anaheim-gazette 1877-01-13

ANAHEIM VOL. VII. Anahiem Gazette SATURDAY...JANUARY 13, 1877. A FINE CHROMO Given to Subscribers to "The Weekly Gazette." A SCHEME TO BE ENCOURAGED. In speaking yesterday of the probability of a dry season we endeavored to show that the drought would probably have the effect of hastening the development of our acknowledged immense irrigating facilities. Looking beyond our own immediate neighborhood in considering the effect of a dry season, we see the Colorado desert acid, dry and useless, and the fact forcibly occurs that it would be well to see that our representatives in Congress do not lose sight of the necessity of rescuing from the hands of the Committee on Public Lands the bill recommending the session of this barren waste to Wozencroft, conditional on his turning the waters of the Colorado river into it. The benefits to be derived from this work are incalculable. The ABOUT LIES. A story is related of a celebrated Canadian advocate who, upon being told after a lengthy examination of a litigant that he could take the witness, coolly turned to the Judge, remarking, "I do not wish to ask the gentleman anything. I think Your Honor will agree with me, that Mr. — is the most gifted liar that ever came into this Court." We believe America has far outstripped Russia, and, in the estimation of the world, now holds among nations the questionable distinction of being the most gifted liar. It is a fact that we have degenerated sadly from the good old morals of our Puritan forefathers, and that lying is now considered rather an accomplishment than otherwise. Lies are the order of the day. In office and out of office; in business and out of business; in courts of justice and out them, lies, lies, lies, appear on every hand. Perhaps one of the most astounding instances of this kind is to be found in the evidence being taken before the different committees, Returning Boards, Etc., in the States of Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida. The coolness with which one party shows murder rampant, bull-dosing common, intimidation the rule, CULTIVATION OF FLAX A Valuable Paper From EL MONTE, Janu Eds. GAZETTE:—Belle seed culture may for many thousands of dollars of into this county, and to advantageous than prince have induced my friend Guinn, of your city, to experience. It is valuable how to make the crop; except for seed, sacks, and in harvesting, cash outlays pensed with. The public letter will benefit a number whom details are indisputable. RESPECTFUL My experience in the flax seed was in South latitude 40°. There we saw middle of April to the Isle harvested about the time Of course the time of would have to be much not recollect that the frogs our crops. PREPARING THE Plow the same as for b Pulverize thoroughly with Sow broadcast from 45 to the acre. Cover light harrow; the shoot is covered too deeply will of a dry season, we see the Colorado desert arid, dry and useless, and the fast forcibly occurs that it would be well to see that our representatives in Congress do not lose sight of the necessity of rescuing from the hands of the Committee on Public Lands the bill recommending the session of this barren waste to Wozencroft, conditional on his turning the waters of the Colorado river into it. The benefits to be derived from this work are incalculable. The desert at present is a terror to all alike; its passage by man is fraught with the greatest peril—many, many lives have been lost in it. The fearful winds that pass over it not only render travel dangerous, but wither vegetation and render sterile and barren the adjacent lands. We who grumble and growl over our Little Santa Ana breezes should compute the distance traveled before they reach us, and imagine what the sirocco may be like in the immediate vicinity of the desert. Into the desert Wozencroft proposes to turn the waters of the Colorado river, and convert the arid plains into a fertile field, capable of cultivation. With that portion of the project we, however, have nothing to do. The temperature in the desert at present is exceedingly high, and it has a corresponding effect upon the rainfall. Let Mr. Wozencroft carry out his scheme, and introduce such a volume of water into the desert as to render it fit for cultivation, and habitable for man, and the necessary reaction of temperature will produce such an increase in the rainfall throughout this district as to be of a benefit absolutely incalculable to us all. So it may be desirable that Mr. Wigginton be reminded of his constituents' needs, and if he have any time to spare from his contest with Pacheco, he be asked to look up this matter a little, and lend his aid to its accomplishment. Quoting from a reliable authority we read: "As the desert is, and is likely if not quite certain to be, should Government continue its past policy, it will be an abomination and a horror to all who may have to cross it. But redeemed it may be a tropical garden, fruitful and delightful." Should a dry season stimulate our people to fully develop our facilities for irrigation, which are ample, and