smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

mate and soil are well adapted to the crop
and 1t is far less exhausting as to costly MN
eral constituents than any of the cereals Inc
only real difficulty in the way OF fax culture
hitherto has been in the labor required Tor que
preparation of the fiber; if the new machinery
does what is predicted of it, Western flax VIII
soon take the place of the Russian growth
Year: 1876

Utter failure to secure harmony in the
Democratic caucus upon the financial question
Is so apparent that the members are neglect
ing to attend the meetings. similar failure
in the House is presaged. People are beginning
10 aSk what a Democratic House is good for.
Year: 1876

Country newspapers are unable to understand
how it should have made any difference to Gen.
Schenck whether his resignation was known before
he left London not since if diplomatic privilege
protected him while he held the embassadorship it
protected him equally, as everybody knows, while
going to and returning from his post. The explana-
ton il simple. Writs against him already out,
but had not been served because the lawyers raised
doubts whether his was a case iu which diplomatic
privilege did protect If he had publicly resigned,
service would certainly have been risked at once
before he could get out of reach. Even when he
started for home ostensiby on leave Of absence he
found an officer at his heels
Year: 1876

The project for the erection of territorial govern
ment in the Indian Territory is of the most out
rageOus jobs that have appeared in Congress for
years. We have repeatedly exposed its true charac
ter as a scheme for enriching two railway companies
by enormous land grants which become available
whenever the Indian titles are extinguished and
saddling the Government besides with a troublesome
claim for indemnity on the part of the tribes whose
lands will thus be taken away The country will
watch the progress of this inexcusable Oklahoma
bill with keen eyes, and hold every man concerned
IN passing it to a strict accountability.
Year: 1876

We have at various times gone out of our way to
give Mr.. Randall's friends chance to sing his
praises. We may now, therefore, with the more
frankness say to Mr.. Randall that he seems to have
recently acquired the uncomfortable habit
of making a fool of himself. People have
not forgotten tho brutal insolence with which
he attempted to put down member from New-York
in recent notable discussion On more than one
similar occasion he has lost his temper and his case
at the same time. On Saturday his manner to
gentleman, who undertook to criticise his back
pay record, was simply that of boor. Mr.. Coxs
unfortunate experience should have been sufficient
to warn off aspiring Democrats from the "hyena'
and "Blaine's pup" line of procedure for whole
session at least butinqusitve members of Congress
and the whole country must understand that, in Mr..
Randalrs judgment, lit is none of anybody's busi-
ness what he thinks about back pay" and that
il does not lie in the power OF any miserable men
to talk about his conscience" Miserable men they
would be- Of course, if they concerned themselves
with such subject as that
Year: 1876

As soon as the Democratic House of Representa-
tivcs has made little capital it imagines, out of
the crime of Secretary Belknap, it begins to spend
it with the reckessness of incorrigibc prodlgal
The resolution to print 100000 copies of the Agrl-
cultural Report, a book which has been for years
the laughing stock Of the country, and was never
anything more than ridiculous old keepsake for
polite members to send to their weaker cOnstitu-
ents, is piece of folly which makes the nation mad
and amused at the same time As it is impossible to
circulate the Report without the frankng privilege,
we may look for the revival of that nuisance before
the end of the session. There to be irst-rate
chance Just now for the Senate to do some good
work By correcting the blunders perpetrated at the
other end of the building.
Year: 1876

The elegant style of the Chicago reporter is
aptly illustrated in q late number of The Chicago
Tribune. This is the way in which he announces
that he was unable to learn the details of confer
cnce between tho District-Attorney and the local
Tweed Of Chicago "What was concluded upon can
never DO known, as The Tribune reporter who was
invited to be present compelled to decline the
invitation and go to the funeral of his dog" This
which follows though obscure, is certainly fsncful,
if not fOTcible: He not dishonorable in grasp
ing that opportunity by the metaphorical collar Of
its iguratye coat" And the last which We can in
dulge in is forcibe and fanciful, and original too
1t IL the Chicago method of saying that the re-
porters overtures for an interview with the local
Tweed aforesaid were Indignantly rejected "A
Tribune reporter approached the great manipuator
but succeeded only in getting comprehensive his
tory of hell and its application to this paper
Year: 1876




The following Meetings have been ap-
pointed by the Democratic Committee.
Let our friends go to work and give our
speakers good meetings.


