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Year: 1876

No GAAE.-The Peabody and the virgi-
MIA Baseball Clubs went out to the Fair
Grounds yesterday afternoon to play a
match game; but it was feared that the
track would be injured for the "Lee trot,"
and SO the baseball clubs had to return
without having their sport.
Year: 1876

New HEATING APPARATUS FoE THE 'CAPI-
roL.-The conyicts were engaged yesterday
in taking down the old steam apparatus in
the basement OF the Capitol to, make room
for the new heaters.
Year: 1876

The reason of the frivolity of
general discourse is not difficult to
discover; deeper subjects require
to be read about and thought over,
and the young people of the day
would grudge an hour to what they
would consider such uninteresting
pursuits. Formerly. a girl who
knew nothing of what was going on
in the world beyond her immediate
circle of friends and round of
amusements would have been ex-
ceptionally illinformed; it was ex-
pected of her that she should be
able to converse at least on such
ample subjects, for instance, as toe
loss Of the Deutschland" the
tragedy of the Mosel, the Malay
war, or even the result of the late
election that may have taken place.
Now, unless the Information is i'm
parted to her by her partners in the
ballroom or the skating rink, she
knows nothing whatever of what is
passing around her. save. indeed,
the newest piece of scandal or the
last announced marriage. She has
no time, even il she possessed the
inclination. In London, these
morning hours that once afforded
at least the possibility of quiet
reading and intellectual growth
have been ruthlessly swept away by
the Juggernaut Of Fashion and
crushed beneath the wheels OF the
Plimpton skate; in the country she
is walking with the sportsmen even
III she herself does not shoot, riding
to hounds. rowing in the nearest
piece of water when the weather is
warm, or skating upon it when
frost confines the hunters to their
loose boxes. Naturally, she is too
tired for any literature deeper than
q light and probably fast novel to
prove attractive to her; and. indeed,
il physical fatigue did not insure
this result the incessant excitement
of the life would have much the
same effect. fsE


If the muscles Of the body are
long unused, they become stiff and
comparatively useless; at least as
much may be said of the powers of
the mind. II, day after day and
week after week, girls are allowed
to live in an incessant whirl Of dissi-
patton, never opening book graver
than = novel, and seldom reading
eyen that; never speaking Of any sub
Year: 1876

ject deeper than the last skating fall,
the next polo match or the most re-
markable dress of the day. what
hope is there that their brains will
ever mature into the capacity for
better things? a
Year: 1876

The san Diego Union loves the
Southern Pacific Railraad Company
almost as fervently as his Satanic Ma
jesty does holy water 1t delights in
applying to that corporation such
terms as "blustering monopoly bully"


arrogant monopoly" ''intimidating
monopoly" and other endearing
names. 1t insists-taking its cue from
Senator Jones' satellite and toady in
this city-the EapreSs-that the HER
AID sustains the same relation to the
Central Pacific Company as that of
the Sacramento Record. The opinion
of the Union as to the position of the
HERALD is not Of the slightest conse-
quence to us, but we think our San
Diego cotemporary would be more in
huential if it was little more con-
sistent. A paper that honestly and on
principle opposes a monopoly ought
to oppose not one but all monopolies.,
If the Union had mot long and per-
sistently labored to secure Tom SCOTT
a monopoly, of the Southern overland
railroad route, its animadversions on
the Central and Southern Pacific Rail-
road Companies might inspire a
stronger faith in the honesty of its
purpose. The same species of incon-
sistency marks the course of the En-
press of this city. 1t yapors in season
and out of season about monopoly and
prates of the "cut throat policy" of
the Southern Pacific, and all the time
it is using its diarrhna of words and
constipation of ideas to induce the
people to aid in the construction of a
road it asserts will not come in COM
petiOn with the Southern Pacific,
which, if true, leaves the inference
that it would soon become one of the
things our contemporary affects so
much to dread-a monopoly. These
two papers are fond of charging the
HERALD, with being the organ of the
Southern Paciflc-a charge in support
of the truth of which they cannot pro-
duce the slightestevidence. Yet when
it Is intimated that the Express is
supported from the proceeds of the
sale of Santa Monica lots, and that
the Union is the friend of SCOTT be-
cause SCOTT has made it so, they lose
their temper and hurl invectives with
the skill and malice of fish women. ,
Keep cool, gentlemen, you understand
your relations with your employers
and the people understand you.
Year: 1876

Why is it that investigations as to
the cause of marine disasters are held
in secret? "a Asa general thingsw we be-
lieve the owners of the vessels lost or
damaged are willing and anxious that
the public shall know all about the af-
fair, and this being thecase, it is diff
cult to understand why the offers con-
Quoting the investigation Should hold
their court of inquiry in secret. A
shipwreck is something inswhich the
people are directly interested. They
are the losers, and they--at least those
who survive-have right to know
all the circumstances attending the
loss. The late investigation of the
causes which led to the collision fthe
steamer Pacific and the ship Orpheus,
and the sinking cf the former vessel
by which nearly four hundred lives
were lost, was conducted in private,
and the first we see of the evidence
.elicited by that investigation is the
appearance of seven or eight columns
of the proceedings in the Vallejo
Chronicle. Capt. Boz WATERMAN,
Inspector of Hulls, gives as a reason
for publishing this testimony. in q
Vallejo paper, that he could not give
copies to all the San Francisco jour-
mails, and to avoid giving offense to
some, he withheld it from all. Capt.
Bon is to be commended for his deli
cacy, but we wonder how he will
make his peace with the Vallejo paper
that did not receive n copy of such
portions of the Investigation Uas he
saw fit to give the puLlic. The fact is
these secret investigations of marine
disasters are silly farce, if nothing
more reprehensible. They are efforts
to hide, not bring out the facts, and
we have no doubt other motives than
desire to do justice to all too often
influence the result. These courts of
enquiry ought to be open to the pub
lie like all other courts. Messrs.
GoODALL NELSON & PERKINS, own
ers OF the Pacific, were anxious that
the investigation as to the cause of
her loss should be public, and why the
Inspector Of Hulls and the Inspector
of Boilers should make dark lantern
affair of the enquiry, and then send
such evidence as they cared to have
published to a country paper, is some
thing the public are desirous of know
ing.
Year: 1876

There is vast difference in the con-
duct of man or woman in new
clothes. When woman gets new
suit she Immediately PAGES down
town, and for hours will walk content
edly along a crowded thoroughfare,
receiving fresh impulse of joy every
time another woman scans her ward
robe. But man is so different. He
won't put on his clothes for the first
time until it is dark Then he goes
down town SO cautiously as to create
the impression that he is sneaking
along. If he sees q crowd on the cor
ner, he will slip across the way to
avoid them, and when he goes into his
grocery, he tries to get behind as many
barrels and boxes as he can. All the
time he is trying his level best to ap-
pear as If the suit was six months
old, and all the while realizes that he
is making an internal failure of it.
We hope the time will come when
new pants will be so folded by the
manufacturer that they won't show
ridge along the front of each leg when
the wearer dons them.
Year: 1876

50
WE must still go from home for the
news. The following item taken from
the New York S,tn will be read with
interest by the people of Los Angeles
valley:


The orange crop of Los Angeles, CAL, will
not be more than one halfas large as last year.
The lemon crop is also small and the trees
are said 70 be fast dying.


The orange crop is somewhat below
the average yield per tree, on account
of frost, but the increased number of
bearing trees insures an aggregate
yield in excess of any previous year.
The lemon crop is as large rs usual
and the semi-tropical fruit trees are
not dying. In short the individual
who wrote the above item was lying.
Year: 1876

THE rapid accumulation of gold in
the Farmers and Merchants bank
within the past few weeks affords SUBJ
stantial evidence of the most perfect
confidence the people of Southern Cal
ifornia feel in this Incorporation. The
amount of deposits is steadily increas-
ing, and the reserve fund is proper
tionally increased, thus guarding de-
positors against the possibility of in
convenience or delay. The stock
holders of the Farmers'an Merchants
bank are all wealthy men, the private
fortunes of several of them fully equal
ing the entire liabilities of their bank.
Year: 1876

THE EGpress denies that it sought
to induce the people to subscribenearly
half a million dollars to jones rail-
road. The readers of that paper du-
ring the last few weeks know that this
denial is an equivocation-a, in fact,
to use its own language, 'disingen-
uous falsehood" 1t says the HER
AID does all III its power to create an
unwarranted prejudice against local
railroad improvement. The readers of
the HERALD know this to be untrue.
1t says the HERALD attacked and
tried to impeach the validity of our
land titles. We gave the statement
Of the Express that one land title was
q fraud, and ought to be broken up,
and cited several others that are in
court or will be on the same grounds.
Only this and nothing more.
Year: 1876

A beautiful and aristocratic Louis
vile girl of IL smokes short, black
clay pipe filed with the strongest plug
tobacco. The was born with a love of
the weed, and the habit has steadily
grown upon her.
Year: 1876

CLARKsvILIE ARK, April goth 10.
EDITOR Press:


The Hon. Jesse Turner is the favorite
candidate in this County for Governor
He is known to be true friend to the
State and his high qualification for that
office is beyond question. The North
West should have that position and we
have no man better suited to fill it than
Judge Turner. 1t is true, he does not
seek the office. but we think the office
should seek him. He would fill the Gu
bernatorial chair with dignity aud honor
to the State as well as to himself. Let
the convention speak aud for Turner,


Respectfully,


WATCHMAN.
Year: 1876

EE The Arkadelphia Standard, pub.
lishcd at the home Of Judge Stuart. makes
we'll timed reply to the Dardanclle In,
dependent scot ting Abe idea that Stuart s
friends would bolt the nomination of
Brown. Brother Gaulding but reiter ates
the feelings and sentiments Of Brown and
his friends towards Stuart, in the follow.
Ing extract we make from his reply to
tue Independent:


AS for Judge Stuart's friends We know
they entertain none but tho kindliest
feelings for Col. Brown and his friends,
and il Judge Stuart is to be beaten he
would feel as little modification at being
beaten by Col Brown as by any man in
district, and should Brown be the success
iul man Stuart's friends will rally to his
support. headed by their defeated favor.
tie, with all the enthusiasm that they
would had their fAvoritc been the fortu
nate man. And We believe the same may
be truthfully said Of Col. Brown and his
friends, should he fail TO receive the nom
ination. We regard him as too good a
Democrat and too h'ghtoned a gentleman
and pure patriot to suffer any personal
d,soppointments to disturb his friendly
relations with his party. and especially
to suffer it 70 come between him and its
success. Neither Stuart nor Brown be.
Ionga to the boltng stock. They have
both been tried by the ores Of defeat un-
der circumstances more trying than will
likely occur again. and they both come
out nnscathed And we feel assured they
can stand the test again. Theirs is no
shallow patriotism to be measured by
their personal success. In the lead or
at the wheel. they always work kindly
aud faithfully in Democratic harness.
The idea Of withdrawing both or either
Of them TO secure harmony OF the Demo
cratic party, is .upremeiy ridiculous.
Year: 1876

Or D;s'ilct could not do better thar
to elect Col. Witch As Crawford has
had the Senator heretofore, IL is hut fail
to concede it to Franklin, now. If Col
W. is named by The people Of Franklin
he will we think get large vote in Craw
ford. Heis good lawyer and oil able
man--Van Buren Argus


We think the District can do great
deal better, and wedoLtthin that Frank
lin will so far forget herself as to propose
the gentlemans name. above mentioned,
when they have men abler and better quail
fed for the place.
Year: 1876

INFERENcEs--One Of the boys jnst be.
fore returning to Cornell the other day
sent young lady friend of his cake Of
Lusin's finest variety of toilet soap, with
the request that she would draw no infer
inces on receiving such a Gift. The next
day the young man was somewhat aston
ished when he received letter from the
young lady containing present of fine
tooth comb, with the request that he
would draw no inferences theretrom.
Year: 1876

Re- The Seldin Erwin Combination
will, We hear, play two nights more in
Van Buren before leaving the State
Monday and Tuesday nights next week,
at reduced admission. We feel sure
they will have full house
Year: 1876

The name Of Judge John b. Ogden
is spoken of as a suitable candidate TO Gil
the office of County Judge, He is per-
haps as well, il not better, versed in the
business Of this county as any man in It.
Year: 1876

WHY WIDOWS DO NOT WEAR BRID-
AL VAILs.-The fashion which forbids
the widow on marrying again to appear
vt the altar in a bridal vail is derived,
like many of our customs, from medieval
superstitons. The church regarded the
second marriage Of q woman as intlicting
stain upon her womanhood. For this
reason, while the virgin bride stood at
the altar decked in all the insignia of
virginity-white vail, flowing hair, crown
(wreath), ungloved hand-the widow who
married again was allowed none of these,
and was especially required 10 appear at
the altar, gloyed, in order that her hand. .
which second marriage was supposed
to pollute, would not touch the pure,
sanctified hand Of the representative of
the church, or his sacred robes of Office.
This is a curious superstition, and, like
others Of its sort, produces an effect upon
our habits and manners long after the
cause is forgotten.
Year: 1876

A Touch OF DIPTHERIA.-Dipt iptheria
is little prevalent now here and else
where in California. There is nothing
better at first than a gargle Of strong al
um water. If taken in time that will
generally arrest the disease. Once an
hour, or once in two to four hours, ac-
cording to the temper of the attack, will
be sufficient. And if, Notwithstanding
the garge, the affected parts turn from
red to white, (Which any one may observe
by holding the tongue down with spoon
handle and looking into the throat), a
powder composed Of about equal parts of
burned alum and borax applied with a
brush, or with piece of pine wood chewed
on end 80 soften it, or better still thrown
INTO the throat with finger and thum b,
will by two or three applications cleanse
the throat, and if attended to cure the
disease. We have seen it tried full fifty
times we think, and in many bad cases
too, and never knew it to fail in working
cure, if assisted by teaspoonful now
and then Of a mixture composed of cup
ful of molasses, a tablespoonful Of gun
powder and teaspoonful Of burned and
powdered borax.


The borax and alum may be placed on
the hot stove lid where it will sizzle and
dry-then grind it fine with table knife
on plate or board. 1t is difficult Away
to manage little children for this disease
and it can only be done by force. HolC
the mouth open with finger and thum
of the left hand, while with the righ
hand, you use a swab dipped in the alum
water or in the powder as the case may
be.


For more than fifteen years we have
seen this remedy applied, and as we have
said, in some fifty cases, many of then
extremely bad, and never knew it to fai
with child or adult. OF course othel
general care is needed, such as eating
and sleeping well. And for those who
hsve no prejudice against it and are not
afraid to use it, there is nothing more
soothing than a wet towel around the
throat al night. This allays the swell
ing, retards irritation, and acts as heal
ing balm.-Sdcrdme1lto Bee.
Year: 1876

AGRICULTURAL GENIUS. Colonel Fin
nigan was Florida planter, wealthy and
hospitable. Towards the poor he was
always kind, and even the shiftlsss he
would not turn coldly away. A man
who had often been the object of his
bounty was named Jake Hartrnff. Jake
was squatter in the woods, where he
had log cabin and a small clearing.
Upon this land he sometimes raised corn,
and with his gun he captured game. OF
the game he ate the flesh, and the skins
he traded for whisky. Long before the
winter was over he was sure to be out of
corn, in which emergency he would bring
his bag to. the Colonel for a supply, which
was generally furnished. Once upon q
time Jake came with his bag very early
in the season-in fact winter had just set
in.


" Why, how's this, jake" demanded
Finnigan. "Seems to me you are rather
early in your call for corn"


" Well, Colonel, fact is my crop failed
this yer season."


" Failed How is that I thought this
had been an uncommonly good season
for corn"


" Yaas, / s'pose it has, Colonel. But
y see / forgot TO plant"
Year: 1876

WHAT QUEER RATS IN KENTUCKY.
There is married couple living near
here, in Larue county, who during their
engagement exchanged rings. The bride
took of her ring at one time and was
never able to find it afterward. She
came to the conclusion that it must have
been carried away by the rats. After
they had been married two years they
decided to clear the place of the pests,
and "a rat was found with the identical
gold ring around its neck. It's head was
as large as a full-grown rats, but its
body was very small. 1t is supposed
that an old rat had taken the ring ard
carried it to her nest to adorn the neck OF
her little darling. ."--Nelson County Rec
ord.
Year: 1876

LosT-A FASHIONABLE WoMAN's
BABY.-A New York correspondent of
Western paper tells this story: One
year ago to a fashionable mother was
born baby boy. She got wet nurse
who remained with her six months, and
then, as the child liked the bottle best,
was discharged. When the baby was
born the grandmother was there from
her distant Western home, and shortly
after returned, to come no more till this
summer. In the mean time the young
mother has seen her child sometimes
once day, sometimes once week as
the case might be. The first thing on
grandma's arrival was loud call tor
Tommy, and Tommy was forthcoming.
He was kissed and Rugged and praised
and petted, and grandma just lugged
him about till finally, old lady like, she
stripped him to see how much he had
grown. Then came shrek. "Where
was Tommy's extra toe Tommy was
born with six toes grandma knew it,
The family doctor was sent for, and when
an examination Of Tommy was made
the M. d. unhesitatingly pronounced il
not the simon-pure Tommy by any
means. There had been a malforma-
tion Of the original TOMS feet that
time would not have remedied. Then
all sorts Of speculations were in order
But one servant had anything to do with
the baby, and she had been six months
away, no one knows in what direction


Thomas sits up in dubious position


If he amt Tommy, who is he
Year: 1876

THE Providence youth who gave his
sweetheart an opera glass worth $25, and
arriving at the home of the fair one ar
rayed in his visiting harness, with the in
tention Of sparkling her, received the
following cheerful news from his would
be mother-in-law d" Mary has gone to
the show with Bill Smith. It's kinder
given you away but she would go.
Year: 1876

THE LOVE OF A PRINCEss.-Th sup
ply Of princesses in Germany is larger
than the supply of eligible husbands for
them, because they are compelled by a
rigid etiquette to wed only princes. There
are princes enough, but they are gener-
ally, like the princesses, poor and proud,
and not being obliged to submit to the
rule Of etiquette mentioned above, seek
wives who have plenty of gold rather
than a high genealogy. The Princess
Charlotte Fredrica Of Schwartzburg Son
derhausen, whose mother has just died,
must have noticed the difficulties in the
path to the altar resulting from this state
of things, and she very sensibly fell in
love in very romantic way, the TACT
leading to very satisfactory results.


She was travelling in Switzerland with
her mother nearly twenty years ago,
and at Zurich, while looking from a
window in her hotel, she saw man en-
gagged in Harvesting horses to a carriage.
He was the son Of a poor groom named
Jud. In face and figure he was striking
ly handsome, and in manners was almost
princely. The princess was smitten, and
began a systematic attack upon her
mother to obtain permission to marry
the young man.


Permission was finally obtained, and
the lady, taking advantage Of her station,
proposed marriage to the young hostler.
He was alarmed at first, but encourage
ment drew him along, and in due time
the pair were married. 1t was one of
those matches that may be made in heav-
en-, for the union has been happy one.
Jud obtained an education for himself,
and at the present time holds high po-
stion in the Swiss army.
Year: 1876

OVER two months Of leap year have
already winged their flight, and we don't
suppose one young man in thousand
has received a single proposal tending
toward mstrimony. This, perhaps, is
owing to the poor stock of young men on
hand, rather than to the timidity of the
girls.-NoT1istoWn Herald.
Year: 1876

THE finest timber in the world is found
in the Black Hills, according to a Chey-
enne paper. Some Of the pine trees are
ten feet in diameter, and so tall that the
man working at the butt can't hear the
man who is chopping the top up into
cord wood.
Year: 1876

CHANGE THE STYLE.-Some of the re.
wards offered by Governor Irwin for VA
rious persons accused of murder, or other
crimes, state that the reward will be mid
upon the "arrest and conviction" of the
party sought. There should be change
made which would have a tendency to
make the offer of II reward far more effec-
tive. There can be no arrests made with
out some expense and some degree Of
danger, and detectives will not be spur
red up to the search for criminals if their
recompense is made contingent upon
some quibble Of law. We think these
rewards should be offered, where par
ty is known and named, upon his ar
rest and delivery to the authorities of the
county where the crime is alleged to have
been committed.
Year: 1876

PROTECTION TO HOTEL KEEPERS
The last Legislature added three new
sections to the Civil Code which are now
in force. They are designed to protect
hotel keeper from that class of people
who dead head" it from one hotel to
another, by given the landlord lien up
on any baggage owned by the guest. If
such baggage is not claimed within six
months from the time the charges are
made upon it, the landlord can proceed
in the manner pointed out by law, to sell
the baggage to pay the charges and cost
Of sale. Each hotel, to avail itself of
this law must have posted in its public
room, printed copy Of the section of
the law and also Of its charges by the day,
for meals or items furnished, and for
lodging-Szl86162 63.
Year: 1876

A LIBEL SUIT.-Our friends of the
Tehama TOcSin have just come out of a
libel suit, having leen mulcted in the
sum of Sl25. The plaintiff was Judge
Braynard, who estimated the damage to
his character at $40 900, and brought suit
for that amount. The honorable Judge
was candidate for reelection at the
time the offensive matter was published
and for some reason or other tho people
failed to appreciate his judicial services
sufficiently to again call them into requ-
sition. Evidently there was good ground
for the alleged libellous articles or the
jury would not have set the estimate of
character at SO low figure.