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CHRISTIAN MORALITY.

Among other modest demands made by
the Association OF New England Free
Thinkers, is one to the effect that all laws
enforcing Christian morality be repealed.
The members of the association do not, SO
far as appears in the telegrsphic report of
their meeting, claim to have a superior srti-
Gle OF morality ready for use IN the place
OF the old one. All they ask is that the
one now in use he abolished so far as re-
scinding all laws bearing On the matter can
accomplish that end. The action OF this
body is a fair sample Of what free.thinkers,
so.called, would ike to bring about
Caristian morality Is based on no dogmas /;
it involves 10 belief In the tenets OF par
ticular sects; compels the acceptance of no
creeds. The laws on which it is based
were given by the Great Examiner in re.
ply to q lawyer. They are brief, but they
comprehend everything. Love God with
all thy heart, soul and mind, and love thy
neighbor as thyself. Existing human laws
compel neither. The individual is left free
to become free-thirker if he sees fit. He
need not love lie neIghbor to satisfy the
Law. But he must act toward his neighbor
in such a way as not to interfere with his
rights or disturb the peace of the COM
munity. In point OF fact only the morlli-
ty deemed necessary to the public welfare
by all men, whether Christians or not, is
what the law compels. 1t is this that the
free thinkers style distiuclvely Christian
and ask may be abolished. The truth is
that these people who call themselves free
thinkers are very narroY thinkers, indeed
Free u think as they please, they confine
their thoughts to a narrow groove, and
would compel all the world to conform to
their few ideas. They are the moral bigots
OF the age Chicago News.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

THE Boy WAS ALL RIGHT. "A clothing
dealer down on Jefferson avenue was dane
ing around the door of his store in great
rage yesterday, when an acquaintance
halted and asked him the cause of his ex-
citement. why, dot new poy of mine
sells man hat for a dollar dot WAS
marked twelve shillings y "Aud you lose
80 cents ?" "Feefty cents 1 discharge
dot poy so qReek his head doan' hat time
to shwim p In the course of an hour the
pedestrian was repassing the store, and
seeing the man at the door with smile on
his face he asked "Well, did you dis
charge tho boy 81 "Do. poy vhas alright.
sir ! When 1 comes to inquire into it l
dosn' let him go if hat to pay him more
wages. He makes mistake on price, but
when he gifts back de change for $40 bill
he gets me rid of all my trade dollars ind
pieces NIT holes in 'em l''-[Detroit Free
Press.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

CAPTAIN EAp'S LATEST PRoroSUToN.-
Galveston is..throwing up her hat in honor
of Captain Esd's answer to her committees
letter relating to her bar. The Captain
says that if Congress will give him s., 500,
600 he will guarantee thirty feet of water,
and maintain that depth for twenty years
at cost of less than 500 600 year. He
proposes to give that city twenty-five feet
of water within two years. \ Texas news
paper says that with thirty feet of water on
her bar Galveston will soon rank New
York City,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

MAHOGANY manufacture of ma
hogany furniture has, perhaps, increased
four.fold within the last two years. This
increase comes from the demand for high.
priced furniture, az well as from the de-
terioration anAs scarcity of black walnut.
This beautiful wood is now largely being
made use of for interior fnish-many of
the foer houses, banks, insurance offices,
ETC., being finished with it. It's use is en-
tering rapidly into the construction of rail.
way CARRIAGES source of demand uni
formly good for hard woods. The chief
sources Of mahogany are Mexico and the
West Indies, and the United States takes
Is to 80 per cent. of the whole exports.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

PARRoTs' TAIN The fact il, most par.
rots have no idea Of application in what
they say, but they have only to % on say.
ing 4 silly thing upon every opportunity
that offers, and the right chance is certain
to come round at last, when their silly
speech at once becomes the happiest posi-
bic. For instance. there was y bird that said
nothing but Here's a pretty go and
this was, as a rule, neither opposite nor
funny. Bat one day the poor thing fell
out of cab window, aud the wheel of an
other cab passing at the time crushed its
cage a spectator picked up the parrot,
very much alarmed but not hurt, and,
bearing it murmur something, put the bird
to his ear, when to his astonishment the
thing, in detected voice, whispered,
" Here's \ pretty go
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

