smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

any fuss; but did take advantage Of the situa-
tion to make up out of anxiety of the enemy
what they had lost by your cowardice at the
critical moment. The upshot of the whole
business is my friend, that the South has
ceased to play second fiddle to the Northern
Democrats; SO that your advice to me be-
longs to an obsolete school of political philo-
sophy."


This is very nearly a literal report OF our
conversation. It serves to show that the
Northern Democrats can't get out of their
old rut and can't understand that. locally
speaking, the Southern people are


MASTERS OF THE SITUATION,
and quite likely to assert their due share of
influence in Federal affairs, from this time
heneeforth. There is no danger of any South
ern State relapsing back into niggerism, car
pet-baggery and returning boards. Whether
the Northern Democrats grasp this mo-
mentous fact or not, the Southern people un
derstand It, Certainly there will be no volun-
tary relapse while, as for coercion, believe
1t would take q greater force to remand the
South back to the condition of 1870, 1871 and
1879 than would be required to march from
the Danube to Constantinople In one direc-
ton and to Paris In another


So long as am correspondent OF the


NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
| shall write such facts as come to my knowl-
edge, without the fear of the Northern Rad
icals" before my eyes, in perfect belief that
Southern facts are no more to be concealed
than Northern facts, and confident that
Southern readers are able to take care of
themselves, without any care on my part to
discriminate between those facts which may
be published and those which should be sup
pressed. If the Radical organs howl, as my
Democratic friend apprehends,


LET THEM HOWL;


it can only be In ululation over departed
power. And IL 'the success of the Northern
Democracy Is jeopardized thereby" as my
friend feared, why then, the Northern De-
mosracy ought to be in better luck. But one
thing our Northern Democratic friends must
learn, that is that the South declines to be
longer regarded as a dead weight which
the Northern Democracy must ''carry in
eveV campaign" Perhaps our friends will
ascertain this fact about the time the next
Congress is organized. A. c. B.
Year: 1877

Especial to the Democrat.]


LONDON, June 30.--A letter from Erzeroum
says that the Turks collected at Van for the
defense of the country have struck terror into
the whole district The streets of the town
itself reek with their violence and disorders
The Armenian missionaries have taken ref
uge aboard small pleasure boat on Lake
Van. They float about the lake during the
day and sleep in some secluded village at
night.


Another letter gives terrible account Of
outrages and plundering by the Kurds
throughout Armenia, which the authorities
are unable or unwilling to prevent.
Year: 1877

Especial TO the Democrat


New YORK, June 30.-The President and
party arrived here this morning and after
breakfasting took limited express for Wash
ington. The President expressed himself very
much pleased with his trip in New England.
Year: 1877

We call the attention of planters and the trade
to the tice publi-hed in another column by
Messrs Ogden & Bell Of their planters seamless
cotton bags for picking cotton. Messrs Ogden &
Bell have long been known IN our city for their
enterprise and the excellence Of Il cir goods.
What they now offer s su uperior to anything that
has ever been tried before.
Year: 1877




"Your newspapers make great fuss, :"
York to a World reporter, "about the suf-
ferings of the poor man during these
hard times, but I don't see that any of
them notice particularly the diabolical
distress of the rich man."


The reporter wasn't aware that the
rich man suffered at all.


