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Year: 1875

That superstition still prevails to an
alarming extent in China, is shown
by the fact that shortly before the late
Emperors death a gigantic image, the
goddess of smallpox, was paraded a.
bout Pekin in solemn procession, and
then taken into the sick rooOm. AL
though it was heartily worshiped there
it did not save the life, and so the pop
ulace hustled 1t into the street, fogged
it repeatedly, and then burned it up.
A superstition cannot long hold the
belief ola people who show so little
reverence for direct symbols.
Year: 1875

To REMOVE STAIN.-Peach and sweet
apple stains may be removed by pour
ing on them boiling hot water from
the tea-kettle; lemon juice will often
take out fruit stains; holding light
ed sulphur match under the stain is Of
ten effectual. All non-metallic stains
will disappear if the article is permit
ted to lie for one or two minutes in a
mixture of two teaspoonfulls of water
and one of muriatic acid, but careful
and repeated rinsing is necessary to
keep the acid from corroding the fab
ric. If acid has taken the color out Of
a garment, aqua amonia will neutra-
lize the acid, and a little chloroform
will restore the color. Mildew may be
removed by rubbing common yellow
soap on the article, then little salt
on the soap and little starch on that.
Rub all we'll together and put it in the
sunshine, or wet the linen, soap it and
apply salt and lemon juice to both
sides or mix soft soap with powdered
starch, half as much salt and the juice
of a lemon, and lay on with brush.
Let it lie on the grass day and night
till the stain is gone. l,l
Year: 1875

REMEDY For NIGHTMARE.--Slight
arrangement of the digestive or other
functions is often sufficient to occasion
a temporary delirium in children, COM
mencing during sleep prolonged after
woking. The suffering is great and
the condition ali alarming one to par
ents and friends. The mental excite
ment is so intense as to resist impress
sions from without, to an extraordinary
degree. 1t is here that the associations
of smell can be used more effectively
than any others to break up the NOR
bid train A good whiffof cologne al
most always brings the little sufferer
back to its ordinary world; or a little
ammonia may be used. But an oder
which is agreeable is probably more
effective than one which is merely re-
pugnant. It is common observation
that mental associations are awakened
by oders more than by the impressions
Of any other sense. In case of night
mare the strong, familiar smell seems
to break up the train of abnormal men,
tai excitement.
Year: 1875

An English farmer was one day at work
in his fields, when he saw party of hunts
men ridinggbout his farm. lie had one field
that he was especially anxious that they
should not ride over, as the crop was in
condition to be badly injured by the tramp
Of horses. SO he dispatched one of his work
men to this field, telling him to shut the
gate, and then keep watch over it, and on
no account to suffer it TO be opened. The
boy did as he was bidden but was scarcely
at his post before the hunters came up, per
empiorily ordering the gate to be opened.
This the boy refused TO do, stating the or
ders he had received, and his determination
not to disobey them. Threats and brhes
were offered alike in vain one after another
came forward as spokesman, but all with
the same result the boy remained immoya-
ble in the determination not to open the
gate. After while, one of noble presence
advanced and said in commanding tones ::
MY boy, do you know me Z | am the Duke
of Wellington, one not accustomed TO be
disobeyed and ! command you TO open
that gate, that | and my friends may pass
through"


The boy lifted his cap, and stood uncov-
cred before the man whom all England de
lighted to honor, and answered firmly
am sure the Duke of Wellington would not
wish me to disobey orders. must keep
this gate shut, nor suffer any one to pass but
with my masters express permission" 4"
Greatly pleased, the sturdy old warrior


ifed his own hat, aud said 81 honor the
man or boy that can reither be brihed nor
frightened into doing wrong With an
army of such soldiers, could conqner, not
only the French, but the world" And
handing the boy glittering sovereign, the
Duke put spurs TO his horse and galloped
away, while the boy ran off to his work,
do-l've kept out the Duke Of Wellington. &"
--CAriaian lFeeily
Year: 1875

= A careful reader of Judge LINDLEY's
letter and the HERALD's editorial on
the Independent party, its past and
future, offers the query: What will
become of the men and journals who
have acted with that party from its


inception to the, day of its demise


The question is pertinent one at this
time, and is more easily asked than
answered. They will not be numbered
among the lost tribes, nor are they a
class that will lose themselves in


nothIngness or remain long in mi


nority faction. The greater portion
seceeded from the Republican party,
because they could not support the
policy Of the Administration, and as
the President and his advisers have
not and apparently will not swerve
from the course they have pursued
from the beginning, If these men and
journals were honest in their avowals
Year: 1875

WE are informed that about 5000
acres are, or will be, seeded to wheat
in San Fernando valley this season.
The farmers. expect to harvest forty
bushels per acre from their fields; but
assuming that this estimate is too
high and that they realize thirty
bushels per acre, this will give us a
yield of 80, 900 bushels from that local.
ity alone. San Jose valley will also
harvest a large amount of wheat this
year, perhaps an equal number of
bushels with San Fernando. If these
estimates are correct, we see no reason
for importing our flour from San
Francisco after the crop now in the
ground is harvested. Los Angeles
county has large area of good wheat
land which only needs cultivation to
enable us to export in place of import
ing flour.
Year: 1875

A short time ago company incor-
porated for the purpose of raising for
est trees in Los Angeles county. The
company have purchased two hundred
acres of WHITE and DENMAN, near
where the Anaheim branch railroad
crosses the San Gabriel river. We
recently visited their place called
Forest Grove and found active work
on the place. The company COM
menced operations in December last
and have thus far had fine success.
Over 270 boxes 20x2iin. ofyoung plants
of eucalyptus are up and showing a
very vigorous growth. Besides the
boxes are two beds two feet wide by
As feet long each. There must be near
$4,000 young plants already up, and
more coming. AS many persons are


trying to sprout the eucalyptus seed


we give the plan adopted, which is an
original one, for the benefit of the pub
lie. First tight board enclosure
four and one-half feet high, and 4Sx36
feet was made SO as to keep out the
winds, and also to keep out rabbits,
squirrels, etc. Boxes were then made
20x24 inches by three inches deep.
These were filled level full with soft,
loamy soil. About two tablespoonfulls
of seed were then evenly scattered in
each box. The dirt in each box was
then rolled with common bread
roller until ii was packed down about
half an inch. Each seed was then
firmly covered with dirt and the soil
beneath was rendered solid so that the
young roots could get hold. Each
box was next lightly sprinkled with
water, and then sifted full of light
loamy soil. The boxes are set in
double rows with one and one-half
foot walks between the rows. A solid
bed of fresh stable manure five or six
inches deep was then placed under all
the boxes and between the rows, COW
cred with dirt. The whole thing was
then wet down. The decomposition of
the manure generates heat sufficient
to put the seed in fine condition for
terminating and growing, notwith-
standing the cold weather. One more
thing was needed, protection from
frost. This was secured by light
framework over each row of boxes, on
which was tackled cheap domestic.
These covers are stretched over the
boxes at night, and removed at 0 AN.
each day. A healthier lot of plants we
have never seen. The company have
also over 100 boxes of seed sprouting
in the city, SO as to be sure and get
plants in oneor the other. Their tract
of land is one of the most desirable in
the county and well adapted to grow
ing the trees without irrigation. We
think the Forest Grove enterprise is
destined to be success.
Year: 1875

when they left the Republican party,
they cannot now honestly return to ii.
There is another and, from political
standpoint, still more potent reason
why they will not return to their first
love, which is that the power of the
Republican party is rapidly waning,
with the almost certainty of soon
falling into hopeless minority. With
a few honorable exceptions, the men
and newspapers that essayed to lead
the Independent party do not care SO
much for principles as they do for the
spoils of office. Tile rank and file of
the Independent party were honest
men of the laboring classes-men who
have grown weary of the expressions
imposed by the eXtravagant and pro-
figate acts of those who ruled the Ad-
ministration. These men were honest
in their withdrawal from the Repub-
lican party, and they are too honest to
re-enter its ranks until there is a radi


cal change in both its financial man
agement and reconstruction poll
icy. There is but one place
for the rank and file Of
the Independent party "a place
which most of them have already
found-within the Democratic camp.


How long they will remain there de-
pends not upon themselves but upon
the honesty and Integrity Of the DEM
,ocratic leaders. The men whose votes
sent BooTH to the United States Sem
ate care nothing for party name, and
they owe no allegiance to~King Cau-
Gus. they are men who know what is
right and have the courage and man
hood to maintain it in or out of party.
They have now gone into the Demo-
cratic party because that party ap-
proaches nearer to a peoples party
than any other, and they will go out
of it the moment they find it led and
controlled by leaders and journals that
seek to attain profit and power at the
expense of the masses. These views
may not be correct, but they are sub
stantially those expressed by many
intelligent men who have acted with
the Independent party.
Year: 1875

THE assurance of another prosperous
season will create renewed interest in
the Los Angeles and Independence
Railroad enterprise. The fact that our
farmers will produce a large surplus of
grain and fruit will increase the desire
for good and steady market. All are
fully aware that the railroad will Sc
cure this, and therefore bare desirous
that it shall be built. Agents who are
soliciting subscriptions to the stock of
the road find the people manifesting a
general interest In the success of the
enterprise. The fact that this road
will add largely to the value of every
house, lot, farm, orchard and grove in
the county is fully understood by all
and impels all to see it built as soon as
possible. All should remember that
the way to attain realization of their
wish is to place their shoulder to the
wheel and push the work along. Take
stock.
Year: 1875

UP to O'clock yesterday morning
our rain gauges showed rainfall of
ten inches since last Saturday evening.
This, considering that it fell within
sixty hours, is remarkable rain.
During the whole time there was little
or no wind, and at no period of the
storm did the rain fall heavily. The
weather has been quite warm from
the commencement of the rainfall up
to this time. Stock which had begun
to fall off for want of food has not suf-
fered from cold and will commence on
the new grass in fair condition. A
more opportune, favorable and boun-
tiful rain we could not have expected.
Both stock-growers and farmers have
abundant reason to be thankful for
the /" blessed rain" HIas.t
Year: 1875

The low lands of the valley are now
completely saturated and filled with
water nearly to the surface During
such time the gophers and squirrels
come out on the surface, or to within
O few inches of it. They are cold and
stupid. The farmers, by turning out
during the rain, can kill thousands of
these pests and in many localities
may entirely free the land from their
presence.
Year: 1875

Taken in full doses on retiring for the night, it
will be found to exert the most powerful influence
on the organs Of circulation and perspiration. Per
spfration flows from every part of the body, glow
Of heat extends from head to foot, every muscle and
fibre s relaxed, and in a state of the most crafty
ing repose while pain, soreness of the bones and
muscles disappear, and the poor sufferer, in state
Of mind at once composed and happy, sinks into q
refreshing sleep, lasting until morning, from which
he awakens new man. mild dose before break
fast and another before going ont for the day, will
nre hiI fakinP cold.
Year: 1875

CORRECTION The cp!.ls white man now
in Jail on the charge of selling liquor to In
disns was Incorrectly reported as German
This Is a mistake. His nativity, however, i
of small importance, he being a worthless
representative of any race
Year: 1875

1 was amused, in looking over the
last TRANSCRIPT, at an article you had
copied from the Cecil Wing, about the
Ship Canal. The editor Of the Cecil


Whig, like thousands of others, has
never given this canal subject deep
thought, and talks as lightly of the
making of tide-water Ship Canal as
be would Of the ploughing Of q field for
corn. He says the country is level
with no rocks, and. therefore, it could
easily be made with a little digging
and dredging. His idea is about like
Reverdy Johuson's. Now, if this writer
would think one moment, be would
come to the conclusion that it would be
much easier and cheaper to make a
canal through solid rock bed than
through a quick sand. or water aud
sand bed. that would cave in until a
width of an ordinary river is attained.
There is one place now, so stated BY .
canal officer, from the break Of dirt from
the north side to the south side of the
old Chesapeake aud Della ware Canal of
$50 feet. Nov if it requires $50 feet
for 8 feet of still water, how many feet
would It require for 25 or a5 feet Of
water, counting rise and fall Of extreme
Year: 1875

This is question to which every
American citizen should give the most
thoughtful consideration. Engrossed
with our own personal business we are
too apt to give but little heed to the
political affairs of the country, and be-
yond a few harmless and spasmodic
denunciations when some startling in
noyation is made. by the administers
Of the government, upon. the rights
of the States and people, we usually
commit the directing Of national
Year: 1875

GRANT AND Arkansas The opinion
seems to prevail with many persons and


in various places that the recent mes.
sage of the President in reference to
Arkansas implies threat that if Con-
gress fails to seat Brooks in the guber-
material chair, and overturn the govern
ment of that State he, (Grant,) will
take the matter in his own hands and
treat Arkansas as he has Louisiana In
other words, if they fail to do as be d.
rects, he will make use Of Federal sol
diers to do it himself, and in his own
way. This proposition by the Presi-
dent to interfere in the affairs Of Ar
kansas is wholly uncalled for and abso-
lutely without excuse. and should be
met with the most earnest and strenu-
Gus resistance by every member Of Con-
gress of both Houses and if their rep
resentatives fail to do their duty, the
people should take the matter into their
own hands. Such illegal and violent
interference with, and oncroachments
upon the rights of the States and as
sumption Of unconstitutional power is
too serious to be treated with indiffer-



ence., The cause of Louisiana and Ar
kansas is the cause Of every State in
the Union. If the people suffer to pass
unresisted what is done there to-day,
they may expect the same thing to be
done elsewhere tomorrow. What then
will become Of the rights of the States
to regulate their own internal affairs
the foundation stone on which our
much boasted Federal republic is build
ed? If the people Of America would
retain their liberties intact, as left to
them by their predecessors, they must
be on their guard against and watch
with the most jealous care every inva-
sion Of their reserved rights, and resist,
even, if necessary. by an appeal to
arms, every assumption Of unlawful
power by INSCRIPTIONS rulers, Executive
or Congressional.
Year: 1875

dualrs 10 rev once seeking poiiticidus
whose patriotism and love of country is
comprised in gathering the spoils ol
office, and enriching themselves from
the nations Golfers, or in gratifying
their ambitious lust for position and
power.


Depending upon this indifference Of
the people, inscriptions men to whom
the late war gave opportunity to gain
position, have, step by step, overthrown
the barriers of the constitution and en-
croached upon the rights Of the people
and the States until the condition Of
national affairs is such that it is the
duty of every man to pause in business
and seriously consider whittier are we
drifting?


Many leading men Of the country
are said to seriously entertain the fear
that the country is drifting into another
civil war, and, indeed, unless the peo-
pie of the Southern States are gifted
with:a degree Of patience beyond human
comprehension it is difficult to see bow
an outbreak is to be avoided. Their
rights and liberties trampled upon and
themselves tyranized over and ground
into the very dust beneath the feet Of
their intolerant oppressors their State
governments overturned at will by
bayonet force; their Legislatures bro
ken up and the members elected from
the halls by Federal soldiery; their
State officers declared elected or not
elected at the volition Of Congressional
majority governments set up over
them and hurled again to the ground
at every whim Of a dull Drained Presi-
dent. until the exercise of the elective
franchise has become practically null
lity, they must possess more than hu-
man fortitude to patiently submit to it.
Yet in their fsrbearance rests the coun-
try's only hope for an escape from the hor-
rors Of another civil strife more bitter,
cruel and bloody than that of 1861-5,
and which must end in the demolition |
Of American constitutional republican
ism.


He who views the situation with un-
,rejudiced eyes cannot fail to see that
/ is the aim and intention Of the un-
,rincipled men who have assumed the
position Of leaders to the party in
power, to goad the Southern people to
desperation, in order to again force
hem, if possible, to a commencement
# actual hostilities. They hope, and
ire doing all in their power, to drive
hose people into armed resistance to
heir intolerant despotism that they
nay again raise the cry Of rebellion"
nd "insult to the flag" expecting
hereby to induce the people Of the
lorth to rush to their assistance.