result in the advancement of the Colorado project, we shall be content to suffer the temporary hardship necessarily attendant on it, in view of the prospective blessings. My experience in the flat seed was in South latitude 40°. There we so middle of April to the last harvested about the midst Of course the time of would have to be much not recollect that the froze our crops. PREPARING THE Plow the same as for bury Pulverize thoroughly with Sow broadcast from 45 to the acre. Cover light harrow; the shoot is covered too deeply will HARVESTING Our usual method of with the grain cradle, pee the opening and out of swath. By this way two thrown together. Let three or four days in there the seed bolls may openning, while damp, go along with a four-tongued fork bunch them up into small hauling to the threshing header truck with a veil Drive between the swen men, one on each side o lift the bundles careful them in the box. A b the team and stow then men and a boy ought to or ten acres a day. Flax carefully handled, will should be cut as soon as black—if allowed to be the heat renders the stalk stringy that it is almost cut it; and, besides, the shattered out by the scythe. THRESHING In my opinion, the most way to thresh flax seed is trend it out with horses; method in Ohio. A floor will answer the puin in it a circle of the straw dius of 50 or 60 feet. Put horses on to this with a guide them. When they and the seed bolls open, of the horses will shatter seed. Take out the horse threshed straw to one side up and down with the foaling so. This done, put flooring of unthreshed grap I see by the pamphlet Oll and Lead Works that in California all thresh w Except the greatest care exercised, there must be more expensive than have outlined. By hand way above mentioned, men can do all the other machinery than a If the cutting can be reaper, it is much to be cradle, as the farmer will time and hard work. Rev. Dr. Tyng has arrogance of the lady p congregation. He told recent sermon, that if thru up their three-button gloves one-button glove The Santa Barbara Press says: There are some men who never despair. One of these we met this morning. He is a farmer, and knows whereof he speaks. In speaking of the grain crop prospects for the coming season, he said that he was putting in all the grain he could in anticipation of the coming rains, and said that if rain came between now and April Santa Barbara and Ventura counties would experience one of their most prosperous seasons. It does one good to meet and talk with a man who is not continually on the growl. It is just as easy and far pleasanter to look on the bright side of the picture, and in the darkest times gleams of sunshine can occasionally be found by those who will look for them, which illumine the whole and create a more cheerful aspect. Things are never really so black as they appear at first sight. Mr. H. C. Bird, an English chess player who is at present on a visit to New York, gave a wonderful exhibition of his powers in that city a few days ago. He played twenty simultaneous games, commencing at 2 P.M. and terminating at 5 P.M. The playing was exceedingly brilliant, and resulted in Mr. Bird winning nineteen games and losing one to Mr. Thompson, of Brooklyn. Over 24,000 Masons were made in North America last year, and the whole number of affiliated Masons on the Continent at this time exceeds 600,000. CULTIVATION OF FLAX FOR SEED. A Valuable Paper From John J. Guinn. EL MONTE, January 3, 1877. Eds. GAZETTE:—Believing that flax seed culture may for many years bring thousands of dollars of ready money into this county, and to many be more advantageous than present crops, I have induced my friend Mr. John J. Guinn, of your city, to write his experience. It is valuable in showing how to make the crop; also, that, except for seed, sacks, and a hand or two in harvesting, cash outlay may be dispensed with. The publication of his letter will benefit a numerous class, to whom details are indispensable. Respectfully, Geo. H. PECK. My experience in the cultivation of flax seed was in Southern Ohio, in latitude 40°. There we sowed from the middle of April to the 1st of May, and harvested about the middle of July. Of course the time of sowing here would have to be much earlier. I do not recollect that the frost ever injured our crops. PREPARING THE SOIL. Plow the same as for barley or oats. Pulverize thoroughly with the harrow. Sow broadcast from 45 to 50 pounds to the acre. Cover lightly with the harrow; the shoot is tender and if covered too deeply will not come up. Downey City Items. The Los Nietos Valley Courier has the following: Our pork-curing established is now in full blast, and will, we fully believe, be of vast benefit to the farmers of this section, as well as a profitable investment to its enterprising manager. A debate is to take place here on next Monday night between the New River and Downey Literary Clubs. A subject worthy the solemn's steel has been selected. Resolved That man is actuated more by patriotism than love of aggrandizement. The debate will doubtless be very interesting. On Wednesday last, while a party were engaged in hunting in the vicinity of New River, an infuriated bull pursued them and deeming discretion the better part of valor they sought safety in flight. While running, the lock of a gun in the hands of Westley Lawrence caught in the brush, and the piece was discharged, the contents entering the arm of a young man named Price, indicting a painful though not dangerous wound. This might be termed a case of "bull-dozing." And old native Californian gentleman assures us that the droughts of 1863-64 were quite exceptional in Los Angeles county. He had never seen one before. There was only one single other record of the kind, and that was away back in 1809.