smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

heproject of laying telegraph wire
to China by way of Siberia and Russia
makes progress The scheme is feasible,
because line already crosses the great
er part of the Russian empire, and it re-
mains only to connect the extreme east
of Siberia with China by sea. 1t is said
that the Russian government has granted
to certain parties in London the conces.
sion Of the right of laying submarine
cable, with a monopoly for forty years,
from the mouth of the river Amoor, in
eastern Siberia. The cable is to run to
Japan, and thence to Shanghai, the gov
ernment undertaking to complete as far
as the mouth of the river, the land line of
the telegraph wire, which already cross>
es the greater part of Siberia up to a
point within eco miles of the coast. When
this undertaking is complete, and better
communication established with India,
there will remain only one very great
telegraph enterprise to be accomplished
"a cable from England to Australia.
Year: 1869

One of the colonies of Japanese In
California is to be located near Placer
vile. Every family will have cottage
and garden for full supply of vegets-
bles and for ornament. Mulberry trees
and tea plants will be allotted in divis-
ions to each family. Each family will
feed its own worms, spin its own co-
coons, and receive pay according to its
quality or quantity. The raw silk will
then be put in market for export or for
home manufacturers. Tea will be made
on the same principles. The families
cultivate, pick the leaves, deliver at the
factory and receive payment Thus the
factories can make uniform qualities for
the market Wine-making Twill follow a
similar judicious division of labor,
where it is practicable. There will be
an extensive nursery for the growth and
sale of Japanese trees, such as tea
Plants, bamboos, wax trees, etc. A lake
has been laid out for fish culture, which
the Japanese have practiced from time
immemoriaL They are great lovers of
fish
Year: 1869

l


The Milwaukee Wisconsin Of


June %, relates the following addi-


tional illustration of the wonderful


sagacity of the elephant:


The elephant Romeo, who paid


our city a visit on Saturday, and


who has won quite a reputation for
cutting up, started a sensation yes
terday morning, which for some
time bid fair to be lively. Itseems
that when the train was coming in
to the city on Friday morning,
some thougntless boy threw a stone
at the baby elephant, hurting it.
Romeo was full of wrath, and
started for the crowd of boys with
the evident determination of STIR
ring them up. The keeper fortu-
nately saw what was up, and sue
ceeded in quoting the monster.
a Yesterday morning the boy who
threw the stone was on the circus
grounds, and Romeo by some means
discovered him. The huge fellow
was full of wrath, and started
about wildly. He upset stands,
threw his trunk about him, and
beloved very much like a young
tornado. 1t was evident that he
meant mischief, and as soon as he
was in earnest would manage to get
loose, and then the dickens would
be to pay. A rider was sent down
town to hunt up Romeo's keeper,
and that worthy arrived just as the
monster was in a fair way to get
loose. The keeper managed by
blows and threats to quiet affairs.
Meanwhile the boy who had made
the trouble was getting toward
town as fast as his young legs
could carry him. t-r..- -. .
Year: 1869

SENSATION IN a BOSTON CHURCH.


The Boston Herald of June 29
says: We have all heard of "Mary's
little lamb" that went to school, but
that was not a circumstance half so
rare as that which occurred in the
Franklin street Church, in Somer-
vile, yesterday. While the clergy
man was offering prayer in the
morning, we'll developed gray
squirrel, seeking, perhaps, for de-
vouL inspiration, but more proba-
bly, for victuals, and evincing a nat
ural and pardonable pride in a
magnificent candal appendage, ap-
peared actively sporting upon one
of the many beams resting aloft in
the sanctuary, for the moment di-
verting from things more holy the
attention of a large portion of the
congregation. The sportive nut
cracker paused a moment, con-
templating the distance between
his standpoint and a neighboring
cornice, and then made the leap;
but alas the eornice was but fres-
co, and the timid creature fell to the
floor. Pausing but a moment to
recover his senses he suddenly
darted into one of the pews,
and disappeared among a
forest OF crinoline and
lace, creating q momentary but
dreadful CONSERVATION among the
fair inhabitants thereof. In mo-
ment he reappeared clambered with
agility over the partition at the
head of the pew, darted through
the next slip, stirring up the ladies
there, went out into the aisle and
down the same toward the pulpit,
reaching that spot just as ''amen"
had been reached.


