smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

HERE is pleasant little extract from
a Washington letter:


There was an old man who had
served for years in the Sixth Auditors
office, who was so unfortunate as to
have Il son in some other department.
Both had families who lived separate
ly, and both were invaluable clerks.
When it was announced that, under
the new rule, one of them must 20 the
old man chose tina the ak should fall
upon himself instead of on his SON.
'iBut," said he sadly, "when the war
broke out I had five brave and hand
some sons. i gave them every one to
the Union army, and no fault was
found then because of relationship
Only two Of them came back to me.
One fell at Gettysburg; another was left
among the J unknown dead in the
and the third laid down
his life at Antietam. Five sons were
not too many to serve the country
them" ars 4 t-tT rlff9ql. - =
Year: 1877

London Lancet


The first important thing to be observed in
great heat is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in all
things. Heat gives rise to feelings OF exhaus-
ton; this leads to the drinking repeated doses
of alcohol in some shape or other, than which
nothing can be worse. We do not say that
a strictly temperate man never gets sunstroks;
but we do aver that man who keeps his
house ana his person. if we may so express it,
well ventilated by opening the windows of the
former, and clothing himself nationally, who
attends to the functions of his skin by "tub-
bing" regularly, and who lives temperately, is
q very unlikely subject indeed for sunsiroks.
A manifest want at this season is some non
alcoholic beverage that is cold and pleasant
without teing at all sweet or mawkish.


The necessity of temperance in drink, on
the part of those whose avOcations lead them
to be exposed to the sun this weather, car
not be too forcibly urged. Over and over
again in India the immunity from sunstroke
enjoyed by temperate men has been observed.
Year: 1877

Thus far as to reading silently, which
every child is taught who Is taught at
all. Reading aloud, however, seems
slmost gone out of fashion, except
among those who do it in some way
professionally. Its no longer really
taught in schools. or it is taught In very
few. A single generation has seen 1t
pass away. The reason of this is two


fold and strange. For it is first the
great diffusion of education, and next
the great increase in reading. Read
ing aloud cannot be taught in large
classes, and consequently in public
schools and in large private schools 1t
has fallen into neglect. Not that there
10 no pretense made of teaching 1t, al
though of this there is comparatively
little; but that there has ceased to be
that individual practice before the
teacher, guided by his example as we'll
as informed by his instruction.. which
used to be regared as one OF the most
important of daily school exercises.
This'is much to be regretted. Better let
two branches go than this OF reading
aloud. In fixing his attention, in lead
ing to exactness of apprehension, In
power of bringing the pupils mind In
to flexible adsptsbility to the thought
presented to II, there Is no exercise that
will take the place Of reading aloud. A
person cannot read anything aloud


well, with proper reflection and en-
phasis, without thoroughly understand
ing it. A pupil cannot scramble thro'
and slip over what he knows that be
is likely to be called upon to read
aloud. It Is among the very best OF
educational disciplines. Besides this,
with a competent teacher 1t Is, Ineed
hardly say, the very best means OF &C
quiring that clear enunciation which Is
one of the greatest beauties OF speech,
and which any observsnt person will
find largely lacking in the young peo-
pie of the present day. Good English
speaking and good English writing
come, except In cases of rare Unborn
faculty, chiefly by the reading aloud OF
good English authors under the super
vision of teacher who himself or her


self speaks good English and under
stands those authors. OF such teach
ers how many may be found 10 0uI
public or In our private schools? OF such
teaching, or of the attempt at such
teaching, how much?-Richard GRAM


White, In the Times. -
Year: 1877

The trial ofthe Missouri train wreck
ers has been continued TO the firss
Monday In September. It Is said that
there were ten men engaged In the
diabodical deed, and that IL will be
proved on the trial that they intended
10 murder every person on the train.
They had clubs in readiness to brain
those who were hurt too badly TO rum
and designed to shoot all who attempt
ed to escape. The bodies were to %
piled In the wreck, the torch applied,
and eli evidences OF the crime were exc
pected to be destroyed BY the flames.
Year: 1877

last week and adopted platform, the chief
planks in which were the repeal of the specie
resumption clause, the issue of legal tender
paper money, the abolition of national banks,
equitable taxation, civil service reform and
legislative control of railroads A State tick
ct was also nominated.
Year: 1877

The Republican State Committee OF
Mississippi have issued an address to
the Republicans of that State, from
which the following is an extract:


With an acknowledged majority of
more than thirty thousand voters, un-
der ordinary circumstances, the ap-
preach of d political event so important
as the election Of State and county of
fieers, would bring together the repre-
sentatives OF the Republican party
from the several counties in State Com
ventiOn, to announce their principles
and to nominate candidates, whiie our
opponents, the Democracy, If they re-.
lied for success upon numbers alone
would doubtless repeat their stratagem
at 1873 at Meridian, and disbaud their
hopeless minority. 1 rf+


But this reasonable and logical order
of things has been reversed in Missis-
sippi. 1t is the majority party that
now abandons the field and surrenders
the control of the State government to
the minority While the Rupublican
party with its conceded majority can
not find men in its ranks sufficiently
desperate to aspire ~, and contend for,
the State offices, the spectacle Is pre-.
sented to the American people, boast
ful of their liberties, OF not less than
five Democrats eagerly and ungraci-
ously scrambling for the Office of Gov
ernor, in a confessedly minority, in
" hich, however. the nomination is
confidently regarded as the assurance
of election. This political poradox may
appear strange to the people OF State
in which the ballot is free. With US it
is stubborn necessity. 's


Your committee, after carefully con-
sidering the situation and prospect and
otter very general consultation with
leading members of the party through
out the State, have deliberately con.
cluded to recommend that no State
Convention of the Republican party
shall be held in Mississippi this year,
and that no candidates be nominated.
In proffering this advice it is not our
purpose to indulge in sullen complaint
nor spiteful examinations.


The facts of history speak for them
selves. Fraud, intimidation, and viO-
lence have practically disfranchised
the Republican party in this State, and
until the time shall come when we can
stand erect in any presence as freemen,
and assert and enforce our rights at
the ballot bex, we believe it to be the
part of wisdom to refrain from the un-
equal and hopeless contest. With the
recollection Of the campaigns of 1875
and 1876 fresh in our memory, we de-
cline to engage in conflict which
promises an increase of bitterness, with
equally disastrous results.





In conclusion we desire to add that
our action is not Influenced by any
want of faithful adhesion to the princi-
Piles o; the Republican party. We
confidently believe that upon the sue
cess of those principles depends the
perpetuity of the government itself,
but we also believe that 1t Is expedi-
ent for the Republican party to retire
from the political arena in this State.
Year: 1877

THE Philadelphia Press says of the
peach crop: AS to the character OF the
crop this season there seem to be about
as much reliable Information as to its
extent as at any lime during any pre-,
viOus year. Becaus, of the uncertainty
OF the yiehi and for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning the facts ss to the prospects OF
the peach trade, the season for which
y near at hand, a representative of the


Press yesterday visited the transpOrta-
ti0n office of the philadelphia, Will.
mingtun and Baltimore depot, and
from Mr.. Steven on learned the follow
ing: The gentleman stated that as yet
no one could possibly say. what the
peach yield would be, not even the
growers of the excellent fruit. The
company are making arrangements for
the transportation of peaches, and 'it il
supposed by the transportation depart.
ment that there will be shipped lover
the road from three to four million
baskets, but whether it will be so much
even the company cannot at present
say with anyidegree Of certainty. The
Indications are that the yield will be
larger than. last year, but not 50 great
as the season of 1875. It will be q
couple of weeks before anything of any.
moment Is done in the way of ship
inent OF the fruit As yet but half a
dozen crates of premature peaches have
beer received These are of little val


ue, and by DO means Indicate the char
acter OF tue succeeding shipments. sga
Year: 1877

Although the strikers at Pitt sburg and
Baltimore are apparently more passive at
the present writing than they have been
since the first great outbreak the riot has
assumed alarming proportions in other
places. The railroad difficulty has ceased to
BE- local skirnish and now appears in the
form Of q national uprising. Prompt and
decisive action on the part Of the militia
and police forces Of our large cities will
speedily and thoroughly quiet all disturb
aness, but We fear that the strikers have
700 many sympathizers aad that the end i
not yet. If the employees on the New York
Central conclude to take part with thr
strikers on the Lake Shore road We have
yet to chronicle the blackest page in the
record of the war.
Year: 1877

The every Evening and Commerciap'
will probably not issue any more morning
extras since from it's experience it finds
the eo-t to bs too great and the public too
ohary Of its patronage. After working
hard oil day Sunday it leaped out Of its
sphere "bsfors 3 o'clock 4. M" Monday
with what its idea Of neutral journalism
terms FIRST rate morning newspaper
only to find the expense too great and the
public Indifferent to It's claims for patron.
age.


We regret that people Of the present
day profit so little from their knowledge Of
the past. Darius Green once rot out Of
his sphere and attempted to soar alof to
the surprise and CONSERVATION OF the whole
neishborhood, yet found to his chagr.n
tia; he was created to walk and rot dy.
Year: 1877

In the present contest Of labor and cap
tai, after 1t il demonstrated, that no higher
wages can b paid, than that offered, they
who argue in favor Of the strikers, come
down to the proportion,-"They cannot
live upon the wages proposed. Perhaps
not, without any change in the mode Of
life, in the place Of boarding, or in the
conveniences or comforts procured. Those
who are not willing to make some change
for time, and to practice greater economy
or self denial until prices settle to the new
lsvsi, are only trying to avoid their share
Of sacrifices which other men in every
walk of life have been compelled to make.
Stockholders by the hundred thousand
who used to live upon their dividends, have
been compelled to get along without any
Workmen by the hundred thousand, who
used to live in manner unknown to their
fathers, or like workmen in any other
land, have been forced to modify their ex.
penses. Do the railway men hope they
are to be . favored class, exempt from the
sacrifices which in hard times all others
have to make, That it is impossible to
sustain life and health IN 81, or even 81 .
day, no intelligent workman will claim.
But the sufficient answer to this plea Of the
strikers is that other men can live, and
are willing and even anxious to get en-
pioyment, on the terms proposed. The
strikers themselves prove that they know
this, wheA they rssort u intimidation or
force to prevent the movement of trains.
They know that if employment Of new
lnsn ia not thus prevented, every vacant
place will be Immediately filled. What
right have they to say that other needy
mes. who can live upon the wages offered.
shall not be permitted to earn them If
striker is entitled 10 higher wages, it Is,
because, sren in the present state Of busi'
ness, be can earn them somewhere else.
In that case, let him go where he can get
tho sum which he considers necessary to
sustain life. He has no business to bar
the door asainst others, who are willing to
perform the same service and TO live more
economically. The man who cannot live
on the wages which the railways can al
ford to pay, has no business in their SER
vics, and it is q very mean and cruel
crime for him to steal the bread from other
hungry men who can live upon it, and are
willing to earn It,"
Year: 1877

&a-Contributions for this department
are respectfully solicited, and those who aid
us in this manner will have our thanks. We
have only to ask writer's to avoid personals
ties and abuse.
Year: 1877

The greenback movement in the
Northwestern States, and the one
to remonetise silver, are kindred
measures, both looking to popular
protection from the power and
tyranny of the money kings and
rings. In former times we had
peace when only gold and silver
were treated as money, and we are
perfectly willing now to drop sill
yer as money if its debt paying
power can be transferred to green~
backs. Two perfect currencies are
as necessary now as in past days.
The unequal expansive powers Of
commerce and money must be &C
commodated. The Federal Gov
ernment demands gold, but pays
greenbacks makes paper legal
tender between both parties to
trade, but refuses to receive it as
satisfaction for import dues, thus
declaring that gold and greenbacks
are unequal, yet demands that in
1879 they shall be regarded by
others as equal. This seems to be
the whole trouble. 1t makes gold
the standard for the government
and greenbacks the standard for
the people, 1t seems to us that
there can be no peace between
government and people until both
gold and greenbacks are made a
common standard. An important
step toward solution of the prob
lem is to make silver the equal Of
gold, as it once was. 1t may be
that Mr.. BANDS bill is in tho in
terest of the mining kings, because
it coins their ore without cost to
them, but otherwise the silver bill
is right and ought to be passed.
Year: 1877

In relation to the movement Of tho produce men In
inviting other boards OF trade to unite in establish
ing an independents limo OF telegraph in case the
amag telegraph lines lit to raise their rates.
II should De stated that this has not been
OF the Board OF Managers OF the Produce Exchange
but has been agtated by large humber OF the most
influential members thereof
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR HERALD:-


Several complaints have been made and petitions
sent the Board of Health to remove tho ash box
In East Fifty street, between Second and Third
avenues The neghbors cannot and will not stand it
any longer Tney taken sick on their stoops O.
cannot even stby the open window any more.


RESIDENT
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


desire call the attention Of tho managers Of the
Elevated Railroad to tho Inconvenience occasioned
passengers by tho closing OF tho door leading
their depot at Liberty street. Passengers who have
been In the habit Of entering by that door
tho muddy strect-and Lioer.y street al that
point always nuddy-aEd this TO ladies Is par ticu.
larry unpleasant And then, too almost all the pas
from tho Now Jersey Central como up that
sdo OF tho street, Tho mauagcrs II they are looking
for tho convenience Of the people, Will see that Il
Is public interest to open the door that side


MUD
Year: 1877

EDITUR OF dER4LD.-


beg leave to suggest that the Elevated Railws
Company extend their system Of cabs TO Four, eenl
street and Sixth avenue point about the Unio
square, that people living of Fifth avenue
have chance equally with those living west. Their
three quite large hotels ABOUT tho square, an
others being built that It quito evident that suf
ccnt patronage would be extended them 10 mako th
venture permanent success. EVERETT HOUSE.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD--


wish to call Captain Mccullagh's attention to the
venders OF hot corn on Third avenue between Eight
and Fourteenth Streets who make night hidsous witt
their yelling, which lasts until O'Clock In ii
morning, SUFFERER
Year: 1877

SENATOR STANLEY MATTHEWS denies
saying that the President will certainly sign
the silver bill. 1t is his opinion however,
tnat it will be approved. Let us hope that in


TINS matter as in most others he will prove to
be mistaken. His singular capacity for false
predictions gives great deal of hope. While
waiting for the silver bill to pass the Senate
MI. Matthews is doing his best to justify and
Year: 1877

A BILL looking to the establishment of an
other Atlantic cable is to be introduced into
the House next week. The new cable is to
run by the way of the Azores, and will have
the privilege of landing in Portugal, France
or England. The company offers to transmit
government business free in return for the ex-
elusive right for twenty-five years to cross
United States territory. The tariff rate will
be twenty-five cents a word, to be reduced in
fifteen years to ten cents. The bill provides
for government supervision.
Year: 1877

The Democrats are evidently greatly dis
appointed at the result of the elections. They
had thought to carry everything before them.
The amount of vitality shown by the Repub-
lican party is surprising to them, and
they begin 10 tremble for the future. The
Republicans on the contrary, feel much en-
couraged, and believe that next year will
develop political issues upon which the party
will be heartily united and by which it can
achieve victories.
Year: 1877

IT is understood that aserious attempt will
be made to resuscitate the Northern Pacific
land grant and extend the time for the COM
pletion of the road. Better let that business
alone. The people haven't forgotten Credit
Mobilier vet.
Year: 1877

A QUARTER of mince pie. pound of
cheese and cup of strong coffee constitute
light lunch in Boston. These were the
Refreshments" called for by Boston warden
on election day. He said he didn't feel very
well, and wasn't very hearty, and so would
take something light
Year: 1877

WHEN the nomination of John Welsh to
the English mission was reported favorably
from the committee on foreign affairs Senator
Cameron made motion for his immediate
confirmation-a handsome thing to do.
Year: 1877

By the occupation of Rahova the Russians
have secured another strong position on the
line of the Danube, and cut off Osman Pacha
from the line of retreat that was open to him
in the direction of Widden.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous etters and eommuni-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municatons that are not used.
Year: 1877

increase the distrust in which he is held,
The financial bill he has introduced is a
measure to initiate our already redundant
currency, and covers propositions that will
receive the hearty approval of Ewing him
self
Year: 1877

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon US by demanding
credentials Of every person claiming to represent our
Year: 1877

GEORGE W. ROBINSON having made
what the MteLL gemcer cslle murderous
stack upon an editor of that paper, will
probably follow the example set him and
bring suit s.sinst the proprietors OF the
psper because he failed to kill the editor
An Ohio county jury could be found who
would promptly award him damages.
Year: 1877

Iris understood that Ben BUTLER
will in due time sling some more mud at
WAYNE MCVEIGH. Since MACVEIGH
hs, pledged himsel not to reply we will
now see what BUTLER is capable OF in
this line.
Year: 1877

THls mornings dispatches give fur
iher details OF the destruction caused by
the earthquake and tidal wave on the
Southern Pacific coast on May 9th.
Fire, water and earthquake made fearful
hsroc. This i. the second instance of a
similar calamity to the same territory.
Year: 1877

The visitor at the White Sulphur in
walking about the grounds will have his
attention attracted by sign board
standing by the side of walk near the
spring on which is painted in large let
ters the words
Year: 1877

HOT WATER FOR WOUNDS.


Hot water in the treatment Of bruises and
wounds is strongly advocated by certain medical
authorities. In proof OF its efficacy, the New
York Medical Journal cites the following case:
The hand Of workman in a machlne-shop was
crushed under the fall Of tzip-hammer weigh
ing 100 pounds. The hammer was arrested
when within ha1f-inch Of its bed, but the palm
Of the unfortunate hand receiving the blow Was
reduced to pulp. The metacarpal bones were
saving the member, it was kept immersed In hot
water for two or three weeks, and then taken
out aud dressed. In three months the patient
was dismissed from the hospital, and in nine
months was able to move his fingers and demon
strate that he still possessed q usetul hand.
The temperature Of the water employed in such
cases should be about l03 degrees Fahrenheit
Year: 1877

The adoption of electric light as a
means of illuminating the path of ships
at sea, during the night, has been fol-
lowed by the application of this power
full Illuminating agent to the purposes
of naval warfare, and some British iron
clads have been fitted with lights and
rejecting apparatus, which will be of
great service in protecting them from
such night attacks by torpedo boats as
those lately made ON Turkish iron-clads
in the Black Sea and the Danube. The
Russian Government, it seems, are turn
ing their attention to the use of electric
light as an illuninator for military pur-
poses. In some experiments recently
made at st. Petersburgh, with the special
object of increasing the distance to which
the light produced by electricity may be
thrown, it was found that the power of
the light is greatly augmented by cover
ing the carbon burner with thin sheet
of copper. By this means, the celebra-
ted Alteneck lamp was made to increase
the power Of its light from 1920 to 49,.
255 candles; and even this great power
was raised to that represented by the
light of 2O,275 candles by slight alter
alton in the position of the carbon and
its covering-namely, by turning it to-
wards the direction of the object required
to be lighted. 1t was found that this
light was sufficiently powerful to render
objects visible at night at distance of
over 5000 yards. To garrison pro-
vided with two or three such sentinels,
night surprises would have no fears.
Year: 1877

TIE number of beggars who solicit
aims at this Office has decreased lately,
owing to the adoption of very simple
device. Every newspaper receives large
amount of spurious half and quarter dol
lars during the year, which can be dis
tributed with excellent effect. Nine beg
gars ont of ten have not eaten anything
for three days, and on being presented
with bad coin Immediately rush off to
get something to eat at beer shop. They
get their whisky, and before they can
leave with the change are handed over by
an indignant publican to stalwart po-
liceman (anxious to swell his recordD on
a charge of passing counterfeit coin. 1t
is curious to notice how hungry that man
will get after he comes out of Jail again
before he endeavors to enlist our sympa-
thies in behalf of the vacuum in his alb
dominal regions. r, Necs Letter.