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The record-union., 1891-07-10

The Liberal party in England made
decided advance step and gained an inn
portant advantage when it forced the
passage Of the bill raising the limit from
ten to eleven years in which children
may be put to labor. 1t was gain for
the cause of humanity, mercy and de-
cency. The manufacturers fought the
measure and pointed out how great loss
of wages it would effect But they had
not a word to say about the great advan-
tage it will be in the education of little
ones; about what humane step it was;
or about the bettered physical conditions
it will reflect among the children of the
poor. In Massachusetts, which led the
world in this matter, the limit is thirteen
years, and it is not day too great. It is
said that the Liberals would have made
the age twelve if they could possibly have
done so, but England viii in time come
abreast of the Massachusetts model. As
it is, the new measure will release from
shop, factory and close labor 200, 900 chill
dren in England and give them in place
air, schooling and opportunity to be chill
dren, to expand and grow into healthful
maturity, and will put an end to a prac-
tice that was little less than the coinage
of infant flesh and blood into money.
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power. If the Itata were condemned and
sold the money would not go into the
fund to maintain ships-of-war. 1t would
not half cover the expense of the pursuit
at any rate, and besides, we cannot afford
to say to the world we cannot pursue
violators of the neutrality laws except
there is hope Of recovery of enough
money to pay the cost. Let the Itata go,
and still we have shown, not only to
Chile, but to all the world, that we are
true to the doctrine we insisted upon as
against England. But If it is true that
the Itata is the property of people in no
wise blameworthy for her acts; that she
was seized from them by the insurgents
and forced into her present service under
the protests of her owners, then it would
be the refinement of cruelty to confiscate
the ship, and thus punish people who
were guilty only of having been robbed
by the insurgents.
The record-union., 1891-07-10
LITTLE BREECHES.
A Juveniles Idea of the Significance
of an Encore.

A Juveniles Idea of the Significance
of an Encore.
Here is the wit of ''kid'' that is quite
as good as anything that has ever ap-
peared in the famous Editors Drawer
OF Hdrpe''s, which indulges much in the
sayings of little ones:
A Sacramento five-year- is much
worried by his sister, who, being few
years older, assumes superiority and die
tates to the youngster. A few evenings
ago the two were having one of their
wordy battles, just after the close of a
school exhibition, at which the little girl
sang. and whore the lad was an auditor
and guest. Taken up sharply by the sis
ter for some lack of wit on his part, the
youngster replied:
Don't you say anything! What do
you know, anyhow? You amt smart
What did you do at school to-day? You
got up and sung u song, and you sang it
SO bad that they made you sing it all over
again-theren ~
1t was impossible to explain to the lit
tie master the meaning of an encore, and
his sister submitted, while the youth
crowed in triumph.
The record-union., 1891-07-10

On the 10th of April, 1892, now less
than one year hence, the great gambling
establishment at Monaco will cease to
exist. This result is to be due to the firm
position taken by the ruler of the princi-
pality. In this position he has the sup
port of all the monarchies of Europe.
The fact is one of great significance. If
the demand made in the new world for
the licensing of gaming is based upon
experience of the old world. it would be
interesting TO know what particular testi-
mony is relied upon. The truth is that
throughout Europe the retreat from the
gambling license system is in full move
ment, and that it will not be many
months until gambling is outlawed
throughout the old world. Some of the
lottery concerns will be tolerated for a
time under unexpired charters, but 1t is
evident that none of them will be re-
newed.
The record-union., 1891-07-10

