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Year: 1875

as watchman stood on til platform of
a store near the bottom of Harrison street
he observed an old fisherman leave his
house with nothing but shirt to encum-
Der him, and pass down to a neighboring
slip and feel Of the water, and then quiet
ly return home. Soon after the watch
man asked the fisherman the reason of his
visit to the water on such night, when
he was informed that the town clock had
stopped and the fisherman went down to
the water to ascertain the state of the tide
in order to set it right.
Year: 1875

YESTERDAY was indeed an eventful day
in the life of lady on west Jackson St.
During trip in the street cars to State
street and back she saw the loveiiest po-
lonaise pattern she ever saw in her life,
the handsomest fellow she ever saw in her
life, got the worst fright she ever had in
her life from the drunkest man she ever
saw in her life, never was 90 insulted in
her life as she was by young man, who
spoke to her on the ear, and finally got
home, feeling more tired than she ever
felt in her life. Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1875

How HE FOOLED HER. - He was an
awful mean man. He carried a fifty
dollar counterfeit bill TO make show of
it sometimes when figuring for sin
gle drink or something like. His poor,
hard-worlling wife had been begging MIN
for a nice gold chain she had seen in a
shop window down town. One day he
felt in a merry mood, gave her the coun-
terfeit bill and told her to buy the chain.
Then he left home in such merry mood
and laughing SO hard that he had to go
and take drink TO wet it down. He
may have taken several. He went home
feeling full of jokes. 1t appeared to be
the happiest day Of his life. He had
made fool Of the old woman. But the
old woman wore that gold chain at the
dinner table, and called the brute her
dear old darling" This put another
face on the whole affair. 1t had ceased
to be joke for him. The jeweler called
after dinner, and handing him the base
note, told him to "shell out" fifty dollars
if he wished to escape annoyance. He
shelled out, and has never been able t.
see the point of his joke. But the poor
woman enjoyed it.
Year: 1875

A C0NsUMPTIYE man in Rhode Island
had IN idea that il he could drink fresh
blood from a goat it would cure him, and
he killed seven or eight goats belonging to
neighbors and got himself in Jail.
Year: 1875

warranted not to cut in the cye--not a head
ache in a hhds. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than its on your back in a pound of beet
and it carries "A bead like necklace; for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN,
Year: 1875

BOUNCED by MoTHER-INLAw.- A
alizing before his San Fraucsco auditors
the other day, on the great scandal, made
n thrust at mothers-in-law. That was a
miss for the d. ID. A San Jose mother
in law in an open letter in the call takes
off her slippers, and warns the hippant
doctor nicely. After raising the dust
from the old cloth through few sharp
paragraphs, our San Jose madam gives
him this finishing touch:


d" | am the mother Of several daughters
the last of whom has recently married
and left me. ! am a widow, and must
henceforth spend my days alone, unless
! live with a son-in-law but did l for
moment suppose that one of them would
regard me in the light represented, /
would most assuredly seek home in the
aims house. But am happy in the as
surance that not one of them but would
feel indignant at the innuendo thrown out
/ by you. ! ask, what is 10 be done with
US, siuce our children are to be taught
that it is dangerous for us to be taken in
to their families Would it not be well
for Legislation to provide an asylum for
us after we have borne our children and
are liable to become burden to them :?
1t surely would be laudable arrange
ment TO thus secure the rising generation
from that much to be dreaded creature,


A MOTHER-IN-LAw "
Year: 1875

| A FORTUNE SAvED.-A French paper


relates curious anecdote of the first OF
/ the Roth,childs, who, it alleges, was a
/ simple peddlcr. One day he was going
10 II neighboring town, laden with roll
OF cloth TO sell at the fair, when he was
overtaken by another pedder, who was
going the same road for the same purpose,
but was more fortunate as he was driving
an ass carrying his stuff.


