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Year: 1879

Only few days will elapse before the
schools will open again, and the parents OF
the lively boy and his equally healthful
and fun-loving sister can hardly imagine
the heartsinkings that the youngsters suffer
as they contemplate the change. Whether
they have been in the country or in their
city homes these children have enjoyed two
or three months OF unlimited exercise, pure
air, unhurried meals, cool heads and cir
culations upon which no drafts too heavy
have been made. But once let the school
work begin in the manner that prevails in
all the public schools and most private in
stitutions and all this must change. Be-
tween study at home and recitations in
school the child's brain, nerves and heart
any business man there will seldom
be any time for exercise or any
spirit with which to attempt it, a
mouthful of fresh air will not be obtainable
during school hours. and all this must be
endured by the little pupil because things
are as they are, and not one person in
hundred ever dreams that the existing state
of affairs can be changed, even to save life.
Are parents again going to subject their
children to this dreary, destructive winter
routine? They should understand that no
one else will change the conditions teach
ers will be as eager as ever to stuff little
heads, and school officials will be as i'm
perturbably oblivious as ever to the fact
that their ignorance and carelessness is in
flicting irreparable damage upon the juve-
nile physique. Home tuition, small neigh
borhood classes or some other simple and
practicable improvement upon the old plan
should be devised before the force OF habit
drives the children into the old, weary,
wearing school ways that cost far more than
they are worth.
Year: 1879

The excitement about failing banks has
for a time subsidized in Canada, but it is
suspected that there may be further finan-
cial troubles. This would not be surpris-
ing. The relations of the British provinces
with the mother country are SO intimate
and vital that it is not to be expected that
the people of the Dominion can
escape a share of the depression
which afflicts England. If they are
wise they will prepare for period
of hard times. A good deal of their capi-
tai is English, and many of their enter
prises are controlled in England. The
present condition of Great Britain is justly
alarming to her statesmen, and it threatens
to become worse rather than better.
While the United States are just enter
ing upon renewed and, as everybody
sees, a. sound career of prosperity, all
Europe is groaning over loss of mar
kets, idle workshops and ruined crops,
and the people of the British provinces.
European in everything except situation.
and cherishing social and business relations
with Europe rather than with this conti-
nent, will suffer with their European
friends, though doubtless they would pre-
fer to prosper with their American neigh
bors.


Fortunately for the people ofthe Dominion
they have one resource which they have
known how to use in years past. When the
times get too hard with them they emigrate
to the United States. It is very
probable that as industry more and more
revives with us we shall receive constantly
increasing number of stout workingmen
and women from the British provinces.
Already Massachusetts, contains, it is said,
larger population of provincial birth
than some of the smaller provinces, and
bank failures, monetary stringency and
stagnation Of trade and industry in their
own country will constantly add to
the number of their people who
will seek within our borders happier and
more successful careers than are open/to
them at home. 1t seems pity that this
should be so, because the Dominion cannot
afford to lose population. It cannot even,
with its heavy debt and expensive govern
ment, get on we'll without large accessions
from abroad. But when men leave Europe
to settle in America they naturally come to
the United States and not to British
America, because they seek new relations
and not merely old relations on new SOIL


1t is pleasing to notice the loyalty OF the
Canadians. who cling to England at all
costs to themselves. and to whom fellow
ship in suffering and industrial prostration
will only strengthen the ties which bind
them to the mother country. While we are
sorry that they should lose, still their loss
is our gain in many ways besides the gain
of large and the most enterprising part OF
their people, who come to us for their own
and our advantage.
Year: 1879

ANOTHER STORM has visited our British
friends to finish up the work of destruction be-
gun earlier in the season This latest arrival
seems to he i'll no hurry to leave the islands for
the main land, and we are told that gales will
continue there to-day. If this thing keeps up
1t would be only humane act for this govern
ment to send over some pile drivers and put
down some fender piles round the islands to
keep them from gong TO pieces.
Year: 1879

