davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1874-04-02

Secretary 1licharilnon il still iiloreaBing tho
national debt by rcdoouing bonds tint aro above
par, as Senator Morrill, putH it. His operations
In thia diruction lnHt mouth amounted to re-
auction OF ~, 338.
, 1874-04-02

At Il meeting OF tho 1naragors Of tho Kallkn-
keo and tho Pittsburgh, Cincinnati Il st. Louis
nailroa1s, in tl,ia city yostorduy, 1t WIS decided
to pool tho earnings Of tho two Companies. Tho
cause Of the consolidation was the decrease In
tho receipts, md 1t is expected TINT tho new mr.
rangemout will reduce expenses aud increase
fncilftfnp
, 1874-04-02

will not DO 1ah on tho tablo or IN nny why
abridged Until It In dotlnltoy aottod w1lat 'nnltcs
1t rad. Tlloro aro many frail wntfs among tl,o
children Of darlsnoHn wono naHos aro rod, md,
II tito o1,ildron of light can oatalllsl any sonntlo
yrothoHiH why lilo Doacotl'a noao ia rod, It will
bo BwOot conBolation to tl,o nftrcpnll Wallp.
, 1874-04-02

Tho Pail 1fal Gazetto thinks TINT k1r. Bout
we'll, "lho American tl,anclor," Inns outr4god
Italian snscopttbllitios by placing the credit Of
tho italian Government ut discount, with
"otlaor disllo,,orod natfons." It thinkH, moro
ovor tint il Ita1ians must paes for dishonorcd, it
toos nut lilo III Tho moutllu OF Alnorlcana to toll
t1,nr1
, 1874-04-02

Tho OhLcugo produce markets woro fairly nc
Two yoatoiday, provisions boing stronger, and
brontlstntfa stoady. Moss pork was acsiye md
16dp2oo por lrl higher, closing at s1655@l6.6o
gull, and s15.7214dp1D.76 sellor A[ay. LarI waa
qnlot mud alalo Arnlor, closiug at %. .ooD0.2215
por 100 lbs caah, ana eo.s5@0.87h seller May.
Moats Nsrs quiet and unchanged, at 65fo for
, 1874-04-02

tho faco OF oven t1'la encouragement thoy hnvo
continued to poir In. THO fartnors do not ,snnt
thom; minors will not havo tl,om, mnnu-
fnolurors liayo no uHo for ti,om, tlloy arn
n burden to tho oltloB; wl,at Ia 10 boco1na
OF thom7 ThlB Ia tho Oallfornia Wow Of tho
situation.
, 1874-04-02

Illo horde OF greedy bl1nnorH who aro a!riyiug
Tor tho Nominations Of tho "puopo'Y larty" for
tho torn ofloes will hive their labor for tlloir
paina. Those Who got tham wlu be uosso dls.
, 1874-04-02

There was fro III A[iEloratowt, pa., yoaser-
stroyod and n number Of 1ivcB lost. Soyon
bodloa hare been recovered, and 1t III feared that
others are still 10 be found il tho rui1H,
, 1874-04-02
1roo11;YtS .TiiI.ATl!- -LRandolph atsoot, botwoon
Clark md 1AHnite. " Riaka."

0L0nE neutrality-suspicious. arnot, hntween Mad.
iani, WathlAatn Infringement nj tho Jce Hrothur6
Uunlpty Abruad."
, 1874-04-02
To'0Af'S ADJUSTMENTS.

