smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

ANOTHER WEBB-BoYToN SWIMMING MATCH
to-day. Are these wideawake fellows going to
follow the example of some noted pedestrians
and exhaust their reserve by doing too much
work in given time!
Year: 1879

Nor UsURY.-Though Marine Court judge
charged q jury that an erroneous calculation of
interest did not necessarily involve an offence
against the Usury laws our money institutions
will not bel justified in employing poor mathe-
maticians
Year: 1879

THERE Is FINE QUALITY OF HONESTY
about the colored man, stories about despoled
hen roosts and melon patches to the contrary
notwithstanding. A number of New Jersey
colored people have just received one of their
race, at the expiration of prison term for burg
larry, with a band of music and flying colors.
True, the recipient of these attentions was "a
politician, but among white the friends of
politicians convicted of theft do the honors
slyly, as if thievish wheel horses were unusual
Year: 1879

THE WEATHER.-The cyclonc disturbance il
moving through the st. Lawrence Valley slowly,
owing to the retardng influence of the area of
relatively high barometer that extends over the
ocean oil the Nova Scotia coast. The pressure
within it has increased considerably during the
past twenty-four hours, but it is likely to de-
crease again when the disturbance reaches the
coast line. The barometer has risen decidedly
throughout the country east of the Mis-
sissippi, but it is yet below the mean
in nearly all the districts. The centre
of highest barometer is over Kan
sas and Missouri In tho Northwest an
other fall has commenced, and there are indi-
cations Of the advance of depression from the
rcrions of Montana and Dakota. Rain has
fallen In the Middle Atlantic aud New England
States. In the other sections of the country
clear weather generally prevailed. The temper
aturc has risen in the Northwest and on the
South and Middle Atlantic coasts, remained
nearly stationary in the central valleys and fell
elsewhere. The winds have been from fresh
to brisk over the lakes and in the Middle
Atlantic and New England States and light in
the other districts. Reports from Nova Scotia
state that the weather is beginning to be
stormy in that region. The weather over the
British Islands is unsettled and the winds
beginning to back. The weather in New York
and it's vicinity to-day will be cool and fair.
Tomorrow the same conditions are likely to
prevail.
Year: 1879

HALLER's BILL PAssED.-On the
4th inst, just before the adjourn
ment of Congress, a bill passed
ganting Major Granville o. Haller a
trial by court martial, and giving the
court full power to relnstate the
Major in the army. We may justly
feel a pride in this matter; first, be-
cause our friend, the Major, richly
deserves a vindication at the hands
OF the government, and secondly be,
cause the ARGUS had the honor to
make the initial move in the premises
by an editorial some time ago. Un'
doubtedly Major Haller will be rein
stated now, as all that either he or
his friends desired was fair and i'm
partial trial to right the wrong and
injustice of summary dismissal
without hearing.
Year: 1879

THE Good Templar entertainment
on Tuesday evening proved a sue
cess beyond all expectations. We
learn that the receipts, at so cents
per ticket, amounted to near y sew
enty dollars. The concert pro
gramme was short but well rendered
and the supper was pronounced to
be tho best given in Port Townsend
for "a long time. Many have uttered
praises for the hospitable manner in
which they were received by the
members Of the Order.
Year: 1879

move with his family on his ranch
at Crescent Bay.


Miss "Dolly" Roberts has been
engaged to teach tho school at this
place the coming term.


The old scow which has been lay.
ing at "wh;sky spit" for long time
has a t last been purchased and taken
across the bay to Tukey's landing
and is being fitted up for fishery
The mill has been shut down for Q
few days for the purpose Of remov
ing the planting machinery into the
new apartment that was added tt
the mill last fall.


