davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17
ADVICE to Correspondence.

/ Never write with pen or ink. II IL
altoesther too plain, and doesn't hold
the mind of the editor and printen
closely enough TO their work.
If You are compelled to use ink,
never use that vulgarity known rs the
blotting-pad. II you drop blot Of
Ink on the paper, lielx-it off, The In
telll9ent compositor loves nothing s0
dearly as to read through the smear
this Will max. across twenty or thirty
words. We have seen him hang over
such piece of copy half an hour,
swearing ike pirate all the time, he
felt that good. ~q,.
puuctuate all manuscript sent to US.
And don't use capitals. Then we can
punctuate and capitalize to suit one
self. and your article, when you see IL
In print, will astonish even II IL does
Don't try to write too plainly. 1t Is
a sign of plebian origin and public
achool breeding. Poor writing Is an
indication OF genius. It's about the
only indication of genius that a great
MANY men possess. Scrawl your ar
ticle with your eyes shut and make
every word as illegible as yoI can. We
yet the same price for It from the rag
man as though 1t were covered with
copper plate sentences.
Avoid all painstaking with proper
names. We know the full name Of
of every man, woman and child In the
United States, and the merest hint at a
name Is sufficient. For instance. If
you write q character something like
drunken figure 49," and then draw
a wayy line, and the letter M and
another wavy line. we will know at
once that you mean Samuel Morrison,
even though you may think you mean
"Lemuel Messenger" 1t Is a great
mistake that proper names should be
written plainly.
ALWAYS write ON both sides Of the
paper, and when you have filed both
sides Of every page trail q line up and
down every margin, and back to the
top Of the first page, closing your
article by writing the signature just
above the date. How we do love to
get hold Of articles written In this style.
And how we should like to get hold OF
the man who sends them. Just for
ten minutes. Alone. In the woods
with cannon In our hip pocket. Re-
venge Is sweet yum, yum, yum.
Lay your paper on the ground when
you write: the rougher the ground the
better.
Coarse brown wrapping-paper Is the
best for writing your articles on. III
you can tear down an old circus poster
and write on the pasty side of 1t with
pen stick, II will do still better:
When your article Is completed,
crunch your paper in your pocket,
and carry It two or three days before
sending It in. This rubs off the super
fious pencil-marks, and makes 1t light
er to handle.
II you can think of 1t, lose one page
out OF the middle Of your article. We
can easily supply what is missing, and
we love to do It. We have nothing
else to do,
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

The boards Of the Grand Trunk and
Great Western Railroads ere now drawing
up articles OF agreement respecting the
pooling Of their receipts, and at the meet
Ing to be held on the 18th OF June, II Is
probable that the amalgamation scheme
will be perfected and ratified.
A dispatch to Gen. Sheridan from Gen.
Miles, dated at the latter's headquarters
on TSnESs Rivsr Ass 800 hostile Sioux
The Mormons are arminG q dR1lling.
the Mountain Meadows massao1o seems
to have aroused their tearA %At
The steamer Dakota, from Llvsry,noi
for New York, went aShoye ON the main
land inside the Isle 0fAngleses. Her
crew and passengers were safely landed,
but the ship sunk. II Is the most costly
wreck Of the past two years.
The Nichols party at New Orleans, In
response TO proclamation Of Thanksgiy-
Ing by the Governor, on Wednesday the
10th, held services In the churches and
had IN imposing military display.
The annual meeting OF the American
Bible Society was he'd on the 10th inst.
The annual report snSwing the ssSeBss cess pc
for publications. Sl89.Ol3 from legacies,
nd$9l &74 from donations. The ex pend
itutes nearly equelled the receipts.n Dur
ipgthe year e2l. rs bibles were Issued at
home and 259, ,3S9 abroad, making total
Of Ssl, ,O50.
The imports for the first four months
Of the present year show an increase Of
nearly "A, ,0OO, 900 over the same months
of last year, and the exports Of mer-
chandise during the same time have been
over 81 ,OOO, 900 In excess OF those OF the
first four months of 1879.
The coal combination has been broken
up.
The carniyal st,New York on Tuesday,
in imitation of those Of Southern cities,
attracted great crowd ofspectators and
elictited much mirth.
Four steamers sailed from New York
on Saturday and took 10 Liverpool l00. 900
bushels Of wheat, . million pounds of
fresh beet, and other provisions In large
quantities. q,
The district attorney Of South Caroline
has been instructed tn prepare for trial
in three cases Of the Ellentown prisoners.
The court house at Rockford, H., fell
on Friday, killing large number Of per-
sons. Caused by defects In construction.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17
SUFEHFINE CANDLES.
SO doz.
Warranted Pure.
An Amusing Baby Letter.

