The record-union., 1895-01-19

ioyeu them Tor the purpose of educating
the children of the Due de Chartres, to
Wnon she was governess. She was
heiped by the eminent painters David
anu 1sabey in arranging historical
scenes, and ladies and gentlemen from
the court came to pose. 1t soon become
laVoflte court amusement, as all students
OF the literature of the time will recall.
In Germany Professor Flor gave
some popular exhibitions, in which he
initiated celebrated paintings. But at no
tlne IN the past do we find a record of
such craze as the present, although the
limits OF decency have often enough been
oVer-stepped IN private circles.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
Santa Cruz SentineL
The taxpayers of this county pay about
$780, GOO this year for road purposes. That
sum is paid by a portion of the taxpay-
ers. Property in cities and incorporated
towns is not taxed for county road pur-
poses. . . We recently showed
that if the county was bonded for $780,
QUO for road purposes. the annual tax re-
quired to pay the interest and the annual
sinking fund on the principal would be
only So, 800. Consequently, if the bonds
were issued and the bond tax levied on
all the property Of the county and the
Same burden which is now borne en-
tirely by owners OF property outside
of the cities and towns were borne
by all property owners alike, there
would be a surplus of Sl6, 700
after paying the annual bond tax. In
other words, by bonding the county
for S0OO,O00 and thereby obtaining
enough money to build more than 100
miles OF permanent macadamIzed
road, and more than half as much beside
as is now raised for road purposes, the
tax on the taxpayers who now pay the
highway fund would not be one cent
more than they now pay for transitory
dirt roads. Let every farmer who reads
this put that proposition into his Uranium
and carefully turn it over until its full
significance dawnS upon him.
AT IT AGAIN.
Oakland Times
The bacteriologists are at it again. This
time they announce that i'll addition to
the ordinary danger of railway travel
must now be added other terrors. In
England they have been investigating
railway carriages and found 10000 nil
crObes to the cubic inch in the first class,
81, coo in the second class, and $4,000 in the
third class compartments. There is a
suspicion" says the London correspond
ent OF the New York St3I, that the rail-
road managers have prompted these sta
Listics IN order to check the waning pop
uiarlty OF the expensive classes" This
IS an infamous assumption. Perish the
thought tnat the noble army OF Dacterl-
olOgists would put their powers to the use
OF sordlo corporations.
THE TRAMP QUESTION.
Petaluma Courier.
Sacramento Stockton, Santa Rosa and
many southern cities have recently AIKEN
heroic measures for the abatement OF the
tramp nuisance, and as a result the ho-
bos, tramps. vagrants and petty thieves
flock to the cities where they can pursue
their acts Of depreciation free from mo-
lestati0n.
This is just the condition Of affairs in
this city, and the place is overrun with
tramps, many of them being insolent
fellows who terrify the housewives of the
city into supplying them yictuals and
Cast-otf garments.
OUT AND IN.
Santa Rosa Republican,
Governor Budd has cut Off the official
head Of Nose Gunst, for Il few days Po-
lice Commissioner Of San Francisco. He
consulted the Repu blican Attorney en-
er&l, Judge titzgearld, who informed
him that he had the power To act in this
case and he acted. There are few mourn
ers, in fact none. SO far as we are in-
formed. The rejoicing is general. Nose
Nan both IsTjD, I-C,,