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Year: 1876

A SIN AGAINST NATURE. OF all the
blunders that the common farmer, and
soine others. make with trees, none is so
common, or so hurtful, and which he is
SO long finding out, and which he might
know so certainly, as the practice of cut
ting off lower limbs. All over the coun-
try nothing is more common than to see
mutilated trees on almost every farm
big limbs cut off near the body Of the
tree, and Of course rottening to the heart.
This is heart sin against nature. The
very limbs necessary to protect the tree
from wind and sun, and just where limbs
are needed most, they are cut away
But the greatest injury is tho rottenirg
hat always takes place when big limb


sawed of-too big to heal over, it
must rot. and, being kept moist by the
growing tree, is in the right condition to
rot, and being on the body, the rotting
goes to the heart and hurts the whole
tree II is common all over the coun-
try to see large orchards mutiated in
this way. Trees, like children, should
be pruned when young If pruned in
the early stage of the growth the wounds
will heal and if we'll done your trees will
be healthy and symmetrical in form. -
| EE.
Year: 1876

One of our young men when he was
married didn't want to patronize the
baker. He said bread tasted ever 80
much better made by her dear hands.
This delighted her. But when she wanted
scuttle Of coal, and he suggested that
she get it, as the fire would feel SO much
better if the coal was brought by her
dear hands, she was disgusted. She re-
monstrated with him with the poker, tell
ing him he might enjoy trouncing from
her dear hands even more than he had
once done for her mother.
Year: 1876

trv into grief should rest. Custer was
simply acting as Colonel OF the Seventh
Cavalry. which composed the main body
Of the expedition. He was not, Like
Crook and Gibbon and Terry. placed Ia
! responsible position. For the general
mismanag agement and failure OF the cam
naign against the Sioux, he cannot,
The refore, be held accountable. or the
action in which he fell we know little,
and nothing that Is not to his credit.
He seems to have been the only officer
promptly on hand in the execution OF q
com mbined movement, to have acted with
his usual intrepidity and to have fought
surrounded by devoted band OF rela-
tiyes and feliow-soldiers who faced a
dreadful death in hopeless struggle
with Spartan heroism. He Is dead on
the field OF honor, young in years but
veteran in achievement, and famous
from the Shenandoah to the Yellow
stone a soldier, a scholar and a gentle
man; loved by the toughest trooper IN
the ranks, trusted by Sherman and
Sheridan, and sacrificed by the consti-
tutional commander of the army. Tor
zeal In the protection of its rank and hle
from party plunderers.
Year: 1876

MaglIgnant Disposition Of the RepuO1.


can Presr-A vlnGicatiOn.


IN Y. World1


There seems to be a disposition among
leaders of Republican opinion to throw
the responsibility for the disaster on the
Little Big Horn River upon Custer; but
the American people, in their first grief
over, the loss Of one OF the best soldiers
in the army, who has fallen with his
whole family about him, in his accus-
toned place, at the head of his men,
will hardly listen with patience to
'sneakina inuendoes concerning his sup
posed rashness, vanity and insubordlna-
ton. There is nothing in the scanty
intelligence which has been received
concerning the massacre to show that
Custer was in any way blamable. and
the unseemly haste displayed in some
quarters to surmise faults on his part Is
even baser than the dishOnorable spite
which deprived him OF the command OF
the expedition which he accompanied In
a subordinate capacity, or the rancorous
political malice which assailed him as q
charlatan in his profession for his evil
dence in regard to the post-tradershlp
frauds. -,


When it became his duty to testify be-
fore the grand inquest OF the nation
touching the manner in which scoun-





Belknap were swindling the poor sol,
diers on the frontiers out OF their hard
earnings, he had the moral courage tc
come forward in the face OF the Ad'
ministration and tell the truth. In an
instant his gallant record, bright with q
thousand services and unstained by 3
single failure, was forgotten. he was
set upon by partisan newspapers ano
abused as if he had been a thief insteac
of the denouncer of thieves, and the
public good was endangered in order K
humiliate him by depriving him OF hi
command. There is no reason to sup
nose that il he had retained his CON
mand of the Big Horn expedition, takeI
from him to punish him for his testl
mony before Clymer's committee. hi
usnai success would not have ATTENDED
him: and we should be reading hl
usual bulletin Of victory to-day. He wa
no Braddock, but an American SOLDIER
experienced in every variety OF savag
warfare. and it is we'll TO wa
Far further intelligence before deter
mining where the Immediate miiitar
responsibility for his death and u
disaster which has plunged the coun
Year: 1876




