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Year: 1875

The Duke Of Wellington always
slept on an iron camp bedstead
eighteen inches wide. when a
man wants to turn over" be said, it
is time to turn out" The Emperor
Nicholas did the same, Mr. Owens
says. The principal is well enough (;
but think the detail is wrong.
Sleep itself is too important to be
made uncomfortable My old friend
Rossiter fixed bis alarum so that at
the fore-ordained moment, the bed
clothes were dragged from the bed,
and Rossiter lay shivering. i have
myself somewhere the drawings and
specifications Of patent (Which !
have never applied for), which ar
ranges a set Of cams and wheel
work under the bedstead, which at
the moment appointed, lifts the pill
low end six feet, and delivers the
sleeper on his feet on the now hori-
zontal footboard. lie is not apt to
sleep long after that.


ROssiter found another cOntrivance
which worked better The alarm
clock struck match, which lighted a
lamp. which boiled the water for
Rossiter's shaving. If ROssiter
staid in bed too long, the water boil
ed over upon his razor, and clean
shirt, and the prayer book bis mother
gave him, and CUleridge's autograph,
and bis open pocket-bOOk. and all the
other precious things he conld put in
basin underneath went be went to
bed: so that be had to get up before
that moment came.
Year: 1875

Hall a century ago and more it


was the fashion for suitor TO 90
down on his knees to a lady when


he asked her to become his wife.
which with very stout gentlemen was
an uncomfortable proceeding. The
way in which Daniel Webster pro-
posed to Miss Fletcher was more
modern, being at the same time neat
and poetic Like many other lovers,
be was caught holding a skein OF
thread or wool which the lady bad
been uuraveling Oracle" " said he
(faney Daniel Webster saving
"Gracie"J, I'VE have been untying
knots Let as see if we cannot tie
one which will not unite for a life
time" With piece Of tape he fasten-
ed half true lovers knot. Miss
Fletcher perfected it, and a kiss put
the seal to the symbolical bargain
Richard Steele wrote to the lady Of
his heart "Dtar Miss. Scurlock (there
were no misses in those days..
am tired Of calling you by that name,
therefore, say a day when you wilt
take that Of madame, your devoted,
humble servant Richard Steel.v She
fixed the day accordingly and Steel
ed her name instead of her heart to
the suitor The celebrated preacher
Whiteield proposed marriage to
young lady in a very cool manner,
as though WhiteGeld meant a Geld Of
ice lie addressed a letter to her
parents without consulting the
maiden, in which be said that
they need not at all be afraid of Of
tending him l'y a refusal, as he
thanked God be was free from the
passion Of love Of course, the lady
did not conclude that this field, how
ever white. was the field for her. 4
Scotch beadle was the one who pop
ped the question in the grimmest
manner. Ae took his sweetheart in
to tbs graveyard and, showing her
dark corner, said; Mary, my folks lie
here. Would you like to lie there,
Mary?" Mary was a sensible lassie,
and expressed her willingness to Oh
tain the right to be buried near the
beadle's relatives by uniting herself
with him In wedlOck.
Year: 1875

We find in q German exchange
some curious observations on the
manner in which the position Of the
windows affects the eyes ofthe horse.
In one instance, the horses Of a farm
er-line animals, celebrated for their
excellent condition. were kept in a
stable lighted only by one small
window at the side. When the
light wa needed for work, the door
was temporarily left open; the re-
suit was, that nearly all Of these ami
mails had eyes Of unequaled strength,
and in time a number Of them be-
came blind on the side towards the
window. \ strong light directly in
the horses face has been found to
weaken the sight. The worst posi-
tion Of all for q stable window is in
front of the horses aud much higher
than their heads


An officer had bought a perfectly
sound mare from a gentleman whose
stable was lighted by windows stthe
rear Of the stalls. The animal was
s0undIand perfectly satisfactory. At
ter three months, she became sudden
ly ground-shy; upon examining her
eyes, they were found directed up
ward, and this was explained by the
fact that the windows Of the officers
stable were situated above the head
Of the stalls, the eyes being drawn in
that direction. She was removed to
another stable where the light was
admitted from all sides, and in three
months time the difficulty had disap-
peared.


Another officer reports that during
the campaign Of 1899, in France. be
rode horse that was a capital jump
er. On his return from the war, be
placed the animal in his stable. the
windows Of which were above the
front ofthe stalls, and in a short
time the horse became so shy Of the
ground that be had to sell it. He
had similar experience with other
saddle horses, all Of which became
ground-shy in bis stall. One animal
in particular, a thoroughbred mare,
renowned for her jumping qualities,
refused in a short time to cross the
smallest obstacle, and when forced to
cross 4 fOOt-wide gully, made q leap
that would have cleared ditch four
teen feet vide


Owners Of horses who 6nd that
their animals shy at objects on the
ground, or at their side, would do
well to lock to the windows Of their
stables for an explanation Of the evil
Year: 1875

There is 9 secret about plum rails
ing. We have discovered it in
travelling over the country We
never visited large orchard in our
life that we did not fud plenty of
fruit. And We never visited any
place with eight OF ten trees, and
found coed crop Of this fruit Now,
these facts set US to thinking; and
the result Of our thoughts Is this that
Is is very easy to have ali the olums
you want to eat and sell. The Sc
cret connected with plum raising Is
to plant plenty of trees, SO as 10 give
fruit to he cureulio aud to yourself
also. If YOU plant City or a hundred
trees. you will have fruit enough for
every body. Every such orchard
that We ever visited had plenty OF
ripe fruit, Some even complained
that the curculio did not thin out the
fruit enough-that the trees were
overloaded 50 we say to our read
ers, if you plant plums at all, plant
fifty or one hundred trees-tben you
will Ee sure to have all the fFBit YOU
want and il is one OF the most prait-
able crops raised.
Year: 1875

4 slovenly kept barn is no credit
20 its owner. 1t is not only insight
~, but the habits that make it so viii
generally be found 10 operate disas-
trously By the wasting Of fodder and
neglecting the animals. We believe,
as a rule, that the animals 10 q SLOW
e0ly-kept barn do not compare IN
thrift With those Of a tidily kept one,
even on as good or better feed. The
reason Is that the slOven has little or
no management. Sometimes bis cat
tie are overfed and sometimes under
fed sometimes they are watered in
the morning, sometimes at night, and
sometimes not at all. Hay is scat
tered about the floor, where it ia
tred upon By unclean boots until it
is so sOiled and tainted that the ami
mails reject it and it is virtually
wasted. Paving no attention to q
change Of food. the appetite be-
comes poor, and q large amount
Of fodder gees 70 the manure
heap which, if properly fed, would
be eagerly devoHred. Under such
management, Of course, the cattle
grow thin
Year: 1875

A recent sketch of the loves Of the
great lawyers contains this touching
incident in the lite Of William Writ,
at one time Attorney General Of the


United States: In his younger days


ne was a victim to the passion Of in


:exlcsting drinks, which has been the


oane OF SO many distinguished in the


legal profession. Afiianeed 10 a beau
tltul and accomplished young woman.


be bad made and broken repeated
pledges of amendment. and she af-
ter patiently and kindly enduring his
disgraeeful habit, had at length dis
missed him, deeming him incorrigible.
Their next meeting after his dismiss
al was in a public street in the city
Of Richmond William Writ lay
drunk and asleep on the sidewalk, on
a hot summer day, the rays Of the
sun pouring down on his uncovered
head, and the flies crawling over his
swollen face As the young lady
approached in her walk, her atten-

tion was attracted by the spectacle,
strange to her eyes, hut alas! so
common 10 others who knew the vie
tim, as to attract little remark. She
did not at first recogn :e the sleeper,
and was about to hasten on, when
she vas led or bv one of those i'm
pulses which form the turning point
in human lives, to scrutinize his feat
ures. What was her emotion when
she recognized in him her discarded
lover! She drew forth her handker-
chief and carefully spread it over his
face and hurried away. When v irt
came to himself be found the hand
kerchief, and in one corner the below
ed name. With a heart almost break
Jag with grief and remorse, be made
a new VOW Of reformation. He kept
the vow, and be married the owner
of the handkerchief
Year: 1875

The late Dr.. Macadam used to tell
Of a tipsy Scotehman making his way
home upon a bright Sunday morning
when the good people were vending
their way to the Kirk 4 little dog
pulled the ribbon from the hand Of a
lady who was leading it, and as it
ran away from ber she appealed to the
irst passer-by, asking him to whistle
for her poodle Woman" be re-
torted, with solemnity Of visage
which only a drunken man can as
sumo, woman, this is not a day for
whislin ~
Year: 1875

Who has not noticed the grains. and
sometimes even Jumps of salt, in butter
often giving it disagreeable taste and
appearance? This is due to the prac.
tice of salting butter before it is cburn.
ed, the salt not getting thoroughly
dissolved.


The way to remedy this, which we have
practiced for some time, is to salt the
cream. When the cream is put into
the churn, a sufficient quantity of salt is
put into it to render it quite salty.
When the butter is churned and work
ed, it will be found to be very evenly
salted. not lump cr grain of salt un-
desolvcd. Of course much Of the salt
put into the cream will not remain in
the butter, but will be contained in the
buttermilk.


And here, let me say, is one of its
great benefits. The buttermilk should
be fed to the pigs. The salt in it is
highly beneficial to them. The pigs
will be healthier, will grow faster, and
Fattcn easier. for the salt they will get
in their drink. 1t has been my cx-
perience also that the meat of pigs
given quantity of salt, is perceptably
better favored. 1t is often very diff
cult to keep pork from hurting, but
feed your pigs plenty of salt, and when
killed, the meat will require less salt,
aud will never hurt


would say in conclusion, that if you
want nicely favored butter, salt it be-
fore you churn it, We use about a
pint of salt to four gallons Of cream I.
Common salt that is pure will do.-
s. W IN Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1875

President Grants special message to
Congress on the Louisiana affairs is a
very clear and able document. It was
sent in response to resolution Of the
Senate calling for information relative
to the interference with Legislative
proceedings by the U, s. Military. The
President reviews the troubles in that
State, from the commencement and
shows just where the blame belongs.
$500 persons have been murdered for
political reasons and no redress can be
had through the courts. He requests
such legislation by congress as will
leave his duties perfectly clear in deal
ing with the matter.
Year: 1875

SKAGIT CoAL.-A quantity of
Skagit coal was brought up by
the Libby to this city to be test
ed. Some of it was so tested
this morning by Mr.. J. II. Mat
thews, Chief Engineer of the
City Panama, who reported that
it was the best steam coal ever
found on the coast and for all
purposes fully equal to Cumber-
land. Some six or seven sacks
will be taken down to San Fran
cisco to be tried and if the result
OF the experiments proves the
coal to be what is claimed, the
mine will be speedily opened up.
The seams are very large and
the mine is practically lnexhaus-
tible, though being situated
some 20 miles from tide water
it will be rather expensive to
open.
Year: 1875

BURGLAR. - AS a gentleman
who occupies a room in the
American Exchange Hotel was
retiring last evening, he betho't
himself to look under the bed.
1t was we'll he did so, for there
snugly ensconced was a man ap-
parently waiting for the oecu-
pant to retire before making a
clean sweep of his valuables.
The supposed burglar was ar
rested and this morning exam
ined before Justice Scott. His
story was that he was sick and
broke, and as he had no place to
sleep he tried to obtain a nights
lodging in this manner. AS
there was no proof Of criminal
intent, no complaint was prof
ferred againss him and he was
discharged. He appeared to be
quite a respectable looking old
man, but had evidently been
drinking heavily and was prot
able suffering from momentary
alteration of mind.
Year: 1875




ROTARY ENGINE.-The rotary
engine invented by Mr.. Van
Dorm and built at Jones ma
chine shop has been finished and
steam was let on for the first
time yesterday. 1t worked very
we'll, though a little stiff1y at
first from some parts not fitting
well. 1t was taken apart to be
readjusted and tomorrow it will
probably be running again. It
is thought by competent ma
chinists that the idea is very
good one. Whether the subse-
quent working of the machine
will come up to expectations re-
mains to be seen.
Year: 1875

