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Year: 1875

It is wonderful to see how wildly enthusias-
tic the Chicago and Detroit people get when
ever the project of building an IS, 900 900 canal
through Michigan is mentioned, but say one
word to them in favor of great water route
from Virginia to the Atlantic, and they throw
their hands up and Indignantly denounce any
such movement. But, then, when we recall
the fact that Detroit has girl who shot her
self in the foot, and two surgeons who were
searching for the ball in the cavity were lost,
it doesn't seem so very strange. Blessed with
such understanding as this their ambition is
quite natural.
Year: 1875

The New York Tribune is exercising itself
with much animation on the subject of
Horace Greeley monument. This enthusiasm
over the dead philosopher is, however, In mis-
cradle keeping with the course Of the Tribune
since its great founders death, and q careful
observer can have no reason Ito doubt that,
could Mr.. Greeley understand the fact that the
Tribune has entirely ignored the principles for
which he sacrificed the best days Of his exist
ence, he would put in 9 positive, objection
to having any of the present corps participate
in the establishing of monument to commem-
orate his name. For many years before the
war the great aim Of Mr.. Greeley's life was to
secure the freedom of the slave. Serfdom to
him: was . social ezl of greater magnitude
than any other human sin. Bondage he looked
upon as living death, and with all the
poignant force of his great intellect he strug-
gled to secure its abolition. To-day the jour-
nal which he founded for the purpose Of advo-
eating these principles has verged from the
path marked out by him, and is now exerting
what political and moral influence It has to
continue the oppression Of nearly million Of
human beings on the island of Cuba. Every
person who advocates strictly conservative
course toward this struggling people and Spain
is aiding and abetting human slavery. Every
nation that stands by and watches with cool
Year: 1875

The remarkable discovery of boiling lake
in the Island of Dominica has excited much
scientific interest, and Investigations of the
phenomenon are to be made by geologists. 1t
appears that company exploring the steep
and forest-covered mountain behind the town
of Rosseau came upon the boiling lake, about
two thousand five hundred feet above the sea
level and two miles in circumference. On the
wind clearing away for moment the clouds
of sulphurous steam with which the lake was
covered, mound of water was seen ten feet
higher than the general level of the surface,
caused by ebullition. The margin of the lake
consists of beds Of sulphur, and its overflow
ing found exit by waterfall of great height.
Some superstitious people believe this to be
the mouth of hell, but as no one has ever yet
been seen TO enter the place, they are probably
wrong.
Year: 1875

The Democratic dailies of New York are
printing verbose editorials in favor of reduc-
tion of the army from $1,000 men down to
Il, 1000, and at the same time charging the Ad-
ministration with culpable negligence for not
placing stronger garrison along the Mexican
border. The commander of the Department
Of the Gulf has announced that no more men
can be spared to 60 to the border. The BAN
ditti are becoming more and more troublesome.
Murder, pillage and robbery are of daily oc-
currence. The force employed to do police
duty is entirely inadequate to protect the in
terests of the settlers, and yet these Demo-
cratic sheets are urging q reduction Of almost
one half of the present force, in order to save
the Government o paltry sum annually.
Should their advice be taken, It will be the
dearest stroke of policy ever effected by the
Government.
Year: 1875

Has been laid out on the township line three
miles South and three-quarters Of a mile West
of Norwalk Station. A quarter-section ofland
is included within the town plat. 1t is the in
tention to make this town the center of one OF
the richest farming communities in Los An
geles county. At the last sale, town lots sold
for from $50 to Sl6l each, and many have since
changed hands at advanced figures.


Arrangements are now being made for the
establishment of Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the erection of a house of wor-
ship.


