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Year: 1876

On the table before us, in s. bottle, are
some strange looking specimens that
ninety-nine persons out of hundred
would pronounce very young field mice.
There are eleven specimens in all, and
they could all be packed away in a re-
ceptaclc the size of walnut.


There are but two opinions as to their
| identity mice first, then if the guesser
is bold he will say young rats, only to
take it back, adding that they are hardly
large enough. The truth is that they
are the young cf the opossum, one of the
strangest animals we have. The bulk of
fifty such infants would not equal in size
one newly born kitten or rabbit, yet the
mothers are nearly equal in size.
| When the young opossums are born
they are about as largo as a small cherry,
and resemble for all the world young
terrier pup. They are as innocent OF
any covering but pinkish white skin
as the palm of an infants hand.


The pouch in the mothers belly con-
tains the teats, and on them stick the
young ones-like wax, would be the or
thodox comparison, but really harder
and closer than a pup to an old boot.
Care must be taken when they are loos-
ened, or the head will divorce itself from





ternal fount, SO closely do they adhere.


How they get to the teats is not
known to US, and we doubt very much if
there are many who have ever witnessed
the naodus operandi of the transfer.
Being a nocturnal animal, and having
passed into proverb for shamming, we
doubt very much If any one ever saw
just how these poor little fellows, with
their bull pup heads and pin tails, got
hold of the teats to hold on so bravely.
1t is probably the case that the mother
places them there. When once fastened
they lave to do considerable tumblipg
before being able to shift for themselves.


Where the mother is travelling about
or lying down, her family must ok out
for thcm4elves, and they are squarely on
their feet only when she is lying on her
back, from which we infer that they do
not get many diversions of the kind.
The only leading business of the first
of their lives is to get q good hold and
then hang on.


When they are large enough to let
loose they are then on their own hook,
which is, in their case, the tail. We
have noticed an old one hanging by her
fore feet from limb on a summers
night. with a double handful of well
grown opossums, with their tails twined
around hers, while she was swaying to
and fro, evidently giving the children a
swing.


The opossum is omnivorous, and
though having decided preference for
birds and their eggs, will take kindly to
constructing home inside dead horse.
Iu confinement it will eat anything, and
would sooner be in the dark than not
Being good digger, an expert climber
and skillful at playing 'possum when
overtaken by an enemy, the question
might arise as to why we are not over
run with them when they are SO prolific 2


The answer is, that the woods are full
of them, and they are commoner than
cats, but being of no value as an article
! OF commerce, nocturnal, and not often
eaten, we do not see much of them.-
Rod end Gun.
Year: 1876

A Louisiana wife tried to poison her
self because her husband, in a prayer
meeting, had fervently said amen to the
petition Of girl of whom she was jeal
Gus.


Respectable st. Louis lawyers have
begun an effort to disbar the divorce op-
orators.
Year: 1876

When the parents of the bride were
ready to depart, the groom mounted his
horse, and the young wife vaulted in her
own saddle by the aid of the strong arm
of her husband, and the party rapidly
galloped away to their home, where the
young couple were to spend week and
then return, to commence life in earn
est
Year: 1876

DEMOCRATIC journals have a fresh
morsel for editorial hypocrisy in the
fact that Gen. Babcock has again as
sumed his duties as private Secretary
of the President. They rehash over
and color to their liking the testimo-
ny against him in his recent trial, en-
deavoring TO create in the minds of
their readers that, though acquitted
by the unanimous vote Of the jury of
twelve men on their first ballot, yet he
is not acquitted; that he is not inno-
cent, but guilty. They demand that
he should resign or the President
should require him to resign. Has ii
come to this, that no man can be
charged and tried for an offense
alleged against him, and be SO ac-
quilted as TO stand before his fellow
men as innocent? Every man Of
sense knows from the character which
Democracy bears in this country, that
If, for any cause, Gen. Babcock should
now resign, from one end Of this
country to the other there would inn
mediately 60 up the cry from the De-
moeraey that he felt self convicted or
he never would have resigned. 1t
would be wholly vain for Gen. Bab-
cock to expect reasonable, fair treat
ment from the Democracy. He could
do nothing to suit them and retain
his self respect. If he would emf
CRATE, say TO Louisiana, and turn up
in armed revolution to overthrow the
State Government, then that would
give him passport sure and certain
for Democratic applause.
Year: 1876

