smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

ST. LoUIs, January ia drenching
rain fell all day and the streets were
streaming with slush from the melting
snow AID ice. The effect of the thaw OH
the Ice in the river i, imperceptible,
however. aud there is no prospect oI s
breaking up of the gorge here ior some
days a least. Even though the weather
should continue warm the Ice is not eX-
pected tn move except on big rise, and
there are no Indications ot that at pres
Year: 1879

In the first place, and from a general stand
point, the Republicans are not by any means
the advocates of Capitalization in the sinister
sense of that term, nor have they practised
Capitalization to any like the degree that it has
been attempted by the Democrats. There is
no Capitalization more determined, more un-
scrupulous, or more dangerous than that of
legislative body, and it was against this that
the trainers of the constitution undertook to
raise effective barriers by requiring the as
sent of the Executive to all laws passed by
less than two-thrds vote, by lodging in
the Sen ate an equal power with the House
and by giving to the Judiciary the duty of
applying to all laws the standard of the con-
stitution. Yet, from the beginning to the end
of the late struggle, the Democrats claimed and
still claim that practically the will of the ma
Jority in the House of Representatives should be
supreme, while the majority itself is controlled
by the dictates of the caucus, which may be de-
termlned by scarcely more than one-fourth of
the members of the House. When we remem-
Der that the working majority of caucus
is in its turn controlled by q very few active
and skilful leaders, we see at q glance in what
a small number of irresponsible persons the
Democratic doctrine and practice combine to
place the entire control Of the Government.
Obviously, no party pursuing relentlessly and
without a scruple such system as this can be
said with any sincerity to be animated by ha-
tired of centralization.-N. Y. Times
Year: 1879

Newport Correspondence Boston Transcript


must tell you of the experience of friend
of mine in her search for a cheerful, pleasant
summer home; such experiences are often very
amusing My friend is in i'll health, and the
place must be bright spot where she can rap
idly convalesce. So her husband and her sis
ter were sent to choose for her. After much
travelling they found house, lovely in loca-
ton, and spacious and inviting, and the best
suite of rooms was untaken. Just rs they were
about to conclude the arrangements their as
tonished gaze fell upon a coffin standing up
right in niche in the room. The landlady,
following their look, stepped briskly to the
spot, turned key in the lid and threw it back
with the remark. ''This goes with this room;
my husband was in the business, and when he
failed we saved half-dozen large-sized and
use them for Closets" Now, closet room i. a
desideratum in country houses, but my friend
concluded to hang up her gowns under a sheet
in another house farther down the street.
Year: 1879

Governor Garcelon is reported to have said
that at Atlanta, Georgia, few weeks ago.
don't believe he said thing so false and fool
ish, but was forcibly reminded of it, by an
incident which occurred at an open air temper
ance meeting at Brownfield few days ago. 1t
was expected that none but a few hundred of
the townspeople would be present, but the
good folks came with bands and banners from
all the surrounding country.


The meeting was held in o beautiful grove
upon hill which commanded wide view of
the country. Among many others upon the
platform was good old Deacon Stickney, who
gave us some of his "recollections." He said
that in the old rum time he was at Methodist
convention, large one, upon that same ground
He thought every family present had jug of
rum among their provisions. That practice
was universal everybody drank rum, and ev-
cry country tavern and groce.y was grog
shop.


From that hill he could see great many
farms and farm houses widely scattered over
the country. He knew every one of them and
all about them. Many of the houses had old
hats and rags stuffed into the window sashes
to stop the gaps left by broken glass. The
houses, farms and farm buildings were in
state of dilapidation and everything wore AN
air of neglect and decay. Every house had at
least one drunkard, besides many people all
over town in process of being manufactured in
to drunkards. Now, all that is changed; there
are no grog shops nor rum taverns; there are
no drunkards, no old hats and rags in the win
dows no dilapidated houses, and no shabby,
neglected farms and farm buildings Every
thing wears an air of thrift and prosperity,
such as was seen nowhere in Maine in the old
rum time


Now, that is true of Brownfeld, both of
those pictures; and similar story would be as
true of every other rural district in the State
"No one who knew what Maine was before the
Maine Law, and knows what it has been since
and IS now, can fail to see the wonderful change
for the better in the condition of the State and
people," That was said by a Governor of the
State and every member of the Executive
Council, in printed certificate sent to Eng
land. ND.
Year: 1879

The non-partisan Neg Religion gives
these reasons why it thinks the Republicans
will carry Maine


l. The Republican party is united. One
year ago there was a difference of opinion as
to the endorsement of the President. A Dem
ocratic Congress has fortunately harmonized
this difference, and the patriotism of President
Hayes will become one of the essential factors of
the campaign. 2. The Republican party aware
of its losses and chagrined over them W i'll
not suffer another campaign to go by default
or through want of energy or Indifference.
3. The candidate for governor this year, is free
from the old rings and will make the canvass
fairly among the people. 4. Then the opposi-
ton is far from being in agreement. There is
no great love between the Greenbackers and
the Democrats. The Greenbackers are far
from agreement among themselves Moreover
the combined opposition is largely without
competent leadership.
Year: 1879

THE Dexter Gazette says: "The Green
hackers are not booming in Dexter worth a
cent. They are struck with such consterna-
ton by the apparent detection among those
whom they supposed to be firm fanatics,
that they don't feel at all like Dragging. But.
with all their efforts, and all the advice
which they are receiving from the inconsis-
tent old hacks who are running the party,
pie reason that many of them have been in
the Republican party so long that they kno,v
too much to be bamboozled for any length of
time by the aromatic old rum puncheons
who now assume to instruct them in their
political dutesn
Year: 1879

THE Somerset Reporter takes occasion to
make these remarks: ''It is not our desire


to be considered as willing prosecutor of
the Greenback managers, but as a gatherer
and dispenser of news, it becomes our duty
to say that the lumber trade has taken a
good start, that the coasting trade is paying
for the first time in years, that the woolen
and cotton mills have all their seasons
goods sold, that the volume of bank paper
passing through the clearing houses in the
cities since January /, 1879, is 20 per cent.
Year: 1879

CONGRESSMAN LADD likens the mission
Of the Greenback party to that of the Say
iour Of mankind. 1t was an English wit
who said Voltaire was good enough Christ
for the French. We would not parody that
and say Ladd is a good enough one for the
Greenbackers
Year: 1879

BosToN Journal: 1t may not be exactly
a political jotting, but the political clerk in
the Education Department of Maine recent
ly began an official letter with the following
sample of spelling: "Their seams to be"
etc. If the Maine Schoolmaster is loafing
abroad he should return and take up his vo-
cation at the State House
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used
Year: 1879

back into and through the park, and
everywhere that the stick turned while
he was blind folded, it again turned
when he passed over with his eyes open.
Now have satisfied myself by expert,
ment that I can make the stick turn BY
q slight muscular motion, but the ques.
ton is how did Mr.. s. know when he
came to those places privately marked
by me while he was hood -winked. And
again, how did he know when he came
to the spot first selected by him as q
spot where to find waterP Again how
does it come that the stick would turn
at some places when Mr.. s. had q man
each side Of him holding the stick to
prevent its turning? Mr.. s. is quite
anxious to know how it is himself for
when the stick turns with him it is
painful to his arms. There are quite q
number Of questions I would like to ask
but want of space forbids. I think
Prof. Carpenter. DR.. Beard and others
who assert that no man has 4 faculty
not possessed by others, should be able
to explain how it is that we all cannot
play on the piano or any other musical
instrument just as we'll as poor blind
Tom who never saw a note of music in


his life and yet can play anything after


having heard it once, and always has
been able to do 80 from childhood up.


As we do not kno,c whether it is ,oa'
ter that causes the turning Of the stick
We can say nothing further than we
have said, only we intend to investi'
gate. r. B. P.
Year: 1879

We had rather All exciting time last
Sunday. AS the wind was blowing a
gale from the southwest and the good
people were gathered ut the school
house for worship, q fire was discover
ed near Kanaranzi Greek. 1t proved to
be Isaac Emerson $ stable and granary,
which caught from stove pipe in tie
house. have not learned the amount
of Mr.. Emerson loss.


The fire jumped the Kanaranzi and
made direct for Ira Crosby's house and
barn and no doubt they would have
been destroyed but for tile young men
at church who got into their wagons
and put whip to The horses and just got
there in time to save his property from
being burned up Il second time. rs he
was burned out three years ago by q
prairie fire. The young men took bags
and wet them and then back fired and
50 kept the fire under control. Good
boys. There were some stacks of hay
burned on the Kanaranzi.


The farmers are through seeding
wheat, oats and barley aud are wanting
rain. II. SIMMONS.
Year: 1879

Below IS an item clipped from the
Heron Lake correspondence Of the
Jackson Republic, which, is significant.
II hay can be shipped all the way to
Duluth and made to pay why not to
Milwaukee and Chicago? II our in,-
mense grass crop can be utilized in this
way. it will add tens Of thousands of
dollars TO the annual income of the
farmers:


Mr. Bosworth, of Duluth, has pur.
chased large quantities OF hay III this
vicinity and has been busy all the week
with steam press. The first carload
VI hay ever shipped from this place was
shipped last week Tuesday and many
more since then. This is an excellent
point to purchase hay and we are glad
to see this branch of business start. If
the farmers can dispose of their hay
which has heretofore been useless there
will be thousands of tons cut the COM
ing season for that purpose, for there
is not \ locality along the line of the
road where hay is more natural to the
land and of a better quality. The St..
Paul & Sioux City Railroad have re.
ducetl their rates for shipping and
should they remain so there will here
after I've good market for the inexhaus-
tible supply Of hay produced in this vi
cinity. Then the farmers can defy the
hOplDerS.
Year: 1879

| This department OF the ADVANCE Is open toany
one to express his OF her views in appropriate
language upon any subject whatever, whether
religious, philosopllic, scientific or political.
The conditions are: Brevity, write on one
side Of the paper only, use appropriate language
and avoid personalities. The name of the writ
or must accompany cosnmunications, not for
publication unless desired, but IS = guarantee
OF good faith.
Year: 1879

We can furnish a pair of Atom waR-
on scales, from the Chicago Scale Com.
pany, at quite discount. These scales
are new and will he sold at less than
any one else can furnish them for.
Year: 1879

:o:M the gloss and freshness Of you4h


Thin hair is thickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ing can restore the hair where tho
follicles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophied and decayed. But such a.
remain can be saved for usefulness
by this application. Instead of foul
ing the hair with a pasty sediment, it
will keep it clean and vigorous. its
occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of; and
consequently prevent badness. FREQ
from those deleterious substances
which make some preparations dan
gerous, and injurious to the hair, the
Vlgor can only benefit but not harm
it. If wanted merely for =
Year: 1879




Mr.. Kelly has announced that he knows he
cannot be elected himself, but that he Is run
ming Tor the purpose OF defeating the Demo-
cratic candidate, Lucius Robinson, and elect
Ing the Republican, Cornell. He does this
TO crafty @ personal feeling to carry out an
old feud In which the people OF this city have
no interest whatever, though their real inter-
ests are sought to be sacrificed In the quar-
rot. II Is the first time In the history of the
Democracy that personal politics" has been
attempted to be introduced into the contest
for State officers, and unless we very much
mistake the temper of the people, the effort
will meet such rebuke as will prevent the
trial " the experiment forevermore. The
Democrats Of New York will be true to their
record and will stand by tho nominations
mado by the party convention, and which are
indorsedby such sterling patriots as Horatio
Seymour and Francis Herman. They will not
obey the bidding Of any man which would
lead them into the camp OF the Republicans,
whose rule has been 80 disastrous to the nation
at large and In an especial manner to this
city and State.
Year: 1879

The idea that annual elections and sessions
Of the Legislature are essential to the main
tenance OF popular liberty is about as s'absurd
as the appearance In the roll of reformers OF
men who represent the thing to be reformed.
Our Legislature sits five or six months in the
year. Half It's time Is spent In discussing
stale questions, In which no new points are
elected, and a part OF the other half In re-
peallng Or amending the laws passed at the
previous session. About half OF our leglsla-
ton is suggested by lawyers who want
special case provided for. The great Vice Of
the State Is too much legislation. Tho an
nual election wastes time, costs money and
disturbs business. An election once In two
years would be often enough. II necessary,
a short special session could be held In the off
year to dispose of any pressing business
Nobody would lose by the change but politi-
cal strikers and lobbyists.
Year: 1879

HALIFAX, Oct. az. Yesterday mornng the
body OF a man was washed ashore near the
lighthouse at Cariboo island and u schooner
shore. In the afternoon two more bodies were
found, and the schooner drifted so near shore
that men were able to reach her on foot. N 9TH
Ing was found by which tho bodies could be
Identified. The vessel lies so deeply imbed-
ded In the sand that no name can be seen. 1T
Is supposed she was struck by a squall Sat
uftiAy night and upset.
Year: 1879

The approaching Democratic victory in
New York Is not In the slightest degree en-
dangered by the defeat in Ohio. Within ten
days that fact will become apparent even to
the stoutest defenders OF Conkling and Cor
nell Meantime the Democrats will perfect
their organization that they may march in
solid columns to assured success.
Year: 1879

1t is to the credit of Gen. Devens that he re-
fuses to take any part in the canvass In this
State. He Is about the only member OF the


Cabinet who is not disgracing himself by po-
ltical Wire-pulling and absenteeism.
Year: 1879

You have allowed your bowels to
become habitually costive, your liver
has became torpid. the same thing ails
your kidneys, and you are just used
up. Now be sensible. and get a pack
age of Kidney Wort, take it faithfully
and soon you will forget you've got
any such organs, for you will be a well
man,
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills, no use of
headache,or any Of the ills that come from
disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie Of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

1t every one knew and observed


simple rules Of health, there would be
| but little use for dOctors,' observed an
| old physician some years ago, and the
saying contains much of truth. Most
OF the ailments prevailing during sum
mcr months are traccablc to violations
OF natural laws-laWs whose penalty is
swift and sure. On Monday the Times
gave few of these simple, common
sense rules Of health, and now con-
tinueS the same.


Bedding and Sleep: Special atten~
should be given to the airing and sun
ming Of bedding during tile Summer
The daily turning of Il mattress is not
sufficient to preserve its sanitary condi
ton it should be aired and summed at
least twice Week. Of course, to dwell
upon the necessity for frequent changes
OF bed-linen is supcrtuous. The sleep
ing apartment should be made an OBJ
ject Of special attention. 1t should be well
ventilated, and capable Of being thrown
open to free access of sunlight. In the
morning the windows should be opened
wide for at least two hours, and the sun
allowed to enter The bed should be so
situated that a draught cannot strike
the sleeper. No otiowers or plants should
be tolerated i'll a sleeping apartment at
night. During the day plants absorb
carbOnic acid. and are beneficial, but at
night they eNbale much of it again, and
become the means of vitiating the at
mosphere. Besides, the perfume of
many flowers is injurious in the cx-
treinc, when breathed for any length of
time.


During the heated term it is the habit
with many to discard all covering at
night. When they retire, most persons
feel so warm that even the covering of
a sheet is uncomfortable. SO they 60
to sleep and, as a consequence, when
the chill air of morning enters the loom,
take cold-in slight degree perhaps, but
still sufficient to impair the general
health and predispose to an attack of
malaria, congestion or other maadies. |
The body should never be exposed du-
ing sleep, and one or two experiments
will convince even the most sceptica
that slight covering will not prove
uncomfortable when it has been on the |
body a few minutes.
Year: 1879

The great fire in Washington seems
to have completely demoralized our
friend Munzesheimer. His main object
seems to be to get rid as soon as possible
Of his large and we'll selected stock Of
groceries, even at a sacrifice. He wants
= to sell, and if he Keeps selling as low as
he is doing now, his store will be cleaned
out and fire won't hurt him. Large and
fresh supplies continue to arrive by
every boat. Give him d call and try to
pursuade the cold fellow" to raise
little on his prices or ruin will soon
stare him in the face.
Year: 1879

We call attention to the advertise
ment of Mount Pleasant Saw Mill,
the great lumber depot of the parish.
The variety of lumber can't be exceliea
outside of New Orleans and the prices
are such as to suit the pockets of the
poorest man in st. Landry.
Year: 1879

