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Year: 1875

The best circus ever seen is the circus We
saw when little boy. Every body believes
that. Under canvas. on hard board, we
were happy. 1t was less intellectual and
less sober than Fech:er's Hamlet, but it was
more exciting. The circus we saw may
have been only Dan Rice and one blind
horse, but the small boy u not exacting,
and it filed the bill better than all the hip
podromes and colossal aggregations Of after
years. In many respects circuses are all
alike. The old style 10 best Fine horses
'and athlete men are most desired. The
circus now at the Academy of Music is
On Old fashioned circus. 1t is not the
best circus in the world; but it will do.
Comfortable seats from which to see it, the
music Of an orchestra, and the fountain of
real water, Surrounded by flowers. are real
" no drawbacks, though We miss the narrow
plank seats and the feet of the man above
"a in our backs. Last night the big and
little folks were happy. The Aymars are
wonderful family; there are O great many of
them, and they have all been. brought up on
horseback, and have stood on their heads
in sli parts of the world. Houp Ia for the
Aymars.
Year: 1875

The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
says: "n our delinquent subscribers have
more vegetables than they want, they can
relieve much of their indebtedness by send


ing the surplus to this office. Not psrticu-
lar as to the kind, quality or quantity. A
splendid opportunity" There 10 no Tito
nian stickling for brain food in that eftice.
Year: 1875

choose for life. The marrying instinct
seems dead, or rather never to have been
born in them. l have known at least
one such person in this country. They
do not seem to be thought of as out of
place but, ON the contrary, they move
into fit places in the great social or
ganism, easily and naturally, and ere ac-
cepted without remark. A late article in
one of the leading papers of ouc own
country remarked that an almost entire
change had taken place in this country,
in current speech concerning unmarried
women who are passed 30; that where
as, twenty years ago, and always before,
they were called sold maids" and the
phrase was q term of reproach, now it
was rarely if ever used, and the reproach
which used to be cast upon such persons
has almost entirely passed away
Correspondence of the IVOmdn's .l0,U-
nal
Year: 1875

Horrible Case of Self Murder at an In
sane 4sylam-Hoir Female Patient Cut
Herseff TO Pieces.


From the official report of the Super
intendent of the Fulton (Io. Asylum
we take the following account of the
most extraordinary suicide of lady pa
tient:


She was highly interesting lady. who
had given the most striking evidences of
recovery for some time before so salts
factory, indeed, I had notified her hus-
band she could with safety return to her
home in ten days or two weeks.


The morning of the mournful occur
renee, when the assistant physician was
in the ward, she conversed as nationally
and pleasantly as before, and was much
amused at some ladies in the hall, who
were in playful mood. In twenty min
utes after leaving this hall and while in
the adjoining one, the attendant, almost
overcome with excitement, called me to
witness the most unexpected calamity
that has ever happened in this asylum.
The unfortunate lady, when not OBJ
served, went into the room of a recovered
patient, took pair of old, rusty scis-
sors, with both points broken off (the
only scissors in the ward to which she
had access), and passed into the water
closet, which, of course, attracted no at
| tention.


After remaining about ten minutes,
the patient from whose rooms she had
taken the cissors also went into the
water-closet, and, Mortified at the appall-
ing sight, had the great presence of mind
| tostand at the door and call an attendant.
The piteous-looking lady stated that find
ing it impossible to stab herself with the
scissors (both points being broken off),
she caught the flesh Of the abdomen be-
tween the fingers of one hand and con-
tinued cutting with the other till she
penetrated the cavity. She then cut in
q line downwards five or six inches, drew
out the small intestines and severed piece
after piece, till the whole nearly filled an
ordinary wash basin. | was notified as
soon as possible, and during my long as
sociation with the insane never have
been so greatly shocked, nor has any
accident ever happened for which 1 was
so unprepared.


My first question was why she had
committed the deedl Her reply was
she did not know; but after a few
moments reflection, said the thought
came into her mind that she had neither
friends nor money, and it would bt
better to put an end 70 her existence
Very soon this delusion left her, and al
my sympathies, already deeply moved
were, if possible, intensified, while sh'
desparingly expressed her deep regret a
her own act, aud the probable effect upol
her aged husband and family.


After this, her greatest concern was t.
know whether she would be responsible
for her deed. Everything in our powe
was done to alleviate her sufferings. Sh'
lived between eleven and twelve hours
continuing rational till short time be
fore she expired.
Year: 1875

There is growing up in England a
large class of women who do not marry,
but who apparently wish not to marry.
They deliberately devote themselves to
literature, to teaching, to some trade.
generally an artistic one, at any rate to
some occupation that gives a livelihood
and tends to culture, and this they
Year: 1875

Some months ago on information
furnished by Colonel CRAWFORD. the
HERALD pointed out the practicable
ty of making Los Angeles the Pacific
terminus of q transcontinental rail-
road. At that time many Of our citi-
zens were disposed to regard the
scheme as Utopian and were content
to secure for the present the construc-
tion of the Los Angeles and Indepen-
dence railroad. We were, however,
confident that If one enterprise was
carried out the other would immedi-
ately follow, and information just re-
ceived confirm the correctness of the
position We then assumed. Messrs.
JONES, PARK and DILLON have given
the subject their consideration, and on
the information which Colonel CRAw-
FORD has laid before them we UNDER
stand they have decided to build the
five hundred miles Of road which will
connect the Los Angeles and Indepen-
dence road with the Southern Utah
road which connects with the Union
Pacific at Ogaen. The overland road
will leave the Los Angeles and Inde-
pendence road at the Point of Rocks
and run directly eastward four hundred
and ninety miles, to connec ting
point with the Southern Utah. The
route of this piece of road runs directly
through rich mineral section, which
will of itself supply alarge amount
Of carrying trade to say nothing of the
through business. There seems to be
but little room for doubt but that this
through road will be built. If the en-


terprise is carried out 1t will be glo-
rious thing for Los Angeles and all
Southern California.
Year: 1875

The slanderous articles in reference
to Southern California which have
appeared in the above-named journals
recently were written by aperson who
is temporarily stopping in this city.
He is a stranger here, knows nothing
of the country or the people about
whom he is writing, and we are cred
itably informed that he is the same
individual who wrote those scurrilous
articles from Santa Barbara to the
New York Herald. This anonymous
scribbler is tramping around the ceun-
try with purse too light to
pay his board, and we hear
that his misrepresentation of
Southern California are the result
offailures to obtain money for puffs. 1t
is remarkable that journals which
make any pretensions to respectability
will open their columns to communi-
cations slandering their neighbors.
Year: 1875

One of the qualities which the peo-
pie of California should require in the
man whom they elect their next gov
ernor, is comprehensiveness of the
States wants and necessities with the
ability to devise ways and means to
meet those wants. One Of these wants,
perhaps the greatest, is system Of
irrigation, which shall utilize as far as
possible the water which is now al
most entirely lost. The broad valleys
of the Sacramento and San Joaquin
are now comparatively non-product-
i've, yet there is water enough flowing
into those valleys, if properly utilized,
to render productive their almsst
every acre. The State needs a govern
or to understand this and the determ-


ination to devise some means to force
from those millions of acres an annu-
al crop. The task is one of large di-
mensions but it is not impossible of
accomplishment. 1t is a work that
must be undertaken and carried out.
There are among the aspirants for
governor two or three and perhaps
more whom we think capable of inau-
gurating and carrying forward this
great and all-important enterprise,
and we trust the people will be wise
enough to elect one of the number.
The governor Of a State should be a
man who has q general knowledge OF
the whole State. With such gov
ernor class legislation and local bills
will be unpopular. while such meas
ures as work the good of the entire
commonwealth will seldom or never
fail to receive his approval and en-
dorsement,
Year: 1875

We have hitherto refrained from
expressing an opinion as to on whom
rests the responsibility for the loss Of
the Ventura. We know that in the
excitement and confusion following
the striking of vessel, persons on
board are apt to see things in differ
ent light, and their reports and opin-
ions are generally so different and
contradictory that it is difficult to ar
rive at the facts. But in the case of
the Ventura there IL q striking SINH
larity in the statements of one hun
dred and thirteen of her one hundred
and sixteen passengers. They all
concur in the belief that it was gross
and objectionable neglect on the part
of the commanding officer that drove
the steamer on the rocks and there is


but one opinion as to the management
after the vessel struck, which is that
the Captain either would not or could
not control his crew. The record of
marine disasters, we are pleased to
say, affords but few instances where
the boats were taken possession Of by
the crew and the passengers left on
the stranded vessel. Where was the
Captain while these men were doing
what no commanding officer should
permit them to do? The vessel struck
within a quarter of mile of shore;
yet these two boats, filled with the
crew, did not return until next morn


ing. Their excuse that they could
not find the beach, after a ten hours
search in an almost calm sea. will not
be accepted by intelligent people. 1t
seems reasonable, aud the idea is
borne out by the reports of the passen-
gers, that had the Captain maintained
control over his crew, the two boats
which the crew ran away with could
have landed the passengers and their
baggage during the time the boats
were absent from the ship. We are
now assured the baggage is all lost.
In permitting the departure Of the
crew with the boats, the Captain lost
ten hours of valuable time-ten hours
of calm sea- The facts enumerated


and many others of the same charac-
ter which we have not space to re-
Year: 1875

A gentleman from Sacramento who
made it his duty, in connection with
a number Of leading citizens in that
place, to visit round among the immi-
grants and ascertain their condition
as to health and comfort, gives flat
tering report OF the situation. 1t was
found that the immigrants are of an
excellent class-men and women. of
thrift and industrious habits, who are
fully alive to the fact that their future
prosperity depends mainly upon their
own efforts and who come prepared to
perform hard labor for subsistence,
If the contingency required it. These
people all brought more or less money
with them, and are not regarded as
objects of charity, which they neither
expected nor ask. Most of the num-
ber had theirp point of destination fixed
upon before leaving their old homes,
and are moving off from day to day,
in quiet and orderly manner, to the
various points selected for location. -
Call, 9th inst. or b et l.a M
Year: 1875

One of the finest improve ments In
the city will be the rebuilding of the
Lafayette Hotel. The whole Of the
back of the house is already being
torn down, and the front will shortly
be built up. The stores will be just
half as large as they are now, and, as
the Important has y very large stock
on hand, they will not have half room
enough for their goods and in order to
prevent them from being damaged by
dirt and dust, they have decided to
sell all their Spring goods at less than
cost, and others, such as cottOns, table,
linen, etc. ,sat exact cost. We advise
all to call at the Important and con-
vince themselves of the great bar
gains. Such bargains they can never
get again, and in order to prevent. a
great rush, we advise all to call early
and take advantage of the building Of
the Lafayette Hotel. a16
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, April 26th.-Secre-
tary Delano to-day freely expressed
the belief that the recent newspaper
charges affecting his official integrity
are the result of conspiracy to COM
pei his retirement from the Cabinet.
He is in receipt of numerous letters
from friends in various portions of the
country, advising him to abandon his
formed as he stated last Fall,
to resign about this time. Secretary
Delano now says that in accordance
with this advice and with his own
judgment of his duty to himself and
to the Republican party, he has now
postponed his resignation indefinitely.
Year: 1875

count impel us to the belief that the
Captain of the Ventura is to blame
for the wrecking of his vessel and for
the loss Of the passengers baggage.
Had the sea been rough and had the
steamer gone to pieces, under the
management or mismanagement
which prevailed, the loss of life would
have been frightful. The steamship
company should retire the Captain of
the Ventura.
Year: 1875

THE notion prevails with many
for State offices that San
Francisco controls the State and that
the political arena is bounded by the
limits of that city. We fear the re.
suit will convince those worthless that
there are good many votes hanging
on the ragged edge of the interior.
Year: 1875

NEW GOODS! New Goods! Marxsen Bros.


the new variety store, corner of Main and
Third streets, keeps constantly on hand
large variety of Dry goods, Clothing, Gents
A large supply of new goods just received,
and sold at reasonable rates. All goods are
ofthe best quality; no auction goods sold by
us. W. respectfully solicit the public to ex
anime our goods and judge for themselves.
Goods delivered to any part of the city free of
charge. feb3-tf
Year: 1875

Among useful new costumes, says n
fashion journal, are those OF black CASH
mere, fabric that is now as low-priced
as good alpaca, and is more graceful and
plinble, though it does not endure hard
usage so well. It is made up in con-
junction with black gross grain of the
qualities that are now sold for S1.50 or
81 yard. One cashmere suit that will
serve rs n model Inns single bias
aouncc SHRED near the top, md edged
top and bottom with silk knife plating.
The long square overskirt, open up the
back, is trimmed across the front with
three bins bands OF gros grain placed
quite far apart, and each band edged
with fringe. The basque has two side
bodies, one Of which is very long, and
begins in the shoulder seam. The
Byron collar and the sleeves are OF gros
grim; three tapping folds from tho
cuff, and row Of six buttons is set on
these. 4 second black cashmere suit
has n square overskirt TINT does not
meet behind, but has three pufTs Of silk
set in down the back, with awide fringed
end below. Tho edge Of tho oyerskirt
is trimmcd with knife plating Of silk,
and this extends up the back on each
side of the silk puff. The basque has
silk sleeves, collar, silk forms down the
buck, and something like n vest OF silk
in front. A pretty suit Of brown cash.
mere has plated hounco TINT is partly
silk and partly cashmere.


Another novelty is double apron that
is different on each side Of tho figure,
and laps in front. Sometimes these
aprons nre plain on the left side and
striped OH the right. A suit Of three
materials, plain brown Algcriennc,
striped Algeriennc, and brown silk, is
made in this way. A plain apron laps
from the right side over another on the
left, which is striped; both are edged
with striped knife plating. The basque
is OF plain wool, with striped sleeves.
Tho brown silk skirt has striped wool
aud silk plaitings.
Year: 1875

We always think of great men as IN
the act of performing deeds which give
them renown, or else in stately repose,
grand, silent, aud majestic, And yet
this is hardly fair, because the most
gracious and magnificent of human
Deiugs have to bother themselves with
the little things of life which engage
the attention Of us smaller people.
No doubt Moses snarled and got angry
when he had severe cold in his head,
aud if fly bit his leg while he was in
the desert why should we suppose he
did not jump up and use violent Ian
guage, and rub the sore place? And
Csesar-isu'C it tolerab!y certain that
he used to become furiOus when he
went up stairs TO get his slippers in the
dark and found that C&lphurnia had
showed them under the bed SO that he
had to sweep a-OuHd them wildly with
q broOm- handle. Aud when Solomon
cracked his crazy bone is il unreasOn-
able to suppose that he ran around the
room and felt as il he wanted to cry.
Imagine George Washington sitting
on the side OF the bed and putting on
Clean shirt, aud growing at Martha
because the buttons were off or st.
Augustine with an apron around his
neck having his hair cut or Joan of
Arc holding her front hair i'm her
mouth, as women do, while she fixed
up her back hair Napoleon jumping
out of bed in frenzy 10 chase a mos
quito around the room with a pillow
or MaItin Luther in night shirt try
ing to put the baby 10 sleep at two
O'Clock in the morning : or Alexander
the Great with the hiccoughs !. or
Thomas Jefferson getting suddenly
over a fence to avoid dog ; or the
Duke of Wellington with the humps;
or Daniel Webster abusing his wife
because she hadn't tucked the covers
at the foot Of the bed or Benjamin
Franklin pairing his cOrns with ra-
zor or Jonathan Edwards, at the
dinner table, wanting to sneeze just as
he got his mouth full of hot beef; or
Noah standing at his window at night
throwing bricks at cat.-HdT Adler.
Year: 1875

Did Dante e'er discover,


Can GLy one disclose,
More successful means Of torture


Than boil upon the nose?
How dreary seems each hour,


As it slowly, slowly goes,
To the man who sits in anguish


With boil upon his nose!
All nature seems to mock him
Fen the sunshine and the rose;
How they seem TO lSush and litter
At the boil upon the nOeei
For the rougish sunbeam, stealing
Through the open easement, throws
A doubly swollen shadow


OF q greatly swollen nose.
How light seem other burdens,
How transient other woes
When compared with this affiiction,
A boil upon the nose!
But from secret trials, virtues


Come to him who undergoes
And not without its lesson


Is the boil upon the nose.
It teaches him to he humble,


And to feel for others woes
And thus the man is gamer


By the boil upon his nose.
For every human creature


His sympathy Overfiows,
AS he counts each fellow mortal &


chance


For boil upon the nose.
Year: 1875

At the last Friday night meeting at
Plymouth church Mr.. Beecher gave
some wholesome advice as to the duty
of every man contining himself to his
true calling. Said he,


''Some of you have the gift ofspeech,
and may become public speakers.-
Then it is the line of your duty. a
man, because he is a hard, harsh. man,
is not necessarily al unchristian man,
Ii you are by nature dry. enjoy your
drvnese. Laughter. Make the
best of that which God has put into
your hands. Some of you are persons
with qualities for business. | have
Seen men who thought they bad a CALI
to the ministry that is. they wanted
to be ministers and they were con-
scious of it, and they supposed it was
call. They were slow to learn ;. they
had no power of speech they were
dry But their conscience leads them
into the ministry, and it keeps them
in the ministry, and they stay for
years, until at last, by the providence
of God, they are elected to be secretary
of some society. Laughter. 1t just
suits them. They were born for it,
People say it is wrong. and look upon
IL az an awful SIN. Ihe mistake was
not going on out of it, but in going
into it. Laughter. |.


Now, if a man is lawyer and is
converted he don't want to become a
preacher. Why, my dear friends,
there are as good men as Ministers
Laughter There is usefulness out
side of the pulpit. Don't you know
that the greatest part of human affairs
are outside of the pulpit? Don't you
know that the humanity of man is
outside? The field is not in the
Church, the field is in the world. So
then be a merchant, but be a Chris
tian merchant be a lawyer, but n
Christian lawyer be servant, be an
editor, [laughter], be repOrtor.-
There are duties even for them
Long and continued laughter,] The
true calling of every man is to do his
duty in his place"
Year: 1875

tinns would cease if on leaving the
Presidential chair they ~ere provided
with places for life in the Senate
With the pay OF senator's. While NOT
desiring TO be understood as to thi-
scheme decided support, We have
glanced at some of the good results
that might follow from its adoption -
RichmOnd WIN.
Year: 1875

merchant. and shall pay the license
tax as wholesale liquor merchants
This section shall not be so construed
rs to prevent any planter from selling
all tobxcco raised by himself by sABl-
pie or otherwise: Provided. k0toeUer,
That nothing in this or the preceding
section shall be construed to require
any licensed merchant or manufzctur
er who has paid lIcense-;ax of not
less that $l00 TO pay an additional tax
for selling or offering to sell by SAM
pie either 10y himself or agent.
Year: 1875

Barnum bag removed his Hippo
drome to Philadelphia. He gave one
OF his most brilliant exhibitions in
New York in the evening and next
morning had the whole thing in the
Quaker City.
Year: 1875

The Sioux gay they will sell the
Black Hills. Red Cloud, Red Dog,
and Blue Horse consent to it, and say
they will not nov name price, but
will send a delegation TO the Great
Father at Washington. BY the way
the Great Father has employed Indian
scouts to scour the Hills in search of
the intrudeTs, and these will conduct
the soldiers to their whereabouts.
Year: 1875

around and remove old fences or whatever
obstructs the breeze; then plow and harrow
the ground and seed it we'll with grass where
not occupied with walks; only setting mere
and there few evergreen or towering shrubs
or king bed of flowers.


Shade trees have their proper place and use
at the sides of the lawn or in the rear OF the
dwelling, and where they may hide any un-
slightly object or form background to ,he
view of the premises from the public road
M .,
Year: 1875

There are rotten potatoes IN many lagWcrs'
cellars. Ii thry are not quickly removed
and the cellar sprinkled with lime there will
bc occasion for the daily visit of physician
fD the home.
Year: 1875

The POSTAGE will be pr epaid by the publish. CTS without charge to the subscriber. only on the express condition that subscriptions are paid in variably in advance at the commencement of each year.