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Year: 1876

We must come back to our polnt
which is, not to urge all Of you to
give yourselves up to mission work,
but to serve God more and more in
connection with your daily calling
l have heard that woman who has a
mission makes a poor wife and bad
mother; this is very possible, and at
the same time very lamentable; but
the mission / would urge is not of
this sort. Dirty rooms, slatternly
gowns, and children with unwashed
faces are swift witnesses against the
sincerity of those who keep others
vineyards and neglect their own. l
have no faith in that woman who
tells of grace and glory abroad, and
uses no soap and water at home
Let the buttons be on the shirts, let
the children's socks be mended, let
the roast mutton be done to turn,
let the house be as neat as a pin, and
the home be as happy as home can
be. Serve God by doing common
actions in a heavenly spirit,and then,
if your daily calling only leaves you
cracks and crevlces of time fill these
up with holy service.-Spwgeon.
Year: 1876

One Of the chief compensations of
woman's life is found in the fact
that she does not have "to 90 a-court-
ing" 1t mnst be confessed that, in
these days, the modern belle does
her share of the wooing, but she
does not have to dress up in a stiff
collar, and a pair Of boots two sizes
too small for her, and walk up to
cannon's mouth of her inamorata's
family, consisting of father, and
mother, and grandmother, and maid
en- aunt, and halfa-dozen brothers
and sisters, and inquire, in trembling
voice: "Is Miss Arabella at homer"


Whenever man goes accounting,
everybody seems to know all about
it. His .demeanor tells the observ-
ant spectator the business he is in
tent upon. He might just as well
placard himself with the legend, 81
60 ACQUIRING" Everybody is cog
nizant of it, and looks knowing, and
asks him if the "northern lights were
bright last night about one O'clock"
and chow the market is for kerosene
up to Daddy Browns" and score
of other questions equally out of
place.


We have in our family at present,
a young man who is deeply, we trust
successfully, engaged in going a.
courting, and our warmest sympa-
thies have been aroused for HIM.
When Sunday afternoon arrives it is
plain to see that something is about
to happen. Our young man is tidge-
ty and non-communicative and can
not sit in one place half a minute at
time. He is continually inter
viewing his watch and comparing it
with the old eight-day, cotlin-shaped
clock in the corner. He looks i'll the
glass frequently, and draws his fore
head locks first back and then for
ward, and combs them up and pats
them down, and is unsatisfied with
the effect throughout.


The smell of bay rum and berga-
mont is painfully apparent. When
he shakes out his handkerchief musk
is perceptible. His boots shine like
mirrors. There is a faint odor of
cardamon seeds in his breath when
he yawns. He smooths his budding
mustache with atfectionate little pats,
and feels his invisible side whiskers
continually, to make sure they are
still there, fact which is not estab-
lished to outside observers by the
sense of sight. He tries on all his
stock of neckties. without finding just
the thing; and he has spasms of
brushing his coat, that commence
with violence and last till one grows
nervous for fear the broadcloth will
never be able to stand it


He declines soup that day at din
ner. He says it is because he doesn't
feel hungry, but we know it Is be-
cause there are onions in it; onions,
as everyone knows, do not sweeten
ones breath to any great extent.


If spoken to on a sudden, he starts
and bushes, and looks as guilty as ii
he had been caught stealing some
thing and directly one does not speak
to him, he goes back to the delight
full occupation of starting at nothing,
and waiting for the hour hand to
creep around to seven.


And at seven, he sets forth, clean
and tidy from top to toe, looking
precisely as if he had just stepped
out of q band box.
Year: 1876




The death of one of the oldest re
idents of Brookfield recalls an lne
dent in her career, which happent
some fifteen years ago.


