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Year: 1876

Mr.. Ednor:--


As a participant In the excursion OF Mt.
Mica Lodge, l. o. OF o. F.. will try 10
give you little insight into the huge
amount of enjoyment crowded into Fri
day. August ith. Early morning found
large number OF the good people of So.
Paris astir and packing into their various
wagons huge baskets, boxes. coffee pots,
etc. preparing for ride Of some four
teen miles TO Harrison, where the steamer
Mount Pleasant had been charted for their
especial use. T. NJ. Thayer with the
Red Bird started with load OF eighteen
aud went through without accident.


The butcher. tho merchant. and The
squire, not counting on their full weight
started in too irail equipages aud came
TO grief by break downs when not far on
their journey the butcher by the fracture
OF an axle. and the merchant and squire
by the collapse OF a spring each. Such
little tri1es, however, made no impression
on those 50 earnestly pleasure bent, but
the damage was soon repaired by ex-
change, and all hands were on time for
the boat at o'clock.


Upon walking the plank we found our
selves on the steamer Mount Pleasant,
$50 named from Pleasant Mountain which
with the hotel on its top had been in full
view at the southwest during our morn
ing ride). The Steamer is 81 feet long
and "a wide. with upper and lower deck.
The upper deck being protected by o per
maneDt awning TO guard from sun and
rain. The steamer was we'll provided
with seats TO accommodate the nearly $50
passengers.


Leaving Harrison we left No. Bridgton
a mile to our right as we steamed down
Long Pond. When about three miles
down We left Centre Bridgton at our
right. and five or six miles more brought
us in view Of Naples with Its draw bridge
so narrow that the boat sides sometimes
touch, and the water, filled with perch,
looks not more than two feet deep. l
may as well say here that we found on
board the Bridgton Band, ls pieces. 10
discourse TO us sweet music for the trip,
and we'll did they fulfill their obligation,
for one had only to ask. when is the
band going to play" when the leader
would answer, Now" and 60 at it.


Leaving Naples drawbridgs. the
water widens for mile or more into the
Bay of Naples. when we enter the crook
ed Songo River. II you wish good
idea of how crooked this river is. take q
cord and place it on your table with as
many turns and elbows as possible, and
it may give you faint idea OF its tortuous
course. When about one third of the
way down We came to Songo Lock
which we enter. and are gradually lower
ed about five feet, to the level OF Lake
Sebago. A few rods below the Lock at
the mouth OF Crooked River, the steam er
makes turn at right angles by the use
of snub warp. This trip the rope part
| ed from long use and much water, and
Year: 1876

The first lot was sold in Santa Mon
lea OIL the 18th of last July. At that
time there was but one house-the
Santa Monica Hotel. About month
elapsed before building operations to
any extent commenced. So, we may
say, the town is put little over four
months old. During this time our
growth has been steady, until now it
numbers over two hundred houses and
not less than seven hundred inhabi-
tants. Many of the buildings are
substantial, and they are becoming
better every day. Our population is
also composed OF an excellent class of
people. We cannot call to mind o
single new town anywhere that has
$50 little of the "hoodlum" element in
it.


1t is q matter of surprise to all
strangers who visit Santa Monica,
when they observe our wonderful adj
vancement. Think oft. Five months
ago the site of this town was a sheep
pasture. Now we have many of the
elements of city. There is wharf
where vessels from every port in the
world can land. From the very be-
ginning San Francisco and Panama
steamers discharged their freight at
this point, and have kept it up ever
since. A railroad has been built from
this wharf to Los Angeles, the most
important city in Southern Califor-
nia-giving that metropolis shorter
competing outlet to the ocean, where
Year: 1876

Fruit men are making extraordinary eXer-
tions, and the area OF young trees planted
during the past fall is immense.


Workmen are busy on the walls ofthe burnt
Waters building, preparatory to the erection
OF another building on the ruins.


The old county Jail is torn down to the
ground and the iron cells that were in it have
been removed to the basement of the court
house where they are being put up again for
USE


About a year ago quite n number of stock
men from this and adjoining counties sold
out their interests here and left their herds
for the virgin pastures of Arizona. Most of
them have now returned, and report that
they have suffered great loss They met with
many unexpected obstacles, such as poison
Gus herbs alkali deserts and barren plains;
but worst OF all, the lawless character of the
inhabitants, who in the garb of savages raid
ed their stock, plundered their outfit and
threatened their lives.
Year: 1876

byone who spoke by authority that un-
less the subscription was increased to
S4OO, 900 there was danger of the road
being sold. Let the unprejudiced
read the Santa Monica land pam
phlet in which Los Angeles isreferred
to as failing to be the great CONNER
cial city of Southern California, and
that the town of Santa Monica was to
be the great commercial city so much
needed, and they will see how much
the interests of our city and how much
the desire to sell those $4,000 acres
of land induced the building of the
road. The real speculation aimed at
was failure; the road did not accom-
plish the purpose for which it was
built and its owners are sick of it,
hence the notification that unless
more stock is subscribed the property
may change hands. Los Angeles does
not ruin so easy as the projectors of
the "great commercial city, at San
to Monica anticipated, and as the lots
would not sell, more stock must be
subscribed This is the whole matter
in a few words. The failure of q
scheme to build city that should RI
val, and ultimately destroy Los Ange-
les, has given us an additional outlet
to tide water and while we are all
thankful for the advantage obtained,
we are not inclined TO laud as an act
of disinterested friendship what We
know was prompted by self interest
alone. We war not upon any railroad
company. We are willing and anx-
ious that all individuals and corpora
tions who so desire shall build rail-
roads in our valley. but we hold that
private property should be created
with its owners money and not with
that of the people who are to have no
part nor lot in its ownership or man
agement and we despise and contemn
hypocritical whine and cant about
friendship which all know is a cloak
for self interest and speculation. We
have asserted that the Southern Paci-
fic has doubled the value of the taxa
BILE property of our county and the
fa@ is patent. Let the people survey
the situation. Let them sum up the
advantages we are deriving from the
operations of this corporation. It's
road is approaching us from the North
and it is extending from our city to-
ward Arizona. 1t is operating daily
many miles of road in our county.
Yes, We gave the company subsidy
5000, 900 all told-but not as much as
is expended in one week on the San
Fernando tunnel, and not a cent on
each dollar we have realized from the
road. Nor is this all. The letter of
Mr.. HUNTINGTON published few
days ago in the HERALD, taken in
connection with the activity of the
company guarantee that the whole
system of the Southern Pacific embrac-
ing a transcontinental road on the
thirty. second parallel will be speedily
carried out. These facts, we repeat,
should teach lis who are our real
friends and cause us to appreciate the
men who are making us a great and
prosperous community whether we
will or no.
Year: 1876

ayariciousness of other classes. We com
plain OF the manner in which we are
imposed upon by those who compel us to
pay extravagant prices for what we want
to buy, and who in turn give us but
small compensation for our labor. We
must make our intelligence as a class
equal to that of Others. We must pre-
par ourselves to fill the responsible posi-
ton in society, and then farms will exert
an influence more in proportion to their
numbers and the vast industry which
they represent. Farmers are not lack
ing in natural intelligence. Their
minds are strong, and many often sur
prise themselves and iellow-men by their
accomplishments when they have been
called into positions which have afforded
them the discipline and culture which
alshe were wanted TO develop their good
qualities. II we were very shy of invest
ing in patentrights and mining stocks
and all attempts TO get rich suddenly,
and would put little money every year
into books and first class papers, we
would find ourselves growing stronger
and attaining higher position of inhu.
ence in society and public affairs
HRbdndmdn.
Year: 1876

II is Gus tomary to paint flower stands
on which flower pots are to stand, a
bright green color; but the artist would
never advise that color for the purpose,
as the brilliancy of the paint has an
injurious effect upon the colors of the
flowers and the leaves. Therefore, when
flower stand is to be painted, it will be
best to choose dull color, if the flowers
are 10 be the prominent feature.


A rich brown, chocolate, oak, black
walnut, or lumber color will harmonic
well and the green of the plants and
leaves will appear richer and more pleas
ing to the eye.
Year: 1876

When the hour for Queen Nictoria's
dinner arrives her guests assemble, and
when she enters the room they all arise.
She bows, and they all sit down. The
tootman serves the dinner, and all is 81
lent. Sometimes the queen speaks, and
whoever is spoken to acts like good
child, and speaks in return. Before the
dessert is served the queen arises. The
guests arise. They all bow and the queen
goes out. Think of it, When the Amer.
lean cranberry sauce was served no one
raid it was good. When the beef is over
done no one can mention it. There is
no wonder over the early peas, and no
congratulations upon the tender new
corn. No one at that English table
could breathlessly watch the first Gu,
into watermelon; when il cracked no
one could smile, and when it lay open,
red ripe, who could cry out that it was
"lovely?" To eat at the queens table
would be worse than having stranger
to dinner on Thanksgiving day, and hav.
ing to eat the turkey as if it were an
every day fowl, and make no special
praise of its unusual tenderness.
Year: 1876

Every farmer should keep sheep,
whether wool is high or low, They are
the most profitable stock he can raise
They will eat and live upon what other
stock will not eat, unless forced to-
They will exterminate weeds, under
growth, etc, from the farm, while the
other stock will not With proper care
and management they will about double
their numbers yearly. They afford fine
meat for the farmers table, with little
trouble. All farmers should raise more
sheep and fewer worthless ours. They
will find them more Profitable Coiahas
Rural World.
Year: 1876

When you eat peaches do not throw
away the stones save them until YOU
have considerable quantity. Soak
them in water few hours, To loosen the
fruit remaining in the dents then scrub
them clean with an old tooth brush. and
split them in two. Now take an old
two quart tin basin; punch three or
more holes near the rim for susrendinc
cords, and one at the center of The bot,
tom for drainage. Paint the basin inside
or coat 1t with melted rosin, to prevent
rust, and cover the outside of il with
putty. Press the peach stones into the
putty on the outside-putting the largest
ones on the bottom, aud taking care mot
to cover the hole for drainage. Now
cover the hole with little aspnaltum
dissolved in spirits of turpentine. When
the putty is dry you will have a hand.
some and unique hanging basket
resembling carved work, rich enough TO
repay you well for your trouble.
Year: 1876

Make a strong suds, using hot water
when it is cold wash the skins in if to
get the dirt out of the wood then wash
the soap out with clean cold water
For two skins dissolve alum and salt, of
each halt pound, with little hot
wafer which put into tub of cold WA.
ter sufficient TO cover the skins soal;ng
twelve hours; then hang over a pole 10
drain; when well drained, spread or
stretch carefully on board to dry, tack.
ing them down if necessary. When We,
little damp, have one ounce each ot
saltstre and alum, pulve,ized and
sprinkle over the flesh side of the skin
rubbing it well; then lay the aesh side
together and hang in the shade for two
or three days, turning the underskin M.
Permost every day, until perfectly dry
then scrape the flesh side with a blnnt
knife, to remove any remaining scraps
OF flesh, trim of projecting points, and
rub with pumice and rotten stone. and
with the hand.
Year: 1876

last winter was gross abuse of power by representatives of the people, and it is rather singular if Congress really desired to remedy the evil, that it should have waited nearly two months before the lower House found time to attend to what should have been done at thefirst of the present session. The bill which has now passed the House, and which will yet have to go to the senate, make the rate ot postage on all third-class matter one cent for each two ounces There seemed to have been mild opposition in the House to allow

 ing all third class to come in at the old rate, ostensibly on account of everything classed as merehan-, disc, and it is not improbable that a hot fight will be made in the State. Candidly, we think the ad- mission of all articles other than printed matter, or that of similar character, to the limit of weight now authorized, is wrong. The limit of weight might well be reduced to one or two pounds on everything but printed matter, etc, and thus prevent the mails from being overburdened, and the Postal Department made fast freight line. It would be we'll to keep a sharp eye upon congress men voting against the bill, and when they come around again for re election, remind them of their past.-St. l.. Trade Journal.
Year: 1876

FRIED APpLEs.-This old fash toned dish may be improved by frying in this way; Lay some small bits of salt pork on the grid dlc; when very hot, lay pieces of of apple as large as you can cut, with the skin uppermost. upon the griddle. They must be laid singly like griddle cakes. Cook not too fast; when well Drowned, turn them, sprinkle with salt, and when soft through arrange on a plate. They make a tempting dish.

 BEsr APPLE PIE.-Take deep dish, the size of soup plate, fill it heaping with peeled tart apples, cored and quartered; pour over 1t l teacup of molasscs, and 3 great spoonfuls of sugar; dredge over this considerable quantity of flour enough to thicken the syrup a good deal. Cover it with crust made of cream, if you have it; if not, common dough with butter worked in, or plain pie crust, tapping the edge over the dish, and pinching it down tight, so the syrup cannot run out. Bake about an hour and a half. Make seve"al at once, as they will keep well.

 YEAST CAKEs.-Boil together half a dozen potatoes and a hand ful of hops tied in cloth. When the potatoes are done remove from the fir, mash them fine, put them in the hop liquor, set over the fire, and thicken them with 8 or 1 tablespoonfuls of four Let them cook till lukewarm, then add q cupful of good yeast and set in warm place, When light stir in corn meal till thlck dough is formed. Place this in lump on the paste board and slice of cakes with knife, dry in the shade, turning often while drying. Pack away in close vessel where the air will not reach them.
Year: 1876

se been adopted and used clusively New York Conservatory of Music. Piano undergo Conservatory Conservatory Music has constantly in upwards Thirty Arion Pianos and we

  qualities Pianos also used by the leading

  principal Opera Troupes.
Year: 1876

become and

 

 introduction, found enlarge constantly demand for the AARON public cheap CD Piano bearing mised thinking obtaining Piano with Improvements call attention the following fact namely

 the Pianos we following large right hand end the iron plate vz.
Year: 1876

PLYMOUTH. Bemis. long resi- dent of Terryville and nearly 70 years of age, was found dead, Thursday, in the road near Hiram Miners saw and cider mill, with horse and broken wagon near by. As no one saw the accident, an in- quest was held. Hubert Pond, who lives near where the accident occurred, stated that MT. Bemis rode past his place but a short time before he was found, and that the horse appeared uneasy as though the wagon was hitting him. It is thought that the horse shied to one side and threw MT. Bemis out suddenly, head first, and striking upon stones he was instantly killed.-An,ef1icas

 A MT. Wheeler of ORE HILL being a sufferer from chills and fever, sent by a neighbor last Thursday to adrug store in Lakeville for some quinine, and by mis- take morphine was put up instead. of which the patent took dose, remarking as he took it that he thought it tasted strangely, but as the powder looked so nearly like quinine he was readily de- ceived. But little time elapsed after he had taken the fatal drug before he felt the pricking sensation attendant upon the administration of over doses of opiates, and becoming alarmed physician was sent for, but before he arrived the patient was dead. Exactly who is responsible for the terrible error isn't positively known. The neighbor who was entrusted with the errand states positively that he asked for quinine, while the clerk is equally certain that he put up precisely what was called for It is certainly a terrible error. whoever is responsible for it.-Conn. Western Neaes.
Year: 1876

Semiramis, the Assyrian queen, is cred- ited with the invention of weaving and Pliny accorded the invention of the Loom to the Egyptians, but it seems to be left to the Read Carpet Go. of Bridge port to perfect the weaving of carpeting.

 It is said that there are no goods more perfectly woven or more durable than these goods. Messrs. HALL & READ keep on hand all the patterns of the Go. and also very extensive assortment of Velvet Brussels and Venetian Carpeting.
Year: 1876



 Our second ground of preference for Hayes is his position on the question of finance. No doubt Mir. Tilden is him. self hard money man, but how with the best of intentions is he to accomplish Resumption? He can only accomplish this result with the support of Congress, and what reasonable expectation is there that a Democratic Congress will support any scheme of resumption? In the pres ent House of Representatives, two thirds of the Democratic majority are soft mon- ey men. Where then, can MT. Tilden find the necessary congressional support for carrying any scheme of resumption? He can only get it through the assistance of the Republicans uniting with the hard money minority of the Democracy: and in the present Congress, the hard money men would still be in a minority. On the other hand, a Republican victory would of itself imply hard money Cong ress, and Mir, Hayes would not only be willing hut able to accomplish that speedy return to specie payments which there seems no reasonable hope that Mir. Tilden can effect.

 On these questions of civil service re- form and currency reform it seems To us that the Republicans hold position vastly superior to that maintained by the Democracy. On these issues it seems to us that MT. Hayes is entitled to deci- ded preference to MT. Tilden, and these seem to us the controlling issues of the present presidential campaign.

