anaheim-gazette 1875-01-09

ANAHEIM VOL. V: Anaheim Gazette PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. RICHARD MELROSE & CO., PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. Terms of Subscription: One year... $4.00 Six Months... 2.50 Three Months... 1.50 All subscriptions must be paid in advance. Club Rates: In order to linerize our already large circulation, we offer the following inducements to clubs: Ten copies, one year... $34.50 Twenty copies, one year... $60.00 One copy will be sent free to the person putting up the club. Transient Advertising: SPACE: 1 w. 2 w. 3 w. 4 w. 1 square... $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 2 squares... 2.00 3.00 3.50 4.00 3 squares... 3.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 4 squares... 4.00 6.00 6.50 7.00 Regular Advertising: One square or less, per month... $1.50 Two squares... 2.00 One column... 15.00 Half column... 8.00 Quarter column... 5.00 BUSINESS CARDS MISS McWHIRTER, Dressmaker, At the residence of P. C. McKinnle Centre Street, Anaheim. Dressmaking, Stamping, Braiding, Tinkling, and all kinds of plain sewing at reasonable rates. MRS. M. E. PARK, Millinery and Fancy Goods, Lace Collars and Bibbons of all kinds. Imported Hats and Bonnets Always on hand. Hats Cleaned and Pressed In all the latest styles. Store under the Lafayette Hotel, Los Angeles, Cal. PROF. DEAN Proprietor of the Bath House and Barber Shop Centre Street, Anaheim. FRANK EY'S Fair Restorer A splendid preparation for cleansing and invigorating the growth of the hair. Maintenance and sale by Frank Ey. Fashionable Hair Presser, Transient Advertising: Regular Advertising: One square or less, per month $1.50 Two squares $2.00 One column 15.00 Half column 8.00 Quarter column 5.00 Legal advertisements must be paid for before all lavit of publication is made. Advertisments must be handed in before 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon, in order to ensure publication on the Saturday following. Common captions for publication should be added to R.M. Melrose A Co., and not to individual members of the firm. Copies of the Gazette in wrappers ready for mailing, are for sale at the office of publication. PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. J. S. CARDINER, Physician and Surgeon, Office in Clark & Austin's Building ANAHEIM. J. H. YOCUM, M.D. (Graduate of Pennsylvania University) HAVING HAD TWENTY YEARS ACTIVE practical experience is prepared to practise medicine in all of its branches in accordance with the latest approved methods of the Art. Office and residence opposite Lang uberger's store, Anaheim, Cal. Dr. J. M. ROBERTS, Resident Dentist, Anaheim, Cal. AS FITTED FP A COMMODIOUS OFFICE in the Anaheim Hotel where he can be found on Fridays and Saturdays of each week. S. R. GREaves. C. J. PHILLIPS. C. J. PHILLIPS, Resident Dentist, Anaheim, Cal. THOSE WISHING DENTAL work done at their residence will be promptly attended. All work warranted. I will be at Anaheim Hotel on Tuesday of each week. Office hours from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. MRS. A. HIGGINS, Ladies' Physician and Midwife. Particular attention given to diseases peculiar to women and children. Office and residence corner Lemon and Centre Streets, Anaheim. GEORCE C. KNOX, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Office at the GAZETTE office, Los Angeles Street, Anaheim. A. BAILEY, Justice of the Peace. Office at... GEORGE C. KNOX, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Office at the GAZETTE office, Los Angeles Street... Anaheim. A. BAILEY, Justice of the Peace. Office at... ENTERPRISE HALL BUILDING. J. W. CLARK, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Land Agent and Conveyancer. Acknowledgements taken. Licensing obtained on Real Estate Security. Office at Clark & Austin's book store. SAMUEL HAMILTON, Attorney at Law AND... NOTARY PUBLIC. OFFICE WITH WM. R. OLDEN, Centre Street, Anaheim. J. G. HOWARD. H. T. HAZARD. HOWARD & HAZARD, Attorneys at Law, Office in No. 8, Downey Block, LOS ANGELES, CAL. R. H. CHAPMAN. A. W. HUTTON. CHAPMAN & HUTTON, Attorneys at Law, Office in Temple Block, Up Stairs, LOS ANGELES, CAL. PIONEER DRUG STORE! Centre Street, corner of Lemon, Anaheim, Cal. W. M. Higgins, Proprietor Dealer in... Bruge, Perfumery and Garden Seeds. SAMUEL MEYER, Crockery, Glassware, Lamps Oils, Gas Fixtures and Kitchen Utensils Commercial Street, Los Angeles. J. Westphal, Proprietor. CHARLES WILLE, COOPERAGE! Pipes, Barrels and Kegs on Hand at all Times. Tanks and Tubs Made to Order! North 2nd street Anaheim. CHARLES HILLE Proprietor of the CITY BAKERY, Centre