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Year: 1875

A gardener is the most extraor
dinary man in the world. No man
has more business upon earth, and he
always gives good grounds for what
he does. He disposes of his THYME
as he chooses, and is master of the
mint. He raises his own salary, every
year, and it is bad year indeed that
does not produce him a plum. He
meets with more boughs than a min
lister OF the State. He has more beds
in his possession than any hotel
keeper can boast of. He makes bak-
ing his business more than his diver
sion, and yet his wife has plenty of
hearts cure. Distempers, fatal to
others, never hurt him, for be thrives
most where there is rapid consump-
tion. He can boast of more laureIs
than the Duke of Wellington could
boast. Is he not, then the most ey-
traordinary man in the world?
Year: 1875

Awomanis q woman and not q les
ser editionof man. The competition,
In which we are forever labOring to
involve them, has no existance In ma.
ture. They are not rivals nor antag-
onists; they are two halves ofa whole
being. The offices they hold In this
world are essentially different. There
is scarcely any natural standing
ground which we can realize, on which
these two creatures appear as rivals.


The very thought Is preposterous.


Shall the woman challenge the man


to trial Of strength? shall the man
put himself against the woman for
delicacy of eye and taste? shall she
plough the heavy field with him,


wading through the new turned mold
or shall he watch the sick with her,
patient through the weary vigil? An
exchange Of place and toll, the man
taking the Indoor work, and the wo-
man the outdoor work, In order to
prove futility of their mutual discon.
tent, was favorite subject of the bal
lad makers, and the witty minstrel
is generally very great on the domes,
tic confusion that follows, and gives
the wife the best Of it. But the fact
is that such rivalry can be nothing
but jest. The two are not rivals, they
are not slike.--Edinhurgh Revie,Q,
Year: 1875

TRrAsuREs.-wea all have them, treas.
vres that intrinsically are worth moth
ing, but from which we would not part
for the wealth Of the Indies. I have
them, and so have you my friend. They
may be valueless' to others. but they are
Of priceless worth to US. We keep them
from stranger eyes, we allow no noprofane
hand to touch them; no one but our
selves would appreciate them, for we
alone know the memories that make
them dear, and with what voices they
speak of the dead past.


Here is withered rose; how the
odor clings to it still faint and sweet.
though time has winnowed the years in
heaps since it was given you on an
evening in the beautiful long ago. by
one who is now but handful Of dust
beneath coffin lid. What o subtle
power turks in that rose; you gaze at
it till you can almost hear the loved
voice, and feel the clasp of the dear
hand, as erst you heard and felt them
in that vanished time. And is not that
faded rose q treasured Ay, . priceless
treasure.


But here 10 something else, a pack
age Of old letters, penned by cher.
ished hand. They are yellow and old,
but even they contain "thoughts that
breathe and words that burn" Put
them away with the faded rose; they
are priceless. And you might write
upon them Sacred to the memery Of
one we loved"


Let rs open this drawer-it is filed
with little garments and a child's play
things. How the fonts of feeling are
stirred rs Won look at them! Here is .
little well-worn shoe, but the dear feet
that wore them, whose patter was the
sweetest music to your ear, are now
pressing the everlasting hills of heaven.
All, what would you not give to hear
the patter of those little feet again e.
Bu. above all do you value this fair
curl, shorn from the bright head Of
your baby boy, whose golden curls wers
the light of your life. That little curl
was q part Of your darling, and as you
twine It around your finger and press il
to your cheek, you almost fancy it .
thing of life. And are they not treas
ures, the little garments. the worn shoe
and the golden curl They are all that
is left of your baby boy, save the fade
less light of memory and tiny mound
in the cemetry. And would you part
from them No, not for untold gold.
They are your treasures.
Year: 1875

A man with family, however poor
he may be, owes it to his wife to save
her health and strength in every way
possible. He has no right to allow tho
mother of his children to wear her life
out toiling with her needle to clothe her
family. His duty is to buy the New
Elias Howe Sewing Machine, the best
machine for family sewing ever inven-
ted, and he can buy one for sixty doll
lars. More than this, he can buy the
Howe machine upon terms which ena-
bic him to pay for it in small monthly
inxtallments, that he can pay out of his
wages without feeling the drain. He
will get thereby a machine capable Of
doing every variety Of family work in
the most beautiful manner, q machine
that even child can operate, and which
will prove . permanent family bless-
ing.