Nor so much the increase in the vol
ume of the immigration to this country,
as the decrease of its quality, has caused
SO much attention to be paid recently to
it. Homogeneity is the strength of ma
ton, and this, with national history and
traditions, common tongue and benefi
cent institutions, constitute the cohesive
power of a people. Because the Ca
hensley scheme struck at these principles
made it obnoxious to the friends of free
government. Heterogeneity means the
converse of all that tends to make the
Union of American States strong and
great. With the diligent cultivation of
many tongues, the CHASING of the people
in many groups according to foreign na-
tionalities, the cultivation of the clannish
spirit and the stimulation Of opposition
to assimilative forces-these were the
features Of the Cahensley memorial that
made it obnoxious to the American peo-
pie. 1t was by no means opposition
to specific form of religion, or to the
domestic government of church. 1t
was because the doctrine of the memo
rial was broader than the church and
looked to an American foreignism-if the
term can be used-that it was held by
lovers of free institutions to be inimical
to true liberty, and directly antagonistic
to democratic system of government.
To-day, If probed to the bottom, the op-
position of the people to unrestricted i'm
migration is the non-assimilative charac-
ter it has lately been assuming. When,
therefore, it was coolly proposed through
the agency of powerful church to make
foreigners in America residents only, and
to withhold them from absorption and
mingling of races in American citizen
ship, it was proposed to weaken and
finally break down the cohesive strength
of the nation.
The record-union., 1891-07-10
FILLING THE DESERT.

1t is now known that the water deposit
in the desert at Salton comes from a
break in the banks of the Colorado River.
IF this break remains unrepaired, the
river may take new course, since the
desert land is so much lower than the
river, but this is hardly probable, because
Of lack of outlet.
The tendency Of rivers like the Colo
rado in its lower reaches is to build up
ridge and flow upon it until in sudden
rise break in the bank occurs, and the
river takes new and lower course and
begins anew to build up its bed to hight
above the surrounding level. But such
rivers can generally be trained in their
old channels and made to scour them out,
and that may have to be done with the
Colorado to prevent it filling the desert
basin. Nothing more is needed in its
case, however, for the present and for a
long time to come than to repair breaks
through which departure of the waters
into the desert may be made. There is
no need for elaborate treatment of the
river probably, but it should be so forti-
fed at points where its banks threaten to
give way in high water and flood the
desert, that it can be kept in its old chan
nels. Probably the present break can be
closed, but not without great deal of
difficulty and extraordinary expense.
The idea that it will be good thing to
have the desert basin filed may be re-
ceived with doubt. The desert, it is held
by many, has decidedly beneficial in
fluence upon some of the Southern Cali
fornia sections. 1t is a great furnace that
gives off the heated air that becomes
moderate when it reaches the orange
groves and vineyards. If a great basin of
water were substituted for this hot air
reservoir it might have an i'll effect.
Years ago DR.. Wozencraft took very
different view of the matter, and urged
strenuously that the Gulf of California
waters by an artificial cut should be
turned into the desert basin and great
Inland sea thus formed which he held
would greatly benefit the whole southern
region. He had many supporters in that
belief, but the idea never received any
special scientific Endorsement, and was
finally dropped as not desirable to be
carried out. Conditions have greatly
changed since then; The south country is
producing as was never anticipated, and
the blotting out of the hot desert might
seriously and injuriously affect produc-
ton.
OF course all this is speculation; we do
not know positively what would be the
effect of the water fill, but the question
is one that will revive the theories of DR..
Wozencraft, who applied to Congress at
one time for authority to put them into
practice, and that will excite good deal
of interesting scientific debate.
The record-union., 1891-07-10
Remarkable Cure of Lumbago.

0. NJ. Weeks, Denver, Col, writes:
For nearly six years I suffered greatly
with what the doctors call lumbago. I
was unable to walk in that interval more
than few steps at time, or to rise from
chair after once sitting down, without
assistance. A friend urged me to give
ALLCooK's PoRoUs PLAsTERs trial He
obtained some for me and put them on my
back. felt easier with them on than
anything | had ever tried, and continued
their use for nearly three months, chang
ing them every week, until / was abso-
lutely cured-cured SO that from that day
to this have been able to work.
The record-union., 1891-07-10

