smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878




Much has been said during the past
week in reference to granting the re-
quest of the Phoenix Fire Company for
the loan of the old bell to be placed in
the tower in the rear of their engine
house. do not see what objections the
Historical Society can have to granting
their request. The bell can certainly be
put to better use than it is at present,
stored away among the archives of the
Society, and the firemen have already
pledged their word to return it when re-
quested. A large amount of valuable
property lies in the Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth Wards of the city, and the only
alarm received by the rest of the Fire
Department when fire occurs in that
locality, is the Phoenix carriage going
ost of the house. Place the bell in
charge of this company, and the Historl-
cal Society, am confident, will quietly
acquiesce. BY so doing they will not
only grant the company favor, but also
do justice to property-holders in the
Southeastern and Eastern part of the
city. d.
Year: 1878

The committee have reduced the price
of admission to the concert Miss Bare on
Thursday night, in the Opera House to
80 and IS cents She Is beautiful singer
but aside from this the good cause ought
10 draw a full house.
Year: 1878

Golden Medical Discovery
Is alternative. or blood cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Pee toral.
Golden Medical Discovery
Is a Cholagogue, or Liver Stimulant
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1878



 This is to locale the capital at Phe nix or Florence. We name Pheni, first simply because, if once there, i could hardly be removed again. Ever another huge fraud as that committed by Ysvapai in 1876, could not take tn, capital from Phenix. As population is now tending, Pima, Pinal snt Yuma could in few years, locate i at any point they would agree upon but these counties engaged in no fraud to get or retain the capital, and hay, no desire to keep il on wheels by the just power they will soon possess, noi even by the honest means they would now possess but for the Ysvapai frauds These counties want laws honestly and fairly enacted aud likewIse enforced Thus far every bill of much importance before the several legislatures, has been subject to the baleful influence ol the capital question. and, as the cap. Ital is now located, the same evIl in- fluence will continue. We did not in. tend to agitate this question at this time, but Yavapai is already pleading to be let alone in the possession of her i'll gotten advantage. This seems to argue that there Is an available majori- ty in both houses favorable to another removal, and the discussion points to Phenix as the unlucky place to re- move it-although owing to its central position, PhenIx may be able to per- manently retain it. Pima has had enough of capital. She long enough felt the humllIatiug position it compel led her to take to retain it while she did. She now enjoys seeing Yava- pal with this additional load to car ", especially as Pima is more rapidly increasing in wealth and population than any other county. But Pima wants the capital located where it will stay, and so far as we can learn it is her conviction that Pheuix is that place; she also wants the public busi- ness of the Territory to be transacted without reference to local squabbleS; i; she wants Legislation upon Its merits and not swayed by corruption; she and all other counties know that the capital struggle was not settled by change 10 Prescott. but that it may be settled by the proposed change.

 Should the members find upon as- sembling at Prescott that they cannot agree to remove the capital, they should wholly drop the subject for the session; but if they can agree. it ought to be the first bill passed and thus pre- vent the base and corrupting subject from influencing action on all bills of importance.
Year: 1878

was uninjured. The mystery, how
ever, is, how did it find its way
there? The beans, we believe,
came direct from Egypt, and OF
course, as some one must have lost
the ring in that country, means
were taken, and we believe with
success, to find the rightful owner,
The far-traveled ring has returned
to the East" In the Scotsman of
January 8, 1878, a correspondent
gives this curious instance of the
loss and recovery Of a ring: "About
three weeks ago two gentlemen
were out fishing on Loch Eriboli,
northwest of Sutherlandshire, and
one Of them dropped a valuable ring
into the water. Last week fisher,
man on the same loch had among
his haul pretty large cod, and in,
side it was found the identical rine
safe and sound. The fisherman
was handed pound note on his re-


turning the ring to the owner"
Year: 1878

Two GASES Of leprosy among the
Chinese in San Francisco have
given rise TO considerable apprehen-
sion. One of the lepevs was found
lying abandoned in the street in the
Chinese quarter of the city, and his
countrymen passed him by in
throngs, refusing to give him relief
in any form or to touch him. lie
was placed by white men in a fruit
wagon, from which a load of or
anges had just been sold, aAd was
taken to the Chinese hospital, but
was there denied admission. lie
was then taken to the hospital OF
the city prison, The other leper
was discovered in the jail, and was
utilized as a lecture specimen by
the Academy Of Sciences. These
paSep will show whether the fear o
oontagion displayed by the country


