davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

Il is Almost mc,ancno,y sssy~<.s.z-
ought to deeply impress II
uind of every thoughtful
tkularly of every perscS Who -
caf>ful attention tc the condition
immo.tal soul, that in all things matofl1
there ise manifest tendency to decay. The
flower which to-day buds and blossoms in
the sunshine, tomorrow will wither ,droop
and die, The waving, magnificent fields
of summer will soon be wrapped in their
dreary annual shroud The majestic trees
OF the forest grow old and pass away.
Even tbc rock. ribbed mountains, the best
emblems of stability, are worn gradually
down by The fosse b the elements, and,in
comparison with ssteffisy, exist but for
moment. Nations and their institutions
go tQnhGfSfasb, or swept out Of being by
more trfu' peoples. We are even told
that najsstac universe itself must
sAare( (6s Ss~taon fate !; that the heavens
shtf > gathered sogsther as scroll and
noys &k.se mysterious rca1ms where
.are TIE silent 6si,f death. (
/ Hence, itdoes not 'ast all astopish@ the
philosophical mind that our 50 long great.
American city, New York, is manifssting
signs Of decrepitude. We have hereto-
fore spoken- of the notable decrease sc
population in that city. But in no respect,
is its deterioration more palpably show,
than in its public Journalism. as it may
be seen and rrophesicd. The death q,
Mr.. Raymond has completely broken up
the standing of the New York Times. M=.s
Bigelow has now left the concern. Too
late! The paper has seen its best day.
New York only had one Raymond And
thus it will be With the other great journ>
ais of that city, The Tribune has long
since yieldedup its supremacy. After the
death of Mr.. Greeley, it will surely join
the caravan of the commonplaces. Only
James Gordan Bennett can run the Herald.
There is not to-day single New York
journal which is a complete representative
OF the progressive civilization Of the
times. Nowhere but in Chicago can any
such journals be found. In this respect,
as ia Others, the waters of eternal youth
low only through the great Chicago tun-
mel. Here only is a city which, like The
fipfuence of the intellectual city Of the
intellectual Greeks, shall forever survive,
in immortal youth, exempt from
7mutability and decay. The New York
Journals, and their editors die off will have
tosend to Chicago; but who amongst the
many able and versatile gentlemen of the
press in this city would exchange our
Paradise for the Gotham Pandemonium
There is none no, not one. p Chicago
DdaN Post.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

dinner; walked right ny us Just the same
as if he didn't see us never inquired our
opinion about any subject under the sun ;
and when his luncheon was over, got into
his carriage and drove off in the coolest
way in the world without ever saying a
word-and yet he could not know but that
that was the last time he might ever see
us. But if he can stand it, we can.
Prince Arthur looks pleasant and agree
able, however. lie has good, reliable.
enacious appetite. of about two-king ca.
pacity. He was the last man to lay down
his knife and fork.
This is absolutely all that Eagland's
princely son did in Bufalo-absolutely
all We shall 60 on and make all the
parade we can about it, but none of his
acts in Buffalo we're noisy enough for
future historical record. 1t was Teai,
Tidi, Tici, with him. He came-he saw
that lunch-he conquered it.
The party took carriages and drove
through Main and Ohio streets to.the Nj
agara elevator; glanced at it and at anoth-
er; drove through half a dozen of the
principal streets and out into the neigh
bOrhood of Fort Porter; drove back in
front of the hotel and waited till one OF
the party went in for IA moment-to pay
the bill, Or make royal present to some-
body, likely; drove down and stopped IA
moment in front of Mr.. Fillmore's; and
then they ratified off to the depot, took a
special train, of one Directors car, and
left for the Clifton House, Niagara Falls.
Time on American soil, four hours and
hali-two and half Of which were
spent on the sacred soil of Buffalo. The
party were in~something of hurry to get
away and prepare for huat in the vicin-
iy of Long Point in the morning.
Prince Arthur's visit was unexpected,
and his presence almost unknown while
he remained. So his movements were
free ana unemharra>sed by the throng of
curious citizens that mi sht have appeared
on the streets if they had known what
royal Jehu it was who was driving so fu-
riously through our thoroughfares.
1t is usual for princes to express them
selves well pleased with their visit. No
doubt this one did-but not to US.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06
from the BulfaI EXpress
The Last Words of Great Men.

