smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

The House judiciary committee on
the 11th, by vote of eight against one, de-
cided to report resolution asserting in
substance that the 4ith Congress was a
properly constituted body to count the votes
and declare the result of the Presidential
election, and no subsequent Congress has
the power to revise the action thus taken,
nor can Congress confer upon any other
tribunal to reopen the questions which
have thus been settled
Year: 1878

BEN HILL says the only bargain made
among Southerners as to the Presiden-
tial question was simply an agreement
among forty-two Southern members of
Congress, who honorably pledge them
selves to each other that they would op-
pose all efforts to defeat the count or
to prevent the decision of the electoral
commission FROM taking full effect
Year: 1878

THE monarchical parties of France
are determined to make what capital
they can out of the recent stroke at the
life of Emperor William by the Social
ists. 1t is card in their favor, and
they propose to play it where it will do
them the most good.
Year: 1878

If they give you no special inconvenience.
let them alone. But ii is ofessential Impor-
tancc 20 get rid Of them, purchase half an
ounce muria,ic acid. put it in broad bottom
vial, so that it will not easily turn over take
stick about the size Of knitting needle, dip
it into the acid, and toIch The top Of the wart
with whatever Of the acid adheres to the stick;
then, With tho end Of the stick, rub the acid
into the top Of the wart. without allowing tho
acid TO touch the well skin DO this night
and morning a safe, painless. and efectuai
cure is the resuIt.-LaWs Journal of Hedlh.
Year: 1878

out the trouble or expense of making q
search: through q number of stores in
distant locations. Persons who find it
difficult to exactly determine as to their
needs fall back upon their paper, and
are reminded by ID of some desirable
article which their wealth or need
urges them to purchase Any one who
has ever made al application for a
person to fill situation can youch for
the notoriety given to an advertise
meut by newspaper of even ordinary
circulation. .-Frank Leslies Nlustrated
Ne.cs
Year: 1878

A word of appreciation. encourage
ment, or sympathy. glorities all the
weary hours of dingy toll, as the light
of the setting sun touches with gold
the spinner and loom in the dark fac
tory.
Year: 1878

A WRITER ia Science Gossip observes
that all grazing animals eat a great
quantity of earth. Earth seems COM
Portable to their insides and ii is certain
that they enjoy it, He used to ride a
horse, he says, which, being regularly
led on hay and corn aud not turned cut
10 grass, pined for little dirt. Find
ing out this ] sometimes let him 90 TO a
hedge. bank, slackened the rein and
watched him scoop out with his tongue
earth enough to fill pint pot. This, !
think, is tie reason why horse so often
stirs up the mud in po md with his hoof
before drinking. Many horses will paw
the water even when passing a clear
stream, giving their riders the fear that
they want to lie down in it,
Year: 1878

NATURE never does anything without
an intelligent purpose. For example,
the eve, as DIR. Paley has demonstrated
at great length, and in the most conclus-
i've manner, was made 10 sc with. SO,
too, man was furnished with mustsche
in order that the cracking noise made
by it when it takes fire from match
while he is in the act OF relighting a
cigar stump may warn him to withdraw
his nose from the flames. In short, the
evidence that nature always has a pur-
pose in whatever she does isso conclusive
that it may BE- unhcsitatingly assumed
that when she endowed woman with a
lap and withheld that gift from man,
she acted in pursuance of prsiseworthy
design.
Year: 1878

A reduction in the temperature of the
2,0O0-feet level OF the Savage mine, from
l20 degrees to "a degrees, since the
Sutro tunnel penetrated that mine, Is
now reported and the cooling process is
still going on. If the air>draft through
the tunnel into the mines can reduce the
temperature 26 degrees in 80 short time
at a depth of $50 feet below the level O.
the tunnel, there is reasonable prospect
that it will ultimately have like good
effect upon many other mines put or to
be put in communication with the tun.
mel. Men canIeesk without danger Of
collapse at temperature no higher than
"a degrees, and thousands Of miners
have done good work in the gulches at
ITO degrees, but at 100 degrees it is i'm
possible for any man, however strong, to
work more than few minutes without
rest. If the Sutro tunnel should bring
about lise change in the temperature
Of the Comstock mines generally with
that already realized in the Savage
2 O00-foot level, 1t will be the means not
ouly of making mining more profitable,
but of saving a very great waste of life
aud health attendant hitherto upon that
sort of labor = San Francisco Chronicle
Year: 1878

A STRANGE story of the ses is told by
captain just arrived at New York.
His vessel, the Allahabad, took fire when
two weeks out bound for New York.
He fastened down the matches, soaked
the decks, and made for the nearest port.
A large force Of men finally extinguished
the fire, but the whole cargo had TO be
taken out. While waiting there to
reload he received the captain of the
coal-laden new English ship Glen Ericht,
who had abandoned his vessel at sea on
fire. After the Allahabad set sail again
and was well on her voyage, she came
up with the Glen Ericht still aaost with
her Goals still burning. She was
abandoned in December and found in
April. All that time she had been
drifting about the waste of the ocean.
Perhaps she is drifting yet. The wood
was all destroyed, but the iron hull was
sound and tight at last accounts.
Year: 1878

Golden Medical Discovery
Is alternative. or blood cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Pectoral.
Golden Medical Discovery
Is a Cholagogue, or Liver Stimulant
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1878

A CHILD BADLY WoUSDED.-About 81
O'Clock yesterday morning Pompey Cbiids,
colored boy Of six or seven years OF age,
was shot in tbe face and very badly wound
ed by Moses Gray, also colored, who is Six
teen.


From the account of Gray it seems that
the two live on the Branch near Goddin's
old tavern; that Gray had gotten his piece
an old smooth-bore army musket-to go
out hunting; that Childs Was standing
near him, and tnat by some accident in the
handling Of the weapon the hammer fell,
discharging the load OF bird-shot into
Childs's face. Gray finding that he had
done great mischief, ran for doctor. His
absence. however, gave the impression that
he had fled to escape arrest, which was not
the case.


The wounded boy was attended by DR..
Jones. His injuries are severe. he may
lose his eyesight. Gray was arrested and
locked up in the Third station-house. He
will be examined by the Police Justice this
morning.
Year: 1878

TIE Cry INSANE City Sergeant Lee, TO
whose charge many insane persons are com-
mjtted to be confined in Jail until other dis
position can be made Of them, has deter
mined to establish separate and more lifting
receptacle for these unfortunate creatures
than the cells of common prison. He has
therefore rented house on Brook avenue,
which he Is fitting up for this purpose, but
some OF the neighbors protest against the
establishment Of such an institution in their
vicinity.
Year: 1878

In the atmosphere experienced here during the
summer months, the lethaIgy produced by the heat
takes away the desire for wholesome food, and
frequent perspirations reduce bodily energy, par


icularly those suffering from the effects of debi


ting diseases. In order TO keep q natural health
full activity of the system must resort to artli-
cial means. For this purpose Schenck's Sea Weed
Tonic is very effectual. few doses will create an
appetite and give fresh vigor to the enervaed body.
For dyspepsia, 1t is invaluable. Many eminent
physicians have doubted whether dyspepsia can be
permanently cured by the drugs which are gener-
ally employed for that purpose. The Sea Weed
Tonic in its nature is totally different from such
drugs. 1t contairs corrosive minerals acids
in fact 1t assists the regular operations of nature
and supplies her deficiencies. The tonic in its
ture much resembles the gastric juice that it is
almost identical with that fluid. The gastric juice
is the natural solvent which, in healthy condition
Of the body causes the food to be digested; and
when this juice is not excreted in sufficient quaint


ties Indigestion, with all its distressing symptoms
follow The Sea Weed Tonic performs the duty
of the gastric juice when the latter is deficient


schenck's Sea Weed Tonic sold by all Druggists.
Year: 1878

THE California papers complain that
neither "the cent Of our fathers" nor
the new five cent nickel will circulate
in that state. The smallest coin in
circulation there is the dime. "If that
which you may purchase costs dime,
and you do not happen to have that
denomination of metallic currency in
your pocket and throw down quarter,
you get dime in return, and the shop
keeper gets fifteen cents for the article
you bought, or so per cent more than
he asked for it.''
Year: 1878

Low TOLLS are the order on the New
York canals. The State Canal Board
have adopted the toll-sheet of last year.
When the enlarged Welland canal is
completed New York will probably
make her canals free.
Year: 1878

THE New Jersey Democratic papers
warn Manton Marble and Montgomery
Blair that there is no chance for Tilden
in 1880, as New Jersey and other States
will be solid for Mcclellan. Messrs.
Blair and Marble are not in favor with
the New Jersey Democrats, or with the
Southern wing of the party.
Year: 1878

JOHN F. HOUSE, in accepting the Con-
grsssionsi nomination from the Demo-
srats Of the Sixth Tennessee District,
predicted the next political contest would
be free from sectional hatred. He said /:
1 cannot, fellow citizens, find it in my
heart to indulge in feelings of malice to
ward the people of the North. When
witness their msgnanimous and generous
conduct toward Southern people l feel
like pulling of my hat and standing un-
covered in their presence. Grander than
the victory Of Appomattox is the victory
von BY the people Of the North in their
noble and generous contribution. to the
stricken and suffering South. Upon that
fsted field the South surrendered her
sword within the shadow Of the dark


wing Of the pestilence, beside tho new
made graves Of her heroic sons and
daughters, with bowed head and fearful
ayes she extends her hand and surrenders
her heart to the generous and magnani-
nous North. Gods swn hand has
bridged the bloody chasm let not am BIZ
tion Of man seek to reopen the wounds


and rskindle the em bers sfseclionsl strife.
Year: 1878

MAKE A NOTE EERE.-A claim agent
writes that he ca led on a Southern gen
tleman who was said TO have made out n
heavy claim against the Government, and
toe following was the result of tho inter
view: 81 asked him to let me take his
papers with me and put them in process
of collection. He replied that he had
been tso disloysl, and the claim would be
rejected; but that he would wait until
the Democracy got into power, when all
such items would be paid, adding that hs
knew Numbers of just such cases waiting
the same day"
Year: 1878

LISTEN to Col. Bob Inxersoll on A.
nance: "A poor man buys soup tickets.
Hes not hungry at the time Of the pur-
chase, and will not be for some hours.
During these hour. these Green back gen
tlemen argue there is no use in keeping
any soup on hand, with which to redeem
these tickets, and from this they further
argue that if they can be good for a few
hours without soup, why not forever ?
And they would be, only the holders gets
hungry. Until he is hungry of course he
doesn't care whether any soup is or hand
or not, but when he presents his ticket he
wants bis soup, and the idea that he can
have the soup when he does present his
ticket gives it its value. And go / regard
the bank Astes, as of the same value as
tickets without soup"
Year: 1878

TIE Executive Comm ittee OF the
Grand Lodge Of Good Ternplars have been
distracted to correspond with the poet
Whittier, with a yisw to securing his
services for a course OF readings in this
State in the interest Of the Order.
Year: 1878

where an order Of arrest is granted in civil action
under the new CODE the Of the arrest must be
stated in the complaint and Judge LawrcncC in giving
his opinion, stated a that if man were AZ
rested fraud in contracting debt he SOnld have an
opportunity To try that question, as wei as the mere
question OF debt Judge Pratt, in the second District
takes the opposite ground and holds that under the
old CODE where the OF arrest II not essential -
nnfnr.lliIf.
Year: 1878

Tic dealings in Government bonds during the
week ending tonight were On a greatly reduced
scale but prices were well supported ON continued
demand and at the close were about the best of the
week The following are tho highest aud lowest
prices Of securities for tine week, and the closing
salts to-day and week ago to-day
Year: 1878

IT NEVER CoMEs.-We never have n
tomorrow; it is simply world Of pro-
phecies. 1t has boon said that the two
great pleasures of living are in having
something to love, and something to hope
for, and the last OF these is ever before us
in the promise Of Tomorrow" To NOR
row we may not know, and it is we'll that
it is thus ordained to be, for, beyond the
invisible veil that conceals alike its com
ing joys and sorrows, our fancy may re-
vel only in what is beautiful and fair, nor
see the gloom or shadow of coming trials
and worldly affections, that, could we an
ticpate as fixed realities that were certain
to come, would mar all our peace and en-
Joyment Of tho present. 1t is we'll for us
that We cannot withdraw the veil which
hides our future.
Year: 1878

IMPROVEMENT OF THE WEEKLTEs.-
1t is gratifying to the public and the
profession TO note the improvement which
is being constantly made in the journals
ofthis coast, and especially in the week
lioe an Improvement not only in typo.
graphical appearance but in editorial a.
bility and labor, and, we are happy to
add, in business prospects. Time was,
and it was not so very long ago, that a
majority OF the interior weeklies of III i.
State contained little news and but few
ideas. The editor contented himself with
making up his paper from the San Fran
cisco and Sacramento journals, and was
not above filling his editorial page entire
ly by the aid of the scissors. But time,
the better settlement OF the interior and
the potent force Of riv airy brought these
men TO their senses. They saw that they
must either assist their talent with work
or they would be crowded out of the field
and they put their brains to thinking
The result is weekly press which is an
homer to the State. On the whole, the
interior week lies to-day are better filed
with mest than the press OF the metropo-
In; they have more original ideas and ex-
press them palmer; they talk to the peo.
pie on the questions of tho hour and 10.
cality, and do not dull their readers with
abstract essays on European diplomacy,
about which the reading public knows
little aad cares less. In the one weekly is
sue Of each Of twenty or thirty weeklies
that we can name, the editor can find
more food for solid thought and earnest
reflection that can be found in the six or
seven issues of an equal number of me-
tropoltsn dailies. To be sure there are
still some who are drones in the camp,
whose papers are barren of ideas ard
devoid of news, and whose editorial pages
are the result of the most bare-faced
plagiarism from abler Journalist they
are becoming fewer and fewer every
month and are far behind their hardworll-
ing rivals in the race for popularity. Take
tie weekly press Of this State as q whole,
and it compares favorably with similar
Journals anywhere. Year by year the
tone of California journalism has become
purer and the journalists harder workers
and better thinkers, until to-day there i,
press which is the pride of the profess


ion and the admiration of the public. =
iSdcrdu eufo Bee.
Year: 1878

THE RIGHT 1DEA.-Governor Irwin in
speech before non-partisan meeting
at Sacramento, last Saturday evening,
said: "As to land monopoly, he would
say, as he had always, that is a great
evil; yet he knew OF no sure remedy for
It, except by the wise and just exercise OF
the taxing power. He would impose on
land no other or greater tax than on other
property in proportion. The rule of the
present Constitution is tho right one.
The trouble is not in the rule that all
property should be taxed on the basis OF
its full value. but in The execution and
enforcement of the rule. In some places
land is not assessed at halfor quarter its
cash value, and through detective execu-
tion of the rule of the Constitution, it has
become possible and usual for men TO
hold large tracts of land who do not use
them. Ifrequired to pay taxes at cash
valuation, they will cease to hold such
tracts because il will be improbable TO do
SO. If the rule ofthe Constitution could be
enforced, as it is, land monopoly, he be-
licved, would soon cease"
Year: 1878

Rusty NAIL WOUNDS, The Stockton
I''dependem says: Every little while we
read of some one who has stuck rusty
nail in his foot or some other part of his
person, and lockjaw has resulted there
from. All such wounds can be healed
without any fatal consequences following
them. The remedy is simple: 1t is only
to smoke such wound, or any wound or
bruiSe that is infamed with burning wool
or woolen cloth. Twenty minutes in the
smoke Of wool will take the pain out OF
the worst case of inflammation arising from
any wound we ever saw.
Year: 1878

WE believe that any effort to oust Hayes
and Wheeler and inaugurate Tilden and
Hendricks would injure instead OF bene-
fit the Democracy, and cause them to lose
the House Of Representatives that is to be
chosen next November. But, whether
such step would injuro OF benefit the
Democratic party, is not the issue. The
question is would it benefit or injure the
country? We do not hesitate to say that
we are Tor the country first, and for the
Democratic party afterwards. augusta
(Ga) Chronicle.
Year: 1878

THE oldes. railroad man in San Fran
cisco at active work is the driver of a
dummy on the Sutter Street Railroad.
He is 50 years OF age and works fifteen
hours day. His father sew 102 years
and his grandfather lived until he was lis.
Year: 1878

Does any one care ought for father?
Does any one think of the one
Upon whose tired, bent shoulders


The cares of the family come
The father who strives for your comfort,
And tolls on from day unto day,
Although his steps ever grow slower,
And his dark locks are turning to gray
Does any one think Of the due bills


Hos called upon daily to pay,
Miliner bills, college bills, doctor bilis?-
There are some kind of bills every day.
Likea patient horse in a treadmill,


He works from morning till night
Does any one think he is tired?


Does any one make his home bright?
Is it right, just because he looks troubled
To say he's as CROSS as bear?
Kind words, little actions Of kindness,
Might banIsh his burden of care
'TiB for you he is ever 10 anxious


He will toll for you while he mag live;
In retnrn he only asks kindness,


And such pay is easy to give
Year: 1878

If you want to be happy never ask a
favor. Give as many as you can, and ii
any are freely offered, il is not necessary
to be too proud to take them, but never
ask Tor, or stand waiting for any. Who
ever asked a favor at the right time?
TO be refused is woful stab to ones
pride. It is even worse than TO have a
favor granted hesitatingly. We sup
pose that out Of hundred who petition
for the least thing--if it be even an
hour of time-ninety nine wish with
burning checks aud aching hearts they
had not done 50. Don't ask favors Of
your nearest friend. DO everything for
yourself until you drop, and then If any
one picks you up, let It bc of his own
free choice, not from any groan you ut
ter But while you can stand, be SOL
dier. Eat your own crust rather than
feast on anothcr's dainty meals; drink
cold water rather than another's wine.
The world is full Of people asking favors,
and people tire ofgranting them. Love
or tenderness should never be put aside,
when its full hands are stretched to-
wards you; but as few love, so few are
tender; favor asked is apt to be mill.
stone around your neck. even il you gain
the thing you want by the asking. As
you cast your bread on the water and it
returns. so will the favor you ask. If uu-
willingly granted, come back to YOU
when you least expect or desire. Favors
conceded upon solicitation are never re-
paid They are more costly in the end
than overdue usurers' bills. - Er.
Year: 1878

The amount of water falling over the


Niagara is equal to 100, 900, 900 tons an


hour falling $50 feet. The amount of


coal required annually to raise such 3


weight up to the point from which it fell,


which is a measure of the amount of


power yielded by that water in falling,


would require the consumption of 26O,-


100000 tons of coal a year, which is


the amount now consumed by the entire


world. Now, fifty per Cent. of the


power used to drive the first dinamo-
electric machine may be recovered from
the second and hence, if the whole
power Of Niagara could be utilized, it
could be distributed over the United
States, so as to give from that waterfall
alone a power equal to the present entire
mechanical force of the world, estimating
that one-half the coal used is solely for
mechanical purposes.


Professors Edison and Barker propose
to utilize this power, and in new and
most striking manner. And not only
this power, but all the power furnished
by the rivers of the country, is to be
utilized in the same way. The process
is peculiarly striking. AS an example
how the fall of such body as the falls
Of Niagara could be practically utilized
by means OF the telemachon, the follow
ing illustration is given: A series of
fumes could be constructed from the
edge of the descent of the American
falls to the level of the water below of a
size sufficient to carry all the water of the
Niagara River through water wheels.
With shafting this power would be used
to turn the machine generating the cleo
trio current. This current could then
be carried to New York city by conduc-
tors, which are copper rods. These
rods may be tapped then at any point,
wherever power is needed, and wires
carried into factories just as gas is now
carried in pipes through the streets. In
the factory a telemachon would be
placed of apower sufficiently great to
run the shafting. Thus the entire power
required by the State of New York might
be taken off along the line of the main |
The amount of electricity
aiken of at any one point would be |
readily regulated in the same wav in
which the current taken from a battery |
or telegraphic purposes is now reg1- /
ated-that is, by introducing suitable !
in the local line.
Year: 1878

At the time the bonds were issued,


laboring men received, on an average,


SO. a day. Since then monied men have


influenced our Government to contract,


or take out of circulation large amount


of money, thereby making it scarce and


valuable. To day it is so valuable that


we receive but 81 for ten hours work


This is a direct robbery of two-thirds of
the product of labor, and an increase of
two.thirds Of the wealth of the capitalist.
This was a deep laid scheme of the
bankers. They boarded up their wealth
rather than loan it at low rate of in
terest They kept it locked up for
few years until it trebled in value. To-
day they can employ us to build houses,
work in factories, or to do any other
manual labor for 81 per day. Now as
Labor pays all the taxes, and as our
work has been cheapened, it will take us
three times as long to pay the interest
on the bonds as it did in 1865. when
they were issued. We could then earn
So every day, which would cancel So of
debt; but in the year 1873 we can only
earn 81 per day, and of course only pay
81 of the debt. BytE is confidence game
Of the monied sharks our national debt
has been trebled. AS a matter of justice
TO workingnien there ought to be the
same volume of currency restored as
there was in circulation when the debt
was contracted.