THE Marshalltown Times is very
severe upon us for few words we
said arising from change in the
postofiicc at Marshalltown. We will
not attempt to reply to its harsh words
We gave no cause for them. We
do not know but what the change was
made properly and rightfully all we
said was on general principles, and
we distinctly avowcd that we were
not conversant with the facts and did
not pretend to pass Judgment in the
matter. We did not abuse the Hon.
James Wilson, whom we have known
long and very favorably. 1t does
seem to us that our neighbor is re-
markably tart and very easily hit.
Year: 1876

There seems by the news to-day,
to be no reasonable room for doubt
but that General Belknap, Secretary
OF War, is most deeply smirched in
wrong. 1t is a thunderbolt upon the
people of Iowa. Oh, the power of
high and fashionable living at Wash
ington, which drains lean purse,
that in turn clamors to be sup
piled. Let the axe of justice fall up
on him squarely and fairly In so far
as he shall be proven guilty. The
case presents peculiar aspects, but we
have not space in this Issue to COM
ment at length.
Year: 1876

HENRY G. ROBINSON, of Hartford,
the candidate of the Republican par
ty of Connecticut, for Governor, is a
lawyer standing at the very head of
his profession. He is gentleman of
the very best standing as a man and
citizen.
Year: 1876

TO the reader as he peruses tins
article .he Presidential contest is
ended. To the writer the shock of
battle shakes the earth beneath
him. We are placed in the anom-
alous position Of writing up this
issue of the News without refer
encc to politics. 1t will be Of no
use to display at this hour the evil
deeds that have disgusted all the
better classes with the party in
power.


If it shall be our pleasure, by
delaying this issue a day or two, to
proclaim the election of Coy. Til
den, the result will have been
achieved against the orders Of the
Commandcr-in-C Chief Of the Army.
1t will be the first instance in the
history Of any government in which
the people have by civil revolu-
ton overthrown the military pow
er in the very presence Of its guns
and bayonets. 1t will show that
the northern sentiment prefers to
trust the doctrine of State Rights
to that Of centralized power.
Year: 1876

who seems to have much of the refin-
ed and courtly gentleman in his COM
position and culture.


The Turk is generally at his case of
tricks and is ever ready to drive bar
gain in the sale Of anything you
want. Everything came from Mecca
or Jerusalem, or Bethlehem, if you
listen to him. He is neither so dark
nor so ferocious as you expected to
find him. He too has adopted the
American dress, except as to the hat.
Take one.of our American felt hats,
pretty stiff in the top and fiat on the
crown, with rather COnical shape, de-
prive it entirely of the brim, swing
from the center of the crown a silken
cord with a silk tassel at the end of it
and reaching down to the neck, color
the whole a reddish brown and you
have the hat of the Turk. The Ser
vian war may go to thunder if you
will only buy his pipes, his earthen
cups, his necklaces with their name
less perfumes, bis pocket books, to-
bacco pouches, snuff boxes or his
cigars. His cigars are very good by
the-way and they are of better shape
than we find them among Americans.
In Egypt, you will find the Turk and
you will see printed on a large cord
mo Mummies.n In the Sandwich Is
lands, in New Zealand and the like
you Will see no natives. The English.
man has done all that you see, except
certain relics of the aborigines and
these he has gathered and displayed
only to show you how he has surpass-
ed them.


In Spain and the South American
States you simply see the Spaniard
and you have to examine closely to
see any thing different from the Anglo
Saxon. He looks in his complexion a
little more the child of the sun. That
is all. | should have added that the
Turk has a dingy, dirty appearance
and there is an evident effort at costli-
ness in his goods. His cloths appear
to be expensive but their colors are
dull and dingy.


