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Year: 1876

chine several days before, and apparently not
worth the trouble Of saving. In other cases
after having had a wettng, men and boys were
forking it over laboriously by hand, in the
hope that the sunshine would continue long
enough to enable them TO save at least por-
tion Of the crop. In no case could see or
even hear of the use of the machine Of all
most needed in the emergency, and which
would have enabled these farmers to save
the greater part of their hay with little dam
age and but triling expense-I mean the i'm
proved hay tedder.


One farmer who owns good grass and
stock farm of 300 acres, and had much hay
damaged, told me, when l suggested the use
Of the tedder, that he had never seen one of
tho machines in operation and he did not
know of one being owned in the county. He
had attended several of the state fairs at
Columbus and thought he had seen such ma
chimes exhibited there, but was SO much oc-
cupied in looking at the 6ne horses and cat
tie that he had no time to examine the inn
plements. On my expressing tho belief that
one Of these hay tedders would be of more
benefit to him in single season like the
present, thau three times the amount of its
cost, he seemed quite incredulous, and L had
to assure him that was not an agent and
did not even know the name of one of the
manufacturers, but had seen the thing work,
and knew what it would do. He then told
me he would look for it at the coming state
fair; and would advise others like him to
do the same


II should be understood that the te6der
not only forks up the wet grass after it has
been beaten down onto the wet ground, eav-
ing it in good form for the sun and air to
penetrate but by causing it to pass through
the air, as is done by the revolution of the
machine, the evaporation of the water is
greatly hastened; and by keeping the ma
chine actively at work after a shower, sew
eral acres of hay that has been wet may be
repeatedly gone over and thereby dried in a
few hours so as to be secured before night
NJ. b. Bateham IN Ohio Farmer.
Year: 1876

The recuperative forces of childhood are
at times extraordinary, The boy who left
school sick at ten O'Clock in the morning
will 90 to the circus at two p, m. the
same day, fall of seat sixteen or eigh-
teen ieOt high, and never hurt himself more
than to miss four or five seconds of the
performance.
Year: 1876

In the Probate Court of the County OF Los


Angeles, State of California.
In the matter of the estate Oft


Jacob Keller, deceased.


Order to show cause why decree of dstribu-


button should not be made.
an reading and filing the petition of Lou
~ lisa Keller, surviving widow OF said
deceased setting forth that more than four
months have elapsed since the probate of the
will of the estate of said deceased, and
that she is entitled to the immediate posses
ion OF all the property under and by virtue of
said will of said deceased; il is ordered that
Jacob Keller, deceased, be and appear before
the Probate Court of the county of Los An
geles, at the court room of said court, in the
city of Los Angeles, in said Los Angeles
county, on
Year: 1876

Sunday was a warm day causing
the average citizen to fl Lee to the
seaside or seek the pleasant shades of
Washington Garden. About two
thousand persons attended the picnic
of the Confidence Engine company at
the latter place and nothing could ex-
ceed the pleasant enjoyment they had
there. Nearly all our best citizens
did honor to the occasion and host Of
gentlemen and ladies strolled under
the shadow of Waldron's fig trees or
Joined in the dance in his spacious
ball room. The manageris had its
usual attention.; the mind-reader,
Professor Rice, drew hundreds to his
seance and Professor La Rausieur's
shooting gallery was crowded all day.
The bars were well patronized and the
company must have realized hand
somely. Joe Williams had comfOr-
table lunch and ice cream stand which
was model in its way. Altogether
the picnic was success and a great
credit to the enterprising members of
Confidence Company. Their valuable
services (as well as those OF the 3Ss, )at
the recent fires were gratefully re-
membered yesterday, and our citizens
Wed with each other in doing them
honor.
Year: 1876

One of the largest real estate tran
sactions of the year was concluded
yesterday in the sale of part of the
Cucamonga Homestead tract. The
parchase was made by some San
Francisco capitalist, and the consider
alton was $2l, 900 gold coin. We learn
that the Homestead Company have
expended over $4,000 in supplying
water for their entire tract, and now
have a volume of water in their main
ditch equal to that of the Los Angeles
river. The system of irrigation is
now complete and an invitation is ex-
tended to the public to inspect the
property. We venture the assertion
that there is not finer body of land
under the sun, and ride up the val
ley will well repay the slight expense
and time required.
Year: 1876

