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Year: 1875

are high and dingy, the streets, with a
few exceptions, very narrow, so that
they seem more like cracks than like
thoroughfares


But every picture has bright spot
somewhere These streets are paved all
over as nicely as a New York sidewalk
with large blocks Of lava that. when it
poured out Of the crater of Vesuvius,
was soft as mud and hotter than the red
iron from blacksmith's forge. Then
this pavement is general quite clean,
and. since the high buildings keep the
street shady. and the sidewalks are not
much wider than plank, the people
walk in the middle of the streets which
gives it lively appearance. The bal
comics and roofs of the houses are often
turned into little flower gardens; for
however poor and wretched a home may
be, there IS generally some one there
who coaxes plant or two into bloom.


But here comes procession. Stand
at one side. A man with a bell, fol-
lowed by priests in long black gowns,
and carrying candles; also boys with
lights. They are going to the house
Of man who is dying; many Of the
crowd 60 along; all are quiet. Per-
haps it is funeral procession with the
bier: then the people remove their
hats-a beautiful eustem-and make a
sign of the cross on their breasts. Now
let US 60 to the "Duomo," or Cathe-
dral, to see the worship. The Cathe-
Year: 1875

Grant has been a sort of Micawber for
the last month or two. He has been rum
ming around the country waiting for some
thing to turn up, What that particular
something was he did not care, e,only that i.
was something that would relieve the
tedium Of his presidential duties, and offer
a cheering picture in politics to himself
A grandsons birth made little ripple
upon the waters Of public talk, but it was
of no political Significance and the modern
Ulysses smoked his cigar and pined for
something greater to occur. He wanted
the third term stirred up again, and at last
ligh. breaks in and the President il made
happy. 1t comes from the great North
west, the land of industries and strikes the
tympanum of presidential dignity with
the same pleasure as does delightful music
one who pines for advertisement. 1t came
luckily, at most opportune time, for Mr..
Grant knew not what claims to advance
for another term in the White House. The
author of this hint is the editor of the.
Chicago Staats ZeitunA who announces that
he will support General Grant for the
third term upon hard money platform,
against any candidate upon rag money
platform.


The doughty Generals pining for some-
thing to turn up has been rewarded, the
same as were the longings of Micawber,
only that the latter found position on a
newspaper, and the former sees some plau.
sible ground to again offer himself as a
candidate for reelection. AS he has ar.
rived in New York on his way from Long
Branch, it is but reasonable to infer that
he is on way to Washington, to prepare
hard mouey speeches, or that is to get some
member Of his cabinet to do that work for
him. The Stats Zeituny is a paper of
some prominence in the Northwest, sup
ported by large number of German read. |
ers, but the inference is that its editor has
Year: 1875

THE elections which transpired in Cali
fornia Yesterday, whatever the result may
be, will have no direct significance as to
the relative strength Of the Democratic aud
Republican parties in that State. Califor-
mia has deen Independent since 1878, and
the two antagonistic parties-Democratic
and Republican, although well represented
in the feldiare always far in the minority.
The two national parties though in the
field at the present election, cannot hope
for anything decisive as. to the numerical
strength of each, owing to their minority,
when brought to bear with the Independent
party.
Year: 1875

naughty Spain finds in down-trodden
Cuba fine support for its armies. The
people of that Island are taxed to death to
support war in which they feel no parti-
Gle Of interest, and their pockets are bled
to any tune that their tyranical masters
may choose to dictate. The last edict is
from Captain General Valmaseda, who has
fastened his leeches upon the rich mer-
chants Of Havana and Cuba, to draw from
them eighty thousand dollars in gold which
is to aid in equipping an army for the win
ter campaign. Those assessed have the al
Tentative to pay down the money or be
marked as disloyalists. This virtually
means that they are to be shot and
their property sacrificed to sale or laid
waste by the torch OF Spanish vandals.
Cuba gives the golden stream that supplies
the river of Spanish support aud yet its
people are allowed no privileges, but made
the slaves Of the government. America
has no cause for an amiable feeling toward
Spain, and We have had ample justification
Tor an open opposition to that power which
may vet lead to what is but right and just,
an extension from us TO Cuba of bellgerent
rights.
Year: 1875

