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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-31
An Example.

Some fifty years since, . boy, born
Of poor parents and fatherless, who had
nowhere 10 look for maintenance or
elevation in life bu. his own diligent
exertions. CHANGED 10 b. in the navy
yard at Brooklyn. and the thought
struck him that he would like to enter
the navy. Being Of energetic tempera-
ment, with him 10 think was 10 act. 10
desire wss to strive. So. going 10 the
proper officer. be applied for admission.
The novelty Of seeing lad alone
boldly asking for place 80 often se-
cured by political preference ouly or by
the ehtrea'i.s of influential friends, at
tracted the attention Of the officer. and
he inquired
What can you 10 -
The reply was prompt ard decisive
Anything that ether boys can do. I"
He was told 70 call again in few
days; and. leaving, FASTENED TO tell his
mother the steps he had taken. She
thought the matter merely IA within, and
didn't suppose 1t would accomplish any
thing Bat the few days passed and
the place Was given 10 the euterprising
lad. Scarcely IN his new position. he
began To show marks of genius and
aptitude among his new associates, and
step by step the hoy rose III rank and
influence. His aim vas high, his cour.
age undaunted. his perseverance, unfsil-
ing and to-day he stands a,nong the
highest III the rank. and he most inilu-
entail in power Of the great ones" who
compose the United States N..vy.
Such, IN brief. IL the career OF Viii
liam J.. Hudson. commander f the L
). steamer Niagara. thu "c-s whose
recent srrivsl =; trinity Bay caused II
greater thrill of enthusiastic pleasure Ia
swell American hearts, than any event
since the Declaration of Independence.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-31
DAILY Intelligence.
Tuesday, July 81. 1877.
A Clerical RccIuse.

The Rev Mr.. Beecher, brother Of
the Rev Henry Ward BeecL~r. who
lives with his wife N Md place bask
in the town Of iIsr,ier. btr.h where lie
has settled on mile square q; land &.
doing great deal u goe1 among sh-
rugged class Il I.eolle - 10 inhabIt that
country He travels around from place
TO place. with his horse end aad.li e
bags. and breaches regular; o" S.ud.g
He is plain, nngsrni.hel ~ k.r. HI.
wife teaches school. She taush, tao
year., and then had - gIvs 1. ~ fer a
while. During thar time She received
seventy-fve dollars Il the state .choal
fund, and expended 10 bu0k- and cloth
ing for the children eighty dollars, thus
giving her !aoor aud five dollars he
sldes The tract az land own.d b, VI
Beecher, contains one Of the mos. beau
tiful lakes IN the town Of Hard, Ii t~rgh
II nestles ia au aaphItb,Atte q: All.
with no known inlet, and front abound
in it's waters in such NUMBERS that Mr
Beecber only fishes from shutdown until
dark. in that tiuIe catching often from
fifty to sixty fish. The house in which
this couple live was built by the reysr-
end gentleman himself. Il is verv
good house. considering that a nlinister
unscquain.ed with carpenters tools
built it. Here he has bis books bnt
besides these has little current litera-
ture To read, and lives. a. il were. away
from the world. Why this man. who
is educated. and used to .he refnements
As well as the Injuries Of Inf has taken
this course, none but himself and wife
know. II for health, they have indeed
toe right place. for work. pure air and
fresh water can be had in abundance.
and sickness or ailments have been un-
known 10 them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11

MARIETTA, PITTsBURG AND CLEVELAND
M RAILWAY,
ONes Of MASTER OF TRANSPORTATION
Connections and Time Table In efect May
lAth, 1877.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
A RUSSIAN PEASANTS So WINGS
BANK.