]. P. Greenwell, Leonarjtown, offers
<his celebrated Machine on New York
terms and prices. Some agents of 9TH
er machines ask Is dollars advance.
Year: 1875

TArrLERs AND TArrLrNa.-The dis
position to pry into the privacy Of do
mestic life is, unfortunately, very COM
mon and is always dishonorable. The
appetite for such knowledge is to be
regarded as morbid, and indulgence Of
it disgraceful


A family have a sacred right to pri-
vacy. In guarding the delicate rela-
tions of the household, secrecy becomes
a virtue. Even if by chance the private
affairs of household are laid open to
q stranger, honor would require him to
turn from them, and If a knowledge of
them were forced upon him, they should
be locked in a sacred silence.


A double obligation of silence and
secrecy rests upon one who is a guest
in family. The turpitude of Q be-
trayal of family history by visitor is
far greater than theft would be. To
pocket half dozen silver spoons would
do far less damage, produce far less
suffering, and be less immoral, than
tale-bearing. 1t il q thing 50 scandal
ous that it should degrade q person
and put him out of society. To betray
the secrets of the household is not only
an odious immorality, but it is SIN
and shame to be on good terms with
those who are known to commit such
outrages. They are miscreants. They
put themselves out of the pale of decent
society. They should be treated as
moral outlaws.


These hungry-eyed wretches who sit
in the unsuspicious circle Of parents and
children, treasuring their words, spying
their weakness, misinterpreting the in
nocent liberties Of the household, and
then run from house to house with
their shameless news, are worse than
prisoners Of wells or burners Of houses.
They poison the faith of man in man.
If one opens his mouth to tell you
such things, with all your might smite
him in the face!


There are two actions which Justify
you in instantly knocking man down;
the one is the act Of pointing gun at
you in sport, and the other il the At
tempt to tell you . secret which it is
disgraceful for him to get, and for you
10 hear. Make no terms with such peo-
pla Talebearers have no rights-are
coDmoa enemies Of good men. Hunt.
harry, and hound them out Of society
Year: 1875

Thk Mt. Morris UHioa says that Olive
Logan is woman that any true person
would like to gather TO the heart and
shelter from the storms Of life. IL IL
well for that man that Writ Skies Is hard
OF hearing.
Year: 1875

EDITOR HERALD: Considering the
railroad development and the contests
that naturally will arise between
ranch-owners, settlers and the railroad
claiming an even section, in this
county during the next two years, as
we'll as a question of vital Importance,
the water supply, it becomes the dele
gates to the Democratic Convention to
nominate man of capacity, integrity
and professional skill for the place OF
Surveyor of the county-one who by
experience and education may suggest
himself to the support at the ballot of
the county as the best man for the
place. No Office will be of more i'm
portance to each individual land
owner than this, and none more con-
ducive, if properly filed, to the devel-
opment of this county, anticipating
and permanently settlii g disputes and
litigation of the future by careful and
correct surveys. CITIZEN.
Year: 1875

The theory of the defense in the
trial of the Mountain Meadow assas-
sin, is that, in the murder of one hun
dred defenceless women and Children,
he obeyed the command of higher
power-a power which he asserts,
greater than he, dared not disobey.
LEES Council sought, first by insin-
uation and afterward by direct charge
that BRIGHAM YOUNG was this pow
er. 1t was a cowardly excuse and
one that could not be tortured Into
the semblance of justification. even
had it been true, but it now appears
from the affidavit of YOUNG himself
that no such instructions nor anything
that could be so understood, were ever
issued by him. He asserts that he did
not know the emigrants had been
massacred until some months after the
consuinmation of the bloody deed.
Thus the defense of LEE, flimsy as 1t
is, falls to the ground. The real Sc
cret of the unparalleled massacre is
probably found in the account given
by Mrs. STENHoUsE in her recently
published book "Tell 1t Alln and is
substantially as follows: The Noun
tain Meadow victims were chiefly
from Arkansas and some years pre-
vious Mormon Prophet, PRATT, we
think, attempted to run away with
a mans wife in that State and was
shot by her husband. This was grounds
for Mormon hatred of all people from
Arkansas and it was upon this preju-
dice that few malignant rascals, of
whom LEE was the leader worked
until they found sufficient number
of Mormons who, aided by the Indi-
ans accomplished the damning deed.
With some of the murderers, plunder
may have been the primary object.
But hatred and revenge was the
prompting motive Of the leaders and
they should be hung as fast as found
and convicted.
Year: 1875

