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Year: 1876

The announcement made by the
HERALD that the passage of the AR
CHER freights and fares bill would ne
cessitate an immediate ediscontinuance
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 ofclosing 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 few months hence, those
who are so loudly demanding the pas
sage of a 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 te
pubic welfare and stumbling bloch
to development and prosperity.
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 n
third term. This is good lord and
good devil way OF defining ones posi-
ton, and evinces disposition to
stand in readiness to adopt the policy
of CoNKLING embodied in the follow
ing eloquent sentence: "If you want
it, 1 don't; if you don't, 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 cam
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 fair expression the
people will elect the third termer, and
it is 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:


1.-THE question Of a third term I do not be-
lieve concerns the American people very
much. maintain that under the Consttu-
sion any citizen has a right to run once, twice
or thrice for the Presidency if he so desires.
do not choose to assert any desire"
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, aWlIe.
For our Winters honey is ito make,


And our bread tor a long supply"
Then Off we HE to the hill and the dell,


To the field, the wild wood and bawer;
In the columbines horn we love to dwell,
To dip in the lily with sn0w-whiie bell,
To search the balm in its odorOus cell,


The thyme aGd the rosemary flower.
We seek for the bloom Of the eglaniine,


The lime. painted thistle, and brier;
And follow the course OF the wandering vine
Whether it trail on the earth sUpine,
Or round the aspiring tree-top tWine,


And reach for Il stage still higher.
As each for the good of the whole is bent.


And s. ores up lis 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 h.ryest is past rccalll
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 q civil case involving the
price of 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 a 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

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 solong neglected and
which as L 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 communicate, 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, 2. o. G26.
Year: 1876

Probably the most illiberal, pie


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 sub
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

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

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 Glead." 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

AS matters stand, how do the Repub-
licans propose to win? There is but one
chance, Unless they cut loose from the
Administration so completely that they
may enjoy its unconcealed hostility, they
are scarcely likely to find the returns
satisfactorily. Y. Tribune.


The Tribune ought to explain how the
party can spew itself out of itself after
saying in its platform:


"The National Administration merits
commendation for its honorable work in
the management of foreign aud domestic
affairs, and President Grant deserves the
continued and hearty gratitude of the
American people for his patriotism, and
his immense services in war and in
peace"


The Tribune realizes the difficulties in
the way of Hayes's success, and as that
paper earnestly desires the election of
Hayes, it speaks out.
Year: 1876

Yesterday afternoon about o'clock as
Governor and Mrs. Seymour had Just
alighted from their carriage on return
ing from the city, their house was
struck by lightning. Mrs. Seymour had
time to reach the library, while the
Governor had barely reached the door
when the electric current struck the
chimney, and after splitting it, passed
thence down the roof until it reached the
door of the entrance, 1t then TUNED in
side the house, circling and flashing
about the gilt moulding in the dining
room. The moulding, after the passage
of the fiery current, WAS spotted and
disfgured. No material damage was
done to the house, but it was a narrow
escape for the occupants Utica Herald,
TIlU 81
Year: 1876

The New York Times calls upon Grant
to halt, and not use his power to help the
whisky rings by turning out of office all
who have been trying to break them up,
The Times must know that the crooked
whisky rogues are relied upon to pull
Hayes through, and Grant doesn't want
them annoyed while they are engaged
in that work.
Year: 1876

COLORADO has just adopted her new
constitution, and been added to the gal
axy of States. She makes the thirty
eighth member of the Union, and might
be christened the Centennial State.
Year: 1876

Over the next highest candidate, The vote
for 0'Conor is included in the Democratic vote
for President in 1872 There were l0,l29 votes cast
for a Peoples" candidate in 1873


It will be seen the vote of late years
between the two great political parties
has been close, and with the favorable
signs now given, the Democracy, with
good management and proper energy,
should carry the State. Last year we
lost the State by small margin, when
large German vote was thrown against
us. We say work and get out our full
vote
Year: 1876

The inhabitants of country town in
England, says Louis Jennings, if not
Jolly, are contented. The squire in the
nsighborhood is not quite such despot
now as he used to be-once the pros
perity of any man in the town near him
depended on his nod. The idea of set
ting up shop without his gracious pa
tronage would have been mere madness.
He was generally very much opposed to
more than one child in the family being
sent to school, and had no very good
opinion of workingmen who could read
and write. Now all is changed-the
owner of the large house and park is
very liberal in contributing to the sup
port of schools and churches, and al
though he is still a person of import
ance in his neighborhood, the people are
no longer afraid OF him. His custom is
worth having, but in these days the bulk
OF his supplies for the house is brought
from London, and vegetables, fruit and
game he gets from his own estate. The
shopkeepers, therefor, make very little
out of the "big families" and I ofteu
wonder how they manage to live. 1 was
talking the otter day to a poulterer and
fishmonges, and he told me, confden-
tia y,that it was hard to make both ends
meet.
Year: 1876

