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Year: 1876

THE ANTS OF AFRIcA.-Whon they
become hungry the long file spreads it.
self through the forest in front limo and
attacks and devours all it overtakes with
fury that is quite irresistible. The ele-
phant and the gorilla fly before this at
tack. The black men run for their lives.
Every animal that lives in the line of
march is chased. They seem to under
stand and act upon the tactics of Napo-
leon, and concentrate with great speed
their heaviest forces on the point Of at
tack. In an incredibly short space of
time the mouse or dog, or leopard or dee'
is overwhelmed, killed, eaten and the
bare skeleton only remains. They seem
to travel night and day.


Many time have / been awakened
~out of my sleep and obliged to rush out
of my hut into the water to save my life,
and, after all, suffered intolorable agony
from the bites of the advance guard, who
had got into my clothes. When they en-
ter house they clear it Of all living
things. Cocllroaches are devoured in an
instant. Rats and mice spring around
the room in vain. An overwhelming
force of ants will kill n rat in less than II
minute, in spite of the most frantic strug-
giles, and in less than another minute its
bones are stripped. Every living thing
in the house is devoured. They will not
touch vegetable matter. Thus they are,
in reality, very useful Gas well as being
dangerous) to the negroes who have theiI
huts cleared of all abounding vermin-
such as cockroaches and centipedes OF
immense size at least several times a
year.


When on the march the whole insect
world flies before them, and | have often
had the approach ofa bashikonay army
heralded to mo by this means. Wherever
they go they make a clean sweep-even
ascending to the tops of the highest trees
in pursuit of their prey. Their manner
of attack is an immense leap. Instantly
their strong pinchers are fastened, and
they only let go when the piece gives
way. At such time this little animal
seems animated by kind Of fury which
causes it to disregard entirely its own
safety and seek only the conquest Of its
prey. The bite is very painful. The
negroes relate that in former times crimi-
nails were exposed to the path of the ants
rs the most cruel manner of putting them
to deAth.
Year: 1876

WE heard reminiscence the other
day worth repeating. In the camp OF
one of our Rhode Island regiments, the
tent of the chaplain was near the regi-
mental postofiice, and the good man was
frequently disturbed by soldiers thrust
ing their heads in and inquiring if the
mail had arrived. To rid himself Of this
annoyance he one day put up large
placard bearing the legend, "The chap
lain doesn't know whether the mail has
arrived or not" On glancing at the an
nouncement next morning imagine the
chaplain's surprise on reading this addi-
ton to il, evidently made by some disap-
pointed seeker after letters from home
-"and doesn't care DAMN" He took
down the pacard.
Year: 1876

SUPPOSE said a brow-beating !
yer to a witness he was trying to bad
one day last week, suppose | should
you that | could bring a dozen my
your own town to this courtroom
would say they would not belive H.
oath, what would you say 2 Aelld
ly the witness made him replyhused
say you lied,' A gentle smRlump
itself all over the court-roomaru
of butter on a hot cake, ANDY


witness stepped down.
Year: 1876

Simple, honest, noble-minded Kate,
How often have we met thee at the gate,
70 greet us with thy smile or simple lay
And bid MS welcome and press us kindly


stay.


It mattefed little with thee, noble Kate,
II we were hum BILE or OF meek estate;
Thy greeting was as kind TO rich and poor,
And none were spurnet when thou vert at


the door.
Farewell good Kate, may heaven be thy rest
The home that's promised to the good and


blest. D.
Year: 1876

We are offering unusual induce
ments to purchasers of clothing, and
can safely guarantee you a saving of
fully fifty per cent. if you will but ex-
anime our mammoth stock before pur.
chasing elsewhere. Important, under
the Lafayette II otel.
Year: 1876

Ed. HERALD:-Please correct a mis-
take in the HERALD of yesterday rel
atlve to the drowning of my team on
Temple street. The team did drown,
but was driven into the water by a
hired man instead of my son, who
swan in to rescue the team but re-
ceived no injury only cold bath.


Respectfully,
Year: 1876




to be had at the Important Clothing
House under the Lafayette Hotel. =
Fifteen tables and twenty-five draw
ers full of new clothing at the Import
ant, under the Lafayette Hotel. The
most fastedious can be pleased there,
and at the same time save 25 per cent.
All goods sold at San Francisco prices.


to apr
All parties contemplating buying
clothing will do well to examine the
stock of the Important. to apr
No trouble to show goods at the I'm
portant, under the Lafayette Hotel.
They make clothing speciality and
therefore can sell as cheap as the
cheapest San Francisco house.


to apr
Year: 1876

1t seems that the efforts put forth
in our city to christianize our heather
Johns finds u parallel in san Diego.
The World says: A number of ladies
in town are weaving "stars in their
CROWN by their efforts in teaching
and instructing the Cinnamon Ev-
cry Tuesday night for many months
these noble ladies have patiently ap-
piled themselves to the difficult under
taking of teaching the stubborn
tongues of the heathen to master
something of the intricacies of our
language, and during the whole time
their energy, led on by the zeal of one
of our most excellent ladies, has not
faltered. And their efforts are being
met with a gOou deal of success.


The Los Angeles Forest Company,
which was organized a short time ago
for the purpose Of growing eucalyptus
trees, is on the high road to prosperity.
Only eighteen shares of the capital
stock remain unsold, and this will no
doubt be disposed of in day or two,
when the articles of Incorporation will





in good earnest. The company have
located their lands on the San AntO-
nio ranch, about half mile South of
the city. The soil is a fine sandy
loan and well adapted to the pur-
poses of tree growing.


We are pleased to learn that Mr..
Howard's son who was so terribly
|


crushed by loaded truck is in very
| fair way to recover. His recovery
will demonstrate what fine physique,
| skill and careful nursing can accom-
plish in apparently hopeless cases.
The fact that the truck was loaded
with two thousand feet of lumber, and
that the wheel completely crushed all
in its course in a shocking manner,
made recovery seem almost an impOs-
sibility. DR.. Simms is the attending
! Surgeon.


DR.. Brooke informs us that the man
Frankel, with the suspicious eruption
on his face, is afflicted with nothing
else than the poison from the rhus
tOricOdendrOn, or poison oak. The
case is chronic and is attended with
an intense itching, almost at times
distracting the patient. He is now
rapidly improving. DIR. Brooke says
the disease is not infectious. Still we
are of the opinion that the man ought
to be removed from our public thor
oughfares.


Yesterday morning about o'clock
two horses engaged in hauling dirt on
Temple street varied the monotony of
their daily life by an excursion. They
first collided with fence demolishing
a section and leaving one wheel of the
wagon behind, after which they went
up Main street, thence into Sonora,
where they encountered an adobe wall
which formerly formed part of house
and which brought them to stand
until the driver arrived. The horses
received castigation.


There was shooting fracas in Bo-
lands saloon on Commercial street
about IL o'clock last night. The bar
tender and another party, engaged in
the affair, were both arrested. We
did not learn the merits of the case.
Year: 1876

tigation should now require these letters to
be submitted and compared in order to tes
their accuracy, and recall Mulligan and
Fisher, with the books of the latter, 30 as
to get full Interpretation Of some Of the
letters which cannot be we'll understood
without key to various transactions. Mr..
Hunton ought not to delay this point Of
the inquiry for any reason, but probe the
whole iniquity to the bottom forthwith
and let Blaine stand before the country
such as he really is.
Year: 1876

An attempt has been made at Devonport
to sink the British ironclad Caledonia,
which is used as naval training ship, and
has five hundred boys on board. The leave
of the boys had been stopped for the mis-
conduct of some among them, and there was
in consequence, much discomfort Early
one morning water was found to be coming
into the ship rapidly and the signals for as
sistance were made. There were several
feet OF water in the hold, and after the
pumps had been at work vigorously for some
time, it was discovered that valve made it
impossible that it could have been acciden
tai. This was stopped and the ship pumped
dry A court of inquiry is to be held.
Year: 1876

An almost increditable story comes from
Mazeppa, MINI. A boy, named Fairchild,
is reported to. have drowned himself near
there through fear of whipping from his
father for misdemeanor at school. When
his father was notified that the body had
been found, he went to the spot, gazed at
the body, seemed greatly agitated and went
away. Neither he nor any of the family
went near it afterwards, and the body was
buried by the neighbors. The next day he
carried a grist of grain to mill, came back
by the burying ground just as the body was
being inferred, stopped and looked mo-
ment, and drove home.
Year: 1876

