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Year: 1876

Extension, we know, is a very imper-
feet measure of things; and the length of
the suns sjOurneying can no more tell us
how far life has advanced than the acre
age of a field can tell us what grOwtEs
may be active within it. A man may go
south, and, stumbling over a bone, may
mediate upon it till he has found a new
starting-point for anatomy; or eastward,
and discover new key to language tell
ing new story of races; or he may head
an expedition that opens new continental
pathways, get himself MANNED in body,
and go through a whole heroic poem Of
resolve and endurance; and at the end
of a few months he may come back to
find his neighbors grumbling at the same
parish grievance rs before, or to see the
same elderly gentleman treading the
pavement in discourse with himself shak-
ing his head after the same persuasive
butchers boy, and pausing at the same
shop window to look at the same prints.
If the swiftest thinking has about the
pace of a greyhound, the slowest must be
supposed to move, like the limpet, by an
apparent sticking, which after a good
while Is discerned to be slight progress
sion. Such differences are manifest in
the variable intensity which we call hui
man experience, from the revolutionary
rush OF change which makes a new inner
and outer life, to the quiet recurrence of
the familiar which has no other ep,,,.hs
than those of hunger and the heavens
From George EliOt's " D0niel Derondn.'
Year: 1876

SAN FRANCISCO is attempting the re
formation of her hoodlums. A " Youths
Free Directory" has been established in
which every encouragement isgiven those
anxious to turn over a new leaf. A few
days ago requisitiOn was made on the
directory from parties in San Josquin
county for five hundred boys between
fifteen and twenty years of age to pick
hops, at wages ranging from fifteen to
twenty dollars per month, with board
and lodging. This work was formerly
done by Cinnamon. In March thirty
three applications were received, and
thirty-One furnished with work; in April
ninety-one were received, and eighty-two
given employment; and in May there
were one hundred and ninety applicants,
of which number one hundred and twen-
ty were put in business. Since then
nearly two thousand boys have applied
for employment, and the majority have
obtained it in the neighboring grain
districts.
Year: 1876

A Washington dispatch announces a
special meeting of the House commit
tee charged with the consideration of
the Mexican border outrages, and their
determination, in the event of the w ar
Departments inability to send two
regiments of calvary to the Rio Grande
to recommend the enlistment of Texas
rangers for patrol duty, General Backs
adding suggestion of his own that the
State of Texas offer reward for the
arrest of Cortina and his companion
raiders. This action has business
like aspect refreshing to contemplate,
and If followed out will terminate our
border trouble in the decisive "load,
aim, fire" order. 1t is especially to be
hoped that the settlement will fall to
the office of the Texas troops, who
have been aching for shot for long
while past, and will do full justice to
the first occasion they meet with.
Year: 1876

In the current issue of the Farner
J. q. Linville presents this plea for an
unpopular bird;


''In the discussion of the bird ques-
at the last meeting of Lancaster coun-
~ agricultural and horticultural
society, while it was agreed that all
other birds should be protected by
law from the gunner, the society
seemed unanimous in their verdict
that the chicken hawk should be the
target OF every rifle and shot gun in
the country. At one time l entertain
ed similar views in regard to the chick
en- hawk, but have not shot one for
years, being fully convinced that he is
friend of the farmer.


Darwin shows how, in many cases,
the crop of clover seed is dependent
on the supply of cats in the neighbor'
hood. Humble i,ces distribute the
pollen on the clover bloom; field mice
destroy the young humble bees, cats
catch the mice. But the chicken hawk
Is better mouser than the cat. Moth
ing hurts the eye of the farmer worse
than to see great bare spots in his grass
fields, where field mice have worked
under the snow and destroyed the roots
of the clover,


have fine large hawk that every
day sits for hours perched on horizon
tai dead branch of an old chestnut tree
in the field. He forms a fine. clear
cut picture against the wintry sky as
he sits there motionless as a statue
Now and then he swoops down and
TAKES up mouse, with, perhaps, some
dead grass in his talons. l would not
exchange him for the best game cock
or the best Brahma in the country
Then, he sometimes catches rabbit
or partridge, or bears off pullet for
his crop, but he is fully entitled to
these as part pay for his services as a
mouser.


