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Year: 1879

EDITORS WoRK.-Some people,
ignorant of what good editing is,
imagine the getting up of selected
matter to be the easiest work in
the world to do, whereas it is the
incest work done on any paper.
If they see the editor with scissors
in his hand, they are sure to say:
EEh! that's the way you get up
original matter, eh?' accompany
ing their new and witty questions
with an idiotic wink or smile.
The facts are that the interest,
the variety and usefulness Of a
paper depend in no small degree
upon the selected matter, and a
few men are capable Of the posi-
ton who would not themselves be
able to write many Of the articles
they select. A sensible editor de-
sires considerable selected matter,
because be knows that one mind
cannot make so good paper as
FIVE or six.
Year: 1879

A STORY TELLER VANQUIsHED.
when [ was a young man,
said Col. B., we lived in Illinois.
The farm. had been well wooded,
and the stumps were pretty thick.
But we put the corn in among
them, and managed to raise a fair
crop. The next season I did my
share of the blowing. We had a
'sulky' plow, and 1 sat in the seat
and managed the horses, four as
handsome bays as ever a man
drew rein over. One day l found
a stump right in my way, I hated
to tcc''c out, so l just said word
to III - IN, and, you'll believe it,
they just walked that plow right
through that stump as though it
had been cheese Not a soul ex-
pressed surprise. But Maj. S.,
who bad been a quiet listener, re-
marked quietly: Its curious, but
l had similar experience myself
once. My mother always made
our clothes in those days, as we'll
as the cloth they were made OF.
The old lady was awfully proud
of her homespun-said it was the
strongest cloth in the State. One
day I had just plowed through a
white oak stump in the way you
speak of, colonel. But it was lit
tie too quick for me. 1t came to-
gether before I was out of the
way, and nipped the seat Of my
trousers. I felt mean, l can tell
you, but I put the string on the
ponies, and, if you'll believe it,
they just snaked that stump out
roots and all. Something had to
give, you know
Year: 1879

Teaching is a thankless calling,
said a gentleman standing neal
me on the piazza of a popular sea
side hotel, last summer.


That is true replied his com
panion, 'and so is the work Of
experimenting school committee,
This dealing with ignorant and
conceited parents who want to
dictate what their children shall
study, who often have some petty
spite against the teacher or com
mittee to crafty, and who will
not stop to break up a school,
could they carry out their misera-
bic schemes, is utterly disagree
able. No, my friend, there is not
money enough to tempt me to
have anything to do with the
management of the schools in our
good town of Marshton ; and the
two men descended the piazza
steps and walked on toward the
beach.


A lady near me, with whom [
had formed a pleasant little &C
quaintance, looked up and smiled.
The conscientious teacher who
loves her work. she said, docs not
always look forlmmediate fruition
Of all her works and hopes. She
is now sowing good seeds, know
ing not just when or how the har
vest will succeed. l taught school
many years, and am far from call
ing it a 'thankless calling I meet
my old scholars everywhere, and
the thanks | have received from
them, orally and by letter, are
the pleasantest spots in my life
experienced


Just then the owner and pro-
prietor Of the great hotel, Land
lord Strong, passed by the bluff
before US, glanced up and smiled
and raised his hat. Although he
was very shrowd business man,
with great executive capacity, be
was at the same time large-heart-
ed, gentlemanly and courteous to
every one, and a universal favorite.
l knew that this charming wo-
man, who had been known in
her teaching-day as Miss Dexter,
had the best room in the hotel,
was waited upon with extra at
tention, had the most stylish
horses and carriages at her bid
ding, and that the landlord never
passed her without raising his hat
and bowing as if to a queen.


The gentle little woman by my
side returned the bow and smiled,
and then turning to me again,
said: You are gathering facts
all the time; let me tell you
story for your notebook, to be
used at some future time-not
here, of course I thanked her,
and she went on:


I began to teach when l was
fifteen, with a great many enthusi-
astic ideas in my little head, in re-
gard to my high and noble calling,
which l have kept with me till
this present hour. After teaching
a number of terms, was employed
here in this town to teach the
village school in the very same
little building, around the corner
yonder, now repaired and used for
the primary scholars. [ boarded
at this hotel, a very small estab-
lishment then, but we'll kept by
the Widow Rugg.