The REPORT to the Engineers Department
upon the Notifications of New York Harbor is
In another column reduced to its bare facts.
The usual request for an appropriation is made,
probably to be cut down by heavy-headed parti-
sans in Congress, although in Europe there is no
small scacoast city that is not better protected
than the metropolis of America.
Year: 1879

THE LONG BRANCH GUN CLUB, composed
principally of New Workers., formally opened
their new grounds yesterday by some very fine
shooting, record Of which will be found in
another column.
Year: 1879

A TRUSTWORTHY CLERk.-A certain
merchant in this village was inlisposed
one day last week, and his clerk was left
to take care Of the days accumu alton ol
cash. which amounted to about eighty
dollars. Failing to manage the combina-
ton lock on the safe, he was unable to
get the money in, and was obliged to put
it in his pocket. He had been 10 the
habit Of sleeping on the ground floor, but
that evening when he wen: home he in.
sisted upon sleeping up stairs. The fami
Iy thought it strange tha! lie should so
suddenly show such an aversion to sleep.
ing in his accustomed pace, but acceded
to his request and arranged bed for him
on lounge up stairs. The next morning
he was found lying on his back with his
hands crossed over his breast, sound
asleep, with murderous hatchet tightly
grasped in one hard and huge bar Of
iron in the other The money was safe
Sauk city (Nian) Herald.
Year: 1879

A little three year old, child, while her
mother was trying to get her to sleep.
b came interested in some outside noise,
She was tod it was caused by cricket,
when she sagely observed: Mamma, |
think he ought to be Oiled
Year: 1879

He entered the grocery, sad not a
word, but allowed his cane to swing to
and fro exactly like the pendulum Of 4
clock. The grocer only said: mo; we
sell nothing on tick T. and the man with
the cane passed sadly aud silently out.
Year: 1879

THE PASSAGE OF THE ANTI-CHINEsE BILL
The news OF the passage of the anti Chinese
bill by the United States Senate was received
with much favor In San Francisco and Sacra-
mento, Cal, and resolutions will be introduced
in the California constitutional convention to.
day for telegraphic transmission to the Pre5i-
dent urging him to approve the bill
Year: 1879

NIsALIA, CaI,, ; dne G, 1873.

 EDITOR DEMOCRAT: Seeing that you publish communications from different parts of the country thought l would venture few words if it is not intruding on time and space in your valuable paper, and thinking that it would be of interest to your many readers to hear some thing of the "Golden State" as I see it. 1 have been here something over year. To describe this eoun- try I would have to take each coun- ty in detail, which would fill q vol ume, so l will confine myself to the country in which reside.

 The lands here are divided into three classes: 1st, the sand plains on which the people don't expect to grow anything except gram and not that except where it rains in the winter season, which it has not done this year. When it rams this plain land produces from 20 to 40 bushels ot wheat per acre, and man can put in 500 acres with 1 horses and a gang blow. The second class of land is what is called swamp land; this produces crops, rain or no ram; they grow corn potatoes and vegetables of all kinds. Their chief produce is potatoes, of which they grow two crops year, getting from five to ten tons per acre each crop; and right here l will say that potatoes will pay better there 1 think than any thing that you can raise. We can raise potatoes here for % cents per bushel, The third class of lands are the foot hills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. these lands are mostly owned by stock men, yet there are some valleys of rich productive lands in these mountains.

 Now, 1 will tell you something of the inhabitants of this country. It is settled by people from every quar- ter of the globe, each one having their own religion, but as for Chris tian religion, there is very little of it here. Some keep Saturday for the Sabbath; some keep Sunday, and a great many don't keep any day. It seemed strange to me when l first came out here to see men blowing and doing other work on Sunday. My advlse to my many friends in Pope county is to stay where you are; you can depend on making a living there, and it is hard to break off from old associations; an old tree will not survive transplanting.