| hope the reader will have patien ce
with me in these articles. l shall ex-
pect no more of that virtue than had
to exercise in my pereginations
through the Centennial, as it is called,
for the Centennial is more remarkable
for its spread and eXtensiveness than
for any other quality. The only way
by which l could arrive at the idea
that it is a wonderful affair was by
slowly studying it in great detail. 1t
does not flash upon the senses with a
brilliant, unique and Overpowering
influence like the total solar eclipse of
1869. l spent six days of laborious
industry at it, and am sure I did not
see the half of it. When | shall have
finished this sort OF general descrip-
ton of it, l shall then detail the re-
markable articles that attracted my at
tentiOn in the various departments. I
shall then tell of the $40, 900 diamonds.
the $4,000 dresses, the 81 10000 pocket
knives, and the $4,000 bed-steads and
the like. The main building covers
twenty-one acres and Machinery Hall
eleven. If l can hold out myself /
shall need readers of good wind
When l shall get through cannot
now say as


| SEE.
Year: 1876

To THE thoughtful, the moral conse-
ouences of tension and hurry are very
saddening; to the physician their re-
suits are matter of profound con-
Germ; their grave evils come under his
daily observation. No evolution OF
force can take place with undue
rapidity without damage to the ma
chine in which the transformation IS
effected. Express railway stock has
mucb shorter term of use than that re-
served for slower traffic. The law is
universal that intensity and duration
of action are inversely. proportioned.
1t is therefore no matter OF surprise to
find that the human nervous system Is
no exception to the law. The higher
salubrity of rural oyer urban life is
not entirely matter OF fresh ar and
exercise. Rural life involves leisure
and pause in work, which are very
essential to the maintenance OF the
nervous system in a state of due nutrl-
ton. Unremitting spasm soon ceases
altogether. The tension of life pro-
duces weakness at the very place
where strength is most needed. The
damage done to the health of the most
valuable part of the community, the
best trained thinkers, most useful
workers, is incalculable. Work and
worry, though not proportional, are
closely connected, and an excess OF
the former soon entails an increase in
the latter beyond the limits which the
nervous system can bear with impuni-
ty, especially under the conditions
under which work has to be DONE


London Lancet. tsE&
Year: 1876

THE most expensive dinner served
on Thanksgiving Day was eaten at
San Francisco, If the ingenious Ne1cs
Letter be veracious. A rich citizen,
who had made a fortune as poultry
dealer, wished to send fine turkey to
his daughter and her young husband,
and at the same time to incloSe a little
souvenir. He placed certificate of
100 shares of Consolidated Virginia
mining stock in rich morocco pocket
book, hiding his gift inside Of therOyal
bird, near the heart. AS he joined the
young couple at dinner there was a
merry twinkle in his eye. Grace was
said, and the keen carving-knife cleft
the breast of the fowl. 1T tastes a
little leathery," remarked the young
wife. "Cut deeper" responded the
fond parent They cut and cut until
the last vestige of the stutfing, which
smelt like a collection of elegantly
bound books, was removed. There
lay soggy-looking pocket-book. The
India rubber band had dissolved, and
as it opened with the heat the sweet
Juices of the turkey had little by little
reduced the crisp certificate to boiled
pulp. With loud shrek the father
fell under the table. lie had forgotten
to take the number Of the certificate,
and they had been eating a turkey
worth $4,000.
Year: 1876

LAST Tuesday night Mr.. John Hen
fer, of Twelfth street, near Third
avenue, was suddenly seized with Il
desire to 90 to the Brooklyn Theater
to see the "Two Orphans. His wife
did not feel like going that evening,
and wanted to wait a day or two, es-
pecially as she had a little girl three
wears old whom she could not very
well take with her, and she urged this
as an objection. But her husband in
sisted on going, and proposed that the
child be left with a lady who lived In
the same house, and who had often
expressed willingness to do favor
of that kind. After much urging,
Mrs. Henfer finally consented to this
arrangement. Just as they were going
aWav the child ran after them, and,
with tears in her eyes begged them not
to leave her, the father replying play
fully: "Papa and mamma are going
away off, and are not coming back to
their little girl any more Mrs.
Henfer said it was shame to plague
the child, and, kissing her, they left,
never to return. The child has been
sent to some relatives of her father s
in New York.-N. Y. World.
Year: 1876

THERE are thirty-one blast furnaces
and fourteen rolling-mills in Shenan-
go Valley, Pa. Most of them have
been idle for some time, and the work
men there are praying for better days.
Year: 1876

IT is all very we'll to give men fine
funerals when they die, and to write
long obituary notices proving them
saints ImcanUniZed 1t is a good thing
to pauSe-We who must all die some
day-for little moment, to do honor
to the dust and ashes that were yes
terday man. Bat while we dc this,
can we not also give little kindness
to the living? Can we not be gener-
Gus and just and forgiving to those
who still have ears to hear and hearts
to throb with pain and anxiety?


