smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

fishing"


I followed Major DAILY, and after
walking half mile to the wooded
banks of the river, we came upon
the little group. The two children
jim, the elder, being about ten
both sat still and silent, for won
der, each holding rod, with line,
cork, hooks aud bait, anxiously
watching the gay corks bobbing in
the water. Beside them stood Old
Soup, with an extremely large
bamboo rod in his trunk, with line,
hook, bait and cork, like the chill
dren's. | need not say took small
notice of the children, but turned
all my attention TO their big com
panion. | had not watched him
long before he had a bite, for, as
the religion of the Hindoos forbids
them to take life; the river swarms
with fishes.


The old fellow did not stir;his little
little eyes watched his eagerly; he
was no novice in "the gentle craft y
He was waiting till it was time to
draw in his prize.


At the end of his line, as he
drew it up; was dangling one of
those golden tench so abundant in
the Ganges.


When SOupramany perceived
what fine fish he had caught, he
uttered one of those long, low,
gurgling notes of satisfaction by
which an elephant expresses joy,
and he waited patiently, expecting
Jim to take his prize off the hook
and put on some more bait for him.
Jim. the little rascal, sometimes
liked to plague Old Soup. He
nodded at us, as much as to say,
"Look ont, and you'll see some fun
now y Then he took Oft the fish,
which he threw into the water jar
placed there for that purpose, and
went back to his place witout put
ting any bait on Old Soups hook.
The intelligent animal did not at
tempt to throw his line into the
water. He tried to move Jim by
low, pleading cries. 1t was curious
to see what tender tones he seemed
to try to give his voice.


Seeing that Jim paid no atten-
tion to his calls, but sat and laughed
as he handled his own line. Old
Soup went up to him, and with his
trunk tried to turn his head in the
direction of the bait-b0y. AT last,
when he found that all he could do
would not induce his willful friend
to help him he turned around, as if
struck by a sudden thought, and
Snatchjng up in his trunk the box
of bait, came and laid it down at
the majors feet; then picking up
his rod; he held it out to his mas
ter.


"What do you want me to do
with this Old Soup 7" said the ma
jor.


The creature lifted one great foot
after the other, and again begun
to utter his plaintive cry. Out of
mischief, took Jimmy'S part, and
picking up the bait.box, pretended
to run with it. The elephant was
not going to be teased by me. He
his trunk into the Ganges
and IL an instant squirted stream
of war over me with all the force
and precision of "a fire engine, to
the immense amusement of the
children.


The major at once made Soup a
sign to stop and, to make my piece
with the fine old fellow, | baited
his hook myself. Quivering with
Joy, AS a baby does when it gets
hold vf plaything some one has
taken from it, old Soupramany |
hardly paused to thank me 10y "A
soft note of Joy for batting his line
or him before he went back TO his |
,lace, and was again watching
lis cork as it trembled in the lip
lies of the river.
Year: 1878

1t is two years yet before the


next presidential canxass will fair
ly begin, but already there is some
discussion as TO the question Of
1880. Some persons affect to be-
lieve that it will not Be the elec-
tien of 1896. Other persons look
back still further and insist that it
shall be the war of 1861. These
political antiquarians are wide Of
the mark. The question of 1880
will be communism and common
is, if the democrats
as they have begun, to
advocate the former, and if the re-
publicans acquire a little more of
the latter.-Ne,c York Erening Post.
Year: 1878

regret my inability to produce
anything new or to make this sub
ject as attractive to others as it is
to me, though old tales are often
new to our young friends, and what
| write may be new to some, though
old to most of us.


