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Year: 1873

Having photograph taken Is one OF
the great events in mans life. The
chief desire is to look the very best, and
on the success Of the picture hinges, in
many cases, the most important epoch
in life. To work up proper appear
anee time enough is used. which, if de-
voted to catching Aeas for their phospho-
rus, would cancel the entire national
debt and establish New York daily
paper. When you have completed your
toilet you go to the gallery and force
yourself into a nonchalance Of expres-
sion that is too absurd for anything.
Then you take the chair, spread your
legs gracefully, appropriate a calm and
Indifferent look, and commence to per-
spire. An attenuated man with pale
face, and soiled nose now comes out Of
cavern, and adjusts the camera. Then
he goes back Of you and tells you to sit
as far back as you can in the chair, and
that it has been a remarkable backward
spring. After getting you back till your
spine lnterferes with the chair itself, he
shoves your head into a pair of ice-tongs
and dashes at the camera again. Here,
with a piece Of discolored velvet over
his head, he bombards you in this man
ner: "Your chin out little, please. y
The chin is protruded. "Thats nicely {;
now n little more" The chin advances
again, and the pomade commences to
melt and start for freedom. Then he
comes back to you and slaps one of your
hands on your leg in such position as
to give yeu the appearance of trying to
lift it overhead. The other is turned
under itself, and has become so sweaty
that you begin to fear that it will stick
there permanently. A new stream Of
pomade finds its way out, and starts
downward. Then he shakes your head
in the tongs TIL it settles right, and says
it looks like rain, and puts your chin out
again, and punches out yoSr chest, and
says he doesn't know what the poor are
TO do next winter, unless there is a radi-
cal change in affairs, and then takes the
top Of your head in one hand and your
chin in the other, and gives your neck
a wrench that would earn any other man
prominent position in new hospital.
Then he runs his hand through your
hair and scratches your scalp, and steps
back to the camera and the injured vel
vet for another look. BY this time new
sweat and pomade have started out. The
whites Of your eyes show unpleasantly,
and your whole body feels as if it had
been visited by an enormous cramp, and
another and much bigger one was mo-
ment&rily expected. Then he points at
something for you to look at; tells you
to look cheerful and composed, and
snatches away the velvet and pulls out
his watch.


When he gets tired, and you feel as il
there was but very little left in this world
to live for, ne restores the velvet, says it
is an unfavOrable day for picture, but
he hopes for the best, and Immediately
disappears in his den. Then you get up
and stretch yourself, slap on your hat,
and Immediately sneak home, feeling
mean, humblsd, and altogether too
wretched for description. The first
friend who sees the picture says he can
see enough resemblance to make certain
il is you, but you have tried to look too
formal to be natural and graceful.
Year: 1873

WEsTvILLE, May l7.-There is very
little change in the aspect OF affairs at
the Colliery mine. The shait has been
sounded and the indications are that
the water is rapidly raising. There is
scarcely any smoke rising from the
shaft, but the pressure Of black damp is
now very perceptible, and this fact is
considered by all miners as a strong in
dication that the fire is rapidly decreas-
ing.
Year: 1873

The HERALD went to press shortly
before 6 o'clock on the morning after
the election. No one but those who
have had to do it can know how wea-
rying, and almost endless is the labor
Of collating election returns. Through
the special State dispatches which
were received by THE HERALD ALONE,
the pnblic was placed in receipt of the
most accurate information in regard
to the result. By means of these dis
patches the Express was enabled to
issue Especial" work on which was
commenced Immediately after copy
OF the HERALD could he obtained.
With the exception of few unim-
portant county precincts the material
for the Express special CO. was obtained
entirely at the expense and labor of
the Los ANGELES DAILY HERALD.
Year: 1873