A lot VIII be given to any Church or Society
that will erect thereon q buiIdiag for public
rToa
Year: 1875

Can be readily and SURELY obtained at a
depth of from one hundred and thirty to two
hundred feet. There are many flowing wells
in the immediate vicinity, and within the ar
tesian belt no failure to get how1ng water mas
ever occurred. Responsible parties propose
to sink artesian wells everywhere on the tract
and guarantee water or make no charge there
for. The townof
Year: 1875

Public School building, to cost over 81, 900
is now being erected and will be completed
before the second sale. The percentage of the
last sale devoted to the erection of this build
ing amounted to over $4,000, and the same
percentage 40 per cent. on town property and
215 per cent. on farm property will be given
for the same purpose from the proceeds OF the
next sale. tNf
Year: 1875

The soil is of rich sandy loam and free
from alkali. There are two or three small
pieces of alkali ground on the tract, but they
will be pointed out to purchasers So that they
may know what they are buying. The char
acter of the soil is more like the warm mesa
lands ofthe country. than the low, damp corn
lands.
Year: 1875

OF, till some effort was made, but
this gentleman was by nature de-
termined and resolute, and un-
doubtedly would use both wealth
and influence to pass the bill. He
was q strong Episcopalian, and
was engaged to be married to
a young lady Of the same church,
as soon "a the bill had passed.
The church would not marry them,
but that did not signify. They
could take advantage of more lib
eral forms of worship, or the civil
law, if need be, ard afterwards par
take of the sacrament of religion in
the old way, as soon as other little
difficulties we're surmounted, and
in the end it would not matter, they
could all be happy. And so the
months rolled on.


First, summer came upon them.
The long, dreary summer, when
the vegetation became dust-laden,
and dry almost beyond recognition.
There was no soft south wind to
help the illusion, but steady one
from the west blew in from the sea.
and the dust and sand which filled
the atmosphere, blinded the strug-
Cling inhabitants, who were en-
deavorihg to maintain their equi-
librium.


Fog varied the climatic enter
tainment, and Hetty's idea of life in
California became even more dis
tasteful than ever. Sill her letters
to her father said nothing Of any
thing but success; she would not
tell4him what was going to happen,
nor would she say anything against
the man she had married, until
she had to. 1t hurt her to feel she
had distressed her gray haired re-
spectacle sire, as she felt she
had already. She knew there were
those to write home about her. II
they had done so she had not been
She meant to work for
until the divorce was OBJ
tanned, and then go home without
the Judge, could she pos
slbly do SO.


1t did not seem quite honorable
to act in this way;at the same time
self protection required it. ana the
protection of the confiding old lady,
the Judges wife, left at home, as
we'll, and she felt little scruple in
acting a part of deception in what
she considered so good a cause.


To be continued.)
Year: 1875

A RARE CHANCE FOR ANY ONE WITH A SMALL
~ capitaA finely fitted up Market In one Of the be5
locations this city for fine family rade rent cheap sold
of sickness Apply TO MACY CO.. 43s Sixth
avenue.
Year: 1875

STtIL IN BRARlNa.-There il on the
tarm OF MIR. O'Bier, near seaGord a
large cherry tree, that was blown en-.
tireiy out of the ground during the
terrible storm which prevailed In this
section In June OF last year. Not
withstanding the fact that 1t roots are
continually exposed to the rays of the
sun the tree bore excellent fruit last
year. And also this. From whence
the tree derives its substance Ia a
mystery, as none of the roots arc left
In the ground, and the trunk Is expos
ed 10 the snow and cold during the
winter as well as the hot sun q the
summer r.-Seaford Citizen.


Certainly our friend wrote the above
IN the belief that hisexchanges needed
copy.
Year: 1875

The Presidents Kitchen Organ can't
get over that family reunion at Bunk
er Hill. What space it dosen't devote
to telling what nice people make UP
the Administration, it gives over to
airing its views on the ''gushers. So
far from wanting the memories of the
late civil war buried, the National Re-
publican would like to see another war
1t has fat contracts in its eve.
Year: 1875

For New England the Middle States
and the lower Lake region, generally
clear weather will prevail during Mon
day, with slight rise of Temperature,
light southerly to westerly winds, and
no decided change in barometer.
Year: 1875

PHILADELPHIA, September 1O.- The Democratic State Convention at Erie have adopted a platform taking the most advanced ground in favor of an imitation of the currency, going beyond the party in Ohio in the de- mand for soft money. The plank de- nounces the hard money policy of the Republican party and its proposed steps for speedy return to a specie basis, and demands the abandonment of this policy and an increase of the volume of greenbaoks to equal the wants of trade.
Year: 1875

