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An extraordinary bulpit enter.
t,;nynant has been nroduced 4 in
lima Perm, bv An Italian named
Contarip; who nronoses 10 carry
b;s ayh;b;t;on & R,,r,ne5 He has
taught and trained, bv dint of
GREAT patience and perseverance,, " @ an
eIera Sc6mpapy. made up Of thirty
parrots and tparroouets' who per-
TORN two Of BelIipi's operas,
aNorma, and ssSomnambula ''on a
miniature m stage. with +flIi Chorus
ana recitatiye The director and
manaspr Sceompapv the artists on
a niono.harmouium, and the per.
taction with which each bird sings
his part atld the, excellence ot The
chorus are prodiqious. The debut
II tho Bplvyien,ornitbolooical conpanv
in aNorma'' was attended by the
wealth and fashion of Lima.
When the parroouet that, sang the
contralta t;mshad. Ma allegro IN
the tsSalotation 10 the Moon"
such was ] ther enthusiasm. the
.shontino and apnEause at hearing a
bird SING the Casta Diva, that the
bird cumpanv. = afriphted. took flight
and SOUGHT refuge am among no the side
.sesl seenes. This iinterrhpted the per-
torinanca for frllv. ouarter Of an
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"a dRpatthkrola New Eork, lNarcl

IA dkpatEhkrow New York, March
lst, gives the annexed:
)gThe Hqa'qItord9 publishes the fol-
lowing interesting facts in reference to
the subject Of the relief now being
grahted1t 10 the no6r 6f New York,
showing in part the destitltion exist
ing in this city: There are now in
operation twelve soup houses, at which
1900 persons were yesterday furnish
ed with soup. 1900 gallons Of which
are distributed daily at these establish
AAents. .s'9Ie T5snRtI publishes nulner-
Gus illstaaCoA mhme'poor people who
were almost ID starving, condition
have beellreIIeyedi WI NE, ghafftable
societies with money, clothing, fuel
and provisions. 1t II believed that the
efforts fnadeE8 MISUNDERSTANDING OF
New York have been tile means Of
saving many lives.
l9Eti Nm1A AHtH EeTeryTTtJgTTsas9@
The following is q dispatch from
Providence, ,IRbSSlg TgIdnd,i March Alb:
III the Legislature yesterday the
HON. DmIHlttSeEgEt Wonlaf
Suffrage presented a majority report
: VikmSIlg lISJ sIllmis iOHstO the
ths plIoElggI aS m ppehd-
/ Inanti itoa Be- / Mid Tuition MI Nm and
women, ItBgistlmlIyand aegallyad shall
sdgeAtO s4ialRAAsisslBgn WI sle A al9 iAlpill- y
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30 KEEP Gt1M ARABic.-Dls-
olive 1t in as little cold rain water
.tlss possible, then add alcohol. This
I1,s reserves IT. ,aal9.na o.,. s5a H. s., -
,tttat Hickory NUT-OAKE. - One
~uound Of flour, one pound ofsugar,
.hree.quarters pound of butter, six
aaggs, two teasppnsof cream-tanar,
Inc teaspoon Of soda, olle-balf cup
,fsweet milk and. halt q pint of
..aickory nuts chopped fine. ...#
&THThe Philadelphia Medical
Tines calls the attention Of its
readers to the TACT that glycerine
may be- used as % means Of dis
gqising medicines, such as castor
eaOil, turpenthne, cod-liyer oil, ETC.,
@ more especially when one or two
drops ofoil Of cinnamon or some
=, other volatile Oil has been added.
= Corn meal, heated and placed in
bags, is Tecommelded as a sub
iatstitate for hot water bottles and
such like appliances for restoring
IN warmth to the sick il is said to
W weigh less, retain its heat longer,
and does not chill when cold.
kHeRsERADIsH IN Pickle
. Horsesedish grated and I mixed
with pickle will prevent mold
forming on the top ofjsrs. Leaves
. ot horseradish laid oyer the top
will answer the same purpose. Il
.Eis said that this pungent root, it
ted and mixed with cider, and
ten with the foOd, will both pre-
N vent and cure paralysis sar
WAsHINGlaR RAG CARPETS. "A
rag carpet should not be washed as
long as itcan be avoided. 1t soils
much easier after being once
/, IN washed, besides fading. II there
e are grease spots, a little hard soap
