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Year: 1874

Another index to what may be eX-
pected of this candidate for the Mayor
alty,if he should succeed in his aspira-
tions, is to be found in this Grand Jury
report, paragraph of which reads:
"At the request of the Water Com
pany we visited the distributing reser-
voir and found it well and eflectually
guarded against any infiowing impuri
ties from the surrounding grounds, and
the quality of water good, being clear
ard apparently free from impurities"


Is the Water Company, its reservoir,
its canal, its pipes or its water, q public
or county institution, that the Grand
Jury should have visited them or that
the Foreman should have Incorporated
into their final report II certificate OF
good conduct on the part OF the owners
thereof? Where in the Statutes of
California did they find it made the
duty of the Grand jury to visit the
works or the establishments of private
corporations and report upon their
good management? AAd if such was
their duty, why did they neglect to
visit the gas, the ice, the soda and beer
works, the Wine-makers' and liquor
distillers' establishments, the wooden
mills and other manufactures, and
give the propriet0rs of each of these
establishments Il certificate, or at least
make honorable mention of them.


There are two differences that might
be drawn from this extra official and
anomalous proceeding of the Grand
Jury. One is that the Foreman is the
servant of the Water Company, and
the other that he prevailed upon his
fellow jurros to lend themselves to his
purpose in making, as Foreman Of the
Grand Jury, a bid for the votes and
influence of the Water Company to
elevate himself to the Mayoralty. In
either case, is it a good omen to the
people of this city if he succeeds in
his aspirations to become Mayor?


The interests of the Water Com
pany appear to have occupied more
prominent place in the mind of the
Foreman than the laws of the State or
the morality and public decency of
this community. In the report the
whitewashing of this Water Company,
to which his attention had not been
Calleui IdheS pTeceuence OF Une cOnSlu-
Grafton Of the subject of houses of i'll
fame and the disturbance caused by
them, to which his attention had been
called.


II this report may be taken as a
| platform or declaration of the prin-
ciples upon which the Foreman will
stand and endeavor to carry into eff
| feet when he becomes Mayor, that
portion of the people of this city who
do not desire to see their substance dis
solved and dissipated by the water of
the Water Company, nor their chill
dren nor the youth of this place
brought into unavoidable contact with
bawds, will do well to consider the
matter carefully before it shall be too
late to prevent its occurrence.


From this extra official proceeding
in the matter of the Water Company
and the mildness of the action on the
subject of houses of ill-fame by the
the Foreman of the Grand Jury, it
would not be forced or unwarranta-
bic conclusion drawn from that report
to construe it as bid by the Foreman
| for the votes of the Water Company
and the influence of prostitutes to
elevate himself to the Chief Magis-
tracy of Los Angeles city.
PRUDENCE.
Year: 1874

In all these instances the term "De-


mocracy" had n Significance and
meaning far above mere party distinc-
tion on ordinary occasions and em-
braced the very Backbone Of the coun-
try. True, through the influence OF
demagogues, these political organiza-
tions sometimes outlived their useful
ness and the country kept in turmoil
on issues that had nothing to do with
our national organization as n Demo-
cratic Republic; but are other forms
of government entirely free from this
evil? We all remember the long and
fierce political war waged by those
two grand old parties known as the
Democratic and Whig. The former
had the advantage in name, for among
the masses il carried with it the pres
tige of former success. But there be-
ing no issues as to the form of our
Government it was no more entitled
to it than their opponents, the Wings,


who were equally loyal. Their differ
ence in opinion was confined to ques-


tions of National and State policy, and
the thorough manner in which they
were discussed resulted in much bene-


fit to the country by evolving the
truth on all important subjects; and it
may be set down as an enduring truth


that no government, and particularly
q Republic, will long survive the death


of political parties. But what form of
government does the Times want--a
Constitutional monarchy or an abso-


lutte Imperialism? into which does he
seek repose from contending political
factions? Let him search history be-
fore he decides - particularly the
French history of her revolutions and
barricades. The Republic of Rome
went down beneath the weight of her
effeminate vices and decaying man.


hood, and from the same causes she


went down under the Imperial CIE-
sARs; and if ever this Republic goes
down it will be from the same causes
and not from q free expression of SEN
timent among the people. The Times
may rail to its hearts content about


"the most numerous mob of ruf1ians
having the right to make laws for the
whole political body.n 1t ouly dis
closes the standpoint from which he
surveys the political situation. With
one eye upon the Generalization and
rascality in high places and the other
upon the denizens of the Barbary
Coasts Of Chicago, we admit there is
little to inspire hope for the future.