THE PHENOMENA OF DEATH.-A Phila-
delphis physician has made a special study
of the phenomena OF death, both through
his personal observations and those OF
Others, and his conclusion is that dissolu-
ton is painless. g. mean" he explains,
THAT it approaches as unconsciously as
sleep. The soul leaves the world as pain.
lessly as it enters it. Whatever be the
cause of death, whether by lingering NAL
adv or sudden violence, dissolution comes
either through synocope or asphyxia. In
the latter case, when resulting from dis.
ease, the struggle is long protracted, and
accompanied by all the visible marks of
agony which the Imagination associates
with the closing scene of life. Death does
not strike all the organs of the body at the
same time, and the lungs are the last to
give up the performance of their functions
Az death approaches, the latter gradually
become more and more oppressed; hence
the rattle Nor is the contact sufficiently
perfect to change the black venous into the
red arterial blood. An uuprepared faid
consequently issues from the lungs into the
heart, and is thence transmitted to every
other organ in the body. The brain re-
ceives it, and its energies appear to be
lulled thereby iato sleep-generailY tran
Gull sleep-flled with dreams which impel
the dying to murmur out tbs names of
friends and the occupations spd reeollec-
tons of life. "-[ Scientific Press,
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RkedaddIed Ike a IhIeK-

PITrsBvaGH, PA correspondent of the
POST states that while ont at night during s
rain-storm he contracted severe attack Of
rheumatism, which sked1ddisd ike thief F"
after two applications of st. Jacobs Oil, ths
great psin-cUrs and houaeh ID friend Il
seems to be well understood that the Great
German Remedy and Pain cannot agree.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

+.."BY asking too much we may lose the
little that we had before" Kidney Wort asks
nothing but a fair trial. This giver, it fears
no loss of faith in It's virtues. a lady writes
from Oregon " For thirty years have bsen
afflicted with kidney complaints. Two pack
ages of Kidney Wort have done me more
good than all the medicine and doctors have
hsd befare. | believe il is a sure cure"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

BorND IN OAK.-A real novelty has
this winter been introduced into book.
binding by Elliott Stock, in connection
with his fac simile first edition of THE
Religio Medici. This volume, which has
more than usual interest because it shows
the actual spelling and wording of the
famous treatise as it was written D. the
author for his own editcstion and pub.
lshed surreptitiously by the printer, is
bound apparently between two slabs of
oak, beautifully grained and figured IN low
relief VITA graceful scroll pattern. A
close examination, however, SLOWS that
the wood is not solid, the fact being that
some ingenious inveator has discovered a
device whereby solid oak lin this case the
wood came from an old chest can be cut in
slices Of about the thickness of drawing
paper, so soitened SIS to receive the impress
sion of a stamped pattern, and being then
folded over bindirg of card board, made
to present the appearance OF carved oak
/ Pail hall Gazette.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

Coon NEws.-It is now entirely unneces-
ssry to purchase any imported perfumes, as
the vary best are Pecks Premium Perfumes
and Elite Bouquet, home manufacture.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09
SCROFULA

and all scrofulous diseases, Sores, Erysipe-
las, Eczema, BIotches. Ringworm, Tu-
nors. Carbuncles, BoiIs, and Eruptions
of the Skin, are the direct result of an
impure state Of the blood.
To cure these diseases the blood must be
purified, and restored to healthy and ma
tural condition. AYERS SARsArARILLA has
for over forty years been recognized by emf
nest medical authorities as the most pow
erful blood purifier in existence. 1t frees
the system from all foul humors. enriches
and strengthens the blood, removes all traces
of mercurial treatment, and proves itself
complete master Of all scrofuloUs diseases.
\ Recent Cure Of Scrofulous Sores.
"Sose months ago I was troubled with
scrofulous sores ulcers on my legs. The
limbs were badly swollen and inhamed, and
the sores discharged large quantities of
offensive matter. Every remedy l tried
failed, until | used AYERS SARSAFARILLA,
of which | have now taken three bottles,
with the result that the sores are healed,
and my general health greatly improved.
l feel very grateful for the good your
medicine has done me.
Yours respectfully. Mrs. ANN OBEIAN.'
MS sullivan ST., New York, June p, 1852.
~ All persons interested are invited
to call on Mrs. O'Brian; also upon the
Rev. 4. Il. Wilds of rs East 54th Street,
New York City, who will take pleasure
in testifying to the wonderful efficacy of
Ayers Sarsaparilla, not only in the cure
of this lady, but in his own case and
many others within his knowledge.
The welI-known 5rriter on The Boston Herald,
b. W. BALL, of Rochester, Nh, writes, June
:. 1852:
Having suffered severely for some years
with Eczema. and having failed to lind relief
from other remedies, have made use, during
the past three months. of AYERS SARsAPA-
RILLA. which has effected n complete cure.
I consider it magnificent remedy for all
blood Diseases
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HERE AND THERE.


- NhALLA -
The frosty nights have come again,
And at this time Of year
The single men, who sleep alone,
France round upon their ear.
They turn the bedding quickly back,
And then they tumble in,
Roll up into little lump
Their knees up TO their chin.
And then unto themselves they say,
Just loud enough to hear:
"By George, this thing has got to cease
Before another year
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

BgowN's BRONCHIAL TBoCHEs for coughs
and colds: There is nothing to be COM
pared with them. "-Rsv. o. D. Watkins,
Walton, Ind
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An Ohio man arrested for stealing butter
has got clear of the charge by showing that
1t was not butter at all, but oleomsrgarine,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

'0mPAUyTuN OVuVueV q I0NeIs = = Oh s1I-all *
nembrance J
These January flowers send
With hues as fresh aud fair as May,
Breathe sweet hint Of you, my friend,
That warns my heart to-day.
For YOU, like these fair flowers, had birth
When lrscs were bare and skies were chill,
And came like these 10 brighten earth,
And hearts with jov and love to fiji.
And may there be no 6av SO cod,
So dark for YOU W n this sphere,
But that some blossom u may hold
OF hope and love the heat 70 cheer.
c A c.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

Are interesting now, Theodore Wores has
been very industrious Of late, pursuing his
Chinese studies. He has nearly finished a
small picture OF some Chinese musicians in
= restaurant, which YVES inspired by obser-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

or ours, which has been so long and per.
sistently doomed. Autographs OF Emma
Abbott are in every shop window, and oh
but they hGvs seli,couscious. selt.satisfed
shipper interviews with Emma Abb 1T
are in every newspaper, and some of them
are readable, but so much poetry and wild
imaginative flights of the reporter blend
with the truth IN the interview of the
present day that, like the venerable CHG.
non joke, one cannot il which is switch.
Her troupe is certainly good. Tagliapis.
trs, Mrs. Seguin and Miss Julia Rosewald
we have had here in former companies. and
they have good voices. Miss Abbott's
manager has the most dreadful way of sd.
vertising his people as Abbott, Seguin,
Rosewald, with never q prefix or a first
name TO indicate that they are women.
Doubtless it is intended to be bold and
dashing, like an Ouida novel, but it is very
un.American. The opening night was Ger.
tainly very brilliant. The ladies were
more showily dressed than they have con.
descended to appear at the opera for many
a season. One exquisite dress was a com
plete robe OF point lace over pale-bue
satin. Hiss Abbott's voice disappointed
the first. pighters, but she sang mucl bet
fer Tussdav evening,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09
A BIRTHDAY GREETING.

The following lines written by s vel, known lady
in Sacramento were recently sent 10 a friend &C |
compauying bouquet Of flowers birthday re- |
uembrance i
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

Ca last Thursday evening the Nchumanu
Club held It's frat concert. The club is
sn otTshout OF the Loring Club, aud is com.
posed exclusively Of ladies', rs the latter Is
composed exclusively Of gentlemen. The
enthusiastic Mr.. Loring drills the Scnu.
manns, however, and with most cred
able result. They gave the spinning
chorus from Waguer's Flying Dutchman,
some Bubinstein songs. Mrs. Van Bsunt
sang SchubeIt's Fri King and sang it
well. Miss Marshall, the accompauist,
delighted the musicians in the audience
by her good touch and wise subordiuation.
And right here, doubtless, one should men.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16