WHETHER commencement exercises OF
public schools should be encouraged was a
question gravely argued by some of the
prominent members of the School Board at
its recent meeting. While we admit there
might be opposition raised to such demon
strations, we cannot but take the ground
that they should be encouraged in every
possible way, inasmuch as there are many
Of our citizens who either have not or cannot
spare the time to make stated visits among
the public schools, but who would willingly
spare one evening to witness the exer-
cises Of graduating class. They would
thereby get much better conception of the
of the advancement of the cause of ednca-
ton, and learn in two hours what they
would not ascertain by weeks visit to the
schools.
Year: 1876

The Albany Times says One OF the
lodges of the innumerable multitude
which is always striving to live without
work is thus described by resident A
strong, healthy looking man rang the
door bell and asked for few pennies to
buy him some bread. They we're re-
fused on general principles, and then
the sturdy beggar begun writhing as If
in misery, and explained that he had a
pin sticking in his back, which hurt him
severely. he would like to 60 into the
house minute, in order to remove the
troublesome thing. In the case re:
ferred to, suspicion was aroused, and
the man With a pin in his back was
ordered T., move on. In others, how
ever, the impostor has been allowed to
20 into a room alone, when he has helped
himself to whatever he could lay his
hands on. The trick was quite common
few years ago, and in one instance the
lady Of the house, who was alone, was
rudely insulted. Our readers will do
well to beware of the man with pin in
his back.
Year: 1876

A gentleman who has known the ven-
cradle Peter Cooper, a candidate
for the presidency of the United
States ever since he came to New
York city and is personally cog
infant of his business reverses and sue
cesses, said few days ago in conversa
tion i: A great many people seem to think
that Peter Cooper was always success
full and that everything he ever attempt
ed turned out profitable. This is not
80. Mr.. Cooper had hard row to hoe
when he first came to New York. l
knew him when he first came here from
the country. A tall raw wboned young
m an with any amount of energy. He
was full OF new ideas, however, and
some led to disappointment, others to
prosperity.


he started grocery about where the
Cooper Institute stands now, with all
kinds of truck in it. All groceries sold
whisky in those days, and nothing was
thought of it. His wife tended the
store, dressed in homespun petticoat,
with white cotton short gown. The
concern was very popular, and Peter
made considerable money. Then one OF
his brilliant progressive ideas took pos
session of him, and he went to work with
q will to execute it.


His scheme was to provide rapid tran
sit from the foot of Ortley street (East
Eighth street now to a point where
Bellevue hospital stands at present.
There WAS q clear stretch of water from
one point to the other, and Peter
thought ferryboat run by an endless
chain would be very profitable. He
bought great ferryboat, purchased an
enormous chain, about two miles in
length, and started business. At first
the concern was great novelty, and
was well patronized. But by.snd-bye
accidents happened, by which the
farmers and people using the ferryboat
were detained in the river. The traffic
grew lighter, and one fine morning the
sheriff pounced down upon all of Peter
Cooper's possessions.


The next day he took walk early in
the morning out of town, up where the
Murray hill residences now stand. In
the midst of pasture stood the old
powder house, used for the storage of
ammunition during the Revolution. he
thought what fine building it would
be to occupy for the manufacture OF
glue. He went home, consulted his
wife, got his breakfast, and, calling upon
some of his friends, obtained the
requisite means. In that place the foun-
dation of his immense fortune was laid,
and when the growth of the metropolis
obliged him to abandon the building as
g glue factory, he was a very wealthy
man
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Pittsfeld Ql.)
Old Flag, writing from Dendwood, in
the Black Hills, says: Wages for COM
mon labor are from four to five dollars
per day, but great many are complain:
ing that they can't get work. ] would
not advise any man to como to the Hills
this fall, as there will not be any great
amount of work going on this winter !;
but I would advise them that are doing
we'll to stay where they are, for man
will have to tfavel further than have
to find better place than old Pike, TAX
ing everything into consideration but
still, this is great deal better country
to make money in than I expected to
find it. To them that have money and
leisure would say, this is the place to
spend the summer and breathe the pure
air, and drink the clear, cold water, and
chase the red deer over tho hills.
Year: 1876

