anaheim-gazette 1879-12-12

ANAHEIM VOL. 10. WEEKLY GAZETTE. Established 1870. Richard Melrose, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year $3.00 12 months 1.50 three months 1.00 TRANSIENT ADVERTISING: SPACE 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 1 square $1.00 2 squares 2.00 3 squares 3.00 4 squares 4.00 6 squares 6.00 7.00 8.00 Dr. Reginald A. Fergusson Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery of the Queen's University, Ireland; Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh; Licentiate of the Society of Aphessaries of London; Senior Resident-Surgeon, Resident Physician and Assistant Pathologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and lately Resident in the Rotunda Hospital (for diseases of women only) Dublin. HAVING PURCHASED FROM DR. JAMES ELLIS the Anaheim Sanatorium and Drug Store may be consulted on all Medical and Surgical cases. Diseases of Women and Children a specialty. Any person desirous of consulting with Dr. Ellis, who still occasionally attends at the Anaheim Drug Store, can do so. No fee will be exacted by him—medicines only charged for. REDUCTION IN PRICES! AT THE LUMBER YARD PLANING, SAWING, AND MOULDING MILLS. OF A. Guy Smith & Co. Anaheim, NEAR THE RAILROAD DEPOT All Varieties of Pine, Redwood, and Spruce LUMBER Deors, Sashes, and Blinds, Grape Boxes, Boxes, Bee-Hives, and Fruit Dryers. Builders' Hardware and Nails Plain and Fancy SCROLL SAWING at Short Notice Anaheim Crist Mill! HAVING PURCHASED FROM DR. JAMES ELLIS the Anaheim Sanatorium and Drug Store may be consulted on all Medical and Surgical cases. Diseases of Women and Children a specialty. Any person desirous of consulting with Dr. Ellis, who still occasionally attends at the Anaheim Drug Store, can do so. No fee will be exacted by him—medicines only charged for. L. GUNTHER. Pioneer Boot and Shoe Maker, Cor. Adele and Los Angeles streets. ANAHEIM. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Low Angeles Street. MAKING AND REPAIRING AT THE LOWEST cash price. All orders promptly attended to. All work guaranteed. CHARLES WILLE. COOPERAGE. Pipes, Barrels and kegs on hand at all times. Tanks and Tubs made to order. Honey barrels for sale cheap. MILES BROS. WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. All consignments of produce shipped through us will be sold at the highest market rates. Liberal cash advances will be made. Nole twine and bale rope sold at low figures. Agents for all kinds of farming implements. Also agent for the Phoenix and Home Insurance Co.'s Office at Warehouse, near Ballroad deno. CITY DRUG STORE! Ferguson & Lake, Prop's. Centre Street (Opposite Planters' Hotel). ANAHEIM. A choice variety of perfumery, toilet articles, etc., pure and fresh Drugs, patent medicines, etc. Physicians' prescriptions carefully compounded at all hours. F. & J. BACKS. Importers, Manufacturers and Dealers in Furniture, Bedding, Paper Hangings, Picture Frames, etc. UNDERTAKERS, Agents for the VICTOR Sewing Machine. Los Angeles Street, :: Anaheim. A. E. WHITE, Blacksmith and Horse-Shoer, [ ADJOINING MITCHELL'S STABLE ] Center Street - Anaheim. ALL KINDS OF BLACKSMITH WORK DONE AS well and cheaply as any other blacksmith in Queen's University, Ireland. Licentate of the Royal College of Physicians and of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Licentate of the Society of Aphessaries of London. Age Senior Resident-Surgeon, Resident-Physician and Assistant Pathologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and lately Resident in the Rotunda Hospital, (for diseases of women only) Dublin. All Varieties of Pine, Redwood, and Spruce LUMBER Deors, Bashes, and Blinds, Grape Boxes, Boxes, Bee-Hives, and Fruit Dryers. Builders’ Hardware and Nails Plain and Fancy SCROLL SAWING at Short Notice Anaheim Crist Mill! Grain, Feed, Meal, etc., of all Varieties. CORN SHELLED AND SHIPPED. ANAHEIM STORAGE WAREHOUSE. GRAIN, WOOL, AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE TAKEN ON STORAGE. GRAIN SACKS and TWINE constantly on hand. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED Of all kinds of PRODUCK. Advances made. MERCHANDISE forwarded and sold on Commission in best Markets. EVANS BROS. HAVE OPENED THE FAIRVIEW STORE And will keep constantly on hand. FRESH GROCERIES, ETC They hope by fair dealing and low prices to merit their share of the public patronage. J. BENNERSCHEIDT, Proprietor of the Anaheim Tin Shop, Centre Street, Anaheim: Begs to inform his friends and the public that his stock of Tin, Copper and Sheet-Iron Ware, and HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, is now complete in every respect. The best Stoves the market, including The Medallion Range. Superior and other Stoves Geared Honey Extractors, Strainers, Tanks and Cans, Pumps, Water and Gas pipe all sizes and Fittings. Artesian Well Pipe a Specialty and a good fit guaranteed. Jobbing done promptly and at low rates. Parties in want of anything in the above line will find it to their advantage to call and examine my stock and prices. Real Estate Agency! Los Angeles and San Berdoring Pennyland. UNDERTAKERS, Agents for the VICTOR SEWING MACHINE Los Angeles Street, Anaheim. A. E. WHITE, Blacksmith and Horse-Shoer, [ ARJOINING MITCHELL'S STABLE ] Center Street - Anaheim. ALL KINDS OF BLACKSMITH WORK DONE AS well and cheaply as by any other blacksmith in the county. I make a specialty of horse-shooting, and guarantee to give satisfaction to those who patronize me. WASHINGTON Meat