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Year: 1876

ARCHER'S freights and fares conun-
drum was up before the House yester-
day, and after numerous amendments
by its author and others, went to en-
grossment. When it comes up again
it will be again amended, pruned ard
polished, until it will no more resem-
BILE the original than its author resem-
bles a statesman. We doubt if it is
within the power of the Legislature to
enact a practical law touching on
freights and fares. 1t is a subject
very difficult to handle, and it is more
than doubtful if law equalizing the
rates on all the roads in the State is
desirable. The railroad people offer
an abundance of evidence to prove
that rates on which one road will real
ize profit will involve heavy loss
on others. The roads doing large
amount Of business can be ooerated on
a lower rate of charges than those rum
ming through as yet but partially set
tied sections. Mr.. ARCHER seeks to
adopt a uniform rate of railroad char
ges throughout the State. That he
will succeed in presenting a bill that
will satisfy those who favor such leg
islation and avoid destroying the use
fulness Of a number of roads, few in
telligent men believe. The bill be has
i ltr0duced shows that he does not un-
derstand the subject, or that he is act
uated by animus toward railroad COM
panies. Both Of these conclusions are
probably correct. He certainly is ig-
norant of the first principles Of rail
roading, and If it is true t. at he
charges on the Central Pacific { .npa-
ny the responsibility of his defeat for
Speaker Of the House, his bill
is no DOUBT intended to avenge
himself on the Company. FREE.
MAN attempted q similar feat
at the last session, but did not succeed
and like failure will result to Mr..
| ARCHER. If his bill becomes law, as
we presume it will, it will be shorn of
the impractical features he has incor-
porated, and receive the Governors
signature in such shape that it will
not injure railroads and therefore
fail TO appease his anger. Southern
California is deeply interested in the
acts of the Legislature touching rail-
roads. Our roads are all new and for
the most part traverse but partially
settled country. Anything initiating
againt the operations of these roads
or that will obstruct work on those
roads now building, directly affects
The prosperity of this part of the State
and is opposed by our entire commu-
nifty.
Year: 1876

The bill prohibiting the teaching of
music and foreign languages in the


public schools will cause the aiming
of thousand rocks at the heads Of its
supporters should they presume to Of
fer themselves for Office hereafter.


There may be reasons for prohibiting
the teaching of languages other than


English in the public schools. Ours is
q cosmopolitan nation-a nation made


up of people from almost every coun-


try on the face of the globe. 1t might
be urged that if we teach one foreign


language in the public schools we
should teach the mother tongue of all
our foreign born citizens. This would
be an unreasonable and unjust argu-
ment and would not be entitled to con-
sideration even were il urged, because
by far the greater proportion of those
who come from across the seas ia
make their homes with us, are the ma
tives of two or three nations. The lam
guages generally spoken in the United
States do not exceed four or five in
number and to teach these in public
schools would perhaps confer greater
good on a greater number than many
of the studies now insisted upon. But
to legisIate music out of the public
schools is to strike a direct blow al
culture and refinement. Music Ia one
Year: 1876

EDITOR HERALD: There are so
many phases of the social picture to
be considered that one is at times
puzzled to choose. But the humani-
tartan will invariably recur to that
view which takes in the broadest con.
ception. Bearing in mind that peo-
pie, to be happy and successful, must
be healthy; hygiene takes precedence
Of aesthetics. Harmony requires such
a blending of useful and beautiful that
it seems impossible for the philoso


