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Year: 1875

It is said that the hard money leaders
of New York, in view of the probable
election of Allen in Ohio, and Pershing
in Pennsylvania, and the adoption OF
the money plank of those States in the
National Democratic Convention OF
1876, are preparing to secede and form
new party on the hard money issue.
They hope to get large body of re-
cruits from the Republican party on
this issue, as the defeat of that party In
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York,
would give death-blow to the organi-
zation and prepare its members to unite
with new party.


As to the currency question is the
leading issue in the Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania campaigns it promises to be the
leading issue in the Presidential CAM
paign of 1885, and whether or not the
old names or the old party organizations
are to be kept up, still there Is to be
struggle on the paramount issue Of a
contraction Of the currency, and q re-
sumption of specie payments. On this
issue the capitalists Of the East will
likely to be arrayed against the business
men and laboring classes everywhere,
and in the issue between labor and cap
ital it is not difficult to see the result.
The present depression of business, low
prices, scarcity Of money and general
discomfort, will turn over the control OF
affairs into the hands of men who can
at least promise change, and whose
surest hopes Of victory are based upon
the fact that the present government
has brought no relief to the country.
Justly or unjust it will be held respon-
sible, and must pay the penalty. The
country demands change.
Year: 1875

Dou't wait for people to find out by
chance that you have goods that will be
sold at bargains; but tell them through
yolr country paper what you can DO.
It is mistake to suppose that people
will soon find you out. Tales i'll your
YOU. You may mark your goods down
ever so cheap but the masses will never
know it unless you publish it.. Some
think that when people buy
goods at low rates from them that
they will go and tell their
neighbors all about it, and therefore
that is advertisement enough. The
thing is absurd they will do no such
thing. 1t is not the way of the world.
When people obtain bargains they do
not want others to know where they get
them, lest they fare as well. The sure
thing is to put it in the paper and every
body will know it.
Year: 1875

The caucus OF Republican Senators in session at
the Capitol yesterday spent its time in a discussion
Of the transportation question and considering the
Colorado Enabling bill. On the latter question
there was found to be great diversity Of opinion.
But in regard to the subject of cheap
transportation the Senators generally agreed
that it would be unwise to make any largo ap2ro-
priations except for the improvement of the DOuth
of the Mississippi River. by the construction of
jottics. as recommended b. tie special Commission
in their late report.
Year: 1875

Of true and pure genius. whose moral nature al
lied that genius to patient work for the practical
good Of his fellow creatures He will be mourned
In the present as the magical romancer who called
up Hypatia the beautiful, and the tender poet who
Hhe Of The Sands o. Dee."
Year: 1875

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefully
selected In different parts of North America and
Europe furnishing by this broad field of opera
tions an additional and exceptional safety to the
Polcy.holders. The Insurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums are
returned annually to the Insured.
Year: 1875




IT is both new and gratifying g to the
people Of Los Angeles to read the lat
est kilograms in their local papers.
Thanksto the energy and enterprise
of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company the HERALD is now enabled
to lay before its readers kilograms
from all parts of the worldon the same
morning they appear in the New York
Herald and the San Francisco ChrOn-
icle. These dispatches are not given
in mutilated fragments but complete
and in detail. There is now no neces-
sity for takinga San Francisco paper
in order to obtain full telegraphic
news. For many months past the
circulation of the HERALD has largely
exceeded-perhaps doubled that of any
other paper published in this State,
South Of San Francisco, and now that
its columns contain. full kilograms
bearing date up to the hour of going
to press which is three o'clock in the
morning, we may reasonably expect
that our already large circulation will
be doubled in q short time.
Year: 1875

