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THE WEEKLY UN ION.
The Weekly L'.sto.s (second '- p tit) isj-sued" this
morning. , There is no paper the coast t which
:? addresses itself so strongly to" the*^ interests of the
rr reader. It l is, ; for ; instance, the only weekly pub-
V- lished in two parts in ord «r f that it may reach its
: ": subscribers twice"-* week', i instead of once. Thus its
.-' readers get news oftener (tad -fresher than through
any ; other ; weekly." V-" f.r. It ! consists of sixteen
_ p-igcseach week, and '_ ttas the largest paper, It
if' presents all the latest and best i European, Eastern
and home '. tele grap. fa "oews.^ It is edited with care
if. and special reference to the advancement of the
people and the de-veto. ncnt of the resources of the
"yf State. It preset the market reports of Sari Fran
?. CiscO: and Sacrr jmeanto, stock sales, local, religious,
■ : ; B|wrtiog, art, - mechanical and political ' news of the
day, "and the.' choicest original and selected miscel
. lany. In sl-jort, il is the yaper"of *:'.! others for the
?"; general reader, the household, the shop, the i'arni
; ; and the V -See." f Its subscription -list * has . increased
fi With un'jqu.'ie 1 'rapid_ty, and is constant and reliFi
bie. It is moiled for one year, paid, to any.
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NEWS OF THE MORNING.
.'■ In "Sew York yesterday Government bonds were
" quoted at J_J for .8 Of j 1807; 103! for Ss of lfcSl ;
: 110 J for 4Js ; ; sterling, 84 ! 83-K34 80 ; y silver bars,
114 ; silver coin, J discount buying, par selling, ff.
fi Silver )in * London yesterday, :[ s"2}d ; •;- consols,
93 7-16 ; 1 6 per cent. United States bonds, 105 ; _
.Uli; 4}s, 11SJ. ";-,'■ f fifii- "if
fi In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at par ;
; Mexican doilars, 92 baying, 92} selling. :.;■
?' At Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at 9s
" Bd® to. -d for good to choice California."
The mining share market in San Francisco yester
day morning was void :of interest. Beyond an ad
vance of 80c in Gould & ■ Curry and 25c ill Yellow
: Jacket, there was nothing of note, the variations in
other stocks barely showing a diff.rence of 0 cents.
" ? William Pollard was dashed ■to pieces in the Yel-
I low Jacket shaft at Virginia, Nov., yesterday."^; ■';■- j
'fir Rain fell at San Diego ".Wednesday, arid Thursday
nights— an unusual occurrence there at this season
of the year.. . •
i A Frenchman named Eeadau committed suicide
i Thursday night at Washoe City, Nev. - , - - .*:,
?■; Cost, the convicted murderer of '• Mrs. Hull, was
hanged in the Tombs jail-yard at New York yester
day. .?'-'. :■?":■'-.'.' y.yyfi -?..-.-.?/
fir A. J. Sparks has been renominated for Congress
by the Deuio.rats of the • Fourteenth Illinois Dis
' tricL ;' rf i- i .'■■'; f ■- r T.-f ■"-. '■ '-'■- ■-
The lowa, Democratic State Convention will be
hell September 2d. '";-'.?:.:?. *
?' George West was fatally stabbed at Shelbyville,
Ind., yesterday, by Samuel Hunter— th colored. '-,
While fishing recently Prince Leopold sustained a
. severe injury to is ankle, compelling him to cancel
all his Newport engagements. '...'■•*'
The oil fire at Custer City, Pa., was still raging
yesterday. fififif .
- Lightning Sit two oil tanks on fire at Bradford,
Fa.," yesterday," doing great damage and causing
much excitement. /, ,
' "-'. The report of "the Judge-Advocate upon the Whit
. taker case has been read by the Secretary of War,
who will not pass upon it for some days yet.
Hancock's letter of acceptance will not be ready
for a fortnight. ff-fi-
The " thermometer at Portland, Or., yesterday
marked 93*. .. " * .*.*■*".
?: Dr. Keck, on trial at Portland, Or., for producing
an abortion, has been acquitted. .
Portland, Or., contains a population of 82, _0, and
. the State 170,000. ? ?.'??.?
. Harry L. Koons, a surveyor, died suddenly Thurs
day near Umatilla, Or. .
Kaby Edwards committed suicide Thursday night
at Victoria, B. C. ?.
Nanaimo, B. C, is to have a new 1 .stolßee build
ing. ;v..\
.-■■ Colonel ■ Mcndell's recommendation that a snag
boat be built to remove obstructions fiom the Sac
ramento river is disapproved by General Wright,
Chief of Engineers. *.-.-.'"
A remarkably desperate tramp was recently killed
i*i Arkansas, an account of the affair being given in
our dispatches.
The population of Dead wood, D. T., is 4,258.
A darii^ highway robber; by undisguised I -otpads
i- reported from Oroville. '.
The Albanians have attacked tho ; Montenegrins
and killed 41 of them. / Great excitement prevails.
The Catholic priests in Constantinople refused to
og tl eTe Ileum Wednesday in honor of France,
and the Greek clergy thereupon celebrated the oc
,sion.. :'-'.*.
Destructive forest fires are raging in New Bruns
wick. "*.?■■[
A violent wind-storm passed over Delaware coun
ty, Pa.'; yesterday, doing much damage./ , ■ ';'. "■'■'
Reports from the Southern States on health mat
ters continue to be encouraging.
The inside pages of to-day's B__M-___l will be
found by our readers well worthy of attention.
A CURIOSITY IN WHEAT.
A citizen brought to this office yesterday
a wheat head which gives evidence of , the
wonderful recuperative / capacity ;of [the
wheat plant. yf: He - has been traveling
through, the grain fields of ■ Butte .'and
Colusa counties, and in many fields where
the heads were generally ripe : and yellow
he noticed now ami then a head still of a
dark green color and having the appear-;
ance of being encircled by the tendrils of
some kind of a parasite vine. Upon ex
amination of these heads, however, they
seem to be such as wye in just that con
dition to be completely blasted [by the
north wind, and the : old grains .of the
head were found entirely withered ; and
worthless. When - the north - wind
ceased, however, and was followed by the
cool, invigorating breezes from the south,
the sap, still active in the • stem below,
pushed up, and nature made an effort to
repair [the injury that had -been inflicted.