But he should extend the field of Wis
ion and take in the great backbone of
the country-tho honest and patriotic
of his own city, for there were few
such even in Sodom, and the great
rural districts of the country who will
forever be it's hope and stay. But are
we not treating this intemperate arti-
Gle of the Times with too much grav-
ity? May it not be possible that the
editor is laboring under severe attack
of malady which is generally be-
lieved to be the sequence of diSap-
pointed love or political aspirations,


known by the classic name of "fan-
tods," and, in this case, superinduced
and aggravated by the result Of the
recent elections throughout the coun-
Year: 1874

the reservoir viii bc subjected. Peo-
pie below will live In constant dread
of being hurled into eternity with the
same rapidity and by the same cause
as the victims of the Massachusetts res
ervoir disaster short time ago. a
reservoir on Fort Hill will eudanger
all the property from the summit of
the hill to Main street between
Turner street and the Catholic Church.
And, for, the damage thus sustained
the owners of the property may sue
and recover from the city. These facts
should be we'll considered by the
Council before taking decisive action
on the petition of the Water Com
many
Year: 1874

}I ltwiif be seen by the proceedings
of the Council at the meeting OF that
body on Thursday that efforts were
made to give the Water Company pos
session of large area of land on the
sun nit of Fort Hill to be used for
reservoir purposes. We do not believe
that the people of this city are in favor
of giving the Water Company possess
sion OF that property, nor do we be-
lieve that the Council holds power to
close up public streets for the benefit
of private corporations. But for the
present we shall say nothing on the
subject of what seems to be Il dispo-
sition on the part of the Water Com
pany to obtain possession Of a large
area of valuable land owned by the
city as we'll as that OF closing streets
against the expressed wish of citizens
most directly interested. We will how
ever, examine the effect of reser-
yoir on Fort Hill on property in that
locality. On the slope of Fort Hill
immediately below the proposed loca-
tlon of the reservoir are already large
number of dwellings and others in
course.of construction. If no obstruc-
tions are thrown in the way the entire
slope will soon be covered with beau
tiful homes. But if a reservoir is To-
Gated on the hill no more dwellings
will be erected in the vicinity and
those now there will be seriously dam
aged. The cipage from the large body
of water above will keep the hill side
below so damp and wet as to render it
unfit for dwelling sites. But another
and still greater in"~ I'll be
the dan 'ow
Year: 1874

WE this morning publish another
communication on the Mayoralty, in
which Mr.. TlFFANX's record as Fore
man OF the Grand Jury is shown TO be
anything but complimentary. The
visit to the Water Company's reser-
voir was outside of the Grand Jury's
duty and the fulsome puff of the COM
pany incorporated in the report had
no more business there than chapter
from the Koran. 1t may not have
been intended as bid for the Water
Company's support, but it certainly
7 has that appeaTunee,k SCI gr5
Year: 1874

"a HE w VS. HUE orSa ii
is devoting the greater portion ofits
space and al ofits talent to the peoples
candidate for Mayor: We have no
disposition to drag into print Mr..
TrFFANy's private affairs and shall
only examine his public or official an
tecedents, and to begin with,iwe find
that lie was not o success as Federal
officer, not even as n gauger in 1.-THE
Revenue Department. A man who
could not successfully gauge spurious
liquors ought not to undertake the
task of measuring out justice to twelve
thousand people. For Mr.. TIFFANY
as private citizen we have a high re-
spect, and we shall not initiate his
paper by meddling with his private
business, but his official record is pub
lie property and as the organ, it
seems, has gone into the antecedent
\ business, we feel called upon to do n
little in the antecedent line also.
Year: 1874

When spiritualism first made its
appearance in the village of =, old
Deacon Isaacs, a wealthy man, who
had stood by the church for nearly
three score years, was exceedingly
bitter against all believers in the
"devil's word" as he called it, and
denounced spiritualists and spirit
ualism in no very gentle language.
Imagine the Deacon's anger then,
when six months afierward ne found
it had worked its way into his own
family, and not only were his wife
and daughters believers, but one of
them was medium, and possessed
full power to converse with the spir-
its of those who had departed to that
borne from which no traveller re-
turns


Deacon Isaacs was mad-dread-
fully mad-but he had wit enough
not show it, and he bore the taunts
of the ungodly with q meek spirit.
He knew it would be useless to de-
clare war for Mrs. Isaacs alone had
always proved more than match
for him, he was sure to be defeated.
He must 'circumYent the crittsr.' as
he expressed it, and to that end he
set himself to work. He was a man
of sound judgment, and his worldly
experience Of fifty years was not
thrown away. From the day it first
came to knowledge that his wife and
daughters were spiritualists,' he new
er spoke q word against nor did he
ever allude to it, except in general
terms in his morning prayers: but
anyone could see that it troubled
him for he was absent minded, his
eyes wandered restlessly, and his
countenance looked careworn.


The Deacon witnessed one or two
'sittings' at his own house, and was
satisfied that if he possessed little
more knowedge he could get rid of
the annoyance. So one morning he
started for the city, determined to
thoroughly investigate the subject
before he returned. After visiting
two of the most popular mediums,
and paying his money, he returned
home satisfied that he could see
through it. There was q sitting at
the Deacon's house on the night he
returned, and his daughter Mary
the medium-invited the Deacon to
take a scat at the table, which, to her
qualification, was accepted. The
spirits were in good tune and so ex-
ceedingly communicative that the
Deacon was induced to ask a few
questions, which werereadily answer
ed, and wife and daughters in costa
eies at the thought that father would
yet be a believer, urged the Dsa- :
con on in his inquiries.


"Has my wife always been true to
Year: 1874

The passengers in a car on the
Tusearawas Valley Railroad recently
witnessed a singular incident. A
blooming young woman, who had
been riding for considerable dis
tance, complained to a fellow-trRv-
eler seated near that she was suffer
ing excruciating torments from the
aching of q deeayed tooth. Not far
distant down the isle there sat a
dentist who heard her remark, and
noticed the frequent application of
her handkerchief to her damask
cheek. Leaving his seat he came
toward the maiden, and informed
her that she had better have the
troublesome tooth pulled. 81 intend
to do so, sir, as soon as I reach the
city," was the reply. Il am a den
tist, and will take out your tooth
right here for one dollar" said the
professional man in a joking tone,
not imagining that his proposition
would be accepted. The girl was,
however, enduring too much pain to
be timid, and Immediately drew out
her pocket book and faunted q dol
lar bill in the face of the astonished
stranger. He could not then refuse,
and proceeded to the end of the car, !,
opened his valise, drew forth his in
strument, and soon had the satisfac-
ton of placing three Of her teeth in
the hands of the damsel, having re-
moved those which might cause fu-
ture trouble, as well as the present
source of Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
Year: 1874

The public are cautioned against
the reception of two dollar counter
felt notes of the following national
banks in New York, which are now
in circulation First National Bank
The engraving is well done the
shading under the title Of the bank
is irregular the general appearance
of the note is likely to deceive.
Ninth National Bank-The engrav-
ing is well executed, and the print
ing and paper are very good. In the
genuine the title of the bank reads,
"Ninth National Bank of the City of
New York !" in the counterfeit the
word "the' is omitted. The genu-
inc note has a convex line over the
word "pay" and over the word "bear-
er," both of which curves are omit
ted in the counterfeit. The engrav-
ing on both sides is darker than in
the genuine. Marine National Bank.
The imitation is calculated to de.
ceive. The title in the counterfeit
reads, "Marine National Bank oi
New York ;" in the genuine it reads,
HMarine National Bank of the City
of New York" National Shoe and
Leather Bank-the engraving is well
executed, and the paper and print
ing are very good. National Bank
of the State of New York-The shad
ing of the title Of the bank is irregu-
lar, but the general appearance of the
imitation is much like the real note.
National bank of fcommerce-In this
case, also, the shading under the
title of the bank is irregular. The
engraving is inferior to the genuine.
There is also a five dollar counterfeit
in circulation, in which the shading
under the title of the bank is uneven
~. Y. Times.
Year: 1874

When was but country lass,


Now fifteen years ago,
lived where flows the Oyerpseck


Through meadows wide and low;
There first, when sllies were bending blue
And blossoms blowing free,
saw the ragged little boy,


Who went to school with me.
His homespun coat was frayed and worn,
With patches covered Ger,
His hat-ah, such hat as that


Was never seen before;
The boys and girls, when first ne came,
They shouted in their glee,
And ieered the ragged little boy


Who went to school with me.
His father was labOring man,
And mine was highly born,
Our people held both him and his
In great contempt and scom-
They said should not stoop to own
Aplaymate such as he,
The bright-eyed, ragged little boy
Who went to school with me.
Yet spite of all the sneers around
From children better dressed,
Ny heart went out to meet the heart
That beat within his breast,
His look was fond, his voice was low,
And strange as it may be,
loved the ragged little boy
Who went to school with me.

For years they had forgotten him,
Bat when again we met,
Bis looks, his voice, hisgentle ways
Remained in memory yet;
They SAW alone the man Of mark,
But could only see
The bright-eyed ragged little boy
Who went to school with me.
He had remembered me, It seemed,
As remembered him;
Nor time, nor honors, in his mind
The cherished past could dim;
Young love had grown to older lover
And SO to day you see
wed the ragged little boy
Vine went to school with me.
Year: 1874

Yes, know there are stains on my carpet


The trace Of small muddy, boots;
And see your fair tapestry glowing


And sPotless with blossoms and fruits.
And know that my walls are disfgured


With prints of small fingers and hands;
And see that your own household whiteness


And fresh in its purity stands.
Yes know that my black walnut is battered
And dented by many small heels,
While your own polished stairway, all perfect
Its smooth shining surface reveals!
ana know that my parlor is Uttered


With many old treasures and toys;
While your own is in the dAintiest order,


Onharmed b. the presence Of boys.
ana know that my room is invaded


Quite boldly all hours of the day;
While you sit in your OWE unmolested,


And dream the soft quiet wayl
Yes, know have jackets that wear ont
And buttons that never wiz stay:
While you can embroider at lei sure.


And learn the pretty art Of "crochet.s
And know there are lessons OF spelling,
Which must be patient to hear;
While YOU may sit down to your novel,
Or turn the last magazine near.
Yes, know there are four little bedsides
Where must stand watchful, each night:
While you may 90 out In your carriage,
And flash in your dresses so bright

Now, think I'm neat little woman
like my house orderly, too;
And l am fond of dainty belongings
Yet would not change places with youi
No!-keepyo fair hsme, with its order.
Its freedom from trouble and noise;
And keep your own fanciful leisure;-
But give me my fosr splendid boys.
Year: 1874

We have heard before of fiery steeds and
the iron horse; but now comes a man who
can go up head with his invention of a caloric
pony, on the back of which can be placed
battery capable of out-fghting regiment of
infantry. We mention the matter so that
every little boy who pants for pony can tell
his papa what breed to buy.
Year: 1874

A Georgia negro was recently fined ten
dollars and made to work twenty days in the
streets for having attempted suicide. What,
probably, would have been his punishment If
he had succeeded in the undertaking? We
shudder to think of it.
Year: 1874

rG Five yenrs ago Colorado did not have
a single foot of railroad track within her bOr-
ders. In that short time many parts of tho
bowling wilderness have been made 70 blOs-
som az the rose. and more than seven hundred
miles of railroad now extend their iron bands
across that Territory.
Year: 1874

TIE nomination of Mr.. Polk was the
result of an intrigue conceived for the
purpose of defeating Mr.. Van Buren,
who was the unquestiOned choice of
majority of the Democratic party.
The sinister combinations necessary to
the success of the plot, by which such
distinguished champions of the party
as Colonel Benton and .Silas Wright
were disobliged and disaffected, led to
embarassments and complications
which hampered and Obstructed the
administration, and operated to the
prejudice of Mr.. Polk and the good
name of the country. He was not Il
great man, using that qualifying word
in the sense usually employed to de-
scribe the most distinguished of his
contemporaries; but he was blameless
in his private life, of fair capacity, eX-
cellent Judgment, good common-sense,
patriotic intentions, and uncommon


moral courage. Physically, he had no
stomach for fight, and when Wise
assaulted him in the ROtunda of the
Capitol, instead of calling him to ac-
count for the affront, he passed it by
with comparative Indifference. He
was Speaker of the House at the time,
and Wise, who was always impetuous
and hot-headed when there was not
more to gain by controlling his temper,
resented some fancied injustice in the
ruling of the chair. The affair made
some stir at the time, and General
Jackson was disgusted that an insult so
gross should not have been settled in
accordance with the rules that then re-
gulated the conduct of men of honor
AN OLD STAGER, in Ha,pers Magazine
for March.
Year: 1874

AN IDEA FOR TEASlSTERs.-Ag a great
deal of labor and hard tugging may be
saved if every wagon and truck is pre-
vided with 100 feet of stout rope and a
single pulley. A snatch block is the
best arranged with strong hook, and
the usual construction for slipping the
tight of the rope under the strap to the
sheave instead of waiting to reeve the
line through on end. If a wagon gets
stuck in heavy mud or in the snow,
the driver has only to fasten his block
to the tongue, reeve the rope through
it, and attach one end to tree or post
and let his team pull on the other.
Their work of course is just halved, or
rather they bring twice as much pow
er to bear in dragging the wagon clear.
There are plenty of other applications
of this simple device, which will read
lily suggest themselves. With couple
OF skids for an inclined plane, heavy
logs could be easily drawn on sleigh
by the unhitched team. Another case
where it is likely to be useful is when
loaded sleighs attempt TO cross a wooden
bridge. Although the horses draw the
load very easily over the snow, they
are often unable TO start it over the
generally denuded wooden flooring OF
the bridge, and hence would be mate
rally aided by the tackle hitched on as
we have described.-Scientific Ameri-
can.
Year: 1874

Too Io,y an estimate is apt to be set
on the domestic value of newspapers.


After reading them, and putting our
selves, through their agency, in mental


correspondence With the world, they


are thrown aside and forgotten. But
to suppose their usefulness bounded by


their news columns and the waste-bag


is thriftless mistake. ...s.f.-.,


In the first place, there are the house


household recipes, to be found in stray


corners, often excellent, and deserving


a refuge on the fiy-leaf of the family


cookbook. Then come the pretty


verses, the strange and dr0iI stories,


the brief biographies and "reminiscences


which, pasted in a scrap-bOok, are u
source Of never ending pleasure, not
only to those who do not care for richer
intellectual food, but to those who
have only odd minutes for reading. !


Notwithstanding the squibs j0cular
journalists who have penned on the use
OF newspapers for bed-clothing. We
know from experience that these aIs
not to be despised. Phey may not be
as comfortable as your blankets, but
certainly they keep out the cold. Two
thicknesses of paper are better than u
pair of blankets, and in the case of per-
sons who dislike the weight of many
bed-clothes, they are Invaluable. A
spread made ola double layer of papers
between a covering of calico or ehintz,
is desirable in every household. The
papers should be tackled together with
thread, and also basted to the covering
to keep them from slipping. An OBJ
lection has been made on account Of
the rustlink, but if soft papers be chosen
the noise will not be annoying, especi-
ally should the spread be laid between
a blanket and the cOunterpane.


AS a protection 20 plants against
cold, both in and out of doors, nothing
isbetter. If newspapers are pinned up
over night at a window between pots
and glass, the flowers will not only not
be frozen, but will not even get chilled,
as they are so liable to be at this sea-
son. In the same way, If taken to
cover garden-beds, on the frosty nights
of early autumn, they viii allow the
plants to remain safely outdoors some
time later than is common.


One of the oldest services to put our
Journals to is the keeping OF ice in sum-
mer. An ingenious housekeeper re-
Gently discovered that her daily. lump
of ice would last nearly twice as long
when wrapped in newspapers, and
placed in any Kind of covered box, %
when trusted solely to a refrigerator.
This is very convenient, since it Is pos
sible to have the best and cheapest re-
frigerator constantly at hand.


= TO polish all kin is of glass after
washing, except table glass, no cloth
or flannel is half SO good as newspa-
per; and for q bakers dozen Of other
uses, quite foreign to its primal pur-
pose, it is without rival.
Year: 1874

@A married lady is now lecturing
against the evils of tight lacing. "She
is quite right. If girl wants her
waist sqeezed, she ought to employ some
reliable young man for the purpose.
Our experience is that no young man,
with any pretentions TO reliability
would, when thus employed, for a
single moment neglect to squeeze"