smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

1t will be seen by the above that even with


the unfavorable figures of the business of
1873 added in, the record for seven years to-
gether is by no means unfavorable to the
companies; the total losses incurred during
this period amounting to but SO per cent. Of
Year: 1879

LManKatO Unl0n-Rep.


Ihe people of the State, we think, will be
the gamers in the long run, for they will
ma IN Gen. Baker exactly the material de-
sired for chiet magistrate of our great State
next taH' position which will place him in
closer and much more agreeable relation
to the people of our great commonwealth.
than If his splendid abilities were cramped
and confined to the use of the sextant, quad
rant, tripod and theodolite.
Year: 1879

Life IS too short to nurse ones misery. Hurry them across the lowland, that you may finger longer on the mountain tops.

 The keenest abuse of our enemies will not hurt us so much in the estimation of the discerning as the einjudiciouspraise of our friends.

 The chief art in learning is to attempt but little at a time. The widest excur- sions of the mind are made by short flights, frequently repeated. Opportunity is the flower of time, and as the stalk may remain when the flower is cut off, so time may remain with us when opportunity is gone forever. Abstemiousness and frugality are the best bankers. They sow a handsome interest and never dishonor a draft drawn upon them by their humblest customer.

 Cheerfu.ness is just as natural to the heart of man in strong health as color to his cheek; and wherever there is habitual gloom, there must either be bad air, unwholesome food, improperly severe. labor, or erring habits of life.

 Our fortune depends enli irely upor ex- ternal causes, but our happiness pon ourselves. Its principal ingredier 5 are manly mind, an affectiOnate heart, and . temperate imagination. The first has the power to disarm affliction; the sec- ond to double every enjoyment; the last to guard us from wild wishes and vain nIlrSJlitq
Year: 1879

It has been before stated that an ex- perienced farrier in England was advo- eating the abolishment of korseshoeing, and now a writer in the London IEnaes has been trying the experiment, and thus reports: When my pony's shoes were worn out had them removed, and gave him months rest at grass. with an oc- casional drive of mile or two on the high road while his hoofs were harden ing. The result at first seemed doubtful. The hoof was thin shell, and kept chipping away until it had worked down beyond the holes of the nails by which the shoes had been fastened. After this the hoof grew thick and hard, quite un- like what it had been before. now put the pony to full work, and he stands it we'll He is more sure-footed; his tread is almost noiseless; his hoofs are in no danger from the rough hand of the farrier; and the change altogether has been clear gain, without anything to set against it. My pony, may add, was between four and five years old-rising four, fancy, is the correct phrase. He had been regularly shod up to the pres ent year.
Year: 1879

Look on the bright side-it is the right side. The times may be hard, but it will make them no easier to wear a gloomy and sad countenance. It is the sunshine and not the cloud that gives beauty to the flower There is always before or around us that which should cheer and fill the heart with warmth and gladness. The sky is blue ten times where it is black once You have troubles, it may be. So have others. None are free from them-and perhaps it is as well that none should be- They give sinew and tone to life-fortitude and courage to man. That would be a dull sea, and the sailor would never acquire skill, were there nothing to disturb its surface. It is the duty of every one to extract all the happiness and enjoyment he can from within and without him, and. above all, he should look on the bright side. What though things do look a little darkp The lane will have turning, and the night will end in broad day In the long run the great balance lights itself. What appears i'll becomes well-that which anoears wrong, right
Year: 1879

Very few of the sudden deaths which are said to arise from diseases of the heart do really arise from that cause. To ascertain the real origin of the sudden deaths, an experiment was tried and re- ported to scientific congress at Stras- burg. Sixty-six cases of sudden death were made the subject of . thorough post-mortem examinations; in these cases only two were found who died from diseases of the heart. Nine out of sixty-six had died of apoplexy, while there were forty-six cases of congestion of the lungs; that is, the lungs were so full of blood that they could not work, not being room enough for & sufficient amount of air to support life. The causes that produce congestion of the lungs are cold feet, tight clothing, costive because sitting still until chilled after being warmed with labor or rapid walk, go- ing too suddenly from close room into the air, especially after speaking, too nasty walking. or running to catch train, etc. These causes of sudden death being known, an avoidance for them may serve to lengthen many valua- ble lives, which would otherwise be lost under the verdict of the heart com plaint That disease is supposed to be inevitable and incurable; hence many may not take the pains they would to avoid sudden death, if they knew it lay in their power.
Year: 1879

horE HI fERrs BkrrrR.-Nov that the I,rv.


