smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

TiU ~n~.';-o description Of tho per.
son OF Christ was found in an ancient
manuscript, sent by Publius Lentulus,
president of Judca, to the senate oil
Rome:


There lives at this time in Judea, a
man Of singular character, whose name
is Jesus Christ. The Barbarians es.
teen him prophet, but his followers
adore him as the immediate offspring Of
the immortal God. He is endowed with
such unparalleled virtue as to call back
the dead from their graves, and to heal
every kind Of disease with a word or
touch. His person is tall and elegantly
shaped his aspect amiable, reverend
His hair flows in those beautiful shades
which no united colors can match fall
ing into graceful curls below his ears,
agreeably crouching on his shoulders, and
parting on the crown of his head, like
the head.dress Of the Nazarites. His
forehead is smooth and large, his check
without spot, save that OF lovely red
his nose and mouth are formed with great
symmetry his beard is thick and suita.
BILE to the hair of his head, reaching a
little below his chin, aud parting in the
middle like fork his eyes are bright
clear, and serene. He rebukes with
majesty, counsels with mildness and in.
vites with the most tender and persua
siye language. His whole address, whcth-
er in word or deed, being elegant. grave !;
and strictly Characteristic of SO exalted
Being. No man has seen him laugh I,
but the whole world beholds him weep
frequently; and SO persuasive are his
tears, that the multitude caDnot withhold
their tears from joining in sympathy
with him. He is very moderate temper.
ate and wise. In short, whatever this
phenomenon may turn out in the end. be
seems at present a mau for excellent
beauty and divine perfections, every
way surprising the children of men"
Year: 1875

To the Ladies Of addison County:


In response to tho resolution passed by
the Woman's Temperance Convention 10
Rutland, that column in the county pa.
per should be devoted to the temperance
work, the editors of the REGISTER have
generously offered to us a column in their
paper.


We call upon every woman in the
county to feel responsible for this, and
send us original articles, gleanings, items
of temperance interest in your communi.
ties, report Of work that we may have,
sufficient to select from. We intend to
occupy the column in the last week of
each month. Owing to the limitation OF
our space, and that We may present vari.
ETY., contributions must be short We do
not propose to make it a column OF liter
ary merit, but of labor for the tempted,
help for tho fallen. Ladies it is not our
work alone, but yours. Will you res.
pond to it Let us work, and pray, and
agitate this subject, until every woman
in our county shall become an earnest
laborer in this work that God has given
us to do.


All communications sent to Mrs. w.
II. Button.
Year: 1875

Some day, some day of days, threading the street


With idle, needless pace,


Unlocking for such grace,


| shall behold your facel
Some day, some day Of days, thus wo may meet.
Perchance the sun may shine from skies of MAY,
Or winters icy chill


Touch Whitley vale and hill,


What matter shall thrill
Through every vein with Summer on that day.
once more life's perfect youth will all come back
And for moment there


shall stand fresh and fair,


And drop the garment care;
onee more my perfect youth will nothing lack.
shut my eyes now, thinking how it will be,


How face to face each soul


viii slip its long control,


Forget the dismal dole
vi dreary fate's dark separating sea;
And glance to glance and hand to hand in greet.


ing,


The past with all its fears,


Its silence and tears,
Its lonely yearning years,
Shall vanish in the moment Of that meeting.
Year: 1875

Magnitude OF the eclipse al sunrise OOOo
Magnitude Of the eclipse at nearest approach. 95l
Before the end Of the present century there will DO
only seven more ecpses of the visible in the
United States, and but OF them July 1879 will be
total the centre Of the moons shadow passing through
Cuba
Year: 1875

