smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

THERE'S MANY SLIT, E7C,-The
Amador Il dger gives the following Incl
dent OF hard fortune, of one of the miners
Of that county, John Travis. lie is an
Austrian, who settled there four years
since and had by working for wages ac-
cdmulated 81 800. With this he started
TO return to the home of his youth, carry
ing most of his gold in belt ar und his
person. The journey across the cJntin-
ont and across the ocean was made in
oaiety. Hamburg reached, and plank
laid Tor the passengers to pass from the
steamer to the wharf. The plank was
at once crowded with those eager to
press the soil Of the Fatherland. 1t broke
and twenty or thirty poor wretches were
precipitated into the water. Travis was
o. these and though good swimmer felt
that the weight of The gold in his belt
was dragging him to the bottom. lie
looscncd and dropped it and was one of
the rescued, fve being drowned. Then
came the search for the lost treasure but
il could not be found. Travis then count
ed the means he had left-it was enough
to take him on home, or bring him back
to California. And back he came and is
now again miner in Amador.
Year: 1876

DIyoRCEs.-Senator Pierson has in
iroluccd a bill amending the divorce
law; providing that adultery alone shall
he a cause for divorce. The Senator's
bill shou d be defeated. There are other
causes which should be equally strong
grounds for divorce with the one be has
singled out. Men and women seeking
marriage are apt to ''put the best foot
foremost" to accomplish their object,
c, nc aling their vices and delormites of
character, which are only learned after
the marriage is consumm ated. Why
should a woman, who has been deceived
il to a marriage with lazy shift SIS fe D.
low, who neglects to support her, or who
fl ally deserts her leaving her to support
herself and children by her own ex-
C tion, be compelled to bear his name
through life. People who are happy in
ther domestic relations seek no divorce
those who are not do, and it is better
to allow them legal separation, than
compel them to cling to each other, each
perhaps, living in the hope that one will
die and give the otLer relea G. We
see no necessity of any change in onr
laws in this respect and hope none will
be made.
Year: 1876

SAM SMITH is a stagedriver Of Gala


veras. He may be elected to Congress,


but he can never be President of these
United States. When the highwaymen
stopped the stage and asked for Wells,
Fargo IL Co.'S. treasure box, Sam could
tell a lie and did tell one. He said he
did not carry that box, that it was on an
othe stage soon to come along, whereat
the innocent knights Of the road ordered
him to drive along, which he lost no time
in doing. But Sammy had the treasure
with him all the time, and the highway
men may be watching for that other
stage yet. Tho Express company have
made Sam a present Of gold watch for
a New Years gift, but he can never be
President.
Year: 1876

"OH, that this too, too solid flesh
would melt" He was Democrat.
For years he had lived and hoped that
the grand old party would again be call
ed upon to administer the government,
and he could get "posish." The hour
arrived and the man was ready. He was
appointed "custodian Of the flag" He's
duty was to hoist the flag over the hall
Of the House Of Representatives at the
hour of meeting and lower it promptly
at adjournment. He took the Stars and
Stripes and started to earn his green backs.
But when he reached the garret he could
not pass his burly form though the small
semitic hole. He expelled his breath
and sought to squeeze himself through,
but alas in vain. And now lank scraw-
ny Democrat has received the appoint
ment OF custodian of the flag"
Year: 1876

TIE following is one way to cut bot
tie in two Turn the bottle as evenly as
possible over low fame for about ten
minutes. Then dip steadily in water and
the sudden cooling will cause regular
place, allowing the portions to be easily
separated. -,Scientjfc american.
Year: 1876

THE wife of Alvinza Hayward, the
California Cresus, has commenced a suit
for divorce and Alvinza is willing she
should have one. Riches cannot bring
happiness, and many couple which can
not tell where the bread for the next
month will come from, would not care to
exchange situations with the Haywards.
Year: 1876

HERE'S speciman of Celestial red
tape. Two young Cinnamon now being
educated in a Lowell factory, were fear
ful their pig tails would catch in the ma
chnery, and have forwarded a request
to the authorities of China for permission
to cut them off.
Year: 1876