The clergyman here endeavored
to persuade the animal into the YES
try, the door of which was open,
but instead of obligiDg the holy
man the nimble denizen of the
forest started on a journey across
the church and. up the opposite
aisle again. But he was eventually
driven into an ante-room, where he
was captured, and removed from
the sanctuary whose occupants he
had disturbed. .......
Year: 1869

The Imperialist, published in New


York, claims that the work of establish


ing an empire is more than half accom>


plished, and that, too, by the hands of the


Radical party. 1t proceeds to show that


this is no longer government Of the
people, and triumphantly points to the
policy of the Radical party to prove it.
1t asks "For whom is there government
of the people?" and thus answers:


Not for the millions of the South
surely, and they may be counted out
without another word Of discussion; for,
while this government is over them, IT is
neither OF, by nor for them, and they may
stand aside, carrying with them nearly
third of the actual population. Not that
vast minority of the people of the North
who are opposed to the party in power
let them or any of them knock at the
door of Congress with any species of
claim for restitution of rights disregarded,
OF sven for reward of valuable services
rendered, and the derisive and contempt.
uous rejoinder sufficiently announces
that this government is not for that por-
tion Of the people, - p


Our crushed and downtrodden COM
mercial interest has discovered that they
who go down to the sea in the ships are
not any part Of the people, Our tax
payers, crying out fair and eyen-handsd
justice in the imposition, and for honesty
in the collection of the burdens under
which they stagger, have discovered that |
they are no part Of the people for which
the government exists. The soldiers
who have fought our battles, except
those of them won political power there
by or otherwise, have made similar dis,
covery. The rank and file of the Repub-
lican party have slowly learned that the
government is not for them.
Year: 1869

The question of administering the iron
clad oath to members elect of the Virginia
Legislature has not yet been submitted to
the Attorney General for his opinion. The
President is waiting before doing go the
receipt of the correspondence which called
forth the letter of Gen. Candy to the effect
that the taking of this oath will be neces-
Year: 1869

As an illustration OF the swindle in
volved in the copper bill which Congress
passed over President Johnson's veto,
the New York World says;


l. 1t was shown that the duties it inn
posed on imported copper and copper
ores would virtually prohibit the impOr-
tation of those articles, and thus strip
the treasury of whatever revenue it now
derives from them.


2 It was shown thst the shipping
interests OF the country would be seri-
ously affected by this virtual prohibition
OF the foreign copper trade.


s. 1t was demonstrated that such pro-
hibiiion would tend to destroy the busi-
ness of smelling copper ores in connection
with smaller amount of the imported
srticle-a business which has hitherto
yielded the largest share of the copper
production Of the country


4 Il was made perfectly plain that
the effect of the bill would be to enhance
by nearly seventy per cent. the cost ol
blue vitriol, thus discriminating against
the CREST manufacturing industries In
which that article is extensively en-
p!oyed.


5. 1t was shown that the bill, which is
intended to give monopoly of the cop
per mining business to the owners OF
wstered stock in the Lake Superior
mines, would impose tax of five or six
millions upon the people of the United
States, every dollar of which is to be
paid to the specuistors ip those watered
stocks.
Year: 1869

An old missionary, who had been
many years in Labrador, was at length
compelled to return, his influence ell
gone and his mission entirely fruitless.
A young man who was just fl5dging into
the ministerial status was appointed in
his place, and before he went to bis as
signment he Thought he would visit his
venerable predecessor and learn from
him the cause OF his trouble in the land
of icebergs. The old man received him
very cordially.


my venerable brother" said the
young man, az wish you to tell me the
cause Of your difficulty that may avert
a like failure. MustI preach them 8
hell that is hot ?"