Now AND THEN.
Year: 1879

In the parlor Of the Central Hotel
next Wednesday evening, there will
be sociable, to be designated as
The Mite Society, held under the
auspices Of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the M. E. Church. The public
are cordially invited to attend. X
Year: 1879

From Peck's Sup.l


1t is q critical moment ia the
life and clothing of a man when he
gets down on his hands and knees
to look under the sofa for ball of
zephyr that lady friend has
dropped. 1t is possible that he
may be able to accomplish this and
recover his equilibrium with moth
ing more serious than a very red
face and general sense of having
done something for which he
should be sent from the room. But
in nineScases out of ten he never
fully rscovers the good opinion of
himself that he possessed before he
undertook the recovery Of that
ball. 1t is always just beyond his
reach, and in a moment of weak
ness he drops on his vest and COM
mences to work himself under the
sofa by series of acrobatic feats
that would have won him an en-
core on the stage. He is so intent
upon the recovery of that ball that
he quite forgets his appearance
until he is reminded by Is sup
pressed litter from one of the la.
dies. Then he realizes the situs-
tion and commences to back out.
or course his coat is worked up
over his head, and as he feels
cold streak creep up his back he
pronounces a henediction on the
man who invented an open-back
shirt. He is also painfully con.
scious that about two inches of red
flannel drawers are visible between
the tops of his boots and the bot
tom Of his trousers. This has the
effect of producing more internal
profanity and still more violent
struggles to back out, during which
one suspender breaks and his col
lar-button comes out. When he
finally delivers himself and stands
up in the middle of the room, you
would not recognize in that red.
faced, wild-eyed man standing
there holding his clothes together
with one hand and trying to
smooth down his hair with the
other, the smiling, genteel ladies'
man who stopped down to pick up
that ball of zephyra moment be-
fore.
Year: 1879

At q Methodist Conference meet
ing in New York, a man got up
and said that he had long wished
to speak, but his wife wouldn't let
him. His wife had died, however,
and, having his liberty at last, he
proposed to exercise 1t. In about
two minutes the entire Conference
wept over the death of the lady as
over the loss of a personal friend.
Year: 1879

The facilities OF the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing Job work are not
surpassed in California outside of San
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1879

LONDON, July IA dispatch from Cape
Town, dated June IL, gives the decision of the
court of inquiry which was convened for the
purpose of examining into the conduct of
Lieut.. Carey, the officer In command of the
scouting party to which the Prince Imperial
was attached at the time of his DEATH The
court finds that Carey did not understand the
position In which he stood toward the Prince;
was not aware that he was expected to ex-
ercise any special guardianship or care over
his person. The court however, goes on to
censure Carey for proceeding upon his recon-
noissance without sufficient escort and halt
ing and dismounting on dangerous grounds,
acts which betrayed a deplorable want of mill
tary prudence. The court regrets that no at
tempt was made by Carey to rally his escort
to confront the enemy. After the court of in
quiry court-martial was organized to try
Carey, and was still in session when the
steamer sailed. Carey sets up in his defense
that he was not in charge Of the party when
the Prince was killed, and the evidence thus
far submitted clears him OF the charge OF
coWardice.


The period allowed King Cetewayo to send
in his submission has expired and no answer
has arrived from him. Much more hard fight
ing Is anticipated.
Year: 1879

LONDON, July AT the recent trial in st.
Petersburg Of Solovief, the Would-be assas-
sin OF the Gar, 1t was ascertained that he
had obtained the pistol with which he attempt
ed regicide from DR.. Weimer, a respectable
and well known physician OF the capital.
Weimer was arrested and has now been tried
and sentenced to death. 1t is understood that
while he does not deny that he gave the pistol
to Solovieff, he insists that he was Ignorant
OF the purpose for which he intended to use
it. But the secret police brought before the
court evidence, real or manufactured, which
tended to show that Weimer was in CORE
VINO VhUt have either been ne convicted Of Nihilism
or have fed from Russia to avoid such con-
victions, and this sealed his doom. He is to
be hung in few days unless his appeal for
mercy should receive the favorable considera-
tion Of the Gar, which is considered very
doubtful.
Year: 1879

EDITOR HERALD: Recent politi-
cal developments in your city are
such as will justify the belief that
the Kearney party is wreck and
the New Constitution party is fast
becoming so. Neither party ever
had any foundation for building up
a new party on, and those who left
their old parties aud Joined with
them have seen, and are fast SET.
ing, TRIAL the object of the leaders of
the new parties was purely selfish,
and in no respect for the good of
the country. Many are going
back to their old parties; and, II
the Democracy of this county shall
be true to its political instincts
and put good men in the field for
county offices, they will benefit
from the salvage of the total wreck
of both parties in September next.