"MoDERATELY Coop S4EopE RS. "A
good joke is told of wealthy New York
er, with an eye for good horse, who,
shortly after betaking himself to his
summer residence on Long Island. in
April last, was sitting on his piazza one
fine morning, and noticing apair of fine
steppers that were being driven on the
road in front of his house. The team
consisted of bay and gray mare. and
the driver was an unassuming, quiet,
well behaved young man, The New
Yorker noticed him again on the follow
ing day, and was moro than ever i'm
pressed with their fine style and grace
ful step, and he decided at once to buy
Year: 1875

u She stopped into the car, radiant
with youth, and looking cool and bright
in her flower-trimmed hat and sneok!ess
suit of linen. Four young men immedi-
ateiy offered her their seats. She ac-
cepted one with IN enhancing smile,
and instantly gave it to a poor, wan,
little, old woman who had been stand
ing for ten blocks, v hereupon the Young
men did not know whether to get un
again or not, and tried their best not
to look foolish.
Year: 1875




MACHINE SHoP.-The machine
shop of Clark of Olympia has
been purchased by Capt. D. B.
Finch and removed to this city.
A considerable amount of ma
chinery came down by the steam
ers Zephyr and North Pacific
last evening, and more will come
down on the next trip Of those
boats. 1t was rather rough on
the Olympia people, removing
the last machinery in the city,
but the shop would not pay run
ing expenses there, while here
there is more work for it than it
can do.
Year: 1875

THEATRE. The theatre last
evening was rather slimly at
tended. - We were not present
but are informed by those that
were that the performance was
the finest ever given in the city.
The play this evening is "The
Spy of St. Marc" with an after
piece of "On his Last Legs"
Year: 1875

In THE CELLAR.-An adyen-
turous calf strolled into Reinig's
unfinished building on First St.
and fell through between the
timbers of the floor into the eel
lar. 1t is a source of considera-
BILE perplexity to the carpenters
as to how they are to get il out
without cutting the timbers as it
was very tight squeeze getting
it through in the first place and
the cellar is about s feet deep.
Year: 1875

The antagonistics sentiment between
the Democracy of Ohio and New York
was a little speck no larger than a
mans hand at the outset but it has
grown with alarming rapidity and
now covers the entire political hori-
zon. There should be no antagonism
between Democratic State platforms
on national issues, yet the Democrats
of Ohio and New York have in their
platforms plank, each as diametri-
cally opposed one to the other as light
is to darkness-as the principles of
the Republicans are to those Of the
Democrats. The imitation plank in
the Ohio platform is undemocratic
and even should the Democrats elect
their ticket on it 1t will not receive
the endorsement of the Democracy of
another State in the Union. The or
gans of the party in New York are
commenting severely on the Ohio plat
form aud some of them do not
hesitate to advise the Ohio Dem
ocrats to repudiate the ALLEN
ticket and by its defeat assert the
Democratic doctrine of an early return
to hard money basis. 1t is not prob
able that the Ohio Democrats will act
upon this advice or that the New
York journals expect them to do so,
but its advocacy enables the Demo-
of New York to place themselves on
record and to great extent counter
act the effect of an imitation victory
should one be won in Ohio. 1t is
quite clear that if ALLAN is elected he
will not owe his success so much to,
his imitation plank as to the fact that
there is no choice in this respect be-
tween him and his opponents.
Year: 1875

In this grass the people of Southern
California have source OF wealth of
which they are seemingly unaware,
Nothing approaching it in productive
ness and nourishing power, is found in
North America. perennial in the
strictest sense of the term, single
planting for quarter of century, or
for that matter forever, and the regu-
lar yield is simply astonishing. Year
after year the well attended alfalfa
bed will yield its twelve to twenty


tons Of hay per acre in monthly or


quarterly cuttings. Whether pastur-


ed or fed green or cured, it affords a
most healthy and nutritious diet fol
all kinds of stock. The sheep, the
hog, the mich COW and the horse
thrive upon this luxuriant grass, and
require but little grain. Tie Winter
growth is fully half as much as that ol
the Summer, while in the Northern
part of the State it is killed by the
frosts. Our section must therefore
ultimately have a monopoly of the
Winter supply of live stock for the
San Francisco market. In this grass
we also find the conservators of the
wool growinginterests. The rapid in.
fiux of population is rendering the ole
system of pasturing vast herds ofsheer
impracticable. Alfalfa will feed TWEEN.
ty sheep to the acre, and produce a SUI


perior article of wool. The wool grow,
or can therefore better afford to pa,
one hundred dollars per acre for alfal-
ia land than five dollars for steril,
mountain slopes, or ten dollars fo


barren mesas. In hog raising a coun


try producing alfalfa the year rount
can defy competition. For dairy pur


poses it is destined to supercede al


other modes Of maintaining beef cat
Year: 1875

The rejoicing of the people of San
Francisco at the re-opening Of their
great banking institution was not en-
tire!y inappropriate. The ringing of
bells, the roar of artillery, and the ho-
zanahs of the multitude were auspi-
cious and suggestive. The creak of
the great iron doors of the Bank of
California as they opened the path
way to the piles of treasure within,
were heard around the world. 1t told
to humanity in every cline that the
great commonwealth here by this
Western sea was endowed beyond any
country on the globe. 1t proclaimed
that the financial systems of the Pa
cific coast had its foundations laid
deep within the bowels of the noun
tains, and could defy the storms that
wreck the proudest institutions of 9TH
er climes. 1t puts the stamp of truth
upon our claims to agricultural and
mineral wealth 80 boundless as to Sc
cure the prosperity of our people in all
times and under all circumstances. 1t
indicates greatness in the character
Of our financiers commensurate with
the magnitude of the trusts confided
to their keeping, their generosity on
ly being equalled by their courage
and public spirit. 1t conveys lesson
to the money lenders of every country
teaching them confidence in the fu-
ture of our State, and showing them
whele they can best invest their
wealth. 1t speaks in tones of encour-
agement to the thousands who are
looking with longing eyes to Califor-
MIA as their future home, but whose
hearts were filled with doubtings as
the news of the panic flew aero IS the
wires, telling them that the storm
breaks in vain upon our rock built fl
nancial institutions, and the mad pop
ulace is powerless to break the golden
ribs of our banks. The bunting which
flew to the breeze greeted the Bank of
California as the monument of peo-
pies strength and power, and commits
it as such to the hands of it's managers
assuring future for it more brilliant
than its past. It is not only fitting
that the metropolis should exalt, but
the paean should rise from every city,
town, village and hamlet from the ST.
erras to the sea, and from the Colum-
bia river to the bay of San Diego. 1t
was day of triumph and of glory,
and as such will so down in our an
nails to posterity.
Year: 1875

AN exchange mentions the fact that
CHARLES CLAYTON, the head of the
firm of CLAYTON & Co., which failed
the other day in San Francisco, was a
member of the last Congress and the
Republican candidate for mayor at
the late election. This We presume is
intended to show that member of
Congress cannot do legitimate busi-
ness and that man so indiscrete as to
accept Republican nomination
should not be trusted with the man.
agement of grain house. However
this may be CHARLES CLAYTON was a
success while he stuck to the fruit
trade and if he had never gone to Con-
gress there is little doubt but that he
would now have been both rich and
respectable. He is a good man and we
regret to chronicle his business fail
ure.
Year: 1875

THE action of the merchants and
bankers of San Francisco in relation
to the failure of Messrs. CLAYTON &
Co. was as magnanimous as their
management of the fairs of the Bank
of California. At a meeting of the
creditors it was unanimously resolved
to put the house on its feet again and
it will undoubtedly resume business.
Twenty-Five per cent. of the liabilities
will be paid in sixty days, twenty five
in twelve months and the balance
when possible.
Year: 1875

THE Sacramento Bee is dissatisfied
with the HERALD's remarks about
the rapacity of the capital city and the
injustice of holding the State Fair
year after year in the same place. 1t
neither admits or denies the charge of
unjust and exhrobitant,chargcs by the
people of Sacramento during Fair time
but contents itself with the assertion
that they have the best race track in
the State. Our answer to this is a re-
iteration of the well known fact that
be the track good, bad or Indifferent,
it has been made what it is at an en-
ormous expense to the people of the
VIII ole State.
Year: 1875

If but half the revelations concern
ing the character of PINNEY, the gov
ernment swindler, be true, he is GER.
tainly as vile wretch as desecrates
the earth. The wonder is that he has
SO long escaped the prison and the
gallows. OF course it cannot be con-
ceded that the history Of man who
has been villain from his cradle,
should be unknown to the authorities
who have honored him with political
preferment. Indeed, it seems that
he has before been implicated in frauds
upon the government but was white.
washed and removed TO another branch
of the service.