smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

But for the maliormations it would readily
bring 5000 for ordinary use.


The mermaid was in the show with the
horse. The financial pressure here was
too great for the enterprise, and the pro-
prietor had to yield to it, and thus OF ne
cessity parted with horse and mermaid.
The mermaid appears to be In mummi-
fed condition. The skin is dry and crisp,
and casual survey would satisfy many
people that it is what it purports to be.
But q: closer examination, shows that
the long silky hair once probably adorn-
ed a iady's crown! j. The head and
body seem to be those OF some small
specimen OF the monkey tribe, and. the tail
evidently once belonged to "a fish. The
workmanship OF joining all these things
together is quite good. Wrapped in the
Centennial flag Of all nations, and laid in .
box with a glass top, this curious COM
pound has been seen by thousands Of per-
sons who paid their good money for that
privilege w-. .'
Year: 1877

- The Hanover lion is dead. At so clock
Yesterday morning the majestic beast was
compelled to yield to overwhelming num-
bers and resources, aud fell 4 victim to n
double discharge Of powder and shot.


Thus, in. the very height of Its usefulness,
in the prime OF its glory, in the brightness
OF promise, was this item destroyed, before
its duty was halt done, and ere its capacity
for expansion and development was fully


known and appreciated. A whole repor-
torial corps mourns the loss and weeps
with unrestrained anguish at the thought OF
what might have been. but now can never
be. .t -
Year: 1877

INHERITED INGRATITUDE.-On one of
the best farms in Orange county located,
within a few miles of Middletown, there
lived farmer who came into possession of
his property, it is said, by defrauding his
aged father out of it. He induced the old
gentleman TO deed the homestead aud
farm over to him, representing that he
would be we'll taken care of during his de-
cinng years and that were the property In
his own name he would take moro interest
in 1t. No sooner was the deed made out
and delivered than the son began a series
Of petty prosecutions against his father,
compelling him TO perform duties about
the farm, over-taxing his strength exclud-
ing him from the family table, and dealing
out TO him in gingerly manner suste-
nence hardly sufficient to keep soul and
body together. These acts of cruelty were
carried to such an extent that the broken
hearted father was compelled to leave the
roof which he himself had erected, and
throw himself upon the charity of The world
at one time, we believe, becoming an in
mate of the county poorhouse. Things
went on in this way for some years, the son
apparently prospecting and accumulating
quite largo share of this worlds goods.
He became suspected of several acts of dis
honesty in dealing with his neighbors, and
lost no opportunity to enrich himself at the
expense of others. To such an extent did
he carry his parsimonious practices that at
last he endeayored TO escape the payment
of some of his just debts by secretly con-
veying his property 10 his son, little thinking
that his own son would be so ungrateful to
him as he had been TO his father. He thus
successfully evaded the payment of his
debts, but when he attempted to continue
control of the farm an unexpected obstacle
presented itself-the son proclaimed him
selfsole owner and refused TO follow out
his directions or allow him in any way to
control the proceeds. Disputes and re-
ordinations followed, until finally the son
ordered the father OF the premises and re-
fused to contribute to his support. The up
shot of the whole affair is that the grand
father Is now Teinstated In the old arm
chair In the family circle, and will be ten
derly cared for during the remainder Of
his natural life, while the son Is employed
as farm laborer in a distant part of the
country. Ingratitude, in every second
generation, IS no doubt hereditary in the
family, and 1t will be curious 10 observe
what the present owners son will do II he
gets a chance. : AiddletORR IN. ~ Argas.
Year: 1877

Rain ON the Roof.
When the humid showers hover
over all the starry spheres,
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,
what bliss TO press the pillow
OF a cottage-chamber bed,
Aud to listen to the patter


OF the soft rain overhead
Every tinkle on the shingles


Has an echo in the heart;
And a thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start,
And thousand recollections


