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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19
Application to Purchase un-
der Act of 1866.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

IL,
Los Angeles, Cal, April II. 1874
A PPIICATION HAVING BEEN FILED
IA in this office by Henry T. Hazard as
purchaser in good faith for valuable consid-
Grafton, of lands excluded from the final sur
yey'of the Pueblo of Los Angeles, California,
to be allowed to purchase under the provis-
ions of the 9TH section of the act OF July %,
1866 the following described lands, to-wit
Lots, 3, 4, and of block ~. and lots and 2
of block No. q of Hancocks survey of -
acres donation lots of the City of Los Angeles
in township SOUTH range IL and IA west, S.B
NJ, and bounded as follows: Commencing at
q point on the north boundary CT section -,
south, range IL west; three chains east of cor
ner to sections |, @, and II; thence north 6214
west seventy-four SS-l0O to the northwest cor
ner of lot No. 2 in block q; thence south ~,
west eighteen S2-l0o chains To the southwest
corner Of said 10 thence south 62l9, east
thirty-nine chains to the northwest corner Of
lot o. block %; thence south 2Tl2 west eight
cen S2-l00 chains TO the southwest corner OF
the same; thence south 62%, east tllirty-seven
44-l00 chains to the southeast corner Of lot 6;
thence north 272, east thirty-seyen 44-lUO
chains to the northeast corner OF lot 3; thence
north 62ls west three chains to place OF Begin
ming.
Notice Is hereby given that hearing will
be had upon said application at the u. $.
Land office In the City OF Los Angeles, COM
mencing on the Goth day of May, 1874, ut 10
o'clock, A. NJ, at which time and place all
parties in interest will be allowed TO intro
duce testimony and cross examine witnesses
touching the clam Of said II. 4. Hazard under
the provisions of said act.
ALFRED j AMES, Register,
aplS-td Nv. HAVERSTICK, Receiver.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19

The Marysville Appeal, after record
ing how 1900 pound mill stone fell
on and killed man, adds that the
victim was unmarried. What this
last fact has to do with the case we
cannot imagine, unless the idea is
sought to be inculcated that had the
man been married the effect of that
mill stones descent upon him would
have been different, perhaps without
any perceptible result.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19

AN exchange goes for female bar
bers. So do We in a modified form.
A pretty, graceful woman would make
a splendid barber, and she should
shave us seven days in the week. But
one of those angular woman's Fighters
who go about inveighing against the
tyrant man shall never flourish so
dangerous an instrument as rattler
razor in close proximity to our jugu-
lar. Let us have female BARRIERS, but
let them be females in the old mean
ing of the term.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19

IT is now stated that the defalca-
tions of H. g. Bennett, late Pension
Agent at San Francisco, will exceed
eight thousand dollars. Bennett de-
parted leaving his wife and children
in Strengthened circumstances. He is
q journalistic blk and an official
fraud
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19
FOR EIcN.

LONDON, April 17th.--There is a
lockout of $1,000 coal miners at Threa-
lenea in Cornwall.
Dust to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Funeral.
LONDON, April l7th.-The funeral
of DIR. Livingstone took place to-day
at Westminster Abbey. The Queen
and Prince of Wales sent their car
riageS. -----
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19
ALL ABoApD FOR TRUxT0N.