The Democratic County Convention
meets to-day. The county will be
we'll represented, and we trust a first
class ticket will be presented. The
duty of the Convention is so plain
that no delegate can fail to understand
what is expected of him. The candi-
dates thus far placed before the people
are not as whole satisfactory. They
are not sailing under true colors; they
are Republicans in the garb of indie.
pendents; they are the members of
one party endeavoring to secure the
votes of another. The people have no
confidence in an Independent ticket
made of Republicans, and they look
to the Democratic Convention of to-
day to give them candidates whose
politics are what they profess and vino
are trustworthy and capable. If it
meets the expectation, its candidates
will be triumphantly elected.
Year: 1875

FROM the Press 3lst inst.


Last evening the firm of Smith &
Co. received letter from julius Erfurt,
who was the book-keeper of the firm,
that he was about to commit suicide,
and that his body could be found in
Montecito. The letter no doubt was
written under diseased mind, as Mr..
Erfurt has not seemed quite right late
ly. He left his home yesterday stat
ing that he was going out in the cOun-
try, thus exciting little suspicion. Mr..
Beseke and DR.. Hill made search for
him last evening, but failed. This
morning party of gentlemen started
cut, and after much search found him
under q tree dead. He had not been
dead long, as his body was warm. He
was seen this morning at half past five
wandering through the woods, thus he
must have killed himself some time
this morning. Our reporter visited
the scene and found the man lying on
his side with bullet hole in his head.
He had the pistol in his hand and an
empty flask by his side. The report
that he is dpfaulter is denied by the
firm. Mr.. Erfurt stood high among
his friends and those who knew him.
He leaves widow and little child to
mourn over his death. No doubt he
committed the deed while laboring un-
der tit of momentary insanity.


LATER.-It has been ascertained by
member of the firm that his books
are all right with the exception of
about S25 in footing up the daily sales
in small amounts, during the last three
weeks.


On Wednesday evening last Mr.. NJ
Norris, who is in charge of the Calls
ranch, about three miles east of Rincon
and son of Mr.. Norton of Carpinteria,
had very narrow escape of being pois-
oned. Soon after breakfast Mr.. Nor
ris had left his house for the purpose of
turning the water in the corral, when
he felt severe pain in his stomach, and
feeling dizzy he stopped to put some
water upon his head. He was then
seized with cramp in his leg and lost
co nsciousness. When he returned to
himself he was several yards away
from where he swooned, and one of his
dogs was licking his face. On his way
to his house he received two or three
more attacks. He at one knew that
this attack was the effect of strych-
nine, but how the poison could have
been administered is unknown, though
1t is supposed to have got into some
flour. He swallowed q pint of lard
which counteracted the effects of the
strychnine.
Year: 1875

IF the managers of the Los Angeles
and Independence Railroad intend to
do a freight competing business with
the Southern Pacific Railroad they
are making serious mistake in lo-
eating their depot so far from the
business center of the city. We make
this statement at the request of a
number of leading citizens who in
form us that the company have ex-
pressed desire not to depart from the
line specified in their communication
to the Council. To adhere to this pro-
position is to place the depot so far
from the center of the city that the
drayage on freight will almost if not
quite equal the railroad charges from
the water to the depot. These are
facts apparent to all and they should
be carefully considered by the COM
pany before taking decided action in
the premises.
Year: 1875