Weave their air-threAds into woof,
Az listen to the patter


OF the rain upon the roof.
Now in memory comes my mother,
As she used, long years agone,
To regard the darling dreSmors
Ere she left them till the dawn.
Obi see her leaning DER me,
ASH list to this refrain
Which is played upon the shingles
BY the patter Of the rain.
Then my little seraph sister,


with her wings and waving hair,
And her Star-eyed cherub brother
A serene angelic pairI-
Glide around my wAkeful pillow,
with their praise or mild reproof,
As listen 10 the murmur


OF the soft rain on the roof.
And another comes TO thrill me
with her eyes delicious blue;
And / mind not, musing on her,
That her heart was all untrue;
remember but to love her,


with passion hin to pain,
And my hearts quick pulses VibrAte
To the patter Of the rain.
Art hath not Of tone or cadence
That can work with such q spell
In the souls mysterious fountains,
Whence the tears Of rapture swell,
As the melody Of Nature,


That subdued, subduing strain,
Which is played upon the shingles
BY the patter Of the rain.
Year: 1877

whether produced by indigestion, improper food,
change VI water diet too free indulgence in ice
water, exposure to sudden changes Of temperature,
are Immediately relieved by 1t. One ounce added TO
q gallon Of
Year: 1877

The Darkest Crime on record, ever per.


petrated in Walla Walla since inhabited
by civilized nation, was committed
last Sunday night by robbpg the Watch.
man Office of essential and important
pieces out of its two presses, rendering
the same thereby perfectly useless.
Two individuals are strongly suspicioned
BY the public, aud although We are un-
able to say who done it, yet we are sat
is6ed that neither Of the suspected part
les ire not above suspicion under the
circumstances. Hanging would be none
too good for the corrupt wretch, who
dared to enter mans Office or place of
business and cowsrdly and maiioicusly
destroy his property aud the means Of
his living. The villain who done the
deed is a villain above ground and will
be villain still, when he sinks beneath
the sod Waterman.
Year: 1877

Never turn a blessing around to SET
whether it has dark eide to it.


Have the courage to pay a debt when
you have The money in your pocket.


Have the courage to prefer comfort and
prosperity, to fashion, in all things.


Have the courage to acknowledge your
ignorance rather than appea: liar.
We confess our little faults, only to
persuade others that we have 70 great
|ones.


Love Of justice, In the generality of
men. is only the fear of suffering from
injustice.


Life is the jailer, death the angel sent
to draw the unwilling bolts aud SET us
free.


A mind that is conscious { f its integrity
scorns 10 say more than it means to per
form.


Have the courage to do without what
you do not need, however much your
eyes may covet is.


We are always clever with those who
imagine We think as they do. To be shall
low, you must differ with people; t. be
profound, you must agree with them.


To be truly great it is necessary to be
truly good and benevolent. for all Other
distinctions the clods of the valley will
cover and the greedy worm destroy.


Pascal has said somewhere that the
more mind man has the more he finds
out original people. 1t is your common
place person who sees no difference be
tween one man and another,
Year: 1877

LBRARY-Don't forget the proposed
library for the Insane Asylum at Stella
COON. DR.. Willard is by no means salts
fled with making all improvements in his
power In the way OF sanitary measures
and rendering the surroundings Of his pa
tients more pleasant, but he wants to af-
ford such of them as are convalescent a
chance to occupy their minds with pleas
ant reading. Books are solicited from
those who can give them, and they will be
received at the ARGUS Office, from which
place we will take pleasure in forwarding
them to the proper persons.
Year: 1877

A FEW days ago the sad news came to
hand that couple of unfortunate men
were out IN Port Discovery Bay in a small
boat when, by a wind squall, 1t was cap
sized. One Of them succeeded in swim
ming ashore near Keynes spit where he
was picked up several hours aiterward,
more dead than alive. The other poor
fellow was undoubtedly drowned, as the
boat was picked up near the mouth of the
bay minus an occupant, and nothing fur
ther has developed since. As the men
were strangers, we have not learned their
names.
Year: 1877

WHEN Mr.. Chas. j. Huntington came
here some months ago, he thought there
might possibly be three or four weeks
work for him to do in the Photographic
line. Since then he has received so much
patronage at his stand here that it is quite
likely he would tavorably entertain sug-
gestion to locate at this place.
Year: 1877

The process of hiding piety will do we'll
enough for those who are grounded in it. But
as general rule, it should neither be hidden
nor displayed, but carried about unaffectsdly
as we carry about our form, features and voice.
Some people, in fact many people, are perpet-
ually thinking of the impression they may be
that eal and no5 vanity is the cause of their
rhoug htfulness
Year: 1877

THE reception of Gen. Grant by Queen Victoria and nobles of Eng land was a deserved recogni- tion of renowned warrior and statesman. The rare honor bestowed on him by the Queen in giving him a cordial gen. eral invitation to all Court fes. tivities was a graceful tribute to his personal worth as we'll as an acknowledgement of Americas greatness.
Year: 1877

The San Diego mail comes in daily on a good horse, but the bag looks as if an elephant had wal lowed on it. One paper and two letters were shaken out of it the other morning. The Postmaster said he was glad to get the bag back.
Year: 1877

hope and promises held out to President /
Hayes will have been broken in every
part IL on the contrary. Republicans in
those States, white and black, shall be
protected in person, property, freedom
OF speech, action and occupation ! shall
be the first to acknowledge the grand
result | will ignore the past, let by
cones be by-gones, accept the new condi-
tions with 10y, and believe that the re-
bellion was not suppressed in vain. IL is
to this happy condition that President
Hayes aspires, and all should earnestly
pray for the full realization Of his hopes.
The Republican party Of the South,
with all its errors, waged a noble contest
for the right. and the courage and self.
sacrifice displayed by its members are
embalmed in history. The warmest
sympathies Of the Republicans Of the
North attend those Of the South in their
desolate and undone condition. with the
earnest hope that the dark overhanging
cloud may have a silver lining. and that
there may be q day Of speedy resurrec-
tion.


BY the voluntary Withdrawal Of the
army the South has been placed upon
her good behavior. Following bloody
campaigns for political power, they have





should they fail to protect all classes and
races in the enjoyment Of their rights,
the most conservative Republicans will
see there is no security but to preserve
the Government in the hands Of the Re
publican party.


As the Democracy have acquired a
solid South by force, the Republicans
should acquire a solid North by vigilance
and the eternal justice Of their cause.
Northern Republicans are now admon-
ished that they can endure no divisions
that will endanger their success. Should
the North by unhappy discords be divid-
ed, aud thus fall a prey to a solid Con.
federate South, the rebellion will have
been suppressed in vain, the fruits OF the
war will be lost, and our last condition
worse than the first.


o. P. MORTON
ISDIASAFoLIs. May "a.
Year: 1877

Fred Douglass says "The best
thing the white people can do for US is
to stop doing for us. and leave US to do
for ourselves. I have told the politi-
clans so everywhere. They have done
so much tor US that they have nearly
undone us. If we cant live honestly
by our own labor, then we ought to die.
The question with us is, will we work
as hard for ourselves as We once did
for our masters? If we don't we shall
90 to the wall. for liberty is as essen
TALLY state Of hard work as slavery
is of disgraceiul slotb. 1t is only by
hard labor that we can ever catch up
with the white race, and by imita ting
their virtues instead of their vices.
Emigration is delusion and sham
The white race lie everywhere on the
face OF the globe, and we could not get
away from them il we would
Year: 1877

After being locked up the man with
the many names assumed the role Of
insanity, which be carried ont very well
till late last evening. when Chief Walsh
got to talking TO bin about some trif-
ing matters, Ehen be forgot bis charac.
ter and ecnversed as rational as any
one.


The Chief seat OH>er Bea Godin to
Year: 1877

The leaves of the coffee tree promise to be-
come as important as the berry, perhaps more
so. The leaves contain notable proportion
of the curious double salt which is called
caffein when derived from coffee, and them
when derived from tea, but is the same in
either case, and affects the nervous system
similarly. 1t is true coffee and tea differ in
their effects on the nervous system, and while
the consumption of tea increases that of coffee
decreases. But the difference of action is
not due to any difference of essential or fun
damental property, but to the accidental ac
compartments, roasted coffee containing
fatty matter, albumen and glucose, which are
scarcely traceable in tea.


But the leaves of the coffee tree are nearly
destitute OF these accidental accompaniment
and contain large proportion of the stimu-
lating property which renders the leaf of the
tea tree so refreshing and generally accepta-
bic. There can be no doubt at all that a
reasonable use of coffee and tea in their
customary forms is beneficial, for they are
not only stimulants, but true nutrlments, the
infusion of q good sample of either contain
ing nitrogen in form suited to appropriation
in the organism, and therefore contributory
to the fabric
Year: 1877

Several of our exchanges comment upon
nature, history and value Of this well-known
vegetable. Says one Our knowledge of the
nutritive value and farm value of the pump
kin is as confused as is our knowledge of its
history. We know of no comparative expe-
,imepts having been tried wherein the pump
kin enters as an element OF food, although in
the aggregate immense numbers and weight
are raised throughout the country yet it is
generally as a stolen crop or as a crop Incl
dent TO the raising of corn.
Year: 1877

[From the San Francisco Chronicle.]


COLFAx, March 2.-This afternoon, as the
men were about descending to work in the
Rising Sun Mine at this place, John Eddy
stepped into the tub, when the wire rope
parted, and he was precipitated to the 500
foot level. His remains, when found, were
shapeless mass. Seven men at the bottom
of the shaft narrowly escaped death from
the falling bucket
Year: 1877

1t ever household affections and loves are
graceful things. they are graceful in the
poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and the
proud to home may be forged on earth, but
those that link the poor man to humble hearth
are the pure metal and bear the stamp of
heaven.-Dickens
Year: 1877

meaning of ordinary words and phrases.
They cannot express their thoughts for the
want of words, and often they express
Thoughts very different from what they IN
tend-they do not understand the words
they employ. And very frequently, from
the same cause, they take no idea, or
wrong ideas, from what they read or hear.


The remedy for the above is the proper
training in the study of words, by the use
of the Dictionary, and this training should
begin as soon as the child can distinguish
between one word and another, and cOntin-
ue indefinitely, The apparatus for this
study should, of course, be the most COM
plete and thorough to be had. and this is
abundantly supplied in Webster's Diction-
aries, which are justly recognized, wherev-
er our language is spoken, as the standard


authority in English. Parents and teach
ers can in no other way so effectualIy or 50
eheaply promote the educational interests
of youth when of suitable age, as by put
ting in their hands any one of Webster's
school dictionaries, for daily use in connec-
ton with the study of their lessons, and by
placing on. the family centre table or
teachers desk, as the authoritative guide
and standard. a copy of the Unabridged.
Year: 1877

The most strange occurrence of
the time is the death-in-life of Miss
Annie Goodale, the actress. 1t has
not yet been mentioned in any of
the newspapers. She died three
weeks ago. Up to yesterday she was
not buried. The corpse is warm and
limp, and the features as soft and
mobile as when in life. Several doc
tors have examined her, and have or
dered that the body shall be watch
ed night and day. The poor lady is
evidently in a trance, but whether
she is destined to come to life it is
impossible to say. Not long ago q
General in France lay in a similar
condition for three months, after
which time decomposition set in,
with every other indication of death,
and without any other token of life
all the time save the warmth and
fiexibility of the body. 1t is an aw-
full thing TO contemplate the posi-
bility that Miss Goodale is at this
moment conscious of all that is pass
ing around her without the power
to communicate with her sorrowing
friends, for such consciousness is not
uncommon in some conditions of
cataiepsy, which parslyzes the body
aud suspends voition, but leaves
the senses untrammeled. Many an
unfortunate person has been buried
alive in this condition.


