smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

MoxA.--The dreadful experience which
Clara Morris has gone through in Paris
in the treatment of tension of the spinal
cord excites interest in the. terrible
moxa, as the treatment with white
hot iron is called Moxa, the Graphic
explains. is a Japanese invention, and has
been used in Japan as counter-irritant
for many centuries. The word itself
means burning grass, and is thus used
because the japanese custom is to place
the finer woody parts of the young leaves
of wormwood on the skin, in the form of
small cones, and SEE them on fire by
means of burning glass They burn
slowly and leave scar or blister. but the
operation is not very painful it cannot
for moment be compared with the
agony occasioned by the scorcbing of the
quivered flesh with iron heated to white
ness, which is what we call moxa.
Its use IN Japan, where it is looked upon
as cure for a great number of diseases.
even such as pleurisy. asthma, rheuma-
tism, and even Indigestion, is almost
universal, nearly every person, especially
among the lower classes, being SCARED
with moxa spots.
Year: 1875

With all of Governor Tildens wealth and
popularity he is not able to ait at the head
of home table, with happy, smiling
family about him. This is not because of
his boils, but for the reason that he is
miserable bachelor, who had rather go
through canal ring than enter the King
dom of Heaven.
Year: 1875

EDITOR LA CRoNIeA: l hope that
the people whom your paper more es-
pecially epresents-theS Spanish race
will vote forno man for the Legislature
who does not pledge himself that he
will endeavor to procure the passage of
law that shall make instruction in
the Spanish language compulsory in
the grammar schools of Los Angeles
county, or at least in the high schools,
and discretionary with the Trustees in
other schools.


AMERICAN JUDGMENT.


If the Americans have not sense
enough to see the Importance of Civ
ing their SONS and daughters knowl-
edge of the Spanish language, your
people can assist in forcing upon them
"a favor or educational advantage, the
value of which they seem to have no
adequate conception.
THE FIELD OF THE FUTURE.


Arizona, New Mexico and the from
tier States of Mexico are to constitute
the field of enterprise and development
for the boys now in our public schools.
A frontier stretching through Span
ish-speaking people and the richest
mineral country in the world, from
San Diego to the Gulf of Mexico, ought
to call for serious reflection upon the
subject of teaching our children this
language. Besides, in less than ten
years we will take the sleeping-car
direct from Los Angeles to the City of
Mexico. In less than two years the
cars will be running up the Gila river
and soon we will be connected with all
of Northern Mexico by a network of
railroads. The boy who finds himself
there without a knowledge of the
Spanish language will put his finger
in his mouth. s1set


THE PRACTICAL USE OF THE LAM


"a & GUAGE.


Besides this view of the future, the
daily practical use of the language
here at home is of sufficient impor-
tance to Americans to more than JUS
tify the study of it in our public
schools. Thus far l have spoken with
reference to Americans and only to
the utilitarian side of the question
the business side. The literary adj
vantages and pleasures of a thorough
knowledge of the most phonetic and
euphonious language in the worldcould
only properly be addressed to a people
whose God has not grown to be mate
rial wealth and who are not sinking
the higher attributes of humanity to
the lower level of a grosser plane,
where wealth, not mind and morals,
is the standard of the man.


THE SPANISH SIDE.


One word, now, with reference to
the Spanish side of the question. 1t
is wrong, crime, against the ma
tive Californians, to practically ex-
clude the Spanish language from our
public schools. Suppose Mexico had
made the conquest of Californian
American State, speaking the Eng
lish tongue-and should have under
taken to compel us to forget our ma
tive language and practically prevent
its transmission to ourchildren by ex-
Guiding it from the public school sys-
tenn. Let us exchange places for
moment with the native Californians,
and then pass judgment on this ques-
ton. G. LINDLEY.
Year: 1875