OUR citizens will please remember the Concert and Hop tonight at Levin's Park

 by the Sixth Cavalry Band, under the leadership Of Prof o. D. Conterno. Pro. granmcs have been distributed, and a firSt-class entertainment is Tn store for all

 who attend We are requested to state that if it rains, or the appearance of the heavens strongly threaten rain, the enter Itainment will be postponed until next

 Saturday evening at the same hour and place.
Year: 1875

LAST Tuesday evening at exactly eight o'clock, a remarkably perfect and beauti- ful rainbow appeared little north ot vest Part Of the sky was overcast with dense black clouds and rain was falling, and the moon was brightly shining. The scene was one Of extreme variety and in- terest. Every one who viewed it, was en- thusiastic in expressions of admiration of it, and thus far we have not heard any one say he ever saw @ night scene approaching it in grandeur.
Year: 1875

THE Catholic school for boys opened early this week, and we are informed with large attendance. With all this and the will still be children out that ought to be in school. We understand the furniture for the public school rooms will be here in season to insure the opening of the school about October l.
Year: 1875

THE weather has been much more pleas ant this week than for several past, and we may count that the hot days are past for 1875. The nights are lovely almost beyond description. Some showers fell here and hereabouts this week, and very heavy rains about Camps Grant and Bowie.
Year: 1875




HorrTSTor DRxxA.-The Fiji Island
ers have just established their first
theater, and a native has written a
tragedy for it. The heroine is girl
who loved noble young cannibal.
The father of the latter forbade him
to marry the girl, because she had no
fat and juicy relations who could be
sliced down and fried for the wedding
breakfast. But the lover made her
swear they should never be separated.
In fulfillmcnt Of her vow she ate him
one night at their old trysting place,
and after the last mouthful had disap-
peared, she wcpt tears of JOY to think
that now their two hearts would beat
as one. The father, when he hears
the sad news, goes up stairs, puts on
his best banana-leaf, and dies; and
the villain of the piece is just about
to lunch off of the remains, when the
heroine rushes in, kills the villain, cats
both Of them herself, and chokes to
death on the villains rib, wlc!,
sticks crosswisc in her delicate throat
and strangles her as the curtain comes
down amid frantic applause.
Year: 1875

LET the winds and waves of adver>
sity blow and dash around you, if they
will; but keep on the path of rectitude,
and you will be as firm as a rock,
Plant yourself upon principle, and bid
defiance to misfortune. If gossip, with
her poisoned tongue, NEEDLES with
your good name, heed her not. Carry
yourself erect; let your course be
straightforward, and by the serenity
Of your countenance and the purity Of
your life, give the lie to all who would
underrate and belittle you.
Year: 1875



 The extraordinary financial strength of the Pacific Coast has been abundantly proved in this crisis, and the opponents of the specie basis can obtain out of the events three arguments in SUD- port of their cause only by mIs- representing facts. Since the Spring months there has been an enormous drain upon the San Francisco money market. No less than nineteen million dollars in coin, shipped to the Eastern States, created a void that could be but slowly filled. Large additional sums had also been sent to the in- terior to "move the crops," and to make the scarcity still more terrible there was 8 lock up of gold by the operators adverse to the Bank of California. Such 8 drain would have staggered the strongest markets. It would have broken down the Boston banks if they could not obtain relief, and it would have crippled the banks of New York if it did not drive them all into suspension. It did no more than stagger the institu- tions of California, but already they have recovered their footing, and they will, we have TO doubt, show 10 the world @ firmness and steadiness that might do credit to the greatest money centres Of Europe.
Year: 1875

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS. = All real business men know the importance and value of adver. Using, and all intelligent pur- chasers will patronize the house that advertises it's business; for 1t is a well known fact that men who advertise are always the most li- beral in their dealing, and their goods are generally the best. Therefore advertise, both for your own business interest and to help to sustain your local paper, with out which your town would cut very poor figure.
Year: 1875