The committee had hired me
entirely from my reputation as a
teacher in an adjoining town, and
when they came to see me face to
face, and noticed my youthful ap-
pearance, they evidently had some
misgivings as to my ability to
Year: 1879

Genteel poverty finds nothing so
convenient just now as bunting. Rich
people wear it freely, and just for that
reason the tired school mistress, or
the clergyman's wife may freshen up
in a bunting costume without the
feeling that they are assuming badge
of any kind. The pastors young
daughter too in her toilette of bunting
may try her small coquettish airs
unfettered by the thought that Mrs.
Grump over the way is calling her ex-
traVagant, Or that Miss Muggins is
whispering awful things to Deacon
Sparse. Then too, bunting unites so
well with the varied silks and ribbons
Of the day can be made grave or gay
just as one wishes, and is suited to
morning or evening; rainy weather Or
sun shine. And, as has been said, it is
worn by rich as we'll as poor. Mrs.
Marshall o. Roberts appeared the
other morning at Saratoga in cos
tune of white bunting combined with
yellow and black striped satin. The
same evening Mrs. Edwin Booth wore
pale ecru bunting adorned with black
velvet bows, and Marie Litta as in the
recesses of her rooms at Congress Hall
she ran scales to her Weber piano
preparatory to her evening concert,
wore charming morning toilette of
white bunting trimmed with blue
satin bows. The Weber indeed seems
a favorite instrument at Saratoga, for I
have observed it in leading hotel par
lors, and is selected for concerts given
by prominent musicians.


BELTS.


Fancy a delicate young lady strap
ping around her waist a circingle Of
coarse CANVASS, red, white, blue, or
yellow, fastened with yellow leather
thongs and you have whatis regarded
as ''sweet" at the present time. The
wider the more stylish. An epidemic
of belts has certainly broken out and
is spreading. Exclusive houses are
making up more refined specimens IN
silk of varions colors which are fast
ened by expensive straps Of alligator
skin is one Of our RACES and permeates
the entire world of satchels, pocket
books, belts, bags and the like; moth
ing being thought as lovely as the
crimpled yellowish, mottled surfaces.
The real is quite expensive, but imi-
tations run riot and are cheap. What
is left of the female mind after belts
are exhausted runs to parasols, and
bills are brought in not as formerly
for one, two, or three parasols, but for
a wine colored one to match wine
colored costume; blue and ecru to
match blue and ecru toilette, and so
on indefinitely.
Year: 1879

VIVA


But going back to belts what do
they signify? They mean the final
departure of the princess costume and
the establishment of the panier style
of dress. Bunched on the hips and
boufant in the back. For do you not
see that a belt does not harmonic
we'll with an expanse of close fitting
corset like whalebone extending be-
low !? Something bunchy and boufant
is much more to the purpose. So
here is a reason not only for belts,
but for sashes which this summer have
suddenly come to life again. Another
evidence of the approaching reign of
bunshiness q cant find any other
word) is the display of bustles which
dismal to- tell are On the increase. l
hate to write this, for Of all odious
things they are most so, yet what are
fashion writers put in the world for if
not to tell the truth, then again there
are prophecies of small hoops to keep
out the untrimmed skirts, but We won't
indulge in horrid anticipations. Be-
fore leaving the subject of costumes |
will mention a pretty blue cameps
hair and satin costume worn by a
young beauty Of fourteen at Saratoga
made Lucille Skirt and Floy basque.
This would be suitable for a miss Of
sixteen or girl Of ten or twelve.


FALL DRESS GOODS.


Of course it will be quite a while
before these are shown but [ have had
admittance to sanctum where only a
few of the chosen are allowed to enter,
and so I can prophesy. Striking nov
elites appear. What is called "silk
shot" effects are very noticeable. Here
the goods which often are wrought in
small armure squares diagonals, or
Year: 1879

tickled our palates with, in fact, so full
was our carriage filed that we had
hardly room to stow our dirty shirt
1--WE have two shirts) and feet We
left with regret at noon, and after a
very dusty drive arrived at home, in
the land of oil again, to find things all
o. K, and ourselves we'll satisfied
with our trip through Butler county


SCHWARTZ
Year: 1879

The following verse contains every
letter in the alphabet:


Except with zeal We strive 10 win


Gods JUS. and holy love,
We cannot conquer strife and sin,


Nor walk with Him above
Year: 1879

Wns. A. Spalding, Acting Manage,


and Editor Los angeles Evening


Express, City,


DEAR SIR: The usual kind notice
of this company appearing in the
columns of your paper of the 23d
instant, duly read and appreciated.


In order to afford yourself and
DIR. Dunno, the latter being the
gentleman who inquired the rate
upon broom corn from Fresno to
Los Angeles, and presumably the
fount from which you draw your
inspiration, an opportunity to air
your general or technical knowl-
edge OF the question as to whether
$38 per ton weight is or is not an
exorbitant rate, l would ask you
and the worthy Doctor, have you
now, or had you at the time your
criticism was written, any idea as
to the amount of space occupied by
1000 pounds of broom corn, and
did the Doctor think to ask you to
state that at the same interview he
was offered q rate of $l25 per car
load of broom corn from Fresno TO
Los Angeles"


| All fair-minded men understand,
appreciate, and will acknowledge
the Justice of the position assumed
by transportation companies, to-
wit: that space Is necessarily one
of the most important factors that
enter into the construction of a
freight tariff. The usual carrying
capacity of a car is ten tons weight
of ordinary merchandise. DIR.
Dunno was rendered the use of this
ten tons weight capacity for $125
or at the rate of $l2 so per ton.
| In fixing the tariff upon broom
corn from Fresno to Los Angeles ii
seems now that there must have
been two principles especially con-
sidered. First, that one ton, 1900
pounds, broom corn, in proportion
to the space it occupies, is nearly
as light as is one column of Los
angeles Ecening Express editorial
upon the subject of railway dis
criminalion.


The second principle is that to
which you so rigidly adhere in the
conduct of your newspaper enter.
prise, viz: that you charge more
proportiopately for single square
of space than you do for full col
anu advertisement.


When that glorious time arrives
that you will inaugurate the re-
Year: 1879

1.-THE editor of the HKRALD Is In no
sense responsible fer anything which APP
pears under the above head, and COM
munioations only carry the endorsement
of this journal when he fact is SO stated.
EDITOR HERALD
Year: 1879

We here see one of the causes
perhaps the prime cause-of raising
the grade of the Duarte school.
Failing to impress DR.. Cunning
ham that it would be right to sup.
plant J. A. Martin in the the inter-
est of his brother, he took advan-
tage of the religious prejudice of a
minority of the school district and
raised tue grade of the school in the
interest of those who opposed Mrs.
Martin solely on the ground that
she was II Catholic, and at the same
time wreak his vengeance upon
myself for having the audacity to
teach q school which he had set
apart for his brother.


]. A. MARTIN.


Duarte, July Is, 1879.
Year: 1879

ACTING SI CRETARY BELL, of the IT

 teriOr Department, has decided that ;

 woman living in pnlygamous relation, can not pre-empt public lands. Tn, ease was that of Lyons vs. Stevens

 and the Secretary holds that if the first polygamous wife, voluntarily re. taining that illegal relation to q man may in her own name obtain title to lGO acres of public land, the second or twentieth wife may do the same. and the sO-called husband would thus oh tain, in fact, for his own use and bene fit, the control of that number of tract, of public land This will nor be per mitted under the homestead or ore emptiOn laws. If the so-called wifi, should repudiate the illegal relation and cease 10 violate the positive laws of her country and of the civilized world, the fact that she had at one time been called the wife of a man and had maintained that relation foI him would not operate as a bar to herl right. No woman, however. who vol untarily maintains and acknowledges her position to he that Of a plural or polygamous wife, should be permitted to make homestead or pre-emption entry of public land, as the very fact that she retains such relation is con. elusive evidence that the entry is nol made in good faith for her exclusive use and benefit.
Year: 1879

HE CITIZEN is the only paper south of the Gila that has arrangements for Territorial telegraphic specials. An specials to THE CITIZEN have been promptly paid for out of the earnings ofthe paper and no others have beenap

 propriated and the insinuation 10 the contrary is another of" Pin Heads '" infamous imputstions thoroughly in keeping with the man who has been publicly cowhided once and ought to be again. The fact is that the Terri torial specials printed in the evening CITIZEN invariably appear in the local columns of the Star the following morning without giving us any credit. The public will judge wbo is a thief and liar
Year: 1879

THE Tombstone Mill will at onrc adopt wet crushing, and will then be able to reduce about twenty-five ton- of ore daily, whereas only about four. teen tons can be crushed in tav hv the dry method. The bullion ship ments will be correspondingly in creaStd.
Year: 1879

POLITICS has got possession of New York courls. There are SO many "com. nissioners and "hoards connected with their election machinery that

 hcre is always a violent war for a couple of months previous to election day. This year it is worse than ever. The Supreme Court of Nv York city and county is holding an extraordinarv term solely for the dis posal of political questions.
Year: 1879

IT seems anomalous that the only part of tie country where the railroad is frenue-tlv carried ava" bv water is in an almost rainless district, where for three hundred days in the year, there is no sign of rain, or any indica- ton on the barren moun'ains and glist- ening sands that drop of rain ever fell. And tei, almost in moment impetuous floods march defiantly along the track. carving away miles of substantial and we'll appointed rail- way as if they were the most insig- nifrant and tritiing objects in the world: while the following day not loud above nor drop of water below indicate that shower had fallen n

 II that region.-[ L. A Commercial
Year: 1879

Late on Saturday night despatch was received
from watcrtown, Conn.,. by Superintendent Of Police
waling the effect that lot Of diseased cattle had
been shipped from that place to New York, and were
probably intended for slaughter and sale meat in
the markets OF this city, Superintendent wnling at
once telegraphed to Captain Killilea, Of the Thirty
third precinct TO watch tho cattle train from Con-
nectcut which should arrive at two A. NJ. yesterday,
and 10 seize eleven diseased COWS II he should ind
them. Captain Kiliica took two men and pro-
cecded TO the Port Morris terminus OF the
New Haven Railroad. where he waited until
half-past four, when the train arrived. Tho
eleven cattle were there, together with Juvenile ad
diton to the party which had been made the way,
and the whole twelve taken 20 the public pound
near the old Town Hall of Morrsana. now the
Thrty-third precinct station house. Professor Liam
tard, the veterinary, summoned to examine tho
lot yesterday. and found them all suffering with
plcuro-pneumonia.


The boy who was on the train in charge Of tho
animals could would give no information about
them, but it was learned from watcrtown that they
had been quarantined ehere, their disease having
been discovered before their shipment for New York
In some way, however. they were snugglcd away
from the watcrtown pound and put on board the
New York train before the authorities 1oarned that
they missing. and only prompt use OF the tele-
graph prevented the diseased meat from being offered
tor sale In this city.
Year: 1879

4 CowARDLY attempt at cowhiding was made in our city this morning by W. C.. McDermott upon the person of l.. c. Hughes, editor Of the Star. The matter provoking the assault was an article which appeared in the Star last week claiming that the charges at the office Of the County Recorder for recording ca ton notices, deeds, &c., were in excess Of the legal fees. If Mir. Hughes was mis- taken the Recorder could easily have cor rected the matter by simply publishing the text of the law showing the fees al lowed. Mir $. W. Carpenter is the Re corder and McDermott his deputy. This morning about ten o'clock the deputy took up the fight, walked into the Star office with a pistol in one hand and a cowhide in the other. The editor was sit ting with his back toward the door and his first warning was cut from the cow hide accompanied by an order 10 throw
Year: 1879

Things Farmers Should Know.

 fla farmer or business man wants find out how great a spendthrift he is, let him keep an exact memoran- dun of all the time idly spent.

 It is claimed that Jerseys will on the average bold out their milk lon ger than the common or native cows. It is difficult to dry them of in ma ny cases.

 During the past year the expert mental department of agriculture at Washington distributed oyer 10000 teaplants, grown in the greenhouse department.

 The estimated number of horses in the United States is S,00O,000 H. inois ranking first in number.

 It is said that the cut worm never damages crops on land where sheep have been pastured the year before piaHeihS.

 A garden is constant amusement; a happy combination of work and play; a study and recreation; source of health for body and mInd.

 The best of all soils on which to establish a poultry yard is gravel, or sand resting upon subbstatum of gravel.

 It is said that lice may be kept from poultry by placingpieces of sas- safras root in their nests.

 To distroy bugs on squash and cu- cnmber vines, disolve tablespoon. full or two of saltpetre in pailful of water; put . pint of this around each hin. The bugs burrow in the earth at night and fail to rise in the morning. It is also good to kill the grub in peach trees.
Year: 1879

The surviving members OF the old Fifth New York
Volunteers, better known in this city and during the
"Duryces Zousves." held a meeting last
evening at the Seventh Regiment Armory, it being
the anniversary OF the battle of Manassas Plains
second battle Of Bull Run. General
Abram Duryee. the president of the organi-
zation. presided. and. after the transaction Of
some routine business. called attention to the
anniversary of a day fraught with many sorrow
full yet glorious memories TO the veterans Of the
old regiment. On that terrible day the Fifth New
York went into engagement scarcely four hundred
strong. and. being compelled to withstand tho
charge OF entire Confederate brigade, fought so
tenaciousiy that they held the ground assigned
them. but II WAS ut the cost OF hundred and
sixty killed and wounded. The General also men,
toned the interesting fact that few weeks ago no
had visited this bloody field. in company with
New York member of the Henry family. aud passed
an hour or two in the old Henry house, in front OF
which the old Fifth had fought desperately.
HIS remarks listened to by the mem
bers with emotion for many OF those present
remembered the day and the hour when the
Zouaves Uttered the battle field with their crimson
uniforms. This veteran organization IL rapidly gaiu-
ing strength and II Is proposed to organize per-
manent fund for the relief OF the sick and see that
deceased members receive an honorable burial


Nearly one hundred of the Zou-Zous are enrolled.
and il is expected that in few months every living
member OF this glorious regiment will have his
name on tho roll. 1t Is remarkable fact that Cen
erals Duryce Warren, Davies, Fitzpatrick, Hamblin
and others held commissions In this resment.
Year: 1879

his eagerness. he has not been able to point to a
single case wherein was unmindful OF my duty As
public officer.


mot SINGLE INSTANCE"


"Why, SIR" continued the ex-County Clerk, warm
ing up. "if Mr.. Thompson had been able to point
out the first thing against my administration ne
would long before this have blazoned it forth to the
world with all the necessary embellishments to
show what a bad official made and what good
one he made; but he has not uttered word"


"Then you don't fear any disclosures?"


"Fear them!' repeated the ex-official- ION the
contrary, court the fullest disclosures that he or
anybody else is able to make. challenge him to
put his finger on single case wherein during my
term of office deviated from my duty. Mr..
Thompson may abuse much as he
pleases but defy him to show single instance OF
maladministration on my part. The charges OF the
County Clerks Office during my term We're the same
they had been for years previous, and 1t is fact
well known to the Bar of New York that they the
same at the present time"


monthly returns to the Comptroller OF the fees you
receivedY'


"That statement is not true Go to the Finance
Department and see for yourself. They are there on
fle and further they will make. warrant as good
showing as those OF Mr.. Thompson"


"fhen understand you to challenge Mr. Thomp-
son to substantiate his insinuations"


''You do most certainly" said Mr.. Gumbleton
with decision. 81 challenge ana defy him to show
anything against me further than that was removed
for political reasons from an oiiice to which was
elected by At 900 majority"
Year: 1879

of even Judicial protection, that law and order
might be assured in their midst


fEDERAL PROTECTION


Iwould speak OF the protection afforded by the
government in sending the jamestown here. She
lies in the abreast of and with her guns bear
ing upon the Indian settlement and should they
..go on the warpath" and be sufficiently accommo-
dating to make their settlement their camp that
vessel might with her s-inch guns do sad havoc
among them; but let them transfer their camp
short distance either side and they could sit upon
tho rocks and be amused at her useless
ness. OF course. she could land a battalion
OF about one hundred men in her imme-
diate vicinity. but they surely would not
be permitted to go any distance from the ship left
she would be depleted of power to resist an at
tack. Should disturbance arise IN "wrangel" or. in
fact anywhere inside the islands north or south
her commander would be utterly powerIess to afford
assistance. which would not be the case were she
steamer To be sure, there are two steam launch
attached to the vessel. one with capacity
to carry sufficient water to steam FIVE and half
hours and the other six. which is enough to know
to judge of their value for expeditions II there
necessity for the presence OF man-oi-war here
and there can be no doubt that there is why not
have one suitable for the duty? Such vessel
could do most valuable work in surveying as but
little has been done as yet There is nothing fur
ther of interest to mention except perhaps that the
mines promising and several new ones have
been officially located during the past month.