This mornings dispatches chronicle
another of those disgraceful challenges
which are blot on the civilization of
the nineteenth century. Pugilistic
encounters have been for many years
recognized as the acme of manly sport,
and the brutes who, with bulldog
courage, make living out Of bearing
punishment, have long been lauded to
the skies as heroes. Only few weeks
ago the lines brought news of one man
being dfsfigured beyond recognition,
and yet being forced by his hackers to
stand up and receive more punishment
from the fists Of his fellow-brute. To-
day the telegraph announces that Joe
Coburn will fight Tom Allen for a
large sum of money. Enthusiasts may
talk of the high state Of training to
which the men are brought; may extol
their shining flesh and their bursting
muscles; but no thoughtful man can
ever approve of this perfection of ply
steal manhood being attained solely to
destroy and batter it for money. The
lowest gamblers and thieves attend the
exhibition, and the better class of So
ciety is only represented by weak,
vicious youths, or sciOns of degraded
aristocracy. Doubtless the fight will
take place, and be duly chronicled
with all the low slang phrases that are
part and parcel of the disgusting per-
formance, and another victory or de-
feat will be added to the lists of Amer
ica's foulest blot-the Prize Ring.
Year: 1873

Society is constantly agOnizing (o)
over the improper training of young
women, without suggesting any prac-
cal remedy. How to substitute indus
try, economy and robust health for
idleness, extravaganza and pale-faced
beauty is problem easy of discussion,
but difficult of practical solution. A
remedy can come but from one source,
and that source must be the action of
intelligent, c0nm0n-sensed mothers;
mothers who will cut loose from the
stereotyped trammels of fashion, and
who will devote themselves to the full
real, physical and mental development
of their daughters. A great struggle
is now going on in San Francisco to
secure better industrial training for
girls, and the subject has called forth
an able article from correspondent
OF the Evening Post, signing himself
"Old Saw" which is worthy Of care
full perusal. The portion of the letter
which seems most to the point, is here
subjoined:


AS girls are at present trained and
educated they are totally untitled for
the practical duties of life; this all
must admit who duly consider the
subject. The whole system is wrong
from root to branch-as wrong for
those who are well provided for and
who do not expect to earn their own
living, as for those who have nothing
but themselves to depend upon for a
livelihood. Let them be first taught
that "etteminacy" is not beauty, but
that robust health and perfect physi-
cal form are the perfection of beauty;
that physical culture and development
are as essential for one sex as for the
other, and absolutely imperative for
life of health and enjoyment. Then
let girls be taught in professions and
callings that will develop the physical
nature, make them self-reliant and
ndependent-able to "hOe their own
row land not be the helpless, worth
less dolls they are at present. The
graces and refinements need not be
neglected.; and real lady may be
none the less so, because she is cOmpe-
tent to stand up independently and
| fight her way with the sterner sex in
the battle of life, able to fulfill all its
duties as well as enter into its high
ost enjOyments. Let the girls as well
as boys be taught practically hoW to
lire, and with this be taught the
means ef securing living; that labor
of the proper kind is pleasurable ac-
cOmplishment-nOt drudgery; and
that by means OF it only can they be
fitted for the pleasures as well as the
responsibilities of life.
Year: 1873

The returns received show that Nc
Kinstry has been elected Supreme
Judge by heavy majority. In some
respects this result was unexpected
The period i'm the campaign in which
the nomination took place was very
late; the canvass was not actively
carried on, except in the more thickly
settled country, and in the more re-
mote districts no Organization had
taken place. Notwithstanding this,
the McKinstry vote nearly equals that
of the other two candidates. E{Hv#


This can be taken in no other sense
than a strong endorsement of the In
dependent movement, and of Gov.
Booth, its head and front Two cleo
tions, following so rapidly, the one
after the other, and won, show, at
least, that the new party has become u
power; that it has organization, and
strength, and all OF her qualities neces-
sary to perpetuate its existence.


This election will render secure the
election of Gov. Booth to the United
States Senate. Not that it adds direct
ly one supporter to his party; but in
directly it will turn the hesitating
and the halting toward him. No
SO great assistance to any cause, as
victory. The. Independent party and
Gov. Booth are in the full tide of sue
cess. This party is the party of the
future in California. 1t has taken up
what was alive and worth viviiying in
the old Democratic party, and breathed
new energy into it, and it will now
receive the support Of many who here
tofore have held back.
Year: 1873