1t is true that, viewed from a senti-
mental standpoint, birds of prey afford
but few traits to challenge our admira
ton. But science teaches their use,
and when science and sentiment come
in conflict we are bound to accept the
surer results of the former.


The crow is also a much naligned
bird. Thanks to his sagacity, this
bird of ill omen" generally escapes
the shots of his prosecutors. The crow
is represented as living to a great age.
Tennyson alludes to this in the sono.
rous lines


'As the many wntereI crow that leads she


Changing rookery home


The crow has a decided taste for
"grubbs, ,'and does good service in the
corn field in early spring. have known
this bird to hook cut worms out of g
hill of corn with its beak, and leave
the grain untouched.


once was very much amused a
one of these ebony birds that found :


nest of hens eggs near neighbor'i


barn. | SAW HIM roll the eggs out o,


he rest, and then fly off to a grow


near by. Presently two crows returned
, from the wood, and had happy time
, eating the eggs. / judged that one OF


these was the crow that found
. the eggs and the other was his
: wife, though | cannot be qualified


that such was the fact! Perhaps il


was another crows wife. If my first
conjecture in regard to their consani


gunity was right, the bird certainly
showed more solicitude for the com.
) fort of his alto frau than some hus
bands know of. | feel kindly towards
these black scavengers, and throw the
butchering offal where they can get it
They get terribly hungry when the
ground is covered with snow.
Year: 1876

In the Probate Court of the County of Los


Angeles, State of California.
In the matter of the estate of


Jacob Keller, deceased.


Order to show cause why decree of distrlbu-


button should not be made.
an reading and filing the petition of Lou
~ isa Keller, surviving widow OF said
deceased, setting forth that more than four
months have elapsed since the probate of the
will of the estate of said deceased. and
that she is entitled to the immediate posses
ion OF all the property under and by virtue of
said will of said deceased; it is ordered that
all persons interested in the estate of the said
Jacob Keller, deceased, be and appear before
the Probate Court of the county of Los An
geles, at the court room of said court, in the
city of Los Angeles, in said Los Angeles
county, on
Year: 1876

messed. 1t could not have been
less than 1000 feet high, and looked,
at the distance mentioned, not less
than ten feet in diameter and of
uniform and dense body to near the
top, where it fared out in funnel
shape and lost itself in the clouds.
It maintained its complete outline
nearly perpendicular for the space
of five minutes, then bent into the
segment Of a circle; the upper
end, presently turned back by a
conflicting current, was curled into
a serpentine outline. Now the
drawing power began to lessen,
until the body dwindled to a mere
thread, extending upward, however,
into the very clouds. The whole
time of its continuance was more
than ten minutes, during which il
vas nearly stationary. The quan.
tity of sand drawn up in this time
must have been very considerable
and the question Of its disposition
is an interesting one. One of the
! party suggested that it might bt
condensed in the moisture of the
clouds, and we should probably
so on hear of a rain of brickbats il
Kentucky. We saw some smaller
ones during the afternoon, but non'
that could approach this in maghi
tude, They were but harbinger
of what was to come. The gust o
wind widaned and caught up tn
sand from among the thorn bushes
whirling it into our eyes, and GOV
ering us with a thick coat of dir
and alkali powder, from whicl
there was no escape. When, abou
sundown, we reached the first sta
ton of adobe qu arters, where fin
spring of good water bubbled fror
the sand, we hailed the place as


haven of rest and security.


On the east side of the valley, a
the base of the mountains, is a
extensive deposit of sand that ha
been ground up and washed dow


from above. II is very fine, an
any attempt to cross it ends in fai
ure. l am told that a few veal
ago 5000 sheep were caught in


storm near these sand hills, an
were overwhelmed and wholly d.
stroyed in two hours time.
Year: 1876

morning, wandering abstractedly
from the rich malvoise to the frag-
rant muscats, apparently lost to the
world and all the devils.


