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Year: 1875

"Not bit ofit," said the man, as
he leaned over the rail and more ear
nestly spoke to Chief Cullen at the
Mayors Office yesterday.


''Aud did you not give her the least
bit of hope?' said the Chief.


mot cents worth, for every time l
passed her house she would jnst flop
right out the gate and walk to the store
in the way was goin' toward home.


"And you never said anything about
love?"


"Not more'n she did. She forced
herself into my company, and one day
she kept on hinling and hinting about
the show, that as IA man l couldn back
out, so l took her?


And is that all, did it end there?"


"No. it didn't. She asked me to 60
down town with her one night. She
said she was afraid Of the loafers OH the
corner. Well, / went with her, and
when We got down she stuck fast be-
fore an ice cream saloon window and
she commenced talking about how nice
they had fixed up in the parlor. She
even went 30 far as to say, "Come up
and see it"


You went?"


GLOW could help it She led the
Way, and when we got up she sat down
to table, told the girl she'd take vanil-
la, and guessed Id have the same. Be,
fore we got home she had her arms full
that she made me buy for her."


sand you had her out sleighing, did
you not I" said the Chief.


"Well, that was another of her tricks.
Every time she'd. see me she'd say
something about her aunt down the
country. She said she was sure her
aunt would like me. And after she
gave ME that kind of a story right a
long i got tired of it and thought the
best way to get rid of it would be to
take her down there, and we went"


$50 you want the gold ring back do
you!" -.


"Yes, / do. / don't love her BIT,
and that ring cost me eighteen dollars
in hard earned money. 1t is plain ring
and she wears it OH what they call the
be-gagement finger" ea


at is not hers then, is it,"


81 tell you no, it amt hern. It's my
ring; l bought it, and l want it, that's
ALL"


"Well how did she get it, if it is
yours


The young man colored up a little
and then said:


"Well, one night I was at her house.
She was standing on the porch, and,
when I passed she forced ME to come
in. went in, and we were sitting on
the sofa; l had the ring in a box in my
vest pocket She didn't know it. / said
nothing about it. About a half hour
ufterward she made me take my arm
from her shoulder, and she asked what
that hard thing was in my vest pocket.
I took it out and showed it to her, and
she made me tell her that / had bought
il for a lady. She then made me give
1t to her, and I've been sorry ever since;
and now want it.


"Then you got'so close to her that
the box rubbed up against her side, did
you?"
The Chief laughed, the young man
blnshed, few spectators smiled, and
utterly ashamed Of himself, the young
fellow lett the Court room and had not
another word to say.
Year: 1875

What becomes of the editors?


That's what you like to know;
They do heap OF good on earth,


And to heaven ought to 60.
But something seems to tell us
They are peculiar set, i
And In the great hereafter sl
Will be sleft out in the wet
We've been thinking the question over
Aud it troubles us heap;


Itcomes to us i'm the daytime,
And with dreams disturb our sleep;


And the more we con the question,
The deeper it seems to get,


And brings us to this conclusion:
They'll be left out in the .wet.'
Now, reason to yourself moment,
Would it do to let them in :?
Wouldn't they 60 to interviewing
And discussing everything
Wouldn't they have two oparties


And a hobby, too, topet -
That things would never do up there
They'll be left out in the wet
It's very well to smile, Sir,


And say your head amt level,
But did you ever know an editor


That didn't keep 'devil?'
You don't suppose for moment


That he in there could get,
And be yelping 'Copy?-


They'll be left out in the wet
There's one more point Well mention
We hope you won't get offended
But its currently reported


That the free list is suspended
Now did you ever know an editor
That has pulled the weasel yet
They're not going to do it there
They'll stay out in the wet
Year: 1875

How TO REMOVE INK STAINS FROM MA
HoGAEY.-Touch the stains with feather
dipped in mixture composed of few drops
of nitre and tewpoonful of water To pre-
vent white mark being left, rub the spot
with cloth wet In cold water. ~
Year: 1875

= Does the court understand you to say
that you saw the editor intoxicated7 Z mot
at all, sir, only I've seen him in such A.
a-Hurry as to attempt to cut out copy with
the snuffers that's all"
Year: 1875

