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Year: 1874

THE Express of last evening devotes
its entire editorial and part of its local
space to personal attack on the HER
AIDS correspondent, at. A. c." We
regret that our cotemporary should
deem it necessary to attempt a defense
Of itself in this way. 1t certainly
committed q mistake in its statements
concerning the Changers notices in
the Fourth of July procession, and
when that mistake is corrected the
response is series of personal attacks
on our correspondent. Nothing is to
be gained by the pursuance of such a
policy. The author of the letter pub
lished in the HERALD is respectable
citizen of wealth and position, and the
charge that he owes the Express for
subscription which he will not or can
not pay, will be received with smile
of incredulity by the people of Los An
geles.
Year: 1874

LOCAL OPTION has developed some
curious phases in the San Francisco
newspaper world. The Post felt
called upon to rate the Germans in
language more caustic than compli-
mentary. The Germans are not in the
habit of nourishing viper after it
bites them, and orders to stop the pa
per have begun to fill the Post order
book. To save itself the Post threat
ened to publish list of those discon-
tinuing their subscription. The Ger
mans didn't scare at this, but other
subscribers did, for they knew that if
the Post carried its threat into execu-
ton its columns would be filled. with
German names, to the exclusion of
everything else, and they began to
stop the paper. Then the Chronicle
come to the rescue, and talked in favor
of the Post. This was the signal for
the Germans to fill the Chronicle Or
der-book with "Stop my paper" 1t
is an amusing contest to all except
those journals who have committed
hari-kari. Wonder if the Legislature
anticipated these lively times when it
passed Local Option?
Year: 1874

Have the contests under Local Op-
tion advanced the cause of woman
suffrage? A number of leading jour
nails have reached conclusion that it
has. From our own standpoint the
question presents a different aspect.
After the first few elections the posi-
tive influence of women over voters
appeared great, and it really was such,
but it was waning power and faded
like morning dew before parching
sun. Later elections have demon
strated that women can neither per-
suade nor awe men into voting other
as their interests or INCLINATION die
tate. How this undeniable fact will
advance the cause Of woman suffrage,
we are unable to determine. AS an
argument it certainly requires careful
and logical handling. Unless the
ladies' efforts produce better results in
the future than have followed their
labors for some time past, public faith
in their power as street electioneerers
will undergo n radical change, and
this change cannot but adversely
affect the popularity of the woman
suffrage proposition. In fact, We
doubt if the more intelligent, thinking
class of men and women are now, or
ever will be, strongly impressed with
the theory that great beneficial results
will flow from investing women with
the ballot. They believe that woman
commands most when she seems to
follow. That her influence on the
politics of the nation as an adviser
and counselor is. greater than when
she appears as principal and contest
ant: that as the home oracle she does
more to win the victory than when
she goes to the field as an armed bel
ligerent. Intelligent, thinking men
do not wish to transform women into
men, and they think that when a
woman becomes street politi-
clan, she unsexes herself and di-
vests herself of all those gentle
qualities and refined and refining traits
which make her q woman and make
men love her because she is woman.
A woman's very weakness is an ele-
ment OF strength. 1t is because she is
weak and helpless that man loves and
protects her. When she asserts her
right and ability to protect herself
when she denies that she is weak-she
at once deprives herself of that power
which comes of her weakness-which
she holds over man because she is a
woman. There is another argument
which may be urged against woman
suffrage. The ballot is abused now.
Too many men have the right to use
it who lack both the intelligence and
principle to use it properly. If all the
women in the United States were legal
voters, not one-half of them would ex-
ercise the privilege. With men, it is
the better class who remain away
from the polls. The same popularity
will be noticeable when women vote.
The better portion will seldom vote,
while the worser class will vote early
and often. Again, the influence of the
husband over the wife's vote would be
greater among those men who sell
their own vote than with the intelli-
gent liberal classes who would scorn to
exercise an influence over the vote of
wife or of anyone. On the whole,
we are not yet convinced of the great
good which will result to woman or
the nation by extending the right of
suffrage to all citizens of given age,
without regard to sex, color, or pre-
vious condition of servitude.
Year: 1874

THE San Francisco Post says it does
not care a continental about German
subscribers, and that it does not make
any difference if every German in the
State refuses to touch it. We presume
the Germans are a great deal more in
different on the subject than the Post
can possibly be.
Year: 1874

IT turns out that the Independents
hold the balance Of power in the Ore
gon Legislature. The Democrats are
stronger than the Republicans, from
which it is apparent that the Inde-
pendents drew their strength mainly
from the Republican ranks.
Year: 1874

A party of San Francisco reporters
recently took tramp through Santa
Clara Valley, and the Mercury thinks
the Changers will soon receive a great
deal of advice on how to cultivate the
soil
Year: 1874

AIR-LOGAN BRAES.


