davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

"good old Democratic holiday" which COM
mcmorates the battle of New-Orleans Is the
General backing off into the Democratic
party to get better range for his bricks 7
We may see him again in a Democratic con-
venton, voting Gfty-nine times more for JEFF
fersOn Davis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08
Gusincss Aouc,s.

Bu,Nunrru'. PuIs quickly cure CONT and
rhenrlr.0I. ror ., rorts sent o., ulL D. HhAanHhli+
41f 'Iu.I ... b..
NorrotN OY.rras Mlltby's delicious; 10
c,uia rouHL ADJ illI..ll aIi fn t'lt1rf f nff lofty
DAILY Ipnrvr Nai Subscribers $40 per auruu.
SEui-WrrFiN Iun ~. Mail Subscribers, SO per an.
NKrKfY fg,alvf. Mail Subscribers, f- per anuuia.
Terms. cash bon advance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

The gas companies seem to have learned
moderation from defeat. They were ignomin-
iously beaten a few months ago in their at
tempt to force the city to pay extmyagant
prices, and promptly surrendered. Now they
have retrcated AGAIN. and their prices seem
moderate in comparison with what they once
were. The result is considerable saving to
the CITY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08
amneemcnie anN alcctnos Co Might.

pooru'. rurArar-i.80: "Ia Miriolainc.' :; " Les
Cent Vcrres" Aimee. -. ..., cioc-
pnoNpw,Y TurArHI-l:30 and s: Antony ana 'ico-
patra." ,-..... =. t.QO. % CIV
NauncrIng" Miss Anderson -. D,
Nlufo's a. ARDEN and n: "Ihrec Nuaius 1i'
tt,.., ar,,,.f.r Cd and Il our American Cousin
els Trtst.f-,a MiN-rREIs ana ~ =. .,..-
VSioN sQUAHu TnEuEE-l;jo ana ~ Inc Mo'no'
v,ttt,ts,. TurArrE-1:3O and 5 " False shame"
Ar,prvY Oh pfsiGN-Loan Exhibition.
A.socf,rfoN IT,ff-o;3O thNdltns nonr
CuickrHIse UNt-Ncading &. kohofi', ~ ,
Nmorr Utfr-Ulhy show
MN Awf.ItAN NI-ItM-DaN ana Evening.
Nav. NorN Alt tEIJu-Dty and tNtuine
sfrfSv a, utfr-9: symphony Matinee pamrosch.
TrNrtgT GAIIIN-lIr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

The matters Of minor Importance which were per-
mitted TO occupy the attention Of Congress for a
few hours before the adjournment Of the special
session-the appropriation bills and such-hayng
been disposed Of, the country reioices to that
Congress will shortly resume the consideration Of
affairs in Texas. The Texas delegation have al-
ready begun discharging upon the War Department
and tine Committees on Military Affairs vast
amount Of information concerning the Mexican
border and the Expectations Of cattle thieves,
which when thoroughly digested will be given TO
Congress and the country. Itsestimatcd that there
are not less than $4,000 head Of cattle exposed to
thieves on the banks Of the Rio Grandc, and as they
are necessarily left outdoors at night, every little
while one is stolen. Ii Is believed that If the army
could be recruited to $4,000 and the whole force
stationed on the Mexican border the cattle would be
safer Texas thoroughly believes that the object of
the army is to stand guard over cattle. The House
will shortly resolve itself into Committee OF the
Whole on the state of Texas, and then We shall hear
all about it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