Last night, at the Fifth Avenue Tbeater,
Edwin Booth acted King Loar for the first time in this
city The night wet and bleak, but the house
crowded and Mr. Booths impersoDaton OF the majestic
and awful part Of Lear with eager attention, by


crowd of sympathetic spectators. often thrilled By his
magnetic fire and often lifted out OF all ordinary c0mpo
sure by his melting pathos Tho performance
uneven and II has yet to grow; but 1t
will be recognized in the coming on OF tne as one OF
the greatest OF Mr. Booths achievements. He wrought
the loftiest and most thrilling effects with tho
frenzy OF the monarch, at the close Of act
second with the scene OF the recognition OF Cor
della aud with the death scene. Ho expressed with
extraordinary truth aud power the old mans dread
OF impending insanity the helplessness OF breaking
age and the outraged tenderness OF patcrna love.
more affecting image Of miserable age and shattered roy
alty-nOt Of name and office merely, but OF nature-ws
never seen the stage than Mr. Booth presented In the
awakening OF Lear and his recognition Of Cordea In
certain particulars he dsapponts- 10 possess
tho part rather than TO be possessed by N.
He lacks massiycness in the earlier scenes and
his brain Is too compact others There viii be time
however for the discussion OF these qualifications Tho
duty Of the moment 10 record remarkable piece "
Sbakespearean acting and remarkable popular success


Mr. Booth was called at the end OF every act and
twice at the end of act fourth Miss Cowel acted well
in porons of the FOOL and Mr.. HarDs In portions Of
Edgar and Miss Holland Regan. 4" Lear will be
Deated tonight.
Year: 1875

Those politicians are mistaken who fancy that
war with spain would be popular Our tax-7dden
people are not euamored al present Of what The
London Times calls spirited foreign policy"
There has been great deal Of speculation about the
possibility Of Gen. Grants involving the country in
2 foreign war before the next Presidential election.
We prefer to believe that these specuaiiOns do him
gross injustice. In any case so long Hamilton Fish
remains in the Cabinet. sure that the country
may rely with considerable security upon his keep
ing u, out Of any rash collisions with Spain or with
any other foreign power. We undoubtedly owe
great debt OF gratitude to Secretary Fish Cor the
conservative wisdom with which he has avoided
complications in the past, The country has learned
20 Trust him. and need not fear that he viii b.tIay
thc trust.
Year: 1875

New ENGINE IGUsg.-A new en9ine-house
for Company G is 10 De built on Ma,n street
JrINeeu Twentieth and Twenty first str cts.
Sealed proposals for The erection OF The came
will be received by The Committee on tie
Fire Department until Monday next at
y
Year: 1875

COMMISSION MEECnASTs.-We solicit your or
ders for printing, or L call at any time y"u may
wish to see specimens or obtain estimates feeling
assured that 1t will he to your advantage.
Year: 1875

A French Chemist Makes n Wonderful Dis


cOvery--DiamOnd-PInte Quartz--A sad


Event.


While it is known that every piece of
charcoal as big as ones head contains
diamond as pure as any that ever saw
light in Golconda, science and chemistry
have both expended years of labor and
fortunes in money to secure the separa-
tion, but in vain. 1t remained, of couse,
for a Frenchman, when he found that
the diamond "would not out" of the
charcoal, to do something almost as
wonderful. He has constructed dia-
mond that puzzles the dealer in precious
gems to tell from the real thing. The
noduS operGndi of the skillful chemist,
says Paris correspondent, is of course
a secret, yet enough is known to make it
certain that diamond dealers with large
stocks, and millionaires whose wealth
consists in old family stones, are trem-
bling.


M. lie Due, the Partisan chemist, who
has grown famous in day, has devoted
years of study TO his object I am told
that he devoted nine years of time and
two hundred thousand francs of his
wifes fortune to the charcoal diamond
business, but like hundreds of others
just as foolish, he gave that up in dis
gust. Securing famous quartz from
Switzerland, by process of his own he
hardened this, until of itself it would
nearly cut glass and would not show a
scratch on its surface. Then he con-
structed a battery similar to that used
by the copper and nickel plate workers,
and with the aid of diamond dust and
bits wasted in cutting diamonds, he dia-
mond-plated the quartz, just as the type
manufacturer copper plates his metal, or
the harness manufacturer nickel plates
his iron. With this difference, and in
this, of course, lies M. LIE Dues secret,
the quartz absorbs the coating SO that it
is impossible for the connoisseur even to
tell where the quartz begins or the dia-
mond ends.


The chemist upon his first success
took a valuable diamond and one of his
manufactured articles to well known
broker in valuables, and his quartz dia-
mond was decided the most valuable of
the two. When told of the real state of
affairs, the broker would not believe it,
and declared that nothing on earth would
make him believe that the quartz was
not diamond of pure water.


In the midst of the success which has
crowned M. LIE Dues efforts comes an
afiiction terrible in itself. His wife, the
daughter of Paris merchant of good
family, has been deeply interested in
the result of her husbands labors. She
has devoted all her fortune to aiding
him, and the excitement under which
she has labored has been q strain upon
her system that her constitution was not
able to withstand. AS soon as the an
nouncement of the success of the quartz
diamond became known, the poor woman
burst into laughter, followed by vio-
lent fit of Mysteries, and the next day
she was raving maniac. Her. violence
was so great that it was absolutely neces-
sary to send her to madhouse.
Year: 1875

The lively San Francisco Newsletter
gives satisfactory explanation of that
reason why the business men of the
stirring city break down so early. I
says The everyday life. of the success
full or struggling merchant of San Fran
cisco shows him to be slave to his
business. He rises at six o'clock, in
haste swallows o breakfast of the most
unsubstantial food" time is too pre-
cious," he urges, to waste over the
slow mastication of solids /" The morn
ing paper is devoured, the market re-
ports scanned. When he holds stock
of goods that are shrinking, his nerves
act in instant sympathy. Should the re-
ports indicate rapid rise in the price of
the article which marks the heaviest
showing on his stock ledger, then the
expansion of nerves is SO rapid that the
thought of breakfast, family, home
vanishes like the ARREST dream nothing
is worth talking about, and no thought
worthy of a comparison, unless it leads
to the climax of securing the highest
margins on the increased asset. At that
problem he figures all day, each new de-
velopment adding cipher at the right
end Night comes, and with sigh Of
regret the Office is left. Home once
more, the plans for the next day are
evolved, the lapses of the past recalled
md severely commented upon. Into the
visions of the night the turmoil is car
ried. This without break is q dogs
life, led by enterprising merchants. So
cial pleasure is not sought by him, when
forced by the claims of business friend
ships to entertain guests, or to respond
to urgent invitations. 1t is merely q
change of scene without variety the
enjoyment of the social home is meas
ured by the compensation it returns for
business favors or the opportunity offer
ed to make common cause in a mutually
advantageous bargain.
Year: 1875

Mr.. James Caird, WHO is supposed to
be great authority of agricultural ques-
tions, has just published some interest
ing calculations as to the wheat crop of
Great Britain. He shows that the fall
in the prices of wheat last year was fol.
lowed by reduction of $50, 900 acres in
the breadth of wheat, or nearly one
tenth of the total wheat crop in the
United Kingdom, and that there has
generally in other countries been di-
minished area of wheat. This year the
harvesti in England has been three weeks
later than last yea, and its Introduction
to the market whole month later and
Mr.. Caird calculates that allowing for
the surplus from last year, little more
than eleven months consumption will
now have to be provided for until the
next harvest comes around. This is o.
100000 quarters altogether, half of
which our country has at home, and the
rest must be got from abroad. From
Russia and Germany q liberal supply
may be expected. There is also a good
stock to be drawn upon in France, and
the farmers are holding back for higher
prices. Mr.. Card says that the chief
apprehension is in regard to the supply
from the United States and Canada.
"From that source during the past
three years we have annually received
between six and seven million quarters,
or considerably more than half our total
imports. Should this fail, in any ma
terial degree, we might be pinched.
About one million quarters of the old
crop are reported to be available for ex-
port at the principal points of accumu-
lation in the Eastern States, on the eve
of the present harvest. In California
the crop of this year is reported to be
short, and is not expected to afford more
than another million quarters for ex
port" He adds that he has private ad
vices from Chicago to the effect that the
yield will be twenty-five per cent. short
of last year, and even loss of bushe
an acre, on such an immense breadth ol
wheat would be serious thing.