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Year: 1875

The sweeping victory gained by the
Democrats in Connecticut has passed
over the country and been hailed as a
boon by the masses Of the people gene
rally. The Radical organs of the Third
term Grant party only express feelings
Of regret at the result. The news has
given a death blow to Cesarism, and the
men who upheld Grant in his tyranny
and ambitious schemes may read their
fate therein. Beside this it gives to
Connecticut Democratic Governor, a
Democratic Lieutenant Governor, a De-
mocratic Secretary of State, Demo-
cratic State Treasurer, n Democratic
Comptroller, Democratic Senate, De-
mocratic Legislature with SO on joint
ballot, and three Democratic Congress
men out of four, gain of two.


A glance az such results were sufficient
TO justify US in ordering out the old
Democratic rooster. Our readers will
find him in his appropriate place to-day,
giving forth the old timed clarion note
of victory, and we call upon all good
citizens to rejoice with us in this signal
triumph over Grant and Grantism in all
its forms.
Year: 1875

From the N. Y. World.


Phe Republican party never labored
more stoutly TO win an election in
Connecticut than it has this spring.
Its best speakers, several of national
reputation, have stumped the State
from end to end. The civil-service
been assessed, and the Washington
City rings have poured their plunder
intosthe State without stint. On the
other hand the Democrats have scarce
ly collected funds enough to pay their
printing bills and wagon hire. The
published address of Mr.. Wells how
ever was we'll distributed throughout
the State. Mr.. Cox did his best stump
ing, and Senator Bayard gave TO the
canvas breadth and seriousness which
vindicated afrcsh the measure of shis
craftsmanship. The Democratic press
OF Connecticut was never more active
and vigorous; the Democratic State
Committee under the lead Of Mr.. Burr
of Hartford never better combined
boldness and prudence in their conduct
of the campaign and the perfect re.
cord which Gov. Ingersoll had made
in his wise and most satisfactory ad
ministration during the last twelve
months, and the excellentIHard Money
Free Trade and Home Rule platform
upon which Senator Eaton and Mr.
Wells united for the re-establishmcn
of the foundations of a true Democracy
these were ali factors in the auspi
cious result upon which to-day w
congratulate, as the Democrats o
every other State in the Union con
gratulate, the faithful Democracy o
Connecticut
Year: 1875

WAsHINGToS, December 26.-From
official correspondence it appears that
some time since Minister Foster asked
permission of the Mexican govern
ment for regular troops of the United
States to follow raiders across the bor-
der when in close pursuit, or permits
sion to temporarily occupy certain
points on the Mexican side, where
raiders are accustomed to come across
the river The reply of the Mexican
Secretary of Foreign Affairs was that
the executive had no authority to grant
such permission without the consent
Of Congress, aud it would not be pru-
dent to ask such consent, as the senti-
ment of the country would not APP
prove it. Foster stated he was author
lied to give the assurance of our gov
ernment that it had no design of
acquiring extension of territory, bnt
said an acknowledgment of the Mexi-
can government of its inability to re-
strain the law Iessness of its own citi-
zens, would afford the strongest possi-
ble argument to all advocates of the
acquisition of territory there may be
in the United States. Foster further
said that the citizens of Texas must be
protected, and if protection did not
come from the Mexican government it
must come from ours.
Year: 1875

The following copy of an agreement, pre-
pared in 1916 by woman who wanted to
live happily with her Troublesome husband,
is published in the Knoxville Press una
Herald:


You do soleninly swear that you will never
beat nor cuss or abuse me without greater
provocation than have given you; that you
will not debar me from going to see nv
connection and neishbors when opportunity
permits, nor them from coming to NV
amusement or assistance in sickness nor
health; that you will not be against going
with me to meeting, or for me to 20 on the
same terms; that you will never throw nm
what has been passed in anger; that vDu
will provide house room handy to water.
and stay there; that you will not move me
OH 2As01Vsettiement without | am willing
togo; that you will provide things to work
on aud with; that you will not treat me with
hardship, Hout or wound my feelings as YOU
have done, but perform the duties of Ius-
band and try for living in peace on all
SIDES. l do solemuly swear that l will not
throw up what has been passed in anger;
That viii not tlout nor wound your feel
lnSs without cause; that will perform the
duty OF wife as far as health and reason
Will admit. will treat you with kindness
while you do me, and try for livin. in
peace on all Sides
Year: 1875

