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Year: 1876

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Telegraph gives the particulars OF
a remarkable duel between two French
noblemen which recently took place on
the Belgian frontier. The quarrel ap-
pears to have originated in a fashiona-
bic drawing-roOm. A Count and
Duke were discussing politics and the
conversation became so hot that the
former lost his temper and so far forgot
himself as to strike his noble opponent
a blow on the face. The latter did not
reply, but sought his friends immedi-
ately afterwards, and swOTe to them
that he would never see his family
again until he had washed out the III
suit with the blood of his adversary.
No time was lost in arranging for the
meeting, which took place next day.
The combat was one of the bitterest
description. Before they had fought
long the Duke was wounded in two
places, in the arm and IN the chest.
With the blood streaming from his hurts
he continued the conflict, though hard
" able to maintain himself erect. When
about to succumb from weakness he
summoned all his strength for u final
attack, and succeeded IN striking his
adversary mortal blow, from the eff
fects of which he instantly fell dead.
The Duke then staggered forwards, and
bending over the dead man stepped his
handkerchief in the blood that had
flown from the fatal wounds. After
rubbing the CORY cloth on his face he
turned to his friends and said, q con-
fide this handkerchief to you, that You
may hand it to the Duchess, my wife.
Tell her to place it among the marriage
gifts of our daughter; it is the dowry
of her father-the purity of his name"
Scarcely had he uttered these words
when he, too, expired, going into eter-
nifty with a smile upon his face, pro-
duced by the sentiment that his honor
had been satisfied.
Year: 1876

the moonlight. Fanny shuddered. She


had heard wild stories of that strange
place, stories that chill the blood and
haunt the Imagination. o, why did he
not speak? And with what a horrible
grip he held her handl What could she
say? What ought she to say? Her
face was hot with bushes of shame and
confusion. She trembled from head to
foot. -tt1


And still there continued that fright
full silence, although he had stopped,
still holding her hand. Should she call
for Flo? With what word might she
break the dread stiffness that seemed
creeping through and around her. At
last the spell was over. The man drew
himself up, let her hand fall, and in
strangely troubled voice, said


"Well, what neXtP"


1t was all she needed. One wild,
hurried glance-he had taken off the
brigand hat, and stood revealed in the
clear moonlight-her own father, 1t
was all she needed for cruelest punish
ment. She gave one appalling cry, and
sank to the earth, humiliated, crushed.
Her father-to know of this wild freak
o, if the ground would only open and
cover her from those terrible, searching
eyes!


81 would not have believed this of
you, Fanny. l could not. Do you
know you have been the laughing-stOck
of trio of fools? Through a kind
friend, your brother learned of this ap-
pointment in time to save your reputa-
ton, and | have taken this method to
show you your folly. Is this the way
you repay those to whom you owe
very thing g?-with falsehood, deception,
and blind confidence in any man who
chooses to trifle with youp'


go, mother, motherl'' walled poor
Fanny, sobbing as if her heart would
break, for she was only a child, after
all. .... H


"Be thankful that your mother is
spared the humiliation of knowing that
her child forgets honor and duty in this
clandestine business.


"Fanny, child, l trust this lesson is
enough" he added, in a gentler voice,
for he pitied the suffering girl. She
was his darling. "Come, rise up. Tell
me you will never commit such a folly
again, and will forgive you. 1t shall
never be mentioned. | have seen to it
that the matter shall be kept secret.
My poor child, many good girls repu-
tation has been blighted forever by such
a thoughtless, foolish act as you have
committed tonight


She lifted herself slowly from the
ground, and fell into his arms; but Ian
guage could not express the depth and
thoroughness of her humiliation. To-
gether they went to the place where
she had left Flora, but the girl, proba-
bly, guessing that the sequel was not
what she planned, had gone, leaving
Fanny's hat on the ground.


Flora Peterson remained at the semi
nary only during the term of five weeks,
and never came back to it again. Like
all false friends, she deserted her post
in the hour of trial, and Fanny gladly
spent the time until the vacation with
her grandmother in a neighboring city.


