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Year: 1878

Twenty Thousand People
old and young, every week. It is just to say
that the patrons Of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our cOlumnS
free of all irregular and irresponsible advsr-
Using; for many good people seeing an ad-
vertissmont in paper. especially their
church paper, take it as a guarantee Of re-
sponslolAty' such confidence should not be
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore.


The Advertising Patronage
Of such business nsa and firms as Ws can
recommend to our friends and the public
without compromising the character Of the
paper.


eur Terms Shall be I'm Harmon


with the Business outlook.


Send in Your FavOrs.
Year: 1878

Several years ago u little child
was playing on the lawn in front of
its fathers house in Scotland, when
IA large eagle, searching for a lamb
to carry to his little ones, caught
the child and carried it Oft. The
father, working in the field near
by, saw the eagle as he was flying
away, and knowing where the nest
was FASTENED up the side of the
mountain in pursuit. Near the
mountain top, on an Overhanging
ledge, he fastened rope, and let
himself down to the nest and res
cused the child before it had been
injured. Our heavenly Father
sees us when we are in danger, aud
hasteus to help us if we are trying
to do his will.
Year: 1878

SAID, Webst er, that was the kindest
thing sou ever did. God bless You
for sending John Wilson to me
That is one troublesome thing of
my mind. That was kind, Webster.
Let us get those things of our
minds as fast as we can. We have
not much longer to stayj We have
got pretty near the end; we want
to 90 Into the presence OF our
Maker with as little enmity in our
hearts as possible.-Hdrrey's Web
Ster "Reminiscences.
Year: 1878

The immense stones used in the erection
of the Pyramids of Egypt were obtained
from the quarries in the Arabian hills, and
were carried to the river and over bridge of
boats. They were then brought forward by
means of causeway, which of itself took
ten years to construct, and which is said to
have been fine work, with its polished stones
and figures of animals engraved upon them.
One hundred thousand men were employed
at time, and these were relieved by the
same number at the end of three months. A
long time was spent in the leveling off the
rock on which the cdifice stands, and twenty
years for the erection of the pyramid itself.
The stones were raised step by step by means
of machine made of short pieces of wood,
and, last of all, commencing from the top,
the stones were cemented together with a
layer of cement not thicker than piece of
paper, the strength of which is proved by
the age Of these enormous memorials.
Year: 1878

Governor Duval, of Florida, was the son
of poor Virginian, stern, strong, taciturn
man. The boy was huge youth of fifteen.
At the cabin fire, at bed time, according to
the custom of putting on back log, the old
man said, between the whiffs of his silent
pipe:


Tab, go out and bring in that gum back
log, and put it on the fire ?"


Tab went out and surveyed the log He
knew it was of no use explaining that it was
too heavy, nor prudent for him to return
without having it on his shoulder. His little
sister passing, was not surprised that he re-
quested her to bring out the gun and powder
horn, as possum or coon mig hit have passed,
or the brother might have seen bear signs.
She brought the gun and Tab started. He
found the way through the woods into Ken
lucky. in 1891. After an absence of eighteen
years he was elected to Congress- A man
of immense size and strength, he started for
Washington, going by the way of his old
home, to see the folks who had long since
given him up for dead. Entering the little
cabin door near bed time, he saw the identi-
cal gum log. He shouldered it, pulled the
latch string and with his load stood before
the old man, pipe in mouth. as quie! as usual.


''Here is the gum back log. father


"Well you've been long time getting it
put on the fire and go to bed," was the reply.
San antonio Herald.
Year: 1878

For over month past heavy poker game
has been going on in the card room attached
to one of our popular saloons. An unprece-
dented run of luck was the lot of the eX-
perts who were running the game in the in
terest of the saloon management, or at least
in the interest of those who controlled the
card room of the saloon. A number of the
most experienced card sharps in Los Angeles
set themselves to unraveling the mystery.
Still the luck stayed with the house and the
confraternity were worsted to the tune of
about 1,500. 'Twas strange, twas passing
strange" that no outsider could, under any
circumstances, win game in that room, try
they meyer so hard, but so it was. AT last
two profcients took possession of the apart
ment, ostensibly for play, and locked the
doors. They at once began diligent search
of the premises and unearthed regular sys-
tenn of wire telegraph, by the aid of which a
stool pigeon, who saw the cards of the out
siders, telegraphed their hands to the manipu-
lators of the skin game We understand
that those who have been feeced have taken
legal advice, and that every means will be
tried to recover the money.-Los Angelos
Herald.
Year: 1878

Yesterday afternoon young girl, abOu
sixteen years old. came into Justice Knox's
court, and walking boldly to the desk woke
the court up with: ''Say, where's the police
man who tends to goats p


She was informed that there Was no specia
functionary kept for that purpose.


"Wel, Judge, I've kept pet goat now 70,
over year, and few minutes ago it fell
down an old shaft up on the side of Mount
Davidson. don't know how deep it wen,
down, for the place is all weeds. It may be
600 feet deep or it may not. What I want is
a policeman to pull the goat out"


Deputy Constable Booher, with his accus.
toned gallantry, protfered his official assist
ance. About half an hour later the girl
rushed in, considerably excited, and said that
she must have policeman right away to ge,
the Deputy Constable out Of the shaft. Capt.
Byrne, Constable Walker and Justice Knox
flew to the spot. Upon the side OF the noun
tain near david street they found the Deputy
Constable in an old prospect hole, about ten
feet deep. He was up to his knees in mud,
and it was only after great trouble that he
was extrcatcd His account of the affair is
given in his own language:


Il got up here and found the hole and
knelt over the edge to look for the goat.
found the goat, or rather it found me, for the
first thing knew he struck me square in the
rear. l went in head first into the mud,
sagebrush and rocks, and when looked up
there was the goat standin' at the edge of the
hole threatenin' to jump on top of me. Then
there was the girl GRIMM at me alongside
the goat. You see the animal crawled out of
the hole and came along again just as was
lookin' over. Or else the thing never fell in
at all, and the girl put the job up on me-"


The last seen of the girl by the reporter
was about an hour later, when she had abe a.
two dozen of the neighbors around her, telling
them OF the occurrence. They seemed to en-
joy it. Virginia Enterprise.
Year: 1878

Washington Postl


A Post reporter dropped in on Col. Bob.
lngersol, with the request that he would shed
little light on the great question of life and
death. The Colonel, though quite busy, con-
sented to be interrupted, and wheeling his
chair around, said:


Fire away with your questions"


According to your views, what disposi-
ton is made of man after death?"


"Upon that subject know nothing. 1t is
no more wonderful that man should live again
than that he now lives; upon that question l
know of no evidence. The doctrine of i'm
mortality rests upon human affection. We
love, therefore We wish to live"


''Then you would not undertake to say
what becomes of man after death?"


IF told or pretended to know what be-
comes of man after death, would be as dog
matte as theologians upon this question. The
difference between them and me is, am
honest. admit that do not know.


mo one can control his own opinion for
his own belief. My belief was forced upon
me by my surroundings. am the,product
OF allc circumstances that have in any way
touched me. believe in this world. have
no confidence in any religion promising joys
in another world at the expense of liberty
and happiness in this At the same time l
wish to give to others all the rights that l
claim for myself"


What punishment then is inflicted upon
man for crime and wrongs committed in this
life?"


''There is no such thing as an intellectual
crime. Noman can commit mental crime
To become crime, it must 60 beyond
thought"


'What punishment is there for physical
crime?"


''Such punishment as is necessary to pro-
tect society and for the reformation of the
criminal"


eff there is only punishment in this world
will not some escape punishment?


81 admit that all do not seem to obepunished
as they deserve. also admit that all do not
seem to be rewarded as they deserve; and
there is in this world, apparently, as great
failure in the matter of reward as in the
matter of punishment If there is another
life, a man will be happier there for having
acted according to his highest ideal in this.
But l do not discern in nature any effort to
do Justice"
Year: 1878

(From the New York SUM-


In the early part of November last the Sun
printed description of new invention by
Mr.. Thomas A. Edison, called the speaking
phonograph. Mr.. Edison has since made an
improvement, and has now succeeded in
making an instrument that will record and
reproduce any words or sounds pronounced
or made within the proper distance of the
mo1thpiece OF the apparatus. This apparatus
is exceedingly simple. 1t consists OF CYL
inder four inches in diameter and ten inches
long upon the shaft. A spiral groove, like
the thread Of a screw, is cut in the surface of
the cylinder from end to end, and the same
kind of screw is cut in the shaft carrying
it. Over this cylinder is secured a sheet OF
paper or tinfoil. Immediately opposite the
cylinder, on an upright arm, is speaking
tube, one end of which is closed by dia-
phragm. In the center of the diaphragm is
a small point, like that of pin, arranged so
as to be exactly opposite the grooves upon
the cylinder. When the cylinder is set in
motion it rotates, and at the same time moves
endwise. If while rotating person utters a
sentence in front of the tube the movement
of the diaphragm causes the point upon it to
indent the tinfoi, so that for every move
ment of the diaphragm the point indents the
3
ture will be made, and if small shallow one
is made, and thus every movement of the dia-
phragm is accurately recorded by indentations
in the foil. TO reproduce the sounds all that
is necessary is to turn the cylinder back to its
original position and start again, the point
upon the diaphragm riding in and out of the
indentations sets it in motion and thus repro
duces all the original movements.


MIR. Edison had his improved machine on
private exhibition in the Western Union Tel
egraphic Office on Monday, and President
Orton and number of other gentlemen con-
nected with the company tested its extraordi-
nary powers of repeating spoken words. On
one occasion three gentlemen spoke in sue
cession-the frs: in English, the second in
Spanish, and the third in Hungarian the
machine repeated the words SO as to be dis
tinctly heard by dozen persons standing
around the apparatus. ''Old Uncle Ned" and
a verse of Spanish love song were next
sung, and reproduced by the instrument to
the satisfaction of all.


Mr.. Edison says the machine is designed
for practical use by business men and lawyers,
etc. He is now making new machine which
will have plate sufficiently large to receive
500 spoken words. Thus man may dictate
half dozen letters before leaving his Office,
and his clerks may write them out in his ab-
sence. If he should wish to say more, he can
remove the first plate and put in second,
and so on up to any number he may require.


So accurately are the words repeated by the
machine that gentleman who was present
at the exhibition yersterday would not be-
lieve that the sounds were made by it. He
insisted that it was a ventriloquial perform
ance, and would not be convinced that it was
not until Mr.. Edison retired into another
room while the machine was worked by some
one else
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON. Feb 1.-The Committee on
Ways and Means will take up the tariff bill on
Tuesday Of next week. They will have three
sessions that week. and will continue to work
upon the bill until it is finally disposed Of
Year: 1878

THERE is one respect In which
we can rightfully boast great ad-
vantage over the late and cold
bottom lands of the Northern and
Central portions of the State. The
energetic market gardener here
can make his fortune every spring
and winter. He can grow vegeta-
bles which cannot possibly be
raised in the open air in Northern
California at this season of the
year, and he can get hothouse
prices for them. With his string
beans, his green peas and early po-
tatoes, lie can carry the San Fran
cisco markets by storm. This
field of enterprise will undoubtedly
be largely developed some day.
Judge Lindley, some time ago,
leased his place at Monte Vista to
two Cinnamon. They raise their
truck in the warm uplands and
ship to San Francisco by steamer
from Santa Monica. The Judge
informs US that he believes they
will make fully five thousand dol
lars net this spring. They have
paid their rent for whole year by
two days shipments of new pota'
tnnr
Year: 1878

SACRAMENTO, March 9th.-As-
sEMBLY.-The cadaver bill, under
discussion at the noon adjourn
ment, was resumed.


Anderson offered as an amend
ment that nothing in this act shall
he taken to apply to the removal
Of deceased persons from one cem-
etery or place of burial to another
in the same county. The amend
ment was adopted and the bill as
amended passed by vote of 3S to
%.


Ostrom introduced bill to pre-
serve the water channels of this
State and to prevent the filling up
of the streams, rivers and bays of
this State with tailings and debris
from hydraulic mines. Referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
and Mines and Mining Interests.
The first section makes it misde-
meanor for any person, whether
working for himself or others, to
deposit in the bed of any river in
the State tailings or debris from
any mine worked by hydraulic
process; but nothing in this act
shall be construed TO prohibit any
person from acquiring the various
gulches and flats adjacent to such
rivers and their branches and
thereon depositing such tailings
Year: 1878

To us it would seem that nothing
is more patent than the fact that
Los Angeles county needs a Court
House and Jail which shall show
that we are in sympathy with the
progress of the age. We are aware
that our public debt should be in
G reased only with extreme circum-
spection. Owing to our faulty sys.
tenn of finance, our tax levies are
much larger than they ought to be.
We should fund all our debts, and
the burden would not then be so
great. But, whether our levies ale
large or small, community OF the
size and wealth of Los Angeles
city and county must have suitable
public buildings. The present
county and city Jail is simply a
disgrace to any civilized commune
ty. The Court House is utterly in
sufficient to accommodate the
growing business of Los Angeles
county. To immure any one,
criminal or other, in our local jail,
is d crime of as grave magnitude
as those committed by most of the
inmates themselves. A communi-
ty owes it to itself to provide clean
Iy and sufficient accommodation
for all whose misfortune or crime
have led TO their Incarceration.
Even though they swell our tax
levies, which they undoubtedly
will, we should have this Court
House and Jail. We learn that OPP
position to the measure may he ex-
pected from the southern end of
the county. We hope this is a
mistake. Our local pride should
lead oil portions of Los Angeles
county to take an interest in our
having suitable public buildings.
Much of the expense can be obYi-
ated if the city and county unite,
sell the property they already own,
and apply the proceeds to purchas-
ing suitable site and erecting
thereon the new edifices. A move
ment is now on foot, we under
stand, which will result in legis-
lative sanction of the new pro.
gramme. OF course, it will have
to be acted on finally by the people
themselves, directly, or through.the
Board of Supervisors and the
Counpil
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, March 9.-HoUsE
The Speaker laid before the
House letter from the Secretary
of War, stating that the Post Quar-
termasters at Chicago and Now
York would be ordered to appear
before the Committee on Military
Affairs.


The morning hour was consumed
in discussion upon the resolution
reported adversely by the Commit
tee on Accounts for the payment of
the laborers employed in the
Clerks room, which was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on Civil
Service Reform.


4 Atkins offered resolution call
Ing on the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and Secretary of War for all in-
formation in regard to the geo.
graphical and geological surveys
conducted by their respective De-
partments during the past ten
years. Adopted.


The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole, Price in the
chair, on the private calendar, the
unfinished business being the bill
for the payment of certain onte bel
lum Southern mail contractors.
Year: 1878

A HUGE GRAssHoPPER.--The most
monstrous glasshopper we have ever
seen is on exhibition at the Office of F. NJ.
West, County Treasurer. 1t is presery-
ed in alcohol and was captured some
time since near Copperopolis. 1t is
nearly six inches long and its body is an
inch and quarter in depth, while its
head is as big as mans thumb. The
wings when spread must have measured
ten inches from tip to tip. The legs are
as large as lead pencil at the body, and
about four or FIVE Inches long. The enor-
nous body is quite translucent and its
ribs can be distinctly seen. An army Of
that species would eat up quarter section
Of wheat as click as whistle in about
five minutes Stockton independent.
Year: 1878

