davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13
AUBURN PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER ID, 1873
At first thi, little game was quite pleasant,

At first this little game was quite pleasant,
but now"
The ill-fated minister now began to des-
pair. He abandoned his search in the cap
ital and was now determined to try the
country. But despite of his zeal he there,
too, did not succeed, could not discover the
precious pearl demanded by the Caliph. Be-
sides, the time allotted was nearly at an end i,
and he had but one village more to explore
When about entering it he observed peas
ant and his wife in the field. The latter
was crying aloud because her husband had
struck her. The Vzier separated them and
said to the man, it is not right that we
should render our wives miserable.
81 miserable, unhappy exclaimed the
woman, ION the contrary, am very hap
py."
"But did not see your husband strike
you?"
"True, he does strike me at times, but it
matters not; he is able also to protect me
with strong arm .
"Tben you admit to know what it is to
be happy3"
Most certainly; am perfectly happy.
The Grand Vizier, now relieved Of his
heavy burden exclaimed:
"Finally, have found one happy wo.
man" and he triumphantly went back to
Bagdad.
Appearing with his conquest before the
Calph, tn, latter said
"Well, you have found happy woman. "
"Yes indeed, Sire"
"Oh, mighty Caliph," exclaimed the
peasants wife, at his feet. 'huve mercy up
on me, miserable"
"What is that?" the Grand Vizier became
frightened, "did you not tell me that you
were happy?"
"Yes, at home with my husband and
children, from whom you have torn me
away. How is it possible that should be
happy at this place. SO far away FRI m them?''
''Be at ease," Haroun al Rascid said to
his Premi.r with malicious smile on bis
countenance, II pardon you, for during your
absence have discovered IA happy woman
even here in Bagdad."
Opening his eyes widely, the Vizier
asked. Here in Bagdad?"
Eyes, your own wife. / sent page to
ask her in my name whether she was hap
py"
"And what did she answer"
''She answered: 'Of course am happy,
my husband being on journey "--1rGas-
lated for the 81. Louis Globe.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

STORY OF A MARYsvILLAN.-They tell a
story of MarysviIle man-for the sake of
his relatives we withhold bis name-who is
inordinately fond of buck wheat cakes and
sausage gravy, and who, whenever he comes
across these dishes at the table, never
knows when he has got enough Some
time ago business called this gentleman to
San Francisco, and he took Sacramento in
his way, when he entered one of the hotels
in the morning to get his breakfast. On
the bill of fare he spied his favorite dish
and straightway the obedent waiter was
soon travelling toward the kitchen for buck
wheat cakes and sausage gravy, the mans
appetite was keen, and the buckwheat aud
gravy seemed extra good. And four times
did that waiter carry the empty plates from
his table to return with more buckwbeat
and sausage, before the man finally cried
enough. Notwithstanding his breakfast
lhc gentleman from Marysvle managed to
reach San Francisco and transact his busi-
ness and was again on his way home. He
returned via. Sacramento, and it seems, I'M
necessary to state, went to the same hotel
for his meal. lie sat down to the table and
the same waiter approached lie took one
good look at him, to assure himself that
it was bis former customer, and then, with
out word, walked back to the
kitchen and bawIed: "Buckwheat cakes
and sausage gravy for six; that old hog
from Marysville is back here again.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

A Coon STORY We have often locke
upon most of the stories involving the intel
ligence of the magisterial cont aband as pleas.
ant exaggerations, but the following is
vouched for by Georgian of the highes
respectabilty:
An old gentleman was arrested on com
plaint Of former servant and t,ken before q
colored justice. A neig hbor went along at
friend and pacifcator.
"This gentleman" said the friend, "is
one of our best citizens. lie has lived here
all bis life, and has always been prominent
for benevolence and good works. The for
tunes Of war have stripped him Of his pos
sessions, and he is left in bis old age with
little to depend upon for the necessaries of
life. He is a centen 'rian-"
"Lb! What's dat?" demanded the JUS
tice.
"A centenarian, say"
"Den yer owns up, eh?'
81 only Bay he's n centenarlan-
"Wel, dat's nuff. OATS all we want to
know. We fines him 500 an de cost"
And no amount Of argument or expana-
ton could change the decision.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