.ApyIcE.-Be loyal to the nature yon bear,
consecrate your lives to every good apd noble
work; faithfully labor for the elevation and
perfection of our common humanity, and the
angels will sweetly smile upon you, and you
viii be happy both in this life and that life
which is beyond the grave. IF yOn1 will be
happy, you must do all in your power 10 bless
others BY making others happy, you fill
your OWN life with sunshine and happiness.
Year: 1875

New YORK, April 1O.-A meeting
of the joint committees Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company and the
Panama Railroad Company was held
this afternoon at their offices on Wall
street, for the purpose of adjusting
points raised between the companies
on the question of through freight.
The Pacific Mail Company submitted
plan to the Panama Company which
the latter will lay before its Directors
and report the result at future meet
ing.


Scott, Vice-President of the Pacific
Mail Company, said to-day that he
had examined the accounts of the
China agent, but had not found the
alleged discrepancies in them. He
said that the mistake was in the ac-
counts of the agency between Yoko-
hama and Hongkong, had occurred
after the China agent had left for this
city, where he arrived yesterday.
Year: 1875

sulky or sad counteiiance can cast
over a whole family is the severest
affliction that we can imriagine and
ought to be considered sufficient
cause for divorce. Only think of rails
ing family Of childrennnder the dis
NAL shadow of such countenan ce;
what could we expect them to be but
rogues and cut throats. In our exten-
sive acquaintance, we, know several
husbands and wives who are torturing
each other to death with their looks;
it may be slow in its results but it is
none the less sure. There are several
gentlemen in this city whose counte-
nance will cast shadow over the
whole street, and they seem to take
extreme delight in presenting their
miserable phis at you on all occasions.
We take the ground that people have
no right to tyranize over the world in
any such way. We have never been
IN favor Of much law making, But if
some means could be invented to put
stop to this species of tyrany, the
inventor would be ranked, among
the greatest benefactors Of mankind.
1t cannot be cured by resistance for
the more you resist sulky, or injur-
ed look, the worse it gets, and to coax
it is only yielding in humiliation to
it; and though coaxing might palliate
it for an hour, it will come at you with
renewed vigor when it rises again. 1t
has lived through hundred genera
tions and thus far. there has been no
remedy found for it but death. m
Year: 1875

NOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN THAT


the city OF Los Angeles Intends making
the following improvements on Fort street
from Its Intersection with Temple street to and
including its intersection with First street and
including it, junction with Court House street


The street shall be graded in the following
manner: The road-bed shall be prepared by
cutting down or .filling up the street 10 a sub
grade eight inches below the established grade
along the centre line of the street and in such
manner as to give 1t a slope of one foot In thir-
ty towards the cutters; the road-bed having
been prepared and having been accepted by
the City surveyor, IL shall then be surfaced
with cement gravel to the depth OF eight
inches.


The cutters shall be four feet wide and shall
be paved with granite cObble stones eight
ness. The centre of the gutter shall be eight
inches and the sides five inches below the top
OF the curb, thus giving ita concave shape, the
10 be we'll rammed.


The curb shall be of redwood, 3xl2 inches,
spiked to posts Of redwood AKA inches and
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 SINH
lar post SET n the same manner Ct each and
the curb shall be spiked. There shall be
stake OF 3x4 redwood and two feet long set In
the ground opposite to 2 and nc four @ feet inside Of
than two ter-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
shall be oiled In or cut down at the curb to
within six inches OF the established grade (as
may be necessary with slope Oftwo inches
from the inside OF the sidewalk towards the
gutter. It shall then be filled in with four
inches OF cement gravel and properly leveled.


TIVE box culverfs shall he 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
bottom and sides TO be laid longituiinaiiy.
the top crossways, There shall he a similar
culvert across Franklin street ut Its junction
with Fort street. ~ M. KREMER, go
apl4 lot IVY Clerk of Com. Council,
Year: 1875

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 1S.-The morning
session of the National Grange was chiefly
devoted to routine business. The report
Of the executive committee says the in
terest manifested by the people in re-
ference 10 the location Of the National
tfrangeis evidence of the great interest felt
by the order in the success Of the organiza-
ton. 1t has been decided to locate at
louisville. where the natural advantages
are such as to be of great service,


In regard to the business Of the different
agencies the report says that some cities
are doing very large business amounting
in the aggregate to millions Of dollars, while


in other respects they are unsatisfactory
and fall short OF the benefits which he
realized. The commission system of the
order is said to be false in theory and IN
Just to members, aud therefore in the
minds OF the committee another method 0t
selling is deemed necessary for the good Of
the order. Such system the committee begs
leave to submit plans of at a future day
ard IS satisfied that it will meet with gen
eral approval.