The Democratic papers are especially
exercised just now concerning hecandi-
dacy of Governor Hill for the Presi-
Dental nomination. According to the
partisan papers there is no doubt about
the Governors ambition. In some of the
papers there is a pathetic cry of distress,
a beseeching tone, that he will not "run.n
For that he is master of strong machine
is conceded, and there is conviction that
in 1892 machine politics will not play a
potential part.
The record-union., 1891-07-10

The decision of the United States Dis
trict Court in the case of the Robert and
Minnie ought to- excite no surprise.
Neither the owners nor master of the
schooner were notified that shipment of
arms to Chile was forbidden. The
United States Government had not made
any official proclamation whatever con-
corning war in Chile. We had not
accepted or recognized conditions of bel
hgerency there. Merchants had no warn
ing that 1t was illegal to ship arms and
ammunition to that nation or any of its
people. The shipment was openly made,
and there was no concealment about it.
Moreover, the Robert and Minnie dis
posed of her cargo upon the high seas.
AS to the Itata, the most, probably, that
can be done in her case is to impose a
fine for departure without formal clear
ance, and to punish the Captain for MAX
ing prisoner of a United States Marshaps 8
ried no munitions of war out of San
Diego, and committed no act in violation
of the laws of modern warfare. There
appearsito be good deal of discontinue
that the schooner has escaped and that
the Itata is likely to. But why there
should be any regrets we fail to under
derstand. The United States certainly
does not expect to recover the cost of
the pursuit out of the seizure and sale of
the Itata. We did not follow her for that
purpose. We pursued as in duty bound
by the neutrality laws to do; we exer-
cised due diligence, and thus remained
consistent with the doctrine laid down
at the Geneva arbitration; we took the
ship from her moorings by consent
CT her possessors and brought her back
TO San Diego, and thus proved to the
Chilean Government that we were not
d;relictin duty-doing toward a friendly
The record-union., 1891-07-10
Bernard Flye's Estato.

A petition for letters of administration
upon the estate of the late Bernard Five
was filed in the Superior Court yesterday
by Charles E. Flye, brother of the de-
ceased. 1t sets forth that the estate con-
sists of an interest in certain lots in Sea
Haven, State of Washington, bills re-
ceivable and accounts due deceased. some
stock in the Germauia Building and Isoan
Association, together with household and
personal effects, the whole not exceeding
in value $4,000
The record-union., 1891-07-10

The REcoRD-UNIoN and WEEKLY
UNION are the only papers on the Coast,
oattstde Of San francisco, that re-
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patches from all parts Of the aOorld. Out
side Of San Francisco, they haze no conf
Pefstors, either in Influence or home and
general circulation throughout the State.
The record-union., 1891-07-10

THE National Editorial Association is
to meet in st. Paul, Mimi, on the 18th
inst. The city is making extensive
preparations TO receive the members of
the association and entertain them. The
scale upon which the people of st. Paul
propose to operate in tho matter is some
The record-union., 1891-07-10

thing grand and appears to stop at no
cost. The Western cities are experts in
these affairs, and set examples that the
older and richer cities of the East can
well follow.
The record-union., 1891-07-10
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The record-union., 1891-07-10

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The record-union., 1891-07-10

ONE of my children had q very bad dis
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Cream Balm, and, much to our surprise there
was marked improvement. We continued
using the Balm and in q short time the dis
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The record-union., 1891-07-10

FAST TIME TO THE EAST.-The Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad Santa Fe routel Is now
Twelve hours shorter to Kansas City and ST.
Louis, and twenty-four hours shorter to Chi.
Ing Cars TO Chicago every day without chance
personally conducted excursions every Thurs
day. GEORGE w. RAILT0N, Agent, 1000
Fourth street. Sacramento MWF
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Weather Forecasr.