"No, my young friend" said the old
missionary, laying his hand on his
brothers. arm, "no, that was the rock l
splItOn. I preached il very warm TO
them, ard they rather liked the idea Of
going there. think il you preach them
hell fifty degrees colder than Labrador
you will drive them all to repentance"
Year: 1869

We call the attention Of the public to the
above extracts. In looking at circular Just
presented to the public in this city, we can
readily see the reason for the great success that
auenos tne Phenix Life Insurance Company.
Mr.. Brewster, in charge of the branch office
here, is one of the oldest and most successful
Life Underwriters Of the present day. Few
gentlemen have become as well versed in the
science as he has. BY a uniform course of
correct dealing he has the confidence of the
public IN this city to very large extent, as is
evnced by the fact that in little less than i've
years be has secured between two and three
thousand life policies in this city, that cover
l5 s5I.IIO
Year: 1869

As breezes stir the morning,


AS silence reigns in air
Steel blue the heavens above me,
Moyeless the trees and bare
Yet unto me the stiffness


This burden seems 10 bring
Patience! the earth is waiting,
Waiting for the SPRING"
Strong ash and sturdy chestnut,
Rough oak and poplar high,
Stretch out their sapless branches
Against the wintry sky.
Even the guilty aspen
Hath ceased her quivering.
As though she too were waiting.
Waiting for the Spring.
l STRAIN mine ears to listen,


IL haply where l stand
But one stray note Of music


May sound in all the land,
"Why art thou mute, o blackbird? e?
y thrush, why dost not sing?
All surely they are waiting,


Waiting for the Spring."
o heart thy days are darksome
Oh heart thy nights are drear;
But soon shall streams of sunshine
Proclaim the turning year.
Soon shall the trees be leafy,


Soon every bird shall sing;
Let them be silent waiting,


Waiting for the Spril 6.
Year: 1869

FLIRTING.-Of all the contemplate
habits this is the meanest. What good
does it do to trifle with the affections Of
another A flirt is like spider, al
ways on the lookout to drag some one
into the not. Aud how do they always
end? They never make happy mar
riage, (if they ever do enter that state, }
and they meet the fate they Deserve
1t is all well enough for woman to jilt
men when she is in all the glory Of her
beauty, but the day will come when her
beauty will fade, and she will sigh for
the embrace Of the shadowy bridegroom
and couch under the waving grass.
10 the dreary after days il will be pleas
ant to sit and think Of the lives she has
wrecked and the hopes she has crushedf 7
v nifty brings its own evil.
Year: 1869

FAR awsy down on st. Anthony street
is row of dilapidated buildings, moss.
grown and worm eaten, where the vine
excludes the light, and the shadows Q!
noon are as fresh and cool as the air at
dawn. The central one is inhabited by a
wizard, whom the people around him call
voudou. He is wrinkled and gray with
age, and his long white beard reaches his
waist. STOPPING and palsied, his walk is
slow, but his fierce, black eyes CLEAN with
baleful light. He was sought few days
since by one who had lost some treasure.
It was supposed the old mans supernatu.
raj power could enable him to find it.
The man told his story of how thief in
the dead of night had entered his house,
and carried away his property. The old
man looked at him earnestly for moment,
and then inquired


You want me to find it?"


eyes"


Money them" and he extended his
withered hand for the accustomed dole,
which was readily paid.


"Now listen to me-" said the wizard.
" Do you see this stick?" holding to him
an oaken staff.


eyes"


"Well, now you must mount it, as
when child you rode stick horses, and go
capering up the street, shouting, lost
lostl lost p


"Why people will laugh at me?'


No matter. Do as bid you, and al
most before you know it, a beautiful wo-
man will appear, and lead you where the
stolen treasure is concealed"


Incredible as it may appear, the man
had faith to follow his instructions.
Mounted on his stick horse he went caper-
ing up the street yelling lost lost lost |!
Pee pie poked their heads out of the win
dows to inquire the meaning of the singu-
lar spectacle, but the only reply to eager
questioning was the cry of lost lost lost!


A policeman happening along supposed
the poor fellow crazy and took him to the
lookup, f.om whence next morning he
was sent to the asylum. But it being soon
ascertaineo tat he was only superstitious,
and not mad, he was released thoroughly
cured of his belief in voudou prescience.
He at once instituted suit against the aged
wizard for obtaining money under false
pretences. But the old man contending
that if his instructions had been followed
he would assuredly have met the beautiful
lady and recovered the treasure, the JUS
tice dismissed the case remarking simply
that fool and his money are soon
parted" ."-Ne,o Orleans Picayu1e, May 81.
Year: 1869

THERE has been much grumbling over
General Grants appointments, and some
of them may have provoked it; but the
fact is not disputed that the current revenue,
since they were made, shows q large in
crease over the corresponding weeks of
last year. Now the taxes have not been
increased our political adversaries say
that the country is not prosperous; and it
will puzzle any one to account for the in
creased receipts into the Treasury on any
other hypothesis than that of increased
efficiency in the collection. We believe
the income of the Government since Gen.
eral Grants Inauguration has exceeded
that of the corresponding period Of last
year by fully five millions Of dollars, and
that our national debt has been reduced,
over and above any reduction expected il
the spring months of 1863, by fully ten
millions We submit these facts az q full
justification of the changes made by Gen
eral Grant.-Nesc York Tribune.
Year: 1869

"MUCK -" WHAT is MUCK ?"-This
question comes to us almost every month
in the year, and now and then We answer
it, as we would be glad to do twelve times
in year if that were necessary. Muck
is money" says an English proverb. Muck
is manure in English parlance, and covers
pretty much everything that is soft or
moist and pasty. We apply the word al
most exclusively in our agricultural tech
nology to the partly decayed vegetable
matter of swamps and peat mosses-even
applying it to peat fit for fuel, if it be used
as manure or as an absorbent in cattle
stalls After getting it out, let it freeze
and thaw, or if ON drying it is not very
hard and lumpy, compost it with lime and
it will become fine and crumbly. 1t is
often rich in ammonia and always useful
in composts.-Americo Agriculturist.
Year: 1869

The Southern colony founded in Brazil by
discontented Confederate soldiers, has been
most ruinous and disastrous failure
About forty Of the colonists have returned
to the port of New York thoroughly dis.
gusted aud sadly demoralized financially.
Others are to follow SO soon as passage can
be provided them.
Year: 1869

An insane negress has been found a,
Washington, and the evidence of her in.
sanity is founded on the fact that she re.
Gently killed white man who was insane
enough to be her paramour
Year: 1869

The Cuban insurrection and the Spanish
war 10 suppress it seem to make equal
progress. The principal seat Of the war
appears to be transferred to New York and
its environs, where Marshal Barlow gobble,
a squad of prisoners every few days, and
sends them to recruit at Fort Lafayette.
Year: 1869

NOVEL BRIDAL TouR.--An entsruris-
ing young man lately took unto himself
wife at Green Bay. and wishing to
keep up with the customs. of the day.
and as he boasted not of a large
amount of ''filthy lucre." concluded to
take "brydal trip" on his own hook
and accordin gly fitted up hand sled,
and placed thereon his fair bride and
his worldly goods" and started on the
excursion.


He first went to Menasha, then cross
ed the lake to Stockbridge, made voy-
age to Chiffon and thence back to
Stockbridge again, drawing his fair
burden all the time, up hill and down,
over roads both good and bad, with
commendable spirit of energy and per-
severance. living upon what they could
''pick up" and lodging where best
they could.


When last heard from they had
started for Minnesota, where they pro-
pose to settle on a homestead. We
sincerely hope they will reach their
destination in safety, and that their
bridal trip" may prove happy and
prosperous one.-Calumet Wis. Re
fector.
Year: 1869

a WARNING TO THOSE WHO USE INK.
A very peculiar case of sickness has
recently been developed in one of the
members of a family residing in the
End--a little girl aged about fourteen
years. The child is a member of the
First intermediate School, and has
been in the habit of cleaning her pen
by sucking the ink from it, and then
swallowing the saliva thus poisoned.
And it has not been an unfrequent
thing for her to take bottle ofink and
drink from it as she would drink wa
ter. Every remonstrance of teachers
and parents was disregarded, until now
the poisonous fluid has permeated her
whole system and created a disease
which, if it does net finally battle the
best efforts of medical men in this city,
will require a long siege of sickness and
OF suffering.


The habit of cleaning pens with the
mouth is not an uncommon one, and
though the saliva may be Immediately
spit out, yet there remains enough ink
in it, if the practice is continued, to
gradually and surely pass over the sys-
tenn, and being poisonous, must do
harm. A word to the wise should be
sufficient. - Gin. Chronicle
Year: 1869

E- The question of the payment OF
the national debt is a most vexatious
one, and it is to be hoped that the
same will be settled soon one way or
the other. Could not some one be
found patriotic enough to emulate the
example of Daniel Webster on cer-
tain occasion? Mr.. Webster was pres
ent once at dinner when the prompt
payment of the national debt was made
one of the toasts, to which he was
called upon to respond. Dwelling on
the Importance and necessity of pay
ment, he declared emphatically that
the debt must and should be paid. He
grew still more emphatic, and, reach
ing his hand deep down into his pocket,
exclaimed in a..voice of thunder 81 say
the national debt shall be paid. How
much is it? I'll pay it myself.
Year: 1869

As slow our ship her toamy track


Against the wind was clcaving,
Her trembling pennant still look'd back
To that deer Isle twas leaving.
So loath We part from all we love,


From all the links that bind US;
So turn our hearts IS on we rove,


To those we've lett behind US.
When. round the bowl, of vanish'd years
We talk, with joyous. seeming
With smiles that might as well be tears,
So faint. so sad their beaming;
While mem'ry brings Ms back again


Each early tie that tWined us,
oh. sweets the cup that circles then
To those we've left behind us.
And when, in other climes, we meet
Some isle, OF vale enchanting,
Where all looks tlow'ry, Wild and sweet,
And naught but love is wanting;
We think how great had been our bliss.
If Heav'n had but assigmd us
To live and die in scenes like this,


With some we've left behind us.
As trav' lers oft look back at eve,


When eastward darkly going,
To gaze upon that light they leave
Still faint behind them glowing,-
SO. when the close of pleasures day
To gloom hath near consign'd us,
We turn to catch one fading ray


OF Joy that's that left behind us.
Year: 1869

Noticing u few days since that ~omc beef steak,
which we had ordered for apatient, was unusually
Juicy and nice, and inquiring how it was done, the
excellent houSekcrper said she had found that
strewng little salt over the surface OF the meat
before applying the heat closed the pores so as to
keep the juices in; and that dipping the meat in
hot salt water was still better as laN nS II
more uniform effect. Thi, may not be new to tho
world but may be 10 many persons, 'rd is Worlt
irving.
Year: 1869

Aprinteris the mostcurious being liy.
ing. He may have bank, coins, and not
be worth a cent; have small caps, and
have neither wife nor children. Others
may run fast, but ne gets swifler by
setting fast. He may be making i'm
pressions without eloqueucc may use
the ley without offending, and be
telling tho truth while others cannot
stand while they set, be can set
standing, and do both at the same
time have to use furniture, and vet
have no dwelling; may make and put
away pi, and never see pie, much
less eat it daring his life; be human
being and q rat at the same time
may press a greal deal and not ask q
favor may handle shooting iron
and know nothing about a cannon,
gun or pistol he may move the lever
that moves the world, and be as far
from moving the globe as hog under
a mole hill spread sheets without
being n housewife, he may lay his
forms on bed, and yet be obliged TO
"tNN Il va AA1 1RNA hN uidl uct OiH-
ger without shedding blood, and from
the earth be may handle stars; he
may be OF rolling disposition, and
yet never desire TO travel; he may
have a Sleeps foot, and not be de-
formed never without case, and
yet know nothing of law or physic;
be always correcting errors, and be
growing worse every day; have en-
braces, without having the arms of a
girl thrown around him; have his form
locked up, and at the same time be
free from Jail, watchhouse, or other
confinement; his Office NAV have a
hell in it, and not be bad place after
all he might be plagued by the devil,
and be a Christian of the best kind
and what is stranger still, be honest
or dishonest, rich or poor, drunk or
sober, industrious or lazy, he alwavs
stands up to his business.
Year: 1869

a LOVE LETrER.-The following
letter was found under the head OF
our printer devils bed


Dtdrest Matte IL have copied
you on my mind and iiled you on my
heart; there is no margin for any
other impression than love; the case
is clear, and needs no further proof
Ny xisl0ne would DC q 0 would |
care five longer without thou wilst
promise b mine, N - tho Let OF.
portunity to &ser these lines, & it you
should refuse my B5y- in wodlock. as
sure as the *s are in heaven / will
draw the blood from my heart with a
I ndput to misery for which thoro
is no


Y, L 0 TO b Xalted at the thought
Of marrying a printer; who is not
ashamed . cat tough beef & pick his
teeth with a splinter; though he
docson't follow the tight leg fashion,
nor have small change for spending
money; they find out the secrets Of
the world, and hear everything that's
funny. II ! had wife | should never
scold 'or-lhere now - forgot TO
wash that roller.