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Year: 1875

HITHERTO the capital Of California
has been invested in land, houses,
stock and manufactures. We have de-
veloped our mines, built cities and
cultivated farms, but one very inn
portant essential to the development
of our agricultural resources has re-
ceived comparatively no attention


whatever. We mean the develop
ment Of water. In the Eastern States
men seek for soil. We of California
have good soil everywhere. All we
need is water and the farmer in search
OF location Is not particular in the
examination of the soil. 1t is water
sufficient to irrigate his farm that he
is most anxious about. Our mesa lands
and mountain sides are all covered
with soil that will produce anything
II they can be irrigated. The desider-


atum then is water, and it is to the
development Of our water resources
that portion, and no inconsiderable
portion either, of our capital must he
turned five would turn our broad val
lies into fields of grain. 1t is true
that in many localities streams have
been turned into bitches, and artesian
wells have been struck, but no efforts
are made to economize the water of
streams or that flowing from wells.


1t is used for the occasion and when no
longer required is permitted to run to
waste. What capital should do is to
save this water and develop more. The
Los Angeles river is hardly sufficient
for irrigating the land of the city i'm
the summer season yet we take no
steps for saving the millions of gallons
that run to waste i'm the Fall, Winter
and Spring. The same negligence is
noticeable elswhere. Now our capital
cannot do more toward developing the
country than by building reservoirs
sufficient i'm number and capacity to
save the water which now runs TO
waste from the rivers and wells. If
moneyed men will turn their attention
to this all important matter they will
do more to increase the products ofthe
State than has yet been done by 9TH
Year: 1875

Selling out! Selling out our entire stock OF
Dry Goods below COST as we intend in future
to keep only Clothing, Gents Furnishing
to gentlemens wear. We therefore offer to
our patrons and the public in general the
greatest bargains In Dry Goods ever of1erd in
this city. For further information, call ut the
Bazaar, corner of Main & Requena streets,
opposite the u. S. Hotel. jel7
Year: 1875

Now Is your time! No such chance again In
one hundred years! This Bazaar is selling out
their entire stock of Dry Goods % per cent.
below cost, as they intend giving up their dry
goods business and keep only Gents Furnish
ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, but q genu-
inc selling out OF our entire stock of Dry
Cry Goods, as you will find out by calling at
the Bazaar, corner of Main and Requena
streets, opposite the U. S. Hotel. jel7
Year: 1875

THE following verses. contributed to Public
Health an English sanitary periodical, by Sir
Alfred Power, are not likely TO find place in
" Lttle q assics," or any similar poetica anthol-
ogy, but they cannot be called rhymes without
reason:


There's a skin without. and a skin within,
A covering skin aud a lining skin,
But the skin within Is the skin without
Doubled inward and carried completely


throughout.
The palate, the nostrils, the windpipe and


throat
Are all Of them lined with this inner coat,
Which Through every part is made to ex-
Lungs, liver and bowels, from end to end.
The outside skin is a marvellous plan
For exuding the dregs Of the flesh Of man;
While the inner extracts from the food and


the air


What is needed the waste in his flesh to re-


pair.


While it goes well with the outside skin
You may feelpretty sure .all's right within /,
For II anything puts the inner skin out
OF order 1t troubles the skin without.
The doctor, you know, examines your tongue
To see if your stomach or bowels are wrong;
II he feels that your hand is hot and dry
He is able to tell you the reason why.
Too much brandy, whisky or gin
Is apt TO disorder the skin within;
While, II dirty or dry, the skin without
Refuses to let the sweat come out
Good people all have care of your skin,
Both that without and that within;
To the first you'll give plenty Of water and


soap,


To the last little else beside water, wen hope.
R,1t al1vava ha varv narticuIar vvbnrn
You get your water, your food and your air
For If these be tainted or rendered impure
1t will have its effect on your blood, be sure.
Is that you like most and can soonest digest;
All unripe fruit and decaying flesh
Beware Of and fish that is not very fresh.
Your water, transparent and pure as you


think it,


Had better be filtered and boiled ere you
drink it


Unless you know surely that nothing un-
sound


Can have got to it over or under the ground.
But of all things the most would have you
beware


Of breathing the poison OF once-6reathed air
When in bed, whether out or at home you


may be,


Always open your windows and let it go free.
With clothing and exercise keep yourself
warm,


And change your clothes quickly if drenched
in a storm;


For a cold caught by chilling the outside
skin


Flies at once TO the delicate lining within.
All you who thus kindly take care Of your


skin,


And attend to its wants without and within,
Need never of cholera feel any fears,
And your skin may last you a hundred years


Journal Of CHentiStry
Year: 1875

HAVE now under my care man who
labors under the most remarkable self
eXaltation. He imagines that he is the
Wealthiest man in the world, that he ac-
tually possesses all the gold in existence.
With him money is of no value; he is i'm
mensely, incomparably rich, and states
that if the waters of the Atlantic were
Withdrawn and its bed exposed it could
not contain all his gold He imagines
that all the civilized world recognizes in
him the greatest living railroad king and,
as he comes from Memphis, he considers
that city the great center of the globe. In
its vicinity he says, there are immense
mountains of iron, which he purchased
years ago. This enables him to build
railroads in all directions, and he purposes
upon them to transport all the larger
cities of the United States to Memphis.
He has now in course of construction, in
Liverpool, immense derricks, by means
of which he will raise the entire city of
st. Louis into the air and place it upon a
line of railroad he is building for the pur-
pose, which will be not merely an airline
road, but three miles, at least, above the
surface Of the earth. He is quite certain
of being able to move our entire metropo-
lis In less than thirty seconds. His re-





aims of silver he claims to have received
from God Almighty as an acknowledge
ment of the fact that he had loaned him a
large sum of money upon some previous
occasion. This man is as firmly con-
vinced of the truth of these ludicrous
ideas as you, gentlemen, are of your eX-
! istence. His delusiOn is the more striking
in view of the fact that he is very poor,
and not even at liberty, but in an asylum.
An architect under my care some years
ago had also very remarkable idea OF
his own greatness He was willing to eX-
tend tavors to Almighty God and had in
contemplation the construction Of tenn
pie for the world" He had made draw.
ings which were really beautiful and com,
plete in detail. He stated that TO this
temple all the people Of the earth would
come to bend the knee. 1t would be re.
! plete with gold, silver and mosaic; there
being, in fact, more of the former than all
the nations of the world could supply, he
himself having ample means Of furnish
| ing inexhaustible quantities To show you
the immense idea of grandeur which had
taken possession of this man, he said that
on the day of the Inauguration of his tenn.
! pie the whole civilized and barbarian
world would be present to celebrate the
occasion. All Of these would occupy the
temple, together with all the illustri0uf
dead of past ages, and yet the temple was
not to cover more ground than the St
Louis County Court Housed The Assem-.
bled multitudes would all come TO worship
the statue of the greatest of living men
himself His statue was TO be of gold
and ON an emInencc from which it could
be seen by all the world. On Christmas
Day and the Fourth of July he would
mount the eminence in person, so that
everybody might adore and venerate him
DR.. Banddy, in " Lectures on Diseases o.
she Nervous SysteDl."
Year: 1875

ONE of the medical men of Trenton
was called to see patient who lives sew
eral miles in the country. He found her
laboring under the effects of some strong
purgative poison. He was informed that
she had only taken a dessertspoonhIl of
castor-Oil, which had been purchased from
a general store near by. He examined
the bottle and found it was nothing but
lard-oil with croton-oil put in it, and put
up In the same style of bottles as good
eastoroil is put up in. The effects were
such as to require the Immediate services
Of physician, Toronto (CaR,) Globe,
Year: 1875

THE steamer Pandora has recently ar
rived at London from the Arctic region.
were discovered with the head-boards and
inscriptions thereon intact, and glimpse
had of King Williams Land where no
vessel ever touched.
Year: 1875

THE Postmaster General has ordered a
Encouragement of the fast-mail service be-
tween New York, St. Louis and the South
west so that all such matter as naturally be-
longs to the Pennsylvania Railroad shall
be sent by that line instead of the New
York Central and Lake Shore route.
Year: 1875


How queer it seems to think that she
Was once little miss like me,
And went to school in jaunty curls,
And laughed and played like other girls.
How odd to guess that she could run
AS we girls do, and have such fun;
And shout, and scream, and plague the boy
And hide away their tops and toys.
And droll 1t sounds to hear her tell
When she was but a "gal," and dwell
With kidding eye, on callow themes,
When life was full OF sunny dreams,
The dear old face is wrlnkled now;
The dews of eve are on her brow;
She cannot do as once she could,
Yet we can love her just as good.
And If, when am old and gray,
And gathering shadows dim the way,
Kind helping hands then would find,
To her must be ever kind.
So this shall be my daily care;
And when I lisp my evening prayer,
I'll pray the Lord Eer soul to take.
If she should die before wake.
Year: 1875

Over the choicest portion OF their table lands
and purchasers will have the right to water
without charge. Such an opportunity to Sc
cure land admirably situated and watered
and perfectly adapted to sen,i-tropical frait
culture, will not occur again.
Year: 1875

The rev railroad is completed at Anaheim
and runs directly along the southern portion
of our tract. We will Offer lands within from
one to three miles Of Downey City as we'll
adapted for corn as any now under cnltiva-
ton. and there are none better in the world.
Year: 1875

Give them good substantial common
education. Teach them to cook good
meal of victuals. Teach them to darn
stockings and sew on buttons. Teach
them to make shirts. Teach them how
to make bread. Teach them all the
mysteries of the kitchen, the dining
room, and the parlor. Teach them
that the more one lives within his in
come he will save. Teach them that
the further one lives beyond his income
the nearer ne gets to the poOr-house.
Teach them to wear calico dresses and
do it like queens. Teach them that a
rosy romp is worth fifty delicate con-
sumptives. Teach them to wear thick,
warm shoes. Teach them to foot up
stare bills. Teach them that God made
them in his own image, and that no
amount of tight lacing will improve
the model. Teach them every day,
hard practical common sense. Teach
them self-reliance. Teach them that a
good, steady mechanic, without a cent,
is worth dozen oily pates in broad
cloth. Teach them not to have any
thing to do with intemperate and dis
sOlute young men. Teach accomplish
ments-music, painting, drawing, ETC.,
if you have the time and money to do
it with. Teach them not to paint and
powder. Them to say No. and stick
to it; Yes and stick to it. Theach


them to REGARD the morals, not the
money, of their beaux. Theach them


to attend the essential requisites of a
useful life-truth, honesty, upright
ness-then at a suitable time to marry.


Rely upon it that upon your teaching
depends in great measure the veal or
woe of their after life. -, -
Year: 1875

In SEARCHING for the causes which
have led to the scenes of lawlessness
and violence in Louisiana and other
Southern States, the real cause has not
been touched upon. 1t is to be found
in the aid and comfort given to the
Ku-Klux and White Leagues by the
Northern Democracy. The election of
Allen in Ohio, in 1873, and the New
Hampshire and Connecticut elections
of last spring, resulting in the choice
of Eaton as United States Senator from
Connecticut, gave the Southern mobo-
Gratis their most substantial encourage
ment. AS soon as the Ku-KluX saw
that there was chance of the Demo-
Gratis returning to power again, they
began to crawl from their holes and to
hold up their heads boldly; and the
Democratic successes in October, 1874,
still further encouraged and emboldeu-
ed them. They threw off all disguise
when they found their natural allies
coming once more to the front; and if
there had been no Democratic success
es at the elections in 1874, there would
hove been no outrages in Louisiana to
mou IN over or put down. Those Re
publicans, therefore, who through cap
rice and petulence, voted the Demo-
cratic ticket at the last election, may
credit themselves with having contrib
uted thereby to the rebellious attitude
of the South at this moment. The on
ly sure cure for the Louisiana troubles
is to be found in the return of the
North to its Republlcanism. A Re-
publican victory in New Hampshire
and Connecticut at the ensuing elec-
tions will do more than the army can
to restore peace to the South; and
Democratic victory, there, will only
Intensity the present trouble.


The reason for all this is not hard to
find. The Democrats of the South,
judging the present by the past, regard
the Northern Democracy as allies who
will stand by them in whatever they
do; and, satisfied that they may rely
upon this cooperation, their policy is
to establish reign of terror through
out the South which will keep the Re-
publicans there from voting, and so
get into possession of the government
of the Southern States. Once in pow
er, they feel perfectly able to maintain
their ascendaLcy by reducing the
blacks TO Peonage and cutting them off
from their rights and privileges, and if
the Democrats can hold on to the
States they now have in the North, the
election of a Democratic President in
1876 would be easy. Hence the strug-
gle to get possession of Louisiana, and
hence, also, the outbreaks in Alaba-
ma and Mississippi. 1t is all part of a
general Democratic scheme to capture
control of the General Govern uent;
and the essential part of the scheme is
that the Democrats should hold on to
the Northern Stetes, already partly in
their possession. A Republican reac-
ton will knock this scheme into frag-
ments; and the best way to sustain the
President in his effort to sustain the
laws is to strengthen his hand with Re-
publican victories. The White Leag-
uers will yield to such results quicker
than to any other.--Pitts. Com.


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Year: 1875

In the case against the saloon-keep-
ers, testing the validity of the ordi-
nance requiring them to close their
establishments at 1925 A. NJ, Mayor
.Beaudry gave decision yesterday,
overruling the demurrer presented by
the defendants. The main point Of the
demurrer was that the City Council
has no power to pass resolution clos
ing the saloons. The case was fully
argued by Messrs. Brunson and STAN
ford for the defense and A. w. Hutton
for the people. Authority upon au-
thority was presented pro and con.
His honor, after taking some time for
careful consideration of these author
tiles and giving the matter the serious
attention it deserved, arrived at the
conclusion that the Council did have
the right to pass this resolution and
consequently it must be enforced. We
are convinced that the sentiment of
the order-loving people of our commu-
nifty will sustain him in this view of
the case. Certainly the liquor that is
drank after midnight would do more
harm than good, and manya disgrace
full occurrence may be avoided by the
rigid enforcement of this law. Our
spread-eagle idea of liberty strongly
objects to any measures that may
seem to be arbitrary in their nature,
and through this very sentiment great
evil may be produced. The order of
the whole city, however, will JUS
tify the enforcement of this resolu-
tiOn. The facts in the case show that
this law is regulating in it's effect and
not prohibitory. With the tide of
immigration now flowing in upon us,
we. must expect to receive some bad
and some weak accessions to our
numbers i'm addition to those we now
have, and it is the duty of our munic-
ipal authorities to provide for the pro-
lection of peaceable citizens against
the follies of the one and the crimes of
the other. We presume the case will
be carried to the higher courts, there
to be tested on its legal merits.
Year: 1875

The. fourth and last sale of Artesia a
property took place yesterday, and in
its result astOnished everybody. The
enthusiasm aroused in the first days
proceedings was increased with each
subsequent day, and reached its cli-
max only when the last acre was
knocked down by the auctioneer's
hammer. For one Of its extent, we
believe that more successful auction
sale of real estate has never taken
place il the State. We give below a
list of purchasers with prices paid for
the land:
Year: 1875




By this showing it appears that Los
Angeles has expended less per capita
for school purposes than any of her
sister cities above named. Notwith-
standing this, it is conceded fact that
our public schools have ranked among
the first in the State. This compels
us to acknowledge the superior finan-
cial ability of our Board of Education,
or to own that we have stinted the
Board in the amounts necessary to be
expended for the benefit of our chill
dren. We believe the whole commu-
nifty are ready to acknowledge that
both conclusions are correct. The
Trustees have already accomplished
wonders with the meager means at
Year: 1875

their command and still much re-
mains to lie done. In educational
matters we must keep pace with the
rapid growth of our city in population
or our credit as a progressive people
will be lost. That this course will be
approved by our citizens we have not
the shadow of "a doubt. The election
of next Tuesday will tell the story.
Year: 1875

Thirty days have gone by since the Inn
portant" commenced selling out A great
many persons have bought such as dry goods,
clothing, boots. shoes, etc., and every body
that did buy will tell you how we'll pleased
they are and what bargairs they received.
Our orders for Spring goods were sent to our
buyer I'm New York in January and February
and part of them we are receiving now. They
are without doubt the prettiest and incest
goods ever brought TO this city, and we wish
the public to please bear In mind that all new
goods will be sold at the same reduced prices.
DO not fail to stop in, examine our stock, hear
the prices, and You will say the best and
cheapest place to buy goods Is at the


"IMPORTANT,"


apS Under Lafayette Hotel.
Year: 1875

Over the choicest portion of theii table lands
and purchasers will have the right TO water
without charge. Such an opportunity to Sc
cure land admirably situated and watered
and perfectly adapted to semi-tropical fruit
culture, will not occur again.
Year: 1875

we do not quite see what the commit
tee can do aboutit. Of course these
men are insulting Congress with trans
parent lies. But if they hold firmly
together and persist in their fictions,
grotesque and ridiculous as they are,
they may be ableto shield their princi-
pals entirely. The thumb-screw has
been abolished with advancing civili-
zation, and there are no means left TO
make rogue tell the truth. But If
the investigation should pause here, it
would be useful in showing how com.
pact and well-knit is that Washington
lobby whose existence has been 50
recently denied, and what urgent ne
cessity there is for thorough cleans
ing OF House OF Representatives
whose members go into partners in
the business OF theft ana perjury
Year: 1875

Stand by the President. --Pk.l. Press.


Doubtless the Press IS subsidied to
Stand by the President" The people
prefer that the President should stand
oy them instead OF by kellogg and his
raseally crew, who are hoaping tax upon
the country by usurping place and pow
er and requiring the aid Of the army to
protect him in the outrage
Year: 1875

REVIVAL The revival meeting last
night at the Brown Church was charac-
terized with an earnestness and interes-
greater than any that have preceded it.
A large number we're present. The d.
vine presence was graciously manifest
ted, and many hearts were made glad


A similar meeting will be held to night
at the Methodist Episcopal Church at
71 O'Clock. Let there be grand raj
Year: 1875

SHIP YARD.-Hammond's ship
yard is now the scene of more
than usual activity. A large
gang Of men are now employed
there on the scows of the Talbot
Coal Company, one ofwhich will
soon be ready to launch. The
floating derrick for the same
company, which was launched
from these ways a few days ago,
is now lying alongside Bullene's
machine shop, having her donkey
engine set up.
Year: 1875

In PoRr.-Bark Harvest Home. Jenny
Pitts and barkentine Harrison are the
only vessels now in port all loading
with coal from the differant mines for
San Francisco. They will 60 to sea in
very few days and others Jake their
place.
Year: 1875

CoNcERr.-We were invited last eve.
ming to attend a rehearsal for the concert
at the Pavilion tomorrow evening and
were aggreablv surprised to find that
we had such fine musical talent in this
city sll the pieces were well selected and
better rendered. The entertainment
promises to be q real treat to all lovers
of good music. In addition to the en-
courae ement to native talent which o
liberal patronage t9 our homo concerts
gives this will be for most worthy OBJ
iect:
Year: 1875

few weeks ago tie police authorities OF Yonkers,
Westcnester county, notified OF the probable ar
rival in that city of Stephen Smith, notorious
horse thief who had just stolen valuable from
his brother, Henry smith, in Albany county. Shortly
afterward Roundsman Quinn a man answering tho
description or the criminal the OF entering the
door of house in Palisade The police officer
at once stepped up TO the stranger and asked If
his name was Smith Tho latter instantly thrust
hand INTO his coat pocket, and drawing pistol dis
charged II at the roundsman's head and then
rapidly up the stairs leading to apartments occupied by
himself and wife While retreatng he fired three
four additional shots at Quinn, who escaping unhurt,
returned the shots while hoty pursuing the fugitive


who ultimately escaped by jumping fence
in the OF the house. Having ascertained
that Smith had stealthy returned to the city Captain
hangn, with force Of men, surrounded the
house where he known to be stopping Thurs
day evening, and after search of nearly hour
finally discovered their game concealed under largo
table and covered with cloth. Seeing that resistance
would be useless he quietly surrendered The prisoner
is sixty -four years old, and man Of powerful ply


sique. He has already served six terms in the State
Prison for borsestealing and burglary. In the City
Court az Yonkers, yesterday, the accused was fully
committed on charge OF assault with intent TO kill
Year: 1875

meeting of the Tammany Hall General Committee
Of the Second Assembly district was held last night at
the of Centre and Pearl streets The only bust
ness OF Importance transacted was the expulsion OF
Messrs. Andrew J. White and jeremiah Murphy from
the committee. The expulsion unanimously agreed
upon. The of the action found in the fact
asserted by the committee, that Messrs White and
Murphy while members of the Tammany Committee,
treacherousy opposed the candidates ndorsed by that
body-William Z. Kirk and others.