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Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-30
The Los Angeles Petroleum Refin-
ing Company.
Principal Place Of Business, Los
Angeles City. Los Angeles coun-
ty, State Of California.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT AT
IN meeting of the Directors held on Mon
day, March lst, 1875, an assessment of five (5)
dollars per share was levied upon the unpaid
capital stock of the corporation, the said as
sessment being levied to meet liabilities and
satisfy claims of creditors. Said assessment
is payable on or before April 9th,
1875, TO John ID. Bicknell Secretary, at his
office, No. Al Temple Block, In said city of Los
Angeles.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the said 9th day of
April, 1875, will be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction, and unless pay
day of April, 1875, to pay the delinquent as
sessment, together with costs of advertising
and expense of sale.
JOHN D. BICKNELL,
MARLIN Secretary of said Co.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-30
The Los Angeles immigration and Land
Co-operative Association

Was incorporated December TO-, 1875, for the
purpose of furnishing reliable information to
persons seeking homes in Southern Califor-
mia and also purchasing large tracts of land,
actual settlers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-30
FOR SALE.
Desirable Suburban Homestead

DeSIrdDle SuDurDdn homestead,
CITUATED ABOUT ~ MILES FROM
- the Postoffice, consisting of seven acres of
choice land, good house of eight rooms, a well
OF excellent and abundant water; over 100
orange and lemon trees just beginning to bear,
80 walnut trees and years old; 20 apple
10 pear, II ounce, IA almond and X pomegran, @
ate trees, all bearing. Also,
1000 Foreign Grape Vines, Bearing
Together with shade trees, a great variety of
FLOWERS, shrubbery, etc. If desired, from to
10 acres adjoining will be sold with above.
Terms easy. For further particulars inquire
of KIMBALL d COMPANY, 10 Spring street
(old Postoffice building) mrlS IT
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-30

WTARRANTS UN THE GOPHER AND
wv Squirrel Fund, protested on or before
August 16, 1873, are now due and payable at
the office of the County Treasurer.
T. e. ROWAN,
County Treasurer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-30
THE NEW ITALY,

Issuing 5000 copies in each edition. Copies
sent free on application to any part of The
world.
The Board of Directors OF the Association for
the present year are as follows:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-30

Lots II, 10, 20 and 81 In block 103 of the
Bellevue Terrace Tract.
Lots 8, IL, IL, l3, IA and l5, block Il.
Lots 8, TO- IL, IL, l3, IA, 15 and 49, block Q.
Lots !, 2, 8, 4, 5, g., 7 and s, block V.
Lots 8, 10, IL, IL, Is, II, Is and l6, block p.
Lots l, 2, 8, 4, 8, 6,7, 8, 10 and il, block U.
Lots II, IL, l3, H. Is, 49, Il. lS, 49, 20 and q in
block o ofthe Mott Tract.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
A NEW KIND or FUEL.

The sunflower has been gradually grew
ing out of favor in our gardens, IS an I'M
calmly and somewhat too gaudy flower but
& has associations which have always mate
it rather a favorite with US, and therefore
we are glad to see that in America 1t has q
chance Of being rehabilitated. Not that
our American friends have any romance TO
attach to it !; on the contrary, theirs is
most business-like view OF the matter.
They simply look upon the plant IS ma
chine by which so much earth can be con-
verified into q supply Of fuel. In the west
ern parts Of America good deal Of corn is
used 10 make fires. and it is proposed to
grow sunflowers for this purpose instead.
A carefully grown sunfower will stand ten
or twelve feet high, and have half dozen
good heavy blossoms These blossoms are
great fayorites with bees, who get from
them a good supply Of honey. The seeds.
when crushed, furnish . very clear and
p,,re oil. and in their natural state are the
chosen food of domestic poultry. Above
all, the very substantial stalk and branches
and leaves, if put away under cover. will
make admirable fuel for kindling even the
hardest of American coal, or even for burn
ING BY itself. Thus honey, fat poultry,
eggs. oil, and fuel are the chief recommen-
dat;ona Of the sunflower. Having all these
substantial qualities. she can afford to par
with the fiction that makes her ''turn e
her god when he sets the the same looA
that she gave when he rose" Consistency
is q virtue, Of course, but in suntiowel
the American looks rather for tall stem
and a good head full ct oil
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
SOUND SLEEP.