To-day we interviewed Mr.. Joseph
u. Crawford the engineer in charge of
the survey of the Los Angeles and
Truxton Santa Monica) Railroad.
Mr.. Crawford is the engineer for the
Texas Pacific. He surveyed all the
routes from the Coloradoto San Diego.
From him we collected the following
facts: The gauge of the road will be
feet 81 inches; will use light iron, say
about DOR 35 lbs. per yard. The cost
of the road, stations, rolling stock,
etc., will be 100000. The wharf will
be 1,4OO feet long, costing $4,000.
There will be 81 feet of water at the
end of the wharf at extreme low tide.
The railroad track will run out on the
wharf and make fork at the outer
end, with a freight house between.
The cars will load and u load into the
vessels. The time from San Francisco
to Los Angeles will be so or 81 hours.
The comparative distances by way of
Truxton and'Wilmington stand thus:
miles. miles miles.
s. F. to Wilming'n, 373: Lighter. 5 i. Ri
TO Truxton.......33s e. X. R...l4
Difference........ ....... 30
Total
The Company expect to advertise
for bids for building the road by May
LIST, provided the right Of way is fur
nished without delay by the land
owners. The line as located enters
the city by one of the streets, and does
no damage to any improved lot. The
Council will, of course, grant the
right of way through the streets.
Unless parties throw obstacles in the
way of the company, the road will be
in running order by October. The
wharf will BE sixty feet wide and will
have a foot-way, carriage-way and
railway. Parties familiar with Santa
Monica will remember lone oak tree
to the left of the road, approaching the
cation. The city of TruXton is laid off
between that tree and the ocean, eX-
tending this way. 1t is a beautiful
slope to the southeast. The springs
which will supply the city will furnish
water for 10000 inhabitants. They are
at an elevation of $50 feet above the
town site. What effect this road will
have on the future plans Of the Texas
Pacific is not known. 1t is, however,
suggestive fact that the engineer Of
the Texas Pacific is doing the work.
The maps and report of the engineer
will be forwarded to New York on
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19

Santa Cruz has been arrested on the
Spanish frontier by French officials.
Wonder If they will bottle him =?
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19
Trees for Sale.

ORANGE, LEMON, LIME and
" English Walnut trees, four and five years
old. The rive-year old trees are the largest
ever offered for sale in this county. The above
trees will be sold cheap, and ia quantities at
reduced prices. For particulars, inquire of the
undersign, on Main street, two miles from the
Court House. ,a ..#IF
Also, 50 acres OF land, with house and -
acres of alfalfa, for rent ON corner OF Main and
Jefferson streets. l.HlF ssn fIE3"
Los Angeles, FEB. 9th, 1874. sf.46t.
l0u MILTON THOMAS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19
Dr.. Haskelps Lecture.

I'd Templars' Hall was well filled
light on the occasion of DR.. Has
first lecture in this city. The
'r in some respects is an attract
eaker, and his lecture abounded
light with pointed sayings and
able anecdotes as we'll as square
d down talk on the temperance
on.
lis family talk" as he styled it,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-19

his audience and held it throughout
the lecture. San Pedro, Wilmington
Harbor and the little steam transfer
boat came in for some hearty knocks
by the speaker. His observations in
in the former town resulted only
in showing him "a greaser, a
dog and pig" as the occupants
of the whole place. Rather hard
on San Pedro to be sure. Altogether
the speakers remarks were full of cru
dities and smacked of the circus most
Enthusiastically. If We were allowed a
suggestion upon the subject we would
say that little more courtesy toward
his audience and a little less indulg-
ence in uncouth slang expressions
would not be amiss even in the cele-
brated DR.. Haskell. Another lecture
is forthcoming at Good Templars'
Hall tonight.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-07-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Minute Pudding-One quart of
sweet milk. little salt; let it come to a
boil, then Stir in good wheat flour; let it
boil five minutes; keep stirring to pre-
vent burning. For the sauce take pint
of new milk, piece of butter size of an
egg, two tablespoonful sugar, little
nutmeg; make it hot but do not boil; eat
very soon.
Sugar Cake.-Half a pound of but
ter, half a pound of sugar, one pound of
flour, three eggs, and milk enough for a
dough. Beat the butter and sugar to-
gether, whisk the eggs light and add
them, stir in the milk and flour alter
nately so as to form a dough Roll the
dough out, cut in cakes, and bake in a
moderate oven.
The Canada Farmer says: A few
simple rules in the arrangement of flower
beds will materially enhance the effect
produced: l. Avoid placing rose-colored
next to scarlet, orange, or violet. 2. Do
not place orange next to yellow, nor blue
next to violet. 8. White relieves any
color, but do not place it next to yellow.
4. Orange goes well with blue, and yell
low with violet. 5. Rose-colOr and purple
always go well together.
TO Free Cabbage From the Cabbage
Worm.-It has been recommended by
one who asserts that he has practiced it
thirty years to examine the cabbage be-
fore they head, and if the web of the
caterpillar is found Or holes in the leaves
of the bud, put tablespoonful of wheat
bran in the head. If hard rains follow
you may have to repeat. The cure is
said to be effectual, the worms becoming
mired in the shorts made wet with the
dew. They seldom attack the cabbage
after they are headed.
-Rheumade-When green currants
and gooseberries and the ripe summer
fruits come on, the rhubarb begins to be
neglected. Often the large succulent
stalks grow and decay in the garden,
and excellent use for them is in making
summer drink after the following fash
ion: Pull the stalks and dress them, and
put to stew after the usual fashion. AS
soon as they begin to boil, drain off the
water closely and put by the latter to
cool. To this add an equal amount of
and you will have most refreshing
drink, quite as wholesome as the pie
plant stems used in any other way. 1t is
a veritable "ade," not a wine, called after
"Rheum," the genuine name of the plant,
and is pleasanter to many than lemonade.
1t may be improved by flavoring with
pineapple juice. The rhubarb left can
have as much water added as was taken
away, and then when stewed for sauce
be as sour as most people care for, and it
will besides not require so much sugar.
1t may also be canned for future USE
NJ.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-07-17
Deception.