SENATOR BOOTH is in favor of pass
ing the question as to the legality of
BIDwELL's right to his $4,000 acre
farm and conceding him the owner.
This is all very we'll so far as BOOTH
is concerned. 8 He is pretty well off
and BIDwELL is quite rich. But sup
pose the issue involved 100 acres of
land held under doubtful title by
some poor man, would the Senator be
go ready to dismiss the case? The
fact is that BIDwELL has no more
right to hold $4,000 acres of land to
which he has no legal title than a poor
man has to illegally hold 16O acres, or
the San Vicente ranch owners to hold
four leagues when the original. grant
was for but one and one-half leagues
We believe that any man has a right
to all the land he buys and pays for,
be that one acre or one million acres;
but no man, be he rich or poor, has a
right to maintain possession of land
to which he has not obtained legal
title
Year: 1875

office and in due time place in the
field Republican county ticket. This
will ensure a maintenance of organ
ization and place the Republicans of
Los Angeles county in condition to
open the Presidential campaign next
Summer with discipline and strength.
We trust they will do this, as we like
to see the Democratic candidates have
good strong opposition, and nothing
of the kind can be expected from the
now badly disorganized Independent
faction.
Year: 1875

Judge Baker of Bossier Parish, LOU
isiana, has notified Governor Kellogg
that there have been nine murders in
that Parish in the past fifty days, and
that the law is powerless. The police
in command of Cathaula Parish have
called on the Government for assist
ance in arresting several fugitive muir
derers of that Parish.
Year: 1875

In one of our exchanges we noticed
few days ago an article which en-
bodied nearly the same sentiments as
those expressed by, Republican"
There does not appear to be that dis
position among the rank and file of
the Republican party-among those
who are Republicans from principle
to abandon the organization that is
seen among those who hold Office
under the Administration. The
Republican masses are sincere in their
convictions, aud, hold to principles
which they, believe to be honest and
true. Besides this there is universal
desire among pure Republicans to
keep UP their organization in every
State and county in order to be ready
for the Presidential election of next
year. The independent party. has no
national existence; indeed, tits hardly
known outside. Of California, and in
this fact alone Republicans recognize
the utter futility of bettering their
condition by going over to O faction
which has no principles except abuse
and villihcation of Democrats and
Republicans. With Federal office
holders-some of them, at least-the
sentiment may be different. They
may not be SO strongly imbued with
genuine Republican principles, and it
is possible that they were only induced


to become Republicans from pecuniary


motives. The lassitude and indiffer-


ence which is apparent among the
gentlemen holding Federal Offices in


this county has attracted attention in
certain quarters, but we are inclined


to think it is not as great as repre-
sented. There are a number of active
Republicans among them, and we are
led to believe that it is their purpose
to cooperate with the members of the
party in the county who do not hold
Year: 1875

Now is your time! No such chance again in
one hundred years! The Bazaar is selling out
their entire stock of Dry Goods % per cent.
below cost, as they intend giving up their dry
goods business and keep only Gents Furnish
Ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, but genu-
inc selling out of our entire stock of Dry
the Bazaar, corner of Main and Requena
streets, opposite the u. S. Hotel. jel7
Year: 1875

faith in the husband Of her youth. He
had come close beside her now, and gent
ly she drew him down until he knelt by
her side. and laying his head upon her
breast, she brushed the hair from his
brow, and as she pressed there wife's
loving kiss, murmured low:


Always here, darling, until death doth
US part
Year: 1875

A Fitchburg Mass conductor, with
rare acc, mmodation, stopped his train
the other morning for woman who was
rushing wildly after il. She thanked him
warmly, casually remarked that she had
forgotten to kiss her husband, made good
the omission and then strolled home again
Aud that conductor abused the happy
husband all the way to Worcester
Year: 1875

Thar UMBRELLA. "A plain spoken
preacher delivered the following from his
desk IL would announce to the con.
gregation that, probably by mistake. there
was lett at the meeting house this morn
ing a small cotton umbrella much dam
aged by time and wear, and of an tx.
ceedingly pale blue color, in place where
of was taken a very large black silk uu.
brella of great beauty. Blunders of this
sort my brethren, are getting little too
common"
Year: 1875