'siafnre has adjourned, we trust that our friend


OF the Topeka C0mmoRxealI will recover his


eqnaniinity of temper, and get in good humor


once more Ever since the Legislature assem-


bled, he has been in distressing state of mind,


and 1t has seemed to us that he has done moth


ing bnt grumble, and growl, and scoId. He


growied about George Martin; scolded because


Martin was reelected; and grumbled about


everything connected with the State Printer


ship after the election. He grow wled because the


Republicans held no caucus; because Sid. Clarke


was elected Speaker; about the formation of


committees, and about the Speakers rulings.


He grumbled through the Senatorial election
grumbled because an investigation was ordered;
and growled all through the investigation. We


want to see the editor of the Commonwealth sue
ceed; but if the truth must be told, we don't
think that the Republican party of Kansas
owes everything to him. He must remember
that he once went astray himself and abused
the Republican party as only Greeley screech-
er could and that after this performance, he
was given fat post-ofice, down in Texas We
believe that Republican newspaper men should
have liberal share in the fat takes; but when
it comes to giving them out, are there not edit
ors in Kansas who have worked harder and very
much longer in the harness than the editor of
the CoamoHreaih; men who have always
stood mp the work, and never gone astray, and
who have never been given even so much as
the smell of a fat paying oficei They are men
who do not grumble about it, and who are not
found holding ont their shovels for everything
that comes along; bat the editor of the Com
must not suppose that be is the only !,
editor in Kansas who has ever done anything
Tor the party, and that any fat take that is at
the disposal of the party rightfully belongs to
him.
Year: 1879

EDITOR CHIEF Again l am the sport of misfor-
tune. Ed. Reese has discharged me from work on


the section upon the various charges of laziness in
competency that did not support his candidate for
County Superintendent etc. The only visible means
of livelihood left me is to lounge around the drug


stores and saloons about town. Micawberlikc, 1 am
going ITO wait for something 10 turn up, possibly
that may be where lightning strikes, and get Coun-
ty office just at present, would accept F. o. By
the way, and somewhat changing the subject allow
me 10 set you right as To the manner in which very
Year: 1879

We hear intimations that there is some dis
satisfaction because the Chief in the first place,
did not give sufficient mention of the work be-
ing done by the msmbers from this County in
the Legislature; and secondly, because we gave
Others credit that belonged to them. Now, II
anybody could have done better, we want to
hear from them, after stating the facts. We
could not afford to hire special correspondent
at Topeka; and for any person to figure ont
from the reports published in the Common
reaiA, what was being done, would have been
harder than trsnslating Chinese. If one gave
his undivided attention to these reports, he may
have got vague idea of what was going on,
but nothing more. Not member Of the Leg.
islature from this County sent rs as much as
the scratch Of pen" during the entire session,
except one who wrote very brief reply to .
letter on a business matter; and during the en-
tire Winter, We received just one letter for pub
LEGATION, written by Doniphsn County man
who held clerkshp of . committee; but az that
was written before the Legislature got down to
work, it contained no news. Our sole reliance,
therefore, was information received from per-
sons who now and then visited Topeka.


In the matter of Che passage of the Donipbau
Soouss oouu VIC icaihr siuCc tuc auJoutu-
ment of the Legislature, that We did not receive
a correct account of its passage. Even this in
formation We presume we would not have re-
ceived, had it not been through complaints that
we took the credit from our own members, and
gave it elsewhere. Up TO this time, we had Ia
bored under the impression that the bond bill
was Kennedy's House BILL aud had been passed
through both Houses in two days, and that its
speedy course through the House was mainly
owing to the assistance given by Messrs.- Legate
will give amended account.


The bill that has become law was introduc-
ed into the Senate by Senator Williams. As
there were fears that this bill might not get to
the House in time to go though Mr.. Kennedy
introduced similar bill in the House, in the
hope that it might reach the Senate in time,
and that at least of the bills would become
a law. II was this Kennedy bill that Messrs.
Legate and Riggs assisted to put through. But
Senator Williams bill came through all right,
and passed the House in short order, thus obvi.
ating the necessity of the other bill, aud became
tho law, as published in these columns.


In this connection, we are happy to be further
able to state, that the Doniphan County men,
bers, although not among the noisy ones in the
Legislature, were good work ers, and established
effective relations with a majority of the men,
bers, giving them an influence which secured an
efficient support of all measures in which they
were interested.
Year: 1879

W. T. Walker wishes to return his sincere thanks
to those citizens in Troy who were kind enough to
assist him in his sickness and also to those
friends who were SO kind TO him on the night of the
fire. He also wishes to return his sincere thanks to
Dr. F. T. Hoffmeier, who stepped in, as you may say,
at the eleventh hour, and rescued him from miser-
able existence. If he had engaged DIR. Hoffmeier
from the first his sickness would have been of much
shorter duration. Respectfully yours.


W. T. WALKER
Year: 1879

II appears that Shackleford-he
of election and telegraphic fame
Is uneasy in his mind in view of
the pronounced ass he made of him
self during the late campaign. We
are inc lined to think that he ought
to suffer pangs of o type only
known in some of the chapters of
Dante's Inferno. But a condemned
fool can't suffer much anyhow.
Where, oh where, IL that fifteen
thousand majority In San Fran
cisco? We always felt in our bones
that 1t would he needed!
Year: 1879

CHICAGO. Jan. LA movement is on foot here
to organize new board of trade with capital
Kent Palmer and other large capitalists who
are dissatisfied with the present Chamber OF
the principal members of the company being
formed Application for authority to organize
the company was forwarded to Springfield to-
present one. will be erected.


The leading cattle dealers OF this city regard
the recent dispatches from England in relation
to the proposed restricting OF the American
cattle trad5 as utterly unfounded. One dealer
says that the people there fully understand the
benehis OF American beef i'm portation. and
would soon relegate to obscuriry any party that
would attempt such thing. They say that the
dispatches from England were inspired by the
landed interests there, who desire to kill the
American cattle trade 4
morning paper says the story Is "a cireu-
lation at Spring1eld to the effect that induce
ments Will be held out to senator Davis to re-
sign bis seat in the United States eenatc, and
accept the vacant Berlin mission, while Sena-
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-During the morning
hour in the Senate message was received from
| nication, and a mass Of exhibits from Secretary
Sherman upon the subject of the New York
| custom house nominations. AT / o'clock.
pursuant to previous understanding. and on
| motion OF Mr.. CoDklinR. the Senate went into
executive session. 1t is understood the read


Ing OF Secretary Sherman's Enclosures occp-
speech making previous to adjournment, No


eonclusionI was reached % upon the subject OF the
to were made public after adjournment


The message of the President. with which was
transmitted to the Senate to-day Secretary


led to the removal of the New York customs
officers, rectes that the New York custom house
collects more than two-thirds Of all the customs
revenues OF the government. Its administra-


tion is an important one. not Of local interest
merely. but OF great importance 10 the people
Of the whole cnuntry. For long time the Off
eials have used it to manage and control poliu-
cal affairs. Those suspended by him have for
several years been engaged In active personal
city OF New York. Their offices ha 9 been con-
Quoted as q part of the political machinery of
the party till they have made the custom house
The custom hou. 3 should be business Office


Postmaster James. q New York sald. in writ
ness institution, and should be run as such. 1t
is my deliberate Judgment that my subordi-
mates can do more for the party of our choice
by giving the people OF the State good and
efficient postal service than by controlling pri-
maries aud conducting nominations"


The New YORK custom-house should be
placed n the same footing with the New York
postofface. but under the suspended officers the
custom house would be only political agencies
in the State Of New York. To change this they
profess to believe woulu be. In the language Of
air. Cornell In his response. to surrender
personal and political rights. Convinced that
the people of New York and of the country
generally wished the New York custom house
administered solely with view to the public
interests. propose to do all In my power TO
introduce in this government office the reform
which the country desires.


With my Information of the facts in the case.
OF deep sense Of the responsible obligations
imposed upon me by the constitution 70 take
care that the laws are faithfully executed, re-
gar led it as my plain duty to suspend the off,
GERS In question. and to make the nominations
now before the Senate. la order that these i'm
Year: 1879

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 31.-A meeting of the
new board OF pardons will be held Tuesday
next. The new board will consist of Secretary
eral Stone and secretary McCandless. Some
fifteen or twenty applications for pardon have
been made since the last meeting OF the board,
and there is any number of old cases that were
held under advisement. The board heretofore
have been evenly divided politically but until
May there will be three Republicans and one
Democrat, and after that time, it will be soiidly
Republican. McCandless retiring. However.
politics has nothing to do with the deliberation
OF the board.
Year: 1879

Meeting called to order by the president


The committee on the organization of q
Fire Company submitted articles of incor-
poration, these were approved and Messrs.
Hutchins and Overton were appointed a
committee to procure signers.


A communication in reply to request
that the tract known as the park be dedi-
Gated to the village, was received from
General Manager Farley, and states in sub
stance, that as soon as the affairs of the
Company are in settled condition it is
the intention to dedicate this piece of gronnd
to the town


A committee was appointed to wait on
the County Commissioners. and represent
to them the necessity of fencing and i'm
proving the Court House Block. Also to
ask their aid to help defray the expense in
CURED In publishing the Immigration Pam
phlet.
Year: 1879

MANY years back, young man
lVI came out of little house at the
eastern end of a town by the sea- There
was plenty of life and gaiety at the other
end of the town, which was livened hy
one or two barracks, fort and castle.
But the eastern end was very poor, and
would have been quite lonesome but for
the fishermen and their boats. The house
from which the young man came was
beyond even this homely hustle, and was
little more than wooden hut tarred to
defend it from wind and weather.


But the eyoung man who came out was
In the full dress of a military officer,
though that was screened from q first
view by the long gray cloak that the
wild March wind made SO necessary.


He was young, and his face was fine
ly cut, and would have been pleasant
but for look of stern and painful sor-
row,not unmixed with bitterness, which
seemed strangely incongruous with his
years and his dress.


He walked on quite through the town.
Whenever the houses broke apart one
caught the glimpse of wild, fiat coun-
try, dotted here and there with weird
trees in Indian file; and the youth look
ed wistfully towards these desert fields,
as if he would fain have struck away
across them instead of going on, as he
did toward the grim old fort.


Yet there, it was clear, festivity was
going forward; and friendly voices
greeted him as he passed the gray old
portal. And then, over his sad, stern
face he dropped mask of gaiety, and
though he relapsed into silence at times,
he was as polite and conversable as the
best of them.


There was preparation for dinner
party in the fine, stiff, old hall, with its
rows of military portraits, and lis dingy,
blood.stained banners. The castle, the
barracks, and the fort itself, had eagerly
furnished guests to welcome the visitor
of the day, a grand old general recent
ly returned from honorable victories in
the south of Europe.


After dinner, when ceremony was
Year: 1879

The new reservoir, which was loca-
ted on Harker's Hill, East Liverpool,
Ohio, gave away on Sunday night, and
lot out the water. The reservoir was
banked with earth from the excsva-
tiOn, and the break occurred in one Of
the corners OF the new made ground.
The engines had been pumping all day
Sunday and the basin was almost full.
No damage was done to town property.
When the break was discovered the
drain gates were opened and the water
mostly controlled in that way. Liver
pool people are sorely disappointed, as
everything was supposed to be all right,
and 1t was thought that there would be
plenty Of water in the future, which
the town has been sOrely in need Of.
The loss will fall on the town.
Year: 1879

Washington Correspondent OF Phila.
Times.


There ia some talk here regarding
the successor to Senator Chandler
Some man may be sent in his stead,
but his place can never be filed. The
loss to his party is beyond estimate
and is simply irreparabls. Zach Chan
dler was much better man than he
was painted. His disregard for appear
ances gave him a worse name than he
deserved. He never kept his sins be-
hind a. door. The world knew the
worst of him, because he would not
sneak and evads and pretend to be
something he was not. There are hall
q dozen, yes, . dozen, men in tho Sen
ate who drink to greater excess than
Chandler did, and yet they pass for the
goody good. Chandler was in reality
. reformer. He shut up many big
holes In the Interior Department
more, believe me, than Mr.. schurz hst
closed-perhaps because there were
more to close. He went about bis bust
ness, stopping lsakages and stsalingi
and bene6ting the public service with
out making any fuss about It.
Year: 1879

Hendricks is reported to have said
that Potter would make good man
for the second place on the Democratic
National ticket in case Of his election a
Lieutenant Governor Of New York. Hen.
bricks is very anxious to get New
York man for second place, which,
of course, means Hendricks for first
place.
Year: 1879

The Rev. Henry F. Latimer and wife
are paying Wilmington flying visit
The Reverend gentleman is looking
we'll, and is full Of vim As ever. His
Wilmington friends are always glad te
see his genial face.
Year: 1879

AN ESCAPING BURGLAR FIRES SIX TIMES AT


THE OFFICERS, woUNDING ONE OF THEN


THE THIEF ESCAPES.


John Herman, of the Fourth precinct police. was
shot by escaping burglar on the corner of James
and Batavia streets hafpast six o'clock last even.
ing and was shortly afterward removed to Chamy
bers Street Hospital. where he now lies suffering
from painful. though not dangerous. wound IN his
right hip.


Tho burglar was first observed by Precinct Detec-
tive Carr Front street. near Peck slip Tho fell
low acting rather suspiciously and was trying
to hide something under his coat he shufied off.
Directing young man to follow the suspected man
Carr and Policeman John Conner. who came up,
tried the doors in the neighborhood. When Conner
reached that of Matthias & Sons. liquor deal
ers tho corner of Front street and Peck
slip, he found that it had been forced
open. and there were evidences OF attempt to
ransack the place. The man. who had looked back
no sooner the officer reach Matthias door than
he began to Carr and his friend started imme-
dlately after him, and Conner. Ms soon as he saw
there was no ono III tho establishment. followed
Down Peck slip and up Sonth to Dover went tho
thief dropping jimmy. which what he had
concealed under his coat. as he ran.


Finding that Carr was getting too close he turned
he ran and fired two shots at the detective before
turning the corner OF Water street. The noise OF
the shooting startled Officer McCabc, who pa
trolling Roosevelt street. and he hurried in the
direction OF the reports. reaching the corner OF
Roosevelt and Water streets the fugitive dashed
by. Joining III the chase he was startled moment
later by the burglar turning around and firing two
shots at him. both OF which flew wide OF their mark
The fellow turned up James street and reached the
corner of batavia unniolested.


MAN.


Hero Officer John Herman met him, and warned
by the footsteps OF the approaching man and the
shouts of those following him, threw out his foot
and trippcd up tho fugitive. who fell and rolled
aud Before the officer could reach him
to make him prisoner tho follow managed to got
III sitting position and fired two more
shots. The officer was hit in the right hip. and
the bullet glancing around lodged in the
muscles of the thigh. AS the injured man
fell the burglar leaped to his feet and continued
his race dashng at last into the hallway Of No. G1
James street. After him went his pursuers, but all
trace of him was lost after entering the hall.


Herman, who was suffering much pain from the
jar to the hip joint. conveyed TO the Chambers
Street Hospital. where the ball probed for, but
could not be found. The surgeons pronounced the
wound not dangerous.


So far asccrtained no property was stolen from
Matthias' store, the thieves having been alarmed
just as they commenced to work.