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Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25
Those Perfect Codes,

THE comforts flowing from careless
and hasty legislation are pleasantly
illustrated by the recent decision of
the Supreme Court declaring the un-
constitutionality of that portion of
the Codes which delegates to the State
Board of Equalization the right to fix
the rate of taxation in certain cases.
The attention of the Commissioners
was called to this matter at the time,
and one of the members of the COM
mission held that the section was UNI
constitutional, and did his best to have
the matter more thoroughly examin-
ed, but he was overborne by the others,
who not content with hastily over
ruling his better judgment, sharply
criticised him in the public prints.
The Codes were then rushed hastily
through the Legislature, and we have
lately seen the glorification of Mr..
Raymond over their perfection. 1t is
unfortunate for him that the decision
of the Supreme Court follows so close
ly upon his comparison of the work of
the commission, with the Codes of
Justinian, but it will we hope, be a
lesson our Legislators will not soon
forget.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25
How to Make the Vineyard Prof.
table.

The difficulties under which wine
making is struggling has induced
those interested in vineyards to look
around for some means Of increasing
the profits of viniculture. G. d.
Brooks, in the Rural Press, gives his
experience in making raisins, and it
is possible that this branch of the bus
mess may bring back to our grape
growers the money they have invested.
He says:
81 have seen several inquiries in the
Rural for information in regard to
raisins. l send you a sample of those
raise and cure. The raisins are made
from the Malaga Muscat,' or Muscat
of Alexandria,; and, after long and
close investigation, 1 am satisfied in
my own mind that this is the raisin
of commerce, and no other grape will
make a raisin at all, but will simply
be dried grapes when cured, except the
Royal Muscadine," which makes
fair raisin, though smaller and seed
larger. 1 have had several hundred
boxes of these raisins in market the
last two years, and have had many
letters of commentator and inquiry
in regard to them.
81 find it to be profitable business.
They have brought in the San Fran
cisco market this Winter, fifteen cents
per pound, wholesale. I am extending
my vineyard of them every year;
grow them on hill-slopes. What cut
tings don't use 1 have been giving
away for several years. I paid twelve
dollars per hundred for the first 1 set,
and then cultivated for raisins. The
habit of the grape will have to be
closely observed by the cultivator.
II have been prompted to write these
lines because it is too bad for person
to set out vineyards for raisins, and
cultivate them for four years, and then
have nothing but dried grapes, that
he can hardly sell at any price,"
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25
A New Kind of Competition.

High freight tariffs, competition,
etc., are engrossing so much attention
that the following from the Denver
Nevs will be appreciated:
The Union Pacific have put on a
line of wagons drawn by oxen between
Cheyenne and Longmont. A round
trip can be made in from seven to
eight days and the present daily ca
pacity of the line is, as we learn, from
fou to five tons day. The object is
to try and force the Denver Pacific to
give pro rate on Union Pacific freight,
and which is refused because the I'm
ion Pacific in turn will not give a
western connection. 1t seems that the
Ox-line business will not stop here.
We understand that the Kansas Pa
cific proposes to put on a similar line
between Denver and Central and
Georgetown to run opposition to the
Colorado Central. This is what might
be termed fighting the devil with fire.
If an ox-line from Cheyenne to Long
mont can succeed, it is more than GER
tain that an ox-line in the mountains
will; and especially since the Kansas
Pacific have control of the freight at
this end of the line. If this should be
done it will be another demonstration
of the extreme rivalry existing be-
tween these two roads, and all growing
out of the one fact that the Union Pa
cific persists in violating its charter
and refuses to give western connec-
ton to the Denver and Kansas Pacific
roads.
If the railroad companies can play
this kind of game and fight each
other with ox-trains, it is possible that
the same kind of tactics may be
brought to bear against them. Our
up-country friends who are dissatisfied
with the high rates charged on the
railroads and whose freight only re-
quires transportation short distance,
can put on OK or mule trains and fairly
run the iron horse off the track. 1t
would be amusing if the weapons used
by the railroad companies against
each other should in the end be turned
against themselves.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25
Los Rlesss Correspondence.
NfETos, MARCH, Il,