Forecast till p. M Friday: For Northern
California-Fair weather, except light rain
on the northwest coast; warmer in the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin Valleys.
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The Helena independent., 1891-10-27

curlew, every one Of them looking fright
ened, some screaming, and many OF them
irving to hang on 70 tho lantern bars.
From the light houses went TO the top
OF the statue Of liberty, and here the very
heavens seemed to be dark with the wings
OF birds. They wore driving before the
storm in hundreds and thousands, but the
flocks, as we could see by our glasses, kept
we'll together. Nevertheless the leaders Of
each cpmpaiy kept on sending out signal
cries 80 loud that they could be heard for
half q mile through the storm. These were
to keep the migrants together, ior they
could very easily get separated in the dark.
Away from the rear Of one Of the huge focks
came a distinct answer, and then the leaders
struck out moro swiftly, feeling that the
army was holding together. Some Of these
immense focks ressmbled large scudding
clouds, and a body OF wild geese moved IN
a semi circle, which seemed to me TO be
paid no heed to the light, but went on
silently. save for the occasional "honking"
of the leaders. Some Of the crows came
near the light, and many birds struck the
bronze and stone, some of them falling
back stunned, and others dead. To add to
the multitude OF fsathered creatures cir
cling around the illuminated hnnd Of the
hiding places and feasted on the mo;hs
that congregate around the electric flame.
We caught several Of the birds in nets
(there we're several ornithologists presently
and some in our hands, and after we had
determined the species, We let them fly
away. Certain inhabitants OF the island
picked up all the dead ONES that lay on the
grass in the morning, and they were W. 80
early and did their work SO stealthily that
we missed seeing several specimens.
But the bird that passed the lighthouses
and the statue in graatest number was the
bobolink. This is an interesting member
of the feathered tribe because i is now
found in nearly every restaurants in tbs
United states. What is called the reed
bird. and tho rice bird is bobolink, and
they are passing now in tlocks of from 100
to 5000, taking their time along the march
and getting slaughtered IN large numbers
at every stopping place. These bird.
march with decided regularity and
often fly ut a great elevation. The signal
CRY is sphinx sphinx" and Of all the
beautiful notes at the command of this
bird this is the only one used during the
passage at night. Judging from the cries
and the large cloud-like flocks ! could not
The Helena independent., 1891-10-27

have seen less than 5000 or 10000 Of these
birds, altogether, during my night vigils
lately. Of course they are now on their
way to the marshes of the Potomac whore
they will tarry several weeks feeding and
frolicking. II is from resorting to regions
like this that they get the name reed bird;
but they afterwards go south to the rice
fields and receive the name of rice birds.
But lot me say that many sparrows, robins
and thrushes are eaten under the name of
reed birds, All night long the bobolinks
streamed past the statue. but only few
were killed against it.
Shortly after the electric light was first
set flaming from the hand of the goddess
over Thousand birds were picked up one
morning on Bedloe's island.
EDMUND COLLINS.
Copyright.
The Helena independent., 1891-10-27
TOWARD DIXIE |
kriads Of the Feathered Tribe Ia
Military Order Headed for.
the South.
lid Weather In the North Has
Started Them for Climates
Warmer.


| written for The HELENA INDEPENDENT,
Every night now the air ID full Of feath-
kd armies on their autumn march TO tho
hth. The farmer hears strange sounds
b shrill calls above his head. Many =
= living in citiss hears tempest Of wings
ss far above in the dead Of night. OF
b tho department Of agriculture at
hshlngton has given much attention to
subject of bird migration and has sent
circulars to light house keepers asking
bm to nll in blanks naming the birds
ht strike the lanterns In spring and fall,
d II they do not know the name they are
auested to forward tho wing and head. IA
II ID estimated that during ths marching
eson, which is now At its height many
llions Of birds pass southward every
cht. They come from every part Of the
Eth and fly Eve or six hundred miles
fhont resting. 4
The birds that fly in the night rsat and
"a during the day along the route. The
kht- fy ers, AZ rule, live in covsrts in the
rth, and they are afraid to expose them
yes in daylight in large numbers; but
pse that haunt open places mount high
o the air at sunrise and fly until dark.
There has been some cold weather lately
the north and this has set the birds on
southern march. They stay about their
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