Hope Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1
paraded through the town Oh Thursday
evening. They gave an exhibition of
their skill in handling the ladders and
climbing steep roofs during their march.
They were turned out by their foreman
for exercise and seemed to enjoy it.
Year: 1879

FOoLs NOT ALL DEAD YET:-We notice
in the proceedings of the constitutional
convention, a few days since, that a
memorial was presented, praying for
the insertion of a clause in the new
constitution, prohibiting practicing law
yers from becoming members of the
legislature. It will he in order for those
same memorialists next to ask ,the in
sertion of clause, prohibiting any man
who wears clean shirt from holding
any Office OF honor, trust or profit. It
would be about as reasonable and sound,
just about as pleasing to the communists.
Year: 1879

lessons of my childhood flew
through my brain; and it struck
me afterwards, (when the danger
was over, and L had time to think
of what had passed. as strange that
a long forgotten line of Horace
should have, even at that moment,
fixed itself upon my mind as being
applicable to the situation. Horace
wrote:


"Sunt quos currlculo pulverem Olym-
picum


Collegisse juvat."


Which being interpreted means
that there are those who delight to
collect the dust of the race course;
and 1 thought the animal pursuing
me must have similar taste.


But 1 am digressing. 1 left my
grizzly-for grizzly it was--in hot
pursuit, and myself repenting in
linen duster and dust the dreadful
crime of my early youth. Thus
We went distance 1 then estimat-
ed to be ten miles, but which 1 af-
terward learned was about a mile
and a half. AT last the road led up
over small hill from the top of
which mine eyes were gladdened
by the welcome sight of buildings
in the distance. The wind had
blown the sand off the road on this
hill, and we no longer raised any
dust. The sight of the buildings
in front gave me fresh courage. |
looked back but could see nothing.
The road for forty yards or more
was bare OF bear or dust, and be-
yond, as far as the eye could see,
the dust We had raised in our race
for bare life looked like huge, un.
dulating sand embankment. My
horses were nearly dead, and see.
ing no more of my grizzly pursuer
| drove liesurely on to the dwelling
l had seen, which proved to be the
tavern at which 1 intended to pass
the night. Having seen my horses
well cared for, partook of a frugal
meal and went TO bed to dream of
grizzlies, simoons, cherry trees,
earthquakes, Octopi and other
dreadful monsters. In the morn.
ing we, (that is, the landlord and
hostler) went back over the road 20
see II there was any trace of the
huge beast who had caused my
horses so much fright. Not twenty
yards from the foot of the hill
above mentioned an enormous
grizzly bear was discovered lying
dead in the centre of the road. He
had been choked to death by the
dust raised by my horses in their
flight. The hostler skinned him,
and his denuded carcass was the
"bare naked fact" to which allud-
ed at the commencement of my let.
ter. G..
Year: 1879

MoJAvE DESERT, Dec. 20, '78.


EDITOR HERALD:-When, in the
course of human events, it becomes
necessary for man TO redeem a
promise made in n thoughtless
moment and under the witchipg
influence of good wine and good
fellowship, and when that promise
has been made to an editor, and
therefore is not to be broken, and
he sits down to fulfill his obliga-
ton with many hundred miles OF
desert lying between him and the
good cheer and good fellowship
which inspired the promise, he
feels as did the Rev. HI. w. B.
when he even "wished that he were
dead" But, to punish you for
having taken advantage of a weak
moment and having induced me to
promise to furnish you with an ac-
count of my journey, shall con-
nne myself exclusively to bare
naked facts, told in the prosiest
manner possible.


Well, you will remember that on
the morning of my departure, when
yourself and the gifted author of
Beautiful Snow" came around to
see me off, 1 asked the talented au.
thor aforesaid to assist in checking
off the articles l had prepare for
my trip as they were ieing loaded
upon my wagon, so that nothing
would be left behind. | enclose
you the list which le presented
me with as the result of his labers,
which you will see at glance con-
tains q gross libel upon my tenn.
perate habits:
Year: 1879

The facilities of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside Of san
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates