smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN BREATH
An account published in Nature, OF some
experiments made with a view to deter
mine the organic matter OF the human
breath in health and disease, presents
some facts of a peculiarly interesting ma
ture. The breath of eleven healthy, per
sons and of seventeen affected by different
disorders was examined, the persons being
of different sexes and ages, and the time
of dav at which the breath was condensed
VARYING. The vapor of the breath was
condensed in large glass flask surrounded
by ice and salt, at "A temperature OF sew
eral degrees below zero, the mud thu'
collected being then analysed for free am
monia. urea, and kindred substances, also
for organic ammonia. Among the varl-
ous results of this examination may be
mentioned the fact that, in both health
and disease. the free ammonia varied con,
siderably; the variation, however, cCuih
not be connected with the time OF the day,
the fasting, or full condition. Urea was
sought iorin fifteen instances--thrcc heaihy
persons and twelve eases OF disease Du'
It was only found in two cases OF kidney
disease, in one case of diphtheria, and
faint indication of its presence occurIe'
in female suffering from catarrh. 1h'
quantity of ammonia arising from the de
struction of organic matter also varied
possibly from the oxidation Of albumin
ous particles by the process of Respiration
but in healthy persons there was a re
markabIe uniformity in the total qusn
tity of ammonia obtained by the process
Year: 1875

AT Dolmen the Germans pointed four
of Krupp's cannon, loaded with balls that
collectively weighed twelve hundred
weight, against target made like a SEC
ton of the skin of the best English iron
clad. and the cannon were then discharged
simultaneously, by the electric wire, and
the target was annihilated
Year: 1875

Lead and silver have been found at
Haverhill. Mas, on the farm where the
poet Whittier was born, and a shaft
twenty feet deep has been sunk, from
which ore equal to that tonnd at New
bury has been taken.
Year: 1875

MANY persons believe that Mrs. Min
ME Sherman Fitch has, through special
favor of the government, been permitted
to get her Khedive diamond necklace out
of the New York custom-housc without
paying the large duty on the jewels. She
has not'yct adorned her neck, however,
with the necklace, although she has inter-
viewed Secretary Bristow several times
on the subject. Congress will have to act
on the matter next winter The Jewels
are quite secure in the custom-housc, how
ever, and, as burglarious operations are
50 numerous just now, it is perhaps better
to leave them there than to risk them
within the insecure walls of a private
residence.
Year: 1875

remedy lies only through the courts
under the old rules of evidence"
Now the "old rules of evidence" in
our co.srts have been established by
long usage and combine the wis
dom and experience Of ages, and
they are especially designed to pro-
tect nights and prevent the doing OF
wrong or injustice and we have yet
to, discover that railroads stand any
better show in our courts before
)urles selected from among the peo-
pie than other classes Of litigants,
and as to the Judiciary we believe it
to be, by all means, the purest
branch of our government, and that
judges are no more likely to be
bribed than are railroad commission
ers or any tribunal Of arbitrators or
other officers by whatever name
they may be called.


We understand that this law is in
substance the same as the one pro-
posed by the State Grange p. of H.
of Iowa to the Iowa Legislature, and
it is certainly compliment to the
Patrons of that State. The law has
received the highest commentator
of the New York 7zibmse and other
leading journals. The State Grange
of this State by almost unanimous
vote'asked the repeat. II the oM law
and we think that the world will yet
learn that all the interests of the
country are safe in the hands Of the
owners of the soil, that the Patrons
seek the destruction of no industry
and that they repudiate the hot head
ed action of hair braine,a,demagogues
who only injure those whom they
are over anxious to please, by their
inconsiderate and unadvised action.
Year: 1875

The two notable events Of last
week were the adjournment of the
forty-third Congress and of tour
State Legislature, two more illnstra-
tons of the truism that all
things mast pass away. In
looking over the action of the two
bodies, while there is plenty of room
for regrets over some things that
have been done, there is also occa-
sion for rejoicing over the lucky es-
cape Of the State and country from
worse things that might have been
done. Every bitter has its compen-
sating sweet and that negro was
wise who when he lost one OK
thanked the A.ord he had one left
We believe there is a better o,n
look in the way of just legislation
than there has been for years.
There has been a good deal Of faith
full honest work done by our law
makers during the past winter, and
everything indicates that to do right,
pass just laws, and to advance to
positions of honor and trust, honest





true men, have been motives of
greater influence with many of our
legislators than the mere keep
ing up and making strong the parti-
zan rings or the securing of the par
ty spoils. There has been much to
convince every patriot that God has
not yet entirely forsaken this nation
and that in His own good time He
will bring order out of confusion and
make even the wrath of men to
praise Him. f.".r =. T@
Year: 1875