Market! CENTRE STREET, ANAHEIM, LEONARD & DROWN, PROPRIETORS. The patronage of the people solicited. SPEAR, MEADE & CO [Successors to Little Yeld, Webb & Co.] 316 and 318 Washington St., San Francisco HANDLE... Grain, Honey, Potatoes AND ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE SOLELY ON COMMISSION. Returns Promptly and Accurately Handered HEADQUARTERS FOR... CALIFORNIA RAISINS, NUTS Green and Dried Fruits. Correspondence and Consignments Solicited JOYFUL News for Boys and Girls!! Young and Old!! A NEW INVENTION just patented for them, for Home use! Freel and Scroll Sawing, Turning, Boring, Drilling, Grinding, Polishing, Screw Cutting. Price $5 to $80. Send 6 cents for 100 pages. EPHRAM BROWN, Lowell, Mass. Real Estate Agency! Los Angeles and San Bernardino Ranchos. THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING OPENED A REAL Estate Office in the Planters' Hotel, Anaheim, respectfully suggests to those who contemplate the purchase of land that they will consult their own interest by calling at this agency and securing information regarding choice tracts of improved and unimproved land which have been placed in my hands for sale. I can show intending purchasers some of the finest tracts of agricultural land in Southern California, and I especially draw attention to the fact that I only deal in lands to which the title is questionably good. When not personally present in my office, visitors will receive the attentions of Mr. John Hanxa, who will cheerfully give every information desired. For the purpose of examining the different tracts of land, cartages will always be in readiness to convey parties to the place desired. Commission Agency. Connected with my real estate business I have established a commission agency, and will buy and sell on commission all kinds of grain and produce, also horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. Loans negotiated on reasonable terms. Notice. ALL OWNERS OF STOCK OF ANY KIND, HORSES, cattle, sheep or hogs, are hereby mentioned against allowing their animals to range on the Stearns' Ranchos, without authority from the undersigned, as they will be processed against for so doing, as treasurers, under the No Peace Act. Under no circumstances will hogs be permitted to range on the said ranchos. All parties are also conditioned against cutting and removing from mid-ranch wood of any kind, either for firewood or fencing purposes, and are hereby notified that the section of the Tropical Law relative to such acts, will be rigorously enforced against them. J. K. TUFFREE. Agent for leasing unsold lands on the Stearns' Ranchos, for parturition. Office in Planters' Hotel, Center St. Anaheim. Wheat!! Sugar Beet!!! THE STEARNS' RANCHOS. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS—The undersigned is prepared to lister or sell on extremely favorable terms land adapted to the culture of wheat or sugar beets. It is his desire to foster these industries by every means in his powers, and farmers who will agree to cultivate the above named crops the coming year will receive special term by applying to me at my office on Los Angeles Street, Anaheim. J. K. TUFFREE. EXPERIENCE WHICH MUST BE BORNE. The number is not few who believe that horticulture and not agriculture is Los Angeles county's "best holt." The most reckless growler within its borders has never dared to deny the presence of all the conditions necessary to the successful culture of fruit. This fact being so evident, it at first glance appears strange that a greater area is not devoted to the growth of fruit, but the reason for this apparent neglect of this natural industry is easily found. Although the number of bearing fruit trees in the county is so small, the supply of fruit is actually in excess of the demand. (An exception to this rule may perhaps be made in the case of apples, which, we understand, are readily sold.) It is out of the question to sell all the fresh fruit directly to consumers; there is no cannery within hundreds of miles, and these are the reasons which have prevented people from going into fruit culture more extensively. The remedy for this is the establishment of a cannery in the center of the fruit belt—say at Anaheim. But a cannery would not pay at present, nor is there any likelihood of one being built until the supply of fresh fruit is nearly double what it now is. This county will have to go through exactly the same experience as Santa Clara county. There was a time in the history of that county when fruit lay rotting on the ground and the owners of the land felt as if it was sheer nonsense to allow the trees to encumber their property. But the aspect of A HOMILY ON HONESTY. Physicians tell us that if a medicine be too often administered it ceases to have the desired effect upon the patient. Perhaps the old adage about honesty being the best policy has been so often reiterated that the wholesome advice contained therein leaves no impression upon the hearer. Some recent occurrences in Los Angeles county, however, are pregnant illustrations of the truth of the proverb quoted, and serve to show that the consequences of dishonesty are disastrous to the hopes and aspirations which find a lodgment in the breast of almost every man, and that it is downright folly to be recreant to any financial trust. Take the case of A. J. Hamilton, the defaulting Collector of Los Angeles. What has he gained—what in the name of common sense did he expect to gain—by decamping with the city's funds. He