anaheim-gazette 1875-07-24

ANAHEIM VOL. V. Anaheim Gazette PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. MELROSE & ATHEARN, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Terms of Subscription: One year... $4.00 Bix Months... 2.50 Three Months... 1.50 All subscriptions must be paid in advance Club Rates: In order to increase our already large circulation, we offer the following inducements to clubs: Ten copies, one year... $33.50 Twenty copies, one year... $60.00 One copy will be sent free to the person getting up the club. Transient Advertising: STAGE 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 6 squares ... 4.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 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 Legal advertisements must be paid for BUSINESS CARDS MRS. FLORA BROWN, Pioneer Millinery Store, Center Street, Anaheim. THE largest and best selected stock of goods in town. Old Hats remodeled. New Hats made to order. Mourning goods, Bridal vals and wreaths always in stock. New Millinery Store AT. ORANGE, BY. MISS MAY HARVEY. A large stock of everything in the Millinery line. CALL AND SEE The new stock of Millinery and Fancy Goods! Just received by Mrs.SHORT & Mrs.HARVEY Planters' Hotel Building, Los Angeles St., Anaheim. T. H. SHELLEY, Proprietor of the TRUCK AND EXPRESS LINE. ALL orders for hauling will be promptly attended to. Leave orders on the slide at Langenberger's store or at Heinmann & George's. FRANK EY'S Hair Restorer A splendid preparation for cleansing and in- 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 6 squares ... 4.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 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 Legal advertisements must be paid for before all lavit of publication is made. Advertisements must be handed in before 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon, in order to insure publication on the Saturday following. Communications for publication should be addressed to H. Mcrose & Co., and not to individual members of the firm. Copies of the Gavrery, in wrappers ready for mailing, are for sale at the office of publication. PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. J. S. CARDINER, Physiolan and Surgeon. Office ... in Clark & Austin's Building ANAHEIM. DR. WM. N. HARDIN, Office and Residence: Cor. Los Angeles and Sycamore streets, ANAHEIM, Cal. J. H. YOCUM, M. D. (Graduate of Pennsylvania University). Having had twenty years active practical experience is prepared to practice medicine in all of its branches in accordance with the latest approved methods of the Art. Office and residence opposite Langenberger's store, Anaheim, Cal. JAMEE ELLIS, M. D. Residence and Office: Anaheim Hotel Building Consulting Rooms Nos. 10 and 11. Dr. Egus has received vaccine lymph, and will vaccinate children or adults. DR. J. N. BURTNETT, Physician and Surgeon, Graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Special attention given to chronic diseases. OFFICE: On Fourth Street, Santa Ann, Cal. Dr. J. M. ROBERTS, Dentist, Office in Metz' new building, Los Angeles Street, Anaheim. Will visit Orange on Wednesday of each week, and Westminster on the first Monday of each month. 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. PIONEER DRUG STORE! Centre Street, corner of Lemon, Anaheim, Cal. MRS.SHORT & Mrs.HARVEY Planters' Hotel Building, Los Angeles St., Anaheim. T. H. SHELLEY, Propriator of the TRUCK AND EXPRESS LINE. ALL orders for Dauling will be promptly at handed to, Leave orders on the slide at Langenberger's store or at Heimann & George's FRANK EY'S Hair Restorer A splendid preparations for cleansing and invigorating the growth of the hair. Fashionable Hair Presser, Planters' Hotel Building, Anaheim. P.C.MOKINNIE, Contractor and Builder, SHOP... ON CENTRE STREET, Adjoining Pioneer Livery Stable. GEORCE BAUER, Boot and Shoe Maker Los Angeles Street, opp site Enterprise Hall. Making and repairing at the lowest cash price All orders promptly attended to, and work guaranteed. L.GUNTHER, Pioneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor. Third and Los Angeles Streets, ANAHEIM. J.BENNERSCHEIDT, Tin and Copper Smith, CENTRE STREET... ANAHEIM Stoves, Tinware, etc., always on hand. FOR THE AMERICAN DRIVE WELL! Leave orders at J.Bennerscheidt's Tinshop on Center Street Anaheim. HENRY SCHWARZ. Anaheim Cooper Shop, Centre street, Anaheim, Cal. J.Westphal,... Proprietor. CHARLES WILLE, COOPERAGE! Pipes, Barrels and Kogs on Hand at all Times. Tanks and Tubs Made to Order! North 2d street Anaheim. CHARLES HILLE Propriator of the CITY BAKERY, Centre Street, Anaheim. Fresh Bread constantly on hand. J.H.GOCCH, Practical House, Sign, J.G.J.A. Corner of Alameda Los Angles Sells at Ra Rengh and Surfaced a LUMINES SHINGLES, LATHES