That" said be Of the wealth, 'is be-
cause you don't know anything about it..
Why, sir, Undergo moro actual, absolute
torture in an hour than any poor wretch
in this city. If / hadn't cent in tho
world, I'd have some sympathy, some
rest, some assistance. I'm despised, be-
set, annoyed, condemned, back bitten.
way-lsid.- The papers write editorials
about me. II 60 to church 1 am told
that camel can get through the eye OF
needle slicker than I can go into heaven
II don't dress my family in an extrava
CANT manner hear that I am al old
skindint-if do, l am told that all l
think of my money is to make vulgar
show with it. l suppose l worked as
bard as any man for more than two.
thirds OF my life to accumulate fortune,
but I believe most people think I ought
to give it away and commence over
again. In Winter liks this you have
no idea Of the hardships OF the rich. II
l help all the people who apply to me I
might as we'll go to the poor-house. and
yet all of them expect it. and most of
them, I dare say. are worthy. It's out
of the question. SO they curse me, I
suppose All the benevolent societies,
charities, public institutions and church
organizations have their agents out. I
am waited upon by committees, runners,
cergymen, secretaries. They send me
half bushel OF letters day. They
drop upon nae in the most unexpected
places. They get into my private Office.
They wait at my library before l am ap.
They sit on my front steps. They fol-
low me into the horse-cars. What is q
man to do? II I let them have their
way my name will be parsded as if I
wanted to advertise my charities. II 1
don't, the press will want to know what
he has ever done Tor New York, The
other day reporter came to see me
about my will. He said the public
would like to be informed OF the dispo-
sition Of my property at my decssse. I
suppose if l we're to get cold in my
head there'd be brigade of them quar-.
tered under my windows. I begin to
feel that rich man is disgrace to the
community-that somehow I have com.
mitted crime. don't like to look q
man sqnarely in the face, for fear bis
hatred Of me will show itself, or he will
stop and ask me to loan him thousand
dollars to get his starving family some
food to sat. I tell you sir. this Winter
is awful hard on the rich man. He
doesn't even eat his dinner in peace
How can be when the are 40, 900 who
are dinnerless? His money gets to be 4
reproach to him, and be feels as If he't
like to give the whole of it away in on,
lump and try the luxury of being poo
for awhile. But you needn't say any
thing about that. or I'll have q fresl
battalion here tomorrow, and half tn
idlers in town will be writing me letters
In fact, wouldn't say anything about i
if 1 we're you. but its a fact, the riol
man suffers in hard Winter q good den
more than the poor man. You take m,
word for it. And the poor man dom
pity him bit.
Year: 1877

While General Jewell was our Miniater
in Russia he visited the tanneries of that
country and found out the secret Of the
Russia leather, beloved of book devotses.
The secret is the result OF the use of
birch bark tar with which the skins are
dressed in place of tallow and grease,
the latter substances being so largely
used as food among the lower classes.
This tar, which is carefully saved as it
exudes from the wood when burned. wan
first used as substitute for wheel grease
in Russia, as it is to this day, and then
for the filling and dressing OF skins. By
a system of careful inquiry. and literally
following his nose during his visits to
some of the great Russian tanneres and
curriers' shops, Mr.. Jewell found this
compound in great kettle ready for use,
and thus the mystery was solved Itwas
not expensive. costing about $40 bar
rel, and he Immediately ordered ten bar
rels and sent them to the various leather
manufacturers in this conntry with in.
s,ructions, and the result is that genuine
Russia leather goods are now made in
America, and doubtless will soon be sold
at nearly fifty per cent. below former
prices.
Year: 1877

When young and inexperienced man
has been invited to dissect the turkey,
and is in cold perspiration over the un-
certainty as to which end the wish-bons
10 situated in, nothing pleases him 30
much as to have the scientific person
who 10 present request the company to
watch aud note the beautiful system Of
anatomy displayed in "a fowl.
Year: 1877

The Visalis Dalta tells about a man
named William Richardson, OF Tulare,
who lost his voice in May, 1875. from a
severe cold For meny weeks be could
not even whisper. and for twenty months
or more he could not speak loud word,
although in his usual health and follow.
ing his ordinary occupation. the boys
occasionally joking him about the noise
he made. About month ago be began
involuntarily to speak word or two in
his natural voios. until now he has az
much of the article as anybody, and can
converse as usual.
Year: 1877




INA BANKRUPTCY CASE in Boston
the United States District Court has
very strongly laid down the rule that
no inducements must be offered to
creditors to sigh composition. In
the case referred to the creditors
asked leave to record a composition,
but the court refused it because 1t
appeared that the signature of one Of
the creditors had been obtained by
another creditor, who told the signer
that he would consider the signature
a personal favor, upon the strength of
which his trade would in the future
be given to the signer. This fact, the
court held, vitiated the composition,
not merely destroying the effect of the
signature. 1t further neld that in such
a case it made no difference that the
composition was advantageous to the
creditors. .r Ii4.a
Year: 1877

