smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Columbia this afternoon forwarded the following to
the District Commissioners as an appendix to his
opinion relative to the letter of General BENJAMIN f.
Butler declining 70 pay his personal taxi


The communication in from an eminent represen-
tative and distinguished lawyer OF Massachusetts
temporary resident OF Washington. complaining Of
the assessment OF taxes upon his personal property
situate in the District and accompanied with an in
tion if redress withheld The letter to have
been written under impression that the Commits
sioners OF the District are the authors OF the OBJ
whole Legislative aud administrative power in the
premises is in their hands. submit four conclu-
sions that may be drawn from the opinion:--


Fiyst-That the laws under which taxes
sessed and collected in the District of Columbia are
not the product of the government OF that muni-
cipality


Second-That If the property referred to actually
travels with its distinguished owner in his Journeys
between the capital and the State where he is domi
ciled it should not be taxed here. although here
when taxes assessed in the District, aud hence
within the words Of the law


TNud-If the property is here continuously, Is
used aud employed here. then 1t should be taxed
here. no matter where the doniicile OF the owner
may be, unless


fourfh-The owner actually pays tax on this
specific property in the State Of his dornicie.


II the text of the tax laws does not warrant the
opinion referred TO the more accurate learning OF the
complainant will at once detect its errors. Hewiil
lay the District under obligations by pointing them
ont. II il should prove to be sound view of those
statutes the undersigned respectfully hopes that the
complainant will entertain the idea OF appealing



in session. he resolves upon the execution OF
the purpose distinctly declared in his conInunca-
ton.


copy Of the opinion and appendix will be trans
mittcd to General Butler tomorrow.
CHINESE IMMIGRATIoN-ACrIoN OF THE STATE


DEPARTMENT ON THE QUESTION.


1t transpired in the of the debate in the
Senate to-day the Anti-Chinese bill that the State
Department was.in correspondence with the Chinese
Minister, Chin Ian Pin. the subject of the nodi
iicaton OF the treaty with China looking to the linn
itaton Of the number of Cinnamon who should
be permitted to embark on vessels bound for
the United States. 1t is understood that tho
purpose of the State Department is to effect by
diplomatic negotiations the result proposed in the
bill. 1t has transpired that the Chinese Minister
has no authority to promise any notifications Of
the treaty, that whatever may be done will have
to 60 through the hands Of the Chinese imperial
government. This would require many months Of
delay in the ordinary course of correspondence. and
it is this knowledge which prompts the advocates
of the bill to insist upon legislation as tho only
speedy way of meeting the question in time for the
fall election in California
Year: 1879

the time dip them into melted butter. put IN
pan and bake. The butter keeps them from stick
ing to each other. When about half done brush
them over with milk and dust sugar over them. A
part of them NAV 10 flattened with the rolling-pIn
and folded over with a raisin In the folds. These
bake very quickly and must not be overdone.


Pans the size of brick preferred TO any larger
than thar. The true Vienna bread-loaf is never
larger than an orange. and the favorte French loaf
is yard long, but not thicker or wider than an
orange. This size permits quick baking with the
formation Of delicate cuir-coored crust. Delicate
bread cannot be made in large loaves, and those
hous ,keepers who use the same pan to bake their
bread in that for baking huge meat Joint or
a roast turkey cannot expect to have dainty bread.
Very much depends on the baking of the bread the
oven must be Just hot enough to stop ,hc process of
fermentation. and not so hot az bind tho loaf
with firm crust before it has expanded to just tn
raht sizo The heat should be less during tho first
half of the baking than during the FIRST half. never
greater. AT every process OfSbread-makinG skill
and Judgment requisite. from the time the Yeast
is stirred INTO tho flourt the loaf baked and cooled
outside tho pan nicely pub in its receptacle
"a sweet tin box earthen jar tightly coyered-in
a cool, dry place.
Year: 1879