M'VfpKE'.'H T!lt;AT11E fiaitson .s!roat, botwoon
DnatbuEn anil Nthte: AihurA upurn uf " MaBnhipl1," !"
~ lilo t.lelurkrAu. buuluty,
, 1874-04-02

1enrho11i hlntu Arlington, t'ntton and Ku,nb1e'a
OF " liloWn Up Alive"
, 1874-04-02

evontsg, At III o'clouk, Ia Ore.a lln III aHalto. .at
fer waik on tug H. A. eesouw M ~ wv,!''x iro'ron ourdal'
' il. sr. JOHN, soo'y.
, 1874-04-02

bismarck is haid to paHaoHa two aots OF atntta-
ticH upon nearly ovory nubJoos, tho correct not
for hin OWL guidance, Mud 1oosorotl not for p,,r-
posoB Of policy. Tllta atntisticn1 tlnplIoity was
itlustrntod rucontly by n comparison Of hIH oor,-
yoraation with MIR. Maurls Jokai, tho Hungarian
writor, aud Ills Hpoool Il, tho pt1lBsnn Ol,alnbor.
III tho lattor, Ito proucod BtatiatlcB to show thai
tho 0ormanB In 1luBBin form numerically but ntl
insignificant portion of tho population IN tho
former, to mantains tint ttoro nro 0,o00,00D or
0ormarB In Tho 1}altio PROVINCES Of n,lsHIn. TB
accntlrlts for nnotllor romark made by tho groat
promcr whom ashcd why lilo dermnn 0ovorn-
tnent publBIlod Ito '1jIuo look" M
III Englnnd, nor "Yollow Book" ~ in
Tranco, nor "1lotl look" ~ III Austria.
"If l woro to undertake tho publication Of
diplomatic documents" lo ropltot, " should DO
Obliged to double tho number Of clerks Mt tho
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Blnco dispatches
could not 10 published III thoy aro received, but
would linvc to DO prepared ypocia1ly for the pub
lio." cl'eorfml ca',dor IL beginning to dlstln-
EuiBh BlYnlnsolt'H nttoranocH.
, 1874-04-02

K1EGHnUNY MUSIC l1Ar.1+-ljlask .tfeos. bqtwnnr
Randolph aHd Lake, Lecture by Prof. pVppor with OK
pethnoutA
, 1874-04-02

OOUnGAs CHAPTER or ROSIE CnDrx DE. II.
r. u. NJ .-Thp regular nnh.nl conelnvo will 10 hnld nt
1!!air A.yl1n 10 ho,ron;st tks rhurslay] oyennK n
dues. full attendance uf Tho naullura rclurHtet.
- ''''' " '''' A''' :xStlb Ii. MILES, Or. scoy.
, 1874-04-02

The bill introduced III tho House Of Ropronont-
ntivoH, haro 20, providing for tito admission OF
Now Moxico into tho Union Oh n Btato, l,aa
brought ont some interesting facts concerning
Tint Torritory which aro not gonorally known.
Now Mox1co WINS acqaircd from Moxico III 1878.
by tho act Of Sept. ., 1B50 it waB conBtit,tod L
Tosritory, with MI aroa OF 215,s07 square miles,
In August, 1864, tho torritory acquired from
Moxico by tho GadHlon treaty waH annexed,
making tho total aron ,3l2 miles, In 1861,
11,000 square ,nilos woro aot or to Colorado, anl
IN 1863, 12U, t41 squaro ilos woro cut OF atl or
ganlzod into tho Torritory Of Arizona, lowing
121 ,2Ol aquaro miloA as tho prosont aroa Of tho
Torritory. Tho censl1B Of 1870 givos Now Mexico
tho socontl position a.nopg our Territories with
population Of 0l, 7Bi.
, 1874-04-02
Ibp Gbies&gp W1ibu1se.

Thursday Morning, April q, 1874.
, 1874-04-02

in ttloBo two columns Wo lind tho HtatonlGI,t
tint, though tho unitod Btatos protoots its cot
tor-nan,,taotnrorB by duty Of 10 per cont, its
glass- makers by 10 por cont its lron mud stool
by 48 por cunt ta loAtl,or goods by 25 por cont,
its silk manufacturers by o. por cont, itH cloohu
anl watches by 81 por cont, its wool-grnwors by
% por cout, md is woolon goods by rs por cont,
tho actual aggregate Importation III THU country
Of thcso ARTICLES waH great NJ IL twaa into Circuit
britain whore thcHo articlcH wore admitted
froo Of duty. 1Ioro wo have prac-
tical illustration Of lilo fact tint protoc-
t'on docs not protect tho domestic
manufacturer against foreign competition. That
1t uxclutlos foreign gootH to somo oxtont is trno
for tho Hnnlo ronHou TINT it rouocH consumption
by iucreaHing tho c0st. Tho importation Of thin
largo nmonnt Of goods into Groat Britain atldod
nothing to tho co8t to coMH,lmcrB Of lko articles
Of British manufacture. hut tho tax Oil tho for
oign artiolop imported into tho United Htatos Ind
tho offoct Of adding 10 tho coBt Of nll ko articles
couHnn,od III tho United atateB Huln oqual to
tho tax. Excluding tho ruw wool, tho domestic
production Of manufactured nrtioleB Ut tho
classcB mentioned III tho abovo liat Ind yaluo.
tons Ind valno Of s213,ooo, ono. II wo add to
this primo cost an averago duty Of TO per cont.
wo hnvo, NJ tho cost to consumors III tho Unitod
States, tho following:
Vallle Ut tmE0rtGl rooilu 2l2D0D O0o
Va!l1o Of stn,neBln luH.. saIMMNtD
Tax IF Gu pcr ccslt o oth classua 39B uuOMu
CoHt 10 co,,sunors. s............ 81, ,1BB 0U0, ,Ot,V
Now, aaasttning Tint tho purchasing power Of
tho lnonoy III thu hands Of consumers In Gront
britain and tho Untod HtatoB woro tho sumo, wo
should find Tint tho DritiHt, co'lslltnerH coul1
purchase tho Bamo quantity Of cotton aud woolon
goods, Hllks, glassware. wool, lonther goods,
clocks mud watches, iron and gtoo for s59l ,000,-
900 that tho consumers In tic Unitol BtatoB
wonld llavo to pay 1,188, ZOO for. It will
not do to my that tho American will clloorsully
pay tho dlforonco (s30C 900, ,00V in ortlor to pay
or tho dobt incurred III saying tho Union, be-
causc tho tax IL not COLLECTED for tllat purpose.
Tho Government gotu but nn,all plare It
receives NJ tax on tho foreign goods a101, ,000-
600. Tho othor a200, 900, ,0u0 Of tho Tux iu COL
loctol by tho manufacturing corporations na n
bounty to onco,,rago thom in tlloir b,1sinosa.
Whooyor will giyo fow 1ninutoB' thought to
tho subject will Hce tlat Protection doca not
protect III tho aouHo Of excluding competition
TINT ts only OBJECT IL 10 10 increase tho cost OF
tho domestic production TINT tho consumer ro-
coiyoB ono-third loHn goods for IliA money thau
ho would II tllorc woro no ''protoctiou.f'
The Grange advance., 1874-09-16

tor happens to be out just now. feel
I | sure, Iom the impression you make on
me-, that he would esteem it q privilege
! to meet you. Z. He would like you to
! take back to Texas his assurances of
friendship and admiration Couldn't y you,
my dear sir, couldn't you call a little
later?'
swell, guess / will come again, long
as I'm here till tomorrow anyhow.
You see: it would make things easier
like if was to meet that editor
About six in the afternoon he return
cd. Nobody but Recder happened to
te in.
so sorry, MY dear sir, bnt the edi.
tor has not yet appeared. Pray be
! seated, sir. and permit me to enjoy tho
incident which has made US acquaint-
, ed
Nov | think this rather hard
casc,' said the brawny Texan, who was
beginning to be impatient. ''Here's q
paper that pitches into Texas, and, 80
speaking, bullrags the Texans, and
when | call to see abont it, there's no
one in: Where l live, things are differ
ent. If paper makes a few unpleas-
ant remarks about a gentleman, we al
ways know what to do. We Just walk
around to the Office and the editors
there ready to give it to US anyway we
want it. But here you have other fash
ions. You so for Texas like blaz.s in
the morning, and when call, being the
only Texan in town, to chaw up the ed
itor little and swap bullets with him
in genteel way, cant't find my man.
| don't like it. If a paper banters a
fellow in this sort of way, it ought to
have responsible man"
'Pardon me- says Rceder, stepping
daintily into the midele Of the rooul,
with one hand thrust into his bosom
and face literally beaming with good
nature, ''Pardon me, a thousand times.
quite misunderstood you. Isupposed
you wanted to see the chief editor only.
of it is responsible man you're seek
ing, that's another thing.''
''Certainly, That's all want; a re-
sponsible man-sonebody I can rassel
about this article. That's what l'vc
been saying all the time.'
''Behold him! George Washington
Reeder at your service, sir. I'm the
responsible man of this paper sir
The astonished giant looked at Reeder
and then at his pistol, which was nearly
as large as Reeder, and his face became
battle-ground where surprise, disap-
pointment, disgust and amusement
struggled for predominancc. Then he
stuck the pistol back into the case,
picked up his carpet-bag, and cycling
Kecdcr all over with disparaging regard,
blurted out the exclamation
';Hcll -
And left, a swindled and injured man.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-16
A Giant Looking and Thirsting fol
Duel and What He Found.
From the New Orleans Picayune !