J


ENGINEER CRAWFORD leaves this


morning for Cajon Pass with men and
!, materialrto push the grading Of the
Los Angeles and Independence Rail-
road along AS speedily as possible. 1t
Is understood that If the ''sinews of
war; are furnished the road will be
graded from one end to the other
within eight months from this date.
A party of engineers will commence at
once running lines in the valley. 1t is
not known what route the road will
take through the valley, nor have the


projectors clear idea as to how the


road,will reach Santa Monica. If it
passes through the city, as it no doubt
will, If our citizens are alive to their
own interests, the right of way must
be donated. Altogether the indica-
tions are most favorable for an early
completion of the road. ~
Year: 1875

THERE is room for serious trouble to
grow out of the Louisiana difficulty.
The people as with one voice, in both
the North and South, condemn the
tyrannous acts of SHERIDAN, and not
one man in ten thousand believes that
SHERIDANis stating the facts concern
ing the situation in New Orleans. Yet
the Administrator avows its deter
mination to maintain the military
usurpationists and persists i'll aiding
and abetting SHERIDAN in course
which the whole people unhesitatingly
condemn. The President is virtually
defying the United States in this mat
ter, and if he may do it in one particu-
lar why may he not call the army
about him and proclaim himself a
military dictator. He maintains
dictatorship in one State; why may
he not make national affair of it at
once?
Year: 1875

Whatever may be said of President
GRANT in other respects, it cannot be
said of him that he is vaeillating in
disposition and inconsistent in action.
He is certainly man of fixed and
steady purpose, and when he once
adopts line of policy, he is deter
mined to go ahead, though all the
world denounced his course. His adj
ministration opened with the exhibi-
ton of many peculiarities which did
not receive the endorsement of large
proportion of his party, and many in
fuential Republicans were not slow to
express their disapprobation; but the
President held to his course. The ex-
travagance, recklessness, incompetent
l.cy and often dishonesty of many
Federal officials became so notorious
that the President was urged to cause
their removal, but he had nominated
them for the places and would not re-
consider his action. His reconstruc-
/ b


tion policy proved failure almost


before it was tried, and though the
President was urged to try some other
plan he refused, and with degree OF
firmness which is eliom manifested
by any other animal save a govern
ment mule, he held to his course until
he ran the Republican party OH the
rock of public opinion and wrecked a
craft which really deserved q better
fate. True to his stubbornness and in
obedience to his determination to
eight it out OH this line, if it takes all
SUMMER he now sends message to
Congress in which he sustains the
military usurpation outrage in Louis
lana, and av0ws his purpose to main
tain the bayonet despotism eitab-
lished in Louisiana by SHERIDAN.
GRANT is not vacillating man. II
his humanity and ndintelligence equalled
his determination, he would be q val
liable Chief Executive; but as he is
wanting in these qualities, we had
better have a new President. -
Year: 1875

s GENERAL HOWARD left yesterday
to attend the Supreme Court, as the
attorney for Mr.. GUYAs in the case of
PIco VS.. CUYAs, which will come up
for trial in the Court in few days.
The progress Of this case is worthy the
attention of those journals that are
watching the course of the Supreme
Court. The case has been twice de-
cided in favor Of Mr.. CUYAs, by the
highest Court in the State, but through
the ingenuity ofthe lawyers it has gone
back for the third time and we have
heard it said that it is highly probable
the Supreme Court will reverse its
two former decisions on the third
trial. AS the facts and evidence are
the same now as on tie first and Sec
ond trials any change in the third de-
cision will afford material for argu'
ment as to the unstable character o


the Supreme Court.
Year: 1875

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the city OF Los Angeles intends making
from and including its intersection with
Fourth street to its intersection with Fifth
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 a sub
grade eight inches below the established grade
along the center line of the street. and in such
manner as to give 1t 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 III 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 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 Gas
may be necessary with slope OF two inches
from the inside of the sidewalk towards the
gutter. It shall then be illed in with four
inches of gravel and properly leveled.