We. settlers OF Red Oak Grove,


Who here first made our homes


In days when we were young and sound.
And could endure fatigue and toll


It's thirty-seven years ago


Since we here first made our homes,


Since then we've passed through many


storms,


Yet here we all are to be found.


Bat let us now much thankful be


Unto that pewer, who did us shield


From many q snare to US unseen.


And preserved us here so long to live.


But now we are old and getting gray,
signifying our decay;


That soon We here will not be found;


But far away in other homes.


But let us not discouraged be,


Altho' this our lot must be;


For here we have much trouble and toll
But there we may have peace and JOY.


Now as our years are here but few.


And soon must bid this " orld adieu;


Oh, may we strive to get home,


Where sin nor sorrow never come.


We would not always here remain


Where sin and sorrow give us pain,


but would away to yonder world


Where none will there be found TO


mourn.


There we will be free from care,


Sin nor sorrow will be there;


But peace and joy will always reign


With songs of gratitude and praise.


Now, as we hitherto have been


In harmony, and friendship lived.


Oh, may We always be the same


While here together we remain.


Now, will close my thoughts in rhyme


On those days OF Auld Lang syne,


And also on those days to come


When none will longer call this home.
The afternoon was passed in social
conversation, and you may be sure
thirty seven years Of acquaintance and
had not failed to beget the
which would encourage it,
or furnish = store of anecdotes and
to enliven it. At last
the company all gathered in one room
and united in singing "The Lords my
Shepherd, I'll not want" and IN an
offering Of thanksgiving to God for
the continuation of their lives and his
many mercies toward them. Then
after many expressions of thankful
ness, and many illusions to the pecu-
liarity Of their position among the set
tiers of the county, they separated
voting the day one Of the pleasantest
they had ever spent.


A few additional facts will show
how peculiar their position is. OF al
the head Of families who settled in the
county in 1886 only Eve still reside in
it. During 1867, eight such per
sons settled in Red Oak, six of whom
took dinner together that day. The
opinion was expressed by the com
pany that of all who came to the couD
ty in 1887, and still reside in it,nearly
one-half were then together.


The wedding which was remember
ed deserves passing notice, rs thu
first in the central part of Iowa. Tn,
territory then comprised but thre'
counties, having their county seats .
Dubuque, Muscatine then Blooming
ton) and Keokuk. When Mr.. r. ap
piled to the Clerk, in Muscatine, 70
license he refused to receive an,
fee because it was the FIRST job. An
other man present, Mr.. SsAey, was th
Year: 1874

THE proposition of Mr. Window to erect
q Bureau Of Internal Commerce, which
shall merely absorb and enlarge the present
Bureau of Statistics, is an improvement
upon the first proposition. but it seems to
us that it is yet far from perfect, and that
its operations will necessarily lead to much
extra expense and confusion. Why not go
one step further, and let the new bureau
absorb that Of internal revenueH The
present organization Of the latter bureau
could then be utilized, and without much
additional force, for the purpose of gaining
all the statistical information required.
Through it also the census could be revised
annually or once in five years with very
little additional expense. Under the present
organization Of the Treasury and Interior
Departments great deal of information is
duplicated, the expense Of which might be
avoided by the erection of Department of
Commerce. The latter, if properly organ
lied, could be made to relieve the Treasury
of great deal Of its present cumbrous and
weighty details. The Treasury should
properly hare to do only with finance, cur.
rency loans and accounts. Tho Depart
ment Of Commerce should collect the inter-
nal and foreign revenues and account for
them to the Treasury, which would control
the receipts and disbursements. The busi-
ness is of altogether too great magnitude to
be managed properly by one head. 1t can
be so divided as to be transacted with much
greater simplicity and efficiency.
Year: 1874

TEE Brooklyn IN. ~ linton comes TO Q
hasty and incorrect conclusion in declaring that
the officers Of the Gettysburg were drunk when
the late collision on the Potomac took place.
The Testimony Ia all the other Way
Year: 1874

[ exhort you to persistence in a
thorough determination to do whatev-
er you have to do as well as you can do
it. [ was not SO old as you are now
when [ first had to earn my food, and
to do it out Of this determination


and [ havs never siackened in it since.
Never take mean advantage of any


any one in any transaction, and never
be hard upon people who are in your
power Try to do to others as you would
have them do to you, and do not be
discouraged if they fail sometimes.


