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Year: 1873

You have often seen an old hen
wi tn one diminutive chicken clucking
and making more noise than if
she were the parent of a brood Of
dozen. So with San Diego she has
one little bantling in her harbor, fine,
to be sure, as far as it goes but very
small; she has no back country that
will produce; she has to bore the
ground as well as her neighbOrs for
the water which is needed for her
scanty 5000 population; she imports
all she consumes; yet one might be
led to the conclusion from her much
in-a-little newspapers, that she was
mighty city, controlling the commerce
Of the world. How terribly deceptive
are appearances,
Year: 1873

With unconcealed pleasure the HER
AID announces that already it issues
each day to regular, paying subscri-
bers, greater number of copies than
any other newspaper published in Los
Angeles; and that its subscription list
is increasing at the rate of about 100
per week. Before the first month of
it's publication shall end, the present
indications are that it will have more
legitimate paying subscribers than
both our contemporaries combined.
This proves that the citizens of Los
Angeles are willing to support enter
prise, and that when money is freely
expended in their behalf, they are
willing to bear their proportion of the
expense.


On the first of November the HER
AID will be on paying basis; that is,
its receipts will fully meet its outgoes,
giving, of course, no return for the
money invested or the labor Of the
proprietors. This is an event rarely
happening in newspaper annals in the
second month of existence. Thus is
set at rest all doubts Of the financial
success of the enterprise, and renders
it a fixed fact. But the people of Los
Angeles ought not to expect money to
be invested in their behalf without a
return interest, nor labor without COM
pensation. Let them assist, and the
HERALD will accomplish for them a
hundred-fold return for their invest
ment
Year: 1873




SAN DIEGO, Oct. q.


To-day's Union, in an editorial ON
the situation, says: 1--WE congratulate
citizens upon the prospect OF speedy
termination of the condemnation suit
pending in the District Court, whereby
the Texas and Pacific Railway Com
pany secure the right of way through
the city along their chosen route. Yes
terday was the time appointed for the
argument of the several demurrers
which had been filed. Most of them
were withdrawn without argument,
and the Others overruled and ten days
for answer given. The Judge will con-
vene Court in November to take ac-
ton as to nonresident parties who are
brought in by publication, and who
have longer time to answer. The
prospect now is that the whole ques-
ton will be settled within two weeks.
The railway company will then know
that their route cannot be disturbed,
and they may be expected to begin
Immediately the laying of the track"


The San Bernardino argus speaks of
letters received, stating that an agent
Of the Southern Pacific Co. would short
ly visit the place to ascertain what aid
would be eXtendedby the citizens in
the extension of the road from Los
Angeles to that point. 1t is hinted if
a subsidy is forthcoming, the road will
be built by the way of Mud Springs,
and come in north of the town; and
that if no aid is granted, the line will
be run by way of FL Monte, Rubot-
TOMS and Aqua Mansa.
Year: 1873

A Woman Probably Fatally Burned.


SAN JOSE, Oct. q.


A Mexican woman living at No. 256
Market street, was probably fatally in
jured at noon to-day, by her clothes
taking fire, while sitting at a stove in
rear of the house. She ran through the
house, setting the curtains in the front
room on fire, and then into the street.
When seen she was totally enveloped
in flame from head to foot. A blanket
was thrown over her and the clothes
torn from her body. She was burned
from head to foot.
Year: 1873

THERE are score or more persons
in this city on the look out for dwell
lings for their families. If they fail
to obtain them, which will undoubted-
ly be the case in most instances, Los
Angeles must lose population that is
desirable. Our great want is more
people, yet we drive them away daily
for the want of tenement houses.
Year: 1873

SALT LAKE, Oct q.
In the District Court to-day, United
States Attorney Carr challenged the
Grand Jury on several grounds, show
ing practically that under the present
laws the legal Grand Jury cannot be
obtained in this Territory. The
Court sustained the challenge and dis
charged the jury.
Year: 1873

The City Council of Mazatlan has
imposed a tax from one to two dollars
to all foreigners landing at that point.
Travellers who may arrive from Mexi-
can ports shall only pay at the rate Of
from fifty cents to one dollar.
Year: 1873