Being doubtful which Of two roads to
take, our driver called to farmer going
from us in a field, and said, General, (the
man turned about to listen) (which is the
road to Portsmouth," The General
pointed to the right road and we took it, but
asked the driver:
"Why did you call that man General?'
"Oh." said he, "if had called him
Colonel. he wouldn't have looked around!'
had thought the driver probably recog-
nized him as an officer, but he merely went
on the principle that the higher title lie gave
the man the more prompt lie would be in at
tending to the call
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

ADVANTAGE OF CRYlNG.-A French ply
sician is out in long dissertation on th, ad
vantages cf groaning and crying III general,
and especially during surgical operations
He contends that groaniug and crying are
two grand operations by which nature allays
anguish; that those patients who give way
to their natural feelings more speedily recov
er from accidents and operators than those
wlo suppose it unworthy man to betray
such symptoms of cowardice as to either
groan Or t, cry. He tells of a man who re-
duced his pulse from one hundred and twe.-
ty-six to sixty, in the course of a few hours,
by giving full vent to his emotions. If peo-
pie are at all unhappy about anything, let
Ihem 60 to their room and comfort them
selves with loud boohoo, as they will feel
hundred per cent. better afterward. IN
accordance with the above, the crying OF
children should never be too greatly dscour-
aged. If it is systematically repressed the
result may be St. Vitus' dance, epleptic
fits, or some other disease of the nervous
svstom. " hat is natural is always useful
and nothing can be more natural than the
crying of children when anything occurs to
give them either physical or men al pain.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13
TWEED'S VISIT To THE UTICA ASYLUM,

When William M. Tweed was in the
hight of his power he visited the Insane
Asylum at Utica. His first request was to
be shown to the quarters of patient once
noted as local politician in New York. He
found the man on the ground-hoor, a hope
less maniac In the dull eyes and face Of
the lunatic were no traces of his shrewdness
and vigiL,nce. Mind and body were utterly
wrecked Tweed glanced at the poor fellow
moment, and then his face suddenly paled,
and turning, with swift steps. he walked out
through the nearest door and so left the asy-
lum. Nothing could induce him to return
or continue his inspection. 81 have seen
enough" he said simply, sit shows what we
may all come to by and by"
Now, when Tweed dons the striped suit
of the convict and takes his place with the
outlaws in prison, many visitors at Sing Sing
will ask to be shown to his cell. And if
among that number shall come some public
servant who has betrayed his trust; who has
sacrificed his soul on the altar of greed; who
has bribed his way to power and yel led to
bribery when power was secured who has
touched money which was not his, or en-
ricbed himself under the cover OR color of
aw-if such m, shall cross the threshold
of Tweed's cell and shall see him cast down,
detected, SCI rned, dishonored, it is easy to
fancy him echoing Tweed's sentiment 81
have seen enough; it shows what we may
all come to by and by" The lesson and
the warning must not be lost. Of all who
envied hi.n his ill-gotten wealth, no mar
would care to change places with him to-
day. He will die as poor as he began. II"
has already sacrificed large proportion OF
his ill-got'en wealth to save the remainder.
And between suits at law and private settle
ments that remainder will be consumed. He
has learned at last what they are wise who
learn at first. that honesty is the best policy.
-Utica Observer.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

A COOP WORD FOR "GR WI, RS. when
we have to treat with those who spy blot
everywhere-uncandid men, hut yet men Of
capacity-we must not say "What signifies
the opinion of that man? That man call
never be pleased" A" True! That man can
never be pleased, but it does not follow tba,
he tells you no truth. His edge may be too
keen for candor and sound judgment. yet il
it lays open to me what could not other
wise see, let me improve by its keenness
The best hints are obtained from snarling
people.-CecI.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

Go Alluding to Boruck, whose
chances were consi cred good for the Clerk
ship of the Assembly, the Bee says:
A man who assumes political leadership,
or who is stretching out his hand to clutch
it, should be neither rash nor excitable. Our
young friend who yesterday made hasty
leap in that direction was 80 swift in his mo-
lions that he broke a wing, Topped, and fell
back kerchuck upon the ground, inj-ring his
verterbr@ to greater or less extent. The
only trouble with him in this inst' nee was
that he assumed an untenable position, and
while he shot his gun off at plover, it
kicked back and knocked its owner over.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