Should he report be adopted concerning
business agencies in the different states, the
commission system will be abolished and
one general agent to do business for each
state be appointed, and paid salary oul
of the treasury of the Grange In c0nclu-
sion the committee recommends the EN-
ployment of lecturers to canvass the cnun
! try and make known the true aim and ob
jects of the order, thereby correcting wron!
| Impressions
Year: 1875

New YORK, Nov. ia London letter
says singular variety Of fraud in COM
mercial life has been discovered there by
the failure of MIR. Augusta Ohlborn, a
London dry goods dealer. This enterpris-
ing tradesman kept two sets Of books, one
genuine and one fictitious In the latter
set appear book debts due him to the
amount Of 81, 100000, not one of which is
real. They represent goods which never
existed at all and were never sold to the
persons to whom they are charged. They
seem to have been parted with in the
most questionable way to most question
able characters and then entered in books
to persons of credit and position in the
highest classes of society, who bought
them, On the strength of these debts
and Of the business they were supposed
to represent it is conjectured that Ohborn
built up his credit and bought largely and
not even the wholesale people with whom he
dealt had any suspicion of the fraudulent
work,
Year: 1875

off with shot gun yesterday. during the
funeral ceremonies of Paul Wright who
shot himself in this city three days ago
and whose remains were taken to Carol
ton, his former home, for burial.
Year: 1875

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL NOT
Rust or crack and COSTS only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for wa!e, service pipe have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block
Year: 1875

In the State Senate on Monday, In pursuance
Of his resignation, Lieut-Governor Withers
took leave ofthe Senate as its presiding officer.
His remarks we're very brief, but impressive.
He said he had assumed the responsible posi-
tion of presiding officer of the Senate with a
very limited experience and it was natural,
therefore, that he should have committed er
rors which one Of larger experience would
have avoided. But be did claim that in the
discharge of his official duties be had been
governed by none but considerations OF public
Welfare. His personal relations with senators
had been pleasant and his thanks were due
for many courtesies and acts of kindness. He
referred to the ability Of his successor and his
high qualifications as presiding officer over
a legislative body, aud in conclusion, rendered
to the Senate his heartfelt wishes for their vel
fare.


MIR. Thomas, on taking the chair, spoke as
follows:


'Oo assuming the responsible duties of pre-
sdog officer Of this body, beg leave to ten.
der to you, and through you to the members Of
the other branch of the General Assembly, my
sincere acknowledgements for the distinguished
honor you have conferred upon me by electing
me to fill the une1pired term of my able and
distinguished predecessor. The duties OF the
Office under the constitution Except in certain
contingency, which sincerely pray may never
occur) are plain, simple and familiar, and from
the we'll known character of the representatives
for dignity aud decorun, apprehend no diff
Guilty in performing its duties.


ave all know that many little Irregularities
may be tolerated 10 a small body that would
cause disorder in a large one, yet we must all
have realized that whilst the strict observance
of rules is most essential to the dignity aud
comfort of the body, it is most difficult to en-
force it. | shall, however, with your co-opera-
ton, endeavor so to enforce them as to ensure
your convenience and comfort, and promote
the dispatch Of your legislation. Your rules
are amply sufficient for that purpose, and l
trust that it will only be necessary to call your
attention to them to ensure their observance
by every seoator. AS presiding officer of the
Senate of Virginia. my duty consists in e1ecut-
ing its will IS set forth 10 its own rules, and by
its own practice, and if it shall appear that
those rules are too strict, it will be better to
repeal or modify them rather than violate
them. We all have common interest, aud
should feel common pride in the order and
dignity of the body, and | anticipate, with full
confidence, the active and earnest cooperation
of every senator in carrying out those salu;ary
regulations. Senators, | trust that may be par
doned in expressing the hope that in all your
legislation you will strive to restore to our be-
loved Commonwealth her aucient glory and re-
nown, aud contribute to the material prosperi-
ty and industry of all her citizens. In this
work, so far as it devolves upon me. can only
promise you faithful apd impartial discharge
of my duties that will avoid no responsible
ty, but seek to act with the utm ost impartiall-
ty and respect to all. y
Year: 1875

The heavy fall Of "monntatn dow in tho
streets Of Dublin on tho OCCASION OF the great
fire was attended with fatal resulta to threo
of the guzzlers. They drunk themselves to
denth because whisky was to be had for the
dipping up, but didn't die in win, for tho
temperance leoturors will mike good use Of
tie circumstance,
Year: 1875

THE London correspondent of the
Financial Chronicle writes that the
money prospect is encouraging. The
policy of caution is to be still followed,
but there is hope that business will be
conducted with more confidence and
on q more extensive scale. The con-
tinuance of German coinage and the
efforts of France to return to specie
payhient, subjects the English money
market to many uncertainties, and II
will be less reliable than before the
war, lor large amounts of securities
have been created, and IS these are be-
ing frequently transferred from one
financial center to another the eX-
changes are suddenly and in u marked
degree changed.
Year: 1875

AS FAR as the Texas delegation IN
congress is concerned, it is their duty
to vote solidly and persistently against
the proposed revolutionary scheme OF
Grant to pay the army for two years
in advance, and thus having the sinews
of war, be provided with men to con-
tinue his usurpations in the south, and
not only menace, but jeopardise, the
civil liberties of the country. This
man should not be permitted to put
himself beyond responsibility at all
times, to the people and congress, as
his reasonable scheme promises to do.
None of that-stop it.
Year: 1875

The testimony of Lieutenant Col
onel Morrow, of the United States ar
my, in New Orleans, before the con-
gressional committee, is pithy. He
says there is no hostility to the United
States government on the part of the
people. No need for fed eral troops In
the northern part of Louisiana, and no
disposition OH the part of the whites to
deprive the negro Of his rights. Being
merely soldier, he hazards no politi-
cal advice. This from Grant man
and a personal friend of the president,
| r. pretty good.
Year: 1875

A Washington correspondent says:
"One night during the month of
December, when the moon was full
and shining brightly, two men, who
had fingered long where tho wine
was red and flowing, started at a
late hour for their homes. On the
way a difference arose between
them as to whether it was the sun
or the moon that was lighting them
on their way. They were becoming
somewhat animated in the express
sion of their opinions, when II third
party was discovered approaching
Them. TO whom they agreed to leave
their disagreement for final decision.
After looking for n moment at the
great planet, he said, 'Gentlcman, l
am Il stranger in the city, and am
not able TO decide, this being my
frs; visit to Washington.
Year: 1875

The foregoing report of the grand
iurv is ordered to be spread upon the
minutes of the court, and join In re-
questing the papers OF the county 10
publish it, and ask from every citiZeh u
careful perusal and careful thought OF


GO S. HARE, Judge.
Year: 1875

AII explosions Of coai-oiI lamps are
caused by the vapor or Gas that col
lccts in the space ajcvc thcoil. When
full Of oil, Of course a lamp contains
no gas, but Immediately on lighting
the lamp the consumption Of oil begins,
soon leaving a space for gas, which
commences to form as the lamp warns
up, and after burning a short time
sufficient gas viii accumulate to
produce an explosion. The gas in a
lamp will explode only when ignitcd.
In this respect it is like gunpower.
Cheap or inferior oil is always the
NEST dangerous.


The fame is communicated to the
gas in the following manner: The
wick-tuLe in all lamp burners is made
larger than the wick which is 10 pass
through it. 1t would not do to have
the wick work tightly in the burner :;
on the contrary, it is essential that il
move Up and down with perfect ease.
In this way it is unavoidable that
space in the tube is left along the sides
OF the wick sufficient for flame from
the burner to pass down into the lamp
and explode the gas.


Many things may occur to cause the
flame TO pass down the wick-tuJe and
explode the spirit:


|. y lamp may be standing on
table or mantcl, and slight puff of
air from an open window, or the sud-
den opening Of door, cause an ex-
plosiUn.