A conversation began between those
two honest tradetmen, when one said to
I the other, whom we may call Rothschld
/ the First, Ease yourself of that burden,
/ and pat it on the ass This was done,
and they journeyed on till they came to n
deep aud narrow ravine, across which II
single plank served as a bridge. The ass
was going over, followed by his master,
when the prudent Rothschld said, Wait
moment and | will take back my cloth
1t Is all my fortune, aud accidents often
happen at such places rs this" So say
ing he took his ioad from the ass's back
At the same time he resumed his load


and while he was fixing it on his shoulder
the ass and his master stepped upon the


plank which sum, under their weight and


they disappeared into the chasm. NJ


Rothschild remained in safety upon the


bank, bearing with him that single bale
Of cloth from which grew in after years
the immense fortune Of his family.
Year: 1875

A Man went into furniture room at
Mankato the other day and sat down on a
wooden bottomed chair lie immediate
~ rose aud danced around like IA wild
deryish. The proprietor anxiously in
quired if he had an attacl, of any kind
" A tack" yelled the man, / should
say SO ; and the confounded thing stood
on its head too"
Year: 1875

a FOURTEEN year old girl in Sandy
Hill, New York, eloped with a school
boy, got married, and returned with
him to be forgiven. She was soundly
spanked by her mother, and the husband
on his way out of the house was kicked
eighteen times by her father. They had


never read anything like that in novels.
Year: 1875

The position in which the Government
stands to the Pacific Railroad is this: A
provision OF the law required an annual
report of the earnings to the Secretary
of the Interior, including the payment
Of Ave per cent. of their net earnings
from the time of completion, none Of
which have been complied with. The
Central Pacific owes 81 1896, ,635, and the
Union Pacific $l.040,000. The demand
for payment has been formally made,
and If not paid within sixty days, which
limit expires in few days, the Attorney
nice time he will have of it, too.
Year: 1875

A SAN Joaquin valley paper says
the effects of the no-fence law may be
seen all over the valley where the law


is in force. There is no doubt about
this. II a man may cultivate land
without being compelled to fence it
the expense of agriculture is greatly
reduced. 1t costs more to build fences
than to build cities. The fence ex-
penses of farm are more than double
the cost Of barn, dwelling and other
necessary structures. In those agri-
cultural districts of our State where
fencing material is scarce and dear a
no-fence law will do more towards the
population of the country than all the
immigrant aid societies that can be
formed. We hope the Legislature SO
soon to assemble will give this no.
fence subject its careful consideration.
Year: 1875

The State Grange at its last session
passed a series of resolutions which
implicitly favor National aid to the
Texas and Pacific Railroad. The only
indication that the object OF the
Grange was to favor Tom SCOTT is
found in the word competition"
which frequently occurs in the resolu-
tions, and the only allusiOn to Ma
tional subsidy is contained in the clos
ing resolution, which instructs tour
Representative to use his hest en-
deavors to have such favorable action
taken by the National Grange as
shall assist in securing to Patrons the
advantages of competition" This
series of resolutions is published in
Mr.. SCOTT's organs, accompanied by
editorials in which the idea is stsought
to be conveyed that the Grangers-the
owners and tillers of the soil of Cali
fornia- are in Iavor of loaning the
Government credit to Mr.. SCoTT'S
railroad at the rate of more than twice
the amount necessary to build it. We
do not believe the farmers of California
can be induced to favorthe proposition.
1t is not probable that the State Grange
anticipated that their resolutions
would be so interpreted. But if this
is their true meaning We are satisfied
that it is not an expression of the SEN
timents of the Granger masses of the
State. We all know that if a vote on
California's portion of this credit loan
were taken it would be rejected by a
vote of ten to one. The people are not
in favor of either directly or indirectly
voting subsidy to railroads, and none
are more fully aware of this than they
who are trying to twist these Grange
resolutions into an expression in favor
of subsidy. AS for the competition
clause, we all know that talk on this
subject amounts to nothing-words,
mere words. A glance at the history
of railroads in the East will convince
the most skeptical that the companies
owning those thoroughfares do not
compete to an extent which greatly
benefits the public. The government
may loan its credit at the rate of S40,-
600 per mile to Mr.. SCoTT's road, and
three months after it is completed the
fare will be just the same on the Cen
trail Pacific and the Texas Paci fic roads.
We want a Southern overland road
built by whoever will build it, but if
the people must pay for this road let
the people, and not Mr.. Tom SCOTT,
own il.
Year: 1875