pher to so astray, provided the phi
losophy be pure and honest; there
fore this sharp and persistent contend
ing for an equitable distribution of la
Dor and its rewards. The conservation
of the peace well being of society re-
quires that every member should not
only be self-sustaining, but sound in
body, mind and morals. The surest
mode of achieving this result is to in
sist upon each member receiving a
thorough industrial training. No
knowledge is promotive of social we'll
being without this ingredient-the
practical development of the physical
by the actual performance of the man.
ual exercise attending productive la
bor. Moreover, this labor, to be
of the utmost benefit, should
take in such variety of en-
ployments as to give thorough
self sustaining knowledge. For the
average individual, the city does not
afford the school for obtaining this
knowledge. In fact, if one desires it
in its best and normal shape they must
seek it in the rural districts. The city
is an after-thought-a contingent not
at all necessary in any view we may
take of industrial education. For, as
the world grows older, cities will come
to be the exceptions tand less fire.
quently recurring EXCEPTIONS at that.
Rural life is the norma condition of
mankind and the best Informed. Now
look upon cities as eXcressences to be
avoided. They contaminate, and this
contamination reaches all, whether
urban, suburban or rustic, none can
escape. The vices and disorders that
afflict humanity originate in cities,
and to obtain respite and cessation
from these Affections, cities must be
abandoned. Cholera, the more malig-
nant types of eruptive and other
fevers, and numerous other dis
eases could not exist but for cities.
The earth was made to neutralize the
obnoxious effiuvia and emenations of
animals, if properly distributed. To
teach these truths and the way to
avoid disorders of every name and ma
ture. is one of the primary objects of
the organization of the Southern CAL
fornsa Sanitary Hotel and Industrial
College Association. Land enough
has been secured for the inception of
the work within nine miles of Los
Angeles and six miles from the ocean,
at all altitude of one thousand feet or
more above its level, where pure
water and air contribute to make the
location desirable. The land is suited
to the propagation of fruits aud indus
trial works of various kinds can be
carried on. We invite cooperation.


+. NJ. SHAW.
Year: 1876

SENATOR RAYMOND asks an appro-
priation to erect monument in the
capitol grounds. He does not say
what individual, folly or virtue the
column is to commemorate nor does
he define the width, breadth and
htighth of the shaft, but in the ab-
sence of object and details we object
Just as we should if we had them all.
The State has already erected monu-
ment considerable in size and fearful
in cost at Sacramento. There is not
the slightest occasi on for further eff
fort in that direction. In after ages
the taxpayers will look at the capitol
building and curse the folly of their
forefathers. We regret the necessity
for opposing this last effort of our
Sacramento friends to get their spoon
into the State Treasury, but we prefer
the botanical garden to the monu-
fneut,
Year: 1876

of the enobling sentiments of humani-
ty. 1t is a moralizing power product
i've of greater results for good than
law and penalties. 1t is the creation
of a higher sense and the expression
of q purer feeling. What shall be
said of the man who will write stat
ute against cultivating the musical in
telligence of children. He is only fit
for treason, strategems and spoils. He
is worse than an ass for even that
much denied animal seems to have
notion of the harmony of sound. He
is below the beasts for they were
charmed with the music Of Orpheus.
There is music in everything. All
the world sings save and except only
the miserable misanthrope who would
prohibit the teaching of music in the
public scho ools. We would not be that
man for all the silver in the Comstock
lode.
Year: 1876




The ball which came off last night
seemed enjoyed by the participants,
who consisted of the usual number of
''fair women and brave men,"


The train was delayed last night by
the engine having been used for an
excursion. 1t did not reach here until
two hours after the usual time


Another car load of brea was shipped
this morning to Los Angeles, for the
use of the Gas Co. 1t has, we are told.
fifty per cent superiority over that
procured near the city.


The temperance lecture, delivered
last night at the Presbyterian church,
was attended sparely. The lady lee
turer, Mrs. Shepherd. had succeeded
in corralling but few of the sheep.
This was probably owing to the ball
coming offat the same time.


We would again invite the attention
OF our citizens to the call for mass
meeting to be held tonight at Enter
prise Hall. The object of the meeting
is to adopt some feasible plan for rails
ing means to erect new school build
ing. The present school buildings are
inadequate to accommodate our school
population, and are certainly no cred
it to our town, viewed from an aesthe-
tic standpoint. A handsome school
house surrounded by tastefully laid
out school grounds, would contribute
more to enhance the value of property
and facilitate the growth of our town
than any other public enterprise we
can inaugurate. We hope there will
be general turnout of our citizens.