moro Of 9 pandemonium than othsr Hks isstitu-
ever the Bourse eclipsed Itself and for half an hour
the Temple OF Mammon gave itself up to an up
roar which defcs all description. Tho reason for
all this fuss the report that the Car had gone
mad, that his son, the German-hating Czarewitch,
would take his fathers place, and that war with
Russia event to be expected within the
next six months. This ingenious device for bear
ing" the market, the invention OF one Herr Ignadz.
jew. proved at first brilliant success for its
author, and it good example Of the credulity Of
human nature and its tendency to seDseess paDics,
that fearful fall IN all securities occurred and
lasted for some minutes. The trick was soon DIS
covered however the tide of excitement suddenly
became one OF rage, and the unhappy Ignadz was


set upon and so illfreated by bis co-reiIgionists
hat in less time than it takes TO tell 10 he found
himself in the street. with the little clothes which
were left on his back torn to ribbons. a Thousand
stars dancing before his eyes, and with thousand
buzzings in his ears In addition TO this be has had
forty-elght hours lock up for spreading reports
" calculated 70 stir up excitement" so that 1t 10
moro than probable he has bad enough Of this one
attempt TO amuse his colleagues.
Year: 1879

correspondent of Notes and Queries gives the fol-
lowing remarkable instance of beetles tenacity
II life relative of mine while recently cutting
loaf of bread. found embedded In IL beetle. A
small portion of the loaf with the insect In IL was
cut out entire. and after a lapse Of about five min
utes tho beetle began TO crawl out apparently none
the worse ifs incarceration 1t Is, of course well
known that beetles are fond Of warmth. but should
not have thought that would have so comforata-
bly, survived some hours spcDt In O living tomb es-
cabng the danger of being cTushcd to death In the
making Of tho bread, and subsequently, tAe risk of
being killed either by suooston or the heat Of the
oven
Year: 1879

Two waves came down upon the stream
with light discourse aud play
Together they would drift and dream;
The sea was far away.
An island rude. sharp-tronted. rent
Their bond with stern decree;
BY currents far apart they went,
But met amidst the sea.
SO on life's stream fond hearts that flow
AS one, apart are east
But In that sea 10 which wcgo


They all shall meet at last. AJ.H
Year: 1879

Hos. CHARLES JAMES FAULKNER, in re-
cant speech at staunton, Va, took occa-
sion to say, that while he had nothing to
,Io will, the division OF the old State, he
was satisfied with the allotment Of his
home in the new. AS we do not often
have occasion to say good word for our
octogenarian politician, we hasten t6FuOte
this expression OF his preference on the
other side Of the line. Some Of the small
ly Democratic politicians Of this State,
who have a habit Of signing their names
on hotel registers as from Virginia, and Of
keeping mum when the separation is al
luled to, will do well to profit by his ex-
ample.
Year: 1879

Fort Smith Eleyator.l

 The laws made by the late Legis- lature, many of which no doubt, as usual, are made to take effect from and after their passage, are wholly unknown to the people.

 We never did see the sense oi making laws to take effect at once before any knowledge could be had by the people as to what they were; and it ts strange to us that legisla- lures do not have .them copied and published as soon as approved. We believe majority of the papers would publish them gratis, if they could only get a copy without the expense of paying for it.

 We have frequently thought il would help the circulation of any paper at the capital very much il they would publish every law as soon as passed, and indeed it is be yond comprehension when members of legislature vote themselves SC many papers every day at the ex- pense of the people that they never think of having the laws published in them. What care the people about what Tom, Dick, or Harry SAID ABOUT a law when the laws themselves are not published. When members vote money to themselves belonging to the people to pay fol papers they ought certainly to sec that something more than their gas is published therein, and then every paper in the State could copy and the laws be known to some one else than the members and not cost the people cent more than the legisla- ture pays out at present. Perhaps in six months we will get them, but it is sometimes twelve, and by the time the people begin to learn what they are they may be repealed.

 Men of sound hard sense, not gas bags, are needed as legislators FARMERS, not. LAWYERS.
Year: 1879

The other day in the United States Senate, a body which should be the most courteous and decorous assem- blaze in the world, Senator Anthony, a member of the minority side of the body, and hailIng from the "God and Morality" region of the North, made this motion:

 If the chairman of the democratic caucus, the chairman of the execu- tive committee of the democratic caucus, or the chairman of the sub committee of the executive commit tee of the democratic caucus has nothing more to present, l would move that the senate now proceed to the consideration of executive business.

 His intention was, no doubt, to in cite some of the Democratic mem bers to heated and indiscreet reply to his insulting fling, but Ire signaliy failed, for not Q democrat deigned to take notice of the pusilanimous re. mark. They treated it with silent and dignified contempt.
Year: 1879

without letting it become delinquent and having the penalty to pay also.

 And one other word of caution just here: When you pay and get your receipt, be certain to sec that your taxes are marked "PAID'' on the Tax Books! For there will be no publi cation made in the county paper this year of those appearing on the books as delinquent, and it is of the utmost Importance under the present iniq- uitous law, enacted by our last very brilliant CD legislature of retrench- CTS and reformers CD, that you should appear square on the record. If the collector should fail to mark your taxes "paid," (and the most careful and correct man in the world might in the hurry and rushiof mak- ing out receipts for an impatient crowd of waiting taxpayers, forget or neglect to make the entry "paid" on the books, or mark it itopposite the wrong name, you would not have an opportunity to know it until some man came around with the County Clerks deed for your lands. So be certain when you pay your tax to see that the entry "Paid" is made on tue book opposite your name.
Year: 1879

Tn every country, notably in every large city, men are always wanting employment without any training to do any particular thing. Ask them what they want to do or what they can do and they cannot tell. TheE, are anxious to earn money without understanding how to earn 1t. They have neither trade nor vocation, vet they wonder why they are not em. ploved. This has been the case with thousands and tens of thous. ands here and everywhere during the last five years of dull hard times, owing partially to the fact that now

 adays boys ill cities have not the chance they used to have to engage in mechanical pursuits. Thirty years hence any American father could select a trade for bis son or sons, and have them learn it thor. tightly, so that at maturity they could be skilled workmen. Many men of means put their boys at q trade, that they might, in case of need, gain livelihood by it. They found out the boys aptitude for this or that branch of labor, or consulted l hts inclination and set him to learn what lie was fitted for wanted to un

 dertake. This is no longer feasible, Abov cannot, as rule, exercise any choice. He must accept what offers. The rules of trades unions exclude, indeed prohibit, boys from entering workshops, and many industrial es

 tablishments are closed against them in ordentbat place may be kept for skilled workmen from Europe or for half educated mechanics ever coming to town from tue country. Fms is serious evil. Certainly Americans should be encouraged, not deterred, from giving their sons a useful trade. New York Times.
Year: 1879

A9correspondent expresses him. self on the Bill repeating the publi- cation of delinquent tax list as fol lows:

 NEW HoPE VALLEY, Apr. 1, 1879.

 MR. EDITOR: Noticing in your is sue of thus week something about delinquent taxes, we think that the new law is not giving the farmer a show, for the farmers are, or ought to be very busy the most of the time on his farm, and it is a great pass. time to me to pick up my county paper every week and see what is going on in the county, and if there is anybody that has his land forfeit ed for taxes, his neighbor, if taking his county paper, can inform him that his land is in danger of being sold for taxes, and It does seem to me that the legislature got the wrong SOW by the ear Shat time. AS for my part do not like the change.

 Wheat is Looking finely in our neighoorhood. Everybody Is plant ing corn with a vim, and everybody seems to be planting more corn than they have heretofore. 1 think that the people should raise more grain and grass and less cotton; there would be more fat hores and mules more fat cows and hogs, and Tn fact more fat men and children.