The two girls never met again, and
it is needless to say that the lesson was
one which needed never to be repeated.
Companion.
Year: 1876

A BILL has passed the Pennsylvania
Legislature forbidding any person un-
der penalty, unless already in practice
for five years at the date of the act, to
practice medicine, surgery, or obstetrics
without a diploma from chartered
medical school.
Year: 1876

PLEASE send mo ono broom, and see
that the handle is stronger than the last
one was, ~ wrote II woman on May street
last week, in handful Of character.
Her husband pretcuds that be hit his
head against the door in the dark.
Year: 1876

ways loves her husband" they tell you,
$50 there need be no anxiety on that ac-
count" And, really, they all either love
their husbands or conduct themselves as
If they did so, which is quite as satisfactory
to the respectable mind, caring only for
appearances. The quite perfect manner of
doing things is 10 ask, by an ambassador,
for the hand of a young lady whom you
have never seen for If you have never
seen her II Is impossible that there should
be any faint OF earthly passion in your pro-
ject, which is evidently suggested TO you
by considerations of worldly wisdom, and
by these considerations alone. There is
nothing which good society in France dis
proves Of so much as the passion of love,
or anything resembling it, and there is
nothing which it 80 much respects and es-
teens in young man (or an old one Ell
ther) as proper sense Of what is conducive
TO the maintenance of social position.
When Cnlebs asks for the. hand of girl
he has seen for a minute, be may just pos
sibly be in love with her, which is de-
grading supposition; but if he has never
seen her, you cannot even suspect him of d
sentiment so unbecoming.-P. q. Ham
merton.
Year: 1876

Those of our people who are urging
the passage of ARCHER's freights and
fares bill-a bill which if passed we
are assured will cause an immediate
cessation of railroad building. through
out the State-will do well to read the
appended article clipped from late
number of the San Diego World.
Welded as San Diego has long been
to the Tom SCOTT scheme, the people
have fought, with a desperation wor-
thy q better cause, the only company
that could and would have given them
the railroad facilities necessary to a
development of their RESOURCES, plac-
ing them in q prosperous condition.
The result Of their blind preference and
foolish antagonism is detailed by the
World as follows:


We have before said to our readers
that the postponement of the Scott
bill in Congress means its death, ana
we adhere to that idea. much as 9th
ers may differ with US. Il Ehe road Is
ever built now, it will be built on and
from the subsidies that it may have.
We trust that it may be built from
these, but we may even be disappoihts
ed in that. POstponement is fatal
No man can see far enough into futu-
rity to promise the success of the Scott
bill with an election for Congressman
in every district in the United States
to occur before that time, for while
the selection of members will only be
changed in few instances, he cannot
foretell the nature of Instructions 10
the sitting members, who would feel
themselves III duty bound to harken
to such Instructions. ANY other sort
of song is bpt q mere LULLABY to sooth
our people into sleep that if not un-
ending viii! be too lasting foronr good.
We repeat 1t. that other and more
promising enterprises must be entered
into to make our town AND county.
Yesterday We had short conversation
with Captain Johnson of the Orizaba.
We said, "Why, Captain, you are
leaving port 0 day in advance. Why
is that "Weii," said he, "there is
but little freight here; the Arizona
stage arrived last night, and 1 shall
have no passengers, Inc Ire'gnt
above has been accommodating for some
time and / must run up and take it
away.u That is the statement that
hurts, and we must manage to change
the fact or we may possibly lose more
than the Tom Scott bill. We want
more acres ip corn, in wheat, IN bar
ley more apiaries, more sheepfolds,
more stock ranches TO make bqsi-
ness for both railroads and vessels.
Year: 1876

THE consideration of ARCHER's
sreiohis and fares bill which has al
ready passed the House comes up in
the Senate to-eay. u is impossible to
Indicate what disposition will be made
of the bill by the Senate. It's pre-
sumable the vote will be close should
a final ballot bt taken to-day. Ihe
result depends to great extent on the
report Of the. Senate Committee on
Corrorations as the bill was sent to
that Committee c n its receipt from the
House. An amendment Will OF course
send it back to the House or pta."e II
in the hands of IL joint committee.
The disposition of the bill is matter
of great Importance to the people of
Southern California. Its passage as
It now reads will oe bit of disastrous
legislation to this part of the State as
it will put quietus to railroad build
ing for some time to come.
Year: 1876