How many hearts might have been
saved from breaking by perusal of
their obituary notices; how many
might have been cOmfOrted by ante
mOrtem perusal of the verses on their
tOmbstOneS, 1t is after he is dead
that we say of the man, "11e was
brave and good;" of the woman.
She was pure and pretty The
abuse, the sneer, the innuendo, the
malicious whisper, the coarse carlca-
ture-these are for living, breathing,
bleeding human bosOms. Any amount
of tombstone praise and funeral pa
geants that you like; but would it
harm us to be a little kinder to the
living ?-ChriStidn Standard.
Year: 1876

The great beauty-the chief attrac-
tion of religion is the rest it promises
and gives. Many who would disre-
gard her calls did she tell of only tan
gible blessings to be obtained by life
of righteousness, hearken to the voice
which tells Of rest from WEAKNESS, sor-
row, and pain. 1t needs no promise
Of manifold happiness and pleasures
indeed, such things are almost too
good to be thought of or believed upon
the simple cessation of suffering is
sufficient. If loss of dear ones grieve
us, it Is consolation to think that,
even if We do not meet them again,
there will come time when we can
see and rejoice that their departure
saved them many bitter sorrows; if a
burden of pain, remorse, or regret
weigh us down, the thought ofthe ex-
treme oppOsite>-of luxurious co mfort
and beauty, weighs us down, u nd we
gladly turn from the conception to
that of simple relaxation-freedom,
which is far more pleasant. God knew
our natures-our short-lived strength
and need of time in which 10 forget
fatigue, and He brings in good time,
ways and means OF rest for our enjoy
ment. And when the Blessed said,
II will give you rest,n He knew the
promise would be more potent in
turning our minds and hearts Heaven
ward than any other could be.
Year: 1876

The music lovers of this city are
soon to enjoy rich treat. Prof. Hakes
the popular author and conductor, has
arrived in this city, and last evening
gave his first rehearsal of this cele-
brated Oratorio. He will be assisted
by our local talent, and he requests us
to say to those ladies who We're unable
to attend last evening, that he will be
happy TO meet them at Turn -Verein
Hall on Monday evening. Professor
Hakes and wife are both accomplished
vocalists and this Cantata is their spe-
cialty. We have before us large
number of complimentary notices of
their musical performances clipped
from Eastern papers which warrant
us in promising a first-class musical
entertainment.
Year: 1876

He looked like Prince, or a retired
Major General, as he stepped out of
the Bazaar, corner of Main and Re-
quena streets, opposite the U. s. Ho-
tel, with a new black beaver suit,
which he had just paid SIS for, and as
he walked down Main street the eye
of envy was on him, and numerous
were the inquiries of where he had
that splendid fitting suit made; and
establishment was depicted on every
countenance rs he answered that it
came from the Bazaar, and he had
only paid $l8 for it. There are q few
more left, so hurry up and get one be-
fore they are all gone. dec1l-1m
Year: 1876

There is no benefit so large but ma
lignity will still lessen it; none so mar
row which a great Interpretation will
not enlarge. No man can ever be
grateful that views o benefit on the
wrong side, or takes a good office by
the wrong handle. The avaricious
man is naturally ungrateful, for he
never thinks he has enough; but,
without considering what he has, only
minds what he covets. Some pretend
q want of power to make competent
return, and you shall find in others a
kind of graceless modesty, that makes
man ashamed of requiting an obli.
CATION because 1t is confession that
he has received one.-,Senecd.
Year: 1876

Yesterday the HERALD asserted and
gave the fact to sustain its position
that the Western Union Telegraph
Company was contemplate, extor-


tionate monopoly. To-day we have
the proof that in order to practise ex-
tortion on those who are compelled to
patronize it, it does not hesitate to vio-
late its contracts. We stated that on
a news despatch of thirty words sent
to the HERALD by its Sacramento
correspondent the company charNd
and collected from us private message
rates. Last evening we received a
letter from the person who sent the
despatch in which he says ~ sent
you a Especial by the Western Union
line at press rates-one cent word.
See that they keep to their agreement
in Los Angeles" They kept their
agreement so closely that they charg-
ed us just ten cents for every word
sent. This is the characteristic trait
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. We presume inquiry and in.
vestigation would make public thou
sands of similar or worse cases of bad
faith and extortion, but we have giv-
en- sufficient to warn the public to have
nothing to do whatever with the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
when there are other lines over which
they may transact business.
Year: 1876

