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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

record for himself already-a better
record than any statesman that
ever graced the legislative halls ot
California. We expect to vote that
Constitution down when it comes
before the people, and I will tell
you why, as it would be we'll to
give it kick at the start. 1t was
founded upon corruption. 1t COM
menced In o swindle. The very
fact of the old Democratic thief
and Republican robber joining
hands to defeat Gods noblest chill
dren would be sufficient to guar
antee every honest man In kicking
at the Constitution when 1t comes
for ratification before the people
1t commenced in swindle, and
can safely announce 1t will end II
a fraud. We cannot hope to rectl'
| fy ANYTHING until such time as the
Workingmen have captured the
city and county Of San Francisco
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Kear
news speech, the meeting was ad
dressed by Messrs. Kidney, Dunf
and Sullivan.
1t is quite possible that a numbe'
of other patriotic citizens of thi
Commonwealth, from entirely dif
ferent motives, will adopt Kear
news idea that the new Constitution
ought to be voted down.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08
AS .g"nis'ng shs New Con.t.ra
tt0g.

To our extreme surprise Denis
Ksarney, In his address before The
Eleventh ward club of San Fran
cisco, Thursday evening, an.
no1nced his hostility to the adop.
tlon Of the Constitution now ma.
turing with 70 much travail at Sac.
ramento. The Lieutenant. q Genera]
ssid:
We are going TO have an impor-
eant election next September. You
who have not taken out your pa
pers had better do so, because a
hundred takers are not as good as
enc voter. Your votes are as good
~ those of the millionaires wb ose
nunkiss fling the dust of their car
riages In your faces. The young
men must vote. In reference to
the constitutional Convention and
the delegates sent there by the
WOrkingmen's party Of California,
1 must congratulate the intelIi-
eonoo Of this club for sending
Simon Farrell to represent it. He
u credit TO your club. He IL q
credit to the young men Of this
noighborhood, and he has made
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08
Colorado Ranch Customs.

Every ranchman Is armed with a
repeating-rif1e, shotgun and a
revolver, although many do not
carry their revolvers, says q CORES.
pondent of the Rochester Herald.
l hardly ever carry mine. In the
event of a quarrel an unarmed man
stands more show for his life, for
no matter how great desperate
may be the man, he never shoots
an unarmed man. The question
ls asked, "Are you heeled?D mean
ing armed. Your answering to the
they will Immediately
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

The Sunday school scholar may
still increasingly toll on with the
problems in his catechism and yet
limp on the answer to the first
question; but give him fair
chance at one session of circus,
and if he can't sing the choruses OF
all the clowns songs and whistle
the air to the first part, he is not an
American.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

A dreamy writer says it would be
curious to follow q pound Of silk
from its spinning until 1t becomes
lady's dress. No doubt; but most
men would prefer to follow 1t after
it becomes a dress, and while the
lady was in it.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08
Latest Eastern News.
Probable D,meu,s, In nsu.m,n.

frobabio Ofmouify in Reusming.
New YORK, Dec. 7th.-The ques-
tion of resumption of specie pay
ments is attracting more attention
as the time draws near for that i'm
portant event in the history of the
country. There is a growing fear
in the public mind that resump.
tion will not be accomplished as
smoothly as was generally expect
ed some time since, as there are up-
doubtedly many contingencies
that may arise tending to disturb
monetary affairs in the operation
OF passing from paper to gold
basis and there is an increasing
disposition among all classes to
pursue very conservative policy
pending the solution of this great
financial problem. This il partic.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

When the barber's keen, cold
razor is being waited about ones
throat, and germ of a sneeze be-
gins creeping up his nose, he cares
naught for the fate of nations, the
greenback idea, nor anything else,
only to get the barber as far away
as possible.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

A Provepcal and Norman were
discussing the relative merits of
oil and butter. Each had exhaust
ed all the arguments that could be
adduced for his side, when the
Provencal cried triumphantly'
"Lets see you anoint king with
butterr
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08
NEW TODAY.
B'nai Berth.

There will be special meeting of Con-
gregation B'nai Berth at the Synagogue
this Sunday evening at half-past seven
O'Clock, for the purpose OF the election or
President, Secretary and Treasurer.
I. M. HELLMAN,
II Secretary
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08
Herald Steam Printing House.