: How TO DEAL WITH SCANDAL.-
What's the use of miuding what "they
say 2" What's the use of lying awake
nights with the unkind remark of
some false friend running through
your brain like forked lightning?
What's the use of getting into worry
aud fret over gossip that has been set
atloat to your disadvantage by some
meddlcsOmc busy-body who has more
time than character? These things
can't possibly injure you, unless, in
deed, you take notice of them, and in
combating them give them character
and standing. Ii what is said about
you is true, set yourself right at once:
ii it is false let it go for what it will
fetch, until it dies of inherent weak
ness.
Year: 1876

Strangers sojourning in Virginia
City, New, during the winter are sur
prised to see the air full of snow when
the sky is clear in every direction.
They seem to witness the phenomenon
OF snow falling from the blue of the
heavens. They presently discover
that the mysterious fall of snow comes
from the peak of Mount Davidson,
which rises high above the town on
the west. The prevailing winds are
from the west, and these, when they
are above the strength of q breeze,
catch up the snow on the top and
sides of the mountain, and waiting it
along presently allow it to sift down
over the town. Although but mod
crate breeze was abroad, there were
times when for an hour the air was
filled with fine particles of snow,
which floatcd about SO airiiy that they
were easily mistaken for little needles
Of frost. When heavy gale is blow
ing after recent fall OF snow, this
sowin. of the flakes is seen on grand
scale. Great whirlwinds form and
are playing about in the eddy under
the lee OF the mountain, aud the snow
gathered aud carried alott is presently
hurled down upon the town and
whirled through the streets in blind
ing showers. Thus at times when the
sky is perfectly clear more snow may
be seen iu the town than is often seen
to fall directly from the clouds even
during the heaviest of storms. When
snow is both falling from the heavens
and blowing from the mountains, it is
theu that we have wild and uncom-
Portable weather; it is then that we
can reach out into the air and pick up
snow by the handfulls as it is passing
by. These falls of snow might be
called erial avalanches.
Year: 1876

glamour in which this question
has been enveloped is but glamour
and willdeceive no one but thosewho
have sought to deceive the people
with it. The competition dodge has
been used so often for the purpose of
inducing States and communities to
vote subsidies to railroads that it has
lost its power to fascinate and deceive.
People now understand the competi-
ton hue and cry to mean an effort to
vote few million dollars from the
pockets of the masses to those of half
dozen individuals. Competitor al
ways disappears when its existence is
found to clash with individual inter-
est. Laws, statutes and resolutions
cannot affect this axiom. Yet its vio-
lation is the only argument which
Mr.. SCOTT offers as a reason why Con-
gress should give him three and a half
million dollars for a road that may be
had for nothing. 1t is not to be wOn-
dered at that the World concludes it
is about time for the San Diego people
to drop a man whose demand is so un-
reasonable that every member of Con-
gress who voted in its favor would be
regarded by the people as a conspirator
against their interests and anathema-
tized as the acceptor of bribe. No
Congressman who expects the endorse
ment of his constituents will dare to
advocate the Texas Pacific bill as it
now reads. 1t bears on its face the
unmistakable mark of knavery. Di-
vested of all tinsel and verbiage it is
nothing more or less than an attempt
to inaugurate fraud on the people,
compared with which the Credit Mo-
bilier sinks into the insignificance OF
a peanut transaction. The World is
right. SCOTT has not the slightest
prospect of success, and the people Of
San Diego, if they are wise, will at
once and forever abandon the idea
that he will ever build the Texas Pa
cific or any other railroad.
Year: 1876

There is good deal of valuable in
formation in the housebo old depart
ment of Il newspaper. The last chunk
of wisdom dug therefrom is to the
effect that eating raw onions will pro-
duce sleep. OF the number of people
who are indisposed to sleep in this fast
age is Danbury man whose business
requires that lis head should be fresh
and clear. Lately he has been much
troubled through the night, his sleep
being fitful and unrefreshing. He saw
the receipt, was struck by its simple
ness, and determined to tryit. He ate
three or four small onions before re-
tiring Friday night. The effect was
all that could be desired. He dropped
to sleep in less than fifteen minutes.
How long he slept he does not know,
but he was awakened by his wife
shaking him.