P.ide has much to do with the cour-
age of mankind. Less than century
ago there was a game among the mer-
chants of New York called "follow your
leader" the fine of the participant who
failed to do so being his wounded pride
and late supper. This game came to
an end one night when an intrepid chal-
lepger, whose pride had on one occasion
carried him in the wake of his leader
over the end of a North river pier in
among the ice foes, coolly seated him
sell in his Office upon twenty-pound
keg of gunpowder from the bunghole OF
which a paper was lighted at the end
extending across the room. "Follow
YOUR leader!" he said to his friends, but
they left precipitately when the paper
had burned up to the heel OF bis bot,
which rested against the keg.
Year: 1876

While piece work is strongly resisted
by the association of the Amalgamated
Engineers in England in it's corporate
capacity, and by certain proportion
of the workmen is much dlsllked III
many important districts, the men who
have learned it's value to the able and
industrious mechanic would strenuously
oppose any proposal to limit its opera
tiOns.


Here I cannot do better than give an
extract from Mr.. Brassey's essay on
"Work and Wages" recording the ex-
perience of the authors father, whose
testimony is emphatically in favor OF
piece work.


NV father, says Mr.. Brassey, always
preferred putting price upon the work
rather than paying by the day. This
system was modified to suit the usual
habits of the people with whom he had
to deal. Piece work could not in all
cases be adopted without some compll-
cations and difficulties; but my father
always looked upon day workas losing
game, and all his work was carried out,
as far as possible, by sub-contract,
which is piece work on q somewhat
larger scale. Even the scaffolding for
the erection of an iron bridge, such as
that over the Severn, near Colebrook
dale, of 200 feet span, was carried ont
upon the principle of sub contract; and
the same system was adopted for the
excavation of shafts and adjacentlengths
of tunnel. Payment by piece is beneti-
cial alike to the master and the man.
The man earns higher wages, while the
master has the satisfaction OF obtaining
an equivalent for the wages he has paid,
and completing the contrsct which he
has undertaken with far greater rapid
ity. On public works the difference in
the earnings of the men paid by piece
work and the men working by the day
was always remarkable. In the canal
making days men working in butty
gangs would earn four shillings, wh',e
others working on the day system wol I'd
not earn more than from two to thee
shillings q day.


1t seems to me thai piece work is one
of the many instances in which friend
has been mistaken for an enemy; and
that great calamity would befall those
who have denounced it if their denanci-
atoms were carried into practical effect
Year: 1876

Such incidents as the following are
still common in stage coach travelling IN
California The coach contained eight
men and four women, all unarmed.
When the coach 1eached part of the
road lined by thick growth OF brush,
into which it is impossible to turn a
loaded wagon or even light one: two
men sprung up and commanded the
driver to stop ald throw out the express
boxes. Both men wore white cloths
under their hats, one end being thrown
up over the front of the hat and the
other, with eye holes, covering the face.
One man, with double barreled shot
gun, aimed at the driver, and the other
at the body of the coach where the pas
sengers mostly were. After a short
parley two boxes of treasure were thrown
out, and the driver was compelled to
drive on, the shotgun covering him until
he was hidden by turn in the road.
Year: 1876

To surprise Chinese gambling party
in faqrante deictn is considered the
acme of police subtlety and daring. On
every block is to be seen one, two, or
three quiet faced watchtul old China
men, sitting on little stools in narrow
doorways, set some twelve feet back
from the sidewalk. John passes Ger
berus unchallenged, threads the pas
sages easily enough and finds himself in
the temple Of fortune, reduced to dirty
little gambling shop. But should
officers x, Y and q (or any other un.
known quantity make rush on any OF
these little, old, watchful men, there
are hundred chances to one that they
will be quick enough to prevent him
pulling cord that sets bell a-tlnkllng.
Once let that bell tinkle and though the
Invading force were fifty strong all
would be in vain. For suppose they
skurry past Cerberus and try the as
sault. Obstacle number one is a big
door, three, five, six inches thick, with
heavy cross bars of wood and iron on
the wrong side which would defy the
whole force used collectively as bat
tering ram and even were that door
passed in the first sweep, the passage is
found to be q maze, with barricaded
door at every angle ingenious mechanl-
cal contrivances slip bolt and bar into
their heavy sockets quick as light,
while the tinkle of the bell has sent the
gamblers flying by some rear exit or up
to the roof. One memorable time, a
certain wonderfully active and efficient
officer, while hotly pressing some flying
pigtails in one of these passages, sud
denly found himself hauled up to the
ceiling, with his neck in moose, and
there he dangled until cut down by his
brother stars.


Closely related to gambling are the
lotteries, in which almost every Chinese
storekeeper deals. On every ticket
eighty Chinese numbers are printed,
the buyer having the privilege of cross
ing out five or more of these numbers,
and if any or all of these numbers when
drawn are found to be prizes the money
called for is paid. The prizes are five,
and vary from twenty-five cents to one
hundred dollars, the price Of the tickets
being from ten cents to one dollar.
The drawings take place twice day.
This much you are told. White people
patronize this petty system OF robbery
extensively. No drawing party has yet
been seized, and the whole business Is
intangible and shady.-Scribners.
Year: 1876

In case New York does not hurry up and
raise sloe.ooo 10 build the pedes tai for Bar
tnoiafs COLOSSAL statue OF Liberty lighting
the WORLDS commerce, Philadelp phia promises
To take bold OF the matter and secure ~ for
Fairmount Park. There Is q singular ana
Thy among The New Workers In regard to the
matter. Inc site selected for the statue IN
IL In every respect IN appropriate place for
IL. The government and people Of France
have shown 20 much interest In it, and the
statue vas presented In such friendly spirit
that tAs Indifference of the New Yorksrs
looD Lie IN insult to the donors.
Year: 1876

1t seems that Senator Conkling, of New
York, has q valid excuse for not participat-
ing In the political canvass after all. He
has been arraigned pretty sharply for his
ipaetion, but his appearance AZ Utica a few
weeks since, when he made political speech.
convinced those who saw him that his Ill
ness was far from being simulated. He re-
Gently wrote TO Q friend In New York that
his illness keeps him shut up most of the
time. and that he hears but little OF the
world d news.
Year: 1876

The new governor Of Indiana will bring to
the discharge Of the duties OF his Office q
weil-worn suit Of blue jeans, a reputation
for honesty, and rather an imperfect knovl
edge OF English orthography, as some OF his
Congressional chiroSraphy shows. While he
may be somewhat deficient in shook lar.
nin'," his long legislative experience will
qualify him In great measure to discharge
bis new duties intelligentIy.
Year: 1876

Dull times among the reporters, the mex
orable demand of the foreman for copy, and
disposition to devote more talent to SEN
sations than facts. led some Of our evening
contemporaries to publish thrilling ac-
count of q wordy and angry war between
Governor Kellogg and Judge Lynch as
having occurred Tuesday evening. 1t is
needless to say that the stories were with
out foundation in fact, that there is mis-
understanding between the two, and no
occasion for any.
Year: 1876

"Much Learning HATH MADE d1m MAD"


The dispatches of last night. from Wash
ington, say that Fitzhugh shows signs of
insanity. His lofty intellect is tottering
from it's base, and he will doubtless prove
an alibi of the brain in his pitiful case.
What q mind is there dethroned! Sweet
bells tangled out of Democratic tune. His
friends assert that he is not responsible for
what he says, and his party declares itself
not responsible for what he does. But
withal there is method in his madness. a
Democratic method to hold on to his office
though the heavens fall. The resolution of
the House was that the Office of doorkeeper
should be abolished, and that the duties
pertaining to it should be performed by
the Sergeant-at-Arms. Sergesnt-at-Arms
Thompson is at present drawing his salary
in Ohio. PendletOn has had Democratic
State convention there lately. Fitz is a
man trained to surrender only to superior
force. He is "biger man than old
Grant," and he has intrenched himself and
bid defiance to the federal Congress, just as
he had learned to do in the stronghelds of
Richmond. Fitz was rebel, and he has
rebelled again. As usual with such war
riors, he has captured public records
and will not give them up. The index
books are among the effects captured
By Fitz, and the members of the House are
unable to get any documents from the
folding room. The index clerk is probably
lame in his position, but he is loyal to Fitz,
and naturally follows the Fitz confederacy.
Congress will doubtless adjourn from day
to day until Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson
can be brought back from Ohio and made
to attend to his duty. Then, if Fitz has not
sold the records for waste paper and fled to
Canada, he may be overcome. and the ses-
sions of Congress allowed to 60 on. Crazy
or not, Fitz is very criminal in all this, and
he can only protect himself by turning
Democratic witness in the case against the
government, and securing immunity from
punishment.
Year: 1876

from UDC OLuTlCSCOIA 4NO"0'J


The Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
at Barnweii, South Carolina, had to bring
business to sudden halt last week to save
colored jurors from starvation. They said
they had been without food for the whele
day, and could get neither money or credit.
The kind hearted Judge proceeded to give
them the following "crumbs Of comfort"


"Under the circumstances | will be com
PEELED to discharge you, for ] cannot keep
you here in starving conditi"n. But you
See to what condition you have brought
the country. You are not without blame
for the men in Office, responsible for the
stoppage of the court, were put there by
your vote. Here we are in the month OF
May there is no money to pay your Judge,
to pay jurors, to support the prisoners IN
Jail, or pay the other expenses Of the county
You colored voters are responsible for this
thing, for by your votes the bad men who
have brought about this lamentable state OF
affairs were elected"