is a fugitive from justice, his domestic relations (which we have upon good evidence were happy) are severed probably for all time; there is for him so future hope of ever again enjoying the confidence and esteem of his fellow-man. If instead of $8,000 he had taken $80,000 the case would have been the same. What good did the millions do the Tweed ring of robbers? They wandered to foreign lands, and although their means were unstinted, all the wealth at their command could not allay their uneasy conscience or quell within them the desire to return to their native land and associate once more with its people. And so strong was this desire that some of them offered to give up every dollar in their possession if they were Correspondence Little Lake Items. There were white frosts o'mornings here too, till the next to the last shower, after that the wettest fogs that were ever sent to confuse the people who like to get out early of a morning, or stay at a party late at night. A delightful shower began about five o'clock yesterday morning, and since that the heart of the vegetable gardener waxes merry in his bosom as he gaily consigns to the care of mother earth the seed of the beet, the turnip or the lettuce, with others too numerous to mention. Upon Sunday, Nov. 30th, the largest funeral procession that has ever gathered here came to perform the last sad rites of love and respect at the burial of Mr. Thomas Shaw, son-in-law of Mr. Thompson, of New River. Mr. Shaw had been ill for three weeks, and upon the morning of his demise had asked the sorrowing ones about his bed to sing some of his favorite hymns, reminding them of the happy meeting in the Perfect Land. A little daughter of Mr. Foster, who lives near Norwalk, was painfully hurt by a little playmate while playing "hunting coyotes." A missile hurled at the imaginary enemy failing its destination struck the little girl upon the forehead, just above the eye, cutting to the bone, but happily not injuring the organ of sight. The little one was getting around remarkably well at last accounts. At Little Lake especially there is great complacency over the departure from the vicinity of the two young desperadoes who have been for the past two years a source of great annoyance to the peaceably inclined. It is also a matter of congratulation that they did not ann�tain to this immediate It is the establishment of a cannery in the center of the fruit belt—say at Anaheim. But a cannery would not pay at present, nor is there any likelihood of one being built until the supply of fresh fruit is nearly double what it now is. This county will have to go through exactly the same experience as Santa Clara county. There was a time in the history of that county when fruit lay rotting on the ground and the owners of the land felt as if it was sheer nonsense to allow the trees to encumber their property. But the aspect of affairs instantly changed when a cannery was established, which was done as soon as sufficient fruit was raised to justify it. This year the fruit growers of Santa Clara county sold their fruit to the canneries for two cents a pound—a price, it is needless to remark, which makes fruit culture as remunerative an industry as it is a pleasant one. It is, we think, to the interest of the people here to plant largely of fruit trees. We have it upon good authority that a wealthy firm in San Francisco intend to build a cannery in this county as soon as sufficient fruit is raised here to justify them in so doing. They and others would be only too glad to invest their money in such an enterprise, as the demand for canned California fruits is largely in excess of the supply. It is inevitable, however, that the unpleasant experience of having to see quantities of fruit go waste must be borne for some time to come, but it must be remembered that the remedy for this lies not in curtailing production but in increasing it. The December number of the Resources of California, which came to hand after the above was written, has an article on canned fruit from which we take the following pertinent paragraphs: We have several fruit and vegetable canning factories here in San Francisco and in the interior; but the demand for these goods is already greater than the supply. It is estimated that the demand for California canned fruit and vegetables for the Pacific coast amounts to about 8,000 cases per month. San Francisco consumes 1,000 cases, and we ship to Australia, China and Japan, 1,500 cases. One of our commercial papers states that we are sending yearly, nearly, if not quite, 180,000 cases, making a total of about 320,000 cases the present year, valued at about $1,700,000, and giving employment to 2,500 people. The business has been increasing, says the same authority, within the last two years at a ratio of fifteen per cent., and facilities are being increased by preparations for the coming year to meet more extended demand. Inaamuch, then, as there is a large demand, both at home and abroad for our canned and dried fruit, and no danger whatever of glutting the market abroad, all we have to do is raise the fruit. In good time capital will come in and prepare it for market. The proprietors of the canning factories of San Jose consider their industry firmly established, and say that the European markets are practically unlimited. Three years ago San Jose had only one small cannery and dryer; this year there were three canneries and dryers in full blast, the gross product of which amounted to $200,000, with a foreign and Eastern market for the entire amount prepared there. The big sunflower, which grows about Anaheim so densely and luxuriantly, is not, as many suppose, totally worthless. On the contrary the seed is used quite generally for chicken feed, and the fowls are not only quite fond of the seed, but are found to fatten upon it to a greater degree than upon any other food. It is a question, however, whether the sunflower could not be utilized still further. For instance, in Lithunia, one of the Austrian provinces, where the sunflower grows as densely as here, it is put to very extraordinary account. The seeds yield at first pressure excellent salad oil, and the residue forms excellent oil-cake for cattle, who also relish the leaves and stalks chopped up. The flowers when a little short of full bloom are, when cooked, nearly as good as artichokes, and are in the garden very attractive to bees. The leaf well dried is used as tobacco. The seed receptacles are made into blotting paper, and the inner part of the stalk is manufactured into a fine writing paper. The more woody portions of the ever again enjoying the confidence and esteem of his fellow-man. If instead of $8,000 he had taken $80,000 the case would have been the same. What good did the millions do the Tweed robbers? They wandered to foreign lands, and although their means were unstinted, all the wealth at their command could not allay their uneasy conscience or quell within them the desire to return to their native land and associate once more with its people. And so strong was this desire that some of them offered to give up every dollar in their possession if they were permitted to return to America and the criminal indictments against them dismissed. They found out, when too late, that something more than money is necessary to man's happiness, and that stolen wealth is an incubus which nothing but restitution and remorse can shake off. Hamilton's predecessor in office, Carrillo, is now in jail, with a sentence of six years imprisonment hanging over him. He used $17,000 of city's funds and the result is that he has not only blighted his own career but brought shame upon an honored name. If the mantle of obscurity which covers the abiding places of those whose criminality and dishonesty caused the failure of the banking house of Temple & Workman was torn asunder, it would show that their honest practices had entailed the usual punishment. It is, in fact, superfluous to induce any evidence in support of the trite saying that "Honesty is the best policy," because any man gifted with the least modicum of common sense can see in the events transpiring every day that, if the honest man does not always get his reward, the dishonest man never fails to have his punishment meted out to him. It may be that in some instances the culprit escapes the clutches of the law, but he cannot escape the scorn and contempt of all good and true men and women, and there are none so lost to all feeling as not to suffer shame and humiliation at being so regarded. The big sunflower, which grows about Anaheim so densely and luxuriantly, is not, as many suppose, totally worthless. On the contrary the seed is used quite generally for chicken feed, and the fowls are not only quite fond of the seed, but are found to fatten upon it to a greater degree than upon any other food. It is a question, however, whether the sunflower could not be utilized still further. For instance, in Lithunia, one of the Austrian provinces, where the sunflower grows as densely as here, it is put to very extraordinary account. The seeds yield at first pressure excellent salad oil, and the residue forms excellent oil-cake for cattle, who also relish the leaves and stalks chopped up. The flowers when a little short of full bloom are, when cooked, nearly as good as artichokes, and are in the garden very attractive to bees. The leaf well dried is used as tobacco. The seed receptacles are made into blotting paper, and the inner part of the stalk is manufactured into a fine writing paper. The more woody portions of the ever again enjoying the confidence and esteem of his fellow-man. If instead of $8,000 he had taken $80,000 the case would have been the same. What good did the millions do their native land and associate once more with its people. And so strong was this desire that some of them offered to give up every dollar in their possession if they were permitted to return to America and the criminal indictments against them dismissed. They found out, when too late, that something more than money is necessary to man's happiness, and that stolen wealth is an incubus which nothing but restitution and remorse can shake off. Hamilton's predecessor in office, Carrillo, is now in jail, with a sentence of six years imprisonment hanging over him. He used $17,000 of city's funds and the result is that he has not only blighted his own career but brought shame upon an honored name. If the mantle of obscurity which covers the abiding places of those whose criminality and dishonesty caused the failure of the banking house of Temple & Workman was torn asunder, it would show that their honest practices had entailed the usual punishment. It is in fact, superfluous to induce any evidence in support of the trite saying that "Honesty is the best policy," because any man gifted with the least modicum of common sense can see in the events transpiring every day that, if the honest man does not always get his reward, the dishonest man