The bill TO create the office OF Bank
Commissioner does not appear to be
favorite with the majority in the Leg
islature. It's unpopularity is perhaps
due to the influence of banks and
bankers ON members of the two Houses
and the fact that this influence is man
Tested ought, and no doubt viii. be ac-
cepted by the people as evidence that
there are a good many banks in Cali
forpia whose credit would not be
strengthened by pubic statement OF
their actual condition. A sound bank
-one conducted on fair basis and
governed by honest principles, has no
cause to fear Bank Commissioner,
and will not spend moneyin lobbying
to delaat bill providing for the ap-
pointment of such an officer. In op-
posing the Bank Commissioners bill
members of She Legislature are adding
nothing to their popularity with the
people, nor are they placing themselves
entirely without the pale of suspicion
that their opposition is due to the in
fiuence originating only from a con-
yiction of right. The theory that
banks are private property, of the real
value and standing of which the public
have no right to information other
than that the managers see tit to give,
is false and dangerous. The broker
who buys and sells with his own
money may use this argument with
effect. But the bank which receives
denosits and becomes the custodian OF
the funds of all who through its own
showing feel sufficient confidence in
it to acc apt its certificate is an estab-
,isbn. .ert of The financial status aad
strength of which every one who has
deposited or is liable to deposit dol
lar in its vault has right to know. 1t
is not private concern because IL
does business with the pubiie's money
On what principle Of law do bali
dozen individuals become the keepers
of the peoples money without giving
satisfactory security that the funds
will be returned when called for? :?
How are depositors 10 know that the
security is satisfactory, unless the guar
antee comes from disinterested party
who has the legal right to know where
of he speaks? A private loan cannot
be obtained on the bare assertion of
the would be borrower that he is a safe
person to loan money to. The mere
statement that he owns block OF
buildinoa and few thousand
acres of land will not sufilce.
Before the eoin is handed over the
records must he examined aud
deeds a;Id mortgages overiiauled. The
Bank Commissioner, if we had one,
would be to tine depositor what the
Searcher of Records and Deeds is to
the money lender--a medium through
which assertion is verified or dis
nroved An honest, efficient Commits
sioner wot'd affirm or deny what the
banks assert, lie would be the moni-
tor by Which the people would De
guided in seeking a deposit for Inc
money. With such COMMISSIONER
the books of bank would not remain
unposted for two or three years. Peo-



ple would not be robbed of their little
all up to the moment when with i'm
mense liabilities, worthless assets,
scores of protested drafts, disordered
books and empty vaults, q bank closed
it's doors forever. A Bank Cominis-
sioner would save the poor-those who
can lily afford to lose-fro 'o's. Ia
hank was weak and unsafe, the Com
missioner would lnow it, and through
Year: 1876

ounce of preventative that is worth a
pound of cure. We fear it is from the
fact that many banks are weak and
unsafe that comes the influence which
makes the Bank Commissioner bill so
unpopular in the Legislature.
Year: 1876

CoUAVY Treasurer THOMAS h. Row
AN Yesterday turned over to his sue
cessor in office the county funds,
amounting TO one hundred and seven
thousand seven hundred and twenty
seven dollars and siXty-six cents.
Year: 1876

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has more than double the cirs
culation of any other paper published
in Southern California. Business men
recognize it accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.
Year: 1876

Also, one-story house containing four
feet Water is supplied to this house by the
City Water Company. The location is close
to the business part of the city. Here Is q
srahd chance 70 n bargain.


Lot No 90 In tie Ballesteros Tract, 50xl00
feet west side o Center street, between Old
and New Al so streets. This is the only lot
unsOld in this tract.


Nine lots remain unsold in the Beaudry
Tract Beautiful location in the center OF the
city. Command splendid views.


Also, % lots in the Mott Tract, between
Temple and Fifth streets, and Hope and
Charity streets. This is the best part of the
city for private residences.


few lots in the Park View Tract between
Temple and Canal and Reservoir streets, and
Pearl and Philadelphia streets These lots
are beautifully located, and are in the heart
of the residence portion OF the city, only four
minutes walk from Temple Block.


few lots in the Washington Tract, West
side OF Figueroa street, between Third and
Sixth streets, 800 feet from the Spring and
Sixth street railroad.