Messrs. Lewis and Davis returned
last night from San Diego county.
They succeeded in capturing the stol-
en- horses and brought them back with
them as far as their jaded condition
would allow. One of the horses was
found at Julian and the other at Oak
Springs, OH the stage road between
san Diego and Julian. The animals
had been traded for fresh ones, on
which the thieves had made good
their escape. When last heard from
they were at Sweet-water, near the
Mexican line, and were travelling to-
ward Lower California.
Year: 1876

"The proportion of the married
among the insane is smaller than that
of the unmarried" Undoubtedly. A
man who has to scratch around and
make living for his wife and eleven
children, couldn't be insane If he want
ed to. He hain't the time.
Year: 1876

There will be no tickets at the Cen
tennial. The price of admission will
be fifty cents, and every visitor will
have to provide himself with a fifty
cent piece, as small change and quar-
ters will not be taken.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26th.-The Cab
met meeting yesterday was attended
by all the members except Secretary
Fish, who was too unwell to leave his
house. The session was confined to
executive business. The question of
issuing subsidiary coin was discussed
but no decision reached.
Year: 1876

BAD BOYS TO BE ARRESTED
Mayor has ordered the police to arrest a
number of bad boys who are in the habit
OF congregating in Butchers Alley, -
on Tatnal street, between Second and
Third, and insulting ladies who pass by
Year: 1876

ance of this wonderful crib. Poor
little thing 1t is like the rest already
budding into nothingness and CON-
parative obscurity through the gran
deur of its surroundings.


There is lesson in that crib story /;
let us find it. Can VIC have nothing,
be nothing and do nothing of our
selves but we must rely upon the
meretricious surroundings of wealth
for our notorietyi Can our members
OF Congress do nothing but heap
around themselves brick, mortar and
marble to shock the world into a
stupor of amazement, forgetting their
own identity. and die with this their
little dog, unless something from
themselves can creep out to prove
they have aspired to be leaders in
government, that they might give of
their strength and help the republic
in its struggle to maintain itself free
from corruption and free from the
temptati IN to throw itself into an
ocean of luxury, doomed a. last, if too
long continued, to swallow and de-
stIoy itl The career of Secretary
Belknap is sad commentary on the
degeneracy of the times in this par
ticular. Wealth! wealth. wealth!
Give me wealth. And whyl Because
I cannot compete with my fellow
statesmen in the power Of show with
out l have il, and because our states
men at Washington are, day by day,
getting more ostentatious in their
pride of power. We have TO trenble
and fear for the future of that repub-
lie matured in simplicity and created
from principle. While we fear moth
ing from Senator Jones in this par
ticular, believing him to be an honest
man, we do fear for those who hold
themselves, as he does, members of
Congress without the power to vie
with him socially, as well as for
those who are yet to come after, if
nothing can be done to break up this
habit of striving with each other for the
poorest sort of power-the power of
ostentation.


CYNTHIA ANN.
Year: 1876

~ A technical journal recommends
the following recipe for cement to stop
flaws or cracks in wood of any color:
Put any quantity of fine sawdust of the
same wood your work is made with,
into an earthen pan, pour boiling water
on it, stir it we'll, and let it remain for
week or ten days, still occasionally
stirring it; then boil it for some time,
till it acquires the consistency of pulp
or paste; put it into a coarse cloth aud
squeeze all the moisture from it. Keep
for use, and when wanted mix sufficient
quantity of thin glue to make it into a
paste; rub it we'll into the cracks, or
fill up the holes in your work with it.
When quite hard and dry, clean your
work off, and if yon have carefully fol-
lowed these directi?ns, you will scarcely
discern the impeFfsction.
Year: 1876

1t has been absolutely asserted that
in many cases tea is not tea, but some
thing furnished up to look and taste
like tea; the prices charged for it being
little better than picking the pocket.
To make sure as you imagine, against
imposture, you 90 to the length of buy
ing q chest. There it stands, very
honest looking chest, studded over with
Chinese characters, and you are almost
certain that it has not been tampered
with. Quite true. The chest is just is
it came from China. But there are
wheels in wheels. This honest looking
chest is sham. 1t was packed with
rubbish in China; for the Chinese are
as dexterous in cheating and the art of
turning the penny as anybody on the
face of the earth. To their adulterated
compounds they candidly give the name
of i;t tea. We learn on good authority
that this Article, which is in all respects
lie, is an ingenious composition of the
dust of tea leaves, foreign leaves, sand.
quartz, and magnetic oxide of iron, all
skillfully united by solution of starch
into little masses of various forms and
sizes, in imitation of different kinds of
tea. Here we are called on to use the
new verb "to face.' To make rubbish
look like tea of some particular kind, it
is faced, or disguised in some kind of
appropriate coating. Those teas, for
example, which are made to initiate
Caper at Shulan are coated with plum
bago or black-lead; and if gunpowder,
with Prussian blue, tumeric, china
clay, and other white mineral powders!
So clever are the Chinese in manufac-
turing this lie tea, that t requires skill
and practice to detect it. These ini-
quitous adulterations are chiefly, if not
altogether, found in low.priced and
much broken tea, or in the lower quail
ties of black and green gunpowder.
What was thought to be adulteration by
iron filings, is found to be the mag
netic oxide of iron derived from the
soil, which finds its way into the tea
from the dust on the leaves. The
amusing reason the Chinese give for the
dyeing theil tea is this: That as for
eigners seem to prefer having mixture
of Prussian blue and gypsum with their
tea, to make it look uniform and pretty
these being the article used for that
purpose-and as these ingredients are
very cheap, they have no objection to
supply them, especially as such teas al
ways fetch high price!' They, how
ever, take good care never to dye or
face any tea they drink themselves
Chambers Journal.
Year: 1876