rubbed on, then washed off with
hot water and well rinsed, is a
good way to remove them; or
some aqua ammonia is equally as
q It \ > . flt'
5fgood, > ad sas ae b n
,5. d w CocoASur CAKE. Two eggs
beat the whole 20 a stiff froth; one
and q half cups Of sugar half a
cup of butter; ], half a cup Of sweet
e milk; one teaspoontul Of cream
" tartar; one teaspoonfnl Of soda;
two and "a quarter cups Of flour i
halfa cup Of cocoanut; flavor Of
lemon. @
OUTLETS OF VEAL.-When the
piece Iof veal is chosenI divide each
bone separately; break an egg and
wet the pieces with it, then roll jp
u bread efambs, Afterwards frying
them in lard. Make d gravy with
butter, pepper aHdisalt, mixed with
the bread crumbs. Any part Of
the veal, almost, cut in. small
d pieces, may be dressed ia the isame
way Thisaish mnst be thoroughly
to be good. 1 tss
NUTRrTTvE VALUE OF BLACK
~ ,TE4.--' lea Is not only to be CON!
sidered as > stimulant; but also as
nourishment.a That people who
"a, usertea are able to live longer and
do more work on snainsufficient
ameupt Of FOOD, than those who
abstain from the beverage, Is
attributed p its power Of prevent
ing the te 6t the body, and in
the anirIaa economy may be CON-
paFei 5 - iirsDCial proposition
that nllY saved is twice
earned fOnl the lsrge-amount
ofnitrogea 4 contains, it may also
be considered, TO g certain extent,
.4Ss .Iss \ idMitact M q: d 1 1surisbrheat. A
u lVooBldh eashDugEt itnwoUtil His
.is akils.le sllpK much q
talIGals i4 l. ilsD eMbtCyed b tba
infusion. lac HeaA aEallgAsd glFe
&Ruor narA ash. and 26.5 Of
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DF,fOIelAlaN MS Double
ExtfACS or Euealyp-
tus is a special prepara-
tiofi f0rthe treatment OF
kEVfh and AGUE,
and is MarFaGated to
cIIra every icnse treated
according 10 directions.
without The injurious
results of the usual Qui-
nina nnd n,.ao AanI ,,nv,,
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edics for that disease. Also purp diuid ex-
tract Of Eucalyptus, in one pound thOt ties,
forphysicians' use Beware OF LIMITATIONS,
and take none but tolemaDR. For salG
everywhere, and by Hodge Calet 4 Co.,
Druggists, Portland. Agents for oregon.
'3p., ~'ti VJnB9y IT e 4
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AhvElRTrsING RATES.
1a0Ioe Interests.


80 KEEP GttM ARABic.- Dis
olive It in as little cold rain water
"a possible, then add alcohol. This
{, Maanfvps II .a''lRAna Aea ~ Il
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Completely corrobo alive of the above.
are the reports Of the experiments with
Eucalyptus by Dr. Lorrfmer. OF Berlin,
Prussia, and DR.: Keeler, Chief Physician
OF the Austrian Railway Cos published in
the -4m. Md. jour. July, 1872.
1t will be found very efiicaqious IN obsti-
nate cases OF Dyspepsia, BiWhchftis, Hack
ing Cough. Chronic Sore. throat, Leucor-
rhea, ETC., and in nausea during preEnan-
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A G6oD SHOT. The appended par
agrapb comes from California, March
lst;
The Temperance ladies held another
meeting In the Methodist Church yes
terday afternoon, but no plan ofactiohi
was decided eS:g In Shecoare Of the
discussion which the ladies held 1T this
meeting. Mrs. w. Falk said her hus-
band hld informed her that there was
a brand of whisky in the market called
tSehat0r,W WHISKY SNnsmetbafter Gov.
ernor Booth, and sold by the house OF
whicllle was a member She suggest
ed that Governor and Senator-elect
Booth. would be as good q subject as
could Be.yeletted pObs Which to ihiti-
ate their Temperance movement, and
she hoped that feminine prayers might
be peculiarly efiicaciOus In that quar-
ssSG el.t IN a. asalat t..L2tAldI u
4 Zen. i.onjdi ii Iis glStalE slectar7
iipG i'm Texas OH the objects and
valuelof fthe, ,Sosltheana HiatarCsI SOsI
ciety.
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A CALL.
To the Taxpayers and La

