anaheim-gazette 1876-02-12

Anaheim Gazette SATURDAY...FEB. 12, 1876. DEEP PLOWING. We notice among the farmers of the surrounding country, no one engaged in putting in grain with that most undesirable implement, the cultivator. The besetting sin of American life (the mania to go fast; crops out in the use of these and other smaller tools by which more ground can be gone over in a day than with the more thorough and old-fashioned styles. Superficially, in all things a curse, is in agriculture especially so. It may frequently pass for solidity in other things when the impression that is made, is upon the minds of men, but when this same superficiality comes to deal with so downright and matter-of-fact a thing as the soil, it finds that it has to encounter sterner stuff. The earth has to be wooled in earnest, not coquetted with, and it smiles on none but assiduous suitors. or to drop metaphor, the pain-taking and thorough farmer is the only one who deserves success, and the only one who attains it, except in cases of mere luck. Steam plowing might probably be introduced here successfully. In England and Scotland it is said to be used with admirable results. Louisiana is, we believe, the only one of the United States in which it has been tried, and even there to a very slight extent. The most marvellous increase in the yield upon the land so plowed has rewarded those trying it, for their enterprise. "Despise not the day of small things." To go surely, it is more or less necessary to go slowly. There is in this country so large an extent of arable land that to bestow minute attention upon a small body THE CITY AS COMPARED WITH TOWN AND COUNTRY. Life in a quiet village like ours is destitute. It is true, of the bustle and excitement of a large city, but it is also free from its unpleasant features. The rushing unrest, the dissatisfaction and turmoil which there stuns the car and the heart, are all unknown here. The straws which feverish hands strive to clutch as they revolve in the political Maclstrom, we pant not after. We take time to notice the brightness of the skies, the verdure of the plains and the pleasure of existence. "God made the country and man made the town;" and for our part we had rather live in His handiwork than in that of man. According to some learned writers the nearer we approach to the pastoral system of the primitive patriarchs the purer and better we become. Certainly in such a case we are more exempt from temptation to be otherwise. Surely we who live thus, thinking of little else than farming questions or those calculated to interest our friends engaged in that honorable pursuit, come nearer attaining this desired condition than those in large cities, who seldom contemplate nature other than in a landscape picture, and whose only agricultural achievement is the harvesting of large crops of sour grapes at all seasons of the year. It is a peculiarity of this character of grape that it matures in its disappointing acidity much more frequently in large cities than in the smaller ones, like ours, and that they devote their attention to the culture of the sweet kind, do not often have the other variety. Carlisle, in one of his most noted productions, declares that he considers many of the most prized inventions and improvements of the present day as the work of the devil, and concludes to the ill rather than the advancement of the human race. There is something essentially demoralizing and enervating in to coin our pacific life. One of the mostlections of the wood is that of Goldsmith's "O which are a sort to be addressed by a learned Ch travels in Europe the author ass utterly unacquainted enables him to casms upon us ducting ourselves so filled with quirkyingly expressive reader well to look over it daily from the proroma life. No feature of the world much of its wit extracted from a Confucius. The vision of mind which dicate is surprising "thoughts that burn" could then adorned with a lips fed by cheek contrary to our own. The Greeks were elephant literary men of outside or the unculture influenced by the spirit of agressives hostes, or they have adopted this regard since all nations utterselves as both Chinese certain of gunpowder Roger Bacon thought; they ce in many of what arts and sciences and this same used with admirable results. Louisiana is, we believe, the only one of the United States in which it has been tried, and even there to a very slight extent. The most marvellous increase in the yield upon the land so plowed has rewarded those trying it, for their enterprise. "Despise not the day of small things." To go surely, it is more or less necessary to go slowly. There is in this country so large an extent of arable land that to bestow minute attention upon a small body seems foolishly neglecting to cultivate a great deal, which, however, can only be accomplished by doing it all skimmingly. The consequence is, much at planting time—little, comparatively speaking, at harvest time. Being betrayed by this excess of cultivable land into so large an acreage of crops, is like allowing oneself to eat too much merely because there is more upon the table than we should eat. The consequences in both cases are substantially the same, since in the latter the digestive powers, spending their strength upon an unduly large mass, properly prepare none. The summer fallow plow used in Great Britain gives such a thorough treatment to the soil as enables it to resist such droughts as would prove destructive to the yield of many of our hastily planted fields. HOME CAPITAL. We most urgently feel the need for capital here at home to take up our produce. The present condition of affairs in this regard can be thus illustrated: A farmer who produces a large quantity of barley which the actual local market does not absorb, is obliged to look for purchasers in the moneyed dealers of San Francisco, and from the price he gets for it at the landing here, realizes that he has to pay for the freight to San