We have seldom figured in politics,
and when we have done so it was
more from sense of duty than from
any desire to mix in the pool. Two
years ago announced myself can
didate = independent of all parties.
After the different parties organized
and made their nominations, retired
from the field at the request of both
parties. Since that time / have been,
free and Independent Of all parties.
1t was my hope to have been able to
cooperate with the Independent
party, until saw that party captured
and slaughtered by the old Republi-
cans. There are but two or three
names on the Independent ticket
which have any strength, or that will
prove acceptable to a majorityof the
voters of this county. Now our Dem
ocratic friends have an open field, if
but if they succeed they must cast
uSIuc ull rings anu luOuopoly lulu-
ence and show to the world that they
are acting fairly and openly. For
many years they have labored under
the odium of having been controlled
by clique or ring. Whether this was
so or not, the people believe it. They
now have the opportunity to cast off
all suspicion. If they will allow the
people to nominate the delegates to
the Convention and abstain from all
dictation on the subject, all objection
to that party will cease. But the
ring are known, and their henchmen
are known, and if the ring or their
satellites attempt to control the pri-
mary election to-day, they will pre-
sent a ticket that will disgust the peo-
pie more than the Independent nomi-
nations. By looking at the polls to-
day, you will be able to determine
who is controlling affairs in the par
ties. All the tricks in politics are in
nominating delegates or candidates.


B. l.. PEEL.
Year: 1875

mated Governor Brough, in the carly
days Of the rebellion, and elected him
by loo, 900 majority. The platform is
an excellent one, and We confidently
look for the old Buckeye State to
wheel into the Republican ranks this
fall By 5000 majority.
Year: 1875

From The Utica Herald.


An old lady in Philadelphia, Jetler-
son county, acquired the habit of using
morphis. After using it for relief
from the pains Of tumor, no persua-
sions could induce her to give up the
poison. Her family finally united in
. deception, substituting carefully
prepared potato starch in morphia
bottles. At first she thought the sup
posed drug an inferior article, but her
physician, who was in the secret, as-
sured her that it was all right, and sho
was satisfied. She continued to nso
the article for fifteen years, and to tho
day Of her death, and could not do
without it, never having learned tho
deception. AT one time when she was
was i'll tho physici gave her Dover's
powders, but she could not rest after


taking them until she took her starch


morphia.
Year: 1875

reporter being called To account for the
statement that certain meeting was large aud re-
spcct9bc one when only other person beside him
self was present. insisted that his report literally
te for, said he, was large aud tie other msn Was
RESPECT able"
Year: 1875

jim JAas.-R. Holzbach, who claimed to
be {" a bard working man." was before the
acting Police Justice yesterday Tor oeing
drunk and disorderly, and was sent to Jail 10
default of surety as well as to sober on. Mr:
Antelotti carried Holzbach and a colored
woman down to Jail together. At the Jail
corner Holzoach tlourished pocket knife
and solemply declared that be did not mean
to enter the Jail alive. Whether he meant 10
end bis own life or that of the worthy Ante,
lotti is not known, but from the quantity OF
whiskey left in his system it is believed ne
would not hesitate to have done either;
However, the knife was taken from him, ana
be was left with the jalor and to sweet medl'
tatiOn.
Year: 1875

Eighty years ago the Arabs cut
down the trees along the valley of
the Nile in Upper Egypt for many
miles toward Arabia. This has been
followed by a marked decrease of
rain in the district. A contrary eff
feet has been produced in Lower
Egypt by the extensive planting of
trees by the Pasha. In Cairo and
Alexandria the fall of rain has been
increased. In fact French scientist
asserts confidently that such is the
availability of the moisture in the air
even over the deserts of Sahara that
he can draw water enough from the
atmosphere to make crop by the
use of salts alone. Oasis making is
a new feature in scientific agriculture.
Year: 1875

U The editor of the Central Chris
tian Advocate takes :his view of the
grasshopper proclamation:


We are not Opposed. at this time,
to renew the discussion that has so
largely occupied the public mind
since Professor Tyndall suggested
prayer test We notice, however,
that the best men and women-those
who are least under the denomina-
ton of passion and appetite, and
have gained some actual spiritual
Notwithstanding to pray. We
note, also, that the most of those
persons who are so voluble in their
affirmations that silence has demon
strated the folly of prayer, are not a
bit wiser or more knowing than those
they condemn for simplicity. They
jump at conclusions who pretend to
say day of humiliation and prayer
is of no value in the circumstances
in which we are placed. We are not
asked to pray for any miraculous in
terposition. but for Providential and
parental favor for such help as we
may reasonably expect. God is
asked to supplement our labors, which
are insufficlentin themselves. Pray
means cooperation not the over
throw of natural laws. but their
guidance to a particular end. The
grassAoppers do not come and go as
the rising and setting sun. The laws
Of their life and movements are vari-
able. subject to both human. and di-
vine interposition. Therefore, The
same wisdom that leads us to resist
their encroachments,and injury leads
us to seek higher help.
Year: 1875