The following letter, purporting to
have been written by q baby in New
York to his twin baby cousins in Ten
nessee, some years since, contains q
true history OF the situation, and Is
published for the interest Of those
parents who contemplate carrying out
the injunctiOns Of scripture ina two
fold manner:
MY DEAR CoUsINs-Yes, you feel
big, cause there's two Of you. but both
together Of you amt as big az me. 1
could have been twins II I'D q, want
ed to, but father was dre'fy posed to
twins, and 80 came alone. Most any
body can come twins II they're q mind
to. Nobody but fool would be twins
SO my par says. Dent you know the
property'll have to be divided now
come together with that other one.
you'd had it all to yourself? Very
well and where's all the baby clothes
when there amt enough to 60 round
with two of you. Just think! and Won
can't get half the ''nussinr you want.
You'll have to take turns. I have It
all to myself. Just think of the SPAN
kin's' you're to get, when II there
weren't but one of you, you'd only get
half as much. Guess the next time
you come there'll only be one of you
ehY Folks that are green enough to
come twins mustn't expect to get only
half as much goodies as we single fei-
lers, which am one of. am getting
along pretty good according to my size.
/ have got lots of presents. I am much
obliged for that cup you, or at least one
Of Your mars sent me-I don't know
which. / gets lots Of good things
every day. Kissin' and something
good 10 eat-and--and-diapers. Amt
clean diapers nice things? Guess you
got short 'lowance OF Diapers, since
there's 30 many Of you. Come unex-
pected like, didn't you? Did all ,Of
you expect to come when you started :?
I think It amt very pretty for chill
dren to come along In professions rs
you come. P'r'aps one Of you was
afraid to come In the world alone.
Wasn't that the reason Do you suck
your fists? Amt suckin' fists good
fun? amt got any teeth, but mother
says / have symptoms Of teeth in great
numbers. You want to know what
the fashions are for the upper TEN
babies. Well, you must wake up In
the morning about four O'Clock, and
cry until you rouse the hOtIsS then
take . light luncheon. and, the old
folks being wide awake. SO they. can't
sleep any more, take q little nap until
after breakfast, and then don't cry
again till the same hour the next
morning. That's, the way do But
there being two Of you, you will have
to divide your cry-One cry all night,
the other, all day. Whatever yuosio,
be 'cunnin' very 'cunnin;'' mother
says 90; and Y what our mars say Amt
gospel, what is? It's about my cry
. long spell Of It. 80, adOo, and LOOK
out for the summer complaint. afl srif
Your 'cunnln" cousin, FRANK G. f.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17
Letter to Sacramento Union.