Sound sleep is essential to good health.
/, is impossible to restore and recuper.ls
the system, exhausted By labor and activity,
vahout this perfect repose. Sleep has :
ore.t deal to do with the disposition and
temper. A sound sleeper is seldom uDduly
disturbed By tribes, while w.kefnl' rest
less person Is apt 10 be irritable. A great
a..1 h.s been written about the advantages
Of cursailing the hours Of repose, and Of
sleeping bat little We are inclined hn 70
think that there il room for doubt whether
the benefits Of closely limiting the time CIV
en- = rest have mot been exaggerated. Act
i've persons, Of nervous temperament, can
hardly get too much sleep We know very
wen that the saving Of two or three hours .
d.y from slumber Is, in one sense, equiva-
lent TO ! considerable prolongation Of hu-
man life. and We are no advocates Of indo-
lsnce; but the fact still remains that sleep
nav be 50 much abridged Is to leave the
system incapable Of - much effective work
il two hours . might be performed in :
better condition in one.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
ARCTIC DOCS.

In addition to the sledgcs drawn by the
men, the expedition will be furnished with
five or six sledges to be drawn by dogs, Of
which sixty are to be taken on board the
ships at the Danish settlement Of Upper !.
nayik. on the coast Of Greenland, to be
used when sledging operations commence
Sir Leopold McClintock states, as the result
Of his experience, that two dogs can drag
as much as any one man. Several tons OF
the choicest dog biscuits have been provi-
ded for their use, although some doubts arc
entertained whether they will be duly ap-
preciated, experience having proved that
the Greenland dogs prefer devouring each
other to any food which can be offered
them. Nothing" says Admiral Osborn,
"can be more exhilirating than dog sledg-
ing in the Arctic regions on fine day.
The rafting pace Of the dogs their intel
lieence in choosing the road through the
broken ice !; the strict obedience PAID oy
the team to one powerful dog whom they
elect Is leader the arbitrary exercise Of
authority by the master dog the constant
use Of the whip, and the running CONVEX
sation kept up BY the driver with the on
erent dogs, who we'll know their names, 81.
ford constant enjoyment" However useful
they may be, these Arctic dogs seem 10 be
deficient in that affectionate disposition
which endears their species 30 much "a
man. Capt. vesey Hamilton stated, o.
recent meeting Of the Royal Biographies
Society, that he believed the Esquimau1
dogs TO be the most ungrateful creatures u
crestiou! He had travelled for several nun
bred miles By sledge; and for six weeks i
was his duty regularly t. feed the dogs
but after only : few weeks absence, on tht
conclusion Of the journey, they would not
recognise him in the slightest degree. Si'
Leopold McClintock. who may be said Z
have originated this mode Of Arctic travel
ing. states that it would be mistake to at
tempt 70 house the dogs. as they can liv'
near the ships during the whole winter
and il treated differently would sicken and
die.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
The -Anti-AGonopoliSt.

made with a hole in the center Of the pile to
receive the bundle Of dried fagots, per-
haps smeared with grease. Bundles Of
these fagots, tied up with twisted bark,
were found in several places in the cave;
and canereeds, probably the remains Of
4hcient torches of the same character with
those found in the Mammoth, Short, and
Grand Avenue Caves, were also very album
dant. The most important discovery IN
this cave, however, was made in . small
chamber, about three miles from the en-
trance, first noticed by my guides, Messrs.
Cutlip and Lee. On the dry soil Of the floor
were to be seen the imprint Of the san
dalled feet of the former race who had IN
habited the cave, while large num-
Der Of cast off sandals were found, neatly
made of finely branded and twisted leaves o.
rushes."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
SctENcE+
An IMMENSE SAW.

As an instance Of the mighty applications
Of mechanical power which this age brings
forth, We may mention that At the Crewe
Steel Work. . circular saw cuts slabs from
hot steel - easily as an ordinary saw cuts
boards of log Of oak. The slabs vary IN
width from twelve to twenty inches. lngots
o. cranks can thus be accurately and clean
" shaped, with great economy Of time aud
labor. This tremendous saw is hve-slx-
teenths Of an inch thick, seven feet 10 d.
.meter. makes one hundred revolutions =
minute. and has . speed Of one hundred and
CIV miles per hour At its circumference.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
SANTA BARBARA, LlFoRNlA, AS 4
RESORT FOR INvALlOS.