This rhle will apply to a crib Of
any size or kind. Two cubic feet OF
good, sound, dry corn in the ear, will
make bushel of sbelled corn. To
get, then, the quantity of shelled
corn in a crib of corn in the ear.
measure the length, breadth and
height of the crib. inside of the rail
multiply the length by the breadth,
and the product by the height then
divide the product by two. and you
have the number of bushels of she'll
ed corn in the crib.


To find the number Of bushels of
apples, potatoes, ETC.. in Bin. mul.
tiply the length, breadth, and thick
ness together. and this product by
8. and point off one figure in the pro-
duct for decimals.
Year: 1875

Girls. let us tell you a stubborn
truth. No woman ever looked so
we'll to q sensible man. ms when
dressed in neat plain modest attire,
without a single ornament about her
person. She looks then as though
she possessed worth in herself, and
needed no artificial rigging to en-
chant her value. If young woman
would spend as much time in culti-
waiting her temper and cherishing
kindness, meekness, gentleness, mer-
cy and other qualities, as most Of
them do in extra dress and orna-
ments to increase their personal
charms, she would at a glance, be
known among a thousand. Her
character would be read in her coun-
tenance.
Year: 1875

A few days ago our State Supreme
Court declared the jury act of the re-
cent Legislature unconstitutional. be-
cause jurors might be biased in their
opinions by the prospect of pay from
one party rather than the other. In
dications are not wanting that this
unnatural bias may be brought to
bear on the jury in the notorious
Brooklyn trial. The New York Star,
an avowed champion of the great
preacher, has recently been indulg-
ing in very curious and unbeccming
references to the question of their
pay. The recent session of the New
York Legislature authorized the SUI
pervisors of Kings county to allow
these sorely-tried Jurors S. per day
for their five months service, but left
the matter optional with that body.
The New York Sun states that the
majority of these Supervisors are
strong partisans of Beecher. and
some of them have stated that no ac-
ton would be taken till the trial is
concluded. This means $5 a day
for Beecher verdict. We notice
the Chicago Tribune and other jour
mails take the same view. The pow
er ought to be foudd lodged some
where to compel the Supervisors to
take action in the matter before the
case is given to the jury.
Year: 1875

u After aprolonged wrestle with
the merits of the third term question,
the Cincinnati Commercial sums up
the whole thing in this vivid sen-
tence 1.-The real question touching
the true inwardness is, whether Grant
is holding up the country by the tail,
and whether, in the event of the re-
taxation of his official grip. the thing
will smash ~. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1875

It is stated from Washington that
the law in relation to the prepay
ment of postage on newspapers at
the offices where published, which
came into operation January. /, will
reduce che income to the government
from that source about one half that
derived under the old law. There is
q great savings however, in clerical
labor in the postoffices, and as the
law is thought to be satisfactory to
both publishers and subscribers. it is
thonght that the department. will not
make any recommendation for its
amendment.
Year: 1875

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial


The man on horseback has, for
once, at least. had his faith shaken
in his star, as is demonstrated by his
letter to Gen. Harry White, declar-
ing that he is not a candidate for re-
election. The evidence of the un-
popularity of the third term project
all over the North and West became
so unmistakable and overwhelming
as to compel his stubborn reticence
to yield. Pennsylvania struck a
blow last Wednesday straight from
the shoulder. 1t was apparent that
Ohio would on next Wednesday fol-
low suit, while from all sections of
the country, even in Administration
journals, and from Government Off
cials, evidence accumulated TO show
that the people would have none of
it. It was sufficient to alarm the
Southern Republicans, who saw that
they would be a pitiful handful by
themselves in support of Grant. The
result is unexpected at this time. 1t
was believed that Grants stubborn
nature would have maintained his
silence up to the very last moment,
but the aspect of the impending
storm was too threatening and discre-
ton became the better part of valor.
Year: 1875

A widow missed the train yester.
day, and after tearing around the
Central depot for awhile she sat
down on bench, called her three
children around her and walled:


ssOh. why did I leave York State
and come to such country?'


