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Year: 1875

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One day, twenty five years ago, four
gentlemen were seated around table
In q restaurant in San Francisco. Ore
Of them was the postmaster of that city
and all were, or have since become dis
tinguished in the politics of the Paci-
&c coast. The postmaster took let
ter from his pocket and said: "See
what l got today" 1t was from
a young woman in Central New York
and directed simply to the postmaster
of the city of San Francisco, she never
having heard Of him except officially.
It stated that the writer was poor and
depended upon her earnings as teach
er for living. Salaries in Central
New York, were low and she wrote
to ask If the postmaster would not
send her the money to pay her fare
out, she engaging to repay him when
she should get a position to teach In
California. Here was most singular
proposition, but she had not reckoned
without her host in appealing to the
generosity of California man of that
time. Our four politicians made up
purse large and full enough, not only
to pay her expenses, but also to provide
her with handsome outfit. She came
and they exerted themselves to get her
a position to teach OF course she
married in a short time, but not before
she had repaid them the money that
they lent her. They lost sight of her
for years, until one Of them, happen
ing to be in the town in which she
lived, inquired for her. He found that
her husband, having been for awhile
postmaster of the town, had been dis
placed, and that she had left her baby
with him and gone to Washington to
have him reinstated. In this she sue
ceeded, and it is to be hoped that the
reward of all her efforts was that they
as the story books say, "lived happily
ever after" This woman, with her
"clear grit" and indomftable pluck is
a type of a large class of her sex In
New England and New York. They
are to be found all over the country,
sewing, teaching, practicing medicine
and sometimes even preaching. In
New England. when the father dies
leaving but few of this worlds goods
behind him, his daughters do not, as Is
too common in this part of the world
depend for support upon their broth
ers and other male relatives, practic-
ing pinching economy injurious
alike to their bodies and their minds.
Having been fitted to support them
selves they soon find opportunities to
do so, and thereby enjoy their own
! respect, that of others, and the con.
tentment which is the result of both Of
these.
Year: 1875

LIVELY work is commencing in reference
TO the organization "f the House. 1t is SO
long sirce our Democratic friends have had
anv diversion OF this sort that they hardly
know how to go about it. Some facts
bearing upon the several candidates for
Speaker will be found elsewhere in this
paper, together with sketches of their pub
lie career and chances of success. All
things considered, AIr. Randall appears to
have the inside track lust now.
Year: 1875

ality based upon the virtue, honor and intelli-
gence of the people. No government can com
pand the respect Of the civilized world that
does not scrupulously protect its own credit
and obligations, nor can free Institutions exist
where the constituent elements are not edu
Gated to an appreciation aud understanding OF
the principles upon which they rest. With
these two thoughts, so blended with the pros
perity and progress of the people, and with
sincere sympathy for struggling patriotism
everywhere, that aims to model after our polit-
zeal system, the Republican party will still
retain the confidence of the nation, and again
be invested with the sacred duty of guarding
its honor and its destiny.
Year: 1875

ED14Oh4AA ar 46AAnOOOn1s


The coming key-turkey.


Cause for charlottesville abundant crop
Of turkeys.


The Democracy have been figuring anxiously
for Wisconsin, but even with their own arith-
metic it is a hopeless task.


In days gone by, according to Goldsmith,
"She stopped to conquer" but at present the
pull-back will not even allow her to stoop for
pin.


Jeff Davis in the Senate and 3. D. Hill in the
House are as p.."e a brace of stif-necked, un-
reconstructed specimens of Southern chiValry
as one would care to see.


A boy who cannot save fifty cents week
for the Centennial, and hand it over to the mis-
sionary fund on Sunday, hasn't the requisite
grit to make great man.


After one year of persevering application
Miss Cecilia Cleveland, the authoress, has
heaved ga Sigh" before the public. Most
girls heave them without apparent effort.
The Republican party to-day has the
power of electing the next President already
within its grasp, with great deal of assist
anee expected from the coming Democratic
Congress.


Years ago the Government recognized Texas
as free and independent of the Mexican Gov
eminent, thus happily establishing precedent
upon which it can properly and readily base
recognition of Cuban independence.


The Marquis de Cont fell dead the other day
while kissing countess. How could there be
a more pleasant death Think of it To die
while kissing countess! It is far better than
TO shuttle of under the influence of quart of
green peaches.
Active preparations are being made in Can
ada to secure peaceful burial of Guibord's
bones. but from all appearances it seems as
though such a thing were impossible. If the
Year: 1875

Years ago the Government recognized Texas
as free and independent of the Mexican Gov
eminent, thus happily establishing precedent
upon which it can properly and readily base
recognition of Cuban independence
Year: 1875

NOTICE is HEREBY cIvENTHAT
the city OF Los Angeles intends making
the following improvements on Fort street
from its intersection with Temple street to and
including its intersection with First street and
including It's junction with Court House street
and Franklin street.


The street shall be graded in the following
manner: The road-bed shall be prepared by
cutting down or filling up the street to q sub
grade eight inches below the established grade
along the centre line of the street and in such
manner as to give it slope OF one foot in fhir-
ty towards the gutters the road.bed having
been prepared and having been accepted by
the City surveyor, 1t shall then be surfaced
with cement gravel to the depth of eight
inches.


The cutters shall be four feet wide and shall
be paved with granite cobble stones eight
inches long and not over six inches in thick
ness. The centre of the gutter shall be eight
inches and the sides five inches below the top
of the curb, thus giving it a collcave shape, the
cObble stones to be thoroughly set in sand and
to be well rammed


The curb shall be of redwood, 3xl2 inches :,
spiked to posts of redwood AKA inches and
three feet long, set in the ground on the inside
of and two feet below the bottom of the curb.
Said posts shall be not less than six feet apart,
and In addition thereto there shall be SINH
lar post set In the same manner at each and
every joint of the curb, to which both ends of
the curb shall be spiked. There shall be
q stake of 3x4 redwood and two feet long set in
the ground opposite to and four feet inside of
each post. There shall be key of lx4 red
wood and four feet long nailed with not less
than two ten-penny nails at each end to and
connecting the stake to the post; said key to
be placed four inches below the top of the
curb. The top OF the curb shall be placed two
inches below the established grade.


The sidewalks shall be twelve feet wide, and
shall be hlled in or cut down at the curb to
within six inches of the established grade (as
may be necessary with slope of two inches
from the inside of the sidewalk towards the
gutter. 1t shall then be filed in with four
inches of cement gravel and properly leyeled,


Two box culverts shall be placed across the
made of three-inch redwood. They shall be
three feet wide by one foot deep on the inside
and SO placed as to serve as crossings; the
bottom and sides to be laid longitudinally,
the top crossways. There shall be O similar
culvert across Franklin street at Its junction
with Fort street, M. KREMER,
ap14 lot Clerk of Com. Council.
Year: 1875

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the city OF Los Angeles intends making
the following Improvements on Spring street
from and including its intersection with
Fourth street to its intersection with Fifth
street:


Tue street shall be graded in the following
manner: The road-bed shall be prepared by
cutting down or filling up the street to a sub
grade eight inches below the established grade
along the center line of the street, and in such
manner as to give it a slope of one foot in thir-
ty towards the curb. The road-bed having
been prepared along the whole of the block
and having been accepted by the City Sur
veyor, 1t shall then be surfaced with cement
gravel to the depth OF eight inches.


The curb shall be of redwood, 3xl2 inches,
spiked to posts of redwood AKA inches and
three feet long set in the ground on the inside
OF and two feet below the bottom of the curb.
Said posts shall be not less than six feet apart
and in addition thereto there shall be a SINH
lar post set in the same manner at each and
every joint of the curb, to which both ends of
stake of 3x4 redwood and two feet long set in
the ground opposite to and four feet inside of
each post. There shall be u key of lX4 red
wood and four feet long nailed with not less
connecting the stake to the post; said key to
be placed four inches below the top of the
curb. The top. of the curb shall be placed two
inches below the established grade.


The sidewalks shall be ten feet wide and
shall be filled in or cut down ut the curb to
within ssx inches of the established grade (as
may be necessary with slope of two inches
from the inside of the sidewalk towards the
gutter It shall then be filled in with four
inches of gravel and properly leveIed,


Two boxcuiyerts shall be placed across the
be made of threeinch redwood. They shall
be three feet wide by one foot deep on the i'm
side, and so placed as to serve as crossings.
The bottom and sides to be laid longitudin-
ally; the top crossways.


M. KREMER,


apl3 l0t Clerk of Com. Council.
Year: 1875

We must row with the oars we
have; and as we cannot order the
wind, we are obliged to sail with the
wind that God gives.


Patience and attention will bring
US far. If cat watches long enough
at the mouse's nest, the mouse shall
not escape.


Perseverance will obtain good cab
bage and lettuce where otherwise
nothing but thistles will grow.


The plowman must go up and
down, and whatever else may be done,
there is no other but this long way
to do the work well.


Learn to sleep with one eye open.
As soon as the chicken goes to rOost
it is good time for the fox.


Fools always will ask what time it
is, but the wise know their time.


Grind while the wind is fair, and
if you neglect, do not complain of
Gods providence.


God gives feed to every bird, but
he does not bring it to the nest; in
like manner he gives US our daily
bread, but by means of our daily
work.


The dawn of day has gold in its
mouth.


He that lags behind in a road where
many are driving always will be in a
cloud of dust.


Never set your feet in dirty and
crooked path for the love Of money.
1t is a work that will bring bad in
terest if you wish to suck honey Of
thistles.


You will need long spoon if you
wish to eat with the devil out of the
same dish.
Year: 1875

GALLANT PRoPosITIoN.-An item
is going the rounds of the newspapers
about young ladies dying from tight
lacing. An editor commenting on
the fact says: These corsets should
be done away with, and if the girls
cant live without being squeezed, we
suppose men can be found who will
sacrifice themselves. As old as We
are, we would rather devote three
hours q day, without q farthing to
pay, as brevet-corset, than see these
girls dying off in that manner. Office
hours almost any time"


With the consent of our BETTER half,
we wouldn't object to devoting all our
leisure moments to this philanthropic
sacrifice; SO the girls have no excuse
for using artificial squeezers.
Year: 1875

q CURE FOR DIvORCEs.-A gentle
man who did not live very happily
with his wife decided to procure a
divorce, and took advice on the sub.
ject from an intimate friend-a man of
high social standing. "Go home and
court your wife for year, said this
wise adviser, "and then tell me the
result" They bowed in prayer, and
separated. When year passed
away, the once-comp!aining husband
called again to see bis friend, and
said: 81 have called to thank you
for the good advice you gave me, and
to tell you that my wife and l are as
happy as when first We were married.
l cannot be grateful enough for your
good counsel" 81 am glad to hear
l., dear SIR" said the other, "and l
hope you will continue to court your
wife as long as you live"
Year: 1875

A negro iend attempted to commit
an outrage on the person of respect
able white lady in Holmes county one
day last week, but the lady's husband
came up in time to save his wife.
The negro ran off, but was caught
and shot to death by the husband
Brandon { Mss. Republican.
Year: 1875

DIsINFECrANT AND MOUTH-WAsH.
A very weak solution of perman-
ganate of potash will destroy instant
ly any taint from diseased teeth or
imperfectly-cleaned plates, and should
always be used to rinse the spittoon
in hot weather every time it is made
use Of 1t is cheap, satisfactory, al
most tasteless, not poisonous, and
quite free from smell. 1t may be
satisfactory to some TO know that this
will remove the taint o! smoking from
the breath if used as a mouth-wash.


LEMON JUICE AS A LOCAL APPLIcA-
TION IN DIPHTHER.A-In the clinical
lecture by NJ. Bucquoy, be expressed
his preference for leulon juice, as a
local application in diphtheria, to
acids, chlorate of potash, nitrate of
silver, perchloride of iron, alum or
lime water. He uses it by dipping
q little of cotton wool, twisted around
a wire, in the juice, and pressing it
against the diseased surface four or
five times daily.
Year: 1875

Th(e additional leaf in tic history Of
WA. What Carpenter hnd to do about lie
whisky Hing tenda powerfully to reinforce
tae conviction that thero MAS indocd O Rseat
deal Of bin about It,
Year: 1875

Be sure that the water you use for
domestic purposes is pure. Impure
water is more injurious than impure
mir. Always let the water run little
while in the morning before filling the
kettle. Never drink water that has
been kept ina room for several hours,
whether it be warm or not. Water
has the facultyof condcnsing andthere-
by absorbing all the gases, which it
does without increasing it's own bulk.
The colder the water is the greater it's
capacity to contain these gases. At
an ordinarytemperature a pint of water
will contain pint of carbonic acid
gas, and several pints of ammonia
This capacity is nearly doubled by re.
reducing the temperature to that OF
ice.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON. Oct. l9.-Ex-Senator
Chandler had long interview with the
president this morning and accepted the
appointment of secretary of interior.


AS soon as Chandler had signifed his
acceptance his commission was made out
and "a note sent to chief Justice Cartier, of
the district supreme court, to appear at
the White House at noon. The chief
justice accordingly proceeded to the execu.
tive mansion and administered the oath of
office to the new secretary. The cabinet
then met and Chandler took his seat at
table.
Year: 1875

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


Store in Star Block
Year: 1875

Civil RIGHTs. - A colored dog
catcher beipg interrupted recently in
pursuit of a pet dog about the White
House, was told by President Grant
to desist. Instead of complying, he
made raid on the President, without
knowing who he was, and was re-
warded by blow from the shoulder
that put him into the gutter.
Year: 1875

sWnL1An,, observed q Danbury
woman TO her husband, Mrs. Hol'
comb feels pretty badly since the loss
Of her child, and 1 wish you woald
drop over there and see her. You
might say that all flesh is grass-that
we have all got TO go the same way
and see if she is going to use her drip.
ming nan this afternoon
Year: 1875

Pennsylvania and Ohio choose Governors
next Fall, and the preparatory work is
about to begin. The State Central Commit
tee of Pennsylvania will soon hold a meet
ing for consultation and laying out the
work, while members of Congress and other
leading Republicans of Ohio have already
had conference in Washington to look
over the ground and interchange views.


The result of the municipal elections in
Pennsylvania gives great encouragement to
the Republicans. The greed and reckless
ne-s shown by the Democrats during the
few weeks of their Legislative power have
already created disgust among the people.
The most selfish and intense partisanship
has marked every act they have done. They
donot even deny the charges made by the
Republican press that they are entering
upon a course of the most shameful extrav-
agance. Certainly the beginning of Demo-
cratic rule is alarming the taxpayers Of
the old Keystone State.


In Ohio the Republicans, also, will enter
the contest with united front, and can
hardly fail to succeed. Aliens majority in
1878 was only SOS. The differences that
caused defeat then do not exist now. The
Buckeye Republicans evidently mean q
thoroughly live and vigorous campaign, a
harmonious and compact organization, and
these with strong nominations which they
will be sure to make, will assure success
The outlook Of these two great States is in.
deed auspicious
Year: 1875

The United States Senate has passed two
enabling bills, in accordance with which
Colorado and New Mexico may come in.
to the Union as States, if they desire to do
20. The matter now goes back to the
House for concurrence in the amendments.
The vote on the Colorado bill was 40 to Is.
and the New Mexico bill passed by nearly
the same majority. The House is almost
as strongly in favor of their admission. If
the movement should fall through, ii
would be on account Of disagreement as to
amendments. The probabilities are strong
ly in favor of the final passage of both
bills, especially the Colorado bill. The
only notable amendment adopted BY the
Senate was the provision that neither State
shall be admitted to representation in the
Senate until after the counting of the cleo
toral vote in the Presidential election of
1876.
Year: 1875

The Democratic press of the country pre-
tend that the great tidal wave" has rolled
over the land engulfng all Republicans and
non-belieyers in Jefiersonian principles.
They pretend to believe that the time has
come when the Republicans are to step
down and out, and Bourbons are expected
to occupy positions of honor and trust.
They assert that the Democratic victories,
last November were the harbingers offspring
for the cold and hungry Democrats, and, in
short, that henceforth the party of Old
Bill Allen, of General Gordon and John
Young Brown is to guide the ship of State
in fair and foul weather. We will admit
that in November it did lock gloomy for
tie Republicans, but wherever an election
has been held since, the people have spoken,
and their ballots show that they under
stand what the principles Of Democracy
are. 1t is simply folly to talk of Demo-
cratic President in 1876. Thurman and
Tilden and the other Democratic leaders
can rest assured that the next President of
the United States will be good and true
Republican, no matter who he is or where
he halls from.
Year: 1875

one. 1t viii cost the county no more to
have the November election under this ar.
rangement, than it now costs, and the ex-
pense of the Spring election VIII be
saved. There are many persons
in the townships who are indifferent about
the election OF township officers, and who,
consequently, DO not turn out at the spring
elections, but who always go out and vote
at the general elections, while there are
Others who don't care SO much about the
election of county and State officers, but
who generally come out in the Spring to
take hand in the election Of local officers.
This new arrangement will secure better
vote for both classes of officers; and then II
amounts to a saving to the voter OF one
DAYS time every year, as he can now do all
his voting in one day, instead Of two days
as heretofore. Any thing to simplify the
workings and reduce the expenses OF the
government, however slightly, calls for the
hearty endorsement of every good citizen.
Year: 1875

We understand that Topeka is quietly but ear
nestly working to remove the Federal Courts from
this place TO the Capital The Topekaites can count
upon the assistance OF the siae crowd that laborei
50 hard 10 abolish the Criminal Court Of Lelven-
worth hcounty.-CommercicL


We have no doubt that Topeka will do
all she can to accomplish the removal Of
the courts. Our delegation in Congress
will never consent, and therefore the sue
cess of Topeka is very remote. 1t is true
that the Commercial is doing all it can to
ALLEVIATE Col. Phillips and other members of
the delegation, but as that paper has labor
ed in that direction for many months only
to see those whom it abuses succeed, We i'm
agine that the ComnerciaFs assaults go un-
noticed. As to the last statement, no one
knows better than Deacon Houston, who
knew when he wrote the words, that he de-
liberately lied. What could have been the
motive which prompted the man to write 20
wildly, SO foolishly, and SO falsely Is more
than we can understand.


1t is we'll known that Deacon Houston,
since his retirement from the Office OF U. S.
Marshal, has been very unfortunate. Nearly
every business speculation in which he has
engaged has resulted in great pecuniary
loss. At the same time, his standard OF
morality has sunk so low that he has, in
the judgment OF the people, become back
rupt in truth. His losses foot up thousands
upon thousands, and these continued re-
verses OF fortune begin TO tell upon his
physical appearance. The Deacon looks
sad, detected, almost heart-broken. His
friends feel badly about it, but all know
that there is only one way for him to gel
out of his present trouble. Let the Deacon
resolve that from this day henceforth he
will act justly toward his fellow men. Lei
him speak only the truth, and our word for
it, he will once again be respected and hon
ored, as in days past.