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Year: 1876

TWenty-seven years ago to-day we
became q Californian. AS we look
back it seems but short time, al
though we have seen towns built and
peopled with thousands of hardy and
industrious miners, merchants and
others, and few years after passed
over the same ground and found moth
ing but few tumble-down shanties
and not solitary person in sight.
We have seen San Francisco three
times reduced to ashes, and each time
rebuilt more substantially than before.
We were in Los Angeles when it was
but an insignificant old Mexican town
and never dreamed that we should
live to see the beautiful city that now
stands upon the ground that was
mostly at that time barren waste.
A feeling of sadness comes over us as
we remember our old comrades, glori-
Gus fellows, who have passed away,
and whom we must soon follow, and
We recognize the fact that we are
growing old. We have concluded not
to celebrate our twenty seventh ami
versary.


Mr.. E. Wise, representing the firm
of S. Arnold & Co., of San Francisco,
is at the Grand Central. The firm
above referred to are the agents for
five different manufacturing compan-
les of the Eastern States, and they
now propose to give Los Angeles mer-
chants the same wholesale price lists
as the largest wholesale dealers of San
Francisco, having goods delivered di-
rectly here from manufacturers
hands. Mr.. Wise informs us that he
is meeting with fine success; all of
which goes 70 prove the fact that Los
Angeles is fast becoming wholesale
city of no mean pretensions. These
points made known by a judicious use
of printers ink must have the effect
to greatly increase the wholesale trade
of this city.


The Lenton and Ware troupe gave
their second performance last evening.
They are out of luck in one respect,
for the weather has been so bad that
but few could get out to enjoy their
entertainment. Nevertheless, they
played and sang and tumbled and
turned somersaults, and went through
the programme as faithfully as though
they were performing to a thousand
dollar house, and we honestly and sim
cerely hope that the rain will let up,
so that our citizens can have an OPP
portunity of seeing and hearing these
meritorious artists. Let the hall be
crowded tonight.


The Thirty Fights! Every resident
of Los Angeles knows this popular
company and all appreciate their SER
vices as firemen sufficiently to attend
their grand entertainment to be given
on the 22d inst. The programme will
include a'minstrel performance, COM
edy and grand tableaux. This gallant
company deserves crowded house
and we believe our citizens who have
felt perfect security under the protec-
tion Of these brave firemen will turn
out en- masse.


Any one who thinks that this world
is all fleeting show, and thinks there
is nothing in it worth living for, will
alter his mind if he will go into the
Palace Saloon and ask one of the SOL
emn looking individuals behind the
bar to mix him o Tom and Jerry. Only
that.


A man struck boy over the head
with an umbrella yesterday afternoon
while crossing the street in front of
the Post office for which he was ar
rested. 1t seems both were to blame
and Judge Gray gave them good ad-
vice and his blessing.
Year: 1876

On the East, South and West sides OF the
town and one-quarter of a mile form the ave.
nues are boulevards, each one hundred feet
in width, which will be improved in the same
style as the avenues-making over thirteen
miles of drive within q mile of the hotel.
Year: 1876

One day, wandering on the shore


That once was ruled by Mcrincll,
found within clefted rock


A strangely twisted curious shell,
With spiral whorls of pearly white,


And hollows tingcd with roscatc light.
This shell possessed wondrous.powcr


For placed against the listncrs ear,
He heard, though gentle, faint and low,


The tones of those he held most dear;
Though parted far BY land or wave, -


The faithful shell an echo gave.
"Oh happy gift to man." said I:


More precious than the printers art;
How oft Shall thou, in distant climcs,


Console that ever faithful heart,
Bring back the cherished heart again,


And take from absence half its pain.
"Nan arc my thoughts y a nymph replied


For those who know it will lament
That never, though its echoes faint,


Can tidings from the loved be sent;
The distant sound is only caught,


But never word or message brought.
''Twill on waken ycarnings vain,


Twill only pierce the heart anew,
And bring to mind the ten fold pain


The anguish of the last adeu.
When all is lost beyond recall,


'Tis better fer a vail should fall
She ceased, I turned, and threw the shell


Beneath the tossing, loaming tide;
Too well can memory weaken grief,


The man should seek for aught besides
Love needs it not for love can last


When all the things Of time are past.
Year: 1876

AFTER MoRE.-An old gentleman,
who was always boasting how folks
used to work in his young days, one
day challenged his two SONS to pitch
on a load of hay as fast as lie could
load it. The challenge was accepted,
the hay wagon driven round, and the
trial commenced. For some time the
old man held his own very credit
ably, calling out " More hay more
hay !" At length, struggling to keep
on the top Of the disordered heap, it
began to roll, then to slide, and at
last off it went from the wagon, and
the old man with it. "What are YOU
doing down here?" cried the boys
" I came down after hay" answered
the old man, stoutly.
Year: 1876

A GOLDEN MoTTO. u count only
the hours that are serene, is the
motto of sun dial near Venice
There is softness and harmony in
the words and in the thought unpar-
alleled. OF all the conceits it is surely
the most classical. " | count onl y the
hours that are serene" What bland
and are-dispelling feeling! How
the shadows fade on the dial plate as
the sky lowers, and ii ne thus merely
presents only blank, unless as its
progress is marked by what is joyous,
and all if not happy sinks into obliv-
ion What fine lesson is conveyed
to the mind---to take no note of time
but by its benefits, to watch only for
its smiles and neglect the frowns of
fate, to compose our lives of bright
and gentle moments, turning always
to the sunny side Of things and let
ting the rest slip from our imagina-
tions, unheeded or forgotten? How
different from the common art of self
tormenting
Year: 1876

New YORK City wound up the
century year in characteristic style.
The Times Of Sunday records among
the festivities a man shot at a hotel !;
two stabbed; boy shot; milkman
shot while going about his business !;
three men shot in one street; one in
another, and a girl severely wounded
by pistol And the atmosphere was
not clear enough for good shooting
e!lAey.
Year: 1876

THE Ways and Means committee are
strongly urged to take action in the funding
bill, and put the bonds in the market while
there is favorable opportunity to dispose of
them. OLce before opportunity has been
lost by delay, and the committee are implored
not to repeat the mistake. In 1859 Mr.. Bout
well strongly urged funding bill and the is
suing of bonds at At per cent. The House
delayed to take action, and shortly the Fran
co-Prussian war broke out, utterly destroying
the market. Now we have an excellent
chance again to refund our bonds at a lower
ate of interest. Unless we take it now we
may lose it, for a year hence Europe may be
engaged in a great war on the Eastern ques-
tion. 1t is however almost too much to hope
that the Democratic House will turn its at
tention from the congenial work of besmirch-
ing regulations to the more useful task of re-
ducing the public burdens.
Year: 1876

In examining the statement made by Mr.
Blaine on Monday, we wish to dissociats
wholly from the question the matter of his
candidacy for the presidency. For although
the charges were originated by those who were,
from some motive, hostile to his nomination or
election, and although they would probably
never have been thought worthy of so much
discussion if he had not been understood to be
candidate dangerous to the prospects Of
others, yet the only way to examine them dis
passionately is by forgetting altogether that
there is any other question at issue than the
truth or falsity of the charges that he was In
some way or other guilty Of wrong-doing In
connection with the bonds of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad.


First, then, as to the alleged sale of bonds to
the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Mr..
Blaine denies that he ever had any transac-
tions whatever with the road or any of its rep
resentatives, directly or indirectly. 1t may be
that the denial and the letters of Mr.. Dillon.
and Mr.. Scott are disingenuous. But 1t is
difficult to see how a denial could be framed
that would cover more completely the entire
ground of the charge. Some of the scavengers
say, call Mr. Harrison. The utmost Mr.. Har-
rson could testify to would be that somebody
had told him story which persons better in
formed than himself declare 10 be utterly un-
true. The corps of traducers wish hearsay 20
be taken as disproving positive testimony BY
competent witnesses


Next, there are hints of wrong-doing IN con-
nection with the sale of bonds to the Atlantic
and Pacific and the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas roads. As to these Mr.. Blaine says that
he knew the circumstances OF the purchases at
the time; but that the bonds did not belong to
him. and he had not dollar of interest In
either transaction. Here the amateur investi-
gators think they discover an evasion. Did he
not sell the bonds for somebody else, or at least
nut buyers and sellers in communication with
each other? Suppose he did. 1t does not
appear that the insinuation has anything to
support it,-but can any one point out the
wrong, if it be true?


Now, as to the matter of ownership in Little
Rock bonds, or of dealing in them. Unless
this road was the recipient Of favors from Con-
gress, or petitioner for such fayors, there was
no more evil in the transaction than in the
purchase or sale of stock OF the Boston aud
Providence Railroad. What are the facts as to
the Arkansas road? The land grant to the
company was made by the state of Arkansas:
but it was required by Congress, which mad
given the lands to the state, that roads
receiving such lands should have certain
number of miles completed BY eertaia
Year: 1876

The despieable course of the slander com.
mittees at Washington is provoking sharp
comment on the part of all decent people.
The practice is to employ private detectives
ofno character, who are ready to swear any
thing for money. These men are summoned
as witnesses, and are told that it is not nee
essary they should know the facts of their
own knowledge, but that they may state
what charges they have heard and their
opinions of those charges. Thus it is easy to
make prima facie case against any promi-
nent Republican, and the case so made is
telegraphed to all parts of the country before
the man accused has chance to reply.
Year: 1876

DEMOCRATIC Judgment in the selection of
public officials is not to be commended, if
we may judge by the House appointments.
One of the Democratic appointees has been
discharged for expressing his sympathy with
assassins. one for jobbery, one is charged
with arson, one with theft, and one with
poisoning, while half the rest have been
guilty of treason. A nice lot of officers a
Democratic administration would give us!
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used.
Year: 1876

Taking into consideration the character of its
vouchers, the history of its cures and the immense
increasing demand, VEGETINE may be fairly ell
titled the leading medicine of the age.


For scroula in the blood, VEGETINE is an in
tallible remedy, and no person need suffer from
humors ulcers, and all diseases arising from impure
blood, if VEGETINE is used according to directions.
There is not case of scrofula in existence that
VEGFTINE will not cure, provided, however. the
vital functions have not lost their power of action,
all that may be said to the contrary notwithstanding


VEGETINE is pleasant to the taste, mild in its in
1uence, and absolute in its action disease, as the
following unquestionable evidence will show.
Year: 1876

ALLURISG sTAGEs-TnE COLLEGE PEDESTRIAN AND


wAITIR-PRoFILE MOUSTAIy--THE NOTCH AND


THE FLUME-sMALL NUMBER OF VISITORS.


IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE rRIBuSEl


PROFILE HOUSE, Aug. 1.-The arrangements
for travel in the White and Franconia Mountains
nearly perfect Tickets Tor the round trip, including
staging 10 whatever points you may with visit can be
ught in NcwYors. Boston. Montreal: and OF the
smaller cities in the East. From whatever point you
enter, whether by way OF Plymouth, Wells River. or
Conway stages in waiting, and you step from
the hot and dusty TO seat the coach above the
driver reach the heart Of he mountains before night


The trip can be made comfortably in week. om!tting
TO points interest. If you have plenty of leisure
and uloney month Is not too long time to spend
rarng through the dehcs, and resting at the delightful


hotels. Nowhere is travel more ana varied II you
are young just out Of college, perhaps you put
your buc flannel shirt and Scotch suit and good
part Of the distance foot. Every day brOnZed
students thus equipped through this region making
their ten or twenty miles day But you suit the
distance to much loss expenditure Of muscle than this
The hotels are rarely than five six miles apart


and scattered all along the way 10 detaiu you are
fine views and cool deep cuts made by the mountain
streams Not many OF us seem to have the energy
poverty to walk much any more. If we cannot spend
$40 or Sl2 day in stylish travel stay at home. The
fact is however that in the mountains these picturesque
stages are generally allurng for everybody and


the flannel shirts thick boots and slOuc hats apt to
be found on top Of thon after the first ten miles When
they swinging along In the morning Win Their AK
horses their yellow Wheels and romantic associations,
and find the porch ready to start of on foot
ant 10 pocket resolution and climb up
from the sheer attactiveness Of the vehicle itself
In tho pictures Of these horses al
ways on the run Then have all heard OF parties Of
Congressman driving these coaches down the slopes
OF the Rocky ounains, distance OF 3l2 miles, aud
descent OF 1000 feet In IA minutes and have vague
cancellations of similar experience as take seat
Year: 1876

TREES ABOUT FARM BUILDlNGs.-A
goodly number Of shade trees about
farm buildings add much TO the gener-
al appearance of the place, as also to
the comfort Of man and beast during
the hot days OF summer. But many
make the mistake of planting too
many large growing trees near the
dwellings, which in time exclude both
light and air, and causing the building
standing constantly in the shade to be.
come unhealthy. In cold climates
deciduous trees should always.be pre-.
ferred to eyergreenS, when planted in
a position likely to shade the house :
because it is only in hot weather that
shade is desirable, and in winter all
the light and solar heat to be obtained
are required for health As a rule,
We would say Keep all trees of large
growth at least one hundred feet from
dwelling house using the inleryen.
Ing space as lawn, in which NAV be
planted small growing trees and
shrubs. Evergreen trees should be
employed exclusively for ornamental
ton, or as wind breaks, but never fol
shade.
Year: 1876

CLEANSING RooNS.-Rooms which
have been long occupied by the sick
should be throughly cleansed. The
old paper, and in many places the
plaster, should lie replaced by new,
as it becomes saturated with foul and
poisonous emanationS. The plaster
should always be washed with So
luton Of carbolic acid in water. Gar.
bolic acid Is cheap if bought b. the
qUantity) Use one half an ounce of
acid to a gallon Of water, and apply
with a whltewaSh brush. The Chinese
remove the plaster from their walls,
very frequently, being amply paid for
the trouble and expense by the great
value Of The old plaster as a fertilizer
on account Of the large amount of or.
ganic matter which it contains from
absorption. To facilitate The removal
OF old paper, saturate it with salaratus
water.
Year: 1876

A TEMPERANCE PAERor-A grocer.
man in South Baltimore, who has re>
Gently experienced much trouble on
account of his wife's love for the
ardent, bought a parrot and trained
1t at a neighbours mouse TO scream
Louisa, DO take water 2 The bird Is
now placed in the store, and every
time that Louisa goes behind the
counter the green monster 'yells out:
Louisa, do take water The perse-
cuted woman vows that she will take
the insect out some nigh while her
husband is at the lodge and sell it
cheap, or give it away to some one
who is suffering for a parrot.-Balti.
more NelrS.
Year: 1876

y NEWSPAPER is a window through
which men look out on all that il 90
ing on in the world without a news
paper man is shut up in a small
room and knows little or nothing of
what Is happening outside of himself
In our day the newspapers keep pace
with history and record it \ news.
paper will keep a sensible man in
sympathy with the world current
history. Il is an enfoldiug encyclo-
pedia, an unbound book forever issU.
ing and neYer finished.
Year: 1876

An apparatus for washing smoke,
and thus depriviug it of its character
of nuisance, is in operation at fac
tory at Menilmontant, Paris. \ fine
shower Of water, travelling in The di
rection of the smoke, and at FIVE times
its velocity. is projected into the chin
Dey, where it mixes with the smoke,
taking up the soluble gases and Fre-
cipitating the impurities carried uP
with the smoke by the draught. The
foul water Is discharged intO cistern
where it is collected, and a fine black
paint is got from 1t.
Year: 1876

NIGHT AID MogNING.-Night is the
time for rest, and both body ana BRAIN
especially as to students, require all
the sleep the system Will take. They
ought never to be walked up. Nature
will iniaIibly do that when She has
bad her FIJI, and to shorten sleep is'to
shorten lie Half ;he time in day
light Is as much as any man ought to
spend in hard study.
Year: 1876

Wednesday morning as the bark Cav:
alier was coming into the harbor, an, ac-
cident occurred, which will doubtless
renderthe unfortunate victim a cripple
for life. As the vessel was sailing in, the
center, board struck shOal spot in the
channel, which rendered it necessary to
raise IL. This was done. but coming into
deep water again suddenly, the board
dropped. which caused the wench to
strike one of the sailors on the knee with
such force. as to knock the knee cap off.
A boat was Immediately dispatched tor a
physician. and Dr. Pommier was taken
to the relief Of the sufferer. The acei.
dent is a very singular one, and if the
man ever recovers the use of his leg at all.
It will undoubtedly be without the use
Of the knee joint.
Year: 1876

We stated last week that the tug Smith
had been employed by the insurance
companies to take the schooner Perew
from her position out on light house
point. By some arrangement with the
Leviathan the Smith went back and the
Leviathan proceeded with the work.
Five steam pumps were put upon the
sunken vessel, and the water lowered
considerably. Thursday afternoon the
Ieviathan came, in the river after men to
assist in lightering the cargo, and the
prospects were that with favorable wealth
or the vessel would soon be relieved and
tOwed into port.
Year: 1876

We would call the attention of the
newly elected county and township of
fcials to the following section of the acts
of 1874. A strict compliance with the
conditions set forth will be required by
the approving officer.


SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Arkansas:
That the official bonds of county and
township officers, shall be approved by
the Circuit Court; Provided, however,
That the Judge of the Circuit Court or
the Judge of the county in vacation, sub


ect to confirmation or rejection by
the Circuit Court, may approve the
bonds of such officers in vacation upon
the securities in such bonds subscribing
to an oath that they are worth the amount
of the bond in property in the county
where such officer resides, subject to ex-
ecution over and above all their debts,
liabilities and exemptions under existing
laws, stating therein the amount of per,
sonal property and its value; and, Pro-
vidaed further, That if there should be
more tihan one security, if the aggregate
value of their property should be over
and above the aggregate of their debts,
liabilities and exemptions and the amount
of the bond required by law, the bond
may be approved, and if the Circuit
Court should confirm the approval of the
bond, the bond and affidavits shall be fill
ed and recorded in the Recorders Office
in book provided for that purpose; ; but
if the Court should refuse to confirm the
approval of the bond, it shall order a
good and sufficient bond to be given in
fifteen (15) days from its rejection, and il
a new bond is not given in that time, the
Office shall be deemed vacant, and shall
be filled in the manner now provided by
law
Year: 1876

Dsy'A great deal is said about the
rights and claims of the great northwest.
How was Judge Brown treated by these
very same gushing north-westers, when
he was before the people for the nomi-
nation? Being the only man really from
the northwest, he was villitied, traduced,
and covered with mud and filth, by the
very men that now are shouting them
selves hoarse for united northwest.
Out upon such hypocracy. Let the man
be a good and representative one, no
matter from what part of the District
he halls.
Year: 1876

A doctor was asked to dance the Ian.
GERS; he declined, but expressed will,
ingness to lance the dancers.


The meancst man on the streets nova
days is the one that is seen hanging
around band of street musicians, near
enough to hear the music, but far enough
away TO avoid the hat.


There a-e few who can dam up 6
stream of profanity when suffering from
an aching corn.
Year: 1876

Senator Wallace says it's the hungry
belly against the bloody shirt this year
That's about the size of it.


Would you, after hen had been sit
ting on the eggs until they had become
rotten, effect change for the better b.,
putting new hen on TIE rotten oeesf'
Year: 1876

Hopefield. At any rate, there seems


more probability Of this being true, In


which event the point where Hopeheld


is now located will be swept away. This


would throw the current lower down


snd wash off large part of the levee.
In addition to this, there might be bar
formed ia front Of the city by


which approach to the landing
VIZ uld be bloekaded. When we know
that the distance from the point now
threatened above HOpefield to that be-
low the bend is by river eight miles, and
straight across only one mile, we read
ily conceive that the current would be
irresistible should it once find an outlet.
The fall of the river is three inches per
mile, which would give declension or
depression Of two feet within one mile
across the Arkansas beud. a hundred
thousand dollars would readily arrest
this danger, for with this sum mattresses
ceuld be used along the two points
which are being washed awsy. They
would have TO be laid for half mile at
one point and for three quarters OF a
mile at the other point. A mile and q
half of mattress at twelve dollars per
lineal fo)t, would cost ninety-tiVe thou
sand and forty dollars. This Is not
large amount Of money to be expended,
il by so doing such ruin could be pre-
vented. Il is Of the greatest Importance
that q survey be made, and that, too. at
the earliest practical moment. The
sooner this is done the better, for such
will at least determine the real 0angeIJ
and show how it is to be averted.