0a the north . side of the original head
there pushed out several short but regu
larly formed heads, each being supplied
with husks or grain sockets, but the new
formations were not sufficiently advanced
to show bloom. The intermingling of these
secondary grains with the old and withered
ones created the vine-like ' appearance re
ferred to. -' If allowed to stand uncut long
enough it >is : quite likely that '•... many/ of
these efforts of nature would have proven
successful, and that well-formed : kernels
would have been the result. .This remark
able rtcnperative power in wheat, thus ex
emplified, is worthy the close attention of
scientists and agriculturists.
EDUCATIONAL DRESS REFORM.
/ Some time ago we called attention to the
fact that the education of i girls in semina
. ries and collegiate institutions costs dispro
. portionately far more than the education
of boys iii similar schools. , It was : there
shown that the matter of dress alone made
all the disparity. ;It is now to be noted
• that in colleges * and high / schools for girls
there has been recently shown a great im
provement in this matter, and dress is now
being subordinated to the higher interests.
Pinery, and the attention it ;. demands, has
been found incompatible. with devotion to
; studies. So it is, that ': now, in <•■ the leading
colleges for women, the " uniform" is being
adopted, and ; all f pupils, rich i and .. poor
alike, are required to wear it, and the
members of the faculty also. 1 !; The reform
is a wise one, and; should extend to every
i- educational institution in the land.? Dress
is an infinite source of trouble everywhere,
i but in schools it is an agent /that ; cripples
the best effort-, 01 ' the most * conscientious
£-*_h_-a
O UR CITIZEN SOLDIERY.
When Macaulay declared that our, Con
stitution j"- as : all . sail : and •■ no anchor, his
thought I found echoing ! response in many
an American : heart." -The belief is all too
general, .'that t the \ people are • not ' able Ito
protect :;• themselves against "j themselves."
: But Macaulay, great historical ) student as
he ivas, di_ not take into full account the
citizen soldiery of -, the United States. f. He
knew only " that ;a - great '! standing / army
would ha antagonistic to the existence of [a.
true': republic,? but he failed to give due
! weight i" to i. the ff constitutional - provision ;
which declares ? that "a well-regulated
"militia is necessary to the security of a
"free \ State." / . Those who :■ believe f with
him have not estimated at their true value
the words 'fi of Washington, fi who ? pro
nounced the militia of the ". country to
be the palladium of our. security. : The
fathers were not unmindful of the besetting
dangers of the new nation, and foresaw in
the right of ';. the people to keep and : bear
arms, and in the placing of the military on
a regular, uniform and efficient footing, the
safeguard against . threatening ; evils," or, as
Hamilton put it, " the militia is ; the most
,',' natural defense of ,' a free; country;" and
as Jefferson framed it " for a people who
"are free," and ■ mean to '[ remain so, a "i well
" organized aiid armed militia is their best
"security." ,__ '
It : is not ? beyond '.- logical "reasoning ; to
trace "many, of the recent troubles to? the
neglect into which the | militia system had
fallen, if It is certain ' that at the time of
the outbreak of 1 the f rebellion it was in a
sad stale. It was but little i better at the
s time of the railroad riots the East, when
the organized ¥ militia of if Pennsylvania
proved ; a broken" reed, r, It is true, how
ever, that the efficiency ;of the ; militia in
the State of New York enabled that Com
monwealth" to throttle ■.. riot at the outset,
and choke lawlessness into respect for life
and : property. - The Pennsylvania v riots,
and the disturbances ■in San Francisco ;• in
July,'; 1877, awakened the people ;to the
fact that by neglecting ,; the militia sys
tem : they : had : invited ■ assault from the
unruly element _? The present awakening
dates back' to those events, "when the great
loss of life at Pittsburg, and"the destruc
tion of $5,000,000 worth of property there,
under" the loose-ended militia system,, com
pared to the peace maintained by the effi
cient citizen , soldiery of New York,' maue_
a contrast so glaring that it would not be
overlooked. -
■ ~,i The . Constitution; of the Uuited States
gives the Government express power ; " to
"provide for organizing, arming and dis
ciplining the , militia. ". ? The ; first [ Con
gressional Act was [that of V 1792, J when
.'.'. training days "were named,' and the citi
zen [ was ■*, required "i to v " provide : himself "
with a musket, firelock' or , rifle, bayonet,
flint and :• powder, and annually go' out on
the green and learn, in an hour or two, the
art of war. \ In ISOB §200,(100 per year was
set aside to be ' divided " among the States
: forth, equipment of the [militia,; and [the
appropriation has stood at that figure ever
since, though our population [is [ now eight
time, greater. The -States have added in-,
significant sums to this figure, and legisla
tors have too [ often fallen < into the * con
temptible [ habit [ of | sneering '■■ at "carpet
" soldiers, ['and of joining in the cry of the
ignorant," who underrate * the value of the
militia man, forget, if ever they knew,
that in him lies the strength of the Govern
ment. - But [it' : is [evident"; that we have
come . upon' better : days, that -, the people
think f rightly upon the subject now, and
that the self -sacrifice [and [devotion of. the
"sunny-day soldier is valued at its true
worth, and that .is a figure of which both
he and his country may feel proud. The
militia of the nation has been its salvation.
The citizen soldier; has ; been the guardian
of our liberties, and the people now recog
nize the necessity of giving the Executive
at all times a disciplined i force capable of
asserting and maintaining his authority at
a moment's notice. They recognize that
raw levies in event of a foreign or an inter
necine war ; are " poor ' reliances, and j that
to the disciplined -fi national :: guard ?we
must turn in such emergencies for protec
tion, until the enrolled militia can be called
into the field," for in these days * wars [ have
no long prefaces, and i, come ; like ? thunder
bolts from a clear sky. Soldiers are not the
making of an hour, and the nation does not
i forget that it cost it * much ; precious : blood
aud vast treasures to make efficient soldiers
even of the most patriotic volunteers in the
I late war.