Mr.. Hendricks is willing to lecture on rev.
olutions. but doesn't propose TO organize any.
He says that when Nh. Wheeler was sworn in,
that ended it, Mr. Hendricks is quite right.
We are inclined to think it did.
Perhaps the most conspicuous feature Of the
Excse mudlle yesterday, was the presentation
Of the Grand Jury on tho subject The whole
system Of licenses, as now administered, was
characterized as a public scandal, and the
methods Of the Excise officials were severely
criticized in detail.
Patterson tempted the President the other
day. lie said that if the President would point
90 A single Republican meeting held in the
South since the beginning of the present Adj
mjpistration, he would resign bis seat III the
Senate The President didn't point, but per-
haps he wished he could.
As might have been foreseon, the Russians
promptly reinforced the menaced dctachmcnts
on the road to Tirnoya, and also advanced
troops to a position on the flank Of the Otto
man forces. Accordingly, Suleiman had to
halt, and may be denied an opportunity to
assail the defences Of TimOya, now held by
over 10000 men.
General Butler heightened the recess of Con-
gress three days, that he might enjoy the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

Conservative Southern men who are opposed to
the various forms of population represented as
saying that the action of the South financial
questions depends very much upon how the South
ern people are treated by Congress; that as long as
Northern politicians treat the Southern people
as they have during the debates in Congress- the
latter will vote against them financial and eco
nonical questions. So here's another case OF hold
ing back the dog The carpet-baggers in the Senate
have been saying to their Republican associates:
Just be mighty careful what you say about us, or
we'll let everything go loose" Bland. Of Missouri,
told the bankers if they didn't behave themselves
he would wipe out everything with a sponge and
now we are told that the South. if it isn't treated
with the profouudes respect, Will get mad and start
the "etarna bung." Good gracious. There are get
ting to be 50 many balances Of power that the coun-
try be.nns to seem like powder-mill: every body
must whisper and wearslppers to avoid friction.
Senator Wallace yesterday presented petition OF
citizens of PENNSYLVANIA asking for a repeal OF tho
Resumption Act, the reconciliation OF silver ana
taxation of Government bonds. Consistent citizens,
these petitioners Every rcpudatonist tayors All
three of these measures, and it is logical to lump
together the most promising schemes for imparlng
the National credit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

Zone semi Weekly will count two Wcckle5 IN the above
Double numbers OF THE TRIBUNE novels count as twOJ
These premiums are better than TIE TRIBUNE
has ever offered before and are BELIEF to be be-
ter and more attractive than aly tat can be Of
fered by any other responsible establishment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

General Butler heightened the recess Of Con-
gress three days, that he might enjoy " the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

Anything more sudden than the dissolution
Of the Chamber Of Life Insurance can scarcely
he imagined. 1t appears simply to have fallen
apart at the last meeting and nobody cared
to pick mp the pieces. It's original object was
10 promote harmonious action between rival
companies. At present the business is not
quite lively enough for rivalry, but the good
influence Of thc Chamber, IN checking public
quircls between companies, may nevertheless
Doe missed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08
For a Club Of 80 weeklles

For a Club Of so Weeklics
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30
MiSspent EreninGs.

The boy who spends an hour OF each
evening lounging idly on the street cor
ner, wastes in the course OF the year
three hundred and siXty-fiye precious
hours, which il applied to study would
familiarize him with the rudIments OF
almost any of the familiar sciences. II
in addition to wasting an hour each
evening he spends ten cents for cigar,
which is usually The case, the amount
thus worse than wasted would pay for ten
OF the leading periodicals OF the country.
Boys. think OF these things. Think OF
how much time and money you are
wasting, aud for what The gratifca-
tion afforded by Lounge on the corner
and q cigar is not only temporarily but
positively hurtlul. You cannot indalge
in them without seriously ipjuring your
selves. You acquire idle and wasteful
habits, which will cling to you with each
succeeding year. You may in after life
shake them of, but the probabilities are
that the habits thus formed in early lie
will remain with you to your dying day
BE warned, then. in time, and resolve
that as the hour spent in idIeness is gone
forever, you will improve each passing
one and thereby ii. yourself for useful
ness and happiness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30
fought us all in turn if he had discovered

