smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Thank the Lord, the battle is over
and in a day or two, the killed and
wounded will be comfortably put to ted
None will be so well pleased as ourself
for though we never allow partisan
rancor TO over ride our innate love Of
decency and civility, yet there is an
amount of pickering and warfare
about occasions of this kind, that is
peculiarly distastefui to man who is
no: a chronic place hunter. We can
now devote our time 20 the real object
OF our coming hither-the proper pres
entation OF the resources and industries
OF Washington Territory. where We
hope to spend our riper years by the
side of the great inland sea.


The exact result of the canvass can
not yet be determined. So far as the
Delegateship and other Territorial
positions are concerned, the fight has
been made nobly and free from dirty
entapg.ements; but some OF II e county
candidates have not hesitated to utilize
the scum of the Sonnd, in order 10
carry their ends


However, this is one of those occas
ions which must necessarily occur
biennially. when i. is best to inset
them boldly. speak ones mind freely
and then, when the thing is over, go
about ones every day avocafions The
mere political editor CT a campaign
sheet is necessarily the lowest order
of newspaper man. for if he cannot
write upon non-partisan subjects. he
cannot earn living except on occasions
of this sort. We have higher mission
both for our paper and onrself and,
feeling confident that we have not
transcribed the limits OF decancy in
our advocacy of the Democratic candi-
dates, we return to the hum drum of
our every -day life with unfeigntd
pleasure.
Year: 1876

We have hitherto neglected to no.
tice a somewhat unwarrantable at


tempt on the part Of tie OIympian
to present us as an aspirant for the
Surveyor Gcneralship of this Terri
tory on the event of Governor Til
den's election. We have never asked
for an Office in this Territory nor
hintcd at such Il thing. Four years
ago, we lost our residence here by
removal to Coos Bay, Oregon and
we are willing to wait till we are
again entitled to vote, before we
seek a position among people al
ready overridden by carpet-baggsrs.
Year: 1876

Brig Sheet Anchor, an antiquated
tub that would buck against wave
all night and take all day to sail
around it, is supposed to have been
lost in the same gale as the Perpetua.
Is there no law to punish the marine
surveyors and customs officers for
giving licenses to these rotten old
hulks ?
Year: 1876

This gentleman called on us yes.
terday morning and rendered us a
true mans gratitude for our humble
efforts in his behalf, during the
campaign. We received them with
pleasure, for he is elected without
either bribery or misrepresentation.
His future rests with himself and
we arc confident that his diligence
will be manifested in wholesome
Legislation for the good of all our
people, irrespective of party. The
great popular vote of Tuesday struck
his name from the roll of citizen
practitioners in the lower courts and
made him the attorney at Washing
ton of all our people. The only re-
gret we have in these premises is
that it is the first time that one Of
our own kinda young man whose
life has been an incessant battle with
the frowns of adversely placed
upon our ticket and yet we were in
eligible to vote for him. We believe
that young man is as good as an
old one, if he is honest and straight
forward, and that it is not necessary
for man to be in his dotage to fit
him for Office. The present occa-
sion was one that touched us deeply,
as we felt obliged to stay away from
the polls, believing that non-voters
have no right to influence that sa-
cred boon of liberty the ballot.
Our friend, We believe, has taken
the ready will for the unfulflled
deed and if so. we have nothing
mole to say.


In his defeat, Judge Jacobs has
one thing to console him and that is,
the recollection of having made q
gentlemanly battle, devoid Of bill
lingsgate or personal abuse. So far
as he and Mr.. Judson is concerned,
it was a "field of the cloth Of gold"
They made charges against one an
other, but it was done in a spirit that
transgressed no amenity of debate
nor lost reason in the vortex of big
otry. And now, the election being
over. we tender the hand of citizen
ship to all our late opponents, VIC
tors and vanquished alike, trusting
that the mutually of iaterest for the
good of society, will for the next two
years extinguish all partisan fires
and cement friendship nobler than
the sordid cohesion of political aifil-
iation. These things must occur
biennially and the man is a moral
coward who, from selfish motives,
neglects to speak his sentiments
freely. We believe we can differ
with men in politics and yet treat
them as men, and this leads US to
think that We will meet the appro-
baton of all positive and candid
men.


