smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

It is o matter of common report that
many employees of the elevated railroads
arrogate to themselves quantity and quail
ity Of authority that no people or corpora
ton outside of the United States would
tolernte for single day. Insolence to pas
sengers, rude manners, carelessness in i'm
portant duties, hair-splitting discrimina-
tions and annoyances Of many other kinds
have been reported steadily through the
HERALD's Complaint Book" ever since the
roads were opened to business. The latest
stretch of authority is little the most out
rageous Of all, for it transgresses not only
the rules Of the companies but the laws of
the United States. Some agents are re-
ported to have refused badly worn coin,
although the law recognizes worn piece
at its nominal value SO long as its denom-
ination is not in doubt, and the Sub
Treasury redeems such coin, the only
ground of refusal being mutilation.
Perhaps the agents referred to do not know
the difference between mutilation and
be we'll for the companies to instruct their
ticket sellers accordingly. 1t being mat
ter of fact that almost any silver coin of the
United States may be worn smooth without
losing more than a tenth. part of one per
cent of its value, and as this fact will be
evident to any one who notes how little of
the material of the coins is in the raised
portion of the surface, ticket agents have
no excuse for adding to the already too nu-
merous annoyances of people who pay more
for the accommodations received than the
difference between the expenses and re-
ceipts of the roads justifies.
Year: 1879




weeks ago.


AS for the Captain himself, sober thought
does not make his act of self-transfer ap-
pear one Of unalloyed magnanimity. 1t is
possible for the region of the tenderloin
steak OF an animal to be worked SO hard as
to make the choicest cut extremely innu-
tricious and unsatisfactory. and it is not
impossible that the once appetizing Twenty
ninth may have been reduced to the
same condition. Yielders of tenderloin
steaks. when under the impression that too
much is being required of them, may
gradually stray into fresh fields and pas
lures new, or, worse yet. remain behind
because too thin to move and too tough TO
devour. In such cases tho true gourmand
who personally selects his own viands
must himself seek fresh hunting grounds.
Street sweepers' brooms do not at first
sight appear edible, but culinary ingenuity
has worked wonders with material that was
far more unpromising in the rough so it
is not impossible that the Captain and his
dependents may yet put knife and fork into
dishes compared with which tenderloin
steaks are mere prison fare. Should the
enterprise fail, however, it is consolation
to the public to know that the Captain has
still property in Japan, where everything
is still tenderloin to skilful Americans. If
the sfid property is large enough to accom-
modate some of the Commissioners also the
public Joy will be still greater.
Year: 1879

WALL STREET Observation-Disclosures were fairly
active but very weak until toward the close,
when general recovery brought prices little
above the opening level. Money was rather
easy the ruling quotation for call loans on
stocks being per cent. Foreign exchange
was more active and rates for sterling were ad-
vanced. For government bonds there was a
steady investment demand, while State and
railway bonds were dull and irregular. Re-
ports Of the three great Vanderbilt lines were
made, and abstracts Of them will be found in
the financial columns
Year: 1879

In ANOTHER COLUMN will be found graphic
and interesting account of the defeat by the
Chileans of the Peruvian Army under General
Bucndia mt San Francisco furnished us by our
correspondent at Lima. The Bolivians are dis
gusted with the condnct of the war and the
general direction of military movements. Presi-
dent Pruda is just now in bad odor at Lima.
Year: 1879

lHE ALDERMANIc assumption of power to
grant railroad franchises was rebuked yester-
day by a veto and an opinion of the Corpora
ton Counsel. But the will still exists to cut
the city to pieces with horsecar tracks, and the
building time of a paper railroad up town was
extended for year.
Year: 1879

The old negress had philOsophic brain and
saw far into the significance of this enlightened
nineteenth century who said, when some one ask
you, my chin, a rogue is q man who steals jest
like other folks till he gifts kotched an dc mint
he gifts kOtched he's n rogue"
Year: 1879

the work is-nOt done, because the di-
yer is compelled to return and attach
chains to the fragments, by which they
are elevated to the deck by a crane, and
thence transferred to barge alongside.
The work is necessarily slow and tedi-
GUS from the repeated trips the diver is
compelled to make and from the fact he
must handle each fragment of the rock
separately and do it alone. Since the
commencement Of the work in August
some 275 cubic yards have been reno
we'd. jackson rock, one OF the most
serious distractions, has been blown to
pieces, and work is now going on upon
the "Arkansas rock" or ledge A portion
of a sunken coal barge still remains in
the neighborhood of the jackson rock"
and it is feared bar is forming clos
by. The object of blowing out the Gar
kansas Rock" is to take advantage of
the current aud construct q channel at
that particular poinnt. The plan is to
build a dixie, or wing, about a mile in
length here, and thereby create more
current to drive away any sand forma-
tions that may take place sitter the rock
has been eXcavated. In addition to the
dam spoken Of, which will ''run in"
near the Arkansas rock" anoth er
similar dixie will be built below. 1t is
hoped by the engineers who made the
survey that the dykes and improve
ments will do for the ''Great Chain"
what the improvements on the Rock Is
land Rapids on theMississippi have ac-
complished for that difficult place for
pilots, render it safe and easy.
Year: 1879

The free lunches of New York are
among the good things prepared by the
publicans of that city that are not TO be
despised; nor are they, especially by the
class known as the ''bummer. The
free lunches at which soup is first
served seem TO take the strongest hold
on the popular appetite, as, to use one
Of the lamented dickens expressions,
It is more filling for the price'-the
price being six cents for glass of ale.
or ten cents for something stronger.
There is in Beekman street saloon IA
nous for its soup, which, a a general
thing, is kept on the table all day; but
at times it runs out. The proprietor is
a kind-hearted man, and never refuses
even though he be not able to buy a
drink. unless he becomes too frequent a
customer at the same place. An old
fellow, who is fast becoming tramp,
has of late been in the habit of calling
in for his soup. aud has never yet spent
a cent in the house, but the caterer al
ways gives him plate. Recently the
old fellow was late for lunch, and, as is
sometimes the case, the soup was out.
He asked the barkeeper for some, when
the painful piece eofinformation wa. i'm
parted to him. The caterer. who had
just gone out short time before, had
left his large tureen on the table, emp
ty of soup, but upon the top of which
fioated few scraps of bread and yege-
tables. The tramp saw the steam rising
from the tureen, and, thinking that the
barkeepcr wanted to defraud him out of
his square meal" he slyly slipped
round to the lunch table. and, dishing
out a plate of the soppy mess, he sea-
soned it well, and then, breaking up a
few crackers in il, he hurriedly gulped
down few mouthfuls. The act was
noticed by some of the bystanders, and
from his appearance after the dose of
suds they thought he was going to have
a fit. His face turned different colors
with which 4 chameleon changes. His
eyes stood out from their sockets, and
he gasped as if in mental agony; but
this thing could not last long-nature
finally revolted at the soap-suds, and the
hero of a thousand free lunches was re-
lieved. He did not ask leave TO quit the
saloon, but walked out without even
saving so much is Thank you," or
"Good-day - but before he passed
through the door, he was heard tomut


ter Il don't like such jokes, and sha


patronize this place no more"
Year: 1879

The predisposition to certain disea-
ses, like gOut or insanity, often devel-
oped after maturity, is transmissable
and also the liability to die about a
certain age. The famous Turgots, for
more than a century rarely exceeded
fifty years of age; and insanity often
appears after the meridian Of life in
several successive generations of a
family. The remarkable faithfulness
of reproduction in the majority of ca
ses is fact somewhat parallel to the
growth and maintenance of an organ
ism, wherein, with the constant sue
cession of cells each of brief existence,
substantial identity Is kept up. There
seems to be but little marked difference
in babes, yet from the same food one
will become man of muscle and ener-
gy, another of nerve and BRAIN, third
portly man Of ease-loving habits. AL
the original peculiarities of each tiny
human nucleus pick out from CON-
mon nourishment elements like them
selves, rejecting the rest.
Year: 1879

During the recent extremely cold
weather the late afternoon frequenters
of Delmonico's Broad Street cafe have
repeatedly observed the presence and
movements of singular character in
the person of a middle aged and very
shabbily attired but gentlemanly appear
ing Englishman, apparently in feeble
health, who in an exceedingly modest
manner quietly slips into the Broad
Street door and nervously warns his
trembling half-clad limbs at the stove
behind the door. Usually after remain
ing a few moments he advances to the
gold and stock indicator, and aiter run
ming the tape through his fingers and
examining the prices current OF the day.
dons his ragged gloves and departs.
Mr.. Longhi, the manager OF this cafe, as
well as many of his customers from the
Stock Exchange, who are usually IN the
hall of the restaurant at that hour, are
acquainted with the sad story OF TINS IN
dividual, and he is often the subject OF
sincere pity and never of rldicuie or oe-
rision. A gentleman who is conversant
with some of the circumstances OF
this unfortunate individual gives
brief outline of his misfortunes, whlch
are said to be wholly attributable to
great losses sustained by him in stock
speculations. Some years ago he came
to this city from England, the possessor
of large amount of capital. After
making few heavy ventures in the gold
and stock markets his funds gradually
melted away and with them also disap-
peared his reason. He has no relatives
in this country and some OF his coun,
trymen of means, who recently learned
his condition, offered to assist him or
send him back to his relatives in Eng
land. But he is too proud to accept
charity, and so he lives as best he eau
on temporary loan of 30 cents per
week, which he was reluctantly prevail
ed upon to accept from a gentleman
who forces it upon him every Monday
morning. In conversation with chance
acquaintance recently this poor old man
with childish glee related hoT he had
enjoyed glorious dinner on Christmas
Day, when he expended Is cents. On


New Years Day he gave the landlady
of his wretched lodging house in West


Broadway 10 cents extra for the priv.
lege of lying abed all day.-New York
| GrnDhic
Year: 1879

Among the novelties just brought
out to please the ladies the braid band
pins for the hair are very successful.
These pins are an inch-broad band of
frosted silver or gold, handsomely en-
graved, four inches in length, and very
decidedly curved, so as to partly encir-
Gle the braid and keep it in place. The
trouble with these pretty ornaments
hitherto has been that they were so
frail. The new ones are made especi-
ally to remedy this objection, the pins
being extra strong and swung on tube
hinge. Several pretty styles are shown,
the engraved bands and comb shape,
with Il row of tiny balls swinging at the
top, being fayorites.
Year: 1879

IdpiOca Pudding.-Soak table
spoons tapioca hour in q little warm
water; beat the yelks of egg, with a
cup of sugar and little salt; add the
tapioca, drained, and stir into quart
of milk; boil it over kettle of water
hour, stirring it thoroughly once; beat
the whites of the eggs to stiff froth,
adj tablespoons powdered sugar, and
dut on top, or make hole and pour the
hot pudding in; flavor with vanilla.


A NATIONAL archery tournament is TO
be held in Chicago next July.
Year: 1879

We have received, read and been ediied by, the new margarine called The CalJor- nian. It is well printed in clear type and double columns and on good paper. In it's modest apology for existence, "It claims no aching void in the literary world which it is especially qualified, or commissioned, to fill" We take issue here and surmise that all old readers and subscribers of the O0e,1ond will join us. The Pacific Coast has needed good monthly magazine ever since the demise of that short-lived enterprise and this void we hope, and have every reason to believe, can and will De filled by the Californian. The articles

 in this initial number gre we'll written and of general interest and we sincerely trust liberal patronage will secure a long and prosperous life to this literary undertaking, and as the subscription price is but three dollars per annum we cordially recommend all to peruse and enjoy 1t.
Year: 1879

At last San Diego is to have a railroad We see by the Union, that railroad will be in full operation between San Diego and Julien, to bring ore from the mines there to tide water, within three years, perhaps less than two. We congratulate San Diego, upon being at last railway terminus.
Year: 1879

We are informed on good authority that the monthly pay roll in Gro Blanco Dis trict aggregates STOOD. There is a class of indifferent men in the district who find it difficult to secure employment, but good miners are in demand.
Year: 1879

Free Fraud and Reputation form the bill
of fare which the Democrats offer to the
people of Ohio. The platform Is less ex-
pressive than the candidate, it is true But
Mr. Ewing triumphs over the immediate
representative of Senator Thurman, both be-
cause lie has been more in sympathy with
! the extremists in Congress, who insist
upon starving the Government to death
unless they are permitted to effect revolu-
ton in the constitutional mode OF changing
laws, and because he is more completely com
mittcd to the "Ohio Idean in respect to the
currency and the public credit. man like
Mr. Ewing not only makes his own platform.
he is platform in himself. His record in
Congress and in public discussion elsewhere
shows what the Democratic party would do
if led by HIM, and what the Democratic
party means in choosing him as its leader in
"a contest of vital and National importance.


The best and the worst of Thomas Ewing
is that he is entirely sincere and thoroughly
in earnest. Many Democrats merely play the
demagogue in their assaults upon resumption
and the national banking system. General
Ewing is something both better and worse.
lie deserves the more credit because he
Is intensely fanatlcal IN his errors, and
he is for that reason also the more
dangerous. There would have been little
meaning in the Democratic platform with
Senator Thurman as "a candidate, for 1T Is
notorious that he, hard-money man by con-
viction, had sacrificed those convictions, and
played the demagogue, only to retain the
support of the repudiatOrs of Ohio. But
the same platform with General Ewing
on it means a great deal. 1t means
that the party behind him is too much
in earnest in its warfare upon the
public credit, to accept "A mere make-beli eve
repudiatOr, and demands as its representative
a man whose known fanaticism OF belief, and
proved pOsitiveDess of character, will carry
him further than the platform on which he
stands. Mr.. Ewing's financial record, in
former debates in Ohio, in the st. Louis Ma


tional Democratic Convention, and in Con-
gress, will become the true financial platform
of the party which has chosen him its
champion and standard bearer.


In respect to the attack upon the election
laws and the maintenance of peace at cleo
tons, the case is nearly the same. That the
Democratic party is fully committed to this
battle for free rifle clubs and free repeaters, is
confessed by its platform as well as by its
repeated votes in both houses of Congress.
But the question remains whether the party
is to be held responsible for the cOercive
and revolutionary measures to which
Year: 1879

ward the Arsenal. This path is usually closely lined
with children and nnrses and is for foot-passeDgers
one Of the main entrances TO the Park. Yesterday
afternoon at time when the Park was crowded
with visitors, runaway horse. DIR gcing the wreck
of his carriage dashed the oDen space where
the nam drive beglns fairly hurried himself against
one of the low line of stores the east se of
Fifth-ayo.. and not being secured al once, as ne
should have been, in a moment sprang TO MS feet


and seeing before him the opening o. this narrow
path dashed ntoI 1t at furious pace Before he was
captured at least 100 children must have been in
danger of losing their lives. Their escape might
fairly be called miraculous for the horse came and
passed like q thunderbolt. One two children
were injured q dozen might easily have been killed.
Half dozen stout iron posts planted before the
opening of the path would have prevented this
danger and would render it impossible in the fu-
ture. 1t is to be hoped that some such simple pre-
caution will be used at this point, and at all others


like it, Many spirited horses are driven IN the Park,
and runaways are by no means rare occurrences.
Year: 1879

Undoubtedly the mails of the United States are
tho Transmission of immoral books and swim
ding circulars. In the Circuit Court yesterday one
ID. b. Bennett, who had been convicted of mailing
certain unmentionable trash, was sentenced to
thirteen months Imprisonment at hard labor. and
to pay fine Of $500. Whether Bennett ls entitled
from any circumstances to a Communication of his
sentence, we do not know; but though he may be
mercifully dealt with, rs the author of the book
was, the example will remain; and the next man
caught in this unclean business should be
sure of long Imprisonment. There ought
TO be no squeamishness in dealing with those who
would convert the Post Office into a nuisance No
doubt Bennett feels that great injustice done him
in chasing hlm with the vendor OF lewd pictures
and obscene books. He considers himself, If we
understand his position merely person with radi-
cal views upon marriage and tho RELATE ons Of tho
sexes, and claims the right 10 spread his views. He
belongs to a class Of fanatics who call themselves
scientists. and whose religion is usually made up of
one part nonsense apd two parts nastness. These
people ride dangerous hobby. and have only
themselves to blame if now and then they gallop
through the doors Of the penitentiary





There are some portions of Central Park, espe-
ciay at of the entrances, where greater pre-
cautions betaken for the protection of pedes
TRANS against runaway horses. Yesterday there
illustration of this need which might easily
have been terribly emphatic. Every one Will remem-
Der the narrow path which leads into the Park from
tho corner Of Fifth-ave. aud Sixtieth-st. running
between the avenue and the main carriaGe-drive TO-
Year: 1879

The Washington dispatches reveal the exis-
tence of a serious division in the Democratic
majority in Congress. The country Will be
somewhat surprised, if we are not mistaken,
to learn not only that the latest caucus
programme was adopted by majority
of only two or three votes, but that
the minority, instead of being opposed to
revolution, wants more Of it. This minority
which Mr.. Blackburn led, denounces the
new device for coercing the President
as ga cOwardly surrender" whereas
the people have already seen that
the old attempt is merely to be renewed in
slightly different way. 1t is even said that
Mr.. Randall, who has always been considered
a cool, quiet, shrewd politician, but who now
seems delirious with the Presidential fever
actually supported Mr.. Blackburn in the eau
Gus. We have to face the fact, there
fore, that instead Of a cOnser ative and
restraining minority IN the ruling party
at Washington, we have radical
and intolerant minority-a minority. too,
which change of two or three votes will
convert into a majority. There are many
good men of both parties who have been
hoping, if not believing, that at least
few sagaciOus men were busy at
Washington trying to bring the DemOc-
racy to moderate counsels, and that at
a favorable time they would exert all their
influence on the right side. But we are now
informed-a pleasant bit of information truly !!
that the majority in Congress has no balance
wheel whatever.
Year: 1879

The new club for young men of small
means, of which an account is given else


where, meets want quite as urgent as those
which charity exerts itself to satisfy. The
hungry man can always get food, and it is
not often that the homeless man cannot find a
bed but the means of employing leisure time
profitably and pleasantly, often sOrely needed,
are denied to very many respectable and poor
Year: 1879

A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT.-In Au-
gustin Days great play Of "Under the
Gaslight" Laura Courtland utters these
beautiful sentiments


LET the woman you look upon be
wise or vain, beautiful or homely, rich or
poor, she really has but ore thing she can
really give or reluse-her heart. Her
beauty, her wit, her accomplishments she
may sell to you-but her love Is the
treasure without money and without
price. She only asks in return that when
you look upon her your eyes shall speak
mute devotion that when you address
her your voice shall be gentle, loving and
kind ; that you shall not despise her be-
cause she cannot understand, al at once,
your vigorous thoughts and mbitious
plans, for when misfortune and evil have
defeated your greatest purposes-her love
remains to console you. You look into
the trees for strength and grandeur; do
not despise the flowers because their frag
rance is all they have to give. Remember
love isal woman can give-but it's the
only earthly thing which God per mits us
10 carry beyond the grave"
Year: 1879

LEARN A TRDE.-I never look Mt my
old steel composing rule that l do moi
bless myself that while my strength lasts
| am not st the mercy Of the world. II
my pen is not wanted, | can go back t.
the type case and be sure to find work
for | learnt the printers trade thoroughly
newspaper work, job work, book work
and press work. am glad L have n
good trade. 1t is rock upon which the
professor can stand firmly. There is
health and vigor for both body and mind
in an honest trade. 1t is the strongest
and surest part of Il selfmade man. &c
from the academy TO the printing office
or the farm for, to be sure, good farming
is trade, and n good one at that. Lay
thus a sure foundation, and after that
branch off into whatever profession you
please.


You have heard, perhaps, of the clerk
who had faithfully served Stephen Gi.
rard from boyhood to manhood. On the
twenty first anniversary Of his birthday
he went to his master and told him his
time was up, and he certainly expected
important promotion in the merchant
service. But Stephen Girard said tc
him:


VERY well. Now 60 and learn q
trade.n


"What trade, sir?"


Good barrels and butts must be in de
mand VIII lie you live. Go and learn the
cooper's trade, and when you have mad,
a perfect barrel bring it to me-"


The young man went away and in time
brought his old master a splendid barre
Of his own make.


Now, sir, / want you in my counting
room: but henceforth you will not be de
pendent upon the whi i'm of Stephen Gi'
rard. Let what will come, you have 9
good trade always IN rese rye."


The young man saw the wisdom and
understood.


Years ago, when the m iddIe aged men
OF to-day were boys. Horace Greeley
wrote:


1T is great source Of consolation to
us, that when the public shall be tired
OF us as editor, we can make satisfac-
tory livelihood at setting type or fal ming;
SO that while our strength lasts. 10000
blockheads, taking offence at some article
they do not understand, could lot drive
us into the poor,house."