smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

SECRETARY SHERMAN NOT TO LEAVE THE
CABINET.-A special dispatch to the New York
World from this city SayS:-The story that Sec
retary Sherman intended reSigning from the
Cabinet as soon as the success of resumption is
assured was repeated here yesterday Some
time ago Col. MOulton, of Cincinnati. Mr.. Sher-
mans brother-in-law, said that Brother John
was tired OF being at the head of the Treasury
department and might leave the Cabinet AFTER
January l, 1879. The latest Cabinet change
rnmor had Mr.. Sherman reStgning to accent the
republican nomination for governor of Ohio
next faH. In conversation 18th World CORE
spondent tonight, Secretary Sherman said
- The statements made that intend to leave
the Cabinet are entirely without foundation.
what Col. Moulton may have said about my in
ten'1onS am in no wise responsible for In ex-
pressing an opinion upon what would be like
~ to do. he probably gave his personal wishes
on tne suDJect. L am not candidate for the
republican nomination for governor Of Ohio. it


is a rather difficult matter for one to predict so
far In advance who the candidate will be, but I
am inclined to think that Mr.. Foster Will re-
celVe the republican nomination He is think,
the strongest available candidate in the state,
nave no Idea that Senator Thurman will
change his decision not to be the democratic
the reason he Will not accept the nomination is
because of lack Of strength to properly Conduct
the canvass. That reason Is very valid. The
candidates for governor In Ohio must visit and
speak in every county in the state, and it is ey-
tremeiy fatigTling work. Gen. Rice may be the
democratic candidate, and it would be a very
pretty race between him and Mr. Foster It
would be a close fight, but think Mr. Foster
would be elected
Year: 1878

TIE next Legislature ought to define by
an act of Assembly how long q probation
is required for an Irishman or German to
become citizen of Delaware without being
considered squatter or csrpet-bagger.
Senator Bayard's organ, We hope, will
oppose the passage of such q law. If so,
We are sure of having 1t.
Year: 1878

- Every Evenings intense nativism crops
out now and then. Driven into q corner,
1t says the HERALD is a "squatter paper"
Well, that is refreshing from person who
never had chick nor child to squat with.
Pray tell US how long does 1t take man of
foreign bilth to be aught else than squat
teri 1t will hurt your teeth to nibble.
Year: 1878

The celebrated Madame Rentz's Female
Minstrel Troupe will appear this evening
in the Grand Opera House. Mabel Santley's
Burlesque Company will also be present.
The entertainment will no doubt be very at:
tractive, and will be witnessed by many Of
our citizeDs.
Year: 1878

One night the Emperor Joseph II. of Germany determined on visiting his guards, to ascertain their fidelity and what dependence might be placed on their vigilance. Finding them all asleep at least in appearance, he returned to his chamber for some money which he had reserved for different purpose, con tained in as many purses as there were sol diers on duty-twelve in number. These he visited once more and placed under the arm of each, one of these purses, in every one of which were 8 hundred pieces of gold.

 One of the soldiers who was not asleep though he feigned to be so, took particular notice of the Emperor, and at his departure examined the purse which had been put under his arm, and finding that it contained hundred pieces of gold, supposed each of his companions had as much, of which he might take possession before they awoke. This he immediately put in practice by gently easing them of their valuable burden. }f

 T he emperor, who had, no doubt that all the soldiers were asleep when he vis- tied them, and that they must be over joyed on awakening, at discovering their good fortune, caused them to be called together early in the morning, and asked them successively what they had dreamed the preceding night, and whether the success was answerable to the vision, imagining that each would say that he had found purse under his arm with a hundred pieces of gold. But not a word of the matter did he hear from the first eleven that he examined until he came to the twelfth, the watchfuI sen- tinel of the preceding night, who, mak. ing profound bow to the king, said

 < Sire, fancied at night that a per son who very much resembled your majesty, visited us one after another, and, finding us all asleep, returned to his chamber, but soon came back with a dozen purses, which he attached sever- ally to the arm of each of us, and then withdrew. Afterward, sire, it was evi- dent, unless my dream deceived me, that when that generous and venerable per- son had retired, began to examine the contents of the purse under my own arm, and finding in it a hundred pieces of gold, I supposed each of my com panions had so many, when I was seized with sudden zeal to put them all to- gether, saying to myself that, for many oogent reasons which then occurred to me, it would be we'll to de so; and so I did, which pleased me exceedingly on awaking. This, sire, is the whole of my dream. hope your majesty approves of my devotion, which, I assure you, is very sincere and affectionate."