2. \ lamp may be taken up quick
ly from table or mautel, aud instant
ly explode


3. \ lamp is taken III an entry
where there is a draft, or out of doors,
and an explosion ensues.


4. \ lighted lamp is taken up
Hight Of stairs, or raised quickly to
place it on mantci, resulting in an
explosion. In all these cases the
mischief is done by the air movement
either by suddenly checking the
drait Or forcing air down the chimney
against the fame.


.. Blowing down the chimney to
extinguioh the light is a frequent
cause Of explosion.


6. Lamp explosions have been
caused by using chimney broken
oil at top, or one that has Il piece
broken cut, Whereby the draft is
rendered variable and the fame
unsteady.


/. Sometimes a thoughtless person
puts a small-sized wick in a larger
burner, thus leaving considerable
spaces in the tube along the edges Of
the wick.


s. An old burner with its air-drafts
clogged up, which rightfully should
be thrown away, is sometimes con-
tinued in use, aud the final result is
an explosion.
Year: 1875

Do our farmers ever take it into
consideration that one-third of the


money they have invested in land is
worse than uselcssl Such is the
fact. We venture the assertion that
fully one-half of the taxable land is
lald that yields no revenue to the
owner. Our farmers own too much
iand-or, at least cultivate too little
% what they own. Ten acres of
timber land is amply sufficient for
one hundred and ninety acres of cul-
tivated land, and this useless surplus
is only idle money, but it is being
gradually absorbed year by year in
The payment of taxes. Much better
would it be, indeed, if our country
was divided into small, well titled
farms, such as we see in the Eastern
and some of the Northern States.
Small farms are more productive,
less trouble to the owner, and Weld
a far greater revenue to the State
than larger ones. Remember this,
and try and dispose Of your unpro-
ductiye land TO those who will cause
harvest fields to Lloom where now
Year: 1875

The Scientific American says
"The point to which we now call al,
tention is, that our farmers and fruit
growers have ignored, or rather have
been ignorant of, the Importance of
wood ashes as a vegetable stimulant
and as the leading constituent of
plants. Even coal ashes, now thrown
away as useless, have been shown
both by experiment and analysis to
possess fair share of alkaline value.
We will relate only one experiment /:
Some twenty-five years ago we treat
ed an old hollow pippin apple tree as
follows: The hollow, to the height
Of eight feet, was filled and rammed
with a compost of wood ashes, garden
mold and a little waste lime Gear
bonate.) The filling was securely
fastened in by boards. The next
year the crop Of sound fruit was
sixteen bushels from an old shell of a
tree that had borne nothing of any
account for some time, and for seven
teen years after filling, the old pippin
tree continued to flourish aud bear
well.'
Year: 1875

If brUoms are wet in boiling suls
ohce a week, they will hccomc very
tough, will not cut carpet, last
much longer, and always sweep like
a new broom. \ handful or 80 of
salt sprinkled on a carpet will carry
the dust along with it, and make the
carpet look bright and clean. \
very dusty carpet may be c.CIn-cd
by setting pail OF cold water out by
the door, wet the broom in il, knock
it to get off all the drops, sweep 4
yard or so, then wash the broom a,
before, and sweep again, careful TO
shake all the drops oil the broom, and
not sweep far at time. If done
with care, it will clean a carpet very
nicely, and you will BE- surprised at
the quantity Of dirt in the water
The water may need changing once
or twice, if the carpet is very dirty
Snow spriuklcd over the carpet and
swept Oh before it has time 10 melt
and dissolve, is also nice for reuOva-
ting soilcd carpet Moistcued
Indian meal is used with good effect
by some hou,ckcepers. In many
town and city houses, the apartments
receive but one thorough sweeping
week. The broom wears out carpets
quite as mucn as feet do.-COL. Stock
journal.
Year: 1875

As warm weather advances,
troubles from sore shoulders on horses
will increase and very largely is the
result of poorly fitting collars. The
proper wsy to prevent this trouble is
to remove the cause ON the start
Where the breast has become CALLED,
wash frequently with some stringent
solution, such as alum water Or q
decoction os white oak bark. Arnica
is excellent for gals, and should be
applied at night after the horse has
finished work and well rubbed in
Indoor and ont.