How TO TELL-Alexande Dumas
pere, when he gave a dinner party to
commercial men, had somewhat siugu.
lar method Of deciding the time for The
inferior wine to be produced. He enjoiu-
ed his servants TO put the best wine on the
table at the beginning OF the meal, while
the guests heads were clear then, y
said he, watch the conversation, and di.
rectly YOU hear any one Of the company
say, i, who am an honest man. you ma J
be quite sure that all their heads have
gone astray, and you can serve up any
rubbish you choose"
Year: 1875

The cures made every day by Freligh's
Remedy are really wonderful. Magac is
the only word to express the action of this
truly invaluable medicine. Everybody
that once uses it experiences relief, and not
only continues to use it himself, but recon-
mends it to his friends. If you are suffer-
ing from Neuralgia or Rheumatism, send
at once for bottle and try it. Druggists
generally sell it.
Year: 1875

A writer in Ltppincotts says: "The
Mexican women look their best in ball
room. Their black eyes, black hair and
white teeth glisten in the light; they are
dressed in the gayest cf gay colors; ponder
Gus ornaments Of gold, strongly relieved by
their dusky complexions, shed around them
a rich barbaric lustre. Not that they es-
chew adventitious IN cans to blanch their
sun-shadowed tints. For days the senoras or
senoritas have worn a mask Of q white
clayey mixture to give them an ephemeral
whiteness for this occasion. Those who
could procure nothing else have worn
pasty wizard kneaded Of common clay to
effect in some degree like result by pro-
tecting their faces from the sun and wind.
Should you visit New Mexico, and as you
ride along slowly in the heat of midday
meet senorita who gazes at you with
pair of jet black eyes through hideous,
ghastly mask of mud and mortar, do not be
frightened from your accustomed propriety.
The senorita is preparing her toilet dc bal.
The New Mexican cannot be considered
pretty, generally speaking. In artistic
symmetry of feature, in purity of complex
ion, they are not to be compared with our
country women. These can bear the search
ing light of day, when delieacy of detail
can be distinguished and appreciated.
Those look their best in the artificial light
of the ball room. There the blue-black
hair, the brilliant black eyes, the well-traced
eyebrows, the magnifcently white and
regular teeth, the richly developed forms,
produce general effect before which our
blonde beauties seem pale and faas. But
the Mexican's coarser skinner tesnt 6asane
is too plainly visible in the light of the
sun; you should see her only by the light of
the lamps. It is doubtless rather from an
instinct of coquetry than from any other
feeling that in the daytime the Mexican
women shroud their dusky traits in the
folds of their robossas, leaving only one pi-
lot eye to look upon the outer world"
Year: 1875

Mr.. Smiths house was seldom free from
visitors. The door was open to all, and
even strangers were always welcome. One
day a middle-aged gentleman paid Mr.
Smith visit. He was perfect stranger,
but he was received by the host with his
proverbial hospitality. The visitor did not
appear to have any special reason for hon.
oring the family with his presence. He
was not distinguished man; he was not a
brilliant man; in fact, he could properly be
classed with those individuals who bear the
title of bores.


Day followed day, and each evening the
family retired with the hope that the NOR
row would see the stranger gone. But he
came down to breakfast promptly each
morning, and got up from the supper each
evening with the evident intent of filling
the same chair at breakfast next morn
ing.


A week passed by, and with all the men,
gers of the family but Mr.. Smith hospitali-
ty had ceased to be virtue. They impor-
tuned him to force into the dull head of the
guest, if possible, a hint that he was not
wanted any longer. The hint was given in
a way that nothing but united charity and
humor could have inspired.


At family worship Mr.. Smith, as usual,
invoked the blessing of Heaven upon the
different worshippers, closing as follows
"And, 0 Lord, wilt thou vouchsafe thy
fullest blessing to the dear brother who is
to depart from us this day?''


At the MONDAY meal there was vacant
chair at the table, and more loavcs and
fishes for the poor when the repast was
over-the dear brother had departed.
Year: 1875

= n for Mamie and B" for Ben:
l see them now as l saw them them then,
On the bark of the oak-tree wed;
She waist-deep in the clover white
And The liquid gold of the June unight
Swept over her sweet yuong head.
And stood carving The letters vain
That time and tempest have all in vain
Striven to blur and blot
They live in the oak trees dusty gran
Stamped as their memory on my brain,
Changing and fading not.
oh the vows that vowed that day.
Their broken shafts in my bosom stay,
Wounding it hour by hour.
Could be false to one so tue?
Dared be cruel my love to you,
Mamie, my lily flower?
Ere the SHOWS had whitened those letters twain.
In the old church porch you hid your pain
AS my bride and passed by;
Your eyes were brave. but your checks were white,
The check should have pIlowed that night
Where it never now may lie.
Little Mamie, you are at rest,
The butter-cups growing over your breast,
Close by the graveyard gate:
But ah! live to the day
God tempted my steps from love away
And mine is the saddcr fate
For Id give the rest Of my life to night
To see you sit in the clover white.
The sun on your locks of gold.
And carve once as carved them then,
IN" for Mamie and B for Ben,
On the bark of The oak tree old


-Ma,y Kyle Dallas.
Year: 1875

Take a goblet with the foot and stem
broken or cut off so that the bowl viii be
perfect; take coarse red flannel, the redder
the better, stitch it neatly around the bowl
or goblet, SO as to cover it completely on
the outside; dip it in water, 80 as to wet it
thoroughly; then roll it in flax seed, the
seed will stick in and ON the fiannel,b sure
that the seed is distributed evenly, then
stand it on its mouth or large end, in a sau-
Ger or small plate; put water in the small
plate or saucer, and renew or add to it as it
absorbs Never let the vessel get dry, nor
suffer it to chill or freeze. It can and will
grow in any part of the room, and viii be a
deep green with red ground.
Year: 1875

Do you know, sweetheart, that under the snow


A million roses lie?
That over the clouds which hang below


The stars are in the sky?
That rainbow shone ere the day was gone


Over the darkest place?
That the fair new moon goes rounding on


To the fullness of her face?
That our garden brook, SO small and slow,


Is widening toward the river?
That under the ice its faithful flow


Makes music sweet as ever?
That the naked trees are all a-throb


With the sweet blood ip their veins?
That blindly reaching they yearn and sob
For the blessed April rains
That the precious seeds of life are pressed
Under the frozen sod,
Till the great earth warns through her fruitful breath
With the spirit of her God?
Year: 1875

Regular advertising payable quarterly as due
Transient advertising payable in advance.
special Notices are so per cent more than regular
advertisements.


Local advertising is cents for the first insertion 1G
cents per line for each succeeding insertion lines
counted in Nonpariel measure.


job Work payable on delivery.
Year: 1875

such as the ridiculous failure of the recent
Detroit imitation meeting. to show that
neither the mass of the people nor the really
eminent leaders of either party favor so fatal
and dishonest a policy.


To accuse the republicans, therefore, of an
intention to restore the currency to a sound
foundation, and to do away with irredeemable
and inflated paper money, is for these dem
ocrats to give their opponents the sympathy
of the greater part of the people. There is
so little doubt of this in the public mind
that it is commonly said that if theYdem-
ocratic party next year should put itself
on the Ohio or Pennsylvania platform
General Grant could probably be reelected
by the republicans, in spite of
universal antipathy to a third term. We do
not assert this ourselves, but it is senti-
ment which may be heard in conversation
everywhere, and may be seen in hundreds OF
newspapers.
Year: 1875

1t used to be said during the late war that
several vehement and reckless democratic
journals, East and West were supported
from a republican secret service fund, with
the object of making the democratic party
odious to the people. 1t has also been as
serted that one or two especially foolish
democratic Congressman, during the same
period, received their nominations through
the intrigues Of astute republican managers,
who foresaw the value of such men in Con-
gress to make their party suspected and
feared


There was probably, little OF no founda-
tion for these assertions; for candor requires
us to say that the democrats during and since
the war have been but too ready to encourage
the ignorant and unprincipled among their
public men, and have needed no outside
help. But the course of the party in Ohio
and Pennsylvania just now recalls the old
stories of republican manipulations, and
lends to them a certain amount of probability
For, what could be more maladroit than
that, just when the country has made
up its mind that paper money is
a blunder, when prices have already shrunk
very nearly to a specie standard, when
most of the hardship and suffering neces-
sarily resulting from resumption has been
felt, when we might with but little effort
and patience return to a sound currency,
these democrats should not only demand a
new initiation of the currency, but commit
the additional blunder of accusing their op-
ponents of having contracted the currency
a charge which is so easily refuted by unde-
niable facts that only the rashest ignorance
could make it.