The Herald steam Printing House is
not surpassed by any Job Printing office
% tho Pacific Coast, outside of San Fran
olsoo. In fAcilities for doing job work,
Low prices. good work and expedition
caay ~ rolled upon ct this ofice.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08
LAND FOR SALE.

A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR sECUR-
ING A HOME.
5000 ACRES OF Good Land for sale
in lots to suit purchasers. south OF the
Azusa Rancho, Los Angeles county, ad-
Joining county road to San Berpardino.
at the Azusa Rancho. or to Rev. +. M.
Badilla, at the Bishops residence, Los
Angeles. do-lm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08
European Cable News.
The New cnuaaism Loan.

The New CnuRdian Lonu.
LONDON, Dec. THE new four
per cent. Canadian loan of G3,000,-
600 was rendered for investment
yesterday. Only E1,619, 900 were
allotted at an average of ninety-six
pounds, twelve shillings and six-
pence.
Mi.sfnsemest Corrected.
LONDON. Dec. 5th.--A telegram
from the Captain of the British
ship Orontes, dated Malta, says
there is no truth in the report ca
bled from Halifax that a boats
crew from that ship had been lost
in attempting to rescue a man who
had fallen overheard.
Vote OF Confidence Dropped.
VIENNA, Dec. 5th.-The proposed
motion by the Austrian Delega-
tion at Pesth for vote of confidence
in Count Andrassy's Ministry, has
been quietly dropped. Count An
drassy's victory is confined to the
rejection of the report of the
Budget Committee.
ninisteriei Statement Unsetfsfac-
tory.
ROME, Dec. 5th.-In the Cham
Der to-day, Signor Crispi declared
that yesterdays ministerial state
ments were unsatisfactory. He
presented motion summoning
the ministry to execute the laws in
order to preserve tranquility. The
debate was adjourned till Monday.
The Ameer 90 Johnny Buil.
LAHORE, Dec. 7th.-The reply of
the Ameer of Afghanistan to the
Viceroy of India's ultimatum has
been received. 1t is dated the Nov.
10Th, but. not having reached
Dakka before the 30th of that
month, it is believed in official cir
cles to have been rewritten after
the news of the capture of Ali Mus
lid. The Ameer criticizes the pro-
fessed friendly intentions of the
British government and alludes to
its action in the past, and especial
ly its iptercession in behalf of
Yakkaal Khan, as contradictory of
such intentions. The Ameer
explains his refusal to re.
ceive General Sir Neville.
This course was not intended to be
hostile but was prompted from fear
of the loss of his independsnce-an
apprehension which was confirmed
by the allusion in the ultimatum
to protection being given to the
Khybeer, who had been engaged
in escorting the mission. The
Ameer declares that no enmity ex-
lists between Afghanistan and the
British Government; that he de-
sires to resume his former friendly
relations, and finally, that he will
not resist the visit of q small tenn
porary mission.
| Denounced as IA Traitor.
DUBLIN, Dec. 7.-The Eeeman's s
! Journal yesterday published let
ter from John O'Conner Power,
Home Rule member of Parliament,
denouncing DIR. Isaac Butt as q
traitor to the Home Rule party in
Ireland and to the Irish cause.
ProbabIe Dissoiution.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. THE Fal-
kelthing will probably be dissolved
on Monday in consequence of its re-
fusa' to pass subsidy to iEdemni-
fy losses caused by the late Negro
insurreetion in the island of Santa
| Cruz.
A New Cable rreJecf.
MADRID, Dec. THE Ministers
are considering project for laying
a cable between Morilla and Haryk.
Minisserfai ResponsibiIifyA Assumed
| CoNsTANTINOPLE, Dec. THE
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

