smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

which, if you examine closely, exhibits a


suspicious sea-green tint. The william


takes up the water-pitcher, and, posing


it carefully, as if he were afraid of being
discovered, let's the water fall in drops


into the green liquid. The first drop
produces milky cloud, and in aRoment
all the liquid is clouded, and begins to
overflow into the large tumbler. Slowly
the water is poured in, drop by drop, or
in a small stream, until the clouded ap-
pearance is gone from the small glass.
He then lifts Oat the small glass, sets it
aside, and proceeds to drink the milky
contents of the large one.


THIS Ls ABsIETHE.


Then he rises, buttons the lower button
of his coat in such way that the lapels
puff out in an aggressive sort of way, and
strides gloOmily away TO play Pin-po
or roulette in some Hoaston street resort
dear to his countrymen. The people who
are found here are poor, but still have
sufficient income to enable them TO
eschew the still more economical practice
of dining in their lodgings There are a
great many italian restaurants in the
city, which are very popular among the
Americans, who have learned to like this
mOOc OF Qln1ng. 1ne 0lHeTence between
them and the French is hardly percepti-
bic without close observation. Indeed,
most of the French restaurant proprie-
tors endeavor to break down the distinc-
tion as far as possible by establishing a
certain day, or certains days of the week
as " nacanoni days" The tables are sure
to be filed on these DAYS, tor they are
singled out by such patrons of each place
whose weekly income only allow one or
two Estate dinners" per week. At an
Italian restaurant the cooking is often
quite as good as at a French res
taurant, but the uniniated American is
apt TO find each dish as it is brought on
an interesting problem. 1t appears to be
the aim of the Italian cook to prevent
the diner from becoming acquainted with
his dinner, except through the process Of
digestion. The Germans appear in this
matter as well as in other national pecg-
liariiies to take their cue from the Ital-
ians instead of their traditional enc
mics across the Rhine. OF German
in general, except those
which have been so transformed as no
longer to be German, it may be said in
brief that they combine the heayiness OF |
the English style with the ambiguity of |
the Italian, and are original only in the |
presence AID prevalence on their tables !
of lager beer and soured meats.
Year: 1876

A GENTLEMAN residing in st. Louis has
lately had sent him by friend from Cal
ifornia two beans resembling in shape
beech-nut, which are possessed with re-
markable power of animation which they
show in advancing, retreating, and turn
ing somersaults. Their antics are indeed
wonderful to witness. They are known
in the state from whence they came as
the jumping bean. He keeps them in
small box, and if left at night in the
bedroom upon a table they make such a
racket he is obliged to shut them up in 4
drawer so he can sleep.
Year: 1876

The treasury department decides that
under the law domestic spirits cannot be
transferred in bond from the bonded ware
house TO the manufacturing warehouse,
there TO be manufactured into an article for
expectation, with the rebate or drawback of
the internal revenue tax.


The secretary of the treasury has be-
fore him the decision Of the supreme court
affirming the award of the court of claims in
favor of the Union Pacific railroad company,
but before taking final action awaits the
opinion of the attorney-genersI, as to whether
he has complied with the clause of law re-
lating to three per cent net earnings.


The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of Edward c. Billings, for
United States District Judge for Louisiana,
rice Durell.


Statisticians of the department of ag-
riculture have completed the compilation OF
official returns for the past month, and find
Year: 1876

THr mystery which has from the first
surrounded the explosion of dynamite
on the quay at Bremen grows denser with
every new dispatch concerning it. The
confession of the suicide Thompson has
not been born out by the facts yet dis
covered. \ careful search of the cargo
of the ship Salier has resulted in the dis
covery that there are no cases OF dvna-
mite on board that vessel, as Thompson
asserted that there were. Stranger still,
investigation utterly fails to confirm his
assertion that improper insurance had
been effected upon the cargo of the
Mosel, and hence the motive which he
said actuated him in seeking to destroy
the steamship appears never to have ex-
isted at all. There is every reason to
suppose, therefore, that the confession, so
far at least as its details are concerned.
was simply the rawlings of an insane
man. Yet the fact that the dynamite
was on the quay ready for shipment re-
mains, and there can be no doubt that
Thompson meant to destroy the Mosel.
although there seems to have been no
motive whatever for the crime other than
that which a diseased imagination was
capable of furnishing. The whole story
is puzzle which is to be hoped that the
authorities in Bremen will spare no pains
to solve.
Year: 1876

CHICAGO, July o 1870
The news OF the death Of General Custer aud the
slaughter Of his entire command by tho Indians
tho mouth OF the Idllo Horn sent . thrill OF horror
throughout the city Az military headquarters all
was confusion General sheridan not In the city.
kilograms being constantly received but most
OF them are OF confidential nature and withheld IRON
publication.


The officers at headquarters give the following de-
spatch which the last received here from Terry
hssors the news Of the massacre II goes to eonarm
Year: 1876

THE men sent on the English Arctic
expedition are mostly of fair complexion.
They were selected from a great number
of volunteers. In this connection the
English papers are reviving the account
of the famous Scoresby's method Of Sc
lecting his crews. A block Of ice was
placed in tub ofwater, and on this the
candidate stood with bare feet while an
officer put the usual questions as to age,
service, etc. The time when the cold
began to distress him was also noted,
and in this way the most enduring men
were picked out.
Year: 1876

There are few issues left for politicians
to wranele about in this country, unless
they are determined to do SO regardless
Of the interests Of the people. Aside from
the determined malace evinced by the
Radical paryt in opposing it it matters
very little whether amnesty is granted
70 Jefferson Davis or not. If the Demo-
Gratis held majority in both Houses and
Jefferson Davis were sent to Congress
legally and clearly elected by his State,
they would be bound to give him seat
any how.


The great Issue and almost the only
great issue is the reduction Of the public
expenditures to such an amount as to ell
able the Government to pay off its debts
and reduce the taxation under which the
labor of the country groans and sweats
without hope of relief go long as the
money collected is squandered and debts
are increased.


AL taxation finally falls upon labor
and land. Farms and other property
viii continue to be low in price until the
tax is removed. This tax must be redu-
oed by some party; and the Democrats
have promised to do it. They must per-
form this promise or they cannot hope
for future party success. II this heavy tax
were removed land would ascend to tie
prices before the war.
Year: 1876

Our Democratic contemporaries are be-
ginning to complain that the House of
Representatives is too slow IN looking
after the corrupt practices of their Radi-
cal predecessors, and that the commit
tees have shown too much timidity about
investigating the departments. This is
their chief dnty and if they are not will
ling to perform it they should resign and
20 home.
Year: 1876

Nearly all this basement door charity


goes to the manufacture of paupers.
Hundreds of men and women have quit


all forms of work and live on the daily


rounds of these children. The whole


system of street begging should be termi-
mated by the police, because it brings
about two-fold calamity; it builds up
an idle and wicked class and induces half
the good people of the city to feel that
they are filling up at the basement
door their part of christian charity.


The only safe benevolence is that
which knows the man or the family or
the child it is helping. A citizen one
day said: "I cannot help you because
I do not know you" The person replied,
" If you will come to my house you can
know ALL" The citizen went and found
the father an invalid, the mother indus
trious.and honest, and the children bare
footed and cold and hungry. He knows
now when his cold victuals and old
clothes pass out of his house TO what
grateful and worthy hearts his charity
goes. Nothing can save the world from
being bad one for many, but its suffer-
ing may be modified by an earnest and
wise ebenevOlence.-G Chicago Alliance.
Year: 1876

THE Fulton Times puts this graphic
head on the description of wedding :
20 The climax of love-hearts and souls
so near like one that you can't slip a
paper between them" A year hence
when the male heart comes home demor-
allied from torchlight procession, and
his breath toned down with cloves, the
arrangement will become so great in a
little while that you may drive four loads
of hay abreast between 'em.-NOTristolCn
Herald
Year: 1876

man body, and being unable to strike
the joints he compelled to twist leg off
in a most painfully unscientific manner!
The book will be handy to have in the
house NOTristOlcn Herald.
Year: 1876

lie wasn't fetocious looking man, aud eyl-
IDENTIFY only came in to demonstrate in kind
ly manner. Something we had written did
not exactly meet Lis views, twbat II was he
never delayed to tell in detail, and he thought
he ought to drop in and talk il up. There
were three present besides the editor, and n
big Newfoundland dog belonging to one Of
the reporters lying under the table. The
minute he opened the door the dog bad him
by the lapel of the coat and yauked him into
the room with a startling vehomence. 1t un-
perycd him little-it would any man-and
after he had coughed up his tobacco quid be
said: 81 don't suppose it makes much differ
ence, but you fellows got it in 'tother day that
nv Gal Phoebe wore her mothers hair at
Crow Hollow surprise-just there .he local
stooped pulled out drawer in the bottom OF
his desk. and took hold Of black walnut
file on which our previous issues were sus-
pended. Don't" lie screamed. Don't draw
no gun on me amt mad aud IA not stop
ped in only for the ole woman Lcmme git
out and we'll call it square" and he made
break for the door, overturned chair, aud
made such a racket that the dog went for him
again. He flew along the passage, with
the dog clinging to his coat-tail, and just at
the landing. while bis head was turned to beat
tic animal off, he fell over box Of type that
the expressman had left standing there, and
the next he knew be had caromed on every
step Of those two flights of stairs clean out
into the sidewalk. AS he picked himself up
he looked as if he had been shot out Of bal
loon, and walked on by st. Patrick's day
procession lie not only has not stopped bis
paper, but has sent quarter in adyanee--
through tue meil-Meriden Herald
Year: 1876

II farm Of lGO acres is divided by fences


into fields Of 10 acres each, there are miles
Of fences. II each fence row is one rod wide,
no less than 20 acres Of land is occupied by
them. This is equal to Gi per cent. Of the
farm, and the loss Of the use Of the land Is eG-
actly equal 10 the charge Of Gl per cent. on
the whole value Of the farm. But nearly every
fence row in tie country is made a nursery for
weeds, which stock the whole farm, and mako
an immense amount Of labor necessary 20
keep them from smotherng the crops Much
damage al@ays results 70 the crop from these
weeds, and if these expenses are added TO tho
frs, one, the whole will easily sum up 20 per
cent. or tax Of one 9Th Of the value Of the
farm. To remedy this we would clean and
SOW down the fence rows 10 grass or clover,
aud NOW them twice a year. Ten acres OF
clover or timothy would at least supply farm
with seed and few tons of hay every year.
We would in short consider the fence rows as
valuable part Of the farm, and use them as
SUCH
Year: 1876

4 gentleman visited an unhappy man 10
Jail awaiting his trial. Sir, said the prison.
er. tears running down his cheeks, L" I had a
good home education it was my street edacd-
lion that ruined me. / used to slip out Of the
house and 60 of with the boys 10 the street
In the street learned to lounge in the street
I learned to swear; in the street learned 10
smoke; in the street learned to gamble in
the street learned to pilfer. Oh, sir, it is 10
the street the devil turks to work the ruin Of
the young"
Year: 1876

Carlinville. April 4.-One of the
most dastardIy acts ever occurring in
this parto the country was commit
ted by Thomas Tracy, of this place
who shot his wife and then struck
his child on the head with the gun,
killing 1t. as he supposed. He then
cut his own throat. A fhmiIy quar-
rel is supposed to b, the cause. There
was no one to witness the act. They
were all found by one of the neigh
bors, lying on the floor. The wife
and child are not dead but cannot
live. f
Year: 1876

SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. 22d Inquiry
of the various masters of the Arctic
feet who arrived yesterday on the
Florence fails to elicit much in addi-
tion to their written report of the dis
aster. They say they are unable to
state accurately the number of men
left behind on the abandoned ships
and those who deserted and returned
to the vessels after the beginning Of
the movement to reach the mainland,
but from all that can be gathered it
seems probable that they must num-
Der in the neigbborhood of fifty or six
ty. Many of them were Kanakas.
The masters express their inability to
give the names Of but a few of those
lost.
Year: 1876

The recent four deaths from eating
toadstools in mistake for mushrooms
are creating earnest discussion in the
East. The question is, is there an an
dote for the poison, and the papers
are calling on the doctors to give in
their experience for the sake of the
million.
Year: 1876

NEXT Tuesday tells the tile whether
we arc to have-liberty or death. Il
will probably be death to the hopes Of
many a political aspirant throughout
the country, as well as oceans upon
oceans Of whisky. O, our bleeding
country, how ye heart Of ye honest
politician goes out to serve you'll
Year: 1876




In conformity to the proclamation of the Presi-
dent Of the United States and by the advice Of the
Executive Council, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the Thirfieth day of November,


Instant,


AS day OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE to
Almighty God and recommend to the people of
this State the employment of the day thus set apart
in Offering the grateful Acknowledgements due to Him
for the well being of country our State and our
homes during the year that has passed, and in pre-
ferrng petitions for the continuance of His low
ing kindness towards us.


The custom of our fathers endears to us the hold
ing Of family festivals upon that day as beautiful
and appropriate feature of its observance. IT, amid
the gadness of happy reunions of parents and chill
dren and children's children round a common
hearthstone gratitude for the good that we and
ours enjoy, shall extend thoughts to the great
family which embraces US all, shall awaken in our
hearts fresh sentiments of love and goodwill to-
wards our fellow-men, and strengthen our deter
mination to support the institutions and aid the in
fuences which tend to benefit them, and to lessen
human wretchedness and suffering, then will the day
of our Thanksgiving be most blessed.
Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta this third
day OF November, in the year of our Lord one
Independence of the United States Of America, the
one hundredth first. SELDOM CONNOR.
By the Governor.


S. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary Of State.
Year: 1876

We 90 not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return CT reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

The will of the American lady in London
who has consigned her body to the doctors
for purposes of dissection, with the proviso
that any of her friends who desire it may
have fragment for preservation, recalls the
curious bequest of Jeremy Bentham. He Or
dered his body to be stuffed, and placed in a
sitting posture with the ordinary clothing,
while the soft part of the body should be pre-
served in bottles by his friends and disciples.
The body stuffed and with wax face is now
in the custody of the London University.
Year: 1876

On cruise the sailors saw comet, and
were somewhat surprised and alarmed at its
appearance. The hands met and appointed a
committee to wait on the commander and ask
his opinion of it, They approached him and
said, ''We want to ask your opinion, your
honor" well boys, what is it all about?'
I'VE want to know about that thing up there" !"
Now before 1 answer you, first let me know
what you think it is" "Well, your honor, we
have talked it all over, and we think it is star
sprung Leak
Year: 1876

We had just little glimpse of Ma
mie Whiting yesterday evening as
she passed on to the Orizaba, on her
way to San Francisco in company
with her mother, and in charge of q
lady friend. We ought not to be ex.
pected to describe her dress, but we
may say she had one on, and we be.
lieve it fit her rotund figure quite
well. She also sported hat or bon
net, and as near as we could make out
from our distant standpoint, she did
not seem much sunburned from her
late travels in Lower California. We
might mention that Mamie is tolera-
bly, good-looking, as well as her moth
er, and that is something for the fell
lows who could afford tn take her now
with her little fortune of say $4,000
and there are lots Of them that could
see the latter handsome figure. We
believe the whole party, mother,
daughter and children took their de-
parture for San Francisco on the ORR
zaba, and in due time Mamie
will report to her new guardian,
Mr.. Palmer, and in due time, when
Mamie shall have learned better than
to marry an old codger of forty-five,
with a wife and several children, she
will come to thank Judge Myrick for
his care of her. At the whar. yester-
day evening it was understood that
Jones remained at the ranch of Pedro
Bodillo, just over the line. 1t is likely
he will go down to San Rafael, or
some other sort of l., TO get out of the
way remembering that the way of the
transgressor is hard. = San Diego
World.
Year: 1876

If there is man to be pitied it is
Senator P. A. ROACH. He has one
of the most onerous charges placed in
his hands for management that any
man could have imposed upon him.
A Washington correspondence states
that he has had numerous interviews
with the leading statesmen of the ma
tional Capital, among others with
Representatives RANDALL, LAMAR,
BANKS, L''SUNsETn Cox, Speaker
KERR, and they inspire him with the
hope that something will soon be
done of satisfactory character, on
the Chinese question. Mr.. ROACH
finds, however, that it is no easy task
to arouse those who can afford relief
to sense of their duty in the prem
ises. Still he intends to exert him.
self to the utmost to effect favorable
result. 1t is almost an impossibility
even now, with all of the facilities of
ntercommunication both by tele-
graph and rail to instil into the minds
of our Eastern friends whether in
Congress or as citizens, the peculiar
situation of the Pacific Coast, as to
the actual position ofour people in re-
gard to the Chinese question. The alb
normal humanitarian sentiment pre-
walls there to such an extent that it
seems almost an impossibility to teach
them to believe the truth. No better
representative of the interests of the
Coast than Col. ROACH could have
been selected, for one of his chief char
acteristics is indefatigable effort in
whatever he undertakes. If presist-
ence of argument will avail anything
and honesty of purpose has any
weight, our commissioner will do
some good in the matter. Yet while
earnest effort is being made in this re-
gard there, our treatment Of the ques-
tion at home should be such as to COM
mand respect and thus give those
who are working in our behalf q
moral support that will give to their
efforts a moral force that will make
an impression.
Year: 1876

The com munication from Los An
geles published in the San Francisco
Chronicle of May 21st, referring to the
Board of Public Works of this city,
contains tissue of falsehoods and
ISLANDERS on some Of our most promi-
nent citizens. The assertion that the
measure is not popular with eur peo-
pie cannot be maintained. The people
are dissatisfied with many acts of the
Common Co uncil in connection with
Improvements, and they are willing
to trust the management of these af.
fairs to three good citizens. The only
objection to the law creating the Board
is that it placed the appointing power
in the hands of the Governor. This
is ground for objection, but it could
not be avoided. To have left the ap-
pointing power in the hands of the
Council was to have left matters Just
where they were before, and the crea-
ton of the Board was simply useless.
The attack of the correspondent on
two members of the Board is gross
and uncalled for. Those gentlemen
are among our most respected citizens
and their appointment as members of
the Board cannot surely convert them
into the disreputable characters the
correspondent paints them. The end
of this matter is not yet. The authors
of the letter are known, and both they
and the parties who melted the writ
ing will have an opportunity to prove
their charges or admit themselves
wilful and malicious slanderers.
Year: 1876

The Virginia Chronicle alludes to
the late Chinese appeal that has
been sent to President GRANT and re-
marks that "the memorial is ingen-
ious. but will stand little scrutiny. It's
sophistries will be easily exposed by
our represe natives. It is not true
that the Chinese have done work
which could not have been done with
out them. Their presence ON the Pa
cific Coast has kept away the white
men who would have done all and
more than they have done. The Chi
nese may have opened no whiskey sa-
looms; but they have done what is in
finitely worse. They have introduced
opium-smoking, and their women
have corrupted and ruined thousands
of the youth of the Coast. Two wrongs
do not make right, neither do a
thousand. Because LEVIED women
were brought over ON the demand or
some depraved white men, it is no


reason why they should be brought
over now. AS to the attempt of the
six companies to rid the Coast of this
evil, it is well known that the six
companies have the power to do it at
any moment-for their power over
their fellow-countrymen here is su-
preme. Seeing that this is the case,
they cannot lay the blame on the
shoulders of the people of the coast
through the San Francisco police, The
Chinese may contribute certain am
ount to the revenue of the country;
Year: 1876

but the white men who ought to be In
their places would not only do that,
but contribute to the moral and phys
ical development of the country and
add to its strength. AS to their treaty
rights, we think that those of the
Chinese here will be respected. The
memorial ought to have no influence
at Washington" In all of these SEN
timents we cordially agree, and con-
gratulate ourselves upon the fact that
the proper sentiment upon the Chi
nese question is so rapidly gaining
ground. Let the truth be told II the
Heavens fall.
Year: 1876

The Express says Mr.. TEMPLE has
supplied the HERALD with money.
We have heard that under a previous
management Mr.. TEMPLE did loan
money to the HERALD Publishing Co.
but the books show that every do liar
was paid with one and half per cent
per month interest. The creditors and
dedositors of the bank regret exceed
ingly that the same showing cannot
be made in regard to money loaned
the Express.