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Year: 1875




We had quite an exciting time over at
Ghubbs the other day, His chimney
YOU'D . draw, and he sent for man
% examine it, The man went out on
me root and, tying broom to rope.
'ir1pp-d it down to see if the Aue was
glear Meantime Cnubb got inside the
dreplace tor the purpose of examining


ne hue below, and just as he did so the
'oit end OF the broom touched his head
'wo or three times as the man ierked 1t
up aud down Chubb spreng out into
The rom in a condition OF frautic ex-
eltemeut he was certain there was IA
w'li animal Of some kind in the chin
ney choking it up He seized his gun
aud determined to kill it s., holding
the mozzIe to the Aue, he pulled the trg
ger While he was getting the gun the
man on the roof completed his investi
cations aud sat down on the top of the
cnimnry to rest and enjoy the scenery.
AS soon as C1ubbs gun went off the man
knew about it, and he did not wait for
further suggestions He suddenly slid
to the roof and from thence to the shed,
where he rolled about in agony. He
weighed one pound more when they took
hum home than he did when he came,
aud the doctors consider it doubtful ii
they can ever dig all the shot out OF his
flesh The next man that comes to ex-
anime Chubb's chimney will probably
have him locked up somewhere with his
gun until the experiments are concluded
Year: 1875

Sidney Smith cut the following from a
newspaper and preserved it for himself:
When you rise in the morning, form
the resolution to make the day happy
one to fellow creature 1t is easily
done; left off garment to the man who
needs it; kind word to the sorrewful;
an encouraging expression to the striv-
ing-trihes in themselves as light as
air-will do at least for the twenty-four
hours And if you are young, depend
upon it, twill tell when you are old and
If you are old, rest assured it will send
you gently aud happily down the stream
OF time to eternity By the most simple
arithmetical sum, look ct the result. If
you send one person away happily
through the day, that is three hundred
and slxty-five 10 the course Of year
Aud suppose you live forty years only
after you commence that course of
medicine, you have made II 900 persons
happy--as all events for time. !"
Year: 1875

From the Home Journal


SO long as the Government enjoys the
monopoly OF running the postofiice, it
should at least keep even with the times,
if not q little ahead of them When the
mails travelled by canal boat aud stage
coach the old system may have worked
very well but in the present era Of the
annihilapon of space and time, we need
to rid ourselves OF all the ridiculous &C
cumulation of peltinesses which nov
eobwebs the postoffice, ard bring the
whole postal system up to the broad,
wholesome standard of other large busl-
ness Such a hair-splitting between
missives printed and missives written
with q pen, papers sealed and papers
Year: 1875

Among the incidents OF the Georgia
cyclone was the destruction Of house,
one inmate OF which was a liuls child
who was blown into a cupboard Ol all
the furniture in the house that was the
only piece not broken into klndiins
wood A gin house wheel, weighing 400
pounds, was carried half a mile. la
McDufie county the face Of every p =
son who came in actual contact with he
cloud was blackened The house OF
Mrs Watson in that county was IN the
direct center Of the track The storm
approached within one hundred yards,
destroying every tree 10 its wake, There
it jumped over her house aid came
again to the earth twenty-five Steps thr
other side and recommended its work Of
demolition. rihss tv.a.
Year: 1875

THE movement now on foot to open


Los Angeles street is very satisfactory
to the citizens of this city. That long


blocked-up thoroughfare may soon be


made one of the most beautiful streets
and desirable business localities in the
city,. The plan of taxing the property
that will be enhanced in value and
otherwise improved, to pay the ex-
pense of purchasing and removing the
unsightly distractions, is, we believe,
generally acquiesced in by those pecu-
niarily interested. Let the good work
go on. Los Angeles is rapidly becom-
ing city of too much Importance TO
permit the retardation of her business
prosperity through neglect to open,
widen and improve those of her streets
that still retain their old Spanish town
peculiarities. One other necessary
improvement should be made at the
earliest possible moment, and that is
the opening of intersecting streets.
Several of our principal streets are
greatly In need of these intersections,
and, as we have before urged, the
required improvements can be made
now at less expense to the city and
property-holders than If postponed six
months or year. This matter is dis
cussed daily by our citizens, and we
trust those whose business it is to take
the initiatory steps will act promptly.
Year: 1875

WE give place to-day to declara-
ton of principle from Judge WISE
NAN, in advance of the Broad A1e,
which will appear in short time. 1t
will be seen that the Judge means
business. He proposes to hoist the
black flag and go for Democratic and
Republican scalps as Unfortunately
and indifferently as pig in a potato
patch-potatoes or worms are all one
to him. He will chop off the heads of
Democrats because they are Demo-
Gratis and of Republicans because they
are not Independents and have OPP
pressed and robbed tie people. Well,
We hope the Judge will keep his
Brodd-ATe sharp and WELD it with
force and accuracy. We don't like
bungling work. If we are to be de-
capitated, we want it done with a
smooth cut and at single blow. We
have no doubt there are great many
politicians and Office holders who
ought to be killed off politically, and
if the Judge feels himself equal to the
task, we have no objections to his
brandishing his axe and going at his
work. Lay on, Judge, and drunk be
he that first cries hold, enough!
Year: 1875

THE corn crop of Los Angeles valley
will be large this year-much larger
than ever before. From Mr.. J. w.
VENABLE of Los Nietos, we learn that
the yield of corn per acre will be fully
one-third greater than last year, and
as the acreage is about one-third in
excess of that planted at any previous
year, the product of that great corn
region will be very large this season.
The same gentleman informs the
HERALD that the barley harvest is
equally satisfactory. In Ell Monte the
crops, both corn and barley, are ex-
cellent, and it is conceded that we
shall have this year surplus of both
these cereals largely in excess Of that
of any previous year. We are in
duced to mention these gratifying
facts for the information of those of
our up-country friends who are labor
ing under the impression that nothing
will be produced in this valley this
season. Indeed, the crops of all kinds
fruit and grain-are very good here.
We hear Of no serious complaints
among those who till the soil for the
purpose of reaping its natural products
and not showers of twenty dollar
pieces.
Year: 1875

THE other day an old mana soldier
eighty years of age-was badly beaten
for making remark about q flag of
some nationality other than that of
the United States, which he saw float
ing in the military encampment near
San Rafael. 1t was dastardly out
rage, and has given rise to much COM
ment on the subject of carrying the
flags of different nationalities in Amer
lean military and other professions.
In San Francisco strong effort is
being made to prevent the appearance
in the military ranks on the Fourth of
July of any flag other than that of the
United States. In no other country in
the world would the carrying of flags
of other nationalities be permitted on
such occasions, and though this is a
country of enlarged freedom it would
save frequent dissensions and some
times bIoodshed if we all acknowledge
the glorious old stars and stripes as our
only flag.
Year: 1875

Rumor says another ordinance will
soon be passed by the Council, giving
the Spring and Sixth Railroad Com
pany permission to extend their track
from its present terminus across the
Western Pacific track and along San
Fernando street to point early OPP
posite the new depot. In the faca of
the many strong reasons given why
this extension should not be made,
there is manifested persistence to
force the measure which it is difficult
to explain. 1t has been clearly shown
that to donate the company the space
they demand, is to a great extent to
obstruct very important thorough
fare and greatly inconvenience
large number of people who have no
other means of passing in and out of
the city. But as this argument does
not receive great deal of attention
from the company, we set it aside and
examine the issue. from q personal
consideration standpoint The South
ern Pacific Railroad possesses privil-
eyes in that street which entitle them
to lay down and operate by steam as
many tracks as they consider neces-
sary for the transaction of their busi-
ness. But We will suppose they will
not add other tracks to those now
down. There are too many there all
ready to permit the passage of a line
of street cars. Passing this danger
and inconvenience to the travelling
public, we come to the point which
should receive the consideration of
the company, which is that If their
track is laid as they desire, it will be
next to impossible to operate it above
the crossing of the railroad track, on
account of freight and other trains
that will stand or be moving back and
forth on the railroad track. For all
practical purposes, the extension will
be of no use to the patrons of the
horse cars or the company owning
them. For these reasons, We do not
believe his Honor, the Mayor, will
sign the ordinance giving the company
the privilege asked.
Year: 1875

A CORRESPONDENT of the HERALD
processes to have discovered the reason
why the Council refused to appoint
Mr.. GERKINs to the vacancy Occa-
stoned by the resignation of Mr.. CAMP
BELL. 1t is that it is the purpose of
the ring to force the passage of the
ordinance granting the Spring and
Sixth Street Railway Company the
right to extend their track farther
along and on the East side of San Fer
nando street, and as it was well known
that Mr.. GERKINs opposed this ex-
tension, to appoint him would be to
defeat the effort to carry the ordinance
over the veto. 1t is probable that this
is the secret purpose of the Council
ring, and if it is it explains why the
one hundred signers of Mr.. GERKINs'
petition were so curtly and discour-
teously treated as not to have even
their names read in Council. Some
thing may transpire at the session this
evening which will expose the game
and show the correctness or incorrect
ness of our correspondents position.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June eth
excitement was caused
here to-day by the publication of an
Associated Press telegram from New
York to the effect that the officers of
the National Park Bank had received
the $47,5O0 package stolen from the
Treasury Department few days ago.
Inquiry at that Department. developed
the fact that second sum of $47 800
had been sent to the bank, and which
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
is the proper place to go for a good meal, with
q good cup OF coffee or tea to drink with it,
There is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where SO many of the substantials and
SO many of the luxuries may be had for % C s.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies' i5-tf
Year: 1875

Major James r. Martin, Assistant
Adjutant General, has been relieved
from duty in the Adjutant Generals
Office. The War Department has or
dered him to report to the Command
ing General of the Department of
Arizona, for duty at the headquarters
of the Department.
Year: 1875

1t acknowledged the receipt of, but it
was to replace the package which was
stolen. As yet, the Secret Service de-
clare that they have no clue to the
thief, and it is now hardly probable
that the stolen money will ever be re-
covered
Year: 1875

MADRID, June 6th.-Rumors which
have for some time been in circulation
of the coming marriage of King AL
fonsO with a German Princess, and of
Countess Grigentie with Bavarian
Prince, are unfounded.
Year: 1875

METEOR oRoLoGICAL.-The weather so
far this month will compare we'll in respect
to low temperature with any given number
of consecutive days for many years past, the
average temperature for the nineteen days
in this month being 24.7-9th degrees.
Year: 1875

Messrs. Editors: The card of the 19.h in
slant signed by commanding officers of the
First Virginia regiment might imply that
the company l had the honor to command
disbanded on account of disorsanized condi.
ton. In their behalf let ME say that at the
time Of their rupture the strength, dis1p-
line, and spirit of the command was much
better than at any period of its existence,
and the only cause for disbandment was q
Misunderstanding between the commanding
officers OF the regiment and the company.


Respectfully, CHARLES F. TAYLOR,
late Captain commanding Company ga"


Lee Guard), First Virginia regiment.
Year: 1875

A SUPPER will be given Tomorrow eve
ming in the basement of the Leigh.Street
Baptist church. The ladies who have the
matter In charge will devote the proceeds to
helping the poor of the church and neigh
borhood.
Year: 1875

The COLD SPELL.-There were some per.
sons skating on the dock yesterday evening.
but the ice was not sufficiently thick to en-
courage a general turnout Of those who de
light in this invigorating pastime. g.
Year: 1875

THE ADVANTAGE you have In purchasing your
dry goods of LEVY BBoTHERs Is that they ask BUT
price; those who are not judges OF dry goods
can purchase as low as an expert 1t will pay you
to examine their stock. .-. .a.
Year: 1875

GREAT DECLINE IN THE PRICES OF DRY
Goops.-Many articles are being sold lower than at
any time since or before the war. LEVY BRO
THEIRS give their customers the advantage OF
The decline If you wish to get posted In prices
Give thpm n call.
Year: 1875

To ALL particularly invalids, spring is trying
season. Indications of sickness should at once be
attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by al
lowing the bowels to become cOrstipated, and the
system to remain in disordered condition until
the disorder has time to develop itself. An ounce
of preventive is worth pound of cure, Is an old
and truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who
troubled with the complaints now very prevalent
headache, indigestion, disordered liver, want of
appetite Nausea, feverish skin, to take, without
delay, Schenck's Mandrake Pills. We know Of no
remedy harmless and decisive IN its action 1t at
strikes at the reot of the disease and produces
healthy tone TO the system. People never need
suffer from any disease arising from disorlered
condition of the liver if they would take this excel


lent medicine when they feel the first indications
of the malady. Families leaving home for the
summer months should take three or four boxes of
these pills with them. They have almost in


ST. ntaneous effect They will relieve the patient
headache in one or two hours, and will rapidly
cleanse the liver of surrounding bile, and will effec


tually prevent bilious attack. They are sold by
| all druggists.
Year: 1875

Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel. Diabetes,
Dropsy, stoppage of water, incontinence OF urine,
where there are brck-dust deposits the water is
thick cloudy mixed with substances like the white
of an egg, or threads like white silk, there is
morbid, dark, bilious appearance, and white bone
dust deposits and when there is a pricking, burn
ing sensation when passing water, and pain In the
small OF the back and along the loins.
Year: 1875

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, 1T WILL NOT
] Rust crack and costs only tTihe more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS


Store in Star Block
Year: 1875

New York, Oct. l3.-The Red
Cloud investigating committee COM
.pletcd its report to-day and are busy
making copies, one Of when will be
sent to President Grant tomorrow,
and another to the deputy Of the In
terror. Mr.. Fletcher, n member Of
the committee says the report is quite
long, covering five hundred pages Of
fools cap and is responsive to all
charges made by Prof, Marsh, besides
embracing great deal OF matter not
referred TO by him.
Year: 1875

SHOTGUN LAW.


The Philadelphia Evening Star asks-what Is TO be
done with the tramps, They have become so numer-
Gus and lawlcss that in many parts of the country
and children afraid TO remain at homo
without male protection. Tho number OF outragcs
perpetrated by this class of during the present
summer has never been cqualed. Mover before was
the country infested with them. They appear to he
no rcspeccrs persons property They appropriate
to their whatever they lay their hands on
and IL necessary, violence sometimes amounting
to murder, rather than forego their punder As tho
law appears to be almost helpless against them farmers
and Others who the subjects OF outagcs from these
pcrcgrinatng scoundrcls will have to arm in their own
defence and drive them out OF the country.


COUNTY JAIL


Tho county authorities in district Of New Hamp
shire have put up posters warning them to loavo and
containing the significant hint that there room in the
County Jail for just 100 OF their fraternity The brother
hood OF the road, however, would be undauned il they
only know how our worthy old contemporary had
spoken ''aword FOR the tramps"


BLAME


tramp sleeping IN farmers barn In Rensselaer,
county one night this week paying dear for
his lodging. Early in the morning the owner, IN 1T
OF rcmorsc for some wrong action toward ncighbor,
went to the barn and hanged himself 10 ladder After
the was dead the tramp aroused by the swing
ing motion of the ladder and the alarm. suspicion
naturally fell upon tho beggar and it would have gone
hard with him had ncighboring farmer chanccd to
sec him asleep in tho only fcw minutes before
the suicide was committed


DOES NOT SEEK WORK.


The Boston advertiser says that thcro Is greater
mistake than to say that the tramp is laborcr an
artisan out of employ, ana seeking work. nc IS no
such person There aborers and mechanics out Of
employ and too many OF them, and they may walk
from one city another seeking work; they may cven
and doubtless do sometimes ask for food, drink and
shelter; they may be mistaken for ramps, but they
are not the true genuinc tramp any more than they
are graduates from the State Prison. Nor uccd tho
two classes be easily confOundcd Ono Is honest and
earnest lie is accustomed To employment and misses
It even more than the money he by IT, IIo has
all his life boon accustomed TO labor and to the respect
of his fellow men, and his manner and bearing though
1t may be modest and dolerenta Is that Of one who
respects himself
Year: 1875

'ompensating advantages beyond nne view over the
Iuileries gardens and the banks OF the Seine Ten
years ago the caso was very different Tho Rue de
kvol between the Place do la Concorde and the Tuile
ries, was then the State the imperial resi-
dcnce, and the Empress Eugenic was with difficulty
prevented by prudent counsel from insisting that all
the householders in that part Of the Rue dc Rvoli
should bo compelled TO gid their balconies decorate
them with flowers and hang gorgeous tapestry.
Perhaps, after ALL il would have beon such bad
business for tho gayer and splendid Paris can be
made tho visitors IL will attract and the moro
money will be spent there.


NM. Chauchard and Heriot the proprietors or
tho Hotel du Louvre also owners Of the immense
store which is located in the same building Should
they turn tho hotel into part OF their shop they will
have tho largest store In Europe, and should they de-
eide to continue tho hotel they may open the most
venient board and lodging house In tho world; for
traveller by touching electric button, will there be
able TO ask for anything, from cup Of coffee to n
velvet ball dress pair Of gloves Perhaps hcy may
mako It successful speculation; but these gigantic
caravansares are never such pleasant abodes for
strangers as small private hotels for person who is
not in some way remarkable is quito lost in the crowd
and none Of the servants knows his his where
abouts so that cards letters and invitations got
stanty mislad and letters Of introduction fail to pro-
ducc any effect For people who like bustlo and per-
pctuai notion however, they arc well enough, and


there are many who will perhaps think that it is rather
an advantage than otherwise for traveller 10 be able
to find some lively place OF sojourn where he may
amuse himself in his way and escape altogether
least for time, from the pompous of dress
coats and vanished boots, with the other small tor
lures inflicted on fine company
Year: 1875

The one farm product which is likely
to be uuexceptionally high this year is
pork. 1t is more likely to go up than
down for the next eight weeks. Hogs
are dying by the hundreds and thousands
at the west; the supply of salt stock is
below the average the number Of swine
in the country, even if they were in a
suitable condition to fatten, is less than
it has been for FIVE years; and putting
these things together it would seem Ger.
tain that the price will rule high for q
considerable time to come. In most OF
the cities Of the east 1T is selling now
for ten cents, with an upward tendency
AT this price it will pay any farmer tc
feed bis hogs until they are as good and
as heavy as they can bc made, provided
he gets them to market, and has the mon


ey for them in readiness to be salted
down in some savings bank on the first
day of January, ls76.-Golden Rule.
Year: 1875

In response to an earnest invitation
received by the Woman's Temperance
Union Of Middlebury, a delegation of
twelve women went out to New Haven
Thursday, Nov A. They were met at the
lecture room Of the church by thirty.
eight would.be temperance women. II
was cheering to those who have interest
in this temperance work uppermost in
their hearts to meet sympathy aud be
wished by so many God speed.


The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Button. She would rejoice to
have had an auxiliary society formed
there, but it was not deemed wise 1t
was generally thought, as Middlobury
furnished the most Of their temptations.
the best thing they could DO was to Join
the Middebury organization ir its battle
with the great evil. In accordance with
this division several signed the Middle.
bury constitution. An executive com.
mittee was appointed to work in New
Haven and report to Middlebury every
month. Miss Carrie Bottum was az.
pointed to report the meeting to TheTer.
mont Witness.


The delegation came home feeling that
in attempting to carrys spark to their
neighbors they had found fire already
burning at which they themselves had
been warmed.
Year: 1875

Too MUcH FOR THE WIDow.-A Fifth
Ward widow moved into her new house
the other day and her FIRST six callers
were lightning rod agents. She 5luffed
them off one by one, but when the seventh
came he said IL don't claim that rod
will protect the house, but l do say that
if l was looking for second wife I'd
never marry widow who didn't have a
lightning rod on her house. And that's
the way all rich men think" "You may
put up two of 'em !" she promptly replied,
"and be sure they are conspicuous, too -
Detroit Free Press.