never fails to have his punishment meted out to him. It may be that in some instances the culprit escapes the clutches of the law, but he cannot escape the scorn and contempt of all good and true men and women, and there are none so lost to all feeling as not to suffer shame and humiliation at being so regarded. The big sunflower, which grows about Anaheim so densely and luxuriantly, is not，as many suppose，totally worthless.Onthe contrarythe seedisusedquitegeneralforkenfeed,andthefowlsarenotonlyquifondoftheseed,bouldoundatentupitothegreaterdegreethanuponanyotherfood.itisaguesthomewouldbetthedereviewsoftheunishmentmetedouttohim.itmaybethatinsomeinstancestheculpritescapestheclutchesofthelawbuthecannotescapethescornandcontemptofallgoodandtruemenandwomen,andtherearenoneso losttoallfeelingasnotto suffershameandhumiliationatbeingsoregarded. A little daughter of Mr. Foster who lives near Norwalk,a painfully hurt by a little playmate while playing "hunting coyotes."A missile hurled attheimaginary enemy failing its destination struckthelittle girl upontheforehead,justabovetheeye,coutingtobethe骨,b哄happynotinjuringtheorganof sight.Thelittleonewasgettingaroundremarkablywellatlastaccount.a At Little Lake especially there is great complacency overthedeparturefromthevicinityofthetwoyoungdesperadoeswhohavebeenforthe past两yeara sourceofgreatannoyancetothepeaceablyinclined。它alsoa matterofcongratulationthattheydidnotappertaintothisimmediateneighborhood,andreceivednoabettancehere. Mr. Thomas Isbell，of Little Lake，has been tryingThe Red Brazilian artichokesthisyearwithhighlysatisfactoryresults。Theyyieldedforhimthisdryseason400bushelsperacre,andhethinksinwhatwouldbefamedafavorableyeartheywouldveryeasilydoublethatamount.Thetopslooklikethewildsunflower.Therootsairmine,fine-grainedanddeliciousnytaldswetishinflavor。他hadbeenfeedinghogsoncornandpumpkins，但whentheartichokeswerereadyto harvestturnedtheporcinesintothefieldwheretheyhelpthemselves,andaredoingbetterthantheywerewhenfedbyhand,thussavingagreatamountoflabor.Theanimalsaftereatingthenewfeedpresentaround,smooth,solid,happyappearancewhichtestifiesplainlytotheexcellenceoftheeculent.Thehorseslikethem,thecowscatthemegrelly(andtheboystoo),andtheymakegoodpicklesifthevinegarisheatbeforepouringoverthem;andtheydonotneedplantingbutonce—theyseedthemselves—whichisanothersavingoflabor.Mr.Isbellhashadsuchgoodsuccessthathehopesotherswilltrythemtoo.Hewillspareseedand impartinformationtoanyonewhosewishesso do.Certainlynoonewho seestheeffectupontockcanbutfeboraview impressedwithit.WILLMETTE. Little Lake，Dec.9th. Savannah Items. The barley和 wheat sown since late heavy rain is up and growing with fine promise forthetimeofyear. Manyofourneighborsarenowmakingpreparationstorepaintandfillup theirorchardsandsomewillplantoutneworchardsandhavealreadyengagedtheirnorthernfruittrees. A few daysagoMr.Stolcup，ofElMonte，showedushispotatocrop，allinthebin，infinedrycondition.他hasaboutfortytonsofthe largestPeachBlowsthatwehaveninthispartofthecountry.Manyofhemwillweighfrom1$2to2poundseach.Mr.S.isholdinghiscropforbetterprices. LastMondaymorningwehad3-16thsofan inchrainfall. LastFridaynightourdebating societymetandlistenedtoMr.Milesforone hour.Hissubjectwasthegreenbackquestion.Her handledhisremarksinamasterlywaywhichneededbutlittlecomment.ThequestionfornextFridaynightis"LandMonopoly"和equaldividegrab.Someofusherethinkthatequaldivisionoflandedestateswouldbemeasureddisgracefulthanbackpaygrabforthosewhohouldtakeitthatway. Mr.S.BennettleftforTucson,A.T.,lastWednesdayviaS.P.R.R.toattendtohisstorewhichisnowinoperationthere. The principal amusements talkedofinElMonteforChristmasareahorserace,tur- Inamuchh, then, as there is a large demand, both at home and abroad for our canned and dried fruit, and no danger whatever of glutting the market abroad, all we have to do is raise the fruit. In good time capital will come in and prepare it for market. The proprietors of the canning factories of San Jose consider their industry firmly established, and say that the European markets are practically unlimited. Three years ago San Jose had only one small cannery and drver: this year there were three canneries and dryers in full blast, the gross product of which amounted to $200,000, with a foreign and Eastern market for the entire amount prepared there. There is one branch of the public service with which the people of this coast are not very familiar, but with whose work all humanity are in accord. We allude to the Life Saving Service. From the report of the General Superintendent we learn that there are 130 stations on the Atlantic, 30 on the lakes and 6 on the Pacific. During the past year 412 persons have been saved by the use of the life-saving appliances. This does not represent the whole of the work done, however. Eighty-nine vessels have been assisted from dangerous positions, some of which would have been lost but for the skilled and timely help given by the members of the Service. The following table gives a summary of the results since the introduction of the present system in 1871: Number of disasters, 797; value of vessels, $10,722,733; value of cargoes, $5,923,294; value of property saved, $9,510,408; value of property lost, $7,099,619; number of persons on vessels, 8,394; number of persons saved, 8,030; number of lives lost, 364; number of persons sheltered, 1,753; number of days shelter afforded, 4,790. Of the 364 lives lost, 183 were lost in the disasters to the Huron and Metropolis, which have been previously shown as not chargeable to the