Street, Anaheim. Fresh Bread constantly on hand. S. C. FOY, Pioneer Saddle and Harness Maker and dealer in Saddlery, Leather & Findings 17 Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. CARPET WAREHOUSE Aaron Smith. No. 75 Downey Black... Los Angeles. Importer and Dealer is... Carpets, Oilcloths, Paper Hangings, and Upholstery Goods. Carpets Sewed and put down neatly. AMERICAN Bread & Cracker BAKERY. Corner of First and Main Streets, Los Angeles. Butter. Sugar. Soda. Jenny-Lind Pilot and Ginger CRACKERS At San Francisco prices. We have also on hand a large assortment of Cakes, small and large also Wedding Cakes Of all description.. Call and examine for years before going elsewhere. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 9, 1875. MISCELLANEOUS ANAHEIM DRUG STORE. Herman Blanken - Proprietor. Dealer in... Drugs and Medicines, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Trusses, Toilet articles, etc. Wines and Liquors for medical use. Prescriptions carefully Dispensed. J. H. GOGCH, Practical House, Sign, AND CARRIAGE PAINTER! Opposite Poplar Row, CENTRE STREET...ANAHEIM All kinds of Carriage Painting done in the Vory Best Stylo. Prices according to style and quality, from $15 upward. A. HILL, BANKS THE BANK. WH. WORKMAN. F. P. F. TEMPLE. TEMPLE & WORKMAN BANKERS, Temple Block.....Los Angeles. Receive Deposits and issue their Certificates and transacta General Banking Business. Draw on the... London and San Francisco Bank, Limited, at San Francisco. Exchange for sale on... New York London Paris and Hamburg. Legal Tenders, Bulldoors, Gold Dust, and Government State, County and City Bonds bought and sold. Receive valuables for safe keeping. FARMERS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK OF LOS ANGELES. BANK CAPITAL - $522,920 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. [From the Alameda Gazette.] Southern California is to be developed. An ever increasing tide of emigration is flowing. Steamers for the Southern Coast leave the Pacific metropolis every second day. Schooners and other vessels sail for some of our ports almost every day. All the means of communication are crowded with freight and passengers. Three lines of railroad are being extended from Los Angeles, while the Southern Pacific, the backbone of the Pacific system, is gradually approaching from the north. The day is not far distant when the passenger traffic will be in the hands of the railroad, and the dreaded sea voyage will become a thing of the past. WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY? To us who have been here a few years, who see and know the great changes that have taken place, who have seen thrifty homes thickly scattered over seemingly barren plains, who have seen the thirsty earth made glid by gushing streams and murmuring fountains—we cannot fail to believe that this favored clime will soon be the home of teeming thousands. The home of art and song, the resort of all who seek for health and comfort, where winter never comes. The home of the orange, the vine, the olive and the fig; where autumn lingers in the lap of Spring. The vast number that has been added to our population seems lost in this extent of country which is... CARRIAGE PAINTER! Opposite: Poplar Row, CENTRE STREET...ANAHEIM All kinds of Carriage Painting done in the Very Best Stylo. Prices according to style and quality, from $15 upward. A. HILL, Carriage and Wagon Manufacturer, LEMON STREET:...ANAHEIM. CABRAGES BUGGIES STRING. FARM and Freight Wagons Made to Order, on short notice, and of the best material, and by the best workmen the country affords. PLUMBING! In all its branches. Tin, Copper, and Sheet-Iron Work done, and artesian well pipe made. Iron, Steel, Cumberland Coal, Hardwood Lumber, etc., for all. Holes, Spokes, Rims, Axis, and all material kept in a first-class establishment. Horse-shoeing well done. Blacksmith and Wagon Establishment, Centre Street, Anaheim. THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD BE TO inform the public that he is fully prepared to do all kinds of Blissmith Work, Wagon and Carriage Making and General Job Work, at the most reasonable prices. Horse-shoeing is made a specialty at this establishment. Kindness strict attention to business, and all work warranted is my motto. Wm. Crowther, Proprietor. Semi-Tropical Bitters, PREPARED BY Herman Blanken, Druggist, Centre Street, Anaheim, California. THE BEST TONIC FOR INVIGORATING the infective organs improving the appetite and imparting to the whole system warmth vigor and cheerfulness. TINWO. Chinese Wash-House, Los Angeles Street, opp. Masonic Hall, ANAHEIM. WASHING AND