OF the many animals dOmestica-
ted by man, no other has proven so
generally profitable as the sheep.
This has been known and apprecia-
ted from the creation until now,
varying, of course, with local adj
vantages; but any farmer may
raise few sheep almost without
expense, though when enough are
to be raised to make their wool
one of the principle crops, there
must be expenses incurred in the
preparation of pastures, troughs,
sheds, racks and provender for
winter feed, and they must have
the attention of n careful man a
portion of every day, varying with
the seasons from halt an hour to
twelve or fourteen hours; but this
long term lasts only month or
six weeks during lambing time.
When all of these necessary condi-
tiOns are complied with. the sheep
will pay profit OF fully fifty per
cent. on cost of raising, and often
double that. The manure will pay
for the labor and care, and the
lambs will overpay all other eXpen-
scs, leaving the wool clear profit.
1t is true that it requires labor and
painstaking to succeed well with
sheep, but does amy stock do well
without care and attention ! With
this very important advantage in
favor of the sheep-he never dies
insolvent; he has either paid his
board in advance or has on his
back wool enough to square up ar-
rears. If your colt, calf or pig dies
all that he has cost you is lost, and
even when these more expensive
animals do well, they rarely sell
for more than the cost of raising;
there is very little margin left for
clear profit. ] have never been
able to see any.


If you want IA cheap flock that
will bring you in good supply of
wool and mutton, such flock can
be had by buying good, strong com
mon ewes and crossing them with
II number one Merino ram. These
halt breeds are u capital farmers
sheep, and are hardy and thrifty.
These ewes can he bought for about
one dollar and a half aud q good
ram for twenty dollars. A begin
ner had better start with fifty or
hundred ewes, and herd up in
number as well as grade, until he
learns the trade of the shepherd,
which is as important to learn as
any other trade requiring skill.
We will start with:


One hundred good strong common
Year: 1878

The Springfield correspondence of the Pittsfeld Edg6 says We had mask ed ball the other night given by one of Springfeld's we'll known clubs, and ''thereby hangs a tale" A business man told his pretty young wife, on the night of the above mentioned ball that he was obliged to go out of town to one of the teniperande meetings, and might not return till the following noon. The wife resolved after he had left to have a good time in Q different way, so accord ingly she procured simple black dom ino and went boldly to the masked ball. She had never done such rash thing before, but her husband had been away very often of late, and she would nope at home no longer. She danced once, twice, three times and nobody seemed to know her, yet she was fully determined to see it over and unmask with the rest at twelve o'clock Now dashing young cavalier asks for her hand for the coming waltz, and she accepts. They whirl away and she shys, "Do you dance of ten ?" blushing behind her mask at her boldness. "Very often," replied the cavalier, and added, "not often in Spring field" "You do not live here, then?'' the little domino mustered up courage to say. "1 would live here or at the ends earth to be near little black domino that could mention," snid the cavalier | This was too much for the little lady, but she was in for it, and would fight it out now, como what would. They danc- cd great denl together and when the circle formed just before twelve o'clock, they unmasked. when to the horror o1 Mr..---, he found that he had been dancing with his own wife. The scene that followed can be imagined, and w, will drop the curtain on the lcctllr, which followed. but will say that it wat not on temperance.
Year: 1878

There is good deal of the school-boy left in the mature man. The practice of throwing paper wads, referred to by Representative Barnum as the chief concluding ceremony of Connecticut legislature, crops out in the distant and different latitude of Kentucky, where there is loud call for the suppression of the nuisance What fun successive col lections of over two hundred legislators can extract from so childish sport is profound mystery to such sensible, mature people as have never ''been to the legislatur"

 The timber thieves have carried Congress and now it remains to be seen whether they can carry the country.
Year: 1878

AN ASTONISHING FACr.-A large propor- tion of the American people are today dying from the effects of Dyspepsia Or disordered liver. The result of these diseases upon the masses of intelligent. and valuable people is most alarming, making life actually burden instead of pleasant existence of enjoyment and usefulness as it ought to be. There is no good reason for this, if you will only throw aside prejudice and skepticisn, take the ad- vice of Druggists and your friends, and try one bottle of Greens August Flower. Your speedy relief is certain. Millions of bottles of this medicine have been given away to try It's virtues, with satisfactory results in every case. You can buy a sample bottle for ten cents to try Three doses will relieve the worst case. Sold by all A. s. Wright & Co.,, of Lttchfield.
Year: 1878

The advantage from the recess of the legis- lature for two weeks before final adjournment, was shown in the number of bills returned by 1 the governor for defects of form or substance Much annoying litigation has no doubt been saved by the corrections thusmade; and sever al measures of the kind that usually slip through in the hurry of the last few days of legislative session. were effectually squelched by the veto of the governor, sustained by one or both Houses. The credit for this careful style of law-making is especially due to the gover- nor himself though in his closing address he attributes the merit of this important reform to the Senate and. House