The Last Words of Great Men.
"Armec Franchise! :" (The French ar
my. )-Erchange. -
What sad thing it is to see a man
close a grand career with plagiarism in
his mouth. Napoleon's last words were,
7ete d'armee." (lIead of the army.)
Neither of of these remarks amount to
anything as "last Words" and reflect
little credit upon the utterers. A distin-
.guished man should be particular abo t
his last breath. lie should write them
out on a slip of paper and take the judg-
ment OF his friends on chem. lie should
never leave such thing to the last hour
of his life, and trust to an intellectual
squirt at tn. last moment to enable him to
say something smart with his last gasp
and launch into eterrity with grandeur.
No, man is apt to be too much tagged
and exhausted, both in body and mind, at
such a tune, to be reliable and, may be,
the very thing he wants to say he cannot
think, to save him and, besides, there are
his weeping friends bothering around !;
and, worse than all. as likely as not, he
may have to deliver his last gasp when he
is not expecting to. A man cannot al
ways expect to think of natty thing to
say under such circumstances, and so it
is pure egotistic ostentation to put it off.
There is hardly case on rec6ri where a
man came to his last moment rnpr pared
and said good thing hardly case
where man trusted to that list moment
and did not make solemn botch of it,
and go out of the world feeling absurd.
Now there was Daniel Webster. Nobody
could tell him anythinr.. -.He was not
afraid. He could DO something neal. when
the time came. And how did it turn Out?
Why, his will had to be fixed over; and
then all his relations came; and first one
thing and then another interfercd. till at
last he had only chance to say, 81 still
live" and up he went. OF course, he
didn't still live, because he ded-and so
he might as well have kept his last words
to himself as to have gone and made such
a failure as that. A week before that,
fifteen minutes of calm reflection would
have enabled that man to contrive some
last words that would have been a credit
to himself and a comfort to his family for
generations to come.-Erch.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

A Scotch clergyman named Hackstoun
one day said t. Mr.. Smibert, the IN mister
OF Cupar, who, like him self, was blessed
with foolish, or, rather, wild youth for a
son: "D'yeken, sir, you and are wiser
than Sol"mon?' ''IIow can that be,
Rathillet?" inquired the startled clergy
man. ''Uh, ye sec," said Hackstnun,
"SOlomon didna ken whether his son was
to be Il fool or wise man; but bath you
and | are quite sure that our sons are
fools -
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

The Rangoun (lndla) Gazette tells II sto-
mct with his death in the following mas
ner: He had hooked IL small fish. and,
wishing to free his hands for the adjust
ment of his tackle, placed it between his
teeth. The fish made IA spring down his
throat ard stuck in his gullet, defyin@ all
the fishermans efforts to pull il cut. lie
assistance, hut on the way he dropped and
died. Alter his death it was found that
there were several spines on the back Of
to pull it out only served to fasten these
more firmly in his throat.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06
E~Es
Interesting to LIQUOR Dealers,

