davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09
Killing a Rattlesnake.

From the Montgomery (O.) Advertiser.l
"Ain't you folks feered of sarpints p
bawled a mountain boy. as he logged by
on his slow nag. ''Of course we is
| feered of sarpints." "Well, then, don't
| you see that big rattIer jIst thar, back un
yer bench?" There was a simultaneous
| looking to the rear, and there was also a
| very sudden and promiscuous departure g
from that immediate locality. II was no
mistake; there lay big rattler. "It
WON'T do, boys, to abandon our ground"
exclaimed young c., of M, and
with this he clenChed with both hands
an old limb that lay convenient, and
cautiously approached the spot where
the monster lay.
Taking prudent survey of the situa-
| tioD, he stepped rapidly to the front and
brought down his wooden weapon with
all the might of both arms. Unfortu-
nately, it went wide ofits mark and flew
into fragments. At this point hostiities
were suspended, and the alta cking party
| fell back In good order to a safe dis lance,
while old rattler remained unscathed
upon the field. The armistice lasted
only few minutes. Having secured
this time a stout nlckory-one that he
knew would not fail him-the courageous
youth returned to the attack.
BY this time the snake had aroused
from it's slumber. He lifted his great
| lazy head, his eyes glistened like fire,
and his long, lorked tongue shot in and
out with ominous celerity. But the res
olute boy did not hesitate a second.
Aiming at a point a half foot in the rear
OF the venomous fangs, he dealt blow
with power and precision that needed
10 repetition. The huge monster wrig-
gled and Writhed and ratified a moment,
and then lay along the ground, harmless
| and dead as the suck in the hands OF his
destroyer.
"How did you kill him, Mr.. G. ?' ex-
! claimed a timid girl, as she viewed the
monster from alar. "Did you shoot
himp son, no." replied the polite
youth. 81 just picked up stick and
| broke his back" 'Do tell" exclaimed
half dozen III amazement. "Ddn't he
strike at youY ION, no." continued
the imperturbable lad; "you see, the
raLtlesnake, except on an emergency,
never strikes until Ae takes position,
and didn't give him chance to do
that. You had as well expect regi-
ment to deliver its volley before the
word Of command, as to expect a rattler
to strike before he assumes position"
rhe boy belongs to the GOvernor's
Guard Tne huge beast measured fully
i've feet in length, and by actual count
he terminated with seventeen rattIes
and button. The rattles tell he has
lived seventeen years.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

an admirer of Shakespeare and a theater
manager hlmself, he promised to SEND
up the required article imme dlately
and after the property man had waited
and waited, and stamped and swore
round the green-room for about an hour,
it arrived.
1t was found to be no other than the
skull of lavorite bull pup of Jim's,
which had been killed in $500 match at
Butcher Town, several years ago. Gra-
ham, the scenic artist, was next ap-
pealed to, and authorized to name his
figures ii he would turn out a skull by
$3.50. The perseverng artist went to
work, aud, by pasting sheets of white
paper over bundle OF old socks and
painting in the remainder of the make
up, he produced skuu, the natural ap-
pearauce of which sent thrill oil ghast-
ly horror through the audience, and
must have caused the British tragedian
to experience thrill in touching it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

EXERCISE FOR LADIEs.-Wom need
exercise IN more ways than riding or
walking, even; they require to use their
hands and arms, To throw out their
chests, to put the body in motion. No
health-lift. no gymnastlc exercise is halt
SO good for this purpose as making beds,
and sweeping, dusting and arranging
rooms. Then there is something
peculiarly agreeable in the thought,
that an intelligent hand touches and
smoothes sheets and pillows, evens
everything off nicely, removes with care
dust from vases, bottles, books, and
secret hooks and corners, leaves The toi-
let apparatus in order, and takes away
whatever is unsightly. Tue time re-
quired is very little, indeed, when the
work is done with regularity. and the
satisfaction is immense.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09
One Hundred Dollars for a Kis.