uiarly the case with those thor
oughly conversant with the
finances of Great Britain where
the efforts of the Bank of England
to resume were not successful un-
til after financial distress and
panic had ensued. The antago-
nistic position of the New
York city banks on the silver ques-
tion has produced an unfavorable
impression on the minds OF many
who, previous to the action of the
Clearing House, supposed that re-
sumption would be an easy matter.
The treasury now has about S13S,-
600, 900 in gold for resumption, with
legal tenders outstanding to the
amount of about S34S, 100000. The
amount of gold for resumption will
be reduced by the payment OF in
terest on bonds due January 1st by
about $21, ,00e,0 900. This would
leave about Sill, 100000 In gold for
resumption. Should the amount
of current greenbacks be reduced
by this amount 1t would, of course,
have an unfavorable effect on the
business transactions of the coun-
try.
The Bark Released.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7th.-A cable.
gram received this morning from
Buenas Ayres says the bark Dew
onshire, which was seized by q
Chilian corvette while loading
guano at Monte Leon, has been re-
leased and is on her way to Monte
video, the Chilian Government,
having delivered tho vessel anc
cargo to the Captain.
The virginia Legislature.
| RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 7th.-Tht
committee of the General Assem-
bly, appointed to inquire into thu
true status of the present session
reported to both Houses to-day
recommending the adoption of I
resolution that this is legal ant
and constitutional session and tha
tits inexpedient to legislate furthe
on this subject.
Fire as Macon. Miss.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7th.-Prl
vate dispatch reports the destruc
tion of fifty houses in the busines
portion Of the town of Macon, Miss
Loss, 100000.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

The Manager takes pleasure in an
nounclng to the citizens of Los Angeles
and It's environs the great modern sue
cess,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08
A New Cable rrejecf.

MADRID, Dec. THE Ministers
are considering project for laying
a cable between Morilla and Haryk.
Minisseriai Responsibility Assumed
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 7.-The
new Grand Vizier, Kheirreddin
Pasha, has drafted law proclaim
ing ministerial responsibility.
KheIrreddin, replying to the con.
CALCULATIONS of the Armenian Patri.
arch, declared that to all Ottoman
subjects equal justice would be ad-
ministered impartially and that all
government posts would be filled
without reference to religion. In
conclusion, he said: ave all pray
to the same God, we In mosques,
you In churches.n
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

WITH CANNON. will be given In the
GRANDEST STYLE, a detachment
OF the Los Angeles Guards, under
Capt. Darcy, participating.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

The New C.uaaisn Loro.
LONDON, Dec. THE new four
per cent. Canadian loan of G3,000,-
600 was rendered for investment
yesterday. Only E1,619,0 900 were
allotted at an average of ninety-six
pounds, twelve shillings and six
pence.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-08

s%THREE REHEARSALS each day
by the Chorus to prepare for the Concerts.
Free Entertainment to all singers and
musicians living outside the city.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-06-29
Power of the Waves.

Those who have never lived on n stormy
coast, nor been to sea, can form no ade-
quate idea of the effect that can be pro-
dueed by the impact of succession of
waves, or of single wave. What has hap
pened at Wick, on the extreme northern
coast Of Scotland, where a breakwater has
been building for several years past, may
give an idea of what is meant by wave
power. 1t was found that stones of ten
tons weight were as pebbles to the waves,
which have been measured 70 be here forty
two feet from the crest to the bottom of
the trough. The outer end of the break
water, where the storms beat most violently,
was built of three courses of one-hundred
ton stones laid on the rubble foundations;
next above these were three courses of
large, fat stones, and upon this mass of
concrete, built on the spot of cement and
rubble, the end of the breakwater was
thought to be as immOvable as the natural
rock; yet the resident engineer saw it slowly
yield to the force of the waves, and swing
round into the less troubled waters inside
the pier. 1t gave way not in fragments
but in one mass, as if it was a monolith
The displaced mass is estimated to weigh
about l $50 tons.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-06-29
Our @liu.
How Gold Lace is Manufactured.

The COrentry Standard says:-Gold
lace is not gold lace. 1t does not deserve
this title, for the gold is applied as a sur
face to silver. 1t is not even silver lace,
for the silver is applied to foundation of
silk. The silken threads for making this
material are wound round with gold wire
so thickly as to conceal the silk; and the
making of this gold wire is one of the
most singular mechanical operations imag-
Unable. In the first place, the refiner pre-
pares solid rod of silver about an inch in
thickness; he heats this rod, applies upon
the surface sheet of gold leaf, Furnishes
this down, applies another coating burn
ishes this down, and SO on until the
gold is about one hundredth part the thick
ness Of the silver Then the rod is sub
jccted to a train Of processes which brings
it down to the state Of fine wire; it is pass
ed through holes in a steel plate lessening
step by step in diameter. The gold never
deserts the silver; but adheres closely to it
and shares all its mutations; it is one hun
dredth part the thickness of the silver at
the beginning, and it maintains the same
ratio to the end. As to the thinness to
which the gold coated rod of silver can be
broughs, the limit depends on the delicacy
of the human skill; but the most remark
able example ever known was brought for
ward by DIR. Wollaston.
This was an example of solid gold wire
without any silver. He procured small
rod Of silver, bored hole through it from
end to end, and inserted in this hole the
smallest gold wire he could procure, he
subjected the silver to the usual wire-draw-
ing process, until he had brought it to the
finest attainable state-being in fact, a sill
yer wire as Ene as hair, with gold wire
in its centre. To isolate this gold wire
he subjected it to warm nitrous acid, by
which the silver was dissolved, leaving a
gold wire one thirty thousandth of an inch
in thickness-perhaps the thinnest round
wire that the hand of man has yet pro-
duced. But the wire, though beyond all
comparison finer than any employed in
manufactures, does not approach in thin
ness the film of gold on the surface of sill
yer and gold lace. 1t has been calculated
that the gold on the very finest silver
wire for gold lace is not more than one
third of one millionth of an inch in thick
ness, that is not above one tenth the thick
ness of the ordinary gold leaf
The Democratic advocate., 1878-06-29

THE SCHOOLS OF ENGLAND.-The
foundation schools of England are Eton,
Winchester, Westminster, Shrewsbury,
Rugby, Harrow, Charterhouse, St. Paul's
School, and Merchant Taylors' School, the
'sacred nine" as they have been not in
aptly designated. They we're founded
within period ranging from the close of
the fourteenth century to the beginning
of the seventeenth; from the reign of
Richard II. to that of James l. Win
chester, the earliest, is older by several
generations than the Reformation, and the
revival of classical literature in England.
Eton, founded by Henry VI, half CEN
tury later, was modelled after Winchester
Westminster is one of the many grammar
schools originally established in connection
with the cathedrals and conventual estab-
lishments for which provision was made BY
Henry VIII. after the dissolution of the
monasteries. Harrow, Rugby, Shrews-
bury, Merchant Taiiors', and ST. Paul's
are among the multitude of schools found
ed in the sixteenth century either by grants
Of church lands direct from the Crown, or
BY private persons, generally of the middle
class, who, conscious Of the uphill fight
they had had in childhood and early life,
were determined to give to those coming
after them the means of overcoming such
difficulties.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-06-29

CURE FOR a PEsT.-To those who are
troubled with bed bugs, we give the fol-
lowing remedy, which an exchange assures
the public is both speedy and eficacious ::
Wash the room and furniture with salt
water, filling the cracks with salt. When
this is done, you may look in vain Sor the
bugs. Salt seems to be inimical to them
and they win not go through it. 1t is
preferable to all ointments, and you can
always assure yourself that you have the
genuine article.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-06-29

CLEANING PIcTUREs.-Mr. Ribra de,
scribes new method for cleaning pictures
in a recent number of the Journal fur
Prahtische Chemio, A very indistinct
oil painting was freed from dust with a
feather, washed with sponge and water,
and then covered for eight minutes with
a layer of shaving soap. The soap was
then washed off with a brush ana the pic
ture left to dry. 1t was next thoroughly
cleaned with linen cloth soaked in nitro
benzine.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-06-29
dseful 8etipts.
Wines and OOrdials.