It is, then, interesting to glance at ; the
National Guard of this State and its condi
tion. And first the record discloses under
our examination that the Guard is Califor
nia has within a few 'years taken rapid; ad
vance i strides, and ; has . attained : a higher
plane of excellence than the most sanguine
could • have ; anticipated. - Under . the late
and »,, the fi present "'. administrations," ;; and
notably ; and ,[ chiefly < tinder,, that iof Gov
ernor ' .' Perkins, - •"' the if National ;-.. Guard
has f received J greater ; aid f and encourage
ment than in all the previous _ years. The
last two Legislatures have ; done : much [in
the way of making our system conform to
that [of I the [ United* States, which stands
approved 'as among \ the very best extant.
The last Legislature, however, went further
than • any, and [ made appropriations \ and I
passed ' laws which [tend to make the Na- j
tional Guard of • California most efficient.' I
But the Legislature has not been alone [in
the work. -' The citizens of San Francisco,' j
for instance, have contributed over $50,000 j
to [ the ■ uniforming and : equipping \of | the j
militia.'and the Government of the United j
states has enabled it to be armed with the
newest and most approved weapons. The j
people of California in many sections' have
also been liberal," and have aided in placing
the militia on ;a' respectable footing, and ;
this because ? they recognize the necessity
for its existence ;[ that it .is, a \ part of the
system of the republic, and : ; as much to be
maintained ; . as •? any f other : defensive ; and
preventive arm of the law. Since Governor
Perkins has come into office fully 1,200 new
men have been enrolled in companies, and
the whole force has - been placed upon ■an
efficient footing. f-yfiiifyify.
f [ The organization [ is ; now ; embraced [in
six brigade commands. ■/-. The first brigade,
with headquarters at • San -Bernardino," has
but two organized! companies ; the second,
at San Francisco, has twenty-eight compa
nies ; the third, fifth ■ and : sixth have but
one company each ; while the fourth, with
headquarters \ at * Sacramento, has six com- :
panics. 1 Exclusive ;of j cadets, this \ gives !
thirty-nine companies. The organization i
embraces five cavalry companies, two ; bat- j
teries of light artillery of six j guns each, j
? cat Catling battery of four guns.* three in
■B»««*jH__*___L3_a___ _-___ri_^^
faatry companies that are supplemented by
Gatling guns, and two infa'itry companies
with heavy artillery, one being at Nevada
City and : one ?at ; Cawptonville. The \ Na
tional Guard of California musters % 3,800
s;j__-M_ •» -wr;*j«s»»s*«o»*-»-"»w n". ** t. '** i * i.""""
men,"" exclusive of cadets, all of whom have
F*- w_, --xnatrti , "Fwfa^-™9S^ifr>_- T--r-t_r-r^m^-x -,**«*
been brought ; up to j an' excellent standing
in drill '• and ij familiarity i with arms. The
enrolled militia,' liable to be called out and
cluster about the organized nucleus, num
bers from 95,000 jto j 100,000 men. If we
abate"; from the 1. higher : figure ; 25,000 for
the : disabled who ■' have - been , improperly
enrolled (for the enrollment is not based on
physical examination), we have 75,000 men
to be added? to the 3,Boo 'in companies, 'or
nearly 79.000 ' citizen soldiers who ; can be
called to the support of \ the laws,' the pre
servation of the public peace, or the defense
of l the Stat _% Probably one of the best
organized regiments in * the country is that
with its : headquarters" at Sacramento. ; It
is our only artillery regiment, has a heavier
battery than any f; in use in , the regular
army, and its companies : have the highest
maximum of . membership. 'In ; this regi
ment, also," exists the only cadet company
yet formed under the new law.'? It is com
posed of youths who are regularly enlisted
for three years," and are bound to ■ serve at
least ; one year thereafter in some company
of the National Guard. Of them the strict
est habits of life are exacted, and in moral
uprightness, personal cleanliness,"' genteel
demeanor, and sobriety they are expected
to :be models, 5 and ', that „ their , daily walks
may be known ! of ; all men, they are . to be
required to constantly wear a distinguish
ing badge.
if The. companies .*, are. „ armed with the
Springfield breech-loading rifle, [caliber 45,
carbines and pistols of similar. caliber, and
Gatling guns of like character. Under the
present / administration - 1,000 r new : rifles
have been distributed, and ; two , new Gal
ling ■ guns /■' and f several pieces of i heavy
artillery.-/ The militia of California
no w i receives ■as its '. share •of / the ; |200, -
000 given by the National : Government
$3,000 annually. ". Should the new bill now
in the House, and favorably reported upon,"
pass, §500,000 .wi11 ... be ■■■ appropriated,'^ and
our "share will be 87,500 per year?; Under
this bill there will be .greater 1 efficiency
secured," and', the . Military Department of
the United f States , will, at request ol. the
Governor of, any State,? detail ; a Regular
Army officer to : each regimental brigade
and'; division, "< who ;,*. may act .as adju
tant or assistant*; adjutant, and must de
, vote his who!e time to the : instruction of
the militia. Such assignments will enable
uniformity to be [secured and -will relieve
the Guard: officers from much wearisome
study. :: California now accords -to her
National Guard §SO, OOO ] per annum. ■■': She
permits 'V and"; requires :■ annual regimental
encampments -to -be ; held, and allows cer- r
'tain sums per company '; to aid in defray
ing the expenses thereof? The Legislature
has recognized that : to ; make the militia
effective^ its system* should as nearly as
possible f conform *to that of the ■ army of
the United States ; hence the law permits
the Commander 'in-Chief to draw up ; and
prescribe a code of. regulations which have
all 7 the force, of legislative .enactment."
These have been drawn from the regula
tions ; for i the army of i the United ; States,
and issued in a neat volume for study by
every citizen soldier^. ;;??:- 7 , ?
yf The military instinct should be educated
to a proper degree ; familiarity in the • use
of arms should be : encouraged, officers
all testify that the one great difficulty with
the raw recruit is his -fear of* his rifle," and
his lack of [knowledge of its powers. -■ For
physical [development,^ and as wholesome
recreation, militia service has its value, but
above all is the gratification of the military
taste, anil the keeping alive of the military
spirit, which •' is . so [ essential to ; the well
being of a nation." ? The } National Guards
man therefore" should be encouraged by the
man for. whom he works. When on ' duty
he should 'be : allowed ' his [time by his
business master. Fathers should encourage
sons to training in arms ; and [ all "citizens
should ", show by manner, act and contribu
tion that they respect 1 the guardsman and
honor his self-sacrifice, iff iff iyf
- We say self-sacrifice. : He enlists for
three years, and ) is sworn :to serve it out.
