, 1886-04-01

Salt was a oae time legal tender
In old Rome, and It was used to pay
laborers, for work, hence the term
salary" from italian Sdldrio, or
Latin, sal, salt.
A scientific paper publishes this
bit of information: Lay piece of
charcoal upon burns and the pain
subsidies Immediately. BY leaving
the charcoal upon the wound an hour
it will be healed" The remedy is
very cheap and simple.
The Portland Nelrs endeavors to
convey the idea that the Cinnamon
attempted to blow up their own house
on Tuesday night for the purpose of
awakening sympathy. 1t reminds us
of the Atlas profound conclusion
that the Cinnamon at Rock Springs
committed suicide and then burned
their own bodies to conceal the
crime.
Rochester Democrat: "The mes
sage of the President to the Senate
concerning papers relating to sus-
pensions from office, was an amazing
document. Mr.. Cleveland, when
Governor of New York, made a sorry
exhibition of himself by sending !
message to the state senate. lectur-
that body because it refused to CON
firm bis nominations for harbor mas
ters. His action was then attributed
to an ignorance of the official pro
prieties and lack Of appreciation OF
the senate. Itwas believed that this
exhibition of ignorance aud mi7di-
rected zeal would be the last. But
the Message of Monday to the senate
of the United States shows that MIR.
Cleveland is a man who learns notn-
ilg.
The largest body of men of single
pure race on the earth today is in
China. There are 450,000,000 of
them, as like as one barley corn is
like another All the white men on
the globe whenever SO carefully
counted, scarcely amount to so much,
and they are divided into a score or
more of independent sovereignties,
ten times as many languages, and
for religious sects, the boldest stats
tician has not the courage to attempt
their enumeration. While we Euro
peans are divided into fifty hostile
camps and fight each other like so
many wild Apaches, China is one and
indivisible, They are as united and
homogeneous as France. And though
the Chinese are as timid as flock of
sheep, know nothing of physical sci
ence and its resources, and have
none of the arts of attack and defense,
yet the very inertia of that huge mass
Of crystahzed homogeneity has thus
far stood ont against the plundering
instincts of the Western Powers, and
China remains unconquered
A number of the young ladies OF
Walla Walla, having in view the re-
formation OF the youth of that city,
have banded themselves together and
taken a solemn pledge to allow no
young man the privilege OF their
who uses tobacco, malt or
spirituous liquor N any form. This
was 4 serious menace to
the young men, who chung wit great
tenacity to their habits, while they,
Of course, considered the punishment
too severe. They have
since been plotting measures of re
taliation. and their deliberations have
resulted III the organization OF a
society among themselves. the carjii-
aal principles which are sworn oppgsi-
tion to bangs, bu5iles and cosmetics.
In their preamble they declare that
The time having arrived when the
advanced scientific teachings OF the
world sho III prevail, we y!esg with
tlarEl III prevailing ;a@hious. Is
admirers OF the form div na' W. raise
pur voice against tho mauda.es -
fashion which { Jmpei womeT. TO adopi
-hesa hideous customs, and we pledge
ourselves 10 boycott. - py.gy i.O.i;r-
lbia means, any miss; IT >pluSt.'r WEo
nduiges in these ereprehensibie prac-
ices" Their constitution fixes a |