A writer in the Worthington
Ad0anee, advocates the burning off
the prairie in the spring, after the
grass has started. He claims that
by this course the. quality Of the
grass is greatly improved, the narie-
ty commonly known as "blue joint p"
taking the place Of the coarser and
less pasatable bunch grass, making
the labor of breaking the sod much
easier as we'll as preventing the
blowing about of the snow during
the winter months as is the case
when bnrned late in the fall.
Year: 1875

less can be improved on, and 1t is
not so stringent on the roads as to
give them any just grounds for scom-
piaint. z4


in brief the law provides For one
Commissioner at salary of $1,000
who may employ clerk at a salary
of $1,000 The duty of the Com
missioner is to inquire into the neg
'lect or violation of law by any rail-
road company. to inspect the con-
dition and equipment and financial
management of soads; to make re-.
port each year with such suggestions
as he may deemappropriate.


The seventh section of the act
prohibits discrimination in freights,
and the eighth section prohibits the
demanding Of an unreasonable price.
Section nine enjoins upon the roads
the duty to furnish suitable cars toj
any and all persons who may apply:
therefor for the transportation of
any and all usual kinds of freight. -:
The penalty fora,violation by roads,
of either of these provisions, is the:
forfeit to the injured party of three;
times the actual damages. .:


Some of Our Exchanges claim that
it is virtually yielding the right
of the State TO regulate railroads,
but we cannot. look at in that light.
70 be sure thetlawd does not attempt
the fixing Of rates of freights, but it
does provide tnat unreasonable
rates shall not be charged, prohib-
its discrimination between shippers,
and the Commissioner is given access
to all books of the Company and
the officers Of the road are COM
PEELED to report the doings of their
roads to him alnder oath.


1t is claimed that the law is fail
ure in that it leaves the private in
dividual wronged to fight the com
pany single handed and at his own
expense without aid from the State.
This may be answered by the fact
that the law gives the injured party.
treble damages. We doubt whether
it is policy for the State to encour-::
age litigation even against railroads.,
SO far as to assume the payment Of.
the costs and expenses of civil suits.
The encouraging of litigation be
tween private citizens has always
been looked upon as contrary to-
public policy and we cannot see
how the matter is bettered any
when a railroad happens to be one
of the parties to suit. The peo-
pie have learned within a few years
how much can be accomplished by
a little cooperation, and we have
NO doubt that an injured party with
a good cause of action and, under
this law, having a good chance of re-
covering three times the amount of
his damages, be he as poor as Job
after all his calalnities, will find all
the material aid and as many able
counsel as he will need to carry on
his litigation. Besides in the cases of
wrongs done by railroads, the same
injuries will generally result to a
great many individuals and a test
case in which many will be interest
ed may easily be fixed upon. We be-
lieve that {, the law might have been
made more effective by making the.
violation of the provisions Of the
Year: 1875

The Miner admits the "great" papers of the cities are great liars, but rather pokes fun at us and the small chances the country papers have to make any head way against such powerful liars. We ad- init the room for some laugh against us. but we are confident that if the country papers which have d good character for truth, will follow up our style of treating those great liars and public frauds like The New York Tribune, Herald, Sun, ct al., that an excellent influence will be eX- erted at home and to some extent on those infamous journals. If the country journals will regularly devote some space to the re- production and refutation of the lies pub lished by the city journals of the class named, and which are calculated to in- jure their several sections, their readers will soon discover the false character of such sheets and better appreciate their home papers. The New York Tribune has very large proportion of it's subscription patronage throughout the country, and it is a very poor compliment to the country papers to say that they cannot damage the libelOuS sheet by pursuing it as we indi- cate. The lies we have quoted from The Tribune are now going the rounds of the press in the great Southwest. It is putting very low estimate upon the character of the people to protect themselves, to say that they will not prefer to patronize some other paper than The Tribune. And if the country press will do it's duty, Con- greSSmen will not be deterred from truly carrying out the wishes of the people who elect them, without regard to the lIbel- OuS bowling and brOwbeatng of the New YoIk papers which, with hardly an excep- ton, are known to be serving the cause of some powerful and corrupt monopoly, either by open defense. excuses, or silence. One Of our Southwestern exchanges just received says "the lying New York Trl bune is strainlng It's energies to dissuade emigration into the Southwest. The Tri- bune utterly disgraces the memory of it's great founder"
Year: 1875

FLORENCE, March 29.-Some of the pros- pectors who left this village last week for the rich discoveries in Pioneer district, near Stoneman's grade. returned last evening for a full supply Of provision. of in nigh terms. Several chunks of ore were brought ill as additional specimens among which we noted one piece weigh ing al least d pound, of which nearly Jwo- thirds is a solid mass of silver. Dr. w. w. Jones and suite are still in the mining dis trict and expect to return 10 this place by Saturday next.
Year: 1875

THERE is some prospect of a genuine stage being put on the road east of Tucson and as good accommodations afforded travellers in that direction as any other in Arizona. $. H. Drachnan, general man ager of this end, returned on Monday from

 a trip as far east as Las Cruces. He says those interested in the line beyond Ari-

 zona, are willing to lend a helping hand

 10 put on larger vehicles as before stated. The country along the r6Hte is filling up with people and business is gradually in- creasing, and therefore an Improvement

 of this kind will be justified, if not now,

 very soon. And so one advantage follows another.
Year: 1875

THE SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION com menced its fifth year March 20. It is the most carefully prepared daily within our knowledge. It not only takes pains but succeeds in getting all the news and the latest news, too, bearing upon the section of the country it represents It is noted for its reliable character, and its continued success is certain.
Year: 1875

Pinal county stands head now in the matter of silver deposit, according to all accounts. B. w. Reagan informs us that himself and Isaac Copeland made the Long are joint claimants in it. The dis covcry is about B miles by trail and 35 by wagon road from Florence, at the foot of the Stoneman grade. It consists of q deposit of ore worth thousands of dol lars per ton-in fact some pieces of pure silver weighing pounds are said to have been found, and that Dr. w. w. Jones has one of two pounds weight which he intends to exhibit at Philadel- phia in 1876. Mir. Reagan showed us a piece with pure metal in it and like sam ples may be seen in Congress Hall in Tue son. He brought ton of the ore to town, sample of which was assayed here showing it worth S4340 per ton.

 We understand several persons will leave here in day or two to see this rich deposit, and try and find another or more. The country is full of veins, but this silver mine is d deposit or series of deposits from five to eighteen inches in width and covering considerable surface. But more developments will soon be made. We heartily congratulate the discoverers, and the people of Florence and vicinity on this feather in their cap and silver for their purses.
Year: 1875

A man would have preached in
Virginia City the other day had not
a rock struck him between the shoul-
ders. This is the nearest thing to
Sunday services they have had there
in FIVE years.
Year: 1875

The expected action on the
'rlosed door" proposition was not
had on Thursday. If the Conyen-
ton proposes to cripple the public
school system, in the very way
shadowed by Reagan's speech, they
had better close their doors for
ever. If they make a Constitution
which forbids public school sys-
TEN adequate to the wants of the
people, their work will be rejected
by the people, let its other excel
lencies be what they may.
Year: 1875

We rejoice that the Telegraph
has at last written itself into an ex'
cellent humor with the Grange,
with both Col. w. w. and Worthy
Master Lang, and every body else.
Now we can rest our weary fingers
little, in the absolute certainty
that no more bayou mud will be
hurled at us for the space of two or
three days. All! this feeling of Sc
curity is very grateful indeed.
Year: 1875

To ALL, particularly invalids, spring is trying
season. Indications of sickness should at once be
attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by al
lowing the bowels to become coEstipatcd, and the
system to remain in disordered condition until
the disorder has time to develop itself. An ounce
of preventive is worth pound of cure, Is an old
and truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who
troubled with the complaints now very prevalent
headache, indigestion, disordered liver, want OF
appetite nausea, feverish skin, to take, without
delay, Schenck's Mandrake Pills We know of no
remedy harmless and decisive IN Its action. 1t at
strikes at the reot of the disease and produces
a healthy tone to the system. People never need
suffer from any disease arising from disordered
condition of the liver if they would take this excel


lent medicine when they feel the first indications
of the maladv. Families leaving lone for the
summer months should take three or four boxes o1
these pills with them. They have almost in
st. ntaneous effect. They will relieve the patient Of


hcadacke in one or two hours, and will rapidly
cleanse the liver of surrounding bile and will eec
tually prevent bilious attack. They are sold b.
all druggists.
Year: 1875


This Justly celebrated DIETETIC Preparation is
in composition, principally the GLUTEN derived
from the White Winter Flint Wheat Cereal, solid
extract the invention of an eminent chemist.
II has not only been highly recommended but
certified to by large number of CHEMISTS and
PHYsICIANS-representing very high degree of
medical sc1ence-as the


Safest, Most Acceptable and Reliable Food
for the growth OF Infants and Children, and for
Mothers lacking sufficient nourishment for their
offspring


Unlike those preparations made from animal or
vinous matter, which are liable to stimulate the
brain and irritate the digestive organs 1t embraces
in its elementary composition
THAT WHICH MAKES STRONG BONE AND MUSCLE,
That which makes good Flesh and Blood.


That which is easy Of Digestion-never


constipating,


That which Is kind and friendly to


the brain,
And that which acts as preventive of those Intes
final disorders incidental to childhood.
Aud while II would be difficult to conceive OF
anything in Food or Dessert more creamy or deli
cious, or more nouishing and strengthening as al
aliment In


Feuers, Pulmonary Complaints, Dyspepsia
REGISTRATIONS OF THE SYSTEM,


OR GENERAL DEBILITY,
its rare medicinal excellence in all Intestinal Dis
eases especially in Dysentery, Chronic Diarrhea
and Cholera Infantum, has been incOntestibly pro
ven See circulars for testimonials Sold by drug
gists generally and at the Wholesale depot by


CAELE & STRONG,


153 Water street, New York.
Year: 1875

the spirit which Democratic success brings
up to the halls of Congress and the streets
of Washington, to insult the loyal senti-
ment of the people, and this is what is to
bring the Democratic party to early grief.
1t cannot recognize this spirit and temper
in its organization of the House without
carrying feeling of disgust TO every loyal
State, and it cannot ignore that element
which brings to the National Capital the
hates and bloodthristiness OF reoellion
without losing its strength in the late IN
surgent States.


With such responsibilities, surroundings
and dangers. the present position and
prospects of the Democratic party are by
no means such as to challenge envy. Its
pathway is intricate, and the dangers which
menace it are imminent 1t has reached
that epoch in its history when it must
prove itself friend to peace, to the Union,
TO the Constitution. and the rights of citi-
zenship, irrespective of c,lor or condition,
or it must go TO the wall again, and enter
upon another lease of hopelesscess,- until
rebels and the rebellion are forgotten, and
Democracy undergoes thorough course
of regeneration which will bring il into
newness of loyal life, and secure itself
perpetual respect for the Union, for the
Constitution, and for the inaiienabe rights
of citizenship everywhere throughout the
Year: 1875




IT WILL be seen by reference to another
colun n that General o. E. Ba rcock has
writ en- letter to the President demanding
a court OF inquiry upon the allegations of
Mr.. Henderson, of counsel for the prosecu
tion of the ST. Louis whisky frauds, init
mating his completely in them. This
course is taken by General Babcock in his
capacity of military engineer in the United
States army, as the most direct and I'm ne
diate method of vindicating himself from
these foul aspersions of his character as'an
officer and a man of honor. 1t will also
afford those who have been SO fast in IN Ak
ing such charges an opportunity to sub
stantiate hem by evidence if that is in
their power If they succeed, General
Babcock will step into the retirement they
desire to consign him to, disgraced and
dishonored man. He will also be subject
to trial by civil court, which may con-
demn him to the punishment meted out to
like transgressors. This conduct savors
much more strongly of innocerce than
guilt.
Year: 1875

On the abstract questions of human free
dom in this Republic, and the subordlna-
tion of State to Federal authority, the
South confederated to overthrow the Con-
stitution and the Union. The shadow of
coming events threw the Democratic party
out of power in Congress and elsewhere
in the Federal Government in 1860, and
since then until the incoming of the Forty
fourth Congress it has had nowhere In the
Administration potent voice. Now it
has majority In the lever House, and
this circumstance loads it down with bur-
dens it is ill-prepared 10 bear.


The South rebelled, and the Democratic
party stood by rebellion in sympathy and
action as far as it dared to act throughout
that bloody and expensive struggle. Peace
was conquered, and after ten years watch
ing, waiting and begging the Democracy
find themselves in possession of the patron.
age and spoils of the House of Representa-
tives. This occurrence brings that party
more perplexity, vexstion and real trouble
than it has felt in its repeated and prolonged
defeats. 1t fLds the South chiefly repre-
sented in the House by Confederate officers
and soldiers, who no: only demand front
seats, but large share of the loaves and
fishes of patronage. This demand must
be acceded to, or the Democratic party is
at once divided and consigned again to the
obscurity which follows hopeless mi
nority. The Confederates now cling to
the Democratic party with tenacity equal
TO that which bound that party to their
course during the rebellion, and they do 80
with covetousness of place and patronage,
which the hunger of Northern Democrats
have not as yet been able to array in their
efforts for spoils-


This Democratic success has brought to
the National Capital q spirit and conduct
such as has not been seen here since the
firing upon Sumter. For the first time
since the war our streets at night resound
with expressions such as these, which were
heard on Pennsylvania avenue on Saturday
evening last: 81 am Democrat, and what is
more lam a Confederate Democrat and
" fighting one at that and il anybody
doubts it, let him try ne on This is,