A CERTAIN Maine man is allowed
only $50 month for the support of him
self and wife, all the rest of his income
being demanded by a court to pay dam
ages to the young woman whom he first
thought Of marrying.
Year: 1876

If there is soreheaded institution
on the face of the earth it is the New
York Sun. We do not believe that
the editor-in-chief of that journal
could discover ray of beauty in the
countenance of seraph. That jeur-
nal has appointed itself investigator
general, and now howls with an alle-
CATION that the Pacific coast lobby
paid three hundred thousand dollars
in securing the passage through the
House of the bill giving effect to the
Hawaiian Treaty, and it is suggested
that it appears that the actual exports
from the Hawaiian Islands are of less
Importance than the privilege it will
give to successfully carry on SNUG
CLING on a large scale. The charge
will probably be investigated, and an
opportunity given to show where the
money was put to do the most good"
This is all bosh. There has been a
pressure upon Congress periodically
for the last thirty years-nay fifty, to
inaugurate some measure that would
tend to render the acquisition. of these
islands, a probability if not an imme-
diate certainty, and it has ever been
claimed by the merchants of New
York and other maritime cities that
the possession of the islands as a ma
val station was invaluable to their
welfare. Many have argued that if
the peaceable cession of the territory
is not had, the value of the property
is such that even war of conquest
would have been warrantable. The
mass of our Eastern capitalists, we
think, will not endorse the sentiments
of the Sun.
Year: 1876

The discussion of the Chinese is be-
coming excessively sta lie, but like Sa-
tan's imp he will not keep down but
in multitudinous shapes keeps intrud-
ing himself upon our attention, and
in such manner that we cannot pass
him by with inattention. The latest
phase in this much vexed matter
arises from the fact that some ill-ad-
vised people have been personally in
dulging In violent threats, and some
idiot has sent shameful document to
the President and members of the six
companies and associates. We have
too much regard for the common sense
and good judgment of the people of
San Francisco, to think for moment
that such a missive would be sent by
sane being in serious intent. The
very reason why many of the respect
able people of our State have abstain


ed from, at an earlier date, pa-ticipat-
ing in an anti-Coolie movement was
the fear that such results might ensue.
We do most seriously regret that
some ofour contemporaries will indulge
in suggestions upon this topic that are
calculated to create the very evil there
has been so much effort to ward off.
There are thousands who have joined
the membership of the anti-Coolie
clubs that will be among the first to
withdraw in case of violence, and
take up arms to put down
by force any movement of
riotous character. In all reformA-
tory movements a certain amount of
patience must be observed; and it
should be remembered that in move
ments like this the strongest passions
of men are liable to be aroused if rea-
son loses her sway. Hence public du-
ty demands that in working to accom-
plish the good desired we must adopt
the same rules of political philosophy
that apply to any other social con-
Germs. The laws OF cause and effect
apply with as much force In the solu-
tion of this problem as elsewhere, and
it must be apparent TO every intelli-
Year: 1876

gent mind that there Is in reformato-


ry movements such a thing as too


much pressure that comes from hot
headedness and passion. Men wheth-
er in aggregated masses or as individ-
uals should remember that it is al
ways better to let well enough alone.
We are placing the question upon a
good footing, and should be satisfied
with we'll doing. Don't let us be like
the old woman's cow that gave fine
pail of milk and then out of pure wick
edness kicked the bucket over We
firmly trust in the good Judgment of
our fellow citizens everywhere and


believe they will yield to sober coun-
sells. Let the senseless braggadocio
cease. The clubs are not blood and
thunder institutions. Let every
member of the societies remember
that a still tongue is wise one, and
stop incendiary speaking everywhere.
Year: 1876

In the Probate Court, yesterday,
Wales l.. Palmer, of the firm of Palm
er, Knox & Co., of the Golden State
Iron Works, filed petition praying
for the guardianship of the minor,
Mamie Whiting. The petition recites
that one Josephine Whiting is the
mother of said minor, under whose
care said minor has until recently been
residing in said city and county; that
said minor has an estate of about $70,-
600, of which S. Mayer is the guardian;
that on or about the 18th day of May,
1876, said mother consented, as parent,
to the marriage of said minor with
one Jones that said Jones was and is
married man, having former wife
living; that upon said consent the
ceremony of marriage was performed
between said minor and said Jones
that upon intimatiens made that
Jones would be arrested for bigamy,
he left the city and county ostenslbly
for Mexico that in day or two af-
ter said minor left this city and went
to San Diego, and they are now Sc
creted in San Diego county that the
mother of said minor was party to
and encouraged all said proceedings,
and brought about and consented to
such marriage ceremony under the
belief that the marriage would end
the guardianship of the estate, and
that Jones would obtain possession of
the estate of said minor and approprI-
ate the same to himself and the said
Josephine Whiting, and that those
were her objects in consenting to the
said marriage ceremony; that said
mother has now gone to San Diego to
endeavor to induce said minor to sign
papers purporting to give to the said
mother some portion of the estate
that the former wife of Jones now has
proceedings pending for divorce
from him, and your petitioner believes
and fears that if said divorce shall be
obtained, said Josephine Whiting will
then again consent to the marriage of
said minor and said Jones; that 1t is
impossible to serve citation upon said
Jones, said minor or said Josephine
Whiting, or obtain the nomination of
guardian by said minor, as said
Jones and said minor are secreted
somewhere in San Diego county or in
Mexico, and said Josephine Whiting
is on the high seas en- route to San
Diego. Wherefore your petitioner
asks that he be appointed guardian of
said minor.


Judge Myrick granted the petition,
by which, as the girl does not come
of age yet for three years, her proper
ty cannot be converted to anyone's
use, nor can she marry without the
consent of her guardian.
Year: 1876

monstrate; the ENGAGED countryman
is reminded that such an opportunity
does not occur more than one in a
hundred years, and Philadelphia is
bound to make the best of the present
chance" This is too unkind, for we
know enough of the hospitality of the
citizens of that place not to endorse a
jot of the above snarl. There are
some people who will undoubtedly
scold if they should ever find them
selves in Heaven. With the rapid in
flux of visitors some inconveniences
are inevitable. Our observation of
Philadelphia intelligence is quite the
reverse of that of our contemporaries.
Year: 1876

Messrs. Johannsen Il Co. have rem owed
their large furniture warehouse from Ducom-
NUNS building to the building on Main ST.,
near First, formerly occupied by L. Roeder
The public are invited to call at the new es-
tablishment and inspect the elegant lot OF
goods on display which comprises everything
in the line OF furniture and upholstery from
a pine table and bedroom suit to an elegantly
carved parlor set. With largely increased
Messrs. Johannsen d Co. hope to keep pace
with fhe growth of their business and give
their customers the best establishment Of the
kind in the city
Year: 1876