1t having been announced that Rev.
\. ID. Campbell, president of the Kan
sas Temperance Union, and ex-Gover-
nor st. John would speak at Dodge City
on the 18Th inst, in favor of prohibit
ton, paper was circulated and signed
by forty prominent business and stock
men, representing $1,000, 600, as follows:
believing il detrimental to the bust
ness and social interests of Dodge City
for Ex-Governor John Z. st. John and
Rev. A. b. Campbell to harangue our
citizens on the subject of prohibition,
We ask them not to visit our city as adj
yertised on the 18th day Of Nav, or any
other day for that purpose. Our city is
peaeeable and prosperous, and we do
not desire any outside interference in
regard to our local government, nor will
1t be tolerated by u.s."
But two saloon men signed the paper.
Among the names are Hon. r. NJ.
Wright, Hon. George n. Hoover, may
or; Colonel r. q. Hardesty, Judge III.
NJ. Beverly, Judge III. j. Fringer, Major
George Ii. Cox, III. T. Petillen, district
clerk, and number Of other prominent
men.
The Democrat of last week SAYS /:
From the expression of opinion we
have heard, it is safe to say that nine
men in every ten in Dodge City depre-
cate the coming of these two gentlemen.
This feeling exists even among the lead
ers OF the prohibition element Of this
city. \ moments reflection will show
to all that their visit to this city will
only result in discOrd and agitation
among our citizens, and cannot in any
way benefit the city or the cause of tenn
perance. The recent city election here
certainly demonstrated the fact that the
people of Dodge City wanted a liberal
municipal government, and did not take
any stock in the prohibition craze. We
are now cOntented and prosperous.
Business is good and the city is free
from crime and disorderly proceedings.
Should these gentlemen come here. as
advertised, and they probably will, all
this may be changed. The liberal ele-
ment Of Dodge City is satisfied to be left
alone, but it will not be driven to the
wall"
The INDEX is not thoroughly ac-
quainted with the situation at Dodge
City, but has been watching develop
ments from distance, and concludes
that the forty business men who signed
the above notice to Messrs. st. John
and Campbell know what they are do
ing. IT these two reformers are ac-
qnainted with western civilization and
western habits, they will miss the train
that would carry them into Dodge City
on the 18th inst. Extreme cases de-
mand extreme remedies, and it appears
that Dodge City regards st. John and
Campbell much the same as cattlemen
regard the threatened foot and mouth
disease, or as the southern country re-
CARDS the yellow fever.
Dodge City may expect to receive a
considerable amount of abuse for this
outspoken protest; but if this action
was done for the best interests of the
city, then no outside abuse will amount
to anything, and will only 90 for so
much buncombe from the prohibition
lists. No community, if peaceable should
be interfered with by outsiders.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16

When there is no political campaign
on the boards, demanding their time
and attention, the republicans would
have it appear that they are civil service
refOrmers, and observers of the civil ser
vice law. But once let the excitement
Of campaign appear, and they are as
eager to follow the procession as the vii
lage small boy was ever anxious to
trudge after the glittering array dis
played by a circus street parade.
The Washington correspondent Of the
st. Louis Republican says that Prof.
Gregory, one Of the members Of the civ
II service commission, has decided that
there is nothing i'm the law to prevent
government officials from attending POI
litical conventions asdelegates or other
wise.p The correspondent adds: This
Is put forth as an excuse for the conduct
Of various federal officers who have re-
Gently been taking part in political con-
ventions. While it is true that there is
nothing in the civil service act to pre-
vent government officials from attend
ing political conventions az delegates.
there is an executive order enjoining
such prohibition. This order was is
sued by President Hayes in accordance
with authority conferred by section of
the Revised Statutes and the order has
never been rescinded. 1t is as follows !:
mo officer should be required or per-
mitted to take part in the management
OF political organizations, caucuses, con-
ventions or election campaigns. Their
right to vote and to express their views
On public questions, either orally OF
through the press. is not denied. provid-
cd IL does not interfere with their ofIic-
ial duties. No assessment for political
purposes on officers or subordinates
should be allowed. This rule is appli-
cable to every department Of the civil
service. 1t should be understood by
every officer of the general government
that be Is expected to conform his con-
duct TO its requirements.n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16
TRouRIEsnMR rAR1rR

