davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30

Peru is the county seat of Mira mi County, Indiana
1t laid out in 1884, Incorporated by act of the
legislature i'll 1877 and organized city under the
general law of the state in 1867. Since IDS lnc9r-
pOrasiOn its population has doubled. Inc
interest on its bonds has always been promptly met
The city has been steadily reducius .ts DEBT
for years past, and has autic HPated the pay
meut OF abOuI One-fOurth OF 1as totai in-
debteduess, very fav Orable showing when
compared with the 100 prevalent tendency
Of cities lately 10 increase rather than re-
auce their indebtedness.
iva sntt
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30
Gorhalla,

Republicans of Gorham and any others who be-
leve in the financial views expressedby Hamilton
jackson, Benton, Webster, requested to meet at
the Town House, SATURDAY, Aug. 81, at go d,
M, to nominate candidate tor the legislature.
Per order of Town Committee
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30

Ship VIM M Reed, P rince from Huauies for Eu-
rope which put into Tia lcahuano July 9Th in Distress
reports having experieI iced very heavy weather on
from poop to hatch. shil oped which killed and
disabled i've seamen, an seriously injured the first
mate; also stove boats and cabin windows; vessel
leaking very badly and all hands at the D jumps and
at one time there was so or rs tons guano IND water
surging from side to side causing the sLup to roll
heavily.
Ship Premier, McGilvery from Pabelon or Dun
kirk, before reported ASH )re 'has been foa ted and
towed into port. Bottom ,adiy damaged,
Sch Ossipee, Thurber, pu into Canso 26b md re-
ports the loss OF two men, Albert Eldrdge or Free
a port, NE, ana Mitchell Of Campobello. VIII
but no trace Of the man. ~" e,"- WY fNN-N'
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30

CONGRESS-" the Oldest and largest selling baking
powder in New England owes its success to its pur-
ty, and the good luck that every cook has when
using Congress in baking.
Dyspeptics can eat warm biscuits made from Con-
gress Yeast Powder without distressing them.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Ar at Bueuos Ayers prev to Aug 20, barque Ella,
Matthews, Portland
- Ar at London 2Sth, baIque Charles Ward, Gay,
New York.
:, Ar at Trieste prev to 26th, barque Anna Walsh,
New York.
- Ar at Dundalk 2sth, barqus tavinla, Davis New
York.
Ar at Havre 2sth, shi Norris, Barstow, Bombay.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30
FOR RENT.

The best first.class Office for a TAIL
ORING ESTABLISHMENT In THE CITY
Second Story, Corner Of Middle and
Temple Streets. Apply to
N. 8. GARDINER.
au26 sniff
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30
WASHINGTON.
Hayes and Kearney.

Anyes and Aearney.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Presdent Hayes
did all the talking at the Kearney interview
and at the eud of ten minutes arose, shook
hands with the agitator and bowed him out,
not giving Kearney even a chance to indorse
Butler.
Another Kearney HaranSue.
Dennis Kearney addressed a large audience
tonight from the eastern portico of the capital.
His remarks were of the usual character.
hearney said he considered the President
very high opinion of him as President He
had the honor of casting his maiden vote for
Hayes. He despised Tilden and all the
Iatter's followers, believing that if Tilden had
Deem elected the country would have been
ruined. The people want man of live issues.
Heter Cooper was too much of an old granny.
Some one in the crowd asked how Butler
would do, to which Kearney replied, 'If you
had him all would be right'' The meeting
was orderly and good natured.
The Mexican Troubles.
Dr. Ornelas, Consul of Mexico at San
Antonio, now in Washington, says there is
large and growing annexation or war party in
Texas trying to produce rupture between
Mexico and the United States. War is
possible but not probable Gen. Ord's in
only to cross the border when he knows no
Mexican troops are stationed on the opposite
side.
Tronblc i'm New Mexico.
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday a letter
from Gov. Axtell of New Mexico asking for
troops to suppress an Instruction land charging
shat marauders from Mexico and Texas are
melting the population to lawlessness, was
referred to the Attorney General.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
FARM AND GARDEN.