 If these lines find room in your valuable paper perhaps you will hear from me agaln in the future, Yours truly, J, E. SIMS.
Year: 1879

KIND EDITOR DEMoCRAT:-

 l thought that perhaps some of the many readers of your valuable paper would like to hear from this part of the world

 Courteous reader, I have heard that nothing gives another so much pleasure as an opionion with regard to the prospects of times in the flu ture quoted by others. Judge, then, how much must have been gratified by an incident am going to relate to you. l stopped my horse lately, when a great number of the good farmers were present, while convers- ing on the badness of the times; one of the party called to a plain old man, with white locks: Uncle John, what think you of the times? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would you ad wise us to do? Uncle John replied: If you would have my advice l will give it you, for word to the wise is enough. Friends, says he, the taxes are indeed very heavy; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grieyous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness; three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly. And from these taxes the commis- sioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. But let us hearken to good advice. God helps them that helps themselves. So what signifies wishing and hoplng for better times? We may make these times better if we bestir our selves. Industry need not wish and he that lives upon hope will die fast ing. There are no gains without pains. Then help hands for I have no lands; or if 1 have they are smartly taxed.

 never saw an oft removed tree,

 Nor yet an oft removed family.

 That throve so well as those settled be.

 Again, Keep thy farm and thy farm will keep thee. Three removes is as bad as a fire. If you would have your business done, go; if not, send.

 He that by the blow would thrive,

 Himself must either hold or drive.

 What but madness is it, to run Tn debt for these opportunities? We are offered by those whose business it is to sell goods credit of six, eight, or even twelve months, has perhaps in- uhNSN oOihC Ol uo bO bh9 oSSuuoS "N cannot spare the ready money. But ah think what you do when you run in debt; you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor; you will be in fear when you speak to him; you will make poor pitiful excuses. Think: it is better to live hard one year and be out of debt, than to live hard every year and be in debt much more than you can pay.

 Get what you can, and what you get

 hold,-

 'Tis the stone that will turn all your

 lead into gold.

 For age and want, save while you may, No morning sun lasts q whole day.

 Please publish, if you think wor- thy, this week. Truly yours,

 THE OTHER l OF Us.

 Atlanta has l5,000 inhabitants.
Year: 1879

After man came woman.

 And she las been after him ever since,

 She is a person free of extraction, being made of mans rib.

 1 don't krow why Adam wanted to fool away his ribs in that way, but suppose he was not accountable for all he did.

 It costs more to keep woman than three dogs and shotgun.

 But she pays you back with inter est--by giving you house full of children to keep you awake at night, and smear molases candy over your Sunday coat.

 Besides, wife is very conve- nient article to have around the house.

 She is handy to swear at when ever you cut yourself with razor, and don't feel like blamlng your self

 Woman IS the superior being in Massachusetts.

 There arc about 60,000 more of her sex than males Tn that State.

 This accounts for the terrified, hunted down expressions of the sim gle men who emigrate from the East.

 Woman was not created perfect.

 She had her faults-such as false hair, false complexion. and so on.

 But she is great deal better than her neighbor, and she knows 1t.

 Eve was woman.

 She must have been model wife, too, for it cost Adam nothing to keep her In clothes.

 Still l don't think she was hap pY.

 She couldn't go to sewing circles and air her information about every body she knew, nor excite envy of other ladies by wearing her new winter bonnet to church.

 Neither could she hang over the back fence and gossip with her near ncighbor.

 All these blessed privileges were denied her.

 Poor Eyel She's dead now.

 And the fashion she inaugurated is dead, too.

 If it hadn't been for the con founded "snaik," perhaps the ladies of the present day would dress as ecomically as Eve did.
Year: 1879

As north bound train on the east side IL" road
was leaving the station at Chatham square about
ten o'clock last evening, rushed from the sta
ton room and endeavored to board the platform
of the last He caught the railing and clung on
for short while, but. finally losing his balance.
turned around and fell head frst upon the track
He was immediately picked up and carried
on the platform while ambulance was
sent for. upon the arrival OF which he was
conveyed to the Chambers Street Hospital.
Upon examination by the doctor in attendance It
was found that the man had received severe scalp
wounds about the head and face He under the
influence OF liquor. and gave the name of Joseph
Haynes No. 30l West Eighth street, fireman by oc-
cupaion and thirty Ave years of age. He accom-
panied by friend named Joseph Neill.
Year: 1879

