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Year: 1875

The Immigration and Land Association
will sell excursion tickets at reduced rates at
their office, No. l-2 Spring street, good for
the round trip from Los Angeles to Norwalk
and return. These tickets are good at any
time until the close of the sale.
Year: 1875

The terms on all sales of lands outside the
town plat, and on town lots exceeding one
acre in size (three-fourths of the town plat, /,
will be ONE-FOURTH DOWN AND THE
BALANCE IN ONE, TWO AND THREE
YEARS, at one per cent. interest per month.
On town lots Of less size than one acre, one
half down. and the balance in one year with
interestat one per cent per month.


j. Il. McComas will be on the grounds daily
to show the land to those who desire to exam
inc the same up to the day of the sale


During the sale free transportation will be
furnished those in attendance, from the cars
10 the lands and return, and reduced fare for
the round trip will be secured on the railroad
from Los Angeles and return.
Year: 1875

More than half fit Moist Land, adjoining
the new city of San Fernando, and Within
400 wards of the Railroad Depot. Two crops
can be raised each year. Apply at the office of


LA CRONICA-
Year: 1875

ALL THE CANDIDATES DEVELOPING STRENGTH THE


UNCERTAINTY OF THE STRUGGLE.


NEW York, Nov. =.


A World special says that all the candidates
who have been prominently named for the Con
OCCASIONAL Speakership are rapidly developing
strength throughout the party and the country,
and by the first week In December figures
alone may he brought into requisltion for the
first time TO show who ia ahead. Those Demo-
cratic members who have visited here express
their desire to vote for candidate whose record
as Democrat ID free from local and "entangling
alliances, and who will reflect the highest hon
or and credit on his party and the country.
Year: 1875

A new work has recently been publish
ed entitled I" Man and Beast" in which
the author. the Rev. J. G.. Wood, seeks to
show that the lower animals possess those
mental and moral characteristics which in
human beings are supposed to pertain TO
the soul. In support of this theory he
narrates many stories, among them one
concerning duck whose mate was stolen.
The morning after her loss the duck COM
menced mourning for her drake. and re-
fused to be comfOrted, but nursed her sor-
row in silence and far away from the other
ducks and brakes. Some time elapsed.
but it did not mitigate her grief. One
day, a very y young drake, whose duck
had been killed, waddled up to the sup
posed widow and sought TO console her,
but she refused his consolaiiens. He
then sought to force them upon her,
whereupon she made it so hoi for him he
SUNK away. A few days after this, the
long-lost drake was discovered and
brought back, whereupon his duck was so
overcome with JOY that she did nothing
but quack for half day. After this per-
fermance, she and the drake retired to a
secluded spot where she informed him OF
the proposals which had been made re- her
by the other drake. The result was, that
they hunted him up and gave him the
severest kind Of chastisement for his con-
duct,
Year: 1875

The Philadelphia correspondent of the
New Y ork Tribune writes to that journal !:
The acme of machine-music appears to
have been attained in an ingenious inven-
ton Just perfected by Messrs. Schmoele,
OF this city, which was exhibited last even
ing in Horticultural Hall to a few invited
guests. The apparatus reads notes and
plays upon an organ with absolute cor
rectness of time and touch, the only assist
ance given ii by the operator being to feed
in the end of roll of music and start the
machinery in motion. Organs have been
played by electricity before, but the only
part performed by the electric fluid has
been to transmit the power from distant
bank of keys to open the valves of the in
strument. Such an electrical organ has
been exhibited in London for some time
past. In the Schmoele instrument the
electric current is endued with seeming
intelligence, and distinguishes the notes
in the same way that blind man does
by feeling. Marvellous as this appears at
first thought, it Is simple enough. The
score is written on long roll of stout pa
per by cutting holes through it in the
form of squares or parallelograms. The
reading instrument, which is about as
large as sewing machine, is provided
with a multitude of small brass fingers,
each of which is connected by a wire with
the pipe of the organ which it operates.
The roll of music is fed in over brass
tube. When the fingers rest on the paper
no electric current is transmitted, because
paper is a non-conductor; but whenever
they fall into the holes cut in it they touch
the brass below, the current is transmit
ted, and the sound produced.


The length of the note is governed by
the length of the slit in the paper. A
noiseless beIlows-machine, run by wind
conducted through pipe from the organ,
works the feeding apparatus. To ald IN
producing orcestral effects, drums. Gym
balls, bells, &C.. are added to the ORDINARY
pipe organ, and oderated by electricity IN
the same manner as the pipes. greaLiy
increased volume of sound and much rich
or harmonic combir ations can be made by
this instrument than it is possible for q
single performer to produce upon an Or
gan in consequence of the fact that the
performer has only his ten fingers, while
the electrical machine has 200, and can
strike as many notes at once as desired.
All the notes on the organ that can be
combined on chord can be brought out
together. The overtures TO "Semir-
amide" and Z" William Tell' were per-
formed last evening with pleasing effect
As the reading instrument is mechanical
ly accurate, and the score correctly writ
ren. there were of course no false notes.
It was obviously machine music. howev-
er, but machine music Of the highest or
der, and might readily have been mis-
taken for the performance Of well-drill-
ed but rather spiritless orchestra. The
inventors hope soon to apply their device
to piano.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean writes from Boston, Kansas, June
z:


Some time since young man came to
this place from the State of Illinois, by the
name of Frank Sinner, and was looking
for his father, who left home some months
before, for the purpose of locking up a
home in Southern Kansas, and had not
been heard of since. Young Stimer was
about "A years old, and of good appear
ance, and stated to me that his father had,
when he left home, about l,5U0, and in
tended TO purchase a farm in Howard
County, md that he could get no trace of
him until ne arrived at Kansas City, Mo-,
and there he learned that his father had
been some time before in company with
citizen of this (Howard) county, and that
he examined the hotel registers and found
his fathers name, and that this man from
Howard County registered with him, and
that they both left Kansas City for this
county together, as he learned from the
landlord. He then came on to this C unity,
and on examining the records at the Re
corder's Office at Elk Falls, he found the
name of the party the same as registered
at the hotel, and that he lived in the south
east part of the county. He then came on
to this town and told the above story and

wanted me to assist him to find his father.
He stayed over night at the hotel, and left
next morning for the southeast part of the
county, to see the man whse left Kansas
City with his father, and learn of his
whereabouts If possible. We heard no
more about the young man until about a
week ago, when his body was found in
Hickory Creek, in the southeast corner of
this county. His head was cayed in and
other marks of violence indicated that a
most foul murder had been committed.
While at this place he wrote to his home
in Illinois the Information he had received,
and the name Of the party last with his
father. Now, If POSSIBLE, desire copy
of that letter, to find the name of the man.
1 don't knew in what part of the State his
mother lives, and if you will publish this
or so much of it as will lead to the dis
covery of the whereabouts of said family,
it will aid me to decipher amost foul muir
der
Year: 1875

HAM ToAsT.-Make some nice slices Oh
toast, with all the crust trimmed on. DIP
each slice for an instant into bowl Oh BOT
water, then butter It slightly. have ready
some grated cold ham, and spread IL Inlck
over each slice of toast. Tongue toast Is
made In the same manner,
Year: 1875

A MAN in Omaha being arrested upon
suspicion Of robbing clothes lines. vas
asked what no had In his bundle. "0n-
ly bit Of me duds that I MAS takin' to
DO washed" said the innocent Milesian.
But when the other pulled out n lot Of
stockings about three feet long. and q
garment like Hour sack like ruifies
around the mouth and NO bottom. Pal
admitted that he was mistaken.
Year: 1875

A WOMAN visiting q large dry goods
store In Boston last week stated that she
hal lost her wallet in the establishment,
hut. M II could not be found. she con.
suited a clairvoyant. who located Il In
the pocket Of clerk. Tho latter. when
cornered by the seeross. denied the
charge. and Just then the woman came
in from another store. which she had
previously visited. with the wallet In
her hand. much 10 tho disgust Of the
clairyoyant.
Year: 1875

Richmond (Na.) Enquirer.I


ave doubt II there is even a small mi
nority Of the people Of this section who
would wish to disturb any of the recent
amendments to the Constitution, though they
had the power to repeal them all tomorrow.
There need be no further apprehension on
that score in the North, nor on any other
question connected with the late war. Every
issue is now dead to us, and we would not
revive single one il we could"


The facts here stated have come to be
pretty generally accepted and believed
in by sensible people at the North, in
spite Of the attempts made by stupid and
INSCRIPTIONS Radical organs and politi-
clans to create popular belief to the
contrary. The people of the South have
very certainly made up their minds as
fully as the people Of the North have
done, that the war is over, and that all
issues growing out of the war and settled
by it are dead issues. The settlements Of
the slavery question and of the war debts
of the Southern Confederacy, and Of the
States composing it, are, along with the
constitutional amendments, as fully ac-
cepted by the Southern people as they
are by the people Of the North. 1t is
more than doubtful even whether at this
late day the South has any greater rea-
son to desire reversal of any of these
settlements than has the North, to say
nothing of the common sense which must
and does teach the Southern people that
it is impossible to revive any of the is
sues settled by the war. The best proofs
of this arc found in the cold reception
given by the public at the South to any
scheme looking TO direct or indirect in
demnity for the results of the war, and
the privacy if not obscurity to which the
suggesters of such schemes have been
consigned. On the whole it seems to be
about as dangerous an experiment for
Southern politician to advocate the re-
viyal of any of those dead issues as II
would be for Northern or Western poll
tician.-Ne,p Nork World.
Year: 1875

Among the minor troubles Of city life
may be mentioned the difficulty of
procuring a regular supply of fresh eggs.
When we cannot remove our woes, the
next best thing is to try to understand
them. So We devote this paragraph to
what will interest all out of hearing of
the cheerful sounds Of the barnyard. An
egg is generally called fresh when il has
been laid only one or two days in sum
mer, and two to six days in winter. The
shell being porous, the water in the in
terror evaporates, and leaves cavity Of
greater or less extent The yolk Of the
egg sinks, too, as may be easily seen by
holding il toward candle or the sun,
and when shaken, slight shock is felt II
the egg is not fresh. To determine the
precise age Of eggs, dissolve about four
ounces of common salt in a quart Of pure
water, and then immerse the egg. II il
is one day old, il will descend TO the bot
tom OF the vessel but IL three days, il
will float in the liquid. II more than
five days old, il will come To the surface,
and project above it in proportion TO il
increased age.
Year: 1875

Ar Nugata, in Japan. the latest rage is
one for breeding a kind of gold fish,
called koi, which has a white body and
light red head. A fish foot long sells
for thirty-seyen dollars and fifty cents
The cause of the fancy is that a rumor
prevails that gold can be extracted
from the scales. Some people have
turned their fields into fish ponds by
way OF speculation.
Year: 1875

The lecture-hall of the Cooper Union was
fun on Saturday evening. when the first of course OF
lectures Botany by Prof George L. GoOdse Of Har-
ward University delivered Tho lecturer began by
speaking OF the construction Of the seeds and
by means Of large diagrams thrown upon by
lantern that In ell Seeds and in all the cells composing


seed. there is defDe plan; that they not
structed Ia way but that there styles
Of architecture peculiar to seeds TO buildings lie
nen took up the life Of seed. He said that there had
been instances OF seeds which, after having been kept
for 20 years have been planted and have brought forth
abundant fruit Some botsniss held that during this
long period there was life, but that 1t was In sus
pended and dormant condition. Others equally sincere
held that there life at ALL Tho latter believes that
there MAS life only when the seed was placed under
proper conditions such being subjected to heat and
moisture.


The lecturer next discussed the changes which take
place IN the growth OF me seed. After giving descrp


lion OF the changes in the seed IN tho malt house. when
put under the influence of heat moisture and the free
aceess OF the Prof Goodale said that the changes
III the seed after iis burial In the earth exactly
he same The lecture closed with further description
OF the changes taking place IN the maturing and pen
Ing OF the seed into the full plant.
Year: 1875

The present political condition of
the United States is likely to restore
to the South her former position in
public affairs, and elevate her great
statesman to the controlling positions
at an early date. In the next Demo
cratic National Convention the rep
resentatives of the Cotton States will
come forward with clear and decided
views upon the leading questions of
the day, and from states that with
onlytwo exceptions) will certainly
give large Democratic majorities.
Their fellow representatives from the
North will be divided upon many inn
portant questions and have diverse
opinions upon the proper candidate to
put in the field. The Northern DEM
ocracy will also be burdened by the
grave errors OF the two last campaigns
when the South stood silently by and
suffered tn cir Northern friends to de-
stroy all chances of success. A united
South then will hold the balance of
power, ard while it will not ask for
the nomination of a Southern man for
the Presidency it will cast its vote for
man of undoubted integrity and
clear record, and will vigorously OPP
pose any such selections as was made
at the Cincinnati Convention. In the
formation of the platform too the
South will have controlling voice.
The cotton States unanimously desire
speedy return to aspecie basis and
oppose protective tariff. Their rep
resentatives will therefore vote for the
ancient principles of the Democracy
and will undoubtedly settle the two
great questions.
Year: 1875

Science is doing q great deal in the
way of robbing ''Providential vista
tions,n of their terrors. Some two
hundred or more years ago the plague
swept the city of London and claimed
its victims by the thousand. Death
stalked through the streets, striking
down the young and the Old, the rich
and the poor and people knelt and
prayed God to remove, the infection
that was whitening life. Ignorance
and religious fanatism imbued these
people with the belief that the VIOLA
tion of law of nature-that disease
engendered by filth and imperfect
sewerage plague sent upon
them as punishment for their sins.
Mark the result of intelligence and
scientific research. This same plague
makes its almost daily appearance in
London during this the latter half of
the nineteenth century, but it does not
depopulate whole districts nor are the
streets filled with people praying God
to remove the pestilence. 1t breaks
out here and there and the number of
the stricken are few indeed. 1t is
called Typhoid Fever now, ,and when a
case is exported the doctors take the
place of the priests and within two
hours the authorities are notified that
a pipe has broken in certain locality
and the sewage escaping in well or
cistern has produced typhoid fever.
The cause is removed and the effect
is the early and total disappearance of
the "plague." With the same gross
ignorance and like imperfect sewerage
that existed during plague days in
London that city would now have
''Providential visitations' which
would sweep thousands out of exist
ance. The doctors-those old heads
who not only study the disease but
are equally dilligent in searching for
its cause-have placed humanity un-
der heavy debt of gratitude. What
apity the advice of these genuine
GALENs is not more fully acted upon
especially here in Los Angeles.
Year: 1875

Judge NICHOLS who has resided in
Los Angeles for the past twenty-five
years informs us that at no time with
in that period has he ever seen the wa
ter so low as now in the springs
which break out along the West base
of the hills between this city and San
ia Monica. A number ofthese springs
which have heretofore lived the year
round are now entirely dry. The
Judge has theory by which he ex-
plains this phenomena and while We
do not require that all shall accept his
position as correct even if they cam
not disprove it, we think it sufficient
ly plausible to afford food for thought.
The Judge assumes that the San Fer
nando mountains are the source of all
the springs which break out along the
base of the hills above named-that
from great underground reservoir
in these mountains the water flows
through subterranean passages be-
meath the San Fernando valley and
rises to the surface in Los Angeles
valley or in the sides of hills which
fringe it on the North. Now he ac-
counts for the decrease in the volume
of water flowing from these springs in
a way which has not probably sug-
gested itself to any one else. 1t is
known that an immense volume of
water has been tapped in the North
end of the San Fernando railroad tun-
mel. The flow is so great that three
large steam pumps though kept con-
stantly at work are barely equal to
the task of keeping the water from
the workmen. The water thrown out
by these pumps runs off to the North
and finds its way into the Santa Clara
valley. Judge NICHOLS holds that
this water is so much taken from the
reservoir which feeds our springs and
hence the reduction in the volume.
The North end of the tunnel is higher
than the South end and when the
work is completed the water will flow
Southwark but as it comes out of the
tunnel on the surface it is not proba.
BILE that it will again reach the chan.
nels of which the springs are the out
let. If the Judge is correct the Sar
Fernando tunnel has permanently
reduced the supply of water which
feeds the springs along the base o.
the hills between this city and Santa
Monica.
Year: 1875

REMARKABLE EvIDESCE Og TILE
POWER OF PRAYER.-A private let
ter from Raleigh y. C., relates that
three Of the lady-tcachers connected
with Peace Institute wrote to Messrs.
Moody and Sankey while in New
York asking their prayers and those
of the congregation in behalf Of the
young ladies attending school at the
Institute. About week after this
letter was written five Of the most
hardened girls at the Institute sought
their teachers and talked correct
" with them on the subject Of their
souls salvation. This seemed to be
the origin Of work Of grace in the
community that promises the great
est blessings. On last Sunday six.
teen of the Peace Institute scholars
protested conversion, and the deep
est interest is manifested by ALL
These three ladies say that no one
knew Of their writing the letter and
making this request Of Messrs. Moody
and Sankey. so the interest could
not have been attributed TO knowl
edge Of this fact.


Whether this revival is in answer
to prayer or not cannot Of course be
determined, but the coincidence i.,
20 say the least, remarkable. CeI
tainly The Bible warrants the belief
that such answers to prayer will lie
given.-Be5fmd Sentinel.
Year: 1875

ceaseless wanderings. Hence comes
the custom of killing a slave at the
death of a Caboceer, for a Caboceer
may not draw water, hew wood, nor
cook food.


Having been removed by dint of
cuffs or manual force from the pres
ence of. the fetishman, the slave is
hurried to a wooden box, into which
the carcass of the Caboceer will evil
IDENTIFY be squeezed. Along the lid
of the box the slave is stretched upon
her stomach, and her head and feet
grasped by the two executioners, so
that her struggles may be subject to
control. A friend of the dead Cabo-
ceer approaches the PROSTATE crea.
ture and slashes her with sword
Just below the right shoulder-blade.
Catching the blood which flows from
the wound he smcars the box. When
a sufficiency other blood has been
drawn for this purpose, she is lifted
from the lid and is reviled, struck and
covered with spittle by the bystand-
ers. All the while she utters the
loudest and most grievous lamenta-
tions and the louder and more grievous
they are, the more acceptable do the
torturers deem the sacrificial gratuity
to be to the dead Caboceer. She
then is driven to the spot where she
is to be slain. When the head has
been cut off, the heart is plucked out
through an opening in the back. An
executioner receives the head with
yells and frantic signs ofjoy and runs
with it through the town. Savagely
and furiously he tosses it TO the
ground, and kicks il before him like
a ball, snatches it up in his flight,
spits upon it, filings it into the AR,
catches it in its descent, or, permit
ting it to drop heavily, kicks it again
and again. The body is never bu>
ried, but is spurned aside to be eater
by wild beasts or vultnres.
Year: 1875

The Supreme Court of Maine has
recently decided that if Il person buys
railroad ticket for passage between
two given points, he has a right to
ride an equal distance anywhere ON
the road, and in any dire ction-back-
wards or forwards.
Year: 1875

a BODY OF young men, in the tow Il
Of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, have evaded
q local prohibitory law, by incorpora-
ting themselves under the laws of the
State into an organization termed the
Sulphur Spring Club" The shares
of the corporation cost fifty cents each.


The equinox S billed to take place a
little moro than q month hence.