iis N1ETos, MARCH, II, 1874.
EDITOR HERALD.--Once more the
monotony of our quiet village is
broken by the shrill whistle of the
"iron horse' and the long train of cars
bringing lumber to this depot. We
notice wagons continually unloading.
They came to the sticking point
and always "stick' in the mud. Then
all We of moral feeling stick your
fingers in your ears, though they never
curse the railroad company for put
ting the depot in mudhole. No, no.
Some unload, pull out and reload, and
coming to the next hole stick again.
More cursing, etc., some like men
bring it in on their shoulders. We
shipped as follows since the cars have
been running: Tuesday, 153 sacks bar
ley and 25 sacks corn; Wednesday, 1853
sacks corn and sacks castor beans.
On hand 1888 sacks corn, IL sacks pop
corn and bale merchandise for San
Francisco.
Received 43 cars lumber, and two
cases mercha 1dise.
We note with pleasure the opening
of the "Los Nietos Collegiate Insti-
tute.n 1t has about fifty pupils and
we see no reason why it should not be
success. Nothing speaks higher for
community than school facilities.
While we earnestly support schools
everywhere it is but duty we owe
this valley to say that this one offers
peculiar advantages on account of To-
cality-in one of the finest, most fer
tile and most healthful valleys in
Southern California. But for want of
space we make no further comments
but hope and certainly expect to see
"The Los Nietos Collegiate Institute"
properly advertised in the HERALD
the paper that will carry it into the
house of all reading people in every
corner of the country.
We see move is on foot to rid us of
the water that is overlooking the
bitches and running thousands of acres
of good land. Much credit is due to
the men who are laboring so hard to
rid us Of this nuisance in winter Just
a year ago there was subscription for
the purpose of raising money to make
waste ditch for water in Winter, and
we remember the gentleman carrying
the paper pledged his honor to keep
the water off of us if we paid the
amount he asked, and it was promptly
paid him. We say, is it right that
peoples money should be taken away
from them for no consideration? That
man is the one who now refuses to
make any terms with the people. We
understand that the people will apply
for writ of injunction to-day. Go
ahead, we are in for the fight. Our
place is under water too. If you can
find mix" land he'll be round) he will
likely contribute little to defray ex-
penses. We may say more on this
subject in our next.
The railroad agent here says that
regular trains will run here next
month; but who believes it?
Yours truly, NIX.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25

WE have been receiving for some
time two valuable publications from
New York, the Mercantile Journal
and the Grocers' Price Current, that
we can safely recommend to the bust
ness men Of this city. Both are COM
plete in their makeup and are con-
Quoted with rare ability. Being pub
lished in the great center of American
commerce and backed by ample capt.
tai, they are able to give an amount
and variety of information on business
matters that cannot be obtained from
any other source. Both are published
weekly, the Journal at SIS and the
Price Current at So year by the New
York Mercantile Journal Company.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25
CODE COMMENTARIES
BY CHAS. LINDLEY
Late Code Commissioner.

PART l. of this work is now ready for tina
profession. 1t contains:
I.-Disintegration and Indignation of Legal
Systems.
H.-Historic Glance at Codncation.
III.-Practical COdifcation and Amend
ment.
Iv.-Appendix. Letter to H. H. Haight and
others-Future Treatment of the Codes
Under the first head are briefly treated-The
Philosophy of Law; The Science Of Law;
Common and Statute Law-their Flexibility
and Rigidity; Fragmentary Expression of the
Common Law; Effect of Political and Social
Changes on Legal Systems.
Under the second head is contained His
toric Glance at Codification, including Ro-
man, French, Spanish, Canadian and Ameri-
can. Thus far the work presents clear, terse
view of the subject, and brings the reader to
the third head, Practical Codification, with
his mind better prepared to appreciate what
follows
Under the third head, Practical Codidca-
ton, are the sub-heads: Automatic PROPOSE
Codihcation; Requisite Qualification of Com
missioners; Compensation; Time for the Per-
Torrance Of the Work; and Rules for Codih-
cation and Amendment. These rules, seven
teen in number, are elaborated and illustrated
by sections drawn from the Code.
The work has an eight page Appendix I III, IN
others, touching the authors connection with
the Code Commission and the causes OF his
resignation; touching also the future treat
ment OF the Codes. The last is an important
matter, and should engage the attention of
every lawyer in the State The author Is evil
IDENTIFY master Of his subject, and has given to
it an unsparing, analytical. demonstrative
treatment. The work has come In most OPP
perfume moment, containing, as 1t does, most
important recommendations as to the mode
of amending the Codes. IA
The work will be mailed, post paid, by
SUMNER WHITNEY & CO.,
San Francisco,
ON receipt of price, 81 90. JANIS d&w
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25
HARVEST FEAST