ETERNITY. Suppose, says an emf
nent writer, 'some little insect, so small
as to be imperceptible to the human eye,
were to carry this world by it's tiny
mouthfuls to the most distant star the
hand of Gcd has placed in the heavens.
Hundreds of millions Of years are re-
quired for the performance of single
journey. The insect commences upon
the leaf of tIee and takes its little load,
so small that even the microscope can
not discover that it is gone, and sets out
upon its almost endless journey. After
millions and millions of years have
rolled away, it arrives back again to take
its second load. What interminable ages
must pass before one leaf DO removed! In
what period OF coming time would the
whole tree be borne awayY When
would the forest be gone? And when
would that insect take the last particle of
this globe, and bear it away in its long,
long journey? Even then eternity would
be but beginning. The spirit then would
still look forward to eternity, endless,
unchangeable, iliimitable, rolling before
1t. Oh, the mind sinks down perfectly
exhausted with such contemplations
Yes; our existence runs parallel with
that of God. So long as He endures. SO
long shall that soul which He hath
breathed into our bosom glow and burn
but it must glow in the brilliance and the
beauty of heaven, or burn with luriC
name and inextinguishable woe!"
Year: 1873

The essential action of perfume we are
as yet unable to analyze. Gas can be
weighed. but not scents; the smallest
known creature can be made to deliver
up the secrets of their organization, but
what is that emanates from the pouch OF
the musk deer that fills a whole space
for years with its penetrating odor, and
odor which an illimitable number of ex.
traneous substances can carry of without
diminishingitin in size and weight; and what
to US from the flowers, no man has ye'
determined.
Year: 1873

HINTR TO A YOUNG BALL-GoER.--Be
very careful not to pull down your shirt


sleeves, or up your collar, or, in fact, to


40 anything to your costume as you enter
the ballroom. 1t implies nervousness


or uneasiness with yourself to do SO; and
your one great endeavor in all societies
should be to appear thoroughly at your
ease, and satisfied, with vanity or cox
crombry, with your dress and appearance.
DO not stand idle, do not dance over
much. The one implies small number
OF friends, the other wastes valuable
time, and prevents You keeping that con-
slant looking around you which is es-
sentlal to success, Be introduced to
knowablepeople quietly ;thereis is no neces-
sity to advertise to bystanders that you
did not know them before. Never tall,
much to woman you have just made
the acquaintance Of nor too eagerly


she may be allowed to suppose you
wished to know her, but not that hsr
Year: 1873

unsettled or unsausIacsory Sne token means the
real vaue-where II now circulates, ana gam tnus


MARKET FOR ONE oTn wEIx n,sEs sEsohfASr foDo0' "
But as TO putting the circulation OF this country
a silver basis al Secretary Richardson ls reported
to have said, II Is impossible to credit that the
Secretary OF the Treasury ever uttered such
peretical sentiment heretical In respect TO
ar laws OF finance. We are now on
ssa Sns Gas o on the
part OF the government In the payment OF interest
on our debt held abroad IT is compelled to raise
toms duties in coin, thus creating daily demand
for gold as commodity and thus tempting
sspecusIye maanagemsnt, ga. Ga The Secretary has
ton pay 1t out is worth more in the solution
or the present financial problem than the numer-
GUS offers made throughout the country by various
dealers, and which simply means an advertise
ment,


WE CAN EXPORT SILVER


al slight profit and WILL no doubt, as fast az It
comes to US. The old coinage Is worth less In its
trade dollar is worth more, and more nearly
approximates the gold standard. Its title,
the style OF Its coinage, with degree OF hneness
this win be It's ultimate destination. In the mean
time our comfort lies In two things We are
yearly, as people, growing more selfreant In re-
spect to our own manufactures and our produc-
abroad for our surplus. Iron has suddenly taken
Its place in a


as an article OF export With growing demand
for IT abroad silver, in sense, ceases to be
precious metal with US, and the more useful be-
comes more readily exchangeable Tor gold than
the more beautiful


Congress at its next session has a herculean
task before it. Bank reform. currency reform and
tariff reform are necessary be fore an attempt at
resumpton2 Who Is there to grasp the subject In
all its bearings and give us comprehensive
scheme that will seek this resumption as Its ulti
mate development without fear, favor or hope Of
reward?
Year: 1873

Most OF the articles specified show decrease
in expectation. Railway Iron, lead and wool each
show decrease OF about so per cent; bar iron ana
silk o5 per cent each. The articles showing an
increase OF exportation are salt, 50 per cent, and
wrought and cast iron, 80 per cent each.


The National Revenues.


The Treasury Department has been much on.
couraged during the past week by the receipts
from customs and internal revenues, there being
an Improvement In both from the week previous.
They have not fallen or from the estimates as much
as was expected they would from the effects OF the
panic. The receipts OF the year will be suricteu,
for all public purposes, provided Congress will not
as heretofore, appropriate money largely in excess
oi the estimates. The departments estimates for
Year: 1873

The question Of tho Public Library building
ramo before tho Board Of Education last oven
ing. It was finally resolved ths. tho Common
Council should be approached for an appropria-
tou to mako tho old Post-O Office habitablo, aud
Tint when it was fitted for occupancy tho Tree
Library might use whatever room they wanted
OIL paying d Just rent for it.
Year: 1873

In this estimate there is nothing included Tor
the city Is share OF the new Courthouse. There
is a portion Of the money derived from the State
applicable to that purpose. When that shall BE-
expended there must be lresort to direct ta1.
That the county is to bear half the cost Of the
Court-Houss is mero legal fction,-the city
constituting, go far as taxation is concerned,
aix-seyanths OF the county.


Included ID the list Of taxes is the million Of
dollars for special improvements which will be
borne by those whose property is benefited.
The Park taxes ire so equally. distributed that
they may be considered q general tax Deduct
Ing the special assessments, there will be . tax
of from eight and half to nine millions Of
dollars to be collected in this city Tor. the year
1873. Is that tax, under all the circumstances,
Excessive? It includes large portion Of ex-
penditures made necessary by the fire, and BY
the changed policies Of tho city and State Gov
ernments. Some portion is due, also, to tho loose
uay in Which city affairs have been conducted in
the past, which fact has been more complicated
by tho destruction Of all tho city records.
It has. been made necessary by the great
increase Which haa taken place in all manner of
business in Chicago, and to the extension Of
business quarters to points heretofore considered
remote. The new city is not only the old one
rebuilt, but tho area covered with permanent
buildings Is double what it was before the fire.
The suburbs OF the city hare been moved out
ward in all directions, and the once baro and TN
covered places are now habited and occupied.
The demand for fire and police service has been
corresponding1y increased, and in like manner
all other. branches Of the public. service have
erown in size and expense. When thia whole
tax, regular and extraordinary, forstate, County,
and Municipal, is spread upon the whole property
wines OF the city, it will be- found to be tlargo
only by comparison with the taxes OF previous
yearr, and to bear smaller proportion to the
actual value Of tho taxab1es in the city than ia
the ta1-lesy Of any other large city in the coun-
try. There has never been d full assessment OF
the 7a1ue Of property IN this city, nor has there
ever been more than mere approximation to
tho Talue Of two-th:rds Of the property. The
sooner there is an assessment upon actual
ga1ues, not only of property in the central parts
Of tho city, bnt all its sections, tho sooner will
there be an honest and fair distribution OF the
whole tax upon all property according to its
value, and the sooner will it be found that that
tax is neither exorbitant or oppressive.
Year: 1873




A FAMILY down town having a false
crate In one OF the rooms Of the house
/ placed some red paper behind It to
give the effect of fire. One OF the cold
est days this Winter the dog belonging
to tho household came In from out
doors and seeing the paper In the CRATE
deliberately walked up to 1t and laid
down before it, curled up In the best
way to receive the heat as 1t came
from the fire. He remained motion
,lsss for q lew minutes; feeling no
warmth hs raised his head and looked
over his shoulder at the CRATE; still
feeling no heat he arose and carefully
applied bis nose to the CRATE and
melt Of It. 1t was as cold as Ice.
With a look of tho most supreme dis
gust, his tail curied down between his
legs, every hair on his body saying,
I'm soid," the dog trotted out Of the
room. not even deigning to cast look
Il he party In the room who had
watched his actions and laughed SO
heartily at his, misfortunes. That dog
had reason as well as Instinct.
Year: 1873

.s7A Now Jersey couple made up their
minds to get married and straightway
sent for q minister. The latter gentle
man, on entering the rustic abode OF
the damsel, found her clad In home
spun, with sleeves rolled up. busily
engaged In churning. Rufus was called
from an adjoining field, where he was
cutting wood, and taking his place
with Amanda Jane before the man Of
authority, informed him that they were
ready to be wed. But" said the
reverend sir, ait Is customary to have
a, witness" whereupon Amanda Jane


went into an adjoining room and drew
in = cradle containing a plump. rosy
checked child. The minister ''Saw the
point" and at once proceeded with
the ceremony. rz-T sIF
Year: 1873

THE trustees of Tucson school district are informed that F. R. Brady has q house and lot for sale, situated on the east side of courthouse plaza, and the house can easily be converted into an excellent school room. At trifling expense, the three rooms can be turned into one 45xl5 feet, with good ventilation. The locality is good and we have no doubt the property could be had at very reasonable price.
Year: 1873

THE third annual exhibition by the pu- pills of St. Joseph's academy in Tucson, came off on Tuesday as per previous an nouncement and programme. The exer- cises were held under temporary cover erected within the walls of the yard, and the stage stood close to the east side of the building, there being two passage ways from the school rooms to the stage. The preparations m detail for the eXhibi- tlon were ample and very creditable, as were those for the accommodation of the visitors. There must have been one thousand in attendance, and the manifest ations of approval and surprise at what they saw were frequent. The programme was rather too long for one day, otherwise It was very good. As an indication of the interest excited by the exhibition, we may say that the Fathers of the Church, the principal civil and military officers in this locality and the citizens generally sat ana attentively enjoyed it from two to about seven o'clock The exercises con- sisted of vocal and instrumental music, addresses, conversations and dialogues, accompanied by choice music by the Fifth Cavalry Band; and at the close O great number of presents were distributed to me pupils according to merit in their sev- eral studies. Man. of the scenes in the dialogues were charming and we'll acted. the performance was high compliment to the painstaking teaching of the Sisters oI St. Joseph, and the very large attend ance exhibits general and appreciative interest on the part of the public.
Year: 1873

WE call public attention to the automatic show of MT. Alberto Ramirez, which takes place tonight and tomorrow. Those to whom this entertainment will be novel, will do we'll to patronize the miniature to be exhibited in the performance.
Year: 1873

THE first anniversary of the marriage of Lieutenant William L. Clarke and wife, stationed at the Tucson depot, occurred on Wednesday last, and they celebrated it by card and lunch-party in the evening" They had the pleasure of meeting many of their friends and receiving their con- gratulations and hopes that such joyous anniversaries might continue with them and the judgment of those present was that no other is liable to intervene in their lives which seem so happily united.
Year: 1873

A youth who was taking an airing In
the country tried to amuse himself by
Quizzing an old farmer about his bald
head, but was extinguished by the old
man, who solemnly remarked: "Young
man. when my head gets as soft as
yours Il can raise hair to SELL"


An eccentric old fellow, who lives
alongside of . graveyard, was asked If
it was not an unpleasant location. No.
said he, al never jined places in my life
with set OF neighbors that minded
their own business so stiddy As they do.
Year: 1873

bitten out as a horses manger. He
tried to catch the girl who was dancing


around, but she evaded himdh the most
skilfnl manner, continually talking to


him, laughing heartily, but in man
ner that would make the flesh creep.
The other girl paid no attention to him,
but kept continually crawling from one
object to another, and biting them all
as she passed. Its a popularity with
these afflicted cheWers that as soon as
one of them says 81 want the spell
is broken. In fact, the doctor finally
caught the little girl, when she said,
.sDon' t touch me; letme alone. WANT


and that breaking the spell, shet
ed color as white as driven snow, and
both burst out crying and retired to
distant part of the room, their arms a.
round each other, and could not be pre-
vailed upon to say another word. As
a rule, woman begins to grow excited
as soon as she says 81 want" particu-
larlT if her husband or her papa but
tons his pocket and talks about hard
times; but here is case in which she
no sooner finds she wants something
than she grows calm.