lOuSHl uS uli III luih ~ hO nav. N''SD'N ~ -
it.
Out we went into the dark and lonely
road. Ia solemn silence we placed The
con- oatlnts back TO hack, George Wash
ington etc, heaving ponderous. fright
ened sighs enough to have driven sloop
from its moorings. We gave them each
Il lighted lantern, and with an emphatic
one, two, three! they started upon their
twenty PAGES. We ali counted, and at
the twentieth loudly called, Sop"
Boyle wheeled round. as we could
just discern by the dim light OF his lar
tern, George Washington kosciusko
Peter Bonaparte solomon job Slimcum
KEEP; on walking.
'HIalloon cried Boyle 'haven'nt you
got twenty PAGES yet p
No answer; but the walking, as we
could see by the swinging of the lantern,
had turned into prodigious strides. The
next moment The light was extinguished.
'Halloor shouted Boyle again. Stop,
you villaiu-stop! Yah! whirroo! You
scoundrell you miserable landlub-'
Bang went his gun, and we all made n
simultaneous rush down the road; but,
like = saown4ke in the river George
Washington etc, had 'evauished;' and
from that day to this he was never more
seen in Shrewsbury"
Tue story was told amidst shouts and
screams OF laughter from the officers and
Us women, and il that lire-.aler, little
Boyle. ever sees the account OF his duel
here, | know that he aud Admiral Porter
will forgive me for telling it again
Extract from Lieutenant Boy!e's Duel"
by FANNY BARROW, in HlrPer's Aaga-
inc i1r September.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30

ANEcDOTE OF ME. LNcOLN--When
Abraham Lincoln was lawyer in Hi
nois. lie and the Jadge once got to ban
tering one another about trading horses
and it was agreed that the next morning
at o'clock they should make trade, the
hor ses to be unseen up to that hour, and
no backing out, under forfeiture OF
s2j. Al the hour appointed the Judge
came up, leading the sorriest-looking
specimen of horse ever seen in those
parts . In a few minutes Mr.. Lincoln
was seen approaching with wooden
saw horse upon his shoulders. Great
were The shouts and the laughter oi the
crowd. and both were greatly increased
when Mr.. Lincoln, on surveying the
Judges animal. set down his saw-horse,
"Well, Judge, this is the first time |
ever got the worst of it in = horse trade"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30

KEEP THE FEET CLEAN.-The majority
of people pay little attention to the clean
lieess of the feet, and yet square inch
of the sole OF the foo. demands cleanli-
uess, more than any square loot of sur
face oi The body. as lar as health is con-
cerned, because The pores" are much
larger there than any where else; so large
indeed that they may be called "sluices'
lor carrying away the Impurities OF the
81 stem. Hence the bottom OF The feet
should be well rubbed every day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30
The Boys of Ny BoyhOOd.
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