The following amusing story conCer-
ing the tradedian. Edwin Booth, is pub
| blished in an exchange:
Edwin Booth is prOVerbially opposed
to having his private trumpet blown.
| but little incident of his overland trip
is too good to be lost. IL seems that in
the same parlor car with the tragedian
and his family was lady more remark
able Tor the loudness OF her style, and
| the oppressive gorgeousness OF her
| IjeWelry, than for her refinement. This
"water-fy" not only conceived the
most intense passion for the pet of the
stage, but took especial pains to make it
manitest-an interest that seemed to be
only the more inflamed by the apparent
profound Indifference OF Mr.. Booth to
her presence. She repeatedly stated,
among other things, tnat she 'would
give 500 TO kiss that divine Booth just
once. AT Omaha a poor emigrant at
tracted the attention of the travellers as
they returned to the car after dinner.
He had started ior California, but had
been robbed while asleep, and was with
out funds to go on or even procure food.
Our American HamlePs generosity in
days of his golden fortune Is pr0verbiaI.
Mr.. Booth put his hand in his pocket,
through force of habit, and, without u
word, handed the poor devil 800 note.
AS he did this his eye fell upon his gor-
geouS admlrer, who was standing near.
With the sweeping stride OF the melan-
chOIy Dane he went up abruptly to her
and asked: did you say you would
give 500 TO kiss me"" The lady was
staggered for a moment, but with the
true Western determination not to be
blufed, replied, Il did," and opened
plethoric purse detantly. The star de-
nberately passed his arm around her
neck. and giving her a sounding smack
held out his hand tor the lee. This was
given him. Booth wheeled around,
forced it into the emigrant's hand, say
ing simply, "There's another;" and with
out changing his countenace or taking
any further notice of the ady, passed in
the car. Even Mrs. b. lorebore TO ''wo0l
him" under the circumstances.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09
Yellow-Jack Horrors,
Extract from letter written by Charlestc
lady to her brother in New YorK.l

Extract from a letter written by Charleston
lady to her brother in New YorK.l
Strange to say, the fever has broken
out in our own neighbOrh0od, Last
night l could not sleep because OF the
screams oil a mother, whose only child
died before midnight in the opposite
house. He is the fourth of the family
The others We're adults. Next door, a
beautiful young lady also has the fever.
On SulllVaWs Island and Mount Pleas
ant, heretofore exempt in other epidem-
les, it is worse than in the city. The
nephew of Mr.. George W. Williams, our
most prominent merchant, died on the
Island on Monday. Alter he was laid
out letter came from his betrothed,
but it was too late, and at his motheps
request | placed it unopened ON his
bosom. He was the cO!or OF an orange.
1t is truly fearful disease.
| Every car and boat from here is quar-
antined. Even the interior towns are
closed against us. Truly, we can only
trust IN Providence. A pail oVerhangs,
and GOD knows the end.
Our young men nave to be out all
night, and every night guard the city.
| Last Monday evening The Radicals in-
| tended 10 have torch-light procession.
Among the transpareD cieS OF which the
| negroes DoaSted III advance were two
| one representing a white woman at the
feet of a negro, suppliant and debased; i;
the other white woman nursing negro
| baby.
Think Of this Would such sight be
endured in New York, or even Boston? :?
When l came from lie island to have
some wreaths made tor poor Bob,
| | never saw such an excitement I!
Old gray haired men turned out re-
solved to shoot on sight any negro who
dared to display This horrible insignia.
Troops are stationed all over the State.
Gen. Hampton, with tears streaming
down his face, exclaimed: "My God, we
are in tile death-tAIoes, and fighting Tor
our very existence" Mrs. G- has
| organized the ladies', and we are sending
refreshments TO the young men who are
guarding our lives every night. God
bless them, Tor our only hope is in their
strong, brave, patient arms. Our city is
| a camp, and it is the knowledge that it
is SO which keeps the negroes in check.
just think OF being smut up with yellow
fever and insurPectionary negroes. II
death came to us ia less Objectionable
form than through such agencies, how
gladly we would coyet it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09
The Shakspearean Drama Under DIFF.
Eculties.