men of the sufferers is well founded


for the two wretches were freely
handled by white men. The intro


duction Of leprosy into tho llaw


aiian Islands has been a great Ca


lamity to them, and the possibilt,


OF q similar curse to California i


not viewed with equanimity. IL
Year: 1878

What q glorious privilege it is to
a woman to be able to hold the
candle for q great man. The wife
of the gifted gabbler, Joseph Cook,
is only known as being "a sort Of
private secretary" to her husband.
When he sees in a newspaper a
paragraph pertinent to the scien-
tifc method, he marks it with a
crayOn. Newspaper correspondents
are careful to note that it is red
crayon he uses. So important do
triles become in connection with
true greatness. After looking over
them he tosses the newspapers aside
helter-skelter, great-man fashion.
His wife meekly gathers them up
and examines each to find the in
tellectual red crayon mark. She
cuts out such extracts as are indi-
Gated and puts them in a scrap
book. This is the way she i'm
proves her mind daily. She never
thinks of being intellectual on her
own hook. To bo known as the
humble assistant of the greatest
wind-bag of his time is honor
enough for her, Happy Mrs. Joe
Cook
Year: 1878

what extent the disease now exists
there among the Chinese is not
known, and there is no way of dis
covering. The mortality returns
report nearly all the deaths that
occur among them to result from
''causes unknown" and a large pro-
portion of them may be owing to
this disease. Now that it is known
to exist in the city, it becomes i'm
pOrtant to learn under what condi-
tions it is infectious.
Year: 1878

intimation that "the people are de-
lighted with the idea of being able
to get their orders for American
goods filled not only more promptly,
but also at much cheaper rates than
the English traders have put their
goods upon the market"
Year: 1878

A practical Joker, a prudent man
withal, had gone to cafe and or
dered o three-masted schooner Of
beer, when friend appears at the
door and beckons him TO go out for
a minute. The intending drinker
is afraid that in his absence some
one may get away with the liquid,
when the happy thought strikes
him, and he wraps round the han
die Of the mug a scrap of paper in
scribed; 81 have spit in thisP'
With a light heart he hastens to
the door, communicates with his
friend, and returns to find written
in another hand beneath his warn
ing; $50 have I~-[New York
World.
Year: 1878

ghuhhNAo


The Fife Herald Of May 25, 1876,
told the story of valuable find
thus: "0ne morning last week a
workman at West Bridge Flour
Mills, Cupar, while in the act of
washing quantity Of Egyptian
beans, had his attention directed to
something sparkling at the bottom
of the vessel. lie at once lifted the
article, which proved to be a yalu-
able diamond ring Of chaste work
manship in fine gold. There had
originally been seven diamonds in
The ring, but one had been lost out
of the setting; otherwise the ring
Year: 1878




London Timesl


The principal function of the
governor general of Canada is to
keep alive a sense of the real and
intimate connection between the
colonists and the mother country.
The colonistS cannot doubt that
such a connection exists when they
see among them one of the prin-
cesses Of the royal family of Eng.
land. The governor generalship
opens a career to the Marquis Of
Lorne that may be of some COM
pensation for the political activity
from which his marriage cuthim of
at home. He is well known, intel
ligent, cultivated, with an interest
in the colonial empire of England,
of which he gave proof in his early
travels and writings. He inherits
the political reputation of one OF
the governing families" of Great
Britain; and in Canada, so abun-
dainty peopled by Scottish settlers,
his heirship of Macallnm Moore
will count fora good deal. But the
most significant consequences Of
the Marquis of Lorne's appoint
ment, will be, if we are not mista.
ken, the effect on public opinion in
Canada of its bare announcement
1t will be hailed, we have no doubt
as the most popular act Of policy
that the imperial government hai
ever carried out since the Dominion
was founded.
Year: 1878

from the Chicago Journal. Nov. 5.