SEVERAL parties have complained
to us of the unreliability of certain
real estate agents with whom they
have come i'm contact i'm this city. We
presume there is some grounds for
these complaints. The business of
real estate dealing isliveIy in this val
ley and many persons have found the
agency for the sale of other mems
property quite profitable. 1t is not at
all remarkable that adventurers-men
without means and not over scrupu-
lous as to the character of their state
ments-should invest their capital,
cheek and impudence, in line of
business which may pay well but if it
should not will cost them nothing.
They run their face for advertising
and job work for which they never
pay and then harrass new comers to
purchase land they do not own and in
some cases were never authorized to
sell. Still we believe the greater por-
tion of our real estate agents are hon.
orable and trustworthy gentlemen
who will not Intentionally deceive
their customers.
Year: 1875

From the San Diego Union, l9th.l


AS intimated yesterday, the matter
of the late homicide at the Sweetwater
is not yet ended, and it is likely the
case of young Webb will go before the
Grand Jury for investigation. Wheth-
er the facts in the case Will warrant
such investigation we are unable to
say, having heard, perhaps, only one
side of the case. 1t is claimed. how
ever, that there are in this, as in all
other matters, two sides to the story.
If the homicide was not justifiable-if
upon further investigation it shall be
found that the shooting of Bellies by
Webb, under the. circumstances and
in the manner in which 1t was done,
was not warrantable, but constitutes n
crime punishable by law,we certainly
hope the guilty may be properly pun
ished, for human life is indeed too sa-
cred to be trifiel with. But unless
some new facts in the case mot yet
made known) are brought out, We be-
lieve further investigation Will re-
suit in vindication of the verdict
rendered by the Coroner's Jury.


The remains of the. unfortunate
Bellies were brought here for inter-
ment in the city cemetery, and We're
buried Wednesday afternoon. Pre-
vious to the burial post-mortem was
held by Drs. Gregg and Stockton lit
being deemed advisable in view of a
probable further investigation, for the
purpose of determining the characte er
of the wounds, and also the relative
positions and probable distance of the
parties from each other at the time of
the shooting. Many rumors and the
cries are afloat in regard To this unfor-
tunate affair-some of which we have
reason to believe are based upon malice
only. That the truth will be sifted
out and justice rendered by the inves-
tigation we have no doubt.


Yesterday young Webb was intend
ing to have gone up the coast on the
Ancon, but it was deemed advisable by
the Sheriff to detain him, which was
done, though no warrant has yet been
drawn or served for his arrest to an
swer any charges in connection with
the homicide. ts.st,-....
Year: 1875

The Teachers Institute which clos
ed its session on Friday last passed


resolutions requesting our delegation
to the Legislature to have the salary
of.our county Superintendent OF pub


schools fixed at $4,000 per annum and
to have him made member of the
State Board of Education. We are un-
compromisingly opposed to increasing
the salaries of public officers after
they are elected and in no case will
we advocate such course unless there
is additional service required. The
present pay of the County Superin-
tendent is 500 per year and we be-
lieve he is required by law to visit
every public school in the county foul
times per annum. This requirement
has not been complied with and we
understand the reason why it has not
is the insufficiency OF the compensa-
tion. The cause of education will be
Year: 1875

advanced by frequent visits of the
Superintendent to the schools and we
should have no objection to increas-
ing the salary of that official TO the
amount named in the Teachers reso-
lutions provided the full performance
of the service is made contingent up
on the payment of the money. The
request that our Superintendent be
made member of the State Board of
Education is but proper. We have a
right to demand this. Los Angeles
county is now the fourth in the State in
the number of children and voting
population and she is therefore enti-
tied toa representation on the State
Board. Counting Los Angeles City
but one, there are, we believe ninety
two schools in this county and the
population, together with the number
of children attending public schools
have increased one third within the
past three years.
Year: 1875

The telegraph brings us news of the
annual whipping of criminals In New
castle, Delaware. This need not sur
prise our readers, as circuses do not
visit the State, there being no room to
spread their canvass, and the people
must have some healthy amusement.


We hope the Captain of the chain
gang will DO God service by taking
his men and cleaning the crossings
early this morning, so that church.
goers and others can attend to their
devotions without going through too
much mud.


Mr.. Cosgrove, Il CAL reporter, was
stopped on his way home yesterday
morning and robbed. Amount not
stated.
Year: 1875

The Bulletin claims that there is in
San Francisco banking capital enough
to transact all legitimate business.
Why not do it, then? The capital
does not come to the surface, and le-
gitimate business suffers.
Year: 1875

THE people of Virginia City COM
plain of having too many trade dollars.
If we had just had our house burned
and our mines filled with water, trade
dollars would be good enough for us.
Year: 1875

AND now they are going to drop
HENRY BOwEN's name from the Ply
mouth church roll. Why, he owns the
Independent and once employed
BEECHER to edit it for him. What a
topsy turvy world this is!
Year: 1875

Even. if we had inclination for
lengthy comment on the above the
limited space at our command this
morning would forbid Some few
words however are necessary to a COZ
lect IN or >tanding in the matter MIR
$. G. Il I'll, named IN the above, is the
President of the Typographical Union.
MIR. Thos NJ. Johnson is Union prin-
ter and i'll Mr.. Halls employment
Mr.. Kennedy is also Union Printer
and Foreman of the Post Young
Muse, of his own accord, sought a
situation in our office last week and we
gave it to him very cheerfully. We
have authority that will be given when
necessary for the statement that Mr..
isobert Kennedy, a member oil the
Union, did solicit money from mem
bers of the Radical party to be used
against the Journal in the present
conflict. We have authority too, au-
thority that will be given when nee
essarv that money was contributed
by Radicals to be used against the
,toURyAL when the first printers Were
seluced from our employment. How
far the facts herein set forth consist
with the statements III the handbll oi
the committee of the Typographical


Union an intelligent public can and
will decide for itself.
Year: 1875

ing manner their clothes, and when
informed by me that they could get
them by paying their board, they in
formed me that they had no money,
and if I refused to give them up they
would bring an officer and take them.
l refused, and only surrendered the
clothes on the following order


ELIZABETH WARREN.
The followingis copy of the order:


WILMTNGToN, Aug. 18th
MR.. 8. G. HALL-iSGr-You will
please to pay to Mrs. Warren s6 10 and
oblige Yours Truly.


THOMAS M. Johnson.
In conclusion I beg leave to call
your attention to the fact that the
handbill of the Union was not put in
circulation until after Messrs Bailey.
Bean and Colbert had left the city,
thus saving them harmless from any
consequences that might follow from
their affidavit.


Deeming this statement due to my
self as well as to you, am


Very Truly,


M. j. PATE,
Year: 1875

A DIRTDAuBER and doodlebug have
have had deadly encounter near New
0rleauS. ~ 1t should be understood, at the
outset Of the narration, that dirtdaubers
are wasps that build mud nests, and that
doodlebugs are a sort that burrow in the
ground. There was buzxing and the
chronicler saw wasp had gone into the
bugs hole and been caught by his head
in the bugs grip. Upon getting loose,
the wasp rubbed his head and danced
with pain. Then, after a moment of
apparent close consideration, he cautious
ly approached the hole and began to
scratch dust into it. Occasionally he
peeped in to see the effect of his strategy.
Thus the hole was slowly filled, and the
bug, compelled to keep ON top of the
dust or smother was gradually brought
near the surface. At length the bugs
head appeared in sight, and the wasp,
quickly pouneing upon II, killed his an
tagenist.
Year: 1875

SECRETARY boutwell, says that the
Democratic party objects to any rehear
sal Of the recent achievements Of the Re
publican party in the restoration Of the
Government and the establishment OF
popular authority in every part of the
Confederacy. lie is mistaken. Nobody
objects. Ifthe Republican party desires
to praise itself, it should do 50, by all
means. 1t is not likely TO hear any praise
from any body else. The Democracy
simply say that, though our eolored
troops fought nobly in the late war, that
is no reason why we should continue a
financial policy that is beggaring and
starving the people. The Democracy
propose to discuss matters Of vital inter.
est TO the people Of today. The Repub-
licsns want To be heard about bygone
events. There is propriety in this. The
Democrats are the party Of the present.
The Republicans Of the past. One is
a living party and the other is a dead
party.
Year: 1875

In view Of the persistent efforts Of
the Radical buglers throughout the
country 10 manufacture political
capital by the cry Of "No
Popery," and their attempts to create
the impression that the Democrat
ic party is the ayowed enemy Of the free
school system, ii would perhaps be APP
propriate 10 show to the intelligent read
er the exact position Of the Democracy
upon this question. II is in Ohio that
this issue is sought to be forced upon the
people, and the following is the plank Of
Year: 1875

.no hcmocratic PLATFORM which refers to


the question:


We favor the complete separation Of


Church and State religious inedepen dence


and absolute freedom Of opinion; equal and
exact justice to all religious societies; and
purely secular education at the expense Of
the taxpayer, without division among or
control by any sect, directly or indirectly, Of
any portion Of the Public School Fund. In
view Of the admirable provisions Of our
State Constitution upon these sub jects,which
are due to the wisdom and energy Of the
Democratic party, we denounce the Repub-
lican platform as an insult to the intelligence
Of the people Of Ohio, and base appeal TO
sectarian prejudice.


This Is the position Of the Democratic
party in Ohio, yet in the face Of this, the
Republican orators and organs accuse
them Of desire to divide the school
fund between the Catholics and the
Protestants, TO make Of our free school
system medium for the propagation Of
papal teachings and Jesuitical doctrines
The platform declares, as explicitly as
the English Language will permit, direct
ly the contrary. 1t demands the pursuance
of policy which should meet the appro-
val Of every fair minded citizen whose
honest desire is for the perpetuation of
our republican institutions untrammeled
by fanatical prejudice an entire separa.
tion Of church and State and purely secu-
lar education at the expense of the tax.
payer. This, while denying the right Of
Catholics TO teach their peculiar religious
views in schools supported by the public,
would deprive teachers Of 1.-THE privilege
Of seeking to impress upon the minds Of
the pupils the beauties of the Protestant
faith. Morality and duty to God and
themselves can be instilled into the
minds Of children without touching
upon their freedom of conscience. 1t
should be the aim Of the managers of all
institutions supported by the taxpayers
to avoid sectarian questions; they are
not constituted the guardians of those
receiving the benefits beyond their TEN.
poral welfare, and any attempt to pass
beyond the bounds of strict impartiality
should be promptly and effectively re-
buked.


But the radical mouthpieces contend
that there is secret understanding be-
tween the Democratic leaders and the
heads Of the Romish Church, whereby
the desires of Catholics are to be accom-
plished. This is simply political bun
combe, partisan clap-trap, INDUCED in
for the purpose Of arousing the religious
of the people, and to dis
tract the public attention from the foul
corruption and offensive odor of jobbery
which pervades the very name of Re-
publican. The Democratic party de-
mands a reform of the many evils which
under Radical domination have settled
like pail upon the country; they de-
mand change from the regime of fraud
and official unaccountability to an era Of
honesty in the administration Of affairs,
Year: 1875

THE Freema-ons Of Iowa are very
much exercised over a recent decision Of
the Grand Master that dancing in the
lodge-rooms is inconsistent with the good
Of the craft. Two subordinate officers
have been deprived of their positions
for acting In violation Of the decision.
Year: 1875

NATURE has a note on new and re-
msrkably destructive engine of warfare
now undergoing artillery experiment in
England known as the "water she'll"
The chief merit Of the invention--made
by Mr.. Abel-consists in filling an or
dinary she'll with water instead of an ex-
plosive agent A small cylinder, con-
tanning from quarter to a half ounce of
gun.cotton and little illuminate of
mercury, is attached to the fuse and in
serted into water-flled shell and, ow-
ing to the almost incompressible charac-
ter Of water, the explosion of this SEEM
ingly triaing charge is said to produce
more violent effects than have been at
tanned by any other means.
Year: 1875

This promising town is located at
the present terminus of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, running north from
Los Angeles, and twenty-one miles
distant from our city. The whole Sec
ton one year ago was a vast sheep
range, known as the San Fernando
Grant. Upon the completion of the
railroad last Summer to that point,
the land was divided into small tracts,
with town site laid out around the
depot. Much of the property was sold
as soon as it was thrown upon the
market, and since that time the town
and surrounding section have made
very material progress. There are
now about three hundred inhabitants
in the place and the number is con-
stantly increasing. The valley is ex-
cellently adapted to the raising of
vines and fruit. About four thousand
acres were planted in wheat during
the past Fall. The anticipated yield
of this grain is 80 to 40 bushels to the
acre. Besides its agricultural ad-
yantages, San Fernando is the centre
of the late oil and quicksilver discov-
cries, which will soon add much i'm
portance and wealth to the section.