davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-08
The storm In scotland.

Scotland has now abated, but it will be some
days before railway communications are re-
stored. About nine vessels were lost on the
Aberdeen shore coast and one hundred per-
sons drowned. The ship Ben Phydding
from Calcutta to Dundee, was wrecked near
Aberdeen, and thirty persons drowned. Two
or three small vessels were lost with all hands,
On the nnaSt of Nnrthnnnh harland
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-08

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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Meat by Dextrine.
Preservation Oh

ld,S of the French
In the Complies Re- &c, there is a note
Academy for DecembeA periments made
by NJ. j. seure on some ex. serving meat
by him in drying and pre-. #.
by means of dextrine, ted before
OF the three specimens exhibl Of lean
the Academy the first was slice xtrine
meat which had been buried in de. in q
and left exposed to the air on shelf ID
closet for twenty months. The meat HI
become mumifed; but, on putting it in
water it separated from the dextrine and
assumed its original physical character.
The second was meat which mad been
chopped up coarsely and mixed without
any particular care with deXtrine, so as to
obtain a thick paste. This paste was
dried in the air, and retrained its pro-
perties like the former. The third was
meat beaten to a fine pulp with dextrine
and run into mould, the result being a
very hard, dry homogeneous cake OF a
handsome appearance. Each OF these
specimens when exhibited had been pre-
served for the same lentgh of time-twen-
ty months,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19

average candor the history Of the Confed-
crate war knows that the North owed at
least as much to the patient wisdom, the
genius, the temper, the for
bearance, the enduring good faith Of Gen.
Mcclellan as to the daring and strategic
skill OF Sherman, OF the stern resolution
and capacity for extensive command dis
played by General Grant. But for Nc
Clellan the North would never have had
any army; and McClellan's work was
done at the most critical moment Of his
country's fortune, in despite of fact
ious, spiteful, persistent opposition from
nearly every member of the Cabinet.
Opposed to the greatest General and best
army of the South in its prime, unsup-
ported by his own Government, McClel
Ian achieved at the head Of hundred
thousand men, turned by himself into an
army, almost as much as General Grant,
with thrice that number in the field, ac-
complished with the full confidence and
eager support of his own Government,
against the mere wrecks of the Army OF
Northern Virginia"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Edwin Booth.

Edwin Booth, when not on the stage,
is great smoker. He never drinks any
alcoholic liquors. Tea is his only stimu-
liant. He never attends late dinners or
suppers, and never has an "out." After
acting he is very much depressed and
likes to lie abed to recuperate during
reformed" man. From the time Junius
Brutus Booth-his father-died in 1859,
until the assassination of President Lin
coin by his brother John, in 1865, Edwin
drank and drank hard. During the great
er portion of that time the three most
talented and most dissipated young men
upon the American stage were VIM.
Goodall, II. A. Perry and Edwin Booth.
Billy Goodall and Harry Perry are both
dead-victims of drink. The terrible act
of his brother John reused Edwin from
his folly. 1t is generally believed that
John Booth, the assassin, was a very in
temperate young man, but such was not
the case. 1t was Edwin who tossed the
ruby"-John's weakness was women.
From the gay, registering, reckless young
madcap of twenty years ago, Edwin
Booth is now, and has long been, one of
the soberests and gravest of men. He is
naturally of morbidly melancholic tenn
perament, and, since his change in habits,
he delights in nothing but his profession
al duties on the stage, and the compan-
ionship of his family in the seclusion of
his home. Upon the street or in ming
ling among men he is habitually wrapped
in gloom. That he does not attend dinner
parties and the like is not strange to
those who know him, for he does not
care for society, and never did-not even
in his youth. His resting the day is SIM
ply custom observed by nearly all great
actors. Celebrities like Mr.. Booth, when
in their own country, seldom attend re-
hearsals-the only daily duty they may
have. Such work is attended to for them
by subordinate, in the same manner as
John Mccullough used to rehearse for
Mr.. Forrest, in the closing years of that
great tragedian's life, and as Mr.. James
Cathcart did for the late Charles Kean.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Polishing Furniture,

