Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-08
PRESS COMMENTS.

The Courts have fixed the average price
of Jerseymen killed on railroads in that
State at $1,000. That is perhaps high
enough considering the way Jersey votes-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
A wealthy lady in New York is proposing
to endow a cooking school for young
women. Good. # knowledge of the no.
BILE art of cookery were made part of
every girls education, there would be fewer
men who believe that marriage is failure
Boston Globe.
The Courier Journal says the negroes are
not qualified voters, that they have no more
business with the ballot than a mass of
ourang- -outangs, and can see no escape from
two years of sectional and partisan agita-
ton as lurid as any we have had since the
war" If Watterson keeps on at this rate
he will soon have his 100000 men in camp.
-.SaR Diego Union
There were some magnificent contribu-
tons on the part of Republicans to their
National Executive Committee during the
last campaign. That of John Wanna
maker, of Philadelphia, which was four
hundred thousand dollars, was the largest,
but the contribution of Senator Leland
Stanford, of California was similar in
amount.-Nea0 York World
The Sackvile incident has not vet been
finally disposed of, and it appears there is
at present a disagreement of some kind be-
tween the American and British Govern
ments. l. may be that the trouble is over
| the re-appointment rather than over the
unmannerly dismissal of Lord Saekville.
! for unmannerliness cannot be regarded as
an Intentional insult in International rela-
tions.-NOntredI Witness.
The same brief dispatch which ar.
,s,I E.
| taking steps to procure a divorce added
that one of the richest widows in France
was willing to marry the famous fire. eater.
! One of the convenient features Of the
| French way of managing matrimonial af-
| fairs is the frequent arrangement of 9
second marriage before a divorce is OBJ
tained.-CqerelGnd (O) Leader.
Only now and then does some little news
item like the one few days ago which an.
nounced the whipping of three white and
one colored convict at Newcastle, Del, re-
mind the general public that that relic Of
barbarian, the whipping post, still sur.
wives in the little borough State which Sec
retary Bayard is supposed to carry around
politically speaking, in his vest pocket, but
! which somewhat disappointed him this
| year Cleveland Leader.
Henry George has sought to show where
mental principles and some great truths
glimmer among his theories, which, how
ever, contain a great admixture of error
and lack the keys by which alone the trutl
IL its simplicity and purity can be dis
closed AS was to be expected, other writ
ers are following in the wake of Henry
George, endeavoring to correct his errors
and improve upon his theories, The resul
is the accumulating of literature contain
ing a curious melange of truth and error
acumen and ignorance, wisdom and folly
-DeSeret NelO5.
Elijah Halford, President elect Harrison
private secretary, is almost as artistic {
| whistler as Mrs. Shaw. He has no othel
musical accomplishments, but he car
whistle the most difficult music in man
ner which astonishes his hearers. He i.
very apt to employ this gift when engaged
upon an important piece of work. So i
any office. seekers after March Attn should
hear Marching Through Georgia O.
." Rory O. More " whistled in the next room
he can take it for granted that Elijah il
wrestling with the papers of half dozeI
applicants for the same office, and all rec
commended by the same poiiticians.-Ch
cago Inter Ocean.
Now that the Democrats have been de
feated, in spite of their notorious prostitu
ton of the civil service and their enormous
curruption fund, in their efforts to intro
duce their free trade policy, it is amusing
to witness their manifestations of righteou
indignation at the political dishonest!
practsed by the Republicans. The Repub
lican Legislature of New York, which i
regarded as the pivotal State in the nationa
contest, passed bill last winter providing
for a secret and honest ballot, but the re
form was denounced by Democratic Stat
Convention and vetoed by Democrats
Governor, yet the Democratic managers ar
shocked at the idea of unfair tactics beinI
employed by Republicans.-Iris World.