They know that peace is fatal to their
mbitious designs; they see that power
5 rapidly Fastening from their hands
nd that they must resort to desperate
means in order to retain their hold upon
he government, hence they are doing
heir utmost to force another war upon
he Southern States. I
If the people Of the North are not
'holly blinded by partisan prejudice
hey cannot fail to see whittier the
'rongs and expressions that are being
eaped upon the Southern people are
arrying the country.
Year: 1875

All customers whose bills have been
presented must make settlemep. at
once. either with cash or Negotiable
Note with approved endorser.


ln order to sell goods cheap I must
buy for cash, and have to depend upon
the collection of debts due me to raise
funds With which to buy
Year: 1875

A school Superintendent gave to o
teacher the following sentence to write ::


A cynic by the name. of Wright, in
Wrightville, Wright County, out West,
recently writing on woman's rights, said,
THAT it is so seldom. that women do
write what is right concerning their
rites, that it is no more than right that
when they do write what is right of each
rite, men should willingly acknowledge
that it is right" Now if Mr.. Wright
is not right, then he has no right to
write the above; and it would be better
for him to work at his trade, as every
wheelwright should do.
Year: 1875

Deep water fishing is best in Jnla, JAY,
aud early in August. Bait fishing is best
from April to June. White fish and lake
trout are caught in large quantities
through ice in The winter. Buoy fishing
is common all through the summer.
Famous stories arc told Of the lakers or
togue. The largest specimen yet taken
weighed tSenty seven pounds. Oar
guide was positive that he had seen sew
eral uncaught which ought TO weigh
hundred apiece These laker5 are the
monsters OF tho deep, and prefer to live
on their own race-cannibals in fact and
cannibals in appearance. The speckleI
trout are the best to eat, and the most
gamy TO catch. -HGperS MoHhly.
Year: 1875

Nor FoSD OF BLUE "A Wiscasset pa.
per says that man in Rochester, \. Y,
bought white horse, recently. that had
a very white tail. To improve the looks
of the animal he colored his tail black,
but In very short time the dye he put
on turned blue. The horse was accord
ingly turned out into an open lot to see if
sunlight would not change the blue to
black. AS soon as he had chance to
look around. the horse noticed for the
first time that his tail was blue-frst he
switched it to see II il belonged to him
next he started on run. or gallop, at
the same time kicking at his TAIL switch
ing it violently. finally he held it straight
behind so as to get it as far as possible
from him Thus he galloped around tn


pasture hither and thither. kicking an


switching. and looking behind him, and
he kept the circus up until he grew tired,
and found he could neither run away
from his tail, nor kick nor switch it OH
Year: 1875

A man who draws the prize Of squeak
ing boots from a shoe store always gets
them on Saturday. and by the next day
the full power OF the squeak is developed


DE arrives at church at the opening of
the long prayer. and is admitted by the
sexton with admonitory gestures of
silence The first step inside the door is
followed by a sound like that of ripping
a clapboard from the side Of barn, while
all the ladies on the right side of the aisle
tip their top knots to one side and squint
from their left eyes, those on the other
side reversing the order. Balancing
painfully on his worst corn, he makes
more gradual effort and is rewarded by
hearing the same harmonic reverberance
like linked sweetness-lOng drawn out.
Then he tries TO navigate on the balls of
bis feet, then waddles along on his heels.
He clutches convulsivey at the sides of
the pews to tighten his weight. knocks
down woman's parasol, and gets all the
deacons to raising their bald heads and
the skin across their toreheads, and
scowling as they do the rest of the week.
So he determines to mince the rlatter no
more, and trots along fast. jerking out
spasmodic shrieks with regularity that
he never could attain at anything else.
and reaches his pew with all his under
garments turned to porous plasters, and
his tace of color to match the saint
done in red glass in the principal window.
Year: 1875

A PRESIDENTIAL PIANO lit is the Scho-
macker piano of Philadelphia 1t is rich
and grand instrument, and justly deserved
the distinction awarded it in being selected
successfully by our three last Presidents to
grace the salons of the White House.
Messrs. Blackmar & Finney, of the new
music house, No. la Canal street, are the
agents for this piano, and will take pleasure
in exhibiting these matchless instruments
to those who may favor them with visit.
They have other beauties and novelties that
will tend to enhance the pleasure of visit.
Year: 1875

The printing Of the Buffalo Express was
not suspended by the fire which destroyed
the office on Sunday last Other news
papers rendered such assistance as enabled
the Express to rise like the tabled bird,
though clipped of one wing.