smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

A correspondent wishes the receipt
given some three years since for the
whitewash used on the east end of the
White House. For her benefit, and
the benefit of others, IL ia repeated:


Take one-half bushel of nice un-
Stacked lime, slack it with boiling
water cover it during the process to
keep in the steam. Strain the liquor
through fine sieve or strainer, and
add to it q peck Of salt, previously
well dissolved in warm water three
pounds of ground rice, boiled to a
thin paste; one half-pound of pow
dered Spanish whiting, and one y Of
clean glue. which has been previously
dissolved by soaking it well, and then
hang it over a slow fire in q small
kettle within larger one filed with
water. Add five gallons Of hot water
to the mixture, stir itwen and let ii
stand a few days covered from dust.
1T should be put on hot, and for this
purpose 1t can be kept in q kettle on
a portable furnace. 1t is said that
pint of this mixture will cover q
square yard upon the outside Of
house, il properly applied. Fine or
coarse brushes may be used, accord
ing to the neatncss of the job requir-
ed. It answers as well as oil paint
for wood, brick or stone, and is much
cheaper. 1t retains its brilliancy for
many years. There is nothing OF the
kind that will compare with ii, either
for inside or outside walls. Buildings
or fences covered with it will take q
much longer time to burn than if
they were painted with oil paint.
Coloring matter may be put In and
made of any shade desired. Spanish
Brown will make reddish pink when
stirred 10, more or less deep accord
ing to the quantity. A delicate tinge
Of this is very pretty for inside work.
Finely pulverized common clay, well
mixed with Spanish brown, makes a
reddish stone color; yellow ochre
stirred in makes yellow wash, but
chrome goes further, and makes col
or generally esteemed prettier. 1t is
difficult to make rules, because tastes
are different it would be best to try
experiments on a shingle and let it
dry. Green must not be mixed with
lime; It destroys the color, and the
color has an effect upon the white
wash which makes it crack.-Neu
York Tribune.
Year: 1877

New YORK, April "A supposed
Frenchman entered house on 9th
Street last night, and after upbraiding
Lucy Freeman because of the life she
was leading, lighted match and set
fire to her clothes. She ran to the
parlor and then to the street where n
policeman extinguished the flames,
but she was SO badly burned that she
died in few hours.
Year: 1877

For the COURIER.


Every philanthropist must rejoice
to know that by christian effort some
in our city have been reclaimed from
the life Of sin they were leading; but
1t is painful to know that in our
midst are young women earnestly de-
string to lead pure lives, to whom no
assistance is offered, either for lack of
charity, confidence or self-sacrifice.
The fact brings to mind the following
poem said to have been suggested by
the author reading beautiful Snow"
Year: 1877

And all ernptions of the skin. this Ointment
Is most Invaluable. 1t does not heal extern
ally alone, but penetrates With the most
searching effects to the very root of the evil.


HOIIOWAY,S Pills
Year: 1877

News Of tho death OF Wm. johnson,
an old settler in this country, who with
his family Inns for years past occupied n
ranch on tho North Fork, reached here
this morning. Owing to their isolated
situation aud the unfrequent travel by
the North Fork branch OF tho Northern
road, tho fact OF his death was only 70.
ceivcd hero this morning, though It oc.
CURED on tho I'd instant. Tho remains
Of the deceased were buried by the few
neighbors in tho vicinity, nenr his ranch.
Ho leaves n wifo and children to
mourn his loss. We understand his
widow is desirous of disposing OF the
place and property with the Wow Of re.
turning to Nebraska from whence tho
family cnme to this country, and where
sho has relatives and friends.
Year: 1877

THE EnferpTiIe learns thnt this is tho
last season Of the wood flumc leading
from the Sierrns into Wnshoe City. As
tho wood business was the only indus
try supporting the town, it is probable
that that once thriving metropolis
will ere long become ono of tho desert:
ed "cities Of the plain. THE mountains
TO tho westward OF the town have been
SO far denuded of their growth of tim
ber suitable for lumber, wood or any
other use, that it will not pay TO longer
keep up the hume.
Year: 1877