We ugintentionally omitted, yesterday,
to credit the Auglu-American Cable Com
pany with the reduction of rates which is to
go into effect ON the first OF May next The
original tariff fixed the rates at 500 in
gold for y message not exceeding twenty
words, and s. extra for each additional
wcrd. From this very heavy tariff to that
now imposed there has been q gradual tall,
By successive reductions until now we are
near to tariff that will bring cable tele-
graEEy within the reach of all, as the rate
will be fifty cents word ID all points in
Grea5 britain and France, or one-halt the
present rate.


The history Of these reductions q courases
US to hope that the cost of land Mlcgraphy
may be ID few years brought down go
low that large part of the correspondence
now sent BY mail will ba transmitted over
the wires. 1t depends upon the telegraph
companies thenselYes whether this result
shall be secured by tLe intervention of the
government, or without it. Competition
may bring down prices as effectually as any
other process. Undoubtedly the last re-
duction of rates By the old cable company
was caused by an intelligent apprehension
OF tho competition Of the new company,
whose wires will be laid about the first Of
May next. So the competition of the Atlantic
and Pacific will have most beneficial in.
faence on the policy of the Western Union.
-Nen York Nail.
Year: 1875

! " the city OF Los Angeles Intends making
the following improvements on Fort street
from It's intersection with Temple street 70 and
including its intersection with First street and
including its junction with Court House street
and Franklin street.


The street shall be graded in the following
manner: The road-bed shall be prepared by
cutting down or fillin. up he street 10 sub
grade eight inches below the established grade
along the centre line of the street and in such
manner as to give it a slope of one foot in rhr-
~ towards the gutters; the rOad.bed having
been prepared and having been accepted by
the City surveyor, il shall then be surfaced
inches.


The cutters shall be four feet wide and shall
pc paved with granite cobbe stones eight
inches long and not over six inches in thick
ness. The centre of the gutter shall be eight
inches and the sides five inches below the top
of the curb, thus giving it concave shape, the
co6ble stones TO be thoroughly set in sand and
TO be well rammed.


The curb shall be of redwood, 3xl2 inches =,
spiked to posts Of redwood ix4 inches and
three feet long, set in the ground on the inside
OF and two feet below the bottom of the curb.
Said posts shall be not less than six feet apart,
and In addition thereto there shall be a SINH
lar post set In the same manner at each and
every joint Oft the curb, to which both ends of
the curb shall be spiked. There shall be
q stake OF 3x4 redwood and two feet long set in
the ground opposite to and four feet inside of
each post. There shall be key of lx4 red
wood and four feet long nailed with not less
than two ten-penny nails at each end to- and
connecting the stake to the post said key to
be placed four inches below the top of the
curb. The top OF the curb shall be placed two
inches below the established grade.


The sidewalks shall be twelve feet wide, and
snail be nl!ed in or cut down at the curb to
within six inches of the established grade (as
may be necessary with a slope of two inches
from the inside of the sidewalk towards the
gutter. 1t shall then be filled in with four
inches OF cement gravel and properly leveled.


Two box culverts shall be placed across the
intersection Of Fort and First streets, to be
made of three-inch redwood. They shall be
three feet wide by one foot deep on the inside
and so placed as to serve as crossings; the
bottom and sides TO be laid longtudinally,
the top crOssways. There shall be similar
culvert across Franklin street ut its junction
with Fort street. M. KREMER,
ap14 lot Clerk of Com, Council.
Year: 1875

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the city OF Los Angeles intends making
the following improvements on Spring street
from and including its intersection with
Fourth street to its intersection with Fifth
street:


The street shall be graded in the following
manner: The road-bed shall be prepared by
cutting down or filling up the street to a sub
grade eight inches below the established grade
along the center line of the street, and in such
manner US to give it slope of one foot in thir-
ty towards the curb. The road-bed having
been prepared along the whole of the block
and having been accepted by the City Sur
veyor, it shall then be surfaced with cement
gravel to the depth of eight inches.