IRONING DONE IN A prompt and workmanlike manner and at Lowest Rates. Patronage Solicited. Great Reduction LUMBER!! J. G. JACKSON, Corner of Alameda and First Streets, New York. London. Paris and Hamburg. Legal Tenders, Bullion; Gold Dust, and Government State. County and City Bonds bought and sold. Receive valables for safe keeping. FARMERS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK OF LOS ANGELES. BANK CAPITAL - $500,000 JOHN G. DOWNEY ... PRESIDENT. ISMIS W. HELLMAN ... CASHER. Exchange for sale on San Francisco, New York, Frankfort, Hamburg, London, Berlin, Dublin and Paris. Receive Deposits and issue their Certificates. Buy and sell Legal Tenders Government State and County Bonds. Will also pay the highest price for Gold and Silver Bullion. From and after this date on all money's left term deposits interest will be paid. Los Angeles April 14, 1879. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Main Street, Los Angeles. CAPITAL STOCK.....$300,000 President J. S. SLAUSON Vice-President J. M. GRIFFITH DIRECTORS: J. S. SLAUSON. V. A. HOOVEN. J. BLANK. GEORGE S. DOSEN. Open for business from 10 A.M. till 3 P.M. and Saturday evenings from 6 to 8 o'clock. Deposits received in any amounts. Money to loan on real estate in amounts and for length of time desired. A. A. WILSON, Attorney at Law. Rooms No. 35 and 27, Temple Block. LOS ANGELES, CAL: LOUIS LEWIN, Successor to Brodrick & Co. Spring Street, opposite "Star" office, Los Angeles, Cal. Dealer in General Stationery, School, Blank, and Law Books, years, who see and know the great changes that have taken place, who have seen thrifty homes thickly scattered over seemingly barren plains, who have seen the thirsty earth made glad by gushing streams and murmurring fountains—we cannot fail to believe that this favored clime will soon be the home of teeming thousands. The home of art and song, the resort of all who seek for health and comfort, where winter never comes. The home of the orange, the vine, the olive and the fig; where autumn lingers in the lap of Spring. The vast number that has been added to our population seems lost in this extent of country which is open for settlement. Although every vessel is filled to overflowing, it seems as if none had come; yet every hotel is crowded and each locality notes an increase of population. Large tracts of land have been sold to actual settlers. In Los Angeles county alone you can ride over miles of rich virgin soil, which only needs immigration and cultivation to develop it, without seeing a house of any kind, unless it be the but of the shepherd. What we need is men and means to rescue this hand from its normal state and convert it into verdant fields and blossoming orange groves. Thousands have come—there is room for thousands more. Men will be of little use without means. All the available streams are claimed for irrigating purposes by various companies. Land in the vicinity of these ditches is held at advanced rates, but it has been demonstrated and is a fact, that artesian water can be obtained anywhere in this valley at a comparatively moderate expense. With a good well at his command, the farmer and fruit producer can feel almost independent of the season. If the rain be sufficient he can cap the well,and if he needs more water it is always at his command. CITY OF THE ANGELS. Unfortunately my business has confined me to this immediate locality, and I have been debarred the pleasure of visiting many places in this county which should have received my attention. Los Angeles is growing very rapidly, and as soon as her streets are graded and her sidewalks conformed to some fixed plan,she will begin to assume the appearance of a city. As it is, I can only compare her to a good-looking girl that seems too large and important to romp,but not large enough to wear long clothes,nor dignified enough to be called a young lady.The citizens and the local press seem to be in earnest and determined to make it a city,not only in name but in fact,and I have no doubt that a year or two will find it fully developed. ANAHEIM AND WILMINGTON. The only other places that are worthy the title of towns or even villages are Anaheim and Wilmington.The history of Anaheim is so well known that it would be superfluous to sketch even an outline here.Eoughthat cactus-bed of 15 years ago which was purchased for five dollars an acre.is now worth from $300 to $500 per acre,and the land in the immediate vicinity has more than doubled in value in the last two years.But to show how rapidly property increases by cultivation Great Reduction LUMBER!! J. G. JACKSON, Corner of Alameda and First