The record-union., 1895-10-21
POLLUTION OF THE RIVERS.
Red Bluff News

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stock along the river itself and its tribu-
| tarjes between this point ana Colusa.
| Chico, although situated a few miles from
| the river, drains its sewage into Chico
| Creek and that creek empties its waters
| into the Sacramento. 1t is larger town
than Red Bluff and does more to pollute
the waters of the river, but when all the
sources OF pollution are considered it is
useless to attempt 10 lay the blame wholly
! upon the towns.
| We make bold to say that instead of
| taking steps TO prevent the pollution OF
the river by Red Bluff or any other town,
the Board Of Health should take stand
against the use of river water for domestic
| purposes by the Inhabitants of the towns
along it's course. The rivers are the nat
ural drains of the country. They are full
| filling their mission when they take up
and carry away that which, if left undis-
| turbed, would be injurious to hsalth and
deprive people of their lives. the refuse
OF town is far more prejudicial 10 the
health of its inhabitants il collected in
| closets and cesspools to tester and poison
the atmosphere, than if drained into the
river. A sewage farm Ia an abomination
In the sight OF heaven, and q continued
threat OF death TO everyone living In
reach of its poisoned atmosphere. The
proper place for drainage are the streams,
and they will continue to be SO as long as
If the State Board of Health does its
duty it will take steps to stop the use of
river water by the inhabitants of Colusa
and Sacramento for drinking and culinary
purposes, for the very good reason that it
ID prejudicial to health. SaCramento's
water has always been reproaoh to that
city, and has cost it many thousands OF
people who will not settle there on ac-
count of it. 1t is possible that by sys-
TEN OF filtration the character Of the water
might be improved, but it could not re-
store it's purity. Matter held In solution
will pass through the best Of filters, and
therefore water once defiled,is never pure
again until nature does it in her own way,
PATRIOTISM.
Los Angeles Timesl
The love of home is the spirit out of
which true patriotism ia born, and there
is no nation on the face of the globe in
which this spirit should be SO strong, 80
fully enkindled, as in America-the land
of homes, where more poor men own
their homes than In any other country,
and possess a heritage in the soil that ex-
ceeds that possessed by the masses in
other lands
Gompers' visit abroad should be
valuable lesson TO him and to the work
ingmen who follow In his lead, in that he
saw convincing evidence that the wage
earners of A merica are in every way bet
ter conditioned than their brothers in
other lands, who are so much more fully
ground down to pitiless toll and the self
denials of poverty than they are in
America.
Observation-Disclosures ican patriotism is
the spirit which needs to be cultivated in
the breasts of the rising generation, until
the feeling grows to fullness that there
ia nothing of which man should be SO
proud as to be able to say. Il am an
American ~ This spirit of patriotism,
this love of country. this glorying in
what we have achieved as free people,
Is one of the most important lessons to be
taught by the teachers in our public
schools. With the large admiXture of
foreign elements in our population,
every child born upon the soil of this
country, and evory child of the foreigner
who ia nurtured upon this soil and be-
comes an American by adoption, should
have this principle early instilled into
bis mind, until pride Of country is the
element which he breathes.
BRUTALITY VS.. SPORT.
Santa Cruz Surf.
There ia a certain class of sportsman"
in this State, and particularly in this
county, that should be and can be effectu-
ally suppressed with the stringent laws
passed for that purpose. This sportsman
is the one who sallies forth generally on
he doesn't care what he kills. He hasn't
the sense to distinguish between the
bird that the Almighty has given him
for food and the bird that was created to
sing in Natures choir. He kills every
thing that he sees, and he is the same
person who wanders at will over private
property, shooting through fruit trees,
into punches of cattle, and in many cases
shooting carelessly into dwelling-hou
and barns.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN COLORADO.
Oakland Times.I
1t is still an open question whether
woman suffrage in Colorado has proved
itself a success. The testimony OF most
res pectable and infiuen tial residents tho
have favored woman suffrage there is very
conflicting.
Rev. A. b. Hyde, Methodist clergy
man OF Denver, writes to the Christian
4 dUOcAtc: woman suffrage is working
well. Many town is clear Of saloons by
women's votes" and under the influence
of the good women of Denver he says the
Governor has put on the Police Commits
sion a majority of Methodists who evince
determination to keep the city or
Derby"
Professor j. r. Wylie of Denver, writ
ing in the Christian Statesman, says that
such statements as those of Mr.. Hyde are
misleading and contrary to the actual
facts in the case" He states that he
voted for the measure and still believes it
Just, but has disguised = ''many
of the best men and women of the
State and the measure, he thinks.
would not prevail to-day if resubmit-
ted"
With Board of Police Commissioners.
of whom majority are Methodists and
woman suffragists, Professor Wylis saws
there are more licensed liquor saloons
than grocery and provision houses in
Denver and all Of them violate the law,
which forbids sunday opening In de-
fiauoe of the city ordinances which pro-
hibit liquor license TO brothels. the Police
Commissioners, acting as absolute judges
in the case, have granted licenses to ''at
least twelve of the worst brothels in the
city" Gambling is carried on as usual
in direct violation OF the law and lewd
women solicit passersby in broad day
light in the streets and from their open
doors and windows. A significant fact
is found in the very great increase Of
voters since woman suffrage came in the
worst precincts Of the city, where lewd
women most abound.
If this is q true statement of the facts;
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