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Year: 1875

The Christian at Work publishes the
following thoughtful and careful paper on
Diphtheria, and remarks: "It may surprise
some to know that while in fatality this
disease ranks next to consumption. it is
only because of the utter neglect which it
receives. We may recall the apothegm
that an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure: but it assumes startling
significance when we are told, as DR.. Hunt
tell us, that in this instance few moments
Of time are nothing more nor less than a
human life. There is no disease more
easily managed when taken in time; but
neglected few hours, no skill of the ply
sician, no kind offices Of friends, can save
the little life. Think of this, parents, and
thank God if DR.. Hunts timely sugges-
tions quicken you to a sense of duty to
your children, and save, perhaps, more
than one light from going out in your
household"
Year: 1875

Elsewhere will be found tie SUBJ
stance of the bill for redistTicting
the county. 1t will be seen that
the Judge holds in his hands the
division of Of our county. That
he will do it conscientiously ac-
cording to his Judgment we have
no sort of doubt. But we DO not
sec how p fair division can tc made
as to two revenue districts cf the
county without disregarding the
township lines. The new office of
Commissioner of the Revenue is
ain important one and the county
should be as equitable divided as
possible. The new incumbents
will hold their offices for four
years and fhcir work will form the
basis of ouc taxation four years to
come. The division should be
made as soon ss possible 50 the
people can know how to vote, for
each candidate must reside in his
own district.


Should the apportionment be
msdc il time VIC will publish it on
the inside Of the issue of the NEWS.
Year: 1875

course of General Sheridan in assum-
ing command in that State. He did
not believe that One-half or one tenth
OF the murders and outrages alleged
to have been committed In Lou
isiana had really taken place. There
were outrages and murders in other
States but no interference there, In a
merely partizan point of view the
adoption of this resolution would not
be unfortunate for his party, but on
this question he did not speak as a
partizan. In the next election the
naked question would be presented
whether there are any rights or liber-
ties of the people which the Executive
is bound to respect. He did not fear
the result. He had hoped that the
Anglo-Saxon race would be an ex-
ceptiOn to the historic rule of the sue
cess of usurpers. He believed the
people would assert their honor and
their sovereignty superior to both State
aud national officers.
Year: 1875

We have seen copies OF the Va.
Patron, the new Grange paper,
published by j. W. Lewellen at
Richmond. 1t is a clear, large
and elegant journal, thoroughly de-
voted to the order, and, we doubt
not, will do much to place it in its
true character and colors before the
country. The rapid growth Of the
order has been much promoted by
the fact that its members have
shown their earnest determination
TO keep it clear of all political tinge
and the devotion they have exhib-
ited in the true development of the
farming interests of the country
The popular aPprehensions have
been dissipated ann a correspond
ing success warranted.
Year: 1875

NEVER before has there been
known a winter SO mild in the
South and so severe in the North.
In New York City the freeze is
said TO have extended six feet four
inches into The ground, and now
our northern friends have floods
of tho most destructive propor~
ton. No sooner are the ice gor-
gcs blown ont with nitro-glyee'
rine than there comes a heavy
wet snow and the delugo carries
all before il.
Year: 1875

Why, the time bss been in this
country, and since my recollection.
too. that if an act like this had b, en-
attempted, it would have produced n
shock throughout the nation. Tie
nation would have been indignant
from one extreme to the ether. sud
would have been ready to hurl from
power the perpetrators OF sHch An act.
But now We see things differently
We can see men come into power aud
exercise power not authorized by the
organic law of the land We have
gone outside ofthe Constitution in Il
way that viii bring this government
to en- end, or change it's character so
that its present features and present
structure
Year: 1875

that he hath grown so great that he
can prescribe and lay down empires,
and place commanders over them p
1t is time the country was awakened
and considered these things. If the
excitement has run so high i'm mes
gone by, that many things have been
overlooked, | think it is arrived and
trust excitement has gone down, and
that the American people can return
10 the organic law of the land Ii is
time that the people had begun to
consider and
Year: 1875