The government the loss will be trng with
the great advantage gained n by strict adherence 70
this rule the depredRtions are terminated


desire make those who hitherto have carried on
these depredatons with profit understand that IN at
tempting to steal timber from the public lands they
will any event lose the value OF their labor and
their expenses and expose themselves to criminal
prosecution With regard to the criminal prosecu-
ton Of deprodators. / would recommend that they
be not confined TO shose mostly poor persons VINO
actually cut timber on public lands with their own
hands, but that they be directed ns well and princ-
pay against the parties VINO are found to have orgnn
lied directed the stealing OF timber on the public
lands large scale anu derived from that criminal
practice the greatest profit


MOVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.


Third Assistant Postmaster General Brady returned
to Washington to-day, after brief absence in the
North and Will resume his official duties


First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner will visit
his home In Indiana this week. Before returning TO
Washington he will call Senator Morton at Rich
mond.


THE DISTRICT LABOR EXCHANGE
The Labor Exchange is fully organized. Its object
is TO supply idle with work. 3lf1
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

HOWEVER much American depression may
have been aggravated by any or all govern
mental influences peculiar to this country.


the TACT remains that many foreign industrial
and commercial affairs are suffering as deeply
Year: 1877

Bell Wilber, presented themselves to Justice SwaSey and at their request he pronounced them man and wife and so the world wags. hear cOnsid- erable speculation here, predicting an- other double play" very soon, and the local gossip committee report in favor of C certain young gentleman, member of certain enterprislng busi- ness firm here, but of course the young man says "'taint so." Ills partner says the young man is not very " far gone" as he manages to lear himself away from her side and devote him self to business an hour or two each day. It would seem that there is a commendable ambition on the part of these young men to do all in their power to build up Globe City and aug ment the census roll of Arizona.

 The mining interests of this District and the enterprise of McMillen Camp and Miami City, will make the sub ject of another communication.
Year: 1877

It is a little bit Imaginable 10 read the

 words of wise editors and Congress men when they assert, with so much gravity, that if the Bland silver bill Is passed the nations will drop Us at once. Unfortunately for the argument, the nations could not cut off business with us if they desired to- England

 and Holland would be the only ma tions which could possibly find fault with the act Our great trade with Holland is to send her the interest, semi-annually, which is due on our bonds held by her people. Even should

 the price of silver remain unchanged, the interest the men of Holland would

 be receiving on our bonds would be

 the best-cOnsidering the security ever received by that people, and

 hence, we do not think that Holland

 would close her ports against us. And, turning to England, some facts which cannot be disputed come to comfort

 Us. England has to make heavy pur- chases of breadstuffs, cotton and beef

 No other country can meet the demand save ours. The balance of trade Is this year millions and tens of millions in our favor Now, England is a sharp old country. If she is obliged to buy cotton for her factories and beef and

 bread for her Yorkingmen, and can in part pay for those necessities by of setting the bills due Americans with the amounts due her people in interest, is there any reason to believe that she will not think it a good arrangement, and continue the business, whether Americans trade among themselves, ill

 either gold, silver or greenbacks As for France, Russia, or any of the cOun- tries of Southern Europe, they will not object 10 silver money in AmerIca, because they do half their business in the same money. Neither will China, Japan, India, Mexico or South Ameri- ca, for ID those countries no other money is known We are curious to learn what great nations propose to give us the cold shoulder in case our government pleases to undo the wrong which was perpetrated upon our people in 1S73.-FrOm Territorial Enterprise.
Year: 1877

Every day it becomes palmer that Arizona is to become the great min ing card of the immediate future. The surface mineral wealth of that Ter ritory is simply incredible. The people of Los Angeles will shortly find, in the great tide of people who will pass through their city en route to Arizona and to San Francisco, a very respecta- ble source of trade \ large portion of the successful ArIzonians settle here. They will be at just about the right remove from the scene of their activi- ties in Los Angeles. Outfits of various kinds will be either purchased or piec- ed out here. We are now in the tra- ditional epoch brought about by a completed railway We will awake in a year or so, perhaps less, to find that we aEe prOfiting by a dozen develop ments whose existence we do not even dream of nOw-L. A. Herald.
Year: 1877

