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Year: 1875

During the excited discussion there was
harmony in views with regard to the duty
Of the majority Of the house, All agreed
that they should, as far as possible, effect
reduction Of taxaliaa, and that the gov
ernment should be honestly and economi-
cally administered. Much responsibility is
devnlved on the majority of the house, al
taough the senate was not politically in ac-
c0r9ance with chem. The country desir
ed a stoppage of the corruption and waste
ful expenditures, and the Democracy
could not expect the people to stand by
theEl unless they stood by the people.


No business apart from that above men
toned was considered.
Year: 1875

THOUGH the sight of dog almost al
ways changes the passive state of hydro
phobia in any animal to the active, rag
ing condition there is one recorded fact
which points to the probability that an
animal afflicted with this disease is
thrown into violent state at sight of an
individual belonging to the particular
species from which the poison was re-
ceived. A horse inoculated with the
rabies obtained from sheep and exhib-
iting the terrible symptoms of the mail
ady showed no disquietude whatever at
sight of dog When one was thrown
to him he pushed it away with his nose,
but sheep being placed in the same in
closure he became frantic and In a
dreadful paroxysm of rage he seized it
and killed it with one movement OF his
powerful Jaws. This case is in direct op-
position to the usual course of things,
for animals suffering from rabies have
in all other known instances been ex-
cited to madness whenever a dog
showed himself. 1t may be that the con-
stancy of this phenomena 10 due only to
the fact that the incubation is almost


lways inflicted by a dog.-0asaTy.
Year: 1875

as VFfgs tsf 4 S
der the authority of this act or which belongs to
such village; and for this purpose he shall have
and be possessed, within the corporate limits of
said village, ofall the power and authority now
vested in Town Treasurers within their respective
towns, and shall disburse the same only on the
written order signed by the President and counter
signed by the Clerk of such village, which order
shall specify the amount of money TO be drawn,
to whom payable, the number of the order, and
the object for which it was drawn, and which
shall have been previously authorized by the
Board of Trustees. He shall keep just and true
account of all moneys coming into his hands as
such Treasurer, in suitable books to be provided
by the Board of Trustees for that purpose, which
books shall be and remain the property of such
village; and he shall render an annual account
and settlement to the said Board of all the trans
actions of his office, which accounting and sette-
ment shall be made at the last regular or special
meeting of such Board prior to the annual village
election, or at such other time or times as the
Board may designate or require, and he shall
perform such other duties and exercise such 9TH
er powers as are given required by this act, or
as may be lawfully given or required by the ordi-
nances, bylaws rules or regulations OF such vii


age. Il eysask sltt a 0f sts


SEC 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.


Approved March 4, 1875. eH-CoPY.
Year: 1875




AN ACT to authorize municipal corporations to


aid in the construction of railroads.


The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
lin Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:


SECTION /. Any county, town, incorporated
city or village in this State is hereby authorized
and empowered and may aid in the construction
of any railroad to be constructed to. through or
near to such county, town or incorporated cityaor
village, as follows: The said corporation and the
railroad company may agree upon the terms
upon which such aid shallbe granted in the
same manner as is provided in Chap. 1872
of the laws of 1872, and the acts amenda-
tory thereof, except that it shall be pro-
yided in said agreement that said aid shall consist
in a tax not exceeding in amount per centum
of the valuation of the taxable property therein,
as the same shall appear upon the last previous
assessment roll or as fixed by the last previous
Board of State EQUALIZATION, in case of county
proposing to grant such aid; and, in case such
agreement shall be made, an election shall be
held as provided in said Chap. one [hundred] and
eighty-two of the laws of 1872, and ii majority
of the legal voters who shall vote at such cleo
tion shall vote for the railroad proposition tax
to the amount of aid so voted shall be entered
upon the next assessment roll for such county,
town, city or village, in a separate column. and
the same shall be collected in all respects as the
other taxes, but shall be kept separate, and the
money collected shall be paid over to such rail-
road company; and in case such railroad tax
levied and assessed upon any piece or parcel OF
land shall not be paid, such land shall be
sold for the non-payment of taxes thereon, in
Guiding the tax for railroad aid. The said COM
paDy snail have the right to purchase atihe tax
sale any such lands which shall be sold for the
nom payment of taxes, including the tax for rail-
road aid and have the price bid therefor applied
on payment of the aid so voted, and in case any
land shall be bid in by the county which was sold
for non-pay of said railroad aid tax, includ-
ing either taxes, said company shall have the
right to select and have indorscd and trans
ferred to item a sufficient amount OF sucq
certificates of sale to make up the amount
of aid so voted. 1t being the intent and
meaning of this act that such company
shall be entitled to the proceeds of such taxvoted
and assessed as aforesaid, whether in money col
lected or certificates of sale to the amount of the
aid so voted; but the game shall in event be
an Indebtedness on the part of such county, town,
city village so voting aid, and nothing herein
contained shall be taken or deemed to create any
liability on the part such county, town, city or
village to such company. Nothing herein shall
repeal or in any way affect said Chap. 1872 of the
laws of 1872, or any act amendatory thereof.