 Your MT. Evans, of Russellville, means business---he has corn big enough to blow. We like to see such men come into our neighbor- hood. Respectfully,

 SUBSCRIBER.

 Our correspondents head is emi- nently level, not only on the tax list question, but also on the subject oi corn, grain and grass.

 We are always glad to hear from corr espondents like Subscriber"
Year: 1879

We beg of our taxpayers to re- member that the time for paying taxes expires on the 20th of the present month, and after that time penalty of twenty five per cent. will be added to all taxes remaining unpaid. There remains, therefore only ten days in which to make settlement with the collector, and get his receipt. By all means every taxpayer should square up be- fore this time expires, for it is hard

 enough in these times of great scar city of money to pay the legitimate taxes assessed against property,
Year: 1879

At no time in the past twenty years has the democratic party been more thoroughly, harmoniously and enthusiastically united on political questions of party issue than now. On the issue that has been made to repeal the odious features of the federal election laws, there is no dIs- senting voice, no devided counsels, no halting doubts, no lack-life luke warmaess, bu. perfect union anima- ted and inspired by q zeal and devo tion that approach sublimity. There is no north, east, south or west in this-no opposing sectional interests or prejudices to disturb onr harmony and mar our couise!s, but it is all love and devotion Tor great principles of constitutional rights and liberty that are as dear to one section as another and apply to and equally and alike concern all men of all sections.

 You may talk about effete de nocracy, bourbon democracy and antiquated democracy as much as you please, and predict decay, dis aster and defeat as the sure and inevitable results of old age, but th. is wonderful amount of life and vitality in the old party yet and when thoroughly aroused and united as now on issues that go tf the foundation prenciples in it's or ganization, it is more terrible than an army with banners and more invincible than Cesar's legions ol Napoleonfs Old Guard. Her star is now in the ascendancy and the bat tie now going on in congress is des tined to be the Austerlitz of her fu- ture triumphs and glory.-Gazette
Year: 1879

The following is an extract from d sermon delivered by Rev. Petrie:

 "Men Wanted -The great want of thls age is men. Men who are not for sale. Men who are hon. est, sound from center to circuln- ference; true to the hearts core. Men who fear the Lord and covetous- ness. Men who wlll condemn wrong in friend or foe, in themselves as well as in others. Men whose conscierces are as steady as the needle to the pole. Men who will stand, for thN right if the heavens totter and the earth reel. Men who can tell the truth, and look the world and the devil right in the eye. Men who neither brag nor run. Men who neither swagger or finch. Men who can have courage without whis- eiing for it. Men i'll whom tile cur rent of everlasting life runs still, and deep, and--strong. Men careful of mems applause. Men who know their message and tell It. Men who know their place and fill it. Men who mind their own business. Men who will not lie. Men who are not too lazy to work, nor too proud to be poor. Men who are willing to eat what they have paid for. Men who know in whom they have believed. Men whose feet are on the eyerlast- ing rock. Men who are strong in divine strengh, wise with the wis. dom that comes from above. Men of God"

 The preacher very appropriately completed the idea by adding:

 "Wanted !-Mothers who will train their children for such heroic lives. Wives who win encourage their hus- bands, who will bestow their smiles on only such as meet this want of the present and coming age!
Year: 1879

Jo. Blackburn said to-day that there would undoubtedly be new leg islation and much of it. Southern and western democrats thought that advanantage should be taken of the extra session to try and give the people financial relief. The revenue laws also needed amendment and modification. "We do not propose said Mir. Blackburn, ito listen to the cry of the republicans that short session is the only relief for the governmental wrongs that exist It makes little difference how long the session continues. We arc here to legislate as we'll as appropriate, and let us do it and see if we cannot be of some benefit to the people who sent us here."