He is bound to attend all drills, parades, in
spections and various gatherings. He must
give days and evenings .in number [to the
business. He must study and 1 : labor. He
must disburse his private ... means to aid his
company (it [is estimated; at §12 per year
per man). He oftener , than not ; loses his
wages when on duty, and this • is an addi
tional expense. [-[The; private guardsman,
indeed; is entitled to the highest credit for
his self-sacrifice.' .The officer must uniform
himself, and expect to expend money, with
liberality. ',' He * must ; study the laws and
regulations * governing "';-. the ? Guard. : [. In
manual and exercise he must ' labor to be a
model for his men. ? He cannot well be ex-[ ;
cased from any drill of the command. He
must, in " abort,' give '•' fully ;of time, means
and energy. The- guardsman i is liable to
the first call/ and must march on command,
while f. the ; enrolled ; militiaman looks :on
and ;■ awaits ; greater . emergencies. "'- And
for??.: these :-.?-/ services [[v. the . guards
man ;-: i.-i ;*> repaid ': ? with ■> •; no -' - ■ money,
no .*; emoluments, small/. yf honors, :no
tokens '■ of 'fi the ) State's 1 , regard his f only
recompense is exemption from jury ; duty
and road-tax. .'- It is, therefore, the mili
tary spirit ' chiefly that animates [him, and
to the : cultivation of s that i spirit and its
constant encouragement, ,we repeat," every
citizen should give aid and encouragement.
In urging [ the j militiamen of [ the \ State .to
enter; companies, the 'Amador,; Sentinel, in
concluding a sensible ' article on this sub
ject, says •.':-". From a public standpoint,"
"the necessity for soldiers cannot: be: ar
-*■•yw&r _ _— c_m»- _. - T^wmit 37y ■=_ - * tnr- w*^ .
" gued away by the swash of . philanthropic
"arguments. The lamb is not yet ready
" to lie down with tho lion, unless the lat-[
"ter 3 makes a meal [of ' him. - [ The whole
._". machinery of ? society j and of ; law ; rests
"and must rest upon * force. » An army is
" only an enlarged J police i force, and the
" more thoroughly the power of a State is
." organized- the • more j perfect will \be the
" preservation of order." " '."■'■- -
THE DEMOCRATIC CRY OF A FREE
BALLOT.
;? The Democrats at Cincinnati must -have .
been not a little amused at the audacity of
Mr. Watterson in"; putting ; into their plat
form i the resolution which reads: [ "The
'*'. right to a free ballot is a right preserva
" tive of all rights, and ; must and shall be
"maintained jin every part of .the [United
"States." If \ a Convention of Atheists
had solemnly resolved that f the belief in a
God 'was the fundamental [necessity of all
.^-iyrs-fr^rr.<.^-y—,-frf-. /;.-.;F ; *-_««;Fjffy»^^if m,_i_*»
sane thought, the incongruity of the prop
osition would not have been more startling.
The :« Democratic?? party ■[ would % hav_ i no
br-i»_'*-.-«F_r** V -* l «»a4_LV»-_-,jfes>^^
standing to-day, and Ino ground whatever
for | the faintest . hope 1 of t success, l were if
'*»»"** — sor*** *_r_K-~_t_f -<~ *_ - -^ ~-i*: *3M^,-*rfw-*— rO__ - - ~._
not for the ! fact . that] it .ha 3; succeeded in
trampling i under* foot { the** freedom ' of .the
ballot in ten ' States of * the Union, and did.
it not rely upon suppressing [ the ,' Repub
lican vote \ throughout the region referred
to, at the coming election. In view of the
party's % record, and ;•:- of . the :•■ notorious
usurpations [it has fi practiced [- wherever
it ff has ,"'. had? the opportunity, ?? as
well: North -as"' South," its .flourish
about a free ballot is the most cold-blooded
piece of impudence that has ever appeared
even ';{_.[ a Democratic platform. As facts,
however, are more convincing than the most
righteous disgust and i indignation, we will
proceed \, to [cite : a few illustrations of the
way in which Democrats; have respected i
the right to a free ballot at the South. We
will begin with Alabama. In 1572 Barbour !
county, in ', that : State,' cast ! the following ■■
vote : Republican, 2,756 ; Democrat, 2,520.' ,
In 1876, the Democrats having got control,"
the vote stood : ? Republican, 5 162 ;" Demo
crat, 3,594."? Dallas \ county; in f 1872 [ cast
7,000 % Republican -to J 1,900 Democratic
votes. : In ; 1876 \ the Republican f vote ', was
less than 4,000. In IS7B the vote stood :
Republican , . f 891 ;[. ? Democrat, [ [ 3, 191.
The vote '■ of / Greene, -' Hale,? Loundes,"
Perry and other counties -show
similar -'changes, ; . all [* due -: to the
peculiar .ff methods : f employed ' .by ; the
Democrats ; for preserving the j sanctity ,of
the ballot '[• Take 7 Mississippi, again, [j In
1872 that' State gave a ' Republican^major
ity of . 34,827. In 1876, tinder the in
fluence of shot-gun politics, the Democrats
had a majority of 49,568. The next year
the Republicans recognized . the futility of
attempting to keep! up their organization
at [ the ; risk of { their ' lives, and [ made no
nominations. : In "Louisiana the same kind
of an exhibit is made. [A Take Baton Rouge
Parish, for example. ''<", In [: 1872 ; its ;'. rote
stood,'[ Republican, 1 . 2.459 ; Democrat, 917.
In 1879 the Democrats claimed a majority
of *[ 272, and : there [ was ~ no f Republican
vote recorded. ;- In [. 1872 [ Tensas . Parish
voted, Republican, 2,283 ; Democrat, 166.