BLACKBERRY WINE.-The season for
making this pleasant beverage is approach
ing. We give below two recipes for max
ing it. The first one has been used bv ne
ior several years, and is highly approved.
The second is from Hon. E. J. Henkle
OF Anne Arundel, and his wine is. we
think, the best in that county.
"O'T" '0ay Of Making Blackberry
bme.-Measure your berries and bruise
them; to every gallon adding one quart
boiling water. Let the mixture stand
twenty-four hours; stirring occasionally;
then strain off the liquor into a cask. %
every gallon adding two pounds of sugar
cork tight and let it stand to the following
October, and you viii hane wine ready for
use, without further straining or boiling
Il Henkte's sccy.-Take 100 quarts of
biackberries, crush them and pour out the
juice. Then dissolve 1i0 lbs. white sugar
IN 20 gallons cold water. Measure the
syrup, add the juice, and as much more
water as will be required to make 40 gal
Ions in all. If you want to make a small
er quantity preserve the above proportions.
After putting it in the cask set it in
the cellar or other cool place with the
bung open to the air until Christmas
Then stop it tightly or bottle it.
blackberry Cordial-To two quarts of
juice add one pound of white sugar: half
ounce nutmeg; halfOunce cinnamon. pul-
verified; halEounee cloves, pulverized.
Boil altogether for short time, and when
cold add pint of brandy.
This syrup is said to be almost a speci-
nc for summer complaint or diarrhoa
From teaspoonful to a wine glass is to be
taken, according to age Of the patient
until relieved. 1t has been made and sue
eessfully tried in the family of the editor
OF the Gazette for many years.
CnrTdnt Wine.-To quart of Juice add
three quarts of water and four pounds Of
sugar, brown or white.
AHother-TwO quarts of juice and two
quarts Of water, to which aud four pounds
of white sugar Mix all, and put it in a
nice keg, where it had better remain a year
though it is very good to use in six
months.-MarIJoro', Nd. Gazette.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-06-29

Books AND DIsEAsE.-Books taken
from circulating libraries for the use of con-
valescents may easily become the vehicles
of contagious diseases, and it is much to
be desired that some effectual method
would be devised of disinfecting volumes
which have been so used. Until this is
done circulating libraries would do well to
caution their patrons against the danger
and to request that the books be not used
where such diseases exist. In these days
of cheap publications it is easy to obviate
this peril by procuring for the use of the
sick lOw-priced volumes, to be destroyed
after they have been perused.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-06-29

able to challenge the contrast as Il is, what
would our country be if we were as unified
in our traditions, habits, and religion as
the people of England are I?
| saw much in the manners and customs
OF English people that might be held up
for imitation. But what is the use of
speaking of it Is the average American
mind open to instruction by any other
people or tongue under the whole heaven?
And shall | not be set down as unpatriotic
and snobbish, if l venture to eulogize
England and the English? Even so.
But that does not alter the fact. do not
want to change our political or religious
institutions: they are the result of the
ripest experience and the concentrated
wisdom of preceding ages. But, as in re-
forming the church, the leaders rejected
some good things for the sake of casting
out more that was evil, so we in our revo-
luton have revolved so far as to regard
our own ways the only good ways, and all
that we left behind US, as positively evil
and intOlerable.
The more communion we have with
England, the better we will esteem the
people and their institutions. Ifhappiness
were an object, which it is not, it were
just as easy to find it in Old England as
in New England, in Yorkshire as in New
York. There is more and higher culture
in the fields and in the homes of the
wealthy English than in any other country
among people of the same social class, and
to mirgle with intelligent English people,
in their slight little isle, is one of the
highest pleasures of foreign travel.
They are not accessible. They have a
reserve which they suppose to be dignity.
They get it from the existence of an aris-
tocracy, and every man, whether born into
the charmed circle or not, wishes to be ex-
elusive that he may appear unto men to
be something more than he is. But that
reserve melts in a minute when he comes
into social contact with brother man.
It is foible of Englishmeu, as familiarity
is fault of our people.
An English gentleman introduced him :
self to me at the hotel where we met, and
the few hours of my stay were made very
pleasant by his agreeable company. Learn
ing that / was to visit the part of the
country in which was his residence, he in
sisted upon my going to his house, though
he would not be there, that his family
might have the pleasure, &c. And he
made point of it: wrote to his family
that | was coming, and when | called for
a moment at the door, l was received as
a friend, and they were positively disap-
pointed when declined to stay and enjoy
their hospitality. Such is not an isolated
case. Another English gentleman did
just the same thing. These are in proof
that behind that thick coat of digniied
reserve, there are just as warm, genial and
generous souls among Englishmen as in
every other land where Christian civiliza-
ton reigns.