—Herald. With all due respect for that old Californian we beg to differ. Let him brush the cobwebs away, and allow his memory to range back to 1859-60 and also 1858-9. During each of these The Black Veil. A few weeks ago, we copied from the New York Herald a detailed account of the ceremony of taking the White Veil. The same paper of date Dec. 19th, gives the following in regard to the Black Veil: A large congregation assembled in the Convent of the Good Shepherd yesterday morning to witness the imposition of the black veil upon seven novices, who have been thoroughly tried during the last two years. Lights gleamed on the altars, a few choice flowers filled (the air with their fragrance); the centre of the chapel was covered with a crimson carpet and on a credence table lay the black veils and silver hearts which are the badges of the professed nuns. As the convent bell tollled the hour of nine the chanters intoned the hymn "Ave Mara Stella," which the nuns continued from choir to choir as they slowly filed into the chapel, each one wearing the long white choir mantle and having a burning wax taper in her hand. When all of these had retired to their high-backed stalls down the middle of the chapel the Superforess and her Mistress of Novices led the candidates to the grating before the high altar, where the officiating priest blessed the candles, which he gave lighted to each novice. The novices then took seats on either side of the altar while the celebrant preached an effective and touching discourse; and then all knelt while the choir sung the "Veni Creator Spiritus." The priest it is better slowly, revive prayers, utter but not wry thoughts purr corners of it. The San passed to paying $1500 a portion of a nation, and to take all the presents he received. The Senate not to let count the body would and by that all the presidents dead. Mr. John Louisiana, the State House turning Bee to serve on fairly beaten sentent. Dr. Dlo again. He eat more than fore going out for you with noith loon, reading midnight. "The Man Murderer's sensation. dians at fourteen all of who..." My experience in the cultivation of flax seed was in Southern Ohio, in latitude 40°. There we sowed from the middle of April to the 1st of May, and harvested about the middle of July. Of course the time of sowing here would have to be much earlier. I do not recollect that the frost ever injured our crops. PREPARING THE SOIL. Plow the same as for barley or oats. Pulverize thoroughly with the harrow. Sow broadcast from 45 to 50 pounds to the acre. Cover lightly with the harrow; the shoot is tender and if covered too deeply will not come up. HARVESTING. Our usual method of cutting was with the grain cradle, pointing in on the opening and on the return swath. By this way two swaths are thrown together. Let the straw lie three or four days in the swath, so that the seed bolls may open. In the morning, while damp, go along the swaths with a four-tongued fork or rake and bunch them up into small piles. In hauling to the threshing floor, use a header truck with a very tight box. Drive between the swaths: let two men, one on each side of the wagon, lift the bundles carefully and place them in the box. A boy can drive the team and stow the straw. Two men and a boy ought to gather eight or ten acres a day. Flax, unless very carefully handled, will shatter; it should be cut as soon as the seed turn black—if allowed to become dead ripe the heat renders the stalk so hard and stringy that it is almost impossible to cut it; and, besides, the seed will be shattered out by the blow of the scythe. THRESHING. In my opinion, the most economical way to thresh flax seed would be to tread it out with horses; this was our method in Ohio. A hard earthen floor will answer the purpose. Form in it a circle of the straw with a radius of 50 or 60 feet. Put six or eight horses on to this with a boy or two to guide them. When the straw is dry and the seed bolls open, a few rounds of the horses will shatter out all the seed. Take out the horses, pitch the threshed straw to one side, shaking it up and down with the fork while doing so. This done, put on another flooring of unthreshed grain. I see by the pamphlet of the Pacific Oil and Lead Works that flax-growers in California all thresh with a machine. Except the greatest care and skill be exercised, there must be a great waste of seed