Ihe following letter, addressed by
Acting Commissioner Douglass to thu
Collector of the Sixth Michigan District,
is of general interest to liquor dealers:
OFFICE INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU,
September Il, 1869.
SIR: James "A. Mcknight, United
States Gauger Of your district, writes this
Office under date of September 2, in which
he submits the following propositions. for
Instructions:
d. |. A: has paid a special tax as whole
cSsnd rssS;l liquor dealer, and makes
at one time, and place, Of 10
gsi i.6ns Ofswhisky, A. gallons of rum, !
son sofsxin, and 4! gallons of brandy,
IN wooden. packages. Question: Are the
last three packages the sale of wholesale
or retail dealer? Do they require stamp
ing. X do they not?
2. A. has paid special tax as retail
liquor dealer, and makes sale to B of Al
galloas of rum, Al gallons Of wine, in
wooden packages, at one time and place.
Can he do.so under his license?
"3. Are retail dealers in liquors con-
fined to sales in wooden packages sauging
less than five gallons; or, in other words,
has theasize of the packages anything to
do in the case?''
| have referred Mr.. McKni,h to you
for the direct information and for your
information. will say:
As to the first propo sirion, as a whole-
sale liquor dealer cannot sell package
containing less than FIVE gallons, the sale
of several packages which separately con-
tain less, but, in the aggregate, contain
more than i've. proof gallons, cannot be
made by Wholesale dealer. The SAFE of
the three last mentioned packages is that
-of a retail dealer. 3
As to the second proposition, retail
dealer is limited in his sales to quantities
less than i've gallons. The sale Of several
packages of the same kind of spirits atthe
same time, each containing less than i've
proof gallonaE but which contain, III the
aggregate, noeel cannot be made by re-
tail dealer. but hesscay sell several pack
ages of difiereny kinds of spirits, each
containing less man five proof gallons
although the az ;iegate may be more Is
the sale of each different, and is 1t con-
iSidered as separate sale? answer thlss'-
| auucstion in the affirmative.
IA s to the third proposition: All packages
filed by wholesale dealer are required
to be sauged and stamped under section
twenty v-live in addition thereto and ii
containing 10 gallons or more, to be
marked and branded under section four of
the act of July 20, 1868. 1t follows,
therefore, that wholesale dealers must put
up their spirits in such packages as are
susceptible of receiving these stamps and
marks or brands, and admitting of their
proper cancellation and as glass vessels
are not of that character, they should not
be used by wholesale dealers. No gauging,
stamping. or branding in re-
quired on retail dealers package. Such
dealers, therefore, can use packages of any
they please.
Very respectfully, J. w. DOUGLASS,
Acting Commissioner.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

A Sunday School teacher was giving a
lesson on Ruth. She wanted to bring out
the kindness Of Boaz in commanding the
reapers to drop larger handfuls of wheat
Nov, children" she said, "Boaz did an
other very nice thing TO-. Ruth can you
tell me what it wasp "Married her T.
said one of the boys.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

An old trapper in the Rocky mountains
says that the winds there now blow milder
and damper than formerly, and the air is
heavier. 1t has been observed, also, that
rain falls more frequently in Utah and
other portions of the far West, and the
rivers have increased in volume.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

Some old maid has started terrible
and damaging SANDER against the char
acter of Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt.
They say she really don't eat green corn
gracefully, according to lloyle.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

"Do you ever take anything" asked
Sharp Of Snozzles. ''Never, sir, except
I'm unwell, and then my weakness is cosi.
mac. just now I'm troubled with hollow
ness, and don't care if do.n
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

An oil millionaire's daughter, at Sarato-
60, sings two songs night and day-all
she knows. The old man says he paid
$1,000 to learn her music, and she's got
to sing or burst.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

The frightful intelligence reaches us
that there are to be eighteen candidates
fer matrimony in the lecture field this
winter.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

Wife-"I don't think, husband, that
you are very smart" mo, indeed, wife,
but everybody knows that I am awfu,ly
shrewed."
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

A Young man in Lafayette, Ind, wan.
ted to "interview" girl, when her moth
or gave the chap cowhiding in the street,
creating quito sensation. He says he
don't want to do it any more.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

A frontier horseman, in Kansas City,
Mo-, rode his horse up three flights of
stairs, and then hired six negroes to carry
the animal down again.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

1t is much better TO reprove, than to be
angry secretly.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06
MEDLEY.

Ths on eine groaned,
The wheels did creek,
The steam did whistle,
And the boiler did leak;
The boiler was examined
They found II was rusteo'
And all on a sudden
The old thing busted.
Ycungster. spare that grill
Kiss not those lips 30 meek
UnrufYied let the fair lock curl
Upon the maiden's cheek
Believe her quite a saint,
Her looks are ao divine;
Her rosy hue is paint.
Her form is--crinolinel
= I'll throw gyself into
Th, deer briny ocean,
Where mtl-eels and catfish
On my vdy shall riot,
Floundcpsnd fiat-fish
Will v me for diet;
ThenSjhdly III slumber
1h the rough billow,
Ard tjpoles without number
sh4 crawl DER my pillow.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06

"Give the devil his due''-but be care
ful that there ain't much due him.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-06
From the Buffalo Express, s

Iis Highness is slim breasted youth
pineteen, with dainty side whiskers.
b light hair, parted three inches above
Ms left ear, and with tho royal nose and
shelving forehead Of the Georges. He
made no rsmsrks to Us; did not ask 40 to
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
Public Resolution-No. s.

joint Resolution to supply omissions in the en-
rolement Of certain appropr iation acts approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine.
! Be it resolved b! the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives Of the United states OF Amei lea in
Congress assembled, That the following items,
omitted in the enrolment Of appropriation acts
approved March third, eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine, be, and the same are hereby, As
am, ndei made valid portions of the acts from
which they were omitted, viz:
In the 90 act making appropriations for the
legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of
the government for the year ending the thirtieth
Of June. eighteen hundred and seventy" after
the proviso to the paragraph commencing - For
salaries aud expenses collectors, assessors, a.
sistant ,.ssessurs, revenue agents." &c, insert
- Provided further. That after the passage II
this the pruprietors of all internal revenue
bonded warehouses shall reimburse To the United
STATES the expenses and salary OF all strekeepers
or other officers in charge.of such warehouses.
and the same shall be paid INTO the treasury and
accounted for like ether public moneys"
n the - act making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses Of the government Tor the year
ending june thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty. and for ether purposes, under the beading
:. Public Buildings and Grounds" before the
item For pay of lsmplighters, gas-fitti1g, &c.
insert . For lighting the Capitol ana Presidents
house and pubic grounds around them and around
the executive offices, thirty thousand dollars
Approved, March - ls64.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
rubiiC-No. Is. :

An Act making appropriation for the improve
ment of rivers and harbors for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1863 and the year ending June
80, 1870.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled That the sum of two million
dollars is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine and the year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy, to he expended for the re-
pair, extension, preservation, and completion of
works for the improvement of rivers and harbors
under the direction of the Secretary of War;
Provided. That the Secretary Of War is hereby
authorized To cause such expenditures to be made
best to subserve the int ets OF CONNIE &C; and
he required to report to Congress, at he opening
of its December session, all expenditures made
under the provisions of this act up to that time
in detail.
Approved, April 10, 1859.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
rpublic-No. 10 7

An Act relating to freedmens bospitals-
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives Of the United Staten of America in
Congress assembled, That the Commissioner OF
the bureau of Refugees and Freedmen is aur hor-
lied and directed to continue the freedmen
hospitals at Richmond, virginia; Niek,burg,
Mississippi; and in the District of Columbia; n-
Guiding the asylum for aged and iniEm freedmen
and for orphan children Provided, That the eX-
pense thereof shall be paid by the Commissioner
ont of moneys heretofore appropriated for the use
of the bureau; And provided further, I'll at said
hospitals shall be discontinued soon as may
he practicable in the discretion Of the President
of the United States.
Approved, April !, 1862
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
Approved, April 10, 1892.


An Act concerning the Attorney General.
Be it enacted hy the Senate ami House Of Rer-
Congress assembled, That much of the - Act
making appropriations for the legislative. ex-
ecntivc and judicial, expenses # the -oyernne t
for the year ending the thirIicth Of June, sigh
teen bundled and seventy A. r+peaIs tie So
ond section Of the act Of August 50" wi, ejs]-
teen hundred and siNty-oue. entitled '' An aCt
concerning the Attorney General and the attuT-
neys aud marshal. of the several DISTRICTS" b.,
and the same is hereby rrTeai"l and sud sec nd
section i hereby declared 10 b-in full force: and
It shall he the duty If the Attorney General TO
report at the commencement Of The next session
of Congress and to each succeeding session, tie
names OF all the persons emp, Nd + T the Iur-
poses aforesaid, rnd where ard upon = hat bust
ness employed, with the Compensation paid to
each.
Approved, April H. 1sG9
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
[Public Resolutlon-No. I2.I