1t is much better for you if they
should fail in obeying the greatest rule
laid down by by our Savior than that
you should [ put New Testament
among your books for the very same
reasons, and with the very same hopes
that made me write an easy account Of
it for you when you were little child.


Because it is the best Book that ever
was, or will be, known in the world !;
and because it teaches you the best
lessons by which any human creature,
who tries to be truthful and faithful to
duty, can possibly be guided. As your
brothers have gone away, one by one,
[ have written to each such words as
am now writing to you, and have en-
treated them to guide themselves by
this Book, putting aside the interpre-
tations and inventions of man. You
will remember that you have never at
home been harrassed about religious
observances, or mere formalitles. /
have always been anxious not to weary
my children with such things before
they are old enough to form opinions
res pecting them. You will, therefore,


understand the better what now most
solemnly impress upon you, the truth
and beauty of the Christian religion,
as it came from Christ himself. and
the impossibility of your going III
wrong if you humbly but heartily re-
speet it. Only one more thing on
this head. The more We are in earn
est as to feeling about 1t, the less we
are disposed to hold forth ah mt =


Never abandon the - -, -. -
? of 90. "holesolhe pia0Ui9'


..,lng your own private prayers
r night and morning. l have never
abandoned it myself. and I know tn


comfort of it. I hope you will Away


be able to say in after-life that you ha'
Year: 1874

-n1ere is Japasresa recipe for
keeping meat fresh in hot weather !:
ePlace it in a clean porcelain bowl and
pour very bot water over 1t so as to
cover it, Tlen pour oil on the water.
The air is thus quite excluded and the
meat is preserved,
Year: 1874

The newspaper is emphatically the
poor mans lyoeum, his library, and his
best Instructor. The weekly sheet
brings him vast treasure of infor-
NATION, which he cannot read without
being wiser aud better man. 1t
has been apply said that newspaper
Is as good as a lesson for the thought
Year: 1874

STILES & HARDY amt got any money
to loan, nor amt rich enough to sell
goods on credit; but they can do the
other thing, viz: to-wit, namely: they
can and do sell goods very low, and say
they can afford to sell goods lower for
cash than anybody can on credit,
Year: 1874

T ACES-We have determined to regain our
- former prestige for having the best stock of
LACE GOODS in tho city, and have this sea-
son imported very largely Of them, Win WIN US Is
will hereafter be found every NEW STYLE
OF LACE that comes out in Brussels and at
reasonable prices.


HAMILTON EASTER s. SONS
Ms-Samples supplied by mail On application.
Year: 1874

OUR AIM IS TO SUPPLY GOoDS ADAPT, no
" ed to the wants of the poor as well as to tne
rich, and we keep ONLY THE BEST and most
SERVICEABLE grade of every class OF goods.
quality of any article, the public may supply
their wants from us with confidence


HAMILTON EASTER u SONS.


nESamples supplied by mail on applicHtlon'
Year: 1874

A LITTLE MIsHAP IN CHURCH. The fol
lowing is Max Alder's: Last Sunday night,
during the sermon in our church, the gas
suddenly went out, and there was sudden
darkness. The minister requested the con-
gregation to remain perfectly quiet until
the cause of the trouble could be asertained
and other lights produced. Old Mrs.
Smiley, it appears, was sound asleep when
the accident occurred but just after the
minister had finished speaking 10 the con-
eregation she awoke At first she thought
She had become blind, but as she sat by
the window, she Immediately saw the
light in the street, and then she knew the
congregation had gone home, and that
she had accidentally been locked in by the
sexton.


