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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13

not supply the need of it. A working
man has all the exercise that he needs;
but not the less he needs recreation. Tha.
comes only from play.
Above the snow line of the Wind
River chain of the Rocky Mountains vast
beds of fossil oysters have recently been
discovered, and as an evidence that they
were not lifted from the sea by violent
upheaval, the strata where they rest is
undisturbed, and the beds are invariably
in the exact position where they grew IN
the ancient ocean.
Boston has mineral-water man OF
whom it cannot be said when he pegs out
that he died and made no sign, for this
is the way his sign reads: Substantially
bluelick selfzergeyser pavillionhawthorn-
congressempirehighr ckgettysburgbitter-
Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures
teofmagnesiaondraft and sy-
phons."
From an investigation recently con-
Quoted in Petersburgh, Mich, into the
cause of the epidemic of cerebro-spinal
meningitis, with which the locality has
been afflicted during the past spring,
there appears ground for ascribing the
prevalence of the disease to some poisons
in the food of the people. Experiments
conducted many years ago showed that
grain affected with smut was capable of
producing violent illness. Ergot OF
wheat is more active even than ergot OF
rye. The examining physician in the
present case reports that the crop OF the
first mentioned grain raised in the vicin-
ity last year contained much more smut
than usual It's, therefore, possible that
the disease is due to the consumption OF
bad fiour.-Scientifc american.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13

to Mr. Ruskin, who lately expressed his
contempt for lecturing in terms more re-
markable for force than courtesy, In
reply to an invitation to lecture in Glas-
gov, he thus expresses himself: Every
body wants to hear-nobody to read, no.
body to think to be excited for an hour,
and, if possible, amused; to get the
knowledge it has cost man half his
life to gather, first sweetened up to make
it palatable, and then kneaded into the
smallest possible pills, and to swallow it
homeopathically and be wise-this is the
passionate desire and hope of the multi
tude of the day"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13
Our Young Folks.
TO WHOM TT NAY CONCERN
BY r. w. EAsTERBRooKs.

BYR.w. EAsTERBRooKs.
won't stay at home till I'm faded and gray;
viii see the world, Declare"
And the mouse stuck his tail in a desperate
Through the hole at the foot of the stair.
. Ny father and mother can travel about
But must stay home till die;
They say In too simple, too small to go ont,
And think themselves wiser than l.
:" III show them if / can be trusted or no,
III m not as cunning as they;
The things they call cats Will not find me SO
slow
But can keep out of their way
II shan't lose my breath as my mother has
done,
Nor my tail, as my grandfather did.
The truth is. they're getting too old for a run,
While am us spry as kid"
SO he twisted about with his stiff little tail
Till it stuck where his head was before;
Then started to walk to the old kitchen pail
That stood on the bright yellow floor.
Twas quite an excursion at least, SO he
As he cautiously travelled ahead.
How silly, he murmured, +" that mice should
be caught.
Who should do the catching instead.
Let the things they call cats bother me, if they
dare:
IN carry them home for my tea"
And the mouse looked about with confident
air
For the creatures he thought them TO be.
That great furry mass lying there i'm the sun
Was mountain without any doubt.
lie never imagined the thing could be one
OF the cats he d been cautioned about
SO he walked to its side in critical way,
As soft as itself and as bold,
When-swoop went paw on his jacket of
gray,
And, well, what remains to be tolds
The old parent mice came home early that
night,
And passed the old cat on their way.
Her jaws were all bloody, and close at her
right
Lay the last final end Of the poor little mite
Who thought himself wiser than they.
". Y. IHdepeHdeHt.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13
Industrial.

Mr.. Froude, British authority on
the shape and behavior of ships, consid-
ers paratfine the best material for mod
els BECAUSE it costs less than wood, can
be easily shaped, and may be remelted
as often as desired.
The Amalgamated Society of Engi-
neers, having its headquarters in En-
gland, is deemed the greatest and most
successful trades-union in the world. 1t
began this year with AZ, 3S1 members and
$1,000,000 in the treasury, while in 1858
it had but 9,747 members and $26,940 on
hand.
1T is contemplated to send two scien-
tifc expeditions from Archangel next
summer, one into the district of Kerne
and Russian Lapland to make geological
studies and explore the traces of ancient
glaciers; the other to the shores of the
White Sea to carry on geological explo-
rations.
"A small steamboat, which is claimed
to be the fastest in the world, possessing
a speed of 2461 miles per hour, has
been constructed in England for the
East Indian Government. The dimen-
sions of this extraordinary little vesse
are: Length, eighty-seven feet; beam
twelve feet; draught of water, three feet
nine inches
"A process in engraving is described,
called pyrostereotypy, which consists in
preparing a matrix by peculiar method
of burning it into wood and then taking
a cast of it in an easily fusible metal. In
this operation the design is first traced
upon the surface of the prepared wooden
block, and the block is then placed before
machine tool of peculiar construction,
the essential part of which is delicate
blade of metal capable of being alter
nately advanced and withdrawn with
rapidity. A jet of flame directed across
this implement heats it to redness, and
in it's rapid thrust it burns away the wood
before it, leaving perfectly sharp in
cision. This process of engraving is not
intended, however, for the production of
lines of extreme delicacy, but has been
adopted very successfully in preparing
the geological map of France and some
other similar works.
An electrical recorder has been in
vented in England which is used to re-
cord the number of passengers in an ON
nibus or streetcar. This ingenious in
strument is fixed in some convenient part
of the vehicle; all the seats are in con-
nection Herewith Aand every passenger
by sitting down makes contact and re-
cords his presence. The record is strip
of paper on which four pens make Sc.
ries of lines and marks. The first line
counts the minutes spent on the journey
the second line marks the speed and the
stoppages; the third line counts the
number of inside passengers within each
minute of the time line, and the fourth
line does the same for the outside passen
gers. All this goes on, so to speak, OF
itself; the passengers are unconscious OF
it, the conductor cannot hinder it, and SC
at the end of each journey the inspector
tears off the strip of paper and finds
thereon an exact account of the number
of fares he ought to receive. The appli-
cations of this instrument are obviously
manifold, but in the manner described il
is likely to be of the most utility and SUI
persede all other contrivances for the
purpose.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13
Personal and Literary.

The Boston Globe wants Weston to
walk against buzZ-saw.
The veteran PhInney has driven a
stage between Hartford and Southing-
ton, Conn, for nearly forty years, and
during that time has been the carrier of
more than So 00,O 900.
Collins Graves, the hero of the Mill
River food, was one of the successful
bidders for the contract lately awarded
by the County Commissioners for rebuild
ing the roads in Williamsburg.
Mrs Theodore Tilton is the mother
of four children Florence, aged sixteen; ;
Alice, aged fourteen Carroll, aged
eleven, and frankie, aged five. They are
said to be very handsome and intelligent
MIR. John Lothrop Motley does not
recover his health as thoroughly as his
friends expected. His physician has ad-
vised him to abstain wholly from literary
work and allow his nervous system en-
tire rest
Speaking of cremation recently dur
ing discourse in Westminster Abbey,
the Bishop of Lincoln said he could con-
ceive nothing more barbarous or unnat-
ural than to relight those funeral fires
that had been extinguished fourteen
centuries ago by the silent influence OF
Christianity.
Rev. Newman Hall, of London. at
the recent laying of the memorial-stone
OF Lincoln Tower, to be built by Ameri-
cans in his own church, said the stars
and stripes are to be inwrought on the
stone of his memorial tower, and that
the British lion and the American eagle
will ornament its angles.
What commentary upon early mar
riages is supplied by the telegraphic an
nouncement from Fonda, N. Y, the other
day: "Mrs. Anna Jefferson, fifteen years
of age, committed suicide on July %, by
taking arsenic. The cause of the act was
domestic trouble" Poor child! wife at
fifteen and self-murderer through do
nestle trouble.
The Hon. A. H. Stephens and Mr..
Robert Toombs, of Georgia, have settled
their differences and announce in joint
card that the recent quite notorious
alterations between them, arising from
misapprehensions or Misunderstanding
of whatever character on either or both
sides, no longer exist" and that the cor
dial friendship which had for nearly forty
years bound them together by tie as
strong as brotherly attachment until this
short interruption is again perfectly re-
stored
The lecture bureaus Of this country,
in their search for English celebrities
will hardly venture to make application
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13
The Extent Of the Universe.

SINCE the beginning Of this century
our idea of the universe has undergone
"a complete mctamorphosis, though but
few persons appear to recognize this
fact. Less than a century ago the SdUdRts
who admitted the earth's motion (some
still rejected it) pictured to themselves
the system of the universe as being
bounded by the frontier of Saturn's or
bit, at distance from the central sun
equal to 100000 times the diameter OF
the earth, or about 100000 miles.
The stars were fired, specifically distrib-
uted mt distance but little greater
than that of Saturn. Beyond this limit
vacant space was supposed to surround
the universe. The discovery of Uranus,
in 1885, did away at once with this belt,
consisting of Saturn's orbit, and the
frontier of solar domination was pushed
out to distance of 10000 900 miles
from the center of the system, that is to
say, beyond the space which was vaguely
supposed to be occupied by the stars.
The discovery of Neptune, in 1846, again
removed these limits to distance that
would have appalled, our fathers, the
orbit described by this planet being
1852, 900 600 miles from the sun.
But the attractive force of the sun ex-
tends farther still. Beyond the orbit of
Uranus, beyond the dark route slowly
traversed by Neptune, the frigid wastes
of space are travelled over by the comets
in their erratic courses. OF these some,
being controlled by the sun, do not leap
from system to system, but move in
closed curves, though at distances far
greater than those of Uranus and Nep-
tune. Thus Halley's comet recedes to
distance of over 3,200, 000, 900 miles from
the sun; the comet Of 1911, 10000 0O,-
0O0 and that of 1880, $4,000, 600, 900. The
period of the last-named comet is $500
years.-Frons " Distances Of The Stars" TN
Popular Science Montltly for Auqust.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13
Miscellaneous.

I'm Missouri, after the 1st day of Jan
uary, 1876, every person in order to be-
come voter must be able to read and
write; and in Florida, after 1880, SINH
lar qualification will be required.
PLAY is to be distinguished from mus
cular exercise. This is necessary to
health, but it alone is not play and can
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13

A PosToFFrcE agent, travelling in Texas,
tells of successful use of the gall of a
rattlesnake as an antidote for the bite OF
that reptile. In the case spoken OF, re-
lief was almost instantaneous to the pa
tient, who was writhing in paroxysms OF
great pain, and rapidly swelling and be-
coming purple.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13

LEMON CUsTARD PIE.-For two pies:
Mix together the yolks of six eggs well
beaten), four heaping tablespoonful OF
white coffee sugar, the grated rind OF
three laSge lemons and about one pint OF
milk. Bake in one crust; put on frost
ing made of the whites of four eggs, four
tablespoonfuls of white sugar and the
juice of three lemons; bake till the frost
ing is a pale brown.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13

RASPBERRY CREAM-Rub quart of
raspberries, or raspberry jam, through a
hair sieve, to take out the seeds, and then
mix IL well with cream; sweeten with
sugar to taste; put into stone jug and
raise froth with chocolate MILL as
your froth rises, take it off with spoon,
and lay upon hair sieve. When you
have got as much froth as you want, put
what cream remains into deep china
dish or punch bowl, and pour your
frothed cream upon it as high as it will
lie on.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13

AN old lady writes to say that she is
warmly in favor of women doctors for
women; that sick woman will tell one
OF her own sex more about her feelings
In five minutes than she would male
doctor In an hour
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13

There appears to be some change in
the style OF wearing the hair. The back
braid is not worn SO low in the neck, and
on top of the head a number of finger
pulls are arranged in a most peculiar
manner
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26

afternoon in distress. On the Goth of
July she encountered gale which car
ried away most of her spars and dis
abled her crew. Three of the crew,
Joseph Hughes, Manuel Joseph and
John Blan, were washed overheard
and drowned during the gale. She
will be repaired here before putting to
sea again.
The steamer Ancon, hence for Pan
anna, by way of Mexico and Central
America, was thirty-five days making
the trip down, including detentions,
arriving last Thursday. The same day
the steamer Franada left for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer City of Panama left
New York Saturday for Aspinwall
with 800 tons assorted freight for San
Francisco.
1t is reported by a gentleman who
declined to give his name, that he is
taking measures to have Rev. Mr.. Van
de Mark brought before the Commits
sioners of Lunacy on the charge of in
sanity.
The steamer Japan, which arrived
to-day from China and Japan, will dis
charge her cargo at once and reload
for Hongkong and Yokohama. She
made the passage in twenty days, and
brought $4,000 packages of tea for New
York
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
SAN FRAN CISCO.
Chinese WOme"-Heavy Receipts-VRn
de Marks Sanity-ChIna Steamers
Marine Disaster.


SAN FRANCISCO, August 25.-The
weather is clear and warm.
Receipts at the Mechanics Institute,
thus far, have amounted to over
$25, 5000.
The steamer John L. Stephens ar
rived last night from Portland.
No verdict has been reached yet in
the Lloyd-Bell murder case, which
went to the jury this morning.
The first product of the American
brought to this city to-day-forty-fiv
TASKS, the product of six retorts work.
ing fifteen days. The mine was pur-
chased by George S. Wright and
others, four months ago.
Twenty-Five Chinese women, pas
sengers by the steamer Japan, were in
the Fourth District Court to-day on a
writ of habeas corpus, issued on the
petition of a Chinaman, who alleged
that they were illegally held by the
Captain and other officers of the
Japan. None of the counsel were
ready to proceed, and a proposition
was made to remand them to the GUS
tOdy of the Captain, but he declined,
saying that he produced the women
in Court, and the Court could take
care of them. Judge Morrison then
ordered that the whole gang be taken
to the County Jail till tomorrow. The
women were terribly alarmed by this
order when interpreted to them, and
gave vent to their feelings by frantic
yells and screams. They were placed
in the Mayors office for short time
then removed to the County Jail.
The British bark Achievement, from
Astoria to Liverpool, put into port this
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
Bills from New York to Sam
Pedro at Very Low Rates.

FOR CHINA AND JAPAN.
Steamers leave San Francisco July llth, and
every fourteen days thereafter.
Through Bills of Lading signed to New
York, Europe, Mexico and South America.
Plans of Steamers Cabin at Agents office.
For Passage or Freight apply TO
IL. MCCLELLAN,
Agent for Los Angeles County.
ONCE, 81 Main street, opposite head of Com
mercial. mr7-l5
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
VETERINARY SURGEON.

OSCAR C. BALDY, V. s., TREATS ALL
" diseases OF the horse. Can be found
at corner Fourth and Fort streets, Los Ange-
les, Cal. au2 tf-2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
Exercise in Articulation.

To be repeated rapidly-The follow
ing examples in articulation we clip
from an exchange. Many of them are
old but still not worn out. Some of
our younger readers may play twist
the tongue with them for D little
while during leisure moments:
Crazy Craycroft caught a crate of
crickled crabs! crate of crickled
crabs crazy Craycroft caught; if crazy
Craycroft caught a crate Of crickled
crabs, where's the crate of crickled
crabs crazy Craycroft caught.
Thuo wreath'd and muzzPd'st the
far fetched OK, imprison'dst him in
the volcanic Mexican mountain of
Pop-o-cat-a-petl, in Co-to-pax-i.
When a twister twisting, would
twist him twist, for twisting twist
three shines he will twist; but one of
the twists untwists from the twist, the
twist untwisting, untwists the twist.
Robert Rowley rolled around q roll
round; a round roll Robert Rowlew
rolled round. Where rolled the round
roll Robert Rowley rolled round?
TheOpilus Thistle the successful
thistlesifter in sitting seive full of
thistles, thrust three thousand thistles
through the thick of his thumb.
Amid the moist and coolest frosts,
with barest wrists and stoutest boasts
he thrust his fist against the post, and
still insists he sees the ghost.
Peter Prangler the prickly pear
picker picked three pecks of prickly,
prangly pears from the prangly pear
trees on the pleasant praries.
Willy Vite and wife vent on voyage
to Vest ViEson and Vest Vindham Won
Vision Wednesday.
1 saw Esau kissing Kate; the fact is
call three saw; l saw Esau he saw
me, and she saw l saw Esau.
The discovery of some rich gold
bearing rock in Cucamonga Cafion is
causing considerable excitement at Los
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
Latest kilograms.
PRESS SAYS BEECHERIS GUILTY
STILL ANOTHMR IDIOT.
STUDEBAKER'S WAGON FACCTARY
BURNED.
POOR BESSIE TURNER.
EASTERN N.
Press Opinion.

Press opinion.
CHICAGO. August 25.-The press in
the Western States, commenting on
Moulton's last statement, agrees gen.
orally that it furnishes convincing
proof of Beecher's guilt.
A Wagon Factory Blaze.
CHICAGO, August 25. "A fire at
South Bend, Indiana, destroyed Stude-
bakers wagon factory. Loss about
100000.
Sweden and the Spanish Republic.
New YORK, August 25.-Sweden
has formally recognized the Spanish
Republic.
Some Hungry People.
New YORK, August 25.-Eight mill
lions of people in India are still de-
pending upon the Government for
food.
Bessie Turner an Idiot.
New YORK, August 25.-Susan B.
Anthony denies the story of Bessie
Turner, Tilton's servant, that she
caught Susie sitting in Theodore's lap
in his study. She adds that the girl is
idiotic.
A Man and Woman Killed by the Nj.
agara Express Train.
ohhA A4hOSEt aug uoO w llIldlI
Howard and Margaret Wye, colored,
were instantly killed by being run
over by the Niagara express train on
the North Carolina Railroad going
north, at Monkton, about thirty miles
from this city, this morning. They
were walking on the track, and disre-
garded the singnals of the engineer.
Their bodies were horribly mangled.
mOnd Thief
PHILADELPHIA, August 24-Free-
man, the alleged diamond thief,
charged with various depredations
upon jewelers. establishments, was
brought up for trial on Saturday in the
Court of Quarter Sessions. Watching
his opportunity, he sprang over the
dock and out of the window, jumped
square, ran through the American
Hotel out to Fifth street, and escaped.
He has not yet been recaptured.
Pablic condemnation OF Rev. Glen.
denning.
JERSEY CITY, August pa public
meeting of some of the most respecta-
bic citizens of the "Hights" was held
this evening to consider the death of
N1lSo OluclOyj Tic dilcScu NlCtIHl VI
the Rev. John S. Glendenning. The
hall was crowded. Speeches on the
conduct of Glendenning were made
and resolutions were adopted, one of
which was that Rev. John S. Glen
denning be requested to vacate the
city.
Three Negroes Lynched I'm Mississippi.
BROCK HAVEN (Miss.,) August o.
Three negroes named Anthony, Grant
and Silas Johnson, who some days ago
entered the residence of Mrs. Burney
and violated her person, were taken
from the Jail at four O'clock this even
ing and hung by the citizens, about
was captured on Sunday. The other
two were taken at Canton, brought
here this morning and lodged in Jail.
They all confessed their guilt on the
scaffold.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DIR, HOBBS

Can be consulted at his residence. Alameda
street, near the Depot. Special attention
given to rheumatism, Erysipelas, Cancers,
Tumors, &c. These latter affections treated
successfully, by perfectly safe process, with
out either incision or burning and nearly pain
less. aug25tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26

Is Published every morning except Monday
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
DR.. M. S. ZONES,
DR.. J. n. STROM,

GRADUATE OF THE MEDICAL COL
" lege, at Augusta, Ca, can be found
Room No. 9, over Hellman & Haas store, Los
Angeles, Cal. jy2l-tf-2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
Improved Order Of Red Men.

NTEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING IN
1NI the Improved Order OF Red Men are re-
quested to meet at No. Al, Temple Block, on
pose of taking into consideration the propri-
ETY. of organizing a Tribe in Los Angeles.
T. j. CAYSTILE, Caloma Tribe, No. 29.
l.. NJ HOLT, of Owasso Tribe, No. 80.
E. s. MOFFITT, OF Owasso Tribe, No. SO.
aug l8-td
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26

The discovery of some rich gold
bearing rock in Cucamonga Cafion is
causing considerable excitement at Los
Angeles. A number of claims have
been recorded.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26

OFFICE-Herald Steam Book and Job
Printing HOuse, Spring street, opposite the
Court House
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
N. n. MitchelI's
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN NJ. +. Church South will hold Camp
Meeting at their camp ground at the WASH
burn ford on New River, beginning so as to
embrace the first Sunday in September next.
The law protecting such places from trade and
traffic will be rgidly enforced against all who
trespass within the legal bounds, except
permission of the manager.
Los Nietos, July y. 1874.
FRANK f. ADAMS, Managers
]. r. CARNEY,
jySO td-Z
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
SOCIETY NOTICES.
!. o. O. F..

AnEeIita Lodge No. 1876, L. O. o. F.
Regular meetings of this Lodge are held every
Monday evening at 3 o'clock, at Odd Fellows
Hall, Downey Block. Visiting and sojourn-
ing brothers in good standing are invited to
attend. |. ]. SMITH, N. G.
K. A. PREUSs, Jr. r. s.. AUG
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
j. n. MCKEE, M. D.,

DHYSICIAN & SUR GEON OFFICE,
L No. 1 Spring street, opposite Temples
Bank. RESIDENCE-No. 239 Main street, Los
Angeles, California. mrl8-tE2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-26
gos Aaseles aterald.

is Published every morning except Monday
by
THE LOS ANGELES CITY AND COUNTY
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING co.
OFFICE-Ecrald Steam Book and Job
Printing House, Spring street, opposite the
Court House.
TERMS:
Per annum, by mail or xpress.........~....."..slo
Three months " Z" ,,,'.
Delivered by carriers, per week ,........25 cents
THE WEEKLY HERALD
Is published every Saturday morning.
TERMS.
One year by mall or express, single copy".s3 90
Three q" " . | 90
Advertisements inserted at reasonable rates
All Kinds Of J0b-WOrk done to Conn
pete with san Francisco In Price,
style, md Elegance OF Workmanship.