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Year: 1873




But the oldest piece of architecture in
this city can be seen out on Pennington
avenue, about mile west of the depot, in
a house being built for Mark Twain, who
is Roughing ItIn-no cents abroad Qorgive
the punl, but who left the plans and con-
tracts in the hands of prominent builder,
who is pushing things rapidly along. The
style is indescribable, being sort of
cross between Mexican adobe hut and a
Swiss cottage, built of brick, to cost
$4,000. 1t stands not far from Governor
Jewell's, on the opposite side of the street,
on the edge of hill, rather close to the
street, where it commands fine view to
the west and north and is just the sort of
house to cause a stranger to stop and in
quire: "Who lives in that queer-looking
house?" Although the avenue runs east
and west, the house, instead of facing the
street, faces east On the north end is a
small building, near the street, which con-
tains the kitchen and servants rooms,
separate from the main building, while
Immediately adjoining is large dining
room, 17x30, having but little light, so that
when used it will be necessary to light
the gas. The parlor is where the kitchen
would be located in any other house,
while Marks own room, where most of
his time will be spent, is at the top of the
house, and, in order to offset the want of
light in the dining-room, this room is al
most entirely glass. Take it all in all, it
is the queerest piece of architecture one
has ever seen, but with one redeeming
feature, that is, open fre-places all over
the house, and good, generous-sized ones,
too.-Hartf0rd Letter to Springfield Union.
Year: 1873

fighter named Manley. The man was shot at
Mikes saloon, and witness testlhes that he
saw Mike shoot him.


The Mayor of Memphis, the Chairman of
the Citizens Relief Committee, and other
officials of that city, have published a state
ment that, while the yellow fever no longer
existed there as an epidemic there was never
theless great need of funds for the few per-
sons sick and convalescing, and for the relief
Of hundreds Of families who had been left des-
titute, and that this necessity will no doubt
continue to exist for many weeks to come.
Any future contributions of money or sup
plies win be thankfully received and properly
nnnlied.
Year: 1873

The Memphis AUaIanche says; "If
there is in our midst one class more con-
spicuous than another for untiring devo-
tion to the sick and dying it is the Mem
phls clergy. There is no duty from which
they shrink. AT the dead hour of the
night, as at MONDAY, these ministers of
God are found wherever sickness or death
calls for their services. Kneeling at the
bedside in prayer, ministering to the sick
as nurses, or serving as messengers for
medical aid, they labor without ceasing,
They do not wait until their presence is
invoked Braving the pestilential air of
the infected district, they go from dwell
ing to dwelling, from hovel to hovel,
seeking those who may need their SER
vices. -Four have fallen martyrs to their
holy duty-fallen while relieving poor,
frail bodies from pain, and pointing out
to the dying the straight, narrow path
that leads to heaven. But the others press
forward to fill the places vacated by the
angel of death-to close the ranks widened
by those who until few days ago stood
shoulder to shoulder, like brave comrades
advancing to charge in battle"
Year: 1873

No one has yet been able to analyze
or demonstrate the essential action OF
perfume. Gas can be weighed, but not
scents the smallest known creatures,
the very monads of life, can be caught
by microscopic lens and made to de
liver up the secrets Of their orcaniza-
ton but what is is that emanates from
the pouch of the musk-deer, that fills a
whole space for years and years with Its
penetrating odor, an odor which an
illimitable number of extraneous sub
stances can carry on without diminish
ing it in size and weight, and what it is
that the warm summer air brings 10 us
from the flowers, no man yet has been
able TO determine. So fine, so subtle,
50 imponderable, it has eluded both our
most delicate weights and measures and
our strongest lenses. Ii we could come
to the essence OF each odor, we should
have made an enormous stride forward,
both in hygiene and in chemistry and
none would profit more than the medi-
ca cal profession il It could be Is -
proceeded from such and sue g,
MS We already know of sulpls sulphu-
rated hydrogen, ammonia, and the ike.
As it is, no one knows anything and If
the art OF the perfumers forms one OF
the chief delights OF our civilized
senses, the cause by which he works is
g mystery solved by none.
Year: 1873

Don't he afraid Of having little fun in
the family. A merry disposition is God
send home. There's the case OF a man no
Nelson street, for instance. Saturday
he went into the kitchen ahead Of his
wife, and seeing two huckleberry pies
standing on the table, he hastily 4,
cealed them in the ice chest, which So
open In the back hall. Then he


down town chuckling 10 himself,


ten minutes later the ice cart drove


and the ice man brought IN fifty-p


cake and started for the ice chest, fol-
lowed closely by the fond wife expatia-
ting upon the "muss." He put tho
cake upon the edge of the chest and.
gave it push over, and when it came
down ON those two steaning pies, a
huckleberry geiser followed, and the ice
man, with eyes and face full of the dis.
charge, tumbled completely over the
woman, and disappeared ont of the
floor. The wife recovered her balance
as speedily as possible, and catching mp
a broom went after the ice man, but he
escaped her; then she came back and
looked into the ice chest, and down at
the oil-cloth, and mp at the ceiling, and
around on the walls. The men at the
store who we're let into the joke by the
facetious Nelson street man are anxious
ly WONDERING how il turned out.
Year: 1873

BIZ the use s thin leaves of steel in
the construction of artificial magnets,
NJ. Jannin has so increased the carrying
power of these magnets as to construct
one weighing about four and half
pounds, which could carry a weight of
ninetAine pounds. The great advan-
tage toN expected from this discovery
is the reduction in the weight of the
magnetic electric machines of all kinds,
and especially of those employed in the
production of light.
Year: 1873

BRIsBASE will soon commence laying
a new pneumatic tube between the
capitol and the government printing
office at Washington. It will be en-
closed in an octagonal box to protect it
from the pressure of the earth, which
crushed the first one he put down.
Year: 1873

The Farm and Preside Journal thus
summarizes the results of some expe-
riments in feeding pigs;


During the warm weather two and
one-half pounds OF extra food produ
eed one pound live weight. This would
be most extraordinary result, ii ap-
piled to all the food taken by the pigs
but they had ali the good grass they
could eat, and this food supplied the
vast of the system, the animal heat,
and kept the pig growing moderately,
and this extra food was used solely to
lay on flesh. Here is the secret Cf
high feeding. The extra food diges
ted all goes to profit, whereas the food
that supplies animal waste produces no
gain in the flesh, and if no more is fed
than to supply waste in the young ami
NAL, the food is all thrown away. Full
feeding i the only profitable feeding,
and this leads to early maturity and
early profit. The most profitable feed
ing of pigs is before they are ten months
old. No profit results in keeping pigs to
eighteen months and two years old, ex-
cept for breeding purposes; and be
sides, these eighteen to twenty-four
months hogs do not generally average
more than $50 to Apounds, live
weight, and $50 pour, be reached
in Ten or twelve m5S Many mil
= .,
thrown away every year by half feeding
or feeding principally a cold instead
OF warm weather.
Year: 1873

The monthly public debt statement
shows no greater reduction, or account
OF the purchase by the government OF
the thirteen and one half million dol
lars worth of five twenty bonds though
that reduction has in fact been made,
so far as the accounts OF the treasury
now show. However, the transaction
is simply an exchange Of assets for liza
bilities, but these bonds cannot again
be issued, and the interest on them
is stopped. It is only after they
have been examined and destroyed that
they viii enter into the monthly state
ment as a reduction of the debt.
Year: 1873

Bors IN HoRsEs.--In the Popular
Science Monthly there is short article
relative to the power of endurance
manifested by the larvae of some in
sects, and among them of the bot fly.
1t mentions case where piece of the
stomach of a dead horse. which was
covered with bot worms was spread on
a board and spirits of trUpentine was
poured on the worms yet after an
hour not one was detached from the
flesh. Then whale-oil was poured on
them, when they all let go their hold,
and died almost Immediately. Hence
the Inference that whale-oil should be
used to detach the worms from the liv-
ing horse, when attacked by bots.
Year: 1873

We wish to call your attention to
the fact that at our Institute, so lately
adjourned, you very enthusiastically
voted to accept the proposition OF the
HERALD to supply matter for one
column of the paper each week, and
appointed q committee to receive your
communications and hand them to
the editor. We supposed you meant
what YOU said, and allowed ourselves
to be appointed on that committee.
We have, thus far received but one
communication, besides the one
handed in at the Institute, and shall
be Obliged to give up the position,
having nothing to do, if you dO not
come to the rescue. l believe we have
fifty teachers in the country engaged
in teaching. If every one sends
something, if only a few lines, each
week, we shall have enough on hand
to fulfill our contract. Send us any
items in regard to your schools, such
as number in attendance, roll of honor,
etc., but be sure to send something.
1t will surely not be very much to our
credit as teachers OF Los Angeles
county, to have it said that we did not
feel interest enough in our profession
to supply one column a week Of edu-
cational matter. - aH


Will you respondo pause for your
reply. H. A. SAKE,


Chairman Committee.
Year: 1873

SECTION 1867 of the school law is as
follows: Instruction must be given
in all grades of the schools, and in all
classes, during the entire school course,
in manners and morals" Do all the
teachers of this county comply with
this requirement.
Year: 1873

OUR NEW IMPROVED MACHINE


Stands without rival, and should find Its
way into every family. II has reached the
highest state OF perfection of the Sewing Ma
chine yet produced, and its sales are constant
ly. increasing throughout the world.
Year: 1873

the safety Of nearly one thousand lives
that were imperiled, and more than
half of which have been lost by neglect
of this plainly manifest duty. From q
careful review of allsfacts OF the ease,
feel compelled to state that my belief
is that the conduct Of Captain Williams
In the management OF his ship during
the twelve or fourteen hours preceding
the disaster was so xravely at variance
with what ought TO have BEEN the con-
duct of a man placed in his responsible
position, as to call for severe censure,
and 10 justify me in saying that his GER
tifcate as extra master and master
might be Cancelled; but, in con-
sideration of praiseworthy and en-
ergetie efforts made by him to
save life after the ship struck,
the mitigated penalty of the suspension
of hts certificate for two years should
be imposed. I also feel It my duty to
state that the conduct of Brown, the
fourth officer, in preventing the servant
from calling Captain Williams at
twenty minutes 10 three o'clock, az
ordered, was, under the circumstances,
an improper violation Of the cap
tains orders; and further, f.om the
fact that he was one of the
officers of the watch after twelve
O'Clock, he ought to have seen the
light aud did not see it, and ought to
have seen land and did not see it,
there is an implied culpsble neglect and
want of vigilance, which the considera-
ton for public safety demands should be
marked by censure and a moderate pun
ishment. /, therefore, decide that the
certificate Of Fourth Officer Brown and
the master should be suspended for
three months.
Year: 1873

OTTAWA. ONTARIO, April IA private
diSpstch was received here to-day saying that
the Pope died on Monday last, but that the
fact has been kept secret TO avoid public
agitation respecting his successor until the
matter shall have been decided in Rome.


The above was received last night at q
late hour, and is of the same tenor as
several dispatches from other points.
We give it for what it is worth. Having
no means Of aseertaining its reliability,
we can neither affirm nor contradict 1t.
This being Sc, we prefer to await the
official announcement Of the fact before
venturing upon any remarks OF ex-
tended notice Of a distinguished prelate
whose position secured for him the love
and reverence OF by far the largest body
of Christians.
Year: 1873

p% Our line of suits for early
Spring Is unequaled, and the
prices have been made with a
view to their selling quick.
Purchasers may rely upon get
ting EXTRAORDINARY value
In these goods.
Year: 1873

like little cup. They live socially,
and do not go naked. You
see that really they differ but little in
external appearance from the inhabi-
tants of the earth"


Here Lumen lived a hundred years
before he appeared on the earth, and
he was enabled to look at these two
lives, his earth and star life at one and
the same time; the light from our
world reaching Capella in seventy-two
years, and from Virgo in one hundred
and seventy-two years In this star
life he was enabled 10 fly. About
$40 years before this he livedin world
whose astronomical position, seen from
the earth, is exactly that of AndrOme-
da's Breast, the left breast. This world
is strange to our notions. There is on
ly one Kingdom in it, the animal king
dom. But this animal kingdom is
very different from ours. 1t is world
without sleep and stability. 1t is
wholly envelOped in a rose-colored
ocean less dense than the waters of
the earth. and more dense than air. 1t
is a substance which holds the middle
place, as fluid, between air and wa
ter. Lumen's life next previous to
this was passed on the planet Venus,
nine hundred years befoe VIII ere he
was women His fourth life anterior
to his earthly existence was spent Oh
an immense annular planet belonging
ID the constellation Cygnus, and sit
uated in the zone of the Milky Way
This strange world is inhabited only
by trees.
Year: 1873

We suppose there must be, at the
most modest calculation, betwc Ell
fifteen hundred and two thousand
persUns in this vicinity who get their
newspaper reading for nothing in
cluding the unconscionable individ-
uals who steal ! apers from other
peoples doors, or borrow from their
neighbOrs, or loaf around where a
newspaper is subscribed for, and
paid for and monopolize it to the
exclusion OF the rightful owner
We have had several subscribers
stop their subscriptions, for no fault
of our carriers, as they admitted, in
non delivery, but because their pa
pers, after being delivered, were ta~
ken by some individual, as short of
conscience as Of cash, who would
take possession of it. Thus a
newspape~, which ought to be well
supported by a community for the
general good it does to that COM
munity, is made to support the
town III a measure-that is, it :
expected to live without resources,
and t. advertise the life and busi~
ness Of a town without the support
Which is requisite to enable it to
kecp mp to a metropolitan standard
Of excellence. An individual
should blush to read a paper ha-
hitually which another individual
pays for. There are too many peo-
pie who read papers which they
do not pay for, and this is for their
eyes esT tciaIly, with the purpose Of
soaring their conscience, if they
hare any, and for the purpose Of
appealing to those who do sub
scribe and pay for newspapers, to
keep them filed and not permit them
to 90 out of their possession, in us
tice to themselves as well as to the
printer whose capital and labor are
invested in business which serves
to advertise the commercial status
Of city in proportion to the enter
prise of its substantial patronage
enables it to display.-NAsHvtLLE
BANNER.
Year: 1873

Cut in slices, sprinkle with salt, and
let them stand over night, the same "a
other pickles. After remaining twelve
or fifteen hours in the brine, drain well
and place over the fire in fresh water,
changing it several times, until nearly
all the salt taste is washed out; they
should be allowed TO gt thoroughly
scalded and become partially cooked.
Now drain again, aud make 0yrup OF
a pint OF good vinegar. three pounds OF
sugar, one half ounce OF cinnamon
bark, and one.quarter ounce OF cloves.
This will make syrup for a gallon Of
pickles Put the tomatoes into the
syrup when it is soiling hot. and cook
until tender; then carefully lift them
out and reduce the syrup by boiling it
longer. After dsy or go they should
be heated over, care being taken to pre-
vent the tomatoes from being cooked
TOO much.
Year: 1873

Democratic party is worthy of their
confidence. We have denounced dis
honesty. We have pleaded on behalf
of the people for public virtue, and =
recognition Of it by the people, and our
plea has been cordially and nobly an.
swered. Let US grapple with the DOM
inant questions which are ahead OF
Us a. wisely and effectively as we have
met the Issues OF this canvass. Only
thus can We, or ought we, to keep the
confidence OF the people. The Re
suit" therefore, of the election is really
still ahead Of us, snd we will cover q
q larger field than Ohio. Last Tues
day opened the door to it.-Nestrday 5
Enquirer.
Year: 1873




DURING a certain portion Of the year
from some unexplained causes, dogs are
liable to 90 mad and die from hydropho'
bia. This hydrophobia season may bs
said to run from the middle Of May tc
the first of October. II has now fairly
commenced, and from different sections
Of the country isolated cases of hydro
phobia are now being reported. The liza
bility to be bitten by mad dog which
is incurred by almost every one at this
time Of the year, and the painful and
horrible symptoms invariably attendant
upon death in this form. make the sub
ject one Of general interest. The thought
of hydrOphobia gives every one a feeling
Of horror, and very little sympathy is
shown Tor dogs in hydrophobic seasons.
Consequently there are many dogs de-
strOyed supposed to be mad which are
not so. Yet ii is well to exercise such
diligence. We have time aud again
published supposed remedies for hydro
probia. and herewith We give another,
furnished US by "Dr." Milton wasson.
Of this county, Il is this; When per
son is bitten, satnrate a rag well with
cold water, then put on salt. and then
apply the rag To the wound-always
keeping the rag wet Drink at each
meal say two glasses Of sweetened vine


gar until the wound Is thoroughly healed
II necossary, the vinegar can be weak
ened by water. There may be efficacy
in this prescription. L Carlisle Mercury.
Year: 1873

DELAYBD.-The Delaware train north, this
morning, was delayed over an hour in its arrival
here, and did not come in until about 11:3O o.
clock. 1t was first delayed by freight train on
the track at KirkwoOd which could not be rcmov-
ed for sometime. This put it so much behind,
that ii had to lay at Kirkwood, and await the
passage of the south bound train, after which it
came on to this city.
Year: 1873

INSTITUTE HALL.-Dr. John E. Smith, and
Dr.JOhn Henry Of Syracuse, N. Y. will give an
Entertainment this Monday Evening at the
above named Hall OF nature differing from
any thing we have had this season.


These gentlemen and their subjects such as
should engage the attention OF every one, Old
and young they are heraIded by the Press OF
the North and West as the best operators In
Psychology now visiting our principal Cities.
All who can should 60 and enjoy an evening
have every where greeted them Admission
free.
Year: 1873

MovING IN.-Wm. B. Sharp, dry goods mer-
chant, is moving from No. 2 East Third street, to
his large handsome and commodious new store,
at the s. K. corner Of Fourth and Market streets.
The new store affords him ample conveniences
for the prosecution of his extensive business,
while, at the same time il Is q great adornment
and improvement to our principal business
thOroughfare.
Year: 1873

An EARLY TRAIN.-Au early freight train with
passenger car attached now goes down the Della
ware railroad every morning, leaving this city,
at $50 A. N. This train will doubtless prove u
great convenience to many peTsOns having busi-
ness down the State
Year: 1873

resident citizen OF the Ninth ward furnishes
the Epery EUening with the list Of coiored names
that appear on the Ninth Ward assessment list
and who did not vote there at the city election on
Year: 1873

SEVERELY INJURED.-A few days ago. lad
named James Carmichael, aged years, residing
at No. GIG West Sixth street, met With a serious
accident of q very sad character The little fell
low was running along the street when a COM
panion with whom he was playing pointed an
umbrella at him. The sharp point Of the umbrel-
la entered his eye totally running the sight Of the
mi lred organ 1t is also feared that the sight OF
ths other eve Is seriously affected
Year: 1873

upon him at the expiration of six
months, with the money which had
been loaned in the hour of need.
:" Just as expected. A strange world!
They are ready to push man up hill
if he seems to be ascending, and just
as ready to push hin down if they find
his face turned that way. In future,
neighbor Thompson, let everything
around you wear on air of prosperity,
and you will be sure to prosper" =


And with satisfied air, Uncle J Joshua
placed his money in his pocket-book,
ready to meet some other claim upon
his benevolence, whilst he whom he
had befriended, with cheerful counte-
nance, returned to his happy home.
Year: 1873

THE INDoMITABIE DEMOCRACY - The
victorious survival of the party is no
miracle, nor even marvel. 1t results
the fact that there is large body of
the people who inherit from their par
ents- robust, Independent character,
and being neither Office seekers nor para
sites, do not concern themselves with
politics, except to express their convic-
tions. The fact that Il general without
civil capacity is followed by the shouts
of a multitude, does not change their
opinion of his character. The oppres-
sion of the South does not seem to them
any more just because strong party
indorses it. They will not sing the
praises of lying paper money, having
seen the advantages of gold and silver.
They cannot be convinced that Gov
ernment which raises rcarly four hund-
red millions year in taxes is as good
and economical as one that used to
raise only sixty millions. They refuse
to glorify n great national debt and con-
slider it blessing.