~ The tone of some few Demo-
cratic papers give color for such
eff0sion as the following which we
find in the Washington correspond
ence Of the Springfield RePublic,o..
bat we are fain to believe the pro-
ponderance Of Democratic sentiment
does not run in that direction: ''The
Democrats down this way have lost
their heads since the Connecticut
election; they are dividing up the
offices in advance. so sure are they
OF electing their candidate in 1876.
This will probably lead to their de-
feat. for. if the Democrats in other
sections are equally confident and
reckless, they viii nominate some
old Bourbon and be whipped again.
Our most sagacious Republican be-
gin to think that this is the only
chance left-that the Democrats
viii act the fool for the hundreth
time"
Year: 1875

EY One Major Calhoun has been
for many years Pension Agent in
Philadelphia, and shining light in
the Union League. He had lost a
leg in the war and his sutferings for
the Union cause were supposed to be
his chief claim to Office. lie default
ed recently, and the powers that be
are Mortified to discover that he did
all his fighting on the wrong side,
and shortly before the war closed,
was put in Libby Prison. Richmond,
dressed as Federal, to act as spy
and report any plans of escape.
Thus found when Richmond fell, he
passed for a boy in blue, and has
made the most ofit.
Year: 1875

/ Nashville Republican Banner.


Since Black and Blue Monday in


Connecticut, the rift in the Republi-


can party has perceptibly wiienesl.


The party papers which had previ-


ously indicated dissent from the war


policy are now ringing the changes


on " l told you So in a particularly


energetic and aggravating manner.


while papers hitherto silent have at
last found a voice, and are swelling


the chorus of disloyai criticism, 1t


would be difficult to distinguish some


of these papers by their language.


from Independent journals" Com


pairing their utteranees and temper.
with the yutteFances and temper of


the Administration organs which


have kept the faith, the present out


look for ..harmony'' cannot be des-
cribed as promising. Among the


better class of papers, such as the
Boston Advertiser, the disaster is left
at the door of the President, while
howling loyal organs like the Wash
ington RepeeJltea,t are simply fierce
against the "cowardly'' policy of the
anti third.term people. Taken alto
gether the fight is very pretty one
as it is. AS the Boston paper refer
red to express the views Of the anti
Grant clan. it will not be amiss to
append the following from . late
number of that paper: VA


so much for the facts. What do
they teach? In the first place, the
potent lesson is that the Republican
party cannot successfully undertake
to approve and defend the errors of
its National Administration. The
Connecticut State Convention in its
nomination for Governor and in its
platform conspicuously assumed TO.
champion the Presidents action in
Louisiana last january. 1t treated
that blunder as o merit. and the is
sue Of the mistaken policy is appar-
ent. The party is weaker for that
foolish action. That the Republican
cause can be helped by an ostenta-
tious expression of unliminished
confidence in the President on the
grennd of his Southern policy, is now
an exploded idea. There will be no
more Of it outside the States where
there is an ignorant voting mass
completely under the domination of
politicians holding Office by favor of
the Administration. The name of
the President is not a potent rallying
cry East or West; and if there ever
was design on the part of anybody
to make him the Republican candi-
date for third term, the Connect
cut election is a significant warning
that it will not do to try it.
Year: 1875

Fl


the slippery parapets OF the Mala.


koff; of all the wonderful things he
had seen to delight a soldiers heart
and fire a soldiers audor.


. But why moralize? The more au.
gust the victim, the more savage the
delight in goading him to death.
Envy and ignorance. in the hearts OF
towards become the most merciless
cruelty. Refinement and elegance
TO the Key West became as a red
flag waved by a picador before the
eyes of some fierce Cordoyon bull
in the arena, and they sprang upon
their helples victim and gored his
sensitive heart, and lacerated his
chiyalrous feelings, and sneered at
his horrible scars. and tainted his
gray hairs, and drove him at last to
his death amid the waves of that
ocean which girdled his own loved
native isle, but would bring never
more to his dauntless eyes the white
cliffs of his home and England. Born
in a land wooed and won by the sea
It was fitting. perhaps. that the sea
should find him sepulehre. Let him
rest until spirit as brave and soar
ing as his can join with all the peer
less ones who have gone away from
earth since Roland fell and Maxi
milan yielded up his young life in
The tropical land upon the Southern
GIIlf .r...r... ..- -ft.r ..Ee
Year: 1875