by so doing. Besides, it is more expensive than the method I have outlined. By handling in the way above mentioned, two or three men can do all the work with no other machinery than a fanning mill. If the cutting can be done with a reaper, it is much to be preferred to a cradle, as the farmer will save much time and hard work. Rev. Dr. Tyng has aroused the indignation of the lady portion of his congregation. He told the ladies, in a recent sermon, that if they would give up their three-button gloves and wear the one-button glove instead, they entering the arm of a young man named Price, inflicting a painful though not dangerous wound. This might be termed a case of "bull-dozing." And old native Californian gentleman assures us that the droughts of 1863-64 were quite exceptional in Los Angeles county. He had never seen one before. There was only one single other record of the kind, and that was away back in 1809.—Herald. With all due respect for that old Californian we beg to differ. Let him brush the cobwebs away, and allow his memory to range back to 1859-60 and also 1858-9. During each of these seasons less rain fell during the "exceptional" season of 1863-4. On account of the drought of 1860 thousands upon thousands of cattle perished causing the temporary bankruptcy of such cattle lords as Mr. Abel Stearns. Many thought they foresaw the utter ruin of this county at that time, and sacrificed their possessions to get away. Some of them have since returned, wiser but poorer men. Unrepentant Grant. In the West Thirteenth Street Methodist Meeting-house, last evening, the Widow Van Cott described her visit to President Grant and her effort to convert him to Christianity. She visited the Executive Mansion with trepidation, and a feeling skim to awe filled her as she entered the presence. She told Grant that she had come to talk to him about religion. He arose from his chair and bowed coldly. She reached out her hand to grasp his and wish him God speed. He took her hand in a cold, disinterested manner. She wanted to talk to him of Jesus, and the goodness of God, but he would not talk with her on the subject. Mrs. Van Cott continued: "I turned away from the apathetic President of the United States, and as I went out from his presence my heart turned to Jesus, who is never cold, but always has a welcome for those who approach him." Ocean Fireworks. The Victoria, from Glasgow, was riding out a heavy westerly gale about half way across the Atlantic on Dec. 18th, when, at 6 in the evening, the atmosphere improvised a rich display of phosphoric fireworks. Balls of glowing red fire—the size of a man's fist,舞动 upon the yards and stays,and as they fell exploded in mid air with a snapping report. They chiefly alighted upon the ends of yards, at intervals of a foot, though likewise favoring the centres, and at times the vessel had the aspect of being decorated for a first-class festival. One of the balls burst close to the nose of Mr. Theodore Knox,the chief officer,and for a moment blinded him. The noise was like that of a pistol discharge. No debris struck the deck and no smell was created. The balls were atmospheric and impalpable. They are generally for runners of a gale. The world seems to have undergone no radical changes in the morals of this country during the past thirty-five years, if we may believe the following extract from a letter written to filed into the chapel, each one wearing long white choir mantle and having a burning wax taper in her hand. When all of these had retired to their high-backed stalls down the middle of the chapel Superiores and her Mistress of Novices led the candidates to the grating before the high altar, where the officiating priest blessed the candles, which he gave光照ed to each novice. The novices then took seats on either side of the altar while the celebrant preached an effective and touching discourse; and then all knelt while the choir sung the "Veni Creator Spiritus." The priest then asked each novice,"My sister, what do you ask?" They replied with one accord,"Reverend father, I solicit the favor of dwelling in this house of the Lord all the days of my life,and to be received to the religious profession in this congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Sherpherd." The consent of the Superloress and the community was then asked. The Superloress replied: "Yes,father; our sisters consent that they shall make the vows of their profession,and wish to live and die with them in union with our Lord." The Priest then blessed the veils and silver hearts. IMPOSING THE BLACK VEIL. The black veil was then placed upon each head,with the words,"Put this veil over your eyes,my dear sisters,that you may no longer see a world which you have renounced forever." The newly professed arose from their kneeling posture singing,"This is the place of my rest;here shall I dwell,for I have chosen it." Drifting into Anarchy. About 10 o'clock,a red-eyed vagrant entered the Central Station and wanted to know if they had a copy of the message lying around. "You had better be looking for soap and water,"replied