A Boston gentleman writes concerning
th;a new eanatarian: "Attracted some
What By the reputation Of this place - . re-
sort for invalids, We decided TO come here.
We rot al the information we could about
Il. public and private; but tastes, habits,
oninions and circumstances differ 30 much
Nth different persons that We ind the re-
alitv quite different from the entislpation 10
m.ny respects. The attractions have been
presented in vivid colors to the people Of
the Atlantic coast. and the drawbacks not
exhibited. II is, Of course, dry at this SEA-
eon. and the wind and dust rise 81 times in
fnrious hot storms, which suggest the Great
sahara. There are flies enough to bring
al the Pharaohs to repentences seven times
over. and If any Of them should still back
Aid. the feas would finally bring them up
TO the mark. There is . serious lack Of
rood water. no sewerage, and oil manner Of
alex people, native and imported. The
land Is held ct high rates, 20 that there Is
no inducement for people Of slender means
TO come here and engage in its cultivation,
and the other resources Of the place are
small. and chances for business or profta-
BILE employment few and far between. Il il
doubtless ! good place for some invalids,
especially those whose respiratory organs
ara Affected; bnt livers don't improve, ana
abdominal maladies flourish For him who
has to be out in the dust and heat during
his days work il is hardly the place where
he would care to make his home, II ne naa
any choice. But for the wealthy Invalid
or tourist, it may be m agreeable psacs
enough. for he can modify the disconfor's
can come and 70 when he likes, ana cal
avail himself d the attractive features
which ars real and varied-smong wheel
are the sight aaa The sound q the ocean
urf-baihisr, lsvsly vi6ws of hills, nosn
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
LITERARY
THE PoNY.RlDER's MISSION.

There was an exciting crowd gathered
about the Pony Express Station at McPher-
sons, The western bound rider had arrived
with q bullet in his leg, and reported that
the Pawnees were Of their Reservation, and
wore advancing on the settlement He had
met them between the last station and Me-
Phersons, and they had given chase. Nc
Phcrsons could boast of but seventy five
souls at that time, before the railroad came,
and there were but forty men who were
had to be done had to be done quickly.
Fort Grstten was eighty miles northwest,
and rider was dispatched in haste. Fort
Kearney was evenly miles southeast. and
who would summon aid FROM there? It was
. dangerous undertaking. The route lay
through the hostile country, and the messen-
ger would be almost sure to meet the In.
dams. The pony-riders ~ y general thing
were fearless men; but this proposition was
SO fraught with danger that they were 10th
to undertake it.
.'Ef Stade was only heart" cried an ole
man, ..ther'd be no hesitation while wimmir
an children were in danger"
..l'u go." and br'ght-eyed fearless look
ing fellow stepped forth.
..Good!'' said the old man, pressing hi
hand "old Jim johnson says so! Old jim
Johnson. You hear me. There is NOR
sense in Essex's ca1eba than the hull lot 0
you. Pick your hess boy, an ride for you
life. Seel there's Nelly lookin' At you. Fo
her sake, Willy eff no ones else. Thirty-6v
helpless women and children: think Off,
Ride your best, an when you get to tn
station. you may get relief. Post EN- there
an when you get to Fort tell the commau
dant to send on some cavelery as soon "A
possible. Fetch the sojers, an wen send til
Reds to Californy. Nelly Johnson's your
rs DON as you get back. Goodbye, boy. al
good speed ye-
There was spring. and rush Of hoof
and the ride to kearney had begun. Rigl
xallantly the little horse sprang away
the riders bidding, and the eyes of swe
Nelly johnson kept on them until the hoE,
and rider faded away upon the horizon.
Love was one incentive for the pony :
der's mission, and desire to save the pc
pie of McPhersons was the other. Did ms
ever risk his life in better cause.
swept the little mare, her flying hce
throwing up cloud Of dust, which hover
in the air for hundreds Of yards behil
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
HIDING IN A COFFIN.

