davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
LOC.9E .M.gTTERS.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE JOURNAL.
SPLENDID PREMIUM.
A Beautiful Chrome to Every subscri.
Der Paying in Advance for 1875.

Notwithstanding the large cost attend
ing the issue Of the JOURNAL in an en-
larged form, we make no increase in the
subscriptionprice, but offer in addition
ereto,to,every subscriber, new or old,
paying from Jan. 1st, 1876 to Jan. 1sf
1876, II
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
IN ADDITION

IN ADDITION
The JOURNAL and Chrome and The
ONO STATE JOURNAL will be
furnished for So, 40
The JOURNAL and Chrome and Go
DEY's LADY's BOOK, and Chrome
will be furnished for $3.50
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25

anu
Tree Decorations in TOIedO---Palmer
and Hill Triumphant.
During the past three weeks we have
taken more than ordinary interest in the
magnificent stock opening out by the
above firm, whose enterprise has lead
them this year, to import their goods
for the holiday season direct from Paris.
Each week we were induced to suppose
the most beautiful and last of their stock
had surely seen the light Of day, but on
Saturday last, while In the city, we were
completely dumbfounded to realize the
display immeasurably increased, while
We received the assurance that even vet,
they had ONLY OPENED AFEw SAMPLES Of
the various goods they had for disposal
at wholesale CT retail. Though We ad-
NIT, at first We were somewhat incredu-
lOus, an invitation to their store-rooms
dispelled all doubts. The store was Just
crammed, appearing to remain so the
day through, and we began verify to sup
pose that all Toledo and its environs, for
. some twenty miles around, had assured
y laid in ambush for the full display Of
these goods and this was the day for
making a decisive raid upon them. The
magnificent surprise boxes, to which we
referred last week, are receiving exceed
ing good patronage, as also many Of the
more seryicable and yet artistic designs
! in presents for ladies or gentlemen who
desire that the gift shall convey a charm
with it to the favored recipient. Christ
mas tees and fancy fairs are being
stocked from these goods in every di-
rection, and if PALMER & Hu1's noted
home manufactured candies-for which
they are so justly popular-do not
dwindle down to nothingness before the
New Year it VIII afford striking evidence
the firm have had to yield their eIaimsto
a Christmas holiday in order to render
their patrons recreations more complete.
Everything neat and sweet, possible to
be manufactured from pure sugars, COM
mand a position upon their shelves while
new attractions are constantly being ad-
ded to their stock. They are shipping
orders constantly, c. o. D., by rail
throughout Northwestern Ohio, Michi-
gan and Indiana, while the high repu-
tation of their goods not infrequently
commands for the sale even beyond these
limits. We can certainly not commend
any house In Toledo before them in
home manufactured goods, while the i'm
mense and elaborate stock of holiday
goods they are offering viii be found of
such a character as cannot fail to bear
, out fully all, or even more, than we have
said of them during the past few
weeks Do not fail to give them call
to be more than pleased, and save money.
+ A CALIFORNIA man has raised sixty
3 tons of cabbages on three acres of land,
and got 81. 900. gold for the croD
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25

A CALIFORNIA man has raised sixty
tons of cabbages on three acres of land,
and got 81, 900, gold for the crop.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25

The Most Extensive Display of Beauti-
ful Holiday Presents and Christmas
Tree Decorations in TOIedO--PaImer
and Hill Triumphant.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
Ardu0us Labor In the Senate.
washington (May 2gl Cor. Chicago Tribun