Francisco. Reaching there, the same produce is frequently shipped to the South American States, particularly Peru, and thus goes a thousand miles out of the direct course and is subjected to many handling, which might all be avoided by having capital here at home. The more independence one section has of another, the more prosperity it enjoys. They increase and diminish upon the same ratio. This is why the Southern States have been so prostrated. Having been for many years almost wholly producers of the raw materials of cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco, &c., &c., and paying almost literally no attention to manufacture, they were necessarily com- that it matures in its disappointing acidity much more frequently in large cities than in the smaller ones, like ours, and that they who devote their attention to the culture of the sweet kind, do not often have the other variety. Carlisle, in one of his most noted productions, declares that he considers many of the most prized inventions and improvements of the present day as the work of the devil, and conducive to the ill rather than the advancement of the human race. There is something essentially demoralizing and enervating in to coin a word) the hypocrisy of the present age. We can perceive in action around us the same causes which underlined the social and political structure of mighty Rome. The stern stamina of Roman institutions, however, enabled them to resist for just a thousand years from its foundation those fatal consequences of prosperity beneath which ours are tottering in their hundredth. These thoughts give additional strength to Bret Harte's query: Hypocrisy a failure? And is the Caucasian played on? We regret that on account of the length of it we can not give in full an interview between Col. Thos. A. Scott and a reporter of the San Francisco Post. In it the Colonel gives elaborate expression to his views and the plans of his Company, and speaks at length as to the necessity for a competing overland road. Though a rustling lobbyist and experienced wire-paller, Scott is credited by all his acquaintances with being an honorable gentleman; and all he makes public is worthy of attention and, if reasonable, of belief. He says to the reporter: I pledge my word and honor that this road shall never in any way join hands with that Southern Pacific of California either in keeping up freights or fares or otherwise obstructing the settlement and improvement of California. I promise to conduct it in the interest of the people." We publish today an extracted article descriptive of the Chinese wheelbarrow, and ascribing to it great superiority over that used by us outside barbarians. If it be true that John has really excelled us in this respect, we think we will take lessons from Mr. Condit and prepare to emigrate though when Greeley said, "Go West, young man, go West," he probably meant that he should stop by the time he reached the Pacific. When the French philosopher Pascal invented the wheelbarrow which we use, it was considered a grand thing indeed, and one of the most distinguished scientists said of it that if Pascal had made a present of a million horses to the working men of his time, he spirit of agressors hosts; or they have adopted this regard since all nations utterselves as both for Chinese certainties of gunpowder bacon Roger Bacon thought; they eighteen in many of what arts and sciences and this same shied lived and wroteators in German France had ever writing less than fore the Christian stalwart tribes as men of increasedrance of heat and solves in skins made to him not entered a hoo. On the other Chinamen who grain the commense sums ores send back to the back themselves they furnish as a usual rule, they do no good in more than one legislation at place Chinaman, who out papers of American citizen even in this coorso. It is incumbent matter steadily reasonable cause of fear of injury time should be right. Their immigrant shores like an immense hot-bear is vomiting for are now in so mere an atom they attract no point of view, years they will A Los Angeles contemporary speaks fluently of the beauty of the San Gorgonio Pass. It is indeed very impressive, but when, about a year ago, we passed through it on horse-back, we were so blinded by a terrific gale of sand, with some wind mixed with it—we beg pardon, we meant by a terrific gale of wind with sand mixed with it—that we did not closely observe. We also had our attention diverted from the pleasing prospect by the very present danger of being blown away bodily. The Indian hamlet, or as it is called in their language, Sevove, near by is well worthy the attention of those who read Cooper and the other authors of that character, and believe in the exalted and Spartan virtues of Mr. Lo. The only time we have ever thought there was the least probability in Darwin's theory, was when we were gazing upon them, naked and debased, and in the very act of eating the newly found bodies of some dead sheep, far advanced in decay. When we turned away, it was with a sigh and a shudder at the idea of an affinity existing between them and the Caucasian race, and regret that our estimate of Teumsch, Osceols, Philip of Pokanoket and the other Indian heroes had been decreased by that sight of their kindred. A cotemporary has an article satirising Nicholas Verres Smith, or, as it terms him, Very Ridiculous Smith. These professional "things of silk" seem to find no charity in the public eyes. Smith's custom of covering his face and hands with an oat meal poultry was probably dictated by a laudable desire to convey pleasure to others in presenting himself to their view as a thing of beauty and a joy for ever. Though but a pligny, Smith is following in a giant's footsteps, for we read that Cesar excelled the other Romans as much in the arts of the toilette as he did in his genius and that his ambition for military distinction was first kindled by desire to obtain the privilege of wearing