That very clever story 'sThe Tyran-
teller of Caliviras,' just now going the
rounds, recalls an incident which took
place in the New Orleans Picayu1,e
office many years ago, when George
Washington Reeder presided over the
police columns. Reeder was very small,
not over four feet six inches in height,
singularly youthful in appearance, and
given to a pompous, overwhelming,
elaborate politeness, which in connec.
ton with his diminutive stature and
magnificent costume generally reminded
one of a benevolent but highly diplo-
matte tomtit. Apart from his Journal
istic pursuits, Reeder had quite name
in the theatrical line, being dilettante
comedian of considerable merit. Every
body liked him, laughed kindly at his
little peculiarities, and respected the
brave and chivalrous spirit which they
found to be among his characteristics.
TO see Reeder in the editorial room
receiving an irate party, and especially
one of the rougher species, was privi-
lege to be eternally grateful for. His
microscopic size, his gorgeous toilet,his
profuse courtesy, and his grandiloquent
address were simply amusing. Callers
with well-defined injuries, but limited
intellect, went away in the firm convic.
ton that Reeder thought them the pur-
est, loftiest and most prosecuted of NOR
tails. Entering the Picayune Office with
the rooted purpose of mangling and
bruising the chroniclcrs of their compli-
cations, they would retire believing
that Reeder was too angelic for this
word, and that his references to them
were made only after bitter struggle
with remorseless duty and at the ex-
pense of bleeding heart.
He was perfectly ready to fight, how
ever, whenever the case demanded it.
and thereby hangs tale.
One day an enormous, rough, fero-
cious looking man entered the office
and inquired for the editor. Much to
his sorrow Reeder has to say that the
editor was absent.
''1'm sorry O that" said the big
man, sitting down and depositing a a
large, NANCY carpet bag near his chair.
81 stopped over one day just to see
him. I'm from Texas, you know, and
/ saw something about Texas in this
mornings F1coystne that sorter riles
me- l was going home, but thought
Ia IKE to see that editor before vent,
50 as could tell the boys what passed.
want to see him alone for about two
mlnutes--that's all.'' And here the
visitor voice grew plaintive, and his
fingers played with the hilt Of a Colts $
army revolver which hung in full Wow
from his belt.
"iregrct extremely. sir, that the edi-
The Grange advance., 1874-09-16