History repeats itself in the case o


William E. Ralston, late President of tn.
Bank Of California. BY an untiring indus
try fortified with remarkable business acu.
men, he rose from the position of mate
upon Mississippi steam boat, to the high
est pinnacle in the financial circles of the
West. 1t is one Of the instances where
history repeats itself. The rise of Wander.
bilt, who at one time rowed a boat upon
the North River, was through the same
means Of persistent energy. Jay Gould
the Prince Of Stock Brokers, came to the
surface Of importance in the same way.
P-ter Cooper gathered rags and bones in
the streets of New York, and a thousand
other instances bearing upon this same
question could be mentioned as evidence
that there is no excellence without labor.
Ralston was one of the Princes of Wealth
and influence in the west, and his untime-
ly end in San Francisco Bay buried in
shame, life that might have carried with
it weight at all times, had he but the cour-
age TO face the criticisms of severe public.
1t Is now ascertained that he distracted
over three million dollars from the bank
and it was this perhaps that led to his sui
eide.
Year: 1875

The promised resumption of the Bank
of California, will do much to restore con-
fidence in that section, and allay the state
of excitement that the public has been
worked up to. 1t shows clearly that the
Bank is too great an influence to be lost,
and that its lost power can be speedily re-.
covered if it begins afresh with new cap
ital, and such men as Sharon at its
its head, to give 1t the semblance of firm
basis.
Year: 1875

THE HERALD does not exchange with
the New York Times, neither do any of
its editors read that paper, consequently
they cannot copy from it. The suspicious
are always guilty Of some transgression
themselves, and this may be the direct
cause Of eotenporary's fault finding.
Year: 1875

This seems to be the time at which


foot pads, more commonly known as tramps


hold high carnival along the highways


and make the people pay penalty for their


presence. In other states it is far worse
than in this, they make their appearance in
larger numbers and their depredations with
more frequency. Although Delaware re-
ceives visits from these itinerant beggars
our people do not suffer such annoyances
as they do in other States. The whipping
post and pillory.is a'much more severe
punishment than imprisonment and by this
means we escape much of the annoyance
that would otherwise occur. There is no
punishment that the nature of man so much
revolts at as that inflicted upon the body
and to this we may attribute much of the
reason that we are not so much troubled
with foot pads and tramps as other places.
Year: 1875

When 60 to the country to visit my re-
lations, writes N. Quad, the spare bed rises
up before my imagination days before start,
and shiver as remember how cold and
grave-like the sheets are. put off the visit
rs long az possible solely On account Of that
spare bed. l don't like to tell them that /
had rather sleep on picket fence than enter
that spare room and creep into that spare
bed, and so they know nothing of my suf-
ferings.


The spare bed is always as near mile and
II half from the rest Of the beds as it can be
put. 1t is either up stairs at the head of the
hall, or off the parlor. The parlor curtains
have not been raised for weeks everything


is as prim as an old maids bonnet, and the
bed is as square and true as if it mad been
made up to u carpenters rule.


No matter whether it be summer or winter
the bed is like ice, and it sinks down in II
way to make one shiver. The sheets are Slip
perry clean, the pillow ps rustic like shrouds,
and one dare not stretch his legs down Tor
fear of kicking against Il tombstone.


One sinks down until lie is lost in the h0l-
low, and foot by foot the prim bed posts van
ish from sight. He is worn out and sleepy,
hut he knows that the rest of the family are
so far away that no one could hear him if he
was to shout for an hour, and this makes him
nervous. He wonders if any one ever died
in that room. and straightway he sees faces
Of dead persons, hears strange noises, and
presently feels chill galloping up and down
his hack.