BIRDS.-The wanton destruction OF in
sectivorous birds is finding its natural
result in the increase of the pests of the
farm and garden, and the very things
our fathers cultivated with the least
trouble and absolute certainty now cause
the greatest amount of labor, and can
only be raised by extreme care and in
creasing watchfulneSs.
eternal vigilance" has become the
price of cabbages and potatoes. The
Garden is swarming with yeTmin, and
the fields are overrun with bugs. The
birds, whose business is keeping within
bounds insects noxious to vegetable life
and growth, have been DESTROYED, driven
aWav, or at the best not encouraged, and
we are paying dearly for cruelty and
thoughtleSSness.
The old belief that birds were an in
iury, and not a benefit, has been long
exploded, and boys should be taught
better than to indulge in their destruc-
ton. "Bob White" never whistled cheer
ilv but he was doomed to destruction,
and careful investigation Cby means of
dissection) has proven that for one ker-
mel of grain he flched he killed hun
dreds of worms and slugs, and destroyed
millions OF eggs. Even the crow, the
Ishmaelite of the fields, for certainly ev-
cry hand IS raised in murder against
him, does ten fold the good he does in
Jury. If he pulls up a hill or two of
corn now and then, to eat as a relishing
salad, he pays for it a thousand times as
scavenger and destroyer of the teeming
insect life.
Let the birds alonel They are the
best friends Of the agriculturist, and one
ought to feed them in place of grudging
the little they eat. Give the robin and
the cat-bird the few cherries they crave,
as desert to the dinner of seeds; let the
crow have chance. An all-wise Proyi-.
dence created them as helps to man, anG
proTiscuous slaughter is going against
the wisest DEGREES of nature.
Let the birds alonel Encourage and
protect them. You will be none the
poorer. Your labor will be much les
sened, and their songs will repay for
their tritiing cost, if the more and greater
service they render in the destruction of
insect life is ignored.
GUINEA FowLS.-Somebodv has assert
ed as experience Tor at least advanced as
theory that Guinea fowls will eat and
thrive upon potato-bugs. We have nev-
er seen this tested to our satisfaction, but
it is worth the trial. They love wide
range; are shy of the house Giid their
own food, and it seems reasonable that
they should not disdain the Colorado
beetle. 1t is certain that they are most
prolific layers; that no chickens will be
troubled by hawks when theyare about;
are good eating if rightly cooked-as
good almost as the boasted Prairie
Chickens and if to their other virtues
can be added that of destroying potato
bugs, they must take the front rank. Try
the experiment. There can be no loss
attending it.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
The Last of the Stnarts.

In the year 1873 Charles Edward, the
Young Pretender, died in Rome, and
soon after the French Revolution drove
his widow, the Countess of Albany, to
seek refuge in London, where she was
we'll received in st. James Palace by
the king and queen. Her stay was only
for a few months, and she found England
generally, and London in particular,
much duller than she expected.
'NThe only good" she says in her diary,
(which England enjoys, and which is in
appreciable, is political liberty. If Eng
land had an oppressive government, this
country, together with its people, would
be the last in the universe; bad climate,
bad soil, and, consequently, tasteless pro-
ductions. 1t is only the excellence of its
government that makes it habitable.7
This judgment of England by Jacob
ite princess, whose husband would have
changed all but the climate, is at least
interesting. The Countess of Albany be-
came-but not until the death of Cardin-
al York-the recipient of an annuity
from George III. The cardinal, who
from the year 1900 was in receipt of a
pension of $4,000 year from King
George, died in 1907, at Rome, when he
was eighty-two years of age. Cardinal
York was the last male heir of the line
of Stuart, but, strange to say, there ex-
listed, even down to the year 1872, a gen
tleman who claimed to be the legitimate
descendant of the cardinals elder BROTH
er. His younger brother, de Comte
d'AIbanie," as his card proelaims him,
still eurviVeS
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
Ashos nO I,attIn Ennd-

The Maine Farmer says: One of our
substantial subscribers, in recent con-
versation gave his experience in treating
neat stock affected with the habit of eat
ing wood, chewing bones, etc. His cat
tie were one spring affected in this way
they became thin in flesh, refused to
eat hay, and presented a siCkly appear
ance. He put about four bushels ofleach'
ed ashes in his barnyard and threw out
to them about a shovelfuI each day.
They all ate with evident relish. After
turning them out TO pasture he put one
peck of dry ashes per week on the pas
ture. They ate it all up and gnawed on
the grass where it had been lying. The
cattle began to improve, gaining flesh
and looking better than they had for sew:
eral years. He now gives one quart Of
ashes mixed with the same quantity of
soit 70 twelve head Of cattle, about once
a week, and finds it to agree with them
wonderfully.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
She Meant RnsinasS.