In '"'■-. 1879 v the vote "of : that ; parish
stood : Republican, 316 ; Democrat, 1,544,
We could /fill [this column [ with similarly
instructive * figures " from : other Louisiana
Parishes, but [as: they are all of the same
kind, "- and all point . the [" same moral,
these illustrations will suffice to show how
well the Democrats have , acted up to the
principle which now flaunts so audaciously
in their platform. We may add, however,
that i in [ eight Parishes a Republican vote
of 14,000, and* a ; * Republican: majority of
9, 500," has been changed- by the ! magic of
Democratic manipulation to , a Republican
vote of less than 2,000, and a Democratic
majority, of ? 12,000. ? These figures [ tell
their own tale.:..:
At the outset of the present campaign it
was reported that - the Democrats were
likely to experience some losses : in Louisi
ana.?,: The New Orleans : papers said they
were in danger of losing at least one Con
gressman, and perhaps more. "This state
ment produced a momentary consternation,"
but since . then there : has ; been : news '•': of
wonderful . and - inexplicable : Democratic
"gains" from East andi^est Feliciana,
Baton Rouge, and [ other : familiar strong
holds of ; bulldozing. • It ; is " well known
that . these : parishes have not : added any;
thing -s to their - population ' during : the
past five ; years, - but '- it [is -. plain '-. that
the word ,, has : been . passed to increase the
figures all along the line. New Orleans
sets the example by claiming a , population
of 250,000, though it was ; previously con-*
ceded -by her ' journals that : she • had ' not
more than 190,000. As the Census Enu
merators are nearly all Democrats through
out the South, it is easy to understand the
methods by which . these wonderful acces
sions of population are being secured. AWe
pointed i out -, some i time - ago f, the , mani
fest danger of frauds on the census at the
South, and it now : seems :■■ that . such
frauds * are ; being perpetrated -. in quite a
systematic ' and / wholesale fashion. '- The
respect for a free, ballot thus far exhibited
by the Southern Democrats .takes the pe
culiar { form of unlimited license for their
own side, and rigid intolerance for their op
ponents. • They are not satisfied unless the
ballot is so free that they , themselves • can
vote as ; many.: l . time, '; as they please ;"| but
they will not i permit Republicans to \ vote
at all. [ . The "figures we have here given af
ford \a / partial [ and i imperfect insight to
the Democratic ideal of a "free ballot,"
and of [ the . way , they ,* proceed in . " pre
serving" it "in every part of the
United States. The plain truth is that a
free | ballot [[means \ death / to •; Democratic
hopes, and they know this, and [ therefore
they crush the "freedom of -the -ballot
wherever they are * strong . enough to do it.
Before "this; campaign is over, however,
[will have reason to regret their im
prudence in challenging the production of
the record "on [ this [: page ;in the ■ history of
their [party," and they, will ; need ■■. all their
hardihood ?. and fi:. all ■*.* their •>; sophistry to
explain f the . breach • [ in ''-. the [ connection
between' their : professions and their prac
tice.
CLEAR WATER AGAIN.
The more the -water question
is agitated, 3 the "i clearer it becomesun
like the fluid we draw from the river." ;In
our local 'columns to-day will '■ be \ found • an
account of a visit Ito artesian wells : near
the/city/ from which i clear ; and V excellent
drinking-water flows in quantity. Our re
porter . there : saw/ five wells \ from | which
not less, probably, than 500,000 gallons of
water pour -daily/*? As this is f about one
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fourth the quantity used for all purposes in
this city daily, it is 'strongly: suggestive of
the entire probability j that 1 clear water in
sufficient quantity^ can sbe had %in f abund
ance at Ta i very i small J outlay, and \ that it
can be • turned ',_ into . the '! city .' mains for a
nominal 'coal and prove a greater source of
revenue than :: does the v present 'y water
supply. Certainly we should secure better
water just as soon fas iit; is '■■ possible to be
done. No one has a monopoly of j the hid
den water-veins ; 4 wells ' sunk at different
points on the city borders i yield like sup
ply, and it is therefore within the power of
the Trustees to experiment — and \ that at a
small cost — and to demonstrate whether or
not we can i have pure water, or b whether
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we must continue to drink the sad mixture
we s pump , up j from I the j river. y>^ The , fact
that seven wells of varied depths now sup
ply their proprietors with nearly , a/million
gallons ' peri day of clear, cool : and - pure
, water in \ this city, near its , borders, is ' a
fact too suggestive to be scouted by our
authorities, who must respond to 1 the gen
eral demand, look into the matter officially
and give the public what they ,: find ;to •be
the facts. i
if. Of course the quality of this water must
be . tested thorough chemical analysis.
For this purpose samples ■ from ; every arte
sian well in or near the city should be
made— the Sanborn flowing wells, the well
at Scheld's brewery, the Weisel tannery
well, the X . and Tenth street well and
others. Apparently / the waters all are
pure. ' What the people demand is a thor
ough test, and a* few dollars will secure it,
while ; the sinking of a new well' at such
point as may be agreed upon will .be a
matter of . small cost. We L have informa
tion I that already l private \ capitalists arc
considering the propriety of securing some
of the present wells and of sinking others,
with a" view, to running opposition to the
city ;'■ supply, ', but ? there >is >■. a question
as to their , right under the law to
do? this. But the city has its mains
and ) engines*,} and it [can do more .with
greater s ease . than private [ enterprise can
accomplish. / Assuming that we can secure
a sufficient supply >of the "i new . water,/ it
would i seem that its * lifting [ to a proper
hight will cost less* than [the" present
tern of direct pressure. : ;. At ; least the sub-'
ject is one demanding ; official ; inquiry and
report. Clear, pure water is a blessing too
rare and [precious [ to be [ rejected 1 when it
can be secured at reasonable cost for that
matter, it is far cheaper than the sediment- 1
charged fluid now supplied to the people,
and [which [ recently has ■ been [ofi an | ex
ceedingly '[- objectionable % character. ,; Of
course' the ; objection';. will \ be raised that
there are at command no funds with which
to enter upon experiment, but it would
seem that the authority and [funds under
which" the present system of waterworks
is operated f * are , not .by , : law [confined i to
drawing water from the ■ river, but are
broad enough to warrant expenditure for
any. water supply * purposes [which,' in the
judgment of ; the Trustees, is best [ for the
health, comfort and well-being of the citi
zens. Mere prejudice and an acquired
taste for; "grit" ? between : the teeth i and
tor " tule flavoring," must ." give . way to
whatever may be found to be better./- ff- '■',
THE DEMOCRACY AND THE TARIFF.
The Democrats have made the mistake
of putting many things : in their platform
which .:. find 'no ; representation /in their
record. They are like : the i exhibitors of
side-shows'." at fairs, [who have marvels
painted ':' outside their booths, to ; which
nothing - inside corresponds. ? The Cincin
nati ':-. platform, : for example, ': declares ; in
favor of " a tariff for revenue only." What
does . this mean ? To ascertain that we
must' examine, the' history of the , party.