Judge Mackey, OF South Carolina, was
inl Macan. Ca, last week, and gave to
the editor Of the Telegraph and Messen
ger an account Of his visit to Gov. Hayes
and said that the following were the ex
act words used by the Governor on that
occasion, they having been committed
to writing at the time. Gov. Hayes
said: "I regard the presidential contest
in the form that it has assumed, as most
uncertain as to its result. Ishall perform
no act to influence that result, but do say
unreservedly that the great need Of the
South is good government, and If am
President shall use all legitimate agen.
cies to foster the establishment in that
long disturbed section Of Intelligent and
honest local self-government."
Year: 1877

Senator Bayard said yesterday that the
man mustbe blind who doesn't see that the
whole drift of public opinion is ag INST
party scheming. Yes, against the party
shameless fraud and political felony.
The man must indeed be blind who does
not see that the people remember with
hot indignation the theft of their highest
office, and that they intend to have a
reckoning with the thieves. If this is
what the Delaware Senator meant, he
showed the perception of statesman.-
~ Sun,
Year: 1877

Mr.. Thomas Beale, who was the sur |
geon Of a South Sea whaling ship, and
who afterward printed Z" History of
the Sperm Whale" gives an interesting
account of his encounter while on the
BONN Islands, with q small octopus
which had been washed ashore and left
by the receding tide. 1t seemed fright
ened at first, and endeavored to escape,
and in trying to detain it he pressed on
one of its legs with his foot. He con-
tinues "But, although made use of
considerable force for that purpose, it's
strength was 80 great that it several
times quickly liberated it's member in
spite of all the efforts / could employ in
this way on wet, slippery rocks. now
laid hold of one it's tentacles with my
hand, and held it firmly, so that the
limb appeared as if it would be torn
asunder by our united strength. soon
gave it powerful jerk, wishing to dis
| engage it from the rocks to which it
clung so forcibly by its suckers, which it
! effectually resisted but the moment
after, the apparently enraged animal
lifted its head, with its large eyes pro-
jecting from the middle of its body, and
letting go its hold on the rocks sprang
upon my arm, which L had previously
barred to the shoulder, and clung with its
suckers to it with great power, endeavor-
ing to get its beak, which 1 could now
see between the roots of its arms, in
position to bite A sensation of horror
this monstrous animal had affixed itself
firmly to my arm. It's cold, shiny grasp
was extremely sickening, and imme-
dately called aloud to the captain, who
was searching for shells at some distance,
to come and release me from my dis.
gusting assailant. He quickly arrived,
and taking me down to the boat, during
which was employed in keeping the
beak away from my hand, quickly re.
leased me by destroying my tormentor
with boat-kuife, when L disengaged it
by portions at time. This animal
must have measured across its extended
arms about four feet, while its body was
not larger than large clenched hand.
This little fellow, which it took two men
to destroy, when he was out Of his native
element, was hardly one-tenth the size
of the one in New York"


The octopus has another means OF
self-protection, which, though never
failing in the water, is useless when
he happens to be stranded on the
shore. He is provided with remarka
BILE organ, commonly called his "inA
bag" which is filled with dense fluid
When frightened or disturbed he dis
charges this in such quantities as to dis
Scolor the water for considerable space
above and around him, and under cover
of its inky darkness he propels himself
swiftly from the place of danger.
Year: 1877

An abstract from a paper read before
the French Academy of Science gives
the result of numerous experiments
made by exposing milk to different tenn
peratures ranging from 80 deg. Fair. to
100 deg. Fahr. The following facts were
elected


l. The rise of cream is more rapid Us
the temperature to which the milk is ex-
posed approaches 32 deg.


2. The volume of cream is greater
when the milk has been efficiently
cooled.


3. The yield OF butter is also greater
when the milk has been exposed to a
very low temperature.


4. Finally, the SKINNED milk, the
butter, and the cheese are of better
quality when prepared under the above
circumstances.


While it is impossible to offer salts
factory explanation as to the reason why
artificial cold should produce beneficial
effect upon the yield and quality of pro-
ducts derived from the milk, it is prob
able that it may tend to arrest that
Preventative decomposition which is 80
prone to set in with organic fluids, and
thus, by preventing incipient alteration,
indirectly TO improve the quality OF the
material.