Letter to Sacramento Union. eui.H
Going out to the Exotic Gardens we
took the Howard street cars. Three
young ladies who looked as though
they might but the moment before
have stepped from fashion-plate In
the Ladies' Magazine, occupied one
seat. From the shoulders down they
looked as slim as II sliced down each
side and trimmed of, like people slen-
der up evergreen trees. They were all
putting on gloves. Each attacked q
finger separately, from index to dainty
little one, then In went the thumb, and
they all skewed that little end of q
seam that's left over into the exact
centre of the thumb nail, then stimuli
taneously three pairs OF hands made a
plunge for hairpins, diving into
French twists, exploring braids, and
pOklng about among mass Of rib.
bons and frizzes and finger puffs, then
withdrew each with Its wiry prize.
And such gloves! well they travelled
away up their arms, and when the
operation Was completed those three
young ladies arranged their three IRE
proacbably gloved hands kangaroo
fashion, and gave themselves over to
gossip. -
One of them was blonde of The
bluest of eyes and the sfsirest Of fair
skins. She was extensively decorated
with this new bead jewelry. You
know how to make Il: Wind q small
ball of worsted and sew the beads on
round and round In strings, only be
sure to get them even and don't let
one crook out Of Its place. Well she
had on earrings Of light blue beads,
and bracelets, and comb whose blue
tips were ex posed under the back Of
her hat brim, and q crOss. and q neck
lace, and what fearful amount of
work IL must all have been. for 1t takes
twenty-six balls to make o necklace
alone. Well, this little blue-beaded
blonde began to talk, gave her whole
round of calling acquaintances hail
Columbia, and whipped everybody
right and left, and tossed her head,
and never minded who heard; and
emphasized with her forefinger, and
pursed out her lips and declared IL was
so. "and you never heard the like, now
did you, and j assure you it's true, and
mark my words It will happen within
q month. "What! didn't you know
she was going to be married? She is,
and right soon, to the poorest kind OF
q stick-no money, and no nothing,
and no style to his name besides. She
was telling lot Of US about IL, and she
wound up by saying In an apol0getic
tone, You know can't expect to do
a. wcll a. the rest Of you, because I'm
so homely. I'm sure I'd made her
handsome that minute II could have
done 80. Why did the good Lord
make some all beauty--and no brains;
and some all brains and h0mely as q
hedge fence? thank the star / was
born under, that have sense enough
to read George Elliott, and yet not
have my nose 40 very much turned up
to pay for It." Then the three rose,
smoothed out their wrists, shook
themselves, and went out with the
blonde In the middle.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

A gentleman observed an urchin
who had . large slice of bread In his
hand. and who was crying bitterly.
my son." he exclaimed, "what are
you crying y aboutY' my mother
won't (boo-hoo-oo) put any butter on
my bread (boo-hoo-0o)lV "Oh, 10 that
all?D said the gentleman. Come,
dry up your team and be . man." 1T
Amt 20 much the butter,n retorted the
little urchin ''it's the dlspoaition.p
a young man applied at . news
paper Office the other day for q situa-
tlon, Have You ever had any
experience as an editor 2" inquired the
newspaper man. well, no, not ex-
actly," replied the ambitious asplrant,
oaufiously. |" But I've been cowhided
{ number Of times, nave been married
quite y while, have worn borro wed
clothes for three years, and never had
. cent Of money, 20 j thought ] might
work In" He was engaged.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

An Edg)ishmsn,s who bad tisited
America, Vas asked what he thonght
of the average 4American.1 Thesans
wer was II gne average American Is
q man whose Idea Of greatest happiness
is,to,be siwaysTyottng forsomebOdy.'
Not.sO. 10 isltO have somebody always
voting for him, or sending him as
delegate somewhere to some copyen-
ton. rsrattet siii.tiFaius .r-tr..l
A lady In q Boston dry goods store,
asked for English laces. The sales
man exhibited the article. "Are these
really English7" "Well," replied the
salesman, q little confusedly, "they
were until Mr.. Moody came. ~ Bos-.
ton Globe. snt
ITO Poets-We must hereafter Insist
on brevity."-[St. Louis Republican.
THE BALLAD OF THE MERCHANT.
Trust.
..ffet tl.f "a. DuSt. 4..a srk .HsL
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

hardly more than y child-marry him?
ha, ha, hal. Aud. 4 woubl ithoeoaA1y
never accepted jewels or horses fiom
him, either. He said one day. laugh
ing, that he would give me "A whole
team, but that was all joke. ."-En-
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

10 increase the danger to those already
endangered by exposure to drafts of
cold air, and this II especially true of
persons convslescIng from scarlet fe-
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

According to an article In Black
wood for April on the reconstruction
Of the French army, France II now
able TO defend herself against Ger
many, but 10 not yet strong enough to
attack her. .N
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17
A Hitch in the scenery.

Gould Dion BOucicault have wit
messed the cave scene last evening In
1.-THE Colleen Bawn," he would un-
,doubtedly have gone off and drowned
his sorrows In deep potations Of Irish
whisky, and been brought up ut the
,pollce court this morning for being
drunk and disorderly. Accidents will
happen even In the best regulated Of
theatrical companies, and the little In
cident In the second act last night was
All illustration of that maxim. The
cave scene In the play mentioned Is
considered one Of the most effective
ever produced On the stsGe.y In fact,
30 striking was e S6nsldfred by Bouci-
cault, that he wrote that scene up first,
ana built the play around 1t.
In settling the scene last night, the
stage artist, Following The Usual meth
od, hrst painted gloomy cave, look
ing out into lake. About eight feet
from this he planted q good-sized can
dle-box, al0ngside the Irap-door. In
front Of the candle box bik rock was
placed-that fs, flat piece OF canvas,
stretched on q frame, painted like q
rock and set up on the side. This hid
the candle box from the audience, In
front of the, mock .was another stretch
of canvas, painted like water. which
rendered the Illusion complete.
Myles na Coppaleen comes ON In the
second act, and wants to get at q whis-
ky flask be has hidden in the rocks.
Nothing easier he has fixed q rope In
such q way that he can swing across
the water. Myies grabs the rope,
which is fastened above to support
stretched from wing to wing.
Last night Mr.. Ward was playing
the character Of My.es. The moment
he swung clear and threw his weight
on the rope, one of the drops became
liberated, and down came an avalanche
of Alpine scenery-mountains, Swiss
cottage, etc. This surprising ''scenic
effect jerked Myles ma Coppaleen
from ireland into Switzerland In less
than two seconds. Rapid transit with
q vengeance! But the drop was soon
rolled up, and Myles was back on his
native bog once more. Next comes
Danny Mann and ELY O'Connor in q
boat. sailing along the lake ton wheels,
you know. Ely gets up OH the rock
1.-THE candle-bOx), and Danny begins to
blarney her for the letter In her bosom.
Here was where the fun came Ia.
Danny grabbed ELY by the throat aud
threw her down into the water behind
the rock. Just then the rock fell fiat,
and revealed ELY trying to squirm
down through the trap-door and DAN
ny jumping around on a box marked :.
sUPERFINE CANDLES.
SO doz.
Warranted Pure.
While Ely was trying to get down
into the trap she grabbed the rock and
got 1t up on end and disappeared but
no sooner was this accomplished than
down went the whole waterfront, and
Danny Mann, poor fellow. had no
water to swim off in after Myles ap-
peared and popped him over with q
gun. When Ely O'Connor came up
the trap and looked around, her sur
prise at finding no water to floatin can
be imagined, and Myles ma Coppaleen
was thus enabled to rescue his sweet
heart without getting his boots wet.
Here the curtain went down amid Q
round of applause, the good acting of
the three performers under the trying
circumstances having redeemed the
scene YT0iy1in Nev.. Chronicle. a =
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

such regulations ~ they may deem necessary for
the public health and safety, respecting any articles
such such articles shall Be brought Into or conveyed
nom, their township, or Into or from any vessel
and n any person shall violate any such rcgula-
tion. he shall forfeit sum net exceeding Sioo"
All clothing, carpets, curtains, furni-
be destroyed should be dealt with In
a way to avoid conveying the poison
to any person in tie process : thew
should not be simply thrown away, or
into some stream or body Of water
and II burned should be completely
burned and not simply heated or dealt
with In way to diffuse the poison of
the disease. 0 lf g3r
All such infected substances, which
are not destroyed, should be thorough
ly boiled, subjected to dry heat of
25Oo #. in closed room or dlsinfect-
ing oven, or be thoroughly exposed to
the fumes Of chlorine or Of burning
sulphur. Books or furs that have been
used or handled by those rvalescing
from this disease are particularly la
bic to convey the poison, to children
who have never had the disease.
Great care should be used TO thorough
ly disinfect any such articles that are
not destroyed; and caution, should be
exercieed ibefOre allowing children
who have not had scarlet fever to ham
die any such articles that have been
used By persons liable 10 communicate
the disease. Although not 20 active
for the destruction Of the contagium
- II chlorine or suIphur0us acid Gns,
pure air, In liberal amount, ID . very
useful and importont aren't for the
q 1s s ts snTc's S. % R
procedures for the safety Of the unaf-
fected, great care should b taken not
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-28

port and connects with light
draught steamers for upper White
river. She is a good carrier and
has unsurpassed passenger accom-
modations. Messrs. Charles Postal
and Champ Chamberlain, two clever
and accommodating clerks, have
charge of the Office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain
James Rees, came in yesterday from
the Arkansas with 262 bales cotton,
1854 sacks seed, 70 bbls. oil, and
.SS5 packages Of sundries and re-
shipped at the mouth 81 bales of
cotton. She leaves this evening at
5 o'clock, sharp, with a return trip
for Pine Bluff and all points on.
the Arkansas, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business.
Billy Butler controls the office and.
is seconded by Wash Floyd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-28
So Franehx.

Adolph 2. is young, not unpre-
possessing, and a clerk in wealthy
bankers office in Paris, on a salary
of 5000 a year. The banker has a
pretty daughtero eighteen. Adolph
has not a cent, but that does not
deter him from waiting upon his
employer one morning and saying :
3"Sir, | have the honor of asking
your daughters hand in marriage. ?
The banker, astonished, rang the
bell, and told the waiter to throw
Adolph out of the window. AS
you please calmly said the young
clerk, "but before that is done
learn that | am about to become a
partner in the London house of
Bathurst & Coz At this the banker
softens. "The proof, sir, the proof
of what you say" "Give me forty
eight hours in which to 60 to
England and l will bring you the
proof" Adolph hurries to London,
presents himself at the Office of
Bathurst & Co., and says: 81 have
come to propose that you take me
as a partner " and, as Mr.. Bath
urst looks as though he thought
Adolph demented, he adds: "I am
about to marry the daughter of M.
p, Of Paris" Adolph is thereupon
asked to be seated; they converse
and como to terms. The bright
young man returns to Paris, carry
ing to his future fathersin-law the
proof Of his statement, and the
young people are welded.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-28
mAnnEr.

The following quotations are for orders
TON store and small lots Ia 6 iobbing way.
APPLEs-Medium, zoos choice, 9 tO840 90
per Dbl.
BACON QoosD : Shoulders. ct; clear rib
sides, g; clear sides, &C; breakfast, 1874
TO l3e; surar-cured hams. canyased. i6kc;
su%gar-cured hams, uncanvased, Is to 13Hc;
packed, q 70 &c higher.
BRAN Steady; wheat. $4,000 = 100.
RhANs-f2 5)e3O 90 per bushel
BULK P0kh-tL loose; shoulders, 6Mto5Nc;
long clear. SHtoS5se; clear rib. So to 20; clear
hishes.
BOfrER-osmmon. lOslao; medium. 200
25ci choce. 30a35s.
BALIEq srUFFs AND TIEs-Baggng, 2
Sl loI IL Ia rs - ,Sgl2%c; baiipg twina. isslici
BUTIDiiGGS SXf RfaIs1 sliI, &C. S5ore prlo.s
are: Celneat, Louisville, 81 o, 81 Dbl; Rosen-
dal9. y Dbl, 2 5e91T5; hair, q 20N2 25 "A 40
ID bale; p~laster, Michigan. 3 30; Now YORK,
Wi lime. per. hbl. 1901 81. Friedrich,
BEEF, FRESH ~ForequAFters, 2% 10 a:
headquarters, 5x97o. Hogs, sto 70. sheep,
797h u 10.
hDoKWHEAT FLC UR-9O 90 per barrel.
CANDLES. Boxes, tull weight, l5hNl5j%c.
halt box full weight, Ice; quarter box, tull
CoC6AN0Ts-Per 100. S OOgs 20.
COFFEE Ordinary, 2Oh 70 dc; fair. q to
2lMc; good, ~ to 22Nc; prime. q To 23lSc;
cps,ss 20; Jays: Secj Cordova p to z2Lc.
CHICKENS-Mixod, o. so to 3 50i choice
hens. 4Ot04t0.
COAL 0IL-a gallon. SO 10 $50.
C0Rh-Mixed. t2954c; white. 53155c,
q 65 To 2 10.
COTTON YARNS--No. 600, l2Qlzxo, No.
100. 1f@l4xc; No. 40, 160l6%c.
CABEAakB-Per 100 heads, 90 O0gl0 60;
crates, z COOS 90.
CHEESE - Western. i3al3kc: English
dairy. l48i6cs rates irrcRulsr.
C0rTON-SEEp-S8 50to 90 81 ton.
O0TrON-BBED Oib-Crude. 3sc pef eailon /.
cake dong ton), 922 to q.
CRVUT-Per barrel. IS O098 Is; half-bar-
els. "a so, a. 10 quality.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-28
Attachment NOtlce-


Before Geo. d. Crockett, J. p. for sbelbv
county Tennessee r a Robinson. Kanf,
man y Bro, Cloth \ Kettman. j II Warran
~ 20, y Z Reid " Co, } N Tighe & Co. ga
Eckerly a Bros, L Lawhorn x Co, krb Il
70, n Pomsroy 4 Co, EN- White IL Co. r
smitn ~ 70, Oliver, Finnie d Co, JU
Gohn 4 Co, MADDEN 4 Avery, Scbool6eid G
hanauer, brown a Rowlett, Joyner, Lemon
~ yale, I = Frank x Co, Thos Fisher. STRAINS
rritz 20, KONG 4 Walsh, Il q Barnsbv
ana taylor Manufacturing Company Va. L
IN THESE CAUSES ATTAcHMENTsHAv.
u ius been sued out under section BASS Of tho
Xode Of tennessee, and returned levied upon
tne property OF the defendants, and affidavit
nayink been made that the defendants ars
indebted TO plaintiffs R A Robinson in the
ipun % s9g' due by account; S Kaufman h
bI!g1l, Sd4.l6' by account; Cloth Il Kettman.
sluO. by account; } L Warren q Co, Ss0S Ia. nv
accounts = 7 Reid 4 Co, SIG 25. by @aeronnf. +
M ,Ilg1e ~ Co, sos. 70. by account; GA Fck.
srly Y Bros, Si9.46, b. account; Il Hawthorn n
70, olzz rs; ny account; krb q Co. $40 81. by
count; + M White & CO, s2l.2o by -accong1t agPe
smith %, $3.50, by account; Oliver, Mn,
me a 20, Sl6.l9, by account; j ii Coffin & ~
So1.lz, by account; MADDEN * Avery. 900 I9'
by accounts Sohoolield 4 Hannuef. S11S ~
by account; Brogn q Rowlett, SIN. by NO.
count; JOINER, Lemon * Gale. S25,05. Nv az
COUNT J + Frank & Co, Sl4.70. by aceonnI.
I B Fisher, 1850, by note; Straus, Pfitz co.,
szSo q, by account; KONG Il Walsh. s59.SS'
1g SGoounti IS Bsrnaby. 1915, by account;
account and that these ciaims sre ,Dy
and that the defendants are non. residents y;
ntato OF tennessee; II Is thorefora ordaroSi
mat the said defendants make their nersorai
appearance before aeo. D. Crockei s. ~. an
Ma Sas ~ ~, q 10 o'clock a m, at his Office.
Tan snn Sos alaln street IN thu city Of Memphis
suits within the time Prescribed by ISmg'
OF ine came Will be- proceeded with ~ nart"..
anu that a copy Of this order Be pulished oncs
\ mook i2s t9nr consecutive weeks IN tbs
This 18th day OF Febrnarv. 1877
ii-lii-if54 GEO. D. UROCKETT. Up