Mr.. s. o. .HoUGHToN, Republican
candidate for Congress, will address
the Los Angeles people this evening.
We are glad Mr.. HoUGHToN has come
among us. He has a great deal to ex-
plain away, and we are little curl
Gus to see him at the task, and still
more curious to see the result of his
effort. His record on the change of


the route of the Southern Pacific road
and on the extension of time for COM
pleting the road between this city and
San Francisco Is not satisfactory to
the people of Southern California, and
1t will require very straight talk, if
not a good deal of logic, to give it an
acceptable appearance. However, we
do not wish to prejudice anyone
against Mr.. HoUaHToN, and we ad.
wise all to go and hear him this even
ing and then listen to Mr.. WIGGIN-
TON next Saturday evening.
Year: 1875

this loss of two per cent. will probably
enable probably enable producers to
get as much as ten per cent. more In
price for the remainder of the crop.
The section which will reap this profit
will be the West.
Year: 1875

you for the bogus impositions that
you are3 I had most wretchedly over
rated my abilities--that was all,
"a good many folks do that same.
When ! had taken my place on tho
floor / was without doubt the nearest
a perfect nobody ever seen or heard of
on earth. When we were told TO- ad-
dres partners l didn't know whether
to make an obeisance, say good even
ing or offer to shake hands. I did or
said nothing. / felt terrible queer.
I've an idea l looked that way. Had
l been asked if l was lost | should
have disposed Of my last affirmative and
stood forth complete negative; for
beyond that didn't know anything
nor anybody, where came from last
or where ! was going to next; and
had anyone asked my name I'd have
told them NO. When the professor
commanded me to go up one side I
was sure to be coming down t'other,
and when he told us to swing never
could catch anyone until the operation
was all over. and when he sung out
any man ls7 (or something that sound
ed very like it) then l shouted keno.
At that call | was always able to in
form his honor with great promptness
and entire truth that l was the bella
ted individual. Then we had single
handed. drunken, revolutionary sort Of
dances.


In these l never lost my partner,
though what was perhaps worse, l
never failed to lose my balance. A.
ter the first dozen revolutions my con-
dition was always very interesting to
a spectator not particularly sentimen-
tai. | bore a strong resemblance to
a sea-sick landsman clinging. to the
mast Of clipper ship under full head
way. A good artist, by sketching me
at that time could have produced the
most powerful illustration of forlorn
hope in existence.


ITO Be continued
Year: 1875

The BEST Wool TO RAlsE.-Worst.
ed wools are more valuable now than
clothing wools. It is not good farm
ing to spend time on the less valuable
production. Cheap clothing has
forced the worsted into general use,
and manufacturers will make that
kind of goods for which there is most
demand. Grant was right about the
wool question, as the dealers tell me
they find but little Of the wool that
used to come from Washington Coun-
ty, Penn. Nearly all the clothing
wool of the best grades comes from
the South Sea and South America,
and l hope the time will soon arrive
when there will not be grown a pound
of extra clothing wool i'll this country.
1t has always been wool of the aris-
tocracy, and as general thing it has
not been useful to the million. It is
not cheap wool to raise nor useful to
the poor man when raised. OF the
capacity Of our country to produce
wool and sheep there can be no doubt.
But England laid the foundation Of her
manufacturing prosperity in her comb
ing wools, and so must this country
till we get cheaper labor.
Year: 1875

A convict in the Louisiana State peni- tentiary has sent 5o the New Orleans PicGy,0ae long letter, in which he de- tails at length his grievances. He says that when prisoners are sent from New Orleans they are always dirty and full of vermin, and yet the convicts are com pelled to eat and sleep with them that the provisions are always sent up sev- eral days after the supply on hand has been exhausted, and that the prisoners inside the walls who are either sick or convalescent have not had any fresh meat for the last fifteen or sixteen months. He says he will not deny that fresh meat is sent to the institution by the lessees, but that it is used by the officers of the institution, who dole out a little of it to few of the sick men at the point of death. The ordinary fare, he states, is salt meat and bread, with out any vegetables, and that the men therefore contract scurvy and die like so many sheep.
Year: 1875