the laurel wreath in order that he might hide the baldness of his head. And now Henry C. Bowen comes to the front just as the atmosphere was regaining its ordinary inoffensive odor by the settling of the Beecher rubbish; just when the disrespecters of religion had seemingly worn the theme completely out by cadgelling with it all that is pure, holy and of good report. Is there no oasis in the deserts of the interior, no ice island in the unexplored regions of the Polar seas where we can take refuge from further particulars of this disgusting affair? To meet it in every paper, to see and hear it at all times for months and months is something dreadful. The punishment of Mezontius is a joke compared to it. We have all proverb that "the devil made Persian was right known by its fury can have had other source than any other men who perfected and he who first the people to the unholted fire greater deed for even the grand complained by OURPACIFIC COAST INCUBUS. One of the most pleasant of the recollections of the readings of our boyhood is that of the perusal of Oliver Goldsmith's "Citizen of the World," which are a series of letters supposed to be addressed to his friends in China by a learned Chinese gentleman on his travels in Europe. The disguise which the author assumes, of a foreigner utterly unacquainted with our customs, enables him to indulge in many sarcasms upon us and our ways of conducting ourselves. The entire work is so filled with quaint and solid matter charmingly expressed, that it will pay the reader well for his trouble, even if to look over it require him to snatch a day from the pressing business of California life. Not the least interesting feature of the work lies in the fact that much of its wit and wisdom is directly extracted from a French translation of Confucius. The profundity and expansion of mind which these excerpts indicate is surprising. To think that "thoughts that breathe and words that burn" could take origin in a head adorned with a queue and proceed from lips fed by chop-sticks, is altogether contrary to our Caucasian egotism. The Greeks were prompted by their elegant literary polish to denominate men of outside nations as 'oi barbaroi,' or the uncultured savages; the Romans, influenced by their inflexible martial spirit of agressiveness, called foreigners hostes, or the enemies. We seem to have adopted the feelings of both in this regard since we are apt to consider all nations utterly dissimilar to ourselves as both foes and savages. The Chinese certainly possessed the secret of gunpowder long before old Friar Roger Bacon ever conceived the thought; they certainly have excelled in many of what are glibly called the arts and sciences for ages immemorial, and this same illiterate tongue Confucian. ROOT RAMIFICATIONS AND IRRIGATION. Those whose memory of their Latin survives their school-days will probably recollect that this "ramification" is derived from the Latin one signifying a root of a tree, and those who, like ourselves, have watched the digging up of one of the venerable oaks or other old sons of the forest, will see the justice of the derivation; and by viewing the intricacies and windings of the roots, will gain a vivid apprehension of the expressiveness of the English term. We frequently see these old trees growing thickly on land from which the upper crust of nutriment is abstracted by millions of blades of grass; on land which has never been broken since its creation, and yet obtaining vigor enough to make large yields of acorns and support a constant foliage of evergreen leaves. Without elaborating the fanciful deductions which may be drawn from this, let us allude to the practical one, viz.: that if when struggling with all these disadvantages, these native trees are enabled to accomplish so much, how reasonable it seems that when the surrounding land is kept free from grass and in a mellow condition, so as to economize every drop of rain-fall, almost any tree should flourish without artificial water supply. We firmly believe that the prevailing ideas about the importance of irrigation are greatly overestimated. Orange orchards are lavishly irrigated. The consequence is, that, finding the moisture brought to them without an effort on their part to obtain it from the neighboring ground, they make no effort to do so by sending roots in search. Being thus gorged by artificial means instead of deriving by natural means the nourishment which nature intended the LETTERS FROM THE PROPEL. The Irrigation Bill. The people in this end of the county are moving actively to defeat General McConnell's Irrigation Bill, introduced at the instance of parties who were to be benefited pecuniarily by its passage. A remonstrance is receiving signatures protesting against its passage for the following, among other reasons, to wit: First—It deprives the tax-payers of an opportunity of voting upon the subject as to whether they wish an irrigation district or not, thereby making irrigation obligatory and compulsory upon them, whether it best subserves their interests or not, which objection of itself should defeat the Bill. Second—That for purposes of raising small grain, in which many of the people and taxpayers interested are engaged, irrigation is not at all necessary; and to tax lands thus utilized without irrigation, to support an irrigation district, is so manifestly absurd and wrong as to meet the universal disapproval of all right thinking people. Third—That they have irrigation districts and ditches, both incorporated and private, already established and paid for, sufficient to utilize all of their available water supply, and Bill so contemplates nothing more than this, but entails additional expense upon the tax-payers without adequate return. Their ditches and water supply having proved sufficient in the past, they ask simply the privilege of enjoying their own in the future, without being taxed or otherwise deprived of their vested rights. Fourth—That this bill includes every foot of soil outside of the city of Los Angeles; while it is a notorious fact that many thousand acres in this part of the country need no water supply at all, except what nature gives them (Santa Ana and Newport, for instance) and many thousands more are supplied with artesian wells and are actually damaged by irrigation; and surely men should not be taxed to have their lands ruined. Fifth—That many of the tax-payers not noted considersventionsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinactionwhichunpoliticalthesternhoworjustaanimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessityroad.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersventionsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinactionwhichunpoliticalthesternhoworjustaanimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessityroad.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersventionsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust a animationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersventionsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust a animationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersventionsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust a animationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersventionsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust a animationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersventionsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersventionsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersationsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersationsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersationsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersationsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.Iinterest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersationsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedbybeing all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.I interest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersationsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedby being all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.I interest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienadhave horsestotime,he not noted considersationsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedby being all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.I interest acted archewheelat supe-sideat John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetimewhentheinventedeateitwasdeed,andusedseienad have horses to time,he not noted considersationsent dayconducedadvanceallydeployed of theinaction which unpoliticalthe sternhoworjust aAnimationprosperityeringinhitsgiveHarte's at of the full anA. Scott Francisco elaborand thespeaks necessity road.Iexperiencedby being all heattentionHe saysyword will neverwith thatan either fares or settlementrima.I interest acted archewheelat supe-side at John respect,onsfromemigrateGo West,probablythetime when the invention is made by him and his boast that they had not entered a house for fourteen years. We are apt to take an inferior representative of a class as a fair sample of the whole. We are informed that a majority of the Chinese in this country are the "boast-people" or those who inhabit boats in the rivers and harbors. These are the dregs of their social system, and to suppose all the nation similar, would be as unjust as to judge people in the South from impressions received from the appearance of a negro. On the other hand, however, those Chinamen who are here undoubtedly grain the country constantly of immense sums of money, which they send back to their native place or go back themselves to spend: undoubtedly they furnish but incompetent labor as a usual rule, and most undoubtedly they do no good to the public morals in more than one respect. There is no legislation at present to prevent any Chinaman who chooses to do so,taking out papers of naturalization as an American citizen; and, indeed, some even in this county have already done so. It is incumbent upon us to face the matter steadily, and if there seem reasonable cause for the entertaining of fear of injury from the influx, no time should be lost in setting things right. Their immigration sweeps upon our shores like an incoming tide. Asia,that immense hot-bed of moral corruption, is vomiting forth thousands. They are now in so helpless a minority, so mere an atom in the mighty mass,they attract no regard in a political point of view, but when in coming years they will be numbered by the water supply. We firmly believe that the prevailing ideas about the importance of irrigation are greatly overestimated. Orange orchards are lavishly irrigated. The consequence is that, finding the moisture brought to them without an effort on their part to obtain it from the neighboring ground,they make no effort to do so by sending roots in search. Being thus gorged by artificial means instead of deriving by natural means the nourishment which nature intended the surrounding earth to give it,它 becomes less healthy and its fruit less sweet and agreeable to the taste.The roots are not sent out and after the nature of the tree becomes set，it wilts and finally dies if the water is no longer given. The analogy in this case is so striking between trees and some members of the human family that we cannot refrain from calling attention to it,even though at the risk of being tiresome.Let us suppose that a man rears his son up in idleness,supplying every want,furnishing him with money,never striving to teach him self-dependence or to arm him with capability to paddle his own canoe in case of outside aid being withdrawn.Let us suppose that he treats him in this manner until he becomes a man and his habits,his thoughts,his mind are all fixed so they cannot be changed; like bent tree which might have been straightened when it was small,但which having grown up，could break before it could be made