WINDOWS, BLUE EMENT, Wm.W.Robbins HALBERST Dealer LUMINES of Every Day At their ANAHEIM ANAHEIM Keep constantly on hand assortment Redwood & Oregon Rough, Surfaced To Posts, Shingles Shakes, Blinds and Fancy Windows, Mount Plaster, Haunt All of our lumber is of the are determined Lowest EXAMINE OF NEW ST S.J.L Center Street Dealer STOVES, RANGE PUMPS, and PI TIN and SH WARE, LAMPS Sole agent Famous Charter It is with pleasure we to this Stove, as it is in even most popular cooking stove Call and examine chasing. RATCOT And other Iron Planes And a Full SHELF HARVEY For sale at reasonable price 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. PIONEER DRUG STORE! Centre Street, corner of Lemon, Anaheim, Cal. W. M. Higgins, Proprietor Dealer in perfumery and Garden Seeds. 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. Loans negotiated on Real Estate security. Office at J. W. Clark & Co.'s book store. J. G. HOWARD. H. T. HAZARD. HOWARD & HAZARD, Attorneys at Law. Office in No. 8, Downey Block. LOS ANGELES, CAL. A. H. CHAPMAN. A. W. HUTTON. CHAPMAN & HUTTON, Attorneys at Law. Office in Temple Block, Up Stairs. LOS ANGELES, CAL. J. B. THOMPSON. H. CLARKE. THOMPSON & CLARKE, Attorneys at Law. Office No. 4 Downey Block LOS ANGELES, CAL. S. C. FOY, Pioneer Saddle and Harness Maker and dealer in Saddlery, Leather & Findings 17 Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. Tanks and Tubs Made to Order! North 2d street Anaheim. CHARLES HILLE Proprietor of the CITY BAKERY, Centre Street, Anaheim. Fresh Bread constantly on hand. J. H. GOOCH, Practical House, Sign, AND CARRIAGE PAINTER! Opposite Popular Row. CENTRE STREET...ANAHEIM All kinds of Carriage Painting done in the Vory Best Style. Prices according to style and quality, from $15 upward. JAMES C. FISH, CARRIAGE PAINTER, And TRIMMER, [Nearly opposite Heimann & George's store] Los Angeles Street...anaheim. Bring your BUGGIES & CARRIAGES To the New Paint Shop All work done with neatness and dispatch, and at reasonable prices. Mechanics' EXCHANGE! F. E. Mielenz, Proprietor, Dealer in... Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Basement of Kroeger's building, Centre Street, A Bowling Alley Is attached to the premises. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, JULY 24, 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. Proscriptions carefully Dispensed. Great Reduction IN.... 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. TAILOR ANAheim Merchant Tailoring Emporium. M. A. MENDELSON, Centre Street, Anaheim. Just received a full line of Cloths, Beavers, Cassimers and Vestings of the very latest styles. Also, a large assortment of all the most delicate shades of Ties, Bowns, and silk Handkerchiefs, and a full line of gents' furnishing goods, new shapes in Collars, Coats and Custom made white and fancy shirts. Inspection invited. Confident that I am fully prepared to convince the incredulous that the finest goods, latest styles, and best fits for the least money can always be obtained at my well-known establishment on Centre Street. BUILDING LOTS. HOMESTEADS!!! REAL ESTATE. 52 ACRES OF... GOOD LAND FOR SALE. A BEAUTIFUL HOME, A Splendid Bargain, ORANGE GROVE 20 Years Old! J. G. JACKSON, Corner of Alameda and First Streets, Los Angeles, Cal. Sells at Reduced rates Rengh and Surfaced and Oregon & Redwood LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, SHAKES, DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS PLASTER, CEMENT, HAIR, ETC. Wm. W. Robinson, Agent. HALBERSTADT& CO Dealers in LUMBER of Every Description, At their Yards at ANAHEIM And 2 ANAHEIM LANDING, 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. EXAMINE OUR STOCK. NEW STORE!! S. J. Lowe, Center Street.....Anaheim. Dealer in: STOVES, RANGES, PUMPS, and PIPE, ETC, TIN and SHEET IRON WARE, LAMPS & FIXTURES. Sole agent for the Famous Charter Oak Stoves! It is with pleasure we invite your attention to this Stove, as it is in every way the best and most popular cooking stove sold on this Coast. Call and examine our stock before purchasing. RATCHET And other Braces, Iron Planes, Sledges And a Full Line of SHELF HARDWARE, For sale at reasonable prices by BUILDING LOTS. HOMESTEADS!!! IN P. DAVIS & BRO'S ADDITION!! SIX Cottage Residences! To Rent or for Sale IN In Installments, Payable Monthly And on the most Reasonable Terms. These cottages are just completed and are fitted up in the latest style, being hard finished throughout and have Four Large and Airy Rooms. 