had ridden hard and fast, and was as
tonished to find myself coming into q strag-
cling settlement. On the course which
should have taken there was nothing Of the
sort. Somewhere had crossed the right
trail and took the wrong one. Almost any
traveller in the border sections would have
been glad to thus stumble upon place for
food and refreshment. Not so with myself.
In the breast pocket Of my coat carried 1--WE
thouand four hundred and ninety odd dollars
U. 8. money. had received this amount
from Mai. Gen. T. NJ. Lacy, and it was to be
carried through 10 Fort d, and placed
in the hands Col. Asa F. Southland, to de-
fray tho necessary army expenses.
There were only two men in the bar room
when entered; the landlord and the host
Ter.
Strolling csrelessly about the room.
managed to glance out the window. My
heart leaped into my mouth for in the man
outside-I receguised-from descriptions OF
him-Bill wolf-one Of the most desperate
characters that ever figured in the annals OF
border ruf6anisn, There Was huge red
must ache, the thick, hairy throat, and the
shoulders Launched up around his head,
suggesting the shape Of mammoth clam
and the voice with deep down information
like the plop, plop. plop Of water hurriedsy
leaving = jug. If the description Of the
notorious renegade is inelegant it has the
merit of truthfulness, and must therefore
be excused.
went through with my supper in form
but whatever appetite might have had or
entrance into the inn. had vanished witr
my discovery. After = time the other fel
lev came in, having beeo out. he said, Il
look after the anitAals, and then also ordere-
supper. Now was my time TO leave, which
did in careless manners
It was quite dusk outside. but the hostle
was fitting about the stable with his Ian
, tern, which emitted but little more efful
gent than . white bean would have done
but he graciously brought out my s,eed a
the order. and mounting thankful.
trotted away. After riding mile or NOR
| heard faint sound and drew up my hors
/ one moment to listen. No chance traveller
, ever rode like that. II meant pursuit
gave my steed CALLING lash and sh
broke into canvulsive gait, hove her bod
: up with one or two plunges stumbled. gcin
down from her knees to her nose, and pitch
4 ing me literally heels over head. For =
a instant was paraly1ed with assonishmen'
. the next seized the bit to fetch mp the IA
len animal, which had in the meantime n
! dergone strange netamorphssis. She y
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
AcHlNESE MATHEMATICIAN.

The Terre Haute Gazette says: Wong
Chingfoo. tue highly educated China
man, rather "got away" with q young
professor at Greencastle Friday evening.
During the course of the evening, Mr..
Wong stated that, among the Chinese,
mathematicians were hired at four dol
lars per week, and were not as good as
the most ordinary men here. They do
this work by machinery as it were, and
it is the dirty labor Of the empire. When
Mr.. Wong first came TO this country, to
enter college, ne was told that it would
be necessary to study mathematics two
years; he at once told them he knew
mathematics better than those who were
to teach him in this particular branch.
Illustrative of this, Wong, ia his address
atBrown's Hall, offered to foot up several
columns Of figures. For convenience
his manager Mr.. Hawkins, was to name
the figures, but the young professor Of
mathematics Of Asbury, who was present,
thought he saw afaw there, and At once
came to his feet. He asked:
"Will you sir allow me to give you the
figurese"
Certainly, sir, shall be glad to have
you do so" was Mr.. Wong's courteous
answer.
"Now, then, sir" began the professor,
and he named sum upon sum, not going
beyond tens Of thousands. but giving
him at least thirty different sums to add.
When they were all on paper Mr.. Wong
asked:
"And now is that all, sir,r
"That's ALL" replied the professor,
"get ready to add"
Mr.. Wong stood smiling, and when
the Professor had Strengthened himself
up and said, "Now begin" he quietly
remarked, Every well, sir. here is my
amount" This before the astonished
Professor had time to get half way up
the first column.
"But you are not through already
remarked the Professor.
"Here is the footing of my figures, !"
was the response; and he read them,
the footing being exact.
| "Please read tnat again, sir" asked
the Professor.
He did so, and the astonished Profess
sor was forced to admit that Mr.. Wong
did know something about mathematics.
The Mandarin stated that he was not
an extraordinary mathematician as COM
pared to some OF the educated Chiaese.
The Professor afterward called on Mr..
Wong at the hotel.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
ANCIENT cAvE.DWELLINcS IN KEN
lucky.

Mr.. F.W. rutman lin the eighth annual
Report Of the Peabody Museum Of Ethnoio-
~. 1851 remarks That some Of the
caves were used . places Of. 1t least, tenn
norary residence was conclusively shown BY
NV exploration of Salt Cave, which proves
important in revealing = new phase 70
American Archaeology This cave ap.
nroaches the Mammoth Cave in the size q
lie avenues and chambers. Throughou,
one Of the principal avenues, for sevsrAl
niles. we're to be traced the ancient nre-
rI.ces hoah Ter hearths and lights. For the
iasi<r purpose, .snaI piles q stone wers
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
BLIND TOM.
BY LIZZIE PUTNAM SEWARD.
IOf Saltwater, Mimi

[Of Saltwater, Mimi
What dusky face is this, whose incantations
Call out the Witching melodies we hear
Whose dusky hand sweeps through our aspir-
atoms
In grandest cadence to the charmed ear?
Not that blind Imbecile, whose face distorted
In hideous grimace, bows, and leers, with
Surely that thing, which natures plan has
thwarted,
Can never be this Prince Of Melody.
Aye, tits the same, in its own darkness dwell
Like blind captive in dungeon drear,
Who whites away the hours in music, telling
All his vague yearning in Gods listening
ear.
As through an ebon vase lighted taper
CLEANS with strange radiance, ftful!y and
wild,
So through this face the torch lit by his Max.
Proclaims in flashes. this is still his child
Blind and an imbecile, God did not leave thee,
Imprisoned spirit, struggling in thy gloom.
Lol proud gift is thine, that kings might en-
To crown thy life and glorify thy tomb.
And if thou in thy like degradation
Know'st not the weakness Of thy feeble
mind,
Ali not the less comes mnsic exaltation,
To lift thee hig h above thy bestial kind
Aye, not the less stirs in thee wierd fancies,
Wor0less and voiceless, till song bids him
soar:
And lOl the Imbecile becomes WIZARD
A mighty Necromancer evermore.
Not always shalt thou stumble in thy blind
ness
An alien in the world with thy one sense,
One door Heav n in its own loving kin dn ~,
Flung wide that thou might'st hear Omnip
Otence
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tains and valleys, beautiful gardens, or
chards and grain-felds, tropical fruits and
flowers, picturesque little hooks, pleasant
walks OF drives along the beach or among
the hills, and good society. There is an
excellent class of people here. among whom
the intelligence and culture OF New England
are well represented
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
POET RY.
TAR AND FEATHER REFORM.


The following little poem was written BY .
adv shortly after the women Of certain Wis
consin town had mObbed aud tarred and feath-
cred fair but "fallen one'' Of their own sex.
Il is severe but Just rebuke at the unjust and
nexOrable laws OF society:
Pour the tar Oh, pour it thick;
Bring the feathers, make them stick
On her temples smooth and fair,
In the me shes of her hair,
There, now, shameless courtesan,
Charm your lovers if you can!
But the lovers-where are they?
Silently they stink awaj.
BOYS must SOW wild oats, you know;
Scold them well and let them 60,
Boys are boys; to err is human
Tar and feathers for the woman,
Woman? she is but child.
Well no matter; drive her will.
Young and fair? so much the Worse
Brand her deeper, let the curse
On her young head weighing down,
Crush her. force her on the town.
She is fallen, that's enough,
Give her, henceforth, kick and cuff.
While we work and pray and weep
For the heather DER the deep,
We are saints Of purity
We are Chrstians-don't you see?
When we women have our way.
When it comes--that glorious day.
When we sit in honor great,
Plotting the ship Of State,
All shall then, as well as we,
Practice this our theory:
Never right a sinking boat,
When woman is aAoat,
If her record holds a flaw,
Do not throw her cen straw,
Kick her roughly, push her down;
Hold her under, let her drown!
ELLEN p ALLERroN.
Lake Mills, Wis.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02

A Minister meeting boy at the house -
one Of his pensioners, drew from ms peck
ct some car d. on which were the command
ments illustrated, and said, - be mixed
them up: :,
snow, my little man which one viii Jon
have."
..No you don't, you old alligator" roared
the boy, ssyou don't play any three-card
nonfe zane On ne Tor csnt.'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02

'You haven't opened your mouth during
low member. "Oh, yes, have" was NE
reply; Il yawned through the whole Of
your speech"
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QUESTIONABLE PROCEED RY.-Johnny
Preaching over table,: want . pearl
Father: Haven't l often told you not to
ask for things! Johnny lconsidering)
Well, then-please, papa, may have one
without asking? Fond mamma thinks he
should have two for that.
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4 little miss, upon being one day ban
tered because she was girl, and having
represented to her that boys were mssh
more useful creatures in sthe world, 81
though they were usually more trouble, vas
asked If she did not wish she WAS boy.
mo, indeed" she quietly replied: Use
worse than most boys now"
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Alderman peddler sold . man liquid Tor
the determination Of bugs And how 90
you use III" Inquired the man after hs had
bought it. "Ketch e bug and drop one W
tie drop into bis mout,' answered the ped
der. 1.-THE deuce you do" exclaimed tho
purchaser. Il could kill i in half the time
BY stamping on it." well" exclaimed the
German, ..that il very good way too"