The practice of warming the dairy in
the winter time so as TO maintain its at.
mosphere at a constant temperature OF
about so deg, is therefore Objectionable
the pans should stand in running water
at as low temperature as can be practi-
cably obtained. Home and Farm.
Year: 1877

There are not wanting instances Of
persons who have hanged themselves, Or
suffered themselves to be hanged, from
motives of curiosity OF amusement. A
remarkable case Of this latter description
formed the subject some years ago of
one of those many curious Investigations
which have taken place from time to
time at Bow street.


On April 10, 1872, two men Were
charged before the magistrates under the
following curious circumstances A
constable who was passing along Hemp
stead road on the previous evening OBJ
served q stout man six feet high hanging
by his neck from n lamp-post attached to
wall, having been tied up and turned
off just before by a short man. The
officer rushed to the spot, and when he
arrived there the handkerchief by which
the tall man was suspended gave way,
and he fell to the ground. His eyes were
protruding from their sockets, and he
was nearly "gone )" but. on recovering
himself sufficiently to stagger ON his
legs, he Immediately struck the officer so
violent blow on the nose as nearly to
knock him down. Both men We're with
difficulty secured, when they explained
that the tall man who was being hanged
was simply paying "debt of honor"


The two had been "tossing" in the
afternoon, first for money, then for
clothes the tall man having won the
others jacket, trousers and shoes, they
agreed to toss up which should hang the
other The short man won the toss, and
forthwith proceeded to hang the tall man
on the lamp-post. The tall man urged
that had he won the toss he would in like
manner have assuredly hanged the short
man but the magistrates, expressing
their horror and disgust at the whole
story, sentenced both prisoners To find
bail for their good behavior. Not hav-
ing bail they were committed TO Bride
we'll. Pail Nal Gazette.
Year: 1877

The Shelbyville (Tenn.) Gazette is
responsible for this hen story A hen
made a nest in box in a baggage car,
and in the course of time had fifteen
eggs, and stuck to them through thick
and thin, night and day, except to step
of the train occasionally, while it waited,
TO get food, and at last Matched thirteen
chickens, Notwithstanding the rumbling,
rolling process the eggs passed through.
Mr.. Shiver baggage MASTERY says that
after the setting process began, she
would frequently, when off the nest in
search of food and water, get left by the
train at Shelbyville, and sometimes at
Watrace and ON such occasions she
would quietly wait for the train to re-
turn, and sometimes meet it as it came
in sight, and fly into the baggage car
and get ON to the nest Immediately.
When the train stopped for wood she
would sometimes fly out to get some
thing TO eat, and when the car-bell rang,
she would fly back Immediately. She
would sometimes manifest her Joy when
the train appeared by cackling at a high
rate. Mother and chickens are doing
well
Year: 1877

Did You ever see that little mite of a
newsboy who goes skipping about Fourth
street in the vicinity of the Gazette and
CONNER cial offices like the last mosquito
in ahouse full of fat boarders just in from
the country Well, that boy isn't
much bigger than q washerwoman's
bank account, but he can sell more
papers than full grown man. It's
really interesting to see him flying about
the street like a chicken hunting fol it's
head-frst on one side--then over to the
other-tumbling about under peoples
feet-climbing up mans leg to shove
paper into his face-losing his hat and
running back to get there one minute
away down yonder the next-all eyes
and ears seeing every hand that starts
toward a pocket, and getting at the side
of its owner before the nickle can see
daylight. He's little, but he's "busi-
ness" and is said to support widowed
mother by his exertions. We don't
think the sluggard would fool away any
time in keeping an eye ON him for a
spell. -CiRcinaGH Sunday Breakfast
Table.
Year: 1877