to kill you, and if you don't beat = re-.
treat IN less time than It takes Heath
to harg Tory. you are = gone dog"
The officer departed rapidly.
The facts of the second duel are we'll
known, but they will bear repeating
here. The General was challeng ged By
an Englishman and had the choice Of
weapons; and as his opponent appear.
ed at the appointed place, barrel
apparently containing powder - was
rolled before them. ''Sit on one side
Of the barrel,' said Putnam, "and I
will take my seat on the opposite side"
Having taken their positions the gen.
eral remarked that there was an equal
chance for both, and set fire to a match
which communicated with the contents.
The officer looked at the match a mo-
ment as the fire approached the sup.
posed powder, and then departed. As
he retired Putnam exclaimed, "You
are just as brave man as took you
to be; this is nothing but barrel Of
onions, but you don't like the smell.'
The duel ended.
OF duels that have been fought by
midshipmen and lieutenants in the
United States navy, not a few have
proved fatal. It may be remarked that
dueling was carried to a greater excess
in that branch of the service than in
the army. In 1880 duel occurred be.
tween Charles G. Hunter, a midship-
man, and William Miller, Jr., lawyer
Of Philadelphia. The affair involved
four officers of the navy. The secrc.
tary recommended their dismissal, and
the President lndorsfd the paper thus:
"Let the above.named officers of the
navy be stricken from the roll.
March 81, 1880.
ANDREW JACKSON
This affair was investigated by the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, and both
branches approved Of the Presidents
action. These proceedings did much
toward influencing other measures that
have finally led to the total suppress.
ion Of dueling in the two armies Of the
service.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-16

ton IS the method most equ;iesntiy
employed to procure these ottos. This
process, as almost everyone knows,
consists essentially in vaporizing a
liquid in a closed vessel, and conducting
the vapor to a receiver, in which it is
condensed by the application Of cold
water. When given plant or flower
is placed in the still with a proper pro-
portion Of water, and heat applied, its
otto, being volatile, rises with the
steam, and both being condensed TO-
gether, they readily separate On coo:-
ing. When applied to this purpose.
the process is often conducted by pass
ing steam through the material to be
exhausted, instead of boiling it in the
usual way.
''The heat employed in distillation is
necessarily injurious to the product,
and to preserve the exquisite freshness
and delicacy Of the odors of the flowers
another way of producing is necessary,
namely, maceratton or e1,feurage.
"Fatty bodies have strong affinity
for all ottos, and at the same time ex-
ert little or no solvent power on the
other matters with which they are as
sociated. Flowers, aromatics or BAL
sans infused in oil. impart to it their
characteristic odors, and if this infus-
ION be repeated a sufficient number of
times, a highly-scented preparation is
obtained, which exhibits naturalness
OF fragrance not attainable by distilla-
ton. The operation of so impresnat-
ing grease with odors is conducted as
follows:
S'The flowers, separated from leaves
or other extraneous matter, are placed
IN suitable vessel and covered with
oil or liqui6ed suet Of lard. A gentle
heat is then applied for period rang
ing from twelve to forty eight hours, at
the end Of which the fat is strained
from them, and again digested with
fresh ones, which operation is repeated
four or five times, or until sufficient
perfume is imported to the grease.
This method Of extraction is called
maceration, or, more properly, diges-
ton, 1t being warm process.
"When the aroma is very delicate, it
is necessary to avoid heat entirely, and
a variation Of the foregoing method is
employed, which is known as enfeu-
rage. In this way of work
ing, the fatty matter, when
of solid body, is spread
in thin layers on trays or 'frames,' and
its surface covered with flowers, cup
downward, which, after being allowed
to remain there for from twelve to sew
enty'two hours, are removed, and their
place supplied by fresh ones, which are
again renewed, as in maccration, until
sufficient odor is impaired to the grease.
When oil is used, some coarse cloths
saturated take the place of the lard or
suet. These arc precisely as before, and
the oil recovered from them by power
full pressure.
''The greases used in the foregoing
processes must, Of course, be as free
from odor as possible. Bcnne and olive
oils, when fresh, need no preparation.
but lard and suet require thorough and
repeated washings with water to render
them sufficiently scentless.'
The Grange advance., 1874-09-16
PerfumerY,