Streets, Los Angeles, Cal. Sells at reduced rates Rough and Surfaced and Oregon & Redwood LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS SHAKES, DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, PLASTER, CEMENT, HAIR, ETC. Wm. W. Robinson, Agent. P. LANGENBERGER. L. HALBERSTADT. HALBERSTADT&CO Anaheim Landing. Dealers in LUMBER of Every Description, Keep constantly on hand a large and complete assortment of Redwood & Oregon Pine Lumber Rough, Surfaced, Tongued and Grooved. Posts, Shingles, Laths, Doors Shakes, Blinds, Plain and Fancy Pickets, Windows, Mouldings, Lime, Plaster, Hair, Nails, and Hardware. All of our lumber is of the best quality and we are determined to sell at the Lowest Rates. All kinds of... Grain and Country Produce Taken in exchange for Lumber. EXAMINE OUR STOCK. LOUIS LEWIN, Successor to Brodrick & Co. Spring Street, opposite "Star" office, Los Angeles, Cal. Dealer in General Stationery, School, Blank, and Law Books, Sheet Music and Musical Instruments, Law Blanks, Magazines, Etc. Orders taken for any Book or Music published in the United States. LOS ANGELES AGENCY! Absolutely the Best Protection against Fire. The Babcock FIRE EXTINGUISHER! Self-Acting Fire Engine! AND Hook & Ladder Trucks! In daily use by the Fire Departments of the principal cities of the Union. The Government has adopted them. The leading railroads use them. SEND FOR THEIR RECORD. Crofutt's Life Protector. DIEBOLD, KIENZLE & Co.'s Fire and Burglar-Proof Safes! AND Combination Locks, Vault Deors. etc. Carbolized Hose, Pipe Buckets, Lanterns, Soda and Sulphur Acid, W. BORROWE. Local Agent. St Main Street near of Telegraph office. ANAHEIM AND WILMINGTON. The only other places that are worthy the title of towns or even villages, are Anaheim and Wilmington. The history of Anaheim is so well known that it would be superfluous to sketch even an outline here. Enough, that cactus-bed of 15 years, ago which was purchased for five dollars an acre, is now worth from $300 to $500 per acre, and the land in the immediate vicinity has more than doubled in value in the last two years. But to show how rapidly property increases by cultivation and improvement, A physician of Anaheim devoted his spare time to propagating oranges, lemons, limes and other semi-tropical fruits. He purchased ten acres of land bordering on Anaheim for twenty-five dollars per acre. When his orange trees were two or three years old he transplanted them to this lot and planted them in orchard. A few weeks after they were planted, and it was ascertained that they were all growing, he was offered ten thousand dollars for the ten acres. There is no reason why any man of means sufficient to purchase the land and trees may not thus improve it. If he does not choose to sell it, a few years will see it double and treble in value, or it may return a competent income for any ordinary family. With such facts as these to communicate, is it any wonder that our population is increasing so rapidly, that our lands double in value, that every place shows progress and improvement? CON HOWE. WESTMINSTER, Dec. 18th, 1874. DISTILLERIES AND BREWERIES. Mr. J.R. Brierly has furnished us with the following statistics in reference to distilleries in this gunging district: In the city of Los Angeles.....13 San Gabriel Mission.....4 Anaheim.....12 Puente.....1 San Fernando.....1 Cucamonga.....1 San Bernardino.....2 The estimated production of grape brandy in the above distilleries, for the year up to May 1st, 1875, is about 50,000 gallons. The Government tax on the same will reach in the vicinity of $35,000. There are four beer breweries in this city and two in Anaheim...Los Angeles Express. GAZETTE CALIFORNIA. Sarcia Gazette.] It is to be develcreasing tide of dog. Steamers for leave the Pacific second day. Schoons sail for some of very day. All the station are crowded passengers. Three are being extended while the Southern one of the Pacific approaching from is not far distant traffic will be in railroad, and the will become a thing THE ANCIENT CITY. Sketch of St. Augustine, Florida—Education of Colored People. Last Sunday I went to the Methodist colored Sunday School on St. George street. The teachers are North-erners; some resident here, some winter visitors; and the classes were filled up with full-grown men and women, some of them aged and gray-haired old uncles and aunties, eager to learn, although they could scarcely see with their old eyes. They repeated Bible texts in chorus, and then they began to read. It was a pathetic sight to see the old men slowly following the simple words with intense eagerness, keeping the place under