The woman who is really anxious to
dress comfortably and properly may do so
as soon as she likes, and nobody will be
the wiser. In fact. there are thousands of
women who do so every day. Their cloth
ing weighs no more than that of men. and
sometimes it weighs considerably less;
and yet these gentlewomen dress very
much as other people do, 80 far as the OBJ
server can discover. Let us 60 little in
to details. In winter they wear COM
plete suit of thick flannel next to the skin,
doubling it in very cold weather. This,
even when double, weighs only about a
pound, and the weight is distributed all
over the body. The ordinary linen gar
ments cover this. One thick shirt made
of woolen or silk goods, hoop-skirt. and
skirt to cover il, is all that is necessary to
comfort or appearance. The dress worn
over all, if made simply and of proper ma
terial, completes light, warm, and thor
oughly healthful costume for indoor wear.
For the street closely fitting woolen or
silk sack should be worn under the shawl
or cloak. The entire indoor costume will
weigh only about five or six pounds,
which is less than men commonly carry,
and the wrappings worn by women weigh
less than our overcoats do. In summer.





instead of dress waists, the weight NAV be
even further reduced.


| We get these details from lady friends
who have dressed themselves hygienically
| for years without making themselves in
| the smallest degree conspicuous. They
tell us that the undue weight of woman's
dress. in so far as it is due to artiles worn
for warmth, is completely avoided by the
closely lifting flannel, and that modera-
tion in the matter of length of skirt, fioun-
ces. ruff1es, pannieres, etc., accomplishes
| all the rest. Simplicity being the very
first essential to good taste, these simply
attired persons are the most tastefully
dressed people we see anywhere.


Now, what we would urge upon the re-
formers is this, that if they will only rec
ognize the facts of the case, and direct
their efforts to the accomplishment of pos
sible things. instead Of wasting them in the
advocacy of madly impossible ones, they
may and they will succeed in making hy-
gienic dressing fashionable. Women
wear too many skirts. and your radical
reformer cries out against skirts altogether.
They carry too much weight upon the
hips, and straightway the reformer says
take it all off and lay the whole burden
upon the shoulders. They make their
frocks too long and put too much trim.
ming upon them, and the reformer sees
no remedy except to discard frocks alto
gether and to wear coats and trousers In
stead. Chignons are an abomination. and
so women are urged to crop their hair as
| the prize-fghters do. 1t is against this
unreason that we argue. We are as earn
est as they in our wish that the dressing
of women shall be simplified, but we see
in their extravaganza only barrier to the
accomplishment of this end.-HearM and
Home
Year: 1873

MURDER IN THE FRIsT DEGREE.-The
trial of Stokes for shooting Fisk, in the Grand
Central Hotel, one year ago. resulted in a
vardict by the jury Of guilty of murder in the
first degree On Monday the prisoner was
sentenced by the court to be hung on the 2Sth
day of February. This verdict seems to be a
surprise to everybody. For shooting such a
public enemy and robber as James Fisk, Jr,
is an act that public conscience can't reconcile
with cool blooded murder, such IS the felon
Mara attempted to commit on Brooks, in
Philadelphia and the deliberate lying in wait
and shooting his vic'im like a cold-blooded
assassin, for the purpose of robbery. In
assessing the penalty against Stokes, he shoul1
have had the benefit of Fisk taking-off to the
community be so largely assisted to curse and
corrupt by his robberies. The prisoner was
entitled to portion of that benefit as palia-
ton of his crime. Almost two months inter
vene between the sentence and the day appoint
ed tor his execution, aud in that time it is mol
improbable that the prisoner may be pardoned


Fisk's fate was righteous retribution though


brought upon him in an unrighteous way.
Year: 1873

To TRAIN FUCHsIAs.-When slip has
grown six or eight inches high. nip out the
top down to the last set of leaves; j. will
then throw out branches on each side.
Let these grow eight or ten inches. then
nip them out as before; the tops Of each
branch, when grown the same height IS
the others, nip out again; then procure
stick the size of your finger. Is inches IN
length; take hoop-skirt wire. twine back
and forth alternately, through holes made
in the stick equal distances apart; places
this firmly in The pot back of the plant. tie
the branches to it. and you will have.
when in flower, beautiful and very grace
fal plant. Having one trained in that way
last season, it was the admiration Of all
who saw it.
Year: 1873

4 party of six armed men arrived
at this place yesterday from Fort
Benton, making the trip in canoes in
ten days. The simple announcement
of such an exploit conveys very little
idea to the general reader Of what the
journey really is. The distance is
some twelve hundred miles, through
an unbroken, wild and hostile coun'
try, and the way is beset with dan
Year: 1873

Fearing | may be thought more Jealous than
discreet in advice to Others l would like to
have it understood that it is not consistent
with the public good for all to invest even a
small amount in bee keeping. Bees have no
attractions for some men, while many such
men have so great an attraction for the bees
that they can hardly 60 within hailing dis
tance without attracting them, and may con-
slider themselves fortunate if they get away
without Qike one of the editors Of the So.
Adams MesSenger) carrying away scores of
the little torments pinned to their counte-
nances. Also there are cases where persons
have been so poisoned by one bee sting that
their lives have been despaired of, while in
other more rare cases, individuals have died
from the effects of the poison of course it
would be unkind to advise these classes to
repeat the dose. Moral How much
mischief may result from little thing or
wrong action.


Those who do not first determine to know
all that is to be learned, and do all that can
be done to ensure success, need not under
take it for profit, for their reasonable expec-
tations are small, and their profits also. To
quote the language Of one of our most sue
cessful bee keepers, A. |. Root, of Ohio,
would best express our views :--"Kind read
er, if you are in the habit Of saying such
and such duties ought 10 be attende4 10, but
you have neglected them, please don't 60
with us farther; you may succeed in some
things, but you cannot IN bee culture. y
Some one is ready to remind us that bees
have been kept for long series Of years
without any special care we admit it; so
have sheep and cattle eked out a miserable
existence, unfed except what they could
gather, and unsheltcred except by the forest
trees and fences; but did that pay? Ger
tainly not. We know Of cases where bees
have been kept in this way from 40 t. 20
years, but they are rare exceptions, and even
in these cases they have paid little more than
care and interest. In one of these cases
which | have in mind, they are doing some
thing yet in another there is one colony
less than there wos 40 years ago in anoth-
er they are all dead With good care, and
such results as are obtained now, the annu-
al profits of those bees, if invested, would
now exceed the value of the large farms on
which they have been kept, besides paying
their own expenses, would not be under
stood that many are necessarily disqualified
from the above causes, since the inexperienc-
ed can protect himself, and even "oft repeat
ed stings grow comparatively harmless"
Year: 1873

Rub into one pound of -four half pound
of butter; add little sugar; stir it quick
ly into one quart Of boiling water; boil one
minute. When cold, add ten eggs, two at a
time, ,oithou beating, and stir only to mix
it. Drop the paste in cakes on the pan and
bake, rubbing the top with butter and egg
mixed, before putting in the oven, Make a
cream of one quart milk, boil and stir in
four eggs, beaten with two ounces of -four.
Sweetcn and flavor with vanilla. When the
cakes are baked, open with knife-blade and
pour in the cream.
Year: 1873

One cup of sugar, one-half cup OF sweet
milk, one egg, two teaspooniuls of cream tar
tar and one of soda, or instead Of the cream
of tartar and soda, use three teaspooniuls of
baking powder. Bake in thin layers like
jelly cake. Prepare custard, by boiling a
pint of thin cream, one beaten egg, one ta-
blespOOniul of flour, one teaspOOnful of corn
starch, and one.half cup of sugar together,
and when cold flavor with lemon, or any ex.
tract to suit the taste, and spread this be.
tween the layers Of cake.
Year: 1873

Beat together thoroughly one cup of but
ter and two cups of sugar; add the beaten
yolks of four eggs; stir in one cup of milk,
and two even cups and scant third cup of
-four. Beat the whites Of the eggs, and stir
into the batter. Then add one teaspoonful
of lemon extract, and two and half tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Stir ten min
utes aud pour into pans.
Year: 1873

One large cup full of molasses and two
very large tablespoonfuls of sugar boil as
rapidly as is possible for twenty minutes.
Try if it is brittle by dropping into cold wa
ter, When done, rub half teaspoonful Of
soda smooth, and stir dry into the boiling
candy. Mix it thoroughly and pour into
buttered pans. Stir while boiling to keep it
from burning. Do not pull. If you like
pop corn balls, pop it fresh, and stir into a
part or the whole of it.
Year: 1873

One reason why grass does not do well,
is that it is not susceptible of cultivation.
As the harrow leaves the land, so it must
remain, save what little effect the frost may
have. But the sun generally brings this
back to its hard state again, Docs it not
then seem clear what to do2 We are to pre-
pare our land in the very best way for
grass make it as mellow as possiblo-and
with a capacity to keep mellow. This is
not done by mere plowing and narrowing.
1t is not done by manure only. Ditching
does not do it, nor the deepest and best of
subsoilng, but all these together. Then
your land is mellow; will remain mellow ;
is rich will remain rich, where clover alone
is used and will be but little impoverished
where the grasses are grown, give but good
aftermath for protection and for growth in


he spring
Year: 1873

To sturdy sons Of care and toll,
Who cultivate the virgin soil
with an untiring arm
What yer may betide in life,
oh give not o'er your noble strife,
But still stick TO the farm.
Though very hard the times may seem,
Yet, still, of failures do not dream,
Nor give yourselves alarm
For surely everybody knows
That fortune ever smiles on those
Who will stick to the farm.
It will not do to fret or scold
Because our winters are so cold
Or summer is so warm;
Fer natures treasures fresh and pure,
In rich profusion they secure
Who e'er stick 70 the farm.
While city pleasures pass away,
Like shadows at tho close day,
The country still doth charm
Ifyoud enjoy long life and health,
DO not in cities seek for wealth.
But do stick to the farm.


iowa Homestead.
Year: 1873

A writer in the LumbermanS Gazette
computes that Michigan turns out about
three billions of feet of lumber per annum.
He estimates that there is still standing in
the forests Of Michigan over iOrty-two bill
ions Of feet Of merchantabe pine, making
the supply in that quarter sufficient only for
fourteen years consumption. Figures like
these cannot be very correct but they put
in striking shape fact people are prone
to forget that while the supply of lumber is
limited, the demand steadily increases, and
greatly acce!erates the approach of the day
of scarcity. The same exhaustion is going
on in pine regions elsewhere, to the north of
us, and in Canada as it has in Norway and
Sweden England was originally one vast
forest but now receives all her supplies of
timber from abroad. The scarcity of wood
is even more felt in Germany and in France,
where the jealousy with which the forests are
guarded sufficiently attests their present val
ue. We are approaching, though slowly,
the same goal, and may well felicitate our
selves upon our present abundance.
Year: 1873

PROFESSOR DONALDSON, an adventurous
American aeronaut, intends to attempt
to cross the Atlantic this summer in a
large balloon. The balloon which he has
made for the purpose will weigh about
two thousand pounds, will contain two
hundred and sixty-eight thousand feet of
gas, with two small reservoirs to provide
against leakage, and an electrical ar
rangement for light. The Professor ex-
poets to accomplish the trip in from
seventeen hours to two days and half,
and if the experiment proves successful,
intends to establish balloon mail and
passenger line around the world!
Year: 1873

FALLING OVER A WHEEL BARROW
If you have occasion to use wheel-bar-
row, leave it, when you are through with
1t, in front of the house, with the ham
dies toward the door. A wheel-barrow
is the most complicated thing to fall
over on the face OF the earth. A MN
would fall over one when he would never
think of falling over any thing else; he
never knows when he has got through
falling over it, either, for it will .tangle
his legs and his arms, turn over wilh
him, and rear up in front of him,
and Just as he pauses in his profanity to
congratulate. himself, it takes new
turn, and scoops more skin off of him,
and he commences to evolute anew, and
bump himself, on fresh places. A man
never ceases to fall over wheel-barrow
until it turns completely on its back, or
brings up against something it cannot
upset. 1t is the most MISUNDERSTANDING
otject there is, but it is more dangerous
than locomotive, aud no man is secure
with one unless be has tight hold of
its handles, and is sitting down on some
thing. A wheel-barrow has Its uses,
without doubt, but in its leisure moments
it is the great blighliDg curse on true
dignity. -Danbury Ne'ss.
Year: 1873

There is on the borders of Connecti-
cut small town which, though weak
and feeble, still with the help of the
=" Home Missionary Society" supported a
minister, and maintained regular divine
worship.


About the time when it became neces-
sary to pay the minister's salary, there
moved into the place man who gained
his living by carting coal and other SIM
liar labor. 1t was noticed that this man
was very regular in his attendance at
church, and was never absent from the
prayer-meeting but 10 pecuniary
point of view, he was not considered a
valuable acquisition.


twas the custom, when the salary
was due, for one Of the deacons to col
lect all he could from the people, and to
obtain the balance from the Home Mis-.
sion Society. In accordance with this
custom, one fine morning Deacon A
a man of considerable means and con-
siderable penur.ousness, started forth,
subscription paper in hand, to see how
much he could squeeze out of the parish
for the support of their minister. The
first person he met was the above-men-
toned coal carter moving along the road
with load OF that material. The dea-
con considered within himself that it
might be worth while to ask him to con
tribute (seeing that he was good eort OF
a person, and every little helps, and so
accosted HIM with GOOD morning, Mr..
B, are you willing to give anything
towards the support of our pastor2" at
the same time handing him the subscrip-
tion paper.


The man stopped. stood thoughtfully
moment or two, drew pencil out of
his pocket and with his dirt begrimed
hand headed the list with the sum OF
$50.


The deacon was so taken by surprise
that he could hardly believe the evil
dence of his own eyes; and thinking the
man had made mistake, and not wish
ing to take advantage of him, asked him,
Did you mean that for fifty cents p
The coal-carrier turned and drew him.
self up to his full height, and with great
earnestness replied II do not value the
gospel at fifty cents a year" This an
swer placed the case in new light. The
deacon went Immediately to the pastor,
and related the incident, and said " II
that man can give $50, / can give $3.50. -


The same spirit actuated the rest OF
the church on hearing the story, and in
few days the salary was raised by the
people themselves, without the necessity
of applying for outside aid.


Reader, it becomes you to consider the
question suggested by this Incident
How much do you value the gospel
at p for upon the answer may depend
your fate for eternity. 1t by whole
souled Christianity you prove that you
have consecrated time, influence, money
all that you have and are to the ser vice
of the Master, at that dread hour all
will be well. But if not, then this ques.
ton may well startle you. For accord.
ing to your valuation of the claims Of
Christ here. will be bis valuation OF
services there.-Rehigiotls Herald.
Year: 1873

~rs are, who teach children errors-which 1t is
almost impossible to eradicate In after years
The Normal College of this city is a disgrace if
we look at it in the Light of what it should be
and not of what it has been. We are willing
to concede it great praise for what it has
accomplished, considering its limited advan-
+aees but it is a shame that it has not
had better advantages. The new Normal
College promises wider opportunities. Ger
tainly we need them, for the supply of trained
teachers is wholly inadequate for our wants.
1t was lately reported that some absurd mem
Der of the new Commission was in favor OF
abandoning the new Normal College to other
uses; but this Is hardly credible. The Normal
School, to our mind, is the most important
part of eur school system, and we shall be
disappointed if it does not so prove itself be-
yond doubt in the next few years.
Year: 1873

Certain letters Of Gen. Van Buren, furnished by
the State Department for publication. are evidently
relied upon TO justify his displacement on the grounu
of unftness TO occupy position OF such importance
as that of COmmissioner-General to the E2posl'on
at Vienna. The letters unquestionably in'uc1.e
great excitement, and are far from dlscleeTS
or elegantly written, but they are clearly not 'no
utteraneeS of a man conscious OF guht, oI u. Ouo
who shrinks from the fullest investigation Oh us
action There is an old maxim as false as IL Is oiu'
that in a quarrel the man who Is In the wrong Is
ALWAYS the most excited. Every one knows the
contrary Few men smarting under outrageous ac-
cusations are able 10 keep their temper under per-
feet control. Gen. Van Buren certainly lacks TINS
oualitv. and lashes out in a manner which may con-
vince the injudicious of his guilt whHe
II will only confirm the Judgment Oh
all who know him, that he is man incapable OF any
dishonest or dishonorable conduct he may not De
the best man for the place to which he was ap-
pointed We are not accustomed to any such teats
of coordination from our State Department. But we
are sure that whatever may have been hs blame IN
carelessness OF in ineficeucy he Is, and Will some
dav show himself guiltless OF any corrupt OF sehsh
indirectiOn.