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Show The rrttllnc oC California. Upper California was first visited by tho Spaniards in 1543 Sir Fraud Drake, tho same who took Raleigh' colony back to England In 1S.SJ, visited upper California in 1S0, calling it New Albion, which means new Enghiud It was t-sohundrcd venrs later, in 1701', when Catholio missionaries from hpain made tho first settlement of vvhito people peo-ple in that country Thero were onlv about ten thousand white inhabitants In the wholo province when it was soiled by the I'nitvil States In 1SID In thu summer of that vear Culifornla set tiers from the 1'nltcd M.itos set up n movement for Independence, nnd tiled to establish a government known ns "Tho Hear ring Republic ' Thev wen uldcd by Opt Fremont (nfterw.ud n general), who was in the province as tho leader of nil exploring espcditlon United States naval olll'eis on the coast, expecting u war between the United States nnd Mexico, laised the American ling mi shore, and nllT s me lighting, the province remained m American hands, uml wus definite)! uuncxed nt the close of the Mexican war. jnruK aro now 10,373 newspapers printed In the United States, nnd Canada, a gain of 1,013 over Inst yoar's record New York Is In the loud of tho states, having 1,053 p.ipors WATBhciiEM Is said to contain very sanitary qualities A curious charai terlstlc of It is thnt If grown In a for rugluous stream It absorbs five limot tho nmount of iron that any other plant docs. A PniLADELriliA surgeon saysthat by three strokes of tho lancet ho could par alyzo tho nerves acted on to mako n roau get mad, and thereafter anyone could pull his nose, cuff Ida cars and spit on his boots and ho would blmply Miillc n soft, Vlnml smile, ama ..,rxs |