 Your session has been characterized not on- ly by unusual courtesy, harmony and marked freedom from partisanship, but it has resulted in body of enactments, not unwise in gener- al and many of them of very marked value in the system of laws which govern us am very glad to be able to say that not a single special act of incorporation has been passed for private businesspurposes. The people will commend your temperance in this respect It is worthy of special mention also that for the frsC time since 1859; and as I believe, for the first time in the history of the state, the acts of the session have been expressed, examined by the proper committee, and signed in en- grossed form before adjournment.

 The janitor hasn't exactly got the hang of the machinery yet, and consequently the Sen- ate chamber was so well-ventilated yesterday as to be disagreeable, if not dangerous. Draughts of cool air circulated in all directions and most of the Senators considered it prudent to wear their overcoats. COurGnt

 If the Senate had been put into that room earlier in the session it might not have stood in the way of useful legislation to the extent that it has done.

 The bill regarding the boundaries between this state and New York, was recalled at the instance of Senator Bishop who wished the portion stricken out which instructs the Cover nor, in case of the failure of the proposed com mission to agree on boundary line, to begin suit in the U. s. Supreme court to have that matter finally settled. This was in reality the vital point of the measure. An inter state commission has already reported as regards the boundary and the State of New York has refused to abide by their decision The Senate fell in with Mir. Bishops view, and passed a substitute prepared by him. The House very properly rejected the emasculated bill, and the settlement of this long disputed matter is post poned for another year, or longer.
Year: 1878

in the Hartford county superior court, last week. A Mrs. Mussay accused farmer nam- el Holt of committing rape upon her. On examination, the complainant made so confus- cd statement that the States Attorney nolled the case. It is supposed that the woman was set on by her husband to make false charge
Year: 1878

B. F. Butler has evidently made up his mind to rely on the Greenback dodge for re- election, next fall. His course, this session, and especially his assisting the Democrat Dean to seat to which he was never elected, will put him too far outside the Republican party to admit of his running as. their candi- date. In fact the Republican party of Massa- chusetts, now happily cleansed of Butlerism, Simmonsism and Blainism, is the most out spoken reform organization in the country.
Year: 1878

Heuceforth we will give a column daily
to correspondence upon any proper subject
for discussion. It is expected that commus
nications will be written on one side only
of the paper, and accompanied with the
name of the writer. The HERALD is not to
De considered as endorsing or being in any
way responsible for the opinion of CORES
pondents 10 this column.
Year: 1878

A recent advertisement contains
the following: 'lf the gentleman
who keeps the shoe shop with the
red head will return the umbrella
Of a young lady with whalebone
ribs and an ivory handle to the
slate-roofed grocer's shop, he will
hear of something to his advan-
tage, as the same is the gift Of a
deceased mother now no more
with the name engraved upon
it,"
Year: 1878

Persons travelling much by railway are
subject to continual annoyance from
the flying cinders. On getting into the
eye, they are not only painful for the
moment, but are often the cause Of long
suffering that ends in total loss Of sight ::
A very simple and effective cure is with
in tle reach Of every one, and would pre-
vent much suffering and expence were it
more generally known. 1t is simple-one
or two grains of flax seed. 1t is said
they may be placed in the eye without
injury or pain to that delicate organ, aud
shortly they begin to swell and dissolve
glutinous substance that covers the
ball OF the eye, envelo2ing any foreign
substance that may be in it. The irrita-
tion or cutting of the membrane is thus
prevented, and the annoyance may 500,
be washed out. A dozen Of these grain
slowed away IN the vest pocket may prove,
in an emergency, worth their number in
gold.


The foregoing remedy, from the Min-
ing and Scientific Press, appears 20 be
based on the homeopathic principle.
Like cures like Whether the stiking
Of tiaxseed into an intiamed eye il likely
to prove beneficial is questionable. Bet
ter pull out cinder with looped horse
hair.-Seieutifc A::erican.
Year: 1878

The subject Of Indian troubles is =
source OF great attention at the war DEPART
ment. The secretary of war and the general
Of the army have been in consultation with
reference thereto. and in the brief cabinet
council OH the 18th inst, Mr.. McCrary indicated
to the President and members Of the cabinet
his views and that Of military commanders r..
porting to the secretary OF war regarding the
seriousness of the situation. Army officers are
convinced that there is danger ahead. IL is
The opinion ut the war department that the
army force is far from sufficient number to
accomplish all necessary to prevent outbreaks,
but reliance is placed upon the support troops
will receive from frontiersmen. Troubles on
the Rio Grand just reported cause as much ap-
prehension as the Western Indian outbreak.
Year: 1878

BOSTON, Aug. 3.-A young lady Of Lester
vile, an eastern suburb could not decide be-
tween two asprauts for her hand and told
them to settle the matter themselves. Dis
carding duelng they boat-raced, the winner
being so exhausted that he could not get out


Of bis bed for some time, but he walked home
Year: 1878

terfeit legal tender note was presented at the
Treasury to-day and Cancelled The note is
of the series known as the "new issue" and
was evidently printed from the original plate,
but on inferior paper.
Year: 1878

Coon manners are made up of petty
sacrifices.


SELF-DENIAL is one of the chief vir-
tues.


PERSEVERANCE is the bridge by
which difficulty Is overcome


WARMTH. rest, cleanliness, and pure
air. are more etfectual as preventives,
and often as curatives, of desease than
all the medicines in the world.


The man who will stab at another's
reputation by insinuation and innuendo.
is far worse than thief. Property
may be replaced. but character. once
lost, is all but irredeemable. and, as n
great writer has said, word is enough
10 ruin him


THE two most precious things on
this side of the grave are our reputa.
ton and our life. But it is To be lamen-
ted that the most contemplate whisper
may deprive US of the one, and the
weakest weapon of the other. A wise
man, therefore, will be more anxious to
deserve fair name than to possess il.
and this will teach him so TO live as
not TO be afraid to die.
Year: 1878

The winds OF March were hushed and still.
When on the margin Of rill,
A daisy and . daSodil


In pride Of spring were seen.
The dafodil the daisy eyed
With all the pomp and paltry pride,
And spread his saffron glories wide,
The twinkling Howeret 10 deride,


With all al upstart's mien.
How dare you" daffodil said.
"Perk up your little fringed head
Upon this sweet and grassy bed


Where ! go gay appear:
The da.sy breathed a calm reply:
"whst though you hold your head so high?
A little month will see you die,
While Flora hath decreed that


Shall blossom all the year"
An so IL is with sterling worth
No matter what their state or birth;
The Haunting upstairs OF the earth


Shall fade before our eyes
Bat Virtue is perennial flower,
Though blooming oft in humble bower,
Content and peace her only dover:
Your daffodils may live their hour


The daisy never dies
Year: 1878

THE basis of common salt is chlorine,
Ii is the element which imparts TO it its
preserving power. The best specimens
of rock salt contain more than 9S per
cent. of chloride of sodium. while the
West India salt contains 81 per cent.
the balance being chiefly sulphate of
lime and sulphate of soda.
Year: 1878

1t was currently reported on the street
this morning, that Harley G. Brown had
committed suicide in his cell at New
Castle, last night. Upon careful inquiry
it was found that the report was untrue
as he is still Lying.
Year: 1878

There's never an always cloudless sky,
There's never vale so fair,
But over it sometimes shadows lie


In a chill and songless air.
But never a cloud o'erhung the day,
And flung its shadows down,
But on its heaven-side CLEANED some ray,
Forming a sunshine crown.
1t is dark on only the downward side;
Though RACES the tempest loud,
And scatters its terrors far and wide,
There's light upon the cloud.
And often, when it traieth low,


Shutting the landscape out,
And only the chilly east winds blow


From the foggy seas of doubt.
There'll come time, near the setting sun,
When the joys of life seem few;
A rift will break in the evening dun,


And the golden light stream through.
And the soul glorious bridge will make
Out of the golden bars,
And all its priceless treasures take,