London Letter.
Year: 1877

Spring is trying season. Indications Of sickness
should at orce be attended to- Fatal diseases
may be caused by allowing the bowels to become
constipated and the system to remain in disor-
dered condition until the disorder has time to de


velop itself. An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure, il All old and truthful saying.
therefore, we advise all who are troubled with the
complaints now very prevalent-headache, indi-
gestion, disordered liver, want of appetite nausea
OIL feversh skin, to take. without delay. Schenck's
Mandrake Pills. We know OF no remedy so harm
less and decisive it's action. 1t at once strikes
at the root Of the disease and produces healthy
tone to the the system. People need never suffer
from any disease arising from disOrdered condi-
ton the liver if they would take this excellent
medicine when they feel the first indications of
the malady. Families leaving home for the Sum


mer months should take three or four boxes of
these pills with them. They have an almost in
stanianeous effect. They will relieve the patient
of headache in one or two hours, and VIII rapidly


y cleanse the liver of surrounding bIle. and will
effectually prevent bilious attack. They are
sold by all druggists. 1926
Year: 1877

The paint-makeIs are grinding up
Egyptian mummies for the fine
brown color which they make when
powdered. The color is due to the
asphaltum with which the cloths
wrapped around the mummies were
impregnated.
Year: 1877

Y


We notice as matter we'll worth men,
tioning, that at the recent great publishers
trade sale in New York, the books that
were most in demand and brought the best
prices were Websters Dictionaries. from
the famous quarto to the neat and handy
pocket edition. This fact is good indics-
tion Of the almost universal popularity Of
these books, and OF the growing public de-
mand for them. 1t indicates also a fact
of far greater Importance, and that is the
interest the people are taking in the study
Of their own language. This is enconraag-
ing, as there is no branch Of education
that is now and has been so much neglect
ed as the common branches of spelling and
defining II is often astonishing and griey-
ous to see how grossly ignorant are chill
dren and youth, and even men and women,
of the orthography, pronunciation and
Year: 1877

Dr. William Henry Macdonald, OF the Bloomingdale
Lunatic Asylum charged by one OF The nurses
with beating her. acquitted yesterday afternoon In
Special Sessions the Doctor proved that the woman
had come 10 his room and refused to withdraw when
she was ordered to do He tasn put her out of the
room used more than necessary force IN eJect-
uUh nor
Year: 1877

The New York Times states the ag-
grayating case of General Howard
bluntly as follows: "General How
ard has commanded the troops that
are operating against the Ncz Pcrccs
Indians, His failure to outmarch,
with his heavy infantry, the savage
horsemen, has finally opened the eyes
Of the public. With his handful of
men he has not yet exterminated the
Indians, although he has been in the
field almost half as long as was the
expedition which was beaten by the
Modocs, and quite as long as the gal
liant Custer had been when his force
was annihilated by the Sioux. Peo-
pie in this part of the country can
form a much better Judgment as to
how an Indian campaign should bo
conducted than can an old army oili-
Ger in the field. All General Howard
has to do is to surround the Nez Per-
ces and to kill or capture the whole
Of them. That he did not do so with
in the first twenty minutes after he
began his campaign is convincing
proof that he is utterly unfit to hold
any command whatever
Year: 1877

Tho Bible which Father Crogan
throw out of the car window while
travelling on the Illinois Central rail-
road last week, has been found. 1t
was picked up along side the track
bya man sent out specially to search
for II, and there can be no question as
to its identity. Conductor Hopplc
has it in his possession, aud is now
having prepared ailidavits OF the
finder and others to show the facts.
lie and two or three have looked over
the book carefully for the purpose of
seeing tho obscene pencilings which
the father alleged was the cause OF
his singular conduct. They were un-
able to find anything "oflensive to
deccncy.v Tho only mark in the
book Ia a line around the twelfth
verse Of the second psalm.--"Blessed
are all they that put their trust in
him = and this was doubtless made
by some one who recognized the sig.
nificance of the statement, and not by
scoffer. As soon as the fiidavits arc
ready ii is proposed to place this Bi.
BILE on exhibition, though what good
purpose this will serve. it is hard ia
conjecture. Chicago 1ta6wne.