AS for our little hero, he has won
the battle finely and lost no laurels
by low chicanery. He can go home
to his wife and little ones, like q
Sound American Man," as poor
old Jim Nye used to say. He has
realized the full measure Of his am
bition for the present; and a strug
Cling people, proud of the honor
paid to one grown up among them,
can sing with the English humorist:


Hes one of cur boys-he is.
Year: 1876

Bagley is too funny, to live. He
says that "the telegraph campany
have ordered their Seattle employees
to collect pay for all dispatches in
gold instead of silver hereafter This
was the last straw that fractured the
spinal column of the Arabian ship
of the desert, and the DISPATCH no
more takes dispatches, but follows
the example of the Olympian and
clips judiciously from the Ot'egoniar.
A good knife or pair of shears costs
only about a dollar. which makes
saving to the publisher of $500 per
annum. This in one hundred years
will enable friend Merry and ourself
to visit the next centennial il excel
lent style"
Year: 1876

ABOUT SLEEPLEssNEss.- To take II
hearty meal just before retiring, is, OF
course, injurious, because it is very like
ly to disturb ones rest aud produce
nightmare. However, II little food at
this time, if one is hungry, is decidedly
beneficial it prevents the gnawing OF an
empty stomach, with its attendant rest
lessness and unpleasant dreams, to say
nothing Of probable headache, or of nerv-
GUS and other arrangements, the next
morning. One should no more lie down
at night hungry than he should lie
down after II full dinner; the conse.
quence of either being disturbing and
hurttul. a cracker or two, bit of bread
and butter, or cake, a little fruit-some-
thing to reserve the sense of vacuity, and
so restore the tone OF the system is all
that is necessary.


We have known persons, habtual
sufferers from restlessness ut night, to eX-
perience material benefit, even though
they were not hungry by II very light
luncheon before bedtime. In place of
tossing about for two or three hours as
formerly they would grow drowsy, fall
asleep and not awake more than once or
twice until sunrise. This mode Of treat
ing insomnia has recently been recon-
mended by several distinguished physi-
clans, and the prescription has generally
been attended with happy results.
Year: 1876

A TEXAS HERoINE.-There was n
batch of convicts from some interior
county seat awaiting the departure OF
the Great Nothern cars to convey them
on their melancholy journey to the pris
on walls of the Pententiary at Hunts
vile. Among the rough unshaven and
crime-steeped physiognomies that scowled
from beneath greasy and tattered slouched
hats, amid the clanking of their fetters
and chains, was tho rather handsome
face of u young man whose open features
betokened no trace of the branded feon.


Near him stood-a strange companion
for such crowd-a fair young girl
scarcely past her fourteenth year, whose
long hair flowed down over her shoulders
that had not yet felt the weight OF time,
and whose countcnance was living
photograph of innocence and girlish
beauty.


Upon inquiry it was ascertained that
the young man had received n two years
sentence for marrying girl under the
age prescribed by law, after swearing
that she was OF legal age, and that with
the lofty and sacred devotion of IA true
heroism his youthful bride, despite the
entreaties Of friends. was following him
to his ignominious prison to share his
captivity and tighten his punishment,
provided the officers of the Penitentiary
could be prevailed on to permit her en-
trance houston (Teras) Age.
Year: 1876

THE religion OF the Chinese is mainly
"A fear OF the vengeance OF some gloomy
deity. Worship, in the proper sense Of
the word they know nothing Of The
ceremonies at the joss houses appear to
be an effort To guess the future by the
loss or burning OF little sticks. They
hope, also, on certain days, TO please the
idol by burning perfumes, or with a
multtudinous snap Of millions Of fire
crackers.
Year: 1876

"A guest at the Allen House complain Cd to the proprietor. a few mornings since. of being obligedoto sleep with no blankets to protect his shivering form On invss- figationz By the genial landlord. it was dis covered that the lodgsr had slept on the White codhtefpane which, in his maddled condition on retiring, he had mistaken for the under sheet. Moral: l:-Beware of crooked whisky
Year: 1876