Nlden and Hendricks are sure to be
elected by an overwhelming majority and
let the Democracy of Stark County do
their duty in getting up good meetings
and thus assist in getting out our full
vote so that Ohio will wheel in with the
Democratic states.


Go to work-fail not-falter not and
November's Sun will rise upon a Demo.
cratic President and Vice President with
Ohio a Democratic state.
Year: 1876

Who is the cause of your reduced wa
gesP


Tie Republican party.


Who has been the cause of many labor
ing men being thrown out of employ
ment?


The Republican party.


Who has beer the cause of ..deprecia-
ton of value of your property
The Republican party.
Who has been the cause Of your houses
and lot being mortgaged?


The Republican party.


Who has been the cause of your getting
into debt, and making the future dark
before your eyesH


The Republican party.


Who, ingeneral. is the cause Of hard
times?


The Republican party.
Year: 1876

THE income SANDER against Governor
Tilden is ausgespiH. Of course the Repub-
lican journals that lied so abominably do
not publish the vindication. The New
York Nation, however, which supports
Hayes, is creditable exception to this
course of gratuitous meanness and abuse,
when" says the Nation, I'VE called on
Mr.. Tilden few weeks ago to answer the
charges of the New YORK Times, we did
80 in the fullest belief that his true in
come, as made out by that paper, was
based on authentic data, or at all events
on reasonably Creditable information.
Now that we find that it was for weeks
calling him a 'perjurer' and 'swindler' on
the strength of an estimate OF his income
which was partly the product of guess
work and partly of invention, we feel as
if we almost owed an apology both to
him and the public for the amount Of
attention the matter has received in our
columns"
Year: 1876

THE Republican organs did not have
so much 10 say about 1.-The solid South"
four years ago or eight years ago, when
Grant carried the Southern States with
hardly an exception. Then the "Solid
South" was all Republican, but now,
when it appears to be Democratic, moth
ing short Of another war will satisfy the
bad Republican leaders, in order that
they may WELD abused power.
Year: 1876

The trial OF Daniel Scnrumpf Tor selling adutcatcd
milk, resumed yesterday morning the Court Of
General Sessions, Part before Judge Sutherland Dr.
Joseph 7. O'Connor, MIX Inspector OF tho Board Of
Health, was called as witness for the prosecution
He tested aquar OF specimen milk that had been taken
from COW in the city, with the instruments provided
BY the Board, at temperature of 90 degrees and il
showed los. At lower temperature 1t would have
stood higher. Hc then tried the instruments in this
milk, onc-iourth tho quantity OF water being added
showed SO on the instrument, percentage OF SO of
water Tho defence produced their actometer and
quested that be also tested by the witness the


uid and It agreed entirely with the result attained
by the instrument provided by the Board OF Health
DR.. U'Connor evidently well posted on the sub
jee and his practical views seemed TO decided
impression He was lined by counsel Tor the
defence, and reply TO nterrogatory said he could
detect sample IN which there fifteen per OF
water from milk merely by looking nt u and with
out test Mr. Lawrence again introduced his bottle OF
white fluid and asked the witness
anime IL; but tho counsel would not
state what its contents he declined
TO test 1t, whereupon Judge Sutherland jocosey re-
In that bottle The witness was cross med at
great length by the defence, after which the Tor
the prosecution closed. Mr.. Louis Wachner then
opened the Tor the defence and at the close his
address Or. 7. G. Doremus, Jr, was examined. He
said that out OF four samples OF milk which he saw
taken from the COW, three of them stood below 100
After the specimens being tested with the aconeter
there some further testimony when the hearing
of the case was adjourned.
Year: 1876

BfEssRs. COOPER AND CAREY have is
sued an address to the Independent voters
OF the country, in which they urge in
effect that Republicans throw away their
votes. trusting to the future to demonstrate
what wise and faithful public servants
these two worthless would have made had


the PEOPLE elected them. Certainly every
opponent of Democracy can see the shall


Iowness of the covering with which it is
attempted TO Iide this Democratic expe-
d,eLt. The mildness with which they set
forth hat the Democratic party 'fhas no
fixed policy when the challenge to show
ary good act of that party in the past
twenty years stauds unaccepted, is very
remarkable, and when the payment of rebel
Claims has been openly avowed by their
Iesdcrs in the South, where all the Demo-
cratic strength lies. it is certainly astouish-
ing Should Tidea he elected and the in
dependent voters taxed to pay these claims,


they may not have so high an opinion OF
tie wisdom and craftsmanship OF these
gentlemen .-..
Year: 1876

One of the olorless excavating machines,
Yesterday afternoon, while cleaning out a
cesspool at No. 1897 French street, in this
city, found that their hose was stopped up
by some object which would neither be
pushed aside or come through. An exam
nation was made, and the men at work,
upon pulling the object out found that it
was the body of an infant. The coroner
was Immediately notified and he decided
to hold an inquest this morning. Compe
tent medical authority pronounces the in
FAINT to have been born alive and probably
to have been hours old. The infant had
not from appearances benin the cess pool
very long period, and it was sufficiently
preserved to be easily recognized as white.


There are of course suspicious as to the
person who committed this horrible crime
is, but as they will probably be developed
in the inquest, which will be held this morn
ing, we are not disposed for that reason,
and many others, to give them currency.
This is not, unfortunately, the first nor the
second instance of the same crime having
been committed in this city lately and
there will tprobably be strict .investi


cation made. The body was taken to the
undertaking establishment sof Mr.. Palmer
and the inquest will be held there. M


merous witnesses have been summoned.
Year: 1876

A little over month ago the pres
ence ofa stranger in Milford and other
places in the lower portion of the State at
tracted the attention of the people when
they discovered that it was Orville Grant,
brother of the President. Hc stated that
he was in the lumber business and was
looking into the purchase of some timber
down there. The following telegram sent
from Washington to the New York S"'',
perhaps, has direct bearing upon theI visit OF
Grant to lower Delaware at that time
George P. Fisher, ex-United States District
Attorney, says that some time ago he called
at the Navy Department to see whether ne
could not sell large lot of ship timber IN
Delaware to the department, and he was
informed that there was, a large supply on
hand and no purchases would be necessary
for wears. A few weeks after this person
went to the place where the timber was
stored and purched it for low figure, ana
then secured contract from the Navy De-
partment, or an order to purchase the lot
at almost twice the price it could have been
purchased by the department. The con
tractor is Orville Grant, brother OF the
President.
Year: 1876

By American Press Association.


WASHINGTON, March 6.-The articles
of Impeachment have all been prepared,
and would have been presented today but
for the lateness of the hour at which the
Committee of the Whole rose. The COM
mittee will not ask to have the articles for
mally communicated to the Senate on the
day of presentation to the House. They
will report them to the House tomorrow,
and ask to have the articles recommitted,
and will ask to send for persons and papers
and authority which they do not now pos
sess. They will then proceed to inquire in
to other charges. Many members OF the
House have become convinced that ifthey
would get at the bottom of the frauds per-
petrated by officials in high places they
must pass some law which will give wit
nesses freedom from arrest for any testi
mony they may give. The policy OF the
Representatives in the House now seems to
be not to object to any investigation that
the majority may desire, and hence when
the resolutions were offered to-day to inves-
tisate the conduct Of officials in the safe
burglary case, and st. Louis whisky ring
cases, the Republican members under the
leadership of Blaine said no objection, and
the resolutions were adopted unanimously
Year: 1876

The funeral of the late DR.. Askew which
will take place to morrow afternoon, will
be one of the largest held in this city for
long time. The different Odd Fellows
lodges Of which he was member, will at
tend. Last evening the. Medical Associa-
ton of this city held a meeting, which was
almost universally attended land resolutions,
&C., were passed. The association also
resolved to attend the furneral in body.


The Historical Society will this afternoon
hold a meeting with similar purpose in
view. Besides those who will attend the
body to its last resting place, there will be
very large attendance of private citizens
who will attend the funeral.
Year: 1876

The regular monthly meeting of the men,
bers of the Water Witch Fire Company was
held last evening in their engice house. Al
ter the meeting proposition was made by
some of the members that ssthe company
on to-day visit the iair now being held in
the house 307 West Eighth street, by some
little children for the benefit of the Fire
mems Centennial Association. The sug-
gestion was at once acted upon, and the it,
tie folks had the pleasure of seeing their
wares disposed OF and also their treasury
rapidly filled. This should be hint fol-. the
fire companies to do likewise.
Year: 1876

For the New England, the middle States
and south Atlantic States warm and partly
cloudy weather will prevail during the day,
with increasing easterly to southeasterly
winds and falling barometer, probably 'oi-
lowed by threatening weather and rain
dul ing the evening.
Year: 1876

The fine weather of the past few days
seems to have revived the tagging interest
of the members of our boat clubs and there
now appear to be prospects Of some action
being taken by the Pioneer and Undine
clubs. Ifthis weather continues a week
the Bachelors will be on the river for prac-
tice, but they are somewhat anxious. as
they should be, for meeting Of the Naval
Board. It has been determined upon long
since, that the clubs of this city win take no
part III the regatta. at Philadelphia: but
since the Centennial Commissioners have
decided to erect boat house where clubs
for an inconsiderable fee. may store their
boats, there is considerable talk of having
the Idyl sent there, so that when the regat-
tas come off our oarsmen may have an op-
portunity of witnessing them to advantage,
by rowing with the racers. In conversation
with the members of the different clubs
Yesterday, HERALD representative heard
expressions of regret at the delay OF the
Pioneer and Undine clubs in making pre-
parations for the season. From present In
dications It seems that the consolidation OF
which we spoke some time ago, will either
be consumated or that the former club Will
disband altogether. There is universal re-.
gret felt at the prospect, and it is yet hoped
that some other arrangements can be made.
There is now talk Of the formation on an
other club, but we are not at liberty to say
more than what member of the Bache-
lors said yesterday, that the boat is expect
ed by the next steamer of the Electric Line,
from New York. The proposed club was
talked of somewhat last year, and its Or
ganization is regarded as very probable.
We hope to hear further particulars soon.
Year: 1876

OLIVE LOGAN ON HAm-DREsnK0.-
Olive Logan writes: "Girls, attend to
your coifure. No matter how simple
your dress is, look out for your capl-
larry adornments, and all viii be well.
Avoid, If possible, all false hair about
the face. Corkscrew curls, ventilated
scratches, and bogus bangs, look we'll
enough on the stage, or under Q veil,
but they give age when the wearer is
subjected 10 close inspection. A tiny
little lock Of your own hair shipped of
at the top Of your noses bridge, and
rolled up in q ring with . hairpin at
night, will make q pretty little curly
fringe across your forehead in the morn
ing, and will never be noticed even if
the fashion changes, and you wish to
brush the short locks back with the rest.
Comb up the back hair as high as you
can, without dragging your arms out Of
their sockets; encircle the top Of your
Uranium with q smoothly brushed and
neatly plated braid; and in the vacu-
umistio ahhorrence which this space Gre
ates, stick high comb or q Voluminous
bow, and you have . coiffure, which, If
not so stunningly dressy Is some hair
artist might build, Is still thoroughly
ladylike. inevitably becoming, and in
c01snle ~ fGHf.
Year: 1876

A WORD ABOUT MARR1AoE.-A ply
sician writes the following sensible ad-
vice: My profession has thrown me
among women Of all classes, and my
experience teaches me that God never
gave man q greater proof of his love
than to place woman here with him.
Ny advice is, go, propose to the most
sensible girl you know. II she says yes,
tell her how much your income is, from
what source derived, and tell her you
will divide the last shilling with her,
and love her with all your heart in the
bargain. And then keep your promise.
Ny word for it, she will live within
your income, and to your last hour you
will regret that you didn'tmArry sooner.
Gentlemen, don't worry about female
extravagance and feminine untruth.
Just you be true to her, love her sim
cerely, and throw it up to her frequent
ly, and q more fond, faithful, foolish
slave you will never meet anywhere.
You won't deserve her, I know, but she
will never know it. Now throw aside
pride and selfishness, and see what will
come of it. Now, girls. it is leap year,
and it is a poor rule that won't work
both wsys; 80 Just take that good NJ.
d. s advice--reverse the rule.
Year: 1876

1NsrAHTANEoUs SUReKRX.-An almost
incredible account was published some
time ago, Of q wonderful surgical opera
tion performed on q soldier who had his
nose shot of. His eomrade had Just
been killed by his side, when the sur,
geon severed the nose from the dead
man and Immediately sewed il on to the
face Of the living brave, and it Is now
IS good As was his own snoring appara-
tus and beautiher.
Year: 1876

EArTNd-DYsPKPsIA.-It Is an old
German adage that more people dig
their own graves with their teeth than
with spades, and verify it will seem 30
if we would look at the immense num-
Der of dyspetics, rheumatics, and gouty
individuals creeping through life in
pain and wretchedness. Yet it is next
TO impossible 10 induce even thinking
people tn control their apoetites, and to
eat such things and NJ such times as
nature shows them il necessary and
right. DIR. Hall declares, unhesitatingly,
that it is wrong TO eat without an appe-
tite, for il shows there u no gastric
Juice in the stomach, and that nature
does not need food, and, not needing It,
there being no fluid to receive and act
upon it, it remains there only TO pu.
trify, the very thought Of. which should
be sufficient TO deter any man from eat
ing without an appetite the remainder
of his life. If tonic is taken to whet
the appetite, it il . mistaken course, for
its only result is to cause one TO eat
more when already an amount has been
eaten beyond what the gastric juice Is
able to prepare. The object to be OBJ
Iained Is . large supply of food; and
Whatever fails to accomplish that essen
tial object, fails to have any efficacy to-
ward the cure Of dyspeptic diseases.
The formation Of gastric juice is directly
proportiOned to the wear and tear Of
the System, which is TO be the means of
supplying, and this wear and tear can
only take place as the result Of exercise.
The efficient remedy for dyspeptics is
work-out-dOor vork-benehcial and
successful in direct proportion as It is
agreeable, interesting and profitable.
Year: 1876

A watering place correspondent is a con-
vert to woman's rights He writes from the
beach


~ saw q couple, l suppose man and wife,
little further out than seemed to be safe
She would get upon his shoulders and dive
Oft from them through the heaviest break
ers, then she would attempt somersaults
over his arms for a moment her head and
her boiy would be in the deep, and her feet
toward the zenith, and somtimes, before she
had completed the evolution, big wave
would strike and wash her fifteen feet away.
When expected to see her half drowned
and in need of masculine assistance. she
would SIMPLY apout like little whale,
snatch the brine from her eyes, and was
ready for another trial. confess have q
softer side for woman's rights since have
seen some Of these hereal ladies swimming
and diving a. fearles-ly as fish"
Year: 1876

A few evenings ago two ladies OF
refined society were riding in the
same street car on the avenu with a
drunken man and his wife and rather
timid girl not belonging to eithe r
party. The man was quite profane.
and his wife repeatedly urged him to
be quiet, as he was producing fear in
in the minds of the ladies in the car.
Finally he appealed to them to know
If such was the case, and being an
swered in the negative, he resumed
his swearing, his wife still pleading
with him TO desist. Growing tired of
his wife's entreaties, he struck her,
when one of the ladies rose to her
feet and informed him that he must
not do so again. The man also rose
and threatened to strike the lady. but
covered, drunk as he was. under her
courageous defiance. When he had
taken his seat, the lady went to the
driver of the ear and demanded that
the man be put out The driver
timidly begged the lady to wait until
he met an approaching car, that he
might get assistance, but she de-
cliued, and seizing the reins. stopped
the car, and bade the driver do his
duty. The driver then seized the
man, and while one OF the ladies' held
open the car door, the election was
performed, the other lady looking
quietly on. The drunken mans wife
was retained in the car. which was
now driven on, leaving the husband
alone in the cold to seek his home as
best he could. Such courage as this
is not possessed by all ladies.-Wii-
mingtoa, Deb. Commercial.