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Year: 1874

Every day the water question grows
in magnitude and importance, and
every day affords evidence that we are
gradually approaching solution of
the problem. Our people are learning
that with water the Los Angeles val
ley is the most productive spot in the
world, and that without water we cam
not couut on regular crops. Day by
day our people are acquiring informa-
tion to the effect that the water is here
now, near at hand and easily reached,
and the only point to study is how to
raise and utilize the indispensable ar
ticle. Within the city limits, sys-
tematic saving and using of the water
owned by the corporation is neither
understood nor practiced. More water
is lost by sipeage and evaporation
than is consumed in irrigation.
bitches are expensive and destructive


By-and-bye we shall lay down pipes
and built vast reservoirs, by which
much loss will be prevented, personal
difficulties avoided. and water secured
for the irrigation of a broader area
than is now accommodated. In the
country, the farmers are finding and
saving water. Artesian wells are the
favorite, but they are not found in
every locality. In many places where
the water is near the surface, wind and
horse power suffice to raise the requisite
amount; in some instances the steam
engine is brought into use, but so fal
as we have been able to learn, the
Wilcox Litter has proven the most eff.
fcient and at the same time the cheap.
est to operate that has yet beer
introduced in this valley. Some
three months ago, the HERALI
published an editorial explaining the
power and availability Of the WILCOX
machine. There were then but one OF
two of these lifters in Los Angeles
county. There are now twelve OF
Year: 1874

We are rather pleased with the ver-
dict of the Church Committee in the
case of BEECHER. 1t is an ingenious
document, and encourages the belief
that the human intellect is growing
more acutely cunning, more incom-
prehensibly subtle, and more unfath-
omably analytical, as the sciences are
unfolded and intelligence expands.
There was time when committee
Of simple minded, Bible reading
churchmen would have found the
masses of evidence, conflicting and af-
flicting, which the case of HENRY and
ELIZABETH poured around and over
the wise men of Plymouth Church, a
little puzzling to the understanding
and something harassing to the con-
science, but that period closed with
the witch burnings and learned SER
mons of COTTON MATHER, and we are
now fairly launched in an era when
men and women, judges and jurors,
sect and secular, all persuade them
selves to believe that which they wish
despite and in defiance of proof to the
contrary. If we so elect, the worst
case, the darkest suspicion, the strong
est evidence, the most damaging ap-
pearances, are subjected to the intel
lectual scalpel, and behold, the aspect
changes; the ugly features are dex-
trously cut away: seemingly fatal
wounds are suddenly healed, and sin
and crime are washed away in flood
of ink and eloquence. What Won
derful being is man, and how convinc-
ingly he reasons in the way he wishes
to go. If we progress intellectually as
rapidly as we are now moving for a
century longer, we shall be able to be-
lieve just what we desire to believe,
despite what others may choose to be-
lieve. Mark the convincing power of
self-argument: These good men Of
Plymouth Church not only persuade
themselves that Mr.. BEECHER is in
nocent of every charge urged against
him, but they instantly convince three
thousand people that what they have
argued themselves into believing is
the correct thing for everybody
to believe. There may be a
few million persons of low men
tai calibre who will demur and
wonder why so much was admitted, if
nothing transpired; but their opinion
amounts to nothing. The Churc hmen
have spoken, and with their verdict
before us, we feel constrained to say
that the man or woman who will not
shout over HENRY'S acquittal and re-
joice in the fact that ELIZABETH's
reputation is sustained, is one of those
unfortunate beings who has not
moved as rapidly up the intellectual
incline as those more refined and
christianized brethren and sisters who
worship In the Temple hewn from the
rock on which the Mayhower grated
her prov. For HENRY's sake, for
ELIzABETH's sake, for THEoDoRE's
sake, for the children's sake, for the
Christians sake, and for our own
sake, we rejoice in the acquittal of
Mr.. BEECHER. We have always
thought him wise man; we live in
the hope of persuading ourselves
that he is a man with a loving
heart and guileless mind. We have
always believed that mind would tri-
umph over matter, and we rejoice that
this small matter affecting HENRY
and ELIZABETH has entirely sue
cumbed to mind.
Year: 1874

The railroad party which was out
with their four-in-hand looking over
the country north of San Fernando,
returned to the city yesterday. The
San Fernando train brought in the
party, with their vehicle and horses,
all looking rather dusty and fatigued
with their hard jaunt.


Messrs. Krumbeck and Milchert
gave formal opening of their saloon,
bowling alley and billiard room, under
the U. s. Hotel last night. They
were besieged by many friends who
flocked in to wish them good cheer
and partake of the free lunch.
Year: 1874

ARIZONA Is running four candidates
for Delegate to Congress, but not one
of the party is the nominee of the
Democrats or Republicans. In that
Territory aspirants for office are not
impressed with the power of party or
the importance of party nomination.
Year: 1874

POOL SELLING on THE LONG BRANCH RACES


LONG BRANCH, July 17-To-mOrrow, the last
day Of the meeting promises good days sport. The
poolroom OF the West End Hotel is crowded tonight
and the pool selling Is very lively There are five races
on the prOEramme.
Year: 1874

The full text of the finance bill, shows that
the measure is better one than it appeared
from ths brief abstract previously given. 1t
was not TO be expected that any compromise
measure would satisfy the ideas of the more
radical hard-money men, and it was hardly
to be expected, considering the views of the
majority in Congress, that the general drift OF
the measure would be in the right direction.
The new bill is therefore unexpectedly good
in this spect.-HarBord CoMant.


The opinion of the New York Herald upon
the new finance bill is that "It deserves to
rank no higher than as dexterous political
dodge for giving deceptive appearance
unity, to the Republican party on this great
question"


The New York Evening Post remarks
"Altosether, this Senate bill is so much bet
t, than anything which before the elections


expected from this Congress, that we give
qualified but earnest support. With such
a bill enacted, and with as competent and
iudic;ous Secretary in charge of the Treas
JIry as Mr. Bristow, there will at last be rea-
son to expect genuine improvement in the
public finances


Just think, if you swear off Using tobacco
and wearing clothes after the 1st of January
YOU can save $5 per week at least, and S.
per week for 1000 years is $780, 0,000.-Detroit
Free Press.


The Boston Herald says that "those who
know say shipbuilding is cheaper now than it
has been for the past twenty years"


In calling attention to the reports of our
State Reform School and Agricultural Col
lege, the Boston Globe says "The Pine Tree
State is prominent in social and other re.
forms, and the way in which embryo crimi-
nails are dealt with and the methods By which
agricultural education is fostered by the
Government are calculated to attract atten-
ton elsewhere"
Year: 1874

SECRETARY BRIsTow.


Mr.. Banks in his second letter from Wash.
ington to his paper, says of Secretary Bristow:
"Gen. Bristow's administration of the treasury
added to the impression of his former public
services, places him in the front, also, as a pos
sible presidential candidate. There are the
making of strong case, not only for the nomi-
nation but for the place, in his character, his
surroundings, and his opportunities. He is a
man of great simplicity of nature and manner,
of generous physical frame, of robust and hon
est mind and heart, high in his purposes, direct
and resolute in his action, while tolerant of
difference and generous to everything save
absolute wrong. The great respect that his po-
ltieal opponents in Kentucky bear for him IS
something quite remarkable, considering the
inherited rivalries of their party differences the
intense antagonisms of the war, in which he
was so prominent an actor on the soil OF his
own state, and the present ambitions of the
local Democratic leaders. Theyfall speak OF
him in terms of highest appreciation and
praise, and onlthe floor of Congress are ready to
adopt his suggestions without questioning.
One day this week, Mr.. Beck was firing away
at Garfield over something in the appropriation
bill that he didn't understand; his voice grew
hoarse aud aggressive, his party plumes Were
bristling and he swung the Democratic battle-
ak pres1mptuously about; but when the chair
man of the appropriations quietly explained
that the clause in question simply sustained
recent reform of the present Secretary of the
Treasury, the Democratic leader subsided into
sweet grace, and apologetically said that it was
all right. and he withdrew every objection;
Strongly Democratic as Kentucky is, she would
doubtless easily vote for Gen. Bristow for the
first office in the nation; and either by an open
quarrel with him and his policy, or acquies-
ence in his leadership in administration reform
Gen. Grant can probably make his Secretary OF
the Treasury his successor"
Year: 1874

THE LEGIsLATURE-The Ellsworth Anleri-
can. one of the members of which is a member
of the Senate, says respecting the business of
the Legislature:


Among the purely legislative matters claim.
ing attention, the question of aboishing capital
punishment is prominent. The near approach
of the time of Wagner's execution will pre-
cipitate the discussion. We regard the aboli-
ton of the gallows as sure to come at some
time.


ment for debt The only object OF imprisonlng
a debtor is to procure disclosure. but as the
whole expense of a disclosure is thrown upon
the debtor keen hardship frequently results.
Often too the debtor, if cunning, can so time
his disclosure as to defeat the creditors object
1t is to be hoped that some way may be devised
to save the honest, unfortunate debtor from the
stigma of the JAIL and at the same time give
the creditor better remedy against the DIS
honest creditor.


An effort will be made to repeal or essentially
modify the Lobster Law enacted last winter
1t is claimed that the close time should De
earlier-that it now operates hardly against the
fishermen, who during that time are out OF em-
ployment 1t is proposed to either repeal the
law entirely or to fix the close time earlier and
shorter, This county is especially interested IN
this matter and we do not doubt that our MEM
bers will labor faithfully for the change.


There may be some little sparring over the
proposition to extend the charter of the Castine
and Ellsworth r. r. to Eastport, but We appze-
bend none Let that Company build road to
Eastport if they wish-all the people want Is
the road-they don't care much under what
charter it is built.


The character of the next Legislature is such
that, with Gov. Dingley's watchful eyes ever
open to correct errors, we anticipate good re-
suits from the session.
Year: 1874

The Christmas festival has old and peculiar
claims upon. all men of British descent.
Long before the jealous missionaries of


Rome set foot on the shores of Britain, the
Druids celebrated in the last days of Decem-
ber, under the shade of the oak wreathed
| with holly and mistletoe, the great sacrifice
of their sombre worship. In time the Chris
tian festival came in with the lpurer faith,


and took the place ofthe pagan holiday.
The stern hostility of our Puritan ancestors
to the sensuous ritual of the mother church
led to an entire neglect for long time, of
the most prominent holiday of the Christian
year. The observance of days was, in their eyes,
superstitious practice; the very word mass
even when coupled with the name of the
Builder and Ffnisher of their faith, was an
abomination; the date had been fixed by


papal decree, and profound distrust of
Catholic chronology, and bitter opposition
to papal DEGREES, good on bad, were promi-


nent features of their rigid creed.


The liberalizing tendencies OF modern


thought and growing Indifference to the
doctrinal meaning of theological symbols,
coupled with an increasing delight, born Of a
higher culture, in. the sweet observances of
the day, have effected Christmas revival.
The day has lost its sacrifcial character 1t is
true, and the beautiful German legend of


the Christ Child shapes its observance.


But it is fitting, in view of the words


of the Master, that the celebration of His


birth should become prominently the


children's holiday and that the central figure


of the celebration should be not the Arisen


Christ whose glory fills the world, but the


Babe Of Bethlehem on His mothers knee.


1t is well, too, to have it brought to mind


that, to enter the kingdom of Heaven, one


must become in hesrt like little child.


The day is one of joyful family reunions,


of Christmas trees and Christmas stockings,


of gift taking and gift giving; but it is day


also to recall to the minds of men that love
to God and to our fellow creatures is the cor


ner-stone of the beautiful structure of the


Christian faith, and to teach us in the new


year at hand, to walk with patient striving,


in the path marked out by the Master eigh-


teen hundred years ago. 1t is..a time to do


away with all harsh feelings, to moderate all


asperities, to dismiss all petty jealousies, to


forget the mistakes of our friends, to condone


the faults of our enemies, to raise the anthem


OF peace and good will to all.


AS we lay Christmas wreath upon the sill
vered locks of the dying year, let us chant, as


befits the occasion, the tender words of
Thackeray's song:


'sWe lay the weary pen aside,


And wish you health and love and mirth;
As fits the solemn Christmas tide,


As fits the holy Christmas birth.


Be this, good friends our carol still,
Be peace on earth, be peace Oh earth.
To men of gentle will"
Year: 1874

BEFORE taking recess, Congress cid
good bit of work. The Senate has passed
better financial bill than it was thought pos
sible from its action the last session. The
House has got through with two of the ap-
preparation bills, declared against subsidies
and is ready to take up the Senate finance
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Year: 1874

As an evidence 'of the corruption
Of the present administration, and
of the Republican party generally,
and in Congress particularly, the
Democratic journals have for two or
three weeks been pointing gleefully
to the fact that Judge Richardson,
after having disgraced himself in the
position of Secretary of the Treasury,
and having been justly kicked out,
was nominated by Pres't Grant and
confirmed by the Senate as Associate
Justice of the Court of Claims. Here
the aforesaid journals stop, lmagin-
ing they have made a point which
will stir up indignation against the
wicked Radical party. 1t IS TACT
however, that every Democrat pres
ent in the Senate when the vote was
taken, voted for Richardson's confir-
nation, and thus endorsed him as q
man favorable to the peculiar sort OF
reforms which the Democracy are
80 vigorously advocating.
Year: 1874

Mccormack thinks that the JOUR


NAL succeeds in horn "--ir
smoking him out" He is hereby
informed that the JoURNALanticipat


ed no success in its endeavor tc
bring the Senator to square and
manly declaration of his position.
He is just now engaged in very
fine job of political plotting trying
to steer his craft tbroughan extreme.
ly narrow and tortuous channel be.
tween Anti-Monopoly shoals on the
windward side, and the Democratic
shoals close to leewArd. He dares
not go into harbor on one side and
thereby confess treason to the other,
while he is under the guns Of both
and likely to be blown out of water
the moment he hauls down the flag
Of either. His only hostility is to.
ward the Republican party and any
word or sign against either the Anti.
Monopoly party or the old Demo.
cratic party will be signal which
will bring down upon him a broad


side volley which he would be una.
bic to either return or Withstand


He is in a predicament; and when
called upon to state his position, and
name the party with which he will
act after the October election, his
only answer is We don't know"


Our questions had significance
above mere personal pique or quib'
BILE. The editor of the Democrat
assumes to lead the Anti-Monopoly
party, to father and defend it, and
claims therefor its favors, while he
is systematicallyldeceiving it and in.
ducing its members by indirect
means to do service for the Demo
cratic party. He has not the man.
hood TO say that he is for the one
and against the other. He don't
know" We started out with the
assertion that we should drive him
to the wall and make him declare
bis position or make him show bis
Year: 1874

"If reformation is not effected
sooner or later, by some such means
AS are intended by the Grange move
ment, a revolution is the only means
by which, as last resort, can be ar
rested the impending monarchy"


The above morsel is the editorial
utterance Of the Malcolm Ndgnet, OF
which Porte Welch, the reputed
father of the New Party movement
in Iowa and the nation, is editor.
Revolution, then, it seems, is TO be
Porte's last resort in case the Grange
movement should not succeed III
overthrowing the Radical party,
which means the same thing in the
Democratic and New Party view as
the impending monarchy. These
new Party chaps talk about revolu'
tion as glibly and cheerily as though
they had not tried it once at the sac
rifice of millions of lives and billions
of money.
Year: 1874

A recent Anti-Monop. convention
in Lee county made committe to
raise five hundred dollars as that
county's quota of the expenses of the
coming political campaign in the
State, to be placed at the disposal OF
the State executive committee.


There are one hundred counties in
the State, and if each should contrib
ute five hundred dollars, the State
Central committee would have fund
of fifty thousand dollars with which
to carry on the campaign and influ.
ence votes. OF course a county
which is willing to contribute five
hundred dollars for the State canvass
would expect to expend ut least an
equal amount in its home canvass.
This would swell thecost Of the cam.
paign to 100000. Rather heavy


and slightly brassy for retrench'
ment and reform party. .
Year: 1874

y A. sHAPER is carrying on the Carriage


~. and Wagon business in the rame build
Mg where he is prepared to do all kinds Of
.oodwork in neat and substantial manner
~ persoHs in need of work are invited to
give them q call at their shop. ltf.)
Year: 1874

Complaint is made that we did in
Justice to the Ants last week in re-
porting the delegates appointed to
the State Convention, by naming
those chosen from Knoxville town
ship first, and all together instead OF
giving them in the order in which


they were reported by the commit
tee. In order to make all amends
possfaass for injustice done to the
committee or to the facts, we here
cheerfully repeat the list in full in
Year: 1874

The facts remain, as stated last
week, that five of the nine delegates
chosen by the committee and elected
by the convention, to represent the
county in the State Convention, are
residents of Knoxville township, ana
that not one of the nine resides III the
west half of the county.
Year: 1874

As manager OF the gin concerts given
in the aid Of the Public Library of Ken
tucky, my position creates an important
trust in behalf Of the Public Library
and the ticket-holders Of the fifth gift
concert. The Public Library OF Ken
lucky and the ticket-holders are jointly
interested ia the amount Of the drawing.
The larger the fund to be distributed
in gifts, the greater will be the gift
awarded to each lucky ticket-holdera and
the more the amount realized by the Ii
brary. To have a full drawing is so
manifestly to the interest of those inter-
esied that, rather than 70 have frsc-
tional drawing on the thirtieth instant,
deem it due TO the trust coDfided to
me by the ticket-hOlders and the Public
Library OF Kentucky, that short post
ponement be made to enable me to dis
pose of the unsold tickets and have a
full drawing. Though the very large
amount now in bank would enable US to
distribute handsome gifts, yet we should
feel disappointed in this our last concert,
should we be compelled to make frac-
tional drawing, however large.


We have received 50 very large 8
number Of letters from all parts of the
country from those most largely inter-
ested, urging pOstpOnement il all the
tickets be not sold hy the thirtieth, that
we feel strengthened incur sense Of duty
to the ticket-holders and the Public Ii
brary, to make the postponemeDt.
Under the circumstances, we have de-
termined, in the interest Of all parties,
to postpone the concert and drawing to
Saturday, February %, 1875, at which
time the drawing win positively take
place, and, as a guaranty Of good faith
toward ticket-bOldeTs, we pledge our
selves to refund to any tlcket-holdef his
money upon presentation Of his ticket,
should the drawing fail to come OF ct
the day now fixed. The past we feel
assured, will be sufficient guaranty 70
Year: 1874

should be borne by the entire property
Of the country. The tariff, as it wrings
from the people, and especially from
agriculture and labor, their hard earn
ings, and yields them prey 10 the saga
ciOus power Of monopoly, under the
spurious guise Of protection to infant
manufacture $ is wen worthy its barbsrle
origin. ! cannot discuss the tariff in so
brief space. ] am, however, IN favor
Of q cautious and gradual return to y
strict revenue standard, having refer
ence both TO the revenue and 10 the dan
gers incident to a too thoughtless, rapid,
and swesping change. We may even
now lay the duties upon such articles as
will nor, as at present, bear most heavily
upon the great mass Of the people upon
ail save The privileged and protected
faW
Year: 1874

Sheen raisers in California have an
ingenious system for training dogs to
guard their aocks In Southern Califor-
MIA one may wander for miles, and see
thousands of sheep without a single
shepherd to watch them, but around
each flock half dozen dogs. These
have the entire care of the sheep, drive
them out to pasture in the morning,
keep them from straying during the day,
and bring them home at night These
animals have inherited talent for keep.
ing the sheep, and this talent is cult
waited in the following way: When a
lamb is born, or the shepherds have a
pup which they want to train, the lamb
is taken from its mother, she not being
allowed to see her offspring, and the
puppy is put in its place, and the sheep
suckles it. When the puppy grows old
enough to eat meat, it is fed in the morn
ing and sent out with the sheep. 1t stays
with them because it is accustomed to
be with its foster mother; but it cannot
feed with them, and, as they get full the
dog gets hungry. At length, inpatient
to return, in hopes to get its meat, the
dog begins to tease and worry the
mother, aud finally starts her toward
home; the others follow, and thus the
flock is brought 10. If they are brought
home too early, or the dog comes with
out them, be gets punished in some way;
and thus, by taking advantage Of their
instincts and appetite, these dogs are
trained to great state of per- ectness,
aud become invaluable TO the owners OF
larra nocks
Year: 1874

A FIRE PRoKrTLY ExTISGUISHED.-The
roof of house on the corner or Twenty
third and Franklin streets took fire Sunday
morning about O'Clock, tut was promptly
extinguished by members Of Company "t''
Fire Department without giving general
oil
Year: 1874

STATE LIBRARr.-The new wooden CELL
ing OF the State Library has been finished.
AS soon as 1t can be painted and some of the
old carpeting on the floors replaced by new
the Library will be geopened 10 the public