Service. Commenting upon the advice given by Don Mateo Keller, to plant Mission vines, the San Francisco Alta says: No grape-grower near the middle of the State wants the Mission grape, which, however, does much better, relatively, on the Southern coast; but still, we doubt the policy of planting new vineyards even there with it. Even for port or brandy, some European grape with more acid and more bouquet, such as the Zinfandel and Malvoise, which are in demand at Anaheim, is preferable; and it is a great mistake to suppose that light wine cannot be made on the southern coast. Zoological Anecdotes. The study of natural history is not always dry and uninteresting, even to those whose bent of mind is inclined to reject scientific researches, and vote all such a bore. After reading through a page or two of dry scientific lore, it is refreshing to stumble across a statement like this: It is not an unusual thing for the female spider, after marriage, to give expression to her love by swallowing the male! The above paragraph occurs in a report of the last meeting of the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. If any member of that body wants to offset the story of the spider sharp, he can appropriate this one about monkeys: Some weeks ago one of the monkeys owned by Mr. Hille gave birth to two young ones. The interesting event happened in the night-time, and provoked a lively row. Mr. Hille went to see what the matter was and arrived at the cage just in time to see the male monkey pick up one of the new arrivals, bite it once or twice in the breast and throw it from him, dead. The affectionate parent reached for the other one and wounded it before Mr. Hille could prevent him. The mother picked up the wounded one, nursed it for a moment in her arms, and then deliberately ate its leg off! Among the visitors to the Gazette office during the week were Messrs. R. F. Harris and B. F. Townsend, of Garden Grove, and Messrs. Beckwith and Everett, of Westminster. Last Friday night our debating society met and listened to Mr. Miles for one hour. His subject was the greenback question. He handled his remarks in a masterly way which needed but little comment. The question for next Friday night is "Land Monopoly" and equal divide grab. Some of us think that the equal division of landed estates would be more disgraceful than the back pay grab for those who would take it that way. Mr. S. Bennett left for Tucson, A. T., last Wednesday via S. P. R. R. to attend to his store which is now in operation there. The principal amusements talked of in El Monte for Christmas are a horse race, turkey shooting and grand ball. Several members of the Good Templars here have withdrawn from that institution—I suppose so they can enjoy Christmas in the old-fashioned way, as I saw some of them not long since taking something stronger than water straight. Mr Leek has opened a butter shop lately and is doing a thriving trade in that line. Mr. E. D. Mills is still running his daily job wagon between here and Los Angeles in opposition to the S. P. R. R. and strictly in the interest of the people. Westminster Items. The rain prophesied by Mr. A. Guy Smith to fall on the 8th inst., duly fell. Perhaps that gentleman will kindly foretell a few more showers and save us from a dry season. Miss Mary Edwards is very sick, also Mr. T. C. Hull's infant. Accidents never come singly. Mr. W. T. Rogers, whom we last week reported as wounded with an axe, was thrown from a mule, and his noble countenance is considerably disfigured thereby. Fortunately he had only four feet to fall, or it might have been worse. Charles Blackman has opened a blacksmith shop. He was for a long time with Mr. Culter and is a thorough, good workman. The latter is now building a set of buggy wheels which will repay a visit of inspection. Mr. Neal paid a visit to the city last week and has returned with a stock of toys and candies for Christmas. "The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will not give their accustomed social this month, as all hands are getting ready for a fine Christmas tree. This while it is for the especial benefit of the Sabbath school, will be open to all who may wish to use this method of conveying presents to their friends, and all are cordially invited to do this, and to attend the exercises on Christmas eve at the church further particulars concerning which will be given next week." GAZETTE. NO. 9 Los Angeles Notes. EDITOR GAZETTE:—I observe in your last issue a marriage notice in the words and figures following: "In San Francisco, Nov. 27th, Edward F. Cahill to Miss Matilda Tidd." Now lost the confusion of names should be of any detriment to the reputation of—the late Miss Matilda Tidd, I hasten to say that I am not guilty. I am sorry for Matilda, but it might be worse. The Los Angeles Tax-Collectors and ex-Tax-Collectors have formed a society for the relief of deserving tax payers, and the taxpayers are becoming used to being relieved—of their money. I suppose they agree with the cels that skinning is nothing when you're used to it. It appears now that everyone knew that Hamilton gambling in the faro denis, and immediately the papers yell "Where's the police?" The logical inference being that gambling ought to be suppressed when tax-collectors indulge in it. The Herald "points with pride" to the fact that no Democratic official in the county has ever got away with the public money. Ah, well, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." They