The NAVY The report of the Secretary
of the Navy says there are now in the Navy
195 vessels, carrying, exclusive of howit.
zers l 1863 guns. Six of the sloops-of war
are now in various stages of forwardness at
the several Navy Yards, and all are in pro-
cess of building. The Polaris expedition
was the most successful of Arc ic expedi-
tions, and advanced largely our geographical
knowledge of the Arctic region. He is con-
vinced that Captain Halls death was FROM
purely natural causes. The Secretary re-
news his recommendation that the forces in
our Navy Yards be increased and developed
so as to be prepared for all emergencies; that
the old Navy Yard at Philadelphia be aban-
doned and new buildings erected at League
Island; that the New York Yard be pre-
served in its present site, and the Pensaco'a II
Yard be in measure rebuilt. The Secre-
tary earnestly recommends that ample pro-
vision be made for the support of the Ord
nance Bureau, in order that nothing may
interfere with its efforts to supply our ships
with the most powerful guns. The est-
mates for the new fiscal year are $19, 252,-
235, and to this is added the sum of 1854,
$50 for current repairs, buildings, docks and
incidental expenses in the Navy Yards, etc.
lese estimates are less than those of last
year by rather more than $4,000, 900, but
do not include any extraordinary expendi-
ture for permanent improvement of the navy,
or an amount necessary for the repair of the
ironcad fleet, nor for continued prosecution
of some great works necessary to the proper
condition of our naval establishment.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

Enterprise in the young and vigorous
West takes all manner of forms and achieves
some very brilliant exploits. For instance, a
young man at Cedar Rapids. Iowa, went to
board with widow, and after running up a
bill of $50 proposed marriage in liquidation.
Any dodge but that would doubtless have
failed, but this was too attractive and the
widow yielded. She then purchased the
necessary dry goods, and lent him $50 to
make bis preparations. He went to prepare
and has not been heard from since.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13
A VERY STRANGE THING.

One evening in my forest range,
l witnessed something very strange,
Along the lakeside to and fro,
l saw hunter riding slow;
Lo, many a deer around him run,
And what does he ? He fires at none,
He blows his horn, the echoes ring.
Will any one explain this thing
Then further walking, puzzled quite
l stood and saw another sight
skiff that held fishing maid,
For fishing perfectly arrayed !;
The fishes sported on the lake,
Yet not fish she deigned to take;
A woodland song heard her sing.
Will any one explain this thing ?
Returning twas my lot to see
A strange occurrence, number three
A horse an empty saddle bore.
An empty skiff was by the shore,
And where the shady naples grow,
! heard two people talking low;
The moon the leaves was silvering.
Will any one explain this thing
Our Monthly.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

The amount of timber cut on the head
waters of the Mississippi river and its tribu-
taries the past year was equal to l ,579, ,0O0,-
coo feet. This quantity. estimating the
Weld of pine land at 10000 feet per acre.
would require the denudation of 125, 600
acres, or nearly $50 square miles Of nd
When these pineries, the last we have. are
exhausted, the fence and building question
will present itself in new and troublesome
aspect to the Western farmer.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

The clerks at a watch and jewelry estab-
ishment were startled the other day by an
individuals inquiring if he couldn't have
his ertras engraved" on his watch-case.
After little inward laughter it was suggest
ed that the applicants initials might be put
on in monogram, which he seemed to think
was much the same thing
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

One good thing winch the Grangers pro-
pose TO do is to teach farmers how to take
care of their agricultural implements. A
majority of the Western farmers, it is said I,
leave their high-cosiing machines uncovered
during the " inter. What Americans waste
or squander in all departments Of business
would make any European nation wealthy.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

"Speaking of extravaganza in dress,
writes Captain Crosstree, "the most expen-
sively dressed man ever saw was an Afrl-
can chief on the gold coast. His wives had
anointed him with palm oil, and then pow
dcred him from head to foot with gold dust.
You never in your life saw man got up so
utterly regardless Of expense.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

A serious charge has been brought against
schooI-ieacler in Illinois, the specifications
Of which are: II. Immortality. 2. Par
shalty. 3. Keeping disordly school. A..
Carrying unlaae wepng." The committee
man who wrote the charge thinks Of running
the school himself next quarter.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

They call Mrs. Mray, OF Georgia, unfeel-
ing because she chewed gum while her hus-
band was being laid away IN ,be silent
tomb.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

New Harmony, Indiana, is to have a
"skunk drive" 1t will be hightoned
and sweet-scented affair
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13
PLACER HERALD
0AlciaI Paper of Placer County
-,,r,sHEp EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY
MALKUP & FlLCHER.
Terms Of Subscription.