They have some queer girls in Colo
RADIO. One of them, who resided in the
Cache La Proude Valley, had been re-
ceiving the attentions of young man
for about year; but becoming impa-
tient at his failure to bring matters to a
crisis she resolved to ascertain his inten-
ton. When he next called she took him
gently by the ear, led him to a seat and
said, ''Nobby, you've been foolin' around
this claim for mighty neara year, en- hev
never yit shot off yer mouth on the mar
ryin' biz. I've cottened to yer on the
square clean through, an hev stood off
every other galoot that has tried to chin
in, an now want yer to come down to
business or leave the ranch. Eff yer on
the marry an want pard that'l stick
rite to We till ye pass in yer checks, but
eff that amt yer game, draw out an give
some other feller a show for his pile.
Now sing yer song or skip out" He
sang.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
Farm Notes,

Beans for sheep and oats for calves.
Oats for all kinds of stock.
Starve the COW and she will starve you.
Feed literally for liberal returns.
The first eggs laid are the best for
Matching. They give chicks with great
est vigor.
Children should go to school more days
in the year, and less hours in day, es-
pecially in the country.
The most successful farmer is not the
one that gets the most money, but the
one that gets the most good from every
thing.
Cellars should be cleaned early in
spring of all decaying vegetables and un-
cleanly things. If neglected it pOllutes
the house, taints the atmosphere and en-
genders disease.
The only management besides warmth
and high feeding, by which a perpetual
succession of eggs can be obtained in
winter, is by having pullets and hens OF
different ages, which, mOulting at differ
ent periods, do not cease laying at the
same time.
Cheese and butter are bringing, rela-
lively, higher prices than ever before.
The exports of cheese last year to Great
Britain amounted to Ill, 100000 pounds,
worth over $13,000,000, a large increase
over the previous year. Butter was ex-
ported to the amount of 5000,
pounds.
The great difference in the amount Of
cream contained in the first and last
milk taken from the COW, appears to be
satisfactorily explained on the supposi-
ton that the fatty matter of the milk
obeys the same laws of gravity in the
udder of the COW that it does when set
aside in an open vessel.
Buttermilk cheeses are made by simply
straining the buttermilk through cloth,
and then either gently heating the but
termilk, which causes the curd to sepa-
rate, or, as is sometimes done, by the ad-
dition of rennet. This kind of cheese is
not unworthy of attention, as it is often
richer than that made from milk once
SKINNED.
A milk-room must be kept dry or mil
dew will appear on the cream and thour-
oughly spoil it for butter making. A lit
tie mfldew on board will faint milk
quite as badly, hence the necessity for
frequent use of hot suds and soap on
shelves, etc. Nothing should be kept in
the milk-room in the shape of vegeta-
bles and meat.
Experiments have shown that the best
way to feed carrots to horses is in con-
junction with oats. Alone, carrots are
not as good as oats alone, but in con-
junction they are better than each fed
Separately. If you are in the habit of
feeding four quarts of oats to mess,
give two of oats and two of sliced car
rots, and the result will be more satisfac-
tory than if each were fed separately.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
what has Made the South Poor.

Old 81 came in late yesterday morning,
SAYS the Atlanta Constitution, and by way
of explanation said:
"Bin down dar tryin' to wake up dat
red-headed young man that preockerpies
dat desk ober dar~
"Well, perhaps he was up late last
night?"
aNo, sab, 'kase he lef' yearly las night,
an his new shoes waz outside de doc
when 1 went home fore de clock begin
countin' ober agin."
perhaps he was overworked yester-
day%
me dat he's 'hicted wild de same 'plaint
dats made de Souf po' eber sense de
wah."
GLOW is thatP
''Well, I'se bin nottissin dat de white
folks sense de wah don't have half ez
much time ter work in ez dey used ter"
GlAnd why"
"'fore de wah de white foxes nebber
riz till de roosters crowed. Now wild so
many loose niggers in de land, roosters
is powerful skase, an when FER white
man res onder de fusion dat day don't
break tell somethin' hollers he's lierbul
to loose de ten clock train ebery day in
the year."
And the old man seized the pitcher
and went for fresh water.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
Men we Don't want to Meet.