No words of .commendation are nec-
essary for the old favorite Singer Sew
ing Machine, which may be found in
nearly every well regulated household
in the land. In point OF manufacture
and finish 1t cannot be excelled, and
all of the latest Improvements and at
tachments are incorporated and adapt
ed to it. The mechanism is the most
simple and durable; the easiest regu-
lated and the least liable to get out of
order. Every body who has tried the
machine speaks enthusiastically in its
favor, and this fact accounts for its
immense popularity and the many
thousand machines which are annu-
ally turned out from the manufactory.
Messrs. Doak g. Lu Gar are agents for
this city; office No. 25 Spring street.


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Year: 1876

The following will be of interest to
business men and others having busi-
ness with the Express Company in
this city: On and after this date un-
til further uotice the letter express 60
ing South will close at the office in
this city at 10 o'clock P. NJ That for
the North will close at o'clock A. M.
daily. The package express for the
above routes close will at I P. NJ. All
letters dropped in the letter box in the
Office door, corner Main and Market
streets after P. NJ. will be assorted
and forwarded to their destination by
the first express as stated above.
Year: 1876

The people of Philadelphia and vicin.
ity aro already beginning to feel the good
effects of the Centennial, and trade in
all branches seems to be reviving. An
article in the Philadelphia Times entitled
Centennial Trade" gives the general
status Of business, and regarding the
iron and steel prospects it says:


"The suspension at the coal mines and
the consequent depression in the iron
trade appears to effect every branch Of
business, except agriculture, which is,
alter all, the msinstsy of every nation.
Probably not more than one.half of all
the furnaces in the Lehigh and Schuyl-
kill regions ara in full operation; not
withs.anding this fact, the hsndicrait of
iron casting, steam and gasdtt'ng In this
city is claimed to be rs per cent moro
profitable now than 1t was last year. This
business, however, is of necessity free
from many OF the effects of panicky
times, especially in country like this
where there are little towns springing
up in all Quarters, especially In the
West, each OF which must have been Its
little petroleum gas works and its water
pipes as soon ~ it can boast of Il few
Thousand Inhabitants. Most of the work
of this character in the United State; Is
manufactured by Pniladelphia firms,
several If the most prominent of which
assert that the late notable Improvement
in the business is due on the one hand to
the confidence which has begun to pre-
vail among the people, and on the other
hand to the unprecedented amount OF
building improvements in preparation
for the Exhibition. With the work in
hotels, boarding houses and structures
undergoing alterations for that purpose,
one of the foremost firms Of the kind n
the world declares that it did more busi-
ness during the past week than during
any previous month since it started busl-
ness The manufacturers of steel rails
in this State are so busy that three
tourtbs of them are obliged to decline
receiving orders for goods, one of them
having recently refused an order for 20
9UO tons OF rails-sn immense order, as
each ton is worth $50.
Year: 1876

In spite of the cold weather which set
in last night, the Irishmen in this city
are celebrating st. Patrick day in the
usual manner. The procession is in
seven divisions, and comprises every
civic and military Irish society in The
city.
Year: 1876

Our National Holiday, the 22nd of Feb
ruary, will be appropriately celebrated by
the Washington Steam Fire Engine Co.,
giving grand floral reception and supper
in the Masonic Temple, and from the we'll
known ability and large experience Of the
committee appointed by the company to
make the necessary arrangements, we pre-
dict one OF the largest and most magnia-
cent entertainments ever before given in
our city. That such will be the result we
have not the shadow Of doubt, after hav-
ing been made acquainted with some of the
principal arrangements. The floral deeora-
lions, the elaborate programmes, the sump-
tuous supper, and the enchanting music, we
do not hesitate to say that they surpass
every effort made by this or any other asso-
citation to make this "the reception" of the
Centennial year, 1876.
Year: 1876

By the American Press Association.


WAsHIEGIoN, Jan. 19.-The Auditor Of
tic Supreme Court of the District Of Colum
liza is taking considerable amount of tes-
timony under the decree of the District
lour in the case of the libel for bounty b.,
the alleged destroyers Of the Confederate
E!m Texas. A number Of officers and sea
men Of the James River Squadron have
fled libel in this case under the act oil
congress gran ing bounty in lieu of prize
money where Confederate vessels were de-
'Toyed to avoid capture. The report in the
case Will be made to the Court at its nex
:tssIon, which will take place on the 18th
Of February.
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning officer Legg discovered
young man sitting on the bumper ofone ot
the cars attached to the through freight train
which leaves this city about l o'clock, with
his right leg badly crushed at the knee.
The accident was caused by the sudden stop
ping Of the train. Mr.. Legg ordered tie
man to be sent to philadelphia, that he
might enter hospital there. His name he
refused to give.
Year: 1876

Yesterday afternoon the Stockholders of
the Odd Fellows Hall Company, held their
ANIMAL meeting in the Hall Third and King
streets. The following financial statement
Is the report Of The Treasurer, Henry Eckel,
tor the year ending 10Th day of January
1876
Year: 1876

To rnH EDITOR OF THE HRRALD:-


Your columns doing to arouse tho people to
consider the poverty than all the Jour-
nails put together and simply because you give us the
facts unwelcome they may be. In my opinion pow
rety tho last ditch OF cv Intemperance be
by making all alcoholic drinks contraband-to be
seized and destroyed wherever found That makes an
end OF that OWL Crime be cured by shutting up
or killing the criminal But the poor-what in the
world shall do with thems The more you feed,
co,hc and minister to them the moro you may
do IL The world owes them q living, they say,
and you have had your labor for your pains am
prepared TO prove that soup houses desultory efforts
to feed promscuous crowds giving to street begears
and all that sort OF thing, has dono more 10 foment
than to alleviate the OWL WHAT then, shall we do
Let the suffering starves Manifestly mott since to do
and the annihilation of society. think something
be done. There is In this world q something
called Christianity. The founder Of Il was born IN
mangcr. bred among mendicants preached his first
sermon from the text "rhe spirit Of the Lord
God Is upon on me because % o he has nnoin.ed n
ministry working wonders among the poor Iame halt
blind, &c; spoke thousand words and acted
thousand times works OF wonder for the poor to
for the rich, and then ended His career hanging be.
tween TWO poor thieves. Now my notion is that this
Christianity which He established has something, my
everything. to do with this evil OF poverty. Go
sell all that thou hast and give TO the
poor. SAID this Man OF Sorrows And one
Christianity was the principle-sThey had all things
common"-showing tnat poverty was thing mover
TO DO known In the Church OF Christ. Now, what
would the world think every church congregation in
New York should to-day pledge TO see that NO
family this city should suffer for want OF iood fuel
clothing long there use for Christianity


in the worlds There would then remain but one


Of tho aud Here we
the example of the great preacher TO the poor. The
evidences OF poverty are prma face. Not one In .
thousand can be mistaken. live Christian is In.


alliblc guide to poverty's hut Follow Jesus and He
Will lead you tho freess hearth the empty basket
und the weeping sufferer II is shame IN modern
Christianity that the thin barrier Of unacquantance
with tho wants of thoir follow creatures should be all


Christianity CHRISTIAN,
Year: 1876

Some find work where some find rest,


And SO the weary world goes on; 5.5
sometimes wonder which is best


The answer comes when life is gone.
Some eyes sleep where some eyes wake,
And so the dreary night hours go;
Some hearts beat where some hearts break,
] often wonder why tits so.
Some Wills faint where some wills fight
Some love the tent, and some the field |;
often wonder who is right.


Those who s.rive-or those who yield ?
Some hands fold when other hands


Are lifted bravely in the strife;
And so thro' ages and thro' lands


Move on the two extremes of life.
Some feet halt where some feet tread


In tireless march thorny way;
Some struggle on where some have led,


Some see-when others shun the fray.
Some swords rest where others clash


Some fall back where some move on
Some flags furl where others flash


Until the battle has been won.
Some sleep on while others keep


The vigils of the true and brave;
They will not rest till roses creep


Around name above a grave.
Year: 1876

The people of Kanawha county, this
State, are considerably worked up over
the whisky question, since the recent
murders and lynching down there.
Public meetings have been held and
resolutions adopted, asking the authori-
ties to refuse to grant license for the
coming year. The Journal is thorough
ly in earnest in its advocacy for repeal
of all liquor licenses. In the last issue
Of that paper the following article ap-
pears, under the above caption:


Two murders OF almost unparalleled
barbarity, the Courts detiei, the Sheriff
resisted by an organized mob in an hon
est effort to perform his duty, a spirit Of
violence and revolution iu the commu-
nifty, and spirit of unrest and insecurl-
ty everywhere. All these things have
taken place in our county within the last
few weeks, and we would like TO inquire
into the cause of all this troublef No
one can deny that whisky has been the
origin OF nearly every recent crime in
our midst. Estep and Dawson who
butchered Lee were drunk. Hines, who
killed Dooly, was also infuriated with
whisky. Ii these men had been sober
there would have been no murder and
no lyncbing. The question before the
people is, shall society be longer cursed
by this terrible evil I Shall the laws be
deied, our young men wrecked, our
good name disgraced, and our taxation
increased, merely because few men are
suffered TO sell liquor for money. Nearly
every murder in Kanawha county for
the last ten years can be traced to whis-
KY. We say then let it be pnt down.
Refuse to grant license for its sale in
our midst. Let petitions be signed by
every one who feels an interest in the
welfare of the people in every portion
of the county, and have them presented
to the county court. II is time that all
good citizens were awake to this impor-
tant subject They have thus tar been
criminaIly Indifferent. To the front.
Show your courage. Let US all do bet
ter in the future.
Year: 1876

In the interval elapsing between the
adjournment of Congress on the 4th of
March last and the assembling of the
Forty-fourth Congress there seems to
have been a more general cleaning out
than usual Of the furniture of the COM
mittee rooms A clerk just appointed
to one of the committees reports that
on taking possession of his committee
room he found that it had been stripped
Of nearly everything portable of value.
1t has for many years been considered
perfectly legitimate for employees
around the House wing of the capitol
to carry off at the end Of a Congress
anything that they can lay their hands
upon. TO supply the loss occasional
in this manner over $4,000 has been
expended under the head of furniture
and repairs" in the last five months.
Between twenty five and thirty thous-
and dollars is thrown away annually on
the capitol police. t rr.f


The clerk of the House paid out
since the 3Oth of June last up to De
cember l, sl,985 for pocket-books and
card.cases, and $l,573 for gold pens
and pencils. Such large purchase of
these articles could only have been ne
cess;tated by the total abstraction of
the old supply on hand. Between two
and three thousand dollars worth of
pocket.knives were also purchased for
the new members If the democratic
House is sincere in its desire for
economy it cannot do better than by
beginning the work of retrenchment in
its own household. 1t would be diff
cult for any member to allege any rea-
son, except that of precedent, why he
should be furnished at the public ex-
pense with costly Russia leather pocket
books, gold pens and pocket-knives.
Nor is there any shadow Of right in
permitting members horse-car tickets at
the public expense. One Of the most
crying abuses under the House is the
hire of horses and carriages. This is
perquisite enjoyed and very improper
iy, too, by officers OF the body. Many
thousand dollars are annually paid on
this account, in many, instances more
being paid every month for the use of a
horse than its entire value. Under the
law every member is allowed $l25
worth per anuum Of stationary and
newspapers, or he is allowed TO CON-
mute his allowance in money. Atleast
nine-tenths of the members draw all the
stationary they need, "a very compre-
hen.ive terrn,) from the general allow
ance, and then take $125 in money.
An end should be put to ell these
things, aud to various other abuses
which it is not necessary to specify.
AT least 100000 per annum can and
ought to be saved in the expenses of
the House of Representatives. The
democratic majority in that body can
not do mere popular thing than by
APPLYING the much talked OF pruning
knife to the looping off OF its own use
less and upjustifabls extravaganza.
Year: 1876

ROMANCE AND. CRIME STRANGELY
BEoUGHr ToGETHER.-Some time ago a
wealthy and otherwise attractive young
gentleman of Washington was engaged
to be married 10 a beautiful belle OF
Morgantown, West Virginia. and n
brilliant "society wedding" was looked
forward to by the friends of both par
ties, particularly the young lady init
mates of the prospective bride. But
the course of this love was true TO the
proverb about true love in general, and
a month ago the engagement was bro
ken of, how or why does not concern
this story, though the whole affair may
possibly be rudely dragged before the
public by unfeeiing or unromantic law
yers, and for no tault-nnless careless
ness is a crime-of either of the parties.
OF course, her engagement broken, the
young lady quickly sent back her ring,
and the quickest way she could think of
was by mal,so by mail it went-that is
it started from Morgantown, but never
reached Washington. The gentleman
made no Inquiries about it and, but for
a train OF events that couldn't possibly
have been arranged by chance, might
have gone on thinking that his former
jfancee was mercenary enough TO hold
on to the magnificent ring that had
been token OF her loyalty to him. But
the mysterious destiny that shapes our
ends ordered it otherwise. A few
weeks ago one of the Morgautown
young lady's friends saw the ring on
the hand of lady in the same town,
who was not acquainted with the first
named, and consequently did not know
the ring ncr its history. Investigation
was at onc's begun and few days time
and very little trouble traced the ring
to a clerk in the Fairmont postoffice,
who, it is alleged, had stolen it from the
mail, loaned it to gentleman friend at
Warrington, West Virginia, who had
made il do duty as an engagement ring
for his .fancee in ,Morgantown- The
Fairmont postoffice clerk was arrested
by government officials, and will he
tried in the United States District
Court at Parkersburg some time during
this month.


To the trial of the postoffice clerk
will probably be summoned the young
lady who "sent back" the ring, aud pos
sibly all parties connected with it. In
cluding the Warrington gentleman aud
his fanese. Should the question OF the
ownership of the ring come up. it will
prove knotty one. To whom does or
did the ring belong at the time Of its
loss. The case will be an interesting
one at all events, and highly so if it
should be necessary to legally prove
the ownership of the alleged stolen
property Cam6eriond Ners.
Year: 1876

The Baltimore American says Josh
Billings lectured last night to large
audience in the Academy of Music on
human happiness which he says is
dreadful easy subject TO write upon. Il
is like fea-when you put your finger
upon it il is somewhere else--or it is
like the Hottentot language-a great
many eau talk it, bat few can under
stand it. The happiest man ever seen
had not even a shirt, and when sew
ing society furnished him with cotton
seclusion be got melancholy because
the collar was not starchcd enough. A
great deal depends upon good hotel
some hotels are KEEP, on the Euro
pean plan, some are kept on no plan at
all. You go iuto your room aud find
there Two pegs-one is broken of aud
the other is lost, and when You go 10
bed you find il inhabited already There
are a great many varieties of men--ihs
live man, the square man, the passion.
ate man and the pious man there are
men so pious tha, when they 60 fish
ing on Sunday they pray for good luck.
There are also many mice, among
which the charch-mouse is the worst
it can no more live on religion than
minister can. But the sadd,st sight on
earth is to see poor but virtuous young
man full of Christian foylitude s,fug-
Cling manfully with a--mous,ache. |
cant tell what Jonah did when he was
in the whale 's-society-bui live Yam
kee would have Immediately rugged
rudder and steered for land However,
a man was made but little lower than
the angels, and it seens he's been get.
ting little lower ever since. So the
philosophy for human happiness is TO
strike oil aud then stop boring,,or some
people amt satisfied until they bore
clear through aud let the oil on! at the
bottom.
Year: 1876

Absence, we have often been told, cannot
conquer love. The victory of love over alb
sence, when that love was once grounded in
presence, is no strange thing. 1t is part of
every family history and consecrates all our
griefs. But to love one we have never seen,
known to us only by his biography and by
spiritual power we cannot explain, is one OF
the mysteries of the grace of God. And
yet it is fact. Christianity is not the
adoption of principle, but the love of a
person. Children who know nothing OF
principles, philosophers weary of theories
which yielded only chatf under the fail of
logic have found in the love of a personal
Lord the answer to every longing of their
hearts. Here is one Of the greatest facts OF
human history there once lived and died
and ascended from earth Man who, though
never seen on earth again, has commanded
the hearts of millions of men with an at
tachment whose bonds, like those OF gravi-
tation, are at once invisible and almighty.
Christians sometimes say, If | could only
see my Saviour and hear His voice, it would
help me to a sense OF His love and friend
ship. He would be TO me less an idea and
more distinctly person. Nor is the re-
mark entirely without foundation in expert
ence. There is danger lest the personal
Jesus may become obscured behind His doc
trine, and we may think we are loving our
invisible Lord when we are rather loving
the truths for which He stands, His humility,
grace and mercy.--Selected.