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Year: 1875

In another column we pu bllsh an
article on the railroad question from
the pen Of a gentleman than whom no
one has been a more earnest friend Of
the Los Angeles and Independence
Railroad. The writer gives his cordial
approval of the HERALDs suggestions
as to the wisdom of taking no more
stock in opposition railroads unless
the amplest guarantee is afforded that
the road will not fall into the hands of
the Southern Pacific and thus become
entirely useless as regulator Of
freights and fares. Since the appear
ance of that article the HERALD has
received the commentator of num-
ber Of our leading citizens on the
soundness of the views therein con-
tained. We have, as before stated, as
great degree Of confidence in the
good faith Of Senator JONES as any
one, but his spokesman at the meet
Ing on Monday night, intimated that
he Is human, and, like the average
mortal, has his price. His price now
for building road from this city to
the Mojave river is $4OO.0OO. We do
not object to the price. 1t is small
enough II we can retain the purchase.
1t Is the perpetuity of the title that
should be looked after. If Senator
JONES will place the transfer right OF
the road In the hands of those who
take the $500, 900 worth Of stock, he
can get the money In short time. II
he will not satisfy the people that the
road will not fall under the control of
the Central Pacific or the Southern or
of both, through the Union Pacific, he
cannot dispose Of $4,000 Of stock in
this county in forty years. Citizens


of Los Angeles county have subscribed


$275, 900 to build Senator JONES' road.
When this subscription was taken We
were ass ured the road would compete
with that of the Southern Pacific.
Now it is intimated that unless sub
scription to the amount of 100000 is
taken there is imminent danger that
the road and the 1915, 900 subscription
will fall into the hands OF the South
.ern Pacific. Now we submit this
question. Unless the guarantee the
HERALD suggests, orsome other equal
ly strong is given, will the 100000
remove the danger that now threat
ems our opposition road? 1t certainly
will not, and they who think 1t will,
sufficiently strong to take stock will
throw away their money, if dropping
1t into the Southern Pacific's pockets
may be called throwing itaway.
Year: 1875

The Daily HERALD Of tomorrow
will be mammoth sheet and will
contain more reading matter than any
daily or weekly paper ever before is
suid In Los Angeles. For the past six
weeks competent gentleman has de-
voted his time to collecting informa-
tion Of every character relative to the
commerce, products, soil, climate and
improvements of Los Angeles county,
and the result Of his labors will appear
In tomorrow mornings paper. The
first of January HERALD will contain
more correct information concerning
Los Angeles valley than can be found
in any other publication.
Year: 1875

WOMAN IN THE GRANGE RoOM.-The
benefits resulting from the union and
equality of sexes in the grange room are
incalculable. II is the tendency of igno-
rance in every sphere of life to under
value the tendency and influence of wo-
man, and perhaps no class is more open
to censure on this account than farmers.
They seem to think that the influence of
their wives and daughters should not ex-
tend beyond the kitchen and dairy. But
the grangers lift woman to an equality in
all the practical affairs of life and bus
iness, give her personal interest in the
homestead and farm, and thus perform
for her far more than has ever been
effected by all the female suffrage societies
in the world. Besides, the presence OF
woman in a grange room imparts to it a
refinement and grace that would other.
wise be wanting.-United Stdtes Econo
mist.
Year: 1875

A VERY nice way of preparing apples
especially for children, is to select
sweet ones, pare, quarter and core
them; ifthey are large apples cut them
into eight pieces set them in a tin
pan free from grease, or yellow bak-
ing dish, placed in a steamer over boil
ing water; put on the lid, and let them
remain until a fork will pass through;
keep the water boiling underneath all
the time eat cold, with rich milk or
cream, and pulverized sugar sprinkled
over them.
Year: 1875

A Florida correspondent of the Hart
ford Times writes Green turtles-the big
fellows that abound at Key West-are al
so plenty all along the coast up to Cedar
Keys. 1t is hardly time yet to go out for
them; but turtle fishing will in May and
June be quite business with one class of
fisherman. They are caught in large and
strong nets. -r


The nets are anchored at the bottom
along the channels of certain places among
the islands, and stretched across, often for
long distances, the position of the net being
shown by floats. Once entangled in the
net the turtle is helpless all bis clumsy
struggles only get him deeper and deeper
into the net. L saw one huge fellow lift
his back cut of the water, sink, and rise
again off one of the islands of Tampa Bay;
probably he was not less than 200-pound.
er. Turtles weighing 500 pounds are of
ten caught in the nets but the fishermen
tell me they prefer such as weigh only fif-
ty, seventy-five. and one hundred pounds,
for the reason that these sell more readily
and bring niger price in proportion, the
reason being that turtles are commonlU
purchased whole, especially by the large
hotel prOprictOrs in New York and else
where, and TO buy one weighing over 200
pounds would involve considerable loss.
For 300 or 400 pound turtle the purchas-
er at Cedar Keys pay only half price per
pound. The green turtle does not lay its
eggs on the Florida shore, nor do the fish
ermen know where 1t does lay. Howev-
er, found a turtles egg on the outer shore
of one of the lower islands. 1t might
have been the egg of "logger-head."
This is the name given by the fishermen
to big sea turtle mot esteemed for soup)
which does lay its eggs on the Florida
coast, and which is much more active and
ugly than the true green turtle; unlike
them il will almost always break out of
the net by biting through the strong
meshes.


They will also infict ugly bites upon
the hands of those who try to hold or ham
de them. A block of wood Is thrust into
the monsters mouth for safety.


a two weeks fishing voyage will often
give the saler boat load of green turtle.
During the season. which lasts from the
last ofsApril TO July or August, he will
make from $500 TO S70o by the sale OF
these creatures at eight cents pound.
Year: 1875

There is a good deal philosophy about
the words of the cool, reflective individual
who smokes and talks to his better half in
the annexed


The girl is generally educated on novels,
and her first disappointment comes on the
quiet indifference of the husband after the
honeymoon. You love me no longer,
said bride of few months to her better
half in gown and slippers. "Why do you
say that, Puss?' he asked, quietly remov-
ing a cigar from his lips. g You do not
caress me nor call me pet names; you no
longer seek so anxiously for nv compa-
nv" was the fearful answer. /" My dear"
continued the aggrayating wretch, - did
you ever notice man running after carr
How does he run-Over stones, through
mud, regardless of every thing until he
reaches the car, and he seiZes hold and
swings on. Then quietly seats himself
and reads his paper" "And what does
that mean - " An illustration, my dear.
The car is as important to the man after
he gets in as when he was chasing it, but
the manifestation is no longer called for. l
would have shot any one who put himself
in my way when in pursuit OF you: as L
would dnow shoot any one who would come
between us. but as proof of my love you
insist upon me running after the car.
Learn to smoke, my dear. and be a philos-
opher. The two combined clear the brain,
quiet the nerves, and improve the diges-
tiOn. -
Year: 1875

About this time certain boys, from eight
to fourteen years OF age, held prayer-meet
ings at one another's houses, in. garrets
and Easements. There was one boy
by name John Piper, who could pray and
exhort with greater tiuency than any one
else. At other seasons John Piper had
very little moral weight with uss He was
sort of half-aprentice to carpenter and
| half-housemaid to the carpenters wife,
He was a boy, good-natured, not worldly
wise, more simple than keen, and every
body's butt. His employer dressed him
in his own cast-off suits. That old beaver
hat, already worn out in the service of the
master, and certainly one size too large
for John, was an object of general ridicule
to all the boys in the place, and was fire.
quently in process of being kicked from
one end of the main street to the other,
and all John would do or say was
"Now, boys, that's too bad, | swOw y
But during the progress of revival, John
Piper became a different character, or
rather he was held in higher estimation.
His fluency as an exhorter was so remark
able that he was sometimes called upon TO
speak at the regular meetings. became
a regular attendant at these boys meet
| ings, and took a certain interest in them.





initiative affair. Vet there was no thought
of any thing like a wanton moekery of any
religious service. Many of the bows had
remembered the substance of the prayers
and exh0rtations they had heard at church.
| had learned a written prayer and ii
gave me great pleasure to repeat it. |
recollect taat my prayer was once objected
| to by some of the members on the ground
that / had learned it out of a
book. John Piper was the leader
of these meetings. They took place
weekly. he used to cali on one after an
other TO give their religious experience
and state of mind during the week. 1t was
hard task for many of us to speak in
meeting. was the most timid and sensi.
tive OF all In this respect. I put it of as
long as possible. Atlast John Piper came
privately and talked with me- He led me
out behind our barn. He said that ''to
testify" was my duty; that it was one OF
the crosses must take up. '.I5 was moth
ing" he added. IF would only tr Z, the
brethren would be satisfied with very
few words from me just as an evidence. y
That evening the meeting took place in
our back kitchen. | went with very
heavy heart. Every one save myself had
previously spoken.


The opening prayer was made, and we
sang. Several members prayed. Then
came my ordeal. John Piper arose. He
was to me then a very different being COM
pared TO the John Piper whose hat bad
assisted SO many times to kick down the
street. He said: s'Brother NJ, we would
Ike to hear few words from you con-
cerning your state of mind" arose for
Year: 1875

Scribner for Sepsember.l


A., B and C. combine their means and
credits to make corner in July. They
therefore quietly begin in May to buy
corn to be delivered in July. They
gradually buy all the corn in the market,
and, of necessity, must buy all that ar
rives, paying for the latter whatever is
demanded. When a purchase is thus
made, seller and buyer put up a margin,
either in cash, or certificate, or deposit.
AS soon as the corner becomes known
there is an effort made to break it. The
settlement takes place at p. m. on the
last day Of the month. Those who have
sold corn to the corner and have no corn
to deliver pay the difference between the
price at which they sold and the ruling
price at the close of business on the last
day, As the corner has thus purchased
sometimes five times as much corn as
there is to be had, amounting to millions
of bushels, and the price has advanced
ten cents a bushel, the profit is enor-
nous. AS the prices advance, additional
margins are required. Those failing to
put up the additional margins, lose what
they have already put up. The anti
corner factions seek to so crowd sales on
the corner as to exhaust its capital and
credits, and render it unable to buy at
the advance prices. Thus, the corner is
compelled to send out in the country
and buy for cash all the corn in sight, to
prevent having it rushed into Chicago
at the last moment. These are exciting
times. Corn at such moment may be
purchased Of the corner for shipment,
from six to fifteen cents bushel less
than it is selling for on Change for
delivery during the month. Each time
there is corner, there is crash, some
times Of the corner men, and at other
times of the anti.corner men. The
whole proceedings are of such question
able honesty, that the Legislature Of
Illinois has declared the operation of
corner to be felony. 1t is nevertheless
still practiced. Corners are attempted
in wheat, oats, barley, pork, and lard,
and some of them have been quite
successful in a pecuniary way. 1t re-
quires nerve, audacity, and money, or
credit. Recently bank here went into
corner, issuing its certificates of
deposit for margins; the corner failed,
and so did the bank, and the certificates
have never been paid.
Year: 1875

This is my little sweetheart dead,
Blue were her eyes and her cheek wa,


red


And warm at my touch when saw hel


last,


When she smiled on me and l. eld me fast
With the light, soft clasp OF her slender


hand,


And now beside her may stand and stant
HOnr alter hour, and no blush would rise
On her dead white cheek, and her shut


blue eyes. ... ........
viii never unclose at my Kiss or call
If this is the end, II this be all
That am to know of this woman dear
If the beautiful spirit knew lies here.
With the beautiful body cold and still
Ii whil stand here uvw and thrill
with my yearning memories sore ut heart
For token or sign to rend apart
The pitiless veil there is nothing beyond;
Ii this woman, so fair, 50 fond
A week ago-fond, fine and fair
With the life, the soul that shone out there
In her eyes, her voice, which made her in


truth
The woman loved if this woman for.


so0th ......


Is dead rs this dead clay that lies
Under my gaze with close shut eyes.
Then what is the meaning of life, when


death


Can break it all, as breaks at n breath
The child's brown bubble atioat in the
What is the meaning Of aA is dohe
When this breath goes out into empty


air,


Like this childish playthins, flmsy and


iilil?


w hat is the meaning of loves long pain,
The yearning memories that rcnd and


strain


The living heart or the living soul,
II this is the end, II tins is the whU'c
Of lite and deatl-this little span
That drops in the Clark before the plan
Which the brain conccives il half COM


plete,


Making life but the bubbles empty cheat
" hen year ago, Through all the maze
Or speculation's iar-hung haze,
| followed on with careless tread,
l had not looked then on my dead
My dead so infinitely dear,
My dead that coldIy lying here
Mocks my fond heart with scmb lance fair
Chills me with measurelcss despair,
Then could calmly measure ta:e
With Natures laws, and speculate
On all the doubts that science brings;
Now, standing here, what is it springs
W within my soul, that Dakes despair
Not quite despair y fond, o fair.
o little sweetheart dead to me.
Somewhere thou must wait for me,
Somewhere shall not look in vain
10 find thy face, thy living love again.
Year: 1875

"a Chickens want no food many hour,
after they were hatched, as they are then
digesting the yolk of the egg, which con,
stitutes their first food, and acquirino
strength to run about. When they begin
to peck they should be fed with soft food
and very small grain. Unqucs:ionably
the best soft food is an egg beaten nm
with teasp oonful of milk, and heated in
in an oven or by the side of fire until it
settles into soft custard. Chickens fed
or partly. fed, on this, make wonderful
progress. If they are to make large
fowls they must be fed soon after day,
break ; if, as is too often the case thew
are left hungry for three hours in the
morning, they are always stunted in
their growth. They must be fed the e-st
thing, and while they are young, every
two or three hours during the day.-Er.
Year: 1875

Don't he fraid Of little fun at home
good people; don't shut up your homes
lest the sun should fade your carpets and
your hearts, lest hearty laugh should
shake down seme Of the musty cobwcbs
there. If you want to ruin your sons, let
them think that al mirth and social en-
joymnt must be left on the threshold
when they come in at night. When
once nome is regarded as only a place
to eat, drink and sleep in, the work is
begun that ends in gambling house and
degradation. Young people must have
fun and relaxation somewhere. If they
do not find it at their own hearthstones
it will be sought in other, and perhaps
less profitable place. Therefore, let the
fire burn brightly at night, and make the
homo ever delightful with all those little
arts that parents so perfectly understand.
Don't repress the buoyant spirits Of your
children; half an hour round the lamp
and freight Of home blots out the re.
memberence Of many care and annoy
ance during the day, and the best safe>
guard they can take with them into the
world is the unseen influence of bright
little domestic sanctum.-Dio Le,cis
Year: 1875

are coupled with practical good sense
and FINE business ability.


We presume we may be yet in the
dark as to many OF the candidates for
Representative, but we have heard
mentioned the name Of John ". Bell.
Of Cover townships genial and in
telligent farmer, who is not less
widely known than respected.
Year: 1875

L, is conceded that under the Amer.


lean system OF politics. every voter
has an absolute duty devolving upon
him. 1t is, of course, TO So use his
electoral privileges as to secure the
occupancy of Official places of honor
and trust for the best possible men.
How is he TO do thiss Can it be done
bv each man going to the polls and
voting independently for the man


whom he considers best fitted for
this or that office By no means. 1t
can only be done BY organized and
united effort: and the men so join
ing together for political purposes
are called a political party. and to be
cohesive or effective must holi COM
mon opinion on the major points Of
public policy however much they
may differ on minor matters. The
necessity is obvious, then, for main
tanning united or party organIza-
tion. and the question recurs, what
Is the great duty OF the honest voter:
Is il to vote for the nominees OF the
party with whom he has affiliated, be
thew honest or dishonest. decent or
indecent By no means. To our
mind ii is to attend the primary
meetings or elections Of his party
and see to it that only honest and
capable men are nominated BY
it. This can be done, and certainly
should be done, as an ounce of this pre-
vention is worth pound OF the cure
which can only afterward be admin
istered at the polls il some scillawag
secures nomination through the care
lessness Of his right minded fellow
citizens. Let the Republican party
continue. as in Iowa II
generally has done, 10 make
its nominations in this way
with the full knowledge and consent
of ma ajority of the voters interested
and neither in county nor state
o.,, Il b.. IafastaI m matter how
often the opposition is whitewa>hed
or re -christeued.
Year: 1875

Commencing at l0i5 o'clock m, for the
purpose Of transacting such business as may
properly come before it, including the nom
ination of


One Candidate for County Treasurer,


One Candidate for County Auditor,


One Candidate for Sheriff,


One Candidate for County Superintendent,
One Candidate for Senator from the 2ith
District,


Two Candidates for Representatives SEND
District.


One Candidate for County Surveyor,


One Candidate for Coroner.


The ratio Of representation will be one del
egate for each township, and in addition
thereto one delegate for each fifty votes, and
one delegate for every fraction under fifty
and not less than twenty five votes cast for
Josiah T. Young for Secretary Of State, al
the general election Of 1874; upon which ba
sis the several townships will be entitled to
representation as follows:
Year: 1875

One of the worst animals that is per-
mitted to roam over this worlds sur
face is u bad boy. He is daily tor
ture to his little sister and plague to
the whole neighborhood. We like to
give the boys chance. AS rule,
there is a great deal of outcome in
them. One of the worst boys we ever
saw lived to be an editor, but the seeds
of early life finally took root and he
relapsed went to the State Legislature
and on down, until the last we heard
of him he was in Congress. And it is
not always the good little boys that
make the best men. A nice little boy
who never would steal apples, grew
up to be a man, went into merchan-
dising broke three times, paid moth
ing on the dollar, retired rich, and is
now a shining light in one of San
F'rancisco's most fashionable churches.
Still vicious and dishonest boy is not
the most desirable starter for a man.



And as every body, including parents,
industrial school managers and city
prison keepers know this to be fact,
We regret to have to announce that
Los Angeles is just now pretty well
stocked with the bad boy element. A
letter before us at this moment con-
tains the information that there is a
considerable number of boys, ranging
in age from five to fifteen years,
banded together in this city, who do
not hesitate to scale fences, steal fruit,
break down trees and do other mis-
chief of a serious character. Unless
the parents and guardians of these
youths are careful, not a single one of
them will ever become angels unless
the transformation comes after years
of preparation in the workshops of
San Qentin. Seriously, people who
have boys should look after them a
little more assiduously, and if possible
sever their connection with the many
bad examples that disgrace our city.
Remember that as the twig is bent,
the tree lnclines.
Year: 1875

PATRIcK the banishment of all ven-
omous reptiles from Ireland by means
of his crosier or staff, which, as late as
1860 was still to be seen and greatly
venerated at Dublin. How much of
this is true and how much of it mere
mystic legend we do not know nor do
we wish to know. Nothing can be
more certain than that great and
good man known as st. PATRICK
lived in Ireland at some remote period
and sit cannot be doubted that he
lived for the good of his fellow men,
it is but right and proper that Irish
born men and women and all others
who feel so inclined should celebrate
his anniversary.