There" was a time, many years ago, when
it really appeared to . believe in the doc
trine of Free Trade,' and when it had lead'
era "and " journals ' which i expounded f. and
maintained . that doctrine. ['; But all . that is
past. To-day the? Democracy [testifies [its
regard for - Free Trade principles •by , put
ting on its Presidential [ticket; a notorious
Protectionist,' and the special candidate of
notorious* Protectionists of /the [Pennsyl
vania school. Thia, however, f might Ibe
passed over perhaps if there were anything
in the Democratic record to show that the
idea of a " tariff for revenue only " has of
late ': years * been ; sought '. by that ; party at
all. The Democrats, however, s have had
control of Congress long enough to develop
whatever fiscal ; policy they may have ma
tared, and there is no vestige of any desire
for tariff reforms to be found iin their do
ings. J- On the contrary, they voted for the
repeal of the tea and coffee duties, the di
rect effect of which was to afford an excuse
for retaining the high tariff on manufact
ures, and * later [ they ; refused to vote \ for
Eaton's bill to revise the tariff. [[ They said
in "effect that ; though f the . tariff f was \ un
doubtedly-onerous / aud oppressive, the
only .[way. to deal: with it was to; bring
forward some crude and immature propo
sitions for reform, and that it would be im
proper . to . attempt [; any *. systematic • and
philosophical : adjustment . of " its; details."
It will be seen at once. that the most rabid
Protectionist could 5 not * have i asked for a
more f plausible [ and > satisfactory : line ? of
argument than this.;? It prevented reform
altogether, and it did : this under the pre
tense of being particularly eager for reform. ;
The | trick j" however, was far more J subtle
than sound, for ;' the • public cannot fail to
see". through it the J moment ' its real sig
nificance is pointed out. It is in fact per
fectly cleir [ that [ the *[ Democrats have de
liberately . turned [ their backs ' upon : Free
.Trade, and j have *, abandoned f their princi
ples, through fear of losing ground in Perm
* sylvania. ; They i put , ; their j deceptive and
hypocritical Free Trade plank in the Cin
cinnati j platform .* in * the ; hope j that ; some
free traders in other States might be cred
ulous - enough f. to ; take [ them '■ at their own
estimate, but they^knbwj perfectly [well
that ; : they ■ dare not advocate any % real
tariff reforms, and that the man they have
nominated was ; put ' forward 'by the Penn
sylvania Y> Protectionists, and -"•;*. would, if
elected, be t : managed | by .' them.';.;' So much
for the Democratic Free Trade : plank. : It
is almost a3 insincere, though not quite so
grotesque and" inconsistent, as : their "free
ballot " plank.
CHINESE COOLIEISM.
f--- "recent report of the Imperial Customs
Commissioner .i at). Canton f represents ;J an
American firm as being engaged in a modi
fied slave : , trade," and j explains : the quarrel
between China and Peru. "i. It is stated that
the firm of Olyphant _ Co. made a contract
with the Peruvian Government to furnish
the latter with some 70,000 Chinese coolies,
principally to work on? sugar plantations.
The Peruviana did not ask Olyphant & Co/
how : they 'were going to -: procure / these
coolies, and f- the American firm * did not
trouble itself much about the matter either.
Its method was a simple one. It employed
agents to pick up all the destitute and suf
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fering Chinese laborers they could find by
promises •' of ' food : and work, and on * being
brought | to i headquarters J these S recruits
were ; entrapped I into l signing contracts to
labor for long terms of years in Peru, under
conditions practically those ef slavery /|The
wages . were $1 '; a 1 week, and \ the * coolies
bound themselves for eight ; years. As the
Peruvian - paper fis worth • less than % fifty
cents : on '; the dollar, it will \ be • seen that
these wages are really little better than an
excuse for slavery/; They .would amount to
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about £24 a year at i the ; best, and m most
•aui^-j-ij **i t." ~"- ~ £~~ I^Slr Tfi v_uasK__> .__: " __p_*_l«
cases would fall below $20. -, The coolies have
been ; ill * treated * in". Peru/ j their employ
ers regarding them as chattels, and I when ;
the/ Chinese -^Government ; came ] down on J
Olyphant ' & Co/and refused to j let them
carry out their ingenious plans,' they were
justified fi by J every ? consideration.? y The
scheme was a villainous one, and it is to be
regretted [. that V an "- American - firm should
have ! been connected with it. ". Other com
plaints made ; against China by Spain and
Portugal I are \ traced [to : the " same cause,
namely, the desire to . procure slaves from
China [; under ; the ■ name .of coolies. .. The
Chinese coolies < have ' proved -so profitable
.when working for foreign V employers that
there is a growing desire [to have more" of
them. They are more-docile than negroes,'
and stand tropical climates as well. There
is, therefore,' likely to be a strong effort to
revive slavery under the disguise of coolie-"
ism, and such' powers as Spain and Portu
gal,*[which possess ho sympathy with free
dom, will have to be watched sharply, and
prevented * from [ bullying China when ' she
endeavors to protect her subjects," and pre
serve them from the miserable fate of the
banished coolie. / '[?•??;? ? ? ?
THE IRISH REPUBLICANS.
"" The address ;of [the [Irish [ Republican ;
National* Convention i;i. worthy of special
consideration. While we [do - not agree
with' the spirit which instigates any politi
cal ; formations [but -[those [' distinctively
American, yet ;as ' the Irish Republicans
have calmly i organized' in ; a representative
deliberative body, their .voice has weight.
