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Year: 1874

the HOuse-tOP.


Cor. Philadelphia Press


King Louis has, it is said, entirely lost
in these last few years the youthful look
which so lately distinguished him. He
has become stout, and is now large,
finely .proportioned, and handsome man,
instead OF an elegant, poetic looking
boy. He is said to be in treaty with the
Royal family of Prussia for the hand of
the daughter OF Prince FrederickCharles,
grand.niece to the Emperor of Germany.
He has not yet outgrown his mania for
odd and whimsical follies, though he has
not equaled, of late years, his notion OF
having a lake constructed on the roof OF
the Royal palace, where, | believe, it
still exists, and whereon he meant, in
imitation of Lohengrin, to sail in boat
drawn by swaps. The architect, when
summoned to receive his orders for his
watery sky parlor, declared at first that
the thing could not be done. Bot it
must be done," quoth King Louis; and
the must of Princes being still po
tential, even in this republican age, the
lake was finally constructed Then p new
difficulty arose. The waters of the
lake were not a pretty color. The King
wanted them to be blue, after the ortho-
dox fashion of poetic and romantic
sheets of water. So the bottom was
drawn off, and the sides and bottom of
the tank painted blue, but still the water
refused to show the proper azure tint.
Then an infusion of indigo was tried,
and the lake looked blue enough in all
conscience, but the unhappy swans got
dyed the same tint by sailing upon its
bosom, and presented a splotchy and
streaky appearance, which was anything
but romantic. So the modern Lohen-
grin had tho tank re6lled with pure
water and resigned himself to the idea
of colorless lake. The odd construc
ton was at one time shown to strangers,
but travelling Frenchman once wrote
to one of the Partisan papers highly
ludicrous account of it, which narrative,
coming to the knowledge of the King,
so incensed him that he forbade the
guardians of the place ever to show his
cherished lake again TO strangers, and
so heartless and unsympathizing pub
lie is shut out from all prospect of ever
again inspecting this marvel.
Year: 1874

A CApslzE.-On Sunday last two young
gentlemen concluded to take a sail down the
James, and started from the wharf Of the
Old Dominion Company with every pros
pect of pleasant trip; but just as the boat
reached the middle OF the river over she
went, dumping her passengers out into the
muddy water. Luckily their condition was
observed, and soon they were rescued and
brought back to the wharf, where, in the
presence of large crowd. they took off their
outer garments and put them through a
wringlng process preparatory to drying,
amidst the jocuar remarks of the said
crowd, and which the young men bore with
commendable good humor. A watch full
OF water. and the loss Of sleeve buttons and
studs was one of the results of the anticipa-
ted pleasant sail. Shortly afterwards two
young men, with coats buitoned tightly
across their thrOats, and With saddened
cornteuances, might have been seen wend-
ing their way up the hill and through the
back alleys, no doubt resolving in their own
mind that the next time they go sailing on
Sunday they will stay at home.
Year: 1874

SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPTAIN E. S. GAY


Captain Edward S. Gay, well known and


highly respectable citizen of Richmond, died


suddenly yesterday at the residence of his


sster-in-law, near Staunton. The deceased


was for about thirty years connected with
the public Guard of the State, first as lieu
tenant and then US captain, and was holding
the latter position when the Guard was dis
banded by a military order. Of late years
be was not regularly engaged in business;
for, though his health was remarkably good,
and he was in full possession of the faculties
Of mind and body, he had been so long
soldier he felt almost incapactated for
the civil pursuits Of life. He was
in the seyenty-ninth year of his
age when death came upon him so un-
|, |,eXpectedly. He leaves two sisters older than
himself, and several children and grand
children. Captain Gay was one of the most
honorable and amiable Of men, and his circle
of friends comprised hundreds Of our best
people. His body will either arrive here
this morning, or this afternoon, and will be


met at the depot by Joppa Lodge Of Masons,
OF which be was an active and honored
member. The time and place Of bis fune-


raj will be the subject of future notice.
Year: 1874

SENT ON TO THE GRAND JURY.-James Will
son, charged with feloniously breaking and
entering the room of Lucy Scott (colorcd)
with intent TO commit rape, was examined
by the Police Justice yesterday morning.
Though as to other matters the evidence WIS
someW hat conflicting, there was sufficient to
indicate that Wilson had forciby entered
the woman's room one night about two
weeks ago, and he was accordingly sent on
TO the grand jury of the Hastings Court.
Rail was fixed in the sum Of $500.
Year: 1874