each one with careful finger. The younger men and girls read fluently, and showed quick understanding in the answer given to the teachers' questions. Then the little children filed in from another room and they all began to sing. Oh, how they sang! The tenor voice of a young jet-black negro who sat near me haunts me still with its sweet cadences. Singularly enough, the favorite hymn seemed to be one whose chorus, repeated again and again, ended in the words, "Shall wash me white as snow—White as snow." "The negroes of St. Augustine were formerly almost all Romanists," said John, "and many of them still attend the old cathedral on the Plaza, where there is a gallery especially for them. But of late the number of Methodists and Baptists has largely increased, while the old cathedral and its bishop and make dripping spectacles of ourselves generally. I defy any one to be graceful, or even daunting, with any orange; it is a great, rich, generous, pulpy way. How did we enjoy those oranges under the glossy green and fragrant blossoms of the trees themselves? We gave it up then and there and said openly that no Northern oranges could compare with them.—Harper's Magazine. LESS WHEAT.—Less wheat and more of something else that pays better, must become the motto of multitudes, or nothing will save their "going under." A prevailing evil of the West is farmers appropriate too much time and expend too much of their force in grain raising. The soil, finances and the wants of large classes of farmers all demand that this rufous practice be at least postponed for a time, if not indefinitely stopped. More grass, clover and timothy should be cultivated. This would enrich and rest our soil, while in butter, cheese and beef the reward would be a hundred-fold better. Butter and cheese for several years have been probably the best paying staple of our country; and the demand for it does not seem to abate in the lenat. Corn-raising, when fed upon the farm, will always pay better than wheat, and will always remain more or less so, but would be much improved by planting upon clever-sod as frequently as possible. Flaxseed, corn, pork, oats, barley and rye are all paying well this season. All this is encouraging. know the great taken place, who they homes thickly singly barren plains, thirsty earth made craams and murmurannot fail to be seen eminent thousands. I song, the resort health and comfort, comes. The home mine, the olive and linger in the vast number that our population seems of country which is Although every following, it sooms yet every hotel is reality notes an in Large tracts of actual settlers, unity alone you can rich virgin soil, immigration and develop it, without any kind, unless it be spherid. What we means to rescue this real state and convert ils and blossoming thousands have come for thousands more. Dreams are claimed disposes by various in the vicinity of advanced rates, monitored and is a water can be obtain valley at a com- expense. With a man feel almost in season. If the rain be to the well, and if he always at his ANGELS. business has comm immediate locality, barred the pleasure races in this county have received my angels is growing soon as her streets widewalks conforman, she will begin arrangement of a city. As apareher to a goodems too large and up, but not large clothes, nor dig-called a young lady. The local press seem to determined to make in name but in no doubt that a did it fully develop WILMINGTON. faces that are worthy even villages, are Kington. The hist- is so well known perfluous to sketch are. Enough, that ears, ago which was dollars an acre, is 100 to $500 per acre, immediate vicinityoled in value in the to show how rapidies by cultivation jet-black negro who sat near me haunts me still with its sweet odences. Singularly enough, the favorite hymn seemed to be one whose choris, repeated again and again, ended in the words. "Shall wash me white as snow— White as snow." "The negroes of St. Augustine were formerly almost all Romanists," said John, "and many of them still attend the old cathedral on the Plaza, where there is a gallery especially for them. But of late the number of Methodists and Baptists has largely increased, while the old cathedral and its bishop, who once ruled supreme over the consciences of the whole population of la siempre fiel Ciudad de San Augustine, find themselves in danger of progress, and education sweeps by without a glance. The Peabody Educational Fund supports almost entirely excellent free schools here, one for white and one for colored children; and in spite of opposition, gradually, year by year; even Roman Catholic