10 clean furniture, especially the sur
face of finely polished piano, we give
our lady friends a recipe better than
any in the books. Take wash-bowl half
full of tepid water and little fine toilet
soap, and a tablespoonful of sweet OIL
Dip piece of old flannel in this and ap-
ply it to the furniture or piano, rubbing
vigorously for while; then exchange the
flannel for pice of old soft fine cotton,
mot lined, as that leaves its fibers of Init
and rub with this while, finishing with
fresh piece of the same rag. until the IL
quid application is thoroughly removed.
All these successive applications to be
made to one particular part of the wood
no longer than can be worked with
single stroke of the arm, and that to be
finished before fresh place is treated.
When the whole piano has been gone
over in this manner, Gt should take two
hours at least to do it well,) it will look
as good as new and far better than if re-
finished by an ordinary workman. This is
he best application for that purple cloud
y tcomes on polished wood surface in
weather. Of course, a judicious
NJ will be very sparing of the liquid, |
son she has wash bowl half full
1ough ill not use enough to drip on
it, and v penetrate into the interior
carpet, o.
5he piano. -
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan.

At a certain period of she late civil
war in the United States matly VIII re-
member that Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan was
its communicating chief. They VIII also
remember that the Cabinet blttety op-
posed his own way in managing the>war.
fnsurmountable objects were placed in
his way-by jealous Generals--to prevent
his achieving great and signal victories
over the Confederate armies. The result
of all this was that Gen. Mcclellan was
by some charged with being a traitor to
The North, and finally he was withdrawn
from command. 1t is, therefore, pleas
ing ing to know that even at this late day,
such high authority as the London satur-
dan Reviev comes to the Generals rescue
by showing that it is to him as much as
any other Union General that the coun-
try is indebted for the restoration of the
Union. The Reviep, in a recent issue,
says: , 80,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Some Amusing Blunders.

We do not know whether the recipient
of the following letter felt amused or en-
ragged on reading it. 1t was written by a
a Buckinghamshire farmer to dlstln-
guished, scientific agriculturist, to whom
he felt under obligation for introducing
a variety of swine: "Respectea Slr'I
I went yesterday to the fair at A, l
found several pigs Of your species. There
was great variety of beasts; and I was
greatly astonished at not seeing you
there" We must imagine this to have
been written in an off-hand manner, and
without much consideration; as also an
other, by an illiterate farmer, wishing to
enter some animals at an agricultural ex'
hibition, when he wrote as follows to the
secretary of the society: ENTER me al
so for jackass. l have no doubt what
ever of gaining prize"
A very slight stretch of imagination is
required to depict the amazement OF that
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
HIDDEN COIN INA GRAVE.
A Rich Find Some Boys Made While
Hunting Snakes In a Cemetery.