~ The third term wing are urg-
ing the President that he can greatly
strengthen the patry in the South by
sweeping changes in Federal offices.
and ex Gov. Holden. who is too much
of postmaster and too little of a
politician, at Raleigh, n. c., is likely
to be the first victim. There may be
a wedding of office holders in the
North also.
Year: 1875

Eg The Postoffice Department has
decided to permit samples of sugar
to be sent through the mails long
enough to test the question whether
they can be carried without damage
to other mail matter.
Year: 1875

V~ In its wool department the
United Stotes EcOnOmist exclaims


All honor to the Tennessee Legis-
lature for passing the dog law. 1t is
an important step in the direction Of
progress and civilization.
Year: 1875

WAsHINGToN, June 4.-Ihe Indians
AMI Secretary Delano had short con-
ference. The Secretary said if they
would take $4,000. he would try and
oct So. 600 more for them next winter.
He desired them to take eall that had been
said to them home 10 their people and
obtain an answer and send word back as
soon ~ possible.


Spotted Tail said the Great Spirit had
told him never to steal anybodvs coun-
try without paying for it. II You had
the same sense of right, we could get
along well enough


The Secretary replied that he did not
accuse him or his people Of stealing, and
he did not want Spotted Tail 10 accuse
the Great Father of stealing from him.
We don't expect to steal their country
and we are not going to send an army up
there to take It from them. They do not
give US credit for our desire TO do them
good.


Spotted Tail said he wanted to talk
about his agency matters before he went
home and he would like to 60 home to-
morrow after breakfast.


The Secretary here withdrew, telling
the Indians that they might talk all
night with the Commissioners about
their agencies, If they wanted to.
Year: 1875

The readers of the HERALD need not
be told that 1t has always advocated
the building Of the Los Angeles and
independence Railroad. From the
first inception Of the enterprise it has
pointed out the advantages which Los
Angeles would secure by pushing it to
completion at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The HERALD used every posi-
BILE argument to induce the people OF
this city and county to meet the de-
mand Of Senator JONES aud his asso-
ciates by subscribing the $500, 900 stock
to the road. The stock was taken by
those who believed they were aiding
In the construction of railroad which
would add. to the wealth, population
and general prosperity not only Of this
oity but Of the entire valley. Up to
this point the HERALD was the ardent
advocate Of the road, but when II dis
covered that the money which citizens
subscribed to secure the building of a
railroad was made to appear as the
first installment on a town lot specu-
lation which in the magnitude of it's
proportions and the utter groundless-


ness Of its vaunted advantages sur


passed those described by DICKENS in


MARTIN CHUzzLEwIT, and that In Or
Year: 1875

der to present this mammoth fraud to
the public in the most favorable light
Los Angeles is described as place
which, being without commercial adj
vantages, must Of necessity succumb
to and be absorbed by the "coming
city, of Santa Monica, the HERALD
exposed the game and pointed out as a
fact that cannot be set aside or COW
cred over, that in place of the road or
with it we were, If the grandiloquent
advertisements may be relied on,
threatened with town building
scheme which though in all probabil-
ity could never succeed, would tenn
porarily and to serious extent affect
the prosperity Of our city. For this
defense of our residents-for this warn
Ing to those who might otherwise be
induced to part with their money for
town lots on beach where wind and
wave will never permit a town to
grow, the HERALD is denounced by
the emissaries of the "coming city"
bubble as the opponent and enemy of
the railroad. We do not fear perma-
nent injury to Los Angeles through
the Misrepresentation of those who
boast that they will build up city of
one hundred thousand inhabitants-if
they can sell lots enough. With those
not familiar with the topography of
this valley, our city will sustain tenn
porary injury, but she will survive it
and go on growing and prospering in
the future as she has in the past. San
ia Monica is pleasant watering place
resorts nice place to visit in the hot
days of Summer and a nice place to
keep away from during the remainder
of the year. 1T is not what will be
done there, but what the unscrupulous
spectators are trying to deceive the
people into believing will be done
there, that the HERALD denounces.
Year: 1875

The Express does not like our Latin
nor the accredited authorship. There
is some little difference between our
version and the text book; but we will
be honest enough to assume the re-
sponsibility of our ignorance, and not
do like the editor of the Express when
he wrote VAsoUEz and meant CHAvIs,
and placed the centennial anniversary
of the battle near Concord, Massachu-
sets, at Concord, New Hampshire,
try to make the printer responsible for
our mistakes.
Year: 1875

THIS morning we print a bill drawn
up by Judge LINDLEY of Monte Vista,
which, embodies his views as to the
most practical plan for the extermina-
ton of that distrustive pest-the squir-
rel. Certa inly something must be done
in the way of protecting the farmers
against rodent, and it is probable the
Judges ideas are as good as any that
can be suggested. We shall revert to
the subject more in extenso in few
days.
Year: 1875

In common with the majority of the
people Of this city, the HERALD does
not entertain very high opinion of
the executive ability of the Common
Council, and we always regret to see
that august body moving in matter
that may cost the city money. The
Council ring Is not more noted for it's
penny wisdom than its pound foolish
ness. 1t is, perhaps, well to cavil over
small bills, but 1t is not we'll to throw
away hundreds of dollars in attorneys
fees In suits that never should have
been commenced and never can be
won. The city has just lost suit
with the proprietors Of the Feliz ranch
by which large sum of money has
been already thrown away, and If it is
followed up on appeal, much more
will be wasted. When we come to
sift this Feliz ranch water suit busi-
ness, we find that 1t amounts to Just
nothing, so far a. goes the claim that
1t shortens the city's supply of water.
We imagine that If all Los Angeles
river was turned out on the Feliz
ranch, that twenty-four hours after,
substantially the same volume of
water as before would be found In the
channel any point three miles be-
low the ranch. Yet, because some-
body thinks that water turned out of
river channel never gets back, the
taxpayers Of Los Angeles are made to
pay the expenses of suit that cannot
be won in any honest Court in the
world. Now comes another absurd
proposition, which, if carried out, will
cost the city money and defeat. Some
time ago parties obtained a franchise
to lay down street railroad through
certain streets. The kind of track or
road to be put down is not named in
the franchise, and after due and satis-
factory trial the holders of the charter
decided to build the Prismoidal or one
track road-a road which, being as
easily crossed by teams and offering
as little obstruction as any street rail-
road, is as little Objectionable as any
street railroad can be. But those wise
Solons who meet fifty-two times per
year oftener than is good for the city,
have taken a dislike to the Prismoidal
and at their last meeting they, by a
unanimous vote, resolved, first, that
it should not be built, and, second,
that if the company commenced
building it, suit should be begun at
once against them. Now, this is worse
than boys play. The company will
commence building the road, and the
only way the Solons can stop them is
by injunction. Then follows bonds
for damages and suit, in which the
city will come out second best, with a
long bill of costs and attorneys fees,
all to be paid out of the Taxpayers
pocket. Oh, weak and impotent Coun-
Gil! What pity it is the law does not
compel you to pay all costs of suits
you do not win out of your individual
raaoilrces
Year: 1875

Now Is your time No such chance again In
one hundred years! The Bazaar is selling out
their entire stock of Dry Goods Is per cent.
below cost, as they intend giving up their dry
goods business and keep only Cents Furnish
Ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, but genu-
Inc selling out OF our entire stock Of Dry
Cry Goods, as you will nnd out by calling at
the Bazaar, corner Of Main and ReQuena
streets, opposite the U. g. Hotel. jel7
Year: 1875

II you want q good comfortable bed to sleep
on and which adapts itself to persons body,
you should get one OF Johannsen d Grosser's
new kind OF spring bed. They are superior
for wear, easiest to handle and give more COM
fort than any other spring bed made. Go and
zee 1t for yourself at their furniture ware.
rooms, Main street. corner Commercial, up
stairS jel5 If
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street.


10 the proper place TO 60 for q good meal, with
good cup OF coffee or tea TO drink with it,
There Is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where SO many Of the substantials and
so many of the luxuries may be had for Is OTIS.
Don't forget the place--Moore's Restaurant,
Seen neatly fitted up for the accommodation


ladies. i5-tf
Year: 1875

Of Montana, and more conclusive
grounds than bare assertions will
be required to eontroyert this tact.
Consequently, when inviting due
attention to the situation Of this
section, we do SO in the name Of the
Territory, because the interests Of
Benton are identical with theinter-
ests of the Territory at large, and
vice versa; and our demands will
receive more favorable eonsidera-
ton than, Judging from the lett
handed interest shown III the above
extract, our contemporary would
desire. Though local demands we
merely urge the advancement Of
the business interests Of the Ter
ritory. Not 50 with the Indepen-
dent as the following extract will
show, and with which we conclude
our remarks:


y military post in the judith
Basin is essential to the trade Of
Helena, and hence we urge it.
Year: 1875

In a late issueW called the atten-
ton Of our County Commissioners
to the necessity Of opening up the
thoroughfares Of the county, We
again refer to the matter in hopes
that immediate action will etaken,
that it may not be neglected nor
put off until the last moment.
Delays are dangerous: and the rule
will not.prove ar. exception IN this
case if the Commissioners should
establish it. Proceed boldly and
speedily in this undertaking, and
you will do more towards advan-
cling the permanent prosperity Of
the county than has yet been done;
and then while advancing our
own interests, we shall also be ad-
vancing the business interests Of
the Territory.
Year: 1875

In their eagerness to outstrlpe each
other, our merchants seem to have
overlooked their commoninteTestln
the trade across the line north Of
1ls. Now that duties are imposed
upon goods going across the line,
and on robes returning, the traders
find it advantageous to purchase a
portion Of their goods in the En-
gli-h market; but fer some reason
unknown to Us, no provision has
Been made to meet this demand,
which could not have beensunfore-
seen by the business men Of Ben
ton.


We note ia another column the
departure Of Mr.J.J -Healy, of Sun
River, for Winnepeg to purchase
goods for his trading post. Others
also have gone to Winrepeg from
Fort Mcleod and vicinity On the
same errand; and it is we'll known
that the Hudson Bay Company have
ia their slow but sure way been
solving the problem Of navigation
-, +bo Saskatchewan and that the
Canadian Government has spent
considerable money in opening g
route from Fort Garry VIA Rainy
Lake to Fort William on Lake. su-
perior. All Of which speaks vol
umes for the enterprise Of the Cana
dians: and if practicable, would
take from tie Missouri much Of its
natural traffic, and from Benton
the control Of the robe district,


1t is only : question Of = very
few years when the buffalo vii be
confined to the headVatefs Of the
north and south SaskatehaWaTl, and
then they viii have u be killed Of


"a task of greater magnitude ihan
most people imagine and e that
region We must look for tie supply
of robes SO long As they are to be
had. The Missouri River i tie
natural outlet for this region At
Year: 1875

IN nearly every State and Terri
tory in the Union, whose yield Of
timber IS limited, efforts are being
made to obviate the difficulty by
tree planting. Having an abund
ant quantity Of timber necessary
for all practical purposes, the IN
habitants Of this Territory are seem
ingly ignorant Of the Importance
Of a plentiful supply Of shade tim,
Der. Scientific observers assert
that the attraction Of moisture by
trees and surplus sIrobbery more
than equals in some instances the
amount Of rain fall. If such is the
case, and there is no reason to
doubt it, the attention Of the farm
ers and ranchmen Of this vicinity
should be especially directed to the
subject Of tree planting.
Year: 1875

The "cheekieSt performance on
the part of tramp yet heard Of, is
reported from Hartford, where three
of that fraternity called at q house
the other day, armed With a raw
shad, which they said they had Just
caught, and begged leave to cook il
over the kitchen fire. The lady Of
tho house, glad to encourage their
unusual industry in catching the
fish, let them use tho fire, after
which they made o hearty meal and
departed. When the lady was 8
bout to prepare her own dinner and
went for q shad which she had lsid
away in cool place, she found It
not-the tramps had stolen It, and
without a suspicion she had let sEeG
cook it before her very eyes.