From the Virginia (NeR.) Evening Chronicle,
Last night, about an hour before tn,
! curtains rose on the first act Of A.Ham
let," the astounding discovery VIA.
! made by the property man that there
was no such thing as skull of "PooI
Yorick." When the fact was an
nounced to Mr.. Talbot, who was masti
eating mutton chop at C-streeL res.
taurant, he upset dish Of tomatoes and
broke tea.cup in bringing down his fist
upon the table with LIE exclamation;
xiii a Chinaman and have his skull
cleaned and dried by 9:30v'
A council was held, and it was the
opinion OF the propertyman that it
would be next to Impossible to kill a
Celestial and have his skull ready by
$3.50. Besides this, several persons
about town, VINO had been interviewed
i'll reference to the job, refused to kill a
Chiuaman for less Than ST 80, and one
eXorbitant and mercenary scoundrel
wouldn't look at anything less than $12
half of which he wanted in advance.
Col. Bob. Taylor, the eminent Shaks-
pearean delineator, was sent for and
as ked for the loan OF the skull of an old pi-
oneer which had recently been presented
to the society.
The Colonel rushed up to the cabinet,
but found it locked, and, while the flesh
less jaws Of the grinning headpiece were
within a few inches Of his nose, the
skull was beyond his reach, and there
was no way of getting it except by
smashing in the glass-a piece of sacri-
lege which would cause the society to
exterminate him with clubs. 1t was re-
ported that Jim Orndorf had skull,
which was just the thing, and James
uos into rvinWad Evar rnadV IN land
aid to the Legitimate drama, and being
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

The appearance on the Cincinnati
stage next week Of Miss Anna Dlckin-
son in her ''Crown Of Thorns" will be q
most important local event. The Boston
press and public spent most OF last sea-
son trying to decide whether she should
be put down as a failure OF brilliant
success.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

GOOD VINEGAR.-To eight gallons OF
clear rain wafer add three quarts OF
molasses; turn the mixture into a clean
tight cask, shake well two or three
times, and add three spoonfuls of good
yeast, or two or three yeast cakes, Let
stand in warm place, and in ten or
fifteen days add sheet of common wrap.
ping paper, smeared with molasses and
torn into narrow strips; the paper is
necessary to form the ''mother," Or life
Of the vinegar,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

RICH APPLE PUDDING.-Take ten
ounces of bread crumbs, Two ounces OF
-four, one small cup Of sugar, four ounces
OF shred suet, half Il pound oi currants,
one teaspoonful OF salt, one dozen sweet
almonds blanched and pounded, one
wine glass OF brandy, the whites OIL
three eggs, half a nutmeg, a cup of milk
pare, coret and chop the apples; mix all
the dry ingredients we'll together; then
stir in the whites OF the eggs well beaten
and ado the brandy the last thing; boil
in bag or "a well-buttered mold Ghree
hOurl
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

A LATE "frst irosW indicates hard
winter, say old prognosticators. Up to
Saturday night the most delicate flower
remained untouched by frost in this lat
ttude, while last year vegetation was
well nipped on the night Of the 22d Of
September.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

"Mau never is, but always to be
blessed" says the poet. Tnis is not the
case with B. L. BaDbitt's Best Soap, for
a great blessing is then always in the
present tense and at easy command.
The discontented and unhappy should
bear this fact in mind in their troubles.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

JAMES LICK, son Of the deceased San
Francisco millionaire, proposes in con-
testing the will to show that his father
was eccentric. He oughn't find much
trouble in doing that.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

BUTLER and Judge Aoar are both in
the field Tor Congress on the Republican
side in the Seventh MASSACHUSETTS, Dis
trfet, and Tarbox again smiles.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

THE more a man reads Of the campaign
in the partisan journals the less he
knows OF what is going on.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

"AN attack of the Atlantic Gable" is
what the Catholic Columbian calls the
reported illness Of the Pope.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

THE Mexican Congress is now labor
ing with the silver question.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

BERNARD's former employers stand
Squarely by him.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09

Mothers, do not let your darlings sui-
fer with the whooping cough, ilyou have
a remedy 50 near at hand. Use Dir. Bulbs
Cough Syrup, and the little sufferers
will soon find relief. Price 25c.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09
"STAR" BUILDING,