INoUEsT.-Dcputy Coroner Christopher
Tompkins yesterday held an inquest over
the remains OF the infant found in an alley
near the corner of Twenty-third and Bread
streets Sunday evening. The jury, after
bearing all the evidence obtainable, rem
dered a verdict that the deceased came to IFS
death "by criminal neglect or i'll treatment
on the part of some person or persons un-
known to the jury, and at a time which
they are unable, from the evidence, to de.
terminp
Year: 1874

An AMUSING EXpERIMEyr.-Thc
gas in this city can be lighted by
trictional electricity, excited. by
4 lady's ordinary fur muf,. Thus ::
place tonr tumbIerS. upside down.
upon the floor Or carpet, and up
on these place 3 board or other
hard substance to stand upon
within reach Of the burner.


Upon this insulated board let
a person stand, and second per-
son take the mutf and rub it q
number of times down the back
of the coat Of the first, by which
he or she gift be 4 lady with a
woollen shawl cn) will become
charged with electricity sufficient
to light the gas with the tip ofthc
finger as effectually as if done with
an'ignited match.


TO perform the experiment it
will require three persons, cnc to
turn on and off the gas, for if done
by h c person insulated and
charged: he will not only receive
G shock: but discharge the cleo
tricity before applying it to the
gas. 4 number Of persons can
participate in the amusement at
the same time BY insulating them
selves and joining hands.


Let the friction Of the muf be
applied . to the person farthcst
from the burner until all become
chargcd:and the person at the other
extreme can light the gas, all feel
ing q sensible shock at the time
Of igniting or discharge Of the flu
i'd WI. J0urnaI.
Year: 1874

EDITOR HERALD:-Our community
has suffered a severe and almost ire
parable loss in the death of William
Morton, an old and highly esteemed
citizen of this place; his death was
most sudden and unexpected, he was
taken sick on Thursday, August 18th,
and died Sunday evening August 10th,
being sick only three days, the dis
ease was thought to be Inflammation of
the bowels. The deceased was sixty
three years of age, and had been quite
feeble for two years past. 1t is suffi-
cient proof of the fact that he was a
good man, when say that every one
in this community mourn his loss;
his house was always offered as a
shelter to the homeless, his hand was
ever extended to help the needy, and
the hungry was never turned unted,
from his door. In short, "Father Nor
TOM was a consistent Christian gen.
tleman. He had been for many years a
member of the Methodist Church, and
he always honored his profession. He
was also Treasurer of Compton Grange,
and well did he merit our confidence.


While the community has lost one
of its very best members, the Church
has lost one of it's ornamental stars"
and a co-worker in the great work of
the evangelization of the world. The
Grange has also lost an able advocate
of her grand and noble principles.
The deceased leaves wife and two
grown sons and daughter fourteen
years of age to mourn their loss, but he
left them good evidence that he was
going to "bettel home" j. e. M.


Compton, August 18th, 1874.
Year: 1874

A young man writes from Romeo,
Michigan, to Postmaster Bent of this
city for information as to the wages of
mechanics, etc. He says he is one of
four anxious to locate in Los Angeles
county, if they were confident of OBJ
tanning employment at fair wages.
These young men need give them
selves no apprehension on that score;
if they are worth employing, they
will find plenty to do at good wages.
Let them come along.
Year: 1874

We have to dispose of our immense
Stock of Clothing, Dress Goods, ETC., etc., to
make room for a very extensive Stock of Fall
Goods, just purchased in New York, and en-
route for us. We have reduced the prices, and
you will find it to your advantage to call
the
Year: 1874

80 The tide Ofimmigration Is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two. 2Lo
Year: 1874

That handsome suit of clothes came
from Fitzpatrick's. He makes the finest
fitting suits to be had in the city; best of ma
terial scientific cutting; good workmanship;
style. Call on Fitzpatrick the fashionable
tailor when you wish to replenish your ward
Year: 1874

NAIN sTREET--Notce is hereby given
1M that the city of Los Angeles in ends to
make the following Improvements upon
Main street, in conformity with the provisions
of Act VII ofthe Revised Charter, TO wit: From
the llaZa at the northery line of the Pico
House to the northeTly line of Fourth street
distance of 1880 feet [more or lessl.