You may remember that / lectured
lately for the young men of the Clayonian
Society? During the afternoon of that
day, was talking with one of the young
gentlemen referred to, and he said he
had an uncle who, from some cause or
other, seemed to have grown permanent
ly bereft of all emotion, and with tears
in his eyes this young man said: ooh,
if / could only see him weepw / was
touched. could never withstand dis
tress. / said: Bring him to my lect-
ure. I'll start him for you" ooh, if
you could but do it our family would
bless you forevermore, for he is very
dear to us. Oh my benefactor, can you
make him laugh? Can you bring sooth
ing tears to those parched orbs?"
| was profoundly moved. / said: "My
son, bring the old party around. | have
got some good jokes in my lecture that
will make him laugh if there's any laugh
some others that will make him cry or
kill him, one or the other"
Then the young man wept on my neck
and presently spread both hands on my
neck and looked up toward heaven,
mumbling something reverently, and
then went after his uncle. He placed
him in full view, in the second
row of benches, that night, and I
began on him. / tried him on
mild jokes, then with severe ones; I
dosed him with bad jokes, and ridiculed
him with good ones; l fired old, stale
jokes into him, and peppered him fore
and aft with red-hot new ones warmed
up to my work and assaulted him on the
right and left, in front and behind;
fumed and charged and ranted till | was
hoarse and sick and frantic and furious;
but never moved him once-I never
started smile nor tear! Never ghost
of a smile, and never suspicion of moist
ure! | was astonished. [ closed the
lecture at last with one despairing shrek
with one wild burst of humor-and
hurled joke of supernatural atrocity
full at him! Then | sat down bewildered
and exhausted.
The President of the society came up
and bathed my head with cold water, and
said: " What made you carry on so toward
the last?"
/ said: II was trying to make that
confounded old idiot laugh, in the second
row."
And he said: "Well, you were wasting
your time; because he is deaf and dumb,
and as blind as badger"
Now, was that any way for that old
mans nephew to impose on a stranger
and an orphan like me?-Mdrb IlodGn.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-07-17