The man who grunts and gasps as he
gobbles his soup, and at every other
mouthfll seems threatened with chok.
ing fit.
The man who, having by an accident
been thrown once in your company
makes bold to bawl your name out, and
to shake your hand profusely when you
pass him on the street.
The man who, pleading old school-fel-
lowship, which you have quite forgotten,
never meets you without tryingt to eNtort
a five-dollar note.
The man who artfully provOkes you to
play a game of billiards with him, and,
though he feigns to be q novice, produces
his own chalk.
The man who can't sit at your table on
any set occasion without getting on his
legs to propose some stupid toast.
The man who, thinking you are musi-
cal, bores you with his notions on the
music of the future, of which you know
as little as the music of the spheres.
The man who wears white hat in the
winter, and smokes q pipe when walking,
and accosts you as cold fellow" just as
you are hoping to make a good impress
sion on some well-dressed lady friends.
The man who, knowing that your doc
tor faces him at table, turns the talk so
us to set him talking doctors SHOP
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
A Mrong.FOnt Oyster.

Scene in south side oyster house.
A certain well-known printer, whom we
will designate Footstick, slightly intoxi-
Gated, is seated at table perusing the
bill of fare.
Footstick-I say (hic) waiterP
Waiter (approaching -quickly)-Yes,
sir.
Footstick-Say, gimme some oysters
Stewed oysters Ghic) and don't be all
night about it.
Waiter departs. In preparing the stew
few clans accidently got mixed with
the oysters, and without waiting to re-
move them, the waiter thinking Foot
stick too drunk to observe the mistake)
returns and deposits the dish before him.
A few mouthfils are consumed, when the
man of types cautiously begins feeling
about the soup with his spoon, and pres
emily brings forth clam,
Eootstick (wildly) -Waiterl
Waiter lreturning) Yes, sir.
Footstick-What did orderP
Walter-Oyster stew, sir.
Footstiek-Oyster stewl That's so,
Jes'ye look at thatl (holding up clam. J
My friend, here's a wrong-font oyster,
or lhic) the proof lies,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
Industrial and Trade Notes.

Memphis has twelve building and loan
associations.
Money is plenty at Deadwood, where
general prosperity reigns.
A man at Griffin, Ga, has sold this
season 400 tons of guano.
The assessment of Texas shows an in
crease of $6O,OOO,OOO over last year.
Tennessee mas 100000 acres of land
with 100000 brought into cultivation.
Justice & Co., of London, England, have
bought tract of iron land in Tennessee
for $190, coo cash.
A dividend of 8 per cent. has been de-
clared by the directors of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad.
Hundreds of thousands of lines are
going to waste in Los Angeles for the
want of paying market to send them to.
The receipts at the New York post
Office during the quarter ending March
30 were $741, ,347,64; the disbursements,
300 6Q5 80
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
FIVE.


SBut week is so longF' he said,
With atoss Of his curly head,
One, two, three four, five. sir. seven.-
Seven whole daysl Why, in six, you know
CYou said it yourself-you told me sol,
The great God up In Heaven
Made ali the earth and the seas and skies.
The trees and the birds and the butterflies!
Howcan wait for my seeds to grow%
"But month is so IongF' he sald,
With drOop of his boyish head.
Hear me count-one, two, three, four
-Four whole weeks and three days more;
Thirty-one days, and eseh Will creep
As the shadows crawl over yonder steep;
Thirty-one nights, and shall lie
Watching the stars climb up the sky!
How can wait till & month is o'er."
But a year is so longr' he said,
UpIifing his bright young head.
IAN the seasons must come andg go
over the hills with footsteps slow
Autumn and winter, summer and spring;
Oh, for bridge of gold to fling
over the chasm deep and W
That might cross to the other side,
Where she is wRiting-my love, my bride T
Ten years may be longE' he said,
Slowly raising his stately head.
But there's much to win, there's much to lose
man must LABOR, man must choose,
And he must be strong to wait
The years may be long, but who would wear
The crown Of honor, must do and dare!
No time has he to toy with fate.
"Ah. life is not longr' he said,
Bowing his grand white head
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!-
Seven times ten are seventy
Seventy years! AS swirl their flight
As swallows cleaving the morning light,
Orgolden CLEANS at even.
Life is short as a summer night
How long, o God! is eternityT"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16