"What on earth have you been do
ing?p she demanded when she got his
eyes open. "Have you been eating
onions"


"Yes," he drowsily replied, and al
most immediately dropped off to sleep
again.


1t might have been q half hour or
50 later when he was again arouse d
by his wife.


"You must turn over,o she gasped,
"'if you don't want to smother me to
death with that dreadful onion breath
of yours"


He was just awake enough to realize
that she might have possibly turned
over herself, and thus got out of the
way. He reused himself to say so.


"I've laid on my left side until |
ache, and l guess it won't hurt you
any TO turn over,p she retorted.


He turned over.


Possibly it was an hour later when
he became suddenly and painfully
aware that something was scraping
his shin with dull knife. He awoke
with cry. His wife was caressing
his leg with her toe nails, and APP
peared to be endeavoring to unjoint
his spine.


II tell you / can't stand that any
| longer,n she passionately eXpostula-
| ted.


"What on earth is the matter?" he
| demanded.
Matter? matter enough I should
say, when your breath is enough to
give one the lock-jaw,n she retor!ed.
"HOw do you suppose Pm going to
sleep with your nasty onion breath in
| my face. You must turn Overland stay
over, or I'll get out of this bed. l amt
going to be killed by onions if can
help myself. If you had spark OF
love for me you would not make a
swill-tub of yourself.n And then she
burst into tears.


"Goshdummit," he cried, jumping
out of bed, 81 wish there was another
war;


And with this cruel expression, he
sat down by the stove, and moodily
waited for ght.-Ddn6ury NepS.
Year: 1876

In advising the people of San Diego
to drop Tom SCOTT, the World evinces
the first CLEAN of intelligence on the


railrord problem that has presented
itself in the columns of San Diego
paper in long time. The eyes of our
neighbors have been opened by dis
patch from their accredited agent at


Washington announcing in effect that
there is not the slightest prospect of
the Texas Pacific Subsidy bill being
considered, much less passed, during
the present session of Congress. To
this the World very wisely adds that
postponement to the next session is
equivalent to the indefinite postpone
ment and consequent defeat of the
scheme. This is most sensible view
Of the situation the most sensible
that could be expected from paper
published in county welded to the
belief that TON SCoTT is the only man


in the world, or that will be born into
the world within the next ten genera


tions who will fasten to the surface of
this terrestrial footstool mile of rail-
road track. 1t is a truth which the
people of San Diego ought to begin to
realize, that the demand which SCOTT
has made on Congress can never be
acceded to. 1t is principle of trade
as old as time and as fixed as the
earth in its orbit, to get thing as
cheap as possible, and as we haye a
railroad company whose ability to
comply with its contracts no one
doubts, that offers to build for the al
ternate sections ofland, road for the
construction of which SCOTT asks the
land and three hundred and fifty mil.
lion dollars,it is but reasonable to con-
clude that Congress, acting as il
should, for the benefit of the nation


will accept the proposition that will


secure the construction and save
the millions. The competition
Year: 1876

The problem of what shall be done
with the sewage of our city is one
which our municipal authorities have
long endeavored to solve without as
yet reaching satisfactory solution.
With view of aiding in the attain
ment of the much desired end we make
the following suggestions: Open Los
Angeles street to the city limits and
thus convert it into a beautiful and
commodious avenue, condemn Zanja
with a sufficient water to run to the
city limits, give the zanja sufficient
fall and capacity. 1t should be con-
structed of two inch redwood lumber
and closely and securely covered.
This will be the main sewer of the city.
To this wooden zanja sewer let all
cross and private sewers be connected,
and We shall have efficientnmeans Of
freeing the city of her sewage. The
cost of constructing such sewer as we
have described will be about as fol-
lows:


Cost of opening street t,....-.............. 5000
" Covered Sewer, 225U0


Supplying water for domestic


purposes TO residents along line OF


ZsnJa, ................. ............ GO0O


Total, s3S, 500


If the avenue is opened the city will
receive large interest on the money in
vested through the enhanced value of
property along the line of the avenue.
This in connection with the contemp-
lated extension of Los Angeles street
Eastward would place this street or
avenue among the principal streets of
the city. The extension of street rail-
roads, water and gas would greatly en-
hance the value of property and con-
sequently increase the taxable proper
ty of the city to degree greatly in
excess Of the interest on the lands. It is
probably that persons living along the
line of the sewer would object to its con-
struction on the ground that it would
destroy the usefulness of the water for
domestic purposes, and to meet this OBJ
lection we add to our estimate $4,000
as the cost of wells or water-pipe to
supply the requisite quantity of water.
The water of the sewer zanja would,
we presume, be unimpaired for irrega-
ton purposes. We do not know that
this plan of building main sewer will
meet the want, but as something must
be done, and that quickly, We hope the
Council viii give our suggestions such
consideration as they may deem them
worthy. If they are not practical they
may at least aid in developing a plan
that is.
Year: 1876

That was big book y. T. Barnum
wrote about himself. 1t is very COM
plete, too, but there is one little incl
dent which he either forgot to men,
ton or which got pied when the forms
went to press. 1t occurred when the
Great Snowman was a young man,
and resident of this section. He was
paying impetuous attentions to a
young lady living in Newton. Being
a son of poor but honest parents he
was obliged to walk over to the village
which contained his adored, on the
Sunday nights he visited her. When
there he labored under another and
more awkward disadvantage. The
young lady's father conceived sim
gular and most violent dislike to the
amiab1e embryotic Snowman. This
necessitated extreme caution on the
part of the lover, and he was equal to
the emergency as matter of course.
His ingress to the house was by win
dow OH the second floor, which he
reached by springing from the cover
of cistern curb and catching hold of
the window ledge. His egress was eff
fected by hanging full length from the
ledge and then dropping to the cistern
cover, fall of about six inches. One
Saturday he took with him on the visit
young man who now carries his sill
vered hairs behind a Danbury gro
Gerry counter. They reached the place,
the young lady saw the signal,
opened the window, and the famous
Barnum sprung up into bliss. The
young man was to amuse himself
about the village until the hour of de-
parture. He amused himself. 1t don't
seem possible that anybody could be
so brutal, but that young man actual
ly removed the cover to the cistern
Then he sat down by the fence and ate
currants, and calmly waited for the
result. p. Il. finished his sparkling,
and backed out of the window the full
length his hands would permit.


"Good-by," he gasped in a whisper,
as he prepared to drop.


Good-by, Phinny," she whispered
back.


Then he let go, and instantly shot
from sight into a yawning abyss of
darkness and rain water, and if he had
been of solid iron heated to a white
glow he could not have created more
of commotion in striking the water.
1t is not necessary to repeat what Bar
mum said, both when crawling out of
the cistern and during the eight miles,
walk home, but shortly after he be-
came Universalist. -Ddn6ery NetCS.
Year: 1876

TO. Williams, bar-keeper at French
Hotel, met with serious loss on We'd
nesday last. His business keeps him
up the most of the night, and he does
not rise in the morning till about
noon. On the morning in question he
arose as usual, dressed, and went out.
About two o'clock he missed package
of gold notes amounting to S400, which
he had been in the habit of secreting
in his underclothing when he retired.
On Tuesday night he had put it in the
accustomed place, but had lost it in the
bed during the night He FASTENED to
his room, but the Chinese domestic
had been there and the bed was made
up. He Immediately set out to find
out the Chinaman, which he shortly
did, up in Chinatown. OF course the
Mongolan thief denied all knowledge
of the money. There is no doubt that he
found the money and hurried to China
town to dispose of it. He was arrest
ed and examined, but nothing could
be done with him, and Thad is out
S400. We are sorry for him.-C0urier.


For the best bit cigar in town go to
tho Oriapt oipar stand
Year: 1876

New YORK, February 26th.-The
manager of the Fifth Avenue Theatre
announces that during the Centennial
week of Pique now being performed at
that theater, which commences March
18th, he will resume specie payment
by paying all change at the ticket
office in gold and silver.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, February 26th.-A
circular letter of instructions to the
Assistant Treasurerin relation to the
issuing of subsidiary coin is being pre-
pared at the Treasurer's office, and it
is understood that it will be issued at
an early day. Some think it will be
given to the press tomorrow night.
Year: 1876

AS will be seen it was damp at Grass
Vally and Nevada City, and quite
wet at Shasta. Since the date on
which these figures were made up,
February 18th, about three inches Of
rain have fallen here which makes the
rainfall in this valley for the season
nearly twenty inches.
Year: 1876

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has moro than double the cir
culation of any other paper published
in Southern California. Business men
recognize it accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.
Year: 1876

Much has been said each year about
the red parasite which accompanies the
grassllopper, and we have heretofore
taken little stock in statements that
they were destroying the eggs. But
there is no doubt that they are doing
effectual work this year. In many
places the ground is almost red with
them and scarcely agrasshopper COCOON
can he found that is sound. In Wor-
thington and the immediate vicinity
they are doing most effectual work, and
we hear the same from other parts of
the county. They seem to hatch in the
cocoon, being of different sizes, and
they eat voraciously. Under tho lens,
they appear about the size Of i house
fly and are clothed in red plush of ex-
ceedingly beautiful texture and color.
Success to the little red bug.
Year: 1876

The advertisement Of the Worthing-
ton Seminary appears in another col
umn. The institution will lie under
the charge of Rev. J. G. Ogle and lady,
both experienced teachers. We believe
there are young people enough in this
and the surrounding counties, anxious
to secure an education, who can and
will attend during the term, to make
the effort successful. We are glad to
know that the Seminary is not to sue.
cumb to the grasshopper.
Year: 1876

The farmers down in Indian Lake
say they intend to pick their 1ints and
try it again. Most of them will plow
this fall and put i'll crops next Spring.
No giving up there to an insect-niicant
creature like a grasshopper.
Year: 1876




EJitor Starj;-I have the pleasure TO
inform you that everything is still lovely
around here. Many Of the farmers have
finished planting grain, while all those
who are not done arc drawing pleasantly
near the finishing up point Tile fields
are beginning to look green again with
the coming crops. The acreage sown to
grain in this vicinity will greatly excel
that OF last year, while the quantity of
grain for shipment will of course be in.
creased in proportion. Mr.. j. S. Conner
will begin laying the foundation, in a
few days, of an immense lippodrome or
barn to accommodate his anticipated
large crop of grain this fall. You have
heard of committees being appointed in
Congress to white-wash corrupt officials,
and also that many Of said officials
didn't look much better in tie eyes Of
the. people aftetr tue job was finished
than they did before. Wen, a commit
tee OF two or three was appointed the
other day to whitewash LaConner, which
pleasant duty was performed in very
elaborate and creditabe style, and our
town now presents al appearance Of airy
grace almost, and when viewed on fine
evening from some OF the rocky poiats
opposite she looks young and healthy
and almost romantic, especially if the
moon happen to lend the enchantment
CT her smiles.


Mr.. Carlson, the boot and shoe maker,
has just finished aneat little residence
on lot lately purchased by him here.
Mr.. o. W. Lynch, the carpenter, is also
erecting very pretty little cottage
also, Mr.. j. F. Dwelly is going to build
a handsome cottage soon tor himself and
family, and several Others are contempla.
ting building during the summer.


r. E. Whitney and family contemplate
starting East in two or three weeks lie
will visit Philadelphia and represent us
at the Centennial. We all wish him a
safe return.


CENTENNIAL.
Year: 1876

residence after church and commenced
playing with an old shotgun which they
thought was unloadcd. One of the boys
took it into his head to scare one Of the
Others, so he placed cap on the tube
and after pointing the gun at one Of his
companions, pulled the trigger. The
full charge of the gun entered the side Of
one OF the boys, injecting terrible
wound Medical assistance was called in
and the shot, about twenty-five III num-
her, extracted, From the latest accounts
it is thought the boy will recover.
Year: 1876

The Court will probably adjourn this
afternoon.


Diamond State Loan Association meets
this evening.


The new Constitution of the Jefferson
Club, will be finally acted upon at the
regular weekly meeting tonight.


Tomorrow evening the literary exer-
ciscs of the Historical Society annual
meeting will be held. Judge Comegys
will make the address.


The Mite Society of the Union NJ. +
Church will hold fair and festival in
the City Hall, commencing Christmas
day and continuing during the week.