us, by
enriching it with the elements offertilityex-
tracted from organic substances, but with too
much manure the corn lies and rots, and
here we find our limit He admits that il
is true the world will accommodate
000,000,000 human beings, and that we
have not now l,500,000,000; that COM
merce brings to old countries the prod
uctS of virgin soils, and that there are in
Vulnerable fertile plains to which in
habitantS of countries too dense can
emigrate-but all this does not upset Mills
theory that if population always continues
to increase, the time must come when the
most perfect system of agriculture will be
unable to produce sufficient food-as is the
case in Flanders and Oudh in India Is
there any loop-hole, and must men then
come to the time when they will devour
each other? To this he replies Not so !;
but the race will find refuge in that true
progress which may be summed up in the
three words: more light, more virtue,
more justice. Increase of light will make
the life of the spirit triumph over that of
the brute that Is in Us. Increase Of virtue
will lead lis to greater prudence and CONT
hence. Lastly, increase of justice, by Sc
curing to each man the full enjoyment of
the fruits of his labor, will make proprie-
torship more general, and so supply the
well-attested antidote to the excessive null
duplication of our species
But it remains to be added that if the
theory De Laveleye assumed to be true at
the outset and pronounced unaseailable, is
invincible, then there can be no remedy
for its inevitable sequence The "anti-
dote" cannot prevent, however much it
may delay, the mathematical conclusion
being reached in that fullneSs of time that
must come according to the progression
illustrated, since it is a question of limit of
area on the one hand and unlimited fer
tility in the production Of the species on
the other
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THIS MoRN1NG.s NEWS.

IN New York yesterday Government bonds
we're quoted at 1884 for Is of 1907, 1874 for 412S
sterling, 81 SSa4 9O19 1919 for Is, 100 for 5s
silver bars 11l1a.
silver in London. 5o}4d consols, 1o2 sled; .
per cent. United States bonds, extended lo'5 Is
126 ; 41@s, 1151l
In SAN Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at s7}@6sS cents.
Executing few oftlle Gold Hill stocks, which
advanced little over Thursday closing prices,
there was continued depression in the Comstock
market in san Francisco at the go session yes
terlay morning The Bodie stocks were also
lower. and the feeling on the street was about
rs blue and bearish" as it has ever been.
After the Board Bodie was tride frmer with
sales at 5: 10, but there was no improvement in
any of the other stocks.
The body of ex Minister Partridge has arrived
at New York.
The Pullman palace car service is to be estab-
lished on the Mexican Central Railway.
Frenchs Hotel in New York has been sold for
$4,000
Carl steiIle was found mnfdered and robbed
near Warrenburg Mo.
Henry Rose (eolored) was hanged Friday at
Osceola, Ark, for murder
AIervine Thompson, the slogger, has been ar
rested in Cleveland for seduction.
Alfred W Burnett, the caricaturist and humor-
list, died in Cincinnati yesterday
During the past week ~ business failures Oc-
Cured in the United States
4 coIored man in Georgia is melting the ne
groes TO rise and massacre all the whites
The debt Of Colombia is stated TO be SD 965 900.
III, I'D
Windsor yesterday and were received by the
queen and Prineesses Christina and Beatrice.
The British Cabinet has decided against es-
tablishing protectorate over Egypt
The death of Gustave Richter the painter, is
announced from Berlin.
\ steamer foundered near Halifax, causing the
loss of over 100 lives.
The bearing of the Cotton case was adjourned
at Santa Rosa yesterday until next Tuesday
The semi-aunual Conference of the Mormon
Church opened in salt Lake yesterday.
A forest fire in North Carolina is causing great
damage.
United states war vessels have left Key West
Fla, in search OF the schooner Of the Cuban
bandits
Billy Birch, the minstrel, is in financial
straight, and benefit is TO be given him in New
York
The appointment Of new Catholic Arch
bishop for Philadelphia has not yet been made
10y the Pope.
The xfogd-Cambridge boat race takes place
on the Thames Monday.
John Bright, who has been suffering from con-
geStion Of the lungs, is recovering.
\ factory was burned at Halyersam. Holland
yesterday. one person being killed and several
wounded.
An Anarchist journal has been started in &c
neva, Switzerland. called the Explosion
\ gale in Lawrence county, Arkansas, caused
great destruction of property.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05
Press Notes.

The journalist is the name of new, large
quarto size paper. published at New York
by c. A Bvrne and Leander Richardson.
It's initial number has twelve pages, and is
devoted to subjects of journalism and per-
sonal notes and comments upon journalists.
If its criticism upon Judge Tourgee is a
specimen its estimate and judgment OF
successful writing. its appreciation will not
be of great value. Itspeaks of The Fools
Errand'' as of no merit and of wholly
accidental success as a publication and,
further, that all of his writings since have
been very bad-indeed the work of a
tyro.' The millions who have read and
rercad The FOOLS Errand, and other
writings of Judge Tourgee, will decidedly
differ from this tyro critic.
An international periodical, devoted to
linguistic inquiries, has appeared at Leip-
sic Contributions to it may be in German,
French, English, Italian, Latin, or, excep-
tionally, in any other language. In the
first number two articles in English are by
Max Muller and Garrick Mallory, of Nash
iuutOn,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05

calendar OF the Supreme Court, and to try
them on the merits, in the meantime offer
ing to pay, on account, as much as the face
of the taxes. If we had the decision of the
Court, would we not be in a better fix in
fixing the law to suit it? The Governor
or Delmas for him-says he does not be-
lieye the Supreme Court will decide against
the State; Judge Wallace says the same
Then, if the law was going to be sustained,
and the cases could be brought on imme-
diately, why the extra session now? As
in the above extract, the Governor in his
proclamation confines the Legislature
to giving power to the State Board
Of Equalization to assess the rail-
roads and deduct the mortgages.
Now, the pith of Judge Fields decision is
that we have two tribunals for assessing,
and that we must have but one The Legis-
lature cannot act except on matters presented
in the proclamation. Suppose the Supreme
Court should sustain that part of Judge
Fields decision, would not that part of the
legislation be of no avail? And that, by
the way, is the principal part of the whole
business"
The Oakland V1dette says, referring to
the Wallace resolutions: Ownership, as
defined by Webster, is property, proprie-
torship, exclusive right of possession, legal
or Just claim or title The Judge will be
compelled to construct new dictionary to
find a legal title for this State in some par
ticular railroads. But the people own the
railways; what people? Those taxed to
build it, those who furnished the land or
money, says the Judge. Then the people
of the United States are the owners, but
here comes in the Judges pet theory-this
State owns those roads built by United
States money. The old States rights
doctrine But the people own the roads !;
first the State, then the counties, then the
cities; all can take a whack at them, tax
them, charge a license, control them.
Then comes the absurd doctrine that the
owner taxes himself-no, he taxes his
agents in possession and control Of his own
property"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05
Entertainment.

The entertainment given at the lecture
room of the Congregational Chgrch last
evening by boys of the Sunday at
which the young gentlemen held monoq~
oily, permitting nc, young ladies' to assist,
was greeted with very large audience, and
proved success in all respects The parts
were all given In a highly creditable man-
ner, and Were much appreciated by all
present. The programme was as follows
Boys Flights Camny Sims; dialogue,
" Learnt ny to Use the Week, Robert Rich
ardson, Howard Smith, Willie Geary. Hal
sey benson Lee Dunn and James Hender-
son; recitation, Beautiful Snow, Mas
ter Cleringer; instrumental duct by
j. and A. Henderson Dialogue, De
fe.ts of the SYSTEM James HolI
zee Dunn. Reed Miller, Andrew Hender-
son Arthur Dray and Edwin Julian; reel
tation. Duke Leopold and His Wonderful
stone" by Edwin Julian; recitation,
Michael Snyders Party, by Willie
Geary; cart Gallery" by Andrew Hender-
son and Thomas Moore; closing with
pantomime. Civilization Overcoming
BarbariSm." At the close of these exercises,
ice cream and other refreshments were
served
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05
THE YELLOW FEVER.

In another column Of this issue appears
the first of two articles prepared for this
paper by A. T. Hawley, late editor of the
Seattle Herald, upon the subject of yellow
fever, the liability of It's introduction into,
and spread in California, with some his
torical facts connected with the scourge,
and the recital of some personal expert
ences. Mr.. .Hawley takes occasion, also,
to criticise the action of the health officers
for the port Of San Francisco, and to sug-
gest the line of action the authorities of
this State should adopt to prevent the yell
low fever from spreading in California,
even should it gain an entrance. The
article will be found to be full Of interest.
Mr. Hawley had broad personal expert
ence in yellow fever section, and was af-
forded special opportunities to observe the
disease He writes clearly and with vigor,
and there is neither concealment of fears
nor exaggeration of the dangers to which
we will be exposed should the fever again
become epidemic in Mexico, where it is
reported to have already re-appeared.
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Immigration Matters.

A meeting of the Board of Trade was
held at the office of the Secretary yesterday
afternoon to hear statements upon the work
of the Immigration Society of California
from the President. Arthur r. Briggs, and
Secretary c. H. Street. of San Francisco.
Mr.. Briggs gave a very extended account of
the efforts being made by the Society and
of the results, and urged that the work en-
tered upon several months since for arrang
ing and publishing data about lands, and
other facts concerning the section of the
State tributary to Sacramento, be not inter
fered with by the withdrawal of the unpaid
portion of the aid subscribed by the Board
of Trade of this city. As the result of the
conference, ii was unanimously agreed to
complete the payment to the Society as
originally intended, and to hold another
meeting of the Board within week or two
for the purpose of raising additional funds
with which to publish pamphlet concern
ing central California for distribution
throughout the East.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05

THE Massachusetts Republican State Com
mittee has given official notice to all local COM
mittees to secure the immediate withdrawal
from membership of Federal oficeholders. The
action of the Massachusetts, committee is in a
line with the policy which the Republican Con
gressional Committee has decided to adopt.
The latter committee found that the statute re-
gariing political assessments Is 81 sweeping in
its provisions that no Republican committee can
include Federal officials among its members
without ,ubjecting itself to the penalties i'm
posed when campaign contributions are sought
by such officials, and they resolved TO notify all
State committees of the need of a reform. They
also hold that the National Convention cannot
appoint anybody on the National Committee for
the coming campaign who has any official con-
nection with the Federal service. without run
ming the risk Of legal trouble.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05

A German process of preserving eggs is
to take bushel or more of lime, slack 1t
with eight or nine pals of water, draw the
watec off, and then pack the eggs in the
line. The lime water closes the pores in
the shell and excludes the air. The eggs
will then keep for two or three years,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05

THE advocates of woman suffrage in Iowa have
been set back two years Two years ago they
secured from the Legislature the submission Of IL
constitutional amendment comforting the cleo
tive franchise upon women. 1t had then to be
approved by the present Legislature. The
Senate. by % to a. did approve it three weeks
ago but now comes the House and rejects it by
- to Is. 50 the reformers must begin anew.
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DAILY RECORD-UNI0N
SATURDAY APRIL 5, 1884
sAy FRANCISCO AGENCY.

The Office of the REcoRD-UNIoS in san Fran
cisco Is al No 5 New Montgomery street-Palaee
Hotel opposite the Grand. The paper can be
obtained al all the principal news-stands.
WILLIAM CAMERON,
Special Advertising and Subscription Agent.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05

DISCRErIoN is the rule this year. Neither the
Republican nor the Democratic Convention in
Rhode Island last week adopted any declaration
of principles. and this non-cOmmittal policy was
yesterday followed by the Cincinnati Democrats
in their city convention. If they said anything
they must take some position on the Scott liquor
law and the tariff question, and they did not
dare to declare themselves on either issue.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-05

When bachelor says he is sinqlae from
choice, it makes him mad to ask MIN why
the girl made choice of some Other fellow.
Il Chicago Inter-Ocean,
The National tribune., 1884-03-27
WISCONSIN.

Comrade w III. Church, Chinatown, Wis., In
forms us that new Post was organized at that
place on the 9Th inst by A. Swift, assisted
by Comrades c. A. Warren, NJ B. johnson, 3.
Maxwell. n. n. Parmenter, b. E. Stimson and
others of Henry Rogers Post, No. IL, Brownsville,
and the following comrades were installed as
officers Commander, Capt.W. H. Sutton; S.V. c.,
A. T.. Christie; j. V. c., G. L. Case; Chaplain,
Rev. w. E. Stanley; o. D., II. W. Lightly; Q.
NJ, John V. Owens; o. g., C. N. Beiseker
Adj't, Seymour Johnson; S. NJ, 81 NJ Trow-
bridge; q. NJ. s., III. Il. Corey. The Post was
named in honor of Captain p. T. Mcintyre, of
the 18th Wisconsin.
Comrade Charles Reeves, Cumberland, Wis,
sends us the following list of the newly-in-
stalled officers of Cumberland Post, No. 115, of
that place: Commander, Charles Reeves; s. v.
c.. E. III. Clother; j. v c., A. H. Shipman
AdIt, r. p. Shattuek; Surgeon, M. Shelton
Chaplain, Allen NJ Baker; @. NJ, Thomas
Oaks; o. D., N. Wales; o. G., ]. w. Chase
O. NJ. S., John Baxter.
Comrade Frank FL. Mosher, Pittsville, Wis,
sends us the following list of the officers of j.
S. Alhan Post, No. 70, of that place: Command
er, Myron +. Hubbard !; s. v. c., Byron r.
Tarbox; j. v. c., John Brown; Adj,t, Frank
H. Mosher; c. NJ, James O. Severns; Chap
lain, John A. Brown; Surgeon, William Dour-
ing; o. d., J. W. Knapp; o. G., Henry Allen
comrade at Mansion, Wis, sends us the
following list of the newly-installed officers OF
Angus S. Northrop Post, No. 50, Of that place
Commander, +. Veeder; S.V. G., P. p. Briggs