smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

'IAw and order" One Kentucky jury
recently sent a man 10 the penitentiary for
two years for killing man, and another
sent another man to the penitentiary for
four wears for stealing hOgs.
Year: 1875

THE charges in our article Of Sunday
morning, on the Usage Mission Agency,
were furnished us by . gentleman who
claims that he can substantiate every one
of them, and that he can furnish proof
when desired.
Year: 1875

KANSAS is not the only State in the I'm
ion that has reason to rejoice over the crop


prospects. From every section comes cheer
full news. Delaware has more peaches than


ever before, and the cotton yield in the


South exceeds the expectations of the most
Year: 1875

The Salina Herald, one Of the most reli-
able weeklies in the State, truthfully says !:


Flowing for fall wheat has commenced
in earnest The experience in Kansas,
every year, proves conclusively the value
and importance of early sowing. Our
most successful wheat growers say that
wheat sown any time from the middle of
August to the tenth of September is the
time hes. calculated to secure the l.rge.s
Weld
Year: 1875

The people Of Cincinnati appear to have
entered On the work OF municipal reform
in good earnest They have instituted pro-
ceedings in the courts for the impeachment
of the Democratic Mayor Of that city for
malfeasance in Office, it being charged,
among other things, that he employed the
police force to assist in securing his re-
election last Spring, and squandered the
public money for the same purpose.
Year: 1875

OF this Normal School is for the purpose Of
teaching teachers to teach in such man


ner that their pupils will advance az rap
idly as possible along the rugged road Of
learning. Too many district schools in
this and other States are mere practice
grounds for inexperienced men and women
who wish TO fit themselves for instructors.
Year: 1875

The New STEAMER TRIED OFFICIALLY
The Joint Committee on the Fire Depart
ment met yesterday afternoon, and after the
transaction of some routine business ad-
iourned TO the basin bank at Tenth street,
where the new steamer + was officially
tested. The wind and rain prevented the
engine from doing her best, but stream
Il 1-1G irch) was thrown with ease 22O feet.
After squirting up Tenth street while The
stream was turned upward, and water Was
thrown entirely over the Richmond Stove
Company's tall chimney. During the trial
the stream Was incon>derutely directed
against Two c0untrymen who came up Cary


street in their wagon and turned into Tenth.
One of the men was nearly Knocked out OF
the wagon. The steamer improves very
much as the machinery wears down smooth.
Year: 1875

AN EXCURSION TO WEST PoIST.-On Mon.
day there will be Il grand family excursion
to West Point under the auspices OF COM
mittce OF Red Men from Chickahominy
Tribe. The train will leave the York River
del0! ut S A. III. This is charming season
of the year 10 visit the country, and all who
take part in this excursion will no doubt
enjoy themselves in no small degree.
Year: 1875

Col BROAD STREET,
Is still Offering the greatest bargains in all kinds of
SUMNER GOODS AND EARLY FALL GOODS
IN ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK.
Customers will do well by giving me 4 call and
save money.
Year: 1875

DISPATCH PRISTISG-HoUSE.-In order to meet
the constantly increasing demands of our trade we
have ADDED a well. selected assortment of NEW
TYPE, which, together with our IMPROVED MA
CIIISERY and SkILFUL MECHANICAL TALENT
warrant us In guaranteeing the VERY BEST CLASS
OF WORK at moderate figures and in the most ex-
DrditiOuS manner.
Year: 1875

MADISON, WIS.,, June 19.--It Is stated
that the alliance formed between the
Republican leaders comprehends the
uniting OF all the old chiefs, and the
election of Harrison Ludington as Gov
ernor this fall, and then In the event Of
a Republican Legislature Senator Howe
is to resign at once and be appointed to
the bench of the United States Supreme
Court. The Senatorial field will then be
clear for Carpenter, who will be elected
to flll the vacancy. If the Legislature
will be Democratic Howe is to hold on
until it adjourns and then resign, when
Ludington, If he is Governor, will ap-
point Carpenter to fill the vacancy.
Year: 1875

WE learn from the Platteville
btt''ess, that on last Thursday night
the post-oiiice at Potosi was broken
into and robbed of a few dollars and
watch chains. The night previous
considerable sum of money was
in the store, but had been removed
during the day. The thief got in
by prying the back door open. 1t
Is supposed to have been some one
acquainted with the store and cir
cnmstances, though the deed has
been traced to no one.
Year: 1875

TIE Repu5ljco, has an article
nnder the caption of Darlington
volcano, in which it states that from
wide crevice near the line kiln.
steam issued forth continuously.
and a current Of air rising no
showed atemperature of IS degrees.
The phenomenon is rather strange.
still we do not think our neighbor-
ing village is in danger Of suffering
the fate Of Herculaneum and Pom
peii FOR a While at least.
Year: 1875

DR. q. ". FIELD, a graduate from
the State University and also from
the Chicago Medical College. las
come TO Mineral Point to locate in
the practice OF medicine. We were
for long time acquainted with DR..
Field while q student, and know
well his reputation for thorough
scholarship and uublemished char
acter. He comes with dlpoma and
credentials from a medical school Of
good standing, and those calling
upon him will receive careful aud
skillfnl treatment. We predict for
him success and q share of public
patronage, as he surely merits.
Year: 1875

have discovered that electricity and
magnetism are developed in the system
from the iron IN the blood. This accounts


or the debility, low spirits and lack Of
energy a person feels when this vital
element becomes reduced. The Peru
Wan Syrup, protoxide OF iron, supplies
the blood with its iron element, and Il
the only form in which it can enter the
circulation.
Year: 1875

MAN KILLED. The evening train on
the Del. r. K. ran over and killed an
unknown man at Clayton on W ednes,
day night. He was . German and was
supposed to have been standing on the
track as he was not seen by the engi.
neer until the train was right on him.
The Coroner held an inquest over the
body and he was buried yesterday.
Year: 1875

ALTHoUGu increased representation is
heartily desired in this city and county,
there Hre many Democrats who fear that
the division of New Castle county might
result in giving this State to the Repub-
licans. A party is often in the greatest
danger when it becomes over confident
OF its strength from numbers. How
world our friends in Sussex like to. have
that county divided to suit the feelings
of their adversaries' Precedents are
dangerous.
Year: 1875

A proposition has been made in the
Legislature to empower the State Trea-
snrer to buy Government bonds as an
investment Of our surplus funds until
our State bonds are due.


IT. would be far more safe to buy State
bonds that are not due and thus cancel
our debts as fast as possible This can
be done at any time almost by paying
par and the interest due to the date Of
purchase; we hope this policy will be
adopted.
Year: 1875

The most conspicuous failure OF An
drew Johnson's life WAS in his alleged
attempt to make Il party OF which he
was to be the head and the candidate
for the Presidency.


Being open and honest he made no at
tempt to conceal his ambition to serve
the people in the capacity of President
And there is now scarcely doubt but
that it would have proved a great bles
sing to the country had the people nom-'
mated and elected Mr.. johnson Presi-
dent with House and Senate in accord
with his views.


Had this been done the carpet-baggers
would never have robbed and ruined the
Southern States; nor would the Credit
Mobi,ier and Sanborn schemes and Paci-
tic Mail subsidy been successfully played
to the end. These evils are the out
growth Of Radical corruptionists with a
weak, inferior and corrupt man in the
Presidential chair.


And now this man Grant has the an
dacity to suppose that the people will
support him in his attempt to force him,
self upon the country for a third term.
He is surrounded by phalanx of fiat
terers, impenetrable to honest and res
pectable men, even OF the Republican
party, and doubtless fiattered into the
opinion that he may succeed in getting
a third nomination of the Republican
party; and getting this, his eighty thou
sand offiee-holders and with his use of the
army, he may be able to foitt himself
again into power. No one can fail tt
aid of the monied men, the army, and
such of the independent press as he can
And for this purpose he is visiting al
around, dining at clubs, and no doubt
making promises by implication. If he
does not Swing around the circle" max
ing speeches it is perhaps because he ii
incapable of making arespectable speech
That Grant will fail in the nomination
is the opinion of nearly all the indie
pendent journals-and that he will fai
in an election if he gets the nomination
we cannot doubt. But he is evidently
dangerous man, and will not stop to us
the army to aid him should it be appar
ent that the votes of only two or thre
States are necessary to give him a pre-
text for holding on to power during
third term.
Year: 1875

The immigration and Land Association
will sell excursion tickets at reduced rates at
their OFFICE No. l liz Spring street, good for
the round trip from Los Angeles to Norwalk
and return. These tickets are good at any
time until the close Of the sale.
Year: 1875

Has been laid out on the township line three


miles South and three-quarters of mile West
of Norwalk Station. A quarter-section of land
tentiOn to make this town the center Of one of
the richest farming communities in Los An
peles county.
Year: 1875

Why all our joy and all our pain,


Mixed like storm and sunshine thro' ;
Why not the dew and then the rain,
Then gladstone song and pleasure too?
Why not the hours Of youth stand by,
As fresh and strong as vernal Spring;
To smooth the lines of care that ply
The brow of age with times old ring.
This hour cloud, portentious, holds
The soul in darksome gloom, for aye
A hope is dead; the knell is tolled,


And mem'ry said the last Good Bye.
Perhaps It's human thus to live,


Perhaps It's human thus to die;
But then we ask for aims to give


To beggared souls that need supply.
And in our weakness thus we pray


For light to lift these irksome cares ;
That peace may come the livelong day,
TO wrinkled age and silvery hairs.


E. B. c., Darien, Wis.
Year: 1875

our public school system is emphat-
ically an institution Of the States,
the authority over which they can
not afford to delegate to any other
power; and that any interference
Herewith by the general govern
ment must be exceedingly offensive
to large majority Of the citizens Of
every State.


While it is true that our present
school system is susceptible of great
improvement, it is not true that any
branch Of the federal government
has the right to dictate what these
improvements shall be, and even
suggestions, in this direction, by a.
high federal officer, are calculated
to do far more harm than good.


In speaking of taxing church
property, President Grant certainly
goes altogether out of his way. The
general government has nothing
whatever to do with property taxa
ton. Its revenue is derived from
other sources. The taxation of real
property is matter wholly within
State jurisdiction, and the exemption
of church property is an enlinently
wise and equitable provision Of our
State laws. To argue the question
and make this appear ought not to
be and we hope is not necessary,
even though that kind Of property
amounts in value to over $1,ooo,-
10000


1t is only necessary, to say that
church property is devoted to gen.
eral and not individual uses, and if
there are any who do not enjoy its
use, the fault rests with themselves.
Hence, the exemption furnishes them
with nojust excuse to complain ofbe-
ing Disseminated against. AS forthat
description of church property other
than church edifces, we all know
that it is used either for charitable
or educational purposes, Except the
parsonages,) and we certainly do
not require that such institutions
need be taxed.
Year: 1875

The Scientific American says
that experiments made both in this
country and Europe, prove that the
waste in gold coin by friction
amounts annually to 1000. That
is one dollar IN every 5000 is lost
every year by the wear of the coin.
In England this loss falls on the par
ty who presents the light coin to the
bank for deposit or to exchange for
notes. Thus it will be seen that the
claims of bullionists, that the use Of
meal currency avoids loss by wear
and tear, is by no means true.
Year: 1875

We incline to the opinion that
President Grant made very serious
mistake in giving expression to his
private opinion touching the school
question, in an annual message to
congress. He has, no doubt, been
led to the commission Of this indis.
cretion by the influence of bad ad-
visers, but he should have remem.
bered that it is himself whom the
Apeople will hold responsible for his
utterances, and not those who have
argcd him to express their views.


He should have remembered that
Year: 1875

~ Contributions for this department
are respectfully solicited. and those who aid
Us in this manner will have our thanks We
have only to ask writer's to avoid personali-
- ties and abuse.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes


paying AID most easily worked
agency in the world. Our
agents have always been the
most successful. and We nave
lately added new and exceed


ing y taking inducem ments, re


quiring only intelligence and
application for any one, young
or old, OF ei, her eek, to make
really irst-class paying busi
Year: 1875

I STERN BROTHERS.
sixth avenue and Twenty third street
HAVE NOW IN STOCK
entirely ami large assortment OF
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
10 which we call the particular attention Of
CUSTOMERS.


p0ARpTNG uDU~w2
Year: 1875

IN THIS DEPARTMENT WE BELIEVE OUR
SUITS HAVE NOT THAT STRIVING AFTER
sEwRD WITH THAT CARELEssNEss WHICH
SUITS. EVERY GARMENT Is TRIMMED GEN
FINISHED WITH THE UTMOST CARE. so THAT
OBJECTION OUR PRICES WILL SPEAK FOR
PLAYED RvERy DAY. so THAT VISITORS or
EST IN THE WEEK TO CONE.
Year: 1875

Now that the people of this State have,
by virtue of the so called compromise, been
allowed within a dozen or SO of their actu-
ally elected Legislators, what becomes of the
bogus Legislature lately in session By
universal consent it is now recognized that
q considerable majority of Conservative
members were elected that, in fact, there
was no quorum Of the House possible, and,
therefore, no Legislature, without them.


1t being clearly known and universally
Acknowledged that the recent Legislature was
not the one elected, that it was in fact
bogus, it follows that all it's action was
illegal and is null. The fact that it was
recognized by the President of the United
States, if true, does not make it our Legis


lature. Neither can it properly be called 6


de fucto Legislature, because it was no


able of its own strength to maintain itsel


in power. That result was obtained onl.


by a totally illegal interference of the Presi


dent of the United States. 1t was il


reality the Washington Administrator
which was ruling our State through
, creature of it's own which it chose to call
Legislature.


We do not pretend that a governmer
can not be de .tacto, except " hen it is also
jure but we submit that in this country


cannot be considered and treated as gov


ernment at all, even de facto, when it is NJ
y Republican in form. If not that, it is, c
Ie it's face, usurpation-a hiatus in govern
st ment. Now, it is clear that a governme
le imposed on any one of the States of tn
* Union by a power exterior to iteelf,
t, despotic in reality and in form.


ID Such government cannot afterwards
s. recognized by the courts as ever havi
'n existed, as it would be recognition of t
I' fact that the Federal Government ha
IN during that period of time, failed to secu
re- to the State Republican form of COVER
lie ment. 1t would be very different if pt


tion of the population of the State had ST
Year: 1875

The friends Of the STAR can help to make 1t
more useful and entertaining by sending us
such items of news may come to their know
ledge. In many cases few words on postal
card will be sufficient to give all the intorma-
ton necessary, but in all cases the name OF
the writer must be signed as guarantee oil
good faith We ncrer notice anonymous COM
mupicatiops We would also be glad To receive
marked copies of local newspapers containing
nnv reference to the Church or to church af
fairs
Year: 1875

When Congress convenes next De.
cember the Postmaster General in
tends to use his efforts to have the
present law governing postage on
third-class matter or transient news
papers SO modified as to be more just
and equitable. ia
Year: 1875

A Boston paper relates that upon one
of the fashionable squares of that city
there has lived in swell-front, four
story brick house, until very lately, n
woman who has hired for her servant
her own sister. The latter was treated
in all respects as menial, and though
the woman and her husband, having no
children, dined alone when there was no
company in the house, they never per-
mitted the sister to sit with them. Not
only this, but the sister-servant was kept
at work from early till late, and there
was no such thing as leisure for her,
or particle of the consideration due
from one SO nearly related to her.
Finally the woman moved out of town,
and the sister determined to find an
easier place. Accordingly she engaged
to go to summer resort as pastry cook
in fashionable boarding-house. Now
it has transpired that her sister and
former mistress has engaged board for
the warm season not only at this very
resort, but also at the very house where
her sister is to furnish the daily pies
and puddings.
Year: 1875

There are a few salient points in ad
vertising that are easily mastered. For
instance, it is not difficult for even the
most Indifferent business man to salts
factorily answer the query-when is it
the best time to advertise2 1t needs
but little reflection and less experience
to convince any tradesman who would
fain induce an extensive sale for his
wares, that the best time to advertise is
in season or out of season; that is to say
that the best time to advertise is all the
time. In other words, the secret of sue
cessful advertising is the same as the
standard price of liberty" eternal vigi-
lance. A truly gifted advertiser was
located at Cleveland few years ago,
following the dry goods business. One
morning he noticed in each of the local
papers column containing nothing but
the word "Xenophonr' oft repeated.
Pursuing his inquiries cautiously, he
discovered that an enterprising grocer of
the town was about to introduce new
brand of -four, to which the name of
Xenophon was to be given, and that for
two weeks public curiosity was to be
whetted by the sight of the great
Greeks name standing unexplained in
the columns of the Cleveland papers,
and then the debut of the flour was to be
made with a great flourish. Having got
this information, our advertising genius
saw at glance how he could and howhe
would utilize it. He took down from
the dust of his top shelves an auction lot
of hoop skirts, long out of style, brush
ed them clean, put. fresh tags on each,
and after Xenophon had blazed upon
the public eye for thirteen days, came
out with column advertisement in each
Of the daily papers, reading: "Xeno-
phon Xenophon Now ready, the
Xenophon hoop-skirts, worn by all the
European nobility. The Xenophon, for
elegance, grace, and comfort, surpasses
all its competitors They say that the
wrath of the green-grocer-he turned
green from rage-as he saw how the
grist had been diverted from his own
mill, was something fearful to contem-
plate
Year: 1875

The Chicago Times publishes en-
couragihg reports of the condition of
the spring wheat from all portions of the
Northwest, where it is Ctaple product,
and says: The spread is, in all sections
where the seasons sufficiently advanced,
all that could be desired. In some sec
tions, however, the season. is extremely
backward, and the wheat is but just
above the ground. This fact, however,
does not necessarily argue poor crop.
Indeed, with good weather during the
summer, it is quite probable that the
yield in these sections will be fully up
to the average of past seasons. OF
course there are good many contingen
cies that may arise between now and
harvest time to destroy the crop, but
there is no reason to apprehend any dis
astrous results. On the whole, it looks
as if the spring wheat crop will nearly,
if not quite, make up the deficiencies
caused by the winter killing of winter
wheat. We have certainly reason to
hope for such result.
Year: 1875

Ohio has been developing genuine
Casibianca. A farmer of Rome, o.,
placed his son, aged twelve, at certain
point where they had been /" fighting
fire." which was passing through the
woods. The little fellow did not return
home at the time expected, and search
was made for him, though he was not
found until the morning of the following
day, when his body was discovered burn
ed to crisp. 1t is not known how the
boy came to perish in the flames, but the
belief has obtained that his regard for
his fathers command was SO great as to
induce him to face the fire until escape
was out of the gu stion. This certainly
is out of the common run OF American
youth. Young America is not given
overmuch to parental obedience, and
under these circumstances this modern
Casibianca deserves monument.
Year: 1875

There is one protection against bad
meat that, an exchange says, we should
all do well to put more in practice, par
ticularly in summer, and that is absti-
nence. Many of the aboriginal people
of this country attained very high
physical development on a vegetable
diet; strong Scotch farmers and shep-
herds live chiefly upon oat meal; the
English laboring classes get meat only
about once week, and then little
bacon; and the Roman soldier marched
with his sixty pounds weight of armor
and "inpedinenta, and did his won
ders of strength and daring without eat
ing flesh. There is some reason in the
Esquimaux and people who live in
Arctic climates supplying their systems
with carbon from fat flesh; but why
should we, when we are roasting and
boiling and broiling and frying our
selves, through one of our summers,
roast and boil and broil and fry the
flesh of other creatures9 1t is good
summer rule to eat little meat, and to
have that carefully examined.


The evils which arise from the eating
of diseased or decaying meat have not
yet been fully defined by science, nor is
the process of their action upon the
human system yet thoroughly under
stood; but they are none the less grave
and certain. For although the stomach
has wonderful faculty for assimilating
whatever the appetite places within reach
of its action, and although epicures
notoriously like, and eat with seeming
impunity, their game SO "high" that il
is often offensive in the cooking, there is
a general consent of obseryant physicians
that decaying muscular fiber develops
certain qualities and substances which
are very deleterious to health; and We
all know that many sad instances of dis
ease and death are justly assignable tC
this cause. In one of the large hospitals
five years ago there were several en-
demic outbreaks of fever, prostration
diarrhea, and vomiting, which were
traced directly to bsef-tea made from
somewhat decompOsed meat, which, it il
to be observed, was not of disagreeabl'
taste or odor. They who suffered were
chiefly persons who were much enfeeblet
by illness.