Washington MAY 29 Cor. Chicago Tribune.l
People at distance from the capital,
who derive their knowledge of Con
gressional proceedings from the Asso-
ciated Press reports, often go through
life to the grave under the firm convic-
ton that their Legislators perform an
immense amount of labor, and pay
strict attention to duty while at Wash
ington. Now, be it known, that two
appropriation bills, one aggregating
$lS, 100000, and another over 500, 600,
900, have been passed. by the Senate
this session, when at no time during
their consideration were there present
above dozen Senators. Business was
transacted in the Senate to-day, as fol-
lows Time-Half-past o'clock Sub
ject under consideration-The Civil
Rights bill. Mr.. Howe, of Wisconsin,
has the floor.
Senators Logan and Mitchell are in
dustriously writing letters to loved ones
at home Senator Chandler is reading
his correspondence Senator Pease is
enjoying the peaceful slumber of the
just /; Senators Carpenter and Freling-
huysen are attempting to pay attention
to the Speakers words; Senator Conk-
ling is writing Senator Hamlln, when
not squirting tobacco juice on the car
pet, is reading Maine newspaper; Sen
ator Kelly is posting himself on the
provisions Of the Constitution; Senator
Flanagan sleeps sweetly, but shores
occasionally; Senator Boremsn pre-
tends to understand and enjoy the
speech; Senator Davis stretched ntwo
chairs, peruses the pages OF a West
Virginia paper Senator Johnson is
writing a letter Senator Bogy is read
ing an account of the Sartoris- Grant
wedding, and wondering why the report
er forgot to describe the gorgeous APP.
pearance of the Missouri statesman
Senator Merrimon is studying finance
from the late speeches of Morton and
Logan all the other Senators are alb.
sent from their seats and the chambers.
At half-past o'clock Mr.. Howe is still
the attendance. The first relief has ar.
rived. Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, is
reading a newspaper both the Mime,
sofa Senators are similarly occupied
Hamilton, of Maryland, is listening tc
jim Nye telling funny stories /; Alcorr
is all attention and self-satisied Nc.
Creery laughs at the jokes he got off il
his last speech, copy of which he
holds before his eyes ; Flannagan's head
has fallen back over the back of his
chair, and there is great danger that he
will dislocate the spinal column; Cooper
reads a Memphis paper Bogy is telling
Goldthwaite, Robinson, Ransom, anC
Merrimon, who were not invited, al
about the wedding the other SENATOR
have gone ont to see man or woman
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
Marriage in Russia.

The Russian ceremony OF marriage in
the Greek form occupies about an hour.
1t does not take place at the altar, but
outside Of the iconastas, which is equiv
alent to the rood-screen in Latin
church. Within this screen the place is
considered so holy that a woman cannot
enter, so small temporary altar is
erected in front of it, upon which is
placed copy of the four Gospels
these forming, without the Epistles, one
book-and at this the marriage ceremo-
ny is performed. All monks in the Rus
sian church are celibates /; but it is an
imperative obligation, again, with the
secular clergy to marry once In their
lives only, which has given rise in Rus
STA to proverbial saying, " AS precious
as priests wife, to express value
which cannot be replaced. A monk,
however high his position in the church,
cannot officiate at the nuptial service (;
this duty is always performed by mar
ried priest. At the marriage of the
Czarowitz the Metropolitan of st. Pc
tersburg at that time was monk. He
received the imperial party as they en-
tered the church, and blessed the bride
and bridegroom, sprinkling holy water
on them but he retired as soon as the
marriage began, and the ceremony was
performed by one of the secular clergy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
A Gardeners Barometer.

The common camphor bottle makes a
very cloudy index of atmospheric weight
and weather changes, on which the fol-
lowing is an improvement. Dissolve two
and one-half drains of alcohol Put
thirty-eight grains of nitrate of potash
(saltpeter), and thirty-eight grains of
muriate of ammonia (sal ammoniac),
into nine fluid drains of water; when
all are perfectly dissolved, mix the two
solutions. Shake them well in two
ounce or four ounce white glass vial,
cork very loosely, or better, tie over
the mouth piece of linen or cotton
cloth, and place the instrument in a
good light, out of the sunshine, where
it can be observed without handling.
When the weather is fine and clear
the fluid is also but on the least change,
the chemicals, which lie as a sediment,
rise in beautiful frondlike crystals pro-
portionately, and again duly subside.
BY watching these changes one soon
becomes able to predict the changes
probable for few hours to come in any
locality. This instrument is also q
pretty philosophical toy, showing how
sensitive some chemical solutions are tC
atmospheric influences. We saw baron
eters of this kind for sale in London
several years ago, but do not r, collect
meeting with them in this country, ex
cept the homemade ones prepared &C
cording to the above directions, which
have been several times published, bu
may be new to some of our readers. =
Journal Of Chemistry.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
Billings Proverbs.