Joint Resolution authorizing the transfer Of GER
tain appropriations heretofore made.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
rusentttves of the United States Of Americs in
Congress assembled, that the Secretary Of the
Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and d.
rectei to cause the sum Of seyenty-eght thousand
dollars II be transferred from the appropriation
for paper for the public printing" contained ill
the act entitled " An act making appropriations
for the legislative, executive, sss judicial eN-
penses of the government for the year ending
June thirtieih eighteen hundred and sixty mine, >
approved on the tvs entieth Of July, eighteen hun
dred ana sixty eight in aid of the appropriations
con.ain ej in the same act for the fOilowin. pur-
poses, and in the following proportions, TO wit:
For contingent expenses If the office Of Con-
gre-sionaI Printer three thousand dollars.
For the public printing, seventy ave thousand
dollars
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
ed. March %. 1859.


Public ResUlution-Nc. ,.
Joint Resoiu ion to supply an omission in the en-
roiment of the - act making approx riations for
sunfry civil expenses Of the government FOR the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy, and for other purposes" approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty nine
Be IL resolved by the Seuate and House IF Rep
resentttives If the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the following item, ON
tilted the enrolment of the act making ap-
preparations f T sundry civil expenses of the
government for the year ending June thirteth,
eighteen huudt Ell and seventy and for other pur-
passs,' app owed March third. eighteen hum
drei and sixty nine be, and the same is hereby
made TO all hteEs and purposes part Of said act,
viz:
''For this assnTnt to pay p. A. Shepherd the
sum due I'm on a lost check drawn by Robert 8.
Neighbours, Quilted States special Indian agent,
on the second Of June, eight IN hundred and fifty
nine. the assistant tTe@suser If the United
States at New York city, for supplies furnished
the Indian departnlei twelve hundred dollars.''
Approved, March n. 1859.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
proved, April 10, 1859.


Joint Resolution concerning vacancies in the Ad-
juant Generals department
Re it resolved by the Senate ana Kousn of Rep
reseatatiyes OF the United states of America in
Congress assembled That the vacancies existing in
| the Adiutaut Generals department At the time Of
the passage of the act approved Marrh third
eighteen hundred and siXty-Bine, making ar
prolriitions Cor the support IF the army for til u
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred ami
seventy, and for other purposes be, and the
same hereby, exempted from the operation of
said act.
Approved, April 10, 1869.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
Public Resolution-No. 14.1

Resolution respecting tie retirement Of the
Brevet Major General &. p. Hientzelman.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
senta.ives of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the President of the
United States be, and he is hereby. authorized to
place the name of Brevet Major General 3. p.
Hientzelman the retired list of the army, with
the full rank of the command held by him when
wounded, in accordance with sections sixteen and
seventeen of the act Of August, eighteen hun
dred and sixtyone, and section thirty two If the
act Of July twenty eight, eighteen hundred and
sixty six.
Approved, April 10, 1869.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
approved, April 10, 1889.


An Act to repeal an act Of the legislature of New
Mexico imposing Capita;ion tax On bovine
cattle.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatiyes of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled. That the act of the legis-
arv third eighteen hundred and sixty nire. and
all otter laws and parts of laws Of >aileS>lature
imposing capitation tax on bovine cattle intro
duced into the said Territory from other Terri
and the same are hereby, Gisarprovcj and re-
peaed
Approved, April 10, 1872.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
March %, 1869.
rPublic Resolution-No.

Resolution relating to government buildings at
Fort Totem Dakota Territory
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives Of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled That the Secretary of War be,
and he hereby is, authorized and empowered TO
direct the necessary buildings at Fort Totten,
Dakota Territory, to be constructed Of brick
and to accept those at said fort already con-
structed of brick Provided That in his Judgment
buildings of that mater ia will not be more eX-
pensiye than buildings of wood And provided
further, That appropriation will be necessary
therefor.
& 1880