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Year: 1875

The difference in the grades of punishment
awarded for taking human life, as shown III
recent trials, furnishes food for reflection
Standernan, for his cOwardly crime, and
Delaney, for murder hardly less brutal,
are to be hung Delaney declares that
he did not mean to kill his victim.
Patrolman Redmond Joyce of Brooklyn
did not intend to kill Robert Gilmore, the
colored coachman, whom he shot and he goes
to the County Jail for only 20 days 1t Is to
be hoped that policemen generally Will not
presume toe much upon this sentence, which
will undoubtedly have a very impressive effect
upon criminals who are disposed to make
attempts at escaping. The mildness of the
penalty will astonish those who know the
details OF the case.
Year: 1875

The death of Mr.. Frederick Hudson removes one
of the most conspicuous of the few survivors OF that
period of American journalism which saw the devel-
opmcnt of the modern newspaper. 1t used to he the
fashion to say that Mr. Hudson made The Aer- lork
HeGd but The HerGld was wholly the creation of
Mr. Bennett and il Hudson had not been
ut hand as his trusted lieutenant, we can
hardly doubt that the paper would have
zone ON about the same under the impulse
of its founders strong will, and have grown into the
identical bundle of cXcelences and defects which 1t
is to-day. Mr. Hudson nevertheless was journalist
of remarkable ability. and of Just the kind of ability
which Mr.. Bennett needed to match his own. lie
was u shrewd judge of news. a capital organizer, ii
good manager of details. His vigilance never slept;
his Judgment Of the popular taste and temper was
rarely at fault He was personally esteemed both in
the profession and in private life and his shocking
death will carry grief to wide circle of friends and
acquaintances.
Year: 1875

1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Strakosch will not be
deluded into improyIsing cheap company for the
sake Of presenting Nile. Iiens in series of operate
concentrations of which she would he the sole at
traction. SHch all undertaking would probably not
succeed and would certainly not deserve success.
But when we lament the absence of an Italian opera
this Winter let not DE deceived as to the cause OF
it, For instance, it is customary with managers TO
attribute their failures to the exacOns of the stock
holders who are said to monopolize the best seats in
the house. This is great eXaggeratlon. The stock
holders own most of tho pToscenium boxes, the back
row of boxes on the frs, gallery, several of those IN
the front row, and II very few seats down STAIRS
Their places are by means, therefore, the most
salabl- in the house, and in ordinary times there is
more than room enough for all the spectators who
wish to come in. No season which contained the
elements of success was ever seriously injured by
the privileges of the stockholders. Nor do we think
that nuch-abused class of citizens deserve reproach
for merely taking what they have bought and paid
or
Year: 1875

The King of Bavaria has been gradually
hberating himself from clerical influence, and
conforming his policy to that of the Imperial
Government This accounts for his adjournlng
the Diet, and adopting the perilous experiment
of governing without Legislature. Had he
allowed his Ministers to resign and let the
Ultramontanes into power, he could hardly
avoid coming into conflict with the Imperial
Government, which is not just now tolerant OF
opposition. His course, therefore, is justified
by expedicncy if not by constitutional usage.
Year: 1875

What an illustration of the state of the times in
this universal comment by the Administration pa
pers the appointment of Secretary Chandler! A
few months ago they were all heartily kicking him
into oblivion. Now, when called upon to
find something kind to say of HIM on
lis temperance, with one accord they cry
out and marvel at and make much Of the wonderful
fact that a man whom Grant has appointed To the
Cabinet is not personally rascal. AT any rate
they say, "he is personally honest" Has it come
then to thisi Are we To make miracle of the fact
that the President has actually appointed to of
the highest Offices in his gift a man who will not
himself personally steal!
Year: 1875

Preliminary work in sinking a shaft on the
French coast for the projected tunnel under
the Channel is announced. The depth Of the
shaft-32S feet-is more than half as great as
the utmost that it is supposed the tunnel may
require. The immediate object is probably to
ascert in whether the formation at the requi-
site depth agrees with the theory of gcOlogists.
A similar shaft was sunk some time ago on
the English side OF the Channel. Before the
tunnel itself is built, there will have to he
some arrangement made to provide the many
millions of pounds sterling required.
Year: 1875