Did any one ever pass comfortable night
In spare t+,d? M matter how many Quilts
and spreads covered bim lie cOnld not get
warm, and if he accidentally fell asleep it
was tn wake with start under the impress
sion that dead man was pulling his nose.
1t will he davs and weeks before he recovprs
fr"m the impression and ", he must suffer
in silence. because the spare he'd wac assign
I'd him In token Of esteem and affection.
Year: 1875

DR. Hall is opposed to the immoderate
drinking of water. He says:


The longer one puts off drinking water in
the morning, especially in the summer, the
less be will require during the day; it much
is drank during the forenoon the thirst often
increases, and Il very unpleasant fu1lness is
observed in addition to metallic taste in the
mouth.


The less man drinks the better for him,
beyon moderate amount. The more wa
ter man drinks the more strength he has to
expend in getting rid of it, for all the fluid
taken into the system must be carried out
and as there is but little nourishment in wa
ter, tea, coffee, beer and the like, more
strength is expended in carrying them out of
the system than they impart to it. The more
man drinks the more he must perspire,
either by lungs or through the skin the more
he perspires the more carbon is taken from
the system; but this carbon is necessary for
the less strength lie has.


Drinking water largely diminishes the
strength in two ways. and yet many are un-
der the impression that the more water swal
lowed the mere thoroughly is the system
''washed out" Thus, the less we drink at
meals. the better for u.s. If the amount were
limited to single cup of hot tea or hot milk
and water at each meal, an Unreasonable
good would result to all. Many persons have
fallen into the practice Of drinking several
glasses of cold water, or several cups of hot
tea or coffee, at meals, out Of mere habit; all
such will be greatly benefited by breaking it
up at once; it may be very we'll to drink
little at each meal, and, perhaps, it will be
found that in all cases it is much better to
take single cup OF hot tea at each meal than
g glass of cold water, however pure
Year: 1875

P. 7. BARNUM, in Philadelphia, said in a
recent temperance lecture: II will under
take to give bonds for the fulfllment of the
contract, that if the city of Philadelphia will
stop selling liquor and give me as much as
was expended here for liquor last year, to run
the city next year. will pay all the city ex-
penses; no person living within her borders
shall pay taxes; there shall be no insurance
on property: good dress and suit shall be
given to every poor boy. girl, man and wo-
man; and the educational expenses shall be
paid; barrel of -four shall be given to every
needy and worthy person; and will clear
half million or million of dollars myself by
the operation
Year: 1875

Frame together four light sticks, measuring
exactly foot square inside, and with this in
hand walk into the field and select spot of
fair average yield, and lower the frame square
over as many heads as it will inclose, and
shell out the heads thus enclosed carefully,
and weigh the grain. It is fair to presume
that the production will be the 43, 560th part
of an acres produce. To prove ii go through
the field and make ten or twenty similar caL
cula,ions, and estirate by the mean of the
whole number of results. 1t will enable a
farmer to make closer calculation of what
a field will produce than he can by guessing.
Year: 1875

Several thousand sheep belonging
to John Miller passed through town
yesterday on their way to the Mojave
river. John now has some seven
thousand sheep.


The Silver Mountain company now
propose to run tunnel into the side
of the hill, some three hundred feet,
believing that they will obtain large
flow of water. Success, gentlemen.


We learn from parties who profess
to know that the Chino ranch will be
cut up into small farms, and that a
town will be laid of. The surveying
will be commenced this coming week.
This movement goes to confirm the
report of the change of route of the
Los Angeles and Independence R. r.
published in the Argus few days
ago.


Messrs. Maybury Patrick and Spence,
members of the Commercial Bank of
San Diego, arrived in this city on
Thursday evening last, and yesterday
took look through our valley; they
came back thoroughly delighted with
our location, water supply and climate.
Mr.. Patrick has been in our city be-
fore, but the other gentlemen have
not
Year: 1875

the building, and on the west should not
be so broad as to exclude all winter sun.
A balcony for an openair breakfast
would be an exceedingly pretty feature
in our best villas.


OF means of warming small country
house it is difficult to speak I" to cditica-
tion." Our present system OF hot-air
furnaces is ruinous to health, and de-
structive to furniture. The old fashion
ed hall stove is preferable. We are in
clined to favor moderate "portable
furnace" and then soap-stono Fanklins
with open fires for the sitting and bed
rooms-to be replaced by CRATE fires i'll
spring and autumn, with q dumb
waiter" from tho cellar to lift fuel to
upper floors. Most people unquestion
ably keep their houses too warm, and
with too little change of air. House
building is continually improving i'll our
country districts, and, under the present
cheaper cost of materials and labor, we
shall soon have great revival Of this
art, and a gradual development of Amcri
can architecture.
Year: 1875

The GOLDEN RULE AND THE RULE OF
GoD "A few days ago gentleman oi
this city received by mail check for
$500 He deposited it in his bank and
went down into the street, there to he
met by rumor that sent him back in
haste Just twenty five minutes had
elapsed. The teller's little door was shut
The money was gone. Had it been
stolen? Was the banker swindler
No, he had failed


About the same time merchant re
ceived large quantity OF goods one day
near the close of business hours. lie
made some common place excuse for moi
making immediate payment. and prom
ised to send check next morning The
first announcement Of the morning was
that he had failed. lie had the goods
but the real owner was without his
check Was the merchants u thiefY Ought
he to have gene TO Jail? Not st all Hs
had merely suspended. He was unable
to meet his Obligations.


Two young men were recently brought
into one Of our police courts on charge
of stealing shoes from Third avenue
store. They were decent in appearance
and it was believed by some that they
had been driven to crime by want. Had
they failed, or had they suspended? Ol
was it because they were unable to meet
their obligationsf Not at ALL They
were thieves--common thieves-xery
common thieves They we're sent to tht
penitentiary for two months -New York
Tribune.
Year: 1875




How A SNAKE CHARMED BoY-FsY
| the last two weeks a son Of Allen Ragers,
aged eleven years, q wood-cuttcr on the
Blue Mountains, about three miles from
Hamburg, has been in tho habit of leav-
ing his fathers house every morning
about nine o'clock, and not returning till
noon, The parents OF the boy have ques-
toned him several times as to where he
weHt, and the boy would reply. to play
with a neighboring boy named Springer.
On Friday last the father watched his
son, and followed at a short distance, and
when about half mile from the house.
the boy entered piece OF thick sprout
land, in from the road some two hundred
yards, where he seated himself upon .
large rock, and in less than ten minutes
the father was horriiied on seeing a mon
ster black snake crawl upon the rock and
put its head on the boys lap The father
states that the snake was the largest he
ever saw on the hills. lie states that il
was easily fifteen feet long and as thick
as his arm, which is well developed. The
boy had taken bread with him and was
feeding the snake, which at intervals
would stick large tonge out as il hiss
ing for more to eat. Then it would coil
itself around the neck and body of the
boy, and play with his mouth and neck
with the boys hands. The father had
often heard Of snakes charming children,
and that IT they were disturbed while they
were in the act, they would kill the child.
AS the father turned to leave his boy
with his deadly companion, he turned
back, and the snake hearing noise, At
once unceilcd itself and raised its body
at least four feet from the rock and look
ed in all directions, and then 1t returned
to the boys lap, and the father returned
home and aw aited the boys return, which
was, as usual, at noon When told that
he had been playing with the snake, the
boy said sthe first morning he met the
snake he liked to play with it; then he
took it food, and he was 50 much pleased
with his companion that something told
him that he must meet the snake every
morning. One morning he said he was
| late, and when he reached the place the
snake was standing up, and it came out
to meet him, then followed him to the
rock. There is something very strange
about snake charming not only children.
but have read of adults coming under
their charms. There is certainly some
truth in the fascinating powers ofsuakes.


On Saturday morning the father and
two Of his neishbors went to the place
with guns, and at the usual time the
snake made its appearance, when all fred
at one time, killing the charmer. On
taking it home Mr.. Rogers fosnd the
above measurement to be nearly correct.
Reading Pa Eagle.
Year: 1875

When a man wants plug of tobac
co the grocery three fourths Of mile oil
is only a step, but il his wife wants q
drink of good cool water from neigh
boris well opposite, by some mysterious
agency that we'll suddenly becomes re-
moved more than half mile away.
Year: 1875

1.-The following lines were written by
mother on the fly-lcaf of Bible-ler ri
TO son.


Remember, love, who gave thee this,


When other days shall come
When she who had thy earliest kiss,


Sleeps in the narrow home;
Remember, twas a mother gave
The gift to one she'd die to save,
That mother sought pledge of love


The hottest for her son;
And from the gift Of God above


She chose godly one;
She chose for her beloved boy
The source of life and light and joy.
She babe him keep the giit-that when


The parting hour should come
They might have hope to meet again


In her eternal home.
She said his faith in that would be
Sweet incense to her memory.
And should the scoflcr, in his pride,


Laugh that fond gift to scorn,
And bid him cast his pledge aside


That he from youth had borne!
She babe him pause and ask his breast
Ii he or She had loved him haSt
\ parents blessing on my son


Goes with this holy thing;
The love that would retain the one


Must To the other cling.
Remember, It's no idle toy,
y mothers giil-EEMEMBER, BOY!
Year: 1875

the horror or the spectacle Oooy torn and half
devoured by dogs or hogs


ID was an easy task 10 trace the foot tracks and
other marks the ground back 10 the house The Cit
izens followed the trail and underneath the window
and down the side Of the building found blood and har
showing how the dead man had been thrown from the
room Going inside, and ascending 10 the room where
the horrible perpetrated, the walls were
discovered stained with blood and great pools standing
about the floor Such human slaughter and blood
thirsty, hendish murder never more deliberately
planned and brutally carried out than this.


TRIPLE CONFESSION


CONSERVATION seized the perpetrators, and they
would have ned had the law not put its strong arm
upon them. They were all arrested and thrown into
Jail Hoping for safety, they confessed their crime;
told how the mother held her laws hands while
his ather-in-law struck him with the club; how he
begged for his life until his forever hushed
They told awful tale of horror apparently not reaz
ing how terrible their crime.


The daughter tried and sentenced TO ten years
the Penitentiary Consumption took her away before
her cell had known her month.


Mr. and Mrs Haensched we're given fair trial and
sentenced 10 expiate their crime upon the gallows


The old past fifty two years Of age and, like
his wife, who ten years his senior, was ignorant
and seemingly never realized what he had dons.
Year: 1875

The examination In the case OF Reuben Van Horn
who charged by his daughter child OF eleven years,
with the preparation OF shocking crime took place
yesterday before Justice Reese in the First Dstric,
Court, at Jersey City The details were Of the
revolving character. The girl who looked haggard and
slckly Is very intelligent She gave her testimony In
a Straightforward and convincing The alleged
occurrence extended over period OF two years Ths
examination will bo resumed to-day
Year: 1875

A,will be seen by the result published
in our local columns, the proposition Il
appropriate 100000 for Capital build
ing was carried yesterday by large ma
iority of the vote cast, The actual fig
ures are 1878 in favor Of the apPropria
ton to SlG against 1t, which shows a dc
cided disposition on the part ofour people
to take their chances on the location oil
tho Capital for torn Of years in our
midst, and to do their part at least to-
wards making 1t the interest Of tho State
to let It remain with us awhile.


The vote cast, while 1t Is not full by
any means, Is larger than we expected
under the'circumstances, seeing how much
doubt and uncertainty invested and over
hung the Capital question. Considering
everything (inCluding the injunction J, ii
must be regarded as expressive of good
deal Of feeling among our people on the
subject. 1t Is not a small matter in times
like the present, when business Is slow
and taxes are high, too add 100000 to
the municipal burdens already existing,
especially when tho outcome OF our in
ycstmcnt is not assured for any length of
time whatever,


We commend the vote Of yesterday to
the favorable consideration Of the people
generally Of tho State, rs an earnest of
the good faith and large and liberal
spirit in which Wheeling proposes to
deal with the State in this matter Of the
Capital.