Superintendent wailing yesterday issued an order
to the precinct police directing them to notify cit
zens that the collection of ashes will begin at seven
O'Clock in the morning. and after the cartmen have
passed no ono shall be allowed put out barrels or
cans. Vessels with ashes must be small enough TO
be easily handled. and must not be led higher than
within four inches of the top. All stationary ash
boxes must be removed. II is understood that this
order was issued the request Of the chairman Of
the Street Cleaning Committee.
Year: 1879

A lady who recently arrived in this
city from Japan, where her husband is
tlourishing physician, has had most
amusing experience. Before leaving
Toxic she purchased material for travel
ing dress, for which she paid one dollar
and half per yard. She had it fashioned
into garment, and proceeded blissfully
on her journey. Arriving in San Fran
cisco, she found the fabric Of which her
dress was composed was selling for one
dollar per yard. Her appreciation Of it
therefore decreased one-third. At Salt
Lake City the same article was selling
for sixty cents, and she began to think
that she did not look at all stylish. When
she reached Chicago she found it dis
played in the shop windows with the an
nouncement: "Only thirty cents.' She
began then to consider it common, but
when from her carriage window, as. she
proceeded up Third avenue, New York


she beheld it fauAtlng in the breeze in
front of a third-rate shop, with a solled
card pinned to it, on which was inscribed
the legend, s'ffteen cents, y she concluded
that it was vulgar. She could endure i
no longer. She gave it to the chamber


maid at the hotel, and then proceeded a


once to Stewards and bought a new
travelling suit to come to Boston with.
Year: 1879

The King of Burmah is little over
twenty, and he has been barely four
months on the throne. He is tall, we'll
built, personable young man. He is fair
in complexion, has good forehead,
clear, steady eyes, and firm but pleas
ant mouth. His chin is full and some
what sensual looking, but, withal, he is
a manly, frank-faced young fellow, and
is said to have gained self possession, and
lost the early nervous awkwardness of his
new position, with great rapidity. Of
his character, little has yet developed,
but circumstances have occurred to prove
that he has no fondness for any diminu-
ton of the royal prerogative.


AS we passed out of the palace after
the interview, house in the palace
grounds was pointed out to me, within
| which has been imprisoned, in squalid
misery, ever since the illness of the late
king, some twenty male members
of the royal blood, who were
regarded as likely, If left at large,
to use efforts for the hindrance Of the &C
cession of the lad who now sits on the
throne, and who, among the. youngest Of
the sons of his father, was selected tc
succeed, partly by female influence, part
~ by reason Of the belief Of the minister
tnat he would interpose little obstacl,
toward the accomplishment of the pro
gramme of constitutional reform will
which they desire to begin new reign
| And stable near by, incarceratee
there month ago, are confined three o
these ministers, living proofs that con
stitutional reform is a icklish and risk,
undertaking when all the tradition
about the throne are those of absolutism
and the youngsters who are soft-seemin,
and pliable when powerless nonenities
learn swiftly to take their own part whe,
placed in position of power. King
makers, it is true, can be king breakers
but it is also true that many king-mak
er has himself been broken by the kim
he has made. And I dare say the minist
ers in the stable there are rather sorr


now that they did not make anothe
choice.-Londo7l Ne,os.
Year: 1879

There is one planet of the solar system
which has a special claim to considera-
ton. On that planet it is true that
volcano would be required which was
capable of giving an initial velocity of at
least six miles per second; but every pro
jectile launched from that volcano into
space would, after accomplishing an clip
tic orbit round the sun, dash through the
track of the earth, and again pass
the same point at every subse-
quent revolution It is not here case of
one solitary projectile out of $4,000 cross
ing the earth's track, but every one Of the
$4,000 possesses the same property. The
planet of which we are speaking is, of
course the earth itself 1t in ancient
times there were colossal volcanoes on
the surface of the earth which had suf-
fcient explosive energy to drive missiles
upward with velocity sufficient to car
ry them away from the earth's surface,
after making allowance for the resistance
Of the air, these missiles would then con-
tinue to move in orbits round the sun,
crossing at each revolution the point of
the earth's track from which they were
originally discharged. If this were the
case, then, doubtless, there are now
myriads Of these projectiles moving
through the solar system, the only com
mon feature Of their orbits being that
they all intersect the earth's track. It
will, Of course, now and then happen that
the earth and the projectile meet at the
point Of crossing. and then we have the
phenomenon Of the descent Of meteo-
rite. This theory, that the meteorites
have originated in the earth, was, SO fal
as know, first put forward by DR.. Phip.
son. Mr.. j. Lawrence Smith, in letter
received from him some months ago, in.
clines to the same view as at all events
one of the probable sources. It is well tc
note here the great difference between
the lunar theory Of meteorites and the
terrestrial theory. For the lunar theory
to be true it would probably be necessary
that the lunar volcanoes should be still
active. In the terrestrial theory it is
only necessary to suppose that the vol