THE HOTEL TRIcK.-The latest piece
OF villainous invention introduced at the
East is styled the hotel trick, and it has
recently been practiced with more or less
success in two or three notable instances.
1t is modification of desperate game
that was attempted in this city something
over two years ago. On that occasion a
young man of fpersuasive address laid n
cunning plot TO entce we'll known capi-
talist of the city 10 his room in the Palace
Hotel on the pretext of arranging the Sc
curity for loan, but with the real design
of perpetrating violence and robbery, as
made clear by subsequent occurrences.
The capitals. declined the invitation,
with the intimation that he did business
at his own office and not in private rooms
at notes.-the discretion saving him a
crack on the head and from being relieved
of some portion OF his spare capital. The
efficacy of tho Eastern improved hotel
trick is enhanced by the employment of
female Establishments, and the capitalist
so far experimental upon have been per-
suaded to suspend their rules OF business.
if they had any, bearing on such cases, and
consented TO negotiate loans in the upper
stories of hotels. Once in the meshes
the remainder of the trick is simple
enough. The victim is shown the open
end of a revolver and persuaded to dis
robe himself, while the seductive but
treacherous customer locks him in and
goes off with his clothes and whatever
vsluabes they may contain. The dra-
matte tone OF the trick is sometimes high
tened by enforcing the signing of Il check
by the same means, and the victim is
kept a captive until the money is secured.
There are number Of large hotels in
San Francisco, luxuricusly appointed for
the habitation OF voluptuous woman in
need of money, and the confidence in fe
male human nature averages very high
in the city. For this reason, and with
all kindness, capitalists are enjoined to
take the measure of this new hotel trick.
Chronicle.
Year: 1878

The Chinese cannot be said now to
have coinage; 1000 years ago they made
round coins with a square hole in the
middle, and they have made no advance
beyond that since. The well known coin
is castbrass coin OF that description,
and, although it is valued at about a
mill and half of our money, and has to
be strung in lots of ,000to be computed
with any ease, it is tho solo measure of
value and legal tender ofthe country.
Year: 1878

OvERDUE.-It is now twenty-three
days since the Pacific Mail steamship
Ctty OF 1okto left Yokohama for San
Francisco, with cargo and passengers.
The passage across the Pacific is usually
made by this vessel in seventeen and
eighteen days, which makes her at pre-
sent from five to six days overdue.
Year: 1878

SOME wog tamped bunch OF giant
powder cartridges in .bc main street Of
Tuscarora and fired it Independence
morning. The Times ReUieU says every
body knew that it was. Fourth of July
after that. The explosion tore up the
street and broke all the windows in tho
neighborhood.
Year: 1878

THE local fare on the route from Read
ing to Yrela via Scott Valley has been
fixed at Is cents per mile the same as
the company charge on their Reading
ard Roseburg and Reading and Weaver
vile routes. The through fare from
Readng to Yrcks and from Yreka to
Reading is put however the same as on
the other route, 2l7,25.- Yrekd Union
Year: 1878

WE read that a composition in Spring
field newspaper Office got into quarrel
with the foreman the other day, and
struck him on the head with the office
towel, fracturing the skull and causing
instant death. burlington Hawheye.
Year: 1878

THESE centennials have their penalty.
At the Freehold On. - celebration n
document turned up which revea led that
six of our heroic sres on that glorious day
received forty lashes or the bare back,
for swapping their cartridges for cider.
Year: 1878

The Stockton Independent says that n
man who had been patient in the insane
asylum IN that city for twenty years was
discharged about two years ago, went to
England, got married, settled down in
business and is doing we'll.
Year: 1878

men animals ~ could be bought on six months


credit, supplied With suoh tools and imple-


ments as were bid of ct some neighboriug
auction sale and paid for with time notes
this difference 10 simply one Of prosperity, hap


piness and content In the fret inssanoe, as
compared with failure, misery and discomfort
attendant upon the second method Of attempt
ing the cultivation Of the coil.


1t 10 q sad waste of valuable time and per-
sistent labor for any farmer to toll on year after
year. weighted so heavily with the elements Of
disaster. with burden beyond the power of
man to bear. Every cnltivstor knows that his
garden plot il the most productive area on his
farm, and simply because it 10 the best fertil-
lzed and the best titled; while the nearer every
field can be made to approach the garden spot
In point of yield. the greater will be the profit
OF the occupation. It il far more economical
and profitable to raise Atty bushels of shelled
corn on an acre of land, than to scratch over
two acres In the accomplish ment Of the Same
result The thrifty French, SwIss and German
farmers whose ownership Of land scarcely
averages fve acres esoh, gain comfortable sup
port and lay up handsome surplus from the
nigh cultivation Of these small holdings. Let
our American farmers determine to own less
land and to command some ready working
capital, in the place of useless areas. where
with to enhance the pleasure and profit of the
cultivation of the soil.