The journal tdu Hoc'e recounts a.
terrible aencounter between the lion
tanner Bidel and number of wild
beasts. Bidcl's custom was togo in
to the cage of these ferocious animals
accompanied by a sheep, which was
by his presence kept safe from attack.
On recent occasion he proceeded to
the lions cage. and his first action
was to place the sheep on the back of
a lioness, as he had frequently done
before. No sooner had he accom-
plished this than powerful lion
sprang upon the poor sheep ndburied
his teeth deep intoa vital part of its
body. There were large number Of
spectators present, and the sudden act
of the lion created all instant and gen
eral panic. Bidel stepped forward,
and with the utmost coolnessl struck
theiion blow, ON the mouth with a
heavy stick, which made him crouch
and yell with pain, and throw his
bleeding victim trembling at the feet.
of the courageous performer. In an
othor moment, however, all the wild


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beasts were dashed into fury by the
sight of the blood, and no one in the
assembly believed that Bidel could
possibly escape. Preserving his
presence of mind, however, he kept
the other animals at bay until he had
subdued the lion and chased him back
to his cage. He then fought his way
back through the other animals, and
amidst the bravos of the assembly,
came ont triumphant. carrying his
wounded sheep with him. The poor
animal, which was great favoritc Of
the lion-tamcr's, has since died Of its
wounds.
Year: 1876

time since, declared in the presence of Ger
tain scientists that it was feasible to light
his lamp by telegraph at any distance; the
assertion was doubted The Professor there
upon set to work to demonstrate the fact
at the telegraph office in Chestertown. He
placed one of his lamps on counter and
connected it by wires with the Western
Union telegraph line, when, at given
signal, the operatorin the Office at Townsend,
Del, about SO miles distant, lighted it in
simultaneously. The operator at Massey
also did the same. 1t was several times
repeated by each of them. 1t was also
contemplated to have the lamp lighted by
the operator in Philadelphia. but that
official was too busy to comply with the
request
Year: 1876

with his new ally. We see that the Erery
Ecening is ridiculing the idea of sending an
infationist and salary grabber to st.
Louis, but what of that These two gentle
men can make themselves very useful in
politics, and if this small favor will satisfy
them the party may be glad to throw such
tub to such whales. But the question is,
will Mr.. OBJ. rest content with this; won't
il make him more grcedy?
Year: 1876

1T is now painfully evident that the
the Centennial will not do much for the
berry profits. Our shippers tell us that
hardly an additional crate of strawberries
has boon diverted to the Philadelphia
market by the "big show"
Year: 1876




LAST SATURDAY young man, fixed up as
clown, and vulgar in speech and manner
offered some medicine for sale in front OF
toXwell's-stuff to cure corns, &c. At first
he sold three bottles for DC. each. After
he sold 1t he gave each purchaser back his
money and Zoe. extra to drink his health
Then he sold two or three more bottles at
JOc. each-sold it readily-and again gave
the money back, as before, including ljc.
to drink his health and a lot of ieweIry to
each purchaser Then he Scrambled" a
lew watch chains among the crowd. Then
he offered his midicine at 81 a bottle. OF
course 1t sold; he had made the sale
interesting to purchasers; said he had
adopted this novel plan merely to introduce
his remedy and benefit humanity; said he
was not after the peoples money. He sold
lot OF 1t at the price named, and said he
would have the crowd paying S. per bottle
before he stopped. Even our "smart" men
bought lt-men without corns-men of a
speculative turn. After the clown had
sold a dozen bottles or more at a 81 each
he asked those of the crowd who had no
money if the funds thus paid in to him was
not honestly his, to be put in his own
pocket or divided among them. Every
body said yes. So the clown put it i'm his
pocket and left, and now we see lots Of
people in town with a dollar bottle OF
strawberry juice and the satisfaction OF
being fooled.
Year: 1876

Speaker Kerr has received letter from
Gen. Butler, in which he scouts the charge
against the Speaker, saying that there is
not decent man, woman. or child i'm the
United States who believes it, and begging
that he will not allow it to worry him. lie
charActcrzes the affair us "an infamous
conspiracy
Year: 1876

THE President is reported to
have said in reference to the river
and harbor bill, that it made little
difference whether the house or
senate bill should be finally adopted,
as he had fully made up his mind to
veto the measure, no matter in what
shape presented for his signature.
1t was absurd, said the President,
to pass a bill to improve rivers and
harbors at this late day in the sum
mer. The first of September would
arrive before the engineer corps
could use any part OF the appropri-
alton, and very little could be ac-
complished this year. For this, and
the reason that many of the appro-
priations in the bill are of local in
stead of national importance, the
President said he had decided TO
veto the bill when presented to him
for signature Pioneer Press and
Tribune
Year: 1876

THE refusal of the House to sus-
pend the rules and take up the Sen
ate bill to extend the time for the
completion Of the Northern Pacific
railroad, says the Pioneer-Press and
Tribune, is not necessarily signif-
cant of the opposition of that body
to the measure. The Pacific rail
I'd committee, composed Of eleven
members, and epresenting all sec
tons and interests, has made a
unanimous favorable report, and
while a large majority of the
body Of the House recognize the
perfect justice Of the legislation
asked, and if forced to a vote upon
the question at any time will vote
in its favor, still, il view Of the
present public opposition to any
thing which can possibly be CON
strued as in any manner eXtendir 9
government aid to corporations, it
is possible the bill may be permitted
to await action until the next ses-
sion of Congress.N
Year: 1876

PROMPT pay is the key to all success
in business. There are times in the
history of every trader when he finds it
inconyenient to meet his bill promptly,
and in such case we find the man who
knows his credit to be good becoming
lukewarm, forgetting that his creditors
are calculating upon him perhaps to meet
some pressing obligation. The result is
that he disappoints them, and thus, aft
er one or two repetitions of the same,
even the man whose credit is first class
can soon impair it, and sometimes TO a
degree that makes it hard for him to re-
cuperate. Now let us take the man of
moderate (say fair credit. He knows
under such circumstances that his credit
is scrupulously watched; and If his bills
begin to lapse he is at once notified of
it, and informed that unless past bills are
paid no more goods can be procured.
With such a contingency facing him, he
sees it is to his interest to meet his pay
ments promptly, and is on the high road
to success. Prompt pay does two inn
portant things-it inspires confidence in
the seller, putting the buyer upon first
class basis, and it insures the prompt
shipment of goods"


Our English contemporary, whence
we extract the above sound advice, for
gets to point out that there is a still
greater advantage in seeking no credit
at all, but in making payment at once.
Persons who have not tried the cash sys-
TEN (and We mean not merely in ordina-
ry business transactions, but everywhere,
even in small expenditures of the
household) have no idea how much II
simplifes the transaction and benefits
the buyer and seller. Moreover it is
saving to the purchaser of very large
percentage. We have found, by in
quiry among many retail dealers in this
city that such houses as are in the habit
of allowing credit to their customers,
from six months to one year, add ON an
average at least 10 per cent to the
cash price. And this must be so, be-
'ause the dealer cannot afford to lose
TIE interest on his money and take the
risk of failure of payment of por-
ton, which is inevitable. Another fact
for debtors, more especially of wine
merchants, tobacco sellers, and tailors,
is worth remembering; and that is that,
where one of these dealers gives credit,
he calculates that certain percentage
of the debts will never be paid, and this
percentage is necessarily added to the
charges made to all customers, both
time and cash. There are multitudes of
other benefits, which will suggest them
selves to any thoughtful person, all ac.
cruing by the prompt cash system
Scientific american. N
Year: 1876

MUCH of our space this morning Is
given up to the manner IN which the eve
of our Centennial Fourth WAS observed
in this city and elsewhere; and how the
Fourth itself WAS ushered in this morn
ing. The entire country was sbsze with
patriotism and gas jets; the air redolent
with burning tar and gunpowder; the
land resounded with the roar of cannon,
snd the hills echoed the music Of the
tin horn and the horse-hddle Altogether,
last night was a boistrous'night in this
city, and in thousand other cities and
hamlets m the country, and one not
likely 10 he soon forgotten. Our local
columns tell the tale, graphically, Of the
former. nd our telegraph columns Of
the latter We don't propose, this mora.
ing, TO preach or tesrh; every body seems
TO understand it,
Year: 1876

LIVING PowER.-The demonstration
last night, of living power, through the
medium of horns, little and great, was
one of the most remarkable, probably,
that has ever occurred in any city of any
nation, and without doubt satisfactorily
establishes the valuable fact that our
youth are not in any way deteriorsting
in this essential physical qualification.
Year: 1876

In another column will be found full
list of the sports which take place on the
Fair Grounds to-day. There probably
meyer Was such variety of enjoyment
prepared for any one day in our city be
fore as will be presented to-day by the
VolkSiest.
Year: 1876

ANOTHER CATCHER ENGAGED. - A
dispatch was received yesterday from the
Standard base ball club, stating that the
Active's, of Reading, Pa, had been dis
banded, and that their catcher had been
engaged at the rate of fifty dollars q
month, to accompany the Standards on
their present trip.
Year: 1876

The PooR BoYs.-No doubt those who
suffer from nervousness in regard to the
small BOYS would like u seq them all
tied to their mothers bed posts during TO-
day. The little fellows are to be pitied
Only think of boy who lives all the
balance of the year for the sake OF
enjoying the holidays, being posi-
lively forbidden to touch &
jackson cracker to say nothing
of firing great big squib, or making u
nervous old aunt jump out OF her shoes
by exploding torpedo on her chair just
~ she is in the act of sitting down to
breakfast.


II is too bad. What Is the use of being
II boy in these degenerate times, any way
They dare not go swimming, IT'S crime
to shoot crackers, the police have stopped
sliding ON cellar doors, the humane socle-
Ties sLhUu DtIWefl udl tuiccS uoSo hhN o'i
tin kettles, prowling cats have more
rights which must be respected, some
h" iy.s plate glass window is always in
way "l every ball and stone that is
tnG"wn, everything is going to the dem
nation bow vows. Oh, mol there is nc
inducement whatever to be boy in this
degeneraled age. However, We have
go much faith in the boys
that we will wager new hat
that there will be some plan devised by
which they will get rid of few packs OF
crackers today, even if they have to dig
n hole in the back yard to explode them
in, covered with the coal scuttle, TO pre-.
vent the noise from reaching the ear oi
the listening special policeman.
Year: 1876

TEXAS is Democratic state. The Texas
Democracy have no centennial notions about
thes lost cause. 1t is not enoughs
that candidate for party honors is Demo
crat. He must have good "war record"
just now they are picking up candidate for
United States Senator. Mr.. Hancock Of the
House is candidate. He is a good Demo-
crat now but there is little opposition to
him because he was little inclined to be a
Union man during the war. As member
OF the legislature of Texas when that state
seeded, he refused to take the oath Of alleg-
lance to the confederacy. The ultras remem-
ber it against him. He did not fight against
the national government and consequently
now is not fit to be United States Senator.
All the Texas Democracy lack to avenge the
'lost cause" is Democratic federal govern
ment
Year: 1876

THE Chinese scare in San Francisco has
its origin in the decision of the Supreme
Court that states have no right to impose
checks and restrictions on emigrants. The
state of California had by legislation i'm
posed long list of such restrictions and by
them had to great extent prevented Chinese
immigration. With these restrictions removed
large influx of Celestials is to be looked for,
and consequently the workingmen of San
Francisco who are unable to compete with
John Chinaman's cheap labor are greatly
agitated. Unfortunately for them our treaty
with China expressly recognizes the right OF
residents of the two countries to emgrate
from one to the other, and as China has kept
her faith to us it is little difficult to see how
we can honorably break our pledge to her.
Year: 1876

Following the established usage hereby appoint,
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council,


Thursday, the Twentieth Day of April


Next,
as a day of PUBLIC HUMILIATION, FASTING AND
PRAYER; and 1 earnestly recommend that the day
be observed in manner befitting the solemn pur-
pose for which it is set apart-the strengthening of
our allegiance to Him in whose hands are the welfare
of men and the permanence of states.
Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta this
thirty first day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy.
six, and of the independence of the United
States of America. the one hundredth.


SELDEN CONNOR.
By the Governor.
S. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State.
Year: 1876

THE prospect of the passage of the bill
transferring the Indian bureau to the war
department is very slim. Discussion has
only served to strengthen the opposition.
Even if The bill should pass it is pretty sure
TO encounter the Presidents veto.
Year: 1876

we do not read Anonymous letters aud communi-
cations The namt and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily publication
but as a guaranty tf good faith.


we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.