They declare that heretofore the Irish vote
has been -; influenced : : through *■ channels - of
prejudice or affection ;. that critical "exam
ination and intelligence alone should guide
to political adhesion •; that the. Irish are
capable of f independent and * intelligent
thought, ; and are j no ;; longer „ the slaves of
party ; that their lot; should;. be cast with
the party /.which ; most _ : truly, represents
liberty, .quality ,* and equal . rights; that
the claim 'of [ the ' Democracy that it is the
only true friend of the foreign- bora citizen
is not susceptible of proof ; that the [Re
publican [party ' alone :■ broke [ through [the
despotic doctrine, "once a subject always
"a subject, V. and r destroyed it ; i, that , the
Republican [ party threw open the -, public
domain to actual ' settlers ; that the Demo
cratic party supports the doctrine which in
. Ireland ' worked the destruction 'of •, all her
. manufacturing ; interests except . the linen
' industry, ;[ [while : under the ; ■ discreet
management of the Republican ... party
the [ manufacturing : industry ' in ; America
has been brought -. to : perfection, . result
ing in the prosperity and happiness ; of the
people ; i that the Irish : should [be - opposed
to human slavery, and : have [ no ' affiliation
with the party, which sought to fasten for
ever the shackles upon, the slave ;' that the
Republican "-. party wiped \ out *. the ] blot of
slavery and ; extended , the ' glorious ■ princi
ples of free lands for free men over , every
acre of . the republic. * These are the . rea
sons, in : brief, , which the Convention pre
sents for the consideration of Irishmen in
asking them to lend no aid to the scheme
t_ turn over this Government, with all its
bright anticipations for the • future, to the
tender mercies of the men who so recently
sought , its destruction. The ■ address *is , a
sober and a" patriotic one. -: ; It should com
mand the thought [of . every .Irish voter,
and' if they but begin to think as to what
is their duty in, the premises, we have no
doubt _3 to the result. Tho trouble has
been, ias * the Convention [ says, : that they
have heretofore "i thought little," and been
swayed by tradition and made the sport of
prejudice and affection. ;: But the assem
bling of [ the Convention and ' the issuance
of such an * address' gives warrant !to the
hope for better things from the Irish voter
hereafter.
RELIGIOUS GAMBLING.
- -The Church is very bitter upon gam
bling.,': It is in full accord with the law in
condemning it. It looks upon the lottery
as one of the worst of chance games. But
the "raffle" is too often found to be a con
venient cloak under .which the Church can
do a little .< gambling. At • many ; church
fairs this is found to be true, even * within
the/ virtuous . boundaries of California,
Somehow the lottery is like the . objection
able " fiddle "in the hands of the , minis
tier's ; son. ? - When '. ; , the church committee
called to "expostulate against the unholy in
strument being permitted to remain a mo
ment in the pastorage," the pastor produced
the instrument, had his son play a " psalm
tune" upon it, assured . the '. committee
that it was' only a violin, and they departed
satisfied. ? But the pious Catholic Bishop
of j Quebec v believes ,in calling ■ things by
their right names, and in the Quebec
Morning Chronicle thus gives the sanction
of the Church to ; the ' lottery. ;It will be
noted that the . spiritual and ' material are
admirably mingled in this scheme. Though
the ,-;' Canadian / laws '•- are \. as * pronounced
against gambling ; and : lotteries as any in
the world, the good Bishop does not fear to
set up his chance shop openly, and in that
respect probably, he hopes to succeed as did
the other pastor with the " violin," in sat
isfying the officers; that it is, after all, ft
holy lottery. -We omit names and dates :;-/
rpilF. LOTTERY
- X JOB the ._?-*.*
i -■ py'"'iiy 'l seminary" '
irfff . will be held on tho -■/-.
"""_' day of ?'"'.". next
, and the following days.
TICKETS— ONE DOLLAR EACH.
•*■: 250 '" PRIZES: — LOTS • OF, GROUND, ' HORSE,
Carriage, Banners, Way of the * Cross, I Silver-plated
Vases, . Bouquets, | Albums, Illustrated :. Volumes,
Silver Watch, Fancy Pipe, Model of a Schooner, Pair
of Wheels, Framed Chromos, etc.. etc. V " ..:■--:
;». COO Masse* for the tiring and Dead will be at the
disposal of holders of .Tickets " - *'*- •" ""*
;* Address." : :-.THE SECRETARY; ,
of the Bishop of .-"-,
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SUSPENDING THE DECREES.
The French Government appears to have
been 7 alarmed at . the strength/ of the re
sistance •to •; the : execution of . the clerical
decrees/ and after /expelling j the Jesuits [ it
has 1 therefore i thought ; 'fit | to : call a halt, .
and allow : the" other ecclesiastical societies
to remain unmolested. Of course it will be
nece33ary to proceed with the original pro
gramme sooner or later, ,it is doubtful
whether 1 any real I gain will \be 1 made ; by
hesitating. , The expulsion of ; the Jesuits
has/made/ it ; apparent 7; that '. the ; French
masses, and especially the rural ; popula
tion,/: have ': no [ sympathy whatever with '
that order. In fact it] has been the upper
classes, and particularly the nobles, which
have manifested the : strongest objection to
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the decrees. , There is no love lost between
the peasantry, the workman class, and the
nobles / and fi the ; rich ? middle-class, / and
therefore it is evident that the rigid execu
tion of the decrees as against all the con
gregations " is ' not *. likely to -endanger any
° „>,. _ -rr^,r.-.?*Z-_*r,.* ;j ~**l*, 1. -„„._>_.-:__»— -tn** 0 *!- -1
popular :: support ■:. the ;**. Government f: no w
po38?s8c8. ; No - doubt ; any proceedings in :
the nature of persecution directed against
the rural [ curates would •be productive of [
opposition," [because * the '. peasant :- women
would then take up . the f cudgels ' for their
priests., / But the ' indications ' are that the'
Government : may \ safely , proceed ': to take
the [' educational I machinery ..■' out : of the
hands of the clericals, and that the people
-w. ■•&- IGmm_w&^**n—'--. — .-r—r.-rn.\.-;»vi--~i.-,- -*± .-,
will offer no opposition, nor evince any dis
satisfaction with the change.
REVERSING A VOTE.
if Senator Beck *of Kentucky," in reply to-
Democrats 1 who ; expressed : surprise . at the .
nomination of General Hancock, »aid that [
the - reason why he desired '• him [ for , the
Democratic standard-bearer . was because,
in June, IS6B, the House [of Representa
tives "j laid on "y. the table ; a ;: resolution of
thanks [to General Hancock by a vote of
Sfi f Republicans to 28 Democrats, >, and ,
now the Democratic party proposes to
" reverse that' vote." Let us see" what are ■
the facts. General •-' Hancock [issued Gen
eral Order No. 40 at New Orleans Novem
ber 29, 1867. The order was a restoration
of ex- rebels ; to " their 1 forfeited * ; political ,
rights, and gave to them the right of con
trol in their States, and -the: right to stint
representatives to .Washington, The or
der, whatever its motive "(and some say
that even then Hancock looked forward to
the Presidency), was" received ■with alarm, ,
and it was looked upon as an act by. which
the hard-bought results of the war were to *
be dissipated without [any restraining or*
compensating ■ guarantees. ■'. The obnoxious
Johnsonian idea of reconstruction was then
being enforced,' and the voice of the people"
expressed in Congress- was ' being [silenced •'■•
by the act ■of a Major-General.'; Republi- /
cans could not sit silent and see the whole -
situation • given ; over ; to * the ■ enemy," and
hence," after; a bitter . debate, the indorse- V
ment if Hancock was defeated. •; Now, if .
Senator Beck * ' reverses . that [vote, .* ! it ■
will be .. boastel .-[of as equivalent to
declaring »that Andy , Johnson - and 1- Gen- :
j eral Hancock 'were right, and ' that Gen- .y
eral ; Grant,'* Secretary ' Stanton, ;.': Stevens,
Morton and others were wrong. The re
bellion will ■ be v held up as "no : great .
| "shakes" and the ex-rebels as injured in-
I nocents; in fact, the, whole legislation of ;
| the war can fbe overthrown ; on *. that . war
! rant. The people do not propose to per
i mit that vote to be reversed," even assum
' in*' that [Hancock's, election would be*
. equivalent to reversal. ".
"DEAD AS JULIUS CAESAR."
'■■ " I affirm, and I believe I do not misrepresent- I'•
great Democratic (tarty, that in ; the : last sixteen
years they have not advanced one great nation. I
nil* i that 13 nut to-day exploded as dead as Juliqs
Cxsar. And if any Democrat here will rise and
name a great national doctiinc his party has ad
vanced within th_t time, that is nam alive and be
lieved in, I will yield to him. %i - -
/James A. Garfield of Ohio, in the Na
tional House of Representatives August 4,
1876,' threw: down that " gauntlet, and ;. to ■
this day no Democrat has ventured to pick
it up. Garfield ': paused ' for ; a reply, "s and <;
then went on to prove , his negative elabo- ;
rately. •' Briefly [' condensed it was".thus
begun : ;-'
The Democracy in ISCO," under Brecken
ridge) held as a central doctrine ; that sip
very had a right to ■ go wherever the Con
stitution goes.* : ; That doctrine is dead.
In [lSG4," under: Tilden and Vallandig
ham.it declared the experiment of war to ;]
save the Union was a failure. if It was not.
.**/ In ; ISOS it declared the constitutional '
amendments revolutionary and void. No
Democrat says so now.
The same year came the doctrine of the
• Broadhead letter,"* that [the; constitutional
amendments should be disregarded. That
doctrine ' is ' dead, aud the ' Democracy ac
cepts the results of the war. ' And so on to
the end of [[the chapter. But ;it really
ended ' in ['1868," for since then ;. the t party
has cot even dared : to announce a policy,
but has contented itself with objecting to
all its great opponent has done.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
: [From San Francisco cxelian gesjof July 10th.]
The steamer Belgic took $48,233 in treas
ure and §00,003 in merchandise for China
and Japan — an unusually light cargo.
fi. Yesterday: scores of Japanese seamen
were ashore on" liberty from the Japanese
man-of-war .Tsakuba," now in the harbor. 'iff
?_ The steamer Belgic,'? which sailed , for ;
Hongkong yesterday, took ; four cabin pas
sengers and 110 Chinese in the steerage.
A noticeable omission in connection with
the French festival was that > the? German
.was the, only foreign Consul not invited to |
participate in: the celebration/?-. f-ffy'.
ffi The steamer Australia came '. in collision
with i the City jof j Peking !' while ; docking •;.
yesterday morning, and : the latter vessel: '
sustained some damage to i her quarter. " "
iff- Mining assessments are unpleasantly fre
quent. The dividends ' are in painful con- :
trast with the assessments. Stockholders, ;
in some [ cases,' are | letting ( their shares go :
from sheer inability to pay the taxes neces- - :
sary to hold them, .fi '/:--//:
*'',_ During the 5 first six months of this year
the Underwriters' Fire Patrol, according to
the semi-annual report just issued, respond
ed to 112 Hall-bell alarms, 16 still alarms,
2 false alarms and 9 Bell-telephone alarms.
It extinguished 11 fires and held 9 fires | in |
check*, within 1 the ' patrol? district. "/. There
: were 16 fires outside of the district. ??
?■' Superintendent Taylor has issued a cir
cular to '; the class i teachers *in the School .'. .
-Department/ stating that the Board of Ed- *
ucation desires that the change in text
books shall jbe I gradual ; j that I pupils shall fi;
not be required to , buy new books where
they can use the old ones ;T 5 that the i first .
grade shall use the ; same geography as last
year, arid ; that , teachers must not \ recom
mend. their pupils to any particular book
store.??;.'-?;;';.-: . , ;.":•;.;..
ii Registrar Tharp," at the close of .business.;,
yesterday I afternoon,' notified - H." Schmidt, »/
P. Oppenhcim, P. Gans, S. . S. Bamberger
and L." Kaplan/ clerks in * the f office,"', that Jf:
their services were no longer required, and
he appointed the following I to I till "'. the va
cancies :W J. M. Ward, J. T. 1 Maguire, Ed
ward C. Thatcher, Clarence H. Livingston i
and H. L. Parker. The discharged clerks ?
refused to accept their f discharge,' because : '
it did hot come ': from / the : Election Com ;
missioners. "; J?:\ ?, f , 'iffy..
;i,l Mail advices from Washington '; bring us . '
the * details ?of * the coinage jof the \ four
United i States Mints ! for ; the i year, ending
June 30th.?;,The distinguishing features of ;
the report are the unusually large quantity
of small gold coined, arid ; the unparalleled
aggregate ! coinage. I The .* coinage ,of gold
last year was the largest in twenty years,
and the coinage of both gold and silver was
the largest in the history jof i the country.
Over $56,000,000 in gold was ? coined last
year, an increase of nearly j $16, 000,000 . as f
compared with the previous year.
The Vancouver Independent i f says :fi
Houses floating down the Columbia with
the flood has been an every day occurrence
this week. if fi/.ffif
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