canoes On the earth once possessed sufh


cient explosive energy. No one supposes
| that the volcanoes on the earth at present
eject the fragments which will consti
tute future meteorites, but it seem!
probable that the earth may be nov
gathering back in these quiet times tht
fragments she elected in the early stage
of her history. Assuming, therefore, tina


the meteorites have had quasi-volcani,


origin on some considerable celestia


body, am led to agree with those VIII


believe that most probably that body i


the earth.-Robert s. Ball Nature.
Year: 1879

There are 3,1s8 shade trees kept by
the municipality of Paris at an annual
cost of twenty dollars each per annum.
The trees of the French capital are one Of
Its great attractions, and the money they
cost is considered well spent.
Year: 1879

Many farmers look upon the sunfower
as simply worthless weed, and never
dream Of the valuable qualities the seeds
Of this plant possess. For several years
they have been used by breeders of fancy
poultry as food for choice birds; in small
quantities, they are mixed with the other
food, and the peculiar properties of the
seeds impart beautiful gloss which no
grain will give to the plumage of the
adult birds. For those who raise fancy
fowls for exhibition, it is essential to per
feet success that the plumage should be in
perfect condition, and to attain satisfac-
tory results, we can recommend 40 more
valuable aid than judicious feeding Of
this seed. It has long been known that
the oil extracted from this seed makes
dressing for the hair which is very bene
fetal, imparting smoothness and yigor
highly appreciated by all who have tried
it. It glows very readily, and the poul-
tryman should not forget this cheap and
useful assistant to his labors.
Year: 1879

An Ohio farmer was greatly annoyed
by the inroads of sheep upon his grain
field, and raised the height of his tence.
A ram was the only one of the flock that
could leap it, but he enabled his COM
panions to do so by placing himself
alongside and offering his back for them
to jump on before clearing it.
Year: 1879

DENVER. July IA. 1879.


In the Federal Court this morning. Justice Miller,
after reviewing the motion for the dismissal of the
receiver in charge OF Rio Grande Railroad property.
stated In brief that the appointment was brought
about by Meyer. in collusion ith the Denver and
Rio Grande Company. to prevent the restoration of
the property to the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe Company. and as . mere subter-
fugs. there being no evidence to show that
the road insolvent nor any good reason for
the appointment Of receiver. He therefore dis
missed the receiver and ordered him to restore the
ceivcd IT, make full account of all moneys received
and transactions under his management. The road
IL not 20 be restored TO the Santa Fe Company until
further questions pending. associated with proceed
in,s the lease. shall have been adjudicated.


In the Grand Canyon Judge Hallet decided that
the mandate OF the Supreme Court giving prior right
to the Rio 6rande Company embraced the whole line
from cahyon City to Leadville. and that they must
take all OF the constructed line They could
rejecting others. but must take all and pay the
legitimate cost Of construction This includes FROM
the twentieth mile post to Leadvillc. All
points concerning the matter OF putting the
iao Grande Company In possession and for the
construction OF tho line westward are put into
the hands Of three expert mmissioners-cne
lected by each OF the parties and the third by the
Court Both parties are enjoined From proceeding
any further with the work construction until the
when further orders will be given. This decision
leaves the santa fe company without anything
ccpt what may be recovered under the prosecution
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