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Since we have taken charge Of
this paper We have marked an K on
come of our papers. showing that
the receivers time was out. We
did this in order to come in contact
with our subscribers, and find ont
whether we had any dead-beats or
not. We ask you il you would do
diheront if you had y large list Of
subscribers you never sawH Would
tyou not want to know something
about some of them? Now we have
taken this way of getting line from
them or in some way letting U.s.
know that they receive their paper.
all right, &C.; and yet we had Q.
friend come in last week and with .
lghostiy frown said hs was insulteds
&c. Now, we have nothing to say
Iabout him or his insulted feelings,
Iall we say is that we do mot


msan to hurt the feelings OF the


most sensitive. We want to fnd


out who you are; and if you get
iyour paper all right. Can you


blame us for this? We do not mean


to crowd g man for money for we
know it 10 tight times now. We
trust yol will not be offended at our


action but will consider, how you


would act if placed in the Same Cir


cumstances?


/ No person but a deaI.beat will


DO insuIted when you ask him fol


what he owes. We want no dead


beats on our books, 80 we hope oil
of this class will get insulted.
Year: 1876

J. B. Sykes lit.le boy of Farber
while driving mule team, the team
took fright at two men rising up
out of the grass and ran off turning
a load of wood off and breaking the
wagon all to pieces. Il was q mar.


ow escape for the boy.
Year: 1876

With this issue ends the quarter
commencing July oath. AS all our
bills are collected quarterly, you
may look out for. us before long II
not sooner. Collecting is not q
pleasant duty and we would love to
avoid it as much as any one, but
we see no way but to face the mus
IN
Year: 1876

CHALLENaE.-Two men of respec-
liability and high standing in this
city, challenge any other two to a
friendly game OF euchre. No stakes
are to be played for. This is merely
to be friendly tournament. The
names of the challenging party can
be asesrtained by calling at this Of.
fee.
Year: 1876

With our next issue commences a
new quarter. Any one contemplat-
ing advertising should at once come
forward and commence with the
quarter. Now is the time to sdver.
tise. We offer extra inducements
to those beginning now.
Year: 1876

Tack TEsTER.-An apparatus has been at
tached to the rear of the pay car used on the
middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad
which is expected to be of important service
to the officers of the road when on tours of in
spection. roll of white paper 700 feet in
length eneircles cylinder, from which it is
paid out at the rate of three feet to the mile
run by the car, its forward movement being
regulated by the revolutions of the nearest axle
under the car. lead pencil placed about the
centre of the paper indicates by its mark the
condition & the track. The more uneven the
track the longer will be the mark which the
pencil will make. Another way Of showing
the inspecting parties that the track is uneven
is by horizontal piece of iron or steel, which
oscillates like the pendulum of a clock as. he
train moves. When defective point is reach
ed the pendulum comes in contact with a met
al on each side, circular in shape, and creates
a sound like that of bell. This new inven-
ton is expected to work more satisfactorily
that the telegraph apparatus formerly in oper-
alton.
Year: 1876

gas- Brigham Young has considerable horse
sense, Notwithstanding his nonsensical marital
arrangements. He told recent Chicago in
vestigator who was purring round fer inferma-
ton BE sure you have got the pattern Of
woman that suits you before leading her to the
altar. Don't wait till after marriage, as did,
and then be obliged to keep on sampling."
That kind of advice will wash almost every
time.
Year: 1876

An accident transpired in this city, a
few days since, which might properly
form good supplement to the Comedy
of Errors" Two husbands, two wives,
and knot-hole, were mixed up in the
affair, as follows: In one of the fashion
able localities OF the city there are two
families living in double house. A
high-board fence separates the back
Yards, and at the further end ofthe fence
there is large knot-hole. 1t seems that
the two wives in the two families are on
very intimate terms, but petty jealousies
have for some time made the heads of
the family at loggerheads. Husband
No. and husband No have each seen
his spouse repair to that knot-hole near
ly every morning, but each, owing to
the fence being high, did not know who
was on the other side. No. l at last
tired of this procedure and thought he
| would see who it was that was so enter
tanning on the other side of that knot
hole. No. took the same notion into
his head on the same morning. Both
crept up to the hole and No. l did not
have long to wait, for No. soon show
ed his face through the hole. Immedi.
|
tions passed back and forth with vehe'
mence which threatened to shiver the
pine fence, and for a time it was
feared that pistols would be called into
use Imagine the surprise of both, wher
the mystery was solved. Each sup
posed his fair spouse to be unfaithful
and when the true secret leaked out i
was difficult to tell which was the mos
chagrlned, when the wives Of both ex
planned the matter. The fact was thu
two ladies had long met at that knot-hol'
to engage IN a private gossip when no
sshxed up" to go round the front way
The upshot of the denouement was tha
there were two merry wives, two silen
husbands and two new bonnets. Th'
knot-hole has not been amputated, ant
the conferences continued without dis
turbanca
Year: 1876

Our civilization is full OF such stories
as this, which is from Oshkosh: "a
man in the town of Rushford killed an
other mans dog. The son of the man
whose dog was killed, therefore, pro-
ceeded to whip the man who killed the
dog of the man he was son of. The man
who was son of the man whose dog was
killed, was arrested by the man who was
assaulted by the son of the man whose
dog the man assaulted and killed. The
man who was arrested by the man who
killed tho dog of the man whom the
man arrested was son of, for assaulting
the man who killed the dog, finally set.
tied the case up with the man who had
arrested the son of the man who owned
the dog for assaulting the man who kill
ed the dog of the mans father who had
been arrested. And still we are not
happy"
Year: 1876

There is panic at Washington in the
republican camp, in regard to Ohio and
Indiana, which is fast spreading to the
political centers in the states. Chandler 5
recent visit to this city tor more money,
the mysterious movements Of his conf
Dental agents and the suddenly changed
outlook of the canvass in both states
serve to explain the cause of alarm L.
New York Sun.
Year: 1876

Sedalia Democrat: The news from
Ohio and Indiana continues to improve.
1t looks more and more as if the democ-
racy were bound to carry both states on
Indiana, who have been absent in the
territories and on the Pacific coast, are
making it special object to 90 home
and vote Every train on the Pacific for
several days has carried more or less
men of this character. We have met
several such men on the train in the last
few days. 1t shows how Systematically
the glorious democracy of Indiana are
working. They are determined to lose
no vote, it possible, through the absence
of voters from the state.
Year: 1876

BAKED MILK.-Put half gallon of
milk INTO Il jar, and tie it down with a
piece of writing paper. Let it stand in


moderately warm oven about eight or
ten hours. 1t will then be of the con-
sistency of cream. 1t may be used by
persons who are weak or consumptive.
Year: 1876

Hereafter the name of no per-
son will be placed upon our
subscription list without pay
ment in advance, and after the
lapse Of a reasonable time for
payment OF delinquent SUBJ
scriptiOn, the names of those
persons owing will be dropped.
Year: 1876

The assertion is made that there are
1000 deserted farms in New Hampshire,


or seven per cent. of the whole number.


Many have been acquired by moneyed
institutions through foreclosure. Several
ways of selling them on long credit
have been devised, combined with the
introduction of new industries that would
make payments easy by the purchasers.
Year: 1876

by skiff from the Kentucky side, had
boat acted as wen and as promptly as
they could, but the time was too short.


Holjje lived on Pike street, Covington.
He was young man Of more than Ordi-
nary intelligence and industry, and his
many good qualities had endeared him
to wide circle Of friends and acquaint.
anCos.
Year: 1876

1t was one hundred years ago, on the
10th of May, that Ethan Allen, with the
assurance Characteristic Of the firstclass
Yankee, demanded Of the British officer
in command Of Fort Ticonderoga. the
surrender Of the grrrison and all its san
culinary paraphernalia. He was polite
enough TO say that the request was made
ION the authority Of the Great Jehovah
and the Continental Congress, and upon
these papers he took possession. This
Centenary business has brought out n
good many anecdotes Of Allen, some OF
which were supposed to be planted be-
yond resurrection. Here is one:


Allen was in church one Sunday with
a number Of friends, listening to a very
high Calvanistic minister (exact stature
not recorded). The text chosen was,
MANY shall strive to enter in, but shall
not be able !" and the preacher promised
his remarks by observing that the grace
OF God was certainly sufficient to include
one person out of ten. Secondly, DIS
closed II fact that not one out OF twen-
ty would attempt to avail himself Of sal
vation. And thirdly, it came out that
but one man in fifty was really an object
OF Divine solicituGe. Fourthly. was an.
nounced that the estimate Of the elect
now reduced to greater correctness-the
sad conclusion was being drawn that
only one out Of eighty-when Allen
seized his hat. and evacuated the pew
exclaiming ~ of, boys, any one Of you
may take my chance