Mr.. George II. Pendleton, one of the fore
most democratic statesmen, solemnly warned
the country in Congress, in 1862, that legal
tender currency would lead to imitation, and
probably to reputation. He spoke wisely
and the ablest men of both parties all over
the country Have for years urged upon the
republican administration the duty of bring
ing the nation back to a sound currency. SO
general is the conviction among the people Of
this necessity that in this year eight of the
ten democratic State conventions which have
met have adopted resolutions in favor Of a
sound currency, and all the republican
conventions have done the same thing. That
there is a faction, more vehement than
strong, in all the States desirous of imitation,
is nertectly true bgt there are many Signs
Year: 1875

the storm clouds being positively charged in


the process of their formation need a con-


tact with the negatively charged surface of
the earth to produce any interchange of cleo


tricity and the phenomenon of lightning


We may, therefore, look for an electric ac-
compartment of the cyclone when it begins
TO pass over the land, and particularly if it
approaches the Allegheny chain in its prog
ress north.


The law of Atlantic storms is now we'll
established, and it is only when one of un-
exampled violence like that now sweeping
along the coasts of the Southern States pre-
sents itself that meteorologists are disturbed
by the fear that their theories may be over
turned by some undiscovered fact bearing on
the origin of these wonderful meteors We
feel reassured, however, when we know that
hundreds of skilful observers acting in con-
cert, and keenly alive to the importance of
the task set before them, are watching the
progress of these storms, and that every pre-
caution is taken to guard our shipping from
surprise and disaster. The dangers of navi-
cation are yearly lessened by the labors of
devoted men, who are constantly adding to
that store of scientific knowledge which is
the glory of our age.
Year: 1875

Everybody will be glad to hear that the
trial of Westervelt for completely in the ia
nous crime of the robber Mosher has re-
suited in his conviction on three counts of
the indictment. He is found guilty of de-
tention of the kidnapped child and of con-
spiracy to extort money. There is only a
sentimental difference between the guilt of
carrying the little boy 6way and that of keep
ing him away there is scarcely difference
that the law can recognize 1t will, there
fore, probably be as satisfactory to justice
that this culprit is convicted on three counts
as it would have been if he had been con-
victed on thirty-three and it can hardly be
doubted that his conviction, in the form in
which it has been obtained, will expose him
to the fullest penalty of the law against his
offence Perhaps indeed, it is in one respect
subject of public congratulation that he was
not convicted as an accomplice in the fact
of abduction, but that his guilt rests on
the equally criminal detention of the child
knowing him to have been stolen. At the
time Charley Ross was stolen it was noted
and much commented upon that the punish
ment for such an offence by the laws of Penn
sylvania was inadequate to it's moral enor-
nifty, and that even if the kidnappers were
caught the penalty they would suffer must
be so light that it would seem farcically
trivial to every one whose sympathies had
been excited by the terrible story. If we re-
member rightly the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture thought of this at its next session and
imposed a much severer penalty on this
offence. Under the general provision against
er post tdcto laws the penalty thus imposed by
a statute enacted subsequently to the abduc-
ton could not be applied as punishment
for that act; but every day of the detention
subsequent to the passage of that act exposes
to its penalties, for the detention is a con-
slant constructive abduction. In the fact
that one criminal in this case at last feels the
hand of justice heavy on him the public will
feel a satisfaction scarcely less than that it
felt at the fate of Mosher; and the demon
stration thus made that the detention of the
child may have unpleasant consequences
cannot be without its effect on the minds of
those who now have him in charge, if, as
there is good reason to believe, he is still
alive