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial gives the following practical
answer to the question:
ssThe question is often asked, What
is detective fue?' 1t is fiue that has
open, upholstered Joints in the brick
work through which flame or sparks can
pass into the spaces between the floors
and ceilings, or in which SCOT can accu
mulate and take fire. If the joints in the
bricks of the flue are carefully covered
with mortar, no Joints built into or
touching it, and no floor or woodwork
allowed to come in contact with it, the
owner of such a t1ue can retire to sleep
with a mind at ease on that score. Safe
flues in houses built by contract are ex-
ceptions, as the contractor sublets to the
bricklayer, and he does not feel reSpon-
sible to the owner, who gets a defective
flue unless he stands by and bosses the
job. If he does not he must chance it.
[ have had some eight or ten flues built
for ovens heated to white heat, but
have always stood by to see that every
joint was well closed, as the first f1ue |
used fired the building. The last one I
built was so dangerous-passing through
hay -loft-that, rather than trust it to
others, l built it myself and although it
made the loft unbearably hot, | felt per-
fectly safe, and used it for three years
constantly. Another cause of frequent
fires is the careless use of matches. A
porter in store sent into dark cellar or
upper story goes with a lot of matches
to strike while hunting what he wants;
the match is thrown down; if it goes out,
good; if not and there is straw, paper,
shavings, moss or rags lying around
loose, presto! there you have a sponta-
neous combustion. Always take Ian
tern, and let it be a globe lantern, fed
with lard or sperm oil. In looking back
through business life in Cincinnati of
thirty years, I find that fire originated
eight times on my premises, all, however,
got under without calling out the en-
gines. Only once was | burned out,
thanks to a neighbor. Once, defective
f1ue; twice, defective stove pipes; once,
pan of hot ashes left on the floor over
night (servant girl; once, hot ashes in an
out-houses Servant girD once, wood coal
spilled on floor Servant girl; twice,
matches used and thrown on shavings.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-07-17
Land.Leeches.

A traveller in Assam, Mr. T. t.
Cooper, describes as follows the land
leeches which abound in the forests of
that country: "Of all the hardships and
unpleasant sensations experienced in the
Assam jungles none have left more dis
agreeable recollection than the attacks of
land-leeches. Often on sitting down L
could count dozen of these little ami
mails hurrying from all directions to their
prey. In length they are about an inch,
while their thickness does not exceed
that of an ordinary sewing needle. Their
mode of progression is very curious
Fixing one extremity, by means of it's
bell-shaped sucker, firmly on leaf or on
the ground, the leech curves itself into
an arch, and the other end is then adj
vanced till the creature resembles loop,
again to expand into an arch, but the
movement is quicker than words can de-
scribe the rapidity with which they get
over the ground is quite startling. AS
they occasionally rear themselves per-
pendicularly and sway about from side
to side, taking a survey round them In
quest of prey, the observer cannot fail to
conceive a dread of the blood-thirsty lit
tie creatures. | could never resist watch
ing them whenever l took seat AT
first they would hold themselves erect,
then suddenly, as though they had just
discovered my whereabouts, they would
throw themselves forward, and with
quick, eager strides make toward me.
Another kind of leech found in Assam is
the hair-leech, so called from its great
length and extreme tenuity. 1t lies in
wait in the grass, and as animals feed en-
tiers their nostrils and fixes itself firmly
in the interior, where it takes up perma-
nent quarters, causing the poor beasts
great irritation 1t does not appear to
attack human beings"
The Assam land-leech is not SO forml-
dable pest, however, as the horseleech
of Ceylon. According to Sir Emerson
Tennent, the Ceylon land-leech is about
an inch in length, and as fine as COM
mon knitting needle, but capable OF dis
tension to the thickness of a quill, and a
length of nearly two inches. 1t can in
siauate itself through the meshes of
the finest stocking. 1t is always ready
to assail a passing traveller or quadruped.
The coffee planters are obliged to wear
"leech CATERS" of closely-woven cloth
tor protection. sOn every twig and
grass blade" says Wood, the land
leeches Sit. stretching out their long
bodies toward the coming prey, and
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-07-17
Summer Hints for Tasteful People.

THE summer is really upon us, with all
it's treasures of leaves and flowers, ana
already many of the readers of the Bds0r
are enioying the quiet retreats OF the
country, or else are buster than ever
amidst the gayeties of the seaside or
some other fashionable resort. But
in the constant changes of employment
usuaI in such circles there will come
DAVIS when a quiet ramble in the woods
or stroll by some retired streamlet will
be q welcome episode to vary the
daily monotony of dress and dances.
Especially to those who possess a
love of nature, and can find beauties by
the wayside and in the depths of the
forest, will few hints be of use in direct
ing attention to things obscure in them
selves, yet full of capabilities for future
application Now, in the earlier part of
summer, let me advise them to gather the
green fern leaves in their perfection, and
press them in large books for winter bou-
quets. They will form the loveliest deco
rations for the walls, around pictures,
and for vases and hanging baskets. Gath
er good supply and then some will al
ways be in reserve to replace those that
will have curled up and withered, as they
will certainly do in course of time.
in damp places have brown feathery
blossoms, bright and beautiful, of the
shade known as Bismarck" and these
should be taken at their prime, and pressed
in books. They will be available in
several ways, as shall show: first, they
will be valuable acquisitions to winter
bouquets of grasses and ferns; and then
they will prove very ornamental in deco
rating the mats or inner parts OF frames
for engravings and photographs. The
much admired walnut veneers that are
now so popular as material for these
margins of pictures are not so pretty as
those am about to describe.
For the purpose we should recommend
a foundation of wood or book-board, the
square or oval opening being properly
cut and adapted for the picture. BY far
the easiest plan will be to get one from
mandatory all ready to hand. Cover
this with some light shade of buff or fawn-
color; paper will answer if velvet or
plush cannot be had, or some of the furry
products of the woods will have the
same effect. Next lay around the cor
ners these feathery blossoms of brown
fern, some being darker than others,
which will increase the fine effect. Ar
range them as tastefully as possible,
avoiding stiffness. The contrast between
the various shades of color will be very
pleasing and they will need only slight
touch of gum arabic to keep them quite
firm and in place under the glass, and
with either gilt or walnut frame out
side of it will be very ornamental nov
city for the parlor. The same general
idea may be applied to other things. A
cross or wreath can be composed of the
same materials and framed with one of
these borders to match; ingenuity will
suggest the rest to a person of taste and
Skill-H0rDer's Bds0T
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-07-17
Seed From Potato Balls.

The Canada Farmer, in answer to a
correspondent who asks for a proper
method of saving potato seed from the
balls so as to have it fit to sow, says that
the method usually pursued is to wash
the seed clean from the pulp, and then
thoroughly dry them before sowing.
In the fall, the berries or apples of
the old stock are hung in warm room,
and toward the end of winter the seed is
washed out, dried and preserved in dry
place, in cloth or paper bags, until SOW
ing time. Some prefer taking the ball or
apple when perfectly ripe, drying it. and
disengaging the seed by rubbing it out
with the hand. When this course is
taken, the seed is preserved in bags, in a
dry place, until spring, precisely as is
done on the other method"
AS to the augmenting of new varieties
the same journal adds:
" 1t requires no small patience and
Judgment to originate potato really
worth cultivating Success most not be
too readily taken for granted. A variety
should be thoroughly tested before its
eXcellencies are blaZoned forth in adver-
tisements. Anyone who undertakes to
experiment in this line of things will
arrive at appreciation and admiration of
the persevering labors of others who
have given choice varieties of potatoes
to the world before he will achieve dis
tinction in this direction himself We
do not say this to discourage endeavors
by any means, but simply to suggest to
experimenters the wisdom and propriety
of counting the cost of the undertaking.
What man has done man can do, and just
as there are as good fish in the sea as
ever came out of it, so assuredly there
are as good potatoes to be originated in
the future as ever have been in the past,
and possibly better"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-07-17

peace circle, and, giving issue to never
ceasing undulation of yells and bewail
ings that would outvie a legion of wild
cats, they tore their hair, wrung their
hands, pointing the while toward their
naked and childless bosoms.
No Indian chided the squaws, or even
seemed to hear the noise which made a
pandemonium of the background.
The speech of the Sioux chief was
heard, and at his own suggestion he re-
turned to the hill where he first appeared,
and brought up from the other side a
half dozen dirty natives, leading the fiji
teen or twenty ponies, stolen six weeks
before, and handed them over to their
rejoicing owners. Another smoke and
" My SOUP and assistants babe adieu
to the spot of their apparent magnan-
unity.
What wonderful representation was
this little episode in the everyday life on
the frontier of the loftiness of the Indian
character, to be sure But when we take
into consideration the fact that, that self
same night, band of Sioux entered the
camp and stole the whole of those ponies
over again, besides twelve or fifteen full
grown horses, which the Government had
feelingly supplied in compensation for the
loss of ponies by the Sioux, what rep
resentation if was of the unfathomable
cunning of the sons of Japhetl My
Soul' was spy sent to find out where
the nelo horses were corraled.
ce1oces Of q Western Editor.