Year: 1875

DEAR TINES: If the steam which
issues from the nozzle of the political
tea kettle is any indication, the fervor
.boils, and, though admitting that the
press is the nozzle, the odor is cer-
sainly anything but fragrant, and


we suppose it must go on till the


sickness has abated, which, in due
time, must come in the shape of an
election. We have a new way of
carrying on campaign in this city.
A leading paper advocates certain
candidates, which, it being against
the interests of another paper to do,
the latter goes to work, studies up
the annals of ancient days, discovers
that deeds of darkness have been
done in the way of business on the
part of one of the venerable, respect
able editors, away back in st. Louis,
and goes to work at that till it finds
something better, which, unfortu-
nately, is tolerably easy in California,
where the number of men who have
never done anything in the way of
business to be ashamed of is much
smaller than those who have, and,
having got hold of something better
to work with, use that lever instead
against all the editors of the evening
papers, and, in that way, hope to tip
up its party. Now that is all we'll
enough till people get tired of it,
but when they do, they very natu-
rally ask if there is anything more
against these candidates than that of
a paper which advocates the sale of
chloral hydrate to make their own
fortune and benevolently help the
world to go to sleep, is in favor Of it..
What glorious thing it would be to
have an Independent journal, strong
and staunch, down on iniquity,
bribery and corruption, which could
be bought by no party, but which
would give such evidence of its own
strength, through purity of principle,
that all the world would glorify it.
There is such a power to be found
on the earth, and among men, if they
would think it worth while to look
for it, but weakness rather than
strength is with us, and we have got
to go down to the bedrock of things
and bite the dust if need be, to find
the way out of it.


Stanford's little cottage, which he
so modestly sets on the top OF hill,
that its light shall not be hid, is
nearing completion, at least exter-
nally. 1t IS q wooden palace-a
kind Of rival TO the Palace Hotel
which is to be opened in October.
1t would be almost as cheerful to be
the sole occupant of the hotel, with
the exception of servants, as STAN
ford's, and we respectfully suggest
that, to keep him company, he let
out part of it to some society as an
old lady's home. In that way his
good deed would swell to heaven,
and might in reality be a small city
set on a hill whose light could not
be hid.


Apropos of smells, there is a pros
pect of a change of wharves for the
Oakland ferry boats. The good ma
ture of our neighbors on the other
side of the water must have been
sorely tried tor long time, in watt
ing the movements of the Central
Railroad Company in this direction,
the one reception room being Of q
character perfectly disgraceful 10 the
proprietors; but now that Stanford
has been able to build himself q
little home out of the profits, we are
really going to have something
better.


The Mechanics Fair Is opened,
and is of conrse to be the place Of
resort for all the fast men in town,
as we'll as the quiet ones, for several
weeks to come. The amount of
Irritation done will be something
surprising. The young girls will
walk in so innocently, appear so
demure, and then come out with
such an air Of entire simplicity, that
mama will never imagine they have
been doing anything but listen to
the music, admiring the machinery,
and feeling what an important age
we are really living in. 1t will do
the hearts Of the old people good,
whilst the fair lasts, to think how
much education IL doing for their
'ofispring, who seem 80 thoroughly
interested in mechanical prospects,
and season tickets for the family
will be speedily forthcoming, aad
everybody BIO happy. But beware,
little girl, II the elegant-looking
gentleman, who sppesrs 80 fascin-
ated with your youth and innocence,
-coneeives tho idea Of approaching
yos, even drops billet doux In
your hand, and possibly makes an