56—56 HOMESTEAD LOTS In the most central part of the town of ANAHEIM! For sale at the lowest rates ever offered in this place. Terms of sale: Monthly Installments OF... Ten Dollars per month, ...For which a... BOND FOR A DEED Will be given. The MAP ORANGE GROVE 20 Years Old! BEARING FRUIT TREES, FIGS, PEACHES, APPLES, APRICOTS, Erc. An Abundance of Water For Irrigation THE BEST SOIL IN THE STATE. SITUATED ON THE SANTA ANA RIVER, ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM THE ANAHEIM RAILROAD DEPOT. Will be sold cheap if applied for soon. ADDRESS, A. L. SUTTON, OR, W. R. OLDEN. Anaheim. The Stearns' Ranchos, Alfred Robinson, Trustee, 542 Market Street, San Francisco. NINETY THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND for sale in lots to suit. Suitable for the culture of Oranges Lemons, Limes, Figs, Almonds, Walnuts, Apples Peaches, Pears, Alfalfa, Corn, Rye, Barley, Flax, Ramie, Cotton, etc. Also many thousand acres of Natural Evergreen Pastures! Suitable for Dairying. Good water is abundant at an average depth of six feet from the surface. On almost every acre of this land flowing Artesian Wells can be obtained; and the more elevated portions can be irrigated by the water of the Santa Ana river. Most of these lands are naturally moist, requiring only good cultiva- RATCHET And other Braces, Iron Planes, Sledges And a Full Line of SHELF HARDWARE, For sale at reasonable prices by A. LANGENDERGER. California Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co CAPITAL STOCK, $300,000. Organized to secure cheap insurance for Farmers. Insures only Farm and detached risks on the mutual plan. Farm property insured at actual cost on the mutual plan. Other desirable property insured and rated according to merit. J. Q. A. STANLEY. Principal office, Room 11, Downey Block, Los Angeles, Cal. General Agent for Southern California. S. NORDLINGER, Dealer in Diamonds, Watches, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, AND SILVER WARE. A fine lot of Diamonds, Amethysts, Topaz, Stone, Cameos, And other fine goods constantly on hand. All orders will receive prompt attention, and satisfaction guaranteed. S. NORDLINGER, No. 3 Commercial Street, Los Angeles, Monthly Installments OF Ten Dollars per month, For which a BOND FOR A DEED Will be given. The MAP May be seen, and PRICES Ascertained at P. DAVIS & BRO'S ANAHEIM. BUILDING LOTS For Sale! THE UNDERSIGNED HAS SUBDIVIDED that portion of vineyard lot, D 6, fronting ON CENTRE STREET Into lots suitable for Business Purposes OR Private Residences. And offers the same for sale at prices to suit the times. BEN DREYFUS, Centre Street, Anaheim. FOR SALE. Building Lots AND 10,20, and 40 acre Tracts of choice land. For particulars inquire of JOHN FISCHER. Adjoining Planters' Hotel. NINETY THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND for sale in lots to suit. Suitable for the culture of Oranges Lemons, Limes, Figs, Almonds, Walnuts, Apples Peaches, Pears, Alfalfa, Corn, Rye, Barley, Flax, Ramie, Cotton, etc. Also many thousand acres of Natural Evergreen Pastures! Suitable for Dairying. Good water is abundant at an average depth of six feet from the surface. On almost every acre of this land flowing Artesian Wells can be obtained; and the more elevated portions can be irrigated by the water of the Santa Ana river. Most of these lands are naturally moist, requiring only good cultivation to produce crops. Terms: One-fourth cash, balance in one, two or three years, with ten per cent. interest. I will take pleasure in showing these lands to parties seeking land who are invited to come and see this extensive tract before purchasing elsewhere. WM. B. OLDEN, Agent. Anaheim, Los Angeles Co. For Sale on Easy Terms, IN Helen & Lynch's Subdivision, Of W. Sec. 16, 4 B, 10 W. adjoining Anaheim. Lots 15, 21,-24, 25, 28, 29 and 32, in all 70 acres. In Mallon's Subdivision Of NE 21, 4 B, 10 W., Lots 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. In all 110 acres. These lots will be subdivided to suit purchasers into halves and quarters. Title perfect and full Covenant. WARRANTY DEEDS Will in future be given in all cases. Apply to JOHN FISCHER, Planters' Hotel. Anaheim, or to TIMO: LYNCH. P. O. Box 1621, San Francisco. FOR SALE. THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTfully call attention to the fact that he has for sale 5, 10 and 20 Acre Lots, Tustin City. For particulars apply to C. TUSTIN, Tustin City. FOR SALE. The finest lot in Anaheim. SIZE—140x180 Feet. Cor. Lemon and Sycamore Sts. For sale at a Bargain. Apply to A. W. STEINEART. GAZETTE NO. 40 ESTATE. CRES OF... LAND SALE. FUL HOME, d Bargain, GE ROVE rs Old! SHATTERED IDOLS. If all the attentive readers of the newspapers do not soon grow to be cynics, it will not be for lack of having all the old time theories and stories of their earlier years proven to be myths. There's nothing real any more. Everything has been proven a myth that has come 'neath the cynical microscopes of the iconoclasts. There are grave doubts in the minds of many about that nautical trip of Jonah's in company with a whale, which