To the T0x.PRycrs and La.
boring Men Ofall Classes Of
Linn jSG,nty. y.ass.sS
WHEREAS, Through political leaders and
rings, comprising both parties, the Agri-
CULTURAL, Mechanical and Laboring inter-
ests of Linn county have been crfminally
neglected and outrageou>ly taxed, and the
will of the people, through petition and
SSlsIeG. theiSt ssSS aGd hesVy u,sls
Obligations contracted, in open disregard
ofjust economy and In direct violation of
the constitution and law; therefore, beit
RAohed. That, as BFaHnsrs AIechahics
and L.aboring Men, We cut Ourselves loose
gtroH all Rlrty obligationsin l0cRl affairs,
and rally ysnnder bannerbroad enough to
emlEase sill who favor just slaHsando OPP
posi- diQhes, rings, EonabihatioAs of mo
hopolies. extravaganza, md disregard of
economy in County, State and Nation.
Therefore, as Farmers, Mechanics. and
Laboring men of all classes, we call upon
the IaX- payers of Ainn county to meet in
their respective precincts on SATURDAY,
MARCH 2S, 1874, to elect delegates to attend
aCounty Convention, to be held in Albany,
son Saturslay,lApru 4, 1874, 10 select
sfttorn thesTasl lrSSerssirkes eshectiveofparty,
Candidates for all County Offices. Each
precinct will be entitled to one delegate
for every twent, five votes. Also, to elect
ELEVEN Delegates to attend an Independ-
ent State Convention, TO be held at Salem,
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Vi Y "
nAsKfNG PARA, AD TNFINITUM.-
The following pretty good and very
amusing thing IS told through the
newspapers: ~ ''''6 's''
tits said that Sir Walter Cambell,
who was lately in, q mercantile firm in
New York, wished to marry an Amer
lean lady ofgood position in the En-
pire State. Uponlris applying to the
young lady's father, the parent stated
that he always referred all those ques-
tiOns to lis wife. 4 The mother in her
tuHFstated that she mNst refer it to
the Duke Of Argyle. 'TheDuke plead
ed that, considering his CONNECTION
MthGoyalty, he Mnst consult his eldest
SdH.f'FHe Marquis eotld do nothing
/ without the ,Qpeen's consent. Her
Majesty felt that the issue must be re-
ferred to the Duke of Sake CoblTg-
Gotha. a. bead of the family. The
Duke rejbihed That, since the recent
changes in Germany, he looked upon
tleE EiApefoT w lgiania ehB sovereign,
and must bow to his advice. The En-
peror said he could do nothing without
PRINCE BiSpapck's opinion; aud Prihce
|. .HSlfTdd dethfed he thlS 1d opinion
at all, one way Or the other; and so
the question-to marry or rot to mar
ry-was brought to deadlock.
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How she porcuplne Uses its auills.

HOW t0c ROkCurAMo uScB AeS QssAAAss
A correspondent of ForeI Adqd
Stream New York writes: 10 meet
the constantly recurring question,
''How does the porcupine throw Its
qnills?" | sendgou N account Of IN
occurrence In Vhe GentrSt aRAFk %
illogical collection. The director, Mr..
Conklin, who has kindly furnished me
these facts, had occasion to enter the;
large aviary, where, as matter Of
present convenience, he had placed
some specimens of the white-haired
porc0pines AiSsbls sdor$ses). ITIeTe
he also placed a young hare. The
latter Immediately sought cover in
the corpssotan epenhox. MneCoak-
lin anlhis AiElifia NNBke" becdnle at
onceSsalie' tols,s Is aBporcupipe lay
curled kiElAn tie same enclosure. It
is Vel knpv4thak The latter animal
is assttmkR il saS hare, and il athiS.
instance, true to Its nature, the crea-
ture hugged the floor, presenting his
back and tail, but securely concealing
his head and feet. Both animals jim 4
box of less than three feet length were
ensconced closely each in its own
manner, at opposite corners. Mike,
who sWears NE hadn't his eyes off
'em,e sass THAT ''PofkY Sbot of a
complete Shower ofqihlfs at'the hare !;
for" says he, I'VE picked out over a
hundred from him " True" says
MT. Conklin; "but the most singular
circumstance is that the hare was
literally covered BY theQuills; that is,
they we're plunged into the nose, ears,
feet, body, and, too, on both sides"
Nothing will convince Mike that the
quills were not shot off like so many
barbed javelins by some inherent pro-
pelling power. The porcupine, whose
spinessare not very, conspicuous err
dinarily, when aroused for defense.
throws up the mask which conceals
his battery, and 10 the leug hairs of
Ills uttNh ildSO pCCIl IlllSu lIUll Suitlu-
like patch, which is closely besct with
short quills, The short tail also bears
a large share Of the Weapons. These
quilts aFe very finely pointed and
barbed; they are alsU set so loosely in
the skin that tie slightest plunge into
the enemy suffices to fix them, where
they remain not only to tease the
victim, but to create a dangerous
irritation. The habit of the creature
when aroused viii show how he dis
charges the, .aqills.1 He crouches
closely to conceal the vulnerable parts,
and then, presenting the quills toward
/ hegenemy, svnIaaskea, stvikss them in
BY quickly repeated sidebfoys from
the tail. So rapidly does he thrust
aIIdEecoVer bis swehpon, the action is
not readily noticed the effects are,
h0wever, ln0st.palpahle. I. I,think that
HatuFallsts have usSMlIy fegdrled this
as the true explanation OF the habit.
We may add this as a fresh instance
which ma meet. tile eye'o sonIe one
who Is AnclihedI tof ASKS @Does the
porcupine shoots its qniils?"
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a Sioux city Hoxa man, MOTTO
ing bis wO0d dpilB grpw small and
bsaltifllIY m thpopgh the CON-
binsd of several his neigh
bsrI charged several ltIeks with
blsssi6gposdaf alfbli f1l ignor-
anSe his faithful OSseipdt two of
those loaded sticks in the kitchen
stpFe and cthnh&edd . (. .IRfpare
her dinner. In about two minutes
she started out through the top Of
the houseyaGtended by the griddle,
frying pan, and part Of the oven, to
interview the moon. She is ex-
pected back the4attSE pare bf5next
week.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-15
The Tobacco Habit.

We often hear the inquiry made,
how an habitual user of tobacco can
cure himself Of any desire for the
"weed." An old chewer gives his ex-
perience for the benefit of all. This
gentleman states that he had used to-
bacco for twentyfour years, and had
several times attempted to break off
from its use, but always without suc-
cess. Finally, having heard of the
method, he adopted the following:
Having, as before, firmly resolved to
use no more tobacco, when the desire
or hankering" came upon him, he
would drink water as long as he could
swallow, and then lie down few min
utes, after which the desire would
cease. This plan he continued for two
weeks, the desire becoming less and
less frequent, when at the expiration
of that time, it was entirely gone.
Since that time, fourteen years ago,
he has neither used or had any desire
to use tobacco, and attributes his cure
to the use of cold water
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-15
Much Ado About Nothing.

EDITOR HERALD:-This world still
wags. We have Il comet somewhere
in the neighborhood of Urso Major,
Haunting its tail in the face of the
north star and threatening in due
time to give this little world of ours a
swipe that will knock it into smither-
eens, whilst, judging from the papers,
one Sally Hart is about to do the same
thing for the metropolis of our State
unless it speedily falls into her way of
thinking on Local Option and several
other issues. Why will sensible pa
pers continue to furnish fuel to keep
up Sallie's fire? She is very dimin-
utive bunch of skin, bones and red
hair, and if they will let her alone she
will cremate in very short time.
Indeed, newspaper notoriety is the
food that keeps the whole parcel of fa
natics male and femule) alive. They
are generally composed of a class of
unfortunate hybrids, who, by nature,
disease or accident are deprived of
some of the prerequisites of manhood
or womanhood. In short, they are in
the category of Nesmith's mule-they
have neither pride of ancestry or hope
of posterity, and are more to be pitied
than censured. If respectable journal
lists will let them severely alone, from
Mrs. Cady Stanton down to Miss sally
Hart; they one and all will die with
enlargement of the spleen in less than
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-15

ment in the harbor, at last, during the
past four weeks there has been a
marked change for the better. There
is now, at extremely low tide, about
three feet of water on the bar, and in
average tide from seven and half to
eight feet. The bar is pushing out in
precipitous wall to line even
with Dead Mans Island. This
is considered favorable sign
and it is thought that by dredging on
the outer edge of this bar, the force of
the current will materially assist in
clearing it away.
Governor Downey presented series
Of resolutions condemning the Local
Option law, as opposed to the princi-
Piles of free government and the
vested rights of American citizens.
He stated that the resolutions were
merely a rough draft, and that he had
only offered them to bring out the
sense of the meeting. After consider
able discussion the resolution were re-
ferred to committee consisting of
Governor Downey, l. w. Lord and
Mr.. Newmark, to be re-drawn and
modified, and reported back to the
Board at meeting to be held this
Wednesday, evening:
BY request, Judge Widney made a
statement to the Board in reference to
the Spring and Sixth Street Railroad.
The road cost about S1l 900; some, $6,-
600 of stock has been paid up and eX-
pended, and the company has $1,000
Indebtedness, aside from the capital
stock. The company has $1,000 worth
of stock still on its hands to cover out
side obligations. On the first day Of
its operation the road carried 125 pas
sengers; on the Fourth of July, AS;
on each Of the several week days since
from PIG to $50, and the highest num-
Der last Sunday, which was 515. The
ear had carried rs many as sixty pas
sengers ut one time. The average is
800 per day. Three horses are en-
ployed, working each five hours daily,
and that without everlasting them.
At the present rate of patronage the
road will pay a dividend of one per
cent. per month on its capital stock.
The Board then adjourned to meet
again this evening.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-15
Compton and Vicin ty.
Continued from yesterdays issue.

Continued from yesterdays issue.
Crossing to the west side of the rail
road, into the valley of Compton prop
cr, we made g tour of several miles
around nd.west of the town, taking
in our route about as much as we had
on the eat side, stopping oc' 'ionally
to take observations of the soil, water
supply, crops, etc, and these are the
results which we briefly gained: This
is perfectly level but high country,
lying as beautifully as land can lie,
giving view almost as far as the Wis
ion casl reach over as lovely region
as pen can picture. The soil here
changes 10 Il hard, sandy soil, ap-
preaching more toward the adobe soil,
yet far from the adobe; in color, of a
blush cast between the light sandy
lJam and the hard black adobe. We
see at once by the immense growth of
vegetation, and splendid crops, that it
has lost none of its fertility. But
here, unlike the land on the east side,
irrigation is necessary for the growth
and maturity of most crops except
barley The soil is so rich
that if barley is irrigated it
grows so rank as to lodge
and become worthless. Corn some
times natures here without irrigation.
Here are barley fields which have
yielded three good crops, three sue
cesSive years, with one seeding-two
volunteer crops having been produced,
the second one, the third year from the
seeding, giving forty to fifty bushels
to the acre. Where else can this be
done? Where can this be beaten :?
We ask our Eastern friends what they
think of such facts? There are spots
here where artesian wells are not sue
cess; but where water is struck, the flow
is q eater than those before mentioned,
some being carried up fourteen or tif-
teen feet above the surface and then
giving a flow of more than one inch
in II -seven-inch pipe. Now, suppose
one such well Is sunk every mile; they
will supply settler on every forty
acres of land with more water than he
can utilize. The immediate neighbor-
hood in which Mr.. Compton resides,
one Illlle edSl vi llle Nllld9cy uOcS llot
use one-tenth part of the water supply
and here are but few wells. Mr.. &.
told us that water enough is lost from
the wells now sunk in sight of his
place to irrigate 1000 acres of corn,
aid this product requires great dear
Cf water. The average depth of wells
here is about 1870 feet. We passed over
and were shown tracts of forty acres,
fifty, sixty, eighty, and even as high
as 5000 acres, all for sale and waiting
for the Industrious husbandman to
bring out their undevelored and al
most untold wealth.
Fruits of all kinds, as far as tested
here, have proved "a perfect success, as
we will presently show. These lands,
as we'll as those described east of the
railroad, are owned principally by
capitalists in Los Angeles, among
whom are Gov. Downey, Mr.. I. w.
Hellman, f. p. +. Temple, Esq, and
are held at from ten to thirty dollars
per acre, choice forty-acre lots reaching
the last figure, while two or three
thousand-acre tract for colonization
purposes can be bought for ten to
twe.ve and half dollars per acre.
Now. can company of fifty or sixty
families do better than 10 form a col
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-15

Map showing the geographical
and commercial position of Los
Angeles; the system of Trans
Continental Railroads on the Pa
cific Coast; tn @ / IN nassa b ! @
ranges of mountains parallel to
the coast rorth and south Of San
GorgOnio Pass-the only natural
pass in the tains from
Lower California to gOn;
showing also the largest and
richest mining region in the
world tributary to Los Angeles;
showing the proposed railroads
to the rich mines of CcrrO Gordo
and to Salt Lake; also the thirty
fifth and thirty-second parallel
routes and their junction at AL
buqucrque, as proposed 10y Col.
Scott. The names of the follow
ing important places in the coun-
ty are omitted from the map for
want of space: Anaheim, popu-
lation, 1,500; San Gabriel, 200;
El Monte, 100; Spadra, so; Gal
latin, 100; Santa Ana, so; West
minister, jOi Compton, so; San
Fernando, so; Florence, 80; Tus-
tin City, so. These are each the
nucleus of a rich farming section.
1t is plain to be seen that Los
Angeles county is the represent
ative county of Southern Califor-
mia, and the emporium of Los
Angeles county and Southern
California is Los Angeles City,
centrally located therein also
centrally located in the best val
ley on the Globe.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-15
Chamber of Commerce.

The Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce met last night at the office
of the District Judge, with the follow
ing gentlemen present: S. Lazard, |.
w. Lord, Gov. Downey, Mr.. New
mark, Judge Widney, Dr. Griffin,
Mr. Caswell, e. e. Hewitt and Mr.
lips.
President Lazard took the chair, and
the minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
A long communication from Wash
ington, relative to the Wine interests
of the State, was presented and re-
eeived without reading. For the in
formation of the Board, Mr.. II. %.
Hewitt made statement relative 10
Wilmington Harbor, which was con-
sidered. ry favorable. He said that
after a lapse Of several months in
which there was no visible improve
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-15
Business still continues lively at the

Business still continues lively at the
Esprranza store, and what is the reason? 1t
is because they sell goods there cheaper than
ever before. please note the prices of few
things Of their large stock of goods and you
will see that they will not be undersold by
any store this side of San Francisco: Flour,
Bakers Extra. S3 q per hundred pounds /;
Crushed Sugar, nc. per pound; Coffee Sugar,
l0Ac. per pound; sandwich Island Sugar,
s12c. perpound; Japan Teas, from SOC. to 75c.
per pound; China Tea, SIZE. per pound; Eng
Fine tea, 81 25; Soap, per box, 80; Saleratus
and Soda, l21ac. per pound. Cheese, ic. per
pound, Coffee, pc. per pound; Coffee, ground
of groceries at prices that are lower than ever
was known before.