Where shine the eternal stars.
Year: 1878

The sale OF real estate belonging to
Mrs. Echart, situated over Market street
bridge, which was 10 have taken place
yesterday, was withdrawn owing to a
lack of attendance. Some of the property
vas put up, but the bidding being very
slow, the sale was postponed.
Year: 1878

We will not stop to enumerate prices,
but say our stock is complete in every
department and being sold at the lowest
prices to be found anywhere. Do not
tail to examine our immense stock.
Year: 1878

Let no the spring 60 by without set
ting out trees, both for shade and orna-
ment; every dollar invested in well
planted tree is sure to add SO to the val
ue of the farm. There is not the least
particle of doubt alb out that. Especially
line the pubic road avenues of fruit and
shade trees, that the passing traveller
generations may enjoy your bounty and
bless your memory. In some countries
we believe it is the rule to grow fruit
along the public highways purposely for
the benefit of the public, and it strikes us
1t is an example which it will be right
for Americans to follow. -Fdrm Journal
Year: 1878

A reorganization of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee is


not only inevitable but necessary.
Admitting that the Democratic
party would have been defeated in
the election of delegates to the
Constitutional Convention. What
Of it? We wouldn't give scrap
Of soiled paper for party that
could not endure defeat with per-
fectself-possession. In advocating
the Democratic party we have no
affection for the never varying
Medes and Persian style Of thing.
We desire the Christening of defeat
at regular intervals. We wish to
see our party put on its good be-
havior by the ceaseless monitions
of the people. Readers of the
HERALD will bear us witness that
we have stood by with no white
washing in discussing the lament
able laches of the last Legislature.
Success to Us is nothing, principle
IL everything. If Henry Clay in
the Adams, Jackson and Crawford
election for the Presidency in 1924
had stuck by his later declaration
that he would "rather be right than
be President" he would have been
President of the United States for
two terms-the extreme limit as to
which any American should seek i.
personal honor other than the un-
bought tribute which adheres to a
patriot in the retirement of the pri-
vate station. All parties have "of"
years. We know of no possible
year in which the Democratic
party could better have afforded to
be "off" in California than in the
present year of grace. But, easily
as we could have borne
defeat, We think that an
energetic Democratic cam
paign, with ringing Demo.
cratic platform and wholesome
Democratic nominations, would
havs guaranteed US victory-sig.
nal victory. The leaders have
failed us but the masses are faith
full. The banner Democratic coun-
ty-Los Angeles-will, on the 10th
inst, by the completeness of its
victory and the honest manliness
OF its response, show our leaders
what a mistake they made.
Year: 1878

Our Republican friends still ex-
blblt good deal of uneasiness as
to the Potter Investigating Com.
mittss. They are long time
coming to realization of the fact
that the United States really need
- be saved from the Vaccinations
Of the Republican leaders. There
q only one logical demand of our
politics, and that is that the Re-
publican party should be put out of
power. Whenever political or
ganization arrives at the pass
reached by the advocates of the
right divine Of kings-that it can
do no wrong-it needs a tolerably
long extruslon from power-proba-
bly, . disbandment would be the
bsst thing that could happen for
tho country. 1t would be a terrible
thing for the United States to have
It understood that Gen. Grant is





the enly man who can save the
country, and that the Republican
party Is the only proper sponsor
for General Grant. We may be
mistaken, but we think that the
American people have hardly yet
reached the lowest stratum of
dsbased imperialism. The Potter
Committee, there is every indlca-
tion, will do one thing which we
should like to zee, on abstract
principles, left undone; that is,
1t will show that the highest Off
cials of the Administration have
been engaged in detestable in
trigues to place Hayes in power.
1t 10 unpleasant to see such revela.
lions made; it is humiliating; it
almost saps one's confidence in
Republican institutions; but it is
far better that, being the truth, the
facts should comeout. The calcium
light Of revelation leaves the
American people but one alterna-
tive, and that is to turn the Re-
publican party out of power for a
season-perhaps forever. 1t is just
possible that the crime of its lie adj
ers may prove to be so great as to
make the extinction of the Repub-
lican party necessity of our con-
tinued existence as Republic.