Louisville Courcr-Journal. 5th.l
The graveyard section Of the West End
was all torn up yesterday over sensation
which developed itself at II a. m. and
lasted until midnight. A party Of small
boys, numbering Charles Dressed, George
Mcmahon and Aleck McCerven were
hunting for snakes in the Catholic ceme-
terry, at Fifteenth and jefferson streets.
1t might be in order to state that reptiles Of
the classification mentioned are purchas-
ed by West-end druggists at ten cent a
piece il captured alive, and half that
sum if brought in dead. The Catholic
graveyard is a rich pasture for snakes,
and the industrious youngster Of that
neighborhood are constantly on the
hunt for them during the snake
season. Yesterday afternoon gigantic
cowsucker was flushed in the southwest
ern protion OF the skeleton field, and the
boys, with grand hurrah, gave chase.
The scaly monster however, outstripped
them in the race. and after a hard and
close race glided under coffin box tomb
stone in the northern part of the ceme-
terry, which is near Jefferson street. The
kids, howevery, were unwilling to give
up their game so easily, and by dint of
hard prying and pushing the showed the
top of the tombstone off and disclosed to
view, not tho snake, but white handker-
chief with red dots neatly folded around
bundle of something hard, and cleverly
stored away in the corner. OF course the
boys pounced upon the modest parcel,
tore the handkerchief apart in a dozen
places. There were somewhat startled,
but none the less enthused, to discover
that the something hard was shower of
silver dollars, halves and quarters. Young
Dressed, who obtained the first hold of
the treasure, hurried away to his home,
at No. POI Fifteenth street, with the 9TH
er boys jogging along behind him. On
the way the party fell in with gang of
larger boys, ,and scramble ensued, which
resulted in three or four of the coins
rolling into the sewer at Fifteenth and
Graysou. The remainder, amounting to
$2775, was taken in charge by the Dres-
sci boys father, who has advertised for
the owner. No one has any idea how the
money came to he under the tombstone,
but it is supposed to have been placed
there by some thief who had stolen it and
feared detection. 1t is said that after
the discovery six policemen searched the
graveyard, hoping to find more treasure,
but failed to get anything in return for
their pains,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Reward of Perseverance.

Henry Clement, Almonte, writes: "For
a long time was troubled with Chronic
Rheumatism, at times wholly disabled,
tried anything and everything recon.
mended, but failed to get any benefit un-
til gentleman who was cured of Rheum-
atism by DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil told
me about it. 1 1began using it both in
ternally and externally, and before two
bottles were used I was radically cured.
We find it household medicine, and for
Group, Burns, Cuts and Bruises, it has L o
equal" For sale by ]. G. Saur.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Playing the vaccination Dodge ON
Lager.Beer Vender.

Bright and early yesterday morning
middle-aged man of anxious look an,
much corporosity called at the City Hal
and went for the Chief of Police with:
'Haf we some shmall-box in Detroit?'
4 believe we have a sporadic case o
two, was the reply.
'Und doze somepody haf to get wacci
mated to keep him away?'
Every citizen should protect himself.
How many dimes was I get waccinat
ed to keep dot SMALLPOX out of nue. house
und saloon?'
| oh, guess once will do
| 'Vonce! Great shimnyl No more ask
dot? Shust wait a minit!
He jerked of his coat and pushed up his
shirt-sleeves, and pointed to four spots
on his left arm and five on his right, and
said:
'Four and five make nine dimes dot ]
vhas waccinated in four days'
How is that?
How ish dot? Dots what I likes my
self to know, vhas shust reading about
that shamll box de other day in der Sher-
nan bapers when two men walks in mine
saloon und says: 'Sharley, dot shmall-
box is all ofer down, und you must be
waccinated or der Common Council Will
close you opp So vas waccinated for
two shillings und zwei class beer
Yes
1T vhas shust two hours more as man
comes in und say he was sent to waccinate
me on the ordder arm, und pays him
two shillings und class beer
Yes ..r ....
Before night man nit spectacles
comes in und says he vas sent by der
Healthy Poard to see oof Iyhas wacci-
mated. Ishow him two blaces, but he
shakes his headt und says: dot wacci-
nation am too high oop, und you vhill git
der shmall-box in der hands Den he
makes dot blace here, und I gif him
twenty-five cents und class beer
Den six more men comes around to
waccinate me by order of der Mayor, der
Gufernor, der PRESIDENT, der Poard of
Bublic Works, and | doan't know What
else, und efery time bays two shillings
und class beer. When I vhas waccinated
Inc times L begins to pelieve I vas
enhorn, und when der tenth man
g, IS aroundt I hit him on der head NIT
mt int. 'e and vhalks oafer to see you about
poSS ", rs it all aight?'
II .nes ne the boys were guying you.'
.VSSat ! SatG, "a dot?'
.Whw INV Won ~ haven't really been wacci-
tied at ALL
NO? ,
Wa .Waccipated agaa'n? Waccinated den
mesP Meier! Pefo. vhar waccinated
N dimes catches de- shmall-box und
,es to bed NIT him all %uihmef! Dots
me closepins like am!
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Rsn.attatit Nartllmest.
SENATORIAL sQUABBLEs.
Fears About the Garfield. COnkling
Trouble.

Trouble.
tChieago TimssJ
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-In the Senatori-
al caucns yesterday 1t was insisted that
the Republicans were helping the Demo-
Gratis too much by their quarreling
among themselves, and that they ought
90 arrive at some agreement in the inter-
est of harmony. Senator COnkling's
friends contended that Garfield went to
New York last fall for the sole purpose
of conciliating Conkling and to persuade
him to enter the campaign, The most
EARNEST PLEDGES OF FRIENDSHIP
had been made to him, and it was con.
ceded that the State of New York could
not have been carried had it not been for
Conkling and Grant. Conkling was the
central figure of the canvass. He had
asked for nothing in return. He had
sought no quarrel. 1t was argued that
twas hardly a.igood way to strengthen
the party, and perpetuate its rule, to so
treat one of its most trusty leaders. The
sympathy that has been developed for
Conkling is wonderful. While it is not
enough to insure Robertson's rejection
when it comes to a square vote, it yet has
disposed many Senators to see if
A COMPROMISE
can not be arranged. Indeed, when the
caucus adjourned to-day there was ur-
animous agreement upon the part of Re-
publican Senators to work individually
to see if Conkling could not have better
treatment at the hands of the admins
tration.
An intimate friend of Senator Conkling's
said, after the caucus, that he was glad
to see that his ellow.Senaters were at last
disposed to look square at the question of
whether the Republican party can afford
to be used as an instrument for the break
ing down of Senator Conkling. If it is
resolved to break him down, this friend |
say the Senator will present to the count |
ry the
"LIVELIEST DEATH TH-STRUGGLE"
that has been seen for many years. 1t
is the fear of this senatorial episode |
that has persuaded Republican Senators
to modify their views as to immediate |
action, hoping that time will bring heal |
ing and peace.
If Mr.. Conkling really desires harmony
he should not utter such an epigram as
was cirulated to-day, credited to him.
He was reported as saying that the Gar
field administration derived its religion |
from Bob Ingersoll, it's patriotism from
Malone, its honesty from Dorsey, and its |
Cupidity form his predecessors admins
tration.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
Assisting the Judge.

'These people say you were drunk
prisoner. How's that2" asked a police
Justice of seedy looking customer.
"Well, now, judge, you heard wha
they said. You can understand English
can't you? Four policemen and six citi
zens all swore that was drunk, anG
now you want me to explain it to you
Amt been on the bench long, have
you, Judge?"
II want to know whether you were
drunk or not" demanded the Judge.
"Well," said the prisoner, with @
hopeless air. 81 haven't got any more
witnesses. I thought ten would be
enough. it'd knowed how particular
you are, I'd had some more, but say,
just overlook it this time and take what
these people say. I'll fix it better for
you next trip. I'll have the whole coun-
| ty here"
"Will youEanswer my question?
want to know If you were drunk" eiac-
ulated the magistrate.
Judge, what's the use of fooling
away my time like this? These people
are all respectable, and they say I was
drunk clear through to my spine. 1
don't blame you for being careful; l like
to see it, but don't you think you overdo
it little? If there's any doubt in your
mind, let the case stand over and you
can write an opinion. I'm in no hurry
about this thing, Judge, but you and 1
agree that you ought not make any mis-
take. We can't afford it, Judge"
"Will you tell me, sir, whether you
were drunk or notT' demanded the exas-
perated justice.
whats the use, Judge? If you can't
believe four policemen and six citizen,
how'm to know you'll put any more
confidence in ME? can't afford to have
my word doubted in court room. You
might look over the testimony at your
leisure and examine the authorities, and
say, Judge, if you like, I'll submit
brief"
"Are you guilty Or not guilty of this
charge? That's what want to know"
said the Judge, firmly.
"That's what we're both here for.
Judge, just to find out that thing. came
here on purpose, but we don't seem to
make any headwsy. I thought when
these people were testifying that they
had a clear case, but if you don't like
their style, if you know EN-, if you see
anything about 'em that makes YOU mis-.
you can decide against em
without prejudice and let them appeal.
But be cautious, Judge, be cautious. I
wouldn't like to see any reflections ON
5hese people, any more than on myself.
m with you in the matter, Judge, and
don't want to see you do anything out
If the way"
"Ill send you up for ten days, "sentenc-
I'd the Judge.
THAT s what call fair and honorable,
adge. Shake! That's day for each
witness, and it shows that you believe
ne.tenth of what each one said. You've
een at this thing longer than you claim
udse. You're an old hand at the busi-
ess. Say, Judge, if you'd like to have
his decision in the law books, TIL give
ou letter to the printer"
And as he sauntered into the Black
laria he muttered: "And the evidence
howed that could have got ten times
8 drunk at the same rate. Derned clever {
udge, that; I'll hire him to try me the $
ext time tune up" and making
of the Courts name the
risoner relapsed into profound admira-
ion of the Judiciary.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-19
PUZZLE FOR THE DOCTORS.
lie Which Penetrated Lady's
~ Neeh, Works Itself Out of Her
Foot an Child.
, Courier Journal
(LouisviL

th mary natural acCldel
mos, <extraord. ,ssion of physician
and one fc Y the discl IS ago, in which
came to ligh. N few day tof a lady nj
needle taken in 70 the foo ethigh of h
years ago worked out of til year. T
third child, baby of one Mr.. Hs
lady in question is the wife OF 70 liv
ry Isaacs, the cigar-maker, wa vt tt
on Market street, near Vented. h u
time of the accident Mrs. Isaacs was
married and was then Miss Pauline Co ~
lens The needle was encountered in a
carpet and penetrated her foot the full
length. A physician was called in i'm
mediately. but the needle could not be
found although it was known to be inIthe
foot. She suffered great pain, and for
three months was unable to leave her
bed. During that period three phi
clans made frequent attempts to extract
the needle, and the knife was used ex-
tensively, however, Without success.
Miss COLLINS was quite fleshy before the
accident but fell off greatly from her
long confinement. At length she was
able to get about with crutches, but she
continued to suffer from the needle. The
pain decreased gradually from the time
she was able to be about, and she re-
gained her former feshiness. Finally
she felt the needle at periods, when
there was change in the weather. The
movement of the needle seemed to be
upward, and the point was not station
ary, but moved with the needle. About
Ave years ago she was married to Harry
Isaacs. Three children are the fruit of
that union the youngest of which is a
boy named Arthur, who is about a year
old. The pain which troubled the moth
er even before the birth of her child and
The total disappearance of the pain
she was wont to feel was subject of re-
mark and pleasure to her. On Monday
a week ago her baby who had since its
birth manifested kindly disposition
was very restless and cried increasingly
all night. The cause of the child's all
ment was not discovered until the fol-
lowing morning, when, in giving it
hath. the mother discovered something
black protruding through the skin of the
child's thigh. She caught hold of it and
was frightened when she found the thing
of a resisting substance She, however,
; used a little force, and soon extracted
she dark object. Imagine her surprise
when she found it was needle, black
and corroded. The eye broke off in her
hand while examining it. The recol-
lection of the needle which caused her
pain came vividly before the mother, and
She felt keenly for her child. The re-
membrance Of her relief from the pain
also forced itself on the mother, and the
connection of the two served as to how
the needle came to be in the child's thigh.
The mother says it would be impossible
for the child to have taken up the needle
without her finding it out, as the child
would have made it known in piteous
cries as it did when the needle worked
out.
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