Two box-culverts shall be placed across the
be made of three-inch 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,


apis lOt Clerk OF Com. Council.
Year: 1875

FLOOR STAIN-We have just manufactured
II fresh supply of the above article, which
has given such great satisfaction to all of our
customers who have tried it. In color, it is of a
rich dark walnut, and it is prepared all ready
for Immediate application. Shipped to the
country in any quantity desired. Sold by the
pint or gallon by


oct 26 JANNEY s. co.
Year: 1875

There are various theories as to the
cause or causes which led to the
double suicide in this city on Tuesday
evening, many of which are as unrea-
sonable as the foolish act they attempt
to explain. 1t is difficult to imagine
any other cause for so rash an
act than insanity, yet 1t is certain that
the woman was not insane, and the
man was so thoroughly under her con-
troll that i'm considering the case his
mental condition need not be taken
into consideration. After an eXami-
nation of the circumstances surround
ing the parties we reach the following
as the causes which led to the death of
the man and the woman. Love was
the prime first cause, and the uneven
ness of its flow the great cause of the
untprtunates' woe. The woman loved
the man, and being unable to marry
him legally, she resolved to marry
him illegally. This of itself was n
conscience sting to one of her relig-
ious faith. But a greater fear awaited
her. Her lawful husband appeared,
and he or some one made her know
that she had committed Il crime which
her husband would use to send her to
the State Prison. In momentary eX-
pectation ofarrest the pair fled to the
hills, and there the woman's dread of
the penalty of her crime increased to
panic, and she risked Gods VEN
geance to evade mans law. Her loy-
er-husband knew no will but hers.
Had the woman been aware that her
lawful husband had already left the
city she would have overcome her
fear and lived.
Year: 1875

IL is stated that the whisky fraud
development made and to make will
shake the Republican party from CEN
ter to circumference. We do not
share the hopes or fears of those who
make these predictions. The convic-
tion OF BABcocK cannot follow unless
he can be sacrificed without the
smirching of other skirts. 1t is prob
ably true as alleged that he has been
the agent, manager and manipulation
of the many gigantic frauds perpetra-
ted on the Revenue Department with
in the past five years. But he has not
been alone. Others above and below
him have aided and abetted. and
shared the profits. If the testimony
against him is permitted to come out,
there will be soiled hands all about
the White House, and we shall not be
surprised if strong additional reason
why the President is candidate for
the third term, is developed. But
this testimony will never reach the
people. 1t would be ugly reading for
a party that desires to maintain its po-
litical supremacy. 1t would damage
the prospects of man who claims his
right to the Presidency of this Repub-
lie during life. 1t would show The hy-
pocracy of many who are now inveigh-
ing against fraud and corruption. 1t
would prove that crooked whisky has
made the fortunes of many crook
ed men, and it will show that there is
more corruption in high places than is
dreamed of by the people. The evil
dence that might come out and would
convict BABCocK villain of the deep
est dye will not come out, because ifit
did it would prove others, perhaps
among them the master, as great
villain as the Secretary.
Year: 1875

richest agricultural settlement in our
sunny South, while in pomological
promise it is unequaled in Southern
California, Its population must now
be quite if not over one thousand. 1t
has a snug church and another in
course of erection fine school house,
good hotel, two restaurants, a wagon
and carriage mandatory, and many
private residences. Its nurseries al
ready rival those of Los Angeles, while
its young orange, lime and lemon
groves are the finest in the State OF
their age. Land is yet sold incredibly
cheap and on very easy terms in this
semi-tropical Eden. Water in abun-
dance is furnished the purchaser for
irrigation, ,and the Company, at whose
head is Capt. Sayward, the very per-
sonation of progressive energy, is lib
eral and accommodating in every way
in its power. We have no hesitation
in informing immigrants in search of
homes that Riverside offers the poor,
industrious man better inducements
for u happy home than any other sec
tion in CALIFORNIA;; and we hope that
at no distant day we will, from per-
sonal examination, be able to adduce
such detailed facts concerning the in
dustry and resources and progress of
the settlement as will justify us in our
advice
Year: 1875

an excess of taxes over exports of $122-
100000. The plain deduction from
this is that our farms, mines and fac
tories do not produce a surplus in val
ue equal to our taxation. The people
believe that If they were relieved of
the proportion of taxation by the, in
the aggregate, vast subsidy absorbed
by private corporations, their taxes
would not exceed the value of their
total of exports, and while they are
willing to bear the burden already as
sumed, they are resolved to make the
most strenuous efforts to prevent an
increase of the load. The almost unan-
nous adoption by the House of HoL-
MANS anti-subsidy resolution, indi-
Gates how determined is this resolve,
and warns the seeker after farther sub
sidy, that they ask for what cannot.
with the consent of the masses, be OBJ
tained. We are entering upon an all
ii subsidy era.
Year: 1875

EDITOR HEARLD: Under this head
ing your evening cotemporary pub
lished document purporting to be
from the Chief Engineer of defunct
office, and qualified it with the asser.
ton that it might be read with inter-
est and profit by the people at large.
AS it is only fit for the people at large
/ perused it with mingled feelings of
wonder and amusement-withw wonder
that the so.called Chief Engineer, only
occupying the position of Inspector of
Works, and responsible for the execu-
ton thereof in accordance with plans
and specifications, should so far forget
the duties of a subordinate as to pub.
lish q manifesto of so much self-con-
sidered Importance without the con-
currence of the City Surveyor. In do
ing SO he either had no respect for his
chiefs ability or was too ignorant to
control his own. His document may
be compared to very ancient work
where it is said, "IIet there be light
and there was light" He simply
states that the specifications called for
certain work to be done, and having
been paid to see it done, and for fear
the citizens would not be aware of the
completion of a public nuisance, he
makes the following ludicrous an
nouncements:


lst. He states that "tle sewer is per-
fectly tight from one end to the other,
and has been so constructed as to pre-
vent percOlation of sewer water" How
absurd; the specifications ordered the
brickwork to be set and lined with ce-
ment, and what was the object of do
ing so if not to prevent percolation?
I'd. at has continuous fall. so that
the contents will keep moving; but
deposits may be removed by flushing"
| What grand idea! The contents will
be moving oil the time, but deposits
may be removed by flushing.


Sd. "It is provided with man-holes
| for inspection, and its size and egg
| shaped form are well adapted to its
work. / should think so after paying
q liberal sum of money to the Chief
Engineers chief it would have been
| cruel to have constructed man-holes
for sewer not large enough to admit
of inspections; but it is quite possible
that the Chisf Engineer of that valu-
able document practieed from three
| feet diameter model before the COM
mencement of the work, which not
| only accounts for his Grecian bend,
| but for the distance each man-hole is
apart. The general public ought to
feel indebted for document so origi-
nal, inasmuch as it contains nothing
original beyond the unprecedented
manner of its introduction. Archi-
tects and builders are specially invited
not to forget its location, its depth, ca
pabilities and general usefulness, and
| would suggest that an outline of this
wonderful main sewer, situate between
a high and low level, be illuminated
and kept in each architects office; and
perhaps it would be as well if samples
from the cement lining and brickwork
were taken from different places along
the line of the sewer, and a careful
analysis of the ingredients made and
kept as guide to all future substan-
tiai and highly recommended works
| of the kind. / am, sir,


| Yours respectfully,


CITIZEN.


n. B.-A portion of the sewer, cor
ner of Commercial and Main streets,
| has lust caYed in
Year: 1875

THE rainfall so far this season has
been so gentle and regular that every
drop has done the greatest possible
amount of service. 1t has all BEEN re-
tanned in the soil, and the verdure Of
tile fields attest its gentle yet irresis-
table influence. The gauges do not
agree as to the amount of rain for the
season. That kept by Mr.. FREEMAN,
on the Centinela Rancho gives US
seventy-fve one-hundredths OF an
inch as the fall of Tuesday evening,
and seven and quarter inches for the
season. If we can have as much more
rain aud receive it in the same way as
that already received, a good season
is assured. That we shall have that
quantity between now and the middle
Of Aprilthere Is scarcely chance for
doubt
Year: 1875

IT will be difficult to advance a
sound argument why the people
should not have full and satisfactory
information as to the solvency and fl
nancial condition of institutions in
which they insure their lives and
property. The man who insures his
substance in weak and irresponsible
company, and we have no doubt there
are many such, risks not only the
money he pays for his policy, hut the
fortune he sought to save. 1t is not
only the right but the duty of the
Legislature to place on the Statutes a
law which will enable the insurer to
Know. that the company issuing his
policy is abundantly able to redeem


its promise in the event of misfortune


rendering such redemption necessary.
Year: 1875

In variety and wealth of resource


the United states is probably the


richest country in the world. Her area


of rich land, includes millions of acres


not one halfof which has yet respond
ed to the toll of the husbandman. Her


minera! resources are unbounded and


include every variety of metal; her


climate ranges from the torrid to the


frigid; her commercial advantages are
unsurpassed by those of any other CIV
iIized nation; her government is the


best because it is that of the people
Snd her citizens are brave, hardy, in
dustrious and full of resource. Yet as
nation she can hardly claim that de-
gree of prosperity which her area and
natural wealth would seem to promise
This great country is rich-so rich
that she has forgotten the principles
Of economy. and no longer practices
that thrift by which she rose from the
grade of q weak and impoverished col


ony to that of a powerful and wealthy
nation. For years her substance has
been rapidly passing from the hands
of the masses to the Golfers of the few.


Under the pred II of enhancing the
general prosperity, the few have pos
sessed themselves of millions of acres
OF the public domain and transferred
from the National Treasury to theiI
own pockets hundreds of millions ol
dollars of the peoples money. The
habit OF voting subsidy to railroad,
canal, steamship and other corpora.
tions has made us a few millionaires,
AMI b .aped upon the many the burden
oftaxation. These heavy drains on
the fountain head are beginning to be
felt and the sting is becoming so acute
that the people are seeking for means
to alleviate the pain. They realize
tbeir condition which Is shown by a
comparison of our exports and rate OF
taxation. Our total expo IT'S for the
fiscal year foot up S6i3, 100000, while
our taxes national, State and munic-
1pal-amount to s585, ,0O0,0 leaving
Year: 1875

A BREATHING CAvE.-In the range
of.mountains in Western North Carolina


known as the Fox Range" a most
singular phenomenon exists. 1t is a


" breathing cave" In the summer
months current of air comes from it
so strong that person can't walk
against it, while in the winter the sue
tion is just as great. The cool air from
the mountains in summer is felt for
miles in direct line from the cave. At
times most unpleasant odor is emitted
upon the current from dead carcasses of
animals sucked in and killed by the
violence. The loss of cattle and stock
in that section in winter is accounted
for ia this way. They range too near
the mouth Of the cave and the current
carries them in. At times, when the
change from inhalation begins, the air
is filled with various hairs of animals i;
not frequently bones and whole carcass
es are founa miles from the place. The
air has been known to change materially
in temperature during sxhalation from
quite cool to unpleasantly hot, withsr-
ing vegetation within reach, and accom-
panied by terrible roaring, gurgling
sound, pot boiling 1t is unaccount-
ed fer by scientific men who have ex-
amined. though no exploration can take
place. 1t is feared by many that vol
canic eruption may break forth there
some time. Such things have occurred
in places as little unexpected.
Year: 1875

BETTER TINES DAwNINa. New
York World notices an improvement in
the real estate business in that city and
thinks the tide has turned for tho better,
stimulated by the success which has at
tended recent building enterprises 1t
particularizes number Of new build
ings as evidence that operations have
commenced, and remarks that apart
ment houses or FLATS" are the most
popular as well as profitable specula-
tions 10 the building line. as they paw
a larger rate Of interest than almost any
other description Of real estate invest
ment, and from all appearances are
likely to do SO for some time to come.
Tho article closes by saying: Building
means general prosperity in all branches
of trade, fair remuneration to labor
and proper return to the landowner
and builder Better times have dawn
od