ANAHEIM,
Year: 1879

EDITOR HERALD:-I chanced to
be in Los Angeles last Saturday
light and heard the speech deliv-
cred by Mr.. Leach. l desire to add
my testimony to that which you
and others have already expressed.
1t was pure, simple and eloquent
from beginning to end. / saw old
men stand in the street and listen
to him during the entire time of
his argument with that careful at
tention which bespeaks apprecia-
tion. He is sound on all the gues-
tions before the people, and, III my
opinion, is the coming man of Cal
ifornia. For the manly battle
which he is making against the
monopoly powers of this State he
is entitled to the vote of the people
of this county, regardless of party.
If elected to Congress, as L hope he
will be, predict that he will prove
to California what Stephen A.
Douglas was to Illinois. In these
times the people should recognize
an able and powerful advocate of
their rights. d.
Year: 1879

The facilities of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside OF san
francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat.
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates
Year: 1879

banker, who becomes involved in financial difficulties


chiefly through the e1travagance Of his wife He is
saved from threatened bankruptcy by dramatic offer
OF aid from his iIegltimate son, whose mother
urges him 10 give g. There is regular who
dissipated good-iornOthng, daughter who is nothing
in particular. and beautiful orphan girl to complete
the circle The gular makes love 70 the orphan


but she loves the irregular There several dTa-
matte situations. chance FOR good deal Of emotional


acting, which Is well improved and a thin and some
times bright dialogue. More elaborate discussion OF the
merits Of the play reserved for another time. The
cast. wAlch viii be to be strong one fol
Year: 1879

After receiving the foregoing statement in
writing from Farrar. returned to Calais and
there saw Mr.. Martin again. He said he had
not had time to make out the statement, but
would make it out and bring it to me in the
morning. During the evening L exhibited the
writing to C. II. Whidden and Edgar Whid-
den of the Calais Times, and they read it,
also made an accurate copy of it. The next
morning Mr.. Martin appeared at the hotel, went
to my room and said he had not had time to
write out the statement but would do so then,
and sat down at the table TO do so, and asked
me for the statement from Farrar and said he
would put his statement in the same form.
handed it to him and went out of the room on
an errand. When started to return L met
him below and asked him how he got out of
the room, as had locked the door, He said
the servant let him out, and asked me to go
into the parlor with him. 1 did so, and he
said Mr.. Rolfe had returned and they were
suspicious that was not all right, that l was a
stranger and they were afraid to give me the
statement He said if L would bring letter
from Mr.. Blaine, or some other leading Repub-
lican, they would give me all the facts. told
him that Downs and Pike were both away and
l could not get letters from them to bring with
me. He said if L would telegraph to Blaine or
some other prominent Republican, and get an
answer that it was all right, / could have the
statement. 1 told him Blaine. Frye, Hale and
Reed were all away, and l could not and
should not telegraph to any one, but might get
a letter from some one and return. L asked
him to give me Farrar's statement, but ne re-
fused, and said that Rolfe and Farrar wanted
him to get it from me.


1 procured the fo' lowing certificate to copy
which had.


We certify that we and lead the original of
Oetober I5. 1879. G. r.. WHIDDEN


EDGAR WIIDDEN.
Year: 1879

SENATOR PnLSBURY, it would appear,
doesn't keep Howard Owens photograph in
his album. Owen has drawn the brevet-
Senator's picture good many times, and
made the people of this State SO familiar
with it that the power for political deviltry
once exercised by the great fusion leader is
as dead as the Ohio idea.
Year: 1879

The following editorial is taken from the
New York Evening Express, a Democratic
paper. 1t lets in food of light upon mat
ter of history. 1t would appear by this arti-
Gle that Tilden's enemies in his own party
are making it reasonably warm for that old
moral agriculturist. How well they know
him We commend the article to our Dem
Ocratic friends.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcatlons that are not used.
Year: 1879

THERE appears to be some question in
Ohio as to the succession to the Senatorship.
Outside of thai State there is no question.
Republicans have taken it for granted that
Gen. Garfield will be chosen No better
choice could be wished and no wiser asked.
Year: 1879

Ben HILL says the North made all the
money out of slavery. The South got moth
ing Then his folks fought four years with
out any expectation of gaining anything.
Prof. Hill, what kind of taffy are you giving
us?
Year: 1879

Hayes's administration is an administration
without resentments. The President and
members of the Cabinet are large enough men
to overlook the petty hostilities INDUCED in at
their expense, and recommend a union of Re
publcans upon great issues for the good Of the
country.-Cincinnati Commercial.


LET that declaration be accepted in the
sincere spirit in which it is made. Hence
forth Republicans are at one. There is no
need of going about with yard-stick and
measuring us off into assorted sizes. We
are all tall enough to do tall fighting. Let
the policy of cancellation be tested-''wilhin
the party" That is safe place for the
experiment.
Year: 1879

Farmers should not forget that their in
&rests imperatively demand the adoption
j relief measures by the Legislature to be
slected this year. To make this matter of


elief absolutely certain, they must fill the
legislature with their best men, and not
Fly upon lawyer-politicians and their
|Aolc
Year: 1879

Worthy Master Darden is making out
his appointments of Deputy Lecturers, as
required by a resolution adopted by the
State Grange at its last annual meeting.
We print partial list at the head of this
column. The Deputies will render an i'm
portant service to the Order throughout
the State by publishing in the columns of
THE PATRON brief accounts of theirwork,
and they could aid greatly in extending
:he circulation of the paper in their respec-
i've districts by little effort. 5l... sr5r
Year: 1879

Bridge COMMISSIONERS James River
Free Bridge Commissioners will meet to-
morrow afternoon, at which time it is eN-
pcctcd that arrangements will be made to-
wards furnishing material so as TO allow the
workmcn to continue the permanent re-
pairing of the bridge. Owing to the want
Of timber they were compelled TO stop
work. 1t is hoped that the requisite mate
rial may at once he furnished, a> the citi-
Zen$ generally are tired OF seeing the bridge
in the condition which it is now In.
Year: 1879

L


CHICAGO, Jan. A.-1 saw in TIE TRIBUNE a
lew days since an editorial advocating change
in the Patent law so as to permit any one to
make and sell patented article br paving \
royalty to the inventor. think q critical ex-
animation will convince you OF the error of this
view. In nine cases out of ten an inventor is
destitute OF business tact and financial resources
"nen these elements are combined he is
sure to get the benefit Of the protection afford
ed oy the Government, when, without any,
tnlhe except genius, the business man aud can
1tallst VINO supplement him need some protec-
tion. After an idea is conceived it often re-
CURES large amount OF money to perfect the
Invention, and then, if the article is new ereat
expenditure must be made to educate the pub
nc on its use before profit can be realized, If
any one could then step in and handle the
eooos there would always be fools enough to
pnt prices at SUCH q figure that the original
plant never could be realized. Experienced
capitalists will seldom invest in a patent for
speculation, but they will with q prospect for
permanent and profitable employment OF their
money. II is true that gross abuses have grown
up undcr Tie preseut Patent law. When rreat
interests arc at stake powerful parties often
9ota1n subsidiary patents, and then by costly
ltlgat1on aud competition force the original in
Ventor out OF bis rights. Criminal as well az
clP1l damages ought 10 be provided against
ln1rineers, and this class OF piracy placed 0n fhe
same basis as other robbery. The Government
Justly attempts to determine whether an apnlj
cant Is entitled~ to q patent or not. When a
patent Is Issued an infringement ought not to
Year: 1879

The new building of c. +. Rudolph
at the corner of Fourth and Market
streets, will extend to the old lines the
City Council deemingit unnecessary to
conform to the ordinance prescribing the
width of the streets.
Year: 1879

Some people almost seem to forget that


it costs anything to publish a newspaper
| and it is such who are specially addressed


in this article, and whom it ought, in all


fairness, to concern. There are few and


a very few, who are downright sponges,


who ''beat'' everything and try to get


something for nothing. Such Jeremy Did
dlers we do not care to argue with. 1t re-


qu;res no assurance 10 tell them, when


they try their little game and when it is


known what they are doing, that it will


not work. But there are gentlemen and


ladies, everywhere, who thoughtless!y act


as if newspaper were sort OF public in


stitution, Ike a city hall, or park, or a


highway, supported somehow by taxes,
and whose accommodations are free to any


who may have occasion to use them. 1t is


not easy to remind such of their thought
lessness. although we know it is nothing
else. They have some project which they
desire to carry out. 1t may be charitable,
it may be one of mere pleasure, it may be
for intellectual improvement, it may be re-
ligious. 1t requires the cooperation, pos
sibly ti,eusseiupllng together. CT q number
or persons. 1t is bore to them to ad-
dress notes to these persons and to post
them. Perhaps it is something that the
general public is interested in, and nothing
short Of directory would furnish a list of
names to whom postal cards could be ad-
dressed. Bat everybody reads the news
papers, and so the publishers are requested
to take the place of the United States mail,
Daring the stamps) and to communicate
the wishes of such as may ask it to their
fellow citizens. OF course this is very Of
ten done in the proper way, with tender
of payment for service. But there arc
people who do not remember that it costs
the proprietor ofa newspaperactua money
to perform this service, and that they
ought to be paid for it. Such persons do
not hire a carriage at stable to drive
about the city and invite their friends to
an evenings entertainment. and forget to
offer to pay the stahle-keeper. They do
not put their notifications into the post
office, and Willingly neglect to put on the
requisite stamps. They do not employ an
errand boy to deliver messages, and let him
go without remuneration. 1t is only the
newspaper which is supposed to do this
sort of thing ''for the fun of it,"


There is no more reason why every
project which involves public
should not pay the news
papers for its advertising as certainly as it
pays for it's ice-cream. The managers for
get that their special charity is not the
only one which makes demand on the
but that while they themselves
share the burden Of this one enterprise |
,nly, the newspapers are called to share
he burden OF nearly all. Charity suflereth
ong and is kind, but it will not ''pay off,
Saturday night.7TLODeH Couri,r.
Year: 1879

A schoolmaster after giving one OF his
scholars a sound drubbing tor speaking
bad grammar, sent him to the other side
of the room to inform another boy that he
(the master) wished to speak to him, at tho
same time promising to repeat the dose II
he spoke to him ungrammaticaHy. TrS
youngster, quite satisfied with what he had
received, determined to be exact, and thus.
addressed his tellow-pupil:. ''There is a.
common substantive, Of the masculine gen.
der, singular number, nominative case. and
in an angry mood, that sits perched upon
the eminence at the other side of the room,.
wishing to articulate few sentences to-
you in the present tense"
Year: 1879

Good church members in Texas trust to-
Providence, but they also believe in keep
ing their powder dry. Thus we read that
at recent general baptism in that State
the other day, when the fourteen candi-
dates walked down to the water, fifteen
revolvers were deposited on the bank Of
the stream. that Of the preacher making.
the fifteenth,
Year: 1879

There is good deal OF misunderstand-
ing, which is evinced by frequent inquiries,
in regard to the late law providing addi-
tiOnal regulations for Homestead and pre-
emption entries, and therefore we print the
full text Of the law and regulations now in
force in the land Offices. 1t is important
that the public should know this new
change, and not go long distance with
their witnesses expecting to prove up at
once, as it cannot be done without thirty
days notice, as will be ceen below.


THE LAW.


AN ACT to provide additional regulations


for Homestead and Pre-Emption entries


OF public lands:


Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. of the United States Of
america IN Congress assembled, That be-
fore final proof shall be submitted by any
person claiming to enter agricultural lands
under the laws providing tor Pre-Emption
or Homestead entries, such person shall
file with the Register of the proper land
Office notice of his or her intention to
make such proof, stating therein the de-
scription of lands to be entered and the
names Of the witnesses by whom the neces-
sary facts will be established.


Upon the filing Of such notice the Regis
ter shall publish a notice that such applica-
ton has been made, once week for the
period of thirty days, in newspaper to be
by him designated as published nearest
such land; and he shall also post such no.
tice in some conspicuous place in his Office
for the same period. Such notice shall con-
tain the names Of the witnesses as stated
in the application. At the expiration of
said time Of thirty days the claimant shall
be entitled to make proof in the manner
provided by law. The Secretary |
Of the Interior shall make all necessary |
rules for giving effect to the foregoing pro-
visions. Approved March 3, 1879.


THE REQUIRED BLANKS.


The following are the blanks used and
required for the compliance with the above
aw: