davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-18

A dog belonging to the BIS, which
was great favorite of theirs and re-
garded asof thoroughly irreproachable
training, was charged by some of their
neighbors with worrying sheep at
night. The family rebutted this charge
on the ground that the dog was fast
ened into their kitchen at night, and
and was never let ont until the servants
came down in the morning.
The farmers, however, persisted that
they knew the dog well, and had seen
him going from the sheepfold, though
he had managed to escape them.
When this was uaged so strongly as to
make it imperative on the BIS to take
some further steps, one of the daugh-
tiers volunteered to sleep in the kitchen
and watch the dogs behavior.
When they made up the young lady's
bed, the dog seemed very restless and
strange, but by and by he settled down,
and all was silent
A little after midnight he got up,
came to the bed, and shifted about I'M
til he had satisfied himself that the lady
was, not awake. Then he leaped into
the window seat. lifted the catch of
the shutters, and opened. them. Then
he undid the latch of the window,
which he opened, and then disap-
peared-
After long interval he came back,
closed and fastened the window and
shutters, and finished by licking his
own feet and the marks which he had
left by springing on the floor. To the
terror of the seeming sleeper, he now
came and closely scrutinized her, but
/ he kept still, and he at last crept of
to his own bed.
AS soon as she heard the servants
stirring, the lady rose softly and
slipped through the door. But the
guilty dog had marked her. He sprang
! up and made dash at her with most
undisguised fury, for he saw that his
secret was discovered and his charac-
ter blasted by one whom he now re-
garded as hateful spy.
Fortunately, she got the door fast in
time and Mt once alarmed the house.
But the dog was now so furious that nc
one dared to go into the kitchen, and
at last gun was brought, pointed
through an aperture, and he was shot
dead. From "PeHtiaHd Revisited. "
The sherii's in Arkansas have q
very sad time of it. During the last
six months no less than nine legally
convicted murderers were taken from
the hands of the sherills and hung by
public-spirited mobs. As the sherifls
get thirty dollars for each and every
execution, they are naturally indignant
at the competition of the mobs. - Texas
SittiHqS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-18

The value of the cocoanut as food
is as vet but little understood. An in
stance of its. use is found in the expert
ence of two shipwrecked sailors. They
were seven years on an island whore
their only food was cocoanuts and an
occasional flying fish, They retained
good health and gained in weight.-N
" Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-18

80, just look at those beautiful
melons; they fairly make my mouth
watern'she exclaimed. "They are
beauties" he replied. Wouldn't it
be nice to take one home with us and
put it on ice for awhile, and then have
it for supper?"
"Wouldn't it?"
"But," and he paused renectively,
"you know, though | don't believe it,
they say melons are malarious. Don't
you think maybe we'd better stop on
our way home and have nice dish of
ice-cream with sponge cake?"
"Well, you know best, dear. Maybe
it would be better, ''she placidly replies.
After they walk few blocks in quiet
contemplation of anticipated pleasure,
she stops suddenly, and says: 'But,
Alfred. / do believe we are two ninnies;
why, there is no ice-cream saloon on
he road home.
"AiE't Thereof he says, in feigned
surprise, and adds ''Well, it's really
too bad, but it can't be helped now,
pet" and there is a mild light of the
unjust man made perfectly happy in his
eye as he says Pittsburgh Chr0njcIo-
Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-18

Sandwiches are great staple in
London. Forty thousand men are
said to be daily engaged in vending
them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-18

Diver since this valley was first
settled" says the Salt Lake Tribune,
"salt has been collected along the
shores of the lake for domestic and
mechanical purposes. Salt works have
been established at various places, but
the most of it has been collected in
sloughs, where by evaporation it de-
poSits on the ground. About all the
salt now collected is for the use Of
silver mills, which consume about
$4,000 tons per annum, as follows:
Utah uses about 5000 tons, Idaho.3, 900
to 5000, Montana 5000 to 5000, and
Colorado about 500 tons, drawn from
the lake. The price, loaded on the
cars, averages about four dollars to five
dollars per ton"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23
The Luke-warm Arthur.

New YORK, Dec. 22.-B. F
Jones, Chairman of the Republi-
can National Committee, is now
here. Being interviewed by the
Tribune he said: 1T is my opin-
ion that if President Arthur had
supported Blaine cordially, as
Blaine would have supported Ar
thur if the latter had been the
choice Of the National Committee,
Blaine would now be President
elect. Conkling's services were
never offered to the Republican
cause, either directly or indirectly.
He never called at our headquarters
or sent any message there of a pol
j tical nature so far as / know. In
in the early stages of the cam
paign Gorham was for several
weeks almost daily in the commit
tee rooms, and professed to take
great interest in the camgaign and
the success of the party, and to be
friendly to Blaine. He volunteered
a great deal Of advice and pre-
tended to be a solid Republican
He was one Of the party who went
on the steam-yacht trip with Lo-
gan and the committee to New
London, Conn. John F. Smyth Of
Albany was also a frequent visitor
in the first days Of the campaign,
and at its close they were support.
ing Cleveland. T"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23

Senator Miller's bill for the pro-
lection of the forests on public do
main which provides among other
things that reserved lands of the
United States, embracing natural
forests and all public lands return
ed by the public surveyors as tim
Der land, shall be withdrawn from
the survey, sale or disposal under
the existing law, is one that will
receive universal endorsement.
This law has been urgently advo-
Gated by the Coast press for many
years, and though late it cannot be
enacted too speedily and enforced
too rigidly.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23
The wealthiest man in the world

The wealthiest man in the world
is the Chinese banker Han Qua, of
Canton. He pays taxes on an es-
tate of four hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars and is estimated to be
worth billion taels, which in our
money would be about fourteen
hundred million. Vanderbilt with
his little old hundred million dol
lars wouldn't be ramrod for that
Chinaman, while the joint fortunes
of the bonanza kings of the Pacific
Coast would scarcely pay interest
on his capital for year. Han Qua
could easily be elected U. S. Senator
from Nevada with the expenditure
of less than one-half his income
during the campaign-Times-Re-
view.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23

Mrs. Lockwood-"Oh, horrors!
why didn't some one tell me be-
fore ~
Sympathetic Frien d ~ wv by,
what's the matter now?"
It's awful-perfectly awful. A
mean fellow has just sent me a
copy of the Constitution of the I'm
tied States, and what do you think
it says?"
I'm sorry l can't guess. [ never
read it"
"The ugly thing says President
of the United States must be 45
years old, and here I've been telling
everybody for the past 40 years
that l was only 23.-Philadelphia
Call.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23

Private advices from New Or
leans state that the great response
bility and incidental bodily and
mental strain attached to his po-
sition, have made a mental wreck
of Major E. A Burk, Director
General of the Worlds Fair at
New Orleans. In fact, these adj
vices state that he is a raving
maniac, the supposition being that
he has been too heavily taxed with
exposition matters.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23
The Bee has been looking int

The Bee has been looking into
stationery supplies purchased for
the State by Secretary Thompson,
and exposes a collision with the
firm of Carlisle & Co., Of San
Francisco, under which the State
has been paying high prices for
stationery, ink, etc. The matter is
under investigation by j. P. Dunn,
Controller of State, and a report
from this stern officer will show up
all the crookedness there is in it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23

S. f. Jones wants to be assistant
Sargent-at-Arms. Why certainly
Jonesy
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23

There will be special sermon at
St. Peters Church on Christm as
morning.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate OF
James Kinkead, deceased, to the cred
,tors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers,
within ten months after the first pub
LEGATION Of this notice to the admins
traitor, at the ONCE of Robert M: Clarke,
in Carson City, Nevada.
JOHN n. KINKEAD,
Of the estate Of James
Kinkead, deceased.
Dated December 9th, 1884.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-23

Leks HAhes Stages arrive and epart from
this House.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
CONl.S CIL4NITLEG-


Mr. s. s. Cox is in such low spirits that he
thinks of writing serious book. He complains
to Washington reporter that the Democratic
party has placed him on the retired list" 1t
has refused to make him Speaker; ii has denied
him the Committee on Foreign Affairs; it has
relieved him of the regency of the Smithsonian
Institution; ii has given him a merely cOmpli-
mentary snecure on the Naval Committee,
where the real head, it appears. is to be Mr..
Morse. Mr.. Cox feels badly used. Il have
nothing to do in the House, he says and /
don't care what any one else does" And there
fore he turns to literature for consolation. He
is going to write a political history of the
United States from the time of Buchanan's adj
minstration. The work is not yet begun, but
the gifted author is under contract to finish it
in July. The political history of the United
States from the time of President buchanan is
"a pretty large subject to be treated in that brisk
way. For Democratic statesman it is also %
very difficult and delicate subject. There are
long periods within the range of the last thirty
years, and good many of them, too. which the
Democracy would be glad to forget, and even q
gentleman of Mr. Cox's agility will find it no
easy matter to accomplish the task of writing a
bcIh"Ol"I' P"ll'i''h HIStoIy "a ouI o"h tIlIcS
in six months. Before he has finished We fear
that he will feel bluer than he does now.
Mr.. Cox if he will allow us to one of his
own finest and most famous phrases should
"reverse himself and resume his Judgment
All is not lost because he has lost the Speaker
ship and the choice of committees. He can
always find occupation as a member of the
House in drafting Fenian resolutions, and
throwing stones at the British lion. Mr.. Hewitt
has probably had all of that sort of amusement
that he wants. Finerty and Robinson arc of no
New-York tribune., 1884-01-16

Hall in an effort to purify the Department Oh
Public Works, if that cooperation were sincere
and had only true reform for its object. But we
have not yet seen the least indication that MI
Kelly and his organization are ready 10 tiS'
above partisanship in this matter and labor ior
the public good. They betrayed no snch us
position in the inquiry of 1882. They show
none of it now.
The investigation of 1880 was only meant 10
scratch the surface. That of 1881 should 20 to
the bottom. But there will be a deal OF hard
digging. Therefore the committees must pro-
vide themselves with able, energetic persistent
counsel who will not be diverted from the
truth The information to be sought for here
so far as the evidence is oral, must be largely
drawn from reluctant witnesses who will try to
tell as little as possible. And for the inspection
of the records and the discovery of the secrets
behind the figures experts of a high order VIII
be needed. All the hearings should be IN tins
city, if possible. The committees have nothing
to conceal and should court the widest publicity
for their proceedings. We want nothing sup
pressed or held back here.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
MR. LANSINRS ADKONDICK BILL.


Senator Lansing introduced q bill yesterday
which provides for the preservation of the Adj
rondacks Mr. Lansing was a member of the
committee appointed by the last Senate to in
vestigate and report upon the subject. AS has
already been stated in these columns, the com
mittee is opposed TO the purchase of the wood
lands in bulk, arguing that an attempt to do so
would prove an altogether too costly job. The
bill looks to the erection OF an Adirondack park
on boundaries that will afford room for some
/ 700, 900 acres of forest land. The park is to
be in charge Of q superintendent, who will not
only guard the lands which the State now Owas,
but such as in hs opinion it ought to own, or
because of the nOn-paymcnt of taxes is certain
to own. In order to show how fast the State
acquires the AdrOndIcks by the non payment
of taxes, one of the members of the committee
referred to recently stated that ten years ago
the State only owned 10000 acres while to-
day it owns 1,00O,0O0 These last figures are
possibly too large. Some of those who are
familiar with the Adirondacks place the State
ownership at about 100000 acres
In concluding his discussion of this subject in
TIE TRIBUNE, Professor Gardiner, the director
of the State Survey asked the question: 4" Is
Doubtless it is, in case the control can be made
complete enough. But it is not easy TO see how
the State is going TO control land that it does not
own so effectively as adequately TO guard the
public interests. Senator Lansing is quoted by
our Albany correspondent as saying that he
believes that "enOugh Adirondack land will
"revert to the State from the nOn-payment of
"taxes within ten years to make the proposed
spark of the size suggested" This would be
well enough were it not for the fact that there
is urgent present need for the preservation Of
the water supply, If park of that size is
needed at all, why is it not needed now 7 Can
the State afford to wait ten years for it
Light is being thrown upon the vital question
from all quarters and from all points of view.
A number of propositions worthy the attention
of the Legislature have been suggested. We
have already spoken favOrably of Congressman
Dorsheimers. 1t looks to the appointment of a
commission to select the lands that may be
necessary, the question of their purchase to be
submitted to the people at the fall election.
There is a general demand that something be
done, and done promptly. We believe this
Legislature can be counted upon, after full
discussion, to do what is best for the public
veal. At all hazards, the water supply must be
preserved.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
THE IEGISL4TITE INOTIRY.

1t now seems reasonably certain that the mis-
management of the Department Of Public
Works will receive the thorough overhaulng
which public sentiment urgently demands. So
strong has the pressure of public opinion proved
that some of Mr.. ThompsOn's closest political
allies have been forced to profess a zeal for in
vcstigation, while really trying all the means in
their power to defeat genuine effort to that end.
They have failed, and we may look to see a
food of light thrown on the dark places in that
department. With the Senate Committee on
Cities and the Assembly special committee both
at work, there should be nothing of Importance
left to discover when their laboIs are ended.
But it will not do to underrate the difficulty and
magnitude of those labors. The transactions of
the Department of Public Works under Mr..
Thompson cover three years, and they are of
wide extent and involve great mass of detail.
The committees will be met at every turn with
all the devices which an INSCRIPTIONS, ingen-
ious and powerful official, commanding the
amplest resources and assisted by the keenest
lawyers, can bring to his defence. This will be
no holiday task, and not one to be ended in a
hurry The committees ought to take plenty of
time to explore the ground thoroughly.
This is no such enterprise as that upon which
Senator Grady and those in sympathy with him
entered in 1882. The Tamnany Senators
seem merely TO have intended then to force Mr.
Thompson TO a settlement. At least their meth
ods led easily to that conclusion. Apparently
they were after patronage and deal in city
affairs, and when they had attained those OBJ
jects they stopped satisfied. We are glad to
note that some of their colleagues in that COM
mittee desire to clear themselves of response
bility for that affair. Senator Lansing on Mon
day evening spoke plainly concerning this
matter, and deserves credit for what he said.
ANY lack of zeal in the coming investigation on
the part of any Senator who took part in the
Grady inquiry will inevitably subject him to in
furious suspicious.
The Herald, with its settled policy of pervert-
ing the truth IA to Republican action concern
ing the municipal government, asserts that
Senator Gibbs and Assemblyman House were
acting in the Tammany interest when they in
tr0duced their resolutions on Monday evening,
and the whole movement was intended TO Sc
cure the election of William i. Kirk as presi-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen. No silicr
falsehood was ever coined in the busy mint at
Ann-st and Broadway. Republicans would be
glad to welcome the cooperation of Tammany
New-York tribune., 1884-01-16

even the much tanned Democracy has been sore
about it for years The experiment is to be
tried aglin. if the Ohio new crowd" has its
way. and the rcsnlt is likely to be pleasant for
Republicans.
The defeat and oitr1ciSm of the old leaders
have not been brought about by revolution
in Democratic opinion. In such defeats,
wounds are given thu do not heal. The next
Democratic candidate for the Presidency,
whether from Ohio or from any other State, will
reach nomination either with the support or
in spite of the opposition of the ruling faction.
If he is supposed to be their friend. he Will
look in vain for the votes of ld-faShlOned"
Democrats if their foe, he will have all the ma
chincry of the party hostile to him in great
October State. Then the money spent to beat
PendIeton and Ward and Thurman will be apt
to spring up and bear fruit
Mr.. Pendleton's defeat l,causc of his adj
vOcacy of Civil Service Reform. will be 1t in
all the States Abundant evidence of the vim
dictive spirit shown toward him, ever since he
afrOntcd the most unScrupulOus Democratic
workers by advocating patriotism instead Of
partisanship in the public service will be forth
coming. "Anythng to beat Pendeton" was the
motto openly displayed by the men whose polt-
cal gospel is to the victOrs belong the spoils.'
There is no other question upon which the in
dependent voters feel more strongly, and they
hold the balance of power in many States. The
willing enactment of the law by Republican
votes, and its faithful enforcement bya Re-
publican President, had already done much to
attract such voters to the Republican side. The
assassination of Mr. Pendleton for his part in
the matter, we may be sure, will have its effect
with Independent voters.
The Democrats have thrown away a weapon
which they might have found effective. They
have said that the Republican party represented
the corporations and the mOnopOlies. In the
next campaign. whenever Democratic orator
begins that sort of talk, somebody will cry out,
PAYNE ~
New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
COMMITTEES AND GRAND JURIES


The Erening Post although it has recognized
the gravity of the charges against the Depart
ment of Public Works, has from the first op-
posed any investigation of them by legislative
committee, insisting that the Grand jury is
much better fitted for the work and that to 1t
accordingly the whole matter should be left.
We quite agree with The Post that the inquiry
ought not to be conducted in a spirit of par
tisanshp or for the purpose of political ad-
vantage, and the Grand Jury which now has the
business in charge can accomplish excellent re-
suits if it works in the right spirit, does not
listen to bad advice, and does not follow the
leadership of Hubert o. 1hOmps0n's close
friends. But the reasons why a legislative in
quiry should also be undertaken nevertheless
seem TO us strong and obvious.
The principal duty of the Grand jury is to in
quirc into violations of the law. 1t can cmbody
in its prescntment the general result of Its in
quiry but it cannot indct except for a positive
offence. Now we know already that in some of
the operations by which the city has been
heeccd for the benefit of contractors and poll
ticians the culpable officials have kept within
the letter of the law. 1t may turn ont that they
have done nothing for which they can be prose-
cuted and yet that they have grossly abused
their trusts. What have they to fear from
Grand Jury in such a case7 Where loose
statute, framed perhaps for the very purpose of
covering n dishonest administration, leaves
them the power Of paying what they please to
their favoritcs the courts may not punish
them for not exercising that discretion CON
scientiously. We believe that in some cases
the fraud can be proved and punished. But it
Is clear that in many of the cases cited there
will be no proof of fraud in the legal sense of
the word, although there may be convincing
evidence of unfathfuness or of incOmpetency.
The duties of "A legislative committee will ex-
tend into fields of inquiry where the Grand jury
may think that it has no authority to explore.
The aim of the jury is punishment. The aim of
the committee is legislative remedy for evils
which may result either from individual crime,
or from bad laws, or from some other cause or
causes Both inquiries are needed, and We be-
leve that both will do good.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
MUSIC.
PHILHARMONIC CLUB CONCERT.

PHILHARMONIC CLUB CONCERT
The most interesting feature of the tmrd
concert OF the NewYork Philharmonic Club. which TOOK
place at Chckerng Ialla night, Chopns rio Tor
pianoforte and strings, Ia minor. Mrs. Agnes
Morgan played the pianoforte part, Richard Arnold to
violin, and Emil Schenck the volOnccllo Miss MOrS1a'
task was the most difficult she brought its pero
nance attributes which have had occasion To eommend
heretofore This lady appears regularly every season
with the philharmonic Club aud each time gives Suon
pleasure that It pity she does not favor the puo
lie oftener Every lover OF sound and vigorous syio
and sweet and wholesome sentiment in pianoforIe play
sure leave the hail. after she has played Win tho
conviction that such example OF hers NUNS
a mission Of dignity and worth in showing that
namby pamby style l. Of necessity the outcome Oh
W oman's effort as Instrumental performer. =.
The remainder OF the programme consisted % ..
two songs by Schubert. "DAs Wlrthshaus
and "NOhinp e.; two songs from Jensen
spanish song book" sung by Max lleinilchi
a sonata I'm A minor. for nute by Handel, played Oy
Eugene Weiner; and Schuminns quartette for strhs'
op al No B. In major All these pieces received CRU CRU
table interpretations and the evening was tul o' peas
urlible entertainments