straight.Let us suppose that after this point is reached,the father calls his son and says,"My son,the county lost some money by the suspension of the bank,the other day,and they talk of building a new Court House,and both things will increase the taxes,and so much barley will be made this year my crop won't be worth much,and in short，我 can supply your necessities no longer，所以I will give you the use of a piece of land,and you must shift for yourself." The son,cut loose from the paternal anchor,drifts about for a while helpless,and finally，to prevent his starving to death,the father takes to supporting him again.Could she father，在 such a case，where the fault is all his own,swear at California because she son could not make a living in it? This is，of course，only an imaginary case，和is only cited to illustrate our idea upon the subject of irrigation，which is，that if the tree receive judicious treatment and only so much water as is absolutely essential to get it started，该它will become，by means of the roots it will despatch in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyment in search of food，indecide enjoyable not being taxed to their vested rights. Fourth — That this bill includes every foot of soil outside of city Los Angeles; while it is a notorious fact that many thousand acres on their lands,and a tax for irrigation which bill would entail,together with the heavy State and county tax,the stringency of the money market,the unsettled condition of our financial center,Los Angeles would so cripple them that they would be unable to meet their liabilities,and their lands would revert back to the original owners who are，在 the mainland,money monopolists,and actual bona fides settlers would thus be deprived of their homes losing all they have paid on them.They without reflecting in any way on the integrity of the Honorable gentleman who intruded and led at Los Nietos (where a single vote was not cast in favor of a district) for Orange,Tustin City,Santa Ana and viciniities,both six votes were cast in favor of a water district.The above facts,effect by signers,show that they are vitually interested in this bill,and are unanimously opposed to it,and insinuach as pending bill gives precedence to those already engaged in irrigation,and as the supply of water can be but little If any increased its passage will be no practical benefit to the farmers，但 would entail upon them a heavy additional taxbesides the damage their lands would sustain in the event of the passage of this mammoth scheme,Bill 89. It cannot be that Gen.Me McConnell is the author of this Bill,但 one or more that evidently believe not "in the wisdom of the masses."Los Angeles city is specially exempted from the operations of this bill,and her Press and people should be careful not to encourage a scheme so utterly repugnant to the wishes of the people so vitally interested.Bionx.Santa Ana Jan.7,1876. reasonable cause for the entertaining of fear of injury from the influx, no time should be lost in setting things right. Their immigration sweeps upon our shores like an incoming tide. Asia, that immense hot-bed of moral corruption, is vomiting forth thousands. They are now in so helpless a minority, so mere an atom in the mighty mass, they attract no regard in a political point of view, but when in coming years they will be numbered by the tens and tens of thousands (as will certainly be the case unless some other national policy be adopted towards them) how different will it be. Pugnacious, obstinate, dogmatic of their own ideas, and perfectly ignorant of our political institutions, what can we do with them? "But," some one may say, "Chinamen will never mediate with politics." What ground has one for such an assertion? None whatever, save that it seems so very odd that they should do it. Did conscious power ever shrink from using its strength? We venture the assertion that if affairs go on in their present course the American people will some day in the not very remote future awake to the fact that having eyes they saw not, and deliberately took upon their backs an uncouth Asiatic "old man of the mountains," who will be harder by far to shake off than that which Sinbad the Sailor groaned under. We have all heard of the Manichean proverb that "God made the food but the devil made the cooks." The old Persian was right, for if a tree is to be known by its fruits, then many cooks can have had their origin from no other source than that of unmitigated evil. This, the most important of all the sciences, for it is worthy of being dignified by the name of a science, receives less attention than any other. In our opinion the men who perfected the cooking stoves, and he who first called the attention of the people to the great superiority of the unbolted flour to the bolted, did a greater deed for their fellow man than even the grand Sir Isaac Newton, accomplished by all his writings. In Darwin's recent essay on *The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants*, he says of their spontaneous action: "It has often been vaguely asserted that plants are distinguished from animals by not having the power of movement. It should rather be said that plants acquire and display this power only when it is of some advantage to them.