T OS ANGELES GRANGE No. SO.
~ Patrons of Husbandry, will celebrate the
Harvest Feast' at their hall in Los Angeles
on Saturday, March rs, 1874, at 2 O'Clock, p. M.
sharp. Patrons OF sister oranges, as well as
to be present. BY order of the Grange,
THOS. A. CAREY, Master,
Il. ID. HANCOCK, secretary. mr2i-td
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25

The following atrocious paragraph
appears in an exchanges: " Dorothy
Williams, of Wyoming, started to
walk three miles to church the other
Sunday, and they found her torn into
about fifty pieces, the result of meeting
bear whose moral character was at a
low state.n
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25
Trees for Sale.

ORANGE, LEMON, LIME and
~ English Walnut trees, four and five years
old. The flve-year old trees are the largest
ever offered for sale in this county. The above
trees will be sold cheap, and in quantities at
reduced prices. For particulars inquire of the
undersign, on Main street, two miles from the
Court House.
Also, 80 acres of land, with house and 10
acres of alfalfa, for rent on corner of Main and
Jefferson streets.
Los Angeles, FEB. 9th, 1874.
loft fi'7H 7 MILTON THOMAS
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25
LAND FOR SALE.

OCATED. ABOUT TWO MILES
IL south of the Los Nietos Depot.
A splendid 0-ACRE LOT is offered for NS0
sale on the most liberal terms. The loca- -
ton is very desirable, and the land is in good
condition.
Last year 1t produced a crop of lis bushels OF
corn to the acre. Any one who may desire to
purchase land in this locality would do we'll
to inspect this lot and examine this years
crop, which has not been gathered. The sole
reason for sacrificing this property Is to meet
certain obligations Immediately. TERMS
one-half cash, and the balance in one or two
years. = ....ALSO...... ~ .#tftt
An 8O-ACRE TRACT, located ON the line of
the railroad going east to Mud Springs, and
EN- braced in the San Jose Rancho This is a
most desirable piece of land, is in first-rate
Nia right; on which are growing 10000 grape
vines In a full bearing condition; has q large
commodious DWELLING-HOUSE; all to be
sold on easy terms. For particulars, apply to
T. G. TONNER, Spadra, or ut
ocl6-tf HERALD OFFICE.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-25

A patent iron-coflin dealer adver-
tises that those who have used his in
vention once will use no other.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-26
CHE @1ailg Arsns.
Independent IN Eoerythaaag.
Political Reform.

The efforts at reform, in politics, finance
and the condition OF the people are neces-
sarily violent and perhaps awkward and
indirect in the beginning.
The Anti Monopoly movement in the
United States will this summer become
National The next Iowa convention. to be
held probably in June, will appoint men,
Der OF National committee and will in
vite the other States to do the same, and
this committee so constituted will call the
National convention which will nominate to
the people the next President and Vice
President of the Republic. The Anti Mo-
nopoly party is to-day, in most of the
States where it has being. party of Pro-
test Tomorrow in all the States it may,
| by victory, cease to be party of protest
and of necessity become the administrator
of the principles upon which the govern
ment is to be run for an indefinite period.
| 1t behooves this party, then, to be in
training for the high mission upon which
it enters. Its callowness must fade out
and the pride of manhood replace its ado
| lescence
What is its mission? War has produced
in this country a series of results which
follow ia its train the world over. 1t has
increased the burdens without charging
the benefits of government and it has en-
HANGED the cost OF life itself.
The interest on the vast public debt must
be paid and every year should witness a
steady diminution OF the principal. The
war pensions and charges of all sorts to
which the country's faith and credit are
pledged must be met promptly and cheer
fully, and all legitimate use of the taxing
power must be assented to by the people.
But the cloak must be torn off the gov
eminent, useless offices must be abolished,
too high salaries must be abated, the falla-
cy that our greenback and National bank
notes are intrinsically worth their face
must be exploded, the business of the
country must be done in the currency Of
the commercial world which is and will al
ways be specie, and by these means the
enhanced cost of life and the increased cost
of the government must be cured. First
and greatest reform, with specie payment
we must have a tariff for revenue only
The government must no longer, by Pro
tective tariff, tax the many for the benefit
of the few
This field opens broadly before the Anti
Monopoly party 1t is white for the har
vest and the sickle is sharp for the work.
The Past is fading away. with the mel
of the last generation who made its his
. tory. If they made mistakes let us avoiC
them, If they were wise let us emulate
them. -Io1cd City Press.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-26