'sTo git a man p promptly replied
her son William, lad of ten. Il
heard Mr.. Shine say that's what you
was coming for u


She seized him and sat him down
on the bench with such force that
his hat was Jared down over his
pvaS
Year: 1875

/ forbid Eny One Marrying


Henry Smith
for was Engaged to him March the IL
1874 for if he gifts married he viii hafto
Suffer the Penalty of the law.
/ remain as ever his intended wife


SOPHIA BAKER.
Year: 1875

Several days ago detective ar
rested man about fifty years old
who was hanging around one of the
depots, believing him to be the man
wanted by Cleveland parties for bur-
glary. After keeping the man locked
up for four days he was set at liberty.
When told that he could depart, he
said to the detective


81 don't think this is right"


mistakes will happen" was the
reply.


''Yes. know, but You kept me
locked up four days, and / feel ag-
grieved about it. / think you can
afford to treat to the beer y


A glass of beer settled the case
to his satisfaction.
Year: 1875

While a man was guzzling drink in
Larned street saloon yesterday a
little ragged girl entered and sought
him out. and instead of requesting
him to come home. dear father. as
poor brother Benny was dead and
the house was all dark, she whisper
ed:


Now, old man. you'd better be
dusting out of here. MANS coming
around the corner with club in her
hand aud both eyes shooting fire :"
Year: 1875

Messrs. Edttors:-In looking over the edi-
torial columns of the Daily Chronicle few
days since, / noticed an article entitled
"Drummers," and was forcibly struck by
the entire want of respect toward the Rev.
gentleman who lectured in Bridgeton for the
benefit of the Young Mems Christias Asso-
citation, upon that subject. Now it does
seem, Messrs. Editors, that the spirit of the
whole article, was a bad one, and that the
language was entirely uncalled for; and as
/ have heard anumber of those who were
present, speak in very complimentary terms
of the gentleman's lecture, might there not
be question raised as to the Chronicle
writer's ability to judge of its merits The
Rev. gentleman is comparatively stranger
here, but no doubt he has been given credit
for his ability as a lecturer by parties as
competent perhaps to judge as we Bridge.
tonians, else the Committee from the Asso-
citation would mot have employed him.


Even if we admit that the lecture was not
equal to some of the productions of other
lecturers who have been puffed in the col
umns OF the Chronicle sufficient to make a
modest man with due appreciation of his
abilities and liabilities, turn away with head
down and hand on his chest. 1t seems to
me the language employed, "second rate''
''sickly sentimentalism' &C., was in bad
taste, especially from one, who thinks the
quotations of the press are sufficient to ele-
vate man to the pinnacle of fame, or sink
him into oblivion. While sufficient range
should be given fofcomment upon the pro-


ductions of public men, and respectable
amount of commentator, might not be
out of order it would seem that decent
respect for the feelings of an honorable gen
tleman, and the Committee who employed
him, should promptlthe Chronicle writer to
say nothing. If there was nothing to say
in commendation, or if we can do our fellow
mortal no good, let us not injure him.
Year: 1875

Among the inmates of the New Bruins.
wick poor house is young girl, who was
engaged to be married to young man in
that city, and procured her wedding robes.


The young man Tilted her for her sister,
who was married in the poor girls robes,
she losing her reason by the heartlessness.
Year: 1875

A magnificent basket bouquet was placed
on General Buffers desk in the House of
Representatives on Saturday, and remained
there until the adjournment. On it was
deposited card on which was written:
"Justiee to all lis equality before the law
The country owes you its gratitude. From
a friend in New York.
Year: 1875

\ pretty song is never lost; somebody
songs do not stir and enliven Us like the
new, but they are 50 resting when we
need rest, so healing when we need
balm. Nearer, Ny God, to Thee, how
strengthening it is What power there
is in it to lift fainting Christian on his
feet, just after some awkward pause in
u prayer meeting.