* The tendril strikes some object and quickly curls round it, and firmly grasps it," etc. This may apply as well to the wanderings of roots, all being directed by the God-given instinct, which, in the lower grades of creation, occupies the place of reason in the constitution of man. We suggest moreover that perhaps a great improvement might be made in the mode of the application of the water, and at some future time will endeavor to bring our theory of it to the attention of our readers. The San Francisco Bulletin mentions a new work by Robert Browning, called the Inn Album, and declares it a prosy failure. It is sad to see a man like Browning, injuring his already established reputation by poor writings in age. It has been well said that Parnassus is a pointed peak, and that if one after he reaches it, attempts to move instead of standing still, he is bound to descend. Age frequently shows surprising deteriorations in men; as for example, Tennyson has seriously injured his reputation by recent writings, and the distinguished Duke of Mariborough was notoriously timid in his advanced life. As passage will be of no particular concern fit to the farmers, but would entail upon them a heavy additional tax, besides the damage their lands would sustain in the event of the passage of this mammoth scheme, Bill 89. It cannot be that Gen. McConnell is the author of this Bill, but one or more that evidently believe not "in the wisdom of the masses." Los Angeles city is specially exempted from the operations of this bill, and her Press and people should be careful not to encourage a scheme so utterly repugnant to the wishes of the people so vitally interested. Santa Ana, Jan. 7, 1876. Board of Supervisors. Monday, Feb. 7. The Board met this morning. A full Board present. The reports of the County Treasurer, County Superintendent of schools, and County Physician were received, and referred to the Finance Committee. The County Treasurer was authorized to transfer $1,561 from the Jail and $3,182 from the Gopher and Squirrel Fund to the Road Fund. The resignation of C. J. Lamore, constable at Wilmington, was accepted. Road matters are under consideration. Petition of Hammel & Denker for right of way to build a street railroad in Anaheim. Granted. Resignation of J. E. Tipton, Road Overseer for Duarte Road District, received and accepted. Petition from citizens to repair the bridge across the Arroyo de los Rositos referred back to petitioners for want of jurisdiction, the bridge being in the city limits. January 8th, 1876. Board met this morning, Machado absent. Reports of Auditor, County Treasurer County Physician and County Superintendent of Schools, reported back by Finance Committee as correct. The Tax Collector was authorized to correct assessment of Chas. B. Woodhead. In the matter of Rose road connecting with East Los Angeles, referred back to viewers to correct the report and set for hearing on Tuesday, March 7th. Road matters under consideration but nothing determined. FROM THE PEOPLE Migration Bill this end of the county slowly to defeat General Migratory Bill, introduced and parties who were accustomed by its passance is receiving testing against its following, among other things the tax-payers of the voting upon the matter they wish an irror not, thereby making obligatory and compulsory whether it best subterrests or not, which self should defeat the purposes of raising which many of the payers interested are on is not at all necessary lands thus utilized on, to support an irritating so manifestly absurd to meet the universal all right thinking people have irrigation pipes, both incorporated already established and sent to utilize all of water supply, and Bill is nothing more than his additional expense without adequate ditches and water supplied sufficient in the imply the privilege of own in the future, with or otherwise deprived rights. that this bill includes outside of the city of mile it is a notorious thousand acres in this city need no water supply what nature gives ma and Newport, for many thousands more artesian wells and damaged by irrigation; should not be taxed to ruined. A Double Vote to Married Men. Hon. James R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, made a suggestion some time ago that the law should be so amended as to allow married men to have two votes. The proposition elicited no particular comment at the time, but it was believed, if it came up for discussion, it would be generally favored by the women as promotive of matrimony. In France the subject is deemed of more importance than in this country. It was presented in the French Assembly by M. De Belecastle, as a proposed feature in the new French Constitution, almost in the precise form sketched by Mr. Doo little, and in commending it he said: The double vote of father and husband is a guarantee for the family—is the true basis of the State. Yes, he who founds a family and prepares to perpetuate his race and his name gives to society a living pledge, like a hostage to guard it. He wishes more to preserve the social edifice who is himself the king of the household, however modest it may be, and of which his wife is the crown. The Assembly refused to consider the proposition, but that is no reason why it may not hereafter enter largely into the politics of the day. The stupidity of the old colonial who went to the mill with his bag of wheat on one side of his horse and a large stone on the other, to balance it, is only equalled by the prevalent absurdity known as the wheelbarrow. It is balanced so as to bring the load on the shoulders, but, nevertheless, the whole civilized world as patiently submits to it as though it were a necessary toothache. It is a good deal worse than tax on tea. The Chinese have out-Yankeeed the Yankee on wheelbarrows. There is but one wheel, like Leonardo's, but it is large and is placed in the centre of the land, so that gravity furnishes its own shoulders. In Shanghai thousands of these are seen on the streets—sort of Wheelbarrow express-wagons or hacks, the usual load being two persons, resting one arm on a frame that covers the wheel, and sitting on a platform on either side. A stalwart coolie will take four men on his barrow without unusual effort. It is enough to make He was on his knees to her. His face was flushed, his eyes gleamed passionately into her's, he talked rapidly. "Nothing shall separate us evermore, my darling. For your sake I will bear the Lion in his den! I will face death on the battle field! I will skim the seas! I will endure all hardships, all suffering, all misery!" He paused and looked eagerly to her, with his whole soul quivering in his eyes. "Will you do all this for the sake of my love?" said she, gazing earnestly into the burning eyes. "Yes, yes; a thousand times yes!" "And if we wed," continued she, flushing slightly, "Will you get up first and build the fire?" With a shriek of despair he fled. Every civilized nation in the world will take part in the Centennial Exposition. The Commission have determined to close it on the Sabbath—that is on Sunday, the Sabbath of the Christians. If they close it on the Sabbath of every nation represented there—and why should the nations be shocked in their moral sense by a failure to do so?—it will always be closed. For the Greeks they will close it on Monday; for the Persians on Tuesday; for the Assyrians on Wednesday; for the Egyptians on Thursday; for the Turks, the Arabs, and all the Mohammedan nations on Friday; for the Jews and Seventh-day Baptists on Saturday, and for us Christians they will close it on Sunday, and open the beer-garden for us. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ANAHEIM HOTEL AND Building Association. There is delining upon the following described stock one account of assessment No. 5 of 10 per cent., levied on the 28th day of August, 1876, and of assessment No. 40, of 10 per cent., levied on the 18th day of October, 1875, the two assessments making a total of 20 per cent., assessed; the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders, as follows: No. of Amts' due Total amt's shares per share due. J. G. Downey 50 $20 00 $1,000 I. W. Hollowan 5 20 00 100 Gabino Riall 10 20 00 200 and in accordance with law and order of the Board of Trustees made on the 7th day of Feb- at this bill includes all outside of the city of mile it is a notorious thousand acres in this try need no water sup what nature gives na and Newport, for many thousands more artesian wells and imaged by irrigation; should not be taxed to ruined. many of the tax-payers solved in debt. Being they owe large balances, and a tax for irrigating bill would entail, to the heavy State and stringency of the unsettled conditional center, Los Anripple them that they to meet their liabilities would revert final owners, who are, and monopolists, and settlers would thus their homes, losing all on them. They, with any way on the in-Honorable gentleman the bill, state it as used on facts in their the bill in question the interest of land parties owning stock water companies, and of the gentleman whouto to assist in lobbythe first to be benefitive, the second by sellwhich represents uncles, and the latter as of irrigation of this would, under this bill,ater autocrat over the people than is now Czar of all the Russe that the people intrise to the formation of acts, they cite us to the action ordered and held there a single vote was not of a district) for City, Santa Ana and six votes were cast in district. The above signers, show that they tested in this bill, and apposed to it, and indending bill gives pre- already engaged in as the supply of water sale, if any, increased, be of no practical bene- but would entail heavy additional tax, charge their lands would rent of the passage of scheme, Bill 89. It Gen. McConnell is the Bill, but one or more believe not "in the masses." Los Angeles exempted from the bill, and her Press would be careful not to come so utterly repugnages of the people so old. Bion. Jan. 7, 1876. The Times this morning publishes an editorial warmly eulogizing Secretary Bristow for his crusade against the whisky ring, and mentions him as the strongest candidate for the Presidency the Republicans could select, and concludes that Bristow would be certain of election, unless the Democrats should bring forward some candidate not now prominent. Hon. John Russell Jones, Collector of Customs here, and United States Marshall Campbell, are among Chicago men who will testify in defense of Gen. Babcock at St. Louis. Some of the other witnesses, of whom quite a number reside here, have intimated that they stretched matters in giving their original testimony before the Grand Jury, by which Babcock was indicted. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 7. The Governor this morning appointed W. H. C. Brown Controller in place of Mandeville, deceased. The appointment holds until the next general election, which this year, on account of the Presidential campaign, occurs in November. Mr. Brown will assume the duties of his office as soon as his bonds are filed. The mortgage decision by the Supreme Court has been the subject of considerable comment at the State Capitol. It is stated that the mortgages cut off about two hundred millions of dollars of taxable property,and there is talk in certain quarters of endeavoring to enact an income tax to provide for the difficulty. It is estimated that without a tax corresponding to the amount received from mortgages,the State levy next year will be 80 cents on $100 as against 60 cents for the current year. St. Louis, Feb. 7. Gen. Babcock appeared in the United States Circuit Court this morning and pleaded not guilty to the indictment against him. After the formality of pleading was gone through with,the jurors remaining on the panel,tose especially summoned for this case were called over,but only half of them responded; they having been selected outside of St. Louis county,some had not had time to arrive.The counsel for defense asked another day for consultation and arrival of important documentary evidence.The coun- Building Association. There is delineation upon the following described stock on account of assessment No.5 of 10 per cent. levied on the 28th day of August, 1874,and of assessment No.6of 10 per cent., levied on the 18th day of October,1875,the two assessments making a total of 20 per cent.,assessed;the several amounts set oppose the names of the respective shareholders.as follows: No.of Amt's due Total am't shares.per share.due. J.G.Downey 50 $20.00 $1,000 I.W.Hollman 5 20.00 100 Gabino Riall 10 20.00 200 and in accordance with law and order of the Board of Trustees,made on the 7th day of February,1876.so many shares of each parcel of said stock as may be necessary to pay said assessments,and costs.will be sold at public auction.on Saturday,the 11th day of March,1876.at 2 o'clock P.M.,at the door of the office of the Association.Analebim.California.S.J.DAVIS.Secretary. Notice of Administrator's Sale. of real estate at private sale. NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of an order of the Prate Court of the county of Los Angeles.State of California,made on the 28th day of January A.D.,1876.in the matter of the estate of E.N. Arnold,decided underignedthe administratrixof said estate.will be at private sale.to the highest bidder for cash.in gold coin of the United States,and subject to confirmation by said Prostitute.on or before the 29th day of FebruaryA.D.,1876.all the right.title.in interest and estateofthe said E.N. Arnold.decared.at timeofhis death,andalltheright.title and interestthat she said estatehas.by operationoflaw.orotherwise acquired.other than or in additionto thatofshe said intestateatthe timeofhis death andtofollowingdesiredtractor pieceorlotofland situateyingandbeinginthecountyofLosAngeles.StateofCalifornia.of land situatedabout two miles southwestfromthe townofOrange.Bounded northby landofYoung east by landofA.B.Shapman.south by landofP.J.Shaker.westby county road. Terms and conditions of sale:-Cash in United States gold coin. Bale or offers may be made at any time after the first publication of this notice,and beforethe rankingofthe sale. All bale or offers must be made in writing,and left at the residenceofthe undersigned.administrators.onthe absoute described premisesor toJ.B.Hollaway at his office in Downey City.the attorney for Administratrix. Dated January 27th,1876. LAWRAND ARNOLD. Administratrixofthe estateofsaid deceased.feb.23rd LOS ANGELES COUNTY BANK. Main Street,Los Angeles. Capital Stock (paid up) - $300,000 President J.S.BLAUSON Vice-President R.S.BAKER. DIRECTORS: R.S.BAKER P.BZAUDRY. J.BIRBY V.A.HOOVEN. H.B.TICHENOR G.B.DODOR. J.S.BLAUSON Receive Savings Bank Deposit's. Draw and sell Exchange on San Francisco.New York.LondonParis.Eerlin andFrankfort. Buy Exchange on all parts of the United States and Europe.Receive money on open account and certificate of deposit,and do a general Banking and Exchange Business.Open SATURDAYS from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7. net this morning. A nt. the County Treasurer, dependent of schools, and man were received, and finance Committee. Treasurer was author- $1,561 from the Jail the Gopher and SquirRoad Fund. Don of C. J. Lamore, Elmington, was acceptare under considerahammel & Denker for build a street railroad granted. of J. E. Tipton, Road Arte Road District, rested. citizens to repair the e Arroyo de los Rositos petitioners for want of bridge being in the January 8th, 1876. this morning, Machado editor, County Treasurer and County Superools, reported back by tee as correct. Vector was authorized to out of Chas. B. Woodof Rose road connectLos Angeles, referred to correct the report ing on Tuesday, March under consideration terminated. St. Louis, Feb. 7. Gen. Babcock appeared in the United States Circuit Court this morning and pleaded not guilty to the indictment against him. After the formality of pleading was gone through with, the jurors remaining on the panel, those especially summoned for this case were called over, but only half of them responded; they having been selected outside of St. Louis county, some had not had time to arrive. The counsel for defense asked another day for consultation and arrival of important documentary evidence. The counsel for government made no objection, and Judge Dillon announced that the case would go over until tomorrow. New York, Feb. 7. Among the passengers on the steamer Wieland, were Mrs. Thomasen, wife of the author of the Bremer-Haven disaster, and her four children. She expressed unwillingness to talk about the cause of her unpleasant prominence, particularly in the presence of her children, who as yet are ignorant of the whole affair. She proposes to seek retirement in her own home in this country. The Queen will open the English Parliament in person on the 8th. War is threatened between Holland and Venezuela. The General commanding the Venezuelan troops has been ordered to begin hostilities if the Dutch vessels refuse to salute the Venezuelan flag. The surgical examination of the body of Lexington, the great Kentucky race-horse, revealed a most singular cause for his death. That part of the skull under the left eye; where the trouble of the horse seemed to be located, was filled with at least a quart of masticated food, which had been forced into the cavity through an opening in the upper jaw, caused by the loss of a tooth. Here is something about which we have our doubts from the Mt. Carmel (Ill.) Register: "A Jackson man at Carmi having no flag to unfurl on the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans, made his haughty don her striped stockings and sit with her feet up on the window all. He said he was 'a gwine to do justice to General Jackson if he had to strip naked and stripe his body with pokebberries." THE COMMERCIAL BANK Of Los Angeles. Authorized Capital $300,000 M. S. PATRICK.....President. E. F. SPENCE.....Cashier. DIRECTORS. M. S. Patrick, S. H. Mott, A. H. Wilcox, H. Maybury, E. Bouton, R. M. Towne, O. S. Witherby, Jno. O. Capron. The Bank is prepared to receive deposits on open account. Issue certificates of deposit, and transact a General Banking business. Collections made and proceeds remitted at current rates of exchange. FARMERS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK OF LOS ANGELES. BANK CAPITAL - $500,000 JOHN G. DOWNEY.....President. ISAIS W. HELLMAN.....Cashier. FRANK LECOUVEUR.....Ass't. Cashier. 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 Tender 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 as term deposits, interest will be paid. Los Angeles, April 14, 1870.