parents yield to the superior advantages offered to their children, and the church schools hold fewer and fewer scholars, especially among the boys. The Presbyterian church, with its pastor and earnest working congregation, have made a strong battle against old-time influences, and it now looks as though the autocratic sway of the religion of Spain were forever broken in this ancient little Spanish city." MAJESTIC SHOP-KEEPING. We went out narrow little Charlotte Street—the business avenue of the town. "A few years ago there was not a sign in St. Augustine," said John. "People kept a few things for sale in a room on the ground-floor of their dwelling, and you must find them out as best you could. They seemed to consider it a favor that they allowed you to come in and buy. They tolerated you, nothing more." "It is beyond anything, their ideas of business," said Aunt Dinah. "The other day we went into one of the shops to look at some palmetto hats. The mistress sat in a rocking-chair slowly fanning herself. 'We wish to look at some hats,' I said. 'There they are,' she replied, pointing toward the table. She did not rise, but continued rocking and fanning with an air that said, 'Yes, I sell hats but under protest, mind you.' After an unaided search I found a hat which might have suited me with a slight alteration—five minutes' work, perhaps. I mentioned what changes I desired, but the mistress interrupted me with, 'We never alter trimmings.' 'But this will not take five minutes.' I began; 'just take your scissors and—' 'Oh I never do the work myself.' replied Majestic, breaking in again with a languid smile; 'and really I do not know of any one who could do it at present. Now you Northern ladies are different, I suppose.' 'I should think we were,' I said, laying down the hat and walking out of the little six-by-nine parlor." THE ORANGE GROVES. Returning down the arched walks, we crossed over into a modern sweet-orange grove, the most beautiful in This would enrich and rest our soil, while in butter, cheese and beef the reward would be a hundred-fold better. Butter and cheese for several years have been probably the best paying staple of our country; and the demand for it does not seem to abate in the least. Corn-raising, when fed upon the farm, will always pay better than wheat, and will always remain more or less so, but would be much improved by planting upon clever-sod as frequently as possible. Flaxseed, corn, pork, oats, barley and rye are all paying well this season. All this is encouraging. SCOTCH OATMEAL CAKE.—The oatmeal cake is common in this country. One of the national characteristics of Scotland is oatmeal. Made into cakes it is thin, a whitish brown, and resembles somewhat home-made yeast cakes. I can describe its appearance with case, but no words of mine or of any other man can give an adequate idea of its taste. It was the staple article of food in the early wars of this people, and after taking a bite one ceases to wonder at the reckless bravery they displayed. I only ate but two square inches of a thin cake, and was immediately seized with a ferocious desire to stab somebody. In fact, I tried to invigilate tho boatswain back of the pilot house with a sincere desire to cut him open, and had he not been otherwise engaged, he would to-day be gathered with his fathers and other relatives. I have not touched the cake since. MUNIFICENT DONATIONS.—Whether there be any virtue or not in Professor Holloway's ointment and pills, there is a good deal of virtue in the Professor. It is stated that not only is his building his asylum for the insane near Virginia Water, at a cost of £100,000, but he is now about to build an university for ladies at Egham on an estate which he has just bought there for £25,000. This new school will cost altogether£150,000. It is intended to give the highest education to women by professors, and the building is to be "the handsomest college in Europe." Talk about there being "nothing like leather;" indeed, pills and ointment beat it by a long chalk, as both the fancy Miss Dunstable, of Mr. Anthony Trollope's novels, and the real flesh and blood Professor of Oxford Street can testify. ARTIFICAL Nests FOR BIRDS.—One of the methods adopted by the authorities of Paris for the encouragement of birds in the parks of that city is the manufacture and placing of artificial nests so cunningly constructed that each variety of the birds will recognize its own home at once, and suppose it to be the vacated mansion of a bird family just moved out. These nests are made by women, and LIllustration says "they make them for the livelish and quarrelsome sparrow, the tiltmouse, the warbler, the kingfisher, the chaffinch, cuckoo, blackbird, magpie, and others. Three thousand of these nests have been put up, the plan having been suggested by a professor of the Jardin des Plantes." WILMINGTON. pieces that are worthy even villages, areingham. The his is so well known perfluous to sketch are. Enough, that ears, ago which was dollars an acre, is 200 to $500 per acre, immediate vicinity plied in value in the to show how rapides by cultivation A physician of this spare time to lemmons, limes tropical fruits. He of land bordering twenty-five dollars per orange trees were old he transplanted planted them in rocks after they were as ascertainment that ing, he was offered for the ten acres, why any man of purchase the land thus improve it. If to sell it, a few rubble and treble in return a competent mary family. With to communicate, is our population is tiny, that our lands at every place shows movement? CON HOWE. Dec. 18th, 1874. AND BREWERIES—has furnished us with ties in reference to managing district: Angeles 13, on 4, 12 PRODUCTION of grape wine distilleries, for lst. 1875, is about Government tax each in the vicinity or breweries in this Anaheim—Los Angeles. RETURNING down the arched walks, we crossed over into a modern sweet-orange grove, the most beautiful in St. Augustine or its vicinity: Some of the trees were loaded with blossoms, some studded with the full closed buds which we of the North are accustomed to associate with the satin of bridal robes, some had still their golden fruit, and others had all three at once, after the perplexing fashion of the tropics. “There are about eight hundred trees here,” said our guide, “and some of them yield annually five thousand oranges each. There is a story extant, one of the legends of St. Augustine, that formerly orange-trees covered the Plaza, and that one of them yielded annually twelve thousand oranges.” “What an appalling mass of sweetness!” said Sarah. “I am glad that tree died; it was too good to live, like the phenomenal children of Sunday-school literature.” “In the old Spanish days,” said John “this neighborhood was one vast orange grove; ships loaded with the fruit sailed out of the harbor, and the grandees of Spain preferred the St. Augustine orange to any other. In Spain the trees live to a great age; some of them are said to be six hundred years old, having been planted by the Moors, but here an unexpected frost has several times destroyed all the groves, so that the crop is by no means a sure one.” “So the frost does not come here,” I said. “We have seen nothing of it; the thermometer has ranged from sixty-eight to seventy-eight ever since we arrived.” “They had snow in New York last week,” said Aunt Dinah. “It has melted, I think,” said John. “At least I saw this item last evening in a New York paper; ‘If the red sleigher thinks that he sleighs to-day, he is mistaken.’” “Shades of Emerson and Brahma, defend us,” said Sarah. Then we all began to eat oranges. WEATHER OBSERVATIONS—When you wish to know what the weather is to be, go out and scoot the smallest cloud you can see. Keep your eyes upon it and if it decreases and disappears it shows the state of the air which will be sure to be followed by fine weather; but if it increases in size, take your great-coat with you if you are going from home, for falling weather is not very far off. The reason is this: When the air is becoming charged with electricity you will see every cloud attracting all lesser ones towards it, until it gathers into a shower; and, on the contrary, when the fluid is passing out or diffusing itself, then a large cloud will be seen breaking to pieces and dissolving. POLITICAL ECONOMY—There is a good deal of wisdom to be found in the by-ways. A recent English book mentions some lines, known as the "Seven Conditions," which appear beneath a series of old designs to be found in almost every house on both banks of the Rhine; "The first is the Emperor, who says, 'I levy tribute.'" Next comes the Nobleman, who says, "I have a free estate." The Priest says, "I take tithes." The Jew (medieval type of the tracer) says, "I live by my profits." The Soldier says, "I pay for nothing." The Beggar says, "I have nothing." The Peasant says, "God help me! for those other men have all to be supported by me." Chauncey Rose, of Terre Haute, Ind., has made donations to institutions in that city as follows: To the Terro Hante School of Industrial Sciences, $296,900, and to the Vigo County Orphan's Home $150,000. He has before given large sums in benevolence and charity, including $190,000 to the Ladies' Aid Society.