doubts will sooner or later be held by all. Then Tell never shot the apple off his son's head, any more than Gesler had his hat stuck up on a pole for the people to bow to. Abelard and Heloise are not buried in the tomb said to be 'theirs', and the time is not far distant when some scholar will tell you that such a couple never existed, and what is more, he will prove it too. Columbus never discovered America, no more did the Northmen, for Hans Breitman proves in a recent book of his that it was done by a heathen Chinee with an unpronounceable name. William Penn never made a treaty with the Indians under that spreading oak tree, and the picture of the mild mannered Quaker, with one hand full of glass beads and the other running over with breastpins from the dollar store, which all of us have seen in our histories, is a delusion and a snare. But THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. As a matter of general public interest and of useful reference, we give the political divisions which constitute the four Congressional Districts of California. I. The City and County of San Francisco. II. The Counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin and Tuolumne. III. The Counties of Butte, Golan, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Loma, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Slakiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba. IV. The Counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislawa, Tulare and Ventura. PROPORTION OF THE SEXES. Only the United States, Belgium and Italy have more men than women. This is attributed to the wear and tear of hard work, which kills off so many of the fair sex of these countries. According to the census of Dec. 31, 1871, Italy had a population of 26,801,154, yielding a percentage of 50.27%. BIJAH REPROVED. [From the Detroit Free Press,] "Bijah, were you brought up among heathens?" sharply inquired His Honor. The Court had cut a hole in a lemon and was slowly sucking the juice, while the Clerk was getting the warrants ready. Bijah had been watching him for two or three minutes, licking his chops and wearing a hungry expression. "I guess I was—I was born in New Jersey!" replied the old janitor. This being His Honor's native State, he laid the lemon on the desk, propped it from rolling off with his pen-holder, and remarked: "Mr. Joy, you are getting old and sassy. It grieves me to see it, but I realize that it is so. You have got to turn over a new leaf, or the silken cord of friendship which has so long united us shall be severed." "Is there any harm to see a feller suck a lemon?" exclaimed Bijah. "Mr. Joy, this world is full of harm. This very lemon, plump and fair as it appears to the eye, may cause my death within an hour. You may now open court and call out the prisoners, and I hope the words I have spoken may make a deep impression on your heart. If you ever have a monument, the funds will come from my wallet, and I shall not care to remember anything but your good deeds and your big feet. Bring out the vicious and the unfortunate, and let the cotillion commence." HOW MARBLES ARE MADE. The chief place of the manufacture of marbles—those little pieces of stone which contribute so largely to the enjoyment of boys—is at Oberstein, on the Nake in Germany. Only the United States, Belgium and Italy have more men than women. This is attributed to the wear and tear of hard work, which kills off so many of the fair sex of these countries. According to the census of Dec. 31, 1871, Italy had a population of 29,801,154, yielding a percentage of 50.27 men and 49.78 women, 58 per cent. of old maids and bachelors, 30 per cent. of married couples, and 6 per cent. of the widowed, of whom the widows more than double the widowers. In France there is relatively the smallest number of births though old persons are there preserved longer than in other countries, 22 per cent. of its inhabitants being over fifty years, and seven per cent. upwards of eighty. In the United States there are only 11 per cent. upward of fifty, while the young of both sexes only, reaching 20, constitute 60 percent of the population. The export of old hats is a new branch of industry. The inhabitants of the Nicobar Islands, a group in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andamans, have an extraordinary fancy for such cast-off head-gear, and a regular trade is carried on between Calcutta and Nicobar, the much-desired head-piece being paid for in coconututs. A tall chimney-pot is the favorite kind among the Nicobarians, and the scene of fashion is considered to be a high white hat, with a black hat-band. This is worth from fifty to sixty coconuts, and is worn by the Nicobarian dandy when he goes out fishing—the rest of his attire consisting solely of a waist-cloth. Mrs. Belle Lynch of the Mendocino Dispatch, strikes her contemporary below the belt thusly: "The editor of the Mendocino Democrat is highly pleased at the withdrawal of Laura De Force Gordon from the editorial department of the Stockton Leader, and says that Mrs. G. certainly exhibits commendable taste." Now, we would suggest, if only men are to fight the battle of this campaign, the editor of the Democrat had better put on a checked apron, get him a bank of yarn and some knitting needles, and a pair of brass mounted spectacles, and retire from the stormy conflict." The wife of the late Professor Agassiz rose one morning and proceeded according to custom, to put on her stockings and shoes. At a certain stage of this process a little scream attracted Mr. Agassiz's attention, and not having yet risen, he leaned anxiously on his elbow, inquiring what was the matter. "Why, Professor, a little snake has just crawled out of my boot," said she. "Only one, my dear?" returned HOW MARBLES ARE MADE. The chief place of the manufacture of marbles—those little pieces of stone which contribute so largely to the enjoyment of boys—is at Oberstein, on the Nahe, in Germany, where there are large agate mills and quarries, the refuse of which is turned to good paying account by being made into small balls, employed by experts to knuckle with, and are mostly sent to the American market. The substance used in Saxony is a hard, calcareous stone, which is first broken into blocks, nearly square, by blows with a hammer. These are thrown by the hundred or two in a small sort of mill, which is formed of a flat, stationary slab of stone, with a number of eccentric furrows upon its face. A block of oak or other hard wood, of the diametric size, is placed over the stones and partly resting upon them. The small block of wood is kept revolving while water flows upon the stone slab. In about fifteen minutes the stones are turned into spheres, and then, being fit for sale, henceforth called marbles. One establishment with but three mills turns out sixty thousand marbles each week. PANAMA, July 18. Advices from San Salvador report a dreadful riot at San Miguel, a town of 50,000 inhabitants in the southern part of the republic. The Government had refused to allow the pastoral of the Bishop of San Salvador, which was strongly hostile to the law, to be read in the churches. The Priests stirred up the people against the authorities. The mob assaulted the garrison and killed Generals Espinosa and Castro. The marines from H. B. Majesty's ship Fantome, with the troops collected, marched to San Miguel and put down the mob. The President, Gonzales, arrived and shot many of the rioters. The damage to the town by fire and pillage is estimated at one million dollars. There is great excitement and indignation against the Priests. The wife of the late Professor Agassiz rose one morning and proceeded according to custom, to put on her stockings and shoes. At a certain stage of this process a little scream attracted Mr. Agassiz's attention, and not having yet risen, he leaned anxiously on his elbow, inquiring what was the matter. "Why, Professor, a little snake has just crawled out of my boot," said she. "Only one, my dear?" returned the Professor calmly lying down again "there should have been three." He had put them there to keep them warm. A little five-year-old boy was being instructed in morals by his grandmother. The old lady told him that such terms as "by golly," "by jingo," "by thunder," etc., were only little oaths, and but little better than other profanity. In fact, she said, he could tell a profane oath by the prefix "by." All such were oaths. "Well, then, grandmother," said the little hopeful, "is 'by telegraph,' which I see in the newspapers, swearing?" "No," said the old lady, "that's only lying." The apple race at the celebration in Wheatland, Yuba county, is a new and rather trying race. One hundred apples one yard apart, to be picked up separately and deposited in a box at the starting point. A person has to run five miles and thirteen hundred yards, turning two hundred times, and stooping over two hundred times in picking up and depositing the apples in the box. There were six entries but only four that finished. The winner was a boy thirteen years living in the foot hills. Time, 59 minutes. The port of London has every day on its waters 1,000 ships and 9,000 sailors. Upwards of 120 persons are added to the population daily, as 40,000 yearly; a birth taking place every five minutes. On an average 28 miles of street are opened, and 9,000 new houses built every year. In its postal districts there is a yearly delivery of 248,000,000 of letters. On the police register there are the names of 120,000 habitual criminals, increasing by many thousands every year.