We would respectfully inform friends and the public generally that wd
$50 W0nu Street, and hava
purpose doing general JOB PRINTING
Machinery Types Borders and Ornaments ali
meuof approved construction and design Being practical
having actively the Printing business in this on
years. enabled thoroughly the and desires
customers second price and quality Of
We prepared to do
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-09
THE DAILY STAR

Price, per single cOPy......... &c
Delivered by Carrier, per week.. lOc
By mail, postpaid, per month. ..... soc
By mail, postpaid, per aRnum. ... SO 90
Published Every Day Except Sunday.
The Cincinnati Weekly Star,
Large Eight-page Paper, especially adapted
to the Family Circle, mailed, post
paid, one year for 81.
TIE STAR PUBLISHING CO.,
No. 23O Walnut Street,
CINCENNATN. o.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-06
VIII

The latesL regulation OF the faculty OF
Harvard University concerning attend
ance OF chapel ia % complicated as q
problem in comic sections! ,eegenty'
two unexcased absences from prayers 10
the course Of the academic year shall he
allowed to each student without penalty;
but lha allowance of seventy-two shall
be reduced 20 sixty for students regularly
excused from A5aG4y prayers II at
any time a student is teapogDT;ly ex.
cused from attendance at prayers, his a..
loyapce Of absences for the year shall
be dim.aiebed at the rate OF two for
every week Mel be ID temporarily ex.
cused, and the usual All9yapce shall be
reduced pro rata for students pho eaTe
been temporarily absent fTom' college;
provided that not more than one third oi
the allowance shall be taken before
Christmas, and not more than tWo,thirds
before April l." The classss 10 ad-
vanced mathematics may be able to
comprehend this system, but Freshmen
can scarcely be expected to take it in.
90 the whole, will it not be quite as well
| to alloy The students to 60 to prayers
when they glolse2 This system Of
drawback and rebate, debit and credit
compound addition and dopois SDigy
does not render religious exercises i'm
presSlYe,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-06
Attachment Notice.

Before j. s. Galloway. !. p. Of Shelby county.
lenn.-h. IL. and Mary Crockett vs.. James
l.. Hill.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
1 having been sued out under section 1856 Of
the Coce Of Tennessee. and returned by the
proper officer levied upon the property Of the
defendant, and affidavit having been made
that the defendant is justly indebted
TO the plaintiff in the sum of twenty-seven
dollars. dus by account aud that the
defendant is a nonresident Of the State
Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that
tho said defendant make his personal ap-
pearance before me OF some other jus tice Of
the Peace. on the 9th day OF December
1876, at l2 o'clock M, at my office, No. 2791a
Main street, in the city of Memphis, Tenn,
and defend said attachment suit. within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex parte; and that copy Of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in tho Public Ledger.
This Slst day of October, 1876.
59 5S 64-70 j. s. galloway. j. P
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-06
SatnrdaY. pecember 2. 1sEG,

offer for sale to ihe highest bidder, in front Of
the court house door Of Shelby county 10 the
city Of Memphis, the tract of land mentioned
and described in said decree as fol oWs: Stu
ated in the northwestern part Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, and is bounded and de-
scrlbed in the pleadings and decree below as
follows: Beginning az stake w links east
OF an ash w; thence nor b IS poles to a stake;
thence north Is east II $40 poles to a stake;
thence north 519' west l3i poles q links TO a
stake, whence east 81 north IL poles l5 links
Is a gum marked P NJ thence west 81 south
30 poles 20h links to'a stake; thence north 81
west s315 poles to q stake on the north bound
sry line; thence with said line west 81 south
1905 poles a sake. whence IS links is an
ash marked X W; thence south l. l3' east
81 poles to n stake, whence west "a links is
white walnut marked P thence east q
north va poles To stake, whence west 30
north is an ash j. A; thence south IS east
1914 peles TO stake, whence south 81 east %
links is a sycamore Ii thence east l q west
79H poles to the beginning; containing
100 72-l00 acres, and being same tract of land
conveyed by f. NJ. Gosh TO j. 0. Thweatt on
1T day Of January, 1856, BY deed Of that date,
registered 10 the ReRlster's office Of Shelby
county, record book No. 81, part lst, pages 1853
and 81.
Terms Of Sale-Six t6) and twelve (12)
months credit, purchaser required to execute
notes with approved personal security for the
purchase money and lien retained on the
land until the same is fully paid. Equity Of
redemption barred
JOHN IL. FREEMAN, Clerk,
kOgTREcHT & CRAFT. Solicitors. "a Sl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-06
Attachment NO.icc.

Before Z. W. Caldwell, Justice Of the Peace
for Shelby county. Iennessoe-G. W. Sew
ard VS.. Dan Oostello's Great Circus and
Nj nager.e.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
L ing been sued out under section 1856 of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned by the proper
officer. levied upon the property Of the de-
fendant. and affidavit having been made that
the defendant is justly indebted to the plain
TIFF in sum of SlT 81, and that the defend
ant is u nonresident Of the State Of Tennes-
see; it is therefore ordered that defendant
make bis personal appearance before Z. W.
Caldwell, j. P, on Thursday. the 30th day Of
November. 1876, at ten o'clock a.m.. at his
office, No. II West Court street, in the
city Of Memphis. Tenn, and defend said at
taohment suit within the time prescribed by
law or the same will be proceeded with ex
paTte; and that a copy olNthis order be pub
lished once week for four successive weeks
in the Public Ledger,
This 25th day of 0ctober, 1875
AZ 53-5S-64 q, W. CALDWELL, J. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-06
Thursday, December z, 1876,

between the hours Of eleven O'Clock am. and
o'clock pm, at the southwest corner Of
Main aud Madison streets, in the city of
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell at public sale
to the highest bidder, for cash, the following
described lot Of land lying in said city of
Memphis, in Shelby county. Tennessee. and
bounded: Beginning iity-four feet from the
northwest csrner of Lot fIo 473, at the inter-
section Of Poplar street and what's known as
Corporation alley, or the first alley east Of
Third street, az stake thence south and
parallel with the said alley one hundred and
forty-eight and half feet to stake; thence
east parallel with Poplar street fifty feet to a
axe; thence north and parallel with said
alley one hundred and forty-eight and half
feet to stake in Poplar street; thence west
with Poplar street fifty feet to the beginning
being the property conveyed By deed from o.
B. Naddell, trustee, to the heirs Of Michael
Eagan, deceased, dated June IL, 1855, recorded
in Book 81, Part |, page 81, ETC. The equity of
redemption Is waived in the deed, and title
supposed to be good, but convey only as trus-
tee.
JOHN P. IRRELEVANT, Trustee.
ESTES u ELLETT, Attorneys. 1884
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-06

The late Mr. QiAaGW Of the London
Royal Society illustrated IA his chemical
,ssearehes the wonderful results which
tbe sinplest appliances may produce in
the haESa oi = genius With o glass
tube and Mug Of piegier Of Paris he
diseovered and verified the l4y Of the
diffusion Of goses. With tobacco pipe
he proved indispGtgbly that air Is a me
cbanical mixture of its Oopsiltuent. gases
With tambourine and bssia q Eeter
be divided bodies into a erystallolds ana
eolloidss and obtained rock crystai, al and
red oxide Of iron, SOLUBLE in water. With
a child india rubber balloon filed With
carbonie acid be separated oxygen irgul
atmospheric cir, and established several
highly importapt physiological points
And finally, by the expansion NJ polio
dium wire, hs did much TO prove that
hydrogen is white metal,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-06
How She Monogrammed Him.

"Do YOU very much like to have
me kiss you, George ?" she said,
softly, as she stopped over him and
left the Monogram Of her lips on
his marble brow, 81 do, indeed,
DEAR" he eaid. 81 just shut my
eyes and try to think / feel the
touch of one who was dear TO me
in the days long gone by, before
You and | were married." He had
scarcely finished the remark before
he exclaimed go, don't, don't do
that" as a large copy of the New
Testament hit him suddenly three
or four times on the spot where he
had been kissed.