Thare il no kind ov vittles that will
phatt n man so fast az a klear con-
shience.
hav seen people so awkward that it
seemed az tho they must be labouring
under an attak ov the rumatism.
Gravity IL generally kind ov koun-
terft, which man cheats himself with,
and tries to cheat others with too.
Envy IL the bitterest pashun ov the
harto it IL even more subtle than re-
venge.
Adam waz bad egg. He had no
ambishun, no hope, no reverence, no
energy, no pashun, no caushun, no
judgement, no nothing, except wife,
and she waz too mulch for him.
A gift liz debt, and it would be bet
ter for us if we were obliged hi law to
Immediately repay it.
i hav made cluss kalkerlashun on
it, and find that, with whisky at &
cents a glass, man will drink up a
house in just thirteen years and four
months.
When man IL too mulch in luv to
be jelous ov ennything, he haz got the
diseaze az natral az the hickcups.
This IL about all the difference thare
1.-THE yung run into diffikulty's with
their eyes shut, and the old with their
eyes open.
Yu kant liv and di happy, mi yung
friend, hi serving the devil this haz
been tried by as smart men az the world
haz ever produced, and proved to be q
profound failure.
Coquetry IL allwuss cured bi luv, but
prudery never IL.
Wize men are just az apt to overshoot
the mark az phools are, but l hav all
wuss sed that it IL respektabel miss
for either ov them to make.
If man kan stand sudden prosperity
without making hiz he'd swim he has
got the right kind ov stuff in him.
A lazy man allwuss thinks he works
harder than emmy one else, and guess
he IL more than half right.
Falling desperately in luv liz an old
fashioned complaint; folks don't do i
emmy more, it amt fashionable.
1t IL eazy to gro old, but to gro ole
and not gro tedious amt so handy.
If kant hav but things on me tina
don't pinch let it be mi shirt kollar and
mi boots, if you pleze.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
Mr.. Brown and His Umbrella.

Brown stood for over an hour on a
street corner the last rainy day, hold
ing u gigantic umbrella over him.
When any of his acquaintance not
similarly provided-who the day before
would scarcely condescend to give him
a nod of recognition-happened to see
him, they would smilin9ly salute him,
inquire how he felt, were the family all
well, ETC., winding up by asking him il
he were going up or down, as the case
might be. " Yes, directly" Brown
would say f; "wait moment" After
waiting sometime and repeated nudges
having failed to bring him, the friend
who was so very soiicitous about
Browns health, would attempt to
emerge from the shelter of the umbrella
when Brown would importune HIM to
wait "A minute longer (after he had al
ready waited five minutes). asking what
his particular hurry. At last the TREND
who could not perceive anything IN the
neighborhood to produce such broad
grin on Browns face, with look as
though he had just discovered that he
had cashed bogus check, would dive
from under the umbrella and walk of
as if he was mad at something.-1roJ
Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
A Nevada Cat Story.

The Virginia City (Nevsda) Enter
prise adds the following to its already
large list of very interesting and
slightly improbable stories: The
floor of the office of the County Clerk
was day before yesterday covered with
n CARPET. This carpet is of fanciful
pattern. and in it are many bright
colors. About the Office is cat,
raised in the place and stranger to
anything but naked floors. After the
upholsterer had finished his work the
feline. Maggie by name, came from
the Office of the County Auditor,
Sheriff. or some other room about the
Court House, and, crying at the door,
Mr.. Thompson, County Clerk, went to
let her in. Upon the door being
opened Maggie was about to walk in
as usual, when her eyes fell upon the
carpet. She instantly halted and gazed
upon it as though petrified with aston
ishment. All the coaxing and petting
that could be done failed to induce the
cat to put her feet upon the carpet (;
she would smell of it, and If a hair
tickled the end of her nose would
spring back, shake her head, and pre-
pare VI tltNdtt DiCh anu
her tail. At last she was caught and
carried to the center of the room, and.
after being soothed till quiet, was
gently placed upon the carpet. AT first
she was afraid to move, but presently
began to walk slowly about, smiling at
the flowers in the pattern and stepping
high, like horse with spring-halt,
and whirling about with frightened
look whenever the claws of her hind
feet caught in the threads of the fabric.
At length she got the better of her
fears and began to examine the stu
alton more critically. In the pattern
of the carpet, at intervals of about four
feet in all directions, is large figure of
bright, scarlet color. After eau
tiously smelling one of these spots, the
cat lay down upon it and rolled over
and over, displaying great pleasure.
She then went to the next red spot and
rolled upon it, and so on over the
whole room, selecting the bright-red
spots and rolling upon them till thor
oughly tired out. She paid no atten-
ton to any other color but red, though
there are in the pattern of the carpet
several other bright colors of various
kinds"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
A Market Lesson.

Eddie Tracey was spending a week
or two with his uncle In the city. One
Saturday evening his uncle proposed
they should take walk after tea. He
was tired with his hard work in his
study, and it rested him TO walk and
talk with Eddie, who was always seeing
so many wonders in the strange scenes
around him.
This evening they turned their steps
toward great market, and Eddie was
astonished at the crowds pouring into
it from every direction.
"Where do all these people find food
to eat?" asked our country boy, his
mind overwhelmed with the thoughts
of furnishing them with sufficient sup
plies.
But when he was fairly in the market,
and walked up and down its seemingly
endless maZes, when he saw the vast
stock of mea. and poultry, the noun
tains of vegetables, and the vast array
of fruits, and, indeed, everything eat
able, ne wondered still more how all
that amount of provisions could ever
be disposed of.
When he returned home, he spoke
of these wonders to his aunt.
ct is a matter of wonder to me
still, said his aunt, "as / have seen
it. Just imagine one man taking con-
tract to feed all this city. Think of the
number of persons to be fed, and the
amount and variety of provisions re-
CURED. If the most skillful board of
managers undertook such Il work, what
confusion would take place. One
day there would be an excess, and per-
ishable articles would be lost in vast
quantities. The next day scarcity of
supply might produce great suffering
| Then, too, it would be hard to dis
tribute it equally, and, if some remote
corner was forgotten, what would be-
come of the poor inhabitants Yet
God has arranged a great network OF
fed. Thousands of people are en-
ployed in this great work of His, who
are only moved by their self-interest,
their desire to gain by trading. Yet
! they work out his will as unconsciously
| to themselves as if they were mere
wheels of machine. They work with
zeal and cheerfulness, content with the
reward he gives to honest labor. L can
see Gods wonder working hand as truly
in city market as in the working OF
the spheres. How admirably, though
blindly, all combine to perform this
vast work of feeding so many thou.
sands One alone would accomplish
but little. What infinite wisdom il
must take to plan such an enterprise,
and what infinite power to bring out
so many free agents together to work il
out I"
That market lesson was one which
Eddie long remembered. 1t gave hin
near view of Gods overruling provi
dence that he never forgot. - Chiid''
World.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
How Oscar Drove the sheen.

There were twelve nice fat sheep
which Mr.. Norton had sold and Oscar
was to drive them six miles, to Pinehill,
a farm in Vermont.
Now be careful, and don't miss the
road, said Mr.. Norton.
THAT reminds me-, said Mrs. Nor
ton, che may be hungry on his way"
So the good mother ran and put some
cold chicken and brown bread in a
paper bag, and gave it to Oscar.
1t was mild but cloudy day when he
started with the twelve sheep and his
little dog Merry. The latter tried to
show his consequence by barking AT the
folks on the doorstep.
Good-by, all y said Oscar.
Good-by, and good luck ~ said
sister Emily.
So off he went with his troop, over
the lowered bars of the fence, and
down the hill, to path through the
woods.
But they had not gone mile, when
one of the sheep fell into crevice be-
tween two rocks; and Oscar had to
spend nearly an hour in getting heI
out. All this while, little Merry had to
take care of the rest of the sheep,
which would stray off, and put him to a
good deal of trouble so that he grew
almost hoarse with barking.
Oscar kept ON, and at last came to q
part of the road where the snow had
been but little trodden here it was
slow work driving the sheep. He
judged, from the height of the sun III
the heavens, that it must be five O'Clock
in the afternoon.
The wind now changed, and blew
very, very cold-so cold, that Oscar
thought it would not be safe for him to
try to reach Pinehill that day. He had
yet two miles to go over lonely road.
What should he do?
BY the wayside there was an old de-
serted house, which was looked on as
public property for boys would often
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05

TYPHOID FEVER. William Gull,
in a lecture on typhoid fever, recently
delivered at Guys Hospital, argues that
the disease is as preventable as ague,
and that the time will come when death
from it will be as rare. de says it is
caused by virus of nature, which may
get into the healthy body, increase in
it, and destroy it. 1t is an accidental
condition, and not one of the ordinary
processes of nature. The origin of the
disease is somehow or other connected
with drainage ; it has, therefore, been
called the filth fever, and to get rid OF
filth is to get rid of the fever. DIR.
Gull asserts that no one can approach a
case of typhoid fever without paying
some attention to hygiene. This, he
claimed, was of the greatest Importance
and with it he would prefer to carry
anyone through the disease by wines
and soups and fresh air, rather than by
the use of drugs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
Shopping I'm Paris.

Stories of the ease and economy with
which ladies can pursue the delights OF
shopping in Paris are enough to drive
American women frantic. Look at this,
which is vouched fer by contribution
to LippincOtts as a trustworthy csta-
logue of prices for feminine gear Very
linen handkerchiefs, marked with en-
broidered initials, 30 cents each; two
buttoned kid-gloves, so cents pair I;
fine, fashioned mohair street-suit, neatly
made and deliberately trimmed, $l5 !;
black silk street-suit $40 black silk
house-dress, trained, $685. silk petit
coats for wearing under polonaises, etc, ,
prettily trimmed 80; cheap but neat
street-suit for ordinary wear, consisting
of skirt, overskirt, and jacket, SO to $40;
bonnet I; Sc to 81 |; boots, not so good,
handsome, or cheap, as i'll the United
States. Small tineries, such as collars,
ribbons, fans, etc are proportionately
reasonable.
At these figures lady can dress
handsomely in Paris, at comparative
ly slight expense, and do none of her
own sewing. An order to ones dress
maker is all that is necessary for pro-
curing new toilette. But, if lady
choose to make her own garments, she
can reduce the cost of her dress ma
terially in city where good silk is to
be bought at 81 yard a fine silk at
y. 30 per yard, and mixed and worsted
fabrics, etc, at from 10 cents upward.
1t is almost worth the while of fashion
able American ladies to cross the Allan
tic annually and replenish their ward
robes i'll the splendid bazaars of Paris.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
THE AGED STRANGER.
ny BRET HARTE.

at was with Grant,"-the stranger said,
said the farmer, " Say no more
But rest thee here az my cottage porch,
For thy feet are weary aud Sore"
Said the farmer, Nay no more
Iprythee sit at my frugal board,
And eat of my humble store.
How fares my boy, my soldier boy,
OF the old Ninth Army Corps?
warrant he bore him CALAMITY
In the smoke and the battles roar !"
81 know him not" said the aged man,
And as | remarked before,
was with Grant, -" Nay, nay, know
Said the farmer, :" Say no more )"
" He fell in battle, see, alas
Thou'dst smooth these tldlngs DER
Nay, speak the truth, whatever II be,
Though IL rend my bosem's core"
{" How fell he-with his face TO the foe,
UNFOLDING the flag lac bore?
o, say not that my boy disgraced
The uniform that he wore
" cannot tell, said the aged man,
"And should have remarked before,
That | was with Grant-in Illinois
Some three years before the was"
Then the farmer spake him never a word
But beat with ms fists full sore
That aged man who had worked for Grant
Some three years before the war.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-05
An Amusing Incident.

Capt. Tom Richards, of Oxford, who
commanded a company of New England
troops during our last war with Great
Britain, related to me, during the years
of our neighborship, many interesting
incidents of his campaign on the frontier,
and among them was the following:
On certain occasion number of our
troops We're engaged i'll repairing the
shattered Notifications at Niagara, and
while thus engaged, the enemy COM
menced pretty sharp fire from a bat
terry on the opposite side of the river ;
and as the shot came uncomfortably
near, and at brief intervals, it was about
as much as our boys could do to look
out for them. Seeing the trouble, and
finding that his men were not making
much Roadway, Capt. Richards posted
Zeke Sampson, Green Mountain re-
cruit, in favorable position, where he
could see the shot of the enemy as they
came, and give warning of their direc-
ton. For time the sentinel performed
his duty promptly and well; and
from his directions the working party
knew when to lie low, and when there
was no danger.
Here comes shell, boys Under
cover !" "Shot !-g DING high y "a
shot-look out -
And so on, until, by and by, the ene-
my started big Congreve rocket. Zekt
had never seen such q thing before
He watched it with surprise, and whel
it began to arch downward, he yelled
out -
GA shot And, by the Twin Jehos
aphat ! the g,m NTH it,"