Dr. Sharp's Specific cures Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, Constipation, Vomiting Of Food. Sour stom-
ach, Water Brash, Heartburn. Low Spirits, &c. In
thirty five years never failing to cure The mort oo
,tinate cases. Sold by druggists generally. Depot
t4j Eighth street, New York. Circulars mailed on
application. Sold by ELL D9hler- Ill 8dSw6m
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-26
BOYNTONS
LIGHTNING SAWS.

Two Direct Cutting Edges instead of one Serapits Point
Note extra steel end Durability the eli W outlined
m NJ tooth.
CHALLENGE $500, toward expense CT public
test to prove the Lightning Saws excel all others in
Speed Ease and Simplicity, has been offered since N
and has never been accepted. More than 0i 90 Light
ming Saws We're sold during the year 49, the purchasers
of which testify 10 their superior merits.
Our leading papers, such as the TTfofHe American
Agric4Irist. Christian Union, etc, have published over
sixty editorial notices recommending these Saws Far-
mer's Clubs, Lunbermen, and Hardware Dealers unite
in pronounciag the genuine Lightning Saw the EreeSi
labor saving implement of the age.
have hundreds of letter from practical sawyer vol
UNFAIRLY written expressing entire approval OF saws
j. W. Blake ESQ. Supernt, ~det of the American In
sute writes For oil purpo OF scouting large
small timber, your crosscuts ii wood saws have no
rival in spee1 ease. Their universal use wond save
vast amount Of money and time, and Tighten The labor
of millions of men,
practical lumber eleo writes Is MS easy to
cut ~ to . thousand feet with ihs Lightning Saw as to
IL thousand with the o tooth. We get ~ cents per
thousand for cuttingso the difference would pay fors
saw in less than days work"
Where the Hardware Trade do not sell the Lightning
Saw viii send 6foot cross-cut and buck saw-bade
on receipt OF IS.
For Catalogue and additional information, address
Z, N. BOYNT0N, 80 Beekman st., New York;
Sole Proprietor and Manufactures,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-26
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE.

HAPPY RELIEF FOR YOUNG MEN from the efeett
of Errors and Abuses in early life. Manhood re.
stored. Impednents to Marriage removed. New
method OF treatment. New and remarkable rene
dies. Books and Circulars sent free. in sealed en-
Selopes.
Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 Souil
Ninth Street. Philadelphia, Pa,-an Institution
having high reputation for honorable condur
and professional skill. 2-9i&w3m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-23

Prominent among the old aud
highly esteemed citizens of this town
Is Mr.. Sam. Lemon, who is now rs
years of age. He came TO this Sec
tion OF country from Scott county,
ny, nearly 48 years ago. when there
was not house in Beetown. He
has been engaged in numerous enter
prises, and at various times has been
In possession of large sums of the
"hlthy lucre." Strange AS it may
seem, Mr.. Lemon was 40 years of
age before he married, and now has
around him happy family, consist
ing of his wife and three grown chill
dren. He resides in the upper end
of town, where be can be seen and
heard from early sunrise till early
bedtime. Rheumatism has disabled
the old gentleman from active service,
otherwise he is youthful and bright,
relating stories of his young days in
old Kentucky with much feeling.
and every one likes to sit and talk
with Uncle Sam"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-23
Miscellaneous,

The prosp ect for corn is good.
A general complaint that money
is scarce, and produce of all kinds low.
Quite large quantity of whea
and other produce is daily markete d
at Muscoda
The crop of grass is much better
than was anticipated in the spring,
and the most of it is secured.
Blue River holds out no induce
ments for making stop; so the steam
wagon merely notices it with whist.
lie, without blowing off steam.
-Wauzeka presents an appearance
more than usually dull. The SUPPOSE
ton is that most of the citizens are
either working on Judge Williams
Narrow Guage road or looking on to
see how it progresses.
-Boscobel is lively, quite number
of buildings being erected. The citi-
zens complain that business is more
dull than usual with them, but appear
ances indicate differently. The bridge
across the Wisconsin is beautiful
and apparently solid structure, and
will add much to the business of the
place.
The new buildings at Bridgeport
upon the burnt district are being rap
idly completed. The business Of the
place has not suffered from the fire.
The bridge across the Wisconsin has
been undergoing repairs for two weeks
past and all crossing, even by foot
men, has been interdicted. The bus
mess is extensively large for place
of its diminutive size and appearance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-23

DEATH oFWILLIAM McCoRMIcK-
Inc West Point (Neb.) Republican of
July I'd, gives the particulars of the
sudden death of William Mccormick
AZ That place on the 2sth day of June.
Deceased was about "a years of age
and brother of Charles and James
mccormick who reside few miles
from Lancaster. 1t seems that vii.
liam had gone west to look after a
mill site with the expectation of build.
ing and operating mill. For 10
years he labored faithfully for the Syl.
Vester Brothers at Boscobel and Cas-.
tie Rock, and had accumulated few
hundred dollars as the result of these
years OF honest, steady, unceasing
toll. He had been looking over a vast
portion of Dakota and Nebraska on
horseback and had contr acted what
is known among cavalrymen as plea
risy or pleuritic fever, caused by vio-
lent exercise on horseback. Very
many of our readers at Boscobel and
Castle Rock will remember William
Mccormick as the honest, upright.
faithful young man who was greatly
loved and respected by every one
with whom he came IN contact. His
gentlemanly bearing to strangers as
well as acquaintance made for him a
host of friends who will mourn his
sudden death with the deepest feel
ings OF thankfulness that his last hours
found him surrounded with strangers
who did all that mortal beings could
to make his last moments peaceful,
and who gave him a christian burial
The relatives of the deceased and his
many friends feel grateful indeed to
the strangers in that far off land who
were so kind and attentive to William
Mccormick.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-23
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES /.
RpefOWU.


The weekly visits of the HERALD
are eagerly looked for by its many
readers in this section.
The matrimonial market here is
generally brisk, hardly a week pass
es without some country lass changes
her name.
The NJ. e. church building in
this place is beginning to show the
effects of age, and few dollars
worth of work upon it would be
great Improvement.
Nearly all the cows of this val
lev sport bell around their necks-
a loud sounding bell, too,--aDd all
through tho night one can hear the
continual "gingle, gingle. gingle."
The cause of temperance here
has created no excitement, the ladies
feeling satisfied that no desperate
action was necessary on their part
We have two saloons, both run in an
orderly. quiet manner, and every
body seems satisfied with the situa'
ton.
The water facilities in these
parts are most excellent springs
and wells of pure, cold water are
scattered here and there throughout
the town, aud this delightful bever-
age is used quite freely among our
citizens, but unlike our sister city OF
Lancaster, we are not entirely re-
strcted 10 its use.
Some of the young ladies of this
village greatly enjoy croquet playing
and during the pleasant part OF the
evenings many of them assemble in
the yard Of Mr.. PhiIander Stephens 70
participate in the healthful exercise.
The grounds are gracefully presided
over by Miss Osa Stephens, who
causes all to feel at home-and they
GO away reluctantly, excisming tc
themselves ave shall come again
Fred Barth, Beetown's popular
shoemaker, is one of the happies'
men on earth. When people speak
of leaving the town, he says: "Bee
town is the best place yet; here
work when / please, have all [ wan
| 10 eat and drink, take the worl'
easy, and am happy and comfortable
having no desire to try other fields
MAY Fred and family always pros
per. and we believe they will. IS I"
rolling stone gathers no moss"