The sidewalk shall be l5 feet wide from
said place of beginning to a point on line with
the front of Temple Block, a distance of 1865
feet from the place of beginning from said
point on line of Temple Block to northerly
line of Fourth street, the sidewalks shall be
IL feet wide; they shall be constructed in the
following manner, and of the following ma
terial:


The sidewalks shall have redwood curbing
3inches thick by in hes wide, which shall
be spiked to redN 90 posts 4X4 inches square,
three feet long,s ttw feet in the ground be-
low the bottom tn curbing and six feet
apart; said posts a. ue set on the inside OF the
curbing In the sidewalk; the sidewalk shall
have stringers in add ton to curbing 3XS
inches square to which the plankng of the
sidewalk shall be spiked, the plank shall be
two incl thick; the sidewalk shall be made
of wood and shall extend on both sides of the
street, from the place of beginning to First
street, a distance OF ,926 feet; from this point
sidewalk shall have curbing as heretofore de-
scribed, but shall have gravel walks, instead
OF wood surface the wal ks to be according TO
the established grade.


The roadway shall have cutters on each
side. paved with hard granite cobble stone;
the cutters shall be five feet wide. and shall
begin ten inches below the top of the side
walk, and shall be concave on the bottom,
the outside of the cutters being seven inches
below the top of the sidewalk.


The street in order To receive the material
for the roadbed shall be cut down or filled up,
eight inches below the grade, and shall CON
form to the shape Of the street when finished:
upon this bottom a layer of gravel shall be
laid five inches thick after being rolled.


over this layer, layer of broken stone or
screened gravel shall be laid three inches in
thickness, the stones making this layer shall
not be over IA inches in diameter; over this
layer of stone a thin layer OF red cement
gravel shall be spread, after which the whole
mass of material must be wetted and thor
oughly rolled


The slope of the street or roadbed shall be
one foot in thirty feet from the cutters to the
center or crown of the street.


By order of the Common Council.


NJ. KREMER,


Clerk OF the Common Council.
Year: 1874

SECOND AND OLIVE STREETS.-No:ice
~ Is here by given, that the Comm. II Coun-
cll OF the CITY of Los Angeles, intend TO grade
Second street, from the crossing Of Second
and Fort streets, to the westerly line of Olive
street; also to grade Olive street from Sec
Ond TO Filth street, as follows:


That the crossing of second and Fort streets
shall be % feet above the datem plane of
levels as now established in this city, accord
ing to the grade map now on file in the office
OF the Mayor and Common Council of the
city of Los Angeles.


The crossing of Second and Hill streets
shall be 45 feet, and the crossing of Secon,i
and Olive streets shall he 78 feet, and the
crossing of Third and Olive streets shall be
l36 feet, and the crossing OF Olive and Fourth
streets shall be 81 feet, and the crossing of
Fifth and Olive streets shall be IL feet above
the datem plane before mentioned.


That the distance to be graded on Second
street, from its crossing with Fort street to the
westerly line of Olive street is $50 feet incud-
ing the crossing of Hill and Second streets
and that the distance TO be graded on Olive
street Fl ON Second to Fifth street is .920 feet
including the crossings of Third and Fourth
streets.


The above named streets shall Ire graded to
width of sixty feet, and shall conform to the
crossings of street levels before mentioned.
the slope of the streets shall be straight and
uniform between the different streets, and
shall be one foot higher in the center of
the street than at either side of the gutter
BY order Of the Common Council


NJ. KREMER,


Clerk of Common Council


iVll-lQt
Year: 1874

aud P Phifxdelphia5 markets, where the
article is best known. In the suburbs
Of these cities this breed is very highly
appreciated, and the butter brings from
rs cents to 81 a pound. 1t is quite the,
fashion for wealthy families living in
the suburbs part of the year to keep
one or more Jersey COWS.