She WIS going to Stamford to "
it daughter, and took her seat
the cars for the first and only time
her life. During the ride an act
dent occurred whereby the car
which she was seated was throw
down IN embankment and demolisI
ed. Crawling out from beneath t
debris she spied a man who was he
down in sitting posture by his lei
being fastened. 4
as this Stamtord?' she anxiou;
ly inquired.
The man was from Boston. d
was in considerable pain, but he q
not lose sight of the fact that he W
from Boston, SO he SAID:


"No, this is catastrophe


"Oh," calculated the old lad
"then hadn't oughter got off here
This was so evident as to make
reply unnecessary.
Year: 1876

King Charles II. paying a visit to
DR.. Busby, the doctor is said to have
strutted through the room with his
hat on, while his majesty walked
complacently behind him, with his
hat under his arm. But when he
was taking his leave at the door the
doctor thus addressed the King: 81
hope your Majesty will excuse my
want of respect hitherto; but if my
boys were to imagine there was a
greater man in the kingdom than
myself, l should never be able to
rule them."
Year: 1876

A man in Montana, short time
ago, squatted on another persons
land and built a small frame shanty.
When requested to remove, he posi-
lively refused to do so; so one night
a squad of men came around, after
the squatter and his wife were asleep,
aad, lifting the whole concern, shan
ty and all, with deliberate care, car
ried it to the river and set it on n
small raft. Then they pushed the
raft out into the stream and let her
go. When the squatter got up in
the morning to go out, he was sur
prised to find himself about sixty
miles down stream, and making good
time i'll nine knot current. This is
all we shall say about that man. 1t
would be extremely improper to re.
port his remarks in full in this paper.
Year: 1876

ed her in passing, and she had follow
ed close, hearing every word that vas
spoken. Blinded as her heart was to
reason, the evil spirit that there found
occupancy shrunk before the voice Of
warm and sincere kindness. Her soul
struggled feebly as if awaking! She
began to know, in a dim and confus-
ed way, that Aggie was unconscious
Of guilt in stealing her lover, that
her sacrifice was appreciated, and
that the one friend left her in the
world was imperlled by her hand.
She again felt the weakness of the
evening before overcoming her.
A moan arose to her lips, but was
crushed down. What, after all, was
Aggie's affection with the loss Of Joe?
Could it atone for the shame and the
misery advancing upon her with the
certainty Of invincible fate as the re-
suit of her wild passion? Could
1t make the dreadful future as toIera-
BILE for her as even the miserable
present? Better to make one final
| sacrifice and gain oblivion for herself,
while leaving Aggie to her own hap
piness.


She was now trembling in every
limb. The demon tore her as he was
driven out by the exorcism of divine
charity. Weak and faltering, but
with a new purpose, she gathered her
strength and sned past and before the
lettering companions toward the can
al. STOPPING where she had bent be-
fore, she sought to lift and replace the
plank Her force seemed exhausted.
The heavy timber swayed, but refus-
ed to be pushed into its former posi-
ton. She struggled with desperation
for a laughing voice was approaching.
A vertigo seized her as with one su-
preme effort the plank moved; she lean
ed forward upon it, and with swift
sliding motion it plunged, dragging
her with it, into the black water of
the canal.


'Hullo.'' said Joe, as he reached
the spot and cautiously put out his
foot to feel the boards in the darkness
before venturi1g to cross; ''some-
things happened to the bridge.
There amt no plank here. Well
have to 60 around the other way"


Il know what you want laughed
Aggie; "but l don't mind taking 4
longer walk with you.'
Year: 1876

Bean pickles are delicate and
very tempting, yet easily made. Pro-
cure young beans from the late crop,
wash and boil in slightly salted wa
ter till tender; drain them through
colander orsieve, then dry witha cloth.
Pour boiling vinegar, spiced to taste,
over them repeat this two or three
days, or till they look green.
Year: 1876

The New York Mail says that
many of the brown stockings worn by
ladies are 50 poisonous as to endanger
life. Those who wear them assume
an uulovely yellow color. You've
cot Your cue now, dear reader.
When you see a lady friend assume
an unlovely color, you should pull
her stockings right off, and light out
for a stomach pump.
Year: 1876

A report came to town yesterday that the workmen in the Senator mine had struck a body of ore six feet wide, in the bottom of the shaft, that assays sG0oto the ton in silver, and works $50 in gold. This report verifies the predictions with reference to the Senator, that it would eventually prove to be a silver mine, though as yet it has only been worked for gold
Year: 1876

George Carey and some one else have been steadily engaged for some weeks hauling quartz with two teams from the Salvador mine to the Quartz Mountain Mill, and must by this time have large quantity of ore on the mill dump.
Year: 1876

The Fourth at Walnut Creek and at Will liamson Valley was no doubt celebrated in a becoming manner, but our special failed to connect at Walnut Creek ,sand promised account of the doings at Williamson has not reached us. We presume the mail due here on Sunday will bring it, in which ease we shall publish it next week. We regret that we are not able to do so now
Year: 1876

Judge Howard, we suspect, is responsible Tor smuggling that nice bunch of water crosses, from Henry Wickenburg's ranch, into our sanctum during our absence. It was real nice and is a delicacy not to be had this side of Wickenburg, where they grow many early vegetables not suited to the soil and climate of these mountains,
Year: 1876

The mail time for Mohave county has been changed in accordance with our suggestion last week, and now, until further notice, will leave here on Tuesday morning instead of Monday, in order to take the mails that ar- rive from California and the South on Mon
Year: 1876

Iothe People cf -irizoaa Teriory:

 be,ng detained here public business much longer 'nan expected to have been hereby myself as candidate Tor re election Dele gate Congress by the people of Anzona To So doing can but repeat my TOY ner platform, ano with renewed energy and the nd vantage of wha; ttie experience have acquired r pledge myself CT eiectcd) 10 devote my time aad give

 my most careful attention tO the advancement of the best oi Arizona and her people irrespective of party iieion or section To my friends ho have generously sno nooy stood by me during the past years ten aer my heartfelt thanks To those who still continue OPT ose me and 10 all opponents, I wish say: shall meet you in opposition the field in a friendly manner and believing as do that the majority of thc people are always right shall feel p ased with the result, Most respectfully inviting and all to my sup Porr am very respectfully yours H. S. STEVENS

 Washington, D. C.. June 2l ls7G
Year: 1876

The announcement made by the
HERALD that the passage of the AR
CHER freights and fares bill would me-
cessitate an immediate discontinuance
of all railroad building throughout the
State, has drawn the attention of our
people to amatter to which they had
paid but little attention, and the
universal sentiment is that if the bill
will stop the building of railroads, it
should not be passed. Los Angeles
and all Southern California is now re-
ceiving more material aid toward de-
velopment and permanent prosperity
from railroads than from any other
half dozen sources combined, and
we cannot afford indulgence in Legis-
lative buncomb that will cripple and
probably kill the system of railroads
now rapidly extending itself over this
part of the State. If, as we have ev-
cry reason to believe, the passage of
ARCHER's bill will compel the South.
ern Pacific Company to discharge the
vast force now employed in Tehachape
Pass and the San Fernando Tunnel in
pushing the work of closing the gap in
the road between this city and San
Francisco, and to suspend operations
on the Southern Pacific East of San
Gorgonio Pass, it is Che duty of not
only every resident of Los Angeles
city and county, but of every resident
of Southern California to oppose its
passage. We talk of hard times now,
but let railroad building come to a
stand still-let the announcement &c
forth that no more Southern Pacific
track will be laid until after the con.
vening of the next Legislature, TIVE
years hence, and we shall have hard
times compared with which the pres
ent is an unusually prosperous era,
Dimes will not be as plenty as dollars
now; real estate will rapidly depreci.
ate, and q few months hence, those
who are so loudly demanding the pas
sage of bill intended to prevent rail.
road building will be anathematizet
by the whole people, and to be known
as the supporter of ARCHER's folly
will be to be regarded as an enemy tt
pubic welfare and a stumbling bloch
to development and prosperity.
Year: 1876

California to pay three prices for the
monopoly newspapers in order to
obtain the latest kilograms. 1t has
always sought for exclusive franchises
for the reason that its policy is so
mean and contemptible, that when
forced into competition with liber-
ally conducted line it at once loses all
patronage. For years this contempt
ible monopoly extorted four prices for
the services rendered, from the people
of Los Angeles. But from the day the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
pany opened an office in this city, the
people turned from the Western Union
as Sinbad fastened from the old man
ofthe mountains who had so long hung
a dead weight about his neck. West
ern Union patronage in Los Angeles
now only comes on days when the mon-
opoly string happens to be working
and the Atlantic and Pacific wires are
imperative. To illustrate the extor-
tionate character of this company of
bailing wire lines, here is q case in
point. The heavy storm of last Sunday
night broke down the Atlantic and
Pacific lines for long distance and
the HERALD was deprived of its usual
kilograms over that company's wires.
Our Sacramento correspondent sent
report of thirty words over the Western
Union line, and that magnanimous
company charged and collected from
us private message rates-one dollar
for each ten words. This is not exactly
highway robbery, because that is done
with q shotgun and this with a
piece of rotten bailing wire. But after
all there is something to be set down
in the extenuation of the acts of the
tottering old monopoly. 1t is on its
last legs. Its friends are fewest where
it is best known. In towns reached
by other lines it does no business, eX-
cept in cases such as we have men
toned. 1t only receives patronage
when the business cannot be done over
other lines, and when the patronage
is forced the old custom of extortion is
resorted to. To new corners and those
who have not yet felt the weight Of
Western Union extortion, we say,
avoid the rotten old monopoly as you
would place where you know you
will be compelled to pay the largest
amount of money for the least possible
service. You may as well hope to beat
three card monte, thimble rigging or
the strap game as to do business at
reasonable rate over the Western
Union wires when the other lines are
| down.
Year: 1876

Journals that were once proud to be
called Administration organs, and
who would again entertain that feel
ing were the pecuniary consideration
forthcoming, are wont to tell us, In
these days of pipelaying and wirepull-
ing, that they consider GRANT as vir-
tually out of the Presidential contest,
but if he desires to do SO he has the
power to secure the nomination for
third term. This is good lord and
good devil way of defining one's posi-
tion, and evinces disposition to
stand in readiness to adopt the policy
of CoNKLING embodied in the follow
ing eloquent sentence: off you want
it, 1 don't; if you don't, L do" GRANT
has not responded and Roscoe is still
in doubt whether his Chief wants it or
not. So with the Republican jour-
nails. If GRANT wants it they will
support him; if he does not, then they
feel at liberty to go for CoNKLING, or
whoever will make it an object for
them to do so. But if these journal
istic trimmers are possessed of but the
feeblest perceptive powers, they can
not but see that President GRANT
does want it-that he is as much q
candidate for third term as he was for
the first or second term. A single
word from him would have set the
matter at rest long ago; but he has
steadily refused to utter that word.
He never intends to utter that word
while the barest chance remains for
the accomplishment of his purpose.
The Republican party may choose be-
tween two ways of dying, but it can
not change its executioner. If it re-
fuses to nominate GRANT, he will Kill
it; If it does nominate him, he will
kill it. 1t is unreasonable to expect
that if permitted u fair expression the
people will elect the third termer, and
it is a reasonable conclusion that
without the support and influence of
GRANT the party cannot elect any
other person. The New York Sun
gives the following as the Presidents
last speech on the third term questions:


"The question OF third term I do not be-
lieve concerns the American people very
much. maintain that under the Consttu-
sion any citizen has right to run once, twice
or thrice for the Presidency If he so desires.
l do not choose to assert anY desire.n
Year: 1876

We wa ch for the light of the morn - break,
And color the grey Eastern sky
With its blended hues of saffron and lake,
Then say to each other, awake, awlke!
For our Winters honey is alto make,
And our bread for d long supply
Then off we HE to the hill and the dell,
To the field, the wild wood and bower;
In the columbine horn we love to dwell,
To dip in the lily with snow-whlte bell,
To search the balm in its odorous cell,


The thyme ana the rosemary flower.
We seek for the bloom of the eglanine
The lime. painted thistle, and brer
And follow the course OF the wandering vine,
Whether it trail on the earth supine,
Or round the aspiring tree-top twine,


And reach tor "A stage still higher.
As each for the good of the whole is bent,
And s. ores up its treasures for all,
We hope for an evening with hearts content,
For the Winter of life without lament
That summer is gone, with its hours mis-


spent,


And the harvest is past recalli


n,.
Year: 1876

1t will doubtless be gratifying to
every apiarian who reads the Weekly
HERALD to know that arrangements
have been made for an agricultural
department in its columns.


We have concluded to take charge
of this department for the present, and
will devote our efforts to make it both
interesting and beneficial to all those
engaged in this branch of industry,
which has been SO. long neglected and
which as science, is as we believe,
but in its infancy.


The discoveries and improvements
made in this department the past few
years by some of the most learned and
scientific men of the age has awakened
an interest in this department of in
dustry, both in Europe and America.


There is perhaps no country in the
world where nature offers greater in
ducements for the pursuit of this
pleasing occupation than Southern
California, where climate and pasture
age is so favorable with so little labor
and so remunerative. 1t is only through
the medium of the press that apia-
rians can keep pace with the advance
| ments that are being made in their
! department. Interchange of opinion
is essential for our advancement-w
therefore urge our Bookkeeping friends
| to free Interchange Of opinion on the
various topics pertaining to their oc-
cupation through the columns of the
HERALD. We hope to hear from our
friends in different parts of the country
whenever they have anything of inter-
est to com mmunicate. Owing to our
limited pace, we request that all COM
municatlons be as brief as possible.
We will endeavor to give not less
than one column of matter pertaining
to agriculture each week which will re.
late more directly to bee keeping in
this country than can be found in any
Eastern Bee journal. All communi-
cations to this department should be
addressed to


n. LEvERING.


Los Angeles, California, P. o. 626.
Year: 1876

His Honor, Judge Gray, is nothing
if not polite to the ladies. The other
day he had two pretty milliners in his
court in a civil case involving the
price of a show window. The Judge
had prepared for the occasion with a
clean shave, new collar and bewitch-
ing bouquet on his desk, but it was of
no avail; the law was against the fair
clients, and of course the court had to
decide accordingly. The Judge now
bewails his sweetness wasted.


Charles Gallagher, light weight
pugilist, publishes challenge this
morning for friendly set-to with any
man near his equal for 500 a side.
The limit is to be thirty rounds, black
ened gloves used, and the whole to be
done up according to the rules of the
P. R. Does anybody want his phiz
spilled?
Year: 1876

Probably the most illiberal, pic
ayune extortion that ever disgraced a
country and oppressed people, is the


Western Union Telegraph Company.
It's lines were built almost entirely
from subscriptions, donations and SUBJ
sides drawn directly from the pockets
of the people, yet it never loses an op-
portunity to combine with the few to
impose upon and extort money from
the many. 1t sold itself to the Asso-
ciated Press swindle and for a few
thousand dollars forced the people of
Year: 1876

We would call special attention to
the article on Foul Brood, from the
pen of John P. Bruck, one of our most
intelligent Bee-keepers. This much
dreaded disease has already made its
appearance in some parts of Southern
California. For many years it has
been thought that the only remedy
was the determination of the colony
infected, but it now seems that there
is Balm in Gilead." Let every Bee
keeper preserve copy of this remedy
as it might be money in his pocket
Should any one have occasion to ap-
ply the remedy, they will please re-
port success.
Year: 1876

Never since the earliest history Of
Bookkeeping in California has the
honey crop been more promising than
the present. For the past month bees
have been storing surplus honey.
They seem to appreciate that this is
centennial year, and are spreading
themselves. Give them room.
Year: 1876

ample. Hold before your little ones the
name of Jesus; let that name be the
word which shall exercise evil from their
hearts. Give to your instruction all the
fascination of music, morning, noon and
night; let it be Jesus, the cradle song.
This is important if your children grow
up, but perhaps they may not. Their path
way may be short. Jesus may be want
ing that child. Then, there will be a
soundless step in that dwelling and the
youthful pulse will begin to futter, and
little hands will be lifted for help, You


cannot help, and a great agony will pinch


at your heart, and the cradle will be
empty, and the world will be empty, and
your soul will be empty. No little feet
standing en- the stairs. No toys scatter
ed on the carpet No quick following
from room to room. No strange and
wondering questions. No upturned face
with laughing blue eyes come for kiss;
but only a grave, and wreath of white
blossoms on the top of it; and bitter desc
lation, and signing at nightfall with no
one to put to bed, and vet pillow and
a grave, and a wreath of white blossoms
on the top of it, The heavenly shepherd


will take the lamb safely anyhow, whether
you have been faithful or unfaithful; but
would it not have been pleasanter if you
could have heard from those lips the
praise of Christi l never read anything
more beautiful than this about child 5
departure. The account said, "she fold
ed her hands, kissed her mother good bye,
sang her hymn, turned her face to the
wall, said her little prayer and then died
.-[Christiau Weekly.