Don't ask an editor 10 do what you won't do yourself That is if you have a grievance, and want to whack some fellow over the head that has wronged you, don't ask your friend, the editor to make himself the breastwOrk to receive a thrust from your enemy. In other words, never ask an editor to take up your personal qUarrels or grievances, thereby involving him in unpleasant and improbable controversies. When you write anything for the press, in- dulging the least in personalities, do so oyer your own signature, for it is enough to ask the editor to allow you to exhibit your sores to the public through his paper, without insisting that he shall become q party to the row. In which the public have no kind of interest.
Year: 1877

Forgive, though thy proud heart rebels, And thought Of wrong thy bosom swelIs; Though wronged thou art, still thou cans

 live,

 And freely, graciously forgive. Forgive! Prove not rebellious still! Control thy anger, curb thy will. No thought Of vengeance should there be Forgiveness should be full and free. Forgive, forgive, as thou wouIdst see Forgiveness meted out to thee; Let love and mercy have full sway, And thou will never rue the day. We often err and go astray From out the narrow, chosen way; And we have need to be forgiven, While struggling on our way to Heaven. And If we there should mercy ask, Why should it be to us a task Hard to perform while here we live. To gladly, cheerfully forgive?
Year: 1877

About ten miles from the King mine or little less than half way to Globe City, the trail leads from the head of Devils Canyon into a beautiful little valley on the summit of the mountains, formerly known as Old Camp Pinal, but now called Pinal Ranch. Messrs.
Year: 1877

The old Silver King seems to plod along slowly as usual. No one is allow ed in the mine, but we learn the ore still holds out as rich as ever. Only q few men are at work now and it is dlf ficult to imagine what the company in tend to do. The employees have not been paid off for about three months, which occasions some growing and a spirit of dullness through the dis trict. I am informed that the company will pay off before the holidays, but I can see no reason why dividend paying institution should not pay their employes promptly.
Year: 1877

NEWSPAPER CHANGE.-The Republican
yesterday copied communication dated
this city and written to the Smyrna Times
which says the Wilmington Commercial
will be discontinued on the first of April,
and the Eoery Evening Publishing Com
pany will occupy the Commercial build
ing and issue a two cent paper. The dis
continuance of the Commercial will prove
an unexpected event in the newspaper
experience of this State. 1t has had the
encouragement of large government pat
ronage during allits existence, and enjoy
ed fine run of work during the times of
imitation, which was unprecedented. The
publication of the U. S, laws for so many
years at the high rates paid since 1861 was
of itself great lift, Daily papers are
costly affairs, and to make money out Of
their publication is very difficult, as
many have experienced.
Year: 1877

THE WATER CoMMIssIoN,- the
experience which our people have had
with both political parties in the build
ing OF the reservoir, it is not to be won
dered at that the legislature should COM
ply with the request of citizens and an
point commission empowered to com
plete the expensive work already too
hastily begun.


Inc opinions of the GAZETTE is we'll
known to its readers upon this matter.
we have steadily urged that the reser-
volr was not needed at this time; and If
the appointment of a commission sbould
result again in deferring the expenditure
Of the money and the completion of the
work, there will be saving to the city.


A good many years ago the GAZETTE
occupied the same position while the
COUNCIL declared new basin absolutely
necessary-there was not enough waite,
1or single summer; and they appealed
with dreadful forebodings and the mos
melting whines and tears to the legisla
ture for money to build and compIete
basin. The legislature granted tine mon
ey with commission. 1t was appointe,
composed probably of as good men a
could be had. But all the tears of Coup
Gil were dried up in day, and all it
Iears OF confiagrations and water famine
were hushed' They did not need tn
work and would not spend a dolla
through the commission and H., a.,


people saved the interest, and the GA
zETTE's assertions were proved to b
true. So it may be again. We did No
1avor the commission then, nor have ",
Year: 1877