In one of the small provincial towns
of Southern Russia a savings bank has
recently been established, the second
clerk of which, while lounging at his
desk on a "fat day" in summer, was
startled by the entrance of a heavy look
ing peasant-slouching, grimy, unkempt
the very last man one would expect to
see ina bank, except for the purpose OF
robblng it. The apparition came timidly
up to the counter, and the following dia-
logue ensued:
"Well, my good fellow, what may you
want, prayP"
lift please you, father, l want you to
take charge of some money for me. Our
folks say that may be robbed OF 1t, and
that it will be safer with you"
money, eh2 Why, how much money
have you got, thenl -Four roubles {
Five2 TenP"
mo, it must be more than that, I fan
cy. My wife and | couldn't manage to
count it all, though we've been at 1T all
morning"
So saving, the gentleman in his sheep
skin produced tattered, filthy leather
bag, poured out before the clerks aston
ished eyes perfect pyramid Of bank
bills, of all values, from one roubio TO
fifty. rhe amazed clerk hastily sum-
moned his two colleagues, and the
three, after long spell of counting, sat-
isfied themselves that the total amount
was not lie ss than 10000 roubles ($l5.OOO)
The peasant who stood watching the op'
Grafton with look of childish curiosity,
pocked his receipt and walked off as
coolly as if nothing had happened; but
the next morning he reappeared, and
again addressed himself to the same
clerk
"God be with you, father. Do you
take care of gold, too, as well as bank
bills ?"
"What, gold2 Why, you'd better start
bank YOURSELF How much gold have
YOU got, in heavens name2"
1.-TWO boxes full"
Atthis point the banker himself, who
had been listening to the conversation
with the deepest amusement, came for
ward and announced his intention OF ac-
companying his strange customer home
and taking charge of the gold himself.
The unwashed capitalist ioytully accept
ed the offer, and the pair drove out to
hamlet about two miles from the town
Here the peasant led his companion to
small, mean looking hut, and, opening
shed on one side of it, displayed two
battered wooden boxes, through the
breaches in which gold pieces were esN
Gaping in all directions, while beside
them lay the dirty bag which had held
the bank bills of the day before. The
banker asked in amazement, "How long
have you had this money ?"
my father and grandfather saved il
uo," answered the peasant, "and buried
it here; and | dug it up just the other
day, because Pm going to shift my quar-
ters." !,
"But, with all this money, why don't
you and your wife live in better styler
asked the banker, looking around at the
miserable hovel.
"Why should we, father2 We dovery
well as we are"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
YINDICAILNG HISTORY.
,EtdQs Black and His Action in the BtIchan'
an Cabinet.


The recent article of Mr.. Stoughton in
the North American, intended as a reply
to Judge Black on the true inwardness
ofthe Electoral C Commission, induces the
New York Sun to make mention OF some
facts of Cabinet history, which were pub
lished in the Post two years ago, but
which should now be followed up by
Judge Black with such other evidence as
he may have in his possession. The Sun
says:
It will be aggravating To brother Slough
Dn-indeed it pains us to tell him-that
Judge Black, who has outraged Brother
stOughton's feelings by assailing the
Electoral fraud, is not at all obnoxious to
the paroxysmal abuse which he spits at
him through the pages of the North
american.
Judge Black, it is quite true, was q
member of brother StoughtOn's political
party. He was also q member of Mr.
Buchanan'B Cabinet. But there brother
StouSbton's history leaves off and his 70.
nance begins. He had read in some ma.
chine newspaper, or perhaps in one oi
Tupper Hollands books, that Judge
Black advised the President that the
Government had no power Of selfapres-
ervation," and, having nothing more per-
tinent to say, he repeated it in his article
lauding the fraud. But thisis q grievous
mistake; it makes brother Stoughton ap-
pear like one willing to defame, when
his reputation for truth and veracity is
really rather good, or was, until those
little episodes of Eliza Pinkston and the
clerical errors of the Louisiana thieves.
But we shall try to 'enlightsn brother
StoughtOn.
Judge Black never advised the Presi.
dent that the Government had mo pow
er Of self.preservation," but he advised
him very earnestly that it had the power
and urged him to use it. Indeed, at that
time he went further than any man, ell
ther in or out of the Cabinet, in urging
the prompt use of military force-such
force as the Government had at its COM
mand. Dix, Holt and Stanton we're true
TO the Union, but their conduct was tame
compared to that of Judge Black. As
Mr. Stanton has repeatedly told us with
his own lips. they stood behind him at
every crisis and in every important con-
troversy, and fought, when they fought
at all, under his shield. There was a
time when Mr.. Buchansn's Cabinet was
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11

about TO explode ona difference Of opin'
ion concerning the answer to be made TO
the South Carolina Commissioners; but It
was aot Mr.. Dix, Mr., Holt or Mr. stanton
who made the issue In favor Of q vigor'
ous and patriotic reply to the Commis,.
sioners. 1t was Judge Black. And II
brother stoughton will only read the
memorandum on that subject drawn up
by Judge Black and copied by Mr. Stan
ton, we venture to say he will never re-
peat any of the ill.advised accusations
against Judge Black which dlshgure his
late article in behalf of the fraud. But
this is but small part OF the volumin-
GUS record which attests Judge Black's
devotion to the Union, and the remark
able struggle he made in the winter OF
1901 to hold the revolution in check"
But for him Sumter would have been
abandoned Immediately after Anderson's
removal to it. But for him the fatal mis-
step of negotiating with the South Caro-
lima Commissioners would have been Ia
ken. RE was not merely urgent, he was
fierce, for the reinforceme ent of Anderson,
and would have carried his point but for
the painful inability of Gen, Scott to say
yes or no to any plan.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE.

When Fernando Cortez went to Mex
leo in search of gold, the first discovery
he made was chocolate. This new sub
stance was considered sort of wicked
luxury, at least for monks, who were
among the earliest to adopt it, but who
were solemnly warned against its suppos-
ed peculiar effects.
Chocolate (or, as the Mexicans call it,
chocolalt), is the popular name for the
seeds Of the cocoa plant, in prepared
state, generally with sugar and emma
mon. The Mexicans improve the flavor
of the inferior sorts of cocoa seeds by
burying them in the earth foramonth,
and allowing them to ferment. The nu'
tritious quality of either cocoa or choco-
late is entirely owing to the oil or butter
of cocoa which it contains. Cocoa-nibs,
the best form of taking this production
are the seeds roughly crushed. When
the seed is crushed between rollers, the
result is fake cocoa. Common cocoa is
the seed reduced to a paste and pressed
into cakes. The cheap kinds Of chocolate
are said to be largely adulterated with
lard, and sago and red lead-a perniCious
mixture for healthy stOmaGhs; but what
must it be for weak stomachs craving for
food at once nutritious and easy Of diges-
tionP The patent chocolates are moth
ing more than various modes of prepar-
ing the cocoa seeds.
The ladies Of Mexico are excessively
fond of chocolate, 80 much 80, that they
not only take it several times during the
day, but they occasionally have it brought
to them in church, and during the SER
vice. A cup of good chocolate may, in
deed, afford the drinker strength and pa
tience to undergo q bad sermon, The
bishops opposed it for time, but they
at length closed their eyes to the prac-
tice. Spain welcomed the gift of choCo-
late made by her Mexico with az much
enthusiasm as she did that Of gold by
Peru; the metal she soon squandered,
but chocolate is still to be found In abun-
d ance in the Peninsula. 1t is an especial
faVorite with ladies and monks, and al.
ways appears on occasions when courtesy
requires that refreshments shall be Of
fered. The Spanish monks sent presents
of it to their brethren in French monas-
teries; and Anne ofAustris, on her mar
riage with Louis XIII Of France, brought
supply Of chocolate from Spain, and it
hencefOrth became an established GUS
tom.
In the days Of the Regency it was far
more commonly consumed than coffee.
for it was then taken as an agreeable ali
ment, while coffee was still looked upon
as somewhat strange beverage, but GER
tainly akin to luxury. In the opinion of
Linn@us itmust have surpassed all other
nutritious preparations, or that naturalist
would hardly have conferred upon it, as
he did, the proud name of theobroma-
flood for the gods" The favorite drink
of the Emperor Napoleon was choca,
mixture Of coffee with milk and ehoCo.
late.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
SPECIAL NOTICES
ygw WORDS or WISDOM