Dreadfully frightened at the loneliness
and horror Of her situation, she picked up a
hymn-book, and dashing it through pane
Of olass in the window, she put her head
out and began to scream for help. Her
shrek impressed passers-by with the idea
that the church was on fire, and in an IN
stant the alarm was given. A moment
later the engines arrived, and just as the
sexton began to light the gas again, one
gang of the firemen began playing through
the broken window on Mrs Smileys new
spring bonnet, while another gang poured
three-inch stream up the middle aisle
with such force as to wash Rev. DE-. Hop,
kins. the minister, out of the pulpit and
down among the high hats which were
floating around by the pew doors. Event
ually the matter was explained, and the
fire department shut off the water and
went home But the deacons want to know
how, if Mr.. Smiley refuses to pay the bill
for repairs to the church, he can ever look
a fellow-worshiper in the face again
Year: 1874

In one Of the maps of the lunar surface
recently published, the bottom OF the era
ter in one of the volcanic districts appears
in many instances very deeply depressed
below the general surface OF the moon,
the internal depth being often twice or
three times the external height 1t has
been computed that profound cavities, re
oarded as craters, occupy two-ftths of the
moons surface, One of the most remark
able of these formations is iiity-fve miles
in diameter; and. to give some idea of its
magnitude, the late Prof. Nichol used to
say that could a visitor approach it he
would see rising before him a wall of rock
twelve hundred feet high, and on mount
ing this height would look down on de-
clivity or slope thirteen thousand feet, to
a lodge or terrace, and below this would
see lower deep OF four thousand feet
more-a cavity exceeding, therefore, the
height of Mount Blanc and large enough
to hold that mountain besides Chimborazo
and Teneriffe. Another lunar crater, called
Saussure, is ten thousand feet in depth
These astonishing calculations are found
ed-as is doubtless well understood-on
the observation of the suns light falling
on the edge and Illuminating the side OF
these prodigious depths.
Year: 1874

WnlTE AND RED WHEAT 1t is said
mat the hard vheates are. all natives OF
warm climates such as lttly, Sicily and
Barbary The soft wheats are from north
ern climates, such as England, Russia,
Belgium Denmark and Sweden. There
is, however, one exception to this general
rule. A. the celebrated Polish wheat is
hard, and from this reason it has been
contended that It was not a native of Po-
and. but was introduced here from some
inilder climate The English atmosphere
is so humid that it IS impossible to ripen
wheat hard, but in many cases it requires
artificial heat To harden it before it can be
Ground into flour. Different soils and eli
mates materially change the nature and
variety of wheat The difference between
red and white wheat is not in variety but
is owing chiefly to the variety OF soil on
which it is grown. A generous dressing
of wood ashes applied to the growing
wheat in the former part of the growing
season. will exert an excellent influence
in rendering wheat of lighter color than
IL would be without potash Lime ls ex-
cellent, also, for the same purpose. N
\. Tribune.
Year: 1874

TO PRESERVE APPLES WHOLE Peel
and core large, firm apples (pippins are
best). Throw them into water as You pare
them. Boil the parings in water for fifteen
minutes, allowing pint to one pound OF
fruit. Then strain, and adding three
quarters Of pound OF sugar to each pint
OF water, as meatured at first, with enough
lemon peel, orange peel OF mace to impart
a pleasant flavor, return to the kettle
When the syrup has been well skinned,
and is clear, pour it boiling hot over the
apples, which must be drained from the
water in which they have hitherto stood
Let them remain in the syrup until both
are perfectly cold. Then covering loosely,
let them simmer over a slow fire until
transparent. When all the minuti;r OF
these directions are attended to, the fruit
will remain unbroken and present Il beau
tiful and inviting appearance.
Year: 1874

The religion Of the next generation
must be such that the scientific man, and
the reasonable man, and the liberal man,
and the busy man, and the little child. and
the profound philosopher may meet IN Its
simple, sweet light. Itis to tighten every
man that cometh into the world. 1t will
not dare to be complex theology, but a
friendship for Christ and virtue. The
oloov will exist but only as a moral science
"A study of God, not plan of salvation.
[Dayid Swing.
Year: 1874

As she sat looking at this rather crude
production Of hers 4 difficulty occurred to
her. How should she send it? Carry it
to the post-otiice, and let the postmistress,
who had known her from a baby, discover
that she had written to Harry Willard?
Never. Drop it into the post-box? No,
for the handwriting would betray her, and
the whole town would hear of it. Could
she give it to Harry herself? No, not
that! Or give it to Susan to give him?
Worse yet. Thoroughly perplexed and
disheartened, Lottie feq a prey to her own
fears. If Harry had the letter, he might
be disguised by her torwardness, or else
too much displeased to forgive her at all.
Perhaps it was unladylike to think of send
ing the letter, and yet. if she did not send
it, Harry would 60 away.


A miserable half hour of indecision fol-
lowed, at the end of which she tossed all
the scattered sheets in heap into her
writing desk, locked it, and then cried
with renewed abandon series Of sharp
raps on the door and voice by no means
gentle reused her.


sLottie! l say, Lottie! For goodness
Year: 1874

LEASING WHARyYs.-At the CITY Hall at four
O'Clock this afternoon, the city wharves the foot
of French, King and Tatnall streets, will be sold
at public sale to the highest and best bidder tol
the term of three years, commencing March 25th
rent payable half yearly In advance.
Year: 1874

90.
ISome Of his gems of philosophy minus Dau
orthography.l


Time is money, and many people
pay their debts with it.
Ignorauceis the wet nurse of preju-
dice.


Half the discomfort of life is the re-
suit of getting tired Of ourselves.
Benevolence is the cream on the
milk Of human kindness


People Of good sense are those
whose opinions agree with ours.
Style is everything for q sinner
Men nowadays are divided int
slow Christians and wide-awake sin
ners. .-
There are people who expect tt
escape hell because of the erowt
going there.


Most people are like eggs-to'
full of themselves to hold anything
else.


A mule is bad pun on horse
Health is q loan at call.


Necessity is the mother Of inven
ton, but Patent Right is the fathe
of it.


Beware of the man with half-shu
eyes. He's not dreaming.


Man was built after oil other thing
had been made and pronounced good
If not, he would have insisted o.
giving his orders as to the rest OF tn
job.
Mice fatten slowly in chursh
they can't live on religion any NOR
than minister can.
Year: 1874

An Irish gentleman's letter to his
son in college, reads as follows;
'fMy dear son:-I write TO send you
two pair Of my old breeclies, that you
mayhave q new coat made out Of them.


Also some new socks that your moth
or Just knit by cutting down some Of
mine. Your mother sends you ten
dollars without my knowledge, and
for fear that You would not spend il
wisely have kept back half and only
send you five. Your mother and ]
are well except your sister has the
measles, which we think would soon
spread among the other girls if Tom.
had not had it before. ! hope you
will do honor to my teaching, if you
arc not an ass, and your mother and
myself are your afectionatS parents
Year: 1874

The half of hospitality lies in the
speeding Of parting guests Lavish
welcomes are easily enough bsstowedi
but the hospitable thought must be
very genuine. indeed, which dares to
leave the guest as free and welcome
to 90 as to come. We all suffer,
now and then; from Undue urging to
stop when we preterto go, and near
" every one Of us is himself a sinner
in this regard, too. No sooner does
the guest intimate a wish to terminate
his visit than we fly in the face Of his
desire, and urge him to stay longer.
We sometimes do this, too (do we
not9), as a mere matter of duty; when
in our hearts we care very little
whether the guest goes OF stays.
We feel ourselves bound to show our
appreciation of our friends visit by
asking that he prolong it. Now, true
hospitality ought to learn Its lesson
better than this. Our effort should
be, from first to last, to make our
friends visit thoroughly pleasant and
agreeable to him. We strive for
this result in welcoming him. 1t is
the desire to do this which prompts
us to offer him the most comfortable
chair and to set out the best viands,
if he break bread with US. 1t is that
be may enjoy his stay that we take
pains to talk only upon agreeable
topics. In short, from the time he
crosses our threshold until he rises
to leave, we Uourteously endeavor to
make the moments slip by as pleas
antly as possible But the moment
be asks for his hat our courtesy fails
us. Hitherto we have studied to
anticipate and crafty his every wish
Now that he wishes to go, however
we endeavor to thwart his pleasure


We selfshly try to turn him from
his purpose to ours! We wish bin tc
stay, while he wishes to go. Courtesy
would prompt to give his wishes
precedence to our own butas rule


we ask him to sacrifice his own TO oul
pleasure.-HeGrth and Home.