A young man in Oswego jumped
into the canal aud ruined a fifty.dol-
lar suit of clothes TO save q cross
eyed girl, and then wouldn't accept a
button-string which, she collected for
him. He said that honesty was it's
own reward.
Year: 1875

evening after her chain stolen. The jury rendered
n verdict Of not guilty


Catherine Brown acquitted OF charge OF stealing
$40 from Rose Clark on the 10Th Of August


Thomas Quirk John J. Doyle and Michael Hogan
were tried upon a charge OF stealing horse and cab
worth sl67 on the 2gth Of August from the stable Of
Nicholas Scott In East Thirty eighth street The young
swore that they took the cab IN order 10 have
ride in the Central Park. The jury gave them the
benefit Of the doubt and they were discharged
Year: 1875

Reporter-Ben,t tell me the truth about
the killing of old man Lewis; you know
you are to be hanged; nothing can save
you at this late hour; leave the truth be-
hind.


Edwards-I am an innocent man: [
had nothing to do with it; God knows
[ am telling you the truth. l am pre-
pared to die, and expect to meet Uncle
Lewis and my God in heaven.
Year: 1875

tirely, but I'll throw off $50 on cigars.


very well. And the hats. caps
&C.; and all the rest. Couldn't yor
save 300 on the balance You know
good suit of clothes will last more
than one season.


We'll, I might possibly make it $1OC
less,' says he.


That makes. with the $155 left over
and above your stated expenses as a
bachelor. $500, says the ready Anne.
liza you may add to that $75 dollars
which you could readily save on amuse-
ments, and you have the snug sum Of
1915 yearly to lay BY A few years Of
such economy would enable you to buy
a nice little home Of your own, where,
with frugal wife, you could both live
very comfortably for what it costs you
to live by your self now m


If Henry is anything like the man he
ought to be he will say at this juncture
that the very wife to live in such house
is the young lady who has herself sug-
gested it, and will forthwith proceed to
act upon her advice. There are. with
out doubt, good many Amelias in
Chicago, they could only speak but
the trouble is that they may find no op-
portunities, and possibly no Henrys to
chat with thus con6dentially, and SO
the old bachelors and the old maids
will multiply, and a serious problem in
social science is presented for consider
alton. This self-enforced separation Of
the sexes will just as certainly lead to
crime and immortality as any well un-
derstood cause leads to an equally well
understood effect And it will increase
as the number of the unmarried increase,
until every considerable city Of this
country will become miniature Paris,
save with sadder result, as our national
temperament is capable Of deeper feeling
and more terrible remorss. The ratio
of unmarried persons is constantly aug
menting. and the question Of a remedy
is one that deserves the greatest con-
sideration. In the older settlements
the females predominant in such num-
bers that marriage for large proper
tion is impossible in any event In the
newer parts of the country, where the
sexes are in about equal numbers, the
question Of expense frightens the would
be husband. and the result is quite as
bad The way to reform is not plain,
though the necessity for it is indisput-
able. Inter Ocean.
Year: 1875

NOTICE is hereby given that the city of
IN Los Angeles intends making the iollo,-
ing improvements on Fort street from Its in
tersection with Third street to and Including
its intersection with Second street:


The street shall be graded in the following
manner: The road bed shall be prepared by
cutting down or filling up the street to a SUB
grade eight inches below the established grade
along the center line of the street, and IN such
manner ns to give it a slope of one foot in
thirty towards the cutters. rhe road. bed hav-
ing been prepared along the whole OF one
block and having been accepted by the City
Surveyor, 1t shall then be surfaced with ce-
ment gravel to the depth of eight inches.


The curb shall be of redwood 3xlz lnches,
spiked to posts of redwood AKA inches and
three feet long set in the ground on the inside
of and two feet below the bottom OF the curb.
Said posts shall be not less than SIX feet apart
and in addition thereto there shall be
a similar post set in the same manner at each
and every joint of the curb, to which both
ends of the curb shall be spiked, there shall
be a stake of 3x4 redwood and two feet long
set in the ground opposite to and four feet in
side Of each post. There shall be u key of lx4
redwood and four feet long nailed with not
less than two ten-penny nails at each END to
and connecting the stake to the post; said key
to be placed four inches below the top of the
curb, The top of the curb shall be placed two
inches below the established grade.


The sidewalks shall be twelve feet wide and
shall be filled In or cut down at the curb to
Within six inches of the established grade, as
may be necessary, with slope of two inches
from the inside OF the sidewalk towards the
gutter. 1t shall then be filled In with four
inches Of cement gravel and properly leveied, .s
intersection of Fort and Second streets, to be
made OF 3-fnch redwood. They shall be three
feet wide and one foot deep on the inside, and
SO placed as to serve as crossing; the bottom
to De laid longitudinally and the top cross
ways. M. X kREMER,


apl6 lot Clerk OF Com. Council.
Year: 1875

Don't whisper in the sick.room.


When the doctor comes to see you,
remember how many pairs of stairs he
has to climb every day, and 90 down to
him if you are well nnough.


When you are sitting up at night with
patient, DO sure to have something to
eat, if you wish to save yourself unnec-
essary exhaustion.


Remember that sick people are moi
necessarily idiotic or imbecile, and that
it is not always wise to try to persuade
them that their sufferiugs ara imaginary
They may even at times know best whp
they need.


II you have a sick friend to whom you
wish to be of use, do not content your.
self with sending her flowers and jelly
but lend her one of your pictures to hang
in place of hers, or bronze to replac,
the one at which she is so tired Of star.
ing.


Never deceive dying person unles'
by the doctors express orders, 1t j,
not only wrong to allow any soul to g
into eternity without preparation, but
how can you tell but that he has some
thing he ought to tell or do. before hC
goes away?


Dent have needless conversation with
the doctor outside of the sick room. Moth
ing will excite and irritate a nervous pa.
tient sooner. If you do have such con
versations, don't tell the patient the doc
tor said nothing" He won't believe
you, and he will imagine the worst pos
sible.


In lifting the sick, do not take then
by the shoulders and drag them up OF
to the pillows, but get some one to hell
you. Let one stand on one side of th'
patient, the other opposite, then joiI
hands under the shoulders and hips, ant
lift steadily and promptly together
This method is easy for those who lift
and does not disturb the one who il
lifted.


Do not imagine that your duty is owe
when you have uursed your patien
through his llness, and he is sbout tn,
house, or perhaps going out again
Strength does not come back in mo
mcnt, and the days when little thing
worry and little efforts exhaust, wbel
the cares Of business begin to press, bu
the feeble brain and hand refuse to thinl
and execute, are. tho -post trying to tn
sick one. and then comes the need 70
your tenderest care, your most uuobtru
sive watchiulness,'
Year: 1875

The finest soil for hot bed use is leaf
mould from the woods, with perhaps q
little Of the soil scraped up with it, es.
pecially if it be of a sandy loan, and all
sifted through quarter inch seive to
remove sticks and trash, Even when
other compost is used, and also for open
air seed beds, still mould is excellent
for the covering Of the seeds, as it is not
apt to form crust, but remains open
and pervious to the tender plantlets.
But only few are SO fortunate as to
have an abundance of this, and will do
well to make compost heap of old sods
from sandy loan, and an equal quan.
tity of manure in alternate layers, and,
if possible, give it all the house wash, or
at least enough OF water to keep it damp.
When rotted down from one to four
years. it should be shoveled over and
sifted and it is ready for use. Sand
should be added in the sitting, if the soil
did not naturally possess enough to make
it light. But this demands time, and
often somo substitute must be provided
for immediate use. Rich bottom land
with one quarter its bulk of fine rotten
manure, thoroughly worked over with
such additions Of sand as may be needed
to keep it loose and light, can be made
to answer good use
Year: 1875

An old man of experience says;


have seen a young man sell good
farm. turn merchant, and die In the in
sane asylum.


have seen q farmer travel about SC
much that there was nothing at home
worth looking at


have seen man spend moro money
in folly than would support his family
in comfort and independence


| have seen young girl marry q
young man Of dissolute habits, and pent
of it as long as she lived.


| have seen man depart from truth
where candor and veracity would have
served him to a much better purpose.


| have seen the extravaganza and folly
of children bring their parents to poverty
and want, and themselves to disgrace.


l have seen a prudent and industrious
wife retrieve the fortunes Of a family whsr
the husband pulled at the other end ol
the rope.


| have seen young man who despiset
the counsels of the wise and advice Of the
good, and his career end in poverty ant
wretchedness.
Year: 1875

As wealth increases, and as fortunes
grow more and more colossal, as year by
year successful enterprise places riches
within the reach of many, and as the dis
position of every class to initiate and
emulate the style Of living of the classes
above it in the social scale, remains about
the most inveterate of our national char
acteristics, there would seem to be small
hope of attaining standard of life truly
dignifed and worthy, except through
such regeneration in the tastes and senti
ments of the opulent and noble-thc
leaders OF fashion, the acknowledged
chiefs and stars Of society-as should
cause simplicity to become "good STYLE"
and luxury beyond certain point, and
ostentation at any point, to be voted vul
gar.-W. r, Greg.
Year: 1875

a Japanese journal warns its country
men against giving too great latitude to
women, as is the practice among Euro.
peans and Americans. 1t observes "In
going through door the wife passes first
the husband following her; the wife
takes the best seat, and the husband the
next best. In visiting the wife is first
saluted and first mentioned. Moreover
men are expected to be particular in
their conversation while in the company
of ladies, and are not permitted to smoke
without their permission. 1t is well tc
take these things into consideration, OIL
the power of the sex will be beyond
mans control"
Year: 1875

The New York Times thinks, in lead
ing BREWER, that despite woman's dress,
her personal beauty imparts about all
there is to her makeup. This is an
aestheiical and careful way of putting
the moral fashions into print but it is a
physical fact that quarter Of a row Of
pins will make woman's personal beau
ty crop out anywhere.
Year: 1875

TIE SCHILLER. last strange
story about the Schiller is referred to
by the Globe-Democrat, OF ST. Louis,
as follows:


We have waited for some time, but in
vain. to hear contradiction of story
that, instead OF losing anything by the
wreck of the Schiller, the owners of
that vessel profted by the disaster to
the extent OF 1915, ,000 The story,
which we must accept as true in the alb
sence of contradiction, is that in the
consolidation of the two German steam
ship lines. the Schiller had been put in
at 1926, 900, and that was the price the
owners would have received for her had
she been delivered in safety at Ham
burg. But she was insured for her full
Lloyd's value, $500, 900, and by striking
on the Retarriere ledge, she entitled her
owner to that sum, which we have no
doubt they will accept without ostenta-
tiously calling public attention to it,


While this circumstance does not JUS
tify us in accusing the owners of the
Schiller of conniving at her destruction, it
explains the fatal carelessness with
they instructed her commander to drive
on IL spite of storm and fog, and subor-
dinate SAFETY to speed. There seems to
be no doubt that the unfortunate Cap
tain Thomas was only obeving orders
when he kept blindly urging his vessel
through the fog, and on a course which
was guess-work at best.
Year: 1875

Don't EAT SAVE WHEN HUNGRy.-Dr.
Hall declares unhesitatingly that it is
wrong to eat without an appetite, for it
shows there is no gastric juice in the
stomach, and that nature does not need
food and not needing it, there being no
fluid. to receive and act upon it, it remains
there only to putrefy, the very thought
of which should be sufficient to deter any
man from eating without an appetite for
the remainder of his life. If a tonic is
taken to whet the appetite, it is q mis-
taken course, for its only result is to
cause one to eat more, when already an
amount has been eaten beyond what the
gastric juice is able to prepare. The OBJ
ject to be obtained is a larger supply of
gastric juice, not larger supply OF food;
and whatever fails to accomplish that
essential object fails to have any efficiency
towards the cure of dyspeptic diseases.
The formation of gastric juices is directly
proportioned to the wear and tear of the
system, which it is to be the means of
supplying, and this wear and tear can
only take place as the result of exercise.
The efficient remedy for dyspepsia is
workout door work-benefcial and
successful in direct proportion as it is
agreeable, interesting and profitable,
Year: 1875

sure he will need itl'
Turning to Lucy he continued


unless you wish to stay, Miss Grey,
we had better join your father.
And placing her hand on his arm he
led her away.


Lucy was dreadfully agitated at the
probable consequences of Caroline's
foolish selfshness.


While he was endeavoring to reassure
her, a violent splash in the water and
piercing scream, told that what he pre-
dicted had happened.


Rushing back, they beheld the unfor-
tunate young man struggling i'll the
water.


Caroline was wringing her hands and
uttering scream after scream.


The river was deep, and the current
strong, and young Simpson was already
some distance off.


Philip saw at glance that he could
not swim, and hinging off his coat, he
plunged in to the rescue.


Lucy stood looking after Philip, her
eyes dilated and as white as marble,
while Caroline continued her frantic
outcry


Phillip, in the meantime, had clutched
the drowning man, ana was swimming
with him to the shore.


Caroline's cries had brought plenty of
assistance, and the two young men were
drawn from the water.


Philip was none the worse, excepting
for his wet clothes, but Simpson was
perfectly insensible.


He was carried as quickly as possible
to the farm where they had left the
horses


A medical man was soon on the spot,
and his opinion was awaited with the
greatest anxiety.


Young Simpson soon recovered his
senses, but was not allowed to leave the
farm that night, and Philip being ac-
cemmodated with a change of clothes,
the party prepared to return to town.


As Philip thought over the events of
the Gay, he could not sufficiently con
gratulate himself on his escape


During their journey home he took
no pains to conceal his feelings, and
show to the heartless Caroline that her
power over him was gone for ever.


Since that time the visits of Philip
Leigh to Mr.. Grey's house have been
mere frequent than ever, and there are
whispers that the picnic viii end
in a wedding, and the water-ilies be
changed for orange blossoms.


Philip Leigh viii be the happy bride
groom, but Caroline Somers will not be
the bride.
Year: 1875

SUICIDE FOR LovE.-A tragic occur
renee in San Francisco was founded on
Inconsistency in love, but the usual con-
ditions were reversed. D. K. Meek, an
insurance agent, did not believe in for
mai marriage, but held that the mutual
consent of the parties was a sufficient
MAJ sial bond. He formed a union upon
that basis with Miss Laber, the daugh-
ter of his business partner, and during
two years they lived happily lytogether.
Not long ago the wife left their home
without warning of her intention, and
declared that as there had been no mar
sia.4,e ceremony and as she had ceased to
love her husband, she was not bound to
live with him any longer. Meek was
heart broken. He implored her to re-
turn, but she cody retorted that she
was not his wife. Ee consulted lawyers
as to the possibility of compelling her to
be faithful, but they told him that al
though the marriage was as binding as
any in the regard of the law, q wife
could not be forced to live with her
husband. He thereupon swallowed
laudanum, and the first dose being
pumped out by prosy doctor, took
another and died. He left his sentiments
IN letter, as follows Ct staked my
all on your promise to marry me, and 1
have lost. I do not charge you, my
dear, but forgive you with all my heart.
/ will be charitable with you, and think
you thought and believed it was for the
best. I only hope such is the case. Oh,
my darling, never do with another as
you have done with me. Never again
promise to marry a man unless you in
tend to do SO. Only think of me, who
loved you SO dearly, and would have
died, and do for your sake. 1 leave my
best wishes for your future welfare and
happiness. May God bless and protect
you and keep you from sin and harm"