For al whO ARE seeking new homes In the West
II you are going to change your location by al
means you should keep on about The same tdtl
iude' M where yOu furmerty lived for In thiA way
yUn Will escape the severe climatic changes In the
weather incident 10 the extreme North or South
having none OF these things 10 contend with
yOnrei and family are healthy and you become
producer At once, consequently soon indepen'
dent on the other hRud should you listen " the
many glnwing accounts uf the sunny South, or
the mid climate OF the North, aud thus be In.
duCed IN try your fortunes there, you will lind
you so sOntn II usually hkes about wO years to
get aCcllmaied TO the climate, during which time,
Ot being able 70 work, yourself and family are
consumers, besides being constantly exposed 10
the material ieveB which aoOnnd there, aud the
experience OF many Is that they return disCour'
eyed, leaving not few loved ones beneath the
sod In the sunny SOulh. Therefore, IN going
West keen on about tie same latitude viii h Will
Insure he1lh and happiness, There are most ex.
Cellent lands IN Northern Missouri on the line Of
the Hannibal n 81. 10. K. r.. and IN Kansas Ne
braska and Colorado jta as cheap and good as
The sun eUer shOIBn uDOn, why not accept II GER
tanty rather than run the risk OF losing all !
Through day aud sleeping cars are run from To-
edO, Ohio via the Wabash KY aud Quincy 70 81,
JO., AtchlSon ana Kansas CITY, and from Chicago
via Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy r. II whereby
all are furnished first class accommodations,
Send fol map and time taule 70 j. A. $. Reed
80 Clark street, ChiCag0,C, W. Boardman, Decatur
ILL.,, or
T. PENFlELD, G. P. 4 T, Al
ju2l.6n Hannibal, NO.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
THE REGION or ICE.
Su6eriagS Of a Shiptcscted Crew in the
Arctic Regions.
From the Boston HerAld,l


New BEDFORD, Sept. 25.-The bark A.
Houghton, 2l9 tong, Captain James 6.
Sinclair, sailed from this port May 2S,
1877, for whaling voyage in Hudsons
Bay, with the intention Of working into
the bay as soon as the ice should break
up and wintering there, 80 as to take
advantage Of the whaling season as soon
as the ice shonld break this year. All
went we'll urtil June IL, 1877, when, at
$3.50 p. M, in a thick snow.storm, the
bark ran up reef in the bay, and about
25 miles southeast of Cape Fulton, and
became a total wreck. Captain Sinclair
and most of the crew arrived home, and
relate the following interesting tale OF
their adventures
The vessel brought up on an even keel,
but as the tide receded she rolled over,
stove in her port side, and filed with
water. The bark had taken about two
hundred barrels of oil and five thousand
pounds of whalebone, and officers and
crew Immediately went to work to save
what they could, and succeeded in get
ting out all the whalebone and consid-
erable quantity of provisions, which they
boated about mile to field ice, and then
dragged over the ice to high rock,
whtre they remained eight days. They
had no fuel, and suffered much from
cold, though they built tents of the yes.
sells sails, which partially sheltered
them. At the end of eight days the
whaling schooner Abbie Bradford, Cap
tain Fisher, of New Bedford, eladdened
their eyes, and soon discovering them
came to their relief, taking them with
what they had saved off the rock, trans
ported them about fifteen miles south
westerly to Depot Island, where they
were landed, and passed the summer
quite comfortably. When the season
was 80 far advanced that it was necessa.
ry to leave the lay or run the risk of be
ing frozen in another winter, the Abbie
Bradford took them off the island, and
sailed August 10Th. for home.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11

CLEVELAND, TUgCARAWAS VALLEY AND
" WHEELING RAILWAY,
The shortest and most direct route to all points
South East and North.
Two daily passenger trains each way Sundays
excepted) connecting with the principal
trunk lines for the East and West
Time table Of passenger trains In effect July 2,
1877, and until further nOtice
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
TO TOURISTS.

No portion the continent Of America presenh
90 much o. grandeur beauty and marvellous n.
terest to the Tourist as the famous Rocky Noun.
tAin region Of Eastern Colorado, In the vicinity OF
the beautiful City OF d nver The magniiCence
Df the mountain scenery Is equaled only by that
li Switzerland, and many Tourists from abroad
have pronounced Colorado scenery superior 10
even that Of the Alps. The popular resorts In the
mountains famed alike for the grand surround
mgs and their magical waters, are daily becoming
recognized as the ST DELIGHTFUL In America
for either health or recreation. Hundreds Of peo-
Pile tired Of the resorts OF the East are going 10
spend the summer In the grand old Rocky Noun.
lains amid It's charming parks, majestic snOw.Clad
peaks. grand CanOns, clear sky aud magic atmOs'
phere. The popular KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY
with It's steel rail- and automatic air brakes is the
favOrte Tourist Route, and the only line running
Pullman cars from Kansas City IN Denver, Low
round trip rates from all Eastern cities pescrip
tive Tourist Circulars Maps aud Gudes sent free,
upon apDliCa ion N the General Passenger Agent
Kansas Pacific Railway, Kansas City, Mo-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
FRANCE.
Hostility Against Prince Jerome Napoleon.