 The emperor, learning from tlis in- genious harangue that the soldier was not one of those who slept, and that not withstanding he had feigned being in the same condition with his companions, he was the only one at his duty, per mitted him alone to enjoy the reward,

 Yes, I approve of your decision the prize is yours alone, for you only were awake. As for the rest, it is suffi- cient for them to know that each had a hundred pieces of gold, which he lost by being asleep. Hence they will learn that riches are not acquired by slumber, or if by some lucky accident they fall to the share of the slothful, they take flight as suddenly and as unforeseen at thev came " ------ -.-
Year: 1878

A young girl in Boston, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men there, being about to marry, asked her father to let her wedding be as quiet and mex pensive as possible, and to give her the money which would have been spent in flowers, wine, etc. With this money she gave certain sum to the poor of each city which she visited on her wedding journey. She had the blessings of the hungry and naked strewed along her path instead of roses.
Year: 1878

elbow and strapgle the demon oil
corruption outside than la the
Chair; and I shall cheerfully &C.
quiesce in the decision Of the ma
jorlty In all things that shall be for
the welfare Of the people of this
city, men of property, merchants
and all classes Of men who labor or
are trying to get labor. But, God
and the people helping this weak
organization Of mine, 1 will burn
mp with the lightning of thought
and speech every trick and the
trickster who shall attempt to i'm 4.
poverish, to oppress and deceive
this people; and 1 will place In
"the hand of every honest man a
whip" to drive the rascals from
their secret holes.


AS this is growing too lengthy, I
will close with thanking you for
the courtesy Of inserting this an
swer, and I shall be but too glad to
meet any Of these nondescripts in
a fair field and q fair fight ia per-
sou In vindlcation of myself, or for
the honor Of the vigorous party to
which I belong.


JESSE H. BUTLER.
Year: 1878

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.
Year: 1878

The best and cheapest clothing
and furnishing goods can always be
found for cash at the Quincy Hall
clothing store, Ducommun Block.
You can dress stylishly and with
economy by buying your goods
mare. ostS1-tf
Year: 1878

CHARLESTON, July 24.-The News, COM
menting upon the announcement that the gov
ernment will proceed by writ of habeas corpus
from the Circuit Court of the United States to
release the revenue officers confined in that
distinct issue will be made with the state
courts.


In his decision in the Ladd case Judge Ker-
shaw intimated that any resort to a compulsory
process might lead to unpleasant consequences
and in his charge to the grand jury at Pick en- en-
side its authority it would be the anty of his
court ''to disregard it as an unlawful inter fer
ence." That Judge Kershaw will regard the
proposed action of the U. s. Court as outside of
its authority, is evident from his decision al
ready announced.


The News says: ~


We presume he weighed the meaning of his
words, and the state will stand by him and his
officers in making them good.
Year: 1878

Some experiments are about to be
made at the Marseilles (France) station,
the effect of which, if they would prove
successful, will be to once more revolu-
tionize the art of railway signalling.
This apparatus is described as consisting
entirely of mirrors, which seem to be
arranged all along the line so as to COM
municate with one another, and with the
last of the whole series, which is, of
course, set up in the station itself. In
these days no such system could be per-
feet without the aid of electricity. Accord
ingly the mirrors are to be "electric "
mirrors )" and though the term does
not Immediately convey very accurate
meaning to the unscientific ear, it is
possible, after our experience of tele-
phones and monographs, to imagine
that these may have al least tenfold the
rejecting power of an ordinary looking
glass. This must be the case if, as it is
asserted, the new machine will exhibit
to the spectator faithful picture Of one
hundred miles of line. The surface of
the glass will, according to the account,
form little panorama upon which will
be seen all the trains passing for the
time being over that expanse of line.
They may be watched like pretty toys,
ascending inclines and then descending
them again, passing one another, and
perhaps occasionally overtaking one
another rather too fast. In the latter
case it will, of course, be the duty of the
station master, whose eye is constantly on
the mirror, to interpose and prevent the
mischief. The invention is one to de.
light the hearts of station masters MI
over the world.
Year: 1878

A correspondent in Nature says:
Wanting to Danish mice from pantry I
placed on the floor at night slice OF
bread spread over with butter, in which
I had mixed a threepenny packet OF
"Battle's Vermip, Killer" which con-
tains about grain of strychnia along
with -four and Prussian blue. The fol-
lowing morning I was reused by SER
want telling me that a favorite skye.
terrier was lying dead. I found that
the mice had dragged the slice of bread
underneath the locked door, and that
the dog had thus got at it and eaten
part equal to about one-si1th of grain
of 'strychnia; it lay on its side perfectly
rigid; an occasional tetanic spasm
showed that life was not quite extinct.
Having notes OF the experiments made
by direction of the British Medical
Association last year on the antagonism
of medicines, and wherein it was conclu-
sively proved that fatal dose of .strych-
mia could be neutralized by fatal dose
of chloral hydrate, and that the mini
mum fatal dose of the latter for rabbit
was twenty-one grains, I at once mi ected
under the dogs skin forty-hve grains OF
the chloral in solution, my dog being
about twice the weight of q rabbit. In
q quarter of an hour, fancying the dog
was dead, as the spasms had ceased and
it lay apparently lifeless, I moved it
with my foot, when it at once struggled
to it's feet, and shortly after staggered
to its usual corner by the parlor fire; it
took some milk, and except for being
quieter than usual, seemed nothing the
worse for the ordeal it had passed
through. That the fatal effects OF a
poisonous dose of strychnia was thus
counteracted so successfully what I
should say was poisonous dose of
chloral, given hypodermically, is an in
teresting fact verifying the experiments
I alluded to. Without such experiments
on the lower animals, a medical man
might often be found standing by help
less to aid his fenowman under similar
effects Of poison.
Year: 1878

and some mustard, which I feed to them
twice week, and occasionally after they
are of frying size I find the mixture
beneficial. When the chicks are about
six weeks old, if the hen does not seem
inclined to wean them, 7 separate them
from her for week and then they are
able to take care :uc themselves; but I
give them little feed night and morn
ing. The chicks grow much faster after
being weaned than before. J. never
allow more than three hens to carry
broods at one time. I have given as
many as thirty chicks to one hen, and
never saw chicks grow faster or seem
more healthy than they were. This
plan I do not practice in early spring,
but when the weather is warm I invari-
ably do 80, and discontinue it in the fall,
for in cold weather the mother cannot
warm so large brood properly.-7Tas-
sactioaas Georgia Grange.


Frozen Combs of Fowls.


In cold climates fowls with very large
combs, like those of the Leghorns, are
liable to get frozen; in fact, these large
comb breeds must be kept in q warm
house if freezing is to be entirely pre-.
vented. When the comb of bird is
found to be frozen, it should be thawed
out by the application Of cold water,
either by pouring the water over the
head or by immersing the comb while
the fowl is held in the hand. After the
frost is entirely removed, and the comb
and wattles carefully rubbed dry with a
soft cloth, they should be smeared with
glycerine, to be followed by fresh ap-
pGcation every day until the comb is
restored to it's usual appearance. If the
frozen comb has been already thawed
out, the glycerine may be applied just
the same to prevent the soreness.
Grease of any kind may be used, and
some poultry breeders make an ointment
for frozen combs by melting a little
rosin in hot salt lard. Almost anything
which will exclude the air from the raw
flesh will assist healing and do good.


Propagation OF Hyaeinths.


The gardener to the University of
Berlin has found that hyacinths may be
propagated by their leaves, and this
method would appear to specially rec
ommend itself where the object in view
is to raise large number of specimens
of new rare varieties. The leaves require
to be cut off as near to the bulb as possi-
BILE, put in saucer, and covered over
with thin layer of sandy leaf mold,
the same as geraniums are propsgated.
The saucer having been placed in q
greenhouse or frame close to the inner
surface of the glass, in eight or nine
weeks time the extremities of the leaves
will begin to turn dry, a sure sign that
bulbs are growing out Of them. The
leaves selected for propagation must be
fresh and green, the latest time at which
they should be removed from the plant
being the close of the Towering season.
Year: 1878

THE victory of the Nationals in Mem
phis Is a remarkable one. They seem to
have absorbed two-thirds of the whole
vote. 1t is probable the Republicans
voted with them TO defeat the Democrats.
BY one process or other the Republicans
contrive to foil the plans of the Democ-
racy in the South, and to promote feuds
among them.
Year: 1878

changed shape to-day from what it was
three years ago. Miugo has had long
struggle with the panic, at great disad'
vantage from the start, being badly
handicapped gith debt to begin with.
It was, however, understood to be slowly
improving its condition, but this, we
now understand, was not the case. 1t
lost money this last year and became at
last badly tied up.


This much is all that ii seems neces-
sary or proper to say to-day in connection
with this mishap to one ofour neighbors.
While IT is useless TO disguise the fact
that the Mingo Iron Works as at present
constituted has failed yet we trust that
the Developments to come to light will
be Of character to mitigate the extent Of
the disaster to those directly interested.
Year: 1878

1t is an old and true saying that man
should not marry unless he can support a
wife, and, from some examples that we
have seen, We are begininning to doubt
seriously whether n woman can pru-
IDENTIFY marry if she can't support nus
band.
Year: 1878

other day, is very offensive to the
mass of the party. 1t was mis-
take. too, to formally nominate
Butler. The Convention should
have contented itself with dec
laration that it was inexpedient to
make any nominations, thus leav-
ing the rank aud file Of the party to
support Butler IL they desired to do
80. rhe result of the violent tao
tics employed will probably be the
loss to Butler of a large vote which
he otherwise might have had, and
possibly the calling of another
Convention. That Butler is the
choice of large majority Of the
Democracy there can be no doubt,
fact which is largely owing to his
plueky, contemptuous an deter
mined opposition to Hayes and to
the fraudulent methods by which
he was placed in the White House.
Notwithstanding the reprehensib!e
features of the Convention, it really


looks as II Butler carried the whip
hand In Massachusetts, politics and


W as certain of an election.
Year: 1878

THE Alta 1emurs to our sugges'
tion that the two vacancies in the
Constitutional Convention should
be filled from Los Angeles county.
We made the claim because this
county is clearly entitled to from
five to six members, according to
estimates of population founded
both upon our school census aud
our vote. We are absolutely the
third county in the State in popu-
lation, and yet both San jose and
Sacramento counties, both of
which we outnumber at the polls
aud in the schoolroom, have from
two to three more members of the
Convention than Los A Angeles. The
Alto meets this argument by the
remark that all the counties of the
State are compelled to wait for
justice on the census of the United
States, which is taken every ten
years. The Alta further empha-
sizes its views by the remark that
San Francisco also suffers the same
injustice OF which we complain.
We understand the case differently.
AS We write the authorities are not
at hand, but we have always be-
lieved that the laws of California
provide for a census of the State,
to be taken every ten years, and so
arranged that it shall fall exactly
in the half of the decade comprised
In the United States census. Thus,
the last census OF the United
States was taken in 1870, and the
State census should have been
taken in 1875. If this had been
done we should have had no COM
plant tn make. If our UNDER
standing of the law is the correct
one, and there was a criminal neg
lect to take this State census, the
Alta will see that we have a per-
feet righ. to demand that the Con-
vsntion itself, in filling the vacan-
cies caused by death, as they are
not bound down to any locality in
their selection, should choose two
citizens Of Los Angeles county. 1t
would be graceful and just act
and reDaira rank Injustice.
Year: 1878

To an observer at q distance IL
looks very much as If a large hood.
lum element were making its ap-
pearance In Massachusetts politics.
While there are many Democrats
In the country at large to whom
Ben Butler would be an acceptable
candidate for the Governorship of
massachusetts,, and who would like
to see him elected In preference to
the dy, d in the wool Republicans
who usually fill that Office, the
rowdyism which characterized the
Democratic State Convention, the
Year: 1878

He firmly declined. Besides its
risks and impolicy, and besides all
other objections to it, the bill
would still have left open the func-
tion and duty of the tribunal itself,
upon which afterward its own de-
cisions (no evidence of the very
truth alitnde) left its own exist
ence o political soleclsm. But the
authors of the bill had negotiated
themselves into leaving the powers
of the tribunal to the tribunal
itself, as was apparent in the Sell
ate debate on its passage.
Year: 1878

Nobody should venture INTO sick
room when in a state of perspiration, for
the moment the body becomes cold it is
in state likely to absorb the infection
nor visit sick person if the csmplaint
be of contagious nature, with an empty
stomach, nor swallow your saliva. In
attending sick person, place yourself
where the air passes from the door or
window to the bed of the invalid, not
between the invalid and the fire, as the
heat of the fire will draw the infectious
vapor, and there is danger in the breath
ing OF it.
Year: 1878

st. Paul Pioneer: The Mennonites are
using twisted hay extensively for fuel in
the prarie districts of the state. This
expedient was introduced by the Men
nonites from Russia, who have long been
accustomed to live in regions wholly
destitute of forests or coal, and to use
twisted grass or hay as substitute. 1t
is found to answer the purpose admlra'
bly, A steam saw mill and grist mill at
Worthiugton is run with this sort OF
fuel 1t is much cheaper than wood
or COAL and quite as good for heatin g
purposes, when the process of prepara'
ton is fully understood, and we believe
the Menonites use peculiar kind OF
stove adapted to the purpose.
Year: 1878

tion, but laughter overwhelms them, and


disturbs the stoutest equanimity. y"


man or woman. whatever virtue or posi-


ton they may have, can afford to be


ridiculous, and ridiculous they are certain


to be after a triple alliance Any one


will speak soberly of a man who has had


two wives. and refer with dignity and


decorum to the first or the second, as oc


casion may require But let him take a


third at his imminent peril After he


has done so he is no longer referred TO


respectfully or seriously. The mere men


tion OF his name in connection with mar


riage causes merriment and provokes
sarcasm. He is called polygamist. the
gentleman from Utah, the husband Of
Salt Lake principles. the disciple OF


Brigham Young. the American Moham


medan. His wife is spoken Of as one OF
his wives, and the question is asked
whether she is the eighth or ninth? ? The
much-married man is one Of the phases
applied to him. and all sorts Of jokes.
old and new. are fastened upon him. IL
he is seen paying any attention to a lady.
he is accused of arranging for another
marriage in the event OF accident IL is
asserted that he keeps a relay Of possible
wives on hand. always having four or five
IN view; that the only two certainties 10
him are death and continued connubiali-
ty. He is accused Of having made con-
tract with marble cutters to supply mon
Wholesale and to have purchas-
ed private cemetery for his domestic
accommodation.


This is all unjust, and cheap. coarse.
and somewhat cruel. But folks will be
jocose over third marriages.
and cannot be hindered from indulging
in their propensity. Perhaps men show
their highest appreciation Of what has
been named tue divine institution by
1beying it, iniunctions repeatedly; but
he public will never take such a view
We may marry once with sympathy and
applause; twice with a moderate amount
II opposition and criticism but we can
rot undertake cooperative housekeeping |
! third time without paying in annoy
Ince and Misunderstanding what amounts |
o large discount upon the happiness 80 |
purchased.
Year: 1878




IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl


WASHINGTON, April 20.-Mr. Phillips. of Kansas
introduced a bill to-day proposing to set aside
the Syndicate Contract recently made by the
Secretary of the Treasury on the ground
that it is against public policy to
give the exclusive right to sell 4A2 per
cent bonds to any single set Of bankers TO receive
payment for them otherwise than in coin actually
transferred to the Treasury. The basis OF
this resolution is the testimony of Messrs'
Vermilyea and Segman, and other New
York bankers that In former Syndicate con-
tracts the bankers did not put into the Treasury
any gold for the boLds they had received but ON the
contrary paid them in gold certificates Members OF
the House Committee Banking and Currency
argue therefore that bonds sold in this manner in
crease the National debt without bringing any
gold into the country. The bill introduced
by Mr.. Phillips Is understood TO represent
the sentiment of a majority of the committee, and
was presented simply TO place before the House, IN
definite official form, the opinions which have been
expressed in the COMMITTEES. 1t is no secret that
majority of the House Committee on Banking and
Currency is opposed to the policy Secretary Sher-
man is pursuing for the resumption OF specie pay
meuts,