"Do They Miss Ne at Homcl' is n cast
of old song, Yet many of us hum it on
the sly at eventide. 1 know n Boston
editor, whose gay little wife has q lonely
father and mother among the highlands
OF New York. An abundance nf new
songs grace her piano, yet Oh IA lowery
day, if you live next door, you will be
attracted by familiar old song which
dies out in saying. Il wish you were
here" And such thrill of feeling 81 e
puts into it, too.


The Star-Spangled Banner" will lift
a fainting invalid into sitting posture,
and he will tell you that lac is refreshed,
when the same eXertion would have
wearied him without the song.


Let those sing for us who can sing so
as to thrill rs, make us laugh and dance
and HITTER. The great poet turns our
very discOris i.,tO harmony, for he
knows well the pages Of unwritten IIu-
sic and poetry that lie hidden in our
simple souls. Il Is a great achievement
to compose great songs, for it echoes so
after We are gone. Like light from II
star, it shines on and Oh after the orb
has dropped from its place in the heav-
ens.-MrS. B. e. Rude.
Year: 1875

PRESENCE OF MIND IN A HOG. - 4
very curious incident occurred recently
in Terra Haute, by which hog took a
free ride across tine river bridge. 1t was
about half-past three o'clock that a
freight train was approaching the city,
when hog weighing about 1000 pounds
was seen on the track at the west end Of
the bridge. 1t did not get out of the way
soon enough, and the pilot Of the engine
struck it. Instead of knocking il of,
however, the slOping front of the pilot
eaught his porkship and rolled him right
upon the little platforms in front of the
boiler There he rose and sat looking
around, and was by this time out over
the ties, where if he had jumped off he
would have gone down to the water. He
evidently saw this, for he remained on
on the front of the engine and rode
all the way across the bridge. When
the engine arrived on this side the hog
sprang nimbly off upon the platform
near Mr. TwaddeIl's watch house, and
after grunting its satisfaction at its mar
row escape it moved of. IL was slightly
hurt in the side and one leg, but will re-
cover.
Year: 1875

A BREvITY OF LIFE.-It was a sad
cynic who said that youth passes its time
in wishing that it could, and age regret
ting that it didn't. But it is true that
all through the first half of our lives we
are thinking what we lcU do when once
we get fairly started, and we go on pleas
ing ourselves with these dreams until, all
Of a sudden, we wake mp to the fact that
we have begun to go down the hill, and
that now the time to hope and plan is
past, and the time TO remember and re-


gret has come DIR. Hedge Is fond of
liking of the irOnies Of life The saddest
irony is its brevity-Our days are but
span-our life but n ''sleep and forget
ting" If it were possible to realize in
the beginning that three score years and
ten are not three hundred, and to say to
ourselves calmly, ''S5ueh and such things
are, i'm 50 brief space, unattainable; let
us content ourselves with striving for
what we can reasonably hope to win, we
might live our short span more RATIONAL
". Then would the rich man begin in
season to dispense and to enjoy his rich
IS, remembering that he can carry moth
ing with him into the next country
then would tie philanthropist limit his
schemes to his possibilities-then, above
all, would those who love each other be-
ware that they gave no space to estrange-
ment or fault finding, since our life Of SO
few days is all too brief for bitterness.
Year: 1875

BE FAITHFUL.--A man cannot afford
to be unfaithluI under any circumstan-
ces; a man cannot afford to be mean at
any time; a man cannot afford to do less
than his best at ali times and under all
circumstances. No matter how wrong
fully you are placed, and no matter how
uniustly you are treated, you cannot for
your own sake, afford to use anything
but your better self, nor to render any
thing but your better services; you can
not afford to cheat eheater; you can
not lie to liar; you cannot afford 10 be
mean to 4 mean man; you cannot afford
to do. other than deal uprightly with
any man, no matter what exigeneies may
exist between him and you. No man
can afford to be anything but a true man,
living in his higher nature and acting
from the highest consideration.