The ranchmen make boxes out Of
the clear redwood, and pack TWEEN
ty.fve pounds Of grapes in each
all honestly picked, and decorated
with the leaves of the vines. They
carry them in wagon-loads to the
valley below or to Santa Cruz on
the coast, at forty dollars the trip
The producer gets a profit Of one
cent a pound, and the dealer three
or four; still the people who rent
farms tell you that they pay seven
and ten per cent. Of the value Of
their places for the privilege o.
working them.-Al6ert r. Fischer
Year: 1876

The IMPEACHMENT CoNsULTATIoN.-
The debate Jn the question Of juris-
diction in the Belknap case still con,
tinues in secret session in the Nation.
al Senate. Some Of the ablest laws
yers of the Senate have spoken on the
subjectin favor OF jurisdiction, among
them Senators Edmunds of Vermont.
and Thurman and Sherman of Ohio.
The speech of Edmunds, is represent
ed as one of the strongest arguments
of his life; and his legal opinions are


considered of such authority in the
Senate that it was the general opinion
after he spoke that the vote OF the
Senate when reached would be large
ly in favor of jurisdiction in the case.
Year: 1876

BOsH. "A correspondent of the
Olympia Courier claims that Jacobs
has done more for Washington terri
tory than any other delegate since the
days of |. |. Stevens. Comparisons
are always odious," but in this in
stance the comparison is simply ride
ulous. The common remark is, that
Jacobs has done less than any man
that has preceded him in the office of
delegate. The only legislation Tor
this immediate section of country is
the Colfax land office, and in looking
over the debate on the passage of the
bill We are unable TO find where the
delegate said single word in favor
of the measure. His attention has
mainly been confined to peddling ont
petty appointments to office, and even
in this field he has not been remark
ably successful. In The matter of the
delegate election, we take very little
interest. Heretofore the delegate
ship has been mainly run in ;he inter
est of the Sound counties, and if that
section of the territory desires the re-
turn of Judge Jacobs, we are salts
fed but when it comes to comparing
small mousing politician witt a great
statesman like |. / Stevens, We must
be pardoned for placing upon record
our dissent.
Year: 1876

UUCERTAIN.-The resolution Of the
Illinois republican State convention
on the currency gave forth an uncer-
tain sound. "The republican party y
the convention says, " has given the
country the best paper currency ever
devised, and it is deemed unwise to
return to the paper currency in use be-
fore the war" From this it would
seem that the Illinois republicans are
pretty well satisfied with greenbacks,
and contemplate without apprehension
the posrponement of the day fixed for
specie resumption.
Year: 1876

STRIVE is not candidate for dele
gate. Strives modeSty is something
remarkable; he moiestly withdrew
from the army-so modest that he
actually disappeared between two
days, and now HE excess of modesly
leads him 10 withdraw from the con.
test for the delegateship We great
!y fear that Strives modesty will in
duce him to withdraw entirely from
public life. Strive should remember
that every man ewes something to his
country.
Year: 1876

QUIrg REDUCTIoN.-Mr. Taft was
not long in the war Department, but
he seems to have employed his time
to good account during the brief
period that he continued as its Scores
tary. His estimate of expenses for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1877,
in which there is reduction Of over
s., 900, 600, and which is said to receive
the concurrence of the army officers,
is something 10 his credit-that is,
presumipg the expenses to be kept
within the limit of his figures. In this
reduction a million Of dollars is saved
in clothing for the soldiers. The plan
hereafter to be adopted is simple. and
will completely do away with "moth
exterminators." 1t is, to purchase
the clothing when there Is a demand
for it, and do away with the system
of keeping large supply on hand.
The Secretary is correct III his state
meut that the manufacturing capaci
,y of the country is now sufficient by
ample TO insure the filling of an ORDER
for clothing at short notice. Wool
len and cotton mills are found in many
of the States, at wide distances apart,
so that there will be little difficulty IN
obtaining the goods at short notice,
without the necessity Of any great dis
tance Of transportation.
Year: 1876

AT WORK IN THE SoUTH.-The grounds
on which the democrats hope for success IN
the coming Presidential contest is the carry
ing of all the Southern States except South
Carolina. The electoral votes of these States
are is follows:
Year: 1876

We mentioned few weeks since
the departure Of the Ebert brothers
from this place for Texas This week
we are able to announce their return,
and they are about as thoroughly dis.
gus:ed with that country an men ever
get with place where they have the
ague shakes. They remained there
but . few days, but in their brief visit
they learned that Minnesota with its
healthy climate and hoppers- was in
every respect ahesd Of Texas with its
ague and hoppers. It has been . dear
lesson to the boys. but they took the
wisest plan in coming right back to
jackson County -CJacksoa Republic,
Year: 1876

The Southern people do not want
another war, This is what the Atm
ia (Ga) Constitution has to say about
the war talk of Northern Democratic
newspapers.