A citizen of Burlington, Iowa, is in misery about his hat. The other day he hung it on hook just back of the closet door which opens back against the hook. His wife had occasion to rummage around in the closet after he hung up his hat. As often as she push ed that door back, just so often would it fly shut, leaving her alone with the darkness. Vexed at last with the per sistent contrariness of the thing, she threw her weight against it, and was re- warded by seeing the door go clear back and remain back, just as she wanted it. But when the husband, day or two later, went to that hook for his hat, what sight it was, to be sure. Platter than a drink of ice water on Christmas morning, more wrinkles ain 1t than in washboard, and as far removed from any hope of future usefulness as Keo- kuk bank. His wife bought hat rack the next day, and now when he goesinto the house she meets him in the hall, and points out to him the folly of going up two flights of stairs and hanging his hat

 behind door in the attic.
Year: 1875

The London correspondent of the Gin cinnati Commercial contains the history of remarkable female convict whose name blanches the cheek of the keeper of the Millbank prison. She was Gre ole, born in the West Indies, 8 lady by birth and education, and accomplished as artist and musician. Nay, she wrote clever poetry or anything else she pleased. Her guardian in Trinidad hav- ing given her mother and herself too small an allowance, they attempted to increase it by the addition of their land lady's plate. The mother died in Mill bank soon after her arrival, and the young girl began to try to bribe the wardswomen. She afterward, by the skillful use of chalk, went into 8 swift decline, deceiving the physicians. She invented ink, extemporized paper and smuggled letters in and out despite vigilance. When caught in any misde- meanor she clasped peoples knees, wept and set all the wardens and keepers to sob around her. Her acting showed power enough to have made fortune. She feigned insanity, and, ancient as the trick was, she deceived everybody until she took a whim to try something else. She sent the police hunting up fictitious treasures buried in flower pot, and fictitious criminals. She wrote very clever lampoons of the chaplain and an able paper on the character of the queen. Her hands were so small that no hand cuffs could hold them. They sent her to dark cell and she refused to eat; she was so near death that the keepers had to yield. She perpetually tore up her clothes, and to keep her from parading in 7o1rSs 7e1ta1rali6a1s, whole wardrobes of clothes had to be sacrificed. Surgical instrument makers took her exact measure to devise some contrivance that would hold her; she beat them all. The greatest manufacturer of restraints for the insane made pair of leather sleeves of extra strength and fitted them him self. They came up to her shoulders, were strapped across, then also strapped around her waist and again below, fasten- ing her hands close to her side. Next morning the task mistress took the sleeves to the governor. In the night Julia had extricated herself from them and cut them into ribbons, using piece of glass she had secreted. A yet more powerful straight waistcoat was devised, and 8 collar put around her neck to keep her from biting it with her teeth. Next morning she was free, as usual. Finally the authorities of the. prison notified the government that they had not the power to restrain or rule this Creole girl, and that she kept the whole establishment in panic. So she was sent on the Nau- titus to Van Dieman's Land. Whether she has carried thither the reign of ter TOT is not stated, but her career makes the great chapter in the history of Mill bank
Year: 1875

AN EPIzooT1o.-It is calculated that there are ten thousand horses suffering in some degree from colds and sore throats at the present time in New York, the symptoms being precisely those manifested when the epizootic first showed itself.
Year: 1875

To THR EDITOR or THE HERALD


II the intelligent gentleman, who signed himself
:" D. Ross viii procure dictionary and turn to the
word produce, he will discover that l have neither
committed an unfortunate made use Of an
argument which cannot prove. Again repeat that
heat and electricity produce life-that is, they
produce life from the germ for in the seed heat
exists and wherever you nd heat and electricity there
also you discover life. Without heat and electricity
life would cease and the germ would remain unde
veloped; consequently say that heat and electricity
produce life And let me tell your able correspondent
that heat and electricity do exist on Jupiter and
knowing this 10 be the case, have every TO
believe that Jupiter is inhabited. As said before
they may be formed very differently from and still
be human beings THOMAS DEAN