So The business depression at Bos-
ton is driving many professional men
into manual labor. Mayor Cobb re-
Gently had 800 applicants for two va
cancies on the police force, and one of
the men appointed is recent Harvard
College and medical school graduate,
and practicing physician, whose wife
and babe were suffering for food.
Year: 1876

@ The first seeds of matrimonial
discord are usually sown Immediately
after going to housekeeping. 1t is not
because the tender wave ofharmony no
longer pulsates from soul to soul. It is
because she insists on his doing the
marketing Immediately after breakfast,
on full stomach, when he dosen't care
whether be has q canvass back duck or
a boiled dish-rag for the next neal
NOrecich Bulletin.
Year: 1876

The F1FTEEN-YoUNG LADY PROBLEM. -
The London Mathematical Society
lately occupied itself with discussion
of the following problem. In a school
of fifteen girls rule has been laid down
that they shall walk out every day in
rows of threes, but that the same two
girls shall never come out twice in the
same row." The rule is supposed to
have been carried out correctly during
the six working days of the week, but
when Sunday comes it is found impos-
sible to send the girls to church without
breaking the rule. This problem was
announced more than a quarter of a
century ago. and has engaged the atten-
ton of distinguished mathematicians,
for the reason that its solution involves
the use of mathematical synthesis.
Prof. Sylvester's paper, in which the
subject was discussed, was on "the fif-
teen young ladies problem and gener.
al mathematical theory of pure syntax.' y
August GALAXY.
Year: 1876

LEARN TO R1DE.-The Brooklyn Union
has word to say to the young men who
ara able to take morning ride on
horseback, and as it is sensible and
likely to suit this latitude as we'll as
Brooklyn, we reproduce it, with re-
commendation that it be read and acted
on: Young man We saw you coming
in from your park ride this morning,
and must say we regretted we bad not
on us at the time the Bergh badge which
we wear on our Sunday coat. The art
equestrian has our admiration. If
there be place for king it is on the
back of an elastic, fiery steed. There
should be more of it. as practice among
American youth. Up with the lark, or
rather with the sparrows, and away for
all hours gallop. But, young man,
you rode villanously, cruelty. Your
horse was we'll enough, your riding suit
excellent, and the praise pauses. You
rode on the bit. Your horse, with nose
in the air and mouth held awry by the
sheer torture you inflicted, was made to
resound to every rise and fall of yours
in the saddle. Try it yourself and see
how you would like it. 1t would have
been cruel had it not been stupid. Get
thee BY practice o saddle seat which
shall not need to be steadied by o pur-
chase on horses jaw. Out with your
feet from the stirrups awhile, and ride
by the knees until you can carry half
dollar between your knee and the sad
die flap. Ride with your rein in knot
at the saddle bow. Take off the girtbs
of your saddle and practice with brim-
ming glass of water in your hand.
Learn to ride, young man; don't leave
the whole art to Comanches and stable
boys. But if we see you again in Brook
lyn streets held fast in your seat by
your horses mouth, the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shall
have an extra session on your case"
Year: 1876

Somebody dropped some quicksilver
on the sidewalk in Montana, and an
Indian tried to pick it up. First he
made grab at 1t with his thumb and
forefnger, and was astonished when he
found he couldn't pick it up. He was
determined to have that qicksilyer
anyhow; so he unwound a handker-
chief from his hat, and spreading it
on the ground got chip and scrapea
the quicksilver into it. A look of
triumph shot from his eagle eye as he
gathered up the four corners Of the
handkerchief, but it was replaced by
one of horror and disgust when the
metal run through the fabric like wa.
ter through sieve. Looking at the
metal as it lay on the ground in 9
puzzled sort of way for moment, he
launched vicious kick at it, and ut
tering an angry ejaculation, he turned
on his heel and left the quicksilver for
some other untutored son of the foFr
est to experiment on.