The Jersey is valued not only for her
milk, but for her esthetic qualities.
She is very gentle, eats from the hand,
comes readily at call, and takes kindly
to petting She is rather a graceful
object upon the lawn and, unlike the
deer, requires no wire fence to keep her
from strayiug Much attention has
been paid in late years to improvement
in the form and color Of the Jerseys,
and animals can now be found in many
herds very attractive to the eye without
any. loss of the valuable qualities that
characterize the breed. Quite as good
Jerseys are now raised in this country
as are imported: and we are inclined to
think that our best breeders are even
more careful Of pedigrees and of breed
ing for valuable points than they are in
the Isle Of Jersey. They can be bought
quite as cheap, and with the additional
advantage Of a personal knowledge Of
the breeder as a voucher for the authen-
ITCHY Of the pedigree. In the northern
parts Of the country the Jerseys are al.
ready accIimated. and are found to do
quite as well as in their native island.
They are not dainty feeders, but eat
readily the vegetable refuse of the fam-
ly, and appear to enjoy it quite as we'll
as the pasture. To do their best, they
want abundant feed of good quality and
comfortable quarters kept reasonable
clean
Year: 1874




We receive great many inquiries
which show that the characteristics of
the Jersey COW are not very we'll under
stood even among the readers of agri-
cultural papers. One man wants to
know what sort Of working cattle they
would make, and if the beef is as good
as that Of the natives. Another is 60
ing into the milk business, and wants
to know if the Jerseys are the stock he
should purchase Another is near
cheese factory, and thinks the Jerseys
possibly may be the best thing for him.
A lady of romantic turn has bought
Jersey heifer with her first calf, and
suspects she has been badly cheated be-
cause she does not get pailful Of milk
at night and morning.


The Jersey is not worker of mira
cles, and can no more make something


out Of nothing than any other breed Of
cattle. She is not even an extraordina-


ry animal, and does but one thing in a


superlative way. If one wants to raise


working cattle the Devons are beautiful


to the eye, and have been trained to


the yoke for many generations. If he


wants early maturity in the beeves the


Shorthorns have no rivals. If he de-


sires large quantity Of good milk for


the nearest village market the Ayrshires


are hard to beat. But if he wants a


pet family COW, giving small quantity


Of very rich milk for his own table, he


may safely invest in a Jersey COW. 1t


is so rich In cream that we should not


like to repeat the statements Of credible


witnesses, who have MIXED the COWS,


poured the milk into he lactometer and
F measured the thickness Of the cream,
and churned and worked the butter


with their own hands. Five quarts OF
milk have been known to make pound
Of butter. Heifers with their first
calves sometimes make five or six pound:
r Of butter week, and COWS ten or twelve
5 pounds week. In extreme cases, nine
teen pounds have been produced in ;
$ week from one Jersey COW, Of course il
t flush feed, aud with as much meal a
e she COLD digest. It is not reasonable
8 to expect that COW giving milk s.


rich in butter will give very larg
g quantity. The average of Jersey herd
e probably does not exceed eight to twelv
d quarts per COW daily in good pasture
d The milk is very palatable, and childre
It once accustomed to it are apt to be dis
r gusted with the thinner fluids furuishe
It by the milkman. The butter mad
l. from it is of the deepest yellow, yer
e solid and waxy, and of the richest favo'
I, It is unlike any other butter that come
Re to the table, and the initiated woul
el not fail to detect it among a hundre
r samples made from the milk OF othe
ic breeds. The cream is so highly colore
9r that the milk Of single Jersey COW
$, q herd Of a dozen natives will iuoreas
{, the color Of all the butter made from ii
il dairy. There is steadily increasin
q demand for Jersey butter ID the Bosto
Year: 1874




tricts to discontinue the keeping Of
sheep; bad fences prevent many from
raising this valuable variety of live
stock; and a system of farming which
admits Of no pasture for some parts of
the year, and nothing to keep them
in fine, healthy, growing condition
through the winter, puts it out of the
power of others to do any good with
flock; consequently there is no general
kind Of sheep husbandry, and there are
hundreds of benighted beings who actu-
ally believe that sheep are injurious to
the land.