The boys of the generation to which l
belonged-lhal is to say, who were born
in The last years of the last century or
the earliest OF this-were brought up
under a system of discipline which put a
far greater distance between parents and
their children than now exists. The
parents seemed to think this necessary in
order 10 SECURE obedience. They were
believers in the old maxim that familiarity
breeds contempt. My own parents lived
in the house with my grandfather and
grandmother on the mothers side. My
grandfather was disciplinarian Of the
slricter sort, and can hardly fad words
to express the awe 10 which | stood Of
him-an awe so great as almost 10 pre-
vent anything like affection on my part,
although he was in the main kind, and,
certainly never thought OF being severe
beyond what was necessary to maintain
proper degree OF order in the family.
The other boys in that part OF the
country. my schoo!-mates and play.fe,-
lows. were educated on the same system.
Yet there were a. that time some indica-
tions that this very severe discipline was
beginning to relax. With my father and
mother | was on much easier terms than
with my grandfather. II favor was TO
be asked my grandfather. it was asked
with fear and trembling; the request was
postponed to the last moment, and then
made with hesitation and bushes and q
confused utterance.
One of the means of keeping the boys
of that generation in order was little
bundle of birchen rods, bound together
by small cord, and generally suspended
on q nail against the wall in the kitchen.
This was esteemed as much part OF the
necessary furniture as the crane that hung
in the kitchen fireplace. or the shovel and
tongs. Il sometimes happened that the
boy suffered fate similar to that OF the
eagle in the fable. wounded by an arrow
fledged with feather from MS own wing ;
in other words. the boy was made TO
gather the twigs intended for his own
castigation.
II has never been quite clear 10 me why
the birch was chosen above all other
trees of the wood to yield its twigs for
this purpose. The beech OF our forests
produces sprays as slender, as flexible,
aud as tough; and farmers, wherever the
beech is common, cut its long and plant
branches for driving oxen. Yet the use
of birchen rods for the correction OF chill
dren is of very great antiquity. In his
discourse on Forest Trees" written
three hundred years ago, Evelyn speaks
of birchen twigs Us an implement OF the
school-master and Loudon. in his
"Arboretum." goes yet further back. He
says: THE birch has been used as the
instrument of correction in schools from
the earliest ages" The English poets ei
the last century make frequent mention
OF this use OF birchen twlgs; but in Lou
don's time, whose book was published
thirty years since, he remarks that the
use OF these rods. both in schools and
private families, was fast passing away,
"a change on which the boys both OF
England and the United States may well
be congratulated, for the birchen rod
Was. in my time, even more freely used
in the school than in the household.-St
Nicholas tor December.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30

With regard to the tax on whiskey,
that's easily rectiiied.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30
NUMBER ;.
a Sermon to Girls on Coohi"g.

Cooking-ca have been popular
among fashionable young iadics ol lato
years. But there i, 40 cooking class which
quito equals in its opportunity for excel
lent Information that which you may
find at home. Presuming that l am
talking to Il gill who has i1st left school,
advise you to make use Of your leisure
10 taking lessons from your mother.
There is an absolute splendid feeling OF
independence in knowing how to make
perfectly light sSee., substantial bread.
Then try yoar hand at biscuits, mullins,
corn bread, toast and all the different
forms into which bread stulls may be
blended. Toast seems q simple thing
enough, but Il IS frequently so iil-made
that it does not deserve the name. Cruel
q necessity OF the sick-room. is often
hopeless mystery to women who have
the vaguest idea OF how il is evolved
from the raw material Alter you have
mastered tue bread question, try meats
and vegetables. ANY hight girl who
can comprehend an equation, or iormu-
late sylOgism, can overcome the DIM
cullies which beset her when learning to
cook. Lucent syrups, golden cake, deli
cately Drowned bread, quiyerirg ie!lies.
melting creams, and the whole set OF
material things gloriied, because made
Tor loves sake, and lor the good OF one
dear ones, are lit expressions for any
woman. The charm OF this accomplish
mentl lies in the fact that il impsrts TO
its owner q gratifying sense OF power it
bestows or hc., too, The power OF bless
ing and resting those she loves best.
Wherever the cook goes she takes her
welcome along. Ole may tire of the
sweetest music, OF tue loyoliest poetry,
Of the finest paialing, and Of the most
witty conversation. bu; Of good cooking,
never. Yet would be sorry 10 have
you be contented to be only q cook, only
domestic machine That is not my
meaning or intention. Be artist, poet
inventor and well-bred woman; be the
most and the best that you can, and add.
as a matter OF course, ability 10 keep
house well and to do al that good
housekeeping Includes. s. 7.me,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30
!Stich TO Il legitimate Business.