The curb shall be of redwood 3xl2 inches,
spiked to posts of redwood AKA inches and
three feet long set in the ground on the inside
OF and two feet below the bottom of thecurb
Said posts shall be not less than six feet apart
and In addition thereto there shall be a SINH
lar post set in the same manner at each and
every joint OF the curb, to which both ends of
the curb shall be 81 liked. There shall be q
stake of 3x4 redwood and two feet long set in
the ground opposite to and four feet inside of
each post. There shall be II key of Ix4 red
wood and four feet long nailed with not less
connecting the stake TO the post; said key to
be placed tour inches below the top of the
curb. The top of the curb shall be placed two
inches below the established grade.


The sidewalks shall be ten feet wide and
shall be filled in or cut down 1t the curb to
within ssx inches of the established grade {as
from the inside of the sidewalk towards the
gutter. 1t shall then be filled in with four
inches of gra,e ell and properly leveled.


Two box-culyerts shall be placed across the
intersection OF Spring and Fourth streets, to
be made of three-inch redwood. They shall
be three feet wide by one foot deep on the in
side, and so placed as TO serve as crossings.
The bottom and sides to be laid longtudin-


apis lot Clerk of Com. Council.
Year: 1875

NOTICE is hereby given that the city of
~ Los Angeles intends making the follow
ing improvements on Fort street from its in
tersection with Third street to and including
It's intersection with Second street:


The street shall be graded in the following
manner: The road bed snail be prepared by
cutting down or filling up the street to a sub
grade eight inches below the established grade
along the center line of the street, and in such
manner as 10 give 1t a slope of one foot in
thirty towards the cutters. The road.bed hav-
ing been prepared along the whole of one
block and having been accepted by the City
Surveyor, 1t shall then be surfaced with ce-
ment gravel to the depth of eight inches.


The curb shall be of redwood 3xl2 inches,
spiked to posts OF redwood AKA inches anu
three feet long set in the ground on the inside
of and two feet below the bottom of the curb.
said posts shall be not less than six feet apart
and in addition thereto there shall be
a similar post set in the same manner at each
and every joint of the curb to which both
ends of he curb shall be spiked, there shaII
be a stake of 3x4 redwood and two feet long
set in the ground opposite to and four feet iil-
side of each post. There shall be a key of lx4
redwood and four feet long nailed with not
less than two ten-penny nails at each END to
and connecting the stake to the post; said Key
to be placed four inches below the top OF the
curb. The top of the curb shall be placed two
inches below the established grade.


The sidewalks shall betwelve feet wide and
shall be filled in or cut down at the curb to
within six inches of the established grade, as
may be necessary, with Il slope OF two inches
from the inside OF the sidewalk towards the
gutter. II shall then be filled in with four
inches OF cement gravel and properly leveled.


Two box culverts shall be placed across the
intersection of Fort and Second streets, to be
made OF 3-inch redwood. They shall be three
feet wide and one foot deep on the inside, and
so placed as TO serve as crossing; the bottom
to be laid longitudinally and the top cross
ways. NJ. KREMER,


apl6 lot Clerk Of Com. Council.
Year: 1875

IL IS Qlmcult't0 nnd person, man or woman,
whether good or bad, who does not expect some
day or other to repent and 90 to heaven Thor
ough repentance is rare, aud if man had to
depend on hls own merits alone, his chances for
Heaven would, in our opinion, be very slim.
Almost every man has sort of conviction that
he is at bottom, avery good fellow, and that
he Is little better than any man Of his ac.
qualntance. Whether such men really know
themselves or not, is doubtful. The character
OF man is generally better known and under
stood by the community in which he lives than
by himself. 10 gets an expression of opinion
containing the truth, however, is difficult. A
lawyer IN full practice always commands re-
spect, because people fear him. A merchant
with large stock ct goods stands well, because
people want credit and resort to fattery to get
1t. 1t Is the same with successful physician,
tor people look upon him as carrying life or
death IN his hands as be desires. A LAWYER
may 90 things, that is to say, he may misrep-
resent facts, may rob estates committed to his
care, may deprive widows and orphans. and
people will speak well of him if he is in full
practice. Merchants may cheat by sanding SUI
gar; watering whlskey, giving short weights
and measures, by false representations of the
quality and value of their goods, which peo-
pie want. A physician may kill, be guilty of
malpractice, violate sacred confidence and do
other mean and wicked things, and if he is
good physician, nobody will censure him for
anything. A successful man never wants for
friends. Everybody will help him; but let a
man fail, and everybody will give him a kick.
This IS charlty-but not Of that kind, the prac
tlce OF which qualities man for heaven. How
many OF US do our whole duty2 Who loves his
nelghbor as he does himself? Who does unto
others as he would have others do unto him 2
How many Of us abstain frou backbitiog, from
repeating stories to the discredit OF others; in
trade, how many of US are willing to give true
value, and who is not pleased at getting good
bargain, that Is, IN getting an article for less
than It's fair value? That is considered smart
ness or sharpness-aud that is quality which
the world admires; though it is doubtful if
God does How many of us con6ue our rei-
glon to an attendance at church on Sunday.
without eyer exercising it at all during tine week?
People can hear things from each other aud
many act as if they thought they had sue
ceeded in deceiyiDg the Almighty. SUP.
pose true history of every mans lite
could be known to bis acuuaintances and
the public, be would be astounded at his
own rascalty or rather not bis rascality for that
IS too strong word, but at his own wckedness.
God knows everything; let no man think he
can deceive him. 1t is easy enough to deceive
our fellow reature however-but it is wicked
to do 3d. A man should keep straight watch on
his thoughts and speech.
Year: 1875

her two children. And he stretched out
his arms and cried:


"Oh, mother, sister and brother, am
here take mer


And they answered, "Not yet" and the
star was shining.


He grew to be a man whose hair was
turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair
by the fire-side, heavy with grief, and with
his face bedewed with tears, when the star
opened once again.


Said his sisters angel to the leader;


" Is my brother come p


And he said


Nay, but his maiden daughter"


And the man who had been the child
saw his daughter, newly lost to him, a
CELESTIAL creature, among those three, and
he said:


My daughters head is on my sister,
neck, and at her feet there is the baby o.
old time, and can bear the parting from
her, God be praised!''
And the star was shining.


Thus the child came to be an old man
and his once smooth face was wrinklcd anC
his steps were slow and feeble, and hi
back was bent. And one night as he la!
upon his bed, his children standing arounc
him, he cried as he cried so long ago.


:" see the star!''


They whispered to one another, He i
dying


And he said:


. am. My age is falling from me lill
a garment, and move toward the star as
child. And, oh, my Father, thank the
that it has so often opened to receive thcs
dear ones who await mel


And the star was shining; and it shine
upon his grave Charles Dickens.
Year: 1875

You boys ought to be kind to your little
sisters. l once knew bad boy who struck
his little sister blow over the eye. Al
though she did not fade and die in the
early summer time when the June roses
were blooming, with words of forgiveness
on her palid lips, she rose up and hit him
over the head with a rolling-pin, so that lie
couldn't go to Sunday-school for more than
a month on account of not being able to
put his best hat on.
Year: 1875

LEMON CAKE.-Three cupfuls of powdered
white sugar, one cupful of fresh butter, one
cupful of milk, five eggs and four cupfuls of
flour. Beat the butter and eggs separately,
the whites to a stiff froth, and then dissolve
little soda in the milk; mix all together ;
then sift the flour, and put in by degrees,
and add the juice and grated pcelo afresh
lemon. This cake is delicious.
Year: 1875

a simple mode of keeping butter in
warm weather is to set over the dish con.
tanning it large flower-pot or unglazed
earthenware crock, inverted. Wrap wet
cloth around the covering vessel, and place
the whole where there is draft of air.
Year: 1875

up the savages To commit more than one
massacre OF tire s..iti-rs; and dozen OF
them utteripg yell of fury, started ia
pursuit; while the Others, noticing my
swaying about on the animal which 1
rode, began to think that ] had found
something in the race for life. In fact
the pain was rising and falling and shuf-
fling about so that it took great amount
OF nerve and equipoise to sit as ought.
They got me into Fort Laramie, however,
with Uncle Sans promissory notes all
safe in my breast pocket; with my boot
full Of blood, and the CALLING flesh wounds
in my shoulder accounted for the odd
manoeuverings of the plain while was
on horseback


After a brief but desperate conflict,
Bill Wolf was brought in, and passed
over to the proper officers ITO have and
hold, until there should be meted out
to him the measure which he had given
Others
Year: 1875

have been broken with grief as they see
a darling son becoming a drunkard-
They cannot tell us how many white
hair-. have gone down in sorrow to the
grav'.. mourning over drunken children.
They cannot tell us how many hard
fought battles the drunkard in his sober
moments, has fought with his terrible ap-
petite; how many times he has walked
the room in despair, tempted to commit
suicide, because he could not conquer the
demon. And finally, we cannot search
the records of the other world, and tell
how many souls have been shut out from
that holy place, where no drunkard en-
tiers, and banished to the regions Of eter-
nal despair by the demon of drink.


What man, what woman, what child
would not vote to have the whole street,
with its awful traffic in the Internal stuff,
sunk to the lowest depths of perdition,
and covered ten thousand fathoms deep
under the curses of the universe?
Year: 1875

The first fruits of saloon legislation
have ripened, and the Senate has plucked
its cluster. That body, on Wednesday
of last week, passed the bill to so amend
the Adair law as to require notice to be
given to the saloon-keePer before action
can be commenced under the law. No
person who is not married to the saloon
interest need hesitate to pronounce this
amendment glaring fraud, and a fla
grant outrage upon the population of
our commonwealth. The only object of
this amendment is to kill the Adair law,
but preserve its rattling skeleton as a
pretense. Why add to the burdens and
prostrating tolls of the drunkard's wife,
by requiring that no liquor seller can be
made liable for the injuries he causes to
her family, unless she shall first serve le-
gal notice upon himl Aside from the
ignominiOus principle at the foundation
of such a law, there are physical obsta-
cles, which may prevent many suffering
victims from complying with its condi-

tions, and all such will be left to the
mercy of fate, without the slightest
means of protection or redress.


So thoroughly and minutely has this
feature been discussed in all the details
of its operations that no one needs to
be informed upon any part of it. 1t
seeks to build up about the saloon n wall
of protection that shall be invulnerable
to the assaults of those who advocate
safety and sobriety.


But look at the logic of such law.
The criminality of the tr affic is not in
the sale or furnishing of liquor to drunk
ards, except in such instances as when
notice has been served. The declaration
of the law would be that only furnish
ing contrary to notice is wrong. With
such law upon our statute books, sa-
looms will multiply and thrive, and be
beyond reach of harm; the innocent vic
tins of the great curse will be fettered
by law. and rendered helpless to do any
thing for their own protection, and Sc
ciety can stand by mute and powerless.
-Oberlin ReIos.
Year: 1875

eve are a young married couple with
two children. Before marriage we were
both fond of society. Now, our means
being reduced, am not able to dress, so
that have slipped out of society. lam
very happy at home, but l want, too.
He is away all day at the city, except of
evenings, and occasionally all night, so
that see very little Of him, and it grows
worse and worse. During my last con-
finement he was away very often at
young peoples parties, though l begged
of him not to go. He says he gets but
little recreation; get none. We never
have a disagreement: he is certainly the
best and kindest of men, and we love
each other dearly. Am unreasonablep


You do right not to quarrel. This would
not make home attractive. We wish it
had been your husband who asked us
about the propriety of his conduct. We
should have said: young man, you
are making one of the greatest errors of
life. You are doing what must, in time,-
wean from you one of the most faithful
of wives. Your admiring friends do not
love you; but she would die for you.
When at last she has grown weary of car
ing foryOu children alone, and has be-
come peevish and discontented, nervous,
detected and discouraged, you will see
that no fool made so poor bargain since
the world was made. You do not mean to
be heartless, but you are cruel, and if
you 90 on in this selfish and cruel So
eiaI desertion of your wife, you--pleas-
ant and witty young fellow that you are,
will commit scarcely less than a crime.
We beg pardon for harsh words-but
this answer is not meant for one hus-
band, but hundreds. We say to every
one of such men-you are in fair way
to be a wife-murderer. You are killing
IA loving heart by inches. You have sell
fishly and thoughtlessly betrayed the
confidence of a woman who did not Inar-
ry you expecting to be left in solitude.
-CbTiStifJI Union