The Evening Express, or to call it
by the name it is known about town,
Senator JONES' Windmill, concludes
that the HERALD is the creature of
"the great raj lway corporation of the
State" and ''lives on the scraps
thrown to it from the great corpora
tion table, What concern like the


Windmill concludes about the HER
AID it cares very little. People who
have tried the experiment will, we
think, bear testimony that the HER
AID, is not the creature of either cor
poration or individual. Knaves and
adventures have found the HERALD
one Of the most outspoken, independ-
ent journals in the State. 1t has the
independence and nerve to advocate
what 1t believes to be right, and it has
never hesitated to denounce wrong
wherever found or by whoever COM
mitted. In the language Of the Wind
mill "the course of the HERALD re-
quires no vindication here or else
where" No railroad company can
truthfully say we ever received dollar
from them except in payment for job
work or advertising. The depositors
in TEMPLE & WoRKMAN's bank cam
not point to it as they can to the Ec-
press and say part of their money
went to keep that paper in existence.
The HERALD owes no man, firm, COM
pany or corporation money that it
cannot pay and its paper for large or
small sum is not quoted among the
worthless assets of a bankrupt bank.
1t has never begged money from SEN
ator JONES, or from any one, and its
expenses are not in whole or in part
met with money realized from the
sale of subsidy lots in Santa Monica.
The HERALD is not risk.nothing ven-
ture of have-nothing adventurer.
Again, in the language of the Wind
mill sits course requires no vindica-
ton, either here or elsewhere"
Year: 1876

company would charge the max
imum rate. But they do not.
We find on enqnirry that this
company which Senator JONES.


Windmill pictures as great monopo-
ly, charges but an average of five
cents mile for passengers over their
Los Angeles county roads-roads that
do not and never have paid to run a
passenger train over them. Thus it
will be seen that though holding the
legal right to charge ten cents per
mile, the company only charge one
half the legal rate over roads on which
they sustain an actual loss on every
passenger train that leaves the depot.
Is it to be wondered at if the company
feel themselves compelled to discon-
tinue railroad building in the event
of the ARCHER bill-a bill that will
necessitate heavy loss on every
train run over their roads in this
county-becoming law?
Year: 1876

Those icdrnals and individuals
whose hs.fed of the Central and South
ern Pacific Railway Companies is so
intense that to iDjure those corporations
they are willing to throw away the
rail and the locomotive and return to
the mud-wagon and pack mule mode
of travel and transportation, tell us
that the maximum rate which rail-
roads are now allowed to charge per
mile for passenger travel is ten cents !;
that this is an enormous rate and the
safety of the Evening Erpress, the
Santa Monica railroad and Jonesville
-" the commercial city of Southern
California;" depends upon our i'm
mediate reduction of the maximum
figure for freights and fairs to rate
at which no train can be profitably run
for q distance of over twenty-five
miles. Let it be borne in mind that
Senator JONES' road is less than
twenty-five miles long that he never
expects to increase its length and that
ARCHER's bill allows very high rates
on roads of this length. If the reader
keeps these facts in view he will not
be at loss to understand why paper
published in this city that is under
stood to live on the crumbs thrown to
it from JONES' mining stock specula-
tions, is such an enthusiastic supporter
of ARcHER's bill to stop railroad build
ing. But to return to the maximum
rates for passengers. 1t is true the law
allows the company to charge ten
cents per mile per passenger, but where
do they avail themselve of this legal


|Vilege? Let US look at the opera


our home roads. There is not


u in Los Angeles county that


run regular passenger


Qne would think that
Year: 1876

We this morning publish the bill
which has become law authorizing
the Mayor and Common Council of
the city Of Los Angeles to issue bonds
and provide means for the improve
ment of irrigation in said city.
Year: 1876

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has moro than double the cir
culation Of any other paper published
in Southern California. Business men
recognize it accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.