 A Washington correspondent says, that the radicals are shaking in their boots for fear Hayes will desert them. Evarts and Schurz, his factotums, desire him to approve the appropria- ton bills, and the republican party is afraid of the influence of these powerful pcrsonages.
Year: 1879

President Hayes is very anxious, says the Memphis Appeal, that our country should be represented at the approaching convention ot engineers at Paris to consider the question of cutting an interoceanic canal through the Isthmus of Darien. He thinks that we ought not to allow all tho stock to be taken abroad, but that the United States should own at least one-third, or twenty million dollars; that if an appropriation is made, one or two of the most noted officers of the engineer corps of the army ought to go; and that in view of distinguished representation and thorough knowledge of the subject, it would be advantageous to the country if Gen. c. T. Beauregard could go to Paris with the American representation.
Year: 1879

A man in Izard county had $40O in county scrip. The rest of the story is told by the Pilot Hill In former; "A short time ago the court passed an order that all the scrip should be brought in and new scrip issued in it's place. The peo- pie were notified through the Clipper, and this man not being a subscriber, failed to get the news until it was too late, and his scrip went dead on his hands" The moral of this lit. tie story is so obvious that further comment is unnecessary
Year: 1879

Poor Walter! He must have felt
the blood trickle from his side before
the wound was received. A week
before the election, the gallant Repub.
llcan candidate for Governor put in
his little petition to Mars Rutherford
for the vacancy in the Federal Dis
trict Court, occasioned by the death
OF Judge Ballard,
Year: 1879

Official returns show that the Brit
ish lost twenty officers and four hund.
red men of cholera and other disease
on the return march from the Afghan
campaign, while only about 100 men
were killed in action.
Year: 1879

II is said that the Judges of the
Court of Appeals will not try the
appeal taken in Tom Bufo rd's case.
Two of them are witnesses, and OF
course object to hearing of the case
before themselves. The Legislature
will probably appoint special court
to try the appeal.
Year: 1879

The young man who shot and
killed himself In self defence tho
other day was an inmate Of Sing Sing
prison. Lightning rodists win please
credit the press for not exposing his
prcyieus profession,
Year: 1879

= MONDAY, Sept. 22-G p. II.


Thss is not much to be said about the stock mar
kst today. There nothing forthcoming in the
shapeof rumors to influence quotations.
and Consequently the list was left to take care of it.


SELF 1t did so in satisfactory manner. so far at
least as the bulls concerned. for the majority
Of stocks gained something. while the minority held
theii own and lost nothing. There was an especial
actiiy the coal shares. which made higher prices
for Delaware and Lackawanna. New Jersey Central
and Delaware and Hudson. Innocent operators
we,c made to believe that something in the way
OF "a combination. was Imminent. and upon
this they wore induced to become purchasers
The fact is that q combination is no more
probable to-day than 1t was weeks ago.


There have been good many shares of the active
coal stocks bought upon the idea that combination
was fxed fact and there have been q good many


more sold tho idea considered to be fact
at ALL good many shares were sold this afternoon.
and the prices declined accordingly. No small num-


ber of spectators who talked up the coal stocks
when they were buyers. few days back. talked
them down again after they had sold out to-day.
This, too, in spite of a somewhat prevalent rumor
that the Delaware and Lackawanna coal sale Of
100000 tons advertised for next Wednesday. had
been cancelled and that pool had been formed in
private way to purchase some three million
dollars worth of coal at present prices and
hold them for higher ones. Except that
stocks as whole were wonderfully frm
there was no particular characteristic in any Of
them. Iron Mountain. which had opened very
strong, rapidly declined at one time, probably be-
the anticipated earnings did not appear ex


pected. and as rapidly advanced when they did ap-
pear little later in the day. Ia the matter Of
figures they show the very handsome advance over
last year Of over $53.00O There was much
strength and further rise in the st. Paul common
stock. The intimation heretofore given in this
column that the dividend upon this security would
at least equal 2s per cent is supported by reliable
Information. There was nothing of particular In
terest attaching other stocks. and there is but
little to say in summing up except that the market
was strong and manifested every sign of remaining


The extreme fluctuations of the day in the prices
of leading stocks shown in the following table,