We'll directed energy and enterprise
are the lie OF American progress, but II
there is one lesson taugh. more plainly
than others by the great failures OF late.
i. is that safety lies in sticking to legit.-
mate business. No man--manulacturor.
trader or banker-has any morArigbt to
be so energetic and enterprising as to
take from his legitimate business the cap
ilal which i! requires to meet any emer-
gency.
Apologies are sometimes made for firms
who have failed by recurring to the inn
portant experiments they have aided, and
the unnumbered fields OF enterprises
where they have freely scattered their
money. We are told that individual
losses sustained by those failures will be
az nothing compared with the benefits
conferred on the community by the lib
erality in contributing 10 every public
work. There is little force in such
reasoning. man reial0ns 10 cIe"-
tor are vastly different from bis relations
to what is called the public. The demands
Of the one are definite. the claims oil tho
other are Just what the ambition OF a man
may make them.
The histories ol honorabiy successful
business men unite TO exalt the impor-
tance of sticking to legitimate business;
and it is more instructive to see that, in
the greater portion of the failures. the
real cause of disaster was the branching
out beyond legitimate business, in the
taking hold of this and that offer, and,
for the sake OF some great gain, veniur-
ing where they did not know the ground
and could not know the pitfall.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30
StlttttO Storp.
lUGlLIA'S LOVE LETTERS.

"Are there any more OF these silly le,-
tiers
When her father asked this question
10 an awful toue, Luci.la Richmond could
not say emo" and dared not say Eyes.
So, Is au intermediate course, she burs.
into q storm Of tears behind her hand
selchiei.
Bring them to NE, Lacills," said her
father. as il she had answered him, as
indeed she had, and the girl. trembling
and weeping, rose 10 o5oy.
Then Mrs. Richmond. her daughters
veyy sci, grown older. came behind her
husband, chair, and pa,,ed him on the
shoulder.
Please don't be hard with her, my
dear. she said, cos viugly. HIS a nice
young man, and lis our laul,, after all,
as much as hers. and you won't break
her heart, rm sure"
Perhaps you approve ol The whole
affair. maam." said Mr.. Richmond.
"I-ro-.hat is, only"-gasped the
little woman; and hearing Lucille COM
inc. she sank into chair, blaming her
self tor not having been present al all
her daughters music lessons, during the
year.
For all this disturbance grew out Of
music mas.er-a blacs eyed young man.
who had given lessons 10 Mss Lucilla for
twelve months or more, had taken The
liberty to fall in love with her, knowing
that sac was the daughter Of one OF the
riches, merchants in the city.
~; was iacxcusable in poor music
master. who should have known his
place" Mr.. Richmond declared, aud he
c,u,ch,d The lille periumed billet that
had "a len in bis hands as he might a
scorpion, and waited Tor the others with
look upon his face that told me OF no
sonening. They al last came-just six
little dainty white envelopes, tied together
with blue ribbon, and were laid at his
elbow BY his departing daughter. he
'''N 49,
"L'ch AL these up until return home
TINS evening lie SAID 10 us ""ei
VII 'va" ln'h- NeahNh'Ie LIc'''A y
''' '' ''' 'u'N muse 'Oas'e' uP'u any
iI-.e'-,.
\ '.'' L-1'..' went 'oN" upon he'
Nh.e
- ue4+ F-'t' '''s'' ''e'' eS'
pap lease '-'u S'' l .''u '.'' ,' ~ -,
u'A aIti'' co''un 'ti' '' loo'su
eo'." H'' 'e'' '' IL Is F''F' NOW
'l. o. - E'1''' man, "uu Inc "'ui -
macl' ''.Her.
- nor OF '1'N " "''U'D''S' IL Ue4''
- - = .
- - '''u ''I' ''.''S =" ~ '--lA' , w
D''''> N' - Ps''' ''''''
e''' '-'' INV '"' - '' ON'
N'Pf'"'
l'n 'Hese "o'uS MI i''e'''l.-N P"'
VI" US l''' anu " N''''' auu '0'N us " "'
-" S'US 'H'Se uS s'e'Iou' p'e''"'''
AuU" ~ q" r' a '"' ''''
--N''''' @Nu "0'
opportunity VI 'a'''ns lo'' e@oH ''H'i
''U
l. - 81 Hausu'1 o. S'u, u
h'cn lnonu' ou' Oh uea'' "a" O''1i'
Sou' 1t Was luS' 81 WIN rre d" y
VIII o0N' iA'ue'' 'u INV "NN -
P-'e,-'s VI j'1''u o'O'"'' - I'' p0''''
l ies' tue seS'eS' y '''u9 io' '0,' "-'
''e' ei''A ua' SUI" Nue e. "NO : .
very u'ce' 1 WISH 0O"'u s0i'9H = oN
Pap4-
0@e 0oANeu i1''i'ia ~ sup ~ =" - "-'
'n'u went up u neI iooin " pu' 'uo 'e'
leIs ID ter desk; anu - sac P'sceN 'ueu
IN one pre'ty pigeon ho!e' she 81" III al
other bundle ued Just rs InoSe wen
and drew them ont
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30