Water pipes are laid on every street in this
tract.
Year: 1876

Only a rosebud,


All fresh with the dew; o
Awee bit of Heaven escaped from the blue


Only flash


OF the bright, golden morn;
But the earth grew in glory the day she was born,
A grain In Hfe-sandsj


A leaf on the tree;
But whole world of lUTe i5 my darling to me.


Only elean


OF the sunshine to come,
To tinge with new luster the day-dreams OF home
Only a drop


In flies deep-roIling sea,
But that drop is an ocean of joy unto me.


Only a unit


In earth's census-roll.
But what Is all space to my little ones soul?


Two tiny feet, waiting


Iifrs ladder to climb,
Just pressing the verge OF the causeway Of Time;
Bright ewes full of wonder


And beauty and grace,
Looking out on the Infinite forth into space;


smile lingering ever


Yhe angels last kiss
As SHE passed through the gate between that world
and this.


o dewdrop of Heaven,


Sent down from above.
o fresh life, GOd-giEen, to Hearts full OF loTe


Oprincess OF babies


o sweetest of elves
10 here at thy altar we pledge thee ourselves!
To crown thee with wisdom


And rear thee in truth
Shall be our one task through thy oncoming youth
Only an atom,


monad clOd!
But gleamn, and glowing with life, fresh from God
Only mite


And a little one too;
But without her, o wise man! say, what should
do?


t1hit d whisper


In life's shifting scene;
But she's still my own daughter. my wee Geraldine.
Year: 1876

In Philadelphia, on the 9th, the Jones
burial case was decided in the supreme court.
The authorities of Mount Moriah cemetery,
last autumn, refused to allow the body of
Henry Jones, colOred man, to be buried in
the cemetery, although his widow owned a
lot there. The matter was taken into court
and the authorities were ordered to permit
the burial. They appealed from the decision
and carried the case to the supreme court


The decision of the supreme court to-day
afirms the finding of the lower court, and
orders the burial to be made in the cemetery
Year: 1876

A TINE FOR CARE-SeriOus danger
lies in the unhealthfulness of an unus-
ually mild winter, with its dampness
and sudden changes of temperature.
This will undoubtedly be felt both by
man and beast. The health of the farmer
and his family should be guarded by the
utmost care and the most INSCRIPTIONS
cleanliness. No foul surface water should
be permitted to ooze unnoticed into the
well or the spring. Fouled drinking
water, emanations from decomposing,
moist, unpleasant collections of vegeta-
BILE or animal matter, pools of stagnaIt
water in the pathways or around the
dwellings, leakage into the cellar beneath
the house, and other such unwholesome
influences, affect the health of country
residents mere than any other evils.
Where pure air and water are supposed
to be the rule they are, on the contrary,
the exception. There could be ne better
season than the present for the exercise
of care in this respect, and no worse one
for the discovery of abundant opportu-
mites for it. The majority of those
farmers who know the need for the drain
age of their fields, and spend money
literally to keep their crops in good
health, will leave their houses and yards
undrained and endanger the health of
their most precious harvest-their chill
dren.
Year: 1876

DWELLINGS OF THE LAPLANDERs.-
The Lapland dwellings are constructed
on the simplest plan; they raise four
pieces of wood. which support the build
ing; these are joined to another plank at
the top, which serves as support for
number of other planks, giving 10 the
hut a figure shaped like bell. Around
the whole frame is wound a Aarse cloth.
The rich employ a double covering of
cloth, the better TO preserve them from
the rain and the wind, while the poor
employ turf. The fire is in the middle
of the hut, and the smoke goes out at -
hole at the top. This fire is continually
burning. The pot-hanger descends from
the root above the fire; sometimes the
pot hanger is Of iron, but commonly it is
a branch Of a birch-tree, at the end Of
which hook is fastened. A pot flied
with water is always hanging over the
fire; and when any one wishes 10 drink,
he fills a large spoon with snow and
sprinkles boiling water upon IL till IT X
melted The floor of the hut is made of
branches of the birch-tree or the pine.
Here the old and the young, male and
female, live together; they all sleep pro
miscuously and quite naked, upon the
skins of reindeer. The door of the hut
Is 30 low that one must get on ones knees
Go enter il; il faces the south, 80 as to
be sheltered from the north wind.
Year: 1876