We do MT wonder that the south
elm men who went over to Hayes are
sick at heart. Any understanding"
to the effect that the Nichols and
Hampton governments should be rec
ognized was an unworthy bargain.
1t might have been expected that a
man who would accept the presidency
upon such terms as Hayes did, would
have broken his engagements. 1t is
very sad when men sell their birth
right for mess of pottage-and then
fail 10 get the pottage.
Year: 1877

II DR.. Mary Walker could get into the white
House rs easy as she can tato her pants OF over
her head with single twist Of her wrist, 1t is
said by her friends that she would be happy.
Year: 1877

1t is marvellous to note the eager.
ness of the colored race to rush into
law suits. Upon the slightest provo
cation, and often with no provocation
at all, they will go before justice of
the peace and make an affidavit as
long as the moral law, and have a
whole neighborhood summoned as
witnesses, thus laying the foundation
for half dozen quarrels, each of
which in turn will result in more law
suits. They entirely ignore media
tion and arbitration as means of set
tlement, and when it is too late find
out that he who would dance must
pay the fiddler, and that attorneys
fees and court costs throw in the
shade the amount originally involved.
" Equal rights before the law" sounds
very pretty, but seeking mythical
rights through the courts is too ex-
pensiVe to be INDUCED in.-C Carroll
Conservative.
Year: 1877

One of the most inconvenient evils
under the present constitution, we
have not seen mentioned by the nu-
merous constitution makers and that
is, the requirement that all land sold
at public sale under judicial process,
shall be divided into small tracts.


-Opelousas Journal.
Year: 1877

The New York World tell; it, that
after the most deliberate consideration
of the present financial depression
throughout the country, the sreat mon
ey loaning Institutions sf New York
City have determined to reduce
--tes Of interest from seven TO SIX per
cent. This reduction of one per cent.


Eill curtail the income of one insurance
company alone $500, 600, aud is re-
cognition that the business condition
of the country is not spasmOdic. but
serious and permanent. The World
explains that the placing of thirty mil
lions of the four per cent. loan at par
has been 9 surprise to many men, and
many insist that it is negotiable only
on account Of peculiar and transient
financial condition. The life insurance
companies take the other view. Il
would be folly for them to lower
rates of interest If there were a fair
chance to ger more ia the near future.
Those who consider that it is a slight
thing which prevents the country from
entering upon a new era Of commercial
prosperity must admit that lowering
OF the rate Of interest by the men who
do much towards fixing it ought to re-
move the obstacle. II business is to
revive soon it may now do so, since a
reduction of, one per cent. in the
rate for the use of money may easily
make all the difference, with men who
calculate closely, between the sut ce-s
and the failure of an enterprise. If
we are on the verge Of Il revival of bus
mess such differerce ought to deter
mine it, and yet we cannot believe that
this can bring about u greet change,
though it is possible that it may ena-
ble prudent men to begin enterprises to
and through which they have been hith-
erto unable to see their way. ANY i'm
pulse thus gwen will be sound and
healthy. The World says: II! is rath-
er curious to observe that whatever
course business takes the usury laws
are a dead letter. A statuts that more
than seven per cent. shall not be paid
for the use OF money seems particular
ly ridiculous, when 10 man can get for
his money any more than six. When
he can ge. eight he takes eight, and
the usury laws are equally Ineffective,
except to drive men into evasions and
"dodges." The statute Of the State of
New York has no more Influence upon
the rate in either case than with IL e
orbit of the earth.
Year: 1877

Tie system OF offering rewards for
tho arrest of criminals has It's demorul-
izing as well as its beneficial effects.
The inducemsnt, beyond doubt. leads
to the taking of many criminals who
otherwise would never be appre-
hended, but, which is not wonder
full in this peculiarly progress
sive age, it would not be Unreasonable
TO suspect that sharpers occasionally
find opportunity to Appropriate re-
wards to themselves, while the ends OF
justice, the great question to be con-
sidered, is entirely out Of reach. The
,jtate's executive officer is not unmind


tul of the fact that points of a suspi


,,ous nature in this respect have to be
guarded. Proclamstions of reward
often remain in force for many years,


and in the meantime all evidence of
crime probably disappear. witnesses
die, and the accused, though q guilty
man, finds himself as safe before the
law rs though be had never commit
ted crime. He may then find en-
accomplice in the art of obtaining
booty from the State, and, becoming a
captive of his own volition, and in the
hands of his friend, is soon also the
recipient Of money obtained as con


sequence of his own infamies


A case has but lately occurred
where claim agent in this city
was applied to for information
as to whether = certain reward wa,
still in force, the applicants purpos


being to arrest aud deliver the accused
to the State, il such should prove to
be so. The claim agent proceeded to
investigate the matter, when the Gov


ernor informed him that but short
time before he had received warning
from q county attorney, that the wit


nesses In this case were dead, and
prudence lal induced him to revok,
The proclamation under which reward
could be obtsined. Circumstances
lead to the conviction ttat som,
heather Cbinte was connected with
this affair and .uspicions in this quarter
make it necessary that the State sur


round itself with precautions that
will block such schemes for plunder
Year: 1877

SENATOR Ben Hill, of Georgia, sug
gests that the course pursued 10y the
President towards South Carolina and
Louisiana should not be regarded as a
Southern policy" He claims that
the Presidents course in reference to
the solution of the Southern case was
simple and honest discharge of a
plain constitutional duty, in the per-
formance of which the whole Union
was interested as we'll as the South.
He thus announced and applied a fun
damental principle of our government
and constitution, cardinal idea of all
eeputlicanism and free government,
namely, subordination of military to
civil power and the right of the people
to constitute and maintain their own
local government and TO resist and
suppress all invaders and assailants Of
that right. This should not be regard
ed as Southern policy, but as nation
al, and as dear and essential to zach
and every section, sni to every State
and every citizen of our confederacy,
as to the people and States of Louisi-
ana and South Carolina. 1t was for
this right that the revolution of 1776
vas resorted to, and the same spirit
wolld now exist, If need be, all over the
Union. Bu. the people of Louisiana
and South CIrolins were saved from q
protection of their own rights by the
wise and just action of the President
N renounciDg and repudiaiing the
reasonable and unconstitutional poi
cy which such malIgnants as Morton,
Blaine and Packard demanded OF him,
snd now Ievile and denOunce him for
not adopting.
Year: 1877

The millions Of people In the United
States, who have been the constant
creditors of the government in the sum
of several millions Of greenbacks, upon
which no interest has been paid, and
for which taxss hare been demanded
raise ne objection to silver in return
for this paper. But few thousand
who bought bonds at large discount
and who have received interest and
been exempted from taxation, say they
must have their paper redeemed with
Gold. What ssy the millions TO the few
shenssnai
Year: 1877

THE Universal Life" of New York
rather dissatisfied at the universal dis
trust extended to life insurance COM
panies, and the discount put upon its
statement by the commissioners who
have lately examined into its affairs,
claims that at a fair valuation OF
its real estate they car show up
surplus. Every corporation come S
out ahead as long as permitted to place
fancy figures upon it's real estate, and
par valuation upon bonds worth not
more than twenty-five cents on the dol
lar. One by one these grand bubbles
are bursting, and though hundreds OF
millions have been tilched through
them, the country will be happy when
relieved of them. But when these nc
longer cucumber the country the
swindlers who have conducted them
will concoct some other scheme fol
plunder.
Year: 1877

NEW GooDs.-Mr. j Il. Balch return
ed on Monday last from San Francisco,
whittier he had been to select his Fail and
Winter Stock of Clothing and other
goods in his line. He tells US that they
will be here in day or two and that be
will be prepared to clothe the people ut
living prices.
Year: 1877

READY FOR BUSINESS Trinity Cen
ter folks and those living in the Northern
end of the county will do well to careful
ly peruse the new advertisement OF Mr..
y Rumlet, to be found in another COL
umn. Gus. is an Old resident OF that
neighborhood, knows just what the pco-
pie want and is bound to furnish them
supplies at the lowest possible rates. He
has just returned from business trip to
San Francisco and has purchased full
line of all good, usually kept in General
Merchandise establishments, When you
want anything in his line give him call
and learn his prices.