A correspondent writing from Columbus. Neb-s
VISA peculiar incident occurred here few
months since. the particulars Of which have JUST
learned. II was on the day the memorable cyclone
passed over Lone Tree and Clarks. The sky was
streakod in the northwest with vivid flashes Of light.
and a terrible rumbling sound made known that
dreadful storm imminent massive black
cloud was extending whirling finger toward the
earth and sweeping with great fury whatever caino
before It, Jenne-a girl who working ut a cer-
tain hotel here-was busy at the stove preparing for
the next meal Hearing rattle at the side door Jen-
ME went to the door and opened it. IA she did 81
she caught from the doorway by tho whirling
wind and carried the house. turning round and
round ia the air she went, and after approaching
the ground on the other side she again and was
taken by the whirng wind over the stores and dwell
ings distance of threc-fourths of mile being low
cred that her feet could touch the ground IA many
eight times during the trip Exhausted. but In an
position she at last lowered to the earth as
lightly feather would fall. having received no ma
terial injury though almost frantic with fright. Tho
storm proceeded it, way. leaving her In sight OK
the town. and in half hour she again put In an APP
pearance at the hotel where anxious friends we're Do
wailing her sudden and mysterious departure
Year: 1878

The Strasshurg Gazette relates that
Prince bismarck, when asked by foreign
diplomatist to write in an album, fouad
on the page on which he was requested to
write, the autographs Of GuizOt and Thiers
The former had written Il have learned
in my life two rules of prudence. The
first is to forgive much; the second is
never to forget" Under this Theirs had
put "a little forgetting would not detract
from the sincerity Of the forgiveness. y
Bismarck added, "As for me, l have
learned to forget much and ask to be for.
given much"
Year: 1878

BY SIR ROBERT GRANT.
Saviour. when in dust 20 thee
Low we bow the adoring knee;
When, repensant, TO the skies
Scarce we lift our weeping eyes
o, BY ell thy pains and woe,
Suffered once for man below,
Bending from thy throne or high,
Hear our solemn litanyi
BY thy helpless infant years:
By thy life Of want and tears;
By thy days Of sore distress
In the savage wilderness;
By the dread mysterious hour
OF the insulting tempter's power
Turn, o. turn a fevoring eye,
Hear our solemn litanyi
By the sacred griefs that wept
Der the grave where Lazarus slept;
By the bOding tears that flowed
Over Salem's loved abode;
BY the anguished sigh that told
Treachery lurked within the fold
From thy seat above the sky
Hear our solemn litany
BY thine hour of dire despair;
By thine agony of prayer;
By the cross the wall, the thorn,
Piercing spear. and torturing scOrn;
By the gloom that yeiled the skies
Der the dreadful sacrifice
Listen 10 our humble cry.
Hear our solemn litany
By thy deep expiring groan:
By the sad sepulchral stone;
BY the vault whose dark abode
Held in vain the rising God
o, from earth 70 heaven restored,
Mighty, reaseended Lord
Listen, listen to the cry
OF our solemn litanyl
Year: 1878

Hearts most of US have, but we keep
them so clOsecased and padlocked-we
wear an outside so hard or dry--that little
or none of the love that may be within
escapes to gladden. those around us. And
so life passes without any Of the sweeten-
ing to society that comes when affection
Is not felt but expressed.
Year: 1878

Some time since the suggestion was
made in these columns, about the time that
the wild geese were doing so much damage
to the wheat fields, that profitable busi-
ness could BE- started in the way of shoot
ing and trapping them for canning pur-
poses. Meat is an article which is every
year becoming more scarce, and there are
thousands of families in the Eastern States
who, while they cannot afford fresh meat,
muy be able to use canned meats. We
see now that movement is on foot in San
Francisco to start factory for the pur-
pose Of putting up hare. Fresno county
abOunds in this species of game, and the
San Francisco market receives them by
the ear load. That county could furnish
the rabbits for very large canning estab-
lishment located in their midst, and not
miss the rabbits much either Where
they are so numerous they become terri
BILE nuisance, and it would be blessing to
the farmers to have them killed off. 1t
is estimated by the originators of this en-
terprise that enough hare can be killed in
Fresno county to enable them to put up
one million two-pound cans every year
The hides will be utilized for gloves and
the fur saved for various uses. Some idea
may be had of the number of rabbits in
testing that section when old hunters are
willing to take contract to funish $780,
600 hare3 every year.-SaH Fdaciseo CAL