WHENEVER case of yellow fever oc-
ours in New Orleans the streets sur
rounding the square are sprinkled with
Calvert's No. 5 carbolic acid. diluted in
fifty parts of water. a large sprinkler
on wheels is used for the roadwavs and
the sidewalks are sprinkled by hand.
The grounds of neighboring yards are
similarly treated, and the privy vaults
disinfected with a solution of zinc-irun
chloride. At the termination of the case
by death or removal, the infected apart
ments are fumigated with sulphurous
acid of chloride. The extent Cf the
ground disinfectcd is according to the
lapse of time since the appearance of the
fever. The extent of the disinfection
along the ground is about forty or fifty
feet daily, so that after some days DELAY
the whole square must be enclosed with
a disinfecting band and the enclosed
surface sprinkled
Year: 1876

CHINESE cheap labor is again working
ruin in California as it did in the days oi
All Sin who fell beneath the brawny arm
of Nye. The contractor for the road to
the Lick observatory has taken the con
tract so low that he can only afford to go
on with it by employing Cinnamon.
The white workmen of San Jose, how
ever, object to such a step; and Lick
has made proclamation that if China
man is employed in building the road he
will revoke his bequest.


EXPLORATIONS of the Great Sahara
continue to be made. Largeau, the in
trepid French traveller, has recently con
cluded his preparations for a second
journey across the great desert He will
be accompanied by three travellers,
merchant with goods, a native guide, and
eight native servants and camel drivers.
Even by the best known route, they
have in prospect a ten days journey
without water over burning sands. The
greatest danger is from intense heat and
sudden changes of temperature.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Booth has introduced bill into
the New York Legislature making it
misdemeanor for any person to hire out,
pprentice, give away or otherwise dis
pose of any child under sixteen years of
age to be used in any exhibition as tight
rope walker or other gymnastic perform
ance, or for any immoral purpose, or en-
ployment dangerous 10 life or health, or
as a beggar or singer or dancer; also
making it a misdemeanor for any person
to employ or exhibit such child for any
such purpose.
Year: 1876

An old settler, who does not reside in town. has been with us for few days, and, in talking about the recent rapid growth of Prescott says that he feels gratifed and jubilant over the fact that hotel has at last been opened in town. That he has often felt ashamed of tine place when he has seen strangers wandering about the streets enquirlng for place to stop at where board and lodging wonld be furnished, and that now having patronized the Dudley House, he desires to ex- press his opinion, to the effect that the table is we'll provided, the sleeping accommodations are good, and scale of prices to suit all corners, and thinks we ought to give him chance in this way to state the relief of mind he experiences in considering the fact that hc has not got to bring bis blankets and sleep in a hay-mow hereafter when he visits Prescott.
Year: 1876

The Prescott folks are getting interested as they should be in the matter of a road to tte mining sections south of us, and are taking steps to have the route via the Crook mine and Tur- key Creek to the Peck District examined, with view of building tolroad. We believe the en- terprise will be success if carried through for the stockholders, and if we'll constructed and it's benefits demonstrated, tbe country will hereafter be authorized by the popular vote to take the road at cost a county road Go to the meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Year: 1876

finders and Rowe having got their goods in place, now have an elegant store we'll stocked with ali kinds of goods usually found in gene ral merchandise store, and they do say they al c ceiling them remarkably cheap for cash. Their stock of family groceries is very complete and of excellent quality.
Year: 1876

NEDICINES.
An ADDRESS TO TH E S 1C 4.
Do you want to purify the system!
Do you want to get rid of Billousness
Do You want something to strengthen you?
Do you want good appetizer
Do YOU want to get rid of nervousness
DO you wsnt good digestion?
Do you want to sleep we'll
Do you want to build up your constn uhon
Do you want brisk ard vi gorous teei'ng


If you do, take


SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR +.
Year: 1876

THE STRANDED VESSELS s-The old No. .
steam fire engine was taken on board a sloop
yesterday and towed to the barkentine H. S.
jackson, to pump her hold. Three tugs worked
several hours on her yesterday morning, but
failed to move her keel. She was merely
Strengthened up little. Last evening the
cutter Dallas and several tugs went down and
made another unsuccessful attempt to move
her. Another attempt will be made at high
water to-day.


Two tugs worked some time on the schooner
Fairy Queen yesterday morning at high tide,
but were unable to get her from where she
struck last Tuesday in the storm.