SEC. q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.


Approved March 8, 1875. sWCOPY.
Year: 1875

poned Had the been started by the referee
ten O'Clock this morning the question could have
been decided Considerable time was lost placing
tho starting boats and by the time they got in a
line the wind rose and the surface OF the lake became
roughened The people on the grand stand were very
much dissatisfied aud indignant at the delay and 10
them il seemed unaocOuntabe why the men were not
started when the water was good.


PROPOSITION or oSEII.


O'Neil offered 10 the between eight and ten
O'Clock tomorrow morning II the water is to
permit in order prevent any further posponement.
10 this proposition Engehardts representative refused
saying they only willing 20 within the hours
specified in the articles OF agreement that the
morning or six IN the afternoon, or they would be will
ing TO row in Troy There is good reason why the
should not have been rowed If the race is not
rowed tomorrow there is no telling when II will
OF
Year: 1875

Blk INNIN0o WIIHVII a Run


The Chelseas, Of Brooklyn went down to staten
Island yesterday afternoon to play the Staten Island
Club The game was splenddy played and very excit-
ing up TO the sixth inning at which time neither side
had scored rum and only five errors were the totals Of
both mines In the sixth inning however, the Brooklyn
boys by some good batting, aided by two errors Of
their adversaries rolled up three runs and after that
had everything their own way. Clare Rule West
Year: 1875

John Walker and Jasper Wells the noted oarsmen of
the Nassau Boat Club, rowed a match on the Harlem
River yesterday for the championship Of the club The
the two-mIle stretch from High Bridge TO
the Railroad Bridge. Wells won the race by nearly
three lengths In Ism. 23s
Year: 1875

ST. LOWS Oct. 81, 1875
The returns o the election yesterday Tor and against
The new state constitution are stil very meagre. The
vote very light a every place yet heard from and
The indications arc that REgaRpER H4cKErT SAYS
sIP THERE EXISTS AN OFFICE WINCH MORE
THAN ANY OTHER SHOULD RF UTTERLY DIVORCED
FROM POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS i THAT oF
A CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK OF A CRIMINAL coURTp
while the constitution Will be carried by large MAJOR
ity IL will be by minority OF the Of the state
The vote this city 245 for and 0i2 against and
from fifteen precincts in the county 762 for and 375
against Some twenty towns In the state, outside OF
this county, give about 500 for and about 200 against
the constitution. Many u these towns vote almost
unanimous for the constitution.
Year: 1875

The following record win show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty four hours in compar
son with the corresponding date Of last year. nd-
Gated BY the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy,
Urp Am buildinr.-
Year: 1875

THE POLITICAL EXCITEMENT PERMEATES ALLS
classes Of society rvang the popular demand for kNOAS
beautiful HATS expressly manu- or he a ana
tor season few will put end TO tue former Tha{
KNOX HAT is thing beauty and ioy-untl II s worm
out Make your purchases 22 Broadway No 533 Broad
way or in the Ftfth Avenue Hotel.
Year: 1875

In looking over the address of Gov
ernor DowNEY delivered before the
Southern District Agricultural Socie-
ty in 1874 we came across n number of
statements which though at the time
might have been looked upon with
doubt have since become verified facts
and proved that the Governor not on
ly fully understood the subject matter
of his address but that his keen fore
sight enabled him to look into the fu-
ture and linn coming events with the
precience of the seer Referring to the
property of the Society before which
he then stood he predicted its rapid
increase in value and assured the
members that though assessments were
then the order of the day the time
would come and soon to when the
holders 0f shares would refuse to part
with them for handsome premiums.
For verifcation of this prediction we
refer the curious to the holders Of
shares in the Society. The rapid in
crease in the wealth and population of
this city and valley was predicted,
though the progress in this direction
has no doubt been beyond the Govern
or's most sanguine expectations. Few
of our citizens who then sat within
sound of the speakers voice would have
believed we could have made the pro-
gress noted to-day. 1t is but 4 little
time-Only twelve month-yet in
that brief period Los Angeles county
has made gigantic strides. Her pop
ulation has increased almost if not
quite one third, her area of cultivated
land has widened two fold. In wealth
she has two dollars now for one then.
Her railroad facilities have more than
doubled and this city has swelled her
wealth and population beyond that of
any other city on the Pacific Coast.
The address indicates all this and
more. 1t paints what Los Angeles
valley will be five or ten years hence
the center of the richest and most
prosperous county in the State.
Year: 1875

EDITOR HERALD: Permit us to
tell few secrets to the property. hold
ers of Los Angeles. No doubt they
are very anxious for Los Angeles to
prosper, and they will tell you that
they are ready to do anything to aug
ment the present prosperity of our
beautiful city. But we cannot receive
their assertions as truth unless we do
so at the expense of their good sense.
Just at this time, when the city is in
fair way to prosper and grow to the
dimensions of first-class city, our
property holders are raising the rents
to killing rate. The merchants and
business men of the city have been
struggling manfully to make ends
meet, and some have failed even under
the former rents, not being able to
meet expenses, and just as we began
to feel that we were on our feet, hav-
ing passed through the crisis, here
comes another rise in rents. The re-
suit is, business men are disheartened
and are looking around to see if they
cannot find better show for business
in some other place. Some will go to
Santa Monica, others to some little
railroad town. In short, it appears to
be the object of these landlords to drive
business away from the city. Inplace
of uniting to keep rents down and
make business as prosperous as possi-
bic, they have combined to drive
business away. 1t will not be
long before these same. landlords
will be cursing rival business
places. High rents have deprecated
the price of property 33 per cent in the
cumstances which conspired to bring
on crisis in the East. No one thing
has accomplished so much as high


rents. The expense OF living and doing
business in any of these Eastern cities


was SO enormouslt that merchants, me-
chanics and citizens generally had to
abandon the cities and leave for the
country. And this will always pro-
duce a crisis. Now while other cities
all around us are striving to take busi-
ness from us, is it not unwise in our
landlords to aid them by driving ten
ants out and raising rents. The ten
ants who leave Los Angeles will help
to build up those towns by buying
lots ana building houses. They are
tired of being tleeced by landlords.


We suggest that the property holders
call convention and fix a rate of
rent that will pay good interest on
their investment and be satisfied to
receive that, at least until this city is
better able to stand competition. AS
they are now acting II hey are killing
the goose that lays the golden egg.


PUEBLO.
Year: 1875

Mrs. A. c. Kenter of Minneapolis =,
Minnesota, sends us money for re-
newal of her HERALD, and in her let
ter expresses herself on California as
follows:


bad hoped to remove to your city
this Fall, but times are so dull here
we cannot dispose of our property.


have got heartily tired of our cold
winter and desire very much to re-
move to Southern California. | look
for your Weekly as would welcome
messenger from home.


We hear discouraging reports from
there, but / am incredulous and firm
ly believe that country with such q
splendid climate and with such re-
sources of mineral and agricultural
wealth waiting for development, must
repay all who are willing to work.


Why not send an agent from South
ern California into this part as they
are sending one East from San Fran
cisco? hundreds would 60 from Min
nesota, Iowa ami Wisconsin. There
is an agent now in this city from
Florida and he has over o hundred
on his list who will start with him
from this city this month for Florida.
He takes them there for twenty-nine
dollars apiece. 1 am personally ac-
quainted with him and he told me
that he has until the 3lst of Decem-
Der to take people at this rate.


Many are going with him that
would rather go to California If it did
not cost so much to take their fami-
lies through.


Some day, if my life is spared, l
mean to feast my eyes on the beauties
of Southern California and stand
where can look out upon the waters
of the broad Pacific.
Year: 1875

A wedding party from the Cathe-
dral yesterday, by way of novelty,
marched down Main street to Temple,
up Temple to New High and along
the latter street to Sonora. 1t was a
very pretty display and we hope to
see it become the custom. as we have
not time to attend weddings in
churches.
Year: 1875

I


growing element among our people,
an element which does what others


wish, class led by bold and design
ing men. That element must dimi-
nish or ruin will overtake us.


| PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENTs.


The speaker here drew a vivid pic
ture OF the Roman Republic in all it's
| power, strength, beauty and ad-
vancement, when 1t was at the zenih


Of its glory. How reasoned the
philosopher OF her day as he beheld
the world enlightened by her science
and brought to bow before her by
arms? Did he dream that handful
of barbarians should burst her gates
and bow her head to the dust? Yet
it came to pass because OF sad and
fatal change in the people, who grad
ually became less attentive TO cul-
tnre, became subservient to the
military and civil leaders, and gave
up all independence of thought. The
few became arrogant because they
could use the many, and so the de-
struction was complete before the
northern barbarians came beating at
the gates. May we be worthy OF the
glorious trust of citizenship. The
speaker then sketched the posi-
bility of millennial era, and an
nounced his belief of it's coming, and
added that he has studied the past
to little purpose who thinks it to be
reached through generationsot reck-
less, thoughtless or plodding men.
The angel of liberty will fold his
wings while in mid air and sink
from sight, the genius OF civilization
will pause to weep, unless men ally
themselves to thought, study the
conditions of life, and look with ex-
pectant faces for the futures ap-
proach. Whatever we do, let us not
consent to beat the air, but do it
with vigor, and expect the result for
which we labor. The Reverend
gentleman urged upon his hearers
labor and though up to each ca
pacily, however lowly; urged that
presents results should not be used
in judgment of ends and aims, and
that present obstacles shall never be
allowed to stop us in the path TO the
end. He pointed out that the object
of living is character, more than
judgment OF success until we attain
the end, when we can look back
upon baffled hopes as steps neees-
sary TO the station at last gained.
Whatever the apparent present re-
suits, honor shall be his who works
on to the successful end. However
confined the apparent limit to every
mans effort, let him fill it. The
bird which scars aloft and sings
loudest and clearest toward the blue
ether beyond, no more fultills its
duty, no more attains the end of its
little being than the other which
watchtul hovers over its brood below
and never looks toward the lofty
vault above. To our capacity in all
things let us do. He attains a
nobility which takes high rank in
heaven who apprehends Gods de-
sign for man, and labors to fill the
measure of the plan. He most lives
who thinks most-feels the mob lest
acts the best.
Year: 1875

further aid in the spring, or be compelled
to sacrifice all their stock and in many
instances their homes. The men in our
county who are soliciting, receiving and
distributing aid are not only decent men,
but are honorable, upright and truthful
as well; and in most instances those
who have made contributions to our peo-
pie have understood about their true
situation.


OF the vast amount of supplies that
have been sent to our State doubtless
much of it is given to those who could
by hard labor and sacrifice get through
without aid but there are thousands of
people upon our border who, but for the
liberality of our friends in other States,
would have suffered intensely and many
of them would have died from cold and
hunger.
Year: 1875

In the Kansas City Times of the 18th
inst. is letter from ~. c. NJ" in which
the writer asks in the name of the decent
men in this State that something be done
to puncture that unqualified humbug,
"Kansas destitution." The destitution
of Kansas is sad reality, but there are
humbugs soliciting aid in behalf of the
destitute of our State, and there ere some
humbugs among those who apply for aid.
but the grandest humbugs are those who
write letters for newspapers and either
ignorantly or wilfully misrepresent our
situation.


81. G. NJ" makes another appeal in
behalf of the "decent men of the State"
says that some people went from here to
Southern Missouri and afterwards re-
turned, saying things were far more
discouraging there than here; and that
we are far better off this year than We
we're last. He then makes an attempt
at being witty and closes as follows:


But, seriously, this Kansas humbug
needs prompt attention. Men are re-
ceiving aid all through Southern Kansas
it. The counties throughout the State
are either expressly authorized by law
or are abundaRtly able to care for and
relieve all the deserving poor within
their limits. But this they are unwil>
ling to do as lcng as there are gulls
enough outside OF the State who are will
ling to support them, clothe them, win
ter their stock and furnish them seed for
planting in the spring. The action of
our Legislaturei is cOwarGly " and irresolute.
They know the real state of things, but
seem afraid to act up to their convictions
Of duty. j. c. NJ.


Such Misrepresentation as the above
tend to bring disgrace on our State, and
make those who have contributed to the
destitute feel as though they had been
imposed upon. In this county our
Commissioners were the first to move in
the matter of securing "aid." They
called a public meeting, and at that
meeting committees were appointed to
canvass the different townships in the
county and ascertain the number OF those
who would have to receive aid. 1t is
true that great many made application
to these committees who were not fit
subjects for charity, but il is equally
true that they have never received any
"aid" The first supplies that were
issued in our county were received by
our Grange relief committee from the
State Relief Board, and were distributed
to different Oranges and by them to
those who were known to be needy and
worthy. The supplies distributed this
week were made up and sent by the
Oranges in Vigo county, Ind, under the
supervision of Mr. Christy, who canvassed
a large part of our county and took the
names of those whom he felt assured
were in mech of immediate assistance.


We have never believed that there.
were many, if any, persons in our county
who would starve without assistance, but
it was the opinion of all those who hal
thoroughly Investigated the matter that
there were many persons that would
have 10 be heiHel this winter and receive
Year: 1875

Many of our farmers are interested
and all should be-in having blue
grass pastures. A correspondent of the
Eureka Herald says the following meth
cd has always proved successful: Burn
off the prairie in the spring, harrow the
ground once, sow about one bushel of
seed to three acres and then harrow the
ground again. In less than three years,
he says you can count on blue grass pas
ture as certainty. This is matter of
importance to our stock raisers, and il
any of them have better method than
the above we would be glad to hear from
them,
Year: 1875

Gustave Wiertz, a painter Of Brus-
sells, was such an eccentric genius
that he was often called the "insane
artist" But there was always a
method in his madness which showed
plenty of sense. The following ancc-
dote is told of him:


Having finished the portrait of the
aristocratic Countess de NJ, who
pretended to be only thirty when
nearly sixty years of age, she refused
to accept the painting, saying that it
did not look anything like her; that
her most intimate friends would not
recognize single feature Of hers on
that piece of canvas. Wiertz smiled
kindly at the remark, and as true
knight of old, gallantly reconducted
the lady to her carriage. The next
morning there was grand disturb
ance in the Rue de la Madeline. A
crowd was gathered before window,
and the following words were whis-
pered from ear to ear:


"Is the wealthy Countess de NJ
really in Jail for debtsG"


Wiertz had exercised little ven-
geance toward his noble but unfair
customer. As soon Us she had re-
fused the portrait he had set to work
and painted few iron bars on the
picture, with these words: "ln Jail
for debt" He exhibited the paint
ing in a jewelers. shop window, in
the principal street Of Brussels. The
effect was instantaneous. A few
hours later the Countess was back at
Wiertz's studio, pouring invectives'
upon him.


Most noble lady," was the artists
reply, "you said the painting did
not look anything like yourself. and
that your most intimate friends would
not have recognized single one of
your features in the picture. l
wanted simply to test the truth Of
your statement, that is ALL"


The portrait was taken away, the
city laughed, the artist charged
double price, and gave the amount
to the poor of the city.