CINDERs IN THE EYE.-Persons tray
elling much by railway are subject to con-
tinual annoyance from the flying cinders.
On getting into the eyes they are not only
painful for the moment, but are often the
cause of long suffering that ends in a total
loss of sight. A very simple and effective
cure is given by the Mining and Scientific
Press, and is within the reach of every
one, and would prevent much suffering
and expense were it more generally known.
1t is simply one or two grains of faxseed
1t is said they may be placed in the eye
without injury or pain to that delicate or
gan, and shortly they begin to swell and
dissolve glutinous substance that covers
the ball Of the eye, enveloping any foreign
substance that may be in it. The irrita-
tion or cutting of the membrane is thus
prevented, and the annoyance may soon
be washed out 4 dozen of these grains
slowed away in the vest pocket may prove,
in an emergency, worth their number in
! gold.
Year: 1878

Why is it right to steal from the govern- ment?

 Why Jim Anderson should get off so much easier than Ananias

 Why is it a wrong to kill the man who says he told you SO? Why the boys who made the Fourth of July odorous and hideous with gunpowder from 1840 to 1856, inclusive, are speeches. with indignation at the depraved and vicious tastes of the boys who want to enjoy the same kind of a celebration in 1878? Why people always discuss European poli- tics as though they understood them?

 Why man should always get mad if you frankly, and for his own good tell him he is making an ass of himself?

 Why is it so hard to find man when you want to borrow money of him

 Why is it so hard to borrow the money after you have found him?

 Why man always wishes he had chosen some other profession?

 Why man is always going to take vaca- tion 'next summer ?"

 Why man thinks every year that he wont be as big fool this year as he was last Why he is, though, all the same? Why man never tries to beat down the price of a railroad ticket? Why everybody affects a profound knowl- edge of growing crops and crop prospects !?

 Why men always lie about the size of the fish they catch and the number of ducks they shoot? What girl ever sees in great, selfish. de- celtfui hulking animal of man to marry him for, anyhow Burlington Hasokeye
Year: 1878

The following question is one which Collec- tor Beard of Boston says that he has never has never seen answered, namely: When the un- limited currency party get into power and pre- sent delighted people with five hundred mil lion paper ''dollars," how is this sum to he put into circulation We have reason to he ieve that the plans of the greenback crowd will be as follows: The government will buy up private mortgages to the extent of thai amount. For instance, suppose that a mans house IS mortgaged to the nearest bank for one thousand dollars, on which sum he nays inc bank sixty dollars year interest. The govern ment steps forward with its five hundred mil

 lions and says to him: 'Let me became tbe holder of that mortgage. Here are one thou sand dollars; pay off the bank with it and tnrn the mortgage over to me. will only ask vo,, for four and a half per centum interest which IS about what get for my bonds. In this wav you will save fifteen dollars year and shall get one thousand dollars of my five hundred millions into circulation" If such a nlan could be carried..Out how many days would it take to circulate the five hundred millions or twice that sum? After Peter had thus been robbed to the extent of five hundred millions to pay Paul, and it is found that the firm of Peter & Paul-the country-is no richer, but great deal poorer, another dose will be tried: and what greenback "dollar" will be worth the1, only the man in the moon, who in all probabilitysn those days will be Secretary off the Treasury, is able to tell a.-lE
Year: 1878

DORCHESTER, MAss., June Il, DR H, R, STEvENs:-

 Dear Sir,-I feel it my duty to say one word in gard to the great benefit have received from the of of the greatest wonders of the word is Vegetine I have been one of the greatest sufferers for the last eight years that ever could be living do sincerely thank God and your Vegetine for the relief have got. The Rheumatism has pained me to such extent, that my feet broke out in For can walk and sleep and do my work well ever did, and must say owe it all to your blood purifier, 'Vegetine

 VEGErINE The great success of the VEGET1NE as cleanser ans. purifier of the blood is shown beyond

 doubt by the great numbers who have taken it, and received immediate relief with such remarkable cures
Year: 1878