"The war talk We sec in the news
papers is not refreshing. It makes US
shudder. There is something so san
culinary in the spectacle of consump-
tive editor, With bis shirt collar cut
low in the neck and his pantaloons
calling loudly for reform. squatting
himself upon his eloquent launches
and firing cf imaginary horse pistols,
that we involuntarily desire to retreat
to the rear Not that we are opposed
to war-not at all; but if there is to
be war we want the patriots Of the
North and West to have it out among
themselves. The South has bee",
crushed in the struggle, and the
Northern Democrats have stood by
and watched the crushing process with
infinitely more curiosity than interest.
Howbeit, the turn of the wheel has
brought them face to face with the
same deadly elements of despotism.
If they subm,t-well. If they resist,
they must fight on their side Of the
line"
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Mr. George n,
Pendleton was prepared to appear before
the Committee on expenditures of the War
Department to-day, but his examination
was postponed until tomorrow at which
time it is expected that Genl. Boynten will
have returned. The Committee want first
to ascertain from him who his authority
was for tho statement that the large sum
of money as alleged was to the Bower es-
tate.
Year: 1876

US pass through and gave us three
cheers as we passed. The band came
through after us and marched in
front OF the old Court House, playing
"Mocking Bird" for farewell. Our
Captain disbanded US here and allow.
ed us to make our way home, and to
think over the "great events of tho
day." And I do truly hope, from
what I saw on that day, that a greater
day will soon come, when we shall
make hill and valley ring with 'joy-
Gus notes of freedom"


Rover.
Year: 1876

Those were noble words of the late
Speaker Kerr, to his son, a youth
just merging into manhood: 'Ihaye
nothing to leave you, my son, except
my good name. Guard it and your
mothers honor, and live as I have
lived" Not many lives come to
their end with the courage to COM
mand a young and springing life to
follow them. .........7
Year: 1876

The latest recipe for true eloquence
was given by minister at tho Mar
tha's Vineyard Baptist camp meet
ing yesterday. Here it is: "Get
yourself churck full of the subject,
knock ont the bung, and let nature
caper."
Year: 1876

THE FREEZING OF SERVICE PIPEs-A COMMUNE


CATION FROM COMMISSIONER cAMpBEII.


Mr.. Campbell, Commissioner Of Public Works, yes
,er,,n, ssucd the following communication TO the
public


The extreme cold OF last winter caused the freezing
Of the Croton water in many of the service pipes and
prevent this the people resored TO the practice
OF letting II through the faucets continually,
especially night This practice resumed carly
this season. as IS shown by the immense quantity
Of water drawn during the hours whom all business Is
OF rcst Stores closed In the evening with the
faucets Open letting moro water run through them
at night than is used during business hours In
consequence OF this waste 1t is impossible
10 regain the supply drawn from the reser-
yoirs in November last, when the aqueduct
closed during the annual inspection The
voirs want nine feet Of being full, and the water
is still falling, decreasing the pressure and stopping
the supply to the upper stories OF buildings The aque-
duct is bringing in oil the water II carry with
safety aud II this waste is stopped and the con-
sumption reduced TO the capacity Of the aque.
duct, the pressure will 9e further decreased until
largo portion OF the people who usually receive fof
supply Of water will be without H. Thus Tar inc
temperature has furnished no occasion TO fear tne
freezing OF pipes and at small trouble and expense the
pipes could be protected TO greatly diminish, II
not obviate, the danger Of freezing


Commissioner OF Public Works.
JLSrARY 25 1876.
Year: 1876

From the above table IL will be that in little
hour during the rush OF persons above Sixty
third street for downtown points, thrtyhve cars dis
charged the Sxythir street depot 555 passengers
Of the 1872 with which they arrived and that they still
remained crowded and proceeded on their way down
with SIC persons unprovded with seats II must be
recoeced that this is illustration of the packing
process at the depot where the company despatch
other for the City Hall 10 accommodate the over
how from the Harlem cars


About eight A. II. the trafnc the through cars
from points above the depot begins TO diminish and 1t
becomes less and less the day passes The passen
gers on the early cars-betwcen and seven-are
usually laboring men and mechanics proceeding 10
their work. They are reinforced by spattering OF
working girls, and occasionally merchants clerk or
professional man who takes early start After
the class of passengers changes very materially the
roughly dressed mechanics replaced by dapper
clerks and junior partners In business firms. Along
between half past eight and quarter TO nine new
element appears In the persons OF rosy boys and girls
on their way to school The movement cityward OF
these various classes of the community keeps the down
cars well patronized until half past nine ten o'clock
then there little travel until two p NJ unless il be
fine day for ladies shopping and visiting.


Morning travel below Sixty-hith street shows the
same variety of people who the victims OF the
ducors and their employers The better 10 exhibit the
traffic at various hours OF the forenoon the writer
counted the passengers and herewith gives the results


n tabular form.


DOWNTOWN TRAVEL BETWEEN SAG AND A.


The counts were made between sixty.third and
Thirtieth streets:-
Year: 1876

The cars never full while there 5 space for a pin.


Lst the people sTOwl a. sn' gay soIdSoc.Ssssi S


Let ringing bell punches rapidly score


'Shove up there you mooEers make Tor more"


The above refrain Of the conductors OF the
city lines OF horse cars when, OF duty they meet for
convvia intercourse Is good illustration Of the view
which these men OF the rights Of the passengers
who ride on the city horse lines. Tho average
ductor has come to think that evory citzsns hand Is
against him. that the passengers, since the introduction
OF the bell punch, vote him a thief that should be
watched and hence he perfectly caous to the wishes
comfort OF those who may entrus themselves 10 bis
care Now and then new conductor who has been
gently reared and educated appears street car,
with the firm resolve to elevate the position in
the respect OF tho by extreme poiiteness
and earnest concern for the welfare Of his charge
but he soon discovers by the glanccs Of the pas
sengcrs as he collects his fares and sounds the
punch that every In his car has his eyes upon
HMM fact is 'spotter' upon his honesty


soME FACTS ABOUT ovERcRowDRo.


II was with the view Of securing reliable statistics
TO the crowding of that few days ago attache
OF this paper was ordered to spend entire day on
one of the lines count tho passengers in the
cars at various hours and carefully note the number on
each car who not provided with seats. In obedi
ence TO these instructions he selected the Third avenue
line, and entered upon his Investigations al seven
minutes TO seven A. NJ, stationiDg himself m the walt
ing room of tho companys depot at Sixty street.
where could the contents Of each car arriving
from points above well as those who at that point
disombarked to take less crowded cars bound down.
and those who remained in tho car on leaving the de-
pot the down trip The following table shows the
result of the count as 10


the period from minutes TO seven TO
quarter past eight A. M with the exception OF the cars
that arrived at and departed from the depot between
ten and fifteen minutes past seven, While the writer was
Temporarily
Year: 1876




Three pickpockets in car.


One passenger fell OIL


number Of cars not counted, the crush being
so dense that the reporter could neither get foot
hold on the platform count the passengers owing
to the high rate Of speed at which the car passed
Speaking OF


SPEED OF THE CARS
proper TO here remark that there Is no necessity
for the Third Avenue Railroad Company crowding from
70 TO 100 passengers into intended for the accom-
modatlon OF % persons An old conductor gives the
time between the running Of cars follows:-From
SIX to ten A. NJ, half minute, one block apart;
from ten A. NJ. to two P. NJ, from ono TO one and
half minutes apart from two to six p NJ half minute
apart; from six to nine NJ, two minutes apart and
later an extension OF headway until morning. On .
broad street like Third avenue where there is little in
terruption from vehicles can be run safely at
quarter minute headway, and tho Third Avenue Conn
pany has no excuse for not, mornings and evenings
having suicicncy OF to prevent all packing at
the from 90 TO 100 per The packing OF 100
in one car to the reader may seem. impossible. The
writer until he made actual count, did not believe
that possible TO put II persons on car yet is
done every day