smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

It's wonderful how rapid some
fowls reach maturity. Now, for in
stance you may start from the mar
ket with q Spring chicken; but by
the time you get it home and ready
to eat, it has taken all the character
istics and toughness Of an eighteen
wear old rooster.-Fulton Timss.
Year: 1876

Of men. Shall not the uprising Of pa
triotism along the Valley OF the Ohio gs
on to complete and beneficial revolution
in the administration Of the Government
of the United States Will you not, BY
the overwhelming majorities at the polls.
proclaim your invincible faith, after all
these years Of corruption and passion, in
high. immortal principles of a Govern
ment by the people, for the people, in
simple


HONESTY AND STRICT ECoSoMY
as the supreme wisdom of public policy,
in justice as the mother of power, and in
civil freedom as the halloweG end of
true Republican nationality? VIII you
not build up new prosperity for all the
people on the old founda ions of Ameri-
can selfgovernment, on peace, reconcile
alton and fraternity betweensall sections,
classes, and races, embraced within our
system of American commonwealth on
frugaIity and economy in all govern
ments ON the honesty and purity of the
Administration, and having lost your
prosperity through governmental mis-
rule, regain that prosperity through gov
ernmental reform We commit this
great issue to the intelligence and con-
science of the American people with an
unfaltering trust in the wisdom and JUS
tice of their decision.


By order of the National Democratic
Committee. ABRAM s. HEWITT,


Chairman.
Year: 1876

But let me tell you, Gen. Fitzpatrick
did not mistske the sentiment and heart
of his party when he said to the candidate
for the Presidency, in letter addressed
to him, that if they trusted to the discus
sion of the finances of the country they
would be beaten, but if they trusted to
the use of money and to the bloody shirt
they could carry Indiana To night,
thank God and thank my fellow-coun-
trymen that in the estimate that he has
made of the people of this State he was
mistaken. They did adopt the sentiment
represented by the bloody shirt. They
did adopt the appeal to the prejudices of
one section of the country against an
other, and they did resort to the use of
money, and yet to-day the Democratic
banner tioats.in triumph in the clear sky


Immense cheering.


l am very proud that Indiana-this
great State-this State that lies midway
among the States of this Union, has said
to the people of the North, East aud
West that we will be no party to any dis
union sentiment or to any hostility to-
wards'any section. lApplause.] Occu-
pying this midway position among the
States of the Union, Indiana is true to
every section. Indiana will stand by
the East, by the North, by the South,
and by the West Indiana in sentiment
accepts the Union always, and no poll
tician can hereafter live and prosper in
this State who relies upon an appeal to
the bad sentiment Of humanity. None
except those who appeal to mans
honor, to mans patriotism, to mans love
Of every part of our glorious country.
Applause.


My fellow-citizens: The work does not
stop to night. It goes on for yet another
month. belieye we follow the leader
ship of chieftain worthy to be followed.
/ we follow man who has shown in his
past record, that he is a true reformeE.
believe that Gov, Tiiden is worthy Of
your support and of mine. There is
nothing in the history of the Democracy
Of Indiana of which I am prouder than
this fact. Gov. Tilden was not the first
choice of the Indiana Democracy for the
Presidency. Applause. But when
in national convention the Democracy oi
every section united upon him as the best
and most available candidate, then the
Indiana Democracy looked the question
squarely in the face, and they came up
together. shoulder to shoulder, step tc
step, and they have under his leadership
so far as it was felt in the State contest
they have made the most sublime, deter
mined and grand contest for the righ
that has ever been made in my opinion
in the politics of the world. Applaase.
Year: 1876

The fact is, that a few men at the
North know but little about our real
condition down here but l cay to you,
it the policy Of the oarpetshag party Of
the South is kept up, the negro must go
TO the wall. Men at the North seem to
forget that the colored men as a class
are without homes, penniless and unedu-
Gated, and that there are 5000, 900 of
them who sleep under the roofs of their
former owners, with all the brain power
an one side of their old masters.-Rev.
j. w. Durjee, Colored Minister of Rich
mond, Va.
Year: 1876

The wise man is also the just, the pious,
the upright, the man who walks in the
way of truth. The fear of the Lord
which is the beginning of wisdom, con-
sists once for all in complete devotion
to God.-Zochler.
Year: 1876

Some years ago a benevolent lady
took little girl into her family,
intending to give her n very thorough
moral and religious training. Unfor-
tunately the child was much given to
lying, and though the mistress stroVe
necessarily by precept and example to
eradicate this vice, her efforts were far
from successful. One day, returning
homo after some hours absence, the
lady was met at the door by her hand
maid, who with many tears informed her
that she had broken very valuable
china pitcher, an heirloom in the family.


Here was light in the dfTkness at last,
strict truthfulness in the face of repri-
mand or punishment, ond the good
mistress was delighted. Such an oppor-
tunity to reward and st cengthen virtue
must not be lost so the lady magnani-
mously forgot her annoyance at the loss
of her cherished pitcher Zone of pair,
and taking out penny, said, kindly
"Well, Jenny, since YOU have been
such a good girl, and told the truth SO
quickly, I shall not even scold you.
Here's a penny for you"


Alas the next morning the lady, on
returning home from market, was met
at the door by her promising pupil, who
dClightedly exclaimed: "Oh missus! I
have broken the other pitcher. Won't
you give me another perny2"


Further description of that good
woman's state of mind would be super
fiuous,
Year: 1876

In case of prostration by the heat, if
the case is not serious one, the only
course necessary is the opening of all
ligatures about the person, tanning the
face and breast, and the administering
OF some light stimulant, such as sherry
wine. This relief will prevent the more
serious growth of the disorder until a
physician can be summoned. In seri-
GUS case-i. e., where the face is flushed
and the condition of breathing indicates
congestion OF the brain-no stimulant
should be given at all. With all posi-
bic expedition the patient should be re-
moved to the nearest shady place, al-
lowed plenty of fresh air, and should be
bathed well upon the top of the head
and around the neck with cold water.
No time should be lost in the calling of
good doctor, as it is frequently neces-
sary in cases of this character to have
the patient bled.


AS "an ounce of prevention, however,
is worth a pound of cure" it may be
well for people to know that to guard
against sunstroke it is necessary to keer
as much as possible in the shade, not tc
overhead the body by muscular exertion,
and to refrain from too frequent indul
gence in ice water. The occasional
garglng of the throat will invariably
slake thirst and prevent the overlooking
of the stomach.
Year: 1876

At the window of one of the cells in
the jail at Long Branch q man stood all
day beating his bleeding fists against the
iron door screen, and uttering violent
and" discordant speeches to the few
stragglers that stood in the broiling sun
to listen to him. This man was DR.. II.
I. Helmbold, who usedsto spend hun
dred thousand dollars in season at
Long Branch. He had been confined
at a Philadelphia lunatic asylum but
escaped and went to Long Branch, where
his violent conduct caused his arrest
He was penniless, but on account of
what he had done for Long Branch in
former years, he was given everything
he wanted while there, until his violence
become SO marked that it was necessary
y order his arrest,
Year: 1876

During the great storm in Ohio train
of cars ran into tunnel near North
Bend, i'll which the water was so deep
that it put out the fire in the locomotive,
and over hundred passengers were i'm.
prisoned. Another train would be due
in an hour, and it was necessary that
somebody should get out of the tunnel
and reach neighboring signal to pre-
vent terrible disaster. The water was
about four feet deep and running swift
ly. A young man, whose name is not
given, in the Cincinnati Times account
of the occurrence, volunteered for tho
exploit. The total darkness increased
the danger, and the distance was an
eighth Of mile. The young man re-
moved his boots and coat and plunged
in. The current carried him along, and
he easily kept his head above water, al
though collisions against the rocky sides
of the tunnel nearly disabled him, but
he made the passage and stopped the
threatening train. In the meantime the
passengers in the tunnel were trembling
with hope and fear, and the suspense
was not relieved until, several hours ia
ter, the water subsided, the fire in the
locomotive was rekindled, and theil
journey was continued.
Year: 1876

The Dubuque Qowa) Times prints a
Niagara Falls, in which the writer gives
this bit Of graphic description The
falls look to me like a river standing on
end and trying to walk off on stills.
The only thing can compare Niagara to
is Julian avenue, and that covered with
sleet and ice, and about thirty boys and
girls riding down on hapdsleds of a
moonlight night at lightning gait, and
fetching up at the Lorimier House all
pellmell, with a few legs and arms
broken after running over three or four
horses and carriages. Our Dubuque
water works don't begin to compare
with Niagara as to quality and noise, but
the water is better for drinking purposes,
and comes out of great deal longer
hole. A person viowing the falls has a
SOFT of nervous fec Cling-almost afraid
the water will run over before one can
have fair look at it. The water after
it passes through the fallsand rests from
its labors in the abyss below, collects
Itself together and forms itself into a
river again, and passes down the deep
gorge at rapid gait, whirling, leaping,
and foaming like a thousand whales
when it reaches the great whirlpool
there it performs duck waltz, and after
sashaing up the iver a short distance it
finds o narrow opening and passes
on to mingle with the briny deep, never
to return until taken up by evaporation
to the clouds and brought back by the
winds of heaven to take the same fearful
leap again.
Year: 1876

Long ago frontier scout named Hank
Clifford, who had taken a squaw from
the Sioux nation, said that he had often
heard them declare that if ever the an
tagonism between them and the whites
grew to final struggle there was a coun-
try in the north where they could take
refuge, and could never be conquered or
dislodged. They would wait there to
receive the force sent against them, and
could hope to destroy it before it could
escape. This region they described as
extremely rough, where steep ridges,
precipices and deep canyons formed a
chaotic surface upon which the force
first in possession could fight success
fully three times their own number.
Clifford believed it was the Rosebud
mountains, where the terrible fight with
Custer and Reno took place, to which
they referred, as they are nearly impreg-
nable to an invader.
Year: 1876

A special from Sioux City say that the
Indians who came into the hostile camp
near Fort Sully say that after Rain-in-
the Face shot Gen. Custer he cut Clusters s
heart out, placed it on pole and parad-
ed with it through the camp that when
tho Indians broke camp and fetreated
from the scene of the slaughter they
were greatly demoralized, but that they
occasionally halted and had dance
around the bloody trophy which they
designated as the heart of the yellow
haired white chief. Previous reports,
received through military sources, have
stated that Clusters remains were not
mutilated but these Indians state en-
phatically that the above is true, and
that great satisfaction is felt in the fact
that Rain-in-the Face has fulfilled his
threat against the great white chief, who
once humiliated him,
Year: 1876

A survey of the Custer battle field,
says an officer from the army, is horrible
in the extreme. All but Custer himself
are brutally mutiIated. He is stripped
only. Captain Keogh had left around
his neck an Agnus Del, suspended by a
gold chain, aud had not, evidently, been
mutilated further after the discovery of
this.


1t is sickening to look at the bodies
stripped. Here hand gone, here a
head, ghastly gashes cut in all parts OF
the body, eyes gouged out, noses and
ears cut off and skulls crushed in.


One sees at distance dead horse
lying on the plain or near the river, and
npon a near approach the cleaning white
skin of a naked cavalry soldier, the body
cut and mangled beyond description, is
brought into view.


4 Grow scout (Curly) who stayed until
he saw that the last man must be killed,
saw Sioux Jump off his horse to finish
wounded officer, and, taking the Sioux
blanket and horse, effected his escape.
From his description of the massacre
Lieutenant Cook was the last man left,
and he says that the white men killed OF
the Sioux more than their own number.
There is every evidence of q desperate
fight, but Custer was outnumbered
fifteen to one. The fight could not have
lasted over two or three hours. The
Indian says that Clusters column moved
forward to cross the ford into the village,
and being met by large force OF
Indians, dismounted and gave them q
volley. BY this time another force came
in their rear, completely hemming them
in. He (Custer) then retreated by the
right flank to tho top of hill, where the
desperate fighting took place.
Year: 1876

A cheap telegraph, useful for certain
purposes, can be made in this way;
Take two tin cylinders about the size of
small dice box, say three inches long
by one and one-quarter inches diameter
cover one end of each with parchment
or bladder, forming a drumhead.
Pierce the center with a pin and insert
strong thread, and make knot to pre-
vent its being withdrawn. With the
other end of the thread (Which may be
of any length, say 100 yards or more)
do likewise with the other cylinder, and
the telegraph is complete. BY keeping
the thread tightly drawn, in order that
the vibration may be perfect, person
speaking or even whispering in one
cylinder can be distinctly heard by an.
other holding the other cylinder to the
ear.
Year: 1876

Recently Mrs. G. L. Applegate, living
at Toms River, went to the well, and,
becoming dizzy, fell in. When her hus-
band returned to dinner he was sur
prised to see no signs of life about the
kitchen, and searched every part of the
house for his wife. When passing the
well, which is thirty feet deep, he heard
his wife CALL "Charley, I am in the
we'll" He soon drew her up with the
windlass. and found that she had fallen
in several hours before, and had been
standing on tiptoe to keep her head out
of the water, waiting for him to come.
She said she was nearly frozen, las her
whole body was in the water, and it was
only by laying her head back that she
could breathe without drawing in a
mouthful of water. Strange to say, she
was not hurt by the fall, although she
went down head first.
Year: 1876

Some time ago an inquiry was made
in England as to the state of the teeto-
tallers in certain regiment. The reply
was that fifty per cent. were dead and
fifty per cent. were invalided. This
alarmed the temperance party little,
but on inquiry it was ascertained to be
correct. 1t was found that one man had
died from the bite of a serpent, and the
other had been sent hcme invalided
with broken leg.
Year: 1876

This is an ambiguous term, and
really difficult of definition. If the
word gambling, as it is commonly ac-
cepted, is to be taken as meaning
taking chances, as the dictionary says,
playing for money or playing for any
stake or prize, the man does not live
who is not gambler. The San Fran
cisco papers have of late been very
severe in their comments upon what
is commonly termed gambling, and
the Chronicle has censured the prac-
tice very severely and condemned the
State Of Nevada for toleratlng the
practice as it does by license. 1t
Is alleged that from gambling, suicides
and other crimes ensue, and that
more of such occurrences come from
that source than any other cause.
This is an error. There are more cases
of suicide and crime from other causes
in California than there are in Neva-
da, in proportion to the population of
the two States. Men will gamble, the
law to the contrary notwithstanding.
The most prominent men in the coun-
try, in financial point of view, are
gamblers, in one sense of the word.
JAY GOULD, VANDERBILT, DANIEL
DREW, SHARON and u host of others
are gamblers in one sense, and the
stock games that they put up are
much worse than faro, as the ruined
fortunes of their victims will demon
strate. In Nevada the licensing of
gambling produces an increase OF thir-
ty thousand dollars per year for the
school fund, which is beneficial con-
tribution, and seldom do we hear of
crime, misery or suicide in that COM
munity from this cause. How many
evils do we hear of from speculation
on California street? The record
shows they are multitudinous. Is 1t
not better to license an evil, if it NAV
be so termed, than to appear to
frown down an existing fact that
cannot be removed by legisla-
ton? We do not propose to defend
what is popularity termed gambling,
nor claim that it is not immoral and
predjudicial to the public welfare, but
there should always be observed con-
sistency in all things. Men will gam
ble-let them pay for their ventures
by taxing them by license. 1t is real
ly no more moral crime to win your
neighbours money at faro or roulette
than it is to rob him of his fortune by
putting up job on Ophir. We con-
slider the latter by far the worse prac-
tice Of the two.
Year: 1876

BLAINE appears not only to have
f,oored his antagonists, but to have
dealt them such sturdy blows that
they are unable to answer the call OF
time. BLAIEE has been badly used,
and we are real glad to know that he
has broken the chains which CoNK-
LING, BRIsTow and GRANT had
wound about him. His nomination
at the hands of the Cincinnati Con-
vention may be recorded as almost
certain. 1t is amusing to read the ar
ticles of those journals, OF which the
Express of this city Is one, that call
themselves "independent" and yet
are always trucking for Republican
patronage. A few days ago they
could find no terms sufficiently oppro-
brous to apply to BLAINE. He was
fraud, swindle, trickster, cheat,
humbug, a bribe taker, a dishonest
man and not worthy the consideration
of the Republican party as candidate
for the Presidency. Now they sing a
different song, and without exception
slobber over and fawn upon him.
Good little boys. You will never give
any man or party trouble that has
money to buy you. We are pleased
that BLAINE has come out all right.
TILDEN will now have an intelligent,
possibly honest and respectable oppo-
nent to beat. With these two candi-
dates, both parties will put forth their
every energy, and the contest will be
lively and spirited. TILDEN will win
the victory of course, but he will have
to fight for 1t.
Year: 1876

The Evening Republican says, but
does not mean it, that the Republi-
cans of this district have an unexpect-
edly favorable opportunity to elect
their Congressman, this year; and
then proceeds to charge Congressman
WIGGINToN with number of sins of
omission and commission, not one of
which can be even partially sustained.
We do not now know who will be the
Republican nominee. We presume
he will be man of fair ability and
good record or no record at all. But
no matter how good or able he may
be, he has no more chance for election
than the depositors of the TEMPLE &
WORKMAN bank have OF collecting
their money from the Evening Er-
press. WIGGINToN is now serving his
first term in Congress, and we believe
his constituency is entirely satisfied
with his record. We, of this portion of
his district are content with what he
has done and what he proposes to do.
A single act of his-that of quieting
titles in this city-has made him hosts
of friends and secured him hundreds
of Republican votes. He has done
what HoUGHTON never cid do, ex-
cept about election times-recognize
the existence of Southern California,
and he Is doing what HoUGHToN nev-
er would have done-learning the
wants of the people of this part of his
district and endeavoring to remove
them. Without setting up for pro-
phet, we do not hesitate to predict
that Mr.. WIGGINToN will be re-elect.
ed by majority of not less than 5000.
Our belief is that it will reach 5000.
The unexpectedly 'soft deaP the Re.
publican affects to see in the distance
is bit of the usual Republican bun.
comb.
Year: 1876

Newspapers and politicians have
had considerable TO say with refer


ence to the Controllers office of this
State, and the time when the success
sor to the present incumbent shall be
elected. The constitutionality of the
question has been argued pro and con,
and the arguments have been about
equally divided in favor of the election
of Controller at the Presidential elec-
tion this Fall and the election at the
next Gubernatorial election. Some
points in the issue have been so far
overlooked. General VAUDEVILLE
was elected Controller, and shortly
after his Installation died. The Gov
ernor appointed w. B. C. BROWN to
fill the vacancy. This was in accord
ance with the law. But almost i'm
mediately after Browns appoint
ment the discussion arose as to how
long he could hold the Office, and to
settle the matter the Legislator


passed an act providing that the Con-
troller shall be elected at each Guber-
Material election. This act, we are In
formed by one of the best consiitu-
tional lawyers In the State, Is consti-
tutional and cannot be set aside. It
Year: 1876

AFTER reading the interviews OF
HANK SMALL, published in the San
Franciso papers, one cannot avoid the
conclusion that in the opinion OF the
reporters of those papers loco
motive engineer Must be an uncouth'
illiterate JIM BLEDsoE sort of a fellow.
The truth is that engineer SMALL Is
quite an intelligent gentleman, with
more sense and better manners than
the reporters who ridicule him In or
der to get up what they conceive, a
funny article. 1t is common mis-
take with young newspaper writers
that the man who holds throttle
lever, shoves a plane, or swings a
hammer must for the very nature OF
his occupation be both unpolished ana
unlearned. Mechanics is a science
and the engineer who understands his
business as HANK SMALL does is nei-
ther fool nor boor.
Year: 1876

There is some special interest for
California In the present menace of
an European war, for if Russia should
go to war the effect upon the wheat
harvest of Europe may be consider
able. In that event 1t Is probable that
a hasty conscriptIon would so deplete
the Baltic provinces as seriously to
interfere with the crop prospects. In
the last war with England precisely
this result was experienced, and we
know of no reason for anticipating a
different outcome at present. Just
now the crop prospects throughout the
world are exceptionally good, and if
nothing should occur to change them
it must be expected that wheat will
rule low. The old saying that what
Is one mans meat is another mans
poison applies here, however, as else
where, and it is possible that events
which threaten calamity to Europe
may improve the market of California
producers. s.-Sacramento Record.
Year: 1876

follows, then, that there will be no
Controller elected this Fall, and that
Controller BROWN will hold his Office
during the time General MANDE-
WILLIE would have held it had he
lived.