A merchant of jackson, Tenn, ask
ed two men to keep store for him
while he went out for moment. They
did SO, and sold each other large lot
Of goods cheap for credit. When he
returned and was informed of what
they had done he was anxious to pass
il all off as a joke, but they insist that
they were his agents, hence that the
transaction was legal one, and the
courts will have to pass upon the ques-
tion.


"Too many men been hanged on
that side of it" was the explanation
given why a SacFimento lamppost
leaned to the north.


And old convict's advice to his son
"Never steal horse, my boy, unless
he is faster than any other horse in
the neighborhood."


No man knows how attractive his
home is until he offers il for sale, and
reads what the real estate agents say
about it


Why can't you weigh eels with
scales? Because eels have no scales.
Dandies and nanny. goats never fail
to pride themselves upon their kids.
j Wanted, lifc-boat that will lOat
on "sea oftroubles,"


lie who has health is rich man,
and does not know it.
Romantic death "A young lady
drowned in tears.
Year: 1876

THE name Of Governor Porter does
NOS appear at the head of our columns to-day.
We cannot urge his election at present, and II
would be inconsistent in Us to keep hls name
flying on the Democratic ticket. We will
gladly replace Ii when he recsdes from his
position on the coupon question, and not till
taen.-Led9cT, Of yesteTd0y.


We regret the step taken by our CO.
temporary, and think it hssty in view
Of the Difference to public oIi1ion al
ready unaffected by G)vernor Porter in
a reference ofthe cCupoE-payment mat.
fer TO Attorney. General HeiskelI. If the
l.w Is with him and we still think it is
mott he ought to be supported by Rll
good Democrats; II it is not he will no
doubt recall his promise to pay on the
fifteenth OF September.
Year: 1876

A grand parade of all the Democratic
associations Of the city of Wilmington and
surrounding Hundreds will take place on
Friday evening next, November 3. Thii
beiug the last general parade to take place
before the election. An especial effort will
be made to make 1t success and a
general invitation is extended to all citizens
favorable to the election of Tilden and Hen
bricks ,toget her with our whole ticket to par
ticipate with us,and is particularly desirable
that the trades be represented in the general
line. The chief-marshalls, aids, together
with the rout of parade will be announced
at an early day. 1t is respectfully requested
that all houses along the line of the parade
be Illuminated.
Year: 1876

One evening during the past week q
prominent Republican visited q Chapel In
South Wilmington for the purpose of lead
ing class of children In singing, and during
the exercises the hymn "Hold the Fort''
was sung, the children were oil requested
to all join in the chorus. The surprise can
be better imagined than described, when the
old campaign song "Hold the Fort for
Sammy Tilden," was sung as the
chorus. He Instantly stopped them,
when little curly head spoke up
and said: "Why that is the only way we
learned to sing IT, The gentleman found
that even the children in the Second ward
were Democrats.
Year: 1876

On Saturday evening a man whose name
we have been unable to ascertain whilst


walking on the sidewalk on Front street In
the rear of the P. w & B. R. R. depot,
caught his foot In hole caused by several
bricks being misplaced and broke his leg
above the ankle. Officer Donavan hearing


his cries assisted him to carriage and had
him removed TO the City Hospital. He
stated he was from Petersburg, Va, and
was on his way to New York, he also stated
that while lying on the ground he lost bis
packet book, but his story is not credited by
the officer.
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning about half past one
o'clock smoke was seen issuing from tho
cellar under Martins livery stable, the
alarm was sounded and the fire companies
we're soon on the ground, but their services
we're not required as the fire WAS extinguish-
ed by the aid of four buckets of water. The
fire was caused by a tramp who had gone
into the cellar TO sleep. Thinking that he
would enjoy smoke previous to retiring
for the night, he lit his pipe and threw the
match amongst lot Of hay. '"