A RIVER OF KK.-Report has il that
river OF genuine Ink has been discovered
in Algeria, /, is formed by The union Of
two streams, one coming from q region
OF lerruginous soil, The other draising
pea. swamp. Tie wafer of the former
is strongly impregnated with iron, that
OF The latter with gallic acid. When the
two acids mingle, The acid OF the one
unites with the iron of the otner. form
ing q true ink.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30
pottry
LOre's Sorereiantu.
BY JOHN SANE.

Though Love loves well al things Of outward
grace
That poets praise and gentle ladies' prize,
Yet lives he not by favor az blue eyes,
Or black or brown, or augf, that he may trace
In features fu,tlCss as the perfect face
or Arts ideal. No his e. sence lies
Deep in the heart, not in = changing dyes
On lip and cheek. lie mas his dwelling place
In the lies life. As violc's deck the May
Which yC; survives when these have passed
aWaF-
All lovely things are Loves; but, ne'ertheess,
Health youth, and beauty, though they serve
I'm vel,
Are 'nt Loves ministers; li- -ovcrcisn spell
Lives i1 ... own muo. ta' 'oycluc--i
Htr. ers AoC7-pe for December.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-30

al am willing to risk my reputation
as a public man." wrote Edward Hine to
the Liverpool Mercury, ''if the worst case
of small pox can not be cured in three
days, simply by the use Of cream of tartar
One ounce of cream of tartar dissolved
in pint of water, drank at intervals
when cold, is never failing remedy. II
has cured thousands, never leaves II mark,
never causes blindness, and avoids tedious
lingering"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-03
theatrical Star Salaries.

Tho high prices which tho leading
stars Of the country demand. despite the
dull times, are 30 sxhorbitant that the
public ought to protest against them by
staying away from their performances.
What We want In this country IL rational
and cheap amusement for all classes OF
people, the poor ~ well as the rich.
Managers are at the mercy OF these dra-
matte sharks--the public Is not the
former have to give the terms demanded.
tbs latter can say to them plainly. "Pu,
down your prices and we will patronize
you-keep them up and We will not
come 10 sec YOU Booth and Sothsrn
demand q small fortune every week.
Lester wallack's terms are hxed to repre-
sent certainty Of $4,000 u week Mag
gle Mitchell is less ambitious. and for
herself alone Is willing to accept $1,000;
John Mccullough demands $1,000 for
his weekly services. and gets 1t the
williamsons. who were expected to make
q furor, must have 20. 100 guaranteed
for week before they will consent to
appear. John Z. Owens has. by con-
stantly playing old pieces, declined to
$500 or theresbouts Mrs. Oates, with
her company. asks six,y.dve Per cent,
which, supposing the weeks business
to Be S5.00O. represents ssmsthing more
than $1,000 Tor herself and company
Lydia Thompson requires ssventy-avs
per cent. and this makes her share Of
the same Hypothetical receipts 80, 200 A;
Aimee wants precisely the same. The