have had some trouble here with counterfeiters and counterfeit money lately but it doesn't worry me much. EDWARD F. CARILL. P. S. I have prepared an "aleybi" by the advice of Tony Weller. The Literary Union. The Union met in the Presbyterian church on Thursday evening, Dec. 11. The following programme was carried out: Duet by Misses Laura Campbell and Carrie Seibert; recitation, "The Three Fishers," by Miss Brier; recitation by Miss Seibert; recitation by Miss Parker; reading, Byron's "Eve before Waterloo," by W. H. Henderson; read- An Imperial County. It is claimed that Los Angeles county has an area of 8,300,000 acres, or 5156 square miles. It is as large as three States like Rhode Island, or two and a quarter like Delaware. It is about half the size of Maryland or Holland, two-thirds as large as the Kingdom of Wurtemberg, and one-third the size of that famous country of "Schlesmann," which Frederick the Great exhausted Prussia in a seven years' war in wresting from Austria, and thought it more than worth all its cost. The new German State of Alnae-Lorraine, which Bismarck would not give back to France for a billion dollars, is just the smallest fraction larger than the county of Los Angeles, and does not contain itself as many of the natural elements essential to an enlightened and wealthy community as Los Angeles, whatever superiority age, fragility, capital and industry may have given the German province. It is worth while, in this connection, to present some comparative statistics on this subject. Twenty-five or twenty-seven years ago, when San Francisco, Sacramento, Yuba, Nevada and El Dorado counties contained about nine-tenths of all the taxable property of the State, Los Angeles, though an old county comparatively, had no commercial or agricultural standing, and was not taxed for much over a million dollars. In 1874 the Assessor's returns to the Surveyor-General gave these figures of valuation: Real estate ... $7,748,044 Improvements ... 2,577,705 Personal property ... 4,693,864 Total assessment ... $15,019,613 And this, no doubt, was 25 per cent below the full cash values. The total population in 1874 was 28,700. In 1878 the returns showed a total assessed valuation of $16,180,-988, which was $5,000,000 below the cash values, and a total population of $7,500. The increase in population was 40 per cent in four years, or 10 per cent per year. No other county in the State shows an equal increase. The Literary Union. The Union met in the Presbyterian church on Thursday evening, Dec. 11. The following programme was carried out: Duet by Misses Laura Campbell and Carrie Seibert; recitation, "The Three Fishers," by Miss Brier; recitation by Miss Seibert; recitation by Miss Parker; reading, Byron's "Eve before Waterloo," by W. H. Henderson; reading, "Fathers and Sons," by Mr. E. A. Saxton—a good moral lesson. Music by Misses Mitchell, Seibert, Higgins and Laura Campbell; reading, humorous selection, "Mr. Stiver's Horse," by Mr. Guinn; reading of the "Leader," by the editor, Mrs. Parker. The following programme was reported for Thursday evening, Dec. 18th: Music; recitation, Miss N. Kuchel; declamation, D. R. Payne; reading, Miss Mitchell; declamation, C. S. Miles; recitation, Miss Rose Campbell; reading, F. P. Marsh; music; reading, Miss Lennie Saxton; recitation, Miss Katie Hilmer; recess; answering queries; debate—Resolved, That the French revolution aided the cause of liberty in Europe. Affirmative, Messrs. Henderson and E. M. Ferguson; negative, Messrs. J. M. Guinn and E. A. Saxton. San Francisco Market. Corrected weekly by Spear, Meade & Co., No. 316 and 318 Washington St. S. F. The quotations given below represent prices obtainable for strictly "merchantable" produce. All consignments which by reason of seeds, straw, dirt, etc., or for some other cause do not come up to the market standard, sell below the prices named. Barley—Coast feed, 70@80. Corn—Large Yellow, 95c; Small Yellow, $1@1 02½: Large White, 90@95c; Small White, 92½@$1; Pop, $2@3. Rye-$1 10@1 20. Beans—Lima, $6 50; Butter, $1 25@1 50; Pea, $1 50; Small White,$1 40@1 50; Navy $1 40@1 50; Pink,$1@1 05; Red,$1@1 10; Bayo,$1 25@1 30. Wheat—Shipping,$2@2 05; Bright Clean Coast,$1 80@1 90. Hogs on foot—3½@$3¼. Eggs—Fresh Cal. dox., 34@36c. Wool—San Joquin & Southern, 15@18c for burry and seedy; 18@21c for free. Honey—Clear extracted, 10c; candied, 8¾; comb, 15@17c. Besswax—22½@25c ¥lb. Walnuts—Choiceest, 11@12c; common, 3@5c. Almonds—Soft shell, 16@17c; hard shell, 7@8c. Dried Fruits—Raisins, whole boxes,$2 25; halves,$2 50; quarters,$2 75; eighths,$3. Stemless Grapes—in cotton sacks, 6 cents. Cal. Limes—Nominal. Peaches—11@12. Several years ago the citizens of San Diego gave to T. A. Scott, President of the Texas Pacific R. R., 10,000 acres of land within the town limits. These lands were given unconditionally, unbounded confidence in Scott's promises to build the T. P. road being felt. But now the city wants the land back, so as to give it to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe corporation, and they have instituted suit to compel Scott to disgorge. In answer to a request that he re- Total assessment.....