A writer in an exchange has the fol-
lowing to say about tea The nose is one
of the best judges for Distinguishing
good tea, and how to prepare tea prop
erly art teaches us. To obtain beverage
very aromatic and only in a small degree
astringent you must infuse the tea for
half an hour in very small quantity Of
cold water, and then add the boiling
water, pouring the tea, before it is very
brown, into the cup. The cold water
saturates the whole texture of the leaves
and produces the same advantages as
when we wish to obtain good broth from
butchers meat, and the boiling water
separates the tannin from the caffeine,
which is precipitated when the infusion
begins to grow cold. In effect, il you
take tea in the Russian fashion, in a
drinking glass, you will see the tea grow
turbid almost as soon as it is poured
out 1 think it is wise to take only the
first infusion, which contains from four
to six times as much useful substance as
the second. This last has the incon-
venience of being only in very small
degree aromatic and i'll a high degree
astringent. The addition of few drops
Of lemon juice, or of any other vegetable
acid, renders tea more exciting; and this
custom prevails among poor Chinese and
many Russians. The addition of an
alkali, on the contrary, makes tea Less
stimulating and in some measure mar.
cotical. In Chinese Tartary, in Cash
mere, and in other countries of Asia,
the leaves of tea are eaten, cooked il
various modes with butter, -four and
soda, and the richness of the leaves il
albumine explains their nutritive power
It is said in the travels of Hue, CADET
Auchterlony and others, that good
soup of tea is one OF the best ailments
for those about to undertake fatiguins
Journeys i'll lofty mountains. Tea ex


cites the movements of tile heart les


than coffee, is less hostile to sleep, ant


is less fit to sustain intellectual labor


but more than coffee it increases tn


eliminative activity of the skin AM


respiration. In many persons it pro


duces an astringent effect on the intes


tine and troublesome constipation


More than everything, experience avail
eth to indicate to any one whether, froI


the state of his nerves, his brain or hi


digestion, he ought to prefer tea c
coffee. In every fashion it seems to b
proved that after dinner the Chinese lei
ought to be preferred to the Abyssinia
berry. In very cold countries and c
very cold days, and consequently vii
supreme reason in the Arctic zone, tt
is the best of drinks, as all travele
have demonstrated. DIR. Kane did III


hesitate to call tea the "great panac'


of A. cite teave'." The excessive use
tea, especially green tea, produces o.
stinate wakefulness, nervous trembling
, convulsions, cramps of the stomach, pa
pitations of the heart and SO on.
Year: 1877

AUGUSTA, Me, Jan, 4 Gov, Copnor's
inaugural message concludes that heated
presidential contest has not been followed,
as is customary. by the acknowledged elee-
ton of the candidate OF one party, and ready
submission of the defeated party to the re-
suit; but there S no present reason for
forebodIng; partisan clamor will b. hushed
in the maj este presence of the law of the
land when the time comes for it to manifest
and assert itself. Without doubt the tri-
bunal upon which devolveS the settlement
of the vexed question, is composed of men
chosen OF the nation for wisdom and pa
trotism. They will establish the right by
clear proof of law and ancient custom. and
that the general voice of the law abiding
people will accept their decision.
Year: 1877

a SERIOUS blow at the existence of
Mormonism may be dealt very shortly
by the United States Supreme court.
About two years ago George Reynolds,
Brigham Young's private secretary,
having been indicted for bigamy, was
tried in the Third District court for
the Territory of Utah, before Judge
White, who came to the Territory
from Alabama, appointed by President
Grant. He was convicted, appealed to
the Supreme court of the Territory,
and there the conviction was affirmed
lie then appealed to the Supreme court
OF the United States, where the ap-
peal is now pending. Besides some
minor questions raised Mt the trial with
reference to the empannelling Of the
jury the question of the constitutional
ity of the law Of Congress of July /,
1852, Furnishing bigamy, was squarely
presented to the lower court, and was
determined, and is now in the record of
the case in the Supreme court. 1t has
been pending in the Supreme court of
the United States since about the first
OF the year 1876. 1t is very desirable
that this case should be heard as soon
as possible. in the Supreme court. 1t
being criminal case it is supposed to
be entitled to precedence, and if so an
opportunity is given to the United
States Supreme court to dispose both of
it and the question involving the con-
stitutionality Of the statute alluded to
at once.
Year: 1877

\ DISPATCH from Berlin says: The
impression prevails in diplomatic circles
that the German government desires q
termination of the war; that it will ad-
here fully and freely to whatsoever con-
ditions Russia may resolve TO exact,
and that it has resolved neither itself
to advance any obstacle, nor, so far ds
it can help, to permit any other power
to hinder the extinction of Turkey rs
European power.
Year: 1877

THE Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph
company has rescinded its decision to
divide all of the Franklin telegraph
stock in its possession among the At
lantie stockholders by way of dividend.