About two hundred and fifty years
ago the Count de Morl ct, son of King
Henry the Fourth of France, invented
or brought into palatable condition,
juniper-wine, which was found cheap
and easy to make, pleasant to drink, and
very useful as a medicine for every one
suffering from dropsy or any of the
other diseases which require that the
kidneys should be encouraged to do
their work efficiently. The wine soon
came into use, but being found to be too
much of a medicine for persons who
were not invalids to care about taking it
in large quantities, Dutch professor,
Mynheer Sylvins, of Leyden, who died
just two centuries ago. discovered a
process for converting the Juice of the
juniper-berries into liquor which had
all the medicinal properties of juniper
juice and grapevine, and was at the
same time more suitable for general use,
and as the French word for juniper is
genierre, the new spirit came, to be
called geneva-a title which must not
be confounded with Geneva, the capital
OF Switzerland. The invention came,
not from Switzerland, but from Hol-
land, and to this circumstance and to
the fact that for very long time it was
principally manufactured in that coun-
try, both it and the similar liquor which
now goes with us by the name of gin,
are often called Hollands. The original
geneva, however, is very different from
both Hollands and gin. 1t is a spirit
formed by the fermentation of Juniper
berries by themselves, which contain q
peculiar saccharlne principle, yielding
alcohol to the extent of thirty three per
cent. of the entire substance fermented,
along with about one per cent. of very
powerful essential oil, which is the real
medicinal element of the liquor. The
old geneva soon came into fashion, and
from being made and sold exclusively
by the apothecaries, BEG An to be sold in
larger quantities by ordinary distillers,
until they found it convenient to de-
velop a new trade by adding a certain
quantity of juniper-iuice to ordinary
corn-spirit, and thus to produce a yet
more 1palatable beverage for the use of
healthy people. This beverage also took
the name of geneva, although to separ-
ate it from the juniper spirit the more
appropriate name of Hollands was ap-
piled to it, and its manufacture rapidly
became very important branch of bust
ness, especially in Schiedam, where now
there are about 175 distiIleries, nearly
as many as are to lie met with in Rotter-
dam, Amsterdam, Condo and all the
other Dutch towns.
Year: 1876

TRAVELLING BY EXPRESS TRAINS. The
London Times, commenting upon the
speed at which express trains are driven,
and the persistency Of the public in
travelling as fast as they can, asks:
What is the need of this? What is
the good of it? Why should man
peril his life for the sake of one-half
hour earlier in town? 1t is by no means
rare to find man coming up at this
perilous pace Just to save half an hour,
which he spends in walking 20 save cab
hire, or perhaps bus hire. Few mems
time is so precious that half an hour of
it is worth the risk Of life and limb.
Nor is there any such need that fathers
and mothers of families, children, and
men of business, should stake their ex-
istence on the tenacity of bolt, on the
toughness of a sleeper, on the sound
ness of a rail, or on the hardness of the
ground. There is no honor gained in
such recklessnes. A certain amount of
danger there must always be, and that
itself is reason that we should add to
it as little as possible, that we be not
ourselves answerable for misadventure.
Till, however, the public becomes
wiser-that is, till it realizes that the
saving of half an hour is hardly worth
the risk of being burned, scalded or
crushed to death, or rendered miser-
able object for hfe-the chief protec-
tion OF railway travellers is the heavy
cost of serious accidents"
Year: 1876

LEMONS ARE HEALTHY. one,
writing about the healthfulness of lem
ons, says, When people feel the need
of an acid, if they would let vinegar
alone, and use lemons or sour apples,
they would feel just as well satisfied,
and receive no injury. He suggests
that several dozen lemons should be
purchased when they are cheap, and
prepared for use by the following
method:


Press your hand on the lemon and
roll it back and forth briskly on the
table, to make it squeeze more easily ;
then press the juice into q bowl or tum-
bler-never into tin; strain out all the
seeds, as they give bad taste. Remove
all the pulp from the peels, and boil in
Eater-a pint to q dozen pulps-to ex-
tract the acids. A few minutes boiling
is enough; then strain the water with
the juice Of lemons; put q pound OF
white sugar 10 a pint Of the juice; boil
ten minutes; bottle il. and your lemon
ade Is ready. Put q teaspoOnful OF two
Of this lemon syrup in a glass Of water,
and You have a cooling. healthful drink.
Year: 1876

Every boy should know how to swim.
and girls, too, for that matter. How
many tragedies would be avoided if
youth would but acquire the simple art
OF learning how to swim! 1t has been
well said, man is the only animal that
loses himself in the water. We append
directions for acquiring the art of swim
ming, as furnished by a correspondent
OF the American AgricultUiSt: When 1
was boy learned to swim by means
OF swlmming-board. This is the safest
method possible. If corks are used they
may slip from around the breast down
beneath the body. throwing the head


below the surface, and putting the
wearer IN danger of being drowned.
Some country boys get two bladders
and then tie them together with q short
cord, and use them as supports. Thev
are the most dangerous things possible
Tor boy to have. The board is per-
fiectly safe, and one may learn to swim
IN very short time by using one. 1t
should be over four feet long, over a
foot wide, and two inches thick, made
OF soft white pine or cedar.