 Wibdham has an obnoxlous resident
Year: 1876

Runaways appear to be getting frequent
Of late Yesterday afternoon about 2:30
clock, team of horses, attached to an
empty wagon, run up Main street from
the Halfway House, and thence across
the lots nearly opposite the gas works.
where it upset the box and then stopped
The owner came up shortly after, pretty
badly scared but not much hurt. 1t ap-
pears he had stepped inside the Halfway
House to get drink, and while there the
team, which was unhitched, became rest
less and finally ran off as stated above
He was Swede aud gave his name as
Peterson. or Pelyerson, resident of Car
bon Cliff


Yesterday Mrs. Fred Keller made COM
plant. before Police Magistrate Swander,
charging her husband with abusing her
and failing to provide for his family, claim
ing that he was drunk two-thirds of the
time and when in that condition would
threaten and abuse her, etc., she there
fore applied for peace warrant to restrain
his conduct and protect herself and chill
dren. In the meantime it appeared tha,
all the goods, chatteis etc., in the house
had been packed and loaded on the cars
lot ShiCdS', NlSiS SIIC HIS Il sDLl
residing, and who has come from that
city to offer her home Her husband
hearing of this made complaint before
Justice Names and applied for writ of
replevin Failing to get the bonds neces.
sary he went to Rock Island and succeeded
in swearing out an attachment and came
back to Moline and tried to get Marsha
Wells to serve it, but that officer refused
to act The case Was one OF peculiar
nature and those who are posted legally
fully sustain the course of the marshal
It shou!d also be stated that the son o.
Mrs Keller swore positively, before Magis
trate Swander, that the goods were bought
with his money and that his mother has
been subjected to inhuman abuse. The
goods were allowed to be shipped and tht
mother, accompanied by her SOP, left fol
Chicago, leaving the husband to find \, hat
ever consolation he could.
Year: 1876

MIDDLETON, Mass. Feb. 3-While
cleaning snow from the Midland Railroad.
yesterday, the pillow left the track and crash
ing into the bridge over the Willimantic
river, smashed it down. and bridge, plow
and engine tumbled into the river, togeth,
er with nine men on the plow and cab.
Those on the plow were all more or less
bruised and cut, while those on the cab, in
addition to other wounds, were severely
scalded, one or two fatally. The mail and
passenger train was tagged by man who
extracted himself from the debris in time
to prevent it from plunging into the wreck
Year: 1876

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel Diabetes,
Dropsy, stoppage of water, incontinence OF urine,
Brghts disease, albuminuria, and in all cases
where there are brick-dust deposits the water is
thick cloudy mixed with substances like the w bite
OF an egg or threads like white silk, there Is
morbid, dark bilious appearance, and white bone
dust deposits and when there is pricking, burn
ing sensation when passing water, and pain IN the
small of the back and along the loins.
Year: 1876

HIS DEATH IN THE MIDST or HIS SACRED
ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BIZ CABLE.


ROME, Nov o, 1876.
Cardinel Antone expired at seven O'Clock this
morning. His death was peaceful. About his bed
side were gathered his relations and many Of his
colleagues in the College OF Cardinals. The last
moments were comforted by the apostolic benedic-
tion and other religious rites


SINKING AT THE PoPE's FEET
attack Of gout In the chest He had been q long
sufferer from the gout, and, as Is frequently the
case, the malady suddenly left the joints and at
tackled those vital organs, the lungs. The seizure
occurred while he was in the presence OF HIS HolI-
ncVs the Pope, giving an account Of the sums
received from the spanish pilgrims. The Pope was
greatly aected by the suddenncss OF his lustrious
servants prostration.


THE DOCTOR AND THE SACRAMENT.


His Eminence was by direction OF the Pope, car
ried to an adjoining apartment, where he at
placed in as comfortable position as possible. The
Pope sent for his own physician; but upon the ar
rival OF the doctor all hope was declared gone. The
medical man at once ordered that the holy sacra-
ment should be administered. us the sufferer was
liable to die at any moment.


TIE PAPAL BENEDTCTIoN.


The sacred rites were then partakcn OF by the
dying Cardinal and the Pope retired for a short
time to another part OF the palace. His Holiness,
however, again visited the sunerer before going to
his bed, remained by his sids for some time admin