Terms OF Subscription.
.,. Years subscription, in advance, 81 90
Wn.d within the year ................ ~
~ air months, .............. o0
-. three months, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. oo
angle copies, .....'....'. .'...'''''' Az
u.tes OF Unoffic cial Advertising.
-..;rsertion, of ten lines, this sized type, ST so
.A.h .ubsequent insertion, ............. ! 90
- half square, or less, ............. w
FOR hA ,1rapt iraertion n so
AT;h.ral deductions made to monthly or yearly
w.. nnmber of insertions must be marked on
A.. .Svertisement, otherwise it will be continued
Va, NN,a torbidden, and charged for accordingly.
I.;. hereby expressly agreed and stipulated
>..s.n the proprietor and those having work
.avsrtising done, or being subscribers, that
''u..,ments : at the above rates are to be made
current United States gold or silver com.
OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
NJ. following rates, AS FIXED BY LAW, Will be
,...a for all legal advertisements and notices.
70, the first insertion, one dollar and h1ty
-. NOR square of two hundred and fifty ems
~. ..I ops dollar per square for each additional in
..,,;on M to four, and thirty-hve cents per
..n.r. for each subsequent insertion.
'SE All legal advertisements must be plainly
-.;,t.r and the number of insertions must al
..,, he marked on the margin of each adver-
,.:msnt or they will be continued and charged
.c.ordinclv. The publisher will not be respon-
.ble for faulty or illegal manuscript.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

Several incendiary attempts have recently
been made to burn San Jose.
The Placer herald., 1873-12-13

Virginius was a Roman, and the Virginius
was q roamer.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-12-05
NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.

]. Any who takes paper regularly from the
Pestofice--waether directed to his name anoti-
er's-or whether be has subscribed or not--is re-
spons,ble for the payment
q II person orders his paper discontinued, he
must pay all arrearages, or the Publisher may con
tinue to send it until payment is made, and collect
the whole amount, whether the paper is taken from
she Office or not,
.. The courts have decided that refusing to take
the newspapers periodic lls from the Postoiiice,
removing and leaving them uncalled for,
Srin,a Jaci1 evidence of intentional fraud.
EEauLAriyGsLEGAL PUBLICATIONS
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled. San Act to
provide for and regulate the rates of charges for
the publication or legal documents - approved
January 9th, 1872.
he enacted by The Legislative Assembly Of the Ter
ritory Of Montana:
Sxorios /. Publishers of newspapers in this Ter
ritory shall be entitled the following fees for
publication of all legal advertisements Fof the
FIRST insertion Of each folio of one hundred words,
three dollars; for h subsequent insertion, two
dollSrs.
SEC 3. fhe printer of such legal advertisements
shall be entitled to payment Of his full fees before
being required to furnish certificate of the publi
cation.
Approved, December 23 lS7l.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-12-05
Respectfully yours, -
CANNON BROTHERS.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Nov. 4, 18i

ST. PAUL, MIMI, NOV. 4, 1910.
Cannon Brothers, Helena, Montana:
GENTLEMEN: / have yours of Oct.
13, forwarded me from New York,
making enquiries about contracting
for the delivery of heights to points
in Montana. We shall be prepared to
contract through to the prominent
places from New York, Chicago and
st. Louis by the first Of December,
and intend to make figures that will
be acceptable to shippers and secure
the business by this re,1te. Arrange
ments are made for opening the road
to the mouth of the Muscleshell and
also contracts for transportation to
Helena. We have also provided a
line of steamboats,, to run between
Bismarck and Muscleshell weekly,
two of which are now at Bismarck
ready for the first breaking up Of the
river in the spring. We intend to
have our arrangements completed by
December 1st so we can give through
bills of lading and contracts for these
freights.
Yours truly, G. w. MEAD,
General Manager.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-12-05

The New York Tribune of the 8th
contains brief biographical sketches
Of the four Cuban patriots recently
butchered by the Spanish authorities.
THIS is what it says about Ryan
"Gen. w. A. e. Ryan, another Of the
passengers whose capture was speedily
followed by his death, was an Ameri-
can, and was probably in his SD year.
He joined the Cuban forces at the out
break of the revolution, organized a
cavalry corps in Camaguey, and rem
dered considerable service to the ma
tional cause, his military enterprises
being attended with uninterrupted
success. After being in the field a
year and a half bad health compelled
him to leave, and he came to this city
with credentials from the Cuban Gov
ernment. He was selected to CON-
mand several expeditions to furnish
stores to the insurgents, with some of
which he was successful, and ON one
or two occasions he lost his ship and
goods, and barely escaped with his
life. He was arrested at one time for
violation of the neutrality laws, but
after tedious proceedings the prosecu-
ton was practically abandoned. He
made speeches at Cuban meetings, and
was in the confidence of the leading
friends of Cuba in New York. While
here he acquired with another the
ownership of a paper called Our Soci-
ETY., and devoted to recording events
in fashionable life, but after short
time it's publication was abandoned.
He resided during the past six months
in Washington, where his Spanish at
tire rendered him conspicuous.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-12-05
A STsAM SWIEDLE,--The ste

A STEAM SWNDLE.-The steam
gauge is very useful invention, but
it recently excited the unjust anger of
a respectable Jerseyman. He was
crossing the Povania ferry and hap.
pened to glance at the steam gauge in
the engine room which marked pres
sure of fifteen pounds. The Jersey
man knew that it was about eight
o'clock, and it occurred to him to set
his watch. He did SO, but returning
to the engine room few minutes later,
saw that the gauge marked ten pounds
instead of eight. So he set his watch
at ten o'clock, and wondered how he
could have made mistake when he
looked at the gauge first. BY and by
he made third visit to the engine
room and found the steam gauge stand
ing at fifteen pounds. Then this hon
est Jerseyman grew angry and de-
nounced the owners of the ferry boat
as q pack of swindlers, who cared
nothing for the public interest, but
clocks on board their boats that in
suited his intelligence by trying: to
make him believe that it was fifteen
o'clock.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-12-05

NORTH PACIFIC RAILROAD.--The
writer recently passed over the rail-
road leading from the Columbia River
to the Sound, and was surprised to
find it the smoothest and best finished
railroad he ever travelled on. Ordin-
arily it is exceedingly difficult to read
in railroad Cur, when travelling ut any
considerable speed, but so firm and
even is the track of this railroad that
we found reading in the car attended
with no inconvenience whatever. The
work on the road, the engines, cars,
&C., are complete, and with the polite
attentions of the Superintendent and
employees, trip by railroad from the
Columbia River to the Soand paitakes
of all the features Of pleasure excur-
sion. Walla WSlla Statesman.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-12-05
BozEnIAN MoNTANA TERRTToRY FRIDAY pEcEMnER 8 1878
The Farmers' Movement.

Let the politicians say what they
please about it, the farmers movement
Is going ahead like a prairie ON fire.
Several representative Missouri papers
at hand speak the sentiment OF that
State. Onesay "Thenecessity for that
reform in Observation-Disclosures which
the united effort Of the farmers Of the
country, especially of the West, can
can alone obtain is so urgent that it
cannot fail to be recognized by even
the most superficial Another: ssThis
movement of the agricultural interests
of the country has not commenced a
bit too soon, and however modest and
timid may be their first action, they
will soon find themselves caught up
in the whirling tide of State and ma
tional politics, and will be compelled
whether or not, to consider all the
grave problems now before the coun-
try Still another: s'The farmers
war, as it is sometimes called, is des-
tined to have political influence"
A Nebraska paper asserts that the
Changers ere making rapid progress
in that State. Common cause is there
taken with the farmers of Iowa, Hi
nois, Missouri, Minnesota and other
States on all questions efecting the
farmers interests. Another Western
paper declares that "the whole race
of dishonest politicians stand inawe of
this great movement which is no
doubt the truth. A ST. Paul paper
says it looks as if the 1potato bugs"
(grangers) will prove lively crowd in
Minnesota. An Illinois paper declares
" the movement to be an independent
one, committed to no one and to no
party, but commencing itself to ALL"
The Catholic farmers of Olmstead
county, Minnesota, although not mem
bers of the Order Of the Patrons Of
Husbandry, express themselves warm
ly in favor of it's principles, excepting
it's secrecy. In short there seems to
be general stampede in favor Of the
movement, regardless of religious pre-
objections or previous political affilia-
tions.