(From Harper's for September.)
There is paper on ''The Art of Per.
fumery' from which we take the fol.
lowing
''The invention of this process (dis.
tillation) is ascribed to Avicenna, an
Arabian doctcr, who fourished in the
tenth century. Previous to his time
resins, spices and oils or ointments,
scented by contact with fragrant sub.
stances, were the chief, if not the only,
forms Of perfume known. To him it is
said belongs the honor of first separa.
ting the aromas of plants and flowers
in such manner that they could be
readily applied where greasy unguents
and smoking incense were alike una
railable.
To the invention cf Avicenna we are
indebted for the most durable elements
of modern perfumery; but our most
fragrant and delicate odors are pro-
duced by another process of much later
discovery, which We will attempt to de.
scribe in the paragraphs that follow.
'sThe odors Of all vegetable matters
reside in principal or constituent
known as essential oil, or more proper.
ly, otto. Each individual plant or
flower contains agreater or less amount
of this principle, the separation of
which from the parent substance is the
initial movement in all the most i'm.
portant Of the perfumer's operations.
As it exists in but small proportion, we
have in it, when isolated, remarka BILE
concentration Of odor, :nd it's stability,
when so separated, is so great that
many varieties can be kept for years
unchanged. In the otto we not only
possess the fragrance of TIE flower long
after the season for blooming is past,
but by its use can impart favorite
odor to a thousand bodies scentless in
themselves.
''Ottos are all in the liquid form; are
of an oily appearance, vary in color
from light straw to dark red or brown,
and possess, as before stated, the odor
of the substances from which they arc
derived. The yield of this principle
from various materials, ranges from six
per cent. or more down to very minute
quantities. Nutmegs, for instance, arc
very rich in otto; lemon rinds contain
it in such abundance that it can be
proftably extracted by expression ;
while roses yield so little that but three
teaspoonfuls arc obtained from a hun.
dred pounds Of the petals.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-16
RetrenChnler1t.
From the Inter-Ocean, Saturds

IL AOL t1AC 1ulcI-OCedu, vi
REDUCTION IN THE FORCE or EMPLOYEES.
There is more bad news for railway
employees. A large reduction takes
place Immediately on the Milwaukee &
st. Paul, and there is reduction of
time on another road ,and chance that
time may be reduced on still another
From an interview with an official of
the milwaukee, & St. Paul, the Inter-
Ocean reluctantly confirms the an
nouncement made on yesterday, that
the force in the machine shops is to be-
cut down forty per cent
The gentleman stated that ow-
ing to the litigation and the
general hostile feeling, the securities Of
the company were deprecated and their
sale greatly injured, and the falling off
in business and general str;ngency Of
the times, coupled with this fact, made
the step necessary. The statement
that the course of the management in
cutting down the force of the employees
was for effect only was warmly and ener-
getically refuted. Receipts of wheat
were rapidly falling off and cars were
not needed, and consequently many Of
the workmen would have to 20 out
''More discouraging than aH,'' con-
tinued the gentleman, ''there is also
prospect that there will have to be dis
charges in other departments as we'll IS
the machine shops. Unless there is
revival the company must weed out all
the departments, from the highest to
the lowest, as the most rigid economy
will be necessary. Railway men are
always given credit for being 'soulless'
and 'heartless,' and all that, but not
withstanding a company cannot be ex-
pected to support employees for whom
it has nothing to do"
Reporter: Some Of the great manu-
featuring firms are reducing time, and
thus giving all a chance to earn enough
to support themselves and their fam
lilies?
Official: Yes, that's true, and it is a
good idea, and l don't know but that
the Milwaukee and St Paul may, if
business continues to fall off, resort to
some such course. 1t is certainly hard
to dismiss man just as the winter is
approaching.
R.: When does the reduction in the
machine shops 60 into effect?
o.; Immediately; that is, We shall
commence cutting the force Immediate
ly.
Private dispatches from Omaha state
that the Union Pacific have reduced
the pay Of all their employ ces, and re-
duced the working hours.
Something Of more interest in this
part of the country, however, is the
fact that the Chicago and Northw estern
Road may be compelled to reduce the
number Of working days to Ave.
Nothing Of this sort has yet been deter
mined upon, but an official, with whom
the railway reporter conversed on yes
terday, stated that such a step might
be made necessary. Business was only
moderate, and a great deal Of the rolling
stock was lying idle. Then, too,
through the general hostility to the
railroads, its securities were being
hammered down. The road must con-
troll its affairs to make money, he said,
! and not to lose it.