$15,019,613 And this, no doubt, was 25 per cent below the full cash values. The total population in 1874 was 26,700. In 1878 the returns showed a total assessed valuation of $16,180,-988, which was $5,000,000 below the cash values, and a total population of 37,500. The increase in population was 40 per cent in four years, or 10 per cent per year. No other county in the State shows an equal increase. In 1874 Los Angeles had but 59,200 acres under cultivation. In 1878 there were 110,-500 acres cultivated. She produced cereals that year as follows: Bushhalls Wheat.....380,000 Barley.....645,000 Oats.....2,000 Corn.....1,000,000 Rye.....67,000 Buckwheat.....1,200 It is notable that the corn crop is put down at a figure which implies random and, as in 1874 it was nearly a million and a quarter bushels, the true statement for 1878 would be nearer two millions than one million bushels. Los Angeles contains a large area of the best corn land in the United States, and she is capable of producing when all these lands shall be brought under cultivation over 10,000,000 bushels of corn per year, which is three times as much as the whole State produced in 1878. Her other leading agricultural resources and productions last year were returned as follows: Castor beans (pounds) .....260,000 Potatoes (tons) .....8,000 Beans (bushels) .....29,000 Hay (tons) .....16,500 Sweet potatoes (tons) .....1,500 Onions (bushels) .....37,500 Tobacco (pounds) .....180,000 Hops (pounds) .....144,000 Sugar beets (tons) .....260 Wool (pounds) .....2,260,000 Honey (pounds) .....500,000 Wine (gallons) .....1,703,500 Brandy (gallons) .....70,000 Malt liquor (gallons) .....150,000 Houses .....10,059 Mules .....919 Neat cattle .....10,576 Swine .....12,147 Sheep .....377,154 Barrels of flour .....5,500 Bushels ground corn .....85,000 One-fourth of all the wine and brandy made in the State last year was made in Los Angeles, and she produced over one-eighth of the wool clip of the State,and one-eighth of all the honey. But it is doubtless from her orange lemon and English walnut orchards,and from her vineyards,the Los Angeles will for the next ten or twenty years,and perhaps for centuries,d derive her greatest revenues. These are comparatively new resources,and the plants of six,eight,ten years ago,a just now beginning to be profitable.The statistics of 1874 contained no reports of this interest,sо insignificant was it then.But in 1878 the value of the fruit crop was over a million dollars-stated by the Assessor at $750,ooo,but much undervalued.There were 30,ooo lemon trees, 180,ooo orange trees,and 3ooo olive tree bearing trust,and 6ooo acres planted in grapes.Every year of the next decade will add at least ten per cent to the value of these plants,and in the meantime hundreds of thousands of younger trees will be maturing and fruiting.The Los Angeles orange is superior to,and a greater favorite in this market than the oranges of Tabitl,and is almost as much esteemed as the Mexican SEVERAL years ago the citizens of San Diego gave to T. A. Scott, President of the Texas Pacific R. R., 10,000 acres of land within the town limits. These lands were given unconditionally, unbounded confidence in Scott's promises to build the T. P. road being felt. But now the city wants the land back, so as to give it to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe corporation, and they have instituted suit to compel Scott to disgorge. In answer to a request that he reconvey the land, Col. Scott writes from Philadelphia under date of Nov. 25 and says that, having no disposition to hinder the San Diegans from receiving a railroad, he will give them back one-half of the land as soon as one hundred miles of railway have been constructed Eastward from San Diego by any corporation. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.—The joint resolution introduced by Fernando Wood, declaring that the duties involving changes in the revenue laws require the concurrence of the House as well as the Senate, has manifestly an important bearing upon Leon Choteau's project. Wood, by offering it, concedes in advance the propriety of a similar resolution, of which Judge Kelly recently gave notice, and which he intended to submit to the action of the House, but Wood is of the opinion that the Choteau project has strength enough to obtain a majority of votes in the House, as well as the necessary two-thirds for the ratification of any treaty in accordance with it that may be submitted to the Senate. In this connection California wine producers will be interested to learn that Nathan Appleton, an ardent advocate of Choteau's project, will preside at the regular quarterly meeting of the so-called "United States Board of Trade," which will be held in this city to-morrow (Thursday). Commenting upon our remarks in regard to the seoulless grape grown at Huasco, Peru, the Rural Press says: "The University of California has just succeeded in getting a few Huasco cuttings from Chile, through the persistent efforts of Secretary R. E. C. Stearns, aided by the U. S. Consular officers at Valparaiso. We understand that Huasco grape owes its excellence to the pearless conditions which prevail in its Chinese home, but there may be places adapted to its well being in this State as well." DON'T Pronounce if you can Help it. But don't smile more than you are obliged to, if you have a mouthful of discolored teeth. If such is the case process and use at least once every day, delightful SOZODONY, which will remove the unbecoming spots and spikes that disfigure your teeth; consider them poorly white; make the gains hand and may, and impart languance to your breath. NOZODONY, moreover, contains no narrative acids or gritty particles, which in the case with some distillation, but is essentially safe as well as thoroughly effective. Sold by draggists. 1-129