Last week the lower house of con-
gress settled the tariff question for this
year at least, and the business interests
of the country, represented as hanging
by slender thread over precipice of
ruin, may now be hauled back. and
placed on sound footing for another
year.
When Carlisle was elected speaker.
rs low tariff man, over Randall. a pro-
nouHced protectionist, the low tariff
men concluded that the victory meant
that a reduction of tariff was demanded
at once, and accordingly Mr.. Morrison.
OF Illinois, was appointed as chairman
of the Ways and Means committee. and
entrusted with the responsible duty of
getting up a tariff bill He did get up a
bill that, If its provisions had ever be-
come law, would have given the peo-
pie relief to the extent of at least fifty
millions of dollars year. The general
policy OF the measure was to remove
the duty entire or greatly reduce it, on
the necessaries, and make the Injuries
bear the burden of taxation. Iron, lum-
Der, sugar, coffee, wool and the coarse
articles Of manufactured goods would
have been allowed to pass the custom
house free of duty.
This bill would have been satisfactory
to the low tariff democrats over the
whole country but it was i'm direct op-
position to the views held by respect
able element Of the democracy in the
east especially in Ohio. Pennsylvania
and New York. This latter class was
headed by Randall.
When the measure came up before
the house last week, after il had been
thoroughly discussed, a motion was
made TO strike out the enacting clause
OF the bill, which was the same as kill
ing II outright. Here then was a test,
and it resulted in victory for those OPP
posed to tariff reduction, for the mo-
ton prevailed by ayes 159 nays 155. But
this result was not accomplished by
democrats alone. 1t required the solid
republican vote, aided by fifty demo-
Gratis, to strike out the enacting clause,
and so this was mixed victory.
The low tariff men are by no means
without courage, and now insist that
the Chicago convention shall harken to
the voice of that large majority Of the
democracy represented by the negative
vote, and nominate a candidate for
president who is In harmony with the
Morrison tariff ideas. The watterson-
handall-Morrison men even say that the
democracy can better afford to be de-
ieated this year and know itself to be
night on this important matter, than to
accept high tariff man and with him
success.
1t does appear that the democrats are
IN fair way to make serious blunder
at Chicago, for that these Siissensions
In the party are becoming greater no
one can deny. We hope for the best,
and pray that the worst may not hap
pen.
Below win be found extracts from
leading papers Of the country, showing
the general drift Of public sentiment on
the result Of the contest on the Morri-
son bill:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16

an Indian Territory special says the
Choctaw militia have been called out
aud stationed at different parts Of the
nation In anticipation Of an outbreak
of a portion Of the full blood Choctaws.
Who are dissatisfied with the recently
enacted law removing all criminals to a
consolidated judicial court selected by
the national council, and remote from
The scene Of their crimes. \ secret So
ciety has existed among this class Of
Indians, I'm which each member Is
sworn To protect another at airy sacri-
nee. The power Of the society reached
The courts and rendered justice difficult.
hence the enactment OF such n law.
Thus Tar no collision has occurred.
What the result win be can't be fore
told, and serious trouble and bloOdshed
are imminent
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16

General Grant and his sons are all
financially ruined, SO the dispatches
say. His sons were engaged in banking
with man named Ward; and last week
the establishment threw up the sponge,
and creditors TO the extent Of some two
or three millions Of dollars will be left
to grieye over the unreliability OF capt.
talists. General Grant is said to have
lost all Of his wealth, excepting the spe-
cial fund OF $4,000 raised for him by
his admiring friends on his return from
around the world.
That fund is sacred, and he Is only al
lowed The interest, about $4,000 annu-
ally for his support.
The trouble appears 10 have been that
the young Grants were getting credit
on their fathers name, and were reck-
less In their dabbling with stocks.
Ward, their partner, was an unprinci-
pied man, and altogether the frm was
rotten.
Along list Of preferred creditors was
made. and the other fellows must grin
and bear Il.