"A Texas newspaper says: "Grifin is
the rendezvous of the Texas tuffalo-hun-
tiers. Men who make it business do
not pursue the animal as do the sports
men. They use the needle gun with
telescope sights, and the firing is done
by one or two men only, who usually
kill drove of forty or fifty on one or
two acres of ground. As soon as one is
killed, the whole drove, smelling the
blood, collect around the dead body,
snuffing and paving. The hunter con-
tinues 10 shoot them until the last one
bites the dust. As long as the men re-
main concealed, and the butialoes do not
get their scent, the game is not trighten-
cd"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16

Many Russian officers now wear bull
let-proof Cuirasses under their coats.
Some Of these guard only the chest, but
others, in two sections, cover the stom.
ach, and are said to be in no way incon-
yenient, The cap has also a band Of the
cuirass material within its lining. The
loss of officers in the late battles has been
much smaller compared with the mum
Jers engaged, than in, past Russian wsrs.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16
Biddy McGlnnis at the PhOtOgrapber,s.

NOW, yell sit quiet,-an' look at that
snuek at the corner av the box.-an'
don't move whilst Pm countin'." saws he
AT the same time putin somethin' that
ould picky-bones had gev him Until tbe
| frunt av the little box. s'NOvv ro;,,,l ,,
says he, don't stur," an wild that he
turn'd his back an begun to count for
his life. For l cud see plain enouob
that the laugh wasn't out av him yit
Och, lave me alone, but l knew eno1gh
to not let him bate me out av ANYTHING
this time. dye mind? So l jist planted
mesilf stret round an cOck'd me two
| eyes stret in frunt av me. An troth,
had quite enough to kape me implOyed
watchin' the little stick an the box, an
his own back, dye mind? 'Thatn do
for the prisint," says he, "but remain as
you are, for 1 may hav' to take you
ovir ag'in." An wild that he handed a
bit av slate to ould slinny-bags, an he
whip'd wild it Until his little din. Purity
soon he KEN out, an the two were talk
in thegether like a couple av pirates,
dishputin' betune thimselves. So when
they had sittled it, himself walks up to
me, an says he, 81 hav' the picture ay
YOU now, only" says he, at has far more
than belongs toye, but I'll show it to ye
to convince ye that we wur not chatin'
We out av your eyes, onyway." An
Wilmington, Whinny, acushla "
there wasn't mesilf wild four eyes an two
mouths in the face av me. All other
ways as natural as life, top skirt and all.
"I'm not willin' to Civ ye so much for
the price," says he, "an' iv ye'l just look
at luvly little burd that I'll hold in my
hand Until count thurty, Ill jist take
two av your eyes out an clap thin Until
my pocket to reminder ye by; and yer
mouth and yer voice, deed, I'll niver
forgit, as long as 1 live" sez he.
So wild that the ould fairy gev him the
slate back agin, an he clapped it Until
the box-fxed me over, avick; held up
his little burd for me to look at, an, be
jabbersl he niver took his two eyes off
me face, this time, an him countin' as
solimn now as an ould Judge, readin' the
dith sentince and whin they got through
this wus what they brung to me; an iv
ye don't say it's as good a looking gurril
as iver left County Connaught-heath,
I'm sure my mother Will, when she sees
it. Och, look at it there Isn't it the
dazzler.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-16


are still the most thorough and search
ing cathartie medicine that can be
employed: cleansing the stomach and
bowels, and even the blood. In small
doses Of one pill day, they stimulate
the digestive organs and promote Wig
orous health.
AYERS Pills have been known for
more than quarter of a century, and
have obtained q worldwide reputation
for their virtues. They correct dis
eased action in the several assimila-
tive organs of the body, and are so
composed that distractions within
their range can rarely withstand or
evadG them. Not only do they cure
the everyday complaints of every
body, but also formidable and danger
GUS diseases that have baffled the best
of human skill. While they produce
powerful effects, they are, at the same
time, the safest and best physic for
children. BY their aperient action
they grippe much less than the common
puFgatIYes, and never give pain when
the bowels are not infamed. They
reach the vital fountains of the blood,
and strengthen the system by freeing
IL IOlu GHc SlcucHtc VI bSdAASSos
Adapted to all ages and conditions
In all climates, containing neither
ealomel nor any deleterious drug,
these Pills may be taken with safety
by anybody, Their sugar coating pre-
serves them eyer fresh and makes
them pleasant to take.i. while being
purely vegetable, no harm can arise
from their use in any quantity:
PREPARED BIZ
Dr.. ], C, AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
corn az AL pRUaeIsrs EVERYWHERE.