one of the men. "I had,eh? I want you to understand that I can read the President's message quicker'n any policeman between Tyburn Tree and Oregon.I don't look stylish,but I can take the Constitution of the United States apart and set it up again,and the big words don't bother me any more than straws bother an elephant." He went out,but at 11 o'clock returned and wanted to know if the message was in yet. "No,sir,"was the prompt reply. "All right—all right,"he observed,as he turned away,"I'm going to digest that message before I sleep." "Do you expect that message to refer to you?"asked the Sergeant. "No,sir I don't;but I want to know whether the lamp of liberty still shines in America,and whether [the star-spangled banner is] our flag or some other tyrant's mop!" He returned at I o'clock and gently remarked: "If you have no objections I will take a look at that message." "See here,now. You want to dig out or I'll let you take a look at a cell,"replied the annoyed official in charge. fairly beaten nent. Dr. Dlo B again.He eat more than foregoing ous for you with nothin loon,readi midnight. "The Ma Murderer's sensation,dians at fourteen all of who dowment let the Can." The New afterthe interal have been milk witha that outof solid annuallyn,takenbe water. In Jackson L.Tubbs istrucka st depthof 100water,butandat100givingalltfor irrigationorchard. Some boba boyin a headtothein,andwhoehwasfourhole.Hewiskin,baitin,sixmenanout. It is saidoutbetweenactivecommu would devdingdington,"oAdmirals,"thecallowAdmiraloSartorius, IN Texasunderthem niceceofmedCountyBossbytheDistex examination physiologythey can convioliatingthe dicted,fine. Bakersfieldregretto leqourpopulDawees，whithhisfiomnorth.Wlandsnearsnearthemningdownbutthefoundthatalive.ThemightdoitbeaftentimeThenight;t L.U.mover.comcomofthievesofformerlab breadfrompoor,andASuchwas"mountainous." Rev. Dr. Tyng has aroused the indignation of the lady portion of his congregation. He told the ladies in a recent sermon, that if they would give up their three-button gloves and wear the one-button glove instead, they would save enough annually to support an orphan asylum. This was regarded as not only gratuitous advice, but entirely too much one-sided. Thereupon the reverend gentleman received the "retort courteous." He was informed by a few high-spirited women that if he and the male members of his church would discontinue the use of tobacco the accumulations would be sufficient to support two orphan asylums. They reminded their Rector, in addition, that "three-button gloves do not make a dirt, or an unsavory odor, and that they have no deleterious effect on the nerves of the ladies who wear them; while, on the other hand, the brethren would be cleaner, sweeter, and healthier if they would quit the use of tobacco, and give to the cause of the orphans the money they now expend on this carnal gratification." It will be hard, we should think, for Dr. Tyng to get over that argument. A CORRESPONDENT of the House-keeper's Department of the Record-Union says: "It is strange that in this season of drought, no one seems to remember the shower we had last summer and its alleged cause. If the discharge of cannon, guns, etc., could produce a heavy shower of rain then, why not now? In July we cannonaded for glory; let us now do the same for our crops." Not a bad idea, by any means. The phenomena of rains after cannonades is well known. If every section of the State on a given day shall pull out the cannon and begin the bombardment of the atmosphere simultaneously, the occurrence of last July will doubtless be repeated with even greater success, for then the atmosphere was dry, now it is laden with moisture. The world seems to have undergone no radical changes in the morals of this country during the past thirty-five years, if we may believe the following extract from a letter written to Herald by the late Mr. Bennett, while making a summer tour in 1842: "The aspect of nature at this season is the very reverse of her ordinary appearances; and the moral atmosphere seems to keep pace with the natural. We have had more unnatural murders, horrific crimes, flagrant defalcations, infamous elopements, robberies of banks, crim. cons., breaches of private trust, repudiations by brokers, violations of social confidence, abuses of immense magnitude by public officers, scandalous conduct, naval and military disobedience to superiors, dreadful delinquencies in duty, and every conceivable shape and modification of human turpitude that could deface the surface of civilized life. And yet we are prosperous as a people, blessed of Heaven, and happy. And why? Because the politicians and their clique form but a miserable minority of the nation. The majority of the people of this country are honest, hardworking, patient, plos, persevering, talented, tenacious of their rights, and able at all times to maintain them. With such a people, such a climate, and such a soil, we have resources within ourselves that enable us to correct every family error, rectify the balance of the world, and whip it into decency whenever it deserves it." The following table gives the number of trees required to plant an acre: At 2½ xl feet apart.....17,408 At 4 feet apart each way.....2,722 At 6 feet apart each way.....1,210 At 8 feet apart each way.....680 At 10 feet apart each way.....430 At 12 feet apart each way.....302 At 15 feet apart each way.....194 At 16½ feet apart each way.....160 At 20 feet apart each way.....110 At 24 feet apart each way.....75 At 25 feet apart each way.....70 At 30 feet apart each way.....48 The longest railway in South America is the Tucuman, in the Argentina Republic, recently completed. It is three hundred and sixty-six miles long, and has cost only $23,800 per mile which is much less than the cost of any other railway in that republic, and indeed is cheap for any country. As the cost of railway building has been. "Do you expect that message to refer to you?" asked the Sergeant. "No, sir I don't; but I want to know whether the lamp of liberty still shines in America, and whether [the star-spangled banner] is our flag or some other tyrant's mop!" He returned at 1 o'clock and gently remarked: "If you have no objections I will take a look at that message." "See here, now. You want to dig out or I'll let you take a look at a cell," replied the annoyed official in charge. "Put me right in. The country is drifting into anarchy anyhow, and I want to do my share of the suffering." He was locked up, and at midnight was still calling for that message.—Detroit Free Press. A Monster Project. The following is mentioned as possible railroad route from San Francisco to Los Angeles; thence to Fort Yuma on the Colorado river; from Yuma through Sonora and Sinaloa; to Mazatlan; to Tehaunt-pee; the terminus of one of the proposed lines of canals to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific; from Tehuantepec the line would pass through the States of Guatemala, San Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica; over the Cordilleras to Panama; from Panama to Lima; and from Lima to Valpariso or Conception; and thence by the Cumbe or Autoco Pass across the Andes; and to Buenos Ayres. The entire length of this main line would be about 7220 miles by way of Conception, or by way of Valpariso 6940 miles. The connecting lines which should be constructed through Mexico, Central America and South America, to open communication with the more important business centres of those countries would aggregate about 4245 miles. The entire expense per mile is estimated at $50,000, which would amount to $588,250,000. The longest railway in South America is the Tucuman, in the Argentina Republic, recently completed. It is three hundred and sixty-six miles long, and has cost only $23,800 per mile which is much less than the cost of any other railway in that republic; and indeed is cheap for any country. As the cost of railway building has been. GAZETTE NO.13 MISCELLANY. It is better to say one "Our Father" slowly, reverently, than many long prayers, uttered with the lips indeed, but not with the heart, while the thoughts go straying about the fone corners of the earth. The San Francisco Supervisors have passed to print a resolution appropriating $1500 "to be used in the preparation of a monster anti-Chinese petition, and to defray other expenses of the Committee." The Senate acted wisely in deciding not to let the U.S. Supreme Court count the Electoral vote. That August body would have docked the matter and by the time it got to it for action, all the present candidates would be dead. Mr. John J. Long, of De Soto Parish, Louisiana, a Republican candidate for the State Legislature, whom the Returning Board "counted in," declines to serve, on the ground that he was fairly beaten by his Democratic opponent. Dr. Dlo Lewis has been heard from again. He says that no man should eat more than two minutes just before going to bed, and that it is injurious for young men to sit in a cold room with nothing on but a night cheniloon, reading dime novels until after midnight. "The Mad Mangler; or, the Terror of Murderer's Gulch," is the latest dime sensation. The hero kills twenty Indians at one shot, and rescues fourteen beautiful Mormon girls, all of whom he marries in the Entrance. Past and Present. San Diego Union: In 1871 the original bill to incorporate the Texas Pacific Railway Company passed Congress. It required that Company begin work simultaneously at San Diego within one year and complete fifty miles of road within two years from each end of the line. In 1872 the Company appointed better Congress making an amendment to the act relieving them from the requirement to build from the San Diego end of the line. After a hard and expensive fight on our part at that moment the act was finally amended so to require the construction of only ten miles from San Diego in two years and twenty-five miles per year thereafter; the whole line to be completed in ten years from March 3d, 1871. Ten miles were graded in 1873, and nothing else has been done at San Diego. Five years have already passed since the passage of the act. Each winter San Diego has had a special representative at Washington, to see that her interests were not further amended away, and to aid Californians in their efforts to secure the necessary additional aid of the Government to enable him to build the road as an independent competing line, within the specified time. Now, it appears that this cannot be obtained for an independent line, and a "compromise" with the Central Pacific monopoly is proposed in order to get R. This compromise gives the Central Pacific the entire line west of Texas, and transfers to their control and ownership not only the public lands, but the lands and Dr. Dio Lewis has been heard from again. He says that no man should eat more than two mince pies just before going to bed, and that it is injurious for young men to sit in a cold room with nothing on but a night chenilleoon, reading dime novels until after midnight. "The Mad Mangler; or, the Terror of Murderer's Gulch," is the latest dime sensation. The hero kills twenty Indians at one shot, and rescues fourteen beautiful Mormon girls, all of whom he marries in the Endowment House at one clip. Now let the Centennial youth take courage. The New York Board of Health is after the inflating milkmen, and several have been fined for inundating their milk with aqua-Croton. Statistics show that out of 120,000,000 quarts of milk sold annually in New York and Brooklyn, at least 40,000,000 quarts proved to be water. In Jackson valley, Amador county, L. Tubbs in boring for artesian water, struck a strong body of water at a depth of 100 feet. At 70 feet he found water, but determined to go deeper, and at 100 feet he has a flowing well, giving all the water he will require for irrigating a small vineyard and orchard. Some boiler-makers in Dubuque put a boy in a boiler to hold a hammerhead to the rivets as they were driven in, and when they were all completed, he was found too big to come out of the hole. He stripped and greased his skin, but it was of nouse and it took six men an hour and a half to cut him out. It is said, in case of war breaking out between Russia and England, the active command of the English fleet would devolve upon Sir Henry Coddington, "one of the youngest English Admirals," who has arrived only at the callow age of sixty-eight. The Admiral of the Fleet is Sir George Sartorius, aged eighty-seven. IN Texas all doctors are required under the new law governing the practice of medicine, to appear before the County Board of Examiners, appointed by the District Court, and stand an examination in chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and materia medica before they can collect their bills. Anyone violating this law is liable to be indicted, fined and imprisoned. Bakersfield Courter-Californian: We regret to learn of the serious loss of our popular citizen, Mr. John G. Dawes, who left here two weeks ago with his flock of 2,000 sheep for the north. While crossing the alkali lands near Tulare Lake he camped for the night, and when he woke up in the morning he saw his sheep all lying down but one, and on examination found that there was but that one alive. They had all quietly died in the night; a loss of more than $5,000. L. U. Reavis, the great capital mover, comes to the rescue of the king of thieves thus: "The millionaire reformer laborers for the public, takes bread from the rich and gives it to the poor, and appropriates his own reward. Such was William M. Tweed. Pile mountains of infamy upon his name tative at Washington, to see that her interests were not further amended away and to aid Cal. Govt. In his efforts to secure the necessary additional aid of the Government to enable him to build the road as an independent competing line, within the specified time. Now, it appears that she cannot be obtained for an independent line, and a "compromise," with the Central Pacific monopoly is proposed in order to get it. This compromise gives the Central Pacific the entire line west of Texas, and transfers to their control and ownership hot only the public lands, but the lands and franchises given by the people of San Diego, now held by the Texas Pacific And San Diego is offered by the compromise—what? A branch road from "a point on the Southern Pacific west of San Geronto," to be completed in three years. Only this promise and nothing more. No requirement to begin work at this Bay; no obligation on the part of the Company whatever! When Congress meets next winter nothing will have been done in San Diego, and Mr. Huntington will come forward with an amendment, releasing him from any obligation to do more than extend his Anaheim branch to San Diego within such time as may seem proper to the Company—a thing certain to be done in any event, whether any aid bill passes Congress or not. This is the whole situation plainly stated. Dr. Wozencroft and the Colorado Desert. San Francisco Chronicle: We do not know just how many hundreds of thousands of acres of land there may be in the great desert of California, but we know that it is a vast sandy plain and very thirsty. We do not know much about Dr. O. M. Wozencroft, but we know he used to be Indian Agent, and he has kept a boarding house was a physician upon a steamship, and is highly esteemed and respected citizen. We are impressed with the conviction that, if the waters of the Colorado now running useless to the sea were turned in upon the arid sands, it would make them very wet; change the climate; enable tons of grass to grow where there is not now a blade; and prove to be a very excellent and perhaps practical scheme. We know that Dr. Wozencroft is as thrifty as the desert; and we have no doubt that if a good-sized Government apportion could be turned through his pockets it would be most refreshing to the Doctor's pantaloons, and would create a most agreeable jungling sensation where a jingle has not been heard for many a long and weary day. But just why the fructifying waters of the Colorado should be made to flow into these parched deserts through the arid pockets of Dr. O. M. Wozencroft we are not advised. We are quite sure the money stream would not be increased in its volume by seeking this channel, but on the contrary we fear it would evaporate or leak out Into wasteful driplets and be exhausted in the wilderness of the Doctor's impudent condition. If the proposal was to give the land to the Doctor when he had made the dessert to bleomom as the rose we would have been with his neck of 2,000 sheep for the north. While crossing the alkali lands near Tulare Lake he camped for the night, and when he woke up in the morning he saw his sheep all lying down but one, and on examination found that there was but that one alive. They had all quietly died in the night; a loss of more than $5,000. L. U. Reavis, the great capital mover, comes to the rescue of the king of thieves thus: "The millionaire reformer labors for the public, takes bread from the rich and gives it to the poor, and appropriates his own reward. Such was William M. Tweed. Pile mountains of infamy upon his name, desecrate the blood of his ancestors if you will imprison, impoverish him, and still he is your reformer and benefactor." The people of St. Louis had better keep their hands on their pocketbooks when Reavis moves through the crowd. However—by the way—happy thought!—perhaps Reavis likes Tweed because the latter was such a successful mover of "capital"—Graphic. The paternal author of a St. Louis heiress was approached by a youth who requested a few moments' conversation in private, and began: "I was requested to see you, sir, by your lovely daughter. Our attachment —" "Young man," interrupted the parent, briskly, "I don't know what that girl of mine is about. You are the fourth gentleman that has approached me this morning on the subject. I have given my consent to others, and I give it to you; God bless you." A writer in the Nashville, Tenn., Banner thus gossips concerning Mrs. Abraham Lincoln: "'You, Abe Lincoln!" was a favorite expression of hers, shouted out with the asperity usually accompanying this sentence, and I think it was greater than a President's fame that he should have so quietly taken the usage it is said she used to administer. It is told that on the might the returns were to have been in, as he started out of the house for the telegraph office, she sweetly remarked, 'You Abe Lincoln,' if you're not in by ten the doors will be locked.' He was not in, and sure enough he found the doors barred. Rapping and ringing brought her to the window. 'Who's there?' she shouted. Calling her by name, he assured her that his long legs carried no ghost or burglar. She wouldn't let him in for love or money, and so those long legs had to carry the future Chief Magistrate to a hotel." It comes out at last why the Democrats who went to New Orleans could not be made to believe the story of Eliza Pinkston. Their overwhelming modesty prevented them. Mr. G. W. Jullan thus explains the case to a Herald correspondent: "She is a terrible liar, and no one who listened to her story from beginning to end put any faith in its reliability. No doubt was entertained about an outrage having been perpetrated upon her husband, but by whom or from what cause was not by any means clearly shown. This woman declared that she herself was terribly gashed and mutilated, but it was singular that all her gaping wounds were in places on her person beyond the inspection of a modest Committee of Investigation. She frequently contradicted her own story, and her statement would fall stillborn before any intelligent jury authorized to hear and weigh testimony." The German Government has lazily published the results of an investigation by various States of the empire, with regard to the employment of women in manufactures. From the returns it appears that 220,000 women above sixteen years of age are engaged. About one-fourth are married, and more than one-half are employed in textile industry, 4,000 in the manufacture of cigars, and the rest in various branches. The duration of work is from ten to twelve hours a day, and never exceeds thirteen hours. In wages, the usual pay is from $1.25 to $2 per week, although many skilled workwomen receive as much as $6.