Hostility Against Prince Jerome Napoleon.
PaIis, Oct. 5.-Prince jerome Napo-
leon arrived at Ajaccacio to prosecute
his canvass as a Republican candidate
there. He encountered hostile dem
onstration and some disturbances occur
red. The Prince has written to NJ Four
ton, minister of the Interior, complain.
ing of the conduct of the authorities and
the police. He says bloodshed was only
averted by the efforts of his friends.
The evening papers announce that
Gambettas manifesto to his constituents
will appear tomorrow. 1t is said that it
more particularly attacks President Mac
Mahon, disdaining to notice his Minis
ters, as the President has virtually as
sumed their responsibility,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11

Leave Bayard 11.45 a. IN. and 500 p. m! Arrive
New Philadelphia 2. % and 100 y. IN Leave New
Philadelphia 7 90 a. m. and l.2O p. M Arrive
Bayard $50 q. m. and 3.55 p. m.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
THE "IRON TRAIL"

A spicy sketch descriptive Of trip over the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fee Railroad, the
beauties, scenery and pleasure resorts Of the
Rocky Mountains, by MIN Crinkle," the musical
and dramatic critic Of the New York World, sent
free on application, together with the San Juan
Guide, maps and times tables of this new and pop
ular route from Kansas City and Atchison to Pu.
eblo, Denver and all points in Colorado New
Mexico, Arizona and the San Juan Mines. The
finest line OF Pullman Sleepers on the continent
between the Missouri River and the Rocky Noun
tains without change Special round trip tOnr
ists' tickets from the AiSsmlri River 10 Denver al
$50, good 70 stop Off at all points Address,
g.. ]. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass Agt.,
Topeka, KanSaA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11

The most useful medicine ever presented TO the
public, This active and efficient remedy Is the
Morbus, Cramps, Collie, Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach,
Heartburn and Flatulence and at the same time
ImpartS vigor TO the stomach, improves the appe.
lite, and aids digestion. To the nervous invalid
and also the inebriate seeking to reform, II is OF
he greatest value its soothing and sustaining
yOWer on the nervous system will enable many to
etorm who would otherwise fail from nervous
)rOstraton and want Of strength. Travellers,
Farmers, and others exposed 10 nGlement wealth
n, should always carry It with them 1t protects
he body from colds, and from the effects Of varia.
lle climate and diet. It's unequaled as Tonic
n recovery from fever and eX auSting sickness
md is especially valuable to the aged and feeble
Ne feel confident that after a trial OF this remedy
10 person will ever want TO be without II.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
GOING SOUTH
GOING NORTH.

Close connections made at Dover with the O. &
PPR. and the G. 7. " 4 W. Ry.; at New Com
erstownwith the P. C. & St. L. Ry,; at Cambridge
with the B. & o. r. R; at Point Pleasant with the
Z. o. r, r.; at Marietta with the Marietta and Gin
eiunati R. R. for Belpre Parkerburg Athens
Hamden. Portsmouth, Chillicothe and the West
Also with the Muskingum River and the Ohio
J Through tickets TO principal points, Baggage
J, A. KINGsBURY,
Master Of TEanA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
Westward.
STATIONS

Trains Nos 3 and 70 on main line run daily.
Palace Sleeping Coaches on trains No. and
IL, between Cincinnati and New York daily.
Hotel coach on trains and 12 between LeaVlttSs
burgh and New York daily.
Connections at Mansfield with Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad; at RavennA with
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad; at Meadville,
Union and Cory for OIL Regions; and at James
town tol Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Close connections az Cincinnati with trains foH
the South and West.
No "stop-Over" allowed upon local ticketS Lo.
cal Passengers must purchase tickets TO their hrBt
stopping place, and then repurchase from tha1
point to destination.
W. B. SHATTUC,
Gen. Passenger and TIcket ASt., CiaeiaaoH, o.
P, D. COOPER,
Gen. Superintendent Cleveland, o. nOVlSh