10 use it, boy wades into the water
up to his shoulders, then taking hold of
the end of the board, he pushes it be-
fore him-toward the bank, and not
into deep water-springs forward with
his feet and throws himself fiat upon
the water. This movement carries him
along q. few feet. He then draws up
both his legs at the same time, keeping
the knees as far apart as possible, and
then strikes out with both feet, not
straight backward, but sideways, Just as
frog does. The stroke is made slowly,
and is repeated again, drawing up the
legs slowly and steaIily. When the leg
stroke has been learned, one hand is
taken from the board and the stroke
learned, or the chin may be rested while
the stroke is taken with both hands.
This is a very good plan, as it compels
the swimmer to keep his hands under
water, which he should always do. By
and by the board may be pushed ahead,
and the young swimmer may swim after
it, always keeping it within reach.
When a number of boys go to swim,
although they may be good swimmers,
they should always have two OF three of
the boards with them for use in case of
any accident.
Year: 1876

In this mornirgs' REPrBLIcAN contains cards Of


rs-csss establish nts in all braI ches Of bust.
nessiin the District. Many persons daily feel
the need Of just such an arrangement to enable
them TO easily ind what they want. We have
aimed TO make this rs complete and easy Of
reference as possible, and are sure that 1t Will be
frequently consulted by all having any kind of
business to transact We intend to keep 1t up in
Q reliable and convenient form, and improve It
from time TO time. Any persops not represented
In It, that would like to be, should send in their
cards at enee, so. as to get even start with
their neigbbOrs in os desirable an advertising
medium, and one OF such universal and constant
reference as our large circulation among the best
classes must make Of this.
Year: 1876

When beans are kept over a year
or more they become rather diff.
cult to cook tender. One way to
accomplish it is to soak them over
night in soft water, and in the
morning put them to boil, putting a
quarter of teaspoonful of soda into the
water. The water must be turned off
as soon as it boils, and changed two or
three times. Have a teakettle of boiling
water ready to cover them when the
other is poured off, as cold water hard
ems them again. After they begin to
crack open they should be put in the
oven, with piece of pork previously
freshened, and water enough to keep
them from burning, and bake them a
couple of hours. Beans are health
full and convenient dish and should
often appear on farmers table, being
as good or better when cold than they
are when just cooked.
Year: 1876

a correspondent asks us if he should
SOW clover seed on his spring
grain before sowing the grain, so that
one narrowing shall answer for both
and also how much to sow per acre.
1t is not best to harrow after sowing
clover seed, as it covers the small
seeds 80 deeply that many of them will
not gerninate. If the ground is in
proper tilthaD covering will be need
ed, as the seeds will naturally be
washed under fine particles Of soil by
the first rain. With winter wheat or
rye. it is good practice to harrow the
surface before sowing clover seed. Or
with winter grain the seed may be
sown on frozen ground before it is dry
enough to- harrow. Freezing and
thawing will cover the seeds sufficient
ly. One peck Of clover seed per acre,
should be sown on all land where
clover seed had not recently been
grown
Year: 1876

Children should be taught to speak
the truth, to hate a lie, and to be hon.
est. It is unsafe to leave any class of
children untaught. 1t. is not for the
interest Of the community to do so.
1t is from the ignorant and vicious
that the pauper and criminal element
chiefly comes. That is the burden
which others are chiefly taxed to sup
port. 1t is chiefly from those who
have no healthy home training, no
church, no family alter, no Sabbath
school. There are many who get no
correct ideas Of right and wrong save
what they get in school. AT home,
and in the street they learn to lie, to
steal, to get drunk, to fight, to use vile
language. There by precept and ex.
ample they get a knowledge OF evil.


tits more the duty Of society to pro-.
vide for the right education and prop
er training Of all the children than It
is to support the paupers and take care