The Merino is the breed which an
swered best under former management in
those parts where sheep were regularly
kept, because they bear being kept alto
gether without separating the different
ages; but the low price the carcass
makes for mutton justifes a good deal
| which is said against the profit Of sheep.
The Down of several varieties are in
different States, but are rarely kept in
numbers sufficient to prove their value
for increasing the fertility Of the soil
and those who possess them, or indeed
any Of the pure; long-wooled varieties,
instead of systematically keeping the
females to pass through a regular course
and disposing Of them as they arrive
at certain age, advertise to sell any
time, and allow purchasers to pick out
as they please:


Doubtless the time is not for distant
when the best long wool, and all sheep
excepting focks where rams are raised
as a speciality will be raised and
brought round to certain age and
sold for mutton, and the wool and the
mutton we'll be regular stated income
while, at the same time, the good food
grown and fed on the farm to produce
so much wool and mutton will go back
to the soil and increase the yield of
every crop.


j The continual selling of corn anc
grain, and keeping little live stock, and
the few animals there are eating naugh'


but the less marketable produce, will


as matter Of course, soon bring tht
soil to the lowest depths Of poverty
but if instead of sending away the hear
Of the land in the shape of the product
mentioned. it were eaten with otbe
fodder, the meat and wool made, owe
and above former quantities, woul.
bring more money, and a good dea
a more after the increased fertility of tn
q farm had forced heavier crops, which il
9 turn would give greater weight to tn
e sheep, ard also allow of great man
0 more being bred, reared and fattened.
This is how sheep would help agr
$ culture in the United States. Shoe
e all the hateful race Of useless ours, max
,. good fences, and crop the land in sue
n studied rotation that there would b
): abundance of seasonable nutritious foo
d all the year round, then, by judioiousl
e placing the flock in such way as ,
J make the dung and urine tell on SUI
:. ceeding crops, and parting them in'
IS flocks Of young together and old tt
d gether, those of one sex by themselve
q aud those of the opposite sex would q
}. better as we'll. All sheep require sue
d attention as this, and likewise caref'
q consideration of their comfort in evel
e respect Thenfsheep husbandry woul
le 60 hand in hand with the best syste
g Of farming in every part Of the Unite
n States. ] A WoRK1Na FARMER.
Year: 1874

SCHOOL SUPERvIsIoN.-The Committee on
Public Instruction will hold a meeting this
Monday evening at the Common Council
Boom to hear the opinions of the friends of our
public schools on the subject of supervis ion.
Those interested in the question are invited to
be present
Year: 1874

The WORCESTER ExcURsIoN.-The excur-
sion of the City Government and few invited
guests to Worcester Tomorrow will number
about go persons. There will not be an excur-
sion train as was first proposed, but the COM
pany will go on the regular morning train that
leaves here at eight o'clock sharp.
Year: 1874

MANY ladies complain of being defrauded in
buying spool silks, in some instances not get.
ting more than one half the number of yards
represented. Every spool of the Eureka Silk
is warranted full length and perfect in every
respect.
Year: 1874

M. L. A.-The sixth lecture of this course
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. Porteous Of Eng
land This gentleman has come among us
with brilliant reputation as popular speaker
A New York critic speaking of the lecture
which will be pronounced here, says the sub
ject was treated with sustained ability that
claimed and received rapt attention and when
the gentleman had concluded you felt that the
fire had not gone out from any lack of fuel,'
The English press speak of his efforts in the
most fiatterfng terms. and we think those who
attend will esteem the occasion ra re one
Year: 1874

A GENTLEMAN AND WIFE WISHING PERMA-
n nent home with first class private family aduts)
with and appointments complete table first class
central location, address HOMESTEAD, Herald Uptown
kra ue
Year: 1874

I would inform my friends and the public
generally that have established in connection
with my AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, !,
SEED and FERTILIZER BUoINE ESS


A BONE AND PLASTER MILL,
and am now prepared TO fill orders with prompt
ness and dispatch. Having new and improved
machinery aud using only the best quality of
Blue Windsor Plaster, it shall be my constant
aim to produce an article so FINELY GROUND as
to silence all complaint heretofore made on that
point.


Having the most approved BONE MILL now
made shall manufacture and have constantly
on han a pure article Of FINELY GROUND
RAW BONE.


Samples Of Ground Plaster or Bone will be
mailed to any address on application.


HERBkRT BRYANT.
jan 5-tf No. 25 King ST., Alexandria, Va.
Year: 1874

PatrOnize Home Industries.


Down in Pennsylvania, the
other day, a lumberman who
had sold his timber, bought y
new suit OF clothes and taking
the balance of his money home,
was persuaded by his. wife ITO
attend church the following
Sabbath. At the close Of the
services a strong appeal was
made to raise some missionary
money, when the lumberman
rose and said: tHere's fiity
dollars for the old hosS behind
the pulpit, but I'll not give a
cent to be took out Of the
country" u-F