LONDON Oct 15The Mark Lane Express, in its review Of
the BItth Corn Trade for the past week. About


the Of Wheat has been secured and roots


se we'll but the prices Obnabe for all sorts OF agricultural
produce have fallen low that the can hardly be
munoraye for farmers But within afew DAYS, some
OF reaction have been noticeable at any rate as re-
CARDS sound parcels suitable for milling which have advanced


from the lowest point in several OF the provincial
markets ImpOrtso foreign Wheat into London have again
been liberal being 900 for the ending Friday
Is somewhat curious to observe that there Is decrease IN
the stock Of Wheat in London compared with 1871 Wen
Wheat the water in the railway gran
the st OF October computed by The Secretary OF
the Corn Exchange rather 100000 whereas
this they little 550OD0 Tho decrease Is
probably apparent rather than real The larger ef are ac-
cUstOmed 60 buy considerable quantities L., which on
reaching shores necessarily included in the arrival


list but being taken the mills and private warehouses
do not figure among the STOCK In port The stocks OF Maize
show OF abou 90 900 and Oats decrease OF
$4,000 Qrs Last Monday there improved de-
foreign Wheat from country mlers but the sales
quite retail character The transactions during the
remainder Of the week moved within very narrow mts at
repetition Mondays prices Feeding Corn Is generally dull
and difficult move the turn being against the seer"
Year: 1878

sorting hard that generally nds
It's TO the limits Of collar II would doubtless do
some OF butter makers good 10 spend week In the city and
observe the through which lots Butter must
go ere they disposed Of sweet Cream Creamery b arrv
ing freely AID has sale 22023c Entire Diaries
not running very good and difficult TO get over l9c for
anything Offering though sales Of Strictly Prime Good have
been made at zoe Western Butter feels tho depression
equally much state declined in about the
proportion. On the whole dull with encouraging
signs for future u VII Quotations:
Year: 1878

WHERE TIE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS.-The
unfortunate debtor class has more TO suffer
before the relief Will certainly come, hut the
tightest strain Is over, and the prospect is
encouraging II congress and the state legiS-
latures and the municipalities viii make a
united effort to cut down the expenditures
Of the general and local government. and go
back to republican simplicity and honorable
economy. TIE dar of relief viii he astened-
Ii the people VIII protect themselves tins
fall by electirg members of congress ano.
state legislatures worthy to be trusted and
capable OF carrying ont wise policy, they
will contribute largely to the desired end.
Year: 1878

The DEMOCRATS need be in no hurry
about a candidate for president in 1880.
They may congratulate themselves that some
of the gentlemen ambitious 10 I'll that
office are already doing what lies IN their
power 10 establish their unftness for the
place. Let the scalps Of the unqualified lie
ranidly hung mp until they make long row:
The way for the right man will be rendered
all the palmer.
Year: 1878

As SOON as the annual settlement of
the respective mints and assay Offices at
New York shall have been completed,
the purchase Of silver bullion for coin
age into dollars will be resumed under
the regulations heretofore in force; but
no offer at q price above the equivalent
OF the London rate, computed at the
present rate or sterling rate Of exchange
viii be considered or accepted, and all
purchases win be paid for in standard
silver dollars,
Year: 1878

HERE is the currency plank of the
Illinois Republican platform:


We are opposed to any further con-
traction Of the greenback currency, and
are In favor of such currency, a. can be
maintained at par with and convertible
into coin at the will Of the holder. We
are In favor Of such currency being re-
ceived for import duties, and We depre-
cate the defeat Of the recent bill for
that purpose by the Democratic House
OF RepreeentatiYeS.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


New York, Nov. 12.-The Times Wash
ington special says Lord Salisbury's reply
to Secretary Evarts has been received in
Washington, and the probability is that
the Halifax award will be paid.


The Herald says the amount of the Hal
ifax award is about II cents per capita for
each inhabitant of the United States. The
number of our citizens is small indeed who
would not prefer to pay their share
than to witness protracted diplomatic
hlggling over subject which
touches the National honor. Our Govern
ment having fully set forth its views we
trust it will not pursue the controversy
We are sorry Congress rendered it necessary
for the Secretary of State to make any rep
resentations at all. When we agreed to re-
fer the question to arbitration we virtually
bound ourselves to abide